Big O
Managers O
on O
Campus O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
advanced O
education O
for O
professionals O
has O
become O
a O
hot O
topic O
in O
the O
business O
community O
. O

With O
this O
trend O
, O
suddenly O
the O
mature O
faces O
of O
managers O
boasting O
an O
average O
of O
over O
ten O
years O
of O
professional O
experience O
have O
flooded O
in O
among O
the O
young O
people O
populating O
university O
campuses O
. O

In O
order O
to O
attract O
this O
group O
of O
seasoned O
adults O
pulling O
in O
over O
NT$ O
1 O
million O
a O
year O
back O
to O
the O
ivory O
tower O
, O
universities O
have O
begun O
to O
establish O
executive O
MBA B-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
EMBA B-WORK_OF_ART
-RRB- O
programs O
. O

In O
response O
, O
each O
year O
over O
1000 O
mature O
professionals O
looking O
to O
recharge O
their O
minds O
and O
retool O
their O
know O
- O
how O
compete O
for O
a O
precious O
few O
openings O
in O
executive O
degree O
programs O
at O
top O
institutions O
such O
as O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
-LRB- O
NTU B-ORG
-RRB- O
and O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

What O
brings O
these O
accomplished O
business O
professionals O
back O
to O
the O
classroom O
? O

What O
knowledge O
do O
they O
seek O
that O
can O
not O
be O
found O
in O
society O
at O
large O
? O

And O
what O
effect O
does O
their O
return O
have O
on O
campus O
? O

Morris B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
TSMC B-ORG
and O
a O
leading O
light O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
high O
- O
tech O
industry O
, O
is O
the O
hottest O
university O
lecturer O
around O
. O

Two O
years O
ago O
, O
National B-ORG
Chiaotung I-ORG
University I-ORG
invited O
Chang B-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
IT O
sector O
's O
most O
prominent O
success O
stories O
, O
to O
lecture O
to O
students O
in O
its O
MBA B-WORK_OF_ART
program O
for O
top O
managers O
, O
single O
- O
handedly O
raising O
awareness O
of O
executive O
MBA B-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
EMBA B-WORK_OF_ART
-RRB- O
programs O
. O

This O
year O
, O
Acer B-ORG
Group I-ORG
chairman O
Stan B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
will O
be O
a O
guest O
lecturer O
at O
the O
university O
. O

The O
crush O
of O
business O
professionals O
fighting O
for O
a O
spot O
in O
the O
MBA B-WORK_OF_ART
program O
at O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
most O
illustrious O
institution O
of O
higher O
education O
- O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
- O
ensured O
that O
the O
acceptance O
rate O
for O
the O
executive O
graduate O
school O
was O
even O
lower O
than O
that O
for O
undergraduates O
taking O
the O
national O
university O
entrance O
examinations O
. O

Various O
indications O
demonstrate O
that O
the O
" O
back O
flow O
education O
" O
promoted O
by O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
has O
become O
the O
hottest O
investment O
undertaking O
among O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
universities O
. O

Three O
years O
ago O
, O
in O
the O
effort O
to O
establish O
a O
greater O
diversity O
of O
higher O
educational O
avenues O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
-LRB- O
MOE B-ORG
-RRB- O
greatly O
increased O
the O
number O
of O
MA B-WORK_OF_ART
degrees O
open O
to O
professionals O
in O
the O
workforce O
, O
steadily O
reducing O
the O
proportion O
of O
regular O
students O
to O
professionals O
from O
the O
previous O
9 O
- O
to O
- O
1 O
ratio O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
MOE O
allowed O
universities O
to O
determine O
entrance O
examination O
topics O
, O
testing O
dates O
and O
times O
, O
and O
fee O
structures O
individually O
to O
help O
them O
find O
and O
obtain O
the O
best O
students O
. O

Always O
in O
search O
of O
revenue O
sources O
, O
universities O
naturally O
fell O
right O
into O
line O
. O

Twelve O
institutions O
opened O
programs O
in O
1999 O
, O
with O
the O
number O
of O
executive O
degree O
programs O
growing O
to O
34 O
as O
of O
this O
year O
. O

And O
as O
the O
supply O
has O
grown O
, O
professionals O
looking O
to O
recharge O
their O
intellectual O
batteries O
in O
disciplines O
ranging O
from O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
foreign O
languages O
, O
and O
physics O
to O
information O
technology O
and O
management O
now O
have O
a O
greater O
selection O
from O
which O
to O
choose O
. O

Management O
white O
- O
hot O

A O
wide O
range O
of O
programs O
is O
available O
, O
but O
popularity O
varies O
greatly O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
of O
Science B-ORG
and O
Technology O
-LRB- O
NTUST B-ORG
-RRB- O
opened O
the O
doors O
of O
five O
of O
its O
graduate O
schools O
to O
professionals O
in O
the O
workforce O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
the O
Institute O
of O
Fiber O
planned O
to O
accept O
10 O
students O
, O
but O
only O
20 O
applied O
, O
resulting O
in O
a O
50 O
% O
acceptance O
rate O
; O
meanwhile O
, O
the O
Institute O
of O
Mechanical O
Engineering O
had O
only O
30 O
applicants O
for O
10 O
spots O
. O

Similarly O
, O
nine O
graduate O
institutes O
at O
NTU B-ORG
, O
including O
mechanical O
engineering O
, O
Three O
Principles O
of O
the O
People O
, O
and O
biology O
, O
opened O
degree O
programs O
to O
professionals O
last O
year O
. O

Expecting O
to O
accept O
167 O
students O
, O
they O
attracted O
a O
mere O
330 O
- O
combined O
applicants O
. O

Compared O
to O
the O
lukewarm O
popularity O
of O
other O
graduate O
programs O
, O
management O
institutes O
are O
white O
hot O
. O

The O
NTUST O
College O
of O
Management O
attracted O
nearly O
500 O
applicants O
with O
over O
10 O
years O
of O
work O
experience O
for O
20 O
spots O
in O
its O
executive O
management O
program O
beginning O
in O
1999 O
. O

NTU B-ORG
's O
College O
of O
Management O
opened O
its O
doors O
to O
44 O
professionals O
on O
a O
trial O
basis O
in O
1996 O
, O
attracting O
a O
phenomenal O
990 O
applicants O
. O

When O
95 O
spots O
were O
offered O
the O
following O
year O
, O
the O
number O
of O
applicants O
rose O
again O
to O
1400 O
. O

Currently O
, O
around O
a O
dozen O
public O
and O
private O
universities O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
including O
NTU B-ORG
, O
National B-ORG
Chiaotung I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
National B-ORG
Sun I-ORG
Yat I-ORG
- I-ORG
sen I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
Da O
- O
Yeh O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
, O
and O
Yuan O
- O
Ze O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
, O
offer O
advanced O
degree O
programs O
for O
executive O
management O
personnel O
. O

What O
is O
it O
that O
makes O
graduate O
programs O
in O
management O
so O
popular O
among O
the O
working O
population O
? O

Liao B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jong I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
NTUST O
College O
of O
Management O
, O
relates O
that O
new O
entrants O
into O
the O
professional O
ranks O
concentrate O
on O
accumulating O
professional O
know O
- O
how O
, O
while O
seasoned O
middle O
- O
and O
top O
- O
level O
executives O
seek O
an O
edge O
in O
management O
. O

And O
while O
most O
recent O
university O
graduates O
are O
able O
to O
apply O
professional O
know O
- O
how O
upon O
entering O
the O
work O
force O
, O
one O
is O
not O
necessarily O
taught O
management O
in O
the O
workplace O
. O

Hence O
universities O
are O
the O
place O
for O
systematic O
instruction O
on O
management O
. O

" O
Given O
the O
speed O
at O
which O
the O
business O
environment O
is O
changing O
, O
many O
new O
concepts O
were O
not O
previously O
taught O
, O
" O
says O
Wu B-PERSON
Se I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hwa I-PERSON
, O
dean O
of O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
College O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
. O

Wu B-PERSON
notes O
that O
such O
new O
fields O
as O
venture O
capital O
, O
technology O
management O
, O
intellectual O
property O
, O
and O
e-commerce O
are O
all O
recent O
additions O
to O
the O
curriculum O
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
. O

Professor O
Tang O
Ming O
- O
je O
of O
NTU B-ORG
's O
College O
of O
Management O
adds O
: O
" O
With O
small O
, O
medium O
- O
size O
and O
family O
businesses O
forming O
the O
backbone O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
industry O
, O
one O
could O
do O
just O
fine O
without O
professional O
management O
. O

But O
in O
the O
age O
of O
the O
global O
village O
, O
many O
bosses O
are O
finding O
that O
relying O
on O
' O
instinct O
' O
to O
make O
business O
decisions O
is O
not O
enough O
, O
and O
that O
they O
need O
systematic O
management O
concepts O
. O
" O

Other O
management O
experts O
note O
that O
once O
Taiwan B-GPE
joins O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
-LRB- O
WTO B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
foreign O
universities O
will O
be O
able O
to O
recruit O
students O
directly O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
with O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
asking O
national O
universities O
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
portion O
of O
their O
own O
funding O
, O
universities O
are O
doubly O
motivated O
to O
establish O
programs O
of O
this O
sort O
. O

NTU B-ORG
, O
which O
enjoys O
the O
distinction O
of O
being O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
premier O
institution O
of O
higher O
education O
, O
" O
never O
lacks O
for O
students O
, O
because O
there O
are O
always O
people O
who O
want O
to O
attend O
NTU B-ORG
, O
" O
says O
Tang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
je I-PERSON
. O

More O
than O
a O
diploma O

In O
order O
to O
accommodate O
professionals O
with O
day O
jobs O
, O
many O
universities O
have O
scheduled O
their O
business O
management O
courses O
during O
evening O
hours O
. O

The O
sight O
of O
professionals O
in O
suits O
and O
ties O
rushing O
to O
class O
at O
dusk O
contrasts O
greatly O
from O
the O
typical O
jeans O
and O
casual O
attire O
of O
fresh O
- O
faced O
undergrads O
. O

Shuttling O
between O
the O
office O
and O
the O
campus O
, O
do O
they O
ever O
feel O
like O
they O
're O
burning O
the O
candle O
at O
both O
ends O
? O

At O
some O
schools O
, O
even O
professionals O
boasting O
Ph.D. B-WORK_OF_ART
degrees O
are O
coming O
back O
to O
school O
for O
Master B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
degrees I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Is O
the O
degree O
really O
that O
important O
to O
them O
? O

Mouton B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
in O
charge O
of O
over O
80 O
employees O
and O
production O
of O
key O
components O
as O
president O
of O
ABBA O
Linear O
Tech O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
is O
a O
second O
- O
year O
student O
in O
the O
NTUST O
Graduate O
School O
of O
Management O
. O

Lee B-GPE
relates O
that O
as O
a O
youth O
he O
studied O
because O
he O
was O
forced O
to O
, O
but O
now O
his O
motivations O
for O
learning O
are O
far O
greater O
- O
so O
great O
in O
fact O
that O
he O
registered O
for O
three O
classes O
at O
the O
start O
of O
the O
semester O
, O
a O
decision O
he O
has O
come O
to O
regret O
for O
lack O
of O
time O
. O

Lee B-GPE
, O
who O
has O
also O
taken O
short O
- O
term O
management O
courses O
, O
says O
, O
" O
Degree O
programs O
are O
better O
, O
since O
the O
pressure O
makes O
you O
grow O
. O
" O

Mouton B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
would O
like O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
Master I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
degree I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
yet O
today O
he O
studies O
for O
the O
knowledge O
it O
brings O
. O

Ever O
since O
graduating O
with O
a O
degree O
in O
mechanical O
engineering O
from O
NTUST B-ORG
and O
setting O
out O
to O
start O
his O
own O
business O
over O
20 O
years O
ago O
, O
that O
degree O
has O
sat O
in O
a O
drawer O
somewhere O
, O
relegated O
to O
mere O
symbolic O
significance O
. O

Hsieh B-PERSON
Sun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
Control O
Yuan O
's O
Office B-ORG
of O
Information O
Management O
and O
a O
25 O
- O
year O
veteran O
of O
civil O
service O
, O
relates O
that O
he O
has O
already O
attained O
the O
highest O
rank O
a O
general O
civil O
servant O
can O
achieve O
, O
yet O
at O
the O
age O
of O
50 O
he O
still O
has O
over O
a O
decade O
until O
retirement O
. O

Two O
years O
ago O
, O
this O
led O
him O
to O
consider O
taking O
a O
new O
direction O
, O
and O
he O
tested O
into O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
College O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
intent O
on O
making O
connections O
with O
movers O
and O
shakers O
in O
different O
fields O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tsung I-PERSON
, O
a O
researcher O
at O
the O
Chung O
- O
Shan O
Institute O
of O
Science B-ORG
& O
Technology O
with O
a O
Ph.D. B-WORK_OF_ART
in O
mechanical O
engineering O
from O
a O
US B-GPE
university O
, O
shuttles O
between O
his O
office O
in O
Taoyuan B-GPE
s O
Lungtan B-GPE
and O
the O
NTU O
campus O
three O
days O
each O
week O
. O

Long O
immersed O
in O
the O
sciences O
and O
always O
focusing O
on O
numbers O
and O
statistics O
, O
Chang B-PERSON
says O
he O
feels O
like O
he O
" O
has O
gotten O
into O
a O
mental O
rut O
. O
" O

Although O
Hsinchu B-GPE
's O
National B-ORG
Chiaotung I-ORG
University I-ORG
offers O
a O
similar O
management O
curriculum O
, O
he O
was O
concerned O
that O
the O
students O
there O
would O
be O
science O
park O
types O
with O
similar O
backgrounds O
in O
high O
tech O
fields O
. O

Thus O
he O
would O
rather O
spend O
the O
extra O
time O
commuting O
to O
NTU B-ORG
to O
be O
around O
students O
with O
experience O
in O
such O
fields O
as O
advertising O
, O
finance O
, O
and O
architecture O
. O

" O
I O
'd O
be O
lying O
if O
I O
said O
the O
degree O
does O
n't O
matter O
. O

If O
it O
did O
n't O
, O
why O
not O
just O
get O
into O
a O
non-degree O
program O
? O

The O
truth O
is O
that O
a O
degree O
in O
management O
does O
nothing O
to O
help O
me O
in O
my O
current O
job O
, O
but O
it O
gives O
me O
a O
second O
skill O
if O
I O
choose O
another O
route O
in O
the O
future O
. O
" O

Advanced O
training O
for O
professionals O
has O
become O
a O
hot O
topic O
among O
executives O
over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
but O
continuing O
education O
is O
nothing O
new O
among O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
universities O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
Public B-ORG
Administration I-ORG
Center I-ORG
has O
offered O
graduate O
extension O
courses O
for O
executives O
for O
over O
a O
decade O
, O
the O
difference O
being O
that O
, O
upon O
completion O
of O
the O
curriculum O
students O
only O
receive O
a O
certificate O
of O
course O
credit O
. O

In O
comparison O
, O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
Master I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
degree I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
far O
more O
appealing O
, O
given O
that O
a O
degree O
is O
awarded O
upon O
completion O
of O
studies O
. O

Burning O
the O
proverbial O
candle O

Motivated O
by O
the O
degree O
or O
not O
, O
the O
enthusiasm O
of O
these O
professionals O
for O
their O
studies O
is O
impressive O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
they O
must O
pay O
a O
hefty O
price O
to O
be O
able O
to O
study O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O

First O
, O
working O
during O
the O
day O
and O
attending O
classes O
at O
night O
is O
often O
a O
war O
of O
energy O
and O
will O
. O

Next O
, O
they O
must O
shuffle O
their O
work O
schedules O
to O
accommodate O
their O
studies O
. O

Many O
of O
them O
have O
to O
reschedule O
business O
trips O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
some O
become O
highway O
speeders O
, O
rushing O
from O
Taoyuan B-GPE
or O
Hsinchu B-GPE
to O
attend O
class O
. O

And O
female O
managers O
, O
ordinarily O
responsible O
for O
household O
chores O
as O
well O
, O
really O
burn O
the O
proverbial O
candle O
at O
both O
ends O
. O

" O
I O
have O
my O
time O
perfectly O
allotted O
, O
" O
says O
Morna B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
regional O
business O
manager O
for O
Kellogg B-ORG
's O
. O

She O
divides O
her O
schedule O
into O
three O
- O
month O
cycles O
, O
and O
with O
one O
class O
on O
Thursday O
afternoons O
, O
her O
company O
does O
its O
best O
to O
accommodate O
her O
by O
not O
holding O
meetings O
that O
involve O
her O
on O
that O
day O
of O
the O
week O
. O

Still O
, O
sometimes O
nothing O
can O
be O
done O
, O
such O
as O
the O
time O
that O
she O
had O
a O
meeting O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
early O
one O
Friday O
morning O
, O
forcing O
her O
to O
miss O
class O
on O
Thursday O
while O
she O
flew O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

She O
had O
to O
fly O
quickly O
back O
to O
Taipei B-GPE
to O
make O
class O
on O
Saturday O
afternoon O
. O

Despite O
often O
staying O
up O
until O
2:00 O
or O
3:00 O
AM O
to O
study O
or O
write O
reports O
, O
Lee B-GPE
likes O
mingling O
in O
the O
executive O
management O
class O
with O
a O
diverse O
group O
of O
students O
from O
different O
fields O
, O
and O
feels O
that O
the O
new O
ideas O
the O
professors O
feed O
them O
help O
keep O
her O
brain O
supple O
. O

Moreover O
, O
she O
muses O
, O
" O
We O
managers O
are O
a O
strange O
breed O
. O

If O
we O
do O
n't O
exhaust O
ourselves O
, O
we O
end O
up O
sick O
. O
" O

Female O
professionals O
like O
Morna B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
represent O
a O
minority O
among O
executive O
degree O
students O
, O
accounting O
for O
just O
about O
five O
percent O
. O

" O
If O
you O
asked O
me O
whether O
work O
or O
family O
is O
more O
important O
, O
I O
would O
say O
that O
since O
entering O
society O
20 O
years O
ago O
work O
has O
always O
come O
first O
, O
" O
states O
Donna B-PERSON
Sun I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Human I-ORG
Resource I-ORG
Division I-ORG
at O
Schmidt B-ORG
Scientific I-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
. O

Even O
if O
she O
has O
no O
classes O
to O
attend O
, O
leaving O
the O
office O
at O
8:00 O
PM O
is O
no O
different O
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
her O
family O
life O
than O
the O
extra O
hour O
she O
spends O
attending O
classes O
until O
9:00 O
PM O
. O

She O
is O
thankful O
that O
her O
son O
, O
a O
university O
student O
, O
and O
her O
daughter O
, O
a O
third O
- O
year O
junior O
high O
school O
student O
, O
have O
always O
been O
very O
independent O
and O
self O
- O
reliant O
. O

Hiring O
someone O
to O
help O
with O
housework O
, O
Lee B-GPE
is O
a O
model O
for O
the O
children O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
studying O
, O
even O
taking O
them O
to O
the O
library O
on O
breaks O
to O
conduct O
research O
. O

No O
magic O
bullet O

Compared O
to O
young O
students O
focused O
on O
getting O
a O
degree O
, O
the O
motivations O
of O
professionals O
studying O
for O
advanced O
degrees O
" O
are O
not O
that O
simple O
. O
" O

They O
might O
be O
after O
new O
knowledge O
, O
keen O
to O
sport O
a O
fancy O
degree O
from O
a O
graduate O
school O
like O
NTU B-ORG
or O
Chengchi B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
out O
to O
network O
with O
others O
, O
or O
looking O
out O
for O
the O
survival O
of O
business O
and O
to O
raise O
competitiveness O
by O
searching O
for O
answers O
to O
difficult O
work O
or O
business O
issues O
. O

" O
Looking O
for O
quick O
answers O
from O
professors O
is O
a O
misguided O
concept O
, O
" O
says O
Tang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
je I-PERSON
, O
professor O
of O
strategic O
management O
at O
NTU B-ORG
's O
Department O
of O
International O
Business O
. O

Before O
commencing O
a O
course O
, O
Tang B-PERSON
tells O
his O
students O
, O
" O
I O
am O
not O
in O
the O
consulting O
business O
. O

There O
are O
no O
magic O
bullets O
, O
for O
if O
I O
had O
any O
I O
'd O
have O
gotten O
rich O
long O
ago O
. O
" O

Wu B-PERSON
Se I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hwa I-PERSON
, O
dean O
of O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
College O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
, O
relates O
, O
" O
Academic O
institutions O
provide O
systematic O
thinking O
, O
not O
the O
answers O
to O
specific O
questions O
. O
" O

Wu B-PERSON
tells O
his O
students O
that O
if O
they O
put O
other O
things O
aside O
and O
concentrate O
on O
their O
studies O
for O
three O
weeks O
, O
maybe O
they O
'll O
find O
the O
answer O
themselves O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
notes O
that O
adult O
students O
bring O
rich O
practical O
experience O
to O
the O
table O
, O
and O
lack O
only O
the O
knowledge O
to O
combine O
and O
integrate O
scattered O
experience O
. O

For O
them O
, O
returning O
to O
school O
is O
valuable O
for O
establishing O
their O
own O
modes O
of O
thinking O
with O
the O
knowledge O
they O
pick O
up O
. O

Unlike O
the O
20th O
century O
, O
where O
the O
amount O
of O
capital O
was O
the O
greatest O
factor O
determining O
success O
, O
Wu B-PERSON
Se I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hwa I-PERSON
believes O
that O
the O
next O
century O
will O
be O
about O
" O
knowledge O
as O
the O
main O
competitive O
force O
. O
" O

The O
book O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
500 I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
year I-WORK_OF_ART
Delta I-WORK_OF_ART
notes O
that O
in O
the O
1960s O
each O
executive O
might O
only O
have O
to O
learn O
one O
new O
skill O
each O
year O
, O
such O
as O
how O
to O
use O
a O
computer O
or O
send O
e-mail O
. O

By O
the O
1990s O
, O
accumulation O
of O
know O
- O
how O
accelerated O
many O
times O
over O
, O
so O
that O
executives O
needed O
to O
learn O
something O
new O
each O
day O
. O

Now O
, O
in O
the O
21st O
century O
, O
each O
manager O
might O
have O
to O
learn O
something O
new O
every O
single O
hour O
of O
the O
working O
day O
. O

Curriculums O
need O
selling O
points O

In O
order O
to O
satisfy O
students O
with O
diverse O
expectations O
and O
needs O
for O
basic O
knowledge O
, O
what O
innovative O
means O
must O
a O
professor O
resort O
to O
? O

And O
what O
challenges O
does O
this O
pose O
for O
the O
institution O
itself O
? O

People O
are O
going O
to O
fall O
asleep O
no O
matter O
what O
, O
so O
you O
have O
to O
think O
on O
your O
feet O
and O
use O
different O
techniques O
to O
stimulate O
their O
attention O
, O
" O
remarks O
Mark B-PERSON
Gia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
khy I-PERSON
Tang I-PERSON
, O
professor O
in O
the O
Department O
of O
Risk O
Management O
and O
Insurance O
at O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

Students O
who O
have O
been O
away O
from O
the O
classroom O
for O
well O
over O
a O
decade O
can O
not O
be O
expected O
to O
remember O
all O
the O
formulas O
they O
learned O
in O
statistics O
and O
economics O
classes O
way O
back O
when O
. O

Nor O
should O
classes O
turn O
into O
solo O
performances O
by O
the O
professor O
. O

Professor O
Tang O
's O
approach O
is O
to O
lecture O
on O
theory O
for O
the O
first O
hour O
, O
then O
use O
the O
remaining O
time O
on O
the O
homework O
that O
each O
group O
worked O
on O
since O
the O
previous O
week O
. O

Tang B-PERSON
's O
own O
" O
Three O
No's O
" O
policy O
guides O
his O
teaching O
approach O
: O
No O
midterms O
, O
no O
final O
exams O
, O
and O
no O
calling O
on O
students O
. O

Instead O
, O
grades O
are O
based O
on O
homework O
results O
and O
class O
participation O
. O

Tang B-PERSON
's O
risk O
management O
class O
is O
discussing O
how O
to O
identify O
risks O
. O

One O
of O
the O
questions O
is O
: O
" O
If O
there O
were O
a O
fairy O
who O
could O
spell O
out O
for O
you O
exactly O
what O
you O
would O
experience O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
your O
life O
, O
consider O
what O
advantages O
and O
disadvantages O
the O
following O
information O
might O
have O
for O
you O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
hard O
you O
work O
, O
you O
are O
still O
fated O
to O
be O
poor O
all O
your O
life O
. O

Or O
what O
if O
you O
were O
fated O
to O
have O
everything O
go O
your O
way O
? O

What O
if O
, O
for O
example O
, O
you O
're O
going O
to O
be O
elected O
to O
the O
legislature O
, O
or O
become O
the O
president O
? O
" O

Tom B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
, O
associate O
professor O
of O
marketing O
at O
NTUST B-ORG
, O
describes O
the O
main O
difference O
between O
teaching O
adult O
executives O
and O
regular O
students O
: O

" O
Executives O
are O
always O
asking O
questions O
. O

Even O
when O
they O
have O
an O
idea O
themselves O
, O
they O
'll O
still O
bring O
up O
issues O
they O
encountered O
in O
their O
jobs O
to O
see O
how O
you O
respond O
. O
" O

Often O
, O
says O
Lin B-PERSON
, O
such O
questions O
leave O
him O
stumped O
. O

Another O
issue O
for O
adult O
students O
always O
on O
the O
run O
is O
their O
unfamiliarity O
with O
the O
campus O
. O

In O
order O
to O
enhance O
their O
sense O
of O
identification O
with O
the O
school O
, O
NTUST B-ORG
designed O
an O
overseas O
business O
camp O
program O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
one O
professor O
made O
a O
big O
hit O
with O
over O
30 O
students O
, O
taking O
them O
to O
mainland O
China B-GPE
for O
over O
ten O
days O
to O
familiarize O
them O
with O
the O
investment O
environment O
there O
. O

This O
year O
, O
trips O
are O
planned O
to O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Silicon B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Planting O
in O
fertile O
soil O

Judging O
from O
the O
manner O
in O
which O
universities O
are O
opening O
their O
doors O
for O
continuing O
education O
, O
non-degree O
programs O
, O
and O
professional O
training O
, O
higher O
education O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
appears O
to O
be O
undergoing O
a O
sort O
of O
makeover O
. O

With O
these O
changes O
, O
universities O
must O
not O
only O
take O
care O
of O
teaching O
and O
research O
, O
but O
must O
also O
make O
sure O
they O
play O
their O
third O
function O
properly O
- O
spreading O
knowledge O
and O
sharing O
it O
with O
the O
public O
. O

Still O
, O
detractors O
point O
out O
that O
university O
graduate O
programs O
for O
business O
executives O
appear O
to O
be O
elitist O
. O

One O
student O
attending O
a O
non-degree O
program O
at O
NTUST B-ORG
relates O
that O
there O
are O
not O
enough O
spots O
to O
go O
around O
in O
the O
executive O
degree O
programs O
. O

Hoping O
to O
make O
the O
switch O
from O
the O
non-degree O
program O
, O
he O
failed O
to O
pass O
the O
screening O
that O
is O
administered O
prior O
to O
the O
admissions O
test O
. O

" O
If O
you O
fail O
a O
test O
, O
you O
only O
have O
yourself O
to O
blame O
, O
but O
tripping O
up O
on O
the O
initial O
screening O
is O
just O
a O
matter O
of O
not O
having O
a O
high O
enough O
job O
title O
. O
" O

Each O
year O
when O
EMBA B-WORK_OF_ART
program O
acceptances O
are O
released O
, O
newspapers O
carry O
letters O
from O
readers O
relating O
how O
certain O
national O
university O
graduate O
schools O
compete O
to O
accept O
CEOs O
and O
presidents O
of O
listed O
corporations O
, O
or O
the O
children O
of O
rich O
business O
people O
. O

The O
NTUST O
student O
expresses O
cynicism O
toward O
the O
application O
and O
review O
process O
, O
suspecting O
that O
" O
they O
just O
pay O
attention O
to O
company O
name O
and O
job O
title O
. O
" O

Moreover O
, O
continuing O
education O
courses O
charge O
hefty O
tuition O
fees O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
NTU B-ORG
divides O
the O
school O
year O
into O
three O
semesters O
, O
at O
NT$ O
50,000 O
per O
semester O
, O
while O
other O
institutions O
charge O
between O
NT$ O
3700 O
and O
$ O
10,000 O
per O
credit O
, O
a O
full O
two O
to O
three O
times O
more O
than O
regular O
graduate O
student O
tuition O
. O

Such O
instances O
naturally O
lead O
to O
suspicion O
that O
graduate O
schools O
such O
as O
these O
are O
" O
out O
to O
make O
a O
killing O
" O
by O
catering O
only O
to O
an O
elite O
few O
. O

" O
From O
review O
, O
to O
written O
test O
, O
to O
oral O
exam O
, O
in O
order O
to O
ensure O
fairness O
, O
no O
professor O
is O
involved O
in O
more O
than O
one O
portion O
of O
the O
process O
, O
" O
says O
Huang B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsing I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
EMBA B-WORK_OF_ART
program O
at O
NTU B-ORG
. O

Still O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
admits O
that O
the O
bigger O
the O
company O
and O
higher O
the O
candidate O
's O
job O
title O
, O
the O
greater O
their O
chances O
of O
acceptance O
into O
the O
program O
. O

This O
can O
be O
partially O
attributed O
to O
the O
belief O
among O
professors O
that O
the O
commitment O
of O
their O
educational O
resources O
yields O
" O
more O
bang O
for O
the O
buck O
. O
" O

As O
Tang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
je I-PERSON
forthrightly O
explains O
, O
university O
professors O
' O
time O
is O
a O
national O
resource O
, O
and O
if O
they O
can O
have O
a O
positive O
impact O
on O
an O
executive O
controlling O
budgets O
of O
billions O
of O
NT O
dollars O
, O
their O
contribution O
to O
country O
and O
society O
is O
considerable O
. O

Asks O
Liao B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jong I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
NTUST O
Graduate O
School O
of O
Management O
, O
concurs O
, O
" O
Which O
is O
greater O
, O
the O
marginal O
benefit O
of O
a O
company O
president O
or O
a O
staff O
member O
's O
education O
? O

The O
president O
can O
go O
back O
and O
put O
what O
she O
learns O
into O
practice O
right O
away O
. O
" O

What O
is O
more O
, O
even O
if O
schools O
do O
not O
deliberately O
seek O
out O
company O
presidents O
, O
they O
invariably O
perform O
better O
on O
oral O
exams O
- O
perhaps O
due O
to O
their O
greater O
experience O
. O

" O
We O
must O
ask O
ourselves O
some O
questions O
, O
too O
, O
when O
EMBAs B-WORK_OF_ART
are O
thought O
of O
as O
giving O
away O
degrees O
to O
the O
privileged O
few O
, O
" O
comments O
Wu B-PERSON
Se I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hwa I-PERSON
. O

Wu B-PERSON
tells O
his O
professors O
that O
unless O
they O
perform O
well O
in O
class O
, O
the O
EMBA B-WORK_OF_ART
can O
not O
develop O
further O
, O
as O
universities O
are O
founded O
upon O
academic O
research O
. O

As O
for O
tuition O
policies O
, O
Wu B-PERSON
Se I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hwa I-PERSON
relates O
that O
with O
an O
annual O
budget O
of O
NT$ O
2.1 O
billion O
, O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
spends O
about O
NT$ O
200,000 O
per O
student O
. O

Thus O
, O
when O
it O
comes O
down O
to O
calculating O
costs O
, O
NT$ O
10,000 O
per O
credit O
is O
actually O
quite O
cheap O
. O

Industry O
retooling O

The O
EMBA B-WORK_OF_ART
craze O
reflects O
the O
cold O
, O
intense O
competition O
of O
social O
Darwinism O
, O
but O
does O
it O
also O
signify O
that O
Taiwanese B-NORP
industry O
is O
beginning O
to O
devote O
greater O
attention O
to O
the O
training O
of O
top O
executives O
? O

Many O
scholars O
believe O
that O
with O
the O
EMBA B-WORK_OF_ART
phenomenon O
just O
getting O
off O
its O
feet O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
many O
corporate O
bosses O
are O
taking O
a O
" O
wait O
- O
and O
- O
see O
" O
attitude O
. O

This O
is O
reflected O
in O
the O
way O
students O
approach O
the O
programs O
, O
not O
informing O
their O
bosses O
that O
they O
have O
applied O
to O
a O
program O
until O
they O
have O
been O
accepted O
, O
and O
not O
occupying O
work O
time O
if O
school O
takes O
place O
in O
the O
evening O
. O

This O
way O
, O
their O
boss O
's O
attitude O
has O
no O
particular O
bearing O
on O
what O
they O
do O
. O

Perhaps O
business O
education O
may O
not O
be O
widespread O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
at O
this O
time O
, O
yet O
a O
small O
number O
of O
company O
bosses O
have O
taken O
the O
lead O
themselves O
- O
taking O
advanced O
courses O
and O
setting O
an O
example O
for O
management O
personnel O
. O

Ma B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shan I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Kingdom B-ORG
Construction I-ORG
and O
64 O
years O
old O
this O
year O
, O
tested O
into O
NTU B-ORG
's O
College O
of O
Management O
in O
1998 O
, O
becoming O
NTU B-ORG
's O
oldest O
student O
. O

For O
Ma B-PERSON
, O
" O
living O
and O
learning O
" O
is O
more O
than O
just O
a O
maxim O
, O
as O
each O
year O
Kingdom B-ORG
Construction I-ORG
employees O
are O
required O
to O
undergo O
80 O
hours O
of O
on O
- O
the O
- O
job O
training O
. O

" O
For O
the O
boss O
to O
lead O
his O
team O
, O
he O
ca O
n't O
just O
tell O
his O
subordinates O
to O
learn O
, O
while O
he O
remains O
static O
himself O
. O

Not O
to O
mention O
that O
in O
discussions O
with O
employees O
, O
if O
they O
know O
you O
're O
the O
kind O
of O
boss O
who O
does O
n't O
seek O
to O
further O
himself O
, O
they O
put O
less O
stock O
in O
what O
you O
say O
, O
" O
notes O
Ma B-PERSON
. O

With O
the O
rapid O
changes O
in O
the O
business O
environment O
, O
poor O
decision O
- O
making O
can O
have O
serious O
consequences O
for O
company O
development O
. O

" O
The O
pressure O
on O
the O
boss O
is O
tremendous O
, O
because O
nobody O
comes O
to O
the O
CEO O
with O
easy O
questions O
. O
" O

Too O
busy O
to O
attend O
regular O
courses O
, O
Ma B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shan I-PERSON
took O
the O
advice O
of O
an O
NTU B-ORG
professor O
and O
hired O
a O
Ph.D. B-WORK_OF_ART
student O
to O
tutor O
him O
one O
semester O
in O
" O
management O
economics O
. O
" O

Amber B-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Changhua B-GPE
's O
Feng O
Huei O
Steel O
& O
Iron O
Company O
, O
is O
a O
student O
in O
the O
Department O
of O
Business O
Administration O
at O
NTUST B-ORG
. O

Huang B-PERSON
notes O
three O
advantages O
of O
the O
boss O
going O
to O
school O
. O

First O
, O
it O
's O
good O
for O
his O
company O
's O
image O
. O

As O
his O
company O
must O
frequently O
seek O
bank O
loans O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
asks O
rhetorically O
, O
" O
Could O
a O
studious O
boss O
be O
a O
bad O
guy O
? O
" O

This O
image O
has O
helped O
him O
secure O
loans O
with O
little O
difficulty O
every O
time O
. O

Second O
, O
it O
sets O
a O
good O
example O
for O
employees O
. O

Lastly O
, O
speaking O
the O
professional O
lingo O
fluently O
helps O
enhance O
his O
authority O
. O

Knowledge O
for O
the O
new O
century O

In O
the O
effort O
to O
cultivate O
management O
talent O
, O
many O
prominent O
multinational O
corporations O
have O
founded O
their O
own O
teaching O
institutions O
, O
Toyota B-ORG
University I-ORG
and O
Intel B-ORG
University I-ORG
being O
two O
good O
examples O
. O

In O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Acer I-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
Aspire B-ORG
Academy I-ORG
opened O
its O
doors O
in O
Lungtan B-GPE
-LRB- O
Taoyuan B-GPE
Country I-GPE
-RRB- O
last O
October O
after O
three O
years O
of O
planning O
. O

During O
the O
Aspire O
Academy O
opening O
ceremony O
, O
academy O
president O
Stan B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Acer I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
remarked O
that O
he O
hopes O
to O
introduce O
management O
models O
from O
Europe B-GPE
and O
America B-GPE
and O
mesh O
them O
with O
the O
unique O
attributes O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
industry O
to O
enhance O
the O
globalization O
of O
Asian O
business O
. O

Shih B-PERSON
noted O
that O
through O
the O
sharing O
of O
experiences O
, O
emerging O
businesses O
might O
save O
themselves O
a O
lot O
of O
groping O
in O
the O
dark O
. O

Are O
people O
at O
the O
fin O
de O
siecle O
inspired O
to O
learn O
by O
the O
confluence O
of O
technology O
, O
humanities O
, O
and O
economic O
knowledge O
? O

At O
least O
the O
entrepreneurs O
, O
managers O
, O
and O
executives O
in O
campuses O
around O
Taiwan B-GPE
clearly O
recognize O
that O
learning O
is O
a O
necessity O
for O
survival O
and O
an O
engine O
of O
growth O
. O

Bands O
Make O
Their O
Mark O

-LRB- O
Eric B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
band O
tradition O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
dates O
back O
to O
the O
time O
when O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
forces O
had O
bases O
on O
the O
island O
. O

It O
was O
de O
rigueur O
to O
have O
a O
live O
band O
at O
all O
the O
bars O
frequented O
by O
American B-NORP
soldiers O
. O

Veteran O
radio O
program O
host O
Tao B-PERSON
Hsiao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
recalls O
that O
when O
she O
wanted O
to O
organize O
a O
concert O
in O
the O
1960s O
, O
there O
were O
already O
a O
lot O
of O
bands O
to O
choose O
from O
. O

Apart O
from O
bands O
that O
worked O
the O
bars O
, O
there O
were O
others O
that O
went O
into O
the O
pop O
music O
scene O
. O

One O
example O
was O
" O
The B-ORG
Five I-ORG
Flower I-ORG
Petals I-ORG
, O
" O
a O
five O
- O
girl O
band O
. O

Lead O
singer O
Tsai B-PERSON
Mi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mi I-PERSON
had O
a O
very O
sweet O
voice O
-LRB- O
" O
Mama O
! O
Mama O
! O
Give O
me O
a O
guitar O
. O
. O
. O
. O
" O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
she O
was O
nice O
looking O
too O
. O

But O
the B-ORG
Flower I-ORG
Petals I-ORG
were O
n't O
so O
much O
a O
band O
as O
a O
collection O
of O
teen O
idols O
. O

A O
number O
of O
bands O
appeared O
in O
the O
1960s O
that O
sang O
mostly O
Western B-NORP
songs O
. O

Their O
lead O
singers O
sometimes O
got O
noticed O
by O
music O
companies O
and O
became O
famous O
singers O
. O

The O
most O
famous O
ones O
were O
Huang B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
, O
Julie B-PERSON
Su I-PERSON
, O
Kao B-PERSON
Ling I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
, O
and O
Billy B-PERSON
. O

Campus O
bands O
across O
the O
island O
began O
writing O
their O
own O
music O
and O
lyrics O
in O
the O
1970s O
. O

Notable O
examples O
include O
The B-ORG
Travelers I-ORG
and O
Wood B-ORG
Guitar I-ORG
. O

These O
bands O
, O
and O
the O
folk O
music O
they O
sang O
, O
reigned O
supreme O
on O
into O
the O
1980s O
until O
the O
sudden O
rise O
of O
a O
number O
of O
extremely O
popular O
rock O
bands O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
more O
notable O
1980s O
rock O
bands O
were O
The O
Chiu O
Chiu O
's O
, O
The B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Ants I-ORG
, O
and O
several O
bands O
featuring O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Yueh I-PERSON
. O

Looking O
back O
on O
the O
origins O
of O
band O
music O
, O
Tao B-PERSON
Hsiao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
attributes O
its O
popularity O
to O
the O
albums O
of O
Lo B-PERSON
Ta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yu I-PERSON
and O
the O
fact O
that O
many O
proprietors O
of O
pubs O
and O
other O
establishments O
that O
hire O
live O
music O
started O
putting O
emphasis O
on O
" O
the O
band O
sound O
. O
" O

The O
social O
commentary O
in O
the O
lyrics O
of O
these O
songs O
also O
elicited O
a O
strong O
response O
. O

According O
to O
Wang B-PERSON
Tsu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shou I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
reporter O
at O
Minsheng B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
, O
" O
Youth O
bands O
were O
so O
popular O
, O
we O
thought O
for O
a O
while O
that O
we O
had O
entered O
into O
a O
sort O
of O
' O
Age O
of O
the O
Band O
, O
' O
but O
it O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
short O
- O
lived O
. O
" O

The O
high O
tide O
of O
band O
music O
spurred O
the O
formation O
of O
many O
student O
bands O
, O
and O
KHS B-ORG
Musical I-ORG
Company I-ORG
used O
to O
organize O
an O
annual O
campus O
rock O
band O
competition O
where O
many O
singers O
and O
bands O
got O
their O
first O
big O
break O
, O
including O
Chang B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
Tai B-NORP
Cheng O
- O
hsiao O
, O
and O
The B-ORG
Orient I-ORG
Express I-ORG
. O

The O
latter O
, O
which O
was O
composed O
entirely O
of O
good O
- O
looking O
guys O
, O
was O
the O
only O
group O
that O
released O
an O
album O
together O
after O
going O
professional O
, O
however O
, O
while O
Chang B-PERSON
and O
Tai B-NORP
opted O
to O
strike O
out O
on O
their O
own O
as O
solo O
artists O
. O

As O
Tao B-PERSON
Hsiao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
explains O
, O
band O
music O
only O
appealed O
to O
a O
limited O
market O
, O
and O
it O
was O
very O
expensive O
to O
keep O
a O
band O
operating O
. O

For O
these O
reasons O
, O
music O
companies O
preferred O
to O
sign O
up O
only O
the O
lead O
singers O
. O

This O
remained O
the O
prevailing O
pattern O
in O
the O
industry O
from O
Kao B-PERSON
Ling I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
's O
time O
through O
the O
appearance O
of O
Chang B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
. O

Then O
China B-GPE
, O
Harlem B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
& O
Ding B-PERSON
Jian I-PERSON
Pai I-PERSON
Dang I-PERSON
, O
Baboo B-ORG
, O
and O
Wu B-PERSON
Bai I-PERSON
and O
his O
band O
all O
released O
albums O
in O
1992 O
. O

The O
music O
world O
was O
electrified O
, O
and O
people O
began O
talking O
once O
again O
about O
the O
arrival O
of O
" O
the O
Age O
of O
the O
Band O
, O
" O
but O
the O
market O
for O
this O
music O
was O
still O
weak O
. O

The O
only O
one O
of O
these O
albums O
that O
became O
a O
big O
hit O
was O
Harlem B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
& O
Ding B-PERSON
Jian I-PERSON
Pai I-PERSON
Dang I-PERSON
, O
and O
this O
album O
's O
strong O
sales O
were O
due O
in O
large O
part O
to O
the O
fame O
of O
the O
singer O
, O
Harlem B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
. O

Wu B-PERSON
Bai I-PERSON
, O
in O
the O
meantime O
, O
held O
fast O
to O
his O
rock O
style O
and O
struggled O
into O
the O
mid-90s O
. O

Then O
, O
playing O
to O
small O
pub O
audiences O
, O
he O
finally O
hooked O
up O
with O
a O
band O
called O
China B-ORG
Blue I-ORG
and O
rocketed O
to O
immense O
popularity O
as O
locally O
rooted O
Taiwanese B-NORP
culture O
began O
to O
take O
on O
a O
certain O
cachet O
. O

The O
success O
of O
Wu B-PERSON
Bai I-PERSON
& O
China B-ORG
Blue I-ORG
has O
rested O
primarily O
, O
however O
, O
on O
Wu B-PERSON
's O
reputation O
as O
a O
singer O
and O
songwriter O
, O
while O
the O
band O
has O
played O
more O
of O
a O
supporting O
role O
. O

Amidst O
this O
rebirth O
of O
youth O
bands O
in O
the O
1990s O
, O
there O
has O
been O
a O
very O
interesting O
undercurrent O
. O

Groupie B-ORG
, O
LTK B-ORG
Commune I-ORG
, O
and O
a O
raft O
of O
other O
underground O
bands O
have O
quietly O
been O
carving O
out O
a O
niche O
for O
themselves O
in O
the O
pub O
scene O
. O

Both O
mainstream O
and O
non-mainstream O
music O
companies O
-LRB- O
such O
as O
Friendly B-ORG
Dog I-ORG
and O
Crystal B-ORG
Records I-ORG
, O
respectively O
-RRB- O
have O
begun O
to O
release O
their O
albums O
, O
thus O
giving O
a O
small O
number O
of O
enthusiasts O
ample O
opportunity O
to O
keep O
up O
to O
date O
with O
the O
unde O

My O
Heart O
is O
in O
Macau B-GPE
: O

" O
Local O
Portuguese B-NORP
" O
Carlos B-PERSON
Marreiros I-PERSON

-LRB- O
Jackie B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Brent B-PERSON
Heinrich I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Around O
the O
time O
of O
the O
Macau B-GPE
handover O
, O
questions O
that O
were O
hot O
in O
the O
Western B-NORP
media O
were O
, O
What O
is O
" O
Macaense B-NORP
" O
? O

And O
what O
is O
native O
Macau B-GPE
culture O
? O

This O
is O
Carlos B-PERSON
Marreiros I-PERSON
's O
story O
. O

The O
story O
began O
during O
the O
era O
of O
great O
sailing O
ships O
. O

Four O
hundred O
years O
ago O
, O
a O
Portuguese B-NORP
trading O
vessel O
dropped O
anchor O
off O
the O
island O
of O
Macau B-GPE
, O
intent O
on O
doing O
business O
with O
imperial O
China B-GPE
. O

That O
one O
brief O
rest O
stop O
destined O
Macau B-GPE
to O
become O
a O
cultural O
montage O
that O
includes O
Chinese B-NORP
, O
Indian B-NORP
, O
Malay O
, O
Portuguese B-NORP
and O
other O
European B-NORP
influences O
. O

Today O
, O
Macaense B-NORP
-LRB- O
or O
Macanese B-NORP
-RRB- O
, O
the O
free O
mix O
of O
the O
various O
ethnic O
currents O
of O
Macau B-GPE
has O
become O
the O
most O
vibrant O
element O
of O
its O
culture O
. O

" O
Without O
it O
, O
Macau B-GPE
would O
n't O
exist O
, O
" O
says O
Carlos B-PERSON
Marreiros I-PERSON
, O
who O
once O
served O
as O
director O
of O
the O
Macau B-GPE
government O
's O
bureau O
of O
culture O
, O
and O
now O
works O
as O
an O
architect O
, O
painter O
, O
author O
and O
poet O
. O

Ethnic O
melting O
pot O

Marreiros B-PERSON
is O
a O
typical O
Macanese B-NORP
. O

His O
grandfather O
was O
Portuguese B-NORP
, O
his O
grandmother O
Chinese B-NORP
. O

His O
mother O
has O
a O
mix O
of O
Spanish B-NORP
and O
Malay O
blood O
. O

In O
Macau B-GPE
, O
he O
's O
what O
is O
known O
as O
a O
" O
local O
Portuguese B-NORP
. O
" O

Marreiros B-PERSON
was O
born O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
but O
" O
most O
of O
my O
education O
took O
place O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

He O
attended O
university O
in O
Lisbon B-GPE
, O
received O
his O
master O
's O
degree O
in O
Germany B-GPE
, O
and O
went O
on O
to O
study O
landscaping O
in O
Sweden B-GPE
. O

His O
principal O
impressions O
of O
China B-GPE
come O
from O
his O
family O
and O
his O
contacts O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

When O
he O
was O
young O
, O
Marreiros B-PERSON
worked O
in O
a O
Macau B-GPE
post O
office O
. O

One O
of O
his O
coworkers O
was O
a O
Chinese B-GPE
of O
the O
older O
generation O
, O
who O
often O
chatted O
with O
him O
about O
Tang B-PERSON
- O
dynasty O
poetry O
, O
and O
Chinese B-NORP
proverbs O
and O
myths O
. O

For O
a O
while O
Marreiros B-PERSON
taught O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
how O
to O
speak O
Portuguese B-LANGUAGE
. O

" O
I O
learned O
quite O
a O
lot O
about O
the O
way O
many O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
think O
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

Carlos B-PERSON
Marreiros I-PERSON
speaks O
fluent O
Portuguese B-LANGUAGE
, O
Cantonese B-LANGUAGE
, O
English B-LANGUAGE
and O
German B-LANGUAGE
. O

He O
has O
done O
research O
on O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
poetry O
, O
and O
has O
included O
some O
in O
his O
Portuguese B-NORP
- O
language O
writings O
. O

He O
personally O
manifests O
a O
blend O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
Western B-NORP
influences O
. O

Marreiros B-PERSON
emphasizes O
that O
in O
addition O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
Portuguese B-NORP
influences O
, O
Macau B-GPE
also O
has O
its O
own O
unique O
blend O
of O
culture O
- O
Macaense O
, O
which O
is O
exhibited O
in O
" O
local O
Portuguese B-NORP
" O
of O
mixed O
ancestry O
such O
as O
himself O
. O

" O
The O
world O
's O
first O
mixed-race O
culture O
appeared O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

Now O
with O
the O
convenience O
of O
travel O
and O
transportation O
, O
the O
intermingling O
of O
black O
, O
white O
and O
yellow O
peoples O
is O
nothing O
new O
, O
but O
400 O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Macau B-GPE
intertwined O
cultures O
from O
as O
far O
afield O
as O
India B-GPE
, O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
and O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Their O
influences O
can O
be O
seen O
everywhere O
in O
the O
cuisine O
, O
architecture O
and O
literature O
of O
Macau B-GPE
. O

Intellectual O
assets O

In O
the O
enclave O
's O
restaurants O
, O
such O
classic O
Macanese O
dishes O
as O
curry O
and O
Portuguese B-NORP
chicken O
are O
served O
up O
with O
a O
wide O
variety O
of O
seasonings O
, O
blending O
the O
sweet O
flavors O
of O
Cantonese O
dishes O
with O
the O
rich O
, O
tangy O
taste O
of O
old-style O
Indian B-NORP
fare O
. O

One O
example O
is O
Macanese O
baoguo O
, O
a O
combination O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
sausage O
, O
cabbage O
and O
tripe O
- O
not O
precisely O
Portuguese B-NORP
, O
nor O
Cantonese O
either O
. O

The O
exteriors O
of O
traditional O
Macau B-GPE
buildings O
are O
noticeably O
southern O
European B-NORP
in O
style O
. O

But O
Marreiros B-PERSON
, O
an O
architect O
, O
points O
out O
that O
while O
the O
outsides O
of O
many O
houses O
are O
European B-NORP
, O
the O
arrangement O
of O
rooms O
and O
furniture O
inside O
is O
often O
done O
in O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
manner O
. O

" O
The O
important O
space O
is O
given O
to O
the O
father O
and O
the O
eldest O
son O
. O

The O
remaining O
side O
rooms O
are O
for O
the O
ladies O
of O
the O
house O
and O
others O
- O
quite O
different O
from O
Portuguese B-NORP
architecture O
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

And O
the O
details O
of O
ornamentation O
, O
such O
as O
engravings O
, O
glasswork O
and O
wood O
carvings O
, O
are O
actually O
rendered O
in O
Qing O
- O
dynasty O
fashion O
. O

The O
most O
representative O
example O
is O
Macau B-GPE
's O
oldest O
church O
, O
Sao B-FAC
Paolo I-FAC
-LRB- O
the O
ruins O
of O
St. O
Paul O
's O
-RRB- O
. O

Its O
surviving O
stone O
facade O
is O
embellished O
with O
stone O
carvings O
not O
only O
of O
such O
Catholic B-NORP
images O
as O
angels O
and O
the O
Virgin O
Mary O
, O
but O
also O
of O
dragon O
- O
and O
- O
phoenix O
motifs O
and O
fishing O
boats O
, O
as O
well O
as O
Catholic B-NORP
phrases O
written O
in O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
characters O
. O

Marreiros B-PERSON
believes O
that O
the O
hybrid O
culture O
of O
Macau B-GPE
is O
its O
greatest O
asset O
. O

" O
Macau B-GPE
is O
so O
small O
. O

It O
has O
no O
land O
for O
industry O
or O
agriculture O
. O

All O
it O
has O
to O
rely O
on O
is O
intellect O
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

Three O
hundred O
years O
ago O
, O
missionaries O
in O
Macau B-GPE
built O
the O
first O
university O
in O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
the O
Jesuit O
College O
of O
St. O
Paul O
's O
. O

Since O
the O
1980s O
, O
Macau B-GPE
has O
established O
six O
institutes O
of O
higher O
learning O
. O

" O
Macau B-GPE
's O
population O
is O
young O
, O
and O
the O
average O
educational O
level O
is O
quite O
high O
, O
" O
he O
notes O
. O

Four O
hundred O
years O
of O
cultural O
intercourse O
between O
Occident B-LOC
and O
Orient B-LOC
has O
left O
behind O
enormous O
assets O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
enclave O
's O
people O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
form O
a O
bridge O
of O
exchange O
between O
East B-LOC
and O
West B-LOC
. O

Now O
that O
Macau B-GPE
's O
sovereignty O
has O
switched O
hands O
, O
Marreiros B-PERSON
has O
chosen O
not O
to O
return O
to O
his O
motherland O
of O
Portugal B-GPE
, O
but O
to O
remain O
behind O
. O

" O
Macau B-GPE
is O
my O
home O
. O

My O
heart O
is O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

Marreiros B-PERSON
is O
a O
person O
of O
Macau B-GPE
, O
part O
Portuguese B-NORP
and O
part O
Chinese B-NORP
. O

A O
diversity O
of O
cultures O
will O
only O
enrich O
a O
person O
, O
not O
create O
a O
crisis O
of O
identity O
. O

For O
Taiwanese B-NORP
people O
, O
who O
have O
questions O
about O
their O
own O
identity O
and O
often O
ask O
themselves O
who O
they O
are O
, O
what O
thoughts O
does O
Carlos B-PERSON
Marreiros I-PERSON
's O
story O
bring O
to O
mind O
? O

p. O
27 O
-LRB- O
facing O
page O
-RRB- O

Carlos B-PERSON
Marreiros I-PERSON
is O
a O
good O
representative O
of O
Macaemse O
culture O
. O

His O
wife O
, O
as O
well O
, O
is O
a O
" O
local O
Portuguese B-NORP
" O
of O
mixed O
ancestry O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Carlos B-PERSON
Marreiros I-PERSON
-RRB- O

King O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
Snakes O

- O
The O
Hundred O
- O
Pace O
Viper O

-LRB- O
Chang B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ju I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
-RRB- O

To O
mark O
the O
advent O
of O
the B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
the I-EVENT
Snake I-EVENT
, O
Taiuan B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
invited O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
public O
to O
vote O
for O
native O
animals O
to O
represent O
the O
12 O
creatures O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
zodiac O
. O

Although O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
over O
50 O
snake O
species O
, O
by O
far O
the O
most O
popular O
choice O
for O
the O
snake O
was O
the O
hundred O
- O
pace O
viper O
. O

Why O
is O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
seen O
as O
the O
quintessential O
Taiwanese B-NORP
snake O
? O

And O
how O
much O
do O
we O
know O
about O
this O
endangered O
species O
which O
has O
been O
designated O
a O
" O
rare O
cultural O
resource O
" O
? O

" O
Every O
day O
at O
dusk O
, O
we O
heard O
a O
loud O
whistling O
sound O
from O
far O
off O
in O
the O
forest O
. O

The O
old O
folk O
told O
us O
it O
was O
the O
voice O
of O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
. O
. O
. O
. O
" O

In O
Academia O
Sinica O
researcher O
Hu O
Tai B-NORP
- O
li O
's O
documentary O
film O
Sounds B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Love I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Sorrow I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
released O
last O
year O
, O
about O
the O
life O
of O
veteran O
Paiwan B-NORP
nose O
- O
flautist O
Remaleg B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Chiang O
Chung O
- O
hsin O
-RRB- O
, O
Remaleg B-PERSON
's O
son O
Lavuras B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Chiang O
Cheng O
- O
hsin O
-RRB- O
recalls O
the O
poignantly O
beautiful O
sound O
of O
the O
hundred O
- O
pace O
viper O
as O
he O
heard O
it O
in O
his O
childhood O
in O
his O
old O
tribal O
village O
. O

He O
also O
recounts O
that O
it O
was O
to O
imitate O
the O
sound O
of O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
that O
the O
Paiwan B-NORP
developed O
the O
nose O
- O
flute O
. O

Traditional O
Paiwan B-NORP
beliefs O
include O
many O
spirits O
. O

The O
hundred O
- O
pace O
viper O
represents O
a O
guardian O
spirit O
who O
protects O
the O
Paiwan B-NORP
in O
their O
homeland O
around O
Mt. B-LOC
Tawu I-LOC
. O

" O
It O
is O
the O
spirit O
of O
life O
, O
the O
greatest O
of O
all O
the O
spirits O
. O
" O

Lavuras B-PERSON
says O
that O
60 O
% O
of O
Paiwan B-NORP
folk O
tales O
have O
to O
do O
with O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
. O

In O
the O
Paiwan B-NORP
village O
of O
Pingho B-GPE
, O
one O
of O
the O
two O
most O
important O
festivals O
was O
the O
Hundred O
- O
Pacer O
Festival O
, O
which O
used O
to O
be O
held O
once O
every O
ten O
years O
. O

" O
In O
our O
old O
village O
, O
the O
big O
tree O
under O
which O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacers O
lay O
coiled O
up O
was O
respected O
like O
a O
temple O
, O
and O
was O
seen O
as O
the O
seat O
of O
the O
tribe O
's O
soul O
, O
" O
Lavuras B-PERSON
recalls O
. O

According O
to O
aboriginal O
beliefs O
, O
the O
only O
way O
human O
beings O
can O
live O
safely O
on O
this O
earth O
is O
in O
a O
long O
- O
term O
relationship O
of O
friendship O
, O
mutual O
sacrifice O
and O
mutual O
support O
with O
the O
animals O
. O

The O
Paiwan B-NORP
images O
of O
the O
hundred O
- O
pace O
viper O
in O
Lavuras B-PERSON
' O
mind O
have O
never O
been O
menacing O
or O
sinister O
; O
they O
are O
mostly O
charming O
and O
beautiful O
. O

" O
Perhaps O
today O
we O
no O
longer O
believe O
in O
them O
as O
spirits O
, O
but O
they O
are O
still O
important O
symbols O
for O
the O
people O
of O
Mt. B-LOC
Tawu I-LOC
. O
" O

Other O
Taiwanese B-NORP
aboriginal O
peoples O
with O
a O
close O
relationship O
to O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
are O
the O
Bunun B-NORP
and O
the O
Rukai B-NORP
. O

The O
Bunun B-NORP
call O
the O
snake O
kaviiad O
, O
meaning O
" O
friend O
. O
" O

According O
to O
Bunun B-NORP
lore O
, O
if O
one O
meets O
a O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
one O
need O
only O
wave O
a O
red O
cloth O
at O
it O
and O
it O
will O
go O
away O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
top O
five O

However O
, O
among O
the O
Han B-NORP
Chinese I-NORP
, O
the O
hundred O
- O
pace O
viper O
is O
seen O
merely O
as O
a O
first O
- O
rate O
tonic O
medicine O
to O
boost O
male O
sexual O
powers O
. O

Paiwan B-NORP
poet O
Monaneng B-PERSON
has O
written O
: O
" O
The O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
is O
dead O
; O
/ O
They O
've O
put O
it O
in O
a O
big O
transparent O
medicine O
jar O
/ O
With O
' O
aphrodisiac O
' O
on O
the O
label O
, O
/ O
To O
tempt O
men O
wandering O
among O
back O
street O
red O
lights O
. O
/ O
The O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
of O
our O
fairytales O
is O
dead O
; O
/ O
We O
Paiwan B-NORP
worshipped O
its O
eggs O
as O
our O
ancestors O
, O
/ O
But O
now O
they O
've O
put O
it O
in O
a O
medicine O
jar O
/ O
As O
a O
tool O
to O
excite O
urban O
lust O
. O
. O
. O
. O
" O

The O
human O
tradition O
of O
eating O
snakes O
and O
using O
snakes O
for O
medicinal O
purposes O
goes O
back O
a O
long O
way O
. O

In O
subtropical O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
with O
its O
many O
native O
snakes O
, O
there O
were O
once O
snake O
research O
institutes O
and O
snake O
shops O
everywhere O
, O
and O
people O
made O
use O
of O
all O
kinds O
of O
snake O
products O
- O
snake O
meat O
, O
snake O
blood O
, O
snake O
penis O
, O
snake O
skin O
, O
and O
snake O
venom O
. O

The O
notions O
that O
one O
can O
best O
" O
fight O
poison O
with O
poison O
, O
" O
and O
that O
the O
more O
powerful O
a O
poison O
, O
the O
greater O
its O
tonic O
effect O
, O
have O
long O
made O
poisonous O
snakes O
into O
highly O
valued O
natural O
products O
. O

One O
in O
five O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
50 O
- O
odd O
species O
of O
land O
snakes O
are O
poisonous O
. O

The O
five O
best O
known O
and O
most O
frequently O
exploited O
are O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
habu O
-LRB- O
Trimeresurus O
mucrosquamatus O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
cobra O
-LRB- O
Naja O
naja O
atra O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
green O
tree O
viper O
-LRB- O
Trimeresurus O
stejnegeri O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
banded O
krait O
-LRB- O
Bungarus O
multicinctus O
-RRB- O
and O
the O
hundred O
- O
pace O
viper O
-LRB- O
Deinagkistrodon O
acutus O
, O
aka O
the O
sharp O
- O
nosed O
pit O
viper O
-RRB- O
. O

Most O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
venomous O
snakes O
live O
in O
low O
- O
altitude O
farmland O
and O
sparsely O
populated O
countryside O
. O

But O
the O
hundred O
- O
pace O
viper O
, O
which O
was O
never O
very O
numerous O
, O
is O
at O
home O
in O
densely O
forested O
areas O
at O
low O
to O
medium O
elevations O
in O
the O
mountains O
of O
eastern O
, O
central O
and O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

It O
grows O
to O
one O
- O
and O
- O
a O
- O
half O
meters O
or O
more O
- O
much O
the O
same O
length O
as O
the O
habu O
and O
cobra O
- O
but O
being O
far O
thicker O
and O
meatier O
it O
is O
much O
valued O
by O
gourmands O
. O

Since O
the O
snake O
is O
also O
sought O
after O
for O
its O
venom O
, O
it O
commands O
tremendously O
high O
prices O
. O

According O
to O
the O
report O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
A I-WORK_OF_ART
Survey I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Commercial I-WORK_OF_ART
Exploitation I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Hunting I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Taiwanese I-WORK_OF_ART
Snakes I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
by O
Lin B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
of O
Taipei B-ORG
Zoo I-ORG
, O
hundred O
- O
pace O
vipers O
sell O
for O
three O
times O
as O
much O
as O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
other O
poisonous O
snakes O
, O
and O
have O
been O
known O
to O
fetch O
upward O
of O
NT$ O
10,000 O
per O
catty O
-LRB- O
600 O
grams O
-RRB- O
. O

During O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
period O
under O
Japanese B-NORP
rule O
, O
injuries O
caused O
by O
poisonous O
snakes O
were O
a O
frequent O
occurrence O
, O
so O
in O
the O
1930s O
Tu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
of O
Taihoku O
Imperial O
-LRB- O
later O
National O
Taiwan O
-RRB- O
University O
Medical O
College O
began O
studying O
poisonous O
snakes O
, O
and O
started O
a O
trend O
of O
research O
into O
snake O
venom O
antiserums O
. O

Snake O
venoms O
contain O
complex O
combinations O
of O
enzymes O
, O
and O
as O
well O
as O
being O
useful O
for O
the O
treatment O
of O
snakebite O
, O
they O
have O
also O
been O
used O
as O
the O
basis O
for O
developing O
many O
new O
medical O
drugs O
such O
as O
anticoagulants O
and O
anesthetics O
. O

But O
due O
to O
their O
complexity O
, O
snake O
venoms O
are O
not O
easily O
synthesized O
, O
so O
they O
have O
to O
be O
milked O
directly O
from O
snakes O
. O

According O
to O
medical O
records O
of O
the O
time O
the O
hundred O
- O
pace O
viper O
caused O
more O
deaths O
than O
any O
other O
Taiwanese B-NORP
snake O
, O
so O
it O
became O
an O
important O
research O
topic O
. O

Lavuras B-PERSON
recalls O
that O
the O
largest O
numbers O
of O
hundred O
- O
pace O
vipers O
were O
caught O
in O
the O
period O
from O
the O
1960s O
to O
the O
1980s O
. O

As O
the O
fingers O
of O
development O
pushed O
up O
into O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
mountains O
and O
forests O
, O
hundred O
- O
pacers O
were O
forced O
into O
retreat O
everywhere O
, O
and O
in O
1989 O
the O
Council O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
put O
the O
snake O
on O
the O
endangered O
species O
list O
. O

The O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
is O
also O
the O
only O
snake O
species O
on O
the O
Council O
for O
Cultural O
Affairs O
' O
list O
of O
23 O
rare O
cultural O
resources O
. O

Since O
then O
the O
popular O
custom O
of O
eating O
hundred O
- O
pacers O
has O
gradually O
declined O
, O
and O
by O
1999 O
the O
number O
of O
hundred O
- O
pacers O
which O
the O
Department O
of O
Health B-ORG
's O
Center O
for O
Disease O
Control O
-LRB- O
CDC B-ORG
-RRB- O
applied O
to O
have O
caught O
to O
make O
antiserum O
had O
also O
fallen O
to O
30 O
. O

Regal O
style O

But O
is O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
really O
the O
most O
fearsome O
cold O
- O
blooded O
killer O
of O
all O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
poisonous O
snakes O
? O

Chen B-PERSON
Tsun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuan I-PERSON
, O
a O
section O
chief O
at O
the O
CDC O
, O
states O
that O
among O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
" O
top O
five O
" O
poisonous O
snakes O
, O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
in O
fact O
has O
the O
weakest O
venom O
. O

But O
its O
fangs O
are O
especially O
long O
, O
and O
it O
secretes O
the O
largest O
quantity O
of O
venom O
of O
any O
Taiwanese B-NORP
snake O
. O

However O
, O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
lives O
in O
the O
dark O
depths O
of O
the O
dense O
jungle O
, O
and O
its O
numbers O
are O
relatively O
small O
. O

Not O
only O
does O
it O
take O
a O
goodly O
portion O
of O
luck O
for O
a O
snake O
hunter O
to O
find O
a O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
- O
the O
number O
of O
people O
unfortunate O
enough O
to O
be O
bitten O
by O
one O
is O
also O
very O
small O
. O

One O
mountain O
lover O
who O
often O
encounters O
snakes O
on O
his O
hiking O
expeditions O
describes O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
as O
" O
cool O
, O
calm O
and O
collected O
, O
" O
and O
people O
who O
have O
kept O
or O
observed O
hundred O
- O
pacers O
also O
say O
they O
" O
do O
n't O
lash O
out O
blindly O
. O
" O

Hu O
Tai B-NORP
- O
li O
describes O
them O
as O
" O
really O
the O
chieftain O
among O
snakes O
- O
they O
have O
a O
serene O
, O
tolerant O
nature O
, O
and O
are O
not O
apt O
to O
attack O
people O
wantonly O
. O
" O

Perhaps O
it O
is O
because O
of O
this O
regal O
temperament O
that O
they O
are O
revered O
as O
ancestral O
spirits O
by O
the O
Paiwan B-NORP
. O

The O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
belongs O
to O
the O
viper O
family O
, O
which O
was O
the O
last O
of O
the O
snake O
families O
to O
evolve O
. O

Unlike O
the O
more O
primitive O
pythons O
and O
blind O
snakes O
, O
the O
vipers O
all O
have O
venom O
glands O
. O

Professor O
Tu O
Ming O
- O
chang O
of O
the O
biology O
department O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Normal I-ORG
University I-ORG
explains O
that O
snakes O
evolved O
from O
hole O
- O
dwelling O
animals O
, O
and O
lacking O
limbs O
, O
they O
are O
less O
agile O
than O
most O
quadrupeds O
. O

Their O
vision O
and O
hearing O
are O
also O
poor O
. O

Hence O
their O
poison O
fangs O
are O
almost O
the O
only O
tools O
they O
have O
to O
catch O
food O
and O
defend O
themselves O
with O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
Tu B-PERSON
and O
his O
research O
students O
have O
gradually O
researched O
the O
ecology O
of O
the O
viper O
species O
Trimeresurus O
gracilis O
, O
which O
is O
endemic O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
green O
tree O
viper O
. O

But O
few O
researchers O
have O
taken O
an O
interest O
in O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
, O
which O
lives O
deep O
in O
the O
forest O
and O
has O
limited O
distribution O
. O

Although O
it O
is O
an O
endangered O
species O
, O
lack O
of O
detailed O
information O
about O
such O
things O
as O
its O
reproductive O
cycle O
, O
preferred O
prey O
, O
range O
of O
activity O
and O
habits O
turns O
conservation O
efforts O
into O
little O
more O
than O
empty O
talk O
. O

Cold O
- O
blooded O
? O

Not O
me O
! O

It O
was O
only O
when O
Taipei B-ORG
Zoo I-ORG
began O
a O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
breeding O
program O
that O
people O
had O
the O
opportunity O
to O
understand O
the O
true O
face O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
hundred O
- O
pace O
vipers O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
, O
curator O
of O
the O
zoo O
's O
rescue O
center O
for O
amphibians O
and O
reptiles O
, O
says O
that O
the O
year O
before O
last O
there O
were O
six O
hundred O
- O
pacers O
in O
the O
rescue O
center O
which O
had O
been O
confiscated O
from O
a O
snake O
shop O
in O
Panchiao B-GPE
. O

Zoo O
staff O
felt O
that O
not O
enough O
was O
known O
about O
the O
snakes O
' O
habits O
for O
them O
to O
be O
successfully O
released O
back O
into O
the O
wild O
, O
and O
in O
order O
to O
have O
some O
substantive O
educational O
content O
to O
show O
visitors O
, O
they O
decided O
to O
start O
a O
breeding O
program O
. O

" O
Snake O
Daddy O
" O
Lin B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
says O
that O
as O
far O
as O
is O
known O
from O
observation O
of O
snakes O
in O
the O
wild O
, O
they O
live O
largely O
solitary O
lives O
. O

Their O
sense O
of O
smell O
is O
an O
important O
means O
of O
communication O
, O
and O
in O
the O
breeding O
season O
male O
snakes O
are O
attracted O
by O
scents O
released O
by O
the O
females O
. O

In O
late O
October O
1999 O
, O
the O
zoo O
began O
putting O
the O
male O
and O
female O
hundred O
- O
pacers O
together O
in O
pairs O
, O
and O
one O
pair O
took O
a O
liking O
to O
each O
other O
. O

The O
male O
gently O
courted O
the O
female O
by O
licking O
her O
head O
with O
his O
tongue O
. O

For O
the O
next O
three O
weeks O
the O
couple O
were O
inseparable O
, O
after O
which O
they O
gradually O
returned O
to O
their O
solitary O
lifestyles O
. O

In O
February O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
female O
snake O
's O
belly O
gradually O
began O
to O
swell O
, O
and O
an O
ultrasound O
examination O
confirmed O
she O
was O
pregnant O
. O

In O
the O
two O
weeks O
after O
she O
laid O
her O
eggs O
, O
the O
female O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
protected O
them O
vigorously O
. O

Not O
daring O
to O
anger O
her O
, O
the O
zoo O
staff O
waited O
for O
her O
maternal O
instincts O
to O
subside O
somewhat O
before O
removing O
the O
eggs O
. O

In O
August O
last O
year O
, O
as O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
being O
buffeted O
by O
a O
typhoon O
, O
over O
20 O
eggs O
hatched O
out O
into O
tiny O
snakes O
, O
which O
the O
zoo O
hopes O
can O
grow O
up O
safe O
and O
sound O
. O

During O
this O
first O
breeding O
session O
, O
for O
fear O
of O
anything O
going O
wrong O
with O
the O
pregnancy O
the O
zoo O
staff O
disturbed O
the O
mother O
snake O
as O
little O
as O
possible O
. O

But O
Lin B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
says O
that O
next O
time O
around O
they O
will O
gather O
more O
detailed O
data O
, O
such O
as O
weighing O
the O
female O
snake O
every O
week O
, O
to O
make O
a O
comprehensive O
record O
of O
the O
breeding O
process O
. O

Hear O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
's O
voice O

However O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
many O
hundred O
- O
pacers O
we O
can O
see O
at O
the O
zoo O
on O
future O
visits O
, O
it O
is O
obvious O
that O
we O
can O
not O
fully O
understand O
them O
just O
by O
seeing O
them O
in O
captivity O
. O

When O
Lavuras B-PERSON
mentioned O
at O
a B-EVENT
Symposium I-EVENT
on I-EVENT
Amphibian I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Reptile I-EVENT
Ecology I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Conservation I-EVENT
held O
by O
Taipei B-ORG
Zoo I-ORG
last O
year O
that O
the O
Paiwan B-NORP
used O
their O
nose O
- O
flutes O
to O
imitate O
the O
voice O
of O
the O
hundred O
- O
pace O
viper O
, O
all O
the O
biologists O
present O
said O
they O
had O
never O
heard O
a O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
make O
a O
sound O
. O

Lavuras B-PERSON
asked O
the O
scholars O
bluntly O
where O
they O
had O
seen O
hundred O
- O
pacers O
. O

If O
it O
was O
in O
the O
zoo O
, O
the O
snakes O
were O
away O
from O
their O
natural O
environment O
. O

But O
even O
if O
it O
was O
in O
the O
wild O
, O
with O
the O
great O
environmental O
changes O
of O
modern O
times O
the O
snakes O
might O
have O
been O
" O
struck O
dumb O
" O
too O
! O

Whether O
hundred O
- O
pacers O
really O
do O
have O
a O
voice O
is O
an O
unanswered O
question O
of O
biology O
. O

But O
perhaps O
the O
aborigines O
' O
open O
attitude O
toward O
and O
involvement O
in O
the O
natural O
world O
, O
as O
revealed O
in O
their O
legend O
of O
the O
nose O
flute O
, O
is O
something O
even O
harder O
to O
imagine O
for O
modern O
people O
who O
received O
a O
rationalist O
education O
and O
operate O
in O
a O
mechanized O
culture O
. O

Perhaps O
in O
this O
Year O
of O
the O
Snake O
, O
the O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
, O
just O
like O
the O
Paiwan B-NORP
people O
who O
also O
still O
live O
in O
close O
communion O
with O
nature O
, O
is O
singing O
us O
some O
long O
- O
forgotten O
songs O
of O
life O
- O
if O
only O
you O
are O
willing O
to O
listen O
with O
your O
soul O
. O

p. O
88 O

King O
of O
the O
snakes O
- O
resplendent O
in O
its O
pattern O
of O
black O
and O
brown O
triangles O
, O
the O
spirited O
hundred O
- O
pace O
viper O
raises O
its O
head O
alertly O
when O
disturbed O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Lin B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
89 O

The O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
is O
the O
guardian O
spirit O
of O
the O
Paiwan B-NORP
aborigines O
, O
who O
live O
around O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
Mt. B-LOC
Tawu I-LOC
. O

Striking O
images O
of O
the O
snake O
can O
be O
seen O
everywhere O
- O
in O
carvings O
, O
and O
on O
clothing O
and O
everyday O
items O
such O
as O
knife O
sheaths O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
-RRB- O
. O

p. O
90 O

The B-ORG
Taipei I-ORG
Zoo I-ORG
not O
only O
has O
cute O
- O
looking O
animals O
from O
overseas O
such O
as O
king O
penguins O
and O
wallabies O
. O

In O
the O
zoo O
's O
rescue O
center O
for O
amphibians O
and O
reptiles O
, O
curator O
Lin B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
has O
created O
a O
" O
bridal O
suite O
" O
for O
hundred O
- O
pace O
vipers O
. O

Pictured O
opposite O
are O
baby O
vipers O
which O
hatched O
out O
in O
August O
last O
year O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
92 O

Young O
Paiwan B-NORP
, O
dressed O
for O
the O
dance O
in O
clothes O
decorated O
with O
hundred O
- O
pacer O
patterns O
symbolic O
of O
their O
tribe O
. O

Their O
faces O
reveal O
a O
moving O
strength O
and O
mettle O
drawn O
from O
nature O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
-RRB- O

It O
's O
the O
" O
Knowledge O
- O
Based O
" O
Economy O
, O
Stupid O
! O

-LRB- O
Laura B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Jimmy B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

A O
saying O
has O
it O
that O
" O
knowledge O
is O
power O
. O
" O

But O
here O
at O
the O
turn O
of O
the O
century O
, O
people O
are O
discovering O
that O
knowledge O
is O
more O
than O
just O
power O
; O
it O
is O
also O
profit O
. O

Responding O
to O
the O
new O
realities O
, O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
has O
put O
forward O
a O
plan O
to O
develop O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
" O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
" O
which O
aims O
to O
double O
per O
capita O
income O
within O
ten O
years O
. O

This O
plan O
embraces O
the O
long-term O
economic O
goals O
of O
the O
new O
administration O
. O

But O
what O
is O
covered O
under O
the O
rubric O
of O
developing O
the O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
? O

What O
conditions O
are O
required O
to O
be O
successful O
? O

Does O
Taiwan B-GPE
meet O
these O
criteria O
? O

Did O
you O
know O
that O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
knowledge O
in O
the O
world O
has O
been O
produced O
in O
the O
half O
century O
since O
the O
end O
of O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
? O

And O
in O
20 O
years O
, O
what O
we O
know O
today O
will O
be O
only O
one O
percent O
of O
the O
total O
knowledge O
bank O
of O
our O
children O
! O

" O
It O
is O
estimated O
that O
the O
pool O
of O
human O
knowledge O
doubled O
once O
every O
fifty O
years O
in O
the O
19th O
century O
, O
and O
about O
once O
every O
ten O
years O
in O
the O
20th O
century O
. O

Now O
it O
doubles O
once O
every O
three O
to O
five O
years O
, O
" O
notes O
Wu B-PERSON
Se-hwa I-PERSON
, O
dean O
of O
the O
business O
school O
at O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

The O
explosive O
growth O
of O
information O
is O
the O
most O
distinctive O
feature O
of O
the O
20th O
century O
, O
and O
has O
brought O
sweeping O
changes O
to O
the O
world O
's O
political O
, O
social O
, O
and O
economic O
structure O
. O

Profit O
defines O
value O

In O
1992 O
, O
shortly O
after O
US B-GPE
president O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
took O
office O
, O
he O
declared O
that O
emphasis O
should O
be O
placed O
on O
research O
and O
development O
and O
on O
creating O
a O
" O
new O
economy O
. O
" O

It O
turns O
out O
that O
these O
last O
eight O
years O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
have O
been O
a O
golden O
age O
of O
high O
economic O
growth O
, O
falling O
unemployment O
, O
and O
stable O
prices O
. O

In O
1996 O
, O
the O
OECD O
coined O
the O
term O
" O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
, O
" O
and O
many O
governments O
have O
jumped O
on O
the O
bandwagon O
since O
. O

You O
can O
call O
it O
the O
" O
new O
economy O
" O
or O
the O
" O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
" O
or O
whatever O
, O
but O
what O
is O
it O
really O
? O

How O
can O
such O
an O
economy O
be O
created O
? O

Because O
each O
country O
has O
different O
development O
needs O
, O
there O
are O
many O
different O
answers O
to O
these O
questions O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
Se-hwa I-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
the O
term O
" O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
" O
refers O
to O
any O
economic O
activity O
based O
on O
the O
production O
or O
application O
of O
knowledge O
, O
in O
which O
" O
knowledge O
" O
includes O
all O
kinds O
of O
technology O
, O
patents O
, O
management O
know-how O
, O
and O
individual O
creations O
. O

It O
is O
not O
important O
how O
profound O
or O
esoteric O
the O
knowledge O
may O
be O
; O
what O
matters O
most O
is O
turning O
that O
knowledge O
into O
a O
product O
which O
can O
earn O
a O
profit O
. O

Looking O
back O
at O
the O
economic O
history O
of O
the O
West O
, O
in O
16th O
century O
society O
, O
agricultural O
products O
were O
the O
key O
to O
wealth O
and O
power O
. O

Whoever O
had O
the O
most O
, O
and O
most O
fertile O
, O
land O
was O
in O
a O
dominant O
position O
. O

In O
the O
industrial O
age O
, O
capitalists O
who O
commanded O
the O
wealth O
to O
buy O
machinery O
and O
hire O
workers O
, O
or O
who O
owned O
critical O
resources O
like O
coal O
and O
oil O
, O
replaced O
landowners O
as O
the O
dominant O
figures O
in O
the O
economy O
. O

But O
today O
, O
whoever O
owns O
systematized O
knowledge O
will O
win O
out O
over O
his O
or O
her O
competitors O
. O

When O
Lester B-PERSON
Thurow I-PERSON
, O
the O
well O
- O
known O
economist O
from O
the O
Massachusetts O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
, O
came O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
give O
a O
lecture O
a O
half O
year O
ago O
, O
he O
pointed O
to O
the B-ORG
Microsoft I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
as O
a O
prime O
example O
: O
Microsoft B-ORG
owns O
no O
farmland O
, O
no O
oil O
fields O
, O
no O
expensive O
and O
sophisticated O
factories O
, O
and O
no O
shops O
of O
its O
own O
. O

Its O
product O
fits O
onto O
a O
tiny O
microchip O
. O

Yet O
this O
company O
, O
relying O
only O
on O
the O
brainpower O
of O
several O
thousand O
engineers O
sitting O
in O
front O
of O
computers O
writing O
programs O
, O
has O
earned O
billions O
upon O
billions O
of O
dollars O
for O
owner O
Bill B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
300 O
million O
persons O
use O
Microsoft O
Windows O
each O
day O
around O
the O
world O
, O
with O
annual O
revenues O
reaching O
US$ O
25 O
billion O
. O

Knowledge O
petrie O
dish O

In O
the O
past O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
discovered O
much O
knowledge O
and O
invented O
much O
technology O
, O
but O
, O
influenced O
by O
the O
Confucian O
belief O
that O
profit O
was O
not O
a O
worthy O
application O
of O
wisdom O
, O
never O
converted O
these O
into O
commercial O
products O
. O

But O
in O
the O
face O
of O
today O
's O
dramatic O
global O
economic O
transformation O
, O
there O
is O
no O
choice O
but O
to O
try O
to O
turn O
knowledge O
into O
profit O
. O

And O
the O
thing O
that O
links O
knowledge O
with O
profit O
is O
information O
technology O
-LRB- O
IT O
-RRB- O
. O

Hsu B-PERSON
Wen-hsing I-PERSON
, O
founder O
of O
Smartek B-ORG
Engineering I-ORG
, O
whose O
company O
has O
twice O
won O
national O
awards O
in O
Taiwan O
for O
its O
fingerprint O
verification O
device O
, O
says O
that O
human O
history O
can O
be O
seen O
as O
the O
history O
of O
information O
. O

When O
Marco B-PERSON
Polo I-PERSON
visited O
the O
East O
in O
the O
13th O
century O
, O
if O
he O
had O
not O
left O
a O
written O
account O
of O
his O
travels O
, O
it O
would O
have O
been O
a O
virtually O
wasted O
trip O
. O

The O
recent O
enthusiasm O
for O
the O
Taipei B-GPE
exhibition O
of O
terracotta O
warriors O
from O
Xi'an B-GPE
is O
due O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
these O
long O
- O
buried O
figures O
contain O
information O
about O
mysteries O
dating O
back O
2000 O
years O
. O

Hsu B-PERSON
Wen-hsing I-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
in O
the O
past O
information O
was O
always O
tied O
to O
material O
objects O
, O
and O
remained O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
few O
. O

When O
the O
material O
objects O
disappeared O
, O
so O
did O
the O
information O
they O
contained O
. O

But O
now O
, O
thanks O
to O
IT O
, O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
history O
information O
can O
be O
forever O
stored O
in O
huge O
volume O
, O
ready O
and O
waiting O
to O
be O
manipulated O
, O
exchanged O
, O
and O
even O
sent O
across O
great O
distances O
. O

IT O
is O
like O
a O
petrie O
dish O
. O

Information O
cells O
swim O
around O
in O
it O
, O
and O
can O
divide O
, O
recombine O
, O
reproduce O
, O
and O
copy O
themselves O
without O
limit O
, O
opening O
up O
entirely O
new O
possibilities O
for O
the O
accumulation O
and O
application O
of O
knowledge O
. O

For O
example O
, O
computers O
are O
capable O
of O
finding O
numbers O
hidden O
under O
or O
scattered O
throughout O
a O
huge O
pile O
of O
data O
which O
is O
impenetrable O
to O
the O
human O
brain O
, O
and O
can O
analyze O
and O
clarify O
these O
numbers O
into O
useful O
know-how O
. O

" O
One O
order O
form O
is O
not O
information O
. O

But O
, O
by O
using O
a O
computer O
to O
save O
, O
connect O
, O
and O
search O
individual O
order O
forms O
, O
one O
can O
draw O
a O
thread O
through O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
them O
, O
and O
discern O
their O
regularities O
and O
variations O
. O

Now O
that O
's O
knowledge O
, O
" O
declares O
Simon B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Acer B-ORG
CyberCenter I-ORG
Services I-ORG
. O

At O
a O
glance O
you O
can O
find O
information O
such O
as O
regional O
and O
seasonal O
variations O
in O
sales O
, O
or O
market O
acceptance O
of O
a O
given O
product O
. O

And O
if O
there O
is O
a O
problem O
, O
it O
can O
be O
identified O
immediately O
, O
avoiding O
guesswork O
and O
wasted O
time O
. O

Everyone O
a O
multibillionaire O
! O

In O
the O
information O
world O
, O
everyone O
is O
equal O
. O

Though O
huge O
multinational O
corporations O
may O
have O
an O
edge O
in O
terms O
of O
information O
technology O
, O
since O
the O
rapid O
growth O
of O
the O
Internet O
in O
the O
1990s O
, O
' O
little O
guys O
' O
whom O
no O
one O
has O
ever O
heard O
of O
before O
- O
relying O
only O
on O
programming O
ability O
, O
creativity O
, O
and O
hard O
work O
- O
have O
had O
the O
space O
to O
bring O
their O
talents O
into O
play O
. O

The O
best O
- O
known O
example O
is O
Yahoo B-ORG
, O
the O
world O
's O
number O
one O
web O
portal O
. O

It O
all O
started O
with O
two O
Stanford B-ORG
PhD B-WORK_OF_ART
students O
looking O
for O
a O
way O
to O
categorize O
the O
websites O
online O
, O
who O
came O
up O
with O
a O
great O
idea O
for O
a O
way O
to O
make O
finding O
information O
easier O
for O
Internet O
users O
. O

With O
this O
idea O
, O
after O
six O
years O
of O
hard O
work O
, O
today O
Yahoo B-ORG
has O
a O
market O
value O
of O
US$ O
50 O
billion O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
five O
years O
profits O
have O
grown O
at O
a O
rate O
of O
9800 O
% O
, O
which O
has O
got O
to O
be O
some O
kind O
of O
record O
. O

However O
, O
though O
knowledge O
may O
be O
profitable O
, O
its O
value O
is O
subject O
to O
severe O
fluctuation O
. O

George B-PERSON
Tsao I-PERSON
, O
assistant O
vice O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Knowledge I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Center I-ORG
at O
Winbond B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
notes O
that O
in O
the O
past O
you O
could O
determine O
the O
worth O
of O
a O
company O
by O
adding O
up O
its O
fixed O
assets O
-LRB- O
such O
as O
land O
and O
factories O
-RRB- O
and O
liquid O
assets O
-LRB- O
such O
as O
cash O
-RRB- O
, O
with O
each O
calculable O
down O
to O
the O
last O
penny O
. O

But O
knowledge O
is O
intangible O
. O

Two O
different O
software O
packages O
burned O
onto O
identical O
chips O
can O
have O
grossly O
different O
values O
. O

Sometimes O
it O
all O
depends O
on O
luck O
or O
fads O
. O

The O
dramatic O
rise O
and O
fall O
of O
US B-GPE
software O
stocks O
this O
past O
year O
reflects O
the O
difficulty O
of O
assessing O
the O
value O
of O
knowledge O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
Se-hwa I-PERSON
points O
to O
Intel B-ORG
as O
a O
prime O
example O
of O
how O
knowledge O
can O
" O
convert O
silicon O
to O
gold O
. O
" O

A O
name O
- O
card O
sized O
CPU O
is O
in O
fact O
just O
a O
chipboard O
with O
complicated O
circuitry O
, O
with O
a O
unit O
cost O
of O
less O
than O
US$ O
35 O
. O

But O
because O
it O
includes O
unique O
information O
that O
makes O
the O
computer O
run O
, O
and O
carries O
the O
authority O
of O
" O
Intel B-ORG
inside O
, O
" O
it O
can O
fetch O
over O
US$ O
1000 O
in O
the O
marketplace O
, O
many O
times O
the O
cost O
of O
production O
. O

What O
about O
Taiwan B-GPE
? O

Clearly O
there O
is O
already O
a O
global O
trend O
in O
which O
an O
information O
economy O
is O
taking O
shape O
. O

What O
advantages O
does O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
for O
playing O
a O
larger O
role O
in O
this O
realm O
? O

Simon B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
who O
left O
the O
job O
of O
director O
of O
planning O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Science I-ORG
Council I-ORG
only O
six O
months O
ago O
to O
enter O
the O
private O
sector O
, O
points O
out O
that O
the O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
basically O
deals O
in O
information O
technology O
, O
and O
the O
IT O
industry O
is O
the O
most O
profitable O
region O
in O
the O
emerging O
geography O
of O
the O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
currently O
ranks O
fourth O
in O
the O
world O
in O
value O
of O
IT O
production O
, O
and O
, O
if O
you O
include O
the O
plants O
established O
by O
Taiwan B-GPE
investors O
across O
the O
globe O
, O
Taiwanese B-NORP
- O
controlled O
firms O
lead O
the O
world O
in O
manufacturing O
of O
IT O
hardware O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
a O
solid O
manufacturing O
base O
and O
a O
large O
pool O
of O
high O
quality O
human O
resources O
on O
which O
it O
can O
rely O
to O
develop O
the O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
. O

Also O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
a O
strong O
education O
system O
. O

The O
results O
of O
a O
recent O
international O
survey O
measuring O
the O
performance O
of O
junior O
high O
school O
students O
in O
natural O
sciences O
and O
math O
show O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
kids O
finished O
first O
in O
the O
former O
and O
third O
-LRB- O
behind O
only O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
Korea B-GPE
-RRB- O
in O
the O
latter O
. O

Alice B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
CEO O
of O
CyberLink B-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
whose O
firm O
has O
become O
a O
much O
- O
coveted O
new O
entry O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
and O
has O
drawn O
international O
attention O
with O
audio-visual O
software O
like O
Power B-PRODUCT
DVD I-PRODUCT
and O
Talking B-PRODUCT
Show I-PRODUCT
, O
says O
: O
" O
Talented O
people O
are O
at O
the O
root O
of O
knowledge O
. O
" O

AV O
software O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
produce O
, O
and O
staff O
must O
have O
a O
solid O
grounding O
in O
math O
. O

This O
is O
where O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
at O
an O
advantage O
. O

However O
, O
though O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
its O
strong O
points O
, O
there O
are O
also O
a O
number O
of O
problems O
and O
shortcomings O
. O

" O
The O
first O
thing O
to O
consider O
, O
says O
Wu B-PERSON
Se-hwa I-PERSON
, O
" O
is O
this O
: O

What O
kind O
of O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
is O
Taiwan B-GPE
most O
suited O
to O
? O
" O

Wu B-PERSON
says O
that O
right O
now O
what O
the O
government O
is O
focusing O
on O
and O
what O
stock O
market O
players O
most O
hope O
for O
is O
a O
US B-GPE
- O
style O
" O
new O
economy O
. O
" O

The O
focus O
is O
on O
new O
industries O
, O
such O
as O
software O
and O
the O
Internet O
, O
or O
communications O
technology O
, O
fiber O
- O
optics O
, O
biotechnology O
, O
and O
the O
like O
. O

But O
can O
the O
American B-NORP
model O
be O
reproduced O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
? O

There O
is O
little O
reason O
to O
be O
optimistic O
. O

The O
new O
economy O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
depends O
heavily O
, O
for O
one O
thing O
, O
on O
a O
deep O
foundation O
of O
basic O
scientific O
research O
, O
which O
comes O
up O
with O
revolutionary O
products O
like O
genetically O
modified O
foods O
. O

Another O
key O
factor O
is O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
has O
a O
mechanism O
for O
innovation O
and O
entrepreneurship O
, O
so O
that O
new O
ideas O
have O
a O
chance O
to O
be O
brought O
into O
play O
. O

The O
rapid O
growth O
in O
the O
new O
economy O
has O
driven O
a O
decade O
- O
long O
economic O
boom O
in O
the O
States B-GPE
. O

The O
old O
manufacturing O
economy O
has O
naturally O
been O
trimmed O
back O
, O
with O
factories O
relocating O
overseas O
, O
but O
American B-NORP
firms O
can O
depend O
on O
the O
rights O
to O
technology O
to O
earn O
a O
profit O
. O

Pearl B-PERSON
Tan I-PERSON
, O
public O
relations O
manager O
at O
Applied B-ORG
Materials I-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
the O
giant O
US B-GPE
semiconductor O
equipment O
manufacturer O
of O
the O
same O
name O
, O
points O
to O
a O
prime O
example O
: O
DRAM O
, O
the O
hottest O
industry O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
which O
was O
a O
monopoly O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
firm O
Texas B-ORG
Instruments I-ORG
. O

Tan B-PERSON
notes O
that O
although O
DRAM O
factories O
are O
closing O
one O
after O
another O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
patent O
royalties O
must O
still O
be O
paid O
to O
Texas B-ORG
Instruments I-ORG
for O
each O
and O
every O
one O
of O
the O
more O
than O
100 O
million O
DRAMs O
produced O
around O
the O
world O
annually O
. O

This O
is O
a O
classic O
" O
knowledge O
goose O
that O
lays O
golden O
eggs O
. O
" O

The O
new O
economy O
is O
a O
weapon O
by O
which O
the O
US B-GPE
dominates O
the O
world O
, O
with O
" O
the O
export O
of O
knowledge O
" O
replacing O
the O
export O
of O
goods O
. O

Yet O
, O
in O
the O
entire O
world O
, O
only O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
UK B-GPE
export O
more O
technology O
than O
they O
import O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
only O
these O
three O
countries O
have O
a O
surplus O
in O
" O
knowledge O
trade O
, O
" O
and O
can O
make O
money O
by O
selling O
knowledge O
. O

Of O
these O
three O
, O
US B-GPE
income O
from O
selling O
technology O
is O
four O
times O
the O
amount O
it O
spends O
buying O
technology O
elsewhere O
, O
and O
it O
earns O
enough O
each O
year O
in O
patent O
royalties O
to O
balance O
its O
enormous O
deficit O
in O
manufactured O
goods O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
still O
showing O
a O
nasty O
deficit O
in O
knowledge O
trade O
, O
with O
money O
going O
out O
twice O
as O
fast O
as O
it O
is O
coming O
in O
. O

The O
impressive O
American B-NORP
model O
would O
certainly O
be O
difficult O
to O
apply O
to O
the O
small O
" O
shallow O
" O
economy O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

As O
Ko B-PERSON
Chen-en I-PERSON
, O
dean O
of O
the O
College O
of O
Management O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
puts O
it O
: O
" O
You O
merely O
have O
to O
ask O
how O
many O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
winners O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
- O
not O
many O
- O
and O
you O
know O
its O
real O
ability O
to O
follow O
the O
US B-GPE
economic O
model O
. O
" O

Ko B-PERSON
relates O
that O
" O
high-risk O
and O
high-profit O
" O
revolutionary O
new O
technologies O
can O
normally O
only O
be O
created O
with O
enormous O
financial O
backing O
. O

In O
1999 O
, O
total O
expenditures O
on O
R&D O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
by O
both O
the O
government O
and O
private O
sector O
were O
a O
mere O
NT$ O
200 O
billion O
-LRB- O
about O
US B-GPE
$ O
6 O
billion O
-RRB- O
, O
less O
than O
was O
spent O
by O
IBM B-ORG
alone O
. O

Slow O
improvement O

In O
contrast O
to O
the O
" O
picking O
stars O
from O
the O
sky O
" O
US B-GPE
model O
, O
says O
Wu B-PERSON
Se-hwa I-PERSON
, O
" O
the O
European B-NORP
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
concept O
is O
closer O
to O
what O
Taiwan B-GPE
needs O
. O
" O

As O
Wu B-PERSON
explains O
, O
the O
OECD O
definition O
of O
the O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
embraces O
all O
kinds O
of O
industries O
, O
from O
Italian B-NORP
shoes O
to O
Dutch B-NORP
flowers O
. O

Any O
industry O
that O
increases O
its O
knowledge O
component O
, O
using O
knowledge O
to O
improve O
management O
, O
innovate O
, O
or O
improve O
quality O
, O
can O
be O
considered O
a O
knowledge O
industry O
. O

This O
is O
a O
much O
more O
practical O
ambition O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
a O
high O
proportion O
of O
traditional O
industry O
and O
is O
extremely O
dependent O
on O
OEM O
manufacturing O
to O
make O
money O
. O

In O
1998 O
Taiwan B-GPE
had O
more O
than O
4500 O
patents O
approved O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
ranking O
fourth O
. O

But O
not O
many O
of O
these O
were O
for O
original O
discoveries O
; O
most O
were O
in O
the O
category O
of O
improvements O
of O
old O
ideas O
, O
mainly O
ways O
to O
increase O
efficiency O
in O
the O
manufacturing O
process O
. O

Innovations O
that O
are O
improvements O
require O
less O
money O
for O
R&D O
, O
and O
do O
not O
require O
genius-like O
creativity O
, O
but O
can O
be O
made O
primarily O
by O
devoting O
more O
attention O
to O
a O
specific O
problem O
. O

S.T. B-PERSON
Day I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Small O
and O
Medium O
Enterprises O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
, O
and O
chairman O
of O
the O
San O
Sun O
Hat O
and O
Cap O
Company O
, O
takes O
the O
following O
case O
in O
point O
: O
On O
most O
caps O
there O
is O
an O
" O
eyelet O
" O
in O
the O
stitching O
. O

But O
, O
because O
of O
different O
machine O
designs O
, O
the O
gap O
can O
be O
80 O
, O
90 O
, O
or O
100 O
stitches O
, O
creating O
problems O
for O
quality O
control O
. O

San B-ORG
Sun I-ORG
created O
a O
computer O
program O
that O
ensures O
that O
machines O
leave O
a O
uniform O
gap O
of O
95 O
stitches O
, O
and O
even O
gets O
the O
machines O
to O
tie O
a O
lovely O
knot O
when O
the O
sticthcing O
is O
completed O
. O

This O
seemingly O
small O
improvement O
actually O
allows O
the O
firm O
to O
charge O
double O
the O
unit O
price O
per O
hat O
. O

Day O
has O
factories O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
Dominica B-GPE
. O

Wages O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
15 O
times O
greater O
than O
in O
the O
PRC B-GPE
, O
and O
100 O
times O
greater O
than O
in O
Burma B-GPE
. O

" O
If O
Taiwan B-GPE
workers O
just O
make O
hats O
and O
do O
nothing O
else O
, O
then O
it O
does O
n't O
pay O
. O

But O
if O
, O
because O
of O
their O
higher O
quality O
, O
these O
workers O
come O
up O
with O
their O
own O
ideas O
for O
improving O
the O
production O
process O
, O
then O
they O
are O
worth O
it O
, O
" O
says O
Day O
with O
the O
voice O
of O
experience O
. O

He O
says O
that O
in O
assessing O
the O
value O
of O
employees O
, O
you O
have O
to O
look O
at O
more O
than O
just O
the O
value O
of O
the O
product O
; O
you O
have O
to O
also O
take O
into O
account O
its O
" O
intelligence O
" O
value O
. O

San B-ORG
Sun I-ORG
insists O
it O
will O
not O
lay O
off O
any O
Taiwan B-GPE
workers O
, O
nor O
will O
it O
hire O
foreign O
laborers O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
its O
sales O
have O
not O
suffered O
as O
a O
result O
. O

Indeed O
, O
orders O
through O
October O
of O
2000 O
showed O
an O
increase O
of O
60 O
% O
over O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

VIA O
con O
dios O

VIA B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
, O
a O
stock O
market O
powerhouse O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
which O
has O
made O
a O
tremendous O
impact O
in O
the O
chipset O
market O
these O
past O
two O
years O
, O
and O
which O
is O
even O
threatening O
the O
dominant O
position O
of O
Intel B-ORG
, O
has O
adopted O
a O
different O
strategy O
for O
gradually O
expanding O
its O
territory O
. O

William B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
who O
works O
in O
public O
relations O
at O
VIA B-ORG
, O
says O
that O
the O
production O
of O
chipsets O
is O
a O
high O
risk O
activity O
. O

So O
, O
taking O
advantage O
of O
the O
boom O
in O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
stock O
market O
over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
the O
company O
went O
on O
a O
binge O
of O
hiring O
, O
acquisitions O
, O
and O
strategic O
alliances O
, O
expanding O
in O
size O
rapidly O
. O

Lee B-GPE
says O
that O
in O
the O
past O
, O
VIA B-ORG
's O
chipsets O
were O
designed O
completely O
to O
support O
Intel B-ORG
specification O
CPUs O
. O

In O
1998 O
, O
when O
Intel B-ORG
insisted O
on O
sticking O
with O
expensive O
Rambus B-ORG
memory O
chips O
despite O
a O
poor O
market O
response O
, O
VIA B-ORG
saw O
its O
opportunity O
: O

It O
began O
promoting O
use O
of O
the O
P133 O
memory O
chip O
, O
which O
had O
been O
created O
by O
an O
international O
consortium O
and O
was O
provided O
to O
factories O
free O
of O
charge O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
, O
VIA B-ORG
had O
challenged O
the O
" O
big O
boss O
, O
" O
Intel B-ORG
. O

In O
the O
latter O
half O
of O
1999 O
, O
VIA B-ORG
acquired O
two O
CPU O
companies O
in O
the O
States B-GPE
, O
giving O
it O
an O
independent O
ability O
to O
develop O
CPUs O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
half O
a O
year O
ago O
it O
entered O
into O
cooperation O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
graphics O
powerhouse O
S3 O
to O
make O
graphics O
chips O
. O

In O
these O
ways O
, O
VIA B-ORG
is O
moving O
step O
by O
step O
to O
enlarge O
its O
intellectual O
holdings O
. O

" O
You O
have O
to O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
technology O
already O
on O
hand O
before O
you O
can O
start O
talking O
about O
systematic O
integration O
and O
trying O
out O
major O
innovations O
, O
" O
says O
Lee B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
only O
now O
that O
VIA B-ORG
can O
escape O
from O
the O
specifications O
dictated O
by O
large O
multinational O
firms O
, O
and O
create O
innovative O
products O
of O
its O
own O
. O

To O
meet O
future O
market O
demand O
for O
home O
appliances O
that O
are O
inexpensive O
, O
multi-functional O
, O
and O
portable O
, O
the O
main O
direction O
will O
be O
to O
get O
all O
the O
functions O
on O
to O
a O
single O
chip O
. O

VIA B-ORG
has O
designed O
a O
new O
3 O
- O
in O
- O
1 O
chipset O
which O
includes O
CPU O
, O
memory O
, O
and O
graphics O
, O
which O
are O
expected O
to O
formally O
hit O
the O
market O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
2001 O
. O

As O
Lee B-GPE
reveals O
: O
" O
No O
one O
has O
ever O
done O
this O
before O
. O

We O
are O
trying O
something O
new O
. O
" O

Save O
the O
idiots O
! O

Nonetheless O
, O
knowledge O
and O
creativity O
are O
intangible O
, O
and O
it O
is O
not O
always O
easy O
to O
determine O
ownership O
. O

This O
is O
especially O
problematic O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
where O
some O
people O
still O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
very O
clear O
idea O
about O
intellectual O
property O
rights O
, O
and O
legal O
protections O
are O
less O
than O
comprehensive O
. O

This O
is O
a O
potential O
problem O
for O
the O
development O
of O
the O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

" O
Many O
innovations O
just O
represent O
going O
a O
little O
bit O
further O
in O
thinking O
about O
a O
problem O
than O
the O
other O
guys O
, O
and O
once O
the O
secret O
is O
uncovered O
, O
it O
is O
easy O
for O
them O
to O
copy O
the O
idea O
, O
" O
says O
Simon B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
. O

The O
most O
famous O
example O
in O
the O
industry O
involves O
a O
certain O
company O
that O
wanted O
to O
create O
information O
systems O
like O
storage O
and O
document O
handling O
. O

It O
invited O
a O
number O
of O
information O
industry O
firms O
to O
give O
briefings O
on O
their O
products O
. O

After O
a O
while O
, O
this O
former O
" O
outsider O
" O
became O
an O
insider O
, O
and O
created O
its O
own O
product O
, O
congratulating O
itself O
on O
saving O
so O
much O
money O
in O
the O
process O
. O

Simon B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
notes O
that O
a O
major O
innovation O
usually O
is O
nested O
in O
a O
lot O
of O
small O
innovations O
. O

If O
small O
innovations O
are O
not O
recognized O
, O
or O
do O
not O
get O
appropriate O
market O
rewards O
, O
this O
will O
destroy O
the O
motivation O
to O
innovate O
at O
all O
. O

This O
is O
precisely O
the O
problem O
now O
being O
faced O
by O
Comdek B-ORG
, O
the O
first O
company O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
produce O
medical O
instruments O
such O
as O
blood O
- O
oxygen O
monitors O
and O
ear O
thermometers O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Y.S. I-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
, O
general O
manager O
at O
Comdek B-ORG
, O
points O
out O
that O
the O
quick O
and O
easy O
process O
of O
taking O
body O
temperature O
through O
the O
ear O
was O
developed O
by O
an O
American B-NORP
company O
, O
and O
the O
German B-NORP
giant O
Boehringer-Ingelheim B-ORG
paid O
a O
huge O
amount O
of O
money O
for O
the O
patent O
so O
they O
could O
begin O
production O
. O

Comdek B-ORG
took O
the O
basic O
principle O
, O
and O
went O
to O
work O
on O
it O
, O
eventually O
coming O
up O
with O
their O
own O
version O
, O
for O
which O
they O
have O
been O
awarded O
a O
patent O
. O

But O
when O
Comdek B-ORG
's O
product O
came O
out O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
still O
found O
himself O
in O
a O
vicious O
struggle O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
pirate O
firms O
: O
" O
It O
's O
equivalent O
to O
making O
fools O
out O
of O
those O
of O
us O
who O
invest O
the O
money O
to O
do O
research O
and O
development O
! O
" O

Kuo B-PERSON
says O
that O
while O
there O
has O
been O
some O
improvement O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
with O
regard O
to O
protection O
of O
intellectual O
property O
rights O
, O
there O
is O
still O
not O
enough O
for O
those O
who O
invest O
in O
development O
and O
innovation O
. O

Comdek B-ORG
has O
closed O
its O
laboratory O
and O
production O
line O
to O
any O
outside O
visits O
, O
and O
has O
not O
ruled O
out O
the O
possibility O
of O
moving O
its O
lab O
overseas O
to O
get O
away O
from O
industrial O
espionage O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Looking O
for O
a O
Taiwan O
McDonald O
's O

Espionage O
reflects O
a O
lack O
of O
respect O
for O
knowledge O
. O

But O
there O
is O
also O
the O
problem O
of O
insufficient O
awareness O
of O
the O
potential O
value O
of O
knowledge O
, O
so O
that O
, O
as O
Wu B-PERSON
Se-hwa I-PERSON
says O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
firms O
" O
are O
sitting O
on O
a O
mountain O
of O
gold O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
know O
that O
they O
can O
sell O
what O
they O
know O
for O
hard O
cash O
. O
" O

" O
The O
most O
' O
classic O
' O
form O
of O
knowledge O
product O
is O
one O
in O
which O
the O
intangible O
value O
of O
the O
knowledge O
transcends O
the O
tangible O
value O
of O
the O
product O
, O
and O
can O
be O
reproduced O
in O
large O
volume O
at O
low O
cost O
, O
thus O
earning O
huge O
profits O
. O
" O

Wu B-PERSON
points O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
coffee O
shop O
chain O
Starbucks B-ORG
. O

Can O
they O
really O
make O
huge O
profits O
just O
by O
selling O
cups O
of O
coffee O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
bucks O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

The O
headquarters O
company O
in O
fact O
spends O
most O
of O
its O
time O
handling O
the O
sale O
of O
franchise O
rights O
worldwide O
. O

What O
Starbucks B-ORG
sells O
is O
not O
coffee O
, O
but O
" O
the O
knowledge O
of O
how O
to O
run O
a O
coffee O
shop O
. O
" O

The O
same O
logic O
applies O
to O
McDonalds B-ORG
: O

Who O
does O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
draw O
their O
" O
golden O
arches O
" O
trademark O
? O

It O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
require O
any O
great O
wisdom O
to O
have O
a O
bright O
and O
clean O
store O
with O
fast O
- O
food O
service O
, O
but O
when O
you O
link O
this O
simple O
product O
together O
with O
a O
trademark O
, O
powerful O
name O
recognition O
, O
and O
high O
quality O
control O
, O
the O
result O
has O
swept O
the O
globe O
. O

Now O
over O
20,000 O
franchises O
worldwide O
work O
to O
expand O
the O
company O
's O
territory O
while O
the O
headquarters O
takes O
0.5 O
% O
of O
operating O
revenues O
as O
its O
share O
for O
as O
long O
as O
the O
franchise O
lasts O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
as O
Taiwan B-GPE
firms O
have O
increasingly O
invested O
abroad O
, O
the O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
experience O
" O
has O
penetrated O
deeply O
into O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

In O
both O
the O
manufacturing O
and O
service O
sectors O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
businessmen O
have O
proven O
adept O
at O
flexibly O
adapting O
to O
local O
society O
. O

But O
now O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
methods O
are O
well O
understood O
and O
widely O
copied O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
investors O
are O
being O
dropped O
by O
their O
local O
partners O
. O

" O
Taiwan B-GPE
companies O
do O
n't O
understand O
how O
to O
ensure O
their O
earnings O
from O
management O
knowledge O
and O
company O
name O
recognition O
, O
and O
are O
not O
in O
the O
habit O
of O
selling O
rights O
or O
earning O
royalties O
, O
" O
says O
Wu B-PERSON
with O
regret O
, O
as O
he O
offers O
the O
following O
examples O
: O
Taiwan B-GPE
department O
stores O
are O
a O
cut O
above O
PRC B-GPE
state O
- O
run O
stores O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
construction O
industry O
has O
the O
knack O
for O
systematic O
management O
, O
and O
even O
industries O
like O
eel O
- O
raising O
have O
their O
own O
technologies O
and O
operating O
methods O
, O
but O
people O
only O
think O
about O
keeping O
these O
secrets O
to O
themselves O
and O
making O
money O
by O
working O
on O
their O
own O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
spread O
knowledge O
so O
that O
others O
will O
make O
money O
for O
them O
! O

Of O
course O
, O
to O
sell O
operational O
know-how O
, O
this O
knowledge O
must O
be O
converted O
into O
steps O
, O
systems O
, O
and O
standards O
, O
and O
must O
be O
well O
- O
packaged O
. O

And O
trademarks O
and O
patents O
must O
be O
employed O
to O
deter O
potential O
pirates O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
suggests O
that O
organizations O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
which O
are O
dedicated O
to O
teaching O
management O
methods O
, O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Productivity I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
should O
assist O
companies O
in O
systematizing O
and O
selling O
the O
rights O
to O
their O
mangement O
and O
operating O
philosophies O
, O
so O
that O
the O
uniquely O
flexible O
Taiwan B-GPE
approach O
to O
business O
can O
be O
reproduced O
and O
marketed O
worldwide O
. O

" O
If O
only O
people O
would O
change O
their O
attitudes O
, O
the O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
could O
have O
many O
new O
components O
, O
and O
every O
industry O
, O
firm O
, O
or O
individual O
could O
find O
an O
opportunity O
to O
make O
money O
on O
this O
new O
frontier O
, O
" O

concludes O
Wu B-PERSON
. O

Looking O
to O
the O
future O
, O
the O
road O
to O
a O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
is O
long O
, O
but O
it O
is O
the O
only O
choice O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

What O
is O
most O
important O
now O
is O
to O
remove O
obstacles O
from O
the O
path O
, O
and O
to O
make O
each O
stride O
as O
large O
and O
quick O
as O
possible O
. O

p. O
006 O

Bringing O
brain O
power O
together O
with O
computer O
power O
is O
what O
developing O
the O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
is O
all O
about O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua-chih I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
008 O

" O
Why O
not O
have O
a O
little O
fun O
while O
you O
are O
at O
it O
? O
" O

In O
the O
new O
economy O
, O
creativity O
is O
king O
. O

This O
Japanese B-NORP
electronic O
dog O
, O
known O
as O
Aibo B-PRODUCT
, O
was O
a O
hit O
at O
the O
Taipei O
Expo B-EVENT
international O
information O
industry O
exhibition O
. O

p. O
009 O

A O
national O
conference O
on O
the O
development O
of O
the O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
, O
convened O
in O
early O
November O
of O
2000 O
, O
laid O
the O
groundwork O
for O
the O
future O
direction O
of O
economic O
development O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
was O
a O
move O
by O
the O
government O
to O
increase O
confidence O
in O
the O
economy O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

p. O
010 O

Cyberlink B-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
has O
become O
the O
darling O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
with O
new O
AV O
technology O
like O
Power B-PRODUCT
DVD I-PRODUCT
and O
Talking B-PRODUCT
Show I-PRODUCT
. O

CEO O
Alice B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
is O
one O
of O
the O
prime O
movers O
behind O
the O
scenes O
. O

p. O
010 O

Hsu B-PERSON
Wen-hsing I-PERSON
, O
whose O
firm O
has O
produced O
an O
award O
- O
winning O
fingerprint O
verification O
device O
, O
aspires O
to O
a O
future O
in O
which O
the O
catch-phrase O
CIT O
-LRB- O
" O
created O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
" O
-RRB- O
will O
become O
even O
more O
widely O
used O
that O
the O
current O
MIT O
-LRB- O
" O
made O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
" O
-RRB- O
. O

p. O
011 O

The B-ORG
Winbond I-ORG
Knowledge I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
led O
by O
assistant O
vice O
president O
George B-PERSON
Tsao I-PERSON
, O
was O
founded O
a O
half O
year O
ago O
to O
provide O
overall O
management O
of O
the O
company O
's O
scattered O
knowledge O
assets O
, O
and O
to O
bring O
to O
the O
surface O
the O
intellectual O
treasures O
locked O
in O
employees O
' O
heads O
. O

p. O
011 O
Comdek B-ORG

Industrial O
Corporation O
, O
one O
of O
the O
few O
medical O
instrument O
manufacturers O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
has O
won O
numerous O
awards O
for O
its O
products O
. O

General O
manager O
Michael B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
here O
displays O
a O
portable O
blood O
- O
oxygen O
monitor O
. O

p. O
012 O
Motorcycles O

may O
be O
a O
traditional O
industry O
. O

But O
application O
of O
computer O
controlled O
technologies O
can O
increase O
their O
knowledge O
component O
and O
raise O
competitiveness O
. O

p. O
013 O

An O
alien O
invasion O
? O

No O
, O
it O
's O
just O
visitors O
at O
a O
new O
car O
exhibition O
" O
road O
- O
testing O
" O
the O
speedy O
vehicles O
in O
virtual O
reality O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Diago B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
014 O

Information O
, O
knowledge O
, O
and O
technology O
are O
not O
only O
changing O
society O
and O
the O
economy O
, O
but O
will O
transform O
the O
future O
as O
well O
. O

High O
- O
Tech O
Disc O
Jockey O
: O

Ritek B-ORG
's O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON

-LRB- O
Laura B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Jimmy B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Barnard I-PERSON
-RRB- O

" O
MP3 O
is O
fine O
when O
you O
're O
using O
it O
with O
earphones O
, O
but O
if O
you O
try O
to O
play O
it O
through O
speakers O
, O
the O
bass O
just O
disappears O
. O

CDs O
are O
much O
better O
. O
" O

Recently O
Ritek B-ORG
released O
a O
mini O
disc O
that O
can O
be O
used O
with O
MP3 O
players O
or O
PDAs O
that O
has O
attracted O
great O
attention O
on O
the O
market O
. O

But O
in O
the O
view O
of O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
, O
Ritek B-ORG
's O
CEO O
, O
MP3 O
is O
little O
more O
than O
a O
toy O
for O
kids O
. O

It O
's O
simply O
not O
good O
enough O
for O
more O
discriminating O
audiophiles O
. O

Optoelectronics O
is O
seemingly O
the O
exclusive O
province O
of O
the O
new O
" O
technobility O
, O
" O
in O
which O
case O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
, O
a O
plastics O
entrepreneur O
and O
manufacturer O
of O
phonograph O
records O
, O
breaks O
the O
mold O
. O

At O
the O
age O
of O
60 O
, O
he O
created O
Ritek B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
now O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
manufacturer O
of O
CD O
- O
ROMs O
, O
shipping O
2 O
billion O
a O
year O
. O

This O
old O
technologist O
, O
now O
73 O
, O
has O
been O
a O
key O
behind O
- O
the O
- O
scenes O
player O
in O
bringing O
high O
- O
quality O
products O
to O
the O
world O
's O
audiophiles O
and O
videophiles O
. O

Hsu B-PERSON
Tsang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
houei I-PERSON
, O
a O
major O
figure O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
music O
who O
recently O
passed O
away O
, O
specially O
thanked O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
when O
the O
CD O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Selection I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Taiwanese I-WORK_OF_ART
Folk I-WORK_OF_ART
Music I-WORK_OF_ART
was O
released O
last O
November O
. O

Almost O
all O
of O
the O
musicians O
on O
hand O
for O
the O
launch O
had O
heard O
of O
Yeh B-PERSON
, O
but O
very O
few O
knew O
that O
he O
was O
the O
CEO O
of O
Ritek B-ORG
, O
a O
company O
worth O
billions O
of O
NT O
dollars O
. O

Treasure O
amid O
black O
plastic O

Before O
founding O
Ritek B-ORG
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
was O
already O
a O
well O
- O
known O
figure O
in O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
recording O
industry O
. O

In O
the O
1960s O
, O
Hsu B-PERSON
Tsang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
houei I-PERSON
, O
Shih B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON
and O
other O
musicians O
labored O
hard O
at O
making O
collections O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
folk O
songs O
, O
but O
they O
were O
n't O
able O
to O
release O
them O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
until O
1979 O
, O
when O
Hsu B-PERSON
delivered O
an O
impassioned O
speech O
at O
the B-ORG
Sanchung I-ORG
Rotary I-ORG
Club I-ORG
about O
this O
problem O
, O
that O
it O
struck O
a O
chord O
with O
someone O
who O
could O
do O
something O
about O
it O
. O

At O
that O
time O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
was O
CEO O
of O
First B-ORG
Records I-ORG
, O
which O
subsequently O
released O
a O
series O
of O
21 O
albums O
, O
including O
recordings O
of O
Hakka B-NORP
eight O
tone O
, O
Fujian B-GPE
ten O
tone O
, O
Hengchun O
- O
style O
sing O
- O
and O
- O
tell O
, O
and O
so O
forth O
. O

It O
was O
the O
best O
collection O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
folk O
music O
ever O
made O
. O

Although O
the O
series O
, O
as O
expected O
, O
did O
n't O
make O
any O
money O
, O
for O
three O
years O
running O
it O
won O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Golden I-WORK_OF_ART
Tripod I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
highest O
music O
award O
. O

" O
It O
's O
not O
that O
I O
'm O
especially O
fond O
of O
music O
or O
culture O
, O
" O
says O
Yeh B-PERSON
, O
who O
studied O
engineering O
in O
the O
last O
Japanese B-NORP
- O
era O
class O
of O
what O
became O
the O
National O
Taipei O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
. O

" O
But O
my O
work O
in O
the O
recording O
industry O
brought O
me O
into O
contact O
with O
Peking B-GPE
opera O
, O
beiguan O
and O
nanguan O
music O
, O
and O
so O
forth O
. O

I O
felt O
that O
those O
recordings O
were O
very O
educational O
and O
ought O
to O
be O
preserved O
. O
" O

Yeh B-PERSON
still O
regrets O
that O
he O
did O
n't O
have O
video O
equipment O
, O
so O
he O
could O
n't O
also O
make O
video O
records O
of O
folk O
music O
performances O
. O

Back O
in O
the O
early O
1950s O
the O
24 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Yeh B-PERSON
worked O
with O
the O
Broadcasting O
Corporation O
of O
China B-GPE
to O
record O
albums O
of O
BCC B-ORG
singers O
on O
equipment O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
had O
left O
behind O
. O

He O
became O
a O
major O
player O
in O
the O
Taipei B-GPE
music O
industry O
. O

" O
We O
recorded O
Tzu O
Wei O
's O
first O
record O
, O
Green B-WORK_OF_ART
Island I-WORK_OF_ART
Tune I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
says O
Yeh B-PERSON
, O
half O
closing O
his O
eyes O
as O
he O
recalls O
those O
days O
. O

" O
Who O
would O
have O
thought O
it O
would O
still O
be O
popular O
today O
? O
" O

Later O
Yeh B-PERSON
established O
the O
Platinum O
Music O
recording O
studio O
and O
went O
abroad O
to O
keep O
up O
on O
the O
latest O
industry O
trends O
. O

The O
first O
to O
bring O
multi-track O
stereo O
recording O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
he O
made O
a O
big O
contribution O
toward O
raising O
standards O
in O
the O
recording O
industry O
here O
. O

Platinum B-ORG
is O
still O
going O
, O
run O
by O
senior O
recording O
engineer O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
's O
oldest O
son O
. O

It O
is O
still O
one O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
leading O
studios O
, O
having O
recorded O
such O
chart O
toppers O
as O
Luo O
Ta O
- O
yu O
's O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Small I-WORK_OF_ART
Town I-WORK_OF_ART
Lukang I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Wang O
Chieh O
's O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
A I-WORK_OF_ART
Game I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Dream I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
as O
well O
as O
recent O
works O
by O
Chen B-PERSON
Shan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ni I-PERSON
. O

Cigarette O
cases O
and O
plastic O
milk O
bottles O

Although O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
has O
worked O
in O
the O
recording O
industry O
, O
his O
field O
is O
really O
plastics O
and O
machinery O
. O

After O
graduating O
from O
college O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
opened O
the B-ORG
Mingli I-ORG
Plastics I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
. O

Their O
first O
product O
was O
a O
plastic O
cigarette O
case O
. O

Back O
in O
those O
days O
farmers O
would O
always O
put O
cigarettes O
in O
their O
pockets O
when O
they O
went O
to O
the O
fields O
, O
but O
they O
would O
often O
find O
that O
their O
cigarettes O
would O
get O
crushed O
before O
they O
had O
a O
chance O
to O
smoke O
them O
. O

Both O
the O
cases O
and O
the O
machines O
to O
make O
them O
sold O
well O
all O
over O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Noting O
that O
glass O
baby O
bottles O
often O
cracked O
when O
boiled O
for O
sterilization O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
then O
came O
up O
with O
the O
idea O
of O
replacing O
glass O
with O
polyethylene O
. O

His O
factory O
was O
the O
first O
in O
the O
world O
to O
produce O
plastic O
baby O
bottles O
. O

Yeh B-PERSON
also O
made O
the O
sterilizers O
, O
and O
both O
lines O
proved O
to O
be O
very O
profitable O
. O

In O
was O
in O
this O
period O
that O
he O
met O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
factory O
across O
from O
his O
, O
who O
was O
a O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
member O
. O

Through O
him O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
reestablished O
connections O
with O
BCC B-ORG
and O
once O
again O
threw O
himself O
into O
the O
recording O
industry O
. O

Yeh B-PERSON
recalls O
a O
" O
beautiful O
accident O
" O
: O
He O
bought O
a O
second O
- O
hand O
electroplater O
from O
a O
Japanese B-GPE
and O
tried O
to O
plate O
various O
plastic O
products O
with O
chrome O
so O
as O
to O
make O
them O
more O
resilient O
. O

Only O
after O
repeated O
failures O
and O
much O
frustration O
did O
he O
think O
about O
electroplating O
his O
black O
plastic O
albums O
with O
nickel O
and O
copper O
to O
make O
them O
stronger O
. O

This O
thrust O
him O
into O
the O
realm O
of O
media O
storage O
. O

" O
The O
times O
change O
faster O
with O
each O
wave O
, O
" O
says O
Yeh B-PERSON
. O

He O
explains O
that O
it O
took O
100 O
years O
after O
Edison B-GPE
invented O
phonograph O
records O
for O
something O
better O
- O
laser O
disks O
- O
to O
appear O
. O

Their O
replacements O
, O
CDs O
and O
VCDs O
, O
are O
now O
cresting O
, O
soon O
to O
be O
vanquished O
by O
DVDs O
, O
which O
though O
next O
in O
line O
are O
already O
feeling O
mini-disks O
closing O
in O
on O
them O
. O

Global O
CD O
- O
ROM O
wars O

Competing O
in O
the O
information O
age O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
has O
seen O
industries O
rise O
and O
fall O
. O

Resilient O
and O
flexible O
, O
he O
never O
recoils O
from O
challenges O
. O

Back O
when O
CDs O
were O
still O
in O
their O
infancy O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
relied O
on O
his O
old O
relationship O
with O
Sony B-ORG
and O
found O
a O
team O
of O
engineers O
associated O
with O
the B-ORG
Industrial I-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
before O
he O
made O
a O
push O
into O
CD O
production O
. O

Starting O
from O
simple O
pieces O
of O
compressed O
plastic O
, O
they O
went O
one O
step O
at O
a O
time O
, O
building O
a O
sturdy O
foundation O
of O
technical O
knowledge O
that O
Ritek B-ORG
still O
enjoys O
today O
. O

In O
1990 O
Ritek B-ORG
started O
to O
press O
CDs O
, O
becoming O
the O
first O
mass O
- O
production O
manufacturer O
of O
CDs O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Back O
then O
, O
it O
cost O
Japanese B-NORP
manufacturers O
about O
NT$ O
80 O
to O
press O
one O
CD O
. O

Ritek B-ORG
garnered O
market O
share O
by O
undercutting O
the O
competition O
and O
charging O
only O
NT$ O
50 O
. O

With O
the O
support O
that O
Yeh B-PERSON
had O
long O
enjoyed O
in O
the O
recording O
industry O
here O
, O
Ritek B-ORG
was O
easily O
able O
to O
market O
its O
goods O
. O

What O
really O
brought O
Ritek B-ORG
into O
the O
realm O
of O
high O
- O
technology O
was O
developing O
its O
own O
CD O
- O
Rs O
-LRB- O
recordable O
CDs O
-RRB- O
. O

Taking O
a O
different O
tack O
from O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
, O
who O
were O
plating O
CD O
- O
Rs O
with O
a O
thin O
gold O
layer O
, O
Ritek B-ORG
instead O
developed O
a O
cheap O
and O
high O
- O
quality O
process O
for O
coating O
them O
with O
silver O
or O
aluminum O
. O

These O
allowed O
for O
a O
much O
lower O
price O
that O
in O
turn O
created O
more O
demand O
. O

It O
is O
yet O
another O
example O
of O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
company O
starting O
a O
global O
price O
war O
. O

Marching O
forward O

Being O
competitive O
in O
terms O
of O
price O
is O
one O
of O
Ritek B-ORG
's O
strong O
points O
, O
but O
it O
's O
not O
the O
whole O
story O
behind O
the O
company O
's O
success O
. O

Another O
important O
factor O
is O
that O
at O
key O
moments O
Yeh B-PERSON
has O
not O
hesitated O
to O
invest O
the O
necessary O
sums O
when O
it O
was O
necessary O
to O
bring O
the O
technology O
to O
the O
next O
level O
. O

" O
Ten O
years O
ago O
, O
when O
we O
first O
started O
producing O
CDs O
, O
one O
machine O
required O
five O
or O
six O
persons O
to O
operate O
, O
" O
Yeh B-PERSON
recalls O
. O

" O
When O
a O
flood O
of O
orders O
came O
in O
, O
we O
'd O
have O
everyone O
working O
overtime O
with O
shifts O
going O
around O
the O
clock O
, O
but O
we O
still O
were O
n't O
able O
to O
keep O
up O
with O
demand O
. O

That O
's O
when O
the O
workers O
took O
the O
initiative O
to O
suggest O
that O
we O
automate O
. O
" O

Now O
everything O
from O
ordering O
and O
production O
to O
storage O
and O
shipping O
is O
computerized O
. O

One O
person O
is O
typically O
responsible O
for O
about O
10 O
machines O
. O

The O
whole O
process O
has O
been O
shortened O
, O
and O
quality O
is O
high O
. O

The O
amount O
that O
the O
same O
3,000 O
workers O
can O
produce O
has O
exploded O
from O
200,000 O
a O
month O
to O
200 O
million O
a O
month O
. O

Automation O
has O
meant O
that O
the O
workers O
have O
had O
to O
learn O
how O
to O
operate O
sophisticated O
machinery O
and O
computers O
, O
so O
that O
Ritek B-ORG
has O
advanced O
out O
of O
the O
ranks O
of O
the O
traditional O
plastic O
disc O
pressers O
. O

Automation O
has O
also O
allowed O
the O
company O
to O
lower O
costs O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
price O
of O
data O
storage O
media O
has O
been O
plummeting O
. O

In O
the O
third O
quarter O
last O
year O
, O
the O
price O
of O
a O
CD O
- O
ROM O
suddenly O
fell O
from O
60 O
US B-GPE
cents O
to O
40 O
cents O
, O
which O
is O
n't O
far O
from O
the O
30 O
cents O
it O
costs O
to O
make O
. O

It O
's O
a O
long O
way O
from O
the O
US$ O
14 O
that O
they O
cost O
when O
they O
first O
hit O
the O
market O
five O
years O
ago O
. O

Yet O
Ritek B-ORG
has O
still O
managed O
to O
maintain O
operating O
profits O
of O
22 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
falling O
prices O
have O
n't O
crushed O
it O
. O

The O
coming O
wave O
of O
technology O
will O
focus O
on O
light O
and O
small O
portable O
data O
devices O
such O
as O
PDAs O
and O
MP3 O
players O
, O
so O
the O
challenge O
for O
Ritek B-ORG
is O
allowing O
devices O
that O
are O
becoming O
smaller O
and O
smaller O
to O
have O
larger O
data O
capacities O
and O
higher O
fidelity O
. O

Yeh B-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
the O
patent O
rights O
for O
mini-discs O
are O
owned O
entirely O
by O
big O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
, O
but O
Ritek B-ORG
is O
the O
only O
company O
manufacturing O
them O
. O

Ritek B-ORG
is O
also O
part O
of O
a O
group O
-LRB- O
which O
includes O
Dataplay B-ORG
, O
Samsung B-ORG
and O
Toshiba B-ORG
-RRB- O
that O
is O
researching O
and O
developing O
a O
data O
storage O
device O
no O
larger O
than O
a O
wrist O
watch O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
applications O
for O
it O
. O

Ritek B-ORG
will O
be O
responsible O
for O
the O
production O
of O
the O
disk O
. O

A O
year O
and O
a O
half O
ago O
Ritek B-ORG
invested O
in O
the O
production O
of O
OLED O
-LRB- O
organic O
light O
- O
emitting O
diode O
-RRB- O
displays O
, O
which O
is O
yet O
another O
technology O
used O
in O
portable O
computing O
devices O
that O
relies O
on O
thin O
opto O
- O
electrical O
film O
application O
techniques O
. O

Currently O
Ritek B-ORG
is O
the O
largest O
producer O
of O
OLEDs O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Ritek B-ORG
has O
also O
begun O
to O
explore O
fiber O
optics O
used O
in O
the O
information O
industry O
. O

Last O
year O
Ritek B-ORG
invested O
in O
production O
of O
fiber O
- O
optic O
connectors O
with O
Taiwan B-ORG
Memory I-ORG
Technology I-ORG
. O

This O
one O
of O
the O
products O
Yeh B-PERSON
is O
proudest O
of O
. O

" O
In O
the O
future O
, O
when O
fiber O
optic O
applications O
mature O
, O
a O
house O
will O
need O
a O
dozen O
or O
so O
of O
these O
connectors O
, O
" O
Yeh B-PERSON
says O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
fiber O
optic O
connectors O
being O
produced O
by O
TMT B-ORG
sell O
for O
US$ O
7 O
a O
piece O
. O

But O
they O
ca O
n't O
keep O
up O
with O
demand O
, O
so O
Yeh B-PERSON
has O
gone O
to O
the O
mainland O
to O
establish O
more O
factories O
, O
where O
he O
has O
cast O
his O
eyes O
upon O
the O
vast O
mainland O
market O
. O

On O
the O
topic O
of O
fiber O
optics O
and O
the O
internet O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
is O
particularly O
knowledgeable O
and O
incisive O
. O

Whenever O
Yeh B-PERSON
goes O
to O
Japan B-GPE
he O
happily O
brings O
back O
lots O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
books O
about O
economics O
and O
technology O
, O
such O
as O
those O
about O
third O
- O
generation O
mobile O
phones O
, O
hand O
- O
held O
devices O
and O
so O
forth O
. O

" O
I O
study O
the O
concepts O
presented O
in O
these O
books O
, O
and O
then O
I O
use O
the O
viewpoint O
of O
a O
businessman O
to O
see O
if O
there O
would O
be O
any O
problems O
implementing O
them O
. O
" O

Yeh B-PERSON
has O
a O
house O
full O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
books O
and O
reads O
Japanese B-NORP
newspapers O
every O
day O
. O

Working O
hard O
to O
get O
a O
grip O
on O
technological O
trends O
, O
he O
believes O
that O
only O
the O
far O
- O
sighted O
will O
end O
up O
winners O
. O

He O
often O
cites O
the O
example O
of O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
fast O
food O
chain O
Yoshinoya B-ORG
, O
who O
predicted O
as O
early O
as O
1980 O
, O
when O
there O
was O
a O
great O
US B-GPE
- O
Japan B-GPE
trade O
imbalance O
, O
that O
America B-GPE
would O
force O
Japan B-GPE
to O
open O
its O
beef O
market O
. O

Taking O
hold O
of O
the O
opportunity O
, O
he O
bought O
a O
cattle O
ranch O
in O
America B-GPE
. O

He O
had O
n't O
expected O
that O
strident O
protests O
from O
Japanese B-NORP
farmers O
would O
delay O
the O
market O
opening O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Yoshinoya B-ORG
struggled O
for O
many O
years O
and O
nearly O
went O
bankrupt O
. O

For O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
however O
, O
Japan B-GPE
has O
been O
open O
to O
imported O
beef O
, O
and O
Yoshinoya B-ORG
has O
done O
very O
well O
. O

And O
its O
chairman O
Matsuda B-PERSON
has O
been O
elevated O
into O
the O
ranks O
of O
highly O
respected O
model O
Japanese B-NORP
entrepreneurs O
. O

Early O
morning O
mountain O
wisdom O

Possessing O
a O
corporate O
farsightedness O
and O
determination O
that O
is O
similar O
to O
Yoshinoya B-ORG
, O
Ritek B-ORG
has O
been O
groping O
its O
way O
toward O
international O
affirmation O
. O

In O
October O
last O
year O
, O
Forbes B-ORG
Magazine I-ORG
selected O
300 O
small O
companies O
around O
the O
world O
that O
it O
considered O
worth O
investing O
in O
. O

Only O
two O
were O
chosen O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
: O
Nien B-ORG
Hsing I-ORG
Textile I-ORG
and O
Ritek B-ORG
. O

Then O
at O
the O
end O
of O
November O
Morgan O
Stanley O
decided O
to O
include O
Ritek B-ORG
in O
its O
index O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
stocks O
. O

Although O
these O
are O
tough O
times O
for O
the O
stock O
market O
here O
, O
and O
Ritek B-ORG
's O
share O
price O
has O
tumbled O
along O
with O
other O
high O
- O
priced O
electronics O
companies O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
is O
very O
pleased O
to O
have O
received O
these O
kudos O
from O
abroad O
. O

Getting O
on O
in O
years O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
turned O
over O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
responsibility O
for O
the O
business O
to O
his O
hard O
- O
nosed O
second O
son O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jing I-PERSON
a O
decade O
ago O
. O

Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
still O
holds O
the O
position O
of O
chairman O
. O

As O
diligent O
as O
ever O
, O
he O
still O
scurries O
back O
and O
forth O
between O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
the O
Hukou B-GPE
area O
of O
Hsinchu B-GPE
on O
a O
daily O
basis O
. O

And O
he O
often O
flies O
to O
Australia B-GPE
, O
America B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
to O
check O
out O
factories O
and O
investment O
trends O
. O

" O
Going O
to O
work O
every O
day O
is O
a O
responsibility O
I O
owe O
myself O
, O
" O
says O
Yeh B-PERSON
. O

" O
It O
's O
an O
expression O
of O
my O
will O
. O
" O

With O
regard O
to O
his O
son O
's O
strategic O
decisions O
, O
however O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
just O
observes O
and O
makes O
suggestions O
but O
tries O
not O
to O
interfere O
. O

" O
If O
you O
want O
to O
cultivate O
a O
successor O
, O
you O
must O
tolerate O
mistakes O
, O
for O
he O
can O
only O
grow O
by O
making O
them O
for O
himself O
. O
" O

By O
participating O
but O
not O
meddling O
, O
the O
old O
man O
gains O
peace O
of O
mind O
. O

Yeh B-PERSON
goes O
to O
bed O
every O
evening O
at O
8:30 O
, O
and O
then O
rises O
at O
4:00 O
before O
the O
sun O
comes O
up O
. O

At O
5:00 O
he O
goes O
to O
Yangmingshan B-GPE
and O
starts O
his O
walk O
up O
into O
the O
hills O
. O

At O
6:00 O
he O
reaches O
his O
destination O
and O
with O
some O
of O
his O
climbing O
buddies O
makes O
tea O
in O
a O
small O
farmhouse O
. O

Then O
he O
peacefully O
awaits O
the O
dawn O
. O

" O
You O
young O
people O
do O
n't O
often O
enjoy O
that O
peaceful O
mountain O
scenery O
! O
" O

Yeh B-PERSON
embodies O
a O
pleasant O
combination O
of O
activity O
and O
tranquility O
that O
has O
helped O
Ritek B-ORG
to O
succeed O
. O

His O
character O
projects O
a O
soft O
glow O
quite O
unlike O
the O
brash O
glare O
that O
typically O
surrounds O
the O
new O
" O
technobility O
. O
" O

p. O
24 O

CD O
- O
ROMs O
, O
which O
are O
a O
kind O
of O
optical O
digital O
technology O
, O
are O
resistant O
to O
scratches O
and O
damage O
and O
thus O
offer O
an O
excellent O
long O
- O
term O
solution O
for O
storing O
sound O
and O
images O
. O

Ritek B-ORG
has O
been O
a O
major O
force O
behind O
their O
pervasive O
adoption O
over O
the O
past O
decade O
. O

p. O
25 O

DVDs O
, O
which O
provide O
more O
than O
eight O
times O
the O
storage O
of O
VCDs O
, O
are O
becoming O
a O
hot O
audio O
- O
visual O
storage O
medium O
. O

They O
will O
be O
the O
chief O
focus O
of O
Ritek B-ORG
's O
next O
generation O
of O
products O
. O

p. O
26 O

In O
1961 O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
went O
to O
Osaka B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
to O
study O
electroplating O
techniques O
used O
at O
a O
factory O
there O
. O

Determination O
to O
succeed O
and O
hunger O
for O
knowledge O
are O
the O
secrets O
behind O
Yeh B-PERSON
's O
success O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
26 O

In O
1970 O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
's O
plastics O
factory O
only O
employed O
10 O
workers O
. O

This O
young O
woman O
carefully O
pressing O
black O
phonograph O
records O
was O
none O
other O
than O
boss O
Yeh B-PERSON
's O
wife O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
28 O

" O
Rain O
or O
shine O
, O
I O
go O
mountain O
climbing O
for O
an O
hour O
every O
morning O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
brimming O
with O
energy O
at O
noon O
with O
no O
need O
for O
a O
nap O
. O
" O

At O
five O
o'clock O
on O
a O
cold O
winter O
morning O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
braves O
a O
bitter O
wind O
and O
sets O
off O
with O
his O
walking O
stick O
. O

He O
's O
going O
up O
a O
mountain O
to O
watch O
the O
sunrise O
. O

Superstore O
Consumer O
Culture O

-LRB- O
Teng B-PERSON
Sue I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Jimmy B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Barnard I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Yet O
another O
superstore O
chain O
has O
come O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

On O
December O
9 O
, O
the O
British B-NORP
firm O
Tesco B-ORG
said O
hello O
to O
consumers O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
when O
it O
formally O
opened O
its O
clean O
, O
bright O
and O
spacious O
store O
. O

There O
are O
now O
about O
100 O
retailers O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
with O
individual O
stores O
of O
at O
least O
several O
thousand O
ping O
-LRB- O
a O
ping O
equals O
36 O
square O
feet O
-RRB- O
. O

With O
the O
full O
adoption O
of O
two O
- O
day O
weekends O
every O
other O
week O
, O
people O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
had O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
to O
do O
with O
these O
new O
days O
off O
. O

Visiting O
superstores O
- O
with O
their O
ample O
parking O
, O
restaurants O
and O
piles O
of O
consumer O
goods O
- O
has O
become O
a O
major O
leisure O
- O
time O
activity O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
social O
changes O
does O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
consumer O
behavior O
reflect O
? O

Is O
densely O
populated O
Taiwan B-GPE
well O
suited O
to O
absorb O
all O
these O
stores O
, O
which O
are O
sprouting O
up O
like O
mushrooms O
after O
a O
rain O
? O

Waves O
of O
traffic O
are O
heading O
out O
from O
Taipei B-GPE
toward O
the O
suburbs O
, O
toward O
the O
open O
expanses O
in O
the O
riverbed O
area O
of O
Neihu B-GPE
. O

Once O
the O
cars O
pass O
the O
Minchuan O
or O
the O
Second O
Macarthur O
Bridge O
, O
the O
landscape O
becomes O
dotted O
with O
the O
large O
signs O
of O
major O
retailers O
. O

These O
include O
Costco B-ORG
, O
the O
third O
largest O
superstore O
retailer O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
; O
B&Q B-ORG
, O
the O
largest O
do O
- O
it O
- O
yourself O
hardware O
chain O
in O
Britain B-GPE
; O
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
own O
RT B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
. O

Shopping O
at O
these O
large O
stores O
has O
quickly O
become O
a O
part O
of O
leisure O
- O
time O
life O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

A O
Mrs. O
Chao O
, O
who O
lives O
in O
Neihu B-GPE
, O
explains O
that O
on O
weekends O
or O
vacation O
days O
the O
whole O
family O
sleeps O
late O
. O

Once O
they O
are O
up O
, O
if O
there O
's O
nothing O
special O
on O
the O
agenda O
, O
they O
go O
to O
B&Q B-ORG
to O
look O
at O
stuff O
for O
the O
home O
. O

Then O
when O
they O
get O
tired O
, O
they O
go O
to O
Costco B-ORG
for O
some O
Pizza O
or O
muffins O
. O

Finally O
, O
they O
end O
up O
in O
RT B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
, O
where O
they O
buy O
groceries O
. O

The O
whole O
trip O
takes O
about O
half O
the O
day O
. O

She O
had O
thought O
that O
these O
stores O
were O
only O
crowded O
on O
the O
weekends O
, O
but O
on O
a O
rainy O
weekday O
in O
November O
she O
decided O
she O
did O
n't O
feel O
like O
cooking O
and O
went O
to O
buy O
some O
prepared O
foods O
at O
the O
RT O
- O
Mart O
's O
deli O
department O
. O

She O
discovered O
that O
there O
was O
n't O
a O
single O
open O
parking O
space O
among O
the O
hundreds O
on O
the O
first O
and O
second O
floors O
of O
the O
parking O
structure O
. O

She O
was O
quite O
surprised O
to O
find O
that O
business O
was O
so O
good O
on O
a O
weekday O
. O

" O
Shopping O
at O
one O
of O
these O
superstores O
is O
a O
lot O
like O
shopping O
at O
a O
department O
store O
, O
" O
says O
a O
Mr. O
Ko O
, O
who O
works O
as O
an O
engineer O
for O
a O
chemical O
company O
in O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
. O

" O
You O
go O
when O
you O
're O
bored O
. O
" O

Ko B-PERSON
has O
discovered O
that O
as O
more O
and O
more O
of O
these O
stores O
have O
opened O
in O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
, O
he O
and O
his O
wife O
go O
to O
department O
stores O
less O
, O
because O
in O
department O
stores O
you O
can O
only O
buy O
clothes O
, O
but O
in O
superstores O
you O
can O
buy O
daily O
necessities O
, O
hardware O
and O
so O
forth O
, O
and O
the O
selection O
is O
better O
. O

Shocking O
the O
world O

The O
performance O
of O
these O
large O
retailers O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
been O
startling O
, O
and O
superstore O
chains O
from O
Holland B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
have O
been O
arriving O
on O
these O
shores O
one O
after O
another O
. O

A O
hundred O
- O
some O
foreign O
stores O
do O
NT$ O
110 O
billion O
in O
business O
a O
year O
. O

According O
to O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Finance O
's O
Office B-ORG
of O
Statistics O
, O
business O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
2000 O
for O
these O
stores O
was O
up O
19.54 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
quarter O
the O
previous O
year O
, O
a O
higher O
rate O
of O
growth O
than O
for O
convenience O
stores O
, O
supermarkets O
or O
department O
stores O
. O

Since O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
firm O
Makro B-ORG
opened O
its O
first O
Taiwan B-GPE
store O
in O
Taoyuan B-GPE
in O
1989 O
, O
superstores O
have O
enjoyed O
tremendous O
growth O
. O

The O
French B-NORP
retailer O
Carrefour B-ORG
followed O
Makro B-ORG
's O
lead O
, O
opening O
a O
store O
in O
1989 O
. O

Costco B-ORG
from O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
began O
planning O
its O
first O
Taiwan B-GPE
store O
in O
1995 O
, O
and O
the O
French B-NORP
wholesale O
outlet O
Casino B-ORG
arrived O
in O
1999 O
. O

A O
year O
earlier O
, O
the O
Ruentex O
group O
, O
which O
owns O
RT B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
, O
bought O
out O
two O
Taiwanese B-NORP
competitors O
and O
increased O
its O
number O
of O
stores O
to O
16 O
. O

That O
same O
year O
, O
1998 O
, O
Tesco B-ORG
from O
Britain B-GPE
began O
to O
look O
for O
sites O
. O

After O
nearly O
three O
years O
of O
preparation O
, O
in O
December O
2000 O
they O
finally O
opened O
their O
first O
Taiwan O
store O
in O
Taoyuan B-GPE
. O

No O
one O
had O
expected O
that O
European B-NORP
superstores O
would O
be O
the O
first O
to O
establish O
a O
foothold O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
which O
had O
long O
taken O
its O
cues O
from O
the O
American B-NORP
market O
. O

Allen B-PERSON
Tien I-PERSON
, O
the O
head O
of O
Carrefour B-ORG
's O
public O
affairs O
division O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
relates O
that O
Wal B-ORG

Director O
in O
Focus O
: O

About O
Mayaw B-PERSON
Biho I-PERSON

-LRB- O
Alexandra B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Mayaw B-PERSON
Biho I-PERSON
-LRB- O
Chinese B-NORP
name O
Peng B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
-RRB- O
was O
born O
in O
1969 O
. O

His O
father O
is O
a O
native O
of O
Hunan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
and O
his O
mother O
is O
an O
Amis B-NORP
. O

Mayaw B-PERSON
Biho I-PERSON
, O
who O
calls O
himself O
half O
Amis B-NORP
, O
grew O
up O
in O
the O
Amis B-NORP
village O
of O
Cero B-GPE
-LRB- O
Chunjih B-GPE
-RRB- O
in O
Hualien B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

He O
never O
lived O
away O
from O
the O
village O
until O
he O
went O
to O
study O
cinematography O
at O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
Shih B-ORG
Hsin I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

After O
coming O
to O
live O
in O
the O
city O
, O
Mayaw B-PERSON
gradually O
came O
to O
realize O
how O
mainstream O
society O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
regards O
the O
island O
's O
aboriginal O
peoples O
, O
and O
became O
aware O
of O
the O
gap O
between O
reporting O
and O
reality O
. O

He O
wished O
to O
break O
away O
from O
the O
all O
- O
pervasive O
practice O
of O
reporting O
aboriginal O
affairs O
from O
a O
purely O
Han B-NORP
Chinese I-NORP
perspective O
, O
and O
approach O
them O
anew O
from O
an O
aboriginal O
standpoint O
. O

From O
filming O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Aboriginal I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
Magazine I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Our I-WORK_OF_ART
Island I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
for O
Public B-ORG
Television I-ORG
Service I-ORG
and O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Declaration I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
for O
Super B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
to O
becoming O
the O
independent O
director O
he O
is O
today O
, O
Mayaw B-PERSON
has O
always O
insisted O
on O
following O
his O
own O
ideas O
. O

Mayaw B-PERSON
loves O
documentary O
films O
above O
all O
else O
. O

While O
at O
university O
, O
he O
began O
making O
his O
first O
four O
films O
, O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Spring I-WORK_OF_ART
Sun I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
is I-WORK_OF_ART
Our I-WORK_OF_ART
Name I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Pangcah I-WORK_OF_ART
Paddlers I-WORK_OF_ART
from I-WORK_OF_ART
Spring I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Sun I-WORK_OF_ART
Village I-WORK_OF_ART
; O
As B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
As I-WORK_OF_ART
Pangcah I-WORK_OF_ART
; O
Children B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Heaven I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Pangcah B-WORK_OF_ART
Artist I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Gi I-WORK_OF_ART
Lahaz I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

After O
graduating O
, O
he O
completed O
such O
films O
as O
Dear B-WORK_OF_ART
Rice I-WORK_OF_ART
Wine I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
Are I-WORK_OF_ART
Defeated I-WORK_OF_ART
; O
National B-WORK_OF_ART
Bandits I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Land I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Our I-WORK_OF_ART
Hearts I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Mayaw B-PERSON
's O
filming O
of O
the O
story O
of O
Lukar O
Maku O
's O
life O
has O
already O
entered O
its O
third O
year O
. O

As B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
As I-WORK_OF_ART
Pangcah I-WORK_OF_ART
was O
only O
the O
first O
part O
. O

During O
his O
summer O
vacation O
in O
the O
first O
year O
of O
filming O
, O
Mayaw B-PERSON
went O
to O
live O
in O
Lukar B-PERSON
's O
home O
. O

He O
spent O
all O
his O
time O
with O
the O
old O
man O
, O
and O
witnessed O
his O
perseverance O
and O
insistence O
on O
upholding O
Amis B-NORP
culture O
. O

Lukar B-PERSON
said O
that O
Mayaw B-PERSON
's O
documentary O
" O
shows O
just O
what O
it O
is O
a O
person O
of O
my O
age O
does O
. O
" O

But O
he O
also O
told O
him O
: O
" O
Mayaw B-PERSON
, O
you O
have O
to O
work O
faster O
. O

You O
must O
come O
and O
see O
me O
more O
often O
. O
" O

Mayaw B-PERSON
too O
urges O
himself O
to O
work O
harder O
to O
finish O
editing O
the O
films O
he O
has O
already O
shot O
- O
of O
Lukar B-PERSON
talking O
about O
tribal O
life O
, O
hunting O
, O
religion O
and O
war O
- O
to O
allow O
the O
story O
of O
the O
Amis B-NORP
to O
be O
told O
on O
this O
island O
where O
they O
have O
lived O
for O
thousands O
of O
years O
. O

Grand O
Justices O
Rule O
on O
Constitutionality O
of O
Nuclear O
Plant O
Suspension O

-LRB- O
Teng B-PERSON
Sue I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
Council O
of O
Grand O
Justices O
last O
month O
delivered O
a O
constitutional O
interpretation O
on O
the O
Cabinet O
's O
decision O
to O
suspend O
construction O
of O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
. O

According O
to O
the O
Grand O
Justices O
, O
the O
Cabinet O
committed O
" O
procedural O
errors O
" O
in O
arriving O
at O
its O
decision O
. O

The O
ruling O
did O
not O
specify O
, O
however O
, O
whether O
construction O
of O
the O
nuclear O
power O
plant O
is O
to O
be O
resumed O
. O

After O
the O
decision O
was O
released O
, O
the O
ruling O
and O
opposition O
camps O
came O
out O
with O
conflicting O
interpretations O
. O

The O
legislature O
's O
opposition O
coalition O
agreed O
to O
hold O
an O
extraordinary O
session O
so O
that O
Premier O
Chang O
Chun O
- O
hsiung O
could O
present O
a O
report O
on O
the O
policy O
decision O
to O
the O
legislature O
. O

It O
is O
anyone O
's O
guess O
, O
however O
, O
as O
to O
when O
the O
controversy O
will O
finally O
reach O
a O
conclusion O
. O

After O
deliberating O
for O
weeks O
on O
the O
constitutionality O
of O
the O
Cabinet O
's O
decision O
to O
suspend O
construction O
of O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
, O
the O
15 O
members O
of O
the O
Grand O
Council O
of O
Justices O
delivered O
a O
constitutional O
interpretation O
on O
January O
15 O
. O

In O
announcing O
the O
ruling O
, O
Judicial O
Yuan O
Secretary O
- O
General O
Yang O
Jen O
- O
shou O
explained O
that O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
's O
decision O
to O
suspend O
construction O
of O
the O
nuclear O
plant O
was O
a O
major O
change O
in O
government O
policy O
, O
and O
since O
the O
premier O
is O
required O
to O
deliver O
a O
report O
to O
the O
legislature O
in O
such O
cases O
, O
Premier O
Chang O
's O
failure O
to O
do O
so O
represents O
a O
procedural O
flaw O
. O

The O
ruling O
requires O
the O
premier O
to O
go O
to O
the O
legislature O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
and O
give O
the O
report O
that O
he O
should O
have O
delivered O
there O
last O
year O
. O

The B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
for O
its O
part O
, O
is O
required O
to O
receive O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
's O
report O
. O

After O
examining O
the O
report O
, O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
must O
vote O
. O

If O
a O
majority O
opposes O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
's O
decision O
, O
there O
are O
three O
ways O
under O
the B-LAW
ROC I-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
to O
resolve O
the O
standoff O
: O

-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
the O
premier O
can O
resign O
; O
-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
the O
legislature O
can O
put O
forward O
a O
no O
- O
confidence O
motion O
against O
the O
premier O
-LRB- O
which O
, O
depending O
on O
the O
outcome O
, O
forces O
either O
the O
premier O
's O
resignation O
or O
dissolution O
of O
the O
legislature O
-RRB- O
; O
or O
-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O
the O
legislature O
can O
pass O
legislation O
related O
to O
the O
power O
plant O
's O
construction O
. O

This O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
the O
most O
divisive O
case O
the O
Council O
has O
ever O
heard O
. O

Only O
six O
justices O
supported O
the O
ruling O
. O

Justice O
Liu O
Tieh O
- O
cheng O
wrote O
a O
dissenting O
opinion O
in O
which O
he O
noted O
that O
appropriations O
are O
listed O
in O
the B-LAW
ROC I-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
together O
with O
legislative O
bills O
and O
treaty O
ratification O
bills O
, O
and O
argued O
that O
they O
should O
be O
treated O
the O
same O
way O
. O

Once O
such O
legislation O
has O
been O
promulgated O
into O
law O
by O
the O
president O
, O
wrote O
Liu B-PERSON
, O
it O
must O
be O
implemented O
unless O
it O
is O
vetoed O
by O
the O
Cabinet O
. O

Justice O
Vincent O
Sze O
authored O
a O
partial O
dissenting O
opinion O
arguing O
that O
since O
it O
is O
the O
duty O
of O
the O
Council O
of O
Grand O
Justices O
to O
rule O
on O
constitutional O
issues O
, O
the O
Council O
ought O
to O
state O
clearly O
whether O
or O
not O
the O
constitution O
had O
been O
violated O
. O

Justice O
Tung O
Hsiang O
- O
fei O
pointed O
that O
legislation O
barring O
construction O
of O
the O
nuclear O
power O
plant O
had O
already O
been O
passed O
twice O
before O
by O
the O
legislature O
, O
and O
was O
successfully O
vetoed O
each O
time O
by O
the O
previous O
Kuomintang B-NORP
administration O
. O

Noting O
that O
the O
project O
got O
underway O
several O
years O
ago O
, O
Tung B-PERSON
argued O
that O
the O
Cabinet O
clearly O
violated O
the O
constitution O
when O
it O
unilaterally O
suspended O
the O
project O
on O
the O
grounds O
that O
a O
new O
party O
had O
come O
to O
power O
and O
its O
party O
platform O
was O
opposed O
to O
the O
nuclear O
plant O
. O

After O
the O
constitutional O
ruling O
was O
released O
, O
it O
met O
with O
many O
different O
interpretations O
. O

On O
issues O
of O
primary O
concern O
to O
the O
public O
-LRB- O
such O
as O
whether O
Premier O
Chang O
would O
have O
to O
resign O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
ruling O
, O
and O
whether O
construction O
of O
the O
nuclear O
plant O
will O
resume O
-RRB- O
, O
there O
has O
been O
conflicting O
commentary O
. O

Yu B-PERSON
Shyi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kun I-PERSON
, O
Secretary O
- O
General O
of O
the B-ORG
Presidential I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
stated O
that O
the O
president O
would O
respect O
the O
ruling O
of O
the O
Grand O
Justices O
, O
but O
said O
the O
language O
of O
the O
ruling O
does O
not O
appear O
to O
require O
a O
Cabinet B-ORG
reshuffle O
. O

The O
various O
opposition O
caucuses O
in O
the O
legislature O
issued O
a O
joint O
statement O
arguing O
that O
in O
describing O
the O
decision O
to O
suspend O
construction O
of O
the O
plant O
as O
" O
procedurally O
flawed O
, O
" O
the O
Grand O
Justices O
had O
in O
effect O
declared O
the O
Cabinet O
's O
unilateral O
action O
illegal O
, O
and O
the O
Cabinet O
's O
action O
has O
naturally O
lost O
legal O
validity O
for O
that O
reason O
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
first O
time O
a O
constitutional O
interpretation O
has O
been O
used O
to O
resolve O
a O
political O
dispute O
. O

What O
exact O
role O
has O
the O
constitutional O
interpretation O
played O
in O
the O
dispute O
over O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
? O

According O
to O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
law O
professor O
and O
constitutional O
expert O
Su B-PERSON
Yeong I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chin I-PERSON
, O
who O
headed O
the O
legal O
team O
presenting O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
's O
arguments O
to O
the O
Council O
of O
Grand O
Justices O
in O
this O
case O
, O
the O
crux O
of O
the O
nuclear O
plant O
dispute O
is O
about O
the O
use O
of O
democratic O
means O
in O
arriving O
at O
policy O
decisions O
, O
and O
should O
not O
be O
seen O
as O
an O
argument O
for O
or O
against O
nuclear O
power O
. O

The O
role O
of O
the O
judiciary O
in O
this O
case O
, O
says O
Su B-PERSON
, O
was O
to O
determine O
whether O
the O
premier O
has O
the O
authority O
to O
suspend O
implementation O
of O
a O
budget O
appropriation O
. O

In O
industrialized O
nations O
, O
changes O
in O
policy O
on O
nuclear O
power O
are O
a O
common O
occurrence O
, O
but O
there O
is O
no O
country O
where O
the O
executive O
branch O
makes O
unilateral O
decisions O
behind O
closed O
doors O
. O

Heading O
the O
legal O
team O
presenting O
the O
Cabinet O
's O
arguments O
to O
the O
Grand O
Justices O
was O
Hsu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
li I-PERSON
. O

Hsu B-PERSON
notes O
that O
while O
the O
ruling O
pointed O
to O
procedural O
flaws O
in O
the O
Cabinet O
's O
action O
, O
the O
ruling O
said O
nothing O
about O
any O
violation O
of O
the O
constitution O
or O
the O
law O
. O

The O
Grand O
Justices O
, O
argues O
Hsu B-PERSON
, O
felt O
that O
the O
dispute O
could O
be O
resolved O
by O
having O
the O
premier O
present O
a O
report O
to O
the O
legislature O
, O
or O
through O
consultations O
between O
the O
legislature O
and O
the O
cabinet O
. O

However O
, O
said O
Hsu B-PERSON
, O
since O
the O
government O
has O
not O
necessarily O
built O
up O
a O
consensus O
in O
support O
of O
its O
stance O
against O
nuclear O
power O
, O
another O
option O
might O
be O
to O
have O
the O
premier O
resign O
, O
disband O
the O
legislature O
, O
and O
elect O
a O
new O
legislature O
so O
that O
the O
public O
can O
express O
its O
will O
regarding O
the O
issue O
. O

If O
other O
constitutional O
rulings O
in O
the O
past O
two O
years O
are O
any O
guide O
, O
it O
appears O
that O
the O
dispute O
between O
the O
ruling O
and O
opposition O
camps O
will O
have O
to O
be O
resolved O
in O
the O
political O
arena O
. O

Last O
March O
the O
Grand O
Justices O
rendered O
a O
constitutional O
interpretation O
when O
the O
ruling O
and O
opposition O
parties O
were O
wrangling O
over O
a O
proposed O
term O
extension O
for O
all O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
. O

The O
justices O
ruled O
that O
the O
decision O
making O
process O
violated O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
's O
rules O
of O
order O
and O
went O
against O
the O
principle O
that O
all O
decisions O
must O
be O
open O
and O
transparent O
. O

After O
the O
term O
extension O
was O
declared O
invalid O
, O
retaliatory O
constitutional O
amendments O
were O
proposed O
in O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
to O
abolish O
the O
Council O
of O
Grand O
Justices O
and O
strip O
the O
justices O
of O
their O
lifetime O
stipends O
. O

In O
1996 O
, O
the O
Grand O
Justices O
ruled O
on O
the O
constitutionality O
of O
the O
plan O
to O
have O
then O
- O
Vice O
President O
Lien O
Chan O
serve O
concurrently O
as O
premier O
. O

The O
justices O
issued O
an O
ambiguous O
ruling O
stating O
that O
while O
the O
plan O
was O
not O
unconstitutional O
, O
neither O
was O
it O
was O
appropriate O
. O

After O
the O
ruling O
was O
announced O
, O
the O
ruling O
and O
opposition O
camps O
both O
declared O
victory O
and O
eventually O
negotiated O
an O
agreement O
on O
the O
question O
of O
whether O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
would O
be O
allowed O
to O
serve O
as O
premier O
. O

The O
ruling O
and O
opposition O
camps O
have O
now O
agreed O
that O
Premier O
Chang O
should O
present O
a O
report O
to O
the O
legislature O
, O
but O
the O
question O
of O
whether O
to O
resume O
construction O
of O
the O
power O
plant O
remains O
a O
focus O
of O
contention O
. O

p. O
65 O

Plans O
for O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
have O
triggered O
an O
intense O
struggle O
between O
opponents O
of O
nuclear O
power O
and O
those O
more O
concerned O
about O
industrial O
development O
. O

A O
constitutional O
ruling O
by O
the O
Council O
of O
Grand O
Justices O
appears O
to O
have O
moved O
the O
debate O
back O
to O
square O
one O
, O
with O
the O
ruling O
and O
opposition O
parties O
slugging O
it O
out O
once O
again O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Asian O
Values O
vs. O
Children O
's O
Rights O

-LRB- O
Chang B-PERSON
Chiung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fang I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Christopher B-PERSON
MacDonald I-PERSON
-RRB- O

A O
schoolchild O
writes O
: O
" O
When O
I O
grow O
up O
I O
want O
to O
be O
a O
clown O
" O
in O
his O
exercise O
book O
. O

If O
his O
teacher O
is O
Chinese B-NORP
, O
the O
probable O
response O
is O
: O
" O
No O
ambition O
! O

Hardly O
worth O
teaching O
! O
" O

But O
with O
a O
Western B-NORP
teacher O
, O
it O
's O
more O
likely O
to O
be O
: O
" O
Go O
on O
and O
fill O
the O
world O
with O
laughter O
! O
" O

In O
Chinese B-NORP
society O
it O
has O
been O
traditional O
to O
place O
demands O
on O
children O
rather O
than O
give O
them O
encouragement O
, O
and O
the O
idea O
of O
what O
constitutes O
" O
success O
" O
has O
been O
fairly O
narrowly O
defined O
. O

Yet O
Chinese B-NORP
/ O
Asian O
values O
have O
been O
much O
extolled O
in O
the O
West O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
. O

Is O
the O
concept O
of O
children O
's O
rights O
, O
and O
human O
rights O
as O
a O
whole O
, O
really O
incompatible O
with O
so O
- O
called O
" O
Asian O
values O
" O
? O

As O
members O
of O
the O
global O
village O
in O
the O
21st O
century O
, O
what O
route O
should O
we O
follow O
? O

It O
was O
former O
Singapore B-GPE
premier O
Lee B-PERSON
Kuan I-PERSON
Yew I-PERSON
who O
first O
raised O
the O
banner O
of O
" O
Asian O
Values O
. O
" O

In O
1992 O
Lee B-GPE
said O
in O
an O
interview O
: O
" O
For O
East O
Asian O
countries O
like O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
group O
values O
and O
behavior O
have O
been O
extremely O
helpful O
in O
the O
process O
of O
' O
catching O
up O
' O
economically O
. O

East O
Asian O
values O
, O
such O
as O
the O
need O
to O
sacrifice O
individual O
interests O
in O
pursuit O
of O
the O
group O
interest O
, O
have O
been O
a O
major O
impetus O
for O
the O
region O
's O
rapid O
development O
. O
" O

Group O
society O

According O
to O
one O
survey O
, O
Asians B-NORP
are O
more O
likely O
than O
Americans O
to O
regard O
such O
things O
as O
" O
close O
family O
relations O
, O
" O
" O
an O
orderly O
society O
, O
" O
" O
respect O
for O
knowledge O
" O
and O
" O
maintaining O
group O
harmony O
" O
as O
important O
values O
. O

At O
the B-EVENT
United I-EVENT
Nations I-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Human I-EVENT
Rights I-EVENT
Convention I-EVENT
, O
China B-GPE
's O
delegate O
responded O
to O
the O
West O
's O
frequent O
criticisms O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
human O
rights O
record O
in O
the O
following O
terms O
: O
" O
The O
concept O
of O
human O
rights O
is O
a O
legacy O
of O
historical O
development O
, O
and O
is O
connected O
with O
a O
country O
's O
specific O
social O
and O
economic O
situation O
, O
as O
well O
as O
its O
history O
, O
culture O
and O
values O
. O

There O
are O
different O
human O
rights O
requirements O
at O
different O
stages O
of O
historical O
development O
. O

Countries O
at O
different O
phases O
of O
development O
, O
or O
with O
different O
historical O
traditions O
and O
cultural O
background O
, O
understand O
and O
deal O
with O
human O
rights O
in O
different O
ways O
, O
so O
the O
human O
rights O
standards O
of O
one O
country O
can O
not O
be O
uniformly O
applied O
around O
the O
world O
, O
in O
the O
expectation O
that O
other O
countries O
will O
act O
in O
line O
with O
those O
standards O
. O

From O
obligations O
to O
rights O

From O
the O
viewpoint O
of O
East O
Asian O
societies O
, O
the O
West O
tends O
to O
over-emphasize O
freedom O
and O
individual O
rights O
, O
and O
this O
leads O
to O
serious O
problems O
. O

But O
from O
the O
modern O
perspective O
, O
the O
traditional O
values O
of O
East B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
are O
even O
less O
palatable O
. O

In O
the O
traditional O
feudal O
society O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
family O
exercised O
unquestioned O
authority O
. O

Under O
the O
precepts O
of O
filial O
piety O
, O
children O
had O
neither O
free O
will O
nor O
the O
right O
to O
be O
independent O
entities O
. O

One O
of O
the O
tales O
in O
the O
Yuan O
dynasty O
work O
24 B-WORK_OF_ART
Paragons I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Filial I-WORK_OF_ART
Piety I-WORK_OF_ART
records O
that O
in O
ancient O
times O
a O
man O
named O
Guo B-PERSON
Ju I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
too O
poor O
to O
keep O
his O
mother O
properly O
fed O
, O
proposed O
to O
his O
wife O
that O
they O
kill O
their O
three O
- O
year O
- O
old O
son O
- O
since O
he O
was O
consuming O
a O
share O
of O
the O
old O
lady O
's O
food O
. O

This O
they O
duly O
did O
, O
digging O
a O
pit O
and O
burying O
the O
boy O
alive O
. O

The O
legal O
code O
of O
the O
Qing O
dynasty O
-LRB- O
1644 O
- O
1911 O
-RRB- O
stated O
that O
where O
parents O
brought O
charges O
against O
their O
offspring O
, O
the O
accused O
were O
automatically O
considered O
guilty O
and O
there O
was O
no O
need O
for O
a O
formal O
trial O
. O

And O
for O
most O
of O
the O
past O
millennium O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
criminal O
law O
provided O
that O
unfililal O
conduct O
- O
such O
as O
hitting O
or O
cursing O
a O
parent O
- O
could O
be O
accepted O
as O
just O
cause O
in O
the O
cases O
of O
parents O
who O
murdered O
their O
offspring O
. O

Those O
old O
- O
time O
filial O
paragons O
and O
legal O
codes O
are O
wildly O
at O
odds O
with O
today O
's O
notions O
of O
children O
's O
rights O
, O
and O
basic O
human O
rights O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

According O
to O
Tang B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
, O
a O
professor O
of O
primary O
education O
at O
Taipei B-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Teachers I-ORG
College I-ORG
, O
Confucian O
thought O
does O
include O
emphasis O
on O
human O
rights O
, O
such O
as O
the O
expectation O
that O
fathers O
should O
be O
" O
compassionate O
, O
" O
sons O
" O
filially O
pious O
, O
" O
a O
monarch O
" O
benevolent O
" O
and O
his O
ministers O
" O
loyal O
. O
" O

What O
it O
does O
n't O
do O
is O
propose O
ways O
of O
dealing O
with O
a O
father O
who O
is O
not O
compassionate O
and O
a O
monarch O
who O
is O
not O
benevolent O
. O

Tang B-PERSON
feels O
that O
Confucian O
thought O
basically O
stresses O
obligations O
, O
but O
that O
in O
modern O
society O
the O
idea O
of O
obligations O
is O
no O
longer O
a O
straightforward O
matter O
: O
when O
person O
A O
neglects O
to O
fulfil O
his O
obligations O
, O
person O
B O
can O
be O
said O
to O
have O
been O
deprived O
of O
his O
rights O
. O

But O
when O
we O
start O
out O
from O
the O
notion O
of O
rights O
, O
and O
support O
those O
rights O
with O
legal O
guarantees O
, O
we O
find O
it O
is O
better O
to O
have O
guaranteed O
rights O
than O
to O
depend O
on O
everyone O
fulfilling O
their O
obligations O
. O

The O
best O
of O
both O
worlds O

Neighboring O
places O
heavily O
influenced O
by O
" O
Asian O
values O
, O
" O
such O
as O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
have O
a O
strong O
sense O
of O
how O
important O
it O
is O
to O
belong O
to O
" O
the O
educated O
class O
, O
" O
just O
as O
we O
do O
here O
. O

As O
Tang B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
points O
out O
, O
this O
means O
that O
parents O
expect O
their O
children O
to O
perform O
outstandingly O
well O
at O
school O
. O

The O
importance O
that O
parents O
attach O
to O
education O
is O
of O
course O
a O
strong O
point O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
but O
one O
drawback O
of O
this O
is O
that O
parents O
often O
set O
their O
expectations O
too O
high O
. O

At O
an O
age O
when O
most O
kids O
in O
the O
West O
are O
still O
playing O
every O
day O
, O
our O
children O
have O
already O
started O
shuttling O
about O
among O
supplementary O
schools O
for O
classes O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
computers O
, O
abacus O
and O
art O
. O

Tang B-PERSON
explains O
that O
although O
Western B-NORP
children O
seem O
to O
be O
playing O
about O
, O
they O
are O
also O
finding O
out O
what O
interests O
them O
, O
and O
they O
have O
plenty O
of O
chances O
to O
change O
direction O
. O

Here O
, O
however O
, O
the O
education O
system O
gives O
children O
hardly O
any O
opportunity O
for O
making O
choices O
, O
and O
education O
is O
foisted O
on O
them O
rather O
than O
being O
something O
they O
seek O
for O
themselves O
. O

Says O
Tang B-PERSON
: O
" O
A O
lot O
of O
people O
these O
days O
hide O
themselves O
at O
graduate O
school O
, O
partly O
to O
put O
off O
confronting O
reality O
and O
partly O
to O
continue O
meeting O
their O
parents O
' O
expectations O
. O

Nowadays O
we O
even O
have O
cram O
schools O
for O
graduate O
school O
students O
. O
" O

However O
, O
the O
Western B-NORP
educational O
model O
, O
in O
which O
children O
are O
shown O
respect O
and O
allowed O
to O
decide O
and O
choose O
for O
themselves O
, O
is O
not O
without O
drawbacks O
. O

One O
American O
- O
who O
was O
pushing O
forty O
by O
the O
time O
he O
earned O
his O
PhD B-WORK_OF_ART
- O
says O
that O
when O
he O
was O
younger O
, O
whenever O
he O
had O
an O
important O
choice O
to O
make O
about O
his O
future O
and O
asked O
his O
parents O
for O
their O
opinion O
, O
the O
response O
was O
: O
" O
We O
'll O
respect O
and O
support O
you O
no O
matter O
what O
you O
decide O
! O
" O

Now O
he O
feels O
that O
he O
has O
squandered O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
because O
of O
vacillation O
and O
a O
lack O
of O
clear O
guidance O
. O

Modern O
parents O
at O
a O
loss O

With O
today O
's O
mingling O
of O
Eastern O
and O
Western B-NORP
values O
, O
and O
modern O
and O
traditional O
concepts O
, O
it O
is O
no O
wonder O
that O
parents O
find O
themselves O
at O
a O
bit O
of O
a O
loss O
. O

The O
difficulty O
is O
that O
they O
ca O
n't O
simply O
dismiss O
deeply O
ingrained O
traditional O
notions O
, O
but O
at O
the O
same O
time O
they O
need O
to O
adapt O
to O
the O
values O
of O
the O
modern O
age O
. O

The O
intellectual O
understanding O
is O
there O
but O
it O
has O
n't O
yet O
been O
fully O
internalized O
, O
and O
this O
accounts O
for O
the O
gap O
that O
can O
often O
be O
seen O
between O
understanding O
and O
behavior O
. O

An O
inkling O
of O
this O
can O
be O
seen O
in O
the O
results O
of O
a O
recent O
online O
ballot O
conducted O
by O
the B-ORG
Hsin I-ORG
Yi I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
asking O
parents O
about O
their O
" O
educational O
approach O
or O
concepts O
. O
" O

The O
runaway O
leader O
, O
with O
21 O
% O
of O
votes O
, O
was O
the O
approach O
summed O
up O
in O
the O
sentence O
: O
" O
I O
praise O
my O
children O
with O
phrases O
like O
' O
that O
's O
great O
! O
' O
and O
' O
good O
boy O
/ O
girl O
! O
' O
" O

Chang B-PERSON
Sing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ju I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Hsin I-ORG
Yi I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
points O
out O
that O
modern O
parents O
know O
how O
important O
it O
is O
to O
give O
children O
encouragement O
, O
and O
this O
shows O
there O
has O
been O
a O
lot O
of O
progress O
. O

But O
there O
are O
still O
pitfalls O
to O
watch O
out O
for O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
says O
that O
many O
parents O
use O
praise O
without O
making O
it O
clear O
to O
the O
child O
just O
what O
he O
is O
being O
praised O
for O
, O
and O
this O
" O
cheats O
" O
the O
child O
rather O
than O
showing O
him O
true O
respect O
. O

It O
's O
the O
process O
that O
counts O

A O
child O
who O
is O
treated O
with O
respect O
wo O
n't O
stop O
studying O
on O
account O
of O
this O
. O

And O
a O
child O
who O
is O
free O
to O
make O
his O
own O
choices O
does O
n't O
automatically O
turn O
into O
a O
delinquent O
. O

Experimental O
classes O
giving O
pupils O
the O
chance O
for O
self O
- O
motivated O
study O
are O
now O
being O
offered O
in O
some O
schools O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
results O
show O
that O
these O
children O
are O
happier O
and O
more O
positive O
. O

Joyce B-PERSON
Yen O
Feng B-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Child I-ORG
Welfare I-ORG
League I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
an O
organization O
dedicated O
to O
promoting O
the O
rights O
of O
children O
, O
says O
that O
there O
does O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
a O
contradiction O
between O
granting O
children O
their O
rights O
and O
maintaining O
Asian O
values O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
too O
much O
emphasis O
on O
schoolwork O
and O
good O
grades O
encouraged O
the O
development O
of O
a O
society O
in O
which O
many O
are O
crudely O
obsessed O
with O
personal O
gain O
. O

Stressing O
children O
's O
rights O
is O
one O
way O
to O
change O
that O
mentality O
, O
and O
there O
is O
basically O
nothing O
un-Asian O
about O
using O
respect O
and O
enlightenment O
to O
pursue O
the O
very O
best O
outcome O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
we O
need O
to O
draw O
on O
the O
strengths O
of O
both O
Eastern O
and O
Western B-NORP
culture O
, O
to O
show O
that O
Asian O
values O
are O
also O
global O
values O
. O

East B-LOC
or O
the O
West O
, O
we O
're O
all O
human O
and O
we O
share O
the O
same O
values O
, O
and O
this O
applies O
equally O
to O
the O
rights O
of O
children O
. O

p. O
22 O

In O
this O
transitional O
era O
, O
caught O
between O
East B-LOC
and O
West B-LOC
, O
traditional O
and O
modern O
, O
parents O
have O
to O
be O
ready O
to O
respond O
to O
new O
challenges O
all O
the O
time O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Internet O
Pioneer O
Heidi B-PERSON
Hsueh I-PERSON

When O
the O
Internet O
started O
to O
take O
off O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
1995 O
, O
Inforian B-ORG
was O
one O
of O
the O
first O
Taiwan B-GPE
Internet O
startups O
. O

In O
the O
years O
since O
it O
has O
made O
quite O
a O
splash O
in O
the O
industry O
. O

Back O
when O
the O
Internet O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
mainly O
meant O
college O
students O
posting O
on O
bulletin O
boards O
and O
fooling O
around O
with O
Mosaic B-PRODUCT
, O
a O
23 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
graduate O
student O
at O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
named O
Heidi B-PERSON
Hsueh I-PERSON
and O
a O
graduate O
student O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
named O
Lawrence B-PERSON
Ho I-PERSON
decided O
to O
form O
an O
Internet O
company O
together O
. O

They O
started O
with O
just O
NT$ O
500,000 O
. O

Hsueh B-PERSON
, O
who O
speaks O
with O
all O
the O
self O
- O
confidence O
of O
a O
prophet O
, O
recalls O
that O
she O
could O
early O
on O
see O
the O
tremendous O
impact O
that O
the O
Internet O
was O
going O
to O
have O
on O
people O
s O
lives O
. O

" O
We O
were O
riding O
that O
first O
wave O
, O
" O
says O
Hsueh B-PERSON
, O
who O
points O
out O
that O
deciding O
to O
strike O
at O
the O
right O
time O
is O
the O
first O
step O
to O
success O
. O

Starting O
with O
books O

In O
the O
early O
period O
, O
Inforian B-ORG
- O
or O
pAsia B-ORG
as O
it O
is O
known O
today O
- O
made O
money O
by O
publishing O
books O
and O
by O
localizing O
software O
for O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
market O
. O

Hsueh B-PERSON
, O
the O
co-founder O
and O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
ca O
n't O
count O
how O
many O
times O
she O
stayed O
up O
all O
night O
at O
the O
office O
in O
those O
early O
days O
. O

Once O
, O
when O
their O
distributor O
for O
some O
reason O
refused O
to O
make O
payments O
, O
they O
had O
to O
endure O
two O
months O
without O
any O
incoming O
revenue O
. O

" O
When O
you O
're O
considering O
founding O
a O
company O
, O
" O
she O
says O
, O
issuing O
a O
warning O
to O
the O
many O
youths O
throwing O
themselves O
into O
Internet O
startups O
, O
" O
you O
've O
really O
got O
to O
consider O
carefully O
the O
pressures O
you O
're O
going O
to O
be O
under O
. O
" O

The O
division O
of O
labor O
was O
clear O
from O
the O
start O
. O

Ho B-PERSON
was O
responsible O
for O
product O
design O
, O
and O
Hsueh B-PERSON
handled O
business O
development O
and O
marketing O
strategy O
. O

After O
two O
years O
, O
the O
company O
had O
its O
first O
success O
: O
the O
IQ97 B-PRODUCT
-LRB- O
Inforian O
Quest O
-RRB- O
meta O
- O
search O
engine O
. O

It O
hit O
a O
homerun O
for O
their O
Internet O
dreams O
. O

Not O
long O
after O
Ho B-PERSON
finished O
IQ97 B-PRODUCT
, O
Hsueh B-PERSON
sent O
it O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
website O
ZDNet B-ORG
, O
which O
awarded O
it O
five O
stars O
, O
its O
highest O
rating O
. O

Hsueh B-PERSON
then O
used O
the O
Internet O
to O
find O
distributors O
around O
the O
world O
. O

Soon O
IQ97 B-PRODUCT
had O
been O
translated O
into O
seven O
languages O
and O
plans O
were O
laid O
to O
step O
into O
the O
global O
market O
. O

Within O
a O
year O
of O
the O
product O
's O
release O
in O
October O
of O
1997 O
, O
it O
had O
sold O
three O
million O
copies O
worldwide O
. O

Inforian B-ORG
followed O
by O
launching O
CICQ B-PRODUCT
, O
a O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
language O
instant O
messaging O
site O
that O
attracted O
1 O
million O
members O
from O
around O
the O
world O
. O

Then O
in O
1998 O
it O
focused O
on O
e-commerce O
, O
establishing O
the O
online O
auction O
site O
CoolBid B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
averaged O
quarterly O
sales O
of O
NT$ O
60 O
million O
and O
has O
as O
many O
as O
100,000 O
members O
. O

Hsueh B-PERSON
also O
made O
plans O
to O
forge O
alliances O
with O
world O
- O
famous O
companies O
. O

In O
1998 O
, O
after O
seeing O
Hsueh B-PERSON
's O
strategic O
alliance O
plan O
, O
Intel B-ORG
joined O
Inforian B-ORG
as O
a O
strategic O
partner O
. O

Later O
, O
it O
decided O
to O
take O
a O
stake O
in O
the O
company O
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
time O
Intel B-ORG
had O
ever O
invested O
in O
an O
Asian O
Internet O
company O
. O

Inforian B-ORG
, O
or O
pAsia B-ORG
as O
it O
is O
now O
known O
, O
has O
grown O
from O
four O
employees O
to O
a O
staff O
of O
several O
hundred O
, O
and O
has O
become O
a O
multinational O
with O
offices O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
on O
the O
mainland O
, O
as O
well O
as O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

The O
Internet O
lifestyle O

" O
At O
pAsia B-ORG
we O
emphasize O
that O
the O
Internet O
is O
a O
kind O
of O
technological O
art O
that O
allows O
people O
to O
improve O
their O
lifestyle O
, O
" O
Hsueh B-PERSON
says O
. O

" O
This O
is O
a O
work O
of O
art O
that O
requires O
creativity O
to O
be O
whole O
. O

The O
Internet O
is O
part O
software O
, O
part O
media O
, O
part O
databank O
, O
and O
part O
communications O
device O
. O

It O
's O
the O
best O
possible O
space O
for O
making O
the O
most O
out O
of O
creativity O
. O

" O
On O
the O
front O
door O
to O
the O
company O
's O
office O
on O
Hsinyi B-LOC
Road I-LOC
, O
Leonardo B-PERSON
DaVinci I-PERSON
, O
Albert B-PERSON
Einstein I-PERSON
and O
the O
pAsia O
logo O
grace O
each O
other O
with O
their O
respective O
presences O
. O

Hsueh B-PERSON
notes O
that O
those O
two O
historical O
figures O
' O
hard O
work O
and O
creativity O
changed O
the O
way O
people O
live O
. O

This O
is O
also O
the O
spirit O
that O
pAsia B-ORG
wishes O
to O
project O
. O

As O
far O
as O
Hsueh B-PERSON
is O
concerned O
, O
the O
Internet O
is O
both O
a O
tool O
and O
a O
communications O
platform O
. O

Internet O
companies O
, O
she O
believes O
, O
should O
reflect O
that O
. O

As O
one O
such O
company O
, O
pAsia B-ORG
must O
be O
flexible O
, O
efficient O
and O
practice O
what O
it O
preaches O
. O

The O
intranet O
at O
pAsia B-ORG
, O
for O
instance O
, O
provides O
chatrooms O
, O
vacation O
request O
forms O
, O
work O
guidelines O
, O
business O
travel O
forms O
, O
and O
even O
a O
bulletin O
board O
for O
selling O
workers O
' O
second O
- O
hand O
stuff O
. O

The O
offices O
have O
neon O
decorations O
on O
the O
walls O
and O
a O
hallway O
that O
is O
no O
less O
stylish O
than O
a O
haute O
couture O
catwalk O
. O

The O
whole O
office O
is O
infused O
with O
a O
modern O
and O
technological O
sensibility O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
success O
is O
never O
guaranteed O
. O

American B-ORG
Tech I-ORG
stocks O
took O
a O
tumble O
in O
April O
of O
this O
year O
, O
and O
people O
began O
to O
talk O
about O
an O
Internet O
bubble O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
pAsia B-ORG
has O
had O
trouble O
obtaining O
new O
financing O
and O
has O
seen O
rapid O
turnover O
in O
its O
executive O
ranks O
, O
while O
rumors O
have O
circulated O
about O
its O
IPO O
application O
being O
rejected O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
Hsueh B-PERSON
holds O
that O
pAsia B-ORG
has O
a O
clear O
niche O
and O
is O
very O
adaptable O
, O
so O
that O
it O
will O
be O
relatively O
unaffected O
by O
the O
economic O
downturn O
. O

When O
you O
see O
Heidi B-PERSON
Hsueh I-PERSON
's O
fresh O
young O
face O
and O
her O
no O
- O
nonsense O
approach O
to O
doing O
business O
, O
you O
quickly O
understand O
how O
members O
of O
the O
young O
generation O
are O
realizing O
their O
revolutionary O
ideas O
about O
lifestyle O
and O
career O
through O
the O
Internet O
. O

Nuclear O
- O
Free O
Dream O
Recedes O
Amid O
Inter-Branch O
Conflict O

-LRB- O
Alexandra B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Having O
dragged O
on O
since O
27 O
October O
last O
year O
, O
the O
furore O
over O
the O
cancellation O
of O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
project O
was O
briefly O
laid O
to O
rest O
on O
13 O
February O
2001 O
, O
when O
Premier O
Chang O
Chun O
- O
hsiung O
and O
Legislative B-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
speaker O
Wang B-PERSON
Jin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
pyng I-PERSON
signed O
an O
agreement O
to O
resume O
construction O
of O
the O
plant O
. O

However O
, O
the O
controversy O
over O
the O
plant O
was O
soon O
put O
back O
in O
the O
spotlight O
by O
calls O
for O
a O
plebiscite O
on O
the O
issue O
. O

On O
one O
side O
of O
the O
argument O
is O
the O
unquenchable O
thirst O
for O
economic O
advance O
; O
on O
the O
other O
, O
the O
long O
- O
term O
ideal O
of O
a O
nuclear O
- O
free O
homeland O
, O
and O
the O
distress O
of O
the O
people O
of O
Kungliao B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
plant O
is O
sited O
. O

Standing O
at O
the O
nuclear O
crossroads O
, O
buffeted O
by O
the O
waves O
of O
political O
turmoil O
sparked O
by O
the O
project O
, O
how O
should O
Taiwan B-GPE
choose O
its O
road O
for O
the O
future O
? O

On O
14 O
February O
, O
in O
a O
statement O
in O
which O
he O
spoke O
of O
a O
" O
painful O
choice O
" O
and O
his O
" O
undying O
determination O
, O
" O
Premier O
Chang O
Chun O
- O
hsiung O
announced O
the O
resumption O
of O
work O
on O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
, O
and O
identified O
the O
passing O
of O
a O
plebiscite O
law O
as O
the O
most O
important O
topic O
for O
renewed O
cross-party O
consultation O
. O

He O
also O
responded O
positively O
to O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
's O
indication O
of O
its O
support O
for O
the O
goal O
of O
a O
" O
nuclear O
- O
free O
homeland O
. O
" O

With O
the O
words O
: O
" O
Developments O
over O
the O
coming O
ten O
months O
will O
decide O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
fate O
for O
the O
next O
10,000 O
years O
, O
" O
Chang B-PERSON
hinted O
that O
the O
next O
stage O
in O
the O
antinuclear O
campaign O
will O
be O
a O
decisive O
factor O
in O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
elections O
scheduled O
for O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

The O
same O
day O
, O
the O
cabinet O
approved O
the O
plan O
to O
resume O
construction O
of O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
, O
and O
announced O
that O
it O
would O
formulate O
a O
plan O
for O
the O
phased O
closure O
and O
decommissioning O
of O
the O
three O
existing O
nuclear O
plants O
, O
on O
condition O
that O
adequate O
electricity O
generating O
capacity O
is O
maintained O
. O

The B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
would O
invite O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
environmentalist O
groups O
and O
individuals O
to O
join O
a O
" O
Nuclear O
- O
Free O
Homeland O
Guidance O
Committee O
" O
to O
actively O
educate O
the O
public O
. O

At O
the O
cabinet O
meeting O
, O
economic O
affairs O
minister O
Lin B-PERSON
Hsin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yi I-PERSON
stressed O
that O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
project O
would O
be O
completed O
on O
time O
in O
July O
2005 O
. O

After O
the O
decision O
to O
resume O
work O
on O
the O
plant O
, O
legislator O
Chao B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
said O
he O
had O
never O
seen O
another O
example O
of O
a O
government O
which O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
stressed O
its O
desire O
for O
a O
" O
nuclear O
- O
free O
homeland O
, O
" O
but O
on O
the O
other O
still O
finally O
went O
ahead O
with O
building O
a O
nuclear O
power O
plant O
. O

On O
24 O
February O
the O
Nuclear O
- O
Free O
Country O
Action O
Alliance O
, O
a O
coalition O
of O
over O
100 O
antinuclear O
groups O
, O
staged O
a O
demonstration O
to O
call O
for O
a O
plebiscite O
on O
the O
project O
, O
to O
" O
let O
the O
people O
decide O
. O
" O

Leading O
Democratic B-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
party I-ORG
figures O
such O
as O
former O
party O
chairmen O
Lin B-PERSON
I I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
and O
Yao B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wen I-PERSON
, O
and O
former O
secretary O
- O
general O
Chang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hung I-PERSON
, O
took O
part O
in O
the O
rally O
. O

The O
saga O
of O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
began O
in O
1980 O
, O
when O
TaiPower B-ORG
first O
proposed O
the O
project O
. O

But O
following O
the O
worldwide O
shock O
at O
the O
1986 O
Chernobyl B-GPE
explosion O
, O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
froze O
the O
project O
's O
budget O
. O

Since O
the B-ORG
Yenliao I-ORG
Anti-Nuclear I-ORG
Self I-ORG
- I-ORG
Help I-ORG
Association I-ORG
was O
set O
up O
in O
1988 O
, O
it O
and O
other O
groups O
have O
also O
fought O
a O
running O
battle O
with O
the O
government O
over O
the O
plant O
. O

The B-ORG
Control I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
ordered O
major O
corrective O
measures O
regarding O
the O
project O
three O
times O
in O
1999 O
alone O
, O
finding O
that O
the O
construction O
permit O
was O
improperly O
issued O
, O
that O
the O
environmental O
impact O
assessment O
was O
made O
on O
an O
incorrect O
basis O
, O
and O
that O
proper O
provision O
had O
not O
been O
made O
for O
safeguarding O
a O
Ketagalan B-NORP
aboriginal O
archaeological O
site O
. O

These O
instances O
are O
taken O
as O
proof O
by O
antinuclear O
groups O
of O
the O
illegality O
surrounding O
the O
project O
. O

Energy O
policy O
suggestions O

KMT B-NORP
chairman O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
proposed O
to O
President O
Chen O
Shui O
- O
bian O
the O
drafting O
of O
a O
" O
National B-LAW
Energy I-LAW
Development I-LAW
Statute I-LAW
, O
" O
based O
on O
considerations O
of O
national O
energy O
supply O
and O
demand O
. O

In O
view O
of O
projections O
that O
in O
2005 O
northern O
Taiwan B-GPE
will O
have O
a O
shortfall O
of O
close O
to O
2,100 O
megawatts O
, O
construction O
of O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
should O
continue O
, O
but O
no O
further O
nuclear O
plants O
would O
be O
built O
, O
and O
the O
first O
, O
second O
and O
third O
plants O
would O
be O
decommissioned O
on O
reaching O
the O
end O
of O
their O
normal O
operating O
lives O
. O

But O
before O
that O
the O
11 O
private O
power O
stations O
already O
approved O
for O
construction O
should O
be O
completed O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
, O
and O
if O
2,000 O
megawatts O
of O
substitute O
generating O
capacity O
could O
be O
completed O
, O
the O
three O
older O
nuclear O
plants O
could O
be O
decommissioned O
early O
. O

Lien B-PERSON
also O
expressed O
the O
opinion O
that O
when O
formulating O
its O
overall O
energy O
policy O
, O
the O
new O
government O
should O
give O
consideration O
to O
various O
factors O
, O
including O
environmental O
impact O
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
international O
reputation O
. O

However O
, O
with O
the O
resumption O
of O
work O
on O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
, O
the O
people O
of O
Kungliao B-GPE
Rural I-GPE
Township I-GPE
have O
nothing O
to O
show O
for O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
of O
protest O
. O

Not O
only O
do O
they O
feel O
that O
they O
have O
never O
had O
an O
opportunity O
for O
equal O
dialogue O
with O
the O
government O
, O
but O
also O
that O
the O
fishing O
grounds O
on O
which O
local O
fishermen O
have O
relied O
for O
generations O
will O
soon O
be O
threatened O
with O
major O
environmental O
degradation O
. O

According O
to O
the O
research O
report O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Survey I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Natural I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Ecological I-WORK_OF_ART
Resources I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Northeast I-WORK_OF_ART
Coast I-WORK_OF_ART
National I-WORK_OF_ART
Scenic I-WORK_OF_ART
Area I-WORK_OF_ART
by O
Cheng B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiu I-PERSON
, O
an O
associate O
research O
fellow O
at O
the B-ORG
Academia I-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
's O
Institute O
of O
Zoology O
, O
species O
recorded O
in O
the O
sea O
off O
the O
scenic O
area O
include O
182 O
corals O
, O
168 O
crustaceans O
, O
318 O
mollusks O
, O
57 O
echinoderms O
, O
60 O
large O
seaweeds O
, O
over O
290 O
shellfish O
and O
more O
than O
100 O
other O
marine O
organisms O
such O
as O
sponges O
, O
sea O
anemones O
, O
jellyfish O
, O
polychaetes O
and O
sea O
squirts O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
Yenliao B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
really O
is O
one O
of O
northern O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
major O
marine O
habitats O
, O
and O
is O
also O
one O
of O
the O
places O
in O
northern O
Taiwan B-GPE
where O
a O
coastal O
ecosystem O
has O
been O
preserved O
relatively O
undamaged O
. O

Ecological O
disaster O

After O
work O
on O
the O
plant O
resumes O
, O
there O
will O
be O
neither O
an O
immediate O
nuclear O
risk O
nor O
an O
immediate O
benefit O
of O
power O
generation O
. O

But O
environmentalists O
are O
convinced O
that O
the O
marine O
habitat O
of O
Yenliao B-GPE
, O
lying O
within O
a O
marine O
resource O
conservation O
area O
immensely O
rich O
in O
both O
the O
number O
of O
species O
and O
their O
populations O
, O
will O
be O
devastated O
, O
and O
that O
the O
three O
- O
kilometer O
golden O
beach O
of O
fine O
quartz O
sand O
which O
runs O
from O
Yenliao B-GPE
to O
Fulung B-GPE
, O
one O
of O
the O
priceless O
ecological O
and O
tourist O
resources O
of O
the O
northeast O
coast O
, O
may O
be O
lost O
along O
with O
it O
. O

Following O
the O
Amorgos B-GPE
oil O
spill O
, O
we O
saw O
the O
public O
and O
the O
military O
working O
hard O
to O
scoop O
up O
bucket O
after O
bucket O
of O
oil O
. O

But O
what O
should O
our O
mood O
be O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
's O
impact O
on O
the O
sea O
off O
Kungliao B-GPE
? O

Chen B-PERSON
Po I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Council O
for O
Economic O
Planning O
and O
Development O
, O
is O
one O
of O
the O
cabinet O
ministers O
who O
take O
the O
clearest O
stand O
against O
nuclear O
power O
. O

He O
stated O
on O
14 O
February O
that O
he O
once O
made O
a O
risk O
assessment O
for O
nuclear O
power O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
taking O
into O
consideration O
the O
island O
's O
population O
density O
, O
its O
level O
of O
nuclear O
technology O
and O
its O
level O
of O
economic O
development O
, O
and O
concluded O
that O
it O
was O
not O
worth O
the O
risk O
. O

But O
since O
it O
would O
appear O
from O
public O
opinion O
polls O
that O
the O
majority O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
believe O
that O
for O
economic O
reasons O
the O
plant O
should O
still O
be O
built O
, O
he O
could O
only O
hope O
that O
construction O
standards O
will O
be O
strictly O
adhered O
to O
, O
and O
that O
no O
accident O
will O
ever O
occur O
at O
the O
plant O
. O

Government O
, O
opposition O
and O
the O
public O
at O
large O
, O
apart O
from O
closely O
monitoring O
the O
plant O
's O
construction O
, O
can O
only O
pray O
together O
with O
Chen B-PERSON
that O
the O
people O
's O
choice O
today O
will O
turn O
out O
for O
the O
good O
of O
their O
children O
and O
grandchildren O
. O

p. O
64 O

The O
24 O
February O
antinuclear O
rally O
brought O
thousands O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
onto O
the O
streets O
to O
protest O
the O
decision O
to O
resume O
construction O
of O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
, O
and O
to O
call O
for O
a O
plebiscite O
to O
" O
let O
the O
people O
decide O
" O
the O
project O
's O
future O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
: O

Self O
- O
made O
Ethnographer O

-LRB- O
Chang B-PERSON
Chiung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fang I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Vincent B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
-RRB- O

If O
you O
take O
an O
interest O
in O
the O
aboriginal O
tribes O
of O
central O
Taiwan O
, O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
long O
before O
you O
run O
into O
the O
name O
of O
Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
. O

It O
matters O
little O
what O
leads O
to O
this O
interest O
. O

You O
might O
be O
filming O
a O
documentary O
or O
writing O
a O
magazine O
or O
newspaper O
article O
. O

You O
might O
be O
engaged O
in O
a O
high O
- O
powered O
research O
project O
at O
Academia B-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
, O
or O
just O
writing O
a O
graduate O
thesis O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
copious O
fieldwork O
is O
not O
something O
you O
can O
afford O
to O
ignore O
. O

Among O
other O
projects O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
work O
with O
the O
Thao B-NORP
-LRB- O
also O
known O
as O
the O
Shao B-NORP
or O
Sao B-NORP
-RRB- O
, O
a O
tiny O
aboriginal O
tribe O
living O
in O
the O
vicinity O
of O
Sun B-LOC
Moon I-LOC
Lake I-LOC
, O
looms O
particularly O
important O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
Chichi O
earthquake O
, O
for O
the O
temblor O
has O
dealt O
a O
heavy O
blow O
to O
a O
community O
that O
now O
has O
only O
282 O
members O
left O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
has O
thrown O
himself O
wholeheartedly O
into O
the O
task O
of O
rebuilding O
the O
one O
village O
where O
the O
Thao B-NORP
remain O
. O

So O
who O
exactly O
is O
Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
? O

How O
did O
he O
become O
such O
an O
important O
figure O
in O
the O
academic O
community O
? O

Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
had O
originally O
been O
planning O
to O
catch O
a O
flight O
on O
September O
23 O
to O
celebrate O
the B-EVENT
Mid-Autumn I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
together O
with O
his O
wife O
and O
children O
. O

Little O
did O
he O
know O
, O
however O
, O
that O
his O
plans O
would O
be O
interrupted O
on O
September O
21 O
by O
the O
biggest O
earthquake O
to O
hit O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
a O
century O
. O

A O
giant O
jolt O
in O
the O
wee O
hours O
sent O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
apartment O
building O
listing O
and O
caused O
the O
fourth O
floor O
to O
collapse O
entirely O
. O

On O
the O
first O
floor O
, O
where O
Teng B-PERSON
ran O
a O
medical O
testing O
laboratory O
, O
a O
quake O
- O
related O
power O
outage O
prevented O
him O
from O
opening O
the O
front O
door O
. O

He O
then O
hung O
a O
rope O
out O
a O
third O
- O
floor O
window O
and O
lowered O
himself O
to O
safety O
, O
injuring O
his O
hands O
slightly O
in O
the O
process O
. O

He O
was O
n't O
too O
worried O
about O
the O
injuries O
, O
nor O
was O
the O
destruction O
of O
his O
laboratory O
a O
major O
concern O
. O

He O
was O
, O
however O
, O
extremely O
anxious O
to O
save O
the O
results O
of O
ethnological O
fieldwork O
going O
back O
nearly O
two O
decades O
. O

For O
Teng B-PERSON
, O
these O
materials O
were O
priceless O
treasures O
. O

" O
Luckily O
, O
" O
says O
Teng B-PERSON
, O
" O
I O
managed O
to O
get O
about O
80 O
- O
90 O
% O
of O
it O
out O
. O
" O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
great O
melting O
pot O

A O
Hakka B-NORP
from O
the O
township O
of O
Puli B-GPE
, O
Teng B-PERSON
was O
born O
in O
1951 O
. O

Puli B-GPE
and O
the O
nearby O
rural O
townships O
of O
Yuchih B-GPE
, O
Kuohsing B-GPE
, O
and O
Jen'ai B-GPE
comprise O
an O
area O
known O
as O
Shuishalien B-LOC
, O
where O
many O
different O
ethnic O
groups O
have O
always O
lived O
side O
- O
by O
- O
side O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
Fujianese B-NORP
, O
Cantonese B-NORP
, O
Hakkas B-NORP
, O
and O
the O
Pingpu B-NORP
aborigines O
-LRB- O
various O
plains O
- O
dwelling O
aboriginal O
tribes O
that O
have O
almost O
completely O
assimilated O
into O
the O
Han B-NORP
Chinese I-NORP
community O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
area O
is O
also O
home O
to O
many O
mountain O
- O
dwelling O
aboriginal O
tribes O
, O
including O
the O
Atayal B-NORP
, O
Sediq B-NORP
, O
Bunun B-NORP
, O
Thao B-NORP
, O
Perugawan B-NORP
, O
Pazeh B-NORP
, O
Taokas B-NORP
, O
and O
Murauts B-NORP
. O

Although O
Teng B-PERSON
makes O
his O
living O
by O
running O
a O
medical O
testing O
lab O
, O
a O
fortunate O
combination O
of O
circumstances O
has O
also O
sparked O
an O
abiding O
interest O
in O
ethnology O
. O

Explains O
Teng B-PERSON
, O
" O
I O
grew O
up O
listening O
to O
the O
old O
folks O
tell O
stories O
about O
the O
aboriginal O
tribes O
. O

There O
was O
talk O
about O
headhunting O
expeditions O
and O
wars O
. O

They O
used O
to O
scare O
us O
kids O
by O
saying O
' O
The O
tribesmen O
will O
get O
you O
! O
' O
" O

He O
had O
frequent O
contact O
with O
aborigines O
, O
and O
many O
of O
his O
best O
friends O
in O
school O
were O
aborigines O
. O

After O
graduating O
from O
the O
Department O
of O
Medical O
Laboratory O
Science O
at O
Chungtai O
Institute O
of O
Health O
Sciences O
and O
Technology O
, O
he O
took O
up O
an O
internship O
at O
the B-ORG
Puli I-ORG
Christian I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
, O
where O
many O
of O
the O
patients O
were O
also O
aborigines O
. O

In O
1974 O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
opened O
a O
medical O
testing O
laboratory O
in O
Puli B-GPE
. O

Besides O
providing O
Teng B-PERSON
with O
a O
livelihood O
, O
the O
lab O
also O
brought O
him O
into O
contact O
with O
the O
aborigines O
, O
among O
whom O
he O
would O
make O
many O
friends O
. O

Tajik B-PERSON
Bawan I-PERSON
, O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Atayal B-NORP
tribe O
, O
first O
met O
Teng B-PERSON
ten O
years O
ago O
when O
he O
visited O
the O
lab O
for O
a O
blood O
test O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
's O
reputation O
preceded O
him O
, O
for O
Bawan B-PERSON
had O
already O
heard O
about O
" O
the O
mugan O
-LRB- O
Chinese B-NORP
person O
-RRB- O
in O
Puli B-GPE
who O
knows O
a O
lot O
about O
us O
aborigines O
. O
" O

Self O
- O
trained O
ethnographer O

Living O
in O
an O
ethnically O
complex O
area O
like O
Puli B-GPE
, O
Teng B-PERSON
has O
always O
been O
very O
aware O
of O
ethnic O
conflict O
as O
well O
as O
the O
fusion O
and O
disappearance O
of O
cultures O
. O

In O
1967 O
Wei B-PERSON
Huei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lin I-PERSON
, O
an O
anthropology O
professor O
at O
Academia B-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
, O
asked O
Teng B-PERSON
to O
take O
him O
to O
interview O
aborigines O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
picked O
up O
a O
lot O
of O
valuable O
fieldwork O
techniques O
by O
watching O
Professor O
Wei O
interview O
the O
old O
folks O
. O

Thereafter O
, O
whenever O
he O
had O
any O
spare O
time O
he O
would O
go O
visit O
the O
aborigines O
and O
chat O
with O
the O
old O
folks O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
's O
interest O
in O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
of O
1930 O
-LRB- O
in O
which O
members O
of O
several O
aboriginal O
tribes O
killed O
over O
100 O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
in O
the O
village O
of O
Wushe B-GPE
and O
later O
met O
with O
grave O
retribution O
from O
the O
colonial O
authorities O
-RRB- O
was O
piqued O
when O
his O
father O
gave O
him O
two O
documents O
on O
the O
subject O
. O

" O
After O
I O
started O
taking O
an O
active O
interest O
in O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
in O
1981 O
, O
people O
warned O
me O
to O
be O
careful O
. O
" O

Many O
scholars O
used O
to O
steer O
clear O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
colonial O
history O
, O
but O
Teng B-PERSON
happened O
to O
take O
an O
interest O
in O
the O
subject O
just O
as O
Taiwanese B-NORP
society O
was O
beginning O
to O
become O
more O
liberal O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
Teng B-PERSON
was O
not O
a O
member O
of O
the O
academic O
community O
was O
also O
fortunate O
, O
for O
it O
freed O
him O
of O
the O
pressures O
that O
academics O
must O
deal O
with O
. O

Says O
Teng B-PERSON
, O
" O
This O
was O
about O
the O
story O
of O
my O
hometown O
. O

I O
felt O
that O
this O
research O
simply O
had O
to O
be O
done O
. O
" O

Although O
an O
amateur O
in O
the O
field O
of O
ethnography O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
is O
highly O
regarded O
in O
academic O
circles O
for O
his O
work O
in O
recording O
the O
oral O
history O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
aborigines O
. O

His O
good O
friend O
Wang B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
, O
who O
teaches O
in O
junior O
high O
school O
, O
jokingly O
calls O
Teng B-PERSON
" O
the O
Puli O
Center O
for O
Ethnographic O
Fieldwork O
. O
" O

" O
When O
I O
first O
started O
doing O
my O
fieldwork O
there O
were O
still O
about O
20 O
survivors O
of O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
, O
but O
they O
've O
all O
passed O
away O
now O
. O
" O

According O
to O
Teng B-PERSON
, O
most O
of O
the O
ones O
lucky O
enough O
to O
survive O
were O
extremely O
reluctant O
to O
talk O
about O
it O
, O
and O
it O
took O
a O
long O
time O
for O
him O
to O
win O
their O
trust O
, O
but O
he O
did O
succeed O
eventually O
. O

" O
I O
had O
a O
couple O
of O
factors O
working O
in O
my O
favor O
. O

Number O
one O
, O
I O
was O
n't O
a O
government O
official O
, O
and O
number O
two O
, O
I O
work O
in O
the O
field O
of O
medicine O
, O
so O
they O
were O
n't O
quite O
so O
wary O
of O
me O
. O
" O

After O
starting O
off O
with O
such O
subjects O
as O
religious O
beliefs O
and O
tribal O
customs O
, O
the O
old O
folks O
slowly O
got O
to O
the O
point O
where O
they O
were O
willing O
to O
break O
their O
silence O
on O
more O
sensitive O
issues O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
does O
his O
homework O

In O
the O
field O
of O
anthropology O
, O
there O
has O
been O
a O
growing O
trend O
in O
recent O
years O
to O
rely O
on O
the O
results O
of O
field O
studies O
to O
check O
the O
veracity O
of O
historical O
records O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
enjoys O
close O
relations O
with O
the O
aborigines O
, O
which O
is O
why O
researchers O
and O
graduate O
students O
interested O
in O
studying O
the O
Austronesian O
tribes O
of O
central O
Taiwan B-GPE
always O
come O
to O
Puli B-GPE
to O
seek O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
help O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
is O
a O
frequent O
participant O
in O
research O
projects O
focusing O
on O
the O
aboriginal O
tribes O
. O

For O
example O
, O
in O
an O
Academia B-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
study O
that O
ran O
from O
1992 O
to O
1996 O
and O
focused O
on O
the O
cultural O
and O
kinship O
ties O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
nine O
main O
aboriginal O
tribes O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
helped O
to O
study O
the O
Thao B-NORP
and O
the O
Pazeh B-NORP
-LRB- O
a O
plains O
- O
dwelling O
tribe O
-RRB- O
. O

According O
to O
Hsu B-PERSON
Mu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chu I-PERSON
, O
a O
researcher O
at O
Academia B-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
's O
Institute O
of O
Ethnology O
, O
" O
Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
's O
status O
as O
a O
member O
of O
the O
medical O
community O
and O
his O
wide O
contacts O
among O
the O
aborigines O
enabled O
him O
to O
make O
a O
key O
contribution O
to O
the O
research O
project O
. O
" O

If O
it O
had O
n't O
been O
for O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
detailed O
knowledge O
of O
the O
kinship O
ties O
in O
some O
clans O
, O
the O
researchers O
would O
never O
have O
been O
able O
in O
some O
cases O
to O
identify O
pure O
tribal O
lineages O
for O
study O
. O

Says O
Teng B-PERSON
, O
" O
The O
scholars O
at O
the O
Institute O
of O
Ethnology O
have O
always O
given O
me O
a O
lot O
of O
support O
. O
" O

Having O
received O
so O
much O
help O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
has O
practically O
felt O
an O
obligation O
to O
make O
it O
count O
. O

As O
a O
medical O
technician O
without O
formal O
training O
in O
ethnology O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
qualifications O
for O
doing O
fieldwork O
have O
been O
questioned O
by O
some O
, O
but O
his O
work O
is O
highly O
regarded O
among O
the O
specialists O
at O
the O
Institute O
of O
Ethnology O
and O
the O
Institute O
of O
Linguistics O
, O
Preparatory O
Office O
, O
two O
Academia B-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
bodies O
with O
which O
Teng B-PERSON
has O
worked O
closely O
. O

According O
to O
Hsu B-PERSON
Mu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chu I-PERSON
, O
" O
He O
is O
very O
hard O
working O
, O
and O
his O
fieldwork O
methods O
come O
very O
close O
to O
what O
we O
ask O
of O
academic O
researchers O
. O
" O

Hsu B-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
study O
of O
the O
Thao B-NORP
is O
especially O
valuable O
because O
no O
one O
else O
has O
done O
any O
fieldwork O
on O
this O
tribe O
since O
1958 O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
spent O
six O
years O
recording O
their O
religious O
festivals O
, O
marriage O
customs O
, O
property O
ownership O
system O
, O
land O
development O
, O
etc O
. O

In O
so O
doing O
, O
he O
has O
done O
much O
to O
make O
up O
for O
40 O
years O
of O
neglect O
. O

According O
to O
Hsu B-PERSON
, O
the O
theoretical O
framework O
used O
by O
anthropologists O
must O
be O
supported O
by O
the O
results O
of O
fieldwork O
, O
and O
Teng B-PERSON
has O
done O
a O
very O
thorough O
job O
of O
providing O
excellent O
first O
- O
hand O
materials O
. O

Close O
observation O
over O
an O
extended O
period O
of O
time O
by O
local O
citizens O
can O
make O
up O
for O
the O
shortcomings O
of O
academic O
research O
. O

Teng O
is O
in O
a O
better O
position O
than O
a O
professional O
researcher O
to O
engage O
in O
long O
- O
term O
observation O
of O
the O
month O
- O
long O
harvest O
festival O
of O
the O
Thao B-NORP
, O
for O
example O
, O
because O
he O
lives O
in O
the O
local O
area O
. O

Thus O
it O
is O
that O
he O
has O
been O
able O
to O
record O
the O
Thao B-NORP
tribe O
's O
religious O
festivals O
over O
a O
long O
period O
. O

This O
has O
been O
very O
helpful O
for O
researchers O
. O

Hsu B-PERSON
Mu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chu I-PERSON
is O
now O
writing O
a O
book O
on O
the O
history O
of O
the O
Thao B-NORP
, O
and O
is O
relying O
heavily O
on O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
work O
. O

Honorary O
Sediq B-NORP

In O
Hsu B-PERSON
's O
opinion O
, O
it O
is O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
deep O
concern O
for O
his O
fellow O
human O
beings O
that O
has O
enabled O
him O
to O
devote O
so O
much O
of O
himself O
for O
such O
a O
long O
time O
to O
his O
fieldwork O
. O

" O
It O
is O
n't O
every O
anthropologist O
, O
" O
says O
Hsu B-PERSON
, O
" O
who O
shows O
this O
quality O
. O
" O

This O
concern O
for O
his O
fellow O
human O
beings O
has O
earned O
Teng B-PERSON
many O
friends O
among O
the O
aborigines O
. O

One O
such O
friend O
is O
a O
man O
named O
Takken B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Chinese B-NORP
name O
: O
Teng B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tang I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
the O
great O
- O
grandson O
of O
a O
tribal O
chieftain O
. O

His O
grandfather O
and O
grandmother O
were O
survivors O
of O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
, O
but O
they O
had O
always O
been O
unwilling O
to O
talk O
about O
the O
past O
. O

Says O
Takken B-PERSON
, O
" O
I O
had O
never O
even O
heard O
of O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
when O
I O
was O
a O
kid O
. O

It O
was O
only O
after O
I O
entered O
the O
university O
that O
people O
gradually O
started O
talking O
about O
it O
. O
" O

He O
points O
out O
that O
it O
is O
very O
unusual O
for O
someone O
, O
purely O
out O
of O
personal O
interest O
and O
concern O
, O
to O
visit O
old O
folks O
in O
so O
many O
tribes O
and O
do O
a O
systematic O
study O
of O
their O
history O
. O

" O
Our O
ancestors O
owe O
him O
a O
great O
debt O
. O
" O

Says O
the O
teacher O
Tajis B-PERSON
Bawan I-PERSON
, O
" O
Before O
I O
met O
Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
, O
I O
did O
n't O
have O
a O
very O
clear O
image O
of O
who O
we O
were O
as O
a O
people O
, O
and O
I O
had O
only O
heard O
unsubstantiated O
rumors O
and O
snippets O
about O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
. O
" O

Later O
, O
however O
, O
he O
was O
invited O
to O
accompany O
Teng B-PERSON
on O
his O
trips O
to O
interview O
old O
folks O
in O
the O
mountains O
. O

These O
forays O
were O
very O
moving O
experiences O
for O
Bawan B-PERSON
. O

" O
Here O
this O
man O
is O
not O
even O
a O
member O
of O
our O
tribe O
, O
yet O
he O
has O
been O
spending O
so O
much O
time O
and O
effort O
on O
our O
behalf O
. O

How O
can O
we O
be O
content O
to O
know O
nothing O
about O
ourselves O
? O
" O

With O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
encouragement O
, O
Bawan B-PERSON
started O
interviewing O
old O
folks O
on O
his O
own O
and O
recording O
his O
tribe O
's O
eating O
habits O
, O
manner O
of O
dress O
, O
housing O
, O
geographic O
distribution O
, O
arts O
, O
folk O
legends O
, O
daily O
life O
, O
and O
other O
traditions O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
there O
are O
some O
Atayal B-NORP
people O
who O
view O
Teng B-PERSON
with O
suspicion O
, O
saying O
, O
" O
He O
's O
just O
another O
plains O
dweller O
trying O
to O
make O
money O
. O
" O

Others O
have O
said O
, O
" O
He O
's O
out O
to O
become O
famous O
. O
" O

Bawan B-PERSON
, O
too O
, O
had O
once O
harbored O
such O
suspicions O
, O
but O
since O
getting O
involved O
in O
fieldwork O
himself O
, O
he O
has O
discovered O
how O
quickly O
the O
expenses O
add O
up O
for O
transportation O
, O
development O
of O
slides O
, O
and O
so O
much O
more O
. O

Not O
only O
is O
it O
not O
a O
money O
- O
making O
proposition O
, O
it O
's O
actually O
a O
drain O
on O
one O
's O
personal O
finances O
. O

As O
for O
fame O
, O
Bawan B-PERSON
asks O
, O
" O
So O
what O
if O
he O
has O
become O
famous O
? O

It O
did O
n't O
happen O
overnight O
. O

During O
the O
nearly O
20 O
years O
that O
he O
's O
devoted O
himself O
to O
his O
fieldwork O
, O
making O
a O
name O
for O
himself O
has O
been O
the O
last O
thing O
on O
his O
mind O
. O
" O

To O
thank O
him O
for O
his O
contributions O
to O
their O
tribe O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
Atayal B-NORP
friends O
call O
him O
" O
Hiro B-PERSON
, O
" O
which O
means O
" O
sun O
" O
in O
Sediq B-LANGUAGE
. O

Bawan B-PERSON
simply O
considers O
him O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Atayal B-NORP
tribe O
. O

" O
If O
we O
are O
the O
Atayal B-NORP
nation O
, O
then O
he O
is O
an O
honorary O
member O
of O
the O
Sediq B-NORP
. O
" O

-LRB- O
The O
Sediq B-NORP
are O
one O
branch O
of O
the O
Atayal B-NORP
tribe O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
Thao B-NORP
have O
also O
conferred O
similar O
status O
upon O
Teng B-PERSON
, O
whom O
they O
call O
" O
Ita B-PERSON
Thao I-PERSON
" O
-LRB- O
" O
one O
of O
us O
Thao B-NORP
" O
-RRB- O
. O

Kudos O
and O
criticism O

Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
has O
written O
a O
number O
of O
articles O
based O
on O
his O
years O
of O
fieldwork O
, O
including O
: O
" O
Tracing B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Origins I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Written I-WORK_OF_ART
Language I-WORK_OF_ART
Among I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Plains I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Dwelling I-WORK_OF_ART
Aborigines I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Puli I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
" O
Why B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Languages I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Plains I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Dwelling I-WORK_OF_ART
Aborigines I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Puli I-WORK_OF_ART
Basin I-WORK_OF_ART
Have I-WORK_OF_ART
Disappeared I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
" O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Effect I-WORK_OF_ART
Upon I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Thao I-WORK_OF_ART
Tribe I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Han I-WORK_OF_ART
Chinese I-WORK_OF_ART
Settlement I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Shuishalien I-WORK_OF_ART
Area I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

He O
has O
also O
written O
several O
books O
, O
including O
: O
" O
The B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
, O
" O
" O
Thick B-WORK_OF_ART
Fog I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Dark I-WORK_OF_ART
Clouds I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
and O
" O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Face I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Thao I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

The B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
, O
which O
was O
selected O
as O
one O
of O
the O
ten O
best O
books O
of O
the O
year O
, O
provides O
a O
comprehensive O
history O
of O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
and O
includes O
many O
valuable O
historical O
photos O
. O

With O
a O
keen O
sense O
of O
pathos O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
writes O
, O
" O
Misunderstandings O
and O
hatred O
born O
of O
cultural O
differences O
and O
ethnic O
divisions O
were O
the O
main O
culprits O
behind O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
. O
" O

In O
1993 O
Teng B-PERSON
won O
the O
16th O
China B-WORK_OF_ART
Times I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Nonfiction I-WORK_OF_ART
for O
Thick O
Fog O
, O
Dark O
Clouds O
- O
Aftermath O
of O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
for O
an O
Atayal B-NORP
family O
. O

Thick B-WORK_OF_ART
Fog I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Dark I-WORK_OF_ART
Clouds I-WORK_OF_ART
focuses O
on O
the O
life O
of O
Yawai B-PERSON
Taimo I-PERSON
, O
daughter O
of O
an O
Atayal B-NORP
chieftain O
. O

In O
connection O
with O
the O
plan O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
colonial O
authorities O
to O
pacify O
the O
" O
barbarians O
, O
" O
Yawai B-PERSON
was O
married O
off O
in O
1912 O
to O
Sazuka B-PERSON
Narusuke I-PERSON
, O
the O
top O
- O
ranking O
police O
official O
in O
Wushe B-GPE
. O

Unfortunately O
for O
Yawai B-PERSON
, O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
of O
1930 O
put O
people O
from O
mixed O
marriages O
like O
hers O
in O
a O
complex O
predicament O
. O

Amidst O
the O
burning O
ethnic O
tensions O
of O
the O
time O
, O
developing O
a O
sense O
of O
personal O
identity O
was O
especially O
difficult O
for O
the O
children O
, O
who O
hardly O
knew O
whether O
to O
consider O
themselves O
Japanese B-NORP
, O
Taiwanese B-NORP
, O
Atayal B-NORP
, O
or O
Chinese B-NORP
. O

Thick B-WORK_OF_ART
Fog I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Dark I-WORK_OF_ART
Clouds I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
the O
story O
of O
innocent O
, O
helpless O
victims O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
turbulent O
history O
. O

Li B-PERSON
Jen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuei I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
Academia B-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
's O
Institute O
of O
Linguistics O
, O
Preparatory O
Office O
, O
wrote O
as O
follows O
in O
the O
book O
's O
preface O
: O

" O
Much O
has O
been O
written O
about O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
, O
but O
Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
is O
the O
only O
one O
to O
do O
it O
with O
such O
depth O
and O
feeling O
. O
" O

Teng B-PERSON
, O
however O
, O
feels O
rather O
uncomfortable O
about O
winning O
a O
prize O
for O
nonfiction O
with O
his O
very O
first O
book O
. O

" O
It O
's O
not O
that O
my O
writing O
was O
all O
that O
good O
. O

The O
story O
itself O
is O
just O
very O
compelling O
. O
" O

After O
more O
than O
ten O
years O
of O
field O
research O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
wrote O
the O
book O
-LRB- O
over O
100 O
pages O
long O
-RRB- O
in O
just O
five O
evenings O
and O
then O
let O
his O
friends O
read O
the O
manuscript O
. O

One O
of O
his O
friends O
, O
the O
highly O
successful O
nonfiction O
writer O
Liao B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chan I-PERSON
, O
had O
only O
gotten O
five O
minutes O
into O
the O
book O
before O
exclaiming O
, O
" O
This O
is O
going O
to O
win O
literary O
prizes O
! O
" O

Little O
did O
he O
know O
that O
his O
words O
would O
prove O
prophetic O
. O

Says O
Liao B-PERSON
, O
" O
A O
professional O
writer O
could O
never O
go O
that O
long O
without O
writing O
anything O
, O
but O
Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
does O
n't O
make O
his O
living O
as O
a O
writer O
, O
and O
that O
enabled O
him O
to O
let O
the O
book O
gradually O
take O
shape O
over O
a O
long O
period O
of O
time O
. O
" O

Right O
after O
winning O
the O
literary O
prize O
, O
however O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
was O
hit O
with O
a O
lawsuit O
by O
the O
grandson O
of O
Shimoyama B-PERSON
Hiroshi I-PERSON
and O
Sazuka B-PERSON
Toyoko I-PERSON
, O
two O
of O
the O
people O
that O
Teng B-PERSON
wrote O
about O
in O
the O
book O
. O

The O
suit O
charges O
Teng B-PERSON
with O
seven O
counts O
of O
libel O
. O

Puli B-GPE
's O
" O
ambassador O
to O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
" O

The O
lawsuit O
was O
just O
part O
of O
a O
string O
of O
misfortunes O
for O
Teng B-PERSON
. O

A O
nephew O
taking O
part O
in O
fieldwork O
fell O
into O
Sun B-LOC
Moon I-LOC
Lake I-LOC
and O
drowned O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
's O
older O
sister O
, O
who O
had O
cared O
for O
him O
when O
he O
was O
growing O
up O
, O
died O
from O
cancer O
. O

Deeply O
dispirited O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
put O
his O
fieldwork O
aside O
and O
moved O
to O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
with O
his O
family O
in O
1995 O
. O

The O
move O
was O
greeted O
with O
criticism O
: O

" O
All O
that O
talk O
about O
his O
love O
for O
Puli B-GPE
was O
just O
a O
put O
- O
on O
. O
" O

Teng B-PERSON
, O
however O
, O
responded O
, O
" O
We O
are O
moving O
to O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
mainly O
for O
our O
children O
's O
education O
. O

I O
myself O
am O
not O
leaving O
Puli B-GPE
. O

In O
fact O
, O
I O
'll O
be O
bringing O
the O
best O
of O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
back O
here O
with O
me O
. O
" O

In O
his O
view O
, O
there O
is O
much O
that O
we O
could O
learn O
from O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
, O
including O
its O
emphasis O
on O
lifelong O
learning O
, O
and O
its O
sorted O
waste O
collection O
. O

His O
good O
friend O
Wang B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
jokingly O
calls O
Teng B-PERSON
" O
Puli B-GPE
's O
ambassador O
to O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
. O
" O

On O
one O
visit O
back O
home O
, O
people O
who O
had O
once O
collaborated O
in O
his O
fieldwork O
asked O
him O
to O
help O
formulate O
a O
community O
development O
project O
for O
Puli B-GPE
, O
and O
a O
group O
that O
had O
taken O
part O
in O
his O
study O
of O
the O
Thao B-NORP
tribe O
asked O
him O
to O
get O
back O
into O
fieldwork O
. O

And O
so O
it O
was O
that O
the O
gravity O
of O
hometown O
, O
friends O
, O
and O
the O
land O
pulled O
Teng B-PERSON
back O
to O
Puli B-GPE
again O
. O

Leaving O
his O
wife O
and O
children O
in O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
, O
he O
returned O
to O
Puli B-GPE
to O
resume O
his O
unfinished O
work O
. O

" O
I O
tried O
to O
write O
in O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
whether O
it O
was O
the O
easy O
life O
or O
the O
distance O
. O

I O
just O
could O
n't O
do O
it O
. O
" O

Since O
returning O
, O
however O
, O
he O
still O
has O
n't O
been O
able O
to O
concentrate O
on O
his O
writing O
. O

" O
I O
'm O
too O
involved O
in O
local O
affairs O
. O

There O
are O
more O
errands O
and O
busywork O
than O
I O
have O
time O
for O
. O
" O

According O
to O
Wang B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
, O
personal O
relationships O
in O
a O
small O
town O
like O
Puli B-GPE
are O
very O
close O
, O
and O
anyone O
with O
an O
outspoken O
personality O
ends O
up O
getting O
forced O
into O
all O
sorts O
of O
civic O
responsibilities O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
happens O
to O
be O
one O
of O
the O
more O
outspoken O
types O
in O
Puli B-GPE
. O

Teng B-PERSON
is O
the O
first O
person O
that O
many O
people O
meet O
when O
visiting O
Puli B-GPE
. O

Not O
long O
after O
Li B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tung I-PERSON
became O
president O
of O
National B-ORG
Chi I-ORG
- I-ORG
Nan I-ORG
University I-ORG
he O
made O
it O
a O
point O
to O
visit O
Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
and O
Liao B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chan I-PERSON
to O
discuss O
ways O
to O
strengthen O
relations O
between O
the O
university O
and O
the O
local O
community O
. O

Teng B-PERSON
is O
thus O
very O
well O
known O
in O
Puli B-GPE
, O
and O
extremely O
active O
in O
community O
affairs O
. O

The O
list O
of O
projects O
in O
which O
he O
has O
been O
involved O
is O
long O
: O

a O
comprehensive O
community O
development O
project O
; O
an O
effort O
to O
preserve O
the O
Tamalin O
archeological O
site O
; O
the O
writing O
of O
the O
section O
on O
aboriginal O
culture O
in O
a O
textbook O
on O
native O
culture O
in O
Nantou B-GPE
; O
the B-EVENT
Puli I-EVENT
Music I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Arts I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
; O
an O
effort O
to O
persuade O
Academia B-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
to O
establish O
a O
campus O
in O
Puli B-GPE
; O
etc O
. O

Passing O
the O
torch O

Teng B-PERSON
had O
originally O
set O
himself O
a O
goal O
of O
getting O
his O
tenth O
book O
written O
and O
published O
last O
year O
. O

With O
a O
lot O
of O
material O
on O
hand O
, O
and O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
book O
already O
written O
, O
all O
he O
needed O
to O
do O
was O
add O
the O
finishing O
touches O
. O

Part O
of O
the O
book O
focuses O
on O
the O
story O
of O
Inoue B-PERSON
Hajime I-PERSON
, O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
doctor O
whose O
life O
Teng B-PERSON
has O
been O
studying O
for O
the O
past O
ten O
years O
. O

Says O
Teng B-PERSON
, O
" O
After O
Inoue B-PERSON
's O
father O
met O
his O
death O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
at O
the O
hands O
of O
aborigines O
on O
a O
head O
hunting O
expedition O
, O
Inoue B-PERSON
swore O
to O
' O
avenge O
' O
his O
father O
's O
death O
with O
kindness O
. O

He O
ended O
up O
living O
38 O
years O
among O
the O
aborigines O
, O
not O
even O
returning O
to O
Japan B-GPE
when O
his O
mother O
passed O
away O
. O

He O
finally O
left O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
1947 O
. O

When O
I O
went O
to O
Japan B-GPE
last O
January O
and O
paid O
my O
respects O
at O
his O
grave O
, O
I O
discovered O
that O
his O
gravestone O
was O
inscribed O
in O
Atayal B-LANGUAGE
. O

I O
used O
to O
cry O
every O
time O
I O
talked O
about O
this O
wonderful O
doctor O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
getting O
a O
little O
less O
emotional O
about O
it O
as O
time O
goes O
by O
. O

I O
have O
to O
hurry O
up O
and O
get O
the O
book O
written O
. O
" O

Teng B-PERSON
had O
been O
planning O
to O
pass O
the O
torch O
to O
others O
, O
both O
in O
community O
affairs O
and O
in O
his O
efforts O
to O
collect O
the O
oral O
histories O
of O
the O
aborigines O
. O

" O
I O
've O
done O
my O
bit O
, O
" O
said O
Teng B-PERSON
, O
" O
and O
soon O
it O
will O
be O
time O
to O
let O
the O
aborigines O
speak O
for O
themselves O
. O
" O

Then O
the O
earthquake O
threw O
a O
wrench O
in O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
plans O
. O

After O
his O
medical O
laboratory O
was O
destroyed O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
characteristically O
reacted O
by O
throwing O
his O
energies O
into O
the O
task O
of O
rebuilding O
the O
local O
community O
. O

He O
has O
kept O
himself O
busy O
preparing O
posters O
, O
organizing O
a O
community O
newspaper O
, O
and O
establishing O
the O
" O
New O
Puli O
Community O
Development O
Foundation O
. O
" O

Says O
Teng B-PERSON
, O
" O
Puli B-GPE
wo O
n't O
let O
me O
go O
! O
" O

The O
effort O
to O
rebuild O
the O
community O
takes O
precedence O
over O
everything O
else O
, O
so O
it O
looks O
like O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
writing O
plans O
will O
have O
to O
be O
postponed O
. O

One O
thing O
, O
however O
, O
remains O
certain O
- O

Teng B-PERSON
's O
love O
for O
Puli B-GPE
and O
the O
aborigines O
will O
never O
fade O
. O

p. O
96 O

The B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
was O
a O
taboo O
subject O
for O
many O
years O
in O
the O
academic O
community O
, O
but O
Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
's O
interest O
was O
piqued O
when O
his O
father O
gave O
him O
two O
documents O
related O
to O
the O
incident O
. O

p. O
96 O

Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
, O
who O
grew O
up O
in O
Puli B-GPE
at O
the O
foot O
of O
Mt. B-LOC
Niumien I-LOC
, O
has O
become O
a O
walking O
repository O
of O
information O
on O
the O
Atayal O
and O
Thao O
tribes O
as O
well O
as O
the O
Han B-NORP
- O
assimilated O
descendants O
of O
various O
former O
plains O
- O
dwelling O
aboriginal O
tribes O
. O

Anyone O
interested O
in O
doing O
ethnography O
in O
this O
area O
is O
sure O
to O
seek O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
advice O
. O

p. O
97 O

Thick B-WORK_OF_ART
Fog I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Dark I-WORK_OF_ART
Clouds I-WORK_OF_ART
tells O
the O
tale O
of O
what O
befell O
one O
Atayal B-NORP
family O
after O
the B-EVENT
Wushe I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
. O

The O
tides O
of O
history O
played O
a O
decisive O
role O
in O
the O
life O
of O
Yawai B-PERSON
Taimo I-PERSON
, O
who O
experienced O
many O
dramatic O
and O
sometimes O
tragic O
twists O
of O
fate O
. O

p. O
98 O

Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
can O
often O
be O
found O
at O
festivals O
and O
ceremonies O
of O
the O
Thao B-NORP
tribe O
, O
who O
have O
come O
to O
regard O
him O
as O
one O
of O
their O
own O
. O

p. O
101 O

Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
is O
more O
than O
a O
friend O
to O
the O
aborigines O
of O
Puli B-GPE
. O

He O
also O
has O
a O
hand O
in O
looking O
after O
their O
health O
. O

The O
Thao B-NORP
man O
pictured O
here O
, O
who O
has O
long O
suffered O
from O
gout O
, O
has O
come O
to O
ask O
for O
Teng B-PERSON
's O
medical O
advice O
. O

p. O
102 O

Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
's O
medical O
lab O
and O
home O
were O
destroyed O
in O
the B-EVENT
September I-EVENT
21 I-EVENT
earthquake I-EVENT
. O

Teng B-PERSON
scrambled O
among O
the O
rubble O
to O
save O
his O
most O
highly O
prized O
possessions O
- O
material O
gathered O
over O
the O
course O
of O
years O
of O
ethnographic O
fieldwork O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
103 O

After O
his O
wife O
and O
children O
moved O
to O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
, O
Teng B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
returned O
alone O
for O
an O
extended O
stay O
in O
Puli B-GPE
, O
where O
his O
only O
companionship O
has O
been O
a O
houseful O
of O
research O
materials O
. O

The O
Genuine O
Article O
-- O

Our O
French B-NORP
Nanny O

-LRB- O
Chou B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
Scott B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
-RRB- O

When O
my O
wife O
's O
company O
sent O
her O
to O
Paris B-GPE
to O
work O
, O
we O
did O
n't O
think O
that O
our O
daughter O
, O
then O
just O
over O
a O
year O
old O
, O
would O
have O
any O
problems O
with O
attending O
school O
there O
. O

Little O
did O
we O
imagine O
a O
colleague O
would O
inform O
us O
that O
her O
daughter O
had O
been O
" O
surrounded O
and O
attacked O
" O
by O
a O
group O
of O
young O
French B-NORP
children O
on O
her O
first O
day O
of O
pre-school O
. O

The O
incident O
frightened O
her O
so O
badly O
that O
she O
would O
n't O
let O
her O
daughter O
go O
back O
to O
school O
. O

If O
that O
was O
the O
case O
, O
my O
wife O
and O
I O
had O
a O
serious O
problem O
on O
our O
hands O
. O

What O
could O
we O
do O
with O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
if O
she O
was O
going O
to O
be O
viewed O
as O
a O
" O
little O
foreigner O
" O
and O
be O
bullied O
at O
school O
every O
day O
? O

The O
only O
solution O
seemed O
to O
be O
to O
have O
her O
learn O
French B-LANGUAGE
. O

That O
way O
, O
if O
we O
ended O
up O
in O
court O
, O
at O
least O
she O
would O
n't O
have O
to O
stand O
there O
mute O
. O

And O
so O
we O
hired O
Martine B-PERSON
, O
a O
Frenchwoman B-NORP
in O
her O
50s O
, O
to O
be O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
's O
nanny O
. O

My O
wife O
truly O
treasures O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
, O
and O
was O
not O
at O
all O
comfortable O
with O
the O
idea O
of O
leaving O
her O
with O
someone O
else O
. O

First O
, O
we O
had O
no O
idea O
what O
kind O
of O
person O
Martine B-PERSON
was O
. O

We O
knew O
only O
that O
she O
was O
a O
licensed O
nanny O
with O
documents O
from O
the O
French B-NORP
government O
, O
and O
hiring O
her O
to O
look O
after O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
seemed O
better O
than O
hiring O
a O
cheaper O
unlicensed O
nanny O
. O

Second O
, O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
understood O
no O
French O
, O
so O
we O
were O
concerned O
that O
she O
might O
be O
mistreated O
. O

We O
could O
n't O
have O
guessed O
that O
Martine B-PERSON
would O
treasure O
her O
just O
as O
much O
as O
my O
wife O
does O
. O

And O
Martine B-PERSON
knew O
how O
to O
handle O
children O
! O

My O
wife O
and O
I O
thank O
Heaven O
for O
her O
. O

I O
remember O
the O
first O
day O
we O
took O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
to O
Martine B-PERSON
's O
place O
. O

My O
wife O
and O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
played O
out O
an O
extended O
farewell O
scene O
before O
finally O
tearfully O
parting O
. O

And O
her O
father O
? O

Although O
I O
understood O
no O
French O
in O
those O
days O
, O
I O
was O
prepared O
to O
spend O
the O
whole O
day O
with O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
convey O
to O
Martine B-PERSON
the O
idea O
that O
" O
if O
you O
beat O
the O
dog O
, O
you O
'd O
better O
be O
prepared O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
master O
. O
" O

But O
in O
spite O
of O
my O
resolution O
, O
within O
ten O
minutes O
, O
with O
Martine B-PERSON
gesturing O
and O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
sobbing O
, O
I O
was O
hustled O
out O
the O
door O
. O

At O
first O
, O
I O
thought O
I O
had O
better O
stand O
outside O
and O
" O
keep O
an O
eye O
on O
things O
, O
" O
but O
then O
I O
realized O
that O
that O
would O
n't O
accomplish O
anything O
, O
and O
I O
made O
my O
dejected O
way O
home O
. O

Later O
Martine B-PERSON
told O
my O
wife O
that O
I O
had O
had O
to O
leave O
unless O
I O
wanted O
to O
spend O
my O
entire O
life O
holding O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
's O
hand O
. O

It O
took O
Martine B-PERSON
to O
remind O
us O
that O
short O
, O
sharp O
pains O
are O
better O
than O
long O
, O
drawn O
- O
out O
suffering O
. O

At O
the O
outset O
, O
we O
were O
concerned O
that O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
would O
n't O
like O
French B-NORP
food O
, O
so O
we O
prepared O
a O
lunchbox O
for O
her O
everyday O
and O
delivered O
it O
with O
her O
to O
Martine B-PERSON
. O

But O
every O
evening O
, O
her O
lunchbox O
came O
back O
untouched O
. O

Was O
n't O
she O
eating O
? O

Thinking O
, O
" O
If O
this O
continues O
, O
she O
'll O
starve O
to O
death O
, O
" O
we O
confronted O
Martine B-PERSON
. O

Confronted O
, O
Martine B-PERSON
calmly O
informed O
us O
that O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
could O
n't O
spend O
her O
entire O
time O
in O
France B-GPE
eating O
the O
lunchboxes O
we O
prepared O
. O

And O
, O
she O
continued O
, O
since O
that O
was O
the O
case O
, O
why O
not O
get O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
used O
to O
eating O
French B-NORP
food O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
? O

Furthermore O
, O
she O
informed O
us O
that O
her O
own O
nutritious O
homemade O
meals O
would O
help O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
grow O
. O

She O
was O
even O
planning O
to O
prepare O
a O
" O
dinner O
box O
" O
for O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
to O
bring O
home O
in O
the O
evenings O
. O

Our O
" O
confrontation O
" O
turned O
into O
an O
abject O
apology O
! O

One O
day O
, O
Martine B-PERSON
mentioned O
to O
us O
that O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
was O
a O
little O
cross-eyed O
. O

However O
, O
she O
said O
we O
were O
not O
to O
worry O
because O
children O
's O
eyes O
usually O
correct O
themselves O
as O
they O
get O
older O
. O

To O
ease O
our O
minds O
, O
she O
had O
already O
taken O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
to O
see O
her O
uncle O
, O
an O
ophthalmologist O
. O

If O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
would O
visit O
him O
again O
four O
or O
five O
times O
at O
two O
- O
week O
intervals O
, O
everything O
would O
be O
fine O
. O

When O
we O
asked O
her O
about O
the O
fee O
, O
she O
would O
only O
say O
that O
it O
should O
n't O
be O
much O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
she O
never O
did O
tell O
us O
. O

Usually O
, O
nannies O
view O
sick O
children O
as O
an O
annoyance O
because O
they O
require O
more O
care O
, O
and O
often O
must O
be O
given O
medication O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
most O
nannies O
expect O
that O
a O
child O
's O
family O
will O
take O
care O
of O
it O
when O
it O
is O
sick O
. O

But O
Martine B-PERSON
was O
different O
. O

When O
the O
weather O
turned O
cool O
and O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
came O
down O
with O
a O
fever O
, O
Martine B-PERSON
called O
my O
wife O
to O
offer O
to O
keep O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
for O
the O
night O
. O

She O
told O
my O
wife O
that O
she O
had O
been O
a O
nurse O
and O
that O
taking O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
home O
in O
the O
cold O
night O
air O
might O
worsen O
her O
chill O
. O

My O
wife O
, O
who O
had O
been O
hoping O
to O
take O
care O
of O
our O
sick O
daughter O
herself O
when O
she O
got O
home O
from O
work O
, O
naturally O
declined O
her O
kind O
offer O
. O

In O
this O
way O
, O
we O
became O
more O
and O
more O
comfortable O
-LRB- O
and O
more O
and O
more O
grateful O
-RRB- O
having O
Martine B-PERSON
as O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
's O
nanny O
. O

I O
think O
Martine B-PERSON
treated O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
just O
as O
if O
she O
were O
her O
own O
child O
. O

Our O
daughter O
is O
now O
three O
years O
old O
and O
attends O
a O
pre-school O
near O
our O
home O
. O

Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
's O
teacher O
has O
told O
my O
wife O
that O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
's O
French O
is O
very O
good O
. O

Perhaps O
because O
our O
little O
" O
foreigner O
" O
now O
speaks O
French B-LANGUAGE
, O
she O
gets O
along O
very O
well O
with O
her O
classmates O
; O
they O
all O
remember O
her O
French B-NORP
name O
, O
Elodie B-PERSON
, O
and O
let O
her O
know O
that O
I O
'm O
there O
when O
they O
see O
me O
coming O
to O
pick O
her O
up O
after O
school O
. O

We O
owe O
all O
of O
this O
to O
Martine B-PERSON
. O

We O
were O
lucky O
to O
find O
someone O
so O
skilled O
in O
the O
art O
of O
being O
a O
nanny O
. O

She O
helped O
us O
so O
much O
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
Martine B-PERSON
! O

p. O
111 O

Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
and O
Martine B-PERSON
at O
the O
EuroDisney O
in O
Paris B-GPE
. O

The O
Age O
of O
the O
Peacock O

" O
God O
gives O
a O
woman O
one O
face O
; O
she O
can O
make O
another O
one O
for O
herself O
. O
" O

This O
well O
- O
known O
expression O
is O
being O
amended O
by O
the O
behavior O
of O
men O
in O
the O
21st O
century O
. O

The O
" O
male O
beauty O
pageant O
" O
at O
Chiao B-ORG
Tung I-ORG
University I-ORG
just O
ended O
, O
and O
it O
was O
quickly O
followed O
by O
a O
website O
male O
beauty O
contest O
. O

Modern O
males O
not O
only O
are O
competing O
over O
looks O
, O
they O
also O
are O
competing O
over O
dressing O
themselves O
up O
and O
making O
themselves O
over O
. O

In O
his O
book O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Art I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
the O
humorist O
Lin B-PERSON
Yutang I-PERSON
noted O
how O
" O
commercial O
advertising O
has O
commodified O
virtually O
every O
inch O
of O
a O
woman O
's O
body O
, O
right O
down O
to O
the O
last O
line O
and O
the O
last O
painted O
toenail O
. O
" O

Now O
when O
you O
look O
at O
advertising O
billboards O
or O
magazines O
, O
you O
see O
men O
displaying O
their O
oiled O
- O
up O
muscles O
, O
shiny O
white O
teeth O
, O
smooth O
and O
clean O
- O
shaven O
skin O
, O
and O
elegant O
attire O
. O

The O
" O
new O
man O
" O
is O
making O
himself O
over O
from O
head O
to O
toe O
, O
and O
is O
not O
averse O
to O
showing O
a O
more O
feminine O
side O
in O
doing O
so O
. O

Men O
are O
invading O
territory O
previously O
held O
exclusively O
by O
women O
, O
and O
are O
declaring O
: O
" O
Ladies O
, O
you O
no O
longer O
have O
a O
monopoly O
on O
making O
yourselves O
beautiful O
! O
" O

" O
This O
summer O
, O
before O
putting O
on O
your O
shorts O
and O
sandals O
, O
be O
sure O
to O
do O
skin O
care O
treatment O
and O
thoroughly O
clean O
your O
legs O
, O
so O
that O
you O
can O
present O
a O
fresh O
clean O
image O
to O
people O
. O
" O

You O
would O
probably O
assume O
that O
this O
is O
an O
ad O
for O
a O
woman O
's O
beauty O
product O
, O
would O
n't O
you O
? O

A O
men O
's O
fashion O
magazine O
that O
sells O
over O
10,000 O
copies O
per O
month O
in O
convenience O
stores O
cautions O
its O
male O
readers O
that O
if O
they O
want O
to O
have O
the O
" O
face O
of O
an O
angel O
, O
" O
then O
every O
day O
they O
must O
do O
" O
three O
- O
step O
skin O
care O
" O
to O
rid O
themselves O
of O
dead O
skin O
cells O
. O

Men O
can O
now O
retain O
their O
youthful O
looks O
with O
moisturizing O
masks O
, O
wrinkle O
- O
removing O
patches O
, O
and O
techniques O
for O
tightening O
facial O
skin O
and O
giving O
the O
lines O
of O
the O
face O
a O
more O
pronounced O
depth O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
after O
facial O
care O
is O
finished O
, O
do O
n't O
forget O
to O
rub O
moisturizing O
cream O
into O
your O
calves O
! O

Everywhere O
advertisements O
are O
promoting O
the O
idea O
of O
the O
" O
peacock O
. O
" O

They O
are O
encouraging O
modern O
men O
to O
take O
practical O
steps O
to O
" O
decorate O
" O
themselves O
. O

The O
American B-NORP
cosmetics O
company O
Clinique B-ORG
had O
sales O
over O
NT$ O
1 O
million O
in O
the O
first O
month O
in O
which O
they O
released O
men O
's O
skin O
care O
products O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Chu B-PERSON
Che I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tao I-PERSON
, O
the O
company O
's O
director O
of O
education O
and O
training O
, O
declares O
: O
" O
The O
market O
potential O
for O
male O
skin O
- O
care O
products O
is O
unlimited O
. O
" O

Phone O
calls O
and O
Internet O
inquiries O
from O
men O
asking O
about O
beauty O
products O
and O
services O
are O
outpacing O
the O
capacity O
of O
the O
industry O
to O
handle O
them O
. O

Angela B-PERSON
Chiang I-PERSON
, O
general O
manager O
of O
Access B-PRODUCT
Cosmetics O
International O
, O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
agent O
for O
a O
number O
of O
imported O
perfumes O
, O
says O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
male O
fragrance O
market O
began O
to O
grow O
markedly O
in O
1998 O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
some O
of O
the O
leading O
brands O
showed O
sales O
increases O
of O
200 O
% O
. O

Many O
male O
clients O
have O
three O
or O
four O
different O
kinds O
of O
fragrance O
at O
home O
, O
using O
different O
ones O
for O
the O
office O
, O
long O
weekends O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

In O
days O
gone O
by O
, O
it O
was O
considered O
an O
extravagance O
for O
Dad O
to O
go O
down O
to O
the O
barbershop O
for O
a O
shave O
and O
haircut O
. O

Today O
beauty O
parlors O
are O
offering O
these O
aging O
gents O
the O
chance O
to O
lighten O
their O
spots O
, O
change O
their O
profiles O
, O
and O
have O
their O
wrinkles O
pulled O
away O
. O

One O
salon O
in O
Hsinchu B-GPE
called O
Modern B-ORG
Man I-ORG
Salon I-ORG
has O
adopted O
the O
slogan O
: O
" O
Men O
and O
women O
are O
finally O
equal O
. O
" O

The O
determination O
of O
men O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
redo O
themselves O
is O
rising O
. O

Men O
are O
giving O
away O
nothing O
to O
their O
sisters O
in O
the O
search O
for O
beautiful O
bodies O
, O
as O
is O
suggested O
by O
a O
few O
recent O
disputes O
between O
male O
beauty O
salons O
and O
dissatisfied O
customers O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
from O
early O
March O
2000 O
from O
the B-ORG
Wanfang I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
Laser I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
last O
year O
the O
ratio O
of O
men O
to O
women O
going O
for O
cosmetic O
surgery O
was O
1 O
: O
3 O
, O
compared O
to O
1 O
: O
5 O
just O
five O
years O
ago O
. O

Lai B-PERSON
Hsien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hung I-PERSON
, O
a O
physician O
at O
the O
center O
, O
predicts O
that O
before O
long O
the O
ratio O
will O
reach O
1 O
: O
1 O
. O

Show O
me O
the O
body O

It O
is O
frequently O
argued O
that O
it O
is O
a O
male O
- O
dominated O
society O
that O
creates O
the O
need O
for O
women O
to O
spend O
money O
making O
themselves O
up O
as O
if O
their O
lives O
depended O
on O
it O
. O

But O
who O
should O
get O
the O
" O
credit O
" O
for O
this O
new O
male O
infatuation O
with O
beauty O
? O

Besides O
the O
fact O
that O
advertising O
and O
sales O
pitches O
in O
a O
modern O
commercial O
society O
" O
seduce O
" O
some O
men O
into O
falling O
into O
the O
beauty O
trap O
, O
many O
observers O
suggest O
that O
a O
major O
force O
behind O
male O
vanity O
are O
women O
, O
especially O
the O
women O
closest O
to O
individual O
men O
. O

Betty B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
, O
a O
famous O
author O
and O
television O
host O
, O
says O
that O
today O
seven O
out O
of O
ten O
modern O
guys O
who O
buy O
name O
- O
brand O
fashions O
and O
use O
cosmetics O
do O
so O
under O
the O
influence O
of O
their O
girlfriends O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
has O
found O
that O
" O
modern O
men O
can O
in O
fact O
easily O
accept O
change O
. O
" O

Indeed O
, O
as O
consumers O
men O
are O
often O
easier O
to O
deal O
with O
than O
women O
, O
as O
they O
are O
more O
decisive O
about O
purchasing O
. O

When O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
a O
primarily O
agricultural O
, O
then O
primarily O
industrial O
, O
society O
, O
most O
men O
lived O
off O
physical O
labor O
. O

Few O
bothered O
to O
worry O
about O
their O
external O
appearance O
. O

Even O
office O
workers O
dressed O
the O
same O
every O
day O
for O
years O
on O
end O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
rich O
kids O
had O
the O
ability O
to O
dress O
up O
, O
but O
they O
were O
generally O
seen O
as O
playboys O
or O
dandies O
. O

But O
women O
have O
had O
enough O
of O
that O
, O
and O
these O
days O
have O
the O
economic O
wherewithal O
to O
do O
something O
about O
it O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
women O
could O
only O
be O
recipients O
of O
gifts O
from O
men O
, O
but O
now O
they O
are O
able O
to O
buy O
gifts O
to O
give O
to O
their O
male O
partners O
. O

Women O
are O
very O
familiar O
with O
the O
cosmetics O
market O
, O
and O
are O
now O
influencing O
the O
consumer O
behavior O
of O
their O
husbands O
and O
boyfriends O
. O

With O
a O
little O
help O
from O
women O
, O
men O
's O
fashions O
have O
taken O
off O
: O

" O
Virtually O
all O
the O
major O
men O
's O
fashion O
brands O
have O
been O
brought O
into O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
the O
last O
five O
years O
, O
" O
say O
Justin B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
, O
editor O
- O
in O
- O
chief O
of O
Men O
's O
Uno O
, O
a O
well O
- O
known O
fashion O
magazine O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
when O
foreign O
companies O
would O
release O
men O
's O
and O
women O
's O
fashion O
lines O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
importers O
would O
only O
bring O
in O
the O
women O
's O
clothing O
; O
now O
men O
's O
and O
women O
's O
attire O
comes O
in O
together O
. O

Men O
also O
are O
increasingly O
feeling O
pushed O
by O
women O
in O
the O
realm O
of O
cosmetic O
surgery O
and O
body O
shaping O
. O

Many O
men O
have O
been O
encouraged O
by O
their O
wives O
to O
get O
surgery O
to O
change O
their O
single-fold O
eyelids O
to O
double-fold O
, O
or O
to O
have O
fat O
removed O
by O
liposuction O
. O

One O
mother O
brought O
her O
middle O
school O
son O
to O
Lin B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yun I-PERSON
's O
cosmetic O
surgery O
hospital O
, O
saying O
: O
" O
I O
could O
n't O
give O
birth O
to O
a O
good O
nose O
for O
you O
, O
but O
at O
least O
I O
can O
have O
a O
good O
nose O
made O
for O
you O
. O
" O

Macho O
macho O
man O

In O
the O
view O
of O
Betty B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
, O
the O
reason O
men O
are O
daring O
to O
enter O
the O
ranks O
of O
beauty O
lovers O
, O
and O
even O
accept O
softer O
and O
more O
feminine O
standards O
of O
beauty O
, O
is O
because O
expectations O
of O
men O
in O
society O
have O
changed O
. O

The O
women O
of O
Generation B-NORP
X I-NORP
, O
born O
after O
1965 O
, O
have O
economic O
independence O
, O
and O
no O
longer O
are O
looking O
to O
men O
to O
support O
them O
and O
their O
children O
. O

Thus O
they O
no O
longer O
are O
looking O
for O
someone O
who O
" O
walks O
and O
talks O
like O
a O
real O
man O
. O
" O

In O
the O
past O
, O
the O
definition O
of O
" O
a O
real O
man O
" O
was O
usually O
one O
who O
could O
support O
a O
wife O
and O
children O
, O
and O
who O
would O
play O
the O
active O
role O
in O
a O
relationship O
, O
with O
the O
woman O
being O
the O
passive O
partner O
. O

Since O
more O
and O
more O
women O
do O
not O
expect O
a O
man O
to O
support O
them O
, O
what O
they O
are O
looking O
for O
in O
a O
man O
has O
also O
changed O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
croons O
, O
" O
We O
want O
men O
to O
be O
more O
juicy O
. O
" O

In O
the O
past O
it O
was O
no O
big O
deal O
if O
your O
male O
partner O
was O
n't O
really O
presentable O
, O
but O
now O
an O
important O
condition O
for O
a O
boyfriend O
is O
that O
one O
is O
not O
embarrassed O
to O
take O
him O
out O
in O
public O
. O

Says O
Wu B-PERSON
: O
" O
I O
just O
do O
n't O
understand O
what O
my O
mother O
saw O
in O
John B-PERSON
Wayne I-PERSON
in O
his O
dirty O
old O
jeans O
. O

" O
In O
the O
past O
women O
wanted O
to O
be O
coddled O
, O
now O
they O
want O
to O
coddle O
men O
. O

Guys O
who O
evoke O
a O
woman O
's O
sympathetic O
instincts O
and O
" O
non-threatening O
" O
types O
of O
" O
pretty O
boys O
" O
are O
becoming O
more O
and O
more O
popular O
. O

Lucia B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
a O
young O
office O
worker O
who O
regularly O
discusses O
social O
trends O
with O
webfriends O
on O
her O
own O
website O
, O
says O
that O
modern O
males O
no O
longer O
have O
that O
rough O
- O
tough O
character O
; O
guys O
like O
Hsieh B-PERSON
Ting I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
and O
Chen B-PERSON
Hsiao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tung I-PERSON
, O
who O
never O
have O
a O
hair O
out O
of O
place O
, O
are O
very O
popular O
male O
idols O
these O
days O
. O

When O
well O
- O
groomed O
male O
stars O
stand O
on O
stage O
next O
to O
their O
female O
counterparts O
, O
they O
both O
look O
equally O
" O
juicy O
. O
" O

Relax O
dudes O

Social O
change O
is O
permitting O
women O
to O
devote O
more O
attention O
to O
admiring O
male O
beauty O
, O
and O
it O
also O
is O
allowing O
men O
to O
enjoy O
beautifying O
themselves O
. O

Ning B-PERSON
Yin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
, O
an O
associate O
professor O
in O
the O
Graduate O
Institute O
of O
Philosophy O
at O
National B-ORG
Central I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
and O
an O
expert O
on O
gender O
issues O
, O
says O
that O
for O
a O
long O
time O
" O
society O
did O
not O
encourage O
men O
to O
spend O
time O
making O
themselves O
up O
or O
becoming O
more O
attractive O
to O
others O
. O
" O

The O
role O
society O
assigned O
to O
men O
emphasized O
accomplishments O
in O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
so O
it O
was O
only O
legitimate O
for O
men O
to O
learn O
how O
to O
make O
a O
living O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
, O
a O
psychiatrist O
who O
frequently O
writes O
on O
the O
subject O
of O
men O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
says O
that O
guys O
by O
nature O
find O
it O
hard O
to O
reveal O
their O
softer O
sides O
. O

They O
can O
only O
put O
down O
their O
body O
armor O
after O
slugging O
a O
few O
drinks O
down O
. O

Today O
, O
they O
're O
getting O
a O
chance O
to O
express O
themselves O
through O
external O
beauty O
, O
and O
can O
show O
a O
softer O
side O
. O

He B-PERSON
Tu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lin I-PERSON
, O
a O
tall O
and O
handsome O
television O
star O
, O
declared O
his O
own O
opinion O
- O
without O
the O
least O
bashfulness O
about O
it O
- O
on O
a O
recent O
radio O
program O
: O

" O
The O
key O
factor O
allowing O
men O
to O
have O
the O
courage O
to O
display O
their O
own O
bodies O
is O
that O
they O
see O
their O
bodies O
as O
their O
own O
. O

Their O
bodies O
no O
longer O
belong O
to O
a O
cultural O
tradition O
or O
to O
other O
people O
. O

As O
men O
love O
themselves O
more O
, O
they O
can O
transfer O
some O
of O
this O
self O
- O
love O
to O
their O
bodies O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
modern O
men O
have O
discovered O
that O
can O
they O
can O
make O
a O
statement O
about O
themselves O
through O
their O
clothes O
and O
their O
bodies O
. O
" O

Whether O
awakened O
to O
a O
new O
sense O
of O
their O
own O
bodies O
by O
popular O
culture O
, O
or O
driven O
to O
stay O
at O
the O
forefront O
of O
commercial O
fashion O
, O
contemporary O
men O
have O
certainly O
made O
a O
firm O
decision O
to O
make O
themselves O
more O
beautiful O
. O

Moreover O
, O
as O
the O
service O
industry O
has O
come O
to O
dominate O
the O
economy O
, O
a O
fresh O
and O
clean O
appearance O
- O
with O
absolutely O
none O
of O
that O
macho O
sweat O
thing O
allowed O
- O
has O
become O
considered O
simply O
good O
manners O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
young O
men O
one O
might O
consider O
" O
vain O
" O
say O
that O
they O
only O
bother O
to O
create O
an O
immaculate O
external O
appearance O
because O
they O
need O
to O
look O
sharp O
for O
their O
jobs O
. O

Yet O
, O
simply O
not O
smelling O
repulsive O
is O
hardly O
enough O
to O
satisfy O
these O
men O
. O

A O
case O
in O
point O
: O

Last O
year O
, O
Singtsufang B-ORG
Enterprise I-ORG
imported O
specially O
made O
underwear O
from O
Japan B-GPE
that O
gives O
a O
guy O
that O
" O
tight O
butt O
" O
look O
. O

They O
originally O
anticipated O
that O
the O
stock O
would O
sell O
out O
only O
by O
October O
, O
but O
in O
fact O
it O
went O
six O
months O
earlier O
. O

Kao B-ORG
-LRB- O
Taiwan B-GPE
-RRB- O
Corporation O
recently O
did O
a O
" O
millennial O
masculinity O
survey O
" O
in O
which O
70 O
% O
of O
male O
respondents O
said O
that O
they O
could O
accept O
the O
idea O
of O
a O
man O
wearing O
cosmetics O
. O

Many O
foreign O
manufacturers O
and O
advertisers O
are O
rubbing O
their O
hands O
in O
gleeful O
anticipation O
of O
getting O
a O
share O
of O
this O
market O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Yen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
public O
relations O
planning O
for O
Kao B-ORG
, O
says O
that O
this O
year O
at O
least O
four O
companies O
will O
begin O
marketing O
skin O
care O
products O
for O
men O
. O

From O
the O
celebrity O
advertisements O
in O
subway O
stations O
and O
on O
the O
sides O
of O
buses O
, O
you O
can O
see O
that O
in O
terms O
of O
market O
leaders O
like O
trendy O
fashions O
, O
hair O
styling O
, O
body O
sculpting O
, O
face O
care O
, O
and O
even O
undergarments O
, O
there O
is O
a O
tremendous O
amount O
of O
scope O
for O
a O
more O
diversified O
selection O
of O
products O
for O
men O
. O

Androgynous O
zone O

Ideally O
, O
businesses O
and O
popular O
culture O
want O
to O
be O
able O
to O
sweep O
everyone O
up O
in O
a O
single O
net O
, O
and O
would O
prefer O
not O
to O
break O
their O
market O
up O
by O
gender O
. O

It O
happens O
that O
many O
modern O
guys O
who O
go O
in O
for O
dressing O
up O
are O
also O
showing O
a O
trend O
toward O
androgynous O
standards O
of O
beauty O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
says O
Betty B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
, O
it O
is O
not O
only O
now O
that O
androgynous O
standards O
of O
beauty O
are O
starting O
to O
take O
root O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Although O
everyone O
has O
a O
different O
aesthetic O
sense O
, O
and O
there O
are O
many O
kinds O
of O
beauty O
, O
" O
you O
can O
still O
identify O
certain O
trends O
, O
" O
she O
says O
. O

" O
Some O
years O
the O
look O
is O
the O
tough O
, O
hard O
- O
nosed O
type O
, O
and O
other O
years O
a O
softer O
, O
more O
feminine O
look O
is O
in O
. O
" O

Look O
at O
some O
of O
the O
stars O
of O
early O
films O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
like O
Chin B-PERSON
Han I-PERSON
, O
Chin B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lin I-PERSON
, O
and O
Liu B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
zheng I-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
a O
definite O
elegance O
. O

" O
They O
were O
tall O
and O
well O
- O
built O
, O
but O
very O
gentle O
, O
" O
opines O
Wu B-PERSON
. O

These O
days O
, O
more O
and O
more O
women O
, O
in O
appreciating O
men O
, O
think O
that O
the O
" O
prettier O
" O
the O
guys O
are O
, O
the O
better O
. O

Justin B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
, O
in O
his O
analysis O
of O
the O
pretty O
- O
boy O
phenomenon O
, O
avers O
: O
In O
the O
1990s O
, O
the O
general O
trend O
of O
all O
cutting O
- O
edge O
design O
was O
" O
super-youth O
. O
" O

Many O
well O
- O
established O
products O
appealing O
to O
the O
upper O
middle O
- O
class O
found O
it O
impossible O
to O
resist O
the O
trend O
toward O
youth O
and O
had O
to O
change O
their O
own O
design O
and O
style O
. O

Looking O
around O
, O
you O
can O
see O
a O
transition O
in O
the O
most O
popular O
types O
of O
male O
models O
. O

The O
muscle O
man O
and O
the O
James B-PERSON
Dean I-PERSON
type O
are O
on O
the O
way O
out O
. O

More O
and O
more O
the O
models O
are O
of O
the O
soft O
, O
almost O
feminine O
schoolboy O
type O
, O
the O
boy O
next O
- O
door O
type O
, O
or O
boys O
who O
look O
childish O
and O
underdeveloped O
, O
as O
if O
they O
lack O
experience O
. O

You O
could O
say O
that O
people O
just O
got O
tired O
of O
looking O
at O
macho O
men O
and O
cool O
dudes O
. O

But O
as O
Wang B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
sees O
it O
, O
the O
deeper O
cause O
of O
the O
current O
worship O
of O
ever O
- O
greater O
youthfulness O
in O
modern O
society O
can O
be O
traced O
to O
the O
dissolution O
of O
the O
traditional O
family O
structure O
. O

Elders O
, O
who O
held O
all O
the O
power O
in O
the O
past O
, O
have O
become O
targets O
of O
derision O
. O

Businesses O
have O
no O
choice O
but O
to O
go O
along O
with O
the O
trend O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
concludes O
: O
" O
In O
a O
society O
in O
which O
individualism O
is O
important O
, O
youth O
is O
the O
best O
security O
. O
" O

Besides O
adapting O
to O
rising O
individualism O
, O
ever O
- O
alert O
commercial O
culture O
is O
also O
taking O
advantage O
of O
feminism O
and O
homosexual O
self O
- O
awareness O
. O

Cross-gender O
thinking O
is O
influencing O
the O
way O
men O
make O
themselves O
appear O
. O

This O
is O
especially O
apparent O
in O
the O
entertainment O
community O
, O
which O
sets O
the O
pace O
for O
popular O
culture O
and O
is O
often O
the O
fastest O
to O
pick O
up O
on O
new O
trends O
. O

Many O
in O
that O
field O
are O
crossing O
traditional O
barriers O
between O
male O
and O
female O
. O

In O
the O
past O
only O
women O
had O
sequins O
, O
embroidery O
, O
or O
skin O
- O
revealing O
gaps O
as O
part O
of O
their O
clothing O
, O
but O
now O
these O
are O
being O
put O
in O
men O
's O
clothing O
as O
well O
. O

Recently O
, O
the O
top O
four O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
male O
singing O
stars O
were O
seen O
on O
stage O
competing O
for O
attention O
while O
wearing O
skirts O
. O

You O
can O
expect O
that O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
long O
before O
you O
can O
admire O
some O
guy O
on O
the O
street O
wearing O
a O
skirt O
. O

The O
new O
generation O
of O
young O
women O
mostly O
have O
a O
positive O
attitude O
toward O
androgynous O
beauty O
. O

As O
Lucia B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
says O
, O
" O
raw O
masculinity O
or O
raw O
femininity O
is O
of O
course O
attractive O
, O
but O
the O
more O
diversified O
is O
the O
pursuit O
of O
beauty O
, O
the O
more O
interesting O
the O
world O
is O
. O

As O
far O
as O
I O
'm O
concerned O
, O
if O
a O
guy O
wants O
to O
wear O
a O
skirt O
or O
have O
long O
hair O
, O
as O
long O
as O
it O
looks O
good O
, O
anything O
goes O
. O
" O

The O
Non-no O
set O

Male O
beauty O
is O
tending O
toward O
youth O
and O
gender O
neutrality O
, O
and O
those O
pursuing O
beauty O
are O
mainly O
young O
. O

They O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
most O
dare O
to O
and O
who O
can O
afford O
to O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Ta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
, O
a O
28 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
webpage O
designer O
, O
says O
that O
in O
his O
generation O
the O
girls O
grew O
up O
reading O
Non-no B-ORG
and O
the O
boys O
grew O
up O
reading O
Men O
's O
Non-no B-ORG
. O

Fashion O
magazines O
taught O
him O
to O
accept O
more O
colorful O
and O
cuter O
clothing O
, O
and O
now O
he O
knows O
name O
- O
brand O
fashions O
like O
the O
back O
of O
his O
hand O
. O

Though O
he O
has O
already O
entered O
the O
working O
world O
, O
he O
still O
pays O
close O
attention O
to O
the O
men O
's O
fashions O
introduced O
into O
magazines O
. O

" O
This O
year O
Prada B-ORG
is O
putting O
out O
purple O
shoes O
that O
cost O
about O
NT$ O
20 O
- O
30,000 O
. O

Doc O
Marten O
's O
millennial O
commemorative O
shoes O
have O
a O
similar O
style O
, O
but O
the O
price O
is O
much O
lower O
. O

I O
'm O
thinking O
about O
buying O
the O
latter O
. O
" O

Girls O
who O
grew O
up O
reading O
Non-no B-ORG
can O
accept O
the O
consumer O
attitude O
of O
the O
Men O
's O
Non-no B-ORG
crowd O
. O

Both O
groups O
follow O
fashion O
closely O
, O
exchange O
information O
, O
and O
raise O
new O
ideas O
. O

" O
I O
do O
n't O
work O
out O
to O
build O
muscles O
, O
but O
to O
define O
them O
. O

Right O
now O
shape O
is O
what O
's O
in O
. O

With O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
muscle O
, O
your O
clothes O
look O
even O
better O
. O
" O

Chen B-PERSON
Ta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
also O
has O
his O
own O
ideas O
about O
the O
skin O
care O
products O
on O
the O
market O
: O

" O
Men O
's O
skin O
care O
products O
all O
assume O
that O
men O
have O
oily O
skin O
with O
built O
up O
dead O
skin O
cells O
, O
so O
they O
have O
very O
strong O
cleaning O
agents O
. O

But O
these O
can O
damage O
your O
skin O
. O

I O
prefer O
to O
use O
softer O
women O
's O
skin O
tonic O
. O
" O

Cabula B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
associate O
managing O
editor O
at O
ChinaTimes.com B-ORG
, O
who O
is O
now O
40 O
, O
has O
a O
brother O
eight O
years O
younger O
than O
himself O
. O

He O
says O
that O
if O
he O
is O
the O
last O
of O
the O
" O
a O
- O
man O
's O
- O
life O
- O
is O
- O
hard O
" O
generation O
, O
his O
younger O
brother O
will O
unfortunately O
be O
of O
a O
set O
whose O
lives O
will O
be O
even O
harder O
down O
the O
road O
. O

This O
is O
because O
his O
younger O
brother O
, O
who O
invests O
an O
hour O
a O
day O
decking O
himself O
out O
, O
spends O
virtually O
all O
his O
money O
on O
clothing O
and O
pleasure O
. O

Liu B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
, O
a O
PhD B-WORK_OF_ART
candidate O
who O
also O
teaches O
at O
an O
English B-LANGUAGE
supplementary O
school O
, O
says O
that O
it O
is O
certainly O
necessary O
to O
spend O
time O
and O
money O
if O
you O
want O
to O
give O
your O
exterior O
appearance O
a O
little O
character O
. O

The O
materials O
of O
the O
clothes O
and O
the O
hairstyle O
have O
to O
be O
just O
right O
. O

And O
some O
labels O
do O
indeed O
represent O
quality O
. O

Liu B-PERSON
, O
who O
clears O
out O
his O
closet O
for O
each O
new O
season O
, O
currently O
has O
25 O
pairs O
of O
shoes O
, O
and O
more O
than O
30 O
shirts O
. O

He O
feels O
that O
the O
expression O
" O
there O
are O
no O
ugly O
women O
, O
only O
lazy O
women O
" O
can O
equally O
be O
applied O
to O
men O
, O
so O
he O
also O
encourages O
his O
friends O
to O
pay O
more O
attention O
to O
their O
appearance O
to O
give O
people O
a O
better O
impression O
. O

It O
has O
been O
said O
that O
" O
power O
is O
the O
greatest O
aphrodisiac O
, O
" O
and O
this O
is O
still O
true O
. O

But O
in O
the O
past O
, O
men O
with O
status O
simply O
neglected O
their O
physical O
appearance O
. O

Today O
's O
younger O
generation O
is O
n't O
content O
with O
knowing O
that O
they O
have O
power O
or O
ability O
; O
young O
men O
today O
care O
about O
the O
impression O
they O
make O
on O
the O
outside O
as O
well O
. O

Beauty O
is O
an O
acquired O
trait O

Some O
feel O
that O
the O
arrival O
of O
" O
the O
age O
of O
the O
peacock O
" O
is O
simply O
a O
reflection O
of O
the O
frivolousness O
of O
the O
younger O
generation O
. O

Public O
commentary O
was O
quite O
reserved O
on O
the O
incident O
of O
" O
Chiao B-ORG
Tung I-ORG
University I-ORG
has O
no O
handsome O
guys O
" O
and O
the O
subsequent O
" O
male O
beauty O
pageant O
" O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

But O
, O
counters O
Chen B-PERSON
Tsai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
guidance O
counseling O
at O
the B-ORG
Lungshan I-ORG
Middle I-ORG
School I-ORG
, O
it O
is O
in O
the O
nature O
of O
young O
people O
in O
whatever O
era O
to O
worry O
about O
their O
looks O
. O

As O
she O
sees O
it O
, O
young O
people O
are O
no O
more O
vain O
now O
than O
they O
were O
in O
the O
past O
. O

It O
's O
just O
that O
society O
is O
more O
open O
, O
and O
adults O
are O
more O
tolerant O
. O

They O
no O
longer O
have O
a O
negative O
, O
repressive O
attitude O
, O
and O
therefore O
young O
people O
are O
more O
daring O
about O
expressing O
themselves O
. O

Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
, O
a O
professor O
of O
Chinese B-GPE
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
who O
is O
in O
his O
fifties O
, O
says O
, O
" O
I O
grew O
up O
with O
compulsory O
haircuts O
and O
school O
uniforms O
. O
" O

In O
the O
past O
, O
both O
boys O
and O
girls O
were O
required O
to O
keep O
their O
external O
appearance O
" O
non-provocative O
. O
" O

The O
new O
generation O
has O
more O
opportunities O
to O
express O
individuality O
through O
appearance O
. O

In O
the O
youth O
sub-culture O
that O
aims O
for O
rebelliousness O
, O
dyed O
hair O
and O
pierced O
ears O
have O
become O
trademarks O
. O

Ko B-PERSON
sees O
this O
simply O
as O
the O
diversified O
choice O
that O
is O
available O
in O
a O
pluralistic O
society O
. O

" O
There O
's O
no O
need O
to O
see O
it O
as O
an O
indicator O
of O
morality O
. O
" O

Chang B-PERSON
Shao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yu I-PERSON
, O
a O
second O
year O
medical O
student O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
in O
fact O
beauty O
is O
learned O
. O

Some O
of O
his O
classmates O
are O
able O
to O
achieve O
a O
certain O
look O
without O
really O
investing O
too O
much O
effort O
simply O
because O
their O
parents O
devoted O
a O
lot O
of O
attention O
to O
clothes O
. O

" O
The O
kids O
from O
my O
family O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
have O
to O
figure O
it O
out O
for O
ourselves O
. O
" O

His O
voice O
carries O
a O
tinge O
of O
regret O
. O

He O
and O
his O
mother O
rarely O
went O
shopping O
together O
or O
discussed O
how O
to O
evaluate O
the O
quality O
of O
clothes O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
, O
who O
takes O
note O
of O
how O
others O
dress O
and O
of O
how O
fashions O
are O
matched O
in O
store O
displays O
, O
says O
that O
the O
point O
is O
not O
for O
parents O
to O
teach O
their O
children O
to O
be O
slaves O
to O
fashion O
, O
but O
to O
teach O
them O
how O
to O
dress O
with O
a O
sense O
of O
character O
and O
beauty O
. O

Whether O
or O
not O
you O
find O
this O
behavior O
among O
some O
men O
acceptable O
, O
it O
is O
an O
established O
fact O
. O

Tsai O
Shih O
- O
ping O
, O
a O
" O
pretty O
boy O
" O
from O
the O
literary O
world O
who O
is O
now O
his O
40s O
, O
sighs O
: O
" O
This O
is O
a O
new O
era O
, O
and O
men O
really O
can O
make O
a O
statement O
with O
their O
bodies O
. O

From O
a O
certain O
point O
of O
view O
, O
I O
believe O
that O
many O
men O
around O
my O
age O
feel O
very O
jealous O
, O
and O
even O
a O
sense O
of O
loss O
, O
when O
we O
see O
young O
guys O
with O
their O
personalized O
photo O
albums O
and O
their O
dressing O
up O
. O
" O

Dress O
for O
success O
? O

There O
is O
more O
at O
work O
here O
, O
however O
, O
than O
just O
looking O
good O
, O
and O
many O
men O
now O
feel O
, O
as O
many O
women O
have O
long O
felt O
, O
that O
dressing O
up O
is O
forced O
on O
them O
by O
society O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
notes O
that O
in O
this O
generation O
people O
are O
increasingly O
forced O
into O
situations O
in O
which O
appearance O
matters O
- O
for O
example O
, O
on O
the O
lecture O
podium O
, O
or O
in O
front O
of O
the O
TV O
camera O
or O
the O
camera O
lens O
. O

People O
need O
a O
greater O
sense O
of O
self O
- O
confidence O
, O
and O
feel O
more O
and O
more O
uncomfortable O
with O
their O
bodies O
. O

So O
they O
strive O
more O
and O
more O
to O
recover O
lost O
confidence O
by O
enhancing O
their O
external O
appearance O
. O

" O
If O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
looks O
, O
and O
you O
ca O
n't O
dress O
well O
, O
you O
wo O
n't O
even O
be O
able O
to O
find O
a O
job O
as O
a O
clerk O
in O
a O
clothing O
store O
, O
which O
is O
ranked O
as O
one O
of O
the O
lowest O
status O
job O
categories O
, O
" O
says O
Chen B-PERSON
Ta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
. O

Go O
to O
a O
clothing O
store O
and O
check O
it O
out O
for O
yourself O
- O

you O
wo O
n't O
find O
any O
ugly O
guys O
working O
there O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
there O
is O
still O
a O
lot O
of O
discrimination O
in O
our O
society O
based O
on O
appearance O
. O

It O
is O
not O
only O
the O
young O
who O
want O
to O
look O
better O
, O
and O
it O
seems O
the O
attitudes O
of O
the O
kids O
are O
affecting O
their O
elders O
at O
home O
. O

Besides O
supporting O
their O
families O
, O
guys O
in O
their O
40s O
are O
also O
starting O
to O
worry O
about O
whether O
they O
are O
looking O
old O
, O
and O
whether O
their O
beer O
- O
guts O
are O
starting O
to O
show O
. O

So O
they O
too O
are O
joining O
the O
ranks O
of O
those O
seeking O
cosmetic O
surgery O
and O
skin O
care O
treatments O
. O

Men O
's O
Uno O
had O
one O
article O
which O
said O
: O
In O
the O
past O
, O
Western B-NORP
guys O
lived O
for O
sun O
, O
sea O
, O
and O
sex O
. O

These O
days O
, O
they O
think O
about O
how O
the O
sun O
causes O
skin O
cancer O
, O
the O
sea O
is O
filled O
with O
oil O
spills O
, O
and O
sex O
can O
be O
fatal O
. O

Thus O
a O
beautiful O
body O
, O
appropriate O
diet O
, O
and O
healthy O
recreation O
have O
become O
the O
new O
pursuits O
. O

Part O
of O
the O
reason O
middle O
- O
aged O
men O
seek O
better O
looks O
is O
also O
health O
, O
with O
health O
now O
encompassing O
the O
realm O
of O
skin O
care O
and O
looks O
as O
well O
. O

Ning B-PERSON
Yin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
suggests O
that O
it O
is O
hard O
to O
generalize O
about O
which O
group O
or O
groups O
are O
in O
the O
" O
beauty O
- O
loving O
set O
. O
" O

He O
points O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
even O
politicians O
are O
playing O
this O
game O
. O

In O
this O
visual O
age O
, O
politics O
is O
closely O
tied O
in O
with O
performance O
. O

Male O
politicians O
are O
careful O
about O
their O
appearance O
and O
attire O
. O

With O
the O
help O
of O
male O
beauty O
salons O
, O
skin O
care O
products O
, O
and O
cosmetic O
surgery O
, O
these O
middle O
- O
aged O
men O
can O
also O
win O
the O
support O
of O
strangers O
just O
from O
their O
external O
appearance O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yun I-PERSON
, O
who O
often O
helps O
politicians O
with O
their O
images O
, O
says O
frankly O
that O
many O
politicos O
come O
to O
have O
their O
wrinkles O
and O
the O
bags O
under O
their O
eyes O
removed O
before O
they O
go O
for O
photo O
sessions O
. O

And O
many O
government O
officials O
who O
often O
appear O
on O
TV O
have O
been O
patients O
in O
her O
cosmetic O
surgery O
clinic O
. O

The O
book O
, O
Dear B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
I I-WORK_OF_ART
Want I-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Look I-WORK_OF_ART
Good I-WORK_OF_ART
For I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
billing O
itself O
as O
" O
the O
first O
book O
of O
sartorial O
philosophy O
against O
which O
men O
can O
measure O
themselves O
. O
" O

The O
book O
declares O
that O
as O
Taiwan B-GPE
moves O
toward O
internationalization O
, O
men O
are O
constantly O
required O
to O
appear O
in O
public O
places O
or O
at O
social O
gatherings O
, O
so O
that O
dressing O
up O
is O
no O
longer O
a O
monopoly O
of O
women O
. O

Playboys O
, O
not O
chauvinists O

The O
rapidity O
with O
which O
ideas O
and O
fads O
spread O
in O
a O
wealthy O
information O
society O
means O
that O
a O
love O
of O
beauty O
is O
not O
limited O
to O
one O
gender O
, O
and O
body O
- O
sculpting O
does O
not O
distinguish O
between O
young O
and O
old O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
a O
survey O
by O
Tung B-PERSON
's O
Foundation B-ORG
discovered O
that O
the O
gender O
/ O
age O
cohort O
most O
concerned O
about O
comparisons O
between O
their O
bodies O
and O
others O
' O
is O
men O
aged O
60 O
and O
above O
. O

They O
ranked O
higher O
than O
women O
or O
any O
other O
age O
group O
of O
men O
on O
" O
willingness O
to O
pay O
money O
to O
preserve O
or O
enhance O
physique O
" O
and O
" O
attention O
devoted O
to O
changes O
in O
physique O
. O
" O

The O
Foundation O
's O
suggested O
explanation O
is O
that O
these O
men O
were O
focused O
on O
their O
careers O
when O
they O
were O
younger O
, O
and O
they O
are O
only O
turning O
their O
attention O
to O
their O
appearance O
as O
they O
get O
older O
. O

The O
new O
generation O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
strikes O
a O
balance O
between O
career O
and O
appearance O
. O

This O
is O
not O
necessarily O
a O
bad O
thing O
. O

In O
the O
eyes O
of O
feminists O
, O
the O
arrival O
of O
the O
era O
of O
male O
preening O
has O
added O
a O
number O
of O
interesting O
possibilities O
to O
the O
game O
of O
mutual O
admiration O
between O
the O
sexes O
. O

But O
besides O
lustful O
appreciation O
there O
is O
a O
deeper O
question O
: O

Do O
the O
" O
peacocks O
" O
who O
have O
been O
influenced O
in O
part O
by O
feminist O
consciousness O
" O
have O
any O
different O
ideas O
or O
make O
any O
adjustments O
with O
regard O
to O
their O
roles O
in O
relations O
between O
the O
sexes O
? O
" O

Not O
necessarily O
, O
it O
appears O
. O

He B-PERSON
Tu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lin I-PERSON
, O
a O
staunch O
advocate O
of O
male O
body O
autonomy O
, O
did O
an O
advertisement O
once O
for O
jewelry O
for O
men O
. O

Beneath O
the O
soft O
face O
was O
a O
body O
of O
primitive O
, O
raw O
male O
muscle O
, O
with O
the O
idea O
being O
that O
jewelry O
makes O
a O
man O
even O
sexier O
. O

The O
ad O
copy O
claimed O
that O
jewelry O
would O
attract O
women O
and O
make O
them O
" O
willing O
to O
accept O
your O
rules O
. O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
has O
asked O
flashy O
" O
pretty O
boys O
" O
how O
they O
cope O
if O
their O
girlfriends O
wo O
n't O
listen O
to O
them O
. O

Often O
the O
case O
is O
, O
" O
I O
give O
her O
a O
good O
slap O
in O
the O
face O
. O
" O

Despite O
such O
anecdotal O
evidence O
, O
however O
, O
there O
are O
hopes O
that O
there O
will O
be O
positives O
from O
the O
new O
male O
fashion O
sense O
. O

Ning O
Yin O
- O
bin O
assumes O
that O
as O
men O
and O
women O
compete O
in O
corporeal O
beauty O
, O
some O
balance O
will O
be O
reached O
, O
without O
going O
to O
extremes O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yun I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
often O
expressed O
in O
writing O
her O
conviction O
that O
people O
should O
n't O
go O
for O
cosmetic O
surgery O
unless O
they O
have O
little O
choice O
, O
says O
that O
the O
advantage O
of O
men O
entering O
the O
ranks O
of O
cosmetic O
surgery O
patients O
is O
that O
there O
is O
more O
supervision O
of O
the O
industry O
; O
women O
who O
go O
for O
plastic O
surgery O
accompanied O
by O
husbands O
or O
boyfriends O
usually O
get O
better O
results O
. O

Liu B-PERSON
Hsiang I-PERSON
, O
who O
spends O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
dressing O
and O
making O
up O
, O
has O
come O
to O
feel O
deeply O
the O
trouble O
women O
go O
through O
in O
their O
pursuit O
of O
beauty O
. O

Perhaps O
, O
when O
more O
men O
can O
feel O
the O
sentiment O
that O
women O
have O
known O
for O
millennia O
of O
" O
dressing O
up O
to O
please O
others O
, O
" O
gender O
relations O
will O
be O
a O
little O
more O
harmonious O
. O

A O
Gao B-PERSON
Xingjian I-PERSON
Storm O
Blows O
through O
the O
TIBE B-EVENT

-LRB- O
Laura B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
Scott B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
ninth O
Taipei B-EVENT
International I-EVENT
Book I-EVENT
Exhibition I-EVENT
- O
the O
" O
first O
book O
exhibition O
of O
the O
millennium O
" O
- O
got O
underway O
this O
year O
in O
the O
comfortable O
afterglow O
of O
the O
Lunar O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
holiday O
. O

Highlighting O
this O
year O
's O
show O
was O
a O
visit O
by O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
- O
winning O
author O
Gao B-PERSON
Xingjian I-PERSON
from O
his O
adopted O
country O
, O
France B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
Gao B-PERSON
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
feels O
almost O
like O
home O
. O

Moreover O
, O
his O
affinity O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
its O
affection O
for O
him O
left O
a O
good O
impression O
at O
this O
year O
's O
TIBE B-EVENT
. O

Gao B-PERSON
's O
old O
friend O
Lung B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
Taipei O
Bureau O
of O
Cultural O
Affairs O
, O
nonetheless O
thanked O
him O
for O
his O
visit O
and O
for O
re-igniting O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
passion O
for O
literature O
. O

Gao B-PERSON
Xingjian I-PERSON
, O
the O
first O
Chinese B-NORP
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Laureate O
for O
literature O
, O
created O
quite O
a O
stir O
with O
his O
visit O
to O
the O
ninth O
Taipei B-EVENT
International I-EVENT
Book I-EVENT
Exhibition I-EVENT
-LRB- O
TIBE B-EVENT
-RRB- O
, O
drawing O
large O
crowds O
of O
people O
hoping O
just O
to O
catch O
a O
glimpse O
of O
him O
. O

Gao B-PERSON
's O
relationship O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
goes O
back O
a O
number O
of O
years O
, O
and O
this O
visit O
to O
the O
TIBE B-EVENT
marked O
his O
sixth O
to O
the O
island O
, O
where O
he O
is O
well O
known O
and O
has O
many O
friends O
in O
the O
literary O
community O
. O

A O
Bible O
in O
hand O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
United B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
spotted O
Gao B-PERSON
's O
talent O
long O
before O
he O
became O
famous O
, O
publishing O
five O
of O
his O
novels O
- O
including O
Soul B-WORK_OF_ART
Mountain I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
One B-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Bible I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
famed O
director O
Li B-PERSON
Hsing I-PERSON
's O
Tienti B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
has O
published O
a O
collection O
of O
Gao B-PERSON
's O
plays O
. O

And O
at O
this O
year O
's O
TIBE B-EVENT
, O
Gao B-PERSON
released O
three O
new O
works O
to O
hungry O
Taiwanese B-NORP
readers O
: O
a O
collection O
of O
100 O
ink O
paintings O
and O
pieces O
of O
art O
criticism O
; O
a O
play O
; O
and O
a O
collection O
entitled O
Without B-WORK_OF_ART
isms I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
Gao B-PERSON
's O
works O
of O
fiction O
have O
not O
sold O
particularly O
well O
, O
perhaps O
because O
some O
find O
them O
to O
be O
cold O
or O
to O
resemble O
to O
long O
, O
mumbling O
soliloquies O
. O

At O
this O
year O
's O
TIBE B-EVENT
, O
however O
, O
the O
glow O
of O
Gao B-PERSON
's O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
sparked O
interest O
in O
his O
work O
. O

Over O
the O
exhibition O
's O
six O
days O
, O
readers O
purchased O
between O
five O
and O
six O
thousand O
volumes O
of O
his O
Soul B-WORK_OF_ART
Mountain I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
making O
it O
one O
of O
the O
exhibition O
's O
top O
three O
sellers O
-LRB- O
along O
with O
former O
Japanese B-NORP
porn O
star O
Iijima B-PERSON
Ai I-PERSON
's O
Platonic B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
the O
latest O
Harry B-WORK_OF_ART
Potter I-WORK_OF_ART
book O
-RRB- O
. O

Whether O
Taiwanese B-NORP
readers O
were O
just O
putting O
on O
airs O
or O
actually O
enjoyed O
the O
book O
, O
if O
the O
Gao B-PERSON
frenzy O
reinvigorates O
Taiwanese B-NORP
interest O
in O
pure O
literature O
, O
it O
will O
have O
done O
a O
world O
of O
good O
. O

Gao B-PERSON
's O
own O
artistic O
life O
extends O
beyond O
fiction O
to O
painting O
and O
theater O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
he O
has O
held O
two O
Taiwanese B-NORP
exhibitions O
of O
his O
modern O
ink O
paintings O
, O
and O
a O
third O
is O
planned O
for O
October O
at O
the O
National O
Museum O
of O
History O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
a O
special O
reading O
of O
Gao B-PERSON
's O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
Walker I-WORK_OF_ART
was O
given O
at O
the B-FAC
Novel I-FAC
Hall I-FAC
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
during O
this O
visit O
of O
his O
. O

And O
Gao B-PERSON
himself O
will O
direct O
a O
performance O
of O
his O
August B-WORK_OF_ART
Snow I-WORK_OF_ART
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

The O
refined O
language O
of O
literature O

Having O
a O
chance O
to O
see O
Gao B-PERSON
in O
person O
, O
TIBE B-EVENT
visitors O
naturally O
focused O
on O
his O
artistic O
vision O
and O
creative O
process O
. O

In O
a O
speech O
presented O
at O
the O
exhibition O
, O
Gao B-PERSON
stated O
that O
over O
the O
course O
of O
decades O
of O
writing O
, O
he O
has O
given O
ever O
- O
greater O
attention O
to O
the O
heart O
of O
literature O
- O
the O
art O
of O
language O
. O

To O
Gao B-PERSON
, O
the O
only O
standard O
for O
judging O
literature O
is O
the O
beauty O
of O
its O
language O
, O
and O
language O
itself O
is O
a O
means O
of O
getting O
at O
" O
reality O
. O
" O

Gao B-PERSON
refers O
to O
his O
own O
approach O
to O
writing O
as O
" O
stream O
- O
of O
- O
language O
" O
and O
believes O
that O
writers O
who O
seek O
a O
vivid O
, O
modern O
Chinese B-GPE
face O
an O
extremely O
difficult O
path O
. O

Gao B-PERSON
also O
revealed O
that O
to O
ensure O
that O
his O
own O
writing O
remains O
fresh O
and O
lively O
, O
he O
first O
speaks O
his O
thoughts O
into O
a O
recorder O
before O
later O
recasting O
them O
in O
a O
written O
form O
. O

Gao B-PERSON
Xingjian I-PERSON
feels O
that O
writing O
is O
an O
extremely O
personal O
pursuit O
, O
that O
its O
starting O
point O
is O
a O
quest O
for O
personal O
values O
. O

If O
a O
writer O
is O
to O
produce O
good O
work O
, O
he O
must O
cast O
aside O
political O
and O
social O
missions O
, O
disregard O
the O
opinions O
of O
readers O
and O
the O
market O
, O
and O
instead O
must O
write O
spontaneously O
, O
listening O
carefully O
to O
the O
faintest O
, O
most O
honest O
voice O
in O
his O
heart O
. O

Considering O
that O
Gao B-PERSON
fled O
a O
tyrannical O
government O
to O
become O
an O
expatriate O
, O
many O
people O
wonder O
whether O
Gao B-PERSON
's O
literature O
insists O
upon O
humanitarianism O
and O
high O
principles O
. O

But O
Gao B-PERSON
feels O
that O
literature O
is O
above O
politics O
and O
should O
not O
serve O
it O
. O

Further O
, O
literature O
should O
not O
be O
limited O
by O
morals O
, O
ethics O
or O
public O
sentiment O
. O

In O
Gao B-PERSON
's O
view O
, O
20th O
century O
literature O
too O
often O
emphasized O
" O
literary O
revolution O
" O
or O
was O
" O
revolutionary O
literature O
. O
" O

It O
was O
too O
often O
tied O
to O
a O
preposterous O
sense O
of O
mission O
which O
took O
literature O
with O
it O
to O
the O
grave O
. O

As O
Gao B-PERSON
said O
at O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
awards O
ceremony O
, O
Communist O
rule O
stymied O
the O
development O
of O
mainland O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
literature O
. O

Not O
surprisingly O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Communists B-NORP
were O
critical O
of O
the O
selection O
of O
Gao B-PERSON
as O
a O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Laureate O
, O
labeling O
his O
choice O
an O
" O
imperialist O
conspiracy O
" O
and O
another O
" O
insult O
to O
all O
Chinese B-GPE
" O
by O
the O
West O
. O

This O
standoff O
between O
the O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
laureate O
and O
his O
cultural O
motherland O
adds O
a O
note O
of O
regret O
to O
the O
joy O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
around O
the O
world O
. O

Soul B-WORK_OF_ART
Mountain I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
the O
flesh O

Given O
that O
Gao B-PERSON
wrote O
his O
works O
in O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
, O
his O
translator O
played O
a O
major O
role O
in O
his O
winning O
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
prize I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Goran B-PERSON
Malmqvist I-PERSON
, O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Swedish I-ORG
Royal I-ORG
Academy I-ORG
and O
Gao B-PERSON
's O
strongest O
advocate O
for O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
Noel B-PERSON
and O
Liliane B-PERSON
Dutrait I-PERSON
, O
the O
French B-NORP
translators O
of O
Soul B-WORK_OF_ART
Mountain I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
other O
works O
by O
Gao B-PERSON
, O
also O
attended O
this O
year O
's O
TIBE B-EVENT
. O

To O
reflect O
the O
growing O
internationalization O
of O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
literature O
, O
this O
year O
's O
TIBE B-EVENT
even O
included O
a O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
Literature O
in O
Translation O
pavilion O
. O

The O
pavilion O
hosted O
a O
number O
of O
seminars O
and O
colloquia O
on O
literary O
translation O
, O
providing O
readers O
with O
some O
insight O
into O
a O
field O
with O
which O
most O
are O
unfamiliar O
. O

Gao B-PERSON
has O
touched O
off O
another O
interesting O
debate O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
one O
on O
the O
competing O
desires O
of O
the O
spirit O
and O
the O
flesh O
. O

Discussing O
Gao B-PERSON
together O
with O
former O
Japanese B-NORP
porn O
star O
Iijima B-PERSON
Ai I-PERSON
causes O
many O
cultural O
critics O
to O
shake O
their O
heads O
, O
but O
the O
two O
writers O
' O
works O
are O
not O
that O
dissimilar O
. O

While O
Soul B-WORK_OF_ART
Mountain I-WORK_OF_ART
describes O
one O
man O
's O
spiritual O
journey O
, O
it O
also O
contains O
numerous O
graphic O
descriptions O
of O
sexual O
desire O
. O

Similarly O
, O
Ai B-PERSON
's O
book O
on O
the O
flesh O
actually O
expresses O
her O
longing O
for O
spiritual O
love O
. O

These O
two O
works O
remind O
us O
that O
the O
spirit O
and O
the O
flesh O
are O
both O
aspects O
of O
being O
human O
and O
that O
the O
distance O
between O
these O
two O
" O
opposing O
desires O
" O
is O
not O
as O
great O
as O
most O
people O
seem O
to O
think O
. O

While O
Gao B-PERSON
Xingjian I-PERSON
is O
the O
first O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Laureate O
in O
literature O
to O
have O
attended O
the O
TIBE B-EVENT
, O
this O
year O
's O
exhibition O
included O
a O
number O
of O
other O
highlights O
. O

With O
46 O
nations O
and O
886 O
publishing O
companies O
represented O
, O
TIBE B-EVENT
is O
the O
largest O
book O
show O
in O
Asia B-GPE
and O
the O
fourth O
largest O
in O
the O
world O
. O

This O
year O
's O
TIBE B-EVENT
was O
also O
made O
special O
by O
having O
France B-GPE
as O
its O
Country O
of O
Honor O
. O

Guests O
thus O
included O
Andrei B-PERSON
Makine I-PERSON
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
- O
born O
French B-NORP
author O
of O
Le B-WORK_OF_ART
Testament I-WORK_OF_ART
Francais I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
winner O
of O
France B-GPE
's O
prestigious O
Goncourt B-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
; O
novelist O
Marc B-PERSON
Levy I-PERSON
; O
and O
the O
cartoonist O
Golo B-PERSON
. O

In O
addition O
, O
numerous O
representatives O
from O
France B-ORG
Edition I-ORG
and O
Librairie B-ORG
Le I-ORG
Pigeonnier I-ORG
were O
involved O
with O
the O
exhibition O
from O
start O
to O
finish O
, O
contributing O
greatly O
to O
its O
success O
. O

The O
Book O
Publishing O
Development O
Association O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
, O
which O
sponsored O
the O
TIBE B-EVENT
this O
year O
, O
noted O
that O
it O
chose O
France B-GPE
as O
the O
Country O
of O
Honor O
in O
response O
to O
the O
Americanization O
of O
global O
culture O
. O

The O
Association O
stated O
that O
it O
hoped O
the O
choice O
of O
France B-GPE
would O
give O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
readers O
a O
glimpse O
of O
European B-NORP
culture O
, O
offering O
them O
exposure O
to O
an O
alternative O
perspective O
and O
system O
of O
thought O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
the O
fact O
that O
Gao B-PERSON
is O
now O
a O
French B-NORP
citizen O
and O
happened O
to O
win O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
for O
literature O
just O
two O
months O
before O
the O
show O
did O
n't O
hurt O
either O
. O

p. O
62 O

Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
laureate O
Gao B-PERSON
Xingjian I-PERSON
and O
long O
- O
time O
advocate O
of O
his O
work O
Goran B-PERSON
Malmqvist I-PERSON
were O
the O
stars O
of O
this O
year O
's O
Taipei B-EVENT
International I-EVENT
Book I-EVENT
Exhibition I-EVENT
. O

Mediated O
by O
Taipei O
Bureau O
of O
Cultural O
Affairs O
director O
Lung B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
, O
the O
two O
held O
a O
lively O
discussion O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Last O
- O
Minute O
Legislative O
Binge O
Opens O
New O
Era O
for O
Defense O
, O
Finance O
, O
and O
Human O

-LRB- O
Jackie B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Rights O

The O
second O
session O
of O
the O
Fourth O
Leg O
- O
islative O
Yuan O
ended O
on O
January O
15th O
. O

After O
government O
and O
opposition O
legislators O
burned O
the O
midnight O
oil O
for O
a O
whole O
week O
, O
113 O
bills O
were O
passed O
. O

Quantitatively O
, O
this O
was O
the O
most O
bills O
passed O
in O
a O
single O
session O
since O
1948 O
. O

But O
from O
the O
qualitative O
standpoint O
, O
there O
are O
many O
problems O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
session O
saw O
a O
public O
scandal O
in O
which O
legislators O
have O
been O
suspected O
of O
using O
back O
- O
door O
channels O
to O
get O
state O
- O
run O
financial O
institutions O
to O
invest O
in O
private O
venture O
capital O
companies O
. O

Also O
, O
with O
the O
presidential O
elections O
fast O
approaching O
, O
many O
laws O
appeared O
intended O
to O
benefit O
a O
certain O
candidate O
. O

Controversial O
legislation O
included O
: O

1 O
. O

Regulations O
governing O
the O
distribution O
of O
expense O
account O
money O
to O
local O
elected O
representatives O
and O
village O
and O
neighborhood O
chiefs O
: O
These O
regulations O
greatly O
increase O
payments O
made O
to O
local O
executive O
and O
assembly O
officials O
. O

With O
the O
passage O
of O
this O
law O
, O
the O
budget O
for O
these O
expenses O
should O
be O
forced O
up O
from O
the O
current O
NT$ O
4.4 O
billion O
to O
more O
than O
NT$ O
7 O
billion O
. O

Besides O
being O
seen O
as O
a O
blatant O
handout O
to O
influence O
the O
presidential O
election O
, O
and O
a O
contradiction O
of O
government O
promises O
to O
eliminate O
the O
positions O
of O
these O
local O
officials O
-LRB- O
who O
are O
big O
players O
in O
political O
patronage O
networks O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
law O
also O
brought O
criticism O
from O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
city O
councillors O
, O
whose O
salaries O
are O
cut O
by O
the O
bill O
. O

However O
, O
Minister O
of O
the O
Interior O
Huang O
Chu O
- O
wen O
insists O
that O
city O
councillors O
were O
amply O
consulted O
during O
the O
drafting O
process O
. O

2 O
. O

The O
law O
to O
encourage O
private O
- O
sector O
participation O
in O
public O
infrastructure O
projects O
: O
This O
law O
stipulates O
that O
the O
private O
sector O
may O
undertake O
BOT O
projects O
-LRB- O
build O
, O
operate O
, O
and O
transfer O
to O
the O
government O
-RRB- O
for O
major O
public O
infrastructure O
, O
including O
development O
of O
new O
towns O
, O
major O
industrial O
enterprises O
, O
and O
high O
- O
tech O
facilities O
. O

Besides O
offering O
tax O
incentives O
, O
the O
new O
law O
will O
assist O
private O
investors O
to O
get O
beyond O
the O
limits O
of O
current O
law O
and O
invest O
in O
new O
land O
. O

Indeed O
, O
it O
will O
even O
enable O
private O
investors O
to O
undertake O
compulsory O
land O
purchasing O
using O
government O
authority O
. O

Also O
, O
companies O
involved O
in O
major O
transportation O
infrastructure O
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
issue O
new O
stock O
or O
corporate O
debt O
to O
raise O
funds O
. O

This O
law O
should O
have O
a O
positive O
effect O
for O
current O
BOT O
projects O
which O
are O
facing O
obstacles O
, O
including O
the O
high O
- O
speed O
railway O
and O
the O
proposed O
rapid O
transit O
line O
to O
CKS B-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

There O
will O
now O
be O
a O
legal O
basis O
for O
the O
high O
- O
speed O
railway O
to O
raise O
more O
capital O
. O

Also O
, O
now O
that O
the O
regulations O
for O
establishing O
new O
towns O
have O
been O
revised O
, O
the O
proposed O
plan O
to O
build O
a O
mass O
transit O
line O
to O
the O
airport O
by O
the O
Chang O
Yi O
financial O
group O
can O
become O
reality O
. O

However O
, O
some O
scholars O
have O
criticized O
this O
law O
for O
being O
poorly O
formulated O
and O
open O
to O
abuse O
. O

Yang B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsin I-PERSON
, O
a O
researcher O
in O
the O
Institute O
of O
Economics O
at O
the B-ORG
Academia I-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
to O
give O
financial O
groups O
and O
business O
operators O
the O
same O
powers O
as O
the O
government O
to O
requisition O
land O
can O
only O
be O
done O
if O
equal O
attention O
is O
given O
to O
fairness O
and O
efficiency O
; O
otherwise O
, O
the O
interests O
of O
landowners O
will O
clash O
, O
and O
there O
will O
be O
endless O
disputes O
. O

3 O
. O

Regulations O
on O
a O
national O
financial O
stabilization O
fund O
: O
This O
law O
will O
empower O
the O
government O
to O
intervene O
to O
protect O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

In O
the O
event O
of O
" O
threats O
to O
national O
stability O
" O
- O
such O
as O
major O
internal O
or O
external O
events O
, O
rapid O
movements O
of O
international O
capital O
- O
the O
government O
will O
be O
able O
to O
draw O
on O
an O
NT$ O
500 O
billion O
fund O
. O

This O
law O
has O
been O
criticized O
by O
academics O
as O
a O
serious O
distortion O
of O
the O
market O
mechanism O
, O
as O
putting O
the O
policy O
makers O
into O
the O
position O
of O
being O
market O
players O
, O
and O
as O
inevitably O
creating O
opportunities O
for O
insider O
trading O
and O
the O
manipulation O
of O
the O
market O
to O
the O
benefit O
of O
a O
privileged O
few O
. O

But O
President O
Lee O
Teng O
- O
hui O
and O
members O
of O
the O
Cabinet O
have O
argued O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
stock O
market O
is O
too O
vulnerable O
to O
cross-strait O
developments O
, O
and O
this O
law O
will O
enable O
the O
government O
to O
stabilize O
the O
market O
- O
and O
thus O
domestic O
morale O
- O
in O
the O
event O
of O
crises O
like O
the O
1996 O
PRC B-GPE
missile O
tests O
. O

4 O
. O

The O
National O
Defense O
Law O
and O
the O
organic O
law O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Defense B-ORG
: O
The O
NDL O
will O
unify O
the O
administrative O
channel O
-LRB- O
previously O
handled O
by O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Defense B-ORG
-RRB- O
and O
the O
war O
- O
fighting O
chain O
of O
command O
-LRB- O
previously O
under O
the O
virtually O
autonomous O
general O
staff O
-RRB- O
. O

Now O
the O
general O
staff O
will O
be O
clearly O
placed O
under O
the O
minister O
of O
defense O
, O
who O
will O
be O
a O
civilian O
. O

These O
changes O
mark O
a O
new O
era O
in O
ROC B-GPE
military O
modernization O
. O

The O
" O
organic O
law O
" O
will O
, O
among O
other O
changes O
, O
cause O
individual O
services O
to O
lose O
their O
respective O
intelligence O
agencies O
, O
which O
will O
be O
unified O
under O
the O
general O
staff O
. O

The O
political O
warfare O
system O
-LRB- O
an O
autonomous O
system O
of O
political O
commissar O
- O
type O
officers O
, O
created O
in O
early O
Republican O
times O
, O
to O
ensure O
the O
loyalty O
of O
the O
military O
to O
the O
nationalist O
revolution O
's O
leaders O
-RRB- O
will O
be O
reorganized O
and O
its O
functions O
will O
undergo O
a O
qualitative O
change O
. O

Though O
it O
remains O
to O
be O
seen O
if O
the O
political O
warfare O
system O
will O
retain O
its O
own O
officer O
corps O
and O
academy O
separate O
from O
the O
regular O
armed O
forces O
, O
Minister O
of O
Defense O
Tang O
Fei O
says O
that O
the O
ultimate O
goal O
is O
to O
unify O
all O
the O
officer O
corps O
. O

5 O
. O

The O
coastal O
defense O
law O
and O
the O
organic O
law O
of O
the B-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
Command I-ORG
: O
This O
will O
establish O
the B-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
as O
a O
ministerial O
level O
body O
, O
responsible O
for O
coastal O
defense O
and O
for O
combating O
smuggling O
and O
illegal O
immigration O
. O

Some O
say O
that O
this O
does O
not O
conform O
to O
the O
ideal O
of O
streamlining O
the O
government O
, O
and O
also O
say O
that O
it O
is O
very O
unusual O
to O
bring O
a O
front O
- O
line O
law O
enforcement O
agency O
into O
the O
cabinet O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
idea O
that O
the O
22,000 O
- O
man O
Coast B-ORG
Guard I-ORG
will O
be O
represented O
in O
the O
cabinet O
, O
while O
the O
70,000 O
- O
plus O
- O
man O
police O
force O
remains O
sub-ministerial O
, O
rankles O
among O
some O
police O
officers O
. O

However O
, O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
argues O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
coastal O
policing O
work O
also O
touches O
on O
national O
defense O
and O
sovereignty O
questions O
-LRB- O
with O
regard O
to O
the O
Tiaoyutai O
or O
Spratly B-LOC
Islands I-LOC
, O
for O
example O
-RRB- O
. O

A O
single O
unified O
body O
with O
sufficient O
rank O
is O
necessary O
to O
integrate O
these O
functions O
with O
coastal O
and O
shoreline O
law O
enforcement O
and O
fishing O
harbor O
inspections O
. O

6 O
. O

Regulations O
governing O
reconstruction O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the B-EVENT
September I-EVENT
21 I-EVENT
earthquake I-EVENT
: O
This O
law O
will O
govern O
reconstruction O
after O
the O
expiration O
of O
the O
original O
emergency O
decree O
. O

It O
calls O
on O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
to O
create O
a O
community O
reconstruction O
fund O
for O
damaged O
areas O
. O

Urban O
renewal O
laws O
have O
been O
relaxed O
to O
offer O
incentives O
for O
people O
to O
rebuild O
. O

The O
legislation O
also O
arranges O
for O
children O
under O
18 O
orphaned O
by O
the O
quake O
to O
receive O
a O
government O
- O
subsidized O
trust O
fund O
to O
pay O
for O
their O
living O
expenses O
and O
education O
. O

Also O
, O
people O
who O
had O
mortgages O
against O
their O
property O
prior O
to O
the O
earthquake O
, O
and O
whose O
homes O
have O
been O
officially O
confirmed O
as O
destroyed O
, O
will O
have O
the O
interest O
payments O
delayed O
for O
five O
years O
. O

Finally O
, O
there O
will O
be O
reduction O
of O
land O
and O
real O
estate O
taxes O
for O
homes O
in O
the O
disaster O
areas O
for O
a O
period O
not O
to O
exceed O
three O
years O
. O

Among O
the O
less O
controversial O
new O
legislation O
is O
the O
following O
: O

Legislation O
on O
soil O
and O
groundwater O
pollution O
will O
raise O
the O
penalties O
for O
such O
pollution O
, O
up O
to O
life O
imprisonment O
if O
the O
pollution O
leads O
to O
death O
. O

A O
fund O
will O
be O
established O
to O
clean O
up O
future O
cases O
of O
soil O
and O
groundwater O
contamination O
. O

The O
law O
governing O
compensation O
for O
wrongful O
imprisonment O
in O
the O
martial O
law O
era O
under O
charges O
such O
as O
subversion O
and O
spying O
has O
been O
broadened O
in O
applicability O
. O

Persons O
applying O
for O
such O
compensation O
will O
no O
longer O
be O
limited O
by O
the O
original O
two O
- O
year O
application O
deadline O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
law O
governing O
temporary O
release O
from O
detention O
has O
been O
amended O
so O
that O
anyone O
being O
held O
for O
a O
crime O
that O
carries O
a O
sentence O
of O
five O
or O
more O
years O
, O
if O
released O
for O
medical O
treatment O
, O
may O
not O
engage O
in O
election O
campaigns O
or O
any O
activity O
not O
related O
to O
treatment O
, O
and O
must O
go O
back O
in O
to O
detention O
upon O
recovering O
. O

Another O
law O
offers O
protection O
to O
anyone O
who O
provides O
evidence O
in O
criminal O
or O
organized O
crime O
cases O
. O

Finally O
, O
new O
nationality O
regulations O
change O
the O
previous O
patrilineal O
nationality O
system O
to O
a O
joint O
patrilineal O
- O
matrilineal O
system O
. O

Now O
the O
children O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
women O
and O
foreign O
men O
will O
also O
be O
entitled O
to O
ROC B-GPE
nationality O
-LRB- O
as O
the O
children O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
men O
and O
foreign O
women O
always O
have O
been O
-RRB- O
, O
thus O
realizing O
equal O
treatment O
under O
the O
law O
for O
men O
and O
women O
. O

New O
legislation O
governing O
electronic O
games O
imposes O
strict O
penalties O
for O
use O
of O
video O
games O
for O
gambling O
or O
harming O
public O
morals O
. O

Operators O
can O
be O
fined O
up O
to O
NT$ O
1 O
million O
if O
they O
knowingly O
allow O
middle O
- O
school O
or O
primary O
- O
school O
children O
to O
play O
in O
their O
shops O
during O
school O
hours O
. O

Amendments O
to O
the O
existing O
cultural O
assets O
preservation O
law O
will O
bring O
historical O
structures O
under O
protection O
, O
and O
will O
also O
permit O
the O
use O
of O
modern O
technology O
to O
repair O
or O
protect O
historic O
structures O
so O
long O
as O
the O
original O
appearance O
of O
the O
building O
remains O
intact O
. O

Also O
, O
in O
the O
future O
, O
whole O
historic O
settlements O
or O
streets O
can O
be O
considered O
monuments O
to O
be O
preserved O
. O

Finally O
, O
a O
law O
governing O
control O
and O
treatment O
of O
rare O
diseases O
, O
will O
allow O
importation O
of O
appropriate O
medications O
, O
treatments O
, O
and O
essential O
life O
- O
saving O
nutritional O
supplements O
for O
those O
suffering O
from O
tens O
of O
unusual O
ailments O
. O

p. O
77 O

Legislators O
burned O
the O
midnight O
oil O
to O
pass O
last O
- O
minute O
bills O
. O

Many O
who O
found O
the O
ordeal O
too O
much O
to O
take O
had O
to O
sneak O
in O
naps O
whenever O
possible O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Li B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
79 O

With O
an O
election O
coming O
up O
, O
the O
battles O
in O
the O
legislature O
have O
been O
especially O
hard O
- O
fought O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Wang B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hao I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Little O
Three O
Links O
Presage O
New O
Era O
in O
Cross-Strait O
Relations O

-LRB- O
Sharon B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
" O
little O
three O
links O
" O
- O
direct O
mail O
, O
transport O
, O
and O
commerce O
between O
the O
ROC B-GPE
islands O
of O
Kinmen B-GPE
and O
Matsu B-GPE
on O
the O
one O
side O
and O
the O
PRC B-GPE
on O
the O
other O
- O
were O
formally O
opened O
on O
January O
2 O
. O

-LRB- O
They O
were O
originally O
supposed O
to O
start O
on O
January O
1 O
, O
but O
were O
postponed O
to O
the O
2nd O
at O
the O
request O
of O
the O
PRC B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

This O
step O
is O
seen O
as O
setting O
the O
stage O
for O
the O
eventual O
opening O
of O
the O
full O
" O
three O
links O
" O
- O
direct O
mail O
, O
commerce O
, O
and O
transport O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
proper O
and O
the O
PRC B-GPE
- O
and O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
entry O
into O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
. O

But O
the O
PRC B-GPE
has O
remained O
as O
chilly O
as O
ever O
, O
and O
it O
is O
uncertain O
what O
breakthroughs O
and O
benefits O
can O
be O
realized O
through O
the O
little O
three O
links O
. O

It O
is O
expected O
that O
both O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
the O
PRC B-GPE
will O
enter O
the O
WTO O
this O
year O
. O

Looking O
ahead O
, O
with O
the O
alteration O
of O
the O
previous O
administration O
's O
" O
no O
haste O
" O
policy O
, O
cross-strait O
trade O
relations O
will O
enter O
a O
new O
era O
. O

On O
December O
20 O
, O
Premier O
Chang O
Chun O
- O
hsiung O
declared O
that O
the O
opening O
of O
the O
little O
three O
links O
on O
January O
1 O
was O
a O
major O
part O
of O
the O
government O
's O
mainland O
policy O
, O
and O
also O
the O
prelude O
to O
the O
full O
three O
links O
that O
will O
be O
implemented O
after O
WTO B-ORG
entry O
. O

Tsai B-PERSON
Ing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wen I-PERSON
, O
chairwoman O
of O
the B-ORG
Mainland I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
-LRB- O
MAC B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
says O
that O
the O
focus O
in O
the O
first O
stage O
of O
the O
little O
three O
links O
will O
be O
on O
the O
issues O
of O
public O
security O
and O
the O
local O
economy O
in O
Kinmen B-GPE
and O
Matsu B-GPE
. O

The O
first O
step O
will O
be O
decriminalization O
and O
legalization O
of O
petty O
trade O
. O

Only O
after O
observing O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
first O
stage O
on O
social O
order O
and O
local O
industries O
in O
Kinmen B-GPE
and O
Matsu B-GPE
will O
the O
second O
stage O
- O
opening O
of O
normal O
commercial O
activities O
- O
be O
considered O
. O

As O
for O
the O
opening O
of O
the O
full O
three O
links O
, O
there O
is O
no O
particular O
timetable O
. O

On O
December O
18 O
, O
MAC O
Vice-Chairman O
Teng O
Chen O
- O
chung O
stated O
that O
the O
government O
has O
already O
begun O
planning O
for O
the O
full O
three O
links O
. O

Faced O
with O
questions O
raised O
by O
some O
legislators O
that O
the O
government O
is O
focusing O
on O
the O
little O
three O
links O
as O
a O
tactic O
to O
postpone O
the O
full O
three O
links O
, O
Teng B-PERSON
declared O
that O
the O
full O
three O
links O
will O
definitely O
be O
implemented O
, O
but O
the O
first O
priority O
is O
to O
coordinate O
these O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
WTO B-ORG
entry O
, O
with O
secondary O
attention O
going O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
own O
needs O
. O

Most O
media O
and O
commentators O
have O
been O
positive O
toward O
the O
little O
three O
links O
. O

In O
an O
article O
published O
on O
December O
25 O
, O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
declared O
that O
, O
given O
the O
trend O
of O
economic O
globalization O
, O
the O
opening O
of O
the O
three O
links O
across O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
should O
bring O
unprecedented O
growth O
in O
cross-strait O
economic O
ties O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
promoting O
economic O
links O
is O
something O
that O
both O
sides O
find O
acceptable O
despite O
the O
frigid O
nature O
of O
the O
political O
relationship O
. O

As O
the O
borderless O
global O
economy O
takes O
shape O
in O
the O
21st O
century O
, O
the O
three O
links O
will O
help O
businesses O
expand O
their O
economic O
space O
and O
encourage O
industrial O
upgrading O
, O
with O
both O
sides O
benefiting O
. O

But O
PRC B-GPE
economic O
experts O
note O
that O
, O
once O
both O
sides O
enter O
the O
WTO O
, O
the O
mainland O
's O
large O
market O
will O
be O
contested O
by O
firms O
from O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

They O
say O
that O
the O
transfer O
of O
high O
technology O
firms O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
the O
PRC B-GPE
will O
aid O
in O
construction O
of O
a O
" O
Chinese B-NORP
economic O
grouping O
" O
which O
would O
raise O
the O
decision O
- O
making O
status O
of O
the O
two O
sides O
in O
international O
economic O
affairs O
. O

On O
another O
front O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
tourism O
, O
in O
June B-GPE
of O
2001 O
Taiwan B-GPE
expects O
to O
implement O
a O
new O
policy O
allowing O
mainland O
tourists O
to O
come O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

This O
could O
be O
very O
significant O
in O
increasing O
exchanges O
and O
mutual O
understanding O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
. O

Most O
opinion O
leaders O
in O
the O
PRC B-GPE
view O
this O
policy O
positively O
. O

Beijing B-GPE
's O
China B-ORG
Travel I-ORG
Association I-ORG
says O
that O
mainland O
people O
can O
now O
travel O
for O
tourism O
to O
15 O
regions O
or O
countries O
, O
and O
it O
is O
a O
shame O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
which O
is O
close O
geographically O
and O
shares O
a O
common O
language O
and O
heritage O
- O
has O
never O
been O
open O
for O
mainland O
travelers O
. O

A O
recent O
opinion O
poll O
in O
the O
PRC B-GPE
shows O
that O
25 O
million O
people O
there O
say O
that O
they O
would O
rather O
visit O
Taiwan B-GPE
than O
any O
other O
tourist O
destination O
. O

Mt. B-LOC
Ali I-LOC
-LRB- O
Alishan B-LOC
-RRB- O
and O
Sun B-LOC
Moon I-LOC
Lake I-LOC
are O
the O
places O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
they O
would O
most O
like O
to O
visit O
, O
and O
they O
also O
are O
looking O
forward O
to O
eating O
authentic O
Taiwan B-GPE
cuisine O
and O
drinking O
genuine O
" O
pearl O
milk O
tea O
. O
" O

Unfortunately O
, O
not O
only O
have O
the O
mainland O
authorities O
not O
responded O
enthusiastically O
to O
the O
little O
three O
links O
, O
they O
have O
even O
attacked O
the O
policy O
. O

On O
December O
28 O
, O
Zhou B-PERSON
Mingtong I-PERSON
, O
vice-director O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
's O
Taiwan B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
stated O
at O
a O
banquet O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
media O
that O
the O
little O
three O
links O
are O
" O
small O
potatoes O
. O
" O

Li B-PERSON
Yafei I-PERSON
, O
secretary O
- O
general O
of O
the O
PRC B-GPE
's O
Association O
for O
Relations O
Across O
the O
Strait O
, O
said O
that O
the O
mainland O
does O
n't O
even O
have O
the O
concept O
or O
term O
" O
little O
three O
links O
, O
" O
and O
that O
the O
key O
to O
the O
" O
three O
links O
" O
remains O
the O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
" O
principle O
. O

Looking O
to O
future O
cross-strait O
interactions O
, O
the O
opening O
of O
the O
three O
links O
-LRB- O
at O
least O
for O
tourism O
and O
economic O
interactions O
-RRB- O
does O
not O
have O
to O
get O
bogged O
down O
in O
the O
debate O
over O
independence O
vs. O
reunification O
, O
and O
has O
in O
fact O
already O
become O
a O
new O
consensus O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
. O

The O
success O
of O
the O
relevant O
government O
policies O
in O
conforming O
to O
public O
opinion O
and O
building O
healthy O
cross-strait O
relations O
, O
and O
the O
PRC B-GPE
's O
willingness O
to O
tone O
down O
the O
rhetoric O
and O
make O
peace O
the O
top O
priority O
, O
will O
be O
decisive O
in O
creating O
a O
win O
- O
win O
situation O
and O
in O
reinvigorating O
the O
economy O
. O

p. O
064 O

-LRB- O
facing O
page O
-RRB- O

Though O
cross-strait O
relations O
remain O
frosty O
, O
this O
did O
not O
stop O
the B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Poster I-ORG
Design I-ORG
Association I-ORG
from O
holding O
its O
2001 O
Peace B-EVENT
Poster I-EVENT
Competition I-EVENT
, O
with O
participants O
from O
both O
sides O
welcome O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
courtesy O
of O
the B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Poster I-ORG
Design I-ORG
Association I-ORG
-RRB- O

p. O
065 O

Beautiful O
Mt. B-LOC
Ali I-LOC
-LRB- O
Alishan B-LOC
-RRB- O
is O
a O
place O
that O
many O
people O
from O
mainland O
China B-GPE
hope O
to O
visit O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Diago B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Taiwan B-GPE
Rushes O
Aid O
to O
Quake O
- O
Stricken O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE

-LRB- O
Tsai B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
-RRB- O

El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
, O
an O
ROC B-GPE
diplomatic O
ally O
in O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
was O
hit O
on O
January O
13 O
by O
an O
earthquake O
measuring O
between O
7.4 O
and O
7.9 O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
. O

The O
earthquake O
killed O
hundreds O
and O
left O
tens O
of O
thousands O
homeless O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
reports O
of O
the O
earthquake O
came O
in O
, O
the O
ROC B-GPE
government O
donated O
US$ O
200,000 O
to O
support O
disaster O
relief O
efforts O
, O
and O
within O
24 O
hours O
had O
dispatched O
a O
team O
to O
help O
rescue O
victims O
. O

It O
truly O
does O
seem O
that O
" O
when O
it O
rains O
, O
it O
pours O
, O
" O
for O
India B-GPE
was O
then O
visited O
on O
January O
26 O
by O
its O
biggest O
earthquake O
in O
50 O
years O
, O
and O
according O
to O
official O
estimates O
the O
death O
toll O
may O
rise O
to O
over O
20,000 O
. O

Although O
the O
ROC B-GPE
does O
not O
have O
official O
ties O
with O
India B-GPE
, O
as O
Sinorama B-ORG
went O
to O
press O
on O
January O
29 O
rescue O
teams O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
were O
standing O
by O
for O
departure O
, O
awaiting O
only O
the O
go O
- O
ahead O
from O
India B-GPE
. O

Just O
short O
of O
noon O
on O
Saturday O
, O
January O
13 O
, O
most O
everyone O
in O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
was O
at O
home O
preparing O
for O
lunch O
when O
the O
earth O
below O
their O
feet O
suddenly O
began O
to O
shake O
violently O
. O

Just O
outside O
the O
capital O
of O
San B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
, O
a O
hillside O
collapsed O
in O
the O
community O
of O
Las B-FAC
Colinas I-FAC
, O
burying O
more O
than O
260 O
homes O
and O
1,200 O
residents O
. O

As O
of O
January O
29 O
, O
the O
confirmed O
toll O
from O
the O
earthquake O
stood O
at O
726 O
dead O
and O
4,440 O
injured O
, O
with O
120,000 O
homes O
either O
totally O
or O
partially O
destroyed O
and O
more O
than O
980,000 O
left O
homeless O
. O

Over O
600 O
aftershocks O
have O
hit O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
since O
January O
13 O
. O

The O
difficulty O
of O
emergency O
rescue O
efforts O
has O
been O
greatly O
exacerbated O
by O
collapsed O
road O
surfaces O
and O
interrupted O
power O
, O
water O
, O
and O
telephone O
services O
. O

President O
Carlos O
Flores O
declared O
a O
state O
of O
emergency O
, O
called O
for O
an O
all O
- O
out O
effort O
to O
save O
lives O
, O
and O
asked O
for O
international O
relief O
assistance O
. O

Hell O
on O
earth O

Relief O
teams O
and O
supplies O
began O
arriving O
from O
around O
the O
world O
on O
the O
day O
after O
the O
quake O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
teams O
from O
nearby O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
Guatemala B-GPE
, O
and O
Venezuela B-GPE
, O
a O
Spanish B-NORP
team O
also O
arrived O
very O
quickly O
, O
followed O
soon O
thereafter O
by O
counterparts O
from O
Panama B-GPE
, O
Nicaragua B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
and O
Turkey B-GPE
. O

The O
Taipei O
City O
Government O
's O
international O
search O
and O
rescue O
team O
arrived O
on O
January O
16 O
. O

This O
team O
, O
which O
had O
received O
three O
months O
of O
training O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
last O
year O
, O
went O
immediately O
into O
action O
after O
their O
long O
air O
trip O
, O
as O
the O
search O
and O
rescue O
command O
center O
in O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
arranged O
for O
it O
to O
head O
to O
Las B-FAC
Colinas I-FAC
, O
where O
the O
worst O
of O
the O
disaster O
had O
taken O
place O
. O

The O
team O
started O
out O
using O
advanced O
equipment O
capable O
of O
detecting O
signs O
of O
life O
under O
the O
rubble O
, O
including O
flexible O
fiber O
optic O
video O
cables O
and O
ultra-sensitive O
audio O
devices O
. O

When O
these O
methods O
did O
not O
yield O
survivors O
, O
the O
team O
began O
digging O
and O
using O
more O
aggressive O
search O
techniques O
. O

These O
methods O
, O
too O
, O
failed O
to O
turn O
up O
any O
sign O
of O
life O
. O

At O
that O
point O
relief O
teams O
went O
into O
Las B-FAC
Colinas I-FAC
with O
bulldozers O
and O
mechanical O
shovels O
to O
clear O
out O
the O
rubble O
and O
retrieve O
the O
bodies O
of O
the O
dead O
. O

In O
his O
condolence O
message O
to O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
, O
ROC O
President O
Chen O
Shui O
- O
bian O
stated O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
having O
suffered O
a O
terrible O
earthquake O
of O
their O
own O
in O
September O
1999 O
, O
were O
acutely O
aware O
of O
what O
people O
in O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
were O
going O
through O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
the O
relief O
assistance O
provided O
by O
the O
ROC B-GPE
government O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
aid O
also O
poured O
forth O
from O
the O
private O
sector O
. O

The B-ORG
ROC I-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
Society I-ORG
donated O
10,000 O
blankets O
and O
400 O
tents O
. O

The O
Chinese O
Children O
's O
Fund O
is O
planning O
to O
send O
US$ O
300,000 O
in O
private O
donations O
via O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
to O
provide O
support O
for O
2,000 O
children O
. O

The O
governments O
of O
Taichung B-GPE
County I-GPE
and O
Nantou B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
which O
were O
hardest O
hit O
by O
the O
1999 O
earthquake O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
also O
made O
big O
contributions O
to O
the O
relief O
effort O
. O

Teams O
from O
these O
areas O
arrived O
in O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
armed O
with O
experience O
, O
an O
advanced O
global O
positioning O
system O
, O
and O
tunneling O
equipment O
. O

They O
also O
donated O
tents O
and O
other O
necessities O
. O

In O
the O
dark O
days O
following O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
September O
1999 O
earthquake O
, O
the O
International O
Federation O
of O
Red B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
and O
Red O
Crescent O
Societies O
donated O
US$ O
27,890,000 O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
these O
funds O
proved O
a O
tremendous O
help O
in O
our O
reconstruction O
effort O
. O

International O
relief O
teams O
worked O
around O
the O
clock O
to O
find O
survivors O
, O
and O
thousands O
made O
homeless O
by O
the O
quake O
sheltered O
from O
the O
cold O
in O
donated O
tents O
and O
sleeping O
bags O
. O

Even O
the O
dead O
in O
many O
cases O
were O
transported O
to O
their O
final O
resting O
places O
in O
donated O
body O
bags O
and O
coffins O
. O

Now O
that O
a O
similar O
disaster O
has O
been O
visited O
upon O
one O
of O
our O
diplomatic O
partners O
, O
it O
is O
time O
for O
the O
ROC B-GPE
to O
repay O
its O
debt O
to O
the O
international O
community O
. O

The O
power O
of O
nature O

Major O
earthquakes O
in O
recent O
years O
have O
claimed O
nearly O
20,000 O
lives O
in O
Turkey B-GPE
and O
over O
2,500 O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

The O
death O
toll O
in O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
is O
expected O
to O
climb O
to O
over O
1,300 O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
7.9 O
earthquake O
in O
India B-GPE
's O
western O
state O
of O
Gujarat B-GPE
has O
completely O
leveled O
the O
town O
of O
Bhuj B-GPE
, O
and O
official O
sources O
expect O
the O
death O
toll O
to O
exceed O
20,000 O
. O

While O
relief O
teams O
have O
been O
dispatched O
from O
around O
the O
world O
, O
India B-GPE
indicated O
that O
it O
would O
not O
need O
assistance O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
for O
the O
time O
being O
. O

There O
is O
nothing O
anyone O
can O
do O
to O
prevent O
earthquakes O
from O
occurring O
, O
but O
specialists O
have O
noted O
that O
the O
consequences O
of O
the O
recent O
quakes O
were O
made O
worse O
by O
man O
- O
made O
factors O
, O
such O
as O
overpopulation O
, O
environmental O
degradation O
, O
and O
shoddy O
construction O
. O

El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
is O
the O
most O
densely O
populated O
nation O
in O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
with O
some O
6 O
million O
people O
living O
in O
a O
territory O
covering O
over O
20,000 O
square O
kilometers O
-LRB- O
about O
two O
- O
thirds O
the O
size O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

The O
economy O
has O
been O
developing O
briskly O
ever O
since O
the O
country O
's O
long O
civil O
war O
came O
to O
an O
end O
in O
1992 O
, O
and O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
plays O
an O
important O
political O
role O
both O
internationally O
and O
in O
the O
Central O
American B-NORP
region O
. O

In O
these O
respects O
, O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
's O
situation O
is O
very O
similar O
to O
that O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Overdevelopment O
of O
the O
hillside O
at O
Las B-FAC
Colinas I-FAC
may O
have O
been O
one O
cause O
of O
the O
landslide O
that O
buried O
the O
residential O
neighborhood O
down O
below O
. O

After O
one O
has O
seen O
so O
many O
dead O
bodies O
and O
heard O
the O
anguished O
wailing O
of O
bereaved O
relatives O
, O
it O
is O
hard O
to O
ignore O
the O
wisdom O
of O
calls O
to O
live O
in O
harmony O
with O
nature O
. O

It O
takes O
a O
very O
long O
time O
to O
recover O
from O
an O
earthquake O
. O

After O
the O
search O
and O
rescue O
operations O
have O
come O
to O
an O
end O
, O
reconstruction O
begins O
. O

This O
is O
a O
massive O
undertaking O
that O
never O
proceeds O
quickly O
. O

In O
a O
message O
to O
the O
international O
community O
, O
President O
Flores O
stated O
, O
" O
I O
hope O
that O
relief O
assistance O
has O
not O
come O
to O
an O
end O
. O

It O
should O
continue O
as O
we O
work O
on O
reconstruction O
. O
" O

If O
anyone O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
wishes O
to O
contribute O
to O
reconstruction O
in O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
, O
they O
are O
urged O
to O
contact O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
' O
task O
force O
on O
reconstruction O
-LRB- O
tel O
: O
02 O
- O
2348 O
- O
2192 O
or O
02 O
- O
2348 O
- O
2195 O
-RRB- O
. O

p. O
67 O

El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
was O
hit O
by O
a O
strong O
earthquake O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
deaths O
-LRB- O
549 O
-RRB- O
were O
the O
result O
of O
a O
landslide O
in O
Las B-FAC
Colinas I-FAC
, O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
San B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
John B-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
, O
courtesy O
of O
Associated B-WORK_OF_ART
Press I-WORK_OF_ART
-RRB- O

After O
the O
Handover O
: O
Taiwan B-NORP
- I-NORP
Macau I-NORP
Relations O
in O
the O
New O
Millennium O

Last O
year O
, O
nearly O
one O
million O
travelers O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
passed O
through O
Macau B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
heading O
for O
mainland O
China B-GPE
or O
visiting O
Macau B-GPE
itself O
, O
and O
accounting O
for O
80 O
% O
of O
passengers O
using O
the O
airport O
. O

Around O
1,000 O
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
civil O
servants O
have O
studied O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
every O
year O
some O
30,000 O
people O
travel O
from O
Macau B-GPE
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
for O
business O
or O
work O
, O
along O
with O
more O
than O
400 O
students O
. O

But O
against O
the O
backdrop O
of O
continued O
proclamations O
from O
the O
PRC B-GPE
about O
how O
" O
Macau B-GPE
's O
' O
one O
country O
two O
systems O
' O
arrangement O
sets O
an O
example O
for O
solving O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
problem O
, O
" O
these O
figures O
, O
along O
with O
the O
Taiwan B-NORP
- I-NORP
Macau I-NORP
exchanges O
that O
they O
represent O
, O
have O
been O
willfully O
neglected O
by O
Macau B-GPE
's O
mainstream O
media O
. O

Macau B-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
: O
so O
near O
and O
yet O
so O
far O
. O

What O
are O
the O
connections O
that O
bind O
these O
two O
places O
, O
and O
what O
are O
the O
opportunities O
for O
new O
developments O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
1999 O
handover O
? O

On O
December O
19 O
, O
1999 O
, O
the O
eve O
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
transfer O
of O
sovereignty O
, O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Times I-ORG
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
published O
a O
survey O
on O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
public O
's O
views O
about O
Macau B-GPE
's O
return O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
control O
. O

According O
to O
the O
survey O
, O
31 O
% O
of O
people O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
were O
n't O
even O
aware O
that O
Macau B-GPE
was O
about O
to O
be O
handed O
back O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
while O
53 O
% O
answered O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
know O
whether O
the O
handover O
would O
be O
beneficial O
or O
harmful O
for O
Macau B-GPE
's O
development O
. O

But O
when O
asked O
whether O
the O
" O
one O
country O
two O
systems O
" O
formula O
, O
as O
used O
for O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Macau B-GPE
, O
was O
acceptable O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
59 O
% O
responded O
" O
No O
, O
" O
while O
27 O
% O
said O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
know O
. O

As O
these O
results O
clearly O
indicate O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
still O
know O
little O
about O
Macau B-GPE
, O
in O
spite O
of O
existing O
exchanges O
, O
and O
more O
than O
half O
of O
them O
flatly O
reject O
Beijing B-GPE
's O
" O
one O
country O
two O
systems O
" O
formula O
- O
so O
readily O
taken O
up O
in O
Macau B-GPE
- O
as O
a O
solution O
to O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
question O
. O

Conveniently O
connected O

It O
takes O
just O
an O
hour O
and O
a O
half O
to O
fly O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
Macau B-GPE
. O

As O
Macau B-ORG
University I-ORG
professor O
Wong B-PERSON
Hon I-PERSON
Keong I-PERSON
says O
, O
" O
You O
can O
get O
there O
and O
back O
in O
a O
day O
. O

You O
catch O
the O
first O
flight O
to O
Macau B-GPE
in O
the O
morning O
, O
stop O
at O
the O
Westin O
for O
a O
coffee O
and O
to O
talk O
business O
, O
head O
to O
one O
of O
the O
outlying O
islands O
in O
the O
afternoon O
for O
a O
round O
of O
golf O
, O
take O
a O
stroll O
downtown O
, O
and O
return O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
that O
evening O
. O
" O

But O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
convenience O
for O
travelers O
, O
ties O
between O
the O
two O
places O
have O
been O
practically O
invisible O
for O
several O
decades O
. O

What O
path O
will O
the O
relationship O
follow O
now O
that O
Macau B-GPE
has O
returned O
to O
China B-GPE
? O

As O
you O
pass O
through O
the O
offices O
of O
the O
Macau B-GPE
government O
's O
directorate O
of O
administration O
you O
notice O
the O
relative O
youth O
of O
the O
staff O
, O
most O
of O
whom O
seem O
to O
be O
in O
their O
thirties O
. O

Rosa B-PERSON
Tam I-PERSON
, O
who O
heads O
the O
recruitment O
and O
selection O
division O
of O
the O
directorate O
's O
human O
resources O
department O
, O
introduces O
many O
of O
her O
colleagues O
with O
the O
remark O
that O
he O
or O
she O
" O
studied O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
too O
. O
" O

Tam B-PERSON
herself O
graduated O
from O
the O
department O
of O
educational O
psychology O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Normal I-ORG
University I-ORG
in O
1985 O
, O
and O
joined O
Macau B-GPE
's O
department O
of O
education O
in O
1987 O
, O
before O
eventually O
moving O
to O
the O
directorate O
of O
administration O
and O
rising O
to O
the O
post O
of O
division O
chief O
in O
just O
11 O
years O
. O

Tam B-PERSON
is O
just O
one O
of O
the O
many O
Macau B-GPE
civil O
servants O
who O
have O
studied O
for O
degrees O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

The O
Macau B-GPE
government O
's O
directorate O
for O
administration O
says O
that O
around O
200 O
Macau B-GPE
civil O
servants O
have O
academic O
qualifications O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
but O
according O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
representative O
office O
in O
the O
territory O
, O
the O
figure O
is O
closer O
to O
1,000 O
. O

This O
may O
not O
represent O
a O
very O
large O
share O
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
17,000 O
civil O
servants O
, O
but O
given O
that O
many O
of O
those O
who O
graduated O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
hold O
senior O
ranks O
, O
it O
adds O
something O
of O
a O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
flavor O
" O
to O
the O
government O
of O
the O
Macau B-GPE
SAR I-GPE
-LRB- O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
-RRB- O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
alumni O
are O
noticeable O
by O
their O
absence O
from O
the O
SAR O
government O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
most O
senior O
government O
official O
to O
have O
studied O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
Ou B-PERSON
Wenlong I-PERSON
, O
who O
graduated O
in O
mechanical O
engineering O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
-LRB- O
NTU B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

Ou B-PERSON
is O
Macau B-GPE
's O
secretary O
for O
transportation O
and O
public O
works O
, O
and O
has O
been O
appointed O
by O
Chief O
Executive O
Edmund O
Ho O
as O
one O
of O
the O
SAR O
government O
's O
five O
administration O
secretaries O
. O

Amid O
all O
the O
hype O
surrounding O
Macau B-GPE
's O
incorporation O
under O
the O
" O
one O
country O
two O
systems O
" O
formula O
, O
the O
sensitive O
issue O
of O
the O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
connection O
" O
within O
the O
Macau B-GPE
government O
is O
little O
discussed O
. O

As O
the O
clearest O
example O
of O
this O
connection O
, O
Ou B-PERSON
Wenlong I-PERSON
is O
one O
official O
that O
many O
journalists O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
tried O
to O
get O
an O
interview O
with O
, O
but O
their O
requests O
have O
all O
been O
turned O
down O
on O
the O
grounds O
that O
the O
secretary O
is O
" O
too O
busy O
. O
" O

He O
did O
nevertheless O
find O
time O
to O
do O
an O
interview O
with O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
Phoenix B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
during O
which O
he O
discoursed O
freely O
on O
the O
subject O
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
development O
. O

Sinorama B-ORG
applied O
, O
in O
line O
with O
official O
procedure O
, O
for O
a O
press O
pass O
to O
the O
handover O
ceremony O
, O
but O
the O
application O
was O
eventually O
rejected O
as O
" O
unapproved O
by O
the O
security O
department O
. O
" O

On O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
handover O
, O
the O
signboard O
of O
the O
Taipei O
Trade O
and O
Tourism O
Office O
in O
Macau B-GPE
was O
quietly O
taken O
down O
, O
after O
the O
office O
had O
been O
privately O
warned O
to O
remove O
the O
sign O
before O
the O
transfer O
of O
sovereignty O
. O

Office O
director O
William B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
was O
subsequently O
reprimanded O
by O
the B-ORG
Mainland I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Council I-ORG
for O
his O
handling O
of O
the O
affair O
. O

None O
of O
the O
above O
was O
problems O
at O
the O
time O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
handover O
in O
1997 O
, O
which O
goes O
to O
show O
how O
cautious O
the O
Macau B-GPE
SAR I-GPE
government O
is O
regarding O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

When O
senior O
Macau B-GPE
officials O
are O
asked O
about O
having O
studied O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
they O
are O
always O
quick O
to O
add O
mention O
of O
other O
academic O
qualifications O
obtained O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
Lisbon B-GPE
, O
or O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

" O
It O
's O
called O
sanitizing O
your O
record O
! O
" O
quips O
Tan B-PERSON
Zhiqiang I-PERSON
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Macau B-GPE
bureau O
chief O
for O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
who O
was O
born O
and O
raised O
in O
Macau B-GPE
and O
wrote O
his O
doctoral O
dissertation O
on O
" O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Question I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Macau I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Sovereignty I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

The O
more O
senior O
a O
government O
official O
is O
, O
the O
more O
defensive O
he O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
on O
the O
subject O
of O
his O
studies O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

" O
It O
does O
n't O
matter O
where O
you O
studied O
and O
where O
you O
graduated O
, O
" O
says O
Chen B-PERSON
Mingying I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
official O
in O
the O
Macau B-GPE
government O
's O
news O
department O
. O

Competence O
and O
professionalism O
are O
what O
the O
government O
requires O
from O
its O
personnel O
. O

Another O
graduate O
of O
a O
Taiwan B-GPE
institution O
declares O
bluntly O
that O
he O
only O
spent O
four O
years O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
getting O
his O
degree O
, O
and O
the O
place O
had O
virtually O
no O
effect O
on O
him O
at O
all O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
there O
has O
been O
a O
steady O
stream O
of O
students O
from O
Macau B-GPE
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
ever O
since O
1955 O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
from O
the B-ORG
Overseas I-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
around O
6,000 O
have O
come O
in O
the O
past O
ten O
years O
, O
and O
Professor O
Wong O
Hon O
Keong O
of O
Macau B-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
Macau O
Research O
Center O
says O
that O
30 O
% O
of O
middle O
school O
graduates O
in O
the O
territory O
have O
sat O
the O
overseas O
enrolment O
test O
for O
college O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Around O
600 O
candidates O
passed O
the O
test O
last O
year O
, O
and O
there O
are O
on O
average O
1,600 O
- O
2,000 O
students O
from O
Macau B-GPE
at O
university O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
at O
any O
one O
time O
. O

" O
Semi-liberated O
area O
" O

Perhaps O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
apparent O
lack O
of O
attachment O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
among O
the O
many O
returned O
Taiwan B-GPE
alumni O
can O
be O
traced O
to O
historical O
factors O
. O

In O
1966 O
, O
Macau B-GPE
was O
convulsed O
by O
rioting O
in O
which O
several O
people O
were O
shot O
and O
killed O
by O
Portuguese B-NORP
security O
forces O
. O

The O
enclave O
's O
left O
- O
wing O
groups O
, O
which O
were O
closely O
allied O
with O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
took O
advantage O
of O
the O
situation O
to O
get O
KMT B-NORP
organizations O
in O
Macau B-GPE
shut O
down O
and O
their O
people O
expelled O
. O

Ever O
since O
, O
Macau B-GPE
has O
been O
regarded O
in O
certain O
circles O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
as O
a O
" O
semi-liberated O
area O
. O
" O

But O
if O
Macau B-GPE
's O
pro-Beijing O
forces O
are O
that O
strong O
, O
how O
come O
so O
many O
students O
come O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
get O
their O
degrees O
? O

" O
There O
are O
historical O
reasons O
for O
this O
too O
, O
" O
says O
Ou B-PERSON
Jinrong I-PERSON
, O
former O
president O
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
Taiwan B-ORG
Alumni I-ORG
Association I-ORG
and O
a O
member O
both O
of O
the O
Macau B-GPE
SAR I-GPE
's O
first O
Selection O
Committee O
, O
and O
its O
Preparatory B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

Prior O
to O
the O
1980s O
, O
Macau B-GPE
lacked O
its O
own O
colleges O
, O
and O
students O
had O
to O
go O
overseas O
for O
higher O
education O
. O

Also O
, O
colleges O
on O
the O
mainland O
did O
n't O
start O
enrolling O
overseas O
students O
until O
the O
mid-1980s O
, O
while O
it O
was O
difficult O
to O
gain O
admission O
to O
university O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

Under O
these O
circumstances O
, O
Taiwanese B-NORP
universities O
, O
which O
actively O
recruited O
abroad O
, O
were O
a O
natural O
choice O
for O
many O
Macau B-GPE
students O
. O

" O
In O
terms O
of O
the O
return O
you O
get O
on O
your O
investment O
, O
taking O
your O
degree O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
well O
worth O
it O
, O
" O
says O
Wang B-PERSON
Yun I-PERSON
, O
acting O
head O
of O
the O
sanitation O
and O
environment O
division O
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
urban O
administration O
office O
, O
who O
graduated O
in O
civil O
engineering O
from O
National B-ORG
Cheng I-ORG
Kung I-ORG
University I-ORG
-LRB- O
NCKU B-ORG
-RRB- O
in O
Tainan B-GPE
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
universities O
have O
good O
teachers O
and O
decent O
facilities O
, O
says O
Wang B-PERSON
, O
and O
students O
from O
Macau B-GPE
can O
learn O
much O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
that O
will O
benefit O
them O
in O
their O
careers O
. O

Unlike O
the O
colonial O
administration O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
the O
government O
of O
Macau B-GPE
under O
the O
Portuguese O
recognized O
academic O
credentials O
issued O
by O
Taiwanese B-NORP
institutions O
. O

It O
was O
only O
in O
the O
mid-1980s O
, O
once O
the O
timetable O
for O
the O
handover O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Macau B-GPE
had O
been O
agreed O
, O
that O
the O
government O
began O
to O
localize O
the O
civil O
service O
in O
preparation O
for O
the O
transition O
to O
" O
Macau B-GPE
people O
running O
Macau B-GPE
. O
" O

A O
number O
of O
graduates O
who O
had O
returned O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
work O
in O
the O
private O
sector O
then O
shifted O
to O
government O
jobs O
, O
and O
have O
come O
to O
form O
an O
influential O
part O
of O
the O
administration O
. O

" O
Little O
prawns O
grow O
into O
big O
lobsters O
if O
there O
are O
no O
fish O
in O
the O
sea O
, O
" O
smiles O
Leong B-PERSON
Kam I-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
, O
who O
graduated O
in O
business O
administration O
from O
NTU B-ORG
in O
1973 O
. O

Compared O
with O
the O
many O
Macau B-GPE
students O
who O
went O
to O
the O
mainland O
to O
study O
from O
the O
mid-1980s O
onwards O
, O
those O
who O
graduated O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
returned O
and O
joined O
the O
civil O
service O
earlier O
, O
and O
seem O
to O
have O
made O
faster O
progress O
in O
their O
careers O
. O

" O
There O
's O
no O
denying O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
universities O
have O
given O
us O
a O
good O
education O
, O
" O
smiles O
Leong B-PERSON
Hong I-PERSON
Sai I-PERSON
, O
secretary O
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
Taiwan B-ORG
Universities I-ORG
Alumni I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

In O
addition O
to O
the O
government O
officials O
who O
studied O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
many O
returned O
graduates O
have O
become O
influential O
in O
Macau B-GPE
through O
their O
success O
in O
the O
private O
sector O
. O

Leong B-PERSON
Kam I-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
, O
for O
instance O
, O
one O
of O
the O
territory O
's O
first O
group O
of O
professional O
accountants O
, O
has O
also O
served O
on O
the O
legislative O
council O
and O
is O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Macau I-ORG
SAR I-ORG
Selection I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

Leong B-PERSON
Man I-PERSON
Io I-PERSON
, O
current O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Universities I-ORG
Alumni I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
who O
graduated O
in O
civil O
engineering O
from O
NCKU B-ORG
, O
is O
one O
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
most O
prominent O
civil O
engineers O
. O

He O
has O
supervised O
several O
major O
projects O
such O
as O
landscaping O
Macau B-GPE
's O
Maritime B-ORG
Museum I-ORG
and O
setting O
up O
venues O
for O
the O
handover O
events O
. O

Unlike O
neighboring O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
in O
1997 O
, O
there O
was O
no O
public O
backlash O
in O
Macau B-GPE
on O
the O
occasion O
of O
the O
handover O
, O
and O
no O
exodus O
of O
emigrants O
. O

Everything O
seemed O
smooth O
and O
orderly O
. O

But O
the O
people O
's O
primary O
concern O
was O
whether O
or O
not O
the O
incoming O
SAR B-ORG
administration O
would O
be O
capable O
of O
tackling O
difficult O
problems O
left O
behind O
by O
the O
Portuguese B-NORP
, O
particularly O
economic O
recession O
and O
declining O
public O
order O
. O

The O
three O
" O
localizations O
" O
- O
of O
civil O
administration O
, O
the O
law O
, O
and O
official O
language O
- O
have O
become O
a O
focus O
of O
public O
discussion O
. O

Concern O
has O
been O
expressed O
that O
responsibility O
has O
been O
passed O
to O
local O
administrators O
too O
late O
, O
and O
that O
they O
are O
too O
young O
and O
inexperienced O
- O
statistics O
from O
the O
department O
of O
civil O
service O
reveal O
that O
61 O
% O
of O
government O
officials O
are O
40 O
or O
under O
- O
to O
deal O
effectively O
with O
problems O
facing O
the O
newly O
established O
SAR B-ORG
. O

Leong B-PERSON
Kam I-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
says O
: O
" O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
began O
nurturing O
local O
administrative O
talent O
in O
the O
mid-1970s O
, O
whereas O
Macau B-GPE
only O
started O
doing O
so O
ten O
years O
later O
, O
in O
the O
mid-1980s O
. O

" O
Several O
problems O
have O
already O
begun O
to O
emerge O
, O
such O
as O
the O
question O
of O
" O
legal O
localization O
. O
" O

Gary B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
Sino O
- O
Latino B-NORP
Foundation B-ORG
of O
Macau B-GPE
, O
points O
out O
that O
during O
their O
four O
centuries O
in O
Macau B-GPE
the O
Portuguese B-NORP
never O
attempted O
to O
build O
up O
the O
Portuguese B-LANGUAGE
language O
ability O
of O
the O
local O
people O
. O

Few O
Chinese B-GPE
have O
ever O
mastered O
Portuguese B-LANGUAGE
, O
and O
there O
are O
not O
many O
people O
who O
understand O
both O
Western B-NORP
law O
and O
the O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
language O
. O

This O
presents O
enormous O
difficulties O
for O
the O
localization O
into O
Chinese B-GPE
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
mass O
of O
colonial O
era O
laws O
. O

Due O
to O
the O
chronic O
dearth O
of O
qualified O
personnel O
among O
Macau B-GPE
's O
judiciary O
, O
much O
of O
the O
work O
of O
legal O
localization O
depends O
on O
experts O
from O
the O
mainland O
. O

But O
according O
to O
Gary B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
, O
" O
The O
socialist O
law O
that O
they O
are O
used O
to O
on O
the O
mainland O
is O
out O
of O
synch O
with O
the O
capitalist O
- O
type O
law O
of O
Macau B-GPE
, O
in O
terms O
both O
of O
attitude O
and O
spirit O
. O
" O

But O
legal O
professionals O
who O
have O
studied O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
where O
legal O
concepts O
are O
closer O
to O
those O
that O
hold O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
can O
play O
an O
important O
role O
in O
this O
localization O
process O
. O

Communication O
bridge O

From O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
perspective O
, O
how O
can O
these O
Taiwan B-GPE
alumni O
benefit O
the O
Taiwan B-NORP
- I-NORP
Macau I-NORP
relationship O
? O

As O
one O
of O
the O
alumni O
explains O
, O
this O
is O
an O
issue O
that O
does O
n't O
need O
to O
be O
addressed O
too O
directly O
: O
with O
a O
network O
of O
personal O
connections O
, O
the O
right O
kind O
of O
communication O
follows O
naturally O
. O

Ou B-PERSON
Jinrong I-PERSON
frankly O
notes O
that O
Yue B-PERSON
Meizhen I-PERSON
, O
former O
vice-director O
of O
the O
Taiwan O
Affairs O
section O
of O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
branch O
of O
Xinhua B-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
once O
encouraged O
the O
alumni O
to O
" O
do O
more O
to O
be O
a O
bridge O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
. O
" O

And O
in O
April O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
Mainland B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Council I-ORG
invited O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Universities I-ORG
Alumni I-ORG
Association I-ORG
on O
a O
visit O
back O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
" O
to O
hear O
our O
views O
on O
Taiwan B-NORP
- I-NORP
Macau I-NORP
relations O
, O
" O
says O
Leong B-PERSON
Hong I-PERSON
Sai I-PERSON
. O

Wong B-PERSON
Hon I-PERSON
Keong I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Macau I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Center I-ORG
at O
Macau B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
the O
presence O
of O
these O
Taiwan B-GPE
alumni O
in O
Macau B-GPE
" O
makes O
it O
easier O
for O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
to O
get O
things O
done O
, O
" O
and O
he O
feels O
that O
this O
is O
an O
asset O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
terms O
of O
developing O
relations O
with O
Macau B-GPE
. O

William B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
Taipei O
Economic O
and O
Cultural O
Center O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
also O
testifies O
to O
the O
benefits O
that O
the O
alumni O
bring O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
: O
" O
If O
they O
're O
not O
too O
high O
up O
in O
the O
government O
, O
we O
generally O
have O
no O
problem O
contacting O
them O
by O
phone O
, O
providing O
information O
, O
and O
getting O
together O
for O
things O
like O
social O
events O
. O
" O

But O
Tan B-PERSON
Zhiqiang I-PERSON
, O
himself O
a O
returned O
alumni O
, O
points O
out O
while O
it O
's O
fine O
having O
dinner O
together O
, O
if O
it O
ever O
came O
to O
it O
, O
none O
of O
the O
alumni O
would O
want O
to O
actively O
" O
align O
" O
themselves O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
given O
the O
pro-Beijing O
political O
climate O
in O
Macau B-GPE
. O

" O
Which O
is O
closer O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
or O
the O
mainland O
? O
" O
asks O
Tan B-PERSON
. O

Friendly O
factions O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
political O
divisions O
are O
not O
as O
sharply O
defined O
in O
Macau B-GPE
as O
they O
are O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
and O
people O
are O
not O
so O
uptight O
about O
who O
they O
come O
into O
contact O
with O
. O

After O
all O
, O
Macau B-GPE
covers O
an O
area O
of O
just O
23 O
sq. O
km O
-LRB- O
roughly O
equivalent O
to O
the O
Nankang O
district O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
has O
a O
population O
of O
430,000 O
. O

As O
Leong B-PERSON
Kam I-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
says O
, O
Macau B-GPE
" O
still O
has O
the O
feel O
of O
a O
rural O
society O
. O
" O

You O
bump O
into O
the O
same O
people O
all O
the O
time O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
and O
if O
you O
're O
too O
strict O
about O
factions O
, O
you O
only O
make O
things O
difficult O
for O
yourself O
. O

" O
Unlike O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
, O
Macau B-GPE
people O
do O
n't O
like O
to O
talk O
politics O
, O
" O
says O
Leong B-PERSON
. O

" O
They O
're O
more O
interested O
in O
the O
economy O
. O
" O

Leong B-PERSON
describes O
himself O
as O
belonging O
to O
the O
pragmatic O
" O
making O
- O
a O
- O
living O
" O
faction O
. O

Although O
pro-Beijing O
elements O
prevail O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
the O
former O
Portuguese B-NORP
administration O
did O
n't O
seem O
too O
bothered O
about O
PRC B-GPE
pressure O
when O
it O
came O
to O
the O
issue O
of O
ties O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
perhaps O
because O
their O
only O
concern O
was O
for O
people O
's O
livelihood O
. O

Visa O
- O
free O
entry O
to O
Macau B-GPE
for O
Taiwanese O
is O
a O
case O
in O
point O
. O

Explains O
Wong B-PERSON
Hon I-PERSON
Keong I-PERSON
: O
" O
Macau B-GPE
offers O
visa O
- O
free O
access O
to O
residents O
of O
over O
40 O
countries O
with O
which O
it O
has O
consular O
relations O
, O
but O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
the O
only O
place O
for O
which O
it O
provides O
visa O
- O
free O
access O
without O
there O
being O
diplomatic O
ties O
. O
" O

Moreover O
, O
Taiwanese B-NORP
officials O
have O
always O
had O
an O
easier O
time O
going O
in O
and O
out O
of O
Macau B-GPE
, O
compared O
with O
the O
fuss O
involved O
in O
getting O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

For O
example O
, O
P.K. B-PERSON
Chiang I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Council O
for O
Economic O
Planning O
and O
Development O
, O
visited O
Macau B-GPE
shortly O
before O
the O
handover O
, O
and O
even O
figures O
such O
as O
mainland O
democracy O
activist O
Wu'er B-PERSON
Kaixi I-PERSON
have O
been O
admitted O
to O
Macau B-GPE
on O
their O
way O
to O
the O
mainland O
- O
though O
the O
mainland O
authorities O
of O
course O
refused O
to O
allow O
Wu'er B-PERSON
to O
cross O
into O
the O
PRC B-GPE
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
businesspeople O
in O
Macau B-GPE
form O
another O
group O
that O
is O
usually O
thought O
of O
as O
only O
concerned O
about O
" O
making O
a O
living O
. O
" O

Chen B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yung I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Taiwan O
General O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
is O
a O
typical O
example O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
arrived O
in O
Macau B-GPE
ten O
years O
ago O
, O
and O
ran O
air O
- O
tours O
by O
light O
aircraft O
until O
the O
enclave O
's O
international O
airport O
opened O
, O
after O
which O
he O
moved O
into O
the O
liquor O
trade O
. O

When O
he O
travels O
to O
the O
mainland O
he O
takes O
his O
Macau O
Resident O
's O
Permit O
, O
but O
when O
he O
comes O
back O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
he O
uses O
his O
ROC B-GPE
passport O
. O

As O
part O
of O
his O
efforts O
to O
attract O
more O
Taiwanese B-NORP
investors O
to O
do O
business O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
he O
helped O
introduce O
President O
Group O
CEO O
Kao O
Chin O
- O
yen O
to O
the O
territory O
, O
and O
in O
order O
to O
build O
better O
ties O
with O
the O
mainland O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
he O
helped O
the B-ORG
Xinhua I-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
in O
Macau B-GPE
to O
install O
satellite O
TV O
. O

But O
when O
he O
found O
that O
his O
elementary O
- O
school O
- O
age O
grandson O
was O
speaking O
Cantonese B-LANGUAGE
all O
day O
he O
quickly O
sent O
him O
back O
to O
school O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
fearing O
that O
the O
boy O
was O
losing O
his O
mother O
tongue O
. O

A O
consensus O
among O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
living O
and O
working O
in O
Macau B-GPE
is O
that O
" O
you O
ca O
n't O
use O
ideology O
to O
decide O
what O
's O
right O
and O
wrong O
. O
" O

Another O
point O
they O
agree O
on O
is O
that O
not O
enough O
was O
done O
in O
the O
past O
to O
develop O
ties O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
Macau B-GPE
, O
but O
that O
with O
Macau B-GPE
's O
change O
of O
status O
, O
and O
the O
corresponding O
change O
in O
atmosphere O
, O
things O
should O
be O
different O
from O
now O
on O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yung I-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
rents O
in O
Macau B-GPE
are O
about O
25 O
% O
less O
than O
rents O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
while O
Macau B-GPE
's O
connections O
with O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
means O
that O
it O
enjoys O
tax O
concessions O
and O
generous O
trade O
quotas O
. O

" O
Taiwanese B-NORP
businesspeople O
never O
notice O
these O
benefits O
. O

All O
they O
see O
is O
gang O
violence O
and O
assume O
that O
law O
and O
order O
has O
broken O
down O
, O
" O
says O
Chen B-PERSON
. O

His O
own O
account O
of O
the O
situation O
is O
that O
the O
gangs O
are O
fighting O
it O
out O
over O
casino O
profits O
, O
but O
that O
this O
does O
n't O
affect O
the O
lives O
of O
ordinary O
people O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
encourages O
people O
not O
to O
worry O
, O
and O
hopes O
that O
they O
wo O
n't O
hesitate O
to O
invest O
in O
Macau B-GPE
. O

Economic O
dwarf O
, O
cultural O
giant O

But O
there O
are O
also O
those O
who O
think O
Chen B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yung I-PERSON
's O
attitude O
is O
over-optimistic O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
, O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
businessman O
based O
in O
Dongguan B-GPE
, O
points O
out O
that O
wages O
in O
Macau B-GPE
are O
not O
particularly O
low O
and O
there O
's O
very O
little O
spare O
land O
, O
no O
deepwater O
harbor O
and O
no O
natural O
resources O
, O
which O
explains O
why O
firms O
remain O
more O
interested O
in O
investing O
on O
the O
mainland O
than O
in O
Macau B-GPE
. O

Wong B-PERSON
Hon I-PERSON
Keong I-PERSON
gives O
a O
telling O
analysis O
: O

" O
What O
Macau B-GPE
can O
offer O
is O
a O
service O
base O
, O
with O
visa O
- O
free O
access O
, O
convenience O
of O
travel O
, O
and O
open O
channels O
of O
information O
. O

With O
Taiwan B-GPE
for O
R&D O
and O
Zhuhai B-GPE
as O
the O
manufacturing O
base O
, O
Macau B-GPE
can O
provide O
a O
window O
to O
foreign O
trade O
, O
through O
which O
companies O
can O
increase O
their O
exports O
to O
the O
EU B-GPE
. O
" O

Wong B-PERSON
's O
comments O
pinpoint O
the O
intermediary O
role O
that O
Macau B-GPE
plays O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
the O
mainland O
. O

As O
Leong B-PERSON
Kam I-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
notes O
: O
" O
Because O
Macau B-GPE
is O
so O
small O
and O
sits O
rights O
next O
to O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
its O
economy O
is O
always O
vulnerable O
to O
external O
factors O
. O
" O

As O
soon O
as O
the O
Asian O
financial O
crisis O
hit O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
the O
Macau B-GPE
economy O
was O
similarly O
affected O
, O
and O
unemployment O
reached O
7 O
% O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
contribution O
made O
by O
Taiwanese B-NORP
businesses O
to O
Macau B-GPE
is O
even O
less O
than O
the O
spillover O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
firms O
investing O
in O
neighboring O
Zhuhai B-GPE
. O

Apart O
from O
economics O
, O
what O
other O
forms O
of O
possible O
interaction O
can O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
Macau B-GPE
share O
? O

Macau B-GPE
has O
been O
a O
contact O
point O
between O
East B-LOC
and O
West B-LOC
ever O
since O
Portuguese B-NORP
ships O
first O
arrived O
in O
the O
16th O
century O
. O

As O
Gary B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
points O
out O
, O
the O
enclave O
was O
opened O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
more O
than O
300 O
years O
before O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

During O
much O
of O
the O
Ming O
and O
Qing O
dynasties O
, O
when O
maritime O
trade O
was O
officially O
banned O
, O
Macau B-GPE
was O
the O
shipping O
hub O
for O
the O
" O
Silk O
Road O
of O
the O
Sea O
, O
" O
which O
extended O
as O
far O
as O
South B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
, O
Africa B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
in O
one O
direction O
, O
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
and O
South B-LOC
America I-LOC
in O
the O
other O
. O

Says O
Mei B-PERSON
: O
" O
This O
is O
where O
the O
Jesuits O
established O
the O
first O
Western B-NORP
- O
type O
university O
in O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
while O
Chinese B-NORP
scholars O
such O
as O
Hong B-PERSON
Xiuquan I-PERSON
, O
Lin B-PERSON
Zexu I-PERSON
, O
Liang B-PERSON
Qichao I-PERSON
, O
Kang B-PERSON
Youwei I-PERSON
and O
Cheng B-PERSON
Guanying I-PERSON
spent O
time O
here O
absorbing O
Western B-NORP
learning O
. O
" O

Macau B-GPE
emerged O
unscathed O
from O
WWII B-EVENT
, O
and O
many O
of O
its O
original O
Portuguese B-NORP
- O
language O
documents O
have O
been O
preserved O
intact O
, O
providing O
an O
invaluable O
resource O
for O
research O
into O
cultural O
and O
religious O
exchanges O
between O
East B-LOC
and O
West B-LOC
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
these O
archives O
have O
attracted O
particular O
attention O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
scholars O
, O
notes O
Mei B-PERSON
, O
driven O
by O
interest O
in O
the O
history O
of O
East O
- O
West O
exchanges O
and O
the O
influence O
of O
maritime O
culture O
on O
their O
island O

Furthermore O
, O
Macau B-GPE
also O
serves O
as O
an O
academic O
and O
cultural O
key O
to O
the O
world O
of O
the B-LANGUAGE
Romance I-LANGUAGE
languages I-LANGUAGE
. O

As O
Mei B-PERSON
explains O
, O
there O
are O
plenty O
of O
old O
Portuguese B-NORP
texts O
preserved O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
university O
has O
a O
sizeable O
contingent O
of O
Portuguese B-NORP
- O
speaking O
professors O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
territory O
's O
10,000 O
- O
plus O
Macanese B-NORP
-LRB- O
locally O
born O
Portuguese B-NORP
-RRB- O
have O
elected O
to O
remain O
after O
the O
handover O
, O
and O
there O
are O
several O
cultural O
groups O
dedicated O
to O
the O
work O
of O
translating O
Portuguese B-LANGUAGE
literature O
and O
preserving O
Portuguese B-NORP
culture O
. O

" O
Taiwanese B-NORP
who O
wish O
to O
study O
Portuguese B-NORP
do O
n't O
have O
to O
go O
to O
Europe B-GPE
, O
" O
says O
Mei B-PERSON
. O

" O
It O
's O
enough O
to O
come O
to O
Macau B-GPE
. O
" O

Though O
it O
occupies O
a O
tiny O
spit O
of O
land O
, O
the O
former O
Portuguese B-NORP
colony O
is O
home O
to O
12 O
museums O
of O
art O
and O
history O
, O
more O
than O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

" O
As O
economic O
entities O
go O
, O
Macau B-GPE
is O
tiny O
, O
" O
says O
Mei B-PERSON
, O
" O
but O
as O
a O
store O
of O
culture O
it O
's O
huge O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
look O
down O
on O
the O
place O
. O
" O

Matsu B-GPE
bridges O
the O
gap O

Ngan B-PERSON
In I-PERSON
Leng I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
Fujian B-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
explains O
that O
the O
traditional O
three O
- O
way O
ties O
between O
Macau B-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
the O
Southern O
Fujian O
region O
remain O
to O
this O
day O
, O
and O
Taiwanese B-NORP
visitors O
to O
Macau B-GPE
can O
still O
see O
traces O
of O
Fujianese O
culture O
at O
locations O
such O
as O
Lin B-FAC
Fong I-FAC
Temple I-FAC
and O
the O
area O
around O
Barrier B-LOC
Gate I-LOC
. O

And O
indeed O
it O
was O
Fujianese O
fishermen O
who O
several O
centuries O
ago O
built O
the O
first O
Matsu B-GPE
temple O
here O
- O
the B-FAC
A I-FAC
- I-FAC
Ma I-FAC
- I-FAC
Gau I-FAC
from O
which O
Macau B-GPE
takes O
its O
name O
. O

Ung B-PERSON
Choi I-PERSON
Kun I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
chairman O
of O
Macau B-GPE
's O
Fujian O
General O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
, O
says O
that O
100,000 O
mainlanders O
have O
moved O
to O
Macau B-GPE
in O
the O
past O
two O
decades O
, O
almost O
all O
of O
them O
from O
Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

At O
present O
, O
around O
30,000 O
people O
from O
Macau B-GPE
travel O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
every O
year O
for O
work O
, O
many O
of O
them O
ethnic O
Fujianese B-NORP
taking O
advantage O
of O
family O
connections O
to O
the O
island O
. O

" O
When O
you O
talk O
about O
Matsu B-GPE
and O
about O
hometown O
bonds O
, O
it O
's O
not O
hard O
finding O
topics O
that O
link O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
Macau B-GPE
, O
" O
remarks O
Ngan B-PERSON
In I-PERSON
Leng I-PERSON
. O

" O
We O
have O
many O
points O
in O
common O
in O
the O
field O
of O
academia O
too O
, O
such O
as O
Sun B-PERSON
Yat I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sen I-PERSON
and O
the O
colonial O
experience O
, O
" O
adds O
Wu B-PERSON
Zhiliang I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Macau I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
. O

In O
the O
realm O
of O
politics O
, O
suggests O
Wong B-PERSON
Hon I-PERSON
Keong I-PERSON
, O
Macau B-GPE
can O
also O
serve O
as O
a O
" O
catalyst O
and O
lubricant O
for O
relations O
across O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
. O
" O

The O
international O
airport O
, O
where O
flights O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
the O
mainland O
make O
a O
stopover O
, O
allows O
for O
" O
one O
- O
plane O
" O
travel O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
continued O
provision O
after O
the O
handover O
of O
visa O
- O
free O
entry O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
, O
along O
with O
the O
relative O
ease O
with O
which O
Taiwan B-GPE
officials O
can O
visit O
the O
SAR O
, O
testifies O
to O
Macau B-GPE
's O
flexibility O
in O
these O
matters O
. O

" O
Macau B-GPE
will O
help O
to O
boost O
cross-strait O
relations O
, O
" O
says O
Wong B-PERSON
Hon I-PERSON
Keong I-PERSON
. O

But O
as O
Tan B-PERSON
Zhiqiang I-PERSON
points O
out O
, O
nearly O
a O
quarter O
of O
the O
residents O
of O
Macau B-GPE
have O
arrived O
from O
the O
mainland O
during O
the O
past O
ten O
years O
. O

Unlike O
the O
British B-NORP
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
the O
Portuguese B-NORP
colonial O
administration O
always O
tried O
to O
minimize O
conflict O
with O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
promoting O
compromise O
and O
dialogue O
. O

As O
a O
result O
there O
was O
little O
" O
anti-China O
" O
sentiment O
among O
the O
people O
of O
Macau B-GPE
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
handover O
, O
in O
contrast O
to O
the O
pro-democracy O
mood O
that O
swept O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
in O
1997 O
. O

" O
When O
Taiwanese B-NORP
are O
confronted O
with O
Macau B-GPE
's O
' O
pro-Beijing O
' O
slant O
, O
they O
should O
try O
and O
be O
more O
understanding O
. O
" O
says O
Tan B-PERSON
. O

Breaking O
down O
fences O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Macau B-GPE
are O
n't O
necessarily O
as O
ecstatic O
about O
the O
handover O
as O
they O
are O
made O
out O
to O
be O
, O
and O
after O
more O
than O
400 O
years O
of O
rule O
the O
Portuguese B-NORP
have O
left O
behind O
more O
than O
just O
European B-NORP
- O
style O
buildings O
, O
Portuguese B-NORP
food O
, O
and O
churches O
. O

Macau B-ORG
University I-ORG
set O
up O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Handover I-WORK_OF_ART
Workshop I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
a O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
and O
it O
has O
proved O
highly O
popular O
. O

Also O
, O
a O
number O
of O
books O
have O
been O
brought O
out O
by O
the O
government O
and O
by O
private O
publishers O
, O
exploring O
the O
enclave O
's O
history O
and O
identity O
. O

Indeed O
, O
" O
identity O
" O
is O
precisely O
what O
the O
people O
of O
Macau B-GPE
have O
been O
looking O
for O
. O

The O
presence O
of O
mainland O
China B-GPE
is O
what O
bonds O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
Macau B-GPE
, O
yet O
it O
is O
also O
what O
keeps O
them O
apart O
. O

The O
spectacular O
handover O
ceremony O
, O
which O
took O
place O
in O
the O
global O
spotlight O
, O
is O
already O
over O
and O
done O
with O
. O

Strolling O
through O
downtown O
Macau B-GPE
one O
notices O
prominent O
signs O
advertising O
popular O
Taiwanese B-NORP
snack O
- O
stops O
, O
like O
Dingtaifeng B-ORG
Dumpling I-ORG
Restaurant I-ORG
and O
Quickly B-ORG
Iced I-ORG
Drinks I-ORG
. O

Business O
seems O
to O
be O
thriving O
at O
Margaret B-PERSON
's O
egg O
- O
tart O
bakery O
, O
whose O
brand O
name O
is O
known O
throughout O
the O
region O
and O
probably O
defines O
" O
Macau B-GPE
" O
for O
many O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

For O
businesspeople O
, O
there O
seems O
to O
be O
little O
evidence O
of O
obstacles O
in O
the O
way O
of O
better O
Taiwan B-NORP
- I-NORP
Macau I-NORP
relations O
. O

The O
excitement O
surrounding O
the O
handover O
has O
died O
down O
, O
and O
life O
in O
Macau B-GPE
goes O
on O
much O
as O
before O
. O

The O
artificial O
boundaries O
and O
obstacles O
that O
people O
set O
up O
between O
each O
other O
must O
ultimately O
be O
removed O
by O
people O
themselves O
. O

Emigrating O
to O
Shanghai B-GPE
: O
A O
Veteran O
Shares O
His O
Experience O

-LRB- O
Chuang B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
prospect O
of O
emigrating O
to O
Shang O
- O
hai O
has O
caught O
the O
imagination O
of O
middle O
- O
class O
Taiwanese B-NORP
in O
recent O
years O
, O
and O
waves O
of O
business O
persons O
have O
been O
pouring O
into O
Shanghai B-GPE
since O
the O
early O
1990s O
. O

But O
is O
that O
really O
such O
a O
good O
idea O
? O

What O
happens O
when O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
expatriate O
settles O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
? O

Taiwanese B-NORP
businessman O
Chen B-PERSON
Pin I-PERSON
, O
who O
moved O
to O
Shanghai B-GPE
a O
decade O
ago O
, O
has O
written O
of O
his O
experiences O
in O
Emigrating O
to O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
sold O
like O
hotcakes O
since O
it O
was O
published O
just O
last O
October O
by O
Shang B-ORG
Hsun I-ORG
Cultural I-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Company I-ORG
. O

When O
you O
think O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
what O
comes O
to O
mind O
? O

The O
grand O
promenade O
and O
European B-NORP
- O
style O
buildings O
along O
the O
Bund O
? O

The O
bustling O
shopping O
district O
where O
foreigners O
congregated O
in O
the O
days O
of O
the O
foreign O
concessions O
? O

Du B-PERSON
Yuesheng I-PERSON
and O
his O
notorious O
Shanghai B-ORG
Green I-ORG
Gang I-ORG
? O

The O
novels O
of O
Eileen B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
? O

Big O
city O
, O
tricky O
ropes O

Chen B-PERSON
Pin O
opened O
his O
first O
business O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
over O
ten O
years O
ago O
. O

In O
the O
intervening O
years O
he O
has O
run O
a O
bread O
factory O
, O
restaurants O
, O
and O
a O
fast O
food O
shop O
. O

His O
son O
is O
treated O
as O
a O
PRC B-GPE
citizen O
, O
and O
attends O
university O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O

A O
survivor O
of O
many O
ups O
and O
downs O
himself O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
gives O
detailed O
descriptions O
of O
many O
of O
the O
problems O
faced O
by O
Taiwanese B-NORP
business O
persons O
in O
the O
mainland O
. O

The O
book O
describes O
the O
property O
market O
, O
cross-strait O
marriage O
, O
starting O
a O
business O
, O
children O
's O
education O
, O
shopping O
, O
recreation O
, O
and O
more O
. O

He O
does O
not O
stop O
at O
mere O
description O
, O
however O
. O

He O
also O
offers O
suggestions O
on O
how O
to O
cope O
with O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
difficulties O
. O

This O
book O
can O
serve O
as O
a O
" O
how O
to O
" O
manual O
for O
those O
who O
would O
follow O
in O
this O
footsteps O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
offers O
a O
lot O
of O
very O
useful O
insights O
into O
the O
Shanghai B-GPE
property O
market O
. O

All O
land O
is O
owned O
by O
the O
state O
, O
so O
when O
you O
buy O
a O
building O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
gain O
outright O
ownership O
. O

All O
you O
get O
is O
the O
right O
to O
use O
it O
. O

Property O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
is O
divided O
into O
various O
categories O
, O
and O
Chen B-PERSON
explains O
various O
terms O
used O
in O
the O
PRC B-GPE
. O

" O
Foreign O
business O
buildings O
" O
can O
be O
purchased O
by O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
and O
persons O
with O
a O
foreign O
passport O
. O

Buildings O
sold O
on O
the O
domestic O
market O
to O
PRC B-GPE
firms O
are O
called O
shang O
pin O
fang O
, O
or O
literally O
, O
" O
commercial O
buildings O
. O
" O

Buildings O
owned O
by O
the O
state O
are O
called O
gong O
fang O
, O
or O
" O
public O
buildings O
. O
" O

Buildings O
owned O
by O
private O
individuals O
are O
called O
si O
fang O
, O
or O
" O
private O
buildings O
. O
" O

If O
you O
've O
paid O
all O
your O
property O
taxes O
, O
you O
are O
given O
a O
da O
chan O
zheng O
, O
or O
" O
big O
" O
property O
certificate O
. O

If O
you O
have O
n't O
yet O
paid O
, O
you O
can O
only O
get O
a O
" O
small O
" O
property O
certificate O
, O
and O
you O
ca O
n't O
sell O
your O
property O
. O

Some O
buildings O
can O
be O
bought O
with O
a O
loan O
, O
but O
others O
ca O
n't O
. O

Newly O
arrived O
Taiwanese B-NORP
business O
persons O
often O
make O
bad O
judgments O
if O
they O
plunge O
into O
the O
market O
without O
studying O
it O
carefully O
first O
, O
so O
Chen B-PERSON
suggests O
the O
following O
rules O
of O
thumb O
: O
The O
Shanghai B-GPE
property O
market O
is O
in O
a O
slump O
, O
so O
there O
is O
no O
need O
to O
rush O
into O
a O
purchase O
. O

A O
buyer O
must O
be O
very O
clear O
about O
the O
purpose O
of O
any O
property O
purchase O
. O

It O
is O
safest O
to O
buy O
property O
from O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Government I-ORG
, O
the O
biggest O
and O
most O
reliable O
real O
estate O
developer O
in O
the O
city O
. O

One O
must O
not O
estimate O
potential O
earnings O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
experience O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

You O
get O
more O
for O
money O
when O
renting O
than O
when O
buying O
. O

You O
must O
stand O
on O
your O
rights O
at O
all O
times O
, O
and O
be O
very O
careful O
not O
to O
let O
friends O
and O
relatives O
use O
their O
personal O
ties O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
you O
. O

Secrets O
to O
success O

When O
hard O
- O
charging O
Taiwanese B-NORP
businessmen O
meet O
up O
with O
their O
smooth O
- O
talking O
Shanghai B-GPE
counterparts O
, O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
often O
come O
away O
with O
the O
short O
end O
of O
the O
stick O
. O

From O
the O
vendors O
at O
open O
- O
air O
markets O
hawking O
crabs O
or O
pears O
, O
to O
the O
proprietors O
of O
five O
- O
star O
clubs O
that O
target O
a O
foreign O
clientele O
, O
everyone O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
looks O
at O
Taiwanese B-NORP
business O
persons O
the O
same O
way O
: O

" O
Oh O
boy O
, O
here O
comes O
an O
easy O
mark O
! O

Let O
's O
skin O
him O
alive O
! O
" O

Chen B-PERSON
laments O
, O
" O
The O
old O
lady O
at O
the O
market O
sells O
beans O
to O
everybody O
else O
at O
80 O
cents O
per O
jin O
, O
but O
she O
jacks O
up O
the O
price O
on O
me O
to O
two O
dollars O
. O
" O

And O
this O
is O
only O
a O
cut O
- O
and O
- O
dried O
business O
transaction O
. O

Personal O
relationships O
and O
marriage O
get O
a O
lot O
more O
complicated O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
men O
tend O
to O
fall O
like O
a O
ton O
of O
bricks O
for O
the O
pretty O
, O
sweet O
- O
talking O
women O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
signals O
the O
beginning O
of O
all O
sorts O
of O
problems O
. O

Single O
men O
practically O
shout O
it O
out O
: O
" O
My O
girlfriend O
is O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O
" O

Those O
who O
already O
have O
wives O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
will O
tell O
you O
in O
a O
low O
whisper O
: O
" O
I O
've O
got O
a O
mistress O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
and O
I O
'm O
taking O
care O
of O
all O
her O
expenses O
. O
" O

The O
women O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
are O
well O
known O
for O
their O
liberated O
ways O
, O
and O
it O
is O
no O
simple O
matter O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
men O
there O
to O
handle O
their O
business O
and O
emotional O
affairs O
wisely O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
argues O
that O
allowing O
direct O
travel O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
the O
mainland O
would O
make O
it O
much O
more O
difficult O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
men O
to O
keep O
mistresses O
in O
the O
mainland O
, O
and O
would O
go O
a O
long O
way O
toward O
clearing O
up O
all O
the O
cross-strait O
marital O
and O
romantic O
problems O
that O
now O
occur O
so O
often O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
offers O
several O
pieces O
of O
advice O
for O
all O
who O
would O
head O
for O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
whether O
alone O
or O
with O
their O
families O
. O

Shopping O
: O

" O
You O
should O
establish O
a O
reputation O
for O
being O
tight O
- O
fisted O
. O
" O

When O
you O
buy O
things O
, O
pretend O
not O
to O
have O
as O
much O
money O
as O
they O
're O
demanding O
. O

Ask O
questions O
, O
and O
keep O
asking O
until O
you O
get O
clear O
answers O
before O
you O
pay O
anybody O
any O
money O
. O

Also O
, O
keeping O
a O
low O
profile O
is O
a O
means O
of O
self O
- O
defense O
. O

You O
should O
be O
careful O
not O
to O
flaunt O
knowledge O
or O
ability O
. O

General O
attitude O
: O

" O
The O
Taiwanese B-NORP
are O
considered O
uncultured O
boors O
in O
spite O
of O
their O
wealth O
. O

Live O
down O
that O
image O
. O

Be O
humble O
. O

Get O
to O
know O
the O
daily O
lives O
of O
people O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O
" O

Looking O
out O
for O
No. O
1 O
: O

" O
You O
must O
understand O
that O
undercurrents O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
are O
strong O
. O

It O
's O
hard O
to O
stay O
afloat O
, O
and O
many O
people O
enjoy O
watching O
your O
struggle O
; O
they O
're O
hoping O
you O
'll O
go O
under O
. O

You O
have O
to O
understand O
the O
legal O
systems O
and O
government O
policies O
. O

You O
have O
to O
know O
how O
to O
operate O
under O
the O
table O
. O

Markets O
change O
overnight O
, O
and O
personal O
relationships O
are O
ambiguous O
. O

Trust O
no O
one O
, O
for O
no O
one O
is O
looking O
to O
save O
you O
a O
penny O
or O
help O
you O
earn O
a O
bit O
extra O
. O

You O
're O
on O
your O
own O
. O
" O

You O
're O
not O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
anymore O

In O
both O
emotional O
and O
historical O
terms O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
seems O
very O
near O
, O
but O
in O
fact O
it O
is O
a O
very O
unfamiliar O
place O
. O

Our O
dreams O
, O
yearnings O
, O
and O
imaginings O
blind O
us O
to O
the O
truth O
, O
and O
this O
especially O
true O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
business O
persons O
. O

The O
book O
's O
subtitle O
, O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Meeting I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Taiwanese I-WORK_OF_ART
Experience I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Shanghai I-WORK_OF_ART
Style I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
hints O
at O
the O
conflicts O
inherent O
in O
the O
relationship O
. O

Although O
the O
people O
on O
the O
two O
sides O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
share O
a O
common O
language O
and O
ethnicity O
, O
our O
long O
separation O
has O
given O
rise O
to O
sharply O
divergent O
values O
and O
ways O
of O
thinking O
. O

When O
someone O
from O
Shanghai B-GPE
says O
, O
" O
This O
is O
n't O
a O
big O
problem O
, O
" O
you O
have O
to O
realize O
that O
he O
has O
just O
acknowledged O
that O
there O
's O
a O
problem O
, O
and O
it O
's O
up O
to O
you O
to O
figure O
out O
how O
serious O
it O
really O
is O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
ways O
do O
n't O
fly O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O

Do O
you O
want O
to O
eat O
the O
famous O
steamed O
mantou O
buns O
at O
Nanxiang B-ORG
Restaurant I-ORG
? O

Shop O
for O
antiques O
? O

Visit O
Zhouzhuang B-GPE
, O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
Venice B-GPE
of O
the O
Orient O
" O
? O

Before O
you O
take O
off O
, O
do O
your O
homework O
. O

Shanghai B-GPE
is O
a O
big O
city O
, O
after O
all O
, O
and O
there O
are O
plenty O
of O
" O
crouching O
dragons O
and O
hidden O
tigers O
" O
lurking O
in O
the O
shadows O
. O

p. O
102 O
Author O
: O
Chen O
Pin O
Shang O
Hsun O
Cultural O
Publishing O
Company O
Address O
: O
132 O
Tali O
Street O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
Tel O
: O
-LRB-02-RRB- O
2338 O
- O
0861 O
Fax O
: O
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2308 O
- O
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Date O
published O
: O
October O
2000 O
Price O
: O
NT$ O
240 O

New O
Rules O
for O
Tech O
Startups O

-LRB- O
Cyril B-PERSON
Chiang I-PERSON
/ O
graphics O
by O
Tsai B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
pen I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Barnard I-PERSON
-RRB- O

In O
the O
past O
few O
years O
the O
Internet O
has O
helped O
to O
create O
a O
" O
new O
economy O
" O
that O
has O
both O
created O
technological O
fortunes O
and O
rewritten O
the O
postulates O
of O
traditional O
economic O
development O
. O

Microsoft B-ORG
's O
Bill B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
did O
n't O
make O
his O
money O
out O
of O
land O
or O
gold O
or O
oil O
, O
and O
he O
did O
n't O
make O
it O
from O
machines O
or O
factory O
goods O
. O

Rather O
, O
what O
he O
had O
at O
his O
disposal O
was O
a O
method O
of O
organizing O
knowledge O
. O

Precisely O
because O
entrepreneurs O
no O
longer O
need O
land O
or O
financial O
assets O
, O
the O
bar O
has O
never O
been O
lower O
for O
what O
is O
needed O
to O
build O
a O
successful O
company O
. O

Yet O
it O
's O
worth O
noting O
that O
the O
rate O
of O
success O
has O
also O
never O
been O
lower O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
get O
investors O
to O
open O
their O
wallets O
in O
this O
new O
economic O
age O
, O
then O
you O
've O
got O
to O
have O
a O
handle O
on O
some O
key O
points O
. O

If O
investors O
' O
eyes O
have O
n't O
brightened O
in O
three O
minutes O
, O
it O
's O
all O
over O
. O

Those O
hoping O
to O
build O
up O
a O
new O
company O
have O
got O
to O
know O
how O
to O
capture O
investors O
' O
attention O
in O
the O
shortest O
possible O
time O
. O

What O
is O
the O
right O
thing O
to O
say O
? O

How O
should O
you O
say O
it O
? O

The O
following O
13 O
questions O
are O
what O
investors O
are O
most O
concerned O
about O
. O

If O
you O
can O
focus O
on O
these O
13 O
points O
of O
business O
startup O
logic O
and O
then O
add O
your O
own O
creative O
vision O
and O
arguments O
, O
then O
you O
've O
probably O
taken O
your O
first O
step O
to O
success O
! O

Question O
# O
1 O
: O
How O
do O
you O
define O
your O
business O
? O

Successfully O
defining O
a O
business O
is O
a O
process O
of O
elimination O
. O

In O
the O
late O
1980s O
, O
Intel B-ORG
realized O
that O
it O
could O
no O
longer O
compete O
with O
Japanese B-NORP
semiconductor O
companies O
in O
the O
production O
of O
memory O
chips O
, O
so O
it O
left O
that O
market O
, O
believing O
that O
it O
would O
only O
be O
able O
to O
break O
free O
from O
Japanese B-NORP
competition O
by O
focusing O
on O
its O
specialty O
of O
microprocessors O
. O

It O
is O
now O
a O
larger O
company O
many O
times O
over O
. O

This O
is O
a O
story O
of O
how O
" O
loss O
" O
can O
turn O
into O
" O
gain O
. O
" O

" O
Elimination O
" O
suggests O
paring O
down O
. O

The O
more O
clearly O
a O
company O
is O
defined O
, O
the O
more O
limited O
will O
be O
its O
operational O
scope O
. O

But O
just O
about O
any O
successful O
company O
has O
a O
clear O
sense O
of O
its O
limitations O
, O
because O
otherwise O
it O
would O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
differentiate O
itself O
in O
the O
marketplace O
and O
reduce O
its O
vulnerablility O
to O
price O
wars O
. O

Consequently O
, O
it O
is O
essential O
to O
pay O
attention O
to O
the O
following O
points O
: O

1. O
No O
matter O
how O
complex O
your O
company O
, O
it O
must O
have O
a O
basic O
conception O
that O
is O
clear O
and O
easy O
to O
understand O
. O

2. O
The O
company O
's O
definition O
is O
a O
reflection O
of O
its O
operational O
strategies O
. O

3. O
An O
unclear O
company O
definition O
represents O
unclear O
operational O
strategies O
. O

4. O
You O
've O
got O
to O
clearly O
define O
your O
role O
based O
on O
the O
value O
of O
your O
products O
and O
services O
and O
get O
the O
consumer O
to O
understand O
what O
makes O
you O
better O
. O

5. O
Differentiation O
is O
good O
and O
works O
to O
your O
advantage O
. O

Question O
2 O
: O
What O
is O
your O
executive O
summary O
? O

An O
executive O
summary O
serves O
as O
a O
preface O
to O
an O
investment O
or O
business O
plan O
. O

It O
needs O
to O
faithfully O
reflect O
the O
special O
qualities O
and O
values O
of O
the O
entire O
plan O
in O
as O
few O
words O
as O
possible O
. O

As O
far O
as O
investors O
are O
concerned O
, O
a O
clear O
, O
easy O
- O
to O
- O
read O
two O
- O
page O
summary O
is O
much O
better O
than O
a O
tedious O
200 O
- O
page O
plan O
. O

Steve B-PERSON
Jurvetson I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
the B-LOC
Silicon I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
venture O
capital O
firm O
Draper O
, O
Fisher O
, O
and O
Jurvetson O
, O
says O
: O
" O
An O
executive O
summary O
is O
n't O
a O
financial O
contract O
; O
it O
's O
a O
story O
. O

A O
story O
has O
to O
have O
drama O
and O
flesh O
- O
and O
- O
blood O
people O
. O

For O
an O
executive O
summary O
, O
I O
've O
never O
used O
Excel B-PRODUCT
, O
and O
I O
've O
never O
talked O
about O
models O
for O
the O
financial O
structure O
. O

I O
always O
spend O
my O
time O
thinking O
about O
how O
big O
a O
story O
it O
could O
become O
. O
" O

Therefore O
, O
you O
've O
got O
to O
pay O
attention O
to O
the O
following O
: O

1. O
The O
executive O
summary O
is O
the O
one O
chance O
you O
have O
to O
get O
investors O
interested O
in O
investing O
in O
your O
company O
. O

2. O
Focus O
on O
selling O
your O
plan O
. O

3. O
Get O
right O
to O
the O
point O
. O

Do O
n't O
think O
of O
it O
as O
a O
literary O
competition O
. O

4. O
In O
an O
orderly O
fashion O
, O
describe O
" O
the O
market O
, O
the O
management O
team O
, O
the O
finances O
and O
the O
technology O
. O
" O

Question O
# O
3 O
: O
What O
's O
the O
justification O
for O
this O
business O
? O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
management O
guru O
Matsushita B-PERSON
Konosuke I-PERSON
has O
said O
, O
" O
Do O
n't O
sell O
customers O
things O
they O
find O
attractive O
, O
sell O
them O
things O
they O
find O
useful O
. O
" O

Investors O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
different O
cards O
they O
can O
play O
, O
so O
they O
've O
got O
to O
know O
why O
your O
business O
plan O
is O
worth O
pursuing O
. O

Why O
now O
? O

Why O
you O
? O

Consequently O
, O
you O
must O
consider O
the O
following O
points O
: O

1. O
Why O
should O
this O
be O
done O
? O

Why O
should O
you O
do O
it O
? O

Why O
now O
? O

2. O
The O
dollar O
sign O
-LRB- O
$ O
-RRB- O
is O
capitalism O
's O
lingua O
franca O
. O

3. O
The O
market O
will O
decide O
whether O
your O
plan O
is O
justifiable O
. O

Question O
# O
4 O
: O
How O
much O
risk O
are O
you O
willing O
to O
take O
on O
? O

Are O
you O
willing O
to O
risk O
failure O
? O

When O
you O
try O
to O
get O
people O
to O
invest O
in O
a O
new O
venture O
, O
there O
will O
invariably O
be O
one O
question O
that O
each O
and O
every O
one O
of O
those O
potential O
investors O
will O
have O
in O
mind O
: O

" O
You O
want O
to O
put O
my O
money O
at O
risk O
, O
but O
what O
kind O
of O
risk O
are O
you O
taking O
? O
" O

Investors O
hope O
that O
the O
entrepreneur O
is O
taking O
equal O
risk O
, O
because O
only O
with O
commensurate O
risk O
will O
the O
two O
sides O
cooperate O
unselfishly O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
entrepreneur O
must O
be O
very O
clear O
about O
the O
risk O
and O
the O
possibility O
of O
losing O
the O
investment O
. O

What O
follows O
are O
the O
values O
of O
a O
Silicon B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
new O
- O
age O
knowledge O
- O
based O
business O
creator O
: O

1. O
A O
failure O
is O
like O
the O
South O
in O
the O
American B-NORP
Civil B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

It O
's O
history O
; O
move O
on O
. O

2. O
Those O
who O
have O
experience O
beat O
those O
who O
lack O
experience O
, O
and O
failure O
counts O
as O
experience O
. O

3. O
Your O
past O
failure O
is O
your O
MBA B-WORK_OF_ART
from O
the O
school O
of O
hard O
knocks O
. O

4. O
Failure O
is O
not O
rare O
or O
unusual O
. O

You O
will O
only O
be O
successful O
by O
continuing O
to O
try O
. O

You O
've O
got O
to O
be O
careful O
about O
the O
following O
: O

1. O
The O
investor O
and O
entrepreneur O
have O
to O
be O
taking O
similar O
risks O
if O
they O
are O
to O
cooperate O
selflessly O
. O

2. O
Have O
you O
already O
put O
in O
time O
and O
money O
? O

3. O
Are O
you O
willing O
to O
forgo O
the O
security O
of O
a O
stable O
job O
and O
income O
? O

4. O
You O
can O
not O
pack O
a O
parachute O
and O
be O
thinking O
of O
a O
safe O
way O
to O
bail O
. O

5. O
Having O
failed O
previously O
with O
startups O
does O
not O
mean O
a O
person O
is O
a O
loser O
. O

Question O
# O
5 O
: O
What O
are O
your O
company O
goals O
and O
business O
model O
? O

Morris B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Taiwan B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
, O
believes O
that O
a O
company O
's O
core O
staff O
ought O
to O
be O
on O
the O
same O
page O
. O

They O
should O
share O
the O
same O
vision O
for O
the O
company O
and O
fit O
into O
its O
corporate O
culture O
. O

The O
company O
goals O
should O
n't O
be O
pie O
- O
in O
- O
the O
- O
sky O
dreams O
. O

Since O
the O
company O
has O
got O
to O
crystallize O
the O
investors O
' O
and O
staff O
's O
talents O
and O
energies O
, O
its O
vision O
for O
the O
future O
has O
to O
be O
attainable O
. O

Apart O
from O
having O
a O
vision O
for O
the O
future O
, O
a O
company O
also O
needs O
a O
business O
model O
. O

The O
business O
model O
is O
the O
way O
that O
the O
company O
plans O
to O
attain O
its O
goals O
. O

A O
good O
business O
model O
can O
even O
realize O
visions O
of O
the O
future O
that O
seem O
impossible O
. O

Priceline.com B-ORG
, O
the O
first O
American B-NORP
company O
to O
sell O
airline O
tickets O
directly O
over O
the O
Internet O
, O
surpassed O
the O
combined O
market O
capitalization O
of O
the O
three O
largest O
US B-GPE
airlines O
-LRB- O
United B-ORG
, O
American O
and O
Delta B-ORG
-RRB- O
after O
only O
two O
years O
of O
operations O
. O

The O
three O
airlines O
have O
a O
total O
of O
1,400 O
jets O
, O
whereas O
Priceline B-ORG
only O
has O
computers O
and O
network O
servers O
. O

The O
key O
to O
its O
success O
was O
its O
business O
plan O
. O

Therefore O
, O
you O
have O
to O
consider O
the O
following O
: O

1. O
How O
do O
you O
outline O
where O
the O
company O
will O
be O
in O
three O
to O
five O
years O
? O

This O
is O
the O
company O
's O
vision O
. O

2. O
How O
do O
you O
realize O
the O
company O
's O
vision O
? O

This O
is O
the O
business O
model O
. O

3. O
The O
company O
's O
vision O
is O
built O
on O
faith O
, O
and O
it O
requires O
the O
possibility O
of O
realization O
. O

4. O
Once O
the O
company O
's O
vision O
is O
defined O
, O
one O
should O
n't O
change O
it O
lightly O
. O

The O
business O
model O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
can O
be O
constantly O
adapted O
in O
accordance O
with O
circumstances O
. O

Question O
# O
6 O
: O
How O
do O
you O
present O
your O
technology O
and O
service O
? O

Introducing O
the O
company O
's O
technology O
to O
investors O
is O
something O
that O
the O
company O
founder O
should O
be O
very O
familiar O
with O
, O
but O
it O
is O
also O
is O
the O
source O
of O
conflicting O
feelings O
. O

How O
should O
a O
founder O
of O
a O
start O
- O
up O
go O
about O
explaining O
its O
technology O
so O
that O
investors O
can O
understand O
it O
without O
getting O
so O
detailed O
as O
to O
reveal O
company O
secrets O
? O

Here O
are O
some O
recommendations O
: O

1. O
You O
have O
to O
be O
able O
both O
to O
describe O
your O
innovation O
and O
protect O
your O
own O
intellectual O
property O
. O

2. O
Do O
n't O
request O
a O
non-disclosure O
agreement O
, O
because O
this O
is O
unprofessional O
. O

3. O
Investors O
are O
not O
intent O
on O
stealing O
your O
ideas O
. O

Instead O
they O
want O
to O
see O
that O
you O
can O
justify O
them O
. O

Question O
# O
7 O
: O
What O
sort O
of O
problems O
do O
you O
want O
to O
solve O
? O

What O
problems O
is O
your O
company O
plan O
trying O
to O
solve O
? O

If O
you O
ca O
n't O
answer O
this O
clearly O
, O
then O
maybe O
you O
should O
be O
worrying O
about O
your O
future O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
entrepreneurs O
are O
facing O
the O
problem O
of O
having O
an O
incomplete O
chain O
of O
value O
, O
which O
is O
a O
result O
of O
their O
customers O
handling O
the O
activities O
with O
the O
greatest O
added O
value O
. O

This O
is O
a O
result O
of O
the O
problem O
, O
not O
its O
cause O
! O

The O
real O
problem O
is O
that O
entrepreneurs O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
do O
not O
make O
clear O
enough O
definitions O
when O
trying O
to O
resolve O
a O
problem O
, O
or O
they O
narrowly O
look O
at O
" O
manufacturing O
" O
as O
a O
way O
of O
solving O
the O
problem O
. O

Raising O
one O
's O
ability O
to O
innovate O
means O
raising O
one O
's O
ability O
to O
solve O
problems O
. O

This O
leads O
us O
to O
the O
following O
conclusions O
: O

1. O
Finding O
a O
solution O
is O
finding O
a O
profitable O
market O
base O
. O

2. O
You O
can O
only O
solve O
the O
problem O
by O
finding O
the O
problem O
. O

3. O
Put O
your O
energies O
into O
solving O
today O
's O
problems O
. O

4. O
The O
problems O
created O
by O
your O
actions O
should O
not O
exceed O
the O
problems O
solved O
. O

Question O
# O
8 O
: O
Is O
the O
team O
complete O
? O

Who O
is O
missing O
? O

Founders O
of O
startups O
will O
always O
build O
their O
own O
management O
team O
, O
and O
they O
almost O
always O
start O
with O
people O
around O
them O
and O
then O
move O
on O
to O
attract O
personnel O
from O
outside O
. O

This O
creates O
a O
blind O
spot O
in O
the O
structure O
, O
with O
like O
- O
minded O
people O
grouped O
together O
. O

Investors O
like O
to O
hear O
entrepreneurs O
say O
that O
their O
teams O
are O
incomplete O
, O
because O
it O
shows O
that O
they O
have O
a O
practical O
mentality O
, O
and O
that O
they O
are O
aware O
of O
and O
willing O
to O
face O
their O
own O
shortcomings O
. O

Good O
investors O
ought O
to O
maintain O
a O
mutually O
supportive O
relationship O
with O
the O
management O
team O
, O
but O
the O
investors O
are O
certainly O
not O
just O
the O
management O
team O
's O
rubber O
stamp O
. O

As O
a O
start O
- O
up O
founder O
, O
you O
ought O
to O
clearly O
understand O
that O
you O
are O
providing O
your O
knowledge O
and O
youth O
and O
the O
investors O
are O
providing O
their O
money O
. O

The O
investors O
have O
no O
reason O
to O
want O
to O
handicap O
the O
entrepreneur O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
there O
should O
be O
a O
supportive O
relationship O
between O
the O
investors O
and O
the O
management O
team O
, O
rather O
than O
an O
obstructive O
one O
. O

We O
urge O
those O
who O
are O
creating O
a O
startup O
to O
understand O
where O
you O
come O
up O
short O
and O
be O
willing O
to O
ask O
for O
help O
. O

Question O
# O
9 O
: O
Where O
are O
your O
customers O
? O

How O
do O
you O
get O
hold O
of O
them O
? O

To O
answer O
this O
question O
, O
you O
've O
got O
to O
focus O
on O
your O
" O
market O
segment O
. O
" O

Secondly O
, O
you O
should O
analyze O
why O
customers O
in O
your O
market O
segment O
would O
like O
to O
do O
business O
with O
you O
. O

You O
've O
also O
got O
to O
consider O
how O
to O
prevent O
competitors O
from O
taking O
customers O
within O
the O
same O
market O
segment O
or O
how O
to O
effectively O
create O
entry O
barriers O
, O
so O
that O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
maintain O
a O
competitive O
advantage O
for O
as O
long O
as O
possible O
. O

A O
price O
war O
is O
the O
simplest O
strategy O
, O
but O
consequently O
its O
effects O
are O
the O
most O
limited O
. O

You O
should O
instead O
consider O
how O
to O
avoid O
the O
slippery O
slope O
of O
price O
wars O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
if O
you O
find O
that O
major O
changes O
in O
your O
sector O
are O
usually O
coming O
from O
other O
people O
's O
customers O
, O
you O
should O
realize O
that O
they O
probably O
are O
n't O
your O
customers O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
need O
your O
products O
or O
can O
get O
something O
better O
. O

To O
figure O
out O
why O
, O
you O
've O
got O
to O
remind O
yourself O
to O
do O
the O
following O
: O

1. O
Focus O
your O
attention O
on O
the O
market O
segment O
. O

2. O
A O
good O
product O
or O
service O
will O
actively O
create O
a O
market O
segment O
and O
find O
customers O
that O
did O
n't O
previously O
exist O
. O

3. O
Of O
course O
, O
any O
customer O
of O
yours O
sees O
some O
value O
in O
you O
. O

How O
they O
value O
you O
determines O
their O
expectations O
of O
you O
. O

4. O
Do O
n't O
forget O
about O
" O
non-customers O
. O
" O

Do O
n't O
fall O
into O
the O
trap O
of O
thinking O
that O
you O
understand O
everything O
about O
the O
industry O
. O

Question O
# O
10 O
: O
Where O
are O
your O
competitors O
? O

Please O
do O
n't O
say O
that O
you O
have O
no O
competitors O
. O

Perhaps O
you O
have O
no O
competitors O
today O
, O
but O
you O
will O
have O
them O
tomorrow O
. O

And O
if O
you O
really O
do O
n't O
have O
weighty O
competitors O
, O
then O
your O
competitor O
is O
yourself O
. O

Entry O
barriers O
and O
exit O
barriers O
have O
opposite O
effects O
. O

The O
former O
determines O
if O
there O
will O
be O
a O
swarm O
of O
competitors O
. O

-LRB- O
If O
entry O
barriers O
are O
low O
, O
anyone O
can O
compete O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
latter O
determines O
whether O
there O
will O
be O
detrimental O
competition O
. O

-LRB- O
If O
exit O
barriers O
are O
high O
, O
competitors O
will O
fight O
to O
the O
last O
penny O
. O
-RRB- O

If O
you O
want O
to O
maintain O
core O
compet O
- O
itiveness O
, O
the O
first O
thing O
you O
've O
got O
to O
do O
is O
to O
eliminate O
business O
that O
does O
not O
relate O
to O
your O
core O
competencies O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
you O
should O
put O
the O
emphasis O
on O
innovation O
and O
strategic O
management O
. O

Please O
remember O
: O

1. O
When O
you O
analyze O
entry O
barriers O
, O
you O
should O
also O
analyze O
exit O
barriers O
. O

2. O
You O
should O
focus O
on O
your O
" O
core O
competencies O
. O
" O

3. O
You O
should O
use O
core O
personnel O
, O
develop O
core O
technology O
and O
attain O
core O
goals O
. O

Question O
# O
11 O
: O
What O
is O
your O
market O
share O
? O

In O
America B-GPE
telephones O
reached O
90 O
% O
of O
households O
in O
50 O
years O
, O
whereas O
it O
only O
took O
video O
recorders O
18 O
years O
to O
do O
the O
same O
. O

Today O
, O
new O
technological O
products O
and O
services O
are O
unlikely O
even O
to O
be O
around O
that O
long O
. O

If O
technological O
entrepreneurs O
do O
not O
move O
forward O
, O
they O
fall O
behind O
. O

Developing O
the O
company O
-LRB- O
and O
extremely O
fast O
at O
that O
-RRB- O
is O
a O
road O
that O
must O
be O
taken O
, O
and O
market O
share O
is O
an O
indication O
of O
the O
speed O
of O
the O
company O
's O
development O
. O

The O
" O
killer O
" O
strategy O
must O
combine O
" O
quickly O
changing O
the O
rules O
of O
the O
game O
" O
with O
management O
thinking O
that O
is O
characterized O
by O
a O
" O
willingness O
to O
take O
risks O
, O
" O
" O
unconventionality O
, O
" O
and O
" O
a O
determination O
to O
become O
the O
standard O
. O
" O

Your O
determination O
as O
the O
founder O
of O
the O
company O
is O
all O
- O
important O
. O

You O
've O
got O
to O
pay O
attention O
to O
the O
following O
: O

1. O
How O
should O
your O
company O
prepare O
to O
develop O
quickly O
? O

2. O
Not O
only O
must O
you O
advance O
technologically O
if O
you O
are O
not O
to O
fall O
behind O
, O
but O
you O
must O
also O
develop O
quickly O
. O

3. O
There O
is O
a O
fine O
line O
between O
ambition O
and O
wishful O
thinking O
. O

4. O
The O
underlying O
logic O
is O
more O
important O
than O
the O
results O
. O

Question O
# O
12 O
: O
When O
will O
you O
break O
even O
? O

How O
do O
you O
read O
financial O
clues O
? O

How O
do O
you O
transform O
your O
company O
? O

In O
the O
Internet O
economy O
, O
companies O
that O
are O
not O
among O
the O
leaders O
are O
going O
to O
have O
a O
rough O
go O
of O
it O
. O

Therefore O
, O
merging O
-LRB- O
or O
being O
acquired O
-RRB- O
at O
the O
right O
price O
is O
more O
important O
than O
staying O
in O
business O
forever O
. O

In O
order O
to O
prepare O
for O
a O
merger O
at O
any O
moment O
, O
financial O
officers O
must O
get O
used O
to O
the O
idea O
that O
" O
the O
company O
itself O
is O
its O
our O
biggest O
product O
. O
" O

In O
the O
past O
, O
financial O
officers O
focused O
on O
cost O
management O
, O
cash O
flow O
, O
capital O
movement O
and O
risk O
avoidance O
. O

From O
now O
on O
, O
looking O
at O
these O
wo O
n't O
be O
enough O
, O
and O
financial O
officers O
ought O
to O
turn O
their O
attention O
to O
mergers O
and O
raising O
capital O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
raise O
capital O
, O
you O
've O
got O
to O
explain O
how O
it O
is O
going O
to O
be O
used O
. O

If O
you O
are O
going O
to O
pursue O
acquisitions O
, O
you O
have O
to O
evaluate O
assets O
. O

Traditionally O
you O
raised O
capital O
in O
order O
to O
expand O
the O
scope O
of O
your O
business O
. O

Internet O
companies O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
raise O
capital O
to O
increase O
the O
value O
of O
the O
company O
before O
acquiring O
or O
being O
acquired O
. O

Value O
in O
the O
Internet O
economy O
is O
determined O
by O
the O
business O
model O
. O

It O
is O
very O
possible O
that O
the O
a O
company O
will O
lack O
tangible O
assets O
upon O
which O
to O
evaluate O
worth O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
" O
reading O
the O
value O
of O
the O
business O
plan O
" O
has O
to O
take O
the O
place O
of O
the O
traditional O
work O
of O
checking O
the O
books O
. O

The O
value O
of O
the O
business O
model O
is O
in O
looking O
toward O
the O
future O
, O
not O
the O
present O
, O
and O
as O
a O
result O
most O
mergers O
take O
the O
form O
of O
stock O
swaps O
so O
as O
to O
preserve O
cash O
reserves O
. O

In O
order O
to O
obtain O
the O
best O
rate O
of O
exchange O
, O
it O
is O
important O
to O
be O
traded O
on O
the O
market O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

With O
this O
lack O
of O
clarity O
, O
" O
breaking O
even O
" O
becomes O
the O
ultimate O
financial O
indicator O
. O

This O
series O
of O
changes O
has O
had O
a O
huge O
impact O
on O
financial O
officers O
. O

The O
founder O
of O
a O
startup O
must O
: O

1. O
Pay O
attention O
to O
cash O
and O
cash O
flow O
. O

2. O
Forget O
about O
staying O
in O
business O
forever O
. O

Be O
prepared O
at O
all O
times O
to O
sell O
the O
company O
for O
the O
highest O
profit O
. O

Question O
# O
13 O
: O
How O
should O
a O
startup O
entrepreneur O
handle O
communications O
and O
the O
media O
? O

Communication O
and O
media O
skills O
are O
certainly O
no O
less O
important O
than O
technology O
for O
a O
startup O
company O
. O

The O
professional O
managers O
of O
listed O
companies O
frequently O
come O
face O
to O
face O
with O
non-professionals O
. O

Speaking O
to O
the O
media O
is O
just O
one O
example O
. O

With O
regard O
to O
communication O
and O
the O
media O
, O
the O
main O
things O
to O
do O
are O
to O
simplify O
and O
speak O
in O
language O
that O
your O
listeners O
will O
understand O
. O

Excellent O
communicators O
first O
of O
all O
know O
how O
to O
" O
listen O
, O
" O
and O
secondly O
can O
think O
logically O
and O
learn O
quickly O
. O

You O
've O
got O
to O
take O
an O
open O
and O
objective O
attitude O
in O
order O
to O
understand O
the O
background O
of O
a O
question O
, O
and O
then O
respond O
by O
focusing O
on O
the O
questioner O
's O
needs O
. O

You O
must O
never O
force O
others O
to O
dance O
at O
your O
expert O
pace O
. O

Do O
n't O
overestimate O
your O
listeners O
' O
specialized O
knowledge O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
underestimate O
their O
general O
intelligence O
. O

From O
the O
very O
beginning O
, O
founders O
of O
startups O
have O
got O
to O
get O
into O
the O
habit O
of O
: O

1. O
Cultivating O
explanation O
skills O
, O
so O
that O
you O
can O
explain O
specialized O
knowledge O
to O
non-specialists O
and O
they O
can O
get O
the O
gist O
. O

2. O
Practicing O
how O
best O
to O
communicate O
. O

Citing O
a O
good O
example O
is O
usually O
the O
best O
way O
to O
explain O
something O
. O

Guy B-PERSON
Kawasaki I-PERSON
, O
founder O
of O
Garage.com B-ORG
, O
the O
largest O
US O
company O
focusing O
on O
attracting O
venture O
capital O
for O
startups O
, O
has O
long O
been O
famous O
in O
Silicon B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
for O
his O
entrepreneurial O
enthusiasm O
. O

In O
a O
speech O
he O
delivered O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
in O
May O
he O
outlined O
the O
main O
points O
in O
his O
vision O
of O
new O
- O
age O
entre O
- O
preneurialism O
: O

In O
the O
19th O
century O
, O
companies O
in O
the O
ice O
business O
would O
send O
people O
to O
frozen O
lakes O
or O
rivers O
to O
saw O
up O
the O
ice O
. O

These O
companies O
were O
replaced O
by O
ice O
making O
factories O
. O

Then O
refrigerators O
replaced O
ice O
factories O
. O

If O
these O
businessmen O
had O
embraced O
change O
instead O
of O
resisting O
it O
, O
they O
would O
have O
had O
an O
opportunity O
to O
move O
into O
a O
new O
technological O
field O
- O
rather O
than O
just O
watching O
helplessly O
as O
others O
took O
over O
what O
was O
once O
their O
domain O
. O

Change O
is O
the O
only O
constant O
on O
the O
way O
to O
success O
! O

Stand O
Up O
and O
Join O
In O
! O

ROC B-GPE
Diplomacy O
on O
the O
Move O

Ever O
since O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
withdrew O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
in O
1971 O
, O
nearly O
30 O
years O
ago O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
foreign O
relations O
have O
been O
in O
a O
state O
of O
chronic O
crisis O
- O
leaving O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
with O
a O
diplomatic O
sword O
of O
Damocles B-PERSON
hanging O
permanently O
overhead O
. O

In O
the O
last O
30 O
years O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
become O
an O
economic O
powerhouse O
, O
and O
Taiwanese B-NORP
have O
become O
world O
travelers O
, O
yet O
there O
's O
not O
a O
trace O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

The O
shooting O
may O
have O
stopped O
half O
a O
century O
ago O
in O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Civil B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
but O
the O
war O
has O
been O
extended O
by O
other O
means O
- O
diplomacy O
. O

The O
overall O
international O
environment O
has O
not O
changed O
, O
but O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
government O
has O
. O

Now O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
-LRB- O
DPP B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
with O
which O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
has O
no O
historical O
relationship O
, O
is O
the O
ruling O
party O
. O

In O
line O
with O
the O
old O
saying O
" O
the O
newborn O
calf O
does O
n't O
know O
that O
it O
should O
fear O
the O
tiger O
, O
" O
the O
new O
government O
has O
been O
especially O
active O
on O
the O
diplomatic O
front O
. O

In O
June B-GPE
of O
this O
year O
, O
Foreign O
Minister O
Tien O
Hung O
- O
mao O
visited O
Macedonia B-GPE
and O
the O
Vatican B-GPE
, O
the O
two O
countries O
in O
Europe B-GPE
that O
have O
formal O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
the O
ROC B-GPE
. O

In O
August O
, O
President O
Chen O
Shui O
- O
bian O
traveled O
to O
six O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
diplomatic O
partners O
in O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
Africa B-GPE
. O

In O
September O
, O
Tien B-PERSON
Hung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mao I-PERSON
again O
journeyed O
to O
Europe B-GPE
, O
while O
Vice O
President O
Annette O
Lu O
followed O
up O
on O
the O
president O
's O
trip O
to O
with O
a O
visit O
of O
her O
own O
to O
ROC B-GPE
diplomatic O
partners O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

As O
is O
commonly O
known O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
diplomatic O
difficulties O
mainly O
are O
due O
to O
the O
cross-strait O
confrontation O
. O

Will O
the O
flurry O
of O
high O
- O
level O
visits O
abroad O
by O
the O
new O
government O
bring O
the O
diplomatic O
breakthrough O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
people O
almost O
do O
n't O
dare O
to O
hope O
for O
? O

Will O
China B-GPE
adopt O
a O
new O
containment O
policy O
? O

What O
counter-measures O
does O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
government O
have O
? O

In O
these O
visits O
abroad O
, O
the O
president O
and O
vice O
president O
traveled O
with O
large O
retinues O
, O
but O
the O
foreign O
minister O
kept O
a O
low O
profile O
. O

Does O
the O
new O
government O
have O
anything O
in O
its O
bag O
of O
tricks O
that O
the O
old O
hands O
in O
the O
former O
KMT B-NORP
administration O
did O
not O
try O
? O

Some O
say O
that O
" O
national O
sovereignty O
" O
and O
" O
economic O
assistance O
" O
are O
the O
two O
" O
Achilles B-PERSON
heels O
" O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
foreign O
relations O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
they O
are O
mentioned O
, O
they O
draw O
crippling O
fire O
. O

" O
National O
sovereignty O
" O
meets O
with O
powerful O
resistance O
from O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
which O
resists O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
efforts O
to O
establish O
interstate O
diplomatic O
links O
, O
a O
key O
indicator O
of O
sovereignty O
. O

" O
Economic O
assistance O
, O
" O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
though O
an O
important O
tool O
in O
maintaining O
diplomatic O
ties O
, O
has O
been O
frequently O
ridiculed O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
as O
" O
checkbook O
diplomacy O
. O
" O

Achilles B-PERSON
heels O

" O
National O
sovereignty O
" O
is O
reflected O
in O
a O
country O
's O
ability O
to O
engage O
in O
diplomatic O
relations O
, O
but O
in O
this O
most O
critical O
area O
for O
national O
survival O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
long O
been O
suffering O
from O
PRC B-GPE
efforts O
to O
undercut O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
international O
status O
. O

Indeed O
, O
as O
Levi B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
, O
an O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
legislator O
from O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
says O
, O
mainland O
China B-GPE
is O
the O
only O
real O
obstacle O
and O
enemy O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
foreign O
relations O
. O

In O
1998 O
the O
PRC B-GPE
made O
the O
boast O
that O
by O
the O
year O
2000 O
the O
ROC B-GPE
would O
have O
zero O
diplomatic O
partners O
, O
and O
moved O
to O
undercut O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
relationships O
. O

They O
are O
still O
trying O
to O
achieve O
this O
target O
. O

This O
July O
, O
a O
book O
published O
by O
the O
PRC B-GPE
entitled O
Chinese B-WORK_OF_ART
Foreign I-WORK_OF_ART
Policy I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Year I-WORK_OF_ART
2000 I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
declared O
that O
its O
most O
important O
foreign O
policy O
goal O
is O
to O
" O
reunify O
the O
country O
, O
" O
and O
strongly O
attacked O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
efforts O
to O
be O
admitted O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

In O
terms O
of O
its O
relationships O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
mainland O
China B-GPE
makes O
the O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
problem O
" O
a O
top O
priority O
. O

Liu B-PERSON
Pi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jung I-PERSON
, O
a O
professor O
of O
politics O
at O
Soochow B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
in O
looking O
at O
the O
diplomatic O
struggle O
between O
the O
ROC B-GPE
and O
PRC B-GPE
, O
it O
is O
useful O
to O
distinguish O
three O
arenas O
: O
the O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
situation O
, O
formal O
diplomatic O
relations O
, O
and O
international O
organizations O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
the O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
situation O
, O
the O
PRC B-GPE
strongly O
resists O
any O
international O
support O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
such O
as O
the O
idea O
of O
placing O
Taiwan B-GPE
within O
the O
scope O
of O
the O
" O
Guidelines B-LAW
for I-LAW
US I-LAW
- I-LAW
Japan I-LAW
Defense I-LAW
Cooperation I-LAW
. O
" O

Thus O
the O
attitude O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
has O
become O
one O
of O
the O
key O
factors O
in O
cross-strait O
relations O
. O

Since O
the O
new O
DPP B-ORG
administration O
took O
office O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
the O
PRC B-GPE
has O
been O
deeply O
worried O
by O
the O
party O
's O
advocacy O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
independence O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
two O
sides O
have O
yet O
to O
open O
any O
formal O
dialogue O
mechanism O
such O
as O
existed O
before O
the O
freezing O
of O
cross-strait O
relations O
which O
occurred O
after O
former O
president O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
went O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
in O
1996 O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
position O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
- O
PRC B-GPE
- O
ROC B-GPE
triangle O
has O
deteriorated O
as O
a O
result O
of O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
's O
" O
special O
state O
- O
to O
- O
state O
" O
formula O
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
's O
active O
efforts O
to O
improve O
relations O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

An O
example O
of O
the O
latter O
is O
the O
September O
visit O
of O
PRC O
President O
Jiang O
Zemin O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
to O
participate O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
millennial O
conference O
. O

In O
the O
run O
- O
up O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
presidential O
election O
, O
there O
has O
been O
an O
effort O
by O
anti-Communist O
forces O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
to O
" O
demonize O
" O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
Jiang B-PERSON
's O
address O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
- O
which O
was O
very O
friendly O
in O
tone O
and O
was O
delivered O
in O
English O
- O
is O
widely O
believed O
to O
have O
effectively O
improved O
the O
negative O
image O
of O
China B-GPE
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
September O
, O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
passed O
a O
resolution O
granting O
the O
PRC B-GPE
permanent O
normal O
trade O
relations O
, O
bringing O
the O
bilateral O
relationship O
another O
step O
forward O
. O

Track O
two O

Jason B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
foreign O
minister O
and O
now O
director O
of O
the O
Department O
of O
Cultural O
Affairs O
in O
the O
KMT B-NORP
, O
warns O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
is O
already O
leaning O
toward O
the O
PRC B-GPE
in O
the O
trilateral O
relationship O
. O

The O
PRC B-GPE
has O
been O
intensively O
lobbying O
the O
US B-GPE
on O
the O
principle O
of O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
, O
" O
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
can O
not O
sit O
idly O
by O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
new O
government O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
is O
aware O
of O
this O
point O
. O

President O
Chen O
has O
openly O
asked O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
play O
a O
more O
active O
balancing O
role O
in O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
. O

Lee O
Ying O
- O
yuan O
, O
a O
DPP B-ORG
legislator O
who O
is O
tapped O
to O
be O
the O
next O
deputy O
representative O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
states O
that O
at O
the O
moment O
the O
formal O
channels O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
the O
US O
are O
functioning O
very O
smoothly O
, O
and O
that O
Chen B-PERSON
's O
keeping O
of O
his O
promise O
to O
make O
an O
August O
stopover O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
very O
low O
- O
key O
has O
strengthened O
mutual O
trust O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
the O
new O
government O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
trying O
to O
strengthen O
so O
- O
called O
" O
track O
two O
" O
communications O
between O
think O
tanks O
in O
the O
ROC B-GPE
, O
PRC B-GPE
, O
and O
US B-GPE
. O

" O
Think O
tanks O
have O
a O
considerable O
influence O
on O
government O
policies O
. O

Strengthening O
contacts O
between O
the O
three O
sides O
would O
help O
mutual O
understanding O
, O
" O
says O
Lee B-GPE
. O

Formal O
diplomatic O
partners O

While O
the O
PRC B-GPE
is O
deeply O
involved O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
relationship O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
it O
has O
an O
even O
more O
immediate O
target O
: O
to O
break O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
formal O
diplomatic O
relationships O
, O
which O
give O
Taiwan B-GPE
the O
status O
of O
a O
sovereign O
country O
. O

For O
many O
years O
now O
, O
the O
number O
of O
countries O
which O
recognize O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
been O
between O
28 O
and O
30 O
, O
with O
the O
current O
number O
being O
29 O
. O

However O
, O
recently O
the O
PRC B-GPE
has O
been O
stepping O
up O
its O
pressure O
on O
ROC B-GPE
diplomatic O
partners O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
Africa B-GPE
, O
and O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
. O

The O
book O
Chinese B-WORK_OF_ART
Foreign I-WORK_OF_ART
Policy I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Year I-WORK_OF_ART
2000 I-WORK_OF_ART
specifically O
states O
that O
Beijing B-GPE
is O
targeting O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
diplomatic O
partners O
in O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
- O
Guatemala B-GPE
, O
Honduras B-GPE
, O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
, O
Nicaragua B-GPE
, O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
, O
Panama B-GPE
, O
Haiti B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
Dominican O
Republic O
- O
for O
upgrading O
of O
formal O
relationships O
. O

The O
book O
also O
mentions O
ways O
in O
which O
improvement O
in O
ties O
has O
taken O
place O
. O

For O
example O
, O
says O
the O
book O
, O
last O
year O
relations O
between O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
Panama B-GPE
took O
a O
giant O
step O
forward O
, O
indicating O
that O
rumors O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
about O
a O
possible O
break O
in O
relations O
with O
Panama B-GPE
were O
not O
completely O
unfounded O
. O

Also O
, O
when O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
visited O
the O
Dominican O
Republic O
in O
August O
, O
the O
ROC B-GPE
ambassador O
there O
reported O
that O
in O
1997 O
, O
the O
PRC B-GPE
managed O
to O
get O
the O
Dominican O
Republic O
's O
agreement O
to O
the O
establishment O
of O
a O
PRC B-GPE
office O
in O
the O
DR B-GPE
capital O
by O
playing O
on O
the O
DR B-GPE
's O
desire O
to O
extend O
its O
consular O
rights O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

In O
Africa B-GPE
, O
last O
year O
the O
PRC B-GPE
tried O
very O
hard O
to O
get O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
eight O
diplomatic O
partners O
on O
that O
continent O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
" O
Sino O
- O
African O
Cooperation O
Forum O
" O
held O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
in O
October O
. O

Although O
ultimately O
all O
eight O
refused O
, O
the O
PRC B-GPE
's O
determination O
to O
strengthen O
interactions O
with O
these O
eight O
countries O
is O
unmistakable O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
in O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
, O
there O
were O
gains O
and O
losses O
, O
with O
the O
ROC B-GPE
losing O
its O
formal O
ties O
with O
Tonga B-GPE
but O
gaining O
formal O
recognition O
from O
the O
Marshall O
Islands O
. O

Fish O
in O
water O

Taiwan B-GPE
does O
not O
have O
many O
cards O
to O
play O
in O
developing O
formal O
diplomatic O
relationships O
. O

Early O
on O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
agricultural O
technology O
and O
the O
dedication O
of O
its O
agricultural O
cooperation O
teams O
helped O
maintain O
relations O
with O
African O
and O
South B-WORK_OF_ART
Pacific I-WORK_OF_ART
countries O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
economic O
power O
- O
including O
both O
financial O
assistance O
and O
overseas O
investment O
- O
has O
added O
another O
card O
to O
play O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
foreign O
assistance O
programs O
have O
been O
a O
subject O
of O
considerable O
criticism O
at O
home O
. O

In O
the O
past O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
repeatedly O
attacked O
foreign O
aid O
, O
and O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
DPP O
now O
holds O
the O
presidency O
has O
n't O
reduced O
the O
general O
dissatisfaction O
with O
it O
. O

Levi B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
says O
that O
the O
old O
government O
gave O
out O
financial O
assistance O
" O
as O
if O
money O
grew O
on O
trees O
. O
" O

Yet O
the O
new O
government O
, O
which O
criticized O
this O
policy O
in O
the O
past O
, O
is O
following O
the O
same O
old O
path O
. O

" O
Although O
you O
can O
argue O
that O
it O
is O
vital O
to O
maintain O
formal O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
as O
many O
countries O
as O
possible O
until O
such O
time O
as O
there O
is O
a O
tacit O
diplomatic O
cease O
- O
fire O
with O
Communist O
China O
, O
today O
, O
when O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
budget O
faces O
growing O
constraints O
and O
the O
island O
has O
not O
yet O
recovered O
from O
the O
recent O
earthquake O
, O
it O
is O
not O
acceptable O
for O
the O
government O
to O
be O
spreading O
such O
a O
huge O
amount O
of O
money O
abroad O
. O
" O

What O
is O
so O
important O
about O
financial O
assistance O
that O
both O
the O
old O
and O
the O
new O
administrations O
place O
such O
emphasis O
on O
it O
? O

Former O
foreign O
minister O
Jason B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON
defends O
foreign O
aid O
by O
arguing O
that O
there O
are O
two O
kinds O
of O
countries O
in O
the O
world O
: O
those O
that O
help O
and O
those O
that O
need O
help O
. O

In O
the O
past O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
a O
recipient O
of O
American B-NORP
aid O
, O
so O
now O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
the O
economic O
power O
to O
return O
the O
favor O
to O
the O
international O
community O
, O
it O
should O
do O
so O
. O

Moreover O
, O
explains O
Hu B-PERSON
, O
" O
In O
fact O
the O
amount O
of O
money O
Taiwan B-GPE
spends O
on O
foreign O
assistance O
is O
very O
limited O
. O

Currently O
the O
UN B-GPE
asks O
that O
OECD B-ORG
countries O
try O
to O
spend O
0.7 O
% O
of O
their O
GNP O
on O
foreign O
aid O
. O

Although O
most O
countries O
do O
not O
reach O
this O
level O
, O
most O
spend O
at O
least O
0.2 O
% O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
is O
spending O
only O
about O
0.1 O
% O
! O
" O

Since O
there O
is O
a O
basic O
obligation O
to O
help O
all O
countries O
in O
need O
, O
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
already O
doing O
less O
than O
it O
should O
, O
it O
is O
all O
the O
more O
understandable O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
gives O
aid O
to O
countries O
with O
which O
it O
has O
formal O
diplomatic O
relations O
. O

Jaw B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ling I-PERSON
Joanne I-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
a O
researcher O
at O
the O
Institute O
of O
European O
and O
American O
Studies O
at O
the B-ORG
Academia I-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
the O
public O
needs O
to O
look O
at O
the O
issue O
from O
a O
new O
angle O
. O

Relations O
between O
the O
ROC B-GPE
and O
its O
diplomatic O
partners O
should O
be O
seen O
as O
mutually O
beneficial O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
diplomatic O
partners O
have O
economic O
needs O
, O
so O
we O
give O
financial O
assistance O
. O

We O
have O
diplomatic O
problems O
, O
so O
our O
diplomatic O
partners O
support O
our O
entry O
into O
international O
organizations O
. O

Each O
side O
gets O
something O
it O
needs O
, O
and O
the O
relationship O
can O
not O
be O
summed O
up O
as O
a O
purely O
financial O
one O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
continues O
: O
" O
It O
is O
shallow O
to O
see O
the O
maintenance O
of O
relations O
between O
the O
ROC B-GPE
and O
its O
diplomatic O
partners O
as O
depending O
only O
on O
money O
. O

Ties O
with O
some O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
countries O
go O
back O
40 O
or O
50 O
years O
. O

Such O
a O
long O
period O
of O
friendship O
can O
not O
be O
explained O
only O
by O
the O
size O
or O
wealth O
of O
the O
countries O
involved O
. O

" O
In O
fact O
, O
in O
recent O
years O
the O
PRC B-GPE
has O
spent O
much O
larger O
sums O
of O
money O
than O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
trying O
to O
woo O
away O
the O
ROC B-GPE
's O
diplomatic O
partners O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
it O
often O
dangles O
its O
enormous O
domestic O
market O
before O
them O
as O
an O
inducement O
. O

Take O
for O
example O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
banana O
diplomacy O
" O
the O
PRC B-GPE
employed O
toward O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
three O
years O
ago O
. O

Attempting O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
the O
fact O
that O
bananas O
are O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
's O
main O
export O
, O
the O
PRC B-GPE
, O
through O
private O
channels O
, O
indicated O
that O
it O
would O
be O
willing O
to O
purchase O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
bananas O
at O
a O
high O
price O
. O

However O
, O
because O
the O
PRC B-GPE
has O
no O
formal O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
, O
they O
would O
have O
to O
add O
a O
40 O
% O
customs O
tax O
. O

This O
was O
clearly O
an O
effort O
to O
use O
commercial O
incentives O
to O
force O
the O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
government O
's O
hand O
. O

As O
it O
turned O
out O
, O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
bananas O
had O
been O
contracted O
out O
early O
to O
large O
corporations O
, O
and O
also O
some O
of O
the O
companies O
commissioned O
by O
the O
PRC B-GPE
failed O
to O
pay O
up O
as O
promised O
, O
causing O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
farmers O
to O
lose O
confidence O
in O
them O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
PRC B-GPE
goal O
was O
not O
achieved O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
from O
this O
case O
you O
can O
see O
that O
PRC B-GPE
diplomacy O
has O
been O
extended O
to O
cover O
the O
commercial O
field O
as O
well O
. O

Learning O
from O
this O
, O
President O
Chen O
says O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
must O
deepen O
its O
economic O
diplomacy O
. O

The O
government O
must O
take O
the O
lead O
in O
negotiating O
the O
construction O
of O
markets O
and O
the O
creation O
of O
business O
opportunities O
with O
other O
countries O
and O
international O
organizations O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
businesses O
must O
collectively O
move O
to O
the O
front O
line O
. O

Only O
in O
this O
way O
can O
a O
win O
- O
win O
situation O
for O
both O
diplomacy O
and O
trade O
be O
created O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
been O
engaged O
in O
economic O
diplomacy O
for O
many O
years O
now O
, O
yet O
the O
results O
are O
not O
particularly O
obvious O
. O

Jason B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON
says O
that O
currently O
economic O
diplomacy O
has O
shown O
only O
limited O
results O
, O
but O
there O
are O
still O
areas O
where O
the O
new O
government O
can O
work O
harder O
. O

" O
The O
main O
thing O
the O
government O
can O
do O
is O
provide O
information O
and O
convenience O
. O

This O
requires O
coordination O
among O
the B-ORG
Government I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Office I-ORG
[ O
GIO B-ORG
] O
, O
MOEA B-ORG
, O
and O
foreign O
ministry O
. O

Yet O
, O
so O
far O
, O
only O
the O
GIO O
has O
sent O
staff O
to O
diplomatic O
partners O
to O
coordinate O
, O
while O
the O
MOEA O
has O
not O
posted O
staff O
to O
all O
relevant O
overseas O
offices O
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

Greater O
effort O
and O
creativity O
is O
needed O
in O
economic O
diplomacy O
, O
which O
in O
turn O
requires O
more O
study O
and O
discussion O
among O
the O
political O
parties O
, O
businessmen O
, O
and O
the O
academic O
community O
, O
as O
well O
as O
greater O
flexibility O
and O
coordination O
in O
the O
MOFA O
and O
other O
government O
agencies O
. O

Process O
vs. O
outcomes O

The O
number O
of O
ROC B-GPE
diplomatic O
partners O
is O
far O
behind O
that O
of O
the O
PRC B-GPE
, O
which O
seriously O
impedes O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
efforts O
to O
take O
part O
in O
international O
organizations O
. O

For O
international O
organizations O
of O
which O
the O
PRC B-GPE
is O
already O
member O
, O
such O
as O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
although O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
repeatedly O
knocked O
at O
the O
door O
, O
it O
has O
met O
with O
repeated O
failure O
as O
a O
result O
of O
international O
pressure O
imposed O
by O
the O
PRC B-GPE
under O
the O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
" O
principle O
. O

As O
for O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organi I-ORG
- I-ORG
zation I-ORG
, O
to O
which O
both O
sides O
are O
attempting O
to O
gain O
entry O
as O
early O
as O
possible O
, O
the O
PRC B-GPE
has O
brought O
its O
diplomatic O
superiority O
to O
bear O
in O
order O
to O
ensure O
that O
it O
will O
enter O
prior O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
because O
negotiations O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
on O
early O
PRC B-GPE
entry O
have O
not O
reached O
a O
successful O
outcome O
, O
PRC B-GPE
entry O
has O
been O
continually O
postponed O
, O
which O
has O
seriously O
affected O
the O
schedule O
for O
ROC B-GPE
entry O
. O

In O
this O
age O
of O
the O
global O
village O
, O
international O
organizations O
are O
increasingly O
important O
. O

How O
much O
room O
to O
maneuver O
does O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
in O
this O
respect O
? O

Lo B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Research B-ORG
and O
Planning O
Board O
at O
the O
MOFA O
, O
believes O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
still O
has O
room O
to O
maneuver O
in O
terms O
of O
international O
economic O
organizations O
. O

But O
as O
for O
the O
UN B-GPE
and O
its O
affiliated O
organizations O
, O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Health I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
or O
UNESCO B-ORG
, O
the O
ROC B-GPE
faces O
countless O
obstacles O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
ROC B-GPE
is O
currently O
the O
only O
nation O
that O
enjoys O
sovereignty O
that O
is O
excluded O
from O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

When O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
visited O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
in O
August O
, O
the O
president O
of O
that O
country O
, O
Miguel B-PERSON
Angel I-PERSON
Rodriguez I-PERSON
, O
indicated O
for O
the O
first O
time O
that O
his O
country O
would O
be O
willing O
to O
help O
Taiwan B-GPE
enter O
the O
UN B-GPE
. O

But O
he O
suggested O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
should O
reconsider O
its O
tactical O
approach O
; O
otherwise O
repeated O
failure O
could O
cause O
people O
to O
lose O
interest O
and O
faith O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
this O
has O
already O
happened O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
public O
, O
which O
has O
seen O
the O
UN B-GPE
effort O
fail O
repeatedly O
. O

People O
are O
wondering O
whether O
something O
should O
be O
changed O
in O
the O
ROC B-GPE
approach O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
. O

Lo B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
says O
that O
you O
can O
not O
only O
look O
at O
the O
results O
of O
efforts O
to O
enter O
the O
UN B-GPE
- O
you O
also O
have O
to O
look O
at O
the O
significance O
of O
the O
process O
. O

" O
Applying O
for O
entry O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
demonstrates O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
a O
sovereign O
state O
and O
is O
qualified O
to O
be O
a O
UN B-GPE
member O
. O

This O
reminds O
the O
international O
community O
to O
be O
aware O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
existence O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
the O
foreign O
ministry O
, O
efforts O
to O
re-enter O
the O
UN B-GPE
are O
not O
only O
excellent O
training O
for O
diplomatic O
personnel O
, O
but O
also O
provide O
a O
regular O
test O
of O
how O
secure O
relations O
are O
between O
the O
ROC B-GPE
and O
its O
diplomatic O
partner O
states O
, O
" O
explains O
Lo B-PERSON
. O

The O
PRC B-GPE
worked O
for O
21 O
years O
to O
gain O
entry O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
, O
while O
we O
have O
only O
been O
at O
it O
a O
few O
years O
. O

There O
's O
no O
point O
in O
getting O
overanxious O
. O

It O
's O
not O
impossible O
that O
the O
general O
environment O
will O
change O
. O

This O
year O
the O
ROC B-GPE
application O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
particularly O
emphasized O
that O
the O
UN B-GPE
could O
serve O
as O
a O
forum O
for O
the O
peaceful O
resolution O
of O
the O
cross-strait O
problem O
. O

This O
increases O
international O
understanding O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
sincerity O
vis O
- O
a O
- O
vis O
the O
cross-strait O
and O
international O
relations O
issues O
. O

Flexible O
diplomacy O

Looking O
at O
the O
overall O
diplomatic O
situation O
, O
the O
new O
government O
faces O
more O
challenges O
, O
not O
fewer O
. O

That O
being O
the O
case O
, O
so O
far O
, O
how O
has O
the O
new O
foreign O
policy O
team O
been O
doing O
? O

Joanne B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Academia I-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
says O
that O
although O
most O
people O
feel O
that O
the O
new O
government O
's O
strategies O
- O
" O
diplomacy O
of O
the O
whole O
people O
, O
" O
economic O
diplomacy O
, O
and O
entry O
into O
nongovernmental O
organizations O
- O
differ O
little O
from O
the O
past O
, O
you O
must O
remember O
that O
diplomacy O
is O
a O
long O
- O
term O
game O
, O
and O
, O
in O
the O
details O
, O
the O
new O
foreign O
policy O
team O
has O
already O
brought O
in O
some O
fresh O
air O
. O

For O
example O
, O
she O
notes O
, O
recently O
the O
MOFA O
, O
through O
its O
" O
virtual O
diplomacy O
institute O
, O
" O
has O
begun O
offering O
a O
class O
in O
" O
diplomacy O
of O
the O
whole O
people O
" O
that O
provides O
training O
to O
legislative O
assistants O
, O
political O
party O
staff O
, O
and O
employees O
of O
nongovernmental O
organizations O
. O

The O
aim O
is O
to O
develop O
the O
capability O
to O
participate O
in O
international O
affairs O
among O
a O
wider O
public O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
government O
is O
continuing O
to O
encourage O
and O
assist O
private O
groups O
to O
participate O
in O
nongovernmental O
organizations O
, O
is O
eliminating O
the O
units O
abroad O
which O
have O
proven O
ineffective O
, O
and O
is O
promoting O
" O
human O
rights O
diplomacy O
. O
" O

All O
of O
these O
are O
new O
approaches O
in O
foreign O
affairs O
. O

Lo B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
relates O
that O
, O
though O
there O
is O
no O
direct O
and O
immediate O
impact O
on O
inter-state O
relations O
as O
a O
result O
of O
private O
participation O
in O
nongovernmental O
organizations O
, O
nevertheless O
such O
participation O
can O
strengthen O
communication O
and O
contact O
between O
peoples O
. O

The O
Research O
and O
Planning O
Board O
intends O
to O
establish O
a O
special O
NGO O
subcommittee O
, O
led O
by O
the O
government O
, O
to O
provide O
information O
and O
practical O
assistance O
to O
domestic O
NGOs O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Lo B-PERSON
explains O
that O
in O
democratic O
countries O
, O
with O
whom O
Taiwan B-GPE
would O
like O
to O
strengthen O
ties O
, O
public O
opinion O
is O
the O
source O
of O
policy O
direction O
. O

So O
over O
the O
long O
term O
, O
people O
- O
to O
- O
people O
contacts O
will O
definitely O
have O
a O
positive O
effect O
. O

This O
is O
also O
the O
thinking O
behind O
the O
government O
's O
advocacy O
of O
" O
human O
rights O
diplomacy O
. O
" O

By O
emphasizing O
the O
government O
's O
concern O
for O
human O
rights O
on O
the O
international O
stage O
, O
not O
only O
can O
Taiwan B-GPE
make O
its O
own O
democratization O
experience O
available O
for O
other O
countries O
currently O
going O
through O
the O
same O
process O
, O
it O
can O
bring O
itself O
closer O
to O
those O
countries O
which O
also O
place O
a O
strong O
emphasis O
on O
human O
rights O
. O

Besides O
promoting O
new O
ideas O
, O
says O
Lo B-PERSON
, O
the O
MOFA O
is O
also O
undertaking O
internal O
reform O
. O

In O
early O
September O
the O
MOFA B-ORG
announced O
that O
, O
based O
on O
efficiency O
evaluations O
, O
the O
government O
would O
close O
its O
representative O
offices O
in O
the O
African O
countries O
of O
the O
Congo B-GPE
, O
Angola B-GPE
, O
and O
Madagascar B-GPE
. O

As O
Lo B-PERSON
says O
, O
" O
The O
ROC B-GPE
must O
move O
in O
the O
direction O
of O
flexible O
diplomacy O
and O
utilize O
foreign O
policy O
resources O
more O
flexibly O
. O
" O

In O
the O
future O
, O
overseas O
offices O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
will O
undertake O
functional O
integration O
at O
the O
continental O
level O
, O
with O
different O
locations O
having O
different O
specialties O
, O
such O
as O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
affairs O
, O
political O
affairs O
, O
and O
media O
relations O
. O

All O
the O
offices O
in O
a O
particular O
region O
will O
be O
linked O
into O
a O
single O
, O
more O
efficient O
, O
and O
more O
richly O
endowed O
cooperative O
group O
. O

Lo B-PERSON
says O
that O
the O
main O
countries O
that O
will O
be O
at O
the O
center O
of O
future O
diplomatic O
work O
, O
besides O
the O
ROC B-GPE
's O
existing O
diplomatic O
partners O
, O
will O
be O
the O
nations O
of O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
Europe B-GPE
. O

" O
The O
academic O
community O
is O
a O
major O
source O
of O
staff O
people O
for O
the O
executive O
branch O
, O
while O
congressmen O
set O
the O
direction O
of O
legislation O
and O
executive O
officials O
determine O
how O
it O
is O
implemented O
. O

In O
the O
future O
more O
emphasis O
will O
be O
placed O
on O
contacts O
at O
these O
three O
levels O
with O
European B-NORP
and O
North O
American B-NORP
countries O
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

Though O
in O
office O
for O
less O
than O
four O
months O
, O
foreign O
minister O
Tien B-PERSON
Hung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mao I-PERSON
has O
already O
been O
to O
Europe B-GPE
twice O
. O

Based O
on O
his O
comments O
, O
analysts O
infer O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
may O
in O
the O
near O
future O
establish O
formal O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
another O
European B-NORP
country O
. O

Soft O
diplomacy O

Following O
closely O
on O
President O
Chen O
's O
trip O
, O
in O
late O
September O
Vice O
President O
Annette O
Lu O
traveled O
to O
Central O
American B-NORP
countries O
that O
President O
Chen O
could O
not O
fit O
into O
his O
itinerary O
, O
including O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
, O
Honduras B-GPE
, O
Belize B-GPE
, O
and O
Guatemala B-GPE
, O
all O
of O
which O
have O
formal O
diplomatic O
ties O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

This O
visit O
, O
which O
has O
been O
called O
" O
soft O
diplomacy O
, O
" O
breaks O
the O
previous O
mold O
of O
focusing O
on O
political O
and O
economic O
power O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
vice O
president O
's O
delegation O
included O
members O
of O
the O
cultural O
, O
religious O
, O
and O
scientific O
communities O
, O
and O
elected O
officials O
as O
well O
. O

In O
contrast O
to O
the O
male O
way O
of O
thinking O
, O
in O
which O
priority O
has O
always O
been O
given O
to O
considerations O
of O
political O
and O
economic O
power O
, O
Annette B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
has O
emphasized O
" O
soft O
national O
power O
. O
" O

Before O
her O
departure O
she O
stated O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
advocates O
human O
rights O
, O
democracy O
, O
high O
- O
technology O
, O
compassion O
, O
and O
peace O
. O

If O
Taiwan B-GPE
can O
further O
develop O
foreign O
relations O
using O
such O
" O
soft O
power O
, O
" O
one O
day O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
will O
turn O
around O
and O
want O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
join O
. O

Diplomats O
are O
anxious O
for O
a O
breakthrough O
that O
will O
reverse O
negative O
trends O
. O

But O
many O
people O
say O
that O
the O
root O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
's O
foreign O
policy O
difficulties O
is O
still O
in O
the O
relationship O
with O
the O
PRC B-GPE
. O

Right O
now O
the O
two O
sides O
are O
at O
an O
impasse O
. O

It O
is O
unlikely O
there O
will O
be O
any O
progress O
on O
diplomatic O
or O
cross-strait O
issues O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
. O

Before O
departing O
on O
his O
trip O
, O
President O
Chen O
repeatedly O
stressed O
that O
, O
despite O
the O
tremendous O
pressure O
coming O
from O
the O
mainland O
, O
there O
are O
other O
considerations O
in O
foreign O
policy O
. O

Indeed O
, O
says O
Joanne B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
it O
is O
precisely O
because O
diplomatic O
and O
cross-strait O
issues O
are O
inextricably O
intertwined O
that O
foreign O
policy O
breakthroughs O
are O
needed O
. O

If O
more O
states O
support O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Taipei B-GPE
will O
have O
more O
cards O
to O
play O
in O
cross-strait O
negotiations O
, O
and O
domestic O
morale O
will O
be O
bolstered O
and O
people O
's O
fears O
alleviated O
. O

As O
President O
Chen O
said O
, O
determination O
is O
power O
. O

The O
global O
values O
espoused O
by O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
including O
democracy O
, O
human O
rights O
, O
love O
, O
and O
peace O
, O
are O
the O
real O
assets O
of O
ROC B-GPE
diplomacy O
. O

The O
old O
saying O
has O
it O
that O
" O
a O
person O
of O
high O
morals O
will O
never O
be O
alone O
. O
" O

We O
now O
look O
with O
high O
hopes O
to O
the O
international O
community O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
Toils O
with O
Double O
Trouble O
-- O
Forest O
Fires O
Burn O
and O
Oil O
Spill O
Bubbles O

-LRB- O
Chang B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ju I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
-RRB- O

With O
the O
ruling O
and O
opposition O
parties O
slugging O
it O
out O
over O
the B-FAC
Fourth I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
, O
a O
cargo O
ship O
ran O
quietly O
aground O
in O
mid-January O
just O
offshore O
from O
the B-LOC
Lungkeng I-LOC
Ecological I-LOC
Protection I-LOC
Area I-LOC
in O
Kenting B-LOC
National I-LOC
Park I-LOC
. O

Preliminary O
containment O
of O
the O
resulting O
oil O
spill O
was O
not O
achieved O
until O
late O
February O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
been O
hit O
by O
a O
rash O
of O
forest O
fires O
. O

Clearly O
, O
the O
activities O
of O
man O
are O
becoming O
increasingly O
destructive O
of O
nature O
. O

Can O
we O
expect O
to O
go O
on O
forever O
wreaking O
havoc O
on O
the O
earth O
without O
inviting O
a O
backlash O
from O
Mother B-PERSON
Nature I-PERSON
? O

The O
armed O
forces O
dispatched O
thousands O
of O
soldiers O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
oil O
spill O
at O
Lungkeng B-GPE
, O
located O
at O
the O
southern O
tip O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
first O
phase O
of O
the O
cleanup O
was O
completed O
on O
February O
16 O
with O
the O
removal O
of O
over O
300 O
tons O
of O
oil O
from O
the O
shore O
. O

The O
second O
phase O
entails O
cleaning O
the O
uplifted O
coral O
seashore O
and O
restoring O
the O
environment O
of O
the O
intertidal O
zone O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
efforts O
to O
clean O
up O
the O
oil O
could O
cause O
great O
damage O
to O
the O
complex O
ecology O
of O
the O
coral O
shoreline O
and O
destroy O
the O
beauty O
of O
the O
intertidal O
zone O
. O

How O
to O
go O
about O
undoing O
the O
environmental O
destruction O
that O
has O
already O
occurred O
? O

Due O
to O
a O
lack O
of O
comprehensive O
studies O
, O
the O
local O
environment O
in O
Lungkeng B-GPE
is O
not O
sufficiently O
understood O
. O

With O
scholars O
still O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
research O
, O
it O
has O
been O
impossible O
to O
take O
concrete O
action O
. O

The O
oil O
spill O
occurred O
at O
about O
5 O
p.m. O
on O
January O
14 O
when O
the O
Greek O
freighter O
MV O
Amorgos O
carrying O
ore O
from O
India B-GPE
to O
the O
port O
of O
Nantong B-GPE
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
ran O
aground O
about O
a O
kilometer O
off O
the O
cape O
at O
Oluanpi B-GPE
. O

A O
thousand O
tons O
of O
fuel O
oil O
began O
pouring O
through O
the O
ship O
's O
torn O
hull O
. O

The O
disaster O
has O
hit O
the O
uplifted O
coral O
at O
Lungkeng B-GPE
the O
hardest O
. O

The O
ocean O
waves O
brought O
the O
oil O
to O
shore O
, O
making O
a O
mess O
of O
the O
beautiful O
coral O
coastline O
, O
slathering O
shellfish O
and O
aquatic O
plants O
, O
and O
filling O
the O
air O
with O
a O
petroleum O
stench O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
society O
, O
caught O
up O
in O
the O
furor O
over O
the O
nuclear O
power O
plant O
up O
north O
, O
took O
little O
immediate O
notice O
of O
the O
accident O
. O

The O
shipowner O
did O
n't O
stop O
up O
the O
leaking O
hull O
of O
the O
MV O
Amorgos O
until O
the O
end O
of O
January O
. O

He O
went O
through O
a O
shipping O
agent O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
hire O
local O
residents O
in O
Lungkeng B-GPE
to O
clean O
up O
the O
shoreline O
, O
but O
the O
oil O
slick O
had O
mucked O
up O
a O
three O
- O
kilometer O
stretch O
of O
strikingly O
beautiful O
blue O
waters O
, O
throwing O
a O
pall O
over O
the O
local O
tourism O
and O
fishing O
industries O
. O

After O
days O
of O
bitter O
complaints O
, O
aggrieved O
residents O
finally O
got O
the O
attention O
of O
the O
news O
media O
. O

On O
February O
7 O
, O
three O
weeks O
after O
the O
spill O
, O
the B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
formed O
an O
emergency O
task O
force O
, O
and O
EPA B-ORG
chief O
Edgar B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
headed O
south O
to O
inspect O
the O
site O
. O

On O
February O
10 O
, O
Premier O
Chang O
Chun O
- O
hsiung O
and O
several O
other O
high O
- O
ranking O
government O
officials O
boarded O
a O
military O
helicopter O
for O
an O
aerial O
survey O
of O
the O
spill O
, O
and O
the O
premier O
instructed O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Transportation O
and O
Communications O
and O
the O
Ministry O
of O
National O
Defense O
to O
get O
the O
oil O
cleaned O
up O
within O
30 O
working O
days O
. O

The O
EPA O
worked O
up O
an O
estimate O
of O
the O
cost O
of O
cleanup O
, O
ship O
removal O
, O
and O
reparations O
to O
fishermen O
, O
and O
notified O
both O
the O
shipowner O
and O
the O
insurance O
company O
. O

The O
ship O
's O
captain O
and O
other O
ship O
officers O
had O
to O
post O
bond O
before O
they O
were O
allowed O
to O
leave O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

In O
addition O
to O
these O
emergency O
measures O
, O
the O
EPA O
has O
also O
been O
working O
to O
draft O
: O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
a O
set O
of O
guidelines O
for O
establishing O
task O
forces O
to O
deal O
with O
major O
maritime O
environmental O
disasters O
; O
and O
-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
an O
emergency O
response O
plan O
for O
maritime O
oil O
spills O
. O

Draft O
versions O
of O
both O
these O
documents O
will O
be O
presented O
to O
the O
cabinet O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

The O
cabinet O
will O
request O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
to O
authorize O
an O
extraordinary O
budget O
allocation O
to O
cover O
the O
purchase O
of O
oil O
containment O
booms O
, O
sorbents O
, O
helicopters O
, O
and O
other O
equipment O
needed O
for O
responding O
to O
oil O
spills O
. O

The O
problem O
, O
however O
, O
is O
that O
authorities O
did O
not O
respond O
in O
the O
critical O
first O
few O
hours O
and O
days O
following O
the O
spill O
. O

This O
failure O
focused O
renewed O
attention O
on O
poor O
coordination O
between O
the O
central O
and O
local O
governments O
. O

In O
a O
public O
opinion O
poll O
, O
nearly O
70 O
% O
of O
respondents O
indicated O
dissatisfaction O
with O
the O
government O
's O
handling O
of O
the O
oil O
spill O
. O

With O
today O
's O
huge O
volume O
of O
international O
shipping O
, O
oil O
spills O
are O
becoming O
a O
serious O
problem O
. O

Although O
the O
recent O
spill O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
small O
in O
comparison O
with O
10,000 O
- O
ton O
spills O
that O
have O
occurred O
elsewhere O
, O
the O
situation O
here O
is O
worrisome O
because O
, O
as O
a O
petroleum O
importer O
, O
oil O
tankers O
ply O
the O
waters O
around O
our O
island O
in O
swarms O
. O

There O
is O
no O
telling O
when O
the O
next O
spill O
might O
happen O
. O

While O
acknowledging O
the O
necessity O
of O
drafting O
emergency O
response O
plans O
, O
academics O
argue O
that O
an O
even O
more O
pressing O
task O
facing O
the O
government O
is O
to O
catalog O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
marine O
resources O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
they O
say O
, O
it O
may O
be O
impossible O
to O
press O
reparation O
claims O
against O
shipping O
companies O
that O
accurately O
reflect O
the O
extent O
of O
damages O
. O

The O
lack O
of O
a O
detailed O
understanding O
of O
the O
Lungkeng B-GPE
ecology O
presents O
a O
perfect O
case O
in O
point O
. O

Similarly O
, O
after O
the O
recent O
spate O
of O
forest O
fires O
in O
central O
and O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
scholars O
have O
again O
reacted O
by O
calling O
on O
the O
government O
to O
begin O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
with O
ongoing O
studies O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
forest O
habitats O
. O

Investigations O
have O
shown O
that O
most O
of O
the O
recent O
forest O
fires O
plaguing O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
been O
caused O
by O
campfires O
. O

Although O
the O
recent O
fires O
have O
been O
put O
out O
fairly O
quickly O
, O
a O
blaze O
on O
Snow B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
caused O
alarm O
when O
it O
burned O
near O
a O
stand O
of O
rare O
Chinese B-NORP
hemlock O
as O
well O
as O
streams O
that O
are O
home O
to O
the O
Formosan O
landlocked O
salmon O
, O
which O
is O
regarded O
as O
a O
national O
treasure O
. O

Forestry O
service O
officials O
indicate O
that O
none O
of O
the O
recent O
blazes O
has O
caused O
major O
damage O
, O
but O
the O
Council O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
has O
instructed O
the O
various O
forestry O
districts O
to O
step O
up O
patrols O
to O
keep O
man O
- O
made O
forest O
fires O
from O
happening O
again O
and O
again O
. O

Chao B-PERSON
Jung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
, O
a O
researcher O
at O
Taiwan B-ORG
Forestry I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
feels O
that O
the O
public O
ought O
to O
take O
the O
forest O
fires O
and O
the O
oil O
spill O
in O
Lungkeng B-GPE
as O
warnings O
of O
the O
urgent O
need O
to O
understand O
the O
environment O
in O
which O
we O
live O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Chao B-PERSON
asks O
: O
What O
are O
the O
scientific O
criteria O
for O
deciding O
when O
a O
forest O
fire O
has O
caused O
enough O
damage O
to O
require O
rehabilitation O
of O
the O
environment O
afterwards O
? O

Under O
what O
circumstances O
is O
it O
okay O
to O
let O
the O
environment O
recover O
on O
its O
own O
? O

These O
questions O
require O
ongoing O
monitoring O
and O
research O
before O
objective O
criteria O
can O
be O
developed O
and O
environmental O
rehabilitation O
efforts O
can O
be O
carried O
out O
properly O
. O

Once O
an O
environment O
that O
has O
taken O
shape O
over O
millions O
of O
years O
is O
destroyed O
, O
it O
is O
usually O
beyond O
man O
's O
ability O
to O
undo O
the O
damage O
. O

Efforts O
to O
that O
end O
often O
prove O
fruitless O
. O

It O
is O
time O
to O
start O
devoting O
serious O
thought O
to O
the O
question O
of O
how O
to O
preserve O
the O
beauty O
of O
the O
island O
we O
call O
home O
. O

p. O
67 O

Fuel O
oil O
pouring O
from O
the O
torn O
hull O
of O
the O
MV O
Amorgos O
has O
sullied O
the O
beautiful O
blue O
waters O
off O
the O
southern O
tip O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Living O
on O
an O
island O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
face O
an O
urgent O
need O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
prevent O
pollution O
of O
their O
coastal O
waters O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Lin B-PERSON
Hsiu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
, O
United B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
-RRB- O

Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
: O

Sweating O
in O
the O
Spotlight O

Recently O
the O
Taipei O
City O
Department O
of O
Urban O
Development O
announced O
their O
idea O
for O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Taipei I-WORK_OF_ART
Citizen I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Passport I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

Who O
is O
their O
idea O
of O
a O
typical O
Taipei O
Citizen O
? O

The O
answer O
is O
an O
environmentally O
conscious O
, O
culture O
- O
loving O
person O
who O
has O
a O
soft O
spot O
in O
their O
heart O
for O
good O
causes O
- O
someone O
who O
reads O
several O
books O
a O
month O
, O
recycles O
, O
takes O
mass O
transit O
, O
donates O
blood O
, O
does O
volunteer O
work O
, O
plants O
flowers O
on O
their O
balcony O
and O
cleans O
their O
building O
's O
exterior O
walls O
. O

That O
's O
who O
! O

This O
" O
passport O
, O
" O
with O
its O
middle O
- O
class O
and O
decidedly O
Western B-NORP
sensibility O
, O
is O
just O
one O
example O
of O
how O
Taipei B-GPE
differs O
from O
other O
places O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Not O
long O
after O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
ascended O
to O
the O
ROC B-GPE
presidency O
, O
the O
Office O
of O
the O
President O
began O
to O
come O
into O
sharp O
conflict O
with O
Taipei B-FAC
City I-FAC
Hall I-FAC
. O

They O
clashed O
over O
whether O
to O
build O
a O
domed O
stadium O
, O
over O
how O
to O
allocate O
government O
funds O
, O
over O
which O
romanization O
system O
should O
be O
employed O
to O
transcribe O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
characters O
, O
and O
even O
over O
whether O
the O
mayor O
was O
showing O
the O
president O
proper O
respect O
. O

These O
conflicts O
have O
caused O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
to O
become O
isolated O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
other O
cities O
and O
counties O
. O

What O
exactly O
is O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
these O
disputes O
? O

Is O
there O
a O
north O
- O
south O
divide O
between O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
the O
other O
counties O
and O
cities O
? O

And O
are O
the O
calls O
of O
" O
Taipei B-GPE
first O
" O
and O
of O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
first O
" O
mutually O
reinforcing O
or O
mutually O
exclusive O
? O

Taipei B-GPE
's O
wealth O
and O
high O
status O
as O
the O
capital O
have O
long O
been O
a O
sore O
spot O
with O
many O
people O
living O
elsewhere O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Some O
argue O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
ought O
to O
be O
divided O
into O
four O
counties O
by O
the B-LOC
Chuoshui I-LOC
River I-LOC
and O
the B-LOC
Central I-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
Range I-LOC
, O
with O
financial O
resources O
being O
equitably O
divided O
to O
create O
uniform O
levels O
of O
development O
in O
each O
. O

Others O
question O
whether O
the O
central O
government O
should O
be O
located O
at O
the O
northern O
tip O
of O
the O
island O
, O
making O
it O
difficult O
to O
reach O
for O
civil O
servants O
and O
regular O
citizens O
alike O
. O

Why O
not O
instead O
move O
the O
capital O
to O
Taichung B-GPE
, O
they O
suggest O
. O

Since O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
provincial O
government O
was O
largely O
disbanded O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
21 O
counties O
and O
cities O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
been O
directly O
under O
the O
ROC B-GPE
central O
government O
. O

With O
the O
election O
of O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
, O
the O
ROC B-GPE
is O
now O
under O
the O
control O
of O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
-LRB- O
DPP B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
as O
are O
many O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
other O
cities O
and O
counties O
, O
including O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
, O
which O
like O
Taipei B-GPE
enjoys O
special O
status O
as O
a O
" O
self O
- O
governing O
municipality O
. O
" O

Whereas O
the O
south O
was O
Chen B-PERSON
's O
principal O
source O
of O
votes O
, O
the O
blue O
of O
the O
KMT B-NORP
holds O
sway O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
making O
the O
city O
a O
thorn O
in O
the O
side O
of O
the O
ruling O
DPP B-ORG
and O
threatening O
its O
privileged O
position O
. O

In O
July O
the O
city O
and O
the O
central O
government O
quarreled O
over O
how O
much O
money O
the O
city O
would O
be O
allotted O
in O
the O
national O
budget O
, O
and O
the O
city O
's O
share O
was O
cut O
by O
NT$ O
6 O
billion O
. O

Then O
in O
October O
the O
Executive B-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
lowered O
the O
population O
requirement O
for O
self O
- O
governing O
status O
, O
and O
Taichung B-GPE
City I-GPE
joined O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
as O
a O
special O
self O
- O
administered O
municipality O
. O

Various O
other O
large O
cities O
and O
counties O
also O
hope O
to O
achieve O
this O
so O
as O
to O
enjoy O
the O
same O
status O
as O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

The O
goose O
that O
lays O
the O
golden O
eggs O

Is O
Taipei B-GPE
really O
specially O
blessed O
? O

Why O
is O
it O
the O
focus O
of O
so O
much O
attention O
, O
of O
so O
much O
envy O
and O
jealousy O
? O

Perhaps O
the O
following O
figures O
can O
help O
shed O
some O
light O
on O
this O
matter O
: O

The B-LOC
Taipei I-LOC
Basin I-LOC
holds O
12 O
% O
of O
the O
island O
's O
population O
on O
only O
0.8 O
% O
of O
its O
land O
, O
yet O
it O
has O
one O
- O
sixth O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
high O
schools O
, O
one O
- O
third O
of O
its O
universities O
, O
and O
54 O
% O
of O
its O
cultural O
activities O
. O

At O
least O
75 O
% O
of O
all O
medium O
and O
large O
international O
conferences O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
held O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

More O
than O
90 O
% O
of O
multinationals O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
their O
headquarters O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

And O
among O
the O
100 O
largest O
domestic O
companies O
, O
more O
than O
70 O
are O
registered O
in O
the O
city O
and O
pay O
their O
business O
taxes O
there O
. O

Of O
the O
remaining O
, O
10 O
can O
be O
found O
in O
the B-FAC
Hsinchu I-FAC
Science I-FAC
Park I-FAC
. O

Whereas O
numerous O
factories O
are O
spread O
throughout O
central O
and O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
most O
are O
just O
producing O
for O
somewhere O
else O
. O

For O
these O
areas O
, O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
expression O
captures O
the O
situation O
pretty O
well O
: O

" O
The O
hens O
produce O
droppings O
but O
lay O
no O
eggs O
. O
" O

As O
far O
as O
the O
distribution O
of O
government O
largess O
is O
concerned O
, O
in O
1998 O
government O
expenditures O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
ran O
to O
about O
NT$ O
176 O
billion O
- O

that O
's O
three O
times O
more O
than O
in O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
City I-GPE
and O
more O
than O
in O
Taichung B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
Miaoli B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Taichung B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Changhua B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Nantou B-GPE
County I-GPE
and O
Yunlin B-GPE
County I-GPE
combined O
. O

Those O
six O
localities O
only O
received O
NT$ O
120 O
billion O
in O
total O
. O

If O
expenditures O
were O
divided O
evenly O
among O
all O
the O
residents O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
each O
would O
receive O
NT$ O
68,000 O
, O
far O
above O
the O
NT$ O
42,000 O
for O
the O
residents O
of O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
, O
the O
NT$ O
25,000 O
for O
residents O
of O
Tainan B-GPE
City I-GPE
or O
the O
NT$ O
17,000 O
for O
the O
residents O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

In O
light O
of O
this O
discrepancy O
, O
it O
's O
no O
wonder O
that O
the O
other O
counties O
and O
cities O
angrily O
look O
upon O
the O
residents O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
as O
" O
first O
- O
class O
citizens O
" O
who O
live O
in O
the O
lap O
of O
luxury O
, O
while O
taking O
everyone O
else O
for O
a O
ride O
. O

These O
first O
- O
class O
citizens O
really O
do O
run O
through O
money O
like O
water O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
see O
how O
, O
you O
could O
start O
with O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
Mass B-FAC
Rapid I-FAC
Transit I-FAC
-LRB- O
MRT B-FAC
-RRB- O
system O
, O
which O
is O
the O
world O
's O
most O
expensive O
at O
NT$ O
440 O
billion O
; O
the B-FAC
Kuandu I-FAC
Nature I-FAC
Reserve I-FAC
, O
for O
which O
Japanese B-NORP
experts O
were O
hired O
to O
perform O
wetlands O
restoration O
to O
the O
tune O
of O
NT$ O
14 O
billion O
; O
the O
West O
Gate O
District O
reconstruction O
carried O
out O
in O
conjunction O
with O
the O
building O
of O
the O
MRT O
there O
, O
which O
came O
to O
more O
than O
NT$ O
10 O
billion O
; O
the B-FAC
Mucha I-FAC
Zoo I-FAC
, O
which O
has O
consumed O
NT$ O
30 O
billion O
since O
it O
was O
built O
in O
the O
1970s O
; O
or O
the O
building O
of O
the B-FAC
Taipei I-FAC
Financial I-FAC
Center I-FAC
, O
which O
will O
stand O
101 O
stories O
high O
, O
serve O
as O
an O
Asian O
landmark O
, O
and O
cost O
the O
city O
as O
much O
as O
NT$ O
10 O
billion O
. O

Two O
heads O
, O
north O
and O
south O

This O
easy O
- O
come O
, O
easy O
- O
go O
attitude O
toward O
money O
has O
long O
been O
a O
characteristic O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Ever O
since O
Liu B-PERSON
Mingchuan I-PERSON
founded O
Taipei B-GPE
in O
the O
late O
Qing O
dynasty O
, O
rule O
over O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
switched O
from O
nation O
to O
nation O
. O

Yet O
no O
matter O
who O
was O
in O
control O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
has O
not O
been O
shaken O
from O
its O
position O
as O
the O
island O
's O
center O
of O
government O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
" O
It O
has O
only O
been O
ten O
some O
years O
that O
Taipei B-GPE
has O
really O
left O
the O
others O
in O
the O
dust O
, O
" O
argues O
Hsia B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
joe I-PERSON
, O
a O
professor O
at O
NTU B-ORG
's O
Graduate O
Institute O
of O
Building O
and O
Planning O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
although O
the O
Governor O
- O
General O
's O
Residence O
was O
located O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
during O
Japanese B-NORP
rule O
, O
in O
the O
agricultural O
Taiwan B-GPE
of O
that O
period O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
colonial O
administration O
was O
concerned O
about O
rice O
and O
sugar O
production O
over O
the O
entire O
Western B-LOC
Plain I-LOC
and O
treated O
all O
the O
cities O
about O
the O
same O
. O

Moreover O
, O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
era O
, O
Japan B-GPE
began O
to O
put O
even O
more O
emphasis O
on O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
as O
a O
base O
for O
its O
advances O
into O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
. O

This O
gave O
the O
impetus O
for O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
later O
developing O
into O
an O
" O
industrial O
port O
city O
. O
" O

When O
the O
ROC B-GPE
took O
over O
, O
government O
power O
returned O
to O
the O
Governor O
- O
General O
's O
Residence O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
which O
became O
the B-FAC
Presidential I-FAC
Palace I-FAC
. O

Although O
Taipei B-GPE
remained O
the O
political O
and O
economic O
center O
, O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
remained O
as O
an O
important O
center O
of O
heavy O
industry O
. O

Export O
processing O
zones O
established O
in O
the O
1960s O
in O
Nantzu B-GPE
and O
Chienchen B-GPE
attracted O
people O
from O
all O
over O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
1970s O
, O
during O
the O
era O
of O
the O
Ten O
Construction O
Projects O
, O
both O
China B-ORG
Shipbuilding I-ORG
and O
China B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
chose O
to O
locate O
in O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
. O

At O
one O
point O
, O
the O
city O
's O
port O
was O
the O
busiest O
in O
the O
world O
, O
as O
it O
sent O
products O
" O
Made O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
" O
across O
the O
seven O
seas O
. O

It O
thus O
made O
a O
pivotal O
contribution O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
" O
economic O
miracle O
. O
" O

With O
the O
rise O
of O
industry O
in O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
, O
the O
agricultural O
counties O
of O
central O
and O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
began O
to O
lag O
behind O
, O
but O
at O
least O
there O
was O
a O
minimal O
kind O
of O
balance O
on O
the O
island O
as O
a O
whole O
with O
" O
two O
heads O
, O
one O
north O
and O
one O
south O
. O
" O

And O
to O
some O
degree O
the O
provincial O
government O
's O
location O
in O
Nantou B-GPE
- O
and O
the O
resulting O
stream O
of O
visiting O
city O
and O
county O
bureaucrats O
- O
meant O
that O
central O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
n't O
all O
that O
forlorn O
. O

Taichung B-GPE
and O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
step O
out O
! O

Well O
then O
, O
when O
did O
Taipei B-GPE
really O
start O
to O
pull O
ahead O
? O

And O
why O
? O

Hsia B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
joe I-PERSON
explains O
that O
the O
late O
1980s O
were O
an O
important O
turning O
point O
. O

The O
rapid O
appreciation O
of O
the O
NT O
dollar O
necessitated O
a O
shift O
from O
the O
labor O
- O
intensive O
production O
on O
which O
the O
island O
had O
depended O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
and O
Western B-NORP
manufacturers O
left O
, O
and O
even O
Taiwanese B-NORP
companies O
began O
to O
pull O
up O
their O
stakes O
and O
move O
their O
factories O
to O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
there O
was O
a O
growing O
environmental O
consciousness O
that O
led O
the O
residents O
of O
central O
and O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
start O
opposing O
industrial O
projects O
. O

Ten O
years O
ago O
the O
town O
of O
Lukang B-GPE
in O
Changhua B-GPE
County I-GPE
told O
Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
to O
look O
elsewhere O
, O
and O
three O
years O
ago O
Taichung B-GPE
County I-GPE
refused O
to O
allow O
Bayer B-ORG
to O
build O
a O
plant O
there O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
other O
multinationals O
planning O
major O
investment O
projects O
stopped O
even O
considering O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O
" O

In O
fact O
, O
what O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
people O
want O
most O
of O
all O
is O
the O
' O
three O
direct O
links O
' O
with O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
" O
says O
Huang B-PERSON
Jung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
, O
the O
director O
- O
general O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
Department O
of O
Reconstruction O
, O
who O
worked O
for O
the O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
City I-GPE
government O
for O
many O
years O
. O

" O
With O
regularly O
scheduled O
flights O
, O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
could O
turn O
itself O
into O
an O
international O
port O
led O
by O
its O
service O
industries O
. O
" O

Likewise O
, O
Lai B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
i I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Taiwan O
Province O
Association O
of O
Real O
Estate O
Investors O
, O
which O
is O
headquartered O
in O
Central B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
, O
recalls O
that O
ten O
years O
ago O
the O
Taichung B-GPE
city O
government O
drew O
up O
a O
new O
plan O
for O
the O
city O
that O
called O
for O
straight O
, O
broad O
avenues O
. O

Many O
businesses O
were O
privately O
expecting O
that O
the B-FAC
Port I-FAC
of I-FAC
Taichung I-FAC
would O
be O
able O
to O
establish O
direct O
shipping O
links O
with O
the O
mainland O
, O
and O
were O
even O
hoping O
to O
attract O
" O
red O
capital O
" O
from O
across O
the O
strait O
. O

They O
had O
visions O
of O
Taichung B-GPE
establishing O
important O
links O
to O
the B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
or O
even O
to O
the O
global O
community O
. O

Much O
to O
these O
cities O
' O
frustration O
, O
for O
ten O
years O
there O
has O
been O
no O
progress O
on O
the O
" O
three O
direct O
links O
. O
" O

Kaohsiung B-GPE
and O
Taichung B-GPE
have O
excellent O
ports O
, O
but O
they O
are O
like O
besieged O
cities O
with O
nowhere O
to O
go O
. O

Three O
years O
ago O
the B-FAC
Tuntex I-FAC
Building I-FAC
was O
completed O
in O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
. O

At O
81 O
stories O
it O
is O
one O
of O
the O
tallest O
skyscrapers O
in O
Asia B-GPE
. O

Yet O
a O
series O
of O
rumors O
circling O
about O
its O
precarious O
financial O
status O
have O
turned O
it O
into O
a O
symbol O
of O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
's O
falling O
fortunes O
. O

High O
- O
tech O
corridor O

While O
southern O
and O
central O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
fallen O
on O
hard O
times O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
has O
taken O
full O
advantage O
of O
the O
1990s O
trend O
toward O
globalized O
production O
. O

" O
There O
is O
first O
of O
all O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
position O
of O
importance O
both O
for O
the O
economy O
and O
for O
government O
, O
and O
the O
thriving O
science O
park O
in O
Hsinchu B-GPE
, O
" O
explains O
Hsia B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chiu I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
a O
professor O
of O
architecture O
and O
urban O
planning O
at O
NTU B-ORG
. O

" O
To O
these O
you O
add O
the O
international O
airport O
in O
Taoyuan B-GPE
and O
the O
construction O
of O
the O
second O
northern O
highway O
, O
and O
what O
you O
get O
is O
a O
' O
high O
- O
tech O
corridor O
' O
from O
Taipei B-GPE
to O
Hsinchu B-GPE
. O
" O

Hsia B-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
this O
corridor O
extends O
overseas O
, O
eastward O
to O
California B-GPE
's O
Silicon B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
and O
westward O
to O
the O
production O
bases O
in O
the O
Pearl B-PERSON
and O
Yangtze B-LOC
river O
deltas O
on O
the O
mainland O
. O

Taipei B-GPE
, O
however O
, O
plays O
a O
pivotal O
role O
in O
the O
middle O
, O
linking O
all O
the O
parts O
together O
. O

" O
If O
you O
eat O
somewhere O
like O
the B-FAC
Agora I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
Conference I-FAC
Center I-FAC
, O
you O
'll O
hear O
people O
all O
around O
you O
saying O
things O
like O
, O
' O
Have O
you O
been O
abroad O
recently O
? O
' O
or O
' O
I O
've O
just O
come O
back O
from O
overseas O
, O
' O
" O
says O
Yang O
Ting O
- O
yuan O
, O
the O
former O
general O
manager O
of O
Winbond O
Electronic O
's O
semiconductor O
subsidiary O
. O

The O
outstanding O
performance O
of O
Northern O
Taiwan O
's O
high O
- O
tech O
corridor O
is O
driving O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
economy O
and O
widening O
the O
gap O
between O
north O
and O
south O
. O

Given O
this O
situation O
, O
where O
is O
there O
leverage O
to O
bring O
about O
a O
better O
balance O
between O
north O
and O
south O
? O

Any O
such O
attempt O
will O
hinge O
upon O
the O
central O
government O
working O
to O
redistribute O
wealth O
- O
to O
take O
from O
rich O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
give O
to O
its O
poor O
country O
cousins O
. O

How O
much O
would O
such O
action O
actually O
help O
? O

Although O
redirecting O
some O
of O
the O
billions O
appropriated O
for O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
would O
do O
little O
to O
fundamentally O
change O
the O
economic O
disparity O
, O
many O
experts O
believe O
that O
it O
would O
at O
least O
serve O
as O
a O
comforting O
gesture O
to O
the O
various O
counties O
and O
cities O
crying O
for O
help O
. O

But O
it O
would O
not O
get O
to O
the O
root O
of O
the O
problem O
. O

" O
If O
you O
really O
want O
to O
help O
those O
cities O
and O
counties O
, O
then O
you O
've O
got O
to O
implement O
' O
local O
self O
- O
rule O
, O
' O
so O
that O
the O
local O
governments O
-LRB- O
which O
are O
now O
only O
tertiary O
government O
units O
-RRB- O
really O
acquire O
sufficient O
power O
and O
money O
, O
" O
argues O
Hsia B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
joe I-PERSON
. O

Otherwise O
, O
if O
the O
" O
southern O
science O
park O
" O
that O
is O
now O
being O
built O
in O
Tainan B-GPE
County I-GPE
is O
successful O
, O
perhaps O
it O
, O
in O
combination O
with O
the O
" O
three O
direct O
links O
" O
and O
the O
high O
- O
speed O
railway O
will O
create O
new O
opportunity O
for O
central O
and O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Knowing O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
better O
than O
Hualien B-GPE

A O
city O
can O
thrive O
or O
wilt O
in O
response O
to O
political O
and O
economic O
changes O
to O
a O
nation O
. O

These O
developments O
can O
even O
slowly O
and O
silently O
change O
its O
basic O
character O
. O

Taipei B-GPE
's O
character O
is O
much O
different O
than O
those O
of O
other O
Taiwanese B-NORP
cities O
. O

" O
In O
attitude O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
is O
like O
a O
different O
country O
from O
central O
and O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
" O
observes O
Chen B-PERSON
Tung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
NTU B-ORG
's O
sociology O
department O
, O
and O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
's O
brain O
trust O
. O

First O
of O
all O
, O
while O
most O
counties O
and O
cities O
regard O
the O
central O
government O
as O
the O
boss O
and O
Taipei B-GPE
as O
the O
imaginary O
enemy O
, O
only O
Taipei B-GPE
has O
an O
" O
international O
outlook O
. O
" O

Chen B-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
every O
year O
more O
than O
900,000 O
residents O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
- O
or O
more O
than O
30 O
% O
of O
its O
population O
- O
travel O
overseas O
. O

Hsinchu B-GPE
comes O
in O
second O
at O
28 O
% O
. O

By O
way O
of O
comparison O
, O
only O
6 O
% O
of O
Tainan B-GPE
residents O
and O
5.4 O
% O
of O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
residents O
go O
abroad O
every O
year O
. O

Every O
winter O
and O
summer O
vacation O
Chen B-PERSON
's O
kids O
go O
overseas O
to O
study O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

But O
the O
Chens B-PERSON
are O
just O
another O
middle O
- O
class O
yuppie O
family O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

" O
Taipei B-GPE
youth O
may O
well O
know O
more O
about O
the O
latest O
fashions O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
than O
about O
Yunlin B-GPE
or O
Hualien B-GPE
, O
" O
notes O
Chen B-PERSON
. O

You O
can O
see O
one O
example O
after O
another O
of O
how O
Taipei B-GPE
has O
its O
eyes O
on O
the O
world O
and O
fingers O
on O
the O
global O
pulse O
. O

At O
the O
beginning O
of O
September O
, O
the O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
government O
broke O
new O
ground O
by O
sponsoring O
a O
gay O
pride O
festival O
. O

It O
even O
invited O
Michael B-PERSON
Bronski I-PERSON
, O
a O
leader O
of O
the O
gay O
pride O
movement O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

The O
event O
was O
fiercely O
opposed O
by O
the O
Presbyterian O
church O
and O
other O
groups O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
but O
it O
clearly O
earned O
points O
with O
foreigners O
who O
participated O
enthusiastically O
and O
saw O
it O
as O
an O
embrace O
of O
tolerance O
and O
diversity O
. O

" O
The O
fact O
is O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
puts O
a O
lot O
of O
effort O
every O
year O
into O
providing O
foreign O
assistance O
and O
sending O
the O
head O
of O
state O
overseas O
, O
but O
we O
forget O
that O
we O
engage O
in O
foreign O
relations O
with O
our O
everyday O
actions O
, O
" O
says O
Cheng B-PERSON
Tsun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
director O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
Bureau O
of O
Labor O
Affairs O
. O

More O
than O
30,000 O
foreign O
workers O
, O
mostly O
Filipino B-NORP
or O
Indonesian B-NORP
nannies O
and O
nurses O
, O
live O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

" O
About O
10,000 O
of O
these O
foreign O
domestics O
leave O
every O
year O
when O
their O
contracts O
expire O
. O

If O
these O
10,000 O
people O
dislike O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
their O
opinions O
will O
get O
passed O
around O
by O
word O
of O
mouth O
when O
they O
return O
home O
. O

What O
hope O
will O
there O
then O
be O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
foreign O
relations O
? O
" O

Last O
year O
Cheng B-PERSON
Tsun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON
put O
on O
a O
big O
event O
for O
foreign O
workers O
, O
and O
this O
year O
he O
has O
created O
an O
English B-LANGUAGE
newsletter O
for O
foreign O
workers O
. O

Says O
Cheng B-PERSON
: O
" O
Guests O
from O
afar O
should O
be O
treated O
with O
respect O
- O
not O
only O
to O
show O
that O
Taipei B-GPE
is O
serious O
about O
becoming O
an O
international O
city O
, O
but O
also O
because O
these O
visitors O
are O
one O
of O
the O
links O
Taipei B-GPE
has O
to O
other O
international O
cities O
. O
" O

Not O
losing O
face O
for O
the O
nation O

" O
Taipei B-GPE
is O
under O
a O
lot O
of O
pressure O
because O
it O
faces O
international O
competition O
, O
" O
says O
William B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
the O
head O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
Bureau O
of O
Urban O
Development O
. O

When O
multinationals O
are O
deciding O
where O
to O
put O
their O
regional O
headquarters O
they O
make O
city O
- O
to O
- O
city O
comparisons O
. O

Last O
December O
the O
English O
- O
language O
magazine O
Asia B-WORK_OF_ART
Week I-WORK_OF_ART
made O
a O
list O
of O
Asian O
cities O
that O
put O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
Osaka B-GPE
in O
a O
tie O
for O
second O
place O
among O
the O
most O
livable O
cities O
in O
Asia B-GPE
, O
behind O
only O
Fukuoka B-GPE
. O

Taipei B-GPE
was O
up O
three O
places O
from O
the O
year O
before O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
since O
the O
chart O
changes O
year O
to O
year O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
could O
slip O
in O
the O
future O
if O
it O
is O
n't O
careful O
. O

" O
Taipei B-GPE
is O
struggling O
to O
catch O
up O
with O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
and O
it O
has O
cities O
like O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
and O
Bangkok B-GPE
running O
fast O
on O
its O
heels O
, O
" O
says O
Chen B-PERSON
. O

Chen B-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
with O
the O
PRC B-GPE
lavishing O
resources O
on O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
the O
city O
was O
able O
to O
complete O
its O
highway O
and O
put O
its O
electric O
cables O
underground O
in O
just O
two O
years O
. O

It O
was O
even O
able O
to O
lay O
down O
an O
entire O
fiber O
optic O
network O
. O

" O
In O
terms O
of O
quality O
and O
diversity O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
is O
ahead O
, O
but O
it O
's O
a O
step O
behind O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
bringing O
out O
the O
pickaxes O
for O
an O
infrastructure O
project O
, O
" O
Chen B-PERSON
admits O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
there O
has O
long O
been O
talk O
about O
installing O
a O
proper O
sewage O
treatment O
system O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
but O
currently O
only O
43 O
% O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
homes O
are O
connected O
to O
it O
. O

The O
sewage O
from O
most O
Taipei B-GPE
homes O
pours O
out O
, O
untreated O
, O
into O
rivers O
. O

The O
capitals O
of O
the O
advanced O
Western B-NORP
nations O
would O
never O
have O
allowed O
such O
a O
situation O
to O
persist O
. O

The O
residents O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
regard O
themselves O
as O
citizens O
of O
the O
" O
global O
village O
, O
" O
and O
are O
confident O
in O
facing O
international O
challenges O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
they O
find O
it O
hard O
to O
accept O
the O
current O
government O
's O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
first O
" O
orientation O
and O
its O
focus O
on O
the O
" O
native O
soil O
. O
" O

Recently O
, O
there O
has O
been O
a O
big O
controversy O
about O
which O
romanization O
system O
to O
use O
for O
writing O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
characters O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

The O
ROC B-GPE
government O
insists O
on O
casting O
aside O
the O
Hanyu O
Pinyin O
system O
that O
has O
been O
used O
on O
the O
mainland O
and O
around O
the O
world O
for O
many O
years O
and O
instead O
adopting O
the O
Tongyong O
Pinyin O
system O
, O
which O
has O
been O
specially O
created O
by O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
scholar O
. O

This O
has O
raised O
the O
hackles O
of O
Lung B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
, O
the O
director O
of O
the O
Taipei O
Bureau O
of O
Culture O
: O
" O
The O
new O
government O
can O
not O
try O
to O
lock O
up O
the O
nation O
. O

It O
can O
not O
put O
the O
elimination O
of O
pan-Chinese O
influences O
as O
the O
starting O
point O
for O
all O
its O
thinking O
! O
" O

Not O
talking O
the O
talk O

With O
its O
international O
orientation O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
also O
has O
a O
much O
different O
attitude O
than O
other O
counties O
and O
cities O
, O
especially O
southern O
ones O
, O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
the O
issue O
of O
independence O
versus O
reunification O
. O

" O
Over O
30 O
% O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
population O
is O
made O
up O
of O
mainlanders O
[ O
those O
who O
fled O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Communists B-NORP
, O
and O
their O
descendants O
] O
, O
" O
explains O
Chen B-PERSON
Tung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
. O

" O
This O
figure O
is O
much O
higher O
than O
the O
13 O
% O
average O
in O
the O
nation O
. O
" O

The O
mainlanders O
have O
introduced O
the O
cuisines O
of O
their O
home O
provinces O
and O
a O
longing O
for O
the O
old O
country O
. O

Likewise O
, O
the O
attitudes O
of O
civil O
servants O
loyal O
to O
the O
KMT B-NORP
have O
also O
taken O
firm O
root O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
a O
larger O
proportion O
of O
Hakkas B-NORP
live O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
than O
any O
place O
outside O
of O
their O
traditional O
bases O
in O
the O
countryside O
, O
and O
the O
city O
also O
has O
a O
large O
community O
of O
aborigines O
. O

With O
this O
population O
structure O
, O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
chauvinism O
so O
prevalent O
in O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
rather O
rare O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Oddly O
, O
as O
Taipei B-GPE
has O
gone O
out O
of O
its O
way O
to O
establish O
ties O
with O
the O
international O
community O
and O
trade O
with O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
it O
has O
, O
whether O
by O
intention O
or O
not O
, O
created O
distance O
between O
itself O
and O
the O
rest O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Tung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
who O
grew O
up O
in O
Shalu O
, O
Taichung B-GPE
County I-GPE
and O
has O
a O
strong O
Taiwanese B-NORP
consciousness O
, O
remarks O
that O
you O
simply O
ca O
n't O
get O
by O
without O
speaking O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
south O
of O
the B-LOC
Chuoshui I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

Only O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
do O
people O
dare O
to O
" O
eat O
Taiwanese B-NORP
, O
but O
not O
speak O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
. O
" O

Both O
in O
terms O
of O
language O
and O
national O
identity O
, O
there O
is O
a O
clear O
" O
split O
between O
north O
and O
south O
. O
" O

To O
take O
the O
simplest O
example O
, O
current O
ROC B-GPE
president O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
had O
an O
outstanding O
record O
as O
mayor O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Moreover O
, O
he O
wore O
the O
mantle O
of O
being O
a O
" O
Taiwanese B-NORP
native O
son O
. O
" O

In O
any O
other O
county O
or O
city O
, O
his O
re-election O
would O
have O
been O
a O
sure O
thing O
. O

But O
in O
the O
1998 O
mayoral O
election O
, O
he O
lost O
by O
more O
than O
100,000 O
votes O
to O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
, O
whose O
parents O
came O
over O
from O
the O
mainland O
. O

The O
year O
that O
he O
lost O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
magnanimously O
said O
, O
" O
a O
first O
- O
rate O
city O
is O
bound O
to O
be O
a O
very O
picky O
city O
. O
" O

He O
did O
so O
to O
show O
that O
he O
bore O
no O
grudge O
, O
but O
perhaps O
his O
statement O
was O
also O
a O
harbinger O
of O
the O
current O
animosity O
between O
the O
President O
's O
Office B-ORG
and O
City B-ORG
Hall I-ORG
. O

New O
hometown O

In O
the O
eyes O
of O
the O
other O
counties O
and O
cities O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
may O
stand O
alone O
, O
but O
Taipei B-GPE
people O
themselves O
struggle O
with O
their O
sense O
of O
identity O
. O

" O
Taipei B-GPE
is O
a O
classic O
immigrant O
city O
, O
whose O
citizens O
form O
a O
' O
motley O
crew O
, O
' O
" O
says O
Tseng B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Urban I-ORG
Reconstruction I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
and O
an O
associate O
professor O
of O
architecture O
at O
Tamkang B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

" O
Its O
citizens O
may O
all O
earn O
their O
living O
here O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
share O
collective O
memories O
, O
and O
they O
lack O
any O
bonds O
of O
affection O
to O
the O
city O
or O
ties O
to O
personal O
networks O
here O
. O
" O

In O
a O
survey O
he O
conducted O
several O
years O
ago O
, O
Tseng B-PERSON
found O
that O
only O
one O
in O
five O
Taipei B-GPE
residents O
were O
born O
there O
. O

" O
Ask O
somebody O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
where O
they O
are O
from O
, O
and O
seven O
out O
of O
ten O
will O
say O
they O
are O
mainlanders O
or O
are O
from O
Tainan B-GPE
, O
Pingtung B-GPE
, O
Penghu B-GPE
or O
wherever O
. O

They O
are O
practically O
always O
from O
somewhere O
else O
! O
" O

In O
Tseng B-PERSON
's O
view O
the O
coming O
decade O
will O
be O
key O
to O
determine O
whether O
the O
city O
can O
transform O
itself O
from O
a O
" O
city O
of O
immigrants O
and O
migrants O
" O
to O
a O
" O
city O
of O
residents O
. O
" O

He O
is O
currently O
promoting O
a O
community O
development O
plan O
in O
the O
hope O
that O
neighborhoods O
full O
of O
strangers O
can O
pull O
together O
, O
and O
people O
living O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
can O
begin O
to O
regard O
it O
as O
their O
" O
new O
hometown O
. O
" O

But O
does O
Tseng B-PERSON
himself O
consider O
Taipei B-GPE
to O
be O
his O
" O
new O
hometown O
" O
? O

" O
As O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
, O
I O
feel O
very O
conflicted O
, O
" O
he O
admits O
. O

" O
If O
I O
do O
n't O
move O
back O
to O
my O
hometown O
within O
five O
years O
, O
I O
'll O
probably O
never O
return O
. O
" O

Tseng B-PERSON
, O
who O
strongly O
identifies O
with O
Tainan B-GPE
County I-GPE
as O
the O
place O
where O
he O
grew O
up O
, O
goes O
back O
every O
month O
to O
visit O
his O
parents O
. O

In O
his O
hometown O
there O
are O
20,000 O
people O
, O
and O
only O
two O
elementary O
schools O
and O
one O
junior O
high O
school O
. O

There O
, O
if O
a O
neighbor O
is O
n't O
a O
relative O
, O
he O
's O
probably O
an O
old O
school O
chum O
or O
co-worker O
. O

You O
really O
get O
a O
hometown O
feeling O
in O
a O
place O
like O
that O
. O

But O
can O
Tainan B-GPE
provide O
him O
with O
career O
opportunities O
? O

Wo O
n't O
his O
children O
lose O
the O
educational O
race O
before O
it O
even O
begins O
? O

He O
has O
seen O
a O
syndrome O
play O
out O
there O
: O
people O
's O
parents O
die O
, O
and O
then O
they O
sell O
their O
farmland O
, O
let O
their O
family O
home O
go O
to O
ruin O
, O
pull O
up O
their O
stakes O
and O
move O
to O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Because O
he O
knows O
that O
his O
hometown O
needs O
people O
like O
him O
to O
come O
back O
and O
work O
on O
its O
behalf O
, O
he O
really O
feels O
torn O
. O

Missions O
impossible O

" O
While O
many O
cities O
and O
counties O
want O
to O
rediscover O
their O
old O
sense O
of O
self O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
wants O
to O
invent O
a O
self O
- O
identity O
that O
it O
never O
had O
, O
" O
explains O
Tseng B-PERSON
, O
getting O
at O
the O
crux O
of O
the O
difference O
. O

And O
so O
, O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
year O
before O
last O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
began O
instituting O
a O
system O
of O
" O
community O
planning O
masters O
. O
" O

These O
unpaid O
volunteers O
selected O
by O
City B-FAC
Hall I-FAC
gather O
suggestions O
and O
criticisms O
from O
residents O
and O
communicate O
with O
the O
elected O
neighborhood O
chiefs O
. O

Then O
, O
after O
establishing O
concrete O
plans O
, O
they O
can O
apply O
to O
the O
city O
for O
financial O
assistance O
to O
implement O
them O
. O

The O
goal O
is O
to O
get O
the O
citizens O
involved O
, O
so O
that O
they O
can O
help O
create O
a O
Taipei B-GPE
that O
they O
feel O
belongs O
to O
them O
. O

" O
Over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
we O
have O
discovered O
that O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
is O
not O
nearly O
as O
cold O
and O
lonely O
as O
we O
had O
once O
imagined O
, O
" O
says O
William B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
with O
excitement O
. O

In O
order O
to O
expand O
participation O
, O
the O
city O
's O
Urban B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Department I-ORG
this O
year O
has O
begun O
to O
train O
" O
seed O
planning O
masters O
. O
" O

Two O
- O
thirds O
of O
the O
48 O
" O
seed O
students O
" O
are O
professionals O
, O
including O
seven O
who O
have O
doctorates O
. O

The O
high O
quality O
of O
people O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
has O
startled O
Chen B-PERSON
, O
who O
worked O
for O
a O
long O
time O
in O
the O
provincial O
government O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
can O
be O
proud O
of O
their O
high O
level O
of O
education O
and O
earnings O
and O
their O
discipline O
. O

When O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
was O
mayor O
he O
launched O
a O
major O
campaign O
against O
the O
sex O
industry O
, O
enforced O
laws O
against O
drinking O
and O
driving O
, O
and O
required O
motorcycle O
drivers O
to O
wear O
helmets O
. O

Even O
Taipei B-GPE
residents O
themselves O
were O
surprised O
at O
their O
ability O
to O
accept O
such O
high O
standards O
. O

Since O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
has O
taken O
over O
as O
mayor O
the O
city O
has O
required O
its O
citizens O
to O
take O
on O
another O
duty O
, O
which O
was O
formerly O
regarded O
as O
a O
" O
mission O
impossible O
" O
: O
recycling O
in O
conjunction O
with O
using O
high O
- O
priced O
officially O
approved O
garbage O
bags O
. O

Starting O
in O
July O
of O
this O
year O
, O
most O
Taipei B-GPE
residents O
, O
who O
identify O
themselves O
as O
being O
environmentally O
conscious O
, O
have O
complied O
and O
now O
separate O
their O
garbage O
. O

One O
big O
family O

" O
Although O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
has O
excellent O
financial O
resources O
and O
special O
qualities O
, O
please O
do O
n't O
exaggerate O
these O
differences O
, O
" O
cautions O
Ou B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
te I-PERSON
, O
the O
assistant O
mayor O
for O
government O
services O
. O

" O
And O
it O
's O
even O
more O
important O
not O
to O
allow O
political O
or O
party O
differences O
to O
create O
a O
situation O
where O
regions O
clash O
or O
go O
their O
own O
ways O
. O
" O

The O
element O
of O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
experience O
that O
is O
most O
worthy O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
pride O
is O
the O
relatively O
even O
distribution O
of O
wealth O
and O
resources O
. O

While O
Taipei B-GPE
has O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
and O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
distant O
Nantou B-GPE
has O
National B-ORG
Chi I-ORG
Nan I-ORG
University I-ORG
and O
Chiayi B-GPE
has O
Chung B-ORG
Cheng I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
both O
of O
which O
also O
have O
first O
- O
rate O
faculties O
and O
curriculums O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
" O
Though O
people O
in O
Ilan B-GPE
and O
Hualien B-GPE
may O
earn O
less O
money O
and O
have O
fewer O
facilities O
and O
less O
variety O
of O
activities O
, O
they O
also O
enjoy O
a O
lower O
cost O
of O
living O
, O
a O
more O
relaxed O
pace O
of O
life O
and O
clean O
air O
, O
" O
notes O
Ou B-PERSON
. O

Different O
cities O
serve O
different O
functions O
. O

They O
ca O
n't O
be O
expected O
to O
be O
similar O
in O
every O
respect O
. O

Compared O
to O
many O
developing O
countries O
, O
where O
one O
city O
often O
stands O
far O
above O
the O
others O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
advantages O
are O
really O
not O
that O
remarkable O
. O

Tseng B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
notes O
that O
the O
areas O
close O
to O
the O
train O
stations O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
and O
Guangzhou B-GPE
are O
thronged O
with O
illiterates O
looking O
for O
work O
and O
that O
beggars O
can O
be O
found O
on O
virtually O
any O
street O
in O
Jakarta B-GPE
. O

These O
scenes O
are O
the O
result O
of O
great O
poverty O
in O
the O
countryside O
. O

Farmers O
have O
no O
choice O
but O
to O
come O
to O
the O
cities O
and O
struggle O
at O
the O
bottom O
for O
the O
crumbs O
of O
the O
wealthy O
. O

Even O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
an O
advanced O
industrial O
nation O
, O
Tokyo B-GPE
is O
4.6 O
times O
as O
large O
as O
Osaka B-GPE
, O
the O
next O
biggest O
city O
. O

Linking O
arms O

The O
people O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
are O
not O
unaware O
of O
their O
advantages O
and O
distance O
from O
the O
" O
native O
soil O
. O
" O

When O
Lung B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
took O
over O
as O
head O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
Cultural B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
her O
first O
move O
was O
to O
invite O
other O
local O
culture O
officials O
to O
a O
meeting O
. O

Lung O
says O
that O
Taipei B-GPE
very O
much O
wants O
to O
share O
its O
resources O
and O
experiences O
with O
other O
cities O
and O
counties O
. O

Whether O
holding O
an O
international O
cultural O
event O
or O
setting O
the O
city O
's O
cultural O
policies O
, O
she O
always O
asks O
for O
the O
participation O
or O
input O
of O
other O
cities O
and O
counties O
. O

Next O
year O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
wants O
to O
hold O
an O
" O
Asian O
City O
Cultural O
Summit O
. O
" O

Already O
21 O
counties O
and O
cities O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
signed O
on O
as O
co-sponsors O
. O

The O
" O
Taipei B-GPE
experience O
" O
can O
be O
used O
beneficially O
. O

Yet O
the O
long O
- O
standing O
differences O
between O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
other O
localities O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
differences O
in O
ruling O
parties O
, O
get O
in O
the O
way O
. O

Seven O
southern O
counties O
and O
cities O
have O
formed O
a O
political O
league O
centered O
around O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
. O

Taipei B-GPE
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
ca O
n't O
even O
get O
along O
with O
Taipei B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
which O
completely O
surrounds O
it O
. O

Ou B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
te I-PERSON
admits O
that O
Taipei B-GPE
has O
hardly O
any O
high O
- O
level O
ties O
to O
other O
cities O
and O
counties O
. O

The O
city O
is O
like O
a O
lonely O
island O
or O
a O
proud O
and O
arrogant O
peacock O
, O
fated O
always O
to O
be O
alone O
. O

This O
is O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
pain O
, O
for O
sure O
. O

But O
is O
it O
not O
also O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
loss O
? O

Home O
Is O
Where O
the O
Heart O
Is O
Community O
Activism O
in O
a O
Small O
Hakka B-NORP
Town O

-LRB- O
Chang B-PERSON
Chiung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fang I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Last O
year O
's O
earthquake O
may O
have O
de-stroyed O
families O
and O
toppled O
homes O
, O
but O
it O
also O
brought O
people O
closer O
together O
and O
created O
new O
links O
between O
local O
communities O
. O

This O
has O
especially O
been O
the O
case O
with O
Peipu B-GPE
-LRB- O
Hsinchu B-GPE
County I-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
Shihkang B-GPE
-LRB- O
Taichung B-GPE
County I-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

These O
two O
rural O
towns O
are O
alike O
in O
many O
ways O
. O

Each O
is O
predominantly O
Hakka O
, O
each O
is O
located O
in O
north O
- O
central O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
each O
has O
about O
10,000 O
inhabitants O
. O

Since O
last O
year O
, O
however O
, O
there O
has O
been O
one O
huge O
difference O
- O

the O
earthquake O
decimated O
Shihkang B-GPE
but O
left O
Peipu B-GPE
virtually O
unscathed O
. O

The O
earthquake O
killed O
more O
people O
in O
Shihkang B-GPE
than O
any O
other O
township O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
Shihkang B-GPE
remains O
largely O
in O
ruins O
a O
half O
year O
later O
. O

Peipu B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
meantime O
, O
enjoys O
a O
booming O
tourist O
industry O
that O
just O
keeps O
growing O
. O

Since O
the O
earthquake O
, O
Peipu B-GPE
's O
Ta B-ORG
Ai I-ORG
Community I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Center I-ORG
-LRB- O
TCAC B-ORG
-RRB- O
has O
lent O
sustained O
assistance O
to O
Shihkang B-GPE
in O
a O
remarkable O
display O
of O
how O
a O
disaster O
can O
bring O
out O
the O
best O
in O
people O
. O

" O
Donations O
and O
volunteers O
came O
flooding O
in O
immediately O
after O
the O
earthquake O
, O
" O
says O
Shihkang B-GPE
mayor O
Hsieh B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
, O
" O
but O
we O
all O
knew O
that O
it O
would O
n't O
last O
for O
long O
. O

The O
task O
of O
rebuilding O
is O
the O
hard O
part O
. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
take O
a O
long O
time O
. O
" O

The O
city O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
" O
adopted O
" O
Shihkang B-GPE
after O
the O
earthquake O
, O
assigning O
personnel O
from O
its O
various O
ward O
offices O
to O
stay O
on O
long O
- O
term O
in O
Shihkang B-GPE
and O
assist O
with O
earthquake O
recovery O
. O

Mighty O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
however O
, O
is O
joined O
in O
this O
task O
by O
Peipu B-GPE
's O
TCAC B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
among O
the O
few O
organizations O
that O
have O
provided O
continuous O
assistance O
ever O
since O
the O
quake O
. O

Peipu B-GPE
lends O
a O
helping O
hand O

Says O
Shu B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
TCAC B-ORG
, O
" O
There O
is O
just O
so O
much O
to O
do O
after O
a O
disaster O
of O
this O
magnitude O
. O

TCAC B-ORG
and O
the O
people O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
have O
only O
got O
so O
many O
resources O
. O
" O

In O
the O
little O
community O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
, O
TCAC B-ORG
managed O
to O
collect O
three O
truckloads O
of O
relief O
supplies O
and O
over O
NT$ O
400,000 O
after O
the O
earthquake O
. O

In O
order O
to O
put O
it O
to O
the O
best O
possible O
use O
, O
they O
toured O
the O
disaster O
area O
several O
times O
and O
decided O
to O
devote O
all O
their O
energies O
to O
help O
the O
recovery O
effort O
in O
the O
township O
of O
Shihkang B-GPE
in O
Taichung B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

The O
two O
towns O
are O
not O
so O
far O
apart O
- O
about O
two O
hours O
by O
car O
. O

Besides O
their O
common O
ethnicity O
, O
the O
seriousness O
of O
the O
damage O
in O
Shihkang B-GPE
was O
a O
major O
reason O
why O
TCAC B-ORG
chose O
to O
concentrate O
on O
Shihkang B-GPE
. O

Shihkang B-GPE
is O
located O
on O
the O
banks O
of O
the B-LOC
Tachia I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
and O
was O
one O
of O
the O
areas O
most O
heavily O
hit O
by O
the O
quake O
, O
with O
178 O
deaths O
, O
over O
1,200 O
buildings O
totally O
destroyed O
, O
more O
than O
500 O
homes O
partially O
destroyed O
, O
and O
dozens O
of O
historic O
old O
structures O
demolished O
. O

TCAC B-ORG
had O
already O
been O
active O
in O
community O
development O
efforts O
in O
Peipu B-GPE
, O
and O
its O
members O
knew O
from O
this O
experience O
that O
rebuilding O
from O
the O
earthquake O
would O
take O
a O
long O
time O
, O
so O
they O
set O
up O
Shihkang B-ORG
Work I-ORG
Station I-ORG
at O
Tuniu O
Elementary O
School O
in O
late O
October O
and O
made O
plans O
to O
stay O
for O
a O
year O
. O

Shihkang B-ORG
Newsletter I-ORG

The O
main O
task O
of O
the B-ORG
Work I-ORG
Station I-ORG
is O
to O
publish O
the O
fortnightly O
Shihkang B-ORG
Newsletter I-ORG
. O

The O
first O
edition O
of O
this O
one O
- O
page O
newsletter O
went O
out O
last O
November O
8th O
. O

It O
reports O
on O
everyday O
life O
in O
the O
disaster O
area O
and O
matters O
related O
to O
the O
recovery O
effort O
. O

TCAC B-ORG
's O
Li B-PERSON
Chieh I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
has O
been O
working O
full O
- O
time O
at O
the B-ORG
Shihkang I-ORG
Work I-ORG
Station I-ORG
since O
November O
. O

According O
to O
Li B-ORG
, O
the O
newsletter O
is O
extremely O
important O
to O
people O
in O
the O
disaster O
area O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
reasons O
. O

Firstly O
, O
it O
enables O
people O
to O
share O
information O
. O

People O
can O
see O
that O
they O
are O
not O
alone O
in O
their O
suffering O
, O
and O
that O
they O
must O
address O
their O
situation O
from O
a O
collective O
standpoint O
instead O
of O
chasing O
after O
individual O
problems O
one O
at O
a O
time O
. O

Secondly O
, O
people O
in O
the O
disaster O
area O
need O
information O
from O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
and O
now O
that O
the O
news O
media O
have O
shifted O
their O
attention O
to O
other O
matters O
, O
the O
local O
people O
need O
an O
avenue O
by O
which O
to O
get O
their O
message O
out O
to O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
. O

The O
newsletter O
is O
just O
the O
thing O
to O
accomplish O
these O
objectives O
. O

This O
newsletter O
has O
also O
helped O
to O
spur O
increased O
contact O
between O
the O
people O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
and O
Shihkang B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
Li B-PERSON
Chieh I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
, O
they O
distribute O
3,000 O
copies O
of O
the B-ORG
Shihkang I-ORG
Newsletter I-ORG
in O
Shihkang B-GPE
, O
500 O
in O
Tungshih B-GPE
and O
Shinshe B-GPE
, O
and O
1,000 O
in O
Peipu B-GPE
, O
which O
enables O
the O
people O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
to O
truly O
get O
a O
feel O
for O
what O
is O
needed O
in O
the O
disaster O
area O
. O

By O
sending O
a O
person O
to O
serve O
full O
- O
time O
at O
the B-ORG
Shihkang I-ORG
Work I-ORG
Station I-ORG
, O
TCAC B-ORG
has O
managed O
to O
quickly O
integrate O
itself O
into O
the O
local O
community O
in O
Shihkang B-GPE
, O
and O
to O
see O
where O
assistance O
is O
most O
urgently O
needed O
. O

The O
children O
of O
Shihkang B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
are O
in O
especially O
great O
need O
of O
psychological O
counseling O
, O
so O
TCAC B-ORG
asked O
the B-ORG
Hsiuh I-ORG
- I-ORG
li I-ORG
Liuh I-ORG
Memorial I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
to O
provide O
therapy O
for O
children O
and O
teachers O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the B-ORG
Shihkang I-ORG
Work I-ORG
Station I-ORG
is O
also O
helping O
to O
build O
prefab O
shelters O
. O

The O
Far O
Eastern O
group O
only O
donated O
50 O
prefab O
units O
, O
and O
people O
in O
less O
than O
privileged O
situations O
-LRB- O
such O
as O
renters O
and O
those O
living O
in O
illegally O
constructed O
residences O
-RRB- O
were O
not O
even O
eligible O
to O
apply O
for O
them O
, O
so O
TCAC B-ORG
has O
been O
working O
hard O
to O
put O
up O
prefab O
units O
for O
the O
residents O
of O
Tzu B-FAC
- I-FAC
yun I-FAC
Lane I-FAC
. O

Several O
old O
residences O
collapsed O
there O
, O
causing O
numerous O
deaths O
and O
injuries O
. O

The O
work O
on O
the O
prefab O
units O
has O
been O
a O
race O
against O
time O
, O
for O
as O
Shu B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
points O
out O
, O
some O
people O
in O
the O
disaster O
area O
have O
died O
of O
cold O
over O
the O
winter O
. O

To O
survive O
the O
great O
earthquake O
only O
to O
die O
because O
of O
an O
inadequate O
relief O
effort O
seems O
the O
height O
of O
injustice O
. O

A O
non-Hakka O
in O
Peipu B-GPE

How O
has O
TCAC B-ORG
managed O
to O
deliver O
such O
steady O
assistance O
to O
people O
in O
the O
disaster O
area O
? O

What O
do O
they O
have O
that O
sets O
them O
apart O
? O

It O
all O
has O
to O
do O
with O
their O
experience O
with O
community O
activism O
in O
Peipu B-GPE
. O

You O
wo O
n't O
find O
the O
name O
Ta B-GPE
Ai I-GPE
on O
a O
map O
of O
Hsinchu B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
for O
it O
is O
an O
administrative O
division O
not O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
government O
, O
but O
of O
the O
famous O
Yimin B-FAC
Temple I-FAC
of O
northern O
Hsinchu B-GPE
. O

The O
Ta B-GPE
Ai I-GPE
area O
encompasses O
the O
three O
townships O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
, O
Paoshan B-GPE
, O
and O
Omei B-GPE
. O

Yimin B-FAC
Temple I-FAC
commands O
the O
allegiance O
of O
Hakka B-NORP
faithful O
in O
15 O
different O
temple O
districts O
, O
of O
which O
the O
Ta B-GPE
Ai I-GPE
district O
is O
one O
. O

Peipu B-GPE
Township I-GPE
lies O
immediately O
southwest O
of O
the O
town O
of O
Chutung B-GPE
, O
and O
is O
surrounded O
by O
mountains O
. O

Over O
95 O
% O
of O
its O
roughly O
12,000 O
residents O
are O
Hakka O
. O

Located O
in O
the O
center O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
is O
Tzu B-FAC
- I-FAC
tien I-FAC
Temple I-FAC
, O
the O
town O
's O
main O
landmark O
, O
and O
the O
bustling O
streets O
that O
run O
past O
the O
temple O
offer O
the O
best O
shopping O
and O
eating O
in O
town O
. O

TCAC B-ORG
operates O
out O
of O
an O
office O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
town O
. O

The O
traditional O
architecture O
of O
the O
building O
is O
a O
very O
pleasant O
sight O
. O

Shu B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
, O
the O
key O
mover O
and O
shaker O
at O
TCAC B-ORG
, O
was O
born O
to O
parents O
from O
the O
mainland O
and O
grew O
up O
in O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
. O

Formerly O
a O
professor O
at O
Chung B-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
Christian I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
he O
first O
came O
to O
Peipu B-GPE
ago O
to O
help O
a O
colleague O
study O
the O
local O
architecture O
. O

Shu B-PERSON
's O
role O
in O
the O
project O
was O
to O
study O
the O
sociology O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
and O
gain O
a O
clear O
understanding O
of O
life O
in O
a O
small O
Hakka B-NORP
town O
. O

Shu B-PERSON
ended O
up O
staying O
on O
in O
Peipu B-GPE
after O
the O
project O
came O
to O
an O
end O
, O
and O
today O
he O
serves O
as O
director O
of O
TCAC B-ORG
. O

Says O
Shu B-PERSON
, O
" O
Now O
I O
can O
understand O
about O
60 O
- O
70 O
% O
of O
what O
people O
say O
in O
Hakka B-NORP
! O
" O

How O
it O
all O
started O

TCAC B-ORG
was O
established O
almost O
by O
accident O
. O

After O
settling O
in O
Peipu B-GPE
, O
Shu B-PERSON
gradually O
put O
down O
roots O
in O
the O
local O
community O
and O
made O
friends O
. O

In O
the O
summer O
of O
1996 O
, O
Shu B-PERSON
and O
a O
few O
women O
got O
to O
talking O
about O
education O
and O
they O
hatched O
an O
idea O
to O
set O
up O
an O
after O
- O
school O
study O
center O
. O

The O
local O
Catholic O
church O
donated O
space O
for O
the O
center O
, O
and O
the O
project O
was O
soon O
launched O
. O

They O
also O
set O
up O
a O
small O
library O
, O
and O
local O
residents O
generously O
donated O
many O
books O
. O

Thanks O
to O
the O
center O
, O
a O
group O
of O
concerned O
local O
citizens O
started O
seeing O
each O
other O
quite O
frequently O
, O
and O
they O
ended O
up O
establishing O
Ta B-ORG
Ai I-ORG
Community I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
March O
1997 O
. O

They O
chose O
Chiang B-PERSON
Yi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sen I-PERSON
, O
the O
owner O
of O
a O
local O
dry O
goods O
store O
, O
as O
the O
chairman O
, O
and O
selected O
Shu B-PERSON
as O
director O
. O

The O
new O
organization O
resolved O
to O
work O
toward O
the O
achievement O
of O
four O
goals O
: O
" O
A O
better O
standard O
of O
living O
, O
in O
both O
the O
material O
and O
spiritual O
sense O
. O

Preservation O
and O
development O
of O
Hakka B-NORP
culture O
. O

Preservation O
of O
the O
environment O
and O
development O
of O
local O
industry O
. O

Development O
of O
community O
education O
for O
people O
of O
all O
ages O
. O
" O

After O
TCAC B-ORG
was O
officially O
established O
, O
its O
main O
project O
was O
the O
publication O
of O
a O
bimonthly O
newsletter O
. O

The B-ORG
TCAC I-ORG
Newsletter I-ORG
provided O
the O
people O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
with O
an O
opportunity O
to O
speak O
their O
minds O
on O
such O
issues O
as O
preservation O
of O
local O
streams O
, O
their O
love O
for O
their O
hometown O
, O
and O
various O
local O
affairs O
. O

Pitching O
in O

A O
young O
man O
wrote O
in O
the B-ORG
TCAC I-ORG
Newsletter I-ORG
, O
" O
I O
used O
to O
have O
a O
job O
in O
another O
town O
, O
and O
every O
time O
I O
came O
back O
to O
Peipu B-GPE
I O
would O
go O
straight O
to O
the O
noodle O
shop O
and O
wolf O
down O
a O
bowl O
of O
bantiao O
noodles O
even O
before O
stopping O
to O
say O
hello O
to O
my O
parents O
. O

Until O
I O
had O
eaten O
a O
bowl O
of O
bantiao O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
feel O
like O
I O
was O
back O
home O
yet O
. O
" O

According O
to O
Shu B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
, O
keeping O
the O
newsletter O
in O
print O
for O
two O
or O
three O
years O
has O
been O
no O
small O
accomplishment O
. O

" O
These O
people O
do O
n't O
write O
for O
a O
living O
. O

A O
person O
might O
spend O
four O
or O
five O
hours O
writing O
up O
a O
short O
little O
article O
. O
" O

In O
addition O
to O
the O
newsletter O
, O
TCAC B-ORG
has O
also O
been O
involved O
in O
many O
local O
activities O
. O

" O
A O
lot O
of O
interesting O
stuff O
goes O
on O
in O
a O
small O
Hakka B-NORP
town O
, O
" O
says O
Shu B-PERSON
, O
adding O
that O
when O
help O
is O
needed O
the O
locals O
are O
likely O
to O
contribute O
not O
just O
money O
but O
something O
even O
more O
valuable O
- O
their O
time O
and O
energy O
. O

When O
TCAC B-ORG
puts O
on O
an O
activity O
, O
for O
example O
, O
if O
someone O
notices O
that O
an O
event O
organizer O
is O
getting O
thirsty O
they O
will O
immediately O
bring O
him O
a O
bottle O
of O
mineral O
water O
. O

When O
a O
musical O
performance O
is O
scheduled O
, O
someone O
will O
always O
take O
it O
upon O
themselves O
to O
set O
out O
seats O
for O
the O
audience O
. O

" O
If O
the O
local O
residents O
agree O
with O
what O
you O
're O
doing O
, O
they O
're O
sure O
to O
pitch O
in O
and O
help O
, O
" O
says O
Shu B-PERSON
, O
who O
considers O
this O
spirit O
of O
volunteerism O
much O
more O
valuable O
than O
monetary O
donations O
. O

That O
is O
why O
TCAC B-ORG
has O
been O
able O
to O
carry O
out O
so O
many O
activities O
over O
the O
past O
three O
years O
without O
spending O
any O
money O
. O

Peipu B-GPE
residents O
have O
taken O
part O
enthusiastically O
in O
recycling O
campaigns O
, O
flea O
markets O
, O
and O
post-harvest O
yam O
roasts O
, O
and O
events O
of O
this O
nature O
have O
even O
drawn O
participants O
from O
out O
of O
town O
. O

According O
to O
Chiang B-PERSON
Yi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sen I-PERSON
, O
when O
TCAC B-ORG
organized O
a O
camping O
trip O
last O
year O
, O
participants O
from O
Chutung B-GPE
, O
Toufen B-GPE
, O
and O
elsewhere O
actually O
outnumbered O
the O
locals O
. O

We O
miss O
our O
walkways O
! O

Thanks O
to O
the O
energy O
and O
dedication O
of O
nine O
regular O
staff O
and O
many O
enthusiastic O
volunteers O
, O
TCAC B-ORG
has O
managed O
to O
make O
a O
difference O
in O
this O
small O
Hakka B-NORP
township O
over O
the O
past O
three O
years O
. O

Most O
notably O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
have O
begun O
to O
sense O
the O
value O
of O
what O
they O
've O
got O
in O
their O
community O
. O

The O
campaign O
to O
beautify O
Peipu B-GPE
's O
Hsia B-FAC
Street I-FAC
is O
an O
excellent O
case O
in O
point O
. O

Seven O
years O
ago O
, O
in O
order O
to O
ease O
the O
problem O
of O
increasing O
traffic O
congestion O
, O
the O
township O
widened O
Hsia B-FAC
Street I-FAC
. O

The O
project O
required O
demolition O
of O
all O
the O
covered O
walkways O
that O
used O
to O
stand O
outside O
the O
stores O
there O
. O

It O
seemed O
like O
a O
laudable O
move O
toward O
modernization O
at O
the O
time O
, O
but O
people O
living O
along O
the O
street O
came O
to O
rue O
the O
loss O
of O
their O
covered O
walkways O
. O

Cars O
came O
roaring O
down O
in O
great O
numbers O
along O
the O
widened O
street O
, O
while O
the O
residents O
lost O
the O
space O
in O
front O
of O
their O
homes O
where O
they O
had O
once O
enjoyed O
many O
a O
leisurely O
hour O
. O

According O
to O
Chiang B-PERSON
Yi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sen I-PERSON
, O
whose O
store O
is O
located O
on O
Hsia B-FAC
Street I-FAC
, O
everybody O
used O
to O
congregate O
in O
the O
cool O
shade O
of O
the O
walkways O
in O
the O
summer O
. O

Neighbors O
were O
more O
involved O
with O
each O
other O
, O
and O
his O
two O
children O
always O
had O
a O
place O
to O
play O
. O

Now O
that O
the O
covered O
walkways O
have O
been O
replaced O
by O
parking O
spaces O
, O
people O
scarcely O
leave O
their O
homes O
. O

The O
old O
folks O
stay O
inside O
watching O
television O
, O
while O
the O
young O
people O
only O
emerge O
briefly O
on O
their O
way O
to O
work O
. O

People O
rarely O
have O
a O
chance O
to O
speak O
to O
each O
other O
anymore O
. O

Fortunately O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
quickly O
realized O
their O
mistake O
. O

Last O
year O
TCAC B-ORG
applied O
to O
the O
Council O
for O
Cultural O
Affairs O
for O
authorization O
to O
carry O
out O
a O
campaign O
to O
beautify O
Hsia B-FAC
Street I-FAC
. O

The O
residents O
did O
everything O
they O
could O
to O
restore O
something O
of O
their O
former O
neighborhood O
. O

They O
erected O
street O
lamps O
and O
put O
out O
benches O
where O
people O
could O
sit O
and O
chat O
, O
and O
have O
succeeded O
in O
creating O
a O
very O
friendly O
atmosphere O
. O

The O
gaily O
lit O
Hsia B-FAC
Street I-FAC
seems O
almost O
to O
have O
returned O
to O
an O
earlier O
time O
. O

It O
might O
be O
impossible O
for O
Hsia B-FAC
Street I-FAC
to O
ever O
be O
exactly O
the O
same O
as O
it O
once O
was O
, O
but O
the O
beautification O
campaign O
taught O
the O
people O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
the O
value O
of O
what O
they O
have O
. O

When O
the O
town O
hall O
made O
plans O
to O
rip O
up O
the O
stone O
steps O
on O
the O
long O
pathway O
leading O
up O
the O
mountainside O
at O
Hsiuluan B-FAC
Park I-FAC
and O
replace O
them O
with O
imported O
stone O
, O
local O
citizens O
protested O
, O
asking O
the O
town O
hall O
to O
leave O
the O
steps O
as O
they O
were O
. O

In O
the O
end O
they O
succeeded O
in O
keeping O
part O
of O
the O
steps O
untouched O
. O

States O
Chiang B-PERSON
with O
a O
sigh O
, O
" O
There O
's O
not O
much O
left O
that O
's O
really O
worth O
passing O
on O
to O
our O
grandchildren O
. O

We O
ca O
n't O
keep O
destroying O
things O
. O
" O

Do O
you O
remember O
? O

The O
scope O
of O
TCAC B-ORG
activities O
is O
not O
limited O
to O
improving O
the O
quality O
of O
old O
neighborhoods O
. O

The O
organization O
is O
also O
active O
in O
the O
effort O
to O
preserve O
the O
local O
environment O
. O

Shu B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
for O
an O
agricultural O
community O
like O
Peipu B-GPE
, O
streams O
are O
an O
indispensable O
resource O
. O

Aquatic O
life O
on O
Taping B-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
however O
, O
is O
dwindling O
due O
to O
destruction O
of O
the O
surrounding O
environment O
and O
excessive O
gravel O
mining O
on O
the O
river O
bed O
. O

Last O
April O
, O
over O
50 O
people O
from O
the O
townships O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
and O
Omei B-GPE
organized O
the B-ORG
TCAC I-ORG
Taping I-ORG
River I-ORG
Preservation I-ORG
Team I-ORG
. O

In O
addition O
to O
holding O
meetings O
throughout O
the O
local O
area O
to O
show O
slides O
and O
publicize O
the O
river O
's O
plight O
, O
the B-ORG
River I-ORG
Preservation I-ORG
Team I-ORG
also O
posted O
notices O
on O
the O
riverbank O
in O
May O
asking O
locals O
and O
out O
- O
of O
- O
town O
visitors O
not O
to O
poison O
or O
electrocute O
fish O
or O
catch O
them O
in O
nets O
. O

The O
team O
also O
goes O
out O
occasionally O
to O
pick O
up O
trash O
and O
patrol O
the O
river O
. O

Besides O
these O
activities O
, O
TCAC B-ORG
also O
offers O
regularly O
scheduled O
classes O
for O
both O
children O
and O
adults O
. O

Current O
offerings O
include O
a O
class O
on O
environmental O
preservation O
for O
children O
, O
while O
for O
both O
children O
and O
adults O
there O
are O
classes O
on O
calligraphy O
, O
traditional O
Hakka B-NORP
folk O
songs O
, O
and O
local O
history O
. O

Every O
Wednesday O
evening O
you O
can O
hear O
the O
strains O
of O
Hakka B-NORP
folk O
songs O
coming O
from O
TCAC B-ORG
. O

The O
youngest O
participants O
in O
the O
class O
are O
just O
seven O
or O
eight O
, O
while O
the O
oldest O
range O
on O
up O
to O
70 O
or O
80 O
. O

Every O
one O
of O
the O
lilting O
melodies O
carries O
with O
it O
a O
nugget O
of O
Hakka B-NORP
culture O
. O

Even O
more O
interestingly O
, O
the O
teacher O
makes O
up O
lyrics O
about O
the O
river O
preservation O
campaign O
and O
sets O
them O
to O
traditional O
folk O
melodies O
, O
thus O
melding O
the O
old O
and O
the O
new O
. O

In O
the O
class O
on O
local O
history O
, O
the O
participants O
themselves O
do O
all O
the O
talking O
. O

They O
exchange O
stories O
about O
the O
past O
and O
talk O
about O
places O
whose O
names O
no O
longer O
even O
appear O
on O
the O
maps O
. O

Everyone O
works O
in O
this O
way O
to O
call O
up O
a O
collective O
memory O
of O
local O
history O
. O

Says O
Shu B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
, O
" O
By O
sharing O
our O
experiences O
we O
can O
get O
everybody O
to O
take O
an O
active O
interest O
in O
the O
changes O
that O
are O
taking O
place O
in O
the O
local O
community O
. O
" O

Outgrowths O
of O
the O
class O
include O
the O
river O
preservation O
campaign O
and O
a O
guidebook O
for O
tourists O
interested O
in O
learning O
about O
environmental O
issues O
and O
local O
history O
. O

Says O
Shu B-PERSON
, O
" O
Forget O
about O
all O
the O
high O
- O
falutin' O
talk O
about O
' O
urban O
redevelopment O
' O
and O
whatnot O
- O
everyone O
cares O
about O
what O
goes O
on O
in O
their O
town O
. O

But O
you O
've O
got O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
get O
everybody O
working O
together O
so O
you O
can O
actually O
get O
something O
done O
, O
otherwise O
all O
talk O
about O
local O
affairs O
wo O
n't O
amount O
to O
anything O
more O
than O
people O
doing O
a O
bit O
of O
idle O
chatting O
and O
complaining O
around O
the O
dinner O
table O
. O
" O

Hard O
times O
, O
warm O
hearts O

With O
such O
a O
vigorous O
network O
of O
local O
volunteers O
already O
in O
place O
, O
TCAC B-ORG
was O
prepared O
to O
act O
quickly O
when O
the O
earthquake O
hit O
central O
Taiwan B-GPE
last O
September O
. O

After O
zeroing O
in O
on O
Shihkang B-GPE
as O
the O
beneficiary O
of O
its O
assistance O
, O
TCAC B-ORG
wasted O
no O
time O
in O
sending O
relief O
supplies O
, O
establishing O
a O
newsletter O
, O
and O
building O
prefab O
shelters O
. O

In O
working O
together O
on O
the O
recovery O
effort O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
and O
Shihkang B-GPE
have O
built O
up O
close O
personal O
ties O
. O

At O
a O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
celebration O
in O
Peipu B-GPE
, O
Shihkang B-GPE
mayor O
Hsieh B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
gave O
the O
people O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
a O
gift O
as O
a O
token O
of O
gratitude O
for O
their O
generous O
assistance O
, O
and O
when O
TCAC B-ORG
board O
members O
traveled O
to O
Shihkang B-GPE
to O
inspect O
the O
progress O
on O
the O
prefab O
shelters O
, O
they O
took O
advantage O
of O
the O
occasion O
to O
exchange O
views O
with O
local O
residents O
. O

" O
I O
'm O
very O
excited O
about O
the O
two O
- O
way O
channel O
of O
communication O
that O
we O
've O
established O
, O
" O
says O
Li B-PERSON
Chieh I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
, O
and O
he O
adds O
that O
this O
communication O
is O
a O
source O
of O
strength O
that O
has O
enabled O
the B-ORG
Shihkang I-ORG
Work I-ORG
Station I-ORG
to O
keep O
going O
. O

The O
prefab O
units O
that O
TCAC B-ORG
helped O
build O
at O
Tuniu B-FAC
Elementary I-FAC
School I-FAC
were O
completed O
on O
February O
28th O
, O
and O
Li O
Chieh O
- O
ying O
reports O
that O
the B-ORG
Shihkang I-ORG
Work I-ORG
Station I-ORG
is O
now O
concentrating O
primarily O
on O
gaining O
a O
clear O
picture O
of O
what O
is O
needed O
to O
get O
people O
back O
to O
work O
. O

Although O
the O
original O
plan O
only O
calls O
for O
the B-ORG
Shihkang I-ORG
Work I-ORG
Station I-ORG
to O
operate O
for O
one O
year O
, O
Li B-PERSON
Chieh I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
opines O
, O
" O
I O
have O
my O
doubts O
about O
whether O
we O
'll O
actually O
be O
able O
to O
leave O
after O
a O
year O
. O
" O

He O
feels O
that O
the O
cooperative O
relationship O
and O
emotional O
ties O
that O
have O
been O
forged O
between O
Peipu B-GPE
and O
Shihkang B-GPE
ought O
to O
be O
kept O
alive O
, O
and O
he O
hopes O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Ta B-GPE
Ai I-GPE
will O
be O
able O
to O
share O
their O
know O
- O
how O
in O
community O
activism O
with O
other O
localities O
so O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
can O
recover O
the O
vibrant O
communities O
that O
it O
lost O
in O
the O
earthquake O
. O

p. O
100 O

Peipu B-GPE
's O
Ta B-ORG
Ai I-ORG
Community I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Center I-ORG
built O
11 O
prefab O
shelters O
at O
Tuniu B-FAC
Elementary I-FAC
School I-FAC
in O
Shihkang B-GPE
. O

Performers O
of O
traditional O
Hakka B-NORP
music O
came O
from O
both O
Peipu B-GPE
and O
Shihkang B-GPE
to O
celebrate O
the O
completion O
of O
the O
shelters O
. O

p. O
102 O

The O
sight O
of O
the O
river O
spilling O
over O
a O
newly O
created O
drop O
- O
off O
in O
the O
formerly O
flat O
riverbed O
at O
Shihkang B-FAC
Dam I-FAC
gives O
stunning O
testimony O
to O
the O
power O
of O
last O
year O
's O
earthquake O
. O

The O
bridge O
is O
being O
left O
as O
is O
to O
serve O
as O
a O
monument O
to O
the O
quake O
. O

p. O
102 O

In O
a O
perverse O
twist O
of O
fate O
, O
the O
terrible O
destruction O
wrought O
by O
the O
earthquake O
has O
left O
Shihkang B-GPE
with O
a O
lot O
of O
valuable O
new O
" O
tourist O
attractions O
. O
" O

This O
enterprising O
shop O
owner O
is O
selling O
photos O
of O
the O
disaster O
area O
. O

p. O
105 O

Located O
in O
the O
center O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
, O
Tzu B-FAC
- I-FAC
tien I-FAC
Temple I-FAC
is O
the O
town O
's O
main O
landmark O
and O
features O
a O
big O
open O
area O
that O
is O
excellent O
for O
holding O
various O
activities O
. O

The O
musical O
performance O
pictured O
here O
has O
attracted O
a O
big O
crowd O
of O
both O
locals O
and O
out O
- O
of O
- O
town O
visitors O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Ku B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
106 O

The O
people O
of O
Peipu B-GPE
have O
come O
to O
understand O
the O
value O
of O
their O
heritage O
, O
and O
have O
begun O
working O
to O
preserve O
old O
buildings O
. O

In O
restoring O
old O
residences O
, O
they O
are O
eschewing O
modern O
building O
materials O
and O
using O
the O
methods O
of O
the O
past O
. O

A O
man O
is O
shown O
here O
mixing O
mud O
to O
daub O
over O
the O
brick O
walls O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Ku B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
107 O

Shop O
signs O
everywhere O
advertise O
such O
typical O
Hakka B-NORP
items O
as O
bantiao O
noodles O
, O
lei O
tea O
-LRB- O
which O
has O
peanut O
powder O
and O
other O
high O
- O
calorie O
ingredients O
mixed O
into O
it O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
dried O
persimmons O
. O

Peipu B-GPE
's O
distinctly O
Hakka O
atmosphere O
is O
perhaps O
the O
town O
's O
most O
striking O
feature O
. O

Gods O
of O
Wealth O
, O
Please O
Report O
! O

-LRB- O
Chang B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ju I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Hseuh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Barnard I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
Taiwanese B-NORP
economy O
may O
be O
slump O
- O
ing O
, O
but O
people O
still O
have O
to O
eat O
and O
drink O
. O

The O
Chinese B-GPE
have O
traditionally O
listed O
seven O
essentials O
for O
any O
household O
: O
firewood O
, O
rice O
, O
oil O
, O
salt O
, O
soy O
sauce O
, O
vinegar O
, O
and O
tea O
. O

But O
there O
is O
still O
another O
item O
that O
only O
seems O
to O
grow O
more O
indispensable O
the O
harder O
times O
become O
. O

Indeed O
some O
say O
that O
unless O
you O
have O
a O
wealth O
charm O
- O
" O
the O
eighth O
household O
essential O
" O
- O
you O
will O
never O
find O
peace O
of O
mind O
! O

Here O
at O
the O
start O
of O
the O
21st O
century O
, O
the B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
the I-EVENT
Snake I-EVENT
is O
upon O
us O
. O

Have O
you O
found O
your O
path O
to O
prosperity O
? O

Have O
you O
identified O
the O
mascots O
of O
money O
- O
making O
? O

If O
you O
ask O
the O
shopkeepers O
in O
the O
main O
streets O
or O
back O
alleys O
, O
they O
will O
tell O
you O
that O
the O
favorite O
figure O
of O
the O
moment O
is O
the O
Maneki O
Neko O
, O
or O
Japanese B-NORP
" O
beckoning O
cat O
, O
" O
whose O
Chinese B-NORP
name O
is O
literally O
" O
wealth O
- O
attracting O
cat O
" O
-LRB- O
-LRB-c-RRB-?Ìö]o? O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
Maneki O
Neko O
has O
ridden O
a O
wave O
of O
fashion O
for O
things O
Japanese B-NORP
to O
superstardom O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
its O
sales O
have O
n't O
suffered O
a O
whit O
with O
the O
slumping O
economy O
. O

Not O
only O
are O
Japanese B-NORP
foodstuff O
shops O
and O
Japanese B-NORP
product O
counters O
at O
department O
stores O
quickly O
selling O
out O
of O
their O
regular O
shipments O
of O
these O
feline O
fortune O
finders O
, O
Maneki O
Nekos O
were O
even O
on O
sale O
in O
the O
run O
- O
up O
to O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
at O
the O
roadside O
stalls O
selling O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
holiday O
paraphernalia O
, O
such O
as O
lanterns O
and O
spring O
couplets O
on O
red O
paper O
. O

They O
smiled O
flirtatiously O
at O
shoppers O
from O
between O
the O
potbellied O
Buddhas B-PERSON
and O
the O
mock O
gold O
ingots O
. O

Amid O
the O
crowds O
and O
the O
hubbub O
at O
the O
Sogo O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
top O
- O
grossing O
department O
store O
, O
it O
's O
clear O
that O
these O
kitties O
bring O
more O
than O
just O
good O
financial O
fortune O
. O

Check O
out O
this O
rack O
full O
of O
copycat O
charms O
that O
have O
come O
from O
Japan B-GPE
on O
Maneki O
Neko O
's O
tail O
. O

Take O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
this O
litter O
of O
Fengshui O
Kitties O
, O
lined O
up O
here O
with O
each O
holding O
a O
different O
colored O
pearl O
: O
red O
, O
purple O
, O
blue O
, O
white O
or O
yellow O
. O

The O
Fengshui O
Kitty O
with O
the O
yellow O
pearl O
, O
which O
specializes O
in O
attracting O
money O
, O
is O
now O
selling O
even O
better O
than O
Maneki O
Neko O
! O

Foreign O
cats O
, O
local O
toads O

But O
there O
is O
no O
need O
to O
restrict O
our O
survey O
to O
foreign O
felines O
. O

Chinese B-GPE
are O
, O
as O
a O
rule O
, O
fengshui O
experts O
who O
will O
consider O
the O
auspiciousness O
of O
virtually O
anything O
. O

For O
that O
matter O
, O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
display O
a O
willingness O
to O
believe O
in O
the O
auspiciousness O
of O
just O
about O
anything O
! O

Hence O
, O
they O
have O
never O
lacked O
their O
own O
stately O
or O
amusing O
charms O
to O
pull O
in O
wealth O
and O
keep O
it O
within O
a O
household O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
folk O
charms O
of O
financial O
good O
fortune O
have O
a O
great O
variety O
of O
origins O
, O
an O
abundance O
that O
is O
due O
in O
large O
part O
to O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
's O
virtuosity O
at O
making O
things O
up O
as O
they O
go O
along O
. O

For O
starters O
, O
there O
is O
the O
God O
of O
Wealth O
on O
the O
peachwood O
charms O
that O
people O
bring O
out O
for O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

Round O
- O
faced O
and O
smiling O
, O
he O
wears O
a O
mandarin O
's O
hat O
and O
robes O
, O
and O
his O
very O
presence O
seems O
to O
exude O
affluence O
and O
good O
times O
. O

Amiable O
and O
ubiquitous O
local O
land O
gods O
can O
also O
be O
seen O
grasping O
silver O
or O
gold O
ingots O
, O
doing O
their O
bit O
to O
bring O
wealth O
to O
the O
neighborhood O
. O

By O
some O
twist O
of O
fate O
even O
the O
Daoist O
deity O
Guan O
Gong O
, O
who O
never O
made O
much O
money O
during O
his O
time O
as O
a O
mortal O
, O
has O
come O
to O
be O
regarded O
as O
a O
god O
of O
wealth O
. O

Love O
of O
money O
has O
been O
a O
constant O
across O
the O
ages O
, O
observable O
in O
such O
time O
- O
honored O
Chinese B-NORP
traditions O
as O
burning O
incense O
to O
pray O
to O
gods O
of O
wealth O
. O

Many O
Chinese B-NORP
wealth O
charms O
are O
traditional O
objects O
that O
have O
long O
been O
ascribed O
these O
powers O
. O

The O
three O
- O
legged O
toad O
, O
whose O
origins O
lie O
in O
a O
classic O
folktale O
, O
is O
an O
old O
favorite O
that O
has O
never O
fallen O
from O
popular O
favor O
. O

According O
to O
legend O
, O
a O
Daoist O
master O
named O
Liu B-PERSON
Hai I-PERSON
and O
a O
three O
- O
legged O
golden O
toad O
scattered O
gold O
coins O
across O
the O
land O
. O

If O
one O
of O
these O
fell O
into O
your O
home O
, O
your O
family O
would O
enjoy O
prosperity O
for O
thousands O
of O
years O
. O

The O
earliest O
known O
depiction O
of O
this O
toad O
is O
the O
" O
toad O
in O
the O
moon O
" O
found O
in O
a O
Han B-NORP
dynasty O
silk O
painting O
that O
was O
unearthed O
in O
the B-LOC
Mawangdui I-LOC
Tombs I-LOC
. O

Because O
of O
the O
legend O
of O
Liu B-PERSON
Hai I-PERSON
teasing O
the O
golden O
toad O
, O
toads O
became O
auspicious O
symbols O
revered O
throughout O
China B-GPE
ever O
since O
the O
Eastern O
Han O
dynasty O
-LRB- O
AD O
25 O
- O
220 O
-RRB- O
. O

According O
to O
legend O
, O
Liu B-PERSON
Hai I-PERSON
was O
the O
student O
of O
a O
miserly O
Daoist O
master O
. O

This O
master O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
corrupt O
and O
was O
put O
into O
a O
well O
for O
punishment O
, O
where O
he O
became O
a O
three O
- O
legged O
toad O
. O

Liu B-PERSON
Hai I-PERSON
's O
attempts O
to O
save O
his O
master O
repeatedly O
failed O
. O

Finally O
, O
Liu B-PERSON
Hai I-PERSON
came O
up O
with O
the O
idea O
of O
tying O
a O
silk O
thread O
to O
a O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
coin O
, O
which O
he O
threw O
into O
the O
well O
. O

When O
his O
teacher O
saw O
the O
coin O
, O
he O
could O
n't O
help O
but O
bite O
. O

From O
that O
moment O
, O
the O
three O
- O
legged O
toad O
became O
a O
symbol O
of O
wealth O
, O
and O
the O
image O
of O
Liu B-PERSON
Hai I-PERSON
on O
the O
back O
of O
the O
toad O
with O
a O
large O
gold O
ingot O
in O
his O
outstretched O
arms O
became O
a O
favorite O
subject O
for O
folk O
art O
. O

In O
the O
1980s O
the O
three O
- O
legged O
toad O
managed O
to O
separate O
from O
Liu B-PERSON
Hai I-PERSON
. O

It O
came O
to O
be O
marketed O
as O
an O
auspicious O
figure O
in O
its O
own O
right O
. O

The O
higher O
the O
stock O
market O
soared O
, O
the O
more O
plastic O
three O
- O
legged O
toads O
were O
pulled O
from O
their O
manufacturing O
molds O
. O

You O
could O
also O
buy O
brass O
toads O
that O
held O
coins O
in O
their O
mouths O
. O

These O
served O
as O
money O
charms O
for O
shops O
, O
whose O
owners O
would O
turn O
them O
facing O
outward O
in O
the O
morning O
so O
as O
to O
attract O
wealth O
inside O
. O

Then O
, O
when O
the O
shopkeepers O
closed O
their O
stores O
at O
dusk O
, O
they O
'd O
turn O
the O
toads O
around O
, O
so O
that O
none O
of O
the O
good O
fortune O
would O
slip O
away O
overnight O
. O

Today O
you O
can O
still O
see O
three O
- O
legged O
toads O
at O
jade O
markets O
and O
night O
markets O
. O

It O
's O
just O
that O
with O
the O
fashion O
for O
things O
Japanese B-NORP
, O
Maneki O
Nekos O
prevail O
, O
and O
figures O
of O
three O
- O
legged O
toads O
are O
not O
nearly O
as O
prevalent O
as O
they O
once O
were O
. O

But O
the O
potbellied O
, O
grinning O
figure O
of O
Maitreya B-PERSON
Buddha I-PERSON
is O
so O
pleasing O
that O
his O
popularity O
even O
today O
is O
no O
less O
than O
Maneki O
Neko O
's O
. O

You O
can O
often O
find O
the O
two O
of O
them O
next O
to O
each O
other O
in O
stores O
and O
markets O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
potbellied O
Buddha B-PERSON
by O
himself O
is O
still O
a O
popular O
motif O
for O
china O
, O
as O
well O
as O
for O
jade O
and O
wood O
carvings O
. O

Maitreya B-PERSON
Buddha I-PERSON
has O
also O
been O
transformed O
into O
the O
figure O
of O
a O
monk O
carrying O
a O
burlap O
sack O
. O

Whatever O
you O
give O
to O
this O
old O
monk O
, O
he O
puts O
in O
the O
sack O
behind O
him O
. O

But O
as O
this O
smiling O
old O
man O
takes O
with O
one O
hand O
, O
he O
gives O
with O
the O
other O
. O

Look O
carefully O
at O
the O
plump O
Buddhas B-PERSON
found O
in O
stores O
and O
homes O
. O

Notice O
the O
full O
sack O
of O
stuff O
that O
is O
often O
found O
behind O
them O
. O

What O
treasures O
lie O
within O
? O

That O
we O
leave O
to O
the O
beholder O
's O
imagination O
. O

Money O
trees O
and O
golden O
eggs O

Then O
there O
are O
the O
assorted O
golden O
animals O
or O
other O
objects O
that O
are O
variations O
on O
the O
theme O
of O
the O
golden O
hen O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
equivalent O
of O
the O
goose O
that O
lays O
the O
golden O
egg O
. O

The O
name O
for O
the O
spotted O
leopard O
in O
Chinese B-GPE
is O
jinqian O
bao O
, O
or O
" O
money O
leopard O
" O
- O
so O
named O
because O
its O
spots O
look O
like O
coins O
. O

This O
name O
has O
made O
the O
spotted O
leopard O
a O
common O
motif O
for O
costume O
jewelry O
. O

Sometimes O
auspicious O
objects O
are O
chosen O
for O
a O
play O
on O
words O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
because O
the O
first O
character O
in O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
compound O
for O
" O
coffin O
" O
-LRB- O
guan: O
ÛDÌ’ O
-RRB- O
is O
a O
homonym O
for O
a O
character O
that O
means O
" O
high O
official O
" O
-LRB- O
-LRB-c-RRB-x O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
the O
second O
character O
-LRB- O
cai: O
s? O
-RRB- O
is O
a O
homonym O
for O
a O
character O
that O
means O
" O
wealth O
" O
or O
" O
money O
" O
-LRB- O
Ìö] O
-RRB- O
, O
coffins O
became O
popular O
symbols O
of O
good O
fortune O
a O
few O
years O
back O
. O

Foot O
- O
long O
red O
coffins O
would O
sit O
on O
counters O
in O
big O
stores O
, O
and O
people O
would O
carry O
around O
mini-coffin O
key O
chains O
. O

Normally O
superstitious O
people O
were O
willing O
to O
break O
the O
strong O
taboo O
associated O
with O
coffins O
because O
of O
the O
double O
allusion O
to O
the O
phrase O
" O
sheng O
guan O
fa O
cai O
" O
-LRB- O
Ìò...-LRB-c-RRB-x˙goÌö] O
-RRB- O
, O
which O
means O
, O
" O
Attain O
high O
office O
and O
make O
a O
fortune O
. O
" O

The O
owners O
of O
the O
various O
shops O
that O
sell O
wealth O
charms O
all O
agree O
that O
when O
sales O
of O
other O
lines O
flag O
, O
business O
for O
these O
charms O
only O
increases O
. O

They O
are O
true O
" O
money O
trees O
. O
" O

With O
the O
economic O
downturn O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
Nien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
, O
a O
florist O
who O
often O
works O
for O
the O
television O
and O
entertainment O
industries O
, O
has O
had O
plenty O
to O
sigh O
about O
. O

He O
reveals O
that O
showbusiness O
promotion O
budgets O
have O
been O
cut O
in O
half O
. O

As O
a O
consequence O
, O
his O
flower O
- O
arranging O
business O
has O
likewise O
shriveled O
. O

But O
just O
a O
few O
steps O
down O
the O
street O
is O
another O
flower O
shop O
whose O
salesclerk O
says O
that O
business O
is O
n't O
bad O
at O
all O
. O

Looking O
around O
, O
you O
notice O
that O
there O
is O
a O
collection O
of O
flashily O
ornamented O
" O
gold O
ingot O
trees O
" O
at O
the O
front O
of O
the O
shop O
. O

These O
are O
placed O
in O
pots O
shaped O
liked O
gold O
ingots O
. O

Mock O
gold O
ingots O
also O
hang O
like O
fruit O
from O
the O
branches O
, O
which O
are O
festooned O
with O
red O
ribbon O
bows O
. O

At O
the O
other O
end O
of O
the O
store O
is O
a O
line O
of O
long O
- O
branched O
gold O
money O
trees O
. O

Thick O
round O
leaves O
grow O
from O
the O
branches O
in O
groups O
of O
four O
, O
giving O
each O
branch O
the O
appearance O
of O
being O
a O
string O
of O
coins O
. O

Although O
these O
imported O
plants O
are O
in O
high O
demand O
, O
none O
of O
the O
salesclerks O
at O
any O
of O
the O
stores O
seem O
to O
have O
any O
idea O
what O
the O
proper O
name O
for O
them O
is O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
most O
buyers O
do O
n't O
ask O
. O

As O
long O
as O
the O
trees O
are O
said O
to O
attract O
money O
, O
they O
are O
sure O
to O
fly O
out O
of O
the O
store O
and O
into O
people O
's O
homes O
. O

" O
These O
types O
of O
money O
trees O
are O
the O
favorite O
of O
banks O
, O
" O
affirms O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
" O
Tip O
Top O
" O
flower O
store O
on O
Pateh B-FAC
Road I-FAC
. O

But O
banks O
are O
far O
from O
the O
only O
purchasers O
of O
them O
. O

When O
the O
economy O
is O
weak O
, O
shops O
frequently O
close O
, O
undergo O
renovations O
and O
open O
up O
again O
with O
new O
proprietors O
. O

These O
inexpensive O
and O
auspicious O
money O
charm O
trees O
make O
excellent O
gifts O
for O
friends O
opening O
new O
stores O
! O

For O
the O
florists O
who O
are O
smart O
enough O
to O
sell O
these O
arrangements O
made O
with O
ivy O
, O
shaving O
- O
brush O
trees O
and O
" O
gold O
ingot O
trees O
, O
" O
it O
is O
only O
a O
slight O
exaggeration O
to O
say O
that O
their O
business O
improves O
the O
worse O
the O
economy O
gets O
! O

To O
bank O
on O
fish O
tanks O

But O
the O
truth O
is O
that O
objects O
said O
to O
attract O
money O
sell O
just O
as O
well O
in O
good O
times O
as O
bad O
, O
for O
when O
the O
economy O
is O
strong O
, O
people O
are O
willing O
to O
spend O
large O
sums O
to O
ensure O
that O
they O
can O
hold O
onto O
their O
wealth O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
stock O
market O
last O
peaked O
amid O
a O
craze O
for O
fengshui O
fish O
tanks O
and O
crystals O
. O

Since O
water O
is O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
element O
that O
indicates O
wealth O
, O
many O
business O
people O
like O
to O
keep O
fish O
tanks O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
Chiung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yu I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
been O
selling O
fish O
and O
aquariums O
for O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
, O
points O
out O
that O
for O
a O
few O
years O
entrepreneurs O
were O
installing O
NT$ O
200,000 O
- O
300,000 O
fish O
tanks O
in O
their O
homes O
or O
offices O
. O

While O
the O
falling O
stock O
market O
has O
meant O
that O
aquarium O
sellers O
have O
had O
to O
lower O
their O
prices O
, O
they O
have O
found O
no O
shortage O
of O
customers O
willing O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
these O
bargains O
. O

Since O
fish O
tanks O
help O
you O
change O
your O
fate O
when O
something O
bad O
is O
expected O
, O
and O
otherwise O
help O
to O
attract O
money O
, O
they O
are O
perennial O
hot O
sellers O
. O

A O
Miss O
Lai O
works O
for O
a O
broadband O
Internet O
access O
provider O
and O
is O
responsible O
for O
taking O
care O
of O
two O
large O
office O
fish O
tanks O
. O

Her O
company O
has O
been O
hit O
by O
the O
slumping O
economy O
and O
is O
striving O
to O
cut O
down O
on O
expenses O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
there O
is O
no O
consideration O
being O
given O
to O
reducing O
the O
NT$ O
5,000 O
- O
6,000 O
spent O
each O
month O
on O
cleaning O
the O
tanks O
, O
let O
alone O
any O
thought O
of O
cutting O
back O
on O
the O
money O
spent O
on O
fish O
food O
or O
the O
occasional O
replacement O
fish O
. O

The B-ORG
Core I-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
eCommerce I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
just O
this O
year O
got O
involved O
in O
the O
fish O
and O
aquarium O
business O
, O
correctly O
predicted O
that O
the O
economic O
downturn O
would O
mean O
an O
increase O
in O
those O
needing O
fish O
tanks O
to O
soothe O
their O
financial O
psyches O
. O

With O
an O
eye O
on O
this O
group O
, O
as O
well O
as O
on O
those O
consumers O
replacing O
old O
money O
charms O
with O
new O
ones O
or O
those O
buying O
auspicious O
objects O
for O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
Core B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
devised O
a O
marketing O
plan O
to O
sell O
the O
seven O
major O
money O
- O
charmed O
fish O
. O

The O
company O
takes O
orders O
over O
the O
Internet O
, O
offers O
the O
services O
of O
experts O
who O
make O
house O
calls O
, O
and O
delivers O
. O

Customers O
hence O
save O
time O
and O
energy O
. O

Core B-ORG
's O
best O
- O
selling O
fish O
include O
carp O
, O
goldfish O
, O
and O
" O
blood O
parrotfish O
, O
" O
which O
are O
red O
and O
round O
like O
balls O
. O

The O
market O
for O
crystals O
has O
also O
managed O
to O
retain O
its O
luster O
. O

Crystals O
are O
said O
to O
alter O
force O
fields O
and O
thereby O
improve O
one O
's O
physique O
, O
regulate O
one O
's O
qi O
, O
and O
bolster O
one O
's O
finances O
. O

For O
going O
on O
ten O
years O
now O
, O
they O
've O
been O
hot O
sellers O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Crystal O
markets O
have O
sprung O
up O
like O
mushrooms O
after O
rain O
, O
and O
shops O
where O
a O
premium O
is O
put O
on O
color O
coordination O
, O
such O
as O
florists O
or O
clothing O
stores O
, O
often O
use O
unfinished O
whole O
crystals O
or O
amethysts O
to O
add O
panache O
to O
their O
decor O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuan I-PERSON
, O
an O
importer O
, O
exporter O
and O
processor O
of O
gems O
, O
says O
that O
crystals O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
used O
to O
come O
exclusively O
from O
Brazil B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
, O
but O
recently O
mainland O
China B-GPE
and O
Madagascar B-GPE
have O
emerged O
as O
additional O
sources O
of O
supply O
. O

The O
growth O
in O
supply O
suggests O
that O
crystals O
' O
star O
has O
n't O
fallen O
yet O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
explains O
that O
the O
price O
of O
crystals O
is O
n't O
what O
it O
once O
was O
. O

Yet O
sales O
quantities O
are O
up O
, O
thereby O
offsetting O
the O
falling O
profit O
margins O
. O

May O
you O
prosper O
! O

While O
the O
hot O
sales O
of O
money O
charms O
are O
no O
doubt O
partly O
attributable O
to O
the O
enterprising O
efforts O
of O
dealers O
and O
retailers O
, O
the O
slumping O
economy O
and O
growing O
number O
of O
fortunetellers O
have O
also O
played O
a O
part O
in O
the O
boom O
. O

Those O
who O
habitually O
get O
their O
fortunes O
told O
are O
naturally O
given O
to O
installing O
a O
fish O
tank O
here O
at O
one O
moment O
and O
positioning O
a O
crystal O
over O
there O
the O
next O
. O

But O
recently O
many O
people O
who O
are O
not O
ordinarily O
superstitious O
have O
sought O
the O
services O
of O
fortunetellers O
when O
they O
've O
seen O
the O
value O
of O
their O
stocks O
decline O
. O

They O
might O
be O
told O
something O
along O
these O
lines O
: O
" O
Get O
a O
dragon O
or O
a O
God O
of O
Wealth O
carved O
in O
a O
topaz O
and O
the O
deity O
Taishang O
Laojun O
carved O
in O
an O
amethyst O
, O
and O
hang O
them O
over O
your O
chest O
from O
a O
string O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
knots O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
you O
can O
hang O
a O
yucai O
painting O
at O
home O
, O
and O
perform O
good O
deeds O
on O
the O
third O
, O
sixth O
and O
eighth O
day O
of O
every O
lunar O
month O
. O

Only O
by O
so O
doing O
will O
you O
meet O
with O
good O
fortune O
! O
" O

If O
you O
want O
to O
avoid O
going O
to O
all O
this O
trouble O
, O
you O
might O
instead O
consult O
the O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
farmers O
' O
almanac O
, O
which O
suggests O
that O
during O
bad O
times O
people O
can O
turn O
their O
fortunes O
by O
repositioning O
their O
water O
coolers O
or O
hot O
water O
dispensers O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
it O
's O
up O
the O
individual O
to O
decide O
whether O
to O
believe O
in O
any O
of O
this O
. O

May O
you O
meet O
with O
good O
fortune O
and O
prosperity O
in O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
! O

p. O
38 O

" O
We O
're O
in O
the O
money O
. O
" O

This O
trio O
of O
mixed O
colored O
cats O
will O
work O
hard O
to O
attract O
wealth O
for O
their O
owner O
. O

p. O
39 O

" O
Buy O
me O
, O
" O
this O
mustachioed O
and O
smiling O
deity O
of O
wealth O
seems O
to O
be O
saying O
. O

" O
If O
you O
take O
me O
home O
, O
I O
guarantee O
that O
I O
'll O
make O
you O
a O
fortune O
! O
" O

p. O
40 O

Never O
mind O
that O
I O
'm O
outrageously O
attired O
! O

For O
many O
a O
store O
, O
I O
'm O
the O
proverbial O
money O
tree O
. O

p. O
40 O

The O
three O
- O
legged O
toad O
biting O
a O
coin O
is O
a O
famous O
wealth O
charm O
. O

But O
how O
many O
know O
that O
his O
origin O
is O
traced O
to O
the O
ancient O
folk O
tale O
" O
Liu B-PERSON
Hai I-PERSON
Teases O
the O
Golden O
Toad O
" O
? O

p. O
41 O

" O
I O
am O
called O
the O
peacock O
fish O
! O
" O

Those O
who O
keep O
me O
know O
that O
I O
attract O
wealth O
, O
but O
they O
often O
forget O
my O
name O
. O

p. O
41 O

Beautiful O
and O
transparent O
crystals O
were O
once O
the O
most O
expensive O
and O
elegant O
of O
wealth O
charms O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

p. O
41 O

Here O
a O
pot O
- O
bellied O
Buddha B-PERSON
is O
matched O
with O
a O
water O
ball O
. O

This O
auspicious O
pair O
is O
bound O
to O
make O
you O
a O
fortune O
- O
whether O
you O
want O
the O
money O
or O
not O
! O

Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's O
Eve B-PERSON
- O
Doing O
it O
the O
Modern O
Way O

With O
celebrations O
for O
the O
long O
- O
anticipated O
start O
of O
the O
year O
2000 O
barely O
over O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
began O
busily O
preparing O
to O
mark O
another O
new O
year O
. O

" O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
, O
" O
as O
it O
is O
known O
, O
brings O
a O
longer O
break O
from O
work O
- O
compared O
with O
Western B-NORP
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
- O
and O
is O
an O
altogether O
more O
meaningful O
occasion O
for O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

Amid O
today O
's O
sweeping O
tide O
of O
modernization O
, O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
is O
probably O
the O
only O
annual O
occasion O
left O
with O
a O
truly O
" O
Chinese B-NORP
" O
flavor O
. O

So O
how O
do O
people O
celebrate O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
nowadays O
? O

How O
much O
of O
the O
ancient O
form O
of O
the O
festival O
survives O
, O
and O
what O
new O
elements O
have O
been O
added O
in O
our O
time O
? O

Under O
the O
crisp O
and O
pleasant O
skies O
of O
late O
December O
, O
Mrs. O
Pu O
, O
a O
woman O
in O
her O
late O
fifties O
who O
lives O
in O
a O
military O
dependents O
' O
village O
in O
Taoyuan B-GPE
, O
hastens O
to O
place O
her O
order O
for O
40 O
catties O
-LRB- O
24 O
kg O
-RRB- O
of O
streaky O
pork O
. O

When O
the O
meat O
arrives O
she O
chops O
it O
into O
one O
- O
catty O
strips O
, O
then O
steeps O
these O
in O
a O
marinade O
of O
dry O
- O
fried O
star O
anise O
and O
other O
spices O
, O
mixed O
with O
rock O
sugar O
, O
salt O
and O
Gaoliang B-GPE
liquor O
. O

After O
several O
days O
of O
preparation O
, O
the O
result O
is O
larou O
, O
or O
end O
- O
of O
- O
year O
cured O
meat O
. O

There O
's O
still O
over O
one O
month O
to O
go O
before O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
, O
but O
as O
Mrs. O
Pu O
explains O
: O
" O
It O
takes O
a O
fairly O
long O
time O
to O
make O
larou O
, O
and O
you O
have O
to O
make O
allowance O
for O
the O
weather O
. O

It O
's O
best O
to O
get O
going O
early O
so O
that O
you O
have O
the O
meat O
ready O
to O
give O
out O
to O
friends O
and O
relatives O
in O
time O
for O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O
" O

Her O
ever O
- O
popular O
larou O
is O
made O
in O
accordance O
with O
a O
time O
- O
tested O
recipe O
. O

She O
adds O
the O
spices O
in O
their O
special O
proportions O
, O
and O
then O
seals O
the O
meat O
in O
a O
vat O
to O
marinate O
for O
six O
days O
so O
as O
to O
ensure O
a O
full O
flavor O
. O

After O
being O
removed O
from O
the O
vat O
the O
strips O
are O
slowly O
smoked O
over O
a O
mixture O
of O
sugarcane O
bark O
, O
charcoal O
, O
orange O
peel O
and O
rice O
husks O
, O
until O
they O
have O
acquired O
a O
lovely O
luster O
and O
exude O
a O
delicious O
aroma O
. O

Finally O
the O
cured O
strips O
are O
hung O
out O
for O
two O
or O
three O
days O
in O
the O
sun O
to O
draw O
off O
excess O
fat O
. O

For O
Mrs. O
Pu O
and O
her O
husband O
, O
the O
traditional O
lunar O
new O
year O
has O
more O
significance O
than O
the O
Western B-NORP
version O
. O

It O
provides O
the O
opportunity O
for O
making O
food O
in O
the O
traditional O
style O
of O
their O
home O
region O
, O
much O
of O
which O
they O
give O
to O
others O
, O
and O
also O
brings O
the O
whole O
family O
together O
for O
an O
eagerly O
awaited O
celebration O
. O

New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
dinner O
is O
the O
highlight O
, O
with O
three O
generations O
- O
more O
than O
ten O
hungry O
mouths O
- O
gathered O
for O
the O
feast O
. O

" O
We O
need O
at O
least O
ten O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
dishes O
, O
" O
says O
Mrs. O
Pu O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
servings O
of O
chicken O
, O
duck O
, O
fish O
and O
pork O
, O
they O
always O
have O
some O
of O
the O
specialties O
of O
her O
husband O
's O
home O
region O
, O
Anhui B-GPE
Province I-GPE
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
including O
yuanzi O
meatballs O
-LRB- O
minced O
pork O
blended O
with O
chopped O
spring O
onion O
, O
ginger O
, O
garlic O
and O
rice O
noodles O
, O
rolled O
in O
cornstarch O
flour O
and O
deep O
- O
fried O
-RRB- O
. O

Other O
favorites O
such O
as O
pearl O
balls O
-LRB- O
meatballs O
wrapped O
in O
sticky O
rice O
-RRB- O
, O
pork O
knuckle O
in O
brown O
sauce O
, O
and O
mixed O
vegetables O
, O
dishes O
that O
Mr. O
and O
Mrs. O
Pu O
like O
to O
make O
for O
themselves O
and O
others O
all O
year O
round O
, O
also O
appear O
at O
the O
table O
, O
all O
cooked O
with O
extra O
special O
attention O
for O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

In O
fact O
, O
preparations O
for O
the O
feast O
begin O
three O
or O
four O
days O
before O
the O
event O
itself O
. O

Slowly O
warming O
up O

The O
timing O
of O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
is O
determined O
by O
the O
traditional O
lunar O
calendar O
and O
marks O
an O
important O
transition O
, O
the O
point O
when O
Winter O
gives O
way O
to O
Spring O
. O

In O
China B-GPE
, O
a O
country O
founded O
on O
farming O
, O
there O
has O
always O
been O
a O
tangible O
link O
between O
seasonal O
changes O
and O
the O
pattern O
of O
agricultural O
production O
. O

As O
this O
link O
was O
absorbed O
into O
people O
's O
lives O
it O
gave O
rise O
to O
the O
rituals O
of O
rural O
existence O
, O
the O
most O
prominent O
of O
which O
marked O
the O
conclusion O
of O
the O
natural O
cycle O
at O
the O
end O
of O
every O
year O
. O

Thus O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
became O
the O
most O
important O
of O
all O
traditional O
festivals O
, O
symbolizing O
endless O
rebirth O
and O
the O
continuation O
of O
the O
natural O
cycle O
. O

While O
underpinning O
the O
annual O
cycle O
of O
festivals O
and O
the O
daily O
routine O
of O
the O
people O
, O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
also O
, O
through O
its O
religious O
- O
type O
observances O
, O
came O
to O
express O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
's O
ideas O
about O
life O
, O
nature O
, O
and O
clan O
society O
. O

The O
attitudes O
and O
lifestyles O
of O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
are O
also O
given O
full O
expression O
through O
the O
various O
activities O
that O
take O
place O
during O
the O
holiday O
. O

Traditions O
such O
as O
sweeping O
the O
house O
to O
" O
drive O
out O
the O
old O
and O
bring O
in O
the O
new O
, O
" O
venerating O
the O
gods O
, O
making O
offerings O
to O
ancestors O
, O
having O
the O
whole O
family O
eat O
together O
and O
stay O
up O
late O
on O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
, O
calling O
on O
friends O
and O
relatives O
on O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
day O
, O
and O
- O
for O
married O
women O
- O
visiting O
their O
parents O
on O
the O
following O
day O
. O

In O
spite O
of O
the O
changes O
wrought O
by O
modernization O
, O
which O
make O
it O
impossible O
for O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
to O
be O
celebrated O
in O
exactly O
the O
way O
that O
it O
used O
to O
be O
, O
and O
regardless O
of O
the O
simplifications O
that O
have O
taken O
place O
, O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
remains O
the O
longest O
and O
most O
important O
holiday O
in O
the O
calendar O
. O

It O
is O
, O
as O
ever O
, O
a O
time O
of O
plenty O
and O
of O
family O
reunion O
- O
a O
great O
occasion O
for O
everyone O
. O

Homeland O
of O
the O
soul O

Food O
is O
an O
obsession O
with O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
and O
never O
more O
so O
than O
at O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
when O
virtually O
every O
family O
- O
like O
Mrs. O
Pu O
's O
in O
Taoyuan B-GPE
- O
enjoys O
one O
or O
two O
dishes O
prepared O
to O
their O
own O
" O
private O
" O
recipe O
, O
plus O
other O
edible O
treats O
with O
special O
symbolism O
. O

For O
most O
people O
, O
dishes O
such O
as O
these O
are O
forever O
bound O
up O
with O
the O
spirit O
of O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

Writer O
Lin B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yueh I-PERSON
has O
penned O
numerous O
articles O
on O
the O
culture O
of O
food O
and O
drink O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
including O
a O
vignette O
-LRB- O
from O
her O
collection O
of O
essays O
Epicurean B-WORK_OF_ART
Notes I-WORK_OF_ART
-RRB- O
about O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
with O
the O
family O
, O
entitled O
" O
Luobo B-WORK_OF_ART
Pudding I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

" O
When O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
do O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
one O
type O
of O
specialty O
is O
indispensable O
: O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
pudding O
. O
. O
. O
. O

However O
, O
as O
China B-GPE
covers O
such O
a O
vast O
territory O
, O
this O
pudding O
comes O
in O
different O
versions O
according O
to O
region O
. O

For O
example O
, O
people O
in O
the O
belt O
south O
of O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
generally O
eat O
" O
Ningpo B-GPE
pudding O
, O
" O
made O
from O
sticky O
rice O
shaped O
into O
broad O
bars O
, O
while O
those O
hailing O
from O
Guangdong B-GPE
and O
the O
Southern O
Fujian O
region O
go O
for O
luobo O
pudding O
, O
made O
from O
a O
mixture O
of O
shredded O
white O
turnip O
-LRB- O
luobo O
-RRB- O
and O
long O
- O
grain O
rice O
. O

As O
Lin B-PERSON
writes O
: O
" O
Although O
my O
family O
moved O
around O
a O
lot O
when O
I O
was O
little O
, O
Mother O
was O
quite O
stubborn O
about O
personally O
taking O
charge O
in O
the O
kitchen O
every O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
to O
make O
luobo O
pudding O
for O
the O
whole O
family O
. O

So O
when O
we O
spent O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
we O
did O
n't O
have O
Ningpo B-GPE
pudding O
like O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
people O
there O
, O
and O
when O
we O
were O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
we O
did O
n't O
have O
the O
" O
mirror O
cake O
" O
that O
they O
like O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

No O
matter O
where O
we O
were O
, O
it O
was O
always O
luobo O
pudding O
for O
us O
. O
" O

Lin B-PERSON
recalls O
that O
there O
were O
so O
many O
mouths O
to O
feed O
at O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
that O
they O
had O
to O
use O
two O
or O
three O
large O
bamboo O
steamers O
to O
make O
the O
puddings O
. O

Come O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
the O
children O
were O
always O
attracted O
by O
the O
unusually O
busy O
atmosphere O
in O
the O
kitchen O
, O
and O
loved O
running O
in O
and O
out O
to O
check O
on O
what O
was O
going O
on O
, O
meanwhile O
getting O
under O
everyone O
's O
feet O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
's O
mother O
was O
n't O
too O
happy O
about O
this O
, O
and O
the O
kitchen O
helpers O
would O
impatiently O
wave O
the O
kids O
away O
, O
calling O
: O
" O
Shoo O
! O
Shoo O
! O
Go O
outside O
and O
play O
! O
" O

However O
, O
as O
Lin B-PERSON
grew O
up O
, O
her O
mother O
would O
call O
her O
and O
the O
other O
girls O
to O
her O
side O
to O
watch O
and O
help O
out O
. O

She O
said O
: O
" O
Follow O
closely O
, O
now O
. O

One O
day O
I O
'll O
be O
gone O
, O
and O
you O
'll O
have O
to O
do O
this O
all O
by O
yourselves O
. O
" O

Making O
luobo O
pudding O
is O
a O
demanding O
process O
and O
requires O
plenty O
of O
ingredients O
. O

Nowadays O
there O
's O
no O
need O
to O
wait O
for O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
- O
the O
pudding O
can O
be O
sampled O
throughout O
the O
year O
at O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
- O
style O
dimsum O
restaurants O
or O
bought O
readymade O
in O
the O
market O
. O

But O
come O
the O
last O
month O
in O
the O
lunar O
calendar O
, O
Lin B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yueh I-PERSON
still O
prepares O
several O
luobo O
puddings O
the O
old O
- O
fashioned O
way O
, O
so O
that O
her O
family O
and O
friends O
can O
enjoy O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
pudding O
" O
the O
way O
mama O
used O
to O
make O
it O
. O
" O

Difficult O
time O
of O
year O

Nowadays O
it O
is O
n't O
so O
easy O
to O
recreate O
the O
elaborate O
New B-EVENT
Years I-EVENT
of O
the O
past O
. O

The O
speeded O
- O
up O
, O
stripped O
- O
down O
pace O
of O
modern O
life O
has O
reduced O
the O
event O
in O
scale O
, O
and O
people O
now O
regard O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
in O
different O
ways O
according O
to O
how O
it O
fits O
in O
with O
their O
lives O
. O

Surveys O
show O
that O
among O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
is O
ranked O
as O
one O
of O
the O
most O
stressful O
facets O
of O
life O
. O

A O
tale O
from O
the O
past O
shows O
how O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
has O
always O
been O
a O
source O
of O
financial O
pressure O
for O
families O
. O

During O
the O
Ming O
dynasty O
-LRB- O
1368 O
- O
1644 O
-RRB- O
, O
a O
Fuzhou B-GPE
prefectural O
magistrate O
named O
Cai B-PERSON
Junmo I-PERSON
issued O
an O
order O
for O
every O
family O
in O
the O
district O
to O
light O
seven O
lanterns O
for O
Lantern B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
-LRB- O
the O
15th O
day O
of O
the O
first O
lunar O
month O
-RRB- O
. O

One O
of O
the O
residents O
of O
the O
prefecture O
, O
a O
man O
named O
Chen B-PERSON
Lie I-PERSON
, O
satirized O
the O
magistrate O
's O
order O
with O
a O
verse O
that O
he O
painted O
on O
a O
large O
lantern O
: O

" O
In O
the O
homes O
of O
the O
rich O
, O
lanterns O
are O
as O
plentiful O
as O
rice O
in O
the O
granary O
/ O

In O
the O
homes O
of O
the O
poor O
, O
a O
single O
lantern O
reduces O
fathers O
and O
sons O
to O
misery O
/ O

The O
carefree O
magistrate O
may O
not O
be O
aware O
of O
this O
/ O

And O
simply O
complains O
that O
the O
music O
is O
n't O
good O
enough O
. O
" O

In O
the O
Haifeng B-GPE
area O
of O
Guangdong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
there O
is O
a O
saying O
to O
describe O
the O
hardship O
that O
the O
holiday O
brings O
for O
the O
poor O
- O
whom O
the O
festival O
often O
relieved O
of O
a O
whole O
year O
's O
worth O
of O
painstakingly O
accumulated O
surplus O
: O
" O
Those O
with O
money O
celebrate O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
; O
those O
without O
money O
get O
stripped O
bare O
. O
" O

This O
was O
especially O
so O
given O
that O
the O
" O
close O
of O
the O
year O
" O
was O
also O
the O
time O
when O
creditors O
turned O
up O
to O
claim O
their O
dues O
and O
" O
close O
" O
their O
accounts O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fan I-PERSON
, O
the O
scientist O
and O
well O
- O
known O
essayist O
, O
once O
described O
how O
he O
, O
as O
the O
eldest O
son O
in O
a O
poor O
family O
, O
used O
to O
spend O
the O
days O
before O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
writing O
and O
selling O
spring O
couplets O
in O
the O
market O
, O
so O
as O
to O
help O
his O
father O
pay O
off O
debts O
and O
buy O
goodies O
for O
his O
siblings O
. O

On O
account O
of O
his O
skill O
at O
calligraphy O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
spent O
many O
a O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
in O
this O
fashion O
. O

As O
a O
successful O
scholar O
he O
was O
later O
able O
to O
recall O
this O
episode O
with O
pride O
, O
yet O
the O
bitterness O
and O
hurt O
still O
showed O
through O
in O
his O
words O
. O

Tough O
work O
, O
year O
after O
year O

On O
top O
of O
economic O
pressures O
, O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
for O
many O
housewives O
, O
brings O
the O
added O
burden O
of O
endless O
household O
chores O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
this O
meant O
a O
nonstop O
round O
of O
house O
cleaning O
, O
making O
pudding O
, O
doing O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
shopping O
and O
making O
new O
clothes O
, O
starting O
from O
the O
8th O
day O
of O
the O
12th O
lunar O
month O
. O

There O
was O
also O
the O
matter O
of O
performing O
the O
prescribed O
observances O
to O
heaven O
and O
earth O
, O
the O
ancestors O
, O
the O
kitchen O
god O
and O
various O
other O
deities O
. O

Things O
are O
simpler O
nowadays O
, O
but O
putting O
together O
a O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
dinner O
to O
fill O
the O
bellies O
of O
everyone O
in O
the O
family O
still O
presents O
an O
enormous O
culinary O
and O
physical O
challenge O
. O

For O
those O
who O
live O
far O
from O
the O
parental O
home O
, O
there O
's O
the O
added O
trial O
of O
transport O
conditions O
- O
congested O
roads O
, O
fully O
- O
booked O
trains O
and O
airplanes O
- O
to O
foil O
the O
plans O
of O
all O
who O
would O
hurry O
home O
in O
time O
to O
spend O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
with O
the O
clan O
. O

And O
if O
you O
live O
in O
a O
large O
family O
with O
plenty O
of O
old O
folk O
and O
youngsters O
- O
all O
expecting O
red O
envelopes O
of O
cash O
- O
your O
hard O
- O
earned O
year O
- O
end O
bonus O
may O
well O
be O
gone O
by O
the O
time O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
is O
over O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
has O
increasingly O
shown O
up O
on O
the O
agenda O
of O
the O
women O
's O
movement O
. O

Many O
women O
now O
object O
to O
the O
tradition O
of O
spending O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
with O
the O
family O
of O
their O
spouse O
, O
rather O
than O
at O
the O
homes O
of O
their O
own O
parents O
, O
and O
point O
out O
that O
this O
is O
one O
of O
the O
nasty O
little O
legacies O
of O
a O
patriarchal O
society O
, O
something O
which O
goes O
against O
the O
modern O
principle O
of O
sex O
equality O
. O

" O
I O
'm O
an O
only O
daughter O
, O
and O
my O
father O
has O
passed O
away O
, O
so O
I O
really O
hate O
leaving O
mom O
to O
spend O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
all O
alone O
. O
" O

" O
When O
we O
go O
over O
to O
my O
husband O
's O
family O
, O
it O
's O
nothing O
but O
nonstop O
cleaning O
and O
cooking O
! O
" O

These O
are O
some O
of O
the O
many O
complaints O
expressed O
by O
women O
writing O
to O
the O
letters O
pages O
in O
the O
press O
. O

For O
many O
people O
, O
the O
solution O
is O
to O
book O
a O
holiday O
abroad O
at O
this O
time O
of O
year O
so O
as O
to O
avoid O
the O
whole O
occasion O
. O

Others O
opt O
to O
splash O
out O
on O
dinner O
at O
a O
hotel O
or O
restaurant O
so O
that O
no O
- O
one O
has O
to O
worry O
about O
getting O
everything O
ready O
. O

For O
modern O
, O
urban O
families O
, O
these O
are O
two O
of O
the O
fashionable O
and O
convenient O
new O
ways O
of O
surviving O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

A O
bittersweet O
evening O

" O
The O
most O
scary O
thing O
is O
the O
deep O
- O
seated O
clan O
mentality O
of O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
" O
says O
Li B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
, O
an O
author O
known O
for O
his O
writings O
on O
the O
topic O
of O
family O
. O

" O
It O
can O
tangle O
the O
relationship O
between O
parents O
and O
children O
into O
a O
never O
- O
unraveled O
web O
of O
pain O
and O
intimacy O
- O
which O
does O
n't O
always O
make O
for O
happy O
family O
reunions O
. O
" O

No O
wonder O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
is O
frequently O
a O
time O
of O
generational O
conflict O
. O

Li B-ORG
describes O
the O
case O
of O
his O
own O
family O
. O

His O
mother O
and O
father O
came O
from O
Hakka B-NORP
backgrounds O
on O
the O
mainland O
, O
and O
as O
clan O
identity O
is O
strongly O
emphasized O
in O
Hakka B-NORP
culture O
, O
his O
father O
used O
to O
require O
all O
his O
children O
and O
grandchildren O
to O
be O
at O
the O
family O
home O
for O
dinner O
on O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
. O

Concerned O
about O
the O
burden O
on O
the O
old O
couple O
, O
Li B-ORG
persuaded O
them O
to O
hold O
the O
annual O
get O
- O
together O
at O
his O
house O
, O
with O
dinner O
prepared O
by O
his O
wife O
and O
sisters O
. O

Striving O
valiantly O
to O
create O
a O
party O
atmosphere O
, O
Li B-ORG
took O
a O
leaf O
out O
of O
" O
Old O
Laizi O
's O
" O
book O
, O
-LRB- O
Old O
Laizi O
was O
a O
legendary O
paragon O
of O
filial O
piety O
who O
acted O
like O
a O
child O
well O
into O
his O
seventies O
just O
to O
keep O
his O
parents O
amused O
-RRB- O
, O
dreaming O
up O
little O
pranks O
with O
the O
help O
of O
his O
children O
. O

For O
example O
, O
they O
gave O
mischievous O
names O
to O
each O
of O
the O
dishes O
served O
for O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
dinner O
, O
like O
" O
Dongfang B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Invincible I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Chopped I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
off I-WORK_OF_ART
Willy I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
" O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Flower I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Guanyin I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Slender I-WORK_OF_ART
Waist I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
and O
" O
Sea B-WORK_OF_ART
Cucumber I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Squid I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Meatballs I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Three I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
one I-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

" O
The O
mood O
of O
good O
cheer O
and O
togetherness O
at O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
can O
indeed O
leave O
some O
heart O
- O
warming O
memories O
, O
" O
acknowledges O
Li B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
. O

" O
But O
the O
occasion O
can O
also O
dredge O
up O
less O
pleasant O
associations O
from O
the O
past O
. O
" O

During O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
six O
years O
ago O
, O
Li B-ORG
's O
father O
could O
n't O
stop O
himself O
getting O
worked O
up O
, O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
family O
's O
best O
efforts O
to O
keep O
the O
mood O
light O
. O

Dinner O
was O
nearly O
over O
when O
the O
old O
fellow O
demanded O
that O
his O
children O
come O
to O
his O
side O
, O
and O
announced O
: O
" O
I O
want O
to O
square O
up O
accounts O
with O
every O
one O
of O
you O
, O
each O
in O
turn O
. O
. O
. O
. O
" O

He O
began O
to O
lecture O
them O
about O
how O
hard O
he O
had O
struggled O
in O
his O
youth O
to O
bring O
them O
all O
up O
, O
recalling O
every O
little O
incident O
as O
though O
it O
were O
yesterday O
. O

He O
broke O
down O
in O
tears O
once O
he O
got O
onto O
the O
things O
that O
had O
hurt O
him O
, O
and O
after O
that O
there O
was O
no O
calming O
him O
down O
. O

" O
He O
had O
absolutely O
no O
idea O
that O
his O
children O
all O
had O
to O
swallow O
their O
own O
share O
of O
hurt O
and O
disappointment O
while O
growing O
up O
, O
but O
never O
complained O
to O
him O
. O

Now O
each O
of O
them O
felt O
afresh O
the O
grievances O
of O
childhood O
, O
and O
began O
to O
strike O
back O
, O
one O
after O
another O
. O
" O

Li B-ORG
described O
the O
ensuing O
scenario O
: O

" O
Some O
wheeled O
out O
their O
heavy O
artillery O
and O
some O
used O
the O
machine O
- O
gun O
approach O
. O

Cannon O
and O
gunfire O
rang O
out O
on O
that O
cold O
rainy O
night O
, O
while O
tears O
flowed O
and O
fireworks O
exploded O
. O

The O
old O
bruiser O
, O
nearly O
80 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
struck O
speechless O
. O

His O
authority O
lay O
in O
tatters O
, O
long O
since O
torn O
down O
by O
his O
adult O
offspring O
. O

He O
'd O
taken O
so O
many O
hits O
by O
then O
that O
he O
was O
riddled O
with O
bullet O
- O
holes O
. O

He O
slumped O
miserably O
back O
into O
his O
chair O
, O
lips O
quivering O
as O
if O
to O
speak O
, O
but O
no O
words O
coming O
from O
his O
mouth O
. O
" O

The O
evening O
ended O
in O
tears O
and O
awkwardness O
. O

" O
Our O
family O
was O
quite O
poor O
when O
we O
were O
growing O
up O
, O
" O
says O
Li B-ORG
, O
" O
and O
Father O
suffered O
plenty O
of O
frustrations O
on O
our O
behalf O
. O

He O
thought O
that O
we O
had O
n't O
properly O
repaid O
him O
once O
we O
had O
grown O
up O
, O
and O
felt O
quite O
bitter O
about O
it O
. O

But O
he O
did O
n't O
realize O
that O
we O
too O
, O
growing O
up O
in O
such O
circumstances O
, O
faced O
hardship O
and O
frustration O
. O

Like O
my O
elder O
sister O
who O
had O
to O
work O
her O
way O
through O
school O
. O

Everyone O
had O
something O
to O
get O
off O
his O
chest O
. O

It O
all O
got O
quite O
heated O
. O
" O

Li B-ORG
felt O
depressed O
and O
guilty O
about O
the O
way O
the O
evening O
turned O
out O
. O

When O
he O
went O
over O
to O
his O
parents O
house O
the O
next O
day O
to O
pay O
his O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
respects O
, O
he O
asked O
his O
children O
to O
help O
smooth O
things O
over O
, O
and O
he O
scrubbed O
clean O
the O
toilet O
bowl O
as O
penance O
. O

Li B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
's O
father O
passed O
away O
the O
year O
before O
last O
. O

His O
mother O
, O
more O
relaxed O
about O
things O
than O
her O
husband O
, O
was O
n't O
concerned O
about O
doing O
a O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
dinner O
, O
so O
last O
year O
the O
family O
cancelled O
the O
tradition O
. O

" O
Mom O
decided O
to O
take O
a O
trip O
abroad O
. O

My O
family O
and O
I O
like O
the O
unusual O
quiet O
that O
descends O
on O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
streets O
for O
the O
period O
of O
the O
festival O
, O
and O
since O
we O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
make O
any O
special O
arrangements O
, O
we O
just O
stayed O
home O
and O
had O
a O
good O
rest O
. O
" O

A O
quiet O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT

" O
What O
we O
are O
missing O
, O
" O
says O
author O
Yang B-PERSON
Hsiao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yun I-PERSON
, O
" O
is O
a O
way O
of O
bringing O
new O
meaning O
into O
the O
old O
tradition O
, O
a O
way O
of O
spending O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
that O
suits O
ordinary O
people O
. O
" O

Yang B-GPE
's O
strongest O
association O
with O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
is O
of O
going O
to O
do O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's O
shopping O
with O
the O
grown O
- O
ups O
when O
she O
was O
little O
. O

" O
We O
were O
always O
very O
thrifty O
in O
those O
days O
, O
without O
extra O
cash O
for O
new O
things O
. O

New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
was O
the O
only O
time O
when O
we O
got O
to O
bring O
bulging O
bags O
and O
packages O
back O
to O
the O
house O
. O

Just O
the O
sight O
of O
all O
those O
treats O
- O
chicken O
, O
duck O
, O
fish O
and O
pork O
; O
candies O
and O
cookies O
; O
fruits O
and O
soda O
drinks O
- O
was O
a O
thrill O
for O
us O
. O

Then O
there O
were O
all O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
presents O
, O
like O
new O
clothes O
, O
shoes O
and O
hats O
. O

At O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
our O
parents O
liked O
to O
dress O
the O
girls O
in O
red O
from O
head O
to O
toe O
, O
for O
good O
luck O
and O
for O
fun O
. O

We O
looked O
as O
if O
we O
'd O
been O
dipped O
in O
a O
tub O
of O
haw O
juice O
. O
" O

In O
spite O
of O
the O
excitement O
that O
she O
remembered O
feeling O
, O
as O
a O
child O
, O
about O
getting O
to O
wear O
new O
clothes O
and O
new O
hats O
, O
Yang B-GPE
later O
began O
to O
question O
this O
way O
of O
spending O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

She O
felt O
especially O
turned O
off O
by O
the O
orgy O
of O
consumption O
connected O
with O
the O
festival O
. O

" O
It O
was O
only O
after O
I O
had O
kids O
of O
my O
own O
that O
I O
began O
to O
rethink O
the O
importance O
of O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
- O
partly O
out O
of O
nostalgia O
, O
and O
partly O
to O
pass O
the O
tradition O
on O
to O
my O
children O
, O
" O
admits O
Yang B-GPE
. O

Nowadays O
she O
emphasizes O
just O
three O
aspects O
of O
the O
occasion O
: O
getting O
the O
family O
together O
, O
enjoying O
the O
festive O
spirit O
, O
and O
having O
a O
rest O
. O

" O
At O
one O
point O
we O
tried O
the O
fashionable O
thing O
, O
taking O
the O
family O
away O
for O
a O
vacation O
, O
but O
being O
abroad O
we O
really O
missed O
that O
festive O
flavor O
. O
" O

Eventually O
she O
returned O
to O
the O
traditional O
form O
, O
making O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's O
Eve B-PERSON
dinner O
herself O
, O
and O
always O
including O
a O
Manchurian O
- O
style O
pickled O
cabbage O
hotpot O
prepared O
just O
the O
way O
her O
parents O
used O
to O
do O
it O
. O

-LRB- O
Her O
father O
hailed O
from O
Liaoning B-GPE
Province I-GPE
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

" O
With O
life O
as O
busy O
and O
stressful O
as O
it O
is O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
year O
, O
we O
decided O
to O
drop O
the O
formal O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
gathering O
. O

Instead O
, O
we O
now O
spend O
the O
time O
relaxing O
at O
home O
, O
doing O
whatever O
we O
fancy O
, O
be O
it O
sitting O
quietly O
and O
reading O
, O
listening O
to O
music O
, O
going O
on O
an O
outing O
, O
or O
talking O
about O
the O
ups O
and O
downs O
of O
the O
past O
year O
. O

Or O
we O
might O
invite O
a O
couple O
of O
close O
friends O
round O
to O
reminisce O
about O
old O
times O
. O

It O
's O
quiet O
, O
and O
it O
's O
really O
satisfying O
. O

" O
On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
" O
continues O
Yang B-GPE
, O
" O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
can O
also O
serve O
as O
a O
reminder O
for O
people O
to O
review O
their O
past O
actions O
. O
" O

She O
always O
sets O
aside O
a O
little O
time O
for O
herself O
on O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
to O
do O
just O
this O
. O

As O
midnight O
approaches O
, O
and O
with O
all O
the O
household O
chores O
taken O
care O
of O
, O
Yang B-GPE
settles O
down O
to O
quietly O
reflect O
on O
how O
she O
has O
grown O
during O
the O
past O
twelve O
months O
, O
and O
to O
draw O
up O
her O
personal O
" O
profit O
and O
loss O
sheet O
" O
for O
the O
year O
. O

" O
It O
's O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
money O
, O
" O
she O
stresses O
. O

" O
It O
's O
a O
way O
of O
measuring O
whether O
I O
've O
achieved O
my O
objectives O
, O
in O
my O
work O
and O
in O
my O
personal O
maturity O
. O

I O
ask O
myself O
what O
my O
bad O
habits O
are O
. O

It O
's O
a O
kind O
of O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
dish O
for O
the O
spirit O
! O
" O

Yang B-GPE
feels O
that O
if O
we O
redefine O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
in O
terms O
of O
its O
contemplative O
and O
spiritual O
meaning O
, O
rather O
than O
just O
regarding O
it O
as O
an O
occasion O
for O
feasting O
and O
partying O
, O
then O
we O
can O
better O
sense O
how O
time O
passes O
, O
and O
see O
that O
another O
phase O
in O
our O
working O
lives O
has O
been O
completed O
. O

In O
this O
way O
we O
can O
make O
our O
wishes O
for O
the O
year O
ahead O
, O
setting O
goals O
for O
work O
and O
for O
personal O
growth O
, O
without O
getting O
maudlin O
about O
time O
's O
passage O
and O
the O
meaninglessness O
of O
it O
all O
. O

For O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
the O
family O
is O
the O
basic O
unit O
for O
celebrating O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
but O
the O
family O
, O
like O
society O
, O
has O
been O
changing O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

Couples O
whose O
children O
have O
grown O
up O
and O
moved O
out O
, O
face O
the O
" O
empty O
nest O
syndrome O
, O
" O
while O
many O
individuals O
, O
particularly O
among O
the O
elderly O
, O
live O
on O
their O
own O
. O

However O
, O
for O
people O
like O
these O
, O
and O
for O
the O
homeless O
, O
there O
are O
still O
ways O
of O
enjoying O
" O
a O
good O
get O
- O
together O
" O
at O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

All O
together O
now O

One O
month O
before O
last O
year O
's O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
artist O
Wang B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON
placed O
some O
articles O
in O
the O
press O
seeking O
others O
like O
himself O
- O
single O
people O
with O
nothing O
special O
to O
do O
on O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
- O
to O
register O
for O
a O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
dinner O
and O
party O
at O
his O
studio O
. O

You O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
know O
anyone O
else O
going O
. O

Plenty O
of O
people O
took O
up O
the O
offer O
, O
and O
the O
party O
was O
packed O
. O

For O
Wang B-PERSON
, O
it O
was O
the O
most O
fun O
he O
'd O
ever O
had O
at O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yueh I-PERSON
moved O
to O
California B-GPE
once O
her O
children O
had O
grown O
up O
and O
started O
families O
of O
their O
own O
, O
so O
she O
can O
no O
longer O
spend O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
with O
her O
immediate O
family O
. O

But O
her O
enthusiasm O
for O
the O
festival O
has O
n't O
waned O
. O

" O
Now O
I O
spend O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
with O
friends O
who O
are O
in O
similar O
circumstances O
to O
me O
. O

Each O
of O
us O
brings O
a O
dish O
for O
the O
meal O
, O
and O
makes O
his O
own O
contribution O
. O

It O
's O
all O
very O
relaxed O
. O
" O

For O
Lin B-PERSON
, O
friendship O
is O
as O
heart O
- O
warming O
as O
family O
ties O
. O

" O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
is O
part O
of O
our O
shared O
cultural O
and O
ethnic O
memory O
. O

It O
's O
a O
homeland O
of O
the O
soul O
for O
every O
one O
of O
us O
. O

The O
external O
form O
may O
have O
changed O
, O
but O
the O
memory O
of O
some O
inner O
yearning O
, O
that O
sense O
of O
needing O
to O
belong O
, O
these O
are O
things O
that O
can O
never O
change O
. O
" O

For O
those O
often O
- O
overlooked O
old O
folk O
and O
street O
people O
, O
there O
are O
special O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
dinners O
organized O
by O
private O
welfare O
groups O
, O
enabling O
them O
to O
share O
in O
the O
human O
warmth O
of O
the O
occasion O
. O

Last O
year O
the O
Buddha B-PERSON
's O
Light O
International O
Association O
organized O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
dinners O
in O
the O
north O
, O
center O
and O
south O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
which O
were O
attended O
by O
more O
than O
5,000 O
old O
folk O
who O
live O
alone O
. O

This O
year O
they O
are O
repeating O
the O
exercise O
, O
and O
are O
including O
a O
special O
event O
in O
Nantou B-GPE
County I-GPE
to O
bring O
some O
warmth O
and O
love O
to O
elderly O
survivors O
of O
the O
9 O
/ O
21 O
earthquake O
there O
. O

Another O
group O
, O
the B-ORG
Creation I-ORG
Social I-ORG
Welfare I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
- O
which O
is O
well O
known O
for O
its O
work O
with O
street O
people O
and O
for O
taking O
care O
of O
vegetative O
- O
state O
patients O
- O
runs O
an O
annual O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
party O
for O
homeless O
people O
. O

" O
Giving O
and O
serving O
, O
these O
too O
form O
part O
of O
the O
meaning O
and O
purpose O
of O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O
" O

The O
Venerable O
Yung O
Fu O
of O
the O
Buddha B-PERSON
's O
Light O
International O
Association O
hopes O
that O
today O
's O
well O
- O
fed O
, O
well O
- O
clothed O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
can O
extend O
the O
warmth O
and O
love O
of O
their O
own O
families O
out O
to O
society O
at O
large O
, O
and O
especially O
to O
those O
most O
in O
need O
of O
attention O
, O
so O
as O
to O
widen O
and O
elevate O
the O
meaning O
of O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

It O
is O
no O
surprise O
that O
amid O
the O
hectic O
pace O
of O
modern O
life O
, O
some O
of O
the O
relaxed O
good O
fun O
has O
gone O
out O
of O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

But O
as O
a O
custom O
that O
has O
been O
part O
of O
the O
culture O
for O
so O
long O
, O
it O
continues O
to O
occupy O
a O
unique O
position O
in O
our O
hearts O
and O
lives O
. O

What O
remains O
to O
be O
seen O
is O
how O
well O
we O
can O
adapt O
and O
update O
this O
ancient O
tradition O
to O
fit O
the O
changing O
needs O
of O
modern O
society O
. O

What O
Price O
Public O
Art O
? O

-LRB- O
Tsai B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Christopher B-PERSON
MacDonald I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
art O
market O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
tended O
to O
focus O
on O
oil O
painting O
and O
ink O
- O
and O
- O
wash O
, O
with O
relatively O
little O
interest O
in O
sculpture O
, O
photography O
, O
ceramics O
and O
multimedia O
. O

However O
, O
tens O
of O
millions O
of O
NT O
dollars O
have O
now O
become O
available O
for O
work O
in O
a O
range O
of O
forms O
, O
under O
the O
provisions O
of O
a O
1992 O
law O
requiring O
at O
least O
one O
percent O
of O
the O
budget O
for O
major O
infrastructure O
projects O
to O
be O
spent O
on O
public O
art O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
artists O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
abroad O
have O
been O
scrabbling O
for O
a O
slice O
of O
the O
public O
art O
pie O
. O

In O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
1997 O
was O
designated O
as O
the O
Year O
of O
Public O
Art O
, O
and O
the O
following O
year O
experimental O
installations O
went O
on O
display O
at O
nine O
cultural O
centers O
around O
the O
island O
, O
chosen O
by O
the O
Council O
for O
Cultural O
Affairs O
-LRB- O
CCA B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

1998 O
also O
saw O
the O
adoption O
of O
new O
measures O
governing O
the O
installation O
of O
such O
works O
. O

As O
public O
art O
began O
to O
proliferate O
, O
university O
departments O
of O
art O
, O
environment O
and O
architecture O
, O
spurred O
by O
demand O
, O
began O
offering O
public O
art O
courses O
. O

Golden O
opportunity O

The O
development O
of O
a O
number O
of O
major O
infrastructure O
projects O
, O
including O
the O
Taipei O
MRT O
system O
, O
the B-FAC
Second I-FAC
Northern I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
and O
the O
new O
terminal O
at O
CKS B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
released O
millions O
- O
even O
hundreds O
of O
millions O
- O
of O
NT O
dollars O
for O
spending O
on O
public O
art O
, O
creating O
a O
golden O
opportunity O
for O
eager O
artists O
. O

During O
1999 O
, O
30 O
works O
of O
public O
art O
were O
completed O
in O
line O
with O
official O
provisions O
, O
at O
a O
cost O
of O
NT$ O
40 O
million O
. O

But O
the O
budget O
for O
yet O
- O
to O
- O
be O
- O
installed O
works O
is O
even O
more O
staggering O
: O
NT$ O
100 O
million O
for O
public O
art O
at O
the O
new O
CKS B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
terminal O
alone O
, O
NT$ O
85 O
million O
for O
spending O
by O
the O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
port O
authority O
, O
and O
NT$ O
80 O
million O
for O
stations O
along O
the O
Wanhua O
- O
Panchiao B-GPE
branch O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
MRT B-FAC
network O
. O

At O
a O
time O
of O
bleak O
economic O
prospects O
, O
public O
art O
commissions O
have O
become O
a O
beacon O
for O
artists O
. O

No O
wonder O
some O
prefer O
to O
enter O
public O
art O
contests O
rather O
than O
accept O
the O
honor O
of O
selection O
committee O
membership O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
the O
contest O
for O
nine O
works O
to O
be O
placed O
along O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
" O
Tunhwa B-LOC
Art I-LOC
Corridor I-LOC
, O
" O
organized O
by O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
Urban B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
drew O
entries O
from O
over O
130 O
artists O
, O
shows O
how O
intense O
the O
competition O
can O
be O
. O

And O
it O
is O
sculptors O
who O
have O
been O
the O
biggest O
beneficiaries O
of O
the O
new O
policies O
, O
since O
three O
- O
dimensional O
art O
is O
the O
most O
suitable O
form O
for O
installation O
in O
open O
spaces O
: O
of O
the O
55 O
public O
art O
works O
completed O
in O
1998 O
, O
40 O
were O
works O
of O
sculpture O
. O

Art O
engineering O
? O

At O
present O
, O
public O
art O
is O
chosen O
through O
one O
of O
four O
methods O
: O
open O
competition O
, O
invitation O
to O
tender O
, O
commissioning O
, O
and O
direct O
purchase O
. O

The O
process O
has O
to O
involve O
a O
selection O
committee O
from O
the O
CCA O
or O
relevant O
cultural O
department O
at O
the O
local O
level O
, O
comprising O
artists O
, O
architects O
, O
landscape O
designers O
, O
art O
educationalists O
and O
so O
on O
. O

The O
committee O
appraises O
works O
for O
artistic O
quality O
, O
suitability O
for O
the O
location O
, O
safety O
and O
feasibility O
. O

Entries O
which O
pass O
the O
first O
round O
are O
presented O
for O
public O
demonstration O
and O
discussion O
among O
the O
community O
, O
so O
as O
to O
avoid O
subsequent O
protests O
. O

Unlike O
those O
working O
with O
other O
forms O
of O
art O
, O
the O
creators O
of O
public O
art O
need O
to O
have O
a O
grasp O
of O
architectural O
structure O
, O
environmental O
scenery O
and O
even O
accounting O
procedure O
. O

Artistic O
conception O
alone O
is O
not O
enough O
. O

They O
will O
be O
submitting O
expenditure O
claims O
and O
dealing O
with O
issues O
including O
long O
- O
term O
maintenance O
and O
cleaning O
, O
and O
maybe O
utility O
supply O
. O

A O
number O
of O
artists O
have O
thus O
found O
it O
helpful O
to O
pool O
their O
talents O
, O
setting O
up O
workshops O
geared O
chiefly O
to O
the O
production O
of O
public O
art O
. O

Priceless O
art O
? O

Transparency O
and O
professionalism O
in O
the O
public O
art O
selection O
process O
should O
be O
beneficial O
to O
the O
overall O
art O
environment O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

But O
Huang B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
, O
a O
number O
of O
whose O
works O
have O
been O
successfully O
selected O
, O
points O
out O
that O
artists O
still O
have O
to O
overcome O
frequent O
misunderstandings O
, O
such O
as O
when O
the O
cost O
of O
their O
material O

Cracking O
Down O
on O
Black O
Gold O

-LRB- O
Teng B-PERSON
Sue I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fen I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Christopher B-PERSON
MacDonald I-PERSON
-RRB- O

At O
the O
end O
of O
December O
there O
was O
an O
- O
other O
piece O
of O
good O
news O
concerning O
the O
new O
government O
's O
crackdown O
on O
crime O
. O

Fugitive O
Huang B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chung I-PERSON
, O
wanted O
for O
complicity O
in O
the O
slaying O
of O
former O
Kaohsiung B-ORG
County I-ORG
Council I-ORG
speaker O
Wu B-PERSON
Ho I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sung I-PERSON
, O
was O
arrested O
in O
Phuket B-GPE
after O
a O
two O
- O
year O
investigation O
and O
with O
the O
cooperation O
of O
the O
Thai B-NORP
police O
authorities O
. O

And O
a O
month O
earlier O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
handed O
the O
legislature O
a O
draft O
amendment O
to O
the B-LAW
Election I-LAW
and I-LAW
Recall I-LAW
Law I-LAW
that O
is O
designed O
to O
block O
mob O
- O
affiliated O
individuals O
from O
running O
for O
public O
office O
. O

It O
is O
hoped O
that O
the O
combination O
of O
executive O
and O
legislative O
measures O
will O
finally O
drive O
" O
black O
gold O
" O
out O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
politics O
. O

Cracking O
down O
on O
crime O
and O
stamping O
out O
" O
black O
gold O
" O
politics O
remains O
a O
central O
plank O
of O
the O
new O
government O
's O
platform O
. O

On O
December O
15 O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Justice B-ORG
released O
the O
results O
of O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
its O
campaign O
against O
black O
gold O
-LRB- O
i.e. O
collusion O
among O
politicians O
, O
crime O
syndicates O
and O
big O
business O
-RRB- O
. O

In O
the O
period O
up O
to O
December O
10 O
, O
prosecutors O
around O
Taiwan B-GPE
dealt O
with O
more O
than O
2,000 O
cases O
concerning O
black O
- O
gold O
offenses O
, O
brought O
charges O
against O
30 O
elected O
officials O
and O
representatives O
, O
and O
found O
over O
NT$ O
2.59 O
billion O
in O
misappropriated O
public O
funds O
. O

The O
following O
cases O
, O
currently O
under O
investigation O
, O
have O
attracted O
particular O
attention O
: O
the O
alleged O
involvement O
of O
Linkou B-NORP
mayor O
Tsai B-PERSON
Tzung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yi I-PERSON
, O
Yingko B-GPE
Township I-GPE
chief O
Hsu B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ho I-PERSON
and O
Linkou B-GPE
council O
deputy O
chairman O
Chou B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
in O
the O
operation O
of O
an O
illegal O
waste O
dump O
at O
a O
disused O
brickyard O
; O
alleged O
fraud O
by O
Nantou B-GPE
County I-GPE
commissioner O
Peng B-PERSON
Pai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsien I-PERSON
in O
connection O
with O
construction O
projects O
; O
allegations O
of O
corruption O
against O
Hsinchu B-GPE
mayor O
Tsai B-PERSON
Jen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
; O
and O
the O
suspected O
embezzlement O
of O
post-921 O
earthquake O
relief O
funds O
by O
Hsinchu B-GPE
municipal O
council O
speaker O
Cheng B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
. O

Cases O
in O
which O
charges O
have O
already O
been O
brought O
include O
: O
the O
alleged O
misuse O
of O
public O
funds O
for O
overseas O
trips O
by O
Miaoli B-GPE
County I-GPE
commissioner O
Fu B-PERSON
Hsueh I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
peng I-PERSON
, O
along O
with O
county O
councilors O
Lo B-PERSON
Hsing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chun I-PERSON
and O
Hsieh B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuan I-PERSON
; O
alleged O
breaches O
of O
the B-LAW
Securities I-LAW
Transaction I-LAW
Law I-LAW
by O
leading O
brokerage O
owner O
You B-PERSON
Hwai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yin I-PERSON
; O
alleged O
financial O
fraud O
by O
national O
legislator O
Lin B-PERSON
Jui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tu I-PERSON
; O
and O
alleged O
corruption O
by O
Tainan B-GPE
mayor O
George B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
in O
connection O
with O
a O
canal O
dredging O
project O
. O

On O
December O
6 O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
passed O
a O
draft O
amendment O
to O
the B-LAW
Public I-LAW
Officials I-LAW
Election I-LAW
and I-LAW
Recall I-LAW
Law I-LAW
, O
tightening O
the O
criteria O
for O
those O
seeking O
public O
office O
so O
as O
to O
prevent O
mob O
affiliates O
from O
securing O
legal O
immunity O
as O
elected O
representatives O
. O

Under O
the O
new O
provisions O
, O
anyone O
convicted O
and O
sentenced O
to O
jail O
under O
the B-LAW
Organized I-LAW
Crime I-LAW
Statute I-LAW
is O
barred O
for O
life O
from O
seeking O
election O
to O
an O
official O
post O
, O
while O
those O
indicted O
for O
a O
capital O
offence O
or O
for O
crimes O
carrying O
sentences O
of O
ten O
years O
or O
more O
are O
barred O
pending O
the O
verdict O
of O
the O
court O
. O

Political O
parties O
become O
liable O
for O
the O
records O
of O
their O
candidates O
and O
face O
fines O
of O
NT$ O
500,000 O
to O
NT$ O
5 O
million O
if O
they O
nominate O
candidates O
who O
have O
prior O
convictions O
for O
electoral O
fraud O
or O
election O
violence O
. O

These O
revisions O
to O
the O
law O
will O
immediately O
affect O
a O
number O
of O
parliamentary O
incumbents O
, O
including O
legislators O
Kuo B-PERSON
Ting I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tsai I-PERSON
and O
Wu O
Tze O
- O
yuan O
, O
both O
of O
whom O
face O
disqualification O
from O
re-election O
. O

The O
new O
provisions O
have O
received O
cross-party O
support O
in O
the O
legislature O
, O
though O
some O
deputies O
want O
further O
consultation O
concerning O
the O
exclusion O
from O
elections O
of O
those O
charged O
with O
but O
not O
yet O
convicted O
of O
the O
relevant O
offences O
, O
as O
this O
may O
deprive O
them O
unfairly O
of O
their O
rights O
. O

Ho B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
, O
secretary O
- O
general O
of O
the O
KMT B-NORP
caucus O
in O
the O
legislature O
, O
says O
that O
the O
party O
supports O
barring O
those O
convicted O
of O
involvement O
in O
organized O
crime O
from O
public O
office O
, O
but O
feels O
that O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
needs O
to O
clarify O
just O
what O
" O
involvement O
" O
constitutes O
in O
this O
context O
. O

Also O
, O
at O
the O
end O
of O
December O
and O
after O
much O
consultation O
within O
the O
opposition O
alliance O
, O
a O
preliminary O
agreement O
was O
reached O
on O
the O
draft O
amendment O
to O
the O
Farmers O
' O
and O
Fishermen O
's O
Associations O
Law O
, O
which O
has O
been O
under O
lengthy O
review O
in O
the O
legislature O
. O

According O
to O
the O
agreement O
, O
restrictions O
on O
those O
seeking O
association O
membership O
and O
sub-committee O
posts O
will O
be O
relaxed O
, O
but O
the O
rules O
will O
be O
tightened O
for O
those O
running O
for O
the O
posts O
of O
director O
or O
general O
secretary O
, O
excluding O
or O
removing O
from O
office O
anyone O
who O
is O
in O
default O
for O
more O
than O
a O
year O
on O
loans O
from O
these O
and O
other O
such O
financial O
organizations O
. O

However O
, O
the O
amendment O
remains O
stuck O
in O
the O
legislative O
queue O
for O
the O
time O
being O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Justice B-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Criminal I-ORG
Investigation I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
has O
also O
scored O
some O
successes O
in O
the O
past O
few O
months O
in O
its O
campaign O
against O
crime O
syndicates O
. O

In O
early O
November O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
Four O
Seas O
Gang O
, O
Yang B-PERSON
Kuang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
nan I-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
been O
arrested O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
by O
mainland O
authorities O
, O
was O
transferred O
to O
Taiwanese B-NORP
custody O
in O
the O
transit O
lounge O
at O
Macau B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
and O
brought O
back O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
for O
questioning O
. O

Yang B-GPE
had O
fled O
to O
the O
mainland O
in O
November O
1997 O
, O
after O
a O
warrant O
was O
issued O
for O
his O
arrest O
in O
connection O
with O
a O
loan O
- O
shark O
operation O
, O
and O
has O
been O
a O
key O
target O
for O
the O
police O
ever O
since O
. O

Good O
news O
has O
also O
been O
coming O
in O
from O
local O
prosecutors O
' O
offices O
around O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Prosecutors O
in O
Taitung B-GPE
have O
been O
investigating O
county O
councilors O
for O
alleged O
corruption O
involving O
public O
grants O
and O
construction O
projects O
, O
and O
after O
half O
a O
year O
of O
the O
investigation O
19 O
representatives O
have O
been O
indicted O
, O
including O
the O
current O
speaker O
and O
deputy O
speaker O
of O
the O
county O
council O
, O
along O
with O
41 O
members O
of O
the O
previous O
two O
sessions O
of O
the O
council O
. O

This O
sets O
a O
judicial O
record O
for O
the O
number O
of O
elected O
representatives O
facing O
charges O
in O
a O
single O
case O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
prosecutors O
in O
Changhua B-GPE
have O
been O
investigating O
electoral O
fraud O
from O
the O
time O
of O
the O
presidential O
election O
, O
and O
are O
seeking O
sentences O
of O
two O
months O
to O
three O
years O
for O
over O
200 O
people O
, O
including O
the O
head O
of O
Yuanlin B-GPE
Township I-GPE
, O
for O
breaking O
the B-LAW
Election I-LAW
and I-LAW
Recall I-LAW
Law I-LAW
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Justice B-ORG
has O
achieved O
a O
measure O
of O
success O
so O
far O
in O
its O
crackdown O
on O
black O
gold O
, O
but O
in O
order O
to O
win O
public O
support O
it O
has O
had O
to O
stress O
to O
investigators O
the O
need O
to O
observe O
due O
process O
and O
respect O
suspects O
' O
rights O
. O

The O
ministry O
has O
also O
required O
prosecutors O
to O
use O
discretion O
when O
collecting O
evidence O
about O
suspected O
financial O
impropriety O
by O
officials O
- O
for O
which O
there O
is O
a O
low O
rate O
of O
conviction O
- O
so O
as O
not O
to O
obstruct O
the O
work O
of O
civil O
servants O
or O
damage O
their O
morale O
. O

New O
- O
found O
Fame O
: O
Three O
Cyber-authors O
Dealing O
with O
Success O

-LRB- O
Eric B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
photo O
courtesy O
of O
Red B-ORG
Ink I-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
/ O
tr. O
by O
Christopher B-PERSON
MacDonald I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Cyber-literature O
has O
become O
a O
publishing O
phenomenon O
, O
with O
teenage O
readers O
idolizing O
its O
star O
authors O
: O
writers O
such O
as O
Tsai B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
heng I-PERSON
- O
who O
set O
the O
ball O
rolling O
with O
his O
first O
cyber-novel O
and O
is O
known O
online O
as O
" O
Slicker O
Tsai O
" O
- O
along O
with O
Chi B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
, O
and O
Shuang B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tzu I-PERSON
. O

How O
do O
these O
authors O
, O
whose O
literary O
apprenticeship O
has O
differed O
so O
much O
from O
that O
of O
other O
, O
more O
traditional O
authors O
, O
view O
the O
business O
of O
writing O
? O

" O
Dunno O
, O
" O
is O
what O
cyber-authors O
mostly O
reply O
when O
asked O
why O
their O
works O
have O
generated O
so O
much O
interest O
both O
in O
cyberspace O
and O
in O
the O
conventional O
publishing O
trade O
. O

Tsai B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
heng I-PERSON
, O
whose O
online O
work O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
First I-WORK_OF_ART
Intimate I-WORK_OF_ART
Contact I-WORK_OF_ART
became O
a O
bookstore O
bestseller O
, O
elaborates O
a O
little O
: O
" O
It O
's O
probably O
just O
the O
luck O
of O
the O
draw O
. O
" O

Tsai B-PERSON
released O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
First I-WORK_OF_ART
Intimate I-WORK_OF_ART
Contact I-WORK_OF_ART
on O
the O
web O
in O
1998 O
, O
while O
reading O
for O
his O
doctorate O
at O
National B-ORG
Cheng I-ORG
Kung I-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
Department O
of O
Hydraulics O
and O
Ocean O
Engineering O
. O

He O
began O
by O
posting O
the O
story O
- O
based O
on O
his O
own O
love O
- O
life O
- O
in O
installments O
on O
a O
BBS O
, O
as O
a O
distraction O
from O
the O
pressure O
of O
writing O
his O
thesis O
. O

" O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
First I-WORK_OF_ART
Intimate I-WORK_OF_ART
Contact I-WORK_OF_ART
was O
my O
first O
novel O
, O
" O
says O
Tsai B-PERSON
. O

" O
I O
had O
posted O
a O
few O
smaller O
pieces O
on O
the O
web O
before O
, O
in O
a O
similar O
vein O
, O
but O
with O
my O
scientific O
background O
I O
never O
considered O
myself O
literary O
material O
. O

All O
I O
was O
trying O
to O
do O
was O
write O
down O
my O
own O
story O
in O
novel O
form O
. O
" O

Tsai B-PERSON
's O
approach O
is O
to O
write O
about O
personal O
experience O
, O
with O
a O
touch O
of O
imagination O
thrown O
in O
. O

" O
At O
first O
I O
had O
no O
intention O
of O
finishing O
the O
thing O
, O
" O
says O
Tsai B-PERSON
candidly O
. O

" O
But O
after O
a O
few O
installments O
the O
readers O
wanted O
more O
, O
and O
there O
was O
pressure O
to O
continue O
. O

Eventually O
I O
put O
aside O
my O
doctoral O
thesis O
for O
a O
month O
or O
so O
and O
drilled O
off O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
novel O
. O
" O

Tsai B-PERSON
acknowledges O
that O
because O
of O
the O
immediacy O
of O
the O
medium O
his O
online O
work O
is O
to O
some O
degree O
influenced O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
form O
, O
content O
and O
progress O
, O
by O
the O
response O
of O
the O
readers O
- O
" O
even O
if O
a O
lot O
of O
that O
influence O
is O
unconscious O
. O
" O

The O
author O
of O
Sunny B-WORK_OF_ART
Doll I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
Chi B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
, O
has O
a O
similar O
experience O
. O

" O
Sunny B-WORK_OF_ART
Doll I-WORK_OF_ART
was O
surprisingly O
popular O
after O
just O
a O
few O
postings O
, O
and O
the O
enthusiastic O
response O
from O
readers O
made O
me O
anxious O
to O
finish O
the O
story O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

This O
probably O
explains O
the O
rather O
slapdash O
ending O
, O
" O
says O
Chi B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
. O

Of O
course O
there O
are O
also O
those O
like O
Shuang B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tzu I-PERSON
, O
author O
of O
Worn B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Out I-WORK_OF_ART
Socks I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
who O
remain O
unfazed O
by O
readers O
' O
reactions O
. O

In O
Shuang B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tzu I-PERSON
's O
case O
, O
this O
reflects O
her O
experience O
as O
the O
administrator O
of O
a O
BBS O
site O
. O

" O
The O
administrator O
is O
an O
impartial O
observer O
who O
does O
n't O
get O
involved O
in O
the O
online O
discussion O
, O
so O
I O
learned O
not O
to O
be O
easily O
swayed O
by O
what O
is O
being O
said O
, O
" O
says O
Shuang B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tzu I-PERSON
. O

As O
she O
points O
out O
, O
however O
, O
online O
stories O
are O
often O
posted O
several O
at O
a O
time O
, O
or O
abandoned O
half O
way O
through O
when O
their O
authors O
find O
themselves O
too O
busy O
for O
writing O
. O

" O
It O
took O
only O
a O
month O
and O
a O
half O
to O
write O
Worn B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Out I-WORK_OF_ART
Socks I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
but O
before O
that O
I O
spent O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O
on O
another O
novel O
, O
Departed B-WORK_OF_ART
Soul I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
says O
Shuang B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tzu I-PERSON
. O

For O
her O
, O
the O
biggest O
source O
of O
pressure O
as O
a O
writer O
is O
the O
obligation O
to O
" O
finish O
. O
" O

In O
order O
to O
reduce O
this O
pressure O
she O
starts O
with O
a O
disclaimer O
: O

" O
Do O
n't O
ask O
me O
how O
it O
's O
progressing O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
see O
any O
more O
installments O
then O
maybe O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
any O
more O
. O
" O

Most O
cyber-authors O
are O
used O
to O
writing O
directly O
online O
, O
which O
inevitably O
makes O
for O
some O
clunky O
sentences O
and O
continuity O
breaks O
. O

Revisions O
are O
always O
needed O
before O
online O
works O
can O
be O
turned O
into O
real O
books O
, O
but O
the O
writers O
are O
still O
happy O
writing O
the O
way O
they O
do O
at O
present O
. O

" O
I O
wo O
n't O
change O
the O
way O
I O
release O
my O
work O
, O
" O
says O
Chi B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
, O
" O
because O
it O
was O
the O
web O
environment O
that O
got O
me O
writing O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O
" O

Tsai B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
heng I-PERSON
and O
Shuang B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tzu I-PERSON
feel O
the O
same O
way O
. O

So O
far O
, O
the O
critical O
reception O
for O
cyber-literature O
in O
book O
form O
has O
not O
been O
great O
, O
as O
Tsai B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
heng I-PERSON
and O
Chi B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
both O
bear O
in O
mind O
. O

Says O
Tsai B-PERSON
: O
" O
The O
success O
is O
just O
a O
matter O
of O
good O
luck O
. O

I O
'll O
still O
do O
what O
I O
originally O
wanted O
to O
do O
- O
teach O
at O
university O
- O
and O
I O
'll O
write O
as O
much O
as O
I O
feel O
I O
need O
to O
. O
" O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
Shuang B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tzu I-PERSON
, O
who O
graduated O
in O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
literature O
from O
Hua B-ORG
Fan I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
does O
have O
literary O
ambitions O
. O

" O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
categorize O
my O
own O
works O
, O
just O
so O
long O
as O
they O
are O
' O
understandable O
. O
' O

I O
'm O
interested O
in O
writing O
bona O
fide O
literature O
, O
but O
writing O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
be O
my O
main O
profession O
because O
I O
know O
that O
economic O
pressures O
can O
get O
in O
the O
way O
of O
natural O
creativity O
. O
" O

In O
cyber-literature O
, O
casual O
writing O
, O
endless O
dialogue O
and O
wacky O
goings O
- O
on O
are O
the O
norm O
. O

If O
someone O
writes O
it O
, O
someone O
else O
will O
read O
it O
. O

As O
to O
the O
literary O
merits O
of O
the O
form O
and O
whether O
it O
will O
determine O
the O
course O
for O
literature O
in O
the O
coming O
century O
, O
that O
's O
not O
something O
that O
unduly O
concerns O
the O
cyber-authors O
. O

As O
Tsai B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
heng I-PERSON
, O
Chi B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON
and O
Shuang B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tzu I-PERSON
all O
agree O
, O
regardless O
of O
fame O
, O
they O
themselves O
are O
still O
free O
spirits O
in O
cyberspace O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
Stands O
Up O
: O

Moving O
Toward O
a O
Brighter O
Future O

Leaders O
of O
our O
friendly O
nations O
, O
distinguished O
guests O
and O
compatriots O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
abroad O
; O

This O
is O
a O
glorious O
moment O
; O
this O
is O
also O
a O
solemn O
moment O
full O
of O
hope O
. O

I O
thank O
our O
distinguished O
guests O
, O
who O
have O
come O
here O
from O
afar O
, O
as O
well O
as O
those O
friends O
from O
around O
the O
world O
who O
love O
democracy O
and O
care O
about O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
for O
sharing O
this O
glorious O
moment O
with O
us O
. O

We O
are O
here O
today O
, O
not O
just O
to O
celebrate O
an O
inauguration O
, O
but O
to O
witness O
the O
flowering O
of O
hard O
- O
won O
democratic O
values O
and O
the O
dawn O
of O
a O
new O
era O
. O

On O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
21st O
century O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
completed O
a O
historic O
alternation O
of O
political O
parties O
in O
power O
. O

This O
is O
not O
only O
the O
first O
of O
its O
kind O
in O
the O
history O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
but O
also O
an O
epochal O
landmark O
for O
Chinese B-NORP
communities O
around O
the O
world O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
has O
not O
only O
set O
a O
new O
model O
for O
the O
Asian O
experience O
of O
democracy O
, O
but O
has O
also O
added O
an O
inspiring O
example O
to O
the O
third O
wave O
of O
democracy O
the O
world O
over O
. O

The O
election O
for O
the O
10th O
- O
term O
president O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
has O
clearly O
shown O
the O
world O
that O
the O
fruits O
of O
freedom O
and O
democracy O
are O
not O
easy O
to O
come O
by O
. O

Twenty O
- O
three O
million O
people O
, O
through O
the O
power O
of O
determined O
will O
, O
have O
dispelled O
enmity O
with O
love O
, O
overcome O
intimidation O
with O
hope O
, O
and O
conquered O
fear O
with O
faith O
. O

With O
our O
sacred O
votes O
we O
have O
proved O
to O
the O
world O
that O
freedom O
and O
democracy O
are O
indisputable O
universal O
values O
, O
and O
that O
peace O
is O
humanity O
's O
highest O
goal O
. O

The O
outcome O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
year O
2000 O
presidential O
election O
is O
not O
the O
victory O
of O
an O
individual O
or O
a O
political O
party O
. O

It O
is O
a O
victory O
of O
the O
people O
as O
well O
as O
a O
victory O
for O
democracy O
, O
because O
we O
have O
, O
while O
attracting O
global O
attention O
, O
transcended O
fear O
, O
threats O
and O
oppression O
and O
bravely O
risen O
to O
our O
feet O
together O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
stands O
up O
, O
demonstrating O
a O
firm O
insistence O
on O
reason O
and O
a O
sturdy O
faith O
in O
democracy O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
stands O
up O
, O
representing O
the O
self O
- O
confidence O
of O
the O
people O
and O
the O
dignity O
of O
the O
country O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
stands O
up O
, O
symbolizing O
the O
quest O
for O
hope O
and O
the O
realization O
of O
dreams O
. O

Dear O
compatriots O
, O
let O
's O
always O
remember O
this O
moment O
; O
let O
's O
always O
remember O
to O
value O
and O
feel O
gratitude O
for O
it O
, O
because O
the O
fruits O
of O
democracy O
did O
not O
come O
out O
of O
the O
blue O
. O

We O
reaped O
the O
fruits O
only O
after O
we O
had O
been O
subjected O
to O
many O
perils O
and O
countless O
hardships O
. O

If O
not O
for O
the O
fearless O
sacrifice O
of O
our O
democratic O
forebears O
, O
if O
not O
for O
the O
unswerving O
faith O
of O
the O
tens O
of O
millions O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
people O
in O
freedom O
and O
democracy O
, O
we O
could O
not O
possibly O
be O
standing O
on O
our O
beloved O
land O
today O
and O
celebrating O
a O
glorious O
occasion O
that O
belongs O
to O
all O
the O
people O
. O

Today O
, O
it O
is O
as O
if O
we O
are O
standing O
before O
a O
fresh O
new O
gate O
of O
history O
. O

In O
the O
process O
of O
democratization O
, O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
people O
have O
created O
a O
brand O
- O
new O
key O
to O
our O
shared O
destiny O
. O

The O
new O
century O
's O
gates O
of O
hope O
are O
soon O
to O
open O
. O

We O
are O
humble O
but O
not O
submissive O
. O

We O
are O
full O
of O
self O
- O
confidence O
but O
do O
not O
have O
the O
slightest O
bit O
of O
complacence O
. O

Since O
that O
moment O
on O
March O
18 O
when O
the O
election O
results O
came O
to O
light O
, O
I O
have O
accepted O
the O
mandate O
of O
all O
Taiwanese B-NORP
people O
in O
a O
most O
earnest O
and O
humble O
frame O
of O
mind O
, O
and O
have O
vowed O
to O
devote O
all O
my O
heart O
, O
knowledge O
and O
courage O
to O
assuming O
the O
heavy O
responsibility O
for O
our O
country O
's O
future O
. O

I O
personally O
understand O
that O
the O
significance O
of O
the O
alternation O
of O
political O
parties O
and O
of O
the O
peaceful O
transition O
of O
power O
lies O
not O
in O
that O
it O
is O
a O
change O
of O
personnel O
or O
political O
parties O
. O

Nor O
in O
that O
it O
is O
a O
dynastic O
change O
. O

Rather O
, O
it O
is O
the O
return O
of O
state O
and O
government O
power O
to O
the O
people O
through O
a O
democratic O
procedure O
. O

The O
country O
belongs O
to O
the O
people O
, O
rather O
than O
to O
any O
individual O
or O
political O
party O
. O

The O
government O
and O
its O
officials O
, O
from O
the O
head O
of O
state O
down O
to O
the O
rank O
- O
and O
- O
file O
employees O
, O
exist O
for O
the O
service O
of O
the O
people O
. O

The O
alternation O
of O
political O
parties O
does O
not O
mean O
an O
across O
- O
the O
- O
board O
negation O
of O
the O
past O
. O

We O
should O
be O
fair O
in O
evaluating O
the O
contributions O
made O
by O
those O
in O
power O
throughout O
the O
ages O
. O

Mr. O
Lee O
Teng O
- O
hui O
deserves O
our O
highest O
tribute O
and O
heartfelt O
gratitude O
for O
his O
promotion O
of O
democratic O
reforms O
and O
for O
his O
excellent O
performance O
during O
his O
twelve O
years O
of O
leadership O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
society O
has O
rallied O
and O
participated O
energetically O
in O
the O
election O
. O

Despite O
the O
diverse O
views O
and O
stances O
, O
all O
individuals O
share O
the O
same O
commitment O
- O
to O
come O
forward O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
their O
political O
ideas O
and O
the O
country O
's O
future O
. O

We O
believe O
that O
the O
end O
of O
an O
election O
is O
the O
beginning O
of O
reconciliation O
. O

After O
the O
curtain O
falls O
on O
emotional O
campaigns O
, O
rationality O
should O
prevail O
. O

Under O
the O
supreme O
principles O
of O
national O
interest O
and O
the O
welfare O
of O
the O
people O
, O
those O
in O
power O
and O
in O
opposition O
should O
both O
fulfill O
their O
mandates O
given O
by O
the O
people O
and O
realize O
the O
ideals O
of O
fair O
competition O
in O
multiparty O
politics O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
checks O
and O
balances O
of O
democratic O
politics O
. O

A O
democratic O
society O
with O
fair O
competition O
, O
tolerance O
and O
trust O
is O
the O
strongest O
impetus O
for O
a O
nation O
's O
development O
. O

Placing O
national O
interests O
above O
those O
of O
political O
parties O
, O
we O
should O
solidify O
the O
will O
of O
the O
people O
and O
seek O
consensus O
among O
the O
ruling O
and O
opposition O
parties O
, O
to O
promote O
the O
country O
's O
progress O
and O
reforms O
. O

" O
A O
government O
for O
all O
people O
" O
and O
" O
rule O
by O
the O
clean O
and O
upright O
" O
are O
promises O
I O
made O
to O
the O
people O
during O
the O
campaign O
period O
. O

They O
are O
also O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
key O
to O
stepping O
over O
its O
fault O
lines O
and O
rising O
to O
a O
higher O
level O
in O
the O
future O
. O

The O
spirit O
of O
" O
a O
government O
for O
all O
people O
" O
lies O
in O
the O
fact O
that O
" O
the O
government O
exists O
for O
the O
people O
. O
" O

The O
people O
are O
the O
masters O
and O
shareholders O
of O
the O
state O
. O

The O
government O
should O
rule O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
majority O
public O
opinion O
. O

The O
interests O
of O
the O
people O
should O
reign O
supreme O
over O
those O
of O
any O
political O
party O
or O
individual O
. O

I O
have O
always O
taken O
pride O
in O
being O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
but O
from O
the O
moment O
I O
take O
my O
oath O
and O
assume O
the O
presidency O
, O
I O
will O
put O
all O
my O
efforts O
into O
fulfilling O
my O
role O
as O
a O
" O
president O
for O
all O
people O
. O
" O

As O
in O
the O
formation O
of O
the O
new O
government O
, O
we O
recruit O
people O
according O
to O
their O
talents O
and O
do O
not O
discriminate O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
ethnicity O
, O
gender O
or O
party O
affiliation O
. O

The O
welfare O
of O
the O
populace O
shall O
be O
our O
primary O
goal O
in O
the O
future O
. O

" O
Rule O
by O
the O
clean O
and O
upright O
" O
has O
as O
its O
topmost O
priority O
the O
elimination O
of O
" O
black O
gold O
" O
- O
the O
involvement O
of O
organized O
crime O
and O
moneyed O
interests O
in O
politics O
- O
and O
the O
eradication O
of O
vote O
- O
buying O
. O

For O
a O
long O
time O
, O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
people O
have O
been O
deeply O
repelled O
by O
moneyed O
politics O
and O
the O
interference O
of O
organized O
crime O
. O

Vote O
- O
buying O
in O
grassroots O
elections O
has O
also O
robbed O
the O
people O
of O
their O
right O
to O
elect O
the O
wise O
and O
the O
able O
, O
and O
tainted O
the O
development O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
democracy O
. O

Today O
, O
I O
am O
willing O
to O
promise O
that O
the O
new O
government O
will O
eliminate O
vote O
- O
buying O
and O
crack O
down O
on O
" O
black O
gold O
" O
politics O
, O
so O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
can O
rise O
above O
such O
sinking O
forces O
and O
ensure O
rule O
by O
the O
clean O
and O
upright O
. O

We O
must O
give O
the O
people O
a O
clean O
political O
environment O
. O

In O
the O
area O
of O
government O
reforms O
, O
we O
need O
to O
establish O
a O
government O
that O
is O
clean O
, O
efficient O
, O
far O
- O
sighted O
, O
dynamic O
, O
highly O
flexible O
and O
responsive O
, O
in O
order O
to O
ensure O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
competitiveness O
in O
the O
face O
of O
increasingly O
fierce O
global O
competition O
. O

The O
age O
of O
" O
large O
and O
capable O
" O
governments O
has O
now O
passed O
, O
replaced O
by O
one O
of O
" O
small O
and O
effective O
" O
governments O
, O
which O
have O
established O
partnership O
relations O
with O
the O
people O
. O

We O
should O
accelerate O
the O
streamlining O
of O
government O
functions O
and O
organization O
and O
actively O
expand O
the O
role O
of O
public O
participation O
. O

This O
will O
not O
only O
allow O
the O
public O
to O
fully O
utilize O
its O
energy O
but O
also O
significantly O
reduce O
the O
government O
's O
burdens O
. O

Similar O
partnership O
relations O
should O
also O
be O
set O
up O
between O
the O
central O
and O
local O
governments O
. O

We O
want O
to O
break O
the O
authoritarian O
and O
centralized O
control O
over O
both O
power O
and O
money O
. O

We O
want O
to O
realize O
the O
spirit O
of O
local O
autonomy O
, O
where O
the O
local O
and O
central O
governments O
share O
resources O
and O
responsibilities O
, O
where O
" O
the O
central O
government O
will O
not O
do O
what O
the O
local O
governments O
can O
. O
" O

Whether O
in O
the O
east O
, O
west O
, O
north O
or O
south O
, O
whether O
on O
Taiwan B-GPE
proper O
or O
on O
offshore O
islands O
, O
all O
will O
enjoy O
balanced O
, O
pluralistic O
development O
, O
and O
the O
gap O
between O
urban O
and O
rural O
areas O
will O
be O
reduced O
. O

We O
should O
understand O
that O
the O
government O
is O
no O
panacea O
for O
all O
ills O
. O

The O
driving O
force O
for O
economic O
development O
and O
societal O
progress O
is O
the O
people O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
half O
- O
century O
, O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
people O
have O
toiled O
hard O
to O
create O
an O
economic O
miracle O
that O
has O
won O
global O
applause O
, O
and O
to O
lay O
the O
foundation O
for O
the O
survival O
and O
development O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

Today O
, O
facing O
the O
impact O
of O
fast O
- O
changing O
information O
technologies O
and O
trade O
liberalization O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
must O
move O
toward O
a O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
. O

High O
- O
tech O
industries O
need O
to O
be O
constantly O
innovative O
, O
while O
traditional O
ones O
have O
to O
undergo O
transformation O
and O
upgrading O
. O

In O
the O
future O
, O
the O
government O
should O
not O
necessarily O
play O
the O
role O
of O
a O
" O
leader O
" O
or O
" O
manager O
. O
" O

On O
the O
contrary O
, O
it O
should O
be O
the O
" O
supporter O
" O
and O
" O
service O
provider O
, O
" O
as O
expected O
by O
private O
enterprises O
. O

The O
responsibility O
of O
a O
modern O
government O
is O
to O
raise O
administrative O
efficiency O
, O
improve O
the O
domestic O
investment O
environment O
, O
and O
maintain O
financial O
order O
and O
stock O
market O
stability O
, O
so O
as O
to O
allow O
the O
economy O
to O
move O
toward O
full O
liberalization O
and O
globalization O
through O
fair O
competition O
. O

Based O
on O
these O
principles O
, O
the O
vitality O
of O
the O
public O
will O
naturally O
bloom O
and O
create O
a O
new O
phase O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
economic O
miracle O
. O

Apart O
from O
consolidating O
democratic O
achievements O
, O
promoting O
government O
reforms O
, O
and O
raising O
economic O
competitiveness O
, O
the O
new O
government O
should O
, O
as O
its O
foremost O
objective O
, O
closely O
watch O
public O
opinion O
and O
implement O
reforms O
accordingly O
, O
so O
that O
the O
people O
on O
this O
land O
can O
live O
with O
more O
dignity O
, O
greater O
self O
- O
confidence O
and O
a O
better O
quality O
of O
life O
. O

Let O
our O
society O
not O
only O
be O
safe O
, O
harmonious O
and O
prosperous O
, O
but O
also O
follow O
the O
principles O
of O
fairness O
and O
justice O
. O

As O
we O
cultivate O
the O
ever O
- O
growing O
abilities O
of O
our O
citizens O
, O
we O
will O
let O
our O
next O
generation O
learn O
in O
an O
environment O
filled O
with O
happiness O
and O
hope O
. O

The O
21st O
century O
will O
be O
a O
time O
when O
" O
the O
right O
to O
a O
quality O
life O
" O
and O
" O
a O
refined O
way O
of O
life O
" O
are O
much O
emphasized O
. O

The O
government O
will O
find O
solutions O
for O
issues O
relating O
to O
the O
people O
's O
lives O
, O
such O
as O
law O
and O
order O
, O
social O
welfare O
, O
environmental O
protection O
, O
land O
- O
use O
planning O
, O
waste O
disposal O
, O
river O
cleaning O
, O
transportation O
and O
community O
renewal O
. O

It O
will O
also O
have O
to O
implement O
these O
solutions O
thoroughly O
. O

At O
present O
, O
we O
need O
to O
immediately O
improve O
law O
and O
order O
and O
environmental O
protection O
, O
two O
important O
indicators O
of O
the O
quality O
of O
life O
. O

We O
will O
build O
a O
new O
social O
order O
so O
that O
the O
people O
may O
live O
in O
peace O
without O
fear O
. O

A O
balance O
must O
be O
ensured O
between O
nature O
conservation O
and O
economic O
development O
so O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
may O
develop O
into O
a O
sustainable O
green O
silicon O
island O
. O

Judicial O
integrity O
is O
the O
bulwark O
of O
political O
democracy O
and O
social O
justice O
. O

An O
impartial O
, O
independent O
judiciary O
is O
a O
protector O
of O
social O
order O
and O
a O
defender O
of O
the O
people O
's O
rights O
. O

At O
present O
, O
we O
still O
have O
a O
long O
way O
to O
go O
in O
our O
judicial O
reforms O
. O

Our O
compatriots O
must O
continue O
to O
keep O
close O
watch O
over O
the O
judiciary O
and O
voice O
their O
expectations O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
we O
should O
also O
restrain O
our O
administrative O
power O
and O
give O
the O
judiciary O
room O
to O
operate O
independently O
and O
without O
interference O
. O

Humans O
are O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
most O
important O
resources O
. O

Talented O
people O
hold O
the O
key O
to O
the O
country O
's O
competitiveness O
, O
while O
education O
is O
the O
long O
- O
term O
cause O
underpinning O
" O
accumulating O
wealth O
among O
the O
people O
. O
" O

We O
will O
soon O
seek O
a O
consensus O
among O
the O
ruling O
and O
opposition O
parties O
, O
academia O
and O
the O
public O
so O
as O
to O
carry O
on O
with O
educational O
reforms O
and O
build O
a O
healthy O
, O
proactive O
, O
lively O
and O
innovative O
educational O
system O
, O
which O
will O
allow O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
cultivate O
an O
uninterrupted O
stream O
of O
top O
- O
notch O
talents O
amid O
the O
fierce O
international O
competition O
. O

We O
will O
let O
Taiwan B-GPE
move O
gradually O
toward O
being O
a O
" O
learning O
organism O
" O
and O
a O
" O
knowledge O
- O
based O
society O
. O
" O

We O
will O
also O
encourage O
people O
to O
take O
up O
lifetime O
learning O
to O
fully O
develop O
their O
potential O
and O
creativity O
. O

Grassroots O
community O
organizations O
are O
now O
developing O
around O
the O
country O
, O
working O
to O
explore O
and O
preserve O
the O
history O
, O
culture O
, O
geography O
and O
ecology O
of O
their O
localities O
. O

These O
are O
all O
part O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
culture O
, O
whether O
they O
are O
local O
cultures O
, O
mass O
cultures O
or O
high O
cultures O
. O

Due O
to O
special O
historical O
and O
geographical O
factors O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
possesses O
a O
wealth O
of O
diversified O
cultural O
elements O
. O

But O
cultural O
development O
is O
not O
something O
that O
can O
bring O
immediate O
success O
. O

Rather O
, O
it O
has O
to O
be O
accumulated O
bit O
by O
bit O
. O

We O
must O
open O
our O
hearts O
with O
tolerance O
and O
respect O
, O
so O
that O
our O
diverse O
ethnic O
groups O
and O
different O
regional O
cultures O
may O
communicate O
with O
each O
other O
, O
and O
so O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
local O
cultures O
may O
connect O
with O
the O
cultures O
of O
Chinese B-GPE
- O
speaking O
communities O
and O
other O
world O
cultures O
, O
and O
create O
a O
new O
milieu O
of O
" O
a O
cultural O
Taiwan O
in O
a O
modern O
century O
. O
" O

The B-EVENT
September I-EVENT
21 I-EVENT
earthquake I-EVENT
that O
struck O
last O
year O
brought O
to O
our O
land O
and O
our O
compatriots O
an O
unprecedented O
catastrophe O
, O
the O
pain O
of O
which O
is O
yet O
to O
heal O
. O

The O
new O
government O
will O
brook O
no O
delay O
in O
the O
reconstruction O
of O
disaster O
areas O
, O
including O
industrial O
and O
spiritual O
recovery O
. O

We O
will O
not O
cease O
until O
the O
last O
victim O
is O
taken O
care O
of O
and O
the O
last O
destroyed O
place O
is O
rebuilt O
. O

Here O
, O
we O
would O
like O
to O
express O
our O
highest O
respect O
again O
for O
all O
individuals O
and O
nongovernmental O
organizations O
that O
have O
selflessly O
lent O
a O
hand O
to O
the O
rescue O
and O
reconstruction O
work O
after O
the O
disaster O
. O

Amid O
the O
fierce O
power O
of O
Nature B-ORG
, O
we O
have O
seen O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
most O
beautiful O
compassion O
, O
strongest O
faith O
and O
greatest O
trust O
. O

Our O
compatriots O
have O
been O
injured O
by O
the B-EVENT
September I-EVENT
21 I-EVENT
earthquake I-EVENT
, O
but O
with O
the O
spirit O
of O
a O
" O
volunteer O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
new O
family O
will O
stand O
up O
resolutely O
on O
its O
feet O
once O
again O
. O

Dear O
compatriots O
, O
400 O
years O
ago O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
called O
" O
Ihla B-GPE
Formosa I-GPE
" O
- O
the O
beautiful O
island O
- O
for O
its O
lustrous O
landscape O
. O

Today O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
manifesting O
the O
elegance O
of O
a O
democratic O
island O
, O
once O
again O
attracting O
global O
attention O
, O
as O
the O
people O
on O
this O
land O
create O
a O
new O
page O
in O
our O
history O
. O

We O
believe O
that O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
with O
its O
democratic O
achievements O
and O
technological O
and O
economic O
prowess O
, O
can O
certainly O
continue O
to O
play O
an O
indispensable O
role O
in O
the O
international O
community O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
strengthening O
the O
existing O
relations O
with O
friendly O
nations O
, O
we O
want O
to O
actively O
participate O
in O
all O
types O
of O
international O
nongovernmental O
organizations O
. O

Through O
humanitarian O
care O
, O
economic O
cooperation O
, O
cultural O
exchanges O
and O
various O
other O
ways O
, O
we O
will O
actively O
participate O
in O
international O
affairs O
, O
expand O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
room O
for O
survival O
in O
the O
international O
arena O
, O
and O
contribute O
to O
the O
welfare O
of O
the O
international O
community O
. O

Besides O
, O
we O
are O
also O
willing O
to O
commit O
to O
a O
more O
active O
contribution O
in O
safeguarding O
international O
human O
rights O
. O

The O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
can O
not O
and O
will O
not O
remain O
outside O
global O
human O
rights O
trends O
. O

We O
will O
abide O
by O
the B-LAW
Universal I-LAW
Declaration I-LAW
of I-LAW
Human I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
, O
the B-LAW
International I-LAW
Convention I-LAW
for I-LAW
Civil I-LAW
and I-LAW
Political I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
, O
and O
the B-LAW
Vienna I-LAW
Declaration I-LAW
and I-LAW
Program I-LAW
of I-LAW
Action I-LAW
. O

We O
will O
bring O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
back O
into O
the O
international O
human O
rights O
system O
. O

The O
new O
government O
will O
urge O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
to O
ratify O
the B-LAW
International I-LAW
Bill I-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
as O
a O
domestic O
law O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
so O
that O
it O
will O
formally O
become O
the O
" O
Taiwan B-LAW
Bill I-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
. O
" O

We O
hope O
to O
set O
up O
an O
independent O
national O
human O
rights O
commission O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
thereby O
realizing O
an O
action O
long O
advocated O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

We O
will O
also O
invite O
two O
outstanding O
nongovernmental O
organizations O
, O
the O
International O
Commission O
of O
Jurists O
and O
Amnesty B-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
to O
assist O
us O
in O
our O
measures O
to O
protect O
human O
rights O
and O
make O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
into O
a O
new O
indicator O
for O
human O
rights O
in O
the O
21st O
century O
. O

We O
firmly O
believe O
that O
at O
no O
time O
, O
nor O
in O
any O
corner O
of O
the O
world O
, O
can O
the O
meaning O
and O
values O
of O
freedom O
, O
democracy O
and O
human O
rights O
be O
ignored O
or O
changed O
. O

The O
20th O
century O
left O
us O
with O
a O
major O
lesson O
- O
that O
war O
is O
a O
failure O
of O
humanity O
. O

Waged O
for O
whatever O
lofty O
purposes O
or O
high O
- O
sounding O
reasons O
, O
war O
is O
the O
greatest O
harm O
to O
freedom O
, O
democracy O
and O
human O
rights O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
one O
hundred O
plus O
years O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
suffered O
imperialist O
aggression O
, O
which O
left O
indelible O
wounds O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
has O
had O
an O
even O
sadder O
fate O
, O
tormented O
by O
brute O
force O
and O
colonial O
rule O
. O

These O
similar O
historical O
experiences O
should O
bring O
mutual O
understanding O
between O
the O
people O
on O
the O
two O
sides O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
, O
setting O
a O
solid O
foundation O
for O
pursuing O
freedom O
, O
democracy O
and O
human O
rights O
together O
. O

However O
, O
due O
to O
the O
long O
period O
of O
separation O
, O
the O
two O
sides O
have O
developed O
vastly O
different O
political O
systems O
and O
ways O
of O
life O
, O
obstructing O
empathy O
and O
friendship O
between O
the O
people O
on O
the O
two O
sides O
, O
and O
even O
creating O
a O
wall O
of O
divisiveness O
and O
confrontation O
. O

Today O
, O
as O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
has O
ended O
, O
it O
is O
time O
for O
the O
two O
sides O
to O
cast O
aside O
the O
hostility O
left O
from O
the O
old O
era O
. O

We O
do O
not O
need O
to O
wait O
further O
because O
there O
is O
a O
new O
opportunity O
now O
for O
the O
two O
sides O
to O
create O
an O
era O
of O
reconciliation O
together O
. O

The O
people O
on O
the O
two O
sides O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
share O
the O
same O
ancestral O
, O
cultural O
, O
and O
historical O
background O
. O

While O
upholding O
the O
principles O
of O
democracy O
and O
parity O
, O
building O
upon O
the O
existing O
foundations O
, O
and O
constructing O
conditions O
for O
cooperation O
through O
good O
will O
, O
we O
believe O
that O
the O
leaders O
on O
both O
sides O
possess O
enough O
wisdom O
and O
creativity O
to O
jointly O
deal O
with O
the O
question O
of O
a O
future O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
. O
" O

I O
fully O
understand O
that O
, O
as O
the O
popularly O
elected O
10th O
- O
term O
president O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
I O
must O
abide O
by O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
, O
maintain O
the O
sovereignty O
, O
dignity O
and O
security O
of O
our O
country O
, O
and O
ensure O
the O
well O
- O
being O
of O
all O
citizens O
. O

Therefore O
, O
as O
long O
as O
the O
CCP O
regime O
has O
no O
intention O
to O
use O
military O
force O
against O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
I O
pledge O
that O
during O
my O
term O
in O
office O
, O
I O
will O
not O
declare O
independence O
, O
I O
will O
not O
change O
the O
national O
title O
, O
I O
will O
not O
push O
forth O
the O
inclusion O
of O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
state O
- O
to O
- O
state O
" O
description O
in O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
, O
and O
I O
will O
not O
promote O
a O
referendum O
to O
change O
the O
status O
quo O
in O
regard O
to O
the O
question O
of O
independence O
or O
unification O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
there O
is O
no O
question O
of O
abolishing O
the O
Guidelines O
for O
National O
Unification O
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Unification I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

History O
has O
proved O
that O
war O
will O
lead O
to O
more O
hatred O
and O
enmity O
, O
without O
the O
least O
help O
to O
the O
development O
of O
mutual O
relations O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
people O
emphasize O
the O
difference O
between O
statesmanship O
and O
hegemony O
, O
believing O
in O
the O
philosophy O
that O
a O
government O
which O
employs O
benevolence O
" O
will O
please O
those O
near O
and O
appeal O
to O
those O
from O
afar O
, O
" O
and O
" O
when O
those O
from O
afar O
will O
not O
submit O
, O
then O
one O
must O
practice O
kindness O
and O
virtue O
to O
attract O
them O
. O
" O

Such O
Chinese B-NORP
wisdom O
will O
remain O
a O
universal O
value O
. O

Under O
the O
leadership O
of O
Mr. O
Deng O
Xiaoping O
and O
Mr. O
Jiang O
Zemin O
, O
the O
mainland O
has O
created O
a O
miracle O
of O
economic O
openness O
. O

In O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
over O
a O
half O
century O
, O
not O
only O
have O
we O
created O
a O
miracle O
economy O
, O
we O
have O
also O
created O
the O
political O
marvel O
of O
democracy O
. O

On O
such O
a O
basis O
, O
as O
long O
as O
the O
governments O
and O
people O
on O
the O
two O
sides O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
can O
interact O
more O
, O
following O
the O
principles O
of O
" O
goodwill O
reconciliation O
, O
active O
cooperation O
, O
and O
permanent O
peace O
, O
" O
while O
at O
the O
same O
time O
respecting O
the O
free O
choice O
of O
the O
people O
and O
excluding O
unnecessary O
obstacles O
, O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
Strait O
can O
make O
great O
contributions O
to O
the O
prosperity O
and O
stability O
of O
the O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
region O
. O

Both O
sides O
will O
also O
create O
a O
glorious O
civilization O
for O
humanity O
. O

Dear O
compatriots O
, O
we O
hope O
so O
much O
to O
share O
the O
moving O
scene O
of O
this O
moment O
with O
all O
Chinese B-GPE
- O
speaking O
people O
around O
the O
world O
. O

The O
wide O
Ketagelan B-FAC
Boulevard I-FAC
before O
us O
was O
bristling O
with O
security O
guards O
only O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
. O

The O
building O
behind O
me O
used O
to O
be O
the O
Governor O
General O
's O
Mansion O
during O
the O
colonial O
era O
. O

Today O
, O
we O
gather O
here O
to O
extol O
the O
glory O
and O
joy O
of O
democracy O
with O
songs O
of O
the O
land O
and O
the O
voice O
of O
the O
people O
. O

With O
a O
little O
reflection O
, O
our O
compatriots O
should O
be O
able O
to O
appreciate O
the O
deep O
and O
far O
- O
reaching O
meaning O
of O
this O
moment O
: O

Authoritarianism O
and O
force O
can O
only O
bring O
surrender O
for O
one O
time O
, O
while O
democracy O
and O
freedom O
are O
values O
that O
will O
endure O
forever O
. O

Only O
by O
adhering O
to O
the O
will O
of O
the O
people O
can O
we O
pioneer O
the O
paths O
of O
history O
and O
build O
enduring O
architecture O
. O

Today O
, O
as O
the O
son O
of O
a O
tenant O
farmer O
with O
a O
poor O
family O
background O
, O
I O
have O
struggled O
and O
grown O
on O
this O
land O
and O
, O
after O
experiencing O
defeat O
and O
tribulation O
, O
I O
have O
finally O
won O
the O
trust O
of O
the O
people O
to O
take O
up O
the O
great O
responsibility O
of O
leading O
the O
country O
. O

My O
individual O
achievements O
are O
minor O
, O
but O
the O
message O
is O
valuable O
because O
each O
citizen O
of O
Formosa B-GPE
is O
a O
" O
child O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
" O
just O
like O
me O
. O

In O
whatever O
difficult O
environment O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
will O
be O
like O
a O
selfless O
, O
loving O
mother O
, O
who O
never O
stops O
giving O
her O
children O
opportunities O
and O
who O
helps O
them O
realize O
beautiful O
dreams O
. O

The O
spirit O
of O
the O
" O
child O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
" O
reveals O
to O
us O
that O
even O
though O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Penghu B-GPE
, O
Kinmen B-GPE
and O
Matsu B-GPE
are O
tiny O
islands O
on O
the O
rim O
of O
the O
Pacific O
, O
the O
map O
of O
our O
dreams O
knows O
no O
limits O
. O

The O
map O
extends O
all O
the O
way O
to O
the O
horizon O
as O
long O
as O
our O
23 O
million O
compatriots O
fear O
no O
hardship O
and O
move O
forward O
hand O
in O
hand O
. O

Dear O
compatriots O
, O
this O
magnificent O
moment O
belongs O
to O
all O
the O
people O
. O

All O
grace O
and O
glory O
belongs O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
our O
eternal O
Mother O
. O

Together O
, O
let O
's O
extend O
our O
gratitude O
to O
the O
earth O
and O
our O
respect O
to O
the O
people O
. O

Long O
live O
freedom O
and O
democracy O
! O

Long O
live O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
! O

We O
pray O
for O
the O
prosperity O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
for O
the O
health O
and O
happiness O
of O
all O
compatriots O
and O
all O
our O
distinguished O
guests O
! O

p. O
79 O

The O
May O
20th O
inaugural O
was O
accompanied O
by O
an O
air O
of O
excitement O
and O
rejoicing O
, O
accented O
nicely O
by O
the O
flying O
pennants O
and O
milling O
crowds O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Diago B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
81 O

The O
flowers O
out O
in O
front O
of O
the B-FAC
Presidential I-FAC
Palace I-FAC
were O
at O
their O
most O
colorful O
that O
day O
, O
almost O
as O
if O
to O
share O
in O
the O
inaugural O
excitement O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Diago B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
82 O

-LRB- O
above O
, O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
-RRB- O
Lively O
celebrations O
were O
carried O
out O
across O
the O
island O
on O
the O
evening O
of O
May O
20th O
, O
with O
a O
big O
fireworks O
display O
lighting O
the O
night O
sky O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
facing O
page O
, O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O
Foreign O
guests O
attended O
the O
inauguration O
in O
large O
numbers O
. O

p. O
85 O

Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
has O
a O
very O
loyal O
following O
among O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
youth O
, O
who O
participated O
in O
large O
numbers O
in O
the O
inaugural O
celebration O
at O
the B-FAC
Chiang I-FAC
Kai I-FAC
- I-FAC
shek I-FAC
Memorial I-FAC
. O

It O
lent O
a O
very O
young O
feel O
to O
the O
new O
government O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Jimmy B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Lee B-PERSON
Kuan I-PERSON
Yew I-PERSON
Visits O
Taiwan B-GPE

Senior O
Minister O
Lee O
Kuan O
Yew O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
came O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
on O
September O
23 O
, O
and O
though O
he O
did O
not O
publicly O
comment O
on O
the O
purpose O
of O
his O
visit O
, O
observers O
everywhere O
speculated O
that O
he O
may O
have O
come O
as O
an O
intermediary O
between O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

Indeed O
, O
Lee B-GPE
, O
who O
has O
been O
dubbed O
" O
the O
Asian O
Godfather O
, O
" O
played O
a O
key O
role O
in O
the O
early O
1990s O
in O
bringing O
about O
the O
first O
round O
of O
talks O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
Koo B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fu I-PERSON
and O
Beijing B-GPE
's O
Wang B-PERSON
Daohan I-PERSON
. O

It O
remains O
to O
be O
seen O
whether O
Lee B-GPE
's O
visit O
will O
bring O
any O
change O
in O
sensitive O
cross-strait O
relations O
, O
but O
President O
Chen O
Shui O
- O
bian O
revealed O
after O
Lee B-GPE
's O
departure O
that O
he O
and O
his O
guest O
had O
reached O
three O
points O
of O
consensus O
, O
including O
the O
need O
for O
a O
Singapore B-GPE
- O
Taiwan B-GPE
free O
- O
trade O
zone O
. O

Lee B-GPE
's O
four O
- O
day O
series O
of O
closed O
- O
door O
meetings O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
came O
to O
an O
end O
on O
September O
26 O
. O

He O
met O
twice O
with O
President O
Chen O
Shui O
- O
bian O
and O
had O
numerous O
contacts O
with O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
other O
leading O
members O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
society O
, O
including O
Tang B-PERSON
Fei I-PERSON
-LRB- O
premier O
-RRB- O
, O
Tsai B-PERSON
Ing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wen I-PERSON
-LRB- O
Mainland B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Council I-ORG
[ O
MAC B-ORG
] O
chairwoman O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
three O
MAC B-ORG
vice O
chairmen O
, O
Shi B-PERSON
Huei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yow I-PERSON
-LRB- O
Straits B-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
[ O
SEF B-ORG
] O
vice O
chairman O
-RRB- O
, O
Chuang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yao I-PERSON
-LRB- O
National B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
[ O
NSC B-ORG
] O
secretary O
- O
general O
, O
Chiou B-PERSON
I I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jen I-PERSON
-LRB- O
SEF B-ORG
deputy O
secretary O
- O
general O
-RRB- O
, O
Lee B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tseh I-PERSON
-LRB- O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Presidential I-ORG
Office I-ORG
's O
inter-party O
task O
force O
for O
policy O
coordination O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
Nita B-PERSON
Ing I-PERSON
-LRB- O
chairwoman O
of O
Taiwan B-ORG
High I-ORG
- I-ORG
Speed I-ORG
Rail I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

Lee B-GPE
also O
held O
in O
- O
depth O
discussions O
with O
Kuomintang B-NORP
-LRB- O
KMT B-NORP
-RRB- O
chairman O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
and O
People B-ORG
First I-ORG
Party I-ORG
-LRB- O
PFP B-ORG
-RRB- O
chairman O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
. O

Although O
no O
one O
is O
saying O
so O
, O
it O
seems O
clear O
that O
Lee B-GPE
's O
visit O
focused O
primarily O
on O
cross-strait O
relations O
. O

As O
one O
of O
the O
most O
senior O
politicians O
in O
the O
Asian O
region O
, O
and O
a O
man O
who O
has O
had O
close O
ties O
with O
several O
generations O
of O
leaders O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
, O
Lee B-PERSON
Kuan I-PERSON
Yew I-PERSON
maintains O
a O
special O
status O
in O
both O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
news O
media O
have O
even O
taken O
to O
calling O
him O
a O
cross-strait O
mediator O
. O

Lee B-GPE
said O
that O
the O
purpose O
of O
his O
whirlwind O
visit O
was O
only O
to O
get O
a O
first O
- O
hand O
feel O
for O
the O
new O
administration O
. O

" O
I O
was O
never O
a O
cross-strait O
mediator O
, O
" O
he O
stated O
categorically O
, O
" O
and O
I O
've O
never O
said O
that O
I O
was O
. O
" O

MAC O
Vice O
Chairman O
Chen O
Ming O
- O
tung O
sounded O
a O
similar O
note O
during O
interpellations O
at O
the O
legislature O
. O

When O
asked O
whether O
Lee B-PERSON
Kuan I-PERSON
Yew I-PERSON
had O
come O
as O
Beijing B-GPE
's O
emissary O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
said O
, O
" O
I O
can O
guarantee O
that O
he O
has O
not O
. O
" O

Tsai B-PERSON
Ing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wen I-PERSON
, O
who O
met O
twice O
with O
Lee B-GPE
during O
his O
brief O
stay O
, O
added O
that O
Lee B-GPE
has O
considerable O
political O
stature O
in O
Asia B-GPE
and O
around O
the O
world O
, O
and O
his O
concern O
about O
cross-strait O
relations O
and O
the O
direction O
of O
policy O
in O
this O
regard O
is O
helpful O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Beijing B-GPE
has O
also O
commented O
favorably O
on O
Lee B-GPE
's O
visit O
. O

PRC O
Foreign O
Ministry O
spokesman O
Sun B-PERSON
Yuxi I-PERSON
stated O
that O
while O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
issue O
is O
China B-GPE
's O
internal O
matter O
, O
it O
welcomes O
efforts O
by O
anyone O
who O
upholds O
the O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
" O
principle O
to O
bring O
about O
an O
early O
resolution O
. O

It O
would O
thus O
appear O
that O
Lee B-GPE
's O
visit O
was O
welcomed O
by O
leaders O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
, O
but O
in O
fact O
the O
two O
sides O
did O
not O
actually O
share O
a O
common O
view O
on O
the O
matter O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
top O
concern O
was O
peace O
and O
stability O
, O
while O
mainland O
China B-GPE
continually O
brought O
up O
the O
theme O
of O
unification O
. O

Although O
Lee B-GPE
's O
trip O
would O
seem O
to O
have O
been O
a O
shot O
in O
the O
arm O
for O
the O
deadlocked O
cross-strait O
relationship O
, O
it O
also O
generated O
a O
lot O
of O
speculation O
and O
ill O
will O
because O
neither O
Lee B-GPE
nor O
anyone O
who O
met O
with O
him O
was O
willing O
to O
say O
a O
word O
about O
the O
content O
of O
their O
discussions O
, O
and O
ROC B-GPE
officials O
who O
went O
to O
call O
on O
Lee B-GPE
at O
his O
hotel O
skulked O
around O
in O
underground O
walkways O
and O
service O
elevators O
to O
avoid O
journalists O
. O

Lee B-GPE
's O
stay O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
certainly O
left O
the O
ROC O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
-LRB- O
MOFA B-ORG
-RRB- O
with O
a O
bad O
taste O
in O
its O
mouth O
, O
for O
the O
MOFA O
was O
not O
involved O
in O
the O
visit O
in O
any O
way O
, O
and O
was O
n't O
even O
aware O
in O
advance O
that O
it O
was O
in O
the O
works O
. O

That O
seemed O
quite O
odd O
, O
considering O
that O
Lee B-GPE
is O
the O
founding O
father O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
is O
still O
active O
as O
Senior O
Minister O
. O

Many O
commentators O
blasted O
the O
way O
the O
visit O
was O
handled O
, O
and O
legislators O
described O
the O
affair O
as O
a O
serious O
breach O
of O
protocol O
. O

Foreign O
Minister O
Tien O
Hung O
- O
mao O
was O
quoted O
as O
saying O
, O
" O
I O
feel O
a O
bit O
kicked O
around O
. O
" O

President O
Chen O
broke O
the O
silence O
after O
Lee B-GPE
left O
, O
stating O
at O
a O
function O
in O
honor O
of O
model O
public O
servants O
that O
he O
and O
Lee B-PERSON
Kuan I-PERSON
Yew I-PERSON
had O
reached O
three O
agreements O
, O
namely O
that O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
should O
: O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
sign O
a O
" O
Singapore B-GPE
- O
Taiwan O
Free O
Trade O
Zone O
Agreement O
" O
; O
-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
lend O
impetus O
to O
financial O
cooperation O
, O
especially O
a O
possible O
exchange O
rate O
agreement O
; O
and O
-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O
effect O
telecommunication O
and O
Internet O
alliances O
. O

President O
Chen O
further O
stated O
that O
after O
Taiwan B-GPE
joins O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
-LRB- O
WTO B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
as O
fellow O
members O
of O
that O
select O
group O
of O
economic O
overachievers O
that O
journalists O
have O
come O
to O
dub O
" O
the O
Four O
Tigers O
, O
" O
should O
stop O
viewing O
each O
other O
as O
competitors O
and O
move O
toward O
a O
friendly O
division O
of O
labor O
. O

President O
Chen O
also O
stressed O
: O
" O
Senior O
Minister O
Lee O
is O
not O
a O
mediator O
. O

He O
is O
not O
pushing O
any O
particular O
viewpoint O
, O
and O
he O
is O
no O
one O
's O
mouthpiece O
. O
" O

Cross-strait O
relations O
, O
said O
Chen B-PERSON
, O
were O
just O
one O
of O
many O
issues O
that O
he O
discussed O
with O
Lee B-GPE
. O

It O
may O
be O
that O
the O
pursuit O
of O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
is O
the O
only O
way O
to O
get O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
onto O
the O
path O
toward O
a O
resolution O
of O
the O
cross-strait O
stalemate O
. O

Separate O
entry O
into O
the O
WTO O
by O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
may O
be O
the O
best O
opportunity O
for O
the O
two O
sides O
to O
settle O
upon O
a O
" O
no O
unification O
, O
no O
independence O
" O
modus O
vivendi O
. O

It O
seems O
apparent O
that O
mainland O
China B-GPE
is O
the O
only O
place O
where O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
traditional O
industries O
can O
survive O
. O

Even O
high O
- O
tech O
industries O
are O
slowly O
making O
their O
way O
to O
the O
PRC B-GPE
. O

Uncertainty O
in O
cross-strait O
relations O
will O
inevitably O
hurt O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

Lee B-PERSON
Kuan I-PERSON
Yew I-PERSON
describes O
the O
debate O
between O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
" O
versus O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
as O
a O
point O
for O
discussion O
" O
and O
other O
such O
issues O
as O
mere O
semantics O
, O
and O
says O
that O
only O
history O
can O
bring O
the O
cross-strait O
issue O
to O
a O
resolution O
. O

In O
the O
second O
half O
of O
his O
memoirs O
, O
which O
were O
published O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
September O
, O
Lee B-GPE
writes O
: O
" O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
can O
reduce O
friction O
by O
building O
a O
relationship O
that O
is O
a O
bit O
more O
acceptable O
to O
both O
sides O
. O
" O

We O
ought O
to O
use O
Lee B-GPE
's O
visit O
as O
an O
opportunity O
to O
take O
stock O
of O
our O
current O
situation O
and O
further O
clarify O
our O
policy O
vis O
- O
a O
- O
vis O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
thereby O
bringing O
about O
an O
improvement O
in O
cross-strait O
relations O
. O

Therein O
lies O
the O
most O
concrete O
significance O
of O
Lee B-GPE
's O
trip O
. O

The O
Human O
Resources O
Industry O
: O

A O
Cooling O
Economy O
Heats O
Up O
the O
Competition O

-LRB- O
Teng B-PERSON
Sue I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

As O
the O
global O
economy O
enters O
a O
down O
- O
turn O
, O
unemployment O
, O
like O
an O
already O
- O
stretched O
balloon O
being O
filled O
relentlessly O
with O
air O
, O
threatens O
to O
burst O
and O
spoil O
the O
dream O
of O
economic O
security O
. O

Last O
October O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
unemployment O
rate O
surpassed O
3 O
% O
, O
and O
now O
more O
than O
300,000 O
people O
are O
jobless O
. O

As O
the O
economy O
fades O
, O
business O
increases O
for O
human O
resources O
companies O
, O
so O
that O
the O
condition O
of O
the O
market O
for O
HR O
firms O
becomes O
a O
reflection O
of O
the O
overall O
employment O
situation O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
these O
days O
, O
an O
ordinary O
person O
will O
change O
jobs O
an O
average O
of O
seven O
times O
in O
a O
typical O
30 O
- O
40 O
year O
working O
lifespan O
. O

People O
revolve O
in O
a O
circle O
whose O
defining O
points O
are O
employment O
, O
job O
shifts O
, O
and O
unemployment O
. O

So O
long O
as O
people O
want O
to O
find O
work O
or O
change O
their O
jobs O
, O
the O
human O
resources O
industry O
has O
a O
future O
. O

And O
the O
rise O
of O
Internet O
technology O
has O
brought O
a O
revolution O
to O
this O
market O
which O
had O
changed O
so O
little O
for O
so O
long O
. O

Take O
this O
job O
and O
.... O

The O
largest O
human O
resources O
company O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
the O
104 O
Job O
Bank O
. O

The O
firm O
's O
name O
comes O
from O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
number O
for O
directory O
assistance O
, O
and O
suggests O
that O
" O
To O
look O
for O
a O
job O
should O
be O
as O
easy O
as O
getting O
a O
phone O
number O
from O
the O
operator O
. O
" O

The O
company O
currently O
has O
more O
than O
55,000 O
jobs O
and O
65,000 O
job O
- O
seekers O
on O
file O
. O

104 O
vice O
president O
Steven B-PERSON
Su I-PERSON
says O
that O
there O
are O
no O
reliable O
statistics O
for O
the O
value O
of O
the O
human O
resources O
market O
, O
because O
newspapers O
refuse O
to O
disclose O
their O
revenues O
from O
classified O
ads O
. O

But O
, O
based O
on O
the O
spaces O
used O
and O
prices O
charged O
, O
it O
could O
reach O
as O
high O
as O
NT$ O
10 O
billion O
, O
and O
even O
a O
conservative O
estimate O
would O
be O
NT$ O
3 O
- O
4 O
billion O
, O
of O
which O
NT$ O
1 O
billion O
would O
be O
in O
the O
Internet O
employment O
services O
market O
. O

An O
indicator O
of O
how O
good O
this O
market O
looks O
comes O
from O
the O
actions O
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
group O
. O

The O
UDN O
is O
one O
of O
the O
investors O
behind O
a O
new O
employment O
magazine O
called O
Biung B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
is O
designed O
in O
the O
pattern O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
employment O
magazines O
, O
and O
hit O
the O
market O
in O
October O
of O
2000 O
. O

And O
last O
year O
the O
UDN O
group O
also O
opened O
a O
website O
called O
" O
udnjob B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

Why O
does O
this O
venerable O
media O
giant O
look O
so O
favorably O
on O
the O
human O
resources O
market O
? O

Johnson B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
vice-president O
of O
UDN B-ORG
- I-ORG
Biung I-ORG
, O
the O
company O
that O
publishes O
Biung B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
who O
has O
many O
years O
of O
experience O
in O
publishing O
, O
says O
that O
there O
is O
a O
limit O
to O
how O
many O
people O
are O
reached O
by O
classified O
advertising O
. O

Based O
on O
a O
survey O
conducted O
by O
AC B-PERSON
Nielsen I-PERSON
, O
only O
about O
3 O
% O
of O
individuals O
buy O
newspapers O
to O
read O
the O
classified O
ads O
. O

Moreover O
, O
from O
a O
firm O
's O
point O
of O
view O
, O
Lee B-GPE
confesses O
, O
classified O
ads O
are O
" O
in O
fact O
rather O
expensive O
. O
" O

It O
costs O
over O
NT$ O
10,000 O
for O
an O
ad O
of O
about O
five O
centimeters O
square O
. O

From O
the O
newspaper O
's O
point O
of O
view O
, O
classified O
ads O
are O
n't O
such O
a O
hot O
property O
either O
, O
since O
most O
of O
the O
profit O
goes O
to O
the O
middlemen O
who O
take O
the O
ads O
. O

These O
limitations O
to O
the O
traditional O
job O
hunting O
formula O
are O
unlikely O
to O
be O
resolved O
in O
the O
short O
term O
, O
says O
Lee B-GPE
. O

Lee B-GPE
explains O
: O
" O
Looking O
at O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
experience O
, O
the B-ORG
Asahi I-ORG
Shimbun I-ORG
has O
a O
daily O
circulation O
of O
about O
10 O
million O
, O
but O
only O
one O
page O
of O
classified O
advertising O
. O

Those O
looking O
for O
new O
jobs O
rely O
more O
on O
employment O
magazines O
. O
" O

The O
attraction O
for O
similar O
magazines O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
being O
helped O
along O
by O
the O
current O
fad O
for O
things O
Japanese B-NORP
, O
and O
also O
by O
changes O
in O
how O
publications O
are O
being O
sold O
, O
with O
convenience O
stores O
getting O
publications O
on O
to O
the O
shelves O
much O
faster O
than O
traditional O
bookstores O
ever O
could O
. O

" O
With O
changes O
in O
the O
larger O
environment O
and O
the O
maturing O
of O
the O
market O
, O
this O
is O
the O
time O
to O
jump O
in O
. O
" O

" O
The O
economy O
is O
in O
a O
downturn O
, O
but O
the O
human O
resources O
market O
always O
goes O
against O
the O
current O
, O
" O
says O
Lee B-GPE
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
" O
bubble O
economy O
" O
phenomenon O
has O
been O
the O
worst O
, O
there O
are O
hundreds O
of O
human O
resources O
firms O
competing O
. O

The O
leading O
company O
had O
an O
after O
- O
tax O
income O
last O
year O
of O
US$ O
90 O
million O
. O

Though O
there O
have O
been O
suggestions O
that O
the O
Internet O
is O
already O
becoming O
the O
main O
way O
to O
find O
employment O
, O
Lee B-GPE
contends O
that O
" O
the O
obstacles O
to O
entry O
are O
still O
great O
" O
for O
the O
ordinary O
person O
: O
You O
have O
to O
have O
a O
computer O
and O
be O
online O
, O
and O
you O
have O
to O
know O
how O
to O
find O
what O
you O
are O
looking O
for O
. O

When O
you O
consider O
this O
, O
print O
media O
is O
still O
much O
more O
convenient O
. O

The O
big O
get O
bigger O

The O
two O
largest O
media O
groups O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
whose O
flagship O
papers O
are O
United B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
began O
invading O
the O
human O
resources O
market O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
and O
existing O
job O
banks O
went O
on O
a O
binge O
of O
mergers O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Career B-ORG
Magazine I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
of O
experience O
in O
the O
field O
, O
founded O
an O
e- O
counterpart O
, O
which O
then O
merged O
with O
the O
" O
37 O
" O
employment O
website O
-LRB- O
the O
resulting O
site O
is O
now O
called O
www.Career.com O
-RRB- O
to O
provide O
even O
more O
comprehensive O
services O
. O

The O
big O
may O
have O
gotten O
bigger O
, O
but O
that O
has O
n't O
stopped O
newcomers O
from O
jumping O
into O
the O
fray O
. O

The B-ORG
Southeast I-ORG
Asia I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
which O
had O
previously O
specialized O
in O
bringing O
foreign O
labor O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
founded O
the O
1111 O
Manpower O
Bank O
last O
year O
, O
focusing O
on O
five O
main O
markets O
: O
education O
, O
civil O
service O
, O
finance O
, O
technology O
, O
and O
part O
- O
time O
work O
for O
students O
. O

" O
The O
interesting O
thing O
about O
the O
job O
bank O
industry O
is O
that O
no O
rules O
of O
the O
game O
have O
yet O
taken O
shape O
for O
the O
Internet O
. O

There O
is O
much O
room O
for O
change O
and O
flexibility O
, O
and O
no O
one O
can O
guess O
how O
much O
the O
market O
might O
change O
, O
" O
says O
1111 O
public O
relations O
manager O
Linda O
Miao B-NORP
. O

Established O
firms O
start O
with O
the O
advantage O
that O
many O
people O
turn O
to O
them O
out O
of O
habit O
. O

But O
their O
weakness O
is O
that O
they O
have O
information O
overload O
, O
with O
no O
special O
features O
. O

" O
If O
latecomers O
want O
to O
transcend O
the O
old O
media O
, O
they O
have O
to O
try O
a O
different O
approach O
. O

The B-ORG
1111 I-ORG
Manpower I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
has O
adopted O
the O
strategy O
of O
' O
surrounding O
the O
cities O
from O
the O
countryside O
, O
' O
and O
is O
striving O
to O
work O
with O
small O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
enterprises O
, O
" O
she O
explains O
. O

Finding O
a O
profitable O
market O
niche O
is O
something O
that O
all O
the O
newcomers O
have O
in O
mind O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Yam B-ORG
Digital I-ORG
Technology I-ORG
and O
InterServ B-ORG
International I-ORG
got O
together O
in O
a O
joint O
venture O
to O
establish O
HRGini B-ORG
, O
which O
targets O
middle O
- O
and O
high O
- O
ranking O
managers O
in O
high O
- O
tech O
fields O
who O
have O
incomes O
in O
excess O
of O
one O
million O
NT O
dollars O
per O
year O
. O

Director O
Janet B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
relates O
that O
the O
company O
employs O
state O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
art O
psychological O
profiling O
services O
, O
with O
job O
candidates O
first O
being O
screened O
by O
a O
psychological O
consultant O
in O
one O
- O
on O
- O
one O
interviews O
; O
only O
if O
the O
applicant O
fits O
the O
corporate O
culture O
will O
he O
or O
she O
be O
recommended O
to O
the O
client O
firm O
. O

Looking O
to O
Greater B-LOC
China I-LOC

One O
reason O
that O
people O
are O
so O
optimistic O
about O
the O
human O
resources O
market O
is O
the O
performance O
of O
the O
market O
leader O
- O
104 O
Job O
Bank O
. O

It O
began O
turning O
a O
profit O
after O
only O
one O
- O
and O
- O
a O
- O
half O
years O
in O
operation O
, O
and O
its O
revenues O
, O
which O
were O
already O
over O
NT$ O
100 O
million O
by O
1999 O
, O
shot O
up O
to O
NT$ O
300 O
million O
last O
year O
. O

The O
company O
had O
only O
five O
staff O
members O
when O
they O
set O
up O
shop O
in O
1996 O
; O
now O
, O
only O
four O
years O
later O
, O
there O
are O
190 O
. O

Though O
104 O
has O
commissions O
from O
more O
firms O
than O
any O
other O
in O
the O
market O
, O
they O
do O
not O
dare O
slack O
off O
. O

Steven B-PERSON
Su I-PERSON
says O
that O
" O
we O
will O
always O
have O
competition O
from O
the O
traditional O
media O
like O
China B-ORG
Times I-ORG
and O
United B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
" O
because O
after O
all O
, O
104 O
only O
works O
through O
the O
Internet O
. O

He O
does O
not O
, O
however O
, O
fear O
the O
threat O
from O
the O
CTCareer O
website O
, O
which O
is O
under O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Times I-ORG
flag O
, O
nor O
is O
there O
anything O
especially O
novel O
about O
the O
exploitation O
of O
both O
the O
Internet O
and O
magazine O
formats O
by O
the O
UDN O
. O

Last O
year O
Acer B-ORG
Peripherals I-ORG
invested O
in O
a O
combination O
website O
and O
magazine O
, O
but O
they O
exhausted O
their O
capital O
within O
three O
months O
. O

Moreover O
, O
Su B-PERSON
is O
skeptical O
about O
the O
survivability O
of O
the O
UDN O
's O
Biung B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
since O
, O
at O
NT$ O
20 O
per O
issue O
, O
they O
are O
selling O
at O
a O
loss O
. O
" O

But O
the O
people O
at O
UDN B-ORG
- I-ORG
Biung I-ORG
are O
very O
optimistic O
. O

As O
Johnson B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
says O
: O
" O
Some O
people O
try O
to O
open O
the O
market O
with O
a O
shovel O
. O

We O
are O
using O
a O
bulldozer O
. O
" O

The O
UDN O
group O
is O
undertaking O
a O
three O
- O
pronged O
attack O
to O
crush O
their O
competition O
: O
continuing O
to O
access O
the O
wide O
readership O
of O
newspapers O
, O
targeting O
the O
high O
- O
tech O
sector O
through O
the O
Internet O
, O
and O
using O
the O
magazine O
format O
for O
regional O
companies O
with O
small O
budgets O
. O

Based O
on O
past O
experience O
, O
most O
companies O
have O
used O
up O
their O
employment O
advertising O
budgets O
by O
year O
's O
end O
, O
so O
the O
market O
is O
at O
a O
low O
ebb O
. O

However O
, O
when O
the B-EVENT
Chinese I-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
passes O
, O
many O
employees O
, O
having O
collected O
their O
annual O
bonuses O
, O
want O
to O
change O
jobs O
, O
and O
this O
is O
when O
the O
market O
really O
heats O
up O
. O

Although O
the O
manpower O
industry O
focuses O
on O
bringing O
together O
employers O
with O
job O
- O
seekers O
, O
there O
is O
much O
more O
to O
it O
these O
days O
than O
passing O
along O
CVs O
. O

Firms O
now O
offer O
psychological O
screening O
, O
career O
- O
suitability O
evaluations O
, O
job O
training O
, O
and O
reassignment O
of O
staff O
. O

Moreover O
, O
all O
these O
firms O
are O
turning O
their O
eyes O
toward O
the O
Greater O
China O
market O
. O

The B-ORG
104 I-ORG
Job I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
has O
been O
operating O
beyond O
Taiwan B-GPE
for O
some O
time O
, O
having O
registered O
its O
trademark O
and O
set O
up O
a O
website O
in O
the O
PRC B-GPE
two O
years O
ago O
-LRB- O
though O
it O
uses O
115 O
in O
the O
mainland O
since O
that O
is O
the O
number O
of O
directory O
assistance O
there O
-RRB- O
. O

HRGini B-ORG
's O
Janet B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
says O
that O
there O
is O
a O
huge O
potential O
client O
base O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
the O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
region O
for O
tech O
- O
savvy O
staff O
. O

And O
Johnson B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
notes O
: O
" O
If O
Taiwan B-GPE
can O
become O
the O
main O
axis O
of O
human O
resources O
management O
in O
the O
Greater O
China O
region O
, O
not O
only O
will O
this O
industry O
not O
be O
adversely O
affected O
by O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
economic O
downturn O
, O
it O
will O
also O
not O
be O
hurt O
by O
the O
large O
- O
scale O
move O
by O
Taiwan B-GPE
companies O
to O
the O
PRC B-GPE
. O
" O

As O
we O
watch O
the O
race O
heating O
up O
between O
amalgamated O
veteran O
firms O
and O
ambitious O
newcomers O
, O
let O
us O
hope O
that O
the O
real O
winners O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
employers O
and O
job O
- O
seekers O
. O

p. O
107 O

Magazines O
are O
also O
trying O
to O
get O
a O
piece O
of O
the O
job O
- O
hunting O
market O
. O

p. O
108 O

The O
husband O
has O
been O
laid O
off O
and O
there O
is O
no O
money O
for O
the O
children O
's O
tuition O
. O

What O
can O
one O
do O
? O

Women O
's O
groups O
have O
protested O
at O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
calling O
for O
more O
attention O
to O
the O
problem O
of O
unemployment O
. O

The O
government O
will O
spend O
more O
than O
NT$ O
60 O
billion O
on O
infrastructure O
projects O
expected O
to O
create O
more O
than O
40,000 O
jobs O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

New O
President O
Takes O
Office O
on O
May O
20 O

-LRB- O
Eric B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
tenth O
- O
term O
president O
and O
vice O
president O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
and O
Annette B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
, O
took O
the O
oath O
of O
office O
on O
20 O
May O
, O
2000 O
in O
the O
first O
- O
ever O
transfer O
of O
power O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
history O
to O
a O
popularly O
elected O
leader O
from O
the O
opposition O
. O

In O
his O
inaugural O
speech O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
touched O
on O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
issues O
of O
concern O
to O
voters O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

On O
the O
domestic O
front O
, O
he O
discussed O
the O
alternation O
of O
political O
parties O
in O
power O
, O
democratic O
reforms O
, O
a O
fair O
and O
just O
society O
, O
a O
government O
for O
all O
the O
people O
, O
nonpartisan O
government O
by O
a O
coalition O
of O
forces O
opposed O
to O
corruption O
, O
the O
establishment O
of O
an O
efficient O
and O
dynamic O
government O
, O
a O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
, O
law O
and O
order O
, O
environmental O
preservation O
, O
education O
, O
culture O
, O
reconstruction O
from O
last O
year O
's O
September O
21st O
earthquake O
, O
and O
various O
other O
issues O
. O

The O
common O
thread O
running O
through O
his O
domestic O
policy O
remarks O
was O
an O
emphasis O
on O
reform O
. O

On O
the O
sensitive O
topic O
of O
cross-strait O
relations O
, O
he O
sent O
a O
number O
of O
positive O
signals O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

The O
speech O
put O
a O
heavy O
stress O
on O
democracy O
and O
human O
rights O
, O
a O
reflection O
of O
the O
high O
expectations O
the O
public O
holds O
for O
the O
government O
on O
these O
fronts O
. O

Later O
in O
the O
day O
, O
post-inaugural O
celebrations O
kicked O
off O
around O
the O
island O
and O
commentary O
on O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
's O
address O
came O
pouring O
in O
from O
across O
the O
political O
spectrum O
. O

What O
was O
the O
overseas O
reaction O
? O

What O
did O
domestic O
commentators O
have O
to O
say O
? O

How O
will O
Chen B-PERSON
's O
presidency O
change O
Taiwan B-GPE
? O

The O
new O
president O
's O
inaugural O
ceremony O
began O
at O
9:00 O
am O
on O
20 O
May O
at O
the B-FAC
Presidential I-FAC
Palace I-FAC
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
and O
Annette B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
were O
sworn O
in O
by O
Weng B-PERSON
Yueh I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Judicial I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
then O
Legislative O
Yuan O
Speaker O
Wang O
Jin O
- O
pyng O
presented O
Chen B-PERSON
with O
the O
official O
seal O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
three O
other O
presidential O
seals O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
took O
his O
first O
act O
as O
president O
by O
signing O
his O
name O
to O
the O
appointments O
of O
Tang B-PERSON
Fei I-PERSON
as O
premier O
, O
Chang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
as O
secretary O
- O
general O
of O
the O
Office O
of O
the O
President O
, O
and O
Chuang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yao I-PERSON
as O
secretary O
- O
general O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

After O
Tang B-PERSON
took O
his O
oath O
, O
he O
submitted O
his O
Cabinet O
nominations O
to O
Chen B-PERSON
for O
formal O
appointment O
. O

The O
most O
remarkable O
moment O
of O
the O
inauguration O
came O
at O
11:00 O
am O
when O
Chen B-PERSON
strolled O
into O
the O
open O
air O
to O
take O
the O
oath O
of O
office O
and O
deliver O
his O
inaugural O
address O
to O
the O
nation O
in O
front O
of O
the B-FAC
Presidential I-FAC
Palace I-FAC
. O

Featuring O
aboriginal O
folk O
songs O
and O
a O
rendition O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
national O
anthem O
by O
pop O
queen O
Chang B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mei I-PERSON
, O
the O
ceremony O
was O
attended O
by O
over O
10,000 O
foreign O
guests O
, O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
and O
local O
citizens O
. O

After O
the O
national O
anthem O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
delivered O
his O
much O
anticipated O
inaugural O
address O
. O

Observers O
at O
home O
and O
around O
the O
world O
were O
waiting O
and O
wondering O
- O
would O
he O
address O
the O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
" O
issue O
? O

In O
his O
40 O
- O
minute O
speech O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
declared O
the O
determination O
of O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
carry O
out O
a O
peaceful O
transfer O
of O
power O
between O
political O
parties O
, O
and O
to O
continue O
forward O
with O
their O
democratic O
political O
system O
. O

He O
called O
for O
a O
government O
for O
all O
the O
people O
and O
a O
non-partisan O
coalition O
of O
the O
forces O
opposed O
to O
corruption O
, O
and O
declared O
the O
new O
government O
's O
determination O
to O
improve O
law O
and O
order O
, O
the O
economy O
, O
the O
environment O
, O
post-earthquake O
reconstruction O
, O
and O
other O
aspects O
of O
life O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

On O
the O
subject O
of O
cross-strait O
relations O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
stressed O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
share O
a O
common O
ancestral O
, O
cultural O
, O
and O
historical O
background O
, O
and O
he O
stated O
his O
belief O
that O
the O
leaders O
on O
both O
sides O
have O
the O
wisdom O
and O
creativity O
to O
jointly O
deal O
with O
the O
question O
of O
a O
future O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
. O
" O

He O
also O
promised O
that O
during O
his O
presidency O
, O
as O
long O
as O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
regime O
renounces O
the O
use O
of O
military O
force O
against O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
he O
will O
: O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
not O
declare O
independence O
; O
-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
not O
change O
the O
nation O
's O
name O
; O
-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O
not O
push O
for O
the O
inclusion O
of O
the O
" O
state O
- O
to O
- O
state O
" O
formula O
in O
the O
constitution O
; O
-LRB- O
4 O
-RRB- O
not O
promote O
a O
referendum O
on O
Taiwan B-GPE
independence O
; O
and O
-LRB- O
5 O
-RRB- O
not O
seek O
to O
abolish O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Reunification I-ORG
Council I-ORG
or O
the B-LAW
National I-LAW
Reunification I-LAW
Guidelines I-LAW
. O

He O
also O
had O
a O
message O
for O
his O
international O
audience O
, O
promising O
to O
make O
a O
more O
active O
contribution O
to O
safeguarding O
international O
human O
rights O
. O

He O
stated O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
would O
abide O
by O
the B-LAW
Universal I-LAW
Declaration I-LAW
of I-LAW
Human I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
, O
the O
International O
Covenant O
on O
Civil O
and O
Political O
Rights O
, O
and O
the B-LAW
Vienna I-LAW
Declaration I-LAW
and I-LAW
Program I-LAW
of I-LAW
Action I-LAW
. O

He O
also O
indicated O
that O
the O
new O
government O
would O
request O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
to O
pass O
and O
ratify O
the B-LAW
International I-LAW
Bill I-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
as O
a O
domestic O
law O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
so O
that O
it O
would O
formally O
become O
the O
" O
Taiwan B-LAW
Bill I-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
. O
" O

Later O
in O
the O
day O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
various O
political O
parties O
all O
released O
statements O
on O
the O
inaugural O
address O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
Jung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kung I-PERSON
, O
director O
- O
general O
of O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
's O
Department O
of O
Mainland O
Affairs O
, O
stated O
that O
Chen B-PERSON
failed O
to O
break O
any O
new O
ground O
in O
his O
statements O
on O
cross-strait O
relations O
, O
and O
said O
that O
while O
Chen B-PERSON
had O
succeeded O
in O
calming O
the O
atmosphere O
for O
the O
time O
being O
, O
the O
stalemate O
remains O
unresolved O
. O

The O
People O
First O
Party O
-LRB- O
PFP B-ORG
-RRB- O
and O
New B-ORG
Party I-ORG
-LRB- O
NP B-ORG
-RRB- O
gave O
a O
more O
positive O
evaluation O
. O

PFP O
Secretary O
- O
General O
David O
Chung O
felt O
that O
the O
president O
had O
sent O
a O
positive O
signal O
to O
the O
mainland O
, O
but O
that O
his O
domestic O
policy O
lacked O
the O
sense O
of O
direction O
that O
would O
come O
from O
a O
comprehensive O
vision O
. O

NP B-ORG
convener O
Hau B-PERSON
Lung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
pin I-PERSON
commended O
Chen B-PERSON
for O
his O
finessing O
of O
the O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
" O
issue O
. O

Beijing B-GPE
responded O
almost O
immediately O
to O
Chen B-PERSON
's O
speech O
. O

While O
expressing O
dissatisfaction O
at O
his O
avoidance O
of O
the O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
" O
issue O
, O
they O
also O
stated O
that O
it O
might O
be O
possible O
to O
re-start O
cross-strait O
negotiations O
if O
Taiwan B-GPE
were O
willing O
to O
return O
to O
the O
one O
China B-GPE
formula O
adopted O
during O
talks O
in O
1992 O
, O
when O
it O
was O
agreed O
that O
each O
side O
could O
maintain O
its O
own O
interpretation O
of O
what O
" O
one O
China B-GPE
" O
means O
. O

US O
President O
Bill O
Clinton O
praised O
Chen B-PERSON
's O
speech O
as O
pragmatic O
and O
constructive O
, O
and O
stated O
his O
hope O
that O
the O
two O
sides O
would O
be O
able O
to O
resume O
dialogue O
at O
an O
early O
date O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
Foreign O
Minister O
Yohei O
Kono O
also O
commented O
favorably O
, O
indicating O
his O
government O
's O
hope O
that O
the O
two O
sides O
can O
engage O
in O
dialogue O
and O
work O
for O
a O
peaceful O
resolution O
of O
the O
cross-strait O
issue O
now O
that O
the O
new O
president O
has O
taken O
office O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
heads O
of O
state O
and O
representatives O
from O
countries O
with O
which O
Taiwan B-GPE
enjoys O
either O
formal O
diplomatic O
ties O
or O
friendly O
relations O
, O
the O
inaugural O
was O
also O
attended O
by O
three O
generations O
of O
democracy O
activists O
from O
mainland O
China B-GPE
-LRB- O
Lin B-PERSON
Xiling I-PERSON
, O
Wei B-PERSON
Jingsheng I-PERSON
, O
and O
Wang B-PERSON
Dan I-PERSON
-RRB- O
and O
Lech B-PERSON
Walesa I-PERSON
, O
the O
1983 O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
winner O
and O
former O
president O
of O
Poland B-GPE
. O

All O
these O
visitors O
complimented O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
for O
his O
speech O
and O
expressed O
support O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
determination O
to O
follow O
the O
path O
of O
democracy O
, O
freedom O
, O
and O
peace O
. O

On O
the O
evening O
of O
inauguration O
day O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
carried O
out O
two O
functions O
at O
the B-FAC
Grand I-FAC
Hotel I-FAC
. O

After O
hosting O
a O
gathering O
of O
DPP B-ORG
members O
on O
one O
floor O
of O
the O
hotel O
, O
the O
president O
then O
proceeded O
to O
an O
official O
state O
banquet O
for O
VIPs O
on O
another O
floor O
of O
the O
same O
hotel O
. O

At O
the O
DPP O
function O
, O
party O
chairman O
Lin B-PERSON
Yi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
had O
a O
word O
of O
caution O
for O
his O
fellow O
party O
members O
: O
" O
We O
must O
not O
let O
our O
newly O
attained O
power O
go O
to O
our O
heads O
. O
" O

There O
was O
also O
a O
big O
inaugural O
celebration O
on O
the O
big O
square O
that O
evening O
at O
the B-FAC
Chiang I-FAC
Kai I-FAC
- I-FAC
shek I-FAC
Memorial I-FAC
. O

The O
celebration O
moved O
the O
next O
evening O
to O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
, O
and O
other O
celebrations O
went O
on O
all O
across O
the O
island O
. O

The B-FAC
Sun I-FAC
Yat I-FAC
- I-FAC
sen I-FAC
Memorial I-FAC
Hall I-FAC
marked O
the O
occasion O
by O
holding O
a O
special O
exhibit O
of O
contemporary O
Chinese B-NORP
painting O
, O
and O
all O
sorts O
of O
hot O
- O
selling O
commemorative O
products O
appeared O
on O
the O
market O
, O
including O
alcoholic O
beverages O
, O
coins O
, O
pens O
, O
etc O
. O

Everyone O
has O
high O
hopes O
for O
the O
new O
presidency O
, O
but O
we O
must O
remember O
that O
May O
20th O
is O
just O
the O
first O
step O
on O
a O
long O
journey O
. O

If O
a O
brighter O
future O
is O
to O
actually O
take O
shape O
, O
the O
government O
and O
citizens O
will O
have O
to O
work O
for O
it O
. O

p. O
75 O

In O
his O
May O
20th O
inaugural O
address O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
-LRB- O
left O
-RRB- O
declared O
the O
advent O
of O
a O
new O
era O
. O

Shown O
at O
right O
is O
Vice O
President O
Annette O
Lu O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Diago B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
76 O

To O
highlight O
the O
new O
president O
's O
humble O
beginnings O
, O
the O
post-inaugural O
state O
banquet O
went O
long O
on O
typical O
Taiwanese B-NORP
dishes O
. O

The O
menus O
were O
printed O
on O
fans O
like O
the O
one O
shown O
here O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
77 O

Pop O
diva O
Chang B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mei I-PERSON
sang O
the O
ROC B-GPE
national O
anthem O
at O
the O
inaugural O
and O
angered O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
communists O
, O
who O
reacted O
by O
pulling O
her O
long O
- O
running O
Sprite B-PRODUCT
commercials O
from O
the O
air O
and O
banning O
the O
sale O
of O
her O
music O
. O

No O
one O
had O
expected O
a O
pop O
star O
like O
Ah B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mei I-PERSON
to O
get O
embroiled O
in O
cross-strait O
politics O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Diago B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Everyday O
People O
and O
A O
Story O
of O
True O
Grit O
-- O

The O
Wu B-PERSON
Family O
of O
Taihsi B-GPE

-LRB- O
Laura B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
-RRB- O

They O
say O
a O
rising O
tide O
lifts O
all O
boats O
. O

No O
one O
would O
know O
more O
about O
that O
than O
the O
older O
generation O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

The O
changes O
of O
the O
past O
five O
decades O
have O
had O
a O
deep O
impact O
, O
for O
example O
, O
on O
the O
Wu B-PERSON
family O
of O
Yunlin B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

Their O
main O
claim O
to O
fame O
is O
... O
nothing O
, O
actually O
, O
and O
that O
is O
precisely O
why O
their O
story O
typifies O
the O
experiences O
of O
so O
many O
. O

So O
lend O
your O
attention O
, O
dear O
reader O
, O
as O
we O
recount O
the O
ups O
and O
downs O
of O
an O
average O
family O
from O
a O
quiet O
little O
backwater O
called O
Taihsi B-GPE
Township I-GPE
. O

Wu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
and O
his O
older O
sister O
have O
come O
to O
meet O
me O
at O
the O
train O
station O
in O
Touliu B-GPE
, O
administrative O
seat O
of O
Yunlin B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

We O
pile O
into O
a O
car O
and O
head O
toward O
their O
parents O
' O
home O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
fills O
me O
in O
on O
his O
hometown O
. O

" O
Taihsi B-GPE
is O
a O
rather O
unusual O
place O
, O
" O
says O
Tsung B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
the O
family O
's O
oldest O
grandson O
and O
a O
doctoral O
candidate O
in O
sociology O
at O
Tunghai B-ORG
University I-ORG
in O
Taichung B-GPE
. O

" O
When O
I O
read O
the O
studies O
that O
describe O
Taiwan B-GPE
as O
being O
so O
prosperous O
, O
I O
have O
to O
wonder O
how O
their O
descriptions O
could O
be O
so O
totally O
different O
from O
what O
our O
lives O
have O
been O
. O

They O
might O
as O
well O
be O
talking O
about O
a O
different O
planet O
. O
" O

Probably O
most O
people O
do O
n't O
realize O
, O
adds O
Tsung B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
that O
there O
are O
still O
places O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
as O
backward O
as O
Taihsi B-GPE
. O

To O
the O
outsider O
, O
however O
, O
the O
place O
does O
n't O
look O
backward O
at O
all O
. O

As O
Tsung B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
drives O
west O
in O
a O
very O
nice O
Toyota B-ORG
at O
a O
comfortable O
speed O
down O
a O
broad O
county O
highway O
, O
his O
older O
sister O
sits O
in O
the O
front O
passenger O
seat O
with O
cell O
phone O
in O
hand O
discussing O
the O
traffic O
situation O
with O
someone O
at O
home O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
Tsung B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
's O
five O
- O
year O
- O
old O
nephew O
clamors O
from O
the O
back O
seat O
for O
his O
mother O
to O
buy O
him O
a O
Pokemon B-ORG
plaything O
, O
just O
like O
kids O
the O
world O
over O
are O
doing O
these O
days O
. O

When O
McDonald B-ORG
's O
stores O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
were O
swamped O
last O
year O
during O
a O
giveaway O
of O
Hello B-ORG
Kitty I-ORG
dolls O
, O
lots O
of O
people O
thought O
they O
might O
be O
able O
to O
beat O
the O
crowds O
by O
hitting O
McDonald B-ORG
's O
in O
supposedly O
untrendy O
Taihsi B-GPE
, O
but O
they O
found O
the O
lines O
there O
every O
bit O
as O
long O
as O
in O
more O
urban O
locations O
. O

The O
emperor O
is O
far O
away O

The O
scenery O
grows O
increasingly O
rural O
as O
we O
move O
west O
through O
the O
townships O
of O
Huwei B-GPE
, O
Tuku B-GPE
, O
Paochung B-GPE
, O
and O
Tungshih B-GPE
. O

Temples O
tower O
over O
green O
rice O
fields O
. O

Less O
than O
half O
an O
hour O
after O
leaving O
the O
train O
station O
we O
get O
off O
the O
county O
highway O
and O
onto O
narrow O
Tungshih B-FAC
East I-FAC
Road I-FAC
. O

When O
we O
reach O
our O
destination O
in O
rural O
Taihsi B-GPE
Township I-GPE
, O
a O
few O
dozen O
buildings O
of O
modern O
ferroconcrete O
construction O
line O
the O
road O
, O
and O
shops O
of O
every O
description O
occupy O
the O
ground O
floor O
of O
each O
one O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
's O
parents O
, O
who O
are O
pushing O
60 O
years O
old O
, O
run O
a O
local O
bakery O
, O
and O
they O
greet O
us O
with O
the O
wide O
smiles O
and O
warm O
hospitality O
so O
typical O
of O
haikou O
-LRB- O
as O
the O
locals O
are O
accustomed O
to O
calling O
Taihsi B-GPE
and O
the O
surrounding O
townships O
near O
the O
coast O
in O
western O
Yunlin B-GPE
County I-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

They O
also O
speak O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
with O
an O
unmistakable O
haikou O
accent O
. O

To O
welcome O
their O
guest O
they O
have O
ordered O
a O
big O
seafood O
meal O
in O
advance O
. O

Tsung B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
's O
grandmother O
, O
parents O
, O
uncles O
, O
aunts O
, O
cousins O
, O
nephews O
, O
and O
nieces O
have O
all O
come O
in O
from O
around O
haikou O
for O
the O
gathering O
. O

The O
strength O
of O
the O
Wu B-PERSON
clan O
's O
family O
ties O
is O
plainly O
evident O
. O

These O
people O
go O
back O
for O
generations O
here O
. O

From O
the O
destruction O
of O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
to O
the O
mixed O
joy O
and O
grief O
of O
the O
early O
post-war O
years O
, O
from O
the O
barest O
of O
rural O
hamlets O
to O
a O
prosperous O
little O
town O
, O
this O
family O
has O
seen O
it O
all O
. O

84 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
grandma O
Wu B-PERSON
is O
not O
as O
sharp O
as O
she O
used O
to O
be O
, O
but O
she O
can O
still O
rattle O
off O
a O
tale O
or O
two O
. O

Two O
indignities O
suffered O
back O
in O
the O
1940s O
, O
in O
particular O
, O
remain O
indelibly O
etched O
in O
her O
memory O
. O

The O
first O
occurred O
in O
the O
latter O
part O
of O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
when O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
tied O
her O
hands O
behind O
her O
back O
and O
marched O
her O
off O
to O
do O
forced O
labor O
for O
over O
a O
year O
, O
building O
roads O
, O
digging O
ditches O
, O
and O
carrying O
a O
shoulder O
pole O
. O

The O
second O
indignity O
was O
the O
onerous O
taxes O
that O
were O
levied O
in O
the O
early O
years O
after O
Taiwan B-GPE
returned O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
rule O
. O

" O
We O
had O
to O
pay O
taxes O
twice O
a O
year O
, O
" O
says O
grandma O
Wu B-PERSON
, O
flashing O
a O
mouthful O
of O
dental O
work O
. O

" O
The O
first O
time O
was O
for O
water O
, O
and O
the O
second O
was O
for O
land O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
matter O
whether O
you O
even O
had O
a O
crop O
to O
harvest O
or O
not O
- O
you O
had O
to O
pay O
, O
or O
they O
'd O
throw O
you O
in O
jail O
. O
" O

She O
explains O
that O
one O
dou O
-LRB- O
10 O
liters O
-RRB- O
of O
rice O
back O
in O
the O
1940s O
was O
worth O
five O
or O
six O
yuan O
, O
or O
about O
four O
days O
' O
pay O
for O
a O
manual O
laborer O
, O
but O
the O
tax O
on O
one O
jia O
of O
land O
-LRB- O
0.97 O
hectares O
-RRB- O
was O
150 O
yuan O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
people O
had O
to O
borrow O
money O
just O
to O
pay O
their O
taxes O
. O

" O
It O
took O
four O
days O
to O
earn O
one O
dou O
of O
rice O
, O
" O
says O
grandma O
Wu B-PERSON
. O

" O
We O
could O
n't O
afford O
to O
eat O
it O
, O
because O
we O
needed O
it O
to O
pay O
our O
taxes O
. O
" O

Although O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
government O
eventually O
carried O
out O
land O
reform O
to O
provide O
relief O
for O
poor O
farmers O
, O
the O
Wu B-PERSON
family O
never O
shared O
in O
the O
benefits O
. O

They O
were O
as O
poor O
as O
their O
neighbors O
, O
to O
be O
sure O
, O
but O
they O
owned O
land O
and O
were O
thus O
classified O
as O
small O
landowners O
, O
which O
by O
definition O
meant O
that O
they O
neither O
had O
any O
extra O
land O
to O
rent O
out O
nor O
did O
they O
rent O
from O
others O
. O

While O
many O
of O
their O
neighbors O
received O
land O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
reforms O
, O
the O
Wu B-PERSON
family O
got O
nothing O
. O

Grandma O
Wu O
was O
close O
to O
30 O
years O
old O
when O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
recovered O
Taiwan B-GPE
from O
Japan B-GPE
, O
but O
the O
event O
meant O
little O
to O
her O
, O
for O
she O
had O
never O
received O
any O
schooling O
. O

All O
she O
remembers O
is O
that O
when O
the O
war O
ended O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
turned O
over O
to O
" O
them O
. O
" O

With O
a O
grin O
, O
grandma O
Wu B-PERSON
throws O
up O
her O
hands O
in O
a O
gesture O
of O
helplessness O
and O
quips O
, O
" O
When O
the O
colonial O
government O
spoke O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
understand O
their O
Japanese B-GPE
. O

When O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
speaks O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
understand O
their O
Mandarin B-LANGUAGE
either O
. O
" O

" O
There O
's O
no O
difference O
between O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
and O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
, O
" O
says O
Grandma O
Wu O
. O

" O
If O
something O
important O
comes O
up O
, O
they O
send O
a O
local O
official O
out O
to O
make O
an O
announcement O
and O
explain O
what O
it O
's O
all O
about O
. O
" O

Wu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
adds O
, O
" O
They O
're O
totally O
outside O
the O
loop O
here O
. O

You O
of O
course O
know O
the O
phrase O
, O
' O
Heaven O
is O
high O
and O
the O
emperor O
is O
far O
away O
. O
' O

Well O
, O
it O
was O
people O
like O
my O
grandmother O
who O
coined O
it O
. O
" O

Grandma O
Wu O
was O
adopted O
into O
the O
Wu B-PERSON
family O
at O
age O
ten O
. O

Within O
half O
a O
year O
both O
of O
her O
adoptive O
parents O
died O
, O
and O
at O
age O
11 O
she O
slipped O
and O
fell O
in O
the O
sugar O
cane O
fields O
, O
poking O
her O
left O
eye O
out O
. O

Orphaned O
and O
blind O
in O
one O
eye O
, O
a O
hard O
life O
lay O
in O
store O
for O
her O
, O
but O
she O
made O
the O
best O
of O
a O
bad O
situation O
. O

With O
no O
male O
siblings O
to O
carry O
on O
the O
family O
line O
, O
at O
age O
25 O
she O
managed O
to O
find O
a O
husband O
who O
was O
willing O
to O
let O
his O
first O
male O
child O
take O
the O
Wu B-PERSON
surname O
. O

The O
children O
came O
rapidly O
, O
and O
there O
was O
never O
any O
money O
to O
spare O
. O

But O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
she O
does O
live O
reasonably O
well O
now O
. O

When O
did O
survival O
cease O
to O
be O
such O
a O
struggle O
? O

Grandma O
Wu O
remembers O
quite O
clearly O
when O
the O
turning O
point O
came O
. O

It O
was O
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
, O
when O
her O
oldest O
grandchild O
was O
already O
a O
teenager O
, O
that O
business O
gradually O
started O
going O
better O
for O
her O
three O
sons O
. O

The O
three O
brothers O
got O
together O
and O
decided O
that O
they O
should O
each O
give O
her O
NT$ O
2,000 O
every O
month O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
in O
her O
life O
, O
she O
was O
able O
to O
relax O
a O
bit O
, O
then O
five O
years O
ago O
the O
government O
started O
providing O
a O
monthly O
pension O
of O
NT$ O
3,000 O
. O

This O
was O
enough O
to O
cover O
meals O
, O
and O
her O
life O
improved O
even O
more O
. O

Grandma O
Wu O
now O
lives O
together O
with O
several O
other O
old O
folks O
very O
near O
the O
coast O
in O
the O
old O
traditional O
farmhouse O
where O
she O
grew O
up O
. O

Her O
main O
worry O
these O
days O
is O
her O
granddaughter O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
who O
is O
in O
her O
30s O
and O
still O
unmarried O
. O

" O
Her O
father O
got O
married O
when O
he O
was O
22 O
. O

How O
can O
a O
girl O
be O
putting O
things O
off O
? O
" O

13 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
construction O
worker O

A O
lot O
of O
hard O
work O
has O
gone O
into O
the O
comfortable O
life O
Grandma O
Wu O
enjoys O
today O
. O

Her O
eldest O
son O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
recounts O
that O
after O
he O
graduated O
from O
sixth O
grade O
in O
1954 O
his O
family O
was O
too O
poor O
to O
let O
him O
go O
any O
further O
in O
school O
, O
so O
at O
age O
13 O
he O
took O
off O
with O
an O
older O
boy O
on O
the O
slow O
train O
for O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Without O
pausing O
to O
take O
in O
the O
sights O
of O
the O
big O
city O
, O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
went O
straight O
to O
work O
at O
a O
construction O
site O
, O
where O
he O
carried O
a O
shoulder O
pole O
and O
mixed O
cement O
. O

Buildings O
were O
going O
up O
everywhere O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
in O
the O
mid-1950s O
, O
and O
the O
city O
was O
bursting O
with O
opportunities O
. O

But O
, O
says O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
, O
" O
I O
only O
had O
a O
grade O
- O
school O
education O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
have O
what O
it O
took O
to O
think O
about O
a O
career O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

I O
just O
wanted O
to O
go O
back O
and O
help O
my O
family O
work O
the O
fields O
. O
" O

After O
two O
years O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
he O
went O
back O
home O
just O
as O
the O
area O
was O
getting O
electric O
power O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

The O
bright O
lights O
at O
night O
got O
some O
people O
so O
excited O
at O
first O
that O
they O
could O
n't O
get O
to O
sleep O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
back O
then O
was O
one O
of O
the O
world O
s O
biggest O
producers O
of O
sugar O
cane O
, O
but O
the O
harvest O
was O
extremely O
difficult O
work O
, O
as O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
is O
painfully O
aware O
. O

Once O
he O
came O
very O
close O
to O
cutting O
a O
finger O
clean O
off O
with O
a O
sickle O
, O
but O
he O
just O
slapped O
some O
cement O
mix O
-LRB- O
commonly O
regarded O
as O
a O
good O
disinfectant O
-RRB- O
on O
the O
wound O
and O
worked O
on O
through O
the O
pain O
. O

United O
we O
stand O

Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
joined O
the O
army O
at O
age O
20 O
, O
and O
during O
his O
stint O
he O
made O
friends O
with O
someone O
who O
had O
been O
making O
a O
living O
as O
a O
baker O
. O

Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
began O
to O
realize O
that O
selling O
his O
manual O
labor O
was O
not O
a O
viable O
long O
- O
term O
option O
. O

He O
decided O
to O
open O
a O
bakery O
. O

After O
receiving O
his O
discharge O
he O
borrowed O
NT$ O
12,000 O
from O
his O
father O
, O
hired O
a O
baker O
, O
and O
opened O
up O
a O
store O
. O

He O
himself O
rode O
around O
on O
a O
motorcycle O
all O
day O
selling O
beverages O
and O
baked O
goods O
. O

His O
capital O
ran O
out O
before O
he O
expected O
, O
and O
he O
had O
to O
ask O
for O
a O
second O
loan O
from O
his O
father O
- O
in O
- O
law O
to O
get O
his O
business O
off O
the O
ground O
. O

A O
few O
years O
later O
his O
younger O
brother O
Tsai B-PERSON
Jui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
-LRB- O
as O
the O
second O
son O
, O
he O
was O
given O
his O
father O
's O
surname O
-RRB- O
got O
married O
and O
followed O
in O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
's O
footsteps O
by O
selling O
baked O
goods O
and O
beverages O
. O

To O
avoid O
competing O
with O
his O
brother O
, O
Jui B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
opened O
up O
his O
store O
over O
ten O
kilometers O
north O
in O
Mailiao B-GPE
Township I-GPE
. O

Jui B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
, O
who O
in O
his O
youth O
always O
wore O
hand O
- O
me O
- O
downs O
and O
crude O
garments O
fashioned O
from O
throwaway O
rice O
sacks O
and O
the O
like O
, O
never O
put O
on O
his O
own O
set O
of O
store O
- O
bought O
clothes O
until O
just O
prior O
to O
joining O
the O
army O
. O

Who O
would O
have O
guessed O
he O
would O
one O
day O
become O
the O
biggest O
beverage O
wholesaler O
in O
the O
Mailiao B-GPE
area O
? O

Having O
watched O
his O
older O
brothers O
succeed O
with O
their O
bakery O
businesses O
, O
the O
youngest O
brother O
Tsai B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lung I-PERSON
took O
up O
the O
same O
business O
in O
the O
neighboring O
township O
of O
Szuhu B-GPE
after O
finishing O
his O
military O
service O
. O

The O
three O
brothers O
have O
worked O
together O
over O
the O
years O
to O
build O
up O
their O
businesses O
, O
and O
an O
efficient O
division O
of O
labor O
has O
evolved O
among O
them O
. O

Kuo B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lung I-PERSON
today O
is O
in O
charge O
of O
doing O
all O
the O
baking O
, O
and O
he O
acts O
as O
supplier O
for O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
and O
Tsai B-PERSON
Jui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
. O

" O
In O
a O
rural O
area O
like O
this O
, O
" O
says O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
, O
" O
family O
members O
work O
together O
, O
and O
everybody O
shares O
equally O
in O
the O
success O
. O
" O

Not O
surprisingly O
, O
of O
course O
, O
he O
has O
seen O
quarrels O
arise O
in O
other O
families O
over O
who O
does O
the O
most O
work O
and O
who O
goofs O
off O
, O
who O
's O
getting O
rich O
and O
who O
's O
not O
, O
but O
in O
the O
Wu B-PERSON
family O
, O
at O
least O
, O
harmony O
has O
been O
the O
key O
to O
success O
. O

All O
three O
brothers O
are O
hard O
- O
working O
and O
frugal O
. O

Each O
one O
married O
through O
a O
matchmaker O
, O
and O
none O
of O
them O
ever O
had O
an O
album O
of O
wedding O
photos O
made O
. O

Asks O
Tsai B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lung I-PERSON
, O
" O
Why O
should O
we O
work O
so O
hard O
and O
pinch O
pennies O
all O
the O
time O
just O
to O
spend O
our O
money O
on O
something O
like O
that O
? O
" O

All O
three O
brothers O
drive O
Toyota O
Camrys O
, O
purchased O
from O
the O
same O
dealer O
. O

One O
can O
gradually O
save O
up O
money O
by O
running O
a O
small O
business O
, O
to O
be O
sure O
, O
but O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
states O
frankly O
, O
" O
Land O
is O
where O
the O
real O
money O
is O
. O

It O
's O
hard O
to O
get O
by O
just O
running O
a O
business O
. O
" O

Because O
his O
beverage O
wholesaling O
business O
requires O
a O
lot O
of O
space O
for O
large O
warehouses O
, O
he O
borrowed O
money O
from O
friends O
for O
many O
years O
to O
buy O
land O
. O

Little O
did O
he O
know O
when O
he O
first O
started O
that O
what O
he O
bought O
30 O
years O
ago O
would O
go O
up O
in O
price O
from O
NT$ O
3,000 O
per O
ping O
-LRB- O
approximately O
3.3 O
square O
meters O
-RRB- O
to O
over O
NT$ O
100,000 O
today O
. O

When O
you O
throw O
in O
the O
family O
farmland O
, O
which O
has O
not O
yet O
been O
divided O
among O
the O
brothers O
, O
the O
Wu B-PERSON
clan O
is O
worth O
over O
NT$ O
100 O
million O
. O

Says O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
, O
" O
Who O
figured O
prices O
would O
go O
up O
like O
they O
have O
? O

We O
did O
n't O
buy O
the O
land O
as O
an O
investment O
. O

We O
're O
not O
greedy O
enough O
to O
even O
think O
in O
those O
terms O
. O

We O
just O
bought O
it O
because O
we O
needed O
it O
for O
our O
business O
. O
" O

Sacrificing O
for O
the O
kids O

Although O
they O
may O
be O
loath O
to O
spend O
frivolously O
on O
themselves O
, O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
and O
his O
wife O
consider O
money O
no O
object O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
their O
children O
's O
education O
. O

" O
The O
reason O
we O
worked O
so O
hard O
around O
the O
clock O
for O
so O
many O
years O
was O
because O
we O
were O
afraid O
that O
we O
might O
not O
be O
able O
to O
do O
right O
by O
our O
kids O
. O

We O
were O
worried O
that O
they O
might O
fall O
in O
with O
the O
wrong O
crowd O
after O
they O
got O
into O
junior O
high O
, O
" O
says O
Mrs. O
Wu O
, O
adding O
that O
Taihsi B-GPE
is O
well O
known O
for O
the O
fact O
that O
it O
has O
" O
lots O
of O
dust O
in O
the O
air O
, O
lots O
of O
yams O
, O
and O
lots O
of O
gangsters O
. O
" O

To O
keep O
their O
kids O
out O
of O
trouble O
they O
sent O
all O
four O
of O
them O
off O
to O
a O
well O
- O
known O
Catholic O
boarding O
school O
in O
Touliu B-GPE
as O
soon O
as O
they O
reached O
junior O
high O
. O

Each O
child O
spent O
six O
years O
there O
-LRB- O
except O
for O
the O
second O
daughter O
, O
who O
only O
attended O
for O
three O
years O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
every O
weekend O
the O
two O
parents O
would O
pack O
up O
lots O
of O
goodies O
and O
take O
the O
bus O
to O
see O
their O
kids O
. O

It O
was O
a O
difficult O
trip O
, O
and O
required O
several O
transfers O
. O

The O
total O
cost O
of O
one O
year O
's O
tuition O
plus O
room O
and O
board O
at O
the O
private O
school O
came O
to O
more O
than O
NT$ O
150,000 O
per O
child O
. O

With O
four O
kids O
at O
the O
school O
, O
the O
financial O
burden O
was O
substantial O
, O
especially O
considering O
the O
fact O
that O
they O
were O
spending O
these O
sums O
back O
in O
the O
mid-1980s O
. O

The O
struggle O
to O
pay O
tuition O
took O
every O
ounce O
of O
energy O
they O
had O
. O

" O
That O
's O
the O
responsibility O
you O
bear O
as O
a O
parent O
. O

You O
want O
to O
see O
your O
children O
succeed O
, O
" O
says O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
. O

Luckily O
, O
all O
four O
of O
his O
children O
were O
good O
students O
and O
had O
no O
problem O
passing O
their O
university O
entrance O
examinations O
. O

In O
their O
little O
hometown O
, O
Wu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
and O
his O
siblings O
are O
noted O
for O
their O
excellent O
academic O
achievements O
. O

The O
result O
has O
been O
a O
bit O
comical O
in O
at O
least O
one O
respect O
, O
for O
the O
eldest O
daughter O
was O
so O
strictly O
observant O
of O
the O
prohibition O
against O
speaking O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
in O
school O
-LRB- O
a O
rule O
formerly O
enforced O
throughout O
Taiwan B-GPE
-RRB- O
that O
she O
does O
n't O
even O
speak O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
very O
well O
any O
more O
. O

After O
graduating O
from O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Normal I-ORG
University I-ORG
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
she O
came O
back O
to O
Yunlin B-GPE
County I-GPE
several O
years O
ago O
to O
teach O
senior O
high O
school O
in O
Touliu B-GPE
, O
and O
now O
she O
makes O
people O
laugh O
every O
time O
she O
opens O
her O
mouth O
to O
speak O
her O
odd O
brand O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
. O

It O
makes O
for O
an O
amusing O
contrast O
with O
her O
grandmother O
, O
who O
does O
n't O
speak O
Mandarin B-LANGUAGE
well O
at O
all O
. O

In O
the O
view O
of O
Wu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
the O
heavy O
emphasis O
that O
rural O
parents O
put O
on O
education O
does O
n't O
have O
so O
much O
to O
do O
with O
the O
idea O
of O
getting O
ahead O
, O
but O
stems O
mainly O
from O
a O
deep O
respect O
for O
learning O
. O

His O
parents O
are O
not O
interested O
in O
his O
specialty O
, O
nor O
do O
they O
know O
anything O
about O
it O
, O
but O
they O
have O
never O
objected O
to O
his O
chosen O
path O
, O
nor O
did O
they O
say O
a O
word O
when O
his O
younger O
brother O
switched O
his O
major O
from O
business O
management O
to O
sociology O
. O

This O
long O
leash O
is O
all O
the O
more O
impressive O
in O
view O
of O
the O
fact O
that O
there O
is O
no O
chance O
that O
either O
of O
these O
sociology O
majors O
will O
ever O
be O
able O
to O
make O
a O
living O
near O
home O
-LRB- O
because O
there O
are O
no O
major O
universities O
or O
research O
institutions O
in O
Yunlin B-GPE
County I-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

" O
Thinking O
back O
on O
it O
, O
I O
realize O
that O
our O
parents O
began O
encouraging O
us O
very O
early O
to O
aim O
high O
and O
not O
feel O
like O
we O
had O
to O
stay O
near O
home O
. O

We O
all O
started O
boarding O
school O
at O
age O
twelve O
and O
then O
went O
on O
to O
university O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

As O
we O
got O
older O
, O
we O
went O
back O
home O
less O
and O
less O
. O
" O

Their O
studies O
ended O
up O
weakening O
their O
ties O
to O
their O
hometown O
, O
notes O
Tsung B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
wistfully O
. O

Their O
parents O
, O
in O
the O
meantime O
, O
are O
doing O
everything O
they O
can O
to O
make O
it O
easier O
for O
the O
children O
to O
come O
back O
home O
if O
necessary O
. O

For O
starters O
, O
they O
've O
built O
a O
multi-story O
house O
with O
a O
separate O
floor O
set O
aside O
for O
each O
of O
the O
children O
. O

Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
explains O
, O
" O
Our O
two O
boys O
have O
n't O
started O
working O
or O
gotten O
married O
yet O
. O

I O
hope O
they O
'll O
be O
able O
to O
make O
a O
go O
of O
it O
off O
in O
some O
city O
, O
but O
if O
it O
does O
n't O
work O
out O
they O
can O
always O
come O
back O
and O
tend O
the O
store O
. O
" O

It O
would O
probably O
make O
better O
business O
sense O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
to O
close O
the O
store O
. O

People O
have O
been O
moving O
away O
from O
the O
haikou O
area O
for O
many O
years O
, O
and O
the O
local O
economy O
is O
in O
the O
doldrums O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
it O
will O
only O
get O
more O
and O
more O
difficult O
to O
make O
money O
running O
an O
old O
- O
fashioned O
mom O
and O
pop O
store O
now O
that O
a O
new O
convenience O
store O
has O
opened O
up O
across O
the O
street O
. O

Even O
so O
, O
the O
couple O
is O
n't O
yet O
ready O
to O
call O
it O
quits O
. O

It O
is O
for O
their O
children O
's O
sake O
that O
they O
stay O
in O
business O
. O

Living O
next O
to O
heavy O
industry O

Less O
than O
ten O
kilometers O
away O
in O
Mailiao B-GPE
stands O
the O
Formosa O
Plastic O
Group O
's O
sixth O
naphtha O
cracker O
complex O
. O

Tsai B-PERSON
Jui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
even O
though O
Formosa B-ORG
Plastics I-ORG
uses O
a O
lot O
of O
foreign O
laborers O
from O
southeast O
Asia B-GPE
, O
the O
complex O
has O
also O
hired O
a O
lot O
of O
local O
people O
, O
and O
since O
the O
plant O
went O
into O
operation O
he O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
see O
so O
many O
young O
people O
hanging O
out O
in O
the O
area O
's O
small O
towns O
with O
nothing O
to O
do O
. O

Even O
though O
the O
seawall O
built O
to O
protect O
the O
plant O
has O
blocked O
people O
's O
view O
of O
the O
sea O
, O
and O
in O
spite O
of O
worries O
about O
the O
possibility O
of O
mercury O
pollution O
in O
the O
soil O
, O
the O
extra O
employment O
has O
won O
the O
plant O
a O
lot O
of O
local O
support O
. O

Says O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
, O
" O
I O
always O
say O
, O
if O
you O
've O
got O
work O
, O
you O
've O
got O
food O
on O
the O
table O
. O

Do O
n't O
go O
around O
complaining O
about O
the O
pay O
being O
too O
low O
. O

It O
used O
to O
take O
four O
days O
to O
earn O
one O
dou O
of O
rice O
. O

Now O
you O
can O
earn O
over O
ten O
dou O
in O
just O
one O
day O
. O

If O
that O
's O
not O
enough O
for O
you O
, O
then O
you O
might O
as O
well O
go O
starve O
to O
death O
. O
" O

Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
and O
his O
younger O
brothers O
do O
n't O
expect O
a O
lot O
from O
the O
government O
. O

At O
most O
, O
they O
express O
nostalgia O
for O
the O
days O
when O
former O
general O
Hau B-PERSON
Pei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tsun I-PERSON
served O
as O
premier O
, O
because O
" O
they O
arrested O
a O
lot O
of O
criminals O
when O
he O
was O
in O
charge O
. O
" O

The O
one O
thing O
that O
really O
irks O
them O
now O
is O
national O
health O
insurance O
. O

" O
When O
you O
run O
your O
own O
business O
like O
we O
do O
, O
" O
says O
youngest O
brother O
Tsai B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lung I-PERSON
, O
" O
a O
family O
of O
five O
like O
ours O
has O
to O
pay O
over O
NT$ O
60,000 O
per O
year O
in O
premiums O
for O
national O
health O
insurance O
. O

That O
's O
a O
lot O
more O
expensive O
than O
labor O
insurance O
or O
farmer O
's O
insurance O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
there O
are O
no O
major O
hospitals O
in O
Yunlin B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
so O
if O
you O
get O
sick O
you O
've O
got O
to O
go O
all O
the O
way O
to O
the O
next O
county O
. O

Not O
only O
that O
, O
says O
Tsai B-PERSON
, O
the O
deductible O
for O
medicine O
was O
jacked O
up O
" O
ridiculously O
high O
" O
last O
year O
, O
and O
everyone O
is O
complaining O
bitterly O
about O
it O
. O

Hoping O
for O
more O
democracy O

When O
the O
subject O
turns O
to O
politics O
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
independence O
, O
the O
normally O
outspoken O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
suddenly O
grows O
cautious O
. O

" O
It O
does O
n't O
matter O
who O
wins O
the O
election O
. O

They O
're O
all O
good O
candidates O
. O

We O
'll O
just O
have O
to O
wait O
and O
see O
. O
" O

Wu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
understands O
the O
reasons O
for O
his O
father O
's O
reticence O
quite O
well O
. O

Yunlin B-GPE
County I-GPE
politics O
are O
riddled O
with O
factionalism O
and O
the O
influence O
of O
organized O
crime O
, O
and O
you O
can O
find O
ample O
proof O
here O
that O
all O
politics O
are O
indeed O
local O
. O

With O
over O
40 O
voters O
in O
the O
extended O
family O
, O
the O
Wu B-PERSON
clan O
is O
a O
plum O
of O
a O
voting O
block O
. O

All O
the O
local O
factions O
eagerly O
woo O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
in O
the O
past O
gotten O
deeply O
involved O
in O
politics O
and O
taken O
to O
the O
streets O
in O
support O
of O
certain O
candidates O
. O

Over O
the O
years O
, O
however O
, O
he O
has O
learned O
that O
it O
is O
best O
to O
avoid O
offending O
people O
, O
and O
he O
now O
plays O
his O
cards O
close O
to O
the O
vest O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
explains O
that O
local O
politics O
in O
the O
haikou O
area O
are O
linked O
only O
tenuously O
to O
what O
goes O
on O
in O
distant O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
concept O
of O
democracy O
has O
n't O
made O
much O
headway O
here O
. O

The O
locals O
are O
most O
concerned O
about O
what O
public O
figure O
" O
gives O
people O
face O
" O
by O
showing O
up O
at O
weddings O
and O
funerals O
, O
and O
who O
has O
close O
personal O
ties O
with O
whom O
. O

What O
is O
more O
, O
vote O
buying O
is O
accepted O
with O
breezy O
indifference O
, O
as O
if O
it O
were O
the O
normal O
thing O
to O
do O
. O

However O
, O
says O
Tsung B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
local O
politics O
probably O
wo O
n't O
be O
so O
dirty O
once O
the O
younger O
generation O
becomes O
more O
influential O
. O

Fifty O
years O
of O
struggle O
have O
brought O
prosperity O
to O
our O
island O
. O

Will O
it O
take O
another O
fifty O
years O
to O
establish O
a O
mature O
democracy O
? O

As O
Tsung B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
drives O
down O
the O
road O
, O
holding O
forth O
on O
politics O
and O
society O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
help O
feeling O
all O
of O
a O
sudden O
that O
there O
is O
every O
reason O
to O
be O
very O
confident O
about O
the O
future O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

p. O
99 O

84 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
grandma O
Wu B-PERSON
puts O
an O
arm O
around O
her O
great O
- O
grandson O
and O
great O
- O
granddaughter O
. O

From O
right O
to O
left O
are O
her O
sons O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
-LRB- O
and O
his O
wife O
-RRB- O
, O
Tsai B-PERSON
Jui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
, O
and O
Tsai B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lung I-PERSON
. O

Throw O
in O
the O
grandchildren O
and O
you O
've O
got O
four O
generations O
gathered O
at O
grandma O
Wu B-PERSON
's O
traditional O
farmhouse O
right O
near O
the O
seacoast O
in O
Taihsi B-GPE
Township I-GPE
. O

p. O
100 O

The O
Wu B-PERSON
family O
's O
bakery O
business O
has O
been O
a O
steady O
money O
earner O
over O
the O
years O
and O
has O
provided O
a O
comfortable O
living O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
and O
his O
parents O
are O
shown O
here O
in O
front O
of O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
's O
shop O
. O

p. O
101 O

4 B-ORG
- I-ORG
H I-ORG
Clubs I-ORG
were O
once O
very O
popular O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

The O
girl O
at O
second O
from O
the O
right O
in O
the O
front O
is O
today O
the O
wife O
of O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Wu B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lo I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
102 O

The O
haikou O
area O
is O
known O
for O
lots O
of O
sandy O
wind O
blowing O
in O
from O
the O
seashore O
, O
and O
for O
the O
big O
yam O
crop O
grown O
here O
. O

The O
area O
is O
also O
a O
big O
producer O
of O
oysters O
. O

The O
empty O
shells O
piled O
here O
along O
the O
roadside O
fill O
the O
air O
with O
their O
briny O
aroma O
. O

p. O
103 O

Not O
a O
whole O
lot O
of O
traffic O
moves O
along O
the O
streets O
of O
Taihsi B-GPE
Township I-GPE
. O

The O
slow O
- O
paced O
small O
town O
atmosphere O
lingers O
in O
the O
mind O
long O
after O
a O
visit O
to O
Taihsi B-GPE
has O
ended O
. O

p. O
104 O

Eldest O
grandson O
Wu B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
is O
working O
on O
a O
doctorate O
in O
sociology O
. O

This O
visit O
has O
spurred O
grandma O
Wu B-PERSON
to O
tell O
lots O
of O
stories O
he O
's O
never O
heard O
before O
, O
and O
he O
takes O
a O
close O
interest O
in O
her O
tales O
. O

Full O
Press O
Court O
: O
Media O
Exchanges O
Boost O
Foreign O
Ties O

-LRB- O
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
fourth O
Television B-EVENT
News I-EVENT
Seminar I-EVENT
for I-EVENT
Friendly I-EVENT
Nations I-EVENT
, O
sponsored O
by O
the B-ORG
Government I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
began O
just O
after O
the O
lunar O
new O
year O
. O

This O
event O
, O
like O
the O
three O
preceding O
it O
, O
brings O
media O
professionals O
from O
countries O
with O
formal O
diplomatic O
ties O
with O
the O
ROC B-GPE
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
receive O
training O
. O

Each O
year O
the O
course O
is O
offered O
in O
a O
different O
language O
to O
accomodate O
different O
participating O
countries O
: O
In O
1987 O
it O
was O
in O
Spanish B-LANGUAGE
, O
in O
1998 O
English O
, O
and O
in O
1999 O
French O
. O

The O
results O
so O
far O
have O
been O
good O
. O

Where O
do O
these O
media O
professionals O
come O
from O
? O

What O
do O
they O
take O
home O
with O
them O
? O

Is O
this O
helpful O
in O
consolidating O
ROC B-GPE
diplomatic O
relations O
? O

The O
fourth O
Television B-EVENT
News I-EVENT
Seminar I-EVENT
for I-EVENT
Friendly I-EVENT
Nations I-EVENT
began O
on O
February O
21 O
, O
and O
will O
last O
for O
19 O
days O
. O

Activities O
include O
lectures O
on O
communications O
and O
broadcast O
theory O
, O
visits O
to O
domestic O
media O
, O
and O
activities O
to O
help O
the O
visitors O
understand O
the O
people O
and O
culture O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Through O
these O
activities O
, O
the O
GIO O
hopes O
to O
give O
these O
citizens O
from O
the O
ROC B-GPE
's O
diplomatic O
- O
partner O
states O
both O
knowledge O
and O
warm O
hospitality O
. O

Most O
of O
those O
attending O
this O
year O
's O
course O
come O
from O
anglophone O
countries O
in O
the B-LOC
Caribbean I-LOC
Basin I-LOC
. O

These O
include O
Grenada B-EVENT
, O
St. O
Vincent O
and O
the O
Grenadines O
, O
Dominica B-GPE
, O
and O
St. O
Kitts O
and O
Nevis O
-LRB- O
all O
eastern O
Caribbean O
islands O
-RRB- O
and O
Belize B-GPE
-LRB- O
on O
the O
Central O
American B-NORP
isthmus O
-RRB- O
. O

This O
year O
11 O
high O
- O
level O
media O
professionals O
, O
media O
owners O
, O
and O
front O
- O
line O
journalists O
are O
in O
attendance O
. O

According O
to O
the O
GIO O
, O
the O
study O
session O
is O
the O
result O
of O
agreements O
to O
boost O
journalistic O
exchange O
, O
and O
is O
an O
innovative O
and O
concrete O
way O
to O
implement O
these O
agreements O
. O

Most O
of O
those O
attending O
hold O
high O
positions O
in O
their O
domestic O
media O
. O

During O
their O
stay O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
they O
are O
not O
only O
introduced O
to O
media O
elites O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
to O
the O
local O
media O
environment O
and O
facilities O
, O
but O
can O
also O
gain O
a O
greater O
knowledge O
of O
the O
land O
and O
people O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

This O
they O
can O
take O
home O
to O
share O
with O
their O
fellow O
citizens O
, O
thereby O
helping O
the O
ROC B-GPE
's O
diplomatic O
partners O
and O
their O
peoples O
to O
understand O
Taiwan B-GPE
better O
. O

The O
sessions O
have O
been O
run O
by O
the B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
. O

Lecturers O
are O
mainly O
broadcasting O
and O
journalism O
experts O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

This O
year O
they O
include O
Michael B-PERSON
Kuan I-PERSON
, O
Andrew B-PERSON
Hsia I-PERSON
, O
and O
Jason B-PERSON
Blatt I-PERSON
. O

The O
course O
includes O
classes O
on O
political O
broadcasting O
, O
international O
broadcasting O
information O
/ O
propaganda O
strategies O
, O
and O
digital O
television O
broadcast O
development O
, O
as O
well O
as O
visits O
to O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
Taiwan B-ORG
Television I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
Eastern B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
and O
other O
media O
outlets O
. O

Generally O
speaking O
, O
the O
participants O
are O
very O
interested O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
high O
- O
tech O
industries O
and O
products O
. O

Visits O
to O
the O
Kuanghua O
computer O
market O
have O
proven O
especially O
popular O
. O

The O
visitors O
are O
generally O
favorably O
impressed O
by O
the O
prosperity O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
and O
by O
the O
consumer O
behavior O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
. O

In O
a O
television O
interview O
, O
television O
news O
producer O
Marcus B-PERSON
Bailey I-PERSON
from O
Maitland B-ORG
TV I-ORG
of O
Grenada B-EVENT
said O
that O
he O
has O
learned O
a O
great O
deal O
about O
the O
editing O
facilities O
and O
techniques O
used O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
television O
, O
and O
that O
he O
would O
be O
able O
to O
apply O
this O
information O
in O
his O
own O
television O
production O
work O
when O
he O
returned O
home O
. O

This O
experience O
, O
he O
said O
, O
has O
deepened O
his O
desire O
to O
get O
further O
involved O
in O
television O
production O
work O
. O

He O
added O
that O
he O
would O
very O
much O
enjoy O
an O
opportunity O
to O
work O
together O
with O
colleagues O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
television O
. O

Section O
chief O
Victor O
Chu B-PERSON
of O
the O
GIO O
, O
who O
has O
been O
involved O
in O
organizing O
the O
camp O
three O
times O
, O
says O
that O
all O
the O
participants O
are O
very O
satisfied O
with O
the O
course O
. O

After O
returning O
home O
most O
of O
them O
produce O
newspaper O
accounts O
of O
their O
experience O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
it O
is O
very O
difficult O
for O
them O
to O
apply O
the O
technical O
infomation O
they O
learned O
, O
because O
in O
most O
cases O
they O
lack O
the O
hardware O
and O
facilities O
available O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Thus O
they O
are O
only O
able O
to O
apply O
the O
theoretical O
insights O
they O
picked O
up O
to O
their O
own O
media O
work O
at O
home O
. O

Chu B-PERSON
says O
that O
the O
concrete O
results O
of O
the O
course O
will O
only O
become O
visible O
with O
a O
longer O
time O
frame O
. O

This O
is O
just O
like O
overall O
relations O
between O
two O
countries O
: O
They O
can O
only O
be O
consolidated O
by O
a O
long O
period O
of O
continual O
exchange O
. O

p. O
79 O

Most O
of O
the O
participants O
at O
the O
fourth O
Television B-EVENT
News I-EVENT
Seminar I-EVENT
for I-EVENT
Friendly I-EVENT
Nations I-EVENT
came O
from O
English O
- O
speaking O
Caribbean O
nations O
with O
which O
the O
ROC B-GPE
enjoys O
official O
relations O
. O

p. O
92 O

Did O
aliens O
also O
come O
to O
have O
a O
look O
at O
the B-EVENT
Taipei I-EVENT
Lantern I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
? O

Do O
n't O
be O
silly O
, O
this O
is O
the B-EVENT
Taipei I-EVENT
Lantern I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
's O
main O
theme O
lantern O
: O
" O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Millenium I-WORK_OF_ART
Gold I-WORK_OF_ART
Dragon I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

Standing O
17 O
meters O
tall O
and O
18 O
meters O
wide O
, O
it O
's O
a O
gold O
dragon O
embracing O
a O
globe O
, O
and O
it O
is O
supposed O
to O
convey O
the O
idea O
of O
a O
dragon O
bringing O
good O
luck O
to O
the O
world O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
93 O

The B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Information I-WORK_OF_ART
Dragon I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
which O
has O
a O
lively O
cartoon O
- O
like O
appearance O
, O
presents O
another O
side O
of O
dragons O
. O

It O
's O
a O
favorite O
of O
children O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Jimmy B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
93 O

The B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Nine I-WORK_OF_ART
Dragon I-WORK_OF_ART
Lanterns I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
- O
each O
striking O
a O
different O
pose O
- O
lend O
an O
imperial O
aura O
to O
the O
main O
gate O
of O
the B-FAC
CKS I-FAC
Memorial I-FAC
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Jimmy B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
95 O

Butterflies O
, O
flying O
birds O
, O
swimming O
fish O
, O
and O
peacocks O
. O

These O
may O
not O
have O
the O
flash O
of O
the O
large O
electrically O
lit O
lanterns O
found O
at O
the B-FAC
CKS I-FAC
Memorial I-FAC
, O
but O
the O
traditional O
handmade O
lanterns O
at O
the B-FAC
Lungshan I-FAC
Temple I-FAC
have O
an O
enduring O
beauty O
all O
their O
own O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Administration O
Accused O
of O
Political O
Surveillance O

The B-ORG
Investigators I-ORG
Reform I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
which O
was O
formed O
in O
early O
September O
, O
set O
off O
a O
political O
firestorm O
by O
accusing O
the O
administration O
of O
following O
in O
the O
footsteps O
of O
its O
Kuomintang B-NORP
predecessor O
by O
carrying O
out O
politically O
motivated O
surveillance O
of O
opposition O
figures O
in O
the O
name O
of O
national O
security O
. O

The O
Office O
of O
the O
President O
, O
National B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
Ministry O
of O
Justice B-ORG
, O
and O
Investigation B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
have O
all O
denied O
the O
charges O
, O
and O
President O
Chen O
stated O
, O
" O
I O
have O
never O
instructed O
security O
organs O
to O
carry O
out O
surveillance O
against O
specific O
individuals O
since O
assuming O
the O
presidency O
, O
and O
I O
have O
never O
even O
seen O
the O
so O
- O
called O
' O
National B-WORK_OF_ART
Security I-WORK_OF_ART
Daily I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
' O
" O

The O
Association O
has O
stuck O
to O
its O
guns O
, O
however O
, O
and O
insists O
that O
the O
situation O
has O
not O
improved O
. O

Controversy O
continues O
to O
swirl O
. O

For O
a O
government O
that O
stresses O
human O
rights O
, O
this O
is O
an O
issue O
that O
can O
not O
be O
ignored O
. O

The O
IRA O
leveled O
its O
accusations O
at O
a O
press O
conference O
called O
to O
announce O
the O
group O
's O
formation O
on O
September O
9 O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
expressing O
support O
for O
reform O
of O
the O
justice O
system O
's O
intelligence O
gathering O
organs O
, O
the O
IRA O
accused O
the O
new O
administration O
of O
carrying O
out O
surveillance O
of O
members O
of O
opposition O
parties O
and O
persons O
viewed O
as O
rivals O
to O
the O
president O
. O

The O
administration O
has O
allegedly O
focused O
especially O
on O
KMT B-NORP
party O
chairman O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
, O
People O
's O
First O
Party O
chairman O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
, O
DPP B-ORG
chairman O
Frank B-PERSON
Hsieh I-PERSON
, O
and O
Taipei B-GPE
mayor O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
. O

IRA B-ORG
deputy O
chairman O
Su B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON
stated O
that O
abuse O
of O
investigative O
powers O
continues O
unabated O
today O
. O

Explaining O
the O
" O
chain O
of O
command O
" O
behind O
the O
surveillance O
, O
Su B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
Office O
of O
the O
President O
usually O
gets O
the O
ball O
rolling O
with O
an O
explicit O
or O
implied O
command O
to O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
-LRB- O
NSB B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
which O
relays O
instructions O
to O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Justice O
Investigation O
Bureau O
-LRB- O
MJIB B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

Most O
investigations O
focus O
on O
political O
information O
on O
members O
of O
opposition O
parties O
. O

The O
IRA O
has O
drafted O
a O
" O
Law O
for O
Neutrality O
and O
Supervision O
of O
Intelligence O
Organs O
" O
in O
order O
to O
: O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
require O
that O
intelligence O
organs O
maintain O
strict O
political O
neutrality O
; O
-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
define O
clear O
jurisdictional O
boundaries O
between O
different O
intelligence O
organs O
; O
and O
-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O
ensure O
proper O
supervision O
of O
their O
activities O
. O

The O
IRA O
's O
accusations O
have O
elicited O
strong O
reactions O
. O

Taipei B-GPE
mayor O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
was O
angered O
to O
learn O
that O
intelligence O
organs O
would O
abuse O
their O
power O
by O
carrying O
out O
political O
surveillance O
against O
the B-ORG
Taipei I-ORG
City I-ORG
Government I-ORG
. O

KMT B-NORP
chairman O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
and O
PFP B-ORG
chairman O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
stated O
that O
surveillance O
of O
political O
parties O
runs O
counter O
to O
the O
spirit O
of O
democracy O
. O

DPP B-ORG
chairman O
Frank B-PERSON
Hsieh I-PERSON
also O
voiced O
concern O
, O
pointing O
out O
that O
when O
he O
recently O
canceled O
a O
proposed O
visit O
to O
Xiamen B-GPE
the O
news O
media O
had O
access O
to O
confidential O
information O
related O
to O
the O
matter O
. O

Hsieh B-PERSON
called O
on O
the O
president O
to O
explain O
how O
the O
information O
could O
have O
leaked O
. O

According O
to O
Eugene B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
secretary O
- O
general O
to O
the O
president O
, O
national O
security O
organs O
are O
required O
by O
law O
to O
collect O
and O
analyze O
information O
related O
to O
national O
security O
and O
cross-strait O
relations O
. O

Information O
and O
analyses O
are O
forwarded O
to O
the O
president O
for O
his O
reference O
, O
said O
Chien B-PERSON
, O
but O
no O
one O
focuses O
on O
particular O
individuals O
or O
political O
parties O
. O

The O
NSB O
also O
released O
a O
statement O
stressing O
that O
the O
information O
it O
collects O
is O
mostly O
related O
to O
matters O
that O
affect O
national O
security O
or O
pose O
a O
potential O
national O
security O
threat O
. O

As O
for O
the O
accusation O
that O
the O
NSB O
carries O
out O
politically O
motivated O
surveillance O
, O
the O
NSB O
stated O
that O
" O
gathering O
intelligence O
on O
national O
affairs O
" O
is O
one O
of O
its O
legally O
defined O
responsibilities O
. O

To O
the O
extent O
that O
its O
investigations O
focus O
on O
political O
matters O
, O
what O
the O
NSB O
is O
concerned O
about O
is O
the O
government O
's O
performance O
of O
its O
duties O
, O
maintenance O
of O
order O
during O
elections O
, O
and O
cross-strait O
relations O
. O

The O
NSB O
said O
it O
never O
carries O
out O
surveillance O
of O
individuals O
. O

These O
statements O
have O
not O
allayed O
suspicions O
, O
however O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
they O
have O
actually O
stirred O
up O
further O
controversy O
. O

Drawing O
on O
the O
term O
" O
White O
Terror O
, O
" O
which O
refers O
to O
political O
persecution O
carried O
out O
by O
the O
KMT B-NORP
government O
during O
the O
38 O
- O
year O
period O
of O
martial O
law O
, O
the O
three O
main O
opposition O
parties O
in O
the O
legislature O
have O
criticized O
the O
new O
administration O
for O
carrying O
out O
a O
" O
Green O
Terror O
" O
campaign O
-LRB- O
a O
reference O
to O
the O
green O
color O
of O
the O
DPP O
flag O
-RRB- O
. O

PFP B-ORG
spokesman O
Sun B-PERSON
Ta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
alleged O
that O
ten O
persons O
have O
been O
targeted O
for O
special O
attention O
, O
and O
said O
that O
information O
on O
their O
activities O
is O
delivered O
to O
the O
president O
in O
a O
report O
nicknamed O
the O
" O
National B-WORK_OF_ART
Security I-WORK_OF_ART
Daily I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
responded O
publicly O
to O
the O
charges O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
his O
monthly O
press O
conference O
on O
September O
16 O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
denied O
instructing O
security O
organs O
to O
carry O
out O
surveillance O
against O
specific O
individuals O
, O
and O
said O
that O
he O
has O
never O
seen O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
National B-WORK_OF_ART
Security I-WORK_OF_ART
Daily I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

He O
further O
indicated O
that O
he O
has O
instructed O
all O
security O
organs O
that O
they O
" O
are O
not O
to O
carry O
out O
surveillance O
against O
specific O
political O
parties O
or O
individuals O
. O
" O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
said O
the O
president O
, O
these O
organs O
must O
be O
diligent O
in O
all O
matters O
related O
to O
national O
security O
, O
economic O
security O
, O
major O
criminal O
activity O
, O
maintenance O
of O
social O
order O
, O
and O
any O
other O
matters O
that O
fall O
within O
their O
legal O
jurisdiction O
. O

MJIB B-ORG
director O
Wang B-PERSON
Kuang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yu I-PERSON
assured O
DPP B-ORG
legislators O
on O
September O
18 O
that O
his O
organization O
will O
redefine O
its O
mission O
to O
eliminate O
the O
category O
of O
" O
intelligence O
gathering O
, O
" O
which O
has O
stirred O
up O
so O
much O
controversy O
. O

Instead O
, O
said O
Wang B-PERSON
, O
the O
MJIB O
will O
concentrate O
on O
" O
investigating O
criminal O
activities O
and O
countering O
the O
attempts O
of O
individuals O
-LRB- O
and O
organizations O
-RRB- O
from O
mainland O
China B-GPE
and O
foreign O
countries O
to O
infiltrate O
or O
spy O
on O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O
" O

Questions O
concerning O
the O
proper O
role O
and O
jurisdiction O
of O
the O
MJIB O
have O
reopened O
public O
debate O
on O
political O
surveillance O
. O

The O
MJIB O
is O
responsible O
for O
both O
political O
intelligence O
gathering O
and O
criminal O
investigations O
, O
and O
is O
nominally O
under O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Justice B-ORG
. O

Its O
work O
overlaps O
with O
that O
of O
the O
NSB O
, O
and O
the O
existence O
of O
two O
different O
chains O
of O
command O
inevitably O
creates O
problems O
. O

The O
IRA O
has O
pointed O
out O
, O
for O
example O
, O
that O
MJIB B-ORG
investigators O
often O
receive O
oral O
instructions O
from O
the O
NSB O
to O
collect O
information O
on O
a O
particular O
political O
party O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Justice B-ORG
, O
in O
the O
meantime O
, O
repeatedly O
calls O
upon O
the O
MJIB O
to O
stop O
doing O
work O
not O
related O
to O
national O
security O
or O
crime O
prevention O
, O
and O
demands O
that O
they O
maintain O
strict O
political O
neutrality O
. O

Investigators O
complain O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
who O
to O
listen O
to O
, O
and O
it O
is O
difficult O
for O
them O
to O
concentrate O
on O
their O
work O
and O
play O
their O
proper O
role O
in O
the O
justice O
system O
. O

The O
intelligence O
apparatus O
is O
supposedly O
subject O
to O
supervision O
by O
the O
legislature O
, O
which O
wields O
budgetary O
authority O
over O
these O
agencies O
and O
has O
the O
power O
to O
review O
internal O
administrative O
documents O
that O
do O
not O
contain O
classified O
information O
. O

In O
reality O
, O
however O
, O
intelligence O
operations O
are O
extremely O
secretive O
, O
and O
legislators O
can O
do O
little O
to O
hold O
them O
in O
check O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
now O
faces O
two O
very O
pressing O
tasks O
related O
to O
its O
intelligence O
operations O
. O

The O
jurisdiction O
of O
the O
MJIB O
, O
for O
one O
thing O
, O
must O
be O
clarified O
. O

And O
secondly O
, O
our O
domestic O
intelligence O
activities O
must O
be O
subject O
to O
effective O
oversight O
so O
that O
no O
government O
of O
any O
stripe O
will O
ever O
again O
engage O
in O
repression O
of O
its O
political O
opponents O
. O

Terracotta O
Warriors O
Invade O
Taipei B-GPE

-LRB- O
Tsai B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
terracotta O
warriors O
from O
the O
tomb O
of O
Qin B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
, O
which O
is O
included O
on O
the O
list O
of O
World B-ORG
Heritage I-ORG
sites O
of O
the O
UNESCO O
, O
have O
come O
ashore O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
! O

The O
17 O
warriors O
now O
on O
display O
at O
the O
National O
Museum O
of O
History O
represent O
the O
largest O
contingent O
from O
the O
ancient O
tomb O
ever O
to O
travel O
on O
loan O
outside O
of O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

" O
Reporting O
to O
the O
general O
, O
sir O
! O

A O
mob O
of O
thousands O
has O
surrounded O
the O
building O
! O
" O

A O
mounted O
warrior O
delivers O
the O
dire O
news O
to O
his O
commander O
, O
whose O
high O
rank O
can O
be O
seen O
in O
his O
tasseled O
helmet O
and O
coat O
of O
mail O
. O

The O
" O
mob O
, O
" O
of O
course O
, O
is O
thirsty O
not O
for O
blood O
. O

They O
just O
want O
a O
glimpse O
of O
the O
warriors O
. O

Although O
the O
warriors O
may O
not O
be O
aware O
of O
it O
, O
they O
are O
the O
star O
attraction O
at O
a O
blockbuster O
exhibit O
showing O
now O
at O
the O
National O
Museum O
of O
History O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Since O
opening O
on O
December O
15 O
, O
the O
exhibit O
has O
touched O
off O
a O
wave O
of O
enthusiasm O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
for O
the O
terracotta O
warriors O
, O
and O
lines O
for O
admission O
have O
often O
snaked O
along O
the O
street O
for O
hundreds O
of O
meters O
. O

Over O
20,000 O
advance O
tickets O
have O
been O
sold O
, O
and O
group O
visits O
are O
already O
booked O
solid O
to O
the O
end O
of O
January O
. O

Many O
schools O
in O
central O
and O
southern O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
renting O
buses O
by O
the O
dozen O
to O
ferry O
their O
students O
up O
to O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
and O
lots O
of O
foreign O
tourists O
are O
also O
coming O
by O
for O
a O
look O
. O

Eighth O
wonder O

Shaanxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
was O
hit O
by O
a O
long O
drought O
in O
the O
summer O
of O
1974 O
. O

The O
farmer O
Yang B-PERSON
Zhifa I-PERSON
and O
a O
neighbor O
were O
digging O
a O
well O
when O
a O
shovel O
clinked O
on O
something O
hard O
. O

Yang B-GPE
exclaimed O
, O
" O
Whoa O
! O
It O
's O
them O
! O
" O

Locals O
had O
talked O
for O
generations O
about O
the O
buried O
clay O
figures O
that O
they O
would O
sometimes O
run O
across O
while O
digging O
in O
the O
fields O
. O

Everyone O
knew O
they O
were O
out O
there O
, O
but O
no O
one O
knew O
quite O
what O
they O
were O
. O

People O
figured O
they O
must O
have O
been O
connected O
with O
ancestral O
spirits O
of O
some O
sort O
. O

Anxious O
not O
to O
run O
afoul O
of O
the O
netherworld O
, O
the O
farmers O
would O
always O
hurriedly O
throw O
dirt O
back O
over O
the O
spot O
and O
find O
a O
better O
place O
to O
dig O
. O

This O
time O
, O
however O
, O
Yang B-PERSON
Zhifa I-PERSON
went O
a O
step O
further O
. O

He O
reported O
the O
incident O
to O
his O
superiors O
at O
the O
local O
commune O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
long O
before O
archeologists O
were O
swarming O
over O
the O
site O
, O
unearthing O
an O
army O
of O
terracotta O
warriors O
that O
had O
lain O
buried O
for O
over O
2,000 O
years O
. O

The O
stunning O
discovery O
was O
dubbed O
the O
eighth O
wonder O
of O
the O
world O
. O

The O
terracotta O
army O
gives O
a O
graphic O
illustration O
of O
the O
grand O
scale O
of O
Qin B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
's O
ambitions O
. O

It O
also O
shows O
how O
technologically O
advanced O
China B-GPE
already O
was O
when O
Qin B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
was O
buried O
some O
2,200 O
years O
ago O
. O

In O
order O
to O
create O
the O
feel O
of O
an O
actual O
descent O
into O
the O
emperor O
's O
tomb O
, O
the O
museum O
has O
arranged O
the O
exhibit O
so O
that O
visitors O
enter O
on O
the O
second O
floor O
and O
descend O
from O
there O
into O
a O
tomb O
- O
like O
atmosphere O
on O
the O
first O
floor O
, O
where O
the O
dimly O
lit O
space O
affords O
a O
glimpse O
of O
what O
was O
on O
the O
emperor O
's O
mind O
during O
the O
years O
he O
was O
busily O
uniting O
China B-GPE
for O
the O
very O
first O
time O
in O
history O
. O

The O
afterlife O

Qin B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
united O
China B-GPE
in O
the O
year O
221 O
B.C O
. O

He O
regarded O
his O
achievements O
as O
" O
surpassing O
those O
of O
the O
Three O
Kings O
and O
Five O
Emperors O
of O
old O
, O
" O
and O
appointed O
himself O
" O
the O
first O
true O
emperor O
, O
" O
or O
Qin B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
. O

A O
believer O
in O
the O
possibility O
of O
immortality O
, O
the O
emperor O
once O
dispatched O
a O
trusted O
aide O
on O
a O
voyage O
across O
the O
seas O
to O
search O
for O
magic O
herbs O
that O
would O
provide O
eternal O
youth O
. O

Perhaps O
as O
" O
plan O
B O
, O
" O
he O
also O
poured O
vast O
resources O
into O
the O
construction O
of O
a O
burial O
mound O
equipped O
with O
all O
the O
accoutrements O
that O
he O
was O
accustomed O
to O
in O
the O
here O
and O
now O
. O

The O
population O
of O
the O
kingdom O
of O
Qin B-PERSON
at O
that O
time O
was O
about O
20 O
million O
, O
of O
whom O
over O
2 O
million O
were O
mobilized O
to O
bring O
his O
grand O
underground O
palace O
to O
completion O
. O

Now O
that O
the O
complex O
has O
been O
discovered O
, O
it O
is O
unquestionably O
the O
life O
- O
size O
terracotta O
warriors O
and O
horses O
that O
inspire O
the O
most O
amazement O
. O

The O
8,000 O
figures O
that O
have O
been O
unearthed O
at O
the O
site O
in O
Shaanxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
were O
all O
executed O
with O
painstaking O
realism O
. O

The O
rank O
of O
each O
figure O
determined O
every O
little O
detail O
of O
its O
making O
, O
right O
down O
to O
the O
type O
of O
military O
uniform O
, O
cap O
, O
armor O
, O
hairstyle O
, O
and O
beard O
. O

Artisans O
even O
incised O
the O
soles O
of O
the O
soldiers O
' O
shoes O
to O
show O
the O
threads O
, O
and O
made O
sure O
the O
horses O
' O
teeth O
were O
realistically O
done O
. O

Each O
face O
is O
unique O
. O

Some O
characters O
project O
an O
air O
of O
stern O
authority O
. O

Others O
suggest O
a O
fierce O
and O
violent O
personality O
. O

Still O
other O
faces O
clearly O
belong O
to O
tender O
, O
untested O
young O
greenhorns O
. O

The O
tremendous O
individuality O
in O
the O
warriors O
never O
fails O
to O
amaze O
. O

Indeed O
, O
there O
are O
people O
who O
subscribe O
to O
the O
rumor O
that O
each O
clay O
figure O
encloses O
the O
corpse O
of O
a O
real O
person O
. O

Careful O
inspection O
of O
the O
markings O
on O
the O
figures O
reveals O
that O
about O
90 O
" O
master O
craftsmen O
" O
participated O
in O
the O
making O
of O
the O
terracotta O
warriors O
, O
each O
supported O
by O
a O
team O
of O
ten O
or O
more O
assistants O
. O

The O
total O
number O
of O
artisans O
involved O
probably O
came O
to O
nearly O
a O
thousand O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
were O
employed O
by O
imperial O
kilns O
, O
while O
others O
came O
from O
private O
establishments O
. O

It O
was O
a O
huge O
undertaking O
, O
for O
each O
figure O
had O
to O
be O
shaped O
, O
molded O
, O
kneaded O
, O
sculpted O
, O
and O
painted O
. O

Decorative O
relief O
elements O
had O
to O
be O
applied O
. O

The O
figures O
had O
to O
be O
covered O
with O
an O
off O
- O
white O
slip O
to O
approximate O
the O
color O
of O
skin O
. O

The O
hair O
, O
too O
, O
had O
to O
be O
appropriately O
colored O
. O

Even O
the O
horses O
were O
painted O
in O
appropriate O
shades O
of O
reddish O
- O
brown O
and O
black O
. O

Their O
tongues O
were O
done O
in O
pink O
, O
and O
their O
teeth O
in O
white O
. O

The O
soldiers O
stand O
a O
surprising O
180 O
centimeters O
in O
height O
, O
prompting O
many O
to O
ask O
whether O
the O
men O
of O
that O
time O
were O
actually O
taller O
than O
their O
modern O
counterparts O
. O

There O
are O
two O
different O
theories O
concerning O
this O
question O
, O
says O
Wu B-PERSON
Yongqi I-PERSON
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Museum O
of O
Terracotta O
Warriors O
. O

In O
Taipei B-GPE
for O
the O
exhibit O
, O
Wu B-PERSON
explains O
that O
some O
say O
it O
is O
natural O
that O
the O
figures O
should O
be O
taller O
since O
people O
from O
China B-GPE
's O
northwest O
- O
where O
the O
Qin B-PERSON
kingdom O
was O
located O
- O
have O
always O
been O
taller O
than O
other O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

Others O
, O
however O
, O
theorize O
that O
the O
artisans O
intentionally O
made O
the O
figures O
slightly O
larger O
than O
life O
to O
compensate O
for O
the O
shrinkage O
that O
would O
take O
place O
while O
the O
freshly O
molded O
figures O
were O
drying O
. O

The O
cultured O
side O
of O
Qin B-PERSON

But O
if O
you O
visit O
the O
exhibit O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
so O
dazzled O
by O
the O
terracotta O
figures O
that O
you O
forget O
all O
about O
the O
exhibit O
's O
larger O
focus O
on O
Qin B-PERSON
artifacts O
in O
general O
. O

Tu B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Palace I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
, O
stated O
after O
visiting O
the O
exhibit O
that O
most O
of O
our O
knowledge O
concerning O
the O
Qin B-PERSON
dynasty O
comes O
from O
official O
dynastic O
histories O
authored O
during O
the O
Han B-NORP
period O
. O

These O
later O
authors O
generally O
had O
a O
jaundiced O
view O
of O
the O
Qin B-PERSON
, O
and O
tended O
to O
focus O
on O
the O
ruthless O
, O
autocratic O
rule O
of O
Qin B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
while O
paying O
less O
attention O
to O
the O
positive O
achievements O
of O
Qin B-PERSON
culture O
, O
or O
the O
beauty O
of O
Qin B-PERSON
handicrafts O
. O

A O
round O
eaves O
- O
tile O
at O
the O
exhibit O
features O
an O
image O
of O
a O
running O
deer O
, O
its O
stout O
, O
robust O
frame O
executed O
with O
startling O
skill O
. O

An O
elderly O
visitor O
was O
overheard O
exclaiming O
to O
his O
wife O
: O
" O
They O
made O
such O
beautiful O
tiles O
! O

I O
wonder O
if O
we O
can O
even O
do O
anything O
that O
nice O
today O
? O
" O

Also O
featured O
at O
the O
exhibit O
are O
two O
replicas O
of O
brass O
Qin B-PERSON
- O
period O
chariots O
on O
loan O
from O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
art O
collector O
Huang B-PERSON
Jen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chung I-PERSON
and O
the O
National O
Museum O
of O
Natural O
Science O
. O

Each O
chariot O
is O
assembled O
from O
over O
7,000 O
different O
pieces O
, O
and O
is O
half O
the O
size O
of O
the O
original O
, O
which O
has O
been O
described O
as O
" O
the O
most O
extraordinary O
bronze O
piece O
ever O
made O
" O
on O
account O
of O
its O
huge O
size O
, O
complex O
structure O
, O
and O
lifelike O
realism O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
scholars O
have O
discovered O
that O
the O
bronze O
weapons O
unearthed O
along O
with O
the O
soldiers O
all O
have O
a O
different O
percentage O
of O
copper O
and O
tin O
, O
depending O
on O
their O
purpose O
. O

Arrowheads O
, O
with O
their O
requirement O
for O
hardness O
and O
ability O
to O
penetrate O
armor O
, O
had O
a O
higher O
ratio O
of O
tin O
than O
other O
weapons O
. O

And O
a O
bronze O
sword O
, O
found O
bent O
out O
of O
shape O
from O
the O
weight O
of O
fallen O
clay O
figures O
sitting O
on O
it O
for O
two O
millennia O
, O
sprang O
back O
immediately O
to O
its O
original O
shape O
once O
the O
heavy O
objects O
were O
removed O
from O
on O
top O
of O
it O
. O

It O
is O
evident O
that O
the O
bronze O
metalworkers O
of O
that O
time O
were O
very O
highly O
skilled O
. O

The O
exhibit O
will O
remain O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
until O
March O
11 O
. O

The O
National O
Museum O
of O
History O
is O
open O
from O
10:00 O
to O
18:00 O
on O
weekdays O
and O
09:30 O
to O
18:00 O
on O
weekends O
and O
holidays O
. O

In O
order O
to O
give O
persons O
with O
disabilities O
a O
chance O
to O
view O
the O
exhibit O
without O
having O
to O
fight O
the O
crowds O
, O
the O
museum O
will O
provide O
free O
admission O
just O
for O
these O
special O
guests O
every O
Wednesday O
at O
09:00 O
. O

The O
wait O
for O
admission O
has O
sometimes O
taken O
two O
to O
three O
hours O
, O
but O
the O
crowds O
are O
likely O
to O
grow O
gradually O
smaller O
with O
time O
, O
so O
it O
might O
be O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
wait O
a O
few O
weeks O
before O
heading O
to O
the O
museum O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
you O
can O
find O
lots O
of O
information O
on O
the O
exhibit O
, O
including O
a O
virtual O
tour O
, O
on O
the O
Internet O
at O
http://www.qin.com.tw O
. O

p. O
069 O

A O
terracotta O
army O
was O
crafted O
to O
escort O
Qin B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
, O
first O
emperor O
of O
a O
unified O
China B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
afterlife O
, O
where O
he O
hoped O
to O
live O
forever O
. O

Today O
, O
the O
army O
stands O
as O
testimony O
to O
the O
highly O
developed O
state O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
ancient O
civilization O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
the O
National O
Museum O
of O
History O
-RRB- O

p. O
070 O

These O
2,200 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
officers O
and O
soldiers O
stand O
a O
head O
taller O
than O
their O
modern O
counterparts O
. O

Were O
the O
men O
of O
old O
really O
so O
tall O
? O

Or O
did O
they O
only O
select O
the O
biggest O
and O
strongest O
to O
serve O
in O
the O
army O
? O

Or O
were O
the O
artisans O
simply O
exaggerating O
? O

There O
are O
many O
competing O
explanations O
on O
this O
score O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
070 O

-LRB- O
facing O
page O
-RRB- O

Each O
of O
the O
more O
than O
8,000 O
warriors O
unearthed O
from O
the O
emperor O
's O
tomb O
has O
a O
unique O
facial O
expression O
. O

The O
headgear O
worn O
by O
this O
figure O
indicates O
that O
he O
is O
a O
general O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Diago B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
Gets O
a O
Message O
: O

Show O
Us O
the O
Money O
! O

-LRB- O
Eric B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

In O
December O
there O
was O
an O
unexpected O
shock O
in O
the O
presidential O
election O
race O
. O

The O
shock O
did O
not O
come O
from O
the O
announcement O
on O
the O
10th O
by O
Democratic B-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
candidate O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
that O
his O
running O
mate O
would O
be O
Annette B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
-LRB- O
this O
was O
expected O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
rather O
from O
revelations O
about O
mystery O
funds O
which O
embroiled O
independent O
candidate O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
. O

Soong B-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
been O
far O
ahead O
in O
public O
opinion O
polls O
, O
has O
suffered O
a O
severe O
blow O
from O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
Chung B-EVENT
Hsing I-EVENT
Case I-EVENT
, O
" O
and O
his O
support O
has O
dropped O
markedly O
, O
so O
that O
now O
Chen B-PERSON
and O
Kuomintang B-PERSON
candidate O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
are O
running O
neck O
- O
and O
- O
neck O
with O
him O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
aftershocks O
of O
the O
case O
have O
not O
subsided O
. O

On O
December O
22 O
, O
Minister O
of O
Finance O
Paul O
Chiu O
, O
responding O
to O
interpellations O
in O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
officially O
announced O
some O
findings O
of O
the O
investigation O
into O
major O
securities O
trading O
by O
Soong B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON
, O
the O
son O
of O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
. O

Most O
important O
were O
revelations O
about O
accounts O
held O
in O
the O
names O
of O
Soong B-PERSON
family O
members O
. O

Legislator O
Yang O
Chi O
- O
hsiung O
had O
uncovered O
two O
funds O
, O
valued O
at O
NT$ O
140 O
million O
and O
$ O
470 O
million O
, O
under O
the O
names O
of O
Soong B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON
and O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
's O
sister O
- O
in O
- O
law O
Chen B-PERSON
Pi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yun I-PERSON
. O

In O
addition O
, O
said O
Minister O
Chiu O
, O
there O
were O
other O
accounts O
, O
the O
largest O
of O
which O
reached O
as O
high O
as O
NT$ O
300 O
million O
in O
value O
. O

The O
Taipei O
District O
Prosecutor O
's O
Office B-ORG
then O
opened O
its O
own O
investigation O
. O

It O
collected O
evidence O
from O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Finance O
, O
the O
Bank O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Chung B-ORG
Hsing I-ORG
Bills I-ORG
Finance I-ORG
, O
and O
other O
institutions O
. O

After O
tracing O
the O
flow O
of O
money O
, O
it O
then O
called O
in O
Chen B-PERSON
Pi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yun I-PERSON
and O
Soong B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON
for O
questioning O
. O

Faced O
with O
outside O
scepticism O
, O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
then O
asked O
New B-ORG
Party I-ORG
legislator O
Hsieh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ta I-PERSON
to O
form O
an O
audit O
team O
and O
investigate O
. O

On O
December O
28 O
, O
Hsieh B-PERSON
held O
a O
press O
conference O
to O
relate O
the O
results O
of O
the O
audit O
, O
in O
which O
he O
explained O
when O
the O
accounts O
were O
opened O
, O
how O
they O
were O
used O
, O
and O
what O
the O
flow O
of O
the O
money O
was O
. O

At O
the O
press O
conference O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Pi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yun I-PERSON
stated O
that O
there O
was O
nearly O
NT$ O
1 O
billion O
from O
several O
sources O
, O
including O
more O
than O
NT$ O
400 O
million O
left O
over O
from O
funds O
collected O
for O
Soong B-PERSON
's O
campaign O
for O
provincial O
governor O
-LRB- O
which O
, O
according O
to O
the O
law O
, O
Soong B-PERSON
could O
retain O
-RRB- O
, O
NT$ O
300 O
million O
provided O
by O
the O
provincial O
water O
conservancy O
authorities O
for O
a O
fund O
to O
train O
water O
conservancy O
specialists O
, O
more O
than O
NT$ O
140 O
million O
in O
funds O
provided O
by O
the O
KMT B-NORP
for O
" O
party O
operations O
, O
" O
more O
than O
NT$ O
100 O
million O
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
looking O
after O
the O
descendants O
of O
the O
late O
president O
Chiang B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuo I-PERSON
, O
and O
more O
than O
NT$ O
14 O
million O
in O
family O
savings O
. O

The O
funds O
were O
used O
, O
according O
to O
Hsieh B-PERSON
's O
audit O
, O
to O
support O
election O
campaigns O
of O
provincial O
assemblymen O
, O
to O
support O
the O
election O
campaign O
of O
current O
president O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
, O
to O
pay O
business O
expenses O
for O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
, O
to O
establish O
a O
scholarship O
fund O
for O
students O
to O
go O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
at O
Berkeley B-GPE
, O
and O
to O
support O
Soong B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON
in O
his O
studies O
and O
business O
activities O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

A O
final O
version O
of O
Hsieh B-PERSON
's O
findings O
is O
to O
be O
provided O
to O
the O
investigating O
authorities O
. O

However O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Pi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yun I-PERSON
provided O
no O
reasonable O
explanation O
of O
the O
key O
question O
: O
Why O
were O
public O
funds O
mixed O
up O
with O
and O
deposited O
along O
with O
private O
funds O
in O
the O
Soong B-PERSON
family O
's O
private O
accounts O
? O

Soong B-PERSON
, O
who O
participated O
in O
Hsieh B-PERSON
's O
press O
conference O
, O
then O
declared O
that O
the O
mixing O
of O
public O
and O
private O
funds O
was O
done O
on O
the O
orders O
of O
party O
chairman O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
for O
purposes O
of O
" O
security O
, O
reliability O
, O
secrecy O
, O
and O
avoiding O
trouble O
. O
" O

After O
the O
Hsieh B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
press O
conference O
, O
the O
KMT B-NORP
held O
its O
own O
. O

Party B-ORG
spokesperson O
Huang B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
KMT B-NORP
had O
never O
officially O
authorized O
Soong B-PERSON
to O
have O
or O
use O
these O
funds O
, O
and O
that O
Soong B-PERSON
was O
suspected O
of O
embezzlement O
. O

A O
judicial O
investigation O
will O
be O
required O
to O
look O
into O
this O
. O

So O
how O
did O
all O
this O
start O
? O

On O
December O
9 O
legislator O
Yang B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
held O
a O
press O
conference O
at O
which O
he O
stated O
that O
Soong B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON
had O
opened O
a O
securities O
trading O
account O
at O
Chung B-ORG
Hsing I-ORG
Bills I-ORG
Finance I-ORG
, O
that O
in O
December O
of O
1992 O
, O
Soong B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON
purchased O
NT$ O
106 O
million O
in O
securities O
, O
and O
that O
as O
of O
the O
date O
of O
the O
press O
conference O
, O
there O
was O
more O
than O
NT$ O
140 O
million O
in O
securities O
in O
the O
account O
. O

Yang B-GPE
wondered O
how O
Soong B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
just O
graduated O
from O
university O
, O
could O
possess O
such O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
wealth O
. O

James O
Soong B-PERSON
thereafter O
stated O
that O
after O
his O
son O
had O
gone O
abroad O
to O
study O
and O
start O
a O
business O
, O
a O
benevolent O
" O
elder O
" O
opened O
an O
account O
which O
would O
allow O
the O
younger O
Soong B-PERSON
to O
withdraw O
funds O
from O
the O
interest O
as O
needed O
. O

Over O
the O
years O
, O
there O
was O
no O
special O
need O
for O
the O
money O
, O
and O
last O
June O
NT$ O
140 O
million O
was O
returned O
. O

As O
for O
who O
this O
" O
elder O
" O
is O
, O
Soong B-PERSON
would O
not O
say O
. O

But O
scepticism O
persisted O
. O

On O
December O
15 O
, O
Soong B-PERSON
held O
a O
press O
conference O
at O
which O
he O
stated O
that O
the O
account O
in O
his O
son O
's O
name O
was O
set O
up O
under O
the O
direction O
of O
KMT B-NORP
party O
chairman O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
that O
NT$ O
146,460,000 O
was O
transferred O
from O
the O
special O
account O
of O
the O
KMT O
Secretary O
- O
General O
and O
deposited O
in O
accounts O
under O
the O
names O
of O
Soong B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON
and O
Chen B-PERSON
Pi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yun I-PERSON
. O

The O
money O
was O
designated O
, O
said O
Soong B-PERSON
, O
to O
take O
care O
of O
the O
descendants O
of O
former O
president O
Chiang B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuo I-PERSON
, O
and O
for O
" O
party O
tasks O
" O
specially O
designated O
by O
the O
chairman O
. O

Soong B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
amounts O
announced O
by O
Yang B-GPE
were O
inaccurate O
. O

Soong B-PERSON
held O
a O
second O
press O
conference O
on O
December O
18 O
. O

This O
time O
he O
declared O
only O
that O
the O
money O
had O
been O
intended O
for O
looking O
after O
the O
Chiang B-PERSON
family O
. O

On O
December O
21 O
, O
Legislator O
Yang O
held O
his O
third O
press O
conference O
, O
in O
which O
he O
stated O
that O
Soong B-PERSON
's O
sister O
- O
in O
- O
law O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Pi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yun I-PERSON
, O
had O
, O
in O
a O
half O
- O
month O
period O
at O
the O
end O
of O
1994 O
and O
the O
beginning O
of O
1995 O
, O
used O
NT$ O
470 O
million O
in O
cash O
to O
purchase O
bonds O
and O
securities O
at O
Chung B-ORG
Hsing I-ORG
. O

Under O
pressure O
from O
the O
public O
and O
legislators O
, O
on O
December O
22 O
Minister O
of O
Finance O
Chiu O
announced O
partial O
results O
of O
their O
investigation O
, O
as O
mentioned O
above O
. O

This O
in O
turn O
sparked O
Soong B-PERSON
to O
ask O
Hsieh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ta I-PERSON
for O
another O
audit O
. O

There O
have O
been O
no O
firm O
conclusions O
as O
yet O
. O

The O
Chung O
Hsing O
case O
may O
or O
may O
not O
be O
fully O
clarified O
, O
but O
it O
has O
certainly O
greatly O
affected O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
's O
public O
support O
. O

Before O
the O
scandal O
broke O
, O
he O
was O
getting O
more O
than O
30 O
% O
support O
in O
public O
opinion O
polls O
, O
but O
a O
December O
20 O
poll O
by O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Times I-ORG
shows O
Soong B-PERSON
with O
only O
23 O
% O
. O

This O
leaves O
him O
behind O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
-LRB- O
24 O
% O
-RRB- O
and O
barely O
ahead O
of O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
-LRB- O
22 O
% O
-RRB- O
. O

Yet O
, O
while O
Soong B-PERSON
's O
support O
has O
fallen O
, O
that O
of O
Chen B-PERSON
and O
Lien B-PERSON
has O
not O
markedly O
increased O
. O

Obviously O
former O
Soong B-PERSON
supporters O
are O
now O
taking O
a O
wait O
- O
and O
- O
see O
attitude O
. O

There O
's O
a O
final O
point O
worth O
reflecting O
on O
: O
This O
is O
only O
the O
second O
direct O
election O
for O
the O
president O
in O
the O
history O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
. O

Yet O
the O
personal O
characters O
of O
the O
candidates O
and O
those O
around O
them O
have O
already O
become O
the O
main O
focus O
of O
public O
attention O
. O

There O
's O
little O
discussion O
of O
public O
policy O
. O

For O
example O
, O
there O
's O
been O
virtually O
no O
response O
to O
the O
white O
papers O
on O
China B-GPE
policy O
and O
constitutional O
reform O
issued O
by O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
. O

What O
is O
wrong O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
democratic O
culture O
? O

Do O
the O
public O
and O
media O
need O
to O
reassess O
? O

After O
all O
, O
in O
the O
new O
millennium O
, O
there O
will O
be O
many O
more O
tests O
facing O
us O
. O

p. O
41 O

The B-EVENT
Chung I-EVENT
Hsing I-EVENT
Securities I-EVENT
Case I-EVENT
has O
seriously O
damaged O
the O
image O
of O
independent O
presidential O
candidate O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
. O

The O
photo O
shows O
Soong B-PERSON
explaining O
the O
source O
of O
the O
funds O
at O
a O
December O
14 O
press O
conference O
. O

Money O
for O
Nothin' O
... O

But O
It O
's O
Not O
Risk O
Free O

-LRB- O
Laura B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

It O
is O
said O
that O
the O
two O
hottest O
subjects O
in O
post-martial O
law O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
been O
sex O
and O
personal O
money O
management O
, O
which O
certainly O
goes O
to O
show O
the O
degree O
of O
openness O
and O
pluralism O
in O
today O
's O
society O
. O

Moreover O
, O
like O
sex O
, O
personal O
money O
management O
is O
something O
that O
many O
people O
only O
vaguely O
understand O
, O
that O
they O
feel O
uncertain O
about O
committing O
themselves O
to O
, O
and O
that O
leaves O
them O
feeling O
tired O
and O
empty O
. O

Personal O
money O
management O
is O
now O
a O
national O
sport O
. O

The O
wealthy O
hope O
to O
roll O
their O
money O
over O
, O
while O
those O
less O
well O
off O
are O
trying O
to O
make O
a O
small O
pile O
of O
their O
own O
. O

But O
what O
kind O
of O
money O
management O
approach O
is O
best O
suited O
to O
the O
current O
era O
? O

How O
can O
one O
win O
in O
the O
investment O
game O
without O
losing O
the O
game O
of O
life O
in O
the O
process O
? O

" O
Earning O
money O
is O
the O
first O
priority O
, O
spending O
money O
is O
a O
sin O
, O
long O
live O
personal O
money O
management O
! O
" O

Thus O
declares O
a O
poster O
on O
the O
wall O
of O
a O
certain O
" O
Miss O
Chen O
, O
" O
a O
secretary O
in O
a O
trucking O
company O
in O
Pingtung B-GPE
. O

Every O
night O
before O
going O
to O
sleep O
she O
turns O
on O
her O
computer O
to O
check O
out O
the O
closing O
share O
prices O
for O
the B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
and O
the O
opening O
figures O
for O
the O
US B-GPE
exchanges O
, O
and O
then O
makes O
a O
quick O
calculation O
in O
her O
head O
of O
her O
total O
wealth O
. O

This O
woman O
, O
who O
is O
nearing O
30 O
and O
has O
been O
working O
for O
seven O
years O
, O
has O
a O
" O
personal O
value O
" O
which O
is O
still O
less O
than O
NT$ O
600,000 O
, O
so O
in O
order O
to O
build O
up O
a O
fund O
for O
investing O
, O
she O
will O
not O
buy O
a O
house O
or O
go O
abroad O
for O
travel O
, O
and O
she O
's O
becoming O
a O
Scrooge O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
her O
friends O
. O

Yet O
, O
all O
her O
discipline O
and O
her O
enthusiasm O
can O
not O
guarantee O
that O
she O
makes O
money O
. O

And O
sometimes O
when O
she O
looks O
at O
the O
poster O
on O
her O
wall O
, O
she O
feels O
as O
if O
she O
is O
being O
mocked O
. O

If O
I O
knew O
then O
what O
I O
know O
now O
... O

Liu B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
, O
a O
25 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
teacher O
, O
is O
another O
e-generation O
personal O
money O
management O
enthusiast O
. O

Even O
before O
he O
did O
his O
compulsory O
military O
service O
, O
he O
began O
making O
investments O
of O
NT$ O
3,000 O
per O
month O
in O
a O
Japan B-GPE
technology O
fund O
. O

Over O
three O
years O
, O
the O
fund O
has O
gone O
from O
taking O
losses O
to O
taking O
off O
; O
though O
it O
has O
levelled O
off O
somewhat O
lately O
, O
the O
returns O
have O
been O
excellent O
. O

Liu B-PERSON
declares O
himself O
to O
be O
" O
a O
faithful O
believer O
" O
in O
all O
manner O
of O
personal O
money O
management O
books O
, O
and O
when O
he O
has O
free O
time O
in O
summer O
vacation O
, O
he O
spends O
an O
average O
of O
20 O
hours O
a O
week O
looking O
at O
investment O
information O
. O

His O
greatest O
regret O
is O
that O
he O
began O
his O
financial O
career O
too O
late O
. O

He O
says O
: O
" O
If O
I O
had O
used O
my O
allowance O
every O
year O
from O
the O
time O
I O
was O
small O
to O
invest O
in O
a O
fund O
, O
at O
the O
rate O
of O
NT$ O
30,000 O
per O
year O
, O
after O
20 O
years O
, O
there O
would O
be O
quite O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
right O
now O
. O
" O

Becoming O
increasingly O
agitated O
, O
he O
adds O
that O
if O
he O
had O
understood O
money O
management O
early O
on O
, O
he O
could O
have O
invested O
right O
after O
the O
big O
stock O
market O
collapse O
in O
1990 O
, O
and O
he O
would O
be O
rich O
today O
instead O
of O
regretful O
. O

It O
looks O
like O
more O
and O
more O
of O
the O
e-generation O
are O
getting O
into O
investing O
. O

But O
do O
they O
know O
what O
they O
are O
doing O
? O

Dennis B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
of O
the O
money O
management O
website O
called O
JP B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Clinic I-ORG
strikes O
a O
cautionary O
note O
: O
" O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
the O
education O
system O
has O
fulfilled O
its O
responsibility O
to O
teach O
people O
how O
to O
manage O
their O
money O
. O
" O

Chien B-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
school O
textbooks O
only O
teach O
moral O
lessons O
like O
" O
a O
penny O
saved O
is O
a O
penny O
earned O
, O
" O
which O
are O
not O
exactly O
what O
the O
real O
world O
demands O
these O
days O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
many O
American B-NORP
children O
understand O
a O
bit O
about O
money O
management O
from O
early O
on O
. O

For O
example O
, O
a O
child O
in O
her O
early O
teens O
might O
babysit O
for O
the O
neighbors O
or O
cut O
lawns O
, O
and O
then O
put O
the O
money O
in O
a O
mutual O
fund O
. O

Some O
investment O
websites O
have O
games O
for O
children O
to O
teach O
them O
about O
various O
investment O
instruments O
and O
portfolios O
. O

These O
treat O
personal O
money O
management O
as O
a O
serious O
life O
skill O
that O
all O
modern O
people O
should O
know O
. O

Chien B-PERSON
says O
that O
the O
situation O
is O
just O
like O
sex O
education O
in O
the O
past O
. O

They O
give O
it O
only O
the O
most O
cursory O
treatment O
in O
schools O
, O
but O
most O
people O
have O
a O
strong O
desire O
to O
find O
out O
about O
it O
, O
so O
as O
a O
result O
they O
have O
to O
pick O
up O
what O
they O
can O
from O
the O
newspapers O
or O
cable O
TV O
. O

The O
result O
of O
the O
lack O
of O
a O
proper O
investment O
outlook O
is O
that O
speculation O
is O
rampant O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Finance O
, O
87.5 O
% O
of O
the O
trading O
volume O
on O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
stock O
exchange O
comes O
from O
individual O
investors O
. O

In O
1999 O
turnover O
was O
288 O
% O
-LRB- O
that O
is O
, O
total O
trading O
volume O
was O
2.88 O
times O
the O
total O
value O
of O
the O
market O
-RRB- O
, O
which O
, O
though O
considerably O
down O
from O
nearly O
600 O
% O
ten O
years O
before O
, O
remained O
four O
times O
higher O
than O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stock O
exchange O
. O

Despite O
numerous O
painful O
lessons O
in O
the O
past O
, O
the O
habit O
of O
chasing O
a O
rising O
market O
and O
cutthroat O
selling O
in O
a O
falling O
market O
has O
proven O
difficult O
to O
change O
. O

A O
new O
climate O
for O
the O
e-generation O

Fortunately O
, O
over O
the O
last O
three O
years O
foreign O
investors O
have O
brought O
some O
new O
ideas O
into O
the O
country O
. O

Although O
they O
still O
engage O
in O
" O
hit O
- O
and O
- O
run O
" O
high O
- O
volume O
trading O
for O
quick O
gains O
, O
at O
least O
most O
foreign O
investors O
ignore O
gossip O
and O
do O
n't O
touch O
the O
more O
speculative O
stocks O
. O

Rather O
, O
they O
put O
more O
emphasis O
on O
the O
fundamentals O
of O
a O
given O
company O
or O
industry O
. O

Dennis B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
notes O
that O
foreign O
firms O
have O
also O
introduced O
risk O
management O
ideas O
like O
" O
having O
a O
well O
- O
rounded O
portfolio O
" O
-LRB- O
i.e. O
" O
do O
n't O
put O
all O
your O
eggs O
in O
one O
basket O
" O
-RRB- O
. O

These O
have O
had O
a O
positive O
impact O
on O
the O
local O
stock O
market O
, O
and O
have O
given O
the O
investment O
activities O
of O
the O
e-generation O
a O
more O
rational O
foundation O
than O
those O
of O
their O
parents O
. O

The O
chief O
characteristics O
of O
the O
current O
wave O
of O
e-generation O
personal O
money O
management O
are O
great O
ambition O
, O
reliance O
on O
expert O
analysis O
, O
and O
diversification O
of O
investment O
targets O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
the O
hottest O
investments O
are O
always O
changing O
, O
and O
perhaps O
no O
amount O
of O
rational O
analysis O
or O
detailed O
information O
will O
be O
able O
to O
change O
this O
. O

Chia B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
i I-PERSON
, O
senior O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
Individual O
Banking O
Sector O
at O
Bank O
Sinopac O
-LRB- O
which O
earlier O
this O
year O
created O
a O
stir O
in O
the O
industry O
by O
introducing O
the O
world O
's O
first O
five O
- O
in O
- O
one O
money O
management O
account O
-RRB- O
has O
been O
observing O
the O
evolution O
of O
the O
financial O
environment O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
for O
many O
years O
, O
and O
offers O
the O
following O
thoughts O
about O
trends O
in O
money O
management O
. O

Chia B-PERSON
recalls O
that O
in O
the O
1960s O
, O
people O
were O
too O
poor O
to O
have O
any O
money O
to O
manage O
; O
there O
were O
also O
fears O
of O
war O
, O
and O
so O
any O
money O
people O
did O
have O
they O
quickly O
exchanged O
for O
gold O
or O
US B-GPE
dollars O
on O
the O
black O
market O
. O

In O
the O
1970s O
, O
faced O
with O
two O
oil O
crises O
and O
inflation O
, O
the O
idea O
of O
buying O
property O
to O
preserve O
value O
became O
widespread O
, O
and O
those O
who O
could O
afford O
it O
bought O
land O
and O
houses O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
the O
stock O
market O
had O
only O
a O
hundred O
or O
so O
listed O
companies O
, O
and O
its O
fate O
depended O
on O
a O
few O
manipulators O
behind O
the O
scenes O
. O

It O
was O
seen O
as O
a O
" O
cannibalistic O
market O
" O
which O
scared O
off O
most O
citizens O
. O

The O
past O
is O
gone O

The O
real O
fad O
for O
personal O
money O
management O
only O
hit O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
the O
mid-1980s O
. O

It O
was O
then O
that O
the O
country O
's O
accumulated O
economic O
resources O
began O
to O
come O
to O
the O
surface O
. O

The O
huge O
trade O
surplus O
built O
up O
over O
many O
years O
caused O
the O
NT O
dollar O
to O
appreciate O
, O
and O
attracted O
a O
huge O
amount O
of O
speculative O
foreign O
money O
into O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

The O
stock O
market O
index O
rose O
from O
600 O
or O
so O
in O
1985 O
to O
more O
than O
12,000 O
by O
1990 O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
price O
of O
property O
rose O
from O
an O
average O
of O
NT$ O
71,800 O
per O
ping O
-LRB- O
about O
3.3 O
square O
meters O
-RRB- O
in O
1986 O
to O
NT$ O
284,500 O
per O
ping O
in O
1989 O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
great O
opportunities O
for O
making O
money O
stared O
one O
right O
in O
the O
face O
. O

In O
pursuit O
of O
overnight O
wealth O
, O
many O
people O
mortgaged O
their O
property O
to O
buy O
stocks O
, O
and O
then O
used O
their O
stocks O
as O
collateral O
to O
borrow O
more O
money O
, O
creating O
a O
vicious O
cycle O
that O
laid O
the O
foundation O
for O
the O
burst O
bubble O
and O
huge O
debts O
of O
later O
years O
. O

But O
, O
having O
reviewed O
the O
past O
, O
Chia B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
i I-PERSON
declares O
: O
" O
In O
money O
management O
, O
you O
can O
only O
look O
to O
the O
future O
; O
there O
's O
no O
point O
in O
regretting O
what O
's O
gone O
. O
" O

Indeed O
, O
in O
the O
era O
of O
the O
Internet O
, O
with O
everything O
moving O
much O
faster O
, O
investment O
indicators O
like O
product O
popularity O
and O
employment O
trends O
can O
change O
overnight O
. O

Those O
who O
can O
not O
see O
the O
trends O
or O
who O
can O
not O
react O
fast O
enough O
are O
doomed O
to O
be O
the O
losers O
in O
the O
wealth O
game O
. O

Take O
for O
example O
the O
case O
of O
Mrs. O
Chang O
. O

Widowed O
at O
an O
early O
age O
, O
for O
over O
20 O
years O
she O
supported O
her O
family O
as O
an O
independent O
real O
estate O
broker O
. O

Her O
success O
made O
her O
very O
confident O
about O
her O
understanding O
of O
the O
property O
market O
. O

Six O
years O
ago O
, O
she O
decided O
to O
help O
the O
family O
of O
her O
younger O
brother O
, O
who O
contracted O
a O
terminal O
illness O
, O
to O
buy O
a O
new O
house O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
the O
price O
of O
high O
- O
rise O
apartments O
in O
the B-FAC
Tanshui I-FAC
New I-FAC
Town I-FAC
had O
fallen O
from O
NT$ O
220,000 O
per O
ping O
to O
NT$ O
150,000 O
. O

Congratulating O
herself O
on O
getting O
a O
low O
price O
, O
and O
confident O
that O
the O
market O
would O
rebound O
, O
Mrs. O
Chang O
happily O
put O
down O
the O
first O
payment O
and O
watched O
her O
brother O
's O
family O
move O
in O
. O

However O
, O
it O
was O
about O
this O
time O
that O
many O
new O
projects O
- O
started O
earlier O
by O
construction O
firms O
hoping O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
peak O
prices O
- O
came O
on O
the O
market O
. O

The O
number O
of O
empty O
units O
rose O
to O
over O
one O
million O
. O

Next O
, O
increased O
cross-strait O
tensions O
put O
a O
further O
damper O
on O
the O
property O
market O
. O

The B-EVENT
September I-EVENT
21 I-EVENT
earthquake I-EVENT
last O
year O
was O
the O
final O
straw O
. O

Today O
you O
can O
find O
high O
- O
rise O
apartments O
in O
Tanshui B-FAC
New I-FAC
Town I-FAC
for O
as O
little O
as O
NT$ O
110,000 O
per O
ping O
. O

Mrs. O
Chang O
's O
brother O
's O
family O
is O
stuck O
with O
a O
heavy O
mortgage O
, O
and O
there O
are O
constant O
recriminations O
between O
Mrs. O
Chang O
and O
her O
nieces O
and O
nephews. O

Will O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
property O
market O
inevitably O
recover O
? O

Not O
necessarily O
. O

Looking O
around O
the O
world O
, O
at O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
and O
even O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
there O
are O
countless O
examples O
of O
long O
- O
term O
downturns O
in O
the O
housing O
market O
. O

The O
popular O
book O
Die B-WORK_OF_ART
Broke I-WORK_OF_ART
notes O
that O
the O
sharp O
rise O
in O
housing O
prices O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
in O
the O
1960s O
and O
1970s O
was O
due O
to O
underlying O
structural O
factors O
: O

The O
large O
generation O
of O
" O
baby O
boomers O
" O
were O
starting O
careers O
and O
families O
, O
thereby O
increasing O
demand O
for O
housing O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
some O
of O
the O
older O
generation O
about O
to O
retire O
happily O
sold O
their O
houses O
to O
the O
younger O
at O
high O
prices O
. O

The O
large O
profits O
they O
earned O
attracted O
numerous O
speculators O
into O
the O
market O
, O
and O
prices O
were O
driven O
even O
higher O
, O
encouraging O
construction O
of O
ever O
more O
homes O
. O

But O
now O
that O
most O
of O
the O
baby O
boomers O
have O
their O
own O
homes O
, O
and O
the O
current O
" O
e-generation O
" O
is O
smaller O
, O
who O
are O
all O
those O
extra O
homes O
going O
to O
be O
sold O
to O
? O

Snafu O

The O
upshot O
of O
all O
this O
is O
, O
as O
Hsu B-PERSON
Yen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shan I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Department O
of O
Finance O
at O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
cautions O
: O
" O
There O
are O
no O
absolute O
experts O
at O
money O
management O
. O
" O

So O
- O
called O
experts O
are O
simply O
those O
who O
have O
particular O
knowledge O
about O
a O
certain O
sector O
in O
a O
certain O
place O
at O
a O
certain O
time O
. O

But O
you O
know O
the O
old O
saying O
: O
" O
People O
have O
two O
feet O
, O
but O
money O
has O
four O
. O
" O

Trends O
change O
faster O
than O
most O
people O
can O
anticipate O
. O

No O
wonder O
the O
" O
stock O
masters O
" O
featured O
on O
cable O
TV O
usually O
disappear O
from O
view O
after O
a O
brief O
reign O
, O
only O
to O
be O
replaced O
by O
equally O
short O
- O
lived O
successors O
. O

In O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
perhaps O
brainwashed O
by O
money O
management O
dogma O
that O
says O
" O
the O
early O
bird O
gets O
the O
worm O
, O
" O
investors O
have O
swarmed O
like O
bees O
for O
the O
latest O
fads O
, O
sometimes O
jumping O
in O
even O
before O
the O
true O
value O
is O
known O
. O

The O
US O
NASDAQ O
index O
, O
which O
has O
a O
history O
of O
29 O
years O
behind O
it O
, O
suddenly O
surged O
from O
2800 O
in O
October O
of O
last O
year O
to O
more O
than O
5000 O
by O
March O
of O
this O
year O
. O

Telecommunications O
, O
Internet O
, O
and O
biotechnology O
stocks O
soared O
. O

The O
price O
- O
to O
- O
earnings O
ratio O
of O
some O
individual O
stocks O
reached O
500 O
, O
which O
some O
ridiculed O
as O
the O
" O
price O
- O
to O
- O
dream O
ratio O
. O
" O

" O
Investors O
sometimes O
act O
as O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
care O
about O
a O
company O
's O
current O
losses O
, O
but O
simply O
put O
all O
their O
faith O
in O
the O
distant O
future O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
the O
farther O
in O
the O
future O
something O
is O
, O
the O
more O
likely O
it O
is O
that O
expectations O
will O
be O
wrong O
, O
" O
points O
out O
Chiu B-PERSON
Shean I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bii I-PERSON
, O
a O
professor O
of O
finance O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

Beginning O
in O
mid-March O
of O
this O
year O
, O
NASDAQ B-ORG
high O
- O
tech O
stocks O
plummeted O
. O

For O
many O
investors O
, O
earnings O
accumulated O
over O
many O
years O
disappeared O
in O
a O
matter O
of O
weeks O
. O

The O
misguided O
idea O
that O
" O
what O
is O
new O
is O
better O
" O
also O
has O
been O
a O
problem O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

A O
certain O
" O
Mr. O
Wang O
, O
" O
who O
works O
in O
the O
government O
, O
last O
year O
thought O
he O
would O
jump O
on O
the O
bandwagon O
for O
telecom O
and O
Internet O
stocks O
. O

He O
borrowed O
money O
to O
purchase O
80 O
blocks O
of O
shares O
, O
at O
NT$ O
13 O
per O
share O
, O
of O
fixed O
- O
line O
Internet O
network O
stocks O
, O
which O
had O
n't O
yet O
even O
been O
listed O
. O

When O
the O
price O
fell O
to O
NT$ O
11 O
per O
share O
, O
he O
still O
did O
n't O
worry O
, O
thinking O
that O
" O
so O
long O
as O
I O
do O
n't O
sell O
, O
the O
loss O
wo O
n't O
be O
realized O
. O
" O

Little O
did O
he O
expect O
that O
the O
new O
government O
would O
clamp O
down O
on O
illegal O
trading O
in O
fixed O
- O
line O
network O
stocks O
. O

Suddenly O
his O
whole O
investment O
- O
well O
over O
NT$ O
1 O
million O
- O
has O
been O
frozen O
, O
and O
all O
he O
can O
do O
is O
stand O
on O
the O
sidelines O
in O
a O
state O
of O
panic O
. O

To O
be O
sure O
, O
ignorance O
of O
new O
trends O
is O
not O
recommended O
, O
but O
looking O
too O
far O
into O
the O
future O
can O
also O
lead O
to O
disappointment O
. O

Indeed O
, O
in O
this O
information O
era O
, O
money O
management O
may O
even O
be O
getting O
more O
difficult O
. O

Strange O
to O
say O
, O
but O
the O
explosion O
of O
money O
management O
information O
, O
which O
should O
in O
theory O
make O
investors O
' O
lives O
easier O
, O
does O
not O
. O

As O
Chiu B-PERSON
Shean I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bii I-PERSON
says O
: O
" O
There O
's O
plenty O
of O
information O
out O
there O
, O
and O
there O
are O
so O
- O
called O
experts O
everywhere O
. O

But O
the O
result O
is O
that O
investors O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
believe O
, O
and O
find O
it O
even O
more O
difficult O
to O
make O
a O
decision O
. O
" O

Moreover O
, O
often O
even O
the O
best O
information O
and O
analysis O
is O
no O
match O
for O
sheer O
luck O
. O

Cabula B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
editor O
- O
in O
- O
chief O
of O
the O
money O
management O
website O
SmartNet B-ORG
, O
describes O
a O
case O
in O
point O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
one O
of O
the O
hottest O
stocks O
was O
Quanta B-ORG
Computers I-ORG
, O
which O
reached O
800 O
per O
share O
. O

The O
story O
goes O
that O
there O
was O
an O
old O
grandmother O
who O
followed O
the O
crowd O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
stock O
, O
earning O
a O
huge O
amount O
in O
the O
process O
. O

Afterwards O
, O
she O
asked O
: O
" O
What O
I O
still O
do O
n't O
understand O
is O
, O
how O
can O
selling O
pork O
jerky O
be O
so O
profitable O
? O
" O

It O
turns O
out O
that O
she O
thought O
she O
was O
investing O
in O
a O
dried O
- O
pork O
company O
of O
the O
same O
name O
, O
and O
those O
who O
heard O
her O
question O
nearly O
fainted O
with O
disbelief O
. O

Money O
management O
madness O

The O
fever O
for O
money O
management O
has O
in O
fact O
disrupted O
the O
lives O
of O
many O
people O
, O
and O
brought O
a O
lot O
of O
headaches O
. O

However O
, O
Jessica B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
, O
associate O
director O
of O
the O
Taipei B-GPE
branch O
of O
UBS B-ORG
, O
who O
has O
written O
a O
number O
of O
books O
on O
money O
management O
, O
says O
that O
there O
is O
no O
turning O
back O
. O

Whenever O
some O
people O
get O
ahead O
, O
others O
will O
follow O
, O
and O
no O
amount O
of O
calls O
for O
simpler O
lifestyles O
or O
new O
value O
systems O
can O
stop O
them O
. O

The O
reason O
is O
very O
simple O
. O

" O
The O
money O
management O
fever O
is O
a O
natural O
product O
of O
changing O
times O
. O
" O

According O
to O
Liu B-PERSON
, O
individualism O
and O
the O
rise O
of O
urban O
commercial O
society O
have O
broken O
down O
the O
support O
networks O
of O
traditional O
agricultural O
society O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
since O
the O
1980s O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
been O
swept O
up O
in O
the O
globalization O
of O
capitalism O
. O

Rural O
society O
has O
disintegrated O
, O
and O
traditional O
industrial O
sectors O
have O
withered O
, O
as O
newly O
rising O
electronics O
and O
information O
industries O
have O
appeared O
one O
after O
another O
. O

These O
rapid O
changes O
have O
brought O
the O
threat O
of O
unemployment O
or O
early O
retirement O
to O
many O
individuals O
. O

In O
order O
to O
cope O
with O
the O
increasing O
uncertainty O
of O
life O
, O
it O
is O
necessary O
for O
people O
to O
build O
up O
a O
nest O
egg O
. O

Liu B-PERSON
says O
: O
" O
If O
you O
have O
NT$ O
30 O
million O
in O
the O
bank O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
care O
whether O
you O
have O
to O
retire O
or O
not O
. O

What O
's O
important O
is O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
the O
future O
, O
and O
live O
in O
fear O
that O
a O
sudden O
loss O
of O
your O
salary O
could O
ruin O
your O
life O
. O
" O
Of O
course O
, O
everyone O
feels O
a O
different O
sense O
of O
urgency O
about O
the O
uncertainties O
of O
life O
. O

Sometimes O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
this O
can O
become O
a O
source O
of O
interpersonal O
friction O
. O

" O
Miss O
Chen O
" O
of O
Pingtung B-GPE
worries O
that O
her O
father O
, O
soon O
to O
retire O
at O
age O
60 O
, O
does O
n't O
think O
much O
about O
money O
, O
and O
his O
expected O
retirement O
plus O
savings O
will O
be O
less O
than O
NT$ O
4 O
million O
-LRB- O
about O
US$ O
120,000 O
-RRB- O
. O

You O
manage O
, O
I O
benefit O
? O

As O
Miss O
Chen O
does O
not O
hesitate O
to O
say O
: O
" O
My O
Mom O
and O
Dad O
still O
think O
that O
it O
would O
only O
mean O
an O
extra O
set O
of O
chopsticks O
on O
the O
table O
for O
them O
to O
live O
with O
their O
daughter O
. O

It O
seems O
they O
have O
n't O
realized O
yet O
that O
they O
may O
live O
to O
be O
85 O
. O

They O
have O
n't O
made O
any O
preparations O
for O
living O
expenses O
, O
vacations O
, O
or O
the O
enormous O
medical O
expenses O
that O
can O
be O
expected O
over O
the O
next O
25 O
years O
. O
" O

She O
has O
encouraged O
her O
parents O
to O
put O
part O
of O
their O
savings O
into O
a O
mutual O
fund O
or O
the O
like O
, O
but O
without O
success O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
issue O
has O
become O
a O
sore O
point O
between O
her O
and O
her O
mother O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
changes O
in O
the O
larger O
environment O
that O
are O
making O
people O
anxious O
about O
their O
economic O
security O
are O
boons O
to O
companies O
trying O
to O
market O
financial O
products O
. O

A O
certain O
American B-NORP
bank O
has O
recently O
been O
doing O
" O
carpet O
bombing O
" O
advertising O
with O
slogans O
like O
" O
One O
out O
of O
every O
two O
people O
wants O
to O
retire O
ten O
years O
early O
, O
but O
has O
n't O
yet O
begun O
a O
financial O
plan O
! O
" O
or O
" O
60 O
% O
of O
parents O
want O
to O
send O
their O
children O
abroad O
to O
study O
, O
but O
one O
- O
third O
of O
these O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
much O
money O
they O
should O
prepare O
! O
" O

It O
is O
said O
that O
these O
ads O
have O
been O
very O
effective O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Yi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fen I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
Individual O
Banking O
Department O
at O
Fubon O
Bank O
, O
speaking O
as O
someone O
who O
has O
been O
closely O
following O
this O
problem O
from O
the O
sidelines O
, O
reminds O
consumers O
that O
no O
matter O
what O
the O
source O
- O
advertising O
, O
websites O
, O
or O
whatever O
- O
though O
advice O
may O
be O
cloaked O
in O
a O
halo O
of O
expertise O
, O
the O
motive O
is O
to O
sell O
products O
and O
to O
earn O
money O
from O
the O
financial O
activities O
of O
clients O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
says O
: O
" O
It O
's O
like O
those O
ads O
for O
milk O
that O
emphasize O
how O
fearful O
osteoporosis O
is O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
tell O
you O
that O
milk O
is O
by O
no O
means O
the O
only O
way O
to O
prevent O
this O
, O
or O
even O
the O
most O
effective O
. O
" O

It O
ai O
n't O
over O
till O
it O
's O
over O

Another O
factor O
driving O
" O
investment O
anxiety O
" O
is O
peer O
pressure O
. O
" O

If O
a O
40 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
does O
not O
have O
a O
securities O
account O
, O
he O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
engage O
in O
conversations O
with O
his O
peers O
about O
the O
market O
, O
so O
naturally O
he O
will O
feel O
out O
of O
touch O
, O
" O
says O
Cabula B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
. O

Chang B-PERSON
admits O
that O
he O
still O
lives O
in O
a O
rented O
house O
in O
Tanshui B-GPE
. O

His O
wife O
wonders O
why O
his O
colleagues O
in O
the O
financial O
management O
community O
are O
multi-millionaires O
, O
while O
he O
still O
has O
not O
had O
his O
rendezvous O
with O
fortune O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
tells O
his O
wife O
that O
one O
should O
not O
compare O
oneself O
to O
others O
. O

Their O
success O
may O
be O
temporary O
or O
even O
illusory O
. O

A O
number O
of O
his O
friends O
who O
had O
insider O
information O
were O
quite O
proud O
of O
themselves O
when O
they O
profited O
from O
the O
rise O
of O
Taiwan B-ORG
Pineapple I-ORG
to O
more O
than O
200 O
. O

But O
within O
less O
than O
two O
years O
, O
the O
stock O
collapsed O
and O
became O
worthless O
paper O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
recalls O
an O
inexperienced O
reporter O
who O
got O
sucked O
in O
to O
the O
market O
two O
years O
ago O
by O
some O
irresistible O
insider O
information O
. O

He O
even O
mortgaged O
his O
house O
and O
persuaded O
his O
friends O
to O
invest O
with O
him O
. O

Today O
, O
he O
still O
has O
not O
got O
his O
head O
above O
water O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
says O
, O
" O
The O
longer O
I O
'm O
in O
this O
business O
, O
the O
more O
I O
feel O
that O
you O
ca O
n't O
get O
anywhere O
by O
trying O
to O
get O
ahead O
quickly O
. O
" O

Investment O
options O
are O
like O
churning O
whirlpools O
; O
of O
course O
you O
enjoy O
the O
ride O
as O
long O
as O
you O
are O
on O
top O
of O
the O
water O
, O
but O
currents O
shift O
, O
and O
eventually O
you O
may O
get O
sucked O
down O
. O

" O
In O
investing O
, O
until O
the O
final O
moment O
, O
you O
never O
know O
whether O
you O
've O
won O
or O
lost O
. O
" O

Jessica B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
, O
who O
personally O
feels O
little O
anxiety O
about O
money O
management O
, O
points O
out O
that O
one O
of O
her O
core O
principles O
for O
investing O
is O
to O
not O
compare O
herself O
with O
others O
. O

" O
This O
is O
because O
I O
know O
that O
opportunities O
to O
make O
money O
come O
and O
go O
. O

If O
I O
do O
n't O
make O
a O
lot O
this O
wave O
, O
there O
'll O
be O
another O
wave O
later O
. O
" O

She O
says O
that O
anxiety O
rises O
in O
direct O
proportion O
to O
a O
person O
's O
expectations O
and O
desires O
. O

The O
more O
you O
want O
, O
the O
more O
anxiety O
you O
feel O
, O
and O
the O
greater O
will O
be O
the O
sense O
of O
disappointment O
if O
you O
fail O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
anxiety O
derives O
from O
greed O
. O

" O
If O
you O
buy O
TSMC B-ORG
at O
150 O
hoping O
it O
will O
go O
up O
to O
220 O
within O
a O
couple O
of O
months O
because O
that O
's O
what O
you O
need O
to O
make O
your O
final O
house O
payment O
, O
then O
it O
only O
goes O
up O
to O
200 O
, O
you O
'll O
feel O
dissatisfied O
, O
" O
says O
Liu B-PERSON
. O

This O
sense O
of O
disappointment O
is O
completely O
due O
to O
the O
lack O
of O
a O
proper O
money O
management O
outlook O
. O

People O
in O
middle O
age O
invest O
in O
hopes O
of O
finding O
a O
sense O
of O
personal O
security O
. O

But O
members O
of O
the O
e-generation O
often O
have O
more O
specific O
objectives O
in O
mind O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
, O
currently O
a O
sophomore O
in O
the O
Department O
of O
Financial O
Management O
at O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
puts O
the O
money O
she O
makes O
working O
part O
- O
time O
into O
the O
market O
. O

She O
says O
that O
she O
has O
" O
a O
specific O
plan O
for O
each O
period O
of O
time O
, O
such O
as O
going O
abroad O
, O
or O
buying O
a O
car O
. O
" O

So O
her O
aim O
is O
" O
to O
manage O
my O
money O
so O
that O
I O
can O
spend O
it O
! O
" O

Lin B-PERSON
's O
classmate O
Ou B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
says O
that O
he O
has O
always O
wanted O
to O
save O
money O
to O
go O
traveling O
with O
his O
girlfriend O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
after O
vacillating O
for O
quite O
a O
while O
, O
he O
finally O
borrowed O
NT$ O
80,000 O
from O
his O
mother O
to O
invest O
in O
stocks O
, O
under O
the O
assumption O
that O
, O
by O
putting O
to O
use O
what O
he O
was O
learning O
in O
school O
, O
it O
would O
n't O
be O
that O
hard O
to O
make O
a O
good O
return O
. O

Alas B-NORP
, O
he O
put O
his O
faith O
in O
the O
predictions O
of O
a O
certain O
investment O
adviser O
, O
and O
put O
everything O
he O
had O
into O
securities O
stocks O
, O
which O
stagnated O
. O

After O
the O
election O
of O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
as O
president O
, O
he O
mistakenly O
assumed O
that O
the O
market O
would O
go O
down O
, O
and O
sold O
everything O
without O
even O
looking O
at O
the O
share O
prices O
. O

He O
ended O
up O
selling O
at O
the O
low O
point O
, O
and O
his O
dream O
of O
going O
abroad O
is O
even O
farther O
out O
of O
reach O
than O
it O
was O
before O
. O

Healthy O
money O
management O

Chiu B-PERSON
Shean I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bii I-PERSON
of O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
was O
told O
in O
a O
recent O
meeting O
with O
the O
general O
manager O
of O
certain O
large O
American B-NORP
commercial O
bank O
: O
" O
Asians B-NORP
always O
ask O
: O
' O
Is O
the O
market O
going O
to O
go O
up O
or O
down O
tomorrow O
? O
' O

But O
investment O
advisors O
are O
not O
weather O
forecasters O
, O
and O
we O
do O
n't O
pretend O
that O
we O
can O
know O
the O
future O
. O
" O

This O
banker O
says O
that O
his O
money O
management O
target O
is O
not O
to O
make O
a O
specific O
profit O
within O
a O
specific O
time O
, O
but O
to O
use O
a O
variety O
of O
financial O
instruments O
- O
including O
defensive O
investments O
like O
insurance O
and O
reliable O
ones O
like O
savings O
, O
as O
well O
as O
an O
active O
investment O
portfolio O
- O
to O
appropriately O
diversify O
his O
assets O
. O

He O
seeks O
to O
" O
build O
a O
Noah B-PERSON
's O
ark O
. O

When O
the O
weather O
is O
good O
, O
you O
can O
make O
a O
little O
more O
progress O
, O
but O
when O
storms O
hit O
, O
you O
can O
ride O
them O
out O
. O
" O

Chen B-PERSON
Yi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fen I-PERSON
, O
who O
comes O
across O
all O
manner O
of O
money O
management O
plans O
every O
day O
, O
often O
wonders O
about O
the O
meaning O
of O
it O
all O
. O

She O
says O
that O
today O
banks O
are O
always O
talking O
about O
how O
they O
want O
to O
provide O
every O
individual O
with O
tools O
to O
" O
intelligently O
manage O
money O
. O
" O

For O
example O
, O
they O
provide O
credit O
cards O
that O
award O
bonus O
points O
, O
housing O
loans O
with O
built O
- O
in O
short O
- O
term O
overdrafts O
for O
investment O
, O
and O
even O
mutual O
fund O
accounts O
that O
will O
automatically O
invest O
a O
specific O
amount O
at O
fixed O
times O
. O

But O
how O
much O
money O
is O
enough O
? O

That O
depends O
on O
the O
values O
of O
the O
individual O
. O

" O
Each O
individual O
should O
choose O
a O
lifestyle O
and O
belief O
system O
that O
they O
feel O
comfortable O
with O
, O
and O
not O
just O
follow O
the O
crowd O
, O
" O
says O
Chen B-PERSON
. O

After O
all O
, O
in O
a O
pluralized O
society O
, O
there O
should O
be O
more O
than O
one O
definition O
of O
success O
. O

Recently O
there O
was O
a O
news O
story O
about O
the O
old O
author O
Chang B-PERSON
Tuo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wu I-PERSON
having O
to O
sell O
lottery O
tickets O
on O
the O
street O
. O

One O
financial O
expert O
took O
Chang B-PERSON
as O
an O
object O
lesson O
to O
" O
warn O
" O
people O
to O
learn O
how O
to O
manage O
their O
money O
. O

Yet O
, O
looking O
at O
this O
another O
way O
, O
if O
Chang B-PERSON
had O
spent O
his O
youth O
worrying O
about O
accumulating O
money O
, O
he O
would O
not O
have O
had O
the O
experiences O
he O
did O
and O
made O
his O
way O
from O
being O
an O
ordinary O
soldier O
to O
writing O
such O
moving O
works O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
there O
are O
no O
numbers O
that O
can O
validly O
measure O
what O
has O
been O
gained O
in O
life O
, O
and O
what O
lost O
. O

It O
is O
said O
that O
the O
two O
biggest O
causes O
of O
family O
arguments O
this O
year O
have O
been O
differences O
over O
who O
to O
vote O
for O
in O
the O
presidential O
election O
, O
and O
over O
what O
stocks O
to O
buy O
. O

As O
Jessica B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
reminds O
us O
, O
money O
management O
, O
like O
life O
itself O
, O
is O
an O
accumulation O
of O
small O
experiences O
, O
a O
long O
road O
with O
ups O
and O
downs O
, O
and O
so O
should O
be O
faced O
with O
equanimity O
. O

After O
all O
, O
is O
n't O
the O
point O
of O
making O
money O
to O
have O
a O
better O
life O
? O

But O
if O
you O
lose O
your O
sense O
of O
fun O
, O
your O
health O
, O
or O
your O
friends O
and O
family O
in O
the O
process O
, O
and O
if O
you O
win O
the O
money O
game O
only O
at O
the O
cost O
of O
losing O
the O
game O
of O
life O
, O
what O
kind O
of O
a O
return O
on O
your O
investment O
is O
that O
? O

Minister O
of O
Transportation O
and O
Communications O

Yeh B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON

-LRB- O
Chang B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ju I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
David B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Toman I-PERSON
-RRB- O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Raised O
in O
a O
Hakka B-NORP
village O
in O
Miaoli B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON
, O
a O
graduate O
of O
the O
law O
department O
at O
Fu B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jen I-ORG
Catholic I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
is O
the O
new O
Minister O
of O
Transportation O
and O
Communications O
, O
overseeing O
120,000 O
employees O
and O
an O
annual O
budget O
of O
over O
NT$ O
400 O
billion O
. O

From O
her O
early O
career O
in O
advertising O
, O
to O
taking O
up O
her O
late O
husband O
's O
unfulfilled O
wishes O
and O
setting O
out O
on O
the O
road O
of O
political O
no O
- O
return O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON
has O
fought O
impressively O
, O
earning O
wide O
acclaim O
. O

What O
makes O
Yeh B-PERSON
, O
having O
tasted O
the O
sweetness O
and O
sorrow O
of O
life O
in O
equal O
portions O
, O
able O
to O
switch O
roles O
with O
such O
aplomb O
? O

And O
where O
does O
the O
soft O
- O
spoken O
yet O
resolute O
Yeh B-PERSON
find O
the O
strength O
to O
handle O
the O
mounting O
challenges O
that O
life O
has O
thrust O
upon O
her O
? O

If O
not O
for O
the O
self O
- O
immolation O
of O
her O
late O
husband O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
Nan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jung I-PERSON
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
would O
not O
have O
gotten O
involved O
in O
politics O
. O

Since O
running O
for O
legislator O
in O
1989 O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON
's O
approach O
to O
politics O
for O
over O
a O
decade O
has O
been O
to O
" O
do O
things O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O
" O

With O
the O
election O
of O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
to O
the O
presidency O
, O
she O
says O
she O
feels O
that O
the O
DPP O
's O
transitional O
mission O
has O
been O
accomplished O
. O

However O
, O
at O
the O
repeated O
invitation O
of O
both O
President O
Chen O
and O
Premier O
Tang O
Fei O
to O
" O
write O
history O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
democracy O
, O
" O
Yeh B-PERSON
was O
moved O
by O
their O
sense O
of O
mission O
and O
accepted O
the O
appointment O
as O
new O
Minister O
of O
Transportation O
and O
Communications O
. O

Delicate O
and O
soft O
on O
the O
outside O
, O
strong O
and O
tough O
on O
the O
inside O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON
's O
confidence O
and O
tenacity O
are O
well O
illustrated O
by O
her O
love O
story O
. O

After O
commencing O
university O
at O
the O
age O
of O
18 O
, O
she O
met O
fellow O
philosophy O
student O
Cheng B-PERSON
Nan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jung I-PERSON
. O

Her O
family O
's O
eldest O
girl O
, O
she O
disregarded O
her O
father O
's O
objections O
and O
insisted O
on O
marrying O
Cheng B-PERSON
. O

For O
a O
short O
period O
after O
graduating O
from O
university O
she O
returned O
to O
teach O
in O
Miaoli B-GPE
, O
but O
in O
order O
to O
be O
together O
with O
Cheng B-PERSON
Nan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jung I-PERSON
she O
returned O
north O
to O
look O
for O
work O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Starting O
in O
an O
advertising O
agency O
as O
an O
account O
assistant O
, O
she O
climbed O
straight O
up O
the O
ranks O
to O
become O
the O
highest O
- O
ranking O
female O
executive O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
advertising O
industry O
, O
impressing O
colleagues O
with O
her O
competence O
and O
talents O
. O

Far O
more O
than O
a O
pinch O
- O
hitter O

From O
career O
woman O
to O
professional O
legislator O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
's O
metamorphosis O
was O
clear O
for O
her O
colleagues O
to O
see O
. O

In O
" O
Looking B-WORK_OF_ART
Back I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
a O
documentary O
on O
women O
in O
Taiwanese B-NORP
politics O
that O
was O
filmed O
with O
support O
from O
the O
DPP O
's O
Department O
of O
Women O
's O
Affairs O
, O
the O
late O
DPP B-ORG
women O
's O
affairs O
director O
Peng B-PERSON
Wan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ju I-PERSON
made O
an O
acute O
observation O
about O
Yeh B-PERSON
: O

Although O
it O
was O
her O
husband O
's O
lingering O
shadow O
that O
took O
her O
into O
politics O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
's O
performance O
has O
gone O
beyond O
the O
traditional O
experiences O
of O
women O
in O
opposition O
politics O
, O
transcending O
the O
image O
of O
a O
victimized O
family O
member O
to O
manifest O
the O
autonomy O
of O
a O
female O
political O
figure O
in O
her O
own O
right O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
commented O
: O
" O
During O
her O
first O
term O
as O
a O
legislator O
she O
acted O
a O
lot O
like O
a O
substitute O
, O
so O
every O
time O
she O
questioned O
officials O
or O
addressed O
a O
session O
she O
would O
say O
that O
such O
and O
such O
was O
communicated O
to O
her O
in O
a O
dream O
by O
Cheng B-PERSON
Nan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jung I-PERSON
. O

However O
, O
by O
her O
second O
and O
third O
terms O
, O
she O
came O
very O
much O
into O
her O
own O
, O
and O
she O
won O
great O
respect O
from O
women O
's O
groups O
as O
a O
defender O
of O
women O
's O
interests O
and O
a O
champion O
of O
the O
family O
dependents O
' O
section O
of O
the O
civil O
law O
. O
" O

At O
the O
recent O
Yangmingshan B-GPE
seminar O
for O
new O
government O
officials O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON
gave O
a O
short O
interview O
, O
stressing O
, O
" O
When O
I O
first O
ran O
for O
office O
I O
was O
not O
playing O
the O
role O
of O
a O
housewife O
pinch O
- O
hitting O
for O
her O
husband O
. O

I O
was O
already O
an O
influential O
female O
executive O
in O
my O
professional O
field O
. O

And O
even O
though O
I O
went O
into O
politics O
due O
to O
my O
husband O
's O
sacrifice O
, O
I O
was O
only O
willing O
to O
do O
so O
because O
I O
shared O
his O
beliefs O
. O

My O
objective O
was O
to O
fight O
as O
a O
mother O
for O
what O
I O
hold O
dearest O
. O

As O
a O
public O
servant O
, O
I O
have O
always O
been O
my O
own O
person O
. O
" O

In O
over O
a O
decade O
in O
politics O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON
's O
exhaustive O
efforts O
on O
the O
part O
of O
women O
's O
groups O
are O
worth O
tallying O
. O

The O
revision O
of O
the O
family O
dependents O
' O
section O
of O
the O
civil O
law O
was O
a O
major O
undertaking O
, O
with O
a O
mind O
- O
boggling O
number O
of O
legal O
provisions O
touching O
on O
highly O
complex O
issues O
. O

Long O
- O
term O
efforts O
by O
women O
's O
groups O
, O
plus O
the O
personal O
crusades O
of O
Yeh B-PERSON
and O
New B-ORG
Party I-ORG
legislator O
Hsieh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ta I-PERSON
, O
ultimately O
built O
momentum O
in O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
. O

Finally O
, O
after O
exhaustive O
lobbying O
of O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
passed O
the O
revision O
of O
certain O
provisions O
of O
the O
family O
dependents O
' O
section O
of O
the O
civil O
law O
in O
1996 O
, O
providing O
safeguards O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
women O
's O
prenuptial O
property O
rights O
and O
child O
custody O
rights O
. O

This O
proved O
to O
be O
the O
first O
major O
step O
for O
equal O
rights O
between O
the O
sexes O
under O
law O
. O

Respect O
for O
expertise O

Variously O
described O
by O
the O
media O
as O
a O
crusader O
for O
justice O
, O
a O
hard O
worker O
and O
an O
incorruptible O
political O
figure O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON
, O
known O
as O
" O
mother O
of O
the O
country O
, O
" O
carries O
considerable O
seniority O
within O
the O
DPP O
. O

Her O
aggressive O
efforts O
to O
shore O
up O
the O
Hakka B-NORP
vote O
for O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
during O
the O
presidential O
election O
were O
also O
crucial O
to O
her O
appointment O
as O
Minister O
of O
Transportation O
and O
Communications O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
the O
media O
also O
notes O
that O
Yeh B-PERSON
has O
practically O
no O
past O
connections O
to O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Transportation O
and O
Communications O
, O
and O
the O
ministry O
's O
complex O
, O
specialized O
tasks O
present O
her O
with O
a O
steep O
learning O
curve O
. O

Addressing O
these O
issues O
, O
Yeh B-PERSON
relates O
, O
" O
The O
Ministry O
of O
Transportation O
and O
Communications O
, O
in O
a O
word O
, O
is O
about O
' O
people O
, O
' O
making O
it O
essentially O
a O
huge O
service O
network O
. O

With O
this O
in O
mind O
, O
setting O
out O
from O
the O
standpoint O
of O
' O
people O
' O
is O
the O
first O
task O
I O
have O
set O
out O
for O
myself O
. O
" O

In O
addition O
, O
she O
stresses O
that O
due O
to O
the O
excessive O
burdens O
of O
the O
old O
administration O
, O
in O
which O
policies O
were O
constantly O
distorted O
by O
personal O
interests O
and O
party O
considerations O
, O
perhaps O
professionals O
in O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Transportation O
and O
Communications O
were O
frustrated O
at O
being O
unable O
to O
put O
their O
expertise O
into O
play O
. O

" O
People O
want O
the O
new O
government O
to O
quell O
the O
old O
never O
- O
ending O
conflicts O
over O
individual O
interests O
, O
and O
draw O
a O
line O
between O
public O
administration O
and O
politics O
. O

These O
are O
the O
biggest O
issues O
faced O
by O
the O
new O
cabinet O
. O

Now O
is O
the O
chance O
to O
clear O
out O
the O
cobwebs O
and O
get O
off O
to O
a O
new O
start O
. O
" O

Constitutional O
Revision O
Paves O
Way O
for O
Phasing O
Out O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG

-LRB- O
Chang B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ju I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
David O
J. O

Toman O
-RRB- O

On O
April O
24 O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
finalized O
the O
chief O
task O
of O
the O
sixth O
round O
of O
constitutional O
revisions O
during O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
's O
presidency O
: O
its O
own O
demobilization O
. O

While O
this O
development O
will O
allay O
popular O
fears O
of O
an O
everlasting O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
how O
to O
formulate O
comprehensive O
measures O
to O
fill O
in O
the O
constitutional O
and O
functional O
void O
of O
the O
moribund O
body O
becomes O
the O
next O
vital O
task O
. O

On O
March O
24 O
, O
just O
days O
after O
the O
ROC B-GPE
presidential O
election O
, O
the O
Council O
of O
Grand O
Justices O
made O
a O
constitutional O
interpretation O
of O
last O
year O
's O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
term O
extension O
, O
declaring O
the O
move O
null O
and O
void O
. O

This O
stirred O
the O
ire O
of O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
members O
, O
who O
struck O
back O
during O
the O
ensuing O
constitutional O
revision O
session O
, O
claiming O
that O
" O
lifelong O
privileges O
for O
grand O
justices O
violate O
the O
constitution O
. O
" O

The O
reaction O
by O
a O
minority O
of O
NA B-ORG
delegates O
to O
the O
grand O
justices O
' O
constitutional O
interpretation O
once O
again O
triggered O
displeasure O
in O
society O
at O
the O
body O
's O
refusal O
to O
admit O
its O
fallibility O
. O

Activists O
in O
groups O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
Taipei I-ORG
Society I-ORG
and O
the O
Association O
of O
Taiwanese O
University O
Professors O
organized O
a O
street O
demonstration O
to O
call O
for O
the O
dissolution O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
. O

A O
further O
consequence O
of O
the O
grand O
justices O
' O
ruling O
was O
that O
an O
election O
would O
have O
to O
be O
held O
to O
produce O
a O
new O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
membership O
before O
the O
conclusion O
of O
the O
current O
term O
. O

While O
this O
development O
had O
would O
- O
be O
candidates O
in O
all O
parties O
scrambling O
to O
launch O
election O
campaigns O
, O
by O
late O
March O
the O
post-presidential-election O
situation O
, O
combined O
with O
pressure O
from O
public O
opinion O
, O
pushed O
the O
KMT B-NORP
to O
work O
with O
the O
DPP O
on O
means O
to O
phase O
out O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
despite O
the O
KMT B-NORP
's O
previous O
opposition O
to O
the O
body O
's O
complete O
dissolution O
in O
the O
name O
of O
preserving O
the O
constitutional O
structure O
. O

For O
a O
time O
, O
the O
question O
of O
whether O
to O
hold O
elections O
for O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
DPP O
and O
KMT B-ORG
's O
shared O
policy O
for O
phasing O
out O
the O
body O
, O
were O
viewed O
as O
motivated O
by O
fear O
of O
the O
growth O
of O
the B-ORG
People I-ORG
First I-ORG
Party I-ORG
-LRB- O
PFP B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

Thus O
the O
hubbub O
continued O
over O
the O
fate O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
for O
a O
fortnight O
, O
until O
finally O
the O
newly O
formed O
PFP B-ORG
caucus O
in O
the O
assembly O
agreed O
to O
its O
gradual O
downsizing O
. O

This O
paved O
the O
way O
for O
the O
commencement O
on O
April O
8 O
of O
the O
sixth O
round O
of O
constitutional O
revisions O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
in O
which O
such O
issues O
as O
reducing O
the O
total O
number O
of O
NA B-ORG
delegates O
and O
freezing O
their O
powers O
and O
duties O
- O
amounting O
to O
their O
" O
self O
- O
abolition O
" O
- O
became O
the O
center O
of O
discussion O
. O

The O
various O
parties O
leveraged O
their O
carrots O
and O
sticks O
against O
their O
delegates O
, O
threatening O
expulsion O
for O
not O
supporting O
the O
neutralization O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
at O
the O
same O
time O
as O
they O
tried O
to O
appease O
their O
delegates O
. O

Finally O
, O
on O
April O
24 O
these O
maneuvers O
helped O
bring O
about O
the O
passage O
of O
several O
constitutional O
revisions O
, O
including O
deactivation O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
favorable O
provisions O
for O
residents O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
offshore O
islands O
-LRB- O
Kinmen B-GPE
, O
Matsu B-GPE
, O
and O
Penghu B-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
military O
personnel O
, O
and O
revocation O
of O
lifelong O
special O
privileges O
for O
grand O
justices O
. O

In O
line O
with O
these O
revisions O
, O
the O
voting O
public O
will O
no O
longer O
directly O
elect O
NA B-ORG
delegates O
. O

Rather O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
will O
become O
a O
" O
task O
- O
based O
body O
" O
generated O
according O
to O
proportional O
political O
party O
representation O
in O
the O
legislature O
, O
maintaining O
the O
rights O
to O
ratification O
of O
constitutional O
revisions O
proposed O
by O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
impeachment O
of O
the O
president O
and O
vice O
president O
, O
and O
resolutions O
on O
modifications O
to O
national O
territory O
. O

With O
these O
changes O
, O
legislators O
will O
exercise O
approval O
over O
personnel O
appointments O
to O
the O
Judicial O
, O
Examination B-ORG
and O
Control O
yuans O
. O

To O
be O
fair O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
does O
have O
its O
unique O
set O
of O
duties O
and O
powers O
under O
the O
existing O
structure O
, O
thus O
few O
people O
are O
ready O
to O
call O
for O
its O
complete O
abolition O
. O

This O
is O
especially O
notable O
given O
the O
ambiguity O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
constitutional O
structure O
, O
seeing O
as O
it O
is O
not O
a O
presidential O
system O
, O
a O
cabinet O
system O
, O
or O
a O
two O
- O
headed O
system O
in O
the O
true O
sense O
. O

Many O
scholars O
caution O
that O
eliminating O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
and O
handing O
all O
its O
powers O
to O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
while O
the O
government O
structure O
remains O
ambiguous O
, O
is O
not O
the O
best O
structural O
framework O
. O

That O
said O
, O
despite O
landmark O
changes O
such O
as O
the O
full O
election O
of O
the O
national O
parliament O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
establishment O
of O
the O
legal O
groundwork O
for O
the O
direct O
election O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
president O
, O
the B-LAW
ROC I-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
has O
been O
revamped O
with O
alarming O
frequency O
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
some O
have O
scoffed O
that O
the O
constitution O
, O
the O
basis O
upon O
which O
the O
nation O
's O
laws O
are O
founded O
, O
has O
been O
tinkered O
with O
more O
often O
than O
the O
civil O
and O
criminal O
codes O
. O

Further O
, O
new O
duties O
and O
authorities O
were O
given O
to O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
in O
order O
to O
achieve O
successive O
constitutional O
revisions O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
in O
exchange O
for O
the O
assembly O
agreeing O
to O
give O
up O
its O
authority O
to O
elect O
the O
president O
, O
the O
body O
was O
given O
power O
of O
approval O
over O
personnel O
appointments O
to O
the B-ORG
Judicial I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
Examination B-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
and O
Control B-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
. O

With O
each O
revision O
, O
the O
constitution O
became O
increasingly O
jumbled O
, O
while O
NA B-ORG
delegates O
leveraged O
their O
positions O
to O
exact O
" O
constitutional O
amendment O
rent O
" O
and O
fatten O
themselves O
up O
. O

Last O
year O
's O
term O
extension O
bill O
further O
solidified O
the O
public O
's O
image O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
as O
no O
more O
than O
a O
tool O
of O
political O
struggle O
, O
and O
a O
self O
- O
indulgent O
body O
at O
that O
, O
generating O
widespread O
consensus O
on O
the O
necessity O
of O
dissolving O
it O
. O

While O
the O
latest O
round O
of O
constitutional O
revisions O
satisfies O
the O
general O
desire O
across O
the O
political O
spectrum O
to O
progressively O
dismantle O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
sloppy O
accompanying O
provisions O
and O
the O
failure O
of O
the O
various O
political O
parties O
to O
propose O
a O
new O
blueprint O
in O
its O
place O
provide O
cause O
for O
new O
concern O
over O
the O
health O
of O
constitutional O
government O
in O
the O
ROC B-GPE
. O

For O
example O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
will O
become O
a O
" O
task O
- O
based O
body O
" O
generated O
according O
to O
the O
proportion O
of O
seats O
held O
by O
each O
political O
party O
in O
the O
legislature O
. O

National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
professor O
Lee B-PERSON
Hung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsi I-PERSON
, O
an O
expert O
on O
constitutional O
law O
, O
points O
out O
that O
less O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
population O
takes O
part O
in O
political O
party O
activities O
. O

Thus O
a O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
generated O
proportionally O
according O
to O
party O
representation O
represents O
suppression O
of O
the O
views O
of O
the O
other O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
population O
, O
and O
thus O
violates O
the O
principle O
of O
vesting O
authority O
over O
constitutional O
government O
in O
the O
people O
. O

Following O
the O
demobilization O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
many O
functions O
and O
powers O
currently O
held O
by O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
will O
be O
transferred O
to O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
. O

This O
in O
turn O
raises O
fears O
in O
the O
academic O
community O
that O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
could O
become O
an O
untamable O
new O
constitutional O
monster O
. O

The O
expanded O
powers O
of O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
also O
include O
the O
impeachment O
and O
recall O
of O
the O
president O
and O
vice O
president O
, O
and O
the O
supplementary O
election O
of O
the O
vice O
president O
. O

These O
changes O
tighten O
the O
relationship O
between O
the O
parliament O
and O
the O
president O
, O
requiring O
the O
president O
to O
report O
to O
the O
Legislative O
Yuan O
on O
the O
state O
of O
the O
nation O
. O

But O
the O
president O
has O
only O
the O
passive O
authority O
to O
dissolve O
the O
parliament O
. O

In O
the O
face O
of O
a O
parliament O
with O
supreme O
powers O
, O
a O
president O
whose O
party O
claims O
only O
a O
minority O
in O
the O
legislature O
is O
powerless O
even O
to O
replace O
a O
premier O
with O
whom O
he O
does O
not O
see O
eye O
to O
eye O
, O
leaving O
him O
devoid O
of O
the O
authorities O
and O
responsibilities O
to O
correspond O
with O
his O
administrative O
actions O
. O

A O
China B-ORG
Times I-ORG
editorial O
urged O
that O
the O
question O
of O
whether O
the O
enormous O
Legislative O
Yuan O
might O
be O
split O
into O
two O
houses O
by O
function O
be O
evaluated O
and O
worked O
out O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

The O
legal O
demobilization O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
was O
conducted O
without O
a O
hitch O
, O
yet O
the O
future O
of O
constitutional O
government O
looks O
bleak O
. O

This O
dire O
outlook O
is O
surely O
not O
something O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
political O
parties O
expected O
when O
, O
attempting O
to O
align O
with O
public O
opinion O
, O
they O
moved O
to O
phase O
out O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
. O

Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
in O
the O
Southern O
Hemisphere O

-LRB- O
by O
Lin B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
, O
Auckland B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
/ O
tr. O
by O
Christopher B-PERSON
MacDonald I-PERSON
-RRB- O

It O
was O
the O
middle O
of O
summer O
in O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
, O
and O
the O
time O
for O
celebrating O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

There O
are O
plenty O
of O
Asian O
immigrants O
on O
the O
east O
side O
of O
Auckland B-GPE
, O
and O
if O
New B-NORP
Zealanders I-NORP
can O
have O
Christmas O
on O
a O
sweltering O
hot O
day O
, O
then O
why O
should O
n't O
we O
Asians B-NORP
do O
something O
to O
mark O
our O
traditional O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
? O

Thus O
it O
was O
that O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Association I-ORG
-LRB- O
UAA B-ORG
-RRB- O
and O
the B-ORG
Hua I-ORG
- I-ORG
Hsia I-ORG
Association I-ORG
- O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
organization O
- O
organized O
the O
" O
Celebrating B-EVENT
Oriental I-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
" O
event O
. O

To O
our O
surprise O
, O
over O
10,000 O
visitors O
came O
for O
the O
performances O
, O
along O
with O
a O
number O
of O
leading O
politicians O
including O
Prime O
Minister O
Jenny O
Shipley O
and O
the O
mayor O
of O
Manukua B-GPE
. O

The O
event O
took O
place O
outdoors O
in O
Howick B-GPE
Domain I-GPE
and O
lasted O
over O
five O
hours O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
the B-ORG
Hua I-ORG
- I-ORG
Hsia I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
groups O
representing O
Korea B-GPE
, O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
, O
Malaysia B-GPE
and O
other O
Asian O
countries O
participated O
. O

The O
stage O
was O
meticulously O
decorated O
, O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
lanterns O
hanging O
from O
the O
canopy O
and O
a O
scarlet O
imperial O
robe O
draped O
against O
the O
black O
backdrop O
, O
creating O
a O
very O
Chinese B-NORP
atmosphere O
. O

There O
were O
folk O
dances O
performed O
in O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
costume O
, O
and O
towards O
the O
end O
, O
a O
spectacular O
dragon O
dance O
given O
by O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Hua I-ORG
- I-ORG
Hsia I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

The O
sound O
of O
gongs O
and O
drums O
filled O
the O
air O
, O
along O
with O
clapping O
and O
gasps O
of O
admiration O
from O
the O
audience O
. O

Not O
many O
knew O
how O
much O
hard O
work O
had O
gone O
on O
behind O
the O
scenes O
for O
this O
successful O
cultural O
event O
. O

Support O
from O
the O
then O
- O
representative O
of O
the O
Taipei O
Economic O
and O
Cultural O
Office O
in O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
, O
R.C. B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
, O
was O
an O
important O
element O
in O
the O
event O
's O
success O
. O

The O
chairman O
of O
the O
UAA O
, O
Sharon B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
, O
is O
a O
New O
Zealander O
who O
is O
very O
fond O
of O
Asian O
culture O
. O

She O
holds O
regular O
seminars O
for O
new O
immigrants O
, O
and O
was O
recently O
awarded O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Queen I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Service I-WORK_OF_ART
Medal I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
recognition O
of O
her O
dedication O
. O

The O
UAA O
holds O
a O
" O
Celebrating B-EVENT
Oriental I-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
" O
event O
at O
this O
time O
every O
year O
as O
a O
way O
of O
encouraging O
cultural O
interchange O
, O
but O
every O
year O
it O
is O
a O
struggle O
to O
find O
co-sponsors O
willing O
to O
provide O
funding O
. O

On O
this O
occasion O
, O
R.C. B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
's O
support O
led O
to O
the O
event O
being O
jointly O
presented O
by O
the B-ORG
Hua I-ORG
- I-ORG
Hsia I-ORG
Association I-ORG
and O
the O
UAA O
. O

With O
the B-ORG
Hua I-ORG
- I-ORG
Hsia I-ORG
Association I-ORG
's O
committed O
support O
there O
were O
more O
than O
30 O
snack O
booths O
present O
, O
giving O
the O
event O
the O
lively O
feel O
of O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
temple O
celebration O
. O

The O
foreigners O
[ O
non-ethnic O
Chinese B-GPE
] O
present O
were O
amazed O
in O
particular O
by O
the O
mass O
dragon O
dance O
that O
members O
of O
the O
Association O
performed O
. O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
when O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
was O
newly O
opened O
up O
to O
immigration O
and O
there O
were O
n't O
many O
Chinese B-GPE
around O
, O
hardly O
anyone O
had O
heard O
of O
the B-ORG
Hua I-ORG
- I-ORG
Hsia I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
and O
inviting O
government O
officials O
to O
attend O
such O
events O
was O
always O
fraught O
with O
difficulty O
. O

As O
more O
and O
more O
Asian O
immigrants O
arrived O
, O
members O
of O
Parliament B-ORG
- O
vying O
for O
votes O
- O
began O
participating O
enthusiastically O
in O
the O
Association O
's O
events O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
the O
Association O
has O
supported O
charitable O
causes O
in O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
for O
many O
years O
, O
donating O
time O
and O
money O
, O
has O
been O
especially O
important O
in O
terms O
of O
getting O
taken O
seriously O
by O
the O
government O
, O
and O
it O
is O
thanks O
to O
the O
efforts O
of O
immigrants O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
that O
successes O
like O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
celebration O
have O
become O
possible O
. O

For O
our O
family O
, O
it O
was O
our O
tenth O
year O
in O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
since O
arriving O
as O
immigrants O
. O

Our O
daughter O
had O
just O
turned O
ten O
and O
our O
son O
was O
starting O
primary O
school O
when O
we O
came O
here O
. O

During O
the O
tough O
years O
as O
new O
immigrants O
we O
overcame O
numerous O
difficulties O
of O
language O
and O
culture O
, O
working O
to O
establish O
ourselves O
in O
this O
foreign O
land O
. O

We O
wanted O
our O
children O
to O
quickly O
adapt O
to O
the O
Western B-NORP
world O
but O
without O
forgetting O
their O
Chinese B-NORP
roots O
, O
so O
we O
endlessly O
reminded O
them O
that O
we O
will O
always O
be O
" O
descendants O
of O
the O
Yellow O
Emperor O
, O
" O
and O
urged O
them O
to O
merge O
into O
Western B-NORP
society O
with O
the O
characteristic O
tenacity O
and O
humanity O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

When O
the O
UAA O
was O
first O
set O
up O
in O
1995 O
, O
Sharon B-ORG
came O
to O
our O
house O
in O
need O
of O
assistance O
from O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
community O
, O
filled O
with O
enthusiasm O
but O
uncertain O
about O
how O
to O
make O
contact O
with O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

Our O
daughter O
has O
been O
Sharon B-ORG
's O
pal O
ever O
since O
, O
and O
it O
was O
she O
who O
suggested O
that O
Sharon B-ORG
see O
R.C. B-PERSON
Shih I-PERSON
about O
a O
co-sponsor O
for O
this O
year O
's O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
celebration O
. O

Several O
weeks O
before O
the O
event O
Sharon B-ORG
asked O
me O
if O
I O
wanted O
to O
design O
a O
special O
garland O
to O
welcome O
the O
prime O
minister O
. O

As O
a O
Howick B-GPE
resident O
and O
a O
floral O
designer O
, O
how O
could O
I O
refuse O
? O

I O
used O
scarlet O
silk O
cord O
and O
miniature O
embroidered O
Chinese B-NORP
slippers O
-LRB- O
as O
used O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
knotting O
-RRB- O
along O
with O
dried O
flowers O
, O
to O
make O
a O
red O
and O
gold O
garland O
. O

As O
I O
put O
it O
on O
the O
premier O
I O
explained O
that O
these O
were O
lucky O
colors O
used O
for O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

She O
was O
delighted O
with O
this O
beautiful O
souvenir O
, O
rich O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
culture O
and O
art O
, O
and O
said O
she O
would O
keep O
it O
forever O
. O

With O
the O
steady O
introduction O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
culture O
into O
this O
country O
, O
New B-NORP
Zealanders I-NORP
are O
generally O
more O
aware O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
than O
before O
, O
and O
immigrants O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
been O
working O
hard O
to O
soften O
the O
anti-Asian O
sentiments O
of O
the O
locals O
. O

When O
the O
program O
of O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
performances O
wrapped O
up O
, O
many O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
friends O
came O
forward O
to O
express O
their O
thanks O
, O
saying O
that O
they O
now O
felt O
more O
familiar O
with O
China B-GPE
and O
were O
eagerly O
looking O
forward O
to O
next O
year O
's O
" O
Howick B-GPE
in O
the O
Park O
" O
! O

p. O
43 O

The O
high O
point O
of O
the O
event O
came O
when O
the O
prime O
minister O
addressed O
the O
audience O
, O
standing O
before O
an O
imperial O
Chinese B-NORP
robe O
. O

Rising B-WORK_OF_ART
Tide I-WORK_OF_ART

-LRB- O
Chuang B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Taiwan B-GPE
is O
currently O
being O
gripped O
by O
a O
wave O
of O
nostalgia O
. O

If O
the O
film O
In B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Mood I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Love I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
starring O
Maggie B-PERSON
Cheung I-PERSON
and O
Tony B-PERSON
Leung I-PERSON
, O
shows O
the O
face O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
in O
the O
1960s O
, O
what O
Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
's O
book O
Rising O
Tide B-PRODUCT
reveals O
is O
a O
story O
of O
old O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
author O
's O
little O
- O
known O
tragic O
and O
difficult O
childhood O
. O

For O
old O
Taipei B-GPE
folk O
in O
their O
50s O
and O
60s O
, O
perhaps O
Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
's O
Rising O
Tide B-PRODUCT
can O
help O
them O
rediscover O
the O
feel O
of O
that O
age O
which O
was O
theirs O
. O

And O
for O
younger O
readers O
, O
reading O
the O
book O
can O
be O
a O
journey O
into O
the O
past O
. O

Incredible O
! O

This O
elegant O
gent O
before O
me O
, O
dressed O
in O
a O
silk O
shirt O
and O
a O
dark O
brown O
woolen O
suit O
with O
a O
light O
, O
fine O
check O
pattern O
, O
savoring O
his O
coffee O
and O
chatting O
about O
French B-NORP
films O
, O
this O
classical O
music O
lover O
with O
a O
penchant O
for O
refined O
European B-NORP
life O
, O
looks O
utterly O
the O
product O
of O
a O
comfortable O
, O
happy O
upbringing O
. O

Who O
would O
have O
thought O
that O
a O
stream O
of O
bitterly O
painful O
childhood O
memories O
would O
flood O
through O
his O
book O
- O
memories O
that O
came O
as O
a O
complete O
surprise O
even O
to O
friends O
who O
know O
him O
well O
. O

Author O
Wang B-PERSON
Ting I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chun I-PERSON
writes O
in O
his O
review O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Tide I-WORK_OF_ART
Comes I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Ko I-WORK_OF_ART
Ching I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
hua I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
: O
" O
I O
have O
known O
Ko B-PERSON
for O
many O
years O
, O
but O
I O
was O
quite O
unaware O
of O
the O
difficulties O
of O
his O
youth O
. O

Looking O
back O
at O
his O
easygoing O
, O
elegant O
style O
, O
there O
was O
nothing O
about O
him O
to O
suggest O
he O
had O
ever O
endured O
hardship O
. O
" O

Essayist O
Pan B-PERSON
Jen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mu I-PERSON
, O
however O
, O
has O
a O
much O
more O
emotional O
response O
: O

" O
Reading O
Rising B-WORK_OF_ART
Tide I-WORK_OF_ART
reduced O
me O
to O
tears O
! O

For O
he O
has O
expressed O
all O
the O
distress O
and O
privations O
of O
our O
youth O
. O
" O

The O
images O
revealed O
in O
Rising O
Tide B-PRODUCT
are O
many O
- O
faceted O
. O

There O
are O
the O
joys O
and O
sorrows O
of O
the O
author O
's O
childhood O
and O
teenage O
years O
; O
there O
are O
the O
twists O
and O
turns O
of O
his O
love O
, O
marriage O
and O
his O
first O
excursions O
into O
the O
literary O
world O
; O
there O
is O
the O
nostalgia O
of O
an O
old O
Taipei B-GPE
resident O
for O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
past O
; O
and O
there O
is O
also O
the O
beautiful O
story O
of O
a O
literary O
gardener O
tilling O
the O
soil O
of O
his O
dreams O
. O

Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
-LRB- O
whose O
close O
friends O
call O
him O
" O
Old O
K O
" O
-RRB- O
can O
be O
called O
the O
doyen O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
literary O
world O
. O

His O
ancestral O
home O
was O
in O
Yongjia O
, O
Zhejiang B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

Born O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
in O
1937 O
, O
at O
the O
age O
of O
seven O
he O
was O
taken O
by O
his O
parents O
to O
Kunshan B-GPE
in O
Jiangsu B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
to O
be O
looked O
after O
by O
a O
family O
named O
Gu B-PERSON
. O

They O
were O
rice O
farmers O
, O
and O
young O
Ko B-PERSON
had O
to O
work O
in O
the O
fields O
, O
planting O
rice O
seedlings O
and O
so O
on O
. O

When O
he O
was O
ten O
, O
his O
father O
brought O
him O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
via O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O

After O
they O
disembarked O
at O
Keelung B-GPE
, O
Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
wept O
all O
the O
way O
as O
they O
walked O
from O
the O
pier O
, O
past O
Jen B-FAC
- I-FAC
ai I-FAC
Road I-FAC
and O
to O
their O
home O
in O
Ningpo B-FAC
West I-FAC
Street I-FAC
. O

It O
was O
only O
when O
he O
heard O
the O
sound O
of O
Peking B-GPE
opera O
singing O
coming O
out O
of O
a O
square O
wooden O
box O
that O
he O
stopped O
crying O
and O
asked O
in O
bewilderment O
, O
" O
Is O
there O
someone O
in O
the O
box O
? O
" O

This O
moment O
of O
childish O
wonder O
raised O
the O
curtain O
on O
the O
drama O
of O
his O
life O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

The O
poor O
fear O
moving O
house O

However O
, O
he O
never O
imagined O
that O
the O
role O
he O
was O
called O
upon O
to O
play O
would O
be O
so O
lonely O
and O
dismal O
. O

Recalling O
this O
time O
so O
many O
years O
later O
, O
he O
still O
feels O
pangs O
of O
nostalgia O
for O
his O
parents O
, O
despite O
their O
ill O
- O
treatment O
of O
him O
. O

His O
mother O
and O
father O
did O
not O
get O
on O
well O
together O
, O
and O
after O
constant O
arguments O
they O
finally O
divorced O
. O

Destitute O
, O
the O
family O
split O
up O
and O
went O
their O
separate O
ways O
. O

Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
's O
father O
Ko B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
was O
a O
graduate O
of O
the O
foreign O
languages O
department O
at O
Hangzhou B-GPE
's O
Zhijiang B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
and O
taught O
English O
at O
Taipei O
First O
Girls O
' O
High O
School O
. O

But O
in O
Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
's O
eyes O
, O
he O
was O
nothing O
but O
a O
spineless O
, O
gullible O
fool O
. O

It O
was O
this O
spineless O
father O
who O
caused O
Ko B-PERSON
's O
childhood O
to O
be O
spent O
in O
constant O
house O
moving O
. O

In O
his O
book O
, O
Ko B-PERSON
describes O
his O
feelings O
during O
that O
time O
thus O
: O
" O
The O
poor O
fear O
hunger O
, O
and O
also O
moving O
house O
. O
" O

Their O
series O
of O
temporary O
homes O
even O
included O
an O
air O
raid O
shelter O
which O
kept O
out O
neither O
the O
wind O
nor O
the O
rain O
, O
and O
was O
not O
fit O
for O
human O
habitation O
. O

Apart O
from O
the O
problem O
of O
accommodation O
which O
blighted O
Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
's O
childhood O
, O
as O
a O
teenager O
he O
had O
to O
do O
jobs O
like O
selling O
newspapers O
and O
delivering O
coal O
briquettes O
to O
earn O
his O
school O
fees O
, O
so O
he O
could O
finish O
his O
schooling O
. O

Ko B-PERSON
sums O
up O
the O
poverty O
which O
so O
often O
made O
him O
uncertain O
where O
his O
next O
meal O
was O
coming O
from O
, O
with O
the O
simple O
words O
: O
" O
Hunger O
is O
a O
beast O
with O
a O
painful O
bite O
. O
" O

But O
what O
anguish O
lies O
behind O
those O
words O
! O

Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
's O
status O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
publishing O
business O
goes O
without O
saying O
. O

In O
the O
25 O
years O
since O
he O
set O
up O
Elite B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
, O
which O
specializes O
completely O
in O
works O
of O
literature O
, O
he O
has O
published O
many O
influential O
books O
, O
ranging O
from O
Wang B-PERSON
Ting I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chun I-PERSON
's O
Open B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Chi O
Chun O
's O
Dreaming B-WORK_OF_ART
with I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Book I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Pillow I-WORK_OF_ART
to O
Chang O
To O
- O
wu O
's O
Horses B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Foot I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Soldiers I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Yu O
Chiu O
- O
yu O
's O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Bitter I-WORK_OF_ART
Cultural I-WORK_OF_ART
Journey I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Ko B-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
spent O
his O
career O
publishing O
other O
people O
's O
books O
, O
had O
no O
idea O
that O
when O
he O
wrote O
the O
story O
of O
his O
own O
childhood O
it O
would O
elicit O
such O
a O
broad O
response O
among O
readers O
and O
literature O
lovers O
. O

He O
says O
cheerfully O
: O
" O
I O
've O
made O
others O
weep O
, O
but O
I O
've O
made O
myself O
laugh O
. O
" O

Writing O
the O
book O
was O
a O
cathartic O
experience O
which O
wiped O
away O
the O
sense O
of O
inferiority O
, O
the O
loneliness O
and O
the O
desolation O
he O
experienced O
as O
a O
child O
, O
so O
once O
the O
book O
was O
finished O
his O
mood O
was O
relaxed O
and O
happy O
. O

No O
wonder O
Ko B-PERSON
says O
he O
is O
now O
the O
happiest O
of O
men O
in O
an O
unhappy O
environment O
. O

Walking O
amid O
the O
hubbub O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
today O
, O
on O
streets O
filled O
with O
people O
and O
traffic O
, O
Ko B-FAC
- I-FAC
nan I-FAC
Street I-FAC
, O
Shanghai B-FAC
Road I-FAC
, O
the B-FAC
Tri-Service I-FAC
Stadium I-FAC
and O
the B-FAC
Star I-FAC
Cafe I-FAC
have O
long O
since O
drifted O
away O
like O
the O
sound O
of O
Ko O
Lan O
's O
mambo O
song O
. O

Once O
- O
familiar O
scenes O
are O
gone O
with O
the O
wind O
, O
leaving O
old O
Taipei B-GPE
resident O
Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
somewhat O
forlorn O
. O

Ko B-PERSON
, O
who O
likens O
himself O
to O
a O
peasant O
in O
an O
industrial O
society O
, O
has O
always O
insisted O
on O
publishing O
high O
- O
quality O
literature O
for O
the O
common O
man O
. O

Speaking O
of O
the O
future O
, O
he O
says O
with O
a O
smile O
that O
he O
is O
planning O
a O
long O
novel O
. O

This O
is O
surely O
something O
for O
all O
of O
us O
who O
love O
Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
's O
writing O
to O
look O
forward O
to O
. O

p. O
104 O

Title O
: O
Rising O
Tide B-PRODUCT

Author O
: O
Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON

Publishers O
: O
Elite B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Co. I-ORG

Published O
November O
2000 O

Price O
: O
NT$ O
200 O

p. O
105 O

No O
matter O
how O
the O
world O
about O
him O
changes O
, O
Ko B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
perseveres O
in O
tilling O
the O
soil O
of O
his O
literary O
garden O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Diago B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Reproducing O
an O
Ancient O
Art O
: O

Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
's O
Prehistoric O
Pottery O

-LRB- O
Elaine B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Liu B-PERSON
Teh I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

In O
a O
lively O
and O
well O
- O
attended O
ceremony O
on O
an O
unusually O
warm O
and O
sunny O
winter O
's O
day O
, O
the B-ORG
Yingko I-ORG
Ceramics I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
in O
Taipei B-GPE
County I-GPE
is O
formally O
opened O
to O
the O
public O
. O

Especially O
noteworthy O
is O
Room O
203 O
, O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Echoes I-WORK_OF_ART
Across I-WORK_OF_ART
Space I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Time I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
where O
there O
is O
an O
exhibit O
that O
seems O
quite O
out O
of O
the O
ordinary O
: O
rough O
sandy O
earth O
, O
an O
upright O
measuring O
stick O
. O
. O
. O
it O
is O
more O
like O
the O
site O
of O
an O
archeological O
dig O
. O

The O
layers O
of O
prehistoric O
pottery O
represent O
different O
cultures O
that O
existed O
at O
various O
times O
in O
the O
past O
. O

It O
is O
almost O
impossible O
to O
tell O
that O
these O
rudimentary O
yet O
beautiful O
works O
of O
pottery O
are O
not O
the O
real O
thing O
. O

They O
are O
in O
fact O
reproductions O
by O
the O
potter O
Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
. O

It O
is O
especially O
fitting O
that O
they O
should O
be O
Cheng B-PERSON
's O
work O
, O
because O
this O
unusual O
artist O
was O
formerly O
a O
student O
of O
archeology O
. O

Let O
's O
go O
back O
to O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
opening O
. O

The O
museum O
- O
located O
very O
near O
the O
Yingko O
interchange O
of O
the B-FAC
Second I-FAC
Northern I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
- O
is O
hopping O
with O
people O
scurrying O
and O
working O
inside O
and O
out O
. O

In O
the O
main O
hall O
on O
the O
first O
floor O
stand O
more O
than O
a O
dozen O
giant O
porcelain O
vases O
, O
representing O
the O
pottery O
industry O
of O
Yingko B-LOC
. O

When O
you O
climb O
to O
the O
second O
floor O
, O
in O
Room O
201 O
a O
worker O
is O
stirring O
cement O
with O
all O
his O
might O
in O
preparation O
for O
putting O
up O
a O
decorative O
wall O
of O
cement O
interspersed O
with O
ceramic O
pieces O
. O

And O
in O
Room O
203 O
, O
a O
group O
of O
people O
are O
busy O
putting O
the O
finished O
reproductions O
on O
display O
, O
documenting O
the O
process O
on O
video O
as O
they O
go O
along O
. O

Suddenly O
there O
is O
a O
crash O
, O
followed O
by O
a O
gasp O
, O
and O
Lu O
Hsiu O
- O
chin O
, O
director O
of O
the O
Research O
and O
Collections O
Department O
, O
rushes O
in O
to O
see O
what O
has O
happened O
. O

A O
camera O
lens O
has O
fallen O
off O
and O
struck O
a O
Yuanshan B-NORP
Culture I-NORP
jar O
. O

" O
Teacher O
Cheng O
, O
is O
there O
anything O
wrong O
? O
" O
asks O
Lu B-PERSON
nervously O
. O

Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
turns O
the O
piece O
in O
his O
hands O
, O
examining O
it O
carefully O
for O
damage O
. O

Then O
he O
raises O
his O
head O
and O
smiles O
: O
" O
It O
's O
a O
good O
thing O
I O
increased O
the O
kiln O
temperature O
to O
make O
these O
things O
more O
durable O
, O
because O
I O
was O
worried O
about O
the O
knocks O
they O
would O
take O
being O
moved O
around O
for O
the O
exhibition O
. O
" O

Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
addressed O
by O
the O
respectful O
title O
" O
Teacher O
Cheng O
" O
by O
all O
the O
museum O
staff O
high O
and O
low O
, O
is O
one O
of O
the O
Young O
Turks B-NORP
on O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
ceramics O
scene O
. O

He O
first O
gained O
fame O
with O
an O
award O
- O
winnnig O
entry O
in O
the O
annual O
Golden B-WORK_OF_ART
Ceramics I-WORK_OF_ART
Award I-WORK_OF_ART
competition O
. O

But O
the O
most O
important O
reason O
why O
the B-ORG
Yingko I-ORG
Ceramics I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
gave O
him O
sole O
and O
total O
control O
over O
the O
recreation O
of O
the O
36 O
pieces O
of O
prehistoric O
pottery O
in O
the O
exhibit O
is O
this O
: O
He O
is O
the O
only O
leading O
ceramicist O
in O
all O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
who O
also O
graduated O
from O
university O
with O
a O
degree O
in O
archeology O
. O

A O
great O
deal O
of O
effort O
has O
been O
devoted O
to O
opening O
new O
museums O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
recent O
years O
. O

Besides O
institutions O
devoted O
to O
the O
natural O
sciences O
, O
the O
main O
focus O
has O
been O
on O
local O
Taiwanese B-NORP
history O
and O
aboriginal O
culture O
. O

Examples O
include O
the O
National O
Museum O
of O
Prehistory O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
County I-GPE
's O
Yingko B-ORG
Ceramics I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
and O
Shihsanhang B-ORG
Museum I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
privately O
founded O
Sheng O
Ye O
Museum O
of O
Formosan O
Aborigines O
. O

For O
museums O
, O
the O
most O
important O
thing O
is O
of O
course O
to O
acquire O
items O
to O
display O
. O

But O
most O
archeological O
artifacts O
are O
only O
shards O
, O
and O
the O
few O
items O
that O
have O
been O
found O
intact O
are O
jealously O
guarded O
by O
the O
institutions O
that O
dug O
them O
up O
; O
they O
are O
rarely O
lent O
out O
. O

Thus O
the B-ORG
Yingko I-ORG
Ceramics I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
's O
only O
option O
was O
to O
find O
someone O
to O
make O
copies O
of O
the O
originals O
. O

This O
was O
vital O
because O
, O
during O
the O
planning O
stage O
for O
the O
museum O
, O
it O
was O
decided O
to O
establish O
a O
very O
special O
room O
to O
be O
called O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Echoes I-WORK_OF_ART
Across I-WORK_OF_ART
Space I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Time I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

" O
We O
felt O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
ceramics O
should O
cover O
more O
than O
just O
what O
Han B-NORP
Chinese I-NORP
people O
have O
done O
in O
the O
400 O
years O
since O
large O
- O
scale O
migration O
began O
from O
the O
mainland O
, O
but O
should O
also O
include O
aboriginal O
and O
prehistoric O
pottery O
. O

But O
it O
is O
quite O
a O
challenge O
to O
effectively O
create O
such O
a O
comprehensive O
display O
, O
especially O
since O
authentic O
pieces O
are O
so O
hard O
to O
come O
by O
. O
" O

Lu B-PERSON
Hsiu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chin I-PERSON
reveals O
that O
most O
of O
the O
genuine O
items O
are O
held O
by O
the O
Department O
of O
Archeology O
and O
Anthropology O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
-LRB- O
NTU B-ORG
-RRB- O
or O
by O
the O
Institute O
of O
History O
and O
Philology O
at O
the B-ORG
Academia I-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
. O

Hung O
up O
on O
red O
tape O

The O
museum O
sent O
a O
written O
request O
to O
NTU B-ORG
asking O
to O
borrow O
samples O
from O
which O
copies O
could O
be O
made O
, O
but O
that O
idea O
quickly O
hit O
the O
shoals O
. O

NTU B-ORG
's O
archeology O
departmental O
affairs O
committee O
decided O
that O
the O
museum O
should O
have O
first O
submitted O
a O
cooperation O
proposal O
prior O
to O
asking O
for O
any O
loans O
. O

Lu B-PERSON
Hsiu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chin I-PERSON
says O
with O
exasperation O
: O
" O
This O
was O
not O
an O
unreasonable O
request O
. O

But O
by O
that O
point O
we O
had O
no O
time O
to O
lose O
, O
and O
it O
would O
have O
been O
problematic O
to O
file O
a O
retroactive O
proposal O
. O
" O

After O
asking O
around O
, O
the O
museum O
found O
an O
old O
gent O
- O
a O
specialist O
in O
making O
fiberglass O
reproductions O
of O
old O
artifacts O
- O
who O
had O
done O
similar O
work O
for O
the O
National O
Museum O
of O
Prehistory O
. O

But O
when O
Lu B-PERSON
examined O
the O
finished O
products O
, O
though O
the O
shapes O
were O
super O
, O
the O
reproductions O
did O
n't O
capture O
the O
texture O
of O
the O
original O
visually O
, O
much O
less O
when O
picked O
up O
in O
the O
hand O
. O

At O
this O
point O
, O
Lu B-PERSON
had O
little O
choice O
but O
to O
turn O
for O
help O
to O
Liu B-PERSON
I I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chang I-PERSON
, O
a O
research O
fellow O
at O
the O
Institute O
of O
History O
and O
Philology O
. O

Liu B-PERSON
I I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chang I-PERSON
is O
renowned O
in O
the O
archeological O
community O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
for O
his O
field O
research O
. O

He O
has O
done O
the O
initial O
field O
work O
on O
dozens O
of O
important O
sites O
, O
including O
Shihsanhang B-NORP
, O
Tachuwei B-NORP
, O
and O
Peiyeh B-NORP
. O

His O
ambition O
is O
to O
uncover O
the O
relationship O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
indigenous O
peoples O
and O
its O
prehistoric O
cultures O
. O

He O
is O
also O
the O
one O
who O
was O
asked O
to O
select O
the O
36 O
prehistoric O
pottery O
samples O
to O
be O
displayed O
at O
the B-ORG
Yingko I-ORG
Ceramics I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
. O

In O
love O
with O
archeology O

Lu B-PERSON
asked O
Liu B-PERSON
for O
advice O
about O
people O
qualified O
to O
do O
reproductions O
of O
ancient O
pottery O
. O

She O
hit O
the O
jackpot O
, O
because O
Liu B-PERSON
happened O
to O
have O
a O
good O
friend O
named O
Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
, O
a O
ceramic O
artist O
, O
who O
had O
also O
studied O
in O
the O
Department O
of O
Archeology O
and O
Anthropology O
at O
NTU B-ORG
. O

" O
Cheng B-PERSON
was O
three O
years O
behind O
me O
in O
school O
, O
and O
we O
worked O
together O
on O
digs O
for O
many O
years O
. O

When O
he O
was O
in O
college O
, O
he O
worked O
on O
the O
Peinan O
and O
Chihshanyen B-LOC
sites O
, O
" O
says O
Liu B-PERSON
. O

Peinan B-NORP
society O
had O
highly O
developed O
pottery O
arts O
, O
and O
Chihshanyen B-NORP
is O
a O
multi-layered O
site O
with O
artifacts O
from O
several O
cultures O
, O
and O
the O
pottery O
is O
even O
more O
refined O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
's O
inspiration O
for O
ceramics O
originally O
came O
from O
archeology O
. O

Liu B-PERSON
continues O
: O
" O
Though O
later O
Cheng B-PERSON
left O
archeology O
to O
do O
ceramic O
art O
, O
he O
did O
not O
forget O
his O
affection O
for O
prehistoric O
pottery O
, O
and O
his O
early O
work O
was O
influenced O
by O
ancient O
painted O
pottery O
. O
" O

Liu B-PERSON
notes O
that O
in O
recent O
years O
there O
has O
been O
growing O
demand O
for O
archeological O
artifacts O
for O
displays O
, O
precisely O
fitting O
with O
Cheng B-PERSON
's O
familiarity O
with O
ceramic O
art O
and O
his O
understanding O
of O
archeological O
work O
. O

As O
Lu B-PERSON
Hsiu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chin I-PERSON
says O
, O
with O
the O
satisfaction O
that O
comes O
of O
knowing O
one O
has O
got O
just O
what O
one O
wants O
, O
" O
He O
is O
the O
ideal O
person O
to O
do O
reproductions O
of O
prehistoric O
pottery O
. O
" O

A O
ceramicist O
who O
reads O
academic O
papers O

In O
fact O
, O
this O
is O
the O
fourth O
time O
that O
Cheng B-PERSON
has O
done O
reproductions O
of O
prehistoric O
pottery O
. O

He O
previously O
worked O
on O
special O
exhibitions O
of O
Chihshanyen B-LOC
and O
Yuanshan B-LOC
culture O
and O
also O
for O
the B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Provincial I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
. O

But O
never O
before O
had O
he O
been O
given O
a O
task O
as O
challenging O
as O
making O
reproductions O
representing O
all O
the O
major O
sites O
of O
prehistoric O
pottery O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
process O
of O
making O
his O
recreations O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
was O
unable O
to O
get O
around O
the O
rigid O
system O
of O
controls O
to O
secure O
any O
original O
samples O
. O

" O
What O
is O
so O
incredible O
about O
Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
is O
that O
he O
only O
looked O
at O
the O
samples O
and O
took O
back O
some O
photographs O
to O
work O
with O
, O
" O
says O
Liu B-PERSON
I I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chang I-PERSON
. O

Take O
for O
example O
the O
human O
- O
faced O
jar O
from O
the O
Shisanhang B-NORP
culture O
. O

The O
visage O
depicted O
on O
the O
piece O
is O
of O
complex O
design O
, O
with O
sharp O
angles O
and O
corners O
. O

For O
the O
work O
to O
be O
faithful O
to O
the O
original O
each O
angle O
had O
to O
be O
precise O
. O

Cheng B-PERSON
tackled O
this O
problem O
by O
assembling O
a O
number O
of O
paper O
models O
before O
getting O
to O
work O
. O

But O
he O
also O
had O
to O
try O
to O
duplicate O
the O
red O
color O
of O
the O
piece O
, O
a O
color O
characteristic O
of O
Shisanhang B-NORP
pottery O
. O

For O
this O
reason O
Cheng B-PERSON
made O
a O
special O
trip O
to O
the B-LOC
Linkou I-LOC
Plateau I-LOC
to O
collect O
red O
clay O
. O

But O
he O
found O
this O
material O
impossible O
to O
get O
into O
the O
right O
shape O
, O
so O
he O
had O
to O
add O
a O
certain O
proportion O
of O
general O
- O
purpose O
potter O
's O
clay O
. O

After O
several O
tries O
, O
he O
settled O
on O
a O
combination O
of O
three O
parts O
Tachia B-NORP
clay O
to O
one O
part O
Linkou B-NORP
clay O
, O
with O
a O
35 O
% O
ratio O
of O
gravel O
, O
and O
a O
layer O
of O
100 O
% O
Linkou B-NORP
red O
clay O
added O
to O
the O
outside O
. O

Finally O
, O
he O
polished O
the O
surface O
with O
agate O
, O
creating O
a O
glossy O
effect O
and O
increasing O
the O
richness O
of O
the O
color O
. O

Like O
a O
detective O
on O
a O
case O

Even O
Liu B-PERSON
I I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chang I-PERSON
could O
n't O
say O
enough O
about O
Cheng B-PERSON
's O
human O
- O
faced O
jar O
. O

Pointing O
to O
the O
photo O
on O
the O
cover O
of O
the O
brochure O
for O
the O
Shisanhang B-NORP
site O
museum O
, O
he O
testifies O
: O
" O
I O
was O
the O
person O
who O
dug O
up O
the O
original O
, O
so O
I O
should O
know O
- O
the O
color O
in O
the O
photograph O
is O
not O
right O
, O
while O
Cheng B-PERSON
is O
much O
closer O
to O
the O
real O
thing O
. O
" O

For O
Cheng B-PERSON
, O
the O
hardest O
thing O
was O
the O
facial O
expression O
. O

" O
The O
face O
is O
not O
smiling O
, O
but O
it O
is O
not O
crying O
either O
, O
rather O
it O
looks O
a O
bit O
depressed O
. O
" O

He O
says O
that O
this O
is O
a O
very O
impractical O
piece O
, O
so O
its O
original O
purpose O
was O
probably O
decorative O
or O
ritualistic O
. O

In O
an O
effort O
to O
capture O
the O
ambivalent O
facial O
expression O
, O
he O
imagined O
the O
jar O
as O
a O
bust O
- O
length O
portrait O
of O
a O
woman O
. O

She O
would O
be O
an O
elegantly O
dressed O
noblewoman O
, O
with O
brushed O
hair O
, O
and O
jewelry O
made O
from O
shells O
, O
with O
perhaps O
an O
agate O
necklace O
. O
. O
. O
. O

" O
During O
his O
days O
as O
a O
student O
, O
" O
says O
Liu B-PERSON
of O
Cheng B-PERSON
, O
" O
he O
did O
hands O
- O
on O
work O
at O
archeological O
sites O
, O
digging O
up O
shards O
, O
observing O
, O
and O
in O
his O
mind O
recreating O
the O
process O
by O
which O
they O
may O
have O
been O
made O
. O

He O
has O
always O
had O
a O
naturally O
deep O
attachment O
to O
archeology O
. O
" O

Liu B-PERSON
says O
that O
this O
is O
probably O
the O
reason O
why O
Cheng B-PERSON
, O
when O
doing O
reproductions O
of O
prehistoric O
pottery O
, O
aims O
to O
capture O
the O
spirit O
of O
the O
originals O
, O
not O
just O
their O
surface O
appearance O
. O

Even O
more O
important O
for O
reproducing O
prehistoric O
artifacts O
is O
good O
detective O
work O
. O

You O
have O
to O
be O
able O
to O
reconstruct O
the O
general O
design O
of O
the O
original O
from O
clues O
on O
just O
a O
few O
shards O
. O

Conclusions O
that O
rest O
on O
a O
single O
sample O
may O
easily O
be O
inaccurate O
. O

Cheng B-PERSON
, O
using O
his O
training O
in O
archeology O
and O
the O
concept O
of O
" O
correlation O
, O
" O
is O
able O
to O
link O
together O
a O
single O
sample O
with O
pieces O
from O
the O
same O
culture O
found O
nearby O
, O
allowing O
him O
to O
draw O
conclusions O
with O
confidence O
and O
to O
bring O
his O
creative O
abilities O
into O
play O
while O
remaining O
true O
to O
the O
original O
. O

Reproducing O
the O
spirit O
of O
prehistoric O
pottery O

Stop O
right O
there O
! O

You O
might O
wonder O
: O
If O
he O
is O
making O
reproductions O
, O
how O
can O
he O
bring O
creativity O
into O
it O
? O

Cheng B-PERSON
's O
response O
is O
this O
: O
" O
I O
think O
that O
the O
original O
potters O
also O
followed O
their O
whims O
and O
improvised O
when O
they O
worked O
, O
and O
did O
n't O
rigidly O
make O
each O
embellishment O
by O
rote O
. O
" O

Cheng B-PERSON
considers O
the O
problem O
and O
then O
adds O
: O
" O
I O
not O
only O
want O
to O
reproduce O
the O
appearance O
of O
the O
originals O
, O
but O
also O
the O
spirit O
of O
the O
people O
who O
made O
them O
. O
" O

The O
reconstruction O
of O
an O
Ilan B-GPE
square O
- O
patterned O
pottery O
jar O
found O
by O
Liu B-PERSON
I I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chang I-PERSON
in O
the O
town O
of O
Chiushe B-GPE
is O
a O
good O
illustration O
of O
Cheng B-PERSON
's O
whole O
approach O
. O

Upon O
inspecting O
the O
original O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
discovered O
that O
the O
walls O
were O
very O
thin O
. O

If O
the O
decorative O
pattern O
had O
been O
stamped O
on O
after O
the O
clay O
had O
been O
formed O
, O
it O
would O
certainly O
have O
ruined O
the O
shape O
. O

So O
how O
did O
the O
original O
maker O
get O
the O
pattern O
on O
there O
? O

Having O
repeatedly O
thought O
about O
this O
problem O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
concluded O
that O
prehistoric O
potters O
must O
have O
used O
an O
internal O
mold O
when O
working O
. O

Perhaps O
they O
had O
shards O
that O
they O
could O
just O
pick O
up O
from O
the O
ground O
around O
them O
. O

They O
could O
take O
the O
kneaded O
clay O
, O
wrap O
it O
on O
the O
outside O
of O
the O
shards O
, O
and O
tap O
it O
down O
lightly O
with O
a O
wooden O
stick O
to O
make O
the O
clay O
more O
compact O
and O
solid O
. O

The O
stick O
would O
have O
patterns O
carved O
into O
it O
which O
would O
then O
be O
left O
imprinted O
on O
the O
clay O
. O

But O
this O
decorative O
effect O
, O
thinks O
Cheng B-PERSON
, O
was O
probably O
secondary O
to O
the O
functional O
purpose O
of O
compacting O
the O
clay O
. O

With O
these O
ideas O
in O
mind O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
first O
ground O
up O
a O
handful O
of O
gravel O
, O
added O
it O
to O
the O
clay O
, O
and O
kneaded O
it O
vigorously O
. O

Then O
he O
took O
a O
mold O
that O
had O
been O
made O
from O
the O
original O
sample O
, O
and O
spread O
the O
clay O
- O
now O
with O
the O
texture O
of O
pizza O
dough O
- O
on O
the O
outside O
. O

Then O
he O
tapped O
it O
with O
a O
small O
stick O
, O
which O
he O
had O
personally O
prepared O
by O
paring O
off O
the O
bark O
and O
carving O
a O
pattern O
of O
squares O
into O
the O
wood O
. O

Next O
he O
cut O
away O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
jar O
and O
carefully O
removed O
it O
. O

He O
repeated O
the O
process O
to O
make O
the O
top O
section O
, O
then O
connected O
the O
upper O
and O
lower O
parts O
. O

Then O
, O
with O
his O
right O
hand O
he O
picked O
up O
the O
wood O
stick O
and O
tapped O
around O
the O
outside O
, O
while O
with O
his O
left O
he O
held O
a O
mushroom O
- O
shaped O
object O
against O
the O
inside O
of O
the O
jar O
to O
absorb O
the O
shock O
and O
prevent O
the O
jar O
from O
collapsing O
inward O
. O

A O
careful O
examination O
of O
the O
finished O
jar O
- O
with O
its O
square O
pattern O
already O
imprinted O
- O
showed O
it O
to O
look O
exactly O
like O
the O
sample O
in O
the O
photo O
. O

Dialogue O
with O
academia O

To O
reconstruct O
these O
36 O
pieces O
of O
pottery O
, O
as O
much O
as O
he O
could O
Cheng B-PERSON
used O
the O
same O
tools O
as O
were O
available O
to O
their O
original O
makers O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
he O
avoided O
using O
any O
iron O
implements O
, O
since O
none O
had O
been O
available O
back O
then O
. O

When O
making O
the O
ceramic O
boar O
, O
he O
went O
into O
the O
bamboo O
forest O
in O
front O
of O
his O
house O
and O
cut O
off O
bamboo O
branches O
by O
hand O
to O
serve O
as O
the O
pig O
's O
nostrils O
. O

When O
there O
were O
no O
ready O
- O
made O
tools O
available O
, O
he O
made O
his O
own O
, O
such O
as O
the O
above O
- O
mentioned O
" O
mushroom O
head O
. O
" O

" O
Such O
a O
' O
mushroom O
head O
' O
was O
unearthed O
at O
the O
Peinan B-NORP
site O
, O
" O
says O
Cheng B-PERSON
, O
" O
and O
archeologists O
had O
no O
idea O
what O
it O
was O
for O
. O

But O
people O
like O
me O
who O
make O
pottery O
can O
identify O
its O
function O
with O
one O
look O
. O
" O

Liu B-PERSON
I I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chang I-PERSON
states O
that O
his O
conversations O
with O
Cheng B-PERSON
have O
given O
him O
much O
food O
for O
thought O
and O
allowed O
him O
to O
more O
accurately O
visualize O
the O
lifestyles O
and O
technology O
of O
prehistoric O
peoples O
. O

" O
We O
help O
each O
other O
a O
lot O
. O
" O

For O
instance O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
has O
brought O
his O
ceramicist O
's O
mind O
's O
eye O
to O
bear O
on O
the O
mystery O
of O
why O
gravel O
was O
mixed O
into O
prehistoric O
pottery O
. O

In O
virtually O
all O
archeological O
reports O
, O
prehistoric O
pottery O
includes O
gravel O
, O
usually O
at O
a O
level O
of O
25 O
- O
30 O
% O
. O

Some O
also O
includes O
shells O
or O
hornblende O
. O

This O
is O
definitely O
not O
because O
prehistoric O
people O
were O
unable O
to O
get O
clay O
of O
greater O
purity O
. O

On O
the O
contrary O
, O
the O
clay O
they O
used O
was O
often O
of O
higher O
quality O
than O
clay O
today O
. O

Thus O
Cheng B-PERSON
concludes O
that O
the O
inclusion O
of O
gravel O
must O
have O
been O
deliberate O
. O

Cheng B-PERSON
explains O
: O
" O
These O
days O
most O
ceramic O
artists O
buy O
factory O
- O
produced O
clay O
that O
meets O
a O
certain O
set O
of O
specifications O
. O

Rarely O
would O
anybody O
add O
gravel O
. O

After O
all O
, O
everybody O
uses O
electric O
kilns O
, O
because O
they O
offer O
precise O
temperature O
control O
, O
so O
their O
pieces O
can O
be O
fired O
slowly O
, O
with O
no O
risk O
of O
cracking O
from O
overly O
rapid O
heating O
or O
cooling O
. O
" O

Prehistoric O
wisdom O

But O
prehistoric O
peoples O
did O
not O
possess O
any O
of O
these O
things O
. O

They O
had O
to O
dig O
, O
rinse O
, O
and O
filter O
their O
own O
clay O
, O
shape O
the O
pieces O
, O
then O
fire O
them O
all O
together O
in O
a O
big O
pile O
of O
wood O
under O
the O
open O
sky O
. O

This O
is O
why O
they O
added O
gravel O
to O
the O
clay O
, O
liking O
mixing O
stones O
into O
mud O
, O
to O
increase O
its O
strength O
and O
so O
avoid O
having O
the O
pottery O
fracture O
as O
it O
first O
expanded O
under O
the O
heat O
and O
then O
contracted O
as O
it O
cooled O
. O

From O
this O
we O
can O
see O
, O
affirms O
Cheng B-PERSON
, O
that O
" O
prehistoric O
people O
understood O
how O
to O
use O
mixed O
materials O
, O
which O
was O
a O
major O
breakthrough O
in O
technique O
. O
" O

Cheng B-PERSON
found O
further O
indirect O
confirmation O
of O
his O
judgement O
about O
the O
technical O
skills O
possessed O
by O
prehistoric O
makers O
of O
pottery O
from O
a O
documentary O
on O
Japan B-GPE
's O
NHK B-ORG
network O
. O

In O
the O
film O
, O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
ceramic O
artist O
, O
an O
individual O
who O
is O
considered O
a O
" O
national O
treasure O
" O
of O
Japan B-GPE
, O
goes O
to O
visit O
a O
small O
island O
in O
Indonesia B-GPE
where O
everybody O
makes O
pottery O
. O

When O
he O
arrives O
there O
, O
this O
great O
master O
becomes O
more O
like O
a O
youthful O
acolyte O
. O

As O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
ceramicist O
slowly O
and O
steadily O
works O
the O
clay O
at O
his O
wheel O
, O
an O
elderly O
aboriginal O
woman O
working O
next O
to O
him O
just O
turns O
the O
wheel O
twice O
with O
her O
feet O
and O
shapes O
a O
finished O
ceramic O
jug O
. O

The O
ability O
of O
the O
indigenous O
people O
on O
this O
small O
island O
to O
judge O
the O
quality O
of O
clay O
was O
even O
more O
impressive O
. O

" O
They O
just O
toss O
some O
clay O
into O
their O
mouths O
and O
chew O
it O
around O
for O
a O
while O
, O
and O
they O
know O
whether O
it O
is O
good O
material O
or O
not O
. O

When O
we O
buy O
clay O
, O
the O
first O
thing O
we O
look O
at O
is O
the O
written O
specifications O
, O
" O
says O
Cheng B-PERSON
with O
a O
laugh O
. O

Firebrand O

Though O
Cheng B-PERSON
was O
able O
to O
complete O
the O
full O
set O
of O
prehistoric O
pottery O
reproductions O
requested O
by O
the O
museum O
, O
and O
at O
a O
level O
of O
quality O
that O
received O
high O
grades O
from O
the O
museum O
and O
from O
consultant O
Liu B-PERSON
I I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chang I-PERSON
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
himself O
still O
feels O
there O
are O
things O
that O
he O
could O
have O
done O
better O
. O

" O
The O
hardest O
part O
was O
getting O
the O
final O
color O
and O
texture O
of O
the O
originals O
to O
come O
through O
in O
the O
reproductions O
. O
" O

Cheng B-PERSON
relates O
that O
in O
this O
regard O
there O
were O
some O
factors O
he O
could O
manipulate O
, O
but O
others O
that O
were O
beyond O
his O
control O
. O

" O
What O
kind O
of O
clay O
did O
prehistoric O
people O
use O
? O

At O
what O
temperature O
did O
they O
fire O
the O
pots O
? O

You O
do O
n't O
get O
the O
same O
feeling O
from O
artifacts O
that O
have O
been O
buried O
in O
the O
ground O
for O
thousands O
of O
years O
, O
exposed O
to O
microbes O
and O
chemical O
transformations O
, O
that O
you O
can O
get O
instantly O
from O
the O
recreated O
works O
that O
I O
am O
doing O
today O
. O
" O

Cheng B-PERSON
admits O
that O
if O
he O
utilized O
extraneous O
processes O
, O
such O
as O
exposing O
the O
pieces O
to O
wood O
smoke O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
he O
could O
get O
the O
colors O
closer O
to O
those O
of O
the O
actual O
artifacts O
, O
but O
then O
he O
would O
be O
losing O
something O
else O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

Thus O
, O
before O
getting O
down O
to O
work O
on O
the O
final O
version O
of O
each O
piece O
, O
he O
made O
numerous O
trials O
, O
using O
different O
proportions O
of O
iron O
oxide O
, O
trying O
different O
temperatures O
, O
sometimes O
buffing O
the O
piece O
to O
make O
it O
glossy O
and O
other O
times O
not O
, O
to O
get O
as O
close O
as O
possible O
to O
the O
correct O
overall O
effect O
. O

And O
then O
of O
course O
there O
was O
the O
problem O
that O
the O
pottery O
- O
making O
process O
in O
prehistoric O
times O
was O
markedly O
different O
from O
the O
modern O
procedure O
. O

" O
These O
days O
we O
use O
electric O
kilns O
. O

Though O
they O
are O
safer O
, O
they O
do O
not O
leave O
the O
same O
traces O
that O
prehistoric O
pottery O
has O
from O
being O
fired O
outdoors O
with O
uneven O
exposure O
to O
the O
heat O
. O
" O

Cheng B-PERSON
feels O
very O
strongly O
about O
this O
. O

In O
Western B-NORP
mythology O
, O
man O
escaped O
the O
fate O
of O
the O
other O
animals O
by O
stealing O
fire O
from O
the O
gods O
, O
and O
it O
was O
fire O
that O
allowed O
the O
rise O
of O
bronze O
- O
age O
civilization O
and O
pottery O
cultures O
. O

But O
now O
, O
fire O
has O
been O
taken O
offstage O
, O
and O
replaced O
by O
electricity O
. O

The O
relationship O
between O
fire O
and O
potters O
has O
been O
severed O
by O
modern O
kilns O
. O

" O
There O
is O
only O
the O
moment O
when O
you O
turn O
on O
the O
power O
- O
click O
- O
there O
is O
no O
physical O
sensation O
of O
kindling O
wood O
or O
smoke O
. O
" O

Back O
to O
the O
tribal O
experience O

After O
mulling O
over O
his O
experiences O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
decided O
that O
he O
is O
going O
to O
save O
up O
money O
to O
build O
the O
finest O
wood O
- O
fire O
pottery O
kiln O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

This O
could O
not O
only O
restore O
the O
relationship O
between O
fire O
and O
potter O
, O
but O
could O
also O
induce O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
ceramic O
artists O
- O
among O
whom O
Cheng B-PERSON
believes O
there O
is O
currently O
too O
much O
division O
and O
distance O
- O
to O
cooperate O
with O
each O
other O
. O

" O
This O
could O
encourage O
interaction O
and O
partnership O
, O
and O
even O
in O
a O
small O
way O
create O
a O
sense O
of O
having O
returned O
to O
the O
tribal O
village O
. O
" O

Now O
that O
's O
a O
lovely O
thought O
. O

Beside O
a O
road O
in O
Emei B-GPE
Rural I-GPE
Township I-GPE
in O
Hsinchu B-GPE
, O
the O
kind O
of O
narrow O
, O
winding O
mountain O
road O
where O
you O
need O
to O
beep O
your O
horn O
continually O
to O
warn O
possible O
oncoming O
cars O
around O
the O
corner O
, O
in O
the O
home O
that O
he O
and O
his O
wife O
Shen B-PERSON
Tung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ching I-PERSON
built O
with O
their O
own O
hands O
, O
just O
next O
to O
a O
pond O
surrounded O
by O
all O
kinds O
of O
large O
trees O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
dreams O
of O
himself O
sitting O
with O
a O
group O
of O
friends O
and O
colleagues O
around O
a O
fire O
, O
" O
alternately O
firing O
pottery O
and O
drinking O
wine O
. O
" O

p. O
76 O

In O
reproducing O
prehistoric O
pottery O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
used O
a O
wooden O
block O
of O
his O
own O
making O
to O
compact O
and O
strengthen O
the O
clay O
. O

He O
aspired O
not O
only O
to O
reproduce O
the O
originals O
, O
but O
to O
rediscover O
the O
spirit O
of O
their O
original O
makers O
. O

p. O
77 O

Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
's O
reproductions O
of O
prehistoric O
pottery O
are O
on O
display O
in O
the O
Taipei O
County O
Yingko O
Ceramics O
Museum O
. O

p. O
78 O

The O
Chihshanyen B-NORP
site O
, O
discovered O
only O
in O
the O
19th O
century O
, O
includes O
artifacts O
from O
multiple O
cultures O
. O

Many O
digs O
have O
been O
conducted O
there O
, O
including O
during O
Cheng B-PERSON
's O
student O
days O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Huang B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chiang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
79 O

In O
the O
spirit O
of O
a O
detective O
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
made O
his O
reproductions O
based O
mainly O
on O
shards O
. O

The O
photo O
shows O
shards O
unearthed O
from O
the O
Chihshanyen B-NORP
site O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Huang B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chiang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
80 O

In O
the O
process O
of O
reproducing O
a O
jar O
with O
a O
square O
pattern O
, O
unearthed O
at O
Chiushe B-GPE
in O
Ilan B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Cheng B-PERSON
not O
only O
continually O
reworked O
the O
clay O
, O
but O
also O
recreated O
the O
square O
pattern O
by O
striking O
the O
clay O
with O
a O
stick O
carved O
with O
the O
same O
design O
. O

Step O
by O
step O
, O
the O
jar O
came O
to O
life O
. O

p. O
83 O

Cheng B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwo I-PERSON
's O
dream O
is O
to O
sit O
at O
home O
around O
a O
fire O
with O
a O
few O
friends O
, O
firing O
pots O
and O
drinking O
wine O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
Fitness O
Market O

Gets O
Pumped O
Up O

-LRB- O
Eric B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

In O
the O
last O
few O
years O
, O
Tai B-NORP
- O
wan O
has O
been O
swept O
by O
a O
fitness O
fad O
. O

Clubs O
offering O
workout O
facilities O
have O
sprung O
up O
incredibly O
quickly O
, O
so O
that O
now O
, O
counting O
both O
established O
firms O
and O
newcomers O
, O
there O
are O
more O
than O
700 O
separate O
locations O
! O

In O
the O
midst O
of O
an O
economic O
downturn O
, O
the O
fitness O
business O
is O
remarkably O
robust O
. O

It O
is O
especially O
noteworthy O
that O
in O
this O
new O
century O
large O
foreign O
health O
clubs O
have O
set O
their O
sights O
on O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
market O
, O
hanging O
out O
their O
well O
- O
known O
shingles O
in O
a O
battle O
for O
market O
share O
with O
local O
firms O
. O

This O
struggle O
has O
brought O
the O
fitness O
market O
to O
a O
fever O
pitch O
, O
and O
also O
is O
sparking O
new O
and O
diversified O
ideas O
about O
health O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

" O
A O
health O
club O
is O
a O
playground O
for O
adults O
, O
that O
's O
what O
it O
is O
! O
" O
says O
Mr. O
Wu O
, O
a O
florist O
. O

This O
health O
club O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
fashionable O
eastern O
district O
, O
with O
its O
stylish O
lighting O
and O
blasting O
music O
, O
is O
more O
like O
a O
discotheque O
. O

Mr. O
Wu O
has O
just O
completed O
his O
step O
aerobics O
class O
. O

As O
he O
catches O
his O
breath O
, O
he O
says O
that O
he O
never O
much O
liked O
exercise O
, O
but O
that O
in O
the O
half O
year O
since O
joining O
the O
club O
his O
life O
has O
been O
dramatically O
transformed O
. O

Not O
only O
is O
his O
body O
slimmed O
down O
, O
but O
he O
looks O
and O
feels O
much O
more O
energetic O
. O

Recreational O
fitness O

" O
At O
first O
I O
came O
just O
to O
get O
in O
shape O
. O

I O
signed O
up O
with O
a O
group O
of O
friends O
who O
talked O
me O
into O
it O
. O

But O
it O
's O
fantastic O
here O
. O

Every O
time O
I O
enter O
the O
club O
and O
hear O
that O
pounding O
music O
, O
I O
get O
a O
rush O
. O

And O
with O
so O
many O
different O
and O
fun O
aerobics O
classes O
, O
exercise O
is O
n't O
hard O
labor O
anymore O
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

And O
thanks O
to O
joining O
the O
club O
, O
the O
naturally O
shy O
Wu B-PERSON
has O
made O
a O
lot O
of O
new O
friends O
. O

In O
another O
club O
which O
offers O
a O
swimming O
pool O
and O
" O
spa O
" O
services O
-LRB- O
like O
mineral O
baths O
or O
massage O
-RRB- O
, O
a O
group O
of O
middle O
- O
aged O
ladies O
who O
work O
out O
in O
the O
afternoons O
sit O
by O
the O
side O
of O
the O
pool O
enthusiastically O
talking O
about O
the O
best O
way O
to O
reduce O
fat O
around O
the O
waistline O
. O

Mrs. O
Wang O
declares O
: O
" O
Coming O
to O
the O
health O
club O
together O
is O
now O
the O
most O
frequent O
way O
we O
neighbors O
socialize O
. O

Plus O
by O
keeping O
slim O
you O
are O
less O
likely O
to O
get O
diseases O
connected O
to O
obesity O
, O
and O
you O
can O
look O
younger O
to O
boot O
! O
" O

Within O
the O
last O
year O
, O
gleaming O
new O
health O
centers O
have O
set O
up O
shop O
in O
the B-ORG
Tong I-ORG
Lin I-ORG
Department I-ORG
Store I-ORG
in O
the B-LOC
Eastern I-LOC
District I-LOC
, O
the O
NOVA O
shopping O
center O
near O
the O
train O
station O
, O
and O
the O
Spring O
Galaxy O
theater O
complex O
in O
Hsimenting B-GPE
. O

In O
order O
to O
keep O
up O
with O
the O
competition O
, O
the O
Far O
Eastern O
, O
Sincere B-ORG
, O
and O
Asiaworld B-ORG
department O
stores O
will O
also O
go O
into O
business O
with O
health O
centers O
this O
year O
. O

And O
that O
's O
just O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
numerous O
gyms O
, O
billing O
themselves O
as O
" O
recreation O
clubs O
, O
" O
have O
opened O
in O
the O
cities O
of O
Taichung B-GPE
, O
Tainan B-GPE
, O
and O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
. O

A O
national O
movement O

Seeking O
to O
find O
market O
niches O
, O
various O
clubs O
are O
targeting O
specific O
market O
segments O
. O

Some O
are O
for O
women O
only O
. O

Others O
, O
like O
California B-ORG
Fitness I-ORG
Centers I-ORG
and O
Gold O
's O
Gym O
, O
set O
up O
in O
commercial O
districts O
, O
aiming O
for O
office O
workers O
. O

Alexander B-ORG
, O
an O
island O
- O
wide O
chain O
, O
is O
family O
- O
friendly O
, O
open O
to O
all O
ages O
. O

Agora B-ORG
Garden I-ORG
, O
which O
commands O
steep O
prices O
, O
combines O
fitness O
with O
business O
conferencing O
functions O
. O

The O
variety O
is O
bewildering O
and O
the O
numbers O
- O
now O
more O
than O
700 O
locations O
around O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
are O
astonishing O
. O

Rex B-GPE
, O
an O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
from O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
who O
began O
his O
career O
as O
a O
trainer O
at O
California B-ORG
Fitness I-ORG
Centers I-ORG
, O
took O
notice O
of O
this O
wave O
beginning O
to O
build O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
and O
returned O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
devote O
himself O
to O
the O
local O
market O
. O

Analyzing O
the O
current O
direction O
, O
he O
says O
that O
global O
trends O
and O
the O
explosion O
in O
media O
have O
brought O
Western B-NORP
ideas O
of O
beauty O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
ideal O
of O
the O
" O
firm O
and O
healthy O
" O
physique O
is O
driving O
Taiwan B-GPE
consumers O
into O
the O
gym O
. O

" O
People O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
beginning O
to O
accept O
that O
a O
beautiful O
body O
requires O
effort O
, O
and O
you O
are O
n't O
going O
to O
get O
a O
sculpted O
physique O
with O
vibrating O
massage O
chairs O
, O
beauty O
parlors O
, O
or O
weight O
- O
loss O
pills O
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

But O
people O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
never O
had O
the O
idea O
, O
now O
common O
in O
the O
West O
, O
that O
physical O
fitness O
should O
be O
part O
of O
the O
routine O
of O
life O
. O

A O
sculpted O
body O
alone O
is O
unlikely O
to O
be O
enough O
to O
get O
people O
motivated O
to O
work O
out O
-LRB- O
otherwise O
you O
would O
n't O
see O
people O
spending O
so O
much O
money O
at O
beauty O
parlors O
for O
a O
quick O
fix O
-RRB- O
. O

This O
is O
why O
multi-functional O
health O
centers O
- O
offering O
health O
, O
a O
good O
body O
, O
fun O
, O
and O
socializing O
- O
are O
driving O
the O
market O
, O
so O
that O
working O
out O
has O
become O
a O
fashionable O
leisure O
- O
time O
activity O
, O
and O
Taiwanese B-NORP
, O
never O
known O
for O
their O
love O
of O
athletics O
, O
are O
heading O
in O
droves O
to O
have O
fun O
at O
the O
gym O
. O

Local O
vs. O
foreign O

In O
general O
, O
you O
could O
divide O
the O
main O
orientations O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
gyms O
into O
two O
basic O
types O
: O
local O
and O
Western B-NORP
. O

Large O
health O
centers O
which O
are O
backed O
by O
local O
investors O
and O
managed O
by O
local O
people O
focus O
on O
combining O
the O
long O
- O
held O
beliefs O
that O
fall O
under O
the O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
idea O
of O
" O
health O
cultivation O
. O
" O

These O
types O
of O
gyms O
incorporate O
spa O
, O
beauty O
, O
aromatherapy O
, O
and O
recreational O
functions O
under O
one O
roof O
. O

Tang B-PERSON
Ya I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chun I-PERSON
, O
chairwoman O
of O
the O
largest O
local O
chain O
, O
Alexander B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Clubs I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
20 O
locations O
island O
- O
wide O
, O
says O
that O
the O
habit O
of O
working O
out O
must O
be O
cultivated O
over O
the O
long O
term O
. O

Many O
people O
join O
with O
a O
sudden O
burst O
of O
interest O
, O
but O
drop O
out O
halfway O
. O

In O
order O
to O
keep O
business O
going O
, O
and O
keep O
people O
coming O
habitually O
over O
the O
long O
term O
, O
it O
is O
necessary O
that O
health O
centers O
appeal O
to O
customers O
with O
" O
freebies O
" O
- O
meaning O
gain O
with O
no O
pain O
. O

" O
If O
health O
centers O
can O
offer O
not O
only O
working O
out O
but O
also O
recreational O
functions O
, O
then O
members O
will O
keep O
coming O
back O
, O
" O
says O
Tang B-PERSON
. O

" O
Modern O
urban O
life O
is O
stressful O
and O
fast O
- O
paced O
, O
and O
sometimes O
a O
member O
may O
be O
more O
in O
need O
of O
the O
relaxation O
provided O
by O
a O
sauna O
or O
aroma O
- O
therapy O
. O

Then O
next O
time O
they O
'll O
come O
back O
for O
a O
workout O
. O
" O

A O
mix O
of O
freebies O
and O
challenges O
is O
better O
at O
keeping O
consumers O
' O
motivation O
high O
. O

While O
they O
share O
the O
ambition O
of O
attracting O
more O
people O
to O
their O
ranks O
, O
foreign O
chains O
nonetheless O
take O
a O
different O
approach O
. O

Right O
now O
the O
most O
noteworthy O
foreign O
group O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
California B-ORG
Fitness I-ORG
Centers I-ORG
, O
which O
now O
has O
three O
gigantic O
branches O
. O

Asian O
regional O
CEO O
Eric O
Levine O
says O
that O
he O
does O
not O
agree O
with O
offering O
spa O
and O
aromatherapy O
facilities O
in O
a O
gym O
, O
because O
these O
encourage O
" O
laziness O
. O
" O

But O
it O
can O
not O
be O
denied O
that O
working O
out O
is O
a O
relatively O
new O
concept O
in O
Asia B-GPE
. O

Hence O
, O
California B-GPE
's O
approach O
is O
to O
make O
exercise O
" O
recreational O
" O
and O
" O
fashionable O
. O
" O

As O
Levine B-PERSON
explains O
: O
" O
We O
have O
deliberately O
put O
more O
lighting O
and O
decor O
into O
our O
Asian O
locations O
, O
and O
placed O
them O
in O
the O
busiest O
shopping O
districts O
, O
in O
hopes O
that O
working O
out O
will O
become O
fashionable O
, O
and O
going O
to O
the O
gym O
will O
be O
like O
going O
to O
a O
good O
pub O
. O

We O
want O
it O
to O
be O
more O
cool O
, O
more O
exciting O
, O
and O
more O
fun O
than O
a O
traditional O
gym O
, O
and O
for O
members O
to O
come O
to O
the O
center O
with O
the O
same O
attitude O
they O
take O
shopping O
for O
Chanel B-ORG
or O
Prada B-ORG
. O
" O

Levine B-PERSON
says O
that O
working O
out O
is O
already O
part O
of O
life O
in O
the O
West O
, O
so O
people O
do O
n't O
go O
to O
the O
gym O
to O
socialize O
. O

But O
Asians B-NORP
prefer O
group O
activities O
, O
and O
as O
a O
result O
California B-GPE
is O
putting O
more O
emphasis O
on O
aerobics O
classes O
, O
with O
classes O
every O
hour O
all O
day O
, O
so O
that O
members O
can O
join O
in O
any O
time O
. O

Each O
center O
also O
has O
dozens O
of O
trainers O
who O
provide O
free O
advice O
or O
paid O
workout O
supervision O
. O

When O
East B-LOC
meets O
West B-LOC

No O
matter O
what O
tack O
operators O
may O
take O
to O
attract O
consumers O
, O
large O
health O
centers O
provide O
mainly O
the O
same O
services O
. O

Besides O
traditional O
equipment O
for O
weightlifting O
and O
cardio O
- O
pulmonary O
exercises O
, O
most O
have O
made O
aerobics O
the O
centerpiece O
in O
the O
new O
fitness O
fad O
. O

There O
are O
all O
kinds O
, O
such O
as O
martial O
arts O
aerobics O
, O
step O
aerobics O
, O
Latin O
aerobics O
, O
and O
weight O
- O
enhanced O
aerobics O
. O

As O
their O
names O
suggest O
, O
these O
classes O
modify O
traditional O
aerobic O
dance O
by O
adding O
martial O
arts O
moves O
, O
step O
platforms O
, O
Latin O
rhythms O
, O
dumbbells O
, O
and O
other O
props O
, O
thereby O
placing O
the O
focus O
of O
the O
workout O
on O
different O
muscle O
groups O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
aerobics O
centers O
commonly O
provide O
classes O
in O
Asian O
health O
techniques O
like O
yoga O
, O
tai O
- O
chi O
, O
and O
qigong O
. O

" O
Yoga O
and O
tai O
- O
chi O
have O
not O
been O
added O
just O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
" O
says O
Eric B-PERSON
Levine I-PERSON
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
trend O
in O
fitness O
is O
toward O
a O
more O
Oriental O
approach O
, O
such O
as O
the O
inclusion O
of O
martial O
arts O
or O
" O
power O
yoga O
" O
into O
aerobics O
. O

There O
is O
little O
tradition O
of O
athletics O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
it O
is O
too O
early O
to O
talk O
about O
any O
uniquely O
local O
forms O
that O
can O
be O
incorporated O
into O
Western B-NORP
workouts O
. O

But O
it O
is O
interesting O
to O
observe O
how O
differences O
in O
definitions O
of O
beauty O
have O
affected O
exercise O
preferences O
. O

Rex B-GPE
, O
with O
his O
many O
years O
of O
training O
experience O
, O
finds O
it O
especially O
notable O
that O
" O
women O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
do O
n't O
really O
go O
for O
the O
American B-NORP
female O
approach O
of O
developing O
muscular O
bodies O
. O

They O
prefer O
lithe O
bodies O
, O
and O
as O
a O
result O
they O
are O
much O
more O
into O
aerobics O
than O
weight O
training O
. O

Most O
guys O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
meanwhile O
, O
focus O
on O
the O
upper O
body O
, O
and O
are O
looking O
for O
form O
, O
rather O
than O
aiming O
to O
be O
hugely O
muscular O
. O
" O

Healthy O
consumption O
? O

You O
might O
think O
that O
local O
health O
centers O
, O
with O
more O
attention O
to O
relaxation O
and O
" O
health O
cultivation O
, O
" O
would O
attract O
a O
higher O
age O
bracket O
, O
while O
foreign O
centers O
, O
with O
the O
accent O
on O
fashion O
and O
novelty O
, O
would O
draw O
the O
younger O
crowd O
. O

But O
these O
lines O
do O
not O
necessarily O
define O
how O
consumers O
choose O
. O

Cheng B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
just O
finished O
his O
military O
service O
and O
is O
preparing O
for O
the O
bar O
exam O
, O
says O
that O
his O
main O
consideration O
in O
choosing O
a O
center O
was O
location O
and O
convenience O
. O

He O
does O
n't O
like O
the O
crowded O
feeling O
of O
the O
shopping O
district O
. O

" O
When O
you O
work O
out O
, O
the O
atmosphere O
should O
be O
calm O
, O
so O
that O
you O
can O
use O
different O
equipment O
when O
you O
need O
to O
and O
your O
concentration O
is O
n't O
broken O
by O
disturbances O
. O
" O

Liang B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hwa I-PERSON
, O
manager O
of O
the O
Yungho B-GPE
branch O
of O
the O
Eslite O
bookstore O
, O
who O
has O
been O
working O
out O
for O
five O
years O
now O
, O
says O
that O
the O
new O
clubs O
spend O
too O
much O
money O
on O
lighting O
and O
on O
equipment O
that O
people O
who O
are O
really O
serious O
about O
working O
out O
never O
use O
, O
so O
the O
membership O
fees O
are O
three O
to O
four O
times O
those O
of O
the O
older O
gyms O
. O

He O
declares O
: O
" O
The O
lives O
of O
city O
people O
are O
incredibly O
busy O
, O
and O
it O
's O
already O
a O
luxury O
to O
have O
an O
hour O
a O
day O
to O
work O
out O
, O
so O
there O
is O
n't O
much O
time O
to O
waste O
on O
stuff O
that O
is O
purely O
for O
recreation O
. O

But O
if O
you O
consider O
that O
it O
costs O
NT$ O
20,000 O
in O
annual O
fees O
, O
plus O
the O
initial O
membership O
price O
of O
another O
NT$ O
10 O
- O
20,000 O
- O
altogether O
about O
a O
month O
's O
salary O
for O
an O
office O
worker O
- O
most O
of O
that O
money O
is O
wasted O
. O
" O

With O
consumers O
like O
him O
, O
who O
do O
n't O
throw O
their O
money O
around O
, O
despite O
the O
proliferation O
of O
new O
health O
centers O
, O
traditional O
gyms O
have O
not O
been O
badly O
affected O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Ting I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yin I-PERSON
, O
the O
proprietor O
of O
the B-ORG
Taipei I-ORG
Gym I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
been O
going O
strong O
for O
16 O
years O
now O
, O
says O
that O
the O
fitness O
fad O
is O
good O
for O
all O
exercise O
enthusiasts O
: O
" O
Ten O
or O
so O
years O
ago O
people O
had O
to O
scrape O
together O
a O
bunch O
of O
odds O
and O
ends O
of O
free O
weights O
, O
which O
of O
course O
limited O
how O
much O
could O
be O
done O
. O

Now O
there O
are O
machines O
available O
for O
training O
each O
particular O
muscle O
. O
" O

Though O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
there O
is O
also O
such O
a O
thing O
as O
too O
much O
equipment O
of O
little O
value O
. O

Fitness O
or O
foolhardiness O
? O

Fitness O
is O
a O
worthwhile O
investment O
as O
well O
as O
being O
a O
fad O
. O

But O
blind O
following O
of O
fads O
can O
lead O
to O
an O
outcome O
exactly O
opposite O
to O
the O
one O
desired O
. O

Chung B-PERSON
Pei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
, O
chairwoman O
of O
the O
Department O
of O
Rehabilitation O
Medicine O
at O
the B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Adventist I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
from O
time O
to O
time O
whole O
families O
take O
up O
special O
offers O
and O
join O
together O
, O
but O
, O
in O
her O
opinion O
, O
health O
club O
facilities O
-LRB- O
except O
for O
swimming O
pools O
-RRB- O
are O
not O
necessarily O
suitable O
for O
all O
age O
groups O
. O

" O
People O
over O
50 O
or O
under O
16 O
can O
easily O
hurt O
themselves O
lifting O
heavy O
weights O
, O
so O
I O
tell O
people O
not O
to O
be O
foolhardy O
, O
" O
she O
says O
. O

The O
muscles O
of O
older O
people O
are O
less O
securely O
attached O
to O
their O
bones O
, O
and O
unless O
a O
person O
has O
been O
working O
out O
since O
a O
young O
age O
, O
sudden O
intense O
exercise O
can O
lead O
to O
a O
deterioration O
of O
cartilage O
, O
with O
more O
damage O
than O
benefit O
for O
the O
body O
. O

As O
for O
children O
, O
they O
tend O
to O
think O
of O
exercise O
as O
just O
a O
kind O
of O
play O
, O
with O
accidents O
often O
resulting O
because O
of O
fooling O
around O
. O

Dr. O
Chung O
suggests O
that O
fitness O
should O
begin O
when O
young O
, O
and O
those O
who O
start O
very O
late O
should O
stick O
to O
swimming O
, O
fast O
walking O
, O
and O
exercise O
bikes O
, O
which O
are O
of O
moderate O
intensity O
. O

And O
she O
adds O
, O
" O
It O
's O
more O
natural O
just O
to O
exercise O
when O
and O
where O
you O
can O
in O
daily O
life O
- O
take O
a O
walk O
in O
the O
park O
, O
climb O
the O
stairs O
. O
. O
. O
. O
" O

Be O
that O
as O
it O
may O
, O
walking O
in O
the O
park O
is O
no O
substitute O
for O
a O
sustained O
workout O
program O
. O

Chiang B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
, O
a O
sales O
manager O
in O
a O
high O
- O
tech O
industry O
who O
has O
been O
working O
out O
for O
15 O
years O
, O
from O
the O
earliest O
Clark B-ORG
Hatch I-ORG
Fitness I-ORG
Center I-ORG
to O
the O
health O
and O
beauty O
center O
in O
a O
hotel O
today O
, O
says O
that O
people O
who O
work O
out O
for O
a O
long O
time O
truly O
love O
exercise O
, O
love O
themselves O
, O
and O
are O
seeking O
a O
better O
quality O
of O
life O
. O

This O
is O
a O
habit O
that O
is O
well O
worth O
investing O
in O
, O
and O
people O
should O
force O
themselves O
to O
go O
. O

" O
It O
's O
better O
to O
invest O
in O
training O
your O
body O
than O
to O
spend O
time O
and O
money O
on O
medical O
care O
when O
you O
get O
sick O
, O
" O
she O
says O
. O

As O
for O
the O
future O
, O
health O
club O
managers O
are O
optimistic O
about O
the O
potential O
market O
. O

Eric B-PERSON
Levine I-PERSON
relates O
that O
the O
Tong B-GPE
Lin I-GPE
branch O
of O
California B-GPE
has O
more O
members O
than O
any O
of O
their O
branches O
anywhere O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Working O
out O
is O
not O
like O
other O
consumer O
behavior O
: O
The O
demand O
for O
exercise O
among O
modern O
people O
will O
only O
increase O
, O
not O
decline O
. O

It O
seems O
that O
at O
least O
as O
far O
as O
the O
operators O
are O
concerned O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
health O
clubs O
are O
certainly O
working O
out O
. O

p. O
29 O

Pulsating O
music O
, O
elaborate O
lighting O
, O
TVs O
. O
. O
. O
. O

Some O
foreign O
health O
clubs O
are O
trying O
to O
make O
working O
out O
fashionable O
to O
attract O
the O
yuppie O
and O
office O
worker O
crowd O
. O

-LRB- O
location O
courtesy O
of O
California B-ORG
Fitness I-ORG
Centers I-ORG
-RRB- O

p. O
30 O

Everyone O
can O
appreciate O
a O
good O
physique O
, O
and O
the O
desire O
to O
have O
one O
is O
a O
major O
motivating O
factor O
for O
people O
to O
work O
out O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Diago B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
33 O

Aerobics O
with O
free O
weights O
-LRB- O
opposite O
left O
-RRB- O
, O
yoga O
-LRB- O
opposite O
right O
-RRB- O
, O
tanning O
-LRB- O
below O
-RRB- O
, O
exercycles O
-LRB- O
right O
-RRB- O
. O
. O
. O
. O

The O
new O
fitness O
trend O
incorporates O
Western B-NORP
and O
Eastern O
health O
ideas O
, O
offering O
diversified O
options O
to O
enthusiasts O
. O

-LRB- O
location O
courtesy O
of O
Alexander B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Clubs I-ORG
-RRB- O

p. O
34 O

There O
are O
great O
differences O
among O
clubs O
in O
terms O
of O
facilities O
and O
prices O
. O

You O
'd O
better O
shop O
around O
. O

Party O
Hardy O
? O

Will O
the O
Election O
Weaken O
Political O
Parties O
? O

-LRB- O
Eric B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Sinorama O
Office O
of O
Photography O
/ O
tr. O
by O
John B-PERSON
Murphy I-PERSON
-RRB- O

In O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
" O
quiet O
revolution O
" O
of O
democratization O
, O
the O
people O
have O
participated O
enthusiastically O
, O
but O
not O
irrationally O
. O

Now O
that O
there O
are O
two O
strong O
parties O
, O
the O
KMT O
and O
DPP B-ORG
, O
the O
slogan O
of O
" O
peaceful O
rotation O
of O
political O
parties O
in O
power O
" O
has O
become O
one O
of O
the O
most O
widely O
used O
appeals O
for O
the O
opposition O
. O

It O
happens O
to O
be O
the O
turn O
of O
the O
mil O
- O
lennium O
, O
and O
this O
has O
inspired O
many O
people O
to O
think O
of O
change O
. O

In O
the O
middle O
of O
March O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
will O
select O
the O
president O
who O
will O
lead O
the O
island O
into O
the O
new O
century O
. O

But O
the O
election O
, O
besides O
affecting O
the O
future O
direction O
of O
the O
country O
, O
has O
another O
rarely O
mentioned O
dimension O
: O
Since O
the O
three O
major O
candidates O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
, O
and O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
are O
running O
roughly O
equal O
, O
this O
suggests O
that O
after O
the O
election O
there O
may O
be O
a O
restructuring O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
political O
party O
system O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
selecting O
not O
only O
their O
future O
leaders O
, O
but O
are O
choosing O
a O
new O
direction O
for O
party O
politics O
and O
democratic O
development O
. O

What O
is O
it O
about O
the O
political O
environment O
that O
means O
that O
the O
election O
for O
the O
president O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
, O
which O
was O
not O
conceived O
as O
a O
presidential O
system O
, O
will O
affect O
the O
future O
development O
of O
the O
country O
? O

How O
will O
party O
politics O
change O
after O
the O
election O
? O

Is O
there O
likely O
to O
be O
a O
constitutional O
crisis O
? O

In O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
there O
are O
many O
challenges O
: O

The O
pressure O
is O
on O
to O
achieve O
industrial O
upgrading O
and O
internationalization O
. O

Also O
, O
there O
needs O
to O
be O
clear O
progress O
in O
the O
critical O
area O
of O
cross-strait O
relations O
. O

Although O
entry O
into O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
will O
create O
a O
new O
situation O
in O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
, O
the O
two O
sides O
remain O
in O
an O
obscure O
relationship O
that O
is O
neither O
war O
nor O
peace O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
must O
come O
up O
with O
a O
comprehensive O
policy O
that O
considers O
economic O
, O
diplomatic O
, O
and O
military O
factors O
. O

Internally O
, O
there O
are O
a O
number O
of O
worrying O
problems O
- O
" O
black O
gold O
politics O
" O
-LRB- O
the O
confluence O
of O
criminal O
gangs O
, O
moneyed O
interests O
, O
and O
corrupt O
politicians O
-RRB- O
, O
rising O
crime O
, O
and O
only O
erratic O
environmental O
consciousness O
. O

It O
is O
urgent O
to O
achieve O
consensus O
on O
these O
problems O
in O
order O
to O
find O
solutions O
. O

Three O
- O
way O
battle O

The O
desire O
for O
change O
is O
reflected O
in O
the O
upcoming O
presidential O
election O
. O

This O
is O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
post-strongman O
era O
. O

John B-PERSON
Pomfret I-PERSON
, O
bureau O
chief O
of O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
, O
points O
out O
that O
, O
after O
a O
long O
era O
of O
rule O
by O
virtually O
unchallenged O
leaders O
, O
the O
electorate O
is O
looking O
for O
more O
choice O
. O

The O
2000 O
race O
, O
with O
so O
many O
tickets O
contending O
, O
reflects O
this O
aspiration O
. O

At O
the O
top O
, O
this O
election O
is O
a O
contest O
among O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
second O
- O
generation O
political O
elites O
. O

Underneath O
, O
it O
is O
a O
struggle O
among O
the O
various O
forces O
that O
currently O
exist O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
society O
. O

The O
KMT B-NORP
nominee O
, O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
, O
is O
seen O
as O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
's O
annointed O
successor O
. O

He O
represents O
the O
continuation O
of O
Kuomintang B-NORP
tradition O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
, O
the O
nominee O
of O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
is O
the O
greatest O
hope O
for O
the O
opposition O
party O
as O
it O
seeks O
the O
first O
- O
ever O
transfer O
of O
power O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Independent O
candidate O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
, O
meanwhile O
, O
represents O
forces O
which O
have O
split O
away O
from O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
. O

He O
is O
seen O
as O
leading O
a O
second O
wave O
of O
" O
anti-Lee O
Teng O
- O
hui O
" O
sentiment O
, O
similar O
to O
that O
which O
led O
to O
the O
creation O
of O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
several O
years O
ago O
. O

Soong B-PERSON
's O
candidacy O
has O
opened O
up O
new O
fault O
lines O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
party O
politics O
, O
and O
has O
attracted O
the O
support O
of O
many O
NP B-ORG
legislators O
and O
other O
non-KMT O
and O
non-DPP O
forces O
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
itself O
, O
which O
is O
on O
the O
edge O
of O
collapse O
, O
has O
nominated O
the O
renowned O
author O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
as O
its O
candidate O
, O
though O
Li B-ORG
is O
not O
a O
party O
member O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
these O
four O
, O
former O
DPP B-ORG
chairman O
Hsu B-PERSON
Hsin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON
, O
having O
failed O
to O
win O
the O
nomination O
of O
his O
party O
, O
withdrew O
from O
the O
DPP O
and O
is O
running O
as O
an O
independent O
. O

Since O
the O
campaign O
began O
in O
earnest O
, O
Lien B-PERSON
, O
Chen B-PERSON
, O
and O
Soong B-PERSON
have O
been O
getting O
roughly O
similar O
numbers O
in O
public O
opinion O
polls O
, O
with O
about O
a O
quarter O
of O
the O
electorate O
undecided O
. O

With O
the O
election O
so O
close O
at O
hand O
, O
and O
the O
situation O
so O
uncertain O
, O
naturally O
the O
media O
and O
society O
have O
been O
focused O
on O
analyzing O
the O
election O
battle O
itself O
. O

Very O
few O
people O
have O
transcended O
this O
to O
ask O
what O
impact O
the O
three O
- O
way O
power O
struggle O
will O
have O
on O
the O
future O
political O
situation O
. O

Public O
opinion O
trial O
balloon O

The O
ROC B-GPE
constitution O
was O
not O
originally O
designed O
as O
a O
presidential O
system O
. O

The O
constitution O
divided O
power O
among O
five O
branches O
of O
government O
, O
with O
the O
premier O
as O
head O
of O
the O
executive O
branch O
, O
and O
the O
president O
separate O
from O
, O
but O
theoretically O
not O
controlling O
, O
these O
five O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
presidents O
Chiang B-PERSON
Kai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shek I-PERSON
and O
Chiang B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuo I-PERSON
were O
the O
de O
facto O
unchallenged O
rulers O
of O
the O
nation O
, O
but O
that O
was O
because O
of O
their O
roles O
as O
chairmen O
of O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
, O
which O
, O
under O
the O
old O
one O
- O
party O
system O
, O
outlawed O
any O
opposition O
. O

They O
were O
president O
because O
they O
were O
powerful O
, O
not O
powerful O
because O
they O
were O
president O
. O

But O
today O
times O
have O
changed O
, O
and O
so O
has O
the O
constitution O
. O

Most O
importantly O
, O
the O
constitutional O
power O
of O
the O
president O
has O
been O
greatly O
increased O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
, O
an O
associate O
professor O
in O
the O
Graduate O
Institute O
of O
Mainland O
China O
Studies O
at O
National B-ORG
Sun I-ORG
Yat I-ORG
- I-ORG
sen I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
notes O
that O
the O
president O
had O
always O
enjoyed O
a O
number O
of O
special O
powers O
: O
appointing O
and O
dismissing O
of O
officials O
, O
dissolving O
of O
the O
parliament O
, O
issuing O
of O
emergency O
decrees O
in O
times O
of O
national O
emergency O
, O
and O
determining O
national O
- O
security O
- O
related O
policies O
through O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
. O

But O
recent O
constitutional O
revisions O
also O
give O
the O
president O
the O
power O
to O
appoint O
the O
premier O
without O
requiring O
approval O
from O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
. O

This O
means O
that O
the O
president O
is O
now O
the O
guiding O
figure O
behind O
all O
executive O
branch O
policy O
. O

Of O
course O
President O
Lee O
Teng O
- O
hui O
's O
exercise O
of O
such O
powers O
has O
not O
proved O
politically O
destabilizing O
because O
he O
has O
been O
concurrently O
chairman O
of O
the O
KMT B-NORP
, O
which O
enjoys O
a O
majority O
in O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
. O

However O
, O
if O
the O
opposition O
wins O
the O
presidency O
, O
it O
is O
uncertain O
whether O
the O
president O
and O
legislature O
will O
be O
able O
to O
work O
together O
harmoniously O
. O

If O
there O
are O
conflicts O
, O
this O
could O
spark O
a O
constitutional O
crisis O
. O

Another O
development O
that O
needs O
watching O
is O
that O
direct O
election O
of O
the O
president O
has O
weakened O
political O
parties O
. O

Alexander B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
, O
professor O
of O
political O
science O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
states O
that O
voters O
no O
longer O
base O
their O
choice O
primarily O
on O
political O
party O
. O

This O
is O
what O
has O
enabled O
independent O
candidate O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
to O
remain O
a O
powerful O
force O
even O
after O
leaving O
the O
KMT B-NORP
. O

Whether O
he O
wins O
or O
not O
, O
his O
candidacy O
signals O
a O
drastic O
change O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
party O
politics O
. O

Candidate O
as O
hero O

Lu B-PERSON
continues O
: O
" O
Direct O
election O
of O
the O
president O
has O
' O
put O
the O
candidate O
on O
a O
pedestal O
, O
' O
turning O
the O
attention O
of O
the O
voters O
to O
the O
individual O
. O

But O
in O
fact O
the O
most O
significant O
thing O
about O
this O
election O
is O
not O
which O
' O
hero O
' O
will O
lead O
the O
country O
. O

Rather O
, O
voters O
should O
pay O
even O
more O
attention O
to O
how O
each O
of O
the O
candidates O
could O
affect O
future O
party O
politics O
and O
the O
direction O
of O
constitutional O
development O
. O
" O

In O
fact O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
main O
parties O
- O
the O
KMT B-NORP
and O
the O
DPP O
as O
the O
two O
major O
parties O
, O
with O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
as O
a O
noteworthy O
but O
limited O
third O
force O
- O
all O
understand O
the O
implications O
of O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
's O
powerful O
candidacy O
very O
clearly O
. O

They O
know O
that O
this O
election O
is O
not O
only O
a O
struggle O
for O
political O
office O
, O
but O
even O
more O
is O
a O
critical O
moment O
that O
may O
decide O
whether O
their O
respective O
parties O
develop O
, O
split O
up O
, O
or O
disappear O
. O

KMT B-NORP
party O
chairman O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
has O
repeatedly O
called O
on O
voters O
to O
cherish O
the O
system O
of O
party O
politics O
that O
has O
been O
constructed O
in O
the O
process O
of O
democratization O
; O
the O
KMT B-NORP
wants O
confirmation O
that O
people O
still O
see O
it O
as O
a O
coherent O
, O
positive O
political O
institution O
. O

The O
DPP O
sees O
this O
election O
as O
its O
chance O
to O
displace O
the O
KMT B-NORP
and O
set O
a O
precedent O
for O
the O
peaceful O
rotation O
of O
political O
parties O
in O
power O
, O
thereby O
consolidating O
its O
position O
as O
the O
main O
alternative O
to O
the O
KMT B-NORP
. O

James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
hoping O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
the O
desire O
for O
change O
, O
emphasizes O
that O
if O
he O
is O
elected O
as O
a O
non-party O
candidate O
he O
will O
promote O
reforms O
which O
will O
alter O
the O
roles O
of O
the O
major O
parties O
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
is O
in O
the O
most O
embarrassing O
position O
, O
since O
its O
candidate O
-LRB- O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
-RRB- O
is O
not O
even O
a O
party O
member O
, O
and O
has O
been O
unable O
to O
keep O
most O
of O
its O
members O
from O
shifting O
their O
support O
to O
Soong B-PERSON
instead O
; O
this O
election O
could O
therefore O
hasten O
the O
collapse O
of O
the O
NP O
. O

Peaceful O
transfer O
of O
power O

If O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
is O
elected O
, O
this O
would O
be O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
first O
case O
of O
a O
peaceful O
transfer O
of O
power O
from O
one O
party O
to O
another O
. O

DPP B-ORG
legislator O
Chang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hung I-PERSON
says O
that O
the O
process O
of O
democratization O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
during O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
's O
administration O
has O
been O
smooth O
and O
tranquil O
, O
but O
beneath O
the O
surface O
there O
lurks O
a O
major O
threat O
to O
democracy O
: O
the O
KMT B-NORP
's O
" O
black O
gold O
politics O
. O
" O

Explains O
Chang B-PERSON
: O
The O
DPP O
has O
never O
had O
the O
chance O
to O
be O
the O
ruling O
party O
, O
and O
therefore O
has O
never O
been O
in O
a O
position O
to O
fulfill O
its O
function O
of O
restraining O
the O
KMT B-NORP
. O

The O
result O
of O
this O
long O
- O
term O
trend O
is O
that O
the O
KMT B-NORP
is O
" O
overnourished O
" O
by O
feeding O
on O
the O
resources O
of O
the O
state O
and O
society O
while O
the O
opposition O
parties O
are O
" O
undernourished O
. O
" O

Chang B-PERSON
says O
if O
there O
were O
a O
transfer O
of O
power O
, O
the O
opposition O
would O
be O
able O
to O
understand O
more O
clearly O
the O
actual O
difficulties O
of O
governing O
and O
to O
see O
more O
clearly O
the O
dark O
corners O
that O
need O
to O
be O
cleaned O
out O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
ruling O
party O
, O
with O
its O
rich O
experience O
in O
governing O
, O
would O
be O
very O
qualified O
to O
play O
the O
role O
of O
overseeing O
the O
DPP O
, O
and O
a O
defeat O
for O
the O
KMT B-NORP
could O
also O
promote O
its O
internal O
reassessment O
and O
reform O
. O

Were O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
to O
win O
, O
though O
the O
DPP O
would O
take O
control O
of O
the O
executive O
branch O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
current O
two O
- O
major O
- O
plus O
- O
one O
- O
minor O
party O
structure O
would O
probably O
not O
change O
very O
much O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
says O
that O
a O
Chen B-PERSON
victory O
would O
have O
its O
greatest O
impact O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
- O
and O
that O
the O
effect O
would O
be O
positive O
. O

After O
an O
impressive O
start O
, O
the O
NP O
has O
faded O
steadily O
over O
the O
past O
few O
elections O
, O
and O
suffered O
an O
especially O
sharp O
blow O
in O
the O
election O
for O
mayor O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
two O
years O
ago O
. O

NP B-ORG
votes O
drifted O
to O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
, O
a O
member O
of O
the O
KMT B-NORP
-LRB- O
albeit O
not O
one O
of O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
's O
personal O
favorites O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
NP O
candidate O
received O
only O
an O
anemic O
percentage O
of O
the O
ballots O
, O
bringing O
the O
party O
to O
the O
edge O
of O
collapse O
. O

But O
if O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
becomes O
president O
, O
because O
the O
DPP O
is O
seen O
as O
the O
party O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
independence O
- O
the O
direct O
antithesis O
of O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
- O
this O
could O
inspire O
NP B-ORG
members O
to O
pull O
together O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
give O
the O
party O
the O
status O
and O
ability O
to O
absorb O
the O
forces O
that O
are O
backing O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
. O

This O
would O
contribute O
to O
the O
building O
of O
a O
true O
three O
- O
party O
system O
. O

An O
opposition O
- O
controlled O
legislature O

If O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
is O
elected O
, O
his O
biggest O
challenge O
will O
come O
from O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
first O
problem O
will O
be O
naming O
a O
premier O
. O

Although O
the O
constitution O
stipulates O
that O
the O
president O
does O
not O
need O
the O
approval O
of O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
to O
name O
a O
premier O
, O
given O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
KMT B-NORP
has O
a O
majority O
there O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
faces O
the O
problem O
of O
finding O
a O
premier O
who O
will O
be O
able O
to O
work O
with O
KMT B-NORP
legislators O
. O

The O
Chen B-PERSON
camp O
is O
well O
aware O
of O
this O
problem O
. O

Therefore O
they O
have O
let O
it O
be O
known O
that O
Chen B-PERSON
would O
like O
to O
ask O
Lee B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tse I-PERSON
, O
the O
universally O
respected O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
winner O
who O
is O
currently O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Academia I-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
, O
to O
be O
his O
premier O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
, O
who O
knows O
that O
within O
the O
DPP O
there O
is O
little O
high O
- O
level O
governing O
experience O
, O
has O
repeatedly O
raised O
the O
idea O
of O
a O
" O
coalition O
government O
. O
" O

However O
, O
it O
should O
be O
noted O
, O
there O
are O
after O
all O
great O
ideological O
differences O
between O
the O
DPP O
and O
the O
other O
parties O
. O

KMT B-NORP
legislator O
Li B-PERSON
Hsien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jen I-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
the O
DPP O
retains O
advocacy O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
independence O
in O
its O
party O
platform O
, O
and O
DPP B-ORG
vice-presidential O
candidate O
Annette B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
is O
well O
known O
for O
her O
support O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
independence O
. O

It O
is O
therefore O
hard O
to O
guarantee O
that O
the O
executive O
branch O
will O
not O
come O
into O
conflict O
with O
the O
legislature O
. O

In O
such O
a O
conflict O
, O
the O
premier O
would O
be O
caught O
in O
the O
crossfire O
. O

The O
legislature O
could O
pass O
a O
vote O
of O
no O
confidence O
and O
completely O
boycott O
the O
premier O
, O
or O
the O
premier O
could O
dissolve O
the O
parliament O
and O
appeal O
to O
a O
public O
referendum O
. O

Either O
case O
would O
spark O
a O
constitutional O
crisis O
. O

Alexander B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
agrees O
that O
a O
Chen B-PERSON
victory O
could O
lead O
to O
inter-branch O
conflict O
. O

But O
he O
does O
not O
see O
Taiwan B-GPE
independence O
as O
the O
main O
flashpoint O
. O

The O
critical O
issues O
will O
instead O
be O
those O
related O
to O
" O
black O
gold O
politics O
, O
" O
such O
as O
stock O
trading O
taxes O
, O
which O
directly O
affect O
the O
interests O
of O
certain O
legislators O
. O

Lu B-PERSON
explains O
: O
" O
Currently O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
is O
filled O
with O
representatives O
of O
capital O
. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
laws O
that O
directly O
affect O
their O
personal O
privileges O
and O
interests O
, O
even O
the O
KMT B-NORP
is O
powerless O
to O
control O
them O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
has O
repeatedly O
emphasized O
that O
he O
intends O
to O
wipe O
out O
black O
gold O
politics O
and O
will O
never O
compromise O
. O

Inevitably O
, O
then O
, O
there O
will O
be O
a O
clash O
with O
these O
legislators O
. O
" O

Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
's O
burden O

If O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
is O
elected O
, O
the O
party O
- O
politics O
issues O
most O
deserving O
of O
attention O
will O
be O
whether O
this O
hastens O
the O
demise O
of O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
whether O
the O
KMT B-NORP
party O
organization O
and O
the O
government O
can O
move O
together O
in O
step O
. O

Lien B-PERSON
is O
seen O
as O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
's O
designated O
successor O
. O

But O
, O
given O
the O
term O
system O
for O
the O
chairmanship O
of O
the O
KMT B-NORP
, O
after O
the O
election O
there O
will O
be O
a O
period O
of O
time O
in O
which O
Lee B-GPE
remains O
party O
chairman O
, O
while O
Lien B-PERSON
is O
president O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
state O
policy O
has O
always O
been O
decided O
by O
the O
party O
chairman O
. O

Observers O
are O
very O
curious O
about O
whether O
the O
KMT B-NORP
has O
in O
fact O
changed O
, O
or O
whether O
we O
will O
see O
a O
repeat O
of O
what O
happened O
back O
in O
the O
late O
1970s O
: O

At O
that O
time O
Yen B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kan I-PERSON
was O
president O
, O
but O
national O
policy O
was O
in O
fact O
determined O
by O
Chiang B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuo I-PERSON
, O
whose O
authority O
derived O
from O
his O
post O
as O
party O
chairman O
and O
who O
took O
the O
position O
of O
premier O
from O
which O
to O
oversee O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
policy O
- O
making O
. O

As O
Li B-PERSON
Hsien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jen I-PERSON
analyzes O
the O
situation O
, O
if O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
is O
elected O
, O
there O
will O
indeed O
be O
a O
transition O
period O
in O
his O
relations O
with O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
. O

But O
this O
is O
not O
necessarily O
a O
bad O
thing O
for O
the O
KMT B-NORP
. O

Consider O
, O
says O
Li B-ORG
, O
the O
fact O
that O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
's O
candidacy O
has O
raised O
the O
specter O
of O
a O
party O
split O
. O

A O
victory O
for O
Lien B-PERSON
, O
with O
Lee B-GPE
continuing O
as O
party O
chairman O
, O
would O
be O
helpful O
to O
the O
KMT B-NORP
in O
resolving O
internal O
party O
disputes O
, O
and O
in O
consolidating O
Lien B-PERSON
's O
party O
and O
government O
position O
. O

He O
says O
that O
it O
is O
unlikely O
that O
the O
Yen O
- O
Chiang O
situation O
would O
be O
repeated O
, O
since O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
will O
certainly O
not O
have O
an O
office O
like O
premier O
which O
would O
involve O
him O
in O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
policy O
- O
making O
. O

What O
would O
a O
Lien B-PERSON
victory O
mean O
for O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
? O

Remember O
that O
the O
NP O
was O
organized O
primarily O
out O
of O
opposition O
to O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
. O

If O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
can O
escape O
from O
Lee B-GPE
's O
shadow O
, O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
would O
lose O
its O
original O
purpose O
, O
and O
members O
could O
possibly O
return O
to O
the O
KMT B-NORP
, O
restoring O
the O
two O
- O
party O
system O
that O
reigned O
before O
the O
NP O
was O
formed O
. O

Another O
significant O
possibility O
is O
that O
New B-ORG
Party I-ORG
members O
, O
who O
tend O
to O
support O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
, O
could O
organize O
a O
brand O
- O
new O
political O
party O
with O
remnant O
Soong B-PERSON
backers O
after O
the O
election O
. O

Shao B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hai I-PERSON
, O
a O
professor O
at O
National B-ORG
Chengchih I-ORG
University I-ORG
and O
a O
campaign O
staffer O
for O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
, O
states O
: O
Soong B-PERSON
has O
reiterated O
that O
he O
personally O
has O
no O
intention O
of O
organizing O
a O
new O
political O
party O
after O
the O
election O
. O

But O
the O
political O
forces O
that O
support O
him O
will O
necessarily O
have O
to O
organize O
themselves O
in O
some O
fashion O
. O

Moreover O
, O
after O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
leaves O
the O
scene O
, O
and O
the O
NP O
no O
longer O
has O
that O
fixation O
, O
the O
possibility O
of O
establishing O
a O
new O
party O
with O
Soong B-PERSON
's O
other O
supporters O
-LRB- O
who O
by O
no O
means O
necessarily O
dislike O
Lee B-GPE
-RRB- O
increases O
. O

If O
this O
happens O
, O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
will O
no O
longer O
be O
in O
decline O
as O
it O
is O
now O
, O
but O
will O
re-emerge O
as O
a O
force O
to O
be O
reckoned O
with O
, O
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
will O
be O
looking O
at O
a O
true O
three O
- O
party O
system O
. O

If O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
is O
elected O
, O
the O
KMT B-NORP
will O
continue O
to O
hold O
both O
executive O
power O
and O
a O
legislative O
majority O
, O
and O
the O
premier O
will O
serve O
simply O
as O
the O
chief O
of O
staff O
to O
the O
president O
. O

However O
, O
based O
on O
current O
public O
opinion O
polls O
, O
it O
appears O
that O
whoever O
wins O
, O
Lien B-PERSON
included O
, O
will O
be O
only O
a O
" O
plurality O
president O
, O
" O
without O
a O
strong O
mandate O
to O
rule O
. O

To O
a O
certain O
degree O
, O
then O
, O
he O
will O
have O
to O
accommodate O
other O
political O
forces O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hung I-PERSON
, O
who O
knows O
the O
legislative O
environment O
very O
well O
, O
explains O
: O
" O
Even O
now O
in O
order O
to O
pass O
important O
legislation O
there O
must O
be O
compromise O
and O
negotiations O
. O

It O
will O
be O
virtually O
impossible O
for O
the O
KMT B-NORP
to O
railroad O
through O
legislation O
under O
the O
leadership O
of O
a O
president O
who O
does O
n't O
enjoy O
majority O
public O
support O
. O
" O

The O
need O
for O
compromise O
could O
be O
further O
increased O
by O
the O
proposed O
law O
currently O
under O
discussion O
to O
put O
all O
party O
assets O
in O
blind O
trust O
. O

This O
would O
, O
at O
least O
on O
paper O
, O
reduce O
the O
financial O
leverage O
the O
KMT B-NORP
would O
have O
over O
its O
legislators O
, O
and O
KMT B-NORP
representatives O
could O
become O
even O
more O
difficult O
for O
the O
party O
to O
control O
. O

Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
may O
face O
the O
problem O
of O
being O
unable O
to O
enforce O
the O
decisions O
of O
the O
party O
center O
. O

If O
Soong B-PERSON
wins O
. O
. O
. O
. O

Many O
supporters O
of O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
are O
people O
dissatisfied O
with O
the O
current O
state O
of O
the O
main O
parties O
. O

It O
is O
generally O
believed O
that O
if O
Soong B-PERSON
wins O
the O
election O
, O
this O
could O
spark O
a O
dramatic O
reorganization O
of O
party O
politics O
. O

The O
main O
blow O
could O
fall O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
which O
could O
find O
itself O
made O
irrelevant O
, O
with O
the O
KMT B-NORP
also O
strongly O
affected O
. O

If O
Soong B-PERSON
wins O
, O
it O
is O
considered O
virtually O
inevitable O
that O
his O
supporters O
will O
organize O
some O
sort O
of O
political O
organization O
. O

Shao B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hai I-PERSON
says O
frankly O
that O
, O
even O
if O
Soong B-PERSON
himself O
does O
not O
lead O
the O
way O
, O
his O
supporters O
- O
faced O
with O
the O
reality O
of O
party O
politics O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
would O
have O
to O
organize O
in O
order O
to O
coordinate O
their O
operations O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
according O
to O
public O
opinion O
surveys O
, O
an O
extremely O
high O
percentage O
of O
NP B-ORG
members O
support O
Soong B-PERSON
. O

If O
Soong B-PERSON
wins O
, O
it O
would O
be O
logical O
for O
these O
people O
to O
leave O
the O
NP O
and O
join O
forces O
with O
other O
Soong B-PERSON
backers O
, O
thereby O
gutting O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

NP B-ORG
secretary O
- O
general O
Lee B-PERSON
Ben I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
nan I-PERSON
states O
: O
" O
As O
early O
as O
last O
year O
, O
the O
leadership O
realized O
that O
our O
party O
could O
potentially O
disappear O
" O
if O
Soong B-PERSON
wins O
. O

But O
Soong B-PERSON
is O
the O
closest O
of O
the O
three O
main O
candidates O
to O
the O
NP O
ideals O
, O
thus O
putting O
the O
NP O
in O
a O
dilemma O
. O

The O
party O
nominated O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
to O
maintain O
the O
party O
profile O
, O
and O
the O
NP O
leadership O
still O
calls O
on O
party O
members O
to O
support O
Li B-ORG
, O
but O
also O
says O
it O
will O
understand O
if O
its O
members O
vote O
for O
another O
candidate O
. O

If O
Soong B-PERSON
wins O
, O
the O
KMT B-NORP
could O
also O
be O
thrown O
into O
crisis O
. O

In O
this O
election O
, O
several O
leading O
KMT B-NORP
figures O
have O
publicly O
come O
out O
in O
favor O
of O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
, O
and O
have O
been O
expelled O
from O
the O
KMT B-NORP
as O
a O
result O
. O

Though O
these O
could O
be O
explained O
away O
as O
individuals O
who O
were O
not O
able O
to O
satisfy O
their O
personal O
ambitions O
inside O
the O
party O
, O
there O
are O
also O
many O
still O
in O
the O
KMT B-NORP
who O
secretly O
are O
pro-Soong O
. O

If O
elected O
, O
Soong B-PERSON
will O
have O
a O
wealth O
of O
government O
resources O
with O
which O
to O
attract O
even O
more O
people O
to O
openly O
support O
him O
, O
and O
this O
could O
be O
the O
straw O
that O
breaks O
the O
KMT B-NORP
's O
back O
. O

Based O
on O
this O
logic O
, O
Lin B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
says O
that O
an O
era O
of O
three O
- O
party O
politics O
is O
on O
the O
way O
. O

Though O
it O
is O
impossible O
to O
say O
whether O
such O
a O
situation O
would O
be O
stable O
, O
for O
those O
who O
are O
dissatisfied O
with O
the O
current O
choices O
and O
who O
want O
a O
reshuffling O
of O
party O
politics O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
this O
is O
the O
opportunity O
to O
create O
a O
fresh O
climate O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hung I-PERSON
suggests O
that O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
uncertainty O
in O
party O
politics O
, O
a O
Soong B-PERSON
victory O
could O
also O
bring O
instability O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
constitutional O
system O
. O

Except O
for O
some O
of O
his O
followers O
who O
were O
with O
him O
in O
the O
provincial O
government O
, O
Soong B-PERSON
's O
camp O
lacks O
any O
experience O
in O
inter-group O
political O
bargaining O
. O

With O
Soong B-PERSON
as O
president O
, O
political O
elites O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
would O
be O
, O
as O
Alexander B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
describes O
it O
, O
like O
a O
basketball O
team O
whose O
players O
have O
never O
played O
together O
before O
. O

Soong B-PERSON
's O
camp O
will O
first O
have O
to O
integrate O
their O
own O
internal O
views O
, O
and O
then O
, O
to O
win O
confidence O
and O
trust O
from O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
, O
work O
with O
both O
the O
KMT B-NORP
and O
the O
DPP O
. O

Such O
a O
situation O
is O
unlikely O
to O
result O
in O
much O
policy O
innovation O
, O
and O
in O
fact O
even O
the O
initial O
step O
of O
selecting O
a O
premier O
could O
prove O
extremely O
difficult O
. O

Although O
the O
KMT B-NORP
, O
DPP B-ORG
, O
and O
NP B-ORG
all O
have O
legislators O
who O
might O
join O
the O
Soong B-PERSON
camp O
if O
Soong B-PERSON
wins O
, O
Soong B-PERSON
's O
team O
will O
still O
need O
support O
from O
the O
KMT B-NORP
and/or O
the O
DPP O
, O
support O
they O
can O
only O
get O
through O
negotiation O
. O

Past O
experience O
has O
shown O
that O
the O
KMT O
and O
DPP B-ORG
can O
work O
together O
to O
boycott O
Executive B-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
proposals O
; O
if O
they O
do O
this O
to O
a O
Soong B-PERSON
- O
led O
executive O
branch O
, O
this O
could O
lead O
to O
a O
crisis O
ending O
in O
either O
a O
vote O
of O
no O
confidence O
or O
dissolution O
of O
the O
parliament O
. O

The O
possibility O
of O
a O
constitutional O
crisis O
looks O
much O
greater O
under O
Soong B-PERSON
than O
under O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
or O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
. O

The O
" O
he O
's O
one O
of O
us O
" O
effect O

Few O
voters O
can O
see O
the O
significance O
of O
this O
election O
for O
party O
politics O
. O

In O
this O
atmosphere O
of O
choosing O
among O
" O
individual O
heroes O
" O
rather O
than O
parties O
, O
voters O
are O
more O
concerned O
about O
the O
candidates O
' O
characters O
and O
deportment O
than O
they O
are O
about O
their O
policy O
views O
or O
party O
backgrounds O
. O

That O
is O
why O
Soong B-PERSON
, O
who O
early O
on O
was O
significantly O
ahead O
of O
his O
rivals O
in O
public O
opinion O
polls O
, O
saw O
a O
dramatic O
drop O
in O
support O
after O
the O
Chung O
Hsing O
Bills O
scandal O
broke O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
newspapers O
and O
TV O
are O
filled O
with O
negative O
advertising O
in O
which O
candidates O
sling O
mud O
at O
one O
another O
. O

These O
ads O
are O
giving O
voters O
the O
impression O
that O
the O
nation O
's O
future O
leaders O
are O
all O
" O
bad O
apples O
. O
" O

This O
not O
only O
marks O
the O
deterioration O
of O
electoral O
culture O
, O
but O
is O
a O
serious O
blow O
to O
morale O
in O
the O
nation O
and O
society O
. O

The O
effects O
may O
prove O
to O
be O
far O
- O
reaching O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hung I-PERSON
adds O
that O
negative O
election O
tactics O
, O
which O
after O
all O
may O
be O
seen O
in O
any O
democratic O
country O
, O
are O
not O
- O
bad O
as O
they O
are O
- O
the O
biggest O
threat O
. O

He O
says O
Taiwan B-GPE
voters O
should O
most O
be O
on O
the O
lookout O
for O
the O
" O
one O
of O
us O
" O
effect O
. O

Mobilization O
of O
votes O
based O
on O
ethnicity O
or O
provincial O
origin O
is O
the O
cheapest O
route O
to O
victory O
. O

This O
has O
long O
been O
a O
tactic O
used O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
elections O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
ethnic O
groups O
are O
pitted O
against O
one O
another O
politically O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
states O
that O
in O
terms O
of O
daily O
life O
, O
differences O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
ethnic O
groups O
have O
largely O
disappeared O
. O

But O
, O
because O
ethnic O
cleavages O
are O
constantly O
being O
exploited O
in O
elections O
, O
inter-group O
political O
conflict O
remains O
serious O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
contends O
: O
" O
It O
is O
inevitable O
that O
minority O
groups O
in O
any O
society O
feel O
insecure O
about O
their O
status O
. O

In O
the O
last O
election O
for O
the O
mayor O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
it O
was O
obvious O
that O
virtually O
all O
mainlanders O
voted O
for O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
. O

Because O
the O
majority O
Taiwanese B-NORP
do O
not O
feel O
threatened O
, O
they O
were O
less O
likely O
to O
vote O
based O
on O
provincial O
origin O
, O
giving O
Ma B-PERSON
enough O
cross-over O
votes O
to O
beat O
out O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
. O

In O
this O
upcoming O
election O
, O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
[ O
who O
is O
a O
mainlander O
] O
is O
also O
getting O
a O
lot O
of O
support O
from O
Hakka B-NORP
people O
, O
who O
sympathize O
with O
his O
outsider O
status O
and O
remember O
his O
support O
for O
Hakka B-NORP
identity O
. O
" O

Unfortunately O
, O
however O
" O
natural O
" O
it O
is O
that O
minority O
groups O
feel O
insecure O
, O
exploitation O
of O
these O
cleavages O
for O
electoral O
gain O
can O
only O
have O
a O
negative O
long O
- O
term O
impact O
on O
society O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

In O
the O
2000 O
election O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
will O
not O
only O
be O
choosing O
a O
new O
leader O
. O

It O
will O
also O
be O
choosing O
a O
new O
direction O
for O
party O
politics O
, O
and O
will O
help O
decide O
future O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
and O
between O
ethnic O
groups O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

How O
can O
people O
make O
a O
wise O
choice O
among O
the O
many O
value O
systems O
on O
offer O
? O

How O
can O
they O
monitor O
their O
new O
leader O
to O
ensure O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
a O
peaceful O
future O
free O
of O
the O
influence O
of O
" O
black O
gold O
politics O
" O
? O

These O
are O
not O
only O
questions O
for O
this O
election O
, O
but O
eternal O
challenges O
for O
the O
whole O
people O
in O
any O
democratic O
society O
. O

In O
the O
Groove O
, O
or O
in O
a O
Rut O
? O

- O
Life O
in O
Middle O
Age O

-LRB- O
Laura B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Middle O
age O
is O
the O
most O
awkward O
time O
. O

It O
's O
the O
age O
when O
you O
ca O
n't O
get O
to O
sleep O
till O
dawn O
. O

The O
age O
of O
sighs O
but O
not O
passion O
. O

The O
age O
of O
sorrow O
but O
not O
anger O
. O

In O
middle O
age O
, O
you O
kiss O
girls O
on O
the O
forehead O
, O
not O
the O
lips O
. O

It O
's O
the O
age O
when O
you O
drink O
strong O
coffee O
and O
take O
stomach O
pills O
. O

The O
age O
when O
the O
phrase O
" O
you O
ca O
n't O
escape O
convention O
" O
says O
it O
all O
. O

Middle O
age O
is O
afternoon O
tea O
. O

-LRB- O
From O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Middle I-WORK_OF_ART
Age I-WORK_OF_ART
Is I-WORK_OF_ART
Afternoon I-WORK_OF_ART
Tea I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
by O
Tung B-PERSON
Chiao I-PERSON
-RRB- O

" O
Middle O
age O
is O
the O
afternoon O
, O
but O
I O
ca O
n't O
say O
I O
have O
much O
time O
to O
drink O
tea O
! O
" O

Sitting O
in O
the O
silence O
of O
his O
research O
office O
, O
Professor O
Li O
Liang O
- O
che O
of O
the O
psychology O
department O
at O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
appears O
pensive O
. O

Indeed O
, O
passing O
40 O
is O
like O
passing O
noon O
. O

You O
miss O
the O
fresh O
, O
pure O
, O
carefree O
feeling O
of O
morning O
, O
and O
the O
arrogance O
of O
noon O
, O
yet O
also O
yearn O
for O
the O
serene O
splendor O
of O
the O
sunset O
. O

It O
is O
only O
now O
, O
in O
the O
afternoon O
, O
that O
worries O
crowd O
in O
, O
and O
try O
as O
you O
might O
you O
can O
not O
raise O
your O
flagging O
spirits O
. O

Worries O
, O
ennui O
- O
is O
this O
a O
case O
of O
that O
fashionable O
disease O
of O
civilization O
, O
the O
" O
midlife O
crisis O
" O
? O

" O
If O
you O
're O
going O
to O
have O
a O
crisis O
, O
it O
's O
most O
likely O
to O
happen O
during O
the O
" O
midlife O
transition O
, O
" O
from O
40 O
to O
45 O
, O
" O
says O
Li B-ORG
. O

In O
people O
of O
a O
melancholy O
and O
sensitive O
disposition O
, O
or O
who O
have O
faced O
many O
setbacks O
early O
in O
life O
, O
it O
may O
even O
set O
in O
around O
the O
age O
of O
35 O
. O

" O
In O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
35 O
is O
the O
maximum O
age O
for O
being O
in O
a O
fraternity O
, O
" O
jokes O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Normal I-ORG
University I-ORG
audiovisual O
center O
director O
Chao B-PERSON
Ning I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
known O
as O
a O
" O
wunderkind O
" O
in O
the O
broadcasting O
world O
. O

After O
that O
, O
your O
moods O
begin O
to O
seesaw O
between O
those O
of O
" O
youth O
" O
and O
" O
middle O
age O
. O
" O

You O
are O
perfectly O
sure O
that O
you O
are O
in O
as O
good O
form O
as O
ever O
, O
and O
have O
not O
even O
reached O
your O
peak O
yet O
, O
but O
looking O
at O
all O
those O
talented O
youngsters O
around O
you O
, O
they O
seem O
even O
more O
outstanding O
than O
yourself O
, O
and O
more O
like O
tomorrow O
's O
rising O
stars O
. O

A O
vexing O
feeling O
of O
being O
pushed O
along O
by O
the O
years O
gradually O
builds O
up O
, O
until O
one O
day O
you O
find O
yourself O
high O
and O
dry O
on O
the O
shoals O
of O
life O
. O

Middle O
age O
creeps O
up O
on O
you O

" O
The O
new O
waves O
on O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
push O
the O
old O
waves O
along O
" O
- O
i.e. O
each O
generation O
outdoes O
the O
last O
- O
and O
in O
an O
age O
of O
rapid O
change O
, O
the O
sense O
of O
crisis O
this O
induces O
in O
the O
older O
generations O
is O
amplified O
. O

A O
Mrs. O
Wei O
, O
who O
chose O
to O
leave O
her O
job O
as O
a O
bookkeeper O
five O
years O
ago O
because O
of O
an O
unexpected O
pregnancy O
, O
thought O
at O
the O
time O
that O
with O
her O
ability O
, O
experience O
and O
contacts O
it O
would O
not O
be O
hard O
for O
her O
to O
find O
a O
new O
job O
once O
her O
child O
started O
primary O
school O
. O

But O
as O
the O
day O
of O
her O
return O
to O
the O
world O
of O
work O
draws O
ever O
nearer O
, O
she O
feels O
a O
growing O
sense O
of O
panic O
. O

" O
Most O
of O
my O
old O
colleagues O
have O
left O
, O
and O
the O
few O
I O
'm O
still O
in O
touch O
with O
talk O
about O
nothing O
but O
things O
like O
Excel B-PRODUCT
spreadsheets O
that O
I O
know O
nothing O
about O
! O
" O

Mrs. O
Wei O
has O
hinted O
a O
few O
times O
to O
her O
husband O
that O
she O
should O
just O
stay O
at O
home O
and O
concentrate O
on O
looking O
after O
the O
children O
. O

But O
thinking O
of O
her O
husband O
's O
grim O
expression O
whenever O
he O
gives O
her O
the O
housekeeping O
money O
, O
she O
does O
n't O
dare O
to O
say O
it O
plainly O
. O

In O
today O
's O
society O
, O
youth O
is O
beauty O
. O

But O
in O
trying O
to O
show O
he O
was O
not O
out O
of O
touch O
with O
youth O
, O
Mr. O
Chou O
, O
the O
45 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
boss O
of O
a O
computer O
components O
company O
, O
had O
an O
experience O
which O
left O
him O
not O
knowing O
whether O
to O
laugh O
or O
cry O
. O

He O
arranged O
with O
his O
young O
employees O
to O
go O
for O
a O
barbecue O
in O
a O
river O
valley O
, O
hoping O
to O
get O
to O
know O
them O
better O
. O

But O
when O
they O
arrived O
there O
, O
the O
workers O
formed O
their O
own O
groups O
, O
laughing O
and O
clowning O
around O
, O
and O
left O
him O
to O
get O
on O
with O
barbecuing O
the O
meat O
. O

When O
it O
was O
done O
- O
and O
he O
was O
drenched O
in O
sweat O
- O
the O
young O
people O
, O
attracted O
by O
the O
aroma O
, O
gathered O
round O
. O

But O
after O
giving O
him O
a O
few O
words O
of O
praise O
, O
they O
wolfed O
down O
the O
food O
and O
scattered O
again O
immediately O
, O
as O
if O
he O
did O
n't O
even O
exist O
. O

" O
They O
probably O
thought O
their O
old O
fogey O
of O
a O
boss O
had O
just O
come O
to O
wait O
on O
them O
! O
" O

From O
then O
on O
Mr. O
Chou O
, O
having O
recognized O
his O
own O
place O
in O
the O
order O
of O
things O
, O
made O
no O
more O
attempts O
to O
ingratiate O
himself O
with O
his O
young O
employees O
- O
and O
in O
fact O
felt O
much O
the O
more O
relaxed O
for O
it O
. O

More O
crises O
in O
middle O
age O
? O

" O
By O
middle O
age O
, O
you O
have O
more O
experience O
of O
life O
, O
and O
you O
are O
sure O
to O
have O
various O
realizations O
and O
regrets O
, O
" O
says O
Li B-PERSON
Liang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
che I-PERSON
. O

Even O
if O
you O
have O
no O
economic O
worries O
and O
as O
yet O
no O
health O
problems O
, O
nonetheless O
the O
flowing O
river O
of O
life O
has O
carried O
away O
your O
youth O
, O
ideals O
, O
pure O
love O
and O
even O
your O
loved O
ones O
, O
and O
left O
you O
with O
many O
wounds O
you O
are O
loth O
to O
touch O
and O
regrets O
you O
are O
loth O
to O
remember O
. O

The O
sense O
that O
the O
realization O
of O
past O
mistakes O
has O
come O
too O
late O
to O
put O
them O
right O
, O
and O
of O
your O
remaining O
days O
being O
numbered O
, O
makes O
you O
feel O
despondent O
. O

But O
despondency O
need O
not O
amount O
to O
a O
" O
crisis O
. O
" O

According O
to O
overseas O
research O
, O
although O
people O
have O
more O
worries O
in O
middle O
age O
, O
only O
around O
15 O
% O
have O
emotional O
difficulties O
serious O
enough O
to O
require O
psychological O
counseling O
or O
medication O
. O

Sociology O
professor O
Wang B-PERSON
Ya I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ke I-PERSON
of O
National B-ORG
Taipei I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
who O
has O
always O
been O
an O
ardent O
supporter O
of O
feminism O
and O
recently O
became O
the O
first O
scholar O
to O
promote O
" O
male O
studies O
" O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
offers O
the O
following O
analysis O
: O

The O
real O
reason O
why O
the O
" O
midlife O
crisis O
" O
has O
become O
such O
a O
hot O
topic O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
lies O
with O
the O
75 O
million O
" O
baby O
boomers O
" O
born O
in O
the O
postwar O
period O
from O
1946 O
to O
1964 O
. O

One O
can O
say O
that O
this O
huge O
generation O
is O
the O
one O
with O
the O
highest O
level O
of O
achievement O
, O
and O
the O
most O
diverse O
set O
of O
values O
, O
in O
human O
history O
. O

Since O
they O
gradually O
began O
to O
enter O
middle O
age O
in O
the O
late O
1980s O
, O
they O
have O
produced O
many O
reminiscences O
and O
introspective O
works O
about O
their O
own O
mental O
and O
spiritual O
journey O
, O
which O
have O
elicited O
a O
strong O
response O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
's O
present O
middle O
- O
aged O
generation O
have O
metamorphosed O
from O
youthful O
anti-war O
protesters O
and O
hippies O
into O
yuppie O
managers O
of O
multinational O
corporations O
, O
and O
from O
idealists O
into O
materialists O
. O

The O
tensions O
and O
trauma O
of O
that O
transformation O
cause O
their O
" O
midlife O
crisis O
" O
to O
be O
especially O
complex O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
although O
Taiwan B-GPE
had O
its O
own O
baby O
boom O
from O
1951 O
to O
1966 O
, O
its O
middle O
- O
aged O
generation O
have O
not O
had O
the O
same O
life O
experiences O
, O
so O
while O
they O
too O
have O
their O
midlife O
crises O
, O
they O
are O
much O
less O
complex O
. O

Alice B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Family I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Education I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
suggests O
that O
" O
change O
" O
would O
be O
a O
better O
term O
than O
" O
crisis O
" O
for O
the O
mood O
swings O
and O
difficulties O
of O
middle O
age O
. O

Midlife O
change O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
is O
a O
natural O
process O
in O
the O
journey O
of O
life O
, O
and O
as O
people O
grow O
older O
and O
have O
to O
shoulder O
ever O
heavier O
responsibilities O
, O
all O
kinds O
of O
pressures O
large O
and O
small O
appear O
together O
at O
this O
time O
of O
life O
. O

For O
example O
, O
says O
Lu B-PERSON
, O
middle O
- O
aged O
people O
are O
the O
meat O
in O
a O
generational O
sandwich O
. O

Their O
aging O
parents O
increasingly O
need O
care O
, O
while O
at O
the O
same O
time O
their O
teenage O
children O
are O
at O
their O
most O
rebellious O
. O

Other O
elements O
in O
their O
lives O
, O
such O
as O
their O
job O
or O
marriage O
, O
have O
been O
in O
existence O
for O
ten O
to O
20 O
years O
; O
the O
sparkle O
is O
gone O
, O
yet O
they O
have O
invested O
too O
much O
to O
just O
walk O
away O
from O
them O
. O

And O
again O
, O
turning O
to O
look O
at O
themselves O
, O
gray O
hairs O
are O
sprouting O
from O
their O
temples O
and O
crows O
' O
feet O
appearing O
at O
the O
corners O
of O
their O
eyes O
, O
their O
jowls O
are O
sagging O
, O
and O
the O
thick O
, O
solid O
chest O
muscles O
of O
their O
youth O
have O
somehow O
migrated O
down O
to O
their O
bellies O
. O

When O
they O
take O
their O
sons O
out O
for O
some O
exercise O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
even O
have O
the O
strength O
to O
do O
a O
single O
pull O
- O
up O
! O

Midlife O
brings O
many O
uncertainties O
, O
and O
if O
it O
comes O
in O
a O
time O
of O
dramatic O
social O
change O
when O
many O
role O
models O
are O
being O
completely O
rewritten O
, O
middle O
- O
aged O
people O
may O
be O
left O
even O
more O
at O
a O
loss O
. O

Life O
is O
long O
, O
the O
future O
bleak O

Li B-PERSON
Liang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
che I-PERSON
notes O
that O
firstly O
, O
life O
expectancy O
has O
rapidly O
increased O
. O

In O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
average O
life O
expectancy O
has O
risen O
steadily O
from O
55 O
years O
in O
1951 O
to O
75 O
today O
. O

As O
the O
journey O
of O
life O
lengthens O
, O
middle O
- O
aged O
people O
become O
more O
and O
more O
confused O
about O
their O
status O
in O
life O
. O

A O
Mr. O
Chang O
, O
who O
lives O
in O
Hualien B-GPE
, O
is O
now O
58 O
, O
nearing O
the O
upper O
end O
of O
middle O
age O
. O

He O
recalls O
that O
when O
he O
saw O
his O
parents O
at O
age O
60 O
he O
thought O
they O
were O
" O
ever O
so O
old O
, O
" O
and O
they O
seemed O
quite O
content O
to O
dandle O
their O
grandchildren O
, O
oblivious O
to O
the O
affairs O
of O
the O
world O
. O

But O
now O
that O
he O
is O
approaching O
the O
same O
age O
himself O
, O
he O
feels O
he O
is O
not O
yet O
qualified O
to O
call O
himself O
old O
, O
and O
still O
less O
to O
speak O
lightly O
of O
retiring O
. O

" O
We O
're O
living O
longer O
, O
but O
life O
is O
more O
tiring O
! O
" O

He O
asks O
, O
only O
half O
in O
jest O
: O
How O
come O
nowadays O
middle O
age O
seems O
to O
drag O
on O
forever O
? O

With O
longer O
lifespans O
and O
less O
rigid O
social O
values O
, O
patterns O
of O
living O
once O
shared O
by O
all O
have O
been O
replaced O
by O
a O
growing O
diversity O
of O
individual O
experiences O
. O

In O
middle O
age O
, O
some O
people O
set O
up O
successful O
businesses O
, O
while O
others O
lose O
their O
jobs O
and O
are O
faced O
with O
poverty O
; O
working O
women O
find O
themselves O
squeezed O
between O
the O
exhausting O
demands O
of O
children O
and O
housework O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
and O
their O
jobs O
on O
the O
other O
, O
while O
at O
the O
same O
time O
many O
single O
women O
face O
a O
daily O
battle O
with O
loneliness O
. O

At O
the O
age O
of O
50 O
, O
some O
people O
already O
have O
grandchildren O
at O
their O
knee O
, O
while O
others O
are O
getting O
married O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

With O
more O
and O
more O
people O
remaining O
single O
, O
rising O
divorce O
rates O
, O
growing O
numbers O
of O
unmarried O
mothers O
, O
increasing O
occurrence O
of O
infertility O
, O
and O
the O
emergence O
of O
large O
numbers O
of O
families O
where O
husband O
and O
wife O
live O
in O
different O
cities O
, O
or O
even O
- O
as O
for O
many O
expatriate O
Taiwanese B-NORP
business O
people O
- O
in O
different O
countries O
, O
many O
middle O
- O
aged O
people O
's O
carefully O
laid O
life O
plans O
have O
suddenly O
come O
to O
nothing O
. O

Hospital O
worker O
Lin B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lun I-PERSON
-LRB- O
not O
her O
real O
name O
-RRB- O
, O
lives O
in O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
with O
her O
two O
children O
. O

Her O
ex-husband O
works O
in O
Tainan B-GPE
, O
and O
for O
many O
years O
during O
their O
marriage O
he O
only O
came O
home O
at O
weekends O
. O

Early O
last O
year O
a O
late O
- O
night O
phone O
call O
shattered O
the O
peaceful O
life O
she O
had O
worked O
so O
hard O
to O
build O
. O

At O
the O
other O
end O
was O
a O
woman O
who O
venomously O
demanded O
that O
Lin B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lun I-PERSON
give O
up O
her O
husband O
, O
or O
she O
would O
bring O
along O
her O
three O
- O
and O
- O
a O
- O
half O
- O
year O
- O
old O
illegitimate O
son O
and O
make O
a O
scene O
at O
the O
hospital O
! O

The O
unbearable O
anguish O
of O
being O

" O
Actually O
, O
it O
's O
not O
as O
if O
I O
did O
n't O
have O
my O
suspicions O
all O
those O
years O
. O

But O
I O
never O
thought O
things O
would O
turn O
out O
so O
awful O
! O

How O
could O
I O
have O
been O
such O
a O
fool O
? O
" O

For O
the O
next O
six O
months O
, O
Lin B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lun I-PERSON
could O
hardly O
sleep O
or O
eat O
. O

By O
day O
she O
dragged O
herself O
to O
work O
like O
a O
zombie O
, O
but O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O
she O
would O
wake O
with O
a O
start O
, O
her O
heart O
pounding O
so O
hard O
she O
could O
n't O
breathe O
. O

The O
affair O
finally O
ended O
in O
divorce O
, O
but O
the O
upside O
is O
that O
since O
then O
her O
ex O
has O
actually O
behaved O
better O
, O
for O
he O
has O
begun O
to O
commute O
back O
to O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
from O
Tainan B-GPE
every O
day O
, O
and O
is O
much O
more O
patient O
with O
his O
son O
and O
daughter O
than O
before O
. O

At O
present O
they O
are O
planning O
to O
remarry O
, O
but O
Lin B-PERSON
worries O
that O
once O
her O
husband O
is O
again O
bound O
by O
the O
chains O
of O
marriage O
, O
he O
might O
return O
to O
his O
old O
ways O
. O

" O
Life O
in O
middle O
age O
is O
like O
trying O
to O
put O
together O
a O
jigsaw O
puzzle O
in O
a O
gale O
. O

The O
more O
you O
look O
at O
the O
parts O
you O
've O
already O
assembled O
, O
the O
more O
disjointed O
and O
ugly O
they O
seem O
; O
but O
it O
's O
the O
parts O
you O
ca O
n't O
finish O
that O
you O
long O
for O
more O
and O
more O
, O
even O
though O
you O
know O
there O
's O
precious O
little O
hope O
you O
'll O
ever O
get O
them O
done O
. O
" O

Ms. O
Lin O
, O
who O
turned O
40 O
this O
year O
, O
says O
with O
an O
air O
of O
resignation O
that O
if O
a O
gust O
of O
wind O
blows O
the O
whole O
puzzle O
away O
, O
the O
sense O
of O
dismay O
and O
panic O
at O
being O
tricked O
by O
fate O
can O
drive O
you O
to O
distraction O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lun I-PERSON
's O
mother O
often O
comes O
to O
stay O
, O
and O
this O
has O
done O
much O
to O
lighten O
the O
burden O
of O
running O
her O
household O
. O

But O
many O
people O
who O
arrive O
in O
middle O
age O
without O
the O
support O
of O
a O
family O
can O
only O
try O
to O
weather O
life O
's O
storms O
alone O
. O

Ms. O
Chiang O
, O
still O
single O
at O
46 O
, O
is O
an O
example O
. O

When O
she O
worked O
as O
a O
PR O
manager O
for O
foreign O
companies O
such O
as O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
and O
Texas B-ORG
Instruments I-ORG
, O
she O
was O
always O
the O
highly O
effective O
superwoman O
. O

But O
she O
realized O
that O
under O
the O
dual O
pressure O
of O
her O
need O
for O
career O
success O
and O
her O
unfulfilled O
emotional O
needs O
, O
she O
was O
approaching O
a O
state O
of O
psychological O
collapse O
. O

Two O
years O
ago O
, O
she O
became O
seriously O
depressed O
. O

At O
night O
she O
would O
toss O
and O
turn O
in O
bed O
, O
but O
the O
worry O
that O
lack O
of O
sleep O
would O
make O
her O
unable O
to O
get O
up O
in O
the O
morning O
and O
would O
affect O
her O
work O
performance O
made O
her O
even O
less O
able O
to O
sleep O
. O

Years O
of O
looking O
at O
a O
computer O
screen O
was O
causing O
her O
vision O
to O
deteriorate O
rapidly O
, O
and O
due O
to O
working O
in O
a O
sealed O
high O
- O
tech O
office O
she O
was O
always O
dogged O
by O
colds O
, O
so O
that O
every O
day O
she O
felt O
under O
the O
weather O
. O

Live O
for O
today O

" O
I O
asked O
myself O
, O
do O
you O
really O
want O
to O
carry O
on O
like O
this O
? O

What O
matters O
more O
, O
your O
work O
or O
your O
health O
? O
" O

Ms. O
Chiang O
had O
accumulated O
some O
savings O
during O
her O
many O
years O
at O
work O
, O
but O
for O
the O
first O
three O
months O
after O
she O
resigned O
her O
job O
she O
could O
not O
help O
a O
sense O
of O
panic O
, O
feeling O
anxious O
that O
she O
might O
be O
cast O
out O
by O
society O
, O
and O
also O
fearing O
the O
accusing O
looks O
of O
her O
friends O
and O
family O
. O

But O
gradually O
she O
began O
to O
learn O
to O
relax O
and O
let O
go O
. O

" O
Zhuangzi B-PERSON
says O
that O
life O
is O
toil O
and O
that O
death O
is O
the O
time O
for O
rest O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
believe O
all O
that O
. O

It O
should O
n't O
be O
that O
way O
! O
" O

After O
three O
months O
, O
Ms. O
Chiang O
no O
longer O
put O
herself O
under O
pressure O
, O
and O
no O
longer O
got O
worked O
up O
about O
other O
people O
's O
well O
- O
meaning O
advice O
. O

Once O
she O
stopped O
having O
to O
get O
up O
early O
to O
go O
to O
work O
, O
her O
anxiety O
about O
insomnia O
decreased O
greatly O
, O
and O
when O
she O
was O
able O
to O
adjust O
her O
living O
habits O
according O
to O
her O
own O
needs O
, O
her O
depression O
cleared O
up O
by O
itself O
. O

She O
began O
decorating O
her O
flat O
, O
going O
to O
the O
gym O
, O
and O
cooking O
the O
food O
she O
likes O
, O
and O
even O
just O
sitting O
lost O
in O
thought O
, O
enjoying O
the O
empty O
spaces O
in O
life O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
having O
freed O
herself O
from O
the O
barren O
existence O
of O
a O
" O
sexless O
wage O
slave O
" O
she O
has O
begun O
to O
liberate O
her O
emotional O
side O
and O
enjoy O
the O
pleasure O
of O
being O
a O
woman O
. O

On O
the O
subject O
of O
family O
affection O
and O
affairs O
of O
the O
heart O
, O
Ms. O
Chiang O
has O
also O
come O
to O
a O
realization O
. O

" O
My O
mother O
died O
young O
, O
and O
my O
father O
always O
regarded O
us O
three O
children O
as O
bloodsuckers O
, O
and O
never O
showed O
us O
any O
love O
. O
" O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
Ms. O
Chiang O
left O
home O
early O
to O
live O
independently O
. O

But O
in O
her O
heart O
, O
her O
desire O
for O
love O
has O
never O
ceased O
. O

Perhaps O
the O
shadow O
of O
her O
childhood O
is O
behind O
the O
setbacks O
in O
her O
love O
life O
, O
so O
that O
even O
today O
she O
is O
still O
single O
. O

At O
present O
, O
Ms. O
Chiang O
has O
a O
boyfriend O
ten O
years O
her O
junior O
. O

" O
We O
do O
n't O
constrain O
each O
other O
or O
force O
each O
other O
into O
anything O
. O

We O
're O
only O
together O
when O
we O
really O
want O
to O
be O
. O
" O

The O
year O
before O
last O
when O
her O
father O
was O
dangerously O
ill O
, O
he O
constantly O
rang O
his O
children O
, O
begging O
for O
their O
love O
, O
which O
aroused O
both O
her O
sympathy O
and O
her O
disgust O
. O

Having O
seen O
through O
the O
inconstancy O
of O
family O
affection O
and O
romantic O
attachments O
, O
she O
swore O
never O
again O
to O
put O
her O
emotions O
at O
the O
mercy O
of O
others O
. O

She O
wants O
to O
live O
truly O
at O
ease O
and O
without O
being O
tied O
down O
. O

Keeping O
loneliness O
at O
bay O

For O
Ms. O
Chiang O
, O
the O
single O
life O
has O
its O
freedoms O
and O
its O
loneliness O
. O

But O
do O
those O
who O
are O
surrounded O
by O
a O
family O
have O
more O
peace O
of O
mind O
and O
happiness O
? O

" O
No O
, O
not O
necessarily O
, O
" O
answers O
51 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Hsiang B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
, O
a O
manager O
at O
a O
newspaper O
, O
shaking O
her O
head O
. O

For O
the O
last O
two O
years O
Hsiang B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
has O
been O
plagued O
with O
capsulitis O
in O
her O
shoulder O
, O
and O
one O
morning O
when O
she O
could O
n't O
manage O
to O
fasten O
her O
bra O
before O
setting O
off O
for O
work O
, O
she O
woke O
up O
her O
son O
, O
a O
university O
student O
, O
to O
help O
her O
. O

But O
her O
son O
said O
banteringly O
: O
" O
You O
old O
women O
really O
are O
a O
pain O
! O
" O

Once O
, O
Ms. O
Hsiang O
asked O
her O
two O
sons O
which O
of O
them O
was O
going O
to O
look O
after O
her O
when O
she O
was O
old O
. O

But O
her O
sons O
tossed O
the O
question O
back O
and O
forth O
and O
finally O
nominated O
their O
rather O
bossy O
seven O
- O
year O
- O
old O
girl O
cousin O
! O

" O
I O
knew O
they O
were O
only O
joking O
, O
but O
I O
could O
n't O
help O
feeling O
sad O
, O
and O
it O
made O
me O
even O
more O
aware O
that O
in O
everything O
you O
can O
only O
rely O
on O
yourself O
. O

Anything O
else O
is O
phony O
! O
" O
says O
Hsiang B-PERSON
. O

Having O
a O
husband O
and O
children O
, O
her O
mother O
and O
a O
lot O
of O
friends O
and O
relations O
, O
and O
with O
plenty O
to O
do O
, O
Ms. O
Hsiang O
is O
never O
alone O
, O
yet O
she O
can O
not O
help O
feeling O
lonely O
. O

Sometimes O
at O
night O
she O
ca O
n't O
sleep O
and O
gets O
up O
to O
mop O
the O
floor O
. O

For O
a O
time O
she O
even O
started O
playing O
Tetris B-PRODUCT
. O

" O
Lying O
in O
bed O
, O
playing O
with O
complete O
concentration O
, O
not O
thinking O
about O
anything O
else O
, O
I O
got O
up O
to O
scores O
of O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
points O
! O
" O
she O
says O
, O
finding O
this O
ridiculous O
even O
herself O
. O

" O
Whenever O
I O
notice O
I O
'm O
getting O
down O
, O
I O
start O
looking O
for O
things O
to O
do O
, O
" O
she O
says O
. O

Middle O
age O
is O
a O
minefield O
, O
and O
you O
must O
n't O
fall O
into O
the O
trap O
of O
letting O
yourself O
get O
downhearted O
! O

The O
best O
laid O
plans O

Apart O
from O
those O
to O
do O
with O
health O
, O
marriage O
and O
work O
, O
many O
other O
unexpected O
changes O
may O
occur O
in O
middle O
age O
. O

When O
he O
was O
38 O
, O
Chao B-PERSON
Ning I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
now O
a O
director O
of O
the O
Buddhist O
satellite O
TV O
station O
LTV B-ORG
and O
the O
producer O
of O
many O
Buddhist O
TV O
programs O
, O
was O
invited O
to O
Houston B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
to O
give O
a O
lecture O
. O

On O
the O
plane O
he O
happened O
to O
meet O
Buddhist O
Master O
Hsingyun O
of O
Foguangshan B-ORG
Temple I-ORG
. O

After O
14 O
hours O
of O
the O
master O
earnestly O
speaking O
to O
him O
about O
the O
principles O
of O
Buddhist O
life O
, O
" O
Even O
a O
stone O
would O
have O
been O
moved O
! O
" O

After O
Chao B-PERSON
's O
lecture O
in O
Houston B-GPE
was O
over O
, O
he O
immediately O
took O
a O
plane O
to O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
and O
went O
to O
Hsi B-ORG
Lai I-ORG
Temple I-ORG
, O
which O
was O
just O
being O
built O
. O

There O
he O
sought O
out O
Master O
Hsingyun O
and O
declared O
his O
conversion O
to O
Buddhism B-NORP
, O
and O
since O
then O
he O
has O
never O
touched O
a O
drop O
of O
alcohol O
. O

" O
Before O
that O
, O
I O
always O
had O
a O
rhyming O
couplet O
pasted O
up O
by O
my O
doorway O
which O
read O
: O
' O
I O
know O
there O
is O
wine O
in O
this O
world O
, O
/ O
But O
not O
that O
it O
can O
make O
you O
drunk O
, O
' O
which O
was O
my O
way O
of O
bragging O
about O
my O
drinking O
prowess O
. O
" O

What O
power O
caused O
him O
to O
make O
such O
a O
great O
change O
? O

Chao B-PERSON
Ning I-PERSON
himself O
ca O
n't O
explain O
. O

" O
In O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
38 O
and O
49 O
are O
special O
ages O
. O

I O
had O
come O
to O
realize O
many O
things O
, O
and O
when O
fate O
brought O
the O
right O
opportunity O
, O
I O
was O
ready O
for O
a O
change O
of O
heart O
, O
" O
says O
Chao B-PERSON
. O

He O
converted O
to O
Buddhism B-NORP
at O
38 O
, O
got O
married O
at O
" O
491?2 O
, O
" O
and O
before O
many O
years O
had O
become O
the O
" O
super-old O
dad O
" O
of O
three O
children O
. O

The O
changes O
in O
Chao B-PERSON
Ning I-PERSON
's O
life O
in O
middle O
age O
can O
not O
be O
described O
as O
small O
. O

" O
Looking O
back O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
none O
of O
the O
road O
I O
took O
in O
life O
is O
what O
I O
expected O
. O
" O

Chao B-PERSON
reveals O
that O
40 O
years O
ago O
when O
he O
was O
taking O
his O
college O
entrance O
exams O
, O
he O
put O
down O
all O
kinds O
of O
choices O
of O
university O
but O
deliberately O
did O
not O
include O
NTNU B-ORG
, O
because O
he O
thought O
he O
was O
not O
interested O
in O
being O
a O
teacher O
. O

But O
although O
he O
did O
not O
study O
at O
NTNU B-ORG
, O
he O
went O
to O
teach O
there O
, O
and O
has O
been O
there O
for O
over O
20 O
years O
. O

" O
Every O
year O
I O
make O
a O
big O
palaver O
about O
wanting O
to O
plan O
my O
life O
and O
how O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
give O
up O
teaching O
and O
concentrate O
on O
broadcasting O
. O
" O

Chao B-PERSON
continues O
with O
the O
same O
forthright O
, O
sincere O
smile O
: O

" O
But O
who O
'd O
have O
thought O
that O
in O
the O
blink O
of O
an O
eye O
my O
colleagues O
would O
be O
telling O
me O
: O
' O
Old O
Chao O
, O
you O
need O
n't O
bother O
planning O
, O
you O
're O
soon O
going O
to O
retire O
! O
' O
" O

Although O
he O
never O
got O
around O
to O
planning O
his O
life O
, O
Chao B-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
always O
liked O
to O
" O
follow O
his O
feelings O
, O
" O
feels O
that O
every O
step O
he O
has O
taken O
has O
been O
steady O
and O
enriching O
. O

Now O
that O
he O
is O
about O
to O
leave O
middle O
age O
for O
the O
age O
of O
wisdom O
, O
this O
causes O
him O
to O
walk O
on O
eagerly O
, O
with O
a O
spring O
in O
his O
step O
. O

His O
only O
real O
worry O
is O
for O
his O
three O
children O
, O
now O
aged O
seven O
, O
five O
and O
two O
years O
old O
. O

Not O
daring O
to O
get O
old O

" O
Sometimes O
when O
I O
look O
at O
their O
lovely O
faces O
while O
they O
sleep O
, O
I O
feel O
I O
hav O
n't O
done O
right O
by O
them O
, O
because O
I O
'm O
so O
much O
older O
than O
they O
are O
. O
" O

The O
phrase O
most O
often O
on O
Chao B-PERSON
Ning I-PERSON
's O
lips O
nowadays O
is O
, O
" O
Because O
my O
kids O
are O
small O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
get O
old O
just O
yet O
. O
" O

Chao B-PERSON
plays O
basketball O
three O
times O
a O
week O
, O
and O
is O
early O
to O
bed O
and O
early O
to O
rise O
. O

Having O
become O
a O
father O
in O
middle O
age O
, O
he O
is O
doing O
his O
best O
to O
stay O
young O
for O
his O
children O
. O

Midlife O
changes O
may O
, O
as O
for O
Chao B-PERSON
Ning I-PERSON
, O
be O
one O
's O
own O
choices O
and O
bring O
satisfaction O
. O

But O
there O
are O
so O
many O
changes O
which O
are O
not O
chosen O
and O
are O
impossible O
to O
prevent O
, O
and O
of O
these O
unemployment O
is O
one O
of O
the O
most O
fearsome O
. O

The O
economic O
malaise O
which O
has O
spread O
through O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
just O
the O
last O
two O
years O
is O
rapidly O
overtaking O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
middle O
- O
aged O
workers O
. O

" O
A O
few O
days O
ago O
I O
heard O
about O
the O
death O
of O
a O
friend O
of O
mine O
. O

After O
he O
was O
forced O
to O
retire O
from O
Taiwan B-ORG
Machinery I-ORG
Manufacturing I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
he O
set O
up O
a O
stand O
selling O
grilled O
food O
at O
Chichin O
bathing O
beach O
in O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
. O

But O
before O
long O
he O
died O
of O
a O
coronary O
. O
" O

Simon B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
former O
managing O
director O
of O
the O
Chunghwa O
Telecom O
employees O
' O
union O
, O
says O
that O
on O
hearing O
the O
news O
, O
many O
of O
the O
deceased O
man O
's O
good O
friends O
could O
not O
help O
thinking O
: O
" O
If O
we O
'd O
known O
he O
'd O
die O
so O
young O
, O
we O
should O
n't O
have O
stopped O
him O
that O
time O
when O
he O
wanted O
to O
go O
after O
the O
boss O
of O
TMMC B-ORG
with O
a O
Molotov O
cocktail O
! O
" O

Chang B-PERSON
, O
who O
worked O
at O
CHT B-ORG
for O
over O
10 O
years O
, O
says O
that O
next O
year O
the O
company O
plans O
to O
cut O
its O
workforce O
by O
a O
full O
3,000 O
people O
, O
which O
means O
that O
within O
the O
next O
year O
3,000 O
people O
will O
be O
" O
forced O
to O
retire O
. O
" O

But O
the O
average O
age O
of O
CHT B-ORG
's O
workers O
is O
only O
46 O

! O

Who O
will O
tell O
me O
? O
! O

Forty O
- O
six O
- O
what O
an O
awkward O
age O
. O

The O
majority O
of O
these O
workers O
are O
carrying O
the O
tremendous O
burden O
of O
being O
the O
breadwinner O
for O
three O
generations O
. O

" O
The O
sense O
of O
uncertainty O
about O
employment O
has O
begun O
to O
affect O
every O
facet O
of O
life O
. O
" O

Simon B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
says O
that O
this O
is O
a O
cause O
of O
marital O
tension O
, O
and O
these O
workers O
have O
thousands O
of O
questions O
sticking O
in O
their O
throats O
, O
such O
as O
: O
Will O
they O
have O
to O
interrupt O
their O
children O
's O
education O
? O

Should O
they O
accept O
a O
transfer O
, O
and O
move O
the O
whole O
family O
somewhere O
else O
? O

What O
kind O
of O
second O
skill O
should O
they O
learn O
to O
keep O
themselves O
employable O
? O

How O
long O
a O
buffer O
period O
can O
the O
company O
give O
them O
? O

But O
nobody O
is O
willing O
to O
give O
them O
a O
clear O
answer O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
suggests O
that O
rather O
than O
the O
government O
spending O
vast O
amounts O
on O
unemployment O
benefits O
, O
it O
would O
be O
better O
for O
it O
to O
set O
up O
a O
life O
guidance O
and O
psychological O
counseling O
system O
for O
workers O
at O
all O
state O
- O
owned O
and O
private O
enterprises O
, O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
. O

" O
What O
we O
want O
is O
n't O
money O
, O
but O
clear O
guidance O
to O
the O
future O
! O
" O

" O
For O
a O
middle O
- O
aged O
person O
, O
losing O
one O
's O
job O
is O
just O
as O
traumatic O
as O
a O
car O
accident O
, O
falling O
ill O
, O
the O
death O
of O
a O
spouse O
or O
a O
child O
running O
away O
from O
home O
. O

It O
's O
an O
event O
beyond O
their O
control O
which O
suddenly O
turns O
their O
life O
upside O
- O
down O
. O
" O

Chiu B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
li I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Hwo I-ORG
Chyuan I-ORG
Pastoral I-ORG
Counseling I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
describes O
this O
kind O
of O
occurrence O
as O
a O
" O
non-normative O
event O
. O
" O

Such O
events O
are O
much O
more O
traumatic O
than O
" O
normative O
events O
" O
such O
as O
job O
stress O
, O
a O
parent O
being O
paralyzed O
, O
children O
growing O
up O
and O
leaving O
home O
, O
or O
being O
passed O
over O
for O
promotion O
, O
all O
of O
which O
are O
more O
predictable O
. O

Looking O
around O
us O
, O
there O
are O
many O
middle O
- O
aged O
people O
who O
, O
although O
one O
can O
not O
say O
they O
are O
unemployed O
, O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
regular O
career O
. O

In O
his O
youth O
, O
Lin B-PERSON
Hung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kui I-PERSON
of O
Chungli B-GPE
in O
Taoyuan B-GPE
County I-GPE
started O
up O
in O
business O
from O
nothing O
, O
selling O
shaved O
iced O
snacks O
. O

He O
did O
well O
, O
and O
used O
his O
money O
to O
buy O
three O
or O
four O
shops O
and O
apartments O
. O

In O
the O
end O
he O
gave O
up O
his O
shop O
because O
the O
work O
became O
physically O
too O
demanding O
, O
but O
after O
several O
failed O
attempts O
in O
other O
lines O
of O
business O
, O
today O
he O
can O
only O
live O
on O
his O
savings O
and O
the O
rent O
from O
his O
apartments O
. O

He O
has O
enough O
to O
get O
by O
, O
but O
spending O
the O
whole O
day O
doing O
nothing O
he O
finds O
it O
difficult O
to O
face O
the O
inquiring O
glances O
of O
neighbors O
. O

Two O
years O
ago O
, O
encouraged O
by O
his O
wife O
, O
who O
works O
for O
an O
estate O
agency O
, O
Lin B-PERSON
went O
on O
a O
pre-work O
training O
course O
at O
the O
agency O
. O

Being O
stuck O
in O
among O
a O
group O
of O
young O
kids O
in O
their O
twenties O
, O
and O
being O
subjected O
to O
" O
shock O
style O
" O
training O
- O
including O
listening O
to O
pep O
talks O
, O
singing O
military O
songs O
and O
shouting O
slogans O
at O
the O
tops O
of O
their O
voices O
- O
made O
Lin B-PERSON
feel O
very O
uncomfortable O
. O

Finally O
, O
after O
sticking O
it O
out O
for O
a O
month O
, O
he O
quit O
the O
job O
on O
receiving O
his O
first O
pay O
packet O
. O

" O
There O
are O
many O
things O
which O
young O
people O
can O
do O
without O
any O
inhibitions O
, O
but O
in O
middle O
age O
you O
build O
yourself O
all O
kinds O
of O
high O
walls O
which O
are O
very O
hard O
to O
escape O
from O
. O
" O

Lin B-PERSON
counts O
himself O
lucky O
, O
for O
he O
does O
n't O
need O
to O
break O
his O
back O
just O
to O
earn O
a O
pittance O
. O

But O
his O
mood O
is O
always O
uncertain O
. O

In O
the O
last O
two O
years O
he O
has O
begun O
studying O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Book I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Changes I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
fengshui O
, O
in O
the O
hope O
that O
he O
can O
take O
his O
life O
to O
a O
higher O
level O
. O

A O
second O
spring O

" O
In O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
indecision O
and O
depression O
often O
drive O
middle O
- O
aged O
people O
, O
especially O
women O
, O
to O
return O
to O
college O
, O
to O
clarify O
their O
future O
path O
through O
further O
study O
. O
" O

Hwo B-ORG
Chyuan I-ORG
Pastoral I-ORG
Counseling I-ORG
Center I-ORG
director O
Chiu B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
li I-PERSON
quotes O
her O
own O
experience O
. O

At O
one O
time O
she O
worked O
simultaneously O
as O
a O
clothing O
designer O
, O
a O
part O
- O
time O
community O
worker O
and O
a O
counselor O
. O

Coming O
from O
a O
poor O
background O
, O
she O
always O
worked O
hard O
to O
hold O
down O
these O
three O
jobs O
. O

But O
the O
more O
she O
saw O
of O
life O
, O
the O
more O
dissatisfied O
she O
felt O
with O
her O
own O
situation O
, O
and O
hoped O
she O
could O
make O
a O
new O
breakthrough O
. O

Although O
she O
had O
been O
cautious O
all O
her O
life O
, O
at O
the O
age O
of O
42 O
she O
quit O
her O
jobs O
, O
and O
with O
a O
sense O
of O
release O
tinged O
with O
trepidation O
, O
went O
to O
study O
overseas O
. O

After O
leaving O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Chiu B-PERSON
found O
a O
school O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
where O
most O
of O
the O
students O
were O
about O
her O
age O
. O

Like O
her O
, O
many O
had O
come O
there O
because O
they O
had O
arrived O
at O
a O
point O
where O
they O
did O
not O
know O
what O
to O
do O
with O
their O
lives O
. O

They O
had O
not O
come O
to O
earn O
a O
degree O
, O
but O
simply O
, O
through O
the O
process O
of O
study O
, O
to O
" O
sort O
out O
their O
lives O
bit O
by O
bit O
. O
" O

After O
five O
years O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Chiu B-PERSON
felt O
she O
had O
developed O
a O
great O
deal O
, O
and O
had O
enough O
strength O
to O
help O
people O
who O
needed O
help O
. O

So O
she O
returned O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
become O
a O
full O
- O
time O
counselor O
. O

" O
When O
I O
felt O
that O
I O
had O
reached O
a O
crisis O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
run O
away O
from O
it O
, O
but O
made O
the O
crisis O
into O
a O
challenge O
and O
faced O
it O
with O
courage O
. O
" O

Looking O
back O
on O
this O
phase O
of O
her O
life O
, O
Chiu B-PERSON
can O
not O
suppress O
a O
smile O
. O

" O
I O
would O
n't O
call O
it O
success O
, O
and O
it O
does O
n't O
mean O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
struggles O
left O
in O
my O
life O
. O

But O
I O
know O
I O
've O
had O
at O
least O
one O
experience O
of O
winning O
a O
battle O
with O
myself O
, O
so O
I O
can O
walk O
my O
future O
path O
more O
firmly O
. O
" O

Everyone O
's O
story O
of O
middle O
age O
is O
different O
; O
the O
joys O
and O
sorrows O
of O
middle O
age O
mean O
different O
things O
to O
different O
people O
. O

What O
are O
your O
middle O
years O
like O
? O

p. O
07 O

-LRB- O
facing O
page O
-RRB- O

After O
40 O
, O
temples O
start O
to O
gray O
and O
tense O
lines O
at O
the O
corners O
of O
the O
mouth O
reveal O
both O
determination O
and O
frustration O
. O

Who O
understands O
the O
feelings O
of O
the O
middle O
- O
aged O
? O

p. O
08 O

Pushing O
a O
wheelchair O
, O
caring O
for O
aging O
parents O
- O
the O
middle O
- O
aged O
are O
the O
pillars O
of O
their O
families O
, O
and O
ca O
n't O
afford O
to O
let O
anything O
go O
wrong O
. O

p. O
09 O

" O
Because O
my O
kids O
are O
small O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
get O
old O
just O
yet O
. O
" O

With O
the O
trend O
for O
late O
marriage O
and O
late O
childbearing O
, O
the O
number O
of O
older O
dads O
is O
growing O
, O
bringing O
diversity O
into O
the O
ranks O
of O
the O
middle O
- O
aged O
. O

p. O
10 O

Events O
beyond O
their O
control O
bring O
sudden O
changes O
into O
people O
's O
lives O
, O
or O
even O
disrupt O
them O
completely O
. O

The O
recent O
wave O
of O
factory O
closures O
and O
layoffs O
has O
made O
many O
middle O
- O
aged O
people O
anxious O
. O

Pictured O
here O
, O
union O
members O
besiege O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
. O

p. O
11 O

Many O
middle O
- O
aged O
taxi O
drivers O
ply O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
streets O
. O

Every O
one O
could O
tell O
a O
story O
of O
life O
's O
reversals O
. O

p. O
12 O

Lin B-PERSON
Hung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kui I-PERSON
, O
who O
in O
his O
youth O
ran O
a O
shaved O
ice O
snack O
shop O
, O
lives O
on O
his O
savings O
and O
the O
little O
income O
that O
comes O
from O
his O
property O
investments O
. O

Thus O
although O
he O
is O
without O
employment O
, O
he O
can O
while O
away O
his O
time O
by O
collecting O
stones O
and O
studying O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Book I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Changes I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
fengshui O
. O

p. O
12 O

" O
Do O
n't O
sit O
at O
home O
and O
get O
depressed O
- O
come O
out O
and O
make O
friends O
! O
" O

Though O
wracked O
with O
pain O
, O
newspaper O
employee O
Hsiang B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kai I-PERSON
-LRB- O
second O
right O
-RRB- O
still O
radiates O
vitality O
and O
lives O
life O
to O
the O
full O
. O

Our O
picture O
shows O
at O
a O
birthday O
celebration O
with O
cultural O
world O
friends O
Chai B-PERSON
Pao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lin I-PERSON
-LRB- O
right O
-RRB- O
and O
Chen B-PERSON
Hsi I-PERSON
-LRB- O
second O
left O
-RRB- O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Jimmy B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
13 O

Humorous O
, O
unaffected O
Chao B-PERSON
Ning I-PERSON
has O
achieved O
much O
in O
his O
media O
career O
, O
and O
at O
nearly O
50 O
finally O
found O
a O
soulmate O
who O
has O
brought O
many O
sweet O
new O
commitments O
into O
his O
life O
. O

p. O
14 O

Halfway O
through O
life O
, O
left O
at O
a O
loss O
by O
everything O
they O
see O
around O
them O
, O
and O
with O
many O
doubts O
about O
the O
meaning O
of O
life O
, O
many O
people O
turn O
to O
religion O
for O
comfort O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
17 O

In O
middle O
age O
, O
only O
if O
you O
swim O
against O
the O
current O
and O
courageously O
meet O
and O
create O
challenges O
will O
you O
leave O
this O
life O
without O
regrets O
. O

Pinglin B-GPE
, O

Tea O
Capital O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
County I-GPE

-LRB- O
Lin B-PERSON
I I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsien I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Sue B-PERSON
Jollow I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Take O
a O
pinch O
of O
Pouchong O
tea O
leaves O
, O
place O
them O
in O
a O
cup O
of O
boiling O
- O
hot O
water O
, O
and O
before O
the O
second O
hand O
on O
the O
clock O
has O
completed O
a O
revolution O
, O
you O
'll O
be O
assailed O
by O
the O
delicate O
fragrance O
of O
the O
freshly O
made O
golden O
green O
brew O
. O

It O
's O
the O
same O
sweet O
fragrance O
that O
fills O
the O
air O
everywhere O
you O
go O
when O
you O
're O
in O
Pinglin B-GPE
. O

Pinglin B-GPE
Township I-GPE
is O
situated O
in O
rural O
southern O
Taipei B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

Being O
relatively O
remote O
, O
the O
area O
was O
not O
developed O
until O
the O
late O
18th O
century O
. O

Pinglin B-GPE
is O
a O
pocket O
of O
level O
ground O
set O
in O
mountain O
forests O
, O
whence O
its O
name O
, O
which O
means O
" O
forest O
on O
level O
ground O
. O
" O

Arriving O
there O
, O
you O
're O
greeted O
by O
mountainsides O
of O
emerald O
green O
surrounding O
the O
town O
of O
Pinglin B-GPE
, O
and O
winding O
through O
it O
the B-LOC
Peishih I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
its O
crystal O
waters O
so O
clear O
that O
you O
can O
see O
right O
to O
the O
bottom O
. O

The O
population O
is O
steady O
at O
about O
6,000 O
- O
7,000 O
. O

It O
seems O
just O
the O
way O
it O
was O
20 O
- O
odd O
years O
ago O
, O
and O
gives O
the O
impression O
that O
in O
another O
20 O
years O
time O
, O
it O
will O
still O
retain O
this O
way O
of O
life O
without O
the O
constant O
hankering O
for O
more O
. O

What O
is O
it O
about O
Pinglin B-GPE
, O
nestled O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
that O
makes O
it O
able O
to O
maintain O
an O
idyllic O
life O
free O
from O
the O
lure O
of O
material O
gain O
? O

Roll O
out O
the O
red O
tape O

In O
1979 O
, O
the B-LAW
Urban I-LAW
Development I-LAW
Law I-LAW
placed O
the O
Pinglin B-GPE
area O
under O
controls O
pertaining O
to O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
water O
catchment O
areas O
, O
and O
since O
then O
it O
has O
been O
extremely O
difficult O
to O
cultivate O
Pinglin B-GPE
's O
agricultural O
land O
. O

Nor O
can O
more O
buildings O
be O
put O
up O
to O
cater O
to O
any O
increase O
in O
the O
population O
. O

All O
that O
can O
be O
done O
are O
just O
very O
minimal O
repairs O
and O
renovations O
to O
the O
already O
existing O
housing O
stock O
, O
and O
this O
has O
caused O
a O
sharp O
decline O
in O
the O
value O
of O
land O
there O
. O

Under O
the O
myriad O
regulations O
, O
Pinglin B-GPE
's O
population O
has O
plummeted O
. O

Although O
many O
want O
to O
return O
, O
they O
often O
shy O
away O
because O
of O
the O
difficulties O
life O
in O
Pinglin B-GPE
would O
entail O
. O

Chen O
Hsin O
- O
ping O
is O
a O
man O
in O
his O
early O
twenties O
who O
works O
at O
the B-ORG
Ping I-ORG
Lin I-ORG
Tea I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
. O

Drinking O
some O
wine O
, O
he O
says O
, O
" O
Here O
in O
Pinglin B-GPE
we O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
single O
entertainment O
venue O
. O

Really O
, O
not O
one O
. O

And O
all O
the O
regulations O
drive O
us O
crazy O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
build O
a O
house O
or O
do O
some O
extension O
, O
there O
'll O
be O
some O
person O
coming O
to O
investigate O
, O
and O
it O
's O
always O
the O
same O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
do O
this O
, O
and O
you O
ca O
n't O
do O
that O
. O
" O

The O
many O
restrictions O
safeguard O
Pinglin B-GPE
's O
beautiful O
natural O
setting O
, O
but O
they O
exact O
a O
heavy O
toll O
from O
the O
local O
people O
. O

Luckily O
, O
Pinglin B-GPE
produces O
fine O
tea O
to O
follow O
the O
alcohol O
in O
which O
they O
drown O
their O
cares O
. O

A O
refined O
air O

Pinglin B-GPE
is O
an O
ideal O
location O
for O
tea O
cultivation O
, O
and O
many O
there O
had O
been O
doing O
it O
since O
way O
back O
, O
but O
after O
Pinglin B-GPE
started O
winning O
first O
prizes O
in O
the O
provincial O
government O
's O
tea O
competitions O
, O
the O
government O
began O
to O
pay O
serious O
attention O
to O
Pinglin B-GPE
tea O
. O

Moreover O
, O
seeing O
the O
profitability O
of O
tea O
, O
almost O
all O
the O
local O
farmers O
began O
specializing O
in O
tea O
. O

The O
freshly O
picked O
tips O
of O
Oolong O
tea O
, O
with O
their O
green O
buds O
and O
twin O
leaves O
, O
become O
a O
bright O
and O
luminous O
gold O
when O
steeped O
in O
hot O
water O
. O

Whether O
sold O
domestically O
or O
exported O
, O
Pinglin B-GPE
's O
Pouchong O
tea O
enjoys O
a O
wide O
market O
and O
good O
distribution O
channels O
. O

Both O
superior O
and O
inferior O
grades O
of O
tea O
bring O
a O
good O
return O
, O
and O
so O
for O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
people O
of O
Pinglin B-GPE
, O
life O
revolves O
around O
tea O
. O

When O
the O
spring O
and O
autumn O
tea O
harvests O
are O
on O
, O
the O
people O
in O
every O
household O
can O
barely O
snatch O
four O
hours O
sleep O
a O
night O
, O
because O
the O
whole O
sequence O
from O
picking O
the O
tea O
leaves O
and O
processing O
them O
into O
their O
final O
form O
, O
requires O
more O
than O
ten O
uninterrupted O
hours O
, O
at O
the O
least O
. O

The O
fragrance O
of O
tea O
accompanies O
them O
to O
bed O
each O
night O
, O
and O
awaits O
them O
in O
the O
morning O
. O

The O
days O
go O
on O
in O
this O
fashion O
for O
a O
month O
or O
two O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
Kuei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
lives O
in O
rural O
Pinglin B-GPE
. O

As O
a O
young O
girl O
she O
helped O
with O
the O
tea O
work O
, O
and O
later O
her O
husband O
also O
cultivated O
tea O
. O

Remembering O
the O
grueling O
heat O
of O
summer O
, O
she O
sighs O
, O
" O
Women O
in O
Pinglin B-GPE
have O
a O
really O
hard O
life O
. O

They O
get O
barely O
a O
few O
hours O
sleep O
a O
night O
in O
tea O
- O
picking O
season O
, O
and O
they O
still O
have O
to O
look O
after O
their O
family O
and O
the O
housework O
. O
" O

Her O
neighbour O
, O
Lin B-PERSON
, O
laughs O
in O
agreement O
, O
" O
Tea O
processing O
, O
it O
just O
kills O
you O
! O
" O

The B-ORG
Hsin I-ORG
Ping I-ORG
Tea I-ORG
Emporium I-ORG
has O
won O
numerous O
awards O
in O
tea O
competitions O
. O

The O
proprietor O
, O
Mr. O
Chen O
, O
has O
been O
associated O
with O
tea O
since O
he O
was O
very O
young O
: O
" O
I O
never O
got O
very O
far O
in O
school O
, O
so O
the O
best O
thing O
is O
to O
keep O
on O
growing O
tea O
. O
" O

When O
we O
turned O
to O
the O
secret O
of O
how O
to O
process O
good O
tea O
, O
Mr. O
Chen O
was O
spare O
with O
words O
. O

" O
You O
need O
focus O
, O
and O
experience O
. O
" O

Indeed O
, O
to O
pick O
tea O
you O
have O
to O
take O
into O
account O
the O
weather O
and O
then O
, O
after O
selecting O
just O
the O
right O
time O
to O
pick O
, O
you O
carry O
out O
a O
series O
of O
fermentation O
steps O
that O
vary O
depending O
on O
just O
what O
the O
leaves O
are O
like O
that O
day O
. O

How O
long O
should O
the O
leaves O
ferment O
outdoors O
? O

How O
long O
indoors O
? O

These O
questions O
are O
decided O
by O
the O
grower O
, O
using O
everything O
at O
his O
disposal O
- O
eyes O
, O
nose O
, O
heart O
, O
mind O
, O
mouth O
, O
and O
hands O
, O
all O
working O
in O
harmony O
. O

A O
tiny O
bit O
more O
, O
a O
second O
less O
- O
it O
's O
a O
discipline O
and O
an O
art O
. O

Following O
fermentation O
, O
step O
by O
step O
, O
the O
tips O
are O
withered O
and O
crumbled O
, O
any O
lumps O
are O
broken O
up O
, O
then O
the O
tips O
are O
fired O
. O

Each O
of O
these O
steps O
affects O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
finished O
product O
. O

The O
timing O
must O
be O
accurately O
calculated O
, O
the O
temperature O
must O
be O
precise O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
there O
are O
no O
standards O
to O
follow O
. O

Absolutely O
everything O
relies O
on O
each O
grower O
's O
store O
of O
personal O
experience O
. O

Tough O
times O
ahead O
for O
tea O
growers O
? O

The O
annual O
tea O
competition O
in O
Pinglin B-GPE
is O
a O
chance O
for O
tea O
growers O
to O
talk O
shop O
. O

They O
examine O
and O
appraise O
the O
teas O
, O
note O
the O
aroma O
and O
the O
color O
of O
the O
steeped O
tea O
, O
and O
assess O
the O
good O
and O
bad O
points O
of O
every O
family O
's O
tea O
. O

Different O
grades O
will O
bring O
different O
prices O
on O
the O
market O
. O

Award O
- O
winning O
teas O
often O
sell O
out O
. O

For O
better O
or O
worse O
, O
the O
tea O
growers O
' O
reputations O
are O
made O
on O
such O
occasions O
. O

According O
to O
Mr. O
Chen O
, O
the O
growers O
compare O
themselves O
with O
each O
other O
, O
discussing O
their O
processing O
methods O
. O

When O
someone O
does O
n't O
do O
as O
well O
as O
they O
had O
hoped O
in O
a O
tea O
competition O
, O
they O
try O
to O
figure O
out O
why O
their O
tea O
did O
n't O
match O
up O
with O
that O
of O
other O
growers O
. O

" O
You O
need O
to O
constantly O
reflect O
, O
review O
and O
discuss O
your O
processing O
. O

That O
's O
the O
only O
way O
to O
improve O
the O
quality O
. O
" O

These O
days O
, O
about O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
people O
in O
Pinglin B-GPE
still O
depend O
on O
tea O
for O
their O
livelihood O
. O

With O
the O
economy O
slowing O
down O
, O
however O
, O
tea O
is O
not O
as O
easy O
to O
sell O
as O
it O
used O
to O
be O
. O

In O
the O
past O
there O
used O
to O
be O
a O
vigorous O
export O
market O
, O
but O
the O
countries O
of O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
have O
cut O
into O
the O
market O
. O

Pinglin B-GPE
has O
always O
specialized O
in O
quality O
teas O
rather O
than O
cater O
to O
the O
mass O
- O
production O
foreign O
tea O
markets O
, O
but O
if O
even O
domestic O
sales O
are O
having O
difficulties O
, O
what O
can O
the O
growers O
do O
to O
ensure O
their O
livelihoods O
? O

Huang B-PERSON
Kuei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ying I-PERSON
also O
comments O
that O
tea O
is O
n't O
as O
easy O
to O
sell O
as O
it O
once O
was O
. O

Growers O
are O
sometimes O
exploited O
by O
middlemen O
, O
and O
the O
tea O
grown O
with O
their O
sweat O
and O
blood O
ends O
up O
being O
sold O
for O
a O
very O
low O
price O
. O

" O
It O
's O
terrible O
! O

Many O
growers O
just O
ca O
n't O
find O
words O
for O
what O
's O
happening O
, O
especially O
with O
what O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
later O
, O
joining O
that O
whatever O
- O
it O
- O
is O
trade O
organization O
. O

That O
could O
really O
be O
a O
disaster O
! O
" O

Huang B-PERSON
's O
concerns O
may O
well O
be O
shared O
by O
many O
others O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
Mr. O
Chen O
has O
deep O
confidence O
, O
" O
As O
long O
as O
our O
tea O
is O
good O
, O
we O
need O
n't O
fear O
that O
no O
- O
one O
will O
buy O
it O
! O
" O

The O
township O
chief O
, O
Liang B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
does O
n't O
hide O
his O
pride O
in O
and O
his O
concerns O
about O
Pinglin B-GPE
's O
tea O
industry O
. O

Says O
Liang B-PERSON
, O
" O
Here O
in O
Pinglin B-GPE
we O
worship O
tea O
as O
a O
god O
. O

We O
look O
after O
it O
like O
a O
sweetheart O
. O
" O

As O
well O
as O
encouraging O
the O
local O
people O
to O
constantly O
enhance O
their O
tea O
growing O
and O
processing O
skills O
, O
he O
devotes O
even O
more O
energy O
to O
managing O
the O
" O
tea O
culture O
" O
to O
which O
tea O
has O
given O
rise O
, O
including O
by O
- O
products O
such O
as O
tea O
pastries O
and O
similar O
light O
refreshments O
. O

But O
far O
more O
important O
, O
is O
to O
draw O
deeply O
on O
Pinglin B-GPE
's O
unique O
and O
refined O
qualities O
as O
a O
tea O
district O
and O
imbue O
the O
hearts O
and O
minds O
of O
local O
inhabitants O
and O
visitors O
alike O
with O
a O
deep O
appreciation O
of O
tea O
culture O
. O

With O
this O
in O
mind O
they O
are O
training O
local O
people O
to O
do O
voluntary O
cultural O
work O
, O
organizing O
activities O
associated O
with O
tea O
, O
producing O
and O
conserving O
local O
gazetteers O
and O
histories O
, O
all O
richly O
steeped O
in O
the O
style O
and O
romance O
of O
tea O
. O

Speaking O
of O
the O
assaults O
they O
face O
with O
the O
opening O
of O
the O
market O
, O
the O
township O
chief O
knits O
his O
brows O
tightly O
, O

" O
I O
hope O
the O
government O
can O
do O
something O
substantial O
to O
promote O
Taiwanese B-NORP
tea O
and O
draw O
up O
regulations O
for O
proper O
channels O
for O
marketing O
tea O
. O

Let O
everyone O
see O
how O
good O
it O
is O
to O
drink O
tea O
, O
and O
experience O
for O
themselves O
tea O
's O
benefits O
. O

This O
is O
the O
only O
way O
that O
tea O
will O
have O
a O
market O
; O
and O
then O
the O
younger O
generation O
will O
be O
willing O
to O
take O
over O
from O
us O
. O
" O

Hoping O
for O
fewer O
regulations O

In O
early O
times O
Pinglin B-GPE
was O
a O
key O
waystation O
on O
the B-FAC
Old I-FAC
Tan I-FAC
Lan I-FAC
Trail I-FAC
leading O
from O
Taipei B-GPE
to O
Ilan B-GPE
. O

These O
days O
the O
old O
road O
has O
been O
replaced O
by O
the B-FAC
Taipei I-FAC
- I-FAC
Ilan I-FAC
Highway I-FAC
. O

The O
current O
road O
brings O
a O
lot O
of O
visitors O
to O
Pinglin B-GPE
and O
has O
made O
transport O
of O
the O
tea O
produce O
much O
easier O
. O

It O
was O
originally O
thought O
that O
the B-FAC
Taipei I-FAC
- I-FAC
Ilan I-FAC
Expressway I-FAC
, O
due O
for O
completion O
in O
2003 O
, O
would O
also O
bring O
Pinglin B-GPE
new O
benefits O
, O
but O
the O
government O
is O
now O
planning O
to O
restrict O
the O
interchange O
to O
only O
large O
vehicles O
and O
locals O
from O
Pinglin B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
in O
order O
to O
protect O
the O
water O
catchment O
area O
. O

The O
township O
chief O
throws O
up O
his O
hands O
and O
comments O
with O
exasperation O
that O
in O
everything O
the O
government O
has O
done O
it O
has O
treated O
the O
local O
people O
officiously O
and O
shown O
no O
confidence O
in O
them O
. O

In O
his O
view O
, O
the O
government O
should O
think O
of O
some O
way O
whereby O
both O
Pinglin B-GPE
and O
the O
water O
resource O
protection O
zone O
can O
coexist O
and O
prosper O
. O

If O
they O
're O
afraid O
that O
the O
new O
expressway O
will O
bring O
hordes O
of O
people O
and O
pollute O
the O
water O
resources O
, O
then O
what O
they O
should O
do O
, O
within O
reasonable O
bounds O
, O
is O
allow O
the O
people O
here O
to O
build O
public O
facilities O
for O
visitors O
which O
will O
help O
minimise O
their O
impact O
on O
the O
local O
ecology O
, O
for O
example O
public O
toilets O
and O
comprehensive O
rubbish O
disposal O
. O

This O
would O
give O
people O
from O
outside O
the O
area O
more O
opportunity O
to O
appreciate O
Pinglin B-GPE
's O
idyllic O
natural O
setting O
. O

The O
local O
people O
have O
formed O
a O
fish O
conservation O
team O
and O
as O
a O
result O
the B-LOC
Peishih I-LOC
River I-LOC
is O
now O
protected O
. O

Many O
prized O
species O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
fish O
are O
being O
propagated O
. O

In O
the O
pristine O
forests O
are O
ancient O
pine O
forests O
with O
species O
unique O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
deep O
blue O
skies O
attract O
waves O
of O
students O
to O
Pinglin B-GPE
to O
camp O
out O
and O
observe O
the O
stars O
. O

The O
calloused O
hands O
of O
the O
tea O
growers O
are O
steeped O
with O
the O
vitality O
of O
tea O
. O

Last O
year O
Pinglin B-GPE
's O
Pouchong O
tea O
earned O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Presidential I-WORK_OF_ART
Seal I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

The O
tea O
growers O
straighten O
their O
backs O
, O
throwing O
themselves O
into O
the O
tea O
processing O
, O
and O
wait O
for O
their O
sons O
and O
grandsons O
to O
come O
home O
and O
enjoy O
a O
cup O
of O
fine O
tea O
with O
them O
. O

So O
, O
next O
time O
you O
go O
to O
Pinglin B-GPE
, O
please O
do O
n't O
just O
treat O
it O
as O
a O
quick O
pitstop O
. O

Sit O
down O
for O
a O
pot O
of O
some O
of O
the O
best O
tea O
in O
all O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Pinglin B-GPE
Facts O
and O
Figures O

Pinglin B-GPE
is O
located O
on O
the B-FAC
Taipei I-FAC
- I-FAC
Ilan I-FAC
Highway I-FAC
, O
38 O
km O
east O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
and O
42 O
km O
west O
of O
Ilan B-GPE
. O

The O
area O
, O
covering O
171 O
square O
kilometres O
, O
is O
mostly O
mountainous O
, O
with O
the B-LOC
Fushih I-LOC
Mountains I-LOC
to O
the O
north O
, O
the B-LOC
Ayu I-LOC
Mountains I-LOC
to O
the O
south O
, O
and O
the B-LOC
Peishih I-LOC
River I-LOC
meandering O
through O
it O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
population O
of O
more O
than O
6000 O
is O
concentrated O
here O
in O
the O
river O
's O
small O
floodplain O
. O

Pinglin B-GPE
Township I-GPE
is O
part O
of O
the O
water O
resource O
protection O
zone O
around O
Feitsui B-FAC
Reservoir I-FAC
. O

The O
natural O
scenery O
is O
pure O
and O
fresh O
, O
serenely O
beautiful O
, O
and O
it O
's O
a O
wonderful O
sightseeing O
destination O
. O

Whether O
you O
go O
to O
see O
the O
serenity O
of O
the O
old O
Hutung O
trail O
, O
the B-FAC
Yukuang I-FAC
Nanshan I-FAC
Temple I-FAC
, O
the O
natural O
landscape O
of O
Chienshan B-LOC
Lake I-LOC
, O
the B-FAC
Chiuchiungken I-FAC
Forest I-FAC
Paths I-FAC
, O
air O
plants O
, O
and O
ancient O
pines O
, O
the B-LOC
Shihkung I-LOC
Chiwei I-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
Lookout I-LOC
, O
or O
go O
on O
a O
cross-country O
tour O
of O
the O
tea O
district O
, O
all O
will O
transport O
you O
into O
a O
world O
of O
beautiful O
mountain O
and O
river O
scenery O
. O

Pinglin B-GPE
's O
main O
produce O
is O
tea O
, O
and O
its O
famous O
Wenshan O
Pouchong O
tea O
is O
pre-eminent O
amongst O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
teas O
. O

If O
you O
visit O
Pinglin B-GPE
, O
you O
'll O
want O
to O
enjoy O
the O
local O
brew O
and O
maybe O
buy O
some O
to O
take O
back O
home O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
forget O
to O
visit O
the B-ORG
Ping I-ORG
Lin I-ORG
Tea I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
. O

It O
'll O
help O
you O
understand O
much O
more O
about O
the O
world O
of O
tea O
. O

HOW O
TO O
GET O
THERE O
: O

By O
car O
, O
take O
the B-FAC
Taipei I-FAC
Ilan I-FAC
Highway I-FAC
. O

You O
can O
also O
take O
a O
Taiwan B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Transport I-ORG
bus O
from O
Taipei B-FAC
North I-FAC
Station I-FAC
, O
or O
the O
Pinglin B-GPE
bus O
from O
outside O
the B-FAC
Public I-FAC
Insurance I-FAC
Building I-FAC
. O

-LRB- O
information O
provided O
by O
Pinglin B-ORG
Township I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
Office I-ORG
-RRB- O

p. O
86 O

Pinglin B-GPE
is O
a O
vast O
array O
of O
tea O
plantations O
, O
where O
the O
glossy O
plants O
flourish O
in O
this O
ideal O
natural O
setting O
. O

p. O
88 O

Pinglin B-GPE
's O
main O
boulevard O
is O
lined O
with O
tea O
merchants O
. O

One O
of O
the O
great O
pleasures O
of O
a O
visit O
to O
Pinglin B-GPE
is O
to O
sample O
teas O
, O
enjoy O
all O
kinds O
of O
tea O
pastries O
and O
refreshments O
, O
and O
watch O
the O
local O
proprietors O
make O
tea O
. O

p. O
89 O

-LRB- O
facing O
page O
, O
upper O
left O
-RRB- O

Jasmine B-PERSON
tea O
prawns O
, O
tea O
dumplings O
. O
. O
. O
. O
Pinglin B-GPE
offers O
a O
wonderful O
range O
of O
refreshments O
, O
a O
veritable O
tea O
banquet O
. O

Different O
teas O
are O
best O
enjoyed O
with O
different O
accompaniments O
to O
do O
them O
justice O
and O
bring O
out O
their O
full O
flavour O
. O

-LRB- O
from O
the B-ORG
Shihfang I-ORG
Teahouse I-ORG
-RRB- O

Tears O
that O
Smile O
- O

Huang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
's O
Letting B-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Go I-WORK_OF_ART

-LRB- O
Yang B-PERSON
Chao I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
Scott B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
-RRB- O

After O
more O
than O
ten O
years O
of O
silence O
, O
a O
new O
collection O
of O
stories O
from O
Huang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
is O
a O
major O
event O
, O
and O
not O
just O
in O
literary O
circles O
. O

For O
readers O
who O
have O
been O
anticipating O
a O
new O
collection O
for O
years O
, O
the O
publication O
of O
Letting B-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Go I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
big O
news O
. O

After O
such O
a O
long O
" O
hibernation O
, O
" O
how O
does O
this O
new O
work O
compare O
to O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
previous O
works O
? O

Sinorama B-ORG
invited O
the O
literary O
critic O
Yang B-PERSON
Chao I-PERSON
to O
provide O
our O
readers O
with O
the O
in O
- O
depth O
review O
which O
follows O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
's O
use O
of O
fiction O
to O
express O
his O
concern O
for O
the O
elderly O
has O
a O
long O
history O
. O

" O
Cheng B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
tsai I-WORK_OF_ART
Gets I-WORK_OF_ART
off I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Bus I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
earliest O
published O
work O
, O
is O
the O
tale O
of O
an O
elderly O
woman O
taking O
her O
grandson O
to O
the O
city O
to O
visit O
her O
daughter O
and O
son O
- O
in O
- O
law O
. O

Although O
she O
is O
" O
only O
50 O
, O
" O
" O
her O
withered O
face O
was O
deeply O
etched O
by O
life O
and O
the O
passage O
of O
time O
. O
. O
. O
giving O
people O
the O
impression O
that O
she O
was O
in O
her O
60s O
. O
" O

What O
really O
marks O
her O
as O
elderly O
is O
not O
her O
visage O
, O
however O
, O
but O
her O
inability O
to O
carry O
out O
a O
task O
as O
simple O
as O
catching O
a O
bus O
into O
the O
city O
, O
and O
the O
apprehensive O
feelings O
she O
harbors O
towards O
the O
" O
cold O
, O
unfamiliar O
" O
city O
and O
the O
unknown O
future O
. O

Rural O
aesthetics O

The O
title O
of O
" O
An B-WORK_OF_ART
Irrational I-WORK_OF_ART
Old I-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART
" O
makes O
it O
plain O
that O
it O
too O
is O
a O
story O
about O
an O
elderly O
person O
. O

Here O
, O
however O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
has O
written O
about O
a O
different O
sort O
of O
senior O
citizen O
, O
one O
who O
carries O
within O
himself O
a O
traditional O
wisdom O
uncorrupted O
by O
modern O
education O
. O

This O
wisdom O
, O
extremely O
practical O
in O
nature O
, O
is O
part O
of O
a O
piecemeal O
oral O
tradition O
. O

It O
is O
non-systematic O
and O
lacks O
mechanisms O
with O
which O
to O
check O
its O
own O
validity O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
when O
taken O
as O
a O
whole O
it O
presents O
the O
ideas O
that O
there O
are O
spirits O
in O
the O
earth O
and O
sky O
, O
and O
that O
the O
universe O
is O
an O
organic O
and O
connected O
whole O
. O

This O
is O
the O
elderly O
's O
perspective O
on O
the O
universe O
, O
and O
it O
gives O
them O
very O
different O
ideas O
about O
meaning O
and O
beauty O
. O

In O
dialogue O
with O
his O
grandson O
Ah B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
, O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Irrational I-WORK_OF_ART
Old I-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
passes O
on O
his O
old O
knowledge O
: O
listen O
to O
the O
sound O
of O
the O
waves O
the O
wind O
makes O
in O
the O
rice O
paddies O
to O
discover O
if O
the O
rice O
is O
ripe O
; O
fill O
the O
bellies O
of O
grasshoppers O
with O
salt O
before O
grilling O
them O
; O
sparrows O
are O
ghosts O
or O
spirits O
which O
understand O
human O
speech O
; O
and O
killing O
the O
lu O
ti O
bird O
brings O
floods O
. O

At O
the O
end O
, O
the O
old O
man O
tells O
the O
boy O
of O
the O
spirit O
of O
the B-LOC
Choshui I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
which O
searches O
for O
people O
to O
take O
its O
place O
. O

In O
" O
An B-WORK_OF_ART
Irrational I-WORK_OF_ART
Old I-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
the O
reader O
feels O
very O
strongly O
that O
Huang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
is O
playing O
two O
roles O
: O
that O
of O
a O
little O
boy O
listening O
intently O
to O
his O
grandfather O
and O
that O
of O
a O
mature O
author O
who O
longs O
for O
the O
past O
and O
wishes O
to O
give O
voice O
to O
its O
earthy O
old O
knowledge O
. O

Ah B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
is O
the O
unforgettable O
elderly O
protagonist O
of O
" O
Drowning B-WORK_OF_ART
an I-WORK_OF_ART
Old I-WORK_OF_ART
Cat I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
the O
next O
story O
in O
the O
collection O
. O

Ah B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
does O
n't O
have O
the O
life O
of O
ease O
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Irrational I-WORK_OF_ART
Old I-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
and O
he O
stubbornly O
resists O
the O
encroachment O
of O
his O
enemy O
, O
modern O
life O
. O

In O
this O
tragic O
story O
, O
Ah B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
is O
ultimately O
steamrollered O
by O
the O
massive O
momentum O
of O
the O
new O
. O

But O
while O
the O
tragedy O
plays O
itself O
out O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
makes O
it O
clear O
to O
the O
reader O
that O
he O
stands O
firmly O
on O
the O
side O
of O
Ah B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
in O
this O
conflict O
. O

Not O
everything O
in O
the O
story O
is O
bleak O
, O
however O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
includes O
several O
comic O
and O
even O
farcical O
scenes O
, O
one O
of O
which O
occurs O
during O
a O
carnivalesque O
town O
meeting O
. O

There O
, O
Ah B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
demonstrates O
a O
startling O
ability O
to O
respond O
to O
circumstances O
and O
succeeds O
in O
wrecking O
the O
meeting O
hall O
as O
he O
makes O
an O
eloquent O
speech O
on O
the O
love O
of O
one O
's O
family O
and O
birthplace O
, O
making O
" O
the O
entire O
village O
jump O
to O
its O
feet O
in O
agitation O
. O
" O

And O
there O
is O
a O
farcical O
moment O
at O
the O
end O
as O
he O
takes O
off O
his O
clothes O
and O
jumps O
into O
a O
private O
swimming O
pool O
, O
making O
the O
ultimate O
protest O
by O
taking O
his O
own O
life O
. O

Old O
people O
" O
let O
go O
" O
by O
the O
modern O
era O

This O
theme O
of O
tragedy O
resulting O
from O
changing O
times O
has O
appeared O
in O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
earlier O
work O
, O
in O
" O
Cymbal B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
for O
example O
, O
which O
was O
strongly O
influenced O
by O
Lu O
Xun O
's O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Story I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Ah I-WORK_OF_ART
Q I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

In O
" O
Cymbal B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
the O
age O
of O
the O
protagonist O
, O
Foolish B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
, O
is O
unclear O
, O
but O
the O
theme O
of O
obsolescence O
remains O
. O

Chin O
's O
work O
- O
making O
announcements O
in O
the O
street O
while O
using O
a O
cymbal O
to O
attract O
attention O
- O
has O
been O
made O
obsolete O
by O
the O
spread O
of O
the O
megaphone O
, O
undercutting O
his O
social O
status O
and O
taking O
away O
his O
livelihood O
. O

Chin O
thus O
takes O
on O
the O
role O
of O
a O
member O
of O
the O
older O
generation O
who O
has O
lost O
his O
struggle O
to O
make O
the O
transition O
to O
modern O
reality O
. O

Of O
necessity O
, O
his O
misfortune O
and O
his O
way O
of O
thinking O
have O
a O
very O
" O
old O
' O
character O
. O

There O
are O
reasons O
to O
look O
back O
to O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
early O
work O
. O

The O
first O
is O
to O
point O
out O
that O
Letting B-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Go I-WORK_OF_ART
- O
in O
which O
the O
protagonist O
of O
every O
story O
is O
an O
elderly O
person O
- O
is O
entirely O
of O
a O
piece O
with O
his O
other O
work O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
it O
is O
a O
return O
to O
the O
main O
thread O
of O
his O
concerns O
of O
30 O
years O
ago O
. O

In O
the O
extremely O
nationalistic O
atmosphere O
of O
the O
1970s O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
changed O
his O
focus O
for O
a O
time O
, O
writing O
about O
the O
hatred O
of O
Japan B-GPE
-LRB- O
Sayonara O
, O
Goodbye O
-RRB- O
and O
about O
anti-American O
sentiments O
-LRB- O
I B-WORK_OF_ART
Love I-WORK_OF_ART
Mary I-WORK_OF_ART
-RRB- O
. O

Although O
well O
received O
at O
the O
time O
they O
were O
written O
, O
these O
works O
were O
flawed O
. O

First O
, O
they O
lacked O
the O
fine O
composition O
of O
true O
literature O
. O

Second O
, O
in O
them O
Huang B-PERSON
had O
moved O
away O
from O
his O
greatest O
strength O
, O
the O
characters O
and O
settings O
with O
which O
he O
was O
truly O
familiar O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
1970s O
writings O
were O
simply O
records O
of O
the O
period O
in O
which O
they O
were O
written O
and O
creative O
experiments O
. O

They O
are O
interesting O
in O
their O
own O
way O
, O
but O
are O
by O
no O
means O
among O
his O
best O
works O
. O

Two O
generations O
removed O

The O
second O
reason O
to O
look O
back O
at O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
early O
fiction O
is O
to O
highlight O
the O
continuity O
of O
Letting B-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Go I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Although O
it O
has O
been O
more O
than O
ten O
years O
since O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
last O
collection O
of O
fiction O
, O
and O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
fact O
that O
37 O
years O
separate O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Cheng I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
tsai I-WORK_OF_ART
Gets I-WORK_OF_ART
off I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Bus I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
" O
Ticket B-WORK_OF_ART
Window I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
there O
is O
something O
at O
the O
core O
of O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
fiction O
which O
has O
not O
changed O
. O

In O
his O
introduction O
to O
Letting B-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Go I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
Huang B-PERSON
mentions O
his O
deep O
distress O
at O
the O
plight O
of O
the O
elderly O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
today O
, O
notes O
that O
he O
himself O
is O
just O
beginning O
to O
enter O
his O
twilight O
years O
, O
and O
compares O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
callous O
treatment O
of O
the O
elderly O
to O
the O
way O
in O
which O
the O
elderly O
were O
left O
to O
live O
or O
die O
on O
their O
own O
in O
the O
mountains O
in O
You B-WORK_OF_ART
Shan I-WORK_OF_ART
Jie I-WORK_OF_ART
Kao I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

All O
of O
this O
could O
very O
easily O
give O
the O
reader O
the O
mistaken O
impression O
that O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
vision O
of O
the O
elderly O
is O
a O
new O
development O
. O

But O
this O
is O
simply O
not O
the O
case O
. O

In O
Letting B-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Go I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
what O
we O
are O
actually O
seeing O
is O
the O
rebirth O
of O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
original O
passion O
. O

If O
there O
has O
been O
any O
change O
in O
his O
portrayal O
of O
old O
people O
over O
the O
last O
37 O
years O
, O
it O
is O
only O
in O
perspective O
. O

He O
used O
to O
write O
of O
grandfathers O
from O
the O
point O
of O
view O
of O
grandsons O
. O

Now O
he O
is O
a O
grandfather O
himself O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
has O
often O
discussed O
the O
fact O
that O
he O
was O
raised O
largely O
by O
his O
grandparents O
, O
and O
that O
he O
had O
an O
unusually O
close O
relationship O
to O
them O
. O

This O
background O
accounts O
for O
the O
unique O
" O
generation O
gap O
" O
approach O
utilized O
by O
Huang B-PERSON
in O
his O
fiction O
. O

Each O
of O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
works O
describes O
a O
particular O
person O
or O
thing O
, O
and O
has O
an O
" O
implied O
reader O
" O
at O
which O
it O
is O
directed O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
" O
generation O
gap O
" O
separated O
him O
from O
the O
people O
he O
was O
writing O
about O
- O
people O
of O
his O
grandparents O
' O
generation O
, O
two O
generations O
removed O
from O
his O
own O
. O

Now O
, O
this O
" O
generation O
gap O
" O
stands O
between O
him O
and O
the O
" O
implied O
reader O
" O
of O
his O
fiction O
- O
children O
of O
his O
grandchildren O
's O
generation O
who O
are O
ignorant O
of O
traditional O
wisdom O
. O

Another O
aspect O
of O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
work O
is O
that O
it O
presents O
many O
of O
the O
characteristics O
sociology O
attributes O
to O
relationships O
between O
people O
two O
generations O
removed O
from O
one O
another O
. O

For O
example O
, O
such O
relationships O
are O
not O
usually O
as O
tense O
, O
direct O
or O
hurried O
as O
those O
between O
parents O
and O
children O
because O
grandparents O
are O
not O
as O
busy O
as O
parents O
, O
and O
have O
less O
responsibility O
to O
supervise O
and O
teach O
. O

Also O
, O
difficulties O
in O
communication O
between O
grandparents O
and O
grandchildren O
frequently O
arise O
because O
of O
the O
very O
different O
modes O
of O
expression O
employed O
by O
each O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
there O
are O
typically O
more O
miscommunications O
in O
such O
relationships O
than O
there O
are O
between O
parents O
and O
their O
children O
. O

A O
soft O
heart O

Viewing O
Huang B-PERSON
's O
fiction O
in O
this O
way O
, O
we O
can O
perhaps O
more O
clearly O
see O
wherein O
lies O
its O
charm O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
is O
never O
derisive O
or O
critical O
of O
his O
elderly O
characters O
. O

If O
we O
compare O
him O
to O
other O
Nativist B-NORP
writers O
who O
address O
the O
tragedy O
of O
the O
rural O
elderly O
unable O
to O
adapt O
to O
the O
modern O
industrial O
world O
, O
we O
note O
that O
Huang B-PERSON
is O
reluctant O
to O
expose O
his O
elderly O
characters O
to O
unmitigated O
suffering O
. O

Other O
Nativist B-NORP
writers O
use O
stories O
of O
suffering O
and O
pitiable O
elderly O
persons O
to O
make O
the O
case O
for O
reform O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
takes O
a O
much O
gentler O
approach O
- O
not O
because O
he O
thinks O
the O
modern O
world O
a O
perfect O
place O
, O
but O
because O
he O
can O
not O
bear O
to O
be O
so O
harsh O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
's O
tender O
- O
heartedness O
is O
apparent O
to O
the O
reader O
of O
his O
work O
. O

In O
his O
fiction O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
is O
both O
more O
sensitive O
to O
and O
places O
greater O
importance O
on O
the O
elderly O
's O
haphazard O
means O
of O
expressing O
affection O
than O
are O
other O
Nativist B-NORP
writers O
. O

" O
Fish B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
one O
of O
his O
early O
works O
, O
has O
become O
very O
widely O
known O
since O
being O
incorporated O
into O
the O
national O
middle O
- O
school O
literature O
curriculum O
. O

The O
story O
describes O
an O
unexpected O
conflict O
that O
arises O
out O
of O
a O
misunderstanding O
between O
a O
child O
and O
a O
grandfather O
who O
care O
deeply O
for O
one O
another O
. O

Similar O
sorts O
of O
emotions O
are O
expressed O
in O
" O
Letting B-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Go I-WORK_OF_ART
" O
as O
well O
. O

In O
this O
later O
story O
, O
the O
elderly O
Ah B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
inexplicably O
goes O
out O
and O
catches O
an O
egret O
, O
then O
just O
as O
inexplicably O
lets O
it O
go O
. O

Both O
of O
these O
actions O
are O
indirect O
expressions O
of O
a O
deep O
love O
he O
can O
not O
give O
voice O
to O
yet O
nonetheless O
feels O
for O
his O
son O
Wen B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tung I-PERSON
. O

A O
smile O
and O
a O
tear O

When O
Huang B-PERSON
writes O
of O
sad O
events O
, O
his O
readers O
' O
eyes O
really O
do O
fill O
with O
tears O
. O

However O
, O
the O
most O
exceptional O
thing O
about O
Huang B-PERSON
as O
a O
writer O
is O
that O
he O
is O
not O
satisfied O
with O
making O
his O
readers O
cry O
. O

He O
wants O
every O
tear O
that O
falls O
to O
be O
accompanied O
by O
a O
small O
smile O
. O

And O
he O
is O
able O
to O
have O
it O
both O
ways O
because O
of O
the O
deep O
and O
tender O
sympathy O
of O
his O
work O
. O

The O
stories O
in O
Letting B-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Go I-WORK_OF_ART
are O
filled O
with O
elderly O
characters O
. O

Some O
are O
ignorant O
and O
suffer O
, O
like O
the O
old O
woman O
of O
" O
Cheng B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
tsai I-WORK_OF_ART
Gets I-WORK_OF_ART
off I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Bus I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

But O
more O
of O
them O
are O
, O
like O
the O
protagonist O
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Irrational I-WORK_OF_ART
Old I-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
full O
of O
a O
wisdom O
unsuited O
to O
the O
times O
in O
which O
they O
live O
. O

Their O
tragedy O
is O
that O
they O
are O
out O
of O
step O
with O
the O
times O
, O
that O
they O
do O
not O
know O
how O
to O
adapt O
to O
this O
cold O
and O
chaotic O
new O
society O
. O

The O
comedy O
of O
their O
predicament O
grows O
out O
of O
their O
unwillingness O
to O
let O
go O
of O
the O
" O
old O
" O
wisdom O
and O
" O
old O
" O
ways O
that O
they O
have O
treasured O
for O
so O
long O
, O
out O
of O
their O
flaunting O
of O
this O
" O
old O
" O
knowledge O
, O
and O
out O
of O
their O
use O
of O
their O
" O
old O
" O
assumptions O
to O
guess O
their O
way O
through O
the O
" O
new O
" O
world O
. O

Their O
guesses O
are O
all O
wrong O
, O
of O
course O
, O
but O
in O
their O
creation O
of O
misunderstanding O
upon O
misunderstanding O
, O
we O
see O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
dignity O
. O

And O
in O
this O
" O
old O
" O
wisdom O
and O
these O
" O
old O
" O
ways O
, O
we O
also O
see O
a O
light O
that O
time O
can O
not O
dim O
. O

Title O
: O
Letting B-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Go I-WORK_OF_ART

Author O
: O
Huang B-PERSON
Chun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON

Publisher O
: O
Unitas B-ORG

Length O
: O
250 O
pages O

Price O
: O
NT$ O
220 O

p. O
55 O

The O
rural O
elderly O
are O
the O
protagonists O
of O
Letting B-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Go I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Huang B-PERSON
's O
characters O
bring O
both O
a O
smile O
to O
the O
lips O
, O
and O
a O
tear O
to O
the O
eye O
. O

-LRB- O
Sinorama B-ORG
file O
photo O
-RRB- O

A O
Master O
of O
Ink O
and O
Stone O

Calligrapher O
and O
Seal O
- O
Carver O
Wang B-PERSON
Chiang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON

-LRB- O
Tsai B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Christopher B-PERSON
MacDonald I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
calligrapher O
and O
seal O
- O
carver O
Wang B-PERSON
Chuang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
spent O
a O
lifetime O
working O
assiduously O
at O
his O
craft O
, O
producing O
a O
body O
of O
work O
in O
which O
every O
single O
stroke O
and O
cut O
looks O
perfect O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
passed O
away O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
and O
this O
January O
a O
collection O
of O
50 O
works O
, O
spanning O
every O
period O
of O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
life O
, O
went O
on O
display O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Palace I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

In O
recent O
years O
the O
museum O
, O
primarily O
known O
for O
its O
collection O
of O
treasures O
from O
the O
palaces O
of O
Ming B-ORG
and O
Qing O
dynasty O
China B-GPE
, O
has O
broadened O
its O
remit O
and O
begun O
acquiring O
newly O
excavated O
artifacts O
as O
well O
as O
20th O
century O
calligraphy O
and O
painting O
- O
including O
works O
by O
such O
luminaries O
as O
Chang B-PERSON
Ta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
, O
Qi B-PERSON
Baishi I-PERSON
, O
Yu B-PERSON
Yo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jen I-PERSON
and O
Tai B-NORP
Ching O
- O
nung O
. O

To O
those O
who O
knew O
him O
, O
the O
late O
calligrapher O
and O
seal O
- O
carver O
Wang B-PERSON
Chuang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
was O
simply O
" O
Old O
Chuang O
. O
" O

He O
liked O
a O
drink O
, O
as O
his O
friends O
will O
testify O
, O
and O
stories O
of O
his O
drinking O
exploits O
are O
still O
told O
with O
relish O
. O

Visitors O
to O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
home O
were O
generally O
greeted O
with O
something O
stronger O
than O
a O
cup O
of O
tea O
, O
and O
Wang B-PERSON
, O
who O
claimed O
that O
alcohol O
stimulated O
the O
creative O
juices O
-LRB- O
giving O
the O
artist O
a O
sense O
of O
clarity O
and O
purpose O
-RRB- O
once O
penned O
the O
following O
couplet O
: O
Knocking O
back O
drink O
makes O
the O
poetry O
flow O
/ O
A O
glass O
or O
two O
helps O
you O
find O
the O
right O
phrase O
. O

Hsueh B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
, O
who O
studied O
under O
Wang B-PERSON
and O
is O
a O
master O
in O
his O
own O
right O
, O
recalls O
how O
Wang B-PERSON
liked O
to O
open O
a O
bottle O
at O
lunchtime O
, O
and O
in O
fact O
produced O
much O
of O
his O
best O
work O
when O
he O
was O
half O
- O
cut O
. O

Last O
of O
the O
scholar O
- O
artists O

Wang B-PERSON
's O
son O
Wang B-PERSON
Ta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
, O
who O
heads O
the O
history O
of O
art O
department O
at O
Chinese O
Culture O
University O
's O
graduate O
school O
of O
history O
, O
remembers O
that O
when O
he O
was O
small O
he O
really O
dreaded O
his O
dad O
reciting O
poetry O
. O

Oftentimes O
the O
elder O
Wang B-PERSON
ended O
up O
blubbering O
, O
before O
wiping O
away O
his O
tears O
and O
declaring O
: O
" O
Great O
poem O
! O
" O

But O
Wang B-PERSON
Ta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
credits O
his O
father O
for O
instilling O
in O
him O
a O
love O
of O
literature O
, O
and O
encouraging O
him O
to O
become O
proficient O
in O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
disciplines O
such O
as O
painting O
, O
chess O
, O
woodwind O
music O
and O
martial O
arts O
. O

Says O
the O
younger O
Wang B-PERSON
: O
" O
For O
me O
, O
my O
father O
was O
one O
of O
the O
last O
generation O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
scholar O
- O
artists O
! O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
Chuang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
was O
born O
in O
Hebei B-GPE
Province I-GPE
in O
1909 O
, O
into O
an O
educated O
family O
- O
his O
father O
Wang B-PERSON
Yi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
pin I-PERSON
was O
the O
last O
xiucai O
scholar O
- O
official O
of O
the O
Qing O
dynasty O
-LRB- O
1644 O
- O
1911 O
-RRB- O
. O

But O
the O
son O
had O
no O
wish O
to O
become O
an O
official O
, O
and O
instead O
opted O
to O
spend O
his O
days O
at O
home O
, O
freely O
soaking O
up O
the O
atmosphere O
of O
art O
and O
culture O
. O

He O
began O
tracing O
characters O
at O
age O
six O
, O
under O
his O
father O
's O
direction O
, O
and O
when O
he O
was O
12 O
he O
started O
learning O
how O
to O
carve O
seals O
. O

His O
grandfather O
worked O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
and O
every O
year O
brought O
back O
valuable O
calligraphic O
artifacts O
that O
he O
had O
purchased O
there O
. O

Young O
Wang B-PERSON
thus O
became O
familiar O
, O
from O
an O
early O
age O
, O
with O
the O
works O
and O
implements O
of O
prominent O
calligraphers O
from O
throughout O
the O
land O
. O

At O
an O
age O
when O
other O
children O
were O
still O
busy O
at O
their O
games O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
used O
to O
bury O
himself O
among O
books O
, O
for O
hours O
on O
end O
, O
in O
the O
family O
library O
. O

Like O
all O
Chinese B-NORP
children O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
began O
by O
imitating O
the O
firm O
and O
well O
- O
formed O
calligraphy O
of O
Yan B-PERSON
Zhenqing I-PERSON
. O

He O
went O
on O
to O
learn O
the O
styles O
of O
many O
other O
masters O
of O
the O
art O
, O
progressing O
in O
his O
teens O
to O
the O
running O
script O
and O
grass O
script O
of O
the O
ancient O
master O
Wang B-PERSON
Xizhi I-PERSON
, O
which O
became O
central O
to O
his O
own O
calligraphic O
style O
. O

Love O
and O
war O

At O
age O
20 O
Wang B-PERSON
went O
to O
Beiping B-GPE
-LRB- O
as O
Beijing B-GPE
was O
then O
called O
-RRB- O
to O
study O
at O
the O
Jinghua O
School O
of O
Art O
, O
and O
like O
many O
other O
young O
Chinese O
at O
that O
time O
- O
when O
the O
cultures O
of O
East B-LOC
and O
West B-LOC
were O
first O
coming O
into O
close O
contact O
- O
he O
immersed O
himself O
in O
Western B-NORP
culture O
, O
learning O
all O
he O
could O
about O
Western B-NORP
painting O
, O
sculpture O
, O
film O
and O
literature O
. O

However O
, O
perhaps O
due O
to O
his O
familiarity O
with O
what O
was O
best O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
art O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
did O
n't O
take O
this O
interest O
in O
Western B-NORP
art O
any O
further O
. O

Instead O
he O
opted O
for O
the O
life O
of O
the O
true O
Chinese B-NORP
man O
of O
letters O
. O

In O
1937 O
, O
following O
the O
Marco O
Polo O
Bridge O
Incident O
, O
Japan B-GPE
occupied O
Beiping B-GPE
and O
launched O
a O
full O
- O
scale O
invasion O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

Newly O
betrothed O
, O
and O
with O
the O
sterling O
qualities O
of O
a O
typical O
northern O
lad O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
enlisted O
in O
the O
army O
. O

For O
three O
months O
he O
marched O
with O
an O
expeditionary O
force O
to O
the O
malaria O
- O
infested O
jungles O
of O
Burma B-GPE
, O
and O
then O
on O
to O
India B-GPE
, O
before O
making O
a O
safe O
return O
. O

His O
young O
bride O
Chang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sui I-PERSON
, O
daughter O
of O
General O
Chang O
Jun O
- O
sheng O
, O
was O
of O
a O
similarly O
resolute O
character O
. O

Unable O
to O
get O
news O
of O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
whereabouts O
she O
took O
herself O
, O
along O
with O
another O
young O
woman O
-LRB- O
who O
brought O
her O
baby O
son O
and O
was O
also O
seeking O
her O
husband O
-RRB- O
from O
Jiangxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
to O
China B-GPE
's O
southwest O
. O

Now O
87 O
years O
of O
age O
, O
Chang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sui I-PERSON
says O
: O
" O
Many O
years O
later O
I O
saw O
what O
he O
had O
written O
in O
his O
diary O
back O
then O
. O

Though O
he O
had O
no O
news O
of O
me O
whatsoever O
, O
he O
guessed O
correctly O
that O
I O
would O
n't O
wait O
in O
the O
rear O
area O
with O
the O
other O
military O
families O
, O
and O
would O
n't O
go O
back O
to O
my O
parents O
' O
home O
either O
. O

I O
'm O
still O
moved O
when O
I O
think O
how O
well O
he O
knew O
me O
. O
" O

For O
Chang B-PERSON
, O
Wang B-PERSON
was O
the O
kind O
of O
man O
who O
considered O
things O
in O
depth O
but O
did O
n't O
express O
his O
thoughts O
openly O
. O

" O
Grown O
man O
" O

After O
moving O
to O
the O
unoccupied O
zone O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
began O
carving O
seals O
in O
his O
spare O
time O
to O
support O
himself O
. O

It O
was O
at O
this O
time O
that O
Wang B-PERSON
adopted O
the O
moniker O
" O
Chuang B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
, O
" O
or O
" O
making O
it O
as O
a O
grown O
man O
" O
- O
an O
ironic O
nod O
to O
the O
Han B-NORP
dynasty O
writer O
Yang B-PERSON
Xiong I-PERSON
who O
once O
said O
: O
" O
Carving O
seals O
is O
boy O
's O
work O
, O
it O
's O
not O
for O
grown O
men O
. O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
Chuang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
is O
how O
he O
has O
been O
known O
ever O
since O
, O
and O
to O
this O
day O
, O
few O
know O
that O
his O
original O
name O
was O
Wang B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
. O

According O
to O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Ping I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
nan I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
seven O
main O
disciples O
of O
the O
" O
Wang O
School O
" O
of O
seal O
carving O
, O
the O
art O
combines O
the O
skills O
of O
calligraphy O
, O
composition O
and O
carving O
, O
requiring O
not O
only O
a O
deep O
familiarity O
with O
ancient O
forms O
of O
script O
but O
also O
the O
ability O
to O
stretch O
and O
compress O
characters O
so O
as O
to O
fit O
them O
, O
neatly O
and O
cleverly O
, O
onto O
the O
compact O
head O
of O
a O
seal O
stone O
. O

As O
an O
authority O
in O
the O
study O
of O
written O
characters O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
was O
highly O
knowledgeable O
about O
different O
styles O
of O
seal O
script O
. O

The O
500 O
or O
so O
seals O
of O
his O
displayed O
in O
the O
collection O
Yuzhao B-WORK_OF_ART
Shanfang I-WORK_OF_ART
Yinxuan I-WORK_OF_ART
show O
how O
complete O
his O
mastery O
of O
the O
form O
was O
, O
from O
ancient O
guxi O
seals O
of O
state O
, O
to O
the O
qinyin O
and O
hanyin O
seals O
of O
the O
Qin B-PERSON
and O
Han B-PERSON
dynasties O
, O
and O
the O
styles O
of O
the O
oracle O
- O
bone O
- O
script O
and O
wanzhe O
schools O
. O

From O
the O
horizontal O
and O
vertical O
strokes O
of O
hanyin O
script O
, O
to O
the O
snaky O
lines O
of O
small O
seal O
script O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
performed O
all O
with O
equal O
facility O
. O

Hsueh B-PERSON
Ping I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
nan I-PERSON
recalls O
how O
he O
once O
watched O
Wang B-PERSON
carving O
seals O
in O
his O
study O
, O
first O
giving O
careful O
thought O
to O
the O
layout O
and O
making O
draft O
after O
draft O
on O
paper O
. O

Having O
settled O
on O
a O
layout O
, O
he O
would O
then O
carve O
the O
seal O
in O
one O
go O
, O
using O
the O
knife O
with O
fluid O
ease O
. O

Thus O
it O
was O
that O
he O
could O
fill O
the O
confined O
space O
on O
a O
seal O
with O
expansive O
, O
forceful O
- O
looking O
characters O
. O

What O
people O
admired O
most O
about O
Wang B-PERSON
was O
his O
ability O
to O
wield O
the O
knife O
like O
a O
writing O
brush O
, O
carving O
lines O
that O
seemed O
free O
and O
flowing O
. O

Every O
stroke O
was O
made O
with O
one O
cut O
of O
the O
blade O
- O
in O
contrast O
to O
most O
seal O
carvers O
who O
need O
two O
cuts O
to O
achieve O
the O
appearance O
of O
a O
brush O
stroke O
. O

This O
was O
especially O
so O
of O
his O
signature O
mark O
on O
the O
side O
of O
the O
seal O
. O

Careful O
examination O
of O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
seals O
shows O
that O
the O
running O
script O
of O
the O
signature O
mark O
is O
carved O
with O
every O
bit O
as O
much O
grace O
and O
fluidity O
as O
if O
done O
by O
brush O
and O
ink O
, O
but O
augmented O
by O
the O
hardness O
that O
is O
intrinsic O
to O
stone O
inscriptions O
. O

For O
individuality O
of O
seal O
- O
carving O
style O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
ranks O
only O
behind O
the O
likes O
of O
Wu B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shuo I-PERSON
and O
Qi B-PERSON
Baishi I-PERSON

The O
Western B-NORP
artistic O
concepts O
that O
Wang B-PERSON
absorbed O
in O
his O
youth O
opened O
his O
mind O
to O
creative O
possibilities O
within O
the O
tradition O
. O

For O
example O
, O
he O
introduced O
unconventional O
themes O
for O
the O
knobs O
that O
he O
carved O
for O
his O
seals O
. O

Chang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sui I-PERSON
picks O
up O
one O
tiny O
seal O
, O
half O
the O
length O
of O
a O
little O
finger O
, O
on O
which O
the O
knob O
is O
a O
vividly O
carved O
image O
of O
a O
dragon O
coiled O
around O
two O
seashells O
. O

Says O
Chang B-PERSON
: O
" O
This O
is O
one O
he O
made O
in O
Chongqing B-GPE
. O

When O
I O
first O
saw O
it O
I O
wondered O
how O
anyone O
could O
carve O
something O
like O
that O
. O
" O

Chang B-PERSON
is O
herself O
an O
accomplished O
carver O
of O
seal O
knobs O
, O
and O
she O
knows O
the O
details O
and O
dates O
of O
all O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
seals O
and O
calligraphies O
. O

Meeting O
her O
one O
ca O
n't O
help O
but O
feel O
that O
as O
his O
partner O
and O
soulmate O
, O
Chang B-PERSON
must O
have O
had O
a O
lot O
to O
do O
with O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
success O
as O
an O
artist O
, O
and O
the O
long O
and O
happy O
life O
that O
he O
enjoyed O
. O

Something O
new O
, O
something O
old O

Wang B-PERSON
passed O
away O
in O
his O
sleep O
at O
the O
ripe O
old O
age O
of O
90 O
, O
and O
it O
is O
said O
in O
art O
circles O
that O
he O
died O
with O
a O
smile O
on O
his O
face O
. O

His O
accomplishments O
as O
a O
calligrapher O
can O
be O
divided O
into O
several O
different O
phases O
of O
his O
life O
. O

In O
Chongqing B-GPE
he O
came O
to O
know O
the O
well O
- O
known O
calligrapher O
Shen O
Yinmo O
, O
and O
it O
was O
under O
Shen B-PERSON
's O
direction O
that O
he O
began O
to O
expand O
his O
repertoire O
beyond O
the O
styles O
of O
the O
3rd O
to O
9th O
centuries O
, O
drawing O
on O
the O
natural O
elegance O
of O
noted O
calligraphers O
such O
as O
Zhao O
Mengfu O
-LRB- O
1254 O
- O
1322 O
-RRB- O
and O
Wen O
Zhengming O
-LRB- O
1470 O
- O
1559 O
-RRB- O
, O
to O
develop O
a O
neat O
, O
full O
style O
, O
with O
every O
character O
a O
beauty O
. O

Ho O
Chuan O
- O
hsing O
, O
deputy O
researcher O
at O
the O
calligraphy O
and O
painting O
department O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Palace I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
, O
explains O
that O
the O
art O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
calligraphy O
can O
broadly O
be O
divided O
into O
two O
main O
branches O
: O
the O
nantie O
, O
or O
Southern O
style O
, O
in O
which O
beauty O
of O
form O
is O
emphasized O
, O
and O
the O
more O
rugged O
beibei O
or O
Northern O
style O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
Chuang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
established O
his O
style O
relatively O
early O
, O
and O
up O
until O
he O
was O
in O
his O
forties O
his O
works O
were O
characterized O
by O
the O
smooth O
, O
fluid O
forms O
of O
the O
nantie O
style O
. O

However O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
himself O
was O
alert O
to O
the O
risk O
of O
his O
calligraphy O
becoming O
over-refined O
, O
and O
he O
began O
incorporating O
the O
robustness O
of O
the O
beibei O
style O
into O
his O
brushwork O
, O
aiming O
for O
a O
style O
that O
was O
more O
" O
raw O
and O
intense O
. O
" O

As O
a O
result O
, O
his O
calligraphy O
came O
to O
combine O
fluid B-WORK_OF_ART
grace I-WORK_OF_ART
with I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
core O
of O
doughty O
toughness O
. O

It O
was O
a O
style O
well O
suited O
to O
the O
kind O
of O
man O
he O
was O
: O
a O
bluff O
northerner O
with O
the O
perfectionist O
's O
approach O
to O
art O
. O

When O
he O
was O
in O
his O
fifties O
Wang B-PERSON
came O
to O
regard O
" O
writing O
characters O
" O
as O
a O
form O
of O
painting O
, O
and O
he O
began O
to O
innovate O
and O
experiment O
with O
the O
art O
. O

For O
example O
, O
he O
created O
" O
multiple O
- O
shadow O
" O
calligraphy O
, O
in O
which O
characters O
were O
painted O
in O
five O
overlapping O
layers O
using O
different O
consistencies O
of O
ink O
. O

He O
tried O
using O
deliberately O
crumpled O
paper O
to O
produce O
a O
mottled O
effect O
with O
the O
ink O
, O
and O
worked O
on O
a O
blurring O
effect O
, O
achieved O
by O
briefly O
dousing O
a O
freshly O
painted O
silk O
scroll O
in O
water O
. O

Despite O
the O
interest O
generated O
among O
calligraphers O
by O
these O
innovations O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
was O
more O
suited O
by O
temperament O
to O
the O
established O
forms O
, O
and O
he O
eventually O
turned O
back O
to O
ancients O
for O
inspiration O
. O

He O
studied O
in O
detail O
the O
characters O
on O
the O
manuscripts O
and O
artifacts O
, O
dating O
back O
to O
the O
first O
millennium O
BC B-ORG
, O
that O
were O
at O
that O
time O
being O
unearthed O
at O
Mawangdui O
and O
other O
sites O
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
began O
absorbing O
their O
distinctive O
forms O
into O
his O
own O
calligraphic O
style O
. O

He O
also O
made O
poems O
and O
paired O
- O
couplets O
out O
of O
the O
ancient O
inscriptions O
, O
pioneering O
a O
personal O
" O
something O
new O
from O
something O
old O
" O
approach O
. O

" O
During O
this O
period O
his O
running O
script O
was O
no O
longer O
as O
lean O
as O
it O
had O
been O
, O
" O
says O
Ho O
Chuan O
- O
hsing O
. O

" O
It O
began O
slanting O
rightwards O
and O
spreading O
out O
a O
little O
. O

Overall O
, O
his O
characters O
became O
more O
free O
and O
unconstrained B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
with O
swooping O
spaces O
where O
the O
brush O
was O
running O
dry O
of O
ink O
. O

He O
had O
well O
and O
truly O
shaken O
off O
the O
earlier O
fixation O
with O
exquisite O
perfection O
. O
" O

Lin O
Po O
- O
ting O
, O
deputy O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Palace I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
, O
who O
once O
studied O
under O
Wang B-PERSON
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Normal I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
says O
: O
" O
Wang B-PERSON
Chuang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
wei I-PERSON
drew O
on O
traditional O
styles O
, O
but O
not O
in O
a O
cliched O
way O
. O

In O
studying O
the O
calligraphy O
of O
ancient O
times O
he O
broke O
through O
limitations O
, O
one O
after O
another O
, O
so O
endowing O
his O
calligraphy O
with O
a O
simple O
, O
raw O
life O
- O
force O
. O
" O

It O
was O
during O
this O
period O
that O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
calligraphic O
work O
reached O
its O
pinnacle O
. O

Lifelong O
learner O

Throughout O
his O
creative O
life O
Wang B-PERSON
loved O
to O
drink O
, O
and O
he O
also O
loved O
books O
. O

He O
was O
always O
reading O
, O
he O
liked O
buying O
and O
talking O
about O
books O
, O
and O
he O
was O
happy O
to O
make O
the O
acquaintance O
of O
other O
readers O
. O

When O
students O
or O
friends O
of O
his O
traveled O
to O
Japan B-GPE
he O
used O
to O
ask O
them O
to O
bring O
back O
works O
on O
Japanese B-NORP
calligraphy O
, O
or O
books O
and O
magazines O
from O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

This O
love O
of O
reading O
did O
n't O
wane O
at O
all O
in O
his O
later O
years O
, O
and O
when O
he O
found O
his O
memory O
failing O
he O
carved O
himself O
a O
seal O
with O
the O
exhortatory O
motto O
: O
" O
The O
more O
you O
forget O
the O
more O
you O
need O
to O
read O
. O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
, O
with O
his O
vast O
erudition O
and O
deep O
knowledge O
of O
painting O
, O
calligraphy O
, O
and O
inscriptions O
, O
was O
often O
sought O
out O
for O
his O
views O
by O
others O
in O
the O
field O
of O
art O
and O
culture O
. O

For O
example O
, O
collectors O
often O
turned O
to O
Wang B-PERSON
for O
an O
explanation O
of O
the O
deliberately O
obscure O
dedications O
that O
the O
great O
Chang B-PERSON
Ta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chien I-PERSON
like O
to O
write O
on O
his O
paintings O
. O

Sometimes O
he O
would O
have O
a O
dig O
at O
his O
students O
, O
urging O
them O
to O
work O
harder O
in O
the O
future O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
Tien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tsai I-PERSON
, O
who O
owns O
a O
collection O
of O
seals O
made O
by O
literati O
down O
the O
ages O
, O
recalls O
how O
he O
once O
asked O
Wang B-PERSON
to O
re-inscribe O
an O
old O
seal O
Huang B-PERSON
had O
picked O
up O
on O
an O
antiques O
stall O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
first O
asked O
: O
" O
Are O
you O
sure O
you O
want O
the O
original O
inscription O
ground O
off O
? O
" O

Without O
thinking O
twice O
about O
it O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
said O
yes O
. O

Only O
when O
Huang B-PERSON
came O
to O
collect O
it O
did O
Wang B-PERSON
tell O
him O
that O
the O
re-inscribed O
seal O
, O
which O
originally O
read O
: O
" O
Roaming O
in O
nature O
makes O
the O
man O
, O
" O
formerly O
belonged O
to O
the O
late O
- O
Qing O
reformer O
Kang B-PERSON
Youwei I-PERSON
. O

Huang B-PERSON
was O
left O
fuming O
. O

Forgetting O
the O
self O

When O
he O
was O
in O
his O
sixties O
Wang B-PERSON
began O
to O
use O
the O
style O
names O
Jianzhai B-PERSON
-LRB- O
" O
steadily O
more O
abstinent O
" O
-RRB- O
and O
Jiansou B-PERSON
-LRB- O
" O
steadily O
older O
" O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
carved O
a O
seal O
for O
himself O
with O
the O
inscription O
: O
" O
Steadily O
older O
and O
more O
mature O
, O
steadily O
more O
mature O
and O
more O
detached O
, O
steadily O
more O
detached O
and O
closer O
to O
what O
is O
plain O
and O
natural O
. O
" O

During O
his O
fifties O
he O
had O
passed O
through O
a O
period O
of O
experimentation O
and O
innovation O
, O
" O
being O
different O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
it O
, O
" O
but O
now O
he O
returned O
to O
the O
traditional O
artistic O
way O
of O
" O
being O
naturally O
different O
. O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
once O
said O
that O
an O
artistic O
aesthetic O
is O
something O
that O
emerges O
through O
long O
years O
of O
stylistic O
refinement O
and O
expression O
. O

Every O
artist O
goes O
through O
a O
non-stop O
process O
of O
evolution O
, O
accumulating O
a O
kind O
of O
natural O
grace O
as O
time O
goes O
by O
. O

If O
old O
age O
enabled O
Wang B-PERSON
to O
become O
" O
steadily O
more O
proficient O
" O
- O
as O
Buddhism B-NORP
would O
have O
it O
- O
at O
his O
art O
, O
it O
also O
made O
him O
" O
steadily O
more O
forgetful O
. O
" O

Sometimes O
, O
when O
tidying O
up O
works O
of O
poetry O
from O
years O
before O
, O
he O
would O
come O
across O
one O
that O
he O
had O
no O
recollection O
of O
ever O
writing O
. O

This O
did O
n't O
depress O
him O
, O
however O
. O

On O
the O
contrary O
, O
he O
considered O
it O
an O
advantage O
of O
memory O
loss O
that O
it O
enabled O
him O
to O
look O
more O
objectively O
at O
his O
own O
works O
, O
as O
if O
someone O
else O
had O
written O
them O
. O

With O
this O
in O
mind O
he O
came O
up O
with O
another O
style O
name O
for O
himself O
: O
" O
Forgetful O
old O
man O
. O
" O

Eventually O
he O
came O
to O
forget O
almost O
everything O
that O
had O
ever O
happened O
to O
him O
, O
both O
the O
sorrows O
and O
the O
joys O
. O

After O
a O
lifetime O
dedicated O
to O
the O
pursuit O
of O
art O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
at O
last O
entered O
that O
state O
of O
freedom O
in O
which O
" O
the O
man O
and O
his O
calligraphy O
have O
both O
attained O
maturity O
. O
" O

When O
Wang B-PERSON
was O
young O
he O
once O
wrote O
the O
following O
lines O
on O
seeing O
the O
work O
of O
an O
ancient O
master O
at O
firsthand O
: O
" O
Ink O
from O
the O
brush O
of O
a O
master O
gives O
one O
the O
sensation O
of O
seeing O
something O
that O
is O
living O
and O
breathing O
, O
flesh O
and O
blood O
. O

One O
almost O
feels O
in O
the O
presence O
of O
the O
calligrapher O
, O
as O
if O
meeting O
him O
' O
face O
to O
face O
. O
' O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
's O
calligraphy O
is O
still O
everywhere O
to O
be O
seen O
on O
the O
streets O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
form O
of O
the O
signs O
for O
such O
institutions O
as O
the B-ORG
Kungpao I-ORG
Building I-ORG
, O
Taipei O
Teachers O
' O
Meeting O
Hall O
, O
Taiwan B-ORG
Land I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Chunghwa I-ORG
Bookstore I-ORG
. O

The O
exhibition O
of O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
calligraphy O
and O
seal O
carvings O
, O
spanning O
every O
period O
of O
his O
creative O
career O
, O
runs O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Palace I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
in O
Taipei B-GPE
from O
January O
20 O
until O
April O
15 O
. O

It O
's O
a O
great O
opportunity O
to O
come O
" O
face O
to O
face O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
's O
calligraphy O
is O
still O
everywhere O
to O
be O
seen O
on O
the O
streets O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
form O
of O
the O
signs O
for O
such O
institutions O
as O
the B-ORG
Kungpao I-ORG
Building I-ORG
, O
Taipei O
Teachers O
' O
Meeting O
Hall O
, O
Taiwan B-ORG
Land I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Chunghwa I-ORG
Bookstore I-ORG
. O

The O
exhibition O
of O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
calligraphy O
and O
seal O
carvings O
, O
spanning O
every O
period O
of O
his O
creative O
career O
, O
runs O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Palace I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
in O
Taipei B-GPE
from O
January O
20 O
until O
April O
15 O
. O

It O
's O
a O
great O
opportunity O
to O
come O
" O
face O
to O
face O
" O
with O
" O
Old O
Chuang O
, O
" O
and O
a O
chance O
to O
chart O
the O
growth O
that O
he O
went O
through O
during O
his O
life O
in O
art O
. O

p. O
68 O

In O
his O
later O
years O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
calligraphy O
displayed O
an O
effortless O
synthesis O
of O
softness O
and O
strength O
, O
combining O
smooth O
fluidity O
with O
rugged O
brio O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Chang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sui I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
69 O

" O
Blessed O
joy O
, O
eternal O
peace O
. O
" O

At O
the O
age O
of O
around O
50 O
Wang B-PERSON
began O
incorporating O
forms O
of O
script O
from O
newly O
excavated O
ancient O
texts O
and O
inscriptions O
into O
his O
calligraphy O
, O
opening O
up O
new O
perspectives O
for O
the O
art O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Chang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sui I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
71 O

" B-WORK_OF_ART
Fanshi I-WORK_OF_ART
Lake I-WORK_OF_ART
Red I-WORK_OF_ART
Plum I-WORK_OF_ART
Poem I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
written O
by O
Wang B-PERSON
when O
he O
was O
75 O
. O

The O
calligraphy O
is O
effortlessly O
dynamic O
, O
the O
very O
image O
of O
" O
a O
man O
and O
his O
calligraphy O
that O
have O
both O
attained O
maturity O
. O
" O

p. O
72 O

" O
Image O
of O
a O
mind O
become O
steadily O
more O
abstinent O
, O
" O
and O
" O
Ink O
and O
happiness O
. O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
carved O
each O
seal O
at O
one O
go O
, O
and O
his O
layout O
was O
always O
very O
compact O
. O

p. O
73 O

" O
Bowels O
dredged O
clean O
by O
long O
years O
of O
drinking O
. O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
, O
who O
enjoyed O
a O
tipple O
, O
carved O
plenty O
of O
" O
drinking O
seals O
. O
" O

p. O
73 O

" O
When O
poetry O
flows O
freely O
, O
the O
liquor O
has O
n't O
been O
wasted O
. O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
could O
wield O
his O
knife O
like O
an O
brush O
, O
dashing O
off O
inscriptions O
with O
the O
same O
fluidity O
as O
he O
painted O
characters O
. O

This O
was O
especially O
true O
of O
the O
signature O
marks O
on O
his O
seals O
. O

p. O
74 O

Wang B-PERSON
's O
widow O
, O
Chang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sui I-PERSON
, O
and O
son O
Wang B-PERSON
Ta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
, O
often O
spend O
time O
in O
the O
study O
recalling O
Wang B-PERSON
as O
they O
look O
over O
his O
works O
of O
calligraphy O
. O

p. O
75 O

A O
seal O
knob O
inscription O
carved O
by O
Wang B-PERSON
for O
his O
wife O
. O

Encouraged O
by O
Wang B-PERSON
, O
Chang B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sui I-PERSON
became O
an O
accomplished O
seal O
knob O
carver O
in O
her O
own O
right O
. O

" O
At O
the O
End O
of O
Rainbows O
" O
Looking O
for O
Palauan B-NORP
Pots O
of O
Gold O

" O
From O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
point O
of O
view O
, O
Palau B-GPE
is O
like O
a O
freshly O
opened O
oyster O
, O
when O
you O
first O
see O
the O
shining O
pearl O
. O
" O

So O
declares O
Gennie O
Yen O
, O
the O
director O
of O
the O
ROC O
Office O
of O
the B-ORG
Palau I-ORG
Visitors I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

To O
be O
sure O
, O
since O
the O
establishment O
of O
diplomatic O
relations O
between O
the O
ROC B-GPE
and O
Palau B-GPE
last O
December O
29 O
, O
the O
island O
has O
received O
considerable O
media O
attention O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

The O
number O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
visitors O
to O
Palau B-GPE
in O
January O
was O
double O
the O
number O
of O
last O
January O
. O

In O
March O
, O
foreign O
minister O
Chen B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jen I-PERSON
led O
a O
delegation O
to O
Palau B-GPE
which O
included O
government O
officials O
, O
private O
sector O
business O
people O
, O
and O
representatives O
of O
the O
mass O
media O
. O

And O
in O
April O
, O
the O
Taipei B-GPE
office O
of O
the B-ORG
Palau I-ORG
Visitors I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
formally O
opened O
its O
doors O
. O

This O
" O
Palau B-GPE
fever O
" O
has O
also O
infected O
Taiwan B-GPE
business O
people O
, O
who O
are O
always O
" O
susceptible O
" O
to O
new O
opportunities O
. O

Building O
on O
the O
foundation O
of O
formal O
diplomatic O
relations O
, O
many O
Taiwanese B-NORP
firms O
are O
anxious O
to O
try O
their O
hand O
and O
to O
explore O
Palau B-GPE
's O
investment O
environment O
. O

A O
guidebook O
describes O
this O
beautiful O
archipelago O
nation O
in O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
as O
being O
" O
at O
the O
end O
of O
rainbows O
. O
" O

Though O
this O
may O
seem O
far O
, O
far O
away O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
Palau B-GPE
is O
geographically O
the O
closest O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
of O
all O
the O
countries O
with O
which O
the O
ROC B-GPE
has O
formal O
diplomatic O
ties O
. O

A O
direct O
flight O
takes O
only O
three O
- O
and O
- O
a O
- O
half O
hours O
. O

Perhaps O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
, O
there O
are O
rather O
more O
immediate O
implications O
to O
" O
the O
end O
of O
rainbows O
. O
" O

This O
unfamiliar O
and O
exotic O
land O
is O
a O
virgin O
territory O
of O
commercial O
opportunities O
for O
tourism O
, O
trade O
and O
investment O
. O

Jewels O
in O
the O
Pacific O

Taiwan B-GPE
and O
Palau B-GPE
share O
much O
more O
in O
common O
in O
terms O
of O
culture O
and O
historical O
position O
than O
most O
people O
realize O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Palau B-GPE
are O
of O
the O
same O
ethnic O
background O
as O
the O
aboriginal O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
Malayo B-NORP
- I-NORP
Polynesian I-NORP
. O

Last O
year O
when O
the O
inaugural O
Polynesian B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
was O
held O
in O
Taitung B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
scholars O
and O
arts O
troupes O
from O
Palau B-GPE
were O
among O
the O
participants O
. O

During O
the O
modern O
age O
of O
Western B-NORP
and O
Japanese B-NORP
colonialism O
, O
both O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
Palau B-GPE
experienced O
foreign O
rule O
which O
has O
left O
traces O
of O
Spanish B-NORP
, O
Japanese B-NORP
, O
American B-NORP
, O
and O
other O
cultures O
. O

After O
WWII B-EVENT
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
returned O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
rule O
, O
while O
Palau B-GPE
became O
a O
UN B-GPE
trust O
territory O
under O
US B-GPE
authority O
. O

-LRB- O
Palau B-GPE
did O
not O
gain O
full O
independence O
until O
1994 O
. O
-RRB- O

Palau B-GPE
- O
Taiwan B-GPE
political O
contacts O
began O
in O
the O
1980s O
. O

In O
1983 O
, O
President O
Haruo O
I. O
Remeliik O
led O
the O
first O
Palauan B-NORP
delegation O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

There O
have O
been O
numerous O
official O
visits O
since O
then O
. O

In O
1984 O
, O
the O
two O
countries O
signed O
an O
agricultural O
cooperation O
agreement O
, O
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
dispatched O
a O
technical O
assistance O
team O
there O
. O

Since O
the O
beginning O
of O
exchanges O
between O
the O
two O
governments O
, O
Taiwanese B-NORP
business O
people O
have O
been O
conducting O
trade O
with O
Palau B-GPE
, O
and O
have O
also O
invested O
there O
, O
entering O
the O
restaurant O
, O
fishing O
, O
retail O
, O
and O
other O
trades O
. O

During O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
missile O
crises O
in O
1995 O
and O
1996 O
, O
when O
rumors O
and O
panic O
filled O
the O
air O
, O
fraudulent O
business O
groups O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
cheated O
many O
investors O
with O
a O
scam O
surrounding O
real O
estate O
in O
Palau B-GPE
, O
but O
there O
was O
a O
silver O
lining O
to O
this O
cloud O
: O
It O
attracted O
the O
attention O
of O
more O
Taiwan B-GPE
business O
people O
, O
and O
especially O
the O
domestic O
tourism O
industry O
, O
to O
business O
opportunities O
in O
Palau B-GPE
. O

Bin B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fang I-PERSON
Stone I-PERSON
, O
now O
director O
of O
the O
Palau B-GPE
- O
ROC O
Friendship O
Association O
, O
was O
one O
of O
those O
who O
came O
to O
Palau B-GPE
at O
that O
time O
to O
explore O
the O
possibility O
of O
investment O
in O
real O
estate O
. O

Stone B-ORG
states O
: O
" O
Before O
independence O
, O
there O
was O
a O
serious O
lack O
of O
tourist O
facilities O
in O
Palau B-GPE
. O

Most O
of O
the O
visitors O
were O
in O
specially O
- O
organized O
groups O
from O
the O
US B-GPE
or O
Japan B-GPE
which O
came O
for O
deep O
sea O
fishing O
or O
scuba O
diving O
. O

It O
was O
only O
when O
Taiwan B-GPE
tourist O
agencies O
began O
developing O
the O
tourist O
route O
to O
Palau B-GPE
that O
many O
Taiwanese B-NORP
began O
to O
invest O
in O
the O
tourism O
industry O
here O
. O
" O

Snorkeling O
, O
one O
of O
the O
most O
popular O
activities O
in O
Palau B-GPE
, O
was O
brought O
in O
by O
Taiwanese B-NORP
entrepreneurs O
, O
and O
you O
could O
say O
that O
they O
have O
been O
among O
the O
founders O
of O
the O
Palauan B-NORP
tourism O
industry O
. O

Currently O
there O
are O
more O
than O
100 O
Taiwanese B-NORP
living O
in O
Palau B-GPE
. O

Most O
of O
them O
are O
in O
the O
tourism O
industry O
, O
in O
operations O
such O
as O
tourist O
agencies O
, O
hotels O
, O
and O
water O
sports O
. O

Though O
most O
of O
the O
investments O
are O
small O
, O
there O
are O
large O
projects O
, O
including O
the B-FAC
Hotel I-FAC
Palau I-FAC
, O
opened O
in O
1998 O
and O
built O
by O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
- O
run O
ACC B-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
development O
company O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
large O
vacation O
spa O
currently O
being O
built O
by O
the B-ORG
Hung I-ORG
Kuo I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
businessman O
Chen B-PERSON
Liang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shen I-PERSON
made O
a O
major O
investment O
by O
purchasing O
outright O
a O
local O
hotel O
. O

Zero O
pollution O

Many O
Taiwan B-GPE
business O
people O
saw O
the O
establishment O
of O
formal O
diplomatic O
relations O
as O
a O
green O
light O
for O
investment O
in O
Palau B-GPE
. O

The O
foreign O
ministry O
delegation O
that O
visited O
Palau B-GPE
in O
March O
included O
private O
sector O
firms O
involved O
in O
tourism O
, O
textiles O
, O
electronics O
, O
and O
fishing O
, O
who O
went O
to O
investigate O
the O
investment O
environment O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
entrepreneurs O
already O
in O
Palau B-GPE
enthusiastically O
welcomed O
the O
establishment O
of O
an O
embassy O
there O
, O
which O
makes O
the O
future O
of O
their O
investments O
even O
more O
secure O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Neng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jong I-PERSON
, O
director O
- O
general O
of O
the O
Industrial O
Development O
and O
Investment O
Center O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Economic O
Affairs O
, O
who O
visited O
the O
island O
in O
March O
, O
points O
to O
some O
special O
concerns O
in O
the O
Palau B-GPE
investment O
environment O
: O
For O
one O
thing O
, O
the O
main O
islands O
are O
too O
rocky O
for O
agricultural O
development O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
economy O
is O
not O
highly O
developed O
, O
and O
- O
except O
for O
fishing O
products O
- O
other O
materials O
all O
have O
to O
be O
imported O
. O

Therefore O
the O
island O
is O
not O
at O
an O
advantage O
in O
material O
terms O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
total O
population O
is O
only O
18,000 O
. O

Anyone O
interested O
in O
establishing O
a O
factory O
there O
will O
face O
a O
labor O
shortage O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Palau B-GPE
relies O
on O
" O
imports O
" O
for O
most O
of O
its O
labor O
as O
well O
, O
and O
there O
are O
6000 O
foreign O
workers O
in O
the O
country O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
concludes O
: O
" O
Tourism O
is O
still O
the O
best O
investment O
in O
Palau B-GPE
right O
now O
. O
" O

Early O
Taiwanese B-NORP
investors O
have O
certainly O
been O
proved O
perspicacious O
, O
since O
Palau B-GPE
's O
pollution O
- O
free O
environment O
is O
its O
greatest O
asset O
. O

Diving O
aficionados O
have O
hailed O
Palau B-GPE
as O
the O
greatest O
of O
the O
seven O
wonders O
of O
the O
deep O
. O

Its O
waters O
support O
more O
than O
700 O
varieties O
of O
coral O
and O
1500 O
varieties O
of O
fish O
. O

The O
ocean O
water O
is O
warm O
and O
the O
currents O
are O
moderate O
, O
making O
for O
ideal O
diving O
conditions O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
there O
is O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
shallow O
water O
, O
which O
is O
tailor O
- O
made O
for O
snorkeling O
, O
so O
that O
even O
tourists O
who O
are O
not O
particularly O
at O
home O
in O
the O
water O
can O
enjoy O
the O
magnificence O
of O
the O
ocean O
. O

Especially O
noteworthy O
is O
" O
Blue B-LOC
Corner I-LOC
, O
" O
one O
of O
the O
most O
famous O
snorkeling O
locations O
in O
the O
world O
. O

And O
it O
is O
not O
only O
the O
ocean O
that O
is O
beautiful O
; O
Palau B-GPE
's O
land O
scenery O
is O
also O
absorbing O
. O

The O
" O
Rock O
Islands O
, O
" O
known O
as O
" O
a O
garden O
on O
the O
sea O
, O
" O
have O
extensive O
white O
sand O
beaches O
and O
a O
rich O
variety O
of O
coastal O
plant O
life O
, O
as O
well O
as O
amazing O
waterfalls O
. O

The O
islands O
of O
Peleliu B-LOC
and O
Anguar B-LOC
, O
which O
were O
battlefields O
in O
the O
Pacific O
war O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
are O
criss O
- O
crossed O
by O
tunnels O
built O
by O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
, O
while O
the O
remains O
of O
ships O
and O
aircraft O
dot O
the O
ocean O
floor O
. O

These O
islands O
have O
great O
potential O
as O
sites O
for O
historical O
tourism O
. O

In O
the O
air O
, O
because O
Palau B-GPE
is O
a O
tropical O
ocean O
climate O
, O
and O
rains O
leave O
as O
fast O
as O
they O
come O
, O
tourists O
are O
often O
treated O
to O
rainbows O
. O

Gennie B-PERSON
Yen I-PERSON
, O
the O
director O
of O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
office O
of O
the B-ORG
Palau I-ORG
Visitors I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
people O
have O
even O
seen O
three O
rainbows O
at O
one O
time O
. O

And O
if O
there O
has O
been O
no O
rain O
, O
you O
can O
see O
a O
kind O
of O
horizontal O
rainbow O
by O
standing O
on O
the O
beach O
at O
sunset O
and O
following O
with O
your O
eyes O
the O
different O
shades O
of O
blue O
of O
the O
receding O
ocean O
as O
they O
merge O
into O
the O
bands O
of O
reds O
in O
the O
evening O
sky O
. O

In O
these O
islands O
surrounded O
by O
coral O
, O
which O
are O
virtually O
always O
calm O
and O
windless O
, O
you O
can O
be O
pulled O
into O
the O
sky O
under O
a O
parasailer O
, O
and O
have O
a O
whiff O
of O
what O
the O
scent O
of O
Heaven O
must O
be O
like O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
bia O
-LRB- O
traditional O
structures O
where O
men O
met O
to O
socialize O
and O
discuss O
local O
affairs O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
also O
the O
local O
species O
of O
non-poisonous O
jellyfish O
, O
are O
other O
items O
that O
are O
especially O
interesting O
to O
tourists O
. O

Reinvigorating O
the O
tourism O
market O

Lin B-PERSON
Neng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jong I-PERSON
says O
there O
are O
two O
viable O
directions O
to O
get O
into O
the O
Palau B-GPE
tourism O
industry O
. O

One O
is O
to O
invest O
in O
a O
tourism O
- O
related O
industry O
in O
Palau B-GPE
, O
the O
other O
is O
to O
increase O
the O
number O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
tourists O
and O
extend O
profit O
opportunities O
into O
Taiwan B-GPE
itself O
. O

Oddly O
, O
despite O
Palau B-GPE
's O
beauty O
, O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
tourism O
has O
dropped O
off O
considerably O
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
there O
were O
more O
than O
70,000 O
foreign O
visits O
to O
Palau B-GPE
. O

Last O
year O
the O
figure O
was O
50,000 O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
has O
been O
, O
along O
with O
Japan B-GPE
, O
one O
of O
the O
main O
sources O
of O
tourists O
to O
Palau B-GPE
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
the O
number O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
visitors O
peaked O
at O
more O
than O
30,000 O
annually O
, O
but O
now O
is O
down O
to O
well O
below O
20,000 O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
tourism O
businesses O
in O
Palau B-GPE
, O
which O
mainly O
cater O
to O
Taiwanese B-NORP
, O
are O
crying O
uncle O
. O

" O
It O
's O
not O
only O
the O
hotel O
industry O
, O
even O
at O
Chinese B-NORP
restaurants O
business O
has O
fallen O
off O
sharply O
, O
" O
says O
Chu B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chun I-PERSON
. O

Chu B-PERSON
, O
who O
also O
operates O
a O
tourist O
agency O
, O
was O
forced O
to O
move O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
restaurant O
she O
had O
run O
for O
many O
years O
to O
much O
smaller O
premises O
. O

Hsu B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
director O
- O
general O
of O
the O
ROC O
Tourism O
Bureau O
, O
says O
that O
a O
major O
reason O
why O
profit O
margins O
have O
shrunk O
is O
that O
tour O
operators O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
no O
longer O
aggressively O
push O
Palau B-GPE
as O
a O
destination O
. O

Hsu B-PERSON
notes O
that O
Far B-ORG
East I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
which O
operates O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
to O
- O
Palau B-GPE
route O
, O
raised O
the O
price O
of O
a O
ticket O
by O
over O
NT$ O
3000 O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
citing O
inadequate O
passenger O
demand O
and O
high O
costs O
. O

This O
made O
Palau B-GPE
much O
less O
competitive O
compared O
to O
other O
places O
such O
as O
Guam B-GPE
, O
Bali B-GPE
, O
and O
Phuket B-GPE
. O

Hsu B-PERSON
concludes O
: O
" O
If O
the O
price O
is O
raised O
for O
tour O
groups O
, O
no O
one O
is O
interested O
, O
but O
if O
the O
original O
price O
is O
maintained O
, O
the O
tour O
operators O
' O
profit O
falls O
too O
low O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
tourist O
agencies O
have O
simply O
given O
up O
promoting O
this O
route O
. O
" O

James B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON
, O
general O
manager O
of O
the B-ORG
Sunrise I-ORG
Express I-ORG
Travel I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
which O
specializes O
in O
Pacific B-LOC
Island I-LOC
tours O
, O
says O
that O
the O
current O
trend O
among O
travelers O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
for O
low O
group O
fares O
with O
lots O
of O
entertainment O
provided O
. O

Most O
people O
who O
go O
on O
island O
vacations O
are O
looking O
for O
pure O
recreation O
, O
so O
they O
would O
prefer O
to O
be O
somewhere O
where O
the O
facilities O
are O
more O
developed O
. O

Though O
Palau B-GPE
is O
rich O
in O
natural O
attractions O
, O
it O
lacks O
peripheral O
tourist O
facilities O
like O
pubs O
, O
shopping O
centers O
, O
and O
gift O
shops O
, O
so O
naturally O
the O
islands O
are O
less O
attractive O
. O

Despite O
all O
this O
, O
James B-PERSON
Yeh I-PERSON
notes O
that O
the O
rate O
of O
return O
visitors O
to O
Palau B-GPE
is O
very O
high O
, O
more O
than O
30 O
% O
. O

Clearly O
the O
island O
is O
still O
very O
appealing O
. O

If O
the O
problems O
of O
high O
group O
rates O
and O
inadequate O
facilities O
can O
be O
solved O
, O
there O
is O
enormous O
potential O
yet O
in O
Palau B-GPE
. O

The O
Palauan B-NORP
government O
is O
working O
hard O
to O
eliminate O
obstacles O
to O
solving O
the O
above O
problems O
. O

Johnny B-PERSON
Itaru I-PERSON
Kishigawa I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Palau I-ORG
Visitors I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
the O
government O
is O
going O
forward O
on O
a O
new O
airport O
and O
a O
number O
of O
tourist O
- O
related O
facilities O
. O

They O
are O
also O
studying O
a O
proposal O
from O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
side O
to O
lower O
landing O
fees O
and O
reduce O
underlying O
ticket O
costs O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
PVA O
now O
has O
a O
Taiwan B-GPE
office O
, O
and O
hopes O
to O
raise O
Palau B-GPE
's O
profile O
among O
Taiwan B-GPE
travellers O
. O

Gone O
fishin' O

In O
the O
current O
wave O
of O
interest O
in O
investment O
in O
Palau B-GPE
, O
the O
fisheries O
industry O
is O
also O
getting O
attention O
. O

Currently O
, O
there O
's O
only O
one O
Taiwanese B-NORP
business O
person O
in O
the O
fishing O
industry O
in O
Palau B-GPE
- O
Tai B-NORP
Jung O
- O
fei O
- O
so O
profits O
are O
quite O
good O
. O

" O
At O
first O
I O
was O
in O
business O
with O
a O
bunch O
of O
friends O
, O
and O
we O
rented O
eight O
fishing O
boats O
, O
but O
profits O
were O
only O
ordinary O
. O

After O
my O
friends O
pulled O
out O
of O
the O
operation O
, O
I O
switched O
over O
to O
mainly O
running O
a O
base O
for O
fishing O
boats O
. O
" O

Little O
did O
he O
expect O
that O
profits O
would O
be O
much O
larger O
, O
especially O
after O
the O
company O
acquired O
local O
fishing O
rights O
for O
75 O
years O
. O

During O
the O
peak O
season O
from O
May O
to O
October O
, O
more O
than O
ten O
tuna O
ships O
come O
in O
every O
day O
to O
offload O
their O
catch O
and O
to O
resupply O
. O

These O
days O
, O
Tai B-NORP
's O
Palau B-ORG
Marine I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
covers O
an O
area O
of O
1.5 O
acres O
and O
employs O
more O
than O
40 O
staff O
. O

It O
offers O
advanced O
freezing O
facilities O
and O
two O
aircraft O
, O
guaranteeing O
to O
deliver O
tuna O
fresh O
to O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
market O
within O
24 O
hours O
. O

However O
, O
though O
Tai B-NORP
has O
made O
quite O
a O
name O
for O
himself O
with O
his O
business O
, O
this O
does O
not O
necessarily O
mean O
that O
other O
Taiwanese B-NORP
can O
come O
and O
make O
similar O
investments O
. O

Koo B-PERSON
Kuang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Koo B-PERSON
's O
Holdings B-ORG
Company I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
which O
operates O
fishing O
boats O
in O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
, O
explains O
that O
South B-WORK_OF_ART
Pacific I-WORK_OF_ART
fishing O
is O
divided O
into O
two O
types O
- O
net O
fishing O
, O
and O
line O
fishing O
of O
tuna O
. O

Palau B-GPE
is O
not O
really O
suited O
to O
the O
former O
, O
because O
its O
territorial O
waters O
are O
not O
large O
, O
so O
the O
catch O
is O
limited O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
tuna O
stocks O
there O
are O
high O
, O
so O
Palau B-GPE
is O
more O
suited O
to O
line O
fishing O
. O

But O
the O
problem O
is O
that O
Tai B-NORP
Jung O
- O
fei O
is O
already O
running O
a O
tuna O
base O
there O
, O
and O
it O
is O
debatable O
whether O
there O
is O
the O
need O
for O
another O
one O
. O

Koo B-PERSON
warns O
: O
" O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
estimate O
the O
potential O
catch O
. O

If O
there O
were O
several O
firms O
, O
the O
risk O
would O
be O
much O
greater O
. O
" O

In O
addition O
, O
though O
there O
are O
many O
varieties O
of O
fish O
around O
Palau B-GPE
, O
the O
scale O
of O
operations O
is O
small O
, O
and O
markets O
are O
far O
away O
, O
so O
the O
return O
on O
investment O
would O
not O
necessarily O
be O
very O
high O
. O

Koo B-PERSON
points O
instead O
to O
a O
different O
option O
: O
The O
waters O
around O
Palau B-GPE
are O
clear O
and O
warm O
, O
which O
makes O
them O
suited O
to O
aquaculture O
. O

So O
far O
, O
returns O
from O
the O
small O
- O
scale O
aquaculture O
of O
scallops O
have O
been O
decent O
. O

Koo B-PERSON
cautions O
, O
however O
, O
that O
" O
if O
you O
want O
to O
invest O
, O
you O
have O
to O
go O
large O
- O
scale O
, O
because O
after O
all O
Palau B-GPE
is O
far O
from O
the O
main O
markets O
. O
" O

Palau B-GPE
Free I-GPE
Trade I-GPE
Zone I-GPE

In O
1986 O
, O
Palau B-GPE
, O
like O
many O
former O
American O
- O
controlled O
trust O
territories O
, O
signed O
a O
" O
Compact O
of O
Free O
Association O
" O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

The O
agreement O
allows O
Palauan B-NORP
products O
to O
enter O
the O
States B-GPE
tax O
- O
free O
, O
and O
there O
are O
no O
quota O
limits O
for O
such O
things O
as O
textiles O
. O

For O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
a O
major O
producer O
of O
textiles O
and O
electronics O
, O
this O
is O
a O
very O
strong O
investment O
incentive O
. O

Currently O
Japanese B-NORP
and O
Taiwanese B-NORP
business O
people O
are O
negotiating O
with O
the O
Palauan B-NORP
government O
to O
establish O
a O
Palau B-GPE
Free I-GPE
Trade I-GPE
Zone I-GPE
. O

The O
idea O
is O
for O
Palau B-GPE
to O
designate O
a O
special O
zone O
for O
economic O
development O
, O
with O
the O
Palau B-GPE
government O
providing O
tax O
and O
land O
- O
use O
incentives O
. O

The O
zone O
would O
be O
for O
processing O
of O
exports O
, O
mainly O
in O
textiles O
and O
electronics O
, O
and O
mainly O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
market O
. O

Felix O
Yen O
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Zhen I-ORG
An I-ORG
Palau I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
handling O
the O
Hung B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
project O
, O
is O
very O
familiar O
with O
the O
business O
climate O
in O
Palau B-GPE
. O

He O
says O
that O
right O
now O
the O
main O
obstacles O
to O
foreign O
investment O
are O
land O
acquisition O
and O
communications O
. O

Under O
Palauan B-NORP
law O
foreigners O
are O
not O
allowed O
to O
own O
land O
there O
, O
but O
can O
only O
lease O
land O
for O
development O
. O

The O
longest O
permitted O
lease O
is O
50 O
years O
. O

But O
even O
leasing O
is O
a O
complicated O
matter O
, O
because O
traditionally O
land O
in O
Palau B-GPE
is O
owned O
jointly O
by O
the O
family O
and O
the O
clan O
. O

Moreover O
, O
communications O
and O
Internet O
access O
are O
not O
very O
reliable O
. O

All O
of O
these O
problems O
deter O
investors O
. O

Though O
the O
communications O
problems O
may O
be O
resolved O
within O
a O
few O
years O
- O
the O
government O
has O
received O
US B-GPE
assistance O
for O
priority O
construction O
of O
electricity O
and O
fiber O
optic O
facilities O
- O
Lin B-PERSON
Neng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jong I-PERSON
still O
cautions O
those O
interested O
in O
signing O
on O
to O
the O
free O
trade O
zone O
plan O
to O
" O
be O
prudent O
. O
" O

" O
The O
point O
to O
watch O
out O
for O
in O
the O
whole O
plan O
is O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
firms O
may O
not O
understand O
that O
it O
might O
not O
be O
all O
that O
good O
a O
deal O
from O
the O
point O
of O
view O
of O
the O
Palau B-GPE
authorities O
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

Currently O
foreign O
firms O
are O
more O
pro-active O
than O
the O
Palauan B-NORP
government O
, O
which O
has O
its O
own O
concerns O
: O
The O
indigenous O
population O
is O
small O
, O
and O
there O
could O
be O
social O
problems O
if O
a O
large O
number O
of O
foreign O
workers O
come O
to O
the O
islands O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
government O
must O
weigh O
economic O
development O
against O
environmental O
destruction O
. O

" O
The O
terms O
under O
which O
Palau B-GPE
would O
accept O
the O
proposed O
zone O
may O
not O
be O
as O
good O
as O
many O
Taiwan B-GPE
business O
people O
optimistically O
expect O
. O
" O

Looking O
at O
the O
larger O
picture O
, O
however O
, O
there O
are O
many O
areas O
and O
ways O
to O
invest O
. O

A O
careful O
look O
will O
show O
that O
Palau B-GPE
has O
many O
pearls O
. O

Li B-PERSON
Mao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tsung I-PERSON
, O
a O
pottery O
expert O
living O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
who O
was O
commissioned O
by O
the O
ROC B-GPE
government O
to O
do O
a O
study O
of O
the O
suitability O
of O
Palauan B-NORP
clays O
for O
pottery O
, O
says O
that O
Palau B-GPE
has O
a O
lot O
of O
clay O
of O
decent O
quality O
, O
making O
the O
islands O
a O
good O
location O
for O
the O
development O
of O
art O
pottery O
or O
large O
scale O
pottery O
and O
porcelain O
production O
. O

Unique O
investment O
opportunities O
like O
these O
are O
waiting O
to O
be O
taken O
up O
by O
alert O
entrepreneurs O
. O

Perhaps O
Palau B-GPE
is O
, O
as O
Gennie B-PERSON
Yen I-PERSON
says O
, O
like O
a O
just O
- O
opened O
oyster O
, O
with O
the O
pearl O
gleaming O
before O
your O
eyes O
. O

But O
to O
grasp O
the O
pearl O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
business O
people O
will O
have O
to O
rely O
on O
their O
wisdom O
and O
experience O
. O

Activities O
Mark O
International B-EVENT
Human I-EVENT
Rights I-EVENT
Day I-EVENT

-LRB- O
Sharon B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Protecting O
human O
rights O
is O
one O
of O
the O
key O
policies O
of O
the O
new O
government O
. O

Among O
the O
activities O
conducted O
in O
this O
vein O
, O
on O
December O
10 O
, O
2000 O
- O
International B-EVENT
Human I-EVENT
Rights I-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
- O
the O
Office O
of O
the O
President O
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cultural I-ORG
Association I-ORG
co-sponsored O
a O
unique O
" O
human O
rights O
wedding O
ceremony O
. O
" O

In O
addition O
, O
President O
Chen O
Shui O
- O
bian O
initiated O
a O
series O
of O
activities O
under O
the O
theme O
of O
Human B-EVENT
Rights I-EVENT
Week I-EVENT
to O
remind O
Taiwan B-GPE
citizens O
of O
the O
importance O
of O
human O
rights O
. O

In O
commemoration O
of O
International B-EVENT
Human I-EVENT
Rights I-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
on O
December O
10 O
, O
the B-ORG
Nationsl I-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Consultative I-ORG
Task I-ORG
Force I-ORG
of O
the O
Office O
of O
the O
President O
organized O
a O
series O
of O
activities O
to O
draw O
attention O
to O
this O
issue O
. O

First O
up O
was O
a O
conference O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
on O
the O
subject O
of O
reviewing O
the O
cases O
of O
persons O
persecuted O
as O
" O
communist O
spies O
. O
" O

A O
lively O
discussion O
of O
the O
cases O
of O
Sun B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jen I-PERSON
and O
Kuo B-PERSON
Ting I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON
took O
place O
. O

On O
December O
9 O
, O
a O
ceremony O
was O
held O
on O
Green B-LOC
Island I-LOC
, O
site O
of O
a O
former O
political O
prison O
, O
to O
commemorate O
the O
first O
anniversary O
of O
the O
construction O
of O
the B-FAC
Human I-FAC
Rights I-FAC
Memorial I-FAC
there O
. O

On O
December O
10 O
came O
the O
" O
human O
rights O
wedding O
ceremony O
" O
at O
the B-FAC
Taipei I-FAC
Guest I-FAC
House I-FAC
, O
and O
that O
same O
night O
an O
event O
to O
express O
" O
thanksgiving O
and O
respect O
" O
was O
held O
at O
the B-FAC
Taipei I-FAC
International I-FAC
Convention I-FAC
Center I-FAC
. O

The B-FAC
Green I-FAC
Island I-FAC
Human I-FAC
Rights I-FAC
Memorial I-FAC
, O
completed O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
takes O
as O
its O
focus O
the O
determination O
that O
the O
terrible O
events O
of O
the O
past O
should O
never O
be O
repeated O
. O

It O
reminds O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
of O
the O
long O
period O
of O
" O
white O
terror O
" O
under O
which O
the O
island O
suffered O
, O
and O
hopes O
to O
raise O
humanitarian O
awareness O
. O

Pesus B-PERSON
Chou I-PERSON
, O
executive O
secretary O
of O
the B-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Education I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
this O
year O
a O
further O
list O
of O
180 O
victims O
was O
accepted O
, O
and O
there O
are O
now O
a O
total O
of O
690 O
names O
of O
victims O
of O
political O
persecution O
engraved O
on O
the O
wall O
. O

A O
number O
of O
victims O
and O
their O
family O
members O
also O
attended O
the O
ceremony O
, O
at O
which O
they O
presented O
a O
petition O
on O
behalf O
of O
more O
than O
10,000 O
victims O
of O
political O
terror O
whose O
names O
can O
not O
be O
inscribed O
on O
the O
wall O
because O
of O
lack O
of O
official O
documentation O
of O
their O
cases O
. O

They O
called O
for O
justice O
for O
these O
victims O
as O
well O
. O

President O
Chen O
Shui O
- O
bian O
personally O
attended O
the O
anniversary O
event O
, O
and O
vowed O
to O
carry O
on O
the O
policy O
, O
initiated O
by O
the O
previous O
government O
, O
of O
apologizing O
to O
and O
caring O
for O
the O
victims O
. O

He O
emphasized O
that O
his O
administration O
would O
abide O
by O
the B-LAW
International I-LAW
Declaration I-LAW
of I-LAW
Human I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
, O
the O
Citizens O
' O
Public O
Trust O
Treaty O
, O
and O
the O
manifesto O
and O
action O
platform O
of O
the B-EVENT
Vienna I-EVENT
International I-EVENT
Convention I-EVENT
on I-EVENT
Human I-EVENT
Rights I-EVENT
, O
so O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
could O
be O
a O
part O
of O
the O
international O
human O
rights O
system O
. O

He O
again O
called O
on O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
to O
codify O
international O
human O
rights O
law O
as O
domestic O
law O
, O
and O
declared O
that O
his O
government O
will O
also O
establish O
a O
National O
Human O
Rights O
Commission O
and O
work O
to O
build O
a O
society O
in O
which O
human O
rights O
are O
respected O
and O
protected O
. O

On O
the O
morning O
of O
Human B-EVENT
Rights I-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Culture I-ORG
Association I-ORG
and O
the O
well O
- O
known O
author O
Bo B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
-LRB- O
one O
of O
the O
prime O
movers O
behind O
the B-FAC
Human I-FAC
Rights I-FAC
Memorial I-FAC
-RRB- O
held O
a O
" O
human O
rights O
marriage O
ceremony O
. O
" O

The O
event O
, O
conducted O
in O
beautiful O
weather O
at O
the B-FAC
Taipei I-FAC
Guest I-FAC
House I-FAC
, O
was O
attended O
by O
a O
number O
of O
couples O
from O
around O
Taiwan B-GPE
who O
chose O
this O
day O
to O
formalize O
their O
ties O
. O

President O
Chen O
served O
as O
master O
of O
ceremonies O
. O

During O
the O
ceremony O
, O
President O
Chen O
read O
out O
the O
eight O
vows O
drafted O
by O
Bo B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
for O
his O
" O
Human B-WORK_OF_ART
Rights I-WORK_OF_ART
Marriage I-WORK_OF_ART
Certificate I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
extolling O
mutual O
respect O
for O
domestic O
human O
rights O
as O
the O
foundation O
of O
social O
stability O
. O

Besides O
having O
President O
Chen O
serve O
as O
master O
of O
ceremonies O
, O
Bo B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
and O
Vice O
President O
Annette O
Lu O
served O
as O
honored O
guests O
, O
while O
Control O
Yuan O
President O
Frederick O
Chien O
and O
Minister O
of O
the O
Interior O
Chang O
Po O
- O
ya O
also O
had O
prominent O
roles O
. O

Among O
those O
in O
attendance O
were O
Senior O
Advisor O
to O
the O
President O
Yu O
Chen O
Yue O
- O
ying O
, O
Minister O
of O
Education O
Ovid O
Tzeng O
, O
and O
Council O
for O
Aboriginal O
Affairs O
Chairman O
Yohani O
Iskakavut O
. O

Representatives O
of O
various O
sectors O
of O
society O
, O
including O
dentists O
, O
lawyers O
, O
military O
personnel O
, O
civil O
servants O
, O
indigenous O
people O
, O
and O
the O
handicapped O
, O
were O
among O
the O
couples O
taking O
part O
in O
the O
ceremony O
, O
which O
was O
meant O
to O
be O
inclusive O
of O
and O
meaningful O
for O
all O
citizens O
. O

With O
more O
than O
100 O
guests O
and O
family O
members O
also O
joining O
in O
, O
there O
was O
fun O
to O
be O
had O
by O
one O
and O
all O
. O

President O
Chen O
toasted O
the O
new O
couples O
and O
expressed O
his O
hope O
that O
they O
would O
soon O
give O
birth O
to O
" O
human O
rights O
babies O
" O
and O
act O
as O
pioneers O
in O
building O
a O
human O
rights O
society O
, O
creating O
models O
for O
the O
passing O
along O
of O
human O
rights O
education O
in O
the O
family O
. O

p. O
066 O

In O
the O
first O
" O
human O
rights O
wedding O
ceremony O
, O
" O
36 O
couples O
took O
vows O
to O
respect O
each O
other O
's O
human O
rights O
, O
creating O
the O
first O
" O
human O
rights O
families O
. O
" O

" O
I O
Can O
Say O
My O
ABCs O
! O
" O

English B-LANGUAGE
Instruction O
Goes O
" O
Prime O
" O
Time O

-LRB- O
Teng B-PERSON
Sue I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Sue B-PERSON
Jollow I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Beginning O
in O
September O
, O
English O
will O
become O
a O
compulsory O
subject O
for O
primary O
school O
students O
in O
grades O
5 O
and O
6 O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
choruses O
of O
" O
bo O
- O
po O
- O
mo O
" O
and O
" O
A O
- O
B O
- O
C O
" O
have O
been O
recited O
in O
primary O
school O
classrooms O
for O
a O
long O
time O
now O
. O

Many O
parents O
begin O
sending O
their O
children O
to O
" O
bilingual O
" O
kindergartens O
, O
or O
to O
private O
English O
schools O
long O
before O
, O
hoping O
to O
provide O
them O
with O
an O
English O
- O
speaking O
environment O
from O
an O
early O
age O
to O
prepare O
them O
to O
compete O
in O
modern O
society O
. O

The O
whole O
world O
seems O
to O
be O
learning O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

Is O
Taiwan O
getting O
on O
the O
bandwagon O
too O
late O
? O

And O
what O
kind O
of O
developments O
have O
taken O
place O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
teaching O
methodology O
, O
from O
private O
language O
schools O
to O
the O
education O
system O
itself O
? O

For O
students O
in O
grades O
1 O
and O
2 O
, O
school O
should O
finish O
at O
midday O
, O
but O
at O
Chunghsing B-ORG
Primary I-ORG
School I-ORG
in O
Hsimen B-LOC
District I-LOC
, O
the O
grade O
2 O
students O
are O
performing O
an O
abridged O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
version O
of O
the O
play O
" O
Cinderella B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

Their O
teacher O
, O
Shen B-PERSON
, O
says O
the O
line O
" O
My O
Prince B-PERSON
Charming I-PERSON
! O
" O
and O
the O
young O
girl O
playing O
the O
part O
of O
Cinderella B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
repeats O
it O
after O
her O
word O
for O
word O
. O

Then O
the O
young O
boy O
playing O
the O
prince O
replies O
" O
You O
are O
beautiful O
! O
" O

Their O
audience O
of O
classmates O
breaks O
into O
laughter O
. O

After O
this O
, O
the O
class O
plays O
' O
Teacher O
Says O
. O
' O

Speaking O
in O
English O
the O
teacher O
tells O
the O
children O
to O
do O
various O
actions O
: O

stand O
up O
, O
sit O
down O
, O
touch O
your O
hair O
, O
touch O
your O
nose O
... O
. O

Anyone O
who O
gets O
the O
action O
wrong O
is O
out O
. O

In O
today O
's O
English B-LANGUAGE
lesson O
, O
a O
grade O
4 O
class O
at O
Jen B-ORG
Ai I-ORG
Primary I-ORG
School I-ORG
is O
starting O
sentences O
with O
' O
I O
can O
. O
' O

The O
teacher O
explains O
the O
basic O
pattern O
then O
the O
class O
begins O
a O
game O
of O
charades O
. O

Children O
mime O
movements O
at O
the O
front O
of O
the O
class O
: O
swimming O
, O
dancing O
, O
jumping O
, O
running O
etc O
, O
and O
their O
classmates O
have O
to O
use O
English O
to O
describe O
what O
they O
're O
doing O
. O

Next O
is O
story O
telling O
time O
; O
today O
's O
story O
is O
about O
a O
child O
who O
just O
ca O
n't O
stop O
sneezing O
. O

What O
is O
he O
so O
sensitive O
to O
? O

Is O
it O
dust O
? O

a O
plant O
? O

perfume O
? O

pepper O
? O

the O
story O
finishes O
as O
the O
bell O
sounds O
to O
end O
the O
lesson O
. O

Forty O
minutes O
have O
passed O
in O
the O
blink O
of O
an O
eye O
. O

After O
4 O
pm O
students O
wearing O
the O
uniforms O
of O
Jen B-ORG
Ai I-ORG
, O
Tunhua B-ORG
, O
and O
Chien B-ORG
An I-ORG
primary O
schools O
stream O
into O
a O
private O
English B-LANGUAGE
school O
in O
a O
lane O
off O
Tunhua B-FAC
South I-FAC
Road I-FAC
. O

In O
one O
classroom O
seven O
or O
eight O
students O
look O
at O
phonetic O
symbols O
on O
the O
blackboard O
and O
repeat O
the O
words O
after O
their O
teacher O
in O
a O
loud O
chorus O
, O
learning O
the O
relationship O
between O
the O
phonetic O
symbols O
and O
the O
letters O
. O

Putting O
down O
roots O

Just O
how O
widespread O
is O
this O
English O
learning O
among O
our O
primary O
students O
? O

Mr. O
Chen O
lives O
in O
Neihu B-GPE
. O

Four O
years O
earlier O
his O
daughter O
, O
now O
in O
grade O
3 O
, O
attended O
English B-LANGUAGE
classes O
at O
a O
well O
known O
private O
kindergarten O
in O
Neihu B-GPE
. O

Every O
evening O
just O
on O
dusk O
the O
kindergarten O
's O
minibus O
would O
pick O
up O
his O
daughter O
and O
take O
her O
away O
to O
spend O
two O
happy O
hours O
each O
day O
in O
a O
" O
totally O
American B-NORP
" O
language O
environment O
. O

" O
If O
your O
English O
is O
good O
, O
it O
gives O
you O
an O
edge O
. O

It O
's O
essential O
, O
" O
says O
Chen B-PERSON
. O

" O
I O
grew O
up O
in O
a O
rural O
area O
, O
and O
never O
had O
an O
environment O
like O
this O
. O

When O
I O
made O
my O
way O
into O
the O
wider O
world O
, O
I O
was O
on O
the O
back O
foot O
compared O
to O
people O
with O
good O
English O
. O
" O

He O
wants O
his O
children O
to O
be O
better O
prepared O
for O
life O
than O
he O
was O
, O
so O
like O
the O
children O
of O
many O
of O
his O
friends O
and O
relatives O
, O
they O
began O
learning O
English O
in O
kindergarten O
. O

" O
As O
long O
as O
we O
can O
find O
the O
money O
, O
at O
least O
they O
wo O
n't O
be O
left O
behind O
at O
the O
starting O
line O
. O
" O

Even O
though O
the O
fees O
for O
his O
two O
children O
to O
attend O
a O
bilingual O
kindergarten O
came O
to O
NT$ O
80,000 O
for O
just O
one O
term O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
considers O
it O
" O
money O
well O
spent O
. O
" O

Mrs. O
Liu O
, O
a O
mother O
living O
on O
Minsheng B-FAC
East I-FAC
Road I-FAC
recalls O
some O
years O
ago O
, O
before O
English B-LANGUAGE
teaching O
in O
primary O
schools O
started O
in O
earnest O
. O

Her O
daughter O
, O
then O
in O
grade O
3 O
, O
started O
attending O
a O
private O
English B-LANGUAGE
school O
. O

She O
really O
enjoyed O
it O
and O
she O
found O
she O
was O
able O
to O
listen O
to O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
educational O
programs O
on O
the O
radio O
all O
by O
herself O
. O

" O
English O
is O
definitely O
an O
international O
language O
, O
and O
it O
's O
become O
indispensable O
for O
getting O
by O
in O
the O
world O
- O
like O
being O
able O
to O
use O
a O
computer O
. O

You O
simply O
ca O
n't O
find O
work O
without O
it O
. O
" O

These O
days O
learning O
English O
is O
part O
and O
parcel O
of O
a O
primary O
student O
's O
life O
, O
unlike O
their O
parents O
who O
first O
met O
" O
A B-ORG
, O
B O
, O
C O
... O
" O
when O
they O
began O
high O
school O
. O

Following O
on O
research O
done O
by O
Chu B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mei I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
English I-ORG
Department I-ORG
at O
the B-ORG
Taipei I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Teachers I-ORG
College I-ORG
, O
in O
September O
, O
1997 O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
selected O
19 O
primary O
schools O
to O
pilot O
a O
grade O
3 O
English B-LANGUAGE
program O
. O

Together O
with O
schools O
not O
participating O
in O
this O
pilot O
program O
, O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1997 O
there O
were O
already O
112 O
primary O
schools O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
teaching O
English O
-LRB- O
75 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
-RRB- O
. O

That O
same O
year O
, O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
City I-GPE
selected O
77 O
primary O
schools O
to O
implement O
a O
comprehensive O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
program O
for O
grades O
5 O
and O
6 O
, O
while O
in O
other O
areas O
, O
such O
as O
Taipei B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Ilan B-GPE
County I-GPE
and O
Yunlin B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
the O
Bureau O
of O
Education B-ORG
was O
giving O
more O
urgency O
to O
the O
promotion O
of O
English O
in O
primary O
schools O
. O

English B-LANGUAGE
language O
teaching O
in O
primary O
schools O
is O
a O
key O
plank O
in O
a O
range O
of O
curriculum O
reforms O
to O
take O
us O
into O
the O
new O
century O
. O

As O
early O
as O
1996 O
, O
the B-ORG
Educational I-ORG
Reform I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
proposed O
that O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
include O
English O
in O
the O
primary O
school O
curriculum O
. O

After O
taking O
office O
the O
former O
Minister O
for O
Education B-ORG
, O
Wu B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
, O
put O
forward O
the O
idea O
of O
a O
" O
nine O
- O
year O
integrated O
curriculum O
" O
encompassing O
primary O
and O
secondary O
education O
. O

In O
1998 O
, O
the O
President O
of O
the B-ORG
Academia I-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
, O
Lee B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tseh I-PERSON
, O
indicated O
to O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
Science O
and O
Technology O
Committee O
of O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
that O
because O
English O
had O
been O
taught O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
as O
a O
" O
discipline O
" O
rather O
than O
as O
a O
" O
communication O
tool O
, O
" O
Taiwanese B-NORP
who O
went O
to O
study O
overseas O
found O
they O
were O
unable O
to O
read O
what O
their O
professors O
had O
prescribed O
in O
the O
time O
available O
. O

Morris B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Taiwan B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
Manufacturing I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
echoed O
these O
sentiments O
, O
pointing O
out O
that O
compared O
with O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
the O
English B-LANGUAGE
competency O
of O
our O
high O
school O
and O
tertiary O
graduates O
is O
inadequate O
for O
any O
practical O
use O
. O

This O
is O
affecting O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
access O
to O
information O
and O
acting O
as O
a O
barrier O
to O
increasing O
our O
productivity O
. O

When O
he O
was O
premier O
, O
Vincent B-PERSON
Siew I-PERSON
agreed O
in O
principle O
to O
introducing O
English B-LANGUAGE
instruction O
in O
the O
earlier O
years O
of O
schooling O
. O

Situational O
ABC B-ORG

In O
actual O
fact O
, O
English O
for O
children O
was O
already O
popular O
all O
over O
Taiwan B-GPE
even O
before O
these O
moves O
. O

In O
1997 O
associate O
professor O
Chang B-PERSON
Hsien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ta I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
Linguistics I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
investigated O
whether O
or O
not O
a O
" O
second O
language O
" O
was O
being O
taught O
in O
public O
and O
privately O
run O
kindergartens O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
and O
County O
, O
and O
Hsinchu B-GPE
City I-GPE
and O
County O
, O
and O
found O
that O
79 O
% O
were O
doing O
so O
. O

In O
these O
kindergartens O
English O
was O
by O
far O
the O
most O
popular O
second O
language O
, O
being O
taught O
in O
77.5 O
% O
. O

In O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
the O
figure O
was O
90 O
% O
. O

In O
the O
current O
climate O
of O
almost O
unanimous O
community O
support O
for O
the O
expansion O
of O
English B-LANGUAGE
teaching O
into O
early O
education O
, O
the O
primary O
schools O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
with O
its O
rich O
resources O
, O
were O
the O
first O
to O
pilot O
this O
, O
but O
the O
investment O
of O
the O
parents O
has O
also O
been O
crucial O
. O

Huang B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tai I-PERSON
, O
an O
administrator O
at O
Chunghsing B-ORG
Primary I-ORG
School I-ORG
gives O
an O
example O
: O

four O
years O
ago O
a O
parent O
who O
had O
worked O
in O
America B-GPE
approached O
the O
school O
, O
saying O
that O
at O
home O
they O
often O
told O
their O
children O
stories O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
and O
they O
wanted O
the O
other O
children O
to O
enjoy O
similar O
benefits O
. O

The O
school O
responded O
positively O
and O
for O
the O
next O
two O
years O
, O
gathered O
students O
in O
the O
middle O
and O
elementary O
grades O
together O
in O
a O
large O
group O
in O
the O
school O
hall O
each O
morning O
in O
their O
study O
hour O
, O
and O
conducted O
a O
program O
. O

Two O
years O
ago O
, O
realizing O
that O
the O
local O
parents O
had O
to O
work O
in O
the O
daytime O
, O
the O
school O
began O
holding O
supplementary O
after O
- O
school O
classes O
offering O
English B-LANGUAGE
lessons O
every O
Wednesday O
afternoon O
for O
the O
elementary O
grades O
. O

" O
The O
parents O
are O
delighted O
. O

They O
think O
it O
's O
far O
better O
for O
their O
children O
to O
be O
here O
improving O
their O
English O
than O
sitting O
at O
home O
in O
front O
of O
a O
TV O
. O
" O

The O
current O
model O
is O
very O
different O
to O
how O
English O
used O
to O
be O
taught O
in O
secondary O
schools O
, O
which O
was O
" O
first O
learn O
to O
read O
and O
write O
, O
then O
learn O
to O
speak O
. O
" O

English B-LANGUAGE
lessons O
for O
children O
emphasize O
situations O
, O
fun O
, O
and O
practice O
. O

" O
We O
're O
basically O
creating O
the O
same O
environment O
for O
our O
children O
as O
an O
American B-NORP
preschooler O
would O
have O
, O
" O
says O
Shen B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lien I-PERSON
, O
a O
teacher O
at O
Chunghsing B-ORG
Primary I-ORG
School I-ORG
. O

On O
Wednesday O
afternoons O
she O
speaks O
only O
English B-LANGUAGE
with O
the O
children O
. O

They O
must O
ask O
" O
May O
I O
go O
to O
the O
bathroom O
? O
" O

to O
get O
her O
permission O
to O
leave O
the O
room O
when O
the O
need O
arises O
. O

" O
Children O
in O
these O
earliest O
grades O
are O
soak O
up O
everything O
like O
a O
sponge O
. O

This O
is O
the O
ideal O
time O
to O
establish O
their O
listening O
comprehension O
and O
pronunciation O
. O
" O

Jen B-ORG
Ai I-ORG
Primary I-ORG
School I-ORG
has O
over O
100 O
classes O
. O

Eight O
years O
ago O
it O
was O
approached O
by O
a O
parent O
offering O
to O
come O
to O
the O
school O
to O
teach O
the O
students O
some O
English B-LANGUAGE
songs O
and O
tell O
some O
English B-LANGUAGE
stories O
. O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
school O
began O
allowing O
grades O
1 O
to O
6 O
to O
turn O
on O
the O
TV O
sets O
in O
their O
classrooms O
every O
morning O
between O
8:00 O
and O
8:15 O
, O
and O
watch O
simple O
English B-LANGUAGE
dialogue O
videos O
produced O
by O
their O
teachers O
. O

Big O
classes O
, O
little O
practice O

What O
strikes O
people O
as O
curious O
is O
, O
if O
their O
schools O
have O
had O
English B-LANGUAGE
classes O
for O
a O
long O
time O
now O
then O
why O
do O
so O
many O
students O
need O
to O
go O
to O
private O
language O
schools O
? O

Chen B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hao I-PERSON
, O
another O
teacher O
at O
Jen B-ORG
Ai I-ORG
Primary I-ORG
School I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
at O
least O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
his O
more O
than O
600 O
students O
are O
getting O
extra O
English B-LANGUAGE
lessons O
outside O
school O
. O

" O
If O
they O
were O
n't O
doing O
this O
extra O
work O
, O
they O
'd O
never O
be O
able O
to O
keep O
up O
after O
entering O
junior O
high O
school O
. O
" O

According O
to O
Mrs. O
Su O
, O
a O
mother O
living O
in O
Tanshui B-GPE
, O
many O
junior O
high O
schools O
include O
English O
listening O
comprehension O
tests O
in O
the O
entrance O
examinations O
and O
if O
primary O
school O
students O
do O
n't O
improve O
their O
skills O
then O
they O
simply O
wo O
n't O
make O
the O
grade O
. O

In O
her O
family O
the O
problem O
is O
that O
her O
son O
began O
learning O
English O
when O
he O
was O
four O
, O
and O
so O
when O
he O
went O
to O
primary O
school O
, O
the O
English B-LANGUAGE
lessons O
were O
just O
too O
simple O
for O
him O
. O

And O
you O
really O
need O
small O
class O
sizes O
for O
the O
training O
of O
listening O
comprehension O
, O
and O
this O
is O
another O
thing O
the O
schools O
can O
not O
provide O
. O

So O
the O
only O
thing O
to O
do O
is O
keep O
on O
sending O
him O
to O
the O
private O
language O
school O
, O
where O
classes O
are O
more O
ideally O
sized O
. O

Another O
mother O
, O
Mrs. O
Chang O
, O
who O
lives O
on O
Chunghsiao B-FAC
East I-FAC
Road I-FAC
, O
recalls O
what O
happened O
a O
year O
earlier O
when O
her O
son O
's O
school O
began O
teaching O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

From O
the O
very O
beginning O
the O
teacher O
only O
spoke O
English B-LANGUAGE
and O
her O
son O
suffered O
a O
lot O
of O
setbacks O
. O

" O
He O
just O
could O
n't O
understand O
a O
thing O
his O
teacher O
was O
saying O
, O
and O
he O
asked O
if O
he O
could O
go O
to O
a O
private O
English B-LANGUAGE
school O
. O
" O

She O
could O
n't O
see O
any O
other O
choice O
and O
agreed O
to O
let O
him O
enroll O
at O
one O
nearby O
. O

The O
Taipei O
City O
Government O
Bureau O
of O
Education B-ORG
invited O
experts O
to O
form O
a O
working O
team O
to O
visit O
primary O
schools O
and O
inspect O
their O
English B-LANGUAGE
instruction O
programs O
. O

It O
found O
that O
for O
the O
majority O
of O
teachers O
, O
the O
greatest O
difficulty O
is O
the O
vast O
range O
of O
English O
levels O
of O
the O
students O
in O
a O
single O
class O
. O

Some O
have O
been O
learning O
English O
since O
very O
young O
and O
find O
class O
too O
easy O
, O
and O
so O
when O
the O
lesson O
starts O
their O
enthusiasm O
evaporates O
. O

For O
other O
students O
meeting O
English O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
however O
, O
the O
lessons O
are O
hard O
going O
. O

Added O
to O
this O
is O
the O
perennial O
problem O
of O
class O
sizes O
being O
too O
large O
, O
and O
not O
enough O
English B-LANGUAGE
classes O
scheduled O
- O
only O
one O
or O
two O
a O
week O
. O

It O
's O
extremely O
difficult O
to O
correct O
pronunciation O
problems O
, O
or O
to O
achieve O
any O
educational O
goals O
at O
all O
, O
under O
these O
conditions O
. O

The O
parents O
have O
a O
number O
of O
concerns O
. O

If O
the O
teachers O
only O
speak O
English B-LANGUAGE
in O
class O
it O
will O
frighten O
children O
who O
have O
never O
learnt O
English O
before O
. O

Some O
teachers O
teach O
too O
quickly O
and O
some O
of O
their O
students O
ca O
n't O
keep O
up O
, O
so O
all O
parents O
can O
do O
is O
send O
their O
kids O
to O
private O
language O
schools O
. O

Singing O
and O
jumping O
around O
are O
not O
really O
suitable O
for O
the O
senior O
grades O
, O
and O
parents O
hope O
that O
teachers O
will O
keep O
in O
mind O
the O
different O
needs O
of O
different O
age O
groups O
. O

Parents O
and O
teachers O
both O
raised O
the O
idea O
of O
" O
ability O
streaming O
, O
" O
i.e. O
, O
different O
classes O
for O
different O
ability O
levels O
, O
to O
address O
the O
difficulties O
of O
large O
classes O
. O

Educators O
, O
however O
, O
have O
many O
reservations O
. O

Chu B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mei I-PERSON
explains O
, O
" O
Every O
Chinese B-NORP
family O
is O
preoccupied O
with O
being O
able O
to O
get O
ahead O
in O
the O
world O
, O
but O
our O
past O
experience O
with O
ability O
- O
based O
class O
groupings O
has O
taught O
us O
some O
bitter O
lessons O
. O
" O

When O
students O
are O
grouped O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
ability O
, O
some O
parents O
get O
upset O
when O
their O
children O
are O
placed O
in O
a O
lower O
level O
group O
, O
which O
makes O
them O
lose O
face O
. O

It O
can O
also O
affect O
the O
children O
's O
confidence O
. O

" O
We O
have O
large O
numbers O
of O
students O
. O

People O
need O
to O
think O
about O
what O
resources O
the O
schools O
have O
, O
and O
whether O
they O
could O
help O
in O
some O
way O
. O
" O

She O
suggests O
that O
schools O
can O
organize O
English O
Clubs O
for O
the O
more O
advanced O
students O
, O
and O
their O
teachers O
can O
provide O
them O
with O
interesting O
story O
books O
which O
are O
more O
demanding O
. O

This O
way O
, O
they O
'll O
feel O
that O
the O
teacher O
is O
giving O
them O
some O
attention O
, O
and O
that O
their O
needs O
are O
also O
being O
catered O
for O
. O

" O
Private O
language O
schools O
fill O
a O
need O
for O
small O
- O
group O
learning O
. O
" O

Professor O
Chang B-PERSON
Hsien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ta I-PERSON
recommends O
that O
teachers O
use O
" O
co-operative O
learning O
" O
methods O
. O

For O
example O
, O
divide O
a O
large O
class O
into O
groups O
to O
discuss O
what O
they O
would O
buy O
with O
NT$ O
100 O
. O

The O
more O
advanced O
students O
can O
lead O
the O
discussion O
, O
which O
gives O
them O
a O
sense O
of O
participation O
. O

But O
this O
kind O
of O
activity O
may O
not O
succeed O
the O
first O
few O
times O
- O
it O
takes O
time O
to O
get O
used O
to O
group O
learning O
. O

With O
regard O
to O
the O
problems O
of O
having O
too O
few O
classes O
a O
week O
and O
learning O
very O
little O
English O
, O
the O
working O
group O
suggested O
that O
schools O
could O
take O
advantage O
of O
times O
such O
as O
early O
- O
morning O
study O
hour O
, O
cleaning O
time O
, O
and O
the O
lunch O
break O
to O
play O
tapes O
or O
practise O
speaking O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
to O
give O
students O
more O
exposure O
to O
English O
. O

Fewer O
foreign O
teachers O

In O
the O
past O
, O
English B-LANGUAGE
teaching O
placed O
too O
much O
emphasis O
on O
reading O
and O
writing O
, O
whereas O
now O
for O
most O
primary O
school O
students O
, O
" O
learning O
to O
understand O
and O
speak O
is O
foremost O
, O
reading O
and O
writing O
is O
secondary O
. O
" O

Nevertheless O
many O
people O
have O
reservations O
about O
the O
pronunciation O
of O
the O
English B-LANGUAGE
teachers O
in O
our O
primary O
schools O
. O

Private O
language O
schools O
also O
seem O
aware O
of O
this O
, O
and O
many O
prominently O
advertise O
the O
fact O
that O
they O
employ O
foreign O
teachers O
. O

But O
do O
the O
foreign O
teachers O
really O
teach O
more O
effectively O
than O
our O
local O
teachers O
? O

" O
Many O
people O
put O
the O
root O
of O
the O
problems O
they O
had O
learning O
English O
down O
to O
not O
being O
able O
to O
speak O
. O
" O

Chu B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mei I-PERSON
says O
that O
while O
there O
are O
differences O
it O
's O
difficult O
to O
say O
whether O
foreign O
or O
local O
teachers O
are O
better O
. O

Native O
speakers O
of O
English O
" O
may O
not O
understand O
what O
it O
's O
like O
for O
someone O
learning O
English O
as O
a O
foreign O
language O
and O
the O
kinds O
of O
problems O
they O
face O
. O
" O

Chu B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mei I-PERSON
took O
part O
in O
the O
inspection O
visits O
to O
primary O
schools O
, O
and O
foung O
that O
local O
teachers O
understand O
the O
children O
's O
way O
of O
thinking O
and O
have O
a O
much O
better O
grasp O
of O
the O
course O
. O

Foreign O
teachers O
' O
strengths O
lie O
in O
dialogue O
and O
accurate O
pronunciation O
. O

Besides O
, O
" O
We O
ca O
n't O
put O
the O
whole O
responsibility O
of O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
teaching O
onto O
foreign O
teachers O
. O
" O

Several O
years O
ago O
when O
there O
was O
a O
shortage O
of O
English B-LANGUAGE
teachers O
in O
the O
primary O
schools O
, O
many O
schools O
employed O
foreign O
teachers O
on O
an O
hourly O
basis O
, O
or O
made O
staff O
sharing O
arrangements O
with O
private O
language O
schools O
. O

But O
these O
were O
stopgap O
measures O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
has O
already O
drawn O
up O
a O
whole O
range O
of O
plans O
for O
teacher O
training O
. O

These O
include O
establishing O
English B-LANGUAGE
Teaching O
Departments O
at O
teacher O
training O
colleges O
and O
supplementary O
education O
courses O
at O
tertiary O
institutions O
, O
allowing O
graduates O
who O
intend O
to O
become O
English B-LANGUAGE
teachers O
in O
primary O
schools O
to O
obtain O
official O
teaching O
qualifications O
, O
and O
providing O
further O
training O
for O
qualified O
teachers O
who O
have O
never O
taught O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
to O
equip O
them O
with O
appropriate O
language O
teaching O
skills O
and O
methods O
. O

The O
primary O
school O
English O
train O
has O
already O
left O
the O
station O
. O

What O
can O
we O
look O
forward O
to O
? O

Yutsai B-ORG
Primary I-ORG
School I-ORG
in O
Taipei B-GPE
County I-GPE
did O
a O
survey O
of O
how O
parents O
felt O
about O
the O
primary O
English B-LANGUAGE
teaching O
program O
. O

It O
found O
that O
52 O
% O
thought O
that O
the O
goal O
was O
to O
stimulate O
the O
students O
' O
interest O
in O
learning O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
and O
45 O
% O
thought O
it O
was O
to O
establish O
a O
solid O
grounding O
in O
English O
for O
the O
children O
while O
they O
were O
still O
young O
. O

Professor O
Chang B-PERSON
Hsien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ta I-PERSON
says O
that O
given O
the O
expansion O
of O
English B-LANGUAGE
teaching O
into O
the O
primary O
schools O
, O
we O
can O
not O
allow O
a O
great O
gap O
to O
open O
between O
what O
's O
happening O
in O
the O
primary O
and O
the O
secondary O
schools O
. O

Primary O
schools O
include O
a O
lot O
of O
games O
and O
activities O
in O
their O
English B-LANGUAGE
teaching O
, O
and O
while O
this O
is O
very O
lively O
, O
if O
all O
it O
amounts O
to O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
jumping O
around O
and O
loud O
pronunciation O
practice O
, O
the O
children O
may O
get O
a O
quite O
incorrect O
idea O
of O
what O
English O
is O
all O
about O
. O

When O
the O
day O
comes O
that O
they O
go O
to O
high O
school O
, O
and O
they O
have O
to O
settle O
down O
and O
read O
an O
essay O
, O
they O
could O
well O
find O
that O
really O
boring O
. O

" O
Listening O
, O
speaking O
, O
reading O
and O
writing O
all O
have O
their O
place O
. O

None O
should O
be O
overemphasized O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
the O
others O
. O
" O

" O
The O
way O
children O
learn O
English O
now O
wo O
n't O
be O
the O
same O
as O
it O
was O
for O
us O
. O

Resources O
have O
improved O
tremendously O
, O
and O
how O
things O
are O
done O
has O
changed O
along O
with O
the O
environment O
. O

The O
younger O
the O
students O
, O
the O
more O
essential O
it O
is O
to O
pay O
very O
serious O
attention O
to O
course O
standards O
, O
" O
says O
Chu B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mei I-PERSON
. O

The O
current O
educational O
mantra O
is O
" O
student O
centered O
learning O
, O
" O
and O
the O
teacher O
's O
role O
is O
extremely O
important O
. O

According O
to O
her O
understanding O
, O
more O
than O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
primary O
school O
teachers O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
City I-GPE
are O
outstanding O
. O

" O
What O
we O
envisage O
as O
a O
reasonable O
target O
is O
for O
the O
children O
to O
learn O
to O
hear O
and O
understand O
- O
and O
be O
able O
to O
say O
- O
200 O
words O
after O
two O
years O
. O
" O

She O
wants O
the O
children O
to O
understand O
how O
to O
use O
the O
words O
, O
to O
be O
willing O
to O
use O
them O
, O
and O
to O
use O
them O
whenever O
the O
opportunity O
arises O
. O

She O
also O
hopes O
that O
they O
will O
get O
a O
lot O
of O
pleasure O
from O
reading O
English B-LANGUAGE
storybooks O
. O

" O
The O
primary O
English B-LANGUAGE
program O
is O
not O
a O
subject O
like O
mathematics O
or O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

It O
's O
something O
new O
and O
it O
's O
still O
finding O
its O
place O
in O
the O
curriculum O
, O
" O
says O
Chen B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hao I-PERSON
, O
from O
Jen B-ORG
Ai I-ORG
Primary I-ORG
School I-ORG
. O

As O
he O
sees O
it O
, O
the O
children O
must O
not O
feel O
that O
learning O
English O
is O
putting O
them O
under O
a O
lot O
of O
pressure O
. O

If O
they O
can O
see O
a O
word O
and O
read O
it O
aloud O
, O
that O
's O
fine O
. O

They O
can O
leave O
memorizing O
word O
lists O
until O
they O
get O
to O
high O
school O
. O

Children O
come O
into O
contact O
with O
English O
all O
the O
time O
. O

They O
can O
learn O
from O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Little I-WORK_OF_ART
English I-WORK_OF_ART
Whiz I-WORK_OF_ART
on O
television O
, O
or O
read O
the O
children O
's O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
magazine O
EZ B-WORK_OF_ART
Talk I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Let O
's O
hope O
they O
'll O
feel O
completely O
at O
ease O
speaking O
English B-LANGUAGE
and O
enjoy O
the O
learning O
process O
. O

p. O
69 O

Time O
for O
English B-LANGUAGE
class O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
kids O
today O
are O
beginning O
English B-LANGUAGE
study O
earlier O
than O
ever O
before O
. O

p. O
70 O

Snowman O
, O
present O
, O
candy O
, O
socks O
... O
With O
the O
words O
and O
pictures O
side O
- O
by O
- O
side O
up O
on O
the O
blackboard O
, O
the O
kids O
grasp O
immediately O
that O
the O
subject O
is O
Christmas O
. O

Singing O
songs O
is O
a O
popular O
technique O
for O
teaching O
English O
to O
kids O
. O

p. O
71 O

In O
both O
quantity O
and O
quality O
, O
the O
English B-LANGUAGE
teaching O
materials O
of O
today O
leave O
those O
of O
before O
in O
the O
dust O
. O

p. O
72 O

It O
has O
become O
popular O
in O
recent O
years O
to O
send O
children O
to O
academic O
camps O
overseas O
to O
learn O
English O
while O
getting O
a O
look O
at O
the O
big O
, O
wide O
world O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
The B-ORG
Farmhouse I-ORG
-RRB- O

p. O
73 O

The O
nice O
thing O
about O
languages O
is O
that O
you O
can O
make O
use O
of O
them O
. O

For O
people O
living O
in O
cosmopolitan O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
there O
are O
lots O
of O
opportunities O
to O
speak O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

p. O
74 O

It O
's O
not O
just O
the O
responsibility O
of O
schools O
and O
teachers O
to O
spur O
children O
's O
interest O
in O
language O
. O

Parents O
should O
also O
look O
at O
picture O
books O
with O
their O
children O
to O
get O
them O
used O
to O
foreign O
languages O
. O

A O
Second O
Spring O
for O
Textiles O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
? O

-LRB- O
Laura B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Early O
in O
December O
the O
China O
Textile O
In O
- O
stitute O
, O
located O
at O
Tucheng B-GPE
in O
Taipei B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
celebrated O
its O
40th O
anniversary O
with O
a O
dynamic O
multimedia O
show O
. O

The O
CTI O
's O
40 O
- O
year O
history O
has O
borne O
witness O
to O
the O
rise O
and O
decline O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
industry O
. O

Forty O
years O
ago O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
just O
crossing O
the O
threshold O
of O
industrialization O
. O

The O
textile O
industry O
was O
the O
darling O
of O
the O
nation O
, O
just O
like O
the O
electronics O
industry O
today O
. O

Although O
it O
has O
lost O
its O
former O
kudos O
, O
the O
textile O
industry O
is O
still O
an O
indispensable O
part O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
industrial O
landscape O
. O

For O
the O
last O
decade O
, O
the O
CTI O
has O
been O
working O
hand O
in O
hand O
with O
the O
industry O
, O
quietly O
sowing O
the O
seeds O
of O
research O
and O
development O
in O
many O
places O
. O

Can O
those O
seeds O
germinate O
to O
create O
a O
second O
spring O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
industry O
? O

As O
the O
latest O
bout O
of O
winter O
weather O
hits O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
do O
you O
want O
to O
go O
up O
Mt. B-LOC
Hehuan I-LOC
to O
see O
the O
snow O
? O

You O
could O
put O
on O
a O
jacket O
containing O
highly O
insulating O
melt O
- O
spun O
ceramic O
fibers O
. O

When O
the O
wind O
sends O
a O
fine O
driving O
rain O
slanting O
across O
the O
water O
, O
are O
you O
still O
unwilling O
to O
forgo O
the O
pleasure O
of O
sea O
angling O
? O

Why O
not O
wear O
some O
micropore O
breathable O
rainwear O
, O
with O
an O
outer O
layer O
which O
is O
completely O
waterproof O
, O
but O
an O
inner O
layer O
which O
is O
dry O
and O
comfortable O
on O
the O
skin O
? O

Tencel O
, O
made O
from O
wood O
cellulose O
, O
has O
given O
the O
lie O
to O
the O
notion O
that O
man O
- O
made O
fibers O
never O
degrade O
, O
and O
is O
set O
to O
become O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
fibers O
of O
the O
coming O
environmental O
century O
; O
and O
the O
shrimp O
and O
crab O
shells O
which O
were O
once O
tossed O
away O
are O
now O
being O
processed O
to O
extract O
chitin O
, O
which O
when O
used O
to O
treat O
clothing O
can O
inhibit O
bacteria O
and O
mold O
and O
prevent O
unwanted O
odors O
, O
and O
which O
can O
also O
be O
used O
as O
a O
dressing O
for O
burns O
which O
both O
reduces O
inflammation O
and O
encourages O
new O
tissue O
growth O
. O
. O
. O
. O

What O
sunset O
industry O
? O

Ceramic O
fibers O
, O
stainless O
steel O
, O
shrimp O
shells O
- O
at O
first O
glance O
there O
seems O
to O
be O
no O
connection O
with O
spinning O
and O
weaving O
. O

But O
in O
fact O
these O
are O
among O
the O
latest O
products O
and O
trends O
quietly O
taking O
shape O
in O
the O
textile O
industry O
. O

With O
the O
rise O
of O
new O
industries O
such O
as O
electronics O
, O
aerospace O
and O
biotechnology O
, O
the O
areas O
of O
application O
for O
textile O
products O
have O
expanded O
ever O
wider O
, O
from O
being O
simply O
coverings O
for O
the O
human O
body O
to O
finding O
their O
way O
up O
into O
space O
and O
down O
into O
the O
earth O
. O

" O
There O
are O
only O
sunset O
products O
, O
not O
sunset O
industries O
. O
" O

These O
words O
from O
competitiveness O
guru O
Michael B-PERSON
Porter I-PERSON
hit O
the O
nail O
on O
the O
head O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
industry O
's O
current O
efforts O
to O
transform O
itself O
into O
a O
high O
- O
tech O
, O
capital O
- O
and O
information O
- O
intensive O
sector O
. O

" O
Twenty O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
polyester O
uniforms O
worn O
by O
schoolchildren O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
turned O
dreadfully O
stiff O
when O
you O
tried O
to O
wash O
them O
; O
cotton O
clothes O
shrank O
; O
nylon O
made O
your O
skin O
red O
and O
itchy O
; O
stockings O
would O
ladder O
if O
you O
so O
much O
as O
looked O
at O
them O
; O
and O
decent O
clothes O
had O
to O
be O
expensively O
dry O
cleaned O
, O
" O
recalls O
CTI B-ORG
president O
Yao B-PERSON
Hsing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuan I-PERSON
. O

If O
clothes O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
today O
are O
getting O
ever O
lighter O
, O
softer O
, O
warmer O
, O
more O
wrinkle O
- O
free O
and O
easier O
to O
keep O
clean O
, O
and O
if O
their O
colors O
are O
bright O
, O
fresh O
and O
stain O
- O
resistant O
, O
this O
is O
not O
thanks O
to O
the O
magic O
wand O
wielded O
by O
Cinderella B-WORK_OF_ART
's O
fairy O
godmother O
, O
but O
is O
the O
result O
of O
the O
unceasing O
efforts O
towards O
research O
, O
development O
and O
upgrading O
put O
in O
by O
the O
textile O
industry O
over O
the O
years O
. O

" O
Upgrading O
" O
has O
been O
a O
word O
on O
the O
lips O
of O
everyone O
in O
the O
textile O
industry O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

But O
the O
adverse O
environment O
in O
which O
the O
industry O
has O
had O
to O
operate O
has O
made O
the O
pace O
of O
that O
upgrading O
halting O
and O
hesitant O
. O

" O
In O
the O
early O
1980s O
, O
making O
ready O
- O
to O
- O
wear O
garments O
for O
export O
was O
pretty O
much O
a O
sure O
- O
fire O
money O
- O
spinner O
. O

Everything O
sold O
like O
hot O
cakes O
, O
just O
like O
electronics O
today O
, O
" O
says O
Yao B-PERSON
Hsing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuan I-PERSON
. O

But O
around O
1987 O
, O
under O
strong O
US B-GPE
pressure O
, O
the O
NT O
dollar O
appreciated O
, O
and O
exporters O
lost O
their O
competitive O
price O
advantage O
. O

Next O
, O
there O
was O
a O
series O
of O
rises O
in O
land O
and O
labor O
costs O
. O

Garment O
making O
is O
labor O
- O
intensive O
, O
and O
the O
combination O
of O
internal O
and O
external O
pressures O
led O
to O
wholesale O
factory O
closures O
. O

Many O
firms O
moved O
production O
to O
mainland O
China B-GPE
or O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
, O
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
remaining O
domestic O
textile O
industry O
was O
dramatically O
reshuffled O
. O

With O
the O
departure O
of O
the O
ready O
- O
to O
- O
wear O
industry O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
lost O
its O
" O
garment O
kingdom O
" O
status O
. O

But O
looking O
from O
another O
perspective O
, O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
manufacturers O
who O
spread O
all O
over O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
, O
mainland O
China B-GPE
and O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
were O
still O
very O
much O
a O
force O
to O
be O
reckoned O
with O
, O
and O
in O
their O
new O
locations O
they O
continued O
to O
source O
raw O
materials O
and O
semi-finished O
goods O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

With O
their O
support O
, O
the O
upstream O
portions O
of O
the O
industry O
- O
fiber O
making O
, O
yarn O
spinning O
, O
weaving O
, O
dyeing O
, O
finishing O
and O
garment O
design O
- O
were O
able O
to O
stay O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
prosper O
. O

In O
September O
1998 O
, O
while O
the O
industry O
was O
still O
reeling O
from O
the O
effects O
of O
the O
Asian O
financial O
crisis O
, O
construction O
began O
of O
the O
long O
- O
planned O
specialist O
industrial O
parks O
in O
Yunlin B-GPE
and O
Changhua O
Counties O
. O

These O
were O
the O
peak O
of O
the O
large O
investments O
made O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
industry O
over O
recent O
years O
. O

But O
overcapacity O
and O
shrinking O
demand O
caused O
by O
the O
crisis O
had O
hit O
the O
industry O
hard O
. O

By O
mid-1999 O
things O
were O
looking O
up O
again O
, O
but O
then O
massive O
power O
failures O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
21 O
September O
earthquake O
wiped O
out O
nearly O
NT$ O
10 O
billion O
worth O
of O
textile O
orders O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
biggest O
currency O
earner O

Nevertheless O
, O
thanks O
to O
its O
solid O
foundations O
built O
up O
over O
40 O
years O
, O
the O
textile O
industry O
is O
still O
a O
pillar O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

In O
1999 O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
exports O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
worth O
US$ O
14.5 O
billion O
or O
12 O
% O
of O
the O
island O
's O
total O
exports O
, O
behind O
only O
electronics O
-LRB- O
17.6 O
% O
-RRB- O
and O
IT O
/ O
telecom O
products O
-LRB- O
12.3 O
% O
-RRB- O
. O

Moreover O
, O
after O
deducting O
the O
cost O
of O
imported O
raw O
materials O
etc. O
, O
the O
textile O
industry O
is O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
biggest O
foreign O
currency O
earner O
, O
bringing O
in O
over O
US$ O
10 O
billion O
each O
year O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
polyester O
is O
the O
most O
widely O
used O
man O
- O
made O
fiber O
, O
and O
little O
Taiwan B-GPE
produces O
no O
less O
than O
17 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
worldwide O
supply O
, O
making O
it O
the O
largest O
supplier O
. O

The O
island O
's O
total O
production O
of O
man O
- O
made O
fibers O
ranks O
third O
globally O
, O
behind O
the O
USA B-GPE
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
largest O
category O
among O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
exports O
is O
finished O
cloth O
, O
which O
accounts O
for O
more O
than O
60 O
% O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
exports O
by O
value O
. O

" O
The O
textile O
industry O
has O
deep O
roots O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
there O
are O
many O
processes O
to O
be O
gone O
through O
from O
the O
fiber O
to O
the O
finished O
garment O
. O

Thus O
there O
are O
many O
key O
technologies O
which O
can O
be O
developed O
, O
and O
the O
industry O
can O
sustain O
a O
large O
workforce O
. O
" O

CTI B-ORG
acting O
vice-president O
Wu B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fu I-PERSON
observes O
that O
the O
advanced O
countries O
still O
devote O
substantial O
efforts O
to O
developing O
textile O
technologies O
, O
and O
naturally O
this O
is O
something O
Taiwan B-GPE
should O
not O
lightly O
give O
up O
. O

We O
ca O
n't O
give O
it O
up O
, O
but O
neither O
can O
we O
rest O
on O
our O
laurels O
. O

With O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
catching O
up O
fast O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
industry O
will O
only O
have O
a O
future O
if O
it O
can O
quickly O
transform O
itself O
and O
develop O
towards O
high O
- O
tech O
products O
. O

The O
CTI O
, O
which O
a O
decade O
ago O
began O
a O
timely O
change O
in O
its O
role O
to O
one O
of O
a O
specialist O
R&D O
center O
working O
in O
partnership O
with O
firms O
, O
has O
become O
the O
leading O
R&D O
center O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
several O
thousand O
textile O
industry O
companies O
. O

The O
development O
of O
new O
" O
nylon O
66 O
" O
fibers O
is O
a O
case O
in O
point O
. O

Grace B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice-president O
at O
Ta B-ORG
Ching I-ORG
Hwa I-ORG
Enterprise I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

-LRB- O
TCH B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
as O
yet O
the O
only O
company O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
manufacture O
nylon O
66 O
filament O
, O
recounts O
that O
ten O
years O
ago O
her O
husband O
and O
a O
group O
of O
friends O
who O
had O
worked O
many O
years O
at O
Formosa B-ORG
Chemicals I-ORG
and O
Fiber B-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
wanted O
to O
set O
up O
in O
business O
for O
themselves O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
a O
huge O
amount O
of O
nylon O
66 O
fiber O
- O
600 O
tonnes O
per O
month O
- O
was O
used O
by O
the O
local O
textile O
industry O
in O
the O
manufacture O
of O
specialty O
apparel O
such O
as O
women O
's O
tights O
, O
swimwear O
and O
underwear O
. O

But O
Taiwan B-GPE
had O
no O
manufacturing O
capability O
in O
the O
fiber O
, O
and O
relied O
entirely O
on O
imports O
. O

This O
aroused O
their O
interest O
in O
entering O
the O
field O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
Goliath B-PERSON

Grace B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
comments O
that O
nylon O
66 O
was O
a O
new O
fiber O
with O
good O
elasticity O
, O
high O
strength O
and O
a O
soft O
, O
bulky O
feel O
, O
along O
with O
good O
resistance O
to O
ultraviolet O
light O
. O

Adding O
just O
15 O
to O
20 O
% O
of O
nylon O
66 O
to O
a O
fabric O
transforms O
it O
, O
making O
it O
thoroughly O
suited O
to O
modern O
- O
day O
demands O
for O
" O
healthy O
, O
comfortable O
" O
clothing O
. O

The O
big O
international O
manufacturers O
had O
realized O
this O
and O
adopted O
an O
oligarchic O
strategy O
: O
as O
well O
as O
making O
it O
difficult O
for O
others O
to O
obtain O
the O
raw O
materials O
, O
they O
were O
very O
careful O
not O
to O
reveal O
any O
of O
their O
manufacturing O
know O
- O
how O
. O

But O
thanks O
to O
the O
expertise O
the O
TCH O
team O
had O
built O
up O
over O
many O
years O
in O
the O
textile O
fibers O
field O
, O
within O
the O
first O
year O
after O
the O
company O
was O
set O
up O
they O
succeeded O
in O
drawing O
filaments O
from O
nylon O
66 O
granules O
. O

" O
As O
soon O
as O
we O
did O
that O
, O
Dupont B-ORG
cut O
their O
prices O
, O
hoping O
to O
squeeze O
us O
right O
out O
of O
the O
market O
, O
" O
says O
Grace B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
with O
a O
smile O
. O

But O
after O
going O
head O
- O
to O
- O
head O
with O
TCH B-ORG
for O
several O
years O
, O
Dupont B-ORG
realized O
how O
resilient O
the O
company O
was O
, O
and O
since O
then O
the O
two O
firms O
have O
begun O
to O
cooperate O
. O

Currently O
, O
TCH B-ORG
is O
the O
world O
's O
fifth O
- O
largest O
manufacturer O
of O
nylon O
66 O
filament O
, O
supplying O
8 O
% O
of O
the O
global O
market O
. O

It O
stands O
as O
another O
example O
of O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
company O
successfully O
taking O
on O
the O
big O
boys O
in O
international O
markets O
. O

The O
original O
use O
of O
nylon O
66 O
was O
in O
tights O
and O
swimwear O
, O
but O
these O
are O
far O
from O
being O
the O
only O
applications O
for O
such O
a O
superior O
new O
fiber O
. O

But O
because O
the O
filaments O
are O
so O
thin O
-LRB- O
only O
half O
the O
thickness O
of O
a O
human O
hair O
-RRB- O
, O
they O
can O
easily O
break O
at O
the O
yarn O
spinning O
stage O
, O
and O
at O
the O
dyeing O
stage O
the O
yarn O
absorbs O
only O
the O
smallest O
dye O
molecules O
. O

Hence O
firms O
around O
the O
world O
are O
still O
feeling O
their O
way O
forward O
on O
how O
to O
use O
this O
fiber O
. O

For O
this O
reason O
, O
TCH B-ORG
approached O
the O
CTI O
to O
conduct O
a O
series O
of O
cooperative O
development O
projects O
. O

To O
date O
they O
have O
successfully O
developed O
various O
new O
yarns O
blended O
from O
nylon O
66 O
and O
other O
fibers O
such O
as O
acrylic O
or O
polyester O
, O
and O
have O
staged O
numerous O
seminars O
and O
visited O
many O
firms O
to O
teach O
users O
how O
to O
weave O
and O
dye O
the O
new O
fabrics O
and O
how O
to O
design O
for O
them O
. O

Why O
go O
to O
such O
lengths O
to O
popularize O
new O
fibers O
? O

Grace B-PERSON
Kuo I-PERSON
says O
the O
textile O
industry O
today O
needs O
to O
take O
a O
lead O
from O
the O
electronics O
industry O
, O
and O
constantly O
strive O
for O
innovation O
: O
" O
What O
consumer O
today O
does O
n't O
already O
have O
a O
wardrobe O
full O
of O
clothes O
? O

If O
you O
want O
to O
persuade O
her O
to O
spend O
, O
you O
have O
to O
keep O
putting O
out O
products O
which O
look O
novel O
at O
the O
first O
glance O
and O
feel O
great O
at O
the O
first O
touch O
. O

Only O
then O
can O
you O
create O
demand O
and O
stimulate O
consumption O
, O
" O
she O
avers O
. O

Behind O
the O
quest O
for O
innovation O
and O
change O
, O
there O
needs O
to O
be O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
R&D O
work O
, O
along O
with O
a O
keen O
nose O
for O
the O
market O
. O

But O
95 O
% O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
firms O
are O
small O
or O
medium O
- O
sized O
enterprises O
. O

They O
do O
not O
have O
the O
facilities O
or O
staff O
to O
carry O
on O
R&D O
, O
and O
they O
lack O
the O
perspective O
to O
take O
a O
broad O
view O
of O
worldwide O
trends O
. O

Hence O
in O
the O
upgrading O
process O
, O
organizations O
like O
the O
CTI O
will O
play O
an O
increasingly O
important O
role O
. O

Flexibility O
v. O
perfectionism O

However O
, O
G B-ORG
- I-ORG
Fun I-ORG
Industrial I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
general O
manager O
Tsai B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
, O
who O
worked O
at O
the O
CTI O
for O
many O
years O
before O
setting O
up O
in O
business O
for O
himself O
in O
late O
1998 O
, O
has O
had O
a O
different O
experience O
. O

While O
at O
the O
CTI O
, O
Tsai B-PERSON
headed O
a O
project O
to O
develop O
the O
technology O
for O
making O
breathable O
waterproof O
fabrics O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
he O
says O
, O
few O
manufacturers O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
were O
both O
interested O
in O
the O
technology O
and O
competent O
to O
apply O
it O
. O

Later O
, O
when O
his O
team O
had O
developed O
the O
process O
, O
many O
firms O
expressed O
an O
interest O
. O

But O
once O
they O
had O
acquired O
the O
technology O
, O
many O
lost O
money O
or O
even O
went O
out O
of O
business O
- O
the O
results O
were O
far O
from O
ideal O
. O

" O
At O
that O
time O
I O
felt O
very O
frustrated O
. O

It O
was O
clearly O
a O
good O
process O
, O
but O
after O
buying O
the O
technology O
for O
a O
nominal O
sum O
, O
many O
companies O
did O
n't O
value O
it O
, O
" O
says O
Tsai B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
. O

On O
the O
one O
hand O
, O
the O
market O
for O
breathable O
waterproof O
fabrics O
was O
not O
yet O
mature O
, O
and O
too O
many O
companies O
entering O
all O
at O
once O
knocked O
the O
bottom O
out O
of O
the O
market O
; O
on O
the O
other O
, O
manufacturers O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
still O
lack O
the O
concept O
of O
dedicating O
production O
equipment O
to O
one O
product O
. O

For O
fear O
of O
putting O
all O
their O
eggs O
in O
one O
basket O
, O
many O
firms O
are O
in O
the O
habit O
of O
producing O
whatever O
they O
can O
get O
orders O
for O
: O
today O
it O
may O
be O
waterproof O
fabric O
, O
tomorrow O
cloth O
for O
tarpaulins O
, O
and O
next O
month O
purses O
. O

Their O
product O
mix O
is O
very O
varied O
, O
with O
frequent O
switching O
. O

This O
makes O
quality O
control O
difficult O
, O
so O
that O
when O
firms O
are O
faced O
with O
a O
technically O
demanding O
product O
, O
defects O
may O
easily O
arise O
. O

Worse O
, O
they O
are O
often O
unable O
even O
to O
identify O
the O
cause O
. O

" O
' O
Flexibility O
' O
helps O
SMEs O
survive O
in O
difficult O
times O
, O
but O
it O
is O
not O
conducive O
to O
the O
perfectionist O
attitudes O
needed O
when O
upgrading O
. O
" O

Tsai B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
, O
who O
urges O
companies O
to O
" O
know O
when O
to O
give O
things O
up O
, O
" O
has O
now O
been O
in O
business O
for O
himself O
for O
a O
year O
, O
and O
his O
is O
the O
only O
firm O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
which O
specializes O
in O
applying O
breathable O
waterproof O
coatings O
to O
fabrics O
. O

With O
more O
orders O
than O
he O
can O
handle O
, O
he O
is O
now O
preparing O
to O
build O
a O
new O
factory O
at O
Touliu B-GPE
in O
Yunlin B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

G B-ORG
- I-ORG
Fun I-ORG
's O
micropore O
breathable O
coating O
is O
a O
compound O
containing O
special O
water O
- O
soluble O
granules O
which O
create O
tiny O
pores O
in O
the O
fabric O
surface O
. O

Sweat O
can O
evaporate O
through O
these O
pores O
without O
being O
absorbed O
by O
the O
fabric O
, O
improving O
comfort O
compared O
with O
traditional O
hydrophilic O
fabrics O
which O
when O
worn O
in O
the O
rain O
start O
sticking O
to O
the O
body O
after O
a O
time O
. O

G B-ORG
- I-ORG
Fun I-ORG
is O
also O
co-operating O
with O
the O
CTI O
to O
develop O
waterproof O
fabrics O
with O
both O
micropore O
and O
hydrophilic O
characteristics O
. O

At O
present O
, O
most O
of O
the O
company O
's O
orders O
come O
from O
Europe B-GPE
and O
the O
USA B-GPE
, O
and O
are O
made O
into O
upmarket O
leisurewear O
such O
as O
climbing O
or O
golf O
apparel O
which O
sells O
for O
as O
much O
as O
NT$ O
8,000 O
per O
garment O
. O

Like O
TCH B-ORG
, O
G B-ORG
- I-ORG
Fun I-ORG
also O
hopes O
its O
products O
can O
help O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
industry O
upgrade O
. O

" O
The O
21st O
century O
will O
be O
an O
age O
of O
leisure O
, O
and O
Taiwanese B-NORP
sport O
and O
leisurewear O
fabrics O
have O
long O
held O
first O
place O
worldwide O
. O

If O
they O
can O
all O
be O
given O
better O
breathability O
and O
water O
resistance O
, O
this O
will O
greatly O
increase O
their O
added O
value O
, O
" O
says O
Tsai B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
. O

Fabrics O
treated O
by O
G B-ORG
- I-ORG
Fun I-ORG
are O
currently O
a O
third O
cheaper O
than O
the O
same O
grades O
of O
fabric O
from O
Japan B-GPE
, O
and O
Tsai B-PERSON
hopes O
he O
can O
attract O
Taiwanese B-NORP
firms O
to O
make O
greater O
use O
of O
them O
. O

A O
short O
- O
term O
view O

Another O
type O
of O
new O
fabric O
which O
is O
in O
great O
demand O
is O
wicking O
fabric O
, O
based O
on O
fibers O
with O
a O
special O
cross-section O
. O

The O
leading O
volume O
producer O
of O
wicking O
fibers O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
Chung B-ORG
Shing I-ORG
Textile I-ORG
Company I-ORG
. O

Its O
president O
, O
William B-PERSON
Shang I-PERSON
, O
explains O
that O
conventional O
fibers O
have O
a O
round O
cross-section O
, O
but O
by O
changing O
the O
fibers O
' O
physical O
properties O
it O
is O
possible O
to O
produce O
them O
with O
various O
cross-sectional O
profiles O
such O
as O
X O
or O
Y O
shapes O
, O
which O
create O
capillaries O
along O
the O
fibers O
. O

These O
not O
only O
quickly O
wick O
sweat O
away O
from O
the O
skin O
, O
but O
also O
regulate O
body O
temperature O
and O
allow O
garments O
to O
dry O
quickly O
after O
washing O
. O

However O
, O
the O
fibers O
' O
special O
properties O
can O
easily O
be O
destroyed O
in O
the O
various O
processes O
they O
go O
through O
such O
as O
yarn O
spinning O
, O
weaving O
, O
dyeing O
and O
finishing O
, O
so O
that O
making O
finished O
garments O
requires O
a O
high O
degree O
of O
technical O
sophistication O
. O

Chung B-PERSON
Shing I-PERSON
has O
launched O
a O
fabric O
named O
Coolplus B-PRODUCT
to O
compete O
with O
Dupont B-ORG
's O
equivalent O
product O
, O
Coolmax B-PRODUCT
. O

" O
Developing O
new O
fibers O
is O
the O
most O
important O
element O
in O
upgrading O
the O
textile O
industry O
, O
" O
says O
Shang B-PERSON
. O

However O
, O
he O
acknowledges O
that O
although O
many O
new O
products O
are O
being O
developed O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
on O
closer O
inspection O
they O
are O
all O
copies O
of O
products O
first O
developed O
elsewhere O
, O
and O
so O
fall O
some O
way O
short O
of O
real O
innovation O
. O

But O
whereas O
it O
used O
to O
take O
Taiwanese B-NORP
companies O
several O
years O
of O
trial O
and O
error O
to O
figure O
out O
how O
to O
make O
such O
products O
, O
the O
gap O
between O
them O
and O
their O
European B-NORP
and O
American B-NORP
competitors O
is O
growing O
ever O
smaller O
. O

When O
new O
products O
appear O
overseas O
it O
now O
only O
takes O
Taiwan B-GPE
two O
to O
three O
years O
to O
bring O
out O
an O
equivalent O
. O

William B-PERSON
Shang I-PERSON
observes O
that O
when O
most O
Taiwanese B-NORP
firms O
see O
something O
new O
at O
an O
overseas O
exhibition O
they O
will O
bring O
back O
a O
sample O
, O
inspect O
it O
under O
a O
high O
- O
powered O
microscope O
to O
determine O
the O
weaving O
method O
and O
have O
it O
chemically O
analyzed O
to O
find O
out O
the O
composition O
of O
the O
fibers O
and O
finishing O
chemicals O
. O

With O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
long O
years O
of O
manufacturing O
experience O
, O
it O
is O
then O
not O
difficult O
to O
reproduce O
the O
product O
with O
70 O
- O
80 O
% O
accuracy O
. O

However O
, O
Shang B-PERSON
does O
not O
see O
this O
as O
a O
viable O
long O
- O
term O
strategy O
. O

" O
The O
best O
strategy O
for O
the O
long O
- O
term O
is O
still O
to O
put O
more O
effort O
into O
basic O
scientific O
research O
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

For O
example O
, O
he O
read O
in O
Time B-ORG
magazine O
that O
because O
spiders O
produce O
the O
best O
natural O
fibers O
in O
the O
world O
, O
being O
both O
lustrous O
and O
resilient O
, O
US B-GPE
scientists O
transferred O
spider O
genes O
into O
silkworms O
to O
produce O
" O
super O
silkworms O
. O
" O

The O
technique O
succeeded O
, O
but O
because O
the O
Americans O
were O
not O
very O
interested O
in O
producing O
clothing O
textiles O
, O
they O
did O
not O
commercialize O
it O
. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
this O
kind O
of O
combination O
of O
lateral O
thinking O
and O
advanced O
technology O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
still O
has O
some O
way O
to O
go O
. O

Shang B-PERSON
, O
currently O
chairman O
of O
the O
CTI O
's O
technology O
committee O
, O
is O
well O
aware O
of O
where O
the O
obstacle O
to O
R&D O
lies O
: O
" O
Innovative O
ideas O
take O
time O
to O
mature O
, O
and O
you O
have O
to O
accept O
a O
high O
degree O
of O
uncertainty O
. O

But O
our O
environment O
does O
not O
allow O
this O
. O
" O

He O
notes O
that O
industries O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
always O
pursue O
short O
- O
term O
profits O
, O
so O
there O
is O
never O
much O
interest O
in O
technologies O
which O
are O
too O
forward O
- O
looking O
and O
can O
not O
immediately O
produce O
saleable O
products O
. O

As O
one O
of O
18 O
industrial O
institutes O
under O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Economic O
Affairs O
, O
the O
CTI O
has O
some O
state O
funding O
. O

But O
with O
ever O
greater O
budgetary O
constraints O
and O
pressure O
to O
cover O
its O
own O
costs O
, O
development O
projects O
mostly O
concentrate O
on O
firms O
' O
current O
needs O
, O
and O
stress O
the O
sales O
and O
profit O
they O
generate O
. O

Under O
such O
circumstances O
, O
epoch O
- O
making O
innovations O
are O
unlikely O
to O
emerge O
. O

Standardizing O
colors O

Because O
innovation O
is O
so O
hard O
to O
achieve O
, O
the O
highly O
innovative O
Sinocolor B-WORK_OF_ART
Book I-WORK_OF_ART
color I-WORK_OF_ART
reference I-WORK_OF_ART
system I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
was O
launched O
at O
the O
CTI O
's O
40th O
anniversary O
celebration O
, O
has O
been O
greeted O
with O
great O
admiration O
by O
many O
. O

The O
system O
's O
inventor O
, O
Hsu B-PERSON
Yun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
peng I-PERSON
, O
only O
had O
a O
junior O
high O
school O
education O
, O
but O
had O
researched O
color O
matching O
for O
18 O
years O
in O
a O
dyeing O
factory O
. O

Discovering O
that O
imported O
color O
matching O
software O
was O
of O
little O
practical O
use O
, O
Hsu B-PERSON
, O
who O
did O
n't O
know O
a O
word O
of O
English O
, O
taught O
himself O
to O
program O
and O
wrote O
an O
improved O
version O
of O
the O
software O
. O

Writing O
color O
matching O
software O
earned O
Hsu B-PERSON
Yun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
peng I-PERSON
a O
lot O
of O
money O
, O
but O
this O
was O
not O
his O
main O
purpose O
. O

His O
real O
aim O
was O
to O
produce O
a O
color O
reference O
system O
that O
was O
genuinely O
easy O
to O
use O
, O
to O
overcome O
the O
lack O
of O
color O
standardization O
which O
had O
long O
plagued O
the O
dyeing O
industry O
. O

To O
pursue O
this O
goal O
he O
quit O
his O
job O
, O
moved O
to O
the O
suburbs O
of O
Kuishan B-GPE
in O
Taoyuan B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
and O
began O
to O
spend O
18 O
hours O
a O
day O
studying O
the O
problem O
. O

Quite O
apart O
from O
the O
difficulties O
of O
keeping O
his O
family O
fed O
, O
he O
often O
was O
n't O
even O
sure O
how O
old O
his O
three O
children O
were O
and O
what O
year O
of O
school O
they O
were O
in O
. O

Finally O
he O
used O
a O
three O
- O
dimensional O
model O
to O
create O
a O
regularly O
graded O
, O
finely O
differentiated O
color O
reference O
system O
covering O
20,000 O
colors O
, O
each O
with O
clear O
" O
color O
coordinates O
. O
" O

These O
features O
are O
unmatched O
by O
any O
of O
the O
systems O
currently O
in O
common O
use O
worldwide O
, O
which O
only O
define O
up O
to O
3,000 O
colors O
. O

The O
textile O
industry O
's O
efforts O
to O
upgrade O
are O
gradually O
showing O
some O
results O
, O
but O
looking O
at O
the O
situation O
overall O
, O
CTI B-ORG
president O
Yao B-PERSON
Hsing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuan I-PERSON
is O
still O
somewhat O
worried O
. O

He O
comments O
that O
the O
majority O
of O
companies O
still O
have O
the O
traditional O
mindset O
of O
pursuing O
low O
- O
cost O
, O
high O
- O
volume O
production O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
is O
the O
world O
's O
third O
biggest O
producer O
of O
man O
- O
made O
fibers O
, O
but O
it O
only O
produces O
a O
small O
range O
of O
mass O
- O
market O
fibers O
for O
apparel O
fabrics O
, O
to O
the O
almost O
total O
neglect O
of O
the O
hundred O
or O
so O
other O
high O
- O
added O
- O
value O
, O
special O
fibers O
on O
the O
market O
such O
as O
high O
- O
strength O
fibers O
for O
bullet O
- O
proof O
fabrics O
, O
elastic O
fibers O
or O
superalloy O
aerospace O
fibers O
. O

Again O
, O
when O
it O
comes O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
biggest O
export O
item O
, O
finished O
fabrics O
, O
these O
too O
are O
largely O
limited O
to O
apparel O
fabrics O
, O
with O
few O
companies O
getting O
involved O
in O
other O
areas O
despite O
their O
potential O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
been O
struck O
by O
many O
landslides O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
and O
requires O
large O
quantities O
of O
geotextiles O
- O
heavy O
- O
grade O
textiles O
laid O
under O
or O
around O
civil O
engineering O
structures O
to O
prevent O
erosion O
by O
groundwater O
movement O
. O

The O
currently O
planned O
high O
- O
speed O
rail O
system O
alone O
is O
expected O
to O
require O
several O
million O
yards O
of O
geotextiles O
. O

But O
Taiwanese B-NORP
companies O
are O
inexperienced O
in O
this O
area O
, O
and O
sending O
products O
overseas O
for O
quality O
certification O
tests O
is O
time O
consuming O
and O
complicated O
, O
so O
local O
companies O
can O
only O
stand O
and O
watch O
as O
the O
entire O
market O
goes O
to O
imported O
products O
. O

Bullet O
- O
proof O
fabrics O
? O

Geotextiles O
? O

Are O
these O
part O
of O
the O
textile O
industry O
? O

Indeed O
they O
are O
. O

Yao B-PERSON
Hsing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuan I-PERSON
says O
that O
textile O
industry O
products O
have O
three O
main O
fields O
of O
application O
: O
apparel O
, O
furnishings O
and O
industrial O
. O

At O
present O
, O
over O
95 O
% O
by O
value O
of O
ROC B-GPE
textile O
industry O
output O
is O
accounted O
for O
by O
apparel O
products O
with O
low O
added O
value O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
in O
the O
USA B-GPE
textiles O
for O
clothing O
and O
industrial O
applications O
are O
produced O
in O
equal O
quantities O
, O
and O
industrial O
textiles O
include O
a O
wide O
variety O
of O
different O
products O
, O
many O
of O
which O
are O
technically O
demanding O
and O
command O
profit O
margins O
with O
which O
most O
apparel O
products O
can O
not O
compare O
. O

Hence O
the O
CTI O
has O
already O
made O
it O
one O
of O
its O
major O
goals O
to O
encourage O
firms O
to O
shift O
their O
orientation O
towards O
industrial O
textiles O
. O

The O
development O
of O
stainless O
- O
steel O
fibers O
is O
one O
success O
story O
in O
this O
area O
. O

From O
false O
teeth O
to O
space O
suits O

Dotted O
among O
the O
paddy O
fields O
of O
Taichung B-GPE
County I-GPE
's O
Houli B-LOC
Rural I-LOC
Township I-LOC
are O
many O
metal O
- O
clad O
buildings O
which O
house O
a O
variety O
of O
factories O
producing O
such O
products O
as O
plastics O
, O
furniture O
and O
electronic O
components O
. O

Among O
them O
is O
King O
's O
Metal O
Fiber O
Technologies O
Company O
, O
the O
only O
firm O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
which O
draws O
fibers O
from O
stainless O
steel O
. O

King O
's O
president O
Rocky B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
is O
known O
to O
all O
as O
Dr. O
Chang O
, O
and O
is O
indeed O
still O
a O
practicing O
dentist O
. O

A O
decade O
or O
so O
ago O
, O
while O
he O
was O
studying O
in O
Australia B-GPE
, O
he O
developed O
an O
interest O
in O
metallurgy O
, O
and O
hoped O
to O
develop O
the O
use O
of O
metals O
in O
tooth O
implants O
. O

Later O
he O
learned O
that O
stainless O
steels O
have O
an O
enormously O
wide O
range O
of O
applications O
in O
the O
textiles O
, O
industrial O
and O
military O
fields O
. O

But O
he O
could O
not O
find O
a O
partner O
to O
work O
with O
in O
Australia B-GPE
, O
so O
he O
returned O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
began O
collaborating O
with O
the O
CTI O
. O

Today O
, O
not O
only O
is O
King O
's O
on O
a O
par O
with O
the O
large O
overseas O
manufacturers O
in O
terms O
of O
filament O
drawing O
technology O
, O
but O
to O
assist O
local O
downstream O
manufacturers O
in O
using O
its O
products O
, O
it O
has O
also O
set O
up O
metal O
fiber O
yarn O
spinning O
and O
fabric O
weaving O
plants O
, O
and O
is O
making O
efforts O
in O
the O
area O
of O
nonwoven O
fabrics O
. O

Stroking O
the O
silver O
- O
gray O
ringlets O
which O
are O
twice O
as O
fine O
as O
human O
hair O
, O
Chang B-PERSON
says O
that O
these O
soft O
, O
flexible O
fibers O
of O
high O
- O
grade O
steel O
can O
not O
only O
make O
fashion O
fabrics O
glisten O
with O
a O
mysterious O
modern O
sheen O
suitable O
for O
a O
millennium O
party O
, O
but O
- O
thanks O
to O
metals O
' O
outstanding O
capacity O
to O
shield O
and O
conduct O
electromagnetic O
waves O
, O
and O
their O
ability O
to O
withstand O
high O
temperatures O
and O
acid O
or O
caustic O
environments O
- O
they O
also O
have O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
applications O
in O
many O
industries O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
at O
a O
recent O
international O
furniture O
show O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
King O
's O
exhibited O
sound O
insulating O
panels O
containing O
metal O
fibers O
, O
which O
hi O
- O
fi O
buffs O
can O
install O
to O
produce O
an O
excellent O
sound O
studio O
effect O
. O

Cellphone O
cases O
of O
metal O
fabric O
can O
shield O
users O
from O
the O
electromagnetic O
radiation O
the O
phones O
produce O
; O
and O
in O
the O
clean O
rooms O
of O
silicon O
wafer O
fabs O
, O
where O
dust O
particles O
attracted O
by O
static O
electricity O
on O
clothing O
are O
the O
biggest O
bugbear O
, O
there O
is O
a O
host O
of O
applications O
for O
anti-static O
fabrics O
, O
from O
workers O
' O
clothing O
and O
footwear O
to O
trolleys O
, O
conveyor O
belts O
and O
wall O
coverings O
. O

Rocky B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
says O
that O
before O
King O
's O
started O
producing O
metal O
fibers O
, O
the O
market O
was O
divided O
up O
between O
a O
few O
foreign O
companies O
which O
charged O
high O
prices O
and O
produced O
only O
small O
quantities O
of O
products O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
when O
Taiwanese B-NORP
users O
had O
difficulties O
with O
production O
they O
did O
not O
know O
who O
to O
turn O
to O
for O
help O
. O

Looking O
into O
the O
future O
, O
Chang B-PERSON
hopes O
that O
as O
a O
key O
material O
, O
stainless O
steel O
fiber O
can O
have O
a O
" O
locomotive O
" O
effect O
, O
encouraging O
various O
industries O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
develop O
a O
range O
of O
different O
products O
. O

Time O
to O
get O
weaving O

Developing O
industrial O
textiles O
requires O
an O
understanding O
of O
different O
industries O
' O
needs O
, O
and O
also O
requires O
new O
channels O
of O
distribution O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
cellphone O
cases O
have O
to O
be O
sold O
through O
electronic O
goods O
shops O
, O
while O
car O
airbags O
have O
to O
be O
sold O
into O
automotive O
distribution O
channels O
. O

For O
entrepreneurs O
who O
have O
previously O
only O
sold O
into O
the O
clothing O
trade O
, O
this O
is O
a O
challenge O
. O

How O
to O
promote O
" O
cross-industry O
cooperation O
, O
" O
and O
get O
people O
in O
the O
textile O
industry O
to O
look O
beyond O
their O
own O
industry O
's O
boundaries O
and O
become O
effective O
partners O
for O
the O
electronics O
, O
construction O
, O
medical O
supplies O
and O
other O
industries O
is O
the O
next O
task O
for O
the O
CTI O
to O
tackle O
. O

As O
CTI B-ORG
president O
Yao B-PERSON
Hsing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuan I-PERSON
observes O
, O
what O
has O
enabled O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
industry O
to O
survive O
through O
the O
ups O
and O
downs O
of O
its O
history O
is O
the O
highly O
motivated O
attitude O
of O
its O
entrepreneurs O
. O

It O
is O
this O
ambition O
which O
is O
the O
best O
guarantee O
of O
the O
industry O
creating O
a O
second O
spring O
. O

p. O
30 O

An O
unusual O
fashion O
show O
at O
the O
China O
Textile O
Institute O
's O
40th O
anniversary O
celebration O
: O
the O
focus O
is O
not O
on O
showing O
fashionable O
new O
styles O
, O
but O
on O
introducing O
the O
latest O
fruits O
of O
textile O
product O
development O
in O
the O
ROC B-GPE
. O

The O
stainless O
steel O
fibers O
in O
the O
fabrics O
worn O
by O
these O
models O
have O
potential O
applications O
not O
only O
in O
avant O
- O
garde O
fashions O
, O
but O
also O
in O
industrial O
conveyor O
belts O
and O
even O
space O
suits O
. O

p. O
32 O

Eight O
years O
ago O
, O
this O
was O
just O
a O
textile O
testing O
center O
with O
a O
handful O
of O
single O
- O
storey O
buildings O
and O
a O
staff O
of O
less O
than O
20 O
. O

But O
president O
Yao B-PERSON
Hsing I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuan I-PERSON
-LRB- O
left O
-RRB- O
, O
has O
single O
- O
handedly O
transformed O
it O
into O
today O
's O
China B-ORG
Textiles I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
with O
a O
staff O
of O
nearly O
300 O
. O

With O
him O
is O
Ho B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Textile I-ORG
Federation I-ORG
and O
now O
consultant O
to O
the O
CTI O
. O

p. O
34 O

The O
CTI O
has O
an O
artificial O
climate O
chamber O
which O
can O
simulate O
all O
kinds O
of O
weather O
conditions O
such O
as O
frost O
and O
rain O
. O

Our O
picture O
shows O
members O
of O
an O
ROC B-GPE
mountaineering O
team O
testing O
the O
warmth O
and O
anti-condensation O
qualities O
of O
their O
clothing O
before O
setting O
out O
to O
tackle O
Mt. B-FAC
Everest I-FAC
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
CTI B-ORG
-RRB- O

p. O
35 O

Guess O
what O
these O
lads O
are O
doing O
? O

They O
are O
playing O
a O
" O
computer O
handle O
test O
" O
game O
: O
after O
carefully O
feeling O
a O
numbered O
cloth O
sample O
they O
score O
it O
for O
handle O
-LRB- O
crispness O
, O
drape O
, O
pliability O
, O
etc O
. O
-RRB- O

and O
then O
compare O
their O
scores O
with O
those O
given O
by O
the O
computer O
. O

Many O
are O
surprised O
to O
find O
how O
different O
the O
results O
are O
! O

p. O
36 O

This O
high O
- O
grade O
fabric O
is O
completely O
waterproof O
, O
yet O
breathes O
to O
allow O
sweat O
to O
evaporate O
. O

It O
can O
be O
made O
into O
military O
or O
police O
rainwear O
and O
horse O
blankets O
, O
and O
is O
also O
in O
great O
demand O
in O
advanced O
countries O
for O
leisure O
wear O
. O

The O
picture O
at O
left O
shows O
high O
- O
value O
leisure O
apparel O
; O
above O
, O
the O
fabric O
coating O
process O
. O

p. O
37 O

Various O
kinds O
of O
protective O
fabrics O
find O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
applications O
in O
industry O
. O

The O
picture O
above O
shows O
articles O
made O
by O
the O
" O
fully O
fashioned O
" O
knitting O
method O
, O
which O
vastly O
increases O
their O
strength O
and O
resilience O
, O
making O
them O
suitable O
for O
crash O
helmet O
liners O
, O
protective O
lagging O
for O
water O
pipes O
, O
climbing O
ropes O
and O
more O
. O

At O
right O
, O
cut O
- O
resistant O
gloves O
containing O
stainless O
steel O
fibers O
. O

They O
cost O
much O
less O
than O
imported O
products O
, O
but O
are O
just O
as O
effective O
. O

p. O
37 O

The O
development O
of O
new O
fibers O
with O
various O
properties O
or O
special O
feel O
can O
help O
the O
industry O
upgrade O
. O

At O
left O
we O
see O
soft O
, O
flexible O
yarns O
spun O
from O
high O
- O
grade O
stainless O
steel O
; O
below O
, O
chitin O
, O
which O
can O
be O
drawn O
into O
thread O
or O
ground O
into O
powder O
to O
make O
health O
food O
. O

p. O
38 O

Hsu B-PERSON
Yun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
peng I-PERSON
built O
on O
his O
solid O
practical O
grounding O
to O
not O
only O
develop O
color O
matching O
software O
which O
is O
widely O
used O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
but O
also O
compile O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Sinocolor I-WORK_OF_ART
Book I-WORK_OF_ART
color I-WORK_OF_ART
reference I-WORK_OF_ART
system I-WORK_OF_ART
covering O
20,000 O
colors O
. O

Its O
recent O
launch O
was O
a O
big O
event O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
textile O
industry O
. O

p. O
39 O

Practicing O
dentist O
Rocky B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
known O
to O
all O
as O
" O
Dr. O
Chang O
, O
" O
has O
collaborated O
with O
the O
CTI O
to O
develop O
yarn O
spinning O
and O
fabric O
weaving O
technologies O
for O
metal O
fibers O
, O
thus O
opening O
up O
a O
new O
field O
for O
the O
ROC B-GPE
textile O
industry O
. O

A O
Chinese B-NORP
Director O
Makes O
Her O
Mark O
in O
Australia B-GPE

-LRB- O
Teng B-PERSON
Sue I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Barnard I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Some O
people O
are O
calling O
the O
21st O
cent O
- O
ury O
the O
century O
of O
the O
dragon O
, O
and O
for O
ethnic O
Chinese B-NORP
filmmakers O
there O
appears O
to O
be O
some O
truth O
to O
the O
designation O
. O

First O
Ang O
Lee O
's O
Crouching B-WORK_OF_ART
Tiger I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Hidden I-WORK_OF_ART
Dragon I-WORK_OF_ART
won O
Golden B-WORK_OF_ART
Globes I-WORK_OF_ART
for O
best O
director O
and O
best O
foreign O
- O
language O
film O
as O
well O
as O
10 O
Oscar B-WORK_OF_ART
nominations O
, O
and O
then O
Lin B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
won O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Silver I-WORK_OF_ART
Bear I-WORK_OF_ART
at O
the O
Berlin O
Film O
Festival O
for O
Betelnut B-WORK_OF_ART
Beauty I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Clara B-PERSON
Law I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
earned O
renown O
in O
Australia B-GPE
for O
Floating B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Goddess I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
1967 I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
is O
yet O
another O
ethnic O
Chinese B-NORP
filmmaker O
winning O
awards O
at O
international O
festivals O
. O

Law O
has O
produced O
a O
remarkably O
varied O
body O
of O
work O
, O
which O
ranges O
from O
the O
realistic O
to O
the O
mythic O
and O
includes O
such O
films O
as O
Farewell B-WORK_OF_ART
China I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Temptation B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Monk I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

She O
is O
especially O
gifted O
at O
describing O
the O
experiences O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
emigrants O
. O

How O
did O
Law O
, O
one O
of O
the O
last O
working O
woman O
directors O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
attain O
Australian B-NORP
government O
film O
grants O
after O
emigrating O
there O
? O

Weighing O
only O
about O
40 O
kilos O
, O
Law O
looks O
light O
enough O
to O
blow O
away O
in O
a O
strong O
wind O
, O
so O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
imagine O
her O
barking O
out O
orders O
on O
a O
film O
set O
. O

But O
when O
Law O
and O
her O
husband O
Eddie B-PERSON
Fong I-PERSON
were O
invited O
to O
attend O
the B-EVENT
Taipei I-EVENT
Film I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
last O
year O
, O
Fong B-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
also O
a O
screenwriter O
and O
director O
, O
revealed O
, O
" O
Clara B-PERSON
is O
very O
strong O
willed O
, O
and O
everyone O
in O
the O
Australian B-NORP
film O
community O
knows O
that O
she O
ca O
n't O
be O
pushed O
around O
and O
rarely O
compromises O
. O
" O

In O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Goddess I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
1967 I-WORK_OF_ART
there O
is O
a O
scene O
where O
the O
girl O
who O
is O
the O
film O
's O
leading O
character O
-LRB- O
played O
by O
Rose B-PERSON
Byrne I-PERSON
-RRB- O
and O
her O
mother O
encounter O
heavy O
winds O
in O
their O
car O
. O

The O
film O
crew O
had O
set O
up O
the O
lights O
to O
shoot O
this O
scene O
of O
a O
dust O
storm O
, O
when O
suddenly O
Byrne B-PERSON
said O
she O
was O
hungry O
and O
wanted O
to O
rest O
. O

" O
Clara B-PERSON
knew O
that O
she O
was O
n't O
really O
hungry O
, O
but O
rather O
that O
she O
just O
found O
it O
difficult O
to O
concentrate O
sometimes O
since O
it O
was O
the O
first O
time O
she O
had O
been O
in O
a O
film O
, O
so O
she O
told O
Rose O
that O
she O
could O
n't O
eat O
. O

The O
assistant O
director O
, O
who O
was O
Australian B-NORP
, O
looked O
aghast O
, O
as O
if O
Clara B-PERSON
was O
a O
witch O
who O
was O
abusing O
a O
poor O
child O
. O
" O

The B-WORK_OF_ART
Goddess I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
1967 I-WORK_OF_ART
refers O
to O
a O
'67 O
Chevy B-PRODUCT
named O
" O
Goddess O
. O
" O

In O
it O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
man O
goes O
to O
Australia B-GPE
to O
find O
the O
car O
of O
his O
dreams O
and O
happens O
to O
meet O
a O
blind O
girl O
named O
B.G. B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Byrne B-PERSON
-RRB- O
. O

The O
two O
take O
to O
the O
road O
, O
hoping O
to O
find O
some O
direction O
to O
their O
lives O
. O

For O
her O
performance O
, O
Byrne B-PERSON
won O
the O
best O
actress O
award O
at O
last O
year O
's O
Venice B-EVENT
Film I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
. O

This O
was O
the O
second O
film O
Law O
and O
Fong B-PERSON
had O
made O
with O
Australian B-NORP
government O
money O
since O
they O
immigrated O
there O
in O
1994 O
. O

-LRB- O
Floating B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
was O
the O
first O
. O
-RRB- O

Finding O
direction O

Law O
explains O
that O
their O
decision O
to O
move O
to O
Australia B-GPE
was O
a O
well O
- O
laid O
plan O
, O
not O
a O
spur O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
moment O
thing O
. O

In O
1993 O
- O
1994 O
, O
after O
shooting O
Fruit B-WORK_OF_ART
Punch I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Temptation B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Monk I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
the O
couple O
went O
to O
Australia B-GPE
to O
visit O
relatives O
and O
rest O
. O

It O
was O
then O
that O
they O
discovered O
that O
the O
technical O
level O
of O
the O
Australian B-NORP
film O
industry O
was O
very O
high O
. O

" O
The O
biggest O
problem O
with O
making O
films O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
is O
the O
lack O
of O
money O
budgeted O
for O
post-production O
, O
" O
Law O
notes O
. O

" O
Dolby B-ORG
sound O
costs O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
. O
" O

They O
were O
extremely O
disappointed O
with O
the O
sound O
on O
Autumn B-WORK_OF_ART
Moon I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
so O
they O
decided O
to O
go O
to O
Australia B-GPE
to O
redo O
it O
. O

When O
the O
film O
was O
subsequently O
presented O
at O
the O
Sydney B-GPE
film O
festival O
, O
it O
was O
well O
received O
, O
and O
this O
brought O
them O
into O
contact O
with O
Australian B-NORP
producers O
. O

" O
Originally O
, O
we O
thought O
that O
we O
were O
just O
changing O
workplaces O
and O
would O
spend O
half O
the O
year O
in O
Australia B-GPE
writing O
and O
then O
half O
the O
year O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
shooting O
, O
" O
Law O
says O
. O

" O
We O
did O
n't O
expect O
that O
it O
would O
be O
our O
destiny O
to O
put O
down O
roots O
in O
Australia B-GPE
. O
" O

Faced O
with O
Hollywood B-GPE
's O
cultural O
onslaught O
, O
governments O
around O
the O
world O
are O
offering O
grants O
to O
protect O
their O
own O
film O
industries O
. O

Last O
year O
the O
Australian B-NORP
government O
budgeted O
more O
than O
A$ O
40 O
million O
-LRB- O
the O
equivalent O
of O
NT$ O
700 O
million O
-RRB- O
for O
this O
purpose O
. O

As O
long O
as O
a O
film O
has O
an O
outstanding O
plan O
and O
the O
backing O
of O
a O
production O
company O
and O
a O
distributor O
, O
it O
has O
a O
chance O
at O
getting O
a O
grant O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
the O
grants O
vary O
, O
depending O
on O
the O
topic O
of O
a O
film O
. O

For O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Goddess I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
1967 I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
the O
Australian B-NORP
government O
provided O
nearly O
NT$ O
50 O
million O
, O
or O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
budget O
, O
Fong B-PERSON
explains O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
they O
allowed O
the O
director O
to O
exercise O
creative O
control O
. O

The O
only O
problem O
was O
that O
they O
imposed O
strict O
deadlines O
and O
a O
quota O
of O
jobs O
that O
had O
to O
be O
filled O
by O
Australians B-NORP
, O
and O
they O
stipulated O
that O
Australian B-NORP
actors O
must O
be O
given O
first O
priority O
. O

So O
as O
to O
seek O
creative O
inspiration O
and O
find O
new O
material O
in O
a O
foreign O
land O
, O
the O
two O
bought O
a O
four O
- O
wheel O
- O
drive O
SUV O
and O
explored O
all O
over O
Australia B-GPE
. O

The O
desert O
both O
frightened O
and O
intrigued O
Law O
: O
" O
I O
gradually O
began O
to O
feel O
that O
this O
ancient O
landscape O
was O
well O
suited O
to O
showing O
the O
loneliness O
of O
modern O
people O
, O
" O
she O
recalls O
. O

" O
It O
was O
a O
good O
match O
for O
my O
films O
. O
" O

Culture O
clash O

Law O
, O
who O
has O
now O
finished O
nine O
films O
, O
was O
born O
in O
Macao B-GPE
in O
1957 O
. O

In O
1978 O
she O
graduated O
from O
the O
University O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
with O
a O
degree O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
literature O
and O
found O
work O
in O
television O
. O

She O
directed O
12 O
different O
TV O
movies O
before O
going O
to O
London B-GPE
to O
get O
her O
masters O
in O
1982 O
, O
where O
she O
majored O
in O
screenplay O
writing O
and O
directing O
. O

Her O
thesis O
project O
, O
They B-WORK_OF_ART
Say I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Moon I-WORK_OF_ART
Is I-WORK_OF_ART
Fuller I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
won O
a O
silver O
medal O
at O
the B-EVENT
Chicago I-EVENT
Film I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
. O

Her O
first O
film O
after O
graduating O
was O
the O
1988 O
work O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Other I-WORK_OF_ART
Half I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Other I-WORK_OF_ART
Half I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
explored O
the O
uncomfortable O
problem O
of O
spouses O
being O
separated O
by O
national O
boundaries O
, O
a O
familiar O
situation O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
a O
cradle O
of O
emigration O
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
film O
to O
deal O
with O
this O
theme O
. O

" O
I O
grew O
up O
amid O
two O
cultures O
, O
" O
Law O
recalls O
. O

" O
When O
I O
was O
little O
, O
my O
grandfather O
taught O
me O
to O
read O
Chinese B-NORP
poems O
and O
do O
calligraphy O
. O

Then O
, O
when O
I O
entered O
English B-LANGUAGE
school O
, O
I O
learned O
how O
to O
think O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

It O
was O
n't O
until O
I O
went O
abroad O
for O
three O
years O
that O
I O
discovered O
I O
was O
in O
fact O
neither O
Chinese B-NORP
nor O
English O
. O
" O

Law O
says O
that O
from O
a O
young O
age O
all O
Hong O
Kongers O
learned O
that O
they O
were O
living O
in O
a O
borrowed O
place O
on O
borrowed O
time O
. O

Her O
childhood O
friends O
would O
all O
go O
abroad O
to O
study O
. O

Yet O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
movies O
were O
n't O
acknowledging O
this O
problem O
. O

Since O
movies O
were O
regarded O
merely O
as O
entertainment O
, O
studio O
bosses O
were O
n't O
willing O
to O
invest O
in O
films O
on O
these O
sort O
of O
topics O
, O
for O
they O
did O
n't O
think O
that O
audiences O
would O
come O
to O
see O
them O
. O

Law O
's O
second O
film O
, O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Reincarnation I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Golden I-WORK_OF_ART
Lotus I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
was O
a O
modern O
adaptation O
of O
a O
classical O
Chinese B-NORP
novel O
about O
the O
unusual O
woman O
Pan B-PERSON
Jin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lian I-PERSON
. O

It O
was O
a O
more O
polished O
work O
than O
her O
first O
film O
. O

" O
Although O
the O
story O
is O
intentionally O
macabre O
, O
" O
noted O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
critic O
Shek B-PERSON
Kei I-PERSON
, O
" O
the O
film O
displays O
Law O
's O
own O
style O
and O
succeeds O
with O
both O
its O
twists O
of O
plot O
and O
its O
portrayal O
of O
desire O
and O
killing O
for O
love O
. O

Law O
also O
does O
a O
good O
job O
of O
giving O
Joey B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
who O
plays O
the O
reincarnation O
of O
an O
ancient O
Chinese B-NORP
courtesan O
, O
a O
darkly O
beautiful O
aura O
. O

The O
film O
is O
visually O
interesting O
and O
entertaining O
. O

Law O
has O
created O
a O
new O
model O
for O
shooting O
mythic O
- O
type O
Chinese B-NORP
films O
. O
" O

Law O
's O
third O
film O
, O
Farewell B-WORK_OF_ART
China I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
was O
nominated O
for O
nine O
Golden B-WORK_OF_ART
Horses I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
1990 O
, O
and O
was O
the O
chief O
competitor O
of O
Red B-WORK_OF_ART
Dust I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
won O
that O
year O
's O
Golden B-WORK_OF_ART
Horse I-WORK_OF_ART
for O
best O
picture O
. O

Red B-WORK_OF_ART
Dust I-WORK_OF_ART
ended O
up O
winning O
eight O
Golden B-WORK_OF_ART
Horses I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
Farewell B-WORK_OF_ART
China I-WORK_OF_ART
took O
only O
three O
, O
including O
a O
best O
leading O
actor O
award O
for O
Tony B-PERSON
Leung I-PERSON
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
the O
film O
received O
excellent O
notices O
from O
critics O
. O

Although O
Law O
may O
have O
lost O
out O
in O
the O
competition O
for O
awards O
, O
the O
film O
still O
earned O
her O
renown O
. O

Some O
, O
however O
, O
criticized O
the O
story O
for O
being O
excessively O
grim O
. O

The O
film O
describes O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
couple O
who O
are O
anxious O
to O
get O
out O
of O
the O
mainland O
. O

The O
wife O
, O
played O
by O
Maggie B-PERSON
Cheung I-PERSON
, O
first O
receives O
permission O
to O
leave O
for O
America B-GPE
. O

After O
she O
gets O
there O
, O
her O
family O
loses O
all O
trace O
of O
her O
. O

Her O
husband O
, O
played O
by O
Leung B-PERSON
, O
smuggles O
himself O
into O
America B-GPE
to O
try O
to O
find O
her O
. O

He O
ca O
n't O
speak O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
and O
is O
penniless O
and O
destitute O
after O
his O
money O
is O
stolen O
by O
some O
homeless O
people O
. O

After O
he O
accidentally O
kills O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
gangster O
, O
he O
meets O
up O
with O
a O
young O
ethnic O
Chinese B-NORP
girl O
and O
acts O
as O
her O
pimp O
, O
losing O
all O
dignity O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
his O
wife O
meets O
an O
even O
worse O
fate O
. O

She O
lives O
in O
a O
decrepit O
basement O
, O
where O
she O
is O
raped O
. O

In O
order O
to O
get O
a O
green O
card O
, O
she O
marries O
an O
old O
Chinese B-NORP
man O
who O
is O
a O
citizen O
, O
and O
eventually O
goes O
insane O
. O

The O
various O
tragedies O
depicted O
in O
the O
film O
are O
rather O
hard O
to O
take O
. O

One O
critic O
wrote O
, O
" O
The O
director O
lays O
on O
the O
tragedy O
a O
little O
too O
thick O
. O

When O
the O
couple O
by O
chance O
meet O
up O
, O
one O
might O
expect O
a O
happy O
ending O
. O

But O
instead O
we O
get O
a O
crazy O
woman O
murdering O
her O
husband O
in O
front O
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Statue I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Liberty I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

It O
's O
a O
bit O
over O
the O
top O
. O
" O

Nevertheless O
, O
some O
viewers O
could O
identify O
with O
the O
plot O
. O

In O
one O
scene O
Cheung B-PERSON
's O
character O
bicycles O
home O
to O
her O
run O
- O
down O
apartment O
with O
a O
discarded O
mattress O
on O
her O
back O
. O

" O
When O
she O
was O
struggling O
to O
get O
out O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
she O
would O
never O
have O
expected O
that O
she O
would O
end O
up O
like O
this O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
" O
wrote O
one O
woman O
on O
the O
Internet O
. O

" O
When O
I O
saw O
this O
film O
as O
a O
20 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
, O
I O
thought O
it O
was O
rather O
sensational O
. O

But O
when O
I O
was O
25 O
and O
went O
to O
America B-GPE
, O
I O
discovered O
that O
it O
was O
quite O
true O
to O
life O
. O
" O

A O
new O
tune O
in O
a O
foreign O
land O

Two O
years O
later O
, O
Law O
applied O
to O
have O
her O
film O
Autumn B-WORK_OF_ART
Moon I-WORK_OF_ART
compete O
for O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
Golden I-WORK_OF_ART
Horse I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Much O
to O
her O
surprise O
, O
the O
awards O
committee O
refused O
her O
application O
because O
the O
film O
lacked O
a O
distributor O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Although O
not O
allowed O
to O
compete O
for O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
Golden I-WORK_OF_ART
Horse I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
it O
won O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Gold I-WORK_OF_ART
Leopard I-WORK_OF_ART
Award I-WORK_OF_ART
at O
the B-EVENT
Locarno I-EVENT
Film I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
in O
Switzerland B-GPE
, O
and O
with O
this O
award O
Law O
began O
to O
receive O
notice O
in O
the O
international O
film O
community O
. O

Autumn B-WORK_OF_ART
Moon I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
was O
shot O
with O
Japanese B-NORP
money O
, O
depicts O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
man O
who O
goes O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
as O
a O
tourist O
when O
he O
is O
bored O
with O
his O
life O
. O

He O
uses O
a O
video O
camera O
to O
make O
a O
record O
of O
his O
daily O
life O
there O
, O
and O
meets O
Hui B-PERSON
, O
a O
15 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
girl O
who O
is O
about O
to O
emigrate O
. O

Although O
communication O
is O
difficult O
, O
they O
quickly O
become O
friends O
. O

The O
girl O
's O
parents O
have O
already O
emigrated O
to O
Canada B-GPE
, O
leaving O
her O
behind O
with O
her O
grandmother O
. O

This O
" O
Japanese B-NORP
older O
brother O
" O
becomes O
her O
close O
friend O
, O
and O
she O
often O
takes O
him O
home O
to O
eat O
meals O
cooked O
by O
her O
grandmother O
. O

The O
three O
of O
them O
talk O
past O
each O
other O
, O
but O
they O
are O
very O
much O
like O
a O
family O
, O
and O
these O
scenes O
are O
quite O
amusing O
. O

The O
program O
of O
the B-EVENT
Taipei I-EVENT
Film I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
describes O
this O
successful O
example O
of O
a O
Chinese B-GPE
- O
language O
film O
shot O
with O
foreign O
money O
thus O
: O
" O
Law O
masterfully O
portrays O
the O
wave O
of O
emigration O
that O
preceded O
the O
1997 O
handover O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
withering O
of O
traditional O
culture O
and O
the O
loneliness O
and O
alienation O
experienced O
by O
modern O
people O
. O
" O

A O
year O
later O
, O
Law O
shot O
Temptation B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Monk I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
takes O
as O
its O
departure O
point O
the O
military O
plots O
surrounding O
the B-EVENT
Xuanwu I-EVENT
Gate I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
during O
the O
Tang B-PERSON
dynasty O
. O

Based O
on O
a O
novel O
by O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
Lillian B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
the O
film O
was O
entirely O
shot O
in O
the O
mainland O
and O
explores O
themes O
of O
sexual O
desire O
and O
Zen B-ORG
Buddhism I-ORG
. O

The O
locations O
and O
scenery O
are O
stunningly O
beautiful O
, O
and O
the O
photography O
and O
art O
direction O
top O
- O
notch O
. O

Joan B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
who O
plays O
two O
characters O
and O
actually O
shaved O
her O
head O
for O
the O
film O
, O
seduced O
audiences O
with O
her O
performances O
, O
appearing O
naked O
in O
several O
scenes O
. O

" O
Nevertheless O
, O
her O
characters O
are O
the O
biggest O
disappointments O
in O
the O
whole O
film O
, O
" O
wrote O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
critic O
Shek B-PERSON
Kei I-PERSON
. O

" O
She O
is O
n't O
made O
up O
to O
look O
attractive O
, O
with O
the O
result O
that O
she O
is O
n't O
adequately O
alluring O
. O

Her O
princess O
character O
is O
not O
well O
developed O
, O
and O
then O
she O
suddenly O
becomes O
a O
widow O
and O
then O
a O
spy O
and O
assassin O
. O

It O
's O
all O
rather O
confusing O
. O
" O

After O
making O
Autumn B-WORK_OF_ART
Moon I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Temptation B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Monk I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
two O
highly O
stylized O
works O
, O
Law O
went O
back O
to O
the O
theme O
of O
emigration O
at O
which O
she O
excels O
, O
getting O
a O
grant O
from O
the O
Australian B-NORP
government O
to O
film O
Floating B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
result O
, O
both O
in O
terms O
of O
its O
visual O
and O
narrative O
techniques O
, O
was O
much O
more O
accessible O
. O

Unlike O
Farewell B-WORK_OF_ART
China I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
depicts O
a O
tragedy O
in O
a O
foreign O
land O
, O
Floating B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
explores O
the O
problem O
of O
the O
generation O
gap O
between O
the O
first O
and O
second O
generation O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
emigrants O
and O
the O
clash O
between O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
Western B-NORP
culture O
. O

The O
story O
is O
set O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
handover O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
from O
Britain B-GPE
to O
the O
PRC B-GPE
. O

It O
shows O
what O
a O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
family O
with O
five O
children O
encounter O
when O
they O
immigrate O
to O
Australia B-GPE
. O

Farewell O
Hong O
Kong O

Floating B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
was O
the O
first O
film O
that O
Clara B-PERSON
Law I-PERSON
made O
after O
moving O
to O
Australia B-GPE
. O

" O
Many O
people O
just O
discuss O
Floating B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
immigration O
, O
" O
Law O
says O
, O
" O
but O
what O
I O
really O
intended O
to O
show O
was O
how O
fleeting O
life O
is O
, O
and O
how O
people O
go O
about O
surviving O
in O
rootless O
societies O
. O
" O

We O
should O
try O
to O
adopt O
longer O
- O
term O
perspectives O
, O
she O
says O
, O
because O
in O
the O
end O
we O
're O
all O
going O
to O
meet O
our O
maker O
. O

The O
vast O
, O
virgin O
expanses O
of O
the O
Australian B-NORP
continent O
have O
sparked O
a O
new O
creative O
fire O
in O
Law O
. O

The B-WORK_OF_ART
Goddess I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
1967 I-WORK_OF_ART
adopts O
such O
techniques O
used O
in O
television O
commercials O
as O
exaggerated O
contrasts O
of O
brightness O
, O
grainy O
film O
, O
and O
oversaturation O
of O
color O
. O

" O
The O
wonderfully O
weird O
visual O
style O
differs O
greatly O
from O
her O
old O
works O
, O
" O
notes O
the O
program O
of O
the B-EVENT
Taipei I-EVENT
Film I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
. O

" O
It O
's O
the O
new O
Australian B-NORP
Law O
, O
not O
the O
old O
Hong O
Kong O
Law O
. O
" O

The O
Australian B-NORP
government O
was O
quite O
pleased O
with O
the O
film O
made O
by O
this O
scriptwriting O
and O
directing O
couple O
and O
has O
chosen O
Floating B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
to O
be O
one O
of O
eight O
official O
Australian B-NORP
entrants O
at O
international O
film O
festivals O
. O

Law O
seems O
to O
have O
found O
new O
creative O
energy O
in O
Australia B-GPE
, O
where O
both O
her O
works O
have O
been O
about O
how O
people O
try O
to O
find O
themselves O
in O
the O
modern O
world O
. O

" O
Although O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
we O
're O
going O
, O
it O
is O
our O
journey O
. O

We O
hope O
that O
audiences O
will O
take O
to O
the O
road O
with O
us O
. O
" O

p. O
90 O

Elegant O
Clara B-PERSON
Law I-PERSON
came O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
for O
the B-EVENT
Taipei I-EVENT
Film I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
, O
where O
film O
buffs O
had O
the O
opportunity O
to O
see O
her O
new O
work O
, O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Goddess I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
1967 I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
93 O

Floating B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
was O
shot O
on O
an O
Australian B-NORP
government O
grant O
, O
describes O
what O
happens O
to O
a O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
family O
with O
five O
children O
when O
they O
move O
to O
Australia B-GPE
before O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
return O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
rule O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
the B-EVENT
Taipei I-EVENT
Film I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
-RRB- O

p. O
94 O

Law O
first O
discovered O
the O
surreally O
magnificent O
Australian B-NORP
countryside O
featured O
in O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Goddess I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
1967 I-WORK_OF_ART
when O
she O
took O
her O
own O
road O
trip O
around O
the O
continent O
with O
her O
husband O
Eddie O
Fong O
. O

A O
Southeast O
Asian O
Singing O
Star O
Shines O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
-- O
Sun B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
Zi I-PERSON

-LRB- O
Eric B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Barnard I-PERSON
-RRB- O

In O
the O
year O
2000 O
a O
singer O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
re-leased O
her O
debut O
album O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
year O
and O
has O
been O
hot O
ever O
since O
. O

She O
's O
the O
music O
market O
's O
darling O
for O
the O
start O
of O
the O
century O
. O

Her O
first O
album O
hit O
number O
one O
on O
the O
best O
seller O
list O
of O
Rose B-ORG
Records I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
retail O
chain O
. O

Then O
in O
December O
sales O
of O
her O
second O
album O
constituted O
one O
- O
quarter O
of O
all O
sales O
in O
the O
pop O
category O
. O

With O
this O
share O
, O
she O
surpassed O
even O
A B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
, O
the O
reigning O
queen O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
pop O
. O

In O
January O
three O
of O
the O
top O
ten O
requested O
songs O
at O
Cashbox B-ORG
KTV I-ORG
were O
her O
songs O
. O

And O
both O
the O
entertainment O
weekly O
put O
out O
by O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Times I-ORG
and O
the O
music O
video O
station O
Channel B-ORG
V I-ORG
selected O
her O
as O
last O
year O
's O
" O
best O
newcomer O
. O
" O

Sun B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
Zi I-PERSON
, O
this O
23 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
from O
Singapore B-GPE
has O
n't O
been O
here O
a O
full O
year O
, O
but O
her O
efforts O
are O
already O
bearing O
ample O
fruit O
. O

What O
exactly O
are O
her O
charms O
? O

And O
Does O
her O
success O
show O
that O
singers O
from O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
have O
successfully O
established O
a O
foothold O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
? O

" O
When O
I O
threw O
temper O
tantrums O
/ O

As O
a O
young O
girl O
/ O

On O
summer O
afternoons O
/ O

My O
grandmother O
would O
soothe O
me O
/ O

By O
gently O
singing O
an O
old O
song O
/ O

It O
went O
like O
this O
/ O

The O
sky O
is O
dark O
/ O

It O
's O
going O
to O
rain O
/ O

The O
sky O
is O
dark O
... O

Are O
there O
always O
hidden O
flaws O
in O
the O
grown O
- O
up O
world O
? O
/ O

Every O
day O
I O
come O
to O
forks O
in O
the O
road O

... O

How O
lonely O
I O
've O
become O
! O
/ O

When O
skies O
are O
dark O
/ O

I O
recall O
that O
song O
/ O

And O
hope O
to O
hear O
the O
peaceful O
sound O
of O
the O
falling O
rain O
/ O

It O
turns O
out O
that O
Grandma O
sang O
this O
song O
long O
ago O
/ O

The O
rain O
is O
falling O
/ O

but O
I O
've O
got O
to O
boldly O
push O
ahead O
. O
" O

" B-WORK_OF_ART
Dark I-WORK_OF_ART
Skies I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
Sun B-GPE
's O
first O
hit O
last O
June B-GPE
, O
caused O
an O
immediate O
sensation O
. O

The O
critic O
G B-PERSON
Moon I-PERSON
praised O
it O
as O
a O
marvelous O
blend O
of O
seemingly O
familiar O
melody O
and O
lyrics O
, O
with O
solo O
piano O
accompaniment O
from O
start O
to O
finish O
. O

People O
found O
Sun B-GPE
's O
singing O
voice O
fresh O
, O
clean O
and O
infectiously O
charming O
, O
and O
it O
quickly O
earned O
her O
a O
place O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
music O
world O
. O

Fresh O
and O
clean O

Sun B-GPE
clearly O
occupies O
an O
enviable O
position O
in O
the O
singing O
world O
. O

Yet O
it O
is O
hard O
to O
pin O
down O
exactly O
where O
that O
position O
is O
. O

Although O
she O
has O
written O
a O
few O
songs O
herself O
, O
these O
are O
not O
among O
her O
better O
works O
, O
so O
she O
can O
not O
be O
properly O
placed O
among O
the O
" O
singer O
- O
songwriters O
. O
" O

And O
while O
her O
voice O
sets O
her O
apart O
, O
she O
has O
not O
perfected O
her O
live O
performance O
skills O
, O
so O
she O
can O
not O
be O
included O
among O
the O
true O
divas O
. O

Moreover O
, O
her O
short O
hair O
, O
buck O
teeth O
and O
aversion O
to O
wearing O
skirts O
and O
dresses O
would O
seem O
to O
exclude O
her O
from O
the O
teeny O
- O
bopper O
" O
idols O
. O
" O

Finally O
, O
she O
ca O
n't O
be O
considered O
an O
innovator O
. O

Half O
her O
songs O
are O
slow O
and O
half O
are O
fast O
, O
and O
she O
has O
n't O
revealed O
much O
desire O
to O
experiment O
. O

Indeed O
, O
Internet O
bulletin O
boards O
are O
full O
of O
posts O
wondering O
why O
exactly O
Sun B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
Zi I-PERSON
is O
so O
popular O
. O

" O
How O
did O
she O
get O
so O
popular O
overnight O
? O

Her O
looks O
and O
voice O
are O
pretty O
average O
. O
" O

" O
She O
's O
not O
beautiful O
, O
but O
her O
smile O
and O
singing O
voice O
are O
pleasing O
. O

She O
makes O
people O
feel O
comfortable O
. O
" O

" O
She O
does O
n't O
really O
have O
any O
special O
quality O
to O
speak O
of O
, O
which O
seems O
to O
be O
the O
case O
with O
most O
of O
the O
Southeast O
Asian O
singers O
. O
" O

Peter B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
the O
Singaporean B-NORP
who O
produced O
both O
Sun B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
Zi I-PERSON
and O
My O
Desire O
Happiness O
for O
Sun B-GPE
, O
admits O
that O
she O
was O
n't O
an O
outstanding O
student O
at O
his O
music O
academy O
, O
and O
that O
her O
rapid O
success O
has O
surprised O
many O
people O
. O

But O
he O
conjectures O
that O
the O
freshness O
and O
intimacy O
that O
she O
projects O
may O
be O
responsible O
for O
her O
success O
. O

Citing O
" O
freshness O
, O
" O
The O
China O
Times O
entertainment O
weekly O
awarded O
their O
prize O
for O
" O
best O
newcomer O
" O
to O
Sun B-GPE
, O
" O
the O
girl O
with O
the O
boyish O
haircut O
. O
" O

Their O
panel O
of O
judges O
remarked O
, O
" O
She O
has O
good O
range O
without O
the O
frenzied O
style O
that O
characterizes O
so O
many O
. O

Her O
fast O
songs O
have O
a O
fresh O
style O
, O
and O
her O
slow O
songs O
convey O
a O
soft O
melancholy O
. O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
Tzu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shou I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
reporter O
at O
Min B-ORG
Sheng I-ORG
Pao I-ORG
, O
describes O
her O
as O
the O
new O
generation O
's O
Feng B-PERSON
Fei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fei I-PERSON
. O

" O
When O
the O
market O
gets O
tired O
of O
soft O
and O
pretty O
idols O
, O
it O
swings O
back O
toward O
androgynous O
tomboy O
types O
like O
Feng B-PERSON
Fei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fei I-PERSON
, O
" O
Wang B-PERSON
notes O
. O

" O
Sun B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
Zi I-PERSON
fills O
this O
need O
perfectly O
. O
" O

Moreover O
, O
she O
has O
had O
the O
right O
material O
, O
with O
producer O
Peter B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
providing O
songs O
that O
have O
individual O
character O
but O
stop O
short O
of O
being O
avant O
garde O
. O

This O
has O
allowed O
her O
to O
stand O
apart O
from O
the O
pop O
singers O
who O
just O
blindly O
follow O
the O
marketplace O
. O

Hence O
, O
though O
she O
is O
neither O
a O
singer O
- O
songwriter O
, O
nor O
an O
outstanding O
vocalist O
, O
nor O
a O
conventional O
teen O
idol O
, O
she O
has O
nevertheless O
been O
able O
to O
attain O
brilliant O
success O
in O
an O
era O
where O
premiums O
are O
placed O
on O
both O
" O
changing O
constantly O
" O
and O
" O
returning O
to O
the O
basics O
. O
" O

Talent O
exchange O

In O
a O
weak O
market O
for O
recorded O
music O
, O
Sun B-GPE
's O
two O
albums O
have O
sold O
very O
well O
. O

Members O
of O
the O
media O
have O
quipped O
that O
those O
who O
work O
at O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
Warner B-ORG
Music I-ORG
can O
thank O
two O
Singaporeans B-NORP
, O
Sun B-GPE
and O
her O
producer O
Li B-ORG
, O
for O
any O
bonuses O
they O
made O
last O
year O
. O

Now O
people O
have O
started O
wondering O
if O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
from O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
- O
and O
in O
particular O
from O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
Malaysia B-GPE
- O
are O
taking O
over O
the O
mainstream O
of O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
music O
industry O
. O

In O
earlier O
decades O
Southeast O
Asian O
singers O
were O
unusual O
here O
. O

In O
the O
1970s O
and O
1980s O
there O
was O
Teng O
Miao B-NORP
- O
hua O
and O
Wen B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
. O

Then O
Eric B-PERSON
Moo I-PERSON
appeared O
on O
the O
scene O
in O
the O
1990s O
. O

Although O
these O
were O
all O
successful O
singers O
, O
they O
comprised O
a O
small O
group O
. O

But O
in O
the O
last O
five O
years O
or O
so O
, O
there O
has O
been O
a O
steady O
stream O
of O
Southeast O
Asian O
singers O
making O
their O
mark O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
: O
Mavis B-PERSON
Hee I-PERSON
, O
Mindy B-PERSON
, O
Kit O
Chan O
, O
Tanya B-PERSON
Chua I-PERSON
, O
Michael B-PERSON
and O
Victor B-PRODUCT
, O
Angelica B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
Penny O
, O
Fish B-PERSON
Leong I-PERSON
, O
and O
Tae B-PERSON
Kheng I-PERSON
Seong I-PERSON
. O

Interestingly O
, O
almost O
all O
of O
them O
have O
been O
described O
as O
being O
" O
fresh O
and O
clean O
. O
" O

Moreover O
, O
even O
those O
who O
write O
their O
own O
material O
, O
such O
as O
Tanya B-PERSON
Chua I-PERSON
, O
Michael B-PERSON
and O
Victor B-PRODUCT
, O
and O
Tae B-PERSON
Kheng I-PERSON
Seong I-PERSON
, O
write O
simple O
folk O
songs O
. O

Although O
the O
Southeast O
Asians O
have O
n't O
had O
quite O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
returning O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
from O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
they O
have O
staked O
out O
their O
piece O
of O
the O
pop O
music O
field O
. O

Music O
critic O
Tsai B-PERSON
Yun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
pu I-PERSON
notes O
that O
the O
Southeast O
Asian O
singers O
are O
not O
as O
recognizable O
as O
their O
counterparts O
from O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
who O
have O
a O
hard O
- O
rocking O
, O
R&B O
style O
. O

The O
simple O
and O
catchy O
melodies O
and O
rhythms O
of O
the O
Southeast O
Asians O
sound O
a O
lot O
like O
those O
of O
the O
locals O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
listeners O
quickly O
identify O
with O
these O
singers O
and O
may O
even O
forget O
where O
they O
come O
from O
. O

" O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
now O
the O
capital O
of O
Mandarin B-LANGUAGE
pop O
music O
worldwide O
, O
" O
says O
Tsai B-PERSON
. O

" O
If O
there O
's O
a O
' O
capital O
, O
' O
then O
there O
are O
' O
provinces O
. O
' O
" O

The O
market O
is O
too O
small O
in O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
, O
so O
it O
has O
become O
de O
rigueur O
for O
Southeast O
Asian O
Chinese B-NORP
singers O
to O
come O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
advance O
their O
careers O
. O

Those O
with O
talent O
are O
quickly O
adopted O
by O
local O
audiences O
. O
" O

Wang B-PERSON
Tzu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsien I-PERSON
argues O
that O
the O
growing O
dominance O
of O
multi-national O
companies O
in O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
music O
field O
has O
fostered O
uniformity O
here O
, O
and O
the O
Southeast O
Asians O
have O
been O
able O
to O
step O
in O
and O
fill O
the O
need O
for O
greater O
creativity O
. O

Yet O
though O
their O
music O
may O
be O
" O
fresher O
, O
" O
on O
close O
inspection O
it O
does O
n't O
really O
differ O
that O
much O
from O
what O
is O
produced O
by O
the O
locals O
. O

It O
is O
, O
after O
all O
, O
produced O
for O
the O
same O
market O
. O

Although O
there O
may O
not O
be O
much O
that O
sets O
the O
Southeast O
Asians O
apart O
, O
the O
growing O
exchange O
of O
musical O
talent O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
has O
at O
least O
provided O
ample O
content O
for O
the O
gossip O
pages O
. O

When O
Sun B-GPE
wore O
a O
long O
jacket O
while O
shooting O
a O
music O
video O
, O
people O
could O
tell O
how O
excited O
she O
was O
at O
wearing O
a O
winter O
coat O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

At O
that O
moment O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
did O
n't O
seem O
to O
be O
that O
far O
from O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
despite O
the O
latter O
's O
endless O
summer O
weather O
. O

We O
all O
could O
sense O
a O
young O
woman O
's O
joy O
at O
being O
accepted O
in O
foreign O
land O
that O
seemed O
at O
once O
familiar O
and O
exotic O
. O

p. O
101 O

Sun B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
Zi I-PERSON
's O
androgynous O
style O
and O
clean O
and O
fresh O
image O
have O
quickly O
made O
her O
famous O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Chen B-PERSON
Tsai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
102 O

From O
Wen B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
in O
the O
1980s O
-LRB- O
center O
photo O
by O
Chen B-PERSON
Tsai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fu I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
to O
Michael B-PERSON
and O
Victor B-PRODUCT
in O
the O
1990s O
-LRB- O
right O
photo O
by O
Lin B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yang I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
to O
Mindy B-PERSON
Kit O
-LRB- O
bottom O
photo O
courtesy O
of O
Warner B-ORG
Music I-ORG
-RRB- O
of O
the O
current O
decade O
, O
Southeast O
Asian O
singers O
have O
a O
long O
history O
of O
coming O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
advance O
their O
careers O
. O

For O
the O
most O
part O
, O
they O
have O
" O
clean O
and O
fresh O
" O
images O
and O
either O
sing O
folk O
songs O
or O
adopt O
a O
modern O
version O
of O
the O
traditional O
Japanese B-NORP
enka O
singing O
style O
. O

Drifting O
through O
a O
Life O
of O
Art O

Painter O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
and O
his O
Fuzzy O
People O

-LRB- O
Tsai B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ting I-PERSON
/ O
illustrations O
courtesy O
of O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Christopher B-PERSON

The O
winner O
of O
the O
prize O
for O
fine O
art O
in O
last O
year O
's O
National O
Culture O
and O
Arts O
Foundation O
Awards O
- O
one O
of O
the O
highest O
honors O
for O
an O
artist O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
was O
contemporary O
painter O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
first O
became O
a O
leading O
light O
on O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
art O
scene O
back O
in O
the O
1950s O
, O
as O
one O
of O
the O
" O
Eight O
Great O
Outlaws O
" O
who O
launched O
the O
island O
's O
modern O
art O
movement O
. O

Since O
then O
his O
artistic O
vocation O
has O
taken O
him O
around O
the O
world O
, O
and O
he O
has O
at O
last O
ended O
up O
back O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

What O
is O
it O
that O
distinguishes O
Hsia B-PERSON
's O
work O
and O
that O
marked O
him O
out O
for O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
National I-WORK_OF_ART
Arts I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Culture I-WORK_OF_ART
award I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
what O
kind O
of O
contribution O
has O
he O
made O
to O
contemporary O
art O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
? O

Friendly O
and O
relaxed O
by O
nature O
, O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
does O
n't O
seem O
overly O
excited O
about O
winning O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
National I-WORK_OF_ART
Culture I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Arts I-WORK_OF_ART
Award I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

If O
anything O
it O
is O
his O
friends O
who O
are O
happiest O
, O
relieved O
to O
see O
Hsia B-PERSON
gaining O
deserved O
recognition O
for O
the O
achievements O
of O
his O
peripatetic O
, O
ill O
- O
starred O
life O
. O

Lonely O
start O
in O
life O

Hsia B-PERSON
Tzu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiang I-PERSON
, O
as O
he O
was O
then O
named O
, O
was O
born O
into O
a O
literary O
family O
in O
Hunan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

Fate O
robbed O
him O
of O
his O
mother O
within O
a O
week O
of O
his O
birth O
, O
and O
of O
his O
father O
when O
he O
was O
just O
four O
. O

His O
grandmother O
took O
him O
to O
Sichuan B-GPE
to O
escape O
the O
war O
, O
and O
they O
returned O
a O
couple O
of O
years O
later O
to O
find O
the O
family O
home O
in O
ruins O
. O

When O
he O
was O
nine O
his O
grandmother O
died O
and O
he O
was O
entrusted O
to O
a O
great O
aunt O
. O

She O
in O
turn O
died O
when O
Hsia B-PERSON
was O
13 O
, O
after O
which O
he O
went O
to O
live O
with O
an O
uncle O
and O
aunt O
in O
Hankou B-PERSON
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
send O
him O
to O
join O
his O
elder O
brother O
in O
Changsha B-GPE
, O
but O
his O
brother O
did O
n't O
have O
the O
means O
to O
take O
care O
of O
him O
either O
. O

At O
the O
age O
of O
16 O
, O
after O
years O
of O
being O
passed O
from O
pillar O
to O
post O
, O
Hsia B-PERSON
joined O
the O
army O
- O
where O
at O
least O
he O
knew O
that O
he O
'd O
get O
fed O
. O

" O
It O
was O
a O
big O
clan O
, O
and O
it O
just O
fell O
apart O
! O
" O
says O
Hsia B-PERSON
with O
a O
rueful O
smile O
, O
the O
expression O
of O
one O
who O
has O
seen O
life O
and O
holds O
few O
illusions O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
joined O
up O
in O
the O
year O
that O
the O
Nationalist O
forces O
retreated O
from O
the O
mainland O
, O
and O
soon O
found O
himself O
in O
a O
desk O
job O
at O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
General I-ORG
HQ I-ORG
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

By O
coincidence O
, O
the O
dormitory O
bunk O
above O
his O
was O
occupied O
by O
another O
aspiring O
painter O
, O
Wu B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
. O

The O
two O
became O
firm O
friends O
and O
began O
to O
take O
classes O
under O
Li B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
the O
doyen O
of O
modern O
art O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

At O
Li B-ORG
's O
Antung B-FAC
Street I-FAC
Studio I-FAC
they O
teamed O
up O
with O
a O
group O
of O
like O
- O
minded O
young O
painters O
, O
including O
Ouyang B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON
, O
Huo B-PERSON
Kang I-PERSON
, O
Hsiao B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
, O
Li B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chia I-PERSON
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Tao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
and O
Hsiao B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsien I-PERSON
. O

Together O
they O
formed O
the B-ORG
Ton I-ORG
- I-ORG
Fan I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
and O
eventually O
they O
became O
known O
as O
the O
" O
Eight O
Great O
Outlaws O
" O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
modern O
art O
. O

As O
Hsia B-PERSON
recalls O
, O
the O
main O
incentive O
for O
studying O
under O
Li B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
was O
that O
Li B-ORG
's O
fees O
were O
relatively O
affordable O
. O

Other O
painters O
charged O
upwards O
of O
45 O
yuan O
per O
month O
, O
with O
fees O
at O
studios O
run O
by O
older O
, O
more O
established O
Taiwanese B-NORP
artists O
reaching O
60 O
or O
70 O
yuan O
. O

No O
amount O
of O
scrimping O
and O
saving O
was O
going O
to O
put O
that O
within O
reach O
of O
someone O
like O
Hsia B-PERSON
, O
getting O
by O
on O
a O
military O
allowance O
of O
just O
25 O
yuan O
per O
month O
. O

The O
only O
choice O
was O
the B-FAC
Antung I-FAC
Street I-FAC
Studio I-FAC
, O
where O
the O
monthly O
fee O
was O
just O
20 O
yuan O
. O

Rescuing O
Chinese B-NORP
art O

The O
economic O
constraints O
and O
repressive O
censorship O
of O
the O
era O
did O
nothing O
to O
deter O
these O
young O
art O
fiends O
. O

As O
Hsia B-PERSON
recalls O
, O
the O
only O
art O
materials O
they O
could O
get O
hold O
of O
were O
red O
and O
black O
ink O
, O
courtesy O
of O
the O
military O
, O
and O
pencils O
. O

Sometimes O
they O
mixed O
the O
ink O
with O
glue O
to O
produce O
an O
oil O
- O
paint O
texture O
. O

Scraping O
together O
the O
money O
for O
just O
one O
tube O
of O
oil O
paint O
involved O
considerable O
effort O
, O
and O
Hsia B-PERSON
remembers O
repeatedly O
uncapping O
that O
single O
tube O
to O
breathe O
in O
the O
lovely O
scent O
of O
linseed O
oil O
. O

The O
painters O
took O
turns O
taking O
off O
their O
shirts O
to O
model O
for O
each O
other O
, O
and O
Hsia B-PERSON
would O
sometimes O
spend O
the O
whole O
day O
sketching O
customers O
at O
the O
ice O
- O
cream O
shop O
by O
the O
train O
station O
, O
after O
paying O
for O
a O
single O
slice O
of O
watermelon O
. O

In O
1955 O
, O
against O
the O
advice O
of O
their O
teacher O
and O
clueless O
about O
the O
risks O
involved O
in O
starting O
up O
a O
new O
organization O
-LRB- O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
under O
martial O
law O
at O
the O
time O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
young O
artists O
formed O
themselves O
into O
the B-ORG
Ton I-ORG
- I-ORG
Fan I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

People O
flocked O
to O
buy O
tickets O
for O
the O
exhibition O
that O
they O
mounted O
at O
a O
venue O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
Chunghua B-FAC
Road I-FAC
, O
but O
many O
visitors O
found O
that O
the O
art O
was O
not O
to O
their O
liking O
. O

Some O
, O
feeling O
" O
cheated O
, O
" O
flung O
their O
exhibition O
leaflets O
on O
the O
floor O
in O
disgust O
. O

" O
They O
cost O
50 O
cents O
each O
to O
produce O
! O
" O
exclaims O
Hsia B-PERSON
, O
still O
bemoaning O
the O
waste O
. O

Raising O
the O
banner O
of O
reform O
, O
the O
Outlaws O
issued O
a O
declaration O
forecasting O
Chinese B-NORP
art O
's O
inevitable O
decline O
if O
it O
stayed O
stuck O
in O
the O
past O
. O

Only O
through O
the O
introduction O
of O
modern O
forms O
of O
expression O
from O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
they O
said O
, O
could O
the O
boundless O
resources O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
art O
tradition O
be O
revitalized O
. O

The O
declaration O
, O
which O
Hsia B-PERSON
drafted O
, O
shows O
that O
the O
group O
's O
objective O
was O
to O
modernize O
Chinese B-NORP
art O
by O
drawing O
Western B-NORP
artistic O
concepts O
and O
methods O
into O
the O
production O
of O
essentially O
Chinese B-NORP
works O
. O

This O
insistence O
on O
the O
" O
China B-GPE
" O
element O
has O
been O
a O
hallmark O
of O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
's O
art O
ever O
since O
. O

Outlaws O
around O
the O
world O

From O
paintings O
of O
his O
done O
during O
that O
early O
period O
, O
one O
sees O
how O
Hsia B-PERSON
rendered O
human O
figures O
using O
the O
thick O
lines O
of O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
folk O
painting O
, O
but O
proceeded O
to O
dissect O
and O
reassemble O
those O
figures O
in O
a O
Western B-NORP
, O
mechanistic O
fashion O
. O

In O
his O
painting O
Flying B-WORK_OF_ART
Apsaras I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
Hsia B-PERSON
brings O
a O
modern O
geometrical O
approach O
to O
the O
traditional O
image O
of O
airborne O
Buddhist O
spirits O
. O

Critic O
Wang B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON
describes O
these O
divine O
beings O
shown O
wafting O
through O
a O
void O
of O
blank O
space O
as O
" O
kind O
of O
surreal O
. O
. O
. O
like O
astronauts O
in O
a O
state O
of O
weightlessness O
. O
" O

Hsia B-PERSON
has O
also O
produced O
a O
number O
of O
purely O
abstract O
works O
, O
drawing O
on O
his O
deep O
familiarity O
with O
that O
most O
important O
element O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
art O
- O
the O
use O
of O
line O
. O

In O
1955 O
Hsiao B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
went O
to O
study O
in O
Spain B-GPE
, O
becoming O
the O
first O
of O
the B-ORG
Ton I-ORG
- I-ORG
Fan I-ORG
Group I-ORG
to O
go O
overseas O
. O

He O
wrote O
back O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
describing O
the O
new O
trends O
in O
art O
that O
he O
was O
witness O
to O
, O
and O
the O
other O
painters O
, O
after O
poring O
over O
the O
contents O
of O
his O
densely O
written O
airmail O
letters O
, O
began O
putting O
some O
of O
those O
ideas O
into O
practice O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
was O
very O
cut O
off O
from O
the O
world O
in O
those O
days O
, O
and O
those O
studying O
art O
naturally O
wanted O
to O
see O
for O
themselves O
what O
was O
happening O
elsewhere O
. O

In O
their O
letters O
to O
Hsiao B-PERSON
, O
all O
the O
others O
, O
including O
their O
teacher O
Li B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
sheng I-PERSON
, O
asked O
about O
the O
cost O
of O
living O
overseas O
. O

One O
by O
one O
, O
each O
member O
of O
the O
group O
set O
off O
on O
his O
own O
modern O
art O
pilgrimage O
to O
the O
West O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
, O
for O
whom O
France B-GPE
was O
the O
art O
center O
of O
the O
world O
, O
made O
his O
move O
in O
1963 O
, O
traveling O
by O
ship O
from O
Keelung B-GPE
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
from O
there O
on O
to O
Europe B-GPE
. O

The O
cost O
of O
his O
one O
- O
way O
ticket O
was O
borne O
by O
his O
colleague O
at O
Air O
Force O
HQ O
Chang O
Chuan O
- O
jen O
, O
who O
generously O
put O
his O
entire O
savings O
of O
NT$ O
5,000 O
at O
Hsia B-PERSON
's O
disposal O
. O

On O
the O
way O
to O
France O
Hsia O
stopped O
off O
in O
Milan B-GPE
to O
visit O
Hsiao B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
remembers O
that O
Hsiao B-PERSON
's O
first O
words O
on O
meeting O
were O
: O
" O
Come O
on O
, O
let O
's O
paint O
. O
" O

For O
someone O
like O
Hsia B-PERSON
, O
orphaned O
early O
and O
shunted O
for O
years O
among O
various O
relatives O
, O
the O
support O
and O
affection O
of O
his O
friends O
has O
played O
a O
particularly O
important O
part O
in O
his O
life O
. O

Fuzzy O
people O
, O
floating O
people O

During O
his O
four O
- O
and O
- O
a O
- O
half O
years O
in O
Paris O
Hsia O
lived O
in O
a O
tiny O
garret O
in O
the O
red O
light O
district O
with O
barely O
enough O
room O
to O
stand O
up O
in O
. O

He O
supported O
himself O
doing O
miscellaneous O
jobs O
, O
working O
on O
people O
's O
houses O
and O
restoring O
furniture O
. O

Times O
were O
tough O
, O
but O
it O
was O
during O
this O
period O
that O
he O
found O
what O
he O
had O
been O
probing O
for O
in O
his O
use O
of O
line O
, O
and O
started O
on O
the O
" O
fuzzy O
people O
" O
phase O
of O
his O
output O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
's O
fuzzy O
people O
were O
born O
into O
his O
work O
as O
if O
by O
a O
natural O
process O
. O

While O
experimenting O
with O
a O
tangle O
of O
lines O
Hsia B-PERSON
found O
unidentifiable O
clusters O
taking O
shape O
, O
from O
which O
human O
forms O
began O
to O
emerge O
. O

" O
This O
was O
something O
I O
really O
knew O
I O
could O
work O
with O
, O
" O
recalls O
Hsia B-PERSON
. O

It O
was O
a O
case O
of O
" O
seizing O
that O
special O
thing O
of O
your O
own O
, O
" O
which O
for O
an O
artist O
is O
of O
the O
utmost O
importance O
. O

Like O
a O
Taoist O
priest O
painting O
magic O
symbols O
, O
Hsia B-PERSON
uses O
line O
to O
create O
human O
figures O
and O
the O
written O
word O
to O
invoke O
power O
. O

With O
rapid O
, O
sweeping O
strokes O
of O
the O
brush O
he O
creates O
fluid O
, O
free O
- O
floating O
figures O
, O
without O
faces O
or O
personalities O
, O
performing O
their O
allotted O
roles O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
coldly O
linear O
realm O
. O

The O
resulting O
images O
reflect O
the O
alienation O
of O
modern O
life O
, O
conveying O
a O
sense O
of O
illusion O
and O
impermanence O
. O

It O
has O
been O
suggested O
that O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
himself O
, O
the O
lifelong O
drifter O
, O
is O
the O
prototype O
for O
these O
blurry O
beings O
. O

But O
then O
again O
, O
which O
of O
us O
is O
not O
in O
transit O
, O
drifting O
through O
this O
brief O
existence O
? O

" O
As O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
say O
, O
man O
is O
a O
passenger O
through O
life O
who O
is O
gone O
in O
an O
instant O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
's O
fuzzy O
people O
exist O
very O
much O
within O
this O
Eastern O
philosophical O
context O
. O
" O

So O
says O
Fu B-PERSON
Shen I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
the O
judges O
in O
the O
fine O
arts O
category O
for O
the O
2000 O
National O
Culture O
and O
Arts O
Foundation O
awards O
. O

While O
he O
was O
in O
France O
Hsia O
received O
a O
letter O
from O
a O
friend O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
saying O
: O
" O
Life O
is O
easier O
here O
. O
" O

Soon O
afterwards O
he O
moved O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
renting O
a O
cheap O
loft O
in O
SoHo B-LOC
and O
supporting O
himself O
as O
a O
furniture O
restorer O
. O

Photorealism O
was O
the O
vogue O
in O
American B-NORP
painting O
at O
the O
time O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
appeal O
to O
Hsia B-PERSON
at O
first O
, O
but O
he O
knew O
he O
had O
to O
learn O
something O
in O
his O
new O
country O
of O
residence O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
he O
needed O
to O
produce O
work O
that O
was O
commercially O
viable O
. O

He O
began O
employing O
photographic O
effects O
, O
for O
example O
depicting O
a O
crowd O
of O
passersby O
on O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
street O
as O
a O
speeding O
blur O
. O

His O
work O
now O
became O
populated O
with O
" O
floating O
people O
" O
of O
this O
kind O
, O
although O
in O
spirit O
they O
were O
still O
the O
fuzzy O
people O
of O
his O
earlier O
period O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
spent O
over O
20 O
years O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
painting O
in O
the O
cavernous O
gloom O
of O
his O
loft O
, O
eating O
Chinese B-NORP
food O
and O
listening O
to O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
opera O
music O
. O

The O
walls O
of O
the O
loft O
were O
pasted O
with O
simple O
verses O
, O
written O
by O
Hsia B-PERSON
in O
language O
that O
was O
part O
literary O
Chinese O
and O
part O
colloquial O
. O

" O
I O
was O
like O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
person O
dwelling O
in O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
concession O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
" O
says O
Hsia B-PERSON
with O
a O
laugh O
. O

The O
biggest O
boon O
of O
living O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
was O
that O
this O
was O
where O
Hsia B-PERSON
met O
his O
wife O
Wu B-PERSON
Shuang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsi I-PERSON
. O

Wu B-PERSON
had O
grown O
up O
in O
a O
contented O
home O
never O
knowing O
poverty O
, O
and O
held O
a O
PhD B-WORK_OF_ART
in O
philosophy O
. O

She O
met O
Hsia B-PERSON
through O
the O
painter O
Hsieh B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fa I-PERSON
, O
and O
since O
then O
the O
two O
of O
them O
have O
shared O
a O
simple O
and O
quiet O
life O
together O
. O

" O
Feeling O
anxious O
when O
the O
old O
lady O
's O
not O
here O
, O
and O
looking O
listlessly O
out O
the O
window O
/ O
So O
bored O
of O
this O
dumb O
view O
, O
it O
's O
much O
better O
when O
the O
silly O
little O
thing O
's O
around O
. O
" O

So O
runs O
one O
of O
Hsia B-PERSON
's O
light O
- O
hearted O
couplets O
, O
testifying O
to O
the O
affection O
that O
unites O
these O
two O
people O
who O
only O
came O
together O
relatively O
late O
in O
life O
. O

Going O
home O

Hsia B-PERSON
returned O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
1992 O
, O
after O
three O
decades O
away O
. O

With O
a O
basic O
source O
of O
income O
guaranteed O
through O
an O
art O
- O
gallery O
contract O
, O
Hsia B-PERSON
rented O
a O
spacious O
, O
light O
- O
filled O
three O
- O
story O
house O
in O
Peitou B-GPE
. O

The O
new O
place O
was O
ideal O
for O
painting O
, O
but O
at O
NT$ O
35,000 O
per O
month O
the O
rent O
was O
on O
the O
high O
side O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
's O
" O
silly O
little O
" O
wife O
was O
in O
tears O
when O
it O
came O
to O
signing O
the O
lease O
, O
worrying O
that O
eventually O
they O
would O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
afford O
the O
rent O
. O

Luckily O
Professor O
Li O
Chih O
- O
wen O
of O
the O
National O
Institute O
of O
the O
Arts O
offered O
to O
support O
them O
to O
the O
tune O
of O
NT$ O
10,000 O
per O
month O
for O
the O
first O
three O
years O
after O
their O
return O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
Hsia B-PERSON
and O
his O
wife O
were O
thus O
able O
to O
settle O
themselves O
down O
. O

" O
At O
key O
moments O
, O
a O
little O
help O
from O
your O
friends O
can O
make O
all O
the O
difference O
, O
" O
says O
Hsia B-PERSON
. O

Financial O
help O
from O
his O
friends O
at O
such O
moments O
was O
what O
enabled O
Hsia B-PERSON
to O
go O
abroad O
in O
the O
first O
place O
and O
then O
, O
eventually O
, O
to O
return O
again O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
something O
that O
the O
reserved O
Hsia O
has O
frequent O
cause O
to O
think O
about O
. O

After O
returning O
to O
Taiwan O
Hsia O
Yang O
reverted O
to O
painting O
fuzzy O
people O
. O

Over O
the O
years O
, O
Hsia B-PERSON
's O
fuzzy O
people O
have O
taken O
on O
a O
number O
of O
different O
guises O
, O
be O
it O
as O
judges O
, O
singers O
, O
couples O
, O
beach O
babes O
or O
whatever O
. O

They O
have O
mimicked O
famous O
icons O
of O
Western B-NORP
art O
such O
as O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Mona I-WORK_OF_ART
Lisa I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
Millet B-PERSON
's O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Gleaners I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
Botticelli B-PERSON
's O
Venus B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
now O
the O
fuzzy O
family O
includes O
well O
- O
known O
figures O
from O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Buddhist O
pantheon O
, O
part O
of O
a O
series O
of O
works O
that O
examines O
the O
role O
of O
religion O
in O
people O
's O
lives O
. O

For O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
, O
all O
characters O
are O
fair O
game O
for O
inclusion O
in O
his O
work O
, O
and O
all O
of O
them O
end O
up O
reverting O
to O
nothingness O
. O

Fuzzy O
people O
stand O
up O

Why O
is O
Hsia B-PERSON
so O
into O
" O
fuzzy O
people O
, O
" O
and O
has O
he O
ever O
thought O
about O
trying O
something O
else O
? O

The O
painter O
points O
out O
that O
he O
ca O
n't O
predict O
what O
direction O
he O
may O
follow O
in O
the O
future O
, O
and O
says O
that O
if O
a O
new O
theme O
or O
style O
emerges O
it O
will O
be O
through O
a O
natural O
process O
, O
like O
the O
one O
that O
first O
gave O
birth O
to O
the O
fuzzy O
people O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
2000 O
Hsia B-PERSON
's O
fuzzy O
people O
at O
last O
" O
stood O
up O
" O
for O
themselves O
, O
becoming O
sculptures O
rather O
than O
just O
images O
on O
paper O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
was O
fiddling O
with O
an O
aluminum O
ring O
from O
a O
broken O
hair O
- O
dryer O
, O
shaping O
it O
into O
a O
little O
figure O
, O
when O
the O
idea O
dawned O
of O
doing O
fuzzy O
people O
in O
solid O
form O
. O

By O
cutting O
and O
twisting O
pieces O
of O
copper O
, O
iron O
and O
steel O
, O
he O
was O
able O
to O
produce O
amusing O
little O
statuettes O
of O
his O
hitherto O
two O
- O
dimensional O
fuzzy O
people O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
's O
friends O
were O
not O
surprised O
by O
his O
move O
into O
sculpture O
, O
because O
he O
has O
always O
been O
good O
with O
his O
hands O
. O

In O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
he O
once O
made O
a O
hand O
- O
operated O
washing O
machine O
from O
a O
saucepan O
and O
several O
pieces O
of O
wood O
, O
and O
on O
another O
occasion O
he O
used O
the O
motor O
from O
an O
electric O
fan O
to O
power O
a O
self O
- O
adjusting O
easel O
. O

In O
Hsia B-PERSON
's O
hands O
, O
all O
sorts O
of O
discarded O
objects O
, O
from O
sewing O
machines O
to O
camera O
lenses O
, O
are O
salvaged O
and O
put O
to O
good O
use O
. O

" O
I O
'm O
the O
Leonardo O
da O
Vinci O
of O
the O
Orient O
, O
" O
chuckles O
Hsia B-PERSON
. O

Returning O
East B-LOC
has O
brought O
Hsia B-PERSON
back O
into O
contact O
with O
the O
other O
" O
Outlaws O
" O
who O
used O
to O
dominate O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
art O
scene O
. O

Of O
those O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Tao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ming I-PERSON
has O
since O
given O
up O
art O
and O
gone O
into O
business O
, O
Li B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chia I-PERSON
passed O
away O
in O
Britain B-GPE
, O
and O
Ouyang B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yuan I-PERSON
does O
n't O
paint O
any O
more O
because O
of O
psychological O
problems O
. O

However O
, O
Hsiao B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
, O
Wu B-PERSON
Hao I-PERSON
, O
Huo B-PERSON
Kang I-PERSON
and O
Hsiao B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsien I-PERSON
are O
all O
still O
active O
. O

At O
a O
reunion O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
Hsia B-PERSON
declared O
proudly O
: O
" O
We O
're O
the O
same O
merry O
band O
of O
rebels O
, O
still O
advancing O
as O
one O
! O
" O

For O
artists O
to O
produce O
outstanding O
work O
they O
have O
to O
immerse O
themselves O
utterly O
in O
the O
act O
of O
creation O
. O

These O
painters O
, O
remaining O
committed O
to O
the O
" O
pure O
" O
creative O
spirit O
and O
thoroughly O
loyal O
to O
the O
cause O
of O
art O
, O
are O
still O
the O
same O
old O
" O
outlaws O
" O
that O
they O
ever O
were O
. O

p. O
072 O

A O
fully O
functioning O
camera O
made O
by O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
, O
using O
a O
salvaged O
lens O
. O

This O
" O
da O
Vinci O
of O
the O
East O
" O
is O
an O
expert O
furniture O
restorer O
and O
is O
also O
skilled O
at O
giving O
discarded O
objects O
a O
new O
life O
. O

p. O
073 O

This O
sheet O
of O
paper O
carries O
an O
inventory O
of O
all O
the O
pennies O
, O
nickels O
, O
dimes O
and O
quarters O
in O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
's O
possession O
in O
1979 O
, O
when O
he O
was O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

p. O
072 O

Kindly O
and O
amiable O
, O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
is O
an O
artist O
to O
the O
core O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Hua I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chih I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
074 O

Acrylic O
-LRB- O
1990 O
- O
91 O
-RRB- O
. O

After O
returning O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
began O
to O
do O
fuzzy O
- O
people O
renditions O
of O
figures O
from O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Buddhist O
pantheon O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Eslite B-ORG
Gallery I-ORG
-RRB- O

p. O
075 O

Sword B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Lion I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Mouth I-WORK_OF_ART
. I-WORK_OF_ART

Acrylic O
-LRB- O
1997 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Ton I-ORG
- I-ORG
Fan I-ORG
Group I-ORG
were O
committed O
to O
revitalizing O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
art O
with O
an O
injection O
of O
Western B-NORP
creative O
concepts O
, O
and O
this O
has O
always O
been O
a O
feature O
of O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
's O
work O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Eslite B-ORG
Gallery I-ORG
-RRB- O

p. O
076 O

Acrylic O
-LRB- O
1997 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
Birth O
of O
Venus B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
a O
classic O
of O
Western B-NORP
art O
, O
provided O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
with O
one O
of O
his O
models O
. O

And O
with O
her O
features O
blurred O
, O
does O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Mona I-WORK_OF_ART
Lisa I-WORK_OF_ART
still O
symbolize O
beauty O
? O

p. O
077 O

Vote O
. O

Oil O
-LRB- O
1989 O
-RRB- O
. O

While O
living O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Hsia B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
drew O
on O
photorealism O
to O
produce O
his O
" O
floating O
people O
" O
series O
of O
paintings O
. O

p. O
078 O

Meditating B-WORK_OF_ART
Person I-WORK_OF_ART
. I-WORK_OF_ART

Copper O
-LRB- O
1999 O
-RRB- O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
's O
fuzzy O
people O
have O
taken O
on O
solid O
form O
, O
sculpted O
from O
copper O
and O
iron O
. O

Compared O
with O
the O
two O
- O
dimensional O
versions O
they O
lose O
their O
satirical O
edge O
, O
but O
gain O
in O
playful O
appearance O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Eslite B-ORG
Gallery I-ORG
-RRB- O

MacDonald B-PERSON
-RRB- O

Taiwanese B-NORP
TV O
Gets O
Taiwanized O
! O

Eric B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON

Recently O
the O
8:00 O
p.m. O
serials O
being O
shown O
on O
television O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
shown O
a O
trend O
toward O
" O
Taiwanization O
. O
" O

Three O
out O
of O
the O
four O
main O
broadcast O
stations O
are O
showing O
prime O
- O
time O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
, O
and O
these O
are O
pulling O
in O
nearly O
three O
- O
quarters O
of O
the O
viewing O
audience O
. O

Of O
these O
programs O
, O
Fortune B-WORK_OF_ART
is I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Heaven I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Hands I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
broadcast O
by O
Formosa B-ORG
Television I-ORG
, O
stands O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
heap O
. O

It O
is O
said O
that O
, O
along O
with O
pop O
music O
, O
prime O
- O
time O
TV O
serials O
are O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
elements O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
popular O
culture O
, O
and O
that O
they O
reflect O
social O
trends O
. O

What O
then O
is O
the O
relationship O
between O
the O
rise O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
-LRB- O
that O
is O
, O
mainly O
in O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
dialect O
and O
focused O
on O
the O
lives O
of O
distinctly O
Taiwanese B-NORP
- O
as O
opposed O
to O
" O
mainlander O
" O
- O
characters O
-RRB- O
and O
contemporary O
society O
and O
culture O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
? O

Do O
these O
shows O
reflect O
the O
real O
lives O
and O
aspirations O
of O
the O
audience O
? O

And O
what O
kinds O
of O
limitations O
exist O
? O

" O
Mama O
! O

Do O
n't O
beat O
me O
any O
more O
! O

Mama O
! O
" O

Little O
Ho B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ho I-PERSON
, O
a O
student O
at O
the B-ORG
Yungho I-ORG
Wanghsi I-ORG
Primary I-ORG
School I-ORG
, O
is O
showing O
off O
to O
his O
aunt O
some O
Taiwanese B-NORP
- O
language O
lines O
he O
learned O
from O
television O
. O

Ho B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ho I-PERSON
is O
a O
typical O
child O
of O
a O
northern O
Taiwan B-GPE
mainlander O
family O
-LRB- O
i.e. O
a O
family O
which O
came O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
from O
mainland O
China B-GPE
only O
after O
WWII B-EVENT
-RRB- O
. O

Because O
he O
spoke O
only O
Mandarin B-LANGUAGE
Chinese I-LANGUAGE
at O
home O
and O
at O
school O
, O
he O
did O
n't O
really O
know O
any O
Taiwanese B-NORP
until O
recently O
. O

But O
in O
the O
last O
couple O
of O
years O
his O
Taiwanese B-NORP
has O
improved O
dramatically O
, O
thanks O
to O
the O
8:00 O
p.m. O
serials O
. O

Ho B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ho I-PERSON
's O
guardian O
, O
his O
aunt O
Tsui B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON
, O
bemoans O
the O
fact O
that O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
prime O
- O
time O
shows O
are O
violent O
, O
and O
even O
the O
love O
stories O
have O
people O
constantly O
slapping O
each O
other O
and O
arguing O
violently O
, O
so O
they O
are O
really O
not O
suitable O
for O
small O
children O
. O
" O

But O
when O
Ho B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ho I-PERSON
told O
her O
that O
he O
wanted O
to O
watch O
these O
programs O
every O
evening O
in O
order O
to O
learn O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
, O
Tsui B-PERSON
, O
who O
all O
her O
life O
has O
experienced O
the O
problems O
of O
not O
being O
able O
to O
speak O
or O
understand O
Taiwanese B-NORP
, O
found O
it O
hard O
to O
refuse O
. O

The O
child O
's O
rapid O
success O
at O
picking O
up O
Taiwanese B-NORP
has O
amazed O
her O
. O

The O
revival O
of O
reality O

Little O
Ho B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ho I-PERSON
's O
line O
- O
" O
Do O
n't O
beat O
me O
any O
more O
! O
" O
- O
reflects O
one O
of O
the O
more O
common O
themes O
of O
TV O
shows O
done O
in O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
. O

Beating O
of O
children O
, O
often O
by O
an O
evil O
stepmother O
, O
is O
not O
unusual O
. O

This O
is O
not O
because O
Taiwanese B-NORP
are O
especially O
firm O
believers O
in O
corporal O
punishment O
. O

Rather O
this O
kind O
of O
thing O
is O
a O
" O
trademark O
" O
that O
has O
become O
attached O
to O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
over O
the O
course O
of O
its O
history O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
even O
though O
" O
nativist O
drama O
" O
has O
escaped O
the O
stereotypical O
setting O
of O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
countryside O
of O
the O
past O
and O
increasingly O
focuses O
on O
contemporary O
urban O
life O
, O
such O
provocative O
scenes O
- O
playing O
to O
elemental O
emotions O
to O
pull O
on O
the O
heart O
- O
strings O
- O
are O
still O
common O
. O

" O
Taiwanese B-NORP
serials O
depict O
the O
daily O
life O
of O
ordinary O
people O
the O
way O
they O
do O
because O
of O
their O
development O
process O
, O
" O
says O
Ko B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fen I-PERSON
, O
an O
associate O
professor O
of O
mass O
communications O
at O
Shih B-ORG
Hsin I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
who O
has O
done O
a O
study O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
TV O
drama O
. O

" O
And O
now O
, O
because O
of O
the O
trend O
in O
society O
of O
reviving O
Taiwanese B-NORP
as O
the O
mother O
tongue O
, O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
has O
been O
able O
to O
leap O
into O
prime O
time O
to O
become O
the O
mainstream O
offering O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
. O
" O

The O
8:00 O
p.m. O
time O
slot O
has O
long O
been O
the O
flagship O
and O
leading O
money O
maker O
for O
television O
stations O
. O

For O
a O
program O
to O
get O
into O
this O
slot O
, O
besides O
being O
commercially O
viable O
, O
in O
the O
past O
it O
also O
had O
to O
be O
politically O
correct O
. O

This O
used O
to O
mean O
: O
" O
No O
use O
of O
the O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
language O
. O
" O

Because O
the O
government O
wanted O
to O
promote O
Mandarin B-LANGUAGE
, O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
was O
officially O
seen O
as O
a O
rustic O
dialect O
, O
and O
was O
never O
eligible O
for O
prime O
time O
. O

The O
three O
government O
- O
run O
television O
stations O
of O
that O
era O
- O
China B-ORG
Television I-ORG
-LRB- O
CTV B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
Chinese B-ORG
Television I-ORG
Service I-ORG
-LRB- O
CTS B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
and O
Taiwan B-ORG
Television I-ORG
-LRB- O
TTV B-ORG
-RRB- O
- O
had O
a O
tacit O
agreement O
that O
they O
would O
only O
show O
Taiwanese B-NORP
programs O
at O
noon O
or O
in O
the O
6:30 O
p.m. O
time O
slot O
, O
when O
most O
viewers O
would O
be O
housewives O
and O
elderly O
people O
. O

The O
programming O
for O
these O
time O
slots O
was O
low O
- O
budget O
, O
and O
the O
subject O
matter O
limited O
to O
ordinary O
life O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
unsophisticated O
rural O
past O
, O
mostly O
tragic O
tales O
of O
mistreated O
daughters O
- O
in O
- O
law O
and O
the O
like O
, O
or O
family O
comedies O
. O

Thus O
, O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
gave O
people O
the O
impression O
of O
being O
lowbrow O
. O

It O
was O
not O
until O
1990 O
, O
with O
the O
broadcasting O
of O
the O
series O
Love O
on O
CTS B-ORG
, O
that O
the O
prime O
- O
time O
language O
taboo O
was O
even O
partly O
challenged O
. O

This O
series O
also O
raised O
the O
quality O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
, O
and O
planted O
the O
seeds O
for O
future O
efforts O
. O

The O
show O
was O
set O
against O
the O
background O
of O
the B-EVENT
August I-EVENT
7th I-EVENT
Flood I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
1959 I-EVENT
. O

The O
story O
portrayed O
how O
some O
Taiwanese B-NORP
and O
mainlanders O
went O
from O
mutual O
misunderstanding O
to O
mutual O
forgiveness O
. O

The O
performers O
spoke O
in O
both O
Mandarin B-LANGUAGE
and O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
. O

Because O
the O
language O
taboo O
has O
long O
carried O
heavy O
political O
undertones O
- O
the O
opposition O
has O
always O
preferred O
the O
use O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
, O
the O
ruling O
party O
has O
, O
until O
recently O
, O
almost O
exclusively O
favored O
Mandarin B-LANGUAGE
- O
the O
producers O
invited O
many O
people O
from O
the O
arts O
community O
to O
confirm O
that O
Taiwanese B-NORP
was O
essential O
for O
the O
program O
, O
so O
as O
to O
dispel O
the O
suspicions O
of O
those O
who O
would O
see O
political O
motives O
behind O
language O
choice O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
the O
effort O
was O
less O
than O
a O
complete O
success O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
stereotypes O
remained O
strong O
, O
and O
Love O
still O
retained O
many O
of O
the O
old O
traditions O
, O
being O
a O
tragic O
small O
family O
drama O
focusing O
on O
a O
young O
bride O
facing O
hard O
times O
after O
moving O
into O
the O
husband O
's O
home O
. O

Moreover O
, O
because O
of O
opposition O
from O
high O
officials O
at O
the O
television O
network O
, O
after O
several O
episodes O
, O
the O
performers O
who O
had O
previously O
spoken O
in O
Taiwanese B-NORP
had O
their O
dialogue O
changed O
to O
" O
Mandarin B-LANGUAGE
with O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
accent O
. O
" O

However O
, O
because O
the O
plot O
was O
realistic O
, O
ratings O
were O
unprecedented O
, O
and O
Love O
even O
defeated O
Widow B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Watch I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
based O
on O
a O
novel O
by O
, O
and O
also O
produced O
by O
, O
the O
vastly O
popular O
romance O
writer O
Chiung B-PERSON
Yao I-PERSON
, O
and O
broadcast O
on O
CTV B-ORG
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
many O
commentators O
suggested O
that O
Love O
was O
successful O
largely O
because O
of O
the O
use O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
. O

But O
Lin B-PERSON
Ling I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ling I-PERSON
, O
a O
script O
writer O
for O
Widow B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Watch I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
says O
that O
the O
real O
reason O
Love O
succeeded O
was O
because O
of O
its O
realistic O
depiction O
of O
the O
lives O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
. O

Her O
opinion O
is O
that O
" O
love O
stories O
involving O
constant O
hitting O
and O
screaming O
and O
dramatic O
twists O
and O
turns O
are O
not O
the O
stuff O
of O
real O
life O
, O
and O
Chiung B-PERSON
Yao I-PERSON
's O
series O
departed O
too O
far O
from O
reality O
. O

This O
in O
fact O
has O
been O
a O
chronic O
problem O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
dramatic O
serials O
. O
" O

Love O
succeeded O
largely O
because O
it O
wedded O
realism O
to O
Taiwanese B-NORP
subject O
matter O
. O

Politics O
in O
command O
? O

However O
, O
though O
the O
series O
was O
popular O
, O
it O
did O
not O
immediately O
spark O
a O
wave O
of O
enthusiasm O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
subject O
matter O
. O

The O
government O
around O
that O
time O
adopted O
a O
policy O
of O
allowing O
producers O
to O
go O
to O
mainland O
China B-GPE
to O
film O
, O
and O
there O
was O
a O
sudden O
craze O
for O
martial O
arts O
series O
and O
love O
stories O
framed O
against O
a O
mainland O
backdrop O
. O

Still O
, O
television O
stations O
and O
producers O
had O
awakened O
to O
the O
existence O
of O
an O
audience O
for O
" O
nativist O
" O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
. O

After O
the O
Qingdao O
Lake O
incident O
in O
1994 O
, O
" O
mainland O
fever O
" O
plummeted O
, O
and O
nativist O
stories O
using O
the O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
language O
once O
again O
saw O
their O
star O
rising O
. O

This O
time O
they O
went O
right O
at O
major O
political O
taboos O
like O
the B-EVENT
February I-EVENT
28 I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
1947 I-EVENT
. O

Writer O
Lin B-PERSON
Ling I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ling I-PERSON
used O
the B-EVENT
White I-EVENT
Terror I-EVENT
as O
subject O
matter O
to O
write O
the O
second O
major O
nativist O
prime O
- O
time O
drama O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
television O
history O
- O
Taiwan B-WORK_OF_ART
Outlaws I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Marsh I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

It O
was O
so O
popular O
that O
its O
producer O
, O
Hsu B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON
, O
ended O
up O
making O
a O
trilogy O
around O
the O
same O
theme O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
explains O
: O
" O
I O
always O
want O
to O
write O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
against O
the O
backdrop O
of O
great O
events O
, O
and O
the B-EVENT
February I-EVENT
28 I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
was O
at O
that O
time O
just O
beginning O
to O
get O
intensive O
open O
discussion O
, O
so O
there O
was O
a O
lot O
of O
commercial O
viability O
as O
well O
. O
" O

Owing O
to O
the O
series O
' O
popularity O
, O
lead O
actor O
Lun B-PERSON
Hsiao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hua I-PERSON
has O
become O
a O
major O
television O
star O
, O
while O
female O
lead O
Chen B-PERSON
Mei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
established O
her O
image O
as O
a O
traditional O
Taiwanese B-NORP
woman O
of O
gentility O
and O
virtue O
, O
and O
has O
since O
gotten O
numerous O
roles O
and O
television O
commercials O
. O

However O
, O
says O
Lin B-PERSON
with O
a O
laugh O
, O
things O
did O
n't O
go O
exactly O
as O
she O
expected O
. O

" O
Because O
the O
writer O
, O
director O
, O
and O
actors O
all O
had O
different O
political O
orientations O
, O
after O
the O
first O
several O
episodes O
which O
laid O
out O
the O
background O
of O
the O
era O
were O
produced O
, O
the O
plot O
shifted O
toward O
traditional O
family O
relations O
and O
romance O
, O
along O
the O
lines O
of O
the O
typical O
prime O
- O
time O
serial O
. O
" O

The O
series O
was O
nonetheless O
a O
watershed O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
was O
no O
longer O
taboo O
, O
and O
indeed O
identification O
with O
" O
Taiwanese-ness O
" O
came O
to O
be O
highly O
admired O
. O

Ko B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fen I-PERSON
states O
that O
it O
is O
not O
difficult O
to O
understand O
these O
trends O
against O
the O
backdrop O
of O
society O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Taiwan B-WORK_OF_ART
Outlaws I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Marsh I-WORK_OF_ART
was O
broadcast O
just O
after O
the O
first O
direct O
popular O
elections O
for O
municipal O
mayors O
and O
provincial O
governor O
, O
when O
the O
" O
underground O
" O
call O
- O
in O
television O
programs O
were O
at O
their O
peak O
of O
popularity O
, O
and O
when O
discussion O
of O
" O
Taiwanese B-NORP
identity O
" O
was O
at O
a O
fever O
pitch O
. O

Hsu B-PERSON
Hsiao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tsu I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
aide O
to O
the O
legislative O
caucus O
of O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
recalls O
that O
although O
Taiwan B-WORK_OF_ART
Outlaws I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Marsh I-WORK_OF_ART
did O
not O
go O
very O
deeply O
into O
the O
historical O
facts O
and O
controversies O
of O
the B-EVENT
February I-EVENT
28 I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
, O
he O
and O
his O
friends O
, O
enthusiastic O
student O
activists O
in O
the O
opposition O
movement O
, O
felt O
that O
it O
was O
of O
great O
symbolic O
importance O
that O
prime O
- O
time O
television O
- O
which O
had O
always O
represented O
conservative O
values O
- O
was O
broadcasting O
a O
series O
on O
this O
subject O
using O
both O
Taiwanese O
and O
Mandarin B-LANGUAGE
. O

He O
laughs O
, O
" O
Even O
though O
I O
usually O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
interest O
in O
watching O
TV O
, O
at O
that O
time O
we O
tuned O
in O
at O
eight O
sharp O
every O
night O
, O
as O
a O
kind O
of O
moral O
support O
. O
" O

Ko B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fen I-PERSON
says O
, O
however O
, O
that O
times O
have O
changed O
. O

Linguistic O
and O
historical O
conditions O
politicized O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
. O

There O
had O
always O
been O
controversy O
over O
it O
. O

But O
the O
political O
significance O
faded O
, O
and O
, O
with O
the O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
series O
beginning O
in O
1995 O
, O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
became O
embroiled O
in O
a O
very O
different O
controversy O
- O
that O
it O
was O
oversimplified O
and O
stereotypical O
, O
and O
that O
the O
clock O
had O
been O
turned O
back O
to O
the O
early O
days O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
- O
language O
programming O
. O

The O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
series O
was O
a O
collection O
of O
all O
- O
Taiwanese B-NORP
- O
language O
stories O
broadcast O
by O
CTS B-ORG
, O
describing O
the O
relationship O
between O
daughters O
- O
in O
- O
law O
and O
mothers O
- O
in O
- O
law O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
traditional O
rural O
society O
. O

The O
first O
of O
the O
series O
, O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Astonishing I-WORK_OF_ART
Daughter I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Law I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
got O
an O
enthusiastic O
audience O
response O
, O
and O
the O
show O
, O
which O
like O
all O
prime O
- O
time O
serials O
was O
broadcast O
nightly O
Monday O
to O
Friday O
, O
lasted O
for O
nearly O
a O
year O
. O

The O
hard O
- O
pressed O
daughter O
in O
law O

The O
story O
of O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Astonishing I-WORK_OF_ART
Daughter I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Law I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
quite O
simple O
. O

The O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
, O
played O
by O
Chang B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yen I-PERSON
, O
is O
mistreated O
by O
her O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
, O
and O
, O
with O
outsiders O
butting O
in O
and O
causing O
trouble O
, O
she O
gets O
abused O
from O
beginning O
to O
end O
. O

Yet O
she O
maintains O
her O
traditional O
womanly O
virtues O
, O
never O
fights O
back O
, O
and O
in O
the O
end O
is O
rewarded O
with O
a O
happy O
ending O
. O

Although O
Chang B-PERSON
does O
not O
speak O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
very O
well O
, O
her O
pitiable O
demeanor O
won O
a O
lot O
of O
sympathy O
from O
the O
audience O
. O

Juan B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jung I-PERSON
, O
a O
Changhua B-GPE
County I-GPE
civil O
servant O
and O
longtime O
fan O
of O
TV O
serials O
, O
says O
critically O
, O
" O
It O
drove O
me O
nuts O
watching O
the O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
just O
sit O
there O
and O
take O
abuse O
from O
her O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
day O
in O
and O
day O
out O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
costumes O
and O
sets O
were O
so O
crude O
, O
there O
was O
no O
difference O
from O
a O
typical O
6:30 O
show O
. O
" O

Yet O
, O
she O
says O
, O
her O
grandmother O
was O
in O
tears O
every O
day O
, O
explaining O
that O
young O
women O
today O
could O
never O
understand O
the O
suffering O
and O
indignities O
endured O
by O
daughters O
- O
in O
- O
law O
in O
the O
past O
. O

Ko B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fen I-PERSON
ascribes O
the O
success O
of O
the O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
series O
to O
several O
factors O
: O

" O
By O
playing O
on O
people O
's O
heart O
strings O
, O
using O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
language O
, O
and O
being O
set O
against O
the O
background O
of O
that O
bitter O
era O
, O
the O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
series O
brought O
together O
all O
the O
traditional O
elements O
of O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
, O
but O
in O
addition O
added O
new O
structure O
and O
packaging O
, O
and O
integrated O
the O
spiciness O
and O
conflict O
typical O
of O
an O
8:00 O
show O
. O

No O
wonder O
it O
was O
so O
successful O
. O
" O

Lin B-PERSON
Ling I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ling I-PERSON
says O
that O
criticism O
of O
8:00 O
serials O
for O
being O
melodramatic O
is O
certainly O
not O
without O
foundation O
, O
yet O
, O
however O
people O
may O
criticize O
, O
there O
are O
still O
viewers O
who O
ca O
n't O
get O
enough O
. O

The O
audience O
is O
composed O
mainly O
of O
older O
folk O
and O
housewives O
. O

In O
general O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
watch O
something O
they O
have O
to O
really O
think O
too O
much O
about O
. O

The O
simpler O
the O
characters O
and O
the O
plot O
, O
and O
the O
more O
conflict O
there O
is O
, O
the O
better O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
adds O
that O
intellectuals O
criticize O
such O
shows O
but O
in O
fact O
do O
n't O
watch O
TV O
. O

Television O
stations O
have O
always O
based O
their O
decisions O
on O
ratings O
, O
and O
it O
is O
virtually O
impossible O
to O
expect O
that O
they O
will O
change O
a O
proven O
formula O
. O

" O
Rather O
than O
say O
that O
serials O
are O
a O
mirror O
of O
life O
, O
it O
would O
be O
better O
to O
say O
that O
people O
identify O
with O
the O
characters O
in O
these O
dramas O
even O
if O
their O
own O
lives O
are O
not O
as O
dramatic O
. O
" O

These O
are O
the O
terms O
used O
by O
Tsai B-PERSON
Yen I-PERSON
, O
a O
professor O
in O
the O
department O
of O
broadcasting O
and O
television O
at O
National B-ORG
Chengchi I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

This O
is O
particularly O
the O
case O
for O
older O
people O
and O
housewives O
. O

According O
to O
Tsai B-PERSON
, O
the O
formula O
for O
success O
revolves O
around O
romance O
or O
family O
relations O
. O

For O
dramatic O
effect O
, O
there O
need O
to O
be O
elements O
of O
hatred O
or O
revenge O
, O
and O
usually O
one O
irredeemably O
evil O
character O
whose O
purpose O
is O
to O
create O
obstacles O
to O
the O
romantic O
or O
career O
success O
of O
the O
main O
character O
. O

The O
focus O
is O
extremely O
narrow O
- O
personal O
achievement O
. O

Social O
issues O
serve O
only O
as O
background O
or O
embellishment O
. O

The O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
series O
precisely O
fits O
this O
structure O
. O

Realistic O
fashion O

After O
the O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
series O
, O
there O
was O
a O
uniformity O
in O
dramatic O
serials O
all O
following O
the O
trend O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
went O
into O
a O
steady O
decline O
. O

However O
, O
just O
when O
things O
looked O
bleakest O
, O
nativist O
drama O
began O
to O
break O
out O
of O
its O
previous O
framework O
with O
the O
appearance O
of O
the O
" O
river O
of O
time O
" O
structure O
, O
characterized O
by O
a O
cross-generational O
story O
depicting O
long O
- O
term O
social O
evolution O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

This O
format O
incorporates O
the O
rural O
themes O
of O
traditional O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
, O
but O
the O
stories O
evolve O
with O
time O
, O
and O
also O
portray O
modern O
urban O
life O
. O

Not O
only O
has O
this O
format O
given O
new O
life O
to O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
, O
it O
has O
also O
pioneered O
an O
entirely O
new O
type O
of O
television O
drama O
- O
contemporary O
realism O
. O

Formosa B-ORG
Television I-ORG
had O
enthusiastic O
audiences O
for O
Springtime B-WORK_OF_ART
Stepmother I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Heart I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
1998 O
. O

The O
character O
of O
actress O
Pai B-PERSON
Ping I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ping I-PERSON
played O
against O
the O
stereotype O
of O
the O
abusive O
stepmother O
, O
instead O
being O
a O
woman O
who O
brings O
two O
of O
her O
own O
children O
into O
a O
marriage O
into O
a O
wealthy O
family O
. O

She O
has O
to O
deal O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
with O
the O
lack O
of O
understanding O
from O
her O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
and O
on O
the O
other O
look O
after O
four O
children O
from O
different O
families O
as O
well O
as O
the O
husband O
's O
first O
wife O
, O
who O
suffers O
from O
mental O
illness O
. O

And O
after O
financial O
setbacks O
, O
she O
also O
has O
to O
support O
the O
whole O
family O
. O

Because O
the O
series O
was O
so O
popular O
, O
FTV B-ORG
seized O
the O
opportunity O
and O
presented O
a O
sequel O
based O
on O
the O
loves O
and O
hates O
of O
the O
third O
generation O
, O
which O
, O
as O
expected O
, O
also O
was O
very O
well O
received O
. O

Springtime B-WORK_OF_ART
Stepmother I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Heart I-WORK_OF_ART
pulled O
FTV B-ORG
financially O
out O
of O
the O
red O
and O
into O
the O
black O
, O
and O
is O
considered O
an O
extremely O
remarkable O
event O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
television O
history O
. O

Executive O
chairman O
Chen B-PERSON
Kang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsin I-PERSON
proudly O
calls O
the O
new O
format O
developed O
by O
FTV B-ORG
" O
contemporary O
drama O
. O
" O

Lien B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yu I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
reporter O
covering O
film O
and O
TV O
for O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
explains O
that O
FTV B-ORG
has O
been O
successful O
in O
the O
8:00 O
time O
slot O
not O
only O
because O
" O
the O
use O
of O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
language O
fits O
right O
in O
with O
the O
trends O
of O
the O
times O
, O
" O
but O
also O
because O
" O
the O
inclusion O
of O
little O
conversations O
and O
incidents O
that O
occur O
in O
everyday O
life O
makes O
these O
series O
accessible O
and O
familiar O
to O
the O
viewers O
. O
" O

That O
TV O
stations O
agree O
can O
be O
seen O
from O
the O
most O
recent O
offering O
from O
FTV B-ORG
, O
Fortune B-WORK_OF_ART
is I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Heaven I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Hands I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
offers O
a O
realistic O
depiction O
of O
urban O
life O
. O

Fortune B-ORG
is O
also O
cross-generational O
. O

The O
story O
begins O
with O
the O
death O
of O
the O
husband O
of O
the O
main O
female O
character O
. O

She O
struggles O
to O
raise O
her O
infant O
son O
, O
and O
is O
a O
frequent O
target O
of O
criticism O
from O
her O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
. O

The O
son O
then O
grows O
into O
adulthood O
, O
and O
all O
the O
feelings O
- O
gratitude O
, O
revenge O
, O
love O
, O
hate O
- O
of O
the O
older O
generation O
carry O
on O
into O
the O
younger O
. O

In O
the O
city O
the O
children O
help O
each O
other O
and O
compete O
against O
each O
other O
as O
the O
story O
grows O
increasingly O
explosive O
. O

The O
combination O
of O
traditional O
Taiwanese B-NORP
and O
contemporary O
factors O
has O
made O
the O
show O
a O
hit O
. O

Lien B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yu I-PERSON
says O
that O
recently O
three O
of O
the O
four O
broadcast O
stations O
have O
been O
showing O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
, O
but O
FTV B-ORG
's O
ratings O
stand O
alone O
, O
far O
ahead O
of O
all O
the O
others O
. O

A O
show O
can O
not O
be O
popular O
simply O
by O
using O
Taiwanese B-LANGUAGE
language O
, O
she O
says O
- O
the O
audience O
must O
be O
able O
to O
identify O
with O
it O
. O

This O
is O
how O
the O
series O
Real B-WORK_OF_ART
Love I-WORK_OF_ART
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
cable O
TV O
has O
stayed O
so O
popular O
that O
it O
has O
run O
uninterrupted O
for O
several O
years O
. O

ON O
programming O

The O
success O
of O
serials O
means O
that O
TV O
stations O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
just O
keep O
on O
cranking O
them O
out O
, O
broadcasting O
episodes O
as O
quickly O
as O
they O
are O
shot O
. O

This O
special O
feature O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
8:00 O
time O
slot O
means O
that O
one O
can O
naturally O
not O
be O
too O
picky O
about O
quality O
. O

Lu B-PERSON
Hsiao I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
fen I-PERSON
, O
a O
film O
star O
who O
has O
won O
numerous O
awards O
at O
the O
Golden B-WORK_OF_ART
Horse I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
film O
festivals O
and O
who O
has O
recently O
jumped O
into O
prime O
time O
as O
the O
female O
lead O
in O
Fortune B-ORG
, O
explains O
: O
" O
They O
have O
a O
special O
name O
for O
shows O
that O
are O
being O
broadcast O
episode O
by O
episode O
as O
each O
one O
is O
shot O
: O
' O
ON O
programming O
. O
' O

It O
is O
common O
for O
an O
episode O
finished O
today O
to O
be O
shown O
two O
days O
later O
. O
" O

She O
finds O
this O
situation O
less O
than O
ideal O
. O

She O
says O
that O
in O
order O
to O
keep O
up O
with O
the O
audience O
's O
ever O
- O
changing O
tastes O
, O
scripts O
are O
being O
rewritten O
right O
up O
to O
the O
last O
minute O
. O

Naturally O
television O
actors O
do O
not O
have O
the O
luxury O
that O
movie O
actors O
enjoy O
of O
allowing O
themselves O
time O
to O
slowly O
get O
in O
the O
right O
frame O
of O
mind O
for O
a O
role O
or O
scene O
, O
but O
even O
so O
, O
given O
the O
fact O
that O
TV O
actors O
must O
rely O
almost O
exclusively O
on O
dialogue O
and O
body O
language O
to O
keep O
the O
audience O
's O
attention O
, O
the O
fact O
that O
shooting O
is O
so O
hurried O
not O
only O
waters O
down O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
performance O
, O
there O
is O
little O
time O
even O
to O
get O
the O
lines O
right O
. O

Such O
conditions O
, O
she O
feels O
, O
make O
for O
productions O
that O
are O
really O
too O
rough O
around O
the O
edges O
. O

Chou B-PERSON
You I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
produced O
more O
than O
4,000 O
hours O
of O
dramatic O
series O
for O
television O
, O
says O
that O
prime O
time O
is O
like O
a O
battlefield O
for O
television O
stations O
. O

Sometimes O
the O
producer O
ca O
n't O
call O
the O
shots O
. O

Personally O
, O
she O
has O
always O
preferred O
to O
begin O
broadcasting O
only O
after O
the O
entire O
series O
has O
been O
completed O
, O
to O
ensure O
quality O
control O
. O

But O
if O
a O
series O
is O
doing O
well O
, O
the O
station O
will O
want O
to O
extend O
it O
, O
and O
if O
ratings O
are O
less O
than O
ideal O
, O
the O
series O
must O
be O
prepared O
to O
wrap O
up O
at O
any O
moment O
. O

The O
series O
on O
which O
Chou B-PERSON
has O
recently O
been O
working O
had O
the O
final O
rushes O
confiscated O
by O
the O
network O
so O
that O
it O
can O
decide O
how O
to O
edit O
them O
, O
in O
order O
to O
determine O
how O
long O
the O
series O
will O
actually O
run O
. O

" O
Even O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
it O
will O
come O
to O
an O
end O
, O
" O
she O
says O
with O
exasperation O
. O

Pop O
merchandise O

April B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
, O
the O
producer O
of O
Fortune B-WORK_OF_ART
is I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Heaven I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Hands I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
admits O
that O
ON O
programming O
is O
a O
real O
bottleneck O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
. O

But O
there O
is O
no O
quick O
- O
fix O
. O

With O
the O
practical O
environment O
being O
what O
it O
is O
, O
people O
will O
simply O
have O
to O
think O
their O
way O
out O
of O
its O
limitations O
. O

" O
ON O
programming O
is O
simply O
the O
way O
Taiwan B-GPE
television O
works O
. O

If O
the O
station O
strategy O
is O
set O
up O
that O
way O
, O
it O
's O
unlikely O
they O
will O
change O
. O

The O
only O
solution O
is O
through O
restructuring O
of O
the O
content O
, O
strengthening O
the O
rhythms O
, O
reducing O
the O
use O
of O
pointless O
patter O
to O
draw O
out O
the O
series O
, O
improving O
the O
dramatic O
structure O
, O
and O
adding O
new O
vitality O
to O
the O
roles O
. O
" O

But O
how O
? O

She O
takes O
for O
example O
feminist O
issues O
, O
about O
which O
she O
is O
particularly O
concerned O
. O

Twenty O
years O
ago O
, O
she O
wrote O
a O
TV O
serial O
that O
overturned O
the O
tradition O
that O
the O
female O
lead O
had O
to O
be O
chaste O
, O
unmarried O
, O
and O
dependent O
on O
men O
; O
instead O
her O
female O
lead O
was O
a O
middle O
- O
aged O
divorcee O
with O
children O
and O
a O
relationship O
with O
a O
younger O
man O
. O

Society O
was O
shocked O
from O
top O
to O
bottom O
. O

Today O
, O
as O
she O
produces O
Fortune B-ORG
, O
she O
still O
devotes O
special O
attention O
to O
the O
molding O
of O
the O
women O
's O
roles O
. O

From O
the O
character O
of O
the O
grandmother O
to O
that O
of O
the O
daughter O
, O
she O
insists O
that O
the O
script O
give O
them O
independent O
and O
strong O
- O
willed O
vitality O
. O

She O
says O
, O
" O
Although O
you O
can O
say O
that O
prime O
time O
serials O
are O
merchandise O
and O
not O
art O
, O
you O
have O
to O
present O
up O
- O
to O
- O
date O
positive O
values O
. O

You O
have O
to O
be O
responsible O
to O
the O
audience O
, O
and O
that O
's O
also O
the O
key O
to O
continual O
innovation O
. O
" O

Developing O
overseas O
markets O

Taiwanese B-NORP
television O
serials O
have O
always O
sold O
well O
abroad O
. O

But O
some O
people O
are O
concerned O
that O
an O
overemphasis O
on O
Taiwanese B-NORP
themes O
and O
language O
will O
stifle O
the O
development O
of O
overseas O
sales O
. O

" O
By O
nature O
, O
television O
drama O
is O
very O
localized O
. O

Because O
of O
cultural O
differences O
, O
overseas O
audiences O
will O
not O
necessarily O
like O
the O
same O
things O
Taiwan B-GPE
audiences O
do O
, O
" O
says O
reporter O
Lien B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yu I-PERSON
. O

That O
is O
why O
many O
" O
blue O
- O
chip O
" O
producers O
who O
control O
overseas O
copyrights O
are O
unwilling O
to O
touch O
nativist O
serials O
. O

They O
prefer O
to O
do O
martial O
arts O
or O
love O
stories O
that O
focus O
on O
no O
particular O
era O
or O
social O
backdrop O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Ling I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ling I-PERSON
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
believes O
that O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
should O
have O
no O
problems O
holding O
its O
own O
against O
competition O
from O
other O
areas O
. O

She O
says O
that O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
drama O
generally O
maintains O
good O
pacing O
, O
but O
the O
way O
they O
handle O
dialogue O
, O
content O
, O
and O
emotion O
is O
not O
very O
convincing O
. O

PRC B-GPE
TV O
provides O
dramas O
which O
interpret O
actual O
historical O
events O
-LRB- O
as O
opposed O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
" O
historical O
" O
dramas O
which O
are O
mainly O
just O
made O
- O
up O
stories O
in O
period O
costume O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
they O
are O
too O
slow O
- O
moving O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
TV O
relies O
mostly O
on O
packaging O
of O
well O
- O
known O
" O
idols O
, O
" O
with O
most O
of O
the O
effort O
going O
into O
the O
aesthetics O
of O
presentation O
, O
and O
little O
emphasis O
on O
storyline O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
television O
drama O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
has O
conflict O
and O
intensity O
, O
and O
if O
it O
is O
well O
packaged O
, O
it O
should O
do O
well O
in O
the O
overseas O
market O
. O

" O
You O
ca O
n't O
say O
that O
there O
's O
no O
overseas O
market O
for O
drama O
just O
because O
it O
is O
nativist O
Taiwanese B-NORP
. O

After O
all O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
drama O
series O
have O
dominated O
the O
Asian O
market O
for O
years O
, O
yet O
they O
also O
use O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
dialect O
- O
Cantonese O
- O
and O
are O
also O
set O
against O
the O
backdrop O
of O
their O
own O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
society O
. O

However O
, O
due O
to O
the O
strength O
of O
their O
entertainment O
industry O
, O
they O
've O
been O
able O
to O
penetrate O
everywhere O
, O
" O
says O
Tsai B-PERSON
Yen I-PERSON
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
can O
learn O
from O
this O
experience O
. O

Talent O
flow O

As O
interactions O
between O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
the O
PRC B-GPE
have O
grown O
, O
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
there O
have O
been O
many O
cases O
of O
cooperative O
filming O
involving O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
or O
of O
the O
hiring O
of O
technicians O
or O
performers O
from O
one O
area O
to O
work O
in O
another O
. O

For O
example O
, O
for O
the O
martial O
arts O
dramas O
of O
Yang B-PERSON
Pei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
pei I-PERSON
, O
the O
scripts O
and O
actors O
come O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
the O
director O
and O
the O
costume O
designer O
are O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
and O
the O
series O
are O
filmed O
in O
the O
PRC B-GPE
using O
mainland O
technicians O
. O

Technically O
speaking O
, O
they O
are O
extremely O
well O
done O
. O

The O
same O
goes O
for O
Chiung B-PERSON
Yao I-PERSON
's O
romantic O
dramas O
. O

However O
, O
given O
the O
different O
cultural O
backgrounds O
of O
these O
people O
, O
there O
are O
limits O
to O
cooperation O
, O
and O
if O
you O
factor O
in O
political O
considerations O
, O
that O
makes O
the O
situation O
even O
more O
complex O
. O

" O
Cross-national O
cooperation O
is O
the O
fastest O
way O
to O
get O
an O
infusion O
of O
fresh O
blood O
, O
but O
it O
is O
not O
a O
long O
- O
term O
solution O
, O
" O
says O
Lien B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yu I-PERSON
. O

Recently O
the O
PRC B-GPE
has O
begun O
to O
limit O
the O
number O
of O
people O
who O
can O
work O
in O
cooperative O
projects O
in O
order O
to O
protect O
its O
own O
TV O
industry O
, O
and O
sudden O
changes O
such O
as O
this O
will O
inevitably O
have O
an O
impact O
. O

Prime O
time O
programming O
has O
long O
been O
a O
weaver O
of O
dreams O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
audiences O
. O

But O
there O
is O
a O
huge O
difference O
between O
today O
's O
society O
and O
that O
of O
30 O
years O
ago O
. O

If O
the O
dreams O
woven O
by O
the O
serials O
stay O
the O
same O
, O
or O
are O
even O
inferior O
, O
inevitably O
the O
audience O
will O
decline O
. O

Given O
the O
ever O
growing O
pluralization O
of O
society O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
these O
shows O
must O
find O
new O
talent O
, O
overcome O
formulaic O
stories O
, O
and O
halt O
the O
decline O
in O
audience O
share O
. O

Those O
in O
the O
industry O
must O
figure O
out O
how O
to O
draw O
people O
back O
. O

p. O
87 O

So O
- O
called O
" O
ON O
programming O
" O
- O
meaning O
that O
series O
episodes O
are O
shot O
right O
before O
the O
time O
of O
broadcast O
- O
is O
a O
special O
feature O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
prime O
- O
time O
televised O
serials O
. O

The O
advantage O
is O
that O
the O
story O
can O
be O
changed O
or O
the O
series O
extended O
or O
shortened O
depending O
upon O
ratings O
. O

The O
disadvantage O
is O
that O
quality O
may O
suffer O
. O

The O
photo O
below O
shows O
the O
crew O
of O
the O
series O
Fortune B-WORK_OF_ART
is I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Heaven I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Hands I-WORK_OF_ART
doing O
an O
all O
- O
nighter O
to O
complete O
an O
episode O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
88 O

The O
series O
Love O
, O
broadcast O
by O
CTS B-ORG
in O
1983 O
, O
was O
the O
first O
prime O
- O
time O
drama O
to O
use O
Taiwanese B-NORP
, O
and O
marked O
a O
new O
beginning O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
nativist O
drama O
. O

The O
photo O
shows O
the O
performers O
who O
played O
the O
two O
main O
couples O
in O
the O
series O
, O
from O
left O
to O
write O
: O
Ma B-PERSON
Ju I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
feng I-PERSON
, O
Chang B-PERSON
Chiung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
tsu I-PERSON
, O
Chin B-PERSON
Su I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
mei I-PERSON
, O
and O
Liu B-PERSON
Teh I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kai I-PERSON
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Tsai B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
89 O

With O
the O
popularity O
of O
nativist O
Taiwanese B-NORP
drama O
, O
Taiwanese B-NORP
- O
speaking O
performers O
are O
in O
demand O
. O

Such O
is O
the O
case O
with O
veteran O
actor O
Shih B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
now O
featured O
in O
the O
CTS O
series O
First B-WORK_OF_ART
Family I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Tsai B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
90 O

Chang B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yen I-PERSON
-LRB- O
right O
-RRB- O
plays O
a O
much O
- O
abused O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
in O
the O
series O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Astonishing I-WORK_OF_ART
Daughter I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Law I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Her O
pitiable O
character O
has O
resonated O
with O
many O
middle O
- O
aged O
women O
. O

-LRB- O
photo O
by O
Tsai B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chi I-PERSON
-RRB- O

[. O
91 O

The O
Taiwanese B-NORP
" O
contemporary O
drama O
" O
being O
shown O
by O
Formosa B-ORG
Television I-ORG
in O
its O
8:00 O
time O
slot O
has O
maintained O
very O
high O
ratings O
, O
pulling O
the O
station O
out O
of O
the O
red O
and O
into O
the O
black O
. O

The O
photo O
is O
from O
the O
series O
Fortune B-WORK_OF_ART
is I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Heaven I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Hands I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
series O
producer O
April B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
93 O

There O
has O
been O
growing O
cooperation O
between O
the O
TV O
industries O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
and O
mainland O
China B-GPE
in O
producing O
prime O
- O
time O
programming O
. O

In O
the O
series O
White B-WORK_OF_ART
Haired I-WORK_OF_ART
Sorceress I-WORK_OF_ART
broadcast O
on O
TTV B-ORG
and O
produced O
by O
Chou B-PERSON
You I-PERSON
, O
the O
male O
lead O
, O
Zhang B-PERSON
Zhilin I-PERSON
, O
was O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
and O
the O
female O
lead O
, O
Shui B-PERSON
Ling I-PERSON
, O
from O
the O
PRC B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Chou B-PERSON
You I-PERSON
-RRB- O

p. O
93 O

Chiung B-PERSON
Yao I-PERSON
's O
romances O
have O
their O
own O
style O
. O

They O
offer O
intense O
plots O
and O
dialogue O
and O
always O
feature O
attractive O
leading O
men O
and O
women O
. O

The O
photo O
shows O
mainland O
actress O
Zhao B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
-LRB- O
left O
-RRB- O
, O
who O
became O
popular O
throughout O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
world O
after O
starring O
in O
a O
Chiung O
Yao O
series O
, O
pictured O
with O
former O
child O
star O
Su B-PERSON
You I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
peng I-PERSON
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Joy B-ORG
Production I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
-RRB- O

p. O
93 O

The O
series O
An B-WORK_OF_ART
Official I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Wife I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
produced O
by O
Chou B-PERSON
You I-PERSON
, O
brought O
together O
Taiwanese B-NORP
performer O
Chen B-PERSON
Ya I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lan I-PERSON
-LRB- O
left O
-RRB- O
and O
mainland O
star O
Zhang B-PERSON
Guoli I-PERSON
. O

Their O
different O
accents O
and O
acting O
styles O
created O
many O
comic O
opportunities O
. O

-LRB- O
courtesy O
of O
Chou B-PERSON
You I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Soldier O
Ants O
: O
Maysing B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
Calls O
for O
NGO O
Mobilization O

Maysing B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
, O
vice O
chair O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
' O
Research B-ORG
and O
Planning O
Board O
, O
lived O
for O
many O
years O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

She O
joined O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
political O
opposition O
movement O
very O
early O
in O
her O
career O
, O
and O
for O
a O
time O
chaired O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
's O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

After O
the O
DPP O
gained O
control O
of O
the O
central O
government O
, O
in O
view O
of O
Yang B-GPE
's O
long O
overseas O
experience O
of O
diplomatic O
affairs O
and O
the O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
community O
, O
she O
was O
recruited O
into O
the O
cabinet O
to O
take O
over O
the O
important O
position O
of O
vice O
chair O
of O
the O
MOFA O
's O
Research B-ORG
and O
Planning O
Board O
. O

In O
late O
August O
2000 O
, O
Maysing B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
and O
presidential O
advisor O
and O
former O
DPP B-ORG
chairman O
Peng B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
min I-PERSON
led O
a O
delegation O
to O
attend O
the O
53rd O
Annual O
DPI O
/ O
NGO O
Conference O
of O
the O
United O
Nations O
Department O
of O
Public O
Information O
. O

She O
became O
the O
first O
serving O
MOFA B-ORG
official O
to O
enter O
the O
UN B-GPE
headquarters O
building O
since O
the O
ROC B-GPE
left O
the O
UN B-GPE
. O

When O
news O
of O
this O
got O
out O
, O
the O
PRC B-GPE
delegation O
at O
the O
UN B-GPE
immediately O
pro-tested O
, O
and O
demanded O
that O
the O
two O
should O
leave O
the O
conference O
chamber O
and O
be O
excluded O
from O
the O
UN B-GPE
building O
. O

The O
next O
day O
, O
showing O
commendable O
courage O
, O
Yang B-GPE
and O
Peng B-PERSON
slipped O
back O
into O
the O
conference O
chamber O
. O

But O
their O
actions O
also O
attracted O
the O
criticism O
that O
this O
kind O
of O
high O
- O
decibel O
display O
is O
not O
in O
fact O
helpful O
for O
achieving O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
return O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

However O
, O
Yang B-GPE
does O
not O
subscribe O
to O
this O
view O
. O

Enthusiastic O
, O
outspoken O
and O
full O
of O
vitality O
, O
she O
is O
highly O
optimistic O
about O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
prospects O
for O
participation O
in O
UN B-GPE
- O
associated O
NGOs O
, O
and O
believes O
that O
as O
temples O
of O
popular O
campaigning O
, O
NGOs O
can O
develop O
the O
strength O
of O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
people O
. O

Below O
she O
describes O
her O
views O
. O

After O
the O
new O
government O
took O
office O
, O
apart O
from O
being O
briefed O
on O
our O
diplomatic O
partners O
and O
on O
countries O
with O
which O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
diplomatic O
relations O
, O
I O
also O
looked O
at O
civic O
organizations O
with O
which O
the O
MOFA O
has O
contacts O
and O
which O
are O
frequently O
active O
in O
the O
international O
community O
. O

I O
discovered O
that O
the O
World O
League O
for O
Freedom O
and O
Democracy O
is O
a O
well O
- O
run O
international O
organization O
with O
a O
complete O
organizational O
structure O
, O
is O
a O
member O
of O
the O
UN B-GPE
's O
Department O
of O
Public O
Information O
, O
and O
attends O
the O
Annual O
DPI O
/ O
NGO O
Conference O
every O
year O
. O

This O
year O
too O
it O
was O
planning O
to O
attend O
the O
millennium O
edition O
of O
the O
conference O
. O

Therefore O
when O
Professor O
Peng O
invited O
me O
to O
attend O
, O
I O
agreed O
to O
join O
the O
delegation O
as O
an O
advisor O
to O
the O
league O
. O

The O
MOFA O
was O
very O
excited O
about O
my O
attending O
the O
conference O
, O
because O
we O
can O
say O
that O
this O
is O
the O
first O
time O
a O
MOFA B-ORG
official O
has O
entered O
the O
UN B-GPE
headquarters O
building O
in O
the O
last O
30 O
years O
. O

Everyone O
thought O
it O
was O
a O
great O
breakthrough O
. O

I O
also O
took O
the O
opportunity O
to O
personally O
get O
an O
understanding O
of O
how O
the O
DPI O
/ O
NGO O
Conference O
works O
, O
and O
of O
the O
direction O
of O
mainstream O
international O
thinking O
, O
and O
I O
collected O
a O
lot O
of O
relevant O
information O
in O
the O
form O
of O
conference O
materials O
. O

Thus O
we O
gained O
a O
great O
deal O
from O
attending O
. O

One O
of O
the O
main O
topics O
at O
this O
year O
's O
conference O
was O
the O
issue O
of O
how O
to O
go O
about O
monitoring O
how O
governments O
put O
into O
action O
their O
ideals O
and O
their O
promises O
to O
their O
peoples O
. O

Another O
main O
focus O
of O
discussion O
was O
the O
partnership O
between O
NGOs O
, O
national O
governments O
and O
the O
UN B-GPE
itself O
. O

These O
are O
all O
very O
important O
things O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
be O
thinking O
about O
, O
so O
we O
ought O
to O
participate O
more O
. O

The O
UN B-GPE
itself O
is O
an O
organization O
of O
national O
governments O
. O

At O
present O
we O
are O
excluded O
, O
and O
that O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
change O
. O

NGOs O
represent O
a O
very O
good O
point O
of O
access O
. O

Today O
there O
are O
a O
tremendous O
number O
of O
NGOs O
. O

They O
hold O
frequent O
conferences O
, O
and O
they O
have O
an O
ever O
- O
growing O
influence O
on O
governments O
. O

For O
example O
, O
a O
couple O
of O
months O
ago O
I O
went O
to O
Warsaw B-GPE
to O
attend O
the B-EVENT
International I-EVENT
Forum I-EVENT
on I-EVENT
Democracy I-EVENT
. O

The O
forum O
was O
attended O
by O
foreign O
ministers O
from O
over O
100 O
countries O
, O
but O
it O
was O
also O
an O
NGO O
conference O
. O

Those O
attending O
included O
the O
great O
American B-NORP
entrepreneur O
George B-PERSON
Soros I-PERSON
, O
who O
funded O
the O
forum O
, O
the O
former O
US B-GPE
ambassador O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Winston B-PERSON
Lord I-PERSON
, O
and O
so O
on O
- O
all O
high O
- O
ranking O
, O
highly O
influential O
people O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
NGOs O
are O
very O
broad O
church O
. O

Retired O
diplomats O
, O
business O
- O
people O
, O
social O
campaigners O
, O
academics O
and O
all O
kinds O
of O
foundations O
may O
be O
involved O
in O
NGOs O
. O

NGOs O
can O
be O
more O
powerful O
than O
governments O
, O
so O
governments O
certainly O
ca O
n O
t O
afford O
to O
ignore O
them O
. O

At O
present O
, O
apart O
from O
the O
World O
League O
for O
Freedom O
and O
Democracy O
, O
a O
number O
of O
other O
NGOs O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
associated O
with O
the O
UN B-GPE
, O
including O
women O
's O
, O
aboriginal O
and O
academic O
groups O
. O

We O
hope O
that O
in O
the O
future O
more O
groups O
will O
actively O
develop O
an O
international O
profile O
, O
and O
apply O
to O
register O
with O
the O
UN B-GPE
. O

Another O
way O
people O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
can O
actively O
participate O
in O
international O
affairs O
is O
by O
encouraging O
people O
of O
ability O
and O
influence O
in O
society O
to O
apply O
to O
join O
the O
UN B-GPE
's O
own O
NGOs O
, O
such O
as O
population O
, O
human O
rights O
, O
peace O
and O
environmental O
groups O
, O
so O
that O
they O
can O
contribute O
their O
knowledge O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
let O
others O
better O
understand O
people O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

We O
are O
living O
in O
an O
age O
of O
people O
power O
, O
and O
the O
UN B-GPE
is O
responding O
to O
the O
trends O
of O
our O
time O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
NGOs O
merely O
played O
a O
monitoring O
role O
at O
the O
UN O
, O
but O
now O
the O
trend O
is O
towards O
their O
involvement O
in O
policy O
implementation O
. O

Hence O
in O
our O
future O
approach O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
, O
besides O
continuing O
to O
press O
for O
admission O
by O
mobilizing O
our O
diplomatic O
partners O
to O
speak O
on O
our O
behalf O
, O
we O
should O
also O
actively O
seek O
to O
make O
the O
most O
of O
the O
power O
of O
our O
people O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
in O
the O
age O
of O
the O
Internet O
, O
universal O
values O
such O
as O
humanitarianism O
and O
human O
rights O
transcend O
the O
narrow O
confines O
of O
national O
boundaries O
and O
nationalism O
. O

The O
Taiwan B-GPE
issue O
is O
one O
of O
basic O
human O
rights O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
being O
denied O
the O
right O
to O
speak O
and O
vote O
in O
international O
affairs O
. O

We O
can O
use O
the O
Internet O
to O
gain O
the O
support O
of O
international O
champions O
of O
justice O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
among O
Taiwanese B-NORP
compatriots O
living O
overseas O
there O
are O
many O
who O
opposed O
the O
old O
government O
, O
but O
are O
willing O
to O
support O
the O
new O
. O

These O
people O
are O
excellent O
partners O
through O
whom O
we O
can O
participate O
in O
UN O
NGOs O
. O

We O
should O
n't O
be O
afraid O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
communist O
regime O
's O
attempts O
to O
suppress O
such O
activity O

. O

They O
wo O
n't O
last O
forever O
, O
and O
they O
ca O
n't O
discourage O
everyone O
who O
supports O
us O
. O

Walking O
the O
Safe O
and O
Narrow O

New O
Strategic O
Thinking O
for O
the O
Defense O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE

-LRB- O
Eric B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Diago B-PERSON
Chiu I-PERSON
/ O

tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
last O
of O
this O
generation O
of O
domestically O
produced O
Ching O
- O
kuo O
fighter O
planes O
takes O
off O
for O
routine O
maneuvers O
. O

Defense O
thinking O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
changing O
to O
meet O
the O
challenges O
of O
advanced O
technology O
. O

As O
the O
first O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
of O
the O
new O
millenium O
approaches O
, O
changes O
are O
underway O
which O
are O
drawing O
attention O
to O
the O
long O
- O
term O
prospects O
for O
military O
and O
defense O
affairs O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Yuan I-ORG
has O
finally O
passed O
the O
long O
- O
discussed O
National O
Defense O
Law O
and O
Coastal O
Defense O
Law O
. O

These O
establish O
new O
regulations O
governing O
issues O
which O
have O
long O
been O
a O
focus O
of O
public O
concern O
, O
including O
unification O
of O
the O
military O
chain O
of O
command O
, O
alteration O
of O
the O
weapons O
procurement O
process O
, O
establishment O
of O
a O
flexible O
military O
service O
system O
, O
and O
transfer O
of O
defense O
responsibilities O
for O
remote O
offshore O
islands O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
as O
the O
presidential O
election O
battle O
heats O
up O
, O
cross-strait O
security O
issues O
- O
especially O
those O
related O
to O
missiles O
and O
missile O
defense O
- O
have O
again O
come O
up O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
with O
candidates O
rushing O
to O
put O
forward O
their O
own O
strategic O
thinking O
. O

Faced O
with O
the O
turbulent O
cross-strait O
situation O
, O
can O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
military O
ensure O
security O
? O

How O
should O
Taiwan B-GPE
respond O
to O
mainland O
China B-GPE
's O
active O
development O
of O
a O
missile O
attack O
capability O
? O

Will O
pro-active O
construction O
of O
a O
missile O
defense O
system O
raise O
tensions O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
? O

How O
can O
Taiwan B-GPE
defend O
itself O
without O
provoking O
an O
irrational O
response O
from O
mainland O
China B-GPE
? O

Two O
national O
defense O
topics O
have O
been O
especially O
hot O
in O
this O
new O
year O
. O

One O
is O
that O
defense O
of O
the O
remote O
Pratas B-LOC
and O
Spratley B-LOC
Islands I-LOC
will O
be O
transferred O
to O
the B-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
Command I-ORG
. O

The O
second O
is O
the O
subject O
of O
missile O
defense O
. O

Both O
Kuomintang B-NORP
presidential O
candidate O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
and O
Democratic B-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
presidential O
candidate O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
have O
commented O
on O
the O
subject O
. O

Last O
December O
, O
at O
a O
seminar O
at O
the B-ORG
Armed I-ORG
Forces I-ORG
University I-ORG
entitled O
" O
Transmillennial B-EVENT
National I-EVENT
Security I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Military I-EVENT
Strategy I-EVENT
, O
" O
Lien B-PERSON
delivered O
an O
address O
entitled O
" O
National B-WORK_OF_ART
Defense I-WORK_OF_ART
Strategy I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Construction I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
New I-WORK_OF_ART
Century I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

He O
suggested O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
will O
have O
to O
develop O
long O
- O
range O
missiles O
to O
counter O
the O
mainland O
Chinese B-NORP
military O
threat O
. O

While O
" O
effective O
deterrence O
" O
would O
remain O
the O
cornerstone O
of O
strategy O
, O
it O
should O
no O
longer O
be O
passive O
, O
said O
Lien B-PERSON
, O
but O
" O
pro-active O
. O
" O

The O
new O
generation O
of O
military O
capability O
will O
be O
based O
, O
he O
said O
, O
on O
the O
principle O
of O
" O
offensive O
defense O
. O
" O

The O
best O
defense O
is O
.... O

Chen B-PERSON
raised O
a O
similar O
idea O
. O

In O
his O
" O
Defense B-WORK_OF_ART
Policy I-WORK_OF_ART
White I-WORK_OF_ART
Paper I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
he O
proposed O
developing O
medium O
- O
and O
short O
- O
range O
surface O
- O
to O
- O
surface O
missiles O
. O

Obviously O
, O
after O
the O
experience O
of O
the O
1996 O
Taiwan B-LOC
Strait I-LOC
missile O
crisis O
, O
people O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
considered O
defending O
the O
island O
against O
mainland O
Chinese B-NORP
missile O
attack O
to O
be O
one O
of O
the O
foremost O
defense O
problems O
. O

Interestingly O
, O
even O
as O
such O
" O
pro-active O
defense O
" O
ideas O
are O
being O
proposed O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
National O
Defense O
-LRB- O
MND B-ORG
-RRB- O
has O
made O
a O
seemingly O
contrary O
move O
: O
It O
has O
announced O
that O
military O
forces O
will O
be O
withdrawn O
from O
the O
remote O
offshore O
Pratas B-LOC
and O
Spratley O
islands O
, O
and O
that O
responsibility O
for O
these O
islands O
and O
for O
coastal O
patrolling O
will O
be O
transferred O
to O
the B-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
. O

The O
MND O
argues O
that O
since O
the O
military O
is O
being O
streamlined O
, O
in O
order O
to O
concentrate O
defense O
forces O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Penghu B-GPE
, O
Kinmen B-GPE
, O
and O
Matsu B-GPE
, O
the O
defense O
of O
the O
Pratas O
and O
Spratley O
islands O
- O
which O
are O
in O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
China I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
- O
and O
the O
protection O
of O
coastal O
fishing O
vessels O
and O
coastal O
security O
should O
be O
left O
to O
the B-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
. O

Withdrawing O
from O
the O
two O
islands O
groups O
while O
moving O
actively O
to O
build O
a O
missile O
system O
may O
look O
like O
contradictory O
moves O
, O
but O
in O
fact O
they O
're O
both O
part O
of O
the O
military O
blueprint O
for O
the O
future O
- O
the O
abandonment O
of O
initial O
use O
of O
military O
force O
, O
but O
the O
ability O
to O
retaliate O
when O
attacked O
. O

The O
military O
blueprint O
for O
the O
new O
century O
is O
still O
being O
drawn O
up O
. O

The O
stimulus O
for O
these O
new O
ideas O
has O
been O
the O
aggressive O
military O
deployments O
by O
mainland O
China B-GPE
aimed O
at O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yi I-PERSON
, O
a O
research O
fellow O
at O
the O
Institute O
of O
European O
and O
American O
Affairs O
at O
the B-ORG
Academia I-ORG
Sinica I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
the O
successful O
testing O
by O
mainland O
China B-GPE
of O
missiles O
in O
1996 O
has O
altered O
the O
lines O
of O
strategic O
thought O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
strait O
. O

Guided O
missiles O
have O
replaced O
aircraft O
as O
the O
major O
threat O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

In O
recent O
years O
mainland O
China B-GPE
has O
also O
constructed O
short O
- O
range O
surface O
- O
to O
- O
surface O
missile O
bases O
along O
its O
Southeast B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
which O
are O
specifically O
targeted O
at O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
a O
report O
in O
the O
December O
22 O
, O
1999 O
Washington B-ORG
Post I-ORG
, O
in O
November O
US O
reconnaissance O
satellites O
discovered O
that O
the O
PRC B-GPE
had O
begun O
constructing O
a O
new O
air O
defense O
missile O
base O
in O
the O
Zhangzhou B-GPE
region O
along O
the O
southeast O
coast O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yi I-PERSON
says O
that O
, O
besides O
rapidly O
building O
missile O
bases O
, O
the O
PRC B-GPE
has O
repeatedly O
stated O
that O
" O
there O
should O
be O
a O
timetable O
for O
resolution O
of O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
problem O
. O
" O

The O
PRC B-GPE
's O
extremely O
assertive O
deployment O
of O
armed O
capability O
opposite O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
deeply O
felt O
in O
the O
ROC B-GPE
. O

If O
Taiwan B-GPE
does O
not O
respond O
in O
time O
, O
it O
will O
be O
forced O
into O
an O
increasingly O
passive O
position O
. O

Lt. O
Gen. O
Fuh O
Wei O
- O
ku O
, O
commandant O
of O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Command I-ORG
and O
General B-ORG
Staff I-ORG
College I-ORG
at O
the B-ORG
Armed I-ORG
Forces I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
notes O
that O
for O
the O
moment O
Taiwan B-GPE
still O
has O
a O
slight O
edge O
in O
terms O
of O
air O
defense O
. O

However O
, O
it O
is O
widely O
estimated O
that O
by O
2005 O
, O
there O
will O
be O
a O
shift O
in O
the O
military O
capabilities O
of O
the O
two O
sides O
. O

Although O
this O
prediction O
is O
not O
necessarily O
accurate O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
should O
work O
to O
maintain O
its O
edge O
so O
as O
to O
guarantee O
peace O
through O
strength O
. O

Fuh B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ku I-PERSON
offers O
the O
following O
analysis O
: O
Currently O
the O
PRC B-GPE
weapons O
which O
pose O
the O
greatest O
threat O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
Sukhoi O
aircraft O
, O
M O
- O
class O
missiles O
, O
and O
cruise O
missiles O
. O

Of O
these O
, O
the O
aircraft O
are O
already O
strategically O
of O
the O
second O
rank O
, O
but O
Taiwan B-GPE
must O
be O
alert O
to O
the O
missiles O
. O

The O
M O
- O
class O
weapons O
can O
pass O
through O
the O
stratosphere O
directly O
into O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
rear O
areas O
, O
while O
cruise O
missiles O
can O
undertake O
low O
- O
level O
long O
- O
range O
attacks O
. O

" O
We O
can O
defend O
against O
the O
M O
- O
class O
missiles O
with O
our O
Patriot B-PERSON
missile O
defense O
system O
, O
but O
we O
currently O
have O
only O
limited O
ability O
to O
intercept O
cruise O
missiles O
. O

The O
most O
important O
subject O
for O
the O
moment O
is O
to O
rethink O
air O
defense O
strategy O
, O
" O
he O
says O
. O

Missile O
difficulties O

Any O
discussion O
of O
missiles O
also O
involves O
many O
other O
issues O
, O
including O
international O
strategy O
and O
domestic O
civilian O
morale O
. O

From O
the O
point O
of O
view O
of O
international O
strategy O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
clearly O
does O
not O
want O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
develop O
its O
own O
offensive O
missile O
capability O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
responded O
negatively O
to O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
's O
proposal O
to O
build O
long O
- O
range O
missiles O
. O

At O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
end O
- O
of O
- O
year O
press O
conference O
, O
US O
Under O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
for O
Arms O
Control O
John O
Holum O
said O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
did O
not O
want O
to O
see O
Taiwan B-GPE
take O
any O
action O
which O
would O
violate O
the O
basic O
norms O
of O
the O
1987 O
Missile B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Control I-ORG
Regime I-ORG
. O

Thus O
the O
US B-GPE
would O
not O
be O
happy O
to O
see O
Taiwan B-GPE
develop O
offensive O
long O
- O
range O
missile O
systems O
. O

Kuo B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON
, O
a O
professor O
of O
political O
science O
at O
Soochow B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
opposes O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
development O
of O
long O
- O
range O
missiles O
because O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
's O
long O
- O
range O
strategy O
vis O
- O
a O
- O
vis O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
US B-GPE
has O
always O
been O
responsible O
for O
strategic O
deterrence O
, O
while O
Taiwan B-GPE
handles O
local O
tactical O
defense O
. O

If O
Taiwan B-GPE
were O
to O
develop O
long O
- O
range O
missiles O
, O
this O
would O
change O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
defensive O
posture O
, O
and O
alter O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
US B-GPE
military O
division O
of O
labor O
. O

There O
is O
another O
possibility O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
defending O
against O
the O
threat O
of O
missiles O
from O
the O
PRC B-GPE
. O

Besides O
building O
offensive O
systems O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
could O
also O
join O
the O
US O
Theater O
Missile O
Defense O
-LRB- O
TMD B-ORG
-RRB- O
plan O
. O

But O
this O
may O
not O
be O
feasible O
, O
says O
Bih B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ho I-PERSON
, O
editor O
- O
in O
- O
chief O
of O
the O
defense O
magazine O
Defense B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Monthly I-ORG
. O

He O
says O
that O
if O
Taiwan B-GPE
were O
to O
join O
the O
TMD O
this O
would O
be O
a O
return O
to O
a O
situation O
of O
joint O
US B-GPE
- O
Taiwan B-GPE
defense O
, O
such O
as O
existed O
during O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
when O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
on O
the O
frontline O
in O
a O
chain O
of O
islands O
surrounding O
China B-GPE
. O

For O
the O
PRC B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
endeavoring O
to O
move O
from O
coastal O
defense O
to O
a O
blue O
- O
water O
capability O
, O
the O
provocation O
would O
be O
enormous O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
has O
thus O
been O
deliberately O
unclear O
- O
it O
does O
not O
exclude O
Taiwan B-GPE
from O
the O
TMD O
, O
but O
it O
has O
not O
clearly O
said O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
would O
be O
included O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
says O
Lin B-PERSON
Chong I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
pin I-PERSON
, O
vice-chairman O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
's O
Mainland B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
potential O
TMD B-ORG
buyers O
still O
do O
not O
know O
where O
the O
money O
would O
come O
from O
, O
while O
the O
TMD O
producer O
has O
not O
yet O
come O
up O
with O
a O
finished O
product O
. O

So O
this O
is O
still O
just O
a O
political O
debating O
point O
, O
and O
it O
is O
too O
early O
to O
talk O
about O
any O
impact O
on O
the O
military O
situation O
in O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
. O

Domestic O
morale O

Thus O
, O
from O
the O
international O
strategic O
angle O
, O
it O
still O
seems O
most O
practical O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
have O
its O
own O
missile O
systems O
. O

Moreover O
, O
this O
is O
also O
necessary O
from O
the O
point O
of O
view O
of O
public O
opinion O
. O

In O
an O
analysis O
of O
the O
threat O
that O
guided O
missiles O
pose O
to O
morale O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
ROC O
Minister O
of O
Defense O
Tang O
Fei O
points O
out O
that O
perhaps O
for O
some O
countries O
a O
missile O
attack O
would O
have O
little O
impact O
. O

But O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
where O
resources O
are O
concentrated O
, O
missiles O
pose O
a O
serious O
threat O
to O
electrical O
power O
and O
petroleum O
production O
, O
to O
transportation O
-LRB- O
harbors O
, O
highways O
, O
airports O
, O
railroads O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
to O
factories O
. O

More O
importantly O
, O
he O
says O
, O
the O
citizens O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
not O
psychologically O
prepared O
. O

There O
has O
been O
no O
war O
for O
decades O
now O
, O
and O
there O
are O
even O
very O
few O
usable O
civil O
defense O
shelters O
. O

If O
the O
PRC B-GPE
were O
to O
launch O
200 O
- O
300 O
guided O
missiles O
against O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
although O
the O
damage O
to O
industry O
, O
power O
, O
and O
communications O
would O
probably O
not O
be O
as O
serious O
as O
was O
caused O
by O
the B-EVENT
September I-EVENT
21 I-EVENT
earthquake I-EVENT
, O
citizens O
are O
not O
psychologically O
prepared O
for O
war O
, O
and O
the O
economy O
might O
not O
be O
able O
to O
withstand O
the O
assault O
. O

Chung B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
, O
an O
expert O
on O
military O
affairs O
, O
says O
that O
the O
turbulence O
created O
in O
the O
public O
mind O
by O
the O
1996 O
PRC B-GPE
missile O
tests O
has O
not O
abated O
even O
today O
. O

The O
construction O
of O
an O
effective O
missile O
defense O
system O
is O
the O
main O
military O
problem O
in O
bringing O
peace O
of O
mind O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
citizens O
. O

Thus O
, O
in O
the O
presidential O
elections O
, O
although O
missile O
defense O
can O
not O
be O
said O
to O
be O
" O
the O
beef O
" O
of O
campaigning O
, O
it O
is O
still O
an O
important O
" O
side O
dish O
" O
that O
many O
citizens O
are O
concerned O
about O
. O

Beyond O
missiles O

If O
Taiwan B-GPE
can O
not O
develop O
long O
- O
range O
missiles O
or O
participate O
in O
the O
TMD O
plan O
, O
what O
effective O
strategic O
options O
are O
left O
? O

Fuh B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ku I-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
domestically O
produced O
Sky B-PRODUCT
Bow I-PRODUCT
and O
Sky O
Sword O
missiles O
have O
defensive O
capability O
. O

But O
pure O
defense O
is O
not O
enough O
. O

Even O
if O
missile O
defense O
could O
be O
99 O
% O
effective O
, O
and O
only O
one O
percent O
of O
attacking O
missiles O
got O
through O
, O
the O
situation O
could O
still O
be O
a O
total O
loss O
. O

Thus O
, O
it O
would O
be O
more O
effective O
to O
build O
an O
offensive O
missile O
system O
to O
deter O
the O
enemy O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
domestically O
produced O
Hsiung O
Feng O
missiles O
have O
over O
- O
the O
- O
horizon O
attack O
capability O
, O
and O
could O
remain O
the O
main O
focus O
of O
future O
research O
and O
development O
. O

Bih B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ho I-PERSON
adds O
that O
it O
should O
be O
no O
problem O
, O
using O
the O
resources O
of O
the O
Chungshan O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
, O
to O
manufacture O
short O
- O
range O
surface O
- O
to O
- O
surface O
missiles O
-LRB- O
SSMs O
-RRB- O
without O
relying O
on O
purchases O
from O
overseas O
. O

Previous O
missile O
programs O
, O
including O
the O
Ching O
Feng O
and O
Tien B-ORG
Ma I-ORG
, O
all O
envisioned O
similar O
short O
- O
range O
SSMs O
-LRB- O
with O
a O
range O
of O
500 O
or O
so O
kilometers O
-RRB- O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
yi I-PERSON
says O
that O
it O
is O
indeed O
feasible O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
military O
to O
develop O
an O
effective O
retaliatory O
capability O
; O
development O
could O
focus O
on O
short O
- O
range O
SSMs O
and O
an O
air O
- O
to O
- O
surface O
attack O
capability O
, O
which O
could O
expand O
the O
battlefield O
beyond O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Lin B-PERSON
points O
to O
other O
countries O
that O
have O
a O
doctrine O
of O
extending O
the O
battlefield O
outside O
national O
territory O
. O

For O
example O
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
has O
developed O
its O
own O
SSMs O
, O
Singapore B-GPE
has O
airborne O
refueling O
capability O
, O
and O
Israel B-GPE
has O
a O
strategy O
of O
keeping O
the O
fighting O
outside O
its O
borders O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
different O
countries O
are O
in O
different O
situations O
, O
and O
the O
external O
threats O
faced O
by O
these O
countries O
are O
not O
comparable O
to O
the O
cross-strait O
situation O
. O

PRC B-GPE
military O
affairs O
expert O
Alex B-PERSON
Kao I-PERSON
concludes O
that O
although O
the O
idea O
of O
taking O
a O
war O
beyond O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
worth O
consideration O
, O
it O
would O
only O
be O
really O
useful O
if O
it O
could O
be O
adopted O
into O
the O
national O
security O
structure O
and O
done O
in O
an O
integrated O
and O
comprehensive O
way O
. O

Defense O
alternatives O

Although O
constructing O
a O
missile O
system O
is O
a O
main O
focus O
of O
defense O
thinking O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
effective O
use O
of O
high O
- O
tech O
weaponry O
depends O
on O
the O
quality O
of O
military O
personnel O
and O
, O
moreover O
, O
can O
not O
be O
seen O
as O
a O
panacea O
for O
all O
defense O
problems O
. O

The O
problem O
of O
personnel O
quality O
has O
in O
fact O
been O
a O
focus O
of O
serious O
concern O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

For O
example O
, O
over O
the O
last O
two O
years O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
has O
lost O
six O
fighter O
planes O
in O
accidents O
, O
revealing O
a O
serious O
weakness O
in O
managing O
high O
- O
tech O
weapons O
. O

Fuh B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ku I-PERSON
says O
that O
the O
problem O
is O
not O
one O
of O
integrating O
the O
different O
types O
of O
weaponry O
bought O
from O
the O
" O
mini-United O
Nations O
" O
of O
sources O
from O
which O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
acquired O
high O
- O
tech O
arms O
, O
because O
the O
military O
accounted O
for O
this O
problem O
already O
. O

Rather O
, O
the O
main O
problem O
is O
in O
the O
nation O
's O
military O
service O
system O
, O
which O
makes O
it O
difficult O
to O
retain O
soldiers O
long O
enough O
to O
cultivate O
expertise O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
problems O
with O
high O
- O
tech O
weapons O
have O
in O
fact O
been O
human O
error O
. O

At O
the O
ceremony O
marking O
the O
commissioning O
of O
the O
fifth O
F B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
16 I-PRODUCT
squadron O
held O
last O
December O
in O
Hualien B-GPE
, O
there O
were O
" O
more O
planes O
than O
pilots O
. O
" O

This O
newly O
established O
26th O
Fighter O
Squadron O
has O
18 O
fighter O
aircraft O
, O
but O
less O
than O
10 O
pilots O
. O

According O
to O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
, O
this O
problem O
is O
the O
result O
of O
the O
transition O
period O
to O
a O
new O
generation O
of O
aircraft O
. O

For O
pilots O
to O
qualify O
for O
the O
new O
aircraft O
, O
they O
must O
have O
at O
least O
400 O
hours O
of O
flying O
experience O
. O

But O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
pilots O
get O
limited O
time O
in O
the O
air O
, O
so O
there O
are O
n't O
enough O
qualified O
pilots O
. O

Experts O
explain O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
limited O
airspace O
, O
and O
virtually O
no O
space O
for O
training O
. O

Moreover O
, O
it O
seems O
, O
virtually O
all O
of O
the O
first O
group O
of O
pilots O
who O
went O
abroad O
to O
receive O
training O
for O
new O
fighter O
aircraft O
have O
left O
the O
military O
to O
fly O
for O
civilian O
airlines O
, O
so O
the O
problem O
of O
talent O
outflows O
is O
severe O
. O

The O
same O
applies O
to O
other O
types O
of O
high O
- O
tech O
material O
. O

Defense O
alternatives O

Although O
constructing O
a O
missile O
system O
is O
a O
main O
focus O
of O
defense O
thinking O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
effective O
use O
of O
high O
- O
tech O
weaponry O
depends O
on O
the O
quality O
of O
military O
personnel O
and O
, O
moreover O
, O
can O
not O
be O
seen O
as O
a O
panacea O
for O
all O
defense O
problems O
. O

The O
problem O
of O
personnel O
quality O
has O
in O
fact O
been O
a O
focus O
of O
serious O
concern O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

For O
example O
, O
over O
the O
last O
two O
years O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
has O
lost O
six O
fighter O
planes O
in O
accidents O
, O
revealing O
a O
serious O
weakness O
in O
managing O
high O
- O
tech O
weapons O
. O

Fuh B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
ku I-PERSON
says O
that O
the O
problem O
is O
not O
one O
of O
integrating O
the O
different O
types O
of O
weaponry O
bought O
from O
the O
" O
mini-United O
Nations O
" O
of O
sources O
from O
which O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
acquired O
high O
- O
tech O
arms O
, O
because O
the O
military O
accounted O
for O
this O
problem O
already O
. O

Rather O
, O
the O
main O
problem O
is O
in O
the O
nation O
's O
military O
service O
system O
, O
which O
makes O
it O
difficult O
to O
retain O
soldiers O
long O
enough O
to O
cultivate O
expertise O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
problems O
with O
high O
- O
tech O
weapons O
have O
in O
fact O
been O
human O
error O
. O

At O
the O
ceremony O
marking O
the O
commissioning O
of O
the O
fifth O
F B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
16 I-PRODUCT
squadron O
held O
last O
December O
in O
Hualien B-GPE
, O
there O
were O
" O
more O
planes O
than O
pilots O
. O
" O

This O
newly O
established O
26th O
Fighter O
Squadron O
has O
18 O
fighter O
aircraft O
, O
but O
less O
than O
10 O
pilots O
. O

According O
to O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
, O
this O
problem O
is O
the O
result O
of O
the O
transition O
period O
to O
a O
new O
generation O
of O
aircraft O
. O

For O
pilots O
to O
qualify O
for O
the O
new O
aircraft O
, O
they O
must O
have O
at O
least O
400 O
hours O
of O
flying O
experience O
. O

But O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
pilots O
get O
limited O
time O
in O
the O
air O
, O
so O
there O
are O
n't O
enough O
qualified O
pilots O
. O

Experts O
explain O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
limited O
airspace O
, O
and O
virtually O
no O
space O
for O
training O
. O

Moreover O
, O
it O
seems O
, O
virtually O
all O
of O
the O
first O
group O
of O
pilots O
who O
went O
abroad O
to O
receive O
training O
for O
new O
fighter O
aircraft O
have O
left O
the O
military O
to O
fly O
for O
civilian O
airlines O
, O
so O
the O
problem O
of O
talent O
outflows O
is O
severe O
. O

The O
same O
applies O
to O
other O
types O
of O
high O
- O
tech O
material O
. O

Doctrine O
, O
not O
weapons O

It O
is O
bad O
enough O
that O
high O
- O
tech O
weapons O
may O
be O
rendered O
irrelevant O
by O
the O
inability O
to O
utilize O
them O
properly O
. O

Another O
problem O
is O
that O
they O
might O
be O
bypassed O
altogether O
by O
a O
different O
enemy O
strategy O
. O

Alex B-PERSON
Kao I-PERSON
warns O
that O
currently O
both O
public O
commentators O
and O
the O
military O
's O
own O
research O
focus O
on O
the O
possibility O
that O
the O
first O
wave O
of O
warfare O
in O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
will O
be O
a O
missile O
attack O
. O

This O
ignores O
the O
evolution O
of O
land O
- O
sea O
- O
air O
joint O
operations O
in O
modern O
warfare O
. O

Mainland O
China B-GPE
need O
not O
choose O
to O
use O
high O
- O
cost O
, O
limited O
- O
quantity O
guided O
missiles O
, O
but O
could O
instead O
use O
a O
large O
number O
of O
360 O
- O
km O
range O
rockets O
to O
first O
attack O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
air O
fields O
from O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
coast O
, O
thereby O
paralyzing O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
air O
superiority O
. O

Then O
, O
their O
navy O
could O
ferry O
raiders O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
less O
than O
one O
hour O
. O

Kao B-ORG
recalls O
that O
Vietnamese B-NORP
land O
forces O
were O
used O
to O
infiltrate O
US B-GPE
air O
fields O
in O
Vietnam B-GPE
and O
neutralize O
American B-NORP
air O
superiority O
. O

Particularly O
now O
that O
the B-LAW
Coastal I-LAW
Defense I-LAW
Law I-LAW
has O
been O
passed O
, O
and O
responsibility O
for O
coastal O
patrols O
will O
pass O
to O
the O
non-military O
Coast B-ORG
Guard I-ORG
Command I-ORG
, O
if O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
military O
still O
operates O
under O
the O
traditional O
assumption O
of O
first O
establishing O
air O
and O
sea O
superiority O
followed O
by O
defense O
on O
land O
, O
this O
could O
give O
mainland O
China B-GPE
an O
opportunity O
to O
strike O
a O
death O
blow O
. O

" O
Although O
this O
is O
merely O
a O
hypothesis O
, O
it O
points O
to O
a O
blind O
spot O
: O
the O
first O
strike O
will O
not O
necessarily O
be O
missiles O
. O

A O
solid O
national O
defense O
requires O
that O
no O
possibility O
be O
overlooked O
, O
" O
he O
concludes O
. O

Third O
wave O
warfare O

Even O
as O
discussion O
on O
missile O
systems O
continues O
, O
an O
unprecedented O
form O
of O
threat O
- O
third O
- O
wave O
warfare O
- O
is O
lurking O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Chong I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
pin I-PERSON
says O
that O
currently O
both O
sides O
are O
engaged O
in O
third O
- O
wave O
- O
warfare O
development O
. O

This O
type O
of O
warfare O
is O
divided O
into O
" O
hard O
kill O
" O
and O
" O
soft O
kill O
. O
" O

Hard O
kill O
refers O
to O
the O
deployment O
on O
missile O
warheads O
of O
weapons O
with O
directional O
capability O
- O
using O
, O
for O
example O
, O
lasers O
, O
microwaves O
, O
electromagnetic O
pulse O
, O
and O
particle O
beams O
- O
which O
could O
increase O
the O
destructiveness O
of O
missiles O
. O

" O
Soft O
kill O
" O
refers O
to O
computer O
viruses O
and O
electronic O
interference O
to O
destroy O
the O
enemy O
's O
computer O
systems O
, O
and O
thereby O
to O
neutralize O
the O
enemy O
's O
military O
capability O
in O
a O
bloodless O
manner O
. O

Some O
people O
see O
in O
third O
- O
wave O
warfare O
an O
opportunity O
to O
seize O
a O
decisive O
advantage O
in O
the O
face O
of O
a O
future O
armed O
threat O
from O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

To O
be O
sure O
, O
because O
of O
the O
domestic O
development O
of O
the O
electronics O
industry O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
the O
ROC B-GPE
has O
a O
certain O
advantage O
. O

The O
military O
is O
currently O
actively O
studying O
the O
construction O
of O
information O
war O
capability O
, O
and O
it O
hopes O
to O
cooperate O
with O
the O
private O
sector O
and O
utilize O
private O
- O
sector O
computer O
knowledge O
to O
jointly O
deploy O
an O
electronics O
defense O
network O
. O

This O
is O
a O
key O
area O
of O
development O
for O
the O
future O
in O
which O
Taiwan B-GPE
can O
rely O
on O
itself O
and O
need O
not O
be O
limited O
by O
what O
can O
be O
procured O
abroad O
. O

Construction O
of O
a O
complete O
defense O
system O
is O
essential O
, O
but O
the O
highest O
form O
of O
military O
strategy O
is O
still O
to O
defeat O
the O
enemy O
without O
firing O
a O
shot O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
pro-active O
defense O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
currently O
studying O
is O
a O
way O
of O
pursuing O
peace O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
will O
not O
provoke O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
nor O
be O
the O
first O
to O
resort O
to O
war O
. O

But O
nor O
can O
it O
allow O
the O
PRC B-GPE
to O
think O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
so O
weak O
that O
the O
PRC B-GPE
will O
be O
tempted O
to O
act O
rashly O
. O

Pro-active O
defense O
is O
necessary O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
but O
the O
real O
goal O
of O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
side O
is O
peace O
. O

Perhaps O
militarily O
there O
's O
a O
standoff O
situation O
of O
mutual O
intimidation O
, O
but O
what O
Taiwan B-GPE
most O
hopes O
for O
is O
that O
the O
cross-strait O
problem O
can O
be O
peacefully O
resolved O
without O
deploying O
a O
single O
soldier O
. O

A O
Date O
with O
Destiny O
-- O
Presidential O
Candidates O
Woo O
the O
Voters O

Four O
years O
ago O
, O
amidst O
the O
tense O
atmosphere O
of O
the O
first O
- O
ever O
direct O
elections O
for O
the O
nation O
's O
leader O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
history O
, O
issues O
of O
ethnicity O
and O
ideology O
became O
focal O
points O
. O

The O
crisis O
sparked O
by O
PRC B-GPE
missile O
tests O
pushed O
the O
security O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
the O
top O
of O
the O
issue O
list O
, O
and O
the O
ticket O
of O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
and O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
of O
the O
ruling O
Kuomintang B-NORP
, O
which O
promised O
stability O
, O
won O
the O
election O
with O
54 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
. O

In O
this O
year O
's O
presidential O
election O
, O
cross-strait O
policy O
is O
still O
an O
important O
subject O
. O

But O
none O
of O
the O
five O
candidates O
is O
advocating O
Taiwan B-GPE
independence O
, O
and O
, O
among O
the O
three O
main O
contenders O
, O
there O
is O
a O
race O
for O
the O
center O
. O

All O
three O
have O
proposed O
ideas O
to O
maintain O
peace O
and O
stability O
in O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
: O

Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
has O
proposed O
a O
" O
Taiwan B-LOC
Strait I-LOC
zone O
of O
peace O
, O
" O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
has O
advocated O
the O
signing O
of O
a O
peace O
treaty O
with O
the O
mainland O
, O
and O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
has O
announced O
that O
if O
elected O
he O
will O
not O
declare O
Taiwan B-GPE
independent O
nor O
seek O
to O
have O
the O
" O
two O
states O
formula O
" O
inserted O
in O
the O
constitution O
. O

In O
1996 O
, O
President O
Lee O
Teng O
- O
hui O
was O
far O
ahead O
of O
his O
rivals O
all O
the O
way O
, O
and O
the O
election O
was O
lopsided O
. O

This O
year O
, O
the O
most O
prominent O
feature O
of O
the O
campaign O
is O
exactly O
the O
opposite O
: O

The O
three O
main O
candidates O
are O
running O
neck O
- O
and O
- O
neck O
, O
and O
the O
election O
battle O
is O
fierce O
. O

It O
is O
impossible O
right O
now O
to O
say O
who O
might O
win O
, O
and O
will O
probably O
remain O
so O
right O
up O
to O
the O
finish O
. O

With O
all O
the O
candidates O
having O
largely O
similar O
views O
on O
cross-strait O
relations O
, O
what O
issues O
will O
be O
decisive O
? O

Candidates O
can O
play O
the O
stability O
card O
, O
the O
bull O
- O
market O
card O
, O
the O
serve O
- O
the O
- O
people O
card O
, O
the O
personal O
charisma O
card O
, O
and O
so O
on O
, O
but O
which O
one O
of O
these O
will O
prove O
to O
be O
the O
trump O
card O
? O

Taking O
advantage O
of O
the B-EVENT
Chinese I-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
many O
Taiwan B-GPE
businessmen O
working O
in O
the O
PRC B-GPE
returned O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
spend O
the O
holiday O
with O
their O
families O
. O

Just O
after O
the O
new O
year O
, O
the B-ORG
Mainland I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
several O
non-governmental O
groups O
co-sponsored O
a O
seminar O
on O
economic O
relations O
with O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

They O
invited O
a O
number O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
businessmen O
who O
were O
among O
the O
earliest O
to O
invest O
in O
the O
PRC B-GPE
to O
come O
to O
the O
seminar O
and O
relate O
their O
experiences O
. O

At O
this O
event O
, O
there O
was O
virtually O
no O
mention O
of O
the O
election O
. O

The O
participants O
were O
far O
more O
concerned O
about O
choosing O
investment O
sites O
, O
hiring O
mainland O
personnel O
, O
and O
understanding O
customs O
regulations O
. O

You O
could O
privately O
ask O
them O
: O
Is O
there O
likely O
to O
be O
any O
change O
in O
the O
cross-strait O
situation O
after O
the O
election O
of O
a O
new O
leader O
? O

Will O
the O
election O
affect O
willingness O
to O
invest O
in O
the O
PRC B-GPE
? O

But O
you O
would O
only O
get O
responses O
like O
: O
" O
Let O
's O
not O
talk O
politics O
, O
" O
or O
" O
Everyone O
is O
seeking O
stability O
, O
and O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
much O
of O
a O
change O
. O
" O

Most O
of O
the O
businessmen O
expressed O
optimism O
that O
after O
the O
entry O
of O
the O
PRC B-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
into O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
later O
this O
year O
, O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
would O
steadily O
improve O
. O

A O
terrifying O
topic O
? O

Maintaining O
peaceful O
relations O
across O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
is O
the O
common O
hope O
of O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

When O
you O
talk O
about O
21st O
century O
leadership O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
cross-strait O
policy O
is O
the O
most O
serious O
subject O
that O
politicians O
must O
face O
, O
because O
it O
involves O
the O
very O
survival O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

" O
However O
, O
because O
this O
subject O
touches O
on O
the O
question O
of O
the O
' O
loyalty O
' O
of O
the O
candidates O
toward O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
it O
has O
become O
a O
terrifying O
topic O
for O
them O
, O
" O
says O
Wang B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuang I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
The B-ORG
Journalist I-ORG
magazine O
and O
a O
longtime O
observer O
of O
political O
development O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

By O
looking O
at O
the O
carefully O
worded O
statements O
of O
the O
various O
candidates O
, O
he O
says O
, O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
they O
are O
all O
afraid O
of O
being O
accused O
of O
" O
selling O
out O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O
" O

The O
only O
exception O
is O
the O
fringe O
candidate O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
well O
- O
known O
for O
shooting O
from O
the O
hip O
. O

Unafraid O
of O
criticism O
that O
he O
is O
" O
betraying O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
" O
he O
has O
publicly O
endorsed O
the O
PRC B-GPE
's O
policy O
of O
" O
one O
country O
, O
two O
systems O
. O
" O

The O
other O
minor O
candidate O
, O
Hsu B-PERSON
Hsin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON
, O
set O
the O
foundations O
for O
his O
mainland O
policy O
as O
early O
as O
ten O
years O
ago O
when O
he O
wrote O
a O
book O
on O
his O
theory O
of O
a O
" O
newly O
rising O
people O
. O
" O

But O
neither O
of O
these O
views O
conform O
to O
mainstream O
values O
, O
and O
these O
candidates O
are O
getting O
little O
support O
. O

What O
about O
the O
three O
main O
candidates O
? O

Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Progressive I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
which O
advocates O
Taiwan B-GPE
independence O
, O
produced O
a O
long O
and O
detailed O
white O
paper O
on O
China B-GPE
policy O
, O
which O
offered O
some O
changes O
and O
reservations O
to O
the O
independence O
position O
. O

But O
, O
in O
an O
unguarded O
moment O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
also O
declared O
" O
Long O
live O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
independent O
sovereignty O
! O
" O
and O
this O
comment O
has O
left O
many O
people O
uncertain O
which O
is O
the O
real O
Chen B-PERSON
. O

Independent O
candidate O

James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
has O
suggested O
defining O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
PRC B-GPE
links O
as O
a O
" O
quasi-international O
relationship O
. O
" O

This O
aims O
for O
a O
middle O
ground O
between O
the O
KMT B-NORP
's O
" O
two O
states O
formula O
" O
and O
the O
PRC B-GPE
's O
" O
one O
country O
, O
two O
systems O
" O
that O
will O
appeal O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
international O
community O
. O

But O
this O
idea O
has O
been O
criticized O
for O
unilaterally O
reducing O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
the O
status O
of O
a O
" O
quasi-country O
, O
" O
thereby O
weakening O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
status O
and O
bargaining O
power O
vis O
- O
a O
- O
vis O
the O
mainland O
. O

Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
, O
candidate O
of O
the O
ruling O
KMT B-NORP
, O
is O
somewhat O
bound O
to O
support O
the O
government O
's O
" O
two O
states O
formula O
. O
" O

After O
much O
consideration O
, O
his O
mainland O
policy O
has O
been O
framed O
as O
working O
toward O
the O
middle O
stage O
of O
the B-LAW
National I-LAW
Reunification I-LAW
Guidelines I-LAW
- O
in O
other O
words O
, O
attempting O
to O
re-establish O
official O
channels O
of O
communication O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
of O
the O
strait O
. O

" O
No O
one O
dares O
be O
different O
from O
the O
others O
on O
mainland O
policy O
, O
" O
says O
Wang B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuang I-PERSON
. O

This O
is O
because O
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
a O
consensus O
has O
taken O
shape O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
society O
on O
policy O
toward O
mainland O
China B-GPE
: O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
first O
. O
" O

No O
one O
has O
the O
ability O
to O
alter O
this O
consensus O
. O

The O
candidates O
can O
merely O
haggle O
over O
details O
of O
policy O
, O
such O
as O
differences O
over O
the O
scope O
or O
timing O
of O
liberalization O
of O
the O
" O
three O
direct O
links O
" O
-LRB- O
direct O
trade O
, O
direct O
transport O
, O
and O
direct O
mail O
-RRB- O
. O

Alexander B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
, O
a O
professor O
of O
political O
science O
at O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
agrees O
with O
the O
no O
- O
major O
- O
innovations O
approach O
of O
the O
three O
candidates O
. O

As O
he O
sees O
it O
, O
since O
currently O
there O
are O
three O
candidates O
with O
a O
roughly O
equal O
share O
of O
the O
vote O
, O
whoever O
wins O
will O
probably O
not O
get O
more O
than O
50 O
% O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
there O
will O
be O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
countervailing O
pressure O
against O
radical O
change O
. O

Concludes O
Lu B-PERSON
: O
" O
Policy O
will O
tend O
to O
be O
centrist O
, O
and O
any O
steps O
taken O
will O
be O
small O
. O
" O

He O
adds O
, O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
a O
pluralistic O
society O
, O
and O
if O
you O
want O
to O
attract O
many O
types O
of O
voters O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
be O
too O
outspoken O
about O
policy O
. O

This O
is O
because O
extreme O
clarity O
does O
n't O
make O
much O
difference O
to O
those O
who O
already O
support O
you O
, O
but O
it O
could O
cost O
you O
undecided O
votes O
. O
" O

Local O
issues O
, O
national O
results O

Mainland O
policy O
is O
a O
minefield O
, O
but O
it O
is O
the O
foundation O
for O
all O
other O
policies O
, O
and O
no O
candidate O
can O
ignore O
it O
. O

However O
, O
this O
does O
not O
mean O
, O
say O
Wang B-PERSON
and O
Lu B-PERSON
, O
that O
it O
will O
be O
a O
decisive O
factor O
in O
the O
election O
. O

" O
There O
is O
a O
very O
curious O
aspect O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
electoral O
culture O
, O
" O
explains O
Wang B-PERSON
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
is O
small O
, O
and O
voters O
do O
not O
clearly O
distinguish O
between O
the O
roles O
of O
the O
head O
of O
state O
, O
elected O
legislators O
, O
and O
government O
bureaucrats O
. O

No O
matter O
how O
high O
the O
office O
, O
for O
many O
voters O
, O
especially O
in O
traditional O
constituencies O
, O
" O
all O
politics O
is O
local O
. O
" O

For O
them O
, O
what O
matters O
is O
whether O
a O
politician O
seems O
concerned O
about O
their O
hometown O
issues O
. O

That O
is O
why O
when O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
went O
to O
Sanhsia B-GPE
in O
Taipei B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
he O
talked O
about O
a O
pension O
for O
the O
elderly O
, O
and O
when O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
went O
to O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
he O
talked O
about O
establishing O
a O
science O
- O
based O
industrial O
park O
there O
. O

These O
parochial O
issues O
are O
the O
real O
keys O
to O
the O
election O
. O

Next O
in O
importance O
is O
the O
candidate O
's O
character O
, O
including O
charisma O
, O
leadership O
style O
, O
and O
attitude O
in O
dealing O
with O
incidents O
that O
come O
up O
during O
the O
campaign O
. O

In O
this O
campaign O
, O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
has O
been O
at O
the O
center O
of O
much O
controversy O
over O
the O
character O
issue O
. O

The O
issues O
that O
surround O
him O
can O
be O
traced O
back O
to O
his O
more O
than O
two O
decades O
near O
the O
top O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
political O
life O
. O

Kuo B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
min I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Times I-ORG
Express I-ORG
, O
a O
longtime O
observer O
of O
the O
KMT B-NORP
, O
says O
that O
controversy O
over O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
goes O
back O
to O
the O
days O
when O
the O
KMT B-NORP
ruled O
over O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
repressed O
all O
opposition O
. O

When O
Soong B-PERSON
was O
KMT B-NORP
secretary O
- O
general O
, O
he O
was O
powerful O
and O
aloof O
; O
the O
only O
way O
to O
get O
an O
interview O
with O
him O
was O
to O
block O
his O
car O
as O
it O
left O
party O
headquarters O
. O

During O
the O
struggle O
in O
the O
KMT B-NORP
between O
the O
mainstream O
and O
the O
non-mainstream O
factions O
, O
Soong B-PERSON
played O
a O
vital O
role O
in O
consolidating O
the O
position O
of O
President O
Lee O
Teng O
- O
hui O
. O

In O
clearing O
out O
many O
obstacles O
on O
behalf O
of O
Lee B-GPE
, O
he O
incurred O
the O
wrath O
of O
many O
party O
elders O
, O
who O
considered O
him O
to O
be O
Lee B-GPE
's O
" O
running O
dog O
. O
" O

Soong B-PERSON
is O
especially O
good O
at O
timing O
. O

He O
knows O
what O
to O
say O
and O
when O
, O
in O
order O
to O
attract O
the O
most O
attention O
. O

Kuo B-PERSON
recalls O
several O
such O
opportune O
moments O
when O
Soong B-PERSON
was O
provincial O
governor O
. O

For O
example O
, O
he O
criticized O
the O
KMT B-NORP
center O
over O
the O
symbolic O
status O
assigned O
to O
the O
provincial O
governor O
at O
cabinet O
meetings O
, O
and O
also O
over O
unfairness O
in O
the O
division O
of O
government O
revenues O
. O

His O
media O
skills O
were O
such O
that O
" O
he O
only O
had O
to O
open O
his O
mouth O
and O
he O
would O
be O
the O
headline O
on O
page O
one O
or O
two O
. O
" O

Although O
opinions O
are O
divided O
about O
Soong B-PERSON
, O
Kuo B-PERSON
affirms O
one O
thing O
: O

He O
has O
had O
to O
be O
very O
determined O
in O
order O
to O
transform O
his O
image O
from O
that O
of O
a O
skilled O
party O
infighter O
from O
a O
high O
- O
ranking O
family O
to O
that O
of O
a O
populist O
who O
understands O
the O
people O
. O

Says O
Kuo B-PERSON
, O
" O
If O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
is O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
opera O
performer O
, O
then O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
is O
a O
Peking B-GPE
opera O
actor O
- O
Soong B-PERSON
's O
moves O
are O
refined O
down O
to O
the O
last O
detail O
. O
" O

For O
example O
, O
when O
the O
KMT B-NORP
was O
trying O
to O
persuade O
elder O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
members O
to O
retire O
, O
Soong B-PERSON
met O
with O
them O
all O
individually O
. O

During O
his O
five O
years O
as O
governor O
, O
he O
visited O
each O
of O
the O
309 O
towns O
and O
rural O
townships O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

In O
this O
presidential O
election O
, O
at O
any O
event O
with O
a O
crowd O
, O
he O
wants O
to O
shake O
the O
hand O
of O
everyone O
there O
; O
he O
believes O
that O
he O
can O
tell O
from O
the O
handshake O
alone O
whether O
he O
has O
that O
person O
's O
vote O
. O

Gold O
cup O
and O
plain O
water O

In O
contrast O
to O
Soong B-PERSON
and O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
, O
who O
have O
been O
through O
previous O
election O
battles O
and O
have O
distinct O
public O
identities O
, O
" O
Lien O
Chan O
is O
n't O
really O
a O
man O
of O
the O
people O
. O

He O
does O
n't O
like O
to O
have O
the O
spotlight O
on O
him O
, O
he O
does O
n't O
think O
of O
himself O
as O
a O
star O
, O
and O
he O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
put O
on O
a O
show O
. O
" O

But O
, O
says O
Wang B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuang I-PERSON
, O
it O
is O
debatable O
whether O
a O
politician O
really O
needs O
to O
have O
the O
common O
touch O
. O

Compare O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
is O
similar O
to O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
a O
personal O
charisma O
that O
moves O
people O
. O

Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
is O
more O
like O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
, O
and O
has O
always O
been O
somewhat O
aloof O
from O
average O
citizens O
. O

Says O
Wang B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuang I-PERSON
, O
" O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
is O
like O
plain O
water O
in O
a O
gold O
cup O
. O
" O

He O
's O
been O
in O
government O
for O
more O
than O
20 O
years O
, O
serving O
as O
minister O
of O
transportation O
and O
communications O
, O
foreign O
minister O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
provincial O
governor O
, O
premier O
, O
and O
vice O
president O
. O

" O
Yet O
still O
most O
citizens O
do O
not O
have O
a O
very O
strong O
impression O
of O
him O
. O

This O
is O
really O
a O
strange O
situation O
. O
" O

Chen B-PERSON
Feng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsin I-PERSON
, O
a O
reporter O
for O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
writes O
in O
the O
authorized O
biography O
100 O
% O
Lien I-WORK_OF_ART
Chan I-WORK_OF_ART
that O
a O
large O
part O
of O
the O
reason O
Lien O
appears O
to O
be O
unapproachable O
is O
because O
of O
the O
way O
he O
has O
come O
across O
on O
TV O
. O

Lien B-PERSON
himself O
says O
that O
, O
after O
more O
than O
20 O
years O
in O
appointive O
positions O
, O
he O
has O
developed O
a O
stern O
mien O
. O

Moreover O
, O
his O
appearances O
on O
television O
have O
often O
been O
at O
confrontational O
interpellation O
sessions O
in O
front O
of O
the O
legislature O
or O
the O
provincial O
assembly O
, O
so O
that O
his O
warmer O
side O
does O
not O
come O
across O
. O

A O
little O
story O
in O
the O
book O
relates O
something O
of O
his O
sense O
of O
humor O
. O

Lien B-PERSON
was O
born O
in O
Xi'an B-GPE
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
his O
first O
primary O
school O
was O
called O
the O
Zuo O
Xiu O
school O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
war O
, O
he O
transferred O
out O
after O
only O
one O
year O
. O

The O
name O
of O
the O
school O
actually O
was O
an O
abbreviation O
for O
a O
term O
meaning O
" O
to O
educate O
and O
cultivate O
. O
" O

But O
in O
contemporary O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
coincidentally O
, O
the O
characters O
zuo O
xiu O
mean O
" O
to O
put O
on O
a O
show O
" O
or O
" O
market O
yourself O
. O
" O

Lien B-PERSON
often O
jests O
, O
" O
It O
's O
because O
I O
never O
graduated O
from O
' O
Make O
a O
Show O
' O
primary O
school O
that O
I O
'm O
in O
the O
spot O
I O
'm O
in O
today O
. O
" O

Political O
writer O
Hsia B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
says O
that O
when O
Lien B-PERSON
was O
foreign O
minister O
, O
he O
laid O
the O
foundations O
of O
pragmatic O
diplomacy O
, O
and O
allowed O
Kuo B-PERSON
Wan I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jung I-PERSON
to O
attend O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
annual O
conference O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

After O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
came O
to O
power O
, O
Lee B-GPE
went O
through O
a O
series O
of O
battles O
with O
successive O
premiers O
: O

Lien B-PERSON
is O
the O
only O
one O
who O
has O
had O
a O
harmonious O
working O
relationship O
with O
the O
president O
. O

Hsia B-PERSON
says O
that O
Lien B-PERSON
's O
political O
character O
tends O
to O
be O
easy O
- O
going O
and O
generous O
, O
he O
can O
comfortably O
delegate O
authority O
, O
and O
he O
is O
calm O
under O
pressure O
. O

Local O
boy O
makes O
good O

Compared O
to O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
, O
who O
comes O
from O
a O
wealthy O
family O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
an O
entirely O
self O
- O
made O
man O
, O
makes O
a O
marked O
contrast O
. O

After O
starting O
his O
career O
as O
a O
lawyer O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
acted O
as O
defense O
counsel O
for O
arrested O
opposition O
leaders O
, O
and O
then O
served O
several O
terms O
as O
a O
legislator O
, O
making O
a O
name O
for O
himself O
as O
a O
standout O
leader O
of O
the O
opposition O
. O

He O
won O
the O
mayorship O
of O
the O
capital O
city O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
back O
in O
1994 O
, O
and O
, O
step O
by O
step O
, O
has O
become O
the O
most O
popular O
figure O
in O
the O
DPP O
. O

As O
a O
legislator O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
was O
a O
sharp O
questioner O
of O
government O
officials O
, O
but O
he O
had O
a O
little O
trouble O
adjusting O
to O
being O
an O
executive O
official O
himself O
. O

As O
Taipei B-GPE
mayor O
, O
his O
decisiveness O
won O
many O
plaudits O
, O
but O
his O
manner O
was O
often O
perceived O
as O
overbearing O
and O
this O
led O
to O
frozen O
relations O
with O
the O
city O
council O
. O

" O
Chen B-PERSON
fulfilled O
most O
of O
the O
promises O
he O
made O
in O
his O
campaign O
, O
but O
he O
did O
n't O
give O
much O
attention O
to O
procedural O
concerns O
, O
" O
says O
Wang B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuang I-PERSON
. O

For O
example O
, O
he O
adopted O
a O
curfew O
for O
young O
people O
virtually O
unilaterally O
. O

As O
Wang B-PERSON
puts O
it O
: O
" O
Perhaps O
Chen B-PERSON
would O
say O
that O
many O
problems O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
had O
reached O
a O
point O
calling O
for O
decisive O
action O
, O
but O
whether O
efficiency O
is O
more O
important O
than O
consultation O
is O
an O
eternally O
debatable O
question O
. O
" O

A O
group O
of O
33 O
education O
reform O
advocacy O
organizations O
rated O
the O
five O
candidates O
on O
their O
views O
on O
education O
reform O
. O

On O
the O
question O
, O
" O
Does O
the O
candidate O
have O
a O
grasp O
of O
the O
key O
problems O
in O
education O
reform O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
? O
" O

Chen B-PERSON
and O
Hsu B-PERSON
Hsin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON
were O
given O
top O
marks O
. O

" O
Chen B-PERSON
dares O
to O
talk O
about O
the O
cost O
of O
reform O
, O
" O
says O
Ting B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jen I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
one O
of O
these O
education O
reform O
groups O
. O

Everybody O
knows O
the O
education O
system O
must O
be O
reformed O
, O
but O
reform O
costs O
money O
. O

" O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
dares O
to O
talk O
about O
the O
problem O
of O
paying O
the O
bill O
. O
" O

However O
, O
though O
Chen B-PERSON
says O
he O
will O
ask O
the O
legislature O
to O
guarantee O
the O
necessary O
financing O
, O
he O
does O
not O
, O
as O
Hsu B-PERSON
Hsin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
liang I-PERSON
does O
, O
guarantee O
that O
he O
will O
spend O
6 O
% O
of O
GDP O
on O
education O
. O

" O
He O
's O
not O
clear O
enough O
, O
" O
says O
Ting B-PERSON
, O
who O
opines O
that O
Chen B-PERSON
thinks O
that O
he O
can O
wait O
until O
he O
's O
elected O
before O
he O
decides O
how O
much O
money O
to O
spend O
. O

Overall O
, O
" O
Chen B-PERSON
is O
good O
at O
finding O
the O
weaknesses O
in O
others O
' O
policies O
, O
but O
not O
as O
good O
at O
facing O
up O
to O
questions O
when O
he O
is O
in O
power O
. O

It O
may O
be O
easy O
to O
become O
the O
emperor O
, O
but O
to O
win O
the O
people O
's O
hearts O
requires O
concrete O
action O
. O
" O

Pork O
barrel O
politics O

As O
for O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
, O
" O
His O
policies O
are O
more O
for O
helping O
the O
weak O
, O
and O
give O
more O
thought O
to O
the O
poor O
. O
" O

Soong B-PERSON
has O
taken O
into O
account O
the O
long O
- O
existing O
disparity O
between O
state O
- O
funded O
and O
private O
secondary O
schools O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
-LRB- O
private O
schools O
are O
much O
more O
expensive O
, O
though O
they O
merely O
provide O
the O
same O
education O
as O
the O
state O
schools O
-RRB- O
. O

His O
platform O
includes O
subsidies O
to O
assist O
the O
children O
of O
low O
- O
income O
families O
who O
attend O
private O
secondary O
schools O
. O

Ting B-PERSON
admits O
that O
in O
evaluating O
education O
platforms O
, O
the O
incumbent O
, O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
, O
is O
at O
a O
relative O
disadvantage O
, O
because O
the O
policies O
currently O
being O
implemented O
are O
open O
to O
immediate O
scrutiny O
. O

According O
to O
Ting B-PERSON
, O
" O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
has O
been O
at O
odds O
with O
the O
education O
community O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O
" O

Reformers O
are O
most O
disappointed O
that O
the O
education O
budget O
has O
been O
seriously O
squeezed O
these O
past O
few O
years O
, O
falling O
by O
as O
much O
as O
NT$ O
40 O
billion O
in O
a O
single O
year O
. O

" O
Lien B-PERSON
is O
also O
the O
candidate O
who O
is O
most O
likely O
to O
believe O
that O
problems O
can O
be O
solved O
by O
throwing O
money O
at O
them O
, O
" O
says O
Ting B-PERSON
. O

Lien B-PERSON
has O
stated O
that O
he O
wants O
to O
extend O
compulsory O
education O
from O
9 O
to O
12 O
years O
, O
and O
to O
offer O
vouchers O
for O
pre-school O
and O
private O
secondary O
education O
. O

These O
would O
all O
place O
tremendous O
strain O
on O
the O
already O
overstretched O
education O
budget O
. O

The O
government O
debt O
is O
currently O
NT$ O
2.6 O
trillion O
, O
ten O
times O
higher O
than O
a O
decade O
ago O
; O
if O
these O
promised O
education O
" O
checks O
" O
were O
actually O
cashed O
, O
the O
debt O
would O
pass O
NT$ O
3 O
trillion O
. O

Ting B-PERSON
concludes O
: O
" O
He O
has O
lost O
his O
direction O
in O
terms O
of O
education O
policy O
, O
and O
he O
underestimates O
the O
education O
community O
. O

He O
thinks O
he O
just O
has O
to O
promise O
to O
throw O
money O
around O
and O
then O
he O
'll O
have O
people O
persuaded O
. O
" O

Educators O
are O
not O
looking O
to O
be O
a O
burden O
on O
the O
country O
; O
all O
they O
want O
is O
that O
the O
government O
stop O
squeezing O
the O
existing O
budget O
smaller O
and O
smaller O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
" O
checks O
" O
candidates O
write O
are O
closely O
connected O
to O
their O
assumptions O
about O
the O
roles O
governments O
should O
play O
. O

" O
Just O
as O
wool O
grows O
on O
a O
sheep O
, O
if O
the O
government O
role O
expands O
, O
it O
will O
require O
ever O
greater O
resources O
, O
" O
says O
Wu B-PERSON
Hui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
lin I-PERSON
, O
a O
researcher O
at O
the O
Chung O
Hua O
Institution O
for O
Economic O
Research O
. O

As O
an O
economist O
, O
Wu B-PERSON
advocates O
the O
free O
market O
and O
thinks O
that O
the O
government O
's O
effectiveness O
should O
not O
be O
overrated O
. O

For O
example O
, O
large O
- O
scale O
government O
encouragement O
of O
high O
- O
tech O
industry O
has O
contributed O
to O
an O
imbalance O
in O
the O
industrial O
structure O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
is O
an O
even O
more O
obvious O
example O
: O

From O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
to O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Finance O
to O
the O
proposed O
Stock B-ORG
Stabilization I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
you O
can O
see O
the O
government O
's O
shadow O
everywhere O
. O

" O
The O
government O
should O
go O
back O
to O
just O
playing O
a O
referee O
role O
, O
and O
do O
that O
well O
, O
" O
Wu B-PERSON
avers O
. O

This O
applies O
to O
economic O
relations O
with O
the O
PRC B-GPE
as O
well O
, O
Because O
wherever O
there O
are O
controls O
there O
will O
be O
speculation O

This O
applies O
to O
economic O
relations O
with O
the O
PRC B-GPE
as O
well O
. O

Laws O
ca O
n't O
cover O
everything O
, O
and O
always O
leave O
gray O
areas O
, O
so O
that O
" O
influential O
persons O
are O
positioned O
to O
undertake O
quasi-legal O
activities O
with O
impunity O
. O

The O
government O
should O
not O
be O
creating O
special O
opportunities O
for O
the O
private O
profit O
of O
certain O
individuals O
. O
" O

Wu B-PERSON
believes O
the O
market O
should O
be O
left O
to O
itself O
. O

Improvement O
, O
not O
change O

However O
, O
others O
have O
the O
opposite O
view O
. O

Some O
believe O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
market O
is O
too O
affected O
by O
non-economic O
factors O
, O
so O
the O
government O
must O
play O
a O
protective O
role O
. O

There O
has O
long O
been O
debate O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
over O
the O
relative O
importance O
of O
the O
market O
and O
government O
intervention O
. O

But O
it O
can O
not O
be O
overlooked O
that O
one O
major O
reason O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
now O
the O
world O
's O
12th O
largest O
trading O
nation O
is O
because O
government O
policy O
has O
fostered O
economic O
prosperity O
. O

J.T. B-PERSON
Day I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Small O
and O
Medium O
Enterprises O
of O
the O
ROC B-GPE
, O
avers O
, O
" O
Taiwan B-GPE
needs O
to O
improve O
, O
but O
does O
not O
need O
to O
change O
. O
" O

Democratic O
reform O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
in O
recent O
years O
has O
come O
about O
without O
the O
shedding O
of O
a O
single O
drop O
of O
blood O
; O
this O
is O
an O
amazing O
accomplishment O
. O

" O
Our O
house O
is O
already O
built O
. O

Perhaps O
it O
is O
not O
perfect O
, O
and O
needs O
some O
renovation O
, O
but O
is O
it O
really O
necessary O
to O
tear O
it O
down O
and O
start O
again O
? O
" O

Ten O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
total O
annual O
value O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
imports O
and O
exports O
was O
NT$ O
50 O
billion O
. O

Today O
that O
figure O
is O
NT$ O
200 O
billion O
, O
a O
four-fold O
increase O
. O

Day O
asks O
: O
" O
If O
Taiwan B-GPE
were O
not O
a O
good O
business O
environment O
, O
why O
would O
big O
corporations O
bring O
their O
second O
generation O
back O
from O
abroad O
to O
take O
over O
? O

In O
this O
era O
of O
globalization O
, O
they O
could O
simply O
let O
their O
children O
stay O
overseas O
! O
" O

He O
argues O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
the O
country O
least O
affected O
by O
the O
Asian O
financial O
crisis O
because O
the O
government O
handled O
the O
situation O
well O
. O

He O
gives O
the O
government O
's O
economic O
cabinet O
a O
grade O
of O
98 O
. O

He O
is O
worried O
that O
if O
someone O
other O
than O
the O
ruling O
party O
candidate O
wins O
the O
election O
, O
the O
new O
economic O
officials O
might O
not O
be O
as O
capable O
. O

Governing O
is O
different O

Wang B-PERSON
Chien I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chuang I-PERSON
states O
: O
" O
All O
candidates O
have O
beautiful O
- O
sounding O
platforms O
, O
because O
this O
is O
a O
presidential O
election O
, O
and O
they O
must O
have O
a O
blueprint O
for O
governing O
the O
nation O
. O

But O
running O
for O
office O
and O
running O
the O
country O
are O
two O
very O
different O
things O
. O
" O

It O
has O
been O
said O
, O
" O
campaigning O
is O
like O
poetry O
, O
governing O
is O
like O
an O
essay O
. O
" O

In O
writing O
a O
poem O
, O
one O
can O
create O
a O
coherent O
and O
highly O
refined O
work O
. O

But O
it O
is O
only O
actual O
governing O
that O
tests O
one O
's O
true O
staying O
power O
. O

Scholars O
have O
stated O
that O
the O
2000 O
election O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
three O
special O
characteristics O
: O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
this O
is O
the O
first O
time O
the O
opposition O
has O
a O
very O
real O
possibility O
of O
taking O
the O
reins O
of O
government O
. O

Secondly O
, O
the O
three O
leading O
candidates O
are O
so O
close O
it O
is O
impossible O
to O
tell O
who O
will O
win O
. O

And O
third O
, O
whatever O
the O
outcome O
, O
this O
is O
the O
beginning O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
post-strongman O
era O
. O

In O
this O
new O
era O
, O
says O
Wang B-PERSON
, O
new O
standards O
for O
leadership O
are O
needed O
. O

The O
national O
leader O
must O
be O
more O
than O
just O
a O
local O
politico O
writ O
large O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
gives O
his O
personal O
analysis O
of O
the O
pros O
and O
cons O
for O
the O
three O
candidates O
: O

Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
is O
the O
person O
who O
brings O
the O
most O
hope O
and O
vitality O
, O
because O
his O
policies O
would O
be O
clearly O
different O
from O
those O
of O
the O
KMT B-NORP
. O

But O
his O
biggest O
problem O
is O
" O
instability O
" O
- O
not O
personal O
instability O
, O
but O
policy O
instability O
. O

For O
example O
, O
sometimes O
he O
seems O
opposed O
to O
allowing O
PRC B-GPE
firms O
to O
invest O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
sometimes O
in O
favor O
; O
sometimes O
he O
seems O
against O
the O
opening O
of O
direct O
links O
with O
the O
mainland O
, O
sometimes O
not O
. O

James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
is O
very O
capable O
, O
but O
his O
very O
success O
may O
be O
his O
weak O
point O
. O

He O
is O
often O
very O
proud O
of O
himself O
because O
his O
provincial O
administration O
built O
a O
bridge O
or O
aqueduct O
to O
meet O
the O
needs O
of O
ordinary O
people O
. O

But O
, O
ancient O
Chinese B-NORP
governing O
wisdom O
criticizes O
those O
who O
" O
accomplish O
a O
small O
feat O
and O
think O
they O
can O
do O
anything O
, O
or O
discover O
a O
trivial O
idea O
and O
think O
they O
are O
brilliant O
. O
" O

Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
offers O
stability O
above O
all O
. O

But O
he O
carries O
a O
heavy O
burden O
. O

Lien B-PERSON
must O
face O
up O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
his O
party O
has O
been O
governing O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
for O
50 O
years O
, O
and O
people O
want O
change O
. O

Even O
if O
he O
wins O
, O
this O
may O
mean O
only O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
willing O
to O
give O
Lien B-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
a O
chance O
, O
and O
would O
not O
necessarily O
be O
an O
endorsement O
of O
the O
KMT B-NORP
itself O
. O

Peace O
as O
a O
weapon O

What O
kinds O
of O
challenges O
face O
the O
next O
leader O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
? O

Public O
opinion O
surveys O
show O
that O
voters O
are O
most O
concerned O
about O
crime O
and O
the O
economy O
. O

In O
a O
February O
survey O
conducted O
by O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
number O
of O
citizens O
very O
concerned O
about O
crime O
was O
31 O
% O
, O
eleven O
percentage O
points O
higher O
than O
four O
years O
ago O
. O

Roughly O
the O
same O
percentage O
said O
they O
were O
most O
concerned O
about O
problems O
of O
finance O
and O
the O
economy O
. O

Early O
this O
year O
Commonwealth B-GPE
magazine O
asked O
citizens O
, O
" O
What O
do O
you O
think O
is O
the O
first O
thing O
the O
new O
president O
should O
do O
after O
taking O
office O
? O
" O

The O
results O
show O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
believe O
that O
the O
most O
urgent O
problems O
are O
crime O
, O
" O
black O
gold O
politics O
" O
-LRB- O
the O
confluence O
of O
organized O
crime O
, O
moneyed O
interests O
, O
and O
corrupt O
politicians O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
raising O
economic O
competitiveness O
. O

Senior O
journalist O
Chu B-PERSON
Sung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chiu I-PERSON
says O
that O
all O
three O
major O
candidates O
say O
they O
are O
opposed O
to O
black O
gold O
politics O
. O

But O
citizens O
want O
more O
than O
slogans O
, O
they O
want O
effective O
action O
. O

Political O
scientist O
Alexander B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
says O
that O
the O
crux O
of O
the O
issue O
is O
resoluteness O
. O

If O
the O
resolve O
was O
there O
, O
it O
would O
not O
be O
that O
difficult O
to O
reduce O
crime O
and O
corruption O
. O

Ting B-PERSON
Chih I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jen I-PERSON
says O
, O
" O
Crime O
is O
rising O
fastest O
among O
youth O
. O
" O

He O
argues O
that O
education O
is O
in O
fact O
the O
best O
crime O
- O
fighting O
policy O
: O

" O
If O
students O
can O
enjoy O
a O
happy O
learning O
environment O
at O
school O
, O
then O
society O
will O
no O
longer O
be O
sitting O
on O
a O
powderkeg O
. O
" O

Ting B-PERSON
says O
that O
, O
although O
education O
is O
not O
a O
panacea O
, O
it O
is O
certainly O
not O
irrelevant O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
the O
effects O
of O
education O
policy O
are O
visible O
only O
in O
the O
long O
term O
, O
and O
it O
therefore O
has O
a O
relatively O
weak O
position O
in O
politics O
and O
is O
often O
neglected O
because O
policymakers O
probably O
will O
not O
see O
the O
fruits O
of O
their O
efforts O
in O
their O
terms O
of O
office O
. O

But O
the O
main O
industries O
of O
the O
21st O
century O
, O
such O
as O
the O
information O
and O
telecommunications O
industries O
, O
are O
knowledge O
- O
based O
. O

If O
education O
is O
done O
well O
, O
the O
benefits O
will O
spread O
to O
many O
other O
areas O
. O

The O
greatest O
variable O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
society O
remains O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
. O

" O
In O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
been O
continually O
testing O
where O
mainland O
China B-GPE
will O
draw O
the O
line O
in O
cross-strait O
relations O
, O
" O
says O
social O
critic O
Nan O
Fang B-NORP
Shuo O
. O

But O
playing O
word O
games O
over O
how O
to O
define O
the O
relationship O
is O
simply O
a O
way O
of O
hiding O
from O
the O
problem O
, O
ostrich O
- O
like O
, O
as O
the O
situation O
deteriorates O
. O

Fortunately O
the O
three O
main O
candidates O
have O
committed O
themselves O
to O
a O
moderate O
path O
. O

Right O
now O
there O
's O
a O
choice O
between O
peace O
and O
war O
in O
cross-strait O
relations O
. O

The O
most O
important O
challenge O
for O
Taiwan B-GPE
now O
is O
to O
transcend O
the O
old O
mentalities O
of O
cold O
war O
anti-communism O
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
independence O
, O
and O
to O
build O
a O
new O
logic O
of O
peace O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
future O
is O
now O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
its O
voters O
. O

Scentsory O
Perceptions O
: O
What O
's O
the O
Deal O
With O
Aromatherapy O
? O

-LRB- O
Eric B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
/ O
photos O
by O
Hsueh B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kuang I-PERSON
/ O
tr. O
by O
Phil B-PERSON
Newell I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
current O
fitness O
trend O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
combines O
working O
out O
with O
recreation O
and O
the O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
idea O
of O
" O
health O
cultivation O
. O
" O

Of O
particular O
interest O
has O
been O
aromatherapy O
, O
with O
its O
new O
- O
age O
underpinning O
of O
the O
integration O
of O
" O
body O
, O
mind O
, O
and O
spirit O
. O
" O

What O
exactly O
is O
aromatherapy O
? O

What O
can O
it O
do O
for O
you O
? O

Aromatherapy O
involves O
the O
use O
of O
" O
essential O
oils O
" O
extracted O
from O
the O
flowers O
, O
leaves O
, O
branches O
, O
bark O
, O
rind O
, O
or O
roots O
of O
medicinal O
plants O
. O

These O
oils O
are O
then O
mixed O
with O
a O
" O
carrier O
" O
-LRB- O
usually O
a O
vegetable O
oil O
-RRB- O
or O
are O
diluted O
. O

There O
are O
a O
number O
of O
different O
applications O
, O
including O
oil O
massages O
, O
fragrant O
baths O
, O
and O
heating O
of O
oils O
over O
a O
flame O
to O
diffuse O
the O
aroma O
. O

Tang B-PERSON
Ya I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chun I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Alexander B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Clubs I-ORG
, O
says O
, O
" O
In O
fact O
you O
could O
consider O
aromatherapy O
the O
latest O
trend O
in O
personal O
care O
. O

To O
combine O
this O
with O
working O
out O
is O
to O
combine O
a O
beauty O
perspective O
with O
a O
health O
one O
, O
with O
more O
of O
a O
recreational O
feel O
. O
" O

There O
's O
nothing O
new O
about O
aroma O
- O
therapy O
. O

People O
in O
ancient O
Rome B-GPE
often O
rubbed O
their O
bodies O
with O
oil O
in O
the O
public O
baths O
as O
a O
means O
of O
relieving O
stress O
, O
and O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Shen I-WORK_OF_ART
Nong I-WORK_OF_ART
Ben I-WORK_OF_ART
Cao I-WORK_OF_ART
Jing I-WORK_OF_ART
[ O
Classic B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Roots I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Herbs I-WORK_OF_ART
Discovered I-WORK_OF_ART
by I-WORK_OF_ART
Shen I-WORK_OF_ART
Nong I-WORK_OF_ART
] O
, O
the O
oldest O
Chinese B-NORP
medical O
treatise O
, O
also O
describes O
treatments O
which O
are O
functionally O
the O
same O
as O
aromatherapy O
. O

So O
why O
the O
sudden O
surge O
of O
interest O
? O

Perhaps O
there O
is O
a O
greater O
need O
among O
modern O
people O
- O
plagued O
by O
stress O
, O
insomnia O
, O
anxiety O
, O
and O
inability O
to O
concentrate O
- O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
chill O
out O
. O

Tang B-PERSON
Ya I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chun I-PERSON
states O
that O
most O
health O
clubs O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
combine O
aromatherapy O
with O
hydrotherapy O
, O
and O
include O
these O
treatments O
under O
their O
" O
spa O
" O
services O
. O

As O
Tang B-PERSON
explains O
: O
" O
In O
the O
spa O
, O
particular O
attention O
is O
devoted O
to O
the O
pleasuring O
and O
relaxation O
of O
the O
senses O
of O
smell O
, O
hearing O
, O
touch O
, O
taste O
, O
and O
vision O
. O

Besides O
mellow O
music O
, O
soft O
lighting O
, O
and O
diffusion O
of O
fragrant O
oils O
, O
there O
is O
also O
a O
' O
Vichy O
bath O
, O
' O
which O
allows O
the O
skin O
to O
breathe O
more O
freely O
. O

With O
an O
aromatherapy O
massage O
, O
essential O
oils O
sink O
in O
, O
and O
the O
skin O
regains O
its O
flexibility O
. O
" O

In O
order O
that O
members O
can O
really O
let O
their O
hair O
down O
, O
most O
" O
spa O
" O
facilities O
are O
only O
open O
to O
women O
. O

Because O
there O
have O
to O
be O
specialists O
on O
duty O
, O
the O
cost O
is O
quite O
high O
, O
so O
in O
most O
health O
clubs O
aromatherapy O
is O
available O
only O
at O
an O
additional O
charge O
. O

Different O
fragrances O
have O
, O
it O
is O
said O
, O
different O
effects O
: O
Lavender O
helps O
with O
problems O
like O
tension O
and O
exhaustion O
. O

Sandalwood O
promotes O
relaxation O
and O
tranquility O
. O

Bergamot O
helps O
settle O
the O
mind O
. O

Rose O
is O
advised O
for O
inflammation O
and O
swelling O
, O
and O
it O
also O
invigorates O
the O
skin O
. O

Chamomile O
relieves O
tension O
and O
is O
used O
for O
treating O
menstrual O
cramps O
and O
insomnia O
. O

Different O
oils O
can O
be O
combined O
depending O
on O
different O
needs O
. O

Does O
aromatherapy O
really O
work O
? O

Ho B-PERSON
Tsung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsien I-PERSON
, O
a O
doctor O
of O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
medicine O
, O
says O
that O
Chinese B-NORP
medicine O
has O
long O
included O
some O
aromatherapy O
- O
like O
treatments O
, O
and O
theoretically O
it O
is O
possible O
for O
the O
medicinal O
effects O
of O
oils O
to O
be O
transmitted O
to O
the O
body O
through O
the O
meridians O
using O
tuina O
-LRB- O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
massage O
therapy O
-RRB- O
. O

" O
Things O
used O
in O
aroma O
- O
therapy O
like O
lavender O
and O
sandalwood O
definitely O
help O
people O
relax O
and O
sleep O
better O
, O
and O
can O
relieve O
tension O
and O
headaches O
, O
" O
says O
Dr. O
Ho O
. O

" O
But O
, O
" O
he O
cautions O
, O
" O
the O
user O
has O
to O
put O
him O
- O
or O
herself O
in O
the O
proper O
frame O
of O
mind O
to O
relax O
, O
or O
else O
the O
effect O
will O
be O
largely O
cancelled O
out O
. O
" O

He O
adds O
, O
moreover O
, O
that O
he O
remains O
skeptical O
of O
claims O
of O
wider O
curative O
powers O
for O
aromatherapy O
. O

A O
Miss O
Wu O
, O
who O
sometimes O
goes O
to O
spas O
, O
testifies O
that O
aromatherapy O
definitely O
helps O
her O
mellow O
out O
. O

" O
But O
at O
one O
or O
two O
thousand O
NT O
dollars O
per O
time O
, O
it O
's O
too O
expensive O
to O
go O
to O
the O
health O
club O
more O
than O
once O
in O
a O
while O
. O

I O
more O
often O
buy O
aromatic O
oils O
and O
use O
them O
at O
home O
- O
just O
take O
a O
fragrant O
bath O
or O
heat O
the O
oil O
to O
diffuse O
the O
fragrance O
. O

That O
's O
much O
more O
affordable O
. O
" O

It O
is O
undeniable O
that O
both O
Tang B-PERSON
Ya I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chun I-PERSON
and O
Miss O
Wu O
, O
who O
both O
use O
aromatherapy O
from O
time O
to O
time O
, O
look O
vibrant O
and O
healthy O
. O

Is O
this O
the O
result O
of O
" O
essential O
oils O
, O
" O
or O
is O
it O
just O
that O
people O
who O
would O
use O
aromatherapy O
are O
the O
same O
people O
who O
take O
good O
care O
of O
their O
health O
in O
general O
? O

Anyway O
, O
there O
's O
no O
harm O
in O
giving O
it O
a O
try O
yourself O
, O
and O
you O
may O
find O
your O
own O
answer O
. O

p. O
36 O

A O
few O
drops O
of O
essential O
oils O
, O
a O
charming O
wooden O
barrel O
, O
and O
a O
comfy O
chair O
- O
what O
more O
could O
you O
ask O
? O

Health O
club O
VIP O
rooms O
offer O
fragrant O
relaxation O
. O

p. O
37 O

Essential O
oils O
come O
in O
enticing O
packages O
; O
different O
aromatherapy O
products O
are O
advised O
for O
different O
effects O
. O

People O
told O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
the O
Philistines O
are O
fighting O
against O
the O
city O
of O
Keilah O
. O

They O
are O
robbing O
grain O
from O
the O
threshing O
floors O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
asked O
the O
Lord O
, O
`` O
Should O
I O
go O
and O
fight O
these O
Philistines O
? O
'' O

The O
Lord O
answered O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
go O
attack O
the O
Philistines O
. O

Save O
Keilah O
. O
'' O

But O
David B-PERSON
's O
men O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
our O
men O
are O
afraid O
here O
in O
Judah O
. O

Just O
think O
how O
afraid O
we O
will O
be O
if O
we O
go O
to O
Keilah O
, O
where O
the O
Philistine O
army O
is O
lined O
up O
and O
ready O
for O
battle O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
again O
asked O
the O
Lord O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
answered O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Go O
down O
to O
Keilah O
. O

I O
will O
help O
you O
defeat O
the O
Philistines O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
went O
to O
Keilah O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
men O
fought O
the O
Philistines O
. O

They O
defeated O
them O
and O
took O
their O
cattle O
. O

In O
this O
way O
David B-PERSON
saved O
the O
people O
of O
Keilah O
. O

-LRB- O
When O
Abiathar O
ran O
away O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
Abiathar O
took O
an O
ephod O
with O
him O
. O
-RRB- O

People O
told O
Saul O
that O
David B-PERSON
was O
now O
at O
Keilah O
. O

Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
God O
has O
given O
David B-PERSON
to O
me O
. O

David B-PERSON
trapped O
himself O
when O
he O
went O
into O
a O
city O
surrounded O
by O
a O
wall O
with O
gates O
and O
bars O
to O
lock O
them O
. O
'' O

Saul O
called O
all O
his O
army O
together O
for O
battle O
. O

They O
prepared O
to O
go O
down O
to O
Keilah O
to O
attack O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
. O

David B-PERSON
learned O
that O
Saul O
was O
making O
plans O
against O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
then O
said O
to O
Abiathar O
the O
priest O
, O
`` O
Bring O
the O
ephod O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
prayed O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
I O
have O
heard O
that O
Saul O
plans O
to O
come O
to O
Keilah O
and O
destroy O
the O
town O
because O
of O
me O
. O

Will O
Saul O
come O
to O
Keilah O
? O

Will O
the O
people O
of O
Keilah O
give O
me O
to O
Saul O
? O

Lord O
, O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
I O
am O
your O
servant O
. O

Please O
tell O
me O
! O
'' O

The O
Lord O
answered O
, O
`` O
Saul O
will O
come O
. O
'' O

Again O
David B-PERSON
asked O
, O
`` O
Will O
the O
people O
of O
Keilah O
give O
me O
and O
my O
men O
to O
Saul O
? O
'' O

The O
Lord O
answered O
, O
`` O
They O
will O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
left O
Keilah O
. O

There O
were O
about O
600 O
men O
who O
went O
with O
David B-PERSON
. O

They O
kept O
moving O
from O
place O
to O
place O
. O

Saul O
learned O
that O
David B-PERSON
had O
escaped O
from O
Keilah O
, O
so O
he O
did O
not O
go O
to O
that O
city O
. O

David B-PERSON
went O
into O
the O
Desert O
of O
Ziph O
and O
stayed O
in O
the O
mountains O
and O
fortresses O
there O
. O

Saul O
looked O
for O
David B-PERSON
the O
whole O
time O
, O
but O
the O
Lord O
did O
n't O
let O
Saul O
catch O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
at O
Horesh O
in O
the O
Desert O
of O
Ziph O
. O

He O
was O
afraid O
because O
Saul O
was O
coming O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

But O
Saul O
's O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
went O
to O
see O
David B-PERSON
at O
Horesh O
and O
encouraged O
him O
to O
have O
a O
stronger O
faith O
in O
God O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
told O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

My O
father O
Saul O
wo O
n't O
hurt O
you O
. O

You O
will O
become O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
I O
will O
be O
second O
to O
you O
. O

Even O
my O
father O
knows O
this O
. O
'' O

Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
David B-PERSON
both O
made O
an O
agreement O
before O
the O
Lord O
. O

Then O
Jonathan B-PERSON
went O
home O
, O
and O
David B-PERSON
stayed O
at O
Horesh O
. O

Some O
people O
from O
Ziph O
went O
to O
Saul O
at O
Gibeah O
and O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
David B-PERSON
is O
hiding O
in O
our O
area O
. O

He O
is O
at O
the O
fortresses O
of O
Horesh O
on O
Hakilah O
Hill O
, O
south O
of O
Jeshimon O
. O

Now O
, O
King O
, O
come O
down O
any O
time O
you O
want O
. O

It O
is O
our O
duty O
to O
give O
David B-PERSON
to O
you O
. O
'' O

Saul O
answered O
, O
`` O
May O
the O
Lord O
bless O
you O
for O
helping O
me O
. O

Go O
and O
learn O
more O
about O
David B-PERSON
. O

Keep O
track O
of O
where O
he O
goes O
and O
who O
goes O
to O
see O
him O
. O

I O
am O
told O
that O
David B-PERSON
is O
smart O
and O
that O
he O
is O
trying O
to O
trick O
me O
. O

Find O
all O
the O
hiding O
places O
that O
David B-PERSON
uses O
. O

Then O
come O
back O
to O
me O
and O
tell O
me O
everything O
. O

Then O
I O
'll O
go O
with O
you O
. O

If O
David B-PERSON
is O
in O
the O
area O
, O
I O
will O
find O
him O
, O
even O
if O
I O
must O
go O
to O
every O
family O
group O
in O
Judah O
. O
'' O

So O
those O
people O
went O
back O
to O
Ziph O
before O
Saul O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
were O
in O
the O
Desert O
of O
Maon O
, O
south O
of O
Jeshimon O
. O

Saul O
and O
his O
men O
went O
to O
look O
for O
David B-PERSON
, O
but O
the O
people O
warned O
him O
. O

They O
told O
David B-PERSON
that O
Saul O
was O
looking O
for O
him O
. O

So O
David B-PERSON
then O
went O
down O
to O
`` O
The O
Rock O
'' O
in O
the O
Desert O
of O
Maon O
. O

Saul O
heard O
that O
David B-PERSON
had O
gone O
to O
the O
Desert O
of O
Maon O
, O
so O
Saul O
went O
to O
that O
place O
to O
find O
him O
. O

Saul O
was O
on O
one O
side O
of O
the O
mountain O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
were O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
same O
mountain O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
moving O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
to O
get O
away O
from O
Saul O
. O

But O
Saul O
and O
his O
soldiers O
were O
going O
around O
the O
mountain O
to O
cut O
them O
off O
and O
trap O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
. O

Then O
a O
messenger O
arrived O
and O
told O
Saul O
, O
`` O
Come O
quickly O
! O

The O
Philistines O
are O
attacking O
. O
'' O

So O
Saul O
stopped O
chasing O
David B-PERSON
and O
went O
to O
fight O
the O
Philistines O
. O

That O
is O
why O
people O
call O
this O
place O
`` O
Slippery O
Rock O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
left O
the O
Desert O
of O
Maon O
and O
went O
to O
the O
fortresses O
near O
En O
Gedi O
. O

David B-PERSON
left O
Gath O
and O
ran O
away O
to O
the O
cave O
of O
Adullam O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
brothers O
and O
relatives O
heard O
that O
David B-PERSON
was O
at O
Adullam O
and O
went O
to O
see O
him O
there O
. O

Many O
people O
joined O
David B-PERSON
. O

There O
were O
men O
who O
were O
in O
some O
kind O
of O
trouble O
, O
men O
who O
owed O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
, O
and O
men O
who O
were O
just O
not O
satisfied O
with O
life O
. O

All O
kinds O
of O
people O
joined O
David B-PERSON
, O
and O
he O
became O
their O
leader O
. O

He O
had O
about O
400 O
men O
with O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
left O
Adullam O
and O
went O
to O
Mizpah O
in O
Moab O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Moab O
, O
`` O
Please O
let O
my O
father O
and O
mother O
come O
and O
stay O
with O
you O
until O
I O
learn O
what O
God O
is O
going O
to O
do O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
left O
his O
parents O
with O
the O
king O
of O
Moab O
. O

They O
stayed O
with O
the O
king O
of O
Moab O
as O
long O
as O
David B-PERSON
was O
at O
the O
fort O
. O

But O
the O
prophet O
Gad O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
stay O
in O
the O
fort O
. O

Go O
to O
the O
land O
of O
Judah O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
left O
and O
went O
to O
Hereth O
Forest O
. O

Saul O
heard O
the O
report O
about O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
while O
sitting O
under O
the O
tree O
on O
the O
hill O
at O
Gibeah O
. O

Saul O
had O
his O
spear O
in O
his O
hand O
. O

All O
of O
his O
officers O
were O
standing O
around O
him O
. O

Saul O
said O
to O
his O
officers O
who O
were O
standing O
around O
him O
, O
`` O
Listen O
, O
men O
of O
Benjamin O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
the O
son O
of O
Jesse O
-LRB- O
David B-PERSON
-RRB- O
will O
give O
you O
fields O
and O
vineyards O
? O

Do O
you O
think O
he O
will O
promote O
you O
and O
make O
you O
officers O
over O
1000 O
men O
and O
officers O
over O
100 O
men O
? O

No O
, O
but O
all O
of O
you O
are O
plotting O
against O
me O
. O

None O
of O
you O
told O
me O
about O
my O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
the O
agreement O
he O
made O
with O
the O
son O
of O
Jesse O
. O

None O
of O
you O
cares O
enough O
about O
me O
to O
tell O
me O
that O
my O
own O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
encouraged O
David B-PERSON
to O
turn O
against O
me O
and O
attack O
me O
. O

And O
that O
is O
what O
David B-PERSON
is O
doing O
now O
. O
'' O

Doeg O
the O
Edomite O
was O
standing O
there O
with O
Saul O
's O
officers O
. O

Doeg O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
saw O
Jesse O
's O
son O
at O
Nob O
. O

David B-PERSON
came O
to O
see O
Ahimelech O
son O
of O
Ahitub O
. O

Ahimelech O
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
for O
David B-PERSON
and O
gave O
him O
some O
food O
. O

He O
even O
gave O
David B-PERSON
the O
sword O
of O
Goliath B-PERSON
the O
Philistine O
. O
'' O

Then O
King O
Saul O
ordered O
some O
men O
to O
bring O
the O
priest O
to O
him O
. O

Saul O
told O
them O
to O
bring O
Ahimelech O
son O
of O
Ahitub O
and O
all O
his O
relatives O
who O
were O
priests O
at O
Nob O
. O

So O
all O
of O
them O
came O
to O
the O
king O
. O

Saul O
said O
to O
Ahimelech O
, O
`` O
Listen O
now O
, O
son O
of O
Ahitub O
. O
'' O

Ahimelech O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
sir O
. O
'' O

Saul O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
you O
and O
Jesse O
's O
son O
make O
secret O
plans O
against O
me O
? O

You O
gave O
David B-PERSON
bread O
and O
a O
sword O
. O

You O
prayed O
to O
God O
for O
him O
. O

And O
right O
now O
, O
David B-PERSON
is O
waiting O
to O
attack O
me O
. O
'' O

Ahimelech O
answered O
, O
`` O
David B-PERSON
is O
very O
faithful O
to O
you O
. O

Not O
one O
of O
your O
other O
officers O
is O
as O
faithful O
as O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
is O
your O
own O
son-in-law O
and O
the O
captain O
of O
your O
bodyguards O
. O

Your O
own O
family O
respects O
David B-PERSON
. O

That O
was O
not O
the O
first O
time O
I O
prayed O
to O
God O
for O
David B-PERSON
. O

Not O
at O
all O
! O

Do O
n't O
blame O
me O
or O
any O
of O
my O
relatives O
. O

We O
are O
your O
servants O
. O

I O
know O
nothing O
about O
what O
is O
happening O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
king O
said O
, O
`` O
Ahimelech O
, O
you O
and O
all O
your O
relatives O
must O
die O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
king O
told O
the O
guards O
at O
his O
side O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
kill O
the O
priests O
of O
the O
Lord O
because O
they O
are O
on O
David B-PERSON
's O
side O
too O
. O

They O
knew O
he O
was O
running O
away O
, O
but O
they O
did O
n't O
tell O
me O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
's O
officers O
refused O
to O
hurt O
the O
priests O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

So O
the O
king O
gave O
the O
order O
to O
Doeg O
. O

Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
Doeg O
, O
you O
go O
kill O
the O
priests O
. O
'' O

So O
Doeg O
the O
Edomite O
went O
and O
killed O
the O
priests O
. O

That O
day O
he O
killed O
85 O
men O
who O
were O
priests O
. O

Nob O
was O
the O
city O
of O
the O
priests O
. O

Doeg O
killed O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Nob O
. O

He O
used O
his O
sword O
and O
killed O
men O
, O
women O
, O
children O
and O
small O
babies O
. O

He O
even O
killed O
their O
cattle O
, O
donkeys O
, O
and O
sheep O
. O

But O
Abiathar O
son O
of O
Ahimelech O
escaped O
. O

He O
ran O
away O
and O
joined O
David B-PERSON
. O

Abiathar O
told O
David B-PERSON
that O
Saul O
had O
killed O
the O
Lord O
's O
priests O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
told O
Abiathar O
, O
`` O
I O
saw O
Doeg O
the O
Edomite O
at O
Nob O
that O
day O
. O

I O
knew O
he O
would O
tell O
Saul O
! O

I O
am O
responsible O
for O
the O
death O
of O
your O
father O
's O
family O
. O

Stay O
with O
me O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
, O
because O
the O
man O
-LRB- O
Saul O
-RRB- O
who O
tried O
to O
kill O
you O
is O
the O
same O
man O
who O
wants O
to O
kill O
me O
. O

I O
will O
protect O
you O
if O
you O
stay O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
Philistines O
fought O
against O
the O
Israelites O
, O
and O
the O
Israelites O
ran O
from O
them O
. O

There O
were O
many O
dead O
bodies O
that O
fell O
at O
Mount O
Gilboa O
. O

The O
Philistines O
fought O
hard O
against O
Saul O
and O
his O
sons O
. O

They O
killed O
Jonathan B-PERSON
, O
Abinadab O
, O
and O
Malki O
Shua O
. O

The O
battle O
grew O
even O
more O
intense O
around O
Saul O
. O

The O
archers O
closed O
in O
on O
Saul O
and O
wounded O
him O
with O
many O
arrows O
. O

Saul O
told O
the O
boy O
who O
carried O
his O
armor O
, O
`` O
Take O
your O
sword O
and O
kill O
me O
or O
else O
these O
foreigners O
will O
do O
it O
and O
torment O
me O
as O
well O
! O
'' O

But O
Saul O
's O
helper O
was O
afraid O
and O
refused O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

So O
Saul O
took O
out O
his O
own O
sword O
and O
fell O
on O
it O
. O

When O
the O
helper O
saw O
that O
Saul O
was O
dead O
, O
he O
took O
out O
his O
own O
sword O
, O
fell O
on O
it O
, O
and O
died O
there O
with O
Saul O
. O

So O
Saul O
, O
his O
three O
sons O
, O
and O
the O
boy O
who O
carried O
his O
armor O
all O
died O
together O
that O
day O
. O

The O
Israelites O
who O
lived O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
valley O
saw O
the O
Israelite O
army O
running O
away O
. O

They O
saw O
that O
Saul O
and O
his O
sons O
were O
dead O
, O
so O
they O
left O
their O
cities O
and O
ran O
away O
. O

Then O
the O
Philistines O
came O
and O
lived O
in O
their O
cities O
. O

The O
next O
day O
, O
the O
Philistines O
went O
back O
to O
take O
things O
from O
the O
dead O
bodies O
. O

They O
found O
Saul O
and O
his O
three O
sons O
dead O
on O
Mount O
Gilboa O
. O

The O
Philistines O
cut O
off O
Saul O
's O
head O
and O
took O
all O
his O
armor O
. O

They O
carried O
the O
news O
to O
the O
Philistines O
and O
to O
all O
the O
temples O
of O
their O
idols O
. O

They O
put O
Saul O
's O
armor O
in O
the O
temple O
of O
Ashtoreth O
. O

The O
Philistines O
also O
hung O
Saul O
's O
body O
on O
the O
wall O
of O
Beth O
Shan O
. O

The O
people O
living O
in O
Jabesh O
Gilead O
heard O
what O
the O
Philistines O
did O
to O
Saul O
. O

So O
all O
the O
soldiers O
of O
Jabesh O
went O
to O
Beth O
Shan O
. O

They O
marched O
all O
night O
, O
went O
to O
the O
wall O
of O
Beth O
Shan O
, O
and O
took O
down O
the O
bodies O
of O
Saul O
and O
his O
sons O
. O

Then O
they O
carried O
them O
to O
Jabesh O
. O

There O
the O
people O
of O
Jabesh O
burned O
the O
bodies O
of O
Saul O
and O
his O
three O
sons O
. O

Later O
, O
they O
buried O
the O
bones O
of O
Saul O
and O
his O
three O
sons O
under O
the O
big O
tree O
in O
Jabesh O
. O

Then O
the O
people O
of O
Jabesh O
showed O
their O
sadness O
-- O
they O
did O
not O
eat O
for O
seven O
days O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Ziph O
went O
to O
see O
Saul O
at O
Gibeah O
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
David B-PERSON
is O
hiding O
on O
Hakilah O
Hill O
, O
across O
from O
Jeshimon O
. O
'' O

Saul O
gathered O
3000 O
of O
the O
best O
soldiers O
in O
Israel B-GPE
and O
went O
down O
to O
the O
desert O
of O
Ziph O
to O
search O
for O
David B-PERSON
in O
the O
desert O
of O
Ziph O
. O

Saul O
set O
up O
his O
camp O
by O
the O
road O
at O
Hakilah O
Hill O
, O
across O
from O
Jeshimon O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
out O
in O
the O
desert O
and O
saw O
that O
Saul O
had O
come O
out O
into O
the O
desert O
after O
him O
. O

So O
David B-PERSON
sent O
out O
spies O
to O
know O
for O
certain O
that O
Saul O
had O
come O
after O
him O
again O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
went O
to O
where O
Saul O
had O
set O
up O
his O
camp O
. O

David B-PERSON
saw O
where O
Saul O
and O
Abner O
were O
sleeping O
. O

-LRB- O
Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
was O
the O
commander O
of O
Saul O
's O
army O
. O
-RRB- O

Saul O
was O
sleeping O
in O
the O
center O
of O
a O
circle O
of O
men O
that O
surrounded O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
talked O
to O
Ahimelech O
the O
Hittite O
and O
Abishai O
son O
of O
Zeruiah O
. O

-LRB- O
Abishai O
was O
Joab O
's O
brother O
. O
-RRB- O

He O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
Who O
would O
like O
to O
go O
down O
into O
the O
camp O
with O
me O
after O
Saul O
? O
'' O

Abishai O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
'll O
go O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

When O
night O
came O
, O
David B-PERSON
and O
Abishai O
went O
into O
Saul O
's O
camp O
. O

Saul O
was O
asleep O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
circle O
of O
men O
. O

His O
spear O
was O
stuck O
in O
the O
ground O
near O
his O
head O
. O

Abner O
and O
the O
other O
soldiers O
were O
asleep O
around O
Saul O
. O

Abishai O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Today O
God O
has O
given O
your O
enemy O
to O
you O
. O

Let O
me O
pin O
Saul O
to O
the O
ground O
with O
his O
spear O
. O

I O
'll O
only O
do O
it O
once O
! O
'' O

But O
David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Abishai O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
kill O
Saul O
! O

Anyone O
who O
hurts O
the O
Lord O
's O
chosen O
king O
must O
be O
punished O
. O

As O
surely O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
, O
the O
Lord O
himself O
will O
punish O
Saul O
. O

Maybe O
Saul O
will O
die O
naturally O
or O
maybe O
he O
will O
be O
killed O
in O
battle O
. O

But O
I O
pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
never O
lets O
me O
hurt O
the O
Lord O
's O
chosen O
king O
. O

Now O
pick O
up O
the O
spear O
and O
water O
jug O
by O
Saul O
's O
head O
and O
then O
let O
's O
go O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
took O
the O
spear O
and O
water O
jug O
that O
were O
near O
Saul O
's O
head O
, O
and O
then O
David B-PERSON
and O
Abishai O
left O
Saul O
's O
camp O
. O

No O
one O
knew O
what O
had O
happened O
. O

No O
one O
saw O
it O
. O

No O
one O
even O
woke O
up O
. O

Saul O
and O
all O
of O
his O
soldiers O
slept O
because O
the O
Lord O
had O
put O
them O
into O
a O
deep O
sleep O
. O

David B-PERSON
crossed O
over O
to O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
valley O
. O

He O
stood O
on O
top O
of O
the O
mountain O
across O
the O
valley O
from O
Saul O
's O
camp O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
Saul O
's O
camp O
were O
far O
apart O
. O

David B-PERSON
shouted O
to O
the O
army O
and O
to O
Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
, O
`` O
Answer O
me O
, O
Abner O
! O
'' O

Abner O
answered O
, O
`` O
Who O
are O
you O
? O

Why O
are O
you O
calling O
the O
king O
? O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
an O
important O
man O
, O
are O
n't O
you O
? O

You O
are O
better O
than O
any O
other O
man O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Is O
that O
right O
? O

So O
why O
did O
n't O
you O
guard O
your O
master O
, O
the O
king O
? O

An O
ordinary O
man O
came O
into O
your O
camp O
to O
kill O
your O
master O
, O
the O
king O
. O

You O
made O
a O
big O
mistake O
. O

As O
surely O
as O
the O
Lord O
is O
alive O
, O
you O
and O
your O
men O
should O
die O
, O
because O
you O
did O
n't O
protect O
your O
master O
, O
the O
Lord O
's O
chosen O
king O
. O

Look O
for O
the O
king O
's O
spear O
and O
the O
water O
jug O
that O
was O
near O
Saul O
's O
head O
. O

Where O
are O
they O
? O
'' O

Saul O
knew O
David B-PERSON
's O
voice O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Is O
that O
your O
voice O
, O
David B-PERSON
my O
son O
? O
'' O

David B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
it O
is O
my O
voice O
, O
my O
lord O
the O
king O
. O

Sir O
, O
why O
are O
you O
chasing O
me O
? O

What O
wrong O
have O
I O
done O
? O

What O
am O
I O
guilty O
of O
? O

My O
lord O
the O
king O
, O
listen O
to O
me O
. O

If O
the O
Lord O
caused O
you O
to O
be O
angry O
with O
me O
, O
let O
him O
accept O
an O
offering O
. O

But O
if O
men O
caused O
you O
to O
be O
angry O
with O
me O
, O
I O
ask O
the O
Lord O
to O
curse O
them O
because O
they O
forced O
me O
to O
leave O
the O
land O
that O
the O
Lord O
gave O
me O
and O
told O
me O
to O
go O
serve O
other O
gods O
. O

Now O
do O
n't O
make O
me O
die O
far O
away O
from O
the O
Lord O
's O
presence O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
has O
come O
out O
looking O
for O
a O
flea O
. O

You O
are O
like O
a O
man O
hunting O
partridges O
in O
the O
mountains O
. O
'' O

Then O
Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
David B-PERSON
, O
my O
son O
! O

I O
have O
sinned O
. O

Come O
back O
. O

Today O
you O
showed O
me O
that O
my O
life O
is O
important O
to O
you O
, O
so O
I O
wo O
n't O
try O
to O
hurt O
you O
. O

I O
have O
acted O
foolishly O
. O

I O
have O
made O
a O
big O
mistake O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Here O
is O
the O
king O
's O
spear O
. O

Let O
one O
of O
your O
young O
men O
come O
here O
and O
get O
it O
. O

The O
Lord O
pays O
every O
man O
for O
what O
he O
does O
-- O
he O
rewards O
him O
if O
he O
does O
right O
, O
and O
he O
punishes O
him O
if O
he O
does O
wrong O
. O

The O
Lord O
gave O
you O
to O
me O
today O
, O
but O
I O
would O
n't O
hurt O
his O
chosen O
king O
. O

Today O
I O
showed O
you O
that O
your O
life O
is O
important O
to O
me O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
the O
Lord O
will O
show O
that O
my O
life O
is O
important O
to O
him O
. O

He O
will O
save O
me O
from O
every O
trouble O
. O
'' O

Then O
Saul O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
God O
bless O
you O
, O
David B-PERSON
my O
son O
. O

You O
will O
do O
great O
things O
and O
you O
will O
win O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
went O
on O
his O
way O
, O
and O
Saul O
went O
back O
home O
. O

The O
boy O
Samuel B-PERSON
was O
Eli O
's O
helper O
and O
served O
the O
Lord O
with O
him O
. O

At O
that O
time O
the O
Lord O
did O
not O
speak O
directly O
to O
people O
very O
often O
. O

There O
were O
very O
few O
visions O
. O

Eli O
's O
eyes O
were O
getting O
so O
weak O
that O
he O
was O
almost O
blind O
. O

One O
night O
he O
went O
to O
his O
room O
to O
go O
to O
bed O
. O

The O
special O
lamp O
in O
the O
temple O
was O
still O
burning O
, O
so O
Samuel B-PERSON
lay O
down O
in O
the O
temple O
near O
where O
the O
Holy O
Box O
was O
. O

The O
Lord O
called O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
and O
Samuel B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Here O
I O
am O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
thought O
Eli O
was O
calling O
him O
, O
so O
he O
ran O
to O
Eli O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Here O
I O
am O
. O

You O
called O
me O
. O
'' O

But O
Eli O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
did O
n't O
call O
you O
. O

Go O
back O
to O
bed O
. O
'' O

So O
Samuel B-PERSON
went O
back O
to O
bed O
. O

Again O
the O
Lord O
called O
, O
`` O
Samuel B-PERSON
! O
'' O

Again O
Samuel B-PERSON
ran O
to O
Eli O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Here O
I O
am O
. O

You O
called O
me O
. O
'' O

Eli O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
did O
n't O
call O
you O
. O

Go O
back O
to O
bed O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
did O
not O
yet O
know O
the O
Lord O
because O
the O
Lord O
had O
not O
spoken O
directly O
to O
him O
before O
. O

The O
Lord O
called O
Samuel B-PERSON
the O
third O
time O
. O

Again O
Samuel B-PERSON
got O
up O
and O
went O
to O
Eli O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Here O
I O
am O
. O

You O
called O
me O
. O
'' O

Finally O
, O
Eli O
understood O
that O
the O
Lord O
was O
calling O
the O
boy O
. O

Eli O
told O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
bed O
. O

If O
he O
calls O
you O
again O
, O
say O
, O
' O
Speak O
, O
Lord O
. O

I O
am O
your O
servant O
, O
and O
I O
am O
listening O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
Samuel B-PERSON
went O
back O
to O
bed O
. O

The O
Lord O
came O
and O
stood O
there O
. O

He O
called O
as O
he O
did O
before O
, O
saying O
, O
`` O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
Samuel B-PERSON
! O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Speak O
. O

I O
am O
your O
servant O
, O
and O
I O
am O
listening O
. O
'' O

The O
Lord O
said O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
I O
will O
soon O
do O
things O
in O
Israel B-GPE
that O
will O
shock O
anyone O
who O
hears O
about O
them O
. O

I O
will O
do O
everything O
I O
said O
I O
would O
do O
against O
Eli O
and O
his O
family O
, O
everything O
from O
the O
beginning O
to O
the O
end O
. O

I O
told O
Eli O
I O
would O
punish O
his O
family O
forever O
. O

I O
will O
do O
this O
because O
Eli O
knew O
his O
sons O
were O
saying O
and O
doing O
bad O
things O
against O
God O
. O

But O
he O
failed O
to O
control O
them O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
swore O
an O
oath O
that O
sacrifices O
and O
offerings O
will O
never O
take O
away O
the O
sins O
of O
the O
people O
in O
Eli O
's O
family O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
lay O
down O
in O
bed O
until O
the O
morning O
came O
. O

He O
got O
up O
early O
and O
opened O
the O
doors O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
house O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
was O
afraid O
to O
tell O
Eli O
about O
the O
vision O
. O

But O
Eli O
said O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
my O
son O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
sir O
. O
'' O

Eli O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
did O
the O
Lord O
say O
to O
you O
? O

Do O
n't O
hide O
it O
from O
me O
. O

God O
will O
punish O
you O
if O
you O
hide O
anything O
from O
the O
message O
he O
spoke O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
Samuel B-PERSON
told O
Eli O
everything O
. O

He O
did O
not O
hide O
anything O
from O
Eli O
. O

Eli O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
the O
Lord O
. O

Let O
him O
do O
whatever O
he O
thinks O
is O
right O
. O
'' O

The O
Lord O
was O
with O
Samuel B-PERSON
while O
he O
grew O
up O
. O

He O
did O
not O
let O
any O
of O
Samuel B-PERSON
's O
messages O
prove O
false O
. O

Then O
all O
Israel B-GPE
, O
from O
Dan B-PERSON
to O
Beersheba O
, O
knew O
that O
Samuel B-PERSON
was O
a O
true O
prophet O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
continued O
to O
appear O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
at O
Shiloh O
. O

He O
revealed O
himself O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
as O
the O
word O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
died O
. O

All O
the O
Israelites O
met O
together O
and O
mourned O
his O
death O
. O

They O
buried O
him O
at O
his O
home O
in O
Ramah O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
moved O
to O
the O
Desert O
of O
Maon O
. O

There O
was O
a O
very O
rich O
man O
living O
in O
Maon O
. O

He O
had O
3000 O
sheep O
and O
1000 O
goats O
. O

That O
man O
was O
in O
Carmel B-GPE
taking O
care O
of O
some O
business O
. O

He O
went O
there O
to O
cut O
the O
wool O
from O
his O
sheep O
. O

This O
man O
's O
name O
was O
Nabal O
. O

He O
was O
from O
Caleb O
's O
family O
. O

Nabal O
's O
wife O
was O
named O
Abigail B-PERSON
. O

She O
was O
a O
wise O
and O
beautiful O
woman O
, O
but O
Nabal O
was O
a O
mean O
and O
cruel O
man O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
in O
the O
desert O
when O
he O
heard O
that O
Nabal O
was O
cutting O
the O
wool O
from O
his O
sheep O
. O

David B-PERSON
sent O
ten O
young O
men O
to O
talk O
to O
Nabal O
. O

He O
told O
them O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
Carmel B-GPE
. O

Find O
Nabal O
and O
tell O
him O
' O
Hello O
' O
for O
me O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
gave O
them O
this O
message O
for O
Nabal O
: O
`` O
May O
you O
and O
your O
family O
be O
well O
and O
all O
that O
you O
own O
be O
well O
. O

I O
heard O
that O
you O
are O
cutting O
wool O
from O
your O
sheep O
. O

Your O
shepherds O
were O
with O
us O
for O
a O
while O
, O
and O
we O
did O
nothing O
wrong O
to O
them O
. O

We O
never O
took O
anything O
from O
your O
shepherds O
while O
they O
were O
at O
Carmel B-GPE
. O

Ask O
your O
servants O
and O
they O
will O
tell O
you O
this O
is O
true O
. O

Please O
be O
kind O
to O
my O
young O
men O
. O

We O
come O
to O
you O
now O
, O
at O
this O
happy O
time O
. O

Please O
give O
these O
young O
men O
anything O
you O
can O
. O

Please O
do O
this O
for O
me O
, O
your O
friend O
David B-PERSON
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
's O
men O
went O
to O
Nabal O
. O

They O
gave O
his O
message O
to O
Nabal O
, O
but O
Nabal O
said O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
David B-PERSON
? O

Who O
is O
this O
son O
of O
Jesse O
? O

There O
are O
many O
slaves O
who O
have O
run O
away O
from O
their O
masters O
these O
days O
. O

I O
have O
bread O
and O
water O
, O
and O
I O
have O
the O
meat O
I O
killed O
for O
my O
servants O
who O
cut O
the O
wool O
from O
my O
sheep O
. O

But O
I O
wo O
n't O
give O
them O
to O
men O
I O
do O
n't O
even O
know O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
's O
men O
went O
back O
and O
told O
him O
everything O
that O
Nabal O
had O
said O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
response O
was O
, O
`` O
Put O
on O
your O
swords O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
put O
on O
their O
swords O
. O

About O
400 O
men O
went O
with O
David B-PERSON
while O
200 O
of O
them O
stayed O
with O
the O
supplies O
. O

One O
of O
Nabal O
's O
servants O
spoke O
to O
Nabal O
's O
wife O
Abigail B-PERSON
. O

The O
servant O
said O
, O
`` O
David B-PERSON
sent O
messengers O
from O
the O
desert O
to O
meet O
our O
master O
, O
but O
Nabal O
was O
rude O
to O
them O
. O

These O
men O
were O
very O
good O
to O
us O
while O
we O
were O
out O
in O
the O
fields O
with O
the O
sheep O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
men O
were O
with O
us O
the O
whole O
time O
, O
and O
they O
never O
did O
anything O
wrong O
to O
us O
. O

They O
did O
not O
take O
anything O
from O
us O
. O

His O
men O
protected O
us O
night O
and O
day O
. O

They O
were O
like O
a O
wall O
around O
us O
-- O
they O
protected O
us O
while O
we O
were O
with O
them O
caring O
for O
the O
sheep O
. O

Nabal O
was O
foolish O
to O
say O
what O
he O
did O
. O

Terrible O
trouble O
is O
coming O
to O
our O
master O
and O
all O
his O
family O
. O

You O
need O
to O
think O
of O
something O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

Abigail B-PERSON
quickly O
gathered O
up O
200 O
loaves O
of O
bread O
, O
two O
full O
wine O
bags O
, O
five O
cooked O
sheep O
, O
about O
a O
bushel O
of O
cooked O
grain O
, O
about O
2 O
quarts O
of O
raisins O
, O
and O
200 O
cakes O
of O
pressed O
figs O
. O

She O
put O
them O
on O
donkeys O
. O

Then O
Abigail B-PERSON
told O
her O
servants O
, O
`` O
Go O
on O
. O

I O
'll O
follow O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
she O
did O
not O
tell O
her O
husband O
. O

Abigail B-PERSON
rode O
her O
donkey O
down O
to O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
mountain O
. O

She O
met O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
coming O
from O
the O
other O
direction O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
saying O
, O
`` O
I O
protected O
Nabal O
's O
property O
in O
the O
desert O
. O

I O
made O
sure O
not O
one O
of O
his O
sheep O
was O
missing O
. O

I O
did O
all O
that O
for O
nothing O
. O

I O
was O
good O
to O
him O
, O
but O
he O
was O
rude O
to O
me O
. O

I O
swear O
, O
I O
wo O
n't O
let O
even O
one O
man O
in O
Nabal O
's O
family O
live O
until O
tomorrow O
morning O
. O
'' O

Just O
then O
Abigail B-PERSON
arrived O
. O

When O
she O
saw O
David B-PERSON
, O
she O
quickly O
got O
off O
her O
donkey O
and O
bowed O
down O
with O
her O
face O
to O
the O
ground O
in O
front O
of O
him O
. O

Abigail B-PERSON
fell O
at O
his O
feet O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
please O
let O
me O
talk O
to O
you O
. O

Listen O
to O
what O
I O
say O
. O

Blame O
me O
for O
what O
happened O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
see O
the O
men O
you O
sent O
. O

Sir O
, O
do O
n't O
pay O
any O
attention O
to O
that O
worthless O
man O
, O
Nabal O
. O

His O
name O
means O
' O
Foolish O
, O
' O
and O
that O
is O
what O
he O
is O
. O

The O
Lord O
has O
kept O
you O
from O
killing O
innocent O
people O
. O

As O
surely O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
and O
you O
as O
well O
, O
may O
your O
enemies O
and O
anyone O
else O
who O
wants O
to O
harm O
you O
be O
as O
cursed O
as O
Nabal O
is O
. O

Now O
, O
I O
am O
bringing O
this O
gift O
to O
you O
. O

Please O
give O
these O
things O
to O
your O
men O
. O

Please O
forgive O
me O
for O
doing O
wrong O
. O

I O
know O
the O
Lord O
will O
make O
your O
family O
strong O
because O
you O
fight O
his O
battles O
. O

People O
will O
never O
find O
anything O
bad O
about O
you O
as O
long O
as O
you O
live O
. O

If O
someone O
chases O
you O
to O
kill O
you O
, O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
will O
save O
your O
life O
. O

But O
he O
will O
throw O
away O
your O
enemies O
like O
a O
stone O
from O
a O
sling O
. O

The O
Lord O
promised O
to O
do O
many O
good O
things O
for O
you O
, O
and O
he O
will O
keep O
his O
promises O
. O

He O
will O
make O
you O
leader O
over O
Israel B-GPE
. O

So O
do O
n't O
do O
anything O
that O
would O
make O
you O
guilty O
of O
killing O
innocent O
people O
. O

Please O
do O
n't O
fall O
into O
that O
trap O
. O

Please O
remember O
me O
when O
the O
Lord O
blesses O
you O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
answered O
Abigail B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Praise O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Praise O
God O
for O
sending O
you O
to O
meet O
me O
. O

God O
bless O
you O
for O
your O
good O
judgment O
. O

You O
kept O
me O
from O
killing O
innocent O
people O
today O
. O

As O
surely O
as O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
lives O
, O
if O
you O
had O
n't O
come O
quickly O
to O
meet O
me O
, O
not O
one O
man O
in O
Nabal O
's O
family O
would O
have O
lived O
until O
tomorrow O
morning O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
prevented O
me O
from O
hurting O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
accepted O
Abigail B-PERSON
's O
gifts O
. O

He O
told O
her O
, O
`` O
Go O
home O
in O
peace O
. O

I O
have O
listened O
to O
your O
request O
, O
and O
I O
will O
do O
what O
you O
asked O
. O
'' O

Abigail B-PERSON
went O
back O
to O
Nabal O
, O
who O
was O
in O
the O
house O
. O

He O
had O
been O
eating O
like O
a O
king O
, O
and O
he O
was O
drunk O
and O
feeling O
good O
. O

So O
Abigail B-PERSON
told O
Nabal O
nothing O
until O
the O
next O
morning O
. O

The O
next O
morning O
, O
Nabal O
was O
sober O
, O
so O
his O
wife O
told O
him O
everything O
. O

He O
had O
a O
heart O
attack O
and O
became O
as O
stiff O
as O
a O
rock O
. O

About O
ten O
days O
later O
, O
the O
Lord O
gave O
him O
a O
stroke O
and O
Nabal O
died O
. O

When O
David B-PERSON
heard O
that O
Nabal O
was O
dead O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Praise O
the O
Lord O
! O

Nabal O
insulted O
me O
, O
but O
the O
Lord O
defended O
my O
honor O
. O

The O
Lord O
kept O
me O
from O
doing O
wrong O
and O
made O
Nabal O
pay O
for O
what O
he O
did O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
sent O
a O
message O
to O
Abigail B-PERSON
and O
asked O
her O
to O
be O
his O
wife O
. O

His O
servants O
went O
to O
Carmel B-GPE
with O
this O
message O
, O
`` O
David B-PERSON
sent O
us O
to O
get O
you O
. O

He O
wants O
you O
to O
be O
his O
wife O
. O
'' O

Abigail B-PERSON
bowed O
her O
face O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
willing O
to O
be O
your O
slave O
woman O
, O
even O
if O
it O
is O
only O
to O
wash O
the O
feet O
of O
my O
master O
's O
servants O
. O
'' O

Abigail B-PERSON
quickly O
got O
on O
a O
donkey O
and O
brought O
five O
of O
her O
maids O
with O
her O
. O

They O
followed O
David B-PERSON
's O
messengers O
. O

So O
Abigail B-PERSON
became O
David B-PERSON
's O
wife O
. O

David B-PERSON
had O
also O
married O
Ahinoam O
of O
Jezreel O
. O

Both O
Ahinoam O
and O
Abigail B-PERSON
were O
David B-PERSON
's O
wives O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
also O
married O
to O
Saul O
's O
daughter O
Michal B-PERSON
, O
but O
Saul O
had O
taken O
her O
away O
from O
him O
and O
had O
given O
her O
to O
a O
man O
named O
Palti O
, O
son O
of O
Laish O
. O

Palti O
was O
from O
the O
town O
named O
Gallim O
. O

That O
day O
, O
Saul O
's O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
was O
talking O
with O
the O
young O
man O
who O
carried O
his O
weapons O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
's O
go O
to O
the O
Philistine O
camp O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
valley O
. O
'' O

But O
Jonathan B-PERSON
did O
not O
tell O
his O
father O
. O

Saul O
was O
sitting O
under O
a O
pomegranate O
tree O
at O
the O
threshing O
floor O
at O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
hill O
. O

Saul O
had O
about O
600 O
men O
with O
him O
. O

One O
of O
the O
men O
was O
named O
Ahijah O
. O

Ahijah O
was O
a O
son O
of O
Ichabod O
's O
brother O
Ahitub O
. O

Ahitub O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Phinehas O
. O

Phinehas O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Eli O
. O

Eli O
had O
been O
the O
Lord O
's O
priest O
at O
Shiloh O
. O

Now O
Ahijah O
was O
the O
priest O
who O
wore O
the O
ephod O
. O

These O
men O
did O
not O
know O
that O
Jonathan B-PERSON
had O
left O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
was O
planning O
to O
go O
through O
a O
pass O
to O
get O
to O
the O
Philistine O
camp O
. O

There O
was O
a O
large O
rock O
on O
each O
side O
of O
the O
pass O
. O

The O
large O
rock O
on O
one O
side O
was O
named O
Bozez O
. O

The O
large O
rock O
on O
the O
other O
side O
was O
named O
Seneh O
. O

One O
of O
the O
rocks O
faced O
north O
toward O
Micmash O
, O
and O
the O
other O
faced O
south O
toward O
Geba O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
said O
to O
his O
young O
helper O
who O
carried O
his O
weapons O
, O
`` O
Come O
on O
, O
let O
's O
go O
to O
the O
camp O
of O
those O
foreigners O
. O

Maybe O
the O
Lord O
will O
use O
us O
to O
defeat O
them O
. O

Nothing O
can O
stop O
the O
Lord O
-- O
it O
does O
n't O
matter O
if O
we O
have O
many O
soldiers O
or O
just O
a O
few O
soldiers O
. O
'' O

The O
young O
man O
who O
carried O
Jonathan B-PERSON
's O
weapons O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
what O
you O
think O
is O
best O
. O

Whatever O
you O
decide O
, O
I O
am O
with O
you O
all O
the O
way O
. O
'' O

Jonathan B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
's O
go O
! O

We O
'll O
cross O
the O
valley O
and O
go O
to O
the O
Philistine O
guards O
. O

We O
'll O
let O
them O
see O
us O
. O

If O
they O
say O
to O
us O
, O
' O
Stay O
there O
until O
we O
come O
to O
you O
, O
' O
we O
will O
stay O
where O
we O
are O
. O

We O
wo O
n't O
go O
up O
to O
them O
. O

But O
if O
the O
Philistine O
men O
say O
, O
' O
Come O
up O
here O
, O
' O
then O
we O
will O
climb O
up O
to O
them O
. O

That O
will O
be O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
. O

That O
will O
mean O
that O
the O
Lord O
will O
allow O
us O
to O
defeat O
them O
. O
'' O

So O
Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
his O
helper O
let O
the O
Philistines O
see O
them O
. O

The O
Philistine O
guards O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
! O

The O
Hebrews O
are O
coming O
out O
of O
the O
holes O
they O
were O
hiding O
in O
. O
'' O

The O
Philistines O
in O
the O
fort O
shouted O
to O
Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
his O
helper O
, O
`` O
Come O
up O
here O
. O

We O
'll O
teach O
you O
a O
lesson O
. O
'' O

Jonathan B-PERSON
said O
to O
his O
helper O
, O
`` O
Follow O
me O
up O
the O
hill O
. O

The O
Lord O
is O
letting O
Israel B-GPE
defeat O
the O
Philistines O
. O
'' O

So O
Jonathan B-PERSON
climbed O
up O
the O
hill O
with O
his O
hands O
and O
feet O
, O
and O
his O
helper O
was O
right O
behind O
him O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
his O
helper O
attacked O
them O
. O

In O
the O
first O
attack O
, O
they O
killed O
20 O
Philistines O
in O
an O
area O
about O
one-half O
acre O
in O
size O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
fought O
the O
men O
who O
attacked O
from O
the O
front O
. O

His O
helper O
came O
behind O
him O
and O
killed O
the O
men O
who O
were O
only O
wounded O
. O

Great O
fear O
spread O
among O
the O
Philistine O
soldiers O
-- O
those O
in O
the O
field O
, O
in O
the O
camp O
, O
and O
at O
the O
fort O
. O

Even O
the O
bravest O
soldiers O
were O
afraid O
. O

The O
ground O
began O
to O
shake O
, O
and O
they O
were O
completely O
overcome O
with O
fear O
. O

Saul O
's O
guards O
at O
Gibeah O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Benjamin O
saw O
the O
Philistine O
soldiers O
running O
away O
in O
different O
ways O
. O

Saul O
said O
to O
the O
army O
with O
him O
, O
`` O
Count O
the O
men O
. O

I O
want O
to O
know O
who O
left O
camp O
. O
'' O

They O
counted O
the O
men O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
his O
helper O
were O
gone O
. O

Saul O
said O
to O
Ahijah O
, O
`` O
Bring O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
! O
'' O

-LRB- O
At O
that O
time O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
was O
there O
with O
the O
Israelites O
. O
-RRB- O

Saul O
was O
talking O
to O
Ahijah O
the O
priest O
waiting O
for O
advice O
from O
God O
. O

But O
the O
noise O
and O
confusion O
in O
the O
Philistine O
camp O
was O
growing O
and O
growing O
. O

Saul O
was O
becoming O
impatient O
. O

Finally O
, O
he O
said O
to O
Ahijah O
the O
priest O
, O
`` O
That O
's O
enough O
. O

Put O
your O
hand O
down O
and O
stop O
praying O
. O
'' O

Saul O
gathered O
his O
army O
together O
and O
went O
to O
the O
battle O
. O

The O
Philistine O
soldiers O
were O
very O
confused O
. O

They O
were O
even O
fighting O
each O
other O
with O
their O
swords O
. O

There O
were O
Hebrews O
who O
served O
the O
Philistines O
in O
the O
past O
and O
who O
stayed O
in O
the O
Philistine O
camp O
. O

But O
now O
these O
Hebrews O
joined O
the O
Israelites O
with O
Saul O
and O
Jonathan B-PERSON
. O

All O
the O
Israelites O
who O
had O
hidden O
in O
the O
hill O
country O
of O
Ephraim O
heard O
the O
Philistine O
soldiers O
were O
running O
away O
. O

So O
these O
Israelites O
also O
joined O
in O
the O
battle O
and O
began O
chasing O
the O
Philistines O
. O

So O
the O
Lord O
saved O
the O
Israelites O
that O
day O
. O

The O
battle O
moved O
on O
past O
Beth O
Aven O
. O

The O
whole O
army O
was O
with O
Saul O
-- O
he O
now O
had O
about O
10,000 O
men O
. O

The O
battle O
spread O
to O
every O
city O
in O
the O
hill O
country O
of O
Ephraim O
. O

But O
Saul O
made O
a O
big O
mistake O
that O
day O
. O

He O
made O
this O
oath O
: O
`` O
If O
any O
man O
eats O
food O
before O
evening O
comes O
, O
before O
I O
finish O
defeating O
my O
enemies O
, O
he O
will O
be O
under O
a O
curse O
. O
'' O

He O
made O
the O
soldiers O
promise O
not O
to O
eat O
. O

So O
none O
of O
them O
ate O
anything O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
fighting O
, O
the O
people O
went O
into O
some O
woods O
. O

Then O
they O
saw O
a O
honeycomb O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

The O
Israelites O
went O
up O
to O
the O
honeycomb O
, O
but O
they O
did O
n't O
eat O
any O
of O
it O
. O

They O
were O
afraid O
to O
break O
the O
promise O
. O

But O
Jonathan B-PERSON
did O
n't O
know O
about O
the O
oath O
. O

He O
did O
n't O
hear O
his O
father O
make O
the O
soldiers O
promise O
not O
to O
eat O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
had O
a O
stick O
in O
his O
hand O
, O
so O
he O
dipped O
the O
end O
of O
the O
stick O
into O
the O
honeycomb O
and O
pulled O
out O
some O
honey O
. O

He O
ate O
the O
honey O
and O
began O
to O
feel O
much O
better O
. O

One O
of O
the O
soldiers O
told O
Jonathan B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Your O
father O
forced O
the O
soldiers O
to O
make O
a O
special O
promise O
. O

He O
said O
that O
any O
man O
who O
eats O
today O
will O
be O
under O
a O
curse O
. O

So O
the O
men O
have O
not O
eaten O
anything O
. O

That O
's O
why O
they O
are O
weak O
. O
'' O

Jonathan B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
My O
father O
has O
brought O
a O
lot O
of O
trouble O
to O
the O
land O
. O

See O
how O
much O
better O
I O
feel O
after O
tasting O
just O
a O
little O
of O
this O
honey O
. O

It O
would O
have O
been O
much O
better O
for O
the O
men O
to O
eat O
the O
food O
that O
they O
took O
from O
their O
enemies O
today O
. O

We O
could O
have O
killed O
more O
Philistines O
. O
'' O

That O
day O
the O
Israelites O
defeated O
the O
Philistines O
. O

They O
fought O
them O
all O
the O
way O
from O
Micmash O
to O
Aijalon O
. O

So O
the O
people O
were O
very O
tired O
and O
hungry O
. O

They O
had O
taken O
sheep O
, O
cattle O
, O
and O
calves O
from O
the O
Philistines O
. O

Now O
they O
were O
so O
hungry O
that O
they O
killed O
the O
animals O
on O
the O
ground O
and O
ate O
them O
. O

And O
the O
blood O
was O
still O
in O
the O
animals O
. O

Someone O
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
the O
men O
are O
sinning O
against O
the O
Lord O
. O

They O
're O
eating O
meat O
that O
still O
has O
blood O
in O
it O
! O
'' O

Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
sinned O
. O

Roll O
a O
large O
stone O
over O
here O
now O
! O
'' O

Then O
Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
the O
men O
and O
tell O
them O
that O
each O
one O
must O
bring O
his O
bull O
and O
sheep O
to O
me O
. O

Then O
the O
men O
must O
kill O
their O
bulls O
and O
sheep O
here O
. O

Do O
n't O
sin O
against O
the O
Lord O
! O

Do O
n't O
eat O
meat O
that O
still O
has O
blood O
in O
it O
. O
'' O

That O
night O
everyone O
brought O
their O
animals O
and O
killed O
them O
there O
. O

Then O
Saul O
built O
an O
altar O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

Saul O
himself O
began O
building O
that O
altar O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
's O
go O
after O
the O
Philistines O
tonight O
. O

We O
will O
take O
everything O
from O
them O
. O

We O
will O
kill O
them O
all O
! O
'' O

The O
army O
answered O
, O
`` O
Do O
whatever O
you O
think O
is O
best O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
priest O
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
's O
ask O
God O
. O
'' O

So O
Saul O
asked O
God O
, O
`` O
Should O
I O
go O
chase O
the O
Philistines O
? O

Will O
you O
let O
us O
defeat O
the O
Philistines O
? O
'' O

But O
God O
did O
not O
answer O
Saul O
that O
day O
. O

So O
Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
Bring O
all O
the O
leaders O
to O
me O
! O

Let O
's O
find O
who O
committed O
the O
sin O
today O
. O

I O
swear O
by O
the O
Lord O
who O
saves O
Israel B-GPE
, O
that O
even O
if O
my O
own O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
sinned O
, O
he O
must O
die O
. O
'' O

None O
of O
the O
people O
said O
a O
word O
. O

Then O
Saul O
said O
to O
all O
the O
Israelites O
, O
`` O
You O
stand O
on O
this O
side O
. O

I O
and O
my O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
will O
stand O
on O
the O
other O
side O
. O
'' O

The O
soldiers O
answered O
, O
`` O
As O
you O
wish O
, O
sir O
. O
'' O

Then O
Saul O
prayed O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
why O
have O
n't O
you O
answered O
your O
servant O
today O
? O

If O
I O
or O
my O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
have O
sinned O
, O
Lord O
, O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
give O
Urim O
. O

If O
your O
people O
Israel B-GPE
have O
sinned O
, O
give O
Thummim O
. O
'' O

Saul O
and O
Jonathan B-PERSON
were O
chosen O
, O
and O
the O
people O
went O
free O
. O

Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
Throw O
them O
again O
to O
show O
who O
is O
guilty O
-- O
me O
or O
my O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
. O
'' O

Jonathan B-PERSON
was O
chosen O
. O

Saul O
said O
to O
Jonathan B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Tell O
me O
what O
you O
have O
done O
. O
'' O

Jonathan B-PERSON
told O
Saul O
, O
`` O
I O
only O
tasted O
a O
little O
honey O
from O
the O
end O
of O
my O
stick O
. O

Should O
I O
die O
for O
doing O
that O
? O
'' O

Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
made O
an O
oath O
and O
asked O
God O
to O
punish O
me O
if O
I O
did O
n't O
keep O
it O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
, O
you O
must O
die O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
soldiers O
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
Jonathan B-PERSON
led O
Israel B-GPE
to O
a O
great O
victory O
today O
. O

Must O
Jonathan B-PERSON
die O
? O

Never O
! O

We O
swear O
by O
the O
living O
God O
that O
not O
one O
hair O
of O
Jonathan B-PERSON
's O
head O
will O
fall O
to O
the O
ground O
! O

God O
helped O
Jonathan B-PERSON
fight O
against O
the O
Philistines O
today O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
people O
saved O
Jonathan B-PERSON
. O

He O
was O
not O
put O
to O
death O
. O

Saul O
did O
not O
chase O
the O
Philistines O
. O

The O
Philistines O
went O
back O
to O
their O
place O
. O

Saul O
took O
full O
control O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
fought O
all O
the O
enemies O
who O
lived O
around O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Saul O
fought O
Moab O
, O
the O
Ammonites O
, O
Edom O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Zobah O
, O
and O
the O
Philistines O
. O

He O
defeated O
Israel B-GPE
's O
enemies O
wherever O
he O
went O
. O

Saul O
was O
very O
brave O
. O

He O
saved O
Israel B-GPE
from O
all O
the O
enemies O
who O
tried O
to O
take O
things O
from O
the O
Israelites O
. O

He O
even O
defeated O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

Saul O
's O
sons O
were O
Jonathan B-PERSON
, O
Ishvi O
, O
and O
Malki O
Shua O
. O

Saul O
's O
older O
daughter O
was O
named O
Merab O
. O

Saul O
's O
younger O
daughter O
was O
named O
Michal B-PERSON
. O

Saul O
's O
wife O
was O
named O
Ahinoam O
. O

Ahinoam O
was O
the O
daughter O
of O
Ahimaaz O
. O

The O
commander O
of O
Saul O
's O
army O
was O
named O
Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
. O

Ner O
was O
Saul O
's O
uncle O
. O

Saul O
's O
father O
Kish O
and O
Abner O
's O
father O
Ner O
were O
sons O
of O
Abiel O
. O

Saul O
was O
brave O
all O
his O
life O
. O

He O
fought O
hard O
against O
the O
Philistines O
. O

Any O
time O
Saul O
saw O
a O
man O
who O
was O
strong O
or O
brave O
, O
he O
took O
that O
man O
and O
put O
him O
into O
the O
group O
of O
soldiers O
who O
stayed O
near O
the O
king O
and O
protected O
him O
. O

Saul O
was O
30 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
became O
king O
. O

He O
ruled O
over O
Israel B-GPE
42 O
years O
. O

Saul O
chose O
3000 O
men O
from O
Israel B-GPE
. O

There O
were O
2000 O
men O
who O
stayed O
with O
him O
at O
Micmash O
in O
the O
hill O
country O
of O
Bethel O
. O

There O
were O
1000 O
men O
who O
stayed O
with O
Jonathan B-PERSON
at O
Gibeah O
in O
Benjamin O
. O

Saul O
sent O
the O
other O
men O
in O
the O
army O
back O
home O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
defeated O
the O
Philistines O
at O
their O
camp O
in O
Geba O
. O

The O
Philistines O
heard O
about O
this O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Hebrews O
have O
rebelled O
. O
'' O

Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
the O
Hebrew O
people O
hear O
what O
happened O
. O
'' O

So O
Saul O
told O
the O
men O
to O
blow O
trumpets O
through O
all O
the O
land O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

All O
the O
Israelites O
heard O
this O
news O
: O
`` O
Saul O
has O
killed O
the O
Philistine O
leader O
. O

Now O
the O
Philistines O
will O
really O
hate O
the O
Israelites O
! O
'' O

The O
Israelites O
were O
called O
to O
join O
Saul O
at O
Gilgal O
. O

The O
Philistines O
gathered O
to O
fight O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Philistines O
camped O
at O
Micmash O
, O
east O
of O
Beth O
Aven O
. O

They O
had O
3000 O
chariots O
and O
6000 O
horse O
soldiers O
. O

There O
were O
so O
many O
Philistines O
that O
they O
were O
like O
sand O
on O
the O
seashore O
. O

The O
Israelites O
saw O
that O
they O
were O
in O
trouble O
. O

They O
felt O
trapped O
. O

They O
ran O
away O
to O
hide O
in O
caves O
and O
cracks O
in O
the O
rock O
. O

They O
hid O
among O
the O
rocks O
, O
in O
wells O
, O
and O
in O
other O
holes O
in O
the O
ground O
. O

Some O
Hebrews O
even O
went O
across O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
to O
the O
land O
of O
Gad O
and O
Gilead B-ORG
. O

Saul O
was O
still O
at O
Gilgal O
. O

All O
the O
men O
in O
his O
army O
were O
shaking O
with O
fear O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
he O
would O
meet O
Saul O
at O
Gilgal O
. O

Saul O
waited O
there O
seven O
days O
. O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
had O
not O
yet O
come O
to O
Gilgal O
, O
and O
the O
soldiers O
began O
to O
leave O
Saul O
. O

So O
Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
Bring O
me O
the O
burnt O
offerings O
and O
the O
fellowship O
offerings O
. O
'' O

Then O
Saul O
offered O
the O
burnt O
offering O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
Saul O
finished O
offering O
that O
sacrifice O
, O
Samuel B-PERSON
arrived O
. O

Saul O
went O
out O
to O
meet O
him O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
have O
you O
done O
? O
'' O

Saul O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
saw O
the O
soldiers O
leaving O
me O
. O

You O
were O
not O
here O
on O
time O
, O
and O
the O
Philistines O
were O
gathering O
at O
Micmash O
. O

I O
thought O
to O
myself O
, O
' O
The O
Philistines O
will O
come O
here O
and O
attack O
me O
at O
Gilgal O
, O
and O
I O
have O
n't O
asked O
the O
Lord O
to O
help O
us O
yet O
. O

So O
I O
forced O
myself O
to O
offer O
the O
burnt O
offering O
. O
' O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
You O
did O
a O
foolish O
thing O
. O

You O
did O
not O
obey O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O

If O
you O
had O
obeyed O
God O
's O
command O
, O
he O
would O
have O
let O
your O
family O
rule O
Israel B-GPE
forever O
. O

But O
now O
your O
kingdom O
wo O
n't O
continue O
. O

The O
Lord O
was O
looking O
for O
a O
man O
who O
wants O
to O
obey O
him O
. O

He O
has O
found O
that O
man O
-- O
and O
the O
Lord O
has O
chosen O
him O
to O
be O
the O
new O
leader O
of O
his O
people O
, O
because O
you O
did O
n't O
obey O
his O
command O
. O
'' O

Then O
Samuel B-PERSON
got O
up O
and O
left O
Gilgal O
. O

Saul O
and O
the O
rest O
of O
his O
army O
left O
Gilgal O
and O
went O
to O
Gibeah O
in O
Benjamin O
. O

Saul O
counted O
the O
men O
who O
were O
still O
with O
him O
. O

There O
were O
about O
600 O
. O

Saul O
, O
his O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
soldiers O
went O
to O
Geba O
in O
Benjamin O
. O

The O
Philistines O
were O
camped O
at O
Micmash O
. O

So O
their O
best O
soldiers O
began O
the O
attack O
. O

The O
Philistine O
army O
split O
into O
three O
groups O
. O

One O
group O
went O
north O
on O
the O
road O
to O
Ophrah O
, O
near O
Shual O
. O

The O
second O
group O
went O
southeast O
on O
the O
road O
to O
Beth O
Horon O
, O
and O
the O
third O
group O
went O
east O
on O
the O
road O
to O
the O
border O
. O

That O
road O
looks O
over O
the O
Valley O
of O
Zeboim O
toward O
the O
desert O
. O

There O
were O
no O
blacksmiths O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Philistines O
would O
not O
allow O
them O
because O
they O
were O
afraid O
the O
Israelites O
would O
make O
iron O
swords O
and O
spears O
. O

Only O
the O
Philistines O
could O
sharpen O
iron O
tools O
. O

So O
if O
the O
Israelites O
needed O
to O
sharpen O
their O
plows O
, O
hoes O
, O
axes O
, O
or O
sickles O
, O
they O
had O
to O
go O
to O
the O
Philistines O
. O

The O
Philistine O
blacksmiths O
charged O
1/3 O
ounce O
of O
silver O
for O
sharpening O
plows O
and O
hoes O
and O
1/6 O
ounce O
of O
silver O
for O
sharpening O
picks O
, O
axes O
, O
and O
the O
iron O
tip O
on O
ox O
goads O
. O

So O
on O
the O
day O
of O
battle O
, O
none O
of O
the O
Israelite O
soldiers O
with O
Saul O
had O
iron O
swords O
or O
spears O
. O

Only O
Saul O
and O
his O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
had O
such O
weapons O
. O

A O
group O
of O
Philistine O
soldiers O
guarded O
the O
mountain O
pass O
at O
Micmash O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
all O
Israel B-GPE
: O
`` O
I O
have O
done O
everything O
you O
wanted O
me O
to O
do O
. O

I O
have O
put O
a O
king O
over O
you O
. O

Now O
you O
have O
a O
king O
to O
lead O
you O
. O

I O
am O
old O
and O
gray O
, O
but O
my O
sons O
are O
here O
with O
you O
. O

I O
have O
been O
your O
leader O
since O
I O
was O
young O
. O

Here O
I O
am O
. O

If O
I O
have O
done O
anything O
wrong O
, O
you O
must O
tell O
these O
things O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
his O
chosen O
king O
. O

Did O
I O
steal O
anyone O
's O
ox O
or O
donkey O
? O

Did O
I O
hurt O
or O
cheat O
anyone O
? O

Did O
I O
ever O
take O
money O
, O
or O
even O
a O
pair O
of O
sandals O
, O
to O
do O
something O
wrong O
? O

If O
I O
did O
any O
of O
these O
things O
, O
I O
will O
make O
it O
right O
. O
'' O

The O
Israelites O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
you O
never O
did O
anything O
bad O
to O
us O
. O

You O
never O
cheated O
us O
or O
took O
things O
from O
us O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
Israelites O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
and O
his O
chosen O
king O
are O
witnesses O
today O
. O

They O
heard O
what O
you O
said O
. O

They O
know O
that O
you O
could O
find O
nothing O
wrong O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
the O
Lord O
is O
our O
witness O
! O
'' O

Then O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
has O
seen O
what O
happened O
. O

The O
Lord O
is O
the O
one O
who O
chose O
Moses O
and O
Aaron B-PERSON
and O
brought O
your O
ancestors O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Now O
, O
stand O
there O
, O
and O
I O
will O
tell O
you O
about O
the O
good O
things O
the O
Lord O
did O
for O
you O
and O
your O
ancestors O
. O

`` O
Jacob O
went O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Later O
, O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
made O
life O
hard O
for O
his O
descendants O
. O

So O
they O
cried O
to O
the O
Lord O
for O
help O
. O

The O
Lord O
sent O
Moses O
and O
Aaron B-PERSON
, O
and O
they O
took O
your O
ancestors O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
led O
them O
to O
live O
in O
this O
place O
. O

`` O
But O
your O
ancestors O
forgot O
the O
Lord O
their O
God O
. O

So O
he O
let O
them O
become O
the O
slaves O
of O
Sisera O
, O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
army O
at O
Hazor O
. O

Then O
the O
Lord O
let O
them O
become O
the O
slaves O
of O
the O
Philistines O
and O
the O
king O
of O
Moab O
. O

They O
all O
fought O
against O
your O
ancestors O
. O

But O
your O
ancestors O
cried O
to O
the O
Lord O
for O
help O
. O

They O
said O
, O
' O
We O
have O
sinned O
. O

We O
left O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
we O
served O
the O
false O
gods O
Baal O
and O
Ashtoreth O
. O

But O
now O
save O
us O
from O
our O
enemies O
, O
and O
we O
will O
serve O
you O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
the O
Lord O
sent O
Jerub O
Baal O
-LRB- O
Gideon O
-RRB- O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
, O
Jephthah O
, O
and O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

He O
saved O
you O
from O
your O
enemies O
around O
you O
, O
and O
you O
lived O
in O
safety O
. O

But O
then O
you O
saw O
King O
Nahash O
of O
the O
Ammonites O
coming O
to O
fight O
against O
you O
. O

You O
said O
, O
' O
No O
, O
we O
want O
a O
king O
to O
rule O
over O
us O
! O
' O

You O
said O
that O
, O
even O
though O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
was O
already O
your O
king O
. O

Now O
, O
here O
is O
the O
king O
you O
chose O
. O

The O
Lord O
put O
this O
king O
over O
you O
. O

You O
must O
fear O
and O
respect O
the O
Lord O
. O

You O
must O
serve O
him O
and O
obey O
his O
commands O
. O

You O
must O
not O
turn O
against O
him O
. O

You O
and O
the O
king O
ruling O
over O
you O
must O
follow O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O

If O
you O
do O
, O
God O
will O
save O
you O
. O

But O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
obey O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
if O
you O
turn O
against O
him O
, O
he O
will O
be O
against O
you O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
destroy O
you O
and O
your O
king O
. O

`` O
Now O
stand O
still O
and O
see O
the O
great O
thing O
the O
Lord O
will O
do O
before O
your O
eyes O
. O

Now O
is O
the O
time O
of O
the O
wheat O
harvest O
. O

I O
will O
pray O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
ask O
him O
to O
send O
thunder O
and O
rain O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
know O
you O
did O
a O
very O
bad O
thing O
against O
the O
Lord O
when O
you O
asked O
for O
a O
king O
. O
'' O

So O
Samuel B-PERSON
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

That O
same O
day O
the O
Lord O
sent O
thunder O
and O
rain O
. O

And O
the O
people O
became O
very O
afraid O
of O
the O
Lord O
and O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

All O
the O
people O
said O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Pray O
to O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
for O
us O
, O
your O
servants O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
us O
die O
! O

We O
have O
sinned O
many O
times O
. O

And O
now O
we O
have O
added O
to O
these O
sins O
-- O
we O
have O
asked O
for O
a O
king O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

It O
is O
true O
that O
you O
did O
all O
these O
bad O
things O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
stop O
following O
the O
Lord O
. O

Serve O
the O
Lord O
with O
all O
your O
heart O
. O

Idols O
are O
only O
statues O
-- O
they O
ca O
n't O
help O
you O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
worship O
them O
. O

Idols O
ca O
n't O
help O
you O
or O
save O
you O
. O

They O
are O
nothing O
! O

`` O
But O
the O
Lord O
wo O
n't O
leave O
his O
people O
. O

No O
, O
the O
Lord O
was O
pleased O
to O
make O
you O
his O
own O
people O
. O

So O
for O
his O
own O
good O
name O
, O
he O
wo O
n't O
leave O
you O
. O

And O
as O
for O
me O
, O
I O
would O
never O
stop O
praying O
for O
you O
. O

If O
I O
stopped O
praying O
for O
you O
, O
I O
would O
be O
sinning O
against O
the O
Lord O
. O

I O
will O
continue O
to O
teach O
you O
the O
right O
way O
to O
live O
a O
good O
life O
. O

But O
you O
must O
honor O
the O
Lord O
. O

You O
must O
sincerely O
serve O
the O
Lord O
with O
all O
your O
heart O
. O

Remember O
the O
wonderful O
things O
he O
did O
for O
you O
. O

But O
if O
you O
are O
stubborn O
and O
do O
evil O
, O
God O
will O
throw O
you O
and O
your O
king O
away O
-- O
like O
sweeping O
dirt O
out O
with O
a O
broom O
. O
'' O

Saul O
decided O
to O
take O
David B-PERSON
with O
him O
. O

He O
would O
not O
let O
David B-PERSON
go O
back O
home O
to O
his O
father O
. O

After O
David B-PERSON
finished O
talking O
with O
Saul O
, O
Jonathan B-PERSON
developed O
a O
strong O
friendship O
with O
David B-PERSON
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
loved O
David B-PERSON
as O
much O
as O
himself O
, O
so O
they O
made O
a O
special O
agreement O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
took O
off O
the O
coat O
he O
was O
wearing O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Jonathan B-PERSON
gave O
David B-PERSON
his O
whole O
uniform O
-- O
including O
his O
sword O
, O
his O
bow O
, O
and O
even O
his O
belt O
. O

David B-PERSON
went O
to O
fight O
wherever O
Saul O
sent O
him O
. O

He O
was O
very O
successful O
, O
so O
Saul O
put O
him O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
soldiers O
. O

This O
pleased O
everyone O
, O
even O
Saul O
's O
officers O
. O

David B-PERSON
would O
go O
out O
to O
fight O
against O
the O
Philistines O
. O

On O
the O
way O
home O
after O
the O
battles O
, O
women O
in O
every O
town O
in O
Israel B-GPE
would O
come O
out O
to O
meet O
him O
. O

They O
sang O
and O
danced O
for O
joy O
as O
they O
played O
their O
tambourines O
and O
lyres O
. O

They O
did O
this O
right O
in O
front O
of O
Saul O
! O

The O
women O
sang O
, O
`` O
Saul O
has O
killed O
his O
thousands O
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
has O
killed O
tens O
of O
thousands O
. O
'' O

This O
song O
upset O
Saul O
and O
he O
became O
very O
angry O
. O

Saul O
thought O
, O
`` O
The O
women O
give O
David B-PERSON
credit O
for O
killing O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
the O
enemy O
, O
and O
they O
give O
me O
credit O
for O
only O
thousands O
. O

A O
little O
more O
of O
this O
and O
they O
will O
give O
him O
the O
kingdom O
itself O
! O
'' O

So O
from O
that O
time O
on O
, O
Saul O
watched O
David B-PERSON
very O
closely O
. O

The O
next O
day O
, O
an O
evil O
spirit O
from O
God O
took O
control O
of O
Saul O
and O
he O
went O
wild O
in O
his O
house O
. O

David B-PERSON
played O
the O
harp O
to O
calm O
him O
as O
he O
usually O
did O
, O
but O
Saul O
had O
a O
spear O
in O
his O
hand O
. O

He O
thought O
, O
`` O
I O
'll O
pin O
David B-PERSON
to O
the O
wall O
. O
'' O

Saul O
threw O
the O
spear O
twice O
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
jumped O
out O
of O
the O
way O
both O
times O
. O

The O
Lord O
had O
left O
Saul O
and O
was O
now O
with O
David B-PERSON
, O
so O
Saul O
was O
afraid O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

Saul O
sent O
David B-PERSON
away O
and O
made O
him O
a O
commander O
over O
1000 O
soldiers O
. O

This O
put O
David B-PERSON
out O
among O
the O
men O
even O
more O
as O
they O
went O
into O
battle O
and O
returned O
. O

The O
Lord O
was O
with O
David B-PERSON
, O
so O
he O
was O
successful O
in O
everything O
. O

Saul O
saw O
how O
successful O
David B-PERSON
was O
and O
became O
even O
more O
afraid O
of O
him O
. O

But O
all O
the O
people O
in O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Judah O
loved O
David B-PERSON
because O
he O
was O
out O
among O
them O
and O
led O
them O
into O
battle O
. O

One O
day O
, O
Saul O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Here O
is O
my O
oldest O
daughter O
, O
Merab O
. O

I O
will O
let O
you O
marry O
her O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
like O
a O
son O
to O
me O
and O
you O
will O
be O
a O
real O
soldier O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
go O
and O
fight O
the O
Lord O
's O
battles O
. O
'' O

Saul O
was O
really O
thinking O
, O
`` O
Now O
I O
wo O
n't O
have O
to O
kill O
David B-PERSON
. O

I O
will O
let O
the O
Philistines O
kill O
him O
for O
me O
. O
'' O

But O
David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
not O
an O
important O
man O
from O
an O
important O
family O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
marry O
the O
king O
's O
daughter O
. O
'' O

So O
when O
the O
time O
came O
for O
David B-PERSON
to O
marry O
Saul O
's O
daughter O
, O
Saul O
let O
her O
marry O
Adriel O
from O
Meholah O
. O

People O
told O
Saul O
that O
his O
daughter O
Michal B-PERSON
loved O
David B-PERSON
. O

This O
made O
Saul O
happy O
. O

He O
thought O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
use O
Michal B-PERSON
to O
trap O
David B-PERSON
. O

I O
will O
let O
Michal B-PERSON
marry O
David B-PERSON
, O
and O
then O
I O
will O
let O
the O
Philistines O
kill O
him O
. O
'' O

So O
Saul O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
a O
second O
time O
, O
`` O
You O
can O
marry O
my O
daughter O
today O
. O
'' O

Saul O
commanded O
his O
officers O
to O
speak O
to O
David B-PERSON
in O
private O
. O

He O
told O
them O
to O
say O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
the O
king O
likes O
you O
. O

His O
officers O
like O
you O
. O

You O
should O
marry O
his O
daughter O
. O
'' O

Saul O
's O
officers O
said O
these O
things O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
think O
it O
is O
easy O
to O
become O
the O
king O
's O
son-in-law O
? O

I O
am O
just O
a O
poor O
, O
ordinary O
man O
. O
'' O

Saul O
's O
officers O
told O
Saul O
what O
David B-PERSON
said O
. O

Saul O
told O
them O
, O
`` O
Say O
this O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
' O
David B-PERSON
, O
the O
king O
does O
n't O
want O
you O
to O
pay O
money O
for O
his O
daughter O
. O

He O
wants O
to O
get O
even O
with O
his O
enemy O
, O
so O
the O
price O
for O
marrying O
his O
daughter O
is O
100 O
Philistine O
foreskins O
. O
' O
'' O

That O
was O
Saul O
's O
secret O
plan O
. O

He O
thought O
the O
Philistines O
would O
kill O
David B-PERSON
. O

Saul O
's O
officers O
told O
this O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
happy O
that O
he O
had O
a O
chance O
to O
become O
the O
king O
's O
son-in-law O
, O
so O
immediately O
he O
and O
his O
men O
went O
out O
to O
fight O
the O
Philistines O
. O

They O
killed O
200 O
Philistines O
. O

David B-PERSON
took O
these O
Philistine O
foreskins O
and O
gave O
them O
to O
Saul O
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
he O
wanted O
to O
become O
the O
king O
's O
son-in-law O
. O

Saul O
let O
David B-PERSON
marry O
his O
daughter O
Michal B-PERSON
. O

He O
saw O
that O
the O
Lord O
was O
with O
David B-PERSON
and O
he O
also O
saw O
that O
his O
daughter O
, O
Michal B-PERSON
, O
loved O
David B-PERSON
. O

So O
Saul O
became O
even O
more O
afraid O
of O
David B-PERSON
and O
was O
against O
him O
all O
that O
time O
. O

The O
Philistine O
commanders O
continued O
to O
go O
out O
to O
fight O
the O
Israelites O
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
defeated O
them O
every O
time O
. O

He O
became O
famous O
as O
Saul O
's O
best O
officer O
. O

Hannah B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
My O
heart O
is O
happy O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

I O
feel O
very O
strong O
in O
my O
God O
. O

I O
laugh O
at O
my O
enemies O
. O

I O
am O
very O
happy O
in O
my O
victory O
. O

There O
is O
no O
holy O
God O
like O
the O
Lord O
. O

There O
is O
no O
God O
but O
you O
. O

There O
is O
no O
Rock O
like O
our O
God O
. O

Do O
n't O
continue O
bragging O
. O

Do O
n't O
speak O
proud O
words O
, O
because O
the O
Lord O
God O
knows O
everything O
. O

He O
leads O
and O
judges O
people O
. O

The O
bows O
of O
strong O
soldiers O
break O
, O
and O
weak O
people O
become O
strong O
. O

People O
who O
had O
plenty O
of O
food O
in O
the O
past O
must O
now O
work O
to O
get O
food O
. O

But O
those O
who O
were O
hungry O
in O
the O
past O
now O
grow O
fat O
on O
food O
. O

The O
woman O
who O
was O
not O
able O
to O
have O
children O
now O
has O
seven O
children O
. O

But O
the O
woman O
who O
had O
many O
children O
is O
sad O
because O
her O
children O
are O
gone O
. O

The O
Lord O
causes O
people O
to O
die O
, O
and O
he O
causes O
them O
to O
live O
. O

He O
sends O
people O
down O
to O
the O
grave O
, O
and O
he O
can O
raise O
them O
up O
to O
live O
again O
. O

The O
Lord O
makes O
some O
poor O
, O
and O
he O
makes O
others O
rich O
. O

He O
humbles O
some O
people O
, O
and O
he O
honors O
others O
. O

He O
raises O
the O
poor O
from O
the O
dust O
, O
and O
he O
takes O
away O
their O
sadness O
. O

He O
makes O
them O
important O
and O
seats O
them O
with O
princes O
and O
at O
the O
places O
for O
honored O
guests O
. O

The O
Lord O
made O
the O
whole O
world O
, O
and O
the O
whole O
world O
belongs O
to O
him O
. O

The O
Lord O
protects O
his O
holy O
people O
. O

He O
keeps O
them O
from O
stumbling O
. O

But O
evil O
people O
will O
be O
destroyed O
. O

They O
will O
fall O
in O
the O
darkness O
. O

Their O
power O
wo O
n't O
help O
them O
win O
. O

The O
Lord O
destroys O
his O
enemies O
. O

God O
Most O
High O
will O
thunder O
in O
heaven O
against O
people O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
judge O
even O
the O
lands O
that O
are O
far O
away O
. O

He O
will O
give O
power O
to O
his O
king O
. O

He O
will O
make O
his O
chosen O
king O
strong O
. O
'' O

Elkanah O
and O
his O
family O
went O
home O
to O
Ramah O
, O
but O
the O
boy O
stayed O
in O
Shiloh O
and O
served O
the O
Lord O
under O
Eli O
the O
priest O
. O

Eli O
's O
sons O
were O
evil O
men O
who O
did O
not O
care O
about O
the O
Lord O
. O

They O
did O
not O
care O
about O
how O
priests O
were O
supposed O
to O
treat O
people O
. O

Whenever O
someone O
brings O
a O
sacrifice O
, O
priests O
are O
supposed O
to O
put O
the O
meat O
in O
a O
pot O
of O
boiling O
water O
. O

Then O
their O
servant O
is O
supposed O
get O
the O
three-pronged O
fork O
and O
use O
it O
to O
get O
some O
meat O
out O
of O
the O
pot O
or O
kettle O
. O

The O
priest O
is O
supposed O
to O
take O
whatever O
his O
helper O
removes O
from O
the O
pot O
with O
the O
special O
fork O
. O

This O
is O
what O
the O
priests O
should O
have O
done O
for O
the O
Israelites O
who O
came O
to O
offer O
sacrifices O
at O
Shiloh O
. O

But O
that O
is O
not O
what O
the O
sons O
of O
Eli O
did O
. O

Even O
before O
the O
fat O
was O
burned O
on O
the O
altar O
, O
their O
servant O
would O
go O
to O
the O
people O
offering O
sacrifices O
and O
say O
, O
`` O
Give O
the O
priest O
some O
meat O
to O
roast O
. O

The O
priest O
wo O
n't O
accept O
boiled O
meat O
from O
you O
. O
'' O

Maybe O
the O
man O
offering O
the O
sacrifice O
would O
say O
, O
`` O
Burn O
the O
fat O
first O
, O
and O
then O
you O
can O
take O
whatever O
you O
want O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
servant O
would O
answer O
: O
`` O
No O
, O
give O
me O
the O
meat O
now O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
give O
it O
to O
me O
, O
I O
'll O
take O
it O
from O
you O
! O
'' O

In O
this O
way O
Hophni O
and O
Phinehas O
showed O
that O
they O
did O
not O
respect O
the O
offerings O
made O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

This O
was O
a O
terrible O
sin O
against O
the O
Lord O
. O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
served O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
was O
a O
helper O
who O
wore O
the O
linen O
ephod O
. O

Every O
year O
Samuel B-PERSON
's O
mother O
made O
a O
robe O
for O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

She O
took O
the O
little O
robe O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
when O
she O
went O
up O
to O
Shiloh O
with O
her O
husband O
for O
the O
sacrifice O
every O
year O
. O

Eli O
would O
bless O
Elkanah O
and O
his O
wife O
. O

He O
would O
say O
, O
`` O
May O
the O
Lord O
give O
you O
more O
children O
through O
Hannah B-PERSON
who O
will O
take O
the O
place O
of O
the O
boy O
she O
prayed O
for O
and O
gave O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O
'' O

Elkanah O
and O
Hannah B-PERSON
went O
home O
. O

The O
Lord O
was O
kind O
to O
Hannah B-PERSON
, O
and O
she O
had O
three O
sons O
and O
two O
daughters O
. O

The O
boy O
Samuel B-PERSON
grew O
up O
at O
the O
holy O
place O
near O
the O
Lord O
. O

Eli O
was O
very O
old O
. O

He O
heard O
about O
the O
bad O
things O
his O
sons O
were O
doing O
to O
the O
Israelites O
at O
Shiloh O
and O
how O
his O
sons O
were O
having O
sexual O
relations O
with O
the O
women O
who O
served O
at O
the O
door O
of O
the O
Meeting O
Tent O
. O

Eli O
said O
to O
his O
sons O
, O
`` O
The O
people O
here O
told O
me O
about O
the O
evil O
things O
you O
have O
done O
. O

Why O
are O
you O
doing O
such O
things O
? O

Sons O
, O
stop O
that O
! O

The O
Lord O
's O
people O
are O
saying O
bad O
things O
about O
you O
. O

If O
you O
sin O
against O
other O
people O
, O
God O
might O
protect O
you O
. O

But O
who O
can O
help O
you O
if O
you O
sin O
against O
the O
Lord O
? O
'' O

Eli O
's O
sons O
refused O
to O
listen O
to O
him O
, O
so O
the O
Lord O
decided O
to O
kill O
them O
. O

The O
boy O
Samuel B-PERSON
kept O
growing O
. O

He O
was O
pleasing O
to O
God O
and O
to O
the O
people O
. O

A O
man O
of O
God O
came O
to O
Eli O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
says O
, O
' O
I O
appeared O
to O
your O
ancestors O
when O
they O
were O
slaves O
of O
Pharaoh O
. O

From O
all O
the O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
I O
chose O
your O
tribe O
to O
be O
my O
priests O
. O

I O
chose O
them O
to O
offer O
sacrifices O
on O
my O
altar O
, O
to O
burn O
incense O
, O
and O
wear O
the O
ephod O
. O

I O
also O
let O
your O
tribe O
have O
the O
meat O
from O
the O
sacrifices O
that O
the O
Israelites O
give O
to O
me O
. O

So O
why O
do O
n't O
you O
respect O
these O
gifts O
and O
sacrifices O
? O

You O
honor O
your O
sons O
more O
than O
me O
. O

You O
become O
fat O
eating O
the O
best O
parts O
of O
the O
meat O
that O
the O
Israelites O
bring O
to O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
promised O
that O
your O
father O
's O
family O
would O
serve O
him O
forever O
. O

But O
now O
the O
Lord O
says O
, O
' O
That O
will O
never O
be O
! O

I O
will O
honor O
people O
who O
honor O
me O
, O
but O
bad O
things O
will O
happen O
to O
those O
who O
refuse O
to O
respect O
me O
. O

The O
time O
is O
coming O
when O
I O
will O
destroy O
all O
your O
descendants O
. O

No O
one O
in O
your O
family O
will O
live O
to O
be O
an O
old O
man O
. O

Good O
things O
will O
happen O
to O
Israel B-GPE
, O
but O
you O
will O
see O
bad O
things O
happening O
at O
home O
. O

No O
one O
in O
your O
family O
will O
live O
to O
be O
an O
old O
man O
. O

There O
is O
only O
one O
man O
I O
will O
save O
to O
serve O
as O
priest O
at O
my O
altar O
. O

He O
will O
live O
until O
his O
eyes O
wear O
out O
and O
his O
strength O
is O
gone O
. O

But O
all O
of O
your O
descendants O
will O
die O
by O
the O
sword O
. O

I O
will O
give O
you O
a O
sign O
to O
show O
that O
these O
things O
will O
come O
true O
. O

Your O
two O
sons O
, O
Hophni O
and O
Phinehas O
, O
will O
die O
on O
the O
same O
day O
. O

I O
will O
choose O
a O
priest O
I O
can O
trust O
. O

This O
priest O
will O
listen O
to O
me O
and O
do O
what O
I O
want O
. O

I O
will O
make O
his O
family O
strong O
, O
and O
he O
will O
always O
serve O
before O
my O
chosen O
king O
. O

Then O
whoever O
is O
left O
in O
your O
family O
will O
come O
and O
bow O
down O
before O
this O
priest O
and O
beg O
for O
a O
little O
money O
or O
a O
piece O
of O
bread O
. O

They O
will O
say O
, O
`` O
Please O
give O
me O
a O
job O
as O
priest O
so O
that O
I O
can O
have O
some O
food O
to O
eat O
. O
' O
' O
' O
'' O

After O
Saul O
had O
chased O
the O
Philistines O
away O
, O
people O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
David B-PERSON
is O
in O
the O
desert O
area O
near O
En O
Gedi O
. O
'' O

So O
Saul O
chose O
3000 O
men O
from O
all O
over O
Israel B-GPE
and O
began O
searching O
for O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
. O

They O
looked O
near O
Wild O
Goat O
Rocks O
. O

Saul O
came O
to O
some O
sheep O
pens O
beside O
the O
road O
. O

There O
was O
a O
cave O
near O
there O
, O
so O
Saul O
went O
in O
to O
relieve O
himself O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
were O
deep O
inside O
that O
same O
cave O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
men O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
day O
the O
Lord O
told O
you O
about O
when O
he O
said O
, O
' O
I O
will O
give O
your O
enemy O
to O
you O
, O
and O
you O
can O
do O
whatever O
you O
want O
to O
him O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
crawled O
closer O
and O
closer O
to O
Saul O
and O
cut O
off O
a O
corner O
of O
Saul O
's O
robe O
. O

Saul O
did O
n't O
notice O
what O
happened O
. O

Later O
, O
David B-PERSON
felt O
bad O
about O
what O
he O
did O
. O

He O
said O
to O
his O
men O
, O
`` O
I O
pray O
the O
Lord O
never O
lets O
me O
do O
anything O
like O
that O
to O
my O
master O
again O
. O

I O
must O
not O
do O
anything O
against O
Saul O
, O
because O
he O
is O
the O
Lord O
's O
chosen O
king O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
these O
things O
to O
stop O
his O
men O
. O

He O
would O
not O
let O
his O
men O
hurt O
Saul O
. O

Saul O
left O
the O
cave O
and O
went O
on O
his O
way O
. O

Later O
, O
David B-PERSON
came O
out O
of O
the O
cave O
and O
called O
out O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
My O
lord O
the O
king O
! O
'' O

Saul O
looked O
back O
. O

David B-PERSON
bowed O
with O
his O
face O
to O
the O
ground O
to O
show O
his O
respect O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
listen O
when O
people O
say O
, O
' O
David B-PERSON
plans O
to O
hurt O
you O
' O
? O

You O
can O
see O
that O
with O
your O
own O
eyes O
that O
is O
not O
true O
. O

The O
Lord O
put O
you O
within O
my O
grasp O
today O
in O
the O
cave O
, O
but O
I O
refused O
to O
kill O
you O
. O

I O
was O
merciful O
to O
you O
. O

I O
said O
, O
' O
I O
wo O
n't O
hurt O
my O
master O
. O

Saul O
is O
the O
Lord O
's O
chosen O
king O
. O
' O

Look O
at O
this O
piece O
of O
cloth O
in O
my O
hand O
. O

I O
cut O
off O
the O
corner O
of O
your O
robe O
. O

I O
could O
have O
killed O
you O
, O
but O
I O
did O
n't O
. O

Now O
, O
I O
want O
you O
to O
understand O
this O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
that O
I O
am O
not O
planning O
anything O
against O
you O
. O

I O
did O
nothing O
wrong O
to O
you O
, O
but O
you O
are O
hunting O
me O
and O
trying O
to O
kill O
me O
. O

Let O
the O
Lord O
be O
the O
judge O
. O

He O
might O
punish O
you O
for O
the O
wrong O
you O
did O
to O
me O
, O
but O
I O
wo O
n't O
fight O
you O
myself O
. O

There O
is O
an O
old O
saying O
: O
' O
Bad O
things O
come O
from O
bad O
people O
. O
' O

`` O
I O
have O
n't O
done O
anything O
bad O
, O
and O
I O
wo O
n't O
hurt O
you O
. O

Who O
are O
you O
chasing O
? O

Did O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
bring O
an O
army O
to O
chase O
a O
single O
flea O
or O
a O
dying O
dog O
? O

Let O
the O
Lord O
be O
the O
judge O
. O

Let O
him O
decide O
between O
you O
and O
me O
. O

He O
will O
support O
me O
and O
show O
that O
I O
am O
right O
. O

He O
will O
save O
me O
from O
you O
. O
'' O

When O
David B-PERSON
finished O
speaking O
, O
Saul O
asked O
, O
`` O
Is O
that O
your O
voice O
, O
David B-PERSON
my O
son O
? O
'' O

Then O
Saul O
lifted O
his O
voice O
and O
began O
to O
cry O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
right O
, O
and O
I O
am O
wrong O
. O

You O
were O
good O
to O
me O
, O
even O
though O
I O
have O
been O
bad O
to O
you O
. O

You O
yourself O
said O
it O
when O
you O
told O
me O
about O
the O
good O
things O
you O
did O
. O

The O
Lord O
put O
my O
life O
in O
your O
hands O
, O
but O
you O
did O
not O
kill O
me O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
you O
are O
not O
my O
enemy O
. O

A O
man O
does O
n't O
catch O
his O
enemy O
and O
then O
just O
let O
him O
go O
. O

He O
does O
n't O
do O
good O
things O
for O
his O
enemy O
. O

May O
the O
Lord O
reward O
you O
for O
being O
good O
to O
me O
today O
. O

Now O
, O
I O
know O
that O
you O
will O
become O
the O
new O
king O
. O

You O
will O
rule O
the O
kingdom O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Now O
make O
a O
promise O
to O
me O
. O

Use O
the O
Lord O
's O
name O
and O
promise O
that O
you O
will O
not O
kill O
my O
descendants O
, O
even O
after O
I O
die O
. O

Promise O
me O
that O
you O
will O
not O
erase O
my O
name O
from O
my O
father O
's O
family O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
made O
a O
promise O
to O
Saul O
. O

He O
promised O
that O
he O
would O
not O
kill O
Saul O
's O
family O
. O

Then O
Saul O
went O
back O
home O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
went O
back O
up O
to O
the O
fort O
. O

The O
Philistines O
carried O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
, O
from O
Ebenezer O
to O
Ashdod O
. O

They O
carried O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
into O
the O
temple O
of O
Dagon O
and O
put O
it O
next O
to O
the O
statue O
of O
Dagon O
. O

The O
next O
morning O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Ashdod O
got O
up O
and O
found O
Dagon O
lying O
face O
down O
on O
the O
ground O
before O
the O
Lord O
's O
Box O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Ashdod O
put O
the O
statue O
of O
Dagon O
back O
in O
its O
place O
. O

But O
the O
next O
morning O
when O
the O
people O
of O
Ashdod O
got O
up O
, O
they O
found O
Dagon O
on O
the O
ground O
again O
. O

Dagon O
had O
fallen O
down O
before O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
. O

This O
time O
, O
Dagon O
's O
head O
and O
hands O
were O
broken O
off O
and O
were O
lying O
in O
the O
doorway O
. O

Only O
his O
body O
was O
still O
in O
one O
piece O
. O

That O
is O
why O
, O
even O
today O
, O
the O
priests O
or O
other O
people O
refuse O
to O
step O
on O
the O
threshold O
when O
they O
enter O
Dagon O
's O
temple O
at O
Ashdod O
. O

The O
Lord O
made O
life O
hard O
for O
the O
people O
of O
Ashdod O
and O
their O
neighbors O
. O

He O
gave O
them O
many O
troubles O
and O
caused O
them O
to O
get O
tumors O
. O

He O
also O
sent O
mice O
to O
them O
. O

The O
mice O
ran O
all O
over O
their O
ships O
and O
then O
onto O
their O
land O
. O

The O
people O
in O
the O
city O
were O
very O
afraid O
. O

They O
saw O
what O
was O
happening O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Holy O
Box O
of O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
ca O
n't O
stay O
here O
. O

God O
is O
punishing O
us O
and O
Dagon O
our O
god O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
of O
Ashdod O
called O
the O
five O
Philistine O
rulers O
together O
and O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
What O
must O
we O
do O
with O
the O
Holy O
Box O
of O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
? O
'' O

The O
rulers O
answered O
, O
`` O
Move O
the O
Holy O
Box O
of O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
to O
Gath O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
Philistines O
moved O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
. O

But O
after O
the O
Philistines O
had O
moved O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
to O
Gath O
, O
the O
Lord O
punished O
that O
city O
. O

The O
people O
became O
very O
frightened O
. O

God O
caused O
many O
troubles O
for O
all O
the O
people O
-- O
young O
and O
old O
. O

He O
caused O
the O
people O
in O
Gath O
to O
have O
tumors O
. O

So O
the O
Philistines O
sent O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
to O
Ekron O
. O

But O
when O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
came O
into O
Ekron O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Ekron O
complained O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
bringing O
the O
Box O
of O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
to O
our O
city O
Ekron O
? O

Do O
you O
want O
to O
kill O
us O
and O
our O
people O
? O
'' O

The O
people O
of O
Ekron O
called O
all O
the O
Philistine O
rulers O
together O
and O
said O
to O
the O
rulers O
, O
`` O
Send O
the O
Box O
of O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
back O
home O
before O
it O
kills O
us O
and O
our O
people O
! O
'' O

The O
people O
of O
Ekron O
were O
deathly O
afraid O
because O
God O
severely O
punished O
them O
there O
. O

Many O
people O
died O
, O
and O
those O
who O
did O
not O
, O
had O
tumors O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Ekron O
cried O
loudly O
to O
heaven O
. O

One O
day O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
sent O
me O
to O
anoint O
you O
king O
over O
his O
people O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Now O
listen O
to O
his O
message O
. O

The O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
says O
: O
' O
When O
the O
Israelites O
came O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
the O
Amalekites O
tried O
to O
stop O
them O
from O
going O
to O
Canaan O
. O

I O
saw O
what O
the O
Amalekites O
did O
. O

Now O
go O
fight O
against O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

You O
must O
completely O
destroy O
the O
Amalekites O
and O
everything O
that O
belongs O
to O
them O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
anything O
live O
; O
you O
must O
kill O
all O
the O
men O
and O
women O
and O
all O
of O
their O
children O
and O
little O
babies O
. O

You O
must O
kill O
all O
of O
their O
cattle O
and O
sheep O
and O
all O
of O
their O
camels O
and O
donkeys O
. O
' O
'' O

Saul O
gathered O
the O
army O
together O
at O
Telaim O
. O

There O
were O
200,000 O
foot O
soldiers O
and O
10,000 O
other O
men O
, O
including O
the O
men O
from O
Judah O
. O

Then O
Saul O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Amalek O
and O
waited O
in O
the O
valley O
. O

He O
said O
to O
the O
Kenites O
, O
`` O
Go O
away O
, O
leave O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

Then O
I O
wo O
n't O
destroy O
you O
with O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

You O
showed O
kindness O
to O
the O
Israelites O
when O
they O
came O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O
'' O

So O
the O
Kenites O
left O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

Saul O
defeated O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

He O
fought O
them O
and O
chased O
them O
all O
the O
way O
from O
Havilah O
to O
Shur O
, O
at O
the O
border O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Agag O
was O
the O
king O
of O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

Saul O
captured O
Agag O
alive O
. O

Saul O
let O
Agag O
live O
, O
but O
he O
killed O
all O
the O
men O
in O
Agag O
's O
army O
. O

Saul O
and O
the O
Israelite O
soldiers O
felt O
bad O
about O
destroying O
everything O
. O

So O
they O
let O
Agag O
live O
. O

They O
also O
kept O
the O
fat O
cattle O
, O
the O
best O
sheep O
, O
and O
the O
lambs O
. O

They O
kept O
everything O
that O
was O
worth O
keeping O
. O

They O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
destroy O
those O
things O
. O

They O
destroyed O
only O
what O
was O
not O
worth O
keeping O
. O

Then O
Samuel B-PERSON
received O
a O
message O
from O
the O
Lord O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
, O
`` O
Saul O
has O
stopped O
following O
me O
, O
so O
I O
am O
sorry O
that O
I O
made O
him O
king O
. O

He O
is O
not O
doing O
what O
I O
tell O
him O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
became O
angry O
and O
cried O
to O
the O
Lord O
all O
night O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
got O
up O
early O
the O
next O
morning O
and O
went O
to O
meet O
Saul O
. O

But O
the O
people O
told O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Saul O
went O
to O
Carmel B-GPE
. O

He O
went O
there O
to O
set O
up O
a O
stone O
monument O
to O
honor O
himself O
. O

Then O
he O
left O
there O
and O
went O
down O
to O
Gilgal O
. O
'' O

So O
Samuel B-PERSON
went O
to O
Saul O
. O

Saul O
had O
just O
offered O
the O
first O
part O
of O
the O
things O
he O
took O
from O
the O
Amalekites O
as O
a O
burnt O
offering O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

When O
Samual O
came O
near O
to O
Saul O
, O
Saul O
greeted O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
bless O
you O
! O

I O
have O
obeyed O
the O
Lord O
's O
commands O
. O
'' O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Then O
what O
is O
that O
sound O
I O
hear O
? O

Why O
do O
I O
hear O
sheep O
and O
cattle O
? O
'' O

Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
soldiers O
took O
them O
from O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

They O
saved O
the O
best O
sheep O
and O
cattle O
to O
burn O
as O
sacrifices O
to O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O

But O
we O
destroyed O
everything O
else O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
Stop O
! O

Let O
me O
tell O
you O
what O
the O
Lord O
told O
me O
last O
night O
. O
'' O

Saul O
answered O
, O
`` O
Tell O
me O
what O
he O
said O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
In O
the O
past O
you O
did O
n't O
think O
that O
you O
were O
important O
, O
but O
the O
Lord O
chose O
you O
to O
be O
the O
king O
. O

So O
you O
became O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Lord O
sent O
you O
on O
a O
special O
mission O
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
Go O
and O
destroy O
all O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

They O
are O
evil O
people O
. O

Destroy O
them O
all O
! O

Fight O
them O
until O
they O
are O
completely O
finished O
' O

So O
why O
did O
n't O
you O
listen O
to O
the O
Lord O
? O

You O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
is O
wrong O
because O
you O
wanted O
to O
keep O
what O
you O
took O
in O
battle O
. O
'' O

Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
But O
I O
did O
obey O
the O
Lord O
! O

I O
went O
where O
the O
Lord O
sent O
me O
. O

I O
destroyed O
all O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

I O
brought O
back O
only O
one O
-- O
their O
king O
Agag O
. O

And O
the O
soldiers O
took O
the O
best O
sheep O
and O
cattle O
to O
sacrifice O
to O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
at O
Gilgal O
. O
'' O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Which O
pleases O
the O
Lord O
more O
: O
burnt O
offerings O
and O
sacrifices O
or O
obeying O
his O
commands O
? O

It O
is O
better O
to O
obey O
God O
than O
to O
offer O
sacrifices O
to O
him O
. O

It O
is O
better O
to O
listen O
to O
him O
than O
to O
offer O
the O
fat O
from O
rams O
. O

Refusing O
to O
obey O
is O
as O
bad O
as O
the O
sin O
of O
sorcery O
. O

Being O
stubborn O
and O
doing O
what O
you O
want O
is O
like O
the O
sin O
of O
worshiping O
idols O
. O

You O
refused O
to O
obey O
the O
Lord O
's O
command O
, O
so O
he O
now O
refuses O
to O
accept O
you O
as O
king O
. O
'' O

Then O
Saul O
said O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
I O
have O
sinned O
. O

I O
did O
not O
obey O
the O
Lord O
's O
commands O
, O
and O
I O
did O
not O
do O
what O
you O
told O
me O
. O

I O
was O
afraid O
of O
the O
people O
, O
and O
I O
did O
what O
they O
said O
. O

Now O
I O
beg O
you O
, O
forgive O
me O
for O
doing O
this O
sin O
. O

Come O
back O
with O
me O
, O
so O
I O
may O
worship O
the O
Lord O
. O
'' O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
I O
wo O
n't O
go O
back O
with O
you O
. O

You O
rejected O
the O
Lord O
's O
command O
, O
and O
now O
he O
rejects O
you O
as O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

When O
Samuel B-PERSON
turned O
to O
leave O
, O
Saul O
caught O
Samuel B-PERSON
's O
robe O
. O

The O
robe O
tore O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
Just O
as O
you O
tore O
my O
robe O
, O
the O
Lord O
has O
torn O
the O
kingdom O
of O
Israel B-GPE
from O
you O
today O
. O

The O
Lord O
has O
given O
the O
kingdom O
to O
one O
of O
your O
friends O
. O

This O
man O
is O
a O
better O
person O
than O
you O
are O
. O

The O
Lord O
is O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
lives O
forever O
. O

He O
does O
not O
lie O
or O
change O
his O
mind O
. O

He O
is O
not O
like O
a O
man O
who O
changes O
his O
mind O
. O
'' O

Saul O
answered O
, O
`` O
All O
right O
, O
I O
sinned O
! O

But O
please O
come O
back O
with O
me O
. O

Show O
me O
some O
respect O
in O
front O
of O
the O
leaders O
and O
the O
Israelites O
. O

Come O
back O
with O
me O
so O
that O
I O
may O
worship O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
went O
back O
with O
Saul O
, O
and O
Saul O
worshiped O
the O
Lord O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Bring O
King O
Agag O
of O
the O
Amalekites O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

Agag O
came O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

Agag O
was O
tied O
with O
chains O
and O
thought O
, O
`` O
Surely O
he O
wo O
n't O
kill O
me O
. O
'' O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
Agag O
, O
`` O
Your O
sword O
took O
babies O
from O
their O
mothers O
. O

So O
now O
, O
your O
mother O
will O
have O
no O
children O
. O
'' O

And O
Samuel B-PERSON
cut O
Agag O
to O
pieces O
before O
the O
Lord O
at O
Gilgal O
. O

Then O
Samuel B-PERSON
left O
and O
went O
to O
Ramah O
. O

And O
Saul O
went O
up O
to O
his O
home O
in O
Gibeah O
. O

After O
that O
, O
Samuel B-PERSON
never O
saw O
Saul O
again O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
was O
very O
sad O
for O
Saul O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
was O
very O
sorry O
that O
he O
had O
made O
Saul O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Philistines O
gathered O
their O
armies O
together O
for O
war O
. O

They O
met O
at O
Socoh O
in O
Judah O
. O

Their O
camp O
was O
between O
Socoh O
and O
Azekah O
, O
at O
a O
town O
called O
Ephes O
Dammim O
. O

Saul O
and O
the O
Israelite O
soldiers O
also O
gathered O
together O
. O

Their O
camp O
was O
in O
the O
Valley O
of O
Elah O
. O

Saul O
's O
soldiers O
were O
lined O
up O
and O
ready O
to O
fight O
the O
Philistines O
. O

The O
Philistines O
were O
on O
one O
hill O
. O

The O
Israelites O
were O
on O
the O
other O
hill O
. O

The O
valley O
was O
between O
them O
. O

The O
Philistines O
had O
a O
champion O
fighter O
named O
Goliath B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
from O
Gath O
. O

He O
was O
over O
9 O
feet O
tall O
. O

Goliath B-PERSON
came O
out O
of O
the O
Philistine O
camp O
. O

He O
had O
a O
bronze O
helmet O
on O
his O
head O
. O

He O
wore O
a O
coat O
of O
armor O
that O
was O
made O
like O
the O
scales O
on O
a O
fish O
. O

This O
armor O
was O
made O
of O
bronze O
and O
weighed O
about O
125 O
pounds O
. O

Goliath B-PERSON
wore O
bronze O
protectors O
on O
his O
legs O
. O

He O
had O
a O
bronze O
javelin O
tied O
on O
his O
back O
. O

The O
wooden O
part O
of O
his O
spear O
was O
as O
big O
as O
a O
weaver O
's O
rod O
. O

The O
spear O
's O
blade O
weighed O
15 O
pounds O
. O

Goliath B-PERSON
's O
helper O
walked O
in O
front O
of O
him O
, O
carrying O
Goliath B-PERSON
's O
shield O
. O

Each O
day O
Goliath B-PERSON
would O
come O
out O
and O
shout O
a O
challenge O
to O
the O
Israelite O
soldiers O
. O

He O
would O
say O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
all O
of O
your O
soldiers O
lined O
up O
ready O
for O
battle O
? O

You O
are O
Saul O
's O
servants O
. O

I O
am O
a O
Philistine O
. O

So O
choose O
one O
man O
and O
send O
him O
to O
fight O
me O
. O

If O
that O
man O
kills O
me O
, O
he O
wins O
and O
we O
Philistines O
will O
become O
your O
slaves O
. O

But O
if O
I O
kill O
your O
man O
, O
then O
I O
win O
, O
and O
you O
will O
become O
our O
slaves O
. O

You O
will O
have O
to O
serve O
us O
. O
'' O

The O
Philistine O
also O
said O
, O
`` O
Today O
I O
stand O
and O
make O
fun O
of O
the O
army O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

I O
dare O
you O
to O
send O
me O
one O
of O
your O
men O
and O
let O
us O
fight O
. O
'' O

Saul O
and O
the O
Israelite O
soldiers O
heard O
what O
Goliath B-PERSON
said O
, O
and O
they O
were O
very O
afraid O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
the O
son O
of O
Jesse O
. O

Jesse O
was O
from O
the O
Ephrathah O
family O
in O
Bethlehem B-GPE
, O
Judah O
. O

Jesse O
had O
eight O
sons O
. O

In O
Saul O
's O
time O
Jesse O
was O
an O
old O
man O
. O

Jesse O
's O
three O
oldest O
sons O
went O
with O
Saul O
to O
the O
war O
. O

The O
first O
son O
was O
Eliab O
, O
the O
second O
was O
Abinadab O
, O
and O
the O
third O
was O
Shammah O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
the O
youngest O
son O
. O

The O
three O
oldest O
sons O
were O
in O
Saul O
's O
army O
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
left O
Saul O
from O
time O
to O
time O
to O
take O
care O
of O
his O
father O
's O
sheep O
at O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

The O
Philistine O
came O
out O
every O
morning O
and O
evening O
and O
stood O
before O
the O
Israelite O
army O
. O

Goliath B-PERSON
insulted O
Israel B-GPE
like O
this O
for O
40 O
days O
. O

One O
day O
Jesse O
said O
to O
his O
son O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Take O
this O
basket O
of O
cooked O
grain O
and O
these O
ten O
loaves O
of O
bread O
to O
your O
brothers O
in O
the O
camp O
. O

Also O
take O
these O
ten O
pieces O
of O
cheese O
for O
the O
officer O
who O
commands O
your O
brothers O
' O
group O
of O
1000 O
soldiers O
. O

See O
how O
your O
brothers O
are O
doing O
. O

Bring O
back O
something O
to O
show O
me O
your O
brothers O
are O
all O
right O
. O

Your O
brothers O
are O
with O
Saul O
and O
all O
the O
Israelite O
soldiers O
in O
the O
Valley O
of O
Elah O
. O

They O
are O
there O
to O
fight O
against O
the O
Philistines O
. O
'' O

Early O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
David B-PERSON
had O
another O
shepherd O
take O
care O
of O
the O
sheep O
while O
he O
took O
the O
food O
and O
left O
as O
Jesse O
had O
told O
him O
to O
. O

David B-PERSON
drove O
their O
wagon O
to O
the O
camp O
. O

The O
soldiers O
were O
going O
out O
to O
their O
battle O
positions O
just O
as O
David B-PERSON
arrived O
. O

The O
soldiers O
began O
shouting O
their O
war O
cry O
. O

The O
Israelites O
and O
Philistines O
were O
lined O
up O
and O
ready O
for O
battle O
. O

David B-PERSON
left O
the O
food O
with O
the O
man O
who O
kept O
supplies O
. O

Then O
he O
ran O
to O
the O
place O
where O
the O
Israelite O
soldiers O
were O
and O
asked O
about O
his O
brothers O
. O

While O
David B-PERSON
was O
talking O
with O
his O
brothers O
, O
the O
Philistine O
champion O
fighter O
came O
out O
from O
the O
Philistine O
army O
. O

This O
was O
Goliath B-PERSON
, O
the O
Philistine O
from O
Gath O
. O

Goliath B-PERSON
shouted O
things O
against O
Israel B-GPE
as O
usual O
. O

David B-PERSON
heard O
what O
he O
said O
. O

The O
Israelite O
soldiers O
saw O
Goliath B-PERSON
and O
ran O
away O
. O

They O
were O
all O
afraid O
of O
him O
. O

One O
of O
the O
Israelite O
men O
said O
, O
`` O
Did O
you O
see O
that O
man O
? O

Look O
at O
him O
! O

He O
comes O
out O
each O
day O
and O
makes O
fun O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Whoever O
kills O
him O
will O
get O
rich O
. O

King O
Saul O
will O
give O
him O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
. O

Saul O
will O
also O
let O
his O
daughter O
marry O
the O
man O
who O
kills O
Goliath B-PERSON
. O

He O
will O
also O
make O
that O
man O
's O
family O
free O
from O
taxes O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
asked O
the O
men O
standing O
near O
him O
, O
`` O
What O
did O
he O
say O
? O

What O
is O
the O
reward O
for O
killing O
this O
Philistine O
and O
taking O
away O
this O
shame O
from O
Israel B-GPE
? O

Who O
is O
this O
Goliath B-PERSON
anyway O
? O

He O
is O
only O
some O
foreigner O
, O
nothing O
but O
a O
Philistine O
. O

Why O
does O
he O
think O
he O
can O
speak O
against O
the O
army O
of O
the O
living O
God O
? O
'' O

So O
the O
Israelite O
told O
David B-PERSON
about O
the O
reward O
for O
killing O
Goliath B-PERSON
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
oldest O
brother O
Eliab O
heard O
David B-PERSON
talking O
with O
the O
soldiers O
and O
became O
angry O
. O

Eliab O
asked O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
you O
come O
here O
? O

Who O
did O
you O
leave O
those O
few O
sheep O
with O
in O
the O
desert O
? O

I O
know O
why O
you O
came O
down O
here O
. O

You O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
what O
you O
were O
told O
to O
do O
. O

You O
just O
wanted O
to O
come O
down O
here O
to O
watch O
the O
battle O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
What O
did O
I O
do O
now O
? O

I O
did O
n't O
do O
anything O
wrong O
! O

I O
was O
only O
talking O
. O
'' O

He O
turned O
to O
some O
other O
people O
and O
asked O
them O
the O
same O
questions O
. O

They O
gave O
him O
the O
same O
answers O
as O
before O
. O

Some O
men O
heard O
David B-PERSON
talking O
. O

They O
took O
David B-PERSON
to O
Saul O
and O
told O
him O
what O
David B-PERSON
had O
said O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
People O
should O
n't O
let O
Goliath B-PERSON
discourage O
them O
. O

I O
am O
your O
servant O
. O

I O
will O
go O
fight O
this O
Philistine O
. O
'' O

Saul O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
ca O
n't O
go O
out O
and O
fight O
against O
this O
Philistine O
. O

You O
're O
not O
even O
a O
soldier O
! O

Goliath B-PERSON
has O
been O
fighting O
in O
wars O
since O
he O
was O
a O
boy O
. O
'' O

But O
David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
There O
were O
times O
when O
I O
was O
taking O
care O
of O
my O
father O
's O
sheep O
that O
wild O
animals O
came O
to O
take O
some O
sheep O
from O
the O
flock O
. O

Once O
there O
was O
a O
lion O
and O
another O
time O
, O
a O
bear O
. O

I O
chased O
that O
wild O
animal O
, O
attacked O
it O
, O
and O
took O
the O
sheep O
from O
its O
mouth O
. O

The O
wild O
animal O
jumped O
on O
me O
, O
but O
I O
caught O
it O
by O
the O
fur O
under O
its O
mouth O
. O

And O
I O
hit O
it O
and O
killed O
it O
. O

I O
killed O
both O
a O
lion O
and O
a O
bear O
like O
that O
! O

And O
I O
will O
kill O
that O
foreigner O
, O
Goliath B-PERSON
, O
just O
like O
them O
. O

Goliath B-PERSON
will O
die O
because O
he O
made O
fun O
of O
the O
army O
of O
the O
living O
God O
. O

The O
Lord O
saved O
me O
from O
the O
lion O
and O
the O
bear O
. O

He O
will O
also O
save O
me O
from O
this O
Philistine O
. O
'' O

Saul O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
may O
the O
Lord O
be O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

Saul O
put O
his O
own O
clothes O
on O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
put O
a O
bronze O
helmet O
on O
David B-PERSON
's O
head O
and O
armor O
on O
his O
body O
. O

David B-PERSON
put O
on O
the O
sword O
and O
tried O
to O
walk O
around O
. O

He O
tried O
to O
wear O
Saul O
's O
uniform O
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
was O
not O
used O
to O
all O
those O
heavy O
things O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
I O
ca O
n't O
fight O
in O
these O
things O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
used O
to O
them O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
took O
them O
all O
off O
. O

He O
took O
his O
walking O
stick O
in O
his O
hand O
and O
went O
to O
find O
five O
smooth O
stones O
from O
the O
stream O
. O

He O
put O
the O
five O
stones O
in O
his O
shepherd O
's O
bag O
and O
held O
his O
sling O
in O
his O
hand O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
out O
to O
meet O
the O
Philistine O
. O

The O
Philistine O
slowly O
walked O
closer O
and O
closer O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

Goliath B-PERSON
's O
helper O
walked O
in O
front O
of O
him O
, O
carrying O
a O
large O
shield O
. O

Goliath B-PERSON
looked O
at O
David B-PERSON
with O
disgust O
. O

He O
saw O
that O
David B-PERSON
was O
only O
a O
handsome O
, O
healthy O
boy O
. O

Goliath B-PERSON
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
What O
is O
that O
stick O
for O
? O

Did O
you O
come O
to O
chase O
me O
away O
like O
a O
dog O
? O
'' O

Then O
Goliath B-PERSON
used O
the O
names O
of O
his O
gods O
to O
say O
curses O
against O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Come O
here O
, O
and O
I O
'll O
feed O
your O
body O
to O
the O
birds O
and O
wild O
animals O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
Philistine O
, O
`` O
You O
come O
to O
me O
using O
sword O
, O
spear O
, O
and O
javelin O
. O

But O
I O
come O
to O
you O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
, O
the O
God O
of O
the O
armies O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

You O
have O
said O
bad O
things O
about O
him O
. O

Today O
the O
Lord O
will O
let O
me O
defeat O
you O
. O

I O
will O
kill O
you O
. O

I O
will O
cut O
off O
your O
head O
and O
feed O
your O
body O
to O
the O
birds O
and O
wild O
animals O
. O

And O
we O
will O
do O
the O
same O
thing O
to O
all O
the O
other O
Philistines O
too O
. O

Then O
all O
the O
world O
will O
know O
there O
is O
a O
God O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

All O
the O
people O
gathered O
here O
will O
know O
that O
the O
Lord O
does O
n't O
need O
swords O
or O
spears O
to O
save O
people O
. O

The O
battle O
belongs O
to O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
he O
will O
help O
us O
defeat O
all O
of O
you O
. O
'' O

Goliath B-PERSON
the O
Philistine O
started O
to O
attack O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
slowly O
walked O
closer O
and O
closer O
toward O
David B-PERSON
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
ran O
out O
to O
meet O
Goliath B-PERSON
. O

David B-PERSON
took O
out O
a O
stone O
from O
his O
bag O
. O

He O
put O
it O
in O
his O
sling O
and O
swung O
the O
sling O
. O

The O
stone O
flew O
from O
the O
sling O
and O
hit O
Goliath B-PERSON
right O
between O
the O
eyes O
. O

The O
stone O
sank O
deep O
into O
his O
head O
, O
and O
Goliath B-PERSON
fell O
to O
the O
ground O
-- O
face O
down O
. O

So O
David B-PERSON
defeated O
the O
Philistine O
with O
only O
a O
sling O
and O
one O
stone O
! O

He O
hit O
the O
Philistine O
and O
killed O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
did O
n't O
have O
a O
sword O
, O
so O
he O
ran O
and O
stood O
beside O
the O
Philistine O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
took O
Goliath B-PERSON
's O
own O
sword O
out O
of O
its O
sheath O
and O
used O
it O
to O
cut O
off O
his O
head O
. O

That O
is O
how O
David B-PERSON
killed O
the O
Philistine O
. O

When O
the O
other O
Philistines O
saw O
their O
hero O
was O
dead O
, O
they O
turned O
and O
ran O
. O

The O
soldiers O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Judah O
shouted O
and O
started O
chasing O
the O
Philistines O
. O

The O
Israelites O
chased O
them O
all O
the O
way O
to O
the O
city O
limits O
of O
Gath O
and O
to O
the O
gates O
of O
Ekron O
. O

They O
killed O
many O
of O
the O
Philistines O
. O

Their O
bodies O
were O
scattered O
along O
the O
Shaaraim O
road O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Gath O
and O
Ekron O
. O

After O
chasing O
the O
Philistines O
, O
the O
Israelites O
came O
back O
to O
the O
Philistine O
camp O
and O
took O
many O
things O
from O
that O
camp O
. O

David B-PERSON
took O
the O
Philistine O
's O
head O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
but O
he O
kept O
the O
Philistine O
's O
weapons O
at O
home O
. O

Saul O
watched O
David B-PERSON
go O
out O
to O
fight O
Goliath B-PERSON
. O

Saul O
spoke O
to O
Abner O
, O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
army O
. O

`` O
Abner O
, O
who O
is O
that O
young O
man O
's O
father O
? O
'' O

Abner O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
swear O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O
sir O
. O
'' O

King O
Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
Find O
out O
who O
his O
father O
is O
. O
'' O

When O
David B-PERSON
came O
back O
after O
killing O
Goliath B-PERSON
, O
Abner O
brought O
him O
to O
Saul O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
still O
holding O
the O
Philistine O
's O
head O
. O

Saul O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Young O
man O
, O
who O
is O
your O
father O
? O
'' O

David B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
son O
of O
your O
servant O
Jesse O
, O
from O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O
'' O

But O
David B-PERSON
thought O
to O
himself O
, O
`` O
Saul O
will O
catch O
me O
some O
day O
. O

The O
best O
thing O
I O
can O
do O
is O
to O
escape O
to O
the O
land O
of O
the O
Philistines O
. O

Then O
Saul O
will O
give O
up O
looking O
for O
me O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

That O
way O
I O
will O
escape O
from O
Saul O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
600 O
men O
left O
Israel B-GPE
and O
went O
to O
Achish O
son O
of O
Maoch O
. O

Achish O
was O
king O
of O
Gath O
. O

David B-PERSON
, O
his O
men O
, O
and O
their O
families O
lived O
in O
Gath O
with O
Achish O
. O

David B-PERSON
had O
his O
two O
wives O
with O
him O
-- O
Ahinoam O
of O
Jezreel O
and O
Abigail B-PERSON
of O
Carmel B-GPE
. O

Abigail B-PERSON
was O
the O
widow O
of O
Nabal O
. O

People O
told O
Saul O
that O
David B-PERSON
had O
run O
away O
to O
Gath O
, O
so O
Saul O
stopped O
looking O
for O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Achish O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
are O
pleased O
with O
me O
, O
give O
me O
a O
place O
in O
one O
of O
the O
country O
towns O
. O

I O
am O
only O
your O
servant O
. O

I O
should O
live O
there O
, O
not O
here O
with O
you O
in O
this O
royal O
city O
. O
'' O

That O
day O
Achish O
gave O
David B-PERSON
the O
town O
of O
Ziklag O
. O

And O
Ziklag O
has O
belonged O
to O
the O
kings O
of O
Judah O
ever O
since O
. O

David B-PERSON
lived O
with O
the O
Philistines O
one O
year O
and O
four O
months O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
went O
to O
fight O
the O
Amalekites O
and O
Geshurites O
who O
lived O
in O
the O
area O
from O
Telem O
near O
Shur O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
men O
defeated O
them O
and O
took O
their O
wealth O
. O

David B-PERSON
defeated O
the O
people O
in O
that O
area O
. O

He O
took O
all O
their O
sheep O
, O
cattle O
, O
donkeys O
, O
camels O
, O
and O
clothes O
and O
brought O
them O
back O
to O
Achish O
. O

But O
David B-PERSON
did O
n't O
let O
any O
of O
those O
people O
live O
. O

David B-PERSON
did O
this O
many O
times O
. O

Each O
time O
Achish O
asked O
David B-PERSON
where O
he O
fought O
and O
took O
those O
things O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
I O
fought O
against O
the O
southern O
part O
of O
Judah O
, O
'' O
or O
`` O
I O
fought O
against O
the O
southern O
part O
of O
Jerahmeel O
, O
'' O
or O
`` O
I O
fought O
against O
the O
southern O
part O
of O
the O
Kenizzites O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
never O
brought O
a O
man O
or O
woman O
alive O
to O
Gath O
. O

He O
thought O
, O
`` O
If O
we O
let O
anyone O
live O
, O
they O
might O
tell O
Achish O
what O
I O
really O
did O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
did O
this O
all O
the O
time O
he O
lived O
in O
the O
Philistine O
land O
. O

Achish O
began O
to O
trust O
David B-PERSON
and O
said O
to O
himself O
, O
`` O
Now O
David B-PERSON
's O
own O
people O
hate O
him O
. O

The O
Israelites O
hate O
him O
very O
much O
. O

Now O
he O
will O
serve O
me O
forever O
. O
'' O

Later O
, O
the O
Philistines O
gathered O
their O
armies O
to O
fight O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Achish O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
understand O
that O
you O
and O
your O
men O
must O
go O
with O
me O
to O
fight O
against O
Israel B-GPE
? O
'' O

David B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Certainly O
, O
then O
you O
can O
see O
for O
yourself O
what O
I O
can O
do O
. O
'' O

Achish O
said O
, O
`` O
Fine O
, O
I O
will O
make O
you O
my O
permanent O
bodyguard O
. O
'' O

After O
Samuel B-PERSON
died O
, O
all O
the O
Israelites O
mourned O
for O
him O
and O
buried O
him O
in O
Ramah O
, O
his O
hometown O
. O

Saul O
had O
removed O
the O
mediums O
and O
fortunetellers O
from O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Philistines O
prepared O
for O
war O
. O

They O
came O
to O
Shunem O
and O
made O
their O
camp O
at O
that O
place O
. O

Saul O
gathered O
all O
the O
Israelites O
together O
and O
made O
his O
camp O
at O
Gilboa O
. O

Saul O
saw O
the O
Philistine O
army O
, O
and O
he O
was O
afraid O
. O

His O
heart O
pounded O
with O
fear O
. O

He O
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
, O
but O
the O
Lord O
did O
not O
answer O
him O
. O

God O
did O
not O
talk O
to O
Saul O
in O
dreams O
. O

God O
did O
not O
use O
the O
Urim O
to O
give O
him O
an O
answer O
, O
and O
God O
did O
not O
use O
prophets O
to O
speak O
to O
Saul O
. O

Finally O
, O
Saul O
said O
to O
his O
officers O
, O
`` O
Find O
me O
a O
woman O
who O
is O
a O
medium O
. O

Then O
I O
can O
go O
ask O
her O
what O
will O
happen O
. O
'' O

His O
officers O
answered O
, O
`` O
There O
is O
a O
medium O
at O
Endor O
. O
'' O

That O
night O
, O
Saul O
put O
on O
different O
clothes O
so O
that O
no O
one O
would O
know O
who O
he O
was O
. O

Then O
Saul O
and O
two O
of O
his O
men O
went O
to O
see O
the O
woman O
. O

Saul O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
I O
want O
you O
to O
bring O
up O
a O
ghost O
who O
can O
tell O
me O
what O
will O
happen O
in O
the O
future O
. O

You O
must O
call O
for O
the O
ghost O
of O
the O
person O
I O
name O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
woman O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
You O
know O
that O
Saul O
forced O
all O
the O
mediums O
and O
fortunetellers O
to O
leave O
the O
land O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

You O
are O
trying O
to O
trap O
me O
and O
kill O
me O
. O
'' O

Saul O
used O
the O
Lord O
's O
name O
to O
make O
a O
promise O
to O
the O
woman O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
As O
surely O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
, O
you O
wo O
n't O
be O
punished O
for O
doing O
this O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
asked O
, O
`` O
Who O
do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
bring O
up O
for O
you O
? O
'' O

Saul O
answered O
, O
`` O
Bring O
up O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O
'' O

And O
it O
happened O
-- O
the O
woman O
saw O
Samuel B-PERSON
and O
screamed O
. O

She O
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
You O
tricked O
me O
! O

You O
are O
Saul O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
said O
to O
the O
woman O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
! O

What O
do O
you O
see O
? O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
see O
a O
spirit O
coming O
up O
out O
of O
the O
ground O
. O
'' O

Saul O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
does O
he O
look O
like O
? O
'' O

The O
woman O
answered O
, O
`` O
He O
looks O
like O
an O
old O
man O
wearing O
a O
special O
robe O
. O
'' O

Then O
Saul O
knew O
it O
was O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
and O
he O
bowed O
down O
. O

His O
face O
touched O
the O
ground O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
Saul O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
you O
bother O
me O
? O

Why O
did O
you O
bring O
me O
up O
? O
'' O

Saul O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
in O
trouble O
! O

The O
Philistines O
have O
come O
to O
fight O
me O
, O
and O
God O
has O
left O
me O
. O

God O
wo O
n't O
answer O
me O
anymore O
. O

He O
wo O
n't O
use O
prophets O
or O
dreams O
to O
answer O
me O
, O
so O
I O
called O
you O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
tell O
me O
what O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
left O
you O
and O
is O
now O
your O
enemy O
, O
so O
why O
are O
you O
asking O
me O
for O
advice O
? O

The O
Lord O
used O
me O
to O
tell O
you O
what O
he O
would O
do O
, O
and O
now O
he O
is O
doing O
what O
he O
said O
he O
would O
do O
. O

He O
is O
tearing O
the O
kingdom O
out O
of O
your O
hands O
and O
giving O
it O
to O
your O
neighbor O
, O
David B-PERSON
. O

The O
reason O
this O
is O
happening O
is O
because O
you O
did O
not O
obey O
the O
Lord O
and O
destroy O
the O
Amalekites O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
let O
the O
Philistines O
defeat O
you O
and O
the O
army O
of O
Israel B-GPE
today O
. O

Tomorrow O
, O
you O
and O
your O
sons O
will O
be O
here O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

Saul O
quickly O
fell O
to O
the O
ground O
and O
lay O
stretched O
out O
there O
. O

Saul O
was O
afraid O
because O
of O
what O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
. O

Saul O
was O
also O
very O
weak O
because O
he O
had O
not O
eaten O
any O
food O
all O
that O
day O
and O
night O
. O

The O
woman O
came O
over O
to O
Saul O
and O
saw O
how O
afraid O
he O
was O
. O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
I O
am O
your O
servant O
. O

I O
have O
obeyed O
you O
. O

I O
risked O
my O
life O
and O
did O
what O
you O
told O
me O
to O
do O
. O

Please O
, O
listen O
to O
me O
. O

You O
need O
to O
eat O
. O

Let O
me O
get O
you O
some O
food O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
have O
enough O
strength O
to O
go O
on O
your O
way O
. O
'' O

But O
Saul O
refused O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
wo O
n't O
eat O
. O
'' O

Saul O
's O
officers O
joined O
the O
woman O
and O
begged O
him O
to O
eat O
. O

Finally O
, O
Saul O
listened O
to O
them O
. O

He O
got O
up O
from O
the O
ground O
and O
sat O
on O
the O
bed O
. O

The O
woman O
had O
a O
calf O
that O
she O
had O
been O
fattening O
. O

She O
quickly O
killed O
the O
calf O
. O

She O
took O
some O
flour O
and O
pressed O
it O
with O
her O
hands O
. O

Then O
she O
baked O
some O
bread O
without O
yeast O
. O

The O
woman O
put O
the O
food O
before O
Saul O
and O
his O
officers O
and O
they O
ate O
. O

Then O
they O
got O
up O
and O
left O
during O
the O
night O
. O

News O
about O
Samuel B-PERSON
spread O
throughout O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Eli O
was O
very O
old O
. O

His O
sons O
kept O
doing O
bad O
things O
before O
the O
Lord O
. O

At O
that O
time O
the O
Israelites O
went O
out O
to O
fight O
against O
the O
Philistines O
. O

The O
Israelites O
made O
their O
camp O
at O
Ebenezer O
. O

The O
Philistines O
made O
their O
camp O
at O
Aphek O
. O

The O
Philistines O
lined O
up O
their O
soldiers O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Israelites O
and O
began O
the O
attack O
. O

The O
Philistines O
defeated O
the O
Israelites O
. O

They O
killed O
about O
4000 O
soldiers O
from O
Israel B-GPE
's O
army O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
the O
Israelite O
soldiers O
went O
back O
to O
their O
camp O
. O

The O
elders O
of O
Israel B-GPE
asked O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
the O
Lord O
let O
the O
Philistines O
defeat O
us O
? O

Let O
's O
bring O
the O
Lord O
's O
Box O
of O
the O
Agreement O
from O
Shiloh O
. O

God O
will O
go O
with O
us O
into O
battle O
and O
save O
us O
from O
our O
enemies O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
people O
sent O
men O
to O
Shiloh O
. O

The O
men O
brought O
back O
the O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
's O
Box O
of O
the O
Agreement O
. O

On O
top O
of O
the O
Box O
are O
the O
Cherub O
angels O
. O

They O
are O
like O
the O
throne O
that O
the O
Lord O
sits O
on O
. O

Eli O
's O
two O
sons O
, O
Hophni O
and O
Phinehas O
, O
came O
with O
the O
Box O
. O

When O
the O
Lord O
's O
Box O
of O
the O
Agreement O
came O
into O
the O
camp O
, O
all O
the O
Israelites O
gave O
a O
great O
shout O
loud O
enough O
to O
make O
the O
ground O
shake O
. O

The O
Philistines O
heard O
Israel B-GPE
's O
shout O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
the O
people O
so O
excited O
in O
the O
Hebrew O
camp O
? O
'' O

Then O
the O
Philistines O
learned O
that O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
had O
been O
brought O
into O
Israel B-GPE
's O
camp O
. O

They O
became O
afraid O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Gods O
have O
come O
to O
their O
camp O
! O

We O
're O
in O
trouble O
. O

This O
has O
never O
happened O
before O
. O

We O
are O
worried O
. O

Who O
can O
save O
us O
from O
these O
powerful O
gods O
? O

These O
gods O
are O
the O
same O
ones O
that O
gave O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
those O
diseases O
and O
terrible O
sicknesses O
. O

Be O
brave O
, O
Philistines O
. O

Fight O
like O
men O
. O

In O
the O
past O
they O
were O
our O
slaves O
, O
so O
fight O
like O
men O
or O
you O
will O
become O
their O
slaves O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
Philistines O
fought O
very O
hard O
and O
defeated O
the O
Israelites O
. O

The O
Israelite O
soldiers O
ran O
away O
and O
went O
home O
. O

It O
was O
a O
terrible O
defeat O
for O
Israel B-GPE
. O

30,000 O
Israelite O
soldiers O
were O
killed O
. O

The O
Philistines O
took O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
and O
killed O
Eli O
's O
two O
sons O
, O
Hophni O
and O
Phinehas O
. O

One O
of O
the O
men O
who O
ran O
from O
the O
battle O
was O
a O
man O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
. O

He O
tore O
his O
clothes O
and O
put O
dust O
on O
his O
head O
to O
show O
his O
great O
sadness O
. O

Eli O
was O
worried O
about O
the O
Holy O
Box O
, O
so O
he O
was O
sitting O
there O
by O
the O
city O
gate O
waiting O
and O
watching O
when O
the O
Benjamite O
man O
came O
into O
Shiloh O
and O
told O
the O
bad O
news O
. O

All O
the O
people O
in O
town O
began O
to O
cry O
loudly O
. O

Eli O
was O
98 O
years O
old O
. O

He O
was O
blind O
, O
so O
he O
could O
not O
see O
what O
was O
happening O
, O
but O
he O
could O
hear O
the O
loud O
noise O
of O
the O
people O
crying O
. O

Eli O
asked O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
the O
people O
making O
this O
loud O
noise O
? O
'' O

The O
Benjamite O
man O
ran O
to O
Eli O
and O
told O
him O
what O
happened O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
man O
who O
just O
came O
from O
the O
battle O
. O

I O
ran O
away O
from O
the O
battle O
today O
. O
'' O

Eli O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
happened O
, O
son O
? O
'' O

The O
Benjamite O
man O
answered O
, O
`` O
Israel B-GPE
ran O
away O
from O
the O
Philistines O
. O

The O
Israelite O
army O
has O
lost O
many O
soldiers O
. O

Your O
two O
sons O
are O
both O
dead O
, O
and O
the O
Philistines O
took O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
Benjamite O
man O
mentioned O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
, O
Eli O
fell O
backward O
off O
his O
chair O
near O
the O
gate O
and O
broke O
his O
neck O
. O

Eli O
was O
old O
and O
fat O
, O
so O
he O
died O
. O

He O
had O
led O
Israel B-GPE
for O
20 O
years O
. O

Eli O
's O
daughter-in-law O
, O
the O
wife O
of O
Phinehas O
, O
was O
pregnant O
. O

It O
was O
nearly O
time O
for O
her O
baby O
to O
be O
born O
. O

She O
heard O
the O
news O
that O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
was O
taken O
. O

She O
also O
heard O
that O
her O
father-in-law O
Eli O
and O
her O
husband O
Phinehas O
were O
both O
dead O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
she O
heard O
the O
news O
, O
her O
pain O
started O
and O
she O
began O
giving O
birth O
to O
her O
baby O
. O

She O
was O
about O
to O
die O
when O
the O
women O
who O
were O
helping O
her O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
worry O
, O
you O
have O
given O
birth O
to O
a O
son O
. O
'' O

But O
she O
did O
not O
answer O
or O
pay O
attention O
. O

She O
named O
the O
baby O
Ichabod O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
`` O
Israel B-GPE
's O
glory O
has O
been O
taken O
away O
. O
'' O

She O
did O
this O
because O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
was O
taken O
away O
and O
because O
both O
her O
father-in-law O
and O
her O
husband O
were O
dead O
. O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
Israel B-GPE
's O
glory O
has O
been O
taken O
away O
'' O
because O
the O
Philistines O
had O
taken O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
. O

When O
Samuel B-PERSON
was O
old O
, O
he O
appointed O
his O
sons O
to O
be O
judges O
for O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
's O
first O
son O
was O
named O
Joel B-PERSON
. O

His O
second O
son O
was O
named O
Abijah O
. O

Joel B-PERSON
and O
Abijah O
were O
judges O
in O
Beersheba O
. O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
's O
sons O
did O
not O
live O
the O
same O
way O
he O
did O
. O

Joel B-PERSON
and O
Abijah O
accepted O
bribes O
. O

They O
took O
money O
secretly O
and O
changed O
their O
decisions O
in O
court O
. O

They O
cheated O
people O
in O
court O
. O

So O
all O
the O
elders O
of O
Israel B-GPE
met O
together O
and O
went O
to O
Ramah O
to O
meet O
with O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

The O
elders O
said O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
You O
're O
old O
, O
and O
your O
sons O
do O
n't O
live O
right O
. O

They O
are O
not O
like O
you O
. O

Now O
, O
give O
us O
a O
king O
to O
rule O
us O
like O
all O
the O
other O
nations O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
elders O
asked O
for O
a O
king O
to O
lead O
them O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
thought O
this O
was O
a O
bad O
idea O
, O
so O
he O
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

The O
Lord O
told O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Do O
what O
the O
people O
tell O
you O
. O

They O
have O
not O
rejected O
you O
. O

They O
have O
rejected O
me O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
want O
me O
to O
be O
their O
king O
. O

They O
are O
doing O
the O
same O
thing O
they O
have O
always O
done O
. O

I O
took O
them O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
but O
they O
left O
me O
and O
served O
other O
gods O
. O

They O
are O
doing O
the O
same O
to O
you O
. O

So O
listen O
to O
the O
people O
and O
do O
what O
they O
say O
. O

But O
give O
them O
a O
warning O
. O

Tell O
the O
people O
what O
a O
king O
will O
do O
to O
them O
. O

Tell O
them O
how O
a O
king O
rules O
people O
. O
'' O

Those O
people O
asked O
for O
a O
king O
. O

So O
Samuel B-PERSON
told O
them O
everything O
the O
Lord O
said O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
have O
a O
king O
ruling O
over O
you O
, O
this O
is O
what O
he O
will O
do O
: O
He O
will O
take O
away O
your O
sons O
and O
force O
them O
to O
serve O
him O
. O

He O
will O
force O
them O
to O
be O
soldiers O
-- O
they O
must O
fight O
from O
his O
chariots O
and O
become O
horse O
soldiers O
in O
his O
army O
. O

Your O
sons O
will O
become O
guards O
running O
in O
front O
of O
the O
king O
's O
chariot O
. O

`` O
A O
king O
will O
force O
your O
sons O
to O
become O
soldiers O
. O

He O
will O
choose O
which O
of O
your O
sons O
will O
be O
officers O
over O
1000 O
men O
and O
which O
will O
be O
officers O
over O
50 O
men O
. O

`` O
A O
king O
will O
force O
some O
of O
your O
sons O
to O
plow O
his O
fields O
and O
gather O
his O
harvest O
. O

He O
will O
force O
some O
of O
your O
sons O
to O
make O
weapons O
for O
war O
and O
to O
make O
things O
for O
his O
chariots O
. O

`` O
A O
king O
will O
take O
your O
daughters O
and O
force O
some O
of O
them O
to O
make O
perfume O
for O
him O
and O
some O
to O
cook O
and O
bake O
for O
him O
. O

`` O
A O
king O
will O
take O
your O
best O
fields O
, O
vineyards O
, O
and O
olive O
groves O
. O

He O
will O
take O
them O
from O
you O
and O
give O
them O
to O
his O
officers O
. O

He O
will O
take O
one-tenth O
of O
your O
grain O
and O
grapes O
, O
and O
he O
will O
give O
them O
to O
his O
officers O
and O
servants O
. O

`` O
A O
king O
will O
take O
your O
men O
and O
women O
servants O
. O

He O
will O
take O
your O
best O
cattle O
and O
your O
donkeys O
. O

He O
will O
use O
them O
all O
for O
his O
own O
work O
. O

He O
will O
take O
one-tenth O
of O
your O
flocks O
. O

`` O
And O
you O
yourselves O
will O
become O
slaves O
of O
this O
king O
. O

When O
that O
time O
comes O
, O
you O
will O
cry O
because O
of O
the O
king O
you O
chose O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
wo O
n't O
answer O
you O
at O
that O
time O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
people O
would O
not O
listen O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
we O
want O
a O
king O
to O
rule O
over O
us O
. O

Then O
we O
will O
be O
the O
same O
as O
all O
the O
other O
nations O
. O

Our O
king O
will O
lead O
us O
. O

He O
will O
go O
before O
us O
and O
fight O
our O
battles O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
listened O
to O
the O
people O
and O
then O
repeated O
their O
words O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

The O
Lord O
answered O
, O
`` O
Listen O
to O
them O
and O
give O
them O
a O
king O
. O
'' O

Then O
Samuel B-PERSON
told O
the O
Israelites O
, O
`` O
You O
will O
have O
a O
king O
. O

Now O
go O
home O
. O
'' O

The O
Lord O
said O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
How O
long O
will O
you O
feel O
sorry O
for O
Saul O
? O

I O
have O
rejected O
him O
as O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Fill O
your O
horn O
with O
oil O
and O
go O
to O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
sending O
you O
to O
Jesse O
who O
lives O
in O
Bethlehem B-GPE
, O
because O
I O
have O
chosen O
one O
of O
his O
sons O
to O
be O
the O
new O
king O
. O
'' O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
If O
I O
go O
, O
Saul O
will O
hear O
the O
news O
and O
try O
to O
kill O
me O
. O
'' O

The O
Lord O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

Take O
a O
young O
calf O
with O
you O
and O
tell O
them O
, O
' O
I O
have O
come O
to O
make O
a O
sacrifice O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O
' O

Invite O
Jesse O
to O
the O
sacrifice O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
show O
you O
what O
to O
do O
. O

You O
must O
anoint O
the O
person O
I O
show O
you O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
told O
him O
to O
do O
and O
went O
to O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

The O
elders O
of O
Bethlehem B-GPE
shook O
with O
fear O
. O

They O
met O
Samuel B-PERSON
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
come O
in O
peace O
? O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
come O
in O
peace O
. O

I O
come O
to O
make O
a O
sacrifice O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Prepare O
yourselves O
and O
come O
to O
the O
sacrifice O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
prepared O
Jesse O
and O
his O
sons O
. O

Then O
he O
invited O
them O
to O
come O
and O
share O
the O
sacrifice O
. O

When O
Jesse O
and O
his O
sons O
arrived O
, O
Samuel B-PERSON
saw O
Eliab O
and O
thought O
, O
`` O
Surely O
this O
is O
the O
man O
who O
the O
Lord O
has O
chosen O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
Lord O
said O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Eliab O
is O
tall O
and O
handsome O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
judge O
by O
things O
like O
that O
. O

God O
does O
n't O
look O
at O
what O
people O
see O
. O

People O
judge O
by O
what O
is O
on O
the O
outside O
, O
but O
the O
Lord O
looks O
at O
the O
heart O
. O

Eliab O
is O
not O
the O
right O
man O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesse O
called O
his O
second O
son O
, O
Abinadab O
. O

Abinadab O
walked O
by O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
this O
is O
not O
the O
man O
who O
the O
Lord O
chose O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesse O
told O
Shammah O
to O
walk O
by O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
the O
Lord O
did O
not O
choose O
this O
man O
, O
either O
. O
'' O

Jesse O
showed O
seven O
of O
his O
sons O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
Jesse O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
has O
not O
chosen O
any O
of O
these O
men O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
asked O
Jesse O
, O
`` O
Are O
these O
all O
the O
sons O
you O
have O
? O
'' O

Jesse O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
I O
have O
another O
son O
-- O
my O
youngest O
, O
but O
he O
is O
out O
taking O
care O
of O
the O
sheep O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Send O
for O
him O
. O

Bring O
him O
here O
. O

We O
wo O
n't O
sit O
down O
to O
eat O
until O
he O
arrives O
. O
'' O

Jesse O
sent O
someone O
to O
get O
his O
youngest O
son O
. O

This O
son O
was O
a O
good-looking O
, O
healthy O
young O
man O
. O

He O
was O
very O
handsome O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Get O
up O
and O
anoint O
him O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
took O
the O
horn O
with O
the O
oil O
in O
it O
, O
and O
poured O
the O
special O
oil O
on O
Jesse O
's O
youngest O
son O
in O
front O
of O
his O
brothers O
. O

The O
Spirit O
of O
the O
Lord O
came O
on O
David B-PERSON
with O
great O
power O
from O
that O
day O
on O
. O

Then O
Samuel B-PERSON
went O
back O
home O
to O
Ramah O
. O

The O
Lord O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
left O
Saul O
. O

Then O
the O
Lord O
sent O
an O
evil O
spirit O
to O
Saul O
that O
caused O
him O
much O
trouble O
. O

Saul O
's O
servants O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
An O
evil O
spirit O
from O
God O
is O
bothering O
you O
. O

Give O
us O
the O
command O
and O
we O
will O
look O
for O
someone O
who O
can O
play O
the O
harp O
. O

If O
the O
evil O
spirit O
from O
God O
comes O
on O
you O
, O
this O
person O
will O
play O
music O
for O
you O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
feel O
better O
. O
'' O

So O
Saul O
said O
to O
his O
servants O
, O
`` O
Find O
someone O
who O
plays O
music O
well O
and O
bring O
him O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
servants O
said O
, O
`` O
There O
is O
a O
man O
named O
Jesse O
living O
in O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

I O
saw O
Jesse O
's O
son O
. O

He O
knows O
how O
to O
play O
the O
harp O
. O

He O
is O
also O
a O
brave O
man O
and O
fights O
well O
. O

He O
is O
smart O
and O
handsome O
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
is O
with O
him O
. O
'' O

So O
Saul O
sent O
messengers O
to O
Jesse O
. O

They O
told O
Jesse O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
a O
son O
named O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
takes O
care O
of O
your O
sheep O
. O

Send O
him O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

So O
Jesse O
got O
some O
things O
as O
a O
gift O
for O
Saul O
. O

Jesse O
got O
a O
donkey O
, O
some O
bread O
and O
a O
leather O
bag O
full O
of O
wine O
, O
and O
a O
young O
goat O
. O

He O
gave O
them O
to O
David B-PERSON
and O
sent O
him O
to O
Saul O
. O

So O
David B-PERSON
went O
to O
Saul O
and O
stood O
in O
front O
of O
him O
. O

Saul O
loved O
David B-PERSON
very O
much O
. O

David B-PERSON
became O
the O
helper O
who O
carried O
Saul O
's O
weapons O
. O

Saul O
sent O
a O
message O
to O
Jesse O
. O

`` O
Let O
David B-PERSON
stay O
and O
serve O
me O
. O

I O
like O
him O
very O
much O
. O
'' O

Any O
time O
the O
evil O
spirit O
from O
God O
came O
on O
Saul O
, O
David B-PERSON
would O
take O
his O
harp O
and O
play O
it O
. O

The O
evil O
spirit O
would O
leave O
Saul O
and O
he O
would O
begin O
to O
feel O
better O
. O

About O
a O
month O
later O
, O
Nahash O
the O
Ammonite O
and O
his O
army O
surrounded O
Jabesh O
Gilead O
. O

All O
the O
people O
of O
Jabesh O
said O
to O
Nahash O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
will O
make O
a O
treaty O
with O
us O
, O
we O
will O
serve O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
he O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
make O
a O
treaty O
with O
you O
people O
only O
if O
I O
can O
poke O
out O
the O
right O
eye O
of O
each O
person O
. O

Then O
all O
Israel B-GPE
will O
be O
ashamed O
. O
'' O

The O
leaders O
of O
Jabesh O
said O
to O
Nahash O
, O
`` O
Let O
us O
have O
seven O
days O
. O

We O
will O
send O
messengers O
through O
all O
Israel B-GPE
. O

If O
no O
one O
comes O
to O
help O
us O
, O
we O
will O
come O
up O
to O
you O
and O
surrender O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
messengers O
came O
to O
Gibeah O
where O
Saul O
lived O
. O

They O
told O
the O
news O
to O
the O
people O
. O

The O
people O
cried O
loudly O
. O

Saul O
had O
been O
out O
in O
the O
field O
with O
his O
oxen O
. O

When O
he O
came O
in O
from O
the O
field O
he O
heard O
the O
people O
crying O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
's O
wrong O
with O
the O
people O
? O

Why O
are O
they O
crying O
? O
'' O

Then O
the O
people O
told O
Saul O
what O
the O
messengers O
from O
Jabesh O
said O
. O

Saul O
listened O
to O
their O
story O
. O

Then O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
came O
on O
him O
with O
great O
power O
. O

Saul O
became O
very O
angry O
. O

He O
took O
a O
pair O
of O
oxen O
and O
cut O
them O
in O
pieces O
. O

Then O
he O
gave O
the O
pieces O
of O
the O
oxen O
to O
messengers O
. O

He O
ordered O
the O
messengers O
to O
carry O
the O
pieces O
throughout O
the O
land O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
told O
them O
to O
give O
this O
message O
to O
the O
Israelites O
: O
`` O
Come O
follow O
Saul O
and O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

If O
anyone O
does O
n't O
come O
and O
help O
them O
, O
this O
same O
thing O
will O
happen O
to O
his O
oxen O
. O
'' O

A O
great O
fear O
from O
the O
Lord O
came O
on O
the O
people O
. O

They O
all O
came O
together O
like O
one O
person O
. O

Saul O
gathered O
the O
men O
together O
at O
Bezek O
. O

There O
were O
300,000 O
men O
from O
Israel B-GPE
and O
30,000 O
men O
from O
Judah O
. O

Saul O
and O
his O
army O
told O
the O
messengers O
from O
Jabesh O
, O
`` O
Tell O
the O
people O
at O
Jabesh O
in O
Gilead B-ORG
that O
by O
noon O
tomorrow O
, O
you O
will O
be O
saved O
. O
'' O

The O
messengers O
told O
Saul O
's O
message O
to O
the O
people O
at O
Jabesh O
, O
and O
they O
were O
very O
happy O
. O

Then O
the O
people O
of O
Jabesh O
said O
to O
Nahash O
the O
Ammonite O
, O
`` O
Tomorrow O
we O
will O
come O
to O
you O
, O
and O
you O
can O
do O
whatever O
you O
want O
to O
us O
. O
'' O

The O
next O
morning O
Saul O
separated O
his O
soldiers O
into O
three O
groups O
. O

At O
sunrise O
, O
Saul O
and O
his O
soldiers O
entered O
the O
Ammonite O
camp O
. O

Saul O
attacked O
while O
they O
were O
changing O
guards O
that O
morning O
. O

He O
and O
his O
soldiers O
defeated O
the O
Ammonites O
before O
noon O
. O

The O
Ammonite O
soldiers O
all O
ran O
away O
in O
different O
directions O
-- O
no O
two O
soldiers O
stayed O
together O
. O

Then O
the O
people O
said O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Where O
are O
the O
people O
who O
said O
they O
did O
n't O
want O
Saul O
to O
rule O
as O
king O
? O

Bring O
them O
here O
, O
and O
we O
will O
kill O
them O
. O
'' O

But O
Saul O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
do O
n't O
kill O
anyone O
today O
! O

The O
Lord O
saved O
Israel B-GPE
today O
. O
'' O

Then O
Samuel B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
Come O
, O
let O
's O
go O
to O
Gilgal O
. O

At O
Gilgal O
we O
will O
again O
make O
Saul O
the O
king O
. O
'' O

All O
the O
people O
went O
to O
Gilgal O
. O

There O
, O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
people O
made O
Saul O
king O
. O

They O
offered O
fellowship O
offerings O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Saul O
and O
all O
the O
Israelites O
had O
a O
great O
celebration O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
left O
and O
Jonathan B-PERSON
went O
back O
to O
the O
town O
. O

David B-PERSON
went O
to O
the O
town O
named O
Nob O
to O
see O
Ahimelech O
the O
priest O
. O

Ahimelech O
went O
out O
to O
meet O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
was O
afraid O
of O
David B-PERSON
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
alone O
? O

Why O
is O
n't O
anyone O
with O
you O
? O
'' O

David B-PERSON
answered O
him O
, O
`` O
The O
king O
gave O
me O
a O
special O
order O
. O

He O
told O
me O
, O
' O
Do O
n't O
let O
anyone O
know O
about O
this O
mission O
. O

No O
one O
must O
know O
what O
I O
told O
you O
to O
do O
. O
' O

I O
told O
my O
men O
where O
to O
meet O
me O
. O

Now O
, O
what O
food O
do O
you O
have O
with O
you O
? O

Give O
me O
five O
loaves O
of O
bread O
or O
whatever O
you O
have O
to O
eat O
. O
'' O

The O
priest O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
ordinary O
bread O
here O
, O
but O
I O
do O
have O
some O
of O
the O
holy O
bread O
. O

Your O
officers O
can O
eat O
it O
if O
they O
have O
not O
had O
sexual O
relations O
with O
any O
women O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
answered O
the O
priest O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
not O
been O
with O
any O
women O
. O

My O
men O
keep O
their O
bodies O
holy O
every O
time O
we O
go O
out O
to O
fight O
, O
even O
on O
ordinary O
missions O
. O

And O
this O
is O
especially O
true O
today O
. O
'' O

There O
was O
no O
bread O
except O
the O
holy O
bread O
, O
so O
the O
priest O
gave O
David B-PERSON
this O
bread O
. O

This O
was O
the O
bread O
that O
the O
priests O
put O
on O
the O
holy O
table O
before O
the O
Lord O
. O

Each O
day O
they O
took O
this O
bread O
away O
and O
put O
fresh O
bread O
in O
its O
place O
. O

One O
of O
Saul O
's O
officers O
was O
there O
that O
day O
. O

He O
was O
Doeg O
the O
Edomite O
, O
the O
leader O
of O
Saul O
's O
shepherds O
. O

He O
had O
been O
kept O
there O
before O
the O
Lord O
. O

David B-PERSON
asked O
Ahimelech O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
have O
a O
spear O
or O
sword O
here O
? O

The O
king O
's O
business O
is O
very O
important O
. O

I O
had O
to O
leave O
quickly O
, O
and O
I O
did O
n't O
bring O
my O
sword O
or O
any O
other O
weapon O
. O
'' O

The O
priest O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
only O
sword O
here O
is O
the O
sword O
of O
Goliath B-PERSON
the O
Philistine O
. O

It O
is O
the O
sword O
you O
took O
from O
him O
when O
you O
killed O
him O
in O
the O
Valley O
of O
Elah O
. O

That O
sword O
is O
behind O
the O
ephod O
, O
wrapped O
in O
a O
cloth O
. O

You O
may O
take O
it O
if O
you O
want O
to O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Goliath B-PERSON
's O
sword O
-- O
there O
's O
not O
another O
one O
like O
it O
. O

Give O
it O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

That O
day O
David B-PERSON
ran O
away O
from O
Saul O
and O
went O
to O
King O
Achish O
of O
Gath O
. O

Achish O
's O
officers O
said O
, O
`` O
Is O
n't O
this O
David B-PERSON
, O
the O
king O
of O
the O
land O
of O
Israel B-GPE
? O

He O
is O
the O
one O
the O
Israelites O
sing O
about O
. O

They O
dance O
and O
sing O
this O
song O
about O
him O
: O
`` O
Saul O
has O
killed O
thousands O
of O
enemies O
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
has O
killed O
tens O
of O
thousands O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
paid O
close O
attention O
to O
what O
they O
said O
. O

He O
was O
afraid O
of O
King O
Achish O
of O
Gath O
, O
so O
he O
pretended O
to O
be O
crazy O
in O
front O
of O
Achish O
and O
his O
officers O
. O

While O
David B-PERSON
was O
with O
them O
, O
he O
acted O
like O
a O
crazy O
man O
. O

He O
spat O
on O
the O
doors O
of O
the O
gate O
. O

He O
let O
spit O
fall O
down O
his O
beard O
. O

Achish O
said O
to O
his O
officers O
, O
`` O
Look O
at O
the O
man O
! O

He O
is O
crazy O
. O

Why O
did O
you O
bring O
him O
to O
me O
? O

I O
have O
enough O
crazy O
men O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
need O
you O
to O
bring O
this O
man O
to O
my O
house O
to O
act O
crazy O
in O
front O
of O
me O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
this O
man O
come O
into O
my O
house O
again O
. O
'' O

The O
Philistines O
kept O
the O
Holy O
Box O
in O
their O
land O
for O
seven O
months O
. O

The O
Philistines O
called O
their O
priests O
and O
magicians O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
must O
we O
do O
with O
the O
Lord O
's O
Box O
? O

Tell O
us O
how O
to O
send O
the O
Box O
back O
home O
. O
'' O

The O
priests O
and O
magicians O
answered O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
send O
back O
the O
Holy O
Box O
of O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
do O
n't O
send O
it O
away O
empty O
. O

You O
must O
offer O
gifts O
to O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
healed O
. O

You O
must O
do O
this O
so O
that O
God O
will O
stop O
punishing O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
Philistines O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
kind O
of O
gifts O
should O
we O
send O
for O
Israel B-GPE
's O
God O
to O
forgive O
us O
? O
'' O

The O
priests O
and O
magicians O
answered O
, O
`` O
There O
are O
five O
Philistine O
leaders O
, O
one O
leader O
for O
each O
city O
. O

All O
of O
you O
and O
your O
leaders O
had O
the O
same O
problems O
. O

So O
you O
must O
make O
five O
gold O
models O
to O
look O
like O
five O
tumors O
. O

And O
you O
must O
make O
five O
gold O
models O
to O
look O
like O
five O
mice O
. O

So O
make O
models O
of O
the O
tumors O
and O
models O
of O
the O
mice O
that O
are O
ruining O
the O
country O
. O

Give O
these O
gold O
models O
to O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
as O
payment O
. O

Then O
maybe O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
will O
stop O
punishing O
you O
, O
your O
gods O
, O
and O
your O
land O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
stubborn O
like O
Pharaoh O
and O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
. O

God O
punished O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
. O

That O
is O
why O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
let O
the O
Israelites O
leave O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

`` O
You O
must O
build O
a O
new O
wagon O
and O
get O
two O
cows O
that O
just O
had O
calves O
. O

These O
must O
be O
cows O
that O
have O
never O
worked O
in O
the O
fields O
. O

Tie O
the O
cows O
to O
the O
wagon O
so O
that O
they O
can O
pull O
it O
. O

Then O
take O
the O
calves O
back O
home O
and O
put O
them O
in O
their O
pen O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
them O
follow O
their O
mothers O
. O

Put O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
on O
the O
wagon O
. O

You O
must O
put O
the O
golden O
models O
in O
the O
bag O
beside O
the O
Box O
. O

They O
are O
your O
gifts O
for O
God O
to O
forgive O
your O
sins O
. O

Send O
the O
wagon O
straight O
on O
its O
way O
. O

Watch O
the O
wagon O
. O

If O
the O
wagon O
goes O
toward O
Beth O
Shemesh O
in O
Israel B-GPE
's O
own O
land O
, O
the O
Lord O
has O
given O
us O
this O
great O
sickness O
. O

But O
if O
the O
cows O
do O
n't O
go O
straight O
to O
Beth O
Shemesh O
, O
we O
will O
know O
it O
was O
not O
their O
God O
who O
brought O
this O
sickness O
to O
us O
. O

It O
was O
just O
one O
of O
those O
things O
that O
sometimes O
happen O
. O
'' O

The O
Philistines O
did O
what O
the O
priests O
and O
magicians O
said O
. O

They O
found O
two O
cows O
that O
had O
just O
had O
calves O
and O
tied O
the O
cows O
to O
the O
wagon O
and O
put O
the O
calves O
in O
their O
pens O
at O
home O
. O

Then O
the O
Philistines O
put O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
on O
the O
wagon O
along O
with O
the O
bag O
with O
the O
golden O
models O
of O
the O
tumors O
and O
mice O
. O

The O
cows O
went O
straight O
to O
Beth O
Shemesh O
. O

The O
cows O
stayed O
on O
the O
road O
, O
mooing O
all O
the O
way O
. O

They O
did O
not O
turn O
right O
or O
left O
. O

The O
Philistine O
rulers O
followed O
the O
cows O
as O
far O
as O
the O
city O
limits O
of O
Beth O
Shemesh O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Beth O
Shemesh O
were O
harvesting O
their O
wheat O
in O
the O
valley O
. O

They O
looked O
up O
and O
saw O
the O
Holy O
Box O
. O

They O
were O
very O
happy O
to O
see O
it O
again O
. O

They O
ran O
to O
get O
it O
. O

The O
wagon O
came O
to O
the O
field O
that O
belonged O
to O
Joshua O
of O
Beth O
Shemesh O
and O
stopped O
there O
near O
a O
large O
rock O
. O

Some O
Levites O
took O
down O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
and O
the O
bag O
that O
had O
the O
golden O
models O
. O

The O
Levites O
put O
the O
Lord O
's O
Box O
and O
the O
bag O
that O
was O
with O
it O
on O
the O
large O
rock O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Beth O
Shemesh O
cut O
up O
the O
wagon O
and O
killed O
the O
cows O
. O

That O
day O
, O
they O
sacrificed O
the O
cows O
as O
burnt O
offerings O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

The O
five O
Philistine O
rulers O
watched O
the O
people O
of O
Beth O
Shemesh O
do O
this O
and O
then O
went O
back O
to O
Ekron O
that O
same O
day O
. O

In O
this O
way O
the O
Philistines O
sent O
golden O
models O
of O
tumors O
as O
gifts O
for O
their O
sins O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

They O
sent O
one O
golden O
model O
of O
a O
tumor O
for O
each O
of O
the O
Philistine O
towns O
of O
Ashdod O
, O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
Ashkelon O
, O
Gath O
, O
and O
Ekron O
. O

The O
Philistines O
also O
sent O
golden O
models O
of O
mice O
. O

The O
number O
of O
these O
golden O
mice O
was O
the O
same O
number O
as O
the O
towns O
that O
belonged O
to O
the O
five O
Philistine O
rulers O
. O

These O
towns O
had O
walls O
around O
them O
, O
and O
each O
town O
had O
villages O
around O
it O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Beth O
Shemesh O
put O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
on O
a O
rock O
. O

That O
rock O
is O
still O
in O
the O
field O
of O
Joshua O
from O
Beth O
Shemesh O
. O

But O
there O
were O
no O
priests O
there O
, O
and O
the O
men O
of O
Beth O
Shemesh O
looked O
at O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
. O

So O
the O
Lord O
killed O
70 O
men O
from O
Beth O
Shemesh O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Beth O
Shemesh O
cried O
because O
the O
Lord O
punished O
them O
so O
severely O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Where O
is O
a O
priest O
who O
can O
care O
for O
the O
Holy O
Box O
? O

Where O
should O
the O
Box O
go O
from O
here O
? O
'' O

There O
was O
a O
priest O
at O
Kiriath O
Jearim O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Beth O
Shemesh O
sent O
messengers O
to O
the O
people O
of O
Kiriath O
Jearim O
. O

The O
messengers O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Philistines O
have O
brought O
back O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
. O

Come O
down O
and O
take O
it O
to O
your O
city O
. O
'' O

There O
was O
a O
man O
named O
Elkanah O
from O
the O
Zuph O
family O
who O
lived O
in O
Ramah O
in O
the O
hill O
country O
of O
Ephraim O
. O

Elkanah O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Jeroham O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Elihu O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Tohu O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Zuph O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Ephraim O
. O

Elkanah O
had O
two O
wives O
. O

One O
wife O
was O
named O
Hannah B-PERSON
and O
the O
other O
wife O
was O
named O
Peninnah O
. O

Peninnah O
had O
children O
, O
but O
Hannah B-PERSON
did O
not O
. O

Every O
year O
Elkanah O
left O
his O
town O
of O
Ramah O
and O
went O
up O
to O
Shiloh O
. O

He O
worshiped O
the O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
at O
Shiloh O
and O
offered O
sacrifices O
to O
the O
Lord O
there O
. O

Shiloh O
was O
where O
Eli O
's O
sons O
, O
Hophni O
and O
Phinehas O
, O
served O
as O
priests O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

Whenever O
Elkanah O
offered O
his O
sacrifices O
, O
he O
always O
gave O
one O
share O
of O
the O
food O
to O
his O
wife O
Peninnah O
and O
a O
share O
of O
the O
food O
to O
each O
of O
Peninnah O
's O
children O
. O

Elkanah O
always O
gave O
an O
equal O
share O
of O
the O
food O
to O
Hannah B-PERSON
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
he O
loved O
her O
very O
much O
, O
even O
though O
the O
Lord O
had O
not O
let O
Hannah B-PERSON
have O
any O
children O
. O

Peninnah O
always O
upset O
Hannah B-PERSON
and O
made O
her O
feel O
bad O
because O
the O
Lord O
had O
not O
made O
her O
able O
to O
have O
children O
. O

This O
happened O
every O
year O
when O
their O
family O
went O
to O
the O
Lord O
's O
house O
at O
Shiloh O
. O

Peninnah O
would O
upset O
Hannah B-PERSON
so O
much O
that O
she O
would O
begin O
to O
cry O
and O
would O
not O
eat O
anything O
. O

One O
year O
when O
this O
happened O
, O
her O
husband O
Elkanah O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Hannah B-PERSON
, O
why O
are O
you O
crying O
? O

Why O
wo O
n't O
you O
eat O
? O

Why O
are O
you O
so O
sad O
? O

You O
have O
me O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O
better O
than O
having O
even O
ten O
sons O
? O
'' O

After O
eating O
and O
drinking O
, O
Hannah B-PERSON
quietly O
got O
up O
and O
went O
to O
pray O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Eli O
the O
priest O
was O
sitting O
on O
a O
chair O
near O
the O
door O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Building O
. O

Hannah B-PERSON
was O
so O
sad O
that O
she O
cried O
the O
whole O
time O
she O
was O
praying O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

She O
made O
a O
special O
promise O
to O
God O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
, O
you O
can O
see O
how O
sad O
I O
am O
. O

Remember O
me O
. O

Do O
n't O
forget O
me O
. O

If O
you O
will O
give O
me O
a O
son O
, O
I O
will O
give O
him O
to O
you O
. O

He O
will O
be O
yours O
his O
whole O
life O
, O
and O
as O
a O
Nazirite O
, O
he O
will O
not O
drink O
wine O
or O
strong O
drink O
, O
and O
no O
one O
will O
ever O
cut O
his O
hair O
. O
'' O

Hannah B-PERSON
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
a O
long O
time O
. O

Eli O
was O
watching O
her O
mouth O
while O
she O
was O
praying O
. O

Hannah B-PERSON
was O
praying O
in O
her O
heart O
. O

Her O
lips O
were O
moving O
, O
but O
since O
she O
did O
not O
say O
the O
words O
out O
loud O
, O
Eli O
thought O
she O
was O
drunk O
. O

He O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
had O
too O
much O
to O
drink O
. O

It O
is O
time O
to O
put O
away O
the O
wine O
. O
'' O

Hannah B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
I O
have O
not O
drunk O
any O
wine O
or O
beer O
. O

I O
am O
deeply O
troubled O
, O
and O
I O
was O
telling O
the O
Lord O
about O
all O
my O
problems O
. O

Do O
n't O
think O
I O
am O
a O
bad O
woman O
. O

I O
have O
been O
praying O
so O
long O
because O
I O
have O
so O
many O
troubles O
and O
am O
very O
sad O
. O
'' O

Eli O
answered O
, O
`` O
Go O
in O
peace O
. O

May O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
give O
you O
what O
you O
asked O
for O
. O
'' O

Hannah B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
May O
you O
be O
happy O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
she O
left O
and O
ate O
something O
. O

She O
was O
not O
sad O
anymore O
. O

Early O
the O
next O
morning O
Elkanah O
's O
family O
got O
up O
. O

They O
worshiped O
the O
Lord O
and O
then O
went O
back O
home O
to O
Ramah O
. O

Elkanah O
had O
sexual O
relations O
with O
his O
wife O
Hannah B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
remembered O
Hannah B-PERSON
. O

By O
that O
time O
the O
following O
year O
, O
Hannah B-PERSON
had O
become O
pregnant O
and O
had O
a O
son O
. O

She O
named O
him O
Samuel B-PERSON
. O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
His O
name O
is O
Samuel B-PERSON
because O
I O
asked O
the O
Lord O
for O
him O
. O
'' O

That O
year O
Elkanah O
went O
to O
Shiloh O
to O
offer O
sacrifices O
and O
to O
keep O
the O
promises O
he O
made O
to O
God O
. O

He O
took O
his O
family O
with O
him O
. O

But O
Hannah B-PERSON
did O
not O
go O
. O

She O
told O
Elkanah O
, O
`` O
When O
the O
boy O
is O
old O
enough O
to O
eat O
solid O
food O
, O
I O
will O
take O
him O
to O
Shiloh O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
give O
him O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
will O
become O
a O
Nazirite O
. O

He O
will O
stay O
there O
at O
Shiloh O
. O
'' O

Hannah B-PERSON
's O
husband O
Elkanah O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Do O
what O
you O
think O
is O
best O
. O

You O
may O
stay O
home O
until O
the O
boy O
is O
old O
enough O
to O
eat O
solid O
food O
. O

May O
the O
Lord O
do O
what O
you O
have O
said O
. O
'' O

So O
Hannah B-PERSON
stayed O
at O
home O
to O
nurse O
her O
son O
until O
he O
was O
old O
enough O
to O
eat O
solid O
food O
. O

When O
the O
boy O
was O
old O
enough O
to O
eat O
solid O
food O
, O
Hannah B-PERSON
took O
him O
to O
the O
Lord O
's O
house O
at O
Shiloh O
. O

She O
also O
took O
a O
bull O
that O
was O
three O
years O
old O
, O
20 O
pounds O
of O
flour O
, O
and O
a O
bottle O
of O
wine O
. O

They O
went O
before O
the O
Lord O
. O

Elkanah O
killed O
the O
bull O
as O
a O
sacrifice O
to O
the O
Lord O
as O
he O
usually O
did O
. O

Then O
Hannah B-PERSON
gave O
the O
boy O
to O
Eli O
. O

She O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Pardon O
me O
, O
sir O
. O

I O
am O
the O
same O
woman O
who O
stood O
near O
you O
praying O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

I O
promise O
that O
I O
am O
telling O
the O
truth O
. O

I O
prayed O
for O
this O
child O
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
answered O
my O
prayer O
. O

He O
gave O
me O
this O
child O
. O

And O
now O
I O
give O
this O
child O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
will O
serve O
the O
Lord O
all O
his O
life O
. O
'' O

Then O
Hannah B-PERSON
left O
the O
boy O
there O
and O
worshiped O
the O
Lord O
. O

The O
men O
of O
Kiriath O
Jearim O
came O
and O
took O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
up O
the O
hill O
to O
the O
house O
of O
Abinadab O
the O
priest O
. O

They O
performed O
a O
special O
ceremony O
to O
prepare O
Abinadab O
's O
son O
, O
Eleazar O
, O
to O
guard O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
. O

The O
Box O
stayed O
there O
at O
Kiriath O
Jearim O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

Twenty O
years O
passed O
while O
the O
Holy O
Box O
was O
in O
Kiriath O
Jearim O
, O
and O
the O
Israelites O
began O
to O
follow O
the O
Lord O
again O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
told O
the O
Israelites O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
are O
really O
coming O
back O
to O
the O
Lord O
with O
all O
your O
heart O
, O
you O
must O
throw O
away O
your O
foreign O
gods O
and O
your O
idols O
of O
Ashtoreth O
. O

You O
must O
give O
yourselves O
fully O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
serve O
only O
him O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
save O
you O
from O
the O
Philistines O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
Israelites O
threw O
away O
their O
statues O
of O
Baal O
and O
Ashtoreth O
. O

The O
Israelites O
served O
only O
the O
Lord O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
All O
Israel B-GPE
must O
meet O
at O
Mizpah O
. O

I O
will O
pray O
to O
the O
Lord O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
Israelites O
met O
together O
at O
Mizpah O
. O

They O
got O
water O
and O
poured O
it O
out O
before O
the O
Lord O
. O

In O
this O
way O
they O
began O
a O
time O
of O
fasting O
. O

They O
did O
not O
eat O
any O
food O
that O
day O
, O
and O
they O
confessed O
their O
sins O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
sinned O
against O
the O
Lord O
. O
'' O

So O
Samuel B-PERSON
served O
as O
a O
judge O
of O
Israel B-GPE
at O
Mizpah O
. O

When O
the O
Philistines O
heard O
that O
the O
Israelites O
were O
meeting O
at O
Mizpah O
, O
they O
went O
to O
fight O
them O
. O

The O
Israelites O
were O
frightened O
when O
they O
heard O
the O
Philistines O
were O
coming O
and O
said O
to O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
stop O
praying O
to O
the O
Lord O
our O
God O
for O
us O
. O

Ask O
the O
Lord O
to O
save O
us O
from O
the O
Philistines O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
took O
a O
baby O
lamb O
and O
offered O
it O
as O
a O
whole O
burnt O
offering O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
for O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
answered O
his O
prayer O
. O

The O
Philistines O
came O
closer O
and O
closer O
to O
fight O
the O
Israelites O
while O
Samuel B-PERSON
offered O
the O
sacrifice O
. O

But O
then O
, O
the O
Lord O
caused O
a O
loud O
clap O
of O
thunder O
to O
hit O
near O
the O
Philistines O
. O

The O
thunder O
scared O
the O
Philistines O
, O
and O
they O
became O
confused O
, O
so O
the O
Israelites O
defeated O
them O
in O
battle O
. O

The O
men O
of O
Israel B-GPE
ran O
out O
of O
Mizpah O
and O
chased O
the O
Philistines O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Beth O
Car O
. O

They O
killed O
Philistine O
soldiers O
all O
along O
the O
way O
. O

After O
this O
Samuel B-PERSON
set O
up O
a O
special O
stone O
to O
help O
people O
remember O
what O
God O
did O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
put O
the O
stone O
between O
Mizpah O
and O
Shen B-PERSON
and O
named O
the O
stone O
`` O
Stone B-ORG
of O
Help O
. O
'' O

Samuel B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
helped O
us O
all O
the O
way O
to O
this O
place O
. O
'' O

The O
Philistines O
were O
defeated O
and O
did O
not O
enter O
the O
land O
of O
Israel B-GPE
again O
. O

The O
Lord O
was O
against O
the O
Philistines O
during O
the O
rest O
of O
Samuel B-PERSON
's O
life O
. O

The O
Philistines O
had O
taken O
some O
cities O
from O
Israel B-GPE
, O
but O
the O
Israelites O
won O
them O
back O
. O

They O
recovered O
those O
cities O
throughout O
the O
Philistine O
area O
, O
from O
Ekron O
to O
Gath O
. O

There O
was O
also O
peace O
between O
Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
Amorites O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
led O
Israel B-GPE
all O
his O
life O
. O

He O
went O
from O
place O
to O
place O
judging O
the O
Israelites O
. O

Every O
year O
he O
traveled O
around O
the O
country O
. O

He O
went O
to O
Bethel O
, O
Gilgal O
, O
and O
Mizpah O
and O
he O
judged O
the O
Israelites O
in O
all O
these O
places O
. O

But O
Samuel B-PERSON
always O
went O
back O
to O
his O
home O
in O
Ramah O
. O

There O
he O
built O
an O
altar O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
judged O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Athaliah O
was O
Ahaziah O
's O
mother O
. O

She O
saw O
that O
her O
son O
was O
dead O
, O
so O
she O
got O
up O
and O
killed O
all O
the O
king O
's O
family O
. O

Jehosheba O
was O
King O
Joram O
's O
daughter O
and O
Ahaziah O
's O
sister O
. O

Joash O
was O
one O
of O
the O
king O
's O
sons O
. O

While O
the O
other O
children O
were O
being O
killed O
, O
Jehosheba O
took O
Joash O
and O
hid O
him O
. O

She O
put O
him O
and O
his O
nurse O
in O
her O
bedroom O
, O
so O
Jehosheba O
and O
the O
nurse O
hid O
Joash O
from O
Athaliah O
. O

That O
way O
Joash O
was O
not O
killed O
. O

Then O
Joash O
and O
Jehosheba O
hid O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Joash O
hid O
there O
for O
six O
years O
. O

During O
that O
time O
Athaliah O
ruled O
over O
the O
land O
of O
Judah O
. O

In O
the O
seventh O
year O
Jehoiada O
the O
high O
priest O
sent O
for O
the O
captains O
of O
the O
Carites O
and O
guards O
. O

He O
brought O
them O
together O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
and O
made O
an O
agreement O
with O
them O
. O

In O
the O
Temple B-GPE
he O
forced O
them O
to O
make O
a O
promise O
. O

Then O
he O
showed O
the O
king O
's O
son O
to O
them O
. O

Then O
Jehoiada O
gave O
them O
a O
command O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
what O
you O
must O
do O
. O

One-third O
of O
you O
, O
from O
those O
who O
go O
on O
duty O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
must O
stand O
guard O
at O
the O
royal O
palace O
. O

Another O
third O
will O
be O
at O
the O
Sur B-NORP
Gate O
, O
and O
the O
other O
third O
will O
be O
at O
the O
gate O
behind O
the O
guard O
. O

This O
way O
you O
will O
stand O
guard O
over O
the O
palace O
on O
all O
sides O
. O

Your O
two O
divisions O
who O
go O
off O
duty O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
will O
stand O
guard O
at O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
and O
protect O
King O
Joash O
. O

You O
must O
stay O
with O
him O
wherever O
he O
goes O
. O

The O
whole O
group O
must O
surround O
the O
king O
. O

Each O
guard O
must O
have O
his O
weapon O
in O
his O
hand O
, O
and O
you O
must O
kill O
anyone O
who O
comes O
too O
close O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
captains O
obeyed O
everything O
that O
Jehoiada O
the O
priest O
commanded O
. O

Each O
captain O
took O
his O
men O
, O
both O
those O
who O
were O
going O
on O
duty O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
and O
those O
who O
were O
going O
off O
duty O
. O

All O
these O
men O
went O
to O
Jehoiada O
the O
priest O
, O
and O
he O
gave O
spears O
and O
shields O
to O
the O
captains O
. O

These O
were O
the O
spears O
and O
shields O
David B-PERSON
put O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

These O
guards O
stood O
with O
their O
weapons O
in O
their O
hands O
from O
the O
right O
corner O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
to O
the O
left O
corner O
. O

They O
stood O
around O
the O
altar O
and O
the O
Temple B-GPE
and O
around O
the O
king O
when O
he O
went O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

These O
men O
brought O
out O
Joash O
. O

They O
put O
the O
crown O
on O
him O
and O
gave O
him O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
agreement O
. O

Then O
they O
anointed O
him O
and O
made O
him O
the O
new O
king O
. O

They O
clapped O
their O
hands O
and O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Long O
live O
the O
king O
! O
'' O

Queen O
Athaliah O
heard O
the O
noise O
from O
the O
guards O
and O
the O
people O
, O
so O
she O
went O
to O
them O
at O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Athaliah O
saw O
the O
king O
by O
the O
column O
where O
new O
kings O
usually O
stood O
. O

She O
also O
saw O
the O
leaders O
and O
men O
playing O
the O
trumpets O
for O
him O
. O

She O
saw O
that O
all O
the O
people O
were O
very O
happy O
. O

She O
heard O
the O
trumpets O
, O
and O
she O
tore O
her O
clothes O
to O
show O
she O
was O
upset O
. O

Then O
Athaliah O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Treason O
! O

Treason O
! O
'' O

Jehoiada O
the O
priest O
gave O
a O
command O
to O
the O
captains O
who O
were O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
soldiers O
. O

Jehoiada O
told O
them O
, O
`` O
Take O
Athaliah O
outside O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

Kill O
any O
of O
her O
followers O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
kill O
them O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O
'' O

So O
the O
soldiers O
grabbed O
Athaliah O
and O
killed O
her O
as O
soon O
as O
she O
went O
through O
the O
horse O
's O
entrance O
to O
the O
palace O
. O

Then O
Jehoiada O
made O
the O
agreement O
between O
the O
Lord O
and O
the O
king O
and O
the O
people O
. O

This O
agreement O
showed O
that O
the O
king O
and O
the O
people O
belonged O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Jehoiada O
also O
made O
the O
agreement O
between O
the O
king O
and O
the O
people O
. O

Then O
all O
the O
people O
went O
to O
the O
temple O
of O
Baal O
. O

They O
destroyed O
the O
statue O
of O
Baal O
and O
his O
altars O
. O

They O
broke O
them O
into O
many O
pieces O
. O

They O
also O
killed O
Baal O
's O
priest O
, O
Mattan O
, O
in O
front O
of O
the O
altars O
. O

So O
Jehoiada O
the O
priest O
put O
men O
in O
charge O
of O
maintaining O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

The O
priest O
led O
all O
the O
people O
. O

They O
went O
from O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
to O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

The O
king O
's O
special O
guards O
and O
the O
captains O
went O
with O
the O
king O
, O
and O
all O
the O
other O
people O
followed O
them O
. O

They O
went O
to O
the O
entrance O
to O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

Then O
King O
Joash O
sat O
on O
the O
throne O
. O

All O
the O
people O
were O
happy O
, O
and O
the O
city O
was O
peaceful O
. O

And O
Queen O
Athaliah O
was O
killed O
with O
a O
sword O
near O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

Joash O
was O
seven O
years O
old O
when O
he O
became O
king O
. O

A O
man O
from O
the O
group O
of O
prophets O
had O
a O
wife O
. O

This O
man O
died O
, O
and O
his O
wife O
cried O
out O
to O
Elisha O
, O
`` O
My O
husband O
was O
like O
a O
servant O
to O
you O
. O

Now O
he O
is O
dead O
! O

You O
know O
he O
honored O
the O
Lord O
. O

But O
he O
owed O
money O
to O
a O
man O
. O

Now O
that O
man O
is O
coming O
to O
take O
my O
two O
boys O
and O
make O
them O
his O
slaves O
! O
'' O

Elisha O
answered O
, O
`` O
How O
can O
I O
help O
you O
? O

Tell O
me O
, O
what O
do O
you O
have O
in O
your O
house O
? O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
anything O
in O
the O
house O
except O
a O
jar O
of O
olive O
oil O
. O
'' O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
borrow O
bowls O
from O
all O
your O
neighbors O
. O

They O
must O
be O
empty O
. O

Borrow O
plenty O
of O
bowls O
. O

Then O
go O
to O
your O
house O
and O
close O
the O
doors O
. O

Only O
you O
and O
your O
sons O
will O
be O
in O
the O
house O
. O

Then O
pour O
the O
oil O
into O
all O
the O
bowls O
. O

Fill O
them O
, O
and O
put O
them O
in O
a O
separate O
place O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
woman O
left O
Elisha O
, O
went O
into O
her O
house O
, O
and O
shut O
the O
door O
. O

Only O
she O
and O
her O
sons O
were O
in O
the O
house O
. O

Her O
sons O
brought O
the O
bowls O
to O
her O
and O
she O
poured O
oil O
. O

She O
filled O
many O
bowls O
. O

Finally O
, O
she O
said O
to O
her O
son O
, O
`` O
Bring O
me O
another O
bowl O
. O
'' O

But O
all O
the O
bowls O
were O
full O
. O

One O
of O
the O
sons O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
There O
are O
n't O
any O
more O
bowls O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
oil O
in O
the O
jar O
was O
finished O
! O

When O
she O
told O
the O
man O
of O
God O
what O
had O
happened O
, O
Elisha O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Go O
, O
sell O
the O
oil O
and O
pay O
your O
debt O
. O

You O
and O
your O
sons O
can O
live O
on O
the O
money O
that O
is O
left O
. O
'' O

One O
day O
Elisha O
went O
to O
Shunem O
, O
where O
an O
important O
woman O
lived O
. O

She O
asked O
Elisha O
to O
stop O
and O
eat O
at O
her O
house O
. O

So O
every O
time O
Elisha O
went O
through O
that O
place O
, O
he O
stopped O
there O
to O
eat O
. O

The O
woman O
said O
to O
her O
husband O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
I O
can O
see O
that O
Elisha O
is O
a O
holy O
man O
of O
God O
. O

He O
passes O
by O
our O
house O
all O
the O
time O
. O

Please O
, O
let O
's O
make O
a O
little O
room O
on O
the O
roof O
for O
him O
. O

Let O
's O
put O
a O
bed O
in O
this O
room O
and O
a O
table O
, O
a O
chair O
, O
and O
a O
lampstand O
. O

Then O
when O
he O
comes O
to O
our O
house O
, O
he O
can O
have O
this O
room O
for O
himself O
. O
'' O

One O
day O
Elisha O
came O
to O
the O
woman O
's O
house O
. O

He O
went O
to O
this O
room O
and O
rested O
there O
. O

Elisha O
said O
to O
his O
servant O
Gehazi O
, O
`` O
Call O
this O
Shunammite O
woman O
. O
'' O

The O
servant O
called O
the O
Shunammite O
woman O
, O
and O
she O
stood O
in O
front O
of O
Elisha O
. O

Elisha O
told O
his O
servant O
, O
`` O
Now O
say O
to O
her O
, O
' O
Look O
, O
you O
have O
done O
your O
best O
to O
take O
care O
of O
us O
. O

What O
can O
we O
do O
for O
you O
? O

Do O
you O
want O
us O
to O
speak O
to O
the O
king O
for O
you O
, O
or O
to O
the O
captain O
of O
the O
army O
? O
' O
'' O

She O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
fine O
living O
here O
among O
my O
own O
people O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
to O
Gehazi O
, O
`` O
What O
can O
we O
do O
for O
her O
? O
'' O

He O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
know O
! O

She O
does O
not O
have O
a O
son O
, O
and O
her O
husband O
is O
old O
. O
'' O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Call O
her O
. O
'' O

So O
Gehazi O
called O
the O
woman O
. O

She O
came O
and O
stood O
at O
his O
door O
. O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
About O
this O
time O
next O
spring O
, O
you O
will O
be O
holding O
your O
own O
baby O
boy O
in O
your O
arms O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
sir O
! O

Man O
of O
God O
, O
do O
n't O
lie O
to O
me O
! O
'' O

But O
the O
woman O
did O
become O
pregnant O
and O
gave O
birth O
to O
a O
son O
that O
next O
spring O
, O
just O
as O
Elisha O
had O
said O
. O

The O
boy O
grew O
. O

One O
day O
the O
boy O
went O
out O
into O
the O
fields O
to O
see O
his O
father O
and O
the O
men O
cutting O
the O
grain O
. O

The O
boy O
said O
to O
his O
father O
, O
`` O
Oh O
, O
my O
head O
! O

My O
head O
hurts O
! O
'' O

The O
father O
said O
to O
his O
servant O
, O
`` O
Carry O
him O
to O
his O
mother O
! O
'' O

The O
servant O
took O
the O
boy O
to O
his O
mother O
. O

The O
boy O
sat O
on O
his O
mother O
's O
lap O
until O
noon O
. O

Then O
he O
died O
. O

The O
woman O
laid O
the O
boy O
on O
the O
bed O
of O
Elisha O
, O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

Then O
she O
shut O
the O
door O
to O
that O
room O
and O
went O
outside O
. O

She O
called O
to O
her O
husband O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Please O
send O
me O
one O
of O
the O
servants O
and O
a O
donkey O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
go O
quickly O
to O
get O
the O
man O
of O
God O
and O
come O
back O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
's O
husband O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
would O
you O
want O
to O
go O
to O
the O
man O
of O
God O
today O
? O

It O
is O
n't O
the O
New O
Moon O
or O
Sabbath O
day O
. O
'' O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
Goodbye O
! O
'' O

Then O
she O
put O
a O
saddle O
on O
a O
donkey O
and O
said O
to O
her O
servant O
, O
`` O
Let O
's O
go O
, O
and O
hurry O
! O

Go O
slow O
only O
when O
I O
tell O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
went O
to O
Mount O
Carmel O
to O
get O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

The O
man O
of O
God O
saw O
the O
Shunammite O
woman O
coming O
from O
far O
away O
and O
said O
to O
his O
servant O
Gehazi O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
there O
's O
the O
Shunammite O
woman O
! O

Please O
run O
now O
to O
meet O
her O
! O

Say O
to O
her O
, O
' O
Are O
you O
all O
right O
? O

Is O
your O
husband O
all O
right O
? O

Is O
the O
child O
all O
right O
? O
' O
'' O

She O
answered O
, O
`` O
Everything O
is O
all O
right O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
Shunammite O
woman O
went O
up O
the O
hill O
to O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

She O
bowed O
down O
and O
touched O
Elisha O
's O
feet O
. O

Gehazi O
came O
near O
to O
pull O
her O
away O
. O

But O
the O
man O
of O
God O
said O
to O
Gehazi O
, O
`` O
Leave O
her O
alone O
! O

She O
's O
very O
upset O
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
did O
n't O
tell O
me O
about O
it O
. O

The O
Lord O
hid O
this O
news O
from O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
she O
said O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
I O
never O
asked O
for O
a O
son O
. O

I O
told O
you O
, O
' O
Do O
n't O
trick O
me O
! O
' O
'' O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
to O
Gehazi O
, O
`` O
Get O
ready O
to O
go O
. O

Take O
my O
walking O
stick O
and O
go O
! O

If O
you O
meet O
anyone O
along O
the O
way O
, O
do O
n't O
even O
stop O
to O
say O
hello O
to O
him O
. O

If O
anyone O
says O
hello O
to O
you O
, O
do O
n't O
answer O
. O

Put O
my O
walking O
stick O
on O
the O
child O
's O
face O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
child O
's O
mother O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
promise O
, O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
and O
as O
you O
live O
, O
I O
will O
not O
leave O
without O
you O
! O
'' O

So O
Elisha O
got O
up O
and O
followed O
her O
. O

Gehazi O
arrived O
at O
the O
house O
before O
Elisha O
and O
the O
Shunammite O
woman O
. O

Gehazi O
laid O
the O
walking O
stick O
on O
the O
child O
's O
face O
, O
but O
the O
child O
did O
not O
talk O
or O
show O
any O
sign O
that O
he O
heard O
anything O
. O

Then O
Gehazi O
came O
back O
to O
meet O
Elisha O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
child O
will O
not O
wake O
up O
! O
'' O

Elisha O
went O
into O
the O
house O
, O
and O
there O
was O
the O
child O
, O
lying O
dead O
on O
his O
bed O
. O

Elisha O
went O
into O
the O
room O
and O
shut O
the O
door O
. O

He O
and O
the O
child O
were O
alone O
in O
the O
room O
now O
. O

Then O
he O
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Elisha O
went O
to O
the O
bed O
and O
lay O
on O
the O
child O
. O

He O
put O
his O
eyes O
on O
the O
child O
's O
eyes O
, O
his O
mouth O
on O
the O
child O
's O
mouth O
, O
and O
his O
hands O
on O
the O
child O
's O
hands O
. O

He O
lay O
there O
on O
top O
of O
the O
child O
until O
the O
child O
's O
body O
became O
warm O
. O

Then O
Elisha O
turned O
away O
and O
walked O
around O
the O
room O
. O

He O
went O
back O
and O
lay O
on O
the O
child O
until O
the O
child O
sneezed O
seven O
times O
and O
opened O
his O
eyes O
. O

Elisha O
called O
Gehazi O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Call O
the O
Shunammite O
woman O
! O
'' O

Gehazi O
called O
her O
, O
and O
she O
came O
to O
Elisha O
. O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Pick O
up O
your O
son O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
Shunammite O
woman O
went O
into O
the O
room O
and O
bowed O
down O
at O
Elisha O
's O
feet O
. O

Then O
she O
picked O
up O
her O
son O
and O
went O
out O
. O

Elisha O
went O
to O
Gilgal O
again O
. O

There O
was O
a O
famine O
in O
the O
land O
. O

The O
group O
of O
prophets O
was O
sitting O
in O
front O
of O
Elisha O
. O

Elisha O
said O
to O
his O
servant O
, O
`` O
Put O
the O
large O
pot O
on O
the O
fire O
, O
and O
make O
some O
soup O
for O
the O
group O
of O
prophets O
. O
'' O

One O
man O
went O
out O
into O
the O
field O
to O
gather O
herbs O
. O

He O
found O
a O
wild O
vine O
and O
picked O
the O
fruit O
from O
it O
. O

He O
put O
that O
fruit O
in O
his O
robe O
and O
brought O
it O
back O
. O

He O
cut O
up O
the O
wild O
fruit O
and O
put O
it O
into O
the O
pot O
. O

But O
the O
group O
of O
prophets O
did O
not O
know O
what O
kind O
of O
fruit O
it O
was O
. O

Then O
they O
poured O
some O
of O
the O
soup O
for O
the O
men O
to O
eat O
. O

But O
when O
they O
began O
to O
eat O
the O
soup O
, O
they O
shouted O
out O
, O
`` O
Man O
of O
God O
! O

There O
's O
poison O
in O
the O
pot O
! O
'' O

The O
food O
tasted O
like O
poison O
, O
so O
they O
could O
not O
eat O
that O
food O
. O

But O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Bring O
some O
flour O
. O
'' O

He O
threw O
the O
flour O
into O
the O
pot O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Pour O
the O
soup O
for O
the O
people O
so O
that O
they O
can O
eat O
. O
'' O

And O
there O
was O
nothing O
wrong O
with O
the O
soup O
. O

A O
man O
from O
Baal O
Shalishah O
came O
and O
brought O
bread O
from O
the O
first O
harvest O
to O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

This O
man O
brought O
20 O
loaves O
of O
barley O
bread O
and O
fresh O
grain O
in O
his O
sack O
. O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Give O
this O
food O
to O
the O
people O
, O
so O
that O
they O
can O
eat O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
's O
servant O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
? O

There O
are O
100 O
men O
here O
. O

How O
can O
I O
give O
this O
food O
to O
all O
those O
men O
? O
'' O

But O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Give O
the O
food O
to O
the O
people O
to O
eat O
. O

The O
Lord O
says O
, O
' O
They O
will O
eat O
and O
there O
will O
still O
be O
food O
left O
over O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
Elisha O
's O
servant O
put O
the O
food O
in O
front O
of O
the O
group O
of O
prophets O
. O

The O
group O
of O
prophets O
had O
enough O
to O
eat O
, O
and O
they O
even O
had O
food O
left O
over O
. O

This O
happened O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
had O
said O
. O

In O
the O
time O
of O
Jehoiakim O
, O
King O
Nebuchadnezzar O
of O
Babylon O
came O
to O
the O
country O
of O
Judah O
. O

Jehoiakim O
served O
Nebuchadnezzar O
for O
three O
years O
. O

Then O
Jehoiakim O
turned O
against O
Nebuchadnezzar O
and O
broke O
away O
from O
his O
rule O
. O

The O
Lord O
sent O
groups O
of O
Babylonians O
, O
Arameans O
, O
Moabites O
, O
and O
Ammonites O
to O
fight O
against O
Jehoiakim O
. O

He O
sent O
them O
to O
destroy O
Judah O
. O

This O
happened O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
had O
said O
. O

He O
used O
his O
servants O
the O
prophets O
to O
say O
those O
things O
. O

The O
Lord O
commanded O
this O
to O
happen O
to O
Judah O
. O

In O
this O
way O
he O
would O
remove O
them O
from O
his O
sight O
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
of O
all O
the O
sins O
that O
Manasseh O
committed O
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
Manasseh O
killed O
many O
innocent O
people O
and O
filled O
Jerusalem B-GPE
with O
their O
blood O
. O

The O
Lord O
would O
not O
forgive O
these O
sins O
. O

The O
other O
things O
that O
Jehoiakim O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

Jehoiakim O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
. O

His O
son O
Jehoiachin O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Babylon O
captured O
all O
the O
land O
between O
the O
Brook O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Euphrates I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

This O
land O
was O
previously O
controlled O
by O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

So O
the O
king O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
did O
not O
leave O
Egypt B-GPE
anymore O
. O

Jehoiachin O
was O
18 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
ruled O
three O
months O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
's O
name O
was O
Nehushta O
daughter O
of O
Elnathan O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Jehoiachin O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
all O
the O
same O
things O
that O
his O
father O
had O
done O
. O

At O
that O
time O
the O
officers O
of O
King O
Nebuchadnezzar O
of O
Babylon O
came O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
surrounded O
it O
. O

Then O
King O
Nebuchadnezzar O
of O
Babylon O
came O
to O
the O
city O
. O

King O
Jehoiachin O
of O
Judah O
went O
out O
to O
meet O
the O
king O
of O
Babylon O
. O

His O
mother O
, O
his O
officers O
, O
leaders O
, O
and O
officials O
also O
went O
with O
him O
. O

Then O
the O
king O
of O
Babylon O
captured O
Jehoiachin O
. O

This O
was O
during O
the O
eighth O
year O
of O
Nebuchadnezzar O
's O
rule O
. O

Nebuchadnezzar O
took O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
all O
the O
treasures O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
and O
all O
the O
treasures O
in O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

He O
cut O
up O
all O
the O
golden O
dishes O
that O
King O
Solomon O
of O
Israel B-GPE
had O
put O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

This O
happened O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
had O
said O
. O

Nebuchadnezzar O
captured O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
including O
the O
leaders O
and O
other O
wealthy O
people O
. O

He O
took O
10,000 O
people O
and O
made O
them O
prisoners O
. O

He O
took O
all O
the O
skilled O
workers O
and O
craftsmen O
. O

No O
one O
was O
left O
, O
except O
the O
poorest O
of O
the O
common O
people O
. O

Nebuchadnezzar O
took O
Jehoiachin O
to O
Babylon O
as O
a O
prisoner O
. O

He O
also O
took O
the O
king O
's O
mother O
, O
his O
wives O
, O
officers O
, O
and O
the O
leading O
men O
of O
the O
land O
. O

He O
took O
them O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
Babylon O
as O
prisoners O
. O

There O
were O
7000 O
soldiers O
. O

Nebuchadnezzar O
took O
all O
the O
soldiers O
and O
1000 O
of O
the O
skilled O
workers O
and O
craftsmen O
. O

All O
these O
men O
were O
trained O
soldiers O
, O
ready O
for O
war O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Babylon O
took O
them O
to O
Babylon O
as O
prisoners O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Babylon O
made O
Mattaniah O
the O
new O
king O
. O

Mattaniah O
was O
Jehoiachin O
's O
uncle O
. O

He O
changed O
his O
name O
to O
Zedekiah O
. O

Zedekiah O
was O
21 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
ruled O
11 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
's O
name O
was O
Hamutal O
daughter O
of O
Jeremiah O
from O
Libnah O
. O

Zedekiah O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
all O
the O
same O
things O
that O
Jehoiakim O
did O
. O

The O
Lord O
became O
so O
angry O
with O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
Judah O
that O
he O
threw O
them O
away O
. O

Zedekiah O
rebelled O
and O
refused O
to O
obey O
the O
king O
of O
Babylon O
. O

The O
group O
of O
prophets O
said O
to O
Elisha O
, O
`` O
We O
are O
staying O
in O
that O
place O
over O
there O
, O
but O
it O
is O
too O
small O
for O
us O
. O

Let O
's O
go O
to O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
and O
cut O
some O
wood O
. O

Each O
of O
us O
will O
get O
a O
log O
and O
we O
will O
build O
us O
a O
place O
to O
live O
there O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
answered O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
do O
it O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
them O
said O
, O
`` O
Please O
go O
with O
us O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
will O
go O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
Elisha O
went O
with O
the O
group O
of O
prophets O
. O

When O
they O
arrived O
at O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
they O
began O
to O
cut O
down O
some O
trees O
. O

But O
when O
one O
man O
was O
cutting O
down O
a O
tree O
, O
the O
iron O
ax O
head O
slipped O
from O
the O
handle O
and O
fell O
into O
the O
water O
. O

He O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Oh O
, O
master O
! O

I O
borrowed O
that O
ax O
! O
'' O

The O
man O
of O
God O
said O
, O
`` O
Where O
did O
it O
fall O
? O
'' O

The O
man O
showed O
Elisha O
the O
place O
where O
the O
ax O
head O
fell O
. O

Then O
Elisha O
cut O
a O
stick O
and O
threw O
the O
stick O
into O
the O
water O
. O

The O
stick O
made O
the O
iron O
ax O
head O
float O
. O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
So O
pick O
up O
the O
ax O
head O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
man O
reached O
out O
and O
took O
the O
ax O
head O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Aram O
was O
making O
war O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
had O
a O
council O
meeting O
with O
his O
army O
officers O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
such O
and O
such O
a O
place O
and O
prepare O
to O
attack O
the O
Israelites O
when O
they O
come O
by O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
man O
of O
God O
sent O
a O
message O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Be O
careful O
! O

Do O
n't O
go O
by O
that O
place O
, O
because O
the O
Aramean O
soldiers O
are O
hiding O
there O
! O
'' O

The O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
sent O
a O
message O
to O
his O
men O
at O
the O
place O
that O
the O
man O
of O
God O
warned O
him O
about O
. O

And O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
saved O
quite O
a O
few O
men O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Aram O
was O
very O
upset O
about O
this O
. O

He O
called O
his O
army O
officers O
and O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Tell O
me O
who O
is O
spying O
for O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
officers O
of O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
not O
one O
of O
us O
is O
a O
spy O
. O

Elisha O
, O
the O
prophet O
from O
Israel B-GPE
, O
can O
tell O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
many O
secret O
things O
-- O
even O
the O
words O
that O
you O
speak O
in O
your O
bedroom O
! O
'' O

The O
king O
of O
Aram O
said O
, O
`` O
Find O
Elisha O
, O
and O
I O
will O
send O
men O
to O
catch O
him O
. O
'' O

The O
servants O
told O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
, O
`` O
Elisha O
is O
in O
Dothan O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
sent O
horses O
, O
chariots O
, O
and O
a O
large O
army O
to O
Dothan O
. O

They O
arrived O
at O
night O
and O
surrounded O
the O
city O
. O

Elisha O
's O
servant O
got O
up O
early O
that O
morning O
. O

When O
he O
went O
outside O
, O
he O
saw O
an O
army O
with O
horses O
and O
chariots O
all O
around O
the O
city O
. O

The O
servant O
said O
to O
Elisha O
, O
`` O
Oh O
, O
my O
master O
, O
what O
can O
we O
do O
? O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

The O
army O
that O
fights O
for O
us O
is O
larger O
than O
the O
army O
that O
fights O
for O
Aram O
. O
'' O

Then O
Elisha O
prayed O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
I O
ask O
you O
, O
open O
my O
servant O
's O
eyes O
so O
that O
he O
can O
see O
. O
'' O

The O
Lord O
opened O
the O
eyes O
of O
the O
young O
man O
, O
and O
the O
servant O
saw O
the O
mountain O
was O
full O
of O
horses O
and O
chariots O
of O
fire O
. O

They O
were O
all O
around O
Elisha O
. O

These O
horses O
and O
chariots O
of O
fire O
came O
down O
to O
Elisha O
. O

He O
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
pray O
that O
you O
will O
cause O
these O
people O
to O
become O
blind O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
Lord O
did O
what O
Elisha O
asked O
. O

He O
caused O
the O
Aramean O
army O
to O
become O
blind O
. O

Elisha O
said O
to O
the O
Aramean O
army O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
not O
the O
right O
way O
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
right O
city O
. O

Follow O
me O
. O

I O
will O
lead O
you O
to O
the O
man O
you O
are O
looking O
for O
. O
'' O

Then O
Elisha O
led O
them O
to O
Samaria O
. O

When O
they O
arrived O
at O
Samaria O
, O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
open O
the O
eyes O
of O
these O
men O
so O
that O
they O
can O
see O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
Lord O
opened O
their O
eyes O
, O
and O
the O
Aramean O
army O
saw O
they O
were O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Samaria O
! O

The O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
saw O
the O
Aramean O
army O
and O
said O
to O
Elisha O
, O
`` O
My O
father O
, O
should O
I O
kill O
them O
? O

Should O
I O
kill O
them O
? O
'' O

Elisha O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
do O
n't O
kill O
them O
. O

You O
would O
not O
kill O
people O
who O
you O
captured O
in O
war O
with O
your O
sword O
and O
with O
your O
bow O
. O

Give O
the O
Aramean O
army O
some O
bread O
and O
water O
. O

Let O
them O
eat O
and O
drink O
. O

Then O
let O
them O
go O
home O
to O
their O
master O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
prepared O
much O
food O
for O
the O
Aramean O
army O
. O

After O
they O
ate O
and O
drank O
, O
he O
sent O
them O
back O
home O
to O
their O
master O
. O

The O
Arameans O
did O
not O
send O
any O
more O
soldiers O
into O
the O
land O
of O
Israel B-GPE
to O
make O
raids O
. O

After O
this O
happened O
, O
King O
Ben-Hadad O
of O
Aram O
gathered O
all O
his O
army O
and O
went O
to O
surround O
and O
attack O
the O
city O
of O
Samaria O
. O

The O
soldiers O
would O
not O
let O
people O
bring O
food O
into O
the O
city O
, O
so O
there O
was O
a O
time O
of O
terrible O
hunger O
in O
Samaria O
. O

It O
was O
so O
bad O
in O
Samaria O
that O
a O
donkey O
's O
head O
was O
sold O
for O
80 O
pieces O
of O
silver O
and O
one O
pint O
of O
dove O
's O
dung O
sold O
for O
five O
pieces O
of O
silver O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
was O
walking O
on O
the O
wall O
around O
the O
city O
. O

A O
woman O
shouted O
out O
to O
him O
. O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
please O
help O
me O
! O
'' O

The O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
said O
, O
`` O
If O
the O
Lord O
does O
not O
help O
you O
, O
how O
can O
I O
help O
you O
? O

I O
can O
not O
give O
you O
grain O
from O
the O
threshing O
floor O
or O
wine O
from O
the O
winepress O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
What O
is O
your O
trouble O
? O
'' O

She O
answered O
, O
`` O
This O
woman O
said O
to O
me O
, O
' O
Give O
me O
your O
son O
so O
that O
we O
can O
eat O
him O
today O
. O

Then O
we O
will O
eat O
my O
son O
tomorrow O
. O
' O

So O
we O
boiled O
my O
son O
and O
ate O
him O
. O

Then O
the O
next O
day O
, O
I O
said O
to O
this O
woman O
, O
' O
Give O
me O
your O
son O
so O
that O
we O
can O
eat O
him O
. O
' O

But O
she O
has O
hidden O
her O
son O
! O
'' O

When O
the O
king O
heard O
the O
woman O
's O
words O
, O
he O
tore O
his O
clothes O
to O
show O
he O
was O
upset O
. O

As O
he O
passed O
by O
on O
the O
wall O
, O
the O
people O
saw O
the O
king O
was O
wearing O
the O
rough O
cloth O
under O
his O
clothes O
to O
show O
he O
was O
sad O
and O
upset O
. O

The O
king O
said O
, O
`` O
May O
God O
punish O
me O
if O
the O
head O
of O
Elisha O
son O
of O
Shaphat O
is O
still O
on O
his O
body O
at O
the O
end O
of O
this O
day O
! O
'' O

The O
king O
sent O
a O
messenger O
to O
Elisha O
. O

Elisha O
was O
sitting O
in O
his O
house O
, O
and O
the O
elders O
were O
sitting O
with O
him O
. O

Before O
the O
messenger O
arrived O
, O
Elisha O
said O
to O
the O
elders O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
that O
son O
of O
a O
murderer O
is O
sending O
men O
to O
cut O
off O
my O
head O
. O

When O
the O
messenger O
arrives O
, O
shut O
the O
door O
. O

Hold O
the O
door O
and O
do O
n't O
let O
him O
in O
. O

I O
hear O
the O
sound O
of O
his O
master O
's O
feet O
coming O
behind O
him O
. O
'' O

While O
Elisha O
was O
still O
talking O
with O
the O
elders O
, O
the O
messenger O
came O
to O
him O
. O

This O
was O
the O
message O
: O
`` O
This O
trouble O
has O
come O
from O
the O
Lord O
. O

Why O
should O
I O
wait O
for O
the O
Lord O
any O
longer O
? O
'' O

So O
King O
Nebuchadnezzar O
of O
Babylon O
and O
all O
his O
army O
came O
to O
fight O
against O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

This O
happened O
on O
the O
10th O
day O
of O
the O
tenth O
month O
of O
Zedekiah O
's O
ninth O
year O
as O
king O
. O

Nebuchadnezzar O
put O
his O
army O
around O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
stop O
people O
from O
going O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
city O
. O

Then O
he O
built O
a O
wall O
of O
dirt O
around O
the O
city O
. O

His O
army O
stayed O
around O
Jerusalem B-GPE
until O
Zedekiah O
's O
eleventh O
year O
as O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

The O
famine O
was O
getting O
worse O
and O
worse O
in O
the O
city O
. O

By O
the O
9th O
day O
of O
the O
fourth O
month O
there O
was O
no O
more O
food O
for O
the O
common O
people O
in O
the O
city O
. O

Nebuchadnezzar O
's O
army O
finally O
broke O
through O
the O
city O
wall O
. O

That O
night O
King O
Zedekiah O
and O
all O
his O
soldiers O
ran O
away O
. O

They O
used O
the O
secret O
gate O
that O
went O
through O
the O
double O
walls O
. O

It O
was O
by O
the O
king O
's O
garden O
. O

The O
enemy O
soldiers O
were O
all O
around O
the O
city O
, O
but O
Zedekiah O
and O
his O
men O
escaped O
on O
the O
road O
to O
the O
desert O
. O

The O
Babylonian O
army O
chased O
King O
Zedekiah O
and O
caught O
him O
near O
Jericho B-GPE
. O

All O
of O
Zedekiah O
's O
soldiers O
left O
him O
and O
ran O
away O
. O

The O
Babylonians O
took O
King O
Zedekiah O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Babylon O
at O
Riblah O
. O

The O
Babylonians O
decided O
to O
punish O
Zedekiah O
. O

They O
killed O
Zedekiah O
's O
sons O
in O
front O
of O
him O
. O

Then O
they O
put O
out O
Zedekiah O
's O
eyes O
. O

They O
put O
chains O
on O
him O
and O
took O
him O
to O
Babylon O
. O

Nebuchadnezzar O
came O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
on O
the O
7th O
day O
of O
the O
fifth O
month O
of O
his O
nineteenth O
year O
as O
king O
of O
Babylon O
. O

The O
captain O
of O
Nebuchadnezzar O
's O
best O
soldiers O
was O
Nebuzaradan O
. O

Nebuzaradan O
burned O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
, O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
, O
and O
all O
the O
houses O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
destroyed O
even O
the O
largest O
houses O
. O

Then O
the O
Babylonian O
army O
that O
was O
with O
Nebuzaradan O
pulled O
down O
the O
walls O
around O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Nebuzaradan O
captured O
all O
the O
people O
who O
were O
still O
left O
in O
the O
city O
. O

He O
took O
all O
the O
people O
as O
prisoners O
, O
even O
those O
who O
had O
tried O
to O
surrender O
. O

He O
let O
only O
the O
poorest O
of O
the O
common O
people O
stay O
there O
. O

He O
let O
them O
stay O
so O
that O
they O
could O
take O
care O
of O
the O
grapes O
and O
other O
crops O
. O

The O
Babylonian O
soldiers O
broke O
into O
pieces O
all O
the O
bronze O
things O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

They O
broke O
the O
bronze O
columns O
, O
the O
bronze O
carts O
, O
and O
the O
large O
bronze O
tank O
. O

Then O
they O
took O
all O
of O
that O
bronze O
to O
Babylon O
. O

The O
Babylonians O
also O
took O
the O
pots O
, O
the O
shovels O
, O
the O
tools O
for O
trimming O
the O
lamps O
, O
the O
spoons O
, O
and O
all O
the O
bronze O
dishes O
that O
were O
used O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Nebuzaradan O
took O
all O
the O
firepans O
and O
bowls O
. O

He O
took O
all O
the O
things O
made O
of O
gold O
for O
the O
gold O
. O

And O
he O
took O
everything O
made O
of O
silver O
for O
the O
silver O
. O

So O
Nebuzaradan O
took O
the O
large O
bronze O
tank O
and O
the O
2 O
bronze O
columns O
. O

-LRB- O
Each O
column O
was O
about O
31 O
feet O
tall O
. O

The O
capitals O
on O
the O
columns O
were O
over O
5 O
feet O
tall O
. O

They O
were O
made O
from O
bronze O
and O
had O
a O
design O
like O
a O
net O
and O
pomegranates O
. O

Both O
columns O
had O
the O
same O
kind O
of O
design O
. O
-RRB- O

He O
also O
took O
the O
carts O
that O
Solomon O
made O
for O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

The O
bronze O
from O
these O
things O
was O
too O
heavy O
to O
be O
weighed O
. O

From O
the O
Temple O
Nebuzaradan O
took O
Seraiah O
the O
high O
priest O
, O
Zephaniah O
the O
second O
priest O
, O
and O
the O
three O
men O
who O
guarded O
the O
entrance O
. O

From O
the O
city O
Nebuzaradan O
took O
one O
official O
who O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
army O
and O
five O
of O
the O
king O
's O
advisors O
who O
were O
still O
in O
the O
city O
. O

He O
took O
one O
secretary O
of O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
army O
who O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
counting O
the O
common O
people O
and O
choosing O
some O
of O
them O
to O
be O
soldiers O
and O
60 O
people O
who O
just O
happened O
to O
be O
in O
the O
city O
. O

Then O
Nebuzaradan O
took O
all O
these O
people O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Babylon O
at O
Riblah O
in O
the O
area O
of O
Hamath O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Babylon O
killed O
them O
there O
at O
Riblah O
. O

And O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
were O
led O
away O
as O
prisoners O
from O
their O
land O
. O

King O
Nebuchadnezzar O
of O
Babylon O
left O
some O
people O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Judah O
. O

There O
was O
a O
man O
named O
Gedaliah O
son O
of O
Ahikam O
son O
of O
Shaphan O
. O

Nebuchadnezzar O
made O
Gedaliah O
governor O
over O
the O
people O
in O
Judah O
. O

The O
army O
captains O
were O
Ishmael O
son O
of O
Nethaniah O
, O
Johanan O
son O
of O
Kareah O
, O
Seraiah O
son O
of O
Tanhumeth O
from O
Netophah O
, O
and O
Jaazaniah O
son O
of O
the O
Maachathite O
. O

These O
army O
captains O
and O
their O
men O
heard O
that O
the O
king O
of O
Babylon O
had O
made O
Gedaliah O
governor O
, O
so O
they O
went O
to O
Mizpah O
to O
meet O
with O
him O
. O

Gedaliah O
made O
promises O
to O
these O
officers O
and O
their O
men O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
of O
the O
Babylonian O
officers O
. O

Stay O
here O
and O
serve O
the O
king O
of O
Babylon O
. O

Then O
everything O
will O
be O
all O
right O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

Ishmael O
son O
of O
Nethaniah O
son O
of O
Elishama O
was O
from O
the O
king O
's O
family O
. O

In O
the O
seventh O
month O
Ishmael O
and O
ten O
of O
his O
men O
attacked O
Gedaliah O
and O
killed O
all O
the O
men O
of O
Judah O
and O
Babylonians O
who O
were O
with O
Gedaliah O
at O
Mizpah O
. O

Then O
the O
army O
officers O
and O
all O
the O
people O
ran O
away O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Everyone O
, O
from O
the O
least O
important O
to O
the O
most O
important O
, O
ran O
away O
because O
they O
were O
afraid O
of O
the O
Babylonians O
. O

Later O
, O
Evil O
Merodach O
became O
the O
king O
of O
Babylon O
. O

He O
let O
King O
Jehoiachin O
of O
Judah O
out O
of O
prison O
. O

This O
happened O
in O
the O
37th O
year O
after O
Jehoiachin O
was O
captured O
. O

This O
was O
on O
the O
27th O
day O
of O
the O
twelfth O
month O
from O
the O
time O
that O
Evil O
Merodach O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

Evil O
Merodach O
was O
kind O
to O
Jehoiachin O
. O

He O
gave O
him O
a O
more O
important O
place O
to O
sit O
than O
the O
other O
kings O
who O
were O
with O
him O
in O
Babylon O
. O

Evil O
Merodach O
let O
Jehoiachin O
stop O
wearing O
prison O
clothes O
. O

And O
every O
day O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
his O
life O
he O
ate O
at O
the O
same O
table O
with O
the O
king O
. O

And O
each O
day O
, O
for O
as O
long O
as O
Jehoiachin O
lived O
, O
the O
king O
gave O
him O
enough O
money O
to O
pay O
for O
whatever O
he O
needed O
. O

Joram O
son O
of O
Ahab O
became O
king O
over O
Israel B-GPE
at O
Samaria O
. O

He O
began O
to O
rule O
during O
Jehoshaphat O
's O
18th O
year O
as O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Joram O
ruled O
12 O
years O
. O

He O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

But O
he O
was O
not O
like O
his O
father O
and O
mother O
, O
because O
he O
removed O
the O
pillar O
that O
his O
father O
had O
made O
for O
worshiping O
Baal O
. O

But O
he O
continued O
to O
do O
the O
sins O
of O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
who O
had O
caused O
the O
Israelites O
to O
sin O
. O

Joram O
did O
not O
stop O
committing O
the O
sins O
of O
Jeroboam O
. O

Mesha O
was O
the O
king O
of O
Moab O
. O

He O
owned O
many O
sheep O
. O

He O
gave O
the O
wool O
of O
100,000 O
lambs O
and O
100,000 O
rams O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

But O
when O
Ahab O
died O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Moab O
broke O
away O
from O
the O
rule O
of O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Then O
King O
Joram O
went O
out O
of O
Samaria O
and O
gathered O
together O
all O
the O
men O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Joram O
sent O
messengers O
to O
Jehoshaphat O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Joram O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
king O
of O
Moab O
has O
broken O
away O
from O
my O
rule O
. O

Will O
you O
go O
with O
me O
to O
fight O
against O
Moab O
? O
'' O

Jehoshaphat O
said O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
will O
go O
with O
you O
. O

We O
will O
join O
together O
as O
one O
army O
. O

My O
people O
will O
be O
like O
your O
people O
, O
and O
my O
horses O
will O
be O
like O
your O
horses O
. O
'' O

Jehoshaphat O
asked O
Joram O
, O
`` O
Which O
way O
should O
we O
go O
? O
'' O

Joram O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
should O
go O
through O
the O
Desert O
of O
Edom O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
went O
with O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
and O
the O
king O
of O
Edom O
. O

They O
traveled O
around O
for O
seven O
days O
. O

There O
was O
not O
enough O
water O
for O
the O
army O
or O
for O
their O
animals O
. O

Finally O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
said O
, O
`` O
Oh O
, O
I O
think O
the O
Lord O
really O
brought O
us O
three O
kings O
together O
only O
to O
let O
the O
Moabites O
defeat O
us O
! O
'' O

But O
Jehoshaphat O
said O
, O
`` O
Surely O
one O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
prophets O
is O
here O
. O

Let O
's O
ask O
the O
prophet O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
we O
should O
do O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
servants O
of O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
said O
, O
`` O
Elisha O
son O
of O
Shaphat O
is O
here O
. O

Elisha O
was O
Elijah O
's O
servant O
. O
'' O

Jehoshaphat O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
's O
word O
is O
with O
Elisha O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
Jehoshaphat O
, O
and O
the O
king O
of O
Edom O
went O
down O
to O
see O
Elisha O
. O

Elisha O
said O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
want O
from O
me O
? O

Go O
to O
the O
prophets O
of O
your O
father O
and O
mother O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
said O
to O
Elisha O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
we O
have O
come O
to O
see O
you O
because O
the O
Lord O
called O
us O
three O
kings O
together O
to O
let O
the O
Moabites O
defeat O
us O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
respect O
King O
Jehoshaphat O
of O
Judah O
, O
and O
I O
serve O
the O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
. O

As O
surely O
as O
he O
lives O
, O
I O
came O
here O
only O
because O
of O
Jehoshaphat O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
the O
truth O
, O
if O
he O
were O
not O
here O
, O
I O
would O
not O
pay O
any O
attention O
to O
you O
. O

I O
would O
ignore O
you O
completely O
. O

But O
now O
bring O
me O
someone O
who O
plays O
the O
harp O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
person O
played O
the O
harp O
, O
the O
Lord O
's O
power O
came O
on O
Elisha O
. O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
: O
' O
Dig O
holes O
in O
the O
valley O
. O
' O

Yes O
, O
this O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
: O
' O
You O
will O
not O
see O
wind O
or O
rain O
, O
but O
that O
valley O
will O
be O
filled O
with O
water O
. O

Then O
you O
and O
your O
cattle O
and O
other O
animals O
will O
have O
water O
to O
drink O
. O
' O

This O
is O
an O
easy O
thing O
for O
the O
Lord O
to O
do O
. O

He O
will O
also O
help O
you O
defeat O
the O
Moabites O
. O

You O
will O
attack O
every O
strong O
city O
and O
every O
good O
city O
. O

You O
will O
cut O
down O
every O
good O
tree O
. O

You O
will O
stop O
up O
all O
the O
springs O
of O
water O
. O

You O
will O
ruin O
every O
good O
field O
with O
stones O
. O
'' O

In O
the O
morning O
, O
at O
the O
time O
for O
the O
morning O
sacrifice O
, O
water O
began O
flowing O
from O
the O
direction O
of O
Edom O
and O
filled O
the O
valley O
. O

The O
Moabites O
heard O
that O
the O
kings O
had O
come O
up O
to O
fight O
against O
them O
. O

So O
they O
gathered O
together O
all O
the O
men O
old O
enough O
to O
wear O
armor O
and O
waited O
at O
the O
border O
. O

The O
Moabites O
got O
up O
early O
that O
morning O
. O

The O
rising O
sun O
was O
shining O
on O
the O
water O
in O
the O
valley O
, O
and O
it O
looked O
like O
blood O
to O
the O
Moabites O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
at O
the O
blood O
! O

The O
kings O
must O
have O
fought O
against O
each O
other O
. O

They O
must O
have O
destroyed O
each O
other O
. O

Let O
's O
go O
take O
the O
valuable O
things O
from O
the O
dead O
bodies O
! O
'' O

The O
Moabites O
came O
to O
the O
Israelite O
camp O
, O
but O
the O
Israelites O
came O
out O
and O
attacked O
the O
Moabite O
army O
. O

The O
Moabites O
ran O
away O
from O
the O
Israelites O
. O

The O
Israelites O
followed O
them O
into O
Moab O
to O
fight O
them O
. O

The O
Israelites O
destroyed O
the O
cities O
. O

They O
threw O
their O
stones O
at O
every O
good O
field O
in O
Moab O
. O

They O
stopped O
up O
all O
the O
springs O
of O
water O
and O
cut O
down O
all O
the O
good O
trees O
. O

The O
Israelites O
fought O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Kir O
Hareseth O
. O

The O
soldiers O
surrounded O
Kir O
Hareseth O
and O
attacked O
it O
too O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Moab O
saw O
that O
the O
battle O
was O
too O
strong O
for O
him O
, O
so O
he O
took O
700 O
men O
with O
swords O
to O
break O
through O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Edom O
. O

But O
they O
were O
not O
able O
to O
do O
it O
. O

Then O
the O
king O
of O
Moab O
took O
his O
oldest O
son O
, O
who O
would O
become O
the O
next O
king O
after O
him O
. O

On O
the O
wall O
around O
the O
city O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Moab O
offered O
his O
son O
as O
a O
burnt O
offering O
. O

This O
upset O
the O
Israelites O
very O
much O
. O

So O
the O
Israelites O
left O
the O
king O
of O
Moab O
and O
went O
back O
to O
their O
own O
land O
. O

Elisha O
talked O
to O
the O
woman O
whose O
son O
he O
had O
brought O
back O
to O
life O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
and O
your O
family O
should O
move O
to O
another O
country O
, O
because O
the O
Lord O
has O
decided O
that O
there O
will O
be O
a O
famine O
here O
. O

It O
will O
last O
for O
seven O
years O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
woman O
did O
what O
the O
man O
of O
God O
said O
. O

She O
went O
with O
her O
family O
to O
stay O
in O
the O
land O
of O
the O
Philistines O
for O
seven O
years O
. O

After O
seven O
years O
she O
returned O
from O
the O
land O
of O
the O
Philistines O
. O

She O
went O
to O
speak O
with O
the O
king O
to O
ask O
him O
to O
help O
her O
get O
back O
her O
house O
and O
land O
. O

The O
king O
was O
talking O
with O
Gehazi O
, O
the O
servant O
of O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

The O
king O
said O
to O
Gehazi O
, O
`` O
Please O
tell O
me O
all O
the O
great O
things O
Elisha O
has O
done O
. O
'' O

Gehazi O
was O
telling O
the O
king O
about O
Elisha O
bringing O
a O
dead O
person O
back O
to O
life O
. O

At O
that O
same O
time O
the O
woman O
whose O
son O
Elisha O
brought O
back O
to O
life O
went O
to O
the O
king O
. O

She O
wanted O
to O
ask O
him O
to O
help O
her O
get O
back O
her O
house O
and O
land O
. O

Gehazi O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
this O
is O
the O
woman O
, O
and O
this O
is O
the O
son O
who O
Elisha O
brought O
back O
to O
life O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
asked O
the O
woman O
what O
she O
wanted O
, O
and O
she O
told O
him O
. O

Then O
the O
king O
chose O
an O
officer O
to O
help O
her O
. O

The O
king O
said O
, O
`` O
Give O
to O
the O
woman O
all O
that O
belongs O
to O
her O
. O

And O
give O
her O
all O
the O
harvest O
of O
her O
land O
from O
the O
day O
she O
left O
the O
country O
until O
now O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
went O
to O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

King O
Ben-Hadad O
of O
Aram O
was O
sick O
. O

Someone O
told O
Ben-Hadad O
, O
`` O
The O
man O
of O
God O
has O
come O
here O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
King O
Ben-Hadad O
said O
to O
Hazael O
, O
`` O
Take O
a O
gift O
and O
go O
meet O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

Ask O
him O
to O
ask O
the O
Lord O
if O
I O
will O
get O
well O
from O
my O
sickness O
. O
'' O

So O
Hazael O
went O
to O
meet O
Elisha O
. O

Hazael O
brought O
a O
gift O
with O
him O
. O

He O
brought O
all O
kinds O
of O
good O
things O
from O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

It O
took O
40 O
camels O
to O
carry O
everything O
. O

Hazael O
came O
to O
Elisha O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Your O
follower O
, O
King O
Ben-Hadad O
of O
Aram O
, O
sent O
me O
to O
you O
. O

He O
asks O
if O
he O
will O
get O
well O
from O
his O
sickness O
. O
'' O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
to O
Hazael O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
tell O
Ben-Hadad O
, O
' O
You O
will O
live O
. O
' O

But O
really O
the O
Lord O
told O
me O
, O
' O
He O
will O
die O
. O
' O
'' O

Elisha O
began O
to O
stare O
. O

He O
stared O
for O
an O
embarrassingly O
long O
time O
. O

Then O
the O
man O
of O
God O
began O
to O
cry O
. O

Hazael O
said O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
why O
are O
you O
crying O
? O
'' O

Elisha O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
crying O
because O
I O
know O
the O
bad O
things O
you O
will O
do O
to O
the O
Israelites O
. O

You O
will O
burn O
their O
strong O
cities O
and O
kill O
their O
young O
men O
with O
swords O
. O

You O
will O
kill O
their O
babies O
and O
split O
open O
their O
pregnant O
women O
. O
'' O

Hazael O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
not O
a O
powerful O
man O
! O

How O
can O
I O
do O
these O
great O
things O
? O
'' O

Elisha O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
showed O
me O
that O
you O
will O
be O
king O
over O
Aram O
. O
'' O

Then O
Hazael O
left O
Elisha O
and O
went O
to O
his O
king O
. O

Ben-Hadad O
said O
to O
Hazael O
, O
`` O
What O
did O
Elisha O
say O
to O
you O
? O
'' O

He O
answered O
, O
`` O
Elisha O
told O
me O
that O
you O
will O
live O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
next O
day O
Hazael O
took O
a O
thick O
cloth O
and O
dipped O
it O
in O
water O
. O

Then O
he O
held O
it O
on O
Ben-Hadad O
's O
face O
until O
he O
died O
. O

Then O
Hazael O
became O
the O
new O
king O
. O

Jehoram O
son O
of O
Jehoshaphat O
was O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

He O
began O
to O
rule O
in O
the O
fifth O
year O
that O
Joram O
son O
of O
Ahab O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Jehoram O
was O
32 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
ruled O
eight O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

But O
Jehoram O
lived O
like O
the O
kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
saw O
as O
evil O
. O

He O
lived O
like O
the O
people O
from O
Ahab O
's O
family O
, O
because O
his O
wife O
was O
Ahab O
's O
daughter O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
would O
not O
destroy O
Judah O
because O
of O
the O
promise O
to O
his O
servant O
David B-PERSON
. O

The O
Lord O
had O
promised O
David B-PERSON
that O
someone O
from O
his O
family O
would O
always O
be O
king O
. O

In O
Jehoram O
's O
time O
Edom O
broke O
away O
from O
Judah O
's O
rule O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Edom O
chose O
a O
king O
for O
themselves O
. O

Then O
Jehoram O
and O
all O
his O
chariots O
went O
to O
Zair O
. O

The O
Edomite O
army O
surrounded O
them O
, O
but O
Jehoram O
and O
his O
officers O
attacked O
them O
and O
escaped O
. O

Jehoram O
's O
soldiers O
all O
ran O
away O
and O
went O
home O
. O

So O
the O
Edomites O
broke O
away O
from O
the O
rule O
of O
Judah O
. O

And O
they O
have O
been O
free O
from O
the O
rule O
of O
Judah O
until O
today O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
Libnah O
also O
broke O
away O
from O
Judah O
's O
rule O
. O

All O
the O
things O
Jehoram O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

Jehoram O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
in O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

Jehoram O
's O
son O
Ahaziah O
became O
the O
new O
king O
. O

Ahaziah O
son O
of O
Jehoram O
became O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
in O
the O
12th O
year O
that O
Joram O
son O
of O
Ahab O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Ahaziah O
was O
22 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
ruled O
one O
year O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
's O
name O
was O
Athaliah O
. O

She O
was O
the O
daughter O
of O
King O
Omri O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Ahaziah O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
many O
bad O
things O
, O
just O
as O
the O
people O
from O
Ahab O
's O
family O
had O
done O
. O

He O
lived O
like O
this O
because O
his O
wife O
was O
from O
Ahab O
's O
family O
. O

Joram O
was O
from O
Ahab O
's O
family O
. O

Ahaziah O
went O
with O
Joram O
to O
fight O
against O
King O
Hazael O
of O
Aram O
at O
Ramoth O
Gilead O
. O

The O
Arameans O
wounded O
Joram O
. O

King O
Joram O
went O
back O
to O
Israel B-GPE
so O
that O
he O
could O
get O
well O
from O
those O
wounds O
. O

He O
went O
to O
the O
area O
of O
Jezreel O
. O

Ahaziah O
son O
of O
Jehoram O
was O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Ahaziah O
went O
to O
Jezreel O
to O
see O
Joram O
. O

Amaziah O
son O
of O
King O
Joash O
of O
Judah O
became O
king O
in O
the O
second O
year O
that O
Jehoash O
son O
of O
Jehoahaz O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Amaziah O
was O
25 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
ruled O
29 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
was O
Jehoaddin O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Amaziah O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
right O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
follow O
God O
completely O
like O
David B-PERSON
his O
ancestor O
. O

Amaziah O
did O
everything O
that O
Joash O
his O
father O
had O
done O
. O

He O
did O
not O
destroy O
the O
high O
places O
. O

The O
people O
still O
sacrificed O
and O
burned O
incense O
at O
those O
places O
of O
worship O
. O

At O
the O
time O
that O
Amaziah O
had O
strong O
control O
of O
the O
kingdom O
, O
he O
killed O
the O
officers O
who O
had O
killed O
his O
father O
. O

But O
he O
did O
not O
kill O
the O
children O
of O
the O
murderers O
because O
of O
the O
rules O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

The O
Lord O
gave O
this O
command O
in O
there O
: O
`` O
Parents O
must O
not O
be O
put O
to O
death O
for O
something O
their O
children O
did O
. O

And O
children O
must O
not O
be O
put O
to O
death O
for O
something O
their O
parents O
did O
. O

People O
should O
be O
put O
to O
death O
only O
for O
what O
that O
they O
themselves O
did O
. O
'' O

Amaziah O
killed O
10,000 O
Edomites O
in O
the O
Valley O
of O
Salt O
. O

In O
war O
Amaziah O
took O
Sela O
and O
called O
it O
`` O
Joktheel O
. O
'' O

It O
is O
still O
called O
`` O
Joktheel O
'' O
today O
. O

Amaziah O
sent O
messengers O
to O
Jehoash O
son O
of O
Jehoahaz O
, O
son O
of O
King O
Jehu O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Amaziah O
's O
message O
said O
, O
`` O
Come O
on O
, O
let O
's O
meet O
together O
face O
to O
face O
and O
fight O
. O
'' O

King O
Jehoash O
of O
Israel B-GPE
sent O
an O
answer O
to O
King O
Amaziah O
of O
Judah O
. O

Jehoash O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
thornbush O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
sent O
a O
message O
to O
the O
cedar O
tree O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

It O
said O
, O
' O
Give O
your O
daughter O
for O
my O
son O
to O
marry O
. O
' O

But O
a O
wild O
animal O
from O
Lebanon B-GPE
passed O
by O
and O
trampled O
down O
the O
thornbush O
. O

True O
, O
you O
have O
defeated O
Edom O
. O

But O
you O
have O
become O
proud O
because O
of O
your O
victory O
over O
Edom O
. O

But O
stay O
at O
home O
and O
brag O
! O

Do O
n't O
make O
trouble O
for O
yourself O
. O

If O
you O
do O
this O
, O
you O
will O
fall O
, O
and O
Judah O
will O
fall O
with O
you O
! O
'' O

But O
Amaziah O
would O
not O
listen O
to O
Jehoash O
's O
warning O
. O

So O
King O
Jehoash O
of O
Israel B-GPE
went O
to O
fight O
against O
King O
Amaziah O
of O
Judah O
at O
Beth O
Shemesh O
in O
Judah O
. O

Israel B-GPE
defeated O
Judah O
. O

Every O
man O
of O
Judah O
ran O
home O
. O

At O
Beth O
Shemesh O
, O
King O
Jehoash O
of O
Israel B-GPE
captured O
King O
Amaziah O
of O
Judah O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Joash O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Ahaziah O
. O

Jehoash O
took O
Amaziah O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Jehoash O
broke O
down O
the O
wall O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
from O
the O
Gate O
of O
Ephraim O
to O
the O
corner O
gate O
, O
about O
600 O
feet O
. O

Then O
Jehoash O
took O
all O
the O
gold O
and O
silver O
and O
all O
the O
dishes O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
and O
in O
the O
treasures O
of O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

Jehoash O
also O
took O
people O
to O
be O
his O
prisoners O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
back O
to O
Samaria O
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
that O
Jehoash O
did O
, O
including O
how O
he O
fought O
against O
King O
Amaziah O
of O
Judah O
, O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Jehoash O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
. O

He O
was O
buried O
in O
Samaria O
with O
the O
kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Jehoash O
's O
son O
Jeroboam O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

King O
Amaziah O
son O
of O
Joash O
of O
Judah O
lived O
15 O
years O
after O
the O
death O
of O
King O
Jehoash O
son O
of O
Jehoahaz O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
that O
Amaziah O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

The O
people O
made O
a O
plan O
against O
Amaziah O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
so O
he O
ran O
away O
to O
Lachish O
. O

But O
the O
people O
sent O
men O
after O
Amaziah O
to O
Lachish O
, O
and O
they O
killed O
him O
there O
. O

The O
people O
brought O
Amaziah O
's O
body O
back O
on O
horses O
. O

He O
was O
buried O
at O
Jerusalem B-GPE
with O
his O
ancestors O
in O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

Then O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
made O
Azariah O
the O
new O
king O
. O

Azariah O
was O
16 O
years O
old O
. O

So O
King O
Amaziah O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
. O

Then O
Azariah O
rebuilt O
Elath O
and O
got O
it O
back O
for O
Judah O
. O

King O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Jehoash O
of O
Israel B-GPE
began O
to O
rule O
in O
Samaria O
during O
the O
15th O
year O
that O
Amaziah O
son O
of O
Joash O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Jeroboam O
ruled O
41 O
years O
. O

Jeroboam O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
not O
stop O
committing O
the O
sins O
of O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
who O
caused O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
. O

Jeroboam O
took O
back O
Israel B-GPE
's O
land O
, O
which O
ran O
from O
the O
Lebo O
Hamath O
to O
the O
Arabah O
Sea O
. O

This O
happened O
as O
the O
Lord O
of O
Israel B-GPE
had O
told O
his O
servant O
Jonah O
son O
of O
Amittai O
, O
the O
prophet O
from O
Gath O
Hepher O
. O

The O
Lord O
saw O
that O
all O
the O
Israelites O
, O
both O
slaves O
and O
free O
men O
, O
had O
many O
troubles O
. O

No O
one O
was O
left O
who O
could O
help O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Lord O
did O
not O
say O
that O
he O
would O
take O
away O
the O
name O
of O
Israel B-GPE
from O
the O
world O
. O

So O
he O
used O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Jehoash O
to O
save O
the O
Israelites O
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
that O
Jeroboam O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

This O
includes O
the O
story O
about O
Jeroboam O
winning O
back O
Damascus B-GPE
and O
Hamath O
for O
Israel B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
These O
cities O
had O
belonged O
to O
Judah O
. O
-RRB- O

Jeroboam O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
, O
the O
kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Jeroboam O
's O
son O
Zechariah O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

It O
was O
near O
the O
time O
for O
the O
Lord O
to O
take O
Elijah O
by O
a O
whirlwind O
up O
into O
heaven O
. O

Elijah O
and O
Elisha O
started O
to O
leave O
Gilgal O
. O

Elijah O
said O
to O
Elisha O
, O
`` O
Please O
stay O
here O
, O
because O
the O
Lord O
told O
me O
to O
go O
to O
Bethel O
. O
'' O

But O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
promise O
, O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
and O
as O
you O
live O
, O
I O
will O
not O
leave O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
two O
men O
went O
down O
to O
Bethel O
. O

The O
group O
of O
prophets O
at O
Bethel O
came O
to O
Elisha O
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
know O
that O
the O
Lord O
will O
take O
your O
master O
away O
from O
you O
today O
? O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
know O
. O

Do O
n't O
talk O
about O
it O
. O
'' O

Elijah O
said O
to O
Elisha O
, O
`` O
Please O
stay O
here O
, O
because O
the O
Lord O
told O
me O
to O
go O
to O
Jericho B-GPE
. O
'' O

But O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
promise O
, O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
and O
as O
you O
live O
, O
I O
will O
not O
leave O
you O
! O
'' O

So O
the O
two O
men O
went O
to O
Jericho B-GPE
. O

The O
group O
of O
prophets O
at O
Jericho B-GPE
came O
to O
Elisha O
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
know O
that O
the O
Lord O
will O
take O
your O
master O
away O
from O
you O
today O
? O
'' O

Elisha O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
know O
. O

Do O
n't O
talk O
about O
it O
. O
'' O

Elijah O
said O
to O
Elisha O
, O
`` O
Please O
stay O
here O
, O
because O
the O
Lord O
told O
me O
to O
go O
to O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O
'' O

Elisha O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
promise O
, O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
and O
as O
you O
live O
, O
I O
will O
not O
leave O
you O
! O
'' O

So O
the O
two O
men O
went O
on O
. O

There O
were O
50 O
men O
from O
the O
group O
of O
prophets O
who O
followed O
them O
. O

Elijah O
and O
Elisha O
stopped O
at O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

The O
50 O
men O
stood O
far O
away O
from O
Elijah O
and O
Elisha O
. O

Elijah O
took O
off O
his O
coat O
, O
folded O
it O
, O
and O
hit O
the O
water O
with O
it O
. O

The O
water O
separated O
to O
the O
right O
and O
to O
the O
left O
. O

Then O
Elijah O
and O
Elisha O
crossed O
the O
river O
on O
dry O
ground O
. O

After O
they O
crossed O
the O
river O
, O
Elijah O
said O
to O
Elisha O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
do O
for O
you O
before O
God O
takes O
me O
away O
from O
you O
? O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
ask O
you O
for O
a O
double O
share O
of O
your O
spirit O
on O
me O
. O
'' O

Elijah O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
asked O
a O
hard O
thing O
. O

If O
you O
see O
me O
when O
I O
am O
taken O
from O
you O
, O
it O
will O
happen O
. O

But O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
see O
me O
when O
I O
am O
taken O
from O
you O
, O
it O
will O
not O
happen O
. O
'' O

Elijah O
and O
Elisha O
were O
walking O
and O
talking O
together O
. O

Suddenly O
, O
some O
horses O
and O
a O
chariot O
came O
and O
separated O
Elijah O
from O
Elisha O
. O

The O
horses O
and O
the O
chariot O
were O
like O
fire O
. O

Then O
Elijah O
was O
carried O
up O
into O
heaven O
in O
a O
whirlwind O
. O

Elisha O
saw O
it O
, O
and O
shouted O
, O
`` O
My O
father O
! O

My O
father O
! O

The O
chariot O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
his O
horses O
! O
'' O

Elisha O
never O
saw O
Elijah O
again O
. O

Elisha O
grabbed O
his O
own O
clothes O
and O
tore O
them O
in O
two O
to O
show O
his O
sadness O
. O

Elijah O
's O
coat O
had O
fallen O
to O
the O
ground O
, O
so O
Elisha O
picked O
it O
up O
. O

He O
went O
back O
and O
stood O
at O
the O
edge O
of O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

He O
hit O
the O
water O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Where O
is O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Elijah O
? O
'' O

Just O
as O
Elisha O
hit O
the O
water O
, O
the O
water O
separated O
to O
the O
right O
and O
to O
the O
left O
! O

Then O
Elisha O
crossed O
the O
river O
. O

When O
the O
group O
of O
prophets O
at O
Jericho B-GPE
saw O
Elisha O
, O
they O
said O
, O
`` O
Elijah O
's O
spirit O
is O
now O
on O
Elisha O
! O
'' O

They O
came O
to O
meet O
Elisha O
. O

They O
bowed O
very O
low O
to O
the O
ground O
before O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
we O
have O
50 O
good O
men O
. O

Please O
let O
them O
go O
and O
look O
for O
your O
master O
. O

Maybe O
the O
Lord O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
has O
taken O
Elijah O
up O
and O
dropped O
him O
on O
some O
mountain O
or O
in O
some O
valley O
. O
'' O

But O
Elisha O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
do O
n't O
send O
men O
to O
look O
for O
Elijah O
! O
'' O

The O
group O
of O
prophets O
begged O
Elisha O
until O
he O
was O
embarrassed O
. O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Send O
the O
men O
to O
look O
for O
Elijah O
. O
'' O

The O
group O
of O
prophets O
sent O
the O
50 O
men O
to O
look O
for O
Elijah O
. O

They O
looked O
three O
days O
, O
but O
they O
could O
not O
find O
him O
. O

So O
the O
men O
went O
to O
Jericho B-GPE
where O
Elisha O
was O
staying O
and O
told O
him O
. O

Elisha O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
I O
told O
you O
not O
to O
go O
. O
'' O

The O
men O
of O
the O
city O
said O
to O
Elisha O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
you O
can O
see O
this O
city O
is O
in O
a O
nice O
place O
, O
but O
the O
water O
is O
bad O
. O

That O
is O
why O
the O
land O
can O
not O
grow O
crops O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Bring O
me O
a O
new O
bowl O
and O
put O
salt O
in O
it O
. O
'' O

They O
brought O
the O
bowl O
to O
Elisha O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
out O
to O
the O
place O
where O
the O
water O
began O
flowing O
from O
the O
ground O
. O

Elisha O
threw O
the O
salt O
into O
the O
water O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
said O
, O
' O
I O
am O
making O
this O
water O
pure O
! O

From O
now O
on O
this O
water O
will O
not O
cause O
any O
more O
death O
or O
keep O
the O
land O
from O
growing O
crops O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
water O
became O
pure O
and O
is O
still O
good O
today O
. O

It O
happened O
just O
as O
Elisha O
had O
said O
. O

Elisha O
went O
from O
that O
city O
to O
Bethel O
. O

He O
was O
walking O
up O
the O
hill O
to O
the O
city O
, O
and O
some O
boys O
were O
coming O
down O
out O
of O
the O
city O
. O

They O
began O
making O
fun O
of O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
away O
, O
you O
bald-headed O
man O
! O

Go O
away O
, O
you O
bald-headed O
man O
! O
'' O

Elisha O
looked O
back O
and O
saw O
them O
. O

He O
asked O
the O
Lord O
to O
cause O
bad O
things O
to O
happen O
to O
them O
. O

Then O
two O
bears O
came O
out O
of O
the O
forest O
and O
attacked O
the O
boys O
. O

There O
were O
42 O
boys O
ripped O
apart O
by O
the O
bears O
. O

Elisha O
left O
Bethel O
and O
went O
to O
Mount O
Carmel O
and O
from O
there O
he O
went O
back O
to O
Samaria O
. O

Ahaz O
son O
of O
Jotham O
became O
king O
of O
Judah O
during O
the O
17th O
year O
that O
Pekah O
son O
of O
Remaliah O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Ahaz O
was O
20 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
became O
king O
. O

He O
ruled O
16 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Unlike O
his O
ancestor O
David B-PERSON
, O
Ahaz O
did O
not O
do O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
right O
. O

He O
did O
the O
same O
bad O
things O
the O
kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
had O
done O
. O

He O
even O
burned O
his O
son O
as O
a O
sacrifice O
. O

He O
copied O
the O
terrible O
sins O
of O
the O
nations O
that O
the O
Lord O
had O
forced O
to O
leave O
the O
country O
when O
the O
Israelites O
came O
. O

Ahaz O
made O
sacrifices O
and O
burned O
incense O
at O
the O
high O
places O
and O
on O
the O
hills O
and O
under O
every O
green O
tree O
. O

King O
Rezin O
of O
Aram O
and O
King O
Pekah O
son O
of O
Remaliah O
of O
Israel B-GPE
came O
to O
fight O
against O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Rezin O
and O
Pekah O
surrounded O
Ahaz O
, O
but O
could O
not O
defeat O
him O
. O

At O
that O
time O
King O
Rezin O
of O
Aram O
took O
back O
Elath O
for O
Aram O
. O

Rezin O
took O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
who O
were O
living O
in O
Elath O
. O

The O
Arameans O
settled O
in O
Elath O
, O
and O
they O
still O
live O
there O
today O
. O

Ahaz O
sent O
messengers O
to O
King O
Tiglath O
Pileser O
of O
Assyria O
with O
this O
message O
: O
`` O
I O
am O
your O
servant O
. O

I O
am O
like O
a O
son O
to O
you O
. O

Come O
and O
save O
me O
from O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
and O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

They O
have O
come O
to O
fight O
me O
. O
'' O

Ahaz O
also O
took O
the O
silver O
and O
gold O
that O
was O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
of O
the O
Lord O
and O
in O
the O
treasuries O
of O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

Then O
Ahaz O
sent O
a O
gift O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Assyria O
listened O
to O
Ahaz O
and O
went O
to O
fight O
against O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

The O
king O
captured O
that O
city O
and O
took O
the O
people O
from O
Damascus B-GPE
as O
prisoners O
to O
Kir O
. O

He O
also O
killed O
Rezin O
. O

King O
Ahaz O
went O
to O
Damascus B-GPE
to O
meet O
King O
Tiglath O
Pileser O
of O
Assyria O
. O

Ahaz O
saw O
the O
altar O
at O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

He O
sent O
a O
model O
and O
pattern O
of O
this O
altar O
to O
Uriah O
the O
priest O
. O

Then O
Uriah O
the O
priest O
built O
an O
altar O
just O
like O
the O
model O
King O
Ahaz O
had O
sent O
him O
from O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

Uriah O
the O
priest O
built O
the O
altar O
this O
way O
before O
King O
Ahaz O
came O
back O
from O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

When O
the O
king O
arrived O
from O
Damascus B-GPE
, O
he O
saw O
the O
altar O
. O

He O
offered O
sacrifices O
on O
the O
altar O
. O

Ahaz O
burned O
his O
burnt O
offerings O
and O
grain O
offerings O
on O
it O
. O

He O
poured O
his O
drink O
offering O
and O
sprinkled O
the O
blood O
of O
his O
fellowship O
offerings O
on O
this O
altar O
. O

Ahaz O
took O
the O
bronze O
altar O
that O
was O
before O
the O
Lord O
from O
the O
front O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

This O
bronze O
altar O
was O
between O
Ahaz O
's O
altar O
and O
the O
Temple B-GPE
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

Ahaz O
put O
the O
bronze O
altar O
on O
the O
north O
side O
of O
his O
own O
altar O
. O

He O
commanded O
Uriah O
the O
priest O
, O
`` O
Use O
the O
large O
altar O
to O
burn O
the O
morning O
burnt O
offerings O
, O
the O
evening O
grain O
offerings O
, O
and O
the O
drink O
offerings O
from O
all O
the O
people O
of O
this O
country O
. O

Sprinkle O
all O
the O
blood O
from O
the O
burnt O
offering O
and O
other O
sacrifices O
on O
the O
large O
altar O
. O

But O
I O
will O
use O
the O
bronze O
altar O
to O
get O
answers O
from O
God O
. O
'' O

Uriah O
the O
priest O
did O
everything O
that O
King O
Ahaz O
commanded O
him O
to O
do O
. O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Listen O
to O
the O
message O
from O
the O
Lord O
! O

The O
Lord O
says O
, O
' O
About O
this O
time O
tomorrow O
, O
there O
will O
be O
plenty O
of O
food O
, O
and O
it O
will O
be O
cheap O
again O
. O

A O
person O
will O
be O
able O
to O
buy O
a O
basket O
of O
fine O
flour O
or O
two O
baskets O
of O
barley O
for O
only O
one O
shekel O
in O
the O
marketplace O
by O
the O
city O
gates O
of O
Samaria O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
the O
officer O
who O
was O
close O
to O
the O
king O
answered O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

The O
officer O
said O
, O
`` O
Even O
if O
the O
Lord O
made O
windows O
in O
heaven O
, O
this O
could O
not O
happen O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
will O
see O
it O
with O
your O
own O
eyes O
, O
but O
you O
will O
not O
eat O
any O
of O
that O
food O
. O
'' O

There O
were O
four O
men O
sick O
with O
leprosy O
near O
the O
city O
gate O
. O

They O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
we O
sitting O
here O
waiting O
to O
die O
? O

There O
is O
no O
food O
in O
Samaria O
. O

If O
we O
go O
into O
the O
city O
, O
we O
will O
die O
there O
. O

If O
we O
stay O
here O
, O
we O
will O
also O
die O
. O

So O
let O
's O
go O
to O
the O
Aramean O
camp O
. O

If O
they O
let O
us O
live O
, O
we O
will O
live O
. O

If O
they O
kill O
us O
, O
we O
will O
just O
die O
. O
'' O

So O
that O
evening O
the O
four O
lepers O
went O
to O
the O
Aramean O
camp O
. O

When O
they O
came O
to O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
camp O
, O
no O
one O
was O
there O
! O

The O
Lord O
had O
caused O
the O
Aramean O
army O
to O
hear O
the O
sound O
of O
chariots O
, O
horses O
, O
and O
a O
large O
army O
. O

So O
the O
Aramean O
soldiers O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
The O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
has O
hired O
the O
kings O
of O
the O
Hittites O
and O
Egyptians B-NORP
to O
come O
against O
us O
. O
'' O

The O
Arameans O
ran O
away O
early O
that O
evening O
. O

They O
left O
everything O
behind O
. O

They O
left O
their O
tents O
, O
horses O
, O
and O
donkeys O
and O
ran O
for O
their O
lives O
. O

When O
these O
lepers O
came O
to O
where O
the O
camp O
began O
, O
they O
went O
into O
one O
tent O
. O

They O
ate O
and O
drank O
. O

Then O
they O
carried O
silver O
, O
gold O
, O
and O
clothes O
out O
of O
the O
camp O
and O
hid O
them O
. O

Then O
they O
came O
back O
and O
entered O
another O
tent O
. O

They O
carried O
things O
out O
from O
this O
tent O
and O
went O
out O
and O
hid O
them O
. O

Then O
they O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
We O
are O
doing O
wrong O
! O

Today O
we O
have O
good O
news O
, O
but O
we O
are O
silent O
. O

If O
we O
wait O
until O
the O
sun O
comes O
up O
, O
we O
will O
be O
punished O
. O

Now O
let O
's O
go O
and O
tell O
the O
people O
who O
live O
in O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
lepers O
came O
and O
called O
to O
the O
gatekeepers O
of O
the O
city O
. O

They O
told O
the O
gatekeepers O
, O
`` O
We O
went O
to O
the O
Aramean O
camp O
, O
but O
we O
did O
not O
hear O
anyone O
. O

No O
one O
was O
there O
, O
but O
the O
horses O
and O
donkeys O
were O
still O
tied O
up O
, O
and O
the O
tents O
were O
still O
standing O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
gatekeepers O
of O
the O
city O
shouted O
out O
and O
told O
the O
people O
in O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

It O
was O
night O
, O
but O
the O
king O
got O
up O
from O
bed O
and O
said O
to O
his O
officers O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
tell O
you O
what O
the O
Aramean O
soldiers O
are O
doing O
to O
us O
. O

They O
know O
we O
are O
hungry O
. O

They O
left O
the O
camp O
to O
hide O
in O
the O
field O
. O

They O
are O
thinking O
, O
' O
When O
the O
Israelites O
come O
out O
of O
the O
city O
, O
we O
will O
capture O
them O
alive O
. O

And O
then O
we O
will O
enter O
the O
city O
. O
' O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
king O
's O
officers O
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
some O
men O
take O
five O
of O
the O
horses O
that O
are O
still O
left O
in O
the O
city O
. O

The O
horses O
will O
soon O
die O
anyway O
, O
just O
as O
all O
the O
Israelites O
who O
are O
still O
left O
in O
the O
city O
. O

Let O
's O
send O
these O
men O
to O
see O
what O
happened O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
men O
took O
two O
chariots O
with O
horses O
. O

The O
king O
sent O
these O
men O
after O
the O
Aramean O
army O
. O

He O
told O
them O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
see O
what O
happened O
. O
'' O

The O
men O
went O
after O
the O
Aramean O
army O
as O
far O
as O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

All O
along O
the O
road O
there O
were O
clothes O
and O
weapons O
. O

The O
Arameans O
had O
thrown O
these O
things O
down O
when O
they O
hurried O
away O
. O

The O
messengers O
went O
back O
to O
Samaria O
and O
told O
the O
king O
. O

Then O
the O
people O
ran O
out O
to O
the O
Aramean O
camp O
and O
took O
valuable O
things O
from O
there O
. O

So O
it O
happened O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
had O
said O
. O

A O
person O
could O
buy O
a O
basket O
of O
fine O
flour O
or O
two O
baskets O
of O
barley O
for O
only O
one O
shekel O
. O

There O
was O
one O
officer O
who O
always O
stayed O
close O
by O
the O
king O
to O
help O
him O
. O

The O
king O
sent O
this O
officer O
to O
guard O
the O
gate O
, O
but O
the O
people O
knocked O
him O
down O
and O
trampled O
him O
, O
and O
he O
died O
. O

So O
everything O
happened O
just O
as O
the O
man O
of O
God O
had O
said O
when O
the O
king O
came O
to O
Elisha O
's O
house O
. O

Elisha O
had O
said O
, O
`` O
A O
person O
will O
be O
able O
to O
buy O
a O
basket O
of O
fine O
flour O
or O
two O
baskets O
of O
barley O
for O
only O
one O
shekel O
in O
the O
marketplace O
by O
the O
city O
gates O
of O
Samaria O
. O
'' O

But O
that O
officer O
had O
answered O
the O
man O
of O
God O
, O
`` O
Even O
if O
the O
Lord O
made O
windows O
in O
heaven O
, O
this O
could O
not O
happen O
! O
'' O

And O
Elisha O
had O
told O
the O
officer O
, O
`` O
You O
will O
see O
it O
with O
your O
own O
eyes O
, O
but O
you O
will O
not O
eat O
any O
of O
that O
food O
. O
'' O

It O
happened O
to O
the O
officer O
just O
that O
way O
. O

The O
people O
knocked O
him O
down O
at O
the O
gate O
and O
trampled O
him O
, O
and O
he O
died O
. O

Hezekiah O
son O
of O
Ahaz O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Hezekiah O
began O
to O
rule O
during O
the O
third O
year O
that O
Hoshea O
son O
of O
Elah O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Hezekiah O
was O
25 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
ruled O
29 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
's O
name O
was O
Abi O
, O
the O
daughter O
of O
Zechariah O
. O

Hezekiah O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
right O
, O
just O
as O
David B-PERSON
his O
ancestor O
had O
done O
. O

Hezekiah O
destroyed O
the O
high O
places O
. O

He O
broke O
the O
memorial O
stones O
and O
cut O
down O
the O
Asherah O
poles O
. O

At O
that O
time O
the O
Israelites O
burned O
incense O
to O
the O
bronze O
snake O
made O
by O
Moses O
. O

This O
bronze O
snake O
was O
called O
`` O
Nehushtan O
. O
'' O

Hezekiah O
broke O
this O
bronze O
snake O
into O
pieces O
. O

Hezekiah O
trusted O
in O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

There O
was O
no O
one O
like O
Hezekiah O
among O
all O
the O
kings O
of O
Judah O
before O
him O
or O
after O
him O
. O

He O
was O
very O
faithful O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
did O
not O
stop O
following O
him O
. O

He O
obeyed O
the O
commands O
that O
the O
Lord O
had O
given O
to O
Moses O
. O

The O
Lord O
was O
with O
Hezekiah O
, O
so O
he O
was O
successful O
in O
everything O
he O
did O
. O

Hezekiah O
broke O
away O
from O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
and O
stopped O
serving O
him O
. O

Hezekiah O
defeated O
the O
Philistines O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Gaza B-GPE
and O
the O
area O
around O
it O
. O

He O
defeated O
all O
the O
Philistine O
cities O
-- O
from O
the O
smallest O
town O
to O
the O
largest O
city O
. O

King O
Shalmaneser O
of O
Assyria O
went O
to O
fight O
against O
Samaria O
. O

His O
army O
surrounded O
the O
city O
. O

This O
happened O
during O
the O
fourth O
year O
that O
Hezekiah O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

-LRB- O
This O
was O
also O
the O
seventh O
year O
that O
Hoshea O
son O
of O
Elah O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

At O
the O
end O
of O
the O
third O
year O
Shalmaneser O
captured O
Samaria O
. O

He O
took O
Samaria O
during O
the O
sixth O
year O
that O
Hezekiah O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

-LRB- O
This O
was O
also O
the O
ninth O
year O
that O
Hoshea O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

The O
king O
of O
Assyria O
took O
the O
Israelites O
as O
prisoners O
to O
Assyria O
. O

He O
made O
them O
live O
in O
Halah O
, O
on O
the O
Habor O
-LRB- O
the O
river O
of O
Gozan O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
in O
the O
cities O
of O
the O
Medes O
. O

This O
happened O
because O
the O
Israelites O
did O
not O
obey O
the O
Lord O
their O
God O
. O

They O
broke O
his O
agreement O
and O
did O
not O
obey O
everything O
that O
Moses O
, O
the O
Lord O
's O
servant O
, O
had O
commanded O
. O

The O
Israelites O
would O
not O
listen O
to O
the O
Lord O
's O
agreement O
, O
or O
do O
what O
it O
taught O
them O
to O
do O
. O

During O
Hezekiah O
's O
14th O
year O
as O
king O
, O
King O
Sennacherib O
of O
Assyria O
went O
to O
fight O
against O
all O
the O
strong O
cities O
of O
Judah O
. O

Sennacherib O
defeated O
them O
all O
. O

Then O
King O
Hezekiah O
of O
Judah O
sent O
a O
message O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
at O
Lachish O
. O

Hezekiah O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
done O
wrong O
. O

Leave O
me O
alone O
, O
and O
I O
will O
pay O
whatever O
you O
want O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
told O
King O
Hezekiah O
of O
Judah O
to O
pay O
over O
11 O
tons O
of O
silver O
and O
over O
1 O
ton O
of O
gold O
. O

Hezekiah O
gave O
all O
the O
silver O
that O
was O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
and O
in O
the O
king O
's O
treasuries O
. O

That O
is O
when O
Hezekiah O
cut O
off O
the O
gold O
that O
he O
had O
put O
on O
the O
doors O
and O
doorposts O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
and O
gave O
it O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Assyria O
sent O
his O
three O
most O
important O
officers O
with O
a O
large O
army O
to O
King O
Hezekiah O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
left O
Lachish O
and O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
stood O
near O
the O
aqueduct O
by O
the O
Upper O
Pool O
, O
on O
the O
street O
that O
leads O
up O
to O
Laundryman O
's O
Field O
. O

These O
men O
called O
for O
the O
king O
, O
but O
Eliakim O
son O
of O
Hilkiah O
, O
Shebna O
, O
and O
Joah O
son O
of O
Asaph O
went O
out O
to O
meet O
them O
. O

Eliakim O
was O
the O
palace O
manager O
, O
Joah O
was O
the O
record O
keeper O
, O
and O
Shebna O
was O
the O
royal O
secretary O
. O

The O
commander O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Tell O
Hezekiah O
this O
is O
what O
the O
great O
king O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
says O
: O
' O
What O
are O
you O
trusting O
in O
to O
help O
you O
? O

If O
you O
say O
, O
`` O
I O
trust O
in O
power O
and O
great O
battle O
plans O
, O
'' O
then O
that O
is O
useless O
. O

Now O
I O
ask O
you O
, O
who O
do O
you O
trust O
so O
much O
that O
you O
are O
willing O
to O
rebel O
against O
me O
? O

Are O
you O
depending O
on O
Egypt B-GPE
to O
help O
you O
? O

Egypt B-GPE
is O
like O
a O
broken O
walking O
stick O
. O

If O
you O
lean O
on O
it O
for O
support O
, O
it O
will O
only O
hurt O
you O
and O
make O
a O
hole O
in O
your O
hand O
. O

Pharaoh O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
can O
not O
be O
trusted O
by O
anyone O
who O
depends O
on O
him O
for O
help O
. O

Maybe O
you O
will O
say O
, O
`` O
We O
trust O
the O
Lord O
our O
God O
to O
help O
us O
. O
'' O

But O
I O
know O
that O
Hezekiah O
destroyed O
the O
altars O
and O
high O
places O
where O
people O
worshiped O
the O
Lord O
. O

Hezekiah O
told O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
and O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
`` O
You O
must O
worship O
only O
at O
this O
one O
altar O
here O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O
'' O

' O
If O
you O
still O
want O
to O
fight O
my O
master O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
, O
I O
will O
make O
this O
agreement O
with O
you O
. O

I O
promise O
that O
I O
will O
give O
you O
2000 O
horses O
if O
you O
can O
find O
enough O
men O
to O
ride O
them O
into O
battle O
. O

But O
even O
then O
you O
could O
n't O
beat O
one O
of O
my O
master O
's O
lowest O
ranking O
officers O
. O

So O
why O
do O
you O
still O
depend O
on O
Egypt B-GPE
's O
chariots O
and O
horse O
soldiers O
? O

' O
Now O
, O
do O
you O
think O
I O
came O
to O
this O
country O
to O
destroy O
it O
without O
the O
Lord O
's O
help O
? O

No O
, O
the O
Lord O
said O
to O
me O
, O
`` O
Go O
up O
against O
this O
country O
and O
destroy O
it O
! O
' O
' O
' O
'' O

Then O
Eliakim O
son O
of O
Hilkiah O
, O
Shebna O
, O
and O
Joah O
said O
to O
the O
commander O
, O
`` O
Please O
speak O
to O
us O
in O
Aramaic O
. O

We O
understand O
that O
language O
. O

Do O
n't O
speak O
to O
us O
in O
the O
language O
of O
Judah O
because O
the O
people O
on O
the O
wall O
will O
understand O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
commander O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
My O
master O
did O
not O
send O
me O
to O
speak O
only O
to O
you O
and O
your O
master O
. O

I O
was O
also O
sent O
to O
speak O
to O
those O
people O
sitting O
on O
the O
wall O
. O

They O
, O
too O
, O
will O
not O
have O
enough O
food O
or O
water O
; O
they O
, O
too O
, O
will O
eat O
their O
own O
waste O
and O
drink O
their O
own O
urine O
like O
you O
! O
'' O

Then O
the O
commander O
shouted O
loudly O
in O
Hebrew B-LANGUAGE
, O
`` O
Hear O
this O
message O
from O
the O
great O
king O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
! O

The O
king O
says O
, O
' O
Do O
n't O
let O
Hezekiah O
fool O
you O
, O
because O
he O
can O
not O
save O
you O
from O
my O
power O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
Hezekiah O
make O
you O
trust O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O
' O

Hezekiah O
says O
, O
' O
The O
Lord O
will O
save O
us O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Assyria O
will O
not O
defeat O
this O
city O
. O
' O

But O
do O
n't O
listen O
to O
Hezekiah O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Assyria O
says O
this O
: O
' O
Do O
this O
favor O
for O
me O
; O
come O
out O
to O
me O
and O
then O
everyone O
will O
be O
free O
to O
have O
grapes O
from O
their O
own O
vines O
, O
figs O
from O
their O
own O
trees O
, O
and O
water O
from O
their O
own O
well O
. O

You O
can O
do O
this O
until O
I O
come O
and O
take O
you O
away O
to O
a O
land O
like O
your O
own O
. O

In O
that O
new O
land O
, O
you O
will O
have O
good O
grain O
and O
new O
wine O
, O
bread O
, O
vineyards O
, O
olive O
oil O
, O
and O
honey O
. O

Then O
you O
can O
live O
and O
not O
die O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
listen O
to O
Hezekiah O
. O

He O
is O
trying O
to O
change O
your O
mind O
. O

He O
is O
saying O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
will O
save O
us O
. O
'' O

Did O
any O
of O
the O
gods O
of O
the O
other O
nations O
save O
their O
land O
from O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
? O

Where O
are O
the O
gods O
of O
Hamath O
and O
Arpad O
? O

Where O
are O
the O
gods O
of O
Sepharvaim O
, O
Hena O
, O
and O
Ivvah O
? O

Did O
they O
save O
Samaria O
from O
me O
? O

Did O
any O
of O
the O
gods O
in O
the O
other O
countries O
save O
their O
land O
from O
me O
? O

No O
! O

So O
do O
you O
think O
the O
Lord O
will O
save O
Jerusalem B-GPE
from O
me O
? O
' O
'' O

But O
the O
people O
were O
silent O
. O

They O
did O
not O
say O
a O
word O
to O
the O
commander O
because O
King O
Hezekiah O
had O
commanded O
them O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
say O
anything O
to O
him O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
palace O
manager O
-LRB- O
Eliakim O
son O
of O
Hilkiah O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
royal O
secretary O
-LRB- O
Shebna O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
the O
record O
keeper O
-LRB- O
Joah O
son O
of O
Asaph O
-RRB- O
went O
to O
Hezekiah O
. O

Their O
clothes O
were O
torn O
to O
show O
they O
were O
upset O
. O

They O
told O
Hezekiah O
everything O
the O
Assyrian O
commander O
had O
said O
. O

Jehoahaz O
son O
of O
Jehu O
became O
king O
over O
Israel B-GPE
in O
Samaria O
. O

This O
was O
during O
the O
23rd O
year O
that O
Joash O
son O
of O
Ahaziah O
was O
king O
in O
Judah O
. O

Jehoahaz O
ruled O
17 O
years O
. O

Jehoahaz O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
followed O
the O
sins O
of O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
who O
caused O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
. O

Jehoahaz O
did O
not O
stop O
doing O
those O
things O
. O

Then O
the O
Lord O
was O
angry O
with O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
let O
King O
Hazael O
of O
Aram O
and O
Hazael O
's O
son O
Ben-Hadad O
gain O
control O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Then O
Jehoahaz O
begged O
the O
Lord O
to O
help O
them O
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
listened O
to O
him O
. O

The O
Lord O
had O
seen O
the O
troubles O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
how O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
troubled O
the O
Israelites O
. O

So O
the O
Lord O
sent O
a O
man O
to O
save O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Israelites O
were O
free O
from O
the O
Arameans O
. O

So O
the O
Israelites O
went O
to O
their O
own O
homes O
, O
as O
they O
did O
before O
. O

But O
the O
Israelites O
still O
did O
not O
stop O
committing O
the O
sins O
of O
the O
family O
of O
Jeroboam O
that O
caused O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
. O

The O
Israelites O
continued O
committing O
the O
sins O
of O
Jeroboam O
. O

They O
also O
kept O
the O
Asherah O
poles O
in O
Samaria O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Aram O
defeated O
Jehoahaz O
's O
army O
and O
destroyed O
most O
of O
the O
men O
in O
the O
army O
. O

He O
left O
only O
50 O
horse O
soldiers O
, O
10 O
chariots O
, O
and O
10,000 O
foot O
soldiers O
. O

Jehoahaz O
's O
soldiers O
were O
like O
chaff O
blown O
away O
by O
the O
wind O
at O
the O
time O
of O
threshing O
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
that O
Jehoahaz O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Jehoahaz O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
. O

The O
people O
buried O
Jehoahaz O
in O
Samaria O
. O

His O
son O
Jehoash O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Jehoash O
son O
of O
Jehoahaz O
became O
king O
over O
Israel B-GPE
in O
Samaria O
. O

This O
was O
during O
the O
37th O
year O
that O
Joash O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Jehoash O
ruled O
Israel B-GPE
for O
16 O
years O
. O

He O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
not O
stop O
committing O
the O
sins O
of O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
who O
caused O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
. O

Jehoash O
continued O
to O
commit O
those O
sins O
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
that O
Jehoash O
did O
and O
his O
wars O
against O
King O
Amaziah O
of O
Judah O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Jehoash O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
. O

Jeroboam O
became O
the O
new O
king O
and O
sat O
on O
Jehoash O
's O
throne O
. O

Jehoash O
was O
buried O
at O
Samaria O
with O
the O
kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Elisha O
became O
sick O
, O
and O
later O
he O
died O
from O
this O
sickness O
. O

King O
Jehoash O
of O
Israel B-GPE
went O
to O
visit O
Elisha O
. O

Jehoash O
cried O
for O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
father O
, O
my O
father O
! O

Is O
it O
time O
for O
the O
chariot O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
its O
horses O
? O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
to O
Jehoash O
, O
`` O
Take O
a O
bow O
and O
some O
arrows O
. O
'' O

Jehoash O
took O
a O
bow O
and O
some O
arrows O
. O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
`` O
Put O
your O
hand O
on O
the O
bow O
. O
'' O

Jehoash O
put O
his O
hand O
on O
the O
bow O
. O

Then O
Elisha O
put O
his O
hands O
on O
the O
king O
's O
hands O
. O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Open O
the O
east O
window O
. O
'' O

Jehoash O
opened O
the O
window O
. O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Shoot O
. O
'' O

Jehoash O
shot O
. O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
the O
Lord O
's O
arrow O
of O
victory O
over O
Aram O
! O

You O
will O
defeat O
the O
Arameans O
at O
Aphek O
until O
you O
destroy O
them O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
Take O
the O
arrows O
. O
'' O

Jehoash O
took O
the O
arrows O
. O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Hit O
on O
the O
ground O
. O
'' O

Jehoash O
hit O
the O
ground O
three O
times O
. O

Then O
he O
stopped O
. O

The O
man O
of O
God O
was O
angry O
with O
Jehoash O
. O

Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
should O
have O
hit O
five O
or O
six O
times O
! O

Then O
you O
would O
have O
defeated O
Aram O
until O
you O
destroyed O
it O
! O

But O
now O
, O
you O
will O
defeat O
Aram O
only O
three O
times O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
died O
, O
and O
the O
people O
buried O
him O
. O

One O
time O
in O
the O
spring O
a O
group O
of O
Moabite O
soldiers O
came O
to O
fight O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Some O
Israelites O
were O
burying O
a O
dead O
man O
when O
they O
saw O
that O
group O
of O
soldiers O
. O

The O
Israelites O
quickly O
threw O
the O
dead O
man O
into O
Elisha O
's O
grave O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
the O
dead O
man O
touched O
the O
bones O
of O
Elisha O
, O
he O
came O
back O
to O
life O
and O
stood O
up O
on O
his O
feet O
. O

During O
all O
the O
days O
that O
Jehoahaz O
ruled O
, O
King O
Hazael O
of O
Aram O
caused O
trouble O
to O
Israel B-GPE
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
was O
kind O
to O
the O
Israelites O
. O

The O
Lord O
had O
mercy O
and O
turned O
to O
the O
Israelites O
, O
because O
of O
his O
agreement O
with O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
Isaac O
, O
and O
Jacob O
. O

The O
Lord O
would O
not O
destroy O
the O
Israelites O
or O
throw O
them O
away O
yet O
. O

King O
Hazael O
of O
Aram O
died O
, O
and O
Ben-Hadad O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Before O
he O
died O
, O
Hazael O
had O
taken O
some O
cities O
in O
war O
from O
Jehoahaz O
, O
Jehoash O
's O
father O
. O

But O
now O
Jehoash O
took O
back O
these O
cities O
from O
Hazael O
's O
son O
Ben-Hadad O
. O

Jehoash O
defeated O
Ben-Hadad O
three O
times O
and O
took O
back O
the O
cities O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Manasseh O
was O
twelve O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
ruled O
55 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
's O
name O
was O
Hephzibah O
. O

Manasseh O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
the O
terrible O
things O
the O
other O
nations O
did O
. O

-LRB- O
And O
the O
Lord O
forced O
those O
nations O
to O
leave O
their O
country O
when O
the O
Israelites O
came O
. O
-RRB- O

Manasseh O
rebuilt O
the O
high O
places O
that O
his O
father O
Hezekiah O
had O
destroyed O
. O

He O
also O
built O
altars O
for O
Baal O
and O
made O
an O
Asherah O
pole O
, O
just O
as O
King O
Ahab O
of O
Israel B-GPE
had O
done O
. O

Manasseh O
worshiped O
and O
served O
the O
stars O
of O
heaven O
. O

He O
built O
altars O
to O
honor O
false O
gods O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
This O
is O
the O
place O
the O
Lord O
was O
talking O
about O
when O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
put O
my O
name O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

Manasseh O
built O
altars O
for O
the O
stars O
of O
heaven O
in O
the O
two O
courtyards O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

He O
sacrificed O
his O
own O
son O
and O
burned O
him O
on O
the O
altar O
. O

He O
used O
different O
ways O
of O
trying O
to O
know O
the O
future O
. O

He O
visited O
mediums O
and O
wizards O
. O

Manasseh O
did O
more O
and O
more O
things O
that O
the O
Lord O
saw O
as O
evil O
, O
which O
made O
the O
Lord O
angry O
. O

Manasseh O
made O
a O
carved O
statue O
of O
Asherah O
. O

He O
put O
this O
statue O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

The O
Lord O
had O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
and O
to O
David B-PERSON
's O
son O
Solomon O
about O
this O
Temple B-GPE
: O
`` O
I O
have O
chosen O
Jerusalem B-GPE
from O
all O
the O
cities O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

I O
will O
put O
my O
name O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
forever O
. O

I O
will O
not O
cause O
the O
Israelites O
to O
leave O
the O
land O
that O
I O
gave O
to O
their O
ancestors O
. O

I O
will O
let O
the O
people O
stay O
in O
their O
land O
if O
they O
obey O
everything O
I O
commanded O
them O
and O
all O
the O
teachings O
that O
my O
servant O
Moses O
gave O
them O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
people O
did O
not O
listen O
to O
God O
. O

Manasseh O
did O
more O
evil O
things O
than O
all O
the O
nations O
that O
lived O
in O
Canaan O
before O
Israel B-GPE
came O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
destroyed O
those O
nations O
when O
the O
Israelites O
came O
to O
take O
their O
land O
. O

The O
Lord O
used O
his O
servants O
the O
prophets O
to O
say O
this O
: O
`` O
King O
Manasseh O
of O
Judah O
has O
done O
these O
hated O
things O
and O
has O
done O
more O
evil O
than O
the O
Amorites O
before O
him O
. O

He O
also O
has O
caused O
Judah O
to O
sin O
because O
of O
his O
idols O
. O

So O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
says O
, O
' O
Look O
! O

I O
will O
bring O
so O
much O
trouble O
against O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
Judah O
that O
anyone O
who O
hears O
about O
it O
will O
be O
shocked O
. O

I O
will O
stretch O
the O
measuring O
line O
of O
Samaria O
and O
the O
plumb O
line O
of O
Ahab O
's O
family O
over O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

A O
man O
wipes O
a O
dish O
, O
and O
then O
he O
turns O
it O
upside O
down O
. O

I O
will O
do O
that O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

There O
will O
still O
be O
a O
few O
of O
my O
people O
left O
, O
but O
I O
will O
leave O
them O
. O

I O
will O
give O
them O
to O
their O
enemies O
. O

Their O
enemies O
will O
take O
them O
as O
prisoners O
-- O
they O
will O
be O
like O
the O
valuable O
things O
soldiers O
take O
in O
war O
. O

This O
is O
because O
my O
people O
did O
what O
I O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

They O
have O
made O
me O
angry O
with O
them O
since O
the O
day O
their O
ancestors O
came O
up O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

And O
Manasseh O
killed O
many O
innocent O
people O
. O

He O
filled O
Jerusalem B-GPE
from O
one O
end O
to O
another O
with O
blood O
. O

And O
all O
these O
sins O
are O
in O
addition O
to O
the O
sins O
that O
caused O
Judah O
to O
sin O
. O

Manasseh O
caused O
Judah O
to O
do O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O
' O
'' O

All O
the O
things O
that O
Manasseh O
did O
, O
including O
the O
sins O
that O
he O
committed O
, O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

Manasseh O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
. O

He O
was O
buried O
in O
the O
garden O
at O
his O
house O
. O

It O
was O
called O
the O
`` O
Garden O
of O
Uzza O
. O
'' O

His O
son O
Amon O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Amon O
was O
22 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
ruled O
two O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
's O
name O
was O
Meshullemeth O
daughter O
of O
Haruz O
from O
Jotbah O
. O

Amon O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
, O
just O
as O
his O
father O
Manasseh O
had O
done O
. O

Amon O
lived O
just O
as O
his O
father O
had O
lived O
. O

He O
worshiped O
and O
served O
the O
same O
idols O
his O
father O
had O
worshiped O
. O

Amon O
left O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
his O
ancestors O
, O
and O
did O
not O
live O
the O
way O
the O
Lord O
wanted O
. O

Amon O
's O
servants O
made O
plans O
against O
him O
and O
killed O
him O
in O
his O
palace O
. O

The O
common O
people O
killed O
all O
the O
officers O
who O
made O
plans O
against O
King O
Amon O
. O

Then O
the O
people O
made O
Amon O
's O
son O
Josiah O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

The O
other O
things O
that O
Amon O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

Amon O
was O
buried O
in O
his O
grave O
at O
the O
Garden O
of O
Uzza O
. O

His O
son O
Josiah O
became O
the O
new O
king O
. O

Hoshea O
son O
of O
Elah O
began O
to O
rule O
in O
Samaria O
over O
Israel B-GPE
. O

This O
was O
during O
the O
12th O
year O
that O
Ahaz O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Hoshea O
ruled O
nine O
years O
. O

He O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
, O
but O
he O
was O
not O
as O
bad O
as O
the O
kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
who O
had O
ruled O
before O
him O
. O

King O
Shalmaneser O
of O
Assyria O
came O
to O
fight O
against O
Hoshea O
and O
defeated O
him O
. O

So O
Hoshea O
paid O
tribute O
to O
Shalmaneser O
. O

Later O
, O
Hoshea O
sent O
messengers O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
to O
ask O
for O
help O
. O

That O
king O
's O
name O
was O
So O
. O

That O
year O
Hoshea O
did O
not O
pay O
tribute O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
as O
he O
did O
every O
other O
year O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Assyria O
learned O
that O
Hoshea O
had O
made O
plans O
against O
him O
. O

So O
he O
arrested O
Hoshea O
and O
put O
him O
in O
jail O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Assyria O
attacked O
many O
places O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Then O
he O
came O
to O
Samaria O
and O
fought O
against O
it O
for O
three O
years O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Assyria O
took O
Samaria O
during O
the O
ninth O
year O
that O
Hoshea O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
captured O
many O
Israelites O
and O
took O
them O
as O
prisoners O
to O
Assyria O
. O

He O
made O
them O
live O
in O
Halah O
by O
the O
Habor O
River O
at O
Gozan O
and O
in O
other O
cities O
of O
the O
Medes O
. O

These O
things O
happened O
because O
the O
Israelites O
had O
sinned O
against O
the O
Lord O
their O
God O
. O

And O
it O
was O
the O
Lord O
who O
brought O
the O
Israelites O
out O
of O
the O
land O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
! O

He O
saved O
them O
from O
the O
power O
of O
Pharaoh O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

But O
the O
Israelites O
began O
worshiping O
other O
gods O
. O

They O
began O
doing O
the O
same O
things O
that O
other O
people O
did O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
had O
forced O
those O
people O
to O
leave O
their O
land O
when O
the O
Israelites O
came O
. O

The O
Israelites O
also O
chose O
to O
be O
ruled O
by O
kings O
. O

The O
Israelites O
secretly O
did O
things O
against O
the O
Lord O
their O
God O
, O
and O
those O
things O
were O
wrong O
! O

The O
Israelites O
built O
high O
places O
in O
all O
their O
cities O
-- O
from O
the O
smallest O
town O
to O
the O
largest O
city O
. O

They O
put O
up O
memorial O
stones O
and O
Asherah O
poles O
on O
every O
high O
hill O
and O
under O
every O
green O
tree O
. O

They O
burned O
incense O
there O
in O
all O
those O
places O
for O
worship O
. O

They O
did O
these O
things O
like O
the O
nations O
that O
the O
Lord O
forced O
out O
of O
the O
land O
before O
them O
. O

The O
Israelites O
did O
evil O
things O
that O
made O
the O
Lord O
angry O
. O

They O
served O
idols O
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
had O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
must O
not O
do O
this O
. O
'' O

The O
Lord O
used O
every O
prophet O
and O
every O
seer O
to O
warn O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Judah O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Turn O
away O
from O
the O
evil O
things O
you O
do O
. O

Obey O
my O
commands O
and O
laws O
. O

Follow O
all O
the O
law O
that O
I O
gave O
to O
your O
ancestors O
. O

I O
used O
my O
servants O
the O
prophets O
to O
give O
this O
law O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
people O
would O
not O
listen O
. O

They O
were O
very O
stubborn O
like O
their O
ancestors O
. O

Their O
ancestors O
did O
not O
believe O
the O
Lord O
their O
God O
. O

They O
refused O
the O
Lord O
's O
laws O
and O
the O
agreement O
that O
he O
made O
with O
their O
ancestors O
. O

They O
refused O
to O
listen O
to O
the O
Lord O
's O
warnings O
. O

They O
worshiped O
idols O
that O
were O
worth O
nothing O
and O
they O
themselves O
became O
worth O
nothing O
. O

They O
lived O
like O
the O
people O
in O
the O
nations O
around O
them O
. O

They O
did O
those O
bad O
things O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
had O
warned O
the O
Israelites O
. O

The O
Lord O
told O
them O
not O
to O
do O
those O
bad O
things O
. O

The O
people O
stopped O
following O
the O
commands O
of O
the O
Lord O
their O
God O
. O

They O
made O
two O
gold O
statues O
of O
calves O
. O

They O
made O
Asherah O
poles O
. O

They O
worshiped O
all O
the O
stars O
of O
heaven O
and O
served O
Baal O
. O

They O
sacrificed O
their O
sons O
and O
daughters O
in O
the O
fire O
. O

They O
used O
magic O
and O
witchcraft O
to O
try O
to O
learn O
the O
future O
. O

They O
sold O
themselves O
to O
do O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
evil O
. O

They O
did O
this O
to O
make O
the O
Lord O
angry O
. O

So O
the O
Lord O
became O
very O
angry O
with O
Israel B-GPE
and O
removed O
them O
from O
his O
sight O
. O

There O
were O
no O
Israelites O
left O
, O
except O
the O
tribe O
of O
Judah O
. O

But O
even O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
did O
not O
obey O
the O
commands O
of O
the O
Lord O
their O
God O
. O

They O
lived O
just O
as O
the O
Israelites O
had O
. O

The O
Lord O
rejected O
all O
the O
Israelites O
. O

He O
brought O
them O
many O
troubles O
. O

He O
let O
people O
destroy O
them O
. O

Finally O
he O
threw O
them O
away O
and O
removed O
them O
from O
his O
sight O
. O

The O
Lord O
tore O
them O
from O
the O
family O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
and O
they O
made O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
their O
king O
. O

Jeroboam O
pulled O
the O
Israelites O
away O
from O
following O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
caused O
them O
to O
commit O
a O
great O
sin O
. O

So O
the O
Israelites O
sinned O
in O
all O
the O
ways O
Jeroboam O
did O
. O

And O
they O
did O
not O
stop O
committing O
these O
sins O
until O
the O
Lord O
took O
Israel B-GPE
away O
from O
his O
sight O
. O

And O
he O
said O
this O
would O
happen O
. O

He O
sent O
his O
prophets O
to O
tell O
the O
people O
this O
would O
happen O
. O

So O
the O
Israelites O
were O
taken O
out O
of O
their O
country O
into O
Assyria O
. O

And O
they O
have O
been O
there O
to O
this O
day O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Assyria O
took O
the O
Israelites O
out O
of O
Samaria O
and O
brought O
in O
other O
people O
from O
Babylon O
, O
Cuthah O
, O
Avva O
, O
Hamath O
, O
and O
Sepharvaim O
. O

They O
took O
over O
Samaria O
and O
lived O
in O
the O
cities O
around O
it O
. O

When O
these O
people O
began O
to O
live O
in O
Samaria O
, O
they O
did O
not O
honor O
the O
Lord O
, O
so O
the O
Lord O
sent O
lions O
to O
attack O
them O
. O

The O
lions O
killed O
some O
of O
them O
. O

Some O
people O
said O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
, O
`` O
The O
people O
who O
you O
took O
away O
and O
put O
in O
the O
cities O
of O
Samaria O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
law O
of O
the O
god O
of O
that O
country O
. O

So O
that O
god O
sent O
lions O
to O
attack O
them O
. O

The O
lions O
killed O
them O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
law O
of O
the O
god O
of O
that O
country O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
gave O
this O
command O
: O
`` O
You O
took O
some O
priests O
from O
Samaria O
. O

Send O
one O
of O
them O
who O
I O
captured O
back O
to O
Samaria O
. O

Let O
that O
priest O
go O
and O
live O
there O
. O

Then O
he O
can O
teach O
the O
people O
the O
law O
of O
the O
god O
of O
that O
country O
. O
'' O

So O
one O
of O
the O
priests O
who O
the O
Assyrians O
had O
carried O
away O
from O
Samaria O
came O
to O
live O
in O
Bethel O
. O

He O
taught O
the O
people O
how O
they O
should O
honor O
the O
Lord O
. O

But O
all O
those O
people O
made O
gods O
of O
their O
own O
. O

They O
put O
them O
in O
the O
temples O
at O
the O
high O
places O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Samaria O
had O
made O
. O

They O
did O
this O
wherever O
they O
lived O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Babylon O
made O
the O
false O
god O
Succoth O
Benoth O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Cuthah O
made O
the O
false O
god O
Nergal O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Hamath O
made O
the O
false O
god O
Ashima O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Avva O
made O
the O
false O
gods O
Nibhaz O
and O
Tartak O
. O

The O
people O
from O
Sepharvaim O
also O
burned O
their O
children O
in O
the O
fire O
to O
honor O
their O
false O
gods O
, O
Adrammelech O
and O
Anammelech O
. O

But O
they O
also O
worshiped O
the O
Lord O
. O

They O
chose O
priests O
for O
the O
high O
places O
from O
among O
the O
people O
. O

These O
priests O
made O
sacrifices O
for O
the O
people O
in O
the O
temples O
at O
those O
places O
of O
worship O
. O

They O
respected O
the O
Lord O
but O
also O
served O
their O
own O
gods O
, O
just O
as O
they O
did O
in O
their O
own O
countries O
. O

Even O
today O
they O
live O
like O
they O
did O
in O
the O
past O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
honor O
the O
Lord O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
obey O
the O
rules O
and O
commands O
of O
the O
Israelites O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
obey O
the O
law O
or O
the O
commands O
that O
the O
Lord O
gave O
to O
the O
children O
of O
Jacob O
. O

The O
Lord O
made O
an O
agreement O
with O
the O
Israelites O
. O

The O
Lord O
commanded O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
must O
not O
honor O
other O
gods O
. O

You O
must O
not O
worship O
them O
or O
serve O
them O
or O
offer O
sacrifices O
to O
them O
. O

But O
you O
must O
follow O
the O
Lord O
, O
who O
brought O
you O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

He O
used O
his O
great O
power O
to O
save O
you O
. O

You O
must O
worship O
him O
and O
make O
sacrifices O
to O
him O
. O

You O
must O
obey O
the O
rules O
, O
laws O
, O
teachings O
, O
and O
commands O
that O
he O
wrote O
for O
you O
. O

You O
must O
obey O
these O
things O
all O
the O
time O
. O

You O
must O
not O
respect O
other O
gods O
. O

You O
must O
not O
forget O
the O
agreement O
that O
I O
made O
with O
you O
. O

You O
must O
not O
respect O
other O
gods O
. O

No O
, O
you O
must O
respect O
only O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
save O
you O
from O
all O
your O
enemies O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
Israelites O
did O
not O
listen O
. O

They O
kept O
on O
doing O
the O
same O
things O
they O
did O
before O
. O

So O
now O
those O
other O
nations O
respected O
the O
Lord O
, O
but O
they O
also O
served O
their O
own O
idols O
. O

Their O
children O
and O
grandchildren O
did O
the O
same O
thing O
their O
ancestors O
did O
. O

They O
still O
do O
these O
things O
to O
this O
day O
. O

King O
Azariah O
son O
of O
Amaziah O
of O
Judah O
became O
king O
in O
the O
27th O
year O
that O
Jeroboam O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Azariah O
was O
16 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
ruled O
52 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
was O
named O
Jecoliah O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Azariah O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
right O
, O
just O
as O
his O
father O
Amaziah O
had O
done O
. O

But O
he O
did O
not O
destroy O
the O
high O
places O
. O

People O
still O
made O
sacrifices O
and O
burned O
incense O
in O
these O
places O
of O
worship O
. O

The O
Lord O
caused O
King O
Azariah O
to O
become O
sick O
with O
leprosy O
. O

He O
was O
a O
leper O
until O
the O
day O
he O
died O
. O

Azariah O
lived O
in O
a O
separate O
house O
. O

His O
son O
Jotham O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
, O
and O
he O
ruled O
the O
people O
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
that O
Azariah O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

Azariah O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
in O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

Azariah O
's O
son O
Jotham O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Zechariah O
son O
of O
Jeroboam O
ruled O
over O
Samaria O
in O
Israel B-GPE
for O
six O
months O
. O

This O
was O
during O
the O
38th O
year O
that O
Azariah O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Zechariah O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
the O
same O
things O
his O
ancestors O
did O
. O

He O
did O
not O
stop O
committing O
the O
sins O
of O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
who O
caused O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
. O

Shallum O
son O
of O
Jabesh O
made O
plans O
against O
Zechariah O
. O

Shallum O
killed O
Zechariah O
in O
Ibleam O
. O

Shallum O
became O
the O
new O
king O
. O

All O
the O
other O
things O
that O
Zechariah O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

In O
this O
way O
the O
Lord O
's O
word O
came O
true O
. O

He O
had O
told O
Jehu O
that O
four O
generations O
of O
his O
descendants O
would O
be O
kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Shallum O
son O
of O
Jabesh O
became O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
during O
the O
39th O
year O
that O
Uzziah O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Shallum O
ruled O
for O
one O
month O
in O
Samaria O
. O

Menahem O
son O
of O
Gadi O
came O
up O
from O
Tirzah O
to O
Samaria O
and O
killed O
Shallum O
son O
of O
Jabesh O
. O

Then O
Menahem O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

All O
the O
things O
Shallum O
did O
, O
including O
his O
plans O
against O
Zechariah O
, O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Menahem O
defeated O
Tiphsah O
and O
the O
area O
around O
it O
. O

The O
people O
refused O
to O
open O
the O
city O
gate O
for O
him O
. O

So O
Menahem O
defeated O
them O
and O
ripped O
open O
all O
the O
pregnant O
women O
in O
that O
city O
. O

Menahem O
son O
of O
Gadi O
became O
king O
over O
Israel B-GPE
during O
the O
39th O
year O
that O
Azariah O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Menahem O
ruled O
ten O
years O
in O
Samaria O
. O

Menahem O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
not O
stop O
committing O
the O
sins O
of O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
who O
caused O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
. O

King O
Pul O
of O
Assyria O
came O
to O
fight O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Menahem O
gave O
Pul O
75,000 O
pounds O
of O
silver O
so O
that O
Pul O
would O
support O
him O
and O
help O
him O
gain O
complete O
control O
of O
the O
kingdom O
. O

Menahem O
raised O
the O
money O
by O
making O
all O
the O
rich O
and O
powerful O
men O
pay O
taxes O
. O

He O
taxed O
each O
man O
20 O
ounces O
of O
silver O
and O
gave O
the O
money O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
. O

So O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
left O
and O
did O
not O
stay O
there O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
that O
Menahem O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Menahem O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
. O

His O
son O
Pekahiah O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Pekahiah O
son O
of O
Menahem O
became O
king O
over O
Israel B-GPE
in O
Samaria O
during O
the O
50th O
year O
that O
Azariah O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Pekahiah O
ruled O
two O
years O
. O

He O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
not O
stop O
committing O
the O
sins O
of O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
that O
caused O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
. O

The O
commander O
of O
Pekahiah O
's O
army O
was O
Pekah O
son O
of O
Remaliah O
. O

Pekah O
killed O
Pekahiah O
in O
Samaria O
at O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

Pekah O
had O
50 O
men O
from O
Gilead B-ORG
with O
him O
when O
he O
killed O
Pekahiah O
. O

Then O
Pekah O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
Pekahiah O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Pekah O
son O
of O
Remaliah O
began O
to O
rule O
over O
Israel B-GPE
in O
Samaria O
during O
the O
52nd O
year O
that O
Azariah O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Pekah O
ruled O
20 O
years O
. O

Pekah O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
not O
stop O
committing O
the O
sins O
of O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
who O
caused O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
. O

King O
Tiglath O
Pileser O
of O
Assyria O
came O
to O
fight O
against O
Israel B-GPE
while O
Pekah O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Tiglath O
Pileser O
captured O
Ijon O
, O
Abel O
Bethmaacah O
, O
Janoah O
, O
Kedesh O
, O
Hazor O
, O
Gilead B-ORG
, O
Galilee O
, O
and O
all O
the O
area O
of O
Naphtali O
. O

He O
took O
the O
people O
from O
these O
places O
as O
prisoners O
to O
Assyria O
. O

Hoshea O
son O
of O
Elah O
made O
plans O
against O
Pekah O
son O
of O
Remaliah O
and O
killed O
him O
. O

Then O
Hoshea O
became O
the O
new O
king O
. O

This O
was O
during O
the O
20th O
year O
that O
Jotham O
son O
of O
Uzziah O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
that O
Pekah O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Jotham O
son O
of O
Uzziah O
became O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

This O
was O
during O
the O
second O
year O
that O
Pekah O
son O
of O
Remaliah O
was O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Jotham O
was O
25 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
became O
king O
. O

He O
ruled O
16 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
was O
named O
Jerusha O
, O
the O
daughter O
of O
Zadok O
. O

Jotham O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
right O
, O
just O
as O
his O
father O
Uzziah O
had O
done O
. O

But O
he O
did O
not O
destroy O
the O
high O
places O
. O

The O
people O
still O
made O
sacrifices O
and O
burned O
incense O
at O
those O
places O
of O
worship O
. O

Jotham O
built O
the O
upper O
gate O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
that O
Jotham O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

At O
that O
time O
the O
Lord O
sent O
King O
Rezin O
of O
Aram O
and O
Pekah O
son O
of O
Remaliah O
to O
fight O
against O
Judah O
. O

Jotham O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
in O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
his O
ancestor O
. O

Jotham O
's O
son O
Ahaz O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Joash O
began O
to O
rule O
during O
Jehu O
's O
seventh O
year O
as O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Joash O
ruled O
40 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
was O
named O
Zibiah O
of O
Beersheba O
. O

Joash O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
right O
. O

He O
obeyed O
the O
Lord O
all O
his O
life O
. O

He O
did O
what O
Jehoiada O
the O
priest O
taught O
him O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
destroy O
the O
high O
places O
. O

The O
people O
still O
made O
sacrifices O
and O
burned O
incense O
at O
those O
places O
of O
worship O
. O

Joash O
said O
to O
the O
priests O
, O
`` O
There O
is O
much O
money O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

People O
have O
given O
things O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
and O
have O
paid O
the O
Temple B-GPE
tax O
when O
they O
were O
counted O
. O

And O
they O
have O
given O
money O
simply O
because O
they O
wanted O
to O
. O

You O
priests O
should O
take O
that O
money O
and O
repair O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Each O
priest O
should O
use O
the O
money O
he O
gets O
from O
the O
people O
he O
serves O
. O

He O
should O
use O
that O
money O
to O
repair O
the O
damage O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O
'' O

In O
the O
23rd O
year O
that O
Joash O
was O
king O
, O
the O
priests O
still O
had O
not O
repaired O
the O
Temple B-GPE
, O
so O
King O
Joash O
called O
for O
Jehoiada O
the O
priest O
and O
the O
other O
priests O
. O

Joash O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Why O
have O
n't O
you O
repaired O
the O
Temple B-GPE
? O

Stop O
taking O
money O
from O
the O
people O
you O
serve O
. O

That O
money O
must O
be O
used O
to O
repair O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O
'' O

The O
priests O
agreed O
to O
stop O
taking O
money O
from O
the O
people O
, O
but O
they O
also O
decided O
not O
to O
repair O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

So O
Jehoiada O
the O
priest O
took O
a O
box O
and O
made O
a O
hole O
in O
the O
top O
of O
it O
. O

Then O
Jehoiada O
put O
the O
box O
on O
the O
south O
side O
of O
the O
altar O
. O

This O
box O
was O
by O
the O
door O
where O
people O
came O
into O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Some O
of O
the O
priests O
guarded O
the O
doorway O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

They O
took O
the O
money O
people O
had O
given O
to O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
they O
put O
that O
money O
into O
that O
box O
. O

Whenever O
the O
king O
's O
secretary O
and O
the O
high O
priest O
saw O
there O
was O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
in O
the O
box O
, O
they O
came O
and O
took O
the O
money O
from O
the O
box O
. O

They O
put O
the O
money O
in O
bags O
and O
counted O
it O
. O

Then O
they O
paid O
the O
workers O
who O
worked O
on O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

They O
paid O
the O
carpenters O
and O
other O
builders O
who O
worked O
on O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

They O
used O
that O
money O
to O
pay O
the O
stoneworkers O
and O
stonecutters O
, O
and O
they O
used O
it O
to O
buy O
timber O
, O
cut O
stone O
, O
and O
everything O
else O
to O
repair O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

People O
gave O
money O
for O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
, O
but O
the O
priests O
could O
not O
use O
that O
money O
to O
make O
silver O
cups O
, O
snuffers O
, O
basins O
, O
trumpets O
, O
or O
any O
gold O
and O
silver O
dishes O
. O

That O
money O
was O
used O
to O
pay O
the O
workers O
who O
repaired O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

No O
one O
counted O
all O
the O
money O
or O
forced O
the O
workers O
to O
tell O
what O
happened O
to O
the O
money O
, O
because O
those O
workers O
could O
be O
trusted O
. O

People O
gave O
money O
when O
they O
offered O
guilt O
offerings O
and O
sin O
offerings O
, O
but O
that O
money O
was O
not O
used O
to O
pay O
the O
workers O
. O

It O
belonged O
to O
the O
priests O
. O

Hazael O
was O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
. O

He O
went O
to O
fight O
against O
the O
city O
of O
Gath O
and O
defeated O
it O
. O

Then O
he O
made O
plans O
to O
go O
fight O
against O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Jehoshaphat O
, O
Jehoram O
, O
and O
Ahaziah O
had O
been O
kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

They O
were O
Joash O
's O
ancestors O
. O

They O
had O
given O
many O
things O
to O
the O
Lord O
that O
were O
kept O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Joash O
also O
had O
given O
many O
things O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
took O
all O
these O
things O
and O
all O
the O
gold O
that O
was O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
and O
in O
his O
palace O
. O

Joash O
sent O
all O
these O
expensive O
things O
to O
King O
Hazael O
of O
Aram O
, O
so O
the O
king O
and O
his O
army O
left O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

All O
the O
great O
things O
that O
Joash O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

Joash O
's O
officers O
made O
plans O
against O
him O
. O

They O
killed O
Joash O
at O
the O
house O
of O
Millo O
on O
the O
road O
that O
goes O
down O
to O
Silla O
. O

Jozabad O
son O
of O
Shimeath O
and O
Jehozabad O
son O
of O
Shomer O
were O
Joash O
's O
officers O
. O

These O
men O
killed O
Joash O
. O

The O
people O
buried O
Joash O
with O
his O
ancestors O
in O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

His O
son O
Amaziah O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Josiah O
was O
eight O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
ruled O
31 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
's O
name O
was O
Jedidah O
the O
daughter O
of O
Adaiah O
of O
Bozkath O
. O

Josiah O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
right O
. O

He O
followed O
God O
like O
his O
ancestor O
David B-PERSON
. O

Josiah O
obeyed O
God O
's O
teachings O
-- O
he O
did O
exactly O
what O
God O
wanted O
. O

During O
the O
18th O
year O
that O
Josiah O
was O
king O
, O
he O
sent O
Shaphan O
son O
of O
Azaliah O
son O
of O
Meshullam O
, O
the O
secretary O
, O
to O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Josiah O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
up O
to O
Hilkiah O
the O
high O
priest O
. O

Tell O
him O
that O
he O
must O
get O
the O
money O
that O
people O
brought O
to O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

The O
gatekeepers O
collected O
that O
money O
from O
the O
people O
. O

The O
priests O
must O
use O
that O
money O
to O
pay O
the O
workers O
to O
repair O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

They O
must O
give O
that O
money O
to O
the O
men O
who O
supervise O
the O
work O
on O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Use O
that O
money O
for O
the O
carpenters O
, O
stonemasons O
, O
and O
stonecutters O
. O

Also O
use O
that O
money O
to O
buy O
the O
timber O
and O
cut O
stones O
that O
are O
needed O
to O
repair O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Do O
n't O
count O
the O
money O
that O
you O
give O
to O
the O
workers O
. O

They O
can O
be O
trusted O
. O
'' O

Hilkiah O
the O
high O
priest O
said O
to O
Shaphan O
the O
secretary O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
I O
found O
the O
Book O
of O
the O
Law O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
! O
'' O

Hilkiah O
gave O
the O
book O
to O
Shaphan O
, O
and O
Shaphan O
read O
it O
. O

He O
went O
to O
King O
Josiah O
and O
told O
him O
what O
happened O
. O

Shaphan O
said O
, O
`` O
Your O
servants O
have O
gathered O
all O
the O
money O
that O
was O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

They O
gave O
it O
to O
the O
men O
who O
supervise O
the O
work O
on O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
told O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
And O
Hilkiah O
the O
priest O
also O
gave O
this O
book O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
Shaphan O
read O
the O
book O
to O
the O
king O
. O

When O
the O
king O
heard O
the O
words O
of O
the O
Book O
of O
the O
Law O
, O
he O
tore O
his O
clothes O
to O
show O
he O
was O
sad O
and O
upset O
. O

Then O
he O
gave O
a O
command O
to O
Hilkiah O
the O
priest O
, O
Ahikam O
son O
of O
Shaphan O
, O
Acbor O
son O
of O
Micaiah O
, O
Shaphan O
the O
secretary O
, O
and O
Asaiah O
the O
king O
's O
servant O
. O

King O
Josiah O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
ask O
the O
Lord O
what O
we O
should O
do O
. O

Ask O
for O
me O
, O
for O
the O
people O
, O
and O
for O
all O
Judah O
. O

Ask O
about O
the O
words O
of O
this O
book O
that O
was O
found O
. O

The O
Lord O
is O
angry O
with O
us O
, O
because O
our O
ancestors O
did O
not O
listen O
to O
the O
words O
of O
this O
book O
. O

They O
did O
not O
obey O
all O
the O
commands O
that O
were O
written O
for O
us O
. O
'' O

So O
Hilkiah O
the O
priest O
, O
Ahikam O
, O
Acbor O
, O
Shaphan O
, O
and O
Asaiah O
went O
to O
Huldah O
the O
woman O
prophet O
. O

Huldah O
was O
the O
wife O
of O
Shallum O
son O
of O
Tikvah O
, O
son O
of O
Harhas O
. O

He O
took O
care O
of O
the O
priests O
' O
clothes O
. O

Huldah O
was O
living O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
went O
and O
talked O
with O
Huldah O
. O

Then O
Huldah O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
says O
: O
Tell O
the O
man O
who O
sent O
you O
to O
me O
: O
' O
The O
Lord O
says O
this O
: O
I O
am O
bringing O
trouble O
on O
this O
place O
and O
on O
the O
people O
who O
live O
here O
. O

These O
are O
the O
troubles O
that O
are O
mentioned O
in O
the O
book O
that O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
read O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Judah O
have O
left O
me O
and O
have O
burned O
incense O
to O
other O
gods O
. O

They O
made O
me O
very O
angry O
. O

They O
made O
many O
idols O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
will O
show O
my O
anger O
against O
this O
place O
. O

My O
anger O
will O
be O
like O
a O
fire O
that O
can O
not O
be O
stopped O
! O
' O

`` O
King O
Josiah O
of O
Judah O
sent O
you O
to O
ask O
advice O
from O
the O
Lord O
. O

Tell O
Josiah O
this O
: O
' O
The O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
said O
the O
words O
that O
you O
heard O
. O

You O
heard O
what O
I O
said O
about O
this O
place O
and O
those O
who O
live O
here O
. O

Your O
heart O
was O
soft O
, O
and O
you O
felt O
sorry O
when O
you O
heard O
those O
things O
. O

I O
said O
that O
terrible O
things O
would O
happen O
to O
this O
place O
. O

You O
tore O
your O
clothes O
to O
show O
your O
sadness O
and O
you O
began O
to O
cry O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
heard O
you O
. O
' O

The O
Lord O
says O
this O
. O

' O
I O
will O
bring O
you O
to O
be O
with O
your O
ancestors O
. O

You O
will O
die O
and O
go O
to O
your O
grave O
in O
peace O
. O

So O
your O
eyes O
will O
not O
see O
all O
the O
trouble O
that O
I O
am O
bringing O
on O
this O
place O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
Hilkiah O
the O
priest O
, O
Ahikam O
, O
Acbor O
, O
Shaphan O
, O
and O
Asaiah O
gave O
that O
message O
to O
the O
king O
. O

After O
King O
Ahab O
died O
, O
Moab O
broke O
away O
from O
Israel B-GPE
's O
rule O
. O

One O
day O
Ahaziah O
was O
on O
the O
roof O
of O
his O
house O
in O
Samaria O
. O

He O
fell O
down O
through O
the O
wooden O
bars O
on O
top O
of O
his O
house O
and O
was O
badly O
hurt O
. O

He O
called O
messengers O
and O
told O
them O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
the O
priests O
of O
Baal O
Zebub O
, O
the O
god O
of O
Ekron O
, O
and O
ask O
them O
if O
I O
will O
get O
well O
from O
my O
injuries O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
Lord O
's O
angel O
said O
to O
Elijah O
the O
Tishbite O
, O
`` O
King O
Ahaziah O
has O
sent O
some O
messengers O
from O
Samaria O
. O

Go O
meet O
those O
men O
and O
ask O
them O
, O
' O
There O
is O
a O
God O
in O
Israel B-GPE
, O
so O
why O
are O
you O
men O
going O
to O
ask O
questions O
of O
Baal O
Zebub O
, O
the O
god O
of O
Ekron O
? O

Since O
you O
did O
this O
, O
the O
Lord O
says O
, O
You O
will O
not O
get O
up O
from O
your O
bed O
. O

You O
will O
die O
! O
' O
'' O

Then O
Elijah O
left O
. O

When O
messengers O
came O
back O
to O
Ahaziah O
, O
he O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
you O
come O
back O
so O
soon O
? O
'' O

The O
messengers O
said O
to O
Ahaziah O
, O
`` O
A O
man O
came O
up O
to O
meet O
us O
and O
told O
us O
to O
go O
back O
to O
the O
king O
who O
sent O
us O
and O
tell O
him O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
: O
' O
There O
is O
a O
God O
in O
Israel B-GPE
, O
so O
why O
did O
you O
send O
messengers O
to O
ask O
questions O
of O
Baal O
Zebub O
, O
the O
god O
of O
Ekron O
? O

Since O
you O
did O
this O
, O
you O
will O
not O
get O
up O
from O
your O
bed O
. O

You O
will O
die O
! O
' O
'' O

Ahaziah O
said O
to O
the O
messengers O
, O
`` O
What O
did O
the O
man O
look O
like O
who O
met O
you O
and O
told O
you O
this O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
Ahaziah O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
was O
wearing O
a O
hairy O
coat O
with O
a O
leather O
belt O
around O
his O
waist O
. O
'' O

Then O
Ahaziah O
said O
, O
`` O
That O
was O
Elijah O
the O
Tishbite O
. O
'' O

Ahaziah O
sent O
a O
captain O
and O
50 O
men O
to O
Elijah O
. O

The O
captain O
went O
to O
Elijah O
, O
who O
was O
sitting O
on O
top O
of O
a O
hill O
. O

The O
captain O
said O
to O
Elijah O
, O
`` O
Man O
of O
God O
, O
the O
king O
says O
, O
' O
Come O
down O
! O
' O
'' O

Elijah O
answered O
the O
captain O
of O
50 O
, O
`` O
If O
I O
am O
a O
man O
of O
God O
, O
let O
fire O
come O
down O
from O
heaven O
and O
destroy O
you O
and O
your O
50 O
men O
! O
'' O

So O
fire O
came O
down O
from O
heaven O
and O
destroyed O
the O
captain O
and O
his O
50 O
men O
. O

Ahaziah O
sent O
another O
captain O
with O
50 O
men O
to O
Elijah O
. O

He O
said O
to O
Elijah O
, O
`` O
Man O
of O
God O
, O
the O
king O
says O
, O
' O
Come O
down O
quickly O
! O
' O
'' O

Elijah O
told O
the O
captain O
and O
his O
50 O
men O
, O
`` O
If O
I O
am O
a O
man O
of O
God O
, O
let O
fire O
come O
down O
from O
heaven O
and O
destroy O
you O
and O
your O
50 O
men O
! O
'' O

Then O
God O
's O
fire O
came O
down O
from O
heaven O
and O
destroyed O
the O
captain O
and O
his O
50 O
men O
. O

Ahaziah O
sent O
a O
third O
captain O
with O
50 O
men O
. O

The O
third O
captain O
came O
to O
Elijah O
. O

He O
fell O
down O
on O
his O
knees O
and O
begged O
Elijah O
, O
saying O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Man O
of O
God O
, O
I O
ask O
you O
, O
please O
let O
my O
life O
and O
the O
lives O
of O
your O
50 O
servants O
be O
valuable O
to O
you O
. O

Fire O
came O
down O
from O
heaven O
and O
destroyed O
the O
first O
two O
captains O
and O
their O
50 O
men O
. O

But O
now O
, O
have O
mercy O
and O
let O
us O
live O
! O
'' O

The O
Lord O
's O
angel O
said O
to O
Elijah O
, O
`` O
Go O
with O
the O
captain O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
of O
him O
. O
'' O

So O
Elijah O
went O
with O
the O
captain O
to O
see O
King O
Ahaziah O
. O

Elijah O
told O
Ahaziah O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
: O
' O
There O
is O
a O
God O
in O
Israel B-GPE
, O
so O
why O
did O
you O
send O
messengers O
to O
ask O
questions O
of O
Baal O
Zebub O
, O
the O
god O
of O
Ekron O
? O

Since O
you O
did O
this O
, O
you O
will O
not O
get O
up O
from O
your O
bed O
. O

You O
will O
die O
! O
' O
'' O

Ahaziah O
died O
, O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
said O
through O
Elijah O
. O

Ahaziah O
did O
not O
have O
a O
son O
, O
so O
Joram O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
Ahaziah O
. O

He O
began O
to O
rule O
during O
the O
second O
year O
that O
Jehoram O
son O
of O
Jehoshaphat O
was O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

The O
other O
things O
that O
Ahaziah O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

King O
Josiah O
told O
all O
the O
leaders O
of O
Judah O
and O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
come O
and O
meet O
with O
him O
. O

Then O
the O
king O
went O
up O
to O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

All O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
and O
the O
people O
who O
lived O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
went O
with O
him O
. O

The O
priests O
, O
the O
prophets O
, O
and O
all O
the O
people O
-- O
from O
the O
least O
important O
to O
the O
most O
important O
-- O
went O
with O
him O
. O

Then O
he O
read O
the O
Book O
of O
the O
Agreement O
. O

This O
was O
the O
Book O
of O
the O
Law O
that O
was O
found O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Josiah O
read O
the O
book O
so O
that O
all O
the O
people O
could O
hear O
it O
. O

The O
king O
stood O
by O
the O
column O
and O
made O
an O
agreement O
with O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
promised O
to O
follow O
the O
Lord O
and O
to O
obey O
his O
commands O
, O
the O
laws O
, O
and O
his O
rules O
. O

He O
promised O
to O
do O
this O
with O
all O
his O
heart O
and O
soul O
. O

He O
promised O
to O
obey O
the O
agreement O
written O
in O
this O
book O
. O

All O
the O
people O
stood O
to O
show O
that O
they O
promised O
to O
follow O
the O
agreement O
. O

Then O
the O
king O
commanded O
Hilkiah O
the O
high O
priest O
, O
the O
other O
priests O
, O
and O
the O
gatekeepers O
to O
bring O
out O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
all O
the O
dishes O
and O
things O
that O
were O
made O
to O
honor O
Baal O
, O
Asherah O
, O
and O
the O
stars O
of O
heaven O
. O

Then O
Josiah O
burned O
those O
things O
outside O
Jerusalem B-GPE
in O
the O
fields O
in O
Kidron O
Valley O
. O

Then O
they O
carried O
the O
ashes O
to O
Bethel O
. O

The O
kings O
of O
Judah O
had O
chosen O
some O
ordinary O
men O
to O
serve O
as O
priests O
. O

These O
false O
priests O
were O
burning O
incense O
at O
the O
high O
places O
in O
every O
city O
of O
Judah O
and O
all O
the O
towns O
around O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
burned O
incense O
to O
honor O
Baal O
, O
the O
sun O
, O
the O
moon O
, O
the O
constellations O
, O
and O
all O
the O
stars O
in O
the O
sky O
. O

But O
Josiah O
stopped O
those O
false O
priests O
. O

Josiah O
removed O
the O
Asherah O
pole O
from O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

He O
took O
the O
Asherah O
pole O
outside O
the O
city O
to O
the O
Kidron O
Valley O
and O
burned O
it O
there O
. O

Then O
he O
beat O
the O
burned O
pieces O
into O
dust O
and O
scattered O
the O
dust O
over O
the O
graves O
of O
the O
common O
people O
. O

Then O
King O
Josiah O
broke O
down O
the O
houses O
of O
the O
male O
prostitutes O
who O
were O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Women O
also O
used O
these O
houses O
and O
made O
little O
tent O
covers O
to O
honor O
the O
false O
goddess O
Asherah O
. O

At O
that O
time O
the O
priests O
did O
not O
bring O
the O
sacrifices O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
offer O
them O
on O
the O
altar O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

The O
priests O
lived O
in O
cities O
all O
over O
Judah O
. O

They O
burned O
incense O
and O
offered O
sacrifices O
at O
the O
high O
places O
in O
those O
cities O
. O

The O
high O
places O
were O
everywhere O
, O
from O
Geba O
to O
Beersheba O
. O

And O
the O
priests O
ate O
their O
unleavened O
bread O
in O
those O
towns O
with O
the O
ordinary O
people O
-- O
not O
at O
the O
special O
place O
for O
priests O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

But O
King O
Josiah O
ruined O
the O
high O
places O
and O
brought O
the O
priests O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Josiah O
also O
destroyed O
the O
high O
places O
that O
were O
on O
the O
left O
side O
of O
the O
city O
gate O
, O
by O
the O
Gate O
of O
Joshua O
. O

-LRB- O
Joshua O
was O
the O
ruler O
of O
the O
city O
. O
-RRB- O

Topheth O
was O
a O
place O
in O
the O
Valley O
of O
Hinnom O
's O
Son O
where O
people O
killed O
their O
children O
and O
burned O
them O
on O
an O
altar O
to O
honor O
the O
false O
god O
Molech O
. O

Josiah O
ruined O
that O
place O
so O
that O
no O
one O
could O
use O
it O
again O
. O

In O
the O
past O
the O
kings O
of O
Judah O
had O
put O
some O
horses O
and O
a O
chariot O
near O
the O
entrance O
to O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

This O
was O
near O
the O
room O
of O
an O
important O
official O
named O
Nathan O
Melech O
. O

The O
horses O
and O
chariot O
were O
to O
honor O
the O
sun O
god O
. O

Josiah O
removed O
the O
horses O
and O
burned O
the O
chariot O
. O

In O
the O
past O
the O
kings O
of O
Judah O
had O
built O
altars O
on O
the O
roof O
of O
Ahab O
's O
building O
. O

King O
Manasseh O
had O
also O
built O
altars O
in O
the O
two O
courtyards O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Josiah O
destroyed O
all O
the O
altars O
and O
threw O
the O
broken O
pieces O
into O
the O
Kidron O
Valley O
. O

In O
the O
past O
King O
Solomon O
built O
some O
high O
places O
on O
Destroyer O
Hill O
near O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
high O
places O
were O
on O
the O
south O
side O
of O
that O
hill O
. O

King O
Solomon O
built O
one O
of O
these O
places O
of O
worship O
to O
honor O
Ashtoreth O
, O
that O
horrible O
thing O
the O
people O
of O
Sidon O
worship O
. O

He O
also O
built O
one O
to O
honor O
Chemosh O
, O
that O
horrible O
thing O
the O
Moabites O
worship O
. O

And O
King O
Solomon O
built O
one O
high O
place O
to O
honor O
Milcom O
, O
that O
horrible O
thing O
the O
Ammonites O
worship O
. O

But O
King O
Josiah O
ruined O
all O
these O
places O
of O
worship O
. O

He O
broke O
all O
the O
memorial O
stones O
and O
Asherah O
poles O
. O

Then O
he O
scattered O
dead O
men O
's O
bones O
over O
that O
place O
. O

Josiah O
also O
broke O
down O
the O
altar O
and O
high O
place O
at O
Bethel O
. O

Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
had O
made O
this O
altar O
. O

Jeroboam O
caused O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
. O

Josiah O
broke O
down O
both O
that O
altar O
and O
the O
high O
place O
. O

He O
broke O
the O
stones O
of O
the O
altar O
to O
pieces O
. O

Then O
he O
beat O
it O
into O
dust O
and O
he O
burned O
the O
Asherah O
pole O
. O

Josiah O
looked O
around O
and O
saw O
graves O
on O
the O
mountain O
. O

He O
sent O
men O
, O
and O
they O
took O
the O
bones O
from O
the O
graves O
. O

Then O
he O
burned O
the O
bones O
on O
the O
altar O
. O

In O
this O
way O
Josiah O
ruined O
the O
altar O
. O

This O
happened O
according O
to O
the O
message O
from O
the O
Lord O
that O
the O
man O
of O
God O
announced O
. O

The O
man O
of O
God O
announced O
these O
things O
when O
Jeroboam O
stood O
beside O
the O
altar O
at O
the O
feast O
. O

Then O
Josiah O
looked O
around O
and O
saw O
the O
grave O
of O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

Josiah O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
is O
that O
monument O
I O
see O
? O
'' O

The O
people O
of O
the O
city O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
the O
grave O
of O
the O
man O
of O
God O
who O
came O
from O
Judah O
. O

This O
man O
of O
God O
told O
about O
the O
things O
you O
have O
done O
to O
the O
altar O
at O
Bethel O
. O

He O
said O
them O
a O
long O
time O
ago O
. O
'' O

Josiah O
said O
, O
`` O
Leave O
the O
man O
of O
God O
alone O
. O

Do O
n't O
move O
his O
bones O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
left O
his O
bones O
and O
the O
bones O
of O
the O
man O
of O
God O
from O
Samaria O
. O

Josiah O
also O
destroyed O
all O
the O
temples O
at O
the O
high O
places O
in O
the O
cities O
of O
Samaria O
. O

The O
kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
had O
built O
those O
temples O
, O
which O
had O
made O
the O
Lord O
very O
angry O
. O

Josiah O
destroyed O
them O
, O
just O
as O
he O
had O
destroyed O
the O
place O
of O
worship O
at O
Bethel O
. O

Josiah O
killed O
all O
the O
priests O
of O
the O
high O
places O
that O
were O
in O
Samaria O
. O

He O
killed O
the O
priests O
on O
those O
altars O
and O
burned O
men O
's O
bones O
on O
the O
altars O
so O
that O
they O
could O
never O
be O
used O
again O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Then O
King O
Josiah O
gave O
a O
command O
to O
all O
the O
people O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Celebrate O
Passover O
for O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O

Do O
this O
just O
as O
it O
is O
written O
in O
the O
Book O
of O
the O
Agreement O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
had O
not O
celebrated O
a O
Passover O
like O
this O
since O
the O
days O
when O
the O
judges O
ruled O
Israel B-GPE
. O

None O
of O
the O
kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
or O
the O
kings O
of O
Judah O
ever O
had O
such O
a O
big O
celebration O
for O
Passover O
. O

They O
celebrated O
this O
Passover O
for O
the O
Lord O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
during O
Josiah O
's O
18th O
year O
as O
king O
. O

Josiah O
destroyed O
the O
mediums O
, O
wizards O
, O
the O
house O
gods O
, O
the O
idols O
, O
and O
all O
the O
horrible O
things O
people O
worshiped O
in O
Judah O
and O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
did O
this O
to O
obey O
the O
law O
written O
in O
the O
book O
that O
Hilkiah O
the O
priest O
found O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

There O
had O
never O
been O
a O
king O
like O
Josiah O
before O
. O

Josiah O
turned O
to O
the O
Lord O
with O
all O
his O
heart O
, O
with O
all O
his O
soul O
, O
and O
with O
all O
his O
strength O
. O

No O
king O
had O
followed O
all O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
like O
Josiah O
. O

And O
there O
has O
never O
been O
another O
king O
like O
Josiah O
since O
that O
time O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
did O
not O
stop O
being O
angry O
with O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
. O

He O
was O
still O
angry O
with O
them O
for O
everything O
that O
Manasseh O
had O
done O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
forced O
the O
Israelites O
to O
leave O
their O
land O
. O

I O
will O
do O
the O
same O
to O
Judah O
. O

I O
will O
take O
Judah O
out O
of O
my O
sight O
. O

I O
will O
not O
accept O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
chose O
that O
city O
. O

I O
was O
talking O
about O
Jerusalem B-GPE
when O
I O
said O
, O
' O
My O
name O
will O
be O
there O
. O
' O

But O
I O
will O
destroy O
the O
Temple B-GPE
that O
is O
in O
that O
place O
. O
'' O

All O
the O
other O
things O
that O
Josiah O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

While O
Josiah O
was O
king O
, O
Pharaoh O
Neco O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
went O
to O
fight O
against O
the O
king O
of O
Assyria O
at O
the B-LOC
Euphrates I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

Josiah O
went O
out O
to O
meet O
Neco O
at O
Megiddo O
. O

Pharaoh O
saw O
Josiah O
and O
killed O
him O
. O

Josiah O
's O
officers O
put O
his O
body O
in O
a O
chariot O
and O
carried O
him O
from O
Megiddo O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
buried O
Josiah O
in O
his O
own O
grave O
. O

Then O
the O
common O
people O
took O
Josiah O
's O
son O
Jehoahaz O
and O
anointed O
him O
. O

They O
made O
Jehoahaz O
the O
new O
king O
. O

Jehoahaz O
was O
23 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
became O
king O
. O

He O
ruled O
three O
months O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
's O
name O
was O
Hamutal O
, O
daughter O
of O
Jeremiah O
from O
Libnah O
. O

Jehoahaz O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
all O
the O
same O
things O
that O
his O
ancestors O
had O
done O
. O

Pharaoh O
Neco O
put O
Jehoahaz O
in O
prison O
at O
Riblah O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Hamath O
. O

So O
Jehoahaz O
could O
not O
rule O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Pharaoh O
Neco O
forced O
Judah O
to O
pay O
7500 O
pounds O
of O
silver O
and O
75 O
pounds O
of O
gold O
. O

Pharaoh O
Neco O
made O
Josiah O
's O
son O
Eliakim O
the O
new O
king O
. O

Eliakim O
took O
the O
place O
of O
Josiah O
his O
father O
. O

Pharaoh O
Neco O
changed O
Eliakim O
's O
name O
to O
Jehoiakim O
. O

And O
Pharaoh O
Neco O
took O
Jehoahaz O
away O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
where O
he O
died O
. O

Jehoiakim O
gave O
the O
silver O
and O
the O
gold O
to O
Pharaoh O
. O

But O
Jehoiakim O
made O
the O
common O
people O
pay O
taxes O
and O
used O
that O
money O
to O
give O
to O
Pharaoh O
Neco O
. O

So O
everyone O
paid O
their O
share O
of O
silver O
and O
gold O
, O
and O
King O
Jehoiakim O
gave O
the O
money O
to O
Pharaoh O
Neco O
. O

Jehoiakim O
was O
25 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
became O
king O
. O

He O
ruled O
eleven O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
mother O
's O
name O
was O
Zebidah O
daughter O
of O
Pedaiah O
from O
Rumah O
. O

Jehoiakim O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
all O
the O
same O
things O
his O
ancestors O
had O
done O
. O

Naaman O
was O
the O
captain O
of O
the O
army O
of O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
. O

He O
was O
very O
important O
to O
his O
king O
because O
the O
Lord O
used O
him O
to O
lead O
Aram O
to O
victory O
. O

Naaman O
was O
a O
great O
and O
powerful O
man O
, O
but O
he O
was O
also O
sick O
with O
leprosy O
. O

The O
Aramean O
army O
sent O
many O
groups O
of O
soldiers O
to O
fight O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

One O
time O
they O
took O
a O
little O
girl O
from O
the O
land O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

This O
girl O
became O
a O
servant O
of O
Naaman O
's O
wife O
. O

She O
said O
to O
his O
wife O
, O
`` O
I O
wish O
that O
my O
master O
would O
meet O
the O
prophet O
who O
lives O
in O
Samaria O
. O

He O
could O
heal O
Naaman O
of O
his O
leprosy O
. O
'' O

Naaman O
went O
to O
the O
king O
and O
told O
him O
what O
the O
Israelite O
girl O
said O
. O

Then O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
now O
, O
and O
I O
will O
send O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

So O
Naaman O
went O
to O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
took O
750 O
pounds O
of O
silver O
, O
6000 O
pieces O
of O
gold O
and O
ten O
changes O
of O
clothes O
as O
gifts O
. O

Naaman O
took O
the O
letter O
from O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
to O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
letter O
said O
: O
`` O
Now O
this O
letter O
is O
to O
show O
that O
I O
am O
sending O
my O
servant O
Naaman O
to O
you O
. O

Cure O
his O
leprosy O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
had O
read O
the O
letter O
, O
he O
tore O
his O
clothes O
to O
show O
he O
was O
sad O
and O
upset O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Am O
I O
God O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
power O
over O
life O
and O
death O
. O

So O
why O
did O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
send O
a O
man O
sick O
with O
leprosy O
for O
me O
to O
heal O
? O

Think O
about O
it O
, O
and O
you O
will O
see O
that O
it O
is O
a O
trick O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Aram O
is O
trying O
to O
start O
a O
fight O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
, O
the O
man O
of O
God O
, O
heard O
that O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
had O
torn O
his O
clothes O
. O

So O
Elisha O
sent O
this O
message O
to O
the O
king O
: O
`` O
Why O
did O
you O
tear O
your O
clothes O
? O

Let O
Naaman O
come O
to O
me O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
know O
there O
is O
a O
prophet O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

So O
Naaman O
came O
with O
his O
horses O
and O
chariots O
to O
Elisha O
's O
house O
and O
stood O
outside O
the O
door O
. O

Elisha O
sent O
a O
messenger O
to O
Naaman O
who O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
wash O
in O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
seven O
times O
. O

Then O
your O
skin O
will O
be O
healed O
, O
and O
you O
will O
be O
pure O
and O
clean O
. O
'' O

Naaman O
became O
angry O
and O
left O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
thought O
Elisha O
would O
at O
least O
come O
out O
and O
stand O
in O
front O
of O
me O
and O
call O
on O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
his O
God O
. O

I O
thought O
he O
would O
wave O
his O
hand O
over O
my O
body O
and O
heal O
the O
leprosy O
. O

Abana O
and O
Pharpar O
, O
the O
rivers O
of O
Damascus B-GPE
, O
are O
better O
than O
all O
the O
water O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Why O
ca O
n't O
I O
wash O
in O
those O
rivers O
in O
Damascus B-GPE
and O
become O
clean O
? O
'' O

He O
was O
very O
angry O
and O
turned O
to O
leave O
. O

But O
Naaman O
's O
servants O
went O
to O
him O
and O
talked O
to O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Father O
, O
if O
the O
prophet O
told O
you O
to O
do O
some O
great O
thing O
, O
you O
would O
do O
it O
, O
is O
n't O
that O
right O
? O

But O
he O
said O
, O
' O
Wash O
, O
and O
you O
will O
be O
pure O
and O
clean O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
Naaman O
did O
what O
the O
man O
of O
God O
said O
. O

He O
went O
down O
and O
dipped O
himself O
in O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
seven O
times O
, O
and O
he O
became O
pure O
and O
clean O
. O

His O
skin O
became O
soft O
like O
the O
skin O
of O
a O
baby O
. O

Naaman O
and O
his O
whole O
group O
came O
back O
to O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

He O
stood O
before O
Elisha O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
I O
now O
know O
there O
is O
no O
God O
in O
all O
the O
earth O
except O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Now O
please O
accept O
a O
gift O
from O
me O
. O
'' O

But O
Elisha O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
serve O
the O
Lord O
. O

And O
I O
promise O
, O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
, O
I O
will O
not O
accept O
any O
gift O
. O
'' O

Naaman O
tried O
hard O
to O
make O
Elisha O
take O
the O
gift O
, O
but O
he O
refused O
. O

Then O
Naaman O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
will O
not O
accept O
this O
gift O
, O
at O
least O
do O
this O
for O
me O
. O

Let O
me O
have O
enough O
dirt O
from O
Israel B-GPE
to O
fill O
the O
baskets O
on O
two O
of O
my O
mules O
. O

I O
ask O
this O
because O
I O
will O
never O
again O
offer O
any O
burnt O
offering O
or O
sacrifice O
to O
any O
other O
gods O
. O

I O
will O
offer O
sacrifices O
only O
to O
the O
Lord O
! O

And O
I O
pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
will O
forgive O
me O
for O
this O
: O
When O
my O
master O
goes O
to O
the O
temple O
of O
Rimmon O
to O
worship O
that O
false O
god O
, O
he O
will O
want O
to O
lean O
on O
me O
for O
support O
. O

So O
I O
must O
bow O
down O
in O
the O
temple O
of O
Rimmon O
. O

I O
ask O
the O
Lord O
now O
to O
forgive O
me O
when O
that O
happens O
. O
'' O

Then O
Elisha O
said O
to O
Naaman O
, O
`` O
Go O
in O
peace O
. O
'' O

So O
Naaman O
left O
Elisha O
and O
went O
a O
short O
way O
. O

But O
Gehazi O
, O
the O
servant O
of O
Elisha O
the O
man O
of O
God O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
my O
master O
has O
let O
Naaman O
the O
Aramean O
go O
without O
accepting O
the O
gift O
that O
he O
brought O
. O

As O
the O
Lord O
lives O
, O
I O
will O
run O
after O
Naaman O
and O
get O
something O
from O
him O
. O
'' O

So O
Gehazi O
ran O
to O
Naaman O
. O

Naaman O
saw O
someone O
running O
after O
him O
. O

He O
stepped O
down O
from O
the O
chariot O
to O
meet O
Gehazi O
. O

Naaman O
said O
, O
`` O
Is O
everything O
all O
right O
? O
'' O

Gehazi O
said O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
everything O
is O
all O
right O
. O

My O
master O
has O
sent O
me O
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
Look O
, O
two O
young O
men O
came O
to O
me O
from O
the O
group O
of O
prophets O
in O
the O
hill O
country O
of O
Ephraim O
. O

Please O
give O
them O
75 O
pounds O
of O
silver O
and O
two O
changes O
of O
clothes O
. O
' O
'' O

Naaman O
said O
, O
`` O
Please O
, O
take O
150 O
pounds O
. O
'' O

He O
persuaded O
Gehazi O
to O
take O
the O
silver O
. O

Naaman O
put O
150 O
pounds O
of O
silver O
in O
two O
bags O
and O
took O
two O
changes O
of O
clothes O
. O

Then O
he O
gave O
these O
things O
to O
two O
of O
his O
servants O
. O

The O
servants O
carried O
these O
things O
for O
Gehazi O
. O

When O
Gehazi O
came O
to O
the O
hill O
, O
he O
took O
these O
things O
from O
the O
servants O
. O

He O
sent O
the O
servants O
away O
, O
and O
they O
left O
. O

Then O
he O
hid O
those O
things O
in O
the O
house O
. O

Gehazi O
came O
in O
and O
stood O
before O
his O
master O
. O

Elisha O
said O
to O
Gehazi O
, O
`` O
Where O
have O
you O
been O
Gehazi O
? O
'' O

Gehazi O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
did O
n't O
go O
anywhere O
. O
'' O

Elisha O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
That O
is O
not O
true O
! O

My O
heart O
was O
with O
you O
when O
the O
man O
turned O
from O
his O
chariot O
to O
meet O
you O
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
time O
to O
take O
money O
, O
clothes O
, O
olives O
, O
grapes O
, O
sheep O
, O
cattle O
, O
or O
men O
and O
women O
servants O
. O

Now O
you O
and O
your O
children O
will O
catch O
Naaman O
's O
disease O
. O

You O
will O
have O
leprosy O
forever O
! O
'' O

When O
Gehazi O
left O
Elisha O
, O
his O
skin O
was O
as O
white O
as O
snow O
! O

He O
was O
sick O
with O
leprosy O
. O

So O
in O
the O
month O
of O
Ziv O
, O
the O
second O
month O
of O
the O
year O
, O
during O
Solomon O
's O
fourth O
year O
as O
king O
, O
he O
began O
work O
on O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

This O
was O
480 O
years O
after O
the O
Israelites O
left O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

The O
Temple B-GPE
was O
60 O
cubits O
long O
, O
20 O
cubits O
wide O
, O
and O
30 O
cubits O
high O
. O

The O
porch O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
was O
20 O
cubits O
long O
and O
10 O
cubits O
wide O
. O

The O
porch O
ran O
along O
the O
front O
of O
the O
main O
part O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
itself O
. O

Its O
length O
was O
equal O
to O
the O
width O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

There O
were O
narrow O
windows O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

These O
windows O
were O
smaller O
on O
the O
inside O
of O
the O
wall O
than O
on O
the O
outside O
. O

Then O
Solomon O
built O
a O
row O
of O
rooms O
around O
the O
main O
part O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

This O
row O
of O
rooms O
was O
three O
stories O
tall O
with O
the O
rooms O
built O
one O
above O
the O
other O
. O

The O
rooms O
touched O
the O
Temple B-GPE
wall O
, O
but O
their O
beams O
were O
not O
built O
into O
that O
wall O
. O

The O
Temple B-GPE
wall O
became O
thinner O
at O
the O
top O
, O
so O
the O
rooms O
on O
the O
upper O
floors O
were O
larger O
than O
the O
ones O
below O
them O
. O

The O
rooms O
on O
the O
bottom O
floor O
were O
5 O
cubits O
wide O
. O

The O
rooms O
on O
the O
middle O
floor O
were O
6 O
cubits O
wide O
. O

The O
rooms O
above O
that O
were O
7 O
cubits O
wide O
. O

The O
stones O
were O
completely O
finished O
before O
they O
were O
brought O
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
, O
so O
there O
was O
no O
noise O
of O
hammers O
, O
axes O
, O
or O
any O
other O
iron O
tools O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

The O
entrance O
to O
these O
rooms O
was O
on O
bottom O
floor O
at O
the O
south O
side O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Inside O
there O
were O
stairs O
that O
went O
up O
to O
the O
second O
floor O
and O
from O
there O
to O
the O
third O
floor O
. O

Solomon O
finished O
building O
the O
main O
part O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
and O
then O
covered O
it O
inside O
with O
cedar O
boards O
. O

Then O
he O
finished O
building O
the O
rooms O
around O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Each O
story O
was O
5 O
cubits O
tall O
. O

The O
cedar O
beams O
in O
these O
rooms O
rested O
on O
a O
ledge O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
wall O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
to O
Solomon O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
obey O
all O
my O
laws O
and O
commands O
, O
I O
will O
do O
for O
you O
what O
I O
promised O
your O
father O
David B-PERSON
. O

I O
will O
live O
among O
the O
children O
of O
Israel B-GPE
in O
this O
Temple B-GPE
that O
you O
are O
building O
, O
and O
I O
will O
never O
leave O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

When O
Solomon O
finished O
the O
stonework O
on O
the O
Temple B-GPE
, O
the O
stone O
walls O
inside O
the O
Temple B-GPE
were O
covered O
with O
cedar O
boards O
from O
floor O
to O
ceiling O
. O

Then O
the O
stone O
floor O
was O
covered O
with O
pine O
boards O
. O

They O
built O
an O
inner O
room O
20 O
cubits O
long O
in O
the O
back O
part O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

This O
room O
was O
called O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
. O

They O
covered O
the O
walls O
in O
this O
room O
with O
cedar O
boards O
, O
from O
floor O
to O
ceiling O
. O

In O
front O
of O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
was O
the O
main O
part O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

This O
room O
was O
40 O
cubits O
long O
. O

They O
covered O
the O
walls O
in O
this O
room O
with O
cedar O
boards O
-- O
none O
of O
the O
stones O
in O
the O
walls O
could O
be O
seen O
. O

They O
carved O
pictures O
of O
flowers O
and O
gourds O
into O
the O
cedar O
. O

Solomon O
finished O
the O
inner O
room O
in O
the O
back O
part O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

This O
room O
was O
for O
the O
Lord O
's O
Box O
of O
the O
Agreement O
. O

This O
room O
was O
20 O
cubits O
long O
, O
20 O
cubits O
wide O
, O
and O
20 O
cubits O
high O
. O

Solomon O
covered O
this O
room O
with O
pure O
gold O
. O

He O
also O
covered O
the O
cedar O
altar O
with O
gold O
. O

He O
covered O
the O
inside O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
with O
pure O
gold O
and O
wrapped O
gold O
chains O
around O
it O
. O

The O
inside O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
was O
covered O
with O
gold O
, O
and O
the O
altar O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
was O
covered O
with O
gold O
. O

The O
workers O
made O
two O
statues O
of O
Cherub O
angels O
with O
wings O
. O

They O
made O
the O
statues O
from O
olive O
wood O
and O
put O
them O
in O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
. O

Each O
angel O
was O
10 O
cubits O
tall O
. O

Both O
Cherub O
angels O
were O
the O
same O
size O
and O
built O
the O
same O
way O
. O

Each O
one O
had O
two O
wings O
. O

Each O
wing O
was O
5 O
cubits O
long O
. O

From O
the O
end O
of O
one O
wing O
to O
the O
end O
of O
the O
other O
wing O
was O
10 O
cubits O
. O

And O
each O
Cherub O
angel O
was O
10 O
cubits O
tall O
. O

They O
put O
the O
Cherub O
angels O
beside O
one O
another O
in O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
. O

Their O
wings O
touched O
each O
other O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
room O
. O

The O
other O
two O
wings O
touched O
each O
side O
wall O
. O

The O
two O
Cherub O
angels O
were O
covered O
with O
gold O
. O

The O
walls O
around O
the O
main O
room O
and O
the O
inner O
room O
were O
carved O
with O
pictures O
of O
Cherub O
angels O
, O
palm O
trees O
, O
and O
flowers O
. O

The O
floor O
of O
both O
rooms O
was O
covered O
with O
gold O
. O

The O
workers O
made O
two O
doors O
from O
olive O
wood O
. O

They O
put O
these O
doors O
at O
the O
entrance O
of O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
. O

The O
frame O
around O
the O
doors O
was O
made O
with O
five O
sides O
. O

They O
made O
the O
two O
doors O
from O
olive O
wood O
. O

The O
workers O
carved O
pictures O
of O
Cherub O
angels O
, O
palm O
trees O
, O
and O
flowers O
on O
the O
doors O
. O

Then O
they O
covered O
the O
doors O
with O
gold O
. O

They O
also O
made O
doors O
for O
the O
entrance O
to O
the O
main O
room O
. O

They O
used O
olive O
wood O
to O
make O
a O
square O
doorframe O
. O

There O
were O
two O
doors O
made O
from O
pine O
. O

Each O
door O
had O
two O
parts O
that O
folded O
together O
. O

They O
carved O
pictures O
of O
Cherub O
angels O
, O
palm O
trees O
, O
and O
flowers O
on O
the O
doors O
. O

Then O
they O
covered O
them O
with O
gold O
. O

Then O
they O
built O
a O
wall O
around O
the O
inner O
yard O
. O

Each O
wall O
was O
made O
from O
three O
rows O
of O
cut O
stones O
and O
one O
row O
of O
cedar O
timbers O
. O

They O
started O
working O
on O
the O
Temple B-GPE
in O
the O
month O
of O
Ziv O
, O
the O
second O
month O
of O
the O
year O
. O

This O
was O
during O
Solomon O
's O
fourth O
year O
as O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Temple B-GPE
was O
finished O
in O
the O
month O
of O
Bul O
, O
the O
eighth O
month O
of O
the O
year O
, O
in O
Solomon O
's O
eleventh O
year O
as O
king O
. O

It O
took O
seven O
years O
to O
build O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

It O
was O
built O
exactly O
as O
planned O
. O

Elijah O
was O
a O
prophet O
from O
the O
town O
of O
Tishbe O
in O
Gilead B-ORG
. O

He O
said O
to O
King O
Ahab O
, O
`` O
I O
serve O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

By O
his O
power O
, O
I O
promise O
that O
no O
dew O
or O
rain O
will O
fall O
for O
the O
next O
few O
years O
. O

The O
rain O
will O
fall O
only O
when O
I O
command O
it O
to O
fall O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
Lord O
said O
to O
Elijah O
, O
`` O
Leave O
this O
place O
and O
go O
east O
. O

Hide O
near O
Kerith O
Ravine O
, O
east O
of O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

You O
can O
get O
your O
water O
from O
that O
stream O
, O
and O
I O
have O
commanded O
ravens O
to O
bring O
food O
to O
you O
there O
. O
'' O

So O
Elijah O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
told O
him O
to O
do O
. O

He O
went O
to O
live O
near O
Kerith O
Ravine O
, O
east O
of O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

Ravens O
brought O
Elijah O
food O
every O
morning O
and O
every O
evening O
, O
and O
he O
drank O
water O
from O
the O
stream O
. O

There O
was O
no O
rain O
, O
so O
after O
a O
while O
the O
stream O
became O
dry O
. O

Then O
the O
Lord O
said O
to O
Elijah O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
Zarephath O
in O
Sidon O
and O
stay O
there O
. O

There O
is O
a O
widow O
there O
that O
I O
commanded O
to O
take O
care O
of O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
Elijah O
went O
to O
Zarephath O
. O

He O
went O
to O
the O
town O
gate O
and O
saw O
a O
woman O
there O
gathering O
wood O
for O
a O
fire O
. O

She O
was O
a O
widow O
. O

Elijah O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Would O
you O
bring O
me O
a O
small O
cup O
of O
water O
to O
drink O
? O
'' O

As O
she O
was O
going O
to O
get O
the O
water O
, O
Elijah O
said O
, O
`` O
Bring O
me O
a O
piece O
of O
bread O
too O
, O
please O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
promise O
you O
, O
before O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
, O
that O
I O
have O
nothing O
but O
a O
handful O
of O
flour O
in O
a O
jar O
and O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
olive O
oil O
in O
a O
jug O
. O

I O
came O
here O
to O
gather O
a O
few O
pieces O
of O
wood O
for O
a O
fire O
to O
cook O
our O
last O
meal O
. O

My O
son O
and O
I O
will O
eat O
it O
and O
then O
die O
from O
hunger O
. O
'' O

Elijah O
said O
to O
the O
woman O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
worry O
. O

Go O
home O
and O
cook O
your O
food O
as O
you O
said O
. O

But O
first O
make O
a O
small O
piece O
of O
bread O
from O
the O
flour O
that O
you O
have O
and O
bring O
it O
to O
me O
. O

Then O
cook O
some O
for O
yourself O
and O
your O
son O
. O

The O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
says O
, O
' O
That O
jar O
of O
flour O
will O
never O
be O
empty O
and O
the O
jug O
will O
always O
have O
oil O
in O
it O
. O

This O
will O
continue O
until O
the O
day O
the O
Lord O
sends O
rain O
to O
the O
land O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
the O
woman O
went O
home O
and O
did O
what O
Elijah O
told O
her O
to O
do O
. O

And O
Elijah O
, O
the O
woman O
, O
and O
her O
son O
had O
enough O
food O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

The O
jar O
of O
flour O
and O
the O
jug O
of O
oil O
were O
never O
empty O
. O

This O
happened O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
said O
through O
Elijah O
. O

Some O
time O
later O
the O
woman O
's O
son O
became O
sick O
. O

He O
became O
worse O
and O
worse O
until O
he O
stopped O
breathing O
. O

Then O
the O
woman O
said O
to O
Elijah O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
a O
man O
of O
God O
. O

Can O
you O
help O
me O
? O

Or O
did O
you O
come O
here O
only O
to O
remind O
me O
of O
my O
sins O
and O
to O
make O
my O
son O
die O
? O
'' O

Elijah O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Give O
me O
your O
son O
. O
'' O

He O
took O
the O
boy O
from O
her O
and O
carried O
him O
upstairs O
. O

He O
laid O
him O
on O
the O
bed O
in O
the O
room O
where O
he O
was O
staying O
. O

Then O
Elijah O
prayed O
, O
`` O
Lord O
my O
God O
, O
this O
widow O
is O
letting O
me O
stay O
in O
her O
house O
. O

Will O
you O
do O
this O
bad O
thing O
to O
her O
? O

Will O
you O
cause O
her O
son O
to O
die O
? O
'' O

Then O
Elijah O
lay O
on O
top O
of O
the O
boy O
three O
times O
. O

He O
prayed O
, O
`` O
Lord O
my O
God O
, O
let O
this O
boy O
live O
again O
! O
'' O

The O
Lord O
answered O
Elijah O
's O
prayer O
. O

The O
boy O
began O
breathing O
again O
and O
was O
alive O
. O

Elijah O
carried O
the O
boy O
downstairs O
, O
gave O
him O
to O
his O
mother O
, O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
your O
son O
is O
alive O
! O
'' O

The O
woman O
answered O
, O
`` O
Now O
I O
know O
that O
you O
really O
are O
a O
man O
from O
God O
. O

I O
know O
that O
the O
Lord O
really O
speaks O
through O
you O
! O
'' O

Solomon O
made O
a O
peace O
treaty O
with O
Pharaoh O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
by O
marrying O
his O
daughter O
. O

Solomon O
brought O
her O
to O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

This O
was O
when O
Solomon O
was O
still O
building O
his O
palace O
, O
the O
Temple B-GPE
of O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
the O
wall O
around O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
Temple B-GPE
had O
not O
yet O
been O
finished O
, O
so O
people O
were O
still O
making O
animal O
sacrifices O
on O
altars O
at O
the O
high O
places O
. O

Solomon O
showed O
that O
he O
loved O
the O
Lord O
by O
obeying O
everything O
his O
father O
David B-PERSON
told O
him O
to O
do O
, O
except O
that O
Solomon O
continued O
to O
go O
to O
the O
high O
places O
to O
offer O
sacrifices O
and O
to O
burn O
incense O
. O

King O
Solomon O
went O
to O
Gibeon O
to O
offer O
a O
sacrifice O
because O
that O
was O
the O
most O
important O
high O
place O
. O

He O
offered O
a O
thousand O
burnt O
offerings O
on O
that O
altar O
. O

While O
Solomon O
was O
at O
Gibeon O
, O
the O
Lord O
came O
to O
him O
at O
night O
in O
a O
dream O
. O

God O
said O
, O
`` O
Solomon O
, O
ask O
me O
what O
you O
want O
me O
to O
give O
you O
. O
'' O

Solomon O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
were O
very O
kind O
and O
loyal O
to O
your O
servant O
, O
my O
father O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
was O
faithful O
to O
you O
and O
lived O
a O
good O
, O
honest O
life O
. O

And O
you O
showed O
him O
the O
greatest O
kindness O
when O
you O
let O
his O
son O
take O
his O
place O
as O
king O
. O

Lord O
my O
God O
, O
you O
have O
made O
me O
the O
king O
in O
my O
father O
's O
place O
, O
but O
I O
am O
like O
a O
small O
child O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
wisdom O
I O
need O
to O
do O
what O
I O
must O
do O
. O

I O
am O
your O
servant O
here O
among O
your O
chosen O
people O
. O

There O
are O
so O
many O
that O
they O
can O
not O
be O
counted O
. O

So O
I O
ask O
you O
to O
give O
me O
the O
wisdom O
to O
rule O
and O
judge O
them O
well O
and O
to O
help O
me O
know O
the O
difference O
between O
right O
and O
wrong O
. O

Without O
such O
great O
wisdom O
, O
it O
would O
be O
impossible O
to O
rule O
this O
great O
nation O
. O
'' O

The O
Lord O
was O
happy O
that O
Solomon O
asked O
for O
wisdom O
. O

So O
God O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
You O
did O
not O
ask O
for O
long O
life O
and O
riches O
for O
yourself O
. O

You O
did O
not O
ask O
for O
the O
death O
of O
your O
enemies O
. O

You O
asked O
for O
the O
wisdom O
to O
listen O
and O
make O
the O
right O
decisions O
. O

So O
I O
will O
give O
you O
what O
you O
asked O
for O
. O

I O
will O
make O
you O
wise O
and O
intelligent O
. O

I O
will O
make O
you O
wiser O
than O
anyone O
who O
ever O
lived O
or O
ever O
will O
live O
. O

And O
I O
will O
also O
give O
you O
what O
you O
did O
not O
ask O
for O
. O

You O
will O
have O
riches O
and O
honor O
all O
your O
life O
. O

There O
will O
be O
no O
other O
king O
in O
the O
world O
as O
great O
as O
you O
. O

And O
I O
will O
give O
you O
a O
long O
life O
if O
you O
follow O
me O
and O
obey O
my O
laws O
and O
commands O
as O
your O
father O
David B-PERSON
did O
. O
'' O

Solomon O
woke O
up O
and O
knew O
that O
God O
had O
spoken O
to O
him O
in O
the O
dream O
. O

Then O
Solomon O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
stood O
before O
the O
Box O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
Agreement O
. O

He O
offered O
a O
burnt O
offering O
and O
fellowship O
offerings O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
then O
gave O
a O
party O
for O
all O
of O
his O
officials O
. O

One O
day O
two O
prostitutes O
came O
to O
Solomon O
and O
stood O
before O
the O
king O
. O

One O
of O
the O
women O
said O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
this O
woman O
and O
I O
live O
in O
the O
same O
house O
. O

We O
were O
both O
pregnant O
and O
ready O
to O
give O
birth O
to O
our O
babies O
. O

I O
had O
my O
baby O
while O
she O
was O
there O
with O
me O
. O

Three O
days O
later O
she O
also O
gave O
birth O
to O
her O
baby O
. O

There O
was O
no O
one O
else O
in O
the O
house O
with O
us O
, O
just O
the O
two O
of O
us O
. O

One O
night O
while O
this O
woman O
was O
asleep O
with O
her O
baby O
, O
the O
baby O
died O
. O

That O
night O
while O
I O
was O
asleep O
, O
she O
took O
my O
son O
from O
my O
bed O
and O
carried O
him O
to O
her O
bed O
. O

Then O
she O
put O
the O
dead O
baby O
in O
my O
bed O
. O

In O
the O
morning O
I O
woke O
up O
and O
was O
about O
to O
feed O
the O
baby O
when O
I O
saw O
he O
was O
dead O
. O

When O
I O
looked O
at O
him O
more O
closely O
, O
I O
saw O
that O
he O
was O
not O
my O
baby O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
other O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
! O

The O
dead O
baby O
is O
yours O
, O
and O
the O
one O
still O
alive O
is O
mine O
! O
'' O

But O
the O
first O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
you O
are O
wrong O
! O

The O
dead O
baby O
is O
yours O
! O

The O
one O
that O
is O
still O
alive O
is O
mine O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
two O
women O
argued O
in O
front O
of O
the O
king O
. O

Then O
King O
Solomon O
said O
, O
`` O
Each O
of O
you O
says O
that O
the O
living O
baby O
is O
your O
own O
and O
that O
the O
dead O
baby O
belongs O
to O
the O
other O
woman O
. O
'' O

Then O
King O
Solomon O
sent O
his O
servant O
to O
get O
a O
sword O
. O

He O
told O
the O
servant O
, O
`` O
Cut O
the O
living O
baby O
in O
two O
and O
give O
one O
half O
of O
the O
baby O
to O
each O
woman O
. O
'' O

The O
second O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
cut O
him O
in O
two O
. O

Then O
neither O
of O
us O
will O
have O
him O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
first O
woman O
, O
the O
real O
mother O
, O
loved O
her O
son O
and O
said O
to O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
Please O
, O
sir O
, O
do O
n't O
kill O
the O
baby O
! O

Give O
him O
to O
her O
. O
'' O

Then O
King O
Solomon O
said O
, O
`` O
Stop O
, O
do O
n't O
kill O
the O
baby O
. O

Give O
him O
to O
this O
woman O
. O

She O
is O
the O
real O
mother O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
respected O
the O
king O
when O
they O
heard O
about O
this O
decision O
. O

They O
saw O
he O
had O
the O
wisdom O
of O
God O
to O
make O
the O
right O
decisions O
. O

King O
Solomon O
loved O
many O
foreign O
women O
, O
including O
the O
daughter O
of O
Pharaoh O
and O
women O
from O
Moab O
, O
Ammon O
, O
Edom O
, O
Sidon O
, O
and O
the O
Hittites O
. O

In O
the O
past O
the O
Lord O
had O
said O
to O
the O
Israelites O
, O
`` O
You O
must O
not O
marry O
people O
from O
other O
nations O
. O

If O
you O
do O
, O
they O
will O
cause O
you O
to O
follow O
their O
gods O
. O
'' O

But O
Solomon O
fell O
in O
love O
with O
these O
women O
. O

He O
had O
700 O
wives O
who O
were O
the O
daughters O
of O
leaders O
from O
other O
nations O
. O

He O
also O
had O
300 O
slave O
women O
who O
were O
like O
wives O
to O
him O
. O

His O
wives O
caused O
him O
to O
turn O
away O
from O
God O
. O

When O
Solomon O
was O
old O
, O
his O
wives O
caused O
him O
to O
follow O
other O
gods O
, O
so O
he O
did O
not O
follow O
the O
Lord O
completely O
as O
his O
father O
David B-PERSON
did O
. O

Solomon O
worshiped O
Ashtoreth O
, O
the O
goddess O
of O
Sidon O
, O
and O
Milcom O
, O
the O
horrible O
god O
of O
the O
Ammonites O
. O

So O
Solomon O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
not O
follow O
the O
Lord O
completely O
as O
his O
father O
David B-PERSON
did O
. O

On O
the O
mountain O
next O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
Solomon O
built O
a O
place O
for O
worshiping O
Chemosh O
, O
that O
horrible O
idol O
of O
the O
Moabites O
. O

On O
the O
same O
mountain O
, O
Solomon O
built O
a O
place O
for O
worshiping O
Molech O
, O
that O
horrible O
idol O
of O
the O
Ammonites O
. O

Solomon O
did O
the O
same O
thing O
for O
all O
of O
his O
other O
foreign O
wives O
who O
burned O
incense O
and O
gave O
sacrifices O
to O
their O
gods O
. O

So O
Solomon O
did O
not O
remain O
faithful O
to O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
even O
though O
God O
had O
appeared O
to O
him O
twice O
. O

The O
Lord O
became O
angry O
with O
him O
. O

He O
had O
told O
Solomon O
that O
he O
must O
not O
follow O
other O
gods O
, O
but O
Solomon O
did O
not O
obey O
the O
Lord O
's O
command O
. O

So O
the O
Lord O
said O
to O
Solomon O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
chosen O
to O
break O
your O
agreement O
with O
me O
. O

You O
have O
not O
obeyed O
my O
commands O
. O

So O
I O
promise O
that O
I O
will O
tear O
your O
kingdom O
away O
from O
you O
and O
give O
it O
to O
one O
of O
your O
servants O
. O

But O
I O
loved O
your O
father O
David B-PERSON
, O
so O
I O
will O
not O
take O
your O
kingdom O
away O
from O
you O
while O
you O
are O
alive O
. O

I O
will O
wait O
until O
your O
son O
becomes O
king O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
take O
it O
from O
him O
. O

Still O
, O
I O
will O
not O
tear O
away O
all O
the O
kingdom O
from O
your O
son O
. O

I O
will O
leave O
him O
one O
tribe O
to O
rule O
. O

I O
will O
do O
this O
for O
my O
servant O
David B-PERSON
and O
for O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
the O
city O
I O
chose O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
Lord O
raised O
up O
Hadad O
the O
Edomite O
to O
become O
Solomon O
's O
enemy O
. O

Hadad O
was O
from O
the O
royal O
family O
of O
Edom O
. O

This O
is O
how O
it O
happened O
. O

In O
the O
past O
David B-PERSON
fought O
against O
Edom O
. O

Joab O
was O
the O
commander O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
army O
. O

Joab O
went O
to O
Edom O
to O
bury O
his O
dead O
soldiers O
. O

While O
there O
Joab O
killed O
all O
the O
Edomite O
men O
who O
were O
still O
alive O
. O

Joab O
and O
the O
men O
of O
Israel B-GPE
stayed O
in O
Edom O
for O
six O
months O
until O
they O
killed O
all O
the O
men O
of O
Edom O
. O

At O
the O
time O
Hadad O
was O
only O
a O
young O
boy O
. O

He O
and O
some O
of O
his O
father O
's O
servants O
ran O
away O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

They O
left O
Midian O
and O
went O
to O
Paran O
. O

In O
Paran O
some O
other O
people O
joined O
them O
and O
the O
whole O
group O
went O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

They O
went O
to O
Pharaoh O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
and O
asked O
for O
help O
. O

Pharaoh O
gave O
Hadad O
a O
house O
, O
some O
land O
, O
and O
food O
to O
eat O
. O

Pharaoh O
liked O
Hadad O
so O
much O
that O
he O
gave O
Hadad O
a O
wife O
. O

She O
was O
Pharaoh O
's O
sister-in-law O
. O

-LRB- O
Pharaoh O
's O
wife O
was O
Queen O
Tahpenes O
. O
-RRB- O

Hadad O
and O
the O
sister O
of O
Tahpenes O
had O
a O
son O
named O
Genubath O
. O

Queen O
Tahpenes O
let O
Genubath O
grow O
up O
in O
Pharaoh O
's O
house O
with O
his O
children O
. O

In O
Egypt O
Hadad O
heard O
that O
David B-PERSON
had O
died O
and O
that O
Joab O
, O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
army O
, O
was O
dead O
. O

So O
Hadad O
said O
to O
Pharaoh O
, O
`` O
Let O
me O
go O
home O
to O
my O
own O
country O
. O
'' O

But O
Pharaoh O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
given O
you O
everything O
you O
need O
here O
. O

Why O
do O
you O
want O
to O
go O
back O
to O
your O
own O
country O
? O
'' O

Hadad O
answered O
, O
`` O
Please O
, O
just O
let O
me O
go O
home O
. O
'' O

God O
also O
raised O
up O
another O
man O
to O
become O
one O
of O
Solomon O
's O
enemies O
. O

This O
man O
was O
Rezon O
, O
son O
of O
Eliada O
. O

Rezon O
ran O
away O
from O
his O
master O
, O
King O
Hadadezer O
of O
Zobah O
. O

After O
David B-PERSON
defeated O
the O
army O
of O
Zobah O
, O
Rezon O
gathered O
some O
men O
and O
became O
the O
leader O
of O
a O
small O
army O
. O

He O
went O
to O
Damascus B-GPE
and O
stayed O
there O
to O
rule O
from O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

Rezon O
became O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
. O

He O
was O
an O
enemy O
of O
Israel B-GPE
throughout O
Solomon O
's O
life O
and O
added O
to O
the O
trouble O
that O
Hadad O
created O
for O
Israel B-GPE
. O

There O
was O
also O
another O
person O
who O
became O
an O
enemy O
of O
Solomon O
. O

He O
was O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
. O

He O
was O
an O
Ephraimite O
from O
the O
town O
of O
Zeredah O
. O

His O
mother O
was O
a O
widow O
named O
Zeruah O
. O

He O
was O
one O
of O
Solomon O
's O
servants O
, O
but O
he O
rebelled O
against O
the O
king O
. O

This O
is O
the O
story O
about O
how O
Jeroboam O
turned O
against O
the O
king O
. O

Solomon O
was O
building O
the O
Millo O
and O
repairing O
the O
wall O
around O
the O
city O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
his O
father O
. O

Jeroboam O
was O
a O
free O
man O
. O

Solomon O
saw O
that O
this O
young O
man O
was O
a O
skilled O
worker O
, O
so O
he O
made O
him O
the O
supervisor O
over O
all O
the O
workers O
from O
the O
tribes O
that O
descended O
from O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

One O
day O
as O
Jeroboam O
was O
leaving O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
the O
prophet O
Ahijah O
from O
Shiloh O
met O
him O
on O
the O
road O
. O

They O
were O
alone O
out O
in O
the O
country O
, O
and O
Ahijah O
was O
wearing O
a O
new O
coat O
. O

Ahijah O
took O
his O
new O
coat O
and O
tore O
it O
into O
twelve O
pieces O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
to O
Jeroboam O
, O
`` O
Take O
ten O
pieces O
of O
this O
coat O
for O
yourself O
because O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
says O
: O
' O
I O
will O
tear O
the O
kingdom O
away O
from O
Solomon O
, O
and O
I O
will O
give O
you O
ten O
of O
the O
tribes O
. O

I O
will O
let O
David B-PERSON
's O
family O
keep O
only O
one O
tribe O
. O

I O
will O
do O
this O
because O
of O
my O
servant O
David B-PERSON
and O
because O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
the O
city O
that O
I O
chose O
from O
among O
all O
the O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

I O
will O
take O
the O
kingdom O
from O
Solomon O
because O
he O
stopped O
following O
me O
and O
began O
worshiping O
Ashtoreth O
, O
the O
goddess O
of O
Sidon O
; O
Chemosh O
, O
the O
god O
of O
Moab O
; O
and O
Milcom O
, O
the O
god O
of O
the O
Ammonites O
. O

Solomon O
stopped O
following O
my O
ways O
and O
doing O
what O
I O
say O
is O
right O
. O

He O
does O
not O
obey O
my O
laws O
and O
commands O
as O
his O
father O
David B-PERSON
did O
. O

So O
I O
will O
take O
the O
kingdom O
away O
from O
Solomon O
's O
family O
. O

I O
chose O
David B-PERSON
because O
he O
obeyed O
all O
my O
laws O
and O
commands O
. O

So O
for O
my O
servant O
David B-PERSON
, O
I O
will O
let O
Solomon O
be O
the O
king O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
his O
life O
. O

But O
Jeroboam O
, O
I O
will O
take O
the O
ten O
tribes O
away O
from O
his O
son O
and O
give O
them O
to O
you O
. O

I O
will O
let O
Solomon O
's O
son O
keep O
one O
tribe O
to O
rule O
over O
. O

I O
will O
do O
this O
for O
my O
servant O
David B-PERSON
, O
so O
he O
will O
always O
have O
someone O
to O
rule O
near O
me O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
the O
city O
that O
I O
chose O
to O
be O
my O
own O
. O

But O
I O
will O
make O
you O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

You O
will O
rule O
over O
everything O
you O
want O
. O

If O
you O
live O
right O
and O
obey O
all O
my O
commands O
as O
David B-PERSON
did O
, O
I O
will O
be O
with O
you O
and O
make O
your O
family O
a O
family O
of O
kings O
, O
just O
as O
I O
did O
for O
David B-PERSON
. O

And O
you O
will O
have O
Israel B-GPE
as O
your O
kingdom O
. O

I O
will O
punish O
David B-PERSON
's O
descendants O
because O
of O
what O
Solomon O
did O
, O
but O
not O
forever O
. O
' O
'' O

Solomon O
tried O
to O
kill O
Jeroboam O
, O
but O
Jeroboam O
ran O
away O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

He O
went O
to O
King O
Shishak O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
stayed O
there O
until O
Solomon O
died O
. O

Everything O
else O
Solomon O
did O
, O
from O
the O
beginning O
to O
the O
end O
, O
is O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
Solomon O
. O

Solomon O
ruled O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
over O
all O
Israel B-GPE
for O
40 O
years O
. O

Then O
he O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
in O
the O
city O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
his O
father O
. O

Then O
Solomon O
's O
son O
, O
Rehoboam O
, O
became O
the O
next O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Abijah O
became O
the O
new O
king O
of O
Judah O
during O
the O
18th O
year O
that O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
ruled O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Abijah O
ruled O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
three O
years O
. O

His O
mother O
's O
name O
was O
Maacah O
. O

She O
was O
Absalom O
's O
daughter O
. O

He O
did O
all O
the O
same O
sins O
that O
his O
father O
before O
him O
had O
done O
. O

Abijah O
was O
not O
faithful O
to O
the O
Lord O
his O
God O
. O

In O
this O
way O
he O
was O
not O
like O
his O
grandfather O
, O
David B-PERSON
. O

But O
for O
David B-PERSON
's O
sake O
, O
the O
Lord O
gave O
Abijah O
a O
kingdom O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
allowed O
him O
to O
have O
a O
son O
. O

He O
also O
kept O
Jerusalem B-GPE
safe O
. O

David B-PERSON
had O
always O
done O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
right O
. O

He O
had O
always O
obeyed O
his O
commands O
. O

The O
only O
time O
David B-PERSON
did O
not O
obey O
him O
was O
when O
he O
sinned O
against O
Uriah O
the O
Hittite O
. O

Rehoboam O
and O
Jeroboam O
were O
always O
fighting O
against O
each O
other O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
what O
Abijah O
did O
is O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

There O
was O
war O
between O
Abijah O
and O
Jeroboam O
during O
the O
whole O
time O
that O
Abijah O
was O
king O
. O

When O
Abijah O
died O
, O
he O
was O
buried O
in O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

Abijah O
's O
son O
Asa O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

During O
Jeroboam O
's O
20th O
year O
as O
king O
over O
Israel B-GPE
, O
Asa O
became O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

He O
ruled O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
41 O
years O
. O

His O
grandmother O
's O
name O
was O
Maacah O
, O
and O
she O
was O
the O
daughter O
of O
Absalom O
. O

Asa O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
is O
right O
, O
as O
his O
ancestor O
David B-PERSON
did O
. O

During O
Asa O
's O
time O
there O
were O
men O
who O
served O
other O
gods O
by O
selling O
their O
bodies O
for O
sex O
. O

Asa O
forced O
them O
to O
leave O
the O
country O
. O

He O
took O
away O
the O
idols O
that O
his O
ancestors O
had O
made O
. O

King O
Asa O
also O
took O
away O
the O
right O
of O
his O
mother O
Maacah O
to O
be O
queen O
mother O
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
she O
had O
set O
up O
one O
of O
those O
awful O
poles O
to O
honor O
the O
goddess O
Asherah O
. O

Asa O
cut O
down O
that O
Asherah O
pole O
and O
smashed O
it O
into O
small O
pieces O
and O
burned O
the O
pieces O
in O
the O
Kidron O
Valley O
. O

Asa O
did O
not O
destroy O
the O
high O
places O
, O
even O
though O
he O
was O
faithful O
to O
the O
Lord O
all O
his O
life O
. O

Asa O
and O
his O
father O
had O
given O
some O
special O
gifts O
to O
God O
. O

Asa O
put O
these O
gifts O
of O
gold O
, O
silver O
, O
and O
other O
things O
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

The O
whole O
time O
that O
King O
Asa O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
, O
he O
fought O
a O
war O
against O
King O
Baasha O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Once O
Baasha O
attacked O
Judah O
and O
then O
built O
up O
the O
city O
of O
Ramah O
to O
keep O
Asa O
from O
leaving O
Judah O
on O
any O
kind O
of O
military O
campaign O
. O

So O
Asa O
took O
gold O
and O
silver O
from O
the O
treasuries O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
and O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

He O
gave O
it O
to O
his O
officials O
and O
sent O
them O
to O
King O
Ben-Hadad O
of O
Aram O
. O

Ben-Hadad O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Tabrimmon O
. O

Tabrimmon O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Hezion O
. O

Damascus B-GPE
was O
Ben-Hadad O
's O
capital O
city O
. O

Asa O
sent O
this O
message O
: O
`` O
My O
father O
and O
your O
father O
had O
a O
peace O
agreement O
. O

Now O
I O
want O
to O
make O
a O
peace O
agreement O
with O
you O
. O

I O
am O
sending O
you O
this O
gift O
of O
gold O
and O
silver O
. O

Please O
break O
your O
treaty O
with O
King O
Baasha O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
make O
him O
leave O
us O
alone O
. O
'' O

King O
Ben-Hadad O
made O
the O
agreement O
with O
King O
Asa O
and O
sent O
his O
army O
to O
fight O
against O
the O
Israelite O
towns O
of O
Ijon O
, O
Dan B-PERSON
, O
Abel O
Beth O
Maacah O
, O
the O
towns O
near O
Lake O
Galilee O
, O
and O
the O
area O
of O
Naphtali O
. O

When O
Baasha O
heard O
about O
these O
attacks O
, O
he O
stopped O
building O
up O
Ramah O
and O
went O
back O
to O
Tirzah O
. O

Then O
King O
Asa O
gave O
an O
order O
to O
all O
the O
men O
in O
Judah O
. O

Everyone O
had O
to O
help O
. O

They O
had O
to O
go O
to O
Ramah O
and O
carry O
out O
all O
the O
stone O
and O
wood O
that O
Baasha O
was O
using O
to O
build O
up O
the O
city O
. O

They O
carried O
the O
material O
to O
Geba O
in O
Benjamin O
and O
to O
Mizpah O
and O
used O
it O
to O
strengthen O
those O
two O
cities O
. O

All O
the O
other O
things O
about O
Asa O
-- O
the O
great O
things O
he O
did O
and O
the O
cities O
he O
built O
-- O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

When O
Asa O
became O
old O
, O
his O
feet O
became O
infected O
. O

He O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
in O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
his O
ancestor O
. O

Then O
Asa O
's O
son O
Jehoshaphat O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

During O
Asa O
's O
second O
year O
as O
king O
of O
Judah O
, O
Jeroboam O
's O
son O
Nadab O
became O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Nadab O
ruled O
over O
Israel B-GPE
for O
two O
years O
. O

He O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
sinned O
just O
as O
his O
father O
Jeroboam O
did O
when O
he O
caused O
the O
Israelites O
to O
sin O
. O

Baasha O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Ahijah O
. O

They O
were O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Issachar O
. O

Baasha O
made O
a O
plan O
to O
kill O
King O
Nadab O
. O

Nadab O
and O
all O
Israel B-GPE
were O
fighting O
against O
the O
Philistine O
town O
of O
Gibbethon O
. O

And O
that O
is O
where O
Baasha O
killed O
Nadab O
. O

This O
happened O
during O
Asa O
's O
third O
year O
as O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

So O
Baasha O
became O
the O
next O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

When O
Baasha O
became O
the O
new O
king O
, O
he O
killed O
everyone O
in O
Jeroboam O
's O
family O
. O

He O
left O
no O
one O
in O
Jeroboam O
's O
family O
alive O
. O

This O
happened O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
said O
it O
would O
when O
he O
spoke O
through O
his O
servant O
Ahijah O
at O
Shiloh O
. O

This O
happened O
because O
King O
Jeroboam O
had O
committed O
many O
sins O
and O
had O
caused O
the O
Israelites O
to O
sin O
. O

This O
made O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
very O
angry O
. O

The O
other O
things O
that O
Nadab O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

All O
during O
the O
time O
that O
Baasha O
ruled O
over O
Israel B-GPE
, O
he O
was O
fighting O
wars O
against O
King O
Asa O
of O
Judah O
. O

Ahijah O
's O
son O
Baasha O
became O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
during O
the O
third O
year O
that O
Asa O
ruled O
over O
Judah O
. O

Baasha O
ruled O
in O
Tirzah O
for O
24 O
years O
, O
but O
he O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
did O
the O
same O
sins O
that O
Jeroboam O
had O
done O
that O
caused O
the O
Israelites O
to O
sin O
. O

King O
Solomon O
also O
built O
a O
palace O
for O
himself O
. O

It O
took O
13 O
years O
to O
build O
Solomon O
's O
palace O
. O

He O
also O
built O
the O
building O
called O
the O
`` O
Forest O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O
'' O

It O
was O
100 O
cubits O
long O
, O
50 O
cubits O
wide O
, O
and O
30 O
cubits O
high O
. O

It O
had O
four O
rows O
of O
cedar O
columns O
. O

On O
top O
of O
each O
column O
was O
a O
cedar O
capital O
. O

There O
were O
cedar O
beams O
going O
across O
the O
rows O
of O
columns O
. O

There O
were O
15 O
beams O
for O
each O
section O
of O
columns O
. O

There O
was O
a O
total O
of O
45 O
beams O
. O

On O
top O
of O
these O
beams O
there O
were O
cedar O
boards O
for O
the O
ceiling O
. O

There O
were O
three O
rows O
of O
windows O
across O
from O
each O
other O
on O
the O
side O
walls O
. O

There O
were O
three O
doors O
at O
each O
end O
. O

All O
the O
door O
openings O
and O
frames O
were O
square O
. O

Solomon O
also O
built O
the O
Porch O
of O
Columns O
. O

It O
was O
50 O
cubits O
long O
and O
30 O
cubits O
wide O
. O

Along O
the O
front O
of O
the O
porch O
, O
there O
was O
a O
covering O
supported O
by O
columns O
. O

He O
also O
built O
a O
throne O
room O
where O
he O
judged O
people O
. O

He O
called O
this O
the O
Judgment O
Hall O
. O

The O
room O
was O
covered O
with O
cedar O
from O
floor O
to O
ceiling O
. O

Behind O
the O
Judgment O
Hall O
was O
a O
courtyard O
. O

The O
palace O
where O
Solomon O
lived O
was O
built O
around O
that O
courtyard O
and O
looked O
like O
the O
Judgment O
Hall O
. O

He O
also O
built O
the O
same O
kind O
of O
palace O
for O
his O
wife O
, O
the O
daughter O
of O
the O
king O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

All O
these O
buildings O
were O
made O
with O
expensive O
blocks O
of O
stone O
. O

The O
stones O
were O
cut O
to O
the O
right O
size O
with O
a O
saw O
and O
then O
smoothed O
on O
front O
and O
back O
. O

These O
expensive O
stones O
went O
from O
the O
foundation O
all O
the O
way O
up O
to O
the O
top O
layer O
of O
the O
wall O
. O

Even O
the O
wall O
around O
the O
yard O
was O
made O
with O
expensive O
blocks O
of O
stone O
. O

The O
foundations O
were O
made O
with O
large O
, O
expensive O
stones O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
stones O
were O
10 O
cubits O
long O
and O
the O
others O
were O
8 O
cubits O
long O
. O

On O
top O
of O
these O
stones O
there O
were O
other O
expensive O
stones O
and O
cedar O
beams O
. O

There O
were O
walls O
around O
the O
palace O
yard O
, O
the O
Temple B-GPE
yard O
, O
and O
the O
porch O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

The O
walls O
were O
built O
with O
three O
rows O
of O
stone O
and O
one O
row O
of O
cedar O
timbers O
. O

King O
Solomon O
sent O
for O
a O
man O
named O
Huram O
who O
lived O
in O
Tyre O
and O
brought O
him O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Huram O
's O
mother O
was O
an O
Israelite O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Naphtali O
. O

His O
dead O
father O
was O
from O
Tyre O
. O

Huram O
made O
things O
from O
bronze O
. O

He O
was O
a O
very O
skilled O
and O
experienced O
builder O
. O

So O
King O
Solomon O
asked O
him O
to O
come O
, O
and O
Huram O
accepted O
. O

King O
Solomon O
put O
him O
in O
charge O
of O
all O
the O
bronze O
work O
, O
and O
Huram O
did O
all O
the O
work O
he O
was O
given O
to O
do O
. O

Huram O
made O
two O
bronze O
columns O
for O
the O
porch O
. O

Each O
column O
was O
18 O
cubits O
tall O
and O
12 O
cubits O
around O
. O

The O
columns O
were O
hollow O
and O
their O
metal O
walls O
were O
3 O
inches O
thick O
. O

He O
also O
made O
two O
bronze O
capitals O
that O
were O
5 O
cubits O
tall O
. O

He O
put O
these O
capitals O
on O
top O
of O
the O
columns O
. O

He O
made O
two O
nets O
of O
chain O
to O
cover O
the O
capitals O
on O
top O
of O
the O
two O
columns O
. O

Then O
he O
made O
two O
rows O
of O
bronze O
pomegranates O
. O

He O
put O
the O
bronze O
pomegranates O
on O
the O
nets O
of O
each O
column O
to O
cover O
the O
capitals O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
columns O
. O

The O
capitals O
on O
top O
of O
the O
columns O
were O
shaped O
like O
flowers O
. O

The O
capitals O
were O
on O
top O
of O
the O
columns O
, O
above O
the O
bowl-shaped O
net O
. O

There O
were O
200 O
pomegranates O
in O
rows O
all O
around O
the O
capitals O
. O

Huram O
put O
these O
two O
bronze O
columns O
at O
the O
porch O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

One O
column O
was O
put O
on O
the O
south O
side O
of O
the O
entrance O
and O
one O
was O
put O
on O
the O
north O
side O
of O
it O
. O

The O
column O
on O
the O
south O
was O
named O
Jakin O
. O

The O
column O
on O
the O
north O
was O
named O
Boaz O
. O

They O
put O
the O
flower-shaped O
capitals O
on O
top O
of O
the O
columns O
, O
and O
the O
work O
on O
the O
two O
columns O
was O
finished O
. O

Then O
Huram O
melted O
bronze O
and O
poured O
it O
into O
a O
huge O
mold O
to O
make O
a O
tank O
, O
which O
was O
called O
`` O
The O
Sea O
. O
'' O

The O
tank O
was O
about O
30 O
cubits O
around O
. O

It O
was O
10 O
cubits O
across O
and O
5 O
cubits O
deep O
. O

There O
was O
a O
rim O
around O
the O
outer O
edge O
of O
the O
tank O
. O

Under O
this O
rim O
there O
were O
two O
rows O
of O
bronze O
gourds O
all O
around O
the O
tank O
. O

The O
bronze O
gourds O
were O
made O
in O
one O
piece O
as O
part O
of O
the O
tank O
. O

The O
tank O
rested O
on O
the O
backs O
of O
12 O
bronze O
bulls O
. O

All O
12 O
of O
the O
bulls O
were O
looking O
out O
, O
away O
from O
the O
tank O
. O

Three O
were O
looking O
north O
, O
three O
east O
, O
three O
south O
, O
and O
three O
west O
. O

The O
sides O
of O
the O
tank O
were O
3 O
inches O
thick O
. O

The O
rim O
around O
the O
tank O
was O
like O
the O
rim O
of O
a O
cup O
or O
like O
the O
petals O
on O
a O
flower O
. O

The O
tank O
held O
about O
11,000 O
gallons O
of O
water O

Then O
Huram O
made O
ten O
bronze O
carts O
. O

Each O
cart O
was O
4 O
cubits O
long O
, O
4 O
cubits O
wide O
, O
and O
3 O
cubits O
high O
. O

The O
carts O
were O
made O
with O
square O
panels O
set O
in O
frames O
. O

On O
the O
panels O
and O
frames O
were O
bronze O
bulls O
, O
lions O
, O
and O
Cherub O
angels O
. O

There O
were O
designs O
of O
flowers O
hammered O
into O
the O
bronze O
above O
and O
below O
the O
bulls O
and O
lions O
. O

Each O
cart O
had O
four O
bronze O
wheels O
with O
bronze O
axles O
. O

At O
the O
corners O
there O
were O
bronze O
supports O
for O
a O
large O
bowl O
. O

The O
supports O
had O
designs O
of O
flowers O
hammered O
into O
the O
bronze O
. O

There O
was O
a O
frame O
around O
the O
top O
with O
an O
opening O
for O
the O
bowl O
. O

The O
frame O
was O
1 O
cubit O
tall O
, O
and O
the O
opening O
was O
1 O
1/2 O
cubits O
in O
diameter O
. O

There O
were O
designs O
carved O
into O
the O
bronze O
on O
the O
frame O
. O

The O
frame O
was O
square O
, O
not O
round O
. O

There O
were O
four O
wheels O
under O
the O
frame O
. O

The O
wheels O
were O
1 O
1/2 O
cubits O
in O
diameter O
. O

The O
axles O
between O
the O
wheels O
were O
made O
as O
one O
piece O
with O
the O
cart O
. O

The O
wheels O
were O
like O
the O
wheels O
on O
a O
chariot O
. O

Everything O
on O
the O
wheels O
-- O
the O
axles O
, O
the O
rims O
, O
the O
spokes O
, O
and O
the O
hubs O
were O
made O
from O
bronze O
. O

There O
were O
supports O
at O
each O
of O
the O
four O
corners O
of O
the O
carts O
. O

They O
were O
made O
as O
one O
piece O
with O
the O
cart O
. O

There O
was O
a O
strip O
of O
bronze O
around O
the O
top O
of O
each O
cart O
. O

It O
was O
made O
as O
one O
piece O
with O
the O
cart O
. O

The O
sides O
of O
the O
cart O
and O
the O
frames O
had O
pictures O
of O
Cherub O
angels O
, O
lions O
, O
and O
palm O
trees O
carved O
into O
the O
bronze O
. O

These O
pictures O
were O
carved O
all O
over O
the O
carts O
-- O
wherever O
there O
was O
room O
. O

And O
there O
were O
flowers O
carved O
on O
the O
frame O
around O
the O
cart O
. O

Huram O
made O
ten O
carts O
, O
and O
they O
were O
all O
the O
same O
. O

Each O
cart O
was O
made O
from O
bronze O
. O

The O
bronze O
was O
melted O
and O
poured O
into O
a O
mold O
. O

So O
all O
the O
carts O
were O
the O
same O
size O
and O
shape O
. O

Huram O
also O
made O
ten O
bowls O
. O

There O
was O
one O
bowl O
for O
each O
of O
the O
ten O
carts O
. O

Each O
bowl O
was O
4 O
cubits O
across O
and O
could O
hold O
about O
230 O
gallons O
. O

He O
put O
five O
carts O
on O
the O
south O
side O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
and O
five O
carts O
on O
the O
north O
side O
. O

He O
put O
the O
large O
tank O
in O
the O
southeast O
corner O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Huram O
also O
made O
pots O
, O
small O
shovels O
, O
and O
small O
bowls O
. O

He O
finished O
making O
all O
the O
things O
King O
Solomon O
wanted O
him O
to O
make O
. O

This O
is O
a O
list O
of O
the O
things O
that O
Huram O
made O
for O
the O
Temple B-GPE
of O
the O
Lord O
: O
3 O
columns O
; O
3 O
capitals O
shaped O
like O
bowls O
for O
the O
top O
of O
the O
columns O
; O
3 O
nets O
to O
go O
around O
the O
capitals O
; O
400 O
pomegranates O
for O
the O
two O
nets O
-LRB- O
two O
rows O
of O
pomegranates O
for O
each O
net O
to O
cover O
the O
two O
bowls O
for O
the O
capitals O
on O
top O
of O
the O
columns O
-RRB- O
; O
10 O
carts O
with O
a O
bowl O
on O
each O
cart O
; O
the O
large O
tank O
with O
12 O
bulls O
under O
it O
; O
the O
pots O
, O
small O
shovels O
, O
small O
bowls O
, O
and O
all O
the O
dishes O
for O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Huram O
made O
everything O
King O
Solomon O
wanted O
. O

They O
were O
all O
made O
from O
polished O
bronze O
. O

Solomon O
never O
weighed O
the O
bronze O
that O
was O
used O
to O
make O
these O
things O
. O

There O
was O
too O
much O
to O
weigh O
. O

So O
the O
total O
weight O
of O
all O
the O
bronze O
was O
never O
known O
. O

The O
king O
ordered O
these O
things O
to O
be O
made O
near O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
between O
Succoth O
and O
Zarethan O
. O

They O
made O
them O
by O
melting O
the O
bronze O
and O
pouring O
it O
into O
molds O
in O
the O
ground O
. O

Solomon O
also O
commanded O
that O
all O
these O
things O
be O
made O
from O
gold O
for O
the O
Temple B-GPE
: O
the O
golden O
altar O
; O
the O
golden O
table O
which O
held O
the O
special O
bread O
that O
was O
offered O
to O
God O
; O
the O
lampstands O
of O
pure O
gold O
-LRB- O
five O
on O
the O
south O
side O
and O
five O
on O
the O
north O
side O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
-RRB- O
; O
the O
gold O
flowers O
, O
lamps O
, O
and O
tongs O
; O
the O
pure O
gold O
bowls O
, O
lamp O
snuffers O
, O
small O
bowls O
, O
pans O
, O
and O
dishes O
for O
carrying O
coals O
; O
the O
gold O
hinges O
for O
the O
doors O
to O
the O
inner O
room O
-LRB- O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
-RRB- O
and O
for O
the O
doors O
to O
the O
main O
room O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

So O
King O
Solomon O
finished O
all O
the O
work O
he O
wanted O
to O
do O
for O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Then O
he O
took O
everything O
his O
father O
David B-PERSON
had O
saved O
for O
this O
special O
purpose O
and O
put O
them O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

He O
put O
the O
silver O
and O
gold O
in O
the O
special O
storage O
rooms O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

King O
David O
was O
very O
old O
and O
could O
not O
keep O
warm O
. O

His O
servants O
covered O
him O
with O
blankets O
, O
but O
he O
was O
still O
cold O
. O

So O
they O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
We O
will O
find O
a O
young O
woman O
to O
care O
for O
you O
. O

She O
will O
lie O
next O
to O
you O
and O
keep O
you O
warm O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
king O
's O
servants O
began O
looking O
everywhere O
in O
the O
country O
of O
Israel B-GPE
for O
a O
beautiful O
young O
woman O
to O
keep O
the O
king O
warm O
. O

They O
found O
a O
young O
woman O
named O
Abishag O
, O
from O
the O
town O
of O
Shunem O
, O
and O
brought O
her O
to O
the O
king O
. O

She O
was O
very O
beautiful O
. O

She O
cared O
for O
the O
king O
and O
served O
him O
, O
but O
King O
David O
did O
not O
have O
sexual O
relations O
with O
her O
. O

Adonijah O
was O
the O
son O
of O
King O
David O
and O
his O
wife O
Haggith O
. O

He O
was O
born O
after O
Absalom O
. O

Adonijah O
was O
a O
very O
handsome O
man O
. O

King O
David O
never O
corrected O
his O
son O
Adonijah O
, O
and O
he O
never O
made O
him O
explain O
his O
actions O
. O

Adonijah O
became O
very O
proud O
and O
decided O
that O
he O
would O
be O
the O
next O
king O
. O

He O
wanted O
very O
much O
to O
be O
the O
king O
, O
so O
he O
got O
himself O
a O
chariot O
, O
horses O
, O
and O
50 O
men O
to O
run O
ahead O
of O
him O
. O

Adonijah O
talked O
with O
Joab O
son O
of O
Zeruiah O
and O
Abiathar O
the O
priest O
. O

They O
decided O
to O
help O
make O
him O
the O
new O
king O
, O
but O
several O
important O
men O
did O
not O
join O
Adonijah O
. O

They O
were O
Zadok O
the O
priest O
, O
Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
, O
Nathan B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
, O
Shimei O
, O
Rei O
, O
and O
King O
David O
's O
special O
guard O
. O

One O
day O
, O
at O
Zoheleth O
Rock O
near O
En O
Rogel O
, O
Adonijah O
sacrificed O
some O
sheep O
, O
cattle O
, O
and O
fat O
calves O
as O
a O
fellowship O
offering O
. O

He O
invited O
his O
brothers O
-LRB- O
the O
other O
sons O
of O
King O
David O
-RRB- O
and O
all O
the O
officers O
from O
Judah O
. O

But O
he O
did O
not O
invite O
his O
brother O
Solomon O
, O
Nathan B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
, O
Benaiah O
, O
or O
the O
men O
in O
the O
king O
's O
special O
guard O
. O

When O
Nathan B-PERSON
heard O
about O
this O
, O
he O
went O
to O
Solomon O
's O
mother O
Bathsheba O
and O
asked O
her O
, O
`` O
Have O
you O
heard O
what O
Haggith O
's O
son O
, O
Adonijah O
, O
is O
doing O
? O

He O
is O
making O
himself O
king O
. O

And O
our O
master O
, O
King O
David O
, O
knows O
nothing O
about O
it O
. O

You O
and O
your O
son O
Solomon O
are O
in O
danger O
, O
but O
I O
will O
tell O
you O
what O
to O
do O
to O
save O
yourself O
. O

Go O
to O
King O
David O
and O
tell O
him O
, O
' O
My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
you O
promised O
me O
that O
my O
son O
Solomon O
would O
be O
the O
next O
king O
after O
you O
. O

So O
why O
is O
Adonijah O
becoming O
the O
new O
king O
? O
' O

Then O
while O
you O
are O
still O
talking O
with O
him O
, O
I O
will O
come O
in O
. O

After O
you O
leave O
I O
will O
tell O
the O
king O
what O
has O
happened O
. O

This O
will O
show O
that O
what O
you O
said O
is O
true O
. O
'' O

So O
Bathsheba O
went O
in O
to O
see O
the O
king O
in O
his O
bedroom O
. O

The O
king O
was O
very O
old O
. O

Abishag O
, O
the O
girl O
from O
Shunem O
, O
was O
caring O
for O
him O
there O
. O

Bathsheba O
bowed O
down O
before O
the O
king O
. O

The O
king O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
can O
I O
do O
for O
you O
? O
'' O

Bathsheba O
answered O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
you O
used O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
and O
made O
a O
promise O
to O
me O
. O

You O
said O
, O
' O
Your O
son O
Solomon O
will O
be O
the O
next O
king O
after O
me O
. O

He O
will O
sit O
on O
my O
throne O
. O
' O

Now O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
this O
, O
but O
Adonijah O
is O
making O
himself O
king O
. O

He O
is O
giving O
a O
big O
fellowship O
meal O
. O

He O
has O
killed O
many O
cattle O
and O
the O
best O
sheep O
, O
and O
he O
has O
invited O
all O
of O
your O
sons O
to O
the O
meal O
. O

He O
also O
invited O
Abiathar O
the O
priest O
and O
Joab O
, O
the O
commander O
of O
your O
army O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
invite O
your O
faithful O
son O
Solomon O
. O

Now O
, O
my O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
all O
the O
Israelites O
are O
watching O
you O
. O

They O
are O
waiting O
for O
you O
to O
decide O
who O
will O
be O
the O
next O
king O
after O
you O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
decide O
, O
then O
after O
you O
are O
buried O
, O
these O
men O
will O
say O
that O
Solomon O
and O
I O
are O
criminals O
. O
'' O

While O
Bathsheba O
was O
still O
talking O
with O
the O
king O
, O
Nathan B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
came O
to O
see O
him O
. O

The O
servants O
told O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
Nathan B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
is O
here O
. O
'' O

Nathan B-PERSON
went O
in O
to O
speak O
to O
the O
king O
. O

He O
bowed O
down O
before O
the O
king O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
did O
you O
announce O
that O
Adonijah O
will O
be O
the O
new O
king O
after O
you O
? O

Have O
you O
decided O
that O
he O
will O
rule O
the O
people O
now O
? O

Today O
he O
went O
down O
into O
the O
valley O
to O
offer O
many O
cattle O
and O
the O
best O
sheep O
as O
fellowship O
offerings O
. O

He O
invited O
all O
your O
other O
sons O
, O
the O
commanders O
of O
the O
army O
, O
and O
Abiathar O
the O
priest O
. O

They O
are O
now O
eating O
and O
drinking O
with O
him O
. O

And O
they O
are O
saying O
, O
' O
Long O
live O
King O
Adonijah O
! O
' O

But O
he O
did O
not O
invite O
me O
, O
or O
Zadok O
the O
priest O
, O
or O
Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
, O
or O
your O
son O
Solomon O
. O

My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
did O
you O
do O
this O
without O
telling O
us O
? O

Please O
tell O
us O
, O
who O
will O
be O
the O
next O
king O
after O
you O
? O
'' O

Then O
King O
David O
said O
, O
`` O
Tell O
Bathsheba O
to O
come O
in O
! O
'' O

So O
she O
came O
in O
and O
stood O
before O
the O
king O
. O

Then O
the O
king O
made O
a O
promise O
: O
`` O
The O
Lord O
God O
has O
saved O
me O
from O
every O
danger O
. O

As O
surely O
as O
he O
lives O
, O
I O
make O
this O
promise O
to O
you O
. O

Today O
I O
will O
do O
what O
I O
promised O
you O
in O
the O
past O
. O

I O
made O
that O
promise O
by O
the O
power O
of O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

I O
promised O
that O
your O
son O
Solomon O
would O
be O
the O
next O
king O
after O
me O
. O

I O
promised O
that O
he O
would O
take O
my O
place O
on O
my O
throne O
, O
and O
I O
will O
keep O
my O
promise O
! O
'' O

Then O
Bathsheba O
bowed O
down O
before O
the O
king O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Long O
live O
King O
David O
! O
'' O

Then O
King O
David O
said O
, O
`` O
Tell O
Zadok O
the O
priest O
, O
Nathan B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
, O
and O
Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
to O
come O
in O
here O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
three O
men O
came O
in O
to O
meet O
with O
the O
king O
. O

Then O
the O
king O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Take O
my O
officers O
with O
you O
. O

Put O
my O
son O
Solomon O
on O
my O
mule O
and O
take O
him O
to O
Gihon O
Spring O
. O

There O
Zadok O
the O
priest O
and O
Nathan B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
will O
anoint O
him O
to O
be O
the O
new O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Blow O
the O
trumpet O
and O
announce O
, O
' O
This O
is O
the O
new O
king O
, O
Solomon O
! O
' O

Then O
come O
back O
here O
with O
him O
. O

Solomon O
will O
sit O
on O
my O
throne O
and O
be O
the O
new O
king O
in O
my O
place O
. O

I O
have O
chosen O
him O
to O
be O
the O
ruler O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Judah O
. O
'' O

Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
answered O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
Amen O
! O

It O
is O
as O
true O
as O
if O
the O
Lord O
God O
himself O
had O
said O
it O
, O
my O
lord O
and O
king O
. O

My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
the O
Lord O
has O
been O
with O
you O
, O
and O
now O
I O
pray O
the O
Lord O
will O
be O
with O
Solomon O
! O

And O
I O
pray O
King O
Solomon O
's O
kingdom O
will O
grow O
and O
be O
even O
more O
powerful O
than O
yours O
, O
my O
lord O
and O
king O
. O
'' O

So O
Zadok O
, O
Nathan B-PERSON
, O
Benaiah O
, O
and O
the O
king O
's O
officers O
obeyed O
King O
David O
. O

They O
put O
Solomon O
on O
David B-PERSON
's O
mule O
and O
went O
with O
him O
down O
to O
Gihon O
Spring O
. O

Zadok O
the O
priest O
carried O
the O
oil O
from O
the O
Holy O
Tent O
and O
poured O
it O
on O
Solomon O
's O
head O
to O
show O
that O
he O
was O
the O
new O
king O
. O

They O
blew O
the O
trumpet O
and O
all O
the O
people O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Long O
live O
King O
Solomon O
! O
'' O

Then O
all O
the O
people O
followed O
Solomon O
back O
into O
the O
city O
. O

They O
were O
very O
happy O
and O
excited O
. O

They O
were O
playing O
flutes O
and O
making O
so O
much O
noise O
that O
the O
ground O
shook O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Adonijah O
and O
his O
guests O
were O
just O
finishing O
their O
meal O
. O

They O
heard O
the O
sound O
of O
the O
trumpet O
, O
and O
Joab O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
is O
that O
noise O
? O

What O
is O
happening O
in O
the O
city O
? O
'' O

While O
Joab O
was O
still O
speaking O
, O
Jonathan B-PERSON
, O
son O
of O
Abiathar O
the O
priest O
, O
arrived O
. O

Adonijah O
said O
, O
`` O
Come O
here O
! O

You O
are O
a O
good O
man O
, O
so O
you O
must O
be O
bringing O
good O
news O
. O
'' O

But O
Jonathan B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
it O
is O
not O
good O
news O
for O
you O
! O

King O
David O
has O
made O
Solomon O
the O
new O
king O
. O

King O
David O
sent O
Zadok O
the O
priest O
, O
Nathan B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
, O
Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
, O
and O
all O
the O
king O
's O
officers O
with O
Solomon O
out O
to O
Gihon O
Spring O
. O

They O
put O
Solomon O
on O
the O
king O
's O
mule O
. O

Zadok O
the O
priest O
and O
Nathan B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
anointed O
Solomon O
at O
Gihon O
Spring O
and O
then O
went O
back O
into O
the O
city O
. O

The O
people O
followed O
them O
, O
and O
now O
everyone O
in O
the O
city O
is O
celebrating O
. O

That O
is O
the O
noise O
you O
hear O
. O

Solomon O
is O
sitting O
on O
the O
king O
's O
throne O
and O
the O
king O
's O
officers O
are O
congratulating O
King O
David O
, O
saying O
, O
' O
King O
David O
, O
you O
are O
a O
great O
king O
! O
' O

And O
now O
we O
pray O
that O
your O
God O
will O
make O
Solomon O
a O
great O
king O
too O
. O

We O
pray O
your O
God O
will O
make O
him O
even O
more O
famous O
than O
you O
. O

And O
we O
pray O
that O
his O
kingdom O
will O
be O
even O
greater O
than O
yours O
is O
! O

Even O
King O
David O
was O
there O
. O

From O
his O
bed O
, O
the O
king O
bowed O
before O
Solomon O
and O
said O
, O
' O
Praise O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Lord O
put O
one O
of O
my O
own O
sons O
on O
my O
throne O
, O
and O
he O
let O
me O
live O
to O
see O
it O
. O
' O
'' O

All O
of O
Adonijah O
's O
guests O
were O
afraid O
and O
left O
very O
quickly O
. O

Adonijah O
was O
also O
afraid O
of O
Solomon O
, O
so O
he O
went O
to O
the O
altar O
and O
held O
onto O
the O
horns O
of O
the O
altar O
. O

Then O
someone O
told O
Solomon O
, O
`` O
Adonijah O
is O
afraid O
of O
you O
, O
King O
Solomon O
. O

He O
is O
at O
the O
Holy O
Tent O
holding O
onto O
the O
horns O
of O
the O
altar O
, O
and O
he O
refuses O
to O
leave O
. O

Adonijah O
says O
, O
' O
Tell O
King O
Solomon O
to O
promise O
that O
he O
will O
not O
kill O
me O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
Solomon O
answered O
, O
`` O
If O
Adonijah O
shows O
that O
he O
is O
a O
good O
man O
, O
I O
promise O
that O
not O
a O
hair O
on O
his O
head O
will O
be O
hurt O
. O

But O
if O
he O
does O
anything O
wrong O
, O
he O
will O
die O
. O
'' O

Then O
King O
Solomon O
sent O
some O
men O
to O
get O
Adonijah O
and O
brought O
him O
in O
. O

He O
approached O
the O
king O
and O
bowed O
before O
him O
. O

Then O
Solomon O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
home O
. O
'' O

Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
was O
still O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
where O
he O
had O
run O
away O
from O
Solomon O
. O

When O
he O
heard O
about O
Solomon O
's O
death O
, O
he O
returned O
to O
his O
city O
, O
Zeredah O
, O
in O
the O
hills O
of O
Ephraim O
. O

Rehoboam O
and O
all O
the O
Israelites O
went O
to O
Shechem O
to O
make O
him O
the O
king O
. O

The O
people O
said O
to O
Rehoboam O
, O
`` O
Your O
father O
forced O
us O
to O
work O
very O
hard O
. O

Now O
, O
make O
it O
easier O
for O
us O
. O

Stop O
the O
heavy O
work O
that O
your O
father O
forced O
us O
to O
do O
and O
we O
will O
serve O
you O
. O
'' O

Rehoboam O
answered O
, O
`` O
Come O
back O
to O
me O
in O
three O
days O
, O
and O
I O
will O
answer O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
people O
left O
. O

There O
were O
some O
older O
men O
who O
had O
helped O
Solomon O
make O
decisions O
when O
he O
was O
alive O
. O

So O
King O
Rehoboam O
asked O
these O
men O
what O
he O
should O
do O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
How O
do O
you O
think O
I O
should O
answer O
the O
people O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
are O
like O
a O
servant O
to O
them O
today O
, O
they O
will O
sincerely O
serve O
you O
. O

If O
you O
speak O
kindly O
to O
them O
, O
they O
will O
always O
work O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
Rehoboam O
did O
not O
listen O
to O
the O
advice O
from O
the O
older O
men O
. O

He O
asked O
the O
young O
men O
who O
were O
his O
friends O
. O

Rehoboam O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
The O
people O
said O
, O
' O
Give O
us O
easier O
work O
than O
your O
father O
gave O
us O
. O
' O

How O
do O
you O
think O
I O
should O
answer O
them O
? O

What O
should O
I O
tell O
them O
? O
'' O

Then O
the O
young O
men O
who O
grew O
up O
with O
him O
answered O
, O
`` O
Those O
people O
came O
to O
you O
and O
said O
, O
' O
Your O
father O
forced O
us O
to O
work O
very O
hard O
. O

Now O
make O
our O
work O
easier O
. O
' O

So O
you O
should O
tell O
them O
, O
' O
My O
little O
finger O
is O
stronger O
than O
my O
father O
's O
whole O
body O
. O

My O
father O
forced O
you O
to O
work O
hard O
, O
but O
I O
will O
make O
you O
work O
much O
harder O
! O

My O
father O
punished O
you O
with O
whips O
, O
but O
I O
will O
punish O
you O
with O
whips O
that O
have O
sharp O
metal O
tips O
. O
' O
'' O

Three O
days O
later O
, O
Jeroboam O
and O
all O
the O
people O
came O
back O
as O
Rehoboam O
had O
said O
. O

King O
Rehoboam O
did O
not O
listen O
to O
the O
advice O
from O
the O
older O
men O
, O
and O
he O
was O
rude O
to O
the O
people O
. O

He O
did O
what O
his O
friends O
told O
him O
to O
do O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
father O
forced O
you O
to O
work O
hard O
, O
but O
I O
will O
make O
you O
work O
much O
harder O
! O

My O
father O
punished O
you O
with O
whips O
, O
but O
I O
will O
punish O
you O
with O
whips O
that O
have O
sharp O
metal O
tips O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
king O
did O
not O
do O
what O
the O
people O
wanted O
. O

The O
Lord O
caused O
this O
to O
happen O
. O

He O
did O
this O
in O
order O
to O
keep O
the O
promise O
he O
made O
to O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
when O
he O
sent O
the O
prophet O
Ahijah O
from O
Shiloh O
to O
speak O
to O
him O
. O

The O
Israelites O
saw O
that O
the O
new O
king O
refused O
to O
listen O
to O
them O
, O
so O
they O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
We O
are O
not O
part O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
family O
are O
we O
? O

We O
do O
n't O
get O
any O
of O
Jesse O
's O
land O
, O
do O
we O
? O

So O
, O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
let O
's O
go O
home O
and O
let O
David B-PERSON
's O
son O
rule O
his O
own O
people O
! O
'' O

So O
the O
Israelites O
went O
home O
. O

But O
Rehoboam O
still O
ruled O
over O
the O
Israelites O
who O
lived O
in O
the O
cities O
of O
Judah O
. O

A O
man O
named O
Adoniram O
was O
one O
of O
the O
men O
who O
directed O
the O
workers O
. O

King O
Rehoboam O
sent O
Adoniram O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
people O
, O
but O
the O
Israelites O
threw O
stones O
at O
him O
until O
he O
died O
. O

King O
Rehoboam O
ran O
to O
his O
chariot O
and O
escaped O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

So O
Israel B-GPE
rebelled O
against O
the O
family O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
and O
this O
is O
how O
things O
are O
even O
today O
. O

When O
all O
the O
Israelites O
heard O
that O
Jeroboam O
had O
come O
back O
, O
they O
called O
him O
to O
a O
meeting O
and O
made O
him O
king O
over O
all O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
tribe O
of O
Judah O
was O
the O
only O
tribe O
that O
continued O
to O
follow O
the O
family O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

Rehoboam O
went O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
gathered O
together O
an O
army O
of O
180,000 O
men O
from O
the O
families O
of O
Judah O
and O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
. O

Rehoboam O
wanted O
to O
go O
fight O
against O
the O
Israelites O
and O
take O
back O
his O
kingdom O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
spoke O
to O
a O
man O
of O
God O
named O
Shemaiah O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Talk O
to O
Rehoboam O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Solomon O
, O
king O
of O
Judah O
, O
and O
to O
men O
of O
Judah O
and O
Benjamin O
. O

Say O
to O
them O
, O
' O
The O
Lord O
says O
that O
you O
must O
not O
go O
to O
war O
against O
your O
brothers O
. O

Everyone O
, O
go O
home O
! O

I O
made O
all O
this O
happen O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
all O
the O
men O
in O
Rehoboam O
's O
army O
obeyed O
the O
Lord O
and O
went O
home O
. O

Jeroboam O
rebuilt O
the O
city O
of O
Shechem O
, O
in O
the O
hill O
country O
of O
Ephraim O
, O
and O
lived O
there O
. O

Later O
he O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Penuel O
and O
rebuilt O
it O
. O

Jeroboam O
said O
to O
himself O
, O
`` O
If O
the O
people O
keep O
going O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
offer O
sacrifices O
at O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
, O
someday O
they O
will O
want O
to O
be O
ruled O
by O
their O
old O
masters O
. O

They O
will O
want O
to O
be O
ruled O
by O
King O
Rehoboam O
of O
Judah O
. O

And O
then O
they O
will O
kill O
me O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
king O
asked O
his O
advisors O
what O
to O
do O
. O

They O
gave O
him O
their O
advice O
, O
and O
King O
Jeroboam O
made O
two O
golden O
calves O
. O

He O
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
You O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
go O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
worship O
anymore O
. O

Israel B-GPE
, O
these O
are O
the O
gods O
that O
brought O
you O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O
'' O

King O
Jeroboam O
put O
one O
golden O
calf O
in O
Bethel O
and O
the O
other O
one O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Dan B-PERSON
. O

What O
a O
terrible O
sin O
this O
was O
, O
because O
the O
Israelites O
started O
going O
to O
the O
cities O
of O
Dan B-PERSON
and O
Bethel O
to O
worship O
the O
calves O
. O

Jeroboam O
also O
built O
temples O
at O
the O
high O
places O
and O
chose O
priests O
from O
among O
the O
different O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
He O
did O
not O
choose O
priests O
only O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Levi O
. O
-RRB- O

Then O
King O
Jeroboam O
started O
a O
new O
festival O
that O
was O
like O
the O
festival O
in O
Judah O
, O
but O
it O
was O
on O
the O
15th O
day O
of O
the O
eighth O
month O
. O

At O
this O
time O
the O
king O
offered O
sacrifices O
on O
the O
altar O
at O
Bethel O
. O

He O
and O
the O
priests O
he O
chose O
offered O
the O
sacrifices O
to O
the O
calves O
that O
he O
had O
set O
up O
at O
the O
high O
places O
he O
had O
made O
. O

So O
King O
Jeroboam O
chose O
his O
own O
time O
for O
a O
festival O
for O
the O
Israelites O
, O
the O
15th O
day O
of O
the O
eighth O
month O
. O

And O
during O
that O
time O
he O
offered O
sacrifices O
and O
burned O
incense O
on O
the O
altar O
he O
had O
built O
at O
Bethel O
. O

The O
time O
came O
for O
David B-PERSON
to O
die O
, O
so O
he O
gave O
these O
commands O
to O
Solomon O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
about O
to O
die O
, O
like O
all O
men O
must O
. O

But O
you O
are O
growing O
stronger O
and O
becoming O
a O
man O
. O

Now O
, O
carefully O
obey O
all O
the O
commands O
of O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O

Carefully O
obey O
all O
his O
laws O
, O
commands O
, O
decisions O
, O
and O
agreements O
. O

Obey O
everything O
that O
is O
written O
in O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

If O
you O
do O
this O
, O
you O
will O
be O
successful O
at O
whatever O
you O
do O
and O
wherever O
you O
go O
. O

And O
if O
you O
obey O
the O
Lord O
, O
he O
will O
keep O
his O
promise O
about O
me O
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
If O
your O
sons O
carefully O
live O
the O
way O
I O
tell O
them O
, O
sincerely O
, O
with O
all O
their O
heart O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
will O
always O
be O
a O
man O
from O
your O
family O
. O
' O
'' O

David B-PERSON
also O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
remember O
what O
Joab O
son O
of O
Zeruiah O
did O
to O
me O
. O

He O
killed O
two O
of O
the O
commanders O
of O
Israel B-GPE
's O
army O
, O
Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
and O
Amasa O
son O
of O
Jether O
. O

Remember O
, O
it O
was O
during O
a O
time O
of O
peace O
when O
he O
spilled O
the O
blood O
that O
splattered O
onto O
his O
sword O
belt O
and O
army O
boots O
. O

I O
should O
have O
punished O
him O
then O
. O

Use O
your O
wisdom O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
let O
him O
die O
peacefully O
of O
old O
age O
. O

`` O
Also O
, O
be O
kind O
to O
the O
children O
of O
Barzillai O
from O
Gilead B-ORG
. O

Be O
friends O
with O
them O
, O
and O
let O
them O
eat O
at O
your O
table O
, O
because O
they O
helped O
me O
when O
I O
ran O
away O
from O
your O
brother O
Absalom O
. O

`` O
And O
remember O
, O
Shimei O
son O
of O
Gera O
is O
still O
around O
. O

He O
is O
the O
Benjamite O
from O
Bahurim O
who O
cursed O
me O
when O
I O
ran O
away O
to O
Mahanaim O
. O

But O
when O
he O
came O
down O
to O
meet O
me O
at O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
I O
made O
a O
promise O
to O
him O
before O
the O
Lord O
that O
I O
would O
not O
kill O
him O
. O

Now O
, O
do O
n't O
leave O
him O
unpunished O
. O

You O
are O
a O
wise O
man O
. O

You O
will O
know O
what O
you O
must O
do O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
let O
him O
die O
peacefully O
of O
old O
age O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
died O
and O
was O
buried O
in O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

David B-PERSON
ruled O
Israel B-GPE
40 O
years O
. O

He O
ruled O
seven O
years O
in O
Hebron B-GPE
and O
33 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Now O
Solomon O
was O
king O
. O

He O
sat O
on O
the O
throne O
of O
his O
father O
David B-PERSON
and O
was O
in O
complete O
control O
of O
his O
kingdom O
. O

One O
day O
Adonijah O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Haggith O
, O
went O
to O
Solomon O
's O
mother O
, O
Bathsheba O
. O

She O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
come O
in O
peace O
? O
'' O

Adonijah O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
this O
is O
a O
peaceful O
visit O
. O

I O
have O
something O
to O
ask O
you O
. O
'' O

Bathsheba O
said O
, O
`` O
Then O
speak O
. O
'' O

Adonijah O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
know O
that O
at O
one O
time O
the O
kingdom O
was O
mine O
. O

All O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
wanted O
me O
to O
be O
their O
king O
. O

But O
things O
have O
changed O
, O
and O
now O
my O
brother O
is O
the O
king O
. O

The O
Lord O
chose O
him O
to O
be O
king O
. O

But O
now O
I O
have O
one O
thing O
to O
ask O
you O
. O

Please O
do O
n't O
refuse O
me O
. O
'' O

Bathsheba O
answered O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
want O
? O
'' O

Adonijah O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
know O
that O
King O
Solomon O
will O
do O
whatever O
you O
ask O
. O

So O
please O
ask O
him O
to O
let O
me O
marry O
Abishag O
, O
the O
woman O
from O
Shunem O
. O
'' O

Then O
Bathsheba O
said O
, O
`` O
Very O
well O
, O
I O
will O
speak O
to O
the O
king O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
Bathsheba O
went O
to O
King O
Solomon O
to O
talk O
with O
him O
. O

When O
the O
king O
saw O
her O
, O
he O
stood O
up O
, O
bowed O
before O
her O
, O
and O
then O
sat O
back O
down O
. O

He O
told O
some O
servants O
to O
bring O
another O
throne O
for O
his O
mother O
, O
and O
she O
sat O
down O
at O
his O
right O
side O
. O

Bathsheba O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
one O
small O
thing O
to O
ask O
you O
. O

Please O
do O
n't O
refuse O
me O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
answered O
, O
`` O
Ask O
whatever O
you O
want O
, O
mother O
. O

I O
will O
not O
refuse O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
Bathsheba O
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
your O
brother O
Adonijah O
marry O
Abishag O
, O
the O
woman O
from O
Shunem O
. O
'' O

King O
Solomon O
answered O
his O
mother O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
asking O
me O
to O
give O
Abishag O
to O
Adonijah O
? O

Why O
do O
n't O
you O
just O
ask O
me O
to O
give O
him O
the O
whole O
kingdom O
! O

After O
all O
, O
he O
is O
my O
older O
brother O
, O
and O
both O
Abiathar O
the O
priest O
and O
Joab O
support O
him O
! O
'' O

Then O
Solomon O
said O
, O
`` O
By O
the O
Lord O
, O
I O
swear O
I O
'll O
make O
Adonijah O
pay O
for O
this O
with O
his O
life O
! O

The O
Lord O
made O
me O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
gave O
me O
the O
throne O
of O
my O
father O
David B-PERSON
. O

The O
Lord O
kept O
his O
promise O
and O
gave O
the O
kingdom O
to O
me O
and O
my O
family O
. O

Now O
, O
as O
surely O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
, O
I O
swear O
Adonijah O
will O
die O
today O
! O
'' O

King O
Solomon O
gave O
the O
command O
to O
Benaiah O
, O
and O
Benaiah O
went O
out O
and O
killed O
Adonijah O
. O

Then O
King O
Solomon O
said O
to O
Abiathar O
the O
priest O
, O
`` O
I O
should O
kill O
you O
, O
but O
I O
will O
let O
you O
go O
back O
to O
your O
home O
in O
Anathoth O
. O

I O
will O
not O
kill O
you O
now O
because O
you O
helped O
carry O
the O
Holy O
Box O
of O
the O
Lord O
while O
marching O
with O
my O
father O
David B-PERSON
. O

And O
I O
know O
that O
you O
shared O
in O
the O
hard O
times O
with O
my O
father O
. O
'' O

So O
Solomon O
told O
Abiathar O
that O
he O
could O
not O
continue O
to O
serve O
as O
a O
priest O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

This O
happened O
as O
the O
Lord O
said O
it O
would O
when O
he O
told O
Eli O
the O
priest O
what O
would O
happen O
to O
him O
and O
his O
family O
. O

Joab O
had O
supported O
Adonijah O
, O
but O
not O
Absalom O
. O

But O
when O
Joab O
heard O
what O
happened O
to O
Abiathar O
, O
he O
was O
frightened O
and O
ran O
to O
the O
tent O
of O
the O
Lord O
to O
hold O
onto O
the O
horns O
of O
the O
altar O
. O

Someone O
told O
King O
Solomon O
that O
Joab O
was O
at O
the O
altar O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
Tent O
. O

So O
Solomon O
ordered O
Benaiah O
to O
go O
and O
kill O
him O
. O

Benaiah O
went O
into O
the O
Lord O
's O
Tent O
and O
said O
to O
Joab O
, O
`` O
The O
king O
says O
, O
' O
Come O
out O
! O
' O
'' O

But O
Joab O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
I O
will O
die O
here O
. O
'' O

Benaiah O
went O
back O
to O
the O
king O
and O
told O
him O
what O
Joab O
had O
said O
. O

The O
king O
commanded O
Benaiah O
, O
`` O
Do O
as O
he O
says O
! O

Kill O
him O
there O
and O
take O
him O
out O
to O
bury O
him O
. O

Then O
my O
family O
and O
I O
will O
be O
free O
of O
Joab O
's O
guilt O
from O
killing O
innocent O
people O
. O

Joab O
killed O
two O
men O
who O
were O
much O
better O
than O
he O
was O
. O

He O
killed O
Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
, O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
army O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
Amasa O
son O
of O
Jether O
, O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
army O
of O
Judah O
. O

He O
did O
this O
without O
my O
father O
's O
knowledge O
. O

But O
now O
the O
Lord O
will O
punish O
Joab O
for O
the O
men O
he O
killed O
. O

He O
and O
his O
family O
will O
always O
be O
guilty O
for O
their O
deaths O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
will O
bring O
peace O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
his O
descendants O
, O
his O
family O
of O
kings O
, O
and O
his O
kingdom O
forever O
. O
'' O

So O
Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
killed O
Joab O
, O
and O
he O
was O
buried O
near O
his O
home O
in O
the O
desert O
. O

Solomon O
then O
made O
Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
army O
in O
Joab O
's O
place O
. O

Solomon O
also O
made O
Zadok O
the O
new O
high O
priest O
in O
Abiathar O
's O
place O
. O

Next O
, O
the O
king O
sent O
for O
Shimei O
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Build O
yourself O
a O
house O
here O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
live O
in O
and O
do O
n't O
leave O
the O
city O
. O

If O
you O
leave O
the O
city O
and O
go O
any O
further O
than O
Kidron O
Brook O
, O
you O
will O
be O
killed O
, O
and O
it O
will O
be O
your O
own O
fault O
. O
'' O

Shimei O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
my O
king O
. O

I O
will O
obey O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
Shimei O
lived O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

But O
three O
years O
later O
, O
two O
of O
Shimei O
's O
slaves O
ran O
away O
. O

They O
went O
to O
King O
Achish O
of O
Gath O
, O
who O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Maacah O
. O

Shimei O
heard O
that O
his O
slaves O
were O
in O
Gath O
, O
so O
he O
saddled O
his O
donkey O
and O
went O
to O
King O
Achish O
at O
Gath O
to O
find O
them O
. O

He O
found O
them O
there O
and O
brought O
them O
back O
home O
. O

But O
someone O
told O
Solomon O
that O
Shimei O
had O
left O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
gone O
to O
Gath O
and O
back O
. O

So O
Solomon O
sent O
for O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
made O
you O
promise O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
name O
not O
to O
leave O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

And O
I O
warned O
you O
that O
if O
you O
went O
anywhere O
, O
you O
would O
die O
. O

And O
you O
agreed O
to O
what O
I O
said O
. O

You O
said O
that O
you O
would O
obey O
me O
. O

So O
why O
did O
n't O
you O
obey O
me O
? O

Why O
did O
you O
break O
your O
promise O
? O

You O
know O
all O
the O
bad O
things O
you O
did O
to O
my O
father O
David B-PERSON
. O

Now O
the O
Lord O
will O
punish O
you O
for O
it O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
will O
bless O
me O
and O
keep O
David B-PERSON
's O
throne O
before O
him O
forever O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
king O
ordered O
Benaiah O
to O
kill O
Shimei O
, O
and O
he O
did O
. O

So O
Solomon O
had O
full O
control O
of O
his O
kingdom O
. O

During O
the O
third O
year O
that O
no O
rain O
fell O
, O
the O
Lord O
said O
to O
Elijah O
, O
`` O
Go O
meet O
with O
King O
Ahab O
, O
and O
I O
will O
make O
it O
rain O
. O
'' O

So O
Elijah O
went O
to O
meet O
with O
Ahab O
. O

The O
famine O
was O
very O
bad O
in O
Samaria O
. O

So O
King O
Ahab O
told O
Obadiah O
to O
come O
to O
him O
. O

Obadiah O
was O
the O
man O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

-LRB- O
Obadiah O
was O
a O
true O
follower O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

One O
time O
when O
Jezebel O
was O
killing O
all O
the O
Lord O
's O
prophets O
, O
Obadiah O
hid O
100 O
prophets O
in O
two O
caves O
. O

He O
put O
50 O
prophets O
in O
one O
cave O
and O
50 O
prophets O
in O
another O
cave O
. O

Then O
he O
brought O
them O
food O
and O
water O
. O
-RRB- O

King O
Ahab O
said O
to O
Obadiah O
, O
`` O
Come O
with O
me O
. O

We O
will O
look O
at O
every O
spring O
and O
every O
stream O
in O
the O
land O
. O

We O
will O
see O
if O
we O
can O
find O
enough O
grass O
to O
keep O
our O
horses O
and O
mules O
alive O
. O

Then O
we O
will O
not O
have O
to O
kill O
our O
animals O
. O
'' O

They O
decided O
where O
each O
of O
them O
would O
go O
to O
look O
for O
water O
. O

Ahab O
went O
in O
one O
direction O
by O
himself O
, O
and O
Obadiah O
went O
in O
another O
direction O
by O
himself O
. O

As O
Obadiah O
was O
walking O
along O
the O
road O
by O
himself O
, O
he O
looked O
up O
, O
and O
there O
was O
Elijah O
. O

Obadiah O
recognized O
him O
and O
bowed O
down O
to O
show O
his O
respect O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Elijah O
? O

Is O
it O
really O
you O
, O
master O
? O
'' O

Elijah O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
it O
is O
me O
. O

Now O
, O
go O
and O
tell O
your O
master O
, O
the O
king O
, O
that O
I O
am O
here O
. O
'' O

Obadiah O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
I O
tell O
Ahab O
that O
I O
know O
where O
you O
are O
, O
he O
will O
kill O
me O
! O

I O
have O
done O
nothing O
wrong O
to O
you O
. O

Why O
do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
die O
? O

As O
surely O
as O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
lives O
, O
the O
king O
has O
been O
looking O
for O
you O
everywhere O
. O

He O
has O
sent O
people O
to O
every O
country O
to O
find O
you O
. O

He O
even O
made O
the O
rulers O
of O
those O
countries O
swear O
that O
you O
were O
not O
there O
. O

Now O
you O
want O
me O
to O
go O
and O
tell O
him O
that O
you O
are O
here O
! O

If O
I O
go O
tell O
King O
Ahab O
that O
you O
are O
here O
, O
the O
Lord O
might O
carry O
you O
away O
. O

Then O
when O
King O
Ahab O
comes O
here O
and O
can O
not O
find O
you O
, O
he O
will O
kill O
me O
! O

I O
have O
followed O
the O
Lord O
since O
I O
was O
a O
boy O
. O

You O
heard O
what O
I O
did O
. O

When O
Jezebel O
was O
killing O
the O
Lord O
's O
prophets O
, O
I O
hid O
100 O
of O
them O
in O
caves O
. O

I O
put O
50 O
prophets O
in O
one O
cave O
and O
50 O
prophets O
in O
another O
cave O
. O

I O
brought O
them O
food O
and O
water O
. O

Now O
you O
want O
me O
to O
go O
and O
tell O
the O
king O
that O
you O
are O
here O
. O

The O
king O
will O
kill O
me O
! O
'' O

Elijah O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
serve O
the O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
. O

As O
surely O
as O
he O
lives O
, O
I O
promise O
that O
I O
will O
stand O
before O
the O
king O
today O
. O
'' O

So O
Obadiah O
went O
to O
King O
Ahab O
and O
told O
him O
where O
Elijah O
was O
. O

King O
Ahab O
went O
to O
meet O
Elijah O
. O

When O
Ahab O
saw O
Elijah O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Is O
that O
really O
you O
, O
the O
troublemaker O
of O
Israel B-GPE
? O
'' O

Elijah O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
not O
made O
trouble O
for O
Israel B-GPE
. O

You O
and O
your O
father O
's O
family O
caused O
all O
the O
problems O
when O
you O
stopped O
obeying O
the O
Lord O
's O
commands O
and O
began O
following O
the O
false O
gods O
. O

Now O
tell O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
to O
meet O
me O
at O
Mount O
Carmel O
. O

Also O
bring O
the O
450 O
prophets O
of O
Baal O
and O
the O
400 O
prophets O
of O
the O
goddess O
Asherah O
that O
Queen O
Jezebel O
supports O
. O
'' O

So O
Ahab O
called O
all O
the O
Israelites O
and O
those O
prophets O
to O
Mount O
Carmel O
. O

Elijah O
came O
to O
all O
the O
people O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
must O
decide O
what O
you O
are O
going O
to O
do O
. O

How O
long O
will O
you O
keep O
jumping O
from O
one O
side O
to O
the O
other O
? O

If O
the O
Lord O
is O
the O
true O
God O
, O
follow O
him O
. O

But O
if O
Baal O
is O
the O
true O
God O
, O
then O
follow O
him O
! O
'' O

The O
people O
said O
nothing O
. O

So O
Elijah O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
only O
prophet O
of O
the O
Lord O
here O
, O
but O
there O
are O
450 O
prophets O
of O
Baal O
. O

So O
bring O
us O
two O
bulls O
. O

Let O
the O
prophets O
of O
Baal O
have O
one O
bull O
. O

Let O
them O
kill O
it O
and O
cut O
it O
into O
pieces O
and O
then O
put O
the O
meat O
on O
the O
wood O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
start O
the O
fire O
. O

I O
will O
do O
the O
same O
with O
the O
other O
bull O
, O
and O
I O
will O
not O
start O
the O
fire O
either O
. O

Prophets O
of O
Baal O
, O
pray O
to O
your O
god O
, O
and O
I O
will O
pray O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Whichever O
god O
answers O
the O
prayer O
and O
starts O
the O
fire O
is O
the O
true O
God O
. O
'' O

All O
the O
people O
agreed O
that O
this O
was O
a O
good O
idea O
. O

Then O
Elijah O
said O
to O
the O
prophets O
of O
Baal O
, O
`` O
There O
are O
many O
of O
you O
, O
so O
you O
go O
first O
. O

Choose O
a O
bull O
and O
prepare O
it O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
start O
your O
fire O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
prophets O
took O
the O
bull O
that O
was O
given O
to O
them O
and O
prepared O
it O
. O

They O
started O
praying O
to O
Baal O
and O
prayed O
until O
noon O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Baal O
, O
please O
answer O
us O
! O
'' O

But O
there O
was O
no O
sound O
. O

No O
one O
answered O
. O

Then O
they O
began O
jumping O
around O
on O
the O
altar O
they O
had O
built O
. O

At O
noon O
Elijah O
began O
to O
make O
fun O
of O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
Baal O
really O
is O
a O
god O
, O
maybe O
you O
should O
pray O
louder O
! O

Maybe O
he O
is O
busy O
. O

Maybe O
he O
is O
thinking O
about O
something O
, O
or O
maybe O
he O
stepped O
out O
for O
a O
moment O
! O

He O
could O
be O
sleeping O
! O

Maybe O
you O
should O
pray O
louder O
and O
wake O
him O
up O
! O
'' O

So O
the O
prophets O
prayed O
louder O
. O

They O
cut O
themselves O
with O
swords O
and O
spears O
. O

-LRB- O
This O
was O
the O
way O
they O
worshiped O
. O
-RRB- O

They O
cut O
themselves O
until O
they O
were O
bleeding O
all O
over O
. O

The O
afternoon O
passed O
but O
the O
fire O
still O
had O
not O
started O
. O

The O
prophets O
were O
out O
of O
control O
and O
continued O
to O
act O
this O
way O
until O
the O
time O
came O
for O
the O
evening O
sacrifice O
. O

But O
nothing O
happened O
-- O
there O
was O
no O
answer O
from O
Baal O
. O

There O
was O
no O
sound O
. O

There O
was O
no O
one O
listening O
. O

Then O
Elijah O
said O
to O
all O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
Now O
come O
here O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
gathered O
around O
Elijah O
. O

The O
Lord O
's O
altar O
had O
been O
torn O
down O
, O
so O
Elijah O
repaired O
it O
. O

Elijah O
found O
twelve O
stones O
. O

There O
was O
one O
stone O
for O
each O
of O
the O
twelve O
tribes O
. O

These O
twelve O
tribes O
were O
named O
for O
the O
twelve O
sons O
of O
Jacob O
, O
the O
man O
who O
the O
Lord O
had O
named O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Elijah O
used O
these O
stones O
to O
repair O
the O
altar O
to O
honor O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
dug O
a O
small O
ditch O
around O
the O
altar O
. O

It O
was O
wide O
enough O
and O
deep O
enough O
to O
hold O
about O
4 O
gallons O
of O
water O
. O

Then O
Elijah O
put O
the O
wood O
on O
the O
altar O
. O

He O
cut O
the O
bull O
into O
pieces O
and O
laid O
the O
pieces O
on O
the O
wood O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Fill O
four O
jars O
with O
water O
. O

Pour O
the O
water O
on O
the O
pieces O
of O
meat O
and O
on O
the O
wood O
. O
'' O

Then O
Elijah O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
it O
again O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
it O
a O
third O
time O
. O
'' O

The O
water O
ran O
down O
off O
the O
altar O
and O
filled O
the O
ditch O
. O

At O
about O
the O
time O
for O
the O
afternoon O
sacrifice O
, O
the O
prophet O
Elijah O
approached O
the O
altar O
and O
prayed O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
Isaac O
, O
and O
Jacob O
, O
I O
ask O
you O
now O
to O
prove O
that O
you O
are O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
that O
I O
am O
your O
servant O
. O

Show O
these O
people O
that O
it O
was O
you O
who O
commanded O
me O
to O
do O
all O
these O
things O
. O

Lord O
, O
answer O
my O
prayer O
. O

Show O
these O
people O
that O
you O
, O
Lord O
, O
are O
God O
and O
that O
you O
are O
the O
one O
who O
is O
bringing O
them O
back O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
fire O
came O
down O
from O
the O
Lord O
and O
burned O
the O
sacrifice O
, O
the O
wood O
, O
the O
stones O
, O
and O
the O
ground O
around O
the O
altar O
. O

Then O
it O
dried O
up O
all O
the O
water O
in O
the O
ditch O
. O

All O
the O
people O
saw O
this O
happen O
and O
bowed O
down O
to O
the O
ground O
and O
began O
saying O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
is O
God O
! O

The O
Lord O
is O
God O
! O
'' O

Then O
Elijah O
said O
, O
`` O
Get O
the O
prophets O
of O
Baal O
! O

Do O
n't O
let O
any O
of O
them O
escape O
! O
'' O

So O
the O
people O
captured O
all O
the O
prophets O
. O

Then O
Elijah O
led O
them O
down O
to O
Kishon O
Creek O
and O
killed O
them O
all O
. O

Then O
Elijah O
said O
to O
King O
Ahab O
, O
`` O
Now O
go O
eat O
and O
drink O
. O

A O
heavy O
rain O
is O
coming O
. O
'' O

So O
King O
Ahab O
went O
to O
eat O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
Elijah O
climbed O
to O
the O
top O
of O
Mount O
Carmel O
. O

At O
the O
top O
of O
the O
mountain O
Elijah O
bent O
down O
. O

He O
put O
his O
head O
between O
his O
knees O
. O

Then O
Elijah O
said O
to O
his O
servant O
, O
`` O
Go O
up O
higher O
and O
look O
toward O
the O
sea O
. O
'' O

The O
servant O
went O
and O
looked O
. O

He O
came O
back O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
saw O
nothing O
. O
'' O

Elijah O
told O
him O
to O
go O
look O
again O
. O

This O
happened O
seven O
times O
. O

The O
seventh O
time O
, O
the O
servant O
came O
back O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
saw O
a O
small O
cloud O
the O
size O
of O
a O
man O
's O
fist O
that O
was O
coming O
in O
from O
the O
sea O
. O
'' O

Elijah O
told O
the O
servant O
, O
`` O
Go O
tell O
King O
Ahab O
to O
get O
his O
chariot O
ready O
and O
go O
home O
now O
. O

If O
he O
does O
not O
leave O
now O
, O
the O
rain O
will O
stop O
him O
. O
'' O

After O
a O
short O
time O
the O
sky O
was O
covered O
with O
dark O
clouds O
. O

The O
wind O
began O
to O
blow O
, O
and O
a O
heavy O
rain O
began O
to O
fall O
. O

Ahab O
got O
in O
his O
chariot O
and O
started O
back O
to O
Jezreel O
. O

The O
power O
of O
the O
Lord O
came O
to O
Elijah O
. O

He O
used O
his O
belt O
to O
hold O
up O
the O
bottom O
of O
his O
robe O
away O
from O
his O
feet O
. O

Then O
he O
ran O
ahead O
of O
King O
Ahab O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Jezreel O
. O

Then O
the O
Lord O
spoke O
against O
King O
Baasha O
through O
the O
prophet O
, O
Jehu O
son O
of O
Hanani O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
made O
you O
an O
important O
prince O
over O
my O
people O
Israel B-GPE
. O

But O
you O
have O
done O
the O
same O
things O
Jeroboam O
did O
. O

You O
have O
caused O
my O
people O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
. O

Their O
sins O
have O
made O
me O
angry O
. O

So O
Baasha O
, O
I O
will O
destroy O
you O
and O
your O
family O
, O
just O
as O
I O
did O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
and O
his O
family O
. O

Dogs O
will O
eat O
the O
bodies O
of O
those O
in O
your O
family O
who O
die O
in O
the O
city O
. O

And O
wild O
birds O
will O
eat O
the O
bodies O
of O
those O
who O
die O
out O
in O
the O
fields O
. O
'' O

The O
rest O
of O
the O
story O
about O
Baasha O
and O
the O
great O
things O
he O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Baasha O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
in O
Tirzah O
. O

His O
son O
Elah O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

That O
book O
also O
has O
the O
story O
of O
the O
time O
the O
Lord O
gave O
the O
message O
to O
Jehu O
the O
prophet O
about O
Baasha O
and O
his O
family O
. O

Baasha O
did O
many O
things O
the O
Lord O
said O
were O
wrong O
, O
just O
as O
Jeroboam O
and O
his O
family O
had O
done O
. O

This O
and O
the O
fact O
that O
Baasha O
had O
killed O
everyone O
in O
Jeroboam O
's O
family O
made O
the O
Lord O
very O
angry O
. O

Elah O
son O
of O
Baasha O
became O
king O
during O
the O
26th O
year O
that O
Asa O
was O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

He O
ruled O
in O
Tirzah O
for O
two O
years O
. O

Zimri O
was O
one O
of O
King O
Elah O
's O
officers O
. O

Zimri O
commanded O
half O
of O
Elah O
's O
chariots O
, O
but O
Zimri O
plotted O
against O
Elah O
. O

King O
Elah O
was O
in O
Tirzah O
, O
drinking O
and O
getting O
drunk O
at O
Arza O
's O
home O
. O

Arza O
was O
the O
man O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
palace O
at O
Tirzah O
. O

Zimri O
went O
into O
the O
house O
and O
killed O
King O
Elah O
. O

Then O
Zimri O
became O
the O
new O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
after O
Elah O
. O

This O
was O
during O
the O
27th O
year O
that O
Asa O
was O
king O
in O
Judah O
. O

After O
Zimri O
became O
the O
new O
king O
, O
he O
killed O
all O
of O
Baasha O
's O
family O
and O
friends O
. O

He O
did O
not O
let O
any O
male O
in O
Baasha O
's O
family O
live O
. O

So O
Zimri O
destroyed O
Baasha O
's O
family O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
said O
he O
would O
when O
he O
spoke O
against O
Baasha O
through O
the O
prophet O
Jehu O
. O

This O
happened O
because O
of O
all O
the O
sins O
of O
Baasha O
and O
his O
son O
, O
Elah O
. O

They O
sinned O
and O
they O
caused O
the O
Israelites O
to O
sin O
. O

They O
worshiped O
worthless O
idols O
, O
and O
this O
made O
the O
Lord O
angry O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
what O
that O
Elah O
did O
is O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Zimri O
became O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
during O
the O
27th O
year O
that O
Asa O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Zimri O
ruled O
in O
Tirzah O
only O
seven O
days O
. O

This O
is O
what O
happened O
: O
The O
army O
of O
Israel B-GPE
was O
at O
Gibbethon O
, O
which O
was O
under O
Philistine O
control O
. O

Omri O
was O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
army O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
men O
in O
the O
camp O
heard O
that O
Zimri O
had O
made O
secret O
plans O
against O
the O
king O
and O
killed O
him O
. O

So O
in O
the O
camp O
all O
the O
soldiers O
made O
Omri O
the O
new O
king O
. O

Then O
Omri O
and O
all O
the O
soldiers O
of O
Israel B-GPE
left O
Gibbethon O
and O
went O
to O
Tirzah O
. O

They O
surrounded O
the O
city O
and O
attacked O
it O
. O

When O
Zimri O
saw O
the O
city O
had O
been O
captured O
, O
he O
ran O
to O
the O
palace O
fortress O
, O
but O
the O
soldiers O
burned O
it O
down O
with O
him O
still O
in O
it O
. O

So O
Zimri O
died O
because O
he O
sinned O
and O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
, O
just O
as O
Jeroboam O
did O
when O
he O
caused O
the O
Israelites O
to O
sin O
. O

The O
story O
about O
Zimri O
's O
secret O
plans O
and O
the O
other O
things O
that O
he O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Then O
the O
Israelites O
were O
divided O
. O

Half O
of O
the O
people O
followed O
Tibni O
the O
son O
of O
Ginath O
and O
wanted O
to O
make O
him O
king O
. O

The O
other O
half O
of O
the O
people O
followed O
Omri O
. O

But O
Omri O
's O
followers O
were O
stronger O
than O
the O
followers O
of O
Tibni O
son O
of O
Ginath O
. O

Tibni O
died O
, O
and O
Omri O
became O
king O
. O

Omri O
became O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
during O
Asa O
's O
31st O
year O
as O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Omri O
ruled O
over O
Israel B-GPE
for O
12 O
years O
. O

Six O
of O
those O
years O
he O
ruled O
from O
Tirzah O
. O

Then O
Omri O
bought O
the O
hill O
of O
Samaria O
from O
Shemer O
for O
about O
150 O
pounds O
of O
silver O
. O

Omri O
built O
a O
city O
on O
that O
hill O
. O

He O
named O
the O
city O
Samaria O
after O
the O
name O
of O
its O
owner O
, O
Shemer O
. O

Omri O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

He O
was O
worse O
than O
all O
the O
kings O
who O
were O
before O
him O
. O

He O
committed O
all O
the O
sins O
that O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
had O
committed O
when O
he O
caused O
the O
Israelites O
to O
sin O
. O

They O
worshiped O
worthless O
idols O
, O
and O
this O
made O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
very O
angry O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
the O
story O
about O
Omri O
and O
the O
great O
things O
he O
did O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Omri O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
in O
Samaria O
. O

His O
son O
Ahab O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Ahab O
son O
of O
Omri O
became O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
during O
the O
38th O
year O
that O
Asa O
was O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Ahab O
ruled O
Israel B-GPE
from O
the O
town O
of O
Samaria O
for O
22 O
years O
. O

He O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

Ahab O
was O
worse O
than O
all O
the O
kings O
who O
were O
before O
him O
. O

It O
was O
not O
enough O
for O
Ahab O
to O
commit O
the O
same O
sins O
that O
Jeroboam O
, O
son O
of O
Nebat O
, O
had O
done O
. O

Ahab O
also O
married O
Jezebel O
, O
daughter O
of O
King O
Ethbaal O
of O
Sidon O
. O

Then O
Ahab O
began O
to O
serve O
and O
worship O
Baal O
. O

He O
built O
a O
temple O
and O
an O
altar O
in O
Samaria O
for O
worshiping O
Baal O
. O

He O
also O
set O
up O
a O
sacred O
pole O
. O

Ahab O
did O
more O
to O
make O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
angry O
than O
all O
the O
other O
kings O
who O
were O
before O
him O
. O

During O
Ahab O
's O
time O
, O
Hiel O
from O
Bethel O
rebuilt O
the O
town O
of O
Jericho B-GPE
. O

When O
Hiel O
started O
work O
on O
the O
city O
, O
his O
oldest O
son O
Abiram O
died O
. O

And O
when O
Hiel O
built O
the O
gates O
of O
the O
city O
, O
his O
youngest O
son O
Segub O
died O
. O

This O
happened O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
said O
it O
would O
happen O
when O
he O
spoke O
through O
Joshua O
son O
of O
Nun O
. O

At O
that O
time O
Jeroboam O
's O
son O
Abijah O
became O
very O
sick O
. O

Jeroboam O
said O
to O
his O
wife O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
Shiloh O
and O
see O
the O
prophet O
Ahijah O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
said O
that O
I O
would O
become O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Dress O
yourself O
so O
that O
people O
will O
not O
know O
that O
you O
are O
my O
wife O
. O

Give O
the O
prophet O
ten O
loaves O
of O
bread O
, O
some O
cakes O
, O
and O
a O
jar O
of O
honey O
. O

Then O
ask O
him O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
our O
son O
, O
and O
he O
will O
tell O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
king O
's O
wife O
did O
what O
he O
said O
. O

She O
went O
to O
the O
home O
of O
Ahijah O
the O
prophet O
in O
Shiloh O
. O

Ahijah O
was O
very O
old O
and O
had O
become O
blind O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Jeroboam O
's O
wife O
is O
coming O
to O
ask O
you O
about O
her O
son O
. O

He O
is O
sick O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
Lord O
told O
Ahijah O
what O
he O
should O
say O
. O

Jeroboam O
's O
wife O
came O
to O
Ahijah O
's O
house O
. O

She O
was O
trying O
not O
to O
let O
people O
know O
who O
she O
was O
. O

Ahijah O
heard O
her O
coming O
to O
the O
door O
. O

So O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Come O
in O
, O
Jeroboam O
's O
wife O
. O

Why O
are O
you O
trying O
to O
make O
people O
think O
you O
are O
someone O
else O
? O

I O
have O
some O
bad O
news O
for O
you O
. O

Go O
back O
and O
tell O
Jeroboam O
that O
this O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
says O
: O
' O
Jeroboam O
, O
I O
chose O
you O
from O
among O
all O
the O
Israelites O
. O

I O
made O
you O
the O
ruler O
of O
my O
people O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
family O
was O
ruling O
the O
kingdom O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
but O
I O
took O
the O
kingdom O
away O
from O
them O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
you O
. O

But O
you O
are O
not O
like O
my O
servant O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
always O
obeyed O
my O
commands O
and O
followed O
me O
with O
his O
whole O
heart O
. O

He O
did O
only O
what O
I O
accepted O
. O

But O
you O
have O
sinned O
worse O
than O
anyone O
who O
ruled O
before O
you O
. O

You O
stopped O
following O
me O
and O
made O
other O
gods O
for O
yourself O
. O

You O
made O
those O
statues O
to O
make O
me O
angry O
. O

So O
Jeroboam O
, O
I O
will O
bring O
troubles O
to O
your O
family O
. O

I O
will O
kill O
all O
the O
men O
in O
your O
family O
. O

I O
will O
destroy O
your O
family O
completely O
, O
like O
fire O
burning O
up O
dung O
. O

Anyone O
from O
your O
family O
who O
dies O
in O
the O
city O
will O
be O
eaten O
by O
dogs O
. O

And O
anyone O
from O
your O
family O
who O
dies O
in O
the O
fields O
will O
be O
eaten O
by O
birds O
. O

The O
Lord O
has O
spoken O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
Ahijah O
said O
, O
`` O
Now O
, O
go O
home O
. O

Your O
son O
will O
die O
as O
soon O
as O
your O
enter O
the O
city O
. O

All O
Israel B-GPE
will O
cry O
for O
him O
. O

They O
will O
bury O
him O
, O
but O
he O
is O
the O
only O
one O
from O
Jeroboam O
's O
family O
who O
will O
be O
buried O
. O

This O
is O
because O
he O
is O
the O
only O
one O
in O
Jeroboam O
's O
family O
who O
pleased O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Soon O
, O
the O
Lord O
will O
put O
a O
new O
king O
over O
Israel B-GPE
who O
will O
destroy O
Jeroboam O
's O
family O
. O

Then O
the O
Lord O
will O
punish O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Israelites O
will O
be O
so O
full O
of O
fear O
that O
they O
will O
shake O
like O
tall O
grass O
in O
the O
water O
. O

He O
will O
pull O
Israel B-GPE
up O
from O
this O
good O
land O
that O
he O
gave O
their O
ancestors O
. O

He O
will O
scatter O
them O
to O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the B-LOC
Euphrates I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
do O
this O
because O
the O
people O
made O
him O
angry O
when O
they O
built O
sacred O
poles O
. O

Jeroboam O
sinned O
, O
and O
then O
he O
made O
the O
Israelites O
sin O
. O

So O
the O
Lord O
will O
let O
the O
Israelites O
be O
defeated O
. O
'' O

Jeroboam O
's O
wife O
went O
back O
to O
Tirzah O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
she O
stepped O
into O
the O
house O
, O
the O
boy O
died O
. O

All O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
buried O
him O
and O
cried O
for O
him O
. O

This O
happened O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
said O
it O
would O
through O
his O
servant O
, O
the O
prophet O
Ahijah O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
what O
King O
Jeroboam O
did O
is O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

It O
includes O
the O
wars O
he O
fought O
and O
the O
way O
he O
ruled O
. O

Jeroboam O
ruled O
as O
king O
for O
22 O
years O
. O

Then O
he O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
. O

His O
son O
Nadab O
became O
the O
new O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Solomon O
's O
son O
, O
Rehoboam O
, O
was O
41 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
became O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Rehoboam O
ruled O
17 O
years O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
the O
city O
the O
Lord O
chose O
for O
his O
own O
. O

He O
chose O
this O
city O
from O
all O
the O
other O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Rehoboam O
's O
mother O
was O
Naamah O
. O

She O
was O
an O
Ammonite O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Judah O
also O
sinned O
and O
did O
what O
that O
the O
Lord O
said O
was O
wrong O
. O

They O
made O
the O
Lord O
angry O
. O

They O
were O
worse O
than O
their O
fathers O
who O
lived O
before O
them O
. O

They O
built O
high O
places O
, O
memorial O
stones O
, O
and O
sacred O
poles O
. O

They O
built O
them O
on O
every O
high O
hill O
and O
under O
every O
green O
tree O
. O

There O
were O
also O
men O
who O
served O
other O
gods O
by O
selling O
their O
bodies O
for O
sex O
. O

So O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
were O
worse O
than O
the O
people O
who O
had O
lived O
in O
the O
land O
before O
them O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
took O
the O
land O
away O
from O
those O
people O
to O
give O
it O
to O
the O
Israelites O
. O

In O
the O
fifth O
year O
that O
Rehoboam O
was O
king O
, O
King O
Shishak O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
came O
to O
attack O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
took O
the O
treasures O
from O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
and O
from O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

He O
even O
took O
the O
gold O
shields O
that O
David B-PERSON
had O
taken O
from O
the O
officers O
of O
King O
Hadadezer O
of O
Aram O
and O
put O
on O
the O
walls O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

King O
Rehoboam O
made O
more O
shields O
to O
put O
in O
their O
places O
, O
but O
they O
were O
made O
from O
bronze O
. O

He O
gave O
them O
to O
the O
guards O
on O
duty O
at O
the O
palace O
gates O
. O

Every O
time O
the O
king O
went O
to O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
, O
the O
guards O
took O
out O
the O
shields O
and O
went O
with O
him O
. O

After O
they O
were O
finished O
, O
they O
put O
the O
shields O
back O
on O
the O
wall O
in O
the O
guardroom O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
what O
King O
Rehoboam O
did O
is O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

Rehoboam O
and O
Jeroboam O
were O
always O
fighting O
against O
each O
other O
. O

Rehoboam O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
in O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

-LRB- O
His O
mother O
was O
Naamah O
. O

She O
was O
an O
Ammonite O
. O
-RRB- O

Rehoboam O
's O
son O
Abijah O
became O
the O
next O
king O
after O
him O
. O

There O
was O
a O
vineyard O
near O
King O
Ahab O
's O
palace O
in O
Samaria O
. O

A O
man O
from O
Jezreel O
named O
Naboth O
owned O
it O
. O

One O
day O
Ahab O
said O
to O
Naboth O
, O
`` O
Give O
me O
your O
vineyard O
that O
is O
near O
my O
palace O
. O

I O
want O
to O
make O
it O
a O
vegetable O
garden O
. O

I O
will O
give O
you O
a O
better O
vineyard O
in O
its O
place O
. O

Or O
, O
if O
you O
prefer O
, O
I O
will O
pay O
you O
for O
it O
. O
'' O

Naboth O
answered O
, O
`` O
By O
the O
Lord O
, O
I O
will O
never O
give O
my O
land O
to O
you O
. O

This O
land O
belongs O
to O
my O
family O
. O
'' O

So O
Ahab O
went O
home O
angry O
and O
upset O
because O
Naboth O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
not O
give O
you O
my O
family O
's O
land O
. O
'' O

Ahab O
went O
to O
bed O
, O
turned O
away O
from O
everyone O
, O
and O
refused O
to O
eat O
. O

His O
wife O
Jezebel O
went O
to O
him O
and O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
upset O
? O

Why O
do O
you O
refuse O
to O
eat O
? O
'' O

Ahab O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
asked O
Naboth O
from O
Jezreel O
to O
give O
me O
his O
vineyard O
. O

I O
told O
him O
that O
I O
would O
pay O
him O
the O
full O
price O
. O

Or O
, O
if O
he O
preferred O
, O
I O
would O
give O
him O
another O
vineyard O
. O

But O
he O
refused O
to O
give O
it O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

Jezebel O
answered O
, O
`` O
But O
you O
are O
the O
king O
over O
Israel B-GPE
! O

Get O
out O
of O
bed O
and O
eat O
something O
, O
and O
you O
will O
feel O
better O
. O

I O
will O
get O
Naboth O
's O
vineyard O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jezebel O
wrote O
some O
letters O
. O

She O
signed O
Ahab O
's O
name O
to O
them O
and O
used O
his O
seal O
to O
seal O
the O
letters O
. O

Then O
she O
sent O
them O
to O
the O
elders O
and O
important O
men O
who O
lived O
in O
the O
same O
town O
as O
Naboth O
. O

This O
is O
what O
the O
letter O
said O
: O
`` O
Announce O
that O
there O
will O
be O
a O
day O
of O
fasting O
when O
the O
people O
will O
eat O
nothing O
. O

Then O
call O
all O
the O
people O
of O
the O
town O
together O
for O
a O
meeting O
. O

At O
the O
meeting O
we O
will O
talk O
about O
Naboth O
. O

Find O
some O
men O
who O
will O
tell O
lies O
about O
Naboth O
. O

They O
should O
say O
that O
they O
heard O
Naboth O
speak O
against O
the O
king O
and O
against O
God O
. O

Then O
take O
Naboth O
out O
of O
the O
city O
and O
kill O
him O
with O
stones O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
elders O
and O
important O
men O
of O
Jezreel O
obeyed O
the O
command O
. O

The O
leaders O
announced O
that O
there O
would O
be O
a O
day O
when O
all O
the O
people O
would O
eat O
nothing O
. O

On O
that O
day O
they O
called O
all O
the O
people O
together O
for O
a O
meeting O
. O

They O
put O
Naboth O
in O
a O
special O
place O
before O
the O
people O
. O

Then O
two O
men O
told O
the O
people O
that O
they O
heard O
Naboth O
speak O
against O
God O
and O
the O
king O
. O

So O
the O
people O
carried O
Naboth O
out O
of O
the O
city O
and O
killed O
him O
with O
stones O
. O

Then O
the O
leaders O
sent O
a O
message O
to O
Jezebel O
that O
said O
: O
`` O
Naboth O
has O
been O
killed O
. O
'' O

When O
Jezebel O
heard O
this O
, O
she O
said O
to O
Ahab O
, O
`` O
Naboth O
is O
dead O
. O

Now O
you O
can O
go O
and O
take O
the O
vineyard O
that O
you O
wanted O
. O
'' O

So O
Ahab O
went O
to O
the O
vineyard O
and O
took O
it O
for O
his O
own O
. O

Then O
the O
Lord O
spoke O
to O
Elijah O
, O
the O
prophet O
from O
Tishbe O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
King O
Ahab O
in O
Samaria O
. O

He O
will O
be O
at O
Naboth O
's O
vineyard O
. O

He O
is O
there O
to O
take O
the O
vineyard O
as O
his O
own O
. O

Tell O
Ahab O
that O
I O
, O
the O
Lord O
, O
say O
to O
him O
, O
' O
Ahab O
! O

You O
killed O
the O
man O
Naboth O
and O
now O
you O
are O
taking O
his O
land O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
this O
: O
Where O
the O
dogs O
licked O
up O
the O
blood O
of O
Naboth O
, O
they O
will O
lick O
up O
your O
blood O
as O
well O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
Elijah O
went O
to O
Ahab O
. O

When O
Ahab O
saw O
him O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Well O
, O
my O
enemy O
has O
found O
me O
again O
! O
'' O

Elijah O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
found O
you O
, O
because O
you O
have O
again O
sold O
yourself O
out O
to O
do O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
is O
evil O
. O

So O
the O
Lord O
says O
to O
you O
, O
' O
I O
will O
make O
something O
bad O
happen O
to O
you O
. O

I O
will O
kill O
you O
and O
every O
male O
in O
your O
family O
. O

I O
will O
destroy O
your O
family O
just O
as O
I O
destroyed O
the O
families O
of O
King O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nebat O
and O
King O
Baasha O
. O

I O
will O
do O
this O
to O
you O
because O
you O
have O
made O
me O
angry O
and O
you O
have O
caused O
the O
Israelites O
to O
sin O
. O
' O

The O
Lord O
also O
says O
this O
about O
your O
wife O
Jezebel O
: O
' O
Dogs O
will O
eat O
the O
body O
of O
Jezebel O
by O
the O
wall O
of O
the O
city O
of O
Jezreel O
. O

As O
for O
the O
family O
of O
Ahab O
, O
whoever O
dies O
in O
the O
city O
will O
be O
eaten O
by O
dogs O
, O
and O
whoever O
dies O
in O
the O
fields O
will O
be O
eaten O
by O
birds O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
Ahab O
sold O
himself O
out O
to O
do O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
is O
evil O
. O

There O
is O
no O
one O
who O
did O
as O
much O
evil O
as O
Ahab O
and O
his O
wife O
Jezebel O
, O
who O
caused O
him O
to O
do O
these O
things O
. O

Ahab O
committed O
the O
terrible O
sin O
of O
worshiping O
those O
filthy O
idols O
, O
just O
as O
the O
Amorites O
did O
. O

And O
that O
is O
why O
the O
Lord O
took O
the O
land O
from O
them O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
the O
Israelites O
. O

When O
Ahab O
heard O
what O
Elijah O
said O
, O
he O
tore O
his O
clothes O
to O
show O
how O
sad O
he O
was O
. O

Then O
he O
put O
on O
sackcloth O
and O
refused O
to O
eat O
. O

He O
even O
slept O
in O
these O
clothes O
. O

He O
was O
very O
sad O
and O
upset O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
to O
the O
prophet O
Elijah O
from O
Tishbe O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
Ahab O
has O
humbled O
himself O
before O
me O
. O

So O
I O
will O
not O
make O
that O
disaster O
happen O
during O
his O
lifetime O
. O

I O
will O
wait O
until O
his O
son O
is O
king O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
destroy O
his O
family O
. O
'' O

King O
Solomon O
ruled O
over O
all O
Israel B-GPE
. O

These O
are O
the O
names O
of O
his O
leading O
officials O
: O
Azariah O
son O
of O
Zadok O
was O
the O
priest O
; O
Elihoreph O
and O
Ahijah O
, O
sons O
of O
Shisha O
, O
had O
the O
job O
of O
writing O
notes O
about O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
courts O
; O
Jehoshaphat O
son O
of O
Ahilud O
wrote O
notes O
about O
the O
history O
of O
the O
people O
; O
Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
was O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
army O
; O
Zadok O
and O
Abiathar O
were O
priests O
; O
Azariah O
son O
of O
Nathan B-PERSON
was O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
district O
governors O
; O
Zabud O
son O
of O
Nathan B-PERSON
was O
a O
priest O
and O
an O
advisor O
to O
King O
Solomon O
; O
Ahishar O
was O
responsible O
for O
everything O
in O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
; O
Adoniram O
son O
of O
Abda O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
slaves O
. O

Israel B-GPE
was O
divided O
into O
twelve O
districts O
. O

Solomon O
chose O
governors O
to O
rule O
over O
each O
district O
. O

These O
governors O
were O
ordered O
to O
gather O
food O
from O
their O
districts O
and O
give O
it O
to O
the O
king O
and O
his O
family O
. O

Each O
of O
the O
twelve O
governors O
was O
responsible O
for O
giving O
food O
to O
the O
king O
one O
month O
each O
year O
. O

These O
are O
the O
names O
of O
the O
twelve O
governors O
: O
Ben O
Hur O
was O
governor O
of O
the O
hill O
country O
of O
Ephraim O
. O

Ben O
Deker O
was O
governor O
of O
Makaz O
, O
Shaalbim O
, O
Beth O
Shemesh O
, O
and O
Elon O
Bethhanan O
. O

Ben O
Hesed O
was O
governor O
of O
Arubboth O
, O
Socoh O
, O
and O
Hepher O
. O

Ben O
Abinadab O
was O
governor O
of O
Naphoth O
Dor O
. O

He O
was O
married O
to O
Taphath O
, O
daughter O
of O
Solomon O
. O

Baana O
son O
of O
Ahilud O
was O
governor O
of O
Taanach O
and O
Megiddo O
and O
all O
of O
Beth O
Shean O
next O
to O
Zarethan O
. O

This O
was O
below O
Jezreel O
, O
from O
Beth O
Shean O
to O
Abel O
Meholah O
across O
from O
Jokmeam O
. O

Ben O
Geber O
was O
governor O
of O
Ramoth O
Gilead O
. O

He O
was O
governor O
of O
all O
the O
towns O
and O
villages O
of O
Jair O
son O
of O
Manasseh O
in O
Gilead B-ORG
. O

He O
was O
also O
governor O
of O
the O
district O
of O
Argob O
in O
Bashan O
. O

In O
this O
area O
there O
were O
60 O
cities O
with O
big O
walls O
around O
them O
. O

These O
cities O
also O
had O
bronze O
bars O
on O
the O
gates O
. O

Ahinadab O
son O
of O
Iddo O
was O
governor O
of O
Mahanaim O
. O

Ahimaaz O
was O
governor O
of O
Naphtali O
. O

He O
was O
married O
to O
Basemath O
the O
daughter O
of O
Solomon O
. O

Baana O
son O
of O
Hushai O
was O
governor O
of O
Asher O
and O
Aloth O
. O

Jehoshaphat O
son O
of O
Paruah O
was O
governor O
of O
Issachar O
. O

Shimei O
son O
of O
Ela O
was O
governor O
of O
Benjamin O
. O

Geber O
son O
of O
Uri O
was O
governor O
of O
Gilead B-ORG
. O

There O
had O
been O
two O
kings O
in O
this O
area O
, O
King O
Sihon O
of O
the O
Amorites O
and O
King O
Og O
of O
Bashan O
, O
but O
Solomon O
appointed O
only O
one O
governor O
for O
that O
district O
. O

In O
Judah O
and O
Israel B-GPE
there O
were O
as O
many O
people O
as O
sand O
on O
the O
seashore O
. O

The O
people O
were O
happy O
and O
had O
plenty O
to O
eat O
and O
drink O
. O

Solomon O
ruled O
over O
all O
the O
kingdoms O
from O
the B-LOC
Euphrates I-LOC
River I-LOC
to O
the O
land O
of O
the O
Philistines O
. O

His O
kingdom O
went O
as O
far O
as O
the O
border O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

These O
countries O
sent O
gifts O
to O
Solomon O
, O
and O
they O
obeyed O
him O
all O
of O
his O
life O
. O

This O
is O
the O
amount O
of O
food O
that O
Solomon O
needed O
each O
day O
for O
himself O
and O
for O
everyone O
who O
ate O
at O
his O
table O
: O
150 O
bushels O
of O
fine O
flour O
, O
300 O
bushels O
of O
flour O
, O
10 O
cattle O
that O
were O
fed O
grain O
, O
20 O
cattle O
that O
were O
raised O
in O
the O
fields O
, O
100 O
sheep O
, O
wild O
animals O
such O
as O
deer O
, O
gazelles O
, O
roebucks O
, O
and O
game O
birds O
. O

Solomon O
ruled O
over O
all O
the O
countries O
west O
of O
the B-LOC
Euphrates I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
from O
Tiphsah O
to O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

And O
Solomon O
had O
peace O
along O
all O
the O
borders O
of O
his O
kingdom O
. O

During O
Solomon O
's O
life O
everyone O
in O
Judah O
and O
Israel B-GPE
, O
all O
the O
way O
from O
Dan B-PERSON
to O
Beersheba O
, O
lived O
in O
peace O
and O
security O
. O

The O
people O
were O
at O
peace O
sitting O
under O
their O
own O
fig O
trees O
and O
grapevines O
. O

Solomon O
had O
places O
to O
keep O
4000 O
horses O
for O
his O
chariots O
and O
he O
had O
12,000 O
horse O
soldiers O
. O

And O
each O
month O
one O
of O
the O
twelve O
district O
governors O
gave O
King O
Solomon O
everything O
he O
needed O
for O
all O
the O
people O
who O
ate O
at O
the O
king O
's O
table O
. O

The O
district O
governors O
also O
gave O
the O
king O
enough O
straw O
and O
barley O
for O
the O
chariot O
horses O
and O
the O
riding O
horses O
. O

Everyone O
brought O
this O
grain O
to O
the O
necessary O
places O
. O

God O
made O
Solomon O
very O
wise O
. O

Solomon O
could O
understand O
more O
than O
you O
can O
imagine O
. O

He O
was O
wiser O
than O
anyone O
in O
the O
East O
or O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
wiser O
than O
anyone O
on O
earth O
, O
even O
Ethan B-PERSON
the O
Ezrahite O
and O
the O
sons O
of O
Mahol O
-- O
Heman O
, O
Calcol O
, O
and O
Darda O
. O

King O
Solomon O
became O
famous O
in O
all O
the O
surrounding O
countries O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
his O
life O
, O
he O
had O
written O
3000 O
proverbs O
and O
1005 O
songs O
. O

Solomon O
also O
knew O
very O
much O
about O
nature O
. O

He O
taught O
about O
many O
different O
kinds O
of O
plants O
-- O
everything O
from O
the O
great O
cedar O
trees O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
to O
the O
little O
vines O
that O
grow O
out O
of O
the O
walls O
. O

He O
also O
taught O
about O
animals O
, O
birds O
, O
and O
snakes O
. O

People O
from O
every O
nation O
came O
to O
listen O
to O
Solomon O
's O
wisdom O
. O

Kings O
all O
over O
the O
world O
sent O
their O
people O
to O
listen O
to O
him O
. O

For O
the O
next O
two O
years O
there O
was O
peace O
between O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Aram O
. O

Then O
during O
the O
third O
year O
, O
King O
Jehoshaphat O
of O
Judah O
went O
to O
visit O
King O
Ahab O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Ahab O
asked O
his O
officials O
, O
`` O
Remember O
when O
the O
king O
of O
Aram O
took O
Ramoth O
Gilead O
from O
us O
? O

That O
city O
is O
ours O
, O
so O
why O
have O
we O
done O
nothing O
to O
get O
it O
back O
? O
'' O

So O
Ahab O
asked O
King O
Jehoshaphat O
, O
`` O
Will O
you O
join O
with O
us O
to O
go O
fight O
the O
Arameans O
at O
Ramoth O
Gilead O
? O
'' O

Jehoshaphat O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
you O
and O
I O
will O
be O
as O
one O
-- O
my O
men O
and O
my O
horses O
will O
be O
as O
yours O
. O

But O
first O
let O
's O
ask O
the O
Lord O
for O
advice O
. O
'' O

So O
Ahab O
called O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
prophets O
. O

There O
were O
about O
400 O
prophets O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Ahab O
asked O
the O
prophets O
, O
`` O
Should O
I O
go O
and O
attack O
the O
Arameans O
at O
Ramoth O
Gilead O
or O
not O
? O
'' O

The O
prophets O
answered O
Ahab O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
because O
the O
Lord O
will O
let O
you O
defeat O
Ramoth O
Gilead O
. O
'' O

But O
Jehoshaphat O
said O
, O
`` O
Does O
n't O
the O
Lord O
have O
another O
prophet O
here O
? O

Let O
's O
ask O
him O
what O
God O
says O
. O
'' O

King O
Ahab O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
there O
is O
another O
prophet O
. O

His O
name O
is O
Micaiah O
son O
of O
Imlah O
. O

But O
I O
hate O
him O
because O
he O
will O
not O
say O
anything O
good O
about O
me O
when O
he O
speaks O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
always O
says O
things O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
like O
. O
'' O

Jehoshaphat O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
king O
should O
not O
say O
that O
! O
'' O

So O
King O
Ahab O
told O
one O
of O
his O
officers O
to O
go O
and O
find O
Micaiah O
. O

At O
that O
time O
the O
two O
kings O
were O
sitting O
on O
their O
thrones O
, O
with O
their O
royal O
robes O
on O
, O
at O
the O
judgment O
place O
near O
the O
gates O
of O
Samaria O
. O

All O
the O
prophets O
were O
standing O
before O
them O
, O
prophesying O
. O

One O
of O
the O
prophets O
was O
named O
Zedekiah O
son O
of O
Kenaanah O
. O

Zedekiah O
made O
some O
iron O
horns O
and O
said O
to O
Ahab O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
says O
, O
' O
You O
will O
use O
these O
iron O
horns O
to O
fight O
against O
the O
army O
of O
Aram O
. O

You O
will O
defeat O
them O
and O
destroy O
them O
. O
' O
'' O

All O
the O
other O
prophets O
agreed O
with O
Zedekiah O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Your O
army O
should O
march O
now O
to O
go O
fight O
against O
the O
Arameans O
at O
Ramoth O
Gilead O
. O

You O
will O
win O
the O
battle O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
let O
you O
defeat O
them O
. O
'' O

While O
this O
was O
happening O
, O
the O
officer O
went O
to O
find O
Micaiah O
. O

When O
he O
found O
him O
, O
the O
officer O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
All O
the O
other O
prophets O
have O
said O
that O
the O
king O
will O
succeed O
, O
so O
you O
should O
say O
the O
same O
thing O
. O
'' O

But O
Micaiah O
answered O
, O
`` O
As O
surely O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
, O
I O
can O
say O
only O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
. O
'' O

Micaiah O
went O
and O
stood O
before O
King O
Ahab O
. O

The O
king O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Micaiah O
, O
should O
we O
go O
and O
attack O
the O
Arameans O
at O
Ramoth O
Gilead O
or O
not O
? O
'' O

Micaiah O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
go O
and O
be O
successful O
! O

The O
Lord O
will O
let O
you O
take O
the O
city O
. O
'' O

But O
Ahab O
answered O
, O
`` O
How O
many O
times O
do O
I O
have O
to O
tell O
you O
? O

Tell O
me O
the O
truth O
. O

What O
does O
the O
Lord O
say O
? O
'' O

So O
Micaiah O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
can O
see O
the O
army O
of O
Israel B-GPE
scattered O
all O
over O
the O
hills O
, O
like O
sheep O
with O
no O
one O
to O
lead O
them O
. O

This O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
, O
' O
These O
men O
have O
no O
leaders O
. O

Let O
them O
go O
home O
in O
peace O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
Ahab O
said O
to O
Jehoshaphat O
, O
`` O
See O
, O
I O
told O
you O
! O

This O
prophet O
never O
says O
anything O
good O
about O
me O
. O

He O
always O
says O
something O
bad O
. O
'' O

But O
Micaiah O
said O
, O
`` O
Listen O
to O
this O
message O
from O
the O
Lord O
: O
I O
saw O
the O
Lord O
sitting O
on O
his O
throne O
. O

All O
of O
heaven O
's O
army O
was O
standing O
around O
him O
, O
some O
on O
his O
left O
side O
and O
some O
on O
his O
right O
side O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
, O
' O
Which O
of O
you O
will O
go O
fool O
Ahab O
into O
attacking O
the O
Arameans O
at O
Ramoth O
Gilead O
so O
that O
he O
will O
be O
killed O
? O
' O

The O
angels O
discussed O
many O
different O
plans O
. O

Then O
a O
spirit O
went O
and O
stood O
before O
the O
Lord O
and O
said O
, O
' O
I O
will O
fool O
him O
! O
' O

The O
Lord O
asked O
, O
' O
How O
will O
you O
do O
it O
? O
' O

The O
angel O
answered O
, O
' O
I O
will O
go O
out O
and O
become O
a O
spirit O
of O
lies O
in O
the O
mouths O
of O
Ahab O
's O
prophets O
-- O
they O
will O
all O
speak O
lies O
. O
' O

So O
the O
Lord O
said O
, O
' O
Yes O
, O
that O
will O
fool O
Ahab O
. O

Go O
out O
and O
do O
that O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
that O
is O
what O
has O
happened O
here O
. O

The O
Lord O
made O
your O
prophets O
lie O
to O
you O
. O

The O
Lord O
himself O
decided O
to O
bring O
this O
disaster O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
prophet O
Zedekiah O
went O
to O
Micaiah O
and O
hit O
him O
on O
the O
face O
. O

Zedekiah O
said O
, O
`` O
How O
is O
it O
that O
the O
Spirit O
of O
the O
Lord O
left O
me O
to O
speak O
through O
you O
? O
'' O

Micaiah O
answered O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
what O
I O
said O
will O
happen O
! O

And O
you O
will O
see O
it O
one O
day O
when O
you O
are O
in O
a O
secret O
room O
somewhere O
hiding O
. O
'' O

Then O
King O
Ahab O
ordered O
one O
of O
his O
officers O
to O
arrest O
Micaiah O
. O

Ahab O
said O
, O
`` O
Arrest O
him O
and O
take O
him O
to O
Amon O
the O
governor O
of O
the O
city O
and O
prince O
Joash O
. O

Tell O
them O
to O
put O
Micaiah O
in O
prison O
. O

Give O
him O
nothing O
but O
bread O
and O
water O
to O
eat O
. O

Keep O
him O
there O
until O
I O
come O
home O
from O
the O
battle O
. O
'' O

Micaiah O
said O
, O
`` O
Listen O
to O
me O
, O
everyone O
! O

Ahab O
, O
if O
you O
come O
back O
alive O
from O
the O
battle O
, O
the O
Lord O
has O
not O
spoken O
through O
me O
. O
'' O

King O
Ahab O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
King O
Jehoshaphat O
of O
Judah O
went O
to O
fight O
the O
Arameans O
at O
Ramoth O
Gilead O
. O

Ahab O
said O
to O
Jehoshaphat O
, O
`` O
Disguise O
yourself O
when O
you O
go O
into O
battle O
, O
but O
wear O
your O
own O
clothes O
. O

And O
I O
will O
disguise O
myself O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
went O
into O
battle O
dressed O
like O
an O
ordinary O
soldier O
. O

The O
king O
of O
Aram O
had O
32 O
chariot O
commanders O
. O

He O
gave O
them O
this O
command O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
go O
after O
anyone O
except O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
no O
matter O
how O
important O
they O
are O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
commanders O
saw O
King O
Jehoshaphat O
, O
they O
thought O
he O
was O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
so O
they O
went O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

Jehoshaphat O
started O
shouting O
. O

When O
the O
commanders O
saw O
that O
he O
was O
not O
King O
Ahab O
, O
they O
stopped O
chasing O
him O
. O

Then O
a O
soldier O
in O
the O
distance O
pulled O
back O
as O
far O
as O
he O
could O
on O
his O
bow O
and O
shot O
an O
arrow O
into O
the O
air O
. O

The O
arrow O
happened O
to O
hit O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
in O
a O
small O
hole O
where O
his O
armor O
was O
fastened O
together O
. O

King O
Ahab O
said O
to O
his O
chariot O
driver O
, O
`` O
I O
've O
been O
hit O
! O

Turn O
the O
chariot O
around O
and O
take O
me O
off O
the O
battlefield O
! O
'' O

The O
armies O
continued O
to O
fight O
while O
King O
Ahab O
was O
propped O
up O
in O
his O
chariot O
. O

He O
was O
leaning O
against O
the O
sides O
of O
the O
chariot O
, O
looking O
out O
toward O
the O
Arameans O
. O

His O
blood O
ran O
down O
onto O
the O
floor O
of O
the O
chariot O
. O

Later O
in O
the O
evening O
, O
he O
died O
. O

At O
sunset O
all O
the O
Israelites O
cheered O
when O
they O
were O
told O
to O
go O
home O
. O

So O
they O
all O
went O
back O
to O
their O
hometowns O
. O

And O
that O
is O
how O
King O
Ahab O
died O
. O

Some O
men O
carried O
his O
body O
to O
Samaria O
and O
buried O
him O
there O
. O

They O
took O
his O
chariot O
to O
the O
large O
pool O
in O
Samaria O
to O
clean O
it O
. O

The O
dogs O
licked O
up O
Ahab O
's O
blood O
while O
the O
prostitutes O
washed O
the O
chariot O
. O

This O
happened O
just O
as O
the O
Lord O
said O
it O
would O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
what O
King O
Ahab O
did O
during O
the O
time O
he O
ruled O
is O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

That O
book O
tells O
about O
all O
the O
cities O
he O
built O
and O
about O
all O
the O
ivory O
that O
he O
used O
to O
decorate O
his O
palace O
. O

Ahab O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
. O

His O
son O
Ahaziah O
became O
the O
next O
king O
after O
him O
. O

Jehoshaphat O
son O
of O
Asa O
became O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
in O
Ahab O
's O
fourth O
year O
as O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Jehoshaphat O
was O
35 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
became O
king O
, O
and O
he O
ruled O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
25 O
years O
. O

His O
mother O
was O
Azubah O
, O
the O
daughter O
of O
Shilhi O
. O

Like O
his O
father O
Asa O
, O
Jehoshaphat O
was O
good O
and O
did O
everything O
that O
the O
Lord O
wanted O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
destroy O
the O
high O
places O
. O

The O
people O
continued O
offering O
sacrifices O
and O
burning O
incense O
there O
. O

Jehoshaphat O
made O
a O
peace O
agreement O
with O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Jehoshaphat O
was O
very O
brave O
and O
fought O
many O
wars O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
what O
he O
did O
is O
written O
in O
the O
book O
, O
The O
History O
of O
the O
Kings O
of O
Judah O
. O

Jehoshaphat O
forced O
all O
the O
men O
and O
women O
who O
sold O
their O
bodies O
for O
sex O
to O
leave O
the O
places O
of O
worship O
. O

They O
had O
served O
in O
these O
places O
of O
worship O
while O
his O
father O
Asa O
was O
king O
. O

In O
those O
days O
Edom O
did O
not O
have O
a O
king O
; O
it O
was O
ruled O
by O
a O
governor O
who O
was O
chosen O
by O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

King O
Jehoshaphat O
built O
some O
cargo O
ships O
. O

He O
wanted O
the O
ships O
to O
sail O
to O
Ophir O
for O
gold O
, O
but O
they O
never O
went O
there O
-- O
they O
were O
destroyed O
in O
their O
home O
port O
at O
Ezion O
Geber O
. O

Then O
King O
Ahaziah O
of O
Israel B-GPE
offered O
to O
put O
some O
of O
his O
own O
sailors O
with O
Jehoshaphat O
's O
men O
on O
the O
ships O
, O
but O
Jehoshaphat O
refused O
to O
accept O
his O
help O
. O

Jehoshaphat O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
with O
his O
ancestors O
in O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

Then O
his O
son O
Jehoram O
became O
the O
next O
king O
. O

Ahaziah O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Ahab O
. O

He O
became O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
during O
the O
17th O
year O
that O
King O
Jehoshaphat O
ruled O
Judah O
. O

Ahaziah O
ruled O
in O
Samaria O
for O
two O
years O
. O

He O
sinned O
against O
the O
Lord O
just O
as O
his O
parents O
, O
Ahab O
and O
Jezebel O
, O
did O
. O

He O
caused O
Israel B-GPE
to O
sin O
just O
as O
Jeroboam O
son O
of O
Nabat O
did O
. O

Ahaziah O
served O
the O
false O
god O
Baal O
and O
worshiped O
him O
, O
just O
as O
his O
father O
did O
before O
him O
. O

He O
did O
all O
the O
things O
that O
his O
father O
did O
to O
make O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
angry O
. O

Hiram O
was O
the O
king O
of O
Tyre O
. O

He O
had O
always O
been O
David B-PERSON
's O
friend O
. O

So O
when O
Hiram O
heard O
that O
Solomon O
had O
become O
the O
new O
king O
after O
David B-PERSON
, O
he O
sent O
his O
servants O
to O
Solomon O
. O

This O
is O
what O
Solomon O
said O
to O
King O
Hiram O
: O
`` O
You O
remember O
that O
my O
father O
, O
King O
David O
, O
had O
to O
fight O
many O
wars O
all O
around O
him O
. O

So O
he O
was O
never O
able O
to O
build O
a O
temple O
to O
honor O
the O
Lord O
his O
God O
. O

King O
David O
was O
waiting O
until O
the O
Lord O
allowed O
him O
to O
defeat O
all O
his O
enemies O
. O

But O
now O
the O
Lord O
my O
God O
has O
given O
me O
peace O
along O
all O
the O
borders O
of O
my O
country O
. O

I O
have O
no O
enemies O
, O
and O
my O
people O
are O
in O
no O
danger O
. O

`` O
The O
Lord O
made O
a O
promise O
to O
my O
father O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
I O
will O
make O
your O
son O
king O
after O
you O
, O
and O
he O
will O
build O
a O
temple O
to O
honor O
me O
. O
' O

Now O
, O
I O
plan O
to O
build O
that O
temple O
to O
honor O
the O
Lord O
my O
God O
. O

And O
so O
I O
ask O
you O
to O
help O
me O
. O

Send O
your O
men O
to O
Lebanon B-GPE
to O
cut O
down O
cedar O
trees O
for O
me O
. O

My O
servants O
will O
work O
with O
yours O
. O

I O
will O
pay O
you O
any O
price O
that O
you O
decide O
as O
your O
servants O
' O
wages O
, O
but O
I O
need O
your O
help O
. O

Our O
carpenters O
are O
not O
as O
good O
as O
the O
carpenters O
of O
Sidon O
. O
'' O

Hiram O
was O
very O
happy O
when O
he O
heard O
what O
Solomon O
asked O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
praise O
the O
Lord O
today O
for O
giving O
David B-PERSON
a O
wise O
son O
to O
rule O
this O
great O
nation O
! O
'' O

Then O
Hiram O
sent O
this O
message O
to O
Solomon O
, O
`` O
I O
heard O
what O
you O
asked O
for O
. O

I O
will O
give O
you O
all O
the O
cedar O
trees O
and O
the O
fir O
trees O
you O
want O
. O

My O
servants O
will O
bring O
them O
down O
from O
Lebanon B-GPE
to O
the O
sea O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
tie O
them O
together O
and O
float O
them O
down O
the O
shore O
to O
the O
place O
you O
choose O
. O

There O
I O
will O
separate O
the O
logs O
, O
and O
you O
can O
take O
them O
from O
there O
. O

As O
payment O
for O
this O
, O
you O
will O
give O
food O
to O
all O
those O
who O
live O
in O
my O
palace O
. O
'' O

So O
Hiram O
gave O
Solomon O
all O
the O
cedar O
and O
fir O
logs O
that O
he O
wanted O
. O

Solomon O
gave O
Hiram O
about O
120,000 O
bushels O
of O
wheat O
and O
about O
120,000 O
gallons O
of O
pure O
olive O
oil O
every O
year O
for O
his O
family O
. O

The O
Lord O
made O
Solomon O
wise O
as O
he O
had O
promised O
. O

Hiram O
and O
Solomon O
made O
a O
treaty O
between O
themselves O
and O
were O
at O
peace O
with O
one O
another O
. O

King O
Solomon O
forced O
30,000 O
men O
of O
Israel B-GPE
to O
help O
in O
this O
work O
. O

He O
chose O
a O
man O
named O
Adoniram O
to O
be O
in O
charge O
of O
them O
. O

Solomon O
divided O
the O
men O
into O
three O
groups O
with O
10,000 O
men O
in O
each O
group O
. O

Each O
group O
worked O
one O
month O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
then O
went O
home O
for O
two O
months O
. O

Solomon O
also O
forced O
80,000 O
men O
to O
work O
in O
the O
hill O
country O
cutting O
stone O
. O

There O
were O
also O
70,000 O
men O
to O
carry O
the O
stones O
. O

There O
were O
3300 O
men O
to O
supervise O
the O
workers O
. O

King O
Solomon O
commanded O
them O
to O
cut O
large O
, O
expensive O
stones O
for O
the O
foundation O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Then O
Solomon O
and O
Hiram O
's O
builders O
and O
the O
men O
from O
Byblos O
carved O
the O
stones O
and O
prepared O
them O
and O
the O
logs O
for O
use O
in O
building O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Then O
King O
Solomon O
told O
all O
the O
elders O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
the O
heads O
of O
the O
tribes O
, O
and O
the O
leaders O
of O
the O
families O
of O
Israel B-GPE
to O
come O
together O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Solomon O
wanted O
them O
to O
join O
in O
moving O
the O
Box O
of O
the O
Agreement O
from O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
up O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

So O
during O
the O
special O
festival O
in O
the O
month O
of O
Ethanim O
, O
the O
seventh O
month O
of O
the O
year O
, O
all O
the O
men O
of O
Israel B-GPE
came O
to O
the O
meeting O
with O
King O
Solomon O
. O

When O
all O
the O
elders O
of O
Israel B-GPE
arrived O
, O
the O
priests O
and O
Levites O
carried O
the O
Holy O
Box O
of O
the O
Lord O
up O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

They O
also O
carried O
the O
Meeting O
Tent O
and O
all O
the O
holy O
things O
that O
were O
in O
it O
up O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

King O
Solomon O
and O
all O
Israel B-GPE
met O
together O
before O
the O
Box O
of O
the O
Agreement O
and O
sacrificed O
so O
many O
sheep O
and O
cattle O
that O
no O
one O
was O
able O
to O
count O
them O
all O
. O

The O
priests O
carried O
the O
Box O
of O
the O
Agreement O
of O
the O
Lord O
to O
its O
proper O
place O
inside O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
, O
under O
the O
wings O
of O
the O
Cherub O
angels O
. O

The O
wings O
of O
the O
Cherub O
angels O
spread O
out O
over O
the O
Holy O
Box O
, O
and O
they O
covered O
the O
Holy O
Box O
and O
its O
carrying O
poles O
. O

The O
poles O
are O
still O
there O
today O
. O

They O
are O
too O
long O
for O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
, O
so O
anyone O
standing O
in O
the O
Holy O
Place O
can O
see O
the O
ends O
of O
the O
poles O
, O
although O
no O
one O
outside O
can O
see O
them O
. O

The O
only O
things O
inside O
the O
Holy O
Box O
are O
the O
two O
tablets O
that O
Moses O
put O
there O
at O
Mt. O
Horeb O
. O

This O
is O
where O
the O
Lord O
made O
his O
agreement O
with O
the O
Israelites O
after O
they O
came O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

When O
the O
priests O
came O
out O
of O
the O
Holy O
Place O
, O
the O
cloud O
filled O
the O
Lord O
's O
Temple B-GPE
. O

The O
priests O
could O
not O
continue O
their O
work O
because O
the O
Temple B-GPE
was O
filled O
with O
the O
Glory O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

Then O
Solomon O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
caused O
the O
sun O
to O
shine O
in O
the O
sky O
, O
but O
he O
chose O
to O
live O
in O
a O
dark O
cloud O
. O

Now O
, O
Lord O
, O
I O
have O
built O
a O
beautiful O
Temple B-GPE
for O
you O
, O
where O
you O
may O
live O
forever O
. O
'' O

Then O
King O
Solomon O
turned O
toward O
all O
the O
Israelites O
who O
were O
standing O
there O
and O
asked O
God O
to O
bless O
them O
. O

He O
prayed O
this O
long O
prayer O
to O
the O
Lord O
: O
`` O
The O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
is O
great O
. O

He O
has O
done O
what O
he O
promised O
my O
father O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
told O
my O
father O
, O
' O
I O
brought O
my O
people O
, O
Israel B-GPE
, O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
but O
I O
had O
not O
yet O
chosen O
a O
city O
from O
among O
the O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
for O
a O
temple O
to O
honor O
me O
. O

And O
I O
had O
not O
chosen O
a O
man O
to O
be O
leader O
over O
my O
people O
, O
Israel B-GPE
. O

But O
now O
I O
have O
chosen O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
be O
the O
city O
where O
I O
will O
be O
honored O
. O

And O
I O
have O
chosen O
David B-PERSON
to O
rule O
over O
my O
people O
, O
Israel B-GPE
. O
' O

`` O
My O
father O
David B-PERSON
wanted O
very O
much O
to O
build O
a O
temple O
to O
honor O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
said O
to O
my O
father O
, O
' O
I O
know O
that O
you O
want O
very O
much O
to O
build O
a O
temple O
to O
honor O
me O
, O
and O
it O
is O
good O
that O
you O
want O
to O
build O
it O
. O

But O
you O
are O
not O
the O
one O
to O
build O
my O
temple O
. O

Your O
son O
will O
build O
my O
temple O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
the O
Lord O
has O
kept O
his O
promises O
. O

I O
am O
the O
king O
now O
in O
place O
of O
my O
father O
David B-PERSON
. O

I O
rule O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
as O
the O
Lord O
promised O
. O

And O
I O
have O
built O
the O
Temple B-GPE
for O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

I O
have O
made O
a O
place O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
for O
the O
Holy O
Box O
. O

Inside O
that O
Holy O
Box O
is O
the O
agreement O
that O
the O
Lord O
made O
with O
our O
ancestors O
when O
he O
brought O
them O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O
'' O

Then O
Solomon O
stood O
in O
front O
of O
whole O
assembly O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
faced O
the O
Lord O
's O
altar O
. O

Solomon O
spread O
his O
hands O
and O
looked O
toward O
heaven O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
there O
is O
no O
other O
god O
like O
you O
in O
heaven O
or O
on O
the O
earth O
. O

You O
keep O
the O
agreement O
that O
you O
made O
with O
your O
people O
. O

You O
are O
kind O
and O
loyal O
to O
those O
who O
follow O
you O
with O
all O
their O
heart O
. O

You O
made O
a O
promise O
to O
your O
servant O
, O
my O
father O
David B-PERSON
, O
and O
you O
kept O
that O
promise O
. O

You O
made O
that O
promise O
with O
your O
own O
mouth O
, O
and O
with O
your O
own O
hands O
you O
made O
it O
come O
true O
today O
. O

Now O
, O
Lord O
, O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
keep O
the O
other O
promises O
you O
made O
to O
your O
servant O
David B-PERSON
, O
my O
father O
. O

You O
said O
, O
' O
David B-PERSON
, O
if O
your O
sons O
carefully O
obey O
me O
as O
you O
did O
, O
you O
will O
always O
have O
someone O
from O
your O
family O
ruling O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
' O

Again O
, O
Lord O
, O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
I O
ask O
you O
to O
keep O
the O
promise O
you O
made O
to O
your O
servant O
, O
my O
father O
David B-PERSON
. O

`` O
But O
, O
God O
, O
will O
you O
really O
live O
here O
with O
us O
on O
the O
earth O
? O

The O
whole O
sky O
and O
the O
highest O
heaven O
can O
not O
contain O
you O
. O

Certainly O
this O
Temple B-GPE
that O
I O
built O
can O
not O
contain O
you O
either O
. O

But O
please O
listen O
to O
my O
prayer O
and O
my O
request O
. O

I O
am O
your O
servant O
, O
and O
you O
are O
the O
Lord O
my O
God O
. O

Hear O
this O
prayer O
that O
I O
am O
praying O
to O
you O
today O
. O

In O
the O
past O
you O
said O
, O
' O
I O
will O
be O
honored O
there O
. O
' O

So O
please O
watch O
over O
this O
Temple B-GPE
, O
night O
and O
day O
. O

And O
please O
listen O
to O
my O
prayer O
as O
I O
turn O
toward O
this O
Temple B-GPE
and O
pray O
to O
you O
. O

And O
Lord O
, O
please O
listen O
to O
our O
prayers O
in O
the O
future O
when O
I O
and O
your O
people O
Israel B-GPE
turn O
to O
this O
place O
and O
pray O
to O
you O
. O

We O
know O
that O
you O
live O
in O
heaven O
. O

We O
ask O
you O
to O
hear O
our O
prayer O
there O
and O
forgive O
us O
. O

`` O
Those O
who O
wrong O
others O
will O
be O
brought O
to O
this O
altar O
. O

If O
they O
are O
not O
guilty O
, O
they O
will O
make O
an O
oath O
and O
promise O
that O
they O
are O
innocent O
. O

Please O
listen O
from O
heaven O
and O
judge O
them O
. O

If O
they O
are O
guilty O
, O
please O
show O
us O
that O
they O
are O
guilty O
. O

And O
if O
they O
are O
innocent O
, O
please O
show O
us O
that O
they O
are O
not O
guilty O
. O

`` O
Sometimes O
your O
people O
Israel B-GPE
will O
sin O
against O
you O
, O
and O
their O
enemies O
will O
defeat O
them O
. O

Then O
the O
people O
will O
come O
back O
to O
you O
and O
praise O
you O
. O

They O
will O
pray O
to O
you O
in O
this O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Please O
listen O
in O
heaven O
, O
please O
listen O
to O
the O
prayers O
of O
your O
people O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Forgive O
them O
for O
their O
sins O
and O
let O
them O
have O
their O
land O
again O
. O

You O
gave O
this O
land O
to O
their O
ancestors O
. O

`` O
Sometimes O
they O
will O
sin O
against O
you O
, O
and O
you O
will O
stop O
the O
rain O
from O
falling O
on O
their O
land O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
pray O
toward O
this O
place O
and O
praise O
your O
name O
. O

You O
make O
them O
suffer O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
sorry O
for O
their O
sins O
. O

So O
please O
listen O
in O
heaven O
to O
their O
prayer O
. O

Then O
forgive O
us O
for O
our O
sins O
. O

Teach O
the O
people O
to O
live O
right O
. O

Then O
, O
Lord O
, O
please O
send O
rain O
to O
the O
land O
you O
gave O
them O
. O

`` O
The O
land O
might O
become O
very O
dry O
and O
no O
food O
will O
grow O
on O
it O
. O

Or O
maybe O
a O
great O
sickness O
will O
spread O
among O
the O
people O
. O

Maybe O
all O
the O
food O
that O
is O
growing O
will O
be O
destroyed O
by O
insects O
. O

Or O
your O
people O
might O
be O
attacked O
in O
some O
of O
their O
cities O
by O
their O
enemies O
. O

Or O
many O
of O
your O
people O
might O
get O
sick O
. O

When O
any O
of O
these O
things O
happen O
, O
and O
people O
feel O
compelled O
in O
their O
hearts O
to O
spread O
their O
hands O
in O
prayer O
toward O
this O
Temple B-GPE
, O
please O
listen O
to O
their O
prayer O
. O

Listen O
while O
you O
are O
in O
your O
home O
in O
heaven O
and O
forgive O
them O
and O
help O
them O
. O

Only O
you O
know O
what O
people O
are O
really O
thinking O
, O
so O
only O
you O
can O
judge O
then O
fairly O
. O

Do O
this O
so O
that O
your O
people O
will O
fear O
and O
respect O
you O
all O
the O
time O
that O
they O
live O
in O
this O
land O
that O
you O
gave O
to O
our O
ancestors O
. O

`` O
People O
from O
other O
places O
will O
hear O
about O
your O
greatness O
and O
your O
power O
. O

They O
will O
come O
from O
far O
away O
to O
pray O
at O
this O
Temple B-GPE
. O

From O
your O
home O
in O
heaven O
please O
listen O
to O
their O
prayers O
. O

Please O
do O
everything O
the O
people O
from O
other O
places O
ask O
you O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
fear O
and O
respect O
you O
the O
same O
as O
your O
people O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Then O
all O
people O
everywhere O
will O
know O
that O
I O
built O
this O
Temple B-GPE
to O
honor O
you O
. O

`` O
Sometimes O
you O
will O
command O
your O
people O
to O
go O
and O
fight O
against O
their O
enemies O
. O

Then O
your O
people O
will O
turn O
toward O
the O
city O
that O
you O
have O
chosen O
and O
the O
Temple B-GPE
that O
I O
built O
in O
your O
honor O
, O
and O
they O
will O
pray O
to O
you O
. O

Listen O
to O
their O
prayers O
from O
your O
home O
in O
heaven O
, O
and O
help O
them O
. O

`` O
Your O
people O
will O
sin O
against O
you O
. O

I O
know O
this O
because O
everyone O
sins O
. O

And O
you O
will O
be O
angry O
with O
your O
people O
. O

You O
will O
let O
their O
enemies O
defeat O
them O
. O

Their O
enemies O
will O
make O
them O
prisoners O
and O
carry O
them O
to O
some O
faraway O
land O
. O

In O
that O
faraway O
land O
, O
your O
people O
will O
think O
about O
what O
happened O
. O

They O
will O
be O
sorry O
for O
their O
sins O
, O
and O
they O
will O
pray O
to O
you O
. O

They O
will O
say O
, O
' O
We O
have O
sinned O
and O
done O
wrong O
. O
' O

They O
will O
be O
in O
that O
faraway O
land O
of O
their O
enemies O
, O
but O
they O
will O
turn O
back O
to O
you O
. O

They O
will O
feel O
sorry O
for O
their O
sins O
with O
their O
whole O
heart O
and O
soul O
. O

They O
will O
turn O
toward O
the O
land O
you O
gave O
their O
ancestors O
. O

They O
will O
look O
toward O
the O
city O
you O
chose O
and O
toward O
the O
Temple B-GPE
I O
built O
, O
and O
they O
will O
pray O
to O
you O
. O

Please O
listen O
to O
their O
prayers O
from O
your O
home O
in O
heaven O
, O
and O
do O
what O
is O
right O
. O

Forgive O
your O
sinful O
people O
for O
all O
the O
things O
they O
have O
done O
against O
you O
. O

Make O
their O
enemies O
be O
kind O
to O
them O
. O

Remember O
that O
they O
are O
your O
people O
and O
that O
you O
brought O
them O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

It O
was O
as O
if O
you O
saved O
them O
by O
pulling O
them O
out O
of O
a O
hot O
oven O
! O

`` O
Lord O
God O
, O
please O
listen O
to O
my O
prayers O
and O
to O
the O
prayers O
of O
your O
people O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Listen O
to O
their O
prayers O
any O
time O
that O
they O
ask O
you O
for O
help O
. O

You O
have O
chosen O
them O
from O
all O
the O
peoples O
of O
the O
earth O
to O
be O
your O
own O
special O
people O
. O

Lord O
, O
you O
promised O
to O
do O
that O
for O
us O
. O

You O
used O
your O
servant O
Moses O
to O
make O
that O
promise O
when O
you O
brought O
our O
ancestors O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O
'' O

Solomon O
prayed O
that O
prayer O
to O
God O
. O

He O
was O
on O
his O
knees O
in O
front O
of O
the O
altar O
. O

He O
prayed O
with O
his O
arms O
raised O
toward O
heaven O
. O

When O
he O
finished O
praying O
, O
he O
stood O
up O
. O

Then O
, O
in O
a O
loud O
voice O
, O
he O
asked O
God O
to O
bless O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Solomon O
said O
, O
`` O
Praise O
the O
Lord O
! O

He O
promised O
to O
give O
rest O
to O
his O
people O
, O
Israel B-GPE
. O

And O
he O
has O
given O
us O
rest O
! O

He O
used O
his O
servant O
Moses O
and O
made O
many O
good O
promises O
to O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

And O
he O
has O
kept O
every O
one O
of O
them O
! O

I O
pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
our O
God O
will O
be O
with O
us O
, O
as O
he O
was O
with O
our O
ancestors O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
he O
will O
never O
leave O
us O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
we O
will O
turn O
to O
him O
and O
follow O
him O
. O

Then O
we O
will O
obey O
all O
the O
laws O
, O
decisions O
, O
and O
commands O
that O
he O
gave O
our O
ancestors O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
our O
God O
will O
always O
remember O
this O
prayer O
and O
what O
I O
have O
asked O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
he O
will O
do O
these O
things O
for O
his O
servant O
, O
the O
king O
, O
and O
for O
his O
people O
, O
Israel B-GPE
. O

I O
pray O
that O
he O
will O
do O
this O
every O
day O
. O

If O
he O
will O
do O
these O
things O
, O
all O
the O
people O
of O
the O
world O
will O
know O
that O
the O
Lord O
is O
the O
only O
true O
God O
. O

You O
people O
must O
be O
loyal O
and O
true O
to O
the O
Lord O
our O
God O
. O

You O
must O
always O
follow O
and O
obey O
all O
of O
his O
laws O
and O
commands O
. O

You O
must O
continue O
to O
obey O
in O
the O
future O
as O
you O
do O
now O
. O
'' O

Then O
King O
Solomon O
and O
all O
the O
Israelites O
with O
him O
offered O
sacrifices O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Solomon O
killed O
22,000 O
cattle O
and O
120,000 O
sheep O
for O
fellowship O
offerings O
. O

In O
this O
way O
the O
king O
and O
the O
people O
showed O
that O
they O
had O
dedicated O
the O
Temple B-GPE
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

King O
Solomon O
also O
dedicated O
the O
yard O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

He O
offered O
burnt O
offerings O
, O
grain O
offerings O
, O
and O
the O
fat O
from O
the O
animals O
that O
were O
used O
as O
fellowship O
offerings O
. O

King O
Solomon O
made O
these O
offerings O
there O
in O
the O
yard O
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
the O
bronze O
altar O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Lord O
was O
too O
small O
to O
hold O
them O
all O
. O

So O
there O
at O
the O
Temple B-GPE
, O
King O
Solomon O
and O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
celebrated O
the O
festival O
. O

People O
came O
from O
as O
far O
away O
as O
Hamath O
Pass O
in O
the O
north O
and O
the O
border O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
in O
the O
south O
. O

This O
huge O
crowd O
of O
people O
ate O
, O
drank O
, O
and O
enjoyed O
themselves O
together O
with O
the O
Lord O
for O
seven O
days O
. O

Then O
they O
stayed O
for O
another O
seven O
days O
. O

They O
celebrated O
for O
a O
total O
of O
14 O
days O
. O

The O
next O
day O
Solomon O
told O
the O
people O
to O
go O
home O
. O

All O
the O
people O
thanked O
the O
king O
, O
said O
goodbye O
, O
and O
went O
home O
. O

They O
were O
happy O
because O
of O
all O
the O
good O
things O
that O
the O
Lord O
had O
done O
for O
David B-PERSON
his O
servant O
and O
for O
his O
people O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Lord O
commanded O
a O
man O
of O
God O
from O
Judah O
to O
go O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Bethel O
. O

King O
Jeroboam O
was O
standing O
at O
the O
altar O
offering O
incense O
when O
the O
man O
of O
God O
arrived O
. O

The O
Lord O
had O
commanded O
the O
man O
of O
God O
to O
speak O
against O
the O
altar O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Altar O
, O
the O
Lord O
says O
to O
you O
: O
' O
David B-PERSON
's O
family O
will O
have O
a O
son O
. O

His O
name O
will O
be O
Josiah O
. O

The O
priests O
of O
the O
high O
places O
are O
now O
burning O
incense O
on O
you O
, O
but O
Josiah O
will O
offer O
the O
priests O
on O
you O
and O
burn O
human O
bones O
on O
you O
, O
so O
you O
can O
never O
be O
used O
again O
! O
' O
'' O

The O
man O
of O
God O
gave O
proof O
to O
the O
people O
that O
this O
would O
happen O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
the O
proof O
that O
the O
Lord O
told O
me O
about O
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
This O
altar O
will O
break O
apart O
, O
and O
the O
ashes O
on O
it O
will O
fall O
onto O
the O
ground O
. O
' O
'' O

When O
King O
Jeroboam O
heard O
the O
message O
from O
the O
man O
of O
God O
about O
the O
altar O
in O
Bethel O
, O
he O
took O
his O
hand O
off O
the O
altar O
and O
pointed O
at O
the O
man O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Arrest O
that O
man O
! O
'' O

But O
when O
the O
king O
said O
this O
, O
his O
arm O
became O
paralyzed O
. O

He O
could O
not O
move O
it O
. O

Then O
the O
altar O
broke O
into O
pieces O
, O
and O
all O
its O
ashes O
fell O
onto O
the O
ground O
. O

This O
proved O
that O
what O
the O
man O
of O
God O
had O
said O
came O
from O
God O
. O

Then O
King O
Jeroboam O
said O
to O
the O
man O
of O
God O
, O
`` O
Please O
pray O
to O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
for O
me O
. O

Ask O
him O
to O
heal O
my O
arm O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
man O
of O
God O
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
the O
king O
's O
arm O
was O
healed O
, O
as O
it O
was O
before O
. O

Then O
the O
king O
said O
to O
the O
man O
of O
God O
, O
`` O
Please O
come O
home O
with O
me O
. O

Come O
and O
eat O
with O
me O
. O

I O
will O
give O
you O
a O
gift O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
man O
of O
God O
said O
to O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
not O
go O
home O
with O
you O
, O
even O
if O
you O
give O
me O
half O
of O
your O
kingdom O
! O

I O
will O
not O
eat O
or O
drink O
anything O
in O
this O
place O
. O

The O
Lord O
commanded O
me O
not O
to O
eat O
or O
drink O
anything O
here O
. O

He O
also O
commanded O
me O
not O
to O
go O
back O
the O
same O
way O
I O
came O
. O
'' O

So O
he O
took O
a O
different O
road O
home O
. O

He O
did O
not O
go O
back O
the O
same O
way O
he O
came O
to O
Bethel O
. O

There O
was O
an O
old O
prophet O
living O
in O
Bethel O
. O

His O
sons O
came O
and O
told O
him O
what O
the O
man O
of O
God O
did O
in O
Bethel O
and O
what O
he O
said O
to O
King O
Jeroboam O
. O

The O
old O
prophet O
said O
, O
`` O
Which O
way O
did O
he O
go O
when O
he O
left O
? O
'' O

So O
the O
sons O
showed O
their O
father O
which O
road O
the O
man O
of O
God O
from O
Judah O
had O
taken O
. O

The O
old O
prophet O
told O
his O
sons O
to O
saddle O
his O
donkey O
. O

They O
put O
the O
saddle O
on O
the O
donkey O
, O
and O
the O
prophet O
left O
. O

The O
old O
prophet O
went O
after O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

He O
found O
him O
sitting O
under O
an O
oak O
tree O
and O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
the O
man O
of O
God O
who O
just O
came O
from O
Judah O
? O
'' O

The O
man O
of O
God O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
am O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
old O
prophet O
said O
, O
`` O
Please O
come O
home O
and O
eat O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
man O
of O
God O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
can O
not O
go O
home O
with O
you O
. O

I O
can O
not O
eat O
or O
drink O
anything O
in O
this O
place O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
to O
me O
, O
' O
You O
must O
not O
eat O
or O
drink O
anything O
in O
that O
place O
, O
and O
you O
must O
go O
back O
on O
a O
different O
road O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
old O
prophet O
lied O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
But O
I O
am O
a O
prophet O
like O
you O
. O

And O
an O
angel O
from O
the O
Lord O
came O
to O
me O
and O
told O
me O
to O
bring O
you O
home O
and O
give O
you O
something O
to O
eat O
and O
drink O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
man O
of O
God O
went O
to O
the O
old O
prophet O
's O
house O
and O
ate O
and O
drank O
with O
him O
. O

While O
they O
were O
sitting O
at O
the O
table O
, O
the O
Lord O
spoke O
to O
the O
old O
prophet O
, O
and O
the O
old O
prophet O
spoke O
to O
the O
man O
of O
God O
from O
Judah O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
said O
that O
you O
did O
not O
obey O
him O
! O

You O
did O
not O
do O
what O
he O
commanded O
. O

The O
Lord O
commanded O
you O
not O
to O
eat O
or O
drink O
anything O
in O
this O
place O
, O
but O
you O
came O
back O
here O
and O
ate O
and O
drank O
. O

So O
your O
body O
will O
not O
be O
buried O
in O
your O
family O
grave O
. O
'' O

The O
man O
of O
God O
finished O
eating O
and O
drinking O
. O

Then O
the O
old O
prophet O
saddled O
the O
man O
's O
donkey O
for O
him O
and O
the O
man O
left O
. O

On O
the O
way O
home O
, O
a O
lion O
attacked O
and O
killed O
the O
man O
of O
God O
. O

His O
body O
was O
lying O
on O
the O
road O
while O
the O
lion O
stood O
next O
to O
it O
. O

The O
donkey O
stood O
nearby O
. O

Some O
people O
came O
walking O
by O
and O
saw O
the O
body O
and O
the O
lion O
standing O
by O
it O
. O

They O
went O
into O
the O
city O
where O
the O
old O
prophet O
lived O
and O
told O
people O
what O
they O
had O
seen O
on O
the O
road O
. O

The O
old O
prophet O
heard O
the O
story O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
the O
man O
of O
God O
who O
did O
not O
obey O
the O
Lord O
's O
command O
, O
so O
the O
Lord O
sent O
a O
lion O
to O
kill O
him O
, O
just O
as O
he O
said O
he O
would O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
prophet O
told O
his O
sons O
to O
saddle O
his O
donkey O
, O
and O
they O
did O
so O
. O

The O
old O
prophet O
went O
to O
find O
the O
body O
lying O
on O
the O
road O
. O

The O
donkey O
and O
the O
lion O
were O
still O
standing O
near O
it O
. O

The O
lion O
had O
not O
eaten O
the O
body O
or O
hurt O
the O
donkey O
. O

The O
old O
prophet O
put O
the O
body O
on O
his O
donkey O
and O
carried O
it O
back O
to O
the O
city O
to O
cry O
for O
him O
and O
bury O
him O
. O

The O
old O
prophet O
buried O
the O
man O
in O
his O
own O
family O
grave O
. O

The O
old O
prophet O
cried O
for O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Oh O
, O
my O
brother O
, O
I O
am O
sorry O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
old O
prophet O
buried O
the O
body O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
to O
his O
sons O
, O
`` O
When O
I O
die O
, O
bury O
me O
in O
this O
same O
grave O
. O

Put O
my O
bones O
next O
to O
his O
. O

What O
the O
Lord O
spoke O
through O
him O
will O
certainly O
come O
true O
. O

The O
Lord O
used O
him O
to O
speak O
against O
the O
altar O
at O
Bethel O
and O
against O
the O
high O
places O
in O
the O
other O
towns O
in O
Samaria O
. O
'' O

King O
Jeroboam O
did O
not O
change O
. O

He O
continued O
doing O
evil O
. O

He O
continued O
to O
choose O
people O
from O
different O
tribes O
to O
serve O
as O
priests O
at O
the O
high O
places O
. O

Whoever O
wanted O
to O
be O
a O
priest O
was O
allowed O
to O
be O
one O
. O

This O
is O
the O
sin O
that O
caused O
the O
ruin O
and O
destruction O
of O
his O
kingdom O
. O

The O
Lord O
sent O
Nathan B-PERSON
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

Nathan B-PERSON
went O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
There O
were O
two O
men O
in O
a O
city O
. O

One O
man O
was O
rich O
, O
but O
the O
other O
man O
was O
poor O
. O

The O
rich O
man O
had O
lots O
of O
sheep O
and O
cattle O
. O

But O
the O
poor O
man O
had O
nothing O
except O
one O
little O
female O
lamb O
that O
he O
bought O
. O

The O
poor O
man O
fed O
the O
lamb O
, O
and O
the O
lamb O
grew O
up O
with O
this O
poor O
man O
and O
his O
children O
. O

She O
ate O
from O
the O
poor O
man O
's O
food O
and O
drank O
from O
his O
cup O
. O

The O
lamb O
slept O
on O
the O
poor O
man O
's O
chest O
. O

The O
lamb O
was O
like O
a O
daughter O
to O
the O
poor O
man O
. O

`` O
Then O
a O
traveler O
stopped O
to O
visit O
the O
rich O
man O
. O

The O
rich O
man O
wanted O
to O
give O
food O
to O
the O
traveler O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
want O
to O
take O
any O
of O
his O
own O
sheep O
or O
cattle O
to O
feed O
the O
traveler O
. O

No O
, O
the O
rich O
man O
took O
the O
lamb O
from O
the O
poor O
man O
and O
cooked O
it O
for O
his O
visitor O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
became O
very O
angry O
with O
the O
rich O
man O
. O

He O
said O
to O
Nathan B-PERSON
, O
`` O
As O
the O
Lord O
lives O
, O
the O
man O
who O
did O
this O
should O
die O
! O

He O
must O
pay O
four O
times O
the O
price O
of O
the O
lamb O
because O
he O
did O
this O
terrible O
thing O
and O
because O
he O
had O
no O
mercy O
. O
'' O

Then O
Nathan B-PERSON
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
You O
are O
that O
rich O
man O
! O

This O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
says O
: O
' O
I O
chose O
you O
to O
be O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

I O
saved O
you O
from O
Saul O
. O

I O
let O
you O
take O
his O
family O
and O
his O
wives O
, O
and O
I O
made O
you O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Judah O
. O

As O
if O
that O
had O
not O
been O
enough O
, O
I O
would O
have O
given O
you O
more O
and O
more O
. O

So O
why O
did O
you O
ignore O
my O
command O
? O

Why O
did O
you O
do O
what O
I O
say O
is O
wrong O
? O

You O
let O
the O
Ammonites O
kill O
Uriah O
the O
Hittite O
, O
and O
you O
took O
his O
wife O
. O

It O
is O
as O
if O
you O
yourself O
killed O
Uriah O
in O
war O
. O

So O
your O
family O
will O
never O
have O
peace O
! O

When O
you O
took O
Uriah O
's O
wife O
, O
you O
showed O
that O
you O
did O
not O
respect O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
This O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
: O
' O
I O
am O
bringing O
trouble O
against O
you O
. O

This O
trouble O
will O
come O
from O
your O
own O
family O
. O

I O
will O
take O
your O
wives O
from O
you O
and O
give O
them O
to O
someone O
who O
is O
very O
close O
to O
you O
. O

He O
will O
have O
sexual O
relations O
with O
your O
wives O
, O
and O
everyone O
will O
know O
it O
! O

You O
had O
sexual O
relations O
with O
Bathsheba O
in O
secret O
, O
but O
I O
will O
punish O
you O
so O
that O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
can O
see O
it O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Nathan B-PERSON
, O
`` O
I O
have O
sinned O
against O
the O
Lord O
. O
'' O

Nathan B-PERSON
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
will O
forgive O
you O
, O
even O
for O
this O
sin O
. O

You O
will O
not O
die O
. O

But O
you O
did O
things O
that O
made O
the O
Lord O
's O
enemies O
lose O
their O
respect O
for O
him O
, O
so O
your O
new O
baby O
son O
will O
die O
. O
'' O

Then O
Nathan B-PERSON
went O
home O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
caused O
the O
baby O
boy O
who O
was O
born O
to O
David B-PERSON
and O
Uriah O
's O
wife O
to O
become O
very O
sick O
. O

David B-PERSON
prayed O
to O
God O
for O
the O
baby O
. O

David B-PERSON
refused O
to O
eat O
or O
drink O
. O

He O
went O
into O
his O
house O
and O
stayed O
there O
and O
lay O
on O
the O
ground O
all O
night O
. O

The O
leaders O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
family O
came O
and O
tried O
to O
pull O
David B-PERSON
up O
from O
the O
ground O
, O
but O
he O
refused O
to O
get O
up O
. O

He O
refused O
to O
eat O
with O
these O
leaders O
. O

On O
the O
seventh O
day O
the O
baby O
died O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
servants O
were O
afraid O
to O
tell O
him O
that O
the O
baby O
was O
dead O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
we O
tried O
to O
talk O
to O
David B-PERSON
while O
the O
baby O
was O
alive O
, O
but O
he O
refused O
to O
listen O
to O
us O
. O

If O
we O
tell O
David B-PERSON
that O
the O
baby O
is O
dead O
, O
he O
might O
do O
something O
bad O
to O
himself O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
saw O
his O
servants O
whispering O
and O
understood O
that O
the O
baby O
was O
dead O
. O

So O
David B-PERSON
asked O
his O
servants O
, O
`` O
Is O
the O
baby O
dead O
? O
'' O

The O
servants O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
he O
is O
dead O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
got O
up O
from O
the O
floor O
. O

He O
washed O
himself O
. O

He O
changed O
his O
clothes O
and O
got O
dressed O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
into O
the O
Lord O
's O
house O
to O
worship O
. O

After O
that O
he O
went O
home O
and O
asked O
for O
something O
to O
eat O
. O

His O
servants O
gave O
him O
some O
food O
, O
and O
he O
ate O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
servants O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
doing O
this O
? O

When O
the O
baby O
was O
alive O
, O
you O
cried O
and O
refused O
to O
eat O
. O

But O
when O
the O
baby O
died O
you O
got O
up O
and O
ate O
food O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
While O
the O
baby O
was O
still O
living O
, O
I O
cried O
and O
refused O
to O
eat O
because O
I O
thought O
, O
' O
Who O
knows O
? O

Maybe O
the O
Lord O
will O
feel O
sorry O
for O
me O
and O
let O
the O
baby O
live O
. O
' O

But O
now O
the O
baby O
is O
dead O
, O
so O
why O
should O
I O
refuse O
to O
eat O
? O

Can O
I O
bring O
the O
baby O
back O
to O
life O
? O

No O
. O

Some O
day O
I O
will O
go O
to O
him O
, O
but O
he O
can O
not O
come O
back O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
comforted O
Bathsheba O
his O
wife O
. O

He O
slept O
with O
her O
and O
had O
sexual O
relations O
with O
her O
. O

Bathsheba O
became O
pregnant O
again O
and O
had O
another O
son O
. O

David B-PERSON
named O
the O
boy O
Solomon O
. O

The O
Lord O
loved O
Solomon O
. O

The O
Lord O
sent O
word O
through O
Nathan B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
. O

Nathan B-PERSON
gave O
Solomon O
the O
name O
, O
Jedidiah O
. O

Nathan B-PERSON
did O
this O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

Rabbah O
was O
the O
capital O
city O
of O
the O
Ammonites O
. O

Joab O
fought O
against O
Rabbah O
and O
captured O
it O
. O

Joab O
sent O
messengers O
to O
David B-PERSON
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
fought O
against O
Rabbah O
and O
have O
captured O
its O
water O
supply O
. O

Now O
bring O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
army O
together O
and O
attack O
Rabbah O
. O

Capture O
this O
city O
before O
I O
do O
, O
or O
else O
it O
will O
be O
called O
by O
my O
name O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
gathered O
all O
the O
soldiers O
together O
and O
went O
to O
Rabbah O
. O

He O
fought O
against O
Rabbah O
and O
captured O
the O
city O
. O

David B-PERSON
took O
the O
crown O
off O
their O
king O
's O
head O
. O

The O
crown O
was O
gold O
and O
weighed O
about O
75 O
pounds O
. O

This O
crown O
had O
precious O
stones O
in O
it O
. O

They O
put O
the O
crown O
on O
David B-PERSON
's O
head O
. O

David B-PERSON
took O
many O
valuable O
things O
out O
of O
the O
city O
. O

David B-PERSON
also O
brought O
out O
the O
people O
of O
the O
city O
of O
Rabbah O
and O
made O
them O
work O
with O
saws O
, O
iron O
picks O
, O
and O
axes O
. O

He O
also O
forced O
them O
to O
build O
things O
with O
bricks O
. O

He O
did O
the O
same O
thing O
to O
all O
the O
Ammonite O
cities O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
and O
the O
army O
went O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

There O
was O
war O
for O
a O
long O
time O
between O
Saul O
's O
family O
and O
David B-PERSON
's O
family O
. O

David B-PERSON
became O
stronger O
and O
stronger O
, O
but O
Saul O
's O
family O
became O
weaker O
and O
weaker O
. O

Several O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
sons O
were O
born O
at O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

The O
first O
son O
was O
Amnon O
. O

Amnon O
's O
mother O
was O
Ahinoam O
from O
Jezreel O
. O

The O
second O
son O
was O
Kileab O
. O

Kileab O
's O
mother O
was O
Abigail B-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
been O
the O
wife O
of O
Nabal O
from O
Carmel B-GPE
. O

The O
third O
son O
was O
Absalom O
. O

His O
mother O
was O
Maacah O
daughter O
of O
King O
Talmai O
of O
Geshur O
. O

The O
fourth O
son O
was O
Adonijah O
. O

Adonijah O
's O
mother O
was O
Haggith O
. O

The O
fifth O
son O
was O
Shephatiah O
. O

Shephatiah O
's O
mother O
was O
Abital O
. O

The O
sixth O
son O
was O
Ithream O
. O

Ithream O
's O
mother O
was O
David B-PERSON
's O
wife O
Eglah O
. O

These O
sons O
were O
all O
born O
at O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

As O
the O
families O
of O
Saul O
and O
David B-PERSON
fought O
each O
other O
, O
Abner O
became O
more O
and O
more O
powerful O
in O
Saul O
's O
army O
. O

Saul O
had O
a O
slave O
woman O
named O
Rizpah O
daughter O
of O
Aiah O
. O

Ish O
Bosheth O
said O
to O
Abner O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
you O
have O
sexual O
relations O
with O
my O
father O
's O
servant O
woman O
? O
'' O

This O
made O
Abner O
very O
angry O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
been O
loyal O
to O
Saul O
and O
his O
family O
. O

I O
did O
not O
give O
you O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

I O
am O
not O
a O
traitor O
working O
for O
Judah O
. O

But O
now O
you O
are O
saying O
that O
I O
did O
this O
bad O
thing O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
he O
would O
take O
the O
kingdom O
away O
from O
Saul O
's O
family O
and O
give O
it O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

I O
swear O
, O
I O
will O
make O
sure O
that O
happens O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
make O
David B-PERSON
king O
of O
Judah O
and O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
will O
rule O
from O
Dan B-PERSON
to O
Beersheba O
. O
'' O

Ish O
Bosheth O
was O
too O
afraid O
of O
Abner O
to O
say O
anything O
in O
response O
. O

Abner O
sent O
messengers O
to O
David B-PERSON
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Who O
do O
you O
think O
should O
rule O
this O
country O
? O

Make O
an O
agreement O
with O
me O
, O
and O
I O
will O
help O
you O
become O
the O
ruler O
of O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Good O
! O

I O
will O
make O
an O
agreement O
with O
you O
. O

But O
I O
ask O
you O
only O
one O
thing O
: O
I O
will O
not O
meet O
with O
you O
until O
you O
bring O
Saul O
's O
daughter O
Michal B-PERSON
to O
me O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
sent O
messengers O
to O
Saul O
's O
son O
Ish O
Bosheth O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Give O
me O
my O
wife O
Michal B-PERSON
. O

She O
was O
promised O
to O
me O
. O

I O
killed O
100 O
Philistines O
to O
get O
her O
. O
'' O

Then O
Ish O
Bosheth O
told O
the O
men O
to O
go O
and O
take O
Michal B-PERSON
from O
a O
man O
named O
Paltiel O
son O
of O
Laish O
. O

Michal B-PERSON
's O
husband O
, O
Paltiel O
, O
followed O
them O
, O
crying O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Bahurim O
. O

Finally O
Abner O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Go O
back O
home O
. O
'' O

So O
Paltiel O
went O
back O
home O
. O

Abner O
sent O
this O
message O
to O
the O
leaders O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
been O
wanting O
to O
make O
David B-PERSON
your O
king O
. O

Now O
do O
it O
! O

The O
Lord O
was O
talking O
about O
David B-PERSON
when O
he O
said O
, O
' O
I O
will O
save O
my O
people O
the O
Israelites O
from O
the O
Philistines O
and O
all O
their O
other O
enemies O
. O

I O
will O
do O
this O
through O
my O
servant O
David B-PERSON
. O
' O
'' O

Abner O
said O
these O
things O
to O
David B-PERSON
in O
Hebron B-GPE
, O
and O
he O
said O
these O
things O
to O
the O
people O
of O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
. O

The O
things O
Abner O
said O
sounded O
good O
to O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
and O
to O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Then O
Abner O
came O
up O
to O
David B-PERSON
at O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

Abner O
brought O
20 O
men O
with O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
gave O
a O
party O
for O
Abner O
and O
for O
all O
the O
men O
who O
came O
with O
him O
. O

Abner O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
let O
me O
go O
bring O
all O
the O
Israelites O
to O
you O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
make O
an O
agreement O
with O
you O
, O
and O
you O
will O
rule O
over O
all O
Israel B-GPE
, O
as O
you O
wanted O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
let O
Abner O
leave O
in O
peace O
. O

Joab O
and O
David B-PERSON
's O
officers O
came O
back O
from O
battle O
. O

They O
had O
many O
valuable O
things O
that O
they O
had O
taken O
from O
the O
enemy O
. O

David B-PERSON
had O
just O
let O
Abner O
leave O
in O
peace O
. O

So O
Abner O
was O
not O
there O
in O
Hebron B-GPE
with O
David B-PERSON
. O

Joab O
and O
all O
his O
army O
arrived O
at O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

The O
army O
said O
to O
Joab O
, O
`` O
Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
came O
to O
King O
David O
, O
and O
David B-PERSON
let O
Abner O
leave O
in O
peace O
. O
'' O

Joab O
came O
to O
the O
king O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
have O
you O
done O
? O

Abner O
came O
to O
you O
, O
but O
you O
sent O
him O
away O
without O
hurting O
him O
! O

Why O
? O

You O
know O
Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
. O

He O
came O
to O
trick O
you O
. O

He O
came O
to O
learn O
all O
about O
what O
you O
are O
doing O
. O
'' O

Joab O
left O
David B-PERSON
and O
sent O
messengers O
to O
Abner O
at O
the O
well O
of O
Sirah O
. O

The O
messengers O
brought O
Abner O
back O
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
did O
not O
know O
this O
. O

When O
Abner O
arrived O
at O
Hebron B-GPE
, O
Joab O
met O
him O
in O
the O
gateway O
, O
pulled O
him O
aside O
to O
talk O
in O
private O
, O
and O
then O
stabbed O
him O
in O
the O
stomach O
. O

So O
he O
got O
his O
revenge O
against O
Abner O
. O

Joab O
killed O
Abner O
because O
Abner O
had O
killed O
Joab O
's O
brother O
Asahel O
. O

Later O
David B-PERSON
heard O
the O
news O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
kingdom O
and O
I O
are O
innocent O
of O
the O
death O
of O
Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
. O

The O
Lord O
knows O
this O
. O

Joab O
and O
his O
family O
are O
responsible O
for O
this O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
cursed O
. O

Many O
troubles O
will O
come O
to O
his O
family O
. O

His O
people O
will O
be O
sick O
with O
leprosy O
, O
crippled O
, O
killed O
in O
war O
, O
and O
not O
have O
enough O
food O
to O
eat O
! O
'' O

Joab O
and O
his O
brother O
Abishai O
killed O
Abner O
because O
Abner O
had O
killed O
their O
brother O
Asahel O
in O
the O
battle O
at O
Gibeon O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Joab O
and O
to O
all O
the O
people O
with O
Joab O
, O
`` O
Tear O
your O
clothes O
and O
put O
on O
sackcloth O
. O

Cry O
for O
Abner O
. O
'' O

They O
buried O
Abner O
in O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
went O
to O
the O
funeral O
. O

King O
David O
and O
all O
the O
people O
cried O
at O
Abner O
's O
grave O
. O

King O
David O
sang O
this O
sad O
song O
at O
Abner O
's O
funeral O
: O
`` O
Did O
Abner O
die O
like O
some O
foolish O
criminal O
? O

Abner O
, O
your O
hands O
were O
not O
tied O
. O

Your O
feet O
were O
not O
put O
in O
chains O
. O

No O
, O
Abner O
, O
evil O
men O
killed O
you O
! O
'' O

Then O
all O
the O
people O
cried O
again O
for O
Abner O
. O

All O
day O
long O
people O
came O
to O
encourage O
David B-PERSON
to O
eat O
food O
. O

But O
David B-PERSON
had O
made O
a O
special O
promise O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
May O
God O
punish O
me O
and O
give O
me O
many O
troubles O
if O
I O
eat O
bread O
or O
any O
other O
food O
before O
the O
sun O
goes O
down O
. O
'' O

All O
the O
people O
saw O
what O
happened O
, O
and O
they O
were O
pleased O
with O
what O
King O
David O
had O
done O
. O

All O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
and O
Israel B-GPE
understood O
that O
King O
David O
had O
not O
killed O
Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
. O

King O
David O
said O
to O
his O
officers O
, O
`` O
You O
know O
that O
a O
very O
important O
leader O
died O
today O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

And O
it O
was O
on O
the O
very O
same O
day O
that O
I O
was O
anointed O
to O
be O
the O
king O
. O

These O
sons O
of O
Zeruiah O
have O
caused O
me O
a O
lot O
of O
trouble O
. O

May O
the O
Lord O
give O
them O
the O
punishment O
they O
deserve O
. O
'' O

While O
David B-PERSON
was O
king O
, O
there O
was O
a O
famine O
that O
continued O
for O
three O
years O
. O

So O
David B-PERSON
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
answered O
, O
`` O
Saul O
and O
his O
family O
of O
murderers O
are O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
famine O
, O
because O
he O
killed O
the O
Gibeonites O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
The O
Gibeonites O
were O
not O
Israelites O
. O

They O
were O
a O
group O
of O
Amorites O
. O

The O
Israelites O
had O
promised O
not O
to O
hurt O
them O
, O
but O
Saul O
tried O
to O
kill O
the O
Gibeonites O
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
of O
his O
strong O
feelings O
for O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Judah O
. O
-RRB- O

King O
David O
called O
the O
Gibeonites O
together O
and O
talked O
to O
them O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
Gibeonites O
, O
`` O
What O
can O
I O
do O
for O
you O
? O

What O
can O
I O
do O
to O
take O
away O
Israel B-GPE
's O
sin O
, O
so O
that O
you O
can O
bless O
the O
Lord O
's O
people O
? O
'' O

The O
Gibeonites O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
There O
is O
n't O
enough O
gold O
and O
silver O
for O
Saul O
's O
family O
to O
pay O
for O
what O
they O
did O
. O

But O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
right O
to O
kill O
anyone O
else O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Well O
, O
what O
can O
I O
do O
for O
you O
? O
'' O

The O
Gibeonites O
said O
to O
King O
David O
, O
`` O
The O
person O
who O
plotted O
against O
us O
was O
Saul O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
tried O
to O
destroy O
all O
our O
people O
living O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Give O
us O
seven O
of O
Saul O
's O
sons O
. O

Saul O
was O
the O
Lord O
's O
chosen O
king O
, O
so O
we O
will O
hang O
his O
sons O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Lord O
on O
Mount O
Gibeah O
of O
Saul O
. O
'' O

King O
David O
said O
, O
`` O
All O
right O
, O
I O
will O
give O
them O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
king O
protected O
Jonathan B-PERSON
's O
son O
, O
Mephibosheth O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
was O
Saul O
's O
son O
, O
and O
David B-PERSON
had O
made O
a O
promise O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
name O
to O
Jonathan B-PERSON
. O

So O
the O
king O
did O
not O
let O
them O
hurt O
Mephibosheth O
. O

David B-PERSON
gave O
them O
Armoni O
and O
Mephibosheth O
. O

These O
were O
the O
sons O
of O
Saul O
and O
Rizpah O
. O

Saul O
also O
had O
a O
daughter O
named O
Merab O
who O
was O
married O
to O
Adriel O
son O
of O
Barzillai O
, O
from O
Meholah O
. O

David B-PERSON
took O
the O
five O
sons O
of O
Merab O
and O
Adriel O
. O

David B-PERSON
gave O
these O
seven O
men O
to O
the O
Gibeonites O
who O
then O
brought O
them O
to O
Mount O
Gibeah O
and O
hanged O
them O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

Those O
seven O
men O
died O
together O
in O
the O
spring O
, O
during O
the O
first O
days O
of O
the O
barley O
harvest O
. O

Rizpah O
the O
daughter O
of O
Aiah O
took O
a O
mourning O
cloth O
and O
put O
it O
on O
the O
rock O
. O

That O
cloth O
stayed O
on O
the O
rock O
from O
the O
time O
the O
harvest O
began O
until O
the O
rains O
came O
. O

Rizpah O
watched O
the O
bodies O
day O
and O
night O
. O

She O
protected O
them O
from O
the O
wild O
birds O
during O
the O
day O
and O
the O
wild O
animals O
at O
night O
. O

People O
told O
David B-PERSON
what O
Saul O
's O
slave O
woman O
Rizpah O
was O
doing O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
took O
the O
bones O
of O
Saul O
and O
Jonathan B-PERSON
from O
the O
men O
of O
Jabesh O
Gilead O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
men O
of O
Jabesh O
Gilead O
got O
these O
bones O
after O
Saul O
and O
Jonathan B-PERSON
were O
killed O
at O
Gilboa O
. O

The O
Philistines O
had O
hanged O
the O
bodies O
of O
Saul O
and O
Jonathan B-PERSON
on O
a O
wall O
in O
Beth O
Shan O
. O

But O
the O
men O
of O
Beth O
Shan O
went O
there O
and O
stole O
the O
bodies O
from O
that O
public O
area O
. O
-RRB- O

David B-PERSON
brought O
the O
bones O
of O
Saul O
and O
his O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
from O
Jabesh O
Gilead O
and O
buried O
them O
with O
the O
bodies O
of O
the O
seven O
men O
who O
were O
hanged O
. O

They O
buried O
the O
bones O
of O
Saul O
and O
his O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
in O
the O
area O
of O
Benjamin O
, O
in O
one O
of O
the O
tunnels O
in O
the O
grave O
of O
Saul O
's O
father O
Kish O
, O
as O
the O
king O
commanded O
. O

After O
that O
God O
again O
listened O
to O
the O
prayers O
of O
the O
people O
in O
that O
land O
. O

The O
Philistines O
started O
another O
war O
with O
Israel B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
went O
out O
to O
fight O
the O
Philistines O
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
became O
very O
tired O
and O
weak O
. O

Ishbi O
Benob O
was O
one O
of O
the O
giants O
. O

His O
spear O
weighed O
about O
7 O
1/2 O
pounds O
. O

Ishbi O
Benob O
was O
wearing O
his O
new O
weapons O
and O
tried O
to O
kill O
David B-PERSON
, O
but O
Abishai O
son O
of O
Zeruiah O
killed O
the O
Philistine O
and O
saved O
David B-PERSON
's O
life O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
's O
men O
made O
a O
special O
promise O
to O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
can O
not O
go O
out O
with O
us O
to O
battle O
anymore O
. O

If O
you O
do O
, O
Israel B-GPE
might O
lose O
its O
greatest O
leader O
. O
'' O

Later O
, O
there O
was O
another O
battle O
with O
the O
Philistines O
at O
Gob O
. O

Sibbecai O
the O
Hushathite O
killed O
Saph O
, O
another O
one O
of O
the O
giants O
. O

Later O
, O
there O
was O
another O
battle O
at O
Gob O
against O
the O
Philistines O
. O

Elhanan O
the O
son O
of O
Jaare O
Oregim O
from O
Bethlehem B-GPE
killed O
Lahmi O
, O
the O
brother O
of O
Goliath B-PERSON
from O
Gath O
. O

His O
spear O
was O
as O
big O
as O
a O
post O
. O

There O
was O
another O
battle O
at O
Gath O
. O

There O
was O
a O
very O
large O
man O
who O
had O
six O
fingers O
on O
each O
hand O
and O
six O
toes O
on O
each O
foot O
. O

He O
had O
24 O
fingers O
and O
toes O
in O
all O
. O

This O
man O
was O
also O
one O
of O
the O
giants O
. O

This O
man O
challenged O
Israel B-GPE
and O
made O
fun O
of O
them O
, O
but O
Jonathan B-PERSON
killed O
this O
man O
. O

-LRB- O
This O
was O
Jonathan B-PERSON
, O
the O
son O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
brother O
Shimei O
. O
-RRB- O

All O
four O
of O
these O
men O
were O
giants O
from O
Gath O
. O

They O
were O
killed O
by O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
. O

After O
King O
David O
moved O
into O
his O
new O
house O
the O
Lord O
gave O
him O
some O
relief O
from O
all O
of O
his O
enemies O
around O
him O
. O

King O
David O
said O
to O
Nathan B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
I O
am O
living O
in O
a O
fancy O
house O
made O
of O
cedar O
wood O
, O
but O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
is O
still O
kept O
in O
a O
tent O
! O
'' O

Nathan B-PERSON
said O
to O
King O
David O
, O
`` O
Do O
whatever O
you O
want O
to O
do O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
be O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
that O
night O
, O
the O
Lord O
's O
word O
came O
to O
Nathan B-PERSON
: O
`` O
Go O
and O
tell O
my O
servant O
David B-PERSON
, O
' O
This O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
: O
You O
are O
not O
the O
one O
to O
build O
a O
house O
for O
me O
to O
live O
in O
. O

I O
did O
not O
live O
in O
a O
house O
at O
the O
time O
I O
took O
the O
Israelites O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

No O
, O
I O
traveled O
around O
in O
a O
tent O
. O

I O
used O
the O
tent O
for O
my O
home O
. O

I O
never O
told O
any O
of O
the O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
to O
build O
me O
a O
fancy O
house O
made O
from O
cedar O
wood O
. O
' O

`` O
You O
must O
say O
this O
to O
my O
servant O
David B-PERSON
: O
' O
This O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
says O
: O
I O
chose O
you O
while O
you O
were O
out O
in O
the O
pasture O
following O
the O
sheep O
. O

I O
took O
you O
from O
that O
job O
and O
made O
you O
the O
leader O
of O
my O
people O
, O
the O
Israelites O
. O

I O
have O
been O
with O
you O
every O
place O
you O
went O
. O

I O
have O
defeated O
your O
enemies O
for O
you O
. O

I O
will O
make O
you O
one O
of O
the O
most O
famous O
people O
on O
earth O
. O

And O
I O
chose O
a O
place O
for O
my O
people O
, O
the O
Israelites O
. O

I O
planted O
the O
Israelites O
. O

I O
gave O
them O
their O
own O
place O
to O
live O
so O
that O
they O
will O
not O
have O
to O
move O
from O
place O
to O
place O
anymore O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
I O
sent O
judges O
to O
lead O
my O
people O
, O
but O
evil O
people O
gave O
them O
many O
troubles O
. O

That O
will O
not O
happen O
now O
. O

I O
am O
giving O
you O
peace O
from O
all O
of O
your O
enemies O
. O

I O
promise O
that O
I O
will O
make O
your O
family O
a O
family O
of O
kings O
. O

`` O
' O
When O
your O
life O
is O
finished O
, O
you O
will O
die O
and O
be O
buried O
with O
your O
ancestors O
. O

But O
then O
I O
will O
make O
one O
of O
your O
own O
children O
become O
the O
king O
. O

He O
will O
build O
a O
house O
for O
my O
name O
, O
and O
I O
will O
make O
his O
kingdom O
strong O
forever O
. O

I O
will O
be O
his O
father O
, O
and O
he O
will O
be O
my O
son O
. O

When O
he O
sins O
, O
I O
will O
use O
other O
people O
to O
punish O
him O
. O

They O
will O
be O
my O
whips O
. O

But O
I O
will O
never O
stop O
loving O
him O
. O

I O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
loyal O
to O
him O
. O

I O
took O
away O
my O
love O
and O
kindness O
from O
Saul O
. O

I O
pushed O
Saul O
away O
when O
I O
turned O
to O
you O
. O

Your O
family O
of O
kings O
will O
continue O
-- O
you O
can O
depend O
on O
that O
! O

For O
you O
, O
your O
kingdom O
will O
continue O
forever O
! O

Your O
throne O
will O
stand O
forever O
! O
' O
'' O

Nathan B-PERSON
told O
David B-PERSON
about O
that O
vision O
. O

He O
told O
David B-PERSON
everything O
God O
had O
said O
. O

Then O
King O
David O
went O
in O
and O
sat O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
God O
, O
why O
am O
I O
so O
important O
to O
you O
? O

Why O
is O
my O
family O
important O
? O

Why O
have O
you O
made O
me O
so O
important O
? O

I O
am O
nothing O
but O
a O
servant O
, O
but O
Lord O
God O
, O
you O
have O
also O
said O
these O
kind O
things O
about O
my O
future O
family O
. O

Lord O
God O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
always O
talk O
like O
this O
to O
people O
, O
do O
you O
? O

How O
can O
I O
continue O
talking O
to O
you O
? O

Lord O
God O
, O
you O
know O
that O
I O
am O
only O
a O
servant O
. O

You O
will O
do O
all O
these O
wonderful O
things O
because O
you O
said O
you O
would O
do O
them O
and O
because O
you O
want O
to O
do O
them O
. O

And O
you O
decided O
to O
let O
me O
know O
about O
all O
these O
things O
. O

Lord O
God O
, O
this O
is O
why O
you O
are O
so O
great O
! O

There O
is O
no O
one O
like O
you O
. O

There O
is O
no O
god O
except O
you O
! O

We O
know O
that O
because O
of O
what O
we O
ourselves O
have O
heard O
about O
what O
you O
did O
. O

`` O
And O
there O
is O
no O
nation O
on O
earth O
like O
your O
people O
, O
Israel B-GPE
. O

They O
are O
a O
special O
people O
. O

They O
were O
slaves O
, O
but O
you O
took O
them O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
made O
them O
free O
. O

You O
made O
them O
your O
people O
. O

You O
did O
great O
and O
wonderful O
things O
for O
the O
Israelites O
and O
for O
your O
land O
. O

You O
made O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
your O
very O
own O
people O
forever O
, O
and O
Lord O
, O
you O
became O
their O
God O
. O

`` O
Now O
, O
Lord O
God O
, O
you O
promised O
to O
do O
something O
for O
me O
, O
your O
servant O
, O
and O
for O
my O
family O
. O

Now O
please O
do O
what O
you O
promised O
-- O
make O
my O
family O
a O
family O
of O
kings O
forever O
! O

Then O
your O
name O
will O
be O
honored O
forever O
. O

People O
will O
say O
, O
' O
The O
Lord O
God O
All-Powerful O
rules O
Israel B-GPE
! O

And O
may O
the O
family O
of O
your O
servant O
David B-PERSON
continue O
to O
be O
strong O
in O
serving O
you O
. O
' O

`` O
You O
, O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
, O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
have O
shown O
things O
to O
me O
. O

You O
said O
, O
' O
I O
will O
make O
your O
family O
great O
. O
' O

That O
is O
why O
I O
, O
your O
servant O
, O
decided O
to O
pray O
this O
prayer O
to O
you O
. O

Lord O
God O
, O
you O
are O
God O
, O
and O
I O
can O
trust O
what O
you O
say O
. O

And O
you O
said O
that O
these O
good O
things O
will O
happen O
to O
me O
, O
your O
servant O
. O

Now O
, O
please O
, O
bless O
my O
family O
. O

Let O
them O
stand O
before O
you O
and O
serve O
you O
forever O
. O

Lord O
God O
, O
you O
yourself O
said O
these O
things O
. O

You O
yourself O
blessed O
my O
family O
with O
a O
blessing O
that O
will O
continue O
forever O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
again O
gathered O
all O
the O
best O
soldiers O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

There O
were O
30,000 O
men O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
and O
all O
his O
men O
went O
to O
Baalah O
in O
Judah O
to O
take O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
there O
. O

The O
Holy O
Box O
is O
like O
God O
's O
throne O
-- O
people O
go O
there O
to O
call O
on O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
who O
sits O
as O
king O
above O
the O
Cherub O
angels O
that O
are O
on O
that O
Box O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
men O
brought O
the O
Holy O
Box O
out O
of O
Abinadab O
's O
house O
on O
the O
hill O
. O

Then O
they O
put O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
on O
a O
new O
wagon O
. O

Uzzah O
and O
Ahio O
, O
sons O
of O
Abinadab O
, O
were O
driving O
the O
new O
wagon O
. O

So O
they O
carried O
the O
Holy O
Box O
out O
of O
Abinadab O
's O
house O
on O
the O
hill O
. O

The O
sons O
of O
Abinadab O
, O
Uzzah O
and O
Ahio O
, O
drove O
the O
new O
wagon O
. O

Ahio O
was O
walking O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Holy O
Box O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
all O
the O
Israelites O
were O
dancing O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Lord O
and O
playing O
all O
kinds O
of O
musical O
instruments O
. O

There O
were O
lyres O
, O
harps O
, O
drums O
, O
rattles O
, O
instruments O
made O
from O
cypress O
wood O
, O
and O
cymbals O
. O

When O
David B-PERSON
's O
men O
came O
to O
the O
threshing O
floor O
of O
Nacon O
, O
the O
oxen O
stumbled O
, O
and O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
began O
to O
fall O
off O
the O
wagon O
. O

Uzzah O
caught O
the O
Holy O
Box O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
was O
angry O
with O
Uzzah O
and O
killed O
him O
for O
that O
mistake O
. O

Uzzah O
showed O
he O
did O
not O
honor O
God O
when O
he O
touched O
the O
Holy O
Box O
, O
so O
he O
died O
there O
by O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
upset O
because O
the O
Lord O
had O
killed O
Uzzah O
. O

David B-PERSON
called O
that O
place O
`` O
Perez O
Uzzah O
. O
'' O

It O
is O
still O
called O
Perez O
Uzzah O
today O
. O

David B-PERSON
became O
afraid O
of O
the O
Lord O
that O
day O
, O
and O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
How O
can O
I O
bring O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
here O
now O
? O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
would O
not O
move O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
into O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
put O
the O
Holy O
Box O
at O
the O
house O
of O
Obed O
Edom O
from O
Gath O
. O

The O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
stayed O
in O
Obed O
Edom O
's O
house O
for O
three O
months O
. O

The O
Lord O
blessed O
Obed O
Edom O
and O
all O
his O
family O
. O

Later O
people O
told O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
has O
blessed O
the O
family O
of O
Obed O
Edom O
and O
everything O
he O
owns O
, O
because O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
is O
there O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
went O
and O
brought O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
from O
Obed O
Edom O
's O
house O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
very O
happy O
and O
excited O
. O

When O
the O
men O
who O
carried O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
had O
walked O
six O
steps O
, O
they O
stopped O
and O
David B-PERSON
sacrificed O
a O
bull O
and O
a O
fat O
calf O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
dancing O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
was O
wearing O
a O
linen O
ephod O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
all O
the O
Israelites O
were O
excited O
-- O
they O
shouted O
and O
blew O
the O
trumpet O
as O
they O
brought O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
into O
the O
city O
. O

Saul O
's O
daughter O
Michal B-PERSON
was O
looking O
out O
the O
window O
. O

While O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
was O
being O
carried O
into O
the O
city O
, O
David B-PERSON
was O
jumping O
and O
dancing O
before O
the O
Lord O
. O

Michal B-PERSON
saw O
this O
, O
and O
she O
was O
upset O
at O
David B-PERSON
. O

David B-PERSON
put O
up O
a O
tent O
for O
the O
Holy O
Box O
. O

The O
Israelites O
put O
the O
Lord O
's O
Holy O
Box O
in O
its O
place O
under O
the O
tent O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
offered O
burnt O
offerings O
and O
fellowship O
offerings O
before O
the O
Lord O
. O

After O
David B-PERSON
had O
finished O
offering O
the O
burnt O
offerings O
and O
the O
fellowship O
offerings O
, O
he O
blessed O
the O
people O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
. O

He O
also O
gave O
a O
share O
of O
bread O
, O
a O
raisin O
cake O
, O
and O
some O
date O
bread O
to O
every O
man O
and O
woman O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Then O
all O
the O
people O
went O
home O
. O

David B-PERSON
went O
back O
to O
bless O
his O
house O
, O
but O
Saul O
's O
daughter O
Michal B-PERSON
came O
out O
to O
meet O
him O
. O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
did O
not O
honor O
himself O
today O
! O

You O
took O
off O
your O
clothes O
in O
front O
of O
your O
servants O
' O
girls O
. O

You O
were O
like O
a O
fool O
who O
takes O
off O
his O
clothes O
without O
shame O
! O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Michal B-PERSON
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
chose O
me O
, O
not O
your O
father O
or O
anyone O
from O
his O
family O
. O

The O
Lord O
chose O
me O
to O
be O
leader O
of O
his O
people O
, O
the O
Israelites O
. O

So O
I O
will O
continue O
dancing O
and O
celebrating O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

I O
might O
do O
things O
that O
are O
even O
more O
embarrassing O
! O

Maybe O
you O
will O
not O
respect O
me O
, O
but O
the O
girls O
you O
are O
talking O
about O
are O
proud O
of O
me O
! O
'' O

Saul O
's O
daughter O
Michal B-PERSON
never O
had O
a O
child O
. O

She O
died O
without O
having O
any O
children O
. O

David B-PERSON
sang O
this O
song O
to O
the O
Lord O
when O
the O
Lord O
saved O
him O
from O
Saul O
and O
all O
his O
other O
enemies O
. O

The O
Lord O
is O
my O
Rock O
, O
my O
fortress O
, O
my O
place O
of O
safety O
. O

He O
is O
my O
God O
, O
the O
Rock O
I O
run O
to O
for O
protection O
. O

He O
is O
my O
shield O
; O
by O
his O
power O
I O
am O
saved O
. O

He O
is O
my O
hiding O
place O
, O
my O
place O
of O
safety O
, O
high O
in O
the O
hills O
. O

He O
is O
my O
savior O
, O
the O
one O
who O
rescues O
me O
from O
the O
cruel O
enemy O
. O

I O
called O
to O
the O
Lord O
for O
help O
, O
and O
he O
saved O
me O
from O
my O
enemies O
. O

He O
is O
worth O
of O
my O
praise O
! O

Waves O
of O
death O
were O
crashing O
around O
me O
. O

A O
deadly O
flood O
was O
carrying O
me O
away O
. O

The O
ropes O
of O
the O
grave O
wrapped O
around O
me O
. O

Death O
set O
its O
trap O
right O
there O
in O
front O
of O
me O
. O

In O
my O
trouble O
I O
called O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
cried O
out O
to O
my O
God O
for O
help O
. O

There O
in O
his O
temple O
he O
heard O
my O
voice O
. O

He O
heard O
my O
cry O
for O
help O
. O

The O
earth O
shook O
and O
shivered O
. O

The O
foundations O
of O
heaven O
trembled O
. O

They O
shook O
because O
he O
was O
angry O
! O

Smoke O
came O
from O
his O
nose O
. O

Burning O
flames O
came O
from O
his O
mouth O
. O

Red-hot O
coals O
fell O
from O
him O
. O

He O
tore O
open O
the O
sky O
and O
came O
down O
. O

He O
stood O
on O
a O
thick O
, O
dark O
cloud O
. O

He O
flew O
across O
the O
sky O
, O
riding O
on O
a O
Cherub O
angel O
, O
gliding O
on O
the O
wings O
of O
the O
wind O
. O

He O
wrapped O
himself O
in O
darkness O
that O
covered O
him O
like O
a O
tent O
. O

He O
was O
hidden O
by O
dark O
clouds O
filled O
with O
water O
. O

Out O
of O
the O
brightness O
before O
him O
, O
flashes O
of O
lightning O
came O
down O
. O

The O
Lord O
thundered O
from O
the O
sky O
. O

God O
Most O
High O
let O
his O
voice O
be O
heard O
. O

He O
scattered O
the O
enemy O
with O
his O
arrows O
-- O
the O
lightning O
bolts O
that O
threw O
them O
into O
confusion O
. O

The O
Lord O
shouted O
his O
command O
, O
and O
a O
powerful O
wind O
began O
to O
blow O
. O

Then O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
sea O
could O
be O
seen O
, O
and O
the O
earth O
's O
foundations O
were O
uncovered O
. O

The O
Lord O
reached O
down O
from O
above O
and O
grabbed O
me O
. O

He O
pulled O
me O
from O
the O
deep O
water O
. O

He O
saved O
me O
from O
my O
powerful O
enemies O
, O
who O
hated O
me O
. O

They O
were O
too O
strong O
for O
me O
, O
so O
he O
saved O
me O
. O

They O
attacked O
me O
in O
my O
time O
of O
trouble O
, O
but O
the O
Lord O
was O
there O
to O
support O
me O
. O

He O
was O
pleased O
with O
me O
, O
so O
he O
rescued O
me O
. O

He O
took O
me O
to O
a O
safe O
place O
. O

The O
Lord O
rewarded O
me O
for O
doing O
what O
is O
right O
. O

He O
was O
good O
to O
me O
because O
I O
am O
innocent O
. O

The O
Lord O
did O
this O
because O
I O
have O
obeyed O
him O
. O

I O
have O
not O
turned O
against O
my O
God O
. O

I O
always O
remembered O
his O
laws O
. O

I O
never O
stopped O
following O
his O
rules O
. O

He O
knows O
I O
did O
nothing O
that O
was O
wrong O
. O

I O
have O
kept O
myself O
from O
sinning O
. O

So O
the O
Lord O
rewarded O
me O
for O
doing O
what O
is O
right O
. O

He O
could O
see O
that O
I O
am O
innocent O
. O

Lord O
, O
you O
are O
faithful O
to O
those O
who O
are O
faithful O
. O

You O
are O
good O
to O
those O
who O
are O
good O
. O

You O
never O
do O
wrong O
to O
those O
who O
have O
done O
no O
wrong O
. O

But O
you O
outsmart O
the O
wicked O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
clever O
they O
are O
. O

You O
help O
those O
who O
are O
humble O
, O
but O
as O
soon O
as O
you O
see O
the O
proud O
, O
you O
humiliate O
them O
. O

Lord O
, O
you O
are O
my O
lamp O
. O

You O
, O
Lord O
, O
turn O
the O
darkness O
around O
me O
into O
light O
. O

With O
your O
help O
I O
can O
defeat O
an O
army O
. O

If O
my O
God O
is O
with O
me O
, O
I O
can O
climb O
over O
enemy O
walls O
. O

God O
's O
way O
is O
perfect O
. O

The O
Lord O
's O
promise O
always O
proves O
to O
be O
true O
. O

He O
protects O
those O
who O
trust O
in O
him O
. O

There O
is O
no O
God O
except O
the O
Lord O
. O

There O
is O
no O
Rock O
except O
our O
God O
. O

God O
is O
my O
strong O
fortress O
. O

He O
clears O
the O
path O
I O
need O
to O
take O
. O

He O
makes O
my O
feet O
as O
steady O
as O
those O
of O
a O
deer O
. O

Even O
on O
steep O
mountains O
he O
keeps O
me O
from O
falling O
. O

He O
trains O
me O
for O
war O
so O
that O
my O
arms O
can O
bend O
the O
most O
powerful O
bow O
. O

Lord O
, O
you O
have O
given O
me O
your O
shield O
to O
protect O
me O
. O

It O
is O
your O
help O
that O
has O
made O
me O
great O
. O

You O
cleared O
a O
path O
for O
my O
feet O
so O
that O
I O
could O
walk O
without O
stumbling O
. O

I O
chased O
my O
enemies O
and O
defeated O
them O
. O

I O
did O
not O
stop O
until O
they O
were O
destroyed O
. O

I O
destroyed O
my O
enemies O
. O

I O
struck O
them O
down O
. O

They O
did O
not O
get O
up O
again O
. O

They O
fell O
under O
my O
feet O
. O

Lord O
, O
you O
made O
me O
strong O
in O
battle O
. O

You O
made O
my O
enemies O
fall O
before O
me O
. O

You O
made O
my O
enemies O
turn O
and O
run O
away O
. O

I O
destroyed O
those O
who O
hated O
me O
. O

They O
looked O
for O
help O
, O
but O
there O
was O
no O
one O
to O
save O
them O
. O

They O
cried O
out O
to O
the O
Lord O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
answer O
them O
. O

I O
beat O
my O
enemies O
to O
pieces O
like O
dust O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

I O
smashed O
them O
and O
walked O
on O
them O
like O
mud O
in O
the O
streets O
. O

You O
saved O
me O
from O
those O
who O
fought O
against O
me O
. O

You O
made O
me O
the O
ruler O
over O
nations O
. O

People O
I O
never O
knew O
now O
serve O
me O
. O

Foreigners O
fall O
helpless O
before O
me O
! O

As O
soon O
as O
they O
heard O
about O
me O
, O
they O
were O
ready O
to O
obey O
. O

They O
lose O
all O
their O
courage O
and O
come O
out O
of O
their O
hiding O
places O
shaking O
with O
fear O
. O

The O
Lord O
lives O
! O

I O
praise O
my O
Rock O
! O

How O
great O
is O
my O
God O
, O
the O
Rock O
who O
saves O
me O
! O

He O
is O
the O
God O
who O
punishes O
my O
enemies O
for O
me O
, O
the O
one O
who O
puts O
people O
under O
my O
rule O
. O

He O
saves O
me O
from O
my O
enemies O
! O

You O
help O
me O
defeat O
those O
who O
attack O
me O
. O

You O
save O
me O
from O
cruel O
people O
. O

Lord O
, O
that O
is O
why O
I O
praise O
you O
among O
the O
nations O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
sing O
songs O
of O
praise O
to O
your O
name O
. O

The O
Lord O
helps O
his O
king O
win O
battle O
after O
battle O
. O

He O
shows O
his O
faithful O
love O
to O
the O
one O
he O
has O
chosen O
, O
to O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
descendants O
forever O
! O

These O
are O
the O
last O
words O
of O
David B-PERSON
: O
`` O
This O
message O
is O
from O
David B-PERSON
son O
of O
Jesse O
. O

This O
message O
is O
from O
the O
man O
God O
made O
great O
. O

He O
is O
the O
king O
chosen O
by O
the O
God O
of O
Jacob O
, O
the O
sweet O
singer O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Lord O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
spoke O
through O
me O
. O

His O
word O
was O
on O
my O
tongue O
. O

The O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
spoke O
. O

The O
Rock O
of O
Israel B-GPE
said O
to O
me O
, O
' O
Whoever O
rules O
people O
fairly O
, O
who O
rules O
with O
respect O
for O
God O
, O
is O
like O
the O
morning O
light O
at O
dawn O
, O
like O
a O
morning O
without O
clouds O
. O

He O
is O
like O
sunshine O
after O
a O
rain O
that O
makes O
tender O
grass O
grow O
from O
the O
ground O
. O
' O

`` O
God O
made O
my O
family O
strong O
and O
secure O
. O

He O
made O
an O
agreement O
with O
me O
forever O
. O

God O
made O
sure O
this O
agreement O
was O
good O
and O
secure O
in O
every O
way O
. O

So O
surely O
he O
will O
give O
me O
every O
victory O
. O

He O
will O
give O
me O
everything O
I O
want O
! O

`` O
But O
evil O
people O
are O
like O
thorns O
. O

People O
do O
n't O
hold O
thorns O
. O

They O
throw O
them O
away O
. O

If O
someone O
touches O
them O
, O
it O
hurts O
like O
a O
spear O
made O
of O
wood O
and O
iron O
. O

Yes O
, O
evil O
people O
are O
like O
thorns O
. O

They O
will O
be O
thrown O
into O
the O
fire O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
completely O
burned O
. O
'' O

These O
are O
the O
names O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
special O
soldiers O
: O
Josheb O
Basshebeth O
the O
Tahkemonite O
was O
captain O
of O
the O
king O
's O
special O
forces O
. O

He O
used O
his O
spear O
to O
kill O
800 O
men O
at O
one O
time O
. O

Next O
, O
there O
was O
Eleazar O
son O
of O
Dodai O
who O
was O
there O
with O
David B-PERSON
when O
he O
challenged O
the O
Philistines O
who O
had O
gathered O
for O
battle O
. O

The O
Israelites O
ran O
away O
, O
but O
Eleazar O
stood O
and O
fought O
the O
Philistines O
until O
his O
hand O
became O
so O
tired O
that O
it O
cramped O
around O
his O
sword O
handle O
. O

The O
Lord O
won O
a O
great O
victory O
that O
day O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
came O
back O
, O
but O
only O
to O
take O
things O
from O
the O
dead O
. O

Next O
there O
was O
Shammah O
son O
of O
Agee O
from O
Harar O
. O

The O
Philistines O
came O
together O
to O
fight O
. O

They O
fought O
in O
a O
field O
of O
lentils O
. O

The O
people O
ran O
away O
from O
the O
Philistines O
. O

But O
Shammah O
stood O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
field O
and O
defended O
it O
. O

He O
defeated O
the O
Philistines O
. O

The O
Lord O
gave O
Israel B-GPE
a O
great O
victory O
that O
day O
. O

Once O
during O
harvest O
time O
David B-PERSON
was O
at O
the O
cave O
of O
Adullam O
, O
and O
three O
of O
the O
Thirty O
Heroes O
went O
down O
to O
meet O
him O
there O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
the O
Philistine O
army O
was O
camped O
in O
the O
Valley O
of O
Rephaim O
. O

Another O
time O
David B-PERSON
was O
in O
the O
fortress O
, O
and O
a O
group O
of O
Philistines O
soldiers O
was O
stationed O
in O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
thirsty O
for O
some O
water O
from O
his O
hometown O
, O
so O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Oh O
, O
if O
only O
I O
could O
have O
some O
water O
from O
that O
well O
by O
the O
gate O
in O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O
'' O

So O
the O
Three O
Heroes O
fought O
their O
way O
through O
the O
Philistine O
army O
and O
got O
some O
water O
from O
the O
well O
near O
the O
city O
gate O
in O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

They O
took O
it O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
but O
he O
refused O
to O
drink O
it O
. O

He O
poured O
it O
on O
the O
ground O
as O
an O
offering O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
I O
can O
not O
drink O
this O
water O
. O

It O
would O
be O
like O
drinking O
the O
blood O
of O
the O
men O
who O
risked O
their O
lives O
for O
me O
. O
'' O

This O
is O
why O
David B-PERSON
refused O
to O
drink O
the O
water O
. O

The O
Three O
Heroes O
did O
many O
brave O
things O
like O
that O
. O

Abishai O
was O
the O
brother O
of O
Joab O
son O
of O
Zeruiah O
. O

Abishai O
was O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
Three O
Heroes O
. O

He O
used O
his O
spear O
against O
300 O
enemies O
and O
killed O
them O
. O

He O
became O
as O
famous O
as O
the O
Three O
. O

Abishai O
was O
as O
famous O
as O
the O
Three O
Heroes O
. O

He O
became O
their O
leader O
, O
even O
though O
he O
was O
not O
one O
of O
them O
. O

Then O
there O
was O
Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
, O
from O
Kabzeel O
. O

He O
was O
the O
son O
of O
a O
powerful O
man O
. O

Benaiah O
did O
many O
brave O
things O
. O

He O
killed O
two O
of O
the O
best O
soldiers O
in O
Moab O
. O

One O
day O
when O
it O
was O
snowing O
, O
Benaiah O
went O
down O
into O
a O
hole O
in O
the O
ground O
and O
killed O
a O
lion O
. O

Benaiah O
also O
killed O
a O
big O
Egyptian B-NORP
soldier O
. O

The O
Egyptian O
had O
a O
spear O
in O
his O
hand O
, O
and O
Benaiah O
only O
had O
a O
club O
. O

He O
grabbed O
the O
spear O
in O
the O
Egyptian O
's O
hands O
and O
took O
it O
away O
from O
him O
. O

Then O
Benaiah O
killed O
the O
Egyptian O
with O
his O
own O
spear O
. O

Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
did O
many O
more O
brave O
things O
like O
that O
. O

He O
was O
as O
famous O
as O
the O
Three O
Heroes O
. O

Benaiah O
was O
even O
more O
famous O
than O
the O
Thirty O
Heroes O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
become O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Three O
Heroes O
. O

David B-PERSON
made O
Benaiah O
the O
leader O
of O
his O
bodyguards O
. O

There O
were O
37 O
in O
all O
. O

After O
David B-PERSON
defeated O
the O
Amalekites O
, O
he O
went O
back O
to O
Ziklag O
. O

This O
was O
just O
after O
Saul O
had O
been O
killed O
. O

David B-PERSON
had O
been O
there O
two O
days O
. O

Then O
, O
on O
the O
third O
day O
, O
a O
young O
soldier O
from O
Saul O
's O
camp O
came O
to O
Ziklag O
. O

His O
clothes O
were O
torn O
, O
and O
he O
had O
dirt O
on O
his O
head O
. O

He O
came O
to O
David B-PERSON
and O
bowed O
with O
his O
face O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

David B-PERSON
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Where O
have O
you O
come O
from O
? O
'' O

The O
man O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
just O
came O
from O
the O
Israelite O
camp O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Please O
tell O
me O
, O
who O
won O
the O
battle O
? O
'' O

The O
man O
answered O
, O
`` O
Our O
people O
ran O
away O
from O
the O
battle O
. O

Many O
of O
them O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
battle O
. O

Even O
Saul O
and O
his O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
are O
dead O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
young O
soldier O
, O
`` O
How O
do O
you O
know O
Saul O
and O
his O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
are O
dead O
? O
'' O

The O
young O
soldier O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
happened O
to O
be O
on O
Mount O
Gilboa O
. O

I O
saw O
Saul O
leaning O
on O
his O
spear O
. O

The O
Philistine O
chariots O
and O
horse O
soldiers O
were O
coming O
closer O
and O
closer O
to O
Saul O
. O

Saul O
looked O
back O
and O
saw O
me O
. O

He O
called O
to O
me O
and O
I O
answered O
him O
. O

Then O
Saul O
asked O
me O
who O
I O
was O
. O

I O
told O
him O
that O
I O
was O
an O
Amalekite O
. O

Then O
Saul O
said O
, O
' O
Please O
kill O
me O
. O

I O
am O
hurt O
badly O
. O

And O
I O
am O
about O
to O
die O
anyway O
. O
' O

He O
was O
hurt O
so O
badly O
that O
I O
knew O
he O
would O
n't O
live O
. O

So O
I O
stopped O
and O
killed O
him O
. O

Then O
I O
took O
the O
crown O
from O
his O
head O
and O
the O
bracelet O
from O
his O
arm O
and O
brought O
them O
here O
to O
you O
, O
my O
lord O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
tore O
his O
clothes O
to O
show O
he O
was O
very O
sad O
. O

All O
the O
men O
with O
him O
did O
the O
same O
thing O
. O

They O
were O
very O
sad O
and O
cried O
. O

They O
did O
not O
eat O
until O
evening O
. O

They O
cried O
because O
Saul O
and O
his O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
were O
dead O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
cried O
for O
the O
Lord O
's O
people O
, O
and O
they O
cried O
for O
Israel B-GPE
. O

They O
cried O
because O
Saul O
, O
his O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
, O
and O
many O
Israelites O
had O
been O
killed O
in O
battle O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
talked O
with O
the O
young O
soldier O
who O
had O
told O
him O
about O
Saul O
's O
death O
. O

David B-PERSON
asked O
, O
`` O
Where O
are O
you O
from O
? O
'' O

The O
young O
soldier O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
son O
of O
a O
foreigner O
. O

I O
am O
an O
Amalekite O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
young O
soldier O
, O
`` O
Why O
were O
you O
not O
afraid O
to O
kill O
the O
Lord O
's O
chosen O
king O
? O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
told O
the O
Amalekite O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
responsible O
for O
your O
own O
death O
. O

You O
said O
you O
killed O
the O
Lord O
's O
chosen O
king O
, O
so O
your O
own O
words O
prove O
you O
are O
guilty O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
called O
one O
of O
his O
young O
servants O
and O
told O
him O
to O
kill O
the O
Amalekite O
. O

So O
the O
young O
Israelite O
killed O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
sang O
a O
sad O
song O
about O
Saul O
and O
his O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
. O

David B-PERSON
told O
his O
men O
to O
teach O
the O
song O
to O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
. O

This O
song O
is O
called O
The O
Bow O
, O
and O
it O
is O
written O
in O
the O
Book O
of O
Jashar O
. O

`` O
Israel B-GPE
, O
your O
beauty O
was O
ruined O
on O
your O
hills O
. O

Oh O
, O
how O
those O
heroes O
fell O
! O

Do O
n't O
tell O
the O
news O
in O
Gath O
. O

Do O
n't O
announce O
it O
in O
the O
streets O
of O
Ashkelon O
. O

Those O
Philistine O
cities O
would O
be O
happy O
! O

Those O
foreigners O
would O
be O
glad O
. O

`` O
May O
no O
rain O
or O
dew O
fall O
on O
you O
, O
mountains O
of O
Gilboa O
. O

May O
there O
be O
no O
offerings O
coming O
from O
your O
fields O
. O

The O
shields O
of O
the O
heroes O
rusted O
there O
. O

Saul O
's O
shield O
was O
not O
rubbed O
with O
oil O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
's O
bow O
killed O
its O
share O
of O
enemies O
, O
and O
Saul O
's O
sword O
killed O
its O
share O
! O

They O
have O
spilled O
the O
blood O
of O
men O
now O
dead O
. O

They O
cut O
into O
the O
fat O
of O
strong O
men O
. O

`` O
Saul O
and O
Jonathan B-PERSON
-- O
how O
dear O
they O
were O
to O
us O
! O

In O
life O
they O
loved O
being O
together O
, O
and O
even O
death O
did O
not O
separate O
them O
! O

They O
were O
faster O
than O
eagles O
and O
stronger O
than O
lions O
. O

Daughters O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
cry O
for O
Saul O
! O

Saul O
gave O
you O
beautiful O
red O
dresses O
and O
covered O
them O
with O
gold O
jewelry O
! O

`` O
Strong O
men O
have O
fallen O
in O
the O
battle O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
is O
dead O
on O
Gilboa O
's O
hills O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
, O
my O
brother O
, O
I O
miss O
you O
! O

I O
enjoyed O
your O
friendship O
so O
much O
. O

Your O
love O
for O
me O
was O
wonderful O
, O
stronger O
than O
the O
love O
of O
women O
. O

Heroes O
have O
fallen O
in O
battle O
. O

Their O
weapons O
of O
war O
are O
lost O
. O
'' O

All O
the O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
came O
to O
David B-PERSON
at O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

They O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
we O
are O
one O
family O
! O

Even O
when O
Saul O
was O
our O
king O
, O
you O
were O
the O
one O
who O
led O
us O
into O
battle O
. O

And O
you O
were O
the O
one O
who O
brought O
Israel B-GPE
back O
home O
from O
war O
. O

The O
Lord O
himself O
said O
to O
you O
, O
' O
You O
will O
be O
the O
shepherd O
of O
my O
people O
, O
the O
Israelites O
. O

You O
will O
be O
the O
ruler O
over O
Israel B-GPE
. O
' O
'' O

So O
all O
the O
leaders O
of O
Israel B-GPE
came O
to O
meet O
with O
King O
David O
at O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

He O
made O
an O
agreement O
with O
them O
in O
Hebron B-GPE
in O
front O
of O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
they O
anointed O
David B-PERSON
to O
be O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
30 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
. O

He O
was O
king O
for O
40 O
years O
. O

In O
Hebron B-GPE
he O
ruled O
over O
Judah O
for O
7 O
years O
and O
6 O
months O
, O
and O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
he O
ruled O
over O
all O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Judah O
for O
33 O
years O
. O

The O
king O
and O
his O
men O
went O
to O
fight O
against O
the O
Jebusites O
living O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
Jebusites O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
You O
can O
not O
come O
into O
our O
city O
. O

Even O
our O
blind O
and O
crippled O
people O
can O
stop O
you O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
They O
said O
this O
because O
they O
thought O
that O
David B-PERSON
would O
not O
be O
able O
to O
enter O
into O
their O
city O
. O

But O
David B-PERSON
did O
take O
the O
fort O
of O
Zion O
. O

This O
fort O
became O
the O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O
-RRB- O

That O
day O
David B-PERSON
said O
to O
his O
men O
, O
`` O
Whenever O
you O
strike O
at O
the O
Jebusites O
, O
aim O
for O
the O
throat O
and O
kill O
them O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
this O
because O
he O
hates O
to O
have O
people O
left O
who O
are O
crippled O
and O
blind O
. O

That O
is O
why O
people O
now O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
lame O
and O
blind O
are O
not O
allowed O
in O
the O
temple O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
lived O
in O
the O
fort O
and O
called O
it O
`` O
The O
City O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
built O
up O
the O
city O
from O
the O
Millo O
inward O
. O

He O
became O
stronger O
and O
stronger O
because O
the O
Lord O
All-Powerful O
was O
with O
him O
. O

King O
Hiram O
of O
Tyre O
sent O
messengers O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
also O
sent O
cedar O
trees O
, O
carpenters O
, O
and O
stonemasons O
. O

They O
built O
a O
house O
for O
David B-PERSON
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
knew O
that O
the O
Lord O
had O
really O
made O
him O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
had O
made O
him O
ruler O
over O
his O
kingdom O
for O
the O
good O
of O
his O
people O
, O
Israel B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
moved O
from O
Hebron B-GPE
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

In O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
he O
got O
more O
slave O
women O
and O
wives O
. O

So O
David B-PERSON
had O
more O
children O
who O
were O
born O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
sons O
who O
were O
born O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
are O
Shammua O
, O
Shobab O
, O
Nathan B-PERSON
, O
Solomon O
, O
Ibhar O
, O
Elishua O
, O
Nepheg O
, O
Japhia O
, O
Elishama O
, O
Eliada O
, O
and O
Eliphelet O
. O

When O
the O
Philistines O
heard O
that O
the O
Israelites O
had O
anointed O
David B-PERSON
to O
be O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
all O
the O
Philistines O
went O
up O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
heard O
about O
this O
and O
went O
down O
into O
the O
fort O
at O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
Philistines O
came O
and O
camped O
in O
Rephaim O
Valley O
. O

David B-PERSON
asked O
the O
Lord O
, O
saying O
, O
`` O
Should O
I O
go O
up O
to O
fight O
against O
the O
Philistines O
? O

Will O
you O
help O
me O
defeat O
them O
? O
'' O

The O
Lord O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
certainly O
will O
help O
you O
defeat O
the O
Philistines O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
went O
to O
Baal O
Perazim O
and O
defeated O
the O
Philistines O
in O
that O
place O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
broke O
through O
my O
enemies O
like O
water O
breaking O
through O
a O
dam O
. O
'' O

That O
is O
why O
David B-PERSON
named O
that O
place O
`` O
Baal O
Perazim O
. O
'' O

The O
Philistines O
left O
the O
statues O
of O
their O
gods O
behind O
at O
Baal O
Perazim O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
took O
them O
away O
. O

Again O
the O
Philistines O
came O
up O
and O
camped O
in O
Rephaim O
Valley O
. O

David B-PERSON
prayed O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

This O
time O
the O
Lord O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
go O
up O
the O
valley O
. O

Go O
around O
them O
to O
the O
other O
side O
of O
their O
army O
. O

Attack O
them O
from O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
balsam O
trees O
. O

When O
you O
hear O
the O
sound O
of O
marching O
in O
the O
tops O
of O
the O
balsam O
trees O
, O
you O
must O
act O
quickly O
because O
that O
is O
the O
sign O
that O
the O
Lord O
has O
gone O
out O
in O
front O
of O
you O
to O
defeat O
the O
Philistines O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
commanded O
him O
to O
do O
, O
and O
he O
defeated O
the O
Philistines O
. O

He O
chased O
them O
from O
Geba O
to O
Gezer O
, O
killing O
them O
all O
along O
the O
way O
. O

David B-PERSON
counted O
his O
men O
and O
chose O
captains O
over O
1000 O
and O
captains O
over O
100 O
to O
lead O
them O
. O

He O
separated O
the O
people O
into O
three O
groups O
and O
sent O
them O
out O
. O

Joab O
led O
a O
third O
of O
the O
men O
. O

Joab O
's O
brother O
, O
Abishai O
son O
of O
Zeruiah O
, O
led O
another O
third O
. O

And O
Ittai O
from O
Gath O
led O
the O
last O
third O
. O

King O
David O
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
also O
go O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
they O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
! O

You O
must O
not O
go O
with O
us O
. O

If O
we O
run O
away O
in O
the O
battle O
, O
Absalom O
's O
men O
will O
not O
care O
. O

No O
, O
even O
if O
only O
half O
of O
us O
are O
killed O
, O
Absalom O
's O
men O
will O
not O
care O
. O

But O
you O
are O
worth O
10,000 O
of O
us O
! O

It O
is O
better O
for O
you O
to O
stay O
in O
the O
city O
. O

Then O
, O
if O
we O
need O
help O
, O
you O
can O
come O
to O
help O
us O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
do O
what O
you O
think O
is O
best O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
king O
stood O
by O
the O
gate O
as O
the O
army O
went O
out O
in O
groups O
of O
100 O
and O
1000 O
. O

The O
king O
gave O
a O
command O
to O
Joab O
, O
Abishai O
, O
and O
Ittai O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
this O
for O
me O
: O
Be O
gentle O
with O
young O
Absalom O
! O
'' O

Everyone O
heard O
the O
king O
's O
orders O
about O
Absalom O
to O
the O
captains O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
army O
went O
out O
into O
the O
field O
against O
Absalom O
's O
Israelites O
. O

They O
fought O
in O
the O
forest O
of O
Ephraim O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
army O
defeated O
the O
Israelites O
. O

It O
was O
a O
great O
defeat O
because O
20,000 O
men O
were O
killed O
that O
day O
. O

The O
battle O
spread O
throughout O
the O
country O
, O
but O
more O
men O
died O
in O
the O
forest O
than O
by O
the O
sword O
. O

It O
so O
happened O
that O
David B-PERSON
's O
officers O
found O
Absalom O
. O

Absalom O
jumped O
on O
his O
mule O
and O
tried O
to O
escape O
, O
but O
the O
mule O
went O
under O
the O
branches O
of O
a O
large O
oak O
tree O
. O

The O
branches O
were O
thick O
, O
and O
Absalom O
's O
head O
got O
caught O
in O
the O
tree O
. O

His O
mule O
ran O
out O
from O
under O
him O
, O
so O
Absalom O
was O
left O
hanging O
above O
the O
ground O
. O

Someone O
saw O
this O
happen O
and O
told O
Joab O
, O
`` O
I O
saw O
Absalom O
hanging O
in O
an O
oak O
tree O
. O
'' O

Joab O
said O
to O
the O
man O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
n't O
you O
kill O
him O
and O
let O
him O
fall O
to O
the O
ground O
? O

I O
would O
have O
given O
you O
a O
belt O
and O
ten O
pieces O
of O
silver O
! O
'' O

The O
man O
said O
to O
Joab O
, O
`` O
I O
would O
not O
try O
to O
hurt O
the O
king O
's O
son O
even O
if O
you O
gave O
me O
1000 O
pieces O
of O
silver O
. O

We O
heard O
the O
king O
's O
command O
to O
you O
, O
Abishai O
, O
and O
Ittai O
. O

The O
king O
said O
, O
' O
Be O
careful O
not O
to O
hurt O
young O
Absalom O
. O
' O

If O
I O
had O
killed O
Absalom O
, O
the O
king O
himself O
would O
find O
out O
, O
and O
you O
would O
punish O
me O
. O
'' O

Joab O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
not O
waste O
my O
time O
here O
with O
you O
! O
'' O

Absalom O
was O
still O
alive O
and O
hanging O
in O
the O
oak O
tree O
. O

Joab O
took O
three O
sticks O
in O
his O
hand O
and O
hit O
him O
in O
the O
heart O
. O

Ten O
of O
Joab O
's O
young O
helpers O
gathered O
around O
Absalom O
and O
killed O
him O
. O

Joab O
blew O
the O
trumpet O
and O
called O
the O
people O
to O
stop O
chasing O
Israelites O
. O

Then O
Joab O
's O
men O
took O
Absalom O
's O
body O
and O
threw O
it O
into O
a O
large O
hole O
in O
the O
forest O
and O
covered O
it O
with O
stones O
. O

All O
the O
Israelites O
ran O
away O
and O
went O
home O
. O

While O
Absalom O
was O
alive O
he O
put O
up O
a O
memorial O
stone O
in O
King O
's O
Valley B-LOC
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
no O
son O
to O
keep O
my O
name O
alive O
. O
'' O

So O
he O
named O
that O
monument O
after O
himself O
. O

It O
is O
called O
`` O
Absalom O
's O
Monument O
'' O
even O
today O
. O

Ahimaaz O
the O
son O
of O
Zadok O
said O
to O
Joab O
, O
`` O
May O
I O
run O
and O
take O
the O
news O
to O
King O
David O
? O

I O
'll O
tell O
him O
the O
Lord O
has O
destroyed O
the O
enemy O
for O
him O
. O
'' O

Joab O
answered O
Ahimaaz O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
you O
will O
not O
carry O
the O
message O
today O
. O

You O
can O
do O
it O
some O
other O
time O
, O
but O
not O
today O
because O
it O
is O
the O
king O
's O
son O
who O
is O
dead O
. O
'' O

Then O
Joab O
said O
to O
a O
man O
from O
Ethiopia B-GPE
, O
`` O
Go O
, O
tell O
the O
king O
what O
you O
have O
seen O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
Ethiopian O
bowed O
to O
Joab O
and O
ran O
to O
tell O
David B-PERSON
. O

But O
Ahimaaz O
son O
of O
Zadok O
begged O
Joab O
again O
, O
`` O
No O
matter O
what O
happens O
, O
please O
let O
me O
also O
run O
after O
the O
Ethiopian O
! O
'' O

Joab O
said O
, O
`` O
Son O
, O
why O
do O
you O
want O
to O
carry O
the O
news O
? O

You O
will O
not O
get O
any O
reward O
for O
the O
news O
you O
bring O
. O
'' O

Ahimaaz O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
matter O
what O
happens O
, O
I O
will O
run O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O
'' O

Joab O
said O
to O
Ahimaaz O
, O
`` O
All O
right O
, O
run O
to O
David B-PERSON
! O
'' O

Then O
Ahimaaz O
ran O
through O
Jordan O
Valley O
and O
passed O
the O
Ethiopian O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
sitting O
between O
the O
two O
gates O
of O
the O
city O
. O

The O
watchman O
went O
up O
to O
the O
roof O
over O
the O
gate O
walls O
and O
saw O
a O
man O
running O
alone O
. O

The O
watchman O
shouted O
to O
tell O
King O
David O
. O

King O
David O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
the O
man O
is O
alone O
, O
he O
is O
bringing O
news O
. O
'' O

The O
man O
came O
closer O
and O
closer O
to O
the O
city O
. O

But O
then O
the O
watchman O
saw O
another O
man O
running O
. O

He O
called O
to O
the O
gatekeeper O
, O
`` O
Look O
! O

Another O
man O
is O
running O
alone O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
also O
bringing O
news O
. O
'' O

The O
watchman O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
think O
the O
first O
man O
runs O
like O
Ahimaaz O
son O
of O
Zadok O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
said O
, O
`` O
Ahimaaz O
is O
a O
good O
man O
, O
he O
must O
be O
bringing O
good O
news O
. O
'' O

Ahimaaz O
called O
to O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
All O
is O
well O
! O
'' O

Ahimaaz O
bowed O
with O
his O
face O
to O
the O
ground O
in O
front O
of O
the O
king O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Praise O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
! O

The O
Lord O
has O
defeated O
the O
men O
who O
were O
against O
you O
, O
my O
lord O
and O
king O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
asked O
, O
`` O
Is O
young O
Absalom O
all O
right O
? O
'' O

Ahimaaz O
answered O
, O
`` O
When O
Joab O
sent O
me O
, O
I O
saw O
some O
great O
excitement O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
it O
was O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
king O
said O
, O
`` O
Step O
over O
here O
and O
wait O
. O
'' O

Ahimaaz O
went O
there O
and O
stood O
waiting O
. O

The O
Ethiopian O
arrived O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
News O
for O
my O
lord O
and O
king O
. O

Today O
the O
Lord O
has O
punished O
all O
those O
who O
were O
against O
you O
! O
'' O

The O
king O
asked O
the O
Ethiopian O
, O
`` O
Is O
young O
Absalom O
all O
right O
? O
'' O

The O
Ethiopian O
answered O
, O
`` O
May O
your O
enemies O
, O
or O
whoever O
tries O
to O
hurt O
you O
, O
suffer O
the O
same O
as O
this O
young O
man O
did O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
king O
knew O
Absalom O
was O
dead O
and O
he O
became O
very O
upset O
. O

He O
went O
upstairs O
to O
the O
room O
over O
the O
gate O
, O
crying O
, O
`` O
O O
my O
son O
Absalom O
! O

My O
son O
Absalom O
, O
I O
wish O
I O
had O
died O
instead O
of O
you O
! O

O O
Absalom O
, O
my O
son O
, O
my O
son O
! O
'' O

The O
Lord O
was O
angry O
with O
Israel B-GPE
again O
. O

He O
caused O
David B-PERSON
to O
turn O
against O
the O
Israelites O
. O

He O
told O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Go O
count O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Judah O
. O
'' O

King O
David O
said O
to O
Joab O
, O
the O
captain O
of O
the O
army O
, O
`` O
Go O
through O
all O
the O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
from O
Dan B-PERSON
to O
Beersheba O
, O
and O
count O
the O
people O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
know O
how O
many O
people O
there O
are O
. O
'' O

But O
Joab O
said O
to O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
May O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
give O
you O
100 O
times O
as O
many O
people O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
many O
there O
are O
! O

And O
may O
your O
eyes O
see O
this O
thing O
happen O
. O

But O
why O
do O
you O
want O
to O
do O
this O
? O
'' O

King O
David O
strongly O
commanded O
Joab O
and O
the O
other O
captains O
of O
the O
army O
to O
count O
the O
people O
. O

So O
they O
went O
out O
from O
the O
king O
to O
count O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

After O
they O
crossed O
over O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
they O
made O
their O
camp O
in O
Aroer O
on O
the O
right O
side O
of O
the O
city O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
city O
is O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
valley O
of O
Gad O
, O
on O
the O
way O
to O
Jazer O
. O
-RRB- O

Then O
they O
went O
east O
to O
Gilead B-ORG
, O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Tahtim O
Hodshi O
. O

Then O
they O
went O
north O
to O
Dan O
Jaan O
and O
around O
to O
Sidon O
. O

They O
went O
to O
the O
fort O
of O
Tyre O
. O

They O
went O
to O
all O
the O
cities O
of O
the O
Hivites O
and O
of O
the O
Canaanites O
. O

Then O
they O
went O
south O
to O
Beersheba O
in O
the O
southern O
part O
of O
Judah O
. O

It O
took O
them O
nine O
months O
and O
20 O
days O
for O
them O
to O
go O
through O
the O
country O
. O

After O
nine O
months O
and O
20 O
days O
they O
came O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Joab O
gave O
the O
list O
of O
the O
people O
to O
the O
king O
. O

There O
were O
800,000 O
men O
in O
Israel B-GPE
who O
could O
use O
the O
sword O
. O

And O
there O
were O
500,000 O
men O
in O
Judah O
. O

David B-PERSON
felt O
ashamed O
after O
he O
had O
counted O
the O
people O
and O
said O
to O
the O
Lord O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
sinned O
greatly O
in O
what O
I O
did O
! O

Lord O
, O
I O
beg O
you O
, O
forgive O
me O
for O
my O
sin O
. O

I O
have O
been O
very O
foolish O
. O
'' O

When O
David B-PERSON
got O
up O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
the O
Lord O
's O
word O
came O
to O
Gad O
, O
David B-PERSON
's O
seer O
. O

The O
Lord O
told O
Gad O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
tell O
David B-PERSON
, O
' O
This O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
: O
I O
offer O
you O
three O
things O
. O

Choose O
the O
one O
that O
I O
will O
do O
to O
you O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
Gad O
went O
to O
David B-PERSON
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Choose O
one O
of O
these O
three O
things O
: O
seven O
years O
of O
famine O
for O
you O
and O
your O
country O
, O
or O
your O
enemies O
will O
chase O
you O
for O
three O
months O
, O
or O
three O
days O
of O
disease O
in O
your O
country O
. O

Think O
about O
it O
, O
and O
choose O
one O
of O
these O
things O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
tell O
the O
Lord O
who O
sent O
me O
about O
your O
choice O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Gad O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
really O
in O
trouble O
, O
but O
the O
Lord O
is O
very O
merciful O
. O

So O
I O
choose O
to O
let O
the O
Lord O
punish O
us O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
my O
punishment O
come O
from O
people O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
Lord O
sent O
a O
disease O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

It O
began O
in O
the O
morning O
and O
continued O
until O
the O
chosen O
time O
to O
stop O
. O

From O
Dan B-PERSON
to O
Beersheba O
70,000 O
people O
died O
. O

The O
angel O
raised O
his O
arm O
over O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
was O
ready O
to O
destroy O
it O
, O
but O
the O
Lord O
felt O
very O
sorry O
about O
the O
bad O
things O
that O
had O
happened O
. O

He O
said O
to O
the O
angel O
who O
destroyed O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
That O
's O
enough O
! O

Put O
down O
your O
arm O
. O
'' O

The O
Lord O
's O
angel O
was O
by O
the O
threshing O
floor O
of O
Araunah O
the O
Jebusite O
. O

When O
he O
saw O
the O
angel O
who O
killed O
the O
people O
, O
David B-PERSON
spoke O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
I O
sinned O
! O

I O
did O
wrong O
! O

And O
these O
people O
only O
did O
what O
I O
told O
them O
-- O
they O
only O
followed O
me O
like O
sheep O
. O

They O
did O
nothing O
wrong O
. O

Please O
let O
your O
punishment O
be O
against O
me O
and O
my O
father O
's O
family O
. O
'' O

That O
day O
Gad O
came O
to O
David B-PERSON
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
build O
an O
altar O
to O
the O
Lord O
on O
the O
threshing O
floor O
of O
Araunah O
the O
Jebusite O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
did O
what O
Gad O
told O
him O
to O
. O

David B-PERSON
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
wanted O
and O
went O
to O
see O
Araunah O
. O

Araunah O
looked O
and O
saw O
King O
David O
and O
his O
officers O
coming O
to O
him O
. O

Araunah O
went O
out O
and O
bowed O
his O
face O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
has O
my O
lord O
and O
king O
come O
to O
me O
? O
'' O

David B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
came O
to O
buy O
the O
threshing O
floor O
from O
you O
. O

Then O
I O
can O
build O
an O
altar O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Then O
the O
disease O
will O
stop O
. O
'' O

Araunah O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
you O
can O
take O
anything O
you O
want O
for O
a O
sacrifice O
. O

Here O
are O
some O
oxen O
for O
the O
burnt O
offering O
, O
and O
the O
threshing O
boards O
and O
the O
yokes O
for O
the O
wood O
. O

O O
King O
, O
I O
give O
everything O
to O
you O
! O
'' O

Araunah O
also O
said O
to O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
May O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
be O
pleased O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
king O
said O
to O
Araunah O
, O
`` O
No O
! O

I O
tell O
you O
the O
truth O
, O
I O
will O
pay O
you O
for O
these O
things O
. O

I O
will O
not O
offer O
burnt O
offerings O
to O
the O
Lord O
my O
God O
that O
cost O
me O
nothing O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
bought O
the O
threshing O
floor O
and O
the O
oxen O
for O
50 O
shekels O
of O
silver O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
built O
an O
altar O
to O
the O
Lord O
there O
and O
offered O
burnt O
offerings O
and O
peace O
offerings O
. O

The O
Lord O
answered O
his O
prayer O
for O
the O
country O
. O

He O
stopped O
the O
disease O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
spring O
, O
when O
kings O
go O
out O
to O
war O
, O
David B-PERSON
sent O
Joab O
, O
his O
officers O
, O
and O
all O
the O
Israelites O
out O
to O
destroy O
the O
Ammonites O
. O

Joab O
's O
army O
surrounded O
their O
capital O
city O
, O
Rabbah O
. O

David B-PERSON
stayed O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

One O
evening O
he O
got O
up O
from O
his O
bed O
and O
walked O
around O
on O
the O
roof O
of O
his O
house O
. O

From O
there O
, O
he O
saw O
a O
woman O
bathing O
. O

She O
was O
very O
beautiful O
, O
so O
David B-PERSON
sent O
for O
his O
officers O
and O
asked O
them O
who O
she O
was O
. O

An O
officer O
answered O
, O
`` O
That O
is O
Bathsheba O
, O
daughter O
of O
Eliam O
. O

She O
is O
the O
wife O
of O
Uriah O
the O
Hittite O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
sent O
messengers O
to O
go O
and O
bring O
Bathsheba O
to O
him O
. O

She O
had O
just O
purified O
herself O
after O
her O
monthly O
time O
of O
bleeding O
. O

She O
went O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
he O
had O
sexual O
relations O
with O
her O
, O
and O
then O
she O
went O
back O
to O
her O
house O
. O

Later O
, O
Bathsheba O
became O
pregnant O
. O

She O
sent O
word O
to O
him O
saying O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
pregnant O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
sent O
a O
message O
to O
Joab O
. O

`` O
Send O
Uriah O
the O
Hittite O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

So O
Joab O
sent O
Uriah O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

When O
Uriah O
came O
, O
David B-PERSON
asked O
him O
how O
Joab O
was O
, O
how O
the O
soldiers O
were O
, O
and O
how O
the O
war O
was O
going O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Uriah O
, O
`` O
Go O
home O
and O
relax O
. O
'' O

So O
Uriah O
left O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

The O
king O
also O
sent O
a O
gift O
to O
Uriah O
. O

But O
Uriah O
did O
not O
go O
home O
. O

He O
slept O
outside O
the O
door O
of O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
, O
as O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
king O
's O
servants O
did O
. O

The O
servants O
told O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Uriah O
did O
not O
go O
home O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Uriah O
, O
`` O
You O
came O
from O
a O
long O
trip O
. O

Why O
did O
you O
not O
go O
home O
? O
'' O

Uriah O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
The O
Holy O
Box O
and O
the O
soldiers O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Judah O
are O
staying O
in O
tents O
. O

My O
lord O
Joab O
and O
my O
lord O
's O
officers O
are O
camping O
out O
in O
the O
field O
. O

So O
it O
is O
not O
right O
for O
me O
to O
go O
home O
to O
eat O
and O
drink O
and O
sleep O
with O
my O
wife O
. O

As O
surely O
as O
you O
live O
, O
I O
will O
not O
do O
this O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Uriah O
, O
`` O
Stay O
here O
today O
. O

Tomorrow O
I O
will O
send O
you O
back O
to O
the O
battle O
. O
'' O

Uriah O
stayed O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
until O
the O
next O
morning O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
called O
Uriah O
to O
come O
and O
see O
him O
. O

Uriah O
ate O
and O
drank O
with O
David B-PERSON
. O

David B-PERSON
got O
him O
drunk O
, O
but O
Uriah O
still O
did O
not O
go O
home O
. O

That O
evening O
, O
Uriah O
again O
slept O
at O
the O
palace O
with O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
king O
's O
servants O
. O

The O
next O
morning O
David B-PERSON
wrote O
a O
letter O
to O
Joab O
and O
made O
Uriah O
carry O
the O
letter O
. O

In O
the O
letter O
David B-PERSON
wrote O
: O
`` O
Put O
Uriah O
on O
the O
front O
lines O
where O
the O
fighting O
is O
the O
hardest O
. O

Then O
leave O
him O
there O
alone O
, O
and O
let O
him O
be O
killed O
in O
battle O
. O
'' O

Joab O
watched O
the O
city O
and O
saw O
where O
the O
bravest O
Ammonites O
were O
. O

He O
chose O
Uriah O
to O
go O
to O
that O
place O
. O

The O
men O
of O
the O
city O
came O
out O
to O
fight O
against O
Joab O
. O

Some O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
men O
were O
killed O
. O

Uriah O
the O
Hittite O
was O
one O
of O
them O
. O

Then O
Joab O
sent O
a O
report O
to O
David B-PERSON
about O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
battle O
. O

Joab O
told O
the O
messenger O
to O
tell O
King O
David O
what O
had O
happened O
in O
the O
battle O
. O

`` O
The O
king O
might O
get O
upset O
and O
ask O
, O
' O
Why O
did O
Joab O
's O
army O
go O
that O
close O
to O
the O
city O
to O
fight O
? O

Surely O
he O
knows O
that O
there O
are O
men O
on O
the O
city O
walls O
who O
can O
shoot O
arrows O
down O
at O
his O
men O
? O

Surely O
he O
remembers O
that O
at O
Thebez O
a O
woman O
killed O
Abimelech O
son O
of O
Jerub O
Besheth O
when O
he O
threw O
the O
top O
part O
of O
a O
grinding O
stone O
down O
from O
the O
wall O
. O

So O
why O
did O
he O
go O
that O
close O
to O
the O
wall O
? O
' O

If O
King O
David O
says O
something O
like O
that O
, O
tell O
him O
, O
' O
Your O
officer O
, O
Uriah O
the O
Hittite O
, O
also O
died O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
messenger O
went O
in O
and O
told O
David B-PERSON
everything O
Joab O
told O
him O
to O
say O
. O

The O
messenger O
told O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
The O
men O
of O
Ammon O
attacked O
us O
in O
the O
field O
. O

We O
fought O
them O
and O
chased O
them O
all O
the O
way O
to O
the O
city O
gate O
. O

Then O
the O
men O
on O
the O
city O
wall O
shot O
arrows O
at O
your O
officers O
. O

Some O
of O
your O
officers O
were O
killed O
, O
including O
Uriah O
the O
Hittite O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
messenger O
, O
`` O
Give O
this O
message O
to O
Joab O
: O
' O
Do O
n't O
be O
too O
upset O
about O
this O
. O

A O
sword O
can O
kill O
one O
person O
as O
well O
as O
the O
next O
. O

Make O
a O
stronger O
attack O
against O
Rabbah O
and O
you O
will O
win O
. O
' O

Encourage O
Joab O
with O
these O
words O
. O
'' O

Bathsheba O
heard O
that O
her O
husband O
Uriah O
had O
died O
, O
so O
she O
mourned O
for O
him O
. O

After O
her O
time O
of O
sadness O
, O
David B-PERSON
sent O
servants O
to O
bring O
her O
to O
his O
house O
. O

She O
became O
David B-PERSON
's O
wife O
and O
gave O
birth O
to O
a O
son O
for O
David B-PERSON
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
did O
not O
like O
what O
David B-PERSON
had O
done O
. O

David B-PERSON
had O
a O
son O
named O
Absalom O
. O

Absalom O
had O
a O
very O
beautiful O
sister O
named O
Tamar O
. O

Another O
one O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
sons O
, O
Amnon O
, O
was O
in O
love O
with O
Tamar O
. O

She O
was O
a O
virgin O
. O

Amnon O
wanted O
her O
very O
much O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
think O
it O
was O
possible O
for O
him O
to O
have O
her O
. O

He O
thought O
about O
her O
so O
much O
that O
he O
made O
himself O
sick O
. O

Amnon O
had O
a O
friend O
named O
Jonadab O
son O
of O
Shimeah O
. O

-LRB- O
Shimeah O
was O
David B-PERSON
's O
brother O
. O
-RRB- O

Jonadab O
was O
a O
very O
clever O
man O
. O

He O
said O
to O
Amnon O
, O
`` O
Every O
day O
you O
look O
thinner O
and O
thinner O
. O

You O
are O
the O
king O
's O
son O
. O

You O
have O
plenty O
to O
eat O
, O
so O
why O
are O
you O
losing O
weight O
? O

Tell O
me O
! O
'' O

Amnon O
told O
Jonadab O
, O
`` O
I O
love O
Tamar O
. O

But O
she O
is O
the O
sister O
of O
my O
half-brother O
Absalom O
. O
'' O

Jonadab O
said O
to O
Amnon O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
bed O
. O

Act O
like O
you O
are O
sick O
. O

Then O
your O
father O
will O
come O
to O
see O
you O
. O

Tell O
him O
, O
' O
Please O
let O
my O
sister O
Tamar O
come O
in O
and O
give O
me O
food O
to O
eat O
. O

Let O
her O
make O
the O
food O
in O
front O
of O
me O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
see O
it O
, O
and O
eat O
it O
from O
her O
hand O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
Amnon O
lay O
down O
in O
bed O
and O
acted O
like O
he O
was O
sick O
. O

King O
David O
came O
in O
to O
see O
Amnon O
. O

He O
said O
to O
King O
David O
, O
`` O
Please O
let O
my O
sister O
Tamar O
come O
in O
. O

Let O
her O
make O
two O
cakes O
for O
me O
while O
I O
watch O
. O

Then O
I O
can O
eat O
from O
her O
hands O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
sent O
messengers O
to O
Tamar O
's O
house O
. O

They O
told O
her O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
your O
brother O
Amnon O
's O
house O
and O
make O
some O
food O
for O
him O
. O
'' O

So O
Tamar O
went O
to O
the O
house O
of O
her O
brother O
Amnon O
. O

He O
was O
in O
bed O
. O

Tamar O
took O
some O
dough O
, O
pressed O
it O
together O
with O
her O
hands O
, O
and O
cooked O
the O
cakes O
. O

She O
did O
this O
while O
he O
watched O
. O

Then O
Tamar O
took O
the O
cakes O
out O
of O
the O
pan O
and O
set O
them O
out O
for O
him O
. O

But O
he O
refused O
to O
eat O
. O

He O
said O
to O
his O
servants O
, O
`` O
Get O
out O
of O
here O
. O

Leave O
me O
alone O
! O
'' O

So O
all O
of O
his O
servants O
left O
the O
room O
. O

Then O
Amnon O
said O
to O
Tamar O
, O
`` O
Bring O
the O
food O
into O
the O
bedroom O
and O
feed O
me O
by O
hand O
. O
'' O

So O
Tamar O
took O
the O
cakes O
she O
had O
made O
and O
went O
into O
her O
brother O
's O
bedroom O
. O

She O
started O
to O
feed O
Amnon O
, O
but O
he O
grabbed O
her O
hand O
. O

He O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Sister O
, O
come O
and O
sleep O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

Tamar O
said O
to O
Amnon O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
brother O
! O

Do O
n't O
force O
me O
to O
do O
this O
. O

Do O
n't O
do O
this O
shameful O
thing O
! O

Terrible O
things O
like O
this O
should O
never O
be O
done O
in O
Israel B-GPE
! O

I O
would O
never O
get O
rid O
of O
my O
shame O
, O
and O
people O
would O
think O
that O
you O
are O
just O
a O
common O
criminal O
. O

Please O
, O
talk O
with O
the O
king O
. O

He O
will O
let O
you O
marry O
me O
. O
'' O

But O
Amnon O
refused O
to O
listen O
to O
Tamar O
. O

He O
was O
stronger O
than O
she O
was O
, O
so O
he O
forced O
her O
to O
have O
sexual O
relations O
with O
him O
. O

Then O
Amnon O
began O
to O
hate O
Tamar O
. O

He O
hated O
her O
much O
more O
than O
he O
had O
loved O
her O
before O
. O

Amnon O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Get O
up O
and O
get O
out O
of O
here O
! O
'' O

Tamar O
said O
to O
Amnon O
, O
`` O
No O
! O

Do O
n't O
send O
me O
away O
like O
this O
. O

That O
would O
be O
even O
worse O
than O
what O
you O
did O
before O
! O
'' O

But O
Amnon O
refused O
to O
listen O
to O
Tamar O
. O

He O
called O
his O
servant O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Get O
this O
girl O
out O
of O
this O
room O
, O
now O
! O

And O
lock O
the O
door O
after O
her O
. O
'' O

So O
Amnon O
's O
servant O
led O
Tamar O
out O
of O
the O
room O
and O
locked O
the O
door O
. O

Tamar O
was O
wearing O
a O
long O
robe O
with O
many O
colors O
. O

The O
king O
's O
virgin O
daughters O
wore O
robes O
like O
this O
. O

Tamar O
tore O
her O
robe O
of O
many O
colors O
and O
put O
ashes O
on O
her O
head O
. O

Then O
she O
put O
her O
hand O
on O
her O
head O
and O
began O
crying O
. O

Then O
Tamar O
's O
brother O
Absalom O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Have O
you O
been O
with O
your O
brother O
Amnon O
? O

Did O
he O
hurt O
you O
? O

Now O
, O
calm O
down O
, O
sister O
. O

Amnon O
is O
your O
brother O
, O
so O
we O
will O
take O
care O
of O
this O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
it O
upset O
you O
too O
much O
. O
'' O

So O
Tamar O
did O
not O
say O
anything O
. O

She O
quietly O
went O
to O
live O
at O
Absalom O
's O
house O
. O

King O
David O
heard O
the O
news O
and O
became O
very O
angry O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
want O
to O
say O
anything O
to O
upset O
Amnon O
, O
because O
he O
loved O
him O
since O
he O
was O
his O
firstborn O
son O
. O

Absalom O
began O
to O
hate O
Amnon O
. O

Absalom O
did O
not O
say O
one O
word O
, O
good O
or O
bad O
, O
to O
Amnon O
, O
but O
he O
hated O
him O
because O
Amnon O
had O
raped O
his O
sister O
Tamar O
. O

Two O
years O
later O
, O
Absalom O
had O
some O
men O
come O
to O
Baal O
Hazor O
to O
cut O
the O
wool O
from O
his O
sheep O
. O

He O
invited O
all O
the O
king O
's O
sons O
to O
come O
and O
watch O
. O

Absalom O
went O
to O
the O
king O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
some O
men O
coming O
to O
cut O
the O
wool O
from O
my O
sheep O
. O

Please O
come O
with O
your O
servants O
and O
watch O
. O
'' O

King O
David O
said O
to O
Absalom O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
son O
. O

We O
will O
not O
all O
go O
. O

It O
will O
be O
too O
much O
trouble O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

Absalom O
begged O
David B-PERSON
to O
go O
. O

David B-PERSON
did O
not O
go O
, O
but O
he O
did O
give O
his O
blessing O
. O

Absalom O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
, O
please O
let O
my O
brother O
Amnon O
go O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

King O
David O
asked O
Absalom O
, O
`` O
Why O
should O
he O
go O
with O
you O
? O
'' O

Absalom O
kept O
begging O
David B-PERSON
. O

Finally O
, O
David B-PERSON
let O
Amnon O
and O
all O
the O
king O
's O
other O
sons O
go O
with O
Absalom O
. O

Then O
Absalom O
gave O
this O
command O
to O
his O
servants O
, O
`` O
Watch O
Amnon O
. O

When O
he O
is O
drunk O
and O
feeling O
good O
from O
the O
wine O
, O
I O
will O
give O
you O
the O
command O
. O

You O
must O
attack O
Amnon O
and O
kill O
him O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
of O
being O
punished O
. O

After O
all O
, O
you O
will O
only O
be O
obeying O
my O
command O
. O

Now O
, O
be O
strong O
and O
brave O
. O
'' O

So O
Absalom O
's O
young O
soldiers O
did O
what O
he O
said O
. O

They O
killed O
Amnon O
. O

But O
all O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
other O
sons O
escaped O
. O

Each O
son O
got O
on O
his O
mule O
and O
escaped O
. O

The O
king O
's O
sons O
were O
still O
on O
their O
way O
into O
town O
. O

But O
King O
David O
got O
a O
message O
about O
what O
happened O
. O

But O
the O
message O
was O
, O
`` O
Absalom O
has O
killed O
all O
the O
king O
's O
sons O
! O

Not O
one O
of O
the O
sons O
was O
left O
alive O
. O
'' O

King O
David O
tore O
his O
clothes O
and O
lay O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

All O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
officers O
standing O
near O
him O
also O
tore O
their O
clothes O
. O

But O
then O
Jonadab O
, O
the O
son O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
brother O
Shimeah O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
think O
that O
all O
the O
king O
's O
sons O
were O
killed O
! O

Only O
Amnon O
is O
dead O
. O

Absalom O
has O
been O
planning O
this O
from O
the O
day O
that O
Amnon O
raped O
his O
sister O
Tamar O
. O

My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
all O
of O
your O
sons O
are O
dead O
. O

Only O
Amnon O
is O
dead O
. O
'' O

Absalom O
ran O
away O
. O

There O
was O
a O
guard O
standing O
on O
the O
city O
wall O
. O

He O
saw O
many O
people O
coming O
from O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
hill O
, O
and O
went O
to O
tell O
the O
king O
. O

So O
Jonadab O
said O
to O
King O
David O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
I O
was O
right O
! O

The O
king O
's O
sons O
are O
coming O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
's O
sons O
came O
in O
just O
after O
Jonadab O
said O
that O
. O

They O
were O
crying O
loudly O
. O

David B-PERSON
and O
all O
of O
his O
officers O
began O
crying O
. O

They O
all O
cried O
very O
hard O
. O

David B-PERSON
cried O
for O
his O
son O
every O
day O
. O

Absalom O
ran O
away O
to O
Talmai O
son O
of O
Ammihud O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Geshur O
. O

After O
Absalom O
had O
run O
away O
to O
Geshur O
, O
he O
stayed O
there O
for O
three O
years O
. O

King O
David O
was O
comforted O
after O
Amnon O
died O
, O
but O
he O
missed O
Absalom O
very O
much O
. O

Saul O
's O
son O
Ish O
Bosheth O
heard O
that O
Abner O
had O
died O
at O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

Ish O
Bosheth O
and O
all O
his O
people O
became O
very O
afraid O
. O

Two O
men O
went O
to O
see O
to O
Saul O
's O
son O
. O

These O
two O
men O
were O
captains O
in O
the O
army O
. O

They O
were O
Recab O
and O
Baanah O
, O
the O
sons O
of O
Rimmon O
from O
Beeroth O
. O

-LRB- O
They O
were O
Benjamites O
because O
the O
town O
Beeroth O
belonged O
to O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
. O

But O
all O
the O
people O
in O
Beeroth O
ran O
away O
to O
Gittaim O
, O
and O
they O
are O
still O
living O
there O
today O
. O
-RRB- O

Saul O
's O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
had O
a O
son O
named O
Mephibosheth O
. O

He O
was O
five O
years O
old O
when O
the O
news O
came O
from O
Jezreel O
that O
Saul O
and O
Jonathan B-PERSON
had O
been O
killed O
. O

The O
woman O
who O
cared O
for O
Mephibosheth O
picked O
him O
up O
and O
ran O
away O
. O

But O
while O
running O
away O
, O
she O
dropped O
the O
boy O
, O
and O
he O
became O
crippled O
in O
both O
feet O
. O

Recab O
and O
Baanah O
, O
sons O
of O
Rimmon O
from O
Beeroth O
, O
went O
to O
Ish O
Bosheth O
's O
house O
at O
noon O
. O

Ish O
Bosheth O
was O
resting O
because O
it O
was O
hot O
. O

Recab O
and O
Baanah O
came O
into O
the O
house O
as O
if O
they O
were O
going O
to O
get O
some O
wheat O
. O

Ish O
Bosheth O
was O
lying O
on O
his O
bed O
in O
his O
bedroom O
, O
and O
they O
stabbed O
and O
killed O
him O
. O

Then O
they O
cut O
off O
his O
head O
and O
took O
it O
with O
them O
. O

They O
traveled O
all O
night O
on O
the O
road O
through O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
. O

When O
they O
arrived O
at O
Hebron B-GPE
, O
they O
gave O
Ish O
Bosheth O
's O
head O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

Recab O
and O
Baanah O
said O
to O
King O
David O
, O
`` O
Here O
is O
the O
head O
of O
your O
enemy O
, O
Ish O
Bosheth O
son O
of O
Saul O
. O

He O
tried O
to O
kill O
you O
, O
but O
the O
Lord O
has O
punished O
Saul O
and O
his O
family O
for O
you O
today O
. O
'' O

But O
David B-PERSON
told O
Recab O
and O
his O
brother O
Baanah O
, O
`` O
As O
surely O
as O
the O
Lord O
lives O
, O
it O
is O
the O
Lord O
who O
has O
rescued O
me O
from O
all O
my O
troubles O
! O

Once O
before O
a O
man O
thought O
he O
would O
bring O
me O
good O
news O
. O

He O
told O
me O
, O
' O
Look O
! O

Saul O
is O
dead O
. O
' O

He O
thought O
I O
would O
reward O
him O
for O
bringing O
me O
the O
news O
. O

But O
I O
grabbed O
this O
man O
and O
killed O
him O
at O
Ziklag O
. O

I O
will O
kill O
you O
too O
and O
remove O
this O
evil O
from O
our O
land O
because O
you O
evil O
men O
killed O
a O
good O
man O
sleeping O
on O
his O
own O
bed O
, O
in O
his O
own O
house O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
commanded O
his O
young O
helpers O
to O
kill O
Recab O
and O
Baanah O
. O

The O
young O
men O
cut O
off O
the O
hands O
and O
feet O
of O
Recab O
and O
Baanah O
and O
hanged O
them O
by O
the O
pool O
of O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

Then O
they O
took O
the O
head O
of O
Ish O
Bosheth O
and O
buried O
it O
where O
Abner O
was O
buried O
at O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

Joab O
son O
of O
Zeruiah O
knew O
that O
King O
David O
missed O
Absalom O
very O
much O
. O

So O
Joab O
sent O
messengers O
to O
Tekoa O
to O
bring O
a O
wise O
woman O
from O
there O
. O

Joab O
said O
to O
this O
wise O
woman O
, O
`` O
Please O
pretend O
to O
be O
very O
sad O
. O

Put O
on O
sackcloth O
. O

Do O
n't O
dress O
up O
. O

Act O
like O
a O
woman O
who O
has O
been O
crying O
many O
days O
for O
someone O
who O
died O
. O

Go O
to O
the O
king O
and O
talk O
to O
him O
using O
these O
words O
that O
I O
tell O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
Joab O
told O
the O
wise O
woman O
what O
to O
say O
. O

Then O
the O
woman O
from O
Tekoa O
talked O
to O
the O
king O
. O

She O
bowed O
with O
her O
face O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

Then O
she O
said O
, O
`` O
King O
, O
please O
help O
me O
! O
'' O

King O
David O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
What O
's O
your O
problem O
? O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
a O
widow O
. O

My O
husband O
is O
dead O
. O

I O
had O
two O
sons O
. O

They O
were O
out O
in O
the O
field O
fighting O
. O

There O
was O
no O
one O
to O
stop O
them O
. O

One O
son O
killed O
the O
other O
son O
. O

Now O
the O
whole O
family O
is O
against O
me O
. O

They O
said O
to O
me O
, O
' O
Bring O
us O
the O
son O
who O
killed O
his O
brother O
and O
we O
will O
kill O
him O
, O
because O
he O
killed O
his O
brother O
. O
' O

My O
son O
is O
like O
the O
last O
spark O
of O
a O
fire O
. O

If O
they O
kill O
my O
son O
, O
that O
fire O
will O
burn O
out O
and O
be O
finished O
. O

He O
is O
the O
only O
son O
left O
alive O
to O
get O
his O
father O
's O
property O
. O

So O
my O
dead O
husband O
's O
property O
will O
go O
to O
someone O
else O
and O
his O
name O
will O
be O
removed O
from O
the O
land O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
king O
said O
to O
the O
woman O
, O
`` O
Go O
home O
. O

I O
will O
take O
care O
of O
things O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
of O
Tekoa O
said O
to O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
Let O
the O
blame O
be O
on O
me O
, O
my O
lord O
and O
king O
. O

You O
and O
your O
kingdom O
are O
innocent O
. O
'' O

King O
David O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
anyone O
is O
saying O
bad O
things O
to O
you O
, O
bring O
them O
to O
me O
. O

They O
will O
not O
bother O
you O
again O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
Please O
, O
use O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
and O
swear O
that O
you O
will O
stop O
these O
people O
. O

They O
want O
to O
punish O
my O
son O
for O
murdering O
his O
brother O
. O

Swear O
that O
you O
will O
not O
let O
them O
destroy O
my O
son O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
As O
the O
Lord O
lives O
, O
no O
one O
will O
hurt O
your O
son O
. O

Not O
even O
one O
hair O
from O
your O
son O
's O
head O
will O
fall O
to O
the O
ground O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
please O
let O
me O
say O
something O
else O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
said O
, O
`` O
Speak O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
have O
you O
planned O
these O
things O
against O
the O
people O
of O
God O
? O

When O
you O
say O
these O
things O
, O
you O
show O
you O
are O
guilty O
because O
you O
have O
not O
brought O
back O
the O
son O
who O
you O
forced O
to O
leave O
home O
. O

We O
will O
all O
die O
some O
day O
. O

We O
will O
be O
like O
water O
that O
is O
spilled O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

No O
one O
can O
gather O
this O
water O
back O
from O
the O
ground O
. O

You O
know O
God O
forgives O
people O
. O

God O
made O
plans O
for O
people O
who O
are O
forced O
to O
run O
away O
for O
safety O
-- O
God O
does O
not O
force O
them O
to O
run O
away O
from O
him O
! O

My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
I O
came O
to O
say O
these O
words O
to O
you O
, O
because O
the O
people O
made O
me O
afraid O
. O

I O
said O
to O
myself O
, O
' O
I O
will O
talk O
to O
the O
king O
. O

Maybe O
the O
king O
will O
help O
me O
. O

The O
king O
will O
listen O
to O
me O
and O
save O
me O
from O
the O
man O
who O
wants O
to O
kill O
me O
and O
my O
son O
. O

That O
man O
just O
wants O
to O
keep O
us O
from O
getting O
what O
God O
gave O
us O
. O
' O

I O
know O
that O
the O
words O
of O
my O
lord O
the O
king O
will O
give O
me O
rest O
, O
because O
you O
are O
like O
an O
angel O
from O
God O
. O

You O
know O
what O
is O
good O
and O
what O
is O
bad O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
is O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

King O
David O
answered O
the O
woman O
, O
`` O
You O
must O
answer O
the O
question O
I O
will O
ask O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
please O
ask O
your O
question O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
said O
, O
`` O
Did O
Joab O
tell O
you O
to O
say O
all O
these O
things O
? O
'' O

The O
woman O
answered O
, O
`` O
As O
you O
live O
, O
my O
lord O
and O
king O
, O
you O
are O
right O
. O

Your O
officer O
Joab O
did O
tell O
me O
to O
say O
these O
things O
. O

Joab O
did O
this O
so O
that O
you O
would O
see O
things O
differently O
. O

My O
lord O
, O
you O
are O
as O
wise O
as O
God O
's O
angel O
. O

You O
know O
everything O
that O
happens O
on O
earth O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
said O
to O
Joab O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
I O
will O
do O
what O
I O
promised O
. O

Now O
please O
bring O
back O
the O
young O
man O
Absalom O
. O
'' O

Joab O
bowed O
with O
his O
face O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

He O
blessed O
King O
David O
, O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Today O
I O
know O
that O
you O
are O
pleased O
with O
me O
. O

I O
know O
because O
you O
have O
done O
what O
I O
asked O
. O
'' O

Then O
Joab O
got O
up O
and O
went O
to O
Geshur O
and O
brought O
Absalom O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

But O
King O
David O
said O
, O
`` O
Absalom O
must O
go O
back O
to O
his O
own O
house O
. O

He O
can O
not O
come O
to O
see O
me O
. O
'' O

So O
Absalom O
went O
back O
to O
his O
own O
house O
, O
but O
he O
could O
not O
go O
to O
see O
the O
king O
. O

People O
really O
bragged O
about O
how O
good-looking O
Absalom O
was O
. O

No O
man O
in O
Israel B-GPE
was O
as O
handsome O
as O
Absalom O
. O

Every O
part O
of O
his O
body O
was O
perfect O
-- O
from O
his O
head O
to O
his O
feet O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
every O
year O
, O
Absalom O
cut O
the O
hair O
from O
his O
head O
and O
weighed O
it O
. O

The O
hair O
weighed O
about O
five O
pounds O
. O

Absalom O
had O
three O
sons O
and O
one O
daughter O
. O

Her O
name O
was O
Tamar O
, O
and O
she O
was O
a O
beautiful O
woman O
. O

Absalom O
lived O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
two O
full O
years O
without O
being O
allowed O
to O
visit O
King O
David O
. O

Absalom O
sent O
a O
message O
to O
Joab O
, O
asking O
for O
permission O
to O
see O
the O
king O
, O
but O
Joab O
refused O
to O
come O
see O
him O
. O

So O
Absalom O
sent O
a O
second O
message O
to O
Joab O
. O

Again O
, O
Joab O
refused O
to O
come O
see O
him O
. O

Then O
Absalom O
said O
to O
his O
servants O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
Joab O
's O
field O
is O
next O
to O
my O
field O
. O

He O
has O
barley O
growing O
in O
that O
field O
. O

Go O
burn O
the O
barley O
. O
'' O

So O
Absalom O
's O
servants O
went O
and O
started O
a O
fire O
in O
Joab O
's O
field O
. O

Joab O
got O
up O
and O
came O
to O
Absalom O
's O
house O
and O
said O
to O
Absalom O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
your O
servants O
burn O
my O
field O
? O
'' O

Absalom O
said O
to O
Joab O
, O
`` O
I O
sent O
a O
message O
to O
you O
. O

I O
asked O
you O
to O
come O
here O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
send O
you O
to O
the O
king O
to O
ask O
him O
why O
he O
asked O
me O
to O
come O
home O
from O
Geshur O
. O

I O
can O
not O
see O
him O
, O
so O
it O
would O
have O
been O
better O
for O
me O
to O
stay O
in O
Geshur O
. O

Now O
let O
me O
see O
the O
king O
. O

If O
I O
have O
sinned O
, O
he O
can O
kill O
me O
! O
'' O

Then O
Joab O
came O
to O
the O
king O
and O
told O
him O
what O
Absalom O
said O
. O

The O
king O
called O
for O
Absalom O
. O

Absalom O
came O
to O
the O
king O
and O
bowed O
low O
on O
the O
ground O
before O
the O
king O
. O

The O
king O
kissed O
him O
. O

Later O
David B-PERSON
asked O
the O
Lord O
for O
advice O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Should O
I O
take O
control O
of O
any O
of O
the O
cities O
of O
Judah O
? O
'' O

The O
Lord O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Yes O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
asked O
, O
`` O
Where O
should O
I O
go O
? O
'' O

The O
Lord O
answered O
, O
`` O
To O
Hebron B-GPE
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
two O
wives O
moved O
to O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
His O
wives O
were O
Ahinoam O
from O
Jezreel O
and O
Abigail B-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
been O
the O
wife O
of O
Nabal O
from O
Carmel B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

David B-PERSON
also O
brought O
his O
men O
and O
their O
families O
. O

All O
of O
them O
made O
their O
homes O
in O
Hebron B-GPE
and O
the O
towns O
nearby O
. O

The O
men O
of O
Judah O
came O
to O
Hebron B-GPE
and O
anointed O
David B-PERSON
to O
be O
the O
king O
of O
Judah O
. O

Then O
they O
told O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
The O
men O
of O
Jabesh O
Gilead O
buried O
Saul O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
sent O
messengers O
to O
the O
men O
of O
Jabesh O
Gilead O
. O

These O
messengers O
told O
the O
men O
in O
Jabesh O
: O
`` O
The O
Lord O
bless O
you O
, O
because O
you O
have O
shown O
kindness O
to O
your O
lord O
Saul O
by O
burying O
him O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
be O
kind O
and O
true O
to O
you O
, O
and O
so O
will O
I O
. O

Now O
be O
strong O
and O
brave O
. O

Your O
lord O
, O
Saul O
, O
is O
dead O
, O
but O
the O
tribe O
of O
Judah O
has O
anointed O
me O
to O
be O
their O
king O
. O
'' O

Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
was O
the O
captain O
of O
Saul O
's O
army O
. O

Abner O
took O
Ish O
Bosheth O
son O
of O
Saul O
to O
Mahanaim O
and O
made O
him O
king O
of O
Gilead B-ORG
, O
Asher O
, O
Jezreel O
, O
Ephraim O
, O
Benjamin O
, O
and O
all O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Ish O
Bosheth O
son O
of O
Saul O
was O
40 O
years O
old O
when O
he O
began O
to O
rule O
over O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
ruled O
Israel B-GPE
two O
years O
, O
but O
the O
tribe O
of O
Judah O
followed O
David B-PERSON
. O

David B-PERSON
ruled O
over O
the O
tribe O
of O
Judah O
from O
Hebron B-GPE
for O
seven O
years O
and O
six O
months O
. O

Abner O
son O
of O
Ner O
and O
the O
officers O
of O
Ish O
Bosheth O
son O
of O
Saul O
left O
Mahanaim O
and O
went O
to O
Gibeon O
. O

Joab O
, O
Zeruiah O
's O
son O
, O
and O
the O
officers O
of O
David B-PERSON
also O
went O
to O
Gibeon O
. O

They O
met O
Abner O
and O
Ish O
Bosheth O
's O
officers O
at O
the O
pool O
of O
Gibeon O
. O

Abner O
's O
group O
sat O
on O
one O
side O
of O
the O
pool O
. O

Joab O
's O
group O
sat O
on O
the O
other O
side O
. O

Abner O
said O
to O
Joab O
, O
`` O
Let O
's O
have O
the O
young O
soldiers O
get O
up O
and O
have O
a O
contest O
here O
. O
'' O

Joab O
said O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
let O
's O
have O
a O
contest O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
young O
soldiers O
got O
up O
. O

The O
two O
groups O
counted O
their O
men O
for O
the O
contest O
. O

They O
chose O
twelve O
men O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
to O
fight O
for O
Ish O
Bosheth O
son O
of O
Saul O
, O
and O
they O
chose O
twelve O
men O
from O
David B-PERSON
's O
officers O
. O

Each O
of O
the O
men O
grabbed O
his O
opponent O
's O
head O
and O
stabbed O
him O
in O
the O
side O
with O
his O
sword O
, O
and O
then O
they O
fell O
down O
together O
. O

That O
is O
why O
this O
place O
in O
Gibeon O
is O
called O
`` O
The O
Field O
of O
the O
Sharp O
Knives O
. O
'' O

That O
contest O
turned O
into O
a O
terrible O
battle O
and O
David B-PERSON
's O
officers O
defeated O
Abner O
and O
the O
Israelites O
that O
day O
. O

Zeruiah O
had O
three O
sons O
, O
Joab O
, O
Abishai O
, O
and O
Asahel O
. O

Asahel O
was O
a O
fast O
runner O
, O
as O
fast O
as O
a O
wild O
deer O
. O

Asahel O
ran O
straight O
toward O
Abner O
and O
began O
chasing O
him O
. O

Abner O
looked O
back O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Is O
that O
you O
, O
Asahel O
? O
'' O

Asahel O
said O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
it O
's O
me O
. O
'' O

Abner O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
hurt O
Asahel O
, O
so O
he O
said O
to O
Asahel O
, O
`` O
Stop O
chasing O
me O
-- O
go O
after O
one O
of O
the O
young O
soldiers O
. O

You O
could O
easily O
take O
his O
armor O
for O
yourself O
. O
'' O

But O
Asahel O
refused O
to O
stop O
chasing O
Abner O
. O

Abner O
again O
said O
to O
Asahel O
, O
`` O
Stop O
chasing O
me O
, O
or O
I O
will O
have O
to O
kill O
you O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
look O
your O
brother O
Joab O
in O
the O
face O
again O
. O
'' O

But O
Asahel O
refused O
to O
stop O
chasing O
Abner O
. O

So O
Abner O
used O
the O
back O
end O
of O
his O
spear O
and O
pushed O
it O
into O
Asahel O
's O
stomach O
. O

The O
spear O
went O
deep O
into O
Asahel O
's O
stomach O
and O
came O
out O
of O
his O
back O
. O

Asahel O
died O
right O
there O
. O

Asahel O
's O
body O
lay O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

Everyone O
who O
came O
that O
way O
stopped O
to O
look O
at O
Asahel O
, O
but O
Joab O
and O
Abishai O
continued O
chasing O
Abner O
. O

The O
sun O
was O
just O
going O
down O
when O
they O
came O
to O
Ammah O
Hill O
. O

-LRB- O
Ammah O
Hill O
is O
in O
front O
of O
Giah O
on O
the O
way O
to O
the O
Gibeon O
Desert O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
men O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
gathered O
around O
Abner O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
hill O
. O

Abner O
shouted O
to O
Joab O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Must O
we O
fight O
and O
kill O
each O
other O
forever O
? O

Surely O
you O
know O
that O
this O
will O
only O
end O
in O
sadness O
. O

Tell O
the O
people O
to O
stop O
chasing O
their O
own O
brothers O
. O
'' O

Then O
Joab O
said O
, O
`` O
As O
surely O
as O
God O
is O
alive O
, O
if O
you O
had O
not O
said O
something O
, O
people O
would O
still O
be O
chasing O
their O
brothers O
in O
the O
morning O
. O
'' O

So O
Joab O
blew O
a O
trumpet O
, O
and O
his O
people O
stopped O
chasing O
the O
Israelites O
. O

They O
did O
not O
try O
to O
fight O
the O
Israelites O
anymore O
. O

Abner O
and O
his O
men O
marched O
all O
night O
through O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
. O

They O
crossed O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
and O
then O
marched O
all O
day O
until O
they O
came O
to O
Mahanaim O
. O

Joab O
stopped O
chasing O
Abner O
and O
turned O
back O
. O

Joab O
had O
gathered O
his O
men O
and O
learned O
that O
19 O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
officers O
were O
missing O
, O
including O
Asahel O
. O

But O
David B-PERSON
's O
officers O
had O
killed O
360 O
of O
Abner O
's O
men O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
officers O
took O
Asahel O
and O
buried O
him O
in O
the O
tomb O
of O
his O
father O
at O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

Joab O
and O
his O
men O
marched O
all O
night O
. O

The O
sun O
came O
up O
just O
as O
they O
reached O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
went O
a O
short O
way O
over O
the O
top O
of O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
and O
met O
Ziba O
, O
the O
servant O
of O
Mephibosheth O
. O

Ziba O
had O
two O
donkeys O
with O
saddles O
on O
them O
. O

The O
donkeys O
also O
carried O
200 O
loaves O
of O
bread O
, O
100 O
bunches O
of O
raisins O
, O
100 O
summer O
fruits O
, O
and O
a O
wineskin O
full O
of O
wine O
. O

King O
David O
said O
to O
Ziba O
, O
`` O
What O
are O
these O
things O
for O
? O
'' O

Ziba O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
donkeys O
are O
for O
the O
king O
's O
family O
to O
ride O
on O
. O

The O
bread O
and O
the O
summer O
fruit O
are O
for O
the O
servants O
to O
eat O
. O

And O
the O
wine O
is O
refreshment O
for O
whoever O
begins O
to O
feel O
weak O
in O
the O
desert O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
king O
asked O
, O
`` O
And O
where O
is O
Mephibosheth O
? O
'' O

Ziba O
answered O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
Mephibosheth O
is O
staying O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
Today O
the O
Israelites O
will O
give O
my O
father O
's O
kingdom O
back O
to O
me O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
the O
king O
said O
to O
Ziba O
, O
`` O
All O
right O
, O
I O
now O
give O
you O
everything O
that O
belonged O
to O
Mephibosheth O
. O
'' O

Ziba O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
bow O
to O
you O
. O

I O
pray O
I O
will O
always O
be O
able O
to O
please O
you O
. O
'' O

As O
David B-PERSON
came O
to O
Bahurim O
, O
a O
man O
from O
Saul O
's O
family O
, O
Shimei O
son O
of O
Gera O
, O
came O
out O
cursing O
David B-PERSON
again O
and O
again O
. O

Shimei O
began O
throwing O
stones O
at O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
officers O
. O

Both O
the O
people O
and O
the O
soldiers O
gathered O
around O
David B-PERSON
to O
protect O
him O
-- O
they O
were O
all O
around O
him O
. O

Shimei O
cursed O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Get O
out O
, O
get O
out O
, O
you O
no-good O
murderer O
! O

The O
Lord O
is O
punishing O
you O
because O
you O
killed O
people O
in O
Saul O
's O
family O
. O

You O
stole O
Saul O
's O
place O
as O
king O
. O

But O
now O
the O
same O
bad O
things O
are O
happening O
to O
you O
. O

The O
Lord O
has O
given O
the O
kingdom O
to O
your O
son O
Absalom O
, O
because O
you O
are O
a O
murderer O
. O
'' O

Abishai O
son O
of O
Zeruiah O
said O
to O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
Why O
should O
this O
dying O
dog O
curse O
you O
, O
my O
lord O
the O
king O
? O

Let O
me O
go O
over O
and O
cut O
off O
Shimei O
's O
head O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
king O
answered O
, O
`` O
What O
can O
I O
do O
, O
sons O
of O
Zeruiah O
? O

Yes O
, O
Shimei O
is O
cursing O
me O
, O
but O
the O
Lord O
told O
him O
to O
curse O
me O
. O

And O
who O
can O
ask O
him O
why O
he O
did O
that O
? O
'' O

David B-PERSON
also O
said O
to O
Abishai O
and O
all O
his O
servants O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
my O
very O
own O
son O
is O
trying O
to O
kill O
me O
, O
so O
why O
should O
n't O
this O
man O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
want O
to O
do O
the O
same O
? O

Leave O
him O
alone O
. O

Let O
him O
continue O
to O
curse O
me O
. O

The O
Lord O
told O
him O
to O
do O
this O
. O

Maybe O
the O
Lord O
will O
see O
the O
wrong O
things O
that O
are O
happening O
to O
me O
and O
give O
me O
something O
good O
for O
every O
bad O
thing O
that O
Shimei O
says O
today O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
went O
on O
their O
way O
down O
the O
road O
. O

Shimei O
kept O
following O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
walked O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
road O
by O
the O
side O
of O
the O
hill O
. O

He O
kept O
cursing O
David B-PERSON
on O
his O
way O
. O

Shimei O
also O
threw O
stones O
and O
dirt O
at O
David B-PERSON
. O

King O
David O
and O
all O
his O
people O
came O
to O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

They O
were O
tired O
, O
so O
they O
rested O
and O
refreshed O
themselves O
there O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Absalom O
, O
Ahithophel O
, O
and O
all O
the O
Israelites O
came O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
's O
friend O
, O
Hushai O
the O
Arkite O
, O
came O
to O
Absalom O
and O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
Long O
live O
the O
king O
! O

Long O
live O
the O
king O
! O
'' O

Absalom O
answered O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
not O
loyal O
to O
your O
friend O
David B-PERSON
? O

Why O
did O
you O
not O
leave O
Jerusalem B-GPE
with O
your O
friend O
? O
'' O

Hushai O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
belong O
to O
the O
one O
that O
the O
Lord O
chooses O
. O

These O
people O
and O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
chose O
you O
. O

I O
will O
stay O
with O
you O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
I O
served O
your O
father O
. O

So O
now O
I O
will O
serve O
you O
, O
David B-PERSON
's O
son O
. O
'' O

Absalom O
said O
to O
Ahithophel O
, O
`` O
Please O
tell O
us O
what O
we O
should O
do O
. O
'' O

Ahithophel O
said O
to O
Absalom O
, O
`` O
Your O
father O
left O
some O
of O
his O
slave O
women O
here O
to O
take O
care O
of O
the O
house O
. O

Go O
and O
have O
sexual O
relations O
with O
them O
. O

Then O
all O
the O
Israelites O
will O
hear O
how O
you O
humiliated O
your O
father O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
encouraged O
to O
give O
you O
more O
support O
. O
'' O

Then O
they O
put O
up O
a O
tent O
for O
Absalom O
up O
on O
the O
roof O
of O
the O
house O
. O

Absalom O
had O
sexual O
relations O
with O
his O
father O
's O
wives O
so O
that O
all O
the O
Israelites O
could O
see O
what O
happened O
. O

So O
in O
those O
days O
, O
Ahithophel O
's O
advice O
was O
very O
important O
. O

Both O
David B-PERSON
and O
Absalom O
accepted O
his O
advice O
as O
though O
it O
were O
the O
word O
of O
God O
. O

Ahithophel O
also O
said O
to O
Absalom O
, O
`` O
Now O
, O
let O
me O
choose O
12,000 O
men O
to O
chase O
David B-PERSON
tonight O
. O

I O
will O
catch O
him O
while O
he O
is O
tired O
and O
weak O
. O

I O
will O
frighten O
him O
, O
and O
all O
his O
people O
will O
run O
away O
. O

But O
I O
will O
kill O
only O
King O
David O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
bring O
all O
the O
people O
back O
to O
you O
. O

If O
David B-PERSON
is O
dead O
, O
all O
the O
people O
will O
come O
back O
in O
peace O
. O
'' O

This O
plan O
seemed O
good O
to O
Absalom O
and O
all O
the O
leaders O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

But O
Absalom O
said O
, O
`` O
Now O
call O
Hushai O
the O
Arkite O
. O

I O
also O
want O
to O
hear O
what O
he O
says O
. O
'' O

Hushai O
came O
to O
Absalom O
. O

Absalom O
said O
to O
Hushai O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
the O
plan O
Ahithophel O
gave O
. O

Should O
we O
follow O
it O
? O

If O
not O
, O
tell O
us O
. O
'' O

Hushai O
said O
to O
Absalom O
, O
`` O
Ahithophel O
's O
advice O
is O
not O
good O
this O
time O
. O
'' O

Hushai O
added O
, O
`` O
You O
know O
that O
your O
father O
and O
his O
men O
are O
strong O
men O
. O

They O
are O
as O
dangerous O
as O
a O
wild O
bear O
when O
something O
has O
taken O
its O
cubs O
. O

Your O
father O
is O
a O
skilled O
fighter O
. O

He O
will O
not O
stay O
all O
night O
with O
the O
people O
. O

He O
is O
probably O
already O
hiding O
in O
a O
cave O
or O
some O
other O
place O
. O

If O
your O
father O
attacks O
your O
men O
first O
, O
people O
will O
hear O
the O
news O
and O
think O
, O
' O
Absalom O
's O
followers O
are O
losing O
! O
' O

Then O
even O
your O
bravest O
men O
will O
be O
frightened O
, O
because O
all O
the O
Israelites O
know O
that O
your O
father O
is O
a O
powerful O
soldier O
and O
that O
his O
men O
are O
very O
brave O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
what O
I O
suggest O
: O
You O
must O
gather O
all O
the O
Israelites O
together O
from O
Dan B-PERSON
to O
Beersheba O
. O

Then O
there O
will O
be O
many O
people O
, O
like O
the O
sand O
by O
the O
sea O
. O

Then O
you O
yourself O
must O
go O
into O
the O
battle O
. O

We O
will O
catch O
David B-PERSON
wherever O
he O
is O
hiding O
and O
attack O
him O
with O
so O
many O
soldiers O
that O
they O
will O
be O
like O
the O
dew O
that O
covers O
the O
ground O
. O

We O
will O
kill O
David B-PERSON
and O
all O
of O
his O
men O
-- O
no O
one O
will O
be O
left O
alive O
. O

But O
if O
David B-PERSON
escapes O
into O
a O
city O
, O
all O
the O
Israelites O
can O
bring O
ropes O
to O
that O
city O
and O
pull O
its O
walls O
down O
into O
the O
valley O
. O

Not O
even O
a O
small O
stone O
will O
be O
left O
in O
that O
city O
. O
'' O

Absalom O
and O
all O
the O
Israelites O
said O
, O
`` O
Hushai O
's O
advice O
is O
better O
than O
Ahithophel O
's O
. O
'' O

Actually O
, O
Ahithophel O
's O
advice O
was O
good O
, O
but O
they O
said O
this O
because O
the O
Lord O
had O
decided O
to O
make O
Ahithophel O
's O
advice O
useless O
. O

He O
did O
this O
to O
punish O
Absalom O
. O

Hushai O
told O
the O
priests O
, O
Zadok O
and O
Abiathar O
, O
what O
was O
said O
. O

He O
told O
them O
what O
Ahithophel O
suggested O
to O
Absalom O
and O
the O
leaders O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Hushai O
also O
told O
them O
what O
he O
himself O
had O
suggested O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Send O
a O
message O
to O
David B-PERSON
now O
! O

Tell O
him O
not O
to O
spend O
the O
night O
at O
the O
places O
where O
people O
cross O
into O
the O
desert O
. O

Tell O
him O
to O
go O
across O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
at O
once O
. O

If O
he O
crosses O
the O
river O
, O
the O
king O
and O
all O
his O
people O
will O
not O
be O
caught O
. O
'' O

The O
priests O
' O
sons O
, O
Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
Ahimaaz O
, O
did O
not O
want O
to O
be O
seen O
going O
into O
the O
town O
, O
so O
they O
waited O
at O
En O
Rogel O
. O

A O
servant O
girl O
went O
out O
to O
them O
and O
gave O
them O
the O
message O
. O

Then O
Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
Ahimaaz O
carried O
the O
message O
to O
King O
David O
. O

But O
a O
boy O
saw O
Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
Ahimaaz O
and O
ran O
to O
tell O
Absalom O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
Ahimaaz O
ran O
away O
quickly O
. O

They O
arrived O
at O
a O
man O
's O
house O
in O
Bahurim O
. O

The O
man O
had O
a O
well O
in O
his O
courtyard O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
Ahimaaz O
went O
down O
into O
this O
well O
. O

The O
man O
's O
wife O
spread O
a O
sheet O
over O
the O
mouth O
of O
the O
well O
and O
covered O
it O
with O
grain O
. O

The O
well O
looked O
like O
a O
pile O
of O
grain O
, O
so O
no O
one O
would O
know O
to O
look O
there O
. O

Absalom O
's O
servants O
came O
to O
the O
woman O
at O
the O
house O
. O

They O
asked O
, O
`` O
Where O
are O
Ahimaaz O
and O
Jonathan B-PERSON
? O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
to O
Absalom O
's O
servants O
, O
`` O
They O
have O
already O
crossed O
over O
the O
brook O
. O
'' O

Absalom O
's O
servants O
then O
went O
to O
look O
for O
Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
Ahimaaz O
, O
but O
they O
could O
not O
find O
them O
. O

So O
Absalom O
's O
servants O
went O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

After O
Absalom O
's O
servants O
left O
, O
Jonathan B-PERSON
and O
Ahimaaz O
climbed O
out O
of O
the O
well O
and O
went O
to O
King O
David O
. O

They O
said O
to O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Hurry O
, O
go O
across O
the O
river O
. O

Ahithophel O
is O
planning O
to O
do O
something O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
and O
his O
people O
crossed O
over O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

By O
sunrise O
, O
all O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
people O
had O
crossed O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

No O
one O
was O
left O
behind O
. O

When O
Ahithophel O
saw O
that O
the O
Israelites O
did O
not O
do O
what O
he O
suggested O
, O
he O
saddled O
his O
donkey O
and O
went O
back O
to O
his O
hometown O
. O

He O
made O
plans O
for O
his O
family O
and O
then O
hanged O
himself O
. O

They O
buried O
him O
in O
his O
father O
's O
tomb O
. O

David B-PERSON
arrived O
at O
Mahanaim O
just O
as O
Absalom O
and O
the O
Israelites O
who O
were O
with O
him O
crossed O
over O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

Absalom O
and O
the O
Israelites O
made O
their O
camp O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Gilead B-ORG
. O

Absalom O
had O
made O
Amasa O
the O
new O
captain O
of O
the O
army O
. O

He O
took O
Joab O
's O
place O
. O

Amasa O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Ithra O
the O
Ishmaelite O
. O

His O
mother O
was O
Abigail B-PERSON
, O
the O
daughter O
of O
Nahash O
, O
the O
sister O
of O
Joab O
's O
mother O
, O
Zeruiah O
. O

When O
David B-PERSON
arrived O
at O
Mahanaim O
, O
Shobi O
, O
Makir O
, O
and O
Barzillai O
were O
there O
. O

Shobi O
son O
of O
Nahash O
was O
from O
the O
Ammonite O
town O
of O
Rabbah O
. O

Makir O
son O
of O
Ammiel O
was O
from O
Lo O
Debar O
. O

Barzillai O
was O
from O
Rogelim O
in O
Gilead B-ORG
. O

These O
three O
men O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
people O
are O
tired O
, O
hungry O
, O
and O
thirsty O
from O
the O
desert O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
brought O
many O
things O
to O
David B-PERSON
and O
those O
with O
him O
. O

They O
brought O
beds O
, O
bowls O
, O
and O
other O
kinds O
of O
dishes O
. O

They O
also O
brought O
wheat O
, O
barley O
, O
flour O
, O
roasted O
grain O
, O
beans O
, O
lentils O
, O
dried O
seeds O
, O
honey O
, O
butter O
, O
sheep O
, O
and O
cheese O
made O
from O
cow O
's O
milk O
. O

After O
this O
, O
Absalom O
got O
a O
chariot O
and O
horses O
for O
himself O
. O

He O
had O
50 O
men O
run O
in O
front O
of O
him O
while O
he O
drove O
the O
chariot O
. O

Absalom O
would O
get O
up O
early O
and O
stand O
near O
the O
gate O
. O

He O
would O
watch O
for O
anyone O
with O
problems O
who O
was O
going O
to O
King O
David O
for O
judgment O
. O

Then O
Absalom O
would O
talk O
to O
them O
and O
say O
, O
`` O
What O
city O
are O
you O
from O
? O
'' O

They O
would O
say O
they O
were O
from O
such O
and O
such O
tribe O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Then O
Absalom O
would O
say O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
you O
are O
right O
, O
but O
King O
David O
will O
not O
listen O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

Absalom O
would O
also O
say O
, O
`` O
Oh O
, O
I O
wish O
someone O
would O
make O
me O
a O
judge O
in O
this O
country O
! O

Then O
I O
could O
help O
everyone O
who O
comes O
to O
me O
with O
a O
problem O
. O

I O
would O
help O
them O
get O
a O
fair O
solution O
to O
their O
problem O
. O
'' O

And O
if O
anyone O
came O
to O
Absalom O
and O
started O
to O
bow O
down O
to O
him O
, O
Absalom O
would O
treat O
him O
like O
a O
close O
friend O
-- O
he O
would O
reach O
out O
and O
touch O
him O
and O
kiss O
him O
. O

Absalom O
did O
that O
to O
all O
the O
Israelites O
who O
came O
to O
King O
David O
for O
judgment O
. O

In O
this O
way O
Absalom O
won O
the O
hearts O
of O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

After O
four O
years O
, O
Absalom O
said O
to O
King O
David O
, O
`` O
Please O
let O
me O
go O
to O
Hebron B-GPE
to O
complete O
a O
special O
promise O
that O
I O
made O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

I O
made O
that O
promise O
while O
I O
was O
still O
living O
in O
Geshur O
in O
Aram O
. O

I O
said O
, O
' O
If O
the O
Lord O
brings O
me O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
I O
will O
serve O
the O
Lord O
in O
a O
special O
way O
. O
' O
'' O

King O
David O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
in O
peace O
. O
'' O

Absalom O
went O
to O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

But O
he O
also O
sent O
spies O
to O
all O
the O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

They O
told O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
When O
you O
hear O
the O
trumpet O
, O
say O
, O
' O
Absalom O
is O
king O
in O
Hebron B-GPE
! O
' O
'' O

Absalom O
invited O
200 O
men O
to O
go O
with O
him O
. O

They O
left O
Jerusalem B-GPE
with O
him O
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
know O
what O
he O
was O
planning O
. O

Ahithophel O
was O
one O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
advisors O
. O

He O
was O
from O
the O
town O
of O
Giloh O
. O

While O
Absalom O
was O
offering O
sacrifices O
, O
he O
invited O
Ahithophel O
to O
join O
. O

Absalom O
's O
plans O
were O
working O
very O
well O
and O
more O
and O
more O
people O
began O
to O
support O
him O
. O

A O
man O
came O
in O
to O
tell O
the O
news O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

The O
man O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
are O
beginning O
to O
follow O
Absalom O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
said O
to O
all O
of O
his O
officers O
who O
were O
still O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
with O
him O
, O
`` O
Come O
on O
, O
we O
can O
not O
let O
him O
trap O
us O
here O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Hurry O
up O
, O
before O
he O
catches O
us O
. O

He O
will O
destroy O
us O
all O
, O
and O
Jerusalem B-GPE
will O
be O
destroyed O
in O
the O
battle O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
's O
officers O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
We O
will O
do O
whatever O
you O
tell O
us O
. O
'' O

King O
David O
left O
with O
everyone O
in O
his O
family O
, O
except O
ten O
of O
his O
slave O
women O
. O

He O
left O
them O
to O
take O
care O
of O
the O
house O
. O

The O
king O
left O
with O
everyone O
in O
his O
house O
following O
him O
on O
foot O
. O

They O
stopped O
at O
the O
last O
house O
. O

All O
the O
king O
's O
officers O
passed O
by O
him O
. O

And O
all O
the O
Kerethites O
, O
all O
the O
Pelethites O
, O
and O
the O
Gittites O
-LRB- O
600 O
men O
from O
Gath O
-RRB- O
passed O
by O
the O
king O
. O

The O
king O
said O
to O
Ittai O
from O
Gath O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
also O
going O
with O
us O
? O

You O
are O
a O
foreigner O
; O
this O
is O
not O
your O
homeland O
. O

Go O
back O
and O
stay O
with O
the O
new O
king O
. O

You O
came O
to O
join O
me O
only O
yesterday O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
wander O
from O
place O
to O
place O
with O
me O
. O

Take O
your O
brothers O
and O
go O
back O
. O

Go O
with O
my O
faithful O
, O
loving O
kindness O
. O
'' O

But O
Ittai O
answered O
the O
king O
, O
`` O
As O
the O
Lord O
lives O
, O
and O
as O
long O
as O
you O
live O
, O
I O
will O
stay O
with O
you O
, O
in O
life O
or O
death O
! O
'' O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Ittai O
, O
`` O
Then O
come O
, O
let O
's O
go O
cross O
Kidron O
Brook O
. O
'' O

So O
Ittai O
from O
Gath O
and O
all O
of O
his O
people O
and O
their O
children O
crossed O
over O
Kidron O
Brook O
. O

All O
the O
people O
were O
crying O
loudly O
. O

Then O
King O
David O
crossed O
over O
Kidron O
Brook O
, O
and O
all O
the O
people O
went O
out O
to O
the O
desert O
. O

Zadok O
and O
all O
the O
Levites O
with O
him O
were O
carrying O
the O
Box O
of O
God O
's O
Agreement O
. O

They O
set O
down O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
, O
and O
Abiathar O
said O
prayers O
until O
all O
the O
people O
had O
left O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

King O
David O
said O
to O
Zadok O
, O
`` O
Take O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

If O
the O
Lord O
is O
pleased O
with O
me O
, O
he O
will O
bring O
me O
back O
and O
let O
me O
see O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
his O
Temple B-GPE
. O

But O
if O
the O
Lord O
says O
that O
he O
is O
not O
pleased O
with O
me O
, O
let O
him O
do O
whatever O
he O
wants O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
said O
to O
Zadok O
the O
priest O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
a O
seer O
. O

Go O
back O
to O
the O
city O
in O
peace O
. O

Take O
your O
son O
Ahimaaz O
and O
Jonathan B-PERSON
the O
son O
of O
Abiathar O
. O

I O
will O
be O
waiting O
near O
the O
places O
where O
people O
cross O
the O
river O
into O
the O
desert O
. O

I O
will O
wait O
there O
until O
I O
hear O
from O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
Zadok O
and O
Abiathar O
took O
God O
's O
Holy O
Box O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
stayed O
there O
. O

David B-PERSON
walked O
up O
the O
path O
to O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

He O
was O
crying O
, O
his O
head O
was O
covered O
, O
and O
he O
went O
without O
sandals O
on O
his O
feet O
. O

All O
the O
people O
with O
David B-PERSON
also O
covered O
their O
heads O
and O
were O
crying O
as O
they O
walked O
with O
him O
. O

Someone O
told O
David B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Ahithophel O
is O
one O
who O
joined O
in O
Absalom O
's O
plot O
against O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
David B-PERSON
prayed O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
I O
ask O
you O
to O
make O
Ahithophel O
give O
only O
foolish O
advice O
. O
'' O

When O
David B-PERSON
got O
to O
the O
top O
of O
the O
mountain O
, O
he O
bowed O
down O
to O
worship O
God O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
noticed O
Hushai O
the O
Arkite O
. O

Hushai O
's O
coat O
was O
torn O
, O
and O
there O
was O
dust O
on O
his O
head O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
to O
Hushai O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
go O
with O
me O
, O
you O
will O
be O
just O
one O
more O
person O
to O
care O
for O
. O

But O
if O
you O
go O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
you O
can O
disagree O
with O
Ahithophel O
and O
make O
his O
advice O
useless O
. O

Tell O
Absalom O
, O
' O
King O
, O
I O
am O
your O
servant O
. O

I O
served O
your O
father O
, O
but O
now O
I O
will O
serve O
you O
. O
' O

The O
priests O
Zadok O
and O
Abiathar O
will O
be O
with O
you O
. O

You O
must O
tell O
them O
everything O
you O
hear O
in O
the O
king O
's O
palace O
. O

Zadok O
's O
son O
Ahimaaz O
and O
Abiathar O
's O
son O
Jonathan B-PERSON
will O
be O
with O
them O
. O

You O
can O
send O
them O
to O
tell O
me O
everything O
you O
hear O
. O
'' O

So O
David B-PERSON
's O
friend O
Hushai O
went O
back O
to O
the O
city O
, O
just O
as O
Absalom O
arrived O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Later O
David B-PERSON
defeated O
the O
Philistines O
and O
took O
control O
of O
a O
large O
area O
of O
land O
around O
Gath O
. O

He O
also O
defeated O
the O
Moabites O
. O

He O
forced O
them O
to O
lie O
on O
the O
ground O
in O
a O
long O
row O
. O

Using O
a O
rope O
to O
measure O
, O
those O
within O
two O
lengths O
of O
the O
rope O
were O
killed O
and O
those O
within O
every O
third O
length O
were O
allowed O
to O
live O
. O

So O
the O
Moabites O
became O
servants O
of O
David B-PERSON
and O
paid O
tribute O
to O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
went O
to O
an O
area O
near O
the O
Euphrates O
to O
set O
up O
a O
monument O
for O
himself O
. O

At O
that O
time O
he O
defeated O
the O
king O
of O
Zobah O
, O
Hadadezer O
son O
of O
Rehob O
. O

David B-PERSON
took O
1000 O
chariots O
, O
7000 O
horse O
soldiers O
, O
and O
20,000 O
foot O
soldiers O
from O
Hadadezer O
. O

He O
crippled O
all O
but O
100 O
of O
the O
chariot O
horses O
. O

Arameans O
from O
Damascus B-GPE
came O
to O
help O
King O
Hadadezer O
of O
Zobah O
, O
but O
David B-PERSON
defeated O
those O
22,000 O
Arameans O
. O

Then O
David B-PERSON
put O
his O
soldiers O
in O
Damascus B-GPE
, O
Aram O
. O

The O
Arameans O
became O
David B-PERSON
's O
servants O
and O
brought O
tribute O
. O

The O
Lord O
gave O
victory O
to O
David B-PERSON
wherever O
he O
went O
. O

David B-PERSON
took O
the O
gold O
shields O
that O
had O
belonged O
to O
Hadadezer O
's O
servants O
and O
brought O
them O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
also O
took O
many O
things O
made O
of O
bronze O
from O
Tebah O
and O
Berothai O
. O

-LRB- O
Tebah O
and O
Berothai O
were O
cities O
that O
had O
belonged O
to O
Hadadezer O
. O
-RRB- O

King O
Toi O
of O
Hamath O
heard O
that O
David B-PERSON
had O
defeated O
Hadadezer O
's O
whole O
army O
. O

Hadadezer O
had O
fought O
against O
Toi O
in O
the O
past O
, O
so O
Toi O
sent O
his O
son O
Joram O
to O
King O
David O
. O

Joram O
greeted O
him O
and O
blessed O
him O
because O
David B-PERSON
had O
fought O
against O
Hadadezer O
and O
defeated O
him O
. O

Joram O
brought O
gifts O
of O
silver O
, O
gold O
, O
and O
bronze O
. O

David B-PERSON
took O
these O
things O
and O
dedicated O
them O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
put O
them O
with O
the O
other O
things O
he O
had O
taken O
and O
dedicated O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

David B-PERSON
defeated O
Aram O
, O
Moab O
, O
Ammon O
, O
Philistia O
, O
and O
Amalek O
. O

He O
also O
defeated O
Hadadezer O
son O
of O
Rehob O
, O
king O
of O
Zobah O
. O

David B-PERSON
defeated O
18,000 O
Edomites O
in O
Salt O
Valley O
. O

He O
was O
famous O
when O
he O
came O
home O
. O

David B-PERSON
put O
groups O
of O
soldiers O
throughout O
Edom O
and O
the O
whole O
nation O
became O
his O
servants O
. O

The O
Lord O
gave O
victory O
to O
him O
wherever O
he O
went O
. O

David B-PERSON
ruled O
over O
all O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
he O
made O
good O
and O
fair O
decisions O
for O
all O
of O
his O
people O
. O

Joab O
son O
of O
Zeruiah O
was O
the O
captain O
over O
the O
army O
. O

Jehoshaphat O
son O
of O
Ahilud O
was O
the O
historian O
. O

Zadok O
son O
of O
Ahitub O
and O
Ahimelech O
son O
of O
Abiathar O
were O
priests O
. O

Seraiah O
was O
secretary O
. O

Benaiah O
son O
of O
Jehoiada O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
Kerethites O
and O
Pelethites O
, O
and O
David B-PERSON
's O
sons O
were O
priests O
. O

Greetings O
from O
the O
Elder O
. O

To O
the O
lady O
chosen O
by O
God O
and O
to O
her O
children O
. O

I O
truly O
love O
all O
of O
you O
. O

And O
I O
am O
not O
the O
only O
one O
. O

All O
those O
who O
know O
the O
truth O
love O
you O
in O
the O
same O
way O
. O

We O
love O
you O
because O
of O
the O
truth O
-- O
the O
truth O
that O
lives O
in O
us O
. O

That O
truth O
will O
be O
with O
us O
forever O
. O

Grace O
, O
mercy O
, O
and O
peace O
will O
be O
with O
us O
from O
God O
the O
Father O
and O
from O
his O
Son O
, O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
as O
we O
live O
in O
truth O
and O
love O
. O

I O
was O
very O
happy O
to O
learn O
about O
some O
of O
your O
children O
. O

I O
am O
happy O
that O
they O
are O
following O
the O
way O
of O
truth O
, O
just O
as O
the O
Father O
commanded O
us O
. O

And O
now O
, O
dear O
lady O
, O
I O
tell O
you O
: O
We O
should O
all O
love O
each O
other O
. O

This O
is O
not O
a O
new O
command O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
command O
we O
had O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

And O
loving O
means O
living O
the O
way O
he O
commanded O
us O
to O
live O
. O

And O
God O
's O
command O
is O
this O
: O
that O
you O
live O
a O
life O
of O
love O
. O

You O
heard O
this O
command O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

Many O
false O
teachers O
are O
in O
the O
world O
now O
. O

They O
refuse O
to O
say O
that O
Jesus O
Christ O
came O
to O
earth O
and O
became O
a O
man O
. O

Anyone O
who O
refuses O
to O
accept O
this O
fact O
is O
a O
false O
teacher O
and O
the O
enemy O
of O
Christ O
. O

Be O
careful O
! O

Do O
n't O
lose O
the O
reward O
you O
have O
worked O
for O
. O

Be O
careful O
so O
that O
you O
will O
receive O
all O
of O
your O
reward O
. O

Everyone O
must O
continue O
to O
follow O
only O
the O
teaching O
about O
Christ O
. O

Whoever O
changes O
that O
teaching O
does O
not O
have O
God O
. O

But O
whoever O
continues O
to O
follow O
the O
teaching O
about O
Christ O
has O
both O
the O
Father O
and O
his O
Son O
. O

Do O
n't O
accept O
those O
who O
come O
to O
you O
but O
do O
not O
bring O
this O
teaching O
. O

Do O
n't O
invite O
them O
into O
your O
house O
. O

Do O
n't O
welcome O
them O
in O
any O
way O
. O

If O
you O
do O
, O
you O
are O
helping O
them O
with O
their O
evil O
work O
. O

I O
have O
much O
to O
say O
to O
you O
. O

But O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
use O
paper O
and O
ink O
. O

Instead O
, O
I O
hope O
to O
come O
visit O
you O
. O

Then O
we O
can O
be O
together O
and O
talk O
. O

That O
will O
make O
us O
very O
happy O
. O

The O
children O
of O
your O
sister O
who O
was O
chosen O
by O
God O
send O
you O
their O
love O
. O

Greetings O
from O
the O
Elder O
. O

To O
my O
dear O
friend O
Gaius O
, O
a O
person O
I O
truly O
love O
. O

My O
dear O
friend O
, O
I O
know O
that O
you O
are O
doing O
well O
spiritually O
. O

So O
I O
pray O
that O
everything O
else O
is O
going O
well O
with O
you O
and O
that O
you O
are O
enjoying O
good O
health O
. O

Some O
believers O
came O
and O
told O
me O
about O
the O
truth O
in O
your O
life O
. O

They O
told O
me O
that O
you O
continue O
to O
follow O
the O
way O
of O
truth O
. O

This O
made O
me O
very O
happy O
. O

It O
always O
gives O
me O
the O
greatest O
joy O
when O
I O
hear O
that O
my O
children O
are O
following O
the O
way O
of O
truth O
. O

My O
dear O
friend O
, O
it O
is O
good O
that O
you O
continue O
to O
help O
the O
believers O
. O

They O
are O
people O
you O
do O
n't O
even O
know O
. O

They O
told O
the O
church O
about O
the O
love O
you O
have O
. O

Please O
help O
them O
to O
continue O
their O
trip O
. O

Help O
them O
in O
a O
way O
that O
will O
please O
God O
. O

They O
went O
on O
their O
trip O
to O
serve O
Christ O
. O

They O
did O
not O
accept O
any O
help O
from O
people O
who O
are O
not O
believers O
. O

So O
we O
should O
help O
them O
. O

When O
we O
help O
them O
, O
we O
share O
with O
their O
work O
for O
the O
truth O
. O

I O
wrote O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
church O
, O
but O
Diotrephes O
will O
not O
listen O
to O
what O
we O
say O
. O

He O
always O
wants O
to O
be O
the O
leader O
. O

When O
I O
come O
, O
I O
will O
talk O
with O
him O
about O
what O
he O
is O
doing O
. O

He O
lies O
and O
says O
evil O
things O
about O
us O
, O
but O
that O
is O
not O
all O
. O

He O
refuses O
to O
welcome O
and O
help O
the O
believers O
who O
travel O
there O
. O

And O
he O
will O
not O
let O
anyone O
else O
help O
them O
. O

If O
they O
do O
, O
he O
makes O
them O
leave O
the O
church O
. O

My O
dear O
friend O
, O
do O
n't O
follow O
what O
is O
bad O
; O
follow O
what O
is O
good O
. O

Whoever O
does O
what O
is O
good O
is O
from O
God O
. O

But O
whoever O
does O
evil O
has O
never O
known O
God O
. O

Everyone O
says O
good O
things O
about O
Demetrius O
, O
and O
the O
truth O
agrees O
with O
what O
they O
say O
. O

Also O
, O
we O
say O
good O
about O
him O
. O

And O
you O
know O
that O
what O
we O
say O
is O
true O
. O

I O
have O
many O
things O
I O
want O
to O
tell O
you O
. O

But O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
use O
pen O
and O
ink O
. O

I O
hope O
to O
visit O
you O
soon O
. O

Then O
we O
can O
be O
together O
and O
talk O
. O

Peace O
to O
you O
. O

The O
friends O
here O
with O
me O
send O
their O
love O
. O

Please O
give O
our O
love O
to O
each O
one O
of O
the O
friends O
there O
. O

Now O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
want O
you O
to O
understand O
about O
spiritual O
gifts O
. O

You O
remember O
the O
lives O
you O
lived O
before O
you O
were O
believers O
. O

You O
let O
yourselves O
be O
influenced O
and O
led O
away O
to O
worship O
idols O
-- O
things O
that O
have O
no O
life O
. O

So O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
no O
one O
who O
is O
speaking O
with O
the O
help O
of O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
says O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
be O
cursed O
. O
'' O

And O
no O
one O
can O
say O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
is O
Lord O
, O
'' O
without O
the O
help O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

There O
are O
different O
kinds O
of O
spiritual O
gifts O
, O
but O
they O
are O
all O
from O
the O
same O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

There O
are O
different O
ways O
to O
serve O
, O
but O
we O
serve O
the O
same O
Lord O
. O

And O
there O
are O
different O
ways O
that O
God O
works O
in O
people O
, O
but O
it O
is O
the O
same O
God O
who O
works O
in O
all O
of O
us O
to O
do O
everything O
. O

Something O
from O
the O
Spirit O
can O
be O
seen O
in O
each O
person O
. O

The O
Spirit O
gives O
this O
to O
each O
one O
to O
help O
others O
. O

The O
Spirit O
gives O
one O
person O
the O
ability O
to O
speak O
with O
wisdom O
. O

And O
the O
same O
Spirit B-ORG
gives O
another O
person O
the O
ability O
to O
speak O
with O
knowledge O
. O

The O
same O
Spirit B-ORG
gives O
faith O
to O
one O
person O
and O
to O
another O
he O
gives O
gifts O
of O
healing O
. O

The O
Spirit O
gives O
to O
one O
person O
the O
power O
to O
do O
miracles O
, O
to O
another O
the O
ability O
to O
prophesy O
, O
and O
to O
another O
the O
ability O
to O
judge O
what O
is O
from O
the O
Spirit O
and O
what O
is O
not O
. O

The O
Spirit O
gives O
one O
person O
the O
ability O
to O
speak O
in O
different O
kinds O
of O
languages O
, O
and O
to O
another O
the O
ability O
to O
interpret O
those O
languages O
. O

One O
Spirit B-ORG
, O
the O
same O
Spirit B-ORG
, O
does O
all O
these O
things O
. O

The O
Spirit O
decides O
what O
to O
give O
each O
one O
. O

A O
person O
has O
only O
one O
body O
, O
but O
it O
has O
many O
parts O
. O

Yes O
, O
there O
are O
many O
parts O
, O
but O
all O
those O
parts O
are O
still O
just O
one O
body O
. O

Christ O
is O
like O
that O
too O
. O

Some O
of O
us O
are O
Jews O
and O
some O
of O
us O
are O
not O
; O
some O
of O
us O
are O
slaves O
and O
some O
of O
us O
are O
free O
. O

But O
we O
were O
all O
baptized O
to O
become O
one O
body O
through O
one O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

And O
we O
were O
all O
given O
the O
one O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

And O
a O
person O
's O
body O
has O
more O
than O
one O
part O
. O

It O
has O
many O
parts O
. O

The O
foot O
might O
say O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
not O
a O
hand O
, O
so O
I O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
the O
body O
. O
'' O

But O
saying O
this O
would O
not O
stop O
the O
foot O
from O
being O
a O
part O
of O
the O
body O
. O

The O
ear O
might O
say O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
not O
an O
eye O
, O
so O
I O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
the O
body O
. O
'' O

But O
saying O
this O
would O
not O
make O
the O
ear O
stop O
being O
a O
part O
of O
the O
body O
. O

If O
the O
whole O
body O
were O
an O
eye O
, O
it O
would O
not O
be O
able O
to O
hear O
. O

If O
the O
whole O
body O
were O
an O
ear O
, O
it O
would O
not O
be O
able O
to O
smell O
anything O
. O

If O
each O
part O
of O
the O
body O
were O
the O
same O
part O
, O
there O
would O
be O
no O
body O
. O

But O
as O
it O
is O
, O
God O
put O
the O
parts O
in O
the O
body O
as O
he O
wanted O
them O
. O

He O
made O
a O
place O
for O
each O
one O
. O

So O
there O
are O
many O
parts O
, O
but O
only O
one O
body O
. O

The O
eye O
can O
not O
say O
to O
the O
hand O
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
need O
you O
! O
'' O

And O
the O
head O
can O
not O
say O
to O
the O
foot O
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
need O
you O
! O
'' O

No O
, O
those O
parts O
of O
the O
body O
that O
seem O
to O
be O
weaker O
are O
really O
very O
important O
. O

And O
the O
parts O
that O
we O
think O
are O
not O
worth O
very O
much O
are O
the O
parts O
we O
give O
the O
most O
care O
to O
. O

And O
we O
give O
special O
care O
to O
the O
parts O
of O
the O
body O
that O
we O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
show O
. O

The O
more O
beautiful O
parts O
do O
n't O
need O
this O
special O
care O
. O

But O
God O
put O
the O
body O
together O
and O
gave O
more O
honor O
to O
the O
parts O
that O
need O
it O
. O

God O
did O
this O
so O
that O
our O
body O
would O
not O
be O
divided O
. O

God O
wanted O
the O
different O
parts O
to O
care O
the O
same O
for O
each O
other O
. O

If O
one O
part O
of O
the O
body O
suffers O
, O
then O
all O
the O
other O
parts O
suffer O
with O
it O
. O

Or O
if O
one O
part O
is O
honored O
, O
then O
all O
the O
other O
parts O
share O
its O
honor O
. O

All O
of O
you O
together O
are O
the O
body O
of O
Christ O
. O

Each O
one O
of O
you O
is O
a O
part O
of O
that O
body O
. O

And O
in O
the O
church O
God O
has O
given O
a O
place O
first O
to O
apostles O
, O
second O
to O
prophets O
, O
and O
third O
to O
teachers O
. O

Then O
God O
has O
given O
a O
place O
to O
those O
who O
do O
miracles O
, O
those O
who O
have O
gifts O
of O
healing O
, O
those O
who O
can O
help O
others O
, O
those O
who O
are O
able O
to O
lead O
, O
and O
those O
who O
can O
speak O
in O
different O
kinds O
of O
languages O
. O

Not O
all O
are O
apostles O
. O

Not O
all O
are O
prophets O
. O

Not O
all O
are O
teachers O
. O

Not O
all O
do O
miracles O
. O

Not O
all O
have O
gifts O
of O
healing O
. O

Not O
all O
speak O
in O
different O
kinds O
of O
languages O
. O

Not O
all O
interpret O
those O
languages O
. O

Continue O
to O
give O
your O
attention O
to O
the O
spiritual O
gifts O
you O
consider O
to O
be O
the O
greatest O
. O

But O
now O
I O
want O
to O
point O
out O
a O
way O
of O
life O
that O
is O
even O
greater O
. O

I O
may O
speak O
in O
different O
languages O
, O
whether O
human O
or O
even O
of O
angels O
. O

But O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
love O
, O
I O
am O
only O
a O
noisy O
bell O
or O
a O
ringing O
cymbal O
. O

I O
may O
have O
the O
gift O
of O
prophecy O
, O
I O
may O
understand O
all O
secrets O
and O
know O
everything O
there O
is O
to O
know O
, O
and O
I O
may O
have O
faith O
so O
great O
that O
I O
can O
move O
mountains O
. O

But O
even O
with O
all O
this O
, O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
love O
, O
I O
am O
nothing O
. O

I O
may O
give O
away O
everything O
I O
have O
to O
help O
others O
, O
and O
I O
may O
even O
give O
my O
body O
as O
an O
offering O
to O
be O
burned O
. O

But O
I O
gain O
nothing O
by O
doing O
all O
this O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
love O
. O

Love O
is O
patient O
and O
kind O
. O

Love O
is O
not O
jealous O
, O
it O
does O
not O
brag O
, O
and O
it O
is O
not O
proud O
. O

Love O
is O
not O
rude O
, O
it O
is O
not O
selfish O
, O
and O
it O
can O
not O
be O
made O
angry O
easily O
. O

Love O
does O
not O
remember O
wrongs O
done O
against O
it O
. O

Love O
is O
never O
happy O
when O
others O
do O
wrong O
, O
but O
it O
is O
always O
happy O
with O
the O
truth O
. O

Love O
never O
gives O
up O
on O
people O
. O

It O
never O
stops O
trusting O
, O
never O
loses O
hope O
, O
and O
never O
quits O
. O

Love O
will O
never O
end O
. O

But O
all O
those O
gifts O
will O
come O
to O
an O
end O
-- O
even O
the O
gift O
of O
prophecy O
, O
the O
gift O
of O
speaking O
in O
different O
kinds O
of O
languages O
, O
and O
the O
gift O
of O
knowledge O
. O

These O
will O
all O
end O
because O
this O
knowledge O
and O
these O
prophecies O
we O
have O
are O
not O
complete O
. O

But O
when O
perfection O
comes O
, O
the O
things O
that O
are O
not O
complete O
will O
end O
. O

When O
I O
was O
a O
child O
, O
I O
talked O
like O
a O
child O
, O
I O
thought O
like O
a O
child O
, O
and O
I O
made O
plans O
like O
a O
child O
. O

When O
I O
became O
a O
man O
, O
I O
stopped O
those O
childish O
ways O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
us O
. O

Now O
we O
see O
God O
as O
if O
we O
are O
looking O
at O
a O
reflection O
in O
a O
mirror O
. O

But O
then O
, O
in O
the O
future O
, O
we O
will O
see O
him O
right O
before O
our O
eyes O
. O

Now O
I O
know O
only O
a O
part O
, O
but O
at O
that O
time O
I O
will O
know O
fully O
, O
as O
God O
has O
known O
me O
. O

So O
these O
three O
things O
continue O
: O
faith O
, O
hope O
, O
and O
love O
. O

And O
the O
greatest O
of O
these O
is O
love O
. O

Love O
should O
be O
the O
goal O
of O
your O
life O
, O
but O
you O
should O
also O
want O
to O
have O
the O
gifts O
that O
come O
from O
the O
Spirit O
. O

And O
the O
gift O
you O
should O
want O
most O
is O
to O
be O
able O
to O
prophesy O
. O

I O
will O
explain O
why O
. O

Those O
who O
have O
the O
gift O
of O
speaking O
in O
a O
different O
language O
are O
not O
speaking O
to O
people O
. O

They O
are O
speaking O
to O
God O
. O

No O
one O
understands O
them O
-- O
they O
are O
speaking O
secret O
things O
through O
the O
Spirit O
. O

But O
those O
who O
prophesy O
are O
speaking O
to O
people O
. O

They O
help O
people O
grow O
stronger O
in O
faith O
, O
and O
they O
give O
encouragement O
and O
comfort O
. O

Those O
who O
speak O
in O
a O
different O
language O
are O
helping O
only O
themselves O
. O

But O
those O
who O
prophesy O
are O
helping O
the O
whole O
church O
. O

I O
would O
like O
all O
of O
you O
to O
have O
the O
gift O
of O
speaking O
in O
different O
languages O
. O

But O
what O
I O
want O
more O
is O
for O
you O
to O
prophesy O
. O

Anyone O
who O
prophesies O
is O
more O
important O
than O
those O
who O
can O
only O
speak O
in O
different O
languages O
. O

However O
, O
if O
they O
can O
also O
interpret O
those O
languages O
, O
they O
are O
as O
important O
as O
the O
one O
who O
prophesies O
. O

If O
they O
can O
interpret O
, O
then O
the O
church O
can O
be O
helped O
by O
what O
they O
say O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
will O
it O
help O
you O
if O
I O
come O
to O
you O
speaking O
in O
different O
languages O
? O

No O
, O
it O
will O
help O
you O
only O
if O
I O
bring O
you O
a O
new O
truth O
or O
some O
knowledge O
, O
prophecy O
, O
or O
teaching O
. O

This O
is O
true O
even O
with O
lifeless O
things O
that O
make O
sounds O
-- O
like O
a O
flute O
or O
a O
harp O
. O

If O
the O
different O
musical O
notes O
are O
not O
made O
clear O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
understand O
what O
song O
is O
being O
played O
. O

Each O
note O
must O
be O
played O
clearly O
for O
you O
to O
be O
able O
to O
understand O
the O
tune O
. O

And O
in O
a O
war O
, O
if O
the O
trumpet O
does O
not O
sound O
clearly O
, O
the O
soldiers O
will O
not O
know O
it O
is O
time O
to O
prepare O
for O
fighting O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
you O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
speak O
clearly O
in O
a O
language O
people O
know O
, O
they O
can O
not O
understand O
what O
you O
are O
saying O
. O

You O
will O
be O
talking O
to O
the O
air O
! O

It O
is O
true O
that O
there O
are O
many O
different O
languages O
in O
the O
world O
, O
and O
they O
all O
have O
meaning O
. O

But O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
understand O
the O
meaning O
of O
what O
someone O
is O
saying O
, O
it O
will O
just O
be O
strange O
sounds O
to O
me O
, O
and O
I O
will O
sound O
just O
as O
strange O
to O
them O
. O

That O
's O
why O
you O
who O
want O
spiritual O
gifts O
so O
much O
should O
prefer O
those O
gifts O
that O
help O
the O
church O
grow O
stronger O
. O

So O
those O
who O
have O
the O
gift O
of O
speaking O
in O
a O
different O
language O
should O
pray O
that O
they O
can O
also O
interpret O
what O
they O
say O
. O

If O
I O
pray O
in O
a O
different O
language O
, O
my O
spirit O
is O
praying O
, O
but O
my O
mind O
does O
nothing O
. O

So O
what O
should O
I O
do O
? O

I O
will O
pray O
with O
my O
spirit O
, O
but O
I O
will O
also O
pray O
with O
my O
mind O
. O

I O
will O
sing O
with O
my O
spirit O
, O
but O
I O
will O
also O
sing O
with O
my O
mind O
. O

You O
might O
be O
praising O
God O
with O
your O
spirit O
. O

But O
someone O
there O
without O
understanding O
can O
not O
say O
`` O
Amen O
'' O
to O
your O
prayer O
of O
thanks O
, O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
you O
are O
saying O
. O

You O
may O
be O
thanking O
God O
in O
a O
good O
way O
, O
but O
others O
are O
not O
helped O
. O

I O
thank O
God O
that O
my O
gift O
of O
speaking O
in O
different O
kinds O
of O
languages O
is O
greater O
than O
any O
of O
yours O
. O

But O
in O
the O
church O
meetings O
I O
would O
rather O
speak O
five O
words O
that O
I O
understand O
than O
thousands O
of O
words O
in O
a O
different O
language O
. O

I O
would O
rather O
speak O
with O
my O
understanding O
, O
so O
that O
I O
can O
teach O
others O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
do O
n't O
think O
like O
children O
. O

In O
evil O
things O
be O
like O
babies O
, O
but O
in O
your O
thinking O
you O
should O
be O
like O
full O
- O
grown O
adults O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Using O
those O
who O
speak O
a O
different O
language O
and O
using O
the O
lips O
of O
foreigners O
, O
I O
will O
speak O
to O
these O
people O
. O

But O
even O
then O
, O
they O
will O
not O
obey O
me O
. O
'' O

This O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
says O
. O

And O
from O
this O
we O
see O
that O
the O
use O
of O
different O
languages O
shows O
how O
God O
deals O
with O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
believe O
, O
not O
with O
those O
who O
believe O
. O

And O
prophecy O
shows O
how O
God O
works O
through O
those O
who O
believe O
, O
not O
through O
unbelievers O
. O

Suppose O
the O
whole O
church O
meets O
together O
and O
you O
all O
speak O
in O
different O
languages O
. O

If O
some O
people O
come O
in O
who O
are O
without O
understanding O
or O
do O
n't O
believe O
, O
they O
will O
say O
you O
are O
crazy O
. O

But O
suppose O
you O
are O
all O
prophesying O
and O
someone O
comes O
in O
who O
does O
not O
believe O
or O
who O
is O
without O
understanding O
. O

Their O
sin O
will O
be O
shown O
to O
them O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
judged O
by O
everything O
you O
say O
. O

The O
secret O
things O
in O
their O
heart O
will O
be O
made O
known O
. O

So O
they O
will O
bow O
down O
and O
worship O
God O
. O

They O
will O
say O
, O
`` O
Without O
a O
doubt O
, O
God O
is O
here O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
what O
should O
you O
do O
? O

When O
you O
meet O
together O
, O
one O
person O
has O
a O
song O
, O
another O
has O
a O
teaching O
, O
and O
another O
has O
a O
new O
truth O
from O
God O
. O

One O
person O
speaks O
in O
a O
different O
language O
, O
and O
another O
interprets O
that O
language O
. O

The O
purpose O
of O
whatever O
you O
do O
should O
be O
to O
help O
everyone O
grow O
stronger O
in O
faith O
. O

When O
you O
meet O
together O
, O
if O
anyone O
speaks O
to O
the O
group O
in O
a O
different O
language O
, O
it O
should O
be O
only O
two O
or O
no O
more O
than O
three O
people O
who O
do O
this O
. O

And O
they O
should O
speak O
one O
after O
the O
other O
. O

And O
someone O
else O
should O
interpret O
what O
they O
say O
. O

But O
if O
there O
is O
no O
interpreter O
, O
then O
anyone O
who O
speaks O
in O
a O
different O
language O
should O
be O
quiet O
in O
the O
church O
meeting O
. O

They O
should O
speak O
only O
to O
themselves O
and O
to O
God O
. O

And O
only O
two O
or O
three O
prophets O
should O
speak O
. O

The O
others O
should O
judge O
what O
they O
say O
. O

And O
if O
a O
message O
from O
God O
comes O
to O
someone O
who O
is O
sitting O
, O
the O
first O
speaker O
should O
be O
quiet O
. O

You O
can O
all O
prophesy O
one O
after O
the O
other O
. O

This O
way O
everyone O
can O
be O
taught O
and O
encouraged O
. O

The O
spirits O
of O
prophets O
are O
under O
the O
control O
of O
the O
prophets O
themselves O
. O

God O
is O
not O
a O
God O
of O
confusion O
but O
a O
God O
of O
peace O
. O

This O
is O
the O
rule O
for O
all O
the O
meetings O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

The O
women O
should O
keep O
quiet O
in O
these O
church O
meetings O
. O

They O
are O
not O
allowed O
to O
speak O
out O
but O
should O
be O
under O
authority O
, O
as O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
says O
. O

If O
there O
is O
something O
they O
want O
to O
know O
, O
they O
should O
ask O
their O
own O
husbands O
at O
home O
. O

It O
is O
shameful O
for O
a O
woman O
to O
speak O
up O
like O
that O
in O
the O
church O
meeting O
. O

God O
's O
teaching O
did O
not O
come O
from O
you O
, O
and O
you O
are O
not O
the O
only O
ones O
who O
have O
received O
it O
. O

If O
you O
think O
you O
are O
a O
prophet O
or O
that O
you O
have O
a O
spiritual O
gift O
, O
you O
should O
understand O
that O
what O
I O
am O
writing O
to O
you O
is O
the O
Lord O
's O
command O
. O

If O
you O
do O
not O
accept O
this O
, O
you O
will O
not O
be O
accepted O
. O

So O
my O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
continue O
to O
give O
your O
attention O
to O
prophesying O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
stop O
anyone O
from O
using O
the O
gift O
of O
speaking O
in O
different O
languages O
. O

But O
everything O
should O
be O
done O
in O
a O
way O
that O
is O
right O
and O
orderly O
. O

Now O
I O
will O
write O
about O
meat O
that O
is O
sacrificed O
to O
idols O
. O

We O
know O
that O
`` O
we O
all O
have O
knowledge O
, O
'' O
as O
you O
say O
. O

But O
this O
knowledge O
puffs O
a O
person O
up O
with O
pride O
, O
while O
love O
helps O
the O
church O
grow O
stronger O
. O

Whoever O
thinks O
they O
know O
something O
does O
not O
yet O
know O
anything O
as O
they O
should O
. O

But O
whoever O
loves O
God O
is O
known O
by O
God O
. O

So O
this O
is O
what O
I O
say O
about O
eating O
meat O
: O
We O
know O
that O
an O
idol O
is O
really O
nothing O
in O
the O
world O
, O
and O
we O
know O
that O
there O
is O
only O
one O
God O
. O

It O
's O
really O
not O
important O
if O
there O
are O
things O
called O
gods O
in O
heaven O
or O
on O
earth O
-- O
and O
there O
are O
many O
of O
these O
`` O

gods O
'' O
and O
`` O
lords O
'' O
out O
there O
. O

For O
us O
there O
is O
only O
one O
God O
, O
and O
he O
is O
our O
Father O
. O

All O
things O
came O
from O
him O
, O
and O
we O
live O
for O
him O
. O

And O
there O
is O
only O
one O
Lord O
, O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

All O
things O
were O
made O
through O
him O
, O
and O
we O
also O
have O
life O
through O
him O
. O

But O
not O
all O
people O
know O
this O
. O

Some O
have O
had O
the O
habit O
of O
worshiping O
idols O
. O

So O
now O
when O
they O
eat O
meat O
, O
they O
still O
feel O
as O
if O
it O
belongs O
to O
an O
idol O
. O

They O
are O
not O
sure O
that O
it O
is O
right O
to O
eat O
this O
meat O
. O

So O
when O
they O
eat O
it O
, O
they O
feel O
guilty O
. O

But O
food O
will O
not O
bring O
us O
closer O
to O
God O
. O

Refusing O
to O
eat O
does O
not O
make O
us O
less O
pleasing O
to O
God O
, O
and O
eating O
does O
not O
make O
us O
closer O
to O
him O
. O

But O
be O
careful O
with O
your O
freedom O
. O

Your O
freedom O
to O
eat O
anything O
may O
make O
those O
who O
have O
doubts O
about O
what O
they O
can O
eat O
fall O
into O
sin O
. O

You O
understand O
that O
it O
's O
all O
right O
to O
eat O
anything O
, O
so O
you O
can O
eat O
even O
in O
an O
idol O
's O
temple O
. O

But O
someone O
who O
has O
doubts O
might O
see O
you O
eating O
there O
, O
and O
this O
might O
encourage O
them O
to O
eat O
meat O
sacrificed O
to O
idols O
too O
. O

But O
they O
really O
think O
it O
is O
wrong O
. O

So O
this O
weak O
brother O
or O
sister O
-- O
someone O
Christ O
died O
for O
-- O
is O
lost O
because O
of O
your O
better O
understanding O
. O

When O
you O
sin O
against O
your O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
Christ O
in O
this O
way O
and O
you O
hurt O
them O
by O
causing O
them O
to O
do O
things O
they O
feel O
are O
wrong O
, O
you O
are O
also O
sinning O
against O
Christ O
. O

So O
if O
the O
food O
I O
eat O
makes O
another O
believer O
fall O
into O
sin O
, O
I O
will O
never O
eat O
meat O
again O
. O

I O
will O
stop O
eating O
meat O
, O
so O
that O
I O
will O
not O
make O
my O
brother O
or O
sister O
sin O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

I O
was O
chosen O
to O
be O
an O
apostle O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

God O
chose O
me O
because O
that O
is O
what O
he O
wanted O
. O

Greetings O
also O
from O
Sosthenes O
, O
our O
brother O
in O
Christ O
. O

To O
God O
's O
church O
in O
Corinth O
, O
you O
who O
have O
been O
made O
holy O
because O
you O
belong O
to O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

You O
were O
chosen O
to O
be O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
together O
with O
all O
people O
everywhere O
who O
trust O
in O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
-- O
their O
Lord O
and O
ours O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
God O
our O
Father O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

I O
always O
thank O
my O
God O
for O
you O
because O
of O
the O
grace O
that O
he O
has O
given O
you O
through O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

In O
him O
you O
have O
been O
blessed O
in O
every O
way O
. O

You O
have O
been O
blessed O
in O
all O
your O
speaking O
and O
all O
your O
knowledge O
. O

This O
proves O
that O
what O
we O
told O
you O
about O
Christ O
is O
true O
. O

Now O
you O
have O
every O
gift O
from O
God O
while O
you O
wait O
for O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
to O
come O
again O
. O

He O
will O
keep O
you O
strong O
until O
the O
end O
so O
that O
on O
the O
day O
when O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
comes O
, O
you O
will O
be O
free O
from O
all O
blame O
. O

God O
is O
faithful O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
has O
chosen O
you O
to O
share O
life O
with O
his O
Son O
, O
Jesus O
Christ O
our O
Lord O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
by O
the O
authority O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
I O
beg O
all O
of O
you O
to O
agree O
with O
each O
other O
. O

You O
should O
not O
be O
divided O
into O
different O
groups O
. O

Be O
completely O
joined O
together O
again O
with O
the O
same O
kind O
of O
thinking O
and O
the O
same O
purpose O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
some O
members O
of O
Chloe O
's O
family O
told O
me O
that O
there O
are O
arguments O
among O
you O
. O

This O
is O
what O
I O
mean O
: O
One O
of O
you O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
follow O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
'' O
and O
someone O
else O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
follow O
Apollos O
. O
'' O

Another O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
follow O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
'' O
and O
someone O
else O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
follow O
Christ O
. O
'' O

Christ O
can O
not O
be O
divided O
into O
different O
groups O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
Paul B-PERSON
who O
died O
on O
the O
cross O
for O
you O
, O
was O
it O
? O

Were O
you O
baptized O
in O
Paul B-PERSON
's O
name O
? O

I O
am O
thankful O
that O
I O
did O
not O
baptize O
any O
of O
you O
except O
Crispus O
and O
Gaius O
. O

I O
am O
thankful O
because O
now O
no O
one O
can O
say O
that O
you O
were O
baptized O
in O
my O
name O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
also O
baptized O
the O
family O
of O
Stephanas O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
remember O
that O
I O
myself O
baptized O
any O
others O
. O
-RRB- O

Christ O
did O
not O
give O
me O
the O
work O
of O
baptizing O
people O
. O

He O
gave O
me O
the O
work O
of O
telling O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

But O
he O
sent O
me O
to O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
without O
using O
clever O
speech O
, O
which O
would O
take O
away O
the O
power O
that O
is O
in O
the O
cross O
of O
Christ O
. O

The O
teaching O
about O
the O
cross O
seems O
foolish O
to O
those O
who O
are O
lost O
. O

But O
to O
us O
who O
are O
being O
saved O
it O
is O
the O
power O
of O
God O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
destroy O
the O
wisdom O
of O
the O
wise O
. O

I O
will O
confuse O
the O
understanding O
of O
the O
intelligent O
. O
'' O

So O
what O
does O
this O
say O
about O
the O
philosopher O
, O
the O
law O
expert O
, O
or O
anyone O
in O
this O
world O
who O
is O
skilled O
in O
making O
clever O
arguments O
? O

God O
has O
made O
the O
wisdom O
of O
the O
world O
look O
foolish O
. O

This O
is O
what O
God O
in O
his O
wisdom O
decided O
: O
Since O
the O
world O
did O
not O
find O
him O
through O
its O
own O
wisdom O
, O
he O
used O
the O
message O
that O
sounds O
foolish O
to O
save O
those O
who O
believe O
it O
. O

The O
Jews O
ask O
for O
miraculous O
signs O
, O
and O
the O
Greeks B-NORP
want O
wisdom O
. O

But O
this O
is O
the O
message O
we O
tell O
everyone O
: O

Christ O
was O
killed O
on O
a O
cross O
. O

This O
message O
is O
a O
problem O
for O
Jews O
, O
and O
to O
other O
people O
it O
is O
nonsense O
. O

But O
Christ O
is O
God O
's O
power O
and O
wisdom O
to O
the O
people O
God O
has O
chosen O
, O
both O
Jews O
and O
Greeks B-NORP
. O

Even O
the O
foolishness O
of O
God O
is O
wiser O
than O
human O
wisdom O
. O

Even O
the O
weakness O
of O
God O
is O
stronger O
than O
human O
strength O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
God O
chose O
you O
to O
be O
his O
. O

Think O
about O
that O
! O

Not O
many O
of O
you O
were O
wise O
in O
the O
way O
the O
world O
judges O
wisdom O
. O

Not O
many O
of O
you O
had O
great O
influence O
, O
and O
not O
many O
of O
you O
came O
from O
important O
families O
. O

But O
God O
chose O
the O
foolish O
things O
of O
the O
world O
to O
shame O
the O
wise O
. O

He O
chose O
the O
weak O
things O
of O
the O
world O
to O
shame O
the O
strong O
. O

And O
God O
chose O
what O
the O
world O
thinks O
is O
not O
important O
-- O
what O
the O
world O
hates O
and O
thinks O
is O
nothing O
. O

He O
chose O
these O
to O
destroy O
what O
the O
world O
thinks O
is O
important O
. O

God O
did O
this O
so O
that O
no O
one O
can O
stand O
before O
him O
and O
boast O
about O
anything O
. O

It O
is O
God O
who O
has O
made O
you O
part O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

And O
Christ O
has O
become O
for O
us O
wisdom O
from O
God O
. O

He O
is O
the O
reason O
we O
are O
right O
with O
God O
and O
pure O
enough O
to O
be O
in O
his O
presence O
. O

Christ O
is O
the O
one O
who O
set O
us O
free O
from O
sin O
. O

So O
, O
as O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Whoever O
boasts O
should O
boast O
only O
about O
the O
Lord O
. O
'' O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
when O
I O
was O
there O
, O
I O
could O
not O
talk O
to O
you O
the O
way O
I O
talk O
to O
people O
who O
are O
led O
by O
the O
Spirit O
. O

I O
had O
to O
talk O
to O
you O
like O
ordinary O
people O
of O
the O
world O
. O

You O
were O
like O
babies O
in O
Christ O
. O

And O
the O
teaching O
I O
gave O
you O
was O
like O
milk O
, O
not O
solid O
food O
. O

I O
did O
this O
because O
you O
were O
not O
ready O
for O
solid O
food O
. O

And O
even O
now O
you O
are O
not O
ready O
. O

You O
are O
still O
not O
following O
the O
Spirit O
. O

You O
are O
jealous O
of O
each O
other O
, O
and O
you O
are O
always O
arguing O
with O
each O
other O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
you O
are O
still O
following O
your O
own O
selfish O
desires O
. O

You O
are O
acting O
like O
ordinary O
people O
of O
the O
world O
. O

One O
of O
you O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
follow O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
'' O
and O
someone O
else O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
follow O
Apollos O
. O
'' O

When O
you O
say O
things O
like O
that O
, O
you O
are O
acting O
like O
people O
of O
the O
world O
. O

Is O
Apollos O
so O
important O
? O

Is O
Paul B-PERSON
so O
important O
? O

We O
are O
only O
servants O
of O
God O
who O
helped O
you O
believe O
. O

Each O
one O
of O
us O
did O
the O
work O
God O
gave O
us O
to O
do O
. O

I O
planted O
the O
seed O
and O
Apollos O
watered O
it O
. O

But O
God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
made O
the O
seed O
grow O
. O

So O
the O
one O
who O
plants O
is O
not O
important O
, O
and O
the O
one O
who O
waters O
is O
not O
important O
. O

Only O
God O
is O
important O
, O
because O
he O
is O
the O
one O
who O
makes O
things O
grow O
. O

The O
one O
who O
plants O
and O
the O
one O
who O
waters O
have O
the O
same O
purpose O
. O

And O
each O
one O
will O
be O
rewarded O
for O
his O
own O
work O
. O

We O
are O
workers O
together O
for O
God O
, O
and O
you O
are O
like O
a O
farm O
that O
belongs O
to O
God O
. O

And O
you O
are O
a O
house O
that O
belongs O
to O
God O
. O

Like O
an O
expert O
builder O
I O
built O
the O
foundation O
of O
that O
house O
. O

I O
used O
the O
gift O
that O
God O
gave O
me O
to O
do O
this O
. O

Other O
people O
are O
building O
on O
that O
foundation O
. O

But O
everyone O
should O
be O
careful O
how O
they O
build O
. O

The O
foundation O
that O
has O
already O
been O
built O
is O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
and O
no O
one O
can O
build O
any O
other O
foundation O
. O

People O
can O
build O
on O
that O
foundation O
using O
gold O
, O
silver O
, O
jewels O
, O
wood O
, O
grass O
, O
or O
straw O
. O

But O
the O
work O
that O
each O
person O
does O
will O
be O
clearly O
seen O
, O
because O
the O
Day O
will O
make O
it O
plain O
. O

That O
Day O
will O
appear O
with O
fire O
, O
and O
the O
fire O
will O
test O
everyone O
's O
work O
. O

If O
the O
building O
they O
put O
on O
the O
foundation O
still O
stands O
, O
they O
will O
get O
their O
reward O
. O

But O
if O
their O
building O
is O
burned O
up O
, O
they O
will O
suffer O
loss O
. O

They O
will O
be O
saved O
, O
but O
it O
will O
be O
like O
someone O
escaping O
from O
a O
fire O
. O

You O
should O
know O
that O
you O
yourselves O
are O
God O
's O
temple O
. O

God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
lives O
in O
you O
. O

If O
you O
destroy O
God O
's O
temple O
, O
God O
will O
destroy O
you O
, O
because O
God O
's O
temple O
is O
holy O
. O

You O
yourselves O
are O
God O
's O
temple O
. O

Do O
n't O
fool O
yourselves O
. O

Whoever O
thinks O
they O
are O
wise O
in O
this O
world O
should O
become O
a O
fool O
. O

That O
's O
the O
only O
way O
they O
can O
be O
wise O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
the O
wisdom O
of O
this O
world O
is O
foolishness O
to O
God O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
He O
catches O
those O
who O
think O
they O
are O
wise O
in O
their O
own O
clever O
traps O
. O
'' O

The O
Scriptures O
also O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
knows O
the O
thoughts O
of O
the O
wise O
. O

He O
knows O
that O
their O
thoughts O
are O
worth O
nothing O
. O
'' O

So O
there O
is O
not O
a O
person O
on O
earth O
that O
any O
of O
you O
should O
be O
boasting O
about O
. O

Everything O
is O
yours O
: O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
Apollos O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
the O
world O
, O
life O
, O
death O
, O
the O
present O
, O
and O
the O
future O
-- O
all O
these O
are O
yours O
. O

And O
you O
belong O
to O
Christ O
, O
and O
Christ O
belongs O
to O
God O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
believe O
what O
I O
am O
hearing O
-- O

that O
there O
is O
sexual O
sin O
among O
you O
. O

And O
it O
is O
such O
a O
bad O
kind O
of O
sexual O
sin O
that O
even O
those O
who O
have O
never O
known O
God O
do O
n't O
allow O
it O
. O

People O
say O
that O
a O
man O
there O
has O
his O
father O
's O
wife O
. O

And O
still O
you O
are O
proud O
of O
yourselves O
! O

You O
should O
have O
been O
filled O
with O
sadness O
. O

And O
the O
man O
who O
committed O
that O
sin O
should O
be O
put O
out O
of O
your O
group O
. O

I O
can O
not O
be O
there O
with O
you O
in O
person O
, O
but O
I O
am O
with O
you O
in O
spirit O
. O

And O
I O
have O
already O
judged O
the O
man O
who O
did O
this O
. O

I O
judged O
him O
the O
same O
as O
I O
would O
if O
I O
were O
really O
there O
. O

Come O
together O
in O
the O
name O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
. O

I O
will O
be O
with O
you O
in O
spirit O
, O
and O
you O
will O
have O
the O
power O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
with O
you O
. O

Then O
turn O
this O
man O
over O
to O
Satan O
. O

His O
sinful O
self O
has O
to O
be O
destroyed O
so O
that O
his O
spirit O
will O
be O
saved O
on O
the O
day O
when O
the O
Lord O
comes O
again O
. O

Your O
proud O
talk O
is O
not O
good O
. O

You O
know O
the O
saying O
, O
`` O
Just O
a O
little O
yeast O
makes O
the O
whole O
batch O
of O
dough O
rise O
. O
'' O

Take O
out O
all O
the O
old O
yeast O
, O
so O
that O
you O
will O
be O
a O
new O
batch O
of O
dough O
. O

You O
really O
are O
bread O
without O
yeast O
-- O
Passover O
bread O
. O

Yes O
, O
Christ O
our O
Passover O
Lamb O
has O
already O
been O
killed O
. O

So O
let O
us O
eat O
our O
Passover O
meal O
, O
but O
not O
with O
the O
bread O
that O
has O
the O
old O
yeast O
, O
the O
yeast O
of O
sin O
and O
wrongdoing O
. O

But O
let O
us O
eat O
the O
bread O
that O
has O
no O
yeast O
. O

This O
is O
the O
bread O
of O
goodness O
and O
truth O
. O

I O
wrote O
to O
you O
in O
my O
letter O
that O
you O
should O
not O
associate O
with O
people O
who O
sin O
sexually O
. O

But O
I O
did O
not O
mean O
the O
people O
of O
this O
world O
. O

You O
would O
have O
to O
leave O
the O
world O
to O
get O
away O
from O
all O
the O
people O
who O
sin O
sexually O
, O
or O
who O
are O
greedy O
and O
cheat O
each O
other O
, O
or O
who O
worship O
idols O
. O

I O
meant O
you O
must O
not O
associate O
with O
people O
who O
claim O
to O
be O
believers O
but O
continue O
to O
live O
in O
sin O
. O

Do O
n't O
even O
eat O
with O
a O
brother O
or O
sister O
who O
sins O
sexually O
, O
is O
greedy O
, O
worships O
idols O
, O
abuses O
others O
with O
insults O
, O
gets O
drunk O
, O
or O
cheats O
people O
. O

It O
is O
not O
my O
business O
to O
judge O
those O
who O
are O
not O
part O
of O
the O
group O
of O
believers O
. O

God O
will O
judge O
them O
, O
but O
you O
must O
judge O
those O
who O
are O
part O
of O
your O
group O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Make O
the O
evil O
person O
leave O
your O
group O
. O
'' O

Now O
, O
about O
the O
collection O
of O
money O
for O
God O
's O
people O
: O
Do O
the O
same O
as O
I O
told O
the O
Galatian O
churches O
to O
do O
. O

On O
the O
first O
day O
of O
every O
week O
, O
each O
of O
you O
should O
take O
some O
of O
your O
money O
and O
put O
it O
in O
a O
special O
place O
. O

Save O
up O
as O
much O
as O
you O
can O
from O
what O
you O
are O
blessed O
with O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
not O
have O
to O
gather O
it O
all O
after O
I O
come O
. O

When O
I O
arrive O
, O
I O
will O
send O
some O
men O
to O
take O
your O
gift O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

These O
will O
be O
the O
ones O
you O
all O
agree O
should O
go O
. O

I O
will O
send O
them O
with O
letters O
of O
introduction O
. O

If O
it O
seems O
good O
for O
me O
to O
go O
too O
, O
we O
can O
all O
travel O
together O
. O

I O
plan O
to O
go O
through O
Macedonia B-GPE
, O
so O
I O
will O
come O
to O
you O
after O
that O
. O

Maybe O
I O
will O
stay O
with O
you O
for O
a O
time O
. O

I O
might O
even O
stay O
all O
winter O
. O

Then O
you O
can O
help O
me O
on O
my O
trip O
, O
wherever O
I O
go O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
come O
see O
you O
now O
, O
because O
I O
would O
have O
to O
leave O
to O
go O
to O
other O
places O
. O

I O
hope O
to O
stay O
a O
longer O
time O
with O
you O
, O
if O
the O
Lord O
allows O
it O
. O

But O
I O
will O
stay O
in O
Ephesus O
until O
Pentecost O
. O

I O
will O
stay O
here O
, O
because O
a O
good O
opportunity O
for O
a O
great O
and O
growing O
work O
has O
been O
given O
to O
me O
now O
. O

And O
there O
are O
many O
people O
working O
against O
it O
. O

Timothy O
might O
come O
to O
you O
. O

Try O
to O
make O
him O
feel O
comfortable O
with O
you O
. O

He O
is O
working O
for O
the O
Lord O
the O
same O
as O
I O
am O
. O

So O
none O
of O
you O
should O
refuse O
to O
accept O
Timothy O
. O

Help O
him O
continue O
on O
his O
trip O
in O
peace O
so O
that O
he O
can O
come O
back O
to O
me O
. O

I O
am O
expecting O
him O
to O
come O
back O
with O
the O
other O
brothers O
. O

Now O
about O
our O
brother O
Apollos O
: O
I O
strongly O
encouraged O
him O
to O
visit O
you O
with O
the O
other O
brothers O
. O

He O
prefers O
not O
to O
come O
now O
, O
but O
he O
will O
come O
when O
he O
has O
the O
opportunity O
. O

Be O
careful O
. O

Hold O
firmly O
to O
your O
faith O
. O

Have O
courage O
and O
be O
strong O
. O

Do O
everything O
in O
love O
. O

You O
know O
that O
Stephanas O
and O
his O
family O
were O
the O
first O
believers O
in O
Achaia O
. O

They O
have O
given O
themselves O
to O
the O
service O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

I O
ask O
you O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
to O
follow O
the O
leading O
of O
people O
like O
these O
and O
others O
who O
work O
hard O
and O
serve O
together O
with O
them O
. O

I O
am O
happy O
that O
Stephanas O
, O
Fortunatus O
, O
and O
Achaicus O
have O
come O
. O

You O
are O
not O
here O
, O
but O
they O
have O
filled O
your O
place O
. O

They O
have O
been O
a O
great O
encouragement O
to O
me O
and O
to O
you O
as O
well O
. O

You O
should O
recognize O
the O
value O
of O
such O
people O
. O

The O
churches O
in O
Asia B-GPE
send O
you O
their O
greetings O
. O

Aquila O
and O
Priscilla O
greet O
you O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

Also O
the O
church O
that O
meets O
in O
their O
house O
sends O
greetings O
. O

All O
the O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
send O
their O
greetings O
. O

Give O
each O
other O
the O
special O
greeting O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

Here O
's O
my O
greeting O
in O
my O
own O
handwriting O
-- O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

If O
anyone O
does O
not O
love O
the O
Lord O
, O
let O
that O
person O
be O
separated O
from O
God O
-- O
lost O
forever O
! O

Come O
, O
O O
Lord O
! O

The O
grace O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
be O
with O
you O
. O

My O
love O
be O
with O
all O
of O
you O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

You O
should O
think O
of O
us O
as O
servants O
of O
Christ O
, O
the O
ones O
God O
has O
trusted O
to O
do O
the O
work O
of O
making O
known O
his O
secret O
truths O
. O

Those O
who O
are O
trusted O
with O
such O
an O
important O
work O
must O
show O
that O
they O
are O
worthy O
of O
that O
trust O
. O

But O
I O
do O
n't O
consider O
your O
judgment O
on O
this O
point O
to O
be O
worth O
anything O
. O

Even O
an O
opinion O
from O
a O
court O
of O
law O
would O
mean O
nothing O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
even O
trust O
my O
own O
judgment O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
of O
any O
wrong O
I O
have O
done O
, O
but O
that O
does O
not O
make O
me O
right O
. O

The O
Lord O
is O
the O
one O
who O
must O
decide O
if O
I O
have O
done O
well O
or O
not O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
judge O
anyone O
now O
. O

The O
time O
for O
judging O
will O
be O
when O
the O
Lord O
comes O
. O

He O
will O
shine O
light O
on O
everything O
that O
is O
now O
hidden O
in O
darkness O
. O

He O
will O
make O
known O
the O
secret O
purposes O
of O
our O
hearts O
. O

Then O
the O
praise O
each O
person O
should O
get O
will O
come O
from O
God O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
have O
used O
Apollos O
and O
myself O
as O
examples O
for O
you O
. O

I O
did O
this O
so O
that O
you O
could O
learn O
from O
us O
the O
meaning O
of O
the O
words O
, O
`` O
Follow O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
. O
'' O

Then O
you O
will O
not O
brag O
about O
one O
person O
and O
criticize O
another O
. O

Who O
do O
you O
think O
you O
are O
? O

Everything O
you O
have O
was O
given O
to O
you O
. O

So O
, O
if O
everything O
you O
have O
was O
given O
to O
you O
, O
why O
do O
you O
act O
as O
if O
you O
got O
it O
all O
by O
your O
own O
power O
? O

You O
think O
you O
have O
everything O
you O
need O
. O

You O
think O
you O
are O
rich O
. O

You O
think O
you O
have O
become O
kings O
without O
us O
. O

I O
wish O
you O
really O
were O
kings O
. O

Then O
we O
could O
rule O
together O
with O
you O
. O

But O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
God O
has O
given O
me O
and O
the O
other O
apostles O
the O
last O
place O
. O

We O
are O
like O
prisoners O
condemned O
to O
die O
, O
led O
in O
a O
parade O
for O
the O
whole O
world O
to O
see O
-- O
not O
just O
people O
but O
angels O
too O
. O

We O
are O
fools O
for O
Christ O
, O
but O
you O
think O
you O
are O
so O
wise O
in O
Christ O
. O

We O
are O
weak O
, O
but O
you O
think O
you O
are O
so O
strong O
. O

People O
give O
you O
honor O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
honor O
us O
. O

Even O
now O
we O
still O
do O
n't O
have O
enough O
to O
eat O
or O
drink O
, O
and O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
enough O
clothes O
. O

We O
often O
get O
beatings O
. O

We O
have O
no O
homes O
. O

We O
work O
hard O
with O
our O
own O
hands O
to O
feed O
ourselves O
. O

When O
people O
insult O
us O
, O
we O
ask O
God O
to O
bless O
them O
. O

When O
people O
treat O
us O
badly O
, O
we O
accept O
it O
. O

When O
people O
say O
bad O
things O
about O
us O
, O
we O
try O
to O
say O
something O
that O
will O
help O
them O
. O

But O
people O
still O
treat O
us O
like O
the O
world O
's O
garbage O
-- O
everyone O
's O
trash O
. O

I O
am O
not O
trying O
to O
make O
you O
feel O
ashamed O
, O
but O
I O
am O
writing O
this O
to O
counsel O
you O
as O
my O
own O
dear O
children O
. O

You O
may O
have O
ten O
thousand O
teachers O
in O
Christ O
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
many O
fathers O
. O

Through O
the O
Good O
News O
I O
became O
your O
father O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

So O
I O
beg O
you O
to O
be O
like O
me O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
am O
sending O
Timothy O
to O
you O
. O

He O
is O
my O
son O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

I O
love O
him O
and O
trust O
him O
. O

He O
will O
help O
you O
remember O
the O
way O
I O
live O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
-- O
a O
way O
of O
life O
that O
I O
teach O
in O
all O
the O
churches O
everywhere O
. O

Some O
of O
you O
are O
acting O
so O
proud O
, O
it O
seems O
as O
though O
you O
think O
I O
wo O
n't O
be O
coming O
there O
again O
. O

But O
I O
will O
come O
to O
you O
very O
soon O
, O
the O
Lord O
willing O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
see O
if O
these O
proud O
talkers O
have O
the O
power O
to O
do O
anything O
more O
than O
talk O
. O

God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
not O
seen O
in O
talk O
but O
in O
power O
. O

Which O
do O
you O
want O
: O
that O
I O
come O
to O
you O
with O
punishment O
, O
or O
that O
I O
come O
with O
love O
and O
gentleness O
? O

When O
one O
of O
you O
has O
something O
against O
someone O
else O
in O
your O
group O
, O
why O
do O
you O
go O
to O
the O
judges O
in O
the O
law O
courts O
? O

The O
way O
they O
think O
and O
live O
is O
wrong O
. O

So O
why O
do O
you O
let O
them O
decide O
who O
is O
right O
? O

Why O
do O
n't O
you O
let O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
decide O
who O
is O
right O
? O

Do O
n't O
you O
know O
that O
God O
's O
people O
will O
judge O
the O
world O
? O

So O
if O
you O
will O
judge O
the O
world O
, O
then O
surely O
you O
can O
judge O
small O
arguments O
like O
this O
. O

You O
know O
that O
in O
the O
future O
we O
will O
judge O
angels O
. O

So O
surely O
we O
can O
judge O
life O
's O
ordinary O
problems O
. O

So O
if O
you O
have O
such O
matters O
to O
be O
judged O
, O
why O
do O
you O
take O
them O
to O
those O
who O
are O
not O
part O
of O
the O
church O
? O

They O
mean O
nothing O
to O
you O
. O

I O
say O
this O
to O
shame O
you O
. O

Surely O
there O
is O
someone O
in O
your O
group O
wise O
enough O
to O
judge O
a O
complaint O
between O
two O
believers O
. O

But O
now O
one O
believer O
goes O
to O
court O
against O
another O
, O
and O
you O
let O
people O
who O
are O
not O
believers O
judge O
their O
case O
! O

The O
lawsuits O
that O
you O
have O
against O
each O
other O
show O
that O
you O
are O
already O
defeated O
. O

It O
would O
be O
better O
for O
you O
to O
let O
someone O
wrong O
you O
. O

It O
would O
be O
better O
to O
let O
someone O
cheat O
you O
. O

But O
you O
are O
the O
ones O
doing O
wrong O
and O
cheating O
. O

And O
you O
do O
this O
to O
your O
own O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
Christ O
! O

Surely O
you O
know O
that O
people O
who O
do O
wrong O
will O
not O
get O
to O
enjoy O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
fooled O
. O

These O
are O
the O
people O
who O
will O
not O
get O
to O
enjoy O
his O
kingdom O
: O
those O
who O
sin O
sexually O
, O
those O
who O
worship O
idols O
, O
those O
who O
commit O
adultery O
, O
men O
who O
let O
other O
men O
use O
them O
for O
sex O
or O
who O
have O
sex O
with O
other O
men O
, O
those O
who O
steal O
, O
those O
who O
are O
greedy O
, O
those O
who O
drink O
too O
much O
, O
those O
who O
abuse O
others O
with O
insults O
, O
and O
those O
who O
cheat O
. O

In O
the O
past O
some O
of O
you O
were O
like O
that O
. O

But O
you O
were O
washed O
clean O
, O
you O
were O
made O
holy O
, O
and O
you O
were O
made O
right O
with O
God O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
and O
by O
the O
Spirit O
of O
our O
God O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
allowed O
to O
do O
anything O
, O
'' O
you O
say O
. O

My O
answer O
to O
this O
is O
that O
not O
all O
things O
are O
good O
. O

Even O
if O
it O
is O
true O
that O
`` O
I O
am O
allowed O
to O
do O
anything O
, O
'' O
I O
will O
not O
let O
anything O
control O
me O
like O
a O
slave O
. O

Someone O
else O
says O
, O
`` O
Food O
is O
for O
the O
stomach O
, O
and O
the O
stomach O
for O
food O
. O
'' O

Yes O
, O
and O
God O
will O
destroy O
them O
both O
. O

But O
the O
body O
is O
not O
for O
sexual O
sin O
. O

The O
body O
is O
for O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
is O
for O
the O
body O
. O

And O
God O
will O
raise O
our O
bodies O
from O
death O
with O
the O
same O
power O
he O
used O
to O
raise O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
. O

Surely O
you O
know O
that O
your O
bodies O
are O
parts O
of O
Christ O
himself O
. O

So O
I O
must O
never O
take O
what O
is O
part O
of O
Christ O
and O
join O
it O
to O
a O
prostitute O
! O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
two O
people O
will O
become O
one O
. O
'' O

So O
you O
should O
know O
that O
anyone O
who O
is O
joined O
with O
a O
prostitute O
becomes O
one O
with O
her O
in O
body O
. O

But O
anyone O
who O
is O
joined O
with O
the O
Lord O
is O
one O
with O
him O
in O
spirit O
. O

So O
run O
away O
from O
sexual O
sin O
. O

It O
involves O
the O
body O
in O
a O
way O
that O
no O
other O
sin O
does O
. O

So O
if O
you O
commit O
sexual O
sin O
, O
you O
are O
sinning O
against O
your O
own O
body O
. O

You O
should O
know O
that O
your O
body O
is O
a O
temple O
for O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
that O
you O
received O
from O
God O
and O
that O
lives O
in O
you O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
own O
yourselves O
. O

God O
paid O
a O
very O
high O
price O
to O
make O
you O
his O
. O

So O
honor O
God O
with O
your O
body O
. O

Now O
I O
will O
discuss O
the O
things O
you O
wrote O
me O
about O
. O

You O
asked O
if O
it O
is O
better O
for O
a O
man O
not O
to O
have O
any O
sexual O
relations O
at O
all O
. O

But O
sexual O
sin O
is O
a O
danger O
, O
so O
each O
man O
should O
enjoy O
his O
own O
wife O
, O
and O
each O
woman O
should O
enjoy O
her O
own O
husband O
. O

The O
husband O
should O
give O
his O
wife O
what O
she O
deserves O
as O
his O
wife O
. O

And O
the O
wife O
should O
give O
her O
husband O
what O
he O
deserves O
as O
her O
husband O
. O

The O
wife O
does O
not O
have O
power O
over O
her O
own O
body O
. O

Her O
husband O
has O
the O
power O
over O
her O
body O
. O

And O
the O
husband O
does O
not O
have O
power O
over O
his O
own O
body O
. O

His O
wife O
has O
the O
power O
over O
his O
body O
. O

Do O
n't O
refuse O
to O
give O
your O
bodies O
to O
each O
other O
. O

But O
you O
might O
both O
agree O
to O
stay O
away O
from O
sex O
for O
a O
while O
so O
that O
you O
can O
give O
your O
time O
to O
prayer O
. O

Then O
come O
together O
again O
so O
that O
Satan O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
tempt O
you O
in O
your O
weakness O
. O

I O
say O
this O
only O
to O
give O
you O
permission O
to O
be O
separated O
for O
a O
time O
. O

It O
is O
not O
a O
rule O
. O

I O
wish O
everyone O
could O
be O
like O
me O
. O

But O
God O
has O
given O
each O
person O
a O
different O
ability O
. O

He O
makes O
some O
able O
to O
live O
one O
way O
, O
others O
to O
live O
a O
different O
way O
. O

Now O
for O
those O
who O
are O
not O
married O
and O
for O
the O
widows O
I O
say O
this O
: O
It O
is O
good O
for O
you O
to O
stay O
single O
like O
me O
. O

But O
if O
you O
can O
not O
control O
your O
body O
, O
then O
you O
should O
marry O
. O

It O
is O
better O
to O
marry O
than O
to O
burn O
with O
sexual O
desire O
. O

Now O
, O
I O
have O
a O
command O
for O
those O
who O
are O
married O
. O

Actually O
, O
it O
is O
not O
from O
me O
; O
it O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
commanded O
. O

A O
wife O
should O
not O
leave O
her O
husband O
. O

But O
if O
a O
wife O
does O
leave O
, O
she O
should O
remain O
single O
or O
get O
back O
together O
with O
her O
husband O
. O

And O
a O
husband O
should O
not O
divorce O
his O
wife O
. O

The O
advice O
I O
have O
for O
the O
others O
is O
from O
me O
. O

The O
Lord O
did O
not O
give O
us O
any O
teaching O
about O
this O
. O

If O
you O
have O
a O
wife O
who O
is O
not O
a O
believer O
, O
you O
should O
not O
divorce O
her O
if O
she O
will O
continue O
to O
live O
with O
you O
. O

And O
if O
you O
have O
a O
husband O
who O
is O
not O
a O
believer O
, O
you O
should O
not O
divorce O
him O
if O
he O
will O
continue O
to O
live O
with O
you O
. O

The O
husband O
who O
is O
not O
a O
believer O
is O
set O
apart O
for O
God O
through O
his O
believing O
wife O
. O

And O
the O
wife O
who O
is O
not O
a O
believer O
is O
set O
apart O
for O
God O
through O
her O
believing O
husband O
. O

If O
this O
were O
not O
true O
, O
your O
children O
would O
be O
unfit O
for O
God O
's O
use O
. O

But O
now O
they O
are O
set O
apart O
for O
him O
. O

But O
if O
the O
husband O
or O
wife O
who O
is O
not O
a O
believer O
decides O
to O
leave O
, O
let O
them O
leave O
. O

When O
this O
happens O
, O
the O
brother O
or O
sister O
in O
Christ O
is O
free O
. O

God O
chose O
you O
to O
have O
a O
life O
of O
peace O
. O

Wives O
, O
maybe O
you O
will O
save O
your O
husband O
; O
and O
husbands O
, O
maybe O
you O
will O
save O
your O
wife O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
know O
now O
what O
will O
happen O
later O
. O

But O
each O
one O
of O
you O
should O
continue O
to O
live O
the O
way O
the O
Lord O
God O
has O
given O
you O
to O
live O
-- O
the O
way O
you O
were O
when O
God O
chose O
you O
. O

This O
is O
a O
rule O
I O
make O
for O
all O
the O
churches O
. O

If O
a O
man O
was O
already O
circumcised O
when O
he O
was O
chosen O
, O
he O
should O
not O
change O
his O
circumcision O
. O

If O
a O
man O
was O
without O
circumcision O
when O
he O
was O
chosen O
, O
he O
should O
not O
be O
circumcised O
. O

It O
is O
not O
important O
if O
anyone O
is O
circumcised O
or O
not O
. O

What O
is O
important O
is O
obeying O
God O
's O
commands O
. O

Each O
one O
of O
you O
should O
stay O
the O
way O
you O
were O
when O
God O
chose O
you O
. O

If O
you O
were O
a O
slave O
when O
God O
chose O
you O
, O
do O
n't O
let O
that O
bother O
you O
. O

But O
if O
you O
can O
be O
free O
, O
then O
do O
it O
. O

If O
you O
were O
a O
slave O
when O
the O
Lord O
chose O
you O
, O
you O
are O
now O
free O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

You O
belong O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
if O
you O
were O
free O
when O
you O
were O
chosen O
, O
you O
are O
now O
Christ O
's O
slave O
. O

God O
paid O
a O
high O
price O
for O
you O
, O
so O
do O
n't O
be O
slaves O
to O
anyone O
else O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
in O
your O
new O
life O
with O
God O
, O
each O
one O
of O
you O
should O
continue O
the O
way O
you O
were O
when O
God O
chose O
you O
. O

Now O
I O
write O
about O
people O
who O
are O
not O
married O
. O

I O
have O
no O
command O
from O
the O
Lord O
about O
this O
, O
but O
I O
give O
my O
opinion O
. O

And O
I O
can O
be O
trusted O
, O
because O
the O
Lord O
has O
given O
me O
mercy O
. O

This O
is O
a O
time O
of O
trouble O
. O

So O
I O
think O
it O
is O
good O
for O
you O
to O
stay O
the O
way O
you O
are O
. O

If O
you O
have O
a O
wife O
, O
do O
n't O
try O
to O
get O
free O
from O
her O
. O

If O
you O
are O
not O
married O
, O
do O
n't O
try O
to O
find O
a O
wife O
. O

But O
if O
you O
decide O
to O
marry O
, O
that O
is O
not O
a O
sin O
. O

And O
it O
is O
not O
a O
sin O
for O
a O
girl O
who O
has O
never O
married O
to O
get O
married O
. O

But O
those O
who O
marry O
will O
have O
trouble O
in O
this O
life O
, O
and O
I O
want O
you O
to O
be O
free O
from O
this O
trouble O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
this O
is O
what O
I O
mean O
: O

We O
do O
n't O
have O
much O
time O
left O
. O

So O
starting O
now O
, O
those O
who O
have O
wives O
should O
be O
the O
same O
as O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
. O

It O
should O
not O
be O
important O
whether O
you O
are O
sad O
or O
whether O
you O
are O
happy O
. O

If O
you O
buy O
something O
, O
it O
should O
not O
matter O
to O
you O
that O
you O
own O
it O
. O

You O
should O
use O
the O
things O
of O
the O
world O
without O
letting O
them O
become O
important O
to O
you O
. O

This O
is O
how O
you O
should O
live O
, O
because O
this O
world O
, O
the O
way O
it O
is O
now O
, O
will O
soon O
be O
gone O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
be O
free O
from O
worry O
. O

A O
man O
who O
is O
not O
married O
is O
busy O
with O
the O
Lord O
's O
work O
. O

He O
is O
trying O
to O
please O
the O
Lord O
. O

But O
a O
man O
who O
is O
married O
is O
busy O
with O
things O
of O
the O
world O
. O

He O
is O
trying O
to O
please O
his O
wife O
. O

He O
must O
think O
about O
two O
things O
-- O
pleasing O
his O
wife O
and O
pleasing O
the O
Lord O
. O

A O
woman O
who O
is O
not O
married O
or O
a O
girl O
who O
has O
never O
married O
is O
busy O
with O
the O
Lord O
's O
work O
. O

She O
wants O
to O
give O
herself O
fully O
-- O
body O
and O
spirit O
-- O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

But O
a O
married O
woman O
is O
busy O
with O
things O
of O
the O
world O
. O

She O
is O
trying O
to O
please O
her O
husband O
. O

I O
am O
saying O
this O
to O
help O
you O
. O

I O
am O
not O
trying O
to O
limit O
you O
, O
but O
I O
want O
you O
to O
live O
in O
the O
right O
way O
. O

And O
I O
want O
you O
to O
give O
yourselves O
fully O
to O
the O
Lord O
without O
giving O
your O
time O
to O
other O
things O
. O

A O
man O
might O
think O
that O
he O
is O
not O
doing O
the O
right O
thing O
with O
his O
fiancee O
. O

She O
might O
be O
almost O
past O
the O
best O
age O
to O
marry O
. O

So O
he O
might O
feel O
that O
he O
should O
marry O
her O
. O

He O
should O
do O
what O
he O
wants O
. O

It O
is O
no O
sin O
for O
them O
to O
get O
married O
. O

But O
another O
man O
might O
be O
more O
sure O
in O
his O
mind O
. O

There O
may O
be O
no O
need O
for O
marriage O
, O
so O
he O
is O
free O
to O
do O
what O
he O
wants O
. O

If O
he O
has O
decided O
in O
his O
own O
heart O
not O
to O
marry O
his O
fiancee O
, O
he O
is O
doing O
the O
right O
thing O
. O

So O
the O
man O
who O
marries O
his O
fiancee O
does O
right O
, O
and O
the O
man O
who O
does O
not O
marry O
does O
better O
. O

A O
woman O
should O
stay O
with O
her O
husband O
as O
long O
as O
he O
lives O
. O

But O
if O
the O
husband O
dies O
, O
the O
woman O
is O
free O
to O
marry O
any O
man O
she O
wants O
, O
but O
he O
should O
belong O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

The O
woman O
is O
happier O
if O
she O
does O
not O
marry O
again O
. O

This O
is O
my O
opinion O
, O
and O
I O
believe O
that O
I O
have O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

Follow O
my O
example O
, O
just O
as O
I O
follow O
the O
example O
of O
Christ O
. O

I O
praise O
you O
because O
you O
remember O
me O
in O
all O
things O
. O

You O
follow O
closely O
the O
teachings O
I O
gave O
you O
. O

But O
I O
want O
you O
to O
understand O
this O
: O
The O
head O
of O
every O
man O
is O
Christ O
. O

And O
the O
head O
of O
a O
woman O
is O
the O
man O
. O

And O
the O
head O
of O
Christ O
is O
God O
. O

Every O
man O
who O
prophesies O
or O
prays O
with O
his O
head O
covered O
brings O
shame O
to O
his O
head O
. O

But O
every O
woman O
who O
prays O
or O
prophesies O
should O
have O
her O
head O
covered O
. O

If O
her O
head O
is O
not O
covered O
, O
she O
brings O
shame O
to O
her O
head O
. O

Then O
she O
is O
the O
same O
as O
a O
woman O
who O
has O
her O
head O
shaved O
. O

If O
a O
woman O
does O
not O
cover O
her O
head O
, O
it O
is O
the O
same O
as O
cutting O
off O
all O
her O
hair O
. O

But O
it O
is O
shameful O
for O
a O
woman O
to O
cut O
off O
her O
hair O
or O
to O
shave O
her O
head O
. O

So O
she O
should O
cover O
her O
head O
. O

But O
a O
man O
should O
not O
cover O
his O
head O
, O
because O
he O
is O
made O
like O
God O
and O
is O
God O
's O
glory O
. O

But O
woman O
is O
man O
's O
glory O
. O

Man O
did O
not O
come O
from O
woman O
. O

Woman O
came O
from O
man O
. O

And O
man O
was O
not O
made O
for O
woman O
. O

Woman O
was O
made O
for O
man O
. O

So O
that O
is O
why O
a O
woman O
should O
have O
her O
head O
covered O
with O
something O
that O
shows O
she O
is O
under O
authority O
. O

Also O
, O
she O
should O
do O
this O
because O
of O
the O
angels O
. O

But O
in O
the O
Lord O
the O
woman O
needs O
the O
man O
, O
and O
the O
man O
needs O
the O
woman O
. O

This O
is O
true O
because O
woman O
came O
from O
man O
, O
but O
also O
man O
is O
born O
from O
woman O
. O

Really O
, O
everything O
comes O
from O
God O
. O

Decide O
this O
for O
yourselves O
: O
Is O
it O
right O
for O
a O
woman O
to O
pray O
to O
God O
without O
something O
on O
her O
head O
? O

Even O
nature O
itself O
teaches O
you O
that O
wearing O
long O
hair O
is O
shameful O
for O
a O
man O
. O

But O
wearing O
long O
hair O
is O
a O
woman O
's O
honor O
. O

Long O
hair O
is O
given O
to O
the O
woman O
to O
cover O
her O
head O
. O

Some O
people O
may O
still O
want O
to O
argue O
about O
this O
. O

But O
we O
and O
the O
churches O
of O
God O
do O
n't O
accept O
what O
those O
people O
are O
doing O
. O

In O
the O
things O
I O
tell O
you O
now O
I O
do O
n't O
praise O
you O
. O

Your O
meetings O
hurt O
you O
more O
than O
they O
help O
you O
. O

First O
, O
I O
hear O
that O
when O
you O
meet O
together O
as O
a O
church O
you O
are O
divided O
. O

And O
this O
is O
not O
hard O
to O
believe O
because O
of O
your O
idea O
that O
you O
must O
have O
separate O
groups O
to O
show O
who O
the O
real O
believers O
are O
! O

When O
you O
all O
come O
together O
, O
it O
is O
not O
really O
the O
Lord O
's O
Supper O
you O
are O
eating O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
when O
you O
eat O
, O
each O
one O
eats O
without O
waiting O
for O
the O
others O
. O

Some O
people O
do O
n't O
get O
enough O
to O
eat O
or O
drink O
, O
while O
others O
have O
too O
much O
. O

You O
can O
eat O
and O
drink O
in O
your O
own O
homes O
. O

It O
seems O
that O
you O
think O
God O
's O
church O
is O
not O
important O
. O

You O
embarrass O
those O
who O
are O
poor O
. O

What O
can O
I O
say O
? O

Should O
I O
praise O
you O
? O

No O
, O
I O
can O
not O
praise O
you O
for O
this O
. O

The O
teaching O
I O
gave O
you O
is O
the O
same O
that O
I O
received O
from O
the O
Lord O
: O
On O
the O
night O
when O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
was O
handed O
over O
to O
be O
killed O
, O
he O
took O
bread O
and O
gave O
thanks O
for O
it O
. O

Then O
he O
divided O
the O
bread O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
my O
body O
; O
it O
is O
for O
you O
. O

Eat O
this O
to O
remember O
me O
. O
'' O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
after O
they O
ate O
, O
Jesus O
took O
the O
cup O
of O
wine O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
cup O
represents O
the O
new O
agreement O
from O
God O
, O
which O
begins O
with O
my O
blood O
sacrifice O
. O

When O
you O
drink O
this O
, O
do O
it O
to O
remember O
me O
. O
'' O

This O
means O
that O
every O
time O
you O
eat O
this O
bread O
and O
drink O
this O
cup O
, O
you O
are O
telling O
others O
about O
the O
Lord O
's O
death O
until O
he O
comes O
again O
. O

So O
if O
you O
eat O
the O
bread O
or O
drink O
the O
cup O
of O
the O
Lord O
in O
a O
way O
that O
does O
not O
fit O
its O
meaning O
, O
you O
are O
sinning O
against O
the O
body O
and O
the O
blood O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

Before O
you O
eat O
the O
bread O
and O
drink O
the O
cup O
, O
you O
should O
examine O
your O
own O
attitude O
. O

If O
you O
eat O
and O
drink O
without O
paying O
attention O
to O
those O
who O
are O
the O
Lord O
's O
body O
, O
your O
eating O
and O
drinking O
will O
cause O
you O
to O
be O
judged O
guilty O
. O

That O
is O
why O
many O
in O
your O
group O
are O
sick O
and O
weak O
, O
and O
many O
have O
died O
. O

But O
if O
we O
judged O
ourselves O
in O
the O
right O
way O
, O
then O
God O
would O
not O
judge O
us O
. O

But O
when O
the O
Lord O
judges O
us O
, O
he O
punishes O
us O
to O
show O
us O
the O
right O
way O
. O

He O
does O
this O
so O
that O
we O
will O
not O
be O
condemned O
with O
the O
world O
. O

So O
, O
my O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
when O
you O
come O
together O
to O
eat O
, O
wait O
for O
each O
other O
. O

If O
some O
are O
too O
hungry O
to O
wait O
, O
they O
should O
eat O
at O
home O
. O

Do O
this O
so O
that O
your O
meeting O
together O
will O
not O
bring O
God O
's O
judgment O
on O
you O
. O

I O
will O
tell O
you O
what O
to O
do O
about O
the O
other O
things O
when O
I O
come O
. O

Now O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
want O
you O
to O
remember O
the O
Good O
News O
I O
told O
you O
about O
. O

You O
received O
that O
Good O
News O
message O
, O
and O
you O
continue O
to O
base O
your O
life O
on O
it O
. O

It O
is O
that O
Good O
News O
that O
saves O
you O
, O
but O
you O
must O
continue O
believing O
the O
message O
just O
as O
I O
told O
it O
to O
you O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
, O
then O
you O
believed O
for O
nothing O
. O

I O
gave O
you O
the O
message O
that O
I O
received O
. O

I O
told O
you O
the O
most O
important O
truths O
: O
that O
Christ O
died O
for O
our O
sins O
, O
as O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
; O
that O
he O
was O
buried O
and O
was O
raised O
to O
life O
on O
the O
third O
day O
, O
as O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
; O
and O
that O
he O
appeared O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
then O
to O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
. O

After O
that O
, O
Christ O
appeared O
to O
more O
than O
500 O

of O
the O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

Most O
of O
them O
are O
still O
living O
today O
, O
but O
some O
have O
died O
. O

Then O
he O
appeared O
to O
James B-PERSON
and O
later O
to O
all O
the O
apostles O
. O

Last O
of O
all O
, O
he O
appeared O
to O
me O
. O

I O
was O
different O
, O
like O
a O
baby O
born O
before O
the O
normal O
time O
. O

All O
the O
other O
apostles O
are O
greater O
than O
I O
am O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
I O
persecuted O
the O
church O
of O
God O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
am O
not O
even O
good O
enough O
to O
be O
called O
an O
apostle O
. O

But O
, O
because O
of O
God O
's O
grace O
, O
that O
is O
what O
I O
am O
. O

And O
his O
grace O
that O
he O
gave O
me O
was O
not O
wasted O
. O

I O
worked O
harder O
than O
all O
the O
other O
apostles O
. O

-LRB- O
But O
I O
was O
not O
really O
the O
one O
working O
. O

It O
was O
God O
's O
grace O
that O
was O
with O
me O
. O
-RRB- O

So O
then O
it O
is O
not O
important O
if O
I O
told O
you O
God O
's O
message O
or O
if O
it O
was O
the O
other O
apostles O
who O
told O
you O
-- O
we O
all O
tell O
people O
the O
same O
message O
, O
and O
this O
is O
what O
you O
believed O
. O

We O
tell O
everyone O
that O
Christ O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

So O
why O
do O
some O
of O
you O
say O
that O
people O
will O
not O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
? O

If O
no O
one O
will O
ever O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
, O
then O
Christ O
has O
never O
been O
raised O
. O

And O
if O
Christ O
has O
never O
been O
raised O
, O
then O
the O
message O
we O
tell O
is O
worth O
nothing O
. O

And O
your O
faith O
is O
worth O
nothing O
. O

And O
we O
will O
also O
be O
guilty O
of O
lying O
about O
God O
, O
because O
we O
have O
told O
people O
about O
him O
, O
saying O
that O
he O
raised O
Christ O
from O
death O
. O

And O
if O
no O
one O
is O
raised O
from O
death O
, O
then O
God O
never O
raised O
Christ O
from O
death O
. O

If O
those O
who O
have O
died O
are O
not O
raised O
, O
then O
Christ O
has O
not O
been O
raised O
either O
. O

And O
if O
Christ O
has O
not O
been O
raised O
from O
death O
, O
then O
your O
faith O
is O
for O
nothing O
; O
you O
are O
still O
guilty O
of O
your O
sins O
. O

And O
those O
in O
Christ O
who O
have O
already O
died O
are O
lost O
. O

If O
our O
hope O
in O
Christ O
is O
only O
for O
this O
life O
here O
on O
earth O
, O
then O
people O
should O
feel O
more O
sorry O
for O
us O
than O
for O
anyone O
else O
. O

But O
Christ O
really O
has O
been O
raised O
from O
death O
-- O
the O
first O
one O
of O
all O
those O
who O
will O
be O
raised O
. O

Death O
comes O
to O
people O
because O
of O
what O
one O
man O
did O
. O

But O
now O
there O
is O
resurrection O
from O
death O
because O
of O
another O
man O
. O

I O
mean O
that O
in O
Adam B-PERSON
all O
of O
us O
die O
. O

And O
in O
the O
same O
way O
, O
in O
Christ O
all O
of O
us O
will O
be O
made O
alive O
again O
. O

But O
everyone O
will O
be O
raised O
to O
life O
in O
the O
right O
order O
. O

Christ O
was O
first O
to O
be O
raised O
. O

Then O
, O
when O
Christ O
comes O
again O
, O
those O
who O
belong O
to O
him O
will O
be O
raised O
to O
life O
. O

Then O
the O
end O
will O
come O
. O

Christ O
will O
destroy O
all O
rulers O
, O
authorities O
, O
and O
powers O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
give O
the O
kingdom O
to O
God O
the O
Father O
. O

Christ O
must O
rule O
until O
God O
puts O
all O
enemies O
under O
his O
control O
. O

The O
last O
enemy O
to O
be O
destroyed O
will O
be O
death O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
God O
put O
everything O
under O
his O
control O
. O
'' O

When O
it O
says O
that O
`` O
everything O
'' O
is O
put O
under O
him O
, O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
this O
does O
not O
include O
God O
himself O
. O

God O
is O
the O
one O
putting O
everything O
under O
Christ O
's O
control O
. O

After O
everything O
has O
been O
put O
under O
Christ O
, O
then O
the O
Son O
himself O
will O
be O
put O
under O
God O
. O

God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
put O
everything O
under O
Christ O
. O

And O
Christ O
will O
be O
put O
under O
God O
so O
that O
God O
will O
be O
the O
complete O
ruler O
over O
everything O
. O

If O
no O
one O
will O
ever O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
, O
then O
what O
will O
the O
people O
do O
who O
are O
baptized O
for O
those O
who O
have O
died O
? O

If O
the O
dead O
are O
never O
raised O
, O
then O
why O
are O
people O
baptized O
for O
them O
? O

And O
what O
about O
us O
? O

Why O
do O
we O
put O
ourselves O
in O
danger O
every O
hour O
? O

I O
face O
death O
every O
day O
. O

That O
is O
true O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
just O
as O
it O
is O
true O
that O
I O
am O
proud O
of O
what O
you O
are O
because O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
our O
Lord O
. O

I O
fought O
wild O
animals O
in O
Ephesus O
. O

If O
I O
did O
that O
only O
for O
human O
reasons O
, O
then O
I O
have O
gained O
nothing O
. O

If O
we O
are O
not O
raised O
from O
death O
, O
`` O
Let O
us O
eat O
and O
drink O
, O
because O
tomorrow O
we O
die O
. O
'' O

Do O
n't O
be O
fooled O
: O
`` O
Bad O
friends O
will O
ruin O
good O
habits O
. O
'' O

Come O
back O
to O
your O
right O
way O
of O
thinking O
and O
stop O
sinning O
. O

Some O
of O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
God O
. O

I O
say O
this O
to O
shame O
you O
. O

But O
someone O
may O
ask O
, O
`` O
How O
are O
the O
dead O
raised O
? O

What O
kind O
of O
body O
will O
they O
have O
? O
'' O

These O
are O
stupid O
questions O
. O

When O
you O
plant O
something O
, O
it O
must O
die O
in O
the O
ground O
before O
it O
can O
live O
and O
grow O
. O

And O
when O
you O
plant O
something O
, O
what O
you O
plant O
does O
not O
have O
the O
same O
`` O
body O
'' O
that O
it O
will O
have O
later O
. O

What O
you O
plant O
is O
only O
a O
seed O
, O
maybe O
wheat O
or O
something O
else O
. O

But O
God O
gives O
it O
the O
body O
that O
he O
has O
planned O
for O
it O
, O
and O
he O
gives O
each O
kind O
of O
seed O
its O
own O
body O
. O

All O
things O
made O
of O
flesh O
are O
not O
the O
same O
: O
People O
have O
one O
kind O
of O
flesh O
, O
animals O
have O
another O
, O
birds O
have O
another O
, O
and O
fish O
have O
yet O
another O
kind O
. O

Also O
there O
are O
heavenly O
bodies O
and O
earthly O
bodies O
. O

But O
the O
beauty O
of O
the O
heavenly O
bodies O
is O
one O
kind O
, O
and O
the O
beauty O
of O
the O
earthly O
bodies O
is O
another O
. O

The O
sun O
has O
one O
kind O
of O
beauty O
, O
the O
moon O
has O
another O
kind O
, O
and O
the O
stars O
have O
another O
. O

And O
each O
star O
is O
different O
in O
its O
beauty O
. O

It O
will O
be O
the O
same O
when O
those O
who O
have O
died O
are O
raised O
to O
life O
. O

The O
body O
that O
is O
`` O
planted O
'' O
in O
the O
grave O
will O
ruin O
and O
decay O
, O
but O
it O
will O
be O
raised O
to O
a O
life O
that O
can O
not O
be O
destroyed O
. O

When O
the O
body O
is O
`` O
planted O
, O
'' O
it O
is O
without O
honor O
. O

But O
when O
it O
is O
raised O
, O
it O
will O
be O
great O
and O
glorious O
. O

When O
the O
body O
is O
`` O
planted O
, O
'' O
it O
is O
weak O
. O

But O
when O
it O
is O
raised O
, O
it O
will O
be O
full O
of O
power O
. O

The O
body O
that O
is O
`` O
planted O
'' O
is O
a O
physical O
body O
. O

When O
it O
is O
raised O
, O
it O
will O
be O
a O
spiritual O
body O
. O

There O
is O
a O
physical O
body O
. O

So O
there O
is O
also O
a O
spiritual O
body O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
first O
man O
, O
Adam B-PERSON
, O
became O
a O
living O
person O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
last O
Adam B-PERSON
is O
a O
life O
- O
giving O
spirit O
. O

The O
spiritual O
man O
did O
not O
come O
first O
. O

It O
was O
the O
physical O
man O
that O
came O
first O
; O
then O
came O
the O
spiritual O
. O

The O
first O
man O
came O
from O
the O
dust O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

The O
second O
man O
came O
from O
heaven O
. O

All O
people O
belong O
to O
the O
earth O
. O

They O
are O
like O
that O
first O
man O
of O
earth O
. O

But O
those O
who O
belong O
to O
heaven O
are O
like O
that O
man O
of O
heaven O
. O

We O
were O
made O
like O
that O
man O
of O
earth O
, O
so O
we O
will O
also O
be O
made O
like O
that O
man O
of O
heaven O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
this O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
: O
Our O
bodies O
of O
flesh O
and O
blood O
can O
not O
have O
a O
part O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

Something O
that O
will O
ruin O
can O
not O
have O
a O
part O
in O
something O
that O
never O
ruins O
. O

But O
listen O
, O
I O
tell O
you O
this O
secret O
: O
We O
will O
not O
all O
die O
, O
but O
we O
will O
all O
be O
changed O
. O

It O
will O
only O
take O
the O
time O
of O
a O
second O
. O

We O
will O
be O
changed O
as O
quickly O
as O
an O
eye O
blinks O
. O

This O
will O
happen O
when O
the O
last O
trumpet O
blows O
. O

The O
trumpet O
will O
blow O
and O
those O
who O
have O
died O
will O
be O
raised O
to O
live O
forever O
. O

And O
we O
will O
all O
be O
changed O
. O

This O
body O
that O
ruins O
must O
clothe O
itself O
with O
something O
that O
will O
never O
ruin O
. O

And O
this O
body O
that O
dies O
must O
clothe O
itself O
with O
something O
that O
will O
never O
die O
. O

So O
this O
body O
that O
ruins O
will O
clothe O
itself O
with O
that O
which O
never O
ruins O
. O

And O
this O
body O
that O
dies O
will O
clothe O
itself O
with O
that O
which O
never O
dies O
. O

When O
this O
happens O
, O
the O
Scriptures O
will O
be O
made O
true O
: O
`` O
Death O
is O
swallowed O
in O
victory O
. O
'' O

`` O
O O
death O
, O
where O
is O
your O
victory O
? O

Where O
is O
your O
power O
to O
hurt O
? O
'' O

Death O
's O
power O
to O
hurt O
is O
sin O
, O
and O
the O
power O
of O
sin O
is O
the O
law O
. O

But O
we O
thank O
God O
who O
gives O
us O
the O
victory O
through O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
! O

So O
, O
my O
dear O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
stand O
strong O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
anything O
change O
you O
. O

Always O
give O
yourselves O
fully O
to O
the O
work O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

You O
know O
that O
your O
work O
in O
the O
Lord O
is O
never O
wasted O
. O

Dear O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
when O
I O
came O
to O
you O
, O
I O
told O
you O
the O
secret O
truth O
of O
God O
. O

But O
I O
did O
not O
use O
fancy O
words O
or O
great O
wisdom O
. O

I O
decided O
that O
while O
I O
was O
with O
you O
I O
would O
forget O
about O
everything O
except O
Jesus O
Christ O
and O
his O
death O
on O
the O
cross O
. O

When O
I O
came O
to O
you O
, O
I O
was O
weak O
and O
shook O
with O
fear O
. O

My O
teaching O
and O
my O
speaking O
were O
not O
with O
wise O
words O
that O
persuade O
people O
. O

But O
the O
proof O
of O
my O
teaching O
was O
the O
power O
that O
the O
Spirit O
gives O
. O

I O
did O
this O
so O
that O
your O
faith O
would O
be O
in O
God O
's O
power O
, O
not O
in O
human O
wisdom O
. O

We O
teach O
wisdom O
to O
people O
who O
are O
mature O
, O
but O
the O
wisdom O
we O
teach O
is O
not O
from O
this O
world O
. O

It O
is O
not O
the O
wisdom O
of O
the O
rulers O
of O
this O
world O
, O
who O
are O
losing O
their O
power O
. O

But O
we O
speak O
God O
's O
secret O
wisdom O
that O
has O
been O
hidden O
from O
everyone O
until O
now O
. O

God O
planned O
this O
wisdom O
for O
our O
glory O
. O

He O
planned O
it O
before O
the O
world O
began O
. O

None O
of O
the O
rulers O
of O
this O
world O
understood O
this O
wisdom O
. O

If O
they O
had O
understood O
it O
, O
they O
would O
not O
have O
killed O
our O
great O
and O
glorious O
Lord O
on O
a O
cross O
. O

But O
as O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
No O
one O
has O
ever O
seen O
, O
no O
one O
has O
ever O
heard O
, O
no O
one O
has O
ever O
imagined O
what O
God O
has O
prepared O
for O
those O
who O
love O
him O
. O
'' O

But O
God O
has O
shown O
us O
these O
things O
through O
the O
Spirit O
. O

The O
Spirit O
knows O
all O
things O
. O

The O
Spirit O
even O
knows O
the O
deep O
secrets O
of O
God O
. O

It O
is O
like O
this O
: O
No O
one O
knows O
the O
thoughts O
that O
another O
person O
has O
. O

Only O
the O
person O
's O
spirit O
that O
lives O
inside O
knows O
those O
thoughts O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
God O
. O

No O
one O
knows O
God O
's O
thoughts O
except O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

We O
received O
the O
Spirit O
that O
is O
from O
God O
, O
not O
the O
spirit O
of O
the O
world O
. O

We O
received O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
so O
that O
we O
can O
know O
all O
that O
God O
has O
given O
us O
. O

When O
we O
say O
this O
, O
we O
do O
n't O
use O
words O
taught O
to O
us O
by O
human O
wisdom O
. O

We O
use O
words O
taught O
to O
us O
by O
the O
Spirit O
. O

We O
use O
the O
Spirit O
's O
words O
to O
explain O
spiritual O
truths O
. O

People O
who O
do O
not O
have O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
do O
not O
accept O
the O
things O
that O
come O
from O
his O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

They O
think O
these O
things O
are O
foolish O
. O

They O
can O
not O
understand O
them O
, O
because O
they O
can O
only O
be O
understood O
with O
the O
Spirit O
's O
help O
. O

We O
who O
have O
the O
Spirit O
are O
able O
to O
make O
judgments O
about O
all O
these O
things O
. O

But O
anyone O
without O
the O
Spirit O
is O
not O
able O
to O
make O
proper O
judgments O
about O
us O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Who O
can O
know O
what O
is O
on O
the O
Lord O
's O
mind O
? O

Who O
is O
able O
to O
give O
him O
advice O
? O
'' O

But O
we O
have O
been O
given O
Christ O
's O
way O
of O
thinking O
. O

The O
Father O
has O
loved O
us O
so O
much O
! O

This O
shows O
how O
much O
he O
loved O
us O
: O
We O
are O
called O
children O
of O
God O
. O

And O
we O
really O
are O
his O
children O
. O

But O
the O
people O
in O
the O
world O
do O
n't O
understand O
that O
we O
are O
God O
's O
children O
, O
because O
they O
have O
not O
known O
him O
. O

Dear O
friends O
, O
now O
we O
are O
children O
of O
God O
. O

We O
have O
not O
yet O
been O
shown O
what O
we O
will O
be O
in O
the O
future O
. O

But O
we O
know O
that O
when O
Christ O
comes O
again O
, O
we O
will O
be O
like O
him O
. O

We O
will O
see O
him O
just O
as O
he O
is O
. O

He O
is O
pure O
, O
and O
everyone O
who O
has O
this O
hope O
in O
him O
keeps O
themselves O
pure O
like O
Christ O
. O

Anyone O
who O
sins O
breaks O
God O
's O
law O
. O

Yes O
, O
sinning O
is O
the O
same O
as O
living O
against O
God O
's O
law O
. O

You O
know O
that O
Christ O
came O
to O
take O
away O
people O
's O
sins O
. O

There O
is O
no O
sin O
in O
Christ O
. O

So O
whoever O
lives O
in O
Christ O
does O
not O
continue O
to O
sin O
. O

If O
they O
continue O
to O
sin O
, O
they O
have O
never O
really O
understood O
Christ O
and O
have O
never O
known O
him O
. O

Dear O
children O
, O
do O
n't O
let O
anyone O
lead O
you O
into O
the O
wrong O
way O
. O

Christ O
always O
did O
what O
was O
right O
. O

So O
to O
be O
good O
like O
Christ O
, O
you O
must O
do O
what O
is O
right O
. O

The O
devil O
has O
been O
sinning O
since O
the O
beginning O
. O

Anyone O
who O
continues O
to O
sin O
belongs O
to O
the O
devil O
. O

The O
Son O
of O
God O
came O
for O
this O
: O
to O
destroy O
the O
devil O
's O
work O
. O

Those O
who O
are O
God O
's O
children O
do O
not O
continue O
to O
sin O
, O
because O
the O
new O
life O
God O
gave O
them O
stays O
in O
them O
. O

They O
can O
not O
keep O
sinning O
, O
because O
they O
have O
become O
children O
of O
God O
. O

So O
we O
can O
see O
who O
God O
's O
children O
are O
and O
who O
the O
devil O
's O
children O
are O
. O

These O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
are O
not O
God O
's O
children O
: O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
do O
what O
is O
right O
and O
those O
who O
do O
not O
love O
their O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
God O
's O
family O
. O

This O
is O
the O
teaching O
you O
have O
heard O
from O
the O
beginning O
: O
We O
must O
love O
each O
other O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
like O
Cain O
. O

He O
belonged O
to O
the O
Evil O
One O
. O

Cain O
killed O
his O
brother O
. O

But O
why O
did O
he O
kill O
him O
? O

Because O
what O
Cain O
did O
was O
evil O
, O
and O
what O
his O
brother O
did O
was O
good O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
surprised O
when O
the O
people O
of O
this O
world O
hate O
you O
. O

We O
know O
that O
we O
have O
left O
death O
and O
have O
come O
into O
life O
. O

We O
know O
this O
because O
we O
love O
each O
other O
as O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

Anyone O
who O
does O
not O
love O
is O
still O
in O
death O
. O

Anyone O
who O
hates O
a O
fellow O
believer O
is O
a O
murderer O
. O

And O
you O
know O
that O
no O
murderer O
has O
eternal O
life O
. O

This O
is O
how O
we O
know O
what O
real O
love O
is O
: O
Jesus O
gave O
his O
life O
for O
us O
. O

So O
we O
should O
give O
our O
lives O
for O
each O
other O
as O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

Suppose O
a O
believer O
who O
is O
rich O
enough O
to O
have O
all O
the O
necessities O
of O
life O
sees O
a O
fellow O
believer O
who O
is O
poor O
and O
does O
not O
have O
even O
basic O
needs O
. O

What O
if O
the O
rich O
believer O
does O
not O
help O
the O
poor O
one O
? O

Then O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
God O
's O
love O
is O
not O
in O
that O
person O
's O
heart O
. O

My O
children O
, O
our O
love O
should O
not O
be O
only O
words O
and O
talk O
. O

No O
, O
our O
love O
must O
be O
real O
. O

We O
must O
show O
our O
love O
by O
the O
things O
we O
do O
. O

That O
's O
how O
we O
know O
we O
belong O
to O
the O
way O
of O
truth O
. O

And O
when O
our O
hearts O
make O
us O
feel O
guilty O
, O
we O
can O
still O
have O
peace O
before O
God O
, O
because O
God O
is O
greater O
than O
our O
hearts O
. O

He O
knows O
everything O
. O

My O
dear O
friends O
, O
if O
we O
do O
n't O
feel O
that O
we O
are O
doing O
wrong O
, O
we O
can O
be O
without O
fear O
when O
we O
come O
to O
God O
. O

And O
God O
gives O
us O
what O
we O
ask O
for O
. O

We O
receive O
it O
because O
we O
obey O
God O
's O
commands O
and O
do O
what O
pleases O
him O
. O

This O
is O
what O
God O
commands O
: O
that O
we O
believe O
in O
his O
Son O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
and O
that O
we O
love O
each O
other O
as O
he O
commanded O
. O

All O
who O
obey O
God O
's O
commands O
live O
in O
God O
. O

And O
God O
lives O
in O
them O
. O

How O
do O
we O
know O
that O
God O
lives O
in O
us O
? O

We O
know O
because O
of O
the O
Spirit O
he O
gave O
us O
. O

The O
people O
who O
believe O
that O
Jesus O
is O
the O
Christ O
are O
God O
's O
children O
. O

Anyone O
who O
loves O
the O
Father O
also O
loves O
the O
Father O
's O
children O
. O

How O
do O
we O
know O
that O
we O
love O
God O
's O
children O
? O

We O
know O
because O
we O
love O
God O
and O
we O
obey O
his O
commands O
. O

Loving O
God O
means O
obeying O
his O
commands O
. O

And O
God O
's O
commands O
are O
not O
too O
hard O
for O
us O
, O
because O
everyone O
who O
is O
a O
child O
of O
God O
has O
the O
power O
to O
win O
against O
the O
world O
. O

It O
is O
our O
faith O
that O
has O
won O
the O
victory O
against O
the O
world O
. O

So O
who O
wins O
against O
the O
world O
? O

Only O
those O
who O
believe O
that O
Jesus O
is O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O

Jesus O
Christ O
is O
the O
one O
who O
came O
. O

He O
came O
with O
water O
and O
with O
blood O
. O

He O
did O
not O
come O
by O
water O
only O
. O

No O
, O
Jesus O
came O
by O
both O
water O
and O
blood O
. O

And O
the O
Spirit O
tells O
us O
that O
this O
is O
true O
. O

The O
Spirit O
is O
the O
truth O
. O

So O
there O
are O
three O
witnesses O
that O
tell O
us O
about O
Jesus O
: O
the O
Spirit O
, O
the O
water O
, O
and O
the O
blood O
. O

These O
three O
witnesses O
agree O
. O

We O
believe O
people O
when O
they O
say O
something O
is O
true O
. O

But O
what O
God O
says O
is O
more O
important O
. O

And O
this O
is O
what O
God O
told O
us O
: O
He O
told O
us O
the O
truth O
about O
his O
own O
Son O
. O

Whoever O
believes O
in O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
has O
the O
truth O
that O
God O
told O
us O
. O

But O
people O
who O
do O
not O
believe O
God O
make O
God O
a O
liar O
, O
because O
they O
do O
not O
believe O
what O
God O
told O
us O
about O
his O
Son O
. O

This O
is O
what O
God O
told O
us O
: O
God O
has O
given O
us O
eternal O
life O
, O
and O
this O
life O
is O
in O
his O
Son O
. O

Whoever O
has O
the O
Son O
has O
life O
, O
but O
whoever O
does O
not O
have O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
does O
not O
have O
life O
. O

I O
write O
this O
letter O
to O
you O
who O
believe O
in O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O

I O
write O
so O
that O
you O
will O
know O
that O
you O
have O
eternal O
life O
now O
. O

We O
can O
come O
to O
God O
with O
no O
doubts O
. O

This O
means O
that O
when O
we O
ask O
God O
for O
things O
-LRB- O
and O
those O
things O
agree O
with O
what O
God O
wants O
for O
us O
-RRB- O
, O
God O
cares O
about O
what O
we O
say O
. O

He O
listens O
to O
us O
every O
time O
we O
ask O
him O
. O

So O
we O
know O
that O
he O
gives O
us O
whatever O
we O
ask O
from O
him O
. O

Suppose O
you O
see O
your O
fellow O
believer O
sinning O
-LRB- O
sin O
that O
does O
not O
lead O
to O
eternal O
death O
-RRB- O
. O

You O
should O
pray O
for O
them O
. O

Then O
God O
will O
give O
them O
life O
. O

I O
am O
talking O
about O
people O
whose O
sin O
does O
not O
lead O
to O
eternal O
death O
. O

There O
is O
sin O
that O
leads O
to O
death O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
mean O
that O
you O
should O
pray O
about O
that O
kind O
of O
sin O
. O

Doing O
wrong O
is O
always O
sin O
. O

But O
there O
is O
sin O
that O
does O
not O
lead O
to O
eternal O
death O
. O

We O
know O
that O
those O
who O
have O
been O
made O
God O
's O
children O
do O
not O
continue O
to O
sin O
. O

The O
Son O
of O
God O
keeps O
them O
safe O
. O

The O
Evil O
One O
can O
not O
hurt O
them O
. O

We O
know O
that O
we O
belong O
to O
God O
, O
but O
the O
Evil O
One O
controls O
the O
whole O
world O
. O

And O
we O
know O
that O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
has O
come O
and O
has O
given O
us O
understanding O
. O

So O
now O
we O
can O
know O
the O
one O
who O
is O
true O
, O
and O
we O
live O
in O
that O
true O
God O
. O

We O
are O
in O
his O
Son O
, O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

He O
is O
the O
true O
God O
, O
and O
he O
is O
eternal O
life O
. O

So O
, O
dear O
children O
, O
keep O
yourselves O
away O
from O
false O
gods O
. O

We O
want O
to O
tell O
you O
about O
the O
Word O
that O
gives O
life O
-- O
the O
one O
who O
existed O
before O
the O
world O
began O
. O

This O
is O
the O
one O
we O
have O
heard O
and O
have O
seen O
with O
our O
own O
eyes O
. O

We O
saw O
what O
he O
did O
, O
and O
our O
hands O
touched O
him O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
one O
who O
is O
life O
was O
shown O
to O
us O
. O

We O
saw O
him O
, O
and O
so O
we O
can O
tell O
others O
about O
him O
. O

We O
now O
tell O
you O
about O
him O
. O

He O
is O
the O
eternal O
life O
that O
was O
with O
God O
the O
Father O
and O
was O
shown O
to O
us O
. O

We O
are O
telling O
you O
about O
what O
we O
have O
seen O
and O
heard O
because O
we O
want O
you O
to O
have O
fellowship O
with O
us O
. O

The O
fellowship O
we O
share O
together O
is O
with O
God O
the O
Father O
and O
his O
Son O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

We O
write O
these O
things O
to O
you O
so O
that O
you O
can O
be O
full O
of O
joy O
with O
us O
. O

We O
heard O
the O
true O
teaching O
from O
God O
. O

Now O
we O
tell O
it O
to O
you O
: O
God O
is O
light O
, O
and O
in O
him O
there O
is O
no O
darkness O
. O

So O
if O
we O
say O
that O
we O
share O
in O
life O
with O
God O
, O
but O
we O
continue O
living O
in O
darkness O
, O
we O
are O
liars O
, O
who O
do O
n't O
follow O
the O
truth O
. O

We O
should O
live O
in O
the O
light O
, O
where O
God O
is O
. O

If O
we O
live O
in O
the O
light O
, O
we O
have O
fellowship O
with O
each O
other O
, O
and O
the O
blood O
sacrifice O
of O
Jesus O
, O
God O
's O
Son O
, O
washes O
away O
every O
sin O
and O
makes O
us O
clean O
. O

If O
we O
say O
that O
we O
have O
no O
sin O
, O
we O
are O
fooling O
ourselves O
, O
and O
the O
truth O
is O
not O
in O
us O
. O

But O
if O
we O
confess O
our O
sins O
, O
God O
will O
forgive O
us O
. O

We O
can O
trust O
God O
to O
do O
this O
. O

He O
always O
does O
what O
is O
right O
. O

He O
will O
make O
us O
clean O
from O
all O
the O
wrong O
things O
we O
have O
done O
. O

If O
we O
say O
that O
we O
have O
not O
sinned O
, O
we O
are O
saying O
that O
God O
is O
a O
liar O
and O
that O
we O
do O
n't O
accept O
his O
true O
teaching O
. O

My O
dear O
friends O
, O
many O
false O
prophets O
are O
in O
the O
world O
now O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
believe O
every O
spirit O
, O
but O
test O
the O
spirits O
to O
see O
if O
they O
are O
from O
God O
. O

This O
is O
how O
you O
can O
recognize O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

One O
spirit O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
believe O
that O
Jesus O
is O
the O
Christ O
who O
came O
to O
earth O
and O
became O
a O
man O
. O
'' O

That O
Spirit B-ORG
is O
from O
God O
. O

Another O
spirit O
refuses O
to O
say O
this O
about O
Jesus O
. O

That O
spirit O
is O
not O
from O
God O
. O

This O
is O
the O
spirit O
of O
the O
enemy O
of O
Christ O
. O

You O
have O
heard O
that O
the O
enemy O
of O
Christ O
is O
coming O
, O
and O
now O
he O
is O
already O
in O
the O
world O
. O

My O
dear O
children O
, O
you O
belong O
to O
God O
, O
so O
you O
have O
already O
defeated O
these O
false O
prophets O
. O

That O
's O
because O
the O
one O
who O
is O
in O
you O
is O
greater O
than O
the O
one O
who O
is O
in O
the O
world O
. O

And O
they O
belong O
to O
the O
world O
, O
so O
what O
they O
say O
is O
from O
the O
world O
too O
. O

And O
the O
world O
listens O
to O
what O
they O
say O
. O

But O
we O
are O
from O
God O
. O

So O
the O
people O
who O
know O
God O
listen O
to O
us O
. O

But O
the O
people O
who O
are O
not O
from O
God O
do O
n't O
listen O
to O
us O
. O

That O
is O
how O
we O
know O
the O
Spirit O
that O
is O
true O
and O
the O
spirit O
that O
is O
false O
. O

Dear O
friends O
, O
we O
should O
love O
each O
other O
, O
because O
love O
comes O
from O
God O
. O

Everyone O
who O
loves O
has O
become O
God O
's O
child O
. O

And O
so O
everyone O
who O
loves O
knows O
God O
. O

Anyone O
who O
does O
not O
love O
does O
not O
know O
God O
, O
because O
God O
is O
love O
. O

This O
is O
how O
God O
showed O
his O
love O
to O
us O
: O
He O
sent O
his O
only O
Son O
into O
the O
world O
to O
give O
us O
life O
through O
him O
. O

True O
love O
is O
God O
's O
love O
for O
us O
, O
not O
our O
love O
for O
God O
. O

He O
sent O
his O
Son O
as O
the O
way O
to O
take O
away O
our O
sins O
. O

That O
is O
how O
much O
God O
loved O
us O
, O
dear O
friends O
! O

So O
we O
also O
must O
love O
each O
other O
. O

No O
one O
has O
ever O
seen O
God O
. O

But O
if O
we O
love O
each O
other O
, O
God O
lives O
in O
us O
. O

If O
we O
love O
each O
other O
, O
God O
's O
love O
has O
reached O
its O
goal O
-- O
it O
is O
made O
perfect O
in O
us O
. O

We O
know O
that O
we O
live O
in O
God O
and O
God O
lives O
in O
us O
. O

We O
know O
this O
because O
he O
gave O
us O
his O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

We O
have O
seen O
that O
the O
Father O
sent O
his O
Son O
to O
be O
the O
Savior B-PERSON
of O
the O
world O
, O
and O
this O
is O
what O
we O
tell O
people O
now O
. O

Anyone O
who O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
believe O
that O
Jesus O
is O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
, O
'' O
is O
a O
person O
who O
lives O
in O
God O
, O
and O
God O
lives O
in O
that O
person O
. O

So O
we O
know O
the O
love O
that O
God O
has O
for O
us O
, O
and O
we O
trust O
that O
love O
. O

God O
is O
love O
. O

Everyone O
who O
lives O
in O
love O
lives O
in O
God O
, O
and O
God O
lives O
in O
them O
. O

If O
God O
's O
love O
is O
made O
perfect O
in O
us O
, O
we O
can O
be O
without O
fear O
on O
the O
day O
when O
God O
judges O
the O
world O
. O

We O
will O
be O
without O
fear O
, O
because O
in O
this O
world O
we O
are O
like O
Jesus O
. O

Where O
God O
's O
love O
is O
, O
there O
is O
no O
fear O
, O
because O
God O
's O
perfect O
love O
takes O
away O
fear O
. O

It O
is O
his O
punishment O
that O
makes O
a O
person O
fear O
. O

So O
his O
love O
is O
not O
made O
perfect O
in O
the O
one O
who O
has O
fear O
. O

We O
love O
because O
God O
first O
loved O
us O
. O

If O
we O
say O
we O
love O
God O
but O
hate O
any O
of O
our O
brothers O
or O
sisters O
in O
his O
family O
, O
we O
are O
liars O
. O

If O
we O
do O
n't O
love O
someone O
we O
have O
seen O
, O
how O
can O
we O
love O
God O
? O

We O
have O
never O
even O
seen O
him O
. O

God O
gave O
us O
this O
command O
: O
If O
we O
love O
God O
, O
we O
must O
also O
love O
each O
other O
as O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

My O
dear O
children O
, O
I O
write O
this O
letter O
to O
you O
so O
that O
you O
will O
not O
sin O
. O

But O
if O
anyone O
sins O
, O
we O
have O
Jesus O
Christ O
to O
help O
us O
. O

He O
always O
did O
what O
was O
right O
, O
so O
he O
is O
able O
to O
defend O
us O
before O
God O
the O
Father O
. O

Jesus O
is O
the O
way O
our O
sins O
are O
taken O
away O
. O

And O
he O
is O
the O
way O
all O
people O
can O
have O
their O
sins O
taken O
away O
too O
. O

If O
we O
obey O
what O
God O
has O
told O
us O
to O
do O
, O
then O
we O
are O
sure O
that O
we O
know O
him O
. O

If O
we O
say O
we O
know O
God O
but O
do O
not O
obey O
his O
commands O
, O
we O
are O
lying O
. O

The O
truth O
is O
not O
in O
us O
. O

But O
when O
we O
obey O
God O
's O
teaching O
, O
his O
love O
is O
truly O
working O
in O
us O
. O

This O
is O
how O
we O
know O
that O
we O
are O
living O
in O
him O
. O

If O
we O
say O
we O
live O
in O
God O
, O
we O
must O
live O
the O
way O
Jesus O
lived O
. O

My O
dear O
friends O
, O
I O
am O
not O
writing O
a O
new O
command O
to O
you O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
command O
you O
have O
had O
since O
the O
beginning O
. O

This O
command O
is O
the O
teaching O
you O
have O
already O
heard O
. O

But O
what O
I O
write O
is O
also O
a O
new O
command O
. O

It O
is O
a O
true O
one O
; O
you O
can O
see O
its O
truth O
in O
Jesus O
and O
in O
yourselves O
. O

The O
darkness O
is O
passing O
away O
, O
and O
the O
true O
light O
is O
already O
shining O
. O

Someone O
might O
say O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
in O
the O
light O
, O
'' O
but O
if O
they O
hate O
any O
of O
their O
brothers O
or O
sisters O
in O
God O
's O
family O
, O
they O
are O
still O
in O
the O
darkness O
. O

Those O
who O
love O
their O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
live O
in O
the O
light O
, O
and O
there O
is O
nothing O
in O
them O
that O
will O
make O
them O
do O
wrong O
. O

But O
whoever O
hates O
their O
brother O
or O
sister O
is O
in O
darkness O
. O

They O
live O
in O
darkness O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
they O
are O
going O
, O
because O
the O
darkness O
has O
made O
them O
blind O
. O

I O
write O
to O
you O
, O
dear O
children O
, O
because O
your O
sins O
are O
forgiven O
through O
Christ O
. O

I O
write O
to O
you O
, O
fathers O
, O
because O
you O
know O
the O
one O
who O
existed O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

I O
write O
to O
you O
, O
young O
people O
, O
because O
you O
have O
defeated O
the O
Evil O
One O
. O

I O
write O
to O
you O
, O
children O
, O
because O
you O
know O
the O
Father O
. O

I O
write O
to O
you O
, O
fathers O
, O
because O
you O
know O
the O
one O
who O
existed O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

I O
write O
to O
you O
, O
young O
people O
, O
because O
you O
are O
strong O
. O

The O
word O
of O
God O
lives O
in O
you O
, O
and O
you O
have O
defeated O
the O
Evil O
One O
. O

Do O
n't O
love O
this O
evil O
world O
or O
the O
things O
in O
it O
. O

If O
you O
love O
the O
world O
, O
you O
do O
not O
have O
the O
love O
of O
the O
Father O
in O
you O
. O

This O
is O
all O
there O
is O
in O
the O
world O
: O
wanting O
to O
please O
our O
sinful O
selves O
, O
wanting O
the O
sinful O
things O
we O
see O
, O
and O
being O
too O
proud O
of O
what O
we O
have O
. O

But O
none O
of O
these O
comes O
from O
the O
Father O
. O

They O
come O
from O
the O
world O
. O

The O
world O
is O
passing O
away O
, O
and O
all O
the O
things O
that O
people O
want O
in O
the O
world O
are O
passing O
away O
. O

But O
whoever O
does O
what O
God O
wants O
will O
live O
forever O
. O

My O
dear O
children O
, O
the O
end O
is O
near O
! O

You O
have O
heard O
that O
the O
enemy O
of O
Christ O
is O
coming O
. O

And O
now O
many O
enemies O
of O
Christ O
are O
already O
here O
. O

So O
we O
know O
that O
the O
end O
is O
near O
. O

These O
enemies O
were O
in O
our O
group O
, O
but O
they O
left O
us O
. O

They O
did O
not O
really O
belong O
with O
us O
. O

If O
they O
were O
really O
part O
of O
our O
group O
, O
they O
would O
have O
stayed O
with O
us O
. O

But O
they O
left O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
none O
of O
them O
really O
belonged O
with O
us O
. O

You O
have O
the O
gift O
that O
the O
Holy O
One O
gave O
you O
. O

So O
you O
all O
know O
the O
truth O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
I O
am O
writing O
this O
letter O
because O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
truth O
? O

No O
, O
I O
am O
writing O
because O
you O
do O
know O
the O
truth O
. O

And O
you O
know O
that O
no O
lie O
comes O
from O
the O
truth O
. O

So O
who O
is O
the O
liar O
? O

It O
is O
the O
one O
who O
says O
Jesus O
is O
not O
the O
Christ O
. O

Whoever O
says O
that O
is O
the O
enemy O
of O
Christ O
-- O
the O
one O
who O
does O
not O
believe O
in O
the O
Father O
or O
in O
his O
Son O
. O

Whoever O
does O
not O
believe O
in O
the O
Son O
does O
not O
have O
the O
Father O
, O
but O
whoever O
accepts O
the O
Son O
has O
the O
Father O
too O
. O

Be O
sure O
that O
you O
continue O
to O
follow O
the O
teaching O
you O
heard O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

If O
you O
do O
that O
, O
you O
will O
always O
be O
in O
the O
Son O
and O
in O
the O
Father O
. O

And O
this O
is O
what O
the O
Son O
promised O
us O
-- O
eternal O
life O
. O

I O
am O
writing O
this O
letter O
about O
those O
who O
are O
trying O
to O
lead O
you O
into O
the O
wrong O
way O
. O

Christ O
gave O
you O
a O
special O
gift O
. O

You O
still O
have O
this O
gift O
in O
you O
. O

So O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
anyone O
to O
teach O
you O
. O

The O
gift O
he O
gave O
you O
teaches O
you O
about O
everything O
. O

It O
is O
a O
true O
gift O
, O
not O
a O
false O
one O
. O

So O
continue O
to O
live O
in O
Christ O
, O
as O
his O
gift O
taught O
you O
. O

Yes O
, O
my O
dear O
children O
, O
live O
in O
him O
. O

If O
we O
do O
this O
, O
we O
can O
be O
without O
fear O
on O
the O
day O
when O
Christ O
comes O
again O
. O

We O
will O
not O
need O
to O
hide O
and O
be O
ashamed O
when O
he O
comes O
. O

You O
know O
that O
Christ O
always O
did O
what O
was O
right O
. O

So O
you O
know O
that O
all O
those O
who O
do O
what O
is O
right O
are O
God O
's O
children O
. O

Dear O
Theophilus O
, O
The O
first O
book O
I O
wrote O
was O
about O
everything O
Jesus O
did O
and O
taught O
from O
the O
beginning O
until O
the O
day O
he O
was O
carried O
up O
into O
heaven O
. O

Before O
he O
went O
, O
he O
talked O
to O
the O
apostles O
he O
had O
chosen O
. O

With O
the O
help O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
, O
he O
told O
them O
what O
they O
should O
do O
. O

This O
was O
after O
his O
death O
, O
but O
he O
showed O
them O
that O
he O
was O
alive O
, O
proving O
it O
to O
them O
in O
many O
ways O
. O

The O
apostles O
saw O
Jesus O
many O
times O
during O
the O
40 O
days O
after O
he O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

He O
spoke O
to O
them O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

One O
time O
when O
Jesus O
was O
eating O
with O
them O
, O
he O
told O
them O
not O
to O
leave O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Wait O
here O
until O
you O
receive O
what O
the O
Father O
promised O
to O
send O
. O

Remember O
, O
I O
told O
you O
about O
it O
before O
. O

John B-PERSON
baptized O
people O
with O
water O
, O
but O
in O
a O
few O
days O
you O
will O
be O
baptized O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O
'' O

The O
apostles O
were O
all O
together O
. O

They O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
is O
this O
the O
time O
for O
you O
to O
give O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
their O
kingdom O
again O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
The O
Father O
is O
the O
only O
one O
who O
has O
the O
authority O
to O
decide O
dates O
and O
times O
. O

They O
are O
not O
for O
you O
to O
know O
. O

But O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
will O
come O
on O
you O
and O
give O
you O
power O
. O

You O
will O
be O
my O
witnesses O
. O

You O
will O
tell O
people O
everywhere O
about O
me O
-- O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
rest O
of O
Judea O
, O
in O
Samaria O
, O
and O
in O
every O
part O
of O
the O
world O
. O
'' O

After O
Jesus O
said O
this O
, O
he O
was O
lifted O
up O
into O
the O
sky O
. O

While O
they O
were O
watching O
, O
he O
went O
into O
a O
cloud O
, O
and O
they O
could O
not O
see O
him O
. O

They O
were O
staring O
into O
the O
sky O
where O
he O
had O
gone O
. O

Suddenly O
two O
men O
wearing O
white O
clothes O
were O
standing O
beside O
them O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Men O
from O
Galilee O
, O
why O
are O
you O
standing O
here O
looking O
into O
the O
sky O
? O

You O
saw O
Jesus O
carried O
away O
from O
you O
into O
heaven O
. O

He O
will O
come O
back O
in O
the O
same O
way O
you O
saw O
him O
go O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
apostles O
went O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
from O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

This O
mountain O
is O
about O
a O
half O
mile O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

When O
they O
entered O
the O
city O
, O
they O
went O
to O
the O
upstairs O
room O
where O
they O
were O
staying O
. O

These O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
were O
there O
: O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
John B-PERSON
, O
James B-PERSON
, O
Andrew B-PERSON
, O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
, O
Bartholomew B-PERSON
, O
Matthew O
, O
James B-PERSON
-LRB- O
the O
son O
of O
Alphaeus O
-RRB- O
, O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
the O
Zealot O
, O
and O
Judas O
-LRB- O
the O
son O
of O
James B-PERSON
-RRB- O
. O

The O
apostles O
were O
all O
together O
. O

They O
were O
constantly O
praying O
with O
the O
same O
purpose O
. O

Some O
women O
, O
Mary B-PERSON
the O
mother O
of O
Jesus O
, O
and O
his O
brothers O
were O
there O
with O
the O
apostles O
. O

After O
a O
few O
days O
there O
was O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
believers O
. O

There O
were O
about O
120 O
of O
them O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
stood O
up O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
said O
through O
David B-PERSON
that O
something O
must O
happen O
. O

He O
was O
talking O
about O
Judas O
, O
one O
of O
our O
own O
group O
. O

Judas O
served O
together O
with O
us O
. O

The O
Spirit O
said O
that O
Judas O
would O
lead O
men O
to O
arrest O
Jesus O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Judas O
was O
paid O
money O
for O
doing O
this O
. O

His O
money O
was O
used O
to O
buy O
him O
a O
field O
. O

But O
he O
fell O
on O
his O
head O
, O
his O
body O
broke O
open O
, O
and O
all O
his O
intestines O
poured O
out O
. O

And O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
learned O
about O
this O
. O

That O
is O
why O
they O
named O
that O
field O
Akeldama O
, O
which O
in O
their O
language O
means O
`` O
field O
of O
blood O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
In O
the O
book O
of O
Psalms O
, O
this O
is O
written O
about O
Judas O
: O
' O
People O
should O
not O
go O
near O
his O
land O
; O
no O
one O
should O
live O
there O
. O
' O

And O
it O
is O
also O
written O
: O
' O
Let O
another O
man O
have O
his O
work O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
now O
another O
man O
must O
join O
us O
and O
be O
a O
witness O
of O
Jesus O
' O
resurrection O
. O

He O
must O
be O
one O
of O
those O
men O
who O
were O
part O
of O
our O
group O
during O
all O
the O
time O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
was O
with O
us O
. O

He O
must O
have O
been O
with O
us O
from O
the O
time O
John B-PERSON
was O
baptizing O
people O
until O
the O
day O
when O
Jesus O
was O
carried O
up O
from O
us O
into O
heaven O
. O
'' O

They O
put O
two O
men O
before O
the O
group O
. O

One O
was O
Joseph O
Barsabbas O
. O

He O
was O
also O
called O
Justus O
. O

The O
other O
man O
was O
Matthias O
. O

They O
prayed O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
you O
know O
the O
minds O
of O
all O
people O
. O

Show O
us O
which O
one O
of O
these O
two O
men O
you O
choose O
to O
do O
this O
work O
. O

Judas O
turned O
away O
from O
it O
and O
went O
where O
he O
belongs O
. O

Lord O
, O
show O
us O
which O
man O
should O
take O
his O
place O
as O
an O
apostle O
! O
'' O

Then O
they O
used O
lots O
to O
choose O
one O
of O
the O
two O
men O
. O

The O
lots O
showed O
that O
Matthias O
was O
the O
one O
the O
Lord O
wanted O
. O

So O
he O
became O
an O
apostle O
with O
the O
other O
eleven O
. O

There O
was O
a O
man O
named O
Ananias O
. O

His O
wife O
's O
name O
was O
Sapphira O
. O

Ananias O
sold O
some O
land O
he O
had O
, O
but O
he O
gave O
only O
part O
of O
the O
money O
to O
the O
apostles O
. O

He O
secretly O
kept O
some O
of O
the O
money O
for O
himself O
. O

His O
wife O
knew O
this O
, O
and O
she O
agreed O
with O
it O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Ananias O
, O
why O
did O
you O
let O
Satan O
fill O
your O
mind O
with O
such O
an O
idea O
? O

You O
kept O
part O
of O
the O
money O
for O
yourself O
and O
lied O
about O
it O
to O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
! O

Before O
you O
sold O
the O
field O
, O
it O
belonged O
to O
you O
, O
right O
? O

And O
even O
after O
you O
sold O
it O
, O
you O
could O
have O
used O
the O
money O
any O
way O
you O
wanted O
. O

How O
could O
you O
even O
think O
of O
doing O
such O
a O
thing O
? O

You O
lied O
to O
God O
, O
not O
to O
us O
! O
'' O

When O
Ananias O
heard O
this O
, O
he O
fell O
down O
and O
died O
. O

Some O
young O
men O
came O
and O
wrapped O
his O
body O
. O

They O
carried O
it O
out O
and O
buried O
it O
. O

And O
everyone O
who O
heard O
about O
this O
was O
filled O
with O
fear O
. O

About O
three O
hours O
later O
his O
wife O
came O
in O
. O

Sapphira O
did O
not O
know O
about O
what O
had O
happened O
to O
her O
husband O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Tell O
me O
how O
much O
money O
you O
got O
for O
your O
field O
. O

Was O
it O
this O
much O
? O
'' O

Sapphira O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
that O
was O
all O
we O
got O
for O
the O
field O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
you O
and O
your O
husband O
agree O
to O
test O
the O
Spirit O
of O
the O
Lord O
? O

Listen O
! O

Do O
you O
hear O
those O
footsteps O
? O

The O
men O
who O
buried O
your O
husband O
are O
at O
the O
door O
. O

They O
will O
carry O
you O
out O
in O
the O
same O
way O
. O
'' O

At O
that O
moment O
Sapphira O
fell O
down O
by O
his O
feet O
and O
died O
. O

The O
young O
men O
came O
in O
and O
saw O
that O
she O
was O
dead O
. O

They O
carried O
her O
out O
and O
buried O
her O
beside O
her O
husband O
. O

The O
whole O
group O
of O
believers O
and O
all O
the O
other O
people O
who O
heard O
about O
this O
were O
filled O
with O
fear O
. O

The O
apostles O
were O
given O
the O
power O
to O
do O
many O
miraculous O
signs O
and O
wonders O
among O
the O
people O
. O

They O
were O
together O
in O
Solomon O
's O
Porch O
, O
and O
they O
all O
had O
the O
same O
purpose O
. O

None O
of O
the O
other O
people O
dared O
to O
stand O
with O
the O
apostles O
, O
but O
everyone O
was O
saying O
wonderful O
things O
about O
them O
. O

More O
and O
more O
people O
believed O
in O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
many O
men O
and O
women O
were O
added O
to O
the O
group O
of O
believers O
. O

So O
the O
people O
brought O
those O
who O
were O
sick O
into O
the O
streets O
and O
put O
them O
on O
little O
beds O
and O
mats O
. O

They O
were O
hoping O
that O
Peter B-PERSON
's O
shadow O
might O
fall O
on O
them O
as O
he O
walked O
by O
. O

People O
came O
from O
all O
the O
towns O
around O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
brought O
those O
who O
were O
sick O
or O
troubled O
by O
evil O
spirits O
. O

All O
of O
them O
were O
healed O
. O

The O
high O
priest O
and O
all O
his O
friends O
, O
a O
group O
called O
the O
Sadducees O
, O
became O
very O
jealous O
. O

They O
grabbed O
the O
apostles O
and O
put O
them O
in O
jail O
. O

But O
during O
the O
night O
, O
an O
angel O
of O
the O
Lord O
opened O
the O
doors O
of O
the O
jail O
. O

The O
angel O
led O
the O
apostles O
outside O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
stand O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

Tell O
the O
people O
everything O
about O
this O
new O
life O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
apostles O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
did O
what O
they O
were O
told O
. O

They O
went O
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
about O
sunrise O
and O
began O
to O
teach O
the O
people O
. O

The O
high O
priest O
and O
his O
friends O
came O
together O
and O
called O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
high O
council O
and O
all O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
. O

They O
sent O
some O
men O
to O
the O
jail O
to O
bring O
the O
apostles O
to O
them O
. O

When O
the O
men O
went O
to O
the O
jail O
, O
they O
could O
not O
find O
the O
apostles O
there O
. O

So O
they O
went O
back O
and O
told O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
about O
this O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
jail O
was O
closed O
and O
locked O
. O

The O
guards O
were O
standing O
at O
the O
doors O
. O

But O
when O
we O
opened O
the O
doors O
, O
the O
jail O
was O
empty O
! O
'' O

The O
captain O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
guards O
and O
the O
leading O
priests O
heard O
this O
. O

They O
were O
confused O
and O
wondered O
what O
it O
all O
meant O
. O

Then O
another O
man O
came O
and O
told O
them O
, O
`` O
Listen O
! O

The O
men O
you O
put O
in O
jail O
are O
standing O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
teaching O
the O
people O
. O
'' O

The O
captain O
and O
his O
men O
went O
out O
and O
brought O
the O
apostles O
back O
. O

But O
the O
soldiers O
did O
not O
use O
force O
, O
because O
they O
were O
afraid O
of O
the O
people O
. O

They O
were O
afraid O
the O
people O
would O
stone O
them O
to O
death O
. O

The O
soldiers O
brought O
the O
apostles O
in O
and O
made O
them O
stand O
before O
the O
council O
. O

The O
high O
priest O
questioned O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
told O
you O
never O
again O
to O
teach O
as O
followers O
of O
that O
man O
. O

But O
look O
at O
what O
you O
have O
done O
! O

You O
have O
filled O
Jerusalem B-GPE
with O
your O
teaching O
. O

And O
you O
are O
trying O
to O
blame O
us O
for O
his O
death O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
and O
the O
other O
apostles O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
must O
obey O
God O
, O
not O
you O
! O

You O
killed O
Jesus O
by O
nailing O
him O
to O
a O
cross O
. O

But O
God O
, O
the O
same O
God O
our O
fathers O
had O
, O
raised O
Jesus O
up O
from O
death O
. O

Jesus O
is O
the O
one O
God O
honored O
by O
giving O
him O
a O
place O
at O
his O
right O
side O
. O

He O
made O
him O
our O
Leader O
and O
Savior B-PERSON
. O

God O
did O
this O
to O
give O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
the O
opportunity O
to O
change O
and O
turn O
to O
God O
to O
have O
their O
sins O
forgiven O
. O

We O
saw O
all O
these O
things O
happen O
, O
and O
we O
can O
say O
that O
they O
are O
true O
. O

The O
Holy O
Spirit O
also O
shows O
that O
these O
things O
are O
true O
. O

God O
has O
given O
this O
Spirit B-ORG
to O
all O
those O
who O
obey O
him O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
council O
members O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
became O
very O
angry O
. O

They O
began O
to O
plan O
a O
way O
to O
kill O
the O
apostles O
. O

But O
one O
member O
of O
the O
council O
, O
a O
Pharisee O
named O
Gamaliel O
, O
stood O
up O
. O

He O
was O
a O
teacher O
of O
the O
law O
, O
and O
all O
the O
people O
respected O
him O
. O

He O
told O
the O
men O
to O
make O
the O
apostles O
leave O
the O
meeting O
for O
a O
few O
minutes O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Men O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
be O
careful O
of O
what O
you O
are O
planning O
to O
do O
to O
these O
men O
. O

Remember O
when O
Theudas O
appeared O
? O

He O
said O
he O
was O
an O
important O
man O
, O
and O
about O
400 O
men O
joined O
him O
. O

But O
he O
was O
killed O
, O
and O
all O
who O
followed O
him O
were O
scattered O
and O
ran O
away O
. O

They O
were O
not O
able O
to O
do O
anything O
. O

Later O
, O
during O
the O
time O
of O
the O
census O
, O
a O
man O
named O
Judas O
came O
from O
Galilee O
. O

Many O
people O
joined O
his O
group O
, O
but O
he O
was O
also O
killed O
, O
and O
all O
his O
followers O
were O
scattered O
. O

And O
so O
now O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
stay O
away O
from O
these O
men O
. O

Leave O
them O
alone O
. O

If O
their O
plan O
is O
something O
they O
thought O
up O
, O
it O
will O
fail O
. O

But O
if O
it O
is O
from O
God O
, O
you O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
stop O
them O
. O

You O
might O
even O
be O
fighting O
against O
God O
himself O
! O
'' O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
agreed O
with O
what O
Gamaliel O
said O
. O

They O
called O
the O
apostles O
in O
again O
. O

They O
beat O
them O
and O
told O
them O
not O
to O
talk O
to O
people O
about O
Jesus O
again O
. O

Then O
they O
let O
them O
go O
free O
. O

The O
apostles O
left O
the O
council O
meeting O
. O

They O
were O
happy O
because O
they O
were O
given O
the O
honor O
of O
suffering O
dishonor O
for O
Jesus O
. O

The O
apostles O
did O
not O
stop O
teaching O
the O
people O
. O

They O
continued O
to O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
-- O
that O
Jesus O
is O
the O
Christ O
. O

They O
did O
this O
every O
day O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
and O
in O
people O
's O
homes O
. O

Saul O
agreed O
that O
the O
killing O
of O
Stephen O
was O
a O
good O
thing O
. O

Some O
godly O
men O
buried O
Stephen O
and O
cried O
loudly O
for O
him O
. O

On O
that O
day O
the O
Jews O
began O
to O
persecute O
the O
church O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
making O
them O
suffer O
very O
much O
. O

Saul O
was O
also O
trying O
to O
destroy O
the O
group O
. O

He O
went O
into O
their O
houses O
, O
dragged O
out O
men O
and O
women O
, O
and O
put O
them O
in O
jail O
. O

All O
the O
believers O
left O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Only O
the O
apostles O
stayed O
. O

The O
believers O
went O
to O
different O
places O
in O
Judea O
and O
Samaria O
. O

They O
were O
scattered O
everywhere O
, O
and O
in O
every O
place O
they O
went O
, O
they O
told O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

Philip B-PERSON
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Samaria O
and O
told O
people O
about O
the O
Christ O
. O

The O
people O
there O
heard O
Philip B-PERSON
and O
saw O
the O
miraculous O
signs O
he O
was O
doing O
. O

They O
all O
listened O
carefully O
to O
what O
he O
said O
. O

Many O
of O
these O
people O
had O
evil O
spirits O
inside O
them O
, O
but O
Philip B-PERSON
made O
the O
evil O
spirits O
leave O
them O
. O

The O
spirits O
made O
a O
lot O
of O
noise O
as O
they O
came O
out O
. O

There O
were O
also O
many O
weak O
and O
crippled O
people O
there O
. O

Philip B-PERSON
made O
these O
people O
well O
too O
. O

What O
a O
happy O
day O
this O
was O
for O
that O
city O
! O

Now O
there O
was O
a O
man O
named O
Simon B-PERSON
who O
lived O
in O
that O
city O
. O

Before O
Philip B-PERSON
came O
there O
, O
Simon B-PERSON
had O
been O
doing O
magic O
and O
amazing O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Samaria O
. O

He O
bragged O
and O
called O
himself O
a O
great O
man O
. O

All O
the O
people O
-- O
the O
least O
important O
and O
the O
most O
important O
-- O
believed O
what O
he O
said O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
has O
the O
power O
of O
God O
that O
is O
called O
' O
the O
Great O
Power O
. O
' O
'' O

Simon B-PERSON
amazed O
the O
people O
with O
his O
magic O
for O
so O
long O
that O
the O
people O
became O
his O
followers O
. O

But O
Philip B-PERSON
told O
the O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
and O
the O
power O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Men O
and O
women O
believed O
Philip B-PERSON
and O
were O
baptized O
. O

Simon B-PERSON
himself O
also O
believed O
, O
and O
after O
he O
was O
baptized O
, O
he O
stayed O
close O
to O
Philip B-PERSON
. O

When O
he O
saw O
the O
miraculous O
signs O
and O
powerful O
things O
Philip B-PERSON
did O
, O
he O
was O
amazed O
. O

The O
apostles O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
heard O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Samaria O
had O
accepted O
the O
word O
of O
God O
. O

So O
they O
sent O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
to O
the O
people O
in O
Samaria O
. O

When O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
arrived O
, O
they O
prayed O
for O
the O
Samaritan O
believers O
to O
receive O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

These O
people O
had O
been O
baptized O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
, O
but O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
had O
not O
yet O
come O
down O
on O
any O
of O
them O
. O

This O
is O
why O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
prayed O
. O

When O
the O
two O
apostles O
laid O
their O
hands O
on O
the O
people O
, O
they O
received O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

Simon B-PERSON
saw O
that O
the O
Spirit O
was O
given O
to O
people O
when O
the O
apostles O
laid O
their O
hands O
on O
them O
. O

So O
he O
offered O
the O
apostles O
money O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Give O
me O
this O
power O
so O
that O
when O
I O
lay O
my O
hands O
on O
someone O
, O
they O
will O
receive O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
to O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
`` O
You O
and O
your O
money O
should O
both O
be O
destroyed O
because O
you O
thought O
you O
could O
buy O
God O
's O
gift O
with O
money O
. O

You O
can O
not O
share O
with O
us O
in O
this O
work O
. O

Your O
heart O
is O
not O
right O
before O
God O
. O

Change O
your O
heart O
! O

Turn O
away O
from O
these O
evil O
thoughts O
and O
pray O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Maybe O
he O
will O
forgive O
you O
. O

I O
see O
that O
you O
are O
full O
of O
bitter O
jealousy O
and O
can O
not O
stop O
yourself O
from O
doing O
wrong O
. O
'' O

Simon B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Both O
of O
you O
pray O
to O
the O
Lord O
for O
me O
, O
so O
that O
what O
you O
have O
said O
will O
not O
happen O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
two O
apostles O
told O
the O
people O
what O
they O
had O
seen O
Jesus O
do O
. O

They O
told O
them O
the O
message O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

Then O
they O
went O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

On O
the O
way O
, O
they O
went O
through O
many O
Samaritan O
towns O
and O
told O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

An O
angel O
of O
the O
Lord O
spoke O
to O
Philip B-PERSON
. O

The O
angel O
said O
, O
`` O
Get O
ready O
and O
go O
south O
on O
the O
road O
that O
leads O
down O
to O
Gaza B-GPE
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
-- O
the O
road O
that O
goes O
through O
the O
desert O
. O
'' O

So O
Philip B-PERSON
got O
ready O
and O
went O
. O

On O
the O
road O
he O
saw O
a O
man O
from O
Ethiopia B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
a O
eunuch O
and O
an O
important O
officer O
in O
the O
service O
of O
Candace O
, O
the O
queen O
of O
the O
Ethiopians B-NORP
. O

He O
was O
responsible O
for O
taking O
care O
of O
all O
her O
money O
. O

This O
man O
had O
gone O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
worship O
. O

Now O
he O
was O
on O
his O
way O
home O
. O

He O
was O
sitting O
in O
his O
chariot O
reading O
from O
the O
book O
of O
Isaiah B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
. O

The O
Spirit O
said O
to O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
that O
chariot O
and O
stay O
near O
it O
. O
'' O

So O
he O
went O
toward O
the O
chariot O
, O
and O
he O
heard O
the O
man O
reading O
from O
Isaiah B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
. O

Philip B-PERSON
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
understand O
what O
you O
are O
reading O
? O
'' O

The O
man O
answered O
, O
`` O
How O
can O
I O
understand O
? O

I O
need O
someone O
to O
explain O
it O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
invited O
Philip B-PERSON
to O
climb O
in O
and O
sit O
with O
him O
. O

The O
part O
of O
the O
Scriptures O
that O
he O
was O
reading O
was O
this O
: O
`` O
He O
was O
like O
a O
sheep O
being O
led O
to O
the O
butcher O
. O

He O
was O
like O
a O
lamb O
that O
makes O
no O
sound O
as O
its O
wool O
is O
being O
cut O
off O
. O

He O
said O
nothing O
. O

He O
was O
shamed O
, O
and O
all O
his O
rights O
were O
taken O
away O
. O

His O
life O
on O
earth O
has O
ended O
. O

So O
there O
will O
be O
no O
story O
about O
his O
descendants O
. O
'' O

The O
officer O
said O
to O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Please O
, O
tell O
me O
, O
who O
is O
the O
prophet O
talking O
about O
? O

Is O
he O
talking O
about O
himself O
or O
about O
someone O
else O
? O
'' O

Philip B-PERSON
began O
to O
speak O
. O

He O
started O
with O
this O
same O
Scripture O
and O
told O
the O
man O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
Jesus O
. O

While O
they O
were O
traveling O
down O
the O
road O
, O
they O
came O
to O
some O
water O
. O

The O
officer O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
here O
is O
water O
! O

What O
is O
stopping O
me O
from O
being O
baptized O
? O
'' O

Then O
the O
officer O
ordered O
the O
chariot O
to O
stop O
. O

Both O
Philip B-PERSON
and O
the O
officer O
went O
down O
into O
the O
water O
, O
and O
Philip B-PERSON
baptized O
him O
. O

When O
they O
came O
up O
out O
of O
the O
water O
, O
the O
Spirit O
of O
the O
Lord O
took O
Philip B-PERSON
away O
; O
the O
officer O
never O
saw O
him O
again O
. O

The O
officer O
continued O
on O
his O
way O
home O
. O

He O
was O
very O
happy O
. O

But O
Philip B-PERSON
appeared O
in O
a O
city O
called O
Azotus O
. O

He O
was O
going O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Caesarea O
. O

He O
told O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
in O
all O
the O
towns O
on O
the O
way O
from O
Azotus O
to O
Caesarea O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Derbe O
and O
then O
to O
Lystra O
, O
where O
a O
follower O
of O
Jesus O
named O
Timothy O
lived O
. O

Timothy O
's O
mother O
was O
a O
Jewish O
believer O
, O
but O
his O
father O
was O
a O
Greek O
. O

The O
believers O
in O
the O
cities O
of O
Lystra O
and O
Iconium O
had O
only O
good O
things O
to O
say O
about O
him O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
wanted O
Timothy O
to O
travel O
with O
him O
, O
but O
all O
the O
Jews O
living O
in O
that O
area O
knew O
that O
his O
father O
was O
a O
Greek O
. O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
circumcised O
Timothy O
to O
please O
the O
Jews O
. O

Then O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
those O
with O
him O
traveled O
through O
other O
cities O
. O

They O
gave O
the O
believers O
the O
rules O
and O
decisions O
from O
the O
apostles O
and O
elders O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
told O
them O
to O
obey O
these O
rules O
. O

So O
the O
churches O
were O
becoming O
stronger O
in O
the O
faith O
and O
were O
growing O
bigger O
every O
day O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
and O
those O
with O
him O
went O
through O
the O
areas O
of O
Phrygia O
and O
Galatia O
because O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
did O
not O
allow O
them O
to O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
in O
the O
province O
of O
Asia B-GPE
. O

When O
they O
reached O
the O
border O
of O
Mysia O
, O
they O
tried O
to O
go O
on O
into O
Bithynia O
, O
but O
the O
Spirit O
of O
Jesus O
did O
not O
let O
them O
go O
there O
. O

So O
they O
passed O
by O
Mysia O
and O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Troas O
. O

That O
night O
Paul B-PERSON
saw O
a O
vision O
. O

In O
it O
, O
a O
man O
from O
Macedonia B-GPE
came O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

The O
man O
stood O
there O
and O
begged O
, O
`` O
Come O
across O
to O
Macedonia B-GPE
and O
help O
us O
. O
'' O

After O
Paul B-PERSON
had O
seen O
the O
vision O
, O
we O
immediately O
prepared O
to O
leave O
for O
Macedonia B-GPE
. O

We O
understood O
that O
God O
had O
called O
us O
to O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
to O
those O
people O
. O

We O
left O
Troas O
in O
a O
ship O
and O
sailed O
to O
the O
island O
of O
Samothrace O
. O

The O
next O
day O
we O
sailed O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Neapolis O
. O

Then O
we O
went O
to O
Philippi O
, O
a O
Roman O
colony O
and O
the O
leading O
city O
in O
that O
part O
of O
Macedonia B-GPE
. O

We O
stayed O
there O
for O
a O
few O
days O
. O

On O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
we O
went O
out O
the O
city O
gate O
to O
the O
river O
. O

There O
we O
thought O
we O
might O
find O
a O
special O
place O
for O
prayer O
. O

Some O
women O
had O
gathered O
there O
, O
so O
we O
sat O
down O
and O
talked O
with O
them O
. O

There O
was O
a O
woman O
there O
named O
Lydia O
from O
the O
city O
of O
Thyatira O
. O

Her O
job O
was O
selling O
purple O
cloth O
. O

She O
was O
a O
worshiper O
of O
the O
true O
God O
. O

Lydia O
was O
listening O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
opened O
her O
heart O
to O
accept O
what O
Paul B-PERSON
was O
saying O
. O

She O
and O
all O
the O
people O
living O
in O
her O
house O
were O
baptized O
. O

Then O
she O
invited O
us O
into O
her O
home O
. O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
think O
I O
am O
a O
true O
believer O
in O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
, O
come O
stay O
in O
my O
house O
. O
'' O

She O
persuaded O
us O
to O
stay O
with O
her O
. O

One O
day O
we O
were O
going O
to O
the O
place O
for O
prayer O
, O
and O
a O
servant O
girl O
met O
us O
. O

She O
had O
a O
spirit O
in O
her O
that O
gave O
her O
the O
power O
to O
tell O
what O
would O
happen O
in O
the O
future O
. O

By O
doing O
this O
she O
earned O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
for O
the O
men O
who O
owned O
her O
. O

She O
started O
following O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
around O
. O

She O
kept O
shouting O
, O
`` O
These O
men O
are O
servants O
of O
the O
Most O
High O
God O
! O

They O
are O
telling O
you O
how O
you O
can O
be O
saved O
! O
'' O

She O
continued O
doing O
this O
for O
many O
days O
. O

This O
bothered O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
so O
he O
turned O
and O
said O
to O
the O
spirit O
, O
`` O
By O
the O
power O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
I O
command O
you O
to O
come O
out O
of O
her O
! O
'' O

Immediately O
, O
the O
spirit O
came O
out O
. O

When O
the O
men O
who O
owned O
the O
servant O
girl O
saw O
this O
, O
they O
realized O
that O
they O
could O
no O
longer O
use O
her O
to O
make O
money O
. O

So O
they O
grabbed O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
and O
dragged O
them O
to O
the O
public O
square O
to O
meet O
with O
the O
authorities O
. O

They O
brought O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
before O
the O
Roman O
officials O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
These O
men O
are O
Jews O
, O
and O
they O
are O
making O
trouble O
in O
our O
city O
. O

They O
are O
telling O
people O
to O
do O
things O
that O
are O
not O
right O
for O
us O
as O
Romans O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

The O
whole O
crowd O
turned O
against O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
. O

The O
officials O
tore O
the O
clothes O
off O
both O
men O
and O
ordered O
that O
they O
be O
beaten O
with O
rods O
. O

They O
were O
beaten O
severely O
and O
thrown O
into O
jail O
. O

The O
officials O
told O
the O
jailer O
, O
`` O
Guard O
them O
very O
carefully O
! O
'' O

When O
the O
jailer O
heard O
this O
special O
order O
, O
he O
put O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
far O
inside O
the O
jail O
and O
bound O
their O
feet O
between O
large O
blocks O
of O
wood O
. O

About O
midnight O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
were O
praying O
and O
singing O
songs O
to O
God O
. O

The O
other O
prisoners O
were O
listening O
to O
them O
. O

Suddenly O
there O
was O
an O
earthquake O
so O
strong O
that O
it O
shook O
the O
foundation O
of O
the O
jail O
. O

All O
the O
doors O
of O
the O
jail O
opened O
, O
and O
the O
chains O
on O
all O
the O
prisoners O
fell O
off O
. O

The O
jailer O
woke O
up O
and O
saw O
that O
the O
jail O
doors O
were O
open O
. O

He O
thought O
that O
the O
prisoners O
had O
already O
escaped O
, O
so O
he O
got O
his O
sword O
and O
was O
ready O
to O
kill O
himself O
. O

But O
Paul B-PERSON
shouted O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
hurt O
yourself O
! O

We O
are O
all O
here O
! O
'' O

The O
jailer O
told O
someone O
to O
bring O
a O
light O
. O

Then O
he O
ran O
inside O
and O
, O
shaking O
with O
fear O
, O
fell O
down O
in O
front O
of O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
. O

Then O
he O
brought O
them O
outside O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Men O
, O
what O
must O
I O
do O
to O
be O
saved O
? O
'' O

They O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Believe O
in O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
and O
you O
will O
be O
saved O
-- O
you O
and O
all O
who O
live O
in O
your O
house O
. O
'' O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
told O
the O
message O
of O
the O
Lord O
to O
the O
jailer O
and O
all O
the O
people O
who O
lived O
in O
his O
house O
. O

It O
was O
late O
at O
night O
, O
but O
the O
jailer O
took O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
and O
washed O
their O
wounds O
. O

Then O
the O
jailer O
and O
all O
his O
people O
were O
baptized O
. O

After O
this O
the O
jailer O
took O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
home O
and O
gave O
them O
some O
food O
. O

All O
the O
people O
were O
very O
happy O
because O
they O
now O
believed O
in O
God O
. O

The O
next O
morning O
the O
Roman O
officials O
sent O
some O
soldiers O
to O
tell O
the O
jailer O
, O
`` O
Let O
these O
men O
go O
free O
. O
'' O

The O
jailer O
said O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
`` O
The O
officials O
have O
sent O
these O
soldiers O
to O
let O
you O
go O
free O
. O

You O
can O
leave O
now O
. O

Go O
in O
peace O
. O
'' O

But O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
soldiers O
, O
`` O
Those O
officials O
did O
not O
prove O
that O
we O
did O
anything O
wrong O
, O
but O
they O
beat O
us O
in O
public O
and O
put O
us O
in O
jail O
. O

And O
we O
are O
Roman O
citizens O
. O

Now O
they O
want O
us O
to O
go O
away O
quietly O
. O

No O
, O
they O
must O
come O
here O
themselves O
and O
lead O
us O
out O
! O
'' O

The O
soldiers O
told O
the O
officials O
what O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
. O

When O
they O
heard O
that O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
were O
Roman O
citizens O
, O
they O
were O
afraid O
. O

So O
they O
came O
and O
told O
them O
they O
were O
sorry O
. O

They O
led O
them O
out O
of O
the O
jail O
and O
asked O
them O
to O
leave O
the O
city O
. O

But O
when O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
came O
out O
of O
the O
jail O
, O
they O
went O
to O
Lydia O
's O
house O
. O

They O
saw O
some O
of O
the O
believers O
there O
and O
encouraged O
them O
. O

Then O
they O
left O
. O

During O
this O
same O
time O
, O
King O
Herod O
began O
to O
persecute O
some O
of O
the O
people O
who O
were O
part O
of O
the O
church O
. O

He O
ordered O
James B-PERSON
, O
the O
brother O
of O
John B-PERSON
, O
to O
be O
killed O
with O
a O
sword O
. O

Herod O
saw O
that O
many O
of O
the O
Jews O
liked O
this O
, O
so O
he O
decided O
to O
arrest O
Peter B-PERSON
too O
. O

This O
happened O
during O
the O
Festival O
of O
Unleavened O
Bread O
. O

He O
arrested O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
put O
him O
in O
jail O
, O
where O
he O
was O
guarded O
by O
a O
group O
of O
16 O
soldiers O
. O

Herod O
planned O
to O
bring O
Peter B-PERSON
before O
the O
people O
, O
but O
he O
wanted O
to O
wait O
until O
after O
the O
Passover O
festival O
. O

So O
Peter B-PERSON
was O
kept O
in O
jail O
, O
but O
the O
church O
was O
constantly O
praying O
to O
God O
for O
him O
. O

One O
night O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
bound O
with O
two O
chains O
, O
was O
sleeping O
between O
two O
of O
the O
soldiers O
. O

More O
soldiers O
were O
guarding O
the O
door O
of O
the O
jail O
. O

Herod O
was O
planning O
to O
bring O
Peter B-PERSON
out O
before O
the O
people O
the O
next O
day O
. O

Suddenly O
an O
angel O
of O
the O
Lord O
was O
standing O
there O
, O
and O
the O
room O
was O
filled O
with O
light O
. O

The O
angel O
tapped O
Peter B-PERSON
on O
the O
side O
and O
woke O
him O
up O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
, O
`` O
Hurry O
, O
get O
up O
! O
'' O

The O
chains O
fell O
off O
Peter B-PERSON
's O
hands O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
, O
`` O
Get O
dressed O
and O
put O
on O
your O
sandals O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
did O
as O
he O
was O
told O
. O

Then O
the O
angel O
said O
, O
`` O
Put O
on O
your O
coat O
and O
follow O
me O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
angel O
went O
out O
and O
Peter B-PERSON
followed O
. O

He O
did O
not O
know O
if O
the O
angel O
was O
really O
doing O
this O
. O

He O
thought O
he O
might O
be O
seeing O
a O
vision O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
and O
the O
angel O
went O
past O
the O
first O
guard O
and O
the O
second O
guard O
. O

Then O
they O
came O
to O
the O
iron O
gate O
that O
separated O
them O
from O
the O
city O
. O

The O
gate O
opened O
for O
them O
by O
itself O
. O

After O
they O
went O
through O
the O
gate O
and O
walked O
about O
a O
block O
, O
the O
angel O
suddenly O
left O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
realized O
then O
what O
had O
happened O
. O

He O
thought O
, O
`` O
Now O
I O
know O
that O
the O
Lord O
really O
sent O
his O
angel O
to O
me O
. O

He O
rescued O
me O
from O
Herod O
and O
from O
everything O
those O
Jews O
thought O
would O
happen O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

When O
Peter B-PERSON
realized O
this O
, O
he O
went O
to O
the O
home O
of O
Mary B-PERSON
, O
the O
mother O
of O
John B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
also O
called O
Mark O
. O

Many O
people O
were O
gathered O
there O
and O
were O
praying O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
knocked O
on O
the O
outside O
door O
. O

A O
servant O
girl O
named O
Rhoda O
came O
to O
answer O
it O
. O

She O
recognized O
Peter B-PERSON
's O
voice O
, O
and O
she O
was O
very O
happy O
. O

She O
even O
forgot O
to O
open O
the O
door O
. O

She O
ran O
inside O
and O
told O
the O
group O
, O
`` O
Peter B-PERSON
is O
at O
the O
door O
! O
'' O

The O
believers O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
crazy O
! O
'' O

But O
she O
continued O
to O
say O
that O
it O
was O
true O
. O

So O
they O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
must O
be O
Peter B-PERSON
's O
angel O
. O
'' O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
continued O
to O
knock O
. O

When O
the O
believers O
opened O
the O
door O
, O
they O
saw O
him O
. O

They O
were O
amazed O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
made O
a O
sign O
with O
his O
hand O
to O
tell O
them O
to O
be O
quiet O
. O

He O
explained O
to O
them O
how O
the O
Lord O
led O
him O
out O
of O
the O
jail O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Tell O
James B-PERSON
and O
the O
other O
brothers O
what O
happened O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
left O
and O
went O
to O
another O
place O
. O

The O
next O
day O
the O
soldiers O
were O
very O
upset O
. O

They O
wondered O
what O
happened O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
. O

Herod O
looked O
everywhere O
for O
him O
but O
could O
not O
find O
him O
. O

So O
he O
questioned O
the O
guards O
and O
then O
ordered O
that O
they O
be O
killed O
. O

Later O
, O
Herod O
moved O
from O
Judea O
. O

He O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Caesarea O
and O
stayed O
there O
a O
while O
. O

Herod O
was O
very O
angry O
with O
the O
people O
from O
the O
cities O
of O
Tyre O
and O
Sidon O
. O

But O
these O
cities O
needed O
food O
from O
his O
country O
, O
so O
a O
group O
of O
them O
came O
to O
ask O
him O
for O
peace O
. O

They O
were O
able O
to O
get O
Blastus O
, O
the O
king O
's O
personal O
servant O
, O
on O
their O
side O
. O

Herod O
decided O
on O
a O
day O
to O
meet O
with O
them O
. O

On O
that O
day O
he O
was O
wearing O
a O
beautiful O
royal O
robe O
. O

He O
sat O
on O
his O
throne O
and O
made O
a O
speech O
to O
the O
people O
. O

The O
people O
shouted O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
the O
voice O
of O
a O
god O
, O
not O
a O
man O
! O
'' O

Herod O
did O
not O
give O
the O
glory O
to O
God O
. O

So O
an O
angel O
of O
the O
Lord O
caused O
him O
to O
get O
sick O
. O

He O
was O
eaten O
by O
worms O
inside O
him O
, O
and O
he O
died O
. O

The O
message O
of O
God O
was O
spreading O
, O
reaching O
more O
and O
more O
people O
. O

After O
Barnabas O
and O
Saul O
finished O
their O
work O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
they O
returned O
to O
Antioch O
, O
taking O
John O
Mark O
with O
them O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Iconium O
. O

As O
they O
did O
in O
Antioch O
, O
they O
entered O
the O
Jewish O
synagogue O
. O

They O
spoke O
to O
the O
people O
there O
. O

They O
spoke O
so O
well O
that O
many O
Jews O
and O
Greeks B-NORP
believed O
what O
they O
said O
. O

But O
some O
of O
the O
Jews O
did O
not O
believe O
. O

They O
said O
things O
that O
caused O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
to O
be O
angry O
and O
turn O
against O
the O
Lord O
's O
followers O
. O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
stayed O
in O
Iconium O
a O
long O
time O
, O
and O
they O
spoke O
bravely O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

They O
told O
the O
people O
about O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

The O
Lord O
proved O
that O
what O
they O
said O
was O
true O
by O
causing O
miraculous O
signs O
and O
wonders O
to O
be O
done O
through O
them O
. O

But O
some O
of O
the O
people O
in O
the O
city O
agreed O
with O
the O
Jews O
who O
did O
not O
believe O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
. O

Others O
followed O
the O
apostles O
. O

So O
the O
city O
was O
divided O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
Jews O
there O
, O
as O
well O
as O
their O
leaders O
and O
some O
of O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
, O
were O
determined O
to O
hurt O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
stone O
them O
to O
death O
. O

When O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
learned O
about O
this O
, O
they O
left O
the O
city O
. O

They O
went O
to O
Lystra O
and O
Derbe O
, O
cities O
in O
Lycaonia O
, O
and O
to O
the O
surrounding O
areas O
. O

They O
told O
the O
Good O
News O
there O
too O
. O

In O
Lystra O
there O
was O
a O
man O
who O
had O
something O
wrong O
with O
his O
feet O
. O

He O
had O
been O
born O
crippled O
and O
had O
never O
walked O
. O

He O
was O
sitting O
and O
listening O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
speak O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
looked O
straight O
at O
him O
and O
saw O
that O
the O
man O
believed O
God O
could O
heal O
him O
. O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
shouted O
, O
`` O
Stand O
up O
on O
your O
feet O
! O
'' O

The O
man O
jumped O
up O
and O
began O
walking O
around O
. O

When O
the O
people O
saw O
what O
Paul B-PERSON
did O
, O
they O
shouted O
in O
their O
own O
Lycaonian O
language O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
gods O
have O
come O
down O
to O
us O
in O
the O
form O
of O
humans O
! O
'' O

The O
people O
began O
to O
call O
Barnabas O
`` O
Zeus B-PERSON
, O
'' O
and O
they O
called O
Paul B-PERSON
`` O
Hermes O
, O
'' O
because O
he O
was O
the O
main O
speaker O
. O

The O
temple O
of O
Zeus B-PERSON
was O
near O
the O
city O
. O

The O
priest O
of O
this O
temple O
brought O
some O
bulls O
and O
flowers O
to O
the O
city O
gates O
. O

The O
priest O
and O
the O
people O
wanted O
to O
offer O
a O
sacrifice O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
. O

But O
when O
the O
apostles O
, O
Barnabas O
and O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
understood O
what O
the O
people O
were O
doing O
, O
they O
tore O
their O
own O
clothes O
. O

Then O
they O
ran O
in O
among O
the O
people O
and O
shouted O
to O
them O
: O
`` O
Men O
, O
why O
are O
you O
doing O
this O
? O

We O
are O
not O
gods O
. O

We O
are O
human O
just O
like O
you O
. O

We O
came O
to O
tell O
you O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

We O
are O
telling O
you O
to O
turn O
away O
from O
these O
worthless O
things O
. O

Turn O
to O
the O
true O
living O
God O
, O
the O
one O
who O
made O
the O
sky O
, O
the O
earth O
, O
the O
sea O
, O
and O
everything O
that O
is O
in O
them O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
past O
God O
let O
all O
the O
nations O
do O
what O
they O
wanted O
. O

But O
God O
was O
always O
there O
doing O
the O
good O
things O
that O
prove O
he O
is O
real O
. O

He O
gives O
you O
rain O
from O
heaven O
and O
good O
harvests O
at O
the O
right O
times O
. O

He O
gives O
you O
plenty O
of O
food O
and O
fills O
your O
hearts O
with O
joy O
. O
'' O

Even O
after O
saying O
all O
this O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
still O
could O
hardly O
stop O
the O
people O
from O
offering O
sacrifices O
to O
them O
. O

Then O
some O
Jews O
came O
from O
Antioch O
and O
Iconium O
and O
persuaded O
the O
people O
to O
turn O
against O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

So O
they O
threw O
stones O
at O
him O
and O
dragged O
him O
out O
of O
the O
town O
. O

They O
thought O
they O
had O
killed O
him O
. O

But O
when O
the O
followers O
of O
Jesus O
gathered O
around O
him O
, O
he O
got O
up O
and O
went O
back O
into O
the O
town O
. O

The O
next O
day O
he O
and O
Barnabas O
left O
and O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Derbe O
. O

They O
also O
told O
the O
Good O
News O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Derbe O
, O
and O
many O
people O
became O
followers O
of O
Jesus O
. O

Then O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
returned O
to O
the O
cities O
of O
Lystra O
, O
Iconium O
, O
and O
Antioch O
. O

In O
those O
cities O
they O
helped O
the O
followers O
grow O
stronger O
in O
their O
faith O
and O
encouraged O
them O
to O
continue O
trusting O
God O
. O

They O
told O
them O
, O
`` O
We O
must O
suffer O
many O
things O
on O
our O
way O
into O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O
'' O

They O
also O
chose O
elders O
for O
each O
church O
and O
stopped O
eating O
for O
a O
period O
of O
time O
to O
pray O
for O
them O
. O

These O
elders O
were O
men O
who O
had O
put O
their O
trust O
in O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
, O
so O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
put O
them O
in O
his O
care O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
went O
through O
the O
country O
of O
Pisidia O
. O

Then O
they O
came O
to O
the O
country O
of O
Pamphylia O
. O

They O
told O
people O
the O
message O
of O
God O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Perga O
, O
and O
then O
they O
went O
down O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Attalia O
. O

And O
from O
there O
they O
sailed O
away O
to O
Antioch O
in O
Syria B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
the O
city O
where O
the O
believers O
had O
put O
them O
into O
God O
's O
care O
and O
sent O
them O
to O
do O
this O
work O
. O

Now O
they O
had O
finished O
it O
. O

When O
they O
arrived O
, O
they O
gathered O
the O
church O
together O
and O
told O
them O
about O
all O
that O
God O
had O
done O
with O
them O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
God O
opened O
a O
door O
so O
that O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
could O
also O
believe O
! O
'' O

And O
they O
stayed O
there O
a O
long O
time O
with O
the O
Lord O
's O
followers O
. O

One O
day O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
went O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

It O
was O
three O
o'clock O
in O
the O
afternoon O
, O
which O
was O
the O
time O
for O
the O
daily O
Temple B-GPE
prayer O
service O
. O

As O
they O
were O
entering O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
, O
a O
man O
was O
there O
who O
had O
been O
crippled O
all O
his O
life O
. O

He O
was O
being O
carried O
by O
some O
friends O
who O
brought O
him O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
every O
day O
. O

They O
put O
him O
by O
one O
of O
the O
gates O
outside O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

It O
was O
called O
Beautiful O
Gate O
. O

There O
he O
begged O
for O
money O
from O
the O
people O
going O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

That O
day O
he O
saw O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
going O
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

He O
asked O
them O
for O
money O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
looked O
at O
the O
crippled O
man O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
at O
us O
! O
'' O

He O
looked O
at O
them O
; O
he O
thought O
they O
would O
give O
him O
some O
money O
. O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
silver O
or O
gold O
, O
but O
I O
do O
have O
something O
else O
I O
can O
give O
you O
. O

By O
the O
power O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
from O
Nazareth O
-- O
stand O
up O
and O
walk O
! O
'' O

Then O
Peter B-PERSON
took O
the O
man O
's O
right O
hand O
and O
lifted O
him O
up O
. O

Immediately O
his O
feet O
and O
legs O
became O
strong O
. O

He O
jumped O
up O
, O
stood O
on O
his O
feet O
, O
and O
began O
to O
walk O
. O

He O
went O
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
with O
them O
. O

He O
was O
walking O
and O
jumping O
and O
praising O
God O
. O

All O
the O
people O
recognized O
him O
. O

They O
knew O
he O
was O
the O
crippled O
man O
who O
always O
sat O
by O
the O
Beautiful O
Gate O
to O
beg O
for O
money O
. O

Now O
they O
saw O
this O
same O
man O
walking O
and O
praising O
God O
. O

They O
were O
amazed O
. O

They O
did O
not O
understand O
how O
this O
could O
happen O
. O

The O
man O
was O
holding O
on O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
. O

All O
the O
people O
were O
amazed O
. O

They O
ran O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
at O
Solomon O
's O
Porch O
. O

When O
Peter B-PERSON
saw O
this O
, O
he O
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
My O
Jewish O
brothers O
, O
why O
are O
you O
surprised O
at O
this O
? O

You O
are O
looking O
at O
us O
as O
if O
it O
was O
our O
power O
that O
made O
this O
man O
walk O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
this O
was O
done O
because O
we O
are O
good O
? O

No O
, O
God O
did O
it O
! O

He O
is O
the O
God O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
the O
God O
of O
Isaac O
, O
and O
the O
God O
of O
Jacob O
. O

He O
is O
the O
God O
of O
all O
our O
fathers O
. O

He O
gave O
glory O
to O
Jesus O
, O
his O
special O
servant O
. O

But O
you O
handed O
him O
over O
to O
be O
killed O
. O

Pilate O
decided O
to O
let O
him O
go O
free O
. O

But O
you O
told O
Pilate O
you O
did O
not O
want O
him O
. O

Jesus O
was O
holy O
and O
good O
, O
but O
you O
said O
you O
did O
not O
want O
him O
. O

You O
told O
Pilate O
to O
give O
you O
a O
murderer O
instead O
of O
Jesus O
. O

And O
so O
you O
killed O
the O
one O
who O
gives O
life O
! O

But O
God O
raised O
him O
from O
death O
. O

We O
are O
witnesses O
of O
this O
-- O
we O
saw O
it O
with O
our O
own O
eyes O
. O

`` O
This O
crippled O
man O
was O
healed O
because O
we O
trusted O
in O
Jesus O
. O

It O
was O
Jesus O
' O
power O
that O
made O
him O
well O
. O

You O
can O
see O
this O
man O
, O
and O
you O
know O
him O
. O

He O
was O
made O
completely O
well O
because O
of O
faith O
in O
Jesus O
. O

You O
all O
saw O
it O
happen O
! O

`` O
My O
brothers O
, O
I O
know O
that O
what O
you O
did O
to O
Jesus O
was O
done O
because O
you O
did O
not O
understand O
what O
you O
were O
doing O
. O

And O
your O
leaders O
did O
not O
understand O
any O
more O
than O
you O
did O
. O

But O
God O
said O
these O
things O
would O
happen O
. O

Through O
the O
prophets O
he O
said O
that O
his O
Christ O
would O
suffer O
and O
die O
. O

I O
have O
told O
you O
how O
God O
made O
this O
happen O
. O

So O
you O
must O
change O
your O
hearts O
and O
lives O
. O

Come O
back O
to O
God O
, O
and O
he O
will O
forgive O
your O
sins O
. O

Then O
the O
Lord O
will O
give O
you O
times O
of O
spiritual O
rest O
. O

He O
will O
send O
you O
Jesus O
, O
the O
one O
he O
chose O
to O
be O
the O
Christ O
. O

`` O
But O
Jesus O
must O
stay O
in O
heaven O
until O
the O
time O
when O
all O
things O
will O
be O
made O
right O
again O
. O

God O
told O
about O
this O
time O
when O
he O
spoke O
long O
ago O
through O
his O
holy O
prophets O
. O

Moses O
said O
, O
' O
The O
Lord O
your O
God O
will O
give O
you O
a O
prophet O
. O

That O
prophet O
will O
come O
from O
among O
your O
own O
people O
. O

He O
will O
be O
like O
me O
. O

You O
must O
obey O
everything O
he O
tells O
you O
. O

And O
anyone O
who O
refuses O
to O
obey O
that O
prophet O
will O
die O
, O
separated O
from O
God O
's O
people O
. O
' O

`` O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
and O
all O
the O
other O
prophets O
who O
spoke O
for O
God O
after O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
said O
that O
this O
time O
would O
come O
. O

And O
what O
those O
prophets O
talked O
about O
is O
for O
you O
, O
their O
descendants O
. O

You O
have O
received O
the O
agreement O
that O
God O
made O
with O
your O
fathers O
. O

God O
said O
to O
your O
father O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
' O
Every O
nation O
on O
earth O
will O
be O
blessed O
through O
your O
descendants O
. O
' O

God O
has O
sent O
his O
special O
servant O
Jesus O
. O

He O
sent O
him O
to O
you O
first O
. O

He O
sent O
him O
to O
bless O
you O
by O
causing O
each O
of O
you O
to O
turn O
away O
from O
your O
evil O
ways O
. O
'' O

When O
we O
were O
safe O
on O
land O
, O
we O
learned O
that O
the O
island O
was O
called O
Malta B-GPE
. O

The O
people O
who O
lived O
there O
were O
very O
good O
to O
us O
. O

It O
was O
raining O
and O
very O
cold O
, O
so O
they O
built O
a O
fire O
and O
welcomed O
all O
of O
us O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
gathered O
a O
pile O
of O
sticks O
for O
the O
fire O
. O

He O
was O
putting O
the O
sticks O
on O
the O
fire O
, O
and O
a O
poisonous O
snake O
came O
out O
because O
of O
the O
heat O
and O
bit O
him O
on O
the O
hand O
. O

When O
the O
people O
living O
on O
the O
island O
saw O
the O
snake O
hanging O
from O
his O
hand O
, O
they O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
must O
be O
a O
murderer O
! O

He O
did O
not O
die O
in O
the O
sea O
, O
but O
Justice O
does O
not O
want O
him O
to O
live O
. O
'' O

But O
Paul B-PERSON
shook O
the O
snake O
off O
into O
the O
fire O
and O
was O
not O
hurt O
. O

The O
people O
thought O
he O
would O
swell O
up O
or O
fall O
down O
dead O
. O

They O
waited O
and O
watched O
him O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
but O
nothing O
bad O
happened O
to O
him O
. O

So O
they O
changed O
their O
opinion O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
a O
god O
! O
'' O

There O
were O
some O
fields O
around O
that O
same O
area O
. O

They O
were O
owned O
by O
a O
man O
named O
Publius O
, O
the O
most O
important O
Roman O
official O
on O
the O
island O
. O

He O
welcomed O
us O
into O
his O
home O
and O
was O
very O
good O
to O
us O
. O

We O
stayed O
in O
his O
house O
for O
three O
days O
. O

Publius O
' O
father O
was O
very O
sick O
. O

He O
had O
a O
fever O
and O
dysentery O
, O
but O
Paul B-PERSON
went O
to O
him O
and O
prayed O
for O
him O
. O

He O
laid O
his O
hands O
on O
the O
man O
and O
healed O
him O
. O

After O
this O
happened O
, O
all O
the O
other O
sick O
people O
on O
the O
island O
came O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
and O
he O
healed O
them O
too O
. O

The O
people O
on O
the O
island O
gave O
us O
many O
honors O
. O

And O
after O
we O
had O
been O
there O
three O
months O
and O
were O
ready O
to O
leave O
, O
they O
provided O
us O
everything O
we O
needed O
for O
our O
trip O
. O

We O
got O
on O
a O
ship O
from O
Alexandria B-GPE
that O
had O
stayed O
on O
the O
island O
of O
Malta B-GPE
during O
the O
winter O
. O

On O
the O
front O
of O
the O
ship O
was O
the O
sign O
for O
the O
twin O
gods O
. O

We O
stopped O
at O
the O
city O
of O
Syracuse B-GPE
. O

We O
stayed O
there O
three O
days O
and O
then O
left O
. O

We O
came O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Rhegium O
. O

The O
next O
day O
a O
wind O
began O
to O
blow O
from O
the O
southwest O
, O
so O
we O
were O
able O
to O
leave O
. O

A O
day O
later O
we O
came O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Puteoli O
. O

We O
found O
some O
believers O
there O
, O
who O
asked O
us O
to O
stay O
with O
them O
a O
week O
. O

Finally O
, O
we O
came O
to O
Rome B-GPE
. O

The O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
Rome B-GPE
heard O
about O
us O
and O
came O
out O
to O
meet O
us O
at O
the O
Market O
of O
Appius O
and O
at O
the O
Three O
Inns O
. O

When O
Paul B-PERSON
saw O
these O
believers O
, O
he O
thanked O
God O
and O
felt O
encouraged O
. O

When O
we O
came O
to O
Rome B-GPE
, O
Paul B-PERSON
was O
allowed O
to O
live O
alone O
. O

But O
a O
soldier O
stayed O
with O
him O
to O
guard O
him O
. O

Three O
days O
later O
Paul B-PERSON
sent O
for O
some O
of O
the O
most O
important O
Jews O
. O

When O
they O
came O
together O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
brothers O
, O
I O
have O
done O
nothing O
against O
our O
people O
or O
against O
the O
customs O
of O
our O
fathers O
. O

But O
I O
was O
arrested O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
handed O
over O
to O
the O
Romans O
. O

They O
asked O
me O
many O
questions O
, O
but O
they O
could O
not O
find O
any O
reason O
why O
I O
should O
be O
put O
to O
death O
. O

So O
they O
wanted O
to O
let O
me O
go O
free O
. O

But O
the O
Jews O
there O
did O
not O
want O
that O
. O

So O
I O
had O
to O
ask O
to O
come O
to O
Rome B-GPE
to O
have O
my O
trial O
before O
Caesar O
. O

That O
does O
n't O
mean O
I O
am O
accusing O
my O
people O
of O
doing O
anything O
wrong O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
wanted O
to O
see O
you O
and O
talk O
with O
you O
. O

I O
am O
bound O
with O
this O
chain O
because O
I O
believe O
in O
the O
hope O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

The O
Jews O
answered O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
`` O
We O
have O
received O
no O
letters O
from O
Judea O
about O
you O
. O

None O
of O
our O
Jewish O
brothers O
who O
have O
traveled O
from O
there O
brought O
news O
about O
you O
or O
told O
us O
anything O
bad O
about O
you O
. O

We O
want O
to O
hear O
your O
ideas O
. O

We O
know O
that O
people O
everywhere O
are O
speaking O
against O
this O
new O
group O
. O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
and O
the O
Jews O
chose O
a O
day O
for O
a O
meeting O
. O

On O
that O
day O
many O
more O
of O
these O
Jews O
met O
with O
Paul B-PERSON
at O
his O
house O
. O

He O
spoke O
to O
them O
all O
day O
long O
, O
explaining O
God O
's O
kingdom O
to O
them O
. O

He O
used O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
and O
the O
writings O
of O
the O
prophets O
to O
persuade O
them O
to O
believe O
in O
Jesus O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
Jews O
believed O
what O
he O
said O
, O
but O
others O
did O
not O
believe O
. O

They O
had O
an O
argument O
among O
themselves O
and O
were O
ready O
to O
leave O
. O

But O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
one O
more O
thing O
to O
them O
: O
`` O
The O
Holy O
Spirit O
spoke O
the O
truth O
to O
your O
fathers O
through O
Isaiah B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
Go O
to O
this O
people O
and O
tell O
them O
: O
You O
will O
listen O
and O
you O
will O
hear O
, O
but O
you O
will O
not O
understand O
. O

You O
will O
look O
and O
you O
will O
see O
, O
but O
you O
will O
not O
understand O
what O
you O
see O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
minds O
of O
these O
people O
are O
now O
closed O
. O

They O
have O
ears O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
listen O
. O

They O
have O
eyes O
, O
but O
they O
refuse O
to O
see O
. O

If O
their O
minds O
were O
not O
closed O
, O
they O
might O
see O
with O
their O
eyes O
; O
they O
might O
hear O
with O
their O
ears O
; O
they O
might O
understand O
with O
their O
minds O
. O

Then O
they O
might O
turn O
back O
to O
me O
and O
be O
healed O
. O
' O

`` O
I O
want O
you O
Jews O
to O
know O
that O
God O
has O
sent O
his O
salvation O
to O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

They O
will O
listen O
! O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
stayed O
two O
full O
years O
in O
his O
own O
rented O
house O
. O

He O
welcomed O
all O
the O
people O
who O
came O
and O
visited O
him O
. O

He O
told O
them O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
and O
taught O
them O
about O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

He O
was O
very O
bold O
, O
and O
no O
one O
tried O
to O
stop O
him O
from O
speaking O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
My O
brothers O
and O
fathers O
, O
listen O
to O
me O
! O

I O
will O
make O
my O
defense O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
Jews O
heard O
Paul B-PERSON
speaking O
Aramaic O
, O
they O
became O
very O
quiet O
. O

Then O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
a O
Jew B-NORP
, O
born O
in O
Tarsus O
in O
the O
country O
of O
Cilicia O
. O

I O
grew O
up O
in O
this O
city O
. O

I O
was O
a O
student O
of O
Gamaliel O
, O
who O
carefully O
taught O
me O
everything O
about O
the O
law O
of O
our O
fathers O
. O

I O
was O
very O
serious O
about O
serving O
God O
, O
the O
same O
as O
all O
of O
you O
here O
today O
. O

I O
persecuted O
the O
people O
who O
followed O
the O
Way O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
were O
killed O
because O
of O
me O
. O

I O
arrested O
men O
and O
women O
and O
put O
them O
in O
jail O
. O

`` O
The O
high O
priest O
and O
the O
whole O
council O
of O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
can O
tell O
you O
that O
this O
is O
true O
. O

One O
time O
these O
leaders O
gave O
me O
some O
letters O
. O

The O
letters O
were O
to O
the O
Jewish O
brothers O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

I O
was O
going O
there O
to O
arrest O
the O
followers O
of O
Jesus O
and O
bring O
them O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
punishment O
. O

`` O
But O
something O
happened O
to O
me O
on O
my O
way O
to O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

It O
was O
about O
noon O
when O
I O
came O
close O
to O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

Suddenly O
a O
bright O
light O
from O
heaven O
shined O
all O
around O
me O
. O

I O
fell O
to O
the O
ground O
and O
heard O
a O
voice O
saying O
to O
me O
, O
' O
Saul O
, O
Saul O
, O
why O
are O
you O
persecuting O
me O
? O
' O

`` O
I O
asked O
, O
' O
Who O
are O
you O
, O
Lord O
? O
' O

The O
voice O
said O
, O
' O
I O
am O
Jesus O
from O
Nazareth O
, O
the O
one O
you O
are O
persecuting O
. O
' O

The O
men O
who O
were O
with O
me O
did O
not O
understand O
the O
voice O
, O
but O
they O
saw O
the O
light O
. O

`` O
I O
said O
, O
' O
What O
shall O
I O
do O
, O
Lord O
? O
' O

The O
Lord O
answered O
, O
' O
Get O
up O
and O
go O
into O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

There O
you O
will O
be O
told O
all O
that O
I O
have O
planned O
for O
you O
to O
do O
. O
' O

I O
could O
not O
see O
, O
because O
the O
bright O
light O
had O
made O
me O
blind O
. O

So O
the O
men O
led O
me O
into O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

`` O
In O
Damascus B-GPE
a O
man O
named O
Ananias O
came O
to O
me O
. O

He O
was O
a O
man O
who O
was O
devoted O
to O
God O
and O
obeyed O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

All O
the O
Jews O
who O
lived O
there O
respected O
him O
. O

He O
came O
to O
me O
and O
said O
, O
' O
Saul O
, O
my O
brother O
, O
look O
up O
and O
see O
again O
! O
' O

Immediately O
I O
was O
able O
to O
see O
him O
. O

`` O
Ananias O
told O
me O
, O
' O
The O
God O
of O
our O
fathers O
chose O
you O
long O
ago O
to O
know O
his O
plan O
. O

He O
chose O
you O
to O
see O
the O
Righteous O
One O
and O
to O
hear O
words O
from O
him O
. O

You O
will O
be O
his O
witness O
to O
all O
people O
. O

You O
will O
tell O
them O
what O
you O
have O
seen O
and O
heard O
. O

Now O
, O
do O
n't O
wait O
any O
longer O
. O

Get O
up O
, O
be O
baptized O
and O
wash O
away O
your O
sins O
, O
trusting O
in O
Jesus O
to O
save O
you O
. O
' O

`` O
Later O
, O
I O
came O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

I O
was O
praying O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
, O
and O
I O
saw O
a O
vision O
. O

I O
saw O
Jesus O
, O
and O
he O
said O
to O
me O
, O
' O
Hurry O
and O
leave O
Jerusalem B-GPE
now O
! O

The O
people O
here O
will O
not O
accept O
the O
truth O
you O
tell O
them O
about O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
I O
said O
, O
' O
But O
, O
Lord O
, O
the O
people O
know O
that O
I O
was O
the O
one O
who O
put O
the O
believers O
in O
jail O
and O
beat O
them O
. O

I O
went O
through O
all O
the O
synagogues O
to O
find O
and O
arrest O
the O
people O
who O
believe O
in O
you O
. O

The O
people O
also O
know O
that O
I O
was O
there O
when O
Stephen O
, O
your O
witness O
, O
was O
killed O
. O

I O
stood O
there O
and O
agreed O
that O
they O
should O
kill O
him O
. O

I O
even O
held O
the O
coats O
of O
the O
men O
who O
were O
killing O
him O
! O
' O

`` O
But O
Jesus O
said O
to O
me O
, O
' O
Leave O
now O
. O

I O
will O
send O
you O
far O
away O
to O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
people O
stopped O
listening O
when O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
this O
last O
thing O
. O

They O
all O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Get O
rid O
of O
this O
man O
! O

He O
does O
n't O
deserve O
to O
live O
. O
'' O

They O
kept O
on O
shouting O
, O
ripping O
off O
their O
clothes O
and O
throwing O
dust O
into O
the O
air O
. O

Then O
the O
commander O
told O
the O
soldiers O
to O
take O
Paul B-PERSON
into O
the O
army O
building O
and O
beat O
him O
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
make O
Paul B-PERSON
tell O
why O
the O
people O
were O
shouting O
against O
him O
like O
this O
. O

So O
the O
soldiers O
were O
tying O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
preparing O
to O
beat O
him O
. O

But O
he O
said O
to O
an O
army O
officer O
there O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
have O
the O
right O
to O
beat O
a O
Roman O
citizen O
who O
has O
not O
been O
proven O
guilty O
? O
'' O

When O
the O
officer O
heard O
this O
, O
he O
went O
to O
the O
commander O
and O
told O
him O
about O
it O
. O

The O
officer O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
know O
what O
you O
are O
doing O
? O

This O
man O
is O
a O
Roman O
citizen O
! O
'' O

The O
commander O
came O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Tell O
me O
, O
are O
you O
really O
a O
Roman O
citizen O
? O
'' O

He O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
. O
'' O

The O
commander O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
paid O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
to O
become O
a O
Roman O
citizen O
. O
'' O

But O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
I O
was O
born O
a O
citizen O
. O
'' O

The O
men O
who O
were O
preparing O
to O
question O
Paul B-PERSON
moved O
away O
from O
him O
immediately O
. O

The O
commander O
was O
afraid O
because O
he O
had O
already O
put O
Paul B-PERSON
in O
chains O
, O
and O
he O
was O
a O
Roman O
citizen O
. O

The O
next O
day O
the O
commander O
decided O
to O
learn O
why O
the O
Jews O
were O
accusing O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

So O
he O
ordered O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
whole O
high O
council O
to O
meet O
together O
. O

He O
had O
Paul B-PERSON
's O
chains O
taken O
off O
and O
had O
him O
brought O
in O
to O
face O
the O
council O
. O

Festus O
became O
governor O
, O
and O
three O
days O
later O
he O
went O
from O
Caesarea O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
important O
Jewish O
leaders O
made O
charges O
against O
Paul B-PERSON
before O
Festus O
. O

They O
asked O
Festus O
to O
do O
them O
a O
favor O
. O

They O
wanted O
him O
to O
send O
Paul B-PERSON
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
because O
they O
had O
a O
plan O
to O
kill O
Paul B-PERSON
on O
the O
way O
. O

But O
Festus O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
will O
be O
kept O
in O
Caesarea O
. O

I O
will O
be O
going O
there O
soon O
myself O
, O
and O
your O
leaders O
can O
go O
with O
me O
. O

If O
this O
man O
has O
really O
done O
anything O
wrong O
, O
they O
can O
accuse O
him O
there O
. O
'' O

Festus O
stayed O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
another O
eight O
or O
ten O
days O
and O
then O
went O
back O
to O
Caesarea O
. O

The O
next O
day O
Festus O
told O
the O
soldiers O
to O
bring O
Paul B-PERSON
before O
him O
. O

Festus O
was O
seated O
on O
the O
judgment O
seat O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
came O
into O
the O
room O
, O
and O
the O
Jews O
who O
had O
come O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
stood O
around O
him O
. O

They O
made O
many O
serious O
charges O
against O
him O
, O
but O
they O
could O
not O
prove O
anything O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
defended O
himself O
, O
saying O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
done O
nothing O
wrong O
against O
the O
Jewish O
law O
, O
against O
the O
Temple B-GPE
, O
or O
against O
Caesar O
. O
'' O

But O
Festus O
wanted O
to O
please O
the O
Jews O
. O

So O
he O
asked O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
want O
to O
go O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
me O
to O
judge O
you O
there O
on O
these O
charges O
? O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
standing O
at O
Caesar O
's O
judgment O
seat O
now O
. O

This O
is O
where O
I O
should O
be O
judged O
. O

I O
have O
done O
nothing O
wrong O
to O
the O
Jews O
, O
and O
you O
know O
it O
. O

If O
I O
have O
done O
something O
wrong O
, O
and O
the O
law O
says O
I O
must O
die O
, O
then O
I O
agree O
that O
I O
should O
die O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
ask O
to O
be O
saved O
from O
death O
. O

But O
if O
these O
charges O
are O
not O
true O
, O
then O
no O
one O
can O
hand O
me O
over O
to O
these O
people O
. O

No O
, O
I O
want O
Caesar O
to O
hear O
my O
case O
! O
'' O

Festus O
talked O
about O
this O
with O
his O
advisors O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
asked O
to O
see O
Caesar O
, O
so O
you O
will O
go O
to O
Caesar O
! O
'' O

A O
few O
days O
later O
King O
Agrippa O
and O
Bernice O
came O
to O
Caesarea O
to O
visit O
Festus O
. O

They O
stayed O
there O
many O
days O
, O
and O
Festus O
told O
the O
king O
about O
Paul B-PERSON
's O
case O
. O

Festus O
said O
, O
`` O
There O
is O
a O
man O
that O
Felix O
left O
in O
prison O
. O

When O
I O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
there O
made O
charges O
against O
him O
. O

They O
wanted O
me O
to O
order O
his O
death O
. O

But O
I O
told O
them O
, O
' O
When O
a O
man O
is O
accused O
of O
doing O
something O
wrong O
, O
Romans O
do O
n't O
hand O
him O
over O
for O
others O
to O
judge O
. O

First O
, O
he O
must O
face O
the O
people O
accusing O
him O
. O

And O
then O
he O
must O
be O
allowed O
to O
defend O
himself O
against O
their O
charges O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
when O
these O
Jews O
came O
here O
for O
the O
trial O
, O
I O
did O
not O
waste O
time O
. O

The O
next O
day O
I O
sat O
on O
the O
judgment O
seat O
and O
ordered O
Paul B-PERSON
to O
be O
brought O
in O
. O

The O
Jews O
stood O
up O
and O
accused O
him O
. O

But O
they O
did O
not O
accuse O
him O
of O
the O
kind O
of O
crimes O
I O
thought O
they O
would O
. O

Their O
charges O
were O
all O
about O
their O
own O
religion O
and O
about O
a O
man O
named O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
died O
, O
but O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
that O
he O
is O
still O
alive O
. O

I O
did O
not O
have O
any O
idea O
about O
how O
to O
judge O
these O
matters O
. O

So O
I O
asked O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
' O
Do O
you O
want O
to O
go O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
be O
judged O
there O
? O
' O

But O
Paul B-PERSON
asked O
to O
be O
kept O
in O
Caesarea O
. O

He O
wants O
a O
decision O
from O
the O
emperor O
. O

So O
I O
ordered O
that O
he O
be O
held O
until O
I O
could O
send O
him O
to O
Caesar O
in O
Rome B-GPE
. O
'' O

Agrippa O
said O
to O
Festus O
, O
`` O
I O
would O
like O
to O
hear O
this O
man O
too O
. O
'' O

Festus O
said O
, O
`` O
Tomorrow O
you O
can O
hear O
him O
. O
'' O

The O
next O
day O
Agrippa O
and O
Bernice O
came O
to O
the O
meeting O
with O
great O
show O
, O
acting O
like O
very O
important O
people O
. O

They O
entered O
the O
room O
with O
military O
leaders O
and O
important O
men O
of O
the O
city O
. O

Festus O
ordered O
the O
soldiers O
to O
bring O
Paul B-PERSON
in O
. O

Festus O
said O
, O
`` O
King O
Agrippa O
and O
all O
of O
you O
gathered O
here O
with O
us O
, O
you O
see O
this O
man O
. O

All O
the O
Jewish O
people O
, O
here O
and O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
have O
complained O
to O
me O
about O
him O
. O

When O
they O
complain O
about O
him O
, O
they O
shout O
that O
he O
should O
be O
killed O
. O

When O
I O
judged O
him O
, O
I O
did O
not O
find O
him O
guilty O
of O
any O
crime O
worthy O
of O
death O
. O

But O
he O
asked O
to O
be O
judged O
by O
Caesar O
, O
so O
I O
decided O
to O
send O
him O
to O
Rome B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
really O
know O
what O
to O
tell O
Caesar O
that O
this O
man O
has O
done O
wrong O
. O

So O
I O
have O
brought O
him O
before O
all O
of O
you O
-- O
especially O
you O
, O
King O
Agrippa O
. O

I O
hope O
that O
you O
can O
question O
him O
and O
give O
me O
something O
to O
write O
to O
Caesar O
. O

I O
think O
it O
is O
foolish O
to O
send O
a O
prisoner O
to O
Caesar O
without O
making O
some O
charges O
against O
him O
. O
'' O

Five O
days O
later O
Ananias O
, O
the O
high O
priest O
, O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Caesarea O
. O

He O
brought O
with O
him O
some O
of O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
and O
a O
lawyer O
named O
Tertullus O
. O

They O
went O
to O
Caesarea O
to O
make O
charges O
against O
Paul B-PERSON
before O
the O
governor O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
was O
called O
into O
the O
meeting O
, O
and O
Tertullus O
began O
to O
make O
his O
accusations O
. O

Tertullus O
said O
, O
`` O
Most O
Honorable O
Felix O
, O
our O
people O
enjoy O
much O
peace O
because O
of O
you O
, O
and O
many O
wrong O
things O
in O
our O
country O
are O
being O
made O
right O
through O
your O
wise O
help O
. O

For O
this O
we O
all O
continue O
to O
be O
very O
thankful O
. O

But O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
take O
any O
more O
of O
your O
time O
. O

So O
I O
will O
say O
only O
a O
few O
words O
. O

Please O
be O
patient O
. O

This O
man O
is O
a O
troublemaker O
. O

He O
causes O
trouble O
with O
the O
Jews O
everywhere O
in O
the O
world O
. O

He O
is O
a O
leader O
of O
the O
Nazarene O
group O
. O

Also O
, O
he O
was O
trying O
to O
make O
the O
Temple B-GPE
unclean O
, O
but O
we O
stopped O
him O
. O

You O
can O
decide O
if O
all O
this O
is O
true O
. O

Ask O
him O
some O
questions O
yourself O
. O
'' O

The O
other O
Jews O
agreed O
and O
said O
it O
was O
all O
true O
. O

The O
governor O
made O
a O
sign O
for O
Paul B-PERSON
to O
speak O
. O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Governor O
Felix O
, O
I O
know O
that O
you O
have O
been O
a O
judge O
over O
this O
nation O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

So O
I O
am O
happy O
to O
defend O
myself O
before O
you O
. O

I O
went O
to O
worship O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
only O
twelve O
days O
ago O
. O

You O
can O
learn O
for O
yourself O
that O
this O
is O
true O
. O

These O
Jews O
who O
are O
accusing O
me O
did O
not O
find O
me O
arguing O
with O
anyone O
at O
the O
Temple B-GPE
or O
making O
trouble O
with O
the O
people O
. O

And O
I O
was O
not O
making O
trouble O
or O
arguing O
in O
the O
synagogues O
or O
any O
other O
place O
in O
the O
city O
. O

These O
men O
can O
not O
prove O
the O
things O
they O
are O
saying O
against O
me O
now O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
will O
tell O
you O
this O
: O
I O
worship O
the O
God O
of O
our O
fathers O
as O
a O
follower O
of O
the O
Way O
, O
which O
these O
Jews O
say O
is O
not O
the O
right O
way O
, O
and O
I O
believe O
everything O
that O
is O
taught O
in O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
and O
all O
that O
is O
written O
in O
the O
books O
of O
the O
prophets O
. O

I O
have O
the O
same O
hope O
in O
God O
that O
these O
Jews O
have O
-- O
the O
hope O
that O
all O
people O
, O
good O
and O
bad O
, O
will O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

This O
is O
why O
I O
always O
try O
to O
do O
what O
I O
believe O
is O
right O
before O
God O
and O
before O
everyone O
. O

`` O
I O
was O
away O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
many O
years O
. O

I O
went O
back O
there O
to O
take O
money O
to O
help O
my O
people O
. O

I O
also O
had O
some O
gifts O
to O
offer O
at O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

I O
was O
doing O
this O
when O
some O
Jews O
saw O
me O
there O
. O

I O
had O
finished O
the O
cleansing O
ceremony O
. O

I O
had O
not O
made O
any O
trouble O
, O
and O
no O
one O
was O
gathering O
around O
me O
. O

But O
some O
Jews O
from O
Asia B-GPE
were O
there O
. O

They O
should O
be O
here O
, O
standing O
before O
you O
. O

If O
I O
have O
really O
done O
anything O
wrong O
, O
they O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
should O
accuse O
me O
. O

They O
were O
there O
! O

Ask O
these O
men O
here O
if O
they O
found O
any O
wrong O
in O
me O
when O
I O
stood O
before O
the O
high O
council O
meeting O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

I O
did O
say O
one O
thing O
when O
I O
stood O
before O
them O
and O
shouted O
, O
' O
You O
are O
judging O
me O
today O
because O
I O
believe O
that O
people O
will O
rise O
from O
death O
! O
' O
'' O

Felix O
already O
understood O
a O
lot O
about O
the O
Way O
. O

He O
stopped O
the O
trial O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
When O
commander O
Lysias O
comes O
here O
, O
I O
will O
decide O
what O
to O
do O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

Felix O
told O
the O
army O
officer O
to O
keep O
Paul B-PERSON
guarded O
but O
to O
give O
him O
some O
freedom O
and O
to O
let O
his O
friends O
bring O
whatever O
he O
needed O
. O

After O
a O
few O
days O
Felix O
came O
with O
his O
wife O
Drusilla O
, O
who O
was O
a O
Jew B-NORP
. O

Felix O
asked O
for O
Paul B-PERSON
to O
be O
brought O
to O
him O
. O

He O
listened O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
talk O
about O
believing O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

But O
Felix O
became O
afraid O
when O
Paul B-PERSON
spoke O
about O
things O
like O
doing O
right O
, O
self-control O
, O
and O
the O
judgment O
that O
will O
come O
in O
the O
future O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
away O
now O
. O

When O
I O
have O
more O
time O
, O
I O
will O
call O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
Felix O
had O
another O
reason O
for O
talking O
with O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

He O
hoped O
Paul B-PERSON
would O
pay O
him O
a O
bribe O
, O
so O
he O
sent O
for O
Paul B-PERSON
often O
and O
talked O
with O
him O
. O

But O
after O
two O
years O
, O
Porcius O
Festus O
became O
governor O
. O

So O
Felix O
was O
no O
longer O
governor O
. O

But O
he O
left O
Paul B-PERSON
in O
prison O
to O
please O
the O
Jews O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
looked O
at O
the O
council O
members O
and O
said O
, O
`` O

Brothers O
, O
I O
have O
lived O
my O
life O
in O
a O
good O
way O
before O
God O
. O

I O
have O
always O
done O
what O
I O
thought O
was O
right O
. O
'' O

Ananias O
, O
the O
high O
priest O
, O
was O
there O
. O

When O
he O
heard O
this O
, O
he O
told O
the O
men O
who O
were O
standing O
near O
Paul B-PERSON
to O
hit O
him O
in O
the O
mouth O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
said O
to O
Ananias O
, O
`` O
God O
will O
hit O
you O
too O
! O

You O
are O
like O
a O
dirty O
wall O
that O
has O
been O
painted O
white O
. O

You O
sit O
there O
and O
judge O
me O
, O
using O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

But O
you O
are O
telling O
them O
to O
hit O
me O
, O
and O
that O
is O
against O
the O
law O
. O
'' O

The O
men O
standing O
near O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
sure O
you O
want O
to O
insult O
God O
's O
high O
priest O
like O
that O
? O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Brothers O
, O
I O
did O
not O
know O
this O
man O
was O
the O
high O
priest O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
You O
must O
not O
say O
bad O
things O
about O
a O
leader O
of O
your O
people O
. O
' O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
knew O
that O
some O
of O
the O
men O
in O
the O
council O
meeting O
were O
Sadducees O
and O
some O
were O
Pharisees O
. O

So O
he O
shouted O
, O
`` O
My O
brothers O
, O
I O
am O
a O
Pharisee O
and O
my O
father O
was O
a O
Pharisee O
! O

I O
am O
on O
trial O
here O
because O
I O
believe O
that O
people O
will O
rise O
from O
death O
. O
'' O

When O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
this O
, O
a O
big O
argument O
started O
between O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
the O
Sadducees O
. O

The O
group O
was O
divided O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
Sadducees O
believe O
that O
after O
people O
die O
, O
they O
will O
not O
live O
again O
as O
an O
angel O
or O
as O
a O
spirit O
. O

But O
the O
Pharisees O
believe O
in O
both O
. O
-RRB- O

All O
these O
Jews O
began O
shouting O
louder O
and O
louder O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
, O
who O
were O
Pharisees O
, O
stood O
up O
and O
argued O
, O
`` O
We O
find O
nothing O
wrong O
with O
this O
man O
. O

Maybe O
an O
angel O
or O
a O
spirit O
really O
did O
speak O
to O
him O
. O
'' O

The O
argument O
turned O
into O
a O
fight O
, O
and O
the O
commander O
was O
afraid O
that O
the O
Jews O
would O
tear O
Paul B-PERSON
to O
pieces O
. O

So O
he O
told O
the O
soldiers O
to O
go O
down O
and O
take O
Paul B-PERSON
away O
from O
these O
Jews O
and O
put O
him O
in O
the O
army O
building O
. O

The O
next O
night O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
came O
and O
stood O
by O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Be O
brave O
! O

You O
have O
told O
people O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
about O
me O
. O

You O
must O
do O
the O
same O
in O
Rome B-GPE
. O
'' O

The O
next O
morning O
some O
of O
the O
Jews O
made O
a O
plan O
to O
kill O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

They O
made O
a O
promise O
to O
themselves O
that O
they O
would O
not O
eat O
or O
drink O
anything O
until O
they O
had O
killed O
him O
. O

There O
were O
more O
than O
40 O
of O
them O
who O
made O
this O
plan O
. O

They O
went O
and O
talked O
to O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
promised O
ourselves O
that O
we O
will O
not O
eat O
or O
drink O
until O
we O
have O
killed O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

So O
this O
is O
what O
we O
want O
you O
to O
do O
: O
Send O
a O
message O
to O
the O
commander O
from O
you O
and O
the O
high O
council O
. O

Tell O
him O
you O
want O
him O
to O
bring O
Paul B-PERSON
out O
to O
you O
. O

Say O
that O
you O
want O
to O
ask O
him O
more O
questions O
. O

We O
will O
be O
waiting O
to O
kill O
him O
while O
he O
is O
on O
the O
way O
here O
. O
'' O

But O
Paul B-PERSON
's O
nephew O
heard O
about O
this O
plan O
. O

He O
went O
to O
the O
army O
building O
and O
told O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

Then O
Paul B-PERSON
called O
one O
of O
the O
army O
officers O
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Take O
this O
young O
man O
to O
the O
commander O
. O

He O
has O
a O
message O
for O
him O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
army O
officer O
brought O
Paul B-PERSON
's O
nephew O
to O
the O
commander O
. O

The O
officer O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
prisoner O
Paul B-PERSON
asked O
me O
to O
bring O
this O
young O
man O
to O
you O
. O

He O
has O
something O
to O
tell O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
commander O
led O
the O
young O
man O
to O
a O
place O
where O
they O
could O
be O
alone O
. O

The O
commander O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
want O
to O
tell O
me O
? O
'' O

The O
young O
man O
said O
, O
`` O
Some O
Jews O
have O
decided O
to O
ask O
you O
to O
bring O
Paul B-PERSON
down O
to O
their O
council O
meeting O
tomorrow O
. O

They O
want O
you O
to O
think O
that O
they O
plan O
to O
ask O
Paul B-PERSON
more O
questions O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
believe O
them O
! O

More O
than O
40 O
of O
them O
are O
hiding O
and O
waiting O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

They O
have O
all O
promised O
not O
to O
eat O
or O
drink O
until O
they O
have O
killed O
him O
. O

Now O
they O
are O
waiting O
for O
you O
to O
say O
yes O
. O
'' O

The O
commander O
sent O
the O
young O
man O
away O
, O
telling O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
tell O
anyone O
that O
you O
have O
told O
me O
about O
their O
plan O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
commander O
called O
two O
army O
officers O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
I O
need O
some O
men O
to O
go O
to O
Caesarea O
. O

Get O
200 O
soldiers O
ready O
. O

Also O
, O
get O
70 O
soldiers O
on O
horses O
and O
200 O
men O
to O
carry O
spears O
. O

Be O
ready O
to O
leave O
at O
nine O
o'clock O
tonight O
. O

Get O
some O
horses O
for O
Paul B-PERSON
to O
ride O
so O
that O
he O
can O
be O
taken O
to O
Governor O
Felix O
safely O
. O
'' O

The O
commander O
wrote O
a O
letter O
that O
said O
: O
> O
From O
Claudius O
Lysias O
. O

To O
the O
Most O
Honorable O
Governor O
Felix O
. O

Greetings O
: O
Some O
Jews O
had O
taken O
this O
man O
and O
planned O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

But O
I O
learned O
that O
he O
is O
a O
Roman O
citizen O
, O
so O
I O
went O
with O
my O
soldiers O
and O
saved O
him O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
know O
why O
they O
were O
accusing O
him O
. O

So O
I O
brought O
him O
before O
their O
council O
meeting O
. O

This O
is O
what O
I O
learned O
: O
The O
Jews O
said O
this O
man O
did O
some O
things O
that O
were O
wrong O
. O

But O
these O
charges O
were O
about O
their O
own O
Jewish O
laws O
, O
and O
there O
was O
nothing O
worthy O
of O
jail O
or O
death O
. O

I O
was O
told O
that O
some O
of O
the O
Jews O
were O
making O
a O
plan O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

So O
I O
decided O
to O
send O
him O
to O
you O
. O

I O
also O
told O
those O
Jews O
to O
tell O
you O
what O
they O
have O
against O
him O
. O

The O
soldiers O
did O
what O
they O
were O
told O
. O

They O
got O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
took O
him O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Antipatris O
that O
night O
. O

The O
next O
day O
the O
soldiers O
on O
horses O
went O
with O
Paul B-PERSON
to O
Caesarea O
, O
but O
the O
other O
soldiers O
and O
the O
spearmen O
went O
back O
to O
the O
army O
building O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
soldiers O
on O
horses O
entered O
Caesarea O
, O
gave O
the O
letter O
to O
Governor O
Felix O
, O
and O
then O
turned O
Paul B-PERSON
over O
to O
him O
. O

The O
governor O
read O
the O
letter O
and O
asked O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
`` O
What O
country O
are O
you O
from O
? O
'' O

The O
governor O
learned O
that O
Paul B-PERSON
was O
from O
Cilicia O
. O

The O
governor O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
hear O
your O
case O
when O
the O
Jews O
who O
are O
accusing O
you O
come O
here O
too O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
governor O
gave O
orders O
for O
Paul B-PERSON
to O
be O
kept O
in O
the O
palace O
built O
by O
Herod O
. O

It O
was O
decided O
that O
we O
would O
sail O
for O
Italy B-GPE
. O

An O
army O
officer O
named O
Julius O
, O
who O
served O
in O
the O
emperor O
's O
special O
army O
, O
was O
put O
in O
charge O
of O
guarding O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
some O
other O
prisoners O
on O
the O
trip O
. O

We O
got O
on O
a O
ship O
from O
the O
city O
of O
Adramyttium O
that O
was O
ready O
to O
sail O
to O
different O
places O
in O
Asia B-GPE
. O

Aristarchus O
, O
a O
man O
from O
Thessalonica O
in O
Macedonia B-GPE
, O
went O
with O
us O
. O

The O
next O
day O
we O
came O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Sidon O
. O

Julius O
was O
very O
good O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
gave O
him O
freedom O
to O
go O
visit O
his O
friends O
there O
, O
who O
gave O
him O
whatever O
he O
needed O
. O

We O
left O
that O
city O
and O
sailed O
close O
to O
the O
island O
of O
Cyprus O
because O
the O
wind O
was O
blowing O
against O
us O
. O

We O
went O
across O
the O
sea O
by O
Cilicia O
and O
Pamphylia O
. O

Then O
we O
came O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Myra O
in O
Lycia O
. O

There O
the O
army O
officer O
found O
a O
ship O
from O
the O
city O
of O
Alexandria B-GPE
that O
was O
going O
to O
Italy B-GPE
. O

So O
he O
put O
us O
on O
it O
. O

We O
sailed O
slowly O
for O
many O
days O
. O

It O
was O
hard O
for O
us O
to O
reach O
the O
city O
of O
Cnidus O
because O
the O
wind O
was O
blowing O
against O
us O
. O

We O
could O
not O
go O
any O
farther O
that O
way O
, O
so O
we O
sailed O
by O
the O
south O
side O
of O
the O
island O
of O
Crete O
near O
Salmone O
. O

We O
sailed O
along O
the O
coast O
, O
but O
the O
sailing O
was O
hard O
. O

Then O
we O
came O
to O
a O
place O
called O
Safe O
Harbors O
, O
near O
the O
city O
of O
Lasea O
. O

We O
had O
lost O
much O
time O
, O
and O
it O
was O
now O
dangerous O
to O
sail O
, O
because O
it O
was O
already O
after O
the O
Jewish O
day O
of O
fasting O
. O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
warned O
them O
, O
`` O
Men O
, O
I O
can O
see O
that O
there O
will O
be O
a O
lot O
of O
trouble O
on O
this O
trip O
. O

The O
ship O
, O
everything O
in O
it O
, O
and O
even O
our O
lives O
may O
be O
lost O
! O
'' O

But O
the O
captain O
and O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
ship O
did O
not O
agree O
with O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

So O
the O
army O
officer O
accepted O
what O
they O
said O
instead O
of O
believing O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

Also O
, O
that O
harbor O
was O
not O
a O
good O
place O
for O
the O
ship O
to O
stay O
for O
the O
winter O
, O
so O
most O
of O
the O
men O
decided O
that O
we O
should O
leave O
there O
. O

They O
hoped O
we O
could O
reach O
Phoenix B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
ship O
could O
stay O
for O
the O
winter O
. O

Phoenix B-GPE
, O
a O
city O
on O
the O
island O
of O
Crete O
, O
had O
a O
harbor O
that O
faced O
southwest O
and O
northwest O
. O

Then O
a O
good O
wind O
began O
to O
blow O
from O
the O
south O
. O

The O
men O
on O
the O
ship O
thought O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
the O
wind O
we O
wanted O
, O
and O
now O
we O
have O
it O
! O
'' O

So O
they O
pulled O
up O
the O
anchor O
. O

We O
sailed O
very O
close O
to O
the O
island O
of O
Crete O
. O

But O
then O
a O
very O
strong O
wind O
called O
the O
`` O
Northeaster O
'' O
came O
from O
across O
the O
island O
. O

This O
wind O
took O
the O
ship O
and O
carried O
it O
away O
. O

The O
ship O
could O
not O
sail O
against O
the O
wind O
, O
so O
we O
stopped O
trying O
and O
let O
the O
wind O
blow O
us O
. O

We O
went O
below O
a O
small O
island O
named O
Cauda O
. O

With O
the O
island O
protecting O
us O
from O
the O
wind O
, O
we O
were O
able O
to O
bring O
in O
the O
lifeboat O
, O
but O
it O
was O
very O
hard O
to O
do O
. O

After O
the O
men O
brought O
the O
lifeboat O
in O
, O
they O
tied O
ropes O
around O
the O
ship O
to O
hold O
it O
together O
. O

The O
men O
were O
afraid O
that O
the O
ship O
would O
hit O
the O
sandbanks O
of O
Syrtis O
. O

So O
they O
lowered O
the O
sail O
and O
let O
the O
wind O
carry O
the O
ship O
. O

The O
next O
day O
the O
storm O
was O
blowing O
against O
us O
so O
hard O
that O
the O
men O
threw O
some O
things O
out O
of O
the O
ship O
. O

A O
day O
later O
they O
threw O
out O
the O
ship O
's O
equipment O
. O

For O
many O
days O
we O
could O
not O
see O
the O
sun O
or O
the O
stars O
. O

The O
storm O
was O
very O
bad O
. O

We O
lost O
all O
hope O
of O
staying O
alive O
-- O
we O
thought O
we O
would O
die O
. O

The O
men O
did O
not O
eat O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

Then O
one O
day O
Paul B-PERSON
stood O
up O
before O
them O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Men O
, O
I O
told O
you O
not O
to O
leave O
Crete O
. O

You O
should O
have O
listened O
to O
me O
. O

Then O
you O
would O
not O
have O
all O
this O
trouble O
and O
loss O
. O

But O
now O
I O
tell O
you O
to O
be O
happy O
. O

None O
of O
you O
will O
die O
, O
but O
the O
ship O
will O
be O
lost O
. O

Last O
night O
an O
angel O
came O
to O
me O
from O
God O
-- O
the O
God O
I O
worship O
and O
belong O
to O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
, O
' O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
! O

You O
must O
stand O
before O
Caesar O
. O

And O
God O
has O
given O
you O
this O
promise O
: O
He O
will O
save O
the O
lives O
of O
all O
those O
sailing O
with O
you O
. O
' O

So O
men O
, O
there O
is O
nothing O
to O
worry O
about O
. O

I O
trust O
God O
, O
and O
I O
am O
sure O
everything O
will O
happen O
just O
as O
his O
angel O
told O
me O
. O

But O
we O
will O
crash O
on O
an O
island O
. O
'' O

On O
the O
fourteenth O
night O
we O
were O
still O
being O
blown O
around O
in O
the O
Adriatic O
Sea O
. O

The O
sailors O
thought O
we O
were O
close O
to O
land O
. O

They O
threw O
a O
rope O
into O
the O
water O
with O
a O
weight O
on O
the O
end O
of O
it O
. O

They O
found O
that O
the O
water O
was O
120 O
feet O
deep O
. O

They O
went O
a O
little O
farther O
and O
threw O
the O
rope O
in O
again O
. O

It O
was O
90 O
feet O
deep O
. O

The O
sailors O
were O
afraid O
that O
we O
would O
hit O
the O
rocks O
, O
so O
they O
threw O
four O
anchors O
into O
the O
water O
. O

Then O
they O
prayed O
for O
daylight O
to O
come O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
sailors O
wanted O
to O
leave O
the O
ship O
, O
and O
they O
lowered O
the O
lifeboat O
to O
the O
water O
. O

They O
wanted O
the O
other O
men O
to O
think O
that O
they O
were O
throwing O
more O
anchors O
from O
the O
front O
of O
the O
ship O
. O

But O
Paul B-PERSON
told O
the O
army O
officer O
and O
the O
other O
soldiers O
, O
`` O
If O
these O
men O
do O
not O
stay O
in O
the O
ship O
, O
you O
will O
lose O
all O
hope O
of O
survival O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
soldiers O
cut O
the O
ropes O
and O
let O
the O
lifeboat O
fall O
into O
the O
water O
. O

Just O
before O
dawn O
Paul B-PERSON
began O
persuading O
all O
the O
people O
to O
eat O
something O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
For O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
you O
have O
been O
waiting O
and O
watching O
. O

You O
have O
not O
eaten O
for O
14 O
days O
. O

Now O
I O
beg O
you O
to O
eat O
something O
. O

You O
need O
it O
to O
stay O
alive O
. O

None O
of O
you O
will O
lose O
even O
one O
hair O
off O
your O
heads O
. O
'' O

After O
he O
said O
this O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
took O
some O
bread O
and O
thanked O
God O
for O
it O
before O
all O
of O
them O
. O

He O
broke O
off O
a O
piece O
and O
began O
eating O
. O

All O
the O
men O
felt O
better O
and O
started O
eating O
too O
. O

-LRB- O
There O
were O
276 O
people O
on O
the O
ship O
. O
-RRB- O

We O
ate O
all O
we O
wanted O
. O

Then O
we O
began O
making O
the O
ship O
lighter O
by O
throwing O
the O
grain O
into O
the O
sea O
. O

When O
daylight O
came O
, O
the O
sailors O
saw O
land O
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
know O
what O
land O
it O
was O
. O

They O
saw O
a O
bay O
with O
a O
beach O
and O
wanted O
to O
sail O
the O
ship O
to O
the O
beach O
if O
they O
could O
. O

So O
they O
cut O
the O
ropes O
to O
the O
anchors O
and O
left O
the O
anchors O
in O
the O
sea O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
they O
untied O
the O
ropes O
that O
were O
holding O
the O
rudders O
. O

Then O
they O
raised O
the O
front O
sail O
into O
the O
wind O
and O
sailed O
toward O
the O
beach O
. O

But O
the O
ship O
hit O
a O
sandbank O
. O

The O
front O
of O
the O
ship O
stuck O
there O
and O
could O
not O
move O
. O

Then O
the O
big O
waves O
began O
to O
break O
the O
back O
of O
the O
ship O
to O
pieces O
. O

The O
soldiers O
decided O
to O
kill O
the O
prisoners O
so O
that O
none O
of O
the O
prisoners O
could O
swim O
away O
and O
escape O
. O

But O
Julius O
the O
army O
officer O
wanted O
to O
let O
Paul B-PERSON
live O
. O

So O
he O
did O
not O
allow O
the O
soldiers O
to O
kill O
the O
prisoners O
. O

He O
told O
the O
people O
who O
could O
swim O
to O
jump O
into O
the O
water O
and O
swim O
to O
land O
. O

The O
others O
used O
wooden O
boards O
or O
pieces O
of O
the O
ship O
. O

And O
this O
is O
how O
all O
the O
people O
went O
safely O
to O
land O
. O

When O
the O
day O
of O
Pentecost O
came O
, O
they O
were O
all O
together O
in O
one O
place O
. O

Suddenly O
a O
noise O
came O
from O
heaven O
. O

It O
sounded O
like O
a O
strong O
wind O
blowing O
. O

This O
noise O
filled O
the O
whole O
house O
where O
they O
were O
sitting O
. O

They O
saw O
something O
that O
looked O
like O
flames O
of O
fire O
. O

The O
flames O
were O
separated O
and O
stood O
over O
each O
person O
there O
. O

They O
were O
all O
filled O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
, O
and O
they O
began O
to O
speak O
different O
languages O
. O

The O
Holy O
Spirit O
was O
giving O
them O
the O
power O
to O
do O
this O
. O

There O
were O
some O
godly O
Jews O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
at O
this O
time O
. O

They O
were O
from O
every O
country O
in O
the O
world O
. O

A O
large O
crowd O
came O
together O
because O
they O
heard O
the O
noise O
. O

They O
were O
surprised O
because O
, O
as O
the O
apostles O
were O
speaking O
, O
everyone O
heard O
in O
their O
own O
language O
. O

They O
were O
all O
amazed O
at O
this O
. O

They O
did O
not O
understand O
how O
the O
apostles O
could O
do O
this O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
! O

These O
men O
we O
hear O
speaking O
are O
all O
from O
Galilee O
. O

But O
we O
hear O
them O
in O
our O
own O
languages O
. O

How O
is O
this O
possible O
? O

We O
are O
from O
all O
these O
different O
places O
: O
Parthia O
, O
Media O
, O
Elam O
, O
Mesopotamia B-GPE
, O
Judea O
, O
Cappadocia O
, O
Pontus O
, O
Asia B-GPE
, O
Phrygia O
, O
Pamphylia O
, O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
the O
areas O
of O
Libya B-GPE
near O
the O
city O
of O
Cyrene O
, O
Rome B-GPE
, O
Crete O
, O
and O
Arabia O
. O

Some O
of O
us O
were O
born O
Jews O
, O
and O
others O
have O
changed O
their O
religion O
to O
worship O
God O
like O
Jews O
. O

We O
are O
from O
these O
different O
countries O
, O
but O
we O
can O
hear O
these O
men O
in O
our O
own O
languages O
! O

We O
can O
all O
understand O
the O
great O
things O
they O
are O
saying O
about O
God O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
were O
all O
amazed O
and O
confused O
. O

They O
asked O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
What O
is O
happening O
? O
'' O

But O
others O
were O
laughing O
at O
the O
apostles O
, O
saying O
they O
were O
drunk O
from O
too O
much O
wine O
. O

Then O
Peter B-PERSON
stood O
up O
with O
the O
other O
eleven O
apostles O
. O

He O
spoke O
loudly O
so O
that O
all O
the O
people O
could O
hear O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
Jewish O
brothers O
and O
all O
of O
you O
who O
live O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
listen O
to O
me O
. O

I O
will O
tell O
you O
something O
you O
need O
to O
know O
. O

Listen O
carefully O
. O

These O
men O
are O
not O
drunk O
as O
you O
think O
; O
it O
's O
only O
nine O
o'clock O
in O
the O
morning O
. O

But O
Joel B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
wrote O
about O
what O
you O
see O
happening O
here O
today O
. O

This O
is O
what O
he O
wrote O
: O
' O
God O
says O
: O
In O
the O
last O
days O
I O
will O
pour O
out O
my O
Spirit B-ORG
on O
all O
people O
. O

Your O
sons O
and O
daughters O
will O
prophesy O
. O

Your O
young O
men O
will O
see O
visions O
. O

Your O
old O
men O
will O
have O
special O
dreams O
. O

In O
those O
days O
I O
will O
pour O
out O
my O
Spirit B-ORG
on O
my O
servants O
, O
men O
and O
women O
, O
and O
they O
will O
prophesy O
. O

I O
will O
work O
wonders O
in O
the O
sky O
above O
. O

I O
will O
cause O
miraculous O
signs O
on O
the O
earth O
below O
. O

There O
will O
be O
blood O
, O
fire O
, O
and O
thick O
smoke O
. O

The O
sun O
will O
be O
changed O
into O
darkness O
, O
and O
the O
moon O
will O
be O
as O
red O
as O
blood O
. O

Then O
the O
great O
and O
glorious O
day O
of O
the O
Lord O
will O
come O
. O

And O
everyone O
who O
trusts O
in O
the O
Lord O
will O
be O
saved O
. O
' O

`` O
My O
fellow O
Israelites O
, O
listen O
to O
these O
words O
: O

Jesus O
from O
Nazareth O
was O
a O
very O
special O
man O
. O

God O
clearly O
showed O
this O
to O
you O
. O

He O
proved O
it O
by O
the O
miracles O
, O
wonders O
, O
and O
miraculous O
signs O
he O
did O
through O
Jesus O
. O

You O
all O
saw O
these O
things O
, O
so O
you O
know O
this O
is O
true O
. O

Jesus O
was O
handed O
over O
to O
you O
, O
and O
you O
killed O
him O
. O

With O
the O
help O
of O
evil O
men O
, O
you O
nailed O
him O
to O
a O
cross O
. O

But O
God O
knew O
all O
this O
would O
happen O
. O

It O
was O
his O
plan O
-- O
a O
plan O
he O
made O
long O
ago O
. O

Jesus O
suffered O
the O
pain O
of O
death O
, O
but O
God O
made O
him O
free O
. O

He O
raised O
him O
from O
death O
. O

There O
was O
no O
way O
for O
death O
to O
hold O
him O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
this O
about O
him O
: O
' O
I O
saw O
the O
Lord O
before O
me O
always O
; O
he O
is O
at O
my O
right O
side O
to O
keep O
me O
safe O
. O

So O
my O
heart O
is O
happy O
, O
and O
the O
words O
I O
speak O
are O
words O
of O
joy O
. O

Yes O
, O
even O
my O
body O
will O
live O
with O
hope O
, O
because O
you O
will O
not O
leave O
me O
in O
the O
place O
of O
death O
. O

You O
will O
not O
let O
the O
body O
of O
your O
Holy O
One O
rot O
in O
the O
grave O
. O

You O
taught O
me O
how O
to O
live O
. O

You O
will O
come O
close O
to O
me O
and O
give O
me O
great O
joy O
. O
' O

`` O
My O
brothers O
, O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
for O
sure O
about O
David B-PERSON
, O
our O
great O
ancestor O
. O

He O
died O
, O
was O
buried O
, O
and O
his O
tomb O
is O
still O
here O
with O
us O
today O
. O

He O
was O
a O
prophet O
and O
knew O
something O
that O
God O
had O
said O
. O

God O
had O
promised O
David B-PERSON
that O
someone O
from O
his O
own O
family O
would O
sit O
on O
David B-PERSON
's O
throne O
as O
king O
. O

David B-PERSON
knew O
this O
before O
it O
happened O
. O

That O
is O
why O
he O
said O
this O
about O
that O
future O
king O
: O
' O
He O
was O
not O
left O
in O
the O
place O
of O
death O
. O

His O
body O
did O
not O
rot O
in O
the O
grave O
. O
' O

David B-PERSON
was O
talking O
about O
the O
Christ O
rising O
from O
death O
. O

So O
Jesus O
is O
the O
one O
God O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

We O
are O
all O
witnesses O
of O
this O
. O

We O
saw O
him O
. O

Jesus O
was O
lifted O
up O
to O
heaven O
. O

Now O
he O
is O
with O
God O
, O
at O
God O
's O
right O
side O
. O

The O
Father O
has O
given O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
to O
him O
, O
as O
he O
promised O
. O

So O
Jesus O
has O
now O
poured O
out O
that O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

This O
is O
what O
you O
see O
and O
hear O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
not O
the O
one O
who O
was O
lifted O
up O
to O
heaven O
. O

David B-PERSON
himself O
said O
, O
' O
The O
Lord O
God O
said O
to O
my O
Lord O
: O
Sit O
at O
my O
right O
side O
, O
until O
I O
put O
your O
enemies O
under O
your O
power O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
, O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
should O
know O
this O
for O
certain O
: O
God O
has O
made O
Jesus O
to O
be O
Lord O
and O
Christ O
. O

He O
is O
the O
man O
you O
nailed O
to O
the O
cross O
! O
'' O

When O
the O
people O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
felt O
very O
, O
very O
sorry O
. O

They O
asked O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
the O
other O
apostles O
, O
`` O
Brothers O
, O
what O
should O
we O
do O
? O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Change O
your O
hearts O
and O
lives O
and O
be O
baptized O
, O
each O
one O
of O
you O
, O
in O
the O
name O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Then O
God O
will O
forgive O
your O
sins O
, O
and O
you O
will O
receive O
the O
gift O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

This O
promise O
is O
for O
you O
. O

It O
is O
also O
for O
your O
children O
and O
for O
the O
people O
who O
are O
far O
away O
. O

It O
is O
for O
everyone O
the O
Lord O
our O
God O
calls O
to O
himself O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
warned O
them O
with O
many O
other O
words O
; O
he O
begged O
them O
, O
`` O
Save O
yourselves O
from O
the O
evil O
of O
the O
people O
who O
live O
now O
! O
'' O

Then O
those O
who O
accepted O
what O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
were O
baptized O
. O

On O
that O
day O
about O
3000 O
people O
were O
added O
to O
the O
group O
of O
believers O
. O

The O
believers O
spent O
their O
time O
listening O
to O
the O
teaching O
of O
the O
apostles O
. O

They O
shared O
everything O
with O
each O
other O
. O

They O
ate O
together O
and O
prayed O
together O
. O

Many O
wonders O
and O
miraculous O
signs O
were O
happening O
through O
the O
apostles O
, O
and O
everyone O
felt O
great O
respect O
for O
God O
. O

All O
the O
believers O
stayed O
together O
and O
shared O
everything O
. O

They O
sold O
their O
land O
and O
the O
things O
they O
owned O
. O

Then O
they O
divided O
the O
money O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
those O
who O
needed O
it O
. O

The O
believers O
shared O
a O
common O
purpose O
, O
and O
every O
day O
they O
spent O
much O
of O
their O
time O
together O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

They O
also O
ate O
together O
in O
their O
homes O
. O

They O
were O
happy O
to O
share O
their O
food O
and O
ate O
with O
joyful O
hearts O
. O

The O
believers O
praised O
God O
and O
were O
respected O
by O
all O
the O
people O
. O

More O
and O
more O
people O
were O
being O
saved O
every O
day O
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
was O
adding O
them O
to O
their O
group O
. O

Agrippa O
said O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
`` O
You O
may O
now O
speak O
to O
defend O
yourself O
. O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
raised O
his O
hand O
to O
get O
their O
attention O
and O
began O
to O
speak O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
King O
Agrippa O
, O
I O
feel O
fortunate O
that O
I O
can O
stand O
here O
before O
you O
today O
and O
answer O
all O
the O
charges O
these O
Jews O
have O
made O
against O
me O
. O

I O
am O
very O
happy O
to O
talk O
to O
you O
, O
because O
you O
know O
so O
much O
about O
all O
the O
Jewish O
customs O
and O
the O
things O
the O
Jews O
argue O
about O
. O

Please O
listen O
to O
me O
patiently O
. O

`` O
All O
the O
Jews O
know O
about O
my O
whole O
life O
. O

They O
know O
the O
way O
I O
lived O
from O
the O
beginning O
in O
my O
own O
country O
and O
later O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

These O
Jews O
have O
known O
me O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

If O
they O
want O
to O
, O
they O
can O
tell O
you O
that O
I O
was O
a O
good O
Pharisee O
. O

And O
the O
Pharisees O
obey O
the O
laws O
of O
the O
Jewish O
religion O
more O
carefully O
than O
any O
other O
group O
. O

Now O
I O
am O
on O
trial O
because O
I O
hope O
for O
the O
promise O
that O
God O
made O
to O
our O
fathers O
. O

This O
is O
the O
promise O
that O
all O
the O
twelve O
tribes O
of O
our O
people O
hope O
to O
receive O
. O

For O
this O
hope O
the O
Jews O
serve O
God O
day O
and O
night O
. O

My O
king O
, O
the O
Jews O
have O
accused O
me O
because O
I O
hope O
for O
this O
same O
promise O
. O

Why O
do O
you O
people O
think O
it O
is O
impossible O
for O
God O
to O
raise O
people O
from O
death O
? O

`` O
I O
used O
to O
think O
that O
I O
should O
do O
everything O
I O
could O
against O
Jesus O
from O
Nazareth O
. O

And O
that O
's O
what O
I O
did O
, O
beginning O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
leading O
priests O
gave O
me O
the O
authority O
to O
put O
many O
of O
God O
's O
people O
in O
jail O
. O

And O
when O
they O
were O
being O
killed O
, O
I O
agreed O
that O
it O
was O
a O
good O
thing O
. O

I O
visited O
all O
the O
synagogues O
and O
punished O
them O
, O
trying O
to O
make O
them O
curse O
Jesus O
. O

My O
anger O
against O
these O
people O
was O
so O
strong O
that O
I O
went O
to O
other O
cities O
to O
find O
them O
and O
punish O
them O
. O

`` O
One O
time O
the O
leading O
priests O
gave O
me O
permission O
and O
the O
authority O
to O
go O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

On O
the O
way O
there O
, O
at O
noon O
, O
I O
saw O
a O
light O
from O
heaven O
, O
brighter O
than O
the O
sun O
. O

It O
shined O
all O
around O
me O
and O
those O
traveling O
with O
me O
. O

We O
all O
fell O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

Then O
I O
heard O
a O
voice O
talking O
to O
me O
in O
Aramaic O
. O

The O
voice O
said O
, O
' O
Saul O
, O
Saul O
, O
why O
are O
you O
persecuting O
me O
? O

You O
are O
only O
hurting O
yourself O
by O
fighting O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
I O
said O
, O
' O
Who O
are O
you O
, O
Lord O
? O
' O

`` O
The O
Lord O
said O
, O
' O
I O
am O
Jesus O
. O

I O
am O
the O
one O
you O
are O
persecuting O
. O

Stand O
up O
! O

I O
have O
chosen O
you O
to O
be O
my O
servant O
. O

You O
will O
tell O
people O
about O
me O
-- O
what O
you O
have O
seen O
today O
and O
what O
I O
will O
show O
you O
. O

This O
is O
why O
I O
have O
come O
to O
you O
. O

I O
will O
keep O
you O
safe O
from O
your O
own O
people O
and O
from O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
, O
the O
ones O
I O
am O
sending O
you O
to O
. O

You O
will O
make O
them O
able O
to O
understand O
the O
truth O
. O

They O
will O
turn O
away O
from O
darkness O
to O
the O
light O
. O

They O
will O
turn O
away O
from O
the O
power O
of O
Satan O
, O
and O
they O
will O
turn O
to O
God O
. O

Then O
their O
sins O
can O
be O
forgiven O
, O
and O
they O
can O
be O
given O
a O
place O
among O
God O
's O
people O
-- O
those O
who O
have O
been O
made O
holy O
by O
believing O
in O
me O
. O
' O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
continued O
speaking O
: O
`` O
King O
Agrippa O
, O
after O
I O
had O
this O
vision O
from O
heaven O
, O
I O
obeyed O
it O
. O

I O
began O
telling O
people O
to O
change O
their O
hearts O
and O
lives O
and O
turn O
back O
to O
God O
. O

And O
I O
told O
them O
to O
do O
what O
would O
show O
that O
they O
had O
really O
changed O
. O

I O
went O
first O
to O
people O
in O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

Then O
I O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
to O
every O
part O
of O
Judea O
and O
told O
the O
people O
there O
. O

I O
also O
went O
to O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
why O
the O
Jews O
grabbed O
me O
and O
were O
trying O
to O
kill O
me O
at O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

But O
God O
helped O
me O
, O
and O
he O
is O
still O
helping O
me O
today O
. O

With O
God O
's O
help O
I O
am O
standing O
here O
today O
and O
telling O
all O
people O
what O
I O
have O
seen O
. O

But O
I O
am O
saying O
nothing O
new O
. O

I O
am O
saying O
only O
what O
Moses O
and O
the O
prophets O
said O
would O
happen O
. O

They O
said O
that O
the O
Christ O
would O
die O
and O
be O
the O
first O
to O
rise O
from O
death O
. O

They O
said O
that O
he O
would O
bring O
the O
light O
of O
God O
's O
saving O
truth O
to O
the O
Jewish O
people O
and O
to O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O
'' O

While O
Paul B-PERSON
was O
still O
defending O
himself O
, O
Festus O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
you O
are O
out O
of O
your O
mind O
! O

Too O
much O
study O
has O
made O
you O
crazy O
. O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Most O
Honorable O
Festus O
, O
I O
am O
not O
crazy O
. O

What O
I O
am O
saying O
is O
true O
. O

It O
all O
makes O
perfect O
sense O
. O

King O
Agrippa O
knows O
about O
all O
this O
, O
and O
I O
can O
speak O
freely O
to O
him O
. O

I O
know O
that O
he O
has O
heard O
about O
these O
things O
, O
because O
they O
happened O
where O
everyone O
could O
see O
them O
. O

King O
Agrippa O
, O
do O
you O
believe O
what O
the O
prophets O
wrote O
? O

I O
know O
you O
believe O
! O
'' O

King O
Agrippa O
said O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
think O
you O
can O
persuade O
me O
to O
become O
a O
' O
Christ O
- O
follower O
' O
so O
easily O
? O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
not O
important O
if O
it O
is O
easy O
or O
if O
it O
is O
hard O
. O

I O
pray O
to O
God O
that O
not O
only O
you O
but O
that O
everyone O
listening O
to O
me O
today O
could O
be O
saved O
and O
be O
just O
like O
me O
-- O
except O
for O
these O
chains O
I O
have O
! O
'' O

King O
Agrippa O
, O
Governor O
Festus O
, O
Bernice O
, O
and O
all O
the O
people O
sitting O
with O
them O
stood O
up O
and O
left O
the O
room O
. O

They O
were O
talking O
to O
each O
other O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
has O
done O
nothing O
worthy O
of O
being O
put O
to O
death O
or O
even O
put O
in O
jail O
. O
'' O

And O
Agrippa O
said O
to O
Festus O
, O
`` O
We O
could O
let O
him O
go O
free O
, O
but O
he O
has O
asked O
to O
see O
Caesar O
. O
'' O

The O
apostles O
and O
the O
believers O
in O
Judea O
heard O
that O
non-Jewish O
people O
had O
accepted O
God O
's O
teaching O
too O
. O

But O
when O
Peter B-PERSON
came O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
some O
Jewish O
believers O
argued O
with O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
went O
into O
the O
homes O
of O
people O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
and O
are O
not O
circumcised O
, O
and O
you O
even O
ate O
with O
them O
! O
'' O

So O
Peter B-PERSON
explained O
the O
whole O
story O
to O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
was O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Joppa O
. O

While O
I O
was O
praying O
, O
I O
had O
a O
vision O
. O

I O
saw O
something O
coming O
down O
from O
heaven O
. O

It O
looked O
like O
a O
big O
sheet O
being O
lowered O
to O
the O
ground O
by O
its O
four O
corners O
. O

It O
came O
down O
close O
to O
me O
, O
and O
I O
looked O
inside O
. O

I O
saw O
all O
kinds O
of O
animals O
, O
including O
wild O
ones O
, O
as O
well O
as O
reptiles O
and O
birds O
. O

I O
heard O
a O
voice O
say O
to O
me O
, O
' O
Get O
up O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
. O

Kill O
anything O
here O
and O
eat O
it O
! O
' O

`` O
But O
I O
said O
, O
' O
I O
ca O
n't O
do O
that O
, O
Lord O
! O

I O
have O
never O
eaten O
anything O
that O
is O
not O
pure O
or O
fit O
to O
be O
used O
for O
food O
. O
' O

`` O
But O
the O
voice O
from O
heaven O
answered O
again O
, O
' O
God O
has O
made O
these O
things O
pure O
. O

Do O
n't O
say O
they O
are O
unfit O
to O
eat O
! O
' O

`` O
This O
happened O
three O
times O
. O

Then O
the O
whole O
thing O
was O
taken O
back O
into O
heaven O
. O

Suddenly O
there O
were O
three O
men O
standing O
outside O
the O
house O
where O
I O
was O
staying O
. O

They O
had O
been O
sent O
from O
Caesarea O
to O
get O
me O
. O

The O
Spirit O
told O
me O
to O
go O
with O
them O
without O
wondering O
if O
it O
was O
all O
right O
. O

These O
six O
brothers O
here O
also O
went O
with O
me O
, O
and O
we O
went O
to O
the O
house O
of O
Cornelius O
. O

He O
told O
us O
about O
the O
angel O
he O
had O
seen O
standing O
in O
his O
house O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
, O
' O
Send O
some O
men O
to O
Joppa O
to O
get O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
the O
one O
who O
is O
also O
called O
Peter B-PERSON
. O

He O
will O
speak O
to O
you O
, O
and O
what O
he O
tells O
you O
will O
save O
you O
and O
everyone O
living O
in O
your O
house O
. O
' O

`` O
After O
I O
began O
speaking O
, O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
came O
on O
them O
just O
as O
he O
came O
on O
us O
at O
the O
beginning O
. O

Then O
I O
remembered O
the O
words O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
: O
' O
John B-PERSON
baptized O
people O
in O
water O
, O
but O
you O
will O
be O
baptized O
in O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O
' O

God O
gave O
these O
people O
the O
same O
gift O
he O
gave O
us O
who O
believed O
in O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

So O
how O
could O
I O
object O
to O
what O
God O
wanted O
to O
do O
? O
'' O

When O
the O
Jewish O
believers O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
stopped O
arguing O
. O

They O
praised O
God O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
So O
God O
is O
also O
allowing O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
to O
change O
their O
hearts O
and O
have O
the O
life O
he O
gives O
! O
'' O

The O
believers O
were O
scattered O
by O
the O
persecution O
that O
began O
when O
Stephen O
was O
killed O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
went O
as O
far O
as O
Phoenicia O
, O
Cyprus O
, O
and O
Antioch O
. O

They O
told O
the O
Good O
News O
in O
these O
places O
, O
but O
only O
to O
Jews O
. O

Some O
of O
these O
believers O
were O
men O
from O
Cyprus O
and O
Cyrene O
. O

When O
these O
men O
came O
to O
Antioch O
, O
they O
began O
speaking O
to O
people O
who O
were O
not O
Jews O
. O

They O
told O
them O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
. O

The O
Lord O
was O
helping O
these O
men O
, O
and O
a O
large O
number O
of O
people O
believed O
and O
decided O
to O
follow O
the O
Lord O
. O

When O
the O
church O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
heard O
about O
this O
, O
they O
sent O
Barnabas O
to O
Antioch O
. O

Barnabas O
was O
a O
good O
man O
, O
full O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
and O
faith O
. O

When O
he O
went O
to O
Antioch O
and O
saw O
how O
God O
had O
blessed O
the O
believers O
there O
, O
he O
was O
very O
happy O
. O

He O
encouraged O
them O
all O
, O
saying O
, O
`` O
Always O
be O
faithful O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Serve O
him O
with O
all O
your O
heart O
. O
'' O

Many O
more O
people O
became O
followers O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

Then O
Barnabas O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Tarsus O
to O
look O
for O
Saul O
. O

When O
he O
found O
him O
, O
he O
brought O
him O
to O
Antioch O
. O

They O
stayed O
there O
a O
whole O
year O
. O

Every O
time O
the O
church O
came O
together O
, O
Barnabas O
and O
Saul O
met O
with O
them O
and O
taught O
many O
people O
. O

It O
was O
in O
Antioch O
that O
the O
followers O
were O
called O
`` O
Christ O
- O
followers O
'' O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

About O
that O
same O
time O
some O
prophets O
went O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
Antioch O
. O

One O
of O
them O
, O
named O
Agabus O
, O
stood O
up O
and O
spoke O
with O
the O
help O
of O
the O
Spirit O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
A O
very O
bad O
time O
is O
coming O
to O
the O
whole O
world O
. O

There O
will O
be O
no O
food O
for O
people O
to O
eat O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
This O
time O
of O
famine O
happened O
when O
Claudius O
was O
emperor O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
Lord O
's O
followers O
decided O
that O
they O
would O
each O
send O
as O
much O
as O
they O
could O
to O
help O
their O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
who O
lived O
in O
Judea O
. O

They O
gathered O
the O
money O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
Barnabas O
and O
Saul O
, O
who O
took O
it O
to O
the O
elders O
in O
Judea O
. O

More O
and O
more O
people O
were O
becoming O
followers O
of O
Jesus O
. O

But O
during O
this O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Greek O
- O
speaking O
followers O
began O
to O
complain O
against O
the O
other O
Jewish O
followers O
. O

They O
said O
that O
their O
widows O
were O
not O
getting O
their O
share O
of O
what O
the O
followers O
received O
every O
day O
. O

The O
twelve O
apostles O
called O
the O
whole O
group O
of O
followers O
together O
. O

The O
apostles O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
It O
would O
not O
be O
right O
for O
us O
to O
give O
up O
our O
work O
of O
teaching O
God O
's O
word O
in O
order O
to O
be O
in O
charge O
of O
getting O
food O
to O
people O
. O

So O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
choose O
seven O
of O
your O
men O
who O
have O
a O
good O
reputation O
. O

They O
must O
be O
full O
of O
wisdom O
and O
the O
Spirit O
. O

We O
will O
give O
them O
this O
work O
to O
do O
. O

Then O
we O
can O
use O
all O
our O
time O
to O
pray O
and O
to O
teach O
the O
word O
of O
God O
. O
'' O

The O
whole O
group O
liked O
the O
idea O
. O

So O
they O
chose O
these O
seven O
men O
: O
Stephen O
-LRB- O
a O
man O
with O
great O
faith O
and O
full O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
-RRB- O
, O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
Prochorus O
, O
Nicanor O
, O
Timon O
, O
Parmenas O
, O
and O
Nicolaus O
-LRB- O
a O
man O
from O
Antioch O
who O
had O
become O
a O
Jew B-NORP
-RRB- O
. O

Then O
they O
put O
these O
men O
before O
the O
apostles O
, O
who O
prayed O
and O
laid O
their O
hands O
on O
them O
. O

The O
word O
of O
God O
was O
reaching O
more O
and O
more O
people O
. O

The O
group O
of O
followers O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
became O
larger O
and O
larger O
. O

Even O
a O
big O
group O
of O
Jewish O
priests O
believed O
and O
obeyed O
. O

Stephen O
received O
a O
great O
blessing O
. O

God O
gave O
him O
power O
to O
do O
great O
wonders O
and O
miraculous O
signs O
among O
the O
people O
. O

But O
some O
of O
the O
Jews O
there O
were O
from O
the O
synagogue O
of O
Free O
Men O
, O
as O
it O
was O
called O
. O

The O
group O
included O
Jews O
from O
Cyrene O
, O
Alexandria B-GPE
, O
Cilicia O
, O
and O
Asia B-GPE
. O

They O
started O
arguing O
with O
Stephen O
. O

But O
the O
Spirit O
was O
helping O
him O
speak O
with O
wisdom O
. O

His O
words O
were O
so O
strong O
that O
these O
Jews O
could O
not O
argue O
with O
him O
. O

So O
they O
told O
some O
men O
to O
say O
, O
`` O
We O
heard O
Stephen O
say O
bad O
things O
against O
Moses O
and O
against O
God O
! O
'' O

By O
doing O
this O
, O
these O
Jews O
upset O
the O
people O
, O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
, O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
. O

They O
became O
so O
angry O
that O
they O
came O
and O
grabbed O
Stephen O
and O
took O
him O
to O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
high O
council O
. O

The O
Jews O
brought O
some O
men O
into O
the O
meeting O
to O
tell O
lies O
about O
Stephen O
. O

These O
men O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
is O
always O
saying O
things O
against O
this O
holy O
place O
and O
against O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

We O
heard O
him O
say O
that O
Jesus O
from O
Nazareth O
will O
destroy O
this O
place O
and O
change O
what O
Moses O
told O
us O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

Everyone O
there O
in O
the O
council O
meeting O
was O
staring O
at O
Stephen O
. O

They O
saw O
that O
his O
face O
looked O
like O
the O
face O
of O
an O
angel O
. O

In O
the O
church O
at O
Antioch O
there O
were O
some O
prophets O
and O
teachers O
. O

They O
were O
Barnabas O
, O
Simeon O
-LRB- O
also O
called O
Niger O
-RRB- O
, O
Lucius O
-LRB- O
from O
the O
city O
of O
Cyrene O
-RRB- O
, O
Manaen O
-LRB- O
who O
had O
grown O
up O
with O
King O
Herod O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
Saul O
. O

These O
men O
were O
all O
serving O
the O
Lord O
and O
fasting O
when O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Appoint O
Barnabas O
and O
Saul O
to O
do O
a O
special O
work O
for O
me O
. O

They O
are O
the O
ones O
I O
have O
chosen O
to O
do O
it O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
church O
fasted O
and O
prayed O
. O

They O
laid O
their O
hands O
on O
Barnabas O
and O
Saul O
and O
sent O
them O
out O
. O

Barnabas O
and O
Saul O
were O
sent O
out O
by O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

They O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Seleucia O
. O

Then O
they O
sailed O
from O
there O
to O
the O
island O
of O
Cyprus O
. O

When O
Barnabas O
and O
Saul O
came O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Salamis O
, O
they O
told O
the O
message O
of O
God O
in O
the O
Jewish O
synagogues O
. O

John O
Mark O
was O
with O
them O
to O
help O
. O

They O
went O
across O
the O
whole O
island O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Paphos O
. O

There O
they O
met O
a O
Jewish O
man O
named O
Barjesus O
who O
did O
magic O
. O

He O
was O
a O
false O
prophet O
. O

He O
always O
stayed O
close O
to O
Sergius O
Paulus O
, O
who O
was O
the O
governor O
and O
a O
very O
smart O
man O
. O

He O
invited O
Barnabas O
and O
Saul O
to O
come O
visit O
him O
, O
because O
he O
wanted O
to O
hear O
the O
message O
of O
God O
. O

But O
the O
magician O
Elymas O
-LRB- O
as O
Barjesus O
was O
called O
in O
Greek O
-RRB- O
spoke O
against O
them O
, O
trying O
to O
stop O
the O
governor O
from O
believing O
in O
Jesus O
. O

But O
Saul O
-LRB- O
also O
known O
as O
Paul B-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
filled O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
, O
looked O
hard O
at O
Elymas O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
son O
of O
the O
devil O
, O
full O
of O
lies O
and O
all O
kinds O
of O
evil O
tricks O
! O

You O
are O
an O
enemy O
of O
everything O
that O
is O
right O
. O

Will O
you O
never O
stop O
trying O
to O
change O
the O
Lord O
's O
truths O
into O
lies O
? O

Now O
the O
Lord O
will O
touch O
you O
and O
you O
will O
be O
blind O
. O

For O
a O
time O
you O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
see O
anything O
-- O
not O
even O
the O
light O
from O
the O
sun O
. O
'' O

Then O
everything O
became O
dark O
for O
Elymas O
. O

He O
walked O
around O
lost O
. O

He O
was O
trying O
to O
find O
someone O
to O
lead O
him O
by O
the O
hand O
. O

When O
the O
governor O
saw O
this O
, O
he O
believed O
. O

He O
was O
amazed O
at O
the O
teaching O
about O
the O
Lord O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
and O
the O
people O
with O
him O
sailed O
away O
from O
Paphos O
. O

They O
came O
to O
Perga O
, O
a O
city O
in O
Pamphylia O
. O

There O
John O
Mark O
left O
them O
and O
returned O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
continued O
their O
trip O
from O
Perga O
and O
went O
to O
Antioch O
, O
a O
city O
near O
Pisidia O
. O

On O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
they O
went O
into O
the O
Jewish O
synagogue O
and O
sat O
down O
. O

The O
Law O
of O
Moses O
and O
the O
writings O
of O
the O
prophets O
were O
read O
. O

Then O
the O
leaders O
of O
the O
synagogue O
sent O
a O
message O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
: O
`` O
Brothers O
, O
if O
you O
have O
something O
to O
say O
that O
will O
help O
the O
people O
here O
, O
please O
speak O
. O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
stood O
up O
, O
raised O
his O
hand O
to O
get O
their O
attention O
, O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
People O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
all O
you O
others O
who O
worship O
the O
true O
God O
, O
please O
listen O
to O
me O
! O

The O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
chose O
our O
ancestors O
. O

And O
during O
the O
time O
our O
people O
lived O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
as O
foreigners O
, O
he O
made O
them O
great O
. O

Then O
he O
brought O
them O
out O
of O
that O
country O
with O
great O
power O
. O

And O
he O
was O
patient O
with O
them O
for O
40 O
years O
in O
the O
desert O
. O

God O
destroyed O
seven O
nations O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Canaan O
and O
gave O
their O
land O
to O
his O
people O
. O

All O
this O
happened O
in O
about O
450 O
years O
. O

`` O
After O
this O
, O
God O
gave O
our O
people O
judges O
until O
the O
time O
of O
Samuel B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
. O

Then O
the O
people O
asked O
for O
a O
king O
. O

God O
gave O
them O
Saul O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Kish O
. O

Saul O
was O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
. O

He O
was O
king O
for O
40 O
years O
. O

After O
God O
took O
Saul O
away O
, O
God O
made O
David B-PERSON
their O
king O
. O

This O
is O
what O
God O
said O
about O
David B-PERSON
: O
' O
David B-PERSON
, O
the O
son O
of O
Jesse O
, O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
person O
who O
does O
what O
pleases O
me O
. O

He O
will O
do O
everything O
I O
want O
him O
to O
do O
. O
' O

`` O
As O
he O
promised O
, O
God O
has O
brought O
one O
of O
David B-PERSON
's O
descendants O
to O
Israel B-GPE
to O
be O
their O
Savior B-PERSON
. O

That O
descendant O
is O
Jesus O
. O

Before O
he O
came O
, O
John B-PERSON
told O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
what O
they O
should O
do O
. O

He O
told O
them O
to O
be O
baptized O
to O
show O
they O
wanted O
to O
change O
their O
lives O
. O

When O
John B-PERSON
was O
finishing O
his O
work O
, O
he O
said O
, O
' O
Who O
do O
you O
think O
I O
am O
? O

I O
am O
not O
the O
Christ O
. O

He O
is O
coming O
later O
, O
and O
I O
am O
not O
worthy O
to O
be O
the O
slave O
who O
unties O
his O
sandals O
. O
' O

`` O
My O
brothers O
, O
sons O
in O
the O
family O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
and O
you O
other O
people O
who O
also O
worship O
the O
true O
God O
, O
listen O
! O

The O
news O
about O
this O
salvation O
has O
been O
sent O
to O
us O
. O

The O
Jews O
living O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
their O
leaders O
did O
not O
realize O
that O
Jesus O
was O
the O
Savior B-PERSON
. O

The O
words O
the O
prophets O
wrote O
about O
him O
were O
read O
every O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
understand O
. O

They O
condemned O
Jesus O
. O

When O
they O
did O
this O
, O
they O
made O
the O
words O
of O
the O
prophets O
come O
true O
. O

They O
could O
not O
find O
any O
real O
reason O
why O
Jesus O
should O
die O
, O
but O
they O
asked O
Pilate O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

`` O
These O
Jews O
did O
all O
the O
bad O
things O
that O
the O
Scriptures O
said O
would O
happen O
to O
Jesus O
. O

Then O
they O
took O
Jesus O
down O
from O
the O
cross O
and O
put O
him O
in O
a O
tomb O
. O

But O
God O
raised O
him O
up O
from O
death O
! O

After O
this O
, O
for O
many O
days O
, O
those O
who O
had O
gone O
with O
Jesus O
from O
Galilee O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
saw O
him O
. O

They O
are O
now O
his O
witnesses O
to O
our O
people O
. O

`` O
We O
tell O
you O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
the O
promise O
God O
made O
to O
our O
ancestors O
. O

We O
are O
their O
descendants O
, O
and O
God O
has O
made O
this O
promise O
come O
true O
for O
us O
. O

God O
did O
this O
by O
raising O
Jesus O
from O
death O
. O

We O
also O
read O
about O
this O
in O
Psalm O
2 O
: O
' O
You O
are O
my O
Son O
. O

Today O
I O
have O
become O
your O
Father O
. O
' O

God O
raised O
Jesus O
from O
death O
. O

Jesus O
will O
never O
go O
back O
to O
the O
grave O
and O
become O
dust O
. O

So O
God O
said O
, O
' O
I O
will O
give O
you O
the O
true O
and O
holy O
promises O
that O
I O
made O
to O
David B-PERSON
. O
' O

But O
in O
another O
Psalm O
it O
says O
, O
' O
You O
will O
not O
let O
your O
Holy O
One O
rot O
in O
the O
grave O
. O
' O

David B-PERSON
did O
God O
's O
will O
during O
the O
time O
he O
lived O
. O

Then O
he O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
like O
all O
his O
ancestors O
. O

And O
his O
body O
did O
rot O
in O
the O
grave O
! O

But O
the O
one O
God O
raised O
from O
death O
did O
not O
rot O
in O
the O
grave O
. O

Brothers O
, O
understand O
what O
we O
are O
telling O
you O
. O

You O
can O
have O
forgiveness O
of O
your O
sins O
through O
this O
Jesus O
. O

The O
Law O
of O
Moses O
could O
not O
free O
you O
from O
your O
sins O
. O

But O
you O
can O
be O
made O
right O
with O
God O
if O
you O
believe O
in O
Jesus O
. O

So O
be O
careful O
! O

Do O
n't O
let O
what O
the O
prophets O
said O
happen O
to O
you O
: O
' O
Listen O
, O
you O
people O
who O
doubt O
! O

You O
can O
wonder O
, O
but O
then O
go O
away O
and O
die O
; O
because O
during O
your O
time O
, O
I O
will O
do O
something O
that O
you O
will O
not O
believe O
. O

You O
will O
not O
believe O
it O
, O
even O
if O
someone O
explains O
it O
to O
you O
! O
' O
'' O

As O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
were O
leaving O
the O
synagogue O
, O
the O
people O
asked O
them O
to O
come O
again O
on O
the O
next O
Sabbath O
day O
and O
tell O
them O
more O
about O
these O
things O
. O

After O
the O
meeting O
, O
many O
of O
the O
people O
followed O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
, O
including O
many O
Jews O
and O
people O
who O
had O
changed O
their O
religion O
to O
be O
like O
Jews O
and O
worship O
the O
true O
God O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
encouraged O
them O
to O
continue O
trusting O
in O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

On O
the O
next O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
almost O
all O
the O
people O
in O
the O
city O
came O
together O
to O
hear O
the O
word O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

When O
the O
Jews O
there O
saw O
all O
these O
people O
, O
they O
became O
very O
jealous O
. O

Shouting O
insults O
, O
they O
argued O
against O
everything O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
. O

But O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
spoke O
very O
boldly O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
had O
to O
tell O
God O
's O
message O
to O
you O
Jews O
first O
, O
but O
you O
refuse O
to O
listen O
. O

You O
have O
made O
it O
clear O
that O
you O
are O
not O
worthy O
of O
having O
eternal O
life O
. O

So O
we O
will O
now O
go O
to O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

This O
is O
what O
the O
Lord O
told O
us O
to O
do O
: O
' O
I O
have O
made O
you O
a O
light O
for O
the O
other O
nations O
, O
to O
show O
people O
all O
over O
the O
world O
the O
way O
to O
be O
saved O
. O
' O
'' O

When O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
heard O
Paul B-PERSON
say O
this O
, O
they O
were O
happy O
. O

They O
gave O
honor O
to O
the O
message O
of O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
many O
of O
them O
believed O
it O
. O

These O
were O
the O
ones O
chosen O
to O
have O
eternal O
life O
. O

And O
so O
the O
message O
of O
the O
Lord O
was O
being O
told O
throughout O
the O
whole O
country O
. O

But O
the O
Jews O
there O
caused O
some O
of O
the O
important O
religious O
women O
and O
the O
leaders O
of O
the O
city O
to O
be O
angry O
and O
turn O
against O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
and O
throw O
them O
out O
of O
town O
. O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
shook O
the O
dust O
off O
their O
feet O
. O

Then O
they O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Iconium O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
's O
followers O
in O
Antioch O
were O
happy O
and O
filled O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

Then O
some O
men O
came O
to O
Antioch O
from O
Judea O
and O
began O
teaching O
the O
non-Jewish O
believers O
: O
`` O
You O
can O
not O
be O
saved O
if O
you O
are O
not O
circumcised O
as O
Moses O
taught O
us O
. O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
were O
against O
this O
teaching O
and O
argued O
with O
these O
men O
about O
it O
. O

So O
the O
group O
decided O
to O
send O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
Barnabas O
, O
and O
some O
others O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
talk O
more O
about O
this O
with O
the O
apostles O
and O
elders O
. O

The O
church O
helped O
them O
get O
ready O
to O
leave O
on O
their O
trip O
. O

The O
men O
went O
through O
the O
countries O
of O
Phoenicia O
and O
Samaria O
, O
where O
they O
told O
all O
about O
how O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
had O
turned O
to O
the O
true O
God O
. O

This O
made O
all O
the O
believers O
very O
happy O
. O

When O
the O
men O
arrived O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
the O
apostles O
, O
the O
elders O
, O
and O
the O
whole O
church O
welcomed O
them O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
, O
Barnabas O
, O
and O
the O
others O
told O
about O
all O
that O
God O
had O
done O
with O
them O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
believers O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
had O
belonged O
to O
the O
Pharisees O
. O

They O
stood O
up O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
non-Jewish O
believers O
must O
be O
circumcised O
. O

We O
must O
tell O
them O
to O
obey O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
! O
'' O

Then O
the O
apostles O
and O
the O
elders O
gathered O
to O
study O
this O
problem O
. O

After O
a O
long O
debate O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
stood O
up O
and O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
My O
brothers O
, O
I O
am O
sure O
you O
remember O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
early O
days O
. O

God O
chose O
me O
from O
among O
you O
to O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
to O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jewish O
. O

It O
was O
from O
me O
that O
they O
heard O
the O
Good O
News O
and O
believed O
. O

God O
knows O
everyone O
, O
even O
their O
thoughts O
, O
and O
he O
accepted O
these O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

He O
showed O
this O
to O
us O
by O
giving O
them O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
the O
same O
as O
he O
did O
to O
us O
. O

To O
God O
, O
those O
people O
are O
not O
different O
from O
us O
. O

When O
they O
believed O
, O
God O
made O
their O
hearts O
pure O
. O

So O
now O
, O
why O
are O
you O
putting O
a O
heavy O
burden O
around O
the O
necks O
of O
the O
non-Jewish O
followers O
? O

Are O
you O
trying O
to O
make O
God O
angry O
? O

We O
and O
our O
fathers O
were O
not O
able O
to O
carry O
that O
burden O
. O

No O
, O
we O
believe O
that O
we O
and O
these O
people O
will O
be O
saved O
the O
same O
way O
-- O
by O
the O
grace O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
whole O
group O
became O
quiet O
. O

They O
listened O
while O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
told O
about O
all O
the O
miraculous O
signs O
and O
wonders O
that O
God O
had O
done O
through O
them O
among O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

When O
they O
finished O
speaking O
, O
James B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
My O
brothers O
, O
listen O
to O
me O
. O

Simon O
Peter O
has O
told O
us O
how O
God O
showed O
his O
love O
for O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
God O
accepted O
them O
and O
made O
them O
his O
people O
. O

The O
words O
of O
the O
prophets O
agree O
with O
this O
too O
: O
' O
I O
will O
return O
after O
this O
. O

I O
will O
build O
David B-PERSON
's O
house O
again O
. O

It O
has O
fallen O
down O
. O

I O
will O
build O
again O
the O
parts O
of O
his O
house O
that O
have O
been O
pulled O
down O
. O

I O
will O
make O
his O
house O
new O
. O

Then O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
will O
look O
for O
the O
Lord O
God O
-- O
all O
those O
of O
other O
nations O
who O
are O
my O
people O
too O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
this O
. O

And O
he O
is O
the O
one O
who O
does O
all O
these O
things O
. O
' O

' O
All O
this O
has O
been O
known O
from O
the O
beginning O
of O
time O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
I O
think O
we O
should O
not O
make O
things O
hard O
for O
those O
who O
have O
turned O
to O
God O
from O
among O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

Instead O
, O
we O
should O
send O
a O
letter O
telling O
them O
only O
the O
things O
they O
should O
not O
do O
: O
Do O
n't O
eat O
food O
that O
has O
been O
given O
to O
idols O
. O

This O
makes O
the O
food O
unclean O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
involved O
in O
sexual O
sin O
. O

Do O
n't O
eat O
meat O
from O
animals O
that O
have O
been O
strangled O
or O
any O
meat O
that O
still O
has O
the O
blood O
in O
it O
. O

They O
should O
not O
do O
any O
of O
these O
things O
, O
because O
there O
are O
still O
men O
in O
every O
city O
who O
teach O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

The O
words O
of O
Moses O
have O
been O
read O
in O
the O
synagogue O
every O
Sabbath O
day O
for O
many O
years O
. O
'' O

The O
apostles O
, O
the O
elders O
, O
and O
the O
whole O
church O
wanted O
to O
send O
some O
men O
with O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
to O
Antioch O
. O

The O
group O
decided O
to O
choose O
some O
of O
their O
own O
men O
. O

They O
chose O
Judas O
-LRB- O
also O
called O
Barsabbas O
-RRB- O
and O
Silas O
, O
men O
who O
were O
respected O
by O
the O
believers O
. O

The O
group O
sent O
the O
letter O
with O
these O
men O
. O

The O
letter O
said O
: O
> O
From O
the O
apostles O
and O
elders O
, O
your O
brothers O
. O

To O
all O
the O
non-Jewish O
brothers O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Antioch O
and O
in O
the O
countries O
of O
Syria B-GPE
and O
Cilicia O
. O

Dear O
Brothers O
: O
We O
have O
heard O
that O
some O
men O
have O
come O
to O
you O
from O
our O
group O
. O

What O
they O
said O
troubled O
and O
upset O
you O
. O

But O
we O
did O
not O
tell O
them O
to O
do O
this O
. O

We O
have O
all O
agreed O
to O
choose O
some O
men O
and O
send O
them O
to O
you O
. O

They O
will O
be O
with O
our O
dear O
friends O
, O
Barnabas O
and O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

Barnabas O
and O
Paul B-PERSON
have O
given O
their O
lives O
to O
serve O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

So O
we O
have O
sent O
Judas O
and O
Silas O
with O
them O
. O

They O
will O
tell O
you O
the O
same O
things O
. O

We O
agree O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
that O
you O
should O
have O
no O
more O
burdens O
, O
except O
for O
these O
necessary O
things O
: O
Do O
n't O
eat O
food O
that O
has O
been O
given O
to O
idols O
. O

Do O
n't O
eat O
meat O
from O
animals O
that O
have O
been O
strangled O
or O
any O
meat O
that O
still O
has O
the O
blood O
in O
it O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
involved O
in O
sexual O
sin O
. O

If O
you O
stay O
away O
from O
these O
, O
you O
will O
do O
well O
. O

We O
say O
goodbye O
now O
. O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
Barnabas O
, O
Judas O
, O
and O
Silas O
left O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
went O
to O
Antioch O
. O

There O
they O
gathered O
the O
group O
of O
believers O
together O
and O
gave O
them O
the O
letter O
. O

When O
the O
believers O
read O
it O
, O
they O
were O
happy O
. O

The O
letter O
comforted O
them O
. O

Judas O
and O
Silas O
, O
who O
were O
also O
prophets O
, O
said O
many O
things O
to O
encourage O
the O
believers O
and O
make O
them O
stronger O
in O
their O
faith O
. O

After O
Judas O
and O
Silas O
stayed O
there O
for O
a O
while O
, O
they O
left O
. O

They O
received O
a O
blessing O
of O
peace O
from O
the O
believers O
. O

Then O
they O
went O
back O
to O
those O
who O
had O
sent O
them O
. O

But O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
stayed O
in O
Antioch O
. O

They O
and O
many O
others O
taught O
the O
believers O
and O
told O
other O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
the O
Lord O
. O

A O
few O
days O
later O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
said O
to O
Barnabas O
, O
`` O
We O
should O
go O
back O
to O
all O
the O
towns O
where O
we O
told O
people O
the O
message O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

We O
should O
visit O
our O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
God O
's O
family O
to O
see O
how O
they O
are O
doing O
. O
'' O

Barnabas O
wanted O
to O
bring O
John O
Mark O
with O
them O
too O
. O

But O
on O
their O
first O
trip O
John O
Mark O
did O
not O
continue O
with O
them O
in O
the O
work O
. O

He O
had O
left O
them O
at O
Pamphylia O
. O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
did O
not O
think O
it O
was O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
take O
him O
this O
time O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
and O
Barnabas O
had O
a O
big O
argument O
about O
this O
. O

It O
was O
so O
bad O
that O
they O
separated O
and O
went O
different O
ways O
. O

Barnabas O
sailed O
to O
Cyprus O
and O
took O
Mark O
with O
him O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
chose O
Silas O
to O
go O
with O
him O
. O

The O
believers O
in O
Antioch O
put O
Paul B-PERSON
into O
the O
Lord O
's O
care O
and O
sent O
him O
out O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
went O
through O
the O
countries O
of O
Syria B-GPE
and O
Cilicia O
, O
helping O
the O
churches O
grow O
stronger O
. O

The O
high O
priest O
said O
to O
Stephen O
, O
`` O
Is O
all O
this O
true O
? O
'' O

Stephen O
answered O
, O
`` O
My O
Jewish O
fathers O
and O
brothers O
, O
listen O
to O
me O
. O

Our O
great O
and O
glorious O
God O
appeared O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
our O
ancestor O
, O
when O
he O
was O
in O
Mesopotamia B-GPE
. O

This O
was O
before O
he O
lived O
in O
Haran O
. O

God O
said O
to O
him O
, O
' O
Leave O
your O
country O
and O
your O
people O
, O
and O
go O
to O
the O
country O
I O
will O
show O
you O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
Abraham B-PERSON
left O
the O
country O
of O
Chaldea O
. O

He O
went O
to O
live O
in O
Haran O
. O

After O
his O
father O
died O
, O
God O
sent O
him O
to O
this O
place O
, O
where O
you O
live O
now O
. O

But O
God O
did O
not O
give O
Abraham B-PERSON
any O
of O
this O
land O
, O
not O
even O
a O
foot O
of O
it O
. O

But O
God O
promised O
that O
in O
the O
future O
he O
would O
give O
Abraham B-PERSON
this O
land O
for O
himself O
and O
for O
his O
children O
. O

This O
was O
before O
Abraham B-PERSON
had O
any O
children O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
what O
God O
said O
to O
him O
: O
' O
Your O
descendants O
will O
live O
in O
another O
country O
. O

They O
will O
be O
strangers O
. O

The O
people O
there O
will O
make O
them O
slaves O
and O
do O
bad O
things O
to O
them O
for O
400 O
years O
. O

But O
I O
will O
punish O
the O
nation O
that O
made O
them O
slaves O
. O
' O

And O
God O
also O
said O
, O
' O
After O
those O
things O
happen O
, O
your O
people O
will O
come O
out O
of O
that O
country O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
worship O
me O
here O
in O
this O
place O
. O
' O

`` O
God O
made O
an O
agreement O
with O
Abraham B-PERSON
; O
the O
sign O
for O
this O
agreement O
was O
circumcision O
. O

And O
so O
when O
Abraham B-PERSON
had O
a O
son O
, O
he O
circumcised O
him O
when O
he O
was O
eight O
days O
old O
. O

His O
son O
's O
name O
was O
Isaac O
. O

Isaac O
also O
circumcised O
his O
son O
Jacob O
. O

And O
Jacob O
did O
the O
same O
for O
his O
sons O
who O
became O
the O
twelve O
great O
ancestors O
of O
our O
people O
. O

`` O
These O
ancestors O
of O
ours O
became O
jealous O
of O
their O
brother O
Joseph B-PERSON
and O
sold O
him O
to O
be O
a O
slave O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

But O
God O
was O
with O
him O
and O
saved O
him O
from O
all O
his O
troubles O
. O

Pharaoh O
was O
the O
king O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
then O
. O

He O
liked O
Joseph B-PERSON
and O
respected O
him O
because O
of O
the O
wisdom O
God O
gave O
him O
. O

Pharaoh O
gave O
Joseph B-PERSON
the O
job O
of O
being O
a O
governor O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

He O
even O
let O
him O
rule O
over O
all O
the O
people O
in O
Pharaoh O
's O
house O
. O

But O
all O
the O
land O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
of O
Canaan O
became O
dry O
. O

It O
became O
so O
dry O
that O
food O
could O
not O
grow O
, O
and O
the O
people O
suffered O
very O
much O
. O

Our O
people O
could O
not O
find O
anything O
to O
eat O
. O

`` O
But O
Jacob O
heard O
that O
there O
was O
food O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

So O
he O
sent O
our O
people O
there O
. O

This O
was O
their O
first O
trip O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Then O
they O
went O
there O
a O
second O
time O
. O

This O
time O
Joseph B-PERSON
told O
his O
brothers O
who O
he O
was O
. O

And O
Pharaoh O
learned O
about O
Joseph B-PERSON
's O
family O
. O

Then O
Joseph B-PERSON
sent O
some O
men O
to O
tell O
Jacob O
, O
his O
father O
, O
to O
come O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

He O
also O
invited O
all O
his O
relatives O
, O
a O
total O
of O
75 O
people O
. O

So O
Jacob O
went O
down O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

He O
and O
our O
other O
ancestors O
lived O
there O
until O
they O
died O
. O

Later O
, O
their O
bodies O
were O
moved O
to O
Shechem O
, O
where O
they O
were O
put O
in O
a O
tomb O
. O

It O
was O
the O
same O
tomb O
that O
Abraham B-PERSON
had O
bought O
in O
Shechem O
from O
the O
sons O
of O
Hamor O
. O

He O
paid O
them O
with O
silver O
. O

`` O
The O
number O
of O
our O
people O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
grew O
. O

There O
were O
more O
and O
more O
of O
our O
people O
there O
. O

The O
promise O
that O
God O
made O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
soon O
to O
come O
true O
. O

Then O
a O
different O
king O
began O
to O
rule O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
one O
who O
knew O
nothing O
about O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

This O
king O
tricked O
our O
people O
. O

He O
treated O
them O
badly O
, O
making O
them O
leave O
their O
children O
outside O
to O
die O
. O

`` O
This O
was O
the O
time O
when O
Moses O
was O
born O
. O

He O
was O
a O
very O
beautiful O
child O
, O
and O
for O
three O
months O
his O
parents O
took O
care O
of O
him O
at O
home O
. O

When O
they O
put O
him O
outside O
, O
Pharaoh O
's O
daughter O
took O
him O
. O

She O
raised O
him O
as O
her O
own O
son O
. O

The O
Egyptians B-NORP
taught O
Moses O
everything O
they O
knew O
. O

He O
was O
powerful O
in O
all O
he O
said O
and O
did O
. O

`` O
When O
Moses O
was O
about O
40 O
years O
old O
, O
he O
decided O
to O
visit O
his O
own O
people O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
saw O
one O
of O
them O
being O
mistreated O
by O
an O
Egyptian O
, O
so O
he O
defended O
him O
. O

Moses O
hit O
the O
Egyptian O
to O
pay O
him O
back O
for O
hurting O
the O
man O
. O

He O
hit O
him O
so O
hard O
that O
it O
killed O
him O
. O

Moses O
thought O
that O
his O
people O
would O
understand O
that O
God O
was O
using O
him O
to O
save O
them O
. O

But O
they O
did O
not O
understand O
. O

`` O
The O
next O
day O
, O
Moses O
saw O
two O
of O
his O
own O
people O
fighting O
. O

He O
tried O
to O
make O
peace O
between O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
Men O
, O
you O
are O
brothers O
! O

Why O
are O
you O
trying O
to O
hurt O
each O
other O
? O
' O

The O
man O
who O
was O
hurting O
the O
other O
one O
pushed O
Moses O
away O
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
' O
Did O
anyone O
say O
you O
could O
be O
our O
ruler O
and O
judge O
? O

Will O
you O
kill O
me O
just O
as O
you O
killed O
that O
Egyptian O
yesterday O
? O
' O

When O
Moses O
heard O
him O
say O
this O
, O
he O
left O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

He O
went O
to O
live O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Midian O
, O
where O
he O
was O
a O
stranger O
. O

During O
the O
time O
he O
lived O
there O
, O
he O
had O
two O
sons O
. O

`` O
Forty O
years O
later O
Moses O
was O
in O
the O
desert O
near O
Mount O
Sinai O
. O

An O
angel O
appeared O
to O
him O
in O
the O
flame O
of O
a O
burning O
bush O
. O

When O
Moses O
saw O
this O
, O
he O
was O
amazed O
. O

He O
went O
near O
to O
look O
closer O
at O
it O
. O

He O
heard O
a O
voice O
; O
it O
was O
the O
Lord O
's O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
, O
' O
I O
am O
the O
same O
God O
your O
ancestors O
had O
-- O
the O
God O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
the O
God O
of O
Isaac O
, O
and O
the O
God O
of O
Jacob O
. O
' O

Moses O
began O
to O
shake O
with O
fear O
. O

He O
was O
afraid O
to O
look O
at O
the O
bush O
. O

`` O
The O
Lord O
said O
to O
him O
, O
' O
Take O
off O
your O
sandals O
, O
because O
the O
place O
where O
you O
are O
now O
standing O
is O
holy O
ground O
. O

I O
have O
seen O
my O
people O
suffer O
much O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

I O
have O
heard O
my O
people O
crying O
and O
have O
come O
down O
to O
save O
them O
. O

Come O
now O
, O
Moses O
, O
I O
am O
sending O
you O
back O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O
' O

`` O
This O
Moses O
was O
the O
one O
his O
people O
said O
they O
did O
not O
want O
. O

They O
said O
, O
' O
Did O
anyone O
say O
you O
could O
be O
our O
ruler O
and O
judge O
? O
' O

But O
he O
is O
the O
one O
God O
sent O
to O
be O
a O
ruler O
and O
savior O
. O

God O
sent O
him O
with O
the O
help O
of O
an O
angel O
, O
the O
one O
Moses O
saw O
in O
the O
burning O
bush O
. O

So O
Moses O
led O
the O
people O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

He O
worked O
wonders O
and O
miraculous O
signs O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
at O
the O
Red O
Sea O
, O
and O
then O
in O
the O
desert O
for O
40 O
years O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
the O
same O
Moses O
who O
said O
these O
words O
to O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
: O
' O
God O
will O
give O
you O
a O
prophet O
. O

That O
prophet O
will O
come O
from O
among O
your O
own O
people O
. O

He O
will O
be O
like O
me O
. O
' O

This O
same O
Moses O
was O
with O
the O
gathering O
of O
God O
's O
people O
in O
the O
desert O
. O

He O
was O
with O
the O
angel O
who O
spoke O
to O
him O
at O
Mount O
Sinai O
, O
and O
he O
was O
with O
our O
ancestors O
. O

He O
received O
life O
- O
giving O
words O
from O
God O
to O
give O
to O
us O
. O

`` O
But O
our O
ancestors O
did O
not O
want O
to O
obey O
Moses O
. O

They O
rejected O
him O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
go O
back O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
again O
. O

They O
said O
to O
Aaron B-PERSON
, O
' O
Moses O
led O
us O
out O
of O
the O
country O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

But O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
has O
happened O
to O
him O
. O

So O
make O
some O
gods O
to O
go O
before O
us O
and O
lead O
us O
. O
' O

So O
the O
people O
made O
an O
idol O
that O
looked O
like O
a O
calf O
. O

Then O
they O
brought O
sacrifices O
to O
it O
. O

They O
were O
very O
happy O
with O
what O
they O
had O
made O
with O
their O
own O
hands O
. O

But O
God O
turned O
against O
them O
and O
let O
them O
continue O
worshiping O
the O
army O
of O
false O
gods O
in O
the O
sky O
. O

This O
is O
what O
God O
says O
in O
the O
book O
that O
contains O
what O
the O
prophets O
wrote O
: O
' O
People O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
you O
did O
not O
bring O
me O
blood O
offerings O
and O
sacrifices O
in O
the O
desert O
for O
40 O
years O
; O
You O
carried O
with O
you O
the O
tent O
for O
worshiping O
Moloch O
and O
the O
image O
of O
the O
star O
of O
your O
god O
Rephan O
. O

These O
were O
the O
idols O
you O
made O
to O
worship O
. O

So O
I O
will O
send O
you O
away O
beyond O
Babylon O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
Holy O
Tent O
was O
with O
our O
ancestors O
in O
the O
desert O
. O

God O
told O
Moses O
how O
to O
make O
this O
tent O
. O

He O
made O
it O
like O
the O
plan O
that O
God O
showed O
him O
. O

Later O
, O
Joshua O
led O
our O
ancestors O
to O
capture O
the O
lands O
of O
the O
other O
nations O
. O

Our O
people O
went O
in O
and O
God O
made O
the O
other O
people O
go O
out O
. O

When O
our O
people O
went O
into O
this O
new O
land O
, O
they O
took O
with O
them O
this O
same O
tent O
. O

Our O
people O
received O
this O
tent O
from O
their O
fathers O
, O
and O
our O
people O
kept O
it O
until O
the O
time O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

God O
was O
very O
pleased O
with O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
asked O
God O
to O
let O
him O
build O
a O
Temple B-GPE
for O
the O
people O
of O
Jacob O
. O

But O
Solomon O
was O
the O
one O
who O
built O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

`` O
But O
the O
Most O
High O
God O
does O
not O
live O
in O
houses O
built O
by O
human O
hands O
. O

This O
is O
what O
the O
prophet O
writes O
: O
' O
The O
Lord O
says O
, O
Heaven O
is O
my O
throne O
, O
and O
the O
earth O
is O
where O
I O
rest O
my O
feet O
. O

So O
do O
you O
think O
you O
can O
build O
a O
house O
for O
me O
? O

Do O
I O
need O
a O
place O
to O
rest O
? O

Remember O
, O
I O
made O
all O
these O
things O
! O
' O
'' O

Then O
Stephen O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
stubborn O
Jewish O
leaders O
! O

You O
refuse O
to O
give O
your O
hearts O
to O
God O
or O
even O
listen O
to O
him O
. O

You O
are O
always O
against O
what O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
wants O
you O
to O
do O
. O

That O
's O
how O
your O
ancestors O
were O
, O
and O
you O
are O
just O
like O
them O
! O

They O
persecuted O
every O
prophet O
who O
ever O
lived O
. O

They O
even O
killed O
those O
who O
long O
ago O
said O
that O
the O
Righteous O
One O
would O
come O
. O

And O
now O
you O
have O
turned O
against O
that O
Righteous O
One O
and O
killed O
him O
. O

You O
are O
the O
people O
who O
received O
God O
's O
law O
, O
which O
he O
gave O
you O
through O
his O
angels O
. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
obey O
it O
! O
'' O

When O
those O
in O
the O
council O
meeting O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
became O
very O
angry O
. O

They O
were O
so O
mad O
they O
were O
grinding O
their O
teeth O
at O
him O
. O

But O
Stephen O
was O
full O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

He O
looked O
up O
into O
heaven O
and O
saw O
the O
glory O
of O
God O
. O

And O
he O
saw O
Jesus O
standing O
at O
God O
's O
right O
side O
. O

Stephen O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
! O

I O
see O
heaven O
open O
. O

And O
I O
see O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
standing O
at O
God O
's O
right O
side O
. O
'' O

Everyone O
there O
started O
shouting O
loudly O
, O
covering O
their O
ears O
with O
their O
hands O
. O

Together O
they O
all O
ran O
at O
Stephen O
. O

They O
took O
him O
out O
of O
the O
city O
and O
began O
throwing O
stones O
at O
him O
. O

The O
men O
who O
told O
lies O
against O
Stephen O
gave O
their O
coats O
to O
a O
young O
man O
named O
Saul O
. O

As O
they O
were O
throwing O
the O
stones O
at O
him O
, O
Stephen O
was O
praying O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
Jesus O
, O
receive O
my O
spirit O
! O
'' O

He O
fell O
on O
his O
knees O
and O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
do O
n't O
blame O
them O
for O
this O
sin O
! O
'' O

These O
were O
his O
last O
words O
before O
he O
died O
. O

Later O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
left O
Athens B-GPE
and O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Corinth O
. O

There O
he O
met O
a O
Jewish O
man O
named O
Aquila O
, O
who O
was O
born O
in O
the O
country O
of O
Pontus O
. O

But O
he O
and O
his O
wife O
, O
Priscilla O
, O
had O
recently O
moved O
to O
Corinth O
from O
Italy B-GPE
. O

They O
left O
Italy B-GPE
because O
Claudius O
had O
given O
an O
order O
for O
all O
Jews O
to O
leave O
Rome B-GPE
. O

Paul B-PERSON
went O
to O
visit O
Aquila O
and O
Priscilla O
. O

They O
were O
tentmakers O
, O
the O
same O
as O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
so O
he O
stayed O
with O
them O
and O
worked O
with O
them O
. O

Every O
Sabbath O
day O
Paul B-PERSON
went O
to O
the O
synagogue O
and O
talked O
with O
both O
Jews O
and O
Greeks B-NORP
, O
trying O
to O
persuade O
them O
to O
believe O
in O
Jesus O
. O

But O
after O
Silas O
and O
Timothy O
came O
from O
Macedonia B-GPE
, O
Paul B-PERSON
spent O
all O
his O
time O
telling O
God O
's O
message O
to O
the O
Jews O
, O
trying O
to O
convince O
them O
that O
Jesus O
is O
the O
Christ O
. O

But O
they O
disagreed O
with O
what O
Paul B-PERSON
was O
teaching O
and O
started O
insulting O
him O
. O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
shook O
the O
dust O
from O
his O
clothes O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
are O
not O
saved O
, O
it O
will O
be O
your O
own O
fault O
! O

I O
have O
done O
all O
I O
can O
do O
. O

After O
this O
I O
will O
go O
only O
to O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
left O
the O
synagogue O
and O
moved O
into O
the O
home O
of O
Titius O
Justus O
, O
a O
man O
who O
was O
a O
worshiper O
of O
the O
true O
God O
. O

His O
house O
was O
next O
to O
the O
synagogue O
. O

Crispus O
was O
the O
leader O
of O
that O
synagogue O
. O

He O
and O
all O
the O
people O
living O
in O
his O
house O
believed O
in O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
. O

Many O
other O
people O
in O
Corinth O
also O
listened O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

They O
, O
too O
, O
believed O
and O
were O
baptized O
. O

During O
the O
night O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
had O
a O
vision O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
, O
and O
do O
n't O
stop O
talking O
to O
people O
. O

I O
am O
with O
you O
, O
and O
no O
one O
will O
be O
able O
to O
hurt O
you O
. O

Many O
of O
my O
people O
are O
in O
this O
city O
. O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
stayed O
there O
for O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O
teaching O
God O
's O
message O
to O
the O
people O
. O

During O
the O
time O
that O
Gallio O
was O
the O
governor O
of O
Achaia O
, O
some O
of O
the O
Jews O
came O
together O
against O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

They O
took O
him O
to O
court O
. O

They O
said O
to O
Gallio O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
is O
teaching O
people O
to O
worship O
God O
in O
a O
way O
that O
is O
against O
our O
law O
! O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
was O
ready O
to O
say O
something O
, O
but O
Gallio O
spoke O
to O
the O
Jews O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
would O
listen O
to O
you O
if O
your O
complaint O
was O
about O
a O
crime O
or O
other O
wrong O
. O

But O
it O
is O
only O
about O
words O
and O
names O
-- O
arguments O
about O
your O
own O
law O
. O

So O
you O
must O
solve O
this O
problem O
yourselves O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
a O
judge O
of O
these O
matters O
. O
'' O

So O
Gallio O
made O
them O
leave O
the O
court O
. O

Then O
they O
all O
grabbed O
Sosthenes O
, O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
synagogue O
. O

They O
beat O
him O
before O
the O
court O
. O

But O
this O
did O
not O
bother O
Gallio O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
stayed O
with O
the O
believers O
for O
many O
days O
. O

Then O
he O
left O
and O
sailed O
for O
Syria B-GPE
. O

Priscilla O
and O
Aquila O
were O
also O
with O
him O
. O

At O
Cenchrea O
Paul O
cut O
off O
his O
hair O
, O
because O
he O
had O
made O
a O
promise O
to O
God O
. O

Then O
they O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Ephesus O
, O
where O
Paul B-PERSON
left O
Priscilla O
and O
Aquila O
. O

While O
Paul B-PERSON
was O
in O
Ephesus O
, O
he O
went O
into O
the O
synagogue O
and O
talked O
with O
the O
Jews O
. O

They O
asked O
him O
to O
stay O
longer O
, O
but O
he O
refused O
. O

He O
left O
them O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
come O
back O
to O
you O
again O
if O
God O
wants O
me O
to O
. O
'' O

And O
so O
he O
sailed O
away O
from O
Ephesus O
. O

When O
Paul B-PERSON
arrived O
at O
Caesarea O
, O
he O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
visited O
the O
church O
there O
. O

After O
that O
, O
he O
went O
to O
Antioch O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
stayed O
in O
Antioch O
for O
a O
while O
. O

Then O
he O
left O
there O
and O
went O
through O
the O
countries O
of O
Galatia O
and O
Phrygia O
. O

He O
traveled O
from O
town O
to O
town O
in O
these O
countries O
, O
helping O
all O
the O
followers O
grow O
stronger O
in O
their O
faith O
. O

A O
Jew B-NORP
named O
Apollos O
came O
to O
Ephesus O
. O

Born O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Alexandria B-GPE
, O
he O
was O
an O
educated O
man O
who O
knew O
the O
Scriptures O
well O
. O

He O
had O
been O
taught O
about O
the O
Lord O
and O
was O
always O
excited O
to O
talk O
to O
people O
about O
Jesus O
. O

What O
he O
taught O
was O
right O
, O
but O
the O
only O
baptism O
he O
knew O
about O
was O
the O
baptism O
that O
John B-PERSON
taught O
. O

Apollos O
began O
to O
speak O
very O
boldly O
in O
the O
synagogue O
. O

When O
Priscilla O
and O
Aquila O
heard O
him O
speak O
, O
they O
took O
him O
to O
their O
home O
and O
helped O
him O
understand O
the O
way O
of O
God O
better O
. O

Apollos O
wanted O
to O
go O
to O
Achaia O
. O

So O
the O
believers O
in O
Ephesus O
helped O
him O
. O

They O
wrote O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
Lord O
's O
followers O
in O
Achaia O
and O
asked O
them O
to O
accept O
Apollos O
. O

When O
he O
arrived O
there O
, O
he O
was O
a O
great O
help O
to O
those O
who O
had O
believed O
in O
Jesus O
because O
of O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

He O
argued O
very O
strongly O
against O
the O
Jews O
before O
all O
the O
people O
. O

He O
clearly O
proved O
that O
the O
Jews O
were O
wrong O
. O

He O
used O
the O
Scriptures O
and O
showed O
that O
Jesus O
is O
the O
Christ O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
traveled O
through O
the O
cities O
of O
Amphipolis O
and O
Apollonia O
. O

They O
came O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Thessalonica O
, O
where O
there O
was O
a O
Jewish O
synagogue O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
went O
into O
the O
synagogue O
to O
see O
the O
Jews O
as O
he O
always O
did O
. O

The O
next O
three O
weeks O
, O
on O
each O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
he O
discussed O
the O
Scriptures O
with O
them O
. O

He O
explained O
the O
Scriptures O
to O
show O
them O
that O
the O
Christ O
had O
to O
die O
and O
then O
rise O
from O
death O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
Jesus O
that O
I O
am O
telling O
you O
about O
is O
the O
Christ O
. O
'' O

Some O
of O
the O
Jews O
there O
believed O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
and O
decided O
to O
join O
them O
. O

Also O
, O
a O
large O
number O
of O
Greeks B-NORP
who O
were O
worshipers O
of O
the O
true O
God O
and O
many O
important O
women O
joined O
them O
. O

But O
the O
Jews O
who O
did O
not O
believe O
became O
jealous O
, O
so O
they O
got O
some O
bad O
men O
from O
around O
the O
city O
center O
to O
make O
trouble O
. O

They O
formed O
a O
mob O
and O
caused O
a O
riot O
in O
the O
city O
. O

They O
went O
to O
Jason O
's O
house O
, O
looking O
for O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
bring O
them O
out O
before O
the O
people O
. O

When O
they O
did O
not O
find O
them O
, O
they O
dragged O
Jason O
and O
some O
of O
the O
other O
believers O
to O
the O
city O
leaders O
. O

The O
people O
shouted O
, O
`` O
These O
men O
have O
made O
trouble O
everywhere O
in O
the O
world O
, O
and O
now O
they O
have O
come O
here O
too O
! O

Jason O
is O
keeping O
them O
in O
his O
house O
. O

They O
all O
do O
things O
against O
the O
laws O
of O
Caesar O
. O

They O
say O
there O
is O
another O
king O
called O
Jesus O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
city O
leaders O
and O
the O
other O
people O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
became O
very O
upset O
. O

They O
made O
Jason O
and O
the O
other O
believers O
deposit O
money O
to O
guarantee O
that O
there O
would O
be O
no O
more O
trouble O
. O

Then O
they O
let O
them O
go O
. O

That O
same O
night O
the O
believers O
sent O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Silas O
to O
another O
city O
named O
Berea O
. O

When O
they O
arrived O
there O
, O
they O
went O
to O
the O
Jewish O
synagogue O
. O

The O
people O
in O
Berea O
were O
more O
open O
- O
minded O
than O
those O
in O
Thessalonica O
. O

They O
were O
so O
glad O
to O
hear O
the O
message O
Paul B-PERSON
told O
them O
. O

They O
studied O
the O
Scriptures O
every O
day O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
what O
they O
heard O
was O
really O
true O
. O

The O
result O
was O
that O
many O
of O
them O
believed O
, O
including O
many O
important O
Greek B-NORP
women O
and O
men O
. O

But O
when O
the O
Jews O
in O
Thessalonica O
learned O
that O
Paul B-PERSON
was O
telling O
people O
God O
's O
message O
in O
Berea O
, O
they O
came O
there O
too O
. O

They O
upset O
the O
people O
and O
made O
trouble O
. O

So O
the O
believers O
immediately O
sent O
Paul B-PERSON
away O
to O
the O
coast O
, O
but O
Silas O
and O
Timothy O
stayed O
in O
Berea O
. O

Those O
who O
went O
with O
Paul B-PERSON
took O
him O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Athens B-GPE
. O

They O
returned O
with O
a O
message O
for O
Silas O
and O
Timothy O
to O
come O
and O
join O
him O
as O
soon O
as O
they O
could O
. O

While O
Paul B-PERSON
was O
waiting O
for O
Silas O
and O
Timothy O
in O
Athens B-GPE
, O
he O
was O
upset O
because O
he O
saw O
that O
the O
city O
was O
full O
of O
idols O
. O

In O
the O
synagogue O
he O
talked O
with O
the O
Jews O
and O
with O
the O
Greeks B-NORP
who O
were O
worshipers O
of O
the O
true O
God O
. O

He O
also O
went O
to O
the O
public O
square O
every O
day O
and O
talked O
with O
everyone O
who O
came O
by O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
Epicurean O
and O
some O
of O
the O
Stoic O
philosophers O
argued O
with O
him O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
does O
n't O
really O
know O
what O
he O
is O
talking O
about O
. O

What O
is O
he O
trying O
to O
say O
? O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
was O
telling O
them O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
Jesus O
and O
the O
resurrection O
. O

So O
they O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
seems O
to O
be O
telling O
us O
about O
some O
other O
gods O
. O
'' O

They O
took O
Paul B-PERSON
to O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
Areopagus O
council O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Please O
explain O
to O
us O
this O
new O
idea O
that O
you O
have O
been O
teaching O
. O

The O
things O
you O
are O
saying O
are O
new O
to O
us O
. O

We O
have O
never O
heard O
this O
teaching O
before O
, O
and O
we O
want O
to O
know O
what O
it O
means O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
The O
people O
of O
Athens B-GPE
and O
the O
foreigners O
who O
lived O
there O
spent O
all O
their O
time O
either O
telling O
or O
listening O
to O
all O
the O
latest O
ideas O
. O
-RRB- O

Then O
Paul B-PERSON
stood O
up O
before O
the O
meeting O
of O
the O
Areopagus O
council O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Men O
of O
Athens B-GPE
, O
everything O
I O
see O
here O
tells O
me O
you O
are O
very O
religious O
. O

I O
was O
going O
through O
your O
city O
and O
I O
saw O
the O
things O
you O
worship O
. O

I O
found O
an O
altar O
that O
had O
these O
words O
written O
on O
it O
: O
' O
to O
an O
unknown O
god O
. O
' O

You O
worship O
a O
god O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

This O
is O
the O
God O
I O
want O
to O
tell O
you O
about O
. O

`` O
He O
is O
the O
God O
who O
made O
the O
whole O
world O
and O
everything O
in O
it O
. O

He O
is O
the O
Lord O
of O
the O
land O
and O
the O
sky O
. O

He O
does O
not O
live O
in O
temples O
built O
by O
human O
hands O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
gives O
people O
life O
, O
breath O
, O
and O
everything O
else O
they O
need O
. O

He O
does O
not O
need O
any O
help O
from O
them O
. O

He O
has O
everything O
he O
needs O
. O

God O
began O
by O
making O
one O
man O
, O
and O
from O
him O
he O
made O
all O
the O
different O
people O
who O
live O
everywhere O
in O
the O
world O
. O

He O
decided O
exactly O
when O
and O
where O
they O
would O
live O
. O

`` O
God O
wanted O
people O
to O
look O
for O
him O
, O
and O
perhaps O
in O
searching O
all O
around O
for O
him O
, O
they O
would O
find O
him O
. O

But O
he O
is O
not O
far O
from O
any O
of O
us O
. O

It O
is O
through O
him O
that O
we O
are O
able O
to O
live O
, O
to O
do O
what O
we O
do O
, O
and O
to O
be O
who O
we O
are O
. O

As O
your O
own O
poets O
have O
said O
, O
' O
We O
all O
come O
from O
him O
. O
' O

`` O
That O
's O
right O
. O

We O
all O
come O
from O
God O
. O

So O
you O
must O
not O
think O
that O
he O
is O
like O
something O
people O
imagine O
or O
make O
. O

He O
is O
not O
made O
of O
gold O
, O
silver O
, O
or O
stone O
. O

In O
the O
past O
people O
did O
not O
understand O
God O
, O
and O
he O
overlooked O
this O
. O

But O
now O
he O
is O
telling O
everyone O
in O
the O
world O
to O
change O
and O
turn O
to O
him O
. O

He O
has O
decided O
on O
a O
day O
when O
he O
will O
judge O
all O
the O
people O
in O
the O
world O
in O
a O
way O
that O
is O
fair O
. O

To O
do O
this O
he O
will O
use O
a O
man O
he O
chose O
long O
ago O
. O

And O
he O
has O
proved O
to O
everyone O
that O
this O
is O
the O
man O
to O
do O
it O
. O

He O
proved O
it O
by O
raising O
him O
from O
death O
! O
'' O

When O
the O
people O
heard O
about O
Jesus O
being O
raised O
from O
death O
, O
some O
of O
them O
laughed O
. O

But O
others O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
will O
hear O
more O
about O
this O
from O
you O
later O
. O
'' O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
left O
the O
council O
meeting O
. O

But O
some O
of O
the O
people O
joined O
with O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
became O
believers O
. O

Among O
these O
were O
Dionysius O
, O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Areopagus O
council O
, O
a O
woman O
named O
Damaris O
, O
and O
some O
others O
. O

While O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
were O
speaking O
to O
the O
people O
, O
some O
Jewish O
leaders O
came O
up O
to O
them O
. O

There O
were O
some O
priests O
, O
the O
captain O
of O
the O
soldiers O
that O
guarded O
the O
Temple B-GPE
, O
and O
some O
Sadducees O
. O

They O
were O
upset O
because O
of O
what O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
were O
teaching O
the O
people O
. O

By O
telling O
people O
about O
Jesus O
, O
the O
apostles O
were O
teaching O
that O
people O
will O
rise O
from O
death O
. O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
arrested O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
and O
put O
them O
in O
jail O
. O

It O
was O
already O
night O
, O
so O
they O
kept O
them O
in O
jail O
until O
the O
next O
day O
. O

But O
many O
of O
the O
people O
who O
heard O
the O
apostles O
believed O
what O
they O
said O
. O

There O
were O
now O
about O
5000 O
men O
in O
the O
group O
of O
believers O
. O

The O
next O
day O
the O
Jewish O
rulers O
, O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
, O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
met O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Annas O
the O
high O
priest O
, O
Caiaphas O
, O
John B-PERSON
, O
and O
Alexander B-ORG
were O
there O
. O

Everyone O
from O
the O
high O
priest O
's O
family O
was O
there O
. O

They O
made O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
stand O
before O
all O
the O
people O
. O

They O
asked O
them O
over O
and O
over O
, O
`` O
How O
did O
you O
make O
this O
crippled O
man O
well O
? O

What O
power O
did O
you O
use O
? O

By O
whose O
authority O
did O
you O
do O
this O
? O
'' O

Then O
Peter B-PERSON
was O
filled O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
and O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Rulers O
of O
the O
people O
and O
you O
older O
leaders O
, O
are O
you O
questioning O
us O
today O
about O
what O
we O
did O
to O
help O
this O
crippled O
man O
? O

Are O
you O
asking O
us O
what O
made O
him O
well O
? O

We O
want O
all O
of O
you O
and O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
to O
know O
that O
this O
man O
was O
made O
well O
by O
the O
power O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
from O
Nazareth O
. O

You O
nailed O
Jesus O
to O
a O
cross O
, O
but O
God O
raised O
him O
from O
death O
. O

This O
man O
was O
crippled O
, O
but O
he O
is O
now O
well O
. O

He O
is O
able O
to O
stand O
here O
before O
you O
because O
of O
the O
power O
of O
Jesus O
! O

Jesus O
is O
' O
the O
stone O
that O
you O
builders O
thought O
was O
not O
important O
. O

But O
this O
stone O
has O
become O
the O
cornerstone O
. O
' O

Jesus O
is O
the O
only O
one O
who O
can O
save O
people O
. O

His O
name O
is O
the O
only O
power O
in O
the O
world O
that O
has O
been O
given O
to O
save O
anyone O
. O

We O
must O
be O
saved O
through O
him O
! O
'' O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
understood O
that O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
had O
no O
special O
training O
or O
education O
. O

But O
they O
also O
saw O
that O
they O
were O
not O
afraid O
to O
speak O
. O

So O
the O
leaders O
were O
amazed O
. O

They O
also O
realized O
that O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
had O
been O
with O
Jesus O
. O

They O
saw O
the O
crippled O
man O
standing O
there O
beside O
the O
apostles O
. O

They O
saw O
that O
he O
was O
healed O
, O
so O
they O
could O
say O
nothing O
against O
the O
apostles O
. O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
told O
them O
to O
leave O
the O
council O
meeting O
. O

Then O
the O
leaders O
talked O
to O
each O
other O
about O
what O
they O
should O
do O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
shall O
we O
do O
with O
these O
men O
? O

Everyone O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
knows O
about O
the O
miracle O
they O
did O
as O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
. O

It O
's O
too O
obvious O
. O

We O
ca O
n't O
say O
it O
did O
n't O
happen O
. O

But O
we O
must O
make O
them O
afraid O
to O
talk O
to O
anyone O
again O
about O
that O
man O
. O

Then O
this O
problem O
will O
not O
spread O
among O
the O
people O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
called O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
in O
again O
. O

They O
told O
the O
apostles O
not O
to O
say O
anything O
or O
to O
teach O
anything O
in O
the O
name O
of O
Jesus O
. O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
answered O
them O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
think O
is O
right O
? O

What O
would O
God O
want O
? O

Should O
we O
obey O
you O
or O
God O
? O

We O
can O
not O
be O
quiet O
. O

We O
must O
tell O
people O
about O
what O
we O
have O
seen O
and O
heard O
. O
'' O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
could O
not O
find O
a O
way O
to O
punish O
the O
apostles O
, O
because O
all O
the O
people O
were O
praising O
God O
for O
what O
had O
been O
done O
. O

This O
miracle O
was O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
. O

The O
man O
who O
was O
healed O
was O
more O
than O
40 O
years O
old O
. O

So O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
warned O
the O
apostles O
again O
and O
let O
them O
go O
free O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
left O
the O
meeting O
of O
Jewish O
leaders O
and O
went O
to O
their O
own O
group O
. O

They O
told O
the O
group O
everything O
that O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
had O
said O
to O
them O
. O

When O
the O
believers O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
all O
prayed O
to O
God O
with O
one O
purpose O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Master O
, O
you O
are O
the O
one O
who O
made O
the O
sky O
, O
the O
earth O
, O
the O
sea O
, O
and O
everything O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Our O
ancestor O
David B-PERSON
was O
your O
servant O
. O

With O
the O
help O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
he O
wrote O
these O
words O
: O
' O
Why O
are O
the O
nations O
shouting O
? O

Why O
are O
the O
people O
planning O
such O
useless O
things O
? O

The O
kings O
of O
the O
earth O
prepare O
themselves O
to O
fight O
, O
and O
the O
rulers O
all O
come O
together O
against O
the O
Lord O
and O
against O
his O
Christ O
. O
' O

That O
's O
what O
actually O
happened O
when O
Herod O
, O
Pontius O
Pilate O
, O
the O
other O
nations O
, O
and O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
all O
came O
together O
against O
Jesus O
here O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
is O
your O
holy O
Servant O
, O
the O
one O
you O
made O
to O
be O
the O
Christ O
. O

These O
people O
who O
came O
together O
against O
Jesus O
made O
your O
plan O
happen O
. O

It O
was O
done O
because O
of O
your O
power O
and O
your O
will O
. O

And O
now O
, O
Lord O
, O
listen O
to O
what O
they O
are O
saying O
. O

They O
are O
trying O
to O
make O
us O
afraid O
. O

We O
are O
your O
servants O
. O

Help O
us O
to O
say O
what O
you O
want O
us O
to O
say O
without O
fear O
. O

Help O
us O
to O
be O
brave O
by O
showing O
us O
your O
power O
. O

Make O
sick O
people O
well O
. O

Cause O
miraculous O
signs O
and O
wonders O
to O
happen O
by O
the O
authority O
of O
Jesus O
, O
your O
holy O
servant O
. O
'' O

After O
the O
believers O
prayed O
, O
the O
place O
where O
they O
were O
meeting O
shook O
. O

They O
were O
all O
filled O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
, O
and O
they O
continued O
to O
speak O
God O
's O
message O
without O
fear O
. O

The O
whole O
group O
of O
believers O
was O
united O
in O
their O
thinking O
and O
in O
what O
they O
wanted O
. O

None O
of O
them O
said O
that O
the O
things O
they O
had O
were O
their O
own O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
shared O
everything O
. O

With O
great O
power O
the O
apostles O
were O
making O
it O
known O
to O
everyone O
that O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

And O
God O
blessed O
all O
the O
believers O
very O
much O
. O

None O
of O
them O
could O
say O
they O
needed O
anything O
. O

Everyone O
who O
owned O
fields O
or O
houses O
sold O
them O
. O

They O
brought O
the O
money O
they O
got O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
the O
apostles O
. O

Then O
everyone O
was O
given O
whatever O
they O
needed O
. O

One O
of O
the O
believers O
was O
named O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

The O
apostles O
called O
him O
Barnabas O
, O
a O
name O
that O
means O
`` O
one O
who O
encourages O
others O
. O
'' O

He O
was O
a O
Levite O
born O
in O
Cyprus O
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
sold O
a O
field O
he O
owned O
. O

He O
brought O
the O
money O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
the O
apostles O
. O

After O
we O
said O
goodbye O
to O
the O
elders O
, O
we O
sailed O
away O
straight O
to O
Cos O
island O
. O

The O
next O
day O
we O
went O
to O
the O
island O
of O
Rhodes O
, O
and O
from O
there O
we O
went O
to O
Patara O
. O

There O
we O
found O
a O
ship O
that O
was O
going O
to O
the O
area O
of O
Phoenicia O
. O

We O
got O
on O
the O
ship O
and O
sailed O
away O
. O

We O
sailed O
near O
the O
island O
of O
Cyprus O
. O

We O
could O
see O
it O
on O
the O
north O
side O
, O
but O
we O
did O
not O
stop O
. O

We O
sailed O
to O
the O
country O
of O
Syria B-GPE
. O

We O
stopped O
at O
Tyre O
because O
the O
ship O
needed O
to O
unload O
its O
cargo O
there O
. O

We O
found O
the O
Lord O
's O
followers O
there O
and O
stayed O
with O
them O
for O
seven O
days O
. O

They O
warned O
Paul B-PERSON
not O
to O
go O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
because O
of O
what O
the O
Spirit O
had O
told O
them O
. O

But O
when O
our O
time O
there O
was O
up O
, O
we O
returned O
to O
the O
ship O
to O
continue O
our O
trip O
. O

All O
the O
followers O
, O
even O
the O
women O
and O
children O
, O
came O
with O
us O
to O
the O
seashore O
. O

We O
all O
knelt O
down O
on O
the O
beach O
, O
prayed O
, O
and O
said O
goodbye O
. O

Then O
we O
got O
on O
the O
ship O
, O
and O
the O
followers O
went O
home O
. O

We O
continued O
our O
trip O
from O
Tyre O
and O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Ptolemais O
. O

We O
greeted O
our O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
God O
's O
family O
there O
and O
stayed O
with O
them O
one O
day O
. O

The O
next O
day O
we O
left O
Ptolemais O
and O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Caesarea O
. O

We O
went O
into O
the O
home O
of O
Philip B-PERSON
and O
stayed O
with O
him O
. O

He O
had O
the O
work O
of O
telling O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

He O
was O
one O
of O
the O
seven O
helpers O
. O

He O
had O
four O
unmarried O
daughters O
who O
had O
the O
gift O
of O
prophesying O
. O

After O
we O
had O
been O
there O
for O
several O
days O
, O
a O
prophet O
named O
Agabus O
came O
from O
Judea O
. O

He O
came O
to O
us O
and O
borrowed O
Paul B-PERSON
's O
belt O
. O

He O
used O
it O
to O
tie O
his O
own O
hands O
and O
feet O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Holy O
Spirit O
tells O
me O
, O
' O
This O
is O
how O
the O
Jews O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
will O
tie O
up O
the O
man O
who O
wears O
this O
belt O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
hand O
him O
over O
to O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
God O
. O
' O
'' O

When O
we O
heard O
this O
, O
we O
and O
the O
other O
followers O
there O
begged O
Paul B-PERSON
not O
to O
go O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

But O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
crying O
and O
making O
me O
feel O
so O
sad O
? O

I O
am O
willing O
to O
be O
put O
in O
jail O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
even O
ready O
to O
die O
for O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
! O
'' O

We O
could O
not O
persuade O
him O
to O
stay O
away O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

So O
we O
stopped O
begging O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
pray O
that O
what O
the O
Lord O
wants O
will O
be O
done O
. O
'' O

After O
this O
, O
we O
got O
ready O
and O
left O
for O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Some O
of O
the O
followers O
of O
Jesus O
from O
Caesarea O
went O
with O
us O
. O

These O
followers O
took O
us O
to O
the O
home O
of O
Mnason O
, O
a O
man O
from O
Cyprus O
, O
who O
was O
one O
of O
the O
first O
people O
to O
be O
a O
follower O
of O
Jesus O
. O

They O
took O
us O
to O
his O
home O
so O
that O
we O
could O
stay O
with O
him O
. O

The O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
were O
very O
happy O
to O
see O
us O
. O

The O
next O
day O
Paul B-PERSON
went O
with O
us O
to O
visit O
James B-PERSON
, O
and O
all O
the O
elders O
were O
there O
. O

After O
greeting O
them O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
told O
them O
point O
by O
point O
all O
that O
God O
had O
used O
him O
to O
do O
among O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

When O
the O
leaders O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
praised O
God O
. O

Then O
they O
said O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Brother O
, O
you O
can O
see O
that O
thousands O
of O
Jews O
have O
become O
believers O
, O
but O
they O
think O
it O
is O
very O
important O
to O
obey O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

They O
have O
been O
told O
that O
you O
teach O
the O
Jews O
who O
live O
in O
non-Jewish O
regions O
to O
stop O
following O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

They O
have O
heard O
that O
you O
tell O
them O
not O
to O
circumcise O
their O
sons O
or O
follow O
our O
other O
customs O
. O

`` O
What O
should O
we O
do O
? O

The O
Jewish O
believers O
here O
will O
learn O
that O
you O
have O
come O
. O

So O
we O
will O
tell O
you O
what O
to O
do O
: O
Four O
of O
our O
men O
have O
made O
a O
vow O
to O
God O
. O

Take O
these O
men O
with O
you O
and O
share O
in O
their O
cleansing O
ceremony O
. O

Pay O
their O
expenses O
so O
that O
they O
can O
shave O
their O
heads O
. O

This O
will O
prove O
to O
everyone O
that O
the O
things O
they O
have O
heard O
about O
you O
are O
not O
true O
. O

They O
will O
see O
that O
you O
obey O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
in O
your O
own O
life O
. O

`` O
In O
regard O
to O
the O
non-Jewish O
believers O
, O
we O
have O
already O
sent O
a O
letter O
to O
them O
saying O
what O
we O
think O
they O
should O
do O
: O
' O
Do O
n't O
eat O
food O
that O
has O
been O
given O
to O
idols O
. O

Do O
n't O
eat O
meat O
from O
animals O
that O
have O
been O
strangled O
or O
any O
meat O
that O
still O
has O
the O
blood O
in O
it O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
involved O
in O
sexual O
sin O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
Paul B-PERSON
took O
the O
four O
men O
with O
him O
. O

The O
next O
day O
he O
shared O
in O
their O
cleansing O
ceremony O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
and O
announced O
the O
time O
when O
the O
days O
of O
the O
cleansing O
ceremony O
would O
be O
finished O
. O

On O
the O
last O
day O
an O
offering O
would O
be O
given O
for O
each O
of O
the O
men O
. O

When O
the O
seven-day O
period O
was O
almost O
finished O
, O
some O
Jews O
from O
Asia B-GPE
saw O
Paul B-PERSON
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

They O
stirred O
up O
everyone O
into O
an O
angry O
mob O
. O

They O
grabbed O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Men O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
help O
us O
! O

This O
is O
the O
man O
who O
is O
teaching O
things O
that O
are O
against O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
, O
against O
our O
people O
, O
and O
against O
this O
Temple B-GPE
of O
ours O
. O

This O
is O
what O
he O
teaches O
people O
everywhere O
. O

And O
now O
he O
has O
brought O
some O
Greeks B-NORP
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
and O
has O
made O
this O
holy O
place O
unclean O
! O
'' O

-LRB- O
The O
Jews O
said O
this O
because O
they O
had O
seen O
Trophimus O
with O
Paul B-PERSON
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Trophimus O
was O
a O
man O
from O
Ephesus O
. O

The O
Jews O
thought O
that O
Paul B-PERSON
had O
taken O
him O
into O
the O
holy O
area O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

An O
angry O
reaction O
spread O
throughout O
the O
city O
, O
and O
everyone O
came O
running O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

They O
grabbed O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
dragged O
him O
out O
of O
the O
holy O
area O
, O
and O
the O
gates O
were O
closed O
immediately O
. O

While O
they O
were O
trying O
to O
kill O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
Roman O
army O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
got O
word O
that O
the O
whole O
city O
was O
in O
a O
state O
of O
riot O
. O

Immediately O
the O
commander O
ran O
to O
where O
the O
crowd O
had O
gathered O
, O
taking O
with O
him O
some O
army O
officers O
and O
soldiers O
. O

When O
the O
people O
saw O
the O
commander O
and O
his O
soldiers O
, O
they O
stopped O
beating O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

The O
commander O
went O
over O
to O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
arrested O
him O
. O

He O
told O
his O
soldiers O
to O
tie O
him O
up O
with O
two O
chains O
. O

Then O
he O
asked O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
this O
man O
? O

What O
has O
he O
done O
wrong O
? O
'' O

Some O
people O
there O
were O
shouting O
one O
thing O
, O
and O
others O
were O
shouting O
something O
else O
. O

Because O
of O
all O
this O
confusion O
and O
shouting O
, O
the O
commander O
could O
not O
learn O
the O
truth O
about O
what O
had O
happened O
. O

So O
he O
told O
the O
soldiers O
to O
take O
Paul B-PERSON
to O
the O
army O
building O
. O

The O
whole O
crowd O
was O
following O
them O
. O

When O
the O
soldiers O
came O
to O
the O
steps O
, O
they O
had O
to O
carry O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

They O
did O
this O
to O
protect O
him O
, O
because O
the O
people O
were O
ready O
to O
hurt O
him O
. O

The O
people O
were O
shouting O
, O
`` O
Kill O
him O
! O
'' O

When O
the O
soldiers O
were O
ready O
to O
take O
Paul B-PERSON
into O
the O
army O
building O
, O
he O
asked O
the O
commander O
, O
`` O
Can O
I O
say O
something O
to O
you O
? O
'' O

The O
commander O
said O
, O
`` O
Oh O
, O
you O
speak O
Greek B-LANGUAGE
? O

Then O
you O
are O
not O
the O
man O
I O
thought O
you O
were O
. O

I O
thought O
you O
were O
the O
Egyptian O
who O
started O
some O
trouble O
against O
the O
government O
not O
long O
ago O
and O
led O
four O
thousand O
terrorists O
out O
to O
the O
desert O
. O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
I O
am O
a O
Jew B-NORP
from O
Tarsus O
in O
the O
country O
of O
Cilicia O
. O

I O
am O
a O
citizen O
of O
that O
important O
city O
. O

Please O
, O
let O
me O
speak O
to O
the O
people O
. O
'' O

The O
commander O
told O
Paul B-PERSON
he O
could O
speak O
. O

So O
he O
stood O
on O
the O
steps O
and O
waved O
his O
hand O
so O
that O
the O
people O
would O
be O
quiet O
. O

The O
people O
became O
quiet O
and O
Paul B-PERSON
spoke O
to O
them O
in O
Aramaic O
. O

One O
time O
on O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
Jesus O
was O
walking O
through O
some O
grain O
fields O
. O

His O
followers O
picked O
the O
grain O
, O
rubbed O
it O
in O
their O
hands O
, O
and O
ate O
it O
. O

Some O
Pharisees O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
doing O
that O
? O

It O
is O
against O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
to O
do O
that O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
read O
about O
what O
David B-PERSON
did O
when O
he O
and O
the O
people O
with O
him O
were O
hungry O
. O

David B-PERSON
went O
into O
God O
's O
house O
. O

He O
took O
the O
bread O
that O
was O
offered O
to O
God O
and O
ate O
it O
. O

And O
he O
gave O
some O
of O
the O
bread O
to O
the O
people O
with O
him O
. O

This O
was O
against O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
, O
which O
says O
that O
only O
the O
priests O
can O
eat O
that O
bread O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
Pharisees O
, O
`` O
The O
Son O
of O
Man O
is O
Lord O
over O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O
'' O

On O
another O
Sabbath O
day O
Jesus O
went O
into O
the O
synagogue O
and O
taught O
the O
people O
. O

A O
man O
with O
a O
crippled O
right O
hand O
was O
there O
. O

The O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
were O
watching O
Jesus O
closely O
. O

They O
were O
waiting O
to O
see O
if O
he O
would O
heal O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
see O
him O
do O
something O
wrong O
so O
that O
they O
could O
accuse O
him O
. O

But O
Jesus O
knew O
what O
they O
were O
thinking O
. O

He O
said O
to O
the O
man O
with O
the O
crippled O
hand O
, O
`` O
Get O
up O
and O
stand O
here O
where O
everyone O
can O
see O
. O
'' O

The O
man O
got O
up O
and O
stood O
there O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
I O
ask O
you O
, O
which O
is O
the O
right O
thing O
to O
do O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
: O
to O
do O
good O
or O
to O
do O
evil O
? O

Is O
it O
right O
to O
save O
a O
life O
or O
to O
destroy O
one O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
looked O
around O
at O
all O
of O
them O
, O
then O
said O
to O
the O
man O
, O
`` O
Hold O
out O
your O
hand O
. O
'' O

The O
man O
held O
out O
his O
hand O
, O
and O
it O
was O
healed O
. O

The O
Pharisees O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
got O
so O
mad O
they O
could O
n't O
think O
straight O
. O

They O
talked O
to O
each O
other O
about O
what O
they O
could O
do O
to O
Jesus O
. O

A O
few O
days O
later O
, O
Jesus O
went O
out O
to O
a O
mountain O
to O
pray O
. O

He O
stayed O
there O
all O
night O
praying O
to O
God O
. O

The O
next O
morning O
he O
called O
his O
followers O
. O

He O
chose O
twelve O
of O
them O
and O
called O
them O
apostles O
. O

These O
are O
the O
ones O
he O
chose O
: O
Simon B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Jesus O
named O
him O
Peter B-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
Andrew B-PERSON
, O
brother O
of O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
James B-PERSON
, O
John B-PERSON
, O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
Bartholomew B-PERSON
, O
Matthew O
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
, O
James B-PERSON
, O
the O
son O
of O
Alphaeus O
, O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
called O
the O
Zealot O
, O
Judas O
, O
the O
son O
of O
James B-PERSON
, O
Judas O
Iscariot O
-LRB- O
the O
one O
who O
turned O
against O
Jesus O
-RRB- O
. O

Jesus O
and O
the O
apostles O
came O
down O
from O
the O
mountain O
. O

Jesus O
stood O
on O
a O
flat O
place O
. O

A O
large O
crowd O
of O
his O
followers O
was O
there O
. O

Also O
, O
there O
were O
many O
people O
from O
all O
around O
Judea O
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
seacoast O
cities O
of O
Tyre O
and O
Sidon O
. O

They O
all O
came O
to O
hear O
Jesus O
teach O
and O
to O
be O
healed O
of O
their O
sicknesses O
. O

He O
healed O
the O
people O
who O
were O
troubled O
by O
evil O
spirits O
. O

Everyone O
was O
trying O
to O
touch O
him O
, O
because O
power O
was O
coming O
out O
from O
him O
. O

Jesus O
healed O
them O
all O
. O

Jesus O
looked O
at O
his O
followers O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
you O
who O
are O
poor O
. O

God O
's O
kingdom O
belongs O
to O
you O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
you O
who O
are O
hungry O
now O
. O

You O
will O
be O
filled O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
you O
who O
are O
crying O
now O
. O

You O
will O
be O
happy O
and O
laughing O
. O

`` O
People O
will O
hate O
you O
because O
you O
belong O
to O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O

They O
will O
make O
you O
leave O
their O
group O
. O

They O
will O
insult O
you O
. O

They O
will O
think O
it O
is O
wrong O
even O
to O
say O
your O
name O
. O

When O
these O
things O
happen O
, O
know O
that O
great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
you O
. O

You O
can O
be O
happy O
then O
and O
jump O
for O
joy O
, O
because O
you O
have O
a O
great O
reward O
in O
heaven O
. O

The O
ancestors O
of O
those O
people O
did O
the O
same O
things O
to O
the O
prophets O
. O

`` O
But O
how O
bad O
it O
will O
be O
for O
you O
rich O
people O
, O
because O
you O
had O
your O
easy O
life O
. O

How O
bad O
it O
will O
be O
for O
you O
people O
who O
are O
full O
now O
, O
because O
you O
will O
be O
hungry O
. O

How O
bad O
it O
will O
be O
for O
you O
people O
who O
are O
laughing O
now O
, O
because O
you O
will O
be O
sad O
and O
cry O
. O

`` O
How O
bad O
it O
is O
when O
everyone O
says O
nothing O
but O
good O
about O
you O
. O

Just O
look O
at O
the O
false O
prophets O
. O

Their O
ancestors O
always O
said O
good O
things O
about O
them O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
say O
to O
you O
people O
who O
are O
listening O
to O
me O
, O
love O
your O
enemies O
. O

Do O
good O
to O
those O
who O
hate O
you O
. O

Ask O
God O
to O
bless O
the O
people O
who O
ask O
for O
bad O
things O
to O
happen O
to O
you O
. O

Pray O
for O
the O
people O
who O
are O
mean O
to O
you O
. O

If O
someone O
hits O
you O
on O
the O
side O
of O
your O
face O
, O
let O
them O
hit O
the O
other O
side O
too O
. O

If O
someone O
takes O
your O
coat O
, O
do O
n't O
stop O
them O
from O
taking O
your O
shirt O
too O
. O

Give O
to O
everyone O
who O
asks O
you O
for O
something O
. O

When O
someone O
takes O
something O
that O
is O
yours O
, O
do O
n't O
ask O
for O
it O
back O
. O

Do O
for O
others O
what O
you O
want O
them O
to O
do O
for O
you O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
love O
only O
those O
who O
love O
you O
, O
should O
you O
get O
any O
special O
praise O
for O
doing O
that O
? O

No O
, O
even O
sinners O
love O
those O
who O
love O
them O
! O

If O
you O
do O
good O
only O
to O
those O
who O
do O
good O
to O
you O
, O
should O
you O
get O
any O
special O
praise O
for O
doing O
that O
? O

No O
, O
even O
sinners O
do O
that O
! O

If O
you O
lend O
things O
to O
people O
, O
always O
expecting O
to O
get O
something O
back O
, O
should O
you O
get O
any O
special O
praise O
for O
that O
? O

No O
, O
even O
sinners O
lend O
to O
other O
sinners O
so O
that O
they O
can O
get O
back O
the O
same O
amount O
! O

`` O
I O
'm O
telling O
you O
to O
love O
your O
enemies O
and O
do O
good O
to O
them O
. O

Lend O
to O
people O
without O
expecting O
to O
get O
anything O
back O
. O

If O
you O
do O
this O
, O
you O
will O
have O
a O
great O
reward O
. O

You O
will O
be O
children O
of O
the O
Most O
High O
God O
. O

Yes O
, O
because O
God O
is O
good O
even O
to O
the O
people O
who O
are O
full O
of O
sin O
and O
not O
thankful O
. O

Give O
love O
and O
mercy O
the O
same O
as O
your O
Father O
gives O
love O
and O
mercy O
. O

`` O
Do O
n't O
judge O
others O
, O
and O
God O
will O
not O
judge O
you O
. O

Do O
n't O
condemn O
others O
, O
and O
you O
will O
not O
be O
condemned O
. O

Forgive O
others O
, O
and O
you O
will O
be O
forgiven O
. O

Give O
to O
others O
, O
and O
you O
will O
receive O
. O

You O
will O
be O
given O
much O
. O

It O
will O
be O
poured O
into O
your O
hands O
-- O
more O
than O
you O
can O
hold O
. O

You O
will O
be O
given O
so O
much O
that O
it O
will O
spill O
into O
your O
lap O
. O

The O
way O
you O
give O
to O
others O
is O
the O
way O
God O
will O
give O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
told O
them O
this O
story O
: O
`` O
Can O
a O
blind O
man O
lead O
another O
blind O
man O
? O

No O
. O
Both O
of O
them O
will O
fall O
into O
a O
ditch O
. O

Students O
are O
not O
better O
than O
their O
teacher O
. O

But O
when O
they O
have O
been O
fully O
taught O
, O
they O
will O
be O
like O
their O
teacher O
. O

`` O
Why O
do O
you O
notice O
the O
small O
piece O
of O
dust O
that O
is O
in O
your O
friend O
's O
eye O
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
see O
the O
big O
piece O
of O
wood O
that O
is O
in O
your O
own O
eye O
? O

You O
say O
to O
your O
friend O
, O
' O
Let O
me O
get O
that O
little O
piece O
of O
dust O
out O
of O
your O
eye O
. O
' O

Why O
do O
you O
say O
this O
? O

Ca O
n't O
you O
see O
that O
big O
piece O
of O
wood O
in O
your O
own O
eye O
? O

You O
are O
a O
hypocrite O
. O

First O
, O
take O
the O
wood O
out O
of O
your O
own O
eye O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
see O
clearly O
to O
get O
the O
dust O
out O
of O
your O
friend O
's O
eye O
. O

`` O
A O
good O
tree O
does O
not O
produce O
bad O
fruit O
. O

And O
a O
bad O
tree O
does O
not O
produce O
good O
fruit O
. O

Every O
tree O
is O
known O
by O
the O
kind O
of O
fruit O
it O
produces O
. O

You O
wo O
n't O
find O
figs O
on O
thorny O
weeds O
. O

And O
you O
ca O
n't O
pick O
grapes O
from O
thornbushes O
! O

Good O
people O
have O
good O
things O
saved O
in O
their O
hearts O
. O

That O
's O
why O
they O
say O
good O
things O
. O

But O
those O
who O
are O
evil O
have O
hearts O
full O
of O
evil O
, O
and O
that O
's O
why O
they O
say O
things O
that O
are O
evil O
. O

What O
people O
say O
with O
their O
mouths O
comes O
from O
what O
fills O
their O
hearts O
. O

`` O
Why O
do O
you O
call O
me O
, O
' O
Lord O
, O
Lord O
, O
' O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
do O
what O
I O
say O
? O

The O
people O
who O
come O
to O
me O
, O
who O
listen O
to O
my O
teachings O
and O
obey O
them O
-- O
I O
will O
show O
you O
what O
they O
are O
like O
: O
They O
are O
like O
a O
man O
building O
a O
house O
. O

He O
digs O
deep O
and O
builds O
his O
house O
on O
rock O
. O

The O
floods O
come O
, O
and O
the O
water O
crashes O
against O
the O
house O
. O

But O
the O
flood O
can O
not O
move O
the O
house O
, O
because O
it O
was O
built O
well O
. O

`` O
But O
the O
people O
who O
hear O
my O
words O
and O
do O
not O
obey O
are O
like O
a O
man O
who O
builds O
a O
house O
without O
preparing O
a O
foundation O
. O

When O
the O
floods O
come O
, O
the O
house O
falls O
down O
easily O
and O
is O
completely O
destroyed O
. O
'' O

Many O
tax O
collectors O
and O
sinners O
came O
to O
listen O
to O
Jesus O
. O

Then O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
began O
to O
complain O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
this O
man O
welcomes O
sinners O
and O
even O
eats O
with O
them O
! O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
told O
them O
this O
story O
: O
`` O

Suppose O
one O
of O
you O
has O
100 O
sheep O
, O
but O
one O
of O
them O
gets O
lost O
. O

What O
will O
you O
do O
? O

You O
will O
leave O
the O
other O
99 O
sheep O
there O
in O
the O
field O
and O
go O
out O
and O
look O
for O
the O
lost O
sheep O
. O

You O
will O
continue O
to O
search O
for O
it O
until O
you O
find O
it O
. O

And O
when O
you O
find O
it O
, O
you O
will O
be O
very O
happy O
. O

You O
will O
carry O
it O
home O
, O
go O
to O
your O
friends O
and O
neighbors O
and O
say O
to O
them O
, O
' O
Be O
happy O
with O
me O
because O
I O
found O
my O
lost O
sheep O
! O
' O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
heaven O
is O
a O
happy O
place O
when O
one O
sinner O
decides O
to O
change O
. O

There O
is O
more O
joy O
for O
that O
one O
sinner O
than O
for O
99 O
good O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
change O
. O

`` O
Suppose O
a O
woman O
has O
ten O
silver O
coins O
, O
but O
she O
loses O
one O
of O
them O
. O

She O
will O
take O
a O
light O
and O
clean O
the O
house O
. O

She O
will O
look O
carefully O
for O
the O
coin O
until O
she O
finds O
it O
. O

And O
when O
she O
finds O
it O
, O
she O
will O
call O
her O
friends O
and O
neighbors O
and O
say O
to O
them O
, O
' O
Be O
happy O
with O
me O
because O
I O
have O
found O
the O
coin O
that O
I O
lost O
! O
' O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
it O
's O
a O
happy O
time O
for O
the O
angels O
of O
God O
when O
one O
sinner O
decides O
to O
change O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
There O
was O
a O
man O
who O
had O
two O
sons O
. O

The O
younger O
son O
said O
to O
his O
father O
, O
' O
Give O
me O
now O
the O
part O
of O
your O
property O
that O
I O
am O
supposed O
to O
receive O
someday O
. O
' O

So O
the O
father O
divided O
his O
wealth O
between O
his O
two O
sons O
. O

`` O
A O
few O
days O
later O
the O
younger O
son O
gathered O
up O
all O
that O
he O
had O
and O
left O
. O

He O
traveled O
far O
away O
to O
another O
country O
, O
and O
there O
he O
wasted O
his O
money O
living O
like O
a O
fool O
. O

After O
he O
spent O
everything O
he O
had O
, O
there O
was O
a O
terrible O
famine O
throughout O
the O
country O
. O

He O
was O
hungry O
and O
needed O
money O
. O

So O
he O
went O
and O
got O
a O
job O
with O
one O
of O
the O
people O
who O
lived O
there O
. O

The O
man O
sent O
him O
into O
the O
fields O
to O
feed O
pigs O
. O

He O
was O
so O
hungry O
that O
he O
wanted O
to O
eat O
the O
food O
the O
pigs O
were O
eating O
. O

But O
no O
one O
gave O
him O
anything O
. O

`` O
The O
son O
realized O
that O
he O
had O
been O
very O
foolish O
. O

He O
thought O
, O
' O
All O
my O
father O
's O
hired O
workers O
have O
plenty O
of O
food O
. O

But O
here O
I O
am O
, O
almost O
dead O
because O
I O
have O
nothing O
to O
eat O
. O

I O
will O
leave O
and O
go O
to O
my O
father O
. O

I O
will O
say O
to O
him O
: O
Father O
, O
I O
have O
sinned O
against O
God O
and O
have O
done O
wrong O
to O
you O
. O

I O
am O
no O
longer O
worthy O
to O
be O
called O
your O
son O
. O

But O
let O
me O
be O
like O
one O
of O
your O
hired O
workers O
. O
' O

So O
he O
left O
and O
went O
to O
his O
father O
. O

`` O
While O
the O
son O
was O
still O
a O
long O
way O
off O
, O
his O
father O
saw O
him O
coming O
and O
felt O
sorry O
for O
him O
. O

So O
he O
ran O
to O
him O
and O
hugged O
and O
kissed O
him O
. O

The O
son O
said O
, O
' O
Father O
, O
I O
have O
sinned O
against O
God O
and O
have O
done O
wrong O
to O
you O
. O

I O
am O
no O
longer O
worthy O
to O
be O
called O
your O
son O
. O
' O

`` O
But O
the O
father O
said O
to O
his O
servants O
, O
' O
Hurry O
! O

Bring O
the O
best O
clothes O
and O
put O
them O
on O
him O
. O

Also O
, O
put O
a O
ring O
on O
his O
finger O
and O
good O
sandals O
on O
his O
feet O
. O

And O
bring O
our O
best O
calf O
and O
kill O
it O
so O
that O
we O
can O
celebrate O
with O
plenty O
to O
eat O
. O

My O
son O
was O
dead O
, O
but O
now O
he O
is O
alive O
again O
! O

He O
was O
lost O
, O
but O
now O
he O
is O
found O
! O
' O

So O
they O
began O
to O
have O
a O
party O
. O

`` O
The O
older O
son O
had O
been O
out O
in O
the O
field O
. O

When O
he O
came O
near O
the O
house O
, O
he O
heard O
the O
sound O
of O
music O
and O
dancing O
. O

So O
he O
called O
to O
one O
of O
the O
servant O
boys O
and O
asked O
, O
' O
What O
does O
all O
this O
mean O
? O
' O

The O
boy O
said O
, O
' O
Your O
brother O
has O
come O
back O
, O
and O
your O
father O
killed O
the O
best O
calf O
to O
eat O
. O

He O
is O
happy O
because O
he O
has O
his O
son O
back O
safe O
and O
sound O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
older O
son O
was O
angry O
and O
would O
not O
go O
in O
to O
the O
party O
. O

So O
his O
father O
went O
out O
and O
begged O
him O
to O
come O
in O
. O

But O
he O
said O
to O
his O
father O
, O
' O
Look O
, O
for O
all O
these O
years O
I O
have O
worked O
like O
a O
slave O
for O
you O
. O

I O
have O
always O
done O
what O
you O
told O
me O
to O
do O
, O
and O
you O
never O
gave O
me O
even O
a O
young O
goat O
for O
a O
party O
with O
my O
friends O
. O

But O
then O
this O
son O
of O
yours O
comes O
home O
after O
wasting O
your O
money O
on O
prostitutes O
, O
and O
you O
kill O
the O
best O
calf O
for O
him O
! O
' O

`` O
His O
father O
said O
to O
him O
, O
' O
Oh O
, O
my O
son O
, O
you O
are O
always O
with O
me O
, O
and O
everything O
I O
have O
is O
yours O
. O

But O
this O
was O
a O
day O
to O
be O
happy O
and O
celebrate O
. O

Your O
brother O
was O
dead O
, O
but O
now O
he O
is O
alive O
. O

He O
was O
lost O
, O
but O
now O
he O
is O
found O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
next O
day O
, O
Jesus O
traveled O
through O
some O
cities O
and O
small O
towns O
. O

Jesus O
told O
the O
people O
a O
message O
from O
God O
, O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

The O
twelve O
apostles O
were O
with O
him O
. O

There O
were O
also O
some O
women O
with O
him O
. O

Jesus O
had O
healed O
these O
women O
of O
sicknesses O
and O
evil O
spirits O
. O

One O
of O
them O
was O
Mary B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
called O
Magdalene O
. O

Seven O
demons O
had O
come O
out O
of O
her O
. O

Also O
with O
these O
women O
were O
Joanna O
, O
the O
wife O
of O
Chuza O
-LRB- O
the O
manager O
of O
Herod O
's O
property O
-RRB- O
, O
Suzanna O
, O
and O
many O
other O
women O
. O

These O
women O
used O
their O
own O
money O
to O
help O
Jesus O
and O
his O
apostles O
. O

A O
large O
crowd O
came O
together O
. O

People O
came O
to O
Jesus O
from O
every O
town O
, O
and O
he O
told O
them O
this O
story O
: O

`` O
A O
farmer O
went O
out O
to O
sow O
seed O
. O

While O
he O
was O
scattering O
the O
seed O
, O
some O
of O
it O
fell O
beside O
the O
road O
. O

People O
walked O
on O
the O
seed O
, O
and O
the O
birds O
ate O
it O
all O
. O

Other O
seed O
fell O
on O
rock O
. O

It O
began O
to O
grow O
but O
then O
died O
because O
it O
had O
no O
water O
. O

Some O
other O
seed O
fell O
among O
thorny O
weeds O
. O

This O
seed O
grew O
, O
but O
later O
the O
weeds O
stopped O
the O
plants O
from O
growing O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
the O
seed O
fell O
on O
good O
ground O
. O

This O
seed O
grew O
and O
made O
100 O
times O
more O
grain O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
finished O
the O
story O
. O

Then O
he O
called O
out O
, O
`` O
You O
people O
who O
hear O
me O
, O
listen O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
' O
followers O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
What O
does O
this O
story O
mean O
? O
'' O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
been O
chosen O
to O
know O
the O
secret O
truths O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

But O
I O
use O
stories O
to O
speak O
to O
other O
people O
. O

I O
do O
this O
so O
that O
, O
' O
They O
will O
look O
, O
but O
they O
will O
not O
see O
, O
and O
they O
will O
listen O
, O
but O
they O
will O
not O
understand O
. O
' O

`` O
This O
is O
what O
the O
story O
means O
: O
The O
seed O
is O
God O
's O
teaching O
. O

Some O
people O
are O
like O
the O
seed O
that O
fell O
beside O
the O
path O
. O

They O
hear O
God O
's O
teaching O
, O
but O
then O
the O
devil O
comes O
and O
causes O
them O
to O
stop O
thinking O
about O
it O
. O

This O
keeps O
them O
from O
believing O
it O
and O
being O
saved O
. O

Others O
are O
like O
the O
seed O
that O
fell O
on O
rock O
. O

That O
is O
like O
the O
people O
who O
hear O
God O
's O
teaching O
and O
gladly O
accept O
it O
. O

But O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
deep O
roots O
. O

They O
believe O
for O
a O
while O
. O

But O
when O
trouble O
comes O
, O
they O
turn O
away O
from O
God O
. O

`` O
What O
about O
the O
seed O
that O
fell O
among O
the O
thorny O
weeds O
? O

That O
is O
like O
the O
people O
who O
hear O
God O
's O
teaching O
, O
but O
they O
let O
the O
worries O
, O
riches O
, O
and O
pleasures O
of O
this O
life O
stop O
them O
from O
growing O
. O

So O
they O
never O
produce O
a O
crop O
. O

And O
what O
about O
the O
seed O
that O
fell O
on O
the O
good O
ground O
? O

That O
is O
like O
the O
people O
who O
hear O
God O
's O
teaching O
with O
a O
good O
, O
honest O
heart O
. O

They O
obey O
it O
and O
patiently O
produce O
a O
good O
crop O
. O

`` O
No O
one O
lights O
a O
lamp O
and O
then O
covers O
it O
with O
a O
bowl O
or O
hides O
it O
under O
a O
bed O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
put O
the O
lamp O
on O
a O
lampstand O
so O
that O
the O
people O
who O
come O
in O
will O
have O
enough O
light O
to O
see O
. O

Everything O
that O
is O
hidden O
will O
become O
clear O
. O

Every O
secret O
thing O
will O
be O
made O
known O
, O
and O
everyone O
will O
see O
it O
. O

So O
think O
carefully O
about O
what O
you O
are O
hearing O
. O

The O
people O
who O
have O
some O
understanding O
will O
receive O
more O
. O

But O
those O
who O
do O
not O
have O
understanding O
will O
lose O
even O
what O
they O
think O
they O
have O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
' O
mother O
and O
brothers O
came O
to O
visit O
him O
. O

But O
they O
could O
not O
get O
close O
to O
him O
, O
because O
there O
were O
so O
many O
people O
. O

Someone O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Your O
mother O
and O
your O
brothers O
are O
standing O
outside O
. O

They O
want O
to O
see O
you O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
them O
, O
`` O
My O
mother O
and O
my O
brothers O
are O
those O
who O
listen O
to O
God O
's O
teaching O
and O
obey O
it O
. O
'' O

One O
day O
Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
got O
into O
a O
boat O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Come O
with O
me O
across O
the O
lake O
. O
'' O

And O
so O
they O
started O
across O
. O

While O
they O
were O
sailing O
, O
Jesus O
slept O
. O

A O
big O
storm O
blew O
across O
the O
lake O
, O
and O
the O
boat O
began O
to O
fill O
with O
water O
. O

They O
were O
in O
danger O
. O

The O
followers O
went O
to O
Jesus O
and O
woke O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Master O
! O

Master O
! O

We O
will O
drown O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
got O
up O
. O

He O
gave O
a O
command O
to O
the O
wind O
and O
the O
waves O
. O

The O
wind O
stopped O
, O
and O
the O
lake O
became O
calm O
. O

He O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Where O
is O
your O
faith O
? O
'' O

They O
were O
afraid O
and O
amazed O
. O

They O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
What O
kind O
of O
man O
is O
this O
? O

He O
commands O
the O
wind O
and O
the O
water O
, O
and O
they O
obey O
him O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
sailed O
on O
across O
the O
lake O
. O

They O
sailed O
to O
the O
area O
where O
the O
Gerasene O
people O
live O
, O
across O
from O
Galilee O
. O

When O
Jesus O
got O
out O
of O
the O
boat O
, O
a O
man O
from O
that O
town O
came O
to O
him O
. O

This O
man O
had O
demons O
inside O
him O
. O

For O
a O
long O
time O
he O
had O
worn O
no O
clothes O
. O

He O
did O
not O
live O
in O
a O
house O
but O
in O
the O
caves O
where O
the O
dead O
are O
buried O
. O

The O
demon O
inside O
the O
man O
had O
often O
seized O
him O
, O
and O
he O
had O
been O
put O
in O
jail O
with O
his O
hands O
and O
feet O
in O
chains O
. O

But O
he O
would O
always O
break O
the O
chains O
. O

The O
demon O
inside O
him O
would O
force O
him O
to O
go O
out O
to O
the O
places O
where O
no O
one O
lived O
. O

Jesus O
commanded O
the O
evil O
spirit O
to O
come O
out O
of O
the O
man O
. O

When O
the O
man O
saw O
Jesus O
, O
he O
fell O
down O
before O
him O
, O
shouting O
loudly O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
want O
with O
me O
, O
Jesus O
, O
Son O
of O
the O
Most O
High O
God O
? O

Please O
, O
do O
n't O
punish O
me O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
What O
is O
your O
name O
? O
'' O

The O
man O
answered O
, O
`` O
Legion O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
He O
said O
his O
name O
was O
`` O
Legion O
'' O
because O
many O
demons O
had O
gone O
into O
him O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
demons O
begged O
Jesus O
not O
to O
send O
them O
into O
the O
bottomless O
pit O
. O

On O
that O
hill O
there O
was O
a O
big O
herd O
of O
pigs O
eating O
. O

The O
demons O
begged O
Jesus O
to O
allow O
them O
to O
go O
into O
the O
pigs O
. O

So O
he O
allowed O
them O
to O
do O
this O
. O

Then O
the O
demons O
came O
out O
of O
the O
man O
and O
went O
into O
the O
pigs O
. O

The O
herd O
of O
pigs O
ran O
down O
the O
hill O
into O
the O
lake O
, O
and O
all O
were O
drowned O
. O

The O
men O
who O
were O
caring O
for O
the O
pigs O
ran O
away O
and O
told O
the O
story O
in O
the O
fields O
and O
in O
the O
town O
. O

People O
went O
out O
to O
see O
what O
had O
happened O
. O

They O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
found O
the O
man O
sitting O
there O
at O
the O
feet O
of O
Jesus O
. O

The O
man O
had O
clothes O
on O
and O
was O
in O
his O
right O
mind O
again O
; O
the O
demons O
were O
gone O
. O

This O
made O
the O
people O
afraid O
. O

The O
men O
who O
saw O
these O
things O
happen O
told O
the O
others O
all O
about O
how O
Jesus O
made O
the O
man O
well O
. O

All O
those O
who O
lived O
in O
the O
area O
around O
Gerasa O
asked O
Jesus O
to O
go O
away O
because O
they O
were O
afraid O
. O

So O
Jesus O
got O
into O
the O
boat O
to O
go O
back O
to O
Galilee O
. O

The O
man O
he O
had O
healed O
begged O
to O
go O
with O
him O
. O

But O
Jesus O
sent O
him O
away O
, O
saying O
, O
`` O
Go O
back O
home O
and O
tell O
people O
what O
God O
did O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
man O
went O
all O
over O
town O
telling O
what O
Jesus O
had O
done O
for O
him O
. O

When O
Jesus O
went O
back O
to O
Galilee O
, O
the O
people O
welcomed O
him O
. O

Everyone O
was O
waiting O
for O
him O
. O

A O
man O
named O
Jairus O
came O
to O
him O
. O

He O
was O
a O
leader O
of O
the O
synagogue O
. O

He O
had O
only O
one O
daughter O
. O

She O
was O
twelve O
years O
old O
, O
and O
she O
was O
dying O
. O

So O
Jairus O
bowed O
down O
at O
the O
feet O
of O
Jesus O
and O
begged O
him O
to O
come O
to O
his O
house O
. O

While O
Jesus O
was O
going O
to O
Jairus O
' O
house O
, O
the O
people O
crowded O
all O
around O
him O
. O

A O
woman O
was O
there O
who O
had O
been O
bleeding O
for O
twelve O
years O
. O

She O
had O
spent O
all O
her O
money O
on O
doctors O
, O
but O
no O
doctor O
was O
able O
to O
heal O
her O
. O

The O
woman O
came O
behind O
Jesus O
and O
touched O
the O
bottom O
of O
his O
coat O
. O

At O
that O
moment O
, O
her O
bleeding O
stopped O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Who O
touched O
me O
? O
'' O

They O
all O
said O
they O
had O
not O
touched O
him O
. O

And O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Master O
, O
people O
are O
all O
around O
you O
, O
pushing O
against O
you O
. O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Someone O
touched O
me O
. O

I O
felt O
power O
go O
out O
from O
me O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
woman O
saw O
that O
she O
could O
not O
hide O
, O
she O
came O
forward O
, O
shaking O
. O

She O
bowed O
down O
before O
Jesus O
. O

While O
everyone O
listened O
, O
she O
told O
why O
she O
touched O
him O
. O

Then O
she O
said O
that O
she O
was O
healed O
immediately O
when O
she O
touched O
him O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
My O
daughter O
, O
you O
are O
made O
well O
because O
you O
believed O
. O

Go O
in O
peace O
. O
'' O

While O
Jesus O
was O
still O
speaking O
, O
someone O
came O
from O
the O
house O
of O
the O
synagogue O
leader O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Your O
daughter O
has O
died O
! O

Do O
n't O
bother O
the O
Teacher O
anymore O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
heard O
this O
and O
said O
to O
Jairus O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
! O

Just O
believe O
and O
your O
daughter O
will O
be O
well O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
went O
to O
the O
house O
. O

He O
let O
only O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
John B-PERSON
, O
James B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
girl O
's O
father O
and O
mother O
go O
inside O
with O
him O
. O

Everyone O
was O
crying O
and O
feeling O
sad O
because O
the O
girl O
was O
dead O
. O

But O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
cry O
. O

She O
is O
not O
dead O
. O

She O
is O
only O
sleeping O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
laughed O
at O
him O
, O
because O
they O
knew O
that O
the O
girl O
was O
dead O
. O

But O
Jesus O
held O
her O
hand O
and O
called O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Little O
girl O
, O
stand O
up O
! O
'' O

Her O
spirit O
came O
back O
into O
her O
, O
and O
she O
stood O
up O
immediately O
. O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Give O
her O
something O
to O
eat O
. O
'' O

The O
girl O
's O
parents O
were O
amazed O
. O

He O
told O
them O
not O
to O
tell O
anyone O
about O
what O
happened O
. O

Jesus O
finished O
saying O
all O
these O
things O
to O
the O
people O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
into O
Capernaum O
. O

In O
Capernaum O
there O
was O
an O
army O
officer O
. O

He O
had O
a O
servant O
who O
was O
very O
sick O
; O
he O
was O
near O
death O
. O

The O
officer O
loved O
the O
servant O
very O
much O
. O

When O
he O
heard O
about O
Jesus O
, O
he O
sent O
some O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
to O
him O
. O

He O
wanted O
the O
men O
to O
ask O
Jesus O
to O
come O
and O
save O
the O
life O
of O
his O
servant O
. O

The O
men O
went O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
begged O
Jesus O
to O
help O
the O
officer O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
officer O
is O
worthy O
to O
have O
your O
help O
. O

He O
loves O
our O
people O
and O
he O
built O
the O
synagogue O
for O
us O
. O
'' O

So O
Jesus O
went O
with O
them O
. O

He O
was O
coming O
near O
the O
officer O
's O
house O
when O
the O
officer O
sent O
friends O
to O
say O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
do O
anything O
special O
for O
me O
. O

I O
am O
not O
good O
enough O
for O
you O
to O
come O
into O
my O
house O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
did O
not O
come O
to O
you O
myself O
. O

You O
need O
only O
to O
give O
the O
order O
, O
and O
my O
servant O
will O
be O
healed O
. O

I O
know O
this O
because O
I O
am O
a O
man O
under O
the O
authority O
of O
other O
men O
. O

And O
I O
have O
soldiers O
under O
my O
authority O
. O

I O
tell O
one O
soldier O
, O
' O
Go O
, O
' O
and O
he O
goes O
. O

And O
I O
tell O
another O
soldier O
, O
' O
Come O
, O
' O
and O
he O
comes O
. O

And O
I O
say O
to O
my O
servant O
, O
' O
Do O
this O
, O
' O
and O
my O
servant O
obeys O
me O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
heard O
this O
, O
he O
was O
amazed O
. O

He O
turned O
to O
the O
people O
following O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
this O
is O
the O
most O
faith O
I O
have O
seen O
anywhere O
, O
even O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

The O
group O
that O
was O
sent O
to O
Jesus O
went O
back O
to O
the O
house O
. O

There O
they O
found O
that O
the O
servant O
was O
healed O
. O

The O
next O
day O
Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
to O
a O
town O
called O
Nain O
. O

A O
big O
crowd O
was O
traveling O
with O
them O
. O

When O
Jesus O
came O
near O
the O
town O
gate O
, O
he O
saw O
some O
people O
carrying O
a O
dead O
body O
. O

It O
was O
the O
only O
son O
of O
a O
woman O
who O
was O
a O
widow O
. O

Walking O
with O
her O
were O
many O
other O
people O
from O
the O
town O
. O

When O
the O
Lord O
saw O
the O
woman O
, O
he O
felt O
very O
sorry O
for O
her O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
cry O
. O
'' O

He O
walked O
to O
the O
open O
coffin O
and O
touched O
it O
. O

The O
men O
who O
were O
carrying O
the O
coffin O
stopped O
. O

Jesus O
spoke O
to O
the O
dead O
son O
: O
`` O
Young O
man O
, O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
get O
up O
! O
'' O

Then O
the O
boy O
sat O
up O
and O
began O
to O
talk O
, O
and O
Jesus O
gave O
him O
back O
to O
his O
mother O
. O

Everyone O
was O
filled O
with O
fear O
. O

They O
began O
praising O
God O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
A O
great O
prophet O
is O
here O
with O
us O
! O
'' O

and O
`` O
God O
is O
taking O
care O
of O
his O
people O
. O
'' O

This O
news O
about O
Jesus O
spread O
all O
over O
Judea O
and O
to O
all O
the O
other O
places O
around O
there O
. O

John B-PERSON
's O
followers O
told O
him O
about O
all O
these O
things O
. O

John B-PERSON
called O
for O
two O
of O
his O
followers O
. O

He O
sent O
them O
to O
the O
Lord O
to O
ask O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
the O
one O
we O
heard O
was O
coming O
, O
or O
should O
we O
wait O
for O
someone O
else O
? O
'' O

So O
the O
men O
came O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
sent O
us O
to O
you O
with O
this O
question O
: O
' O
Are O
you O
the O
one O
who O
is O
coming O
, O
or O
should O
we O
wait O
for O
someone O
else O
? O
' O
'' O

Right O
then O
Jesus O
healed O
many O
people O
of O
their O
sicknesses O
and O
diseases O
. O

He O
healed O
those O
who O
had O
evil O
spirits O
and O
made O
many O
who O
were O
blind O
able O
to O
see O
again O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
to O
John B-PERSON
's O
followers O
, O
`` O
Go O
tell O
John B-PERSON
what O
you O
have O
seen O
and O
heard O
: O
The O
blind O
can O
see O
. O

The O
crippled O
can O
walk O
. O

People O
with O
leprosy O
are O
healed O
. O

The O
deaf O
can O
hear O
. O

The O
dead O
are O
brought O
back O
to O
life O
. O

And O
the O
Good O
News O
is O
being O
told O
to O
the O
poor O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
problem O
accepting O
me O
. O
'' O

When O
John B-PERSON
's O
followers O
left O
, O
Jesus O
began O
talking O
to O
the O
people O
about O
John B-PERSON
: O
`` O
What O
did O
you O
people O
go O
out O
into O
the O
desert O
to O
see O
? O

Someone O
who O
is O
weak O
, O
like O
a O
stem O
of O
grass O
blowing O
in O
the O
wind O
? O

Really O
, O
what O
did O
you O
expect O
to O
see O
? O

Someone O
dressed O
in O
fine O
clothes O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

People O
who O
wear O
fancy O
clothes O
and O
live O
in O
luxury O
are O
all O
in O
kings O
' O
palaces O
. O

So O
what O
did O
you O
go O
out O
to O
see O
? O

A O
prophet O
? O

Yes O
, O
John B-PERSON
is O
a O
prophet O
. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
he O
is O
more O
than O
that O
. O

This O
Scripture O
was O
written O
about O
him O
: O
' O
Listen O
! O

I O
will O
send O
my O
messenger O
ahead O
of O
you O
. O

He O
will O
prepare O
the O
way O
for O
you O
. O
' O

I O
tell O
you O
, O
no O
one O
ever O
born O
is O
greater O
than O
John B-PERSON
. O

But O
even O
the O
least O
important O
person O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
greater O
than O
John B-PERSON
. O
'' O
-LRB- O
When O
the O
people O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
all O
agreed O
that O
God O
's O
teaching O
was O
good O
. O

Even O
the O
tax O
collectors O
agreed O
. O

These O
were O
the O
people O
who O
were O
baptized O
by O
John B-PERSON
. O

But O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
experts O
in O
the O
law O
refused O
to O
accept O
God O
's O
plan O
for O
themselves O
; O
they O
did O
not O
let O
John B-PERSON
baptize O
them O
. O
-RRB- O

`` O
What O
shall O
I O
say O
about O
the O
people O
of O
this O
time O
? O

What O
can O
I O
compare O
them O
to O
? O

What O
are O
they O
like O
? O

They O
are O
like O
children O
sitting O
in O
the O
marketplace O
. O

One O
group O
of O
children O
calls O
to O
the O
other O
children O
and O
says O
, O
' O
We O
played O
flute O
music O
for O
you O
, O
but O
you O
did O
not O
dance O
; O
we O
sang O
a O
sad O
song O
, O
but O
you O
did O
not O
cry O
. O
' O

John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
came O
and O
did O
not O
eat O
the O
usual O
food O
or O
drink O
wine O
. O

And O
you O
say O
, O
' O
He O
has O
a O
demon O
inside O
him O
. O
' O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
came O
eating O
and O
drinking O
. O

And O
you O
say O
, O
' O
Look O
at O
him O
! O

He O
eats O
too O
much O
and O
drinks O
too O
much O
wine O
! O

He O
is O
a O
friend O
of O
tax O
collectors O
and O
other O
sinners O
! O
' O

But O
wisdom O
is O
shown O
to O
be O
right O
by O
those O
who O
accept O
it O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
asked O
Jesus O
to O
eat O
with O
him O
. O

Jesus O
went O
into O
the O
Pharisee O
's O
house O
and O
took O
a O
place O
at O
the O
table O
. O

There O
was O
a O
sinful O
woman O
in O
that O
town O
. O

She O
knew O
that O
Jesus O
was O
eating O
at O
the O
Pharisee O
's O
house O
. O

So O
the O
woman O
brought O
some O
expensive O
perfume O
in O
an O
alabaster O
jar O
. O

She O
stood O
at O
Jesus O
' O
feet O
, O
crying O
. O

Then O
she O
began O
to O
wash O
his O
feet O
with O
her O
tears O
. O

She O
dried O
his O
feet O
with O
her O
hair O
. O

She O
kissed O
his O
feet O
many O
times O
and O
rubbed O
them O
with O
the O
perfume O
. O

When O
the O
Pharisee O
who O
asked O
Jesus O
to O
come O
to O
his O
house O
saw O
this O
, O
he O
thought O
to O
himself O
, O
`` O
If O
this O
man O
were O
a O
prophet O
, O
he O
would O
know O
that O
the O
woman O
who O
is O
touching O
him O
is O
a O
sinner O
! O
'' O

In O
response O
, O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
Pharisee O
, O
`` O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
I O
have O
something O
to O
say O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

Simon B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
me O
hear O
it O
, O
Teacher O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
There O
were O
two O
men O
. O

Both O
men O
owed O
money O
to O
the O
same O
banker O
. O

One O
man O
owed O
him O
500 O
silver O
coins O
. O

The O
other O
man O
owed O
him O
50 O
silver O
coins O
. O

The O
men O
had O
no O
money O
, O
so O
they O
could O
not O
pay O
their O
debt O
. O

But O
the O
banker O
told O
the O
men O
that O
they O
did O
not O
have O
to O
pay O
him O
. O

Which O
one O
of O
those O
two O
men O
will O
love O
him O
more O
? O
'' O

Simon B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
the O
one O
who O
owed O
him O
the O
most O
money O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
right O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
turned O
to O
the O
woman O
and O
said O
to O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
see O
this O
woman O
? O

When O
I O
came O
into O
your O
house O
, O
you O
gave O
me O
no O
water O
for O
my O
feet O
. O

But O
she O
washed O
my O
feet O
with O
her O
tears O
and O
dried O
my O
feet O
with O
her O
hair O
. O

You O
did O
not O
greet O
me O
with O
a O
kiss O
, O
but O
she O
has O
been O
kissing O
my O
feet O
since O
I O
came O
in O
. O

You O
did O
not O
honor O
me O
with O
oil O
for O
my O
head O
, O
but O
she O
rubbed O
my O
feet O
with O
her O
sweet O
- O
smelling O
oil O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
that O
her O
many O
sins O
are O
forgiven O
. O

This O
is O
clear O
, O
because O
she O
showed O
great O
love O
. O

People O
who O
are O
forgiven O
only O
a O
little O
will O
love O
only O
a O
little O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Your O
sins O
are O
forgiven O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
sitting O
at O
the O
table O
began O
to O
think O
to O
themselves O
, O
`` O
Who O
does O
this O
man O
think O
he O
is O
? O

How O
can O
he O
forgive O
sins O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
woman O
, O
`` O
Because O
you O
believed O
, O
you O
are O
saved O
from O
your O
sins O
. O

Go O
in O
peace O
. O
'' O

Very O
early O
Sunday O
morning O
, O
the O
women O
came O
to O
the O
tomb O
where O
Jesus O
' O
body O
was O
laid O
. O

They O
brought O
the O
sweet O
- O
smelling O
spices O
they O
had O
prepared O
. O

They O
saw O
that O
the O
heavy O
stone O
that O
covered O
the O
entrance O
had O
been O
rolled O
away O
. O

They O
went O
in O
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
find O
the O
body O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
. O

They O
did O
not O
understand O
this O
. O

While O
they O
were O
wondering O
about O
it O
, O
two O
men O
in O
shining O
clothes O
stood O
beside O
them O
. O

The O
women O
were O
very O
afraid O
. O

They O
bowed O
down O
with O
their O
faces O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

The O
men O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
looking O
for O
a O
living O
person O
here O
? O

This O
is O
a O
place O
for O
dead O
people O
. O

Jesus O
is O
not O
here O
. O

He O
has O
risen O
from O
death O
. O

Do O
you O
remember O
what O
he O
said O
in O
Galilee O
? O

He O
said O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
must O
be O
handed O
over O
to O
the O
control O
of O
sinful O
men O
, O
be O
killed O
on O
a O
cross O
, O
and O
rise O
from O
death O
on O
the O
third O
day O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
women O
remembered O
what O
Jesus O
had O
said O
. O

The O
women O
left O
the O
tomb O
and O
went O
to O
the O
eleven O
apostles O
and O
the O
other O
followers O
. O

They O
told O
them O
everything O
that O
happened O
at O
the O
tomb O
. O

These O
women O
were O
Mary O
Magdalene O
, O
Joanna O
, O
Mary B-PERSON
, O
the O
mother O
of O
James B-PERSON
, O
and O
some O
others O
. O

They O
told O
the O
apostles O
everything O
that O
happened O
. O

But O
the O
apostles O
did O
not O
believe O
what O
they O
said O
. O

It O
sounded O
like O
nonsense O
. O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
got O
up O
and O
ran O
to O
the O
tomb O
to O
see O
. O

He O
looked O
in O
, O
but O
he O
saw O
only O
the O
cloth O
that O
Jesus O
' O
body O
had O
been O
wrapped O
in O
. O

It O
was O
just O
lying O
there O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
went O
away O
to O
be O
alone O
, O
wondering O
what O
had O
happened O
. O

That O
same O
day O
two O
of O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
were O
going O
to O
a O
town O
named O
Emmaus O
. O

It O
is O
about O
seven O
miles O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
were O
talking O
about O
everything O
that O
had O
happened O
. O

While O
they O
were O
talking O
, O
discussing O
these O
things O
, O
Jesus O
himself O
came O
near O
and O
walked O
with O
them O
. O

-LRB- O
But O
the O
two O
men O
were O
not O
allowed O
to O
recognize O
Jesus O
. O
-RRB- O

He O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
What O
's O
this O
I O
hear O
you O
discussing O
with O
each O
other O
as O
you O
walk O
? O
'' O

The O
two O
men O
stopped O
, O
their O
faces O
looking O
very O
sad O
. O

The O
one O
named O
Cleopas O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
must O
be O
the O
only O
person O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
who O
does O
n't O
know O
what O
has O
just O
happened O
there O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
are O
you O
talking O
about O
? O
'' O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
's O
about O
Jesus O
, O
the O
one O
from O
Nazareth O
. O

To O
God O
and O
to O
all O
the O
people O
he O
was O
a O
great O
prophet O
. O

He O
said O
and O
did O
many O
powerful O
things O
. O

But O
our O
leaders O
and O
the O
leading O
priests O
handed O
him O
over O
to O
be O
judged O
and O
killed O
. O

They O
nailed O
him O
to O
a O
cross O
. O

We O
were O
hoping O
that O
he O
would O
be O
the O
one O
to O
free O
Israel B-GPE
. O

But O
then O
all O
this O
happened O
. O

`` O
And O
now O
something O
else O
: O
It O
has O
been O
three O
days O
since O
he O
was O
killed O
, O
but O
today O
some O
of O
our O
women O
told O
us O
an O
amazing O
thing O
. O

Early O
this O
morning O
they O
went O
to O
the O
tomb O
where O
the O
body O
of O
Jesus O
was O
laid O
. O

But O
they O
did O
not O
find O
his O
body O
there O
. O

They O
came O
and O
told O
us O
they O
had O
seen O
some O
angels O
in O
a O
vision O
. O

The O
angels O
told O
them O
Jesus O
was O
alive O
! O

So O
some O
of O
our O
group O
went O
to O
the O
tomb O
too O
. O

It O
was O
just O
as O
the O
women O
said O
. O

They O
saw O
the O
tomb O
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
see O
Jesus O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
two O
men O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
foolish O
and O
slow O
to O
realize O
what O
is O
true O
. O

You O
should O
believe O
everything O
the O
prophets O
said O
. O

The O
prophets O
said O
the O
Christ O
must O
suffer O
these O
things O
before O
he O
begins O
his O
time O
of O
glory O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
began O
to O
explain O
everything O
that O
had O
been O
written O
about O
himself O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
. O

He O
started O
with O
the O
books O
of O
Moses O
and O
then O
he O
talked O
about O
what O
the O
prophets O
had O
said O
about O
him O
. O

They O
came O
near O
the O
town O
of O
Emmaus O
, O
and O
Jesus O
acted O
as O
if O
he O
did O
not O
plan O
to O
stop O
there O
. O

But O
they O
wanted O
him O
to O
stay O
. O

They O
begged O
him O
, O
`` O
Stay O
with O
us O
. O

It O
's O
almost O
night O
. O

There O
's O
hardly O
any O
daylight O
left O
. O
'' O

So O
he O
went O
in O
to O
stay O
with O
them O
. O

Joining O
them O
at O
the O
supper O
table O
, O
Jesus O
took O
some O
bread O
and O
gave O
thanks O
. O

Then O
he O
broke O
some O
off O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
them O
. O

Just O
then O
the O
men O
were O
allowed O
to O
recognize O
him O
. O

But O
when O
they O
saw O
who O
he O
was O
, O
he O
disappeared O
. O

They O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
When O
he O
talked O
to O
us O
on O
the O
road O
, O
it O
felt O
like O
a O
fire O
burning O
in O
us O
. O

How O
exciting O
it O
was O
when O
he O
explained O
to O
us O
the O
true O
meaning O
of O
the O
Scriptures O
! O
'' O

So O
the O
two O
men O
got O
up O
then O
and O
went O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

There O
they O
found O
the O
followers O
of O
Jesus O
meeting O
together O
. O

The O
eleven O
apostles O
and O
the O
people O
with O
them O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
really O
has O
risen O
from O
death O
! O

He O
appeared O
to O
Simon B-PERSON
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
two O
men O
told O
what O
had O
happened O
on O
the O
road O
. O

They O
talked O
about O
how O
they O
recognized O
Jesus O
when O
he O
shared O
the O
bread O
with O
them O
. O

While O
the O
two O
men O
were O
saying O
these O
things O
to O
the O
other O
followers O
, O
Jesus O
himself O
came O
and O
stood O
among O
them O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Peace O
be O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

This O
surprised O
the O
followers O
. O

They O
were O
afraid O
. O

They O
thought O
they O
were O
seeing O
a O
ghost O
. O

But O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
troubled O
? O

Why O
do O
you O
doubt O
what O
you O
see O
? O

Look O
at O
my O
hands O
and O
my O
feet O
. O

It O
's O
really O
me O
. O

Touch O
me O
. O

You O
can O
see O
that O
I O
have O
a O
living O
body O
; O
a O
ghost O
does O
not O
have O
a O
body O
like O
this O
. O
'' O

After O
Jesus O
told O
them O
this O
, O
he O
showed O
them O
his O
hands O
and O
his O
feet O
. O

The O
followers O
were O
amazed O
and O
very O
, O
very O
happy O
to O
see O
that O
Jesus O
was O
alive O
. O

They O
still O
could O
not O
believe O
what O
they O
saw O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
have O
any O
food O
here O
? O
'' O

They O
gave O
him O
a O
piece O
of O
cooked O
fish O
. O

While O
the O
followers O
watched O
, O
he O
took O
the O
fish O
and O
ate O
it O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Remember O
when O
I O
was O
with O
you O
before O
? O

I O
said O
that O
everything O
written O
about O
me O
must O
happen O
-- O
everything O
written O
in O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
, O
the O
books O
of O
the O
prophets O
, O
and O
the O
Psalms O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
helped O
the O
followers O
understand O
these O
Scriptures O
about O
him O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
written O
that O
the O
Christ O
would O
be O
killed O
and O
rise O
from O
death O
on O
the O
third O
day O
. O

You O
saw O
these O
things O
happen O
-- O
you O
are O
witnesses O
. O

You O
must O
go O
and O
tell O
people O
that O
they O
must O
change O
and O
turn O
to O
God O
, O
which O
will O
bring O
them O
his O
forgiveness O
. O

You O
must O
start O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
tell O
this O
message O
in O
my O
name O
to O
the O
people O
of O
all O
nations O
. O

Remember O
that O
I O
will O
send O
you O
the O
one O
my O
Father O
promised O
. O

Stay O
in O
the O
city O
until O
you O
are O
given O
that O
power O
from O
heaven O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
led O
his O
followers O
out O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
almost O
to O
Bethany O
. O

He O
raised O
his O
hands O
and O
blessed O
his O
followers O
. O

While O
he O
was O
blessing O
them O
, O
he O
was O
separated O
from O
them O
and O
carried O
into O
heaven O
. O

They O
worshiped O
him O
and O
went O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
very O
happy O
. O

They O
stayed O
at O
the O
Temple B-GPE
all O
the O
time O
, O
praising O
God O
. O

Jesus O
looked O
up O
and O
saw O
some O
rich O
people O
putting O
their O
gifts O
to O
God O
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
collection O
box O
. O

Then O
he O
saw O
a O
poor O
widow O
put O
two O
small O
copper O
coins O
into O
the O
box O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
poor O
widow O
gave O
only O
two O
small O
coins O
. O

But O
the O
truth O
is O
, O
she O
gave O
more O
than O
all O
those O
rich O
people O
. O

They O
have O
plenty O
, O
and O
they O
gave O
only O
what O
they O
did O
not O
need O
. O

This O
woman O
is O
very O
poor O
, O
but O
she O
gave O
all O
she O
had O
to O
live O
on O
. O
'' O

Some O
of O
the O
followers O
were O
talking O
about O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
a O
beautiful O
Temple B-GPE
, O
built O
with O
the O
best O
stones O
. O

Look O
at O
the O
many O
good O
gifts O
that O
have O
been O
offered O
to O
God O
. O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
time O
will O
come O
when O
all O
that O
you O
see O
here O
will O
be O
destroyed O
. O

Every O
stone O
of O
these O
buildings O
will O
be O
thrown O
down O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

Not O
one O
stone O
will O
be O
left O
on O
another O
. O
'' O

Some O
followers O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
when O
will O
these O
things O
happen O
? O

What O
will O
show O
us O
that O
it O
is O
time O
for O
these O
things O
to O
happen O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Be O
careful O
! O

Do O
n't O
be O
fooled O
. O

Many O
people O
will O
come O
using O
my O
name O
. O

They O
will O
say O
, O
' O
I O
am O
the O
Christ O
' O
and O
' O
The O
right O
time O
has O
come O
! O
' O

But O
do O
n't O
follow O
them O
. O

When O
you O
hear O
about O
wars O
and O
riots O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

These O
things O
must O
happen O
first O
. O

Then O
the O
end O
will O
come O
later O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Nations O
will O
fight O
against O
other O
nations O
. O

Kingdoms O
will O
fight O
against O
other O
kingdoms O
. O

There O
will O
be O
great O
earthquakes O
, O
sicknesses O
, O
and O
other O
bad O
things O
in O
many O
places O
. O

In O
some O
places O
there O
will O
be O
no O
food O
for O
the O
people O
to O
eat O
. O

Terrible O
things O
will O
happen O
, O
and O
amazing O
things O
will O
come O
from O
heaven O
to O
warn O
people O
. O

`` O
But O
before O
all O
these O
things O
happen O
, O
people O
will O
arrest O
you O
and O
do O
bad O
things O
to O
you O
. O

They O
will O
judge O
you O
in O
their O
synagogues O
and O
put O
you O
in O
jail O
. O

You O
will O
be O
forced O
to O
stand O
before O
kings O
and O
governors O
. O

They O
will O
do O
all O
these O
things O
to O
you O
because O
you O
follow O
me O
. O

But O
this O
will O
give O
you O
an O
opportunity O
to O
tell O
about O
me O
. O

Decide O
now O
not O
to O
worry O
about O
what O
you O
will O
say O
. O

I O
will O
give O
you O
the O
wisdom O
to O
say O
things O
that O
none O
of O
your O
enemies O
can O
answer O
. O

Even O
your O
parents O
, O
brothers O
, O
relatives O
, O
and O
friends O
will O
turn O
against O
you O
. O

They O
will O
have O
some O
of O
you O
killed O
. O

Everyone O
will O
hate O
you O
because O
you O
follow O
me O
. O

But O
none O
of O
these O
things O
can O
really O
harm O
you O
. O

You O
will O
save O
yourselves O
by O
continuing O
strong O
in O
your O
faith O
through O
all O
these O
things O
. O

`` O
You O
will O
see O
armies O
all O
around O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Then O
you O
will O
know O
that O
the O
time O
for O
its O
destruction O
has O
come O
. O

The O
people O
in O
Judea O
at O
that O
time O
should O
run O
away O
to O
the O
mountains O
. O

The O
people O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
must O
leave O
quickly O
. O

If O
you O
are O
near O
the O
city O
, O
do O
n't O
go O
in O
! O

The O
prophets O
wrote O
many O
things O
about O
the O
time O
when O
God O
will O
punish O
his O
people O
. O

The O
time O
I O
am O
talking O
about O
is O
when O
all O
these O
things O
must O
happen O
. O

During O
that O
time O
, O
it O
will O
be O
hard O
for O
women O
who O
are O
pregnant O
or O
have O
small O
babies O
, O
because O
very O
bad O
times O
will O
come O
to O
this O
land O
. O

God O
will O
be O
angry O
with O
these O
people O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
people O
will O
be O
killed O
by O
soldiers O
. O

Others O
will O
be O
made O
prisoners O
and O
taken O
to O
all O
the O
different O
countries O
. O

The O
holy O
city O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
will O
be O
under O
the O
control O
of O
foreigners O
until O
their O
time O
is O
completed O
. O

`` O
Amazing O
things O
will O
happen O
to O
the O
sun O
, O
moon O
, O
and O
stars O
. O

And O
people O
all O
over O
the O
earth O
will O
be O
upset O
and O
confused O
by O
the O
noise O
of O
the O
sea O
and O
its O
crashing O
waves O
. O

They O
will O
be O
afraid O
and O
worried O
about O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
the O
world O
. O

Everything O
in O
the O
sky O
will O
be O
changed O
. O

Then O
people O
will O
see O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
coming O
in O
a O
cloud O
with O
power O
and O
great O
glory O
. O

When O
these O
things O
begin O
to O
happen O
, O
stand O
up O
tall O
and O
do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

Know O
that O
it O
is O
almost O
time O
for O
God O
to O
free O
you O
! O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
told O
this O
story O
: O
`` O
Look O
at O
all O
the O
trees O
. O

The O
fig O
tree O
is O
a O
good O
example O
. O

When O
it O
turns O
green O
, O
you O
know O
that O
summer O
is O
near O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
when O
you O
see O
all O
these O
things O
happening O
, O
you O
will O
know O
that O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
coming O
very O
soon O
. O

`` O
I O
assure O
you O
that O
all O
these O
things O
will O
happen O
while O
some O
of O
the O
people O
of O
this O
time O
are O
still O
living O
. O

The O
whole O
world O
, O
earth O
and O
sky O
, O
will O
be O
destroyed O
, O
but O
my O
words O
will O
last O
forever O
. O

`` O
Be O
careful O
not O
to O
spend O
your O
time O
having O
parties O
and O
getting O
drunk O
or O
worrying O
about O
this O
life O
. O

If O
you O
do O
that O
, O
you O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
think O
straight O
, O
and O
the O
end O
might O
come O
when O
you O
are O
not O
ready O
. O

It O
will O
come O
as O
a O
surprise O
to O
everyone O
on O
earth O
. O

So O
be O
ready O
all O
the O
time O
. O

Pray O
that O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
get O
through O
all O
these O
things O
that O
will O
happen O
and O
stand O
safe O
before O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O
'' O

During O
the O
day O
Jesus O
taught O
the O
people O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

At O
night O
he O
went O
out O
of O
the O
city O
and O
stayed O
all O
night O
on O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

Every O
morning O
all O
the O
people O
got O
up O
early O
to O
go O
listen O
to O
Jesus O
at O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Then O
the O
whole O
group O
stood O
up O
and O
led O
Jesus O
away O
to O
Pilate O
. O

They O
began O
to O
accuse O
Jesus O
and O
said O
to O
Pilate O
, O
`` O
We O
caught O
this O
man O
trying O
to O
change O
the O
thinking O
of O
our O
people O
. O

He O
says O
we O
should O
not O
pay O
taxes O
to O
Caesar O
. O

He O
calls O
himself O
the O
Christ O
, O
a O
king O
. O
'' O

Pilate O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
the O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
what O
you O
say O
is O
true O
. O
'' O

Pilate O
said O
to O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
people O
, O
`` O

I O
find O
nothing O
wrong O
with O
this O
man O
. O
'' O

But O
they O
kept O
on O
saying O
, O
`` O
His O
teaching O
is O
causing O
trouble O
all O
over O
Judea O
. O

He O
began O
in O
Galilee O
, O
and O
now O
he O
is O
here O
! O
'' O

Pilate O
heard O
this O
and O
asked O
if O
Jesus O
was O
from O
Galilee O
. O

He O
learned O
that O
Jesus O
was O
under O
Herod O
's O
authority O
. O

Herod O
was O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
at O
that O
time O
, O
so O
Pilate O
sent O
Jesus O
to O
him O
. O

When O
Herod O
saw O
Jesus O
, O
he O
was O
very O
happy O
. O

He O
had O
heard O
all O
about O
him O
and O
had O
wanted O
to O
meet O
him O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

Herod O
wanted O
to O
see O
a O
miracle O
, O
so O
he O
was O
hoping O
that O
Jesus O
would O
do O
one O
. O

He O
asked O
him O
many O
questions O
, O
but O
Jesus O
said O
nothing O
. O

The O
leading O
priests O
and O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
were O
standing O
there O
shouting O
things O
against O
Jesus O
. O

Then O
Herod O
and O
his O
soldiers O
laughed O
at O
him O
. O

They O
made O
fun O
of O
him O
by O
dressing O
him O
in O
clothes O
like O
kings O
wear O
. O

Then O
Herod O
sent O
him O
back O
to O
Pilate O
. O

In O
the O
past O
Pilate O
and O
Herod O
had O
always O
been O
enemies O
. O

But O
on O
that O
day O
they O
became O
friends O
. O

Pilate O
called O
all O
the O
people O
together O
with O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
brought O
this O
man O
to O
me O
. O

You O
said O
he O
was O
trying O
to O
change O
the O
people O
. O

But O
I O
judged O
him O
before O
you O
all O
and O
have O
not O
found O
him O
guilty O
of O
the O
things O
you O
say O
he O
has O
done O
. O

Herod O
did O
n't O
find O
him O
guilty O
either O
. O

He O
sent O
him O
back O
to O
us O
. O

Look O
, O
he O
has O
done O
nothing O
bad O
enough O
for O
the O
death O
penalty O
. O

So O
, O
after O
I O
punish O
him O
a O
little O
, O
I O
will O
let O
him O
go O
free O
. O
'' O

But O
they O
all O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Kill O
him O
! O

Let O
Barabbas O
go O
free O
! O
'' O

-LRB- O
Barabbas O
was O
a O
man O
who O
was O
in O
jail O
for O
starting O
a O
riot O
in O
the O
city O
and O
for O
murder O
. O
-RRB- O

Pilate O
wanted O
to O
let O
Jesus O
go O
free O
. O

So O
again O
Pilate O
told O
them O
that O
he O
would O
let O
him O
go O
. O

But O
they O
shouted O
again O
, O
`` O
Kill O
him O
! O

Kill O
him O
on O
a O
cross O
! O
'' O

A O
third O
time O
Pilate O
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
Why O
? O

What O
wrong O
has O
he O
done O
? O

He O
is O
not O
guilty O
. O

I O
can O
find O
no O
reason O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

So O
I O
will O
let O
him O
go O
free O
after O
I O
punish O
him O
a O
little O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
people O
continued O
to O
shout O
. O

They O
demanded O
that O
Jesus O
be O
killed O
on O
a O
cross O
. O

Their O
shouting O
got O
so O
loud O
that O
Pilate O
decided O
to O
give O
them O
what O
they O
wanted O
. O

They O
wanted O
Barabbas O
to O
go O
free O
-- O
the O
one O
who O
was O
in O
jail O
for O
starting O
a O
riot O
and O
for O
murder O
. O

Pilate O
let O
Barabbas O
go O
free O
. O

And O
he O
handed O
Jesus O
over O
to O
be O
killed O
. O

This O
is O
what O
the O
people O
wanted O
. O

The O
soldiers O
led O
Jesus O
away O
. O

At O
that O
same O
time O
there O
was O
a O
man O
from O
Cyrene O
named O
Simon B-PERSON
coming O
into O
the O
city O
from O
the O
fields O
. O

The O
soldiers O
forced O
him O
to O
carry O
Jesus O
' O
cross O
and O
walk O
behind O
him O
. O

A O
large O
crowd O
followed O
Jesus O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
women O
were O
sad O
and O
crying O
. O

They O
felt O
sorry O
for O
him O
. O

But O
Jesus O
turned O
and O
said O
to O
the O
women O
, O
`` O
Women O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
do O
n't O
cry O
for O
me O
. O

Cry O
for O
yourselves O
and O
for O
your O
children O
too O
. O

The O
time O
is O
coming O
when O
people O
will O
say O
, O
' O
The O
women O
who O
can O
not O
have O
babies O
are O
the O
ones O
God O
has O
blessed O
. O

It O
's O
really O
a O
blessing O
that O
they O
have O
no O
children O
to O
care O
for O
. O
' O

Then O
the O
people O
will O
say O
to O
the O
mountains O
, O
' O
Fall O
on O
us O
! O
' O

They O
will O
say O
to O
the O
hills O
, O
' O
Cover O
us O
! O
' O

If O
this O
can O
happen O
to O
someone O
who O
is O
good O
, O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
those O
who O
are O
guilty O
? O
'' O

There O
were O
also O
two O
criminals O
led O
out O
with O
Jesus O
to O
be O
killed O
. O

They O
were O
led O
to O
a O
place O
called O
`` O
The O
Skull O
. O
'' O

There O
the O
soldiers O
nailed O
Jesus O
to O
the O
cross O
. O

They O
also O
nailed O
the O
criminals O
to O
crosses O
beside O
Jesus O
-- O
one O
on O
the O
right O
and O
the O
other O
on O
the O
left O
. O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Father O
, O
forgive O
them O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
they O
are O
doing O
. O
'' O

The O
soldiers O
threw O
dice O
to O
divide O
Jesus O
' O
clothes O
between O
them O
. O

The O
people O
stood O
there O
watching O
everything O
. O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
laughed O
at O
Jesus O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
he O
is O
God O
's O
Chosen O
One O
, O
the O
Christ O
, O
then O
let O
him O
save O
himself O
. O

He O
saved O
others O
, O
did O
n't O
he O
? O
'' O

Even O
the O
soldiers O
laughed O
at O
Jesus O
and O
made O
fun O
of O
him O
. O

They O
came O
and O
offered O
him O
some O
sour O
wine O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
are O
the O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
, O
save O
yourself O
! O
'' O

-LRB- O
At O
the O
top O
of O
the O
cross O
these O
words O
were O
written O
: O
`` O
this O
is O
the O
king O
of O
the O
jews O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

One O
of O
the O
criminals O
hanging O
there O
began O
to O
shout O
insults O
at O
Jesus O
: O
`` O
Are O
n't O
you O
the O
Christ O
? O

Then O
save O
yourself O
, O
and O
save O
us O
too O
! O
'' O

But O
the O
other O
criminal O
stopped O
him O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
should O
fear O
God O
. O

All O
of O
us O
will O
die O
soon O
. O

You O
and O
I O
are O
guilty O
. O

We O
deserve O
to O
die O
because O
we O
did O
wrong O
. O

But O
this O
man O
has O
done O
nothing O
wrong O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
, O
remember O
me O
when O
you O
begin O
ruling O
as O
king O
! O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
I O
promise O
you O
, O
today O
you O
will O
be O
with O
me O
in O
paradise O
. O
'' O

It O
was O
about O
noon O
, O
but O
it O
turned O
dark O
throughout O
the O
land O
until O
three O
o'clock O
in O
the O
afternoon O
, O
because O
the O
sun O
stopped O
shining O
. O

The O
curtain O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
was O
torn O
into O
two O
pieces O
. O

Jesus O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Father O
, O
I O
put O
my O
life O
in O
your O
hands O
! O
'' O

After O
Jesus O
said O
this O
, O
he O
died O
. O

The O
army O
officer O
there O
saw O
what O
happened O
. O

He O
praised O
God O
, O
saying O
, O
`` O
I O
know O
this O
man O
was O
a O
good O
man O
! O
'' O

Many O
people O
had O
come O
out O
of O
the O
city O
to O
see O
all O
this O
. O

When O
they O
saw O
it O
, O
they O
felt O
very O
sorry O
and O
left O
. O

The O
people O
who O
were O
close O
friends O
of O
Jesus O
were O
there O
. O

Also O
, O
there O
were O
some O
women O
who O
had O
followed O
Jesus O
from O
Galilee O
. O

They O
all O
stood O
far O
away O
from O
the O
cross O
and O
watched O
these O
things O
. O

A O
man O
named O
Joseph B-PERSON
was O
there O
from O
the O
Jewish O
town O
of O
Arimathea O
. O

He O
was O
a O
good O
man O
, O
who O
lived O
the O
way O
God O
wanted O
. O

He O
was O
waiting O
for O
God O
's O
kingdom O
to O
come O
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
was O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Jewish O
council O
. O

But O
he O
did O
not O
agree O
when O
the O
other O
Jewish O
leaders O
decided O
to O
kill O
Jesus O
. O

He O
went O
to O
Pilate O
and O
asked O
for O
the O
body O
of O
Jesus O
. O

He O
took O
the O
body O
down O
from O
the O
cross O
and O
wrapped O
it O
in O
cloth O
. O

Then O
he O
put O
it O
in O
a O
tomb O
that O
was O
dug O
in O
a O
wall O
of O
rock O
. O

This O
tomb O
had O
never O
been O
used O
before O
. O

It O
was O
late O
on O
Preparation O
day O
. O

When O
the O
sun O
went O
down O
, O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
would O
begin O
. O

The O
women O
who O
had O
come O
from O
Galilee O
with O
Jesus O
followed O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

They O
saw O
the O
tomb O
. O

Inside O
they O
saw O
where O
he O
put O
Jesus O
' O
body O
. O

Then O
they O
left O
to O
prepare O
some O
sweet O
- O
smelling O
spices O
to O
put O
on O
the O
body O
. O

On O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
they O
rested O
, O
as O
commanded O
in O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

Some O
people O
there O
with O
Jesus O
at O
that O
time O
told O
him O
about O
what O
had O
happened O
to O
some O
worshipers O
from O
Galilee O
. O

Pilate O
had O
them O
killed O
. O

Their O
blood O
was O
mixed O
with O
the O
blood O
of O
the O
animals O
they O
had O
brought O
for O
sacrificing O
. O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
think O
this O
happened O
to O
those O
people O
because O
they O
were O
more O
sinful O
than O
all O
other O
people O
from O
Galilee O
? O

No O
, O
they O
were O
not O
. O

But O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
decide O
now O
to O
change O
your O
lives O
, O
you O
will O
all O
be O
destroyed O
like O
those O
people O
! O

And O
what O
about O
those O
18 O
people O
who O
died O
when O
the O
tower O
of O
Siloam O
fell O
on O
them O
? O

Do O
you O
think O
they O
were O
more O
sinful O
than O
everyone O
else O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
? O

They O
were O
not O
. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
decide O
now O
to O
change O
your O
lives O
, O
you O
will O
all O
be O
destroyed O
too O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
told O
this O
story O
: O
`` O
A O
man O
had O
a O
fig O
tree O
. O

He O
planted O
it O
in O
his O
garden O
. O

He O
came O
looking O
for O
some O
fruit O
on O
it O
, O
but O
he O
found O
none O
. O

He O
had O
a O
servant O
who O
took O
care O
of O
his O
garden O
. O

So O
he O
said O
to O
his O
servant O
, O
' O
I O
have O
been O
looking O
for O
fruit O
on O
this O
tree O
for O
three O
years O
, O
but O
I O
never O
find O
any O
. O

Cut O
it O
down O
! O

Why O
should O
it O
waste O
the O
ground O
? O
' O

But O
the O
servant O
answered O
, O
' O
Master O
, O
let O
the O
tree O
have O
one O
more O
year O
to O
produce O
fruit O
. O

Let O
me O
dig O
up O
the O
dirt O
around O
it O
and O
fertilize O
it O
. O

Maybe O
the O
tree O
will O
have O
fruit O
on O
it O
next O
year O
. O

If O
it O
still O
does O
not O
produce O
, O
then O
you O
can O
cut O
it O
down O
. O
' O
'' O

Jesus O
taught O
in O
one O
of O
the O
synagogues O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

A O
woman O
was O
there O
who O
had O
an O
evil O
spirit O
inside O
her O
. O

It O
had O
made O
the O
woman O
crippled O
for O
18 O
years O
. O

Her O
back O
was O
always O
bent O
; O
she O
could O
not O
stand O
up O
straight O
. O

When O
Jesus O
saw O
her O
, O
he O
called O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Woman O
, O
you O
have O
been O
made O
free O
from O
your O
sickness O
! O
'' O

He O
laid O
his O
hands O
on O
her O
, O
and O
immediately O
she O
was O
able O
to O
stand O
up O
straight O
. O

She O
began O
praising O
God O
. O

The O
synagogue O
leader O
was O
angry O
because O
Jesus O
healed O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

He O
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
There O
are O
six O
days O
for O
work O
. O

So O
come O
to O
be O
healed O
on O
one O
of O
those O
days O
. O

Do O
n't O
come O
for O
healing O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O
'' O

The O
Lord O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
people O
are O
hypocrites O
! O

All O
of O
you O
untie O
your O
work O
animals O
and O
lead O
them O
to O
drink O
water O
every O
day O
-- O
even O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

This O
woman O
that O
I O
healed O
is O
a O
true O
descendant O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

But O
Satan O
has O
held O
her O
for O
18 O
years O
. O

Surely O
it O
is O
not O
wrong O
for O
her O
to O
be O
made O
free O
from O
her O
sickness O
on O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
! O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
said O
this O
, O
all O
those O
who O
were O
criticizing O
him O
felt O
ashamed O
of O
themselves O
. O

And O
all O
the O
people O
were O
happy O
for O
the O
wonderful O
things O
he O
was O
doing O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
is O
God O
's O
kingdom O
like O
? O

What O
can O
I O
compare O
it O
to O
? O

God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
the O
seed O
of O
the O
mustard O
plant O
. O

Someone O
plants O
this O
seed O
in O
their O
garden O
. O

The O
seed O
grows O
and O
becomes O
a O
tree O
, O
and O
the O
birds O
build O
nests O
on O
its O
branches O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
again O
, O
`` O
What O
can O
I O
compare O
God O
's O
kingdom O
with O
? O

It O
is O
like O
yeast O
that O
a O
woman O
mixes O
into O
a O
big O
bowl O
of O
flour O
to O
make O
bread O
. O

The O
yeast O
makes O
all O
the O
dough O
rise O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
was O
teaching O
in O
every O
town O
and O
village O
. O

He O
continued O
to O
travel O
toward O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Someone O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
how O
many O
people O
will O
be O
saved O
? O

Only O
a O
few O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
door O
to O
heaven O
is O
narrow O
. O

Try O
hard O
to O
enter O
it O
. O

Many O
people O
will O
want O
to O
enter O
there O
, O
but O
they O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
go O
in O
. O

If O
a O
man O
locks O
the O
door O
of O
his O
house O
, O
you O
can O
stand O
outside O
and O
knock O
on O
the O
door O
, O
but O
he O
wo O
n't O
open O
it O
. O

You O
can O
say O
, O
' O
Sir O
, O
open O
the O
door O
for O
us O
. O
' O

But O
he O
will O
answer O
, O
' O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
you O
. O

Where O
did O
you O
come O
from O
? O
' O

Then O
you O
will O
say O
, O
' O
We O
ate O
and O
drank O
with O
you O
. O

You O
taught O
in O
the O
streets O
of O
our O
town O
. O
' O

Then O
he O
will O
say O
to O
you O
, O
' O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
you O
. O

Where O
did O
you O
come O
from O
? O

Get O
away O
from O
me O
! O

You O
are O
all O
people O
who O
do O
wrong O
! O
' O

`` O
You O
will O
see O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
Isaac O
, O
Jacob O
, O
and O
all O
the O
prophets O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

But O
you O
will O
be O
left O
outside O
. O

There O
you O
will O
cry O
and O
grind O
your O
teeth O
with O
pain O
. O

People O
will O
come O
from O
the O
east O
, O
west O
, O
north O
, O
and O
south O
. O

They O
will O
sit O
down O
at O
the O
table O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

People O
who O
have O
the O
lowest O
place O
in O
life O
now O
will O
have O
the O
highest O
place O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

And O
people O
who O
have O
the O
highest O
place O
now O
will O
have O
the O
lowest O
place O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O
'' O

Just O
then O
some O
Pharisees O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
away O
from O
here O
and O
hide O
. O

Herod O
wants O
to O
kill O
you O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Go O
tell O
that O
fox O
, O
' O
Today O
and O
tomorrow O
I O
am O
forcing O
demons O
out O
of O
people O
and O
finishing O
my O
work O
of O
healing O
. O

Then O
, O
the O
next O
day O
, O
the O
work O
will O
be O
finished O
. O
' O

After O
that O
, O
I O
must O
go O
, O
because O
all O
prophets O
should O
die O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

`` O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
! O

You O
kill O
the O
prophets O
. O

You O
stone O
to O
death O
the O
people O
God O
has O
sent O
to O
you O
. O

How O
many O
times O
I O
wanted O
to O
help O
your O
people O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
gather O
them O
together O
as O
a O
hen O
gathers O
her O
chicks O
under O
her O
wings O
. O

But O
you O
did O
not O
let O
me O
. O

Now O
your O
home O
will O
be O
left O
completely O
empty O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
, O
you O
will O
not O
see O
me O
again O
until O
that O
time O
when O
you O
will O
say O
, O
' O
Welcome O
! O

God O
bless O
the O
one O
who O
comes O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O
' O
'' O

As O
Jesus O
stood O
beside O
Lake O
Galilee O
, O
a O
crowd O
of O
people O
pushed O
to O
get O
closer O
to O
him O
and O
to O
hear O
the O
teachings O
of O
God O
. O

Jesus O
saw O
two O
boats O
at O
the O
shore O
of O
the O
lake O
. O

The O
fishermen O
were O
washing O
their O
nets O
. O

Jesus O
got O
into O
the O
boat O
that O
belonged O
to O
Simon B-PERSON
. O

He O
asked O
Simon B-PERSON
to O
push O
off O
a O
little O
from O
the O
shore O
. O

Then O
he O
sat O
down O
in O
the O
boat O
and O
taught O
the O
people O
on O
the O
shore O
. O

When O
Jesus O
finished O
speaking O
, O
he O
said O
to O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
`` O

Take O
the O
boat O
into O
the O
deep O
water O
. O

If O
all O
of O
you O
will O
put O
your O
nets O
into O
the O
water O
, O
you O
will O
catch O
some O
fish O
. O
'' O

Simon B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Master O
, O
we O
worked O
hard O
all O
night O
trying O
to O
catch O
fish O
and O
caught O
nothing O
. O

But O
you O
say O
I O
should O
put O
the O
nets O
into O
the O
water O
, O
so O
I O
will O
. O
'' O

The O
fishermen O
put O
their O
nets O
into O
the O
water O
. O

Their O
nets O
were O
filled O
with O
so O
many O
fish O
that O
they O
began O
to O
break O
. O

They O
called O
to O
their O
friends O
in O
the O
other O
boat O
to O
come O
and O
help O
them O
. O

The O
friends O
came O
, O
and O
both O
boats O
were O
filled O
so O
full O
of O
fish O
that O
they O
were O
almost O
sinking O
. O

The O
fishermen O
were O
all O
amazed O
at O
the O
many O
fish O
they O
caught O
. O

When O
Simon O
Peter O
saw O
this O
, O
he O
bowed O
down O
before O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O

Go O
away O
from O
me O
, O
Lord O
. O

I O
am O
a O
sinful O
man O
! O
'' O

James B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
, O
the O
sons O
of O
Zebedee O
, O
were O
amazed O
too O
. O

-LRB- O
James B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
worked O
together O
with O
Simon B-PERSON
. O
-RRB- O

Jesus O
said O
to O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

From O
now O
on O
your O
work O
will O
be O
to O
bring O
in O
people O
, O
not O
fish O
! O
'' O

The O
men O
brought O
their O
boats O
to O
the O
shore O
. O

They O
left O
everything O
and O
followed O
Jesus O
. O

One O
time O
Jesus O
was O
in O
a O
town O
where O
a O
very O
sick O
man O
lived O
. O

This O
man O
was O
covered O
with O
leprosy O
. O

When O
the O
man O
saw O
Jesus O
, O
he O
bowed O
before O
Jesus O
and O
begged O
him O
, O
`` O

Lord O
, O
you O
have O
the O
power O
to O
heal O
me O
if O
you O
want O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
want O
to O
heal O
you O
. O

Be O
healed O
! O
'' O

Then O
he O
touched O
the O
man O
, O
and O
immediately O
the O
leprosy O
disappeared O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
tell O
anyone O
about O
what O
happened O
. O

But O
go O
and O
let O
the O
priest O
look O
at O
you O
. O

And O
offer O
a O
gift O
to O
God O
for O
your O
healing O
as O
Moses O
commanded O
. O

This O
will O
show O
people O
that O
you O
are O
healed O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
news O
about O
Jesus O
spread O
more O
and O
more O
. O

Many O
people O
came O
to O
hear O
him O
and O
to O
be O
healed O
of O
their O
sicknesses O
. O

Jesus O
often O
went O
away O
to O
other O
places O
to O
be O
alone O
so O
that O
he O
could O
pray O
. O

One O
day O
Jesus O
was O
teaching O
the O
people O
. O

The O
Pharisees O
and O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
were O
sitting O
there O
too O
. O

They O
had O
come O
from O
every O
town O
in O
Galilee O
and O
Judea O
and O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
Lord O
was O
giving O
Jesus O
the O
power O
to O
heal O
people O
. O

There O
was O
a O
man O
who O
was O
paralyzed O
, O
and O
some O
other O
men O
were O
carrying O
him O
on O
a O
mat O
. O

They O
tried O
to O
bring O
him O
and O
put O
him O
down O
before O
Jesus O
. O

But O
there O
were O
so O
many O
people O
that O
they O
could O
not O
find O
a O
way O
to O
Jesus O
. O

So O
they O
went O
up O
on O
the O
roof O
and O
lowered O
the O
crippled O
man O
down O
through O
a O
hole O
in O
the O
ceiling O
. O

They O
lowered O
the O
mat O
into O
the O
room O
so O
that O
the O
crippled O
man O
was O
lying O
before O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
saw O
how O
much O
faith O
they O
had O
and O
said O
to O
the O
sick O
man O
, O
`` O
Friend O
, O
your O
sins O
are O
forgiven O
. O
'' O

The O
Jewish O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
thought O
to O
themselves O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
this O
man O
who O
dares O
to O
say O
such O
things O
? O

What O
an O
insult O
to O
God O
! O

No O
one O
but O
God O
can O
forgive O
sins O
. O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
knew O
what O
they O
were O
thinking O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
have O
these O
questions O
in O
your O
minds O
? O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
has O
power O
on O
earth O
to O
forgive O
sins O
. O

But O
how O
can O
I O
prove O
this O
to O
you O
? O

Maybe O
you O
are O
thinking O
it O
was O
easy O
for O
me O
to O
say O
, O
' O
Your O
sins O
are O
forgiven O
. O
' O

There O
's O
no O
proof O
that O
it O
really O
happened O
. O

But O
what O
if O
I O
say O
to O
the O
man O
, O
' O
Stand O
up O
and O
walk O
' O
? O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
see O
that O
I O
really O
have O
this O
power O
. O
'' O

So O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
paralyzed O
man O
, O
`` O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
stand O
up O
! O

Take O
your O
mat O
and O
go O
home O
! O
'' O

The O
man O
immediately O
stood O
up O
in O
front O
of O
everyone O
. O

He O
picked O
up O
his O
mat O
and O
walked O
home O
, O
praising O
God O
. O

Everyone O
was O
completely O
amazed O
and O
began O
to O
praise O
God O
. O

They O
were O
filled O
with O
great O
respect O
for O
God O
's O
power O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Today O
we O
saw O
amazing O
things O
! O
'' O

After O
this O
Jesus O
went O
out O
and O
saw O
a O
tax O
collector O
sitting O
at O
his O
place O
for O
collecting O
taxes O
. O

His O
name O
was O
Levi O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Follow O
me O
! O
'' O

Levi O
got O
up O
, O
left O
everything O
, O
and O
followed O
Jesus O
. O

Then O
Levi O
gave O
a O
big O
dinner O
at O
his O
house O
for O
Jesus O
. O

At O
the O
table O
there O
were O
many O
tax O
collectors O
and O
some O
other O
people O
too O
. O

But O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
those O
who O
taught O
the O
law O
for O
the O
Pharisees O
began O
to O
complain O
to O
the O
followers O
of O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
eat O
and O
drink O
with O
tax O
collectors O
and O
other O
sinners O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
them O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
the O
sick O
people O
who O
need O
a O
doctor O
, O
not O
those O
who O
are O
healthy O
. O

I O
have O
not O
come O
to O
ask O
good O
people O
to O
change O
. O

I O
have O
come O
to O
ask O
sinners O
to O
change O
the O
way O
they O
live O
. O
'' O

They O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
John B-PERSON
's O
followers O
often O
fast O
and O
pray O
, O
the O
same O
as O
the O
followers O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
. O

But O
your O
followers O
eat O
and O
drink O
all O
the O
time O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
At O
a O
wedding O
you O
ca O
n't O
ask O
the O
friends O
of O
the O
bridegroom O
to O
be O
sad O
and O
fast O
while O
he O
is O
still O
with O
them O
. O

But O
the O
time O
will O
come O
when O
the O
groom O
will O
be O
taken O
away O
from O
them O
. O

Then O
his O
friends O
will O
fast O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
told O
them O
this O
story O
: O
`` O
No O
one O
takes O
cloth O
off O
a O
new O
coat O
to O
cover O
a O
hole O
in O
an O
old O
coat O
. O

That O
would O
ruin O
the O
new O
coat O
, O
and O
the O
cloth O
from O
the O
new O
coat O
would O
not O
be O
the O
same O
as O
the O
old O
cloth O
. O

Also O
, O
no O
one O
ever O
pours O
new O
wine O
into O
old O
wineskins O
. O

The O
new O
wine O
would O
break O
them O
. O

The O
wine O
would O
spill O
out O
, O
and O
the O
wineskins O
would O
be O
ruined O
. O

You O
always O
put O
new O
wine O
into O
new O
wineskins O
. O

No O
one O
who O
drinks O
old O
wine O
wants O
new O
wine O
. O

They O
say O
, O
' O
The O
old O
wine O
is O
just O
fine O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
taught O
the O
followers O
that O
they O
should O
always O
pray O
and O
never O
lose O
hope O
. O

He O
used O
this O
story O
to O
teach O
them O
: O
`` O
Once O
there O
was O
a O
judge O
in O
a O
town O
. O

He O
did O
not O
care O
about O
God O
. O

He O
also O
did O
not O
care O
what O
people O
thought O
about O
him O
. O

In O
that O
same O
town O
there O
was O
a O
woman O
whose O
husband O
had O
died O
. O

She O
came O
many O
times O
to O
this O
judge O
and O
said O
, O
' O
There O
is O
a O
man O
who O
is O
doing O
bad O
things O
to O
me O
. O

Give O
me O
my O
rights O
! O
' O

But O
the O
judge O
did O
not O
want O
to O
help O
the O
woman O
. O

After O
a O
long O
time O
, O
the O
judge O
thought O
to O
himself O
, O
' O
I O
do O
n't O
care O
about O
God O
. O

And O
I O
do O
n't O
care O
about O
what O
people O
think O
. O

But O
this O
woman O
is O
bothering O
me O
. O

If O
I O
give O
her O
what O
she O
wants O
, O
then O
she O
will O
leave O
me O
alone O
. O

But O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
give O
her O
what O
she O
wants O
, O
she O
will O
bother O
me O
until O
I O
am O
sick O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
Lord O
said O
, O
`` O
Listen O
, O
there O
is O
meaning O
in O
what O
the O
bad O
judge O
said O
. O

God O
's O
people O
shout O
to O
him O
night O
and O
day O
, O
and O
he O
will O
always O
give O
them O
what O
is O
right O
. O

He O
will O
not O
be O
slow O
to O
answer O
them O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
, O
God O
will O
help O
his O
people O
quickly O
. O

But O
when O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
comes O
again O
, O
will O
he O
find O
people O
on O
earth O
who O
believe O
in O
him O
? O
'' O

There O
were O
some O
people O
who O
thought O
they O
were O
very O
good O
and O
looked O
down O
on O
everyone O
else O
. O

Jesus O
used O
this O
story O
to O
teach O
them O
: O
`` O
One O
time O
there O
was O
a O
Pharisee O
and O
a O
tax O
collector O
. O

One O
day O
they O
both O
went O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
to O
pray O
. O

The O
Pharisee O
stood O
alone O
, O
away O
from O
the O
tax O
collector O
. O

When O
the O
Pharisee O
prayed O
, O
he O
said O
, O
O O
God O
, O
I O
thank O
you O
that O
I O
am O
not O
as O
bad O
as O
other O
people O
. O

I O
am O
not O
like O
men O
who O
steal O
, O
cheat O
, O
or O
commit O
adultery O
. O

I O
thank O
you O
that O
I O
am O
better O
than O
this O
tax O
collector O
. O

I O
fast O
twice O
a O
week O
, O
and O
I O
give O
a O
tenth O
of O
everything O
I O
get O
! O
' O

`` O
The O
tax O
collector O
stood O
alone O
too O
. O

But O
when O
he O
prayed O
, O
he O
would O
not O
even O
look O
up O
to O
heaven O
. O

He O
felt O
very O
humble O
before O
God O
. O

He O
said O
, O
O O
God O
, O
have O
mercy O
on O
me O
. O

I O
am O
a O
sinner O
! O
' O

I O
tell O
you O
, O
when O
this O
man O
finished O
his O
prayer O
and O
went O
home O
, O
he O
was O
right O
with O
God O
. O

But O
the O
Pharisee O
, O
who O
felt O
that O
he O
was O
better O
than O
others O
, O
was O
not O
right O
with O
God O
. O

People O
who O
make O
themselves O
important O
will O
be O
made O
humble O
. O

But O
those O
who O
make O
themselves O
humble O
will O
be O
made O
important O
. O
'' O

Some O
people O
brought O
their O
small O
children O
to O
Jesus O
so O
that O
he O
could O
lay O
his O
hands O
on O
them O
to O
bless O
them O
. O

But O
when O
the O
followers O
saw O
this O
, O
they O
told O
the O
people O
not O
to O
do O
this O
. O

But O
Jesus O
called O
the O
little O
children O
to O
him O
and O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Let O
the O
little O
children O
come O
to O
me O
. O

Do O
n't O
stop O
them O
, O
because O
God O
's O
kingdom O
belongs O
to O
people O
who O
are O
like O
these O
little O
children O
. O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
you O
must O
accept O
God O
's O
kingdom O
like O
a O
little O
child O
accepts O
things O
, O
or O
you O
will O
never O
enter O
it O
. O
'' O

A O
religious O
leader O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Good O
Teacher O
, O
what O
must O
I O
do O
to O
get O
eternal O
life O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
call O
me O
good O
? O

Only O
God O
is O
good O
. O

And O
you O
know O
his O
commands O
: O
' O
You O
must O
not O
commit O
adultery O
, O
you O
must O
not O
murder O
anyone O
, O
you O
must O
not O
steal O
, O
you O
must O
not O
tell O
lies O
about O
others O
, O
you O
must O
respect O
your O
father O
and O
mother O
. O
. O
. O
. O
' O
'' O

But O
the O
leader O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
obeyed O
all O
these O
commands O
since O
I O
was O
a O
boy O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
heard O
this O
, O
he O
said O
to O
the O
leader O
, O
`` O
But O
there O
is O
still O
one O
thing O
you O
need O
to O
do O
. O

Sell O
everything O
you O
have O
and O
give O
the O
money O
to O
those O
who O
are O
poor O
. O

You O
will O
have O
riches O
in O
heaven O
. O

Then O
come O
and O
follow O
me O
. O
'' O

But O
when O
the O
man O
heard O
Jesus O
tell O
him O
to O
give O
away O
his O
money O
, O
he O
was O
sad O
. O

He O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
this O
, O
because O
he O
was O
very O
rich O
. O

When O
Jesus O
saw O
that O
the O
man O
was O
sad O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
will O
be O
very O
hard O
for O
rich O
people O
to O
enter O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

It O
is O
easier O
for O
a O
camel O
to O
go O
through O
the O
eye O
of O
a O
needle O
than O
for O
a O
rich O
person O
to O
enter O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
people O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
said O
, O
`` O
Then O
who O
can O
be O
saved O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
God O
can O
do O
things O
that O
are O
not O
possible O
for O
people O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
we O
left O
everything O
we O
had O
and O
followed O
you O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
can O
promise O
that O
everyone O
who O
has O
left O
their O
home O
, O
wife O
, O
brothers O
, O
parents O
, O
or O
children O
for O
God O
's O
kingdom O
will O
get O
much O
more O
than O
they O
left O
. O

They O
will O
get O
many O
times O
more O
in O
this O
life O
. O

And O
in O
the O
world O
that O
is O
coming O
they O
will O
get O
the O
reward O
of O
eternal O
life O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
talked O
to O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
alone O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Listen O
, O
we O
are O
going O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Everything O
that O
God O
told O
the O
prophets O
to O
write O
about O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
happen O
. O

He O
will O
be O
handed O
over O
to O
the O
foreigners O
, O
who O
will O
laugh O
at O
him O
, O
insult O
him O
, O
and O
spit O
on O
him O
. O

They O
will O
beat O
him O
with O
whips O
and O
then O
kill O
him O
. O

But O
on O
the O
third O
day O
after O
his O
death O
, O
he O
will O
rise O
to O
life O
again O
. O
'' O

The O
apostles O
tried O
to O
understand O
this O
, O
but O
they O
could O
not O
; O
the O
meaning O
was O
hidden O
from O
them O
. O

Jesus O
came O
near O
the O
city O
of O
Jericho B-GPE
. O

There O
was O
a O
blind O
man O
sitting O
beside O
the O
road O
. O

He O
was O
begging O
people O
for O
money O
. O

When O
he O
heard O
the O
people O
coming O
down O
the O
road O
, O
he O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
is O
happening O
? O
'' O

They O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
, O
the O
one O
from O
Nazareth O
, O
is O
coming O
here O
. O
'' O

The O
blind O
man O
was O
excited O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
, O
Son O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
please O
help O
me O
! O
'' O

The O
people O
who O
were O
in O
front O
, O
leading O
the O
group O
, O
criticized O
the O
blind O
man O
. O

They O
told O
him O
to O
be O
quiet O
. O

But O
he O
shouted O
more O
and O
more O
, O
`` O
Son O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
please O
help O
me O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
stopped O
there O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Bring O
that O
man O
to O
me O
! O
'' O

When O
he O
came O
close O
, O
Jesus O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
do O
for O
you O
? O
'' O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
I O
want O
to O
see O
again O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
You O
can O
see O
now O
. O

You O
are O
healed O
because O
you O
believed O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
man O
was O
able O
to O
see O
. O

He O
followed O
Jesus O
, O
thanking O
God O
. O

Everyone O
who O
saw O
this O
praised O
God O
for O
what O
happened O
. O

On O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
Jesus O
went O
to O
the O
home O
of O
a O
leading O
Pharisee O
to O
eat O
with O
him O
. O

The O
people O
there O
were O
all O
watching O
him O
very O
closely O
. O

A O
man O
with O
a O
bad O
disease O
was O
there O
in O
front O
of O
him O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
experts O
in O
the O
law O
, O
`` O
Is O
it O
right O
or O
wrong O
to O
heal O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
? O
'' O

But O
they O
would O
not O
answer O
his O
question O
. O

So O
he O
took O
the O
man O
and O
healed O
him O
. O

Then O
he O
sent O
the O
man O
away O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
, O
`` O
If O
your O
son O
or O
work O
animal O
falls O
into O
a O
well O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
you O
know O
you O
would O
pull O
him O
out O
immediately O
. O
'' O

The O
Pharisees O
and O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
could O
say O
nothing O
against O
what O
he O
said O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
noticed O
that O
some O
of O
the O
guests O
were O
choosing O
the O
best O
places O
to O
sit O
. O

So O
he O
told O
this O
story O
: O
`` O
When O
someone O
invites O
you O
to O
a O
wedding O
, O
do O
n't O
sit O
in O
the O
most O
important O
seat O
. O

They O
may O
have O
invited O
someone O
more O
important O
than O
you O
. O

And O
if O
you O
are O
sitting O
in O
the O
most O
important O
seat O
, O
they O
will O
come O
to O
you O
and O
say O
, O
' O
Give O
this O
man O
your O
seat O
! O
' O

Then O
you O
will O
have O
to O
move O
down O
to O
the O
last O
place O
and O
be O
embarrassed O
. O

`` O
So O
when O
someone O
invites O
you O
, O
go O
sit O
in O
the O
seat O
that O
is O
not O
important O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
come O
to O
you O
and O
say O
, O
' O
Friend O
, O
move O
up O
here O
to O
this O
better O
place O
! O
' O

What O
an O
honor O
this O
will O
be O
for O
you O
in O
front O
of O
all O
the O
other O
guests O
. O

Everyone O
who O
makes O
themselves O
important O
will O
be O
made O
humble O
. O

But O
everyone O
who O
makes O
themselves O
humble O
will O
be O
made O
important O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
Pharisee O
who O
had O
invited O
him O
, O
`` O
When O
you O
give O
a O
lunch O
or O
a O
dinner O
, O
do O
n't O
invite O
only O
your O
friends O
, O
brothers O
, O
relatives O
, O
and O
rich O
neighbors O
. O

At O
another O
time O
they O
will O
pay O
you O
back O
by O
inviting O
you O
to O
eat O
with O
them O
. O

Instead O
, O
when O
you O
give O
a O
feast O
, O
invite O
the O
poor O
, O
the O
crippled O
, O
and O
the O
blind O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
have O
great O
blessings O
, O
because O
these O
people O
can O
not O
pay O
you O
back O
. O

They O
have O
nothing O
. O

But O
God O
will O
reward O
you O
at O
the O
time O
when O
all O
godly O
people O
rise O
from O
death O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
men O
sitting O
at O
the O
table O
with O
Jesus O
heard O
these O
things O
. O

The O
man O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
It O
will O
be O
a O
great O
blessing O
for O
anyone O
to O
eat O
a O
meal O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
A O
man O
gave O
a O
big O
dinner O
. O

He O
invited O
many O
people O
. O

When O
it O
was O
time O
to O
eat O
, O
he O
sent O
his O
servant O
to O
tell O
the O
guests O
, O
' O
Come O
. O

The O
food O
is O
ready O
. O
' O

But O
all O
the O
guests O
said O
they O
could O
not O
come O
. O

Each O
one O
made O
an O
excuse O
. O

The O
first O
one O
said O
, O
' O
I O
have O
just O
bought O
a O
field O
, O
so O
I O
must O
go O
look O
at O
it O
. O

Please O
excuse O
me O
. O
' O

Another O
man O
said O
, O
' O
I O
have O
just O
bought O
five O
pairs O
of O
work O
animals O
; O
I O
must O
go O
and O
try O
them O
out O
. O

Please O
excuse O
me O
. O
' O

A O
third O
man O
said O
, O
' O
I O
just O
got O
married O
; O
I O
ca O
n't O
come O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
the O
servant O
returned O
and O
told O
his O
master O
what O
happened O
. O

The O
master O
was O
angry O
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
Hurry O
! O

Go O
into O
the O
streets O
and O
alleys O
of O
the O
town O
. O

Bring O
me O
the O
poor O
, O
the O
crippled O
, O
the O
blind O
, O
and O
the O
lame O
. O
' O

`` O
Later O
, O
the O
servant O
said O
to O
him O
, O
' O
Master O
, O
I O
did O
what O
you O
told O
me O
to O
do O
, O
but O
we O
still O
have O
places O
for O
more O
people O
. O
' O

The O
master O
said O
to O
the O
servant O
, O
' O
Go O
out O
to O
the O
highways O
and O
country O
roads O
. O

Tell O
the O
people O
there O
to O
come O
. O

I O
want O
my O
house O
to O
be O
full O
! O

None O
of O
those O
people O
I O
invited O
first O
will O
get O
to O
eat O
any O
of O
this O
food O
. O
' O
'' O

Many O
people O
were O
traveling O
with O
Jesus O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
come O
to O
me O
but O
will O
not O
leave O
your O
family O
, O
you O
can O
not O
be O
my O
follower O
. O

You O
must O
love O
me O
more O
than O
your O
father O
, O
mother O
, O
wife O
, O
children O
, O
brothers O
, O
and O
sisters O
-- O
even O
more O
than O
your O
own O
life O
! O

Whoever O
will O
not O
carry O
the O
cross O
that O
is O
given O
to O
them O
when O
they O
follow O
me O
can O
not O
be O
my O
follower O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
wanted O
to O
build O
a O
building O
, O
you O
would O
first O
sit O
down O
and O
decide O
how O
much O
it O
would O
cost O
. O

You O
must O
see O
if O
you O
have O
enough O
money O
to O
finish O
the O
job O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
do O
that O
, O
you O
might O
begin O
the O
work O
, O
but O
you O
would O
not O
be O
able O
to O
finish O
. O

And O
if O
you O
could O
not O
finish O
it O
, O
everyone O
would O
laugh O
at O
you O
. O

They O
would O
say O
, O
' O
This O
man O
began O
to O
build O
, O
but O
he O
was O
not O
able O
to O
finish O
. O
' O

`` O
If O
a O
king O
is O
going O
to O
fight O
against O
another O
king O
, O
first O
he O
will O
sit O
down O
and O
plan O
. O

If O
he O
has O
only O
10 O
, O
000 O
men O
, O
he O
will O
try O
to O
decide O
if O
he O
is O
able O
to O
defeat O
the O
other O
king O
who O
has O
20 O
, O
000 O
men O
. O

If O
he O
thinks O
he O
can O
not O
defeat O
the O
other O
king O
, O
he O
will O
send O
some O
men O
to O
ask O
for O
peace O
while O
that O
king O
's O
army O
is O
still O
far O
away O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
the O
same O
for O
each O
of O
you O
. O

You O
must O
leave O
everything O
you O
have O
to O
follow O
me O
. O

If O
not O
, O
you O
can O
not O
be O
my O
follower O
. O

`` O
Salt O
is O
a O
good O
thing O
. O

But O
if O
the O
salt O
loses O
its O
salty O
taste O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
make O
it O
salty O
again O
. O

It O
is O
worth O
nothing O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
even O
use O
it O
as O
dirt O
or O
dung O
. O

People O
just O
throw O
it O
away O
. O

`` O
You O
people O
who O
hear O
me O
, O
listen O
! O
'' O

Now O
filled O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
Jesus O
returned O
from O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

And O
then O
the O
Spirit O
led O
him O
into O
the O
desert O
. O

There O
the O
devil O
tempted O
Jesus O
for O
40 O
days O
. O

Jesus O
ate O
nothing O
during O
this O
time O
, O
and O
when O
it O
was O
finished O
, O
he O
was O
very O
hungry O
. O

The O
devil O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
are O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
, O
tell O
this O
rock O
to O
become O
bread O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
It O
is O
not O
just O
bread O
that O
keeps O
people O
alive O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
the O
devil O
took O
Jesus O
and O
in O
a O
moment O
of O
time O
showed O
him O
all O
the O
kingdoms O
of O
the O
world O
. O

The O
devil O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
make O
you O
king O
over O
all O
these O
places O
. O

You O
will O
have O
power O
over O
them O
, O
and O
you O
will O
get O
all O
the O
glory O
. O

It O
has O
all O
been O
given O
to O
me O
. O

I O
can O
give O
it O
to O
anyone O
I O
want O
. O

I O
will O
give O
it O
all O
to O
you O
, O
if O
you O
will O
only O
worship O
me O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
You O
must O
worship O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O

Serve O
only O
him O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
the O
devil O
led O
Jesus O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
put O
him O
on O
a O
high O
place O
at O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

He O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
are O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
, O
jump O
off O
! O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
God O
will O
command O
his O
angels O
to O
take O
care O
of O
you O
. O
' O

It O
is O
also O
written O
, O
' O
Their O
hands O
will O
catch O
you O
so O
that O
you O
will O
not O
hit O
your O
foot O
on O
a O
rock O
. O
' O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
But O
the O
Scriptures O
also O
say O
, O
' O
You O
must O
not O
test O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
devil O
finished O
tempting O
Jesus O
in O
every O
way O
and O
went O
away O
to O
wait O
until O
a O
better O
time O
. O

Jesus O
went O
back O
to O
Galilee O
with O
the O
power O
of O
the O
Spirit O
. O

Stories O
about O
him O
spread O
all O
over O
the O
area O
around O
Galilee O
. O

He O
began O
to O
teach O
in O
the O
synagogues O
, O
and O
everyone O
praised O
him O
. O

Jesus O
traveled O
to O
Nazareth O
, O
the O
town O
where O
he O
grew O
up O
. O

On O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
he O
went O
to O
the O
synagogue O
as O
he O
always O
did O
. O

He O
stood O
up O
to O
read O
. O

The O
book O
of O
Isaiah B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
was O
given O
to O
him O
. O

He O
opened O
the O
book O
and O
found O
the O
place O
where O
this O
is O
written O
: O
`` O
The O
Spirit O
of O
the O
Lord O
is O
on O
me O
. O

He O
has O
chosen O
me O
to O
tell O
good O
news O
to O
the O
poor O
. O

He O
sent O
me O
to O
tell O
prisoners O
that O
they O
are O
free O
and O
to O
tell O
the O
blind O
that O
they O
can O
see O
again O
. O

He O
sent O
me O
to O
free O
those O
who O
have O
been O
treated O
badly O
and O
to O
announce O
that O
the O
time O
has O
come O
for O
the O
Lord O
to O
show O
his O
kindness O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
closed O
the O
book O
, O
gave O
it O
back O
to O
the O
helper O
, O
and O
sat O
down O
. O

As O
everyone O
in O
the O
synagogue O
watched O
him O
closely O
, O
he O
began O
to O
speak O
to O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
While O
you O
heard O
me O
reading O
these O
words O
just O
now O
, O
they O
were O
coming O
true O
! O
'' O

Everyone O
there O
said O
good O
things O
about O
Jesus O
. O

They O
were O
amazed O
to O
hear O
him O
speak O
such O
wonderful O
words O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
How O
is O
this O
possible O
? O

Is O
n't O
he O
Joseph B-PERSON
's O
son O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
I O
know O
you O
will O
tell O
me O
the O
old O
saying O
: O
' O
Doctor O
, O
heal O
yourself O
. O
' O

You O
want O
to O
say O
, O
' O
We O
heard O
about O
the O
things O
you O
did O
in O
Capernaum O
. O

Do O
those O
same O
things O
here O
in O
your O
own O
hometown O
! O
' O
'' O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
truth O
is O
, O
a O
prophet O
is O
not O
accepted O
in O
his O
own O
hometown O
. O

`` O
During O
the O
time O
of O
Elijah O
it O
did O
not O
rain O
in O
Israel B-GPE
for O
three O
and O
a O
half O
years O
. O

There O
was O
no O
food O
anywhere O
in O
the O
whole O
country O
. O

There O
were O
many O
widows O
in O
Israel B-GPE
during O
that O
time O
. O

But O
the O
fact O
is O
, O
Elijah O
was O
sent O
to O
none O
of O
those O
widows O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
sent O
only O
to O
a O
widow O
in O
Zarephath O
, O
a O
town O
in O
Sidon O
. O

`` O
And O
there O
were O
many O
people O
with O
leprosy O
living O
in O
Israel B-GPE
during O
the O
time O
of O
the O
prophet O
Elisha O
. O

But O
none O
of O
them O
were O
healed O
; O
the O
only O
one O
was O
Naaman O
. O

And O
he O
was O
from O
the O
country O
of O
Syria B-GPE
, O
not O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

When O
the O
people O
in O
the O
synagogue O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
were O
very O
angry O
. O

They O
got O
up O
and O
forced O
Jesus O
to O
go O
out O
of O
town O
. O

Their O
town O
was O
built O
on O
a O
hill O
. O

They O
took O
Jesus O
to O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
hill O
to O
throw O
him O
off O
. O

But O
he O
walked O
through O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
crowd O
and O
went O
away O
. O

Jesus O
went O
to O
Capernaum O
, O
a O
city O
in O
Galilee O
. O

On O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
he O
taught O
the O
people O
. O

They O
were O
amazed O
at O
his O
teaching O
because O
he O
spoke O
with O
authority O
. O

In O
the O
synagogue O
there O
was O
a O
man O
who O
had O
an O
evil O
spirit O
from O
the O
devil O
inside O
him O
. O

The O
man O
shouted O
loudly O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
of O
Nazareth O
! O

What O
do O
you O
want O
with O
us O
? O

Did O
you O
come O
here O
to O
destroy O
us O
? O

I O
know O
who O
you O
are O
-- O
God O
's O
Holy O
One O
! O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
warned O
the O
evil O
spirit O
to O
stop O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Be O
quiet O
! O

Come O
out O
of O
the O
man O
! O
'' O

The O
evil O
spirit O
threw O
the O
man O
down O
on O
the O
ground O
in O
front O
of O
everyone O
. O

Then O
the O
evil O
spirit O
left O
the O
man O
and O
did O
not O
hurt O
him O
. O

The O
people O
were O
amazed O
. O

They O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
What O
does O
this O
mean O
? O

With O
authority O
and O
power O
he O
commands O
evil O
spirits O
and O
they O
come O
out O
. O
'' O

And O
so O
the O
news O
about O
Jesus O
spread O
to O
every O
place O
in O
the O
whole O
area O
. O

Jesus O
left O
the O
synagogue O
and O
went O
to O
Simon B-PERSON
's O
house O
. O

Simon B-PERSON
's O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
was O
very O
sick O
. O

She O
had O
a O
high O
fever O
. O

They O
asked O
Jesus O
to O
do O
something O
to O
help O
her O
. O

He O
stood O
very O
close O
to O
her O
and O
ordered O
the O
sickness O
to O
go O
away O
. O

The O
sickness O
left O
her O
, O
and O
she O
got O
up O
and O
began O
serving O
them O
. O

When O
the O
sun O
went O
down O
, O
the O
people O
brought O
their O
sick O
friends O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
had O
many O
different O
kinds O
of O
sicknesses O
. O

Jesus O
laid O
his O
hands O
on O
each O
sick O
person O
and O
healed O
them O
all O
. O

Demons O
came O
out O
of O
many O
people O
. O

The O
demons O
shouted O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
gave O
a O
strong O
command O
for O
the O
demons O
not O
to O
speak O
, O
because O
they O
knew O
he O
was O
the O
Christ O
. O

The O
next O
day O
Jesus O
went O
to O
a O
place O
to O
be O
alone O
. O

The O
people O
looked O
for O
him O
. O

When O
they O
found O
him O
, O
they O
tried O
to O
stop O
him O
from O
leaving O
. O

But O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
I O
must O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
to O
other O
towns O
too O
. O

This O
is O
why O
I O
was O
sent O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
told O
the O
Good O
News O
in O
the O
synagogues O
in O
Judea O
. O

Many O
thousands O
of O
people O
came O
together O
. O

There O
were O
so O
many O
people O
that O
they O
were O
stepping O
on O
each O
other O
. O

Before O
Jesus O
spoke O
to O
the O
people O
, O
he O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Be O
careful O
of O
the O
yeast O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
. O

I O
mean O
that O
they O
are O
hypocrites O
. O

Everything O
that O
is O
hidden O
will O
be O
shown O
, O
and O
everything O
that O
is O
secret O
will O
be O
made O
known O
. O

What O
you O
say O
in O
the O
dark O
will O
be O
told O
in O
the O
light O
. O

And O
what O
you O
whisper O
in O
a O
private O
room O
will O
be O
shouted O
from O
the O
top O
of O
the O
house O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
my O
friends O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
of O
people O
. O

They O
can O
kill O
the O
body O
, O
but O
after O
that O
they O
can O
do O
nothing O
more O
to O
hurt O
you O
. O

I O
will O
show O
you O
the O
one O
to O
fear O
. O

You O
should O
fear O
God O
, O
who O
has O
the O
power O
to O
kill O
you O
and O
also O
to O
throw O
you O
into O
hell O
. O

Yes O
, O
he O
is O
the O
one O
you O
should O
fear O
. O

`` O
When O
birds O
are O
sold O
, O
five O
small O
birds O
cost O
only O
two O
pennies O
. O

But O
God O
does O
not O
forget O
any O
of O
them O
. O

Yes O
, O
God O
even O
knows O
how O
many O
hairs O
you O
have O
on O
your O
head O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

You O
are O
worth O
much O
more O
than O
many O
birds O
. O

`` O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
if O
you O
stand O
before O
others O
and O
are O
willing O
to O
say O
you O
believe O
in O
me O
, O
then O
I O
will O
say O
that O
you O
belong O
to O
me O
. O

I O
will O
say O
this O
in O
the O
presence O
of O
God O
's O
angels O
. O

But O
if O
you O
stand O
before O
others O
and O
say O
you O
do O
not O
believe O
in O
me O
, O
then O
I O
will O
say O
that O
you O
do O
not O
belong O
to O
me O
. O

I O
will O
say O
this O
in O
the O
presence O
of O
God O
's O
angels O
. O

`` O
Whoever O
says O
something O
against O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
can O
be O
forgiven O
. O

But O
whoever O
speaks O
against O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
will O
not O
be O
forgiven O
. O

`` O
When O
men O
bring O
you O
into O
the O
synagogues O
before O
the O
leaders O
and O
other O
important O
men O
, O
do O
n't O
worry O
about O
what O
you O
will O
say O
. O

The O
Holy O
Spirit O
will O
teach O
you O
at O
that O
time O
what O
you O
should O
say O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
men O
in O
the O
crowd O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
our O
father O
just O
died O
and O
left O
some O
things O
for O
us O
. O

Tell O
my O
brother O
to O
share O
them O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Who O
said O
I O
should O
be O
your O
judge O
or O
decide O
how O
to O
divide O
your O
father O
's O
things O
between O
you O
two O
? O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Be O
careful O
and O
guard O
against O
all O
kinds O
of O
greed O
. O

People O
do O
not O
get O
life O
from O
the O
many O
things O
they O
own O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
used O
this O
story O
: O
`` O
There O
was O
a O
rich O
man O
who O
had O
some O
land O
. O

His O
land O
grew O
a O
very O
good O
crop O
of O
food O
. O

He O
thought O
to O
himself O
, O
' O
What O
will O
I O
do O
? O

I O
have O
no O
place O
to O
keep O
all O
my O
crops O
. O
' O

`` O
Then O
he O
said O
, O
' O
I O
know O
what O
I O
will O
do O
. O

I O
will O
tear O
down O
my O
barns O
and O
build O
bigger O
barns O
! O

I O
will O
put O
all O
my O
wheat O
and O
good O
things O
together O
in O
my O
new O
barns O
. O

Then O
I O
can O
say O
to O
myself O
, O
I O
have O
many O
good O
things O
stored O
. O

I O
have O
saved O
enough O
for O
many O
years O
. O

Rest O
, O
eat O
, O
drink O
, O
and O
enjoy O
life O
! O
' O

`` O
But O
God O
said O
to O
that O
man O
, O
' O
Foolish O
man O
! O

Tonight O
you O
will O
die O
. O

So O
what O
about O
the O
things O
you O
prepared O
for O
yourself O
? O

Who O
will O
get O
those O
things O
now O
? O
' O

`` O
This O
is O
how O
it O
will O
be O
for O
anyone O
who O
saves O
things O
only O
for O
himself O
. O

To O
God O
that O
person O
is O
not O
rich O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
So O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
do O
n't O
worry O
about O
the O
things O
you O
need O
to O
live O
-- O
what O
you O
will O
eat O
or O
what O
you O
will O
wear O
. O

Life O
is O
more O
important O
than O
food O
, O
and O
the O
body O
is O
more O
important O
than O
what O
you O
put O
on O
it O
. O

Look O
at O
the O
birds O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
plant O
, O
harvest O
, O
or O
save O
food O
in O
houses O
or O
barns O
, O
but O
God O
feeds O
them O
. O

And O
you O
are O
worth O
much O
more O
than O
crows O
. O

None O
of O
you O
can O
add O
any O
time O
to O
your O
life O
by O
worrying O
about O
it O
. O

And O
if O
you O
ca O
n't O
do O
the O
little O
things O
, O
why O
worry O
about O
the O
big O
things O
? O

`` O
Think O
about O
how O
the O
wildflowers O
grow O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
work O
or O
make O
clothes O
for O
themselves O
. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
even O
Solomon O
, O
the O
great O
and O
rich O
king O
, O
was O
not O
dressed O
as O
beautifully O
as O
one O
of O
these O
flowers O
. O

If O
God O
makes O
what O
grows O
in O
the O
field O
so O
beautiful O
, O
what O
do O
you O
think O
he O
will O
do O
for O
you O
? O

That O
's O
just O
grass O
-- O
one O
day O
it O
's O
alive O
, O
and O
the O
next O
day O
someone O
throws O
it O
into O
a O
fire O
. O

But O
God O
cares O
enough O
to O
make O
it O
beautiful O
. O

Surely O
he O
will O
do O
much O
more O
for O
you O
. O

Your O
faith O
is O
so O
small O
! O

`` O
So O
do O
n't O
always O
think O
about O
what O
you O
will O
eat O
or O
what O
you O
will O
drink O
. O

Do O
n't O
worry O
about O
it O
. O

That O
's O
what O
all O
those O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
God O
are O
always O
thinking O
about O
. O

But O
your O
Father O
knows O
that O
you O
need O
these O
things O
. O

What O
you O
should O
be O
thinking O
about O
is O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
give O
you O
all O
these O
other O
things O
you O
need O
. O

`` O
Do O
n't O
fear O
, O
little O
flock O
. O

Your O
Father O
wants O
to O
share O
his O
kingdom O
with O
you O
. O

Sell O
the O
things O
you O
have O
and O
give O
that O
money O
to O
those O
who O
need O
it O
. O

This O
is O
the O
only O
way O
you O
can O
keep O
your O
riches O
from O
being O
lost O
. O

You O
will O
be O
storing O
treasure O
in O
heaven O
that O
lasts O
forever O
. O

Thieves O
ca O
n't O
steal O
that O
treasure O
, O
and O
moths O
ca O
n't O
destroy O
it O
. O

Your O
heart O
will O
be O
where O
your O
treasure O
is O
. O

`` O
Be O
ready O
! O

Be O
fully O
dressed O
and O
have O
your O
lights O
shining O
. O

Be O
like O
servants O
who O
are O
waiting O
for O
their O
master O
to O
come O
home O
from O
a O
wedding O
party O
. O

The O
master O
comes O
and O
knocks O
, O
and O
the O
servants O
immediately O
open O
the O
door O
for O
him O
. O

When O
their O
master O
sees O
that O
they O
are O
ready O
and O
waiting O
for O
him O
, O
it O
will O
be O
a O
great O
day O
for O
those O
servants O
. O

I O
can O
tell O
you O
without O
a O
doubt O
, O
the O
master O
will O
get O
himself O
ready O
to O
serve O
a O
meal O
and O
tell O
the O
servants O
to O
sit O
down O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
serve O
them O
. O

Those O
servants O
might O
have O
to O
wait O
until O
midnight O
or O
later O
for O
their O
master O
. O

But O
they O
will O
be O
glad O
they O
did O
when O
he O
comes O
in O
and O
finds O
them O
still O
waiting O
. O

`` O
Remember O
this O
: O
If O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
house O
knew O
what O
time O
a O
thief O
was O
coming O
, O
he O
would O
not O
allow O
the O
thief O
to O
enter O
his O
house O
. O

So O
you O
also O
must O
be O
ready O
, O
because O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
come O
at O
a O
time O
when O
you O
do O
n't O
expect O
him O
! O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
did O
you O
tell O
this O
story O
for O
us O
or O
for O
all O
people O
? O
'' O

The O
Lord O
said O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
the O
wise O
and O
trusted O
servant O
? O

The O
master O
trusts O
one O
servant O
to O
give O
the O
other O
servants O
their O
food O
at O
the O
right O
time O
. O

Who O
is O
the O
servant O
that O
the O
master O
trusts O
to O
do O
that O
work O
? O

When O
the O
master O
comes O
and O
finds O
him O
doing O
the O
work O
he O
gave O
him O
, O
it O
will O
be O
a O
day O
of O
blessing O
for O
that O
servant O
! O

I O
can O
tell O
you O
without O
a O
doubt O
, O
the O
master O
will O
choose O
that O
servant O
to O
take O
care O
of O
everything O
he O
owns O
. O

`` O
But O
what O
will O
happen O
if O
that O
servant O
is O
evil O
and O
thinks O
his O
master O
will O
not O
come O
back O
soon O
? O

He O
will O
begin O
to O
beat O
the O
other O
servants O
, O
men O
and O
women O
. O

He O
will O
eat O
and O
drink O
until O
he O
has O
had O
too O
much O
. O

Then O
the O
master O
will O
come O
when O
the O
servant O
is O
not O
ready O
, O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
servant O
is O
not O
expecting O
him O
. O

Then O
the O
master O
will O
punish O
that O
servant O
and O
send O
him O
away O
to O
be O
with O
the O
other O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
obey O
. O

`` O
That O
servant O
knew O
what O
his O
master O
wanted O
him O
to O
do O
. O

But O
he O
did O
not O
make O
himself O
ready O
or O
try O
to O
do O
what O
his O
master O
wanted O
. O

So O
that O
servant O
will O
be O
punished O
very O
much O
! O

But O
what O
about O
the O
servant O
who O
does O
not O
know O
what O
his O
master O
wants O
? O

He O
also O
does O
things O
that O
deserve O
punishment O
. O

But O
he O
will O
get O
less O
punishment O
than O
the O
servant O
who O
knew O
what O
he O
should O
do O
. O

Whoever O
has O
been O
given O
much O
will O
be O
responsible O
for O
much O
. O

Much O
more O
will O
be O
expected O
from O
the O
one O
who O
has O
been O
given O
more O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
continued O
speaking O
: O
`` O
I O
came O
to O
bring O
fire O
to O
the O
world O
. O

I O
wish O
it O
were O
already O
burning O
! O

There O
is O
a O
kind O
of O
baptism O
that O
I O
must O
suffer O
through O
. O

I O
feel O
very O
troubled O
until O
it O
is O
finished O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
I O
came O
to O
give O
peace O
to O
the O
world O
? O

No O
, O
I O
came O
to O
divide O
the O
world O
! O

> O
From O
now O
on O
, O
a O
family O
of O
five O
will O
be O
divided O
, O
three O
against O
two O
, O
and O
two O
against O
three O
. O

A O
father O
and O
son O
will O
be O
divided O
: O
The O
son O
will O
turn O
against O
his O
father O
. O

The O
father O
will O
turn O
against O
his O
son O
. O

A O
mother O
and O
her O
daughter O
will O
be O
divided O
: O
The O
daughter O
will O
turn O
against O
her O
mother O
. O

The O
mother O
will O
turn O
against O
her O
daughter O
. O

A O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
and O
her O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
will O
be O
divided O
: O
The O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
will O
turn O
against O
her O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
. O

The O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
will O
turn O
against O
her O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
When O
you O
see O
clouds O
growing O
bigger O
in O
the O
west O
, O
you O
say O
, O
A O
rainstorm O
is O
coming O
. O
' O

And O
soon O
it O
begins O
to O
rain O
. O

When O
you O
feel O
the O
wind O
begin O
to O
blow O
from O
the O
south O
, O
you O
say O
, O
' O
It O
will O
be O
a O
hot O
day O
. O
' O

And O
you O
are O
right O
. O

You O
hypocrites O
! O

You O
can O
understand O
the O
weather O
. O

Why O
do O
n't O
you O
understand O
what O
is O
happening O
now O
? O

`` O
Why O
ca O
n't O
you O
decide O
for O
yourselves O
what O
is O
right O
? O

Suppose O
someone O
is O
suing O
you O
, O
and O
you O
are O
both O
going O
to O
court O
. O

Try O
hard O
to O
settle O
it O
on O
the O
way O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
settle O
it O
, O
you O
may O
have O
to O
go O
before O
the O
judge O
. O

And O
the O
judge O
will O
hand O
you O
over O
to O
the O
officer O
, O
who O
will O
throw O
you O
into O
jail O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
, O
you O
will O
not O
get O
out O
of O
there O
until O
you O
have O
paid O
every O
cent O
you O
owe O
. O
'' O

It O
was O
the O
15th O
year O
of O
the O
rule O
of O
Tiberius O
Caesar O
. O

These O
men O
were O
under O
Caesar O
: O
Pontius O
Pilate O
, O
the O
governor O
of O
Judea O
; O
Herod O
, O
the O
ruler O
of O
Galilee O
; O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
Herod O
's O
brother O
, O
the O
ruler O
of O
Iturea O
and O
Trachonitis O
; O
Lysanias O
, O
the O
ruler O
of O
Abilene O
. O

Annas O
and O
Caiaphas O
were O
the O
high O
priests O
. O

During O
this O
time O
, O
John B-PERSON
, O
the O
son O
of O
Zechariah O
, O
was O
living O
in O
the O
desert O
, O
and O
he O
received O
a O
message O
from O
God O
. O

So O
he O
went O
through O
the O
whole O
area O
around O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
and O
told O
the O
people O
God O
's O
message O
. O

He O
told O
them O
to O
be O
baptized O
to O
show O
that O
they O
wanted O
to O
change O
their O
lives O
, O
and O
then O
their O
sins O
would O
be O
forgiven O
. O

This O
is O
like O
the O
words O
written O
in O
the O
book O
of O
Isaiah B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
: O
`` O
There O
is O
someone O
shouting O
in O
the O
desert O
: O
' O
Prepare O
the O
way O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

Make O
the O
road O
straight O
for O
him O
. O

Every O
valley O
will O
be O
filled O
, O
and O
every O
mountain O
and O
hill O
will O
be O
made O
flat O
. O

Crooked O
roads O
will O
be O
made O
straight O
, O
and O
rough O
roads O
will O
be O
made O
smooth O
. O

Then O
everyone O
will O
see O
how O
God O
will O
save O
his O
people O
! O
' O
'' O

Crowds O
of O
people O
came O
to O
be O
baptized O
by O
John B-PERSON
. O

But O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
all O
snakes O
! O

Who O
warned O
you O
to O
run O
from O
God O
's O
judgment O
that O
is O
coming O
? O

Change O
your O
hearts O
! O

And O
show O
by O
your O
lives O
that O
you O
have O
changed O
. O

I O
know O
what O
you O
are O
about O
to O
say O
-- O
`` O
but O
Abraham B-PERSON
is O
our O
father O
! O
' O

That O
means O
nothing O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
that O
God O
can O
make O
children O
for O
Abraham B-PERSON
from O
these O
rocks O
! O

The O
ax O
is O
now O
ready O
to O
cut O
down O
the O
trees O
. O

Every O
tree O
that O
does O
not O
produce O
good O
fruit O
will O
be O
cut O
down O
and O
thrown O
into O
the O
fire O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
asked O
John B-PERSON
, O
`` O
What O
should O
we O
do O
? O
'' O

He O
answered O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
have O
two O
shirts O
, O
share O
with O
someone O
who O
does O
not O
have O
one O
. O

If O
you O
have O
food O
, O
share O
that O
too O
. O
'' O

Even O
the O
tax O
collectors O
came O
to O
John B-PERSON
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
be O
baptized O
. O

They O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
what O
should O
we O
do O
? O
'' O

He O
told O
them O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
take O
more O
taxes O
from O
people O
than O
you O
have O
been O
ordered O
to O
collect O
. O
'' O

The O
soldiers O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
What O
about O
us O
? O

What O
should O
we O
do O
? O
'' O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
use O
force O
or O
lies O
to O
make O
people O
give O
you O
money O
. O

Be O
happy O
with O
the O
pay O
you O
get O
. O
'' O

Everyone O
was O
hoping O
for O
the O
Christ O
to O
come O
, O
and O
they O
wondered O
about O
John B-PERSON
. O

They O
thought O
, O
`` O
Maybe O
he O
is O
the O
Christ O
. O
'' O

John B-PERSON
's O
answer O
to O
this O
was O
, O
`` O
I O
baptize O
you O
in O
water O
, O
but O
there O
is O
someone O
coming O
later O
who O
is O
able O
to O
do O
more O
than O
I O
can O
. O

I O
am O
not O
good O
enough O
to O
be O
the O
slave O
who O
unties O
his O
sandals O
. O

He O
will O
baptize O
you O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
and O
with O
fire O
. O

He O
will O
come O
ready O
to O
clean O
the O
grain O
. O

He O
will O
separate O
the O
good O
grain O
from O
the O
straw O
, O
and O
he O
will O
put O
the O
good O
part O
into O
his O
barn O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
burn O
the O
useless O
part O
with O
a O
fire O
that O
can O
not O
be O
stopped O
. O
'' O

John B-PERSON
said O
many O
other O
things O
like O
this O
to O
encourage O
the O
people O
to O
change O
, O
and O
he O
told O
them O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

John B-PERSON
criticized O
Herod O
the O
ruler O
for O
what O
he O
had O
done O
with O
Herodias O
, O
the O
wife O
of O
Herod O
's O
brother O
, O
as O
well O
as O
for O
all O
the O
other O
bad O
things O
he O
had O
done O
. O

So O
Herod O
added O
another O
bad O
thing O
to O
all O
his O
other O
wrongs O
: O
He O
put O
John B-PERSON
in O
jail O
. O

When O
all O
the O
people O
were O
being O
baptized O
, O
Jesus O
came O
and O
was O
baptized O
too O
. O

And O
while O
he O
was O
praying O
, O
the O
sky O
opened O
, O
and O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
came O
down O
on O
him O
. O

The O
Spirit O
looked O
like O
a O
real O
dove O
. O

Then O
a O
voice O
came O
from O
heaven O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
my O
Son O
, O
the O
one O
I O
love O
. O

I O
am O
very O
pleased O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
began O
to O
teach O
, O
he O
was O
about O
30 O
years O
old O
. O

People O
thought O
that O
Jesus O
was O
Joseph B-PERSON
's O
son O
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
was O
the O
son O
of O
Eli O
. O

Eli O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Matthat O
. O

Matthat O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Levi O
. O

Levi O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Melchi O
. O

Melchi O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Jannai O
. O

Jannai O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
was O
the O
son O
of O
Mattathias O
. O

Mattathias O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Amos O
. O

Amos O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Nahum O
. O

Nahum O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Esli O
. O

Esli O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Naggai O
. O

Naggai O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Maath O
. O

Maath O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Mattathias O
. O

Mattathias O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Semein O
. O

Semein O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Josech O
. O

Josech O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Joda O
. O

Joda O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Joanan O
. O

Joanan O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Rhesa O
. O

Rhesa O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Zerubbabel O
. O

Zerubbabel O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Shealtiel O
. O

Shealtiel O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Neri O
. O

Neri O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Melchi O
. O

Melchi O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Addi O
. O

Addi O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Cosam O
. O

Cosam O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Elmadam O
. O

Elmadam O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Er O
. O

Er O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Joshua O
. O

Joshua O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Eliezer O
. O

Eliezer O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Jorim O
. O

Jorim O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Matthat O
. O

Matthat O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Levi O
. O

Levi O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Simeon O
. O

Simeon O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Judah O
. O

Judah O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
was O
the O
son O
of O
Jonam O
. O

Jonam O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Eliakim O
. O

Eliakim O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Melea O
. O

Melea O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Menna O
. O

Menna O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Mattatha O
. O

Mattatha O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Nathan B-PERSON
. O

Nathan B-PERSON
was O
the O
son O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
the O
son O
of O
Jesse O
. O

Jesse O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Obed O
. O

Obed O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Boaz O
. O

Boaz O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Salmon O
. O

Salmon O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Nahshon O
. O

Nahshon O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Amminadab O
. O

Amminadab O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Admin O
. O

Admin O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Arni O
. O

Arni O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Hezron O
. O

Hezron O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Perez O
. O

Perez O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Judah O
. O

Judah O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Jacob O
. O

Jacob O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Isaac O
. O

Isaac O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
was O
the O
son O
of O
Terah O
. O

Terah O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Nahor O
. O

Nahor O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Serug O
. O

Serug O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Reu O
. O

Reu O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Peleg O
. O

Peleg O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Eber O
. O

Eber O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Shelah O
. O

Shelah O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Cainan O
. O

Cainan O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Arphaxad O
. O

Arphaxad O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Shem O
. O

Shem O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Noah B-PERSON
. O

Noah B-PERSON
was O
the O
son O
of O
Lamech O
. O

Lamech O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Methuselah O
. O

Methuselah O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Enoch O
. O

Enoch O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Jared O
. O

Jared O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Mahalaleel O
. O

Mahalaleel O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Cainan O
. O

Cainan O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Enos O
. O

Enos O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Seth O
. O

Seth O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Adam B-PERSON
. O

Adam B-PERSON
was O
the O
son O
of O
God O
. O

One O
time O
Jesus O
was O
out O
praying O
, O
and O
when O
he O
finished O
, O
one O
of O
his O
followers O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
John B-PERSON
taught O
his O
followers O
how O
to O
pray O
. O

Lord O
, O
teach O
us O
how O
to O
pray O
too O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
followers O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
how O
you O
should O
pray O
: O
' O
Father O
, O
we O
pray O
that O
your O
name O
will O
always O
be O
kept O
holy O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
your O
kingdom O
will O
come O
. O

Give O
us O
the O
food O
we O
need O
for O
each O
day O
. O

Forgive O
our O
sins O
, O
just O
as O
we O
forgive O
everyone O
who O
has O
done O
wrong O
to O
us O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
let O
us O
be O
tempted O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Suppose O
one O
of O
you O
went O
to O
your O
friend O
's O
house O
very O
late O
at O
night O
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
A O
friend O
of O
mine O
has O
come O
into O
town O
to O
visit O
me O
. O

But O
I O
have O
nothing O
for O
him O
to O
eat O
. O

Please O
give O
me O
three O
loaves O
of O
bread O
. O
' O

Your O
friend O
inside O
the O
house O
answers O
, O
' O
Go O
away O
! O

Do O
n't O
bother O
me O
! O

The O
door O
is O
already O
locked O
. O

My O
children O
and O
I O
are O
in O
bed O
. O

I O
can O
not O
get O
up O
and O
give O
you O
the O
bread O
now O
. O
' O

I O
tell O
you O
, O
maybe O
friendship O
is O
not O
enough O
to O
make O
him O
get O
up O
to O
give O
you O
the O
bread O
. O

But O
he O
will O
surely O
get O
up O
to O
give O
you O
what O
you O
need O
if O
you O
continue O
to O
ask O
. O

So O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
continue O
to O
ask O
, O
and O
God O
will O
give O
to O
you O
. O

Continue O
to O
search O
, O
and O
you O
will O
find O
. O

Continue O
to O
knock O
, O
and O
the O
door O
will O
open O
for O
you O
. O

Yes O
, O
whoever O
continues O
to O
ask O
will O
receive O
. O

Whoever O
continues O
to O
look O
will O
find O
. O

And O
whoever O
continues O
to O
knock O
will O
have O
the O
door O
opened O
for O
them O
. O

Do O
any O
of O
you O
have O
a O
son O
? O

What O
would O
you O
do O
if O
your O
son O
asked O
you O
for O
a O
fish O
? O

Would O
any O
father O
give O
him O
a O
snake O
? O

Or O
, O
if O
he O
asked O
for O
an O
egg O
, O
would O
you O
give O
him O
a O
scorpion O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
! O

Even O
you O
who O
are O
bad O
know O
how O
to O
give O
good O
things O
to O
your O
children O
. O

So O
surely O
your O
heavenly O
Father O
knows O
how O
to O
give O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
to O
the O
people O
who O
ask O
him O
. O
'' O

One O
time O
Jesus O
was O
sending O
a O
demon O
out O
of O
a O
man O
who O
could O
not O
talk O
. O

When O
the O
demon O
came O
out O
, O
the O
man O
was O
able O
to O
speak O
. O

The O
crowds O
were O
amazed O
. O

But O
some O
of O
the O
people O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
uses O
the O
power O
of O
Satan O
to O
force O
demons O
out O
of O
people O
. O

Satan O
is O
the O
ruler O
of O
demons O
. O
'' O

Some O
others O
there O
wanted O
to O
test O
Jesus O
. O

They O
asked O
him O
to O
do O
a O
miracle O
as O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
. O

But O
he O
knew O
what O
they O
were O
thinking O
. O

So O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Every O
kingdom O
that O
fights O
against O
itself O
will O
be O
destroyed O
. O

And O
a O
family O
that O
fights O
against O
itself O
will O
break O
apart O
. O

So O
if O
Satan O
is O
fighting O
against O
himself O
, O
how O
will O
his O
kingdom O
survive O
? O

You O
say O
that O
I O
use O
the O
power O
of O
Satan O
to O
force O
out O
demons O
. O

But O
if O
I O
use O
Satan O
's O
power O
to O
force O
out O
demons O
, O
then O
what O
power O
do O
your O
people O
use O
when O
they O
force O
out O
demons O
? O

So O
your O
own O
people O
will O
prove O
that O
you O
are O
wrong O
. O

But O
I O
use O
the O
power O
of O
God O
to O
force O
out O
demons O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
God O
's O
kingdom O
has O
come O
to O
you O
. O

`` O
When O
a O
strong O
man O
with O
many O
weapons O
guards O
his O
own O
house O
, O
the O
things O
in O
his O
house O
are O
safe O
. O

But O
suppose O
a O
stronger O
man O
comes O
and O
defeats O
him O
. O

The O
stronger O
man O
will O
take O
away O
the O
weapons O
that O
the O
first O
man O
trusted O
to O
keep O
his O
house O
safe O
. O

Then O
the O
stronger O
man O
will O
do O
what O
he O
wants O
with O
the O
other O
man O
's O
things O
. O

`` O
Whoever O
is O
not O
with O
me O
is O
against O
me O
. O

And O
anyone O
who O
does O
not O
work O
with O
me O
is O
working O
against O
me O
. O

`` O
When O
an O
evil O
spirit O
comes O
out O
of O
someone O
, O
it O
travels O
through O
dry O
places O
, O
looking O
for O
a O
place O
to O
rest O
. O

But O
it O
finds O
no O
place O
to O
rest O
. O

So O
it O
says O
, O
' O
I O
will O
go O
back O
to O
the O
home O
I O
left O
. O
' O

When O
it O
comes O
back O
, O
it O
finds O
that O
home O
all O
neat O
and O
clean O
. O

Then O
the O
evil O
spirit O
goes O
out O
and O
brings O
back O
seven O
other O
spirits O
more O
evil O
than O
itself O
. O

They O
all O
go O
and O
live O
there O
, O
and O
that O
person O
has O
even O
more O
trouble O
than O
before O
. O
'' O

As O
Jesus O
was O
saying O
these O
things O
, O
a O
woman O
with O
the O
people O
there O
called O
out O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Blessings O
from O
God O
belong O
to O
the O
woman O
who O
gave O
birth O
to O
you O
and O
fed O
you O
! O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
people O
who O
hear O
the O
teaching O
of O
God O
and O
obey O
it O
-- O
they O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
have O
God O
's O
blessing O
. O
'' O

The O
crowd O
grew O
larger O
and O
larger O
. O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
people O
who O
live O
today O
are O
evil O
. O

They O
ask O
for O
a O
miracle O
as O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
. O

But O
no O
miracle O
will O
be O
done O
to O
prove O
anything O
to O
them O
. O

The O
only O
sign O
will O
be O
the O
miracle O
that O
happened O
to O
Jonah O
. O

Jonah O
was O
a O
sign O
for O
those O
who O
lived O
in O
Nineveh O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O

He O
will O
be O
a O
sign O
for O
the O
people O
of O
this O
time O
. O

`` O
On O
the O
judgment O
day O
, O
you O
people O
who O
live O
now O
will O
be O
compared O
with O
the O
Queen O
of O
the O
South O
, O
and O
she O
will O
be O
a O
witness O
who O
shows O
how O
guilty O
you O
are O
. O

Why O
do O
I O
say O
this O
? O

Because O
she O
traveled O
from O
far O
, O
far O
away O
to O
listen O
to O
Solomon O
's O
wise O
teaching O
. O

And O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
someone O
greater O
than O
Solomon O
is O
right O
here O
, O
but O
you O
wo O
n't O
listen O
! O

`` O
On O
the O
judgment O
day O
, O
you O
people O
who O
live O
now O
will O
also O
be O
compared O
with O
the O
people O
from O
Nineveh O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
witnesses O
who O
show O
how O
guilty O
you O
are O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
when O
Jonah O
preached O
to O
those O
people O
, O
they O
changed O
their O
hearts O
and O
lives O
. O

And O
you O
are O
listening O
to O
someone O
greater O
than O
Jonah O
, O
but O
you O
refuse O
to O
change O
! O

`` O
No O
one O
takes O
a O
light O
and O
puts O
it O
under O
a O
bowl O
or O
hides O
it O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
put O
it O
on O
a O
lampstand O
so O
that O
the O
people O
who O
come O
in O
can O
see O
. O

The O
only O
source O
of O
light O
for O
the O
body O
is O
the O
eye O
. O

When O
you O
look O
at O
people O
and O
want O
to O
help O
them O
, O
you O
are O
full O
of O
light O
. O

But O
when O
you O
look O
at O
people O
in O
a O
selfish O
way O
, O
you O
are O
full O
of O
darkness O
. O

So O
be O
careful O
! O

Do O
n't O
let O
the O
light O
in O
you O
become O
darkness O
. O

If O
you O
are O
full O
of O
light O
, O
and O
there O
is O
no O
part O
of O
you O
that O
is O
dark O
, O
then O
you O
will O
be O
all O
bright O
, O
as O
though O
you O
have O
the O
light O
of O
a O
lamp O
shining O
on O
you O
. O
'' O

After O
Jesus O
had O
finished O
speaking O
, O
a O
Pharisee O
asked O
Jesus O
to O
eat O
with O
him O
. O

So O
he O
went O
and O
took O
a O
place O
at O
the O
table O
. O

But O
the O
Pharisee O
was O
surprised O
when O
he O
saw O
that O
Jesus O
did O
not O
wash O
his O
hands O
first O
before O
the O
meal O
. O

The O
Lord O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
The O
washing O
you O
Pharisees O
do O
is O
like O
cleaning O
only O
the O
outside O
of O
a O
cup O
or O
a O
dish O
. O

But O
what O
is O
inside O
you O
? O

You O
want O
only O
to O
cheat O
and O
hurt O
people O
. O

You O
are O
foolish O
! O

The O
same O
one O
who O
made O
what O
is O
outside O
also O
made O
what O
is O
inside O
. O

So O
pay O
attention O
to O
what O
is O
inside O
. O

Give O
to O
the O
people O
who O
need O
help O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
fully O
clean O
. O

`` O
But O
it O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
Pharisees O
! O

You O
give O
God O
a O
tenth O
of O
the O
food O
you O
get O
, O
even O
your O
mint O
, O
your O
rue O
, O
and O
every O
other O
little O
plant O
in O
your O
garden O
. O

But O
you O
forget O
to O
be O
fair O
to O
others O
and O
to O
love O
God O
. O

These O
are O
the O
things O
you O
should O
do O
. O

And O
you O
should O
also O
continue O
to O
do O
those O
other O
things O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
Pharisees O
because O
you O
love O
to O
have O
the O
most O
important O
seats O
in O
the O
synagogues O
. O

And O
you O
love O
for O
people O
to O
show O
respect O
to O
you O
in O
the O
marketplaces O
. O

It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
, O
because O
you O
are O
like O
hidden O
graves O
. O

People O
walk O
on O
them O
without O
knowing O
it O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
experts O
in O
the O
law O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O

Teacher O
, O
when O
you O
say O
these O
things O
about O
the O
Pharisees O
, O
you O
are O
criticizing O
our O
group O
too O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
, O
you O
experts O
in O
the O
law O
! O

You O
make O
strict O
rules O
that O
are O
very O
hard O
for O
people O
to O
obey O
. O

You O
try O
to O
force O
others O
to O
obey O
your O
rules O
. O

But O
you O
yourselves O
do O
n't O
even O
try O
to O
follow O
any O
of O
those O
rules O
. O

It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
, O
because O
you O
build O
tombs O
for O
the O
prophets O
. O

But O
these O
are O
the O
same O
prophets O
your O
ancestors O
killed O
! O

And O
now O
you O
show O
all O
people O
that O
you O
agree O
with O
what O
your O
ancestors O
did O
. O

They O
killed O
the O
prophets O
, O
and O
you O
build O
tombs O
for O
the O
prophets O
! O

This O
is O
why O
God O
in O
his O
wisdom O
said O
, O
' O
I O
will O
send O
prophets O
and O
apostles O
to O
them O
. O

Some O
of O
my O
prophets O
and O
apostles O
will O
be O
killed O
by O
evil O
men O
. O

Others O
will O
be O
treated O
badly O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
you O
people O
who O
live O
now O
will O
be O
punished O
for O
the O
deaths O
of O
all O
the O
prophets O
who O
were O
killed O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
world O
. O

You O
will O
be O
punished O
for O
the O
killing O
of O
Abel O
. O

And O
you O
will O
be O
punished O
for O
the O
killing O
of O
Zechariah O
, O
who O
was O
killed O
between O
the O
altar O
and O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
you O
people O
will O
be O
punished O
for O
them O
all O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
, O
you O
experts O
in O
the O
law O
! O

You O
have O
taken O
away O
the O
key O
to O
learning O
about O
God O
. O

You O
yourselves O
would O
not O
learn O
, O
and O
you O
stopped O
others O
from O
learning O
too O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
went O
out O
, O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
began O
to O
give O
him O
much O
trouble O
. O

They O
tried O
to O
make O
him O
answer O
questions O
about O
many O
things O
. O

They O
were O
trying O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
catch O
Jesus O
saying O
something O
wrong O
. O

Most O
Honorable O
Theophilus O
: O
Many O
others O
have O
tried O
to O
give O
a O
report O
of O
the O
things O
that O
happened O
among O
us O
to O
complete O
God O
's O
plan O
. O

What O
they O
have O
written O
agrees O
with O
what O
we O
learned O
from O
the O
people O
who O
saw O
those O
events O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

They O
also O
served O
God O
by O
telling O
people O
his O
message O
. O

I O
studied O
it O
all O
carefully O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

Then O
I O
decided O
to O
write O
it O
down O
for O
you O
in O
an O
organized O
way O
. O

I O
did O
this O
so O
that O
you O
can O
be O
sure O
that O
what O
you O
have O
been O
taught O
is O
true O
. O

During O
the O
time O
when O
Herod O
ruled O
Judea O
, O
there O
was O
a O
priest O
named O
Zechariah O
. O

He O
belonged O
to O
Abijah O
's O
group O
. O

His O
wife O
came O
from O
the O
family O
of O
Aaron B-PERSON
. O

Her O
name O
was O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
. O

Zechariah O
and O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
were O
both O
good O
people O
who O
pleased O
God O
. O

They O
did O
everything O
the O
Lord O
commanded O
, O
always O
following O
his O
instructions O
completely O
. O

But O
they O
had O
no O
children O
. O

Elizabeth B-PERSON
could O
not O
have O
a O
baby O
, O
and O
both O
of O
them O
were O
very O
old O
. O

Zechariah O
was O
serving O
as O
a O
priest O
before O
God O
for O
his O
group O
. O

It O
was O
his O
group O
's O
time O
to O
serve O
. O

The O
priests O
always O
chose O
one O
priest O
to O
offer O
the O
incense O
, O
and O
Zechariah O
was O
the O
one O
chosen O
this O
time O
. O

So O
he O
went O
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
of O
the O
Lord O
to O
offer O
the O
incense O
. O

There O
was O
a O
large O
crowd O
outside O
praying O
at O
the O
time O
the O
incense O
was O
offered O
. O

Then O
, O
on O
the O
right O
side O
of O
the O
incense O
table O
an O
angel O
of O
the O
Lord O
came O
and O
stood O
before O
Zechariah O
. O

When O
he O
saw O
the O
angel O
, O
Zechariah O
was O
upset O
and O
very O
afraid O
. O

But O
the O
angel O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Zechariah O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

Your O
prayer O
has O
been O
heard O
by O
God O
. O

Your O
wife O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
will O
give O
birth O
to O
a O
baby O
boy O
, O
and O
you O
will O
name O
him O
John B-PERSON
. O

You O
will O
be O
very O
happy O
, O
and O
many O
others O
will O
share O
your O
joy O
over O
his O
birth O
. O

He O
will O
be O
a O
great O
man O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

He O
will O
never O
drink O
wine O
or O
beer O
. O

Even O
before O
he O
is O
born O
, O
he O
will O
be O
filled O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

`` O
John B-PERSON
will O
help O
many O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
return O
to O
the O
Lord O
their O
God O
. O

John B-PERSON
himself O
will O
go O
ahead O
of O
the O
Lord O
and O
make O
people O
ready O
for O
his O
coming O
. O

He O
will O
be O
powerful O
like O
Elijah O
and O
will O
have O
the O
same O
spirit O
. O

He O
will O
make O
peace O
between O
fathers O
and O
their O
children O
. O

He O
will O
cause O
people O
who O
are O
not O
obeying O
God O
to O
change O
and O
start O
thinking O
the O
way O
they O
should O
. O
'' O

Zechariah O
said O
to O
the O
angel O
, O
`` O
How O
can O
I O
know O
that O
what O
you O
say O
is O
true O
? O

I O
am O
an O
old O
man O
, O
and O
my O
wife O
is O
also O
old O
. O
'' O

The O
angel O
answered O
him O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
Gabriel O
, O
the O
one O
who O
always O
stands O
ready O
before O
God O
. O

He O
sent O
me O
to O
talk O
to O
you O
and O
to O
tell O
you O
this O
good O
news O
. O

Now O
, O
listen O
! O

You O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
talk O
until O
the O
day O
when O
these O
things O
happen O
. O

You O
will O
lose O
your O
speech O
because O
you O
did O
not O
believe O
what O
I O
told O
you O
. O

But O
everything O
I O
said O
will O
really O
happen O
. O
'' O

Outside O
, O
the O
people O
were O
still O
waiting O
for O
Zechariah O
. O

They O
were O
surprised O
that O
he O
was O
staying O
so O
long O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Then O
Zechariah O
came O
outside O
, O
but O
he O
could O
not O
speak O
to O
them O
. O

So O
the O
people O
knew O
that O
he O
had O
seen O
a O
vision O
inside O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
not O
able O
to O
speak O
, O
so O
he O
could O
only O
make O
signs O
to O
the O
people O
. O

When O
his O
time O
of O
service O
was O
finished O
, O
he O
went O
home O
. O

Later O
, O
Zechariah O
's O
wife O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
became O
pregnant O
. O

So O
she O
did O
not O
go O
out O
of O
her O
house O
for O
five O
months O
. O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
what O
the O
Lord O
has O
done O
for O
me O
! O

He O
decided O
to O
help O
me O
. O

Now O
people O
will O
stop O
thinking O
there O
is O
something O
wrong O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

During O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
's O
sixth O
month O
of O
pregnancy O
, O
God O
sent O
the O
angel O
Gabriel O
to O
a O
virgin O
girl O
who O
lived O
in O
Nazareth O
, O
a O
town O
in O
Galilee O
. O

She O
was O
engaged O
to O
marry O
a O
man O
named O
Joseph B-PERSON
from O
the O
family O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

Her O
name O
was O
Mary B-PERSON
. O

The O
angel O
came O
to O
her O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Greetings O
! O

The O
Lord O
is O
with O
you O
; O
you O
are O
very O
special O
to O
him O
. O
'' O

But O
Mary B-PERSON
was O
very O
confused O
about O
what O
the O
angel O
said O
. O

She O
wondered O
, O
`` O
What O
does O
this O
mean O
? O
'' O

The O
angel O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
, O
Mary B-PERSON
, O
because O
God O
is O
very O
pleased O
with O
you O
. O

Listen O
! O

You O
will O
become O
pregnant O
and O
have O
a O
baby O
boy O
. O

You O
will O
name O
him O
Jesus O
. O

He O
will O
be O
great O
. O

People O
will O
call O
him O
the O
Son O
of O
the O
Most O
High O
God O
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
God O
will O
make O
him O
king O
like O
his O
ancestor O
David B-PERSON
. O

He O
will O
rule O
over O
the O
people O
of O
Jacob O
forever O
; O
his O
kingdom O
will O
never O
end O
. O
'' O

Mary B-PERSON
said O
to O
the O
angel O
, O
`` O
How O
will O
this O
happen O
? O

I O
am O
still O
a O
virgin O
. O
'' O

The O
angel O
said O
to O
Mary B-PERSON
, O
`` O
The O
Holy O
Spirit O
will O
come O
to O
you O
, O
and O
the O
power O
of O
the O
Most O
High O
God O
will O
cover O
you O
. O

The O
baby O
will O
be O
holy O
and O
will O
be O
called O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O

And O
here O
's O
something O
else O
: O
Your O
relative O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
is O
pregnant O
. O

She O
is O
very O
old O
, O
but O
she O
is O
going O
to O
have O
a O
son O
. O

Everyone O
thought O
she O
could O
not O
have O
a O
baby O
, O
but O
she O
has O
been O
pregnant O
now O
for O
six O
months O
. O

God O
can O
do O
anything O
! O
'' O

Mary B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
servant O
of O
the O
Lord O
God O
. O

Let O
this O
thing O
you O
have O
said O
happen O
to O
me O
! O
'' O

Then O
the O
angel O
went O
away O
. O

Mary B-PERSON
got O
up O
and O
went O
quickly O
to O
a O
town O
in O
the O
hill O
country O
of O
Judea O
. O

She O
went O
into O
Zechariah O
's O
house O
and O
greeted O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
. O

When O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
heard O
Mary B-PERSON
's O
greeting O
, O
the O
unborn O
baby O
inside O
her O
jumped O
, O
and O
she O
was O
filled O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

In O
a O
loud O
voice O
she O
said O
to O
Mary B-PERSON
, O
`` O
God O
has O
blessed O
you O
more O
than O
any O
other O
woman O
. O

And O
God O
has O
blessed O
the O
baby O
you O
will O
have O
. O

You O
are O
the O
mother O
of O
my O
Lord O
, O
and O
you O
have O
come O
to O
me O
! O

Why O
has O
something O
so O
good O
happened O
to O
me O
? O

When O
I O
heard O
your O
voice O
, O
the O
baby O
inside O
me O
jumped O
with O
joy O
. O

Great O
blessings O
are O
yours O
because O
you O
believed O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
to O
you O
! O

You O
believed O
this O
would O
happen O
. O
'' O

Then O
Mary B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
I O
praise O
the O
Lord O
with O
all O
my O
heart O
. O

I O
am O
very O
happy O
because O
God O
is O
my O
Savior B-PERSON
. O

I O
am O
not O
important O
, O
but O
he O
has O
shown O
his O
care O
for O
me O
, O
his O
lowly O
servant O
. O

From O
now O
until O
the O
end O
of O
time O
, O
people O
will O
remember O
how O
much O
God O
blessed O
me O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
Powerful O
One O
has O
done O
great O
things O
for O
me O
. O

His O
name O
is O
very O
holy O
. O

He O
always O
gives O
mercy O
to O
those O
who O
worship O
him O
. O

He O
reached O
out O
his O
arm O
and O
showed O
his O
power O
. O

He O
scattered O
those O
who O
are O
proud O
and O
think O
great O
things O
about O
themselves O
. O

He O
brought O
down O
rulers O
from O
their O
thrones O
and O
raised O
up O
the O
humble O
people O
. O

He O
filled O
the O
hungry O
with O
good O
things O
, O
but O
he O
sent O
the O
rich O
away O
with O
nothing O
. O

God O
has O
helped O
Israel B-GPE
-- O
the O
people O
he O
chose O
to O
serve O
him O
. O

He O
did O
not O
forget O
his O
promise O
to O
give O
us O
his O
mercy O
. O

He O
has O
done O
what O
he O
promised O
to O
our O
ancestors O
, O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
and O
his O
children O
forever O
. O
'' O

Mary B-PERSON
stayed O
with O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
for O
about O
three O
months O
and O
then O
went O
home O
. O

When O
it O
was O
time O
for O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
to O
give O
birth O
, O
she O
had O
a O
boy O
. O

Her O
neighbors O
and O
relatives O
heard O
that O
the O
Lord O
was O
very O
good O
to O
her O
, O
and O
they O
were O
happy O
for O
her O
. O

When O
the O
baby O
was O
eight O
days O
old O
, O
they O
came O
to O
circumcise O
him O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
name O
him O
Zechariah O
because O
this O
was O
his O
father O
's O
name O
. O

But O
his O
mother O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
he O
will O
be O
named O
John B-PERSON
. O
'' O
The O
people O
said O
to O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
, O
`` O
But O
no O
one O
in O
your O
family O
has O
that O
name O
. O
'' O

Then O
they O
made O
signs O
to O
his O
father O
, O
`` O
What O
would O
you O
like O
to O
name O
him O
? O
'' O

Zechariah O
asked O
for O
something O
to O
write O
on O
. O

Then O
he O
wrote O
, O
`` O
His O
name O
is O
John B-PERSON
. O
'' O
Everyone O
was O
surprised O
. O

Then O
Zechariah O
could O
talk O
again O
, O
and O
he O
began O
praising O
God O
. O

And O
all O
their O
neighbors O
were O
afraid O
. O

In O
all O
the O
hill O
country O
of O
Judea O
people O
continued O
talking O
about O
these O
things O
. O

Everyone O
who O
heard O
about O
these O
things O
wondered O
about O
them O
. O

They O
thought O
, O
`` O
What O
will O
this O
child O
be O
? O
'' O

They O
could O
see O
that O
the O
Lord O
was O
with O
him O
. O

Then O
Zechariah O
, O
John B-PERSON
's O
father O
, O
was O
filled O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
and O
told O
the O
people O
a O
message O
from O
God O
: O
`` O
Praise O
to O
the O
Lord O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
has O
come O
to O
help O
his O
people O
and O
has O
given O
them O
freedom O
. O

He O
has O
given O
us O
a O
powerful O
Savior B-PERSON
from O
the O
family O
of O
his O
servant O
David B-PERSON
. O

This O
is O
what O
he O
promised O
through O
his O
holy O
prophets O
long O
ago O
. O

He O
will O
save O
us O
from O
our O
enemies O
and O
from O
the O
power O
of O
all O
those O
who O
hate O
us O
. O

God O
said O
he O
would O
show O
mercy O
to O
our O
fathers O
, O
and O
he O
remembered O
his O
holy O
agreement O
. O

This O
was O
the O
promise O
he O
made O
to O
our O
father O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
a O
promise O
to O
free O
us O
from O
the O
power O
of O
our O
enemies O
, O
so O
that O
we O
could O
serve O
him O
without O
fear O
in O
a O
way O
that O
is O
holy O
and O
right O
for O
as O
long O
as O
we O
live O
. O

`` O
Now O
you O
, O
little O
boy O
, O
will O
be O
called O
a O
prophet O
of O
the O
Most O
High O
God O
. O

You O
will O
go O
first O
before O
the O
Lord O
to O
prepare O
the O
way O
for O
him O
. O

You O
will O
make O
his O
people O
understand O
that O
they O
will O
be O
saved O
by O
having O
their O
sins O
forgiven O
. O

`` O
With O
the O
loving O
mercy O
of O
our O
God O
, O
a O
new O
day O
from O
heaven O
will O
shine O
on O
us O
. O

It O
will O
bring O
light O
to O
those O
who O
live O
in O
darkness O
, O
in O
the O
fear O
of O
death O
. O

It O
will O
guide O
us O
into O
the O
way O
that O
brings O
peace O
. O
'' O

And O
so O
the O
little O
boy O
John B-PERSON
grew O
up O
and O
became O
stronger O
in O
spirit O
. O

Then O
he O
lived O
in O
areas O
away O
from O
other O
people O
until O
the O
time O
when O
he O
came O
out O
to O
tell O
God O
's O
message O
to O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

It O
was O
almost O
time O
for O
the O
Jewish O
Festival O
of O
Unleavened O
Bread O
, O
called O
the O
Passover O
. O

The O
leading O
priests O
and O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
wanted O
to O
kill O
Jesus O
. O

But O
they O
were O
trying O
to O
find O
a O
quiet O
way O
to O
do O
it O
, O
because O
they O
were O
afraid O
of O
what O
the O
people O
would O
do O
. O

One O
of O
Jesus O
' O
twelve O
apostles O
was O
named O
Judas O
Iscariot O
. O

Satan O
entered O
him O
, O
and O
he O
went O
and O
talked O
with O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
some O
of O
the O
soldiers O
who O
guarded O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

He O
talked O
to O
them O
about O
a O
way O
to O
hand O
Jesus O
over O
to O
them O
. O

The O
priests O
were O
very O
happy O
about O
this O
. O

They O
promised O
to O
give O
Judas O
money O
for O
doing O
this O
. O

He O
agreed O
. O

Then O
he O
waited O
for O
the O
best O
time O
to O
hand O
him O
over O
to O
them O
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
do O
it O
when O
no O
one O
was O
around O
to O
see O
it O
. O

The O
Day O
of O
Unleavened O
Bread O
came O
. O

This O
was O
the O
day O
when O
the O
Jews O
always O
killed O
the O
lambs O
for O
the O
Passover O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
prepare O
the O
Passover O
meal O
for O
us O
to O
eat O
. O
'' O

They O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Where O
do O
you O
want O
us O
to O
prepare O
the O
meal O
? O
'' O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
When O
you O
go O
into O
the O
city O
, O
you O
will O
see O
a O
man O
carrying O
a O
jar O
of O
water O
. O

Follow O
him O
. O

He O
will O
go O
into O
a O
house O
. O

Tell O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
house O
, O
' O
The O
Teacher O
asks O
that O
you O
please O
show O
us O
the O
room O
where O
he O
and O
his O
followers O
can O
eat O
the O
Passover O
meal O
. O
' O

Then O
the O
owner O
will O
show O
you O
a O
large O
room O
upstairs O
that O
is O
ready O
for O
us O
. O

Prepare O
the O
meal O
there O
. O
'' O

So O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
left O
. O

Everything O
happened O
the O
way O
Jesus O
said O
. O

So O
they O
prepared O
the O
Passover O
meal O
. O

The O
time O
came O
for O
them O
to O
eat O
the O
Passover O
meal O
. O

Jesus O
and O
the O
apostles O
were O
together O
at O
the O
table O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
I O
wanted O
very O
much O
to O
eat O
this O
Passover O
meal O
with O
you O
before O
I O
die O
. O

I O
will O
never O
eat O
another O
Passover O
meal O
until O
it O
is O
given O
its O
full O
meaning O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
took O
a O
cup O
of O
wine O
. O

He O
gave O
thanks O
to O
God O
for O
it O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Take O
this O
cup O
and O
give O
it O
to O
everyone O
here O
. O

I O
will O
never O
drink O
wine O
again O
until O
God O
's O
kingdom O
comes O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
took O
some O
bread O
and O
thanked O
God O
for O
it O
. O

He O
broke O
off O
some O
pieces O
, O
gave O
them O
to O
the O
apostles O
and O
said O
, O
`` O

This O
bread O
is O
my O
body O
that O
I O
am O
giving O
for O
you O
. O

Eat O
this O
to O
remember O
me O
. O
'' O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
after O
supper O
, O
Jesus O
took O
the O
cup O
of O
wine O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
wine O
represents O
the O
new O
agreement O
from O
God O
to O
his O
people O
. O

It O
will O
begin O
when O
my O
blood O
is O
poured O
out O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
But O
here O
on O
this O
table O
is O
the O
hand O
of O
the O
one O
who O
will O
hand O
me O
over O
to O
my O
enemies O
. O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
do O
what O
God O
has O
planned O
. O

But O
it O
will O
be O
very O
bad O
for O
the O
one O
who O
hands O
over O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
to O
be O
killed O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
apostles O
asked O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
Which O
one O
of O
us O
would O
do O
that O
? O
'' O

Later O
, O
the O
apostles O
began O
to O
argue O
about O
which O
one O
of O
them O
was O
the O
most O
important O
. O

But O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
The O
kings O
of O
the O
world O
rule O
over O
their O
people O
, O
and O
those O
who O
have O
authority O
over O
others O
want O
to O
be O
called O
' O
the O
great O
providers O
for O
the O
people O
. O
' O

But O
you O
must O
not O
be O
like O
that O
. O

The O
one O
with O
the O
most O
authority O
among O
you O
should O
act O
as O
if O
he O
is O
the O
least O
important O
. O

The O
one O
who O
leads O
should O
be O
like O
one O
who O
serves O
. O

Who O
is O
more O
important O
: O
the O
one O
serving O
or O
the O
one O
sitting O
at O
the O
table O
being O
served O
? O

Everyone O
thinks O
it O
's O
the O
one O
being O
served O
, O
right O
? O

But O
I O
have O
been O
with O
you O
as O
the O
one O
who O
serves O
. O

`` O
You O
men O
have O
stayed O
with O
me O
through O
many O
struggles O
. O

So O
I O
give O
you O
authority O
to O
rule O
with O
me O
in O
the O
kingdom O
the O
Father O
has O
given O
me O
. O

You O
will O
eat O
and O
drink O
at O
my O
table O
in O
that O
kingdom O
. O

You O
will O
sit O
on O
thrones O
and O
judge O
the O
twelve O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

`` O
Satan O
has O
asked O
to O
test O
you O
men O
like O
a O
farmer O
tests O
his O
wheat O
. O
O O

Simon B-PERSON
, O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
I O
have O
prayed O
that O
you O
will O
not O
lose O
your O
faith O
! O

Help O
your O
brothers O
be O
stronger O
when O
you O
come O
back O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
I O
am O
ready O
to O
go O
to O
jail O
with O
you O
. O

I O
will O
even O
die O
with O
you O
! O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
before O
the O
rooster O
crows O
tomorrow O
morning O
, O
you O
will O
say O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
me O
. O

You O
will O
say O
this O
three O
times O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
apostles O
, O
`` O
Remember O
when O
I O
sent O
you O
out O
without O
money O
, O
a O
bag O
, O
or O
sandals O
? O

Did O
you O
need O
anything O
? O
'' O

The O
apostles O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
But O
now O
if O
you O
have O
money O
or O
a O
bag O
, O
carry O
that O
with O
you O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
sword O
, O
sell O
your O
coat O
and O
buy O
one O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
He O
was O
considered O
a O
criminal O
. O
' O

This O
Scripture O
must O
happen O
. O

It O
was O
written O
about O
me O
, O
and O
it O
is O
happening O
now O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
Lord O
, O
here O
are O
two O
swords O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
That O
's O
enough O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
left O
the O
city O
and O
went O
to O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

His O
followers O
went O
with O
him O
. O

-LRB- O
He O
went O
there O
often O
. O
-RRB- O

He O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Pray O
for O
strength O
against O
temptation O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
about O
50 O
steps O
away O
from O
them O
. O

He O
knelt O
down O
and O
prayed O
, O
`` O
Father O
, O
if O
you O
are O
willing O
, O
please O
do O
n't O
make O
me O
drink O
from O
this O
cup O
. O

But O
do O
what O
you O
want O
, O
not O
what O
I O
want O
. O
'' O

Then O
an O
angel O
from O
heaven O
came O
to O
help O
him O
. O

Jesus O
was O
full O
of O
pain O
; O
he O
struggled O
hard O
in O
prayer O
. O

Sweat O
dripped O
from O
his O
face O
like O
drops O
of O
blood O
falling O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

When O
he O
finished O
praying O
, O
he O
went O
to O
his O
followers O
. O

He O
found O
them O
asleep O
, O
worn O
out O
from O
their O
grieving O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
sleeping O
? O

Get O
up O
and O
pray O
for O
strength O
against O
temptation O
. O
'' O

While O
Jesus O
was O
speaking O
, O
a O
crowd O
came O
up O
. O

It O
was O
led O
by O
Judas O
, O
one O
of O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
. O

He O
came O
over O
to O
Jesus O
to O
kiss O
him O
. O

But O
Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Judas O
, O
are O
you O
using O
the O
kiss O
of O
friendship O
to O
hand O
over O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
to O
his O
enemies O
? O
'' O

The O
followers O
of O
Jesus O
were O
standing O
there O
too O
. O

They O
saw O
what O
was O
happening O
and O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
should O
we O
use O
our O
swords O
? O
'' O

And O
one O
of O
them O
did O
use O
his O
sword O
. O

He O
cut O
off O
the O
right O
ear O
of O
the O
servant O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
. O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Stop O
! O
'' O

Then O
he O
touched O
the O
servant O
's O
ear O
and O
healed O
him O
. O

Jesus O
spoke O
to O
the O
group O
that O
came O
to O
arrest O
him O
. O

They O
were O
the O
leading O
priests O
, O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
, O
and O
the O
Jewish O
soldiers O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
you O
come O
out O
here O
with O
swords O
and O
clubs O
? O

Do O
you O
think O
I O
am O
a O
criminal O
? O

I O
was O
with O
you O
every O
day O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

Why O
did O
n't O
you O
try O
to O
arrest O
me O
there O
? O

But O
this O
is O
your O
time O
-- O
the O
time O
when O
darkness O
rules O
. O
'' O

They O
arrested O
Jesus O
and O
took O
him O
away O
to O
the O
house O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
followed O
Jesus O
but O
stayed O
back O
at O
a O
distance O
. O

The O
soldiers O
started O
a O
fire O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
yard O
and O
sat O
together O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
sat O
with O
them O
. O

A O
servant O
girl O
saw O
him O
sitting O
there O
. O

She O
could O
see O
because O
of O
the O
light O
from O
the O
fire O
. O

She O
looked O
closely O
at O
Peter B-PERSON
's O
face O
. O

Then O
she O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
was O
also O
with O
Jesus O
. O
'' O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
this O
was O
not O
true O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Lady O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
him O
. O
'' O

A O
short O
time O
later O
, O
someone O
else O
saw O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
also O
one O
of O
them O
. O
'' O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Man O
, O
I O
am O
not O
! O
'' O

About O
an O
hour O
later O
, O
another O
man O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
's O
true O
. O

I O
'm O
sure O
this O
man O
was O
with O
him O
, O
because O
he O
is O
from O
Galilee O
. O
'' O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Man O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
you O
are O
talking O
about O
! O
'' O

Immediately O
, O
while O
he O
was O
still O
speaking O
, O
a O
rooster O
crowed O
. O

Then O
the O
Lord O
turned O
and O
looked O
into O
Peter B-PERSON
's O
eyes O
. O

And O
Peter B-PERSON
remembered O
what O
the O
Lord O
had O
said O
, O
`` O
Before O
the O
rooster O
crows O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
you O
will O
say O
three O
times O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
Peter B-PERSON
went O
outside O
and O
cried O
bitterly O
. O

The O
men O
guarding O
Jesus O
made O
fun O
of O
him O
and O
beat O
him O
. O

They O
covered O
his O
eyes O
so O
that O
he O
could O
not O
see O
them O
. O

Then O
they O
hit O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Be O
a O
prophet O
and O
tell O
us O
who O
hit O
you O
! O
'' O

And O
they O
shouted O
all O
kinds O
of O
insults O
at O
him O
. O

The O
next O
morning O
, O
the O
older O
leaders O
of O
the O
people O
, O
the O
leading O
priests O
, O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
came O
together O
. O

They O
led O
Jesus O
away O
to O
their O
high O
council O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
are O
the O
Christ O
, O
then O
tell O
us O
that O
you O
are O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
If O
I O
tell O
you O
I O
am O
the O
Christ O
, O
you O
will O
not O
believe O
me O
. O

And O
if O
I O
ask O
you O
, O
you O
will O
not O
answer O
. O

But O
beginning O
now O
, O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
sit O
at O
the O
right O
side O
of O
God O
All O
- O
Powerful O
. O
'' O

They O
all O
said O
, O
`` O
Then O
are O
you O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
right O
in O
saying O
that O
I O
am O
. O
'' O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
we O
need O
witnesses O
now O
? O

We O
all O
heard O
what O
he O
said O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Once O
there O
was O
a O
rich O
man O
. O

He O
hired O
a O
manager O
to O
take O
care O
of O
his O
business O
. O

Later O
, O
he O
learned O
that O
his O
manager O
was O
cheating O
him O
. O

So O
he O
called O
the O
manager O
in O
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
' O
I O
have O
heard O
bad O
things O
about O
you O
. O

Give O
me O
a O
report O
of O
what O
you O
have O
done O
with O
my O
money O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
be O
my O
manager O
anymore O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
, O
the O
manager O
thought O
to O
himself O
, O
' O
What O
will O
I O
do O
? O

My O
master O
is O
taking O
my O
job O
away O
from O
me O
. O

I O
am O
not O
strong O
enough O
to O
dig O
ditches O
. O

I O
am O
too O
proud O
to O
beg O
. O

I O
know O
what O
I O
will O
do O
! O

I O
will O
do O
something O
to O
make O
friends O
, O
so O
that O
when O
I O
lose O
my O
job O
, O
they O
will O
welcome O
me O
into O
their O
homes O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
the O
manager O
called O
in O
each O
person O
who O
owed O
the O
master O
some O
money O
. O

He O
asked O
the O
first O
one O
, O
' O
How O
much O
do O
you O
owe O
my O
master O
? O
' O

He O
answered O
, O
' O
I O
owe O
him O
100 O
jars O
of O
olive O
oil O
. O
' O

The O
manager O
said O
to O
him O
, O
' O
Here O
is O
your O
bill O
. O

Hurry O
! O

Sit O
down O
and O
make O
the O
bill O
less O
. O

Write O
50 O
jars O
. O
' O

`` O
Then O
the O
manager O
asked O
another O
one O
, O
' O
How O
much O
do O
you O
owe O
my O
master O
? O
' O

He O
answered O
, O
' O
I O
owe O
him O
100 O
measures O
of O
wheat O
. O
' O

Then O
the O
manager O
said O
to O
him O
, O
' O
Here O
is O
your O
bill O
; O
you O
can O
make O
it O
less O
. O

Write O
80 O
measures O
. O
' O

`` O
Later O
, O
the O
master O
told O
the O
dishonest O
manager O
that O
he O
had O
done O
a O
smart O
thing O
. O

Yes O
, O
worldly O
people O
are O
smarter O
in O
their O
business O
with O
each O
other O
than O
spiritual O
people O
are O
. O

`` O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
use O
the O
worldly O
things O
you O
have O
now O
to O
make O
' O
friends O
' O
for O
later O
. O

Then O
, O
when O
those O
things O
are O
gone O
, O
you O
will O
be O
welcomed O
into O
a O
home O
that O
lasts O
forever O
. O

Whoever O
can O
be O
trusted O
with O
small O
things O
can O
also O
be O
trusted O
with O
big O
things O
. O

Whoever O
is O
dishonest O
in O
little O
things O
will O
be O
dishonest O
in O
big O
things O
too O
. O

If O
you O
can O
not O
be O
trusted O
with O
worldly O
riches O
, O
you O
will O
not O
be O
trusted O
with O
the O
true O
riches O
. O

And O
if O
you O
can O
not O
be O
trusted O
with O
the O
things O
that O
belong O
to O
someone O
else O
, O
you O
will O
not O
be O
given O
anything O
of O
your O
own O
. O

`` O
You O
can O
not O
serve O
two O
masters O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

You O
will O
hate O
one O
master O
and O
love O
the O
other O
. O

Or O
you O
will O
be O
loyal O
to O
one O
and O
not O
care O
about O
the O
other O
. O

You O
can O
not O
serve O
God O
and O
Money O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O
'' O

The O
Pharisees O
were O
listening O
to O
all O
these O
things O
. O

They O
criticized O
Jesus O
because O
they O
all O
loved O
money O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
make O
yourselves O
look O
good O
in O
front O
of O
people O
. O

But O
God O
knows O
what O
is O
really O
in O
your O
hearts O
. O

What O
people O
think O
is O
important O
is O
worth O
nothing O
to O
God O
. O

`` O
Before O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
came O
, O
people O
were O
taught O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
and O
the O
writings O
of O
the O
prophets O
. O

But O
since O
the O
time O
of O
John B-PERSON
, O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
being O
told O
. O

And O
everyone O
is O
trying O
hard O
to O
get O
into O
it O
. O

But O
even O
the O
smallest O
part O
of O
a O
letter O
in O
the O
law O
can O
not O
be O
changed O
. O

It O
would O
be O
easier O
for O
heaven O
and O
earth O
to O
pass O
away O
. O

`` O
Any O
man O
who O
divorces O
his O
wife O
and O
marries O
another O
woman O
is O
guilty O
of O
adultery O
. O

And O
the O
man O
who O
marries O
a O
divorced O
woman O
is O
also O
guilty O
of O
adultery O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
There O
was O
a O
rich O
man O
who O
always O
dressed O
in O
the O
finest O
clothes O
. O

He O
was O
so O
rich O
that O
he O
was O
able O
to O
enjoy O
all O
the O
best O
things O
every O
day O
. O

There O
was O
also O
a O
very O
poor O
man O
named O
Lazarus O
. O

Lazarus O
' O
body O
was O
covered O
with O
sores O
. O

He O
was O
often O
put O
by O
the O
rich O
man O
's O
gate O
. O

Lazarus O
wanted O
only O
to O
eat O
the O
scraps O
of O
food O
left O
on O
the O
floor O
under O
the O
rich O
man O
's O
table O
. O

And O
the O
dogs O
came O
and O
licked O
his O
sores O
. O

`` O
Later O
, O
Lazarus O
died O
. O

The O
angels O
took O
him O
and O
placed O
him O
in O
the O
arms O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

The O
rich O
man O
also O
died O
and O
was O
buried O
. O

He O
was O
sent O
to O
the O
place O
of O
death O
and O
was O
in O
great O
pain O
. O

He O
saw O
Abraham B-PERSON
far O
away O
with O
Lazarus O
in O
his O
arms O
. O

He O
called O
, O
' O
Father O
Abraham O
, O
have O
mercy O
on O
me O
! O

Send O
Lazarus O
to O
me O
so O
that O
he O
can O
dip O
his O
finger O
in O
water O
and O
cool O
my O
tongue O
. O

I O
am O
suffering O
in O
this O
fire O
! O
' O

`` O
But O
Abraham B-PERSON
said O
, O
' O
My O
child O
, O
remember O
when O
you O
lived O
? O

You O
had O
all O
the O
good O
things O
in O
life O
. O

But O
Lazarus O
had O
nothing O
but O
problems O
. O

Now O
he O
is O
comforted O
here O
, O
and O
you O
are O
suffering O
. O

Also O
, O
there O
is O
a O
big O
pit O
between O
you O
and O
us O
. O

No O
one O
can O
cross O
over O
to O
help O
you O
, O
and O
no O
one O
can O
come O
here O
from O
there O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
rich O
man O
said O
, O
' O
Then O
please O
, O
father O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
send O
Lazarus O
to O
my O
father O
's O
house O
on O
earth O
. O

I O
have O
five O
brothers O
. O

He O
could O
warn O
my O
brothers O
so O
that O
they O
will O
not O
come O
to O
this O
place O
of O
pain O
. O
' O

`` O
But O
Abraham B-PERSON
said O
, O
' O
They O
have O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
and O
the O
writings O
of O
the O
prophets O
to O
read O
; O
let O
them O
learn O
from O
that O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
rich O
man O
said O
, O
' O
No O
, O
father O
Abraham B-PERSON
! O

But O
if O
someone O
came O
to O
them O
from O
the O
dead O
, O
then O
they O
would O
decide O
to O
change O
their O
lives O
. O
' O

`` O
But O
Abraham B-PERSON
said O
to O
him O
, O
' O
If O
your O
brothers O
wo O
n't O
listen O
to O
Moses O
and O
the O
prophets O
, O
they O
wo O
n't O
listen O
to O
someone O
who O
comes O
back O
from O
the O
dead O
. O
' O
'' O

It O
was O
about O
that O
same O
time O
that O
Augustus O
Caesar O
sent O
out O
an O
order O
to O
all O
people O
in O
the O
countries O
that O
were O
under O
Roman O
rule O
. O

The O
order O
said O
that O
everyone O
's O
name O
must O
be O
put O
on O
a O
list O
. O

This O
was O
the O
first O
counting O
of O
all O
the O
people O
while O
Quirinius O
was O
governor O
of O
Syria B-GPE
. O

Everyone O
traveled O
to O
their O
own O
hometowns O
to O
have O
their O
name O
put O
on O
the O
list O
. O

So O
Joseph B-PERSON
left O
Nazareth O
, O
a O
town O
in O
Galilee O
, O
and O
went O
to O
the O
town O
of O
Bethlehem B-GPE
in O
Judea O
. O

It O
was O
known O
as O
the O
town O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
went O
there O
because O
he O
was O
from O
the O
family O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
registered O
with O
Mary B-PERSON
because O
she O
was O
engaged O
to O
marry O
him O
. O

-LRB- O
She O
was O
now O
pregnant O
. O
-RRB- O

While O
Joseph B-PERSON
and O
Mary B-PERSON
were O
in O
Bethlehem B-GPE
, O
the O
time O
came O
for O
her O
to O
have O
the O
baby O
. O

She O
gave O
birth O
to O
her O
first O
son O
. O

She O
wrapped O
him O
up O
well O
and O
laid O
him O
in O
a O
box O
where O
cattle O
are O
fed O
. O

She O
put O
him O
there O
because O
the O
guest O
room O
was O
full O
. O

That O
night O
, O
some O
shepherds O
were O
out O
in O
the O
fields O
near O
Bethlehem B-GPE
watching O
their O
sheep O
. O

An O
angel O
of O
the O
Lord O
appeared O
to O
them O
, O
and O
the O
glory O
of O
the O
Lord O
was O
shining O
around O
them O
. O

The O
shepherds O
were O
very O
afraid O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

I O
have O
some O
very O
good O
news O
for O
you O
-- O
news O
that O
will O
make O
everyone O
happy O
. O

Today O
your O
Savior B-PERSON
was O
born O
in O
David B-PERSON
's O
town O
. O

He O
is O
Christ O
, O
the O
Lord O
. O

This O
is O
how O
you O
will O
know O
him O
: O
You O
will O
find O
a O
baby O
wrapped O
in O
pieces O
of O
cloth O
and O
lying O
in O
a O
feeding O
box O
. O
'' O

Then O
a O
huge O
army O
of O
angels O
from O
heaven O
joined O
the O
first O
angel O
, O
and O
they O
were O
all O
praising O
God O
, O
saying O
, O
`` O

Praise O
God O
in O
heaven O
, O
and O
on O
earth O
let O
there O
be O
peace O
to O
the O
people O
who O
please O
him O
. O
'' O

The O
angels O
left O
the O
shepherds O
and O
went O
back O
to O
heaven O
. O

The O
shepherds O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
Let O
's O
go O
to O
Bethlehem B-GPE
and O
see O
this O
great O
event O
the O
Lord O
has O
told O
us O
about O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
went O
running O
and O
found O
Mary B-PERSON
and O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

And O
there O
was O
the O
baby O
, O
lying O
in O
the O
feeding O
box O
. O

When O
they O
saw O
the O
baby O
, O
they O
told O
what O
the O
angels O
said O
about O
this O
child O
. O

Everyone O
was O
surprised O
when O
they O
heard O
what O
the O
shepherds O
told O
them O
. O

Mary B-PERSON
continued O
to O
think O
about O
these O
things O
, O
trying O
to O
understand O
them O
. O

The O
shepherds O
went O
back O
to O
their O
sheep O
, O
praising O
God O
and O
thanking O
him O
for O
everything O
they O
had O
seen O
and O
heard O
. O

It O
was O
just O
as O
the O
angel O
had O
told O
them O
. O

When O
the O
baby O
was O
eight O
days O
old O
, O
he O
was O
circumcised O
, O
and O
he O
was O
named O
Jesus O
. O

This O
name O
was O
given O
by O
the O
angel O
before O
the O
baby O
began O
to O
grow O
inside O
Mary B-PERSON
. O

The O
time O
came O
for O
Mary B-PERSON
and O
Joseph B-PERSON
to O
do O
the O
things O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
taught O
about O
being O
made O
pure O
. O

They O
brought O
Jesus O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
so O
that O
they O
could O
present O
him O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

It O
is O
written O
in O
the O
law O
of O
the O
Lord O
: O
`` O
When O
a O
mother O
's O
first O
baby O
is O
a O
boy O
, O
he O
shall O
be O
called O
' O
special O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
law O
of O
the O
Lord O
also O
says O
that O
people O
must O
give O
a O
sacrifice O
: O
`` O
You O
must O
sacrifice O
two O
doves O
or O
two O
young O
pigeons O
. O
'' O

So O
Joseph B-PERSON
and O
Mary B-PERSON
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
do O
this O
. O

A O
man O
named O
Simeon O
lived O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
a O
good O
man O
who O
was O
devoted O
to O
God O
. O

He O
was O
waiting O
for O
the O
time O
when O
God O
would O
come O
to O
help O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Holy O
Spirit O
was O
with O
him O
. O

The O
Holy O
Spirit O
told O
him O
that O
he O
would O
not O
die O
before O
he O
saw O
the O
Christ O
from O
the O
Lord O
. O

The O
Spirit O
led O
Simeon O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

So O
he O
was O
there O
when O
Mary B-PERSON
and O
Joseph B-PERSON
brought O
the O
baby O
Jesus O
to O
do O
what O
the O
Jewish O
law O
said O
they O
must O
do O
. O

Simeon O
took O
the O
baby O
in O
his O
arms O
and O
thanked O
God O
: O
`` O
Now O
, O
Lord O
, O
you O
can O
let O
me O
, O
your O
servant O
, O
die O
in O
peace O
as O
you O
said O
. O

I O
have O
seen O
with O
my O
own O
eyes O
how O
you O
will O
save O
your O
people O
. O

Now O
all O
people O
can O
see O
your O
plan O
. O

He O
is O
a O
light O
to O
show O
your O
way O
to O
the O
other O
nations O
. O

And O
he O
will O
bring O
honor O
to O
your O
people O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

Jesus O
' O
father O
and O
mother O
were O
amazed O
at O
what O
Simeon O
said O
about O
him O
. O

Then O
Simeon O
blessed O
them O
and O
said O
to O
Mary B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Many O
Jews O
will O
fall O
and O
many O
will O
rise O
because O
of O
this O
boy O
. O

He O
will O
be O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
that O
some O
will O
not O
accept O
. O

So O
the O
secret O
thoughts O
of O
many O
will O
be O
made O
known O
. O

And O
the O
things O
that O
happen O
will O
be O
painful O
for O
you O
-- O
like O
a O
sword O
cutting O
through O
your O
heart O
. O
'' O

Anna O
, O
a O
prophetess O
, O
was O
there O
at O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

She O
was O
from O
the O
family O
of O
Phanuel O
in O
the O
tribe O
of O
Asher O
. O

She O
was O
now O
very O
old O
. O

She O
had O
lived O
with O
her O
husband O
seven O
years O
before O
he O
died O
and O
left O
her O
alone O
. O

She O
was O
now O
84 O
years O
old O
. O

Anna O
was O
always O
at O
the O
Temple B-GPE
; O
she O
never O
left O
. O

She O
worshiped O
God O
by O
fasting O
and O
praying O
day O
and O
night O
. O

Anna O
was O
there O
when O
Joseph B-PERSON
and O
Mary B-PERSON
came O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

She O
praised O
God O
and O
talked O
about O
Jesus O
to O
all O
those O
who O
were O
waiting O
for O
God O
to O
free O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
and O
Mary B-PERSON
finished O
doing O
all O
the O
things O
that O
the O
law O
of O
the O
Lord O
commanded O
. O

Then O
they O
went O
home O
to O
Nazareth O
, O
their O
own O
town O
in O
Galilee O
. O

The O
little O
boy O
Jesus O
was O
developing O
into O
a O
mature O
young O
man O
, O
full O
of O
wisdom O
. O

God O
was O
blessing O
him O
. O

Every O
year O
Jesus O
' O
parents O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
the O
Passover O
festival O
. O

When O
Jesus O
was O
twelve O
years O
old O
, O
they O
went O
to O
the O
festival O
as O
usual O
. O

When O
the O
festival O
was O
over O
, O
they O
went O
home O
, O
but O
Jesus O
stayed O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

His O
parents O
did O
not O
know O
about O
it O
. O

They O
traveled O
for O
a O
whole O
day O
thinking O
that O
Jesus O
was O
with O
them O
in O
the O
group O
. O

They O
began O
looking O
for O
him O
among O
their O
family O
and O
close O
friends O
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
find O
him O
. O

So O
they O
went O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
look O
for O
him O
there O
. O

After O
three O
days O
they O
found O
him O
. O

Jesus O
was O
sitting O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
with O
the O
religious O
teachers O
, O
listening O
and O
asking O
them O
questions O
. O

Everyone O
who O
heard O
him O
was O
amazed O
at O
his O
understanding O
and O
wise O
answers O
. O

When O
his O
parents O
saw O
him O
, O
they O
wondered O
how O
this O
was O
possible O
. O

And O
his O
mother O
said O
, O
`` O
Son O
, O
why O
did O
you O
do O
this O
to O
us O
? O

Your O
father O
and O
I O
were O
very O
worried O
about O
you O
. O

We O
have O
been O
looking O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
you O
have O
to O
look O
for O
me O
? O

You O
should O
have O
known O
that O
I O
must O
be O
where O
my O
Father O
's O
work O
is O
. O
'' O

But O
they O
did O
not O
understand O
the O
meaning O
of O
what O
he O
said O
to O
them O
. O

Jesus O
went O
with O
them O
to O
Nazareth O
and O
obeyed O
them O
. O

His O
mother O
was O
still O
thinking O
about O
all O
these O
things O
. O

As O
Jesus O
grew O
taller O
, O
he O
continued O
to O
grow O
in O
wisdom O
. O

God O
was O
pleased O
with O
him O
and O
so O
were O
the O
people O
who O
knew O
him O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Things O
will O
surely O
happen O
that O
will O
make O
people O
sin O
. O

But O
it O
will O
be O
very O
bad O
for O
anyone O
who O
makes O
this O
happen O
. O

It O
will O
be O
very O
bad O
for O
anyone O
who O
makes O
one O
of O
these O
little O
children O
sin O
. O

It O
would O
be O
better O
for O
them O
to O
have O
a O
millstone O
tied O
around O
their O
neck O
and O
be O
drowned O
in O
the O
sea O
. O

So O
be O
careful O
! O

`` O
If O
your O
brother O
or O
sister O
in O
God O
's O
family O
does O
something O
wrong O
, O
warn O
them O
. O

If O
they O
are O
sorry O
for O
what O
they O
did O
, O
forgive O
them O
. O

Even O
if O
they O
do O
something O
wrong O
to O
you O
seven O
times O
in O
one O
day O
, O
but O
they O
say O
they O
are O
sorry O
each O
time O
, O
you O
should O
forgive O
them O
. O
'' O

The O
apostles O
said O
to O
the O
Lord O
, O
`` O
Give O
us O
more O
faith O
! O
'' O

The O
Lord O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
your O
faith O
is O
as O
big O
as O
a O
mustard O
seed O
, O
you O
can O
say O
to O
this O
mulberry O
tree O
, O
' O
Dig O
yourself O
up O
and O
plant O
yourself O
in O
the O
ocean O
! O
' O

And O
the O
tree O
will O
obey O
you O
. O

`` O
Suppose O
one O
of O
you O
has O
a O
servant O
who O
has O
been O
working O
in O
the O
field O
, O
plowing O
or O
caring O
for O
the O
sheep O
. O

When O
he O
comes O
in O
from O
work O
, O
what O
would O
you O
say O
to O
him O
? O

Would O
you O
say O
, O
' O
Come O
in O
, O
sit O
down O
and O
eat O
' O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
! O

You O
would O
say O
to O
your O
servant O
, O
' O
Prepare O
something O
for O
me O
to O
eat O
. O

Then O
get O
ready O
and O
serve O
me O
. O

When O
I O
finish O
eating O
and O
drinking O
, O
then O
you O
can O
eat O
. O
' O

The O
servant O
should O
not O
get O
any O
special O
thanks O
for O
doing O
his O
job O
. O

He O
is O
only O
doing O
what O
his O
master O
told O
him O
to O
do O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
you O
. O

When O
you O
finish O
doing O
all O
that O
you O
are O
told O
to O
do O
, O
you O
should O
say O
, O
' O
We O
are O
not O
worthy O
of O
any O
special O
thanks O
. O

We O
have O
only O
done O
the O
work O
we O
should O
do O
. O
' O
'' O

Jesus O
was O
traveling O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
went O
from O
Galilee O
to O
Samaria O
. O

He O
came O
into O
a O
small O
town O
, O
and O
ten O
men O
met O
him O
there O
. O

They O
did O
not O
come O
close O
to O
him O
, O
because O
they O
all O
had O
leprosy O
. O

But O
the O
men O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
! O

Master O
! O

Please O
help O
us O
! O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
saw O
the O
men O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
show O
yourselves O
to O
the O
priests O
. O
'' O

While O
the O
ten O
men O
were O
going O
to O
the O
priests O
, O
they O
were O
healed O
. O

When O
one O
of O
them O
saw O
that O
he O
was O
healed O
, O
he O
went O
back O
to O
Jesus O
. O

He O
praised O
God O
loudly O
. O

He O
bowed O
down O
at O
Jesus O
' O
feet O
and O
thanked O
him O
. O

-LRB- O
He O
was O
a O
Samaritan O
. O
-RRB- O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Ten O
men O
were O
healed O
; O
where O
are O
the O
other O
nine O
? O

This O
man O
is O
not O
even O
one O
of O
our O
people O
. O

Is O
he O
the O
only O
one O
who O
came O
back O
to O
give O
praise O
to O
God O
? O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
man O
, O
`` O
Stand O
up O
! O

You O
can O
go O
. O

You O
were O
healed O
because O
you O
believed O
. O
'' O

Some O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
When O
will O
God O
's O
kingdom O
come O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
coming O
, O
but O
not O
in O
a O
way O
that O
you O
can O
see O
it O
. O

People O
will O
not O
say O
, O
' O
Look O
, O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
here O
! O
' O

or O
' O
There O
it O
is O
! O
' O

No O
, O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
here O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
The O
time O
will O
come O
when O
you O
will O
want O
very O
much O
to O
see O
one O
of O
the O
days O
of O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
, O
but O
you O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
. O

People O
will O
say O
to O
you O
, O
' O
Look O
, O
there O
it O
is O
! O
' O

or O
' O
Look O
, O
here O
it O
is O
! O
' O

Stay O
where O
you O
are O
; O
do O
n't O
go O
away O
and O
search O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
comes O
again O
, O
you O
will O
know O
it O
. O

On O
that O
day O
he O
will O
shine O
like O
lightning O
flashes O
across O
the O
sky O
. O

But O
first O
, O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
must O
suffer O
many O
things O
. O

The O
people O
of O
today O
will O
refuse O
to O
accept O
him O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
comes O
again O
, O
it O
will O
be O
the O
same O
as O
it O
was O
when O
Noah B-PERSON
lived O
. O

People O
were O
eating O
, O
drinking O
, O
and O
getting O
married O
even O
on O
the O
day O
when O
Noah B-PERSON
entered O
the O
boat O
. O

Then O
the O
flood O
came O
and O
killed O
them O
all O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
the O
same O
as O
during O
the O
time O
of O
Lot O
, O
when O
God O
destroyed O
Sodom O
. O

Those O
people O
were O
eating O
, O
drinking O
, O
buying O
, O
selling O
, O
planting O
, O
and O
building O
houses O
for O
themselves O
. O

They O
were O
doing O
these O
things O
even O
on O
the O
day O
when O
Lot O
left O
town O
. O

Then O
fire O
and O
sulfur O
rained O
down O
from O
the O
sky O
and O
killed O
them O
all O
. O

This O
is O
exactly O
how O
it O
will O
be O
when O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
comes O
again O
. O

`` O
On O
that O
day O
if O
a O
man O
is O
on O
his O
roof O
, O
he O
will O
not O
have O
time O
to O
go O
inside O
and O
get O
his O
things O
. O

If O
a O
man O
is O
in O
the O
field O
, O
he O
can O
not O
go O
back O
home O
. O

Remember O
what O
happened O
to O
Lot O
's O
wife O
! O

`` O
Whoever O
tries O
to O
keep O
the O
life O
they O
have O
will O
lose O
it O
. O

But O
whoever O
gives O
up O
their O
life O
will O
save O
it O
. O

That O
night O
there O
may O
be O
two O
people O
sleeping O
in O
one O
room O
. O

One O
will O
be O
taken O
and O
the O
other O
will O
be O
left O
. O

There O
may O
be O
two O
women O
working O
together O
. O

One O
will O
be O
taken O
and O
the O
other O
will O
be O
left O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Where O
will O
this O
be O
, O
Lord O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
It O
's O
like O
looking O
for O
a O
dead O
body O
-- O
you O
will O
find O
it O
where O
the O
vultures O
are O
gathering O
above O
. O
'' O

The O
next O
day O
after O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
Mary O
Magdalene O
, O
Salome O
, O
and O
Mary B-PERSON
the O
mother O
of O
James B-PERSON
bought O
some O
sweet O
- O
smelling O
spices O
to O
put O
on O
Jesus O
' O
body O
. O

Very O
early O
on O
that O
day O
, O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O
week O
, O
the O
women O
were O
going O
to O
the O
tomb O
. O

It O
was O
very O
early O
after O
sunrise O
. O

The O
women O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
There O
is O
a O
large O
stone O
covering O
the O
entrance O
of O
the O
tomb O
. O

Who O
will O
move O
the O
stone O
for O
us O
? O
'' O

Then O
the O
women O
looked O
and O
saw O
that O
the O
stone O
was O
moved O
. O

The O
stone O
was O
very O
large O
, O
but O
it O
was O
moved O
away O
from O
the O
entrance O
. O

The O
women O
walked O
into O
the O
tomb O
and O
saw O
a O
young O
man O
there O
wearing O
a O
white O
robe O
. O

He O
was O
sitting O
on O
the O
right O
side O
of O
the O
tomb O
. O

The O
women O
were O
afraid O
. O

But O
the O
man O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

You O
are O
looking O
for O
Jesus O
from O
Nazareth O
, O
the O
one O
who O
was O
killed O
on O
a O
cross O
. O

He O
has O
risen O
from O
death O
! O

He O
is O
not O
here O
. O

Look O
, O
here O
is O
the O
place O
they O
put O
him O
when O
he O
was O
dead O
. O

Now O
go O
and O
tell O
his O
followers O
. O

And O
be O
sure O
to O
tell O
Peter B-PERSON
. O

Tell O
them O
, O
' O
Jesus O
is O
going O
into O
Galilee O
and O
will O
be O
there O
before O
you O
come O
. O

You O
will O
see O
him O
there O
, O
as O
he O
told O
you O
before O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
women O
were O
very O
afraid O
and O
confused O
. O

They O
left O
the O
tomb O
and O
ran O
away O
. O

They O
did O
not O
tell O
about O
what O
happened O
, O
because O
they O
were O
afraid O
. O

Jesus O
rose O
from O
death O
early O
on O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O
week O
. O

He O
appeared O
first O
to O
Mary O
Magdalene O
. O

One O
time O
in O
the O
past O
Jesus O
had O
forced O
seven O
demons O
out O
of O
Mary B-PERSON
. O

After O
Mary B-PERSON
saw O
Jesus O
, O
she O
went O
and O
told O
his O
followers O
. O

They O
were O
very O
sad O
and O
were O
crying O
. O

But O
Mary B-PERSON
told O
them O
that O
Jesus O
was O
alive O
. O

She O
said O
that O
she O
had O
seen O
Jesus O
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
believe O
her O
. O

Later O
, O
Jesus O
appeared O
to O
two O
followers O
while O
they O
were O
walking O
in O
the O
country O
. O

But O
Jesus O
did O
not O
look O
the O
same O
as O
before O
he O
was O
killed O
. O

These O
followers O
went O
back O
to O
the O
other O
followers O
and O
told O
them O
what O
happened O
. O

Again O
, O
the O
followers O
did O
not O
believe O
them O
. O

Later O
, O
Jesus O
appeared O
to O
the O
eleven O
followers O
while O
they O
were O
eating O
. O

He O
criticized O
them O
because O
they O
had O
so O
little O
faith O
. O

They O
were O
stubborn O
and O
refused O
to O
believe O
the O
people O
who O
said O
Jesus O
had O
risen O
from O
death O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Go O
everywhere O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Tell O
the O
Good O
News O
to O
everyone O
. O

Whoever O
believes O
and O
is O
baptized O
will O
be O
saved O
. O

But O
those O
who O
do O
not O
believe O
will O
be O
judged O
guilty O
. O

And O
the O
people O
who O
believe O
will O
be O
able O
to O
do O
these O
things O
as O
proof O
: O
They O
will O
use O
my O
name O
to O
force O
demons O
out O
of O
people O
. O

They O
will O
speak O
in O
languages O
they O
never O
learned O
. O

If O
they O
pick O
up O
snakes O
or O
drink O
any O
poison O
, O
they O
will O
not O
be O
hurt O
. O

They O
will O
lay O
their O
hands O
on O
sick O
people O
, O
and O
they O
will O
get O
well O
. O
'' O

After O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
said O
these O
things O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
he O
was O
carried O
up O
into O
heaven O
. O

There O
, O
Jesus O
sat O
at O
the O
right O
side O
of O
God O
. O

The O
followers O
went O
everywhere O
in O
the O
world O
telling O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
, O
and O
the O
Lord O
helped O
them O
. O

By O
giving O
them O
power O
to O
do O
miracles O
the O
Lord O
proved O
that O
their O
message O
was O
true O
. O

The O
Good O
News O
about O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
, O
begins O
with O
what O
the O
prophet O
Isaiah B-PERSON
said O
would O
happen O
. O

He O
wrote O
: O
`` O
Listen O
! O

I O
will O
send O
my O
messenger O
ahead O
of O
you O
. O

He O
will O
prepare O
the O
way O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

`` O
There O
is O
someone O
shouting O
in O
the O
desert O
: O
' O
Prepare O
the O
way O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

Make O
the O
road O
straight O
for O
him O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
came O
and O
was O
baptizing O
people O
in O
the O
desert O
area O
. O

He O
told O
them O
to O
be O
baptized O
to O
show O
that O
they O
wanted O
to O
change O
their O
lives O
, O
and O
then O
their O
sins O
would O
be O
forgiven O
. O

All O
the O
people O
from O
Judea O
, O
including O
everyone O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
came O
out O
to O
John B-PERSON
. O

They O
confessed O
the O
bad O
things O
they O
had O
done O
, O
and O
he O
baptized O
them O
in O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

John B-PERSON
wore O
clothes O
made O
from O
camel O
's O
hair O
and O
a O
leather O
belt O
around O
his O
waist O
. O

He O
ate O
locusts O
and O
wild O
honey O
. O

This O
is O
what O
John B-PERSON
told O
the O
people O
: O
`` O
There O
is O
someone O
coming O
later O
who O
is O
able O
to O
do O
more O
than O
I O
can O
. O

I O
am O
not O
good O
enough O
to O
be O
the O
slave O
who O
stoops O
down O
to O
untie O
his O
sandals O
. O

I O
baptize O
you O
with O
water O
, O
but O
the O
one O
who O
is O
coming O
will O
baptize O
you O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O
'' O

About O
that O
time O
Jesus O
came O
from O
the O
town O
of O
Nazareth O
in O
Galilee O
to O
the O
place O
where O
John B-PERSON
was O
. O

John B-PERSON
baptized O
Jesus O
in O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

As O
Jesus O
was O
coming O
up O
out O
of O
the O
water O
, O
he O
saw O
the O
sky O
torn O
open O
. O

The O
Spirit O
came O
down O
on O
him O
like O
a O
dove O
. O

A O
voice O
came O
from O
heaven O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
my O
Son O
, O
the O
one O
I O
love O
. O

I O
am O
very O
pleased O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
Spirit O
sent O
Jesus O
into O
the O
desert O
alone O
. O

He O
was O
there O
for O
40 O
days O
, O
being O
tempted O
by O
Satan O
. O

During O
this O
time O
he O
was O
out O
among O
the O
wild O
animals O
. O

Then O
angels O
came O
and O
helped O
him O
. O

After O
John B-PERSON
was O
put O
in O
prison O
, O
Jesus O
went O
into O
Galilee O
and O
told O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
from O
God O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
right O
time O
is O
now O
here O
. O

God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
near O
. O

Change O
your O
hearts O
and O
lives O
, O
and O
believe O
the O
Good O
News O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
was O
walking O
by O
Lake O
Galilee O
. O

He O
saw O
Simon B-PERSON
and O
his O
brother O
, O
Andrew B-PERSON
. O

These O
two O
men O
were O
fishermen O
, O
and O
they O
were O
throwing O
a O
net O
into O
the O
lake O
to O
catch O
fish O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Come O
, O
follow O
me O
, O
and O
I O
will O
make O
you O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
fishermen O
. O

You O
will O
bring O
in O
people O
, O
not O
fish O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
immediately O
left O
their O
nets O
and O
followed O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
continued O
walking O
by O
Lake O
Galilee O
. O

He O
saw O
two O
more O
brothers O
, O
James B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
, O
the O
sons O
of O
Zebedee O
. O

They O
were O
in O
their O
boat O
, O
preparing O
their O
nets O
to O
catch O
fish O
. O

Their O
father O
Zebedee O
and O
the O
men O
who O
worked O
for O
him O
were O
in O
the O
boat O
with O
the O
brothers O
. O

When O
Jesus O
saw O
the O
brothers O
, O
he O
told O
them O
to O
come O
. O

They O
left O
their O
father O
and O
followed O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
to O
Capernaum O
. O

On O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
Jesus O
went O
into O
the O
synagogue O
and O
taught O
the O
people O
. O

They O
were O
amazed O
at O
his O
teaching O
. O

He O
did O
not O
teach O
like O
their O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
. O

He O
taught O
like O
someone O
with O
authority O
. O

While O
Jesus O
was O
in O
the O
synagogue O
, O
a O
man O
was O
there O
who O
had O
an O
evil O
spirit O
inside O
him O
. O

The O
man O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
of O
Nazareth O
! O

What O
do O
you O
want O
with O
us O
? O

Did O
you O
come O
to O
destroy O
us O
? O

I O
know O
who O
you O
are O
-- O
God O
's O
Holy O
One O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
, O
his O
voice O
full O
of O
warning O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
Be O
quiet O
, O
and O
come O
out O
of O
him O
! O
'' O

The O
evil O
spirit O
made O
the O
man O
shake O
. O

Then O
the O
spirit O
made O
a O
loud O
noise O
and O
came O
out O
of O
him O
. O

The O
people O
were O
amazed O
. O

They O
asked O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
What O
is O
happening O
here O
? O

This O
man O
is O
teaching O
something O
new O
, O
and O
he O
teaches O
with O
authority O
! O

He O
even O
commands O
evil O
spirits O
, O
and O
they O
obey O
him O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
news O
about O
Jesus O
spread O
quickly O
everywhere O
in O
the O
area O
of O
Galilee O
. O

Jesus O
and O
the O
followers O
left O
the O
synagogue O
. O

They O
all O
went O
with O
James B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
to O
the O
home O
of O
Simon B-PERSON
and O
Andrew B-PERSON
. O

Simon B-PERSON
's O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
was O
very O
sick O
. O

She O
was O
in O
bed O
and O
had O
a O
fever O
. O

The O
people O
there O
told O
Jesus O
about O
her O
. O

So O
he O
went O
to O
her O
bed O
. O

Jesus O
held O
her O
hand O
and O
helped O
her O
stand O
up O
. O

The O
fever O
left O
her O
, O
and O
she O
was O
healed O
. O

Then O
she O
began O
serving O
them O
. O

That O
night O
, O
after O
the O
sun O
went O
down O
, O
the O
people O
brought O
to O
Jesus O
many O
who O
were O
sick O
. O

They O
also O
brought O
those O
who O
had O
demons O
inside O
them O
. O

Everyone O
in O
the O
town O
gathered O
at O
the O
door O
of O
that O
house O
. O

Jesus O
healed O
many O
of O
those O
who O
had O
different O
kinds O
of O
sicknesses O
. O

He O
also O
forced O
many O
demons O
out O
of O
people O
. O

But O
he O
would O
not O
allow O
the O
demons O
to O
speak O
, O
because O
they O
knew O
who O
he O
was O
. O

The O
next O
morning O
Jesus O
woke O
up O
very O
early O
. O

He O
left O
the O
house O
while O
it O
was O
still O
dark O
and O
went O
to O
a O
place O
where O
he O
could O
be O
alone O
and O
pray O
. O

Later O
, O
Simon B-PERSON
and O
his O
friends O
went O
to O
look O
for O
Jesus O
. O

They O
found O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Everyone O
is O
looking O
for O
you O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
should O
go O
to O
another O
place O
. O

We O
can O
go O
to O
other O
towns O
around O
here O
, O
and O
I O
can O
tell O
God O
's O
message O
to O
those O
people O
too O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
came O
. O
'' O

So O
Jesus O
traveled O
everywhere O
in O
Galilee O
. O

He O
spoke O
in O
the O
synagogues O
, O
and O
he O
forced O
demons O
out O
of O
people O
. O

A O
man O
who O
had O
leprosy O
came O
to O
Jesus O
. O

The O
man O
bowed O
on O
his O
knees O
and O
begged O
him O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
the O
power O
to O
heal O
me O
if O
you O
want O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
felt O
sorry O
for O
the O
man O
. O

So O
he O
touched O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
want O
to O
heal O
you O
. O

Be O
healed O
! O
'' O

Immediately O
the O
leprosy O
disappeared O
, O
and O
the O
man O
was O
healed O
. O

Jesus O
told O
the O
man O
to O
go O
, O
but O
he O
gave O
him O
a O
strong O
warning O
: O
`` O
Do O
n't O
tell O
anyone O
about O
what O
I O
did O
for O
you O
. O

But O
go O
and O
let O
the O
priest O
look O
at O
you O
. O

And O
offer O
a O
gift O
to O
God O
because O
you O
have O
been O
healed O
. O

Offer O
the O
gift O
that O
Moses O
commanded O
. O

This O
will O
show O
everyone O
that O
you O
are O
healed O
. O
'' O

The O
man O
left O
there O
and O
told O
everyone O
he O
saw O
that O
Jesus O
had O
healed O
him O
. O

So O
the O
news O
about O
Jesus O
spread O
. O

And O
that O
is O
why O
he O
could O
not O
enter O
a O
town O
if O
people O
saw O
him O
. O

He O
stayed O
in O
places O
where O
people O
did O
not O
live O
. O

But O
people O
came O
from O
all O
the O
towns O
to O
the O
places O
where O
he O
was O
. O

It O
was O
now O
only O
two O
days O
before O
the O
Passover O
and O
the O
Festival O
of O
Unleavened O
Bread O
. O

The O
leading O
priests O
and O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
were O
trying O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
arrest O
Jesus O
without O
the O
people O
seeing O
it O
. O

Then O
they O
could O
kill O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
But O
we O
can O
not O
arrest O
Jesus O
during O
the O
festival O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
want O
the O
people O
to O
be O
angry O
and O
cause O
a O
riot O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
was O
in O
Bethany O
at O
the O
house O
of O
Simon B-PERSON
the O
leper O
. O

While O
he O
was O
eating O
there O
, O
a O
woman O
came O
to O
him O
. O

She O
had O
an O
alabaster O
jar O
filled O
with O
expensive O
perfume O
made O
of O
pure O
nard O
. O

She O
opened O
the O
jar O
and O
poured O
the O
perfume O
on O
Jesus O
' O
head O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
followers O
there O
saw O
this O
. O

They O
were O
upset O
and O
complained O
to O
each O
other O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
waste O
that O
perfume O
? O

It O
was O
worth O
a O
full O
year O
's O
pay O
. O

It O
could O
have O
been O
sold O
and O
the O
money O
given O
to O
those O
who O
are O
poor O
. O
'' O

And O
they O
told O
the O
woman O
what O
a O
bad O
thing O
she O
had O
done O
. O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Leave O
her O
alone O
. O

Why O
are O
you O
giving O
her O
such O
trouble O
? O

She O
did O
a O
very O
good O
thing O
for O
me O
. O

You O
will O
always O
have O
the O
poor O
with O
you O
, O
and O
you O
can O
help O
them O
any O
time O
you O
want O
. O

But O
you O
will O
not O
always O
have O
me O
. O

This O
woman O
did O
the O
only O
thing O
she O
could O
do O
for O
me O
. O

She O
poured O
perfume O
on O
my O
body O
before O
I O
die O
to O
prepare O
it O
for O
burial O
. O

The O
Good O
News O
will O
be O
told O
to O
people O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

And O
I O
can O
assure O
you O
that O
everywhere O
the O
Good O
News O
is O
told O
, O
the O
story O
of O
what O
this O
woman O
did O
will O
also O
be O
told O
, O
and O
people O
will O
remember O
her O
. O
'' O

Then O
Judas O
Iscariot O
, O
one O
of O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
, O
went O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
leading O
priests O
about O
handing O
Jesus O
over O
to O
them O
. O

They O
were O
very O
happy O
about O
this O
, O
and O
they O
promised O
to O
pay O
him O
. O

So O
he O
waited O
for O
the O
best O
time O
to O
hand O
Jesus O
over O
to O
them O
. O

It O
was O
now O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O
Festival O
of O
Unleavened O
Bread O
-- O
the O
day O
the O
lambs O
were O
killed O
for O
the O
Passover O
. O

Jesus O
' O
followers O
came O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
will O
go O
and O
prepare O
everything O
for O
you O
to O
eat O
the O
Passover O
meal O
. O

Where O
do O
you O
want O
us O
to O
have O
the O
meal O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
sent O
two O
of O
his O
followers O
into O
the O
city O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Go O
into O
the O
city O
. O

You O
will O
see O
a O
man O
carrying O
a O
jar O
of O
water O
. O

He O
will O
come O
to O
you O
. O

Follow O
him O
. O

He O
will O
go O
into O
a O
house O
. O

Tell O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
house O
, O
' O
The O
Teacher O
asks O
that O
you O
show O
us O
the O
room O
where O
he O
and O
his O
followers O
can O
eat O
the O
Passover O
meal O
. O
' O

The O
owner O
will O
show O
you O
a O
large O
room O
upstairs O
that O
is O
ready O
for O
us O
. O

Prepare O
the O
meal O
for O
us O
there O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
followers O
left O
and O
went O
into O
the O
city O
. O

Everything O
happened O
the O
way O
Jesus O
said O
. O

So O
the O
followers O
prepared O
the O
Passover O
meal O
. O

In O
the O
evening O
, O
Jesus O
went O
to O
that O
house O
with O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
. O

While O
they O
were O
all O
at O
the O
table O
eating O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O

Believe O
me O
when O
I O
say O
that O
one O
of O
you O
will O
hand O
me O
over O
to O
my O
enemies O
-- O
one O
of O
you O
eating O
with O
me O
now O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
were O
very O
sad O
to O
hear O
this O
. O

Each O
one O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Surely O
I O
am O
not O
the O
one O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
one O
of O
you O
twelve O
-- O
the O
one O
who O
is O
dipping O
his O
bread O
in O
the O
same O
bowl O
with O
me O
. O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
suffer O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
will O
happen O
to O
him O
. O

But O
it O
will O
be O
very O
bad O
for O
the O
one O
who O
hands O
over O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
to O
be O
killed O
. O

It O
would O
be O
better O
for O
him O
if O
he O
had O
never O
been O
born O
. O
'' O

While O
they O
were O
eating O
, O
Jesus O
took O
some O
bread O
and O
thanked O
God O
for O
it O
. O

He O
broke O
off O
some O
pieces O
, O
gave O
them O
to O
his O
followers O
and O
said O
, O
`` O

Take O
and O
eat O
this O
bread O
. O

It O
is O
my O
body O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
took O
a O
cup O
of O
wine O
, O
thanked O
God O
for O
it O
, O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
them O
. O

They O
all O
drank O
from O
the O
cup O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
wine O
is O
my O
blood O
, O
which O
will O
be O
poured O
out O
for O
many O
to O
begin O
the O
new O
agreement O
from O
God O
to O
his O
people O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
, O
I O
will O
not O
drink O
this O
wine O
again O
until O
that O
day O
when O
I O
drink O
it O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
and O
the O
wine O
is O
new O
. O
'' O

They O
all O
sang O
a O
song O
and O
then O
went O
out O
to O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
told O
the O
followers O
, O
`` O
You O
will O
all O
lose O
your O
faith O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
I O
will O
kill O
the O
shepherd O
, O
and O
the O
sheep O
will O
run O
away O
. O
' O

But O
after O
I O
am O
killed O
, O
I O
will O
rise O
from O
death O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
go O
to O
Galilee O
. O

I O
will O
be O
there O
before O
you O
come O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
All O
the O
other O
followers O
may O
lose O
their O
faith O
. O

But O
my O
faith O
will O
never O
be O
shaken O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
truth O
is O
, O
tonight O
you O
will O
say O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
me O
. O

You O
will O
say O
it O
three O
times O
before O
the O
rooster O
crows O
twice O
. O
'' O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
strongly O
protested O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
never O
say O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
you O
! O

I O
will O
even O
die O
with O
you O
! O
'' O

And O
all O
the O
other O
followers O
said O
the O
same O
thing O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
to O
a O
place O
named O
Gethsemane O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Sit O
here O
while O
I O
pray O
. O
'' O

But O
he O
told O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
James B-PERSON
, O
and O
John B-PERSON
to O
come O
with O
him O
. O

He O
began O
to O
be O
very O
distressed O
and O
troubled O
, O
and O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
My O
heart O
is O
so O
heavy O
with O
grief O
, O
I O
feel O
as O
if O
I O
am O
dying O
. O

Wait O
here O
and O
stay O
awake O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
went O
on O
a O
little O
farther O
away O
from O
them O
, O
fell O
to O
the O
ground O
, O
and O
prayed O
. O

He O
asked O
that O
, O
if O
possible O
, O
he O
would O
not O
have O
this O
time O
of O
suffering O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Abba O
, O
Father O
! O

You O
can O
do O
all O
things O
. O

Do O
n't O
make O
me O
drink O
from O
this O
cup O
. O

But O
do O
what O
you O
want O
, O
not O
what O
I O
want O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
went O
back O
to O
his O
followers O
and O
found O
them O
sleeping O
. O

He O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
why O
are O
you O
sleeping O
? O

Could O
you O
not O
stay O
awake O
with O
me O
for O
one O
hour O
? O

Stay O
awake O
and O
pray O
for O
strength O
against O
temptation O
. O

Your O
spirit O
wants O
to O
do O
what O
is O
right O
, O
but O
your O
body O
is O
weak O
. O
'' O

Again O
Jesus O
went O
away O
and O
prayed O
the O
same O
thing O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
back O
to O
the O
followers O
and O
again O
found O
them O
sleeping O
. O

They O
could O
not O
stay O
awake O
. O

They O
did O
not O
know O
what O
they O
should O
say O
to O
him O
. O

After O
Jesus O
prayed O
a O
third O
time O
, O
he O
went O
back O
to O
his O
followers O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
still O
sleeping O
and O
resting O
? O

That O
's O
enough O
! O

The O
time O
has O
come O
for O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
to O
be O
handed O
over O
to O
the O
control O
of O
sinful O
men O
. O

Stand O
up O
! O

We O
must O
go O
. O

Here O
comes O
the O
man O
who O
is O
handing O
me O
over O
to O
them O
. O
'' O

While O
Jesus O
was O
still O
speaking O
, O
Judas O
, O
one O
of O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
, O
came O
there O
. O

He O
had O
a O
big O
crowd O
of O
people O
with O
him O
, O
all O
carrying O
swords O
and O
clubs O
. O

They O
had O
been O
sent O
from O
the O
leading O
priests O
, O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
, O
and O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
. O

Judas O
planned O
to O
do O
something O
to O
show O
them O
which O
one O
was O
Jesus O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
one O
I O
kiss O
will O
be O
Jesus O
. O

Arrest O
him O
and O
guard O
him O
while O
you O
lead O
him O
away O
. O
'' O

So O
Judas O
went O
over O
to O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
! O
'' O

Then O
he O
kissed O
him O
. O

The O
men O
grabbed O
Jesus O
and O
arrested O
him O
. O

One O
of O
the O
followers O
standing O
near O
Jesus O
grabbed O
his O
sword O
and O
pulled O
it O
out O
. O

He O
swung O
it O
at O
the O
servant O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
and O
cut O
off O
his O
ear O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
come O
to O
get O
me O
with O
swords O
and O
clubs O
as O
if O
I O
were O
a O
criminal O
? O

Every O
day O
I O
was O
with O
you O
teaching O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

You O
did O
not O
arrest O
me O
there O
. O

But O
all O
these O
things O
have O
happened O
to O
show O
the O
full O
meaning O
of O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
said O
. O
'' O
Then O
all O
of O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
left O
him O
and O
ran O
away O
. O

One O
of O
those O
following O
Jesus O
was O
a O
young O
man O
wearing O
only O
a O
linen O
cloth O
. O

When O
the O
people O
tried O
to O
grab O
him O
, O
he O
left O
the O
cloth O
in O
their O
hands O
and O
ran O
away O
naked O
. O

Those O
who O
arrested O
Jesus O
led O
him O
to O
the O
house O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
. O

All O
the O
leading O
priests O
, O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
, O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
were O
gathered O
there O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
followed O
Jesus O
but O
stayed O
back O
at O
a O
distance O
. O

He O
followed O
him O
to O
the O
yard O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
's O
house O
. O

He O
went O
into O
the O
yard O
and O
sat O
there O
with O
the O
guards O
, O
warming O
himself O
by O
their O
fire O
. O

The O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
whole O
high O
council O
tried O
to O
find O
something O
that O
Jesus O
had O
done O
wrong O
so O
they O
could O
kill O
him O
. O

But O
the O
council O
could O
find O
no O
proof O
that O
would O
allow O
them O
to O
kill O
Jesus O
. O

Many O
people O
came O
and O
told O
lies O
against O
Jesus O
, O
but O
they O
all O
said O
different O
things O
. O

None O
of O
them O
agreed O
. O

Then O
some O
others O
stood O
up O
and O
told O
more O
lies O
against O
Jesus O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
heard O
this O
man O
say O
, O
' O
I O
will O
destroy O
this O
Temple B-GPE
built O
by O
human O
hands O
. O

And O
three O
days O
later O
, O
I O
will O
build O
another O
Temple B-GPE
not O
made O
by O
human O
hands O
. O
' O
'' O

But O
also O
what O
these O
people O
said O
did O
not O
agree O
. O

Then O
the O
high O
priest O
stood O
up O
before O
everyone O
and O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
These O
people O
said O
things O
against O
you O
. O

Do O
you O
have O
something O
to O
say O
about O
their O
charges O
? O

Are O
they O
telling O
the O
truth O
? O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
said O
nothing O
to O
answer O
him O
. O

The O
high O
priest O
asked O
Jesus O
another O
question O
: O
`` O
Are O
you O
the O
Christ O
, O
the O
Son O
of O
the O
blessed O
God O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
am O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O

And O
in O
the O
future O
you O
will O
see O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
sitting O
at O
the O
right O
side O
of O
God O
All O
- O
Powerful O
. O

And O
you O
will O
see O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
coming O
on O
the O
clouds O
of O
heaven O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
high O
priest O
heard O
this O
, O
he O
tore O
his O
clothes O
in O
anger O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
do O
n't O
need O
any O
more O
witnesses O
! O

You O
all O
heard O
these O
insults O
to O
God O
. O

What O
do O
you O
think O
? O
'' O

Everyone O
agreed O
that O
Jesus O
was O
guilty O
and O
must O
be O
killed O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
people O
there O
spit O
at O
him O
. O

They O
covered O
his O
eyes O
and O
hit O
him O
with O
their O
fists O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Be O
a O
prophet O
and O
tell O
us O
who O
hit O
you O
! O
'' O

Then O
the O
guards O
led O
Jesus O
away O
and O
beat O
him O
. O

While O
Peter B-PERSON
was O
still O
in O
the O
yard O
, O
a O
servant O
girl O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
came O
there O
. O

She O
saw O
him O
warming O
himself O
by O
the O
fire O
. O

She O
looked O
closely O
at O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
were O
with O
Jesus O
, O
that O
man O
from O
Nazareth O
. O
'' O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
this O
was O
not O
true O
. O

`` O
That O
makes O
no O
sense O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
you O
are O
talking O
about O
! O
'' O

Then O
he O
left O
and O
went O
to O
the O
entrance O
of O
the O
yard O
, O
and O
a O
rooster O
crowed O
. O

When O
the O
servant O
girl O
saw O
him O
there O
, O
she O
began O
saying O
again O
to O
the O
people O
standing O
around O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
is O
one O
of O
them O
. O
'' O

Again O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
it O
was O
not O
true O
. O

A O
short O
time O
later O
, O
the O
people O
standing O
there O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
know O
you O
are O
one O
of O
them O
, O
because O
you O
are O
from O
Galilee O
. O
'' O

Then O
Peter B-PERSON
began O
to O
curse O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
swear O
to O
God O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
this O
man O
you O
are O
talking O
about O
! O
'' O

As O
soon O
as O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
this O
, O
the O
rooster O
crowed O
the O
second O
time O
. O

Then O
he O
remembered O
what O
Jesus O
had O
told O
him O
: O
`` O
Before O
the O
rooster O
crows O
twice O
, O
you O
will O
say O
three O
times O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
Peter B-PERSON
began O
to O
cry O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
were O
coming O
closer O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
came O
to O
the O
towns O
of O
Bethphage O
and O
Bethany O
at O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

There O
Jesus O
sent O
two O
of O
his O
followers O
to O
do O
something O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
the O
town O
you O
can O
see O
there O
. O

When O
you O
enter O
it O
, O
you O
will O
find O
a O
young O
donkey O
that O
no O
one O
has O
ever O
ridden O
. O

Untie O
it O
and O
bring O
it O
here O
to O
me O
. O

If O
anyone O
asks O
you O
why O
you O
are O
taking O
the O
donkey O
, O
tell O
them O
, O
' O
The O
Master O
needs O
it O
. O

He O
will O
send O
it O
back O
soon O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
followers O
went O
into O
the O
town O
. O

They O
found O
a O
young O
donkey O
tied O
in O
the O
street O
near O
the O
door O
of O
a O
house O
, O
and O
they O
untied O
it O
. O

Some O
people O
were O
standing O
there O
and O
saw O
this O
. O

They O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
are O
you O
doing O
? O

Why O
are O
you O
untying O
that O
donkey O
? O
'' O

The O
followers O
answered O
the O
way O
Jesus O
told O
them O
, O
and O
the O
people O
let O
them O
take O
the O
donkey O
. O

The O
followers O
brought O
the O
donkey O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
put O
their O
coats O
on O
it O
, O
and O
Jesus O
sat O
on O
it O
. O

Many O
people O
spread O
their O
coats O
on O
the O
road O
for O
Jesus O
. O

Others O
cut O
branches O
in O
the O
fields O
and O
spread O
the O
branches O
on O
the O
road O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
were O
walking O
ahead O
of O
Jesus O
. O

Others O
were O
walking O
behind O
him O
. O

Everyone O
shouted O
, O
`` O
' O
Praise O
Him O
! O
' O
' O

Welcome O
! O

God O
bless O
the O
one O
who O
comes O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
! O
' O

`` O
God O
bless O
the O
kingdom O
of O
our O
father O
David B-PERSON
. O

That O
kingdom O
is O
coming O
! O

Praise O
to O
God O
in O
heaven O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
entered O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
went O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

He O
looked O
at O
everything O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
, O
but O
it O
was O
already O
late O
. O

So O
he O
went O
to O
Bethany O
with O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
. O

The O
next O
day O
, O
Jesus O
was O
leaving O
Bethany O
. O

He O
was O
hungry O
. O

He O
saw O
a O
fig O
tree O
with O
leaves O
. O

So O
he O
went O
to O
the O
tree O
to O
see O
if O
it O
had O
any O
figs O
growing O
on O
it O
. O

But O
he O
found O
no O
figs O
on O
the O
tree O
. O

There O
were O
only O
leaves O
, O
because O
it O
was O
not O
the O
right O
time O
for O
figs O
to O
grow O
. O

So O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
tree O
, O
`` O
People O
will O
never O
eat O
fruit O
from O
you O
again O
. O
'' O

His O
followers O
heard O
him O
say O
this O
. O

Jesus O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
entered O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

He O
began O
driving O
out O
the O
people O
who O
were O
buying O
and O
selling O
things O
there O
. O

He O
turned O
over O
the O
tables O
that O
belonged O
to O
those O
who O
were O
exchanging O
different O
kinds O
of O
money O
. O

And O
he O
turned O
over O
the O
benches O
of O
those O
who O
were O
selling O
doves O
. O

He O
refused O
to O
allow O
anyone O
to O
carry O
things O
through O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
began O
teaching O
the O
people O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
written O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
, O
' O
My O
Temple B-GPE
will O
be O
called O
a O
house O
of O
prayer O
for O
all O
nations O
. O
' O

But O
you O
have O
changed O
it O
into O
a O
' O
hiding O
place O
for O
thieves O
. O
' O
'' O

When O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
heard O
what O
Jesus O
said O
, O
they O
began O
trying O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

They O
were O
afraid O
of O
him O
because O
all O
the O
people O
were O
amazed O
at O
his O
teaching O
. O

That O
night O
Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
left O
the O
city O
. O

The O
next O
morning O
Jesus O
was O
walking O
with O
his O
followers O
. O

They O
saw O
the O
fig O
tree O
that O
he O
spoke O
to O
the O
day O
before O
. O

The O
tree O
was O
dry O
and O
dead O
, O
even O
the O
roots O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
remembered O
the O
tree O
and O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
look O
! O

Yesterday O
, O
you O
told O
that O
fig O
tree O
to O
die O
. O

Now O
it O
is O
dry O
and O
dead O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Have O
faith O
in O
God O
. O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
you O
can O
say O
to O
this O
mountain O
, O
' O
Go O
, O
mountain O
, O
fall O
into O
the O
sea O
. O
' O

And O
if O
you O
have O
no O
doubts O
in O
your O
mind O
and O
believe O
that O
what O
you O
say O
will O
happen O
, O
then O
God O
will O
do O
it O
for O
you O
. O

So O
I O
tell O
you O
to O
ask O
for O
what O
you O
want O
in O
prayer O
. O

And O
if O
you O
believe O
that O
you O
have O
received O
those O
things O
, O
then O
they O
will O
be O
yours O
. O

When O
you O
are O
praying O
, O
and O
you O
remember O
that O
you O
are O
angry O
with O
another O
person O
about O
something O
, O
then O
forgive O
that O
person O
. O

Forgive O
them O
so O
that O
your O
Father O
in O
heaven O
will O
also O
forgive O
your O
sins O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
again O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Jesus O
was O
walking O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

The O
leading O
priests O
, O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
, O
and O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
came O
to O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Tell O
us O
! O

What O
authority O
do O
you O
have O
to O
do O
these O
things O
? O

Who O
gave O
you O
this O
authority O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
ask O
you O
a O
question O
. O

You O
answer O
my O
question O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
tell O
you O
whose O
authority O
I O
use O
to O
do O
these O
things O
. O

Tell O
me O
: O
When O
John B-PERSON
baptized O
people O
, O
did O
his O
authority O
come O
from O
God O
or O
was O
it O
only O
from O
other O
people O
? O

Answer O
me O
. O
'' O

These O
Jewish O
leaders O
talked O
about O
Jesus O
' O
question O
. O

They O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
If O
we O
answer O
, O
' O
John B-PERSON
's O
baptism O
was O
from O
God O
, O
' O
then O
he O
will O
say O
, O
' O
Then O
why O
did O
n't O
you O
believe O
John B-PERSON
? O
' O

But O
we O
ca O
n't O
say O
that O
John B-PERSON
's O
baptism O
was O
from O
someone O
else O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
These O
leaders O
were O
afraid O
of O
the O
people O
, O
because O
the O
people O
believed O
that O
John B-PERSON
was O
a O
prophet O
. O
-RRB- O

So O
the O
leaders O
answered O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
We O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
answer O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Then O
I O
will O
not O
tell O
you O
who O
gave O
me O
the O
authority O
to O
do O
these O
things O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
used O
stories O
to O
teach O
the O
people O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
A O
man O
planted O
a O
vineyard O
. O

He O
put O
a O
wall O
around O
the O
field O
and O
dug O
a O
hole O
for O
a O
winepress O
. O

Then O
he O
built O
a O
tower O
. O

He O
leased O
the O
land O
to O
some O
farmers O
and O
left O
for O
a O
trip O
. O

`` O
Later O
, O
it O
was O
time O
for O
the O
grapes O
to O
be O
picked O
. O

So O
the O
man O
sent O
a O
servant O
to O
the O
farmers O
to O
get O
his O
share O
of O
the O
grapes O
. O

But O
the O
farmers O
grabbed O
the O
servant O
and O
beat O
him O
. O

They O
sent O
him O
away O
with O
nothing O
. O

Then O
the O
man O
sent O
another O
servant O
to O
the O
farmers O
. O

They O
hit O
this O
servant O
on O
the O
head O
, O
showing O
no O
respect O
for O
him O
. O

So O
the O
man O
sent O
another O
servant O
. O

The O
farmers O
killed O
this O
servant O
. O

The O
man O
sent O
many O
other O
servants O
to O
the O
farmers O
. O

The O
farmers O
beat O
some O
of O
them O
and O
killed O
the O
others O
. O

`` O
The O
man O
had O
only O
one O
person O
left O
to O
send O
to O
the O
farmers O
. O

It O
was O
his O
son O
. O

He O
loved O
his O
son O
, O
but O
he O
decided O
to O
send O
him O
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
The O
farmers O
will O
respect O
my O
son O
. O
' O

`` O
But O
the O
farmers O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
' O
This O
is O
the O
owner O
's O
son O
, O
and O
this O
vineyard O
will O
be O
his O
. O

If O
we O
kill O
him O
, O
it O
will O
be O
ours O
. O
' O

So O
they O
took O
the O
son O
, O
threw O
him O
out O
of O
the O
vineyard O
, O
and O
killed O
him O
. O

`` O
So O
what O
will O
the O
man O
who O
owns O
the O
vineyard O
do O
? O

He O
will O
go O
and O
kill O
those O
farmers O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
lease O
the O
land O
to O
others O
. O

Surely O
you O
have O
read O
this O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
: O
' O
The O
stone O
that O
the O
builders O
refused O
to O
accept O
became O
the O
cornerstone O
. O

The O
Lord O
did O
this O
, O
and O
it O
is O
wonderful O
to O
us O
. O
' O
'' O

When O
these O
Jewish O
leaders O
heard O
this O
story O
, O
they O
knew O
it O
was O
about O
them O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
arrest O
Jesus O
, O
but O
they O
were O
afraid O
of O
what O
the O
crowd O
would O
do O
. O

So O
they O
left O
him O
and O
went O
away O
. O

Later O
, O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
sent O
some O
Pharisees O
and O
some O
men O
from O
the O
group O
called O
Herodians O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
catch O
him O
saying O
something O
wrong O
. O

They O
went O
to O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
we O
know O
that O
you O
are O
an O
honest O
man O
. O

You O
are O
not O
afraid O
of O
what O
others O
think O
about O
you O
. O

All O
people O
are O
the O
same O
to O
you O
. O

And O
you O
teach O
the O
truth O
about O
God O
's O
way O
. O

Tell O
us O
, O
is O
it O
right O
to O
pay O
taxes O
to O
Caesar O
? O

Should O
we O
pay O
them O
or O
not O
? O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
knew O
that O
these O
men O
were O
really O
trying O
to O
trick O
him O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
trying O
to O
catch O
me O
saying O
something O
wrong O
? O

Bring O
me O
a O
silver O
coin O
. O

Let O
me O
see O
it O
. O
'' O

They O
gave O
Jesus O
a O
coin O
and O
he O
asked O
, O
`` O
Whose O
picture O
is O
on O
the O
coin O
? O

And O
whose O
name O
is O
written O
on O
it O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
Caesar O
's O
picture O
and O
Caesar O
's O
name O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Give O
to O
Caesar O
what O
belongs O
to O
Caesar O
, O
and O
give O
to O
God O
what O
belongs O
to O
God O
. O
'' O

The O
men O
were O
amazed O
at O
what O
Jesus O
said O
. O

Then O
some O
Sadducees O
came O
to O
Jesus O
. O

-LRB- O
Sadducees O
believe O
that O
no O
one O
will O
rise O
from O
death O
. O
-RRB- O

They O
asked O
him O
a O
question O
: O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
Moses O
wrote O
that O
if O
a O
married O
man O
dies O
and O
had O
no O
children O
, O
his O
brother O
must O
marry O
the O
woman O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
have O
children O
for O
the O
dead O
brother O
. O

There O
were O
seven O
brothers O
. O

The O
first O
brother O
married O
but O
died O
. O

He O
had O
no O
children O
. O

So O
the O
second O
brother O
married O
the O
woman O
. O

But O
he O
also O
died O
and O
had O
no O
children O
. O

The O
same O
thing O
happened O
with O
the O
third O
brother O
. O

All O
seven O
brothers O
married O
the O
woman O
and O
died O
. O

None O
of O
the O
brothers O
had O
any O
children O
with O
her O
. O

And O
she O
was O
the O
last O
to O
die O
. O

But O
all O
seven O
brothers O
had O
married O
her O
. O

So O
at O
the O
time O
when O
people O
rise O
from O
death O
, O
whose O
wife O
will O
she O
be O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
How O
could O
you O
be O
so O
wrong O
? O

It O
's O
because O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
. O

And O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
anything O
about O
God O
's O
power O
. O

When O
people O
rise O
from O
death O
, O
there O
will O
be O
no O
marriage O
. O

People O
will O
not O
be O
married O
to O
each O
other O
. O

All O
people O
will O
be O
like O
angels O
in O
heaven O
. O

Surely O
you O
have O
read O
what O
God O
said O
about O
people O
rising O
from O
death O
. O

In O
the O
book O
where O
Moses O
wrote O
about O
the O
burning O
bush O
, O
it O
says O
that O
God O
told O
Moses O
this O
: O
' O
I O
am O
the O
God O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
the O
God O
of O
Isaac O
, O
and O
the O
God O
of O
Jacob O
. O
' O

So O
they O
were O
not O
still O
dead O
, O
because O
he O
is O
the O
God O
only O
of O
living O
people O
. O

You O
Sadducees O
are O
so O
wrong O
! O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
came O
to O
Jesus O
. O

He O
heard O
Jesus O
arguing O
with O
the O
Sadducees O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
. O

He O
saw O
that O
Jesus O
gave O
good O
answers O
to O
their O
questions O
. O

So O
he O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Which O
of O
the O
commands O
is O
the O
most O
important O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
most O
important O
command O
is O
this O
: O
' O
People O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
listen O
! O

The O
Lord O
our O
God O
is O
the O
only O
Lord O
. O

Love O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
with O
all O
your O
heart O
, O
all O
your O
soul O
, O
all O
your O
mind O
, O
and O
all O
your O
strength O
. O
' O

The O
second O
most O
important O
command O
is O
this O
: O
' O
Love O
your O
neighbor O
the O
same O
as O
you O
love O
yourself O
. O
' O

These O
two O
commands O
are O
the O
most O
important O
. O
'' O

The O
man O
answered O
, O
`` O
That O
was O
a O
good O
answer O
, O
Teacher O
. O

You O
are O
right O
in O
saying O
that O
God O
is O
the O
only O
Lord O
and O
that O
there O
is O
no O
other O
God O
. O

And O
you O
must O
love O
God O
with O
all O
your O
heart O
, O
all O
your O
mind O
, O
and O
all O
your O
strength O
. O

And O
you O
must O
love O
others O
the O
same O
as O
you O
love O
yourself O
. O

These O
commands O
are O
more O
important O
than O
all O
the O
animals O
and O
sacrifices O
we O
offer O
to O
God O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
saw O
that O
the O
man O
answered O
him O
wisely O
. O

So O
he O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
close O
to O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O
'' O

And O
after O
that O
time O
, O
no O
one O
was O
brave O
enough O
to O
ask O
Jesus O
any O
more O
questions O
. O

Jesus O
was O
teaching O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

He O
asked O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
say O
that O
the O
Christ O
is O
the O
son O
of O
David B-PERSON
? O

With O
the O
help O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
, O
David B-PERSON
himself O
says O
, O
' O
The O
Lord O
God O
said O
to O
my O
Lord O
: O
Sit O
by O
me O
at O
my O
right O
side O
, O
and O
I O
will O
put O
your O
enemies O
under O
your O
control O
. O
' O

David B-PERSON
himself O
calls O
the O
Christ O
' O
Lord O
. O
' O

So O
how O
can O
the O
Christ O
be O
David B-PERSON
's O
son O
? O
'' O

Many O
people O
listened O
to O
Jesus O
and O
were O
very O
pleased O
. O

Jesus O
continued O
teaching O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Be O
careful O
of O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
. O

They O
like O
to O
walk O
around O
wearing O
clothes O
that O
look O
important O
. O

And O
they O
love O
for O
people O
to O
show O
respect O
to O
them O
in O
the O
marketplaces O
. O

They O
love O
to O
have O
the O
most O
important O
seats O
in O
the O
synagogues O
and O
the O
places O
of O
honor O
at O
banquets O
. O

But O
they O
cheat O
widows O
and O
take O
their O
homes O
. O

Then O
they O
try O
to O
make O
themselves O
look O
good O
by O
saying O
long O
prayers O
. O

God O
will O
punish O
them O
very O
much O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
sat O
near O
the O
Temple B-GPE
collection O
box O
and O
watched O
as O
people O
put O
money O
into O
it O
. O

Many O
rich O
people O
put O
in O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
. O

Then O
a O
poor O
widow O
came O
and O
put O
in O
two O
very O
small O
copper O
coins O
, O
worth O
less O
than O
a O
penny O
. O

Jesus O
called O
his O
followers O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
poor O
widow O
put O
in O
only O
two O
small O
coins O
. O

But O
the O
truth O
is O
, O
she O
gave O
more O
than O
all O
those O
rich O
people O
. O

They O
have O
plenty O
, O
and O
they O
gave O
only O
what O
they O
did O
not O
need O
. O

This O
woman O
is O
very O
poor O
, O
but O
she O
gave O
all O
she O
had O
. O

It O
was O
money O
she O
needed O
to O
live O
on O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
left O
and O
went O
back O
to O
his O
hometown O
. O

His O
followers O
went O
with O
him O
. O

On O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
Jesus O
taught O
in O
the O
synagogue O
, O
and O
many O
people O
heard O
him O
. O

They O
were O
amazed O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Where O
did O
this O
man O
get O
this O
teaching O
? O

How O
did O
he O
get O
such O
wisdom O
? O

Who O
gave O
it O
to O
him O
? O

And O
where O
did O
he O
get O
the O
power O
to O
do O
miracles O
? O

Is O
n't O
he O
just O
the O
carpenter O
we O
know O
-- O
Mary B-PERSON
's O
son O
, O
the O
brother O
of O
James B-PERSON
, O
Joses O
, O
Judas O
, O
and O
Simon B-PERSON
? O

And O
do O
n't O
his O
sisters O
still O
live O
here O
in O
town O
? O
'' O

So O
they O
had O
a O
problem O
accepting O
him O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
People O
everywhere O
give O
honor O
to O
a O
prophet O
, O
except O
in O
his O
own O
town O
, O
with O
his O
own O
people O
, O
or O
in O
his O
home O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
was O
not O
able O
to O
do O
any O
miracles O
there O
except O
the O
healing O
of O
some O
sick O
people O
by O
laying O
his O
hands O
on O
them O
. O

He O
was O
surprised O
that O
the O
people O
there O
had O
no O
faith O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
to O
other O
villages O
in O
that O
area O
and O
taught O
. O

Jesus O
called O
his O
twelve O
apostles O
together O
. O

He O
sent O
them O
out O
in O
groups O
of O
two O
and O
gave O
them O
power O
over O
evil O
spirits O
. O

This O
is O
what O
he O
told O
them O
: O
`` O
Take O
nothing O
for O
your O
trip O
except O
a O
stick O
for O
walking O
. O

Take O
no O
bread O
, O
no O
bag O
, O
and O
no O
money O
. O

You O
can O
wear O
sandals O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
take O
extra O
clothes O
. O

When O
you O
enter O
a O
house O
, O
stay O
there O
until O
you O
leave O
that O
town O
. O

If O
any O
town O
refuses O
to O
accept O
you O
or O
refuses O
to O
listen O
to O
you O
, O
then O
leave O
that O
town O
and O
shake O
the O
dust O
off O
your O
feet O
as O
a O
warning O
to O
them O
. O
'' O

The O
apostles O
left O
and O
went O
to O
other O
places O
. O

They O
talked O
to O
the O
people O
and O
told O
them O
to O
change O
their O
hearts O
and O
lives O
. O

They O
forced O
many O
demons O
out O
of O
people O
and O
put O
olive O
oil O
on O
many O
who O
were O
sick O
and O
healed O
them O
. O

King O
Herod O
heard O
about O
Jesus O
, O
because O
Jesus O
was O
now O
famous O
. O

Some O
people O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
. O

He O
must O
have O
risen O
from O
death O
, O
and O
that O
is O
why O
he O
can O
do O
these O
miracles O
. O
'' O

Other O
people O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
Elijah O
. O
'' O

And O
others O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
a O
prophet O
. O

He O
is O
like O
the O
prophets O
who O
lived O
long O
ago O
. O
'' O

Herod O
heard O
these O
things O
about O
Jesus O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
killed O
John B-PERSON
by O
cutting O
off O
his O
head O
. O

Now O
he O
has O
been O
raised O
from O
death O
! O
'' O

Herod O
himself O
had O
ordered O
his O
soldiers O
to O
arrest O
John B-PERSON
and O
put O
him O
in O
prison O
. O

Herod O
did O
this O
to O
please O
his O
wife O
Herodias O
. O

She O
had O
been O
married O
to O
Herod O
's O
brother O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
but O
then O
Herod O
married O
her O
. O

John B-PERSON
told O
Herod O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
not O
right O
for O
you O
to O
be O
married O
to O
your O
brother O
's O
wife O
. O
'' O

So O
Herodias O
hated O
John B-PERSON
. O

She O
wanted O
him O
dead O
, O
but O
she O
was O
not O
able O
to O
persuade O
Herod O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

Herod O
was O
afraid O
to O
kill O
John B-PERSON
, O
because O
he O
knew O
that O
he O
was O
a O
good O
and O
holy O
man O
. O

So O
he O
protected O
him O
. O

He O
liked O
listening O
to O
John B-PERSON
, O
although O
what O
John B-PERSON
said O
left O
him O
with O
so O
many O
questions O
. O

Then O
the O
right O
time O
came O
for O
Herodias O
to O
cause O
John B-PERSON
's O
death O
. O

It O
happened O
on O
Herod O
's O
birthday O
. O

Herod O
gave O
a O
dinner O
party O
for O
the O
most O
important O
government O
leaders O
, O
the O
commanders O
of O
his O
army O
, O
and O
the O
most O
important O
people O
in O
Galilee O
. O

The O
daughter O
of O
Herodias O
came O
to O
the O
party O
and O
danced O
. O

When O
she O
danced O
, O
Herod O
and O
the O
people O
eating O
with O
him O
were O
very O
pleased O
. O

So O
King O
Herod O
said O
to O
the O
girl O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
give O
you O
anything O
you O
want O
. O
'' O

He O
promised O
her O
, O
`` O
Anything O
you O
ask O
for O
I O
will O
give O
to O
you O
-- O
even O
half O
of O
my O
kingdom O
. O
'' O

The O
girl O
went O
to O
her O
mother O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
should O
I O
ask O
King O
Herod O
to O
give O
me O
? O
'' O

Her O
mother O
answered O
, O
`` O
Ask O
for O
the O
head O
of O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
. O
'' O

So O
right O
then O
the O
girl O
went O
back O
in O
to O
the O
king O
. O

She O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Please O
give O
me O
the O
head O
of O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
. O

Bring O
it O
to O
me O
now O
on O
a O
plate O
. O
'' O

King O
Herod O
was O
very O
sad O
, O
but O
he O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
break O
the O
promise O
he O
had O
made O
to O
her O
in O
front O
of O
his O
guests O
. O

So O
he O
sent O
a O
soldier O
to O
cut O
off O
John B-PERSON
's O
head O
and O
bring O
it O
to O
him O
. O

The O
soldier O
went O
and O
cut O
off O
John B-PERSON
's O
head O
in O
the O
prison O
. O

He O
brought O
the O
head O
back O
on O
a O
plate O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
the O
girl O
, O
and O
the O
girl O
gave O
it O
to O
her O
mother O
. O

John B-PERSON
's O
followers O
heard O
about O
what O
happened O
, O
so O
they O
came O
and O
got O
John B-PERSON
's O
body O
and O
put O
it O
in O
a O
tomb O
. O

The O
apostles O
Jesus O
had O
sent O
out O
came O
back O
to O
him O
. O

They O
gathered O
around O
him O
and O
told O
him O
about O
all O
they O
had O
done O
and O
taught O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
were O
in O
a O
very O
busy O
place O
. O

There O
were O
so O
many O
people O
that O
he O
and O
his O
followers O
did O
not O
even O
have O
time O
to O
eat O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Come O
with O
me O
. O

We O
will O
go O
to O
a O
quiet O
place O
to O
be O
alone O
. O

There O
we O
will O
get O
some O
rest O
. O
'' O

So O
Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
away O
alone O
. O

They O
went O
in O
a O
boat O
to O
a O
place O
where O
no O
one O
lived O
. O

But O
many O
people O
saw O
them O
leave O
and O
knew O
who O
they O
were O
. O

So O
people O
from O
every O
town O
ran O
to O
the O
place O
where O
they O
were O
going O
and O
got O
there O
before O
Jesus O
. O

As O
Jesus O
stepped O
out O
of O
the O
boat O
, O
he O
saw O
a O
large O
crowd O
waiting O
. O

He O
felt O
sorry O
for O
them O
, O
because O
they O
were O
like O
sheep O
without O
a O
shepherd O
to O
care O
for O
them O
. O

So O
he O
taught O
the O
people O
many O
things O
. O

It O
was O
now O
very O
late O
in O
the O
day O
. O

Jesus O
' O
followers O
came O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
one O
lives O
around O
here O
, O
and O
it O
is O
already O
very O
late O
. O

So O
send O
the O
people O
away O
. O

They O
need O
to O
go O
to O
the O
farms O
and O
towns O
around O
here O
to O
buy O
some O
food O
to O
eat O
. O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
give O
them O
some O
food O
to O
eat O
. O
'' O

They O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
We O
ca O
n't O
buy O
enough O
bread O
to O
feed O
all O
these O
people O
. O

We O
would O
all O
have O
to O
work O
a O
month O
to O
earn O
enough O
to O
buy O
that O
much O
bread O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
How O
many O
loaves O
of O
bread O
do O
you O
have O
now O
? O

Go O
and O
see O
. O
'' O

They O
counted O
their O
loaves O
of O
bread O
. O

They O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
five O
loaves O
of O
bread O
and O
two O
fish O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Tell O
everyone O
to O
sit O
in O
groups O
on O
the O
green O
grass O
. O
'' O

So O
all O
the O
people O
sat O
in O
groups O
. O

There O
were O
about O
50 O
or O
100 O
people O
in O
each O
group O
. O

Jesus O
took O
the O
five O
loaves O
and O
two O
fish O
. O

He O
looked O
up O
to O
the O
sky O
and O
thanked O
God O
for O
the O
food O
. O

Then O
he O
broke O
the O
bread O
into O
pieces O
, O
which O
he O
gave O
to O
his O
followers O
to O
distribute O
to O
the O
people O
. O

Then O
he O
divided O
the O
two O
fish O
among O
everyone O
there O
. O

They O
all O
ate O
until O
they O
were O
full O
. O

After O
they O
finished O
eating O
, O
the O
followers O
filled O
twelve O
baskets O
with O
the O
pieces O
of O
bread O
and O
fish O
that O
were O
left O
. O

There O
were O
about O
5000 O
men O
there O
who O
ate O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
told O
the O
followers O
to O
get O
into O
the O
boat O
. O

He O
told O
them O
to O
go O
to O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
lake O
to O
Bethsaida O
. O

He O
said O
he O
would O
come O
later O
. O

He O
stayed O
there O
to O
tell O
everyone O
they O
could O
go O
home O
. O

After O
he O
said O
goodbye O
to O
them O
, O
he O
went O
up O
into O
the O
hills O
to O
pray O
. O

That O
night O
, O
the O
boat O
was O
still O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
lake O
. O

Jesus O
was O
alone O
on O
the O
land O
. O

He O
saw O
the O
boat O
far O
away O
on O
the O
lake O
. O

And O
he O
saw O
the O
followers O
working O
hard O
to O
row O
the O
boat O
. O

The O
wind O
was O
blowing O
against O
them O
. O

Sometime O
between O
three O
and O
six O
o'clock O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
Jesus O
went O
out O
to O
the O
boat O
, O
walking O
on O
the O
water O
. O

He O
continued O
walking O
until O
he O
was O
almost O
past O
the O
boat O
. O

But O
the O
followers O
saw O
Jesus O
walking O
on O
the O
water O
. O

They O
thought O
he O
was O
a O
ghost O
, O
and O
they O
started O
screaming O
. O

It O
scared O
them O
all O
to O
see O
him O
. O

But O
he O
spoke O
to O
them O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
worry O
! O

It O
's O
me O
! O

Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O
'' O

When O
he O
got O
into O
the O
boat O
with O
the O
followers O
, O
the O
wind O
stopped O
. O

The O
followers O
were O
completely O
amazed O
. O

They O
could O
not O
believe O
what O
happened O
. O

It O
was O
like O
the O
miracle O
he O
did O
with O
the O
bread O
. O

They O
still O
did O
n't O
understand O
what O
that O
meant O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
across O
the O
lake O
and O
came O
to O
shore O
at O
Gennesaret O
. O

They O
tied O
the O
boat O
there O
. O

When O
they O
were O
out O
of O
the O
boat O
, O
the O
people O
there O
saw O
Jesus O
. O

They O
knew O
who O
he O
was O
, O
so O
they O
ran O
to O
tell O
others O
throughout O
that O
area O
. O

They O
brought O
sick O
people O
on O
mats O
to O
every O
place O
Jesus O
went O
. O

Jesus O
went O
into O
towns O
, O
cities O
, O
and O
farms O
around O
that O
area O
. O

And O
every O
place O
he O
went O
, O
the O
people O
brought O
sick O
people O
to O
the O
marketplaces O
. O

They O
begged O
him O
to O
let O
them O
touch O
any O
part O
of O
his O
coat O
. O

And O
all O
those O
who O
touched O
him O
were O
healed O
. O

Jesus O
was O
leaving O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

One O
of O
his O
followers O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
look O
how O
big O
those O
stones O
are O
! O

What O
beautiful O
buildings O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
see O
these O
great O
buildings O
? O

They O
will O
all O
be O
destroyed O
. O

Every O
stone O
will O
be O
thrown O
down O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

Not O
one O
stone O
will O
be O
left O
on O
another O
. O
'' O

Later O
, O
Jesus O
was O
sitting O
at O
a O
place O
on O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

He O
was O
alone O
with O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
James B-PERSON
, O
John B-PERSON
, O
and O
Andrew B-PERSON
. O

They O
could O
all O
see O
the O
Temple B-GPE
, O
and O
they O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Tell O
us O
when O
these O
things O
will O
happen O
. O

And O
what O
will O
show O
us O
it O
is O
time O
for O
them O
to O
happen O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Be O
careful O
! O

Do O
n't O
let O
anyone O
fool O
you O
. O

Many O
people O
will O
come O
and O
use O
my O
name O
. O

They O
will O
say O
, O
' O
I O
am O
the O
one O
' O
and O
will O
fool O
many O
people O
. O

You O
will O
hear O
about O
wars O
that O
are O
being O
fought O
. O

And O
you O
will O
hear O
stories O
about O
other O
wars O
beginning O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

These O
things O
must O
happen O
before O
the O
end O
comes O
. O

Nations O
will O
fight O
against O
other O
nations O
. O

Kingdoms O
will O
fight O
against O
other O
kingdoms O
. O

There O
will O
be O
times O
when O
there O
is O
no O
food O
for O
people O
to O
eat O
. O

And O
there O
will O
be O
earthquakes O
in O
different O
places O
. O

These O
things O
are O
only O
the O
beginning O
of O
troubles O
, O
like O
the O
first O
pains O
of O
a O
woman O
giving O
birth O
. O

`` O
You O
must O
be O
careful O
! O

There O
are O
people O
who O
will O
arrest O
you O
and O
take O
you O
to O
be O
judged O
for O
being O
my O
followers O
. O

They O
will O
beat O
you O
in O
their O
synagogues O
. O

You O
will O
be O
forced O
to O
stand O
before O
kings O
and O
governors O
. O

You O
will O
tell O
them O
about O
me O
. O

Before O
the O
end O
comes O
, O
the O
Good O
News O
must O
be O
told O
to O
all O
nations O
. O

Even O
when O
you O
are O
arrested O
and O
put O
on O
trial O
, O
do O
n't O
worry O
about O
what O
you O
will O
say O
. O

Say O
whatever O
God O
tells O
you O
at O
the O
time O
. O

It O
will O
not O
really O
be O
you O
speaking O
. O

It O
will O
be O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

`` O
Brothers O
will O
turn O
against O
their O
own O
brothers O
and O
hand O
them O
over O
to O
be O
killed O
. O

Fathers O
will O
hand O
over O
their O
own O
children O
to O
be O
killed O
. O

Children O
will O
fight O
against O
their O
own O
parents O
and O
have O
them O
killed O
. O

All O
people O
will O
hate O
you O
because O
you O
follow O
me O
. O

But O
those O
who O
remain O
faithful O
to O
the O
end O
will O
be O
saved O
. O

`` O
You O
will O
see O
' O
the O
terrible O
thing O
that O
causes O
destruction O
. O
' O

You O
will O
see O
this O
thing O
standing O
in O
the O
place O
where O
it O
should O
not O
be O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Reader O
, O
I O
trust O
you O
understand O
what O
this O
means O
. O
-RRB- O

`` O
Everyone O
in O
Judea O
at O
that O
time O
should O
run O
away O
to O
the O
mountains O
. O

They O
should O
run O
away O
without O
wasting O
time O
to O
stop O
for O
anything O
. O

If O
someone O
is O
on O
the O
roof O
of O
their O
house O
, O
they O
must O
not O
go O
down O
to O
take O
things O
out O
of O
the O
house O
. O

If O
someone O
is O
in O
the O
field O
, O
they O
must O
not O
go O
back O
to O
get O
a O
coat O
. O

`` O
During O
that O
time O
it O
will O
be O
hard O
for O
women O
who O
are O
pregnant O
or O
have O
small O
babies O
. O

Pray O
that O
these O
things O
will O
not O
happen O
in O
winter O
, O
because O
those O
days O
will O
be O
full O
of O
trouble O
. O

There O
will O
be O
more O
trouble O
than O
has O
ever O
happened O
since O
the O
beginning O
, O
when O
God O
made O
the O
world O
. O

And O
nothing O
that O
bad O
will O
ever O
happen O
again O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
has O
decided O
to O
make O
that O
terrible O
time O
short O
. O

If O
it O
were O
not O
made O
short O
, O
no O
one O
could O
survive O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
will O
make O
that O
time O
short O
to O
help O
the O
special O
people O
he O
has O
chosen O
. O

`` O
Someone O
might O
say O
to O
you O
at O
that O
time O
, O
' O
Look O
, O
there O
is O
the O
Christ O
! O
' O

Or O
another O
person O
might O
say O
, O
' O
There O
he O
is O
! O
' O

But O
do O
n't O
believe O
them O
. O

False O
Christs O
and O
false O
prophets O
will O
come O
and O
do O
miracles O
and O
wonders O
, O
trying O
to O
fool O
the O
people O
God O
has O
chosen O
, O
if O
that O
is O
possible O
. O

So O
be O
careful O
. O

Now O
I O
have O
warned O
you O
about O
all O
this O
before O
it O
happens O
. O

`` O
During O
the O
days O
following O
that O
time O
of O
trouble O
, O
' O
The O
sun O
will O
become O
dark O
, O
and O
the O
moon O
will O
not O
give O
light O
. O

The O
stars O
will O
fall O
from O
the O
sky O
, O
and O
everything O
in O
the O
sky O
will O
be O
changed O
. O
' O

`` O
Then O
people O
will O
see O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
coming O
in O
the O
clouds O
with O
great O
power O
and O
glory O
. O

He O
will O
send O
his O
angels O
all O
around O
the O
earth O
. O

They O
will O
gather O
his O
chosen O
people O
from O
every O
part O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

`` O
The O
fig O
tree O
teaches O
us O
a O
lesson O
: O
When O
its O
branches O
become O
green O
and O
soft O
, O
and O
new O
leaves O
begin O
to O
grow O
, O
then O
you O
know O
that O
summer O
is O
near O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
when O
you O
see O
all O
these O
things O
happening O
, O
you O
will O
know O
that O
the O
time O
is O
near O
, O
ready O
to O
come O
. O

I O
assure O
you O
that O
all O
these O
things O
will O
happen O
while O
some O
of O
the O
people O
of O
this O
time O
are O
still O
living O
. O

The O
whole O
world O
, O
earth O
and O
sky O
, O
will O
be O
destroyed O
, O
but O
my O
words O
will O
last O
forever O
. O

`` O
No O
one O
knows O
when O
that O
day O
or O
time O
will O
be O
. O

The O
Son O
and O
the O
angels O
in O
heaven O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
that O
day O
or O
time O
will O
be O
. O

Only O
the O
Father O
knows O
. O

Be O
careful O
! O

Always O
be O
ready O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
that O
time O
will O
be O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
like O
a O
man O
who O
goes O
on O
a O
trip O
and O
leaves O
his O
house O
in O
the O
care O
of O
his O
servants O
. O

He O
gives O
each O
one O
a O
special O
job O
to O
do O
. O

He O
tells O
the O
servant O
guarding O
the O
door O
to O
always O
be O
ready O
. O

And O
this O
is O
what O
I O
am O
telling O
you O
now O
. O

You O
must O
always O
be O
ready O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
house O
will O
come O
back O
. O

He O
might O
come O
in O
the O
afternoon O
, O
or O
at O
midnight O
, O
or O
in O
the O
early O
morning O
, O
or O
when O
the O
sun O
rises O
. O

If O
you O
are O
always O
ready O
, O
he O
will O
not O
find O
you O
sleeping O
, O
even O
if O
he O
comes O
back O
earlier O
than O
expected O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
this O
, O
and O
I O
say O
it O
to O
everyone O
: O
' O
Be O
ready O
! O
' O
'' O

A O
few O
days O
later O
, O
Jesus O
came O
back O
to O
Capernaum O
. O

The O
news O
spread O
that O
he O
was O
back O
home O
. O

A O
large O
crowd O
gathered O
to O
hear O
him O
speak O
. O

The O
house O
was O
so O
full O
that O
there O
was O
no O
place O
to O
stand O
, O
not O
even O
outside O
the O
door O
. O

While O
Jesus O
was O
teaching O
, O
some O
people O
brought O
a O
paralyzed O
man O
to O
see O
him O
. O

He O
was O
being O
carried O
by O
four O
of O
them O
. O

But O
they O
could O
not O
get O
the O
man O
inside O
to O
Jesus O
because O
the O
house O
was O
so O
full O
of O
people O
. O

So O
they O
went O
to O
the O
roof O
above O
Jesus O
and O
made O
a O
hole O
in O
it O
. O

Then O
they O
lowered O
the O
mat O
with O
the O
paralyzed O
man O
on O
it O
. O

When O
Jesus O
saw O
how O
much O
faith O
they O
had O
, O
he O
said O
to O
the O
paralyzed O
man O
, O
`` O
Young O
man O
, O
your O
sins O
are O
forgiven O
. O
'' O

Some O
of O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
were O
sitting O
there O
. O

They O
saw O
what O
Jesus O
did O
, O
and O
they O
said O
to O
themselves O
, O
`` O
Why O
does O
this O
man O
say O
things O
like O
that O
? O

What O
an O
insult O
to O
God O
! O

No O
one O
but O
God O
can O
forgive O
sins O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
knew O
immediately O
what O
these O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
were O
thinking O
. O

So O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
have O
these O
questions O
in O
your O
minds O
? O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
has O
power O
on O
earth O
to O
forgive O
sins O
. O

But O
how O
can O
I O
prove O
this O
to O
you O
? O

Maybe O
you O
are O
thinking O
it O
was O
easy O
for O
me O
to O
say O
to O
the O
crippled O
man O
, O
' O
Your O
sins O
are O
forgiven O
. O
' O

There O
's O
no O
proof O
it O
really O
happened O
. O

But O
what O
if O
I O
say O
to O
the O
man O
, O
' O
Stand O
up O
. O

Take O
your O
mat O
and O
walk O
' O
? O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
see O
if O
I O
really O
have O
this O
power O
or O
not O
. O
'' O

So O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
paralyzed O
man O
, O
`` O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
stand O
up O
. O

Take O
your O
mat O
and O
go O
home O
. O
'' O

Immediately O
the O
paralyzed O
man O
stood O
up O
. O

He O
picked O
up O
his O
mat O
and O
walked O
out O
of O
the O
room O
. O

Everyone O
could O
see O
him O
. O

They O
were O
amazed O
and O
praised O
God O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
the O
most O
amazing O
thing O
we O
have O
ever O
seen O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
went O
to O
the O
lake O
again O
, O
and O
many O
people O
followed O
him O
there O
. O

So O
Jesus O
taught O
them O
. O

He O
was O
walking O
beside O
the O
lake O
, O
and O
he O
saw O
a O
man O
named O
Levi O
, O
son O
of O
Alphaeus O
. O

Levi O
was O
sitting O
at O
his O
place O
for O
collecting O
taxes O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Follow O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
Levi O
stood O
up O
and O
followed O
Jesus O
. O

Later O
that O
day O
, O
Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
ate O
at O
Levi O
's O
house O
. O

There O
were O
also O
many O
tax O
collectors O
and O
others O
with O
bad O
reputations O
eating O
with O
them O
. O

-LRB- O
There O
were O
many O
of O
these O
people O
who O
followed O
Jesus O
. O
-RRB- O

When O
some O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
who O
were O
Pharisees O
saw O
Jesus O
eating O
with O
such O
bad O
people O
, O
they O
asked O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Why O
does O
he O
eat O
with O
tax O
collectors O
and O
sinners O
? O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
heard O
this O
, O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
the O
sick O
people O
who O
need O
a O
doctor O
, O
not O
those O
who O
are O
healthy O
. O

I O
did O
not O
come O
to O
invite O
good O
people O
. O

I O
came O
to O
invite O
sinners O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
of O
John B-PERSON
and O
the O
Pharisees O
were O
fasting O
. O

Some O
people O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
John B-PERSON
's O
followers O
fast O
, O
and O
the O
followers O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
fast O
. O

But O
your O
followers O
do O
n't O
fast O
. O

Why O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
At O
a O
wedding O
the O
friends O
of O
the O
bridegroom O
are O
not O
sad O
while O
he O
is O
with O
them O
. O

They O
can O
not O
fast O
while O
the O
bridegroom O
is O
still O
there O
. O

But O
the O
time O
will O
come O
when O
the O
bridegroom O
will O
be O
taken O
from O
them O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
fast O
. O

`` O
When O
someone O
sews O
a O
patch O
over O
a O
hole O
in O
an O
old O
coat O
, O
they O
never O
use O
a O
piece O
of O
cloth O
that O
is O
not O
yet O
shrunk O
. O

If O
they O
do O
, O
the O
patch O
will O
shrink O
and O
pull O
away O
from O
the O
coat O
. O

Then O
the O
hole O
will O
be O
worse O
. O

Also O
, O
no O
one O
ever O
pours O
new O
wine O
into O
old O
wineskins O
. O

The O
wine O
would O
break O
them O
, O
and O
the O
wine O
would O
be O
ruined O
along O
with O
the O
wineskins O
. O

You O
always O
put O
new O
wine O
into O
new O
wineskins O
. O
'' O

On O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
were O
walking O
through O
some O
grain O
fields O
. O

The O
followers O
picked O
some O
grain O
to O
eat O
. O

Some O
Pharisees O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
your O
followers O
doing O
this O
? O

It O
is O
against O
the O
law O
to O
pick O
grain O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
read O
what O
David B-PERSON
did O
when O
he O
and O
the O
people O
with O
him O
were O
hungry O
and O
needed O
food O
. O

It O
was O
during O
the O
time O
of O
Abiathar O
the O
high O
priest O
. O

David B-PERSON
went O
into O
God O
's O
house O
and O
ate O
the O
bread O
that O
was O
offered O
to O
God O
. O

And O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
says O
that O
only O
priests O
can O
eat O
that O
bread O
. O

David B-PERSON
also O
gave O
some O
of O
the O
bread O
to O
the O
people O
with O
him O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
Pharisees O
, O
`` O
The O
Sabbath O
day O
was O
made O
to O
help O
people O
. O

People O
were O
not O
made O
to O
be O
ruled O
by O
the O
Sabbath O
. O

So O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
is O
Lord O
of O
every O
day O
, O
even O
the O
Sabbath O
. O
'' O

Some O
Pharisees O
and O
some O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
came O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
gathered O
around O
Jesus O
. O

They O
saw O
that O
some O
of O
his O
followers O
ate O
food O
with O
hands O
that O
were O
not O
clean O
, O
meaning O
that O
they O
did O
not O
wash O
their O
hands O
in O
a O
special O
way O
. O

The O
Pharisees O
and O
all O
the O
other O
Jews O
never O
eat O
before O
washing O
their O
hands O
in O
this O
special O
way O
. O

They O
do O
this O
to O
follow O
the O
traditions O
they O
have O
from O
their O
great O
leaders O
who O
lived O
long O
ago O
. O

And O
when O
these O
Jews O
buy O
something O
in O
the O
market O
, O
they O
never O
eat O
it O
until O
they O
wash O
it O
in O
a O
special O
way O
. O

They O
also O
follow O
other O
rules O
from O
their O
people O
who O
lived O
before O
them O
. O

They O
follow O
rules O
like O
the O
washing O
of O
cups O
, O
pitchers O
, O
and O
pots O
. O

The O
Pharisees O
and O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O

Your O
followers O
do O
n't O
follow O
the O
traditions O
we O
have O
from O
our O
great O
leaders O
who O
lived O
long O
ago O
. O

They O
eat O
their O
food O
with O
hands O
that O
are O
not O
clean O
. O

Why O
do O
they O
do O
this O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
all O
hypocrites O
. O

Isaiah B-PERSON
was O
right O
when O
he O
wrote O
these O
words O
from O
God O
about O
you O
: O
' O
These O
people O
honor O
me O
with O
their O
words O
, O
but O
I O
am O
not O
really O
important O
to O
them O
. O

Their O
worship O
of O
me O
is O
worthless O
. O

The O
things O
they O
teach O
are O
only O
human O
rules O
. O
' O

You O
have O
stopped O
following O
God O
's O
commands O
, O
preferring O
instead O
the O
man O
- O
made O
rules O
you O
got O
from O
others O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
show O
great O
skill O
in O
avoiding O
the O
commands O
of O
God O
so O
that O
you O
can O
follow O
your O
own O
teachings O
! O

Moses O
said O
, O
' O
You O
must O
respect O
your O
father O
and O
mother O
. O
' O

He O
also O
said O
, O
' O
Whoever O
says O
anything O
bad O
to O
their O
father O
or O
mother O
must O
be O
killed O
. O
' O

But O
you O
teach O
that O
people O
can O
say O
to O
their O
father O
or O
mother O
, O
' O
I O
have O
something O
I O
could O
use O
to O
help O
you O
, O
but O
I O
will O
not O
use O
it O
for O
you O
. O

I O
will O
give O
it O
to O
God O
. O
' O

You O
are O
telling O
people O
that O
they O
do O
not O
have O
to O
do O
anything O
for O
their O
father O
or O
mother O
. O

So O
you O
are O
teaching O
that O
it O
is O
not O
important O
to O
do O
what O
God O
said O
. O

You O
think O
it O
is O
more O
important O
to O
follow O
those O
traditions O
you O
have O
, O
which O
you O
pass O
on O
to O
others O
. O

And O
you O
do O
many O
things O
like O
that O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
called O
the O
people O
to O
him O
again O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Everyone O
should O
listen O
to O
me O
and O
understand O
what O
I O
am O
saying O
. O

There O
is O
nothing O
people O
can O
put O
in O
their O
mouth O
that O
will O
make O
them O
wrong O
. O

People O
are O
made O
wrong O
by O
what O
comes O
from O
inside O
them O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
left O
the O
people O
and O
went O
into O
the O
house O
. O

The O
followers O
asked O
Jesus O
about O
what O
he O
had O
told O
the O
people O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
still O
have O
trouble O
understanding O
? O

Surely O
you O
know O
that O
nothing O
that O
enters O
the O
mouth O
from O
the O
outside O
can O
make O
people O
unacceptable O
to O
God O
. O

Food O
does O
not O
go O
into O
a O
person O
's O
mind O
. O

It O
goes O
into O
the O
stomach O
. O

Then O
it O
goes O
out O
of O
the O
body O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
When O
Jesus O
said O
this O
, O
he O
meant O
there O
is O
no O
food O
that O
is O
wrong O
for O
people O
to O
eat O
. O
-RRB- O

And O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
things O
that O
make O
people O
wrong O
are O
the O
things O
that O
come O
from O
the O
inside O
. O

All O
these O
bad O
things O
begin O
inside O
a O
person O
, O
in O
the O
mind O
: O
bad O
thoughts O
, O
sexual O
sins O
, O
stealing O
, O
murder O
, O
adultery O
, O
greed O
, O
doing O
bad O
things O
to O
people O
, O
lying O
, O
doing O
things O
that O
are O
morally O
wrong O
, O
jealousy O
, O
insulting O
people O
, O
proud O
talking O
, O
and O
foolish O
living O
. O

These O
evil O
things O
come O
from O
inside O
a O
person O
. O

And O
these O
are O
the O
things O
that O
make O
people O
unacceptable O
to O
God O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
went O
from O
there O
to O
the O
area O
around O
Tyre O
. O

He O
did O
not O
want O
the O
people O
in O
that O
area O
to O
know O
he O
was O
there O
, O
so O
he O
went O
into O
a O
house O
. O

But O
he O
could O
not O
stay O
hidden O
. O

A O
woman O
heard O
that O
he O
was O
there O
. O

Her O
little O
daughter O
had O
an O
evil O
spirit O
inside O
her O
. O

So O
the O
woman O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
bowed O
down O
near O
his O
feet O
. O

She O
was O
not O
a O
Jew B-NORP
. O

She O
was O
born O
in O
Phoenicia O
, O
an O
area O
in O
Syria B-GPE
. O

She O
begged O
Jesus O
to O
force O
the O
demon O
out O
of O
her O
daughter O
. O

Jesus O
told O
the O
woman O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
not O
right O
to O
take O
the O
children O
's O
bread O
and O
give O
it O
to O
the O
dogs O
. O

First O
let O
the O
children O
eat O
all O
they O
want O
. O
'' O

She O
answered O
, O
`` O
That O
is O
true O
, O
Lord O
. O

But O
the O
dogs O
under O
the O
table O
can O
eat O
the O
pieces O
of O
food O
that O
the O
children O
do O
n't O
eat O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
told O
her O
, O
`` O
That O
is O
a O
very O
good O
answer O
. O

You O
may O
go O
. O

The O
demon O
has O
left O
your O
daughter O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
went O
home O
and O
found O
her O
daughter O
lying O
on O
the O
bed O
. O

The O
demon O
was O
gone O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
left O
the O
area O
around O
Tyre O
and O
went O
through O
Sidon O
. O

On O
his O
way O
to O
Lake O
Galilee O
he O
went O
through O
the O
area O
of O
the O
Ten O
Towns O
. O

While O
he O
was O
there O
, O
some O
people O
brought O
a O
man O
to O
him O
who O
was O
deaf O
and O
could O
not O
talk O
clearly O
. O

The O
people O
begged O
Jesus O
to O
put O
his O
hand O
on O
the O
man O
to O
heal O
him O
. O

Jesus O
led O
the O
man O
away O
from O
the O
people O
to O
be O
alone O
with O
him O
. O

He O
put O
his O
fingers O
in O
the O
man O
's O
ears O
. O

Then O
he O
spit O
on O
a O
finger O
and O
put O
it O
on O
the O
man O
's O
tongue O
. O

Jesus O
looked O
up O
to O
the O
sky O
and O
with O
a O
loud O
sigh O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Ephphatha O
! O
'' O

-LRB- O
This O
means O
`` O
Open O
! O
'' O

-RRB- O
As O
soon O
as O
Jesus O
did O
this O
, O
the O
man O
was O
able O
to O
hear O
. O

He O
was O
able O
to O
use O
his O
tongue O
, O
and O
he O
began O
to O
speak O
clearly O
. O

Jesus O
told O
the O
people O
not O
to O
tell O
anyone O
about O
this O
. O

But O
the O
more O
he O
told O
them O
not O
to O
say O
anything O
, O
the O
more O
people O
they O
told O
. O

They O
were O
all O
completely O
amazed O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
at O
what O
he O
has O
done O
. O

It O
's O
all O
good O
. O

He O
makes O
deaf O
people O
able O
to O
hear O
and O
gives O
a O
new O
voice O
to O
people O
who O
could O
not O
talk O
. O
'' O

Very O
early O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
the O
leading O
priests O
, O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
, O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
, O
and O
the O
whole O
high O
council O
decided O
what O
to O
do O
with O
Jesus O
. O

They O
tied O
him O
, O
led O
him O
away O
, O
and O
handed O
him O
over O
to O
Governor O
Pilate O
. O

Pilate O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
the O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
that O
is O
right O
. O
'' O

The O
leading O
priests O
accused O
Jesus O
of O
many O
things O
. O

So O
Pilate O
asked O
Jesus O
another O
question O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
can O
see O
that O
these O
people O
are O
accusing O
you O
of O
many O
things O
. O

Why O
do O
n't O
you O
answer O
? O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
still O
did O
not O
answer O
, O
and O
this O
really O
surprised O
Pilate O
. O

Every O
year O
at O
the O
Passover O
time O
the O
governor O
would O
free O
one O
prisoner O
-- O
whichever O
one O
the O
people O
wanted O
. O

There O
was O
a O
man O
in O
prison O
at O
that O
time O
named O
Barabbas O
. O

He O
and O
the O
rebels O
with O
him O
had O
been O
put O
in O
prison O
for O
committing O
murder O
during O
a O
riot O
. O

The O
people O
came O
to O
Pilate O
and O
asked O
him O
to O
free O
a O
prisoner O
as O
he O
always O
did O
. O

Pilate O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
free O
the O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
? O
'' O

Pilate O
knew O
that O
the O
leading O
priests O
had O
handed O
Jesus O
over O
to O
him O
because O
they O
were O
jealous O
of O
him O
. O

But O
the O
leading O
priests O
persuaded O
the O
people O
to O
ask O
Pilate O
to O
free O
Barabbas O
, O
not O
Jesus O
. O

Pilate O
asked O
the O
people O
again O
, O
`` O
So O
what O
should O
I O
do O
with O
this O
man O
you O
call O
the O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
? O
'' O

The O
people O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Kill O
him O
on O
a O
cross O
! O
'' O

Pilate O
asked O
, O
`` O
Why O
? O

What O
wrong O
has O
he O
done O
? O
'' O

But O
the O
people O
shouted O
louder O
and O
louder O
, O
`` O
Kill O
him O
on O
a O
cross O
! O
'' O

Pilate O
wanted O
to O
please O
the O
people O
, O
so O
he O
set O
Barabbas O
free O
for O
them O
. O

And O
he O
told O
the O
soldiers O
to O
beat O
Jesus O
with O
whips O
. O

Then O
he O
handed O
him O
over O
to O
the O
soldiers O
to O
be O
killed O
on O
a O
cross O
. O

Pilate O
's O
soldiers O
took O
Jesus O
into O
the O
governor O
's O
palace O
-LRB- O
called O
the O
Praetorium O
-RRB- O
. O

They O
called O
all O
the O
other O
soldiers O
together O
. O

They O
put O
a O
purple O
robe O
on O
Jesus O
, O
made O
a O
crown O
from O
thorny O
branches O
, O
and O
put O
it O
on O
his O
head O
. O

Then O
they O
began O
shouting O
, O
`` O
Welcome O
, O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
! O
'' O

They O
kept O
on O
beating O
his O
head O
with O
a O
stick O
and O
spitting O
on O
him O
. O

Then O
they O
bowed O
down O
on O
their O
knees O
and O
pretended O
to O
honor O
him O
as O
a O
king O
. O

After O
they O
finished O
making O
fun O
of O
him O
, O
they O
took O
off O
the O
purple O
robe O
and O
put O
his O
own O
clothes O
on O
him O
again O
. O

Then O
they O
led O
him O
out O
of O
the O
palace O
to O
be O
killed O
on O
a O
cross O
. O

There O
was O
a O
man O
from O
Cyrene O
named O
Simon B-PERSON
walking O
into O
the O
city O
from O
the O
fields O
. O

He O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Alexander B-ORG
and O
Rufus O
. O

The O
soldiers O
forced O
him O
to O
carry O
Jesus O
' O
cross O
. O

They O
led O
Jesus O
to O
the O
place O
called O
Golgotha O
. O

-LRB- O
Golgotha O
means O
`` O
The O
Place O
of O
the O
Skull O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

There O
they O
gave O
him O
some O
wine O
mixed O
with O
myrrh O
, O
but O
he O
refused O
to O
drink O
it O
. O

The O
soldiers O
nailed O
Jesus O
to O
a O
cross O
. O

Then O
they O
divided O
his O
clothes O
among O
themselves O
, O
throwing O
dice O
to O
see O
who O
would O
get O
what O
. O

It O
was O
nine O
o'clock O
in O
the O
morning O
when O
they O
nailed O
Jesus O
to O
the O
cross O
. O

There O
was O
a O
sign O
with O
the O
charge O
against O
him O
written O
on O
it O
. O

It O
said O
, O
`` O
the O
king O
of O
the O
jews O
. O
'' O

They O
also O
nailed O
two O
criminals O
to O
crosses O
beside O
Jesus O
-- O
one O
on O
the O
right O
and O
the O
other O
on O
the O
left O
. O

People O
walked O
by O
and O
said O
bad O
things O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
shook O
their O
heads O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
said O
you O
could O
destroy O
the O
Temple B-GPE
and O
build O
it O
again O
in O
three O
days O
. O

So O
save O
yourself O
! O

Come O
down O
from O
that O
cross O
! O
'' O

The O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
were O
also O
there O
. O

They O
made O
fun O
of O
Jesus O
the O
same O
as O
the O
other O
people O
did O
. O

They O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
He O
saved O
others O
, O
but O
he O
ca O
n't O
save O
himself O
! O

If O
he O
is O
really O
the O
Christ O
, O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
he O
should O
come O
down O
from O
the O
cross O
now O
. O

When O
we O
see O
this O
, O
then O
we O
will O
believe O
in O
him O
. O
'' O

The O
criminals O
on O
the O
crosses O
beside O
Jesus O
also O
said O
bad O
things O
to O
him O
. O

At O
noon O
the O
whole O
country O
became O
dark O
. O

This O
darkness O
continued O
until O
three O
o'clock O
. O

At O
three O
o'clock O
Jesus O
cried O
out O
loudly O
, O
`` O
Eloi O
, O
Eloi O
, O
lama O
sabachthani O
. O
'' O

This O
means O
`` O
My O
God O
, O
my O
God O
, O
why O
have O
you O
left O
me O
alone O
? O
'' O

Some O
of O
the O
people O
standing O
there O
heard O
this O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Listen O
! O

He O
is O
calling O
Elijah O
. O
'' O

One O
man O
there O
ran O
and O
got O
a O
sponge O
. O

He O
filled O
the O
sponge O
with O
sour O
wine O
and O
tied O
it O
to O
a O
stick O
. O

Then O
he O
used O
the O
stick O
to O
give O
the O
sponge O
to O
Jesus O
to O
get O
a O
drink O
from O
it O
. O

The O
man O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
should O
wait O
now O
and O
see O
if O
Elijah O
will O
come O
to O
take O
him O
down O
from O
the O
cross O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
cried O
out O
loudly O
and O
died O
. O

When O
Jesus O
died O
, O
the O
curtain O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
was O
torn O
into O
two O
pieces O
. O

The O
tear O
started O
at O
the O
top O
and O
tore O
all O
the O
way O
to O
the O
bottom O
. O

The O
army O
officer O
who O
was O
standing O
there O
in O
front O
of O
the O
cross O
saw O
what O
happened O
when O
Jesus O
died O
. O

The O
officer O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
really O
was O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
! O
'' O

Some O
women O
were O
standing O
away O
from O
the O
cross O
, O
watching O
. O

Among O
these O
women O
were O
Mary O
Magdalene O
, O
Salome O
, O
and O
Mary B-PERSON
the O
mother O
of O
James B-PERSON
and O
Joses O
. O

-LRB- O
James B-PERSON
was O
her O
youngest O
son O
. O
-RRB- O

These O
were O
the O
women O
who O
had O
followed O
Jesus O
in O
Galilee O
and O
cared O
for O
him O
. O

Many O
other O
women O
who O
had O
come O
with O
Jesus O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
were O
also O
there O
. O

This O
day O
was O
called O
Preparation O
day O
. O

-LRB- O
That O
means O
the O
day O
before O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O
-RRB- O

It O
was O
becoming O
dark O
. O

A O
man O
named O
Joseph B-PERSON
from O
Arimathea O
was O
brave O
enough O
to O
go O
to O
Pilate O
and O
ask O
for O
Jesus O
' O
body O
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
was O
an O
important O
member O
of O
the O
high O
council O
. O

He O
was O
one O
of O
the O
people O
who O
wanted O
God O
's O
kingdom O
to O
come O
. O

Pilate O
was O
surprised O
to O
hear O
that O
Jesus O
was O
already O
dead O
. O

So O
he O
called O
for O
the O
army O
officer O
in O
charge O
and O
asked O
him O
if O
Jesus O
was O
already O
dead O
. O

When O
Pilate O
heard O
it O
from O
the O
officer O
, O
he O
told O
Joseph B-PERSON
he O
could O
have O
the O
body O
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
bought O
some O
linen O
cloth O
. O

He O
took O
the O
body O
from O
the O
cross O
, O
wrapped O
it O
in O
the O
linen O
, O
and O
put O
the O
body O
in O
a O
tomb O
that O
was O
dug O
in O
a O
wall O
of O
rock O
. O

Then O
he O
closed O
the O
tomb O
by O
rolling O
a O
large O
stone O
to O
cover O
the O
entrance O
. O

Mary O
Magdalene O
and O
Mary B-PERSON
the O
mother O
of O
Joses O
saw O
the O
place O
where O
Jesus O
was O
put O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
across O
the O
lake O
to O
the O
area O
where O
the O
Gerasene O
people O
lived O
. O

When O
Jesus O
got O
out O
of O
the O
boat O
, O
a O
man O
came O
to O
him O
from O
the O
caves O
where O
the O
dead O
are O
buried O
. O

This O
man O
had O
an O
evil O
spirit O
living O
inside O
him O
. O

He O
lived O
in O
the O
burial O
caves O
. O

No O
one O
could O
keep O
him O
tied O
up O
, O
even O
with O
chains O
. O

Many O
times O
people O
had O
put O
chains O
on O
his O
hands O
and O
feet O
, O
but O
he O
broke O
the O
chains O
. O

No O
one O
was O
strong O
enough O
to O
control O
him O
. O

Day O
and O
night O
he O
stayed O
around O
the O
burial O
caves O
and O
on O
the O
hills O
. O

He O
would O
scream O
and O
cut O
himself O
with O
rocks O
. O

While O
Jesus O
was O
still O
far O
away O
, O
the O
man O
saw O
him O
. O

He O
ran O
to O
Jesus O
and O
bowed O
down O
before O
him O
. O

As O
Jesus O
was O
saying O
, O
`` O
You O
evil O
spirit O
, O
come O
out O
of O
this O
man O
, O
'' O
the O
man O
shouted O
loudly O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
want O
with O
me O
, O
Jesus O
, O
Son O
of O
the O
Most O
High O
God O
? O

I O
beg O
you O
in O
God O
's O
name O
not O
to O
punish O
me O
! O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
asked O
the O
man O
, O
`` O
What O
is O
your O
name O
? O
'' O

The O
man O
answered O
, O
`` O
My O
name O
is O
Legion O
, O
because O
there O
are O
many O
spirits O
inside O
me O
. O
'' O

The O
spirits O
inside O
the O
man O
begged O
Jesus O
again O
and O
again O
not O
to O
send O
them O
out O
of O
that O
area O
. O

A O
large O
herd O
of O
pigs O
was O
eating O
on O
a O
hill O
near O
there O
. O

The O
evil O
spirits O
begged O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Send O
us O
to O
the O
pigs O
. O

Let O
us O
go O
into O
them O
. O
'' O

So O
Jesus O
allowed O
them O
to O
do O
this O
. O

The O
evil O
spirits O
left O
the O
man O
and O
went O
into O
the O
pigs O
. O

Then O
the O
herd O
of O
pigs O
ran O
down O
the O
hill O
and O
into O
the O
lake O
. O

They O
were O
all O
drowned O
. O

There O
were O
about O
2000 O
pigs O
in O
that O
herd O
. O

The O
men O
who O
had O
the O
work O
of O
caring O
for O
the O
pigs O
ran O
away O
. O

They O
ran O
to O
the O
town O
and O
to O
the O
farms O
and O
told O
everyone O
what O
happened O
. O

The O
people O
went O
out O
to O
see O
. O

They O
came O
to O
Jesus O
, O
and O
they O
saw O
the O
man O
who O
had O
the O
many O
evil O
spirits O
. O

He O
was O
sitting O
down O
and O
was O
wearing O
clothes O
. O

He O
was O
in O
his O
right O
mind O
again O
. O

When O
they O
saw O
this O
, O
they O
were O
afraid O
. O

Those O
who O
had O
seen O
what O
Jesus O
did O
told O
the O
others O
what O
happened O
to O
the O
man O
who O
had O
the O
demons O
living O
in O
him O
. O

And O
they O
also O
told O
about O
the O
pigs O
. O

Then O
the O
people O
began O
to O
beg O
Jesus O
to O
leave O
their O
area O
. O

Jesus O
was O
preparing O
to O
leave O
in O
the O
boat O
. O

The O
man O
who O
was O
now O
free O
from O
the O
demons O
begged O
to O
go O
with O
him O
. O

But O
Jesus O
did O
not O
allow O
the O
man O
to O
go O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
home O
to O
your O
family O
and O
friends O
. O

Tell O
them O
about O
all O
that O
the O
Lord O
did O
for O
you O
. O

Tell O
them O
how O
the O
Lord O
was O
good O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
man O
left O
and O
told O
the O
people O
in O
the O
Ten O
Towns O
about O
the O
great O
things O
Jesus O
did O
for O
him O
. O

Everyone O
was O
amazed O
. O

Jesus O
went O
back O
to O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
lake O
in O
the O
boat O
. O

There O
, O
a O
large O
crowd O
of O
people O
gathered O
around O
him O
on O
the O
shore O
. O

A O
leader O
of O
the O
synagogue O
came O
. O

His O
name O
was O
Jairus O
. O

He O
saw O
Jesus O
and O
bowed O
down O
before O
him O
. O

He O
begged O
Jesus O
again O
and O
again O
, O
saying O
, O
`` O
My O
little O
daughter O
is O
dying O
. O

Please O
come O
and O
lay O
your O
hands O
on O
her O
. O

Then O
she O
will O
be O
healed O
and O
will O
live O
. O
'' O

So O
Jesus O
went O
with O
Jairus O
. O

Many O
people O
followed O
Jesus O
. O

They O
were O
pushing O
very O
close O
around O
him O
. O

There O
among O
the O
people O
was O
a O
woman O
who O
had O
been O
bleeding O
for O
the O
past O
twelve O
years O
. O

She O
had O
suffered O
very O
much O
. O

Many O
doctors O
had O
tried O
to O
help O
her O
, O
and O
all O
the O
money O
she O
had O
was O
spent O
, O
but O
she O
was O
not O
improving O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
her O
sickness O
was O
getting O
worse O
. O

The O
woman O
heard O
about O
Jesus O
, O
so O
she O
followed O
him O
with O
the O
other O
people O
and O
touched O
his O
coat O
. O

She O
thought O
, O
`` O
If O
I O
can O
just O
touch O
his O
clothes O
, O
that O
will O
be O
enough O
to O
heal O
me O
. O
'' O

As O
soon O
as O
she O
touched O
his O
coat O
, O
her O
bleeding O
stopped O
. O

She O
felt O
that O
her O
body O
was O
healed O
from O
all O
the O
suffering O
. O

Jesus O
immediately O
felt O
power O
go O
out O
from O
him O
, O
so O
he O
stopped O
and O
turned O
around O
. O

`` O
Who O
touched O
my O
clothes O
? O
'' O

he O
asked O
. O

The O
followers O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
There O
are O
so O
many O
people O
pushing O
against O
you O
. O

But O
you O
ask O
, O
' O
Who O
touched O
me O
? O
' O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
continued O
looking O
for O
the O
one O
who O
touched O
him O
. O

The O
woman O
knew O
that O
she O
was O
healed O
, O
so O
she O
came O
and O
bowed O
at O
Jesus O
' O
feet O
. O

She O
was O
shaking O
with O
fear O
. O

She O
told O
Jesus O
the O
whole O
story O
. O

He O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Dear O
woman O
, O
you O
are O
made O
well O
because O
you O
believed O
. O

Go O
in O
peace O
. O

You O
will O
not O
suffer O
anymore O
. O
'' O

While O
Jesus O
was O
still O
there O
speaking O
, O
some O
men O
came O
from O
the O
house O
of O
Jairus O
, O
the O
synagogue O
leader O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Your O
daughter O
is O
dead O
. O

There O
is O
no O
need O
to O
bother O
the O
Teacher O
. O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
did O
not O
care O
what O
the O
men O
said O
. O

He O
said O
to O
the O
synagogue O
leader O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
; O
just O
believe O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
let O
only O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
James B-PERSON
, O
and O
John B-PERSON
the O
brother O
of O
James B-PERSON
go O
with O
him O
. O

They O
went O
to O
the O
synagogue O
leader O
's O
house O
, O
where O
Jesus O
saw O
many O
people O
crying O
loudly O
. O

There O
was O
a O
lot O
of O
confusion O
. O

He O
entered O
the O
house O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
people O
crying O
and O
making O
so O
much O
noise O
? O

This O
child O
is O
not O
dead O
. O

She O
is O
only O
sleeping O
. O
'' O

But O
everyone O
laughed O
at O
him O
. O

Jesus O
told O
the O
people O
to O
leave O
the O
house O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
into O
the O
room O
where O
the O
child O
was O
. O

He O
brought O
the O
child O
's O
father O
and O
mother O
and O
his O
three O
followers O
into O
the O
room O
with O
him O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
held O
the O
girl O
's O
hand O
and O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Talitha O
, O
koum O
! O
'' O

-LRB- O
This O
means O
`` O
Little O
girl O
, O
I O
tell O
you O
to O
stand O
up O
! O
'' O

-RRB- O
The O
girl O
immediately O
stood O
up O
and O
began O
walking O
. O

-LRB- O
She O
was O
twelve O
years O
old O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
father O
and O
mother O
and O
the O
followers O
were O
amazed O
. O

Jesus O
gave O
the O
father O
and O
mother O
very O
strict O
orders O
not O
to O
tell O
people O
about O
this O
. O

Then O
he O
told O
them O
to O
give O
the O
girl O
some O
food O
to O
eat O
. O

Another O
time O
there O
were O
many O
people O
with O
Jesus O
. O

The O
people O
had O
nothing O
to O
eat O
. O

So O
he O
called O
his O
followers O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
feel O
sorry O
for O
these O
people O
. O

They O
have O
been O
with O
me O
for O
three O
days O
, O
and O
now O
they O
have O
nothing O
to O
eat O
. O

I O
should O
not O
send O
them O
home O
hungry O
. O

If O
they O
leave O
without O
eating O
, O
they O
will O
faint O
on O
the O
way O
home O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
live O
a O
long O
way O
from O
here O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
' O
followers O
answered O
, O
`` O
But O
we O
are O
far O
away O
from O
any O
towns O
. O

Where O
can O
we O
get O
enough O
bread O
to O
feed O
all O
these O
people O
? O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
How O
many O
loaves O
of O
bread O
do O
you O
have O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
seven O
loaves O
of O
bread O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
told O
the O
people O
to O
sit O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

Then O
he O
took O
the O
seven O
loaves O
and O
gave O
thanks O
to O
God O
. O

He O
broke O
the O
bread O
into O
pieces O
and O
gave O
them O
to O
his O
followers O
. O

He O
told O
them O
to O
give O
the O
bread O
to O
the O
people O
, O
and O
they O
did O
as O
he O
said O
. O

The O
followers O
also O
had O
a O
few O
small O
fish O
. O

Jesus O
gave O
thanks O
for O
the O
fish O
and O
told O
them O
to O
give O
the O
fish O
to O
the O
people O
. O

They O
all O
ate O
until O
they O
were O
full O
. O

Then O
the O
followers O
filled O
seven O
baskets O
with O
the O
pieces O
of O
food O
that O
were O
left O
. O

There O
were O
about O
4000 O
men O
who O
ate O
. O

After O
they O
ate O
, O
Jesus O
told O
them O
to O
go O
home O
. O

Then O
he O
went O
in O
a O
boat O
with O
his O
followers O
to O
the O
area O
of O
Dalmanutha O
. O

The O
Pharisees O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
asked O
him O
questions O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
test O
him O
. O

So O
they O
asked O
him O
to O
do O
a O
miracle O
as O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
. O

Jesus O
sighed O
deeply O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
people O
ask O
to O
see O
a O
miracle O
as O
a O
sign O
? O

I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
that O
no O
miracle O
will O
be O
done O
to O
prove O
anything O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
left O
them O
and O
went O
in O
the O
boat O
to O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
lake O
. O

The O
followers O
had O
only O
one O
loaf O
of O
bread O
with O
them O
in O
the O
boat O
. O

They O
forgot O
to O
bring O
more O
bread O
. O

Jesus O
warned O
them O
, O
`` O
Be O
careful O
! O

Guard O
against O
the O
yeast O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
the O
yeast O
of O
Herod O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
discussed O
the O
meaning O
of O
this O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
said O
this O
because O
we O
have O
no O
bread O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
knew O
that O
the O
followers O
were O
talking O
about O
this O
. O

So O
he O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
talking O
about O
having O
no O
bread O
? O

Do O
you O
still O
not O
see O
or O
understand O
? O

Are O
you O
not O
able O
to O
understand O
? O

Do O
you O
have O
eyes O
that O
ca O
n't O
see O
? O

Do O
you O
have O
ears O
that O
ca O
n't O
hear O
? O

Remember O
what O
I O
did O
before O
, O
when O
we O
did O
not O
have O
enough O
bread O
? O

I O
divided O
five O
loaves O
of O
bread O
for O
5000 O
people O
. O

Remember O
how O
many O
baskets O
you O
filled O
with O
pieces O
of O
food O
that O
were O
not O
eaten O
? O
'' O

The O
followers O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
filled O
twelve O
baskets O
. O
'' O

`` O
And O
when O
I O
divided O
seven O
loaves O
of O
bread O
for O
4000 O
people O
, O
how O
many O
baskets O
did O
you O
fill O
with O
the O
leftover O
pieces O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
filled O
seven O
baskets O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
remember O
these O
things O
I O
did O
, O
but O
you O
still O
do O
n't O
understand O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
came O
to O
Bethsaida O
. O

Some O
people O
brought O
a O
blind O
man O
to O
him O
and O
begged O
him O
to O
touch O
the O
man O
. O

So O
Jesus O
held O
the O
blind O
man O
's O
hand O
and O
led O
him O
out O
of O
the O
village O
. O

Then O
he O
spit O
on O
the O
man O
's O
eyes O
. O

He O
laid O
his O
hands O
on O
him O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Can O
you O
see O
now O
? O
'' O

The O
man O
looked O
up O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
see O
people O
. O

They O
look O
like O
trees O
walking O
around O
. O
'' O

Again O
Jesus O
laid O
his O
hands O
on O
the O
man O
's O
eyes O
, O
and O
the O
man O
opened O
them O
wide O
. O

His O
eyes O
were O
healed O
, O
and O
he O
was O
able O
to O
see O
everything O
clearly O
. O

Jesus O
told O
him O
to O
go O
home O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
go O
into O
the O
town O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
to O
the O
towns O
in O
the O
area O
of O
Caesarea O
Philippi O
. O

While O
they O
were O
traveling O
, O
Jesus O
asked O
the O
followers O
, O
`` O
Who O
do O
people O
say O
I O
am O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
Some O
people O
say O
you O
are O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
. O

Others O
say O
you O
are O
Elijah O
. O

And O
others O
say O
you O
are O
one O
of O
the O
prophets O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
asked O
, O
`` O
Who O
do O
you O
say O
I O
am O
? O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
the O
Christ O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
told O
the O
followers O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
tell O
anyone O
who O
I O
am O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
began O
to O
teach O
his O
followers O
that O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
must O
suffer O
many O
things O
. O

He O
taught O
that O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
would O
not O
be O
accepted O
by O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
, O
the O
leading O
priests O
, O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
must O
be O
killed O
and O
then O
rise O
from O
death O
after O
three O
days O
. O

Jesus O
told O
them O
everything O
that O
would O
happen O
. O

He O
did O
not O
keep O
anything O
secret O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
took O
Jesus O
away O
from O
the O
other O
followers O
to O
talk O
to O
him O
alone O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
criticized O
him O
for O
saying O
these O
things O
. O

But O
Jesus O
turned O
and O
looked O
at O
his O
followers O
. O

Then O
he O
criticized O
Peter B-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Get O
away O
from O
me O
, O
Satan O
! O

You O
do O
n't O
care O
about O
the O
same O
things O
God O
does O
. O

You O
care O
only O
about O
things O
that O
people O
think O
are O
important O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
called O
the O
crowd O
and O
his O
followers O
to O
him O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Any O
of O
you O
who O
want O
to O
be O
my O
follower O
must O
stop O
thinking O
about O
yourself O
and O
what O
you O
want O
. O

You O
must O
be O
willing O
to O
carry O
the O
cross O
that O
is O
given O
to O
you O
for O
following O
me O
. O

Any O
of O
you O
who O
try O
to O
save O
the O
life O
you O
have O
will O
lose O
it O
. O

But O
you O
who O
give O
up O
your O
life O
for O
me O
and O
for O
the O
Good O
News O
will O
save O
it O
. O

It O
is O
worth O
nothing O
for O
you O
to O
have O
the O
whole O
world O
if O
you O
yourself O
are O
lost O
. O

You O
could O
never O
pay O
enough O
to O
buy O
back O
your O
life O
. O

People O
today O
are O
so O
sinful O
. O

They O
have O
not O
been O
faithful O
to O
God O
. O

As O
you O
live O
among O
them O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
ashamed O
of O
me O
and O
my O
teaching O
. O

If O
that O
happens O
, O
I O
will O
be O
ashamed O
of O
you O
when O
I O
come O
with O
the O
glory O
of O
my O
Father O
and O
the O
holy O
angels O
. O
'' O

Another O
time O
Jesus O
went O
into O
the O
synagogue O
. O

In O
the O
synagogue O
there O
was O
a O
man O
with O
a O
crippled O
hand O
. O

Some O
Jews O
there O
were O
watching O
Jesus O
closely O
. O

They O
were O
waiting O
to O
see O
if O
he O
would O
heal O
the O
man O
on O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
see O
Jesus O
do O
something O
wrong O
so O
that O
they O
could O
accuse O
him O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
man O
with O
the O
crippled O
hand O
, O
`` O
Stand O
up O
here O
so O
that O
everyone O
can O
see O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
asked O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
Which O
is O
the O
right O
thing O
to O
do O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
: O
to O
do O
good O
or O
to O
do O
evil O
? O

Is O
it O
right O
to O
save O
a O
life O
or O
to O
destroy O
one O
? O
'' O

The O
people O
said O
nothing O
to O
answer O
him O
. O

Jesus O
looked O
at O
the O
people O
. O

He O
was O
angry O
, O
but O
he O
felt O
very O
sad O
because O
they O
were O
so O
stubborn O
. O

He O
said O
to O
the O
man O
, O
`` O
Hold O
out O
your O
hand O
. O
'' O

The O
man O
held O
out O
his O
hand O
, O
and O
it O
was O
healed O
. O

Then O
the O
Pharisees O
left O
and O
made O
plans O
with O
the O
Herodians O
about O
a O
way O
to O
kill O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
went O
away O
with O
his O
followers O
to O
the O
lake O
. O

A O
large O
crowd O
of O
people O
from O
Galilee O
followed O
them O
. O

Many O
also O
came O
from O
Judea O
, O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
from O
Idumea O
, O
from O
the O
area O
across O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
and O
from O
the O
area O
around O
Tyre O
and O
Sidon O
. O

These O
people O
came O
because O
they O
heard O
about O
all O
that O
Jesus O
was O
doing O
. O

Jesus O
saw O
how O
many O
people O
there O
were O
, O
so O
he O
told O
his O
followers O
to O
get O
a O
small O
boat O
and O
make O
it O
ready O
for O
him O
. O

He O
wanted O
the O
boat O
so O
that O
the O
crowds O
of O
people O
could O
not O
push O
against O
him O
. O

He O
had O
healed O
many O
of O
them O
, O
so O
all O
the O
sick O
people O
were O
pushing O
toward O
him O
to O
touch O
him O
. O

Some O
people O
had O
evil O
spirits O
inside O
them O
. O

When O
the O
evil O
spirits O
saw O
Jesus O
, O
they O
bowed O
before O
him O
and O
shouted O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
! O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
gave O
the O
spirits O
a O
strong O
warning O
not O
to O
tell O
anyone O
who O
he O
was O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
up O
on O
a O
hill O
and O
invited O
those O
he O
wanted O
to O
go O
with O
him O
. O

So O
they O
joined O
him O
there O
. O

And O
he O
chose O
twelve O
men O
and O
called O
them O
apostles O
. O

He O
wanted O
these O
twelve O
men O
to O
be O
with O
him O
, O
and O
he O
wanted O
to O
send O
them O
to O
other O
places O
to O
tell O
people O
God O
's O
message O
. O

He O
also O
wanted O
them O
to O
have O
the O
power O
to O
force O
demons O
out O
of O
people O
. O

These O
are O
the O
names O
of O
the O
twelve O
men O
Jesus O
chose O
: O

Simon B-PERSON
-LRB- O
the O
one O
Jesus O
named O
Peter B-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
James B-PERSON
and O
his O
brother O
John B-PERSON
, O
the O
sons O
of O
Zebedee O
-LRB- O
the O
ones O
Jesus O
named O
Boanerges O
, O
which O
means O
`` O
Sons O
of O
Thunder O
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
Andrew B-PERSON
, O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
Bartholomew B-PERSON
, O
Matthew O
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
, O
James B-PERSON
, O
the O
son O
of O
Alphaeus O
, O
Thaddaeus O
, O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
the O
Zealot O
, O
Judas O
Iscariot O
-LRB- O
the O
one O
who O
handed O
Jesus O
over O
to O
his O
enemies O
-RRB- O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
home O
, O
but O
again O
a O
large O
crowd O
gathered O
there O
. O

There O
were O
so O
many O
people O
that O
he O
and O
his O
followers O
could O
not O
eat O
. O

His O
family O
heard O
about O
all O
these O
things O
. O

They O
went O
to O
get O
him O
because O
people O
said O
he O
was O
crazy O
. O

And O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
said O
, O
`` O
Satan O
is O
living O
inside O
him O
! O

He O
uses O
power O
from O
the O
ruler O
of O
demons O
to O
force O
demons O
out O
of O
people O
. O
'' O

So O
Jesus O
called O
them O
together O
and O
talked O
to O
them O
using O
some O
stories O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Satan O
will O
not O
force O
his O
own O
demons O
out O
of O
people O
. O

A O
kingdom O
that O
fights O
against O
itself O
will O
not O
survive O
. O

And O
a O
family O
that O
is O
divided O
will O
not O
survive O
. O

If O
Satan O
is O
against O
himself O
and O
is O
fighting O
against O
his O
own O
people O
, O
he O
will O
not O
survive O
. O

That O
would O
be O
the O
end O
of O
Satan O
. O

`` O
Whoever O
wants O
to O
enter O
a O
strong O
man O
's O
house O
and O
steal O
his O
things O
must O
first O
tie O
him O
up O
. O

Then O
they O
can O
steal O
the O
things O
from O
his O
house O
. O

`` O
I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
that O
people O
can O
be O
forgiven O
for O
all O
the O
sinful O
things O
they O
do O
. O

They O
can O
even O
be O
forgiven O
for O
the O
bad O
things O
they O
say O
against O
God O
. O

But O
anyone O
who O
speaks O
against O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
will O
never O
be O
forgiven O
. O

They O
will O
always O
be O
guilty O
of O
that O
sin O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
this O
because O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
had O
accused O
him O
of O
having O
an O
evil O
spirit O
inside O
him O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
' O
mother O
and O
brothers O
came O
. O

They O
stood O
outside O
and O
sent O
someone O
in O
to O
tell O
him O
to O
come O
out O
. O

Many O
people O
were O
sitting O
around O
Jesus O
. O

They O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Your O
mother O
and O
brothers O
are O
waiting O
for O
you O
outside O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
asked O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
my O
mother O
? O

Who O
are O
my O
brothers O
? O
'' O

Then O
he O
looked O
at O
the O
people O
sitting O
around O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
These O
people O
are O
my O
mother O
and O
my O
brothers O
! O

My O
true O
brother O
and O
sister O
and O
mother O
are O
those O
who O
do O
what O
God O
wants O
. O
'' O

Another O
time O
Jesus O
began O
teaching O
by O
the O
lake O
, O
and O
a O
large O
crowd O
gathered O
around O
him O
. O

He O
got O
into O
a O
boat O
so O
that O
he O
could O
sit O
and O
teach O
from O
the O
lake O
. O

All O
the O
people O
stayed O
on O
the O
shore O
near O
the O
water O
. O

Jesus O
used O
stories O
to O
teach O
them O
many O
things O
. O

One O
of O
his O
lessons O
included O
this O
story O
: O
`` O
Listen O
! O

A O
farmer O
went O
out O
to O
sow O
seed O
. O

While O
he O
was O
scattering O
the O
seed O
, O
some O
of O
it O
fell O
by O
the O
road O
. O

The O
birds O
came O
and O
ate O
all O
that O
seed O
. O

Other O
seed O
fell O
on O
rocky O
ground O
, O
where O
there O
was O
not O
enough O
dirt O
. O

It O
grew O
quickly O
there O
because O
the O
soil O
was O
not O
deep O
. O

But O
then O
the O
sun O
rose O
and O
the O
plants O
were O
burned O
. O

They O
died O
because O
they O
did O
not O
have O
deep O
roots O
. O

Some O
other O
seed O
fell O
among O
thorny O
weeds O
. O

The O
weeds O
grew O
and O
stopped O
the O
good O
plants O
from O
growing O
. O

So O
they O
did O
not O
make O
grain O
. O

But O
some O
of O
the O
seed O
fell O
on O
good O
ground O
. O

There O
it O
began O
to O
grow O
, O
and O
it O
made O
grain O
. O

Some O
plants O
made O
30 O
times O
more O
grain O
, O
some O
60 O
times O
more O
, O
and O
some O
100 O
times O
more O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
people O
who O
hear O
me O
, O
listen O
! O
'' O

Later O
, O
Jesus O
was O
away O
from O
the O
people O
. O

The O
twelve O
apostles O
and O
his O
other O
followers O
asked O
him O
about O
the O
stories O
. O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Only O
you O
can O
know O
the O
secret O
truth O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

But O
to O
those O
other O
people O
I O
tell O
everything O
by O
using O
stories O
. O

I O
do O
this O
so O
that O
, O
' O
They O
will O
look O
and O
look O
but O
never O
really O
see O
; O
they O
will O
listen O
and O
listen O
but O
never O
understand O
. O

If O
they O
saw O
and O
understood O
, O
they O
might O
change O
and O
be O
forgiven O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
followers O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
understand O
this O
story O
? O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
, O
how O
will O
you O
understand O
any O
story O
? O

The O
farmer O
is O
like O
someone O
who O
plants O
God O
's O
teaching O
in O
people O
. O

Sometimes O
the O
teaching O
falls O
on O
the O
path O
. O

That O
is O
like O
some O
people O
who O
hear O
the O
teaching O
of O
God O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
they O
hear O
it O
, O
Satan O
comes O
and O
takes O
away O
the O
teaching O
that O
was O
planted O
in O
them O
. O

`` O
Other O
people O
are O
like O
the O
seed O
planted O
on O
rocky O
ground O
. O

They O
hear O
the O
teaching O
, O
and O
they O
quickly O
and O
gladly O
accept O
it O
. O

But O
they O
do O
n't O
allow O
it O
to O
go O
deep O
into O
their O
lives O
. O

They O
keep O
it O
only O
a O
short O
time O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
trouble O
or O
persecution O
comes O
because O
of O
the O
teaching O
they O
accepted O
, O
they O
give O
up O
. O

`` O
Others O
are O
like O
the O
seed O
planted O
among O
the O
thorny O
weeds O
. O

They O
hear O
the O
teaching O
, O
but O
their O
lives O
become O
full O
of O
other O
things O
: O
the O
worries O
of O
this O
life O
, O
the O
love O
of O
money O
, O
and O
everything O
else O
they O
want O
. O

This O
keeps O
the O
teaching O
from O
growing O
, O
and O
it O
does O
not O
produce O
a O
crop O
in O
their O
lives O
. O

`` O
And O
others O
are O
like O
the O
seed O
planted O
on O
the O
good O
ground O
. O

They O
hear O
the O
teaching O
and O
accept O
it O
. O

Then O
they O
grow O
and O
produce O
a O
good O
crop O
-- O
sometimes O
30 O
times O
more O
, O
sometimes O
60 O
times O
more O
, O
and O
sometimes O
100 O
times O
more O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
do O
n't O
take O
a O
lamp O
and O
hide O
it O
under O
a O
bowl O
or O
a O
bed O
, O
do O
you O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

You O
put O
it O
on O
a O
lampstand O
. O

Everything O
that O
is O
hidden O
will O
be O
made O
clear O
. O

Every O
secret O
thing O
will O
be O
made O
known O
. O

You O
people O
who O
hear O
me O
, O
listen O
! O

Think O
carefully O
about O
what O
you O
are O
hearing O
. O

God O
will O
know O
how O
much O
to O
give O
you O
by O
how O
much O
you O
understand O
now O
. O

But O
he O
will O
give O
you O
more O
than O
you O
deserve O
. O

The O
people O
who O
have O
some O
understanding O
will O
receive O
more O
. O

But O
those O
who O
do O
not O
have O
much O
will O
lose O
even O
the O
small O
amount O
they O
have O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
a O
man O
who O
plants O
seed O
in O
the O
ground O
. O

The O
seed O
begins O
to O
grow O
. O

It O
grows O
night O
and O
day O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
matter O
whether O
the O
man O
is O
sleeping O
or O
awake O
, O
the O
seed O
still O
grows O
. O

He O
does O
n't O
know O
how O
it O
happens O
. O

Without O
any O
help O
the O
ground O
produces O
grain O
. O

First O
the O
plant O
grows O
, O
then O
the O
head O
, O
and O
then O
all O
the O
grain O
in O
the O
head O
. O

When O
the O
grain O
is O
ready O
, O
the O
man O
cuts O
it O
. O

This O
is O
the O
harvest O
time O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
can O
I O
use O
to O
show O
you O
what O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
? O

What O
story O
can O
I O
use O
to O
explain O
it O
? O

God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
a O
mustard O
seed O
, O
which O
is O
smaller O
than O
any O
other O
seed O
on O
earth O
that O
you O
can O
plant O
. O

But O
when O
you O
plant O
it O
, O
it O
grows O
and O
becomes O
the O
largest O
of O
all O
the O
plants O
in O
your O
garden O
. O

It O
has O
branches O
that O
are O
very O
big O
. O

The O
wild O
birds O
can O
come O
and O
make O
nests O
there O
and O
be O
protected O
from O
the O
sun O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
used O
many O
stories O
like O
these O
to O
teach O
the O
people O
. O

He O
taught O
them O
all O
they O
could O
understand O
. O

He O
always O
used O
stories O
to O
teach O
them O
. O

But O
when O
he O
was O
alone O
with O
his O
followers O
, O
Jesus O
explained O
everything O
to O
them O
. O

That O
day O
, O
at O
evening O
, O
Jesus O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Come O
with O
me O
across O
the O
lake O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
left O
the O
crowd O
behind O
and O
went O
with O
Jesus O
in O
the O
boat O
he O
was O
already O
in O
. O

There O
were O
also O
other O
boats O
that O
went O
with O
them O
. O

A O
very O
bad O
wind O
came O
up O
on O
the O
lake O
. O

The O
waves O
were O
coming O
over O
the O
sides O
and O
into O
the O
boat O
, O
and O
it O
was O
almost O
full O
of O
water O
. O

Jesus O
was O
inside O
the O
boat O
, O
sleeping O
with O
his O
head O
on O
a O
pillow O
. O

The O
followers O
went O
and O
woke O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
do O
n't O
you O
care O
about O
us O
? O

We O
are O
going O
to O
drown O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
stood O
up O
and O
gave O
a O
command O
to O
the O
wind O
and O
the O
water O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Quiet O
! O

Be O
still O
! O
'' O

Then O
the O
wind O
stopped O
, O
and O
the O
lake O
became O
calm O
. O

He O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
afraid O
? O

Do O
you O
still O
have O
no O
faith O
? O
'' O

They O
were O
very O
afraid O
and O
asked O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
What O
kind O
of O
man O
is O
this O
? O

Even O
the O
wind O
and O
the O
water O
obey O
him O
! O
'' O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
a O
prisoner O
for O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
and O
from O
Timothy O
, O
our O
brother O
. O

To O
Philemon O
, O
our O
dear O
friend O
and O
worker O
with O
us O
. O

Also O
to O
our O
sister O
Apphia O
, O
to O
Archippus O
, O
who O
serves O
with O
us O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
army O
, O
and O
to O
the O
church O
that O
meets O
in O
your O
home O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
God O
our O
Father O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

I O
remember O
you O
in O
my O
prayers O
. O

And O
I O
always O
thank O
my O
God O
for O
you O
. O

I O
thank O
God O
because O
I O
hear O
about O
the O
love O
you O
have O
for O
all O
of O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
and O
the O
faith O
you O
have O
in O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
the O
faith O
you O
share O
will O
make O
you O
understand O
every O
blessing O
we O
have O
in O
Christ O
. O

My O
brother O
, O
you O
have O
shown O
love O
to O
God O
's O
people O
, O
and O
your O
help O
has O
greatly O
encouraged O
them O
. O

What O
a O
great O
joy O
and O
encouragement O
that O
has O
been O
to O
me O
. O

There O
is O
something O
that O
you O
should O
do O
. O

And O
because O
of O
the O
authority O
I O
have O
in O
Christ O
, O
I O
feel O
free O
to O
command O
you O
to O
do O
it O
. O

But O
I O
am O
not O
commanding O
you O
; O
I O
am O
asking O
you O
to O
do O
it O
out O
of O
love O
. O

I O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
am O
an O
old O
man O
now O
, O
and O
I O
am O
a O
prisoner O
for O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

I O
am O
asking O
you O
for O
my O
son O
Onesimus O
. O

He O
became O
my O
son O
while O
I O
was O
in O
prison O
. O

In O
the O
past O
he O
was O
useless O
to O
you O
. O

But O
now O
he O
has O
become O
useful O
for O
both O
you O
and O
me O
. O

I O
am O
sending O
him O
back O
to O
you O
, O
but O
it O
's O
as O
hard O
as O
losing O
part O
of O
myself O
. O

I O
would O
like O
to O
keep O
him O
here O
to O
help O
me O
while O
I O
am O
still O
in O
prison O
for O
telling O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

By O
helping O
me O
here O
, O
he O
would O
be O
representing O
you O
. O

But O
I O
did O
not O
want O
to O
do O
anything O
without O
asking O
you O
first O
. O

Then O
whatever O
you O
do O
for O
me O
will O
be O
what O
you O
want O
to O
do O
, O
not O
what O
I O
forced O
you O
to O
do O
. O

Onesimus O
was O
separated O
from O
you O
for O
a O
short O
time O
. O

Maybe O
that O
happened O
so O
that O
you O
could O
have O
him O
back O
forever O
, O
not O
to O
be O
just O
a O
slave O
, O
but O
better O
than O
a O
slave O
, O
to O
be O
a O
dear O
brother O
. O

That O
's O
what O
he O
is O
to O
me O
. O

And O
I O
know O
he O
will O
mean O
even O
more O
to O
you O
, O
both O
as O
your O
slave O
and O
as O
one O
who O
shares O
your O
faith O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

If O
you O
accept O
me O
as O
your O
friend O
, O
then O
accept O
Onesimus O
back O
. O

Welcome O
him O
like O
you O
would O
welcome O
me O
. O

If O
he O
has O
done O
any O
wrong O
to O
you O
or O
owes O
you O
anything O
, O
charge O
that O
to O
me O
. O

I O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
am O
writing O
this O
in O
my O
own O
handwriting O
: O

I O
will O
pay O
back O
anything O
Onesimus O
owes O
. O

And O
I O
will O
say O
nothing O
about O
what O
you O
owe O
me O
for O
your O
own O
life O
. O

So O
, O
my O
brother O
, O
as O
a O
follower O
of O
the O
Lord O
please O
do O
this O
favor O
for O
me O
. O

It O
would O
be O
such O
a O
great O
encouragement O
to O
me O
as O
your O
brother O
in O
Christ O
. O

I O
write O
this O
letter O
knowing O
that O
you O
will O
do O
what O
I O
ask O
, O
and O
even O
more O
than O
I O
ask O
. O

Also O
, O
please O
prepare O
a O
room O
for O
me O
. O

I O
hope O
that O
God O
will O
answer O
your O
prayers O
and O
that O
I O
will O
be O
able O
to O
come O
and O
see O
you O
. O

Epaphras O
is O
a O
prisoner O
with O
me O
for O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

He O
sends O
you O
his O
greetings O
. O

Also O
Mark O
, O
Aristarchus O
, O
Demas O
, O
and O
Luke B-PERSON
send O
their O
greetings O
. O

They O
are O
workers O
together O
with O
me O
. O

The O
grace O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
be O
with O
your O
spirit O
. O

Remind O
your O
people O
that O
they O
should O
always O
be O
under O
the O
authority O
of O
rulers O
and O
government O
leaders O
. O

They O
should O
obey O
these O
leaders O
and O
be O
ready O
to O
do O
good O
. O

Tell O
them O
not O
to O
speak O
evil O
of O
anyone O
but O
to O
live O
in O
peace O
with O
others O
. O

They O
should O
be O
gentle O
and O
polite O
to O
everyone O
. O

In O
the O
past O
we O
were O
foolish O
too O
. O

We O
did O
not O
obey O
, O
we O
were O
wrong O
, O
and O
we O
were O
slaves O
to O
the O
many O
things O
our O
bodies O
wanted O
and O
enjoyed O
. O

We O
lived O
doing O
evil O
and O
being O
jealous O
. O

People O
hated O
us O
and O
we O
hated O
each O
other O
. O

But O
then O
the O
kindness O
and O
love O
of O
God O
our O
Savior B-PERSON
was O
made O
known O
. O

He O
saved O
us O
because O
of O
his O
mercy O
, O
not O
because O
of O
any O
good O
things O
we O
did O
. O

He O
saved O
us O
through O
the O
washing O
that O
made O
us O
new O
people O
. O

He O
saved O
us O
by O
making O
us O
new O
through O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

God O
poured O
out O
to O
us O
that O
Holy O
Spirit O
fully O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
our O
Savior B-PERSON
. O

We O
were O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
his O
grace O
. O

God O
saved O
us O
so O
that O
we O
could O
be O
his O
children O
and O
look O
forward O
to O
receiving O
life O
that O
never O
ends O
. O

This O
is O
a O
true O
statement O
. O

And O
I O
want O
you O
to O
be O
sure O
that O
the O
people O
understand O
these O
things O
. O

Then O
those O
who O
believe O
in O
God O
will O
be O
careful O
to O
use O
their O
lives O
for O
doing O
good O
. O

These O
things O
are O
good O
and O
will O
help O
everyone O
. O

Stay O
away O
from O
those O
who O
have O
foolish O
arguments O
, O
who O
talk O
about O
useless O
family O
histories O
, O
or O
who O
make O
trouble O
and O
fight O
about O
what O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
teaches O
. O

These O
things O
are O
useless O
and O
will O
not O
help O
anyone O
. O

Give O
a O
warning O
to O
all O
those O
who O
cause O
arguments O
. O

If O
they O
continue O
to O
cause O
trouble O
after O
a O
second O
warning O
, O
then O
do O
n't O
associate O
with O
them O
. O

You O
know O
that O
people O
like O
that O
are O
evil O
and O
sinful O
. O

Their O
sins O
prove O
they O
are O
wrong O
. O

I O
will O
send O
Artemas O
and O
Tychicus O
to O
you O
. O

When O
I O
send O
them O
, O
try O
hard O
to O
come O
to O
me O
at O
Nicopolis O
. O

I O
have O
decided O
to O
stay O
there O
this O
winter O
. O

Zenas O
the O
lawyer O
and O
Apollos O
will O
be O
traveling O
from O
there O
. O

Do O
all O
that O
you O
can O
to O
help O
them O
prepare O
for O
their O
trip O
. O

Be O
sure O
that O
they O
have O
everything O
they O
need O
. O

Our O
people O
must O
learn O
to O
use O
their O
lives O
for O
doing O
good O
and O
helping O
anyone O
who O
has O
a O
need O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
not O
have O
empty O
lives O
. O

All O
the O
people O
with O
me O
here O
send O
you O
their O
greetings O
. O

Give O
my O
greetings O
to O
those O
who O
love O
us O
in O
the O
faith O
. O

Grace O
be O
with O
you O
all O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
a O
servant O
of O
God O
and O
an O
apostle O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

I O
was O
sent O
to O
help O
God O
's O
chosen O
people O
have O
faith O
and O
understand O
the O
truth O
that O
produces O
a O
life O
of O
devotion O
to O
God O
. O

This O
faith O
and O
knowledge O
make O
us O
sure O
that O
we O
have O
eternal O
life O
. O

God O
promised O
that O
life O
to O
us O
before O
time O
began O
-- O
and O
God O
does O
not O
lie O
. O

At O
the O
right O
time O
, O
God O
let O
the O
world O
know O
about O
that O
life O
. O

He O
did O
this O
through O
the O
telling O
of O
the O
Good O
News O
message O
, O
and O
he O
trusted O
me O
with O
that O
work O
. O

I O
told O
people O
that O
message O
because O
God O
our O
Savior B-PERSON
commanded O
me O
to O
. O

To O
Titus O
, O
a O
true O
son O
to O
me O
in O
the O
faith O
we O
share O
together O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
God O
the O
Father O
and O
Christ O
Jesus O
our O
Savior B-PERSON
. O

I O
left O
you O
in O
Crete O
so O
that O
you O
could O
finish O
doing O
what O
still O
needed O
to O
be O
done O
. O

And O
I O
also O
left O
you O
there O
so O
that O
you O
could O
choose O
men O
to O
be O
elders O
in O
every O
town O
. O

To O
be O
an O
elder O
, O
a O
man O
must O
not O
be O
guilty O
of O
living O
in O
a O
wrong O
way O
. O

He O
must O
be O
faithful O
to O
his O
wife O
, O
and O
his O
children O
must O
be O
faithful O
to O
God O
. O

They O
must O
not O
be O
known O
as O
children O
who O
are O
wild O
or O
do O
n't O
obey O
. O

An O
elder O
has O
the O
job O
of O
taking O
care O
of O
God O
's O
work O
. O

So O
people O
should O
not O
be O
able O
to O
say O
that O
he O
lives O
in O
a O
wrong O
way O
. O

He O
must O
not O
be O
someone O
who O
is O
proud O
and O
selfish O
or O
who O
gets O
angry O
quickly O
. O

He O
must O
not O
drink O
too O
much O
, O
and O
he O
must O
not O
be O
someone O
who O
likes O
to O
fight O
. O

He O
must O
not O
be O
a O
man O
who O
will O
do O
almost O
anything O
for O
money O
. O

An O
elder O
must O
be O
ready O
to O
help O
people O
by O
welcoming O
them O
into O
his O
home O
. O

He O
must O
love O
what O
is O
good O
. O

He O
must O
be O
wise O
. O

He O
must O
live O
right O
. O

He O
must O
be O
devoted O
to O
God O
and O
pleasing O
to O
him O
. O

And O
he O
must O
be O
able O
to O
control O
himself O
. O

An O
elder O
must O
be O
faithful O
to O
the O
same O
true O
message O
we O
teach O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
be O
able O
to O
encourage O
others O
with O
teaching O
that O
is O
true O
and O
right O
. O

And O
he O
will O
be O
able O
to O
show O
those O
who O
are O
against O
this O
teaching O
that O
they O
are O
wrong O
. O

This O
is O
important O
, O
because O
there O
are O
many O
people O
who O
refuse O
to O
obey O
-- O
people O
who O
talk O
about O
worthless O
things O
and O
mislead O
others O
. O

I O
am O
talking O
especially O
about O
those O
who O
say O
that O
men O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
must O
be O
circumcised O
to O
please O
God O
. O

These O
people O
must O
be O
stopped O
, O
because O
they O
are O
destroying O
whole O
families O
by O
teaching O
what O
they O
should O
not O
teach O
. O

They O
teach O
only O
to O
cheat O
people O
and O
make O
money O
. O

Even O
one O
of O
their O
own O
prophets O
said O
, O
`` O
Cretans O
are O
always O
liars O
. O

They O
are O
evil O
animals O
and O
lazy O
people O
who O
do O
nothing O
but O
eat O
. O
'' O

The O
words O
that O
prophet O
said O
are O
true O
. O

So O
tell O
those O
people O
that O
they O
are O
wrong O
. O

You O
must O
be O
strict O
with O
them O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
become O
strong O
in O
the O
faith O
, O
and O
they O
will O
stop O
paying O
attention O
to O
the O
stories O
told O
by O
those O
Jews O
. O

They O
will O
stop O
following O
the O
commands O
of O
those O
who O
have O
turned O
away O
from O
the O
truth O
. O

To O
people O
who O
are O
pure O
, O
everything O
is O
pure O
. O

But O
to O
those O
who O
are O
full O
of O
sin O
and O
do O
n't O
believe O
, O
nothing O
is O
pure O
. O

Really O
, O
their O
thinking O
has O
become O
evil O
and O
their O
consciences O
have O
been O
ruined O
. O

They O
say O
they O
know O
God O
, O
but O
the O
evil O
things O
they O
do O
show O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
accept O
him O
. O

They O
are O
disgusting O
. O

They O
refuse O
to O
obey O
God O
and O
are O
not O
capable O
of O
doing O
anything O
good O
. O

You O
, O
however O
, O
must O
tell O
everyone O
how O
to O
live O
in O
a O
way O
that O
agrees O
with O
the O
true O
teaching O
. O

Teach O
the O
older O
men O
to O
have O
self O
- O
control O
, O
to O
be O
serious O
, O
and O
to O
be O
wise O
. O

They O
must O
be O
strong O
in O
faith O
, O
in O
love O
, O
and O
in O
patience O
. O

Also O
, O
teach O
the O
older O
women O
to O
live O
the O
way O
those O
who O
serve O
the O
Lord O
should O
live O
. O

They O
should O
not O
go O
around O
saying O
bad O
things O
about O
others O
or O
be O
in O
the O
habit O
of O
drinking O
too O
much O
. O

They O
should O
teach O
what O
is O
good O
. O

By O
doing O
this O
they O
will O
teach O
the O
younger O
women O
to O
love O
their O
husbands O
and O
children O
. O

They O
will O
teach O
them O
to O
be O
wise O
and O
pure O
, O
to O
take O
care O
of O
their O
homes O
, O
to O
be O
kind O
, O
and O
to O
be O
willing O
to O
serve O
their O
husbands O
. O

Then O
no O
one O
will O
be O
able O
to O
criticize O
the O
teaching O
God O
gave O
us O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
tell O
the O
young O
men O
to O
be O
wise O
. O

You O
should O
be O
an O
example O
for O
them O
in O
every O
way O
by O
the O
good O
things O
you O
do O
. O

When O
you O
teach O
, O
be O
honest O
and O
serious O
. O

And O
your O
teaching O
should O
be O
clearly O
right O
so O
that O
you O
can O
not O
be O
criticized O
. O

Then O
anyone O
who O
is O
against O
you O
will O
be O
ashamed O
. O

There O
will O
not O
be O
anything O
bad O
they O
can O
say O
about O
us O
. O

And O
tell O
this O
to O
those O
who O
are O
slaves O
: O
They O
should O
be O
willing O
to O
serve O
their O
masters O
at O
all O
times O
; O
they O
should O
try O
to O
please O
them O
, O
not O
argue O
with O
them O
; O
they O
should O
not O
steal O
from O
them O
; O
and O
they O
should O
show O
their O
masters O
that O
they O
can O
be O
trusted O
. O

Then O
, O
in O
everything O
they O
do O
, O
they O
will O
show O
that O
the O
teaching O
of O
God O
our O
Savior B-PERSON
is O
good O
. O

That O
is O
the O
way O
we O
should O
live O
, O
because O
God O
's O
grace O
has O
come O
. O

That O
grace O
can O
save O
everyone O
. O

It O
teaches O
us O
not O
to O
live O
against O
God O
and O
not O
to O
do O
the O
bad O
things O
the O
world O
wants O
to O
do O
. O

It O
teaches O
us O
to O
live O
on O
earth O
now O
in O
a O
wise O
and O
right O
way O
-- O
a O
way O
that O
shows O
true O
devotion O
to O
God O
. O

We O
should O
live O
like O
that O
while O
we O
are O
waiting O
for O
the O
coming O
of O
our O
great O
God O
and O
Savior O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

He O
is O
our O
great O
hope O
, O
and O
he O
will O
come O
with O
glory O
. O

He O
gave O
himself O
for O
us O
. O

He O
died O
to O
free O
us O
from O
all O
evil O
. O

He O
died O
to O
make O
us O
pure O
-- O
people O
who O
belong O
only O
to O
him O
and O
who O
always O
want O
to O
do O
good O
. O

These O
are O
the O
things O
you O
should O
tell O
people O
. O

Encourage O
them O
, O
and O
when O
they O
are O
wrong O
, O
correct O
them O
. O

You O
have O
full O
authority O
to O
do O
this O
, O
so O
do O
n't O
let O
anyone O
think O
they O
can O
ignore O
you O
. O

Then O
the O
Spirit O
led O
Jesus O
into O
the O
desert O
. O

He O
was O
taken O
there O
to O
be O
tempted O
by O
the O
devil O
. O

Jesus O
ate O
nothing O
for O
40 O
days O
and O
nights O
. O

After O
this O
, O
he O
was O
very O
hungry O
. O

The O
devil O
came O
to O
tempt O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
are O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
, O
tell O
these O
rocks O
to O
become O
bread O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
him O
, O
`` O
The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
It O
is O
not O
just O
bread O
that O
keeps O
people O
alive O
. O

Their O
lives O
depend O
on O
what O
God O
says O
. O
' O
'' O
Then O
the O
devil O
led O
Jesus O
to O
the O
holy O
city O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
put O
him O
on O
a O
high O
place O
at O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

He O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
are O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
, O
jump O
off O
, O
because O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
God O
will O
command O
his O
angels O
to O
help O
you O
, O
and O
their O
hands O
will O
catch O
you O
, O
so O
that O
you O
will O
not O
hit O
your O
foot O
on O
a O
rock O
. O
' O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
Scriptures O
also O
say O
, O
' O
You O
must O
not O
test O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
the O
devil O
led O
Jesus O
to O
the O
top O
of O
a O
very O
high O
mountain O
and O
showed O
him O
all O
the O
kingdoms O
of O
the O
world O
and O
all O
the O
wonderful O
things O
in O
them O
. O

The O
devil O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
will O
bow O
down O
and O
worship O
me O
, O
I O
will O
give O
you O
all O
these O
things O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Get O
away O
from O
me O
, O
Satan O
! O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
You O
must O
worship O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
. O

Serve O
only O
him O
! O
' O
'' O

So O
the O
devil O
left O
him O
. O

Then O
some O
angels O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
helped O
him O
. O

Jesus O
heard O
that O
John B-PERSON
was O
put O
in O
prison O
, O
so O
he O
went O
back O
to O
Galilee O
. O

But O
he O
did O
not O
stay O
in O
Nazareth O
. O

He O
went O
to O
live O
in O
Capernaum O
, O
a O
town O
near O
Lake O
Galilee O
in O
the O
area O
near O
Zebulun O
and O
Naphtali O
. O

He O
did O
this O
to O
give O
full O
meaning O
to O
what O
the O
prophet O
Isaiah B-PERSON
said O
: O
`` O
Listen O
, O
land O
of O
Zebulun O
and O
land O
of O
Naphtali O
, O
lands O
by O
the O
road O
that O
goes O
to O
the O
sea O
, O
the O
area O
past O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
-- O
Galilee O
, O
where O
those O
from O
other O
nations O
live O
. O

The O
people O
who O
live O
in O
spiritual O
darkness O
have O
seen O
a O
great O
light O
. O

The O
light O
has O
shined O
for O
those O
who O
live O
in O
the O
land O
that O
is O
as O
dark O
as O
a O
grave O
. O
'' O

> O
From O
that O
time O
Jesus O
began O
to O
tell O
people O
his O
message O
: O
`` O
Change O
your O
hearts O
and O
lives O
, O
because O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
coming O
soon O
. O
'' O

As O
Jesus O
was O
walking O
by O
Lake O
Galilee O
, O
he O
saw O
two O
brothers O
, O
Simon B-PERSON
-LRB- O
called O
Peter B-PERSON
-RRB- O
and O
Simon B-PERSON
's O
brother O
Andrew B-PERSON
. O

These O
brothers O
were O
fishermen O
, O
and O
they O
were O
fishing O
in O
the O
lake O
with O
a O
net O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Come O
, O
follow O
me O
, O
and O
I O
will O
make O
you O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
fishermen O
. O

You O
will O
bring O
in O
people O
, O
not O
fish O
. O
'' O

Simon B-PERSON
and O
Andrew B-PERSON
immediately O
left O
their O
nets O
and O
followed O
him O
. O

Jesus O
continued O
walking O
by O
Lake O
Galilee O
. O

He O
saw O
two O
other O
brothers O
, O
James B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
, O
the O
sons O
of O
Zebedee O
. O

They O
were O
in O
a O
boat O
with O
their O
father O
Zebedee O
. O

They O
were O
preparing O
their O
nets O
to O
catch O
fish O
. O

Jesus O
told O
the O
brothers O
to O
come O
with O
him O
. O

So O
they O
immediately O
left O
the O
boat O
and O
their O
father O
, O
and O
they O
followed O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
went O
everywhere O
in O
the O
country O
of O
Galilee O
. O

He O
taught O
in O
the O
synagogues O
and O
told O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

And O
he O
healed O
all O
the O
people O
's O
diseases O
and O
sicknesses O
. O

The O
news O
about O
Jesus O
spread O
all O
over O
Syria B-GPE
, O
and O
people O
brought O
to O
him O
all O
those O
who O
were O
sick O
. O

They O
were O
suffering O
from O
different O
kinds O
of O
diseases O
and O
pain O
. O

Some O
had O
demons O
inside O
them O
, O
some O
suffered O
from O
seizures O
, O
and O
some O
were O
paralyzed O
. O

Jesus O
healed O
them O
all O
. O

Large O
crowds O
followed O
him O
-- O
people O
from O
Galilee O
, O
the O
Ten O
Towns O
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
Judea O
, O
and O
the O
area O
across O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

That O
same O
day O
Jesus O
went O
out O
of O
the O
house O
and O
sat O
by O
the O
lake O
. O

A O
large O
crowd O
gathered O
around O
him O
. O

So O
he O
got O
into O
a O
boat O
and O
sat O
down O
. O

All O
the O
people O
stayed O
on O
the O
shore O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
used O
stories O
to O
teach O
them O
many O
things O
. O

He O
told O
them O
this O
story O
: O
`` O
A O
farmer O
went O
out O
to O
sow O
seed O
. O

While O
he O
was O
scattering O
the O
seed O
, O
some O
of O
it O
fell O
by O
the O
road O
. O

The O
birds O
came O
and O
ate O
all O
that O
seed O
. O

Other O
seed O
fell O
on O
rocky O
ground O
, O
where O
there O
was O
not O
enough O
dirt O
. O

It O
grew O
very O
fast O
there O
, O
because O
the O
soil O
was O
not O
deep O
. O

But O
when O
the O
sun O
rose O
, O
it O
burned O
the O
plants O
. O

The O
plants O
died O
because O
they O
did O
not O
have O
deep O
roots O
. O

Some O
other O
seed O
fell O
among O
thorny O
weeds O
. O

The O
weeds O
grew O
and O
stopped O
the O
good O
plants O
from O
growing O
. O

But O
some O
of O
the O
seed O
fell O
on O
good O
ground O
. O

There O
it O
grew O
and O
made O
grain O
. O

Some O
plants O
made O
100 O
times O
more O
grain O
, O
some O
60 O
times O
more O
, O
and O
some O
30 O
times O
more O
. O

You O
people O
who O
hear O
me O
, O
listen O
! O
'' O

The O
followers O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
use O
these O
stories O
to O
teach O
the O
people O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Only O
you O
can O
know O
the O
secret O
truths O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

Those O
other O
people O
can O
not O
know O
these O
secret O
truths O
. O

The O
people O
who O
have O
some O
understanding O
will O
be O
given O
more O
. O

And O
they O
will O
have O
even O
more O
than O
they O
need O
. O

But O
those O
who O
do O
not O
have O
much O
understanding O
will O
lose O
even O
the O
little O
understanding O
that O
they O
have O
. O

This O
is O
why O
I O
use O
these O
stories O
to O
teach O
the O
people O
: O
They O
see O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
really O
see O
. O

They O
hear O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
really O
hear O
or O
understand O
. O

So O
they O
show O
that O
what O
Isaiah B-PERSON
said O
about O
them O
is O
true O
: O
' O
You O
people O
will O
listen O
and O
listen O
, O
but O
you O
will O
not O
understand O
. O

You O
will O
look O
and O
look O
, O
but O
you O
will O
not O
really O
see O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
minds O
of O
these O
people O
are O
now O
closed O
. O

They O
have O
ears O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
listen O
. O

They O
have O
eyes O
, O
but O
they O
refuse O
to O
see O
. O

If O
their O
minds O
were O
not O
closed O
, O
they O
might O
see O
with O
their O
eyes O
; O
they O
might O
hear O
with O
their O
ears O
; O
they O
might O
understand O
with O
their O
minds O
. O

Then O
they O
might O
turn O
back O
to O
me O
and O
be O
healed O
. O
' O

But O
God O
has O
blessed O
you O
. O

You O
understand O
what O
you O
see O
with O
your O
eyes O
. O

And O
you O
understand O
what O
you O
hear O
with O
your O
ears O
. O

I O
can O
assure O
you O
, O
many O
prophets O
and O
godly O
people O
wanted O
to O
see O
what O
you O
now O
see O
. O

But O
they O
did O
not O
see O
it O
. O

And O
many O
prophets O
and O
godly O
people O
wanted O
to O
hear O
what O
you O
now O
hear O
. O

But O
they O
did O
not O
hear O
it O
. O

`` O
So O
listen O
to O
the O
meaning O
of O
that O
story O
about O
the O
farmer O
: O
`` O
What O
about O
the O
seed O
that O
fell O
by O
the O
path O
? O

That O
is O
like O
the O
people O
who O
hear O
the O
teaching O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
but O
do O
not O
understand O
it O
. O

The O
Evil O
One O
comes O
and O
takes O
away O
what O
was O
planted O
in O
their O
hearts O
. O

`` O
And O
what O
about O
the O
seed O
that O
fell O
on O
rocky O
ground O
? O

That O
is O
like O
the O
people O
who O
hear O
the O
teaching O
and O
quickly O
and O
gladly O
accept O
it O
. O

But O
they O
do O
not O
let O
the O
teaching O
go O
deep O
into O
their O
lives O
. O

They O
keep O
it O
only O
a O
short O
time O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
trouble O
or O
persecution O
comes O
because O
of O
the O
teaching O
they O
accepted O
, O
they O
give O
up O
. O

`` O
And O
what O
about O
the O
seed O
that O
fell O
among O
the O
thorny O
weeds O
? O

That O
is O
like O
the O
people O
who O
hear O
the O
teaching O
but O
let O
worries O
about O
this O
life O
and O
love O
for O
money O
stop O
it O
from O
growing O
. O

So O
it O
does O
not O
produce O
a O
crop O
in O
their O
lives O
. O

`` O
But O
what O
about O
the O
seed O
that O
fell O
on O
the O
good O
ground O
? O

That O
is O
like O
the O
people O
who O
hear O
the O
teaching O
and O
understand O
it O
. O

They O
grow O
and O
produce O
a O
good O
crop O
, O
sometimes O
100 O
times O
more O
, O
sometimes O
60 O
times O
more O
, O
and O
sometimes O
30 O
times O
more O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
used O
another O
story O
to O
teach O
them O
. O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
a O
man O
who O
planted O
good O
seed O
in O
his O
field O
. O

That O
night O
, O
while O
everyone O
was O
asleep O
, O
the O
man O
's O
enemy O
came O
and O
planted O
weeds O
among O
the O
wheat O
and O
then O
left O
. O

Later O
, O
the O
wheat O
grew O
, O
and O
heads O
of O
grain O
grew O
on O
the O
plants O
. O

But O
at O
the O
same O
time O
the O
weeds O
also O
grew O
. O

Then O
the O
man O
's O
servants O
came O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
' O
You O
planted O
good O
seed O
in O
your O
field O
. O

Where O
did O
the O
weeds O
come O
from O
? O
' O

`` O
The O
man O
answered O
, O
' O
An O
enemy O
planted O
weeds O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
servants O
asked O
, O
' O
Do O
you O
want O
us O
to O
go O
and O
pull O
up O
the O
weeds O
? O
' O

`` O
He O
answered O
, O
' O
No O
, O
because O
when O
you O
pull O
up O
the O
weeds O
, O
you O
might O
also O
pull O
up O
the O
wheat O
. O

Let O
the O
weeds O
and O
the O
wheat O
grow O
together O
until O
the O
harvest O
time O
. O

At O
the O
harvest O
time O
I O
will O
tell O
the O
workers O
this O
: O
First O
, O
gather O
the O
weeds O
and O
tie O
them O
together O
to O
be O
burned O
. O

Then O
gather O
the O
wheat O
and O
bring O
it O
to O
my O
barn O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
told O
the O
people O
another O
story O
: O
`` O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
a O
mustard O
seed O
that O
a O
man O
plants O
in O
his O
field O
. O

It O
is O
the O
smallest O
of O
all O
seeds O
. O

But O
when O
it O
grows O
, O
it O
is O
the O
largest O
of O
all O
garden O
plants O
. O

It O
becomes O
a O
tree O
big O
enough O
for O
the O
birds O
to O
come O
and O
make O
nests O
in O
its O
branches O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
told O
them O
another O
story O
: O
`` O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
yeast O
that O
a O
woman O
mixes O
into O
a O
big O
bowl O
of O
flour O
to O
make O
bread O
. O

The O
yeast O
makes O
all O
the O
dough O
rise O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
used O
stories O
to O
tell O
all O
these O
things O
to O
the O
people O
. O

He O
always O
used O
stories O
to O
teach O
them O
. O

This O
was O
to O
make O
clear O
the O
full O
meaning O
of O
what O
the O
prophet O
said O
: O
`` O
I O
will O
speak O
using O
stories O
; O
I O
will O
tell O
things O
that O
have O
been O
secrets O
since O
the O
world O
was O
made O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
left O
the O
people O
and O
went O
into O
the O
house O
. O

His O
followers O
came O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Explain O
to O
us O
the O
meaning O
of O
the O
story O
about O
the O
weeds O
in O
the O
field O
. O
'' O

He O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
man O
who O
planted O
the O
good O
seed O
in O
the O
field O
is O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O

The O
field O
is O
the O
world O
. O

The O
good O
seed O
are O
the O
people O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

The O
weeds O
are O
the O
people O
who O
belong O
to O
the O
Evil O
One O
. O

And O
the O
enemy O
who O
planted O
the O
bad O
seed O
is O
the O
devil O
. O

The O
harvest O
is O
the O
end O
of O
time O
. O

And O
the O
workers O
who O
gather O
are O
God O
's O
angels O
. O

`` O
The O
weeds O
are O
pulled O
up O
and O
burned O
in O
the O
fire O
. O

It O
will O
be O
the O
same O
at O
the O
end O
of O
time O
. O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
send O
his O
angels O
, O
and O
they O
will O
find O
the O
people O
who O
cause O
sin O
and O
all O
those O
who O
do O
evil O
. O

The O
angels O
will O
take O
those O
people O
out O
of O
his O
kingdom O
. O

They O
will O
throw O
them O
into O
the O
place O
of O
fire O
. O

There O
the O
people O
will O
be O
crying O
and O
grinding O
their O
teeth O
with O
pain O
. O

Then O
the O
godly O
people O
will O
shine O
like O
the O
sun O
. O

They O
will O
be O
in O
the O
kingdom O
of O
their O
Father O
. O

You O
people O
who O
hear O
me O
, O
listen O
! O

`` O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
a O
treasure O
hidden O
in O
a O
field O
. O

One O
day O
a O
man O
found O
the O
treasure O
. O

He O
hid O
it O
again O
and O
was O
so O
happy O
that O
he O
went O
and O
sold O
everything O
he O
owned O
and O
bought O
the O
field O
. O

`` O
Also O
, O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
a O
merchant O
looking O
for O
fine O
pearls O
. O

One O
day O
he O
found O
a O
very O
fine O
pearl O
. O

He O
went O
and O
sold O
everything O
he O
had O
to O
buy O
it O
. O

`` O
Also O
, O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
a O
net O
that O
was O
put O
into O
the O
lake O
. O

The O
net O
caught O
many O
different O
kinds O
of O
fish O
. O

It O
was O
full O
, O
so O
the O
fishermen O
pulled O
it O
to O
the O
shore O
. O

They O
sat O
down O
and O
put O
all O
the O
good O
fish O
in O
baskets O
. O

Then O
they O
threw O
away O
the O
bad O
fish O
. O

It O
will O
be O
the O
same O
at O
the O
end O
of O
time O
. O

The O
angels O
will O
come O
and O
separate O
the O
evil O
people O
from O
the O
godly O
people O
. O

They O
will O
throw O
the O
evil O
people O
into O
the O
place O
of O
fire O
. O

There O
the O
people O
will O
cry O
and O
grind O
their O
teeth O
with O
pain O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
asked O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
understand O
all O
these O
things O
? O
'' O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
we O
understand O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
followers O
, O
`` O
So O
every O
teacher O
of O
the O
law O
who O
has O
learned O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
has O
some O
new O
things O
to O
teach O
. O

He O
is O
like O
the O
owner O
of O
a O
house O
. O

He O
has O
new O
things O
and O
old O
things O
saved O
in O
that O
house O
. O

And O
he O
brings O
out O
the O
new O
with O
the O
old O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
finished O
teaching O
with O
these O
stories O
, O
he O
left O
there O
. O

He O
went O
to O
the O
town O
where O
he O
grew O
up O
. O

He O
taught O
the O
people O
in O
the O
synagogue O
, O
and O
they O
were O
amazed O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Where O
did O
this O
man O
get O
such O
wisdom O
and O
this O
power O
to O
do O
miracles O
? O

Is O
n't O
he O
just O
the O
son O
of O
the O
carpenter O
we O
know O
? O

Is O
n't O
his O
mother O
's O
name O
Mary B-PERSON
, O
and O
are O
n't O
his O
brothers O
James B-PERSON
, O
Joseph B-PERSON
, O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
and O
Judas O
? O

And O
do O
n't O
all O
his O
sisters O
still O
live O
here O
in O
town O
? O

How O
is O
he O
able O
to O
do O
these O
things O
? O
'' O

So O
they O
had O
a O
problem O
accepting O
him O
. O

But O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
People O
everywhere O
give O
honor O
to O
a O
prophet O
, O
but O
in O
his O
own O
town O
or O
in O
his O
own O
home O
a O
prophet O
does O
not O
get O
any O
honor O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
did O
not O
do O
many O
miracles O
there O
, O
because O
the O
people O
did O
not O
believe O
in O
him O
. O

`` O
At O
that O
time O
God O
's O
kingdom O
will O
be O
like O
ten O
girls O
who O
went O
to O
wait O
for O
the O
bridegroom O
. O

They O
took O
their O
lamps O
with O
them O
. O

Five O
of O
the O
girls O
were O
foolish O
, O
and O
five O
were O
wise O
. O

The O
foolish O
girls O
took O
their O
lamps O
with O
them O
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
take O
extra O
oil O
for O
the O
lamps O
. O

The O
wise O
girls O
took O
their O
lamps O
and O
more O
oil O
in O
jars O
. O

When O
the O
bridegroom O
was O
very O
late O
, O
the O
girls O
could O
not O
keep O
their O
eyes O
open O
, O
and O
they O
all O
fell O
asleep O
. O

`` O
At O
midnight O
someone O
announced O
, O
' O
The O
bridegroom O
is O
coming O
! O

Come O
and O
meet O
him O
! O
' O

`` O
Then O
all O
the O
girls O
woke O
up O
. O

They O
made O
their O
lamps O
ready O
. O

But O
the O
foolish O
girls O
said O
to O
the O
wise O
girls O
, O
' O
Give O
us O
some O
of O
your O
oil O
. O

The O
oil O
in O
our O
lamps O
is O
all O
gone O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
wise O
girls O
answered O
, O
' O
No O
! O

The O
oil O
we O
have O
might O
not O
be O
enough O
for O
all O
of O
us O
. O

But O
go O
to O
those O
who O
sell O
oil O
and O
buy O
some O
for O
yourselves O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
the O
foolish O
girls O
went O
to O
buy O
oil O
. O

While O
they O
were O
gone O
, O
the O
bridegroom O
came O
. O

The O
girls O
who O
were O
ready O
went O
in O
with O
the O
bridegroom O
to O
the O
wedding O
feast O
. O

Then O
the O
door O
was O
closed O
and O
locked O
. O

`` O
Later O
, O
the O
other O
girls O
came O
. O

They O
said O
, O
' O
Sir O
, O
sir O
! O

Open O
the O
door O
to O
let O
us O
in O
. O
' O

`` O
But O
the O
bridegroom O
answered O
, O
' O
Certainly O
not O
! O

I O
do O
n't O
even O
know O
you O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
always O
be O
ready O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
day O
or O
the O
time O
when O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
come O
. O

`` O
At O
that O
time O
God O
's O
kingdom O
will O
also O
be O
like O
a O
man O
leaving O
home O
to O
travel O
to O
another O
place O
for O
a O
visit O
. O

Before O
he O
left O
, O
he O
talked O
with O
his O
servants O
. O

He O
told O
his O
servants O
to O
take O
care O
of O
his O
things O
while O
he O
was O
gone O
. O

He O
decided O
how O
much O
each O
servant O
would O
be O
able O
to O
care O
for O
. O

The O
man O
gave O
one O
servant O
five O
bags O
of O
money O
. O

He O
gave O
another O
servant O
two O
bags O
. O

And O
he O
gave O
a O
third O
servant O
one O
bag O
. O

Then O
he O
left O
. O

The O
servant O
who O
got O
five O
bags O
went O
quickly O
to O
invest O
the O
money O
. O

Those O
five O
bags O
of O
money O
earned O
five O
more O
. O

It O
was O
the O
same O
with O
the O
servant O
who O
had O
two O
bags O
. O

That O
servant O
invested O
the O
money O
and O
earned O
two O
more O
. O

But O
the O
servant O
who O
got O
one O
bag O
of O
money O
went O
away O
and O
dug O
a O
hole O
in O
the O
ground O
. O

Then O
he O
hid O
his O
master O
's O
money O
in O
the O
hole O
. O

`` O
After O
a O
long O
time O
the O
master O
came O
home O
. O

He O
asked O
the O
servants O
what O
they O
did O
with O
his O
money O
. O

The O
servant O
who O
got O
five O
bags O
brought O
that O
amount O
and O
five O
more O
bags O
of O
money O
to O
the O
master O
. O

The O
servant O
said O
, O
' O
Master O
, O
you O
trusted O
me O
to O
care O
for O
five O
bags O
of O
money O
. O

So O
I O
used O
them O
to O
earn O
five O
more O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
master O
answered O
, O
' O
You O
did O
right O
. O

You O
are O
a O
good O
servant O
who O
can O
be O
trusted O
. O

You O
did O
well O
with O
that O
small O
amount O
of O
money O
. O

So O
I O
will O
let O
you O
care O
for O
much O
greater O
things O
. O

Come O
and O
share O
my O
happiness O
with O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
Then O
the O
servant O
who O
got O
two O
bags O
of O
money O
came O
to O
the O
master O
. O

The O
servant O
said O
, O
' O
Master O
, O
you O
gave O
me O
two O
bags O
of O
money O
to O
care O
for O
. O

So O
I O
used O
your O
two O
bags O
to O
earn O
two O
more O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
master O
answered O
, O
' O
You O
did O
right O
. O

You O
are O
a O
good O
servant O
who O
can O
be O
trusted O
. O

You O
did O
well O
with O
a O
small O
amount O
of O
money O
. O

So O
I O
will O
let O
you O
care O
for O
much O
greater O
things O
. O

Come O
and O
share O
my O
happiness O
with O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
Then O
the O
servant O
who O
got O
one O
bag O
of O
money O
came O
to O
the O
master O
. O

The O
servant O
said O
, O
' O
Master O
, O
I O
knew O
you O
were O
a O
very O
hard O
man O
. O

You O
harvest O
what O
you O
did O
not O
plant O
. O

You O
gather O
crops O
where O
you O
did O
not O
put O
any O
seed O
. O

So O
I O
was O
afraid O
. O

I O
went O
and O
hid O
your O
money O
in O
the O
ground O
. O

Here O
is O
the O
one O
bag O
of O
money O
you O
gave O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
master O
answered O
, O
' O
You O
are O
a O
bad O
and O
lazy O
servant O
! O

You O
say O
you O
knew O
that O
I O
harvest O
what O
I O
did O
not O
plant O
and O
that O
I O
gather O
crops O
where O
I O
did O
not O
put O
any O
seed O
. O

So O
you O
should O
have O
put O
my O
money O
in O
the O
bank O
. O

Then O
, O
when O
I O
came O
home O
, O
I O
would O
get O
my O
money O
back O
. O

And O
I O
would O
also O
get O
the O
interest O
that O
my O
money O
earned O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
the O
master O
told O
his O
other O
servants O
, O
' O
Take O
the O
one O
bag O
of O
money O
from O
that O
servant O
and O
give O
it O
to O
the O
servant O
who O
has O
ten O
bags O
. O

Everyone O
who O
uses O
what O
they O
have O
will O
get O
more O
. O

They O
will O
have O
much O
more O
than O
they O
need O
. O

But O
people O
who O
do O
not O
use O
what O
they O
have O
will O
have O
everything O
taken O
away O
from O
them O
. O
' O

Then O
the O
master O
said O
, O
' O
Throw O
that O
useless O
servant O
outside O
into O
the O
darkness O
, O
where O
people O
will O
cry O
and O
grind O
their O
teeth O
with O
pain O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
come O
again O
with O
divine O
greatness O
, O
and O
all O
his O
angels O
will O
come O
with O
him O
. O

He O
will O
sit O
as O
king O
on O
his O
great O
and O
glorious O
throne O
. O

All O
the O
people O
of O
the O
world O
will O
be O
gathered O
before O
him O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
separate O
everyone O
into O
two O
groups O
. O

It O
will O
be O
like O
a O
shepherd O
separating O
his O
sheep O
from O
his O
goats O
. O

He O
will O
put O
the O
sheep O
on O
his O
right O
and O
the O
goats O
on O
his O
left O
. O

`` O
Then O
the O
king O
will O
say O
to O
the O
godly O
people O
on O
his O
right O
, O
' O
Come O
, O
my O
Father O
has O
great O
blessings O
for O
you O
. O

The O
kingdom O
he O
promised O
is O
now O
yours O
. O

It O
has O
been O
prepared O
for O
you O
since O
the O
world O
was O
made O
. O

It O
is O
yours O
because O
when O
I O
was O
hungry O
, O
you O
gave O
me O
food O
to O
eat O
. O

When O
I O
was O
thirsty O
, O
you O
gave O
me O
something O
to O
drink O
. O

When O
I O
had O
no O
place O
to O
stay O
, O
you O
welcomed O
me O
into O
your O
home O
. O

When O
I O
was O
without O
clothes O
, O
you O
gave O
me O
something O
to O
wear O
. O

When O
I O
was O
sick O
, O
you O
cared O
for O
me O
. O

When O
I O
was O
in O
prison O
, O
you O
came O
to O
visit O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
Then O
the O
godly O
people O
will O
answer O
, O
' O
Lord O
, O
when O
did O
we O
see O
you O
hungry O
and O
give O
you O
food O
? O

When O
did O
we O
see O
you O
thirsty O
and O
give O
you O
something O
to O
drink O
? O

When O
did O
we O
see O
you O
with O
no O
place O
to O
stay O
and O
welcome O
you O
into O
our O
home O
? O

When O
did O
we O
see O
you O
without O
clothes O
and O
give O
you O
something O
to O
wear O
? O

When O
did O
we O
see O
you O
sick O
or O
in O
prison O
and O
care O
for O
you O
? O
' O

`` O
Then O
the O
king O
will O
answer O
, O
' O
The O
truth O
is O
, O
anything O
you O
did O
for O
any O
of O
my O
people O
here O
, O
you O
also O
did O
for O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
Then O
the O
king O
will O
say O
to O
the O
evil O
people O
on O
his O
left O
, O
' O
Get O
away O
from O
me O
. O

God O
has O
already O
decided O
that O
you O
will O
be O
punished O
. O

Go O
into O
the O
fire O
that O
burns O
forever O
-- O
the O
fire O
that O
was O
prepared O
for O
the O
devil O
and O
his O
angels O
. O

You O
must O
go O
away O
because O
when O
I O
was O
hungry O
, O
you O
gave O
me O
nothing O
to O
eat O
. O

When O
I O
was O
thirsty O
, O
you O
gave O
me O
nothing O
to O
drink O
. O

When O
I O
had O
no O
place O
to O
stay O
, O
you O
did O
not O
welcome O
me O
into O
your O
home O
. O

When O
I O
was O
without O
clothes O
, O
you O
gave O
me O
nothing O
to O
wear O
. O

When O
I O
was O
sick O
and O
in O
prison O
, O
you O
did O
not O
care O
for O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
Then O
those O
people O
will O
answer O
, O
' O
Lord O
, O
when O
did O
we O
see O
you O
hungry O
or O
thirsty O
? O

When O
did O
we O
see O
you O
without O
a O
place O
to O
stay O
? O

Or O
when O
did O
we O
see O
you O
without O
clothes O
or O
sick O
or O
in O
prison O
? O

When O
did O
we O
see O
any O
of O
this O
and O
not O
help O
you O
? O
' O

`` O
The O
king O
will O
answer O
, O
' O
The O
truth O
is O
, O
anything O
you O
refused O
to O
do O
for O
any O
of O
my O
people O
here O
, O
you O
refused O
to O
do O
for O
me O
. O
' O

`` O
Then O
these O
evil O
people O
will O
go O
away O
to O
be O
punished O
forever O
. O

But O
the O
godly O
people O
will O
go O
and O
enjoy O
eternal O
life O
. O
'' O

The O
Pharisees O
and O
Sadducees O
came O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
test O
him O
. O

So O
they O
asked O
him O
to O
show O
them O
a O
miracle O
as O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
. O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
When O
you O
people O
see O
the O
sunset O
, O
you O
know O
what O
the O
weather O
will O
be O
. O

If O
the O
sky O
is O
red O
, O
you O
say O
we O
will O
have O
good O
weather O
. O

And O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
if O
the O
sky O
is O
dark O
and O
red O
, O
you O
say O
that O
it O
will O
be O
a O
rainy O
day O
. O

These O
are O
signs O
of O
the O
weather O
. O

You O
see O
these O
signs O
in O
the O
sky O
and O
know O
what O
they O
mean O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
you O
see O
the O
things O
that O
are O
happening O
now O
. O

These O
are O
also O
signs O
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
their O
meaning O
. O

It O
is O
the O
evil O
and O
sinful O
people O
who O
want O
to O
see O
a O
miracle O
as O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
. O

But O
no O
miracle O
will O
be O
done O
to O
prove O
anything O
to O
them O
. O

The O
only O
sign O
will O
be O
the O
miracle O
that O
happened O
to O
Jonah O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
away O
from O
there O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
across O
the O
lake O
. O

But O
the O
followers O
forgot O
to O
bring O
bread O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
followers O
, O
`` O
Be O
careful O
! O

Guard O
against O
the O
yeast O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
the O
Sadducees O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
discussed O
the O
meaning O
of O
this O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Did O
Jesus O
say O
this O
because O
we O
forgot O
to O
bring O
bread O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
knew O
that O
they O
were O
talking O
about O
this O
. O

So O
he O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
talking O
about O
not O
having O
bread O
? O

Your O
faith O
is O
small O
. O

Do O
you O
still O
not O
understand O
? O

Remember O
the O
five O
loaves O
of O
bread O
that O
fed O
the O
5000 O
people O
and O
the O
many O
baskets O
you O
filled O
with O
the O
bread O
that O
was O
left O
? O

And O
remember O
the O
seven O
loaves O
of O
bread O
that O
fed O
the O
4000 O
people O
and O
the O
many O
baskets O
you O
filled O
that O
time O
? O

So O
how O
could O
you O
think O
that O
I O
am O
concerned O
about O
bread O
? O

I O
am O
telling O
you O
to O
be O
careful O
and O
guard O
against O
the O
yeast O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
the O
Sadducees O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
followers O
understood O
what O
Jesus O
meant O
. O

He O
was O
not O
telling O
them O
to O
guard O
against O
the O
yeast O
used O
in O
bread O
. O

He O
was O
telling O
them O
to O
guard O
against O
the O
teaching O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
the O
Sadducees O
. O

Jesus O
went O
to O
the O
area O
of O
Caesarea O
Philippi O
. O

He O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Who O
do O
people O
say O
I O
am O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
Some O
people O
say O
you O
are O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
. O

Others O
say O
you O
are O
Elijah O
. O

And O
some O
say O
you O
are O
Jeremiah O
or O
one O
of O
the O
prophets O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
And O
who O
do O
you O
say O
I O
am O
? O
'' O

Simon O
Peter O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
the O
Christ O
, O
the O
Son O
of O
the O
living O
God O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
blessed O
, O
Simon B-PERSON
son O
of O
Jonah O
. O

No O
one O
taught O
you O
that O
. O

My O
Father O
in O
heaven O
showed O
you O
who O
I O
am O
. O

So O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
you O
are O
Peter B-PERSON
. O

And O
I O
will O
build O
my O
church O
on O
this O
rock O
. O

The O
power O
of O
death O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
defeat O
my O
church O
. O

I O
will O
give O
you O
the O
keys O
to O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

When O
you O
speak O
judgment O
here O
on O
earth O
, O
that O
judgment O
will O
be O
God O
's O
judgment O
. O

When O
you O
promise O
forgiveness O
here O
on O
earth O
, O
that O
forgiveness O
will O
be O
God O
's O
forgiveness O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
warned O
his O
followers O
not O
to O
tell O
anyone O
he O
was O
the O
Christ O
. O

> O
From O
that O
time O
Jesus O
began O
telling O
his O
followers O
that O
he O
must O
go O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
explained O
that O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
, O
the O
leading O
priests O
, O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
would O
make O
him O
suffer O
many O
things O
. O

And O
he O
told O
his O
followers O
that O
he O
must O
be O
killed O
. O

Then O
, O
on O
the O
third O
day O
, O
he O
would O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
took O
Jesus O
away O
from O
the O
other O
followers O
to O
talk O
to O
him O
alone O
. O

He O
began O
to O
criticize O
him O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
God O
save O
you O
from O
those O
sufferings O
, O
Lord O
! O

That O
will O
never O
happen O
to O
you O
! O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Get O
away O
from O
me O
, O
Satan O
! O

You O
are O
not O
helping O
me O
! O

You O
do O
n't O
care O
about O
the O
same O
things O
God O
does O
. O

You O
care O
only O
about O
things O
that O
people O
think O
are O
important O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
If O
any O
of O
you O
want O
to O
be O
my O
follower O
, O
you O
must O
stop O
thinking O
about O
yourself O
and O
what O
you O
want O
. O

You O
must O
be O
willing O
to O
carry O
the O
cross O
that O
is O
given O
to O
you O
for O
following O
me O
. O

Any O
of O
you O
who O
try O
to O
save O
the O
life O
you O
have O
will O
lose O
it O
. O

But O
you O
who O
give O
up O
your O
life O
for O
me O
will O
find O
true O
life O
. O

It O
is O
worth O
nothing O
for O
you O
to O
have O
the O
whole O
world O
if O
you O
yourself O
are O
lost O
. O

You O
could O
never O
pay O
enough O
to O
buy O
back O
your O
life O
. O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
come O
again O
with O
his O
Father O
's O
glory O
and O
with O
his O
angels O
. O

And O
he O
will O
reward O
everyone O
for O
what O
they O
have O
done O
. O

Believe O
me O
when O
I O
say O
that O
there O
are O
some O
people O
standing O
here O
who O
will O
see O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
coming O
with O
his O
kingdom O
before O
they O
die O
. O
'' O

When O
it O
was O
the O
right O
time O
, O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
began O
telling O
people O
a O
message O
from O
God O
. O

This O
was O
out O
in O
the O
desert O
area O
of O
Judea O
. O

John B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Change O
your O
hearts O
and O
lives O
, O
because O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
coming O
soon O
. O
'' O

John B-PERSON
is O
the O
one O
Isaiah B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
was O
talking O
about O
when O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
There O
is O
someone O
shouting O
in O
the O
desert O
: O
' O
Prepare O
the O
way O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

Make O
the O
road O
straight O
for O
him O
. O
' O
'' O

John B-PERSON
's O
clothes O
were O
made O
from O
camel O
's O
hair O
, O
and O
he O
had O
a O
leather O
belt O
around O
his O
waist O
. O

For O
food O
, O
he O
ate O
locusts O
and O
wild O
honey O
. O

People O
came O
to O
John B-PERSON
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
the O
rest O
of O
Judea O
and O
from O
all O
the O
areas O
along O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

They O
confessed O
the O
bad O
things O
they O
had O
done O
, O
and O
John B-PERSON
baptized O
them O
in O
the O
Jordan B-GPE
. O

Many O
Pharisees O
and O
Sadducees O
came O
to O
where O
John B-PERSON
was O
baptizing O
people O
. O

When O
John B-PERSON
saw O
them O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
all O
snakes O
! O

Who O
warned O
you O
to O
run O
from O
God O
's O
judgment O
that O
is O
coming O
? O

Change O
your O
hearts O
! O

And O
show O
by O
the O
way O
you O
live O
that O
you O
have O
changed O
. O

I O
know O
what O
you O
are O
thinking O
. O

You O
want O
to O
say O
, O
' O
but O
Abraham B-PERSON
is O
our O
father O
! O
' O

That O
means O
nothing O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
, O
God O
could O
make O
children O
for O
Abraham B-PERSON
from O
these O
rocks O
. O

The O
ax O
is O
now O
ready O
to O
cut O
down O
the O
trees O
. O

Every O
tree O
that O
does O
not O
produce O
good O
fruit O
will O
be O
cut O
down O
and O
thrown O
into O
the O
fire O
. O

`` O
I O
baptize O
you O
with O
water O
to O
show O
that O
you O
have O
changed O
your O
hearts O
and O
lives O
. O

But O
there O
is O
someone O
coming O
later O
who O
is O
able O
to O
do O
more O
than O
I O
can O
. O

I O
am O
not O
good O
enough O
to O
be O
the O
slave O
who O
takes O
off O
his O
sandals O
. O

He O
will O
baptize O
you O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
and O
with O
fire O
. O

He O
will O
come O
ready O
to O
clean O
the O
grain O
. O

He O
will O
separate O
the O
good O
grain O
from O
the O
straw O
, O
and O
he O
will O
put O
the O
good O
part O
into O
his O
barn O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
burn O
the O
useless O
part O
with O
a O
fire O
that O
can O
not O
be O
stopped O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
came O
from O
Galilee O
to O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

He O
came O
to O
John B-PERSON
, O
wanting O
John B-PERSON
to O
baptize O
him O
. O

But O
John B-PERSON
tried O
to O
stop O
him O
. O

John B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
come O
to O
me O
to O
be O
baptized O
? O

I O
should O
be O
baptized O
by O
you O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Let O
it O
be O
this O
way O
for O
now O
. O

We O
should O
do O
whatever O
God O
says O
is O
right O
. O
'' O

Then O
John B-PERSON
agreed O
. O

So O
Jesus O
was O
baptized O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
he O
came O
up O
out O
of O
the O
water O
, O
the O
sky O
opened O
, O
and O
he O
saw O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
coming O
down O
on O
him O
like O
a O
dove O
. O

A O
voice O
from O
heaven O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
my O
Son O
, O
the O
one O
I O
love O
. O

I O
am O
very O
pleased O
with O
him O
. O
'' O

`` O
Do O
n't O
judge O
others O
, O
and O
God O
will O
not O
judge O
you O
. O

If O
you O
judge O
others O
, O
you O
will O
be O
judged O
the O
same O
way O
you O
judge O
them O
. O

God O
will O
treat O
you O
the O
same O
way O
you O
treat O
others O
. O

`` O
Why O
do O
you O
notice O
the O
small O
piece O
of O
dust O
that O
is O
in O
your O
friend O
's O
eye O
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
notice O
the O
big O
piece O
of O
wood O
that O
is O
in O
your O
own O
? O

Why O
do O
you O
say O
to O
your O
friend O
, O
' O
Let O
me O
take O
that O
piece O
of O
dust O
out O
of O
your O
eye O
' O
? O

Look O
at O
yourself O
first O
! O

You O
still O
have O
that O
big O
piece O
of O
wood O
in O
your O
own O
eye O
. O

You O
are O
a O
hypocrite O
! O

First O
, O
take O
the O
wood O
out O
of O
your O
own O
eye O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
see O
clearly O
to O
get O
the O
dust O
out O
of O
your O
friend O
's O
eye O
. O

`` O
Do O
n't O
give O
something O
that O
is O
holy O
to O
dogs O
. O

They O
will O
only O
turn O
and O
hurt O
you O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
throw O
your O
pearls O
to O
pigs O
. O

They O
will O
only O
step O
on O
them O
. O

`` O
Continue O
to O
ask O
, O
and O
God O
will O
give O
to O
you O
. O

Continue O
to O
search O
, O
and O
you O
will O
find O
. O

Continue O
to O
knock O
, O
and O
the O
door O
will O
open O
for O
you O
. O

Yes O
, O
whoever O
continues O
to O
ask O
will O
receive O
. O

Whoever O
continues O
to O
look O
will O
find O
. O

And O
whoever O
continues O
to O
knock O
will O
have O
the O
door O
opened O
for O
them O
. O

`` O
Do O
any O
of O
you O
have O
a O
son O
? O

If O
he O
asked O
for O
bread O
, O
would O
you O
give O
him O
a O
rock O
? O

Or O
if O
he O
asked O
for O
a O
fish O
, O
would O
you O
give O
him O
a O
snake O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
! O

You O
people O
are O
so O
bad O
, O
but O
you O
still O
know O
how O
to O
give O
good O
things O
to O
your O
children O
. O

So O
surely O
your O
heavenly O
Father O
will O
give O
good O
things O
to O
those O
who O
ask O
him O
. O

`` O
Do O
for O
others O
what O
you O
would O
want O
them O
to O
do O
for O
you O
. O

This O
is O
the O
meaning O
of O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
and O
the O
teaching O
of O
the O
prophets O
. O

`` O
You O
can O
enter O
true O
life O
only O
through O
the O
narrow O
gate O
. O

The O
gate O
to O
hell O
is O
very O
wide O
, O
and O
there O
is O
plenty O
of O
room O
on O
the O
road O
that O
leads O
there O
. O

Many O
people O
go O
that O
way O
. O

But O
the O
gate O
that O
opens O
the O
way O
to O
true O
life O
is O
narrow O
. O

And O
the O
road O
that O
leads O
there O
is O
hard O
to O
follow O
. O

Only O
a O
few O
people O
find O
it O
. O

`` O
Be O
careful O
of O
false O
prophets O
. O

They O
come O
to O
you O
and O
look O
gentle O
like O
sheep O
. O

But O
they O
are O
really O
dangerous O
like O
wolves O
. O

You O
will O
know O
these O
people O
because O
of O
what O
they O
do O
. O

Good O
things O
do O
n't O
come O
from O
people O
who O
are O
bad O
, O
just O
as O
grapes O
do O
n't O
come O
from O
thornbushes O
, O
and O
figs O
do O
n't O
come O
from O
thorny O
weeds O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
every O
good O
tree O
produces O
good O
fruit O
, O
and O
bad O
trees O
produce O
bad O
fruit O
. O

A O
good O
tree O
can O
not O
produce O
bad O
fruit O
, O
and O
a O
bad O
tree O
can O
not O
produce O
good O
fruit O
. O

Every O
tree O
that O
does O
not O
produce O
good O
fruit O
is O
cut O
down O
and O
thrown O
into O
the O
fire O
. O

You O
will O
know O
these O
false O
people O
by O
what O
they O
do O
. O

`` O
Not O
everyone O
who O
calls O
me O
Lord O
will O
enter O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

The O
only O
people O
who O
will O
enter O
are O
those O
who O
do O
what O
my O
Father O
in O
heaven O
wants O
. O

On O
that O
last O
Day O
many O
will O
call O
me O
Lord O
. O

They O
will O
say O
, O
' O
Lord O
, O
Lord O
, O
by O
the O
power O
of O
your O
name O
we O
spoke O
for O
God O
. O

And O
by O
your O
name O
we O
forced O
out O
demons O
and O
did O
many O
miracles O
. O
' O

Then O
I O
will O
tell O
those O
people O
clearly O
, O
' O
Get O
away O
from O
me O
, O
you O
people O
who O
do O
wrong O
. O

I O
never O
knew O
you O
. O
' O

`` O
Whoever O
hears O
these O
teachings O
of O
mine O
and O
obeys O
them O
is O
like O
a O
wise O
man O
who O
built O
his O
house O
on O
rock O
. O

It O
rained O
hard O
, O
the O
floods O
came O
, O
and O
the O
winds O
blew O
and O
beat O
against O
that O
house O
. O

But O
it O
did O
not O
fall O
because O
it O
was O
built O
on O
rock O
. O

`` O
Whoever O
hears O
these O
teachings O
of O
mine O
and O
does O
not O
obey O
them O
is O
like O
a O
foolish O
man O
who O
built O
his O
house O
on O
sand O
. O

It O
rained O
hard O
, O
the O
floods O
came O
, O
and O
the O
winds O
blew O
and O
beat O
against O
that O
house O
. O

And O
it O
fell O
with O
a O
loud O
crash O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
finished O
speaking O
, O
the O
people O
were O
amazed O
at O
his O
teaching O
. O

He O
did O
not O
teach O
like O
their O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
. O

He O
taught O
like O
someone O
who O
has O
authority O
. O

Early O
the O
next O
morning O
, O
all O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
older O
leaders O
of O
the O
people O
met O
and O
decided O
to O
kill O
Jesus O
. O

They O
tied O
him O
, O
led O
him O
away O
, O
and O
handed O
him O
over O
to O
Pilate O
, O
the O
governor O
. O

Judas O
saw O
that O
they O
had O
decided O
to O
kill O
Jesus O
. O

He O
was O
the O
one O
who O
had O
handed O
him O
over O
. O

When O
he O
saw O
what O
happened O
, O
he O
was O
very O
sorry O
for O
what O
he O
had O
done O
. O

So O
he O
took O
the O
30 O
silver O
coins O
back O
to O
the O
priests O
and O
the O
older O
leaders O
. O

Judas O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
sinned O
. O

I O
handed O
over O
to O
you O
an O
innocent O
man O
to O
be O
killed O
. O
'' O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
do O
n't O
care O
! O

That O
's O
a O
problem O
for O
you O
, O
not O
us O
. O
'' O

So O
Judas O
threw O
the O
money O
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

Then O
he O
went O
out O
from O
there O
and O
hanged O
himself O
. O

The O
leading O
priests O
picked O
up O
the O
silver O
coins O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Our O
law O
does O
not O
allow O
us O
to O
keep O
this O
money O
with O
the O
Temple B-GPE
money O
, O
because O
this O
money O
has O
paid O
for O
a O
man O
's O
death O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
decided O
to O
use O
the O
money O
to O
buy O
a O
field O
called O
Potter O
's O
Field O
. O

This O
field O
would O
be O
a O
place O
to O
bury O
people O
who O
died O
while O
visiting O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

That O
is O
why O
that O
field O
is O
still O
called O
the O
Field O
of O
Blood O
. O

This O
showed O
the O
full O
meaning O
of O
what O
Jeremiah O
the O
prophet O
said O
: O
`` O
They O
took O
30 O
silver O
coins O
. O

That O
was O
how O
much O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
decided O
to O
pay O
for O
his O
life O
. O

They O
used O
those O
30 O
silver O
coins O
to O
buy O
the O
potter O
's O
field O
, O
as O
the O
Lord O
commanded O
me O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
stood O
before O
Pilate O
, O
the O
governor O
, O
who O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
the O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
that O
's O
right O
. O
'' O

Then O
, O
when O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
made O
their O
accusations O
against O
Jesus O
, O
he O
said O
nothing O
. O

So O
Pilate O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
you O
hear O
all O
these O
charges O
they O
are O
making O
against O
you O
? O

Why O
do O
n't O
you O
answer O
? O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
did O
not O
say O
anything O
, O
and O
this O
really O
surprised O
the O
governor O
. O

Every O
year O
at O
Passover O
time O
the O
governor O
would O
free O
one O
prisoner O
-- O
whichever O
one O
the O
people O
wanted O
him O
to O
free O
. O

At O
that O
time O
there O
was O
a O
man O
in O
prison O
who O
was O
known O
to O
be O
very O
bad O
. O

His O
name O
was O
Barabbas O
. O

When O
a O
crowd O
gathered O
, O
Pilate O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
free O
one O
man O
for O
you O
. O

Which O
one O
do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
free O
: O
Barabbas O
or O
Jesus O
who O
is O
called O
the O
Christ O
? O
'' O

Pilate O
knew O
that O
they O
had O
handed O
Jesus O
over O
to O
him O
because O
they O
were O
jealous O
of O
him O
. O

While O
Pilate O
was O
sitting O
there O
in O
the O
place O
for O
judging O
, O
his O
wife O
sent O
a O
message O
to O
him O
. O

It O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
do O
anything O
with O
that O
man O
. O

He O
is O
not O
guilty O
. O

Last O
night O
I O
had O
a O
dream O
about O
him O
, O
and O
it O
troubled O
me O
very O
much O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
told O
the O
people O
to O
ask O
for O
Barabbas O
to O
be O
set O
free O
and O
for O
Jesus O
to O
be O
killed O
. O

Pilate O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
Barabbas O
and O
Jesus O
. O

Which O
one O
do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
set O
free O
for O
you O
? O
'' O

The O
people O
answered O
, O
`` O
Barabbas O
! O
'' O

Pilate O
asked O
, O
`` O
So O
what O
should O
I O
do O
with O
Jesus O
, O
the O
one O
called O
the O
Christ O
? O
'' O

All O
the O
people O
said O
, O
`` O
Kill O
him O
on O
a O
cross O
! O
'' O

Pilate O
asked O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
kill O
him O
? O

What O
wrong O
has O
he O
done O
? O
'' O

But O
they O
shouted O
louder O
, O
`` O
Kill O
him O
on O
a O
cross O
! O
'' O

Pilate O
saw O
that O
there O
was O
nothing O
he O
could O
do O
to O
make O
the O
people O
change O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
it O
looked O
as O
if O
there O
would O
be O
a O
riot O
. O

So O
he O
took O
some O
water O
and O
washed O
his O
hands O
in O
front O
of O
them O
all O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
not O
guilty O
of O
this O
man O
's O
death O
. O

You O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
are O
doing O
it O
! O
'' O

The O
people O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
will O
take O
full O
responsibility O
for O
his O
death O
. O

You O
can O
blame O
us O
and O
even O
our O
children O
! O
'' O

Then O
Pilate O
set O
Barabbas O
free O
. O

And O
he O
told O
some O
soldiers O
to O
beat O
Jesus O
with O
whips O
. O

Then O
he O
handed O
him O
over O
to O
the O
soldiers O
to O
be O
killed O
on O
a O
cross O
. O

Then O
Pilate O
's O
soldiers O
took O
Jesus O
into O
the O
governor O
's O
palace O
. O

All O
the O
soldiers O
gathered O
around O
him O
. O

They O
took O
off O
Jesus O
' O
clothes O
and O
put O
a O
red O
robe O
on O
him O
. O

Then O
they O
made O
a O
crown O
from O
thorny O
branches O
and O
put O
it O
on O
his O
head O
, O
and O
they O
put O
a O
stick O
in O
his O
right O
hand O
. O

Then O
they O
bowed O
before O
him O
, O
making O
fun O
of O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
salute O
you O
, O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
! O
'' O

They O
spit O
on O
him O
. O

Then O
they O
took O
his O
stick O
and O
kept O
hitting O
him O
on O
the O
head O
with O
it O
. O

After O
they O
finished O
making O
fun O
of O
him O
, O
the O
soldiers O
took O
off O
the O
robe O
and O
put O
his O
own O
clothes O
on O
him O
again O
. O

Then O
they O
led O
him O
away O
to O
be O
killed O
on O
a O
cross O
. O

The O
soldiers O
were O
going O
out O
of O
the O
city O
with O
Jesus O
. O

They O
saw O
a O
man O
from O
Cyrene O
named O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
and O
they O
forced O
him O
to O
carry O
Jesus O
' O
cross O
. O

They O
came O
to O
the O
place O
called O
Golgotha O
. O

-LRB- O
Golgotha O
means O
`` O
The O
Place O
of O
the O
Skull O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

There O
the O
soldiers O
gave O
Jesus O
some O
wine O
mixed O
with O
gall O
. O

But O
when O
he O
tasted O
it O
, O
he O
refused O
to O
drink O
it O
. O

The O
soldiers O
nailed O
Jesus O
to O
a O
cross O
. O

Then O
they O
threw O
dice O
to O
divide O
his O
clothes O
between O
them O
. O

The O
soldiers O
stayed O
there O
to O
guard O
him O
. O

They O
put O
a O
sign O
above O
his O
head O
with O
the O
charge O
against O
him O
written O
on O
it O
: O
`` O
this O
is O
jesus O
, O
the O
king O
of O
the O
jews O
. O
'' O

Two O
criminals O
were O
nailed O
to O
crosses O
beside O
Jesus O
-- O
one O
on O
the O
right O
and O
the O
other O
on O
the O
left O
. O

People O
walked O
by O
and O
shouted O
insults O
at O
Jesus O
. O

They O
shook O
their O
heads O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
said O
you O
could O
destroy O
the O
Temple B-GPE
and O
build O
it O
again O
in O
three O
days O
. O

So O
save O
yourself O
! O

Come O
down O
from O
that O
cross O
if O
you O
really O
are O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
! O
'' O

The O
leading O
priests O
, O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
, O
and O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
were O
also O
there O
. O

They O
made O
fun O
of O
Jesus O
the O
same O
as O
the O
other O
people O
did O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
saved O
others O
, O
but O
he O
ca O
n't O
save O
himself O
! O

People O
say O
he O
is O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

If O
he O
is O
the O
king O
, O
he O
should O
come O
down O
now O
from O
the O
cross O
. O

Then O
we O
will O
believe O
in O
him O
. O

He O
trusted O
God O
. O

So O
let O
God O
save O
him O
now O
, O
if O
God O
really O
wants O
him O
. O

He O
himself O
said O
, O
' O
I O
am O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O
' O
'' O

And O
in O
the O
same O
way O
, O
the O
criminals O
on O
the O
crosses O
beside O
Jesus O
also O
insulted O
him O
. O

At O
noon O
the O
whole O
country O
became O
dark O
. O

The O
darkness O
continued O
for O
three O
hours O
. O

About O
three O
o'clock O
Jesus O
cried O
out O
loudly O
, O
`` O
Eli O
, O
Eli O
, O
lema O
sabachthani O
? O
'' O

This O
means O
`` O
My O
God O
, O
my O
God O
, O
why O
have O
you O
left O
me O
alone O
? O
'' O

Some O
of O
the O
people O
standing O
there O
heard O
this O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
calling O
Elijah O
. O
'' O

Quickly O
, O
one O
of O
them O
ran O
and O
got O
a O
sponge O
. O

He O
filled O
the O
sponge O
with O
sour O
wine O
and O
tied O
the O
sponge O
to O
a O
stick O
. O

Then O
he O
used O
the O
stick O
to O
give O
the O
sponge O
to O
Jesus O
to O
get O
a O
drink O
from O
it O
. O

But O
the O
others O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
bother O
him O
. O

We O
want O
to O
see O
if O
Elijah O
will O
come O
to O
save O
him O
. O
'' O

Again O
Jesus O
cried O
out O
loudly O
and O
then O
died O
. O

When O
Jesus O
died O
, O
the O
curtain O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
was O
torn O
into O
two O
pieces O
. O

The O
tear O
started O
at O
the O
top O
and O
tore O
all O
the O
way O
to O
the O
bottom O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
earth O
shook O
and O
rocks O
were O
broken O
. O

The O
graves O
opened O
, O
and O
many O
of O
God O
's O
people O
who O
had O
died O
were O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

They O
came O
out O
of O
the O
graves O
. O

And O
after O
Jesus O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
, O
they O
went O
into O
the O
holy O
city O
, O
and O
many O
people O
saw O
them O
. O

The O
army O
officer O
and O
the O
soldiers O
guarding O
Jesus O
saw O
this O
earthquake O
and O
everything O
that O
happened O
. O

They O
were O
very O
afraid O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
really O
was O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
! O
'' O

Many O
women O
were O
standing O
away O
from O
the O
cross O
, O
watching O
. O

These O
were O
the O
women O
who O
had O
followed O
Jesus O
from O
Galilee O
to O
care O
for O
him O
. O

Mary O
Magdalene O
, O
Mary B-PERSON
the O
mother O
of O
James B-PERSON
and O
Joseph B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
mother O
of O
James B-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
were O
there O
. O

That O
evening O
a O
rich O
man O
named O
Joseph B-PERSON
came O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
a O
follower O
of O
Jesus O
from O
the O
town O
of O
Arimathea O
. O

When O
Jesus O
saw O
the O
crowds O
of O
people O
there O
, O
he O
went O
up O
on O
a O
hill O
and O
sat O
down O
. O

His O
followers O
came O
and O
sat O
next O
to O
him O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
began O
teaching O
the O
people O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
know O
they O
are O
spiritually O
in O
need O
. O

God O
's O
kingdom O
belongs O
to O
them O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
are O
sad O
now O
. O

God O
will O
comfort O
them O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
are O
humble O
. O

They O
will O
be O
given O
the O
land O
God O
promised O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
want O
to O
do O
right O
more O
than O
anything O
else O
. O

God O
will O
fully O
satisfy O
them O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
show O
mercy O
to O
others O
. O

Mercy O
will O
be O
given O
to O
them O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
whose O
thoughts O
are O
pure O
. O

They O
will O
be O
with O
God O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
work O
to O
bring O
peace O
. O

God O
will O
call O
them O
his O
sons O
and O
daughters O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
suffer O
persecution O
for O
doing O
what O
is O
right O
. O

God O
's O
kingdom O
belongs O
to O
them O
. O

`` O
People O
will O
insult O
you O
and O
hurt O
you O
. O

They O
will O
lie O
and O
say O
all O
kinds O
of O
evil O
things O
about O
you O
because O
you O
follow O
me O
. O

But O
when O
they O
do O
that O
, O
know O
that O
great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
you O
. O

Be O
happy O
about O
it O
. O

Be O
very O
glad O
because O
you O
have O
a O
great O
reward O
waiting O
for O
you O
in O
heaven O
. O

People O
did O
these O
same O
bad O
things O
to O
the O
prophets O
who O
lived O
before O
you O
. O

`` O
You O
are O
the O
salt O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

But O
if O
the O
salt O
loses O
its O
taste O
, O
it O
can O
not O
be O
made O
salty O
again O
. O

Salt O
is O
useless O
if O
it O
loses O
its O
salty O
taste O
. O

It O
will O
be O
thrown O
out O
where O
people O
will O
just O
walk O
on O
it O
. O

`` O
You O
are O
the O
light O
that O
shines O
for O
the O
world O
to O
see O
. O

You O
are O
like O
a O
city O
built O
on O
a O
hill O
that O
can O
not O
be O
hidden O
. O

People O
do O
n't O
hide O
a O
lamp O
under O
a O
bowl O
. O

They O
put O
it O
on O
a O
lampstand O
. O

Then O
the O
light O
shines O
for O
everyone O
in O
the O
house O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
you O
should O
be O
a O
light O
for O
other O
people O
. O

Live O
so O
that O
they O
will O
see O
the O
good O
things O
you O
do O
and O
praise O
your O
Father O
in O
heaven O
. O

`` O
Do O
n't O
think O
that O
I O
have O
come O
to O
destroy O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
or O
the O
teaching O
of O
the O
prophets O
. O

I O
have O
come O
not O
to O
destroy O
their O
teachings O
but O
to O
give O
full O
meaning O
to O
them O
. O

I O
assure O
you O
that O
nothing O
will O
disappear O
from O
the O
law O
until O
heaven O
and O
earth O
are O
gone O
. O

The O
law O
will O
not O
lose O
even O
the O
smallest O
letter O
or O
the O
smallest O
part O
of O
a O
letter O
until O
it O
has O
all O
been O
done O
. O

`` O
A O
person O
should O
obey O
every O
command O
in O
the O
law O
, O
even O
one O
that O
does O
not O
seem O
important O
. O

Whoever O
refuses O
to O
obey O
any O
command O
and O
teaches O
others O
not O
to O
obey O
it O
will O
be O
the O
least O
important O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

But O
whoever O
obeys O
the O
law O
and O
teaches O
others O
to O
obey O
it O
will O
be O
great O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
that O
you O
must O
do O
better O
than O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
. O

If O
you O
are O
not O
more O
pleasing O
to O
God O
than O
they O
are O
, O
you O
will O
never O
enter O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
heard O
that O
it O
was O
said O
to O
our O
people O
long O
ago O
, O
' O
You O
must O
not O
murder O
anyone O
. O

Any O
person O
who O
commits O
murder O
will O
be O
judged O
. O
' O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
angry O
with O
anyone O
. O

If O
you O
are O
angry O
with O
others O
, O
you O
will O
be O
judged O
. O

And O
if O
you O
insult O
someone O
, O
you O
will O
be O
judged O
by O
the O
high O
court O
. O

And O
if O
you O
call O
someone O
a O
fool O
, O
you O
will O
be O
in O
danger O
of O
the O
fire O
of O
hell O
. O

`` O
So O
, O
what O
if O
you O
are O
offering O
your O
gift O
at O
the O
altar O
and O
remember O
that O
someone O
has O
something O
against O
you O
? O

Leave O
your O
gift O
there O
and O
go O
make O
peace O
with O
that O
person O
. O

Then O
come O
and O
offer O
your O
gift O
. O

`` O
If O
anyone O
wants O
to O
take O
you O
to O
court O
, O
make O
friends O
with O
them O
quickly O
. O

Try O
to O
do O
that O
before O
you O
get O
to O
the O
court O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
, O
they O
might O
hand O
you O
over O
to O
the O
judge O
. O

And O
the O
judge O
will O
hand O
you O
over O
to O
a O
guard O
, O
who O
will O
throw O
you O
into O
jail O
. O

I O
assure O
you O
that O
you O
will O
not O
leave O
there O
until O
you O
have O
paid O
everything O
you O
owe O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
heard O
that O
it O
was O
said O
, O
' O
You O
must O
not O
commit O
adultery O
. O
' O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
if O
a O
man O
looks O
at O
a O
woman O
and O
wants O
to O
sin O
sexually O
with O
her O
, O
he O
has O
already O
committed O
that O
sin O
with O
her O
in O
his O
mind O
. O

If O
your O
right O
eye O
makes O
you O
sin O
, O
take O
it O
out O
and O
throw O
it O
away O
. O

It O
is O
better O
to O
lose O
one O
part O
of O
your O
body O
than O
to O
have O
your O
whole O
body O
thrown O
into O
hell O
. O

If O
your O
right O
hand O
makes O
you O
sin O
, O
cut O
it O
off O
and O
throw O
it O
away O
. O

It O
is O
better O
to O
lose O
one O
part O
of O
your O
body O
than O
for O
your O
whole O
body O
to O
go O
into O
hell O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
also O
said O
, O
' O
Any O
man O
who O
divorces O
his O
wife O
must O
give O
her O
a O
written O
notice O
of O
divorce O
. O
' O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
any O
man O
who O
divorces O
his O
wife O
, O
except O
for O
the O
problem O
of O
sexual O
sin O
, O
is O
causing O
his O
wife O
to O
be O
guilty O
of O
adultery O
. O

And O
whoever O
marries O
a O
divorced O
woman O
is O
guilty O
of O
adultery O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
heard O
that O
it O
was O
said O
to O
our O
people O
long O
ago O
, O
' O
When O
you O
make O
a O
vow O
, O
you O
must O
not O
break O
your O
promise O
. O

Keep O
the O
vows O
that O
you O
make O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O
' O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
when O
you O
make O
a O
promise O
, O
do O
n't O
try O
to O
make O
it O
stronger O
with O
a O
vow O
. O

Do O
n't O
make O
a O
vow O
using O
the O
name O
of O
heaven O
, O
because O
heaven O
is O
God O
's O
throne O
. O

Do O
n't O
make O
a O
vow O
using O
the O
name O
of O
the O
earth O
, O
because O
the O
earth O
belongs O
to O
him O
. O

Do O
n't O
make O
a O
vow O
using O
the O
name O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
because O
it O
also O
belongs O
to O
him O
, O
the O
great O
King O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
even O
say O
that O
your O
own O
head O
is O
proof O
that O
you O
will O
keep O
your O
promise O
. O

You O
can O
not O
make O
one O
hair O
on O
your O
head O
white O
or O
black O
. O

Say O
only O
' O
yes O
' O
if O
you O
mean O
' O
yes O
, O
' O
and O
say O
only O
' O
no O
' O
if O
you O
mean O
' O
no O
. O
' O

If O
you O
say O
more O
than O
that O
, O
it O
is O
from O
the O
Evil O
One O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
heard O
that O
it O
was O
said O
, O
' O
An O
eye O
for O
an O
eye O
, O
and O
a O
tooth O
for O
a O
tooth O
. O
' O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
do O
n't O
fight O
back O
against O
someone O
who O
wants O
to O
do O
harm O
to O
you O
. O

If O
they O
hit O
you O
on O
the O
right O
cheek O
, O
let O
them O
hit O
the O
other O
cheek O
too O
. O

If O
anyone O
wants O
to O
sue O
you O
in O
court O
and O
take O
your O
shirt O
, O
let O
them O
have O
your O
coat O
too O
. O

If O
a O
soldier O
forces O
you O
to O
walk O
with O
him O
one O
mile O
, O
go O
with O
him O
two O
. O

Give O
to O
anyone O
who O
asks O
you O
for O
something O
. O

Do O
n't O
refuse O
to O
give O
to O
anyone O
who O
wants O
to O
borrow O
from O
you O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
heard O
that O
it O
was O
said O
, O
' O
Love O
your O
neighbor O
and O
hate O
your O
enemy O
. O
' O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
love O
your O
enemies O
. O

Pray O
for O
those O
who O
treat O
you O
badly O
. O

If O
you O
do O
this O
, O
you O
will O
be O
children O
who O
are O
truly O
like O
your O
Father O
in O
heaven O
. O

He O
lets O
the O
sun O
rise O
for O
all O
people O
, O
whether O
they O
are O
good O
or O
bad O
. O

He O
sends O
rain O
to O
those O
who O
do O
right O
and O
to O
those O
who O
do O
wrong O
. O

If O
you O
love O
only O
those O
who O
love O
you O
, O
why O
should O
you O
get O
a O
reward O
for O
that O
? O

Even O
the O
tax O
collectors O
do O
that O
. O

And O
if O
you O
are O
nice O
only O
to O
your O
friends O
, O
you O
are O
no O
better O
than O
anyone O
else O
. O

Even O
the O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
God O
are O
nice O
to O
their O
friends O
. O

What O
I O
am O
saying O
is O
that O
you O
must O
be O
perfect O
, O
just O
as O
your O
Father O
in O
heaven O
is O
perfect O
. O

This O
is O
the O
family O
history O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

He O
came O
from O
the O
family O
of O
David B-PERSON
and O
from O
the O
family O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
was O
the O
father O
of O
Isaac O
. O

Isaac O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Jacob O
. O

Jacob O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Judah O
and O
his O
brothers O
. O

Judah O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Perez O
and O
Zerah O
. O

-LRB- O
Their O
mother O
was O
Tamar O
. O
-RRB- O

Perez O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Hezron O
. O

Hezron O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Ram O
. O

Ram O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Amminadab O
. O

Amminadab O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Nahshon O
. O

Nahshon O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Salmon O
. O

Salmon O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Boaz O
. O

-LRB- O
His O
mother O
was O
Rahab O
. O
-RRB- O

Boaz O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Obed O
. O

-LRB- O
His O
mother O
was O
Ruth B-PERSON
. O
-RRB- O

Obed O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Jesse O
. O

Jesse O
was O
the O
father O
of O
King O
David O
. O

David B-PERSON
was O
the O
father O
of O
Solomon O
. O

-LRB- O
His O
mother O
had O
been O
Uriah O
's O
wife O
. O
-RRB- O

Solomon O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Rehoboam O
. O

Rehoboam O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Abijah O
. O

Abijah O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Asa O
. O

Asa O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Jehoshaphat O
. O

Jehoshaphat O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Jehoram O
. O

Jehoram O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Uzziah O
. O

Uzziah O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Jotham O
. O

Jotham O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Ahaz O
. O

Ahaz O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Hezekiah O
. O

Hezekiah O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Manasseh O
. O

Manasseh O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Amon O
. O

Amon O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Josiah O
. O

Josiah O
was O
the O
grandfather O
of O
Jehoiachin O
and O
his O
brothers O
, O
who O
lived O
during O
the O
time O
that O
the O
people O
were O
taken O
away O
to O
Babylon O
. O

After O
they O
were O
taken O
to O
Babylon O
: O
Jehoiachin O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Shealtiel O
. O

Shealtiel O
was O
the O
grandfather O
of O
Zerubbabel O
. O

Zerubbabel O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Abiud O
. O

Abiud O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Eliakim O
. O

Eliakim O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Azor O
. O

Azor O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Zadok O
. O

Zadok O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Achim O
. O

Achim O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Eliud O
. O

Eliud O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Eleazar O
. O

Eleazar O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Matthan O
. O

Matthan O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Jacob O
. O

Jacob O
was O
the O
father O
of O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
was O
the O
husband O
of O
Mary B-PERSON
, O
and O
Mary B-PERSON
was O
the O
mother O
of O
Jesus O
, O
who O
is O
called O
the O
Christ O
. O

So O
there O
were O
fourteen O
generations O
from O
Abraham B-PERSON
to O
David B-PERSON
. O

There O
were O
also O
fourteen O
generations O
from O
David B-PERSON
until O
the O
people O
were O
taken O
away O
to O
Babylon O
. O

And O
there O
were O
fourteen O
more O
from O
the O
time O
the O
people O
were O
taken O
to O
Babylon O
until O
Christ O
was O
born O
. O

This O
is O
how O
the O
birth O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
happened O
. O

His O
mother O
Mary B-PERSON
was O
engaged O
to O
marry O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

But O
before O
they O
married O
, O
he O
learned O
that O
she O
was O
expecting O
a O
baby O
. O

-LRB- O
She O
was O
pregnant O
by O
the O
power O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O
-RRB- O

Mary B-PERSON
's O
husband O
, O
Joseph B-PERSON
, O
was O
a O
good O
man O
. O

He O
did O
not O
want O
to O
cause O
her O
public O
disgrace O
, O
so O
he O
planned O
to O
divorce O
her O
secretly O
. O

But O
after O
Joseph B-PERSON
thought O
about O
this O
, O
an O
angel O
from O
the O
Lord O
came O
to O
him O
in O
a O
dream O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
, O
`` O
Joseph B-PERSON
, O
son O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
to O
accept O

Mary B-PERSON
to O
be O
your O
wife O
. O

The O
baby O
inside O
her O
is O
from O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

She O
will O
give O
birth O
to O
a O
son O
. O

You O
will O
name O
him O
Jesus O
. O

Give O
him O
that O
name O
because O
he O
will O
save O
his O
people O
from O
their O
sins O
. O
'' O

All O
this O
happened O
to O
make O
clear O
the O
full O
meaning O
of O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
through O
the O
prophet O
: O
`` O
The O
virgin O
will O
be O
pregnant O
and O
will O
give O
birth O
to O
a O
son O
. O

They O
will O
name O
him O
Immanuel O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Immanuel O
means O
`` O
God O
with O
us O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

When O
Joseph B-PERSON
woke O
up O
, O
he O
did O
what O
the O
Lord O
's O
angel O
told O
him O
to O
do O
. O

He O
married O
Mary B-PERSON
. O

But O
Joseph B-PERSON
did O
not O
have O
sexual O
relations O
with O
her O
until O
her O
son O
was O
born O
. O

And O
he O
named O
him O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
left O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
and O
was O
walking O
away O
. O

But O
his O
followers O
came O
to O
him O
to O
show O
him O
the O
Temple B-GPE
's O
buildings O
. O

He O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
looking O
at O
these O
buildings O
? O

The O
fact O
is O
, O
they O
will O
be O
destroyed O
. O

Every O
stone O
will O
be O
thrown O
down O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

Not O
one O
stone O
will O
be O
left O
on O
another O
. O
'' O

Later O
, O
Jesus O
was O
sitting O
at O
a O
place O
on O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

The O
followers O
came O
to O
be O
alone O
with O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Tell O
us O
when O
these O
things O
will O
happen O
. O

And O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
prepare O
us O
for O
your O
coming O
and O
the O
end O
of O
time O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Be O
careful O
! O

Do O
n't O
let O
anyone O
fool O
you O
. O

Many O
people O
will O
come O
and O
use O
my O
name O
. O

They O
will O
say O
, O
' O
I O
am O
the O
Christ O
. O
' O

And O
they O
will O
fool O
many O
people O
. O

You O
will O
hear O
about O
wars O
that O
are O
being O
fought O
. O

And O
you O
will O
hear O
stories O
about O
other O
wars O
beginning O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

These O
things O
must O
happen O
before O
the O
end O
comes O
. O

Nations O
will O
fight O
against O
other O
nations O
. O

Kingdoms O
will O
fight O
against O
other O
kingdoms O
. O

There O
will O
be O
times O
when O
there O
is O
no O
food O
for O
people O
to O
eat O
. O

And O
there O
will O
be O
earthquakes O
in O
different O
places O
. O

These O
things O
are O
only O
the O
beginning O
of O
troubles O
, O
like O
the O
first O
pains O
of O
a O
woman O
giving O
birth O
. O

`` O
Then O
you O
will O
be O
arrested O
and O
handed O
over O
to O
be O
punished O
and O
killed O
. O

People O
all O
over O
the O
world O
will O
hate O
you O
because O
you O
believe O
in O
me O
. O

During O
that O
time O
many O
believers O
will O
lose O
their O
faith O
. O

They O
will O
turn O
against O
each O
other O
and O
hate O
each O
other O
. O

Many O
false O
prophets O
will O
come O
and O
cause O
many O
people O
to O
believe O
things O
that O
are O
wrong O
. O

There O
will O
be O
so O
much O
more O
evil O
in O
the O
world O
that O
the O
love O
of O
most O
believers O
will O
grow O
cold O
. O

But O
the O
one O
who O
remains O
faithful O
to O
the O
end O
will O
be O
saved O
. O

And O
the O
Good O
News O
I O
have O
shared O
about O
God O
's O
kingdom O
will O
be O
told O
throughout O
the O
world O
. O

It O
will O
be O
spread O
to O
every O
nation O
. O

Then O
the O
end O
will O
come O
. O

`` O
Daniel O
the O
prophet O
spoke O
about O
' O
the O
terrible O
thing O
that O
causes O
destruction O
. O
' O

You O
will O
see O
this O
terrible O
thing O
standing O
in O
the O
holy O
place O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
You O
who O
read O
this O
should O
understand O
what O
it O
means O
. O
-RRB- O

`` O
The O
people O
in O
Judea O
at O
that O
time O
should O
run O
away O
to O
the O
mountains O
. O

They O
should O
run O
away O
without O
wasting O
time O
to O
stop O
for O
anything O
. O

If O
they O
are O
on O
the O
roof O
of O
their O
house O
, O
they O
must O
not O
go O
down O
to O
get O
anything O
out O
of O
the O
house O
. O

If O
they O
are O
in O
the O
field O
, O
they O
must O
not O
go O
back O
to O
get O
a O
coat O
. O

`` O
During O
that O
time O
it O
will O
be O
hard O
for O
women O
who O
are O
pregnant O
or O
have O
small O
babies O
! O

Pray O
that O
it O
will O
not O
be O
winter O
or O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
when O
these O
things O
happen O
and O
you O
have O
to O
run O
away O
, O
because O
it O
will O
be O
a O
time O
of O
great O
trouble O
. O

There O
will O
be O
more O
trouble O
than O
has O
ever O
happened O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
world O
. O

And O
nothing O
as O
bad O
as O
that O
will O
ever O
happen O
again O
. O

`` O
But O
God O
has O
decided O
to O
make O
that O
terrible O
time O
short O
. O

If O
it O
were O
not O
made O
short O
, O
no O
one O
would O
continue O
living O
. O

But O
God O
will O
make O
that O
time O
short O
to O
help O
the O
people O
he O
has O
chosen O
. O

`` O
Someone O
might O
say O
to O
you O
at O
that O
time O
, O
' O
Look O
, O
there O
is O
the O
Christ O
! O
' O

Or O
someone O
else O
might O
say O
, O
' O
There O
he O
is O
! O
' O

But O
do O
n't O
believe O
them O
. O

False O
Christs O
and O
false O
prophets O
will O
come O
and O
do O
great O
miracles O
and O
wonders O
, O
trying O
to O
fool O
the O
people O
God O
has O
chosen O
, O
if O
that O
is O
possible O
. O

Now O
I O
have O
warned O
you O
about O
this O
before O
it O
happens O
. O

`` O
Someone O
might O
tell O
you O
, O
' O
The O
Christ O
is O
there O
in O
the O
desert O
! O
' O

But O
do O
n't O
go O
into O
the O
desert O
to O
look O
for O
him O
. O

Someone O
else O
might O
say O
, O
' O
There O
is O
the O
Christ O
in O
that O
room O
! O
' O

But O
do O
n't O
believe O
it O
. O

When O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
comes O
, O
everyone O
will O
see O
him O
. O

It O
will O
be O
like O
lightning O
flashing O
in O
the O
sky O
that O
can O
be O
seen O
everywhere O
. O

It O
's O
like O
looking O
for O
a O
dead O
body O
: O
You O
will O
find O
it O
where O
the O
vultures O
are O
gathering O
above O
. O

`` O
Right O
after O
the O
trouble O
of O
those O
days O
, O
this O
will O
happen O
: O
' O
The O
sun O
will O
become O
dark O
, O
and O
the O
moon O
will O
not O
give O
light O
. O

The O
stars O
will O
fall O
from O
the O
sky O
, O
and O
everything O
in O
the O
sky O
will O
be O
changed O
. O
' O

`` O
Then O
there O
will O
be O
something O
in O
the O
sky O
that O
shows O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
is O
coming O
. O

All O
the O
people O
of O
the O
world O
will O
cry O
. O

Everyone O
will O
see O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
coming O
on O
the O
clouds O
in O
the O
sky O
. O

He O
will O
come O
with O
power O
and O
great O
glory O
. O

He O
will O
use O
a O
loud O
trumpet O
to O
send O
his O
angels O
all O
around O
the O
earth O
. O

They O
will O
gather O
his O
chosen O
people O
from O
every O
part O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

`` O
The O
fig O
tree O
teaches O
us O
a O
lesson O
: O
When O
its O
branches O
become O
green O
and O
soft O
, O
and O
new O
leaves O
begin O
to O
grow O
, O
then O
you O
know O
that O
summer O
is O
near O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
when O
you O
see O
all O
these O
things O
happening O
, O
you O
will O
know O
that O
the O
time O
is O
near O
, O
ready O
to O
come O
. O

I O
assure O
you O
that O
all O
these O
things O
will O
happen O
while O
some O
of O
the O
people O
of O
this O
time O
are O
still O
living O
. O

The O
whole O
world O
, O
earth O
and O
sky O
, O
will O
be O
destroyed O
, O
but O
my O
words O
will O
last O
forever O
. O

`` O
No O
one O
knows O
when O
that O
day O
or O
time O
will O
be O
. O

The O
Son O
and O
the O
angels O
in O
heaven O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
it O
will O
be O
. O

Only O
the O
Father O
knows O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
comes O
, O
it O
will O
be O
the O
same O
as O
what O
happened O
during O
Noah B-PERSON
's O
time O
. O

In O
those O
days O
before O
the O
flood O
, O
people O
were O
eating O
and O
drinking O
, O
marrying O
and O
giving O
their O
children O
to O
be O
married O
right O
up O
to O
the O
day O
Noah B-PERSON
entered O
the O
boat O
. O

They O
knew O
nothing O
about O
what O
was O
happening O
until O
the O
flood O
came O
and O
destroyed O
them O
all O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
the O
same O
when O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
comes O
. O

Two O
men O
will O
be O
working O
together O
in O
the O
field O
. O

One O
will O
be O
taken O
and O
the O
other O
will O
be O
left O
. O

Two O
women O
will O
be O
grinding O
grain O
with O
a O
mill O
. O

One O
will O
be O
taken O
and O
the O
other O
will O
be O
left O
. O

`` O
So O
always O
be O
ready O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
day O
your O
Lord O
will O
come O
. O

Obviously O
, O
a O
homeowner O
who O
knew O
what O
time O
a O
thief O
was O
planning O
to O
come O
would O
be O
ready O
and O
not O
let O
the O
thief O
break O
in O
. O

So O
you O
also O
must O
be O
ready O
. O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
come O
at O
a O
time O
when O
you O
do O
n't O
expect O
him O
. O

`` O
Who O
is O
the O
wise O
and O
trusted O
servant O
? O

The O
master O
trusts O
one O
servant O
to O
give O
the O
other O
servants O
their O
food O
at O
the O
right O
time O
. O

Who O
is O
the O
one O
the O
master O
trusts O
to O
do O
that O
work O
? O

When O
the O
master O
comes O
and O
finds O
that O
servant O
doing O
the O
work O
he O
gave O
him O
, O
it O
will O
be O
a O
day O
of O
blessing O
for O
that O
servant O
. O

I O
can O
tell O
you O
without O
a O
doubt O
, O
the O
master O
will O
choose O
that O
servant O
to O
take O
care O
of O
everything O
he O
owns O
. O

But O
what O
will O
happen O
if O
that O
servant O
is O
evil O
and O
thinks O
his O
master O
will O
not O
come O
back O
soon O
? O

He O
will O
begin O
to O
beat O
the O
other O
servants O
. O

He O
will O
eat O
and O
drink O
with O
others O
who O
are O
drunk O
. O

Then O
the O
master O
will O
come O
when O
the O
servant O
is O
not O
ready O
, O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
servant O
is O
not O
expecting O
him O
. O

Then O
the O
master O
will O
punish O
that O
servant O
. O

He O
will O
send O
him O
away O
to O
be O
with O
the O
hypocrites O
, O
where O
people O
will O
cry O
and O
grind O
their O
teeth O
with O
pain O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
were O
coming O
closer O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

But O
first O
they O
stopped O
at O
Bethphage O
at O
the O
hill O
called O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

From O
there O
Jesus O
sent O
two O
of O
his O
followers O
into O
town O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Go O
to O
the O
town O
you O
can O
see O
there O
. O

When O
you O
enter O
it O
, O
you O
will O
find O
a O
donkey O
with O
her O
colt O
. O

Untie O
them O
both O
, O
and O
bring O
them O
to O
me O
. O

If O
anyone O
asks O
you O
why O
you O
are O
taking O
the O
donkeys O
, O
tell O
them O
, O
' O
The O
Master O
needs O
them O
. O

He O
will O
send O
them O
back O
soon O
. O
' O
'' O

This O
showed O
the O
full O
meaning O
of O
what O
the O
prophet O
said O
: O
`` O
Tell O
the O
people O
of O
Zion O
, O
' O
Now O
your O
king O
is O
coming O
to O
you O
. O

He O
is O
humble O
and O
riding O
on O
a O
donkey O
. O

He O
is O
riding O
on O
a O
young O
donkey O
, O
born O
from O
a O
work O
animal O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
followers O
went O
and O
did O
what O
Jesus O
told O
them O
to O
do O
. O

They O
brought O
the O
mother O
donkey O
and O
the O
young O
donkey O
to O
him O
. O

They O
covered O
the O
donkeys O
with O
their O
coats O
, O
and O
Jesus O
sat O
on O
them O
. O

On O
the O
way O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
many O
people O
spread O
their O
coats O
on O
the O
road O
for O
Jesus O
. O

Others O
cut O
branches O
from O
the O
trees O
and O
spread O
them O
on O
the O
road O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
people O
were O
walking O
ahead O
of O
Jesus O
. O

Others O
were O
walking O
behind O
him O
. O

They O
all O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Praise O
to O
the O
Son O
of O
David B-PERSON
! O
' O

Welcome O
! O

God O
bless O
the O
one O
who O
comes O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
! O
' O

Praise O
to O
God O
in O
heaven O
! O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
into O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

All O
the O
people O
in O
the O
city O
were O
confused O
. O

They O
asked O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
this O
man O
? O
'' O

The O
crowds O
following O
Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
Jesus O
. O

He O
is O
the O
prophet O
from O
the O
town O
of O
Nazareth O
in O
Galilee O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
went O
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

He O
threw O
out O
all O
those O
who O
were O
selling O
and O
buying O
things O
there O
. O

He O
turned O
over O
the O
tables O
that O
belonged O
to O
those O
who O
were O
exchanging O
different O
kinds O
of O
money O
. O

And O
he O
turned O
over O
the O
benches O
of O
those O
who O
were O
selling O
doves O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
My O
Temple B-GPE
will O
be O
called O
a O
house O
of O
prayer O
. O
' O

But O
you O
are O
changing O
it O
into O
a O
' O
hiding O
place O
for O
thieves O
. O
' O
'' O

Some O
blind O
people O
and O
some O
who O
were O
crippled O
came O
to O
Jesus O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

Jesus O
healed O
them O
. O

The O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
saw O
the O
wonderful O
things O
he O
was O
doing O
. O

And O
they O
saw O
the O
children O
praising O
him O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

The O
children O
were O
shouting O
, O
`` O
Praise O
to O
the O
Son O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O
'' O

All O
this O
made O
the O
priests O
and O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
angry O
. O

They O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
hear O
what O
these O
children O
are O
saying O
? O
'' O

He O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
You O
have O
taught O
children O
and O
babies O
to O
give O
praise O
. O
' O

Have O
you O
not O
read O
that O
Scripture O
? O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
left O
them O
and O
went O
out O
of O
the O
city O
to O
Bethany O
, O
where O
he O
spent O
the O
night O
. O

Early O
the O
next O
morning O
, O
Jesus O
was O
going O
back O
to O
the O
city O
. O

He O
was O
very O
hungry O
. O

He O
saw O
a O
fig O
tree O
beside O
the O
road O
and O
went O
to O
get O
a O
fig O
from O
it O
. O

But O
there O
were O
no O
figs O
on O
the O
tree O
. O

There O
were O
only O
leaves O
. O

So O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
tree O
, O
`` O
You O
will O
never O
again O
produce O
fruit O
! O
'' O

The O
tree O
immediately O
dried O
up O
and O
died O
. O

When O
the O
followers O
saw O
this O
, O
they O
were O
very O
surprised O
. O

They O
asked O
, O
`` O
How O
did O
the O
fig O
tree O
dry O
up O
and O
die O
so O
quickly O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
truth O
is O
, O
if O
you O
have O
faith O
and O
no O
doubts O
, O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
do O
the O
same O
as O
I O
did O
to O
this O
tree O
. O

And O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
do O
more O
. O

You O
will O
be O
able O
to O
say O
to O
this O
mountain O
, O
' O
Go O
, O
mountain O
, O
fall O
into O
the O
sea O
. O
' O

And O
if O
you O
have O
faith O
, O
it O
will O
happen O
. O

If O
you O
believe O
, O
you O
will O
get O
anything O
you O
ask O
for O
in O
prayer O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
went O
into O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

While O
Jesus O
was O
teaching O
there O
, O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
older O
leaders O
of O
the O
people O
came O
to O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Tell O
us O
! O

What O
authority O
do O
you O
have O
to O
do O
these O
things O
you O
are O
doing O
? O

Who O
gave O
you O
this O
authority O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
ask O
you O
a O
question O
too O
. O

If O
you O
answer O
me O
, O
then O
I O
will O
tell O
you O
what O
authority O
I O
have O
to O
do O
these O
things O
. O

Tell O
me O
: O
When O
John B-PERSON
baptized O
people O
, O
did O
his O
authority O
come O
from O
God O
, O
or O
was O
it O
only O
from O
other O
people O
? O
'' O

The O
priests O
and O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
talked O
about O
Jesus O
' O
question O
. O

They O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
If O
we O
answer O
, O
' O
John B-PERSON
's O
baptism O
was O
from O
God O
, O
' O
then O
he O
will O
say O
, O
' O
Then O
why O
did O
n't O
you O
believe O
John B-PERSON
? O
' O

But O
we O
ca O
n't O
say O
John B-PERSON
's O
baptism O
was O
from O
someone O
else O
. O

We O
are O
afraid O
of O
the O
people O
, O
because O
they O
all O
believe O
John B-PERSON
was O
a O
prophet O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
told O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
We O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
answer O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Then O
I O
will O
not O
tell O
you O
who O
gave O
me O
the O
authority O
to O
do O
these O
things O
. O

`` O
Tell O
me O
what O
you O
think O
about O
this O
: O
There O
was O
a O
man O
who O
had O
two O
sons O
. O

He O
went O
to O
the O
first O
son O
and O
said O
, O
' O
Son O
, O
go O
and O
work O
today O
in O
the O
vineyard O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
son O
answered O
, O
' O
I O
will O
not O
go O
. O
' O

But O
later O
he O
decided O
he O
should O
go O
, O
and O
he O
went O
. O

`` O
Then O
the O
father O
went O
to O
the O
other O
son O
and O
said O
, O
' O
Son O
, O
go O
and O
work O
today O
in O
the O
vineyard O
. O
' O

He O
answered O
, O
' O
Yes O
, O
sir O
, O
I O
will O
go O
and O
work O
. O
' O

But O
he O
did O
not O
go O
. O

`` O
Which O
of O
the O
two O
sons O
obeyed O
his O
father O
? O
'' O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
first O
son O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
The O
truth O
is O
, O
you O
are O
worse O
than O
the O
tax O
collectors O
and O
the O
prostitutes O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
they O
will O
enter O
God O
's O
kingdom O
before O
you O
enter O
. O

John B-PERSON
came O
showing O
you O
the O
right O
way O
to O
live O
, O
and O
you O
did O
not O
believe O
him O
. O

But O
the O
tax O
collectors O
and O
prostitutes O
believed O
John B-PERSON
. O

You O
saw O
that O
happening O
, O
but O
you O
would O
not O
change O
. O

You O
still O
refused O
to O
believe O
him O
. O

`` O
Listen O
to O
this O
story O
: O
There O
was O
a O
man O
who O
owned O
a O
vineyard O
. O

He O
put O
a O
wall O
around O
the O
field O
and O
dug O
a O
hole O
for O
a O
winepress O
. O

Then O
he O
built O
a O
tower O
. O

He O
leased O
the O
land O
to O
some O
farmers O
and O
then O
left O
on O
a O
trip O
. O

Later O
, O
it O
was O
time O
for O
the O
grapes O
to O
be O
picked O
. O

So O
the O
man O
sent O
his O
servants O
to O
the O
farmers O
to O
get O
his O
share O
of O
the O
grapes O
. O

`` O
But O
the O
farmers O
grabbed O
the O
servants O
and O
beat O
one O
. O

They O
killed O
another O
one O
and O
then O
stoned O
to O
death O
a O
third O
servant O
. O

So O
the O
man O
sent O
some O
other O
servants O
to O
the O
farmers O
. O

He O
sent O
more O
servants O
than O
he O
sent O
the O
first O
time O
. O

But O
the O
farmers O
did O
the O
same O
thing O
to O
them O
that O
they O
did O
the O
first O
time O
. O

So O
the O
man O
decided O
to O
send O
his O
son O
to O
the O
farmers O
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
The O
farmers O
will O
respect O
my O
son O
. O
' O

`` O
But O
when O
the O
farmers O
saw O
the O
son O
, O
they O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
' O
This O
is O
the O
owner O
's O
son O
. O

This O
vineyard O
will O
be O
his O
. O

If O
we O
kill O
him O
, O
it O
will O
be O
ours O
. O
' O

So O
the O
farmers O
took O
the O
son O
, O
threw O
him O
out O
of O
the O
vineyard O
, O
and O
killed O
him O
. O

`` O
So O
what O
will O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
vineyard O
do O
to O
these O
farmers O
when O
he O
comes O
? O
'' O

The O
Jewish O
priests O
and O
leaders O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
will O
surely O
kill O
those O
evil O
men O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
lease O
the O
land O
to O
other O
farmers O
, O
who O
will O
give O
him O
his O
share O
of O
the O
crop O
at O
harvest O
time O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Surely O
you O
have O
read O
this O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
: O
' O
The O
stone O
that O
the O
builders O
refused O
to O
accept O
became O
the O
cornerstone O
. O

The O
Lord O
did O
this O
, O
and O
it O
is O
wonderful O
to O
us O
. O
' O

`` O
So O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
God O
's O
kingdom O
will O
be O
taken O
away O
from O
you O
. O

It O
will O
be O
given O
to O
people O
who O
do O
what O
God O
wants O
in O
his O
kingdom O
. O

Whoever O
falls O
on O
this O
stone O
will O
be O
broken O
. O

And O
it O
will O
crush O
anyone O
it O
falls O
on O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
heard O
these O
stories O
, O
they O
knew O
that O
Jesus O
was O
talking O
about O
them O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
arrest O
Jesus O
. O

But O
they O
were O
afraid O
to O
do O
anything O
, O
because O
the O
people O
believed O
that O
Jesus O
was O
a O
prophet O
. O

About O
that O
same O
time O
, O
Jesus O
was O
walking O
through O
the O
fields O
of O
grain O
on O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

His O
followers O
were O
with O
him O
, O
and O
they O
were O
hungry O
. O

So O
they O
began O
to O
pick O
the O
grain O
and O
eat O
it O
. O

The O
Pharisees O
saw O
this O
. O

They O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Look O
! O

Your O
followers O
are O
doing O
something O
that O
is O
against O
the O
law O
to O
do O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
read O
what O
David B-PERSON
did O
when O
he O
and O
those O
with O
him O
were O
hungry O
. O

David B-PERSON
went O
into O
God O
's O
house O
. O

He O
and O
those O
with O
him O
ate O
the O
bread O
that O
was O
offered O
to O
God O
. O

It O
was O
against O
the O
law O
for O
David B-PERSON
or O
those O
with O
him O
to O
eat O
that O
bread O
. O

Only O
the O
priests O
were O
allowed O
to O
eat O
it O
. O

And O
you O
have O
read O
in O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
that O
on O
every O
Sabbath O
day O
the O
priests O
at O
the O
Temple B-GPE
break O
the O
law O
about O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

But O
they O
are O
not O
wrong O
for O
doing O
that O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
that O
there O
is O
something O
here O
that O
is O
greater O
than O
the O
Temple B-GPE
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
animal O
sacrifices O
; O
I O
want O
you O
to O
show O
kindness O
to O
people O
. O
' O

You O
do O
n't O
really O
know O
what O
that O
means O
. O

If O
you O
understood O
it O
, O
you O
would O
not O
judge O
those O
who O
have O
done O
nothing O
wrong O
. O

`` O
The O
Son O
of O
Man O
is O
Lord O
over O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
went O
from O
there O
to O
their O
synagogue O
. O

In O
the O
synagogue O
there O
was O
a O
man O
with O
a O
crippled O
hand O
. O

Some O
Jews O
there O
were O
looking O
for O
a O
reason O
to O
accuse O
Jesus O
of O
doing O
wrong O
. O

So O
they O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Is O
it O
right O
to O
heal O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
If O
any O
of O
you O
has O
a O
sheep O
and O
it O
falls O
into O
a O
ditch O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
you O
will O
take O
the O
sheep O
and O
help O
it O
out O
of O
the O
ditch O
. O

Surely O
a O
man O
is O
more O
important O
than O
a O
sheep O
. O

So O
it O
is O
right O
to O
do O
good O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
man O
with O
the O
crippled O
hand O
, O
`` O
Hold O
out O
your O
hand O
. O
'' O

The O
man O
held O
out O
his O
hand O
, O
and O
it O
became O
well O
again O
, O
the O
same O
as O
the O
other O
hand O
. O

But O
the O
Pharisees O
left O
and O
made O
plans O
to O
kill O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
knew O
what O
the O
Pharisees O
were O
planning O
. O

So O
he O
left O
that O
place O
, O
and O
many O
people O
followed O
him O
. O

He O
healed O
all O
who O
were O
sick O
, O
but O
he O
warned O
them O
not O
to O
tell O
others O
who O
he O
was O
. O

This O
was O
to O
give O
full O
meaning O
to O
what O
Isaiah B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
said O
when O
he O
spoke O
for O
God O
: O
`` O
Here O
is O
my O
servant O
, O
the O
one O
I O
have O
chosen O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
I O
love O
, O
and O
I O
am O
very O
pleased O
with O
him O
. O

I O
will O
fill O
him O
with O
my O
Spirit B-ORG
, O
and O
he O
will O
bring O
justice O
to O
the O
nations O
. O

He O
will O
not O
argue O
or O
shout O
; O
no O
one O
will O
hear O
his O
voice O
in O
the O
streets O
. O

He O
will O
not O
break O
off O
even O
a O
bent O
stem O
of O
grass O
. O

He O
will O
not O
put O
out O
even O
the O
weakest O
flame O
. O

He O
will O
not O
give O
up O
until O
he O
has O
made O
justice O
victorious O
. O

All O
people O
will O
hope O
in O
him O
. O
'' O

Then O
some O
people O
brought O
a O
man O
to O
Jesus O
. O

This O
man O
was O
blind O
and O
could O
not O
talk O
, O
because O
he O
had O
a O
demon O
inside O
him O
. O

Jesus O
healed O
the O
man O
, O
and O
he O
could O
talk O
and O
see O
. O

All O
the O
people O
were O
amazed O
at O
what O
Jesus O
did O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Maybe O
he O
is O
the O
promised O
Son O
of O
David B-PERSON
! O
'' O

When O
the O
Pharisees O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
said O
, O
`` O

This O
man O
uses O
the O
power O
of O
Satan O
to O
force O
demons O
out O
of O
people O
. O

Satan O
is O
the O
ruler O
of O
demons O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
knew O
what O
the O
Pharisees O
were O
thinking O
. O

So O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Every O
kingdom O
that O
fights O
against O
itself O
will O
be O
destroyed O
. O

And O
every O
city O
or O
family O
that O
is O
divided O
against O
itself O
will O
not O
survive O
. O

So O
if O
Satan O
forces O
out O
his O
own O
demons O
, O
then O
he O
is O
fighting O
against O
himself O
, O
and O
his O
kingdom O
will O
not O
survive O
. O

You O
say O
that O
I O
use O
the O
power O
of O
Satan O
to O
force O
out O
demons O
. O

If O
that O
is O
true O
, O
then O
what O
power O
do O
your O
people O
use O
when O
they O
force O
out O
demons O
? O

So O
your O
own O
people O
will O
prove O
that O
you O
are O
wrong O
. O

But O
I O
use O
the O
power O
of O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
to O
force O
out O
demons O
, O
and O
this O
shows O
that O
God O
's O
kingdom O
has O
come O
to O
you O
. O

Whoever O
wants O
to O
enter O
a O
strong O
man O
's O
house O
and O
steal O
his O
things O
must O
first O
tie O
him O
up O
. O

Then O
they O
can O
steal O
the O
things O
from O
his O
house O
. O

Whoever O
is O
not O
with O
me O
is O
against O
me O
. O

And O
anyone O
who O
does O
not O
work O
with O
me O
is O
working O
against O
me O
. O

`` O
So O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
people O
can O
be O
forgiven O
for O
every O
sinful O
thing O
they O
do O
and O
for O
every O
bad O
thing O
they O
say O
against O
God O
. O

But O
anyone O
who O
speaks O
against O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
will O
not O
be O
forgiven O
. O

You O
can O
even O
speak O
against O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
and O
be O
forgiven O
. O

But O
anyone O
who O
speaks O
against O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
will O
never O
be O
forgiven O
-- O
not O
now O
or O
in O
the O
future O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
want O
good O
fruit O
, O
you O
must O
make O
the O
tree O
good O
. O

If O
your O
tree O
is O
not O
good O
, O
it O
will O
have O
bad O
fruit O
. O

A O
tree O
is O
known O
by O
the O
kind O
of O
fruit O
it O
produces O
. O

You O
snakes O
! O

You O
are O
so O
evil O
. O

How O
can O
you O
say O
anything O
good O
? O

What O
people O
say O
with O
their O
mouths O
comes O
from O
what O
fills O
their O
hearts O
. O

Those O
who O
are O
good O
have O
good O
things O
saved O
in O
their O
hearts O
. O

That O
's O
why O
they O
say O
good O
things O
. O

But O
those O
who O
are O
evil O
have O
hearts O
full O
of O
evil O
, O
and O
that O
's O
why O
they O
say O
things O
that O
are O
evil O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
that O
everyone O
will O
have O
to O
answer O
for O
all O
the O
careless O
things O
they O
have O
said O
. O

This O
will O
happen O
on O
the O
day O
of O
judgment O
. O

Your O
words O
will O
be O
used O
to O
judge O
you O
. O

What O
you O
have O
said O
will O
show O
whether O
you O
are O
right O
or O
whether O
you O
are O
guilty O
. O
'' O

Then O
some O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
answered O
Jesus O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
we O
want O
to O
see O
you O
do O
a O
miracle O
as O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Evil O
and O
sinful O
people O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
want O
to O
see O
a O
miracle O
as O
a O
sign O
. O

But O
no O
miracle O
will O
be O
done O
to O
prove O
anything O
to O
them O
. O

The O
only O
sign O
will O
be O
the O
miracle O
that O
happened O
to O
the O
prophet O
Jonah O
. O

Jonah O
was O
in O
the O
stomach O
of O
the O
big O
fish O
for O
three O
days O
and O
three O
nights O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
be O
in O
the O
grave O
three O
days O
and O
three O
nights O
. O

On O
the O
judgment O
day O
, O
you O
people O
who O
live O
now O
will O
be O
compared O
with O
the O
people O
from O
Nineveh O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
witnesses O
who O
show O
how O
guilty O
you O
are O
. O

Why O
do O
I O
say O
this O
? O

Because O
when O
Jonah O
preached O
to O
those O
people O
, O
they O
changed O
their O
lives O
. O

And O
you O
are O
listening O
to O
someone O
greater O
than O
Jonah O
, O
but O
you O
refuse O
to O
change O
! O

`` O
On O
the O
judgment O
day O
, O
you O
people O
who O
live O
now O
will O
also O
be O
compared O
with O
the O
Queen O
of O
the O
South O
, O
and O
she O
will O
be O
a O
witness O
who O
shows O
how O
guilty O
you O
are O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
she O
traveled O
from O
far O
, O
far O
away O
to O
listen O
to O
Solomon O
's O
wise O
teaching O
. O

And O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
someone O
greater O
than O
Solomon O
is O
right O
here O
, O
but O
you O
wo O
n't O
listen O
! O

`` O
When O
an O
evil O
spirit O
comes O
out O
of O
a O
person O
, O
it O
travels O
through O
dry O
places O
looking O
for O
a O
place O
to O
rest O
, O
but O
it O
finds O
none O
. O

So O
it O
says O
, O
' O
I O
will O
go O
back O
to O
the O
home O
I O
left O
. O
' O

When O
it O
comes O
back O
, O
it O
finds O
that O
home O
still O
empty O
. O

It O
is O
all O
neat O
and O
clean O
. O

Then O
the O
evil O
spirit O
goes O
out O
and O
brings O
seven O
other O
spirits O
more O
evil O
than O
itself O
. O

They O
all O
go O
and O
live O
there O
, O
and O
that O
person O
has O
even O
more O
trouble O
than O
before O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
way O
with O
the O
evil O
people O
who O
live O
today O
. O
'' O

While O
Jesus O
was O
talking O
to O
the O
people O
, O
his O
mother O
and O
brothers O
stood O
outside O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
talk O
to O
him O
. O

Someone O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
Your O
mother O
and O
brothers O
are O
waiting O
for O
you O
outside O
. O

They O
want O
to O
talk O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
my O
mother O
? O

Who O
are O
my O
brothers O
? O
'' O

Then O
he O
pointed O
to O
his O
followers O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
See O
! O

These O
people O
are O
my O
mother O
and O
my O
brothers O
. O

My O
true O
brother O
and O
sister O
and O
mother O
is O
anyone O
who O
does O
what O
my O
Father O
in O
heaven O
wants O
. O
'' O

About O
that O
time O
the O
followers O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
the O
greatest O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
called O
a O
little O
child O
to O
come O
to O
him O
. O

He O
stood O
the O
child O
in O
front O
of O
the O
followers O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
truth O
is O
, O
you O
must O
change O
your O
thinking O
and O
become O
like O
little O
children O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
do O
this O
, O
you O
will O
never O
enter O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

The O
greatest O
person O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
the O
one O
who O
makes O
himself O
humble O
like O
this O
child O
. O

`` O
Whoever O
accepts O
a O
little O
child O
like O
this O
in O
my O
name O
is O
accepting O
me O
. O

`` O
If O
one O
of O
these O
little O
children O
believes O
in O
me O
, O
and O
someone O
causes O
that O
child O
to O
sin O
, O
it O
will O
be O
very O
bad O
for O
that O
person O
. O

It O
would O
be O
better O
for O
them O
to O
have O
a O
millstone O
tied O
around O
their O
neck O
and O
be O
drowned O
in O
the O
deep O
sea O
. O

I O
feel O
sorry O
for O
the O
people O
in O
the O
world O
because O
of O
the O
things O
that O
make O
people O
sin O
. O

These O
things O
must O
happen O
, O
but O
it O
will O
be O
very O
bad O
for O
anyone O
who O
causes O
them O
to O
happen O
. O

`` O
If O
your O
hand O
or O
your O
foot O
makes O
you O
sin O
, O
cut O
it O
off O
and O
throw O
it O
away O
. O

It O
is O
better O
for O
you O
to O
lose O
part O
of O
your O
body O
and O
have O
eternal O
life O
than O
to O
have O
two O
hands O
and O
two O
feet O
and O
be O
thrown O
into O
the O
fire O
that O
burns O
forever O
. O

If O
your O
eye O
makes O
you O
sin O
, O
take O
it O
out O
and O
throw O
it O
away O
. O

It O
is O
better O
for O
you O
to O
have O
only O
one O
eye O
and O
have O
eternal O
life O
than O
to O
have O
two O
eyes O
and O
be O
thrown O
into O
the O
fire O
of O
hell O
. O

`` O
Be O
careful O
. O

Do O
n't O
think O
these O
little O
children O
are O
not O
important O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
that O
these O
children O
have O
angels O
in O
heaven O
. O

And O
those O
angels O
are O
always O
with O
my O
Father O
in O
heaven O
. O

`` O
If O
a O
man O
has O
100 O
sheep O
, O
but O
one O
of O
the O
sheep O
is O
lost O
, O
what O
will O
he O
do O
? O

He O
will O
leave O
the O
other O
99 O
sheep O
on O
the O
hill O
and O
go O
look O
for O
the O
lost O
sheep O
. O

Right O
? O

And O
if O
he O
finds O
the O
lost O
sheep O
, O
he O
is O
happier O
about O
that O
one O
sheep O
than O
about O
the O
99 O
sheep O
that O
were O
never O
lost O
. O

I O
can O
assure O
you O
, O
in O
the O
same O
way O
your O
Father O
in O
heaven O
does O
not O
want O
any O
of O
these O
little O
children O
to O
be O
lost O
. O

`` O
If O
your O
brother O
or O
sister O
in O
God O
's O
family O
does O
something O
wrong O
, O
go O
and O
tell O
them O
what O
they O
did O
wrong O
. O

Do O
this O
when O
you O
are O
alone O
with O
them O
. O

If O
they O
listen O
to O
you O
, O
then O
you O
have O
helped O
them O
to O
be O
your O
brother O
or O
sister O
again O
. O

But O
if O
they O
refuse O
to O
listen O
, O
go O
to O
them O
again O
and O
take O
one O
or O
two O
people O
with O
you O
. O

Then O
there O
will O
be O
two O
or O
three O
people O
who O
will O
be O
able O
to O
tell O
all O
that O
happened O
. O

If O
they O
refuse O
to O
listen O
to O
them O
, O
then O
tell O
the O
church O
. O

And O
if O
they O
refuse O
to O
listen O
to O
the O
church O
, O
treat O
them O
as O
you O
would O
treat O
someone O
who O
does O
not O
know O
God O
or O
who O
is O
a O
tax O
collector O
. O

`` O
I O
can O
assure O
you O
that O
when O
you O
speak O
judgment O
here O
on O
earth O
, O
it O
will O
be O
God O
's O
judgment O
. O

And O
when O
you O
promise O
forgiveness O
here O
on O
earth O
, O
it O
will O
be O
God O
's O
forgiveness O
. O

To O
say O
it O
another O
way O
, O
if O
two O
of O
you O
on O
earth O
agree O
on O
anything O
you O
pray O
for O
, O
my O
Father O
in O
heaven O
will O
do O
what O
you O
ask O
. O

Yes O
, O
if O
two O
or O
three O
people O
are O
together O
believing O
in O
me O
, O
I O
am O
there O
with O
them O
. O
'' O

Then O
Peter B-PERSON
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
when O
someone O
wo O
n't O
stop O
doing O
wrong O
to O
me O
, O
how O
many O
times O
must O
I O
forgive O
them O
? O

Seven O
times O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
you O
must O
forgive O
them O
more O
than O
seven O
times O
. O

You O
must O
continue O
to O
forgive O
them O
even O
if O
they O
do O
wrong O
to O
you O
seventy O
- O
seven O
times O
. O
'' O

`` O
So O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
a O
king O
who O
decided O
to O
collect O
the O
money O
his O
servants O
owed O
him O
. O

The O
king O
began O
to O
collect O
his O
money O
. O

One O
servant O
owed O
him O
several O
thousand O
pounds O
of O
silver O
. O

He O
was O
not O
able O
to O
pay O
the O
money O
to O
his O
master O
, O
the O
king O
. O

So O
the O
master O
ordered O
that O
he O
and O
everything O
he O
owned O
be O
sold O
, O
even O
his O
wife O
and O
children O
. O

The O
money O
would O
be O
used O
to O
pay O
the O
king O
what O
the O
servant O
owed O
. O

`` O
But O
the O
servant O
fell O
on O
his O
knees O
and O
begged O
, O
' O
Be O
patient O
with O
me O
. O

I O
will O
pay O
you O
everything O
I O
owe O
. O
' O

The O
master O
felt O
sorry O
for O
him O
. O

So O
he O
told O
the O
servant O
he O
did O
not O
have O
to O
pay O
. O

He O
let O
him O
go O
free O
. O

`` O
Later O
, O
that O
same O
servant O
found O
another O
servant O
who O
owed O
him O
a O
hundred O
silver O
coins O
. O

He O
grabbed O
him O
around O
the O
neck O
and O
said O
, O
' O
Pay O
me O
the O
money O
you O
owe O
me O
! O
' O

`` O
The O
other O
servant O
fell O
on O
his O
knees O
and O
begged O
him O
, O
' O
Be O
patient O
with O
me O
. O

I O
will O
pay O
you O
everything O
I O
owe O
. O
' O

`` O
But O
the O
first O
servant O
refused O
to O
be O
patient O
. O

He O
told O
the O
judge O
that O
the O
other O
servant O
owed O
him O
money O
, O
and O
that O
servant O
was O
put O
in O
jail O
until O
he O
could O
pay O
everything O
he O
owed O
. O

All O
the O
other O
servants O
saw O
what O
happened O
. O

They O
felt O
very O
sorry O
for O
the O
man O
. O

So O
they O
went O
and O
told O
their O
master O
everything O
that O
happened O
. O

`` O
Then O
the O
master O
called O
his O
servant O
in O
and O
said O
, O
' O
You O
evil O
servant O
. O

You O
begged O
me O
to O
forgive O
your O
debt O
, O
and O
I O
said O
you O
did O
not O
have O
to O
pay O
anything O
! O

So O
you O
should O
have O
given O
that O
other O
man O
who O
serves O
with O
you O
the O
same O
mercy O
I O
gave O
you O
. O
' O

The O
master O
was O
very O
angry O
, O
so O
he O
put O
the O
servant O
in O
jail O
to O
be O
punished O
. O

And O
he O
had O
to O
stay O
in O
jail O
until O
he O
could O
pay O
everything O
he O
owed O
. O

`` O
This O
king O
did O
the O
same O
as O
my O
heavenly O
Father O
will O
do O
to O
you O
. O

You O
must O
forgive O
your O
brother O
or O
sister O
with O
all O
your O
heart O
, O
or O
my O
heavenly O
Father O
will O
not O
forgive O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
day O
after O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
was O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O
week O
. O

That O
day O
at O
dawn O
Mary O
Magdalene O
and O
the O
other O
woman O
named O
Mary B-PERSON
went O
to O
look O
at O
the O
tomb O
. O

Suddenly O
an O
angel O
of O
the O
Lord O
came O
from O
the O
sky O
, O
and O
there O
was O
a O
huge O
earthquake O
. O

The O
angel O
went O
to O
the O
tomb O
and O
rolled O
the O
stone O
away O
from O
the O
entrance O
. O

Then O
he O
sat O
on O
top O
of O
the O
stone O
. O

The O
angel O
was O
shining O
as O
bright O
as O
lightning O
. O

His O
clothes O
were O
as O
white O
as O
snow O
. O

The O
soldiers O
guarding O
the O
tomb O
were O
very O
afraid O
of O
the O
angel O
. O

They O
shook O
with O
fear O
and O
then O
became O
like O
dead O
men O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
to O
the O
women O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

I O
know O
you O
are O
looking O
for O
Jesus O
, O
the O
one O
who O
was O
killed O
on O
the O
cross O
. O

But O
he O
is O
not O
here O
. O

He O
has O
risen O
from O
death O
, O
as O
he O
said O
he O
would O
. O

Come O
and O
see O
the O
place O
where O
his O
body O
was O
. O

And O
go O
quickly O
and O
tell O
his O
followers O
, O
' O
Jesus O
has O
risen O
from O
death O
. O

He O
is O
going O
into O
Galilee O
and O
will O
be O
there O
before O
you O
. O

You O
will O
see O
him O
there O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
the O
angel O
said O
, O
`` O
Now O
I O
have O
told O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
women O
left O
the O
tomb O
quickly O
. O

They O
were O
afraid O
, O
but O
they O
were O
also O
very O
happy O
. O

They O
ran O
to O
tell O
his O
followers O
what O
happened O
. O

Suddenly O
, O
Jesus O
was O
there O
in O
front O
of O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Hello O
! O
'' O

The O
women O
went O
to O
him O
and O
, O
holding O
on O
to O
his O
feet O
, O
worshiped O
him O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

Go O
tell O
my O
followers O
to O
go O
to O
Galilee O
. O

They O
will O
see O
me O
there O
. O
'' O

The O
women O
went O
to O
tell O
the O
followers O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
some O
of O
the O
soldiers O
who O
were O
guarding O
the O
tomb O
went O
into O
the O
city O
. O

They O
went O
to O
tell O
the O
leading O
priests O
everything O
that O
happened O
. O

Then O
the O
priests O
met O
with O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
and O
made O
a O
plan O
. O

They O
paid O
the O
soldiers O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
and O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Tell O
the O
people O
that O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
came O
during O
the O
night O
and O
stole O
the O
body O
while O
you O
were O
sleeping O
. O

If O
the O
governor O
hears O
about O
this O
, O
we O
will O
talk O
to O
him O
and O
keep O
you O
out O
of O
trouble O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
soldiers O
kept O
the O
money O
and O
obeyed O
the O
priests O
. O

And O
that O
story O
is O
still O
spread O
among O
the O
Jews O
even O
today O
. O

The O
eleven O
followers O
went O
to O
Galilee O
, O
to O
the O
mountain O
where O
Jesus O
told O
them O
to O
go O
. O

On O
the O
mountain O
the O
followers O
saw O
Jesus O
. O

They O
worshiped O
him O
. O

But O
some O
of O
the O
followers O
did O
not O
believe O
that O
it O
was O
really O
Jesus O
. O

So O
he O
came O
to O
them O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
All O
authority O
in O
heaven O
and O
on O
earth O
is O
given O
to O
me O
. O

So O
go O
and O
make O
followers O
of O
all O
people O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Baptize O
them O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Father O
and O
the O
Son O
and O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

Teach O
them O
to O
obey O
everything O
that O
I O
have O
told O
you O
to O
do O
. O

You O
can O
be O
sure O
that O
I O
will O
be O
with O
you O
always O
. O

I O
will O
continue O
with O
you O
until O
the O
end O
of O
time O
. O
'' O

Six O
days O
later O
, O
Jesus O
took O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
James B-PERSON
, O
and O
John B-PERSON
the O
brother O
of O
James B-PERSON
and O
went O
up O
on O
a O
high O
mountain O
. O

They O
were O
all O
alone O
there O
. O

While O
these O
followers O
watched O
him O
, O
Jesus O
was O
changed O
. O

His O
face O
became O
bright O
like O
the O
sun O
, O
and O
his O
clothes O
became O
white O
as O
light O
. O

Then O
two O
men O
were O
there O
, O
talking O
with O
him O
. O

They O
were O
Moses O
and O
Elijah O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
it O
is O
good O
that O
we O
are O
here O
. O

If O
you O
want O
, O
I O
will O
put O
three O
tents O
here O
-- O
one O
for O
you O
, O
one O
for O
Moses O
, O
and O
one O
for O
Elijah O
. O
'' O

While O
Peter B-PERSON
was O
talking O
, O
a O
bright O
cloud O
came O
over O
them O
. O

A O
voice O
came O
from O
the O
cloud O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
my O
Son O
, O
the O
one O
I O
love O
. O

I O
am O
very O
pleased O
with O
him O
. O

Obey O
him O
! O
'' O

The O
followers O
with O
Jesus O
heard O
this O
voice O
. O

They O
were O
very O
afraid O
, O
so O
they O
fell O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

But O
Jesus O
came O
to O
them O
and O
touched O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Stand O
up O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
looked O
up O
, O
and O
they O
saw O
that O
Jesus O
was O
now O
alone O
. O

As O
Jesus O
and O
the O
followers O
were O
coming O
down O
the O
mountain O
, O
he O
gave O
them O
this O
command O
: O
`` O
Do O
n't O
tell O
anyone O
about O
what O
you O
saw O
on O
the O
mountain O
. O

Wait O
until O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
has O
been O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

Then O
you O
can O
tell O
people O
about O
what O
you O
saw O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
the O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
say O
that O
Elijah O
must O
come O
before O
the O
Christ O
comes O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
They O
are O
right O
to O
say O
Elijah O
is O
coming O
. O

And O
it O
is O
true O
that O
Elijah O
will O
make O
all O
things O
the O
way O
they O
should O
be O
. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
Elijah O
has O
already O
come O
. O

People O
did O
not O
know O
who O
he O
was O
, O
and O
they O
treated O
him O
badly O
, O
doing O
whatever O
they O
wanted O
to O
do O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O

Those O
same O
people O
will O
make O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
suffer O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
followers O
understood O
that O
when O
Jesus O
said O
Elijah O
, O
he O
was O
really O
talking O
about O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
. O

Jesus O
and O
the O
followers O
went O
back O
to O
the O
people O
. O

A O
man O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
bowed O
before O
him O
. O

The O
man O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
be O
kind O
to O
my O
son O
. O

He O
suffers O
so O
much O
from O
the O
seizures O
he O
has O
. O

He O
often O
falls O
into O
the O
fire O
or O
into O
the O
water O
. O

I O
brought O
him O
to O
your O
followers O
, O
but O
they O
could O
not O
heal O
him O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
people O
today O
have O
no O
faith O
. O

Your O
lives O
are O
so O
wrong O
! O

How O
long O
must O
I O
stay O
with O
you O
? O

How O
long O
must O
I O
continue O
to O
be O
patient O
with O
you O
? O

Bring O
the O
boy O
here O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
gave O
a O
strong O
command O
to O
the O
demon O
inside O
the O
boy O
. O

The O
demon O
came O
out O
of O
the O
boy O
, O
and O
the O
boy O
was O
healed O
. O

Then O
the O
followers O
came O
to O
Jesus O
alone O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
tried O
to O
force O
the O
demon O
out O
of O
the O
boy O
, O
but O
we O
could O
not O
. O

Why O
were O
we O
not O
able O
to O
make O
the O
demon O
go O
out O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
were O
not O
able O
to O
make O
the O
demon O
go O
out O
, O
because O
your O
faith O
is O
too O
small O
. O

Believe O
me O
when O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
if O
your O
faith O
is O
only O
as O
big O
as O
a O
mustard O
seed O
you O
can O
say O
to O
this O
mountain O
, O
' O
Move O
from O
here O
to O
there O
, O
' O
and O
it O
will O
move O
. O

You O
will O
be O
able O
to O
do O
anything O
. O
'' O

Later O
, O
the O
followers O
met O
together O
in O
Galilee O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
The O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
be O
handed O
over O
to O
the O
control O
of O
other O
men O
, O
who O
will O
kill O
him O
. O

But O
on O
the O
third O
day O
he O
will O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
were O
very O
sad O
to O
hear O
that O
Jesus O
would O
be O
killed O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
to O
Capernaum O
. O

There O
the O
men O
who O
collect O
the O
two O
- O
drachma O
Temple B-GPE
tax O
came O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Does O
your O
teacher O
pay O
the O
Temple B-GPE
tax O
? O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
he O
does O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
went O
into O
the O
house O
where O
Jesus O
was O
. O

Before O
Peter B-PERSON
could O
speak O
, O
Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
The O
kings O
on O
the O
earth O
get O
different O
kinds O
of O
taxes O
from O
people O
. O

But O
who O
are O
those O
who O
pay O
the O
taxes O
? O

Are O
they O
the O
king O
's O
children O
? O

Or O
do O
other O
people O
pay O
the O
taxes O
? O

What O
do O
you O
think O
? O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
other O
people O
pay O
the O
taxes O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Then O
the O
children O
of O
the O
king O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
pay O
taxes O
. O

But O
we O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
upset O
these O
tax O
collectors O
. O

So O
do O
this O
: O
Go O
to O
the O
lake O
and O
fish O
. O

After O
you O
catch O
the O
first O
fish O
, O
open O
its O
mouth O
. O

Inside O
its O
mouth O
you O
will O
find O
a O
four O
- O
drachma O
coin O
. O

Take O
that O
coin O
and O
give O
it O
to O
the O
tax O
collectors O
. O

That O
will O
pay O
the O
tax O
for O
you O
and O
me O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
finished O
these O
instructions O
for O
his O
twelve O
followers O
, O
he O
left O
there O
. O

He O
went O
to O
the O
towns O
in O
Galilee O
to O
teach O
the O
people O
and O
tell O
them O
God O
's O
message O
. O

When O
John B-PERSON
was O
in O
prison O
, O
he O
heard O
about O
the O
things O
that O
were O
happening O
-- O
things O
the O
Christ O
would O
do O
. O

So O
he O
sent O
some O
of O
his O
followers O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
the O
one O
we O
have O
been O
expecting O
, O
or O
should O
we O
wait O
for O
someone O
else O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Go O
tell O
John B-PERSON
what O
you O
have O
heard O
and O
seen O
: O
The O
blind O
can O
see O
. O

The O
crippled O
can O
walk O
. O

People O
with O
leprosy O
are O
healed O
. O

The O
deaf O
can O
hear O
. O

The O
dead O
are O
brought O
back O
to O
life O
. O

And O
the O
Good O
News O
is O
being O
told O
to O
the O
poor O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
problem O
accepting O
me O
. O
'' O

When O
John B-PERSON
's O
followers O
left O
, O
Jesus O
began O
talking O
to O
the O
people O
about O
John B-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
did O
you O
people O
go O
out O
to O
the O
desert O
to O
see O
? O

Someone O
who O
is O
weak O
, O
like O
a O
stem O
of O
grass O
blowing O
in O
the O
wind O
? O

Really O
, O
what O
did O
you O
expect O
to O
see O
? O

Someone O
dressed O
in O
fine O
clothes O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

People O
who O
wear O
fine O
clothes O
are O
all O
in O
kings O
' O
palaces O
. O

So O
what O
did O
you O
go O
out O
to O
see O
? O

A O
prophet O
? O

Yes O
, O
John B-PERSON
is O
a O
prophet O
. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
he O
is O
more O
than O
that O
. O

This O
Scripture O
was O
written O
about O
him O
: O
' O
Listen O
! O

I O
will O
send O
my O
messenger O
ahead O
of O
you O
. O

He O
will O
prepare O
the O
way O
for O
you O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
truth O
is O
that O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
is O
greater O
than O
anyone O
who O
has O
ever O
come O
into O
this O
world O
. O

But O
even O
the O
least O
important O
person O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
greater O
than O
John B-PERSON
. O

Since O
the O
time O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
came O
until O
now O
, O
God O
's O
kingdom O
has O
been O
going O
forward O
strongly O
. O

And O
people O
have O
been O
trying O
to O
take O
control O
of O
it O
by O
force O
. O

Before O
John B-PERSON
came O
, O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
and O
all O
the O
prophets O
told O
about O
the O
things O
that O
would O
happen O
. O

And O
if O
you O
believe O
what O
they O
said O
, O
then O
John B-PERSON
is O
Elijah O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
they O
said O
would O
come O
. O

You O
people O
who O
hear O
me O
, O
listen O
! O

`` O
What O
can O
I O
say O
about O
the O
people O
who O
live O
today O
? O

What O
are O
they O
like O
? O

The O
people O
today O
are O
like O
children O
sitting O
in O
the O
marketplace O
. O

One O
group O
of O
children O
calls O
to O
the O
other O
group O
, O
' O
We O
played O
flute O
music O
for O
you O
, O
but O
you O
did O
not O
dance O
; O
we O
sang O
a O
funeral O
song O
, O
but O
you O
were O
not O
sad O
. O
' O

Why O
do O
I O
say O
people O
are O
like O
that O
? O

Because O
John B-PERSON
came O
, O
not O
eating O
like O
other O
people O
or O
drinking O
wine O
, O
and O
people O
say O
, O
' O
He O
has O
a O
demon O
inside O
him O
. O
' O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
came O
eating O
and O
drinking O
, O
and O
people O
say O
, O
' O
Look O
at O
him O
! O

He O
eats O
too O
much O
and O
drinks O
too O
much O
wine O
. O

He O
's O
a O
friend O
of O
tax O
collectors O
and O
other O
sinners O
. O
' O

But O
wisdom O
is O
shown O
to O
be O
right O
by O
what O
it O
does O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
criticized O
the O
cities O
where O
he O
did O
most O
of O
his O
miracles O
. O

He O
criticized O
these O
cities O
because O
the O
people O
there O
did O
not O
change O
their O
lives O
and O
stop O
sinning O
. O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
Chorazin O
! O

It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
Bethsaida O
! O

I O
did O
many O
miracles O
in O
you O
. O

If O
these O
same O
miracles O
had O
happened O
in O
Tyre O
and O
Sidon O
, O
the O
people O
there O
would O
have O
changed O
their O
lives O
a O
long O
time O
ago O
. O

They O
would O
have O
worn O
sackcloth O
and O
put O
ashes O
on O
themselves O
to O
show O
that O
they O
were O
sorry O
for O
their O
sins O
. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
on O
the O
day O
of O
judgment O
it O
will O
be O
worse O
for O
you O
than O
for O
Tyre O
and O
Sidon O
. O

`` O
And O
you O
, O
Capernaum O
, O
will O
you O
be O
lifted O
up O
to O
heaven O
? O

No O
! O

You O
will O
be O
thrown O
down O
to O
the O
place O
of O
death O
. O

I O
did O
many O
miracles O
in O
you O
. O

If O
these O
same O
miracles O
had O
happened O
in O
Sodom O
, O
the O
people O
there O
would O
have O
stopped O
sinning O
, O
and O
it O
would O
still O
be O
a O
city O
today O
. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
it O
will O
be O
worse O
for O
you O
in O
the O
day O
of O
judgment O
than O
for O
Sodom O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
praise O
you O
, O
Father O
, O
Lord O
of O
heaven O
and O
earth O
. O

I O
am O
thankful O
that O
you O
have O
hidden O
these O
things O
from O
those O
who O
are O
so O
wise O
and O
so O
smart O
. O

But O
you O
have O
shown O
them O
to O
people O
who O
are O
like O
little O
children O
. O

Yes O
, O
Father O
, O
you O
did O
this O
because O
it O
's O
what O
you O
really O
wanted O
to O
do O
. O

`` O
My O
Father O
has O
given O
me O
everything O
. O

No O
one O
knows O
the O
Son O
-- O
only O
the O
Father O
knows O
the O
Son O
. O

And O
no O
one O
knows O
the O
Father O
-- O
only O
the O
Son O
knows O
the O
Father O
. O

And O
the O
only O
people O
who O
will O
know O
about O
the O
Father O
are O
those O
the O
Son O
chooses O
to O
tell O
. O

`` O
Come O
to O
me O
all O
of O
you O
who O
are O
tired O
from O
the O
heavy O
burden O
you O
have O
been O
forced O
to O
carry O
. O

I O
will O
give O
you O
rest O
. O

Accept O
my O
teaching O
. O

Learn O
from O
me O
. O

I O
am O
gentle O
and O
humble O
in O
spirit O
. O

And O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
get O
some O
rest O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
teaching O
that O
I O
ask O
you O
to O
accept O
is O
easy O
. O

The O
load O
I O
give O
you O
to O
carry O
is O
light O
. O
'' O

About O
that O
time O
, O
Herod O
, O
the O
ruler O
of O
Galilee O
, O
heard O
what O
the O
people O
were O
saying O
about O
Jesus O
. O

So O
he O
said O
to O
his O
servants O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
is O
really O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
. O

He O
must O
have O
risen O
from O
death O
, O
and O
that O
is O
why O
he O
can O
do O
these O
miracles O
. O
'' O

Before O
this O
time O
, O
Herod O
had O
arrested O
John B-PERSON
. O

He O
had O
him O
chained O
and O
put O
in O
prison O
. O

He O
arrested O
John B-PERSON
because O
of O
Herodias O
, O
the O
wife O
of O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
Herod O
's O
brother O
. O

John B-PERSON
had O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
not O
right O
for O
you O
to O
be O
married O
to O
Herodias O
. O
'' O

Herod O
wanted O
to O
kill O
him O
, O
but O
he O
was O
afraid O
of O
the O
people O
. O

They O
believed O
that O
John B-PERSON
was O
a O
prophet O
. O

On O
Herod O
's O
birthday O
, O
the O
daughter O
of O
Herodias O
danced O
for O
him O
and O
his O
group O
. O

Herod O
was O
very O
pleased O
with O
her O
. O

So O
he O
promised O
that O
he O
would O
give O
her O
anything O
she O
wanted O
. O

Herodias O
told O
her O
daughter O
what O
to O
ask O
for O
. O

So O
she O
said O
to O
Herod O
, O
`` O
Give O
me O
the O
head O
of O
John B-PERSON
the O
Baptizer O
here O
on O
this O
plate O
. O
'' O

King O
Herod O
was O
very O
sad O
. O

But O
he O
had O
promised O
to O
give O
the O
daughter O
anything O
she O
wanted O
. O

And O
the O
people O
eating O
with O
Herod O
had O
heard O
his O
promise O
. O

So O
he O
ordered O
what O
she O
asked O
to O
be O
done O
. O

He O
sent O
men O
to O
the O
prison O
, O
where O
they O
cut O
off O
John B-PERSON
's O
head O
. O

And O
the O
men O
brought O
John B-PERSON
's O
head O
on O
a O
plate O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
the O
girl O
. O

Then O
she O
took O
the O
head O
to O
her O
mother O
, O
Herodias O
. O

John B-PERSON
's O
followers O
came O
and O
got O
his O
body O
and O
buried O
it O
. O

Then O
they O
went O
and O
told O
Jesus O
what O
happened O
. O

When O
Jesus O
heard O
what O
happened O
to O
John B-PERSON
, O
he O
left O
in O
a O
boat O
. O

He O
went O
alone O
to O
a O
place O
where O
no O
one O
lived O
. O

But O
the O
people O
heard O
that O
Jesus O
had O
left O
. O

So O
they O
left O
their O
towns O
and O
followed O
him O
. O

They O
went O
by O
land O
to O
the O
same O
place O
he O
went O
. O

When O
Jesus O
got O
out O
of O
the O
boat O
, O
he O
saw O
a O
large O
crowd O
of O
people O
. O

He O
felt O
sorry O
for O
them O
, O
and O
he O
healed O
the O
ones O
who O
were O
sick O
. O

Late O
that O
afternoon O
, O
the O
followers O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
one O
lives O
in O
this O
place O
. O

And O
it O
is O
already O
late O
. O

Send O
the O
people O
away O
so O
they O
can O
go O
to O
the O
towns O
and O
buy O
food O
for O
themselves O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
people O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
go O
away O
. O

You O
give O
them O
some O
food O
to O
eat O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
answered O
, O
`` O
But O
we O
have O
only O
five O
loaves O
of O
bread O
and O
two O
fish O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Bring O
the O
bread O
and O
the O
fish O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
told O
the O
people O
to O
sit O
down O
on O
the O
grass O
. O

He O
took O
the O
five O
loaves O
of O
bread O
and O
the O
two O
fish O
. O

He O
looked O
into O
the O
sky O
and O
thanked O
God O
for O
the O
food O
. O

Then O
he O
broke O
the O
bread O
into O
pieces O
, O
which O
he O
gave O
to O
the O
followers O
, O
and O
they O
gave O
the O
food O
to O
the O
people O
. O

Everyone O
ate O
until O
they O
were O
full O
. O

When O
they O
finished O
eating O
, O
the O
followers O
filled O
twelve O
baskets O
with O
the O
pieces O
of O
food O
that O
were O
not O
eaten O
. O

There O
were O
about O
5000 O
men O
there O
who O
ate O
. O

There O
were O
also O
women O
and O
children O
who O
ate O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
made O
the O
followers O
get O
into O
the O
boat O
. O

He O
told O
them O
to O
go O
to O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
lake O
. O

He O
said O
he O
would O
come O
later O
. O

He O
stayed O
there O
to O
tell O
everyone O
they O
could O
go O
home O
. O

After O
Jesus O
said O
goodbye O
to O
the O
people O
, O
he O
went O
up O
into O
the O
hills O
by O
himself O
to O
pray O
. O

It O
was O
late O
, O
and O
he O
was O
there O
alone O
. O

By O
this O
time O
the O
boat O
was O
already O
a O
long O
way O
from O
shore O
. O

Since O
the O
wind O
was O
blowing O
against O
it O
, O
the O
boat O
was O
having O
trouble O
because O
of O
the O
waves O
. O

Between O
three O
and O
six O
o'clock O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
were O
still O
in O
the O
boat O
. O

Jesus O
came O
to O
them O
. O

He O
was O
walking O
on O
the O
water O
. O

When O
they O
saw O
him O
walking O
on O
the O
water O
, O
it O
scared O
them O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
ghost O
! O
'' O

they O
said O
, O
screaming O
in O
fear O
. O

But O
Jesus O
quickly O
spoke O
to O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
worry O
! O

It O
's O
me O
! O

Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
if O
that O
is O
really O
you O
, O
tell O
me O
to O
come O
to O
you O
on O
the O
water O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Come O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
. O
'' O

Then O
Peter B-PERSON
left O
the O
boat O
and O
walked O
on O
the O
water O
to O
Jesus O
. O

But O
while O
Peter B-PERSON
was O
walking O
on O
the O
water O
, O
he O
saw O
the O
wind O
and O
the O
waves O
. O

He O
was O
afraid O
and O
began O
sinking O
into O
the O
water O
. O

He O
shouted O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
save O
me O
! O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
caught O
Peter B-PERSON
with O
his O
hand O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Your O
faith O
is O
small O
. O

Why O
did O
you O
doubt O
? O
'' O

After O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
Jesus O
were O
in O
the O
boat O
, O
the O
wind O
stopped O
. O

Then O
the O
followers O
in O
the O
boat O
worshiped O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
really O
are O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O
'' O

After O
they O
crossed O
the O
lake O
, O
they O
came O
to O
the O
shore O
at O
Gennesaret O
. O

Some O
men O
there O
saw O
Jesus O
and O
knew O
who O
he O
was O
. O

So O
they O
sent O
word O
to O
the O
other O
people O
throughout O
that O
area O
that O
Jesus O
had O
come O
. O

The O
people O
brought O
all O
their O
sick O
people O
to O
him O
. O

They O
begged O
Jesus O
to O
let O
them O
only O
touch O
the O
edge O
of O
his O
coat O
to O
be O
healed O
. O

And O
all O
the O
sick O
people O
who O
touched O
his O
coat O
were O
healed O
. O

Jesus O
came O
down O
from O
the O
hill O
, O
and O
a O
large O
crowd O
followed O
him O
. O

Then O
a O
man O
sick O
with O
leprosy O
came O
to O
him O
. O

The O
man O
bowed O
down O
before O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
you O
have O
the O
power O
to O
heal O
me O
if O
you O
want O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
touched O
the O
man O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
want O
to O
heal O
you O
. O

Be O
healed O
! O
'' O

Immediately O
the O
man O
was O
healed O
from O
his O
leprosy O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
tell O
anyone O
about O
what O
happened O
. O

But O
go O
and O
let O
the O
priest O
look O
at O
you O
. O

And O
offer O
the O
gift O
that O
Moses O
commanded O
for O
people O
who O
are O
made O
well O
. O

This O
will O
show O
everyone O
that O
you O
are O
healed O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
went O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Capernaum O
. O

When O
he O
entered O
the O
city O
, O
an O
army O
officer O
came O
to O
him O
and O
begged O
for O
help O
. O

The O
officer O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
my O
servant O
is O
very O
sick O
at O
home O
in O
bed O
. O

He O
ca O
n't O
move O
his O
body O
and O
has O
much O
pain O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
officer O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
go O
and O
heal O
him O
. O
'' O

The O
officer O
answered O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
I O
am O
not O
good O
enough O
for O
you O
to O
come O
into O
my O
house O
. O

You O
need O
only O
to O
give O
the O
order O
, O
and O
my O
servant O
will O
be O
healed O
. O

I O
know O
this O
, O
because O
I O
understand O
authority O
. O

There O
are O
people O
who O
have O
authority O
over O
me O
, O
and O
I O
have O
soldiers O
under O
my O
authority O
. O

I O
tell O
one O
soldier O
, O
' O
Go O
, O
' O
and O
he O
goes O
. O

I O
tell O
another O
soldier O
, O
' O
Come O
, O
' O
and O
he O
comes O
. O

I O
say O
to O
my O
servant O
, O
' O
Do O
this O
, O
' O
and O
my O
servant O
obeys O
me O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
heard O
this O
, O
he O
was O
amazed O
. O

He O
said O
to O
those O
who O
were O
with O
him O
, O
`` O
The O
truth O
is O
, O
this O
man O
has O
more O
faith O
than O
anyone O
I O
have O
found O
, O
even O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Many O
people O
will O
come O
from O
the O
east O
and O
from O
the O
west O
. O

These O
people O
will O
sit O
and O
eat O
with O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
Isaac O
, O
and O
Jacob O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

And O
those O
who O
should O
have O
the O
kingdom O
will O
be O
thrown O
out O
. O

They O
will O
be O
thrown O
outside O
into O
the O
darkness O
, O
where O
people O
will O
cry O
and O
grind O
their O
teeth O
with O
pain O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
officer O
, O
`` O
Go O
home O
. O

Your O
servant O
will O
be O
healed O
the O
way O
you O
believed O
he O
would O
. O
'' O

Right O
then O
his O
servant O
was O
healed O
. O

Jesus O
went O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
's O
house O
. O

He O
saw O
that O
Peter B-PERSON
's O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
was O
in O
bed O
with O
a O
high O
fever O
. O

He O
touched O
her O
hand O
, O
and O
the O
fever O
left O
her O
. O

Then O
she O
stood O
up O
and O
began O
to O
serve O
him O
. O

That O
evening O
people O
brought O
to O
Jesus O
many O
people O
who O
had O
demons O
inside O
them O
. O

He O
spoke O
and O
the O
demons O
left O
the O
people O
. O

He O
healed O
all O
those O
who O
were O
sick O
. O

So O
Jesus O
made O
clear O
the O
full O
meaning O
of O
what O
Isaiah B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
said O
: O
`` O
He O
took O
away O
our O
diseases O
and O
carried O
away O
our O
sicknesses O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
saw O
the O
crowd O
around O
him O
, O
he O
told O
his O
followers O
to O
go O
to O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
lake O
. O

Then O
a O
teacher O
of O
the O
law O
came O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O

Teacher O
, O
I O
will O
follow O
you O
any O
place O
you O
go O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
The O
foxes O
have O
holes O
to O
live O
in O
. O

The O
birds O
have O
nests O
. O

But O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
has O
no O
place O
to O
rest O
. O
'' O

Another O
of O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
I O
will O
follow O
you O
too O
, O
but O
let O
me O
go O
and O
bury O
my O
father O
first O
. O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Follow O
me O
, O
and O
let O
those O
who O
are O
dead O
bury O
their O
own O
dead O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
got O
into O
a O
boat O
, O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
with O
him O
. O

After O
the O
boat O
left O
the O
shore O
, O
a O
very O
bad O
storm O
began O
on O
the O
lake O
. O

The O
waves O
covered O
the O
boat O
. O

But O
Jesus O
was O
sleeping O
. O

The O
followers O
went O
to O
him O
and O
woke O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
save O
us O
! O

We O
will O
drown O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
afraid O
? O

You O
do O
n't O
have O
enough O
faith O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
stood O
up O
and O
gave O
a O
command O
to O
the O
wind O
and O
the O
water O
. O

The O
wind O
stopped O
, O
and O
the O
lake O
became O
very O
calm O
. O

The O
men O
were O
amazed O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
kind O
of O
man O
is O
this O
? O

Even O
the O
wind O
and O
the O
water O
obey O
him O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
arrived O
at O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
lake O
in O
the O
country O
of O
the O
Gadarene O
people O
. O

There O
, O
two O
men O
who O
had O
demons O
inside O
them O
came O
to O
him O
. O

They O
lived O
in O
the O
burial O
caves O
and O
were O
so O
dangerous O
that O
no O
one O
could O
use O
the O
road O
by O
those O
caves O
. O

They O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
shouted O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
want O
with O
us O
, O
Son O
of O
God O
? O

Did O
you O
come O
here O
to O
punish O
us O
before O
the O
right O
time O
? O
'' O

Near O
that O
place O
there O
was O
a O
large O
herd O
of O
pigs O
feeding O
. O

The O
demons O
begged O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
make O
us O
leave O
these O
men O
, O
please O
send O
us O
into O
that O
herd O
of O
pigs O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Go O
! O
'' O

So O
the O
demons O
left O
the O
men O
and O
went O
into O
the O
pigs O
. O

Then O
the O
whole O
herd O
of O
pigs O
ran O
down O
the O
hill O
into O
the O
lake O
, O
and O
all O
were O
drowned O
. O

The O
men O
who O
had O
the O
work O
of O
caring O
for O
the O
pigs O
ran O
away O
. O

They O
went O
into O
town O
and O
told O
the O
people O
everything O
that O
happened O
, O
especially O
about O
the O
men O
who O
had O
the O
demons O
. O

Then O
the O
whole O
town O
went O
out O
to O
see O
Jesus O
. O

When O
the O
people O
saw O
him O
, O
they O
begged O
him O
to O
leave O
their O
area O
. O

`` O
Be O
careful O
! O

When O
you O
do O
something O
good O
, O
do O
n't O
do O
it O
in O
front O
of O
others O
so O
that O
they O
will O
see O
you O
. O

If O
you O
do O
that O
, O
you O
will O
have O
no O
reward O
from O
your O
Father O
in O
heaven O
. O

`` O
When O
you O
give O
to O
those O
who O
are O
poor O
, O
do O
n't O
announce O
that O
you O
are O
giving O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
like O
the O
hypocrites O
. O

When O
they O
are O
in O
the O
synagogues O
and O
on O
the O
streets O
, O
they O
blow O
trumpets O
before O
they O
give O
so O
that O
people O
will O
see O
them O
. O

They O
want O
everyone O
to O
praise O
them O
. O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
that O
's O
all O
the O
reward O
they O
will O
get O
. O

So O
when O
you O
give O
to O
the O
poor O
, O
do O
n't O
let O
anyone O
know O
what O
you O
are O
doing O
. O

Your O
giving O
should O
be O
done O
in O
private O
. O

Your O
Father O
can O
see O
what O
is O
done O
in O
private O
, O
and O
he O
will O
reward O
you O
. O

`` O
When O
you O
pray O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
like O
the O
hypocrites O
. O

They O
love O
to O
stand O
in O
the O
synagogues O
and O
on O
the O
street O
corners O
and O
pray O
loudly O
. O

They O
want O
people O
to O
see O
them O
. O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
that O
's O
all O
the O
reward O
they O
will O
get O
. O

But O
when O
you O
pray O
, O
you O
should O
go O
into O
your O
room O
and O
close O
the O
door O
. O

Then O
pray O
to O
your O
Father O
. O

He O
is O
there O
in O
that O
private O
place O
. O

He O
can O
see O
what O
is O
done O
in O
private O
, O
and O
he O
will O
reward O
you O
. O

`` O
And O
when O
you O
pray O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
like O
the O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
God O
. O

They O
say O
the O
same O
things O
again O
and O
again O
. O

They O
think O
that O
if O
they O
say O
it O
enough O
, O
their O
god O
will O
hear O
them O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
like O
them O
. O

Your O
Father O
knows O
what O
you O
need O
before O
you O
ask O
him O
. O

So O
this O
is O
how O
you O
should O
pray O
: O
' O
Our O
Father O
in O
heaven O
, O
we O
pray O
that O
your O
name O
will O
always O
be O
kept O
holy O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
your O
kingdom O
will O
come O
-- O
that O
what O
you O
want O
will O
be O
done O
here O
on O
earth O
, O
the O
same O
as O
in O
heaven O
. O

Give O
us O
the O
food O
we O
need O
for O
today O
. O

Forgive O
our O
sins O
, O
just O
as O
we O
have O
forgiven O
those O
who O
did O
wrong O
to O
us O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
us O
be O
tempted O
, O
but O
save O
us O
from O
the O
Evil O
One O
. O
' O

Yes O
, O
if O
you O
forgive O
others O
for O
the O
wrongs O
they O
do O
to O
you O
, O
then O
your O
Father O
in O
heaven O
will O
also O
forgive O
your O
wrongs O
. O

But O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
forgive O
others O
, O
then O
your O
Father O
in O
heaven O
will O
not O
forgive O
the O
wrongs O
you O
do O
. O

`` O
When O
you O
fast O
, O
do O
n't O
make O
yourselves O
look O
sad O
like O
the O
hypocrites O
. O

They O
put O
a O
look O
of O
suffering O
on O
their O
faces O
so O
that O
people O
will O
see O
they O
are O
fasting O
. O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
that O
's O
all O
the O
reward O
they O
will O
get O
. O

So O
when O
you O
fast O
, O
wash O
your O
face O
and O
make O
yourself O
look O
nice O
. O

Then O
no O
one O
will O
know O
you O
are O
fasting O
, O
except O
your O
Father O
, O
who O
is O
with O
you O
even O
in O
private O
. O

He O
can O
see O
what O
is O
done O
in O
private O
, O
and O
he O
will O
reward O
you O
. O

`` O
Do O
n't O
save O
treasures O
for O
yourselves O
here O
on O
earth O
. O

Moths O
and O
rust O
will O
destroy O
them O
. O

And O
thieves O
can O
break O
into O
your O
house O
and O
steal O
them O
. O

Instead O
, O
save O
your O
treasures O
in O
heaven O
, O
where O
they O
can O
not O
be O
destroyed O
by O
moths O
or O
rust O
and O
where O
thieves O
can O
not O
break O
in O
and O
steal O
them O
. O

Your O
heart O
will O
be O
where O
your O
treasure O
is O
. O

`` O
The O
only O
source O
of O
light O
for O
the O
body O
is O
the O
eye O
. O

If O
you O
look O
at O
people O
and O
want O
to O
help O
them O
, O
you O
will O
be O
full O
of O
light O
. O

But O
if O
you O
look O
at O
people O
in O
a O
selfish O
way O
, O
you O
will O
be O
full O
of O
darkness O
. O

And O
if O
the O
only O
light O
you O
have O
is O
really O
darkness O
, O
you O
have O
the O
worst O
kind O
of O
darkness O
. O

`` O
You O
can O
not O
serve O
two O
masters O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

You O
will O
hate O
one O
and O
love O
the O
other O
, O
or O
you O
will O
be O
loyal O
to O
one O
and O
not O
care O
about O
the O
other O
. O

You O
can O
not O
serve O
God O
and O
Money O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

`` O
So O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
do O
n't O
worry O
about O
the O
things O
you O
need O
to O
live O
-- O
what O
you O
will O
eat O
, O
drink O
, O
or O
wear O
. O

Life O
is O
more O
important O
than O
food O
, O
and O
the O
body O
is O
more O
important O
than O
what O
you O
put O
on O
it O
. O

Look O
at O
the O
birds O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
plant O
, O
harvest O
, O
or O
save O
food O
in O
barns O
, O
but O
your O
heavenly O
Father O
feeds O
them O
. O

Do O
n't O
you O
know O
you O
are O
worth O
much O
more O
than O
they O
are O
? O

You O
can O
not O
add O
any O
time O
to O
your O
life O
by O
worrying O
about O
it O
. O

`` O
And O
why O
do O
you O
worry O
about O
clothes O
? O

Look O
at O
the O
wildflowers O
in O
the O
field O
. O

See O
how O
they O
grow O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
work O
or O
make O
clothes O
for O
themselves O
. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
even O
Solomon O
, O
the O
great O
and O
rich O
king O
, O
was O
not O
dressed O
as O
beautifully O
as O
one O
of O
these O
flowers O
. O

If O
God O
makes O
what O
grows O
in O
the O
field O
so O
beautiful O
, O
what O
do O
you O
think O
he O
will O
do O
for O
you O
? O

It O
's O
just O
grass O
-- O
one O
day O
it O
's O
alive O
, O
and O
the O
next O
day O
someone O
throws O
it O
into O
a O
fire O
. O

But O
God O
cares O
enough O
to O
make O
it O
beautiful O
. O

Surely O
he O
will O
do O
much O
more O
for O
you O
. O

Your O
faith O
is O
so O
small O
! O

`` O
Do O
n't O
worry O
and O
say O
, O
' O
What O
will O
we O
eat O
? O
' O

or O
' O
What O
will O
we O
drink O
? O
' O

or O
' O
What O
will O
we O
wear O
? O
' O

That O
's O
what O
those O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
God O
are O
always O
thinking O
about O
. O

Do O
n't O
worry O
, O
because O
your O
Father O
in O
heaven O
knows O
that O
you O
need O
all O
these O
things O
. O

What O
you O
should O
want O
most O
is O
God O
's O
kingdom O
and O
doing O
what O
he O
wants O
you O
to O
do O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
give O
you O
all O
these O
other O
things O
you O
need O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
worry O
about O
tomorrow O
. O

Each O
day O
has O
enough O
trouble O
of O
its O
own O
. O

Tomorrow O
will O
have O
its O
own O
worries O
. O

Then O
some O
Pharisees O
and O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
came O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
came O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
your O
followers O
not O
obey O
the O
traditions O
we O
have O
from O
our O
great O
leaders O
who O
lived O
long O
ago O
? O

Your O
followers O
do O
n't O
wash O
their O
hands O
before O
they O
eat O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
And O
why O
do O
you O
refuse O
to O
obey O
God O
's O
command O
so O
that O
you O
can O
follow O
those O
traditions O
you O
have O
? O

God O
said O
, O
' O
You O
must O
respect O
your O
father O
and O
mother O
. O
' O

And O
God O
also O
said O
, O
' O
Whoever O
says O
anything O
bad O
to O
their O
father O
or O
mother O
must O
be O
killed O
. O
' O

But O
you O
teach O
that O
a O
person O
can O
say O
to O
their O
father O
or O
mother O
, O
' O
I O
have O
something O
I O
could O
use O
to O
help O
you O
. O

But O
I O
will O
not O
use O
it O
for O
you O
. O

I O
will O
give O
it O
to O
God O
. O
' O

You O
are O
teaching O
them O
not O
to O
respect O
their O
father O
. O

So O
you O
are O
teaching O
that O
it O
is O
not O
important O
to O
do O
what O
God O
said O
. O

You O
think O
it O
is O
more O
important O
to O
follow O
those O
traditions O
you O
have O
. O

You O
are O
hypocrites O
! O

Isaiah B-PERSON
was O
right O
when O
he O
spoke O
for O
God O
about O
you O
: O
' O
These O
people O
honor O
me O
with O
their O
words O
, O
but O
I O
am O
not O
really O
important O
to O
them O
. O

Their O
worship O
of O
me O
is O
worthless O
. O

The O
things O
they O
teach O
are O
only O
human O
rules O
. O
' O
'' O

Jesus O
called O
the O
people O
to O
him O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Listen O
and O
understand O
what O
I O
am O
saying O
. O

It O
is O
not O
what O
people O
put O
in O
their O
mouth O
that O
makes O
them O
wrong O
. O

It O
is O
what O
comes O
out O
of O
their O
mouth O
that O
makes O
them O
wrong O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
followers O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
know O
that O
the O
Pharisees O
are O
upset O
about O
what O
you O
said O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Every O
plant O
that O
my O
Father O
in O
heaven O
has O
not O
planted O
will O
be O
pulled O
up O
by O
the O
roots O
. O

Stay O
away O
from O
the O
Pharisees O
. O

They O
lead O
the O
people O
, O
but O
they O
are O
like O
blind O
men O
leading O
other O
blind O
men O
. O

And O
if O
a O
blind O
man O
leads O
another O
blind O
man O
, O
both O
of O
them O
will O
fall O
into O
a O
ditch O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Explain O
to O
us O
what O
you O
said O
earlier O
to O
the O
people O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
still O
have O
trouble O
understanding O
? O

Surely O
you O
know O
that O
all O
the O
food O
that O
enters O
the O
mouth O
goes O
into O
the O
stomach O
. O

Then O
it O
goes O
out O
of O
the O
body O
. O

But O
the O
bad O
things O
people O
say O
with O
their O
mouth O
come O
from O
the O
way O
they O
think O
. O

And O
that O
's O
what O
can O
make O
people O
wrong O
. O

All O
these O
bad O
things O
begin O
in O
the O
mind O
: O
evil O
thoughts O
, O
murder O
, O
adultery O
, O
sexual O
sins O
, O
stealing O
, O
lying O
, O
and O
insulting O
people O
. O

These O
are O
the O
things O
that O
make O
people O
wrong O
. O

Eating O
without O
washing O
their O
hands O
will O
never O
make O
people O
unacceptable O
to O
God O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
went O
from O
there O
to O
the O
area O
of O
Tyre O
and O
Sidon O
. O

A O
Canaanite O
woman O
from O
that O
area O
came O
out O
and O
began O
shouting O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
Son O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
please O
help O
me O
! O

My O
daughter O
has O
a O
demon O
inside O
her O
, O
and O
she O
is O
suffering O
very O
much O
. O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
did O
not O
answer O
her O
. O

So O
the O
followers O
came O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Tell O
her O
to O
go O
away O
. O

She O
keeps O
crying O
out O
and O
will O
not O
leave O
us O
alone O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
God O
sent O
me O
only O
to O
the O
lost O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
woman O
came O
over O
to O
Jesus O
and O
bowed O
before O
him O
. O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
help O
me O
! O
'' O

He O
answered O
her O
with O
this O
saying O
: O
`` O
It O
is O
not O
right O
to O
take O
the O
children O
's O
bread O
and O
give O
it O
to O
the O
dogs O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
Lord O
, O
but O
even O
the O
dogs O
eat O
the O
pieces O
of O
food O
that O
fall O
from O
their O
master O
's O
table O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Woman O
, O
you O
have O
great O
faith O
! O

You O
will O
get O
what O
you O
asked O
for O
. O
'' O

And O
right O
then O
the O
woman O
's O
daughter O
was O
healed O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
from O
there O
to O
the O
shore O
of O
Lake O
Galilee O
. O

He O
went O
up O
on O
a O
hill O
and O
sat O
down O
. O

A O
large O
crowd O
of O
people O
came O
to O
him O
. O

They O
brought O
many O
other O
sick O
people O
and O
put O
them O
before O
him O
. O

There O
were O
people O
who O
could O
not O
walk O
, O
people O
who O
were O
blind O
, O
crippled O
, O
or O
deaf O
, O
and O
many O
others O
. O

Jesus O
healed O
them O
all O
. O

People O
were O
amazed O
when O
they O
saw O
that O
those O
who O
could O
not O
speak O
were O
now O
able O
to O
speak O
. O

Crippled O
people O
were O
made O
strong O
. O

Those O
who O
could O
not O
walk O
were O
now O
able O
to O
walk O
. O

The O
blind O
were O
able O
to O
see O
. O

Everyone O
thanked O
the O
God O
of O
Israel B-GPE
for O
this O
. O

Jesus O
called O
his O
followers O
to O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
feel O
sorry O
for O
these O
people O
. O

They O
have O
been O
with O
me O
three O
days O
, O
and O
now O
they O
have O
nothing O
to O
eat O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
send O
them O
away O
hungry O
. O

They O
might O
faint O
while O
going O
home O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Where O
can O
we O
get O
enough O
bread O
to O
feed O
all O
these O
people O
? O

We O
are O
a O
long O
way O
from O
any O
town O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
asked O
, O
`` O
How O
many O
loaves O
of O
bread O
do O
you O
have O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
seven O
loaves O
of O
bread O
and O
a O
few O
small O
fish O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
told O
the O
people O
to O
sit O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

He O
took O
the O
seven O
loaves O
of O
bread O
and O
the O
fish O
. O

Then O
he O
gave O
thanks O
to O
God O
for O
the O
food O
. O

He O
broke O
the O
bread O
into O
pieces O
, O
which O
he O
gave O
to O
the O
followers O
, O
and O
they O
gave O
the O
food O
to O
the O
people O
. O

All O
the O
people O
ate O
until O
they O
were O
full O
. O

After O
this O
, O
the O
followers O
filled O
seven O
baskets O
with O
the O
pieces O
of O
food O
that O
were O
not O
eaten O
. O

There O
were O
about O
4000 O
men O
there O
who O
ate O
. O

There O
were O
also O
some O
women O
and O
children O
. O

After O
they O
all O
ate O
, O
Jesus O
told O
the O
people O
they O
could O
go O
home O
. O

He O
got O
into O
the O
boat O
and O
went O
to O
the O
area O
of O
Magadan O
. O

Jesus O
used O
some O
more O
stories O
to O
teach O
the O
people O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
God O
's O
kingdom O
is O
like O
a O
king O
who O
prepared O
a O
wedding O
feast O
for O
his O
son O
. O

He O
invited O
some O
people O
to O
the O
feast O
. O

When O
it O
was O
ready O
, O
the O
king O
sent O
his O
servants O
to O
tell O
the O
people O
to O
come O
. O

But O
they O
refused O
to O
come O
to O
the O
king O
's O
feast O
. O

`` O
Then O
the O
king O
sent O
some O
more O
servants O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
' O
I O
have O
already O
invited O
the O
people O
. O

So O
tell O
them O
that O
my O
feast O
is O
ready O
. O

I O
have O
killed O
my O
best O
bulls O
and O
calves O
to O
be O
eaten O
. O

Everything O
is O
ready O
. O

Come O
to O
the O
wedding O
feast O
. O
' O

`` O
But O
when O
the O
servants O
told O
the O
people O
to O
come O
, O
they O
refused O
to O
listen O
. O

They O
all O
went O
to O
do O
other O
things O
. O

One O
went O
to O
work O
in O
his O
field O
, O
and O
another O
went O
to O
his O
business O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
other O
people O
grabbed O
the O
servants O
, O
beat O
them O
, O
and O
killed O
them O
. O

The O
king O
was O
very O
angry O
. O

He O
sent O
his O
army O
to O
kill O
those O
who O
murdered O
his O
servants O
. O

And O
the O
army O
burned O
their O
city O
. O

`` O
After O
that O
, O
the O
king O
said O
to O
his O
servants O
, O
' O
The O
wedding O
feast O
is O
ready O
. O

I O
invited O
those O
people O
, O
but O
they O
were O
not O
good O
enough O
to O
come O
to O
my O
feast O
. O

So O
go O
to O
the O
street O
corners O
and O
invite O
everyone O
you O
see O
. O

Tell O
them O
to O
come O
to O
my O
feast O
. O
' O

So O
the O
servants O
went O
into O
the O
streets O
. O

They O
gathered O
all O
the O
people O
they O
could O
find O
, O
good O
and O
bad O
alike O
, O
and O
brought O
them O
to O
where O
the O
wedding O
feast O
was O
ready O
. O

And O
the O
place O
was O
filled O
with O
guests O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
king O
came O
in O
to O
meet O
the O
guests O
, O
he O
saw O
a O
man O
there O
who O
was O
not O
dressed O
in O
the O
right O
clothes O
for O
a O
wedding O
. O

The O
king O
said O
, O
' O
Friend O
, O
how O
were O
you O
allowed O
to O
come O
in O
here O
? O

You O
are O
not O
wearing O
the O
right O
clothes O
. O
' O

But O
the O
man O
said O
nothing O
. O

So O
the O
king O
told O
some O
servants O
, O
' O
Tie O
this O
man O
's O
hands O
and O
feet O
. O

Throw O
him O
out O
into O
the O
darkness O
, O
where O
people O
are O
crying O
and O
grinding O
their O
teeth O
with O
pain O
. O
' O

`` O
Yes O
, O
many O
people O
are O
invited O
. O

But O
only O
a O
few O
are O
chosen O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
Pharisees O
left O
the O
place O
where O
Jesus O
was O
teaching O
. O

They O
made O
plans O
to O
catch O
him O
saying O
something O
wrong O
. O

They O
sent O
some O
men O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
were O
some O
of O
their O
own O
followers O
and O
some O
from O
the O
group O
called O
Herodians O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
we O
know O
you O
are O
an O
honest O
man O
. O

We O
know O
you O
teach O
the O
truth O
about O
God O
's O
way O
. O

You O
are O
not O
afraid O
of O
what O
others O
think O
about O
you O
. O

All O
people O
are O
the O
same O
to O
you O
. O

So O
tell O
us O
what O
you O
think O
. O

Is O
it O
right O
to O
pay O
taxes O
to O
Caesar O
or O
not O
? O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
knew O
that O
these O
men O
were O
trying O
to O
trick O
him O
. O

So O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
hypocrites O
! O

Why O
are O
you O
trying O
to O
catch O
me O
saying O
something O
wrong O
? O

Show O
me O
a O
coin O
used O
for O
paying O
the O
tax O
. O
'' O

They O
showed O
Jesus O
a O
silver O
coin O
. O

Then O
he O
asked O
, O
`` O
Whose O
picture O
is O
on O
the O
coin O
? O

And O
whose O
name O
is O
written O
on O
the O
coin O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
Caesar O
's O
picture O
and O
Caesar O
's O
name O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Give O
to O
Caesar O
what O
belongs O
to O
Caesar O
, O
and O
give O
to O
God O
what O
belongs O
to O
God O
. O
'' O

When O
they O
heard O
what O
Jesus O
said O
, O
they O
were O
amazed O
. O

They O
left O
him O
and O
went O
away O
. O

That O
same O
day O
some O
Sadducees O
came O
to O
Jesus O
. O

-LRB- O
Sadducees O
believe O
that O
no O
one O
will O
rise O
from O
death O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
Sadducees O
asked O
Jesus O
a O
question O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
Moses O
told O
us O
that O
if O
a O
married O
man O
dies O
and O
had O
no O
children O
, O
his O
brother O
must O
marry O
the O
woman O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
have O
children O
for O
the O
dead O
brother O
. O

There O
were O
seven O
brothers O
among O
us O
. O

The O
first O
brother O
married O
but O
died O
. O

He O
had O
no O
children O
. O

So O
his O
brother O
married O
the O
woman O
. O

Then O
the O
second O
brother O
also O
died O
. O

The O
same O
thing O
happened O
to O
the O
third O
brother O
and O
all O
the O
other O
brothers O
. O

The O
woman O
was O
the O
last O
to O
die O
. O

But O
all O
seven O
men O
had O
married O
her O
. O

So O
when O
people O
rise O
from O
death O
, O
whose O
wife O
will O
she O
be O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
so O
wrong O
! O

You O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
. O

And O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
anything O
about O
God O
's O
power O
. O

At O
the O
time O
when O
people O
rise O
from O
death O
, O
there O
will O
be O
no O
marriage O
. O

People O
will O
not O
be O
married O
to O
each O
other O
. O

Everyone O
will O
be O
like O
the O
angels O
in O
heaven O
. O

Surely O
you O
have O
read O
what O
God O
said O
to O
you O
about O
people O
rising O
from O
death O
. O

God O
said O
, O
' O
I O
am O
the O
God O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
the O
God O
of O
Isaac O
, O
and O
the O
God O
of O
Jacob O
. O
' O

So O
they O
were O
not O
still O
dead O
, O
because O
he O
is O
the O
God O
only O
of O
living O
people O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
people O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
were O
amazed O
at O
Jesus O
' O
teaching O
. O

The O
Pharisees O
learned O
that O
Jesus O
had O
made O
the O
Sadducees O
look O
so O
foolish O
that O
they O
stopped O
trying O
to O
argue O
with O
him O
. O

So O
the O
Pharisees O
had O
a O
meeting O
. O

Then O
one O
of O
them O
, O
an O
expert O
in O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
, O
asked O
Jesus O
a O
question O
to O
test O
him O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
which O
command O
in O
the O
law O
is O
the O
most O
important O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
' O
Love O
the O
Lord O
your O
God O
with O
all O
your O
heart O
, O
all O
your O
soul O
, O
and O
all O
your O
mind O
. O
' O

This O
is O
the O
first O
and O
most O
important O
command O
. O

And O
the O
second O
command O
is O
like O
the O
first O
: O
' O
Love O
your O
neighbor O
the O
same O
as O
you O
love O
yourself O
. O
' O

All O
the O
law O
and O
the O
writings O
of O
the O
prophets O
take O
their O
meaning O
from O
these O
two O
commands O
. O
'' O

So O
while O
the O
Pharisees O
were O
together O
, O
Jesus O
asked O
them O
a O
question O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
think O
about O
the O
Christ O
? O

Whose O
son O
is O
he O
? O
'' O

The O
Pharisees O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
Christ O
is O
the O
Son O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Then O
why O
did O
David B-PERSON
call O
him O
' O
Lord O
' O
? O

David B-PERSON
was O
speaking O
by O
the O
power O
of O
the O
Spirit O
. O

He O
said O
, O
' O
The O
Lord O
God O
said O
to O
my O
Lord O
: O
Sit O
by O
me O
at O
my O
right O
side O
, O
and O
I O
will O
put O
your O
enemies O
under O
your O
control O
. O
' O

David B-PERSON
calls O
the O
Christ O
' O
Lord O
. O
' O

So O
how O
can O
he O
be O
David B-PERSON
's O
son O
? O
'' O

None O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
could O
answer O
Jesus O
' O

question O
. O

And O
after O
that O
day O
, O
no O
one O
was O
brave O
enough O
to O
ask O
him O
any O
more O
questions O
. O

Jesus O
was O
born O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Bethlehem B-GPE
in O
Judea O
during O
the O
time O
when O
Herod O
was O
king O
. O

After O
Jesus O
was O
born O
, O
some O
wise O
men O
from O
the O
east O
came O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

They O
asked O
people O
, O
`` O
Where O
is O
the O
child O
who O
has O
been O
born O
to O
be O
the O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
? O

We O
saw O
the O
star O
that O
shows O
he O
was O
born O
. O

We O
saw O
it O
rise O
in O
the O
sky O
in O
the O
east O
and O
have O
come O
to O
worship O
him O
. O
'' O

When O
King O
Herod O
heard O
about O
this O
, O
it O
upset O
him O
as O
well O
as O
everyone O
else O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Herod O
called O
a O
meeting O
of O
all O
the O
leading O
Jewish O
priests O
and O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
. O

He O
asked O
them O
where O
the O
Christ O
would O
be O
born O
. O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
In O
the O
town O
of O
Bethlehem B-GPE
in O
Judea O
, O
just O
as O
the O
prophet O
wrote O
: O
' O
Bethlehem B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Judah O
, O
you O
are O
important O
among O
the O
rulers O
of O
Judah O
. O

Yes O
, O
a O
ruler O
will O
come O
from O
you O
, O
and O
that O
ruler O
will O
lead O
Israel B-GPE
, O
my O
people O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
Herod O
had O
a O
private O
meeting O
with O
the O
wise O
men O
from O
the O
east O
. O

He O
learned O
from O
them O
the O
exact O
time O
they O
first O
saw O
the O
star O
. O

Then O
he O
sent O
them O
to O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
look O
carefully O
for O
the O
child O
. O

When O
you O
find O
him O
, O
come O
tell O
me O
. O

Then O
I O
can O
go O
worship O
him O
too O
. O
'' O

After O
the O
wise O
men O
heard O
the O
king O
, O
they O
left O
. O

They O
saw O
the O
same O
star O
they O
had O
seen O
in O
the O
east O
, O
and O
they O
followed O
it O
. O

The O
star O
went O
before O
them O
until O
it O
stopped O
above O
the O
place O
where O
the O
child O
was O
. O

They O
were O
very O
happy O
and O
excited O
to O
see O
the O
star O
. O

The O
wise O
men O
came O
to O
the O
house O
where O
the O
child O
was O
with O
his O
mother O
Mary B-PERSON
. O

They O
bowed O
down O
and O
worshiped O
him O
. O

Then O
they O
opened O
the O
boxes O
of O
gifts O
they O
had O
brought O
for O
him O
. O

They O
gave O
him O
treasures O
of O
gold O
, O
frankincense O
, O
and O
myrrh O
. O

But O
God O
warned O
the O
wise O
men O
in O
a O
dream O
not O
to O
go O
back O
to O
Herod O
. O

So O
they O
went O
home O
to O
their O
own O
country O
a O
different O
way O
. O

After O
the O
wise O
men O
left O
, O
an O
angel O
from O
the O
Lord O
came O
to O
Joseph B-PERSON
in O
a O
dream O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
, O
`` O
Get O
up O
! O

Take O
the O
child O
with O
his O
mother O
and O
escape O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Herod O
wants O
to O
kill O
the O
child O
and O
will O
soon O
start O
looking O
for O
him O
. O

Stay O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
until O
I O
tell O
you O
to O
come O
back O
. O
'' O

So O
Joseph B-PERSON
got O
ready O
and O
left O
for O
Egypt B-GPE
with O
the O
child O
and O
the O
mother O
. O

They O
left O
during O
the O
night O
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
stayed O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
until O
Herod O
died O
. O

This O
gave O
full O
meaning O
to O
what O
the O
Lord O
said O
through O
the O
prophet O
: O
`` O

I O
called O
my O
son O
to O
come O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O
'' O

Herod O
saw O
that O
the O
wise O
men O
had O
fooled O
him O
, O
and O
he O
was O
very O
angry O
. O

So O
he O
gave O
an O
order O
to O
kill O
all O
the O
baby O
boys O
in O
Bethlehem B-GPE
and O
the O
whole O
area O
around O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

Herod O
had O
learned O
from O
the O
wise O
men O
the O
time O
the O
baby O
was O
born O
. O

It O
was O
now O
two O
years O
from O
that O
time O
. O

So O
he O
said O
to O
kill O
all O
the O
boys O
who O
were O
two O
years O
old O
and O
younger O
. O

This O
gave O
full O
meaning O
to O
what O
God O
said O
through O
the O
prophet O
Jeremiah O
: O
`` O
A O
sound O
was O
heard O
in O
Ramah O
-- O
bitter O
crying O
and O
great O
sadness O
. O

Rachel O
cries O
for O
her O
children O
, O
and O
she O
can O
not O
be O
comforted O
, O
because O
her O
children O
are O
gone O
. O
'' O

While O
Joseph B-PERSON
was O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
Herod O
died O
. O

An O
angel O
from O
the O
Lord O
came O
to O
Joseph B-PERSON
in O
a O
dream O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Get O
up O
! O

Take O
the O
child O
with O
his O
mother O
and O
go O
to O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Those O
who O
were O
trying O
to O
kill O
the O
child O
are O
now O
dead O
. O
'' O

So O
Joseph B-PERSON
took O
the O
child O
and O
the O
mother O
and O
went O
to O
Israel B-GPE
. O

But O
he O
heard O
that O
Archelaus O
was O
now O
king O
in O
Judea O
. O

Archelaus O
became O
king O
when O
his O
father O
Herod O
died O
. O

So O
Joseph B-PERSON
was O
afraid O
to O
go O
there O
. O

Then O
, O
after O
being O
warned O
in O
a O
dream O
, O
he O
went O
away O
to O
the O
area O
of O
Galilee O
. O

He O
went O
to O
a O
town O
called O
Nazareth O
and O
lived O
there O
. O

This O
gave O
full O
meaning O
to O
what O
God O
said O
through O
the O
prophets O
. O

God O
said O
the O
Christ O
would O
be O
called O
a O
Nazarene O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
spoke O
to O
the O
people O
and O
to O
his O
followers O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
have O
the O
authority O
to O
tell O
you O
what O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
says O
. O

So O
you O
should O
obey O
them O
. O

Do O
everything O
they O
tell O
you O
to O
do O
. O

But O
their O
lives O
are O
not O
good O
examples O
for O
you O
to O
follow O
. O

They O
tell O
you O
to O
do O
things O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
do O
those O
things O
themselves O
. O

They O
make O
strict O
rules O
that O
are O
hard O
for O
people O
to O
obey O
. O

They O
try O
to O
force O
others O
to O
obey O
all O
their O
rules O
. O

But O
they O
themselves O
will O
not O
try O
to O
follow O
any O
of O
those O
rules O
. O

`` O
The O
only O
reason O
they O
do O
what O
they O
do O
is O
for O
other O
people O
to O
see O
them O
. O

They O
make O
the O
little O
Scripture O
boxes O
they O
wear O
bigger O
and O
bigger O
. O

And O
they O
make O
the O
tassels O
on O
their O
prayer O
clothes O
long O
enough O
for O
people O
to O
notice O
them O
. O

These O
men O
love O
to O
have O
the O
places O
of O
honor O
at O
banquets O
and O
the O
most O
important O
seats O
in O
the O
synagogues O
. O

They O
love O
for O
people O
to O
show O
respect O
to O
them O
in O
the O
marketplaces O
and O
to O
call O
them O
' O
Teacher O
. O
' O

`` O
But O
you O
must O
not O
be O
called O
' O
Teacher O
. O
' O

You O
are O
all O
equal O
as O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

You O
have O
only O
one O
Teacher O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
call O
anyone O
on O
earth O
' O
Father O
. O
' O

You O
have O
one O
Father O
. O

He O
is O
in O
heaven O
. O

And O
you O
should O
not O
be O
called O
' O
Master O
. O
' O

You O
have O
only O
one O
Master O
, O
the O
Christ O
. O

Whoever O
serves O
you O
like O
a O
servant O
is O
the O
greatest O
among O
you O
. O

People O
who O
think O
they O
are O
better O
than O
others O
will O
be O
made O
humble O
. O

But O
people O
who O
humble O
themselves O
will O
be O
made O
great O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
you O
Pharisees O
! O

You O
are O
hypocrites O
! O

You O
close O
the O
way O
for O
people O
to O
enter O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

You O
yourselves O
do O
n't O
enter O
, O
and O
you O
stop O
those O
who O
are O
trying O
to O
enter O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
you O
Pharisees O
! O

You O
are O
hypocrites O
. O

You O
travel O
across O
the O
seas O
and O
across O
different O
countries O
to O
find O
one O
person O
who O
will O
follow O
your O
ways O
. O

When O
you O
find O
that O
person O
, O
you O
make O
him O
worse O
than O
you O
are O
. O

And O
you O
are O
so O
bad O
that O
you O
belong O
in O
hell O
! O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
you O
Pharisees O
! O

You O
guide O
the O
people O
, O
but O
you O
are O
blind O
. O

You O
say O
, O
' O
If O
anyone O
uses O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Temple B-GPE
to O
make O
a O
promise O
, O
that O
means O
nothing O
. O

But O
anyone O
who O
uses O
the O
gold O
that O
is O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
to O
make O
a O
promise O
must O
keep O
that O
promise O
. O
' O

You O
are O
blind O
fools O
! O

Ca O
n't O
you O
see O
that O
the O
Temple B-GPE
is O
greater O
than O
the O
gold O
on O
it O
? O

It O
's O
the O
Temple B-GPE
that O
makes O
the O
gold O
holy O
! O

`` O
And O
you O
say O
, O
' O
If O
anyone O
uses O
the O
altar O
to O
make O
a O
promise O
, O
that O
means O
nothing O
. O

But O
anyone O
who O
uses O
the O
gift O
on O
the O
altar O
to O
make O
a O
promise O
must O
keep O
that O
promise O
. O
' O

You O
are O
blind O
! O

Ca O
n't O
you O
see O
that O
the O
altar O
is O
greater O
than O
any O
gift O
on O
it O
? O

It O
's O
the O
altar O
that O
makes O
the O
gift O
holy O
! O

Whoever O
uses O
the O
altar O
to O
make O
a O
promise O
is O
really O
using O
the O
altar O
and O
everything O
on O
the O
altar O
. O

And O
anyone O
who O
uses O
the O
Temple B-GPE
to O
make O
a O
promise O
is O
really O
using O
the O
Temple B-GPE
and O
God O
, O
who O
lives O
in O
it O
. O

Whoever O
uses O
heaven O
to O
make O
a O
promise O
is O
using O
God O
's O
throne O
and O
the O
one O
who O
is O
seated O
on O
it O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
you O
Pharisees O
! O

You O
are O
hypocrites O
! O

You O
give O
God O
a O
tenth O
of O
the O
food O
you O
get O
, O
even O
your O
mint O
, O
dill O
, O
and O
cumin O
. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
obey O
the O
really O
important O
teachings O
of O
the O
law O
-- O
being O
fair O
, O
showing O
mercy O
, O
and O
being O
faithful O
. O

These O
are O
the O
things O
you O
should O
do O
. O

And O
you O
should O
also O
continue O
to O
do O
those O
other O
things O
. O

You O
guide O
the O
people O
, O
but O
you O
are O
blind O
! O

Think O
about O
a O
man O
picking O
a O
little O
fly O
out O
of O
his O
drink O
and O
then O
swallowing O
a O
camel O
! O

You O
are O
like O
that O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
you O
Pharisees O
! O

You O
are O
hypocrites O
! O

You O
wash O
clean O
the O
outside O
of O
your O
cups O
and O
dishes O
. O

But O
inside O
they O
are O
full O
of O
what O
you O
got O
by O
cheating O
others O
and O
pleasing O
yourselves O
. O

Pharisees O
, O
you O
are O
blind O
! O

First O
make O
the O
inside O
of O
the O
cup O
clean O
and O
good O
. O

Then O
the O
outside O
of O
the O
cup O
will O
also O
be O
clean O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
you O
Pharisees O
! O

You O
are O
hypocrites O
! O

You O
are O
like O
tombs O
that O
are O
painted O
white O
. O

Outside O
they O
look O
fine O
, O
but O
inside O
they O
are O
full O
of O
dead O
people O
's O
bones O
and O
all O
kinds O
of O
filth O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
you O
. O

People O
look O
at O
you O
and O
think O
you O
are O
godly O
. O

But O
on O
the O
inside O
you O
are O
full O
of O
hypocrisy O
and O
evil O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
you O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
you O
Pharisees O
! O

You O
are O
hypocrites O
! O

You O
build O
tombs O
for O
the O
prophets O
. O

And O
you O
show O
honor O
to O
the O
graves O
of O
the O
godly O
people O
who O
were O
killed O
. O

And O
you O
say O
, O
' O
If O
we O
had O
lived O
during O
the O
time O
of O
our O
ancestors O
, O
we O
would O
not O
have O
helped O
them O
kill O
these O
prophets O
. O
' O

So O
you O
give O
proof O
that O
you O
are O
descendants O
of O
those O
who O
killed O
the O
prophets O
. O

And O
you O
will O
finish O
the O
sin O
that O
your O
ancestors O
started O
! O

`` O
You O
are O
snakes O
! O

You O
are O
from O
a O
family O
of O
poisonous O
snakes O
! O

You O
will O
not O
escape O
God O
. O

You O
will O
all O
be O
judged O
guilty O
and O
go O
to O
hell O
! O

So O
I O
tell O
you O
this O
: O
I O
send O
to O
you O
prophets O
and O
teachers O
who O
are O
wise O
and O
know O
the O
Scriptures O
. O

You O
will O
kill O
some O
of O
them O
. O

You O
will O
hang O
some O
of O
them O
on O
crosses O
. O

You O
will O
beat O
some O
of O
them O
in O
your O
synagogues O
. O

You O
will O
chase O
them O
from O
town O
to O
town O
. O

`` O
So O
you O
will O
be O
guilty O
for O
the O
death O
of O
all O
the O
good O
people O
who O
have O
been O
killed O
on O
earth O
. O

You O
will O
be O
guilty O
for O
the O
killing O
of O
that O
godly O
man O
Abel O
. O

And O
you O
will O
be O
guilty O
for O
the O
killing O
of O
Zechariah O
son O
of O
Berachiah O
. O

He O
was O
killed O
between O
the O
Temple B-GPE
and O
the O
altar O
. O

You O
will O
be O
guilty O
for O
the O
killing O
of O
all O
the O
good O
people O
who O
lived O
between O
the O
time O
of O
Abel O
and O
the O
time O
of O
Zechariah O
. O

Believe O
me O
when O
I O
say O
that O
all O
these O
things O
will O
happen O
to O
you O
people O
who O
are O
living O
now O
. O

`` O
O O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
! O

You O
kill O
the O
prophets O
. O

You O
stone O
to O
death O
those O
that O
God O
has O
sent O
to O
you O
. O

Many O
, O
many O
times O
I O
wanted O
to O
help O
your O
people O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
gather O
them O
together O
as O
a O
hen O
gathers O
her O
chicks O
under O
her O
wings O
. O

But O
you O
did O
not O
let O
me O
. O

Now O
your O
house O
will O
be O
left O
completely O
empty O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
, O
you O
will O
not O
see O
me O
again O
until O
that O
time O
when O
you O
will O
say O
, O
' O
Welcome O
! O

God O
bless O
the O
one O
who O
comes O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O
' O
'' O

After O
Jesus O
finished O
saying O
all O
these O
things O
, O
he O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
You O
know O
that O
the O
day O
after O
tomorrow O
is O
Passover O
. O

On O
that O
day O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
be O
handed O
over O
to O
his O
enemies O
to O
be O
killed O
on O
a O
cross O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
had O
a O
meeting O
at O
the O
palace O
where O
the O
high O
priest O
lived O
. O

The O
high O
priest O
's O
name O
was O
Caiaphas O
. O

In O
the O
meeting O
they O
tried O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
arrest O
and O
kill O
Jesus O
without O
anyone O
knowing O
what O
they O
were O
doing O
. O

They O
planned O
to O
arrest O
Jesus O
and O
kill O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
can O
not O
arrest O
Jesus O
during O
Passover O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
want O
the O
people O
to O
become O
angry O
and O
cause O
a O
riot O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
was O
in O
Bethany O
at O
the O
house O
of O
Simon B-PERSON
the O
leper O
. O

While O
he O
was O
there O
, O
a O
woman O
came O
to O
him O
. O

She O
had O
an O
alabaster O
jar O
filled O
with O
expensive O
perfume O
. O

She O
poured O
the O
perfume O
on O
Jesus O
' O
head O
while O
he O
was O
eating O
. O

The O
followers O
saw O
the O
woman O
do O
this O
and O
were O
upset O
at O
her O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
waste O
that O
perfume O
? O

It O
could O
be O
sold O
for O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
, O
and O
the O
money O
could O
be O
given O
to O
those O
who O
are O
poor O
. O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
knew O
what O
happened O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
bothering O
this O
woman O
? O

She O
did O
a O
very O
good O
thing O
for O
me O
. O

You O
will O
always O
have O
the O
poor O
with O
you O
. O

But O
you O
will O
not O
always O
have O
me O
. O

This O
woman O
poured O
perfume O
on O
my O
body O
. O

She O
did O
this O
to O
prepare O
me O
for O
burial O
after O
I O
die O
. O

The O
Good O
News O
will O
be O
told O
to O
people O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

And O
I O
can O
assure O
you O
that O
everywhere O
the O
Good O
News O
is O
told O
, O
the O
story O
of O
what O
this O
woman O
did O
will O
also O
be O
told O
, O
and O
people O
will O
remember O
her O
. O
'' O

Then O
one O
of O
the O
twelve O
followers O
went O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
leading O
priests O
. O

This O
was O
the O
follower O
named O
Judas O
Iscariot O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
hand O
Jesus O
over O
to O
you O
. O

What O
will O
you O
pay O
me O
for O
doing O
this O
? O
'' O

The O
priests O
gave O
him O
30 O
silver O
coins O
. O

After O
that O
, O
Judas O
waited O
for O
the O
best O
time O
to O
hand O
Jesus O
over O
to O
them O
. O

On O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O
Festival O
of O
Unleavened O
Bread O
, O
the O
followers O
came O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
will O
prepare O
everything O
for O
you O
to O
eat O
the O
Passover O
meal O
. O

Where O
do O
you O
want O
us O
to O
have O
the O
meal O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Go O
into O
the O
city O
. O

Go O
to O
a O
man O
I O
know O
. O

Tell O
him O
that O
the O
Teacher O
says O
, O
' O
The O
chosen O
time O
is O
near O
. O

I O
will O
have O
the O
Passover O
meal O
with O
my O
followers O
at O
your O
house O
. O
' O
'' O

They O
obeyed O
and O
did O
what O
Jesus O
told O
them O
to O
do O
. O

They O
prepared O
the O
Passover O
meal O
. O

In O
the O
evening O
Jesus O
was O
at O
the O
table O
with O
the O
twelve O
followers O
. O

They O
were O
all O
eating O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Believe O
me O
when O
I O
say O
that O
one O
of O
you O
twelve O
here O
will O
hand O
me O
over O
to O
my O
enemies O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
were O
very O
sad O
to O
hear O
this O
. O

Each O
one O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
surely O
I O
am O
not O
the O
one O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
One O
who O
has O
dipped O
his O
bread O
in O
the O
same O
bowl O
with O
me O
will O
be O
the O
one O
to O
hand O
me O
over O
. O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
suffer O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
will O
happen O
to O
him O
. O

But O
it O
will O
be O
very O
bad O
for O
the O
one O
who O
hands O
over O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
to O
be O
killed O
. O

It O
would O
be O
better O
for O
him O
if O
he O
had O
never O
been O
born O
. O
'' O

Then O
Judas O
, O
the O
very O
one O
who O
would O
hand O
him O
over O
, O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
surely O
I O
am O
not O
the O
one O
you O
are O
talking O
about O
, O
am O
I O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
it O
is O
you O
. O
'' O

While O
they O
were O
eating O
, O
Jesus O
took O
some O
bread O
and O
thanked O
God O
for O
it O
. O

He O
broke O
off O
some O
pieces O
, O
gave O
them O
to O
his O
followers O
and O
said O
, O
`` O

Take O
this O
bread O
and O
eat O
it O
. O

It O
is O
my O
body O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
took O
a O
cup O
of O
wine O
, O
thanked O
God O
for O
it O
, O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Each O
one O
of O
you O
drink O
some O
of O
it O
. O

This O
wine O
is O
my O
blood O
, O
which O
will O
be O
poured O
out O
to O
forgive O
the O
sins O
of O
many O
and O
begin O
the O
new O
agreement O
from O
God O
to O
his O
people O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
, O
I O
will O
not O
drink O
this O
wine O
again O
until O
that O
day O
when O
we O
are O
together O
in O
my O
Father O
's O
kingdom O
and O
the O
wine O
is O
new O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
drink O
it O
again O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

They O
all O
sang O
a O
song O
and O
then O
went O
out O
to O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

Jesus O
told O
the O
followers O
, O
`` O
Tonight O
you O
will O
all O
lose O
your O
faith O
in O
me O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
I O
will O
kill O
the O
shepherd O
, O
and O
the O
sheep O
will O
run O
away O
. O
' O

But O
after O
I O
am O
killed O
, O
I O
will O
rise O
from O
death O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
go O
into O
Galilee O
. O

I O
will O
be O
there O
before O
you O
go O
there O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
All O
the O
other O
followers O
may O
lose O
their O
faith O
in O
you O
. O

But O
my O
faith O
will O
never O
be O
shaken O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
truth O
is O
, O
tonight O
you O
will O
say O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
me O
. O

You O
will O
deny O
me O
three O
times O
before O
the O
rooster O
crows O
. O
'' O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
never O
say O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
you O
! O

I O
will O
even O
die O
with O
you O
! O
'' O

And O
all O
the O
other O
followers O
said O
the O
same O
thing O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
with O
his O
followers O
to O
a O
place O
called O
Gethsemane O
. O

He O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Sit O
here O
while O
I O
go O
there O
and O
pray O
. O
'' O

He O
told O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
the O
two O
sons O
of O
Zebedee O
to O
come O
with O
him O
. O

Then O
he O
began O
to O
be O
very O
sad O
and O
troubled O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
the O
two O
sons O
of O
Zebedee O
, O
`` O
My O
heart O
is O
so O
heavy O
with O
grief O
, O
I O
feel O
as O
if O
I O
am O
dying O
. O

Wait O
here O
and O
stay O
awake O
with O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
on O
a O
little O
farther O
away O
from O
them O
. O

He O
fell O
to O
the O
ground O
and O
prayed O
, O
`` O
My O
Father O
, O
if O
it O
is O
possible O
, O
do O
n't O
make O
me O
drink O
from O
this O
cup O
. O

But O
do O
what O
you O
want O
, O
not O
what O
I O
want O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
went O
back O
to O
his O
followers O
and O
found O
them O
sleeping O
. O

He O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Could O
you O
men O
not O
stay O
awake O
with O
me O
for O
one O
hour O
? O

Stay O
awake O
and O
pray O
for O
strength O
against O
temptation O
. O

Your O
spirit O
wants O
to O
do O
what O
is O
right O
, O
but O
your O
body O
is O
weak O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
away O
a O
second O
time O
and O
prayed O
, O
`` O

My O
Father O
, O
if O
I O
must O
do O
this O
and O
it O
is O
not O
possible O
for O
me O
to O
escape O
it O
, O
then O
I O
pray O
that O
what O
you O
want O
will O
be O
done O
. O
'' O

Then O
he O
went O
back O
to O
the O
followers O
. O

Again O
he O
found O
them O
sleeping O
. O

They O
could O
not O
stay O
awake O
. O

So O
he O
left O
them O
and O
went O
away O
one O
more O
time O
and O
prayed O
. O

This O
third O
time O
he O
prayed O
, O
he O
said O
the O
same O
thing O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
back O
to O
the O
followers O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
still O
sleeping O
and O
resting O
? O

The O
time O
has O
come O
for O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
to O
be O
handed O
over O
to O
the O
control O
of O
sinful O
men O
. O

Stand O
up O
! O

We O
must O
go O
. O

Here O
comes O
the O
one O
who O
will O
hand O
me O
over O
. O
'' O

While O
Jesus O
was O
still O
speaking O
, O
Judas O
, O
one O
of O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
came O
there O
. O

He O
had O
a O
big O
crowd O
of O
people O
with O
him O
, O
all O
carrying O
swords O
and O
clubs O
. O

They O
had O
been O
sent O
from O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
older O
leaders O
of O
the O
people O
. O

Judas O
planned O
to O
do O
something O
to O
show O
them O
which O
one O
was O
Jesus O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
one O
I O
kiss O
will O
be O
Jesus O
. O

Arrest O
him O
. O
'' O

So O
he O
went O
to O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Hello O
, O
Teacher O
! O
'' O

Then O
Judas O
kissed O
him O
. O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Friend O
, O
do O
the O
thing O
you O
came O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
men O
came O
and O
grabbed O
Jesus O
and O
arrested O
him O
. O

When O
that O
happened O
, O
one O
of O
the O
followers O
with O
Jesus O
grabbed O
his O
sword O
and O
pulled O
it O
out O
. O

He O
swung O
it O
at O
the O
servant O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
and O
cut O
off O
his O
ear O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
man O
, O
`` O
Put O
your O
sword O
back O
in O
its O
place O
. O

People O
who O
use O
swords O
will O
be O
killed O
with O
swords O
. O

Surely O
you O
know O
I O
could O
ask O
my O
Father O
and O
he O
would O
give O
me O
more O
than O
twelve O
armies O
of O
angels O
. O

But O
it O
must O
happen O
this O
way O
to O
show O
the O
truth O
of O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
said O
. O
'' O
Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
crowd O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
you O
come O
to O
get O
me O
with O
swords O
and O
clubs O
as O
if O
I O
were O
a O
criminal O
. O

Every O
day O
I O
sat O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
teaching O
. O

You O
did O
not O
arrest O
me O
there O
. O

But O
all O
these O
things O
have O
happened O
to O
show O
the O
full O
meaning O
of O
what O
the O
prophets O
wrote O
. O
'' O

Then O
all O
of O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
left O
him O
and O
ran O
away O
. O

The O
men O
who O
arrested O
Jesus O
led O
him O
to O
the O
house O
of O
Caiaphas O
the O
high O
priest O
. O

The O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
the O
older O
Jewish O
leaders O
were O
gathered O
there O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
followed O
Jesus O
but O
stayed O
back O
at O
a O
distance O
. O

He O
followed O
him O
to O
the O
yard O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
's O
house O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
went O
in O
and O
sat O
with O
the O
guards O
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
see O
what O
would O
happen O
to O
Jesus O
. O

The O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
high O
council O
tried O
to O
find O
something O
against O
Jesus O
so O
that O
they O
could O
kill O
him O
. O

They O
tried O
to O
find O
people O
to O
lie O
and O
say O
that O
Jesus O
had O
done O
wrong O
. O

Many O
people O
came O
and O
told O
lies O
about O
him O
. O

But O
the O
council O
could O
find O
no O
real O
reason O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

Then O
two O
people O
came O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
said O
, O
' O
I O
can O
destroy O
the O
Temple B-GPE
of O
God O
and O
build O
it O
again O
in O
three O
days O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
the O
high O
priest O
stood O
up O
and O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
you O
have O
anything O
to O
say O
about O
these O
charges O
against O
you O
? O

Are O
they O
telling O
the O
truth O
? O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
said O
nothing O
. O

Again O
the O
high O
priest O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
now O
under O
oath O
. O

I O
command O
you O
by O
the O
power O
of O
the O
living O
God O
to O
tell O
us O
the O
truth O
. O

Tell O
us O
, O
are O
you O
the O
Christ O
, O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
that O
's O
right O
. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
in O
the O
future O
you O
will O
see O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
sitting O
at O
the O
right O
side O
of O
God O
. O

And O
you O
will O
see O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
coming O
on O
the O
clouds O
of O
heaven O
. O
'' O

When O
the O
high O
priest O
heard O
this O
, O
he O
tore O
his O
clothes O
in O
anger O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
has O
said O
things O
that O
insult O
God O
! O

We O
do O
n't O
need O
any O
more O
witnesses O
. O

You O
all O
heard O
his O
insulting O
words O
. O

What O
do O
you O
think O
? O
'' O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
answered O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
guilty O
, O
and O
he O
must O
die O
. O
'' O

Then O
some O
there O
spit O
in O
Jesus O
' O
face O
, O
and O
they O
hit O
him O
with O
their O
fists O
. O

Others O
slapped O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Show O
us O
that O
you O
are O
a O
prophet O
, O
Christ O
! O

Tell O
us O
who O
hit O
you O
! O
'' O

While O
Peter B-PERSON
was O
sitting O
outside O
in O
the O
yard O
, O
a O
servant O
girl O
came O
up O
to O
him O
. O

She O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
were O
with O
Jesus O
, O
that O
man O
from O
Galilee O
. O
'' O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
told O
everyone O
there O
that O
this O
was O
not O
true O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
you O
are O
talking O
about O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Then O
he O
left O
the O
yard O
. O

At O
the O
gate O
another O
girl O
saw O
him O
and O
said O
to O
the O
people O
there O
, O
`` O

This O
man O
was O
with O
Jesus O
of O
Nazareth O
. O
'' O

Again O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
he O
was O
never O
with O
Jesus O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
swear O
to O
God O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
man O
! O
'' O

A O
short O
time O
later O
those O
standing O
there O
went O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
know O
you O
are O
one O
of O
them O
. O

It O
's O
clear O
from O
the O
way O
you O
talk O
. O
'' O

Then O
Peter B-PERSON
began O
to O
curse O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
swear O
to O
God O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
man O
! O
'' O

As O
soon O
as O
he O
said O
this O
, O
a O
rooster O
crowed O
. O

Then O
he O
remembered O
what O
Jesus O
had O
told O
him O
: O
`` O

Before O
the O
rooster O
crows O
, O
you O
will O
say O
three O
times O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
Peter B-PERSON
went O
outside O
and O
cried O
bitterly O
. O

`` O
Write O
this O
to O
the O
angel O
of O
the O
church O
in O
Sardis O
: O
`` O
Here O
is O
a O
message O
from O
the O
one O
who O
has O
the O
seven O
spirits O
and O
the O
seven O
stars O
. O

`` O
I O
know O
what O
you O
do O
. O

People O
say O
that O
you O
are O
alive O
, O
but O
really O
you O
are O
dead O
. O

Wake O
up O
! O

Make O
yourselves O
stronger O
before O
what O
little O
strength O
you O
have O
left O
is O
completely O
gone O
. O

I O
find O
that O
what O
you O
do O
is O
not O
good O
enough O
for O
my O
God O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
forget O
what O
you O
have O
received O
and O
heard O
. O

Obey O
it O
. O

Change O
your O
hearts O
and O
lives O
! O

You O
must O
wake O
up O
, O
or O
I O
will O
come O
to O
you O
and O
surprise O
you O
like O
a O
thief O
. O

You O
will O
not O
know O
when O
I O
will O
come O
. O

`` O
But O
you O
have O
a O
few O
people O
in O
your O
group O
there O
in O
Sardis O
who O
have O
kept O
themselves O
clean O
. O

They O
will O
walk O
with O
me O
. O

They O
will O
wear O
white O
clothes O
, O
because O
they O
are O
worthy O
. O

Everyone O
who O
wins O
the O
victory O
will O
be O
dressed O
in O
white O
clothes O
like O
them O
. O

I O
will O
not O
remove O
their O
names O
from O
the O
book O
of O
life O
. O

I O
will O
say O
that O
they O
belong O
to O
me O
before O
my O
Father O
and O
before O
his O
angels O
. O

Everyone O
who O
hears O
this O
should O
listen O
to O
what O
the O
Spirit O
says O
to O
the O
churches O
. O

`` O
Write O
this O
to O
the O
angel O
of O
the O
church O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
: O
`` O
Here O
is O
a O
message O
from O
the O
one O
who O
is O
holy O
and O
true O
, O
the O
one O
who O
holds O
the O
key O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

When O
he O
opens O
something O
, O
it O
can O
not O
be O
closed O
. O

And O
when O
he O
closes O
something O
, O
it O
can O
not O
be O
opened O
. O

`` O
I O
know O
what O
you O
do O
. O

I O
have O
put O
before O
you O
an O
open O
door O
that O
no O
one O
can O
close O
. O

I O
know O
you O
are O
weak O
, O
but O
you O
have O
followed O
my O
teaching O
. O

You O
were O
not O
afraid O
to O
speak O
my O
name O
. O

Listen O
! O

There O
is O
a O
group O
that O
belongs O
to O
Satan O
. O

They O
say O
they O
are O
Jews O
, O
but O
they O
are O
liars O
. O

They O
are O
not O
true O
Jews O
. O

I O
will O
make O
them O
come O
before O
you O
and O
bow O
at O
your O
feet O
. O

They O
will O
know O
that O
you O
are O
the O
people O
I O
have O
loved O
. O

You O
followed O
my O
command O
to O
endure O
patiently O
. O

So O
I O
will O
keep O
you O
from O
the O
time O
of O
trouble O
that O
will O
come O
to O
the O
world O
-- O
a O
time O
that O
will O
test O
everyone O
living O
on O
earth O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
coming O
soon O
. O

Hold O
on O
to O
the O
faith O
you O
have O
, O
so O
that O
no O
one O
can O
take O
away O
your O
crown O
. O

Those O
who O
win O
the O
victory O
will O
be O
pillars O
in O
the O
temple O
of O
my O
God O
. O

I O
will O
make O
that O
happen O
for O
them O
. O

They O
will O
never O
again O
have O
to O
leave O
God O
's O
temple O
. O

I O
will O
write O
on O
them O
the O
name O
of O
my O
God O
and O
the O
name O
of O
the O
city O
of O
my O
God O
. O

That O
city O
is O
the O
new O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
coming O
down O
out O
of O
heaven O
from O
my O
God O
. O

I O
will O
also O
write O
my O
new O
name O
on O
them O
. O

Everyone O
who O
hears O
this O
should O
listen O
to O
what O
the O
Spirit O
says O
to O
the O
churches O
. O

`` O
Write O
this O
to O
the O
angel O
of O
the O
church O
in O
Laodicea O
: O
`` O
Here O
is O
a O
message O
from O
the O
Amen O
, O
the O
faithful O
and O
true O
witness O
, O
the O
ruler O
of O
all O
that O
God O
has O
made O
. O

`` O
I O
know O
what O
you O
do O
. O

You O
are O
not O
hot O
or O
cold O
. O

I O
wish O
that O
you O
were O
hot O
or O
cold O
! O

But O
you O
are O
only O
warm O
-- O
not O
hot O
, O
not O
cold O
. O

So O
I O
am O
ready O
to O
spit O
you O
out O
of O
my O
mouth O
. O

You O
say O
you O
are O
rich O
. O

You O
think O
you O
have O
become O
wealthy O
and O
do O
n't O
need O
anything O
. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
that O
you O
are O
really O
miserable O
, O
pitiful O
, O
poor O
, O
blind O
, O
and O
naked O
. O

I O
advise O
you O
to O
buy O
gold O
from O
me O
-- O
gold O
made O
pure O
in O
fire O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
rich O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
this O
: O
Buy O
clothes O
that O
are O
white O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
cover O
your O
shameful O
nakedness O
. O

I O
also O
tell O
you O
to O
buy O
medicine O
to O
put O
on O
your O
eyes O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
see O
. O

`` O
I O
correct O
and O
punish O
the O
people O
I O
love O
. O

So O
show O
that O
nothing O
is O
more O
important O
to O
you O
than O
living O
right O
. O

Change O
your O
hearts O
and O
lives O
. O

Here O
I O
am O
! O

I O
stand O
at O
the O
door O
and O
knock O
. O

If O
you O
hear O
my O
voice O
and O
open O
the O
door O
, O
I O
will O
come O
in O
and O
eat O
with O
you O
. O

And O
you O
will O
eat O
with O
me O
. O

`` O
I O
will O
let O
everyone O
who O
wins O
the O
victory O
sit O
with O
me O
on O
my O
throne O
. O

It O
was O
the O
same O
with O
me O
. O

I O
won O
the O
victory O
and O
sat O
down O
with O
my O
Father O
on O
his O
throne O
. O

Everyone O
who O
hears O
this O
should O
listen O
to O
what O
the O
Spirit O
says O
to O
the O
churches O
. O
'' O

Then O
I O
looked O
, O
and O
there O
before O
me O
was O
the O
Lamb O
, O
who O
was O
standing O
on O
Mount O
Zion O
. O

There O
were O
144 O
, O
000 O
people O
with O
him O
. O

They O
all O
had O
his O
name O
and O
his O
Father O
's O
name O
written O
on O
their O
foreheads O
. O

And O
I O
heard O
a O
sound O
from O
heaven O
as O
loud O
as O
the O
crashing O
of O
floodwaters O
or O
claps O
of O
thunder O
. O

But O
it O
sounded O
like O
harpists O
playing O
their O
harps O
. O

The O
people O
sang O
a O
new O
song O
before O
the O
throne O
and O
before O
the O
four O
living O
beings O
and O
the O
elders O
. O

The O
only O
ones O
who O
could O
learn O
the O
new O
song O
were O
the O
144 O
, O
000 O
who O
had O
been O
bought O
from O
the O
earth O
. O

No O
one O
else O
could O
learn O
it O
. O

These O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
did O
not O
do O
sinful O
things O
with O
women O
. O

They O
kept O
themselves O
pure O
. O

Now O
they O
follow O
the O
Lamb O
wherever O
he O
goes O
. O

They O
were O
bought O
from O
among O
the O
people O
of O
the O
earth O
as O
the O
first O
to O
be O
offered O
to O
God O
and O
the O
Lamb O
. O

They O
are O
not O
guilty O
of O
telling O
lies O
; O
they O
are O
without O
fault O
. O

Then O
I O
saw O
another O
angel O
flying O
high O
in O
the O
air O
. O

The O
angel O
had O
the O
eternal O
Good O
News O
to O
announce O
to O
the O
people O
living O
on O
earth O
-- O
to O
every O
nation O
, O
tribe O
, O
language O
, O
and O
race O
of O
people O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
in O
a O
loud O
voice O
, O
`` O
Fear O
God O
and O
give O
him O
praise O
. O

The O
time O
has O
come O
for O
God O
to O
judge O
all O
people O
. O

Worship O
God O
. O

He O
made O
the O
heavens O
, O
the O
earth O
, O
the O
sea O
, O
and O
the O
springs O
of O
water O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
second O
angel O
followed O
the O
first O
angel O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
She O
is O
destroyed O
! O

The O
great O
city O
of O
Babylon O
is O
destroyed O
! O

She O
made O
all O
the O
nations O
drink O
the O
wine O
of O
her O
sexual O
sin O
and O
of O
God O
's O
anger O
. O
'' O

A O
third O
angel O
followed O
the O
first O
two O
angels O
. O

This O
third O
angel O
said O
in O
a O
loud O
voice O
, O
`` O
God O
will O
punish O
all O
those O
who O
worship O
the O
beast O
and O
the O
beast O
's O
idol O
and O
agree O
to O
have O
the O
beast O
's O
mark O
on O
their O
forehead O
or O
on O
their O
hand O
. O

They O
will O
drink O
the O
wine O
of O
God O
's O
anger O
. O

This O
wine O
is O
prepared O
with O
all O
its O
strength O
in O
the O
cup O
of O
God O
's O
anger O
. O

They O
will O
be O
tortured O
with O
burning O
sulfur O
before O
the O
holy O
angels O
and O
the O
Lamb O
. O

And O
the O
smoke O
from O
their O
burning O
pain O
will O
rise O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

There O
will O
be O
no O
rest O
, O
day O
or O
night O
, O
for O
those O
who O
worship O
the O
beast O
and O
its O
idol O
or O
who O
wear O
the O
mark O
of O
its O
name O
. O
'' O

This O
means O
that O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
must O
be O
patient O
. O

They O
must O
obey O
God O
's O
commands O
and O
keep O
their O
faith O
in O
Jesus O
. O

Then O
I O
heard O
a O
voice O
from O
heaven O
. O

It O
said O
, O
`` O
Write O
this O
: O
From O
now O
on O
there O
are O
great O
blessings O
for O
those O
who O
belong O
to O
the O
Lord O
when O
they O
die O
. O
'' O

The O
Spirit O
says O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
that O
is O
true O
. O

They O
will O
rest O
from O
their O
hard O
work O
. O

What O
they O
have O
done O
will O
stay O
with O
them O
. O
'' O

I O
looked O
and O
there O
before O
me O
, O
sitting O
on O
a O
white O
cloud O
, O
was O
one O
who O
looked O
like O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O

He O
had O
a O
gold O
crown O
on O
his O
head O
and O
a O
sharp O
sickle O
in O
his O
hand O
. O

Then O
another O
angel O
came O
out O
of O
the O
temple O
. O

This O
angel O
called O
to O
the O
one O
who O
was O
sitting O
on O
the O
cloud O
, O
`` O
Take O
your O
sickle O
and O
gather O
from O
the O
earth O
. O

The O
time O
to O
harvest O
has O
come O
, O
and O
the O
fruit O
on O
the O
earth O
is O
ripe O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
one O
who O
was O
sitting O
on O
the O
cloud O
swung O
his O
sickle O
over O
the O
earth O
. O

And O
the O
earth O
was O
harvested O
. O

Then O
another O
angel O
came O
out O
of O
the O
temple O
in O
heaven O
. O

This O
angel O
also O
had O
a O
sharp O
sickle O
. O

And O
then O
another O
angel O
, O
one O
with O
power O
over O
the O
fire O
, O
came O
from O
the O
altar O
. O

He O
called O
to O
the O
angel O
with O
the O
sharp O
sickle O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Take O
your O
sharp O
sickle O
and O
gather O
the O
bunches O
of O
grapes O
from O
the O
earth O
's O
vine O
. O

The O
earth O
's O
grapes O
are O
ripe O
. O
'' O

The O
angel O
swung O
his O
sickle O
over O
the O
earth O
. O

He O
gathered O
the O
earth O
's O
grapes O
and O
threw O
them O
into O
the O
great O
winepress O
of O
God O
's O
anger O
. O

The O
grapes O
were O
squeezed O
in O
the O
winepress O
outside O
the O
city O
. O

Blood O
flowed O
out O
of O
the O
winepress O
. O

It O
rose O
as O
high O
as O
the O
heads O
of O
the O
horses O
for O
a O
distance O
of O
200 O
miles O
. O

After O
this O
happened O
I O
saw O
four O
angels O
standing O
at O
the O
four O
corners O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

The O
angels O
were O
holding O
the O
four O
winds O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

They O
were O
stopping O
the O
wind O
from O
blowing O
on O
the O
land O
or O
the O
sea O
or O
on O
any O
tree O
. O

Then O
I O
saw O
another O
angel O
coming O
from O
the O
east O
. O

This O
angel O
had O
the O
seal O
of O
the O
living O
God O
. O

The O
angel O
called O
out O
in O
a O
loud O
voice O
to O
the O
four O
angels O
. O

These O
were O
the O
four O
angels O
that O
God O
had O
given O
the O
power O
to O
hurt O
the O
earth O
and O
the O
sea O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
harm O
the O
land O
or O
the O
sea O
or O
the O
trees O
before O
we O
mark O
the O
foreheads O
of O
those O
who O
serve O
our O
God O
. O
'' O

Then O
I O
heard O
how O
many O
people O
had O
God O
's O
mark O
on O
their O
foreheads O
. O

There O
were O
144 O
, O
000 O
. O

They O
were O
from O
every O
tribe O
of O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
: O

from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Judah O
12 O
, O
000 O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Reuben O
12 O
, O
000 O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Gad O
12 O
, O
000 O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Asher O
12 O
, O
000 O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Naphtali O
12 O
, O
000 O

from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Manasseh O
12 O
, O
000 O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Simeon O
12 O
, O
000 O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Levi O
12 O
, O
000 O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Issachar O
12 O
, O
000 O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Zebulun O
12 O
, O
000 O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Joseph B-PERSON
12 O
, O
000 O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
12 O
, O
000 O
Then O
I O
looked O
, O
and O
there O
was O
a O
large O
crowd O
of O
people O
. O

There O
were O
so O
many O
people O
that O
no O
one O
could O
count O
them O
all O
. O

They O
were O
from O
every O
nation O
, O
tribe O
, O
race O
of O
people O
, O
and O
language O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

They O
were O
standing O
before O
the O
throne O
and O
before O
the O
Lamb O
. O

They O
all O
wore O
white O
robes O
and O
had O
palm O
branches O
in O
their O
hands O
. O

They O
shouted O
loudly O
, O
`` O
Victory O
belongs O
to O
our O
God O
, O
who O
sits O
on O
the O
throne O
, O
and O
to O
the O
Lamb O
. O
'' O

The O
elders O
and O
the O
four O
living O
beings O
were O
there O
. O

All O
the O
angels O
were O
standing O
around O
them O
and O
the O
throne O
. O

The O
angels O
bowed O
down O
on O
their O
faces O
before O
the O
throne O
and O
worshiped O
God O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Amen O
! O

Praise O
, O
glory O
, O
wisdom O
, O
thanks O
, O
honor O
, O
power O
, O
and O
strength O
belong O
to O
our O
God O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

Amen O
! O
'' O

Then O
one O
of O
the O
elders O
asked O
me O
, O
`` O
Who O
are O
these O
people O
in O
white O
robes O
? O

Where O
did O
they O
come O
from O
? O
'' O

I O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
know O
who O
they O
are O
, O
sir O
. O
'' O

And O
the O
elder O
said O
, O
`` O
These O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
have O
come O
out O
of O
the O
great O
suffering O
. O

They O
have O
washed O
their O
robes O
with O
the O
blood O
of O
the O
Lamb O
, O
and O
they O
are O
clean O
and O
white O
. O

So O
now O
these O
people O
are O
before O
the O
throne O
of O
God O
. O

They O
worship O
God O
day O
and O
night O
in O
his O
temple O
. O

And O
the O
one O
who O
sits O
on O
the O
throne O
will O
protect O
them O
. O

They O
will O
never O
be O
hungry O
again O
. O

They O
will O
never O
be O
thirsty O
again O
. O

The O
sun O
will O
not O
hurt O
them O
. O

No O
heat O
will O
burn O
them O
. O

The O
Lamb O
in O
front O
of O
the O
throne O
will O
be O
their O
shepherd O
. O

He O
will O
lead O
them O
to O
springs O
of O
water O
that O
give O
life O
. O

And O
God O
will O
wipe O
away O
every O
tear O
from O
their O
eyes O
. O
'' O

Then O
I O
watched O
as O
the O
Lamb O
opened O
the O
first O
of O
the O
seven O
seals O
. O

Then O
I O
heard O
one O
of O
the O
four O
living O
beings O
speak O
with O
a O
voice O
like O
thunder O
. O

It O
said O
, O
`` O
Come O
! O
'' O

I O
looked O
, O
and O
there O
before O
me O
was O
a O
white O
horse O
. O

The O
rider O
on O
the O
horse O
held O
a O
bow O
and O
was O
given O
a O
crown O
. O

He O
rode O
out O
to O
defeat O
the O
enemy O
and O
win O
the O
victory O
. O

The O
Lamb O
opened O
the O
second O
seal O
. O

Then O
I O
heard O
the O
second O
living O
being O
say O
, O
`` O
Come O
! O
'' O

Then O
another O
horse O
came O
out O
, O
a O
red O
one O
. O

The O
rider O
on O
the O
horse O
was O
given O
power O
to O
take O
away O
peace O
from O
the O
earth O
so O
that O
people O
would O
kill O
each O
other O
. O

He O
was O
given O
a O
big O
sword O
. O

The O
Lamb O
opened O
the O
third O
seal O
. O

Then O
I O
heard O
the O
third O
living O
being O
say O
, O
`` O
Come O
! O
'' O

I O
looked O
, O
and O
there O
before O
me O
was O
a O
black O
horse O
. O

The O
rider O
on O
the O
horse O
held O
a O
pair O
of O
scales O
in O
his O
hand O
. O

Then O
I O
heard O
something O
that O
sounded O
like O
a O
voice O
. O

The O
voice O
came O
from O
where O
the O
four O
living O
beings O
were O
. O

It O
said O
, O
`` O
A O
quart O
of O
wheat O
or O
three O
quarts O
of O
barley O
will O
cost O
a O
full O
day O
's O
pay O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
harm O
the O
supply O
of O
olive O
oil O
and O
wine O
! O
'' O

The O
Lamb O
opened O
the O
fourth O
seal O
. O

Then O
I O
heard O
the O
voice O
of O
the O
fourth O
living O
being O
say O
, O
`` O
Come O
! O
'' O

I O
looked O
, O
and O
there O
before O
me O
was O
a O
pale O
- O

colored O
horse O
. O

The O
rider O
on O
the O
horse O
was O
death O
, O
and O
Hades O
was O
following O
close O
behind O
him O
. O

They O
were O
given O
power O
over O
a O
fourth O
of O
the O
earth O
-- O
power O
to O
kill O
people O
with O
the O
sword O
, O
by O
starving O
, O
by O
disease O
, O
and O
with O
the O
wild O
animals O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

The O
Lamb O
opened O
the O
fifth O
seal O
. O

Then O
I O
saw O
some O
souls O
under O
the O
altar O
. O

They O
were O
the O
souls O
of O
those O
who O
had O
been O
killed O
because O
they O
were O
faithful O
to O
God O
's O
message O
and O
to O
the O
truth O
they O
had O
received O
. O

These O
souls O
shouted O
in O
a O
loud O
voice O
, O
`` O
Holy O
and O
true O
Lord O
, O
how O
long O
until O
you O
judge O
the O
people O
of O
the O
earth O
and O
punish O
them O
for O
killing O
us O
? O
'' O

Then O
each O
one O
of O
them O
was O
given O
a O
white O
robe O
. O

They O
were O
told O
to O
wait O
a O
short O
time O
longer O
. O

There O
were O
still O
some O
of O
their O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
the O
service O
of O
Christ O
who O
must O
be O
killed O
as O
they O
were O
. O

These O
souls O
were O
told O
to O
wait O
until O
all O
the O
killing O
was O
finished O
. O

Then O
I O
watched O
while O
the O
Lamb O
opened O
the O
sixth O
seal O
. O

There O
was O
a O
great O
earthquake O
, O
and O
the O
sun O
became O
as O
black O
as O
sackcloth O
. O

The O
full O
moon O
became O
red O
like O
blood O
. O

The O
stars O
in O
the O
sky O
fell O
to O
the O
earth O
like O
a O
fig O
tree O
dropping O
its O
figs O
when O
the O
wind O
blows O
. O

The O
sky O
was O
split O
in O
the O
middle O
and O
both O
sides O
rolled O
up O
like O
a O
scroll O
. O

And O
every O
mountain O
and O
island O
was O
moved O
from O
its O
place O
. O

Then O
all O
the O
people O
-- O
the O
kings O
of O
the O
world O
, O
the O
rulers O
, O
the O
army O
commanders O
, O
the O
rich O
people O
, O
the O
powerful O
people O
, O
every O
slave O
, O
and O
every O
free O
person O
-- O
hid O
themselves O
in O
caves O
and O
behind O
the O
rocks O
on O
the O
mountains O
. O

They O
said O
to O
the O
mountains O
and O
the O
rocks O
, O
`` O

Fall O
on O
us O
. O

Hide O
us O
from O
the O
face O
of O
the O
one O
who O
sits O
on O
the O
throne O
. O

Hide O
us O
from O
the O
anger O
of O
the O
Lamb O
! O

The O
great O
day O
for O
their O
anger O
has O
come O
. O

No O
one O
can O
stand O
against O
it O
. O
'' O

`` O
Write O
this O
to O
the O
angel O
of O
the O
church O
in O
Ephesus O
: O
`` O
Here O
is O
a O
message O
from O
the O
one O
who O
holds O
the O
seven O
stars O
in O
his O
right O
hand O
and O
walks O
among O
the O
seven O
golden O
lampstands O
. O

`` O
I O
know O
what O
you O
do O
, O
how O
hard O
you O
work O
and O
never O
give O
up O
. O

I O
know O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
accept O
evil O
people O
. O

You O
have O
tested O
those O
who O
say O
they O
are O
apostles O
but O
are O
not O
. O

You O
found O
that O
they O
are O
liars O
. O

You O
never O
stop O
trying O
. O

You O
have O
endured O
troubles O
for O
my O
name O
and O
have O
not O
given O
up O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
have O
this O
against O
you O
: O
You O
have O
left O
the O
love O
you O
had O
in O
the O
beginning O
. O

So O
remember O
where O
you O
were O
before O
you O
fell O
. O

Change O
your O
hearts O
and O
do O
what O
you O
did O
at O
first O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
change O
, O
I O
will O
come O
to O
you O
and O
remove O
your O
lampstand O
from O
its O
place O
. O

But O
there O
is O
something O
you O
do O
that O
is O
right O
-- O

you O
hate O
the O
things O
that O
the O
Nicolaitans O
do O
. O

I O
also O
hate O
what O
they O
do O
. O

`` O
Everyone O
who O
hears O
this O
should O
listen O
to O
what O
the O
Spirit O
says O
to O
the O
churches O
. O

To O
those O
who O
win O
the O
victory O
I O
will O
give O
the O
right O
to O
eat O
the O
fruit O
from O
the O
tree O
of O
life O
, O
which O
is O
in O
God O
's O
paradise O
. O

`` O
Write O
this O
to O
the O
angel O
of O
the O
church O
in O
Smyrna O
: O
`` O
Here O
is O
a O
message O
from O
the O
one O
who O
is O
the O
First O
and O
the O
Last O
, O
the O
one O
who O
died O
and O
came O
to O
life O
again O
. O

`` O
I O
know O
your O
troubles O
, O
and O
I O
know O
that O
you O
are O
poor O
, O
but O
really O
you O
are O
rich O
! O

I O
know O
the O
insults O
you O
have O
suffered O
from O
people O
who O
say O
they O
are O
Jews O
. O

But O
they O
are O
not O
true O
Jews O
. O

They O
are O
a O
group O
that O
belongs O
to O
Satan O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
of O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
you O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
, O
the O
devil O
will O
put O
some O
of O
you O
in O
prison O
. O

He O
will O
do O
this O
to O
test O
you O
. O

You O
will O
suffer O
for O
ten O
days O
, O
but O
be O
faithful O
, O
even O
if O
you O
have O
to O
die O
. O

If O
you O
continue O
to O
be O
faithful O
, O
I O
will O
give O
you O
the O
crown O
of O
life O
. O

`` O
Everyone O
who O
hears O
this O
should O
listen O
to O
what O
the O
Spirit O
says O
to O
the O
churches O
. O

Those O
who O
win O
the O
victory O
will O
not O
be O
hurt O
by O
the O
second O
death O
. O

`` O
Write O
this O
to O
the O
angel O
of O
the O
church O
in O
Pergamum O
: O
`` O
Here O
is O
a O
message O
from O
the O
one O
who O
has O
the O
sharp O
two O
- O
edged O
sword O
. O

`` O
I O
know O
where O
you O
live O
. O

You O
live O
where O
Satan O
has O
his O
throne O
, O
but O
you O
are O
true O
to O
me O
. O

You O
did O
not O
refuse O
to O
tell O
about O
your O
faith O
in O
me O
even O
during O
the O
time O
of O
Antipas O
. O

Antipas O
was O
my O
faithful O
witness O
who O
was O
killed O
in O
your O
city O
, O
the O
city O
where O
Satan O
lives O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
have O
a O
few O
things O
against O
you O
. O

You O
have O
people O
there O
who O
follow O
the O
teaching O
of O
Balaam O
. O

Balaam O
taught O
Balak O
how O
to O
make O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
sin O
. O

They O
sinned O
by O
eating O
food O
offered O
to O
idols O
and O
by O
committing O
sexual O
sins O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
in O
your O
group O
. O

You O
have O
people O
who O
follow O
the O
teaching O
of O
the O
Nicolaitans O
. O

So O
change O
your O
hearts O
! O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
change O
, O
I O
will O
come O
to O
you O
quickly O
and O
fight O
against O
these O
people O
with O
the O
sword O
that O
comes O
out O
of O
my O
mouth O
. O

`` O
Everyone O
who O
hears O
this O
should O
listen O
to O
what O
the O
Spirit O
says O
to O
the O
churches O
! O

`` O
I O
will O
give O
the O
hidden O
manna O
to O
everyone O
who O
wins O
the O
victory O
. O

I O
will O
also O
give O
each O
one O
a O
white O
stone O
that O
has O
a O
new O
name O
written O
on O
it O
. O

And O
no O
one O
will O
know O
this O
name O
except O
the O
one O
who O
gets O
the O
stone O
. O

`` O
Write O
this O
to O
the O
angel O
of O
the O
church O
in O
Thyatira O
: O
`` O
Here O
is O
a O
message O
from O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
, O
the O
one O
who O
has O
eyes O
that O
blaze O
like O
fire O
and O
feet O
like O
shining O
brass O
. O

`` O
I O
know O
what O
you O
do O
. O

I O
know O
about O
your O
love O
, O
your O
faith O
, O
your O
service O
, O
and O
your O
patience O
. O

I O
know O
that O
you O
are O
doing O
more O
now O
than O
you O
did O
at O
first O
. O

But O
I O
have O
this O
against O
you O
: O
You O
let O
that O
woman O
Jezebel O
do O
what O
she O
wants O
. O

She O
says O
that O
she O
is O
a O
prophet O
, O
but O
she O
is O
leading O
my O
people O
away O
with O
her O
teaching O
. O

Jezebel O
leads O
my O
people O
to O
commit O
sexual O
sins O
and O
to O
eat O
food O
that O
is O
offered O
to O
idols O
. O

I O
have O
given O
her O
time O
to O
change O
her O
heart O
and O
turn O
away O
from O
her O
sin O
, O
but O
she O
does O
not O
want O
to O
change O
. O

`` O
So O
I O
will O
throw O
her O
on O
a O
bed O
of O
suffering O
. O

And O
all O
those O
who O
commit O
adultery O
with O
her O
will O
suffer O
greatly O
. O

I O
will O
do O
this O
now O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
turn O
away O
from O
the O
things O
she O
does O
. O

I O
will O
also O
kill O
her O
followers O
. O

Then O
all O
the O
churches O
will O
see O
that O
I O
am O
the O
one O
who O
knows O
what O
people O
feel O
and O
think O
. O

And O
I O
will O
repay O
each O
of O
you O
for O
what O
you O
have O
done O
. O

`` O
But O
others O
of O
you O
in O
Thyatira O
have O
not O
followed O
her O
teaching O
. O

You O
have O
not O
learned O
the O
things O
they O
call O
' O
Satan O
's O
deep O
secrets O
. O
' O

This O
is O
what O
I O
say O
to O
you O
: O
I O
will O
not O
put O
any O
other O
burden O
on O
you O
. O

Only O
hold O
on O
to O
the O
truth O
you O
have O
until O
I O
come O
. O

`` O
I O
will O
give O
power O
over O
the O
nations O
to O
all O
those O
who O
win O
the O
victory O
and O
continue O
until O
the O
end O
to O
do O
what O
I O
want O
. O

They O
will O
rule O
the O
nations O
with O
an O
iron O
rod O
. O

They O
will O
break O
them O
to O
pieces O
like O
clay O
pots O
. O

They O
will O
have O
the O
same O
power O
I O
received O
from O
my O
Father O
, O
and O
I O
will O
give O
them O
the O
morning O
star O
. O

Everyone O
who O
hears O
this O
should O
listen O
to O
what O
the O
Spirit O
says O
to O
the O
churches O
. O

And O
then O
a O
great O
wonder O
appeared O
in O
heaven O
: O

There O
was O
a O
woman O
who O
was O
clothed O
with O
the O
sun O
, O
and O
the O
moon O
was O
under O
her O
feet O
. O

She O
had O
a O
crown O
of O
twelve O
stars O
on O
her O
head O
. O

She O
was O
pregnant O
and O
cried O
out O
with O
pain O
because O
she O
was O
about O
to O
give O
birth O
. O

Then O
another O
wonder O
appeared O
in O
heaven O
: O
There O
was O
a O
giant O
red O
dragon O
there O
. O

The O
dragon O
had O
seven O
heads O
with O
a O
crown O
on O
each O
head O
. O

It O
also O
had O
ten O
horns O
. O

Its O
tail O
swept O
a O
third O
of O
the O
stars O
out O
of O
the O
sky O
and O
threw O
them O
down O
to O
the O
earth O
. O

It O
stood O
in O
front O
of O
the O
woman O
who O
was O
ready O
to O
give O
birth O
to O
the O
baby O
. O

It O
wanted O
to O
eat O
the O
woman O
's O
baby O
as O
soon O
as O
it O
was O
born O
. O

The O
woman O
gave O
birth O
to O
a O
son O
, O
who O
would O
rule O
all O
the O
nations O
with O
an O
iron O
rod O
. O

And O
her O
child O
was O
taken O
up O
to O
God O
and O
to O
his O
throne O
. O

The O
woman O
ran O
away O
into O
the O
desert O
to O
a O
place O
that O
God O
had O
prepared O
for O
her O
. O

There O
she O
would O
be O
taken O
care O
of O
for O
1260 O
days O
. O

Then O
there O
was O
a O
war O
in O
heaven O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
and O
his O
angels O
fought O
against O
the O
dragon O
. O

The O
dragon O
and O
its O
angels O
fought O
back O
, O
but O
they O
were O
not O
strong O
enough O
. O

The O
dragon O
and O
its O
angels O
lost O
their O
place O
in O
heaven O
. O

It O
was O
thrown O
down O
out O
of O
heaven O
. O

-LRB- O
This O
giant O
dragon O
is O
that O
old O
snake O
, O
the O
one O
called O
the O
devil O
or O
Satan O
, O
who O
leads O
the O
whole O
world O
into O
the O
wrong O
way O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
dragon O
and O
its O
angels O
were O
thrown O
to O
the O
earth O
. O

Then O
I O
heard O
a O
loud O
voice O
in O
heaven O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
victory O
and O
the O
power O
and O
the O
kingdom O
of O
our O
God O
and O
the O
authority O
of O
his O
Christ O
have O
now O
come O
. O

These O
things O
have O
come O
, O
because O
the O
accuser O
of O
our O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
has O
been O
thrown O
out O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
accused O
them O
day O
and O
night O
before O
our O
God O
. O

They O
defeated O
him O
by O
the O
blood O
sacrifice O
of O
the O
Lamb O
and O
by O
the O
message O
of O
God O
that O
they O
told O
people O
. O

They O
did O
not O
love O
their O
lives O
too O
much O
. O

They O
were O
not O
afraid O
of O
death O
. O

So O
rejoice O
, O
you O
heavens O
and O
all O
who O
live O
there O
! O

But O
it O
will O
be O
terrible O
for O
the O
earth O
and O
sea O
, O
because O
the O
devil O
has O
gone O
down O
to O
you O
. O

He O
is O
filled O
with O
anger O
. O

He O
knows O
he O
does O
n't O
have O
much O
time O
. O
'' O

The O
dragon O
saw O
that O
he O
had O
been O
thrown O
down O
to O
the O
earth O
. O

So O
he O
chased O
the O
woman O
who O
had O
given O
birth O
to O
the O
child O
. O

But O
the O
woman O
was O
given O
the O
two O
wings O
of O
a O
great O
eagle O
. O

Then O
she O
could O
fly O
to O
the O
place O
that O
was O
prepared O
for O
her O
in O
the O
desert O
. O

There O
she O
would O
be O
taken O
care O
of O
for O
three O
and O
a O
half O
years O
. O

There O
she O
would O
be O
away O
from O
the O
dragon O
. O

Then O
the O
dragon O
poured O
water O
out O
of O
its O
mouth O
like O
a O
river O
. O

It O
poured O
the O
water O
toward O
the O
woman O
so O
that O
the O
flood O
would O
carry O
her O
away O
. O

But O
the O
earth O
helped O
the O
woman O
. O

The O
earth O
opened O
its O
mouth O
and O
swallowed O
the O
river O
that O
came O
from O
the O
mouth O
of O
the O
dragon O
. O

Then O
the O
dragon O
was O
very O
angry O
with O
the O
woman O
. O

It O
went O
away O
to O
make O
war O
against O
all O
her O
other O
children O
. O

Her O
children O
are O
those O
who O
obey O
God O
's O
commands O
and O
have O
the O
truth O
that O
Jesus O
taught O
. O

The O
dragon O
stood O
on O
the O
seashore O
. O

One O
of O
the O
seven O
angels O
came O
and O
spoke O
to O
me O
. O

This O
was O
one O
of O
the O
angels O
that O
had O
the O
seven O
bowls O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
, O
`` O
Come O
, O
and O
I O
will O
show O
you O
the O
punishment O
that O
will O
be O
given O
to O
the O
famous O
prostitute O
. O

She O
is O
the O
one O
sitting O
over O
many O
waters O
. O

The O
rulers O
of O
the O
earth O
sinned O
sexually O
with O
her O
. O

The O
people O
of O
the O
earth O
became O
drunk O
from O
the O
wine O
of O
her O
sexual O
sin O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
angel O
carried O
me O
away O
by O
the O
Spirit O
to O
the O
desert O
. O

There O
I O
saw O
a O
woman O
sitting O
on O
a O
red O
beast O
. O

The O
beast O
was O
covered O
with O
evil O
names O
. O

It O
had O
seven O
heads O
and O
ten O
horns O
. O

The O
woman O
was O
dressed O
in O
purple O
and O
red O
. O

She O
was O
shining O
with O
the O
gold O
, O
jewels O
, O
and O
pearls O
that O
she O
was O
wearing O
. O

She O
had O
a O
golden O
cup O
in O
her O
hand O
. O

This O
cup O
was O
filled O
with O
terribly O
evil O
things O
and O
the O
filth O
of O
her O
sexual O
sin O
. O

She O
had O
a O
title O
written O
on O
her O
forehead O
. O

This O
title O
has O
a O
hidden O
meaning O
. O

This O
is O
what O
was O
written O
: O
the O
great O
babylon O
mother O
of O
prostitutes O
and O
the O
evil O
things O
of O
the O
earth O
I O
saw O
that O
the O
woman O
was O
drunk O
. O

She O
was O
drunk O
with O
the O
blood O
of O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
. O

She O
was O
drunk O
with O
the O
blood O
of O
those O
who O
told O
about O
their O
faith O
in O
Jesus O
. O

When O
I O
saw O
the O
woman O
, O
I O
was O
fully O
amazed O
. O

Then O
the O
angel O
said O
to O
me O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
amazed O
? O

I O
will O
tell O
you O
the O
hidden O
meaning O
of O
this O
woman O
and O
the O
beast O
she O
rides O
-- O
the O
beast O
with O
seven O
heads O
and O
ten O
horns O
. O

The O
beast O
you O
saw O
was O
once O
alive O
, O
but O
now O
it O
is O
not O
. O

However O
, O
it O
will O
come O
up O
out O
of O
the O
bottomless O
pit O
and O
go O
away O
to O
be O
destroyed O
. O

The O
people O
who O
live O
on O
the O
earth O
will O
be O
amazed O
when O
they O
see O
the O
beast O
, O
because O
it O
was O
once O
alive O
, O
is O
no O
longer O
living O
, O
but O
will O
come O
again O
. O

These O
are O
the O
people O
whose O
names O
have O
never O
been O
written O
in O
the O
book O
of O
life O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
world O
. O

`` O
You O
need O
wisdom O
to O
understand O
this O
. O

The O
seven O
heads O
on O
the O
beast O
are O
the O
seven O
hills O
where O
the O
woman O
sits O
. O

They O
are O
also O
seven O
rulers O
. O

Five O
of O
the O
rulers O
have O
already O
died O
. O

One O
of O
the O
rulers O
lives O
now O
, O
and O
the O
last O
ruler O
is O
coming O
. O

When O
he O
comes O
, O
he O
will O
stay O
only O
a O
short O
time O
. O

The O
beast O
that O
was O
once O
alive O
but O
is O
no O
longer O
living O
is O
an O
eighth O
ruler O
. O

This O
eighth O
ruler O
also O
belongs O
to O
the O
first O
seven O
rulers O
. O

And O
he O
will O
go O
away O
to O
be O
destroyed O
. O

`` O
The O
ten O
horns O
you O
saw O
are O
ten O
rulers O
. O

These O
ten O
rulers O
have O
not O
yet O
received O
their O
kingdom O
, O
but O
they O
will O
receive O
power O
to O
rule O
with O
the O
beast O
for O
one O
hour O
. O

All O
ten O
of O
these O
rulers O
have O
the O
same O
purpose O
. O

And O
they O
will O
give O
their O
power O
and O
authority O
to O
the O
beast O
. O

They O
will O
make O
war O
against O
the O
Lamb O
. O

But O
the O
Lamb O
will O
defeat O
them O
, O
because O
he O
is O
Lord O
of O
lords O
and O
King O
of O
kings O
. O

And O
with O
him O
will O
be O
his O
chosen O
and O
faithful O
followers O
-- O
the O
people O
he O
has O
called O
to O
be O
his O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
angel O
said O
to O
me O
, O
`` O
You O
saw O
the O
waters O
where O
the O
prostitute O
sits O
. O

These O
waters O
are O
the O
many O
peoples O
, O
the O
different O
races O
, O
nations O
, O
and O
languages O
in O
the O
world O
. O

The O
beast O
and O
the O
ten O
horns O
you O
saw O
will O
hate O
the O
prostitute O
. O

They O
will O
take O
everything O
she O
has O
and O
leave O
her O
naked O
. O

They O
will O
eat O
her O
flesh O
and O
destroy O
her O
with O
fire O
. O

God O
put O
the O
idea O
in O
their O
minds O
to O
do O
what O
would O
complete O
his O
purpose O
. O

They O
agreed O
to O
give O
the O
beast O
their O
power O
to O
rule O
until O
what O
God O
has O
said O
is O
completed O
. O

The O
woman O
you O
saw O
is O
the O
great O
city O
that O
rules O
over O
the O
kings O
of O
the O
earth O
. O
'' O

Then O
I O
saw O
a O
beast O
coming O
up O
out O
of O
the O
sea O
. O

It O
had O
ten O
horns O
and O
seven O
heads O
. O

There O
was O
a O
crown O
on O
each O
of O
its O
horns O
. O

It O
had O
an O
evil O
name O
written O
on O
each O
head O
. O

This O
beast O
looked O
like O
a O
leopard O
, O
with O
feet O
like O
a O
bear O
's O
feet O
. O

It O
had O
a O
mouth O
like O
a O
lion O
's O
mouth O
. O

The O
dragon O
gave O
the O
beast O
all O
of O
its O
power O
and O
its O
throne O
and O
great O
authority O
. O

One O
of O
the O
heads O
of O
the O
beast O
looked O
as O
if O
it O
had O
been O
wounded O
and O
killed O
, O
but O
the O
death O
wound O
was O
healed O
. O

All O
the O
people O
in O
the O
world O
were O
amazed O
, O
and O
they O
all O
followed O
the O
beast O
. O

People O
worshiped O
the O
dragon O
because O
it O
had O
given O
its O
power O
to O
the O
beast O
, O
and O
they O
also O
worshiped O
the O
beast O
. O

They O
asked O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
as O
powerful O
as O
the O
beast O
? O

Who O
can O
make O
war O
against O
it O
? O
'' O

The O
beast O
was O
allowed O
to O
boast O
and O
speak O
insults O
against O
God O
. O

It O
was O
allowed O
to O
use O
its O
power O
for O
42 O
months O
. O

The O
beast O
opened O
its O
mouth O
to O
insult O
God O
-- O
to O
insult O
his O
name O
, O
the O
place O
where O
he O
lives O
, O
and O
all O
those O
who O
live O
in O
heaven O
. O

It O
was O
given O
power O
to O
make O
war O
against O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
and O
to O
defeat O
them O
. O

It O
was O
given O
power O
over O
every O
tribe O
, O
race O
of O
people O
, O
language O
, O
and O
nation O
. O

Everyone O
living O
on O
earth O
would O
worship O
the O
beast O
. O

These O
are O
all O
the O
people O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
world O
whose O
names O
are O
not O
written O
in O
the O
Lamb O
's O
book O
of O
life O
. O

The O
Lamb O
is O
the O
one O
who O
was O
killed O
. O

Anyone O
who O
hears O
these O
things O
should O
listen O
to O
this O
: O
Whoever O
is O
to O
be O
a O
prisoner O
, O
will O
be O
a O
prisoner O
. O

Whoever O
is O
to O
be O
killed O
with O
a O
sword O
, O
will O
be O
killed O
with O
a O
sword O
. O

This O
means O
that O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
must O
have O
patience O
and O
faith O
. O

Then O
I O
saw O
another O
beast O
coming O
up O
out O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

He O
had O
two O
horns O
like O
a O
lamb O
, O
but O
he O
talked O
like O
a O
dragon O
. O

This O
beast O
stood O
before O
the O
first O
beast O
and O
used O
the O
same O
power O
the O
first O
beast O
had O
. O

He O
used O
this O
power O
to O
make O
everyone O
living O
on O
the O
earth O
worship O
the O
first O
beast O
. O

The O
first O
beast O
was O
the O
one O
that O
had O
the O
death O
wound O
that O
was O
healed O
. O

The O
second O
beast O
did O
great O
miracles O
. O

He O
even O
made O
fire O
come O
down O
from O
heaven O
to O
earth O
while O
people O
were O
watching O
. O

This O
second O
beast O
fooled O
the O
people O
living O
on O
earth O
by O
using O
the O
miracles O
that O
he O
had O
been O
given O
the O
power O
to O
do O
for O
the O
first O
beast O
. O

He O
ordered O
people O
to O
make O
an O
idol O
to O
honor O
the O
first O
beast O
, O
the O
one O
that O
was O
wounded O
by O
the O
sword O
but O
did O
not O
die O
. O

The O
second O
beast O
was O
given O
power O
to O
give O
life O
to O
the O
idol O
of O
the O
first O
beast O
. O

Then O
the O
idol O
could O
speak O
and O
order O
all O
those O
who O
did O
not O
worship O
it O
to O
be O
killed O
. O

The O
second O
beast O
also O
forced O
all O
people O
, O
small O
and O
great O
, O
rich O
and O
poor O
, O
free O
and O
slave O
, O
to O
have O
a O
mark O
put O
on O
their O
right O
hand O
or O
on O
their O
forehead O
. O

No O
one O
could O
buy O
or O
sell O
without O
this O
mark O
. O

-LRB- O
This O
mark O
is O
the O
name O
of O
the O
beast O
or O
the O
number O
of O
its O
name O
. O
-RRB- O

Anyone O
who O
has O
understanding O
can O
find O
the O
meaning O
of O
the O
beast O
's O
number O
. O

This O
requires O
wisdom O
. O

This O
number O
is O
the O
number O
of O
a O
man O
. O

It O
is O
666 O
. O

The O
Lamb O
opened O
the O
seventh O
seal O
. O

Then O
there O
was O
silence O
in O
heaven O
for O
about O
half O
an O
hour O
. O

And O
I O
saw O
the O
seven O
angels O
who O
stand O
before O
God O
. O

They O
were O
given O
seven O
trumpets O
. O

Another O
angel O
came O
and O
stood O
at O
the O
altar O
. O

This O
angel O
had O
a O
golden O
holder O
for O
incense O
. O

The O
angel O
was O
given O
much O
incense O
to O
offer O
with O
the O
prayers O
of O
all O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
. O

The O
angel O
put O
this O
offering O
on O
the O
golden O
altar O
before O
the O
throne O
. O

The O
smoke O
from O
the O
incense O
went O
up O
from O
the O
angel O
's O
hand O
to O
God O
. O

The O
smoke O
went O
up O
with O
the O
prayers O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

Then O
the O
angel O
filled O
the O
incense O
holder O
with O
fire O
from O
the O
altar O
and O
threw O
it O
down O
on O
the O
earth O
. O

Then O
there O
were O
flashes O
of O
lightning O
, O
thunder O
and O
other O
noises O
, O
and O
an O
earthquake O
. O

Then O
the O
seven O
angels O
with O
the O
seven O
trumpets O
prepared O
to O
blow O
their O
trumpets O
. O

The O
first O
angel O
blew O
his O
trumpet O
. O

Then O
hail O
and O
fire O
mixed O
with O
blood O
was O
poured O
down O
on O
the O
earth O
. O

And O
a O
third O
of O
the O
earth O
and O
all O
the O
green O
grass O
and O
a O
third O
of O
the O
trees O
were O
burned O
up O
. O

The O
second O
angel O
blew O
his O
trumpet O
. O

Then O
something O
that O
looked O
like O
a O
big O
mountain O
burning O
with O
fire O
was O
thrown O
into O
the O
sea O
. O

And O
a O
third O
of O
the O
sea O
became O
blood O
. O

And O
a O
third O
of O
the O
created O
beings O
in O
the O
sea O
died O
, O
and O
a O
third O
of O
the O
ships O
were O
destroyed O
. O

The O
third O
angel O
blew O
his O
trumpet O
. O

Then O
a O
large O
star O
, O
burning O
like O
a O
torch O
, O
fell O
from O
the O
sky O
. O

It O
fell O
on O
a O
third O
of O
the O
rivers O
and O
on O
the O
springs O
of O
water O
. O

The O
name O
of O
the O
star O
was O
Bitterness O
. O

And O
a O
third O
of O
all O
the O
water O
became O
bitter O
. O

Many O
people O
died O
from O
drinking O
this O
bitter O
water O
. O

The O
fourth O
angel O
blew O
his O
trumpet O
. O

Then O
a O
third O
of O
the O
sun O
and O
a O
third O
of O
the O
moon O
and O
a O
third O
of O
the O
stars O
were O
struck O
. O

So O
a O
third O
of O
them O
became O
dark O
. O

A O
third O
of O
the O
day O
and O
night O
was O
without O
light O
. O

While O
I O
watched O
, O
I O
heard O
an O
eagle O
that O
was O
flying O
high O
in O
the O
air O
. O

The O
eagle O
said O
in O
a O
loud O
voice O
, O
`` O
Terrible O
! O

Terrible O
! O

How O
terrible O
for O
those O
who O
live O
on O
the O
earth O
! O

The O
terrible O
trouble O
will O
begin O
after O
the O
sounds O
of O
the O
trumpets O
that O
the O
other O
three O
angels O
will O
blow O
. O
'' O

Then O
I O
saw O
another O
angel O
coming O
down O
from O
heaven O
. O

This O
angel O
had O
great O
power O
. O

The O
angel O
's O
glory O
made O
the O
earth O
bright O
. O

The O
angel O
shouted O
with O
a O
powerful O
voice O
, O
`` O
She O
is O
destroyed O
! O

The O
great O
city O
of O
Babylon O
is O
destroyed O
! O

She O
has O
become O
a O
home O
for O
demons O
. O

That O
city O
has O
become O
a O
place O
for O
every O
unclean O
spirit O
to O
live O
. O

She O
is O
a O
city O
filled O
with O
all O
kinds O
of O
unclean O
birds O
. O

She O
is O
a O
place O
where O
every O
unclean O
and O
hated O
animal O
lives O
. O

All O
the O
peoples O
of O
the O
earth O
have O
drunk O
the O
wine O
of O
her O
sexual O
sin O
and O
of O
God O
's O
anger O
. O

The O
rulers O
of O
the O
earth O
sinned O
sexually O
with O
her O
, O
and O
the O
merchants O
of O
the O
world O
grew O
rich O
from O
the O
great O
wealth O
of O
her O
luxury O
. O
'' O

Then O
I O
heard O
another O
voice O
from O
heaven O
say O
, O
`` O
Come O
out O
of O
that O
city O
, O
my O
people O
, O
so O
that O
you O
will O
not O
share O
in O
her O
sins O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
not O
suffer O
any O
of O
the O
terrible O
punishment O
she O
will O
get O
. O

That O
city O
's O
sins O
are O
piled O
up O
as O
high O
as O
heaven O
. O

God O
has O
not O
forgotten O
the O
wrongs O
she O
has O
done O
. O

Give O
that O
city O
the O
same O
as O
she O
gave O
to O
others O
. O

Pay O
her O
back O
twice O
as O
much O
as O
she O
did O
. O

Prepare O
wine O
for O
her O
that O
is O
twice O
as O
strong O
as O
the O
wine O
she O
prepared O
for O
others O
. O

She O
gave O
herself O
much O
glory O
and O
rich O
living O
. O

Give O
her O
that O
much O
suffering O
and O
sadness O
. O

She O
says O
to O
herself O
, O
' O
I O
am O
a O
queen O
sitting O
on O
my O
throne O
. O

I O
am O
not O
a O
widow O
; O
I O
will O
never O
be O
sad O
. O
' O

So O
in O
one O
day O
she O
will O
suffer O
great O
hunger O
, O
mourning O
, O
and O
death O
. O

She O
will O
be O
destroyed O
by O
fire O
, O
because O
the O
Lord O
God O
who O
judges O
her O
is O
powerful O
. O

`` O
The O
rulers O
of O
the O
earth O
who O
sinned O
sexually O
with O
her O
and O
shared O
her O
wealth O
will O
see O
the O
smoke O
from O
her O
burning O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
cry O
and O
be O
sad O
because O
of O
her O
death O
. O

The O
rulers O
will O
be O
afraid O
of O
her O
suffering O
and O
stand O
far O
away O
. O

They O
will O
say O
, O
' O
Terrible O
! O

How O
terrible O
, O
O O
great O
city O
, O
O O
powerful O
city O
of O
Babylon O
! O

Your O
punishment O
came O
in O
one O
hour O
! O
' O

`` O
And O
the O
merchants O
of O
the O
earth O
will O
cry O
and O
be O
sad O
for O
her O
. O

They O
will O
be O
sad O
because O
now O
there O
is O
no O
one O
to O
buy O
the O
things O
they O
sell O
-- O
gold O
, O
silver O
, O
jewels O
, O
pearls O
, O
fine O
linen O
cloth O
, O
purple O
cloth O
, O
silk O
, O
and O
scarlet O
cloth O
, O
all O
kinds O
of O
citron O
wood O
, O
and O
all O
kinds O
of O
things O
made O
from O
ivory O
, O
expensive O
wood O
, O
bronze O
, O
iron O
, O
and O
marble O
. O

They O
also O
sell O
cinnamon O
, O
spice O
, O
incense O
, O
frankincense O
, O
myrrh O
, O
wine O
, O
olive O
oil O
, O
fine O
flour O
, O
wheat O
, O
cattle O
, O
sheep O
, O
horses O
, O
carriages O
, O
and O
slaves O
-- O
yes O
, O
even O
human O
lives O
. O

The O
merchants O
will O
cry O
and O
say O
, O
' O
O O
Babylon O
, O
the O
good O
things O
you O
wanted O
have O
left O
you O
. O

All O
your O
rich O
and O
fancy O
things O
have O
disappeared O
. O

You O
will O
never O
have O
them O
again O
. O
' O

`` O
The O
merchants O
will O
be O
afraid O
of O
her O
suffering O
and O
will O
stand O
far O
away O
from O
her O
. O

They O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
became O
rich O
from O
selling O
those O
things O
to O
her O
. O

They O
will O
cry O
and O
be O
sad O
. O

They O
will O
say O
, O
' O
Terrible O
! O

How O
terrible O
for O
the O
great O
city O
! O

She O
was O
dressed O
in O
fine O
linen O
; O
she O
wore O
purple O
and O
scarlet O
cloth O
. O

She O
was O
shining O
with O
gold O
, O
jewels O
, O
and O
pearls O
! O

All O
these O
riches O
have O
been O
destroyed O
in O
one O
hour O
! O
' O

`` O
Every O
sea O
captain O
, O
all O
those O
who O
travel O
on O
ships O
, O
the O
sailors O
, O
and O
all O
those O
who O
earn O
money O
from O
the O
sea O
stood O
far O
away O
from O
Babylon O
. O

They O
saw O
the O
smoke O
from O
her O
burning O
. O

They O
cried O
out O
, O
' O
There O
was O
never O
a O
city O
like O
this O
great O
city O
! O
' O

They O
threw O
dust O
on O
their O
heads O
and O
cried O
loudly O
to O
show O
the O
deep O
sorrow O
they O
felt O
. O

They O
said O
, O
' O
Terrible O
! O

How O
terrible O
for O
the O
great O
city O
! O

All O
those O
who O
had O
ships O
on O
the O
sea O
became O
rich O
because O
of O
her O
wealth O
! O

But O
she O
has O
been O
destroyed O
in O
one O
hour O
! O

Be O
happy O
because O
of O
this O
, O
O O
heaven O
! O

Be O
happy O
, O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
and O
apostles O
and O
prophets O
! O

God O
has O
punished O
her O
because O
of O
what O
she O
did O
to O
you O
. O
' O
'' O

Then O
a O
powerful O
angel O
picked O
up O
a O
large O
rock O
. O

This O
rock O
was O
as O
big O
as O
a O
large O
millstone O
. O

The O
angel O
threw O
the O
rock O
into O
the O
sea O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
That O
is O
how O
the O
great O
city O
of O
Babylon O
will O
be O
thrown O
down O
. O

It O
will O
never O
be O
found O
again O
. O

O O
Babylon O
, O
the O
music O
of O
people O
playing O
harps O
and O
other O
instruments O
, O
flutes O
and O
trumpets O
, O
will O
never O
be O
heard O
in O
you O
again O
. O

No O
worker O
doing O
any O
job O
will O
ever O
be O
found O
in O
you O
again O
. O

The O
sound O
of O
a O
millstone O
will O
never O
be O
heard O
in O
you O
again O
. O

The O
light O
of O
a O
lamp O
will O
never O
shine O
in O
you O
again O
. O

The O
voices O
of O
a O
bridegroom O
and O
bride O
will O
never O
be O
heard O
in O
you O
again O
. O

Your O
merchants O
were O
the O
world O
's O
great O
people O
. O

All O
the O
nations O
were O
tricked O
by O
your O
magic O
. O

You O
are O
guilty O
of O
the O
death O
of O
the O
prophets O
, O
of O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
, O
and O
of O
all O
those O
who O
have O
been O
killed O
on O
earth O
. O
'' O

Then O
I O
saw O
a O
new O
heaven O
and O
a O
new O
ear O
th O
. O

The O
first O
heaven O
and O
the O
first O
ear O
th O
had O
disappeared O
. O

Now O
there O
was O
no O
sea O
. O

And O
I O
saw O
the O
ho O
ly O
city O
, O
the O
new O
Jerusa O
lem O
, O
coming O
down O
out O
of O
heaven O
from O
God O
. O

It O
was O
prepared O
like O
a O
bride O
dressed O
for O
her O
husband O
. O

I O
heard O
a O
loud O
voice O
from O
the O
throne O
. O

It O
said O
, O
`` O
Now O
God O
's O
home O
is O
with O
people O
. O

He O
will O
live O
with O
them O
. O

They O
will O
be O
his O
people O
. O

God O
himself O
will O
be O
with O
them O
and O
will O
be O
their O
God O
. O

He O
will O
wipe O
away O
every O
tear O
from O
their O
eyes O
. O

There O
will O
be O
no O
more O
death O
, O
sadness O
, O
crying O
, O
or O
pain O
. O

All O
the O
old O
ways O
are O
gone O
. O
'' O

The O
one O
who O
was O
sitting O
on O
the O
throne O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
I O
am O
making O
everything O
new O
! O
'' O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Write O
this O
, O
because O
these O
words O
are O
true O
and O
can O
be O
trusted O
. O
'' O

The O
one O
on O
the O
throne O
said O
to O
me O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
finished O
! O

I O
am O
the O
Alpha O
and O
the O
Omega O
, O
the O
Beginning O
and O
the O
End O
. O

I O
will O
give O
free O
water O
from O
the O
spring O
of O
the O
water O
of O
life O
to O
anyone O
who O
is O
thirsty O
. O

All O
those O
who O
win O
the O
victory O
will O
receive O
all O
this O
. O

And O
I O
will O
be O
their O
God O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
my O
children O
. O

But O
those O
who O
are O
cowards O
, O
those O
who O
refuse O
to O
believe O
, O
those O
who O
do O
terrible O
things O
, O
those O
who O
kill O
, O
those O
who O
sin O
sexually O
, O
those O
who O
do O
evil O
magic O
, O
those O
who O
worship O
idols O
, O
and O
those O
who O
tell O
lies O
-- O
they O
will O
all O
have O
a O
place O
in O
the O
lake O
of O
burning O
sulfur O
. O

This O
is O
the O
second O
death O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
seven O
angels O
came O
to O
me O
. O

This O
was O
one O
of O
the O
angels O
who O
had O
the O
seven O
bowls O
full O
of O
the O
seven O
last O
plagues O
. O

The O
angel O
said O
, O
`` O
Come O
with O
me O
. O

I O
will O
show O
you O
the O
bride O
, O
the O
wife O
of O
the O
Lamb O
. O
'' O

The O
angel O
carried O
me O
away O
by O
the O
Spirit O
to O
a O
very O
large O
and O
high O
mountain O
. O

The O
angel O
showed O
me O
the O
holy O
city O
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
city O
was O
coming O
down O
out O
of O
heaven O
from O
God O
. O

The O
city O
was O
shining O
with O
the O
glory O
of O
God O
. O

It O
was O
shining O
bright O
like O
a O
very O
expensive O
jewel O
, O
like O
a O
jasper O
. O

It O
was O
clear O
as O
crystal O
. O

The O
city O
had O
a O
large O
, O
high O
wall O
with O
twelve O
gates O
. O

There O
were O
twelve O
angels O
at O
the O
gates O
. O

On O
each O
gate O
was O
written O
the O
name O
of O
one O
of O
the O
twelve O
tribes O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

There O
were O
three O
gates O
on O
the O
east O
, O
three O
gates O
on O
the O
north O
, O
three O
gates O
on O
the O
south O
, O
and O
three O
gates O
on O
the O
west O
. O

The O
walls O
of O
the O
city O
were O
built O
on O
twelve O
foundation O
stones O
. O

On O
the O
stones O
were O
written O
the O
names O
of O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
of O
the O
Lamb O
. O

The O
angel O
who O
talked O
with O
me O
had O
a O
measuring O
rod O
made O
of O
gold O
. O

The O
angel O
had O
this O
rod O
to O
measure O
the O
city O
, O
its O
gates O
, O
and O
its O
wall O
. O

The O
city O
was O
built O
in O
a O
square O
. O

Its O
length O
was O
equal O
to O
its O
width O
. O

The O
angel O
measured O
the O
city O
with O
the O
rod O
. O

The O
city O
was O
12 O
, O
000 O
stadia O
long O
, O
12 O
, O
000 O
stadia O
wide O
, O
and O
12 O
, O
000 O
stadia O
high O
. O

The O
angel O
also O
measured O
the O
wall O
. O

It O
was O
144 O
cubits O
high O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
angel O
was O
using O
the O
same O
measurement O
that O
people O
use O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
wall O
was O
made O
of O
jasper O
. O

The O
city O
was O
made O
of O
pure O
gold O
, O
as O
pure O
as O
glass O
. O

The O
foundation O
stones O
of O
the O
city O
walls O
had O
every O
kind O
of O
expensive O
jewels O
in O
them O
. O

The O
first O
foundation O
stone O
was O
jasper O
, O
the O
second O
was O
sapphire O
, O
the O
third O
was O
chalcedony O
, O
the O
fourth O
was O
emerald O
, O
the O
fifth O
was O
onyx O
, O
the O
sixth O
was O
carnelian O
, O
the O
seventh O
was O
yellow O
quartz O
, O
the O
eighth O
was O
beryl O
, O
the O
ninth O
was O
topaz O
, O
the O
tenth O
was O
chrysoprase O
, O
the O
eleventh O
was O
jacinth O
, O
and O
the O
twelfth O
was O
amethyst O
. O

The O
twelve O
gates O
were O
twelve O
pearls O
. O

Each O
gate O
was O
made O
from O
one O
pearl O
. O

The O
street O
of O
the O
city O
was O
made O
of O
pure O
gold O
, O
as O
clear O
as O
glass O
. O

I O
did O
not O
see O
a O
temple O
in O
the O
city O
. O

The O
Lord O
God O
All O
- O
Powerful O
and O
the O
Lamb O
were O
the O
city O
's O
temple O
. O

The O
city O
did O
not O
need O
the O
sun O
or O
the O
moon O
to O
shine O
on O
it O
. O

The O
glory O
of O
God O
gave O
the O
city O
light O
. O

The O
Lamb O
was O
the O
city O
's O
lamp O
. O

The O
peoples O
of O
the O
world O
will O
walk O
by O
the O
light O
given O
by O
the O
Lamb O
. O

The O
rulers O
of O
the O
earth O
will O
bring O
their O
glory O
into O
the O
city O
. O

The O
city O
's O
gates O
will O
never O
close O
on O
any O
day O
, O
because O
there O
is O
no O
night O
there O
. O

The O
greatness O
and O
the O
honor O
of O
the O
nations O
will O
be O
brought O
into O
the O
city O
. O

Nothing O
unclean O
will O
ever O
enter O
the O
city O
. O

No O
one O
who O
does O
shameful O
things O
or O
tells O
lies O
will O
ever O
enter O
the O
city O
. O

Only O
those O
whose O
names O
are O
written O
in O
the O
Lamb O
's O
book O
of O
life O
will O
enter O
the O
city O
. O

Then O
I O
was O
given O
a O
measuring O
rod O
as O
long O
as O
a O
walking O
stick O
. O

I O
was O
told O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
measure O
the O
temple O
of O
God O
and O
the O
altar O
, O
and O
count O
the O
people O
worshiping O
there O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
measure O
the O
yard O
outside O
the O
temple O
. O

Leave O
it O
alone O
. O

It O
has O
been O
given O
to O
those O
who O
are O
not O
God O
's O
people O
. O

They O
will O
show O
their O
power O
over O
the O
holy O
city O
for O
42 O
months O
. O

And O
I O
will O
give O
power O
to O
my O
two O
witnesses O
. O

And O
they O
will O
prophesy O
for O
1260 O
days O
. O

They O
will O
be O
dressed O
in O
sackcloth O
. O
'' O

These O
two O
witnesses O
are O
the O
two O
olive O
trees O
and O
the O
two O
lampstands O
that O
stand O
before O
the O
Lord O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

If O
anyone O
tries O
to O
hurt O
the O
witnesses O
, O
fire O
comes O
from O
the O
mouths O
of O
the O
witnesses O
and O
kills O
their O
enemies O
. O

Anyone O
who O
tries O
to O
hurt O
them O
will O
die O
like O
this O
. O

These O
witnesses O
have O
the O
power O
to O
stop O
the O
sky O
from O
raining O
during O
the O
time O
they O
are O
prophesying O
. O

These O
witnesses O
have O
power O
to O
make O
the O
water O
become O
blood O
. O

They O
have O
power O
to O
send O
every O
kind O
of O
plague O
to O
the O
earth O
. O

They O
can O
do O
this O
as O
many O
times O
as O
they O
want O
. O

When O
the O
two O
witnesses O
have O
finished O
telling O
their O
message O
, O
the O
beast O
will O
fight O
against O
them O
. O

This O
is O
the O
beast O
that O
comes O
up O
from O
the O
bottomless O
pit O
. O

It O
will O
defeat O
and O
kill O
them O
. O

The O
bodies O
of O
the O
two O
witnesses O
will O
lie O
in O
the O
street O
of O
the O
great O
city O
. O

This O
city O
is O
named O
Sodom O
and O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

These O
names O
for O
the O
city O
have O
a O
special O
meaning O
. O

This O
is O
the O
city O
where O
the O
Lord O
was O
killed O
. O

People O
from O
every O
race O
of O
people O
, O
tribe O
, O
language O
, O
and O
nation O
will O
look O
at O
the O
bodies O
of O
the O
two O
witnesses O
for O
three O
and O
a O
half O
days O
. O

The O
people O
will O
refuse O
to O
bury O
them O
. O

Everyone O
on O
the O
earth O
will O
be O
happy O
because O
these O
two O
are O
dead O
. O

They O
will O
have O
parties O
and O
send O
each O
other O
gifts O
. O

They O
will O
do O
this O
because O
these O
two O
prophets O
brought O
much O
suffering O
to O
the O
people O
living O
on O
earth O
. O

But O
after O
three O
and O
a O
half O
days O
, O
God O
let O
life O
enter O
the O
two O
witnesses O
again O
. O

They O
stood O
on O
their O
feet O
. O

All O
those O
who O
saw O
them O
were O
filled O
with O
fear O
. O

Then O
the O
two O
witnesses O
heard O
a O
loud O
voice O
from O
heaven O
say O
, O
`` O
Come O
up O
here O
! O
'' O

And O
both O
of O
them O
went O
up O
into O
heaven O
in O
a O
cloud O
. O

Their O
enemies O
watched O
them O
go O
. O

At O
that O
same O
time O
there O
was O
a O
great O
earthquake O
. O

A O
tenth O
of O
the O
city O
was O
destroyed O
. O

And O
7000 O
people O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
earthquake O
. O

Those O
who O
did O
not O
die O
were O
very O
afraid O
. O

They O
gave O
glory O
to O
the O
God O
of O
heaven O
. O

The O
second O
terror O
is O
now O
past O
. O

The O
third O
terror O
is O
coming O
soon O
. O

The O
seventh O
angel O
blew O
his O
trumpet O
. O

Then O
there O
were O
loud O
voices O
in O
heaven O
. O

The O
voices O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
kingdom O
of O
the O
world O
has O
now O
become O
the O
kingdom O
of O
our O
Lord O
and O
of O
his O
Christ O
. O

And O
he O
will O
rule O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
24 O
elders O
bowed O
down O
on O
their O
faces O
and O
worshiped O
God O
. O

These O
are O
the O
elders O
who O
sit O
on O
their O
thrones O
before O
God O
. O

The O
elders O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
give O
thanks O
to O
you O
, O
Lord O
God O
All O
- O
Powerful O
. O

You O
are O
the O
one O
who O
is O
and O
who O
always O
was O
. O

We O
thank O
you O
because O
you O
have O
used O
your O
great O
power O
and O
have O
begun O
to O
rule O
. O

The O
people O
of O
the O
world O
were O
angry O
, O
but O
now O
is O
the O
time O
for O
your O
anger O
. O

Now O
is O
the O
time O
for O
the O
dead O
to O
be O
judged O
. O

It O
is O
time O
to O
reward O
your O
servants O
, O
the O
prophets O
, O
and O
to O
reward O
your O
holy O
people O
, O
the O
people O
, O
great O
and O
small O
, O
who O
respect O
you O
. O

It O
is O
time O
to O
destroy O
those O
people O
who O
destroy O
the O
earth O
! O
'' O

Then O
God O
's O
temple O
in O
heaven O
was O
opened O
. O

The O
Box O
of O
the O
Agreement O
could O
be O
seen O
in O
his O
temple O
. O

Then O
there O
were O
flashes O
of O
lightning O
, O
noises O
, O
thunder O
, O
an O
earthquake O
, O
and O
a O
great O
hailstorm O
. O

Then O
I O
looked O
, O
and O
there O
before O
me O
was O
an O
open O
door O
in O
heaven O
. O

And O
I O
heard O
the O
same O
voice O
that O
spoke O
to O
me O
before O
. O

It O
was O
the O
voice O
that O
sounded O
like O
a O
trumpet O
. O

It O
said O
, O
`` O
Come O
up O
here O
, O
and O
I O
will O
show O
you O
what O
must O
happen O
after O
this O
. O
'' O

Immediately O
the O
Spirit O
took O
control O
of O
me O
, O
and O
there O
in O
heaven O
was O
a O
throne O
with O
someone O
sitting O
on O
it O
. O

The O
one O
sitting O
there O
was O
as O
beautiful O
as O
precious O
stones O
, O
like O
jasper O
and O
carnelian O
. O

All O
around O
the O
throne O
was O
a O
rainbow O
with O
clear O
colors O
like O
an O
emerald O
. O

In O
a O
circle O
around O
the O
throne O
were O
24 O
other O
thrones O
with O
24 O
elders O
sitting O
on O
them O
. O

The O
elders O
were O
dressed O
in O
white O
, O
and O
they O
had O
golden O
crowns O
on O
their O
heads O
. O

Lightning O
flashes O
and O
noises O
of O
thunder O
came O
from O
the O
throne O
. O

Before O
the O
throne O
there O
were O
seven O
lamps O
burning O
, O
which O
are O
the O
seven O
Spirits O
of O
God O
. O

Also O
before O
the O
throne O
there O
was O
something O
that O
looked O
like O
a O
sea O
of O
glass O
, O
as O
clear O
as O
crystal O
. O

In O
front O
of O
the O
throne O
and O
on O
each O
side O
of O
it O
there O
were O
four O
living O
beings O
. O

They O
had O
eyes O
all O
over O
them O
, O
in O
front O
and O
in O
back O
. O

The O
first O
living O
being O
was O
like O
a O
lion O
. O

The O
second O
was O
like O
a O
bull O
. O

The O
third O
had O
a O
face O
like O
a O
man O
. O

The O
fourth O
was O
like O
a O
flying O
eagle O
. O

Each O
of O
these O
four O
living O
beings O
had O
six O
wings O
. O

They O
were O
covered O
all O
over O
with O
eyes O
, O
inside O
and O
out O
. O

Day O
and O
night O
they O
never O
stopped O
saying O
, O
`` O
Holy O
, O
holy O
, O
holy O
is O
the O
Lord O
God O
All O
- O
Powerful O
. O

He O
always O
was O
, O
he O
is O
, O
and O
he O
is O
coming O
. O
'' O

These O
living O
beings O
were O
giving O
glory O
and O
honor O
and O
thanks O
to O
the O
one O
who O
sits O
on O
the O
throne O
, O
the O
one O
who O
lives O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

And O
every O
time O
they O
did O
this O
, O
the O
24 O
elders O
bowed O
down O
before O
the O
one O
who O
sits O
on O
the O
throne O
. O

They O
worshiped O
him O
who O
lives O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

They O
put O
their O
crowns O
down O
before O
the O
throne O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Our O
Lord O
and O
God O
! O

You O
are O
worthy O
to O
receive O
glory O
and O
honor O
and O
power O
. O

You O
made O
all O
things O
. O

Everything O
existed O
and O
was O
made O
because O
you O
wanted O
it O
. O
'' O

This O
is O
a O
revelation O
from O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
which O
God O
gave O
him O
to O
show O
his O
servants O
what O
must O
happen O
soon O
. O

And O
Christ O
sent O
his O
angel O
to O
show O
it O
to O
his O
servant O
John B-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
told O
everything O
he O
saw O
. O

It O
is O
the O
truth O
that O
Jesus O
Christ O
told O
him O
; O
it O
is O
the O
message O
from O
God O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
the O
person O
who O
reads O
the O
words O
of O
this O
message O
from O
God O
and O
to O
those O
who O
hear O
this O
message O
and O
do O
what O
is O
written O
in O
it O
. O

There O
is O
not O
much O
time O
left O
. O

> O
From O
John B-PERSON
, O
To O
the O
seven O
churches O
in O
the O
province O
of O
Asia B-GPE
: O
Grace O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
the O
one O
who O
is O
, O
who O
always O
was O
, O
and O
who O
is O
coming O
; O
and O
from O
the O
seven O
spirits O
before O
his O
throne O
; O
and O
from O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Jesus O
is O
the O
faithful O
witness O
. O

He O
is O
first O
among O
all O
who O
will O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

He O
is O
the O
ruler O
of O
the O
kings O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

Jesus O
is O
the O
one O
who O
loves O
us O
and O
has O
made O
us O
free O
from O
our O
sins O
with O
his O
blood O
sacrifice O
. O

He O
made O
us O
his O
kingdom O
and O
priests O
who O
serve O
God O
his O
Father O
. O

To O
Jesus O
be O
glory O
and O
power O
forever O
and O
ever O
! O

Amen O
. O

Look O
, O
Jesus O
is O
coming O
with O
the O
clouds O
! O

Everyone O
will O
see O
him O
, O
even O
those O
who O
pierced O
him O
. O

All O
peoples O
of O
the O
earth O
will O
cry O
loudly O
because O
of O
him O
. O

Yes O
, O
this O
will O
happen O
! O

Amen O
. O

The O
Lord O
God O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
Alpha O
and O
the O
Omega O
. O

I O
am O
the O
one O
who O
is O
, O
who O
always O
was O
, O
and O
who O
is O
coming O
. O

I O
am O
the O
All O
- O
Powerful O
. O
'' O

I O
am O
John B-PERSON
, O
your O
fellow O
believer O
. O

We O
are O
together O
in O
Jesus O
, O
and O
we O
share O
these O
things O
: O
suffering O
, O
the O
kingdom O
, O
and O
patient O
endurance O
. O

I O
was O
on O
the O
island O
of O
Patmos O
because O
I O
was O
faithful O
to O
God O
's O
message O
and O
to O
the O
truth O
of O
Jesus O
. O

On O
the O
Lord O
's O
Day O
, O
the O
Spirit O
took O
control O
of O
me O
. O

I O
heard O
a O
loud O
voice O
behind O
me O
that O
sounded O
like O
a O
trumpet O
. O

It O
said O
, O
`` O
Write O
down O
in O
a O
book O
what O
you O
see O
, O
and O
send O
it O
to O
the O
seven O
churches O
: O
to O
Ephesus O
, O
Smyrna O
, O
Pergamum O
, O
Thyatira O
, O
Sardis O
, O
Philadelphia B-GPE
, O
and O
Laodicea O
. O
'' O

I O
turned O
to O
see O
who O
was O
talking O
to O
me O
. O

When O
I O
turned O
, O
I O
saw O
seven O
golden O
lampstands O
. O

I O
saw O
someone O
among O
the O
lampstands O
who O
looked O
like O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O

He O
was O
dressed O
in O
a O
long O
robe O
, O
with O
a O
golden O
sash O
tied O
around O
his O
chest O
. O

His O
head O
and O
hair O
were O
white O
like O
wool O
-- O
wool O
that O
is O
white O
as O
snow O
. O

His O
eyes O
were O
like O
flames O
of O
fire O
. O

His O
feet O
were O
like O
brass O
that O
glows O
hot O
in O
a O
furnace O
. O

His O
voice O
was O
like O
the O
noise O
of O
flooding O
water O
. O

He O
held O
seven O
stars O
in O
his O
right O
hand O
. O

A O
sharp O
two O
- O
edged O
sword O
came O
out O
of O
his O
mouth O
. O

He O
looked O
like O
the O
sun O
shining O
at O
its O
brightest O
time O
. O

When O
I O
saw O
him O
, O
I O
fell O
down O
at O
his O
feet O
like O
a O
dead O
man O
. O

He O
put O
his O
right O
hand O
on O
me O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
! O

I O
am O
the O
First O
and O
the O
Last O
. O

I O
am O
the O
one O
who O
lives O
. O

I O
was O
dead O
, O
but O
look O
, O
I O
am O
alive O
forever O
and O
ever O
! O

And O
I O
hold O
the O
keys O
of O
death O
and O
Hades O
. O

So O
write O
what O
you O
see O
. O

Write O
the O
things O
that O
happen O
now O
and O
the O
things O
that O
will O
happen O
later O
. O

Here O
is O
the O
hidden O
meaning O
of O
the O
seven O
stars O
that O
you O
saw O
in O
my O
right O
hand O
and O
the O
seven O
golden O
lampstands O
that O
you O
saw O
: O
The O
seven O
lampstands O
are O
the O
seven O
churches O
. O

The O
seven O
stars O
are O
the O
angels O
of O
the O
seven O
churches O
. O

Then O
I O
heard O
a O
loud O
voice O
from O
the O
temple O
. O

It O
said O
to O
the O
seven O
angels O
, O
`` O
Go O
and O
pour O
out O
the O
seven O
bowls O
of O
God O
's O
anger O
on O
the O
earth O
. O
'' O

The O
first O
angel O
left O
. O

He O
poured O
out O
his O
bowl O
on O
the O
land O
. O

Then O
all O
those O
who O
had O
the O
mark O
of O
the O
beast O
and O
who O
worshiped O
its O
idol O
got O
sores O
that O
were O
ugly O
and O
painful O
. O

The O
second O
angel O
poured O
out O
his O
bowl O
on O
the O
sea O
. O

Then O
the O
sea O
became O
blood O
like O
a O
dead O
man O
's O
blood O
. O

And O
everything O
living O
in O
the O
sea O
died O
. O

The O
third O
angel O
poured O
out O
his O
bowl O
on O
the O
rivers O
and O
the O
springs O
of O
water O
. O

The O
rivers O
and O
the O
springs O
of O
water O
became O
blood O
. O

Then O
I O
heard O
the O
angel O
of O
the O
waters O
say O
to O
God O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
the O
one O
who O
is O
and O
who O
always O
was O
. O

You O
are O
the O
Holy O
One O
. O

You O
are O
right O
in O
these O
judgments O
you O
have O
made O
. O

The O
people O
have O
spilled O
the O
blood O
of O
your O
holy O
people O
and O
your O
prophets O
. O

Now O
you O
have O
given O
those O
people O
blood O
to O
drink O
. O

This O
is O
what O
they O
deserve O
. O
'' O

And O
I O
heard O
the O
altar O
say O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
Lord O
God O
All O
- O
Powerful O
, O
your O
judgments O
are O
true O
and O
right O
. O
'' O

The O
fourth O
angel O
poured O
out O
his O
bowl O
on O
the O
sun O
. O

The O
sun O
was O
given O
power O
to O
burn O
the O
people O
with O
fire O
. O

The O
people O
were O
burned O
by O
the O
great O
heat O
. O

They O
cursed O
the O
name O
of O
God O
, O
who O
had O
control O
over O
these O
plagues O
. O

But O
they O
refused O
to O
change O
their O
hearts O
and O
lives O
and O
give O
glory O
to O
God O
. O

The O
fifth O
angel O
poured O
out O
his O
bowl O
on O
the O
throne O
of O
the O
beast O
. O

And O
darkness O
covered O
the O
beast O
's O
kingdom O
. O

People O
bit O
their O
tongues O
because O
of O
the O
pain O
. O

They O
cursed O
the O
God O
of O
heaven O
because O
of O
their O
pain O
and O
the O
sores O
they O
had O
. O

But O
they O
refused O
to O
change O
their O
hearts O
and O
turn O
away O
from O
the O
evil O
things O
they O
did O
. O

The O
sixth O
angel O
poured O
out O
his O
bowl O
on O
the O
great O
river O
Euphrates O
. O

The O
water O
in O
the O
river O
was O
dried O
up O
. O

This O
prepared O
the O
way O
for O
the O
rulers O
from O
the O
east O
to O
come O
. O

Then O
I O
saw O
three O
evil O
spirits O
that O
looked O
like O
frogs O
. O

They O
came O
out O
of O
the O
mouth O
of O
the O
dragon O
, O
out O
of O
the O
mouth O
of O
the O
beast O
, O
and O
out O
of O
the O
mouth O
of O
the O
false O
prophet O
. O

These O
evil O
spirits O
are O
the O
spirits O
of O
demons O
. O

They O
have O
power O
to O
do O
miracles O
. O

They O
go O
out O
to O
the O
rulers O
of O
the O
whole O
world O
to O
gather O
them O
for O
battle O
on O
the O
great O
day O
of O
God O
All O
- O
Powerful O
. O

`` O
Listen O
! O

I O
will O
come O
at O
a O
time O
you O
do O
n't O
expect O
, O
like O
a O
thief O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
stay O
awake O
and O
keep O
their O
clothes O
with O
them O
. O

They O
will O
not O
have O
to O
go O
without O
clothes O
and O
be O
ashamed O
for O
people O
to O
see O
them O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
evil O
spirits O
gathered O
the O
rulers O
together O
to O
the O
place O
that O
in O
Hebrew O
is O
called O
Armageddon O
. O

The O
seventh O
angel O
poured O
out O
his O
bowl O
into O
the O
air O
. O

Then O
a O
loud O
voice O
came O
out O
of O
the O
temple O
from O
the O
throne O
. O

It O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
finished O
! O
'' O

Then O
there O
were O
flashes O
of O
lightning O
, O
noises O
, O
thunder O
, O
and O
a O
big O
earthquake O
. O

This O
was O
the O
worst O
earthquake O
that O
has O
ever O
happened O
since O
people O
have O
been O
on O
earth O
. O

The O
great O
city O
split O
into O
three O
parts O
. O

The O
cities O
of O
the O
nations O
were O
destroyed O
. O

And O
God O
did O
not O
forget O
to O
punish O
Babylon O
the O
Great O
. O

He O
gave O
that O
city O
the O
cup O
filled O
with O
the O
wine O
of O
his O
terrible O
anger O
. O

Every O
island O
disappeared O
and O
there O
were O
no O
more O
mountains O
. O

Giant O
hailstones O
fell O
on O
the O
people O
from O
the O
sky O
. O

These O
hailstones O
weighed O
almost O
100 O
pounds O
each O
. O

People O
cursed O
God O
because O
of O
this O
plague O
of O
the O
hail O
. O

It O
was O
terrible O
. O

Then O
I O
saw O
a O
scroll O
in O
the O
right O
hand O
of O
the O
one O
sitting O
on O
the O
throne O
. O

The O
scroll O
had O
writing O
on O
both O
sides O
and O
was O
kept O
closed O
with O
seven O
seals O
. O

And O
I O
saw O
a O
powerful O
angel O
, O
who O
called O
in O
a O
loud O
voice O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
worthy O
to O
break O
the O
seals O
and O
open O
the O
scroll O
? O
'' O

But O
there O
was O
no O
one O
in O
heaven O
or O
on O
earth O
or O
under O
the O
earth O
who O
could O
open O
the O
scroll O
or O
look O
inside O
it O
. O

I O
cried O
and O
cried O
because O
there O
was O
no O
one O
who O
was O
worthy O
to O
open O
the O
scroll O
or O
look O
inside O
. O

But O
one O
of O
the O
elders O
said O
to O
me O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
cry O
! O

The O
Lion O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Judah O
has O
won O
the O
victory O
. O

He O
is O
David B-PERSON
's O
descendant O
. O

He O
is O
able O
to O
open O
the O
scroll O
and O
its O
seven O
seals O
. O
'' O

Then O
I O
saw O
a O
Lamb O
standing O
in O
the O
center O
near O
the O
throne O
with O
the O
four O
living O
beings O
around O
it O
. O

The O
elders O
were O
also O
around O
the O
Lamb O
. O

The O
Lamb O
looked O
as O
if O
it O
had O
been O
killed O
. O

It O
had O
seven O
horns O
and O
seven O
eyes O
, O
which O
are O
the O
seven O
spirits O
of O
God O
that O
were O
sent O
into O
all O
the O
world O
. O

The O
Lamb O
came O
and O
took O
the O
scroll O
from O
the O
right O
hand O
of O
the O
one O
sitting O
on O
the O
throne O
. O

After O
the O
Lamb O
took O
the O
scroll O
, O
the O
four O
living O
beings O
and O
the O
24 O
elders O
bowed O
down O
before O
the O
Lamb O
. O

Each O
one O
of O
them O
had O
a O
harp O
. O

Also O
, O
they O
were O
holding O
golden O
bowls O
full O
of O
incense O
, O
which O
are O
the O
prayers O
of O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
. O

And O
they O
all O
sang O
a O
new O
song O
to O
the O
Lamb O
: O
`` O
You O
are O
worthy O
to O
take O
the O
scroll O
and O
to O
open O
its O
seals O
, O
because O
you O
were O
killed O
, O
and O
with O
your O
blood O
sacrifice O
you O
bought O
people O
for O
God O
from O
every O
tribe O
, O
language O
, O
race O
of O
people O
, O
and O
nation O
. O

You O
made O
them O
to O
be O
a O
kingdom O
and O
to O
be O
priests O
for O
our O
God O
. O

And O
they O
will O
rule O
on O
the O
earth O
. O
'' O

Then O
I O
looked O
, O
and O
I O
heard O
the O
voices O
of O
many O
angels O
. O

The O
angels O
were O
around O
the O
throne O
, O
the O
four O
living O
beings O
, O
and O
the O
elders O
. O

There O
were O
thousands O
and O
thousands O
of O
angels O
-- O
10 O
, O
000 O
times O
10 O
, O
000 O
. O

The O
angels O
said O
in O
a O
loud O
voice O
, O
`` O
All O
power O
, O
wealth O
, O
wisdom O
, O
and O
strength O
belong O
to O
the O
Lamb O
who O
was O
killed O
. O

He O
is O
worthy O
to O
receive O
honor O
, O
glory O
, O
and O
praise O
! O
'' O

Then O
I O
heard O
every O
created O
being O
that O
is O
in O
heaven O
and O
on O
earth O
and O
under O
the O
earth O
and O
in O
the O
sea O
, O
everything O
in O
all O
these O
places O
, O
saying O
, O
`` O
All O
praise O
and O
honor O
and O
glory O
and O
power O
forever O
and O
ever O
to O
the O
one O
who O
sits O
on O
the O
throne O
and O
to O
the O
Lamb O
! O
'' O

The O
four O
living O
beings O
said O
, O
`` O
Amen O
! O
'' O

And O
the O
elders O
bowed O
down O
and O
worshiped O
. O

The O
angel O
showed O
me O
the O
river O
of O
the O
water O
of O
life O
, O
clear O
as O
crystal O
. O

The O
river O
flows O
from O
the O
throne O
of O
God O
and O
the O
Lamb O
. O

It O
flows O
down O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
street O
of O
the O
city O
. O

The O
tree O
of O
life O
is O
on O
each O
side O
of O
the O
river O
, O
and O
it O
produces O
fruit O
every O
month O
, O
twelve O
times O
a O
year O
. O

The O
leaves O
of O
the O
tree O
are O
for O
healing O
the O
nations O
. O

Nothing O
that O
God O
judges O
guilty O
will O
be O
there O
in O
that O
city O
. O

The O
throne O
of O
God O
and O
the O
Lamb O
will O
be O
in O
the O
city O
. O

God O
's O
servants O
will O
worship O
him O
. O

They O
will O
see O
his O
face O
. O

God O
's O
name O
will O
be O
written O
on O
their O
foreheads O
. O

There O
will O
never O
be O
night O
again O
. O

People O
will O
not O
need O
the O
light O
of O
a O
lamp O
or O
the O
light O
of O
the O
sun O
. O

The O
Lord O
God O
will O
give O
them O
light O
. O

And O
they O
will O
rule O
like O
kings O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

Then O
the O
angel O
said O
to O
me O
, O
`` O
These O
words O
are O
true O
and O
can O
be O
trusted O
. O

The O
Lord O
, O
the O
God O
of O
the O
spirits O
of O
the O
prophets O
, O
has O
sent O
his O
angel O
to O
show O
his O
servants O
what O
must O
happen O
soon O
: O
' O
Listen O
, O
I O
am O
coming O
soon O
! O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
the O
one O
who O
obeys O
the O
words O
of O
prophecy O
in O
this O
book O
. O
' O
'' O

I O
am O
John B-PERSON
. O

I O
am O
the O
one O
who O
heard O
and O
saw O
these O
things O
. O

After O
I O
heard O
and O
saw O
them O
, O
I O
bowed O
down O
to O
worship O
at O
the O
feet O
of O
the O
angel O
who O
showed O
them O
to O
me O
. O

But O
the O
angel O
said O
to O
me O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
worship O
me O
! O

I O
am O
a O
servant O
like O
you O
and O
your O
brothers O
the O
prophets O
. O

I O
am O
a O
servant O
like O
all O
those O
who O
obey O
the O
words O
in O
this O
book O
. O

You O
should O
worship O
God O
! O
'' O

Then O
the O
angel O
told O
me O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
keep O
secret O
the O
words O
of O
prophecy O
in O
this O
book O
. O

The O
time O
is O
near O
for O
these O
things O
to O
happen O
. O

Let O
anyone O
who O
is O
doing O
wrong O
continue O
to O
do O
wrong O
. O

Let O
anyone O
who O
is O
unclean O
continue O
to O
be O
unclean O
. O

Let O
anyone O
who O
is O
doing O
right O
continue O
to O
do O
right O
. O

Let O
anyone O
who O
is O
holy O
continue O
to O
be O
holy O
. O
'' O

`` O
Listen O
, O
I O
am O
coming O
soon O
! O

I O
will O
bring O
rewards O
with O
me O
. O

I O
will O
repay O
everyone O
for O
what O
they O
have O
done O
. O

I O
am O
the O
Alpha O
and O
the O
Omega O
, O
the O
First O
and O
the O
Last O
, O
the O
Beginning O
and O
the O
End O
. O

`` O
Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
have O
washed O
their O
robes O
. O

They O
will O
have O
the O
right O
to O
eat O
the O
food O
from O
the O
tree O
of O
life O
. O

They O
can O
go O
through O
the O
gates O
into O
the O
city O
. O

Outside O
the O
city O
are O
all O
those O
who O
live O
like O
dogs O
-- O
those O
who O
do O
evil O
magic O
, O
those O
who O
sin O
sexually O
, O
those O
who O
murder O
, O
those O
who O
worship O
idols O
, O
and O
those O
who O
love O
to O
lie O
and O
pretend O
to O
be O
good O
. O

`` O
I O
, O
Jesus O
, O
have O
sent O
my O
angel O
to O
tell O
you O
these O
things O
for O
the O
churches O
. O

I O
am O
the O
descendant O
from O
the O
family O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

I O
am O
the O
bright O
morning O
star O
. O
'' O

The O
Spirit O
and O
the O
bride O
say O
, O
`` O
Come O
! O
'' O

Everyone O
who O
hears O
this O
should O
also O
say O
, O
`` O
Come O
! O
'' O

All O
who O
are O
thirsty O
may O
come O
; O
they O
can O
have O
the O
water O
of O
life O
as O
a O
free O
gift O
if O
they O
want O
it O
. O

I O
warn O
everyone O
who O
hears O
the O
words O
of O
prophecy O
in O
this O
book O
: O
If O
anyone O
adds O
anything O
to O
these O
, O
God O
will O
give O
that O
person O
the O
plagues O
written O
about O
in O
this O
book O
. O

And O
if O
anyone O
takes O
away O
from O
the O
words O
of O
this O
book O
of O
prophecy O
, O
God O
will O
take O
away O
that O
person O
's O
share O
of O
the O
tree O
of O
life O
and O
of O
the O
holy O
city O
, O
which O
are O
written O
about O
in O
this O
book O
. O

Jesus O
is O
the O
one O
who O
says O
that O
all O
of O
this O
is O
true O
. O

Now O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
am O
coming O
soon O
. O
'' O

Amen O
! O

Come O
, O
Lord O
Jesus O
! O

The O
grace O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
be O
with O
all O
people O
. O

Then O
I O
saw O
another O
wonder O
in O
heaven O
. O

It O
was O
great O
and O
amazing O
. O

There O
were O
seven O
angels O
bringing O
seven O
plagues O
. O

These O
are O
the O
last O
plagues O
, O
because O
after O
these O
, O
God O
's O
anger O
is O
finished O
. O

I O
saw O
what O
looked O
like O
a O
sea O
of O
glass O
mixed O
with O
fire O
. O

All O
those O
who O
had O
won O
the O
victory O
over O
the O
beast O
and O
his O
idol O
and O
over O
the O
number O
of O
its O
name O
were O
standing O
by O
the O
sea O
. O

These O
people O
had O
harps O
that O
God O
had O
given O
them O
. O

They O
sang O
the O
song O
of O
Moses O
, O
the O
servant O
of O
God O
, O
and O
the O
song O
of O
the O
Lamb O
: O
`` O
Great O
and O
wonderful O
are O
the O
things O
you O
do O
, O
Lord O
God O
All O
- O
Powerful O
. O

Right O
and O
true O
are O
your O
ways O
, O
Ruler O
of O
the O
nations O
. O

All O
people O
will O
fear O
you O
, O
O O
Lord O
. O

All O
people O
will O
praise O
your O
name O
. O

Only O
you O
are O
holy O
. O

All O
people O
will O
come O
and O
worship O
before O
you O
, O
because O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
you O
do O
what O
is O
right O
. O
'' O

After O
this O
I O
saw O
the O
temple O
, O
the O
holy O
place O
of O
God O
's O
presence O
, O
in O
heaven O
. O

It O
was O
opened O
, O
and O
the O
seven O
angels O
bringing O
the O
seven O
plagues O
came O
out O
. O

They O
were O
dressed O
in O
clean O
, O
shining O
linen O
cloth O
. O

They O
wore O
golden O
bands O
tied O
around O
their O
chests O
. O

Then O
one O
of O
the O
four O
living O
beings O
gave O
seven O
golden O
bowls O
to O
the O
seven O
angels O
. O

The O
bowls O
were O
filled O
with O
the O
anger O
of O
God O
, O
who O
lives O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

The O
temple O
was O
filled O
with O
smoke O
from O
the O
glory O
and O
the O
power O
of O
God O
. O

No O
one O
could O
enter O
the O
temple O
until O
the O
seven O
plagues O
of O
the O
seven O
angels O
were O
finished O
. O

This O
is O
what O
I O
am O
saying O
: O
When O
young O
children O
inherit O
all O
that O
their O
father O
owned O
, O
they O
are O
still O
no O
different O
from O
his O
slaves O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
matter O
that O
they O
own O
everything O
. O

While O
they O
are O
children O
, O
they O
must O
obey O
those O
who O
are O
chosen O
to O
care O
for O
them O
. O

But O
when O
they O
reach O
the O
age O
the O
father O
set O
, O
they O
are O
free O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
for O
us O
. O

We O
were O
once O
like O
children O
, O
slaves O
to O
the O
useless O
rules O
of O
this O
world O
. O

But O
when O
the O
right O
time O
came O
, O
God O
sent O
his O
Son O
, O
who O
was O
born O
from O
a O
woman O
and O
lived O
under O
the O
law O
. O

God O
did O
this O
so O
that O
he O
could O
buy O
the O
freedom O
of O
those O
who O
were O
under O
the O
law O
. O

God O
's O
purpose O
was O
to O
make O
us O
his O
children O
. O

Since O
you O
are O
now O
God O
's O
children O
, O
he O
has O
sent O
the O
Spirit O
of O
his O
Son O
into O
your O
hearts O
. O

The O
Spirit O
cries O
out O
, O
`` O
Abba O
, O
Father O
. O
'' O

Now O
you O
are O
not O
slaves O
like O
before O
. O

You O
are O
God O
's O
children O
, O
and O
you O
will O
receive O
everything O
he O
promised O
his O
children O
. O

In O
the O
past O
you O
did O
not O
know O
God O
. O

You O
were O
slaves O
to O
gods O
that O
were O
not O
real O
. O

But O
now O
you O
know O
the O
true O
God O
. O

Really O
, O
though O
, O
it O
is O
God O
who O
knows O
you O
. O

So O
why O
do O
you O
turn O
back O
to O
the O
same O
kind O
of O
weak O
and O
useless O
rules O
you O
followed O
before O
? O

Do O
you O
want O
to O
be O
slaves O
to O
those O
things O
again O
? O

It O
worries O
me O
that O
you O
follow O
teachings O
about O
special O
days O
, O
months O
, O
seasons O
, O
and O
years O
. O

I O
fear O
that O
my O
work O
for O
you O
has O
been O
wasted O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
became O
like O
you O
. O

So O
please O
become O
like O
me O
. O

You O
were O
very O
good O
to O
me O
before O
. O

You O
know O
that O
I O
came O
to O
you O
the O
first O
time O
because O
I O
was O
sick O
. O

That O
was O
when O
I O
told O
the O
Good O
News O
to O
you O
. O

My O
sickness O
was O
a O
burden O
to O
you O
, O
but O
you O
did O
not O
stop O
showing O
me O
respect O
or O
make O
me O
leave O
. O

Instead O
, O
you O
welcomed O
me O
as O
if O
I O
were O
an O
angel O
from O
God O
. O

You O
accepted O
me O
as O
if O
I O
were O
Jesus O
Christ O
himself O
! O

You O
were O
very O
happy O
then O
. O

Where O
is O
that O
joy O
now O
? O

I O
can O
say O
without O
a O
doubt O
that O
you O
would O
have O
done O
anything O
to O
help O
me O
. O

If O
it O
had O
been O
possible O
, O
you O
would O
have O
taken O
out O
your O
own O
eyes O
and O
given O
them O
to O
me O
. O

Am O
I O
now O
your O
enemy O
because O
I O
tell O
you O
the O
truth O
? O

Those O
people O
are O
working O
hard O
to O
persuade O
you O
, O
but O
this O
is O
not O
good O
for O
you O
. O

They O
want O
to O
persuade O
you O
to O
turn O
against O
us O
and O
work O
hard O
for O
them O
. O

It O
is O
good O
for O
you O
to O
work O
hard O
, O
Of O
course O
, O
if O
it O
is O
for O
something O
good O
. O

That O
's O
something O
you O
should O
do O
whether O
I O
am O
there O
or O
not O
. O

My O
little O
children O
, O
I O
am O
in O
pain O
again O
over O
you O
, O
like O
a O
mother O
giving O
birth O
. O

I O
will O
feel O
this O
pain O
until O
people O
can O
look O
at O
you O
and O
see O
Christ O
. O

I O
wish O
I O
could O
be O
with O
you O
now O
. O

Then O
maybe O
I O
could O
change O
the O
way O
I O
am O
talking O
to O
you O
. O

Now O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
do O
about O
you O
. O

Some O
of O
you O
people O
want O
to O
be O
under O
the O
law O
. O

Tell O
me O
, O
do O
you O
know O
what O
the O
law O
says O
? O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
that O
Abraham B-PERSON
had O
two O
sons O
. O

The O
mother O
of O
one O
son O
was O
a O
slave O
woman O
, O
and O
the O
mother O
of O
the O
other O
son O
was O
a O
free O
woman O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
's O
son O
from O
the O
slave O
woman O
was O
born O
in O
the O
normal O
human O
way O
. O

But O
the O
son O
from O
the O
free O
woman O
was O
born O
because O
of O
the O
promise O
God O
made O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

This O
true O
story O
makes O
a O
picture O
for O
us O
. O

The O
two O
women O
are O
like O
the O
two O
agreements O
between O
God O
and O
his O
people O
. O

One O
agreement O
is O
the O
law O
that O
God O
made O
on O
Mount O
Sinai O
. O

The O
people O
who O
are O
under O
this O
agreement O
are O
like O
slaves O
. O

The O
mother O
named O
Hagar O
is O
like O
that O
agreement O
. O

So O
Hagar O
is O
like O
Mount O
Sinai O
in O
Arabia O
. O

She O
is O
a O
picture O
of O
the O
earthly O
Jewish O
city O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

This O
city O
is O
a O
slave O
, O
and O
all O
its O
people O
are O
slaves O
to O
the O
law O
. O

But O
the O
heavenly O
Jerusalem B-GPE
that O
is O
above O
is O
like O
the O
free O
woman O
, O
who O
is O
our O
mother O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Be O
happy O
, O
woman O
-- O
you O
who O
can O
not O
have O
children O
. O

Be O
glad O
you O
never O
gave O
birth O
. O

Shout O
and O
cry O
with O
joy O
! O

You O
never O
felt O
those O
labor O
pains O
. O

The O
woman O
who O
is O
alone O
will O
have O
more O
children O
than O
the O
woman O
who O
has O
a O
husband O
. O
'' O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
you O
are O
children O
who O
were O
born O
because O
of O
God O
's O
promise O
, O
just O
as O
Isaac O
was O
. O

But O
the O
other O
son O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
born O
in O
the O
normal O
way O
, O
caused O
trouble O
for O
the O
one O
who O
was O
born O
by O
the O
power O
of O
the O
Spirit O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
today O
. O

But O
what O
do O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
? O

`` O
Throw O
out O
the O
slave O
woman O
and O
her O
son O
! O

The O
son O
of O
the O
free O
woman O
will O
receive O
everything O
his O
father O
has O
, O
but O
the O
son O
of O
the O
slave O
woman O
will O
receive O
nothing O
. O
'' O

So O
, O
my O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
we O
are O
not O
children O
of O
the O
slave O
woman O
. O

We O
are O
children O
of O
the O
free O
woman O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
an O
apostle O
. O

I O
was O
chosen O
to O
be O
an O
apostle O
, O
but O
not O
by O
any O
group O
or O
person O
here O
on O
earth O
. O

My O
authority O
came O
from O
none O
other O
than O
Jesus O
Christ O
and O
God O
the O
Father O
, O
who O
raised O
Jesus O
from O
death O
. O

Greetings O
also O
from O
all O
those O
in O
God O
's O
family O
who O
are O
with O
me O
. O

To O
the O
churches O
in O
Galatia O
: O
I O
pray O
that O
God O
our O
Father O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
will O
be O
good O
to O
you O
and O
give O
you O
peace O
. O

Jesus O
gave O
himself O
for O
our O
sins O
to O
free O
us O
from O
this O
evil O
world O
we O
live O
in O
. O

This O
is O
what O
God O
our O
Father O
wanted O
. O

The O
glory O
belongs O
to O
God O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

Amen O
. O

A O
short O
time O
ago O
God O
chose O
you O
to O
follow O
him O
. O

He O
chose O
you O
through O
his O
grace O
that O
came O
through O
Christ O
. O

But O
now O
I O
am O
amazed O
that O
you O
are O
already O
turning O
away O
and O
believing O
something O
different O
from O
the O
Good O
News O
we O
told O
you O
. O

There O
is O
no O
other O
message O
that O
is O
the O
Good O
News O
, O
but O
some O
people O
are O
confusing O
you O
. O

They O
want O
to O
change O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
Christ O
. O

We O
told O
you O
the O
true O
Good O
News O
message O
. O

So O
anyone O
who O
tells O
you O
a O
different O
message O
should O
be O
condemned O
-- O
even O
if O
it O
's O
one O
of O
us O
or O
even O
an O
angel O
from O
heaven O
! O

I O
said O
this O
before O
. O

Now O
I O
say O
it O
again O
: O
You O
have O
already O
accepted O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

Anyone O
who O
tells O
you O
another O
way O
to O
be O
saved O
should O
be O
condemned O
! O

Now O
do O
you O
think O
I O
am O
trying O
to O
make O
people O
accept O
me O
? O

No O
, O
God O
is O
the O
one O
I O
am O
trying O
to O
please O
. O

Am O
I O
trying O
to O
please O
people O
? O

If O
I O
wanted O
to O
please O
people O
, O
I O
would O
not O
be O
a O
servant O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
that O
the O
Good O
News O
message O
I O
told O
you O
was O
not O
made O
up O
by O
anyone O
. O

I O
did O
not O
get O
my O
message O
from O
any O
other O
human O
. O

The O
Good O
News O
is O
not O
something O
I O
learned O
from O
other O
people O
. O

Jesus O
Christ O
himself O
gave O
it O
to O
me O
. O

He O
showed O
me O
the O
Good O
News O
that O
I O
should O
tell O
people O
. O

You O
have O
heard O
about O
my O
past O
life O
in O
the O
Jewish O
religion O
. O

I O
persecuted O
the O
church O
of O
God O
very O
much O
. O

I O
tried O
to O
destroy O
his O
people O
. O

I O
was O
becoming O
a O
leader O
in O
the O
Jewish O
religion O
. O

I O
did O
better O
than O
most O
other O
Jews O
my O
own O
age O
. O

I O
tried O
harder O
than O
anyone O
else O
to O
follow O
the O
traditions O
we O
got O
from O
our O
ancestors O
. O

But O
God O
had O
special O
plans O
for O
me O
even O
before O
I O
was O
born O
. O

So O
he O
chose O
me O
through O
his O
grace O
. O

He O
wanted O
me O
to O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
his O
Son O
to O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

So O
God O
let O
me O
see O
and O
learn O
about O
his O
Son O
. O

When O
this O
happened O
, O
I O
did O
not O
get O
advice O
or O
help O
from O
anyone O
. O

I O
did O
not O
go O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
see O
those O
who O
were O
apostles O
before O
I O
was O
. O

But O
, O
without O
waiting O
, O
I O
went O
away O
to O
Arabia O
. O

Later O
, O
I O
went O
back O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

Three O
years O
later O
I O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
meet O
Peter B-PERSON
. O

I O
stayed O
with O
him O
15 O
days O
. O

I O
met O
no O
other O
apostles O
-- O
only O
James B-PERSON
, O
the O
brother O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

God O
knows O
there O
is O
nothing O
untrue O
in O
any O
of O
this O
. O

Later O
, O
I O
went O
to O
the O
areas O
of O
Syria B-GPE
and O
Cilicia O
. O

The O
groups O
of O
believers O
in O
Judea O
who O
belong O
to O
Christ O
had O
never O
met O
me O
before O
. O

They O
had O
only O
heard O
this O
about O
me O
: O
`` O
This O
man O
was O
persecuting O
us O
. O

But O
now O
he O
is O
telling O
people O
about O
the O
same O
faith O
that O
he O
once O
tried O
to O
destroy O
. O
'' O

These O
believers O
praised O
God O
because O
of O
me O
. O

We O
have O
freedom O
now O
, O
because O
Christ O
made O
us O
free O
. O

So O
stand O
strong O
in O
that O
freedom O
. O

Do O
n't O
go O
back O
into O
slavery O
again O
. O

Listen O
! O

I O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
tell O
you O
that O
if O
you O
start O
following O
the O
law O
by O
being O
circumcised O
, O
then O
Christ O
can O
not O
help O
you O
. O

Again O
, O
I O
warn O
everyone O
: O
If O
you O
allow O
yourselves O
to O
be O
circumcised O
, O
then O
you O
must O
follow O
the O
whole O
law O
. O

If O
you O
try O
to O
be O
made O
right O
with O
God O
through O
the O
law O
, O
your O
life O
with O
Christ O
is O
finished O
-- O
you O
have O
left O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
our O
hope O
of O
being O
right O
with O
God O
comes O
through O
faith O
. O

And O
the O
Spirit O
helps O
us O
feel O
sure O
as O
we O
wait O
for O
that O
hope O
. O

When O
someone O
belongs O
to O
Christ O
Jesus O
, O
it O
is O
not O
important O
if O
they O
are O
circumcised O
or O
not O
. O

The O
important O
thing O
is O
faith O
-- O
the O
kind O
of O
faith O
that O
works O
through O
love O
. O

You O
were O
doing O
so O
well O
. O

Who O
caused O
you O
to O
stop O
following O
the O
truth O
? O

It O
certainly O
was O
n't O
the O
one O
who O
chose O
you O
. O

Be O
careful O
! O

`` O
Just O
a O
little O
yeast O
makes O
the O
whole O
batch O
of O
dough O
rise O
. O
'' O

I O
trust O
in O
the O
Lord O
that O
you O
will O
not O
believe O
those O
different O
ideas O
. O

Someone O
is O
trying O
to O
confuse O
you O
. O

Whoever O
it O
is O
will O
be O
punished O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
teach O
that O
a O
man O
must O
be O
circumcised O
. O

If O
I O
do O
teach O
circumcision O
, O
then O
why O
am O
I O
still O
being O
persecuted O
? O

If O
I O
still O
taught O
circumcision O
, O
then O
my O
message O
about O
the O
cross O
would O
not O
be O
a O
problem O
. O

I O
wish O
those O
people O
who O
are O
bothering O
you O
would O
add O
castration O
to O
their O
circumcision O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
God O
chose O
you O
to O
be O
free O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
use O
your O
freedom O
as O
an O
excuse O
to O
do O
what O
pleases O
your O
sinful O
selves O
. O

Instead O
, O
serve O
each O
other O
with O
love O
. O

The O
whole O
law O
is O
made O
complete O
in O
this O
one O
command O
: O
`` O
Love O
your O
neighbor O
the O
same O
as O
you O
love O
yourself O
. O
'' O

If O
you O
continue O
hurting O
each O
other O
and O
tearing O
each O
other O
apart O
, O
be O
careful O
, O
or O
you O
will O
completely O
destroy O
each O
other O
. O

So O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
live O
the O
way O
the O
Spirit O
leads O
you O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
not O
do O
the O
evil O
things O
your O
sinful O
self O
wants O
. O

The O
sinful O
self O
wants O
what O
is O
against O
the O
Spirit O
, O
and O
the O
Spirit O
wants O
what O
is O
against O
the O
sinful O
self O
. O

They O
are O
always O
fighting O
against O
each O
other O
, O
so O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
do O
what O
you O
really O
want O
to O
do O
. O

But O
if O
you O
let O
the O
Spirit O
lead O
you O
, O
you O
are O
not O
under O
law O
. O

The O
wrong O
things O
the O
sinful O
self O
does O
are O
clear O
: O

committing O
sexual O
sin O
, O
being O
morally O
bad O
, O
doing O
all O
kinds O
of O
shameful O
things O
, O
worshiping O
false O
gods O
, O
taking O
part O
in O
witchcraft O
, O
hating O
people O
, O
causing O
trouble O
, O
being O
jealous O
, O
angry O
or O
selfish O
, O
causing O
people O
to O
argue O
and O
divide O
into O
separate O
groups O
, O
being O
filled O
with O
envy O
, O
getting O
drunk O
, O
having O
wild O
parties O
, O
and O
doing O
other O
things O
like O
this O
. O

I O
warn O
you O
now O
as O
I O
warned O
you O
before O
: O
The O
people O
who O
do O
these O
things O
will O
not O
have O
a O
part O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

But O
the O
fruit O
that O
the O
Spirit O
produces O
in O
a O
person O
's O
life O
is O
love O
, O
joy O
, O
peace O
, O
patience O
, O
kindness O
, O
goodness O
, O
faithfulness O
, O
gentleness O
, O
and O
self O
- O
control O
. O

There O
is O
no O
law O
against O
these O
kinds O
of O
things O
. O

Those O
who O
belong O
to O
Christ O
Jesus O
have O
crucified O
their O
sinful O
self O
. O

They O
have O
given O
up O
their O
old O
selfish O
feelings O
and O
the O
evil O
things O
they O
wanted O
to O
do O
. O

We O
get O
our O
new O
life O
from O
the O
Spirit O
, O
so O
we O
should O
follow O
the O
Spirit O
. O

We O
must O
not O
feel O
proud O
and O
boast O
about O
ourselves O
. O

We O
must O
not O
cause O
trouble O
for O
each O
other O
or O
be O
jealous O
of O
each O
other O
. O

You O
people O
in O
Galatia O
are O
so O
foolish O
! O

Why O
do O
I O
say O
this O
? O

Because O
I O
told O
you O
very O
clearly O
about O
the O
death O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
on O
the O
cross O
. O

But O
now O
it O
seems O
as O
though O
you O
have O
let O
someone O
use O
their O
magical O
powers O
to O
make O
you O
forget O
. O

Tell O
me O
this O
one O
thing O
: O
How O
did O
you O
receive O
the O
Spirit O
? O

Did O
you O
receive O
the O
Spirit O
by O
following O
the O
law O
? O

No O
, O
you O
received O
the O
Spirit O
because O
you O
heard O
the O
message O
about O
Jesus O
and O
believed O
it O
. O

You O
began O
your O
life O
in O
Christ O
with O
the O
Spirit O
. O

Now O
do O
you O
try O
to O
complete O
it O
by O
your O
own O
power O
? O

That O
is O
foolish O
. O

You O
have O
experienced O
many O
things O
. O

Were O
all O
those O
experiences O
wasted O
? O

I O
hope O
they O
were O
not O
wasted O
! O

Does O
God O
give O
you O
the O
Spirit O
because O
you O
follow O
the O
law O
? O

Does O
God O
work O
miracles O
among O
you O
because O
you O
follow O
the O
law O
? O

No O
, O
God O
gives O
you O
his O
Spirit B-ORG
and O
works O
miracles O
among O
you O
because O
you O
heard O
the O
message O
about O
Jesus O
and O
believed O
it O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
the O
same O
thing O
about O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

`` O
Abraham B-PERSON
believed O
God O
, O
and O
because O
of O
this O
faith O
he O
was O
accepted O
as O
one O
who O
is O
right O
with O
God O
. O
'' O

So O
you O
should O
know O
that O
the O
true O
children O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
are O
those O
who O
have O
faith O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
told O
what O
would O
happen O
in O
the O
future O
. O

These O
writings O
said O
that O
God O
would O
make O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
right O
through O
their O
faith O
. O

God O
told O
this O
Good O
News O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
before O
it O
happened O
. O

God O
said O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
`` O
I O
will O
use O
you O
to O
bless O
all O
the O
people O
on O
earth O
. O
'' O

Abraham B-PERSON
believed O
this O
, O
and O
because O
he O
believed O
, O
he O
was O
blessed O
. O

All O
people O
who O
believe O
are O
blessed O
the O
same O
as O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
. O

But O
people O
who O
depend O
on O
following O
the O
law O
to O
make O
them O
right O
are O
under O
a O
curse O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
They O
must O
do O
everything O
that O
is O
written O
in O
the O
law O
. O

If O
they O
do O
not O
always O
obey O
, O
they O
are O
under O
a O
curse O
. O
'' O

So O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
no O
one O
can O
be O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
the O
law O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
one O
who O
is O
right O
with O
God O
by O
faith O
will O
live O
forever O
. O
'' O

The O
law O
does O
not O
depend O
on O
faith O
. O

No O
, O
it O
says O
that O
the O
only O
way O
a O
person O
will O
find O
life O
by O
the O
law O
is O
to O
obey O
its O
commands O
. O

The O
law O
says O
we O
are O
under O
a O
curse O
for O
not O
always O
obeying O
it O
. O

But O
Christ O
took O
away O
that O
curse O
. O

He O
changed O
places O
with O
us O
and O
put O
himself O
under O
that O
curse O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Anyone O
who O
is O
hung O
on O
a O
tree O
is O
under O
a O
curse O
. O
'' O

Because O
of O
what O
Jesus O
Christ O
did O
, O
the O
blessing O
God O
promised O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
given O
to O
all O
people O
. O

Christ O
died O
so O
that O
by O
believing O
in O
him O
we O
could O
have O
the O
Spirit O
that O
God O
promised O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
let O
me O
give O
you O
an O
example O
from O
everyday O
life O
: O
Think O
about O
an O
agreement O
that O
one O
person O
makes O
with O
another O
. O

After O
that O
agreement O
is O
made O
official O
, O
no O
one O
can O
stop O
it O
or O
add O
anything O
to O
it O
, O
and O
no O
one O
can O
ignore O
it O
. O

God O
made O
promises O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
and O
his O
Descendant O
. O

The O
Scripture O
does O
not O
say O
, O
`` O
and O
to O
your O
descendants O
. O
'' O

That O
would O
mean O
many O
people O
. O

But O
it O
says O
, O
`` O
and O
to O
your O
Descendant O
. O
'' O

That O
means O
only O
one O
, O
and O
that O
one O
is O
Christ O
. O

This O
is O
what O
I O
mean O
: O
The O
agreement O
that O
God O
gave O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
made O
official O
long O
before O
the O
law O
came O
. O

The O
law O
came O
430 O
years O
later O
. O

So O
the O
law O
could O
not O
take O
away O
the O
agreement O
and O
change O
God O
's O
promise O
. O

Can O
following O
the O
law O
give O
us O
the O
blessing O
God O
promised O
? O

If O
we O
could O
receive O
it O
by O
following O
the O
law O
, O
then O
it O
would O
not O
be O
God O
's O
promise O
that O
brings O
it O
to O
us O
. O

But O
God O
freely O
gave O
his O
blessings O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
through O
the O
promise O
God O
made O
. O

So O
what O
was O
the O
law O
for O
? O

The O
law O
was O
given O
to O
show O
the O
wrong O
things O
people O
do O
. O

The O
law O
would O
continue O
until O
the O
special O
Descendant O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
came O
. O

This O
is O
the O
Descendant O
mentioned O
in O
the O
promise O
, O
which O
came O
directly O
from O
God O
. O

But O
the O
law O
was O
given O
through O
angels O
, O
and O
the O
angels O
used O
Moses O
as O
a O
mediator O
to O
give O
the O
law O
to O
the O
people O
. O

But O
when O
God O
gave O
the O
promise O
, O
there O
was O
no O
mediator O
, O
because O
a O
mediator O
is O
not O
needed O
when O
there O
is O
only O
one O
side O
, O
and O
God O
is O
one O
. O

Does O
this O
mean O
that O
the O
law O
works O
against O
God O
's O
promises O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

The O
law O
was O
never O
God O
's O
way O
of O
giving O
new O
life O
to O
people O
. O

If O
it O
were O
, O
then O
we O
could O
be O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
following O
the O
law O
. O

But O
this O
is O
not O
possible O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
put O
the O
whole O
world O
in O
prison O
under O
the O
control O
of O
sin O
, O
so O
that O
the O
only O
way O
for O
people O
to O
get O
what O
God O
promised O
would O
be O
through O
faith O
in O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

It O
is O
given O
to O
those O
who O
believe O
in O
him O
. O

Before O
this O
faith O
came O
, O
the O
law O
held O
us O
as O
prisoners O
. O

We O
had O
no O
freedom O
until O
God O
showed O
us O
the O
way O
of O
faith O
that O
was O
coming O
. O

I O
mean O
the O
law O
was O
the O
guardian O
in O
charge O
of O
us O
until O
Christ O
came O
. O

After O
he O
came O
, O
we O
could O
be O
made O
right O
with O
God O
through O
faith O
. O

Now O
that O
the O
way O
of O
faith O
has O
come O
, O
we O
no O
longer O
need O
the O
law O
to O
be O
our O
guardian O
. O

You O
were O
all O
baptized O
into O
Christ O
, O
and O
so O
you O
were O
all O
clothed O
with O
Christ O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
you O
are O
all O
children O
of O
God O
through O
faith O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

Now O
, O
in O
Christ O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
matter O
if O
you O
are O
a O
Jew B-NORP
or O
a O
Greek O
, O
a O
slave O
or O
free O
, O
male O
or O
female O
. O

You O
are O
all O
the O
same O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

You O
belong O
to O
Christ O
, O
so O
you O
are O
Abraham B-PERSON
's O
descendants O
. O

You O
get O
all O
of O
God O
's O
blessings O
because O
of O
the O
promise O
that O
God O
made O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

After O
14 O
years O
I O
went O
back O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
with O
Barnabas O
and O
took O
Titus O
with O
me O
. O

I O
went O
there O
because O
God O
showed O
me O
that O
I O
should O
go O
. O

I O
explained O
to O
them O
the O
message O
that O
I O
tell O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

I O
also O
met O
alone O
with O
those O
who O
were O
considered O
to O
be O
the O
leaders O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
be O
sure O
we O
were O
in O
agreement O
so O
that O
my O
past O
work O
and O
the O
work O
I O
do O
now O
would O
not O
be O
wasted O
. O

Titus O
, O
who O
was O
with O
me O
, O
is O
a O
Greek O
. O

But O
these O
leaders O
still O
did O
not O
force O
him O
to O
be O
circumcised O
. O

We O
needed O
to O
talk O
about O
these O
problems O
, O
because O
some O
who O
pretended O
to O
be O
our O
brothers O
had O
come O
into O
our O
group O
secretly O
. O

They O
came O
in O
like O
spies O
to O
find O
out O
about O
the O
freedom O
we O
have O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
make O
us O
slaves O
, O
but O
we O
did O
not O
agree O
with O
anything O
those O
false O
brothers O
wanted O
. O

We O
wanted O
the O
truth O
of O
the O
Good O
News O
to O
continue O
for O
you O
. O

Those O
men O
who O
were O
considered O
to O
be O
important O
did O
not O
change O
the O
Good O
News O
message O
I O
tell O
people O
. O

-LRB- O
It O
does O
n't O
matter O
to O
me O
if O
they O
were O
`` O
important O
'' O
or O
not O
. O

To O
God O
everyone O
is O
the O
same O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
these O
leaders O
saw O
that O
God O
had O
given O
me O
a O
special O
work O
, O
the O
same O
as O
Peter B-PERSON
. O

God O
gave O
Peter B-PERSON
the O
work O
of O
telling O
the O
Good O
News O
to O
the O
Jews O
. O

But O
God O
gave O
me O
the O
work O
of O
telling O
the O
Good O
News O
to O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

God O
gave O
Peter B-PERSON
the O
power O
to O
work O
as O
an O
apostle O
for O
the O
Jewish O
people O
. O

God O
gave O
me O
the O
power O
to O
work O
as O
an O
apostle O
too O
, O
but O
for O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

James B-PERSON
, O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
and O
John B-PERSON
seemed O
to O
be O
the O
leaders O
. O

And O
they O
saw O
that O
God O
had O
given O
me O
this O
special O
gift O
of O
ministry O
, O
so O
they O
accepted O
Barnabas O
and O
me O
. O

They O
said O
to O
us O
, O
`` O
We O
agree O
that O
you O
should O
go O
to O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
, O
and O
we O
will O
go O
to O
the O
Jews O
. O
'' O

They O
asked O
us O
to O
do O
only O
one O
thing O
-- O
to O
remember O
to O
help O
those O
who O
are O
poor O
. O

And O
this O
was O
something O
that O
I O
really O
wanted O
to O
do O
. O

When O
Peter B-PERSON
came O
to O
Antioch O
, O
he O
did O
something O
that O
was O
not O
right O
. O

I O
stood O
against O
him O
, O
because O
he O
was O
wrong O
. O

This O
is O
what O
happened O
: O
When O
Peter B-PERSON
first O
came O
to O
Antioch O
, O
he O
ate O
and O
associated O
with O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

But O
when O
some O
Jewish O
men O
came O
from O
James B-PERSON
, O
Peter B-PERSON
separated O
himself O
from O
the O
non-Jews O
. O

He O
stopped O
eating O
with O
them O
, O
because O
he O
was O
afraid O
of O
the O
Jews O
who O
believe O
that O
all O
non-Jewish O
people O
must O
be O
circumcised O
. O

So O
Peter B-PERSON
was O
a O
hypocrite O
. O

The O
other O
Jewish O
believers O
joined O
with O
him O
, O
so O
they O
were O
hypocrites O
too O
. O

Even O
Barnabas O
was O
influenced O
by O
what O
these O
Jewish O
believers O
did O
. O

They O
were O
not O
following O
the O
truth O
of O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

When O
I O
saw O
this O
, O
I O
spoke O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
in O
front O
of O
everyone O
. O

I O
said O
, O
`` O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
you O
are O
a O
Jew B-NORP
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
live O
like O
one O
. O

You O
live O
like O
someone O
who O
is O
not O
a O
Jew B-NORP
. O

So O
why O
are O
you O
trying O
to O
force O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jewish O
to O
live O
like O
Jews O
? O
'' O

We O
are O
Jews O
by O
birth O
. O

We O
were O
not O
born O
`` O
sinners O
, O
'' O
as O
we O
call O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

But O
we O
know O
that O
no O
one O
is O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
following O
the O
law O
. O

It O
is O
trusting O
in O
Jesus O
Christ O
that O
makes O
a O
person O
right O
with O
God O
. O

So O
we O
have O
put O
our O
faith O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
, O
because O
we O
wanted O
to O
be O
made O
right O
with O
God O
. O

And O
we O
are O
right O
with O
him O
because O
we O
trusted O
in O
Christ O
-- O
not O
because O
we O
followed O
the O
law O
. O

I O
can O
say O
this O
because O
no O
one O
can O
be O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
following O
the O
law O
. O

We O
Jews O
came O
to O
Christ O
to O
be O
made O
right O
with O
God O
, O
so O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
we O
were O
sinners O
too O
. O

Does O
this O
mean O
that O
Christ O
makes O
us O
sinners O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

But O
I O
would O
be O
wrong O
to O
begin O
teaching O
again O
those O
things O
that O
I O
gave O
up O
. O

It O
was O
the O
law O
itself O
that O
caused O
me O
to O
end O
my O
life O
under O
the O
law O
. O

I O
died O
to O
the O
law O
so O
that O
I O
could O
live O
for O
God O
. O

I O
have O
been O
nailed O
to O
the O
cross O
with O
Christ O
. O

So O
I O
am O
not O
the O
one O
living O
now O
-- O
it O
is O
Christ O
living O
in O
me O
. O

I O
still O
live O
in O
my O
body O
, O
but O
I O
live O
by O
faith O
in O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
loved O
me O
and O
gave O
himself O
to O
save O
me O
. O

I O
am O
not O
the O
one O
destroying O
the O
meaning O
of O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

If O
following O
the O
law O
is O
how O
people O
are O
made O
right O
with O
God O
, O
then O
Christ O
did O
not O
have O
to O
die O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
someone O
in O
your O
group O
might O
do O
something O
wrong O
. O

You O
who O
are O
following O
the O
Spirit O
should O
go O
to O
the O
one O
who O
is O
sinning O
. O

Help O
make O
that O
person O
right O
again O
, O
and O
do O
it O
in O
a O
gentle O
way O
. O

But O
be O
careful O
, O
because O
you O
might O
be O
tempted O
to O
sin O
too O
. O

Help O
each O
other O
with O
your O
troubles O
. O

When O
you O
do O
this O
, O
you O
are O
obeying O
the O
law O
of O
Christ O
. O

If O
you O
think O
you O
are O
too O
important O
to O
do O
this O
, O
you O
are O
only O
fooling O
yourself O
. O

Do O
n't O
compare O
yourself O
with O
others O
. O

Just O
look O
at O
your O
own O
work O
to O
see O
if O
you O
have O
done O
anything O
to O
be O
proud O
of O
. O

You O
must O
each O
accept O
the O
responsibilities O
that O
are O
yours O
. O

Whoever O
is O
being O
taught O
God O
's O
word O
should O
share O
the O
good O
things O
they O
have O
with O
the O
one O
who O
is O
teaching O
them O
. O

If O
you O
think O
you O
can O
fool O
God O
, O
you O
are O
only O
fooling O
yourselves O
. O

You O
will O
harvest O
what O
you O
plant O
. O

If O
you O
live O
to O
satisfy O
your O
sinful O
self O
, O
the O
harvest O
you O
will O
get O
from O
that O
will O
be O
eternal O
death O
. O

But O
if O
you O
live O
to O
please O
the O
Spirit O
, O
your O
harvest O
from O
the O
Spirit O
will O
be O
eternal O
life O
. O

We O
must O
not O
get O
tired O
of O
doing O
good O
. O

We O
will O
receive O
our O
harvest O
of O
eternal O
life O
at O
the O
right O
time O
. O

We O
must O
not O
give O
up O
. O

When O
we O
have O
the O
opportunity O
to O
do O
good O
to O
anyone O
, O
we O
should O
do O
it O
. O

But O
we O
should O
give O
special O
attention O
to O
those O
who O
are O
in O
the O
family O
of O
believers O
. O

This O
is O
my O
own O
handwriting O
. O

You O
can O
see O
how O
big O
the O
letters O
are O
. O

Those O
men O
who O
are O
trying O
to O
force O
you O
to O
be O
circumcised O
are O
only O
doing O
it O
so O
that O
their O
people O
will O
accept O
them O
. O

They O
are O
afraid O
they O
will O
be O
persecuted O
if O
they O
follow O
only O
the O
cross O
of O
Christ O
. O

They O
are O
circumcised O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
obey O
the O
law O
themselves O
. O

They O
want O
you O
to O
be O
circumcised O
so O
that O
they O
can O
boast O
about O
what O
they O
did O
to O
you O
. O

I O
hope O
I O
will O
never O
boast O
about O
things O
like O
that O
. O

The O
cross O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
is O
my O
only O
reason O
for O
boasting O
. O

Through O
Jesus O
' O
death O
on O
the O
cross O
the O
world O
is O
dead O
to O
me O
, O
and O
I O
am O
dead O
to O
the O
world O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
matter O
if O
anyone O
is O
circumcised O
or O
not O
. O

The O
only O
thing O
that O
matters O
is O
this O
new O
life O
we O
have O
from O
God O
. O

Peace O
and O
mercy O
to O
those O
who O
follow O
this O
rule O
-- O
to O
all O
God O
's O
people O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
give O
me O
any O
more O
trouble O
. O

I O
have O
scars O
on O
my O
body O
that O
show O
I O
belong O
to O
Jesus O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
pray O
that O
the O
grace O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
will O
be O
with O
your O
spirits O
. O

Amen O
. O

My O
friends O
, O
this O
is O
the O
second O
letter O
I O
have O
written O
to O
you O
. O

I O
wrote O
both O
letters O
to O
you O
to O
help O
your O
honest O
minds O
remember O
something O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
remember O
the O
words O
that O
the O
holy O
prophets O
spoke O
in O
the O
past O
. O

And O
remember O
the O
command O
that O
our O
Lord O
and O
Savior B-PERSON
gave O
us O
. O

He O
gave O
us O
that O
command O
through O
your O
apostles O
. O

It O
is O
important O
for O
you O
to O
understand O
what O
will O
happen O
in O
the O
last O
days O
. O

People O
will O
laugh O
at O
you O
. O

They O
will O
live O
following O
the O
evil O
they O
want O
to O
do O
. O

They O
will O
say O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
promised O
to O
come O
again O
. O

Where O
is O
he O
? O

Our O
fathers O
have O
died O
, O
but O
the O
world O
continues O
the O
way O
it O
has O
been O
since O
it O
was O
made O
. O
'' O

But O
these O
people O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
remember O
what O
happened O
long O
ago O
. O

The O
skies O
were O
there O
, O
and O
God O
made O
the O
earth O
from O
water O
and O
with O
water O
. O

All O
this O
happened O
by O
God O
's O
word O
. O

Then O
the O
world O
was O
flooded O
and O
destroyed O
with O
water O
. O

And O
that O
same O
word O
of O
God O
is O
keeping O
the O
skies O
and O
the O
earth O
that O
we O
have O
now O
. O

They O
are O
being O
kept O
to O
be O
destroyed O
by O
fire O
. O

They O
are O
kept O
for O
the O
day O
of O
judgment O
and O
the O
destruction O
of O
all O
people O
who O
are O
against O
God O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
forget O
this O
one O
thing O
, O
dear O
friends O
: O
To O
the O
Lord O
a O
day O
is O
like O
a O
thousand O
years O
, O
and O
a O
thousand O
years O
is O
like O
a O
day O
. O

The O
Lord O
is O
not O
being O
slow O
in O
doing O
what O
he O
promised O
-- O
the O
way O
some O
people O
understand O
slowness O
. O

But O
God O
is O
being O
patient O
with O
you O
. O

He O
does O
n't O
want O
anyone O
to O
be O
lost O
. O

He O
wants O
everyone O
to O
change O
their O
ways O
and O
stop O
sinning O
. O

But O
the O
day O
when O
the O
Lord O
comes O
again O
will O
surprise O
everyone O
like O
the O
coming O
of O
a O
thief O
. O

The O
sky O
will O
disappear O
with O
a O
loud O
noise O
. O

Everything O
in O
the O
sky O
will O
be O
destroyed O
with O
fire O
. O

And O
the O
earth O
and O
everything O
in O
it O
will O
be O
burned O
up O
. O

Everything O
will O
be O
destroyed O
in O
this O
way O
. O

So O
what O
kind O
of O
people O
should O
you O
be O
? O

Your O
lives O
should O
be O
holy O
and O
devoted O
to O
God O
. O

You O
should O
be O
looking O
forward O
to O
the O
day O
of O
God O
, O
wanting O
more O
than O
anything O
else O
for O
it O
to O
come O
soon O
. O

When O
it O
comes O
, O
the O
sky O
will O
be O
destroyed O
with O
fire O
, O
and O
everything O
in O
the O
sky O
will O
melt O
with O
heat O
. O

But O
God O
made O
a O
promise O
to O
us O
. O

And O
we O
are O
waiting O
for O
what O
he O
promised O
-- O
a O
new O
sky O
and O
a O
new O
earth O
. O

That O
will O
be O
the O
place O
where O
goodness O
lives O
. O

Dear O
friends O
, O
we O
are O
waiting O
for O
this O
to O
happen O
. O

So O
try O
as O
hard O
as O
you O
can O
to O
be O
without O
sin O
and O
without O
fault O
. O

Try O
to O
be O
at O
peace O
with O
God O
. O

Remember O
that O
we O
are O
saved O
because O
our O
Lord O
is O
patient O
. O

Our O
dear O
brother O
Paul B-PERSON
told O
you O
that O
same O
thing O
when O
he O
wrote O
to O
you O
with O
the O
wisdom O
that O
God O
gave O
him O
. O

That O
's O
what O
he O
says O
in O
all O
his O
letters O
when O
he O
writes O
about O
these O
things O
. O

There O
are O
parts O
of O
his O
letters O
that O
are O
hard O
to O
understand O
, O
and O
some O
people O
give O
a O
wrong O
meaning O
to O
them O
. O

These O
people O
are O
ignorant O
and O
weak O
in O
faith O
. O

They O
also O
give O
wrong O
meanings O
to O
the O
other O
Scriptures O
. O

But O
they O
are O
destroying O
themselves O
by O
doing O
that O
. O

Dear O
friends O
, O
you O
already O
know O
about O
this O
. O

So O
be O
careful O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
these O
evil O
people O
lead O
you O
away O
by O
the O
wrong O
they O
do O
. O

Be O
careful O
that O
you O
do O
not O
fall O
from O
your O
strong O
faith O
. O

But O
grow O
in O
the O
grace O
and O
knowledge O
of O
our O
Lord O
and O
Savior O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Glory O
be O
to O
him O
, O
now O
and O
forever O
! O

Amen O
. O

In O
the O
past O
there O
were O
false O
prophets O
among O
God O
's O
people O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
now O
. O

You O
will O
have O
some O
false O
teachers O
in O
your O
group O
. O

They O
will O
teach O
things O
that O
are O
wrong O
-- O
ideas O
that O
will O
cause O
people O
to O
be O
lost O
. O

And O
they O
will O
teach O
in O
a O
way O
that O
will O
be O
hard O
for O
you O
to O
see O
that O
they O
are O
wrong O
. O

They O
will O
even O
refuse O
to O
follow O
the O
Master O
who O
bought O
their O
freedom O
. O

And O
so O
they O
will O
quickly O
destroy O
themselves O
. O

Many O
people O
will O
follow O
them O
in O
the O
morally O
wrong O
things O
they O
do O
. O

And O
because O
of O
them O
, O
others O
will O
say O
bad O
things O
about O
the O
way O
of O
truth O
we O
follow O
. O

These O
false O
teachers O
only O
want O
your O
money O
. O

So O
they O
will O
use O
you O
by O
telling O
you O
things O
that O
are O
not O
true O
. O

But O
the O
judgment O
against O
these O
false O
teachers O
has O
been O
ready O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

And O
they O
will O
not O
escape O
God O
who O
will O
destroy O
them O
. O

When O
angels O
sinned O
, O
God O
did O
not O
let O
them O
go O
free O
without O
punishment O
. O

He O
sent O
them O
to O
hell O
. O

He O
put O
those O
angels O
in O
caves O
of O
darkness O
, O
where O
they O
are O
being O
held O
until O
the O
time O
when O
God O
will O
judge O
them O
. O

And O
God O
punished O
the O
evil O
people O
who O
lived O
long O
ago O
. O

He O
brought O
a O
flood O
to O
the O
world O
that O
was O
full O
of O
people O
who O
were O
against O
God O
. O

But O
he O
saved O
Noah B-PERSON
and O
seven O
other O
people O
with O
him O
. O

Noah B-PERSON
was O
a O
man O
who O
told O
people O
about O
living O
right O
. O

God O
also O
punished O
the O
evil O
cities O
of O
Sodom O
and O
Gomorrah O
. O

He O
burned O
them O
until O
there O
was O
nothing O
left O
but O
ashes O
. O

He O
used O
those O
cities O
as O
an O
example O
of O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
people O
who O
are O
against O
God O
. O

But O
he O
saved O
Lot O
, O
a O
good O
man O
who O
lived O
there O
. O

Lot O
was O
greatly O
troubled O
by O
the O
morally O
bad O
lives O
of O
those O
evil O
people O
. O

This O
good O
man O
lived O
with O
those O
evil O
people O
every O
day O
, O
and O
his O
good O
heart O
was O
hurt O
by O
the O
evil O
things O
he O
saw O
and O
heard O
. O

So O
you O
see O
that O
the O
Lord O
God O
knows O
how O
to O
save O
those O
who O
are O
devoted O
to O
him O
. O

He O
will O
save O
them O
when O
troubles O
come O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
will O
hold O
evil O
people O
to O
punish O
them O
on O
the O
day O
of O
judgment O
. O

That O
punishment O
is O
for O
those O
who O
are O
always O
doing O
the O
evil O
that O
their O
sinful O
selves O
want O
to O
do O
. O

It O
is O
for O
those O
who O
hate O
the O
Lord O
's O
authority O
. O

These O
false O
teachers O
do O
whatever O
they O
want O
, O
and O
they O
are O
so O
proud O
of O
themselves O
. O

They O
are O
not O
afraid O
even O
to O
say O
bad O
things O
against O
the O
glorious O
ones O
. O

The O
angels O
are O
much O
stronger O
and O
more O
powerful O
than O
these O
beings O
. O

But O
even O
the O
angels O
do O
n't O
accuse O
them O
and O
say O
bad O
things O
about O
them O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

But O
these O
false O
teachers O
speak O
evil O
against O
what O
they O
do O
n't O
understand O
. O

They O
are O
like O
animals O
that O
do O
things O
without O
really O
thinking O
-- O
like O
wild O
animals O
that O
are O
born O
to O
be O
caught O
and O
killed O
. O

And O
, O
like O
wild O
animals O
, O
they O
will O
be O
destroyed O
. O

They O
have O
made O
many O
people O
suffer O
. O

So O
they O
themselves O
will O
suffer O
. O

That O
is O
their O
pay O
for O
what O
they O
have O
done O
. O

They O
think O
it O
is O
fun O
to O
do O
evil O
where O
everyone O
can O
see O
them O
. O

They O
enjoy O
the O
evil O
things O
that O
please O
them O
. O

So O
they O
are O
like O
dirty O
spots O
and O
stains O
among O
you O
-- O
they O
bring O
shame O
to O
you O
in O
the O
meals O
you O
eat O
together O
. O

Every O
time O
they O
look O
at O
a O
woman O
, O
they O
want O
her O
. O

They O
are O
always O
sinning O
this O
way O
. O

And O
they O
lead O
weaker O
people O
into O
the O
trap O
of O
sin O
. O

They O
have O
taught O
themselves O
well O
to O
be O
greedy O
. O

They O
are O
under O
a O
curse O
. O

These O
false O
teachers O
left O
the O
right O
way O
and O
went O
the O
wrong O
way O
. O

They O
followed O
the O
same O
way O
that O
the O
prophet O
Balaam O
went O
. O

He O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Beor O
, O
who O
loved O
being O
paid O
for O
doing O
wrong O
. O

But O
a O
donkey O
told O
him O
that O
he O
was O
doing O
wrong O
. O

A O
donkey O
can O
not O
talk O
, O
of O
course O
, O
but O
that O
donkey O
spoke O
with O
a O
man O
's O
voice O
and O
stopped O
the O
prophet O
from O
acting O
so O
crazy O
. O

These O
false O
teachers O
are O
like O
springs O
that O
have O
no O
water O
. O

They O
are O
like O
clouds O
that O
are O
blown O
by O
a O
storm O
. O

A O
place O
in O
the O
deepest O
darkness O
has O
been O
kept O
for O
them O
. O

They O
boast O
with O
words O
that O
mean O
nothing O
. O

They O
lead O
people O
into O
the O
trap O
of O
sin O
. O

They O
find O
people O
who O
have O
just O
escaped O
from O
a O
wrong O
way O
of O
life O
and O
lead O
them O
back O
into O
sin O
. O

They O
do O
this O
by O
using O
the O
evil O
things O
people O
want O
to O
do O
in O
their O
human O
weakness O
. O

These O
false O
teachers O
promise O
those O
people O
freedom O
, O
but O
they O
themselves O
are O
not O
free O
. O

They O
are O
slaves O
to O
a O
mind O
that O
has O
been O
ruined O
by O
sin O
. O

Yes O
, O
people O
are O
slaves O
to O
anything O
that O
controls O
them O
. O

People O
can O
be O
made O
free O
from O
the O
evil O
in O
the O
world O
. O

They O
can O
be O
made O
free O
by O
knowing O
our O
Lord O
and O
Savior O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

But O
if O
they O
go O
back O
into O
those O
evil O
things O
and O
are O
controlled O
by O
them O
, O
then O
it O
is O
worse O
for O
them O
than O
it O
was O
before O
. O

Yes O
, O
it O
would O
be O
better O
for O
them O
to O
have O
never O
known O
the O
right O
way O
. O

That O
would O
be O
better O
than O
to O
know O
the O
right O
way O
and O
then O
to O
turn O
away O
from O
the O
holy O
teaching O
that O
was O
given O
to O
them O
. O

What O
they O
did O
is O
like O
these O
true O
sayings O
: O
`` O
A O
dog O
vomits O
and O
goes O
back O
to O
what O
it O
threw O
up O
. O
'' O

And O
, O
`` O
After O
a O
pig O
is O
washed O
, O
it O
goes O
back O
and O
rolls O
in O
the O
mud O
again O
. O
'' O

Greetings O
from O
Simon O
Peter O
, O
a O
servant O
and O
apostle O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

To O
all O
of O
you O
who O
share O
in O
the O
same O
valuable O
faith O
that O
we O
have O
. O

This O
faith O
was O
given O
to O
us O
because O
our O
God O
and O
Savior O
Jesus O
Christ O
always O
does O
what O
is O
good O
and O
right O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
be O
given O
to O
you O
more O
and O
more O
, O
because O
now O
you O
know O
God O
and O
Jesus O
our O
Lord O
. O

Jesus O
has O
the O
power O
of O
God O
. O

And O
his O
power O
has O
given O
us O
everything O
we O
need O
to O
live O
a O
life O
devoted O
to O
God O
. O

We O
have O
these O
things O
because O
we O
know O
him O
. O

Jesus O
chose O
us O
by O
his O
glory O
and O
goodness O
, O
through O
which O
he O
also O
gave O
us O
the O
very O
great O
and O
rich O
gifts O
that O
he O
promised O
us O
. O

With O
these O
gifts O
you O
can O
share O
in O
being O
like O
God O
. O

And O
so O
you O
will O
escape O
the O
ruin O
that O
comes O
to O
people O
in O
the O
world O
because O
of O
the O
evil O
things O
they O
want O
. O

Because O
you O
have O
these O
blessings O
, O
do O
all O
you O
can O
to O
add O
to O
your O
life O
these O
things O
: O
to O
your O
faith O
add O
goodness O
; O
to O
your O
goodness O
add O
knowledge O
; O
to O
your O
knowledge O
add O
self O
- O
control O
; O
to O
your O
self O
- O
control O
add O
patience O
; O
to O
your O
patience O
add O
devotion O
to O
God O
; O
to O
your O
devotion O
add O
kindness O
toward O
your O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
Christ O
, O
and O
to O
this O
kindness O
add O
love O
. O

If O
all O
these O
things O
are O
in O
you O
and O
growing O
, O
you O
will O
never O
fail O
to O
be O
useful O
to O
God O
. O

You O
will O
produce O
the O
kind O
of O
fruit O
that O
should O
come O
from O
your O
knowledge O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

But O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
grow O
in O
these O
blessings O
are O
blind O
. O

They O
can O
not O
see O
clearly O
what O
they O
have O
. O

They O
have O
forgotten O
that O
they O
were O
cleansed O
from O
their O
past O
sins O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
God O
called O
you O
and O
chose O
you O
to O
be O
his O
. O

Do O
your O
best O
to O
live O
in O
a O
way O
that O
shows O
you O
really O
are O
God O
's O
called O
and O
chosen O
people O
. O

If O
you O
do O
all O
this O
, O
you O
will O
never O
fall O
. O

And O
you O
will O
be O
given O
a O
very O
great O
welcome O
into O
the O
kingdom O
of O
our O
Lord O
and O
Savior O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
a O
kingdom O
that O
never O
ends O
. O

You O
already O
know O
these O
things O
. O

You O
are O
very O
strong O
in O
the O
truth O
you O
have O
. O

But O
I O
am O
always O
going O
to O
help O
you O
remember O
them O
. O

While O
I O
am O
still O
living O
here O
on O
earth O
, O
I O
think O
it O
is O
right O
for O
me O
to O
remind O
you O
of O
them O
. O

I O
know O
that O
I O
must O
soon O
leave O
this O
body O
. O

Our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
has O
shown O
me O
that O
. O

I O
will O
try O
my O
best O
to O
make O
sure O
you O
remember O
these O
things O
even O
after O
I O
am O
gone O
. O

We O
told O
you O
about O
the O
power O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

We O
told O
you O
about O
his O
coming O
. O

The O
things O
we O
told O
you O
were O
not O
just O
clever O
stories O
that O
people O
invented O
. O

No O
, O
we O
saw O
the O
greatness O
of O
Jesus O
with O
our O
own O
eyes O
. O

Jesus O
heard O
the O
voice O
of O
the O
great O
and O
glorious O
God O
. O

That O
was O
when O
he O
received O
honor O
and O
glory O
from O
God O
the O
Father O
. O

The O
voice O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
my O
Son O
, O
the O
one O
I O
love O
. O

I O
am O
very O
pleased O
with O
him O
. O
'' O

And O
we O
heard O
that O
voice O
. O

It O
came O
from O
heaven O
while O
we O
were O
with O
Jesus O
on O
the O
holy O
mountain O
. O

This O
makes O
us O
more O
sure O
about O
what O
the O
prophets O
said O
. O

And O
it O
is O
good O
for O
you O
to O
follow O
closely O
what O
they O
said O
, O
which O
is O
like O
a O
light O
shining O
in O
a O
dark O
place O
. O

You O
have O
that O
light O
until O
the O
day O
begins O
and O
the O
morning O
star O
brings O
new O
light O
to O
your O
minds O
. O

Most O
important O
of O
all O
, O
you O
must O
understand O
this O
: O
No O
prophecy O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
comes O
from O
the O
prophet O
's O
own O
understanding O
. O

No O
prophecy O
ever O
came O
from O
what O
some O
person O
wanted O
to O
say O
. O

But O
people O
were O
led O
by O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
and O
spoke O
words O
from O
God O
. O

My O
dear O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
you O
are O
believers O
in O
our O
glorious O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
treat O
some O
people O
better O
than O
others O
. O

Suppose O
someone O
comes O
into O
your O
meeting O
wearing O
very O
nice O
clothes O
and O
a O
gold O
ring O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
a O
poor O
person O
comes O
in O
wearing O
old O
, O
dirty O
clothes O
. O

You O
show O
special O
attention O
to O
the O
person O
wearing O
nice O
clothes O
. O

You O
say O
, O
`` O
Sit O
here O
in O
this O
good O
seat O
. O
'' O

But O
you O
say O
to O
the O
poor O
person O
, O
`` O
Stand O
there O
! O
'' O

or O
`` O
Sit O
on O
the O
floor O
by O
our O
feet O
! O
'' O

Does O
n't O
this O
show O
that O
you O
think O
some O
people O
are O
more O
important O
than O
others O
? O

You O
set O
yourselves O
up O
as O
judges O
-- O
judges O
who O
make O
bad O
decisions O
. O

Listen O
, O
my O
dear O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

God O
chose O
the O
poor O
people O
in O
the O
world O
to O
be O
rich O
in O
faith O
. O

He O
chose O
them O
to O
receive O
the O
kingdom O
God O
promised O
to O
those O
who O
love O
him O
. O

But O
you O
show O
no O
respect O
to O
those O
who O
are O
poor O
. O

And O
you O
know O
that O
the O
rich O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
always O
try O
to O
control O
your O
lives O
. O

And O
they O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
take O
you O
to O
court O
. O

And O
the O
rich O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
insult O
the O
wonderful O
name O
of O
Christ O
, O
the O
name O
by O
which O
you O
are O
known O
. O

One O
law O
rules O
over O
all O
other O
laws O
. O

This O
royal O
law O
is O
found O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
: O
`` O
Love O
your O
neighbor O
the O
same O
as O
you O
love O
yourself O
. O
'' O

If O
you O
obey O
this O
law O
, O
you O
are O
doing O
right O
. O

But O
if O
you O
are O
treating O
one O
person O
as O
more O
important O
than O
another O
, O
you O
are O
sinning O
. O

You O
are O
guilty O
of O
breaking O
God O
's O
law O
. O

You O
might O
follow O
all O
of O
God O
's O
law O
. O

But O
if O
you O
fail O
to O
obey O
only O
one O
command O
, O
you O
are O
guilty O
of O
breaking O
all O
the O
commands O
in O
that O
law O
. O

God O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
commit O
adultery O
. O
'' O

The O
same O
God O
also O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
kill O
. O
'' O

So O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
commit O
adultery O
, O
but O
you O
kill O
someone O
, O
you O
are O
guilty O
of O
breaking O
all O
of O
God O
's O
law O
. O

You O
will O
be O
judged O
by O
the O
law O
that O
makes O
people O
free O
. O

You O
should O
remember O
this O
in O
everything O
you O
say O
and O
do O
. O

Yes O
, O
you O
must O
show O
mercy O
to O
others O
. O

If O
you O
do O
not O
show O
mercy O
, O
then O
God O
will O
not O
show O
mercy O
to O
you O
when O
he O
judges O
you O
. O

But O
the O
one O
who O
shows O
mercy O
can O
stand O
without O
fear O
before O
the O
Judge O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
if O
a O
person O
claims O
to O
have O
faith O
but O
does O
nothing O
, O
that O
faith O
is O
worth O
nothing O
. O

Faith O
like O
that O
can O
not O
save O
anyone O
. O

Suppose O
a O
brother O
or O
sister O
in O
Christ O
comes O
to O
you O
in O
need O
of O
clothes O
or O
something O
to O
eat O
. O

And O
you O
say O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
God O
be O
with O
you O
! O

I O
hope O
you O
stay O
warm O
and O
get O
plenty O
to O
eat O
, O
'' O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
give O
them O
the O
things O
they O
need O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
help O
them O
, O
your O
words O
are O
worthless O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
faith O
. O

If O
it O
is O
just O
faith O
and O
nothing O
more O
-- O
if O
it O
does O
n't O
do O
anything O
-- O
it O
is O
dead O
. O

But O
someone O
might O
argue O
, O
`` O
Some O
people O
have O
faith O
, O
and O
others O
have O
good O
works O
. O
'' O

My O
answer O
would O
be O
that O
you O
ca O
n't O
show O
me O
your O
faith O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
do O
anything O
. O

But O
I O
will O
show O
you O
my O
faith O
by O
the O
good O
I O
do O
. O

You O
believe O
there O
is O
one O
God O
. O

That O
's O
good O
, O
but O
even O
the O
demons O
believe O
that O
! O

And O
they O
shake O
with O
fear O
. O

You O
fool O
! O

Faith O
that O
does O
nothing O
is O
worth O
nothing O
. O

Do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
prove O
this O
to O
you O
? O

Our O
father O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
what O
he O
did O
. O

He O
offered O
his O
son O
Isaac O
to O
God O
on O
the O
altar O
. O

So O
you O
see O
that O
Abraham B-PERSON
's O
faith O
and O
what O
he O
did O
worked O
together O
. O

His O
faith O
was O
made O
perfect O
by O
what O
he O
did O
. O

This O
shows O
the O
full O
meaning O
of O
the O
Scriptures O
that O
say O
, O
`` O
Abraham B-PERSON
believed O
God O
, O
and O
because O
of O
this O
faith O
he O
was O
accepted O
as O
one O
who O
is O
right O
with O
God O
. O
'' O

Abraham B-PERSON
was O
called O
`` O
God O
's O
friend O
. O
'' O

So O
you O
see O
that O
people O
are O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
what O
they O
do O
. O

They O
can O
not O
be O
made O
right O
by O
faith O
alone O
. O

Another O
example O
is O
Rahab O
. O

She O
was O
a O
prostitute O
, O
but O
she O
was O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
something O
she O
did O
. O

She O
helped O
those O
who O
were O
spying O
for O
God O
's O
people O
. O

She O
welcomed O
them O
into O
her O
home O
and O
helped O
them O
escape O
by O
a O
different O
road O
. O

A O
person O
's O
body O
that O
does O
not O
have O
a O
spirit O
is O
dead O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
faith O
-- O
faith O
that O
does O
nothing O
is O
dead O
! O

You O
rich O
people O
, O
listen O
! O

Cry O
and O
be O
very O
sad O
because O
much O
trouble O
will O
come O
to O
you O
. O

Your O
riches O
will O
rot O
and O
be O
worth O
nothing O
. O

Your O
clothes O
will O
be O
eaten O
by O
moths O
. O

Your O
gold O
and O
silver O
will O
rust O
, O
and O
that O
rust O
will O
be O
a O
proof O
that O
you O
were O
wrong O
. O

That O
rust O
will O
eat O
your O
bodies O
like O
fire O
. O

You O
saved O
your O
treasure O
in O
the O
last O
days O
. O

People O
worked O
in O
your O
fields O
, O
but O
you O
did O
not O
pay O
them O
. O

They O
are O
crying O
out O
against O
you O
. O

They O
harvested O
your O
crops O
. O

Now O
the O
Lord O
All O
- O
Powerful O
has O
heard O
their O
cries O
. O

Your O
life O
on O
earth O
was O
full O
of O
rich O
living O
. O

You O
pleased O
yourselves O
with O
everything O
you O
wanted O
. O

You O
made O
yourselves O
fat O
, O
like O
an O
animal O
ready O
for O
the O
day O
of O
slaughter O
. O

You O
showed O
no O
mercy O
to O
good O
people O
. O

They O
were O
not O
against O
you O
, O
but O
you O
killed O
them O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
be O
patient O
; O
the O
Lord O
will O
come O
. O

So O
be O
patient O
until O
that O
time O
. O

Look O
at O
the O
farmers O
. O

They O
have O
to O
be O
patient O
. O

They O
have O
to O
wait O
for O
their O
valuable O
crop O
to O
grow O
and O
produce O
a O
harvest O
. O

They O
wait O
patiently O
for O
the O
first O
rain O
and O
the O
last O
rain O
. O

You O
must O
be O
patient O
too O
. O

Never O
stop O
hoping O
. O

The O
Lord O
is O
coming O
soon O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
do O
n't O
complain O
against O
each O
other O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
stop O
complaining O
, O
you O
will O
be O
judged O
guilty O
. O

And O
the O
Judge O
is O
ready O
to O
come O
! O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
follow O
the O
example O
of O
the O
prophets O
who O
spoke O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

They O
suffered O
many O
bad O
things O
, O
but O
they O
were O
patient O
. O

And O
we O
say O
that O
those O
who O
accepted O
their O
troubles O
with O
patience O
now O
have O
God O
's O
blessing O
. O

You O
have O
heard O
about O
Job O
's O
patience O
. O

You O
know O
that O
after O
all O
his O
troubles O
, O
the O
Lord O
helped O
him O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
the O
Lord O
is O
full O
of O
mercy O
and O
is O
kind O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
it O
is O
very O
important O
that O
you O
not O
use O
an O
oath O
when O
you O
make O
a O
promise O
. O

Do O
n't O
use O
the O
name O
of O
heaven O
, O
earth O
, O
or O
anything O
else O
to O
prove O
what O
you O
say O
. O

When O
you O
mean O
yes O
, O
say O
only O
`` O
yes O
. O
'' O

When O
you O
mean O
no O
, O
say O
only O
`` O
no O
. O
'' O

Do O
this O
so O
that O
you O
will O
not O
be O
judged O
guilty O
. O

Are O
you O
having O
troubles O
? O

You O
should O
pray O
. O

Are O
you O
happy O
? O

You O
should O
sing O
. O

Are O
you O
sick O
? O

Ask O
the O
elders O
of O
the O
church O
to O
come O
and O
rub O
oil O
on O
you O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
and O
pray O
for O
you O
. O

If O
such O
a O
prayer O
is O
offered O
in O
faith O
, O
it O
will O
heal O
anyone O
who O
is O
sick O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
heal O
them O
. O

And O
if O
they O
have O
sinned O
, O
he O
will O
forgive O
them O
. O

So O
always O
tell O
each O
other O
the O
wrong O
things O
you O
have O
done O
. O

Then O
pray O
for O
each O
other O
. O

Do O
this O
so O
that O
God O
can O
heal O
you O
. O

Anyone O
who O
lives O
the O
way O
God O
wants O
can O
pray O
, O
and O
great O
things O
will O
happen O
. O

Elijah O
was O
a O
person O
just O
like O
us O
. O

He O
prayed O
that O
it O
would O
not O
rain O
. O

And O
it O
did O
not O
rain O
on O
the O
land O
for O
three O
and O
a O
half O
years O
! O

Then O
Elijah O
prayed O
that O
it O
would O
rain O
. O

And O
the O
rain O
came O
down O
from O
the O
sky O
, O
and O
the O
land O
grew O
crops O
again O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
if O
anyone O
wanders O
away O
from O
the O
truth O
and O
someone O
helps O
that O
person O
come O
back O
, O
remember O
this O
: O
Anyone O
who O
brings O
a O
sinner O
back O
from O
the O
wrong O
way O
will O
save O
that O
person O
from O
eternal O
death O
and O
cause O
many O
sins O
to O
be O
forgiven O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
not O
many O
of O
you O
should O
be O
teachers O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
, O
as O
you O
know O
, O
we O
who O
teach O
will O
be O
judged O
more O
strictly O
than O
others O
. O

We O
all O
make O
many O
mistakes O
. O

A O
person O
who O
never O
said O
anything O
wrong O
would O
be O
perfect O
. O

Someone O
like O
that O
would O
be O
able O
to O
control O
their O
whole O
body O
too O
. O

We O
put O
bits O
into O
the O
mouths O
of O
horses O
to O
make O
them O
obey O
us O
. O

With O
these O
bits O
we O
can O
control O
their O
whole O
body O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
ships O
. O

A O
ship O
is O
very O
big O
, O
and O
it O
is O
pushed O
by O
strong O
winds O
. O

But O
a O
very O
small O
rudder O
controls O
that O
big O
ship O
. O

And O
the O
one O
who O
controls O
the O
rudder O
decides O
where O
the O
ship O
will O
go O
. O

It O
goes O
where O
he O
wants O
it O
to O
go O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
our O
tongue O
. O

It O
is O
a O
small O
part O
of O
the O
body O
, O
but O
it O
can O
boast O
about O
doing O
great O
things O
. O

A O
big O
forest O
fire O
can O
be O
started O
with O
only O
a O
little O
flame O
. O

The O
tongue O
is O
like O
a O
fire O
. O

It O
is O
a O
world O
of O
evil O
among O
the O
parts O
of O
our O
body O
. O

It O
spreads O
its O
evil O
through O
our O
whole O
body O
and O
starts O
a O
fire O
that O
influences O
all O
of O
life O
. O

It O
gets O
this O
fire O
from O
hell O
. O

Humans O
have O
control O
over O
every O
kind O
of O
wild O
animal O
, O
bird O
, O
reptile O
, O
and O
fish O
, O
and O
they O
have O
controlled O
all O
these O
things O
. O

But O
no O
one O
can O
control O
the O
tongue O
. O

It O
is O
wild O
and O
evil O
, O
full O
of O
deadly O
poison O
. O

We O
use O
our O
tongues O
to O
praise O
our O
Lord O
and O
Father O
, O
but O
then O
we O
curse O
people O
who O
were O
created O
in O
God O
's O
likeness O
. O

These O
praises O
and O
curses O
come O
from O
the O
same O
mouth O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
this O
should O
not O
happen O
. O

Do O
good O
water O
and O
bad O
water O
flow O
from O
the O
same O
spring O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
can O
a O
fig O
tree O
make O
olives O
? O

Or O
can O
a O
grapevine O
make O
figs O
? O

No O
, O
and O
a O
well O
full O
of O
salty O
water O
can O
not O
give O
good O
water O
. O

Are O
there O
any O
among O
you O
who O
are O
really O
wise O
and O
understanding O
? O

Then O
you O
should O
show O
your O
wisdom O
by O
living O
right O
. O

You O
should O
do O
what O
is O
good O
with O
humility O
. O

A O
wise O
person O
does O
not O
boast O
. O

If O
you O
are O
selfish O
and O
have O
bitter O
jealousy O
in O
your O
hearts O
, O
you O
have O
no O
reason O
to O
boast O
. O

Your O
boasting O
is O
a O
lie O
that O
hides O
the O
truth O
. O

That O
kind O
of O
`` O
wisdom O
'' O
does O
not O
come O
from O
God O
. O

That O
`` O
wisdom O
'' O
comes O
from O
the O
world O
. O

It O
is O
not O
spiritual O
. O

It O
is O
from O
the O
devil O
. O

Where O
there O
is O
jealousy O
and O
selfishness O
, O
there O
will O
be O
confusion O
and O
every O
kind O
of O
evil O
. O

But O
the O
wisdom O
that O
comes O
from O
God O
is O
like O
this O
: O

First O
, O
it O
is O
pure O
. O

It O
is O
also O
peaceful O
, O
gentle O
, O
and O
easy O
to O
please O
. O

This O
wisdom O
is O
always O
ready O
to O
help O
people O
who O
have O
trouble O
and O
to O
do O
good O
for O
others O
. O

This O
wisdom O
is O
always O
fair O
and O
honest O
. O

People O
who O
work O
for O
peace O
in O
a O
peaceful O
way O
get O
the O
blessings O
that O
come O
from O
right O
living O
. O

Do O
you O
know O
where O
your O
fights O
and O
arguments O
come O
from O
? O

They O
come O
from O
the O
selfish O
desires O
that O
make O
war O
inside O
you O
. O

You O
want O
things O
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
get O
them O
. O

So O
you O
kill O
and O
are O
jealous O
of O
others O
. O

But O
you O
still O
can O
not O
get O
what O
you O
want O
. O

So O
you O
argue O
and O
fight O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
get O
what O
you O
want O
because O
you O
do O
n't O
ask O
God O
. O

Or O
when O
you O
ask O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
receive O
anything O
, O
because O
the O
reason O
you O
ask O
is O
wrong O
. O

You O
only O
want O
to O
use O
it O
for O
your O
own O
pleasure O
. O

You O
people O
are O
not O
faithful O
to O
God O
! O

You O
should O
know O
that O
loving O
what O
the O
world O
has O
is O
the O
same O
as O
hating O
God O
. O

So O
anyone O
who O
wants O
to O
be O
friends O
with O
this O
evil O
world O
becomes O
God O
's O
enemy O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
the O
Scriptures O
mean O
nothing O
? O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
Spirit O
God O
made O
to O
live O
in O
us O
wants O
us O
only O
for O
himself O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
kindness O
God O
shows O
is O
greater O
. O

As O
the O
Scripture O
says O
, O
`` O
God O
is O
against O
the O
proud O
, O
but O
he O
is O
kind O
to O
the O
humble O
. O
'' O

So O
give O
yourselves O
to O
God O
. O

Stand O
against O
the O
devil O
, O
and O
he O
will O
run O
away O
from O
you O
. O

Come O
near O
to O
God O
and O
he O
will O
come O
near O
to O
you O
. O

You O
are O
sinners O
, O
so O
clean O
sin O
out O
of O
your O
lives O
. O

You O
are O
trying O
to O
follow O
God O
and O
the O
world O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

Make O
your O
thinking O
pure O
. O

Be O
sad O
, O
be O
sorry O
, O
and O
cry O
! O

Change O
your O
laughter O
into O
crying O
. O

Change O
your O
joy O
into O
sadness O
. O

Be O
humble O
before O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
he O
will O
make O
you O
great O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
do O
n't O
say O
anything O
against O
each O
other O
. O

If O
you O
criticize O
your O
brother O
or O
sister O
in O
Christ O
or O
judge O
them O
, O
you O
are O
criticizing O
and O
judging O
the O
law O
they O
follow O
. O

And O
when O
you O
are O
judging O
the O
law O
, O
you O
are O
not O
a O
follower O
of O
the O
law O
. O

You O
have O
become O
a O
judge O
. O

God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
gave O
us O
the O
law O
, O
and O
he O
is O
the O
Judge O
. O

He O
is O
the O
only O
one O
who O
can O
save O
and O
destroy O
. O

So O
it O
is O
not O
right O
for O
you O
to O
judge O
anyone O
. O

Some O
of O
you O
say O
, O
`` O
Today O
or O
tomorrow O
we O
will O
go O
to O
some O
city O
. O

We O
will O
stay O
there O
a O
year O
, O
do O
business O
, O
and O
make O
money O
. O
'' O

Listen O
, O
think O
about O
this O
: O
You O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
will O
happen O
tomorrow O
. O

Your O
life O
is O
like O
a O
fog O
. O

You O
can O
see O
it O
for O
a O
short O
time O
, O
but O
then O
it O
goes O
away O
. O

So O
you O
should O
say O
, O
`` O
If O
the O
Lord O
wants O
, O
we O
will O
live O
and O
do O
this O
or O
that O
. O
'' O

But O
now O
you O
are O
proud O
and O
boast O
about O
yourself O
. O

All O
such O
boasting O
is O
wrong O
. O

If O
you O
fail O
to O
do O
what O
you O
know O
is O
right O
, O
you O
are O
sinning O
. O

Greetings O
from O
James B-PERSON
, O
a O
servant O
of O
God O
and O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

To O
God O
's O
people O
who O
are O
scattered O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
you O
will O
have O
many O
kinds O
of O
trouble O
. O

But O
this O
gives O
you O
a O
reason O
to O
be O
very O
happy O
. O

You O
know O
that O
when O
your O
faith O
is O
tested O
, O
you O
learn O
to O
be O
patient O
in O
suffering O
. O

If O
you O
let O
that O
patience O
work O
in O
you O
, O
the O
end O
result O
will O
be O
good O
. O

You O
will O
be O
mature O
and O
complete O
. O

You O
will O
be O
all O
that O
God O
wants O
you O
to O
be O
. O

Do O
any O
of O
you O
need O
wisdom O
? O

Ask O
God O
for O
it O
. O

He O
is O
generous O
and O
enjoys O
giving O
to O
everyone O
. O

So O
he O
will O
give O
you O
wisdom O
. O

But O
when O
you O
ask O
God O
, O
you O
must O
believe O
. O

Do O
n't O
doubt O
him O
. O

Whoever O
doubts O
is O
like O
a O
wave O
in O
the O
sea O
that O
is O
blown O
up O
and O
down O
by O
the O
wind O
. O

People O
like O
that O
are O
thinking O
two O
different O
things O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

They O
can O
never O
decide O
what O
to O
do O
. O

So O
they O
should O
not O
think O
they O
will O
receive O
anything O
from O
the O
Lord O
. O

Believers O
who O
are O
poor O
should O
be O
glad O
that O
God O
considers O
them O
so O
important O
. O

Believers O
who O
are O
rich O
should O
be O
glad O
when O
bad O
things O
happen O
that O
humble O
them O
. O

Their O
riches O
wo O
n't O
keep O
them O
from O
disappearing O
as O
quickly O
as O
wildflowers O
. O

As O
the O
sun O
rises O
and O
gets O
hotter O
, O
its O
heat O
dries O
up O
the O
plants O
, O
and O
the O
flowers O
fall O
off O
. O

The O
flowers O
that O
were O
so O
beautiful O
are O
now O
dead O
. O

That O
's O
how O
it O
is O
with O
the O
rich O
. O

While O
they O
are O
still O
making O
plans O
for O
their O
business O
, O
they O
will O
die O
. O

Great O
blessings O
belong O
to O
those O
who O
are O
tempted O
and O
remain O
faithful O
! O

After O
they O
have O
proved O
their O
faith O
, O
God O
will O
give O
them O
the O
crown O
of O
eternal O
life O
. O

God O
promised O
this O
to O
all O
people O
who O
love O
him O
. O

Whenever O
you O
feel O
tempted O
to O
do O
something O
bad O
, O
you O
should O
not O
say O
, O
`` O
God O
is O
tempting O
me O
. O
'' O

Evil O
can O
not O
tempt O
God O
, O
and O
God O
himself O
does O
not O
tempt O
anyone O
. O

You O
are O
tempted O
by O
the O
evil O
things O
you O
want O
. O

Your O
own O
desire O
leads O
you O
away O
and O
traps O
you O
. O

Your O
desire O
grows O
inside O
you O
until O
it O
results O
in O
sin O
. O

Then O
the O
sin O
grows O
bigger O
and O
bigger O
and O
finally O
ends O
in O
death O
. O

My O
dear O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
fooled O
about O
this O
. O

Everything O
good O
comes O
from O
God O
. O

Every O
perfect O
gift O
is O
from O
him O
. O

These O
good O
gifts O
come O
down O
from O
the O
Father O
who O
made O
all O
the O
lights O
in O
the O
sky O
. O

But O
God O
never O
changes O
like O
the O
shadows O
from O
those O
lights O
. O

He O
is O
always O
the O
same O
. O

God O
decided O
to O
give O
us O
life O
through O
the O
true O
message O
he O
sent O
to O
us O
. O

He O
wanted O
us O
to O
be O
the O
most O
important O
of O
all O
that O
he O
created O
. O

My O
dear O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
always O
be O
more O
willing O
to O
listen O
than O
to O
speak O
. O

Keep O
control O
of O
your O
anger O
. O

Anger O
does O
not O
help O
you O
live O
the O
way O
God O
wants O
. O

So O
get O
rid O
of O
everything O
evil O
in O
your O
lives O
-- O
every O
kind O
of O
wrong O
you O
do O
. O

Be O
humble O
and O
accept O
God O
's O
teaching O
that O
is O
planted O
in O
your O
hearts O
. O

This O
teaching O
can O
save O
you O
. O

Do O
what O
God O
's O
teaching O
says O
; O
do O
n't O
just O
listen O
and O
do O
nothing O
. O

When O
you O
only O
sit O
and O
listen O
, O
you O
are O
fooling O
yourselves O
. O

Hearing O
God O
's O
teaching O
and O
doing O
nothing O
is O
like O
looking O
at O
your O
face O
in O
the O
mirror O
and O
doing O
nothing O
about O
what O
you O
saw O
. O

You O
go O
away O
and O
immediately O
forget O
how O
bad O
you O
looked O
. O

But O
when O
you O
look O
into O
God O
's O
perfect O
law O
that O
sets O
people O
free O
, O
pay O
attention O
to O
it O
. O

If O
you O
do O
what O
it O
says O
, O
you O
will O
have O
God O
's O
blessing O
. O

Never O
just O
listen O
to O
his O
teaching O
and O
forget O
what O
you O
heard O
. O

You O
might O
think O
you O
are O
a O
very O
religious O
person O
. O

But O
if O
your O
tongue O
is O
out O
of O
control O
, O
you O
are O
fooling O
yourself O
. O

Your O
careless O
talk O
makes O
your O
offerings O
to O
God O
worthless O
. O

The O
worship O
that O
God O
wants O
is O
this O
: O
caring O
for O
orphans O
or O
widows O
who O
need O
help O
and O
keeping O
yourself O
free O
from O
the O
world O
's O
evil O
influence O
. O

This O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
worship O
that O
God O
accepts O
as O
pure O
and O
good O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
you O
wives O
should O
be O
willing O
to O
serve O
your O
husbands O
. O

Then O
, O
even O
those O
who O
have O
refused O
to O
accept O
God O
's O
teaching O
will O
be O
persuaded O
to O
believe O
because O
of O
the O
way O
you O
live O
. O

You O
will O
not O
need O
to O
say O
anything O
. O

Your O
husbands O
will O
see O
the O
pure O
lives O
that O
you O
live O
with O
respect O
for O
God O
. O

It O
is O
not O
fancy O
hair O
, O
gold O
jewelry O
, O
or O
fine O
clothes O
that O
should O
make O
you O
beautiful O
. O

No O
, O
your O
beauty O
should O
come O
from O
inside O
you O
-- O
the O
beauty O
of O
a O
gentle O
and O
quiet O
spirit O
. O

That O
beauty O
will O
never O
disappear O
. O

It O
is O
worth O
very O
much O
to O
God O
. O

It O
was O
the O
same O
with O
the O
holy O
women O
who O
lived O
long O
ago O
and O
followed O
God O
. O

They O
made O
themselves O
beautiful O
in O
that O
same O
way O
. O

They O
were O
willing O
to O
serve O
their O
husbands O
. O

I O
am O
talking O
about O
women O
like O
Sarah B-PERSON
. O

She O
obeyed O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
her O
husband O
, O
and O
called O
him O
her O
master O
. O

And O
you O
women O
are O
true O
children O
of O
Sarah B-PERSON
if O
you O
always O
do O
what O
is O
right O
and O
are O
not O
afraid O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
you O
husbands O
should O
live O
with O
your O
wives O
in O
an O
understanding O
way O
, O
since O
they O
are O
weaker O
than O
you O
. O

You O
should O
show O
them O
respect O
, O
because O
God O
gives O
them O
the O
same O
blessing O
he O
gives O
you O
-- O
the O
grace O
of O
true O
life O
. O

Do O
this O
so O
that O
nothing O
will O
stop O
your O
prayers O
from O
being O
heard O
. O

So O
all O
of O
you O
should O
live O
together O
in O
peace O
. O

Try O
to O
understand O
each O
other O
. O

Love O
each O
other O
like O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

Be O
kind O
and O
humble O
. O

Do O
n't O
do O
wrong O
to O
anyone O
to O
pay O
them O
back O
for O
doing O
wrong O
to O
you O
. O

Or O
do O
n't O
insult O
anyone O
to O
pay O
them O
back O
for O
insulting O
you O
. O

But O
ask O
God O
to O
bless O
them O
. O

Do O
this O
because O
you O
yourselves O
were O
chosen O
to O
receive O
a O
blessing O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
want O
to O
enjoy O
true O
life O
and O
have O
only O
good O
days O
, O
then O
avoid O
saying O
anything O
hurtful O
, O
and O
never O
let O
a O
lie O
come O
out O
of O
your O
mouth O
. O

Stop O
doing O
what O
is O
wrong O
, O
and O
do O
good O
. O

Look O
for O
peace O
, O
and O
do O
all O
you O
can O
to O
help O
people O
live O
peacefully O
. O

The O
Lord O
watches O
over O
those O
who O
do O
what O
is O
right O
, O
and O
he O
listens O
to O
their O
prayers O
. O

But O
he O
is O
against O
those O
who O
do O
evil O
. O
'' O

If O
you O
are O
always O
trying O
to O
do O
good O
, O
no O
one O
can O
really O
harm O
you O
. O

But O
you O
may O
suffer O
for O
doing O
right O
. O

If O
that O
happens O
, O
you O
have O
God O
's O
blessing O
. O

`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
of O
the O
people O
who O
make O
you O
suffer O
; O
do O
n't O
be O
worried O
. O
'' O

But O
keep O
the O
Lord O
Christ O
holy O
in O
your O
hearts O
. O

Always O
be O
ready O
to O
answer O
everyone O
who O
asks O
you O
to O
explain O
about O
the O
hope O
you O
have O
. O

But O
answer O
them O
in O
a O
gentle O
way O
with O
respect O
. O

Keep O
your O
conscience O
clear O
. O

Then O
people O
will O
see O
the O
good O
way O
you O
live O
as O
followers O
of O
Christ O
, O
and O
those O
who O
say O
bad O
things O
about O
you O
will O
be O
ashamed O
of O
what O
they O
said O
. O

It O
is O
better O
to O
suffer O
for O
doing O
good O
than O
for O
doing O
wrong O
. O

Yes O
, O
it O
is O
better O
if O
that O
is O
what O
God O
wants O
. O

Christ O
himself O
suffered O
when O
he O
died O
for O
you O
, O
and O
with O
that O
one O
death O
he O
paid O
for O
your O
sins O
. O

He O
was O
not O
guilty O
, O
but O
he O
died O
for O
people O
who O
are O
guilty O
. O

He O
did O
this O
to O
bring O
all O
of O
you O
to O
God O
. O

In O
his O
physical O
form O
he O
was O
killed O
, O
but O
he O
was O
made O
alive O
by O
the O
Spirit O
. O

And O
by O
the O
Spirit O
he O
went O
and O
preached O
to O
the O
spirits O
in O
prison O
. O

Those O
were O
the O
spirits O
who O
refused O
to O
obey O
God O
long O
ago O
in O
the O
time O
of O
Noah B-PERSON
. O

God O
was O
waiting O
patiently O
for O
people O
while O
Noah B-PERSON
was O
building O
the O
big O
boat O
. O

And O
only O
a O
few O
-- O
eight O
in O
all O
-- O
were O
saved O
in O
the O
boat O
through O
the O
floodwater O
. O

And O
that O
water O
is O
like O
baptism O
, O
which O
now O
saves O
you O
. O

Baptism O
is O
not O
the O
washing O
of O
dirt O
from O
the O
body O
. O

It O
is O
asking O
God O
for O
a O
clean O
conscience O
. O

It O
saves O
you O
because O
Jesus O
Christ O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

Now O
he O
has O
gone O
into O
heaven O
. O

He O
is O
at O
God O
's O
right O
side O
and O
rules O
over O
angels O
, O
authorities O
, O
and O
powers O
. O

So O
then O
, O
stop O
doing O
anything O
to O
hurt O
others O
. O

Do O
n't O
lie O
anymore O
, O
and O
stop O
trying O
to O
fool O
people O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
jealous O
or O
say O
bad O
things O
about O
others O
. O

Like O
newborn O
babies O
hungry O
for O
milk O
, O
you O
should O
want O
the O
pure O
teaching O
that O
feeds O
your O
spirit O
. O

With O
it O
you O
can O
grow O
up O
and O
be O
saved O
. O

You O
have O
already O
tasted O
the O
goodness O
of O
the O
Lord O
. O

The O
Lord O
Jesus O
is O
the O
living O
stone O
. O

The O
people O
of O
the O
world O
decided O
that O
they O
did O
not O
want O
this O
stone O
. O

But O
he O
is O
the O
one O
God O
chose O
as O
one O
of O
great O
value O
. O

So O
come O
to O
him O
. O

You O
also O
are O
like O
living O
stones O
, O
and O
God O
is O
using O
you O
to O
build O
a O
spiritual O
house O
. O

You O
are O
to O
serve O
God O
in O
this O
house O
as O
holy O
priests O
, O
offering O
him O
spiritual O
sacrifices O
that O
he O
will O
accept O
because O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
I O
have O
chosen O
a O
cornerstone O
of O
great O
value O
, O
and O
I O
put O
that O
stone O
in O
Zion O
. O

Anyone O
who O
trusts O
in O
him O
will O
never O
be O
disappointed O
. O
'' O

So O
, O
that O
stone O
means O
honor O
for O
you O
who O
believe O
. O

But O
for O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
believe O
he O
is O
`` O
the O
stone O
that O
the O
builders O
refused O
to O
accept O
, O
which O
became O
the O
most O
important O
stone O
. O
'' O

For O
them O
he O
is O
also O
`` O
a O
stone O
that O
makes O
people O
stumble O
, O
a O
rock O
that O
makes O
people O
fall O
. O
'' O

People O
stumble O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
obey O
what O
God O
says O
. O

This O
is O
what O
God O
planned O
to O
happen O
to O
those O
people O
. O

But O
you O
are O
his O
chosen O
people O
, O
the O
King O
's O
priests O
. O

You O
are O
a O
holy O
nation O
, O
people O
who O
belong O
to O
God O
. O

He O
chose O
you O
to O
tell O
about O
the O
wonderful O
things O
he O
has O
done O
. O

He O
brought O
you O
out O
of O
the O
darkness O
of O
sin O
into O
his O
wonderful O
light O
. O

In O
the O
past O
you O
were O
not O
a O
special O
people O
, O
but O
now O
you O
are O
God O
's O
people O
. O

Once O
you O
had O
not O
received O
mercy O
, O
but O
now O
God O
has O
given O
you O
his O
mercy O
. O

Dear O
friends O
, O
you O
are O
like O
visitors O
and O
strangers O
in O
this O
world O
. O

So O
I O
beg O
you O
to O
keep O
your O
lives O
free O
from O
the O
evil O
things O
you O
want O
to O
do O
, O
those O
desires O
that O
fight O
against O
your O
true O
selves O
. O

People O
who O
do O
n't O
believe O
are O
living O
all O
around O
you O
. O

They O
may O
say O
that O
you O
are O
doing O
wrong O
. O

So O
live O
such O
good O
lives O
that O
they O
will O
see O
the O
good O
you O
do O
, O
and O
they O
will O
give O
glory O
to O
God O
on O
the O
day O
he O
comes O
. O

Be O
willing O
to O
serve O
the O
people O
who O
have O
authority O
in O
this O
world O
. O

Do O
this O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

Obey O
the O
king O
, O
the O
highest O
authority O
. O

And O
obey O
the O
leaders O
who O
are O
sent O
by O
the O
king O
. O

They O
are O
sent O
to O
punish O
those O
who O
do O
wrong O
and O
to O
praise O
those O
who O
do O
good O
. O

When O
you O
do O
good O
, O
you O
stop O
ignorant O
people O
from O
saying O
foolish O
things O
about O
you O
. O

This O
is O
what O
God O
wants O
. O

Live O
like O
free O
people O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
use O
your O
freedom O
as O
an O
excuse O
to O
do O
evil O
. O

Live O
as O
those O
who O
are O
serving O
God O
. O

Show O
respect O
for O
all O
people O
. O

Love O
all O
the O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
of O
God O
's O
family O
. O

Respect O
God O
, O
and O
honor O
the O
king O
. O

Slaves O
, O
be O
willing O
to O
serve O
your O
masters O
. O

Do O
this O
with O
all O
respect O
. O

You O
should O
obey O
the O
masters O
who O
are O
good O
and O
kind O
, O
and O
you O
should O
obey O
the O
masters O
who O
are O
bad O
. O

One O
of O
you O
might O
have O
to O
suffer O
even O
when O
you O
have O
done O
nothing O
wrong O
. O

If O
you O
think O
of O
God O
and O
bear O
the O
pain O
, O
this O
pleases O
God O
. O

But O
if O
you O
are O
punished O
for O
doing O
wrong O
, O
there O
is O
no O
reason O
to O
praise O
you O
for O
bearing O
that O
punishment O
. O

But O
if O
you O
suffer O
for O
doing O
good O
and O
you O
are O
patient O
, O
this O
pleases O
God O
. O

This O
is O
what O
you O
were O
chosen O
to O
do O
. O

Christ O
gave O
you O
an O
example O
to O
follow O
. O

He O
suffered O
for O
you O
. O

So O
you O
should O
do O
the O
same O
as O
he O
did O
: O
`` O
He O
never O
sinned O
, O
and O
he O
never O
told O
a O
lie O
. O
'' O

People O
insulted O
him O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
insult O
them O
back O
. O

He O
suffered O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
threaten O
anyone O
. O

No O
, O
he O
let O
God O
take O
care O
of O
him O
. O

God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
judges O
rightly O
. O

Christ O
carried O
our O
sins O
in O
his O
body O
on O
the O
cross O
. O

He O
did O
this O
so O
that O
we O
would O
stop O
living O
for O
sin O
and O
live O
for O
what O
is O
right O
. O

By O
his O
wounds O
you O
were O
healed O
. O

You O
were O
like O
sheep O
that O
went O
the O
wrong O
way O
. O

But O
now O
you O
have O
come O
back O
to O
the O
Shepherd O
and O
Protector O
of O
your O
lives O
. O

Now O
I O
have O
something O
to O
say O
to O
the O
elders O
in O
your O
group O
. O

I O
am O
also O
an O
elder O
. O

I O
myself O
have O
seen O
Christ O
's O
sufferings O
. O

And O
I O
will O
share O
in O
the O
glory O
that O
will O
be O
shown O
to O
us O
. O

I O
beg O
you O
to O
take O
care O
of O
the O
group O
of O
people O
you O
are O
responsible O
for O
. O

They O
are O
God O
's O
flock O
. O

Watch O
over O
that O
flock O
because O
you O
want O
to O
, O
not O
because O
you O
are O
forced O
to O
do O
it O
. O

That O
is O
how O
God O
wants O
it O
. O

Do O
it O
because O
you O
are O
happy O
to O
serve O
, O
not O
because O
you O
want O
money O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
like O
a O
ruler O
over O
those O
you O
are O
responsible O
for O
. O

But O
be O
good O
examples O
to O
them O
. O

Then O
when O
Christ O
the O
Ruling O
Shepherd O
comes O
, O
you O
will O
get O
a O
crown O
-- O
one O
that O
will O
be O
glorious O
and O
never O
lose O
its O
beauty O
. O

Young O
people O
, O
I O
have O
something O
to O
say O
to O
you O
too O
. O

You O
should O
accept O
the O
authority O
of O
the O
elders O
. O

You O
should O
all O
have O
a O
humble O
attitude O
in O
dealing O
with O
each O
other O
. O

`` O
God O
is O
against O
the O
proud O
, O
but O
he O
is O
kind O
to O
the O
humble O
. O
'' O

So O
be O
humble O
under O
God O
's O
powerful O
hand O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
lift O
you O
up O
when O
the O
right O
time O
comes O
. O

Give O
all O
your O
worries O
to O
him O
, O
because O
he O
cares O
for O
you O
. O

Control O
yourselves O
and O
be O
careful O
! O

The O
devil O
is O
your O
enemy O
, O
and O
he O
goes O
around O
like O
a O
roaring O
lion O
looking O
for O
someone O
to O
attack O
and O
eat O
. O

Refuse O
to O
follow O
the O
devil O
. O

Stand O
strong O
in O
your O
faith O
. O

You O
know O
that O
your O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
all O
over O
the O
world O
are O
having O
the O
same O
sufferings O
that O
you O
have O
. O

Yes O
, O
you O
will O
suffer O
for O
a O
short O
time O
. O

But O
after O
that O
, O
God O
will O
make O
everything O
right O
. O

He O
will O
make O
you O
strong O
. O

He O
will O
support O
you O
and O
keep O
you O
from O
falling O
. O

He O
is O
the O
God O
who O
gives O
all O
grace O
. O

He O
chose O
you O
to O
share O
in O
his O
glory O
in O
Christ O
. O

That O
glory O
will O
continue O
forever O
. O

All O
power O
is O
his O
forever O
. O

Amen O
. O

Silas O
will O
bring O
this O
letter O
to O
you O
. O

I O
know O
that O
he O
is O
a O
faithful O
brother O
in O
Christ O
. O

I O
wrote O
this O
short O
letter O
to O
encourage O
you O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
tell O
you O
that O
this O
is O
the O
true O
grace O
of O
God O
. O

Stand O
strong O
in O
that O
grace O
. O

The O
church O
in O
Babylon O
sends O
you O
greetings O
. O

They O
were O
chosen O
just O
as O
you O
were O
. O

Mark O
, O
my O
son O
in O
Christ O
, O
also O
sends O
his O
greetings O
. O

Give O
each O
other O
a O
special O
greeting O
of O
love O
when O
you O
meet O
. O

Peace O
to O
all O
of O
you O
who O
are O
in O
Christ O
. O

Christ O
suffered O
while O
he O
was O
in O
his O
body O
. O

So O
you O
should O
strengthen O
yourselves O
with O
the O
same O
kind O
of O
thinking O
Christ O
had O
. O

The O
one O
who O
accepts O
suffering O
in O
this O
life O
has O
clearly O
decided O
to O
stop O
sinning O
. O

Strengthen O
yourselves O
so O
that O
you O
will O
live O
your O
lives O
here O
on O
earth O
doing O
what O
God O
wants O
, O
not O
the O
evil O
things O
that O
people O
want O
to O
do O
. O

In O
the O
past O
you O
wasted O
too O
much O
time O
doing O
what O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
God O
like O
to O
do O
. O

You O
were O
living O
immoral O
lives O
, O
doing O
the O
evil O
things O
you O
wanted O
to O
do O
. O

You O
were O
always O
getting O
drunk O
, O
having O
wild O
drinking O
parties O
, O
and O
doing O
shameful O
things O
in O
your O
worship O
of O
idols O
. O

Now O
those O
`` O
friends O
'' O
think O
it O
is O
strange O
that O
you O
no O
longer O
join O
them O
in O
all O
the O
wild O
and O
wasteful O
things O
they O
do O
. O

And O
so O
they O
say O
bad O
things O
about O
you O
. O

But O
they O
will O
have O
to O
face O
God O
to O
explain O
what O
they O
have O
done O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
will O
soon O
judge O
everyone O
-- O
those O
who O
are O
still O
living O
and O
those O
who O
have O
died O
. O

Some O
were O
told O
the O
Good O
News O
before O
they O
died O
. O

They O
were O
criticized O
by O
others O
in O
their O
life O
here O
on O
earth O
. O

But O
it O
was O
God O
's O
plan O
that O
they O
hear O
the O
Good O
News O
so O
that O
they O
could O
have O
a O
new O
life O
through O
the O
Spirit O
. O

The O
time O
is O
near O
when O
all O
things O
will O
end O
. O

So O
keep O
your O
minds O
clear O
, O
and O
control O
yourselves O
. O

This O
will O
help O
you O
in O
your O
prayers O
. O

Most O
important O
of O
all O
, O
love O
each O
other O
deeply O
, O
because O
love O
makes O
you O
willing O
to O
forgive O
many O
sins O
. O

Open O
your O
homes O
to O
each O
other O
and O
share O
your O
food O
without O
complaining O
. O

God O
has O
shown O
you O
his O
grace O
in O
many O
different O
ways O
. O

So O
be O
good O
servants O
and O
use O
whatever O
gift O
he O
has O
given O
you O
in O
a O
way O
that O
will O
best O
serve O
each O
other O
. O

If O
your O
gift O
is O
speaking O
, O
your O
words O
should O
be O
like O
words O
from O
God O
. O

If O
your O
gift O
is O
serving O
, O
you O
should O
serve O
with O
the O
strength O
that O
God O
gives O
. O

Then O
it O
is O
God O
who O
will O
be O
praised O
in O
everything O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Power O
and O
glory O
belong O
to O
him O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

Amen O
. O

My O
friends O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
surprised O
at O
the O
painful O
things O
that O
you O
are O
now O
suffering O
, O
which O
are O
testing O
your O
faith O
. O

Do O
n't O
think O
that O
something O
strange O
is O
happening O
to O
you O
. O

But O
you O
should O
be O
happy O
that O
you O
are O
sharing O
in O
Christ O
's O
sufferings O
. O

You O
will O
be O
happy O
and O
full O
of O
joy O
when O
Christ O
shows O
his O
glory O
. O

When O
people O
say O
bad O
things O
to O
you O
because O
you O
follow O
Christ O
, O
consider O
it O
a O
blessing O
. O

When O
that O
happens O
, O
it O
shows O
that O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
, O
the O
Spirit O
of O
glory O
, O
is O
with O
you O
. O

You O
may O
suffer O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
let O
it O
be O
because O
you O
murder O
, O
steal O
, O
make O
trouble O
, O
or O
try O
to O
control O
other O
people O
's O
lives O
. O

But O
if O
you O
suffer O
because O
you O
are O
a O
`` O
Christ O
- O

follower O
, O
'' O
do O
n't O
be O
ashamed O
. O

You O
should O
praise O
God O
for O
that O
name O
. O

It O
is O
time O
for O
judging O
to O
begin O
. O

That O
judging O
will O
begin O
with O
God O
's O
family O
. O

If O
it O
begins O
with O
us O
, O
then O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
accept O
the O
Good O
News O
of O
God O
? O

`` O
If O
it O
is O
hard O
for O
even O
a O
good O
person O
to O
be O
saved O
, O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
the O
one O
who O
is O
against O
God O
and O
full O
of O
sin O
? O
'' O

So O
if O
God O
wants O
you O
to O
suffer O
, O
you O
should O
trust O
your O
lives O
to O
him O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
made O
you O
, O
and O
you O
can O
trust O
him O
. O

So O
continue O
to O
do O
good O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
an O
apostle O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

To O
God O
's O
chosen O
people O
who O
are O
away O
from O
their O
homes O
-- O
people O
scattered O
all O
over O
the O
areas O
of O
Pontus O
, O
Galatia O
, O
Cappadocia O
, O
Asia B-GPE
, O
and O
Bithynia O
. O

God O
planned O
long O
ago O
to O
choose O
you O
and O
to O
make O
you O
his O
holy O
people O
, O
which O
is O
the O
Spirit O
's O
work O
. O

God O
wanted O
you O
to O
obey O
him O
and O
to O
be O
made O
clean O
by O
the O
blood O
sacrifice O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
you O
will O
enjoy O
more O
and O
more O
of O
God O
's O
grace O
and O
peace O
. O

Praise O
be O
to O
the O
God O
and O
Father O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

God O
has O
great O
mercy O
, O
and O
because O
of O
his O
mercy O
he O
gave O
us O
a O
new O
life O
. O

This O
new O
life O
brings O
us O
a O
living O
hope O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
's O
resurrection O
from O
death O
. O

Now O
we O
wait O
to O
receive O
the O
blessings O
God O
has O
for O
his O
children O
. O

These O
blessings O
are O
kept O
for O
you O
in O
heaven O
. O

They O
can O
not O
be O
ruined O
or O
be O
destroyed O
or O
lose O
their O
beauty O
. O

God O
's O
power O
protects O
you O
through O
your O
faith O
, O
and O
it O
keeps O
you O
safe O
until O
your O
salvation O
comes O
. O

That O
salvation O
is O
ready O
to O
be O
given O
to O
you O
at O
the O
end O
of O
time O
. O

I O
know O
the O
thought O
of O
that O
is O
exciting O
, O
even O
if O
you O
must O
suffer O
through O
different O
kinds O
of O
troubles O
for O
a O
short O
time O
now O
. O

These O
troubles O
test O
your O
faith O
and O
prove O
that O
it O
is O
pure O
. O

And O
such O
faith O
is O
worth O
more O
than O
gold O
. O

Gold O
can O
be O
proved O
to O
be O
pure O
by O
fire O
, O
but O
gold O
will O
ruin O
. O

When O
your O
faith O
is O
proven O
to O
be O
pure O
, O
the O
result O
will O
be O
praise O
and O
glory O
and O
honor O
when O
Jesus O
Christ O
comes O
. O

You O
have O
not O
seen O
Christ O
, O
but O
still O
you O
love O
him O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
see O
him O
now O
, O
but O
you O
believe O
in O
him O
. O

You O
are O
filled O
with O
a O
wonderful O
and O
heavenly O
joy O
that O
can O
not O
be O
explained O
. O

Your O
faith O
has O
a O
goal O
, O
and O
you O
are O
reaching O
that O
goal O
-- O
your O
salvation O
. O

The O
prophets O
studied O
carefully O
and O
tried O
to O
learn O
about O
this O
salvation O
. O

They O
spoke O
about O
the O
grace O
that O
was O
coming O
to O
you O
. O

The O
Spirit O
of O
Christ O
was O
in O
those O
prophets O
. O

And O
the O
Spirit O
was O
telling O
about O
the O
sufferings O
that O
would O
happen O
to O
Christ O
and O
about O
the O
glory O
that O
would O
come O
after O
those O
sufferings O
. O

The O
prophets O
tried O
to O
learn O
about O
what O
the O
Spirit O
was O
showing O
them O
-- O
when O
it O
would O
happen O
and O
what O
the O
world O
would O
be O
like O
at O
that O
time O
. O

It O
was O
made O
clear O
to O
them O
that O
their O
service O
was O
not O
for O
themselves O
. O

They O
were O
serving O
you O
when O
they O
told O
about O
the O
things O
you O
have O
now O
heard O
. O

You O
heard O
them O
from O
those O
who O
told O
you O
the O
Good O
News O
with O
the O
help O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
sent O
from O
heaven O
. O

Even O
the O
angels O
would O
like O
very O
much O
to O
know O
more O
about O
these O
things O
you O
were O
told O
. O

So O
prepare O
your O
minds O
for O
service O
. O

With O
complete O
self O
- O
control O
put O
all O
your O
hope O
in O
the O
grace O
that O
will O
be O
yours O
when O
Jesus O
Christ O
comes O
. O

In O
the O
past O
you O
did O
not O
have O
the O
understanding O
you O
have O
now O
, O
so O
you O
did O
the O
evil O
things O
you O
wanted O
to O
do O
. O

But O
now O
you O
are O
children O
of O
God O
, O
so O
you O
should O
obey O
him O
and O
not O
live O
the O
way O
you O
did O
before O
. O

Be O
holy O
in O
everything O
you O
do O
, O
just O
as O
God O
is O
holy O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
chose O
you O
. O

In O
the O
Scriptures O
God O
says O
, O
`` O
Be O
holy O
, O
because O
I O
am O
holy O
. O
'' O

You O
pray O
to O
God O
and O
call O
him O
Father O
, O
but O
he O
will O
judge O
everyone O
the O
same O
way O
-- O
by O
what O
they O
do O
. O

So O
while O
you O
are O
visiting O
here O
on O
earth O
, O
you O
should O
live O
with O
respect O
for O
God O
. O

You O
know O
that O
in O
the O
past O
the O
way O
you O
were O
living O
was O
useless O
. O

It O
was O
a O
way O
of O
life O
you O
learned O
from O
those O
who O
lived O
before O
you O
. O

But O
you O
were O
saved O
from O
that O
way O
of O
living O
. O

You O
were O
bought O
, O
but O
not O
with O
things O
that O
ruin O
like O
gold O
or O
silver O
. O

You O
were O
bought O
with O
the O
precious O
blood O
of O
Christ O
's O
death O
. O

He O
was O
a O
pure O
and O
perfect O
sacrificial O
Lamb O
. O

Christ O
was O
chosen O
before O
the O
world O
was O
made O
, O
but O
he O
was O
shown O
to O
the O
world O
in O
these O
last O
times O
for O
you O
. O

You O
believe O
in O
God O
through O
Christ O
. O

God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
raised O
him O
from O
death O
and O
gave O
honor O
to O
him O
. O

So O
your O
faith O
and O
your O
hope O
are O
in O
God O
. O

You O
have O
made O
yourselves O
pure O
by O
obeying O
the O
truth O
. O

Now O
you O
can O
have O
true O
love O
for O
your O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

So O
love O
each O
other O
deeply O
-- O
with O
all O
your O
heart O
. O

You O
have O
been O
born O
again O
. O

This O
new O
life O
did O
not O
come O
from O
something O
that O
dies O
. O

It O
came O
from O
something O
that O
can O
not O
die O
. O

You O
were O
born O
again O
through O
God O
's O
life O
- O
giving O
message O
that O
lasts O
forever O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Our O
lives O
are O
like O
the O
grass O
of O
spring O
, O
and O
any O
glory O
we O
enjoy O
is O
like O
the O
beauty O
of O
a O
wildflower O
. O

The O
grass O
dries O
up O
and O
dies O
, O
and O
the O
flower O
falls O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

But O
the O
word O
of O
the O
Lord O
lasts O
forever O
. O
'' O

And O
that O
word O
is O
the O
Good O
News O
that O
was O
told O
to O
you O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
Silas O
, O
and O
Timothy O
. O

To O
the O
church O
of O
those O
in O
Thessalonica O
, O
who O
are O
in O
God O
the O
Father O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
be O
yours O
. O

We O
always O
remember O
you O
when O
we O
pray O
, O
and O
we O
thank O
God O
for O
all O
of O
you O
. O

Every O
time O
we O
pray O
to O
God O
our O
Father O
we O
thank O
him O
for O
all O
that O
you O
have O
done O
because O
of O
your O
faith O
. O

And O
we O
thank O
him O
for O
the O
work O
you O
have O
done O
because O
of O
your O
love O
. O

And O
we O
thank O
him O
that O
you O
continue O
to O
be O
strong O
because O
of O
your O
hope O
in O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
God O
loves O
you O
. O

And O
we O
know O
that O
he O
has O
chosen O
you O
to O
be O
his O
people O
. O

When O
we O
brought O
the O
Good O
News O
to O
you O
, O
we O
came O
with O
more O
than O
words O
. O

We O
brought O
that O
Good O
News O
with O
power O
, O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
, O
and O
with O
the O
sure O
knowledge O
that O
it O
was O
true O
. O

Also O
you O
know O
how O
we O
lived O
when O
we O
were O
with O
you O
. O

We O
lived O
that O
way O
to O
help O
you O
. O

And O
you O
became O
like O
us O
and O
like O
the O
Lord O
. O

You O
suffered O
much O
, O
but O
still O
you O
accepted O
the O
teaching O
with O
joy O
. O

The O
Holy O
Spirit O
gave O
you O
that O
joy O
. O

You O
became O
an O
example O
to O
all O
the O
believers O
in O
Macedonia B-GPE
and O
Achaia O
. O

The O
Lord O
's O
teaching O
has O
spread O
from O
you O
throughout O
Greece B-GPE
and O
beyond O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
your O
faith O
in O
God O
has O
become O
known O
everywhere O
, O
so O
we O
never O
have O
to O
tell O
anyone O
about O
it O
. O

People O
everywhere O
are O
already O
telling O
the O
story O
about O
the O
good O
way O
you O
accepted O
us O
when O
we O
were O
there O
with O
you O
. O

They O
tell O
about O
how O
you O
stopped O
worshiping O
idols O
and O
changed O
to O
serve O
the O
living O
and O
true O
God O
. O

And O
you O
began O
waiting O
for O
God O
's O
Son O
to O
come O
from O
heaven O
-- O
the O
Son O
God O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

He O
is O
Jesus O
, O
who O
saves O
us O
from O
God O
's O
angry O
judgment O
that O
is O
coming O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
now O
I O
have O
some O
other O
things O
to O
tell O
you O
. O

We O
taught O
you O
how O
to O
live O
in O
a O
way O
that O
will O
please O
God O
. O

And O
you O
are O
living O
that O
way O
. O

Now O
we O
ask O
and O
encourage O
you O
in O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
to O
live O
that O
way O
more O
and O
more O
. O

You O
know O
all O
that O
we O
told O
you O
to O
do O
by O
the O
authority O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
. O

God O
wants O
you O
to O
be O
holy O
. O

He O
wants O
you O
to O
stay O
away O
from O
sexual O
sins O
. O

God O
wants O
each O
one O
of O
you O
to O
learn O
to O
control O
your O
own O
body O
. O

Use O
your O
body O
in O
a O
way O
that O
is O
holy O
and O
that O
gives O
honor O
to O
God O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
your O
sexual O
desires O
control O
you O
like O
the O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
God O
. O

Never O
wrong O
any O
of O
your O
fellow O
believers O
or O
cheat O
them O
in O
this O
way O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
punish O
those O
who O
do O
that O
. O

We O
have O
already O
told O
you O
this O
and O
warned O
you O
about O
it O
. O

God O
chose O
us O
to O
be O
holy O
. O

He O
does O
not O
want O
us O
to O
live O
in O
sin O
. O

So O
anyone O
who O
refuses O
to O
obey O
this O
teaching O
is O
refusing O
to O
obey O
God O
, O
not O
us O
. O

And O
God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
gives O
you O
his O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
write O
to O
you O
about O
having O
love O
for O
your O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
Christ O
. O

God O
has O
already O
taught O
you O
to O
love O
each O
other O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
you O
love O
the O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
all O
of O
Macedonia B-GPE
. O

We O
encourage O
you O
now O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
to O
show O
your O
love O
more O
and O
more O
. O

Do O
all O
you O
can O
to O
live O
a O
peaceful O
life O
. O

Mind O
your O
own O
business O
, O
and O
earn O
your O
own O
living O
, O
as O
we O
told O
you O
before O
. O

If O
you O
do O
these O
things O
, O
then O
those O
who O
are O
not O
believers O
will O
respect O
the O
way O
you O
live O
. O

And O
you O
will O
not O
have O
to O
depend O
on O
others O
for O
what O
you O
need O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
we O
want O
you O
to O
know O
about O
those O
who O
have O
died O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
want O
you O
to O
be O
sad O
like O
other O
people O
-- O
those O
who O
have O
no O
hope O
. O

We O
believe O
that O
Jesus O
died O
, O
but O
we O
also O
believe O
that O
he O
rose O
again O
. O

So O
we O
believe O
that O
God O
will O
raise O
to O
life O
through O
Jesus O
any O
who O
have O
died O
and O
bring O
them O
together O
with O
him O
when O
he O
comes O
. O

What O
we O
tell O
you O
now O
is O
the O
Lord O
's O
own O
message O
. O

Those O
of O
us O
who O
are O
still O
living O
when O
the O
Lord O
comes O
again O
will O
join O
him O
, O
but O
not O
before O
those O
who O
have O
already O
died O
. O

The O
Lord O
himself O
will O
come O
down O
from O
heaven O
with O
a O
loud O
command O
, O
with O
the O
voice O
of O
the O
archangel O
, O
and O
with O
the O
trumpet O
call O
of O
God O
. O

And O
the O
people O
who O
have O
died O
and O
were O
in O
Christ O
will O
rise O
first O
. O

After O
that O
, O
we O
who O
are O
still O
alive O
at O
that O
time O
will O
be O
gathered O
up O
with O
those O
who O
have O
died O
. O

We O
will O
be O
taken O
up O
in O
the O
clouds O
and O
meet O
the O
Lord O
in O
the O
air O
. O

And O
we O
will O
be O
with O
the O
Lord O
forever O
. O

So O
encourage O
each O
other O
with O
these O
words O
. O

Now O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
we O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
write O
to O
you O
about O
times O
and O
dates O
. O

You O
know O
very O
well O
that O
the O
day O
when O
the O
Lord O
comes O
again O
will O
be O
a O
surprise O
, O
like O
a O
thief O
who O
comes O
at O
night O
. O

People O
will O
say O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
peace O
and O
we O
are O
safe O
. O
'' O

At O
that O
time O
destruction O
will O
come O
to O
them O
quickly O
, O
like O
the O
pains O
of O
a O
woman O
giving O
birth O
. O

And O
those O
people O
will O
not O
escape O
. O

But O
you O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
are O
not O
living O
in O
darkness O
. O

And O
so O
that O
day O
will O
not O
surprise O
you O
like O
a O
thief O
. O

You O
are O
all O
people O
who O
belong O
to O
the O
light O
. O

You O
belong O
to O
the O
day O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
the O
night O
or O
to O
darkness O
. O

So O
we O
should O
not O
be O
like O
other O
people O
. O

We O
should O
not O
be O
sleeping O
. O

We O
should O
be O
awake O
and O
have O
self O
- O
control O
. O

People O
who O
sleep O
, O
sleep O
at O
night O
. O

People O
who O
drink O
too O
much O
, O
drink O
at O
night O
. O

But O
we O
belong O
to O
the O
day O
, O
so O
we O
should O
control O
ourselves O
. O

We O
should O
wear O
faith O
and O
love O
to O
protect O
us O
. O

And O
the O
hope O
of O
salvation O
should O
be O
our O
helmet O
. O

God O
did O
not O
choose O
us O
to O
suffer O
his O
anger O
. O

God O
chose O
us O
to O
have O
salvation O
through O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Jesus O
died O
for O
us O
so O
that O
we O
can O
live O
together O
with O
him O
. O

It O
is O
not O
important O
if O
we O
are O
alive O
or O
dead O
when O
Jesus O
comes O
. O

So O
encourage O
each O
other O
and O
help O
each O
other O
grow O
stronger O
in O
faith O
, O
just O
as O
you O
are O
already O
doing O
. O

Now O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
we O
ask O
you O
to O
recognize O
the O
value O
of O
those O
who O
work O
hard O
among O
you O
-- O
those O
who O
, O
as O
followers O
of O
the O
Lord O
, O
care O
for O
you O
and O
tell O
you O
how O
to O
live O
. O

Show O
them O
the O
highest O
respect O
and O
love O
because O
of O
the O
work O
they O
do O
. O

Live O
in O
peace O
with O
each O
other O
. O

We O
ask O
you O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
to O
warn O
those O
who O
will O
not O
work O
. O

Encourage O
those O
who O
are O
afraid O
. O

Help O
those O
who O
are O
weak O
. O

Be O
patient O
with O
everyone O
. O

Be O
sure O
that O
no O
one O
pays O
back O
wrong O
for O
wrong O
. O

But O
always O
try O
to O
do O
what O
is O
good O
for O
each O
other O
and O
for O
all O
people O
. O

Always O
be O
full O
of O
joy O
. O

Never O
stop O
praying O
. O

Whatever O
happens O
, O
always O
be O
thankful O
. O

This O
is O
how O
God O
wants O
you O
to O
live O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

Do O
n't O
stop O
the O
work O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

Do O
n't O
treat O
prophecy O
like O
something O
that O
is O
not O
important O
. O

But O
test O
everything O
. O

Keep O
what O
is O
good O
, O
and O
stay O
away O
from O
everything O
that O
is O
evil O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
God O
himself O
, O
the O
God O
of O
peace O
, O
will O
make O
you O
pure O
-- O
belonging O
only O
to O
him O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
your O
whole O
self O
-- O
spirit O
, O
soul O
, O
and O
body O
-- O
will O
be O
kept O
safe O
and O
be O
blameless O
when O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
comes O
. O

The O
one O
who O
chose O
you O
will O
do O
that O
for O
you O
. O

You O
can O
trust O
him O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
please O
pray O
for O
us O
. O

Give O
all O
the O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
the O
special O
greeting O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
by O
the O
authority O
of O
the O
Lord O
to O
read O
this O
letter O
to O
all O
the O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

The O
grace O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
be O
with O
you O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
you O
know O
that O
our O
visit O
to O
you O
was O
not O
a O
failure O
. O

Before O
we O
came O
to O
you O
, O
people O
in O
Philippi O
abused O
us O
with O
insults O
and O
made O
us O
suffer O
. O

You O
know O
all O
about O
that O
. O

And O
then O
, O
when O
we O
came O
to O
you O
, O
many O
people O
there O
caused O
trouble O
for O
us O
. O

But O
our O
God O
gave O
us O
the O
courage O
we O
needed O
to O
tell O
you O
his O
Good O
News O
. O

When O
we O
encourage O
people O
to O
believe O
the O
Good O
News O
, O
it O
's O
not O
out O
of O
wrong O
motives O
. O

We O
are O
not O
trying O
to O
trick O
or O
fool O
anyone O
. O

No O
, O
it O
was O
God O
who O
gave O
us O
this O
work O
but O
only O
after O
he O
tested O
us O
and O
saw O
that O
we O
could O
be O
trusted O
to O
do O
it O
. O

So O
when O
we O
speak O
, O
we O
are O
not O
trying O
to O
please O
people O
. O

We O
are O
only O
trying O
to O
please O
God O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
can O
see O
what O
is O
in O
our O
hearts O
. O

You O
know O
that O
we O
never O
tried O
to O
influence O
you O
by O
saying O
nice O
things O
about O
you O
. O

We O
were O
not O
trying O
to O
get O
your O
money O
. O

We O
had O
no O
greed O
to O
hide O
from O
you O
. O

God O
knows O
that O
this O
is O
true O
. O

We O
were O
not O
looking O
for O
praise O
from O
people O
-- O
not O
from O
you O
or O
anyone O
else O
. O

When O
we O
were O
with O
you O
, O
as O
apostles O
of O
Christ O
we O
could O
have O
used O
our O
authority O
to O
make O
you O
help O
us O
. O

But O
we O
were O
very O
gentle O
with O
you O
. O

We O
were O
like O
a O
mother O
caring O
for O
her O
little O
children O
. O

We O
loved O
you O
very O
much O
, O
so O
we O
were O
happy O
to O
share O
God O
's O
Good O
News O
with O
you O
. O

But O
not O
only O
that O
-- O
we O
were O
also O
happy O
to O
share O
even O
our O
own O
lives O
with O
you O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
know O
that O
you O
remember O
how O
hard O
we O
worked O
. O

We O
worked O
night O
and O
day O
to O
support O
ourselves O
, O
so O
that O
we O
would O
not O
be O
a O
burden O
to O
anyone O
while O
we O
did O
the O
work O
of O
telling O
you O
God O
's O
Good O
News O
. O

When O
we O
were O
there O
with O
you O
believers O
, O
we O
were O
pure O
, O
honest O
, O
and O
without O
fault O
in O
the O
way O
we O
lived O
. O

You O
know O
, O
just O
as O
God O
does O
, O
that O
this O
is O
true O
. O

You O
know O
that O
we O
treated O
each O
one O
of O
you O
the O
way O
a O
father O
treats O
his O
own O
children O
. O

We O
encouraged O
you O
, O
we O
comforted O
you O
, O
and O
we O
told O
you O
to O
live O
good O
lives O
for O
God O
. O

He O
calls O
you O
to O
be O
part O
of O
his O
glorious O
kingdom O
. O

Also O
, O
we O
always O
thank O
God O
because O
of O
the O
way O
you O
accepted O
his O
message O
. O

You O
heard O
it O
and O
accepted O
it O
as O
God O
's O
message O
, O
not O
our O
own O
. O

And O
it O
really O
is O
God O
's O
message O
. O

And O
it O
works O
in O
you O
who O
believe O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
you O
are O
like O
God O
's O
churches O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
that O
are O
in O
Judea O
. O

You O
were O
treated O
badly O
by O
your O
own O
people O
, O
just O
as O
God O
's O
people O
in O
Judea O
were O
treated O
badly O
by O
the O
other O
Jews O
there O
. O

Those O
Jews O
killed O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
and O
the O
prophets O
. O

And O
they O
forced O
us O
to O
leave O
their O
country O
. O

They O
are O
not O
pleasing O
to O
God O
, O
and O
they O
are O
against O
everyone O
else O
. O

And O
they O
are O
trying O
to O
stop O
us O
from O
teaching O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
want O
them O
to O
be O
saved O
. O

But O
they O
are O
just O
adding O
more O
and O
more O
sins O
to O
the O
ones O
they O
already O
have O
. O

Now O
the O
time O
has O
come O
for O
them O
to O
suffer O
God O
's O
anger O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
we O
were O
separated O
from O
you O
for O
a O
short O
time O
. O

But O
even O
though O
we O
were O
not O
there O
, O
our O
thoughts O
were O
still O
with O
you O
. O

We O
wanted O
very O
much O
to O
see O
you O
, O
and O
we O
tried O
very O
hard O
to O
do O
this O
. O

Yes O
, O
we O
wanted O
to O
come O
to O
you O
. O

I O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
tried O
more O
than O
once O
to O
come O
, O
but O
Satan O
stopped O
us O
. O

You O
are O
our O
hope O
, O
our O
joy O
, O
and O
the O
crown O
we O
will O
be O
proud O
of O
when O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
comes O
. O

You O
bring O
us O
honor O
and O
joy O
. O

We O
could O
not O
come O
to O
you O
, O
but O
it O
was O
very O
hard O
to O
wait O
any O
longer O
. O

So O
we O
decided O
to O
send O
Timothy O
to O
you O
and O
stay O
in O
Athens B-GPE
alone O
. O

Timothy O
is O
our O
brother O
. O

He O
works O
with O
us O
for O
God O
to O
tell O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
Christ O
. O

We O
sent O
Timothy O
to O
strengthen O
and O
encourage O
you O
in O
your O
faith O
. O

We O
sent O
him O
so O
that O
none O
of O
you O
would O
be O
upset O
by O
the O
troubles O
we O
have O
now O
. O

You O
yourselves O
know O
that O
we O
must O
have O
these O
troubles O
. O

Even O
when O
we O
were O
with O
you O
, O
we O
told O
you O
that O
we O
would O
all O
have O
to O
suffer O
. O

And O
you O
know O
that O
it O
happened O
just O
as O
we O
said O
. O

This O
is O
why O
I O
sent O
Timothy O
to O
you O
, O
so O
that O
I O
could O
know O
about O
your O
faith O
. O

I O
sent O
him O
when O
I O
could O
not O
wait O
anymore O
. O

I O
was O
afraid O
that O
the O
devil O
who O
tempts O
people O
might O
have O
defeated O
you O
with O
temptations O
. O

Then O
our O
hard O
work O
would O
have O
been O
wasted O
. O

But O
now O
Timothy O
has O
come O
back O
from O
his O
visit O
with O
you O
and O
told O
us O
good O
news O
about O
your O
faith O
and O
love O
. O

He O
told O
us O
that O
you O
always O
remember O
us O
in O
a O
good O
way O
. O

He O
told O
us O
that O
you O
want O
very O
much O
to O
see O
us O
again O
. O

And O
it O
is O
the O
same O
with O
us O
-- O
we O
want O
very O
much O
to O
see O
you O
. O

So O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
we O
are O
encouraged O
about O
you O
because O
of O
your O
faith O
. O

We O
have O
much O
trouble O
and O
suffering O
, O
but O
still O
we O
are O
encouraged O
. O

Our O
life O
is O
really O
full O
if O
you O
stand O
strong O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

We O
have O
so O
much O
joy O
before O
our O
God O
because O
of O
you O
! O

So O
we O
thank O
God O
for O
you O
. O

But O
we O
can O
not O
thank O
him O
enough O
for O
all O
the O
joy O
we O
feel O
. O

Night O
and O
day O
we O
continue O
praying O
with O
all O
our O
heart O
that O
we O
can O
come O
there O
and O
see O
you O
again O
. O

We O
want O
to O
give O
you O
everything O
you O
need O
to O
make O
your O
faith O
strong O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
our O
God O
and O
Father O
and O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
will O
prepare O
the O
way O
for O
us O
to O
come O
to O
you O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
will O
make O
your O
love O
grow O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
he O
will O
give O
you O
more O
and O
more O
love O
for O
each O
other O
and O
for O
all O
people O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
you O
will O
love O
everyone O
in O
the O
same O
way O
we O
love O
you O
. O

This O
will O
strengthen O
your O
desire O
to O
do O
what O
is O
right O
, O
and O
you O
will O
be O
holy O
and O
without O
fault O
before O
our O
God O
and O
Father O
when O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
comes O
with O
all O
his O
holy O
people O
. O

There O
was O
a O
man O
named O
Nicodemus O
, O
one O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
. O

He O
was O
an O
important O
Jewish O
leader O
. O

One O
night O
he O
came O
to O
Jesus O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
we O
know O
that O
you O
are O
a O
teacher O
sent O
from O
God O
. O

No O
one O
can O
do O
these O
miraculous O
signs O
that O
you O
do O
unless O
they O
have O
God O
's O
help O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
assure O
you O
, O
everyone O
must O
be O
born O
again O
. O

Anyone O
who O
is O
not O
born O
again O
can O
not O
be O
in O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O
'' O

Nicodemus O
said O
, O
`` O
How O
can O
a O
man O
who O
is O
already O
old O
be O
born O
again O
? O

Can O
he O
go O
back O
into O
his O
mother O
's O
womb O
and O
be O
born O
a O
second O
time O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Believe O
me O
when O
I O
say O
that O
everyone O
must O
be O
born O
from O
water O
and O
the O
Spirit O
. O

Anyone O
who O
is O
not O
born O
from O
water O
and O
the O
Spirit O
can O
not O
enter O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

The O
only O
life O
people O
get O
from O
their O
human O
parents O
is O
physical O
. O

But O
the O
new O
life O
that O
the O
Spirit O
gives O
a O
person O
is O
spiritual O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
surprised O
that O
I O
told O
you O
, O
' O
You O
must O
be O
born O
again O
. O
' O

The O
wind O
blows O
wherever O
it O
wants O
to O
. O

You O
hear O
it O
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
it O
is O
coming O
from O
or O
where O
it O
is O
going O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
everyone O
who O
is O
born O
from O
the O
Spirit O
. O
'' O

Nicodemus O
asked O
, O
`` O
How O
is O
all O
this O
possible O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
an O
important O
teacher O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
you O
still O
do O
n't O
understand O
these O
things O
? O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
we O
talk O
about O
what O
we O
know O
. O

We O
tell O
about O
what O
we O
have O
seen O
. O

But O
you O
people O
do O
n't O
accept O
what O
we O
tell O
you O
. O

I O
have O
told O
you O
about O
things O
here O
on O
earth O
, O
but O
you O
do O
not O
believe O
me O
. O

So O
I O
'm O
sure O
you O
will O
not O
believe O
me O
if O
I O
tell O
you O
about O
heavenly O
things O
! O

The O
only O
one O
who O
has O
ever O
gone O
up O
to O
heaven O
is O
the O
one O
who O
came O
down O
from O
heaven O
-- O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O

`` O
Moses O
lifted O
up O
the O
snake O
in O
the O
desert O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O

He O
must O
be O
lifted O
up O
too O
. O

Then O
everyone O
who O
believes O
in O
him O
can O
have O
eternal O
life O
. O
'' O

Yes O
, O
God O
loved O
the O
world O
so O
much O
that O
he O
gave O
his O
only O
Son O
, O
so O
that O
everyone O
who O
believes O
in O
him O
would O
not O
be O
lost O
but O
have O
eternal O
life O
. O

God O
sent O
his O
Son O
into O
the O
world O
. O

He O
did O
not O
send O
him O
to O
judge O
the O
world O
guilty O
, O
but O
to O
save O
the O
world O
through O
him O
. O

People O
who O
believe O
in O
God O
's O
Son O
are O
not O
judged O
guilty O
. O

But O
people O
who O
do O
not O
believe O
are O
already O
judged O
, O
because O
they O
have O
not O
believed O
in O
God O
's O
only O
Son O
. O

They O
are O
judged O
by O
this O
fact O
: O
The O
light O
has O
come O
into O
the O
world O
. O

But O
they O
did O
not O
want O
light O
. O

They O
wanted O
darkness O
, O
because O
they O
were O
doing O
evil O
things O
. O

Everyone O
who O
does O
evil O
hates O
the O
light O
. O

They O
will O
not O
come O
to O
the O
light O
, O
because O
the O
light O
will O
show O
all O
the O
bad O
things O
they O
have O
done O
. O

But O
anyone O
who O
follows O
the O
true O
way O
comes O
to O
the O
light O
. O

Then O
the O
light O
will O
show O
that O
whatever O
they O
have O
done O
was O
done O
through O
God O
. O

After O
this O
, O
Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
into O
the O
area O
of O
Judea O
. O

There O
he O
stayed O
with O
his O
followers O
and O
baptized O
people O
. O

John B-PERSON
was O
also O
baptizing O
people O
in O
Aenon O
, O
a O
place O
near O
Salim B-PERSON
with O
plenty O
of O
water O
. O

People O
were O
going O
there O
to O
be O
baptized O
. O

This O
was O
before O
John B-PERSON
was O
put O
in O
prison O
. O

Some O
of O
John B-PERSON
's O
followers O
had O
an O
argument O
with O
another O
Jew B-NORP
about O
religious O
washing O
. O

Then O
they O
came O
to O
John B-PERSON
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
remember O
the O
man O
who O
was O
with O
you O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
? O

He O
is O
the O
one O
you O
were O
telling O
everyone O
about O
. O

He O
is O
also O
baptizing O
people O
, O
and O
many O
are O
going O
to O
him O
. O
'' O

John B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
A O
person O
can O
receive O
only O
what O
God O
gives O
. O

You O
yourselves O
heard O
me O
say O
, O
' O
I O
am O
not O
the O
Christ O
. O

I O
am O
only O
the O
one O
God O
sent O
to O
prepare O
the O
way O
for O
him O
. O
' O

The O
bride O
always O
belongs O
to O
the O
bridegroom O
. O

The O
friend O
who O
helps O
the O
bridegroom O
just O
waits O
and O
listens O
. O

He O
is O
happy O
just O
to O
hear O
the O
bridegroom O
talk O
. O

That O
's O
how O
I O
feel O
now O
. O

I O
am O
so O
happy O
that O
he O
is O
here O
. O

He O
must O
become O
more O
and O
more O
important O
, O
and O
I O
must O
become O
less O
important O
. O

`` O
The O
one O
who O
comes O
from O
above O
is O
greater O
than O
all O
others O
. O

The O
one O
who O
is O
from O
the O
earth O
belongs O
to O
the O
earth O
. O

He O
talks O
about O
things O
that O
are O
on O
the O
earth O
. O

But O
the O
one O
who O
comes O
from O
heaven O
is O
greater O
than O
all O
others O
. O

He O
tells O
what O
he O
has O
seen O
and O
heard O
, O
but O
people O
do O
n't O
accept O
what O
he O
says O
. O

Whoever O
accepts O
what O
he O
says O
has O
given O
proof O
that O
God O
speaks O
the O
truth O
. O

God O
sent O
him O
, O
and O
he O
tells O
people O
what O
God O
says O
. O

God O
gives O
him O
the O
Spirit O
fully O
. O

The O
Father O
loves O
the O
Son O
and O
has O
given O
him O
power O
over O
everything O
. O

Whoever O
believes O
in O
the O
Son O
has O
eternal O
life O
. O

But O
those O
who O
do O
not O
obey O
the O
Son O
will O
never O
have O
that O
life O
. O

They O
can O
not O
get O
away O
from O
God O
's O
anger O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
learned O
that O
the O
Pharisees O
had O
heard O
the O
report O
that O
he O
was O
making O
and O
baptizing O
more O
followers O
than O
John B-PERSON
. O

-LRB- O
But O
really O
, O
Jesus O
himself O
did O
not O
baptize O
anyone O
; O
his O
followers O
baptized O
people O
for O
him O
. O
-RRB- O

So O
he O
left O
Judea O
and O
went O
back O
to O
Galilee O
. O

On O
the O
way O
to O
Galilee O
he O
had O
to O
go O
through O
the O
country O
of O
Samaria O
. O

In O
Samaria O
Jesus O
came O
to O
the O
town O
called O
Sychar O
, O
which O
is O
near O
the O
field O
that O
Jacob O
gave O
to O
his O
son O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

Jacob O
's O
well O
was O
there O
. O

Jesus O
was O
tired O
from O
his O
long O
trip O
, O
so O
he O
sat O
down O
beside O
the O
well O
. O

It O
was O
about O
noon O
. O

A O
Samaritan O
woman O
came O
to O
the O
well O
to O
get O
some O
water O
, O
and O
Jesus O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Please O
give O
me O
a O
drink O
. O
'' O

This O
happened O
while O
his O
followers O
were O
in O
town O
buying O
some O
food O
. O

The O
woman O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
surprised O
that O
you O
ask O
me O
for O
a O
drink O
! O

You O
are O
a O
Jew B-NORP
and O
I O
am O
a O
Samaritan O
woman O
! O
'' O

-LRB- O
Jews O
have O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
Samaritans O
. O
-RRB- O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
God O
can O
give O
you O
. O

And O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
who O
I O
am O
, O
the O
one O
who O
asked O
you O
for O
a O
drink O
. O

If O
you O
knew O
, O
you O
would O
have O
asked O
me O
, O
and O
I O
would O
have O
given O
you O
living O
water O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
where O
will O
you O
get O
that O
living O
water O
? O

The O
well O
is O
very O
deep O
, O
and O
you O
have O
nothing O
to O
get O
water O
with O
. O

Are O
you O
greater O
than O
our O
ancestor O
Jacob O
? O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
gave O
us O
this O
well O
. O

He O
drank O
from O
it O
himself O
, O
and O
his O
sons O
and O
all O
his O
animals O
drank O
from O
it O
too O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Everyone O
who O
drinks O
this O
water O
will O
be O
thirsty O
again O
. O

But O
anyone O
who O
drinks O
the O
water O
I O
give O
will O
never O
be O
thirsty O
again O
. O

The O
water O
I O
give O
people O
will O
be O
like O
a O
spring O
flowing O
inside O
them O
. O

It O
will O
bring O
them O
eternal O
life O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
give O
me O
this O
water O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
never O
be O
thirsty O
again O
and O
wo O
n't O
have O
to O
come O
back O
here O
to O
get O
more O
water O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
told O
her O
, O
`` O
Go O
get O
your O
husband O
and O
come O
back O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
answered O
, O
`` O
But O
I O
have O
no O
husband O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
right O
to O
say O
you O
have O
no O
husband O
. O

That O
's O
because O
, O
although O
you O
have O
had O
five O
husbands O
, O
the O
man O
you O
live O
with O
now O
is O
not O
your O
husband O
. O

That O
much O
was O
the O
truth O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
I O
can O
see O
that O
you O
are O
a O
prophet O
. O

Our O
fathers O
worshiped O
on O
this O
mountain O
. O

But O
you O
Jews O
say O
that O
Jerusalem B-GPE
is O
the O
place O
where O
people O
must O
worship O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Believe O
me O
, O
woman O
! O

The O
time O
is O
coming O
when O
you O
will O
not O
have O
to O
be O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
or O
on O
this O
mountain O
to O
worship O
the O
Father O
. O

You O
Samaritans O
worship O
something O
you O
do O
n't O
understand O
. O

We O
Jews O
understand O
what O
we O
worship O
, O
since O
salvation O
comes O
from O
the O
Jews O
. O

But O
the O
time O
is O
coming O
when O
the O
true O
worshipers O
will O
worship O
the O
Father O
in O
spirit O
and O
truth O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
that O
time O
is O
now O
here O
. O

And O
these O
are O
the O
kind O
of O
people O
the O
Father O
wants O
to O
be O
his O
worshipers O
. O

God O
is O
spirit O
. O

So O
the O
people O
who O
worship O
him O
must O
worship O
in O
spirit O
and O
truth O
. O
'' O

The O
woman O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
know O
that O
the O
Messiah O
is O
coming O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Messiah O
is O
the O
one O
called O
Christ O
. O
-RRB- O

`` O
When O
he O
comes O
, O
he O
will O
explain O
everything O
to O
us O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
talking O
to O
you O
now O
-- O
I O
am O
the O
Messiah O
. O
'' O

Just O
then O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
came O
back O
from O
town O
. O

They O
were O
surprised O
because O
they O
saw O
Jesus O
talking O
with O
a O
woman O
. O

But O
none O
of O
them O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
want O
? O
'' O

or O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
talking O
with O
her O
? O
'' O

Then O
the O
woman O
left O
her O
water O
jar O
and O
went O
back O
to O
town O
. O

She O
told O
the O
people O
there O
, O
`` O
A O
man O
told O
me O
everything O
I O
have O
ever O
done O
. O

Come O
see O
him O
. O

Maybe O
he O
is O
the O
Christ O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
people O
left O
the O
town O
and O
went O
to O
see O
Jesus O
. O

While O
the O
woman O
was O
in O
town O
, O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
were O
begging O
him O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
eat O
something O
! O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
food O
to O
eat O
that O
you O
know O
nothing O
about O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
followers O
asked O
themselves O
, O
`` O
Did O
someone O
already O
bring O
him O
some O
food O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
food O
is O
to O
do O
what O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
wants O
me O
to O
do O
. O

My O
food O
is O
to O
finish O
the O
work O
that O
he O
gave O
me O
to O
do O
. O

When O
you O
plant O
, O
you O
always O
say O
, O
' O
Four O
more O
months O
to O
wait O
before O
we O
gather O
the O
grain O
. O
' O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
open O
your O
eyes O
, O
and O
look O
at O
the O
fields O
. O

They O
are O
ready O
for O
harvesting O
now O
. O

Even O
now O
, O
the O
people O
who O
harvest O
the O
crop O
are O
being O
paid O
. O

They O
are O
gathering O
crops O
for O
eternal O
life O
. O

So O
now O
the O
people O
who O
plant O
can O
be O
happy O
together O
with O
those O
who O
harvest O
. O

It O
is O
true O
when O
we O
say O
, O
' O
One O
person O
plants O
, O
but O
another O
person O
harvests O
the O
crop O
. O
' O

I O
sent O
you O
to O
harvest O
a O
crop O
that O
you O
did O
not O
work O
for O
. O

Others O
did O
the O
work O
, O
and O
you O
get O
the O
profit O
from O
their O
work O
. O
'' O

Many O
of O
the O
Samaritan O
people O
in O
that O
town O
believed O
in O
Jesus O
. O

They O
believed O
because O
of O
what O
the O
woman O
had O
told O
them O
about O
him O
. O

She O
had O
told O
them O
, O
`` O
He O
told O
me O
everything O
I O
have O
ever O
done O
. O
'' O

The O
Samaritans O
went O
to O
Jesus O
. O

They O
begged O
him O
to O
stay O
with O
them O
. O

So O
he O
stayed O
there O
two O
days O
. O

Many O
more O
people O
became O
believers O
because O
of O
the O
things O
he O
said O
. O

The O
people O
said O
to O
the O
woman O
, O
`` O
First O
we O
believed O
in O
Jesus O
because O
of O
what O
you O
told O
us O
. O

But O
now O
we O
believe O
because O
we O
heard O
him O
ourselves O
. O

We O
know O
now O
that O
he O
really O
is O
the O
one O
who O
will O
save O
the O
world O
. O
'' O

Two O
days O
later O
Jesus O
left O
and O
went O
to O
Galilee O
. O

-LRB- O
Jesus O
had O
said O
before O
that O
a O
prophet O
is O
not O
respected O
in O
his O
own O
country O
. O
-RRB- O

When O
he O
arrived O
in O
Galilee O
, O
the O
people O
there O
welcomed O
him O
. O

They O
had O
been O
at O
the O
Passover O
festival O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
had O
seen O
everything O
he O
did O
there O
. O

Jesus O
went O
to O
visit O
Cana O
in O
Galilee O
again O
. O

Cana O
is O
where O
he O
had O
changed O
the O
water O
into O
wine O
. O

One O
of O
the O
king O
's O
important O
officials O
lived O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Capernaum O
. O

This O
man O
's O
son O
was O
sick O
. O

The O
man O
heard O
that O
Jesus O
had O
come O
from O
Judea O
and O
was O
now O
in O
Galilee O
. O

So O
he O
went O
to O
Jesus O
and O
begged O
him O
to O
come O
to O
Capernaum O
and O
heal O
his O
son O
, O
who O
was O
almost O
dead O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
You O
people O
must O
see O
miraculous O
signs O
and O
wonders O
before O
you O
will O
believe O
in O
me O
. O
'' O

The O
king O
's O
official O
said O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
come O
before O
my O
little O
son O
dies O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Go O
. O

Your O
son O
will O
live O
. O
'' O

The O
man O
believed O
what O
Jesus O
told O
him O
and O
went O
home O
. O

On O
the O
way O
home O
the O
man O
's O
servants O
came O
and O
met O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Your O
son O
is O
well O
. O
'' O

The O
man O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
time O
did O
my O
son O
begin O
to O
get O
well O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
It O
was O
about O
one O
o'clock O
yesterday O
when O
the O
fever O
left O
him O
. O
'' O

The O
father O
knew O
that O
one O
o'clock O
was O
the O
same O
time O
that O
Jesus O
had O
said O
, O
`` O
Your O
son O
will O
live O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
man O
and O
everyone O
in O
his O
house O
believed O
in O
Jesus O
. O

That O
was O
the O
second O
miraculous O
sign O
that O
Jesus O
did O
after O
coming O
from O
Judea O
to O
Galilee O
. O

After O
Jesus O
said O
these O
things O
, O
he O
looked O
toward O
heaven O
and O
prayed O
, O
`` O
Father O
, O
the O
time O
has O
come O
. O

Give O
glory O
to O
your O
Son O
so O
that O
the O
Son O
can O
give O
glory O
to O
you O
. O

You O
gave O
the O
Son O
power O
over O
all O
people O
so O
that O
he O
could O
give O
eternal O
life O
to O
all O
those O
you O
have O
given O
to O
him O
. O

And O
this O
is O
eternal O
life O
: O
that O
people O
can O
know O
you O
, O
the O
only O
true O
God O
, O
and O
that O
they O
can O
know O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
the O
one O
you O
sent O
. O

I O
finished O
the O
work O
you O
gave O
me O
to O
do O
. O

I O
brought O
you O
glory O
on O
earth O
. O

And O
now O
, O
Father O
, O
give O
me O
glory O
with O
you O
. O

Give O
me O
the O
glory O
I O
had O
with O
you O
before O
the O
world O
was O
made O
. O

`` O
You O
gave O
me O
some O
people O
from O
the O
world O
. O

I O
have O
shown O
them O
what O
you O
are O
like O
. O

They O
belonged O
to O
you O
, O
and O
you O
gave O
them O
to O
me O
. O

They O
have O
obeyed O
your O
teaching O
. O

Now O
they O
know O
that O
everything O
I O
have O
came O
from O
you O
. O

I O
told O
them O
the O
words O
you O
gave O
me O
, O
and O
they O
accepted O
them O
. O

They O
realized O
the O
fact O
that O
I O
came O
from O
you O
and O
believed O
that O
you O
sent O
me O
. O

I O
pray O
for O
them O
now O
. O

I O
am O
not O
praying O
for O
the O
people O
in O
the O
world O
. O

But O
I O
am O
praying O
for O
these O
people O
you O
gave O
me O
, O
because O
they O
are O
yours O
. O

All O
I O
have O
is O
yours O
, O
and O
all O
you O
have O
is O
mine O
. O

And O
my O
glory O
is O
seen O
in O
them O
. O

`` O
Now O
I O
am O
coming O
to O
you O
. O

I O
will O
not O
stay O
in O
the O
world O
, O
but O
these O
followers O
of O
mine O
are O
still O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Holy O
Father O
, O
keep O
them O
safe O
by O
the O
power O
of O
your O
name O
-- O
the O
name O
you O
gave O
me O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
be O
one O
, O
just O
as O
you O
and O
I O
are O
one O
. O

While O
I O
was O
with O
them O
, O
I O
kept O
them O
safe O
by O
the O
power O
of O
your O
name O
-- O
the O
name O
you O
gave O
me O
. O

I O
protected O
them O
. O

And O
only O
one O
of O
them O
was O
lost O
-- O
the O
one O
who O
was O
sure O
to O
be O
lost O
. O

This O
was O
to O
show O
the O
truth O
of O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
said O
would O
happen O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
coming O
to O
you O
now O
. O

But O
I O
pray O
these O
things O
while O
I O
am O
still O
in O
the O
world O
. O

I O
say O
all O
this O
so O
that O
these O
followers O
can O
have O
the O
true O
happiness O
that O
I O
have O
. O

I O
want O
them O
to O
be O
completely O
happy O
. O

I O
have O
given O
them O
your O
teaching O
. O

And O
the O
world O
has O
hated O
them O
, O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
the O
world O
, O
just O
as O
I O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
the O
world O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
not O
asking O
you O
to O
take O
them O
out O
of O
the O
world O
. O

But O
I O
am O
asking O
that O
you O
keep O
them O
safe O
from O
the O
Evil O
One O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
the O
world O
, O
just O
as O
I O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
the O
world O
. O

Make O
them O
ready O
for O
your O
service O
through O
your O
truth O
. O

Your O
teaching O
is O
truth O
. O

I O
have O
sent O
them O
into O
the O
world O
, O
just O
as O
you O
sent O
me O
into O
the O
world O
. O

I O
am O
making O
myself O
completely O
ready O
to O
serve O
you O
. O

I O
do O
this O
for O
them O
, O
so O
that O
they O
also O
might O
be O
fully O
qualified O
for O
your O
service O
. O

`` O
I O
pray O
not O
only O
for O
these O
followers O
but O
also O
for O
those O
who O
will O
believe O
in O
me O
because O
of O
their O
teaching O
. O

Father O
, O
I O
pray O
that O
all O
who O
believe O
in O
me O
can O
be O
one O
. O

You O
are O
in O
me O
and O
I O
am O
in O
you O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
they O
can O
also O
be O
one O
in O
us O
. O

Then O
the O
world O
will O
believe O
that O
you O
sent O
me O
. O

I O
have O
given O
them O
the O
glory O
that O
you O
gave O
me O
. O

I O
gave O
them O
this O
glory O
so O
that O
they O
can O
be O
one O
, O
just O
as O
you O
and O
I O
are O
one O
. O

I O
will O
be O
in O
them O
, O
and O
you O
will O
be O
in O
me O
. O

So O
they O
will O
be O
completely O
one O
. O

Then O
the O
world O
will O
know O
that O
you O
sent O
me O
and O
that O
you O
loved O
them O
just O
as O
you O
loved O
me O
. O

`` O
Father O
, O
I O
want O
these O
people O
you O
have O
given O
me O
to O
be O
with O
me O
in O
every O
place O
I O
am O
. O

I O
want O
them O
to O
see O
my O
glory O
-- O
the O
glory O
you O
gave O
me O
because O
you O
loved O
me O
before O
the O
world O
was O
made O
. O

Father O
, O
you O
are O
the O
one O
who O
always O
does O
what O
is O
right O
. O

The O
world O
does O
not O
know O
you O
, O
but O
I O
know O
you O
, O
and O
these O
followers O
of O
mine O
know O
that O
you O
sent O
me O
. O

I O
showed O
them O
what O
you O
are O
like O
, O
and O
I O
will O
show O
them O
again O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
have O
the O
same O
love O
that O
you O
have O
for O
me O
, O
and O
I O
will O
live O
in O
them O
. O
'' O

It O
was O
almost O
time O
for O
the O
Jewish O
Passover O
festival O
. O

Jesus O
knew O
that O
the O
time O
had O
come O
for O
him O
to O
leave O
this O
world O
and O
go O
back O
to O
the O
Father O
. O

Jesus O
had O
always O
loved O
the O
people O
in O
the O
world O
who O
were O
his O
. O

Now O
was O
the O
time O
he O
showed O
them O
his O
love O
the O
most O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
were O
at O
the O
evening O
meal O
. O

The O
devil O
had O
already O
persuaded O
Judas O
Iscariot O
to O
hand O
Jesus O
over O
to O
his O
enemies O
. O

-LRB- O
Judas O
was O
the O
son O
of O
Simon B-PERSON
. O
-RRB- O

The O
Father O
had O
given O
Jesus O
power O
over O
everything O
. O

Jesus O
knew O
this O
. O

He O
also O
knew O
that O
he O
had O
come O
from O
God O
. O

And O
he O
knew O
that O
he O
was O
going O
back O
to O
God O
. O

So O
while O
they O
were O
eating O
, O
Jesus O
stood O
up O
and O
took O
off O
his O
robe O
. O

He O
got O
a O
towel O
and O
wrapped O
it O
around O
his O
waist O
. O

Then O
he O
poured O
water O
into O
a O
bowl O
and O
began O
to O
wash O
the O
followers O
' O
feet O
. O

He O
dried O
their O
feet O
with O
the O
towel O
that O
was O
wrapped O
around O
his O
waist O
. O

He O
came O
to O
Simon O
Peter O
. O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
you O
should O
not O
wash O
my O
feet O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
I O
am O
doing O
now O
. O

But O
later O
you O
will O
understand O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
No O
! O

You O
will O
never O
wash O
my O
feet O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
If O
I O
do O
n't O
wash O
your O
feet O
, O
you O
are O
not O
one O
of O
my O
people O
. O
'' O

Simon O
Peter O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
after O
you O
wash O
my O
feet O
, O
wash O
my O
hands O
and O
my O
head O
too O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
After O
a O
person O
has O
a O
bath O
, O
his O
whole O
body O
is O
clean O
. O

He O
needs O
only O
to O
wash O
his O
feet O
. O

And O
you O
are O
clean O
, O
but O
not O
all O
of O
you O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
knew O
who O
would O
hand O
him O
over O
to O
his O
enemies O
. O

That O
is O
why O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Not O
all O
of O
you O
are O
clean O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
finished O
washing O
their O
feet O
, O
he O
put O
on O
his O
clothes O
and O
went O
back O
to O
the O
table O
. O

He O
asked O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
understand O
what O
I O
did O
for O
you O
? O

You O
call O
me O
' O
Teacher O
. O
' O

And O
you O
call O
me O
' O
Lord O
. O
' O

And O
this O
is O
right O
, O
because O
that O
is O
what O
I O
am O
. O

I O
am O
your O
Lord O
and O
Teacher O
. O

But O
I O
washed O
your O
feet O
. O

So O
you O
also O
should O
wash O
each O
other O
's O
feet O
. O

I O
did O
this O
as O
an O
example O
for O
you O
. O

So O
you O
should O
serve O
each O
other O
just O
as O
I O
served O
you O
. O

Believe O
me O
, O
servants O
are O
not O
greater O
than O
their O
master O
. O

Those O
who O
are O
sent O
to O
do O
something O
are O
not O
greater O
than O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
them O
. O

If O
you O
know O
these O
things O
, O
great O
blessings O
will O
be O
yours O
if O
you O
do O
them O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
not O
talking O
about O
all O
of O
you O
. O

I O
know O
the O
people O
I O
have O
chosen O
. O

But O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
must O
happen O
: O
' O
The O
man O
who O
shared O
my O
food O
has O
turned O
against O
me O
. O
' O

I O
am O
telling O
you O
this O
now O
before O
it O
happens O
. O

Then O
when O
it O
happens O
, O
you O
will O
believe O
that O
I O
AM O
. O

I O
assure O
you O
, O
whoever O
accepts O
the O
person O
I O
send O
also O
accepts O
me O
. O

And O
whoever O
accepts O
me O
also O
accepts O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
. O
'' O

After O
Jesus O
said O
these O
things O
, O
he O
felt O
very O
troubled O
. O

He O
said O
openly O
, O
`` O
Believe O
me O
when O
I O
say O
that O
one O
of O
you O
will O
hand O
me O
over O
to O
my O
enemies O
. O
'' O

His O
followers O
all O
looked O
at O
each O
other O
. O

They O
did O
not O
understand O
who O
Jesus O
was O
talking O
about O
. O

One O
of O
the O
followers O
was O
next O
to O
Jesus O
and O
was O
leaning O
close O
to O
him O
. O

This O
was O
the O
one O
Jesus O
loved O
very O
much O
. O

Simon O
Peter O
made O
signs O
to O
this O
follower O
to O
ask O
Jesus O
who O
he O
was O
talking O
about O
. O

That O
follower O
leaned O
closer O
to O
Jesus O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
who O
is O
it O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
him O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
dip O
this O
bread O
into O
the O
dish O
. O

The O
man O
I O
give O
it O
to O
is O
the O
one O
. O
'' O

So O
Jesus O
took O
a O
piece O
of O
bread O
, O
dipped O
it O
, O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
Judas O
Iscariot O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Simon B-PERSON
. O

When O
Judas O
took O
the O
bread O
, O
Satan O
entered O
him O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
Judas O
, O
`` O
What O
you O
will O
do O
-- O
do O
it O
quickly O
! O
'' O

No O
one O
at O
the O
table O
understood O
why O
Jesus O
said O
this O
to O
Judas O
. O

Since O
Judas O
was O
the O
one O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
money O
, O
some O
of O
them O
thought O
that O
Jesus O
meant O
for O
him O
to O
go O
and O
buy O
some O
things O
they O
needed O
for O
the O
feast O
. O

Or O
they O
thought O
that O
Jesus O
wanted O
him O
to O
go O
give O
something O
to O
the O
poor O
. O

Judas O
ate O
the O
bread O
Jesus O
gave O
him O
. O

Then O
he O
immediately O
went O
out O
. O

It O
was O
night O
. O

When O
Judas O
was O
gone O
, O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Now O
is O
the O
time O
for O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
to O
receive O
his O
glory O
. O

And O
God O
will O
receive O
glory O
through O
him O
. O

If O
God O
receives O
glory O
through O
him O
, O
he O
will O
give O
glory O
to O
the O
Son O
through O
himself O
. O

And O
that O
will O
happen O
very O
soon O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
children O
, O
I O
will O
be O
with O
you O
only O
a O
short O
time O
more O
. O

You O
will O
look O
for O
me O
, O
but O
I O
tell O
you O
now O
what O
I O
told O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
: O
Where O
I O
am O
going O
you O
can O
not O
come O
. O

`` O
I O
give O
you O
a O
new O
command O
: O
Love O
each O
other O
. O

You O
must O
love O
each O
other O
just O
as O
I O
loved O
you O
. O

All O
people O
will O
know O
that O
you O
are O
my O
followers O
if O
you O
love O
each O
other O
. O
'' O

Simon O
Peter O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
where O
are O
you O
going O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Where O
I O
am O
going O
you O
can O
not O
follow O
now O
. O

But O
you O
will O
follow O
later O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
asked O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
why O
ca O
n't O
I O
follow O
you O
now O
? O

I O
am O
ready O
to O
die O
for O
you O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Will O
you O
really O
give O
your O
life O
for O
me O
? O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
before O
the O
rooster O
crows O
, O
you O
will O
say O
three O
times O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
me O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
finished O
praying O
, O
he O
left O
with O
his O
followers O
and O
went O
across O
the O
Kidron O
Valley O
. O

He O
went O
into O
a O
garden O
there O
, O
his O
followers O
still O
with O
him O
. O

Judas O
, O
the O
one O
responsible O
for O
handing O
Jesus O
over O
, O
knew O
where O
this O
place O
was O
. O

He O
knew O
because O
Jesus O
often O
met O
there O
with O
his O
followers O
. O

So O
Judas O
led O
a O
group O
of O
soldiers O
to O
the O
garden O
, O
along O
with O
some O
guards O
from O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
. O

They O
were O
carrying O
torches O
, O
lanterns O
, O
and O
weapons O
. O

Jesus O
already O
knew O
everything O
that O
would O
happen O
to O
him O
. O

So O
he O
went O
out O
and O
asked O
them O
, O
`` O
Who O
are O
you O
looking O
for O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
from O
Nazareth O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
Jesus O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Judas O
, O
the O
one O
responsible O
for O
handing O
Jesus O
over O
, O
was O
standing O
there O
with O
them O
. O
-RRB- O

When O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
Jesus O
, O
'' O
the O
men O
moved O
back O
and O
fell O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

He O
asked O
them O
again O
, O
`` O
Who O
are O
you O
looking O
for O
? O
'' O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
from O
Nazareth O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
told O
you O
that O
I O
am O
Jesus O
. O

So O
if O
you O
are O
looking O
for O
me O
, O
let O
these O
other O
men O
go O
free O
. O
'' O

This O
was O
to O
show O
the O
truth O
of O
what O
Jesus O
said O
earlier O
: O

`` O
I O
have O
not O
lost O
anyone O
you O
gave O
me O
. O
'' O

Simon O
Peter O
had O
a O
sword O
, O
which O
he O
pulled O
out O
. O

He O
struck O
the O
servant O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
and O
cut O
off O
his O
right O
ear O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
servant O
's O
name O
was O
Malchus O
. O
-RRB- O

Jesus O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Put O
your O
sword O
back O
in O
its O
place O
! O

I O
must O
drink O
from O
the O
cup O
the O
Father O
has O
given O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
soldiers O
with O
their O
commander O
and O
the O
Jewish O
guards O
arrested O
Jesus O
. O

They O
tied O
him O
and O
brought O
him O
to O
Annas O
, O
the O
father O
- O

in O
- O
law O
of O
Caiaphas O
. O

Caiaphas O
was O
the O
high O
priest O
that O
year O
. O

He O
was O
also O
the O
one O
who O
had O
told O
the O
other O
Jewish O
leaders O
that O
it O
would O
be O
better O
if O
one O
man O
died O
for O
all O
the O
people O
. O

Simon O
Peter O
and O
another O
one O
of O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
went O
with O
Jesus O
. O

This O
follower O
knew O
the O
high O
priest O
. O

So O
he O
went O
with O
Jesus O
into O
the O
yard O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
's O
house O
. O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
waited O
outside O
near O
the O
door O
. O

The O
follower O
who O
knew O
the O
high O
priest O
came O
back O
outside O
and O
spoke O
to O
the O
gatekeeper O
. O

Then O
he O
brought O
Peter B-PERSON
inside O
. O

The O
girl O
at O
the O
gate O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
also O
one O
of O
the O
followers O
of O
that O
man O
? O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
I O
am O
not O
! O
'' O

It O
was O
cold O
, O
so O
the O
servants O
and O
guards O
had O
built O
a O
fire O
. O

They O
were O
standing O
around O
it O
, O
warming O
themselves O
, O
and O
Peter B-PERSON
was O
standing O
with O
them O
. O

The O
high O
priest O
asked O
Jesus O
questions O
about O
his O
followers O
and O
what O
he O
taught O
them O
. O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
always O
spoken O
openly O
to O
all O
people O
. O

I O
always O
taught O
in O
the O
synagogues O
and O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

All O
the O
Jews O
come O
together O
there O
. O

I O
never O
said O
anything O
in O
secret O
. O

So O
why O
do O
you O
question O
me O
? O

Ask O
the O
people O
who O
heard O
my O
teaching O
. O

They O
know O
what O
I O
said O
. O
'' O
When O
Jesus O
said O
this O
, O
one O
of O
the O
guards O
standing O
there O
hit O
him O
. O

The O
guard O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
should O
not O
talk O
to O
the O
high O
priest O
like O
that O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
If O
I O
said O
something O
wrong O
, O
tell O
everyone O
here O
what O
was O
wrong O
. O

But O
if O
what O
I O
said O
is O
right O
, O
then O
why O
do O
you O
hit O
me O
? O
'' O

So O
Annas O
sent O
Jesus O
to O
Caiaphas O
the O
high O
priest O
. O

He O
was O
still O
tied O
. O

Simon O
Peter O
was O
standing O
at O
the O
fire O
, O
keeping O
himself O
warm O
. O

The O
other O
people O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Are O
n't O
you O
one O
of O
the O
followers O
of O
that O
man O
? O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
denied O
it O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
I O
am O
not O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
servants O
of O
the O
high O
priest O
was O
there O
. O

He O
was O
a O
relative O
of O
the O
man O
whose O
ear O
Peter B-PERSON
had O
cut O
off O
. O

The O
servant O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
think O
I O
saw O
you O
with O
him O
in O
the O
garden O
! O
'' O

But O
again O
Peter B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
I O
was O
not O
with O
him O
! O
'' O

As O
soon O
as O
he O
said O
this O
, O
a O
rooster O
crowed O
. O

Then O
the O
guards O
took O
Jesus O
from O
Caiaphas O
' O
house O
to O
the O
Roman O
governor O
's O
palace O
. O

It O
was O
early O
in O
the O
morning O
. O

The O
Jews O
there O
would O
not O
go O
inside O
the O
palace O
. O

They O
did O
not O
want O
to O
make O
themselves O
unclean O
, O
because O
they O
wanted O
to O
eat O
the O
Passover O
meal O
. O

So O
Pilate O
went O
outside O
to O
them O
and O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
say O
this O
man O
has O
done O
wrong O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
a O
bad O
man O
. O

That O
is O
why O
we O
brought O
him O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

Pilate O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
take O
him O
yourselves O
and O
judge O
him O
by O
your O
own O
law O
. O
'' O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
answered O
, O
`` O
But O
your O
law O
does O
not O
allow O
us O
to O
punish O
anyone O
by O
killing O
them O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
This O
was O
to O
show O
the O
truth O
of O
what O
Jesus O
said O
about O
how O
he O
would O
die O
. O
-RRB- O

Then O
Pilate O
went O
back O
inside O
the O
palace O
. O

He O
called O
for O
Jesus O
and O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
the O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Is O
that O
your O
own O
question O
, O
or O
did O
other O
people O
tell O
you O
about O
me O
? O
'' O

Pilate O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
'm O
not O
a O
Jew B-NORP
! O

It O
was O
your O
own O
people O
and O
their O
leading O
priests O
who O
brought O
you O
before O
me O
. O

What O
have O
you O
done O
wrong O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
kingdom O
does O
not O
belong O
to O
this O
world O
. O

If O
it O
did O
, O
my O
servants O
would O
fight O
so O
that O
I O
would O
not O
be O
handed O
over O
to O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
. O

No O
, O
my O
kingdom O
is O
not O
an O
earthly O
one O
. O
'' O

Pilate O
said O
, O
`` O
So O
you O
are O
a O
king O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
right O
to O
say O
that O
I O
am O
a O
king O
. O

I O
was O
born O
for O
this O
: O
to O
tell O
people O
about O
the O
truth O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
came O
into O
the O
world O
. O

And O
everyone O
who O
belongs O
to O
the O
truth O
listens O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

Pilate O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
is O
truth O
? O
'' O

Then O
he O
went O
out O
to O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
again O
and O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
I O
can O
find O
nothing O
against O
this O
man O
. O

But O
it O
is O
one O
of O
your O
customs O
for O
me O
to O
free O
one O
prisoner O
to O
you O
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
Passover O
. O

Do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
free O
this O
' O
king O
of O
the O
Jews O
' O
? O
'' O

They O
shouted O
back O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
not O
him O
! O

Let O
Barabbas O
go O
free O
! O
'' O

-LRB- O
Barabbas O
was O
a O
rebel O
. O
-RRB- O

Before O
the O
world O
began O
, O
the O
Word O
was O
there O
. O

The O
Word O
was O
with O
God O
, O
and O
the O
Word O
was O
God O
. O

He O
was O
there O
with O
God O
in O
the O
beginning O
. O

Everything O
was O
made O
through O
him O
, O
and O
nothing O
was O
made O
without O
him O
. O

In O
him O
there O
was O
life O
, O
and O
that O
life O
was O
a O
light O
for O
the O
people O
of O
the O
world O
. O

The O
light O
shines O
in O
the O
darkness O
, O
and O
the O
darkness O
has O
not O
defeated O
it O
. O

There O
was O
a O
man O
named O
John B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
sent O
by O
God O
. O

He O
came O
to O
tell O
people O
about O
the O
light O
. O

Through O
him O
all O
people O
could O
hear O
about O
the O
light O
and O
believe O
. O

John B-PERSON
was O
not O
the O
light O
. O

But O
he O
came O
to O
tell O
people O
about O
the O
light O
. O

The O
true O
light O
was O
coming O
into O
the O
world O
. O

This O
is O
the O
true O
light O
that O
gives O
light O
to O
all O
people O
. O

The O
Word O
was O
already O
in O
the O
world O
. O

The O
world O
was O
made O
through O
him O
, O
but O
the O
world O
did O
not O
know O
him O
. O

He O
came O
to O
the O
world O
that O
was O
his O
own O
. O

And O
his O
own O
people O
did O
not O
accept O
him O
. O

But O
some O
people O
did O
accept O
him O
. O

They O
believed O
in O
him O
, O
and O
he O
gave O
them O
the O
right O
to O
become O
children O
of O
God O
. O

They O
became O
God O
's O
children O
, O
but O
not O
in O
the O
way O
babies O
are O
usually O
born O
. O

It O
was O
not O
because O
of O
any O
human O
desire O
or O
plan O
. O

They O
were O
born O
from O
God O
himself O
. O

The O
Word O
became O
a O
man O
and O
lived O
among O
us O
. O

We O
saw O
his O
divine O
greatness O
-- O
the O
greatness O
that O
belongs O
to O
the O
only O
Son O
of O
the O
Father O
. O

The O
Word O
was O
full O
of O
grace O
and O
truth O
. O

John B-PERSON
told O
people O
about O
him O
. O

He O
said O
loudly O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
the O
one O
I O
was O
talking O
about O
when O
I O
said O
, O
' O
The O
one O
who O
is O
coming O
after O
me O
is O
greater O
than O
I O
am O
, O
because O
he O
was O
living O
before O
I O
was O
even O
born O
. O
' O
'' O

Yes O
, O
the O
Word O
was O
full O
of O
grace O
and O
truth O
, O
and O
from O
him O
we O
all O
received O
one O
blessing O
after O
another O
. O

That O
is O
, O
the O
law O
was O
given O
to O
us O
through O
Moses O
, O
but O
grace O
and O
truth O
came O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

No O
one O
has O
ever O
seen O
God O
. O

The O
only O
Son O
is O
the O
one O
who O
has O
shown O
us O
what O
God O
is O
like O
. O

He O
is O
himself O
God O
and O
is O
very O
close O
to O
the O
Father O
. O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
sent O
some O
priests O
and O
Levites O
to O
John B-PERSON
to O
ask O
him O
, O
`` O
Who O
are O
you O
? O
'' O

He O
told O
them O
the O
truth O
. O

Without O
any O
hesitation O
he O
said O
openly O
and O
plainly O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
not O
the O
Christ O
. O
'' O

They O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Then O
who O
are O
you O
? O

Are O
you O
Elijah O
? O
'' O

He O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
I O
am O
not O
Elijah O
. O
'' O

They O
asked O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
the O
Prophet B-PERSON
? O
'' O

He O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
I O
am O
not O
the O
Prophet B-PERSON
. O
'' O

Then O
they O
said O
, O
`` O
Who O
are O
you O
? O

Tell O
us O
about O
yourself O
. O

Give O
us O
an O
answer O
to O
tell O
the O
people O
who O
sent O
us O
. O

What O
do O
you O
say O
about O
yourself O
? O
'' O

John B-PERSON
told O
them O
the O
words O
of O
the O
prophet O
Isaiah B-PERSON
: O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
voice O
of O
someone O
shouting O
in O
the O
desert O
: O
' O
Make O
a O
straight O
road O
ready O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O
' O
'' O

These O
Jews O
were O
sent O
from O
the O
Pharisees O
. O

They O
said O
to O
John B-PERSON
, O
`` O
You O
say O
you O
are O
not O
the O
Christ O
. O

You O
say O
you O
are O
not O
Elijah O
or O
the O
Prophet B-PERSON
. O

Then O
why O
do O
you O
baptize O
people O
? O
'' O

John B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
baptize O
people O
with O
water O
. O

But O
there O
is O
someone O
here O
with O
you O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
is O
coming O
later O
. O

I O
am O
not O
good O
enough O
to O
be O
the O
slave O
who O
unties O
the O
strings O
on O
his O
sandals O
. O
'' O

These O
things O
all O
happened O
at O
Bethany O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

This O
is O
where O
John B-PERSON
was O
baptizing O
people O
. O

The O
next O
day O
John B-PERSON
saw O
Jesus O
coming O
toward O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
the O
Lamb O
of O
God O
. O

He O
takes O
away O
the O
sins O
of O
the O
world O
! O

This O
is O
the O
one O
I O
was O
talking O
about O
when O
I O
said O
, O
' O
There O
is O
a O
man O
coming O
after O
me O
who O
is O
greater O
than O
I O
am O
, O
because O
he O
was O
living O
even O
before O
I O
was O
born O
. O
' O

I O
did O
not O
know O
who O
he O
was O
. O

But O
I O
came O
baptizing O
people O
with O
water O
so O
that O
Israel B-GPE
could O
know O
that O
Jesus O
is O
the O
Christ O
. O
'' O

Then O
John B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
I O
also O
did O
not O
know O
who O
the O
Christ O
was O
. O

But O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
to O
baptize O
with O
water O
told O
me O
, O
' O
You O
will O
see O
the O
Spirit O
come O
down O
and O
rest O
on O
a O
man O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
will O
baptize O
with O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O
' O

I O
have O
seen O
this O
happen O
. O

I O
saw O
the O
Spirit O
come O
down O
from O
heaven O
like O
a O
dove O
and O
rest O
on O
this O
man O
. O

So O
this O
is O
what O
I O
tell O
people O
: O
' O
He O
is O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
next O
day O
John B-PERSON
was O
there O
again O
and O
had O
two O
of O
his O
followers O
with O
him O
. O

He O
saw O
Jesus O
walking O
by O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
, O
the O
Lamb O
of O
God O
! O
'' O

The O
two O
followers O
heard O
him O
say O
this O
, O
so O
they O
followed O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
turned O
and O
saw O
the O
two O
men O
following O
him O
. O

He O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
do O
you O
want O
? O
'' O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Rabbi O
, O
where O
are O
you O
staying O
? O
'' O

-LRB- O
`` O
Rabbi O
'' O
means O
`` O
Teacher O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

He O
answered O
, O
`` O
Come O
with O
me O
and O
you O
will O
see O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
two O
men O
went O
with O
him O
. O

They O
saw O
the O
place O
where O
he O
was O
staying O
, O
and O
they O
stayed O
there O
with O
him O
that O
day O
. O

It O
was O
about O
four O
o'clock O
. O

These O
men O
followed O
Jesus O
after O
they O
had O
heard O
about O
him O
from O
John B-PERSON
. O

One O
of O
them O
was O
Andrew B-PERSON
, O
the O
brother O
of O
Simon O
Peter O
. O

The O
first O
thing O
Andrew B-PERSON
did O
was O
to O
go O
and O
find O
his O
brother O
Simon B-PERSON
. O

Andrew B-PERSON
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
found O
the O
Messiah O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
`` O
Messiah O
'' O
means O
`` O
Christ O
. O
'' O

-RRB- O
Then O
Andrew B-PERSON
brought O
Simon B-PERSON
to O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
looked O
at O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
the O
son O
of O
John B-PERSON
. O

You O
will O
be O
called O
Cephas O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
`` O
Cephas O
'' O
means O
`` O
Peter B-PERSON
. O
'' O

-RRB- O
The O
next O
day O
Jesus O
decided O
to O
go O
to O
Galilee O
. O

He O
met O
Philip B-PERSON
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Follow O
me O
. O
'' O

Philip B-PERSON
was O
from O
the O
town O
of O
Bethsaida O
, O
the O
same O
as O
Andrew B-PERSON
and O
Peter B-PERSON
. O

Philip B-PERSON
found O
Nathanael O
and O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
found O
the O
man O
that O
Moses O
wrote O
about O
in O
the O
law O
. O

The O
prophets O
wrote O
about O
him O
too O
. O

He O
is O
Jesus O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Joseph B-PERSON
. O

He O
is O
from O
Nazareth O
. O
'' O

But O
Nathanael O
said O
to O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Nazareth O
! O

Can O
anything O
good O
come O
from O
Nazareth O
? O
'' O

Philip B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Come O
and O
see O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
saw O
Nathanael O
coming O
toward O
him O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
coming O
is O
a O
true O
Israelite O
, O
one O
you O
can O
trust O
. O
'' O

Nathanael O
asked O
, O
`` O
How O
do O
you O
know O
me O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
saw O
you O
when O
you O
were O
under O
the O
fig O
tree O
, O
before O
Philip B-PERSON
told O
you O
about O
me O
. O
'' O

Then O
Nathanael O
said O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
you O
are O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O

You O
are O
the O
King O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
believe O
this O
just O
because O
I O
said O
I O
saw O
you O
under O
the O
fig O
tree O
? O

You O
will O
see O
much O
greater O
things O
than O
that O
! O
'' O

Then O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Believe O
me O
when O
I O
say O
that O
you O
will O
all O
see O
heaven O
open O
. O

You O
will O
see O
' O
angels O
of O
God O
going O
up O
and O
coming O
down O
' O
on O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O
'' O

Two O
days O
later O
there O
was O
a O
wedding O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Cana O
in O
Galilee O
, O
and O
Jesus O
' O
mother O
was O
there O
. O

Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
were O
also O
invited O
. O

At O
the O
wedding O
there O
was O
not O
enough O
wine O
, O
so O
Jesus O
' O

mother O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
They O
have O
no O
more O
wine O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Dear O
woman O
, O
why O
are O
you O
telling O
me O
this O
? O

It O
is O
not O
yet O
time O
for O
me O
to O
begin O
my O
work O
. O
'' O

His O
mother O
said O
to O
the O
servants O
, O
`` O
Do O
what O
he O
tells O
you O
. O
'' O

There O
were O
six O
large O
stone O
waterpots O
there O
that O
were O
used O
by O
the O
Jews O
in O
their O
washing O
ceremonies O
. O

Each O
one O
held O
about O
20 O
or O
30 O
gallons O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
servants O
, O
`` O
Fill O
the O
waterpots O
with O
water O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
filled O
them O
to O
the O
top O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Now O
dip O
out O
some O
water O
and O
take O
it O
to O
the O
man O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
feast O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
did O
what O
he O
said O
. O

Then O
the O
man O
in O
charge O
tasted O
it O
, O
but O
the O
water O
had O
become O
wine O
. O

He O
did O
not O
know O
where O
the O
wine O
had O
come O
from O
, O
but O
the O
servants O
who O
brought O
the O
water O
knew O
. O

He O
called O
the O
bridegroom O
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
People O
always O
serve O
the O
best O
wine O
first O
. O

Later O
, O
when O
the O
guests O
are O
drunk O
, O
they O
serve O
the O
cheaper O
wine O
. O

But O
you O
have O
saved O
the O
best O
wine O
until O
now O
. O
'' O

This O
was O
the O
first O
of O
all O
the O
miraculous O
signs O
Jesus O
did O
. O

He O
did O
it O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Cana O
in O
Galilee O
. O

By O
this O
he O
showed O
his O
divine O
greatness O
, O
and O
his O
followers O
believed O
in O
him O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
went O
to O
the O
town O
of O
Capernaum O
. O

His O
mother O
and O
brothers O
and O
his O
followers O
went O
with O
him O
. O

They O
all O
stayed O
there O
a O
few O
days O
. O

It O
was O
almost O
time O
for O
the O
Jewish O
Passover O
, O
so O
Jesus O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

There O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
he O
saw O
men O
selling O
cattle O
, O
sheep O
, O
and O
doves O
. O

He O
saw O
others O
sitting O
at O
tables O
, O
exchanging O
and O
trading O
people O
's O
money O
. O

Jesus O
made O
a O
whip O
with O
some O
pieces O
of O
rope O
. O

Then O
he O
forced O
all O
these O
men O
and O
the O
sheep O
and O
cattle O
to O
leave O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

He O
turned O
over O
the O
tables O
of O
the O
money O
traders O
and O
scattered O
their O
money O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
to O
those O
who O
were O
selling O
pigeons O
, O
`` O
Take O
these O
things O
out O
of O
here O
! O

Do O
n't O
make O
my O
Father O
's O
house O
a O
place O
for O
buying O
and O
selling O
! O
'' O

When O
this O
happened O
, O
his O
followers O
remembered O
what O
was O
written O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
: O
`` O
My O
strong O
devotion O
to O
your O
Temple B-GPE
will O
destroy O
me O
. O
'' O

Some O
Jews O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Show O
us O
a O
miracle O
as O
a O
sign O
from O
God O
. O

Prove O
that O
you O
have O
the O
right O
to O
do O
these O
things O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Destroy O
this O
temple O
and O
I O
will O
build O
it O
again O
in O
three O
days O
. O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
People O
worked O
46 O
years O
to O
build O
this O
Temple B-GPE
! O

Do O
you O
really O
believe O
you O
can O
build O
it O
again O
in O
three O
days O
? O
'' O

But O
the O
temple O
Jesus O
meant O
was O
his O
own O
body O
. O

After O
he O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
, O
his O
followers O
remembered O
that O
he O
had O
said O
this O
. O

So O
they O
believed O
the O
Scriptures O
, O
and O
they O
believed O
the O
words O
Jesus O
said O
. O

Jesus O
was O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
the O
Passover O
festival O
. O

Many O
people O
believed O
in O
him O
because O
they O
saw O
the O
miraculous O
signs O
he O
did O
. O

But O
Jesus O
did O
not O
trust O
them O
, O
because O
he O
knew O
how O
all O
people O
think O
. O

He O
did O
not O
need O
anyone O
to O
tell O
him O
what O
a O
person O
was O
like O
. O

He O
already O
knew O
. O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
troubled O
. O

Trust O
in O
God O
, O
and O
trust O
in O
me O
. O

There O
are O
many O
rooms O
in O
my O
Father O
's O
house O
. O

I O
would O
not O
tell O
you O
this O
if O
it O
were O
not O
true O
. O

I O
am O
going O
there O
to O
prepare O
a O
place O
for O
you O
. O

After O
I O
go O
and O
prepare O
a O
place O
for O
you O
, O
I O
will O
come O
back O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
take O
you O
with O
me O
, O
so O
that O
you O
can O
be O
where O
I O
am O
. O

You O
know O
the O
way O
to O
the O
place O
where O
I O
am O
going O
. O
'' O

Thomas B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
you O
are O
going O
, O
so O
how O
can O
we O
know O
the O
way O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
way O
, O
the O
truth O
, O
and O
the O
life O
. O

The O
only O
way O
to O
the O
Father O
is O
through O
me O
. O

If O
you O
really O
knew O
me O
, O
you O
would O
know O
my O
Father O
too O
. O

But O
now O
you O
know O
the O
Father O
. O

You O
have O
seen O
him O
. O
'' O

Philip B-PERSON
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
show O
us O
the O
Father O
. O

That O
is O
all O
we O
need O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
I O
have O
been O
with O
you O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

So O
you O
should O
know O
me O
. O

Anyone O
who O
has O
seen O
me O
has O
seen O
the O
Father O
too O
. O

So O
why O
do O
you O
say O
, O
' O
Show O
us O
the O
Father O
' O
? O

Do O
n't O
you O
believe O
that O
I O
am O
in O
the O
Father O
and O
the O
Father O
is O
in O
me O
? O

The O
things O
I O
have O
told O
you O
do O
n't O
come O
from O
me O
. O

The O
Father O
lives O
in O
me O
, O
and O
he O
is O
doing O
his O
own O
work O
. O

Believe O
me O
when O
I O
say O
that O
I O
am O
in O
the O
Father O
and O
the O
Father O
is O
in O
me O
. O

Or O
believe O
because O
of O
the O
miracles O
I O
have O
done O
. O

`` O
I O
can O
assure O
you O
that O
whoever O
believes O
in O
me O
will O
do O
the O
same O
things O
I O
have O
done O
. O

And O
they O
will O
do O
even O
greater O
things O
than O
I O
have O
done O
, O
because O
I O
am O
going O
to O
the O
Father O
. O

And O
if O
you O
ask O
for O
anything O
in O
my O
name O
, O
I O
will O
do O
it O
for O
you O
. O

Then O
the O
Father O
's O
glory O
will O
be O
shown O
through O
the O
Son O
. O

If O
you O
ask O
me O
for O
anything O
in O
my O
name O
, O
I O
will O
do O
it O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
love O
me O
, O
you O
will O
do O
what O
I O
command O
. O

I O
will O
ask O
the O
Father O
, O
and O
he O
will O
give O
you O
another O
Helper O
to O
be O
with O
you O
forever O
. O

The O
Helper O
is O
the O
Spirit O
of O
truth O
. O

The O
people O
of O
the O
world O
can O
not O
accept O
him O
, O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
see O
him O
or O
know O
him O
. O

But O
you O
know O
him O
. O

He O
lives O
with O
you O
, O
and O
he O
will O
be O
in O
you O
. O

`` O
I O
will O
not O
leave O
you O
all O
alone O
like O
orphans O
. O

I O
will O
come O
back O
to O
you O
. O

In O
a O
very O
short O
time O
the O
people O
in O
the O
world O
will O
not O
see O
me O
anymore O
. O

But O
you O
will O
see O
me O
. O

You O
will O
live O
because O
I O
live O
. O

On O
that O
day O
you O
will O
know O
that O
I O
am O
in O
the O
Father O
. O

You O
will O
know O
that O
you O
are O
in O
me O
and O
I O
am O
in O
you O
. O

Those O
who O
really O
love O
me O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
not O
only O
know O
my O
commands O
but O
also O
obey O
them O
. O

My O
Father O
will O
love O
such O
people O
, O
and O
I O
will O
love O
them O
. O

I O
will O
make O
myself O
known O
to O
them O
. O
'' O

Then O
Judas O
-LRB- O
not O
Judas O
Iscariot O
-RRB- O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
how O
will O
you O
make O
yourself O
known O
to O
us O
, O
but O
not O
to O
the O
world O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
All O
who O
love O
me O
will O
obey O
my O
teaching O
. O

My O
Father O
will O
love O
them O
. O

My O
Father O
and O
I O
will O
come O
to O
them O
and O
live O
with O
them O
. O

But O
anyone O
who O
does O
not O
love O
me O
does O
not O
obey O
my O
teaching O
. O

This O
teaching O
that O
you O
hear O
is O
not O
really O
mine O
. O

It O
is O
from O
my O
Father O
who O
sent O
me O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
told O
you O
all O
these O
things O
while O
I O
am O
with O
you O
. O

But O
the O
Helper O
will O
teach O
you O
everything O
and O
cause O
you O
to O
remember O
all O
that O
I O
told O
you O
. O

This O
Helper O
is O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
that O
the O
Father O
will O
send O
in O
my O
name O
. O

`` O
I O
leave O
you O
peace O
. O

It O
is O
my O
own O
peace O
I O
give O
you O
. O

I O
give O
you O
peace O
in O
a O
different O
way O
than O
the O
world O
does O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
be O
troubled O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

You O
heard O
me O
say O
to O
you O
, O
' O
I O
am O
leaving O
, O
but O
I O
will O
come O
back O
to O
you O
. O
' O

If O
you O
loved O
me O
, O
you O
would O
be O
happy O
that O
I O
am O
going O
back O
to O
the O
Father O
, O
because O
the O
Father O
is O
greater O
than O
I O
am O
. O

I O
have O
told O
you O
this O
now O
, O
before O
it O
happens O
. O

Then O
when O
it O
happens O
, O
you O
will O
believe O
. O

`` O
I O
will O
not O
talk O
with O
you O
much O
longer O
. O

The O
ruler O
of O
this O
world O
is O
coming O
. O

He O
has O
no O
power O
over O
me O
. O

But O
the O
world O
must O
know O
that O
I O
love O
the O
Father O
. O

So O
I O
do O
exactly O
what O
the O
Father O
told O
me O
to O
do O
. O

`` O
Come O
now O
, O
let O
's O
go O
. O
'' O

Later O
, O
Jesus O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
a O
special O
Jewish O
festival O
. O

In O
Jerusalem B-GPE
there O
is O
a O
pool O
with O
five O
covered O
porches O
. O

In O
Aramaic O
it O
is O
called O
Bethzatha O
. O

This O
pool O
is O
near O
the O
Sheep O
Gate O
. O

Many O
sick O
people O
were O
lying O
on O
the O
porches O
beside O
the O
pool O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
were O
blind O
, O
some O
were O
crippled O
, O
and O
some O
were O
paralyzed O
. O

One O
of O
the O
men O
lying O
there O
had O
been O
sick O
for O
38 O
years O
. O

Jesus O
saw O
him O
lying O
there O
and O
knew O
that O
he O
had O
been O
sick O
for O
a O
very O
long O
time O
. O

So O
he O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
want O
to O
be O
well O
? O
'' O

The O
sick O
man O
answered O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
there O
is O
no O
one O
to O
help O
me O
get O
into O
the O
water O
when O
it O
starts O
moving O
. O

I O
try O
to O
be O
the O
first O
one O
into O
the O
water O
. O

But O
when O
I O
try O
, O
someone O
else O
always O
goes O
in O
before O
I O
can O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Stand O
up O
! O

Pick O
up O
your O
mat O
and O
walk O
. O
'' O

Immediately O
the O
man O
was O
well O
. O

He O
picked O
up O
his O
mat O
and O
started O
walking O
. O

The O
day O
all O
this O
happened O
was O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

So O
some O
Jews O
said O
to O
the O
man O
who O
had O
been O
healed O
, O
`` O

Today O
is O
the O
Sabbath O
. O

It O
is O
against O
our O
law O
for O
you O
to O
carry O
your O
mat O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O
'' O

But O
he O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
man O
who O
made O
me O
well O
told O
me O
, O
' O
Pick O
up O
your O
mat O
and O
walk O
. O
' O
'' O

They O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Who O
is O
the O
man O
who O
told O
you O
to O
pick O
up O
your O
mat O
and O
walk O
? O
'' O

But O
the O
man O
who O
had O
been O
healed O
did O
not O
know O
who O
it O
was O
. O

There O
were O
many O
people O
there O
, O
and O
Jesus O
had O
left O
. O

Later O
, O
Jesus O
found O
the O
man O
at O
the O
Temple B-GPE
and O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
See O
, O
you O
are O
well O
now O
. O

But O
stop O
sinning O
or O
something O
worse O
may O
happen O
to O
you O
! O
'' O

Then O
the O
man O
left O
and O
went O
back O
to O
the O
Jews O
who O
questioned O
him O
. O

He O
told O
them O
that O
Jesus O
was O
the O
one O
who O
made O
him O
well O
. O

Jesus O
was O
doing O
all O
this O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

So O
these O
Jews O
began O
trying O
to O
make O
him O
stop O
. O

But O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
My O
Father O
never O
stops O
working O
, O
and O
so O
I O
work O
too O
. O
'' O

This O
made O
them O
try O
harder O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
First O
this O
man O
was O
breaking O
the O
law O
about O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
that O
God O
is O
his O
Father O
! O

He O
is O
making O
himself O
equal O
with O
God O
! O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
assure O
you O
that O
the O
Son O
can O
do O
nothing O
alone O
. O

He O
does O
only O
what O
he O
sees O
his O
Father O
doing O
. O

The O
Son O
does O
the O
same O
things O
that O
the O
Father O
does O
. O

The O
Father O
loves O
the O
Son O
and O
shows O
him O
everything O
he O
does O
. O

This O
man O
was O
healed O
. O

But O
the O
Father O
will O
show O
the O
Son O
greater O
things O
than O
this O
to O
do O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
all O
be O
amazed O
. O

The O
Father O
raises O
the O
dead O
and O
gives O
them O
life O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
the O
Son O
gives O
life O
to O
those O
he O
wants O
to O
. O

`` O
Also O
, O
the O
Father O
judges O
no O
one O
. O

He O
has O
given O
the O
Son O
power O
to O
do O
all O
the O
judging O
. O

God O
did O
this O
so O
that O
all O
people O
will O
respect O
the O
Son O
the O
same O
as O
they O
respect O
the O
Father O
. O

Anyone O
who O
does O
not O
respect O
the O
Son O
does O
not O
respect O
the O
Father O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
the O
Son O
. O

`` O
I O
assure O
you O
, O
anyone O
who O
hears O
what O
I O
say O
and O
believes O
in O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
has O
eternal O
life O
. O

They O
will O
not O
be O
judged O
guilty O
. O

They O
have O
already O
left O
death O
and O
have O
entered O
into O
life O
. O

Believe O
me O
, O
an O
important O
time O
is O
coming O
. O

That O
time O
is O
already O
here O
. O

People O
who O
are O
dead O
will O
hear O
the O
voice O
of O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O

And O
those O
who O
listen O
will O
live O
. O

Life O
comes O
from O
the O
Father O
himself O
. O

So O
the O
Father O
has O
also O
allowed O
the O
Son O
to O
give O
life O
. O

And O
the O
Father O
has O
given O
him O
the O
power O
to O
judge O
all O
people O
because O
he O
is O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O

`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
surprised O
at O
this O
. O

A O
time O
is O
coming O
when O
all O
people O
who O
are O
dead O
and O
in O
their O
graves O
will O
hear O
his O
voice O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
come O
out O
of O
their O
graves O
. O

Those O
who O
did O
good O
in O
this O
life O
will O
rise O
and O
have O
eternal O
life O
. O

But O
those O
who O
did O
evil O
will O
rise O
to O
be O
judged O
guilty O
. O

`` O
I O
can O
do O
nothing O
alone O
. O

I O
judge O
only O
the O
way O
I O
am O
told O
. O

And O
my O
judgment O
is O
right O
, O
because O
I O
am O
not O
trying O
to O
please O
myself O
. O

I O
want O
only O
to O
please O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
. O

`` O
If O
I O
tell O
people O
about O
myself O
, O
they O
can O
not O
be O
sure O
that O
what O
I O
say O
is O
true O
. O

But O
there O
is O
someone O
else O
who O
tells O
people O
about O
me O
, O
and O
I O
know O
that O
what O
he O
says O
about O
me O
is O
true O
. O

`` O
You O
sent O
men O
to O
John B-PERSON
, O
and O
he O
told O
you O
what O
is O
true O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
need O
anyone O
to O
tell O
people O
about O
me O
, O
but O
I O
remind O
you O
of O
what O
John B-PERSON
said O
so O
that O
you O
can O
be O
saved O
. O

John B-PERSON
was O
like O
a O
lamp O
that O
burned O
and O
gave O
light O
, O
and O
you O
were O
happy O
to O
enjoy O
his O
light O
for O
a O
while O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
have O
a O
proof O
about O
myself O
that O
is O
greater O
than O
anything O
John B-PERSON
said O
. O

The O
things O
I O
do O
are O
my O
proof O
. O

These O
are O
what O
my O
Father O
gave O
me O
to O
do O
. O

They O
show O
that O
the O
Father O
sent O
me O
. O

And O
the O
Father O
who O
sent O
me O
has O
given O
proof O
about O
me O
himself O
. O

But O
you O
have O
never O
heard O
his O
voice O
. O

You O
have O
never O
seen O
what O
he O
looks O
like O
. O

The O
Father O
's O
teaching O
does O
not O
live O
in O
you O
, O
because O
you O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
the O
one O
the O
Father O
sent O
. O

You O
carefully O
study O
the O
Scriptures O
. O

You O
think O
that O
they O
give O
you O
eternal O
life O
. O

These O
same O
Scriptures O
tell O
about O
me O
! O

But O
you O
refuse O
to O
come O
to O
me O
to O
have O
that O
life O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
praise O
from O
you O
or O
any O
other O
human O
. O

But O
I O
know O
you O
-- O
I O
know O
that O
you O
have O
no O
love O
for O
God O
. O

I O
have O
come O
from O
my O
Father O
and O
speak O
for O
him O
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
accept O
me O
. O

But O
when O
other O
people O
come O
speaking O
only O
for O
themselves O
, O
you O
accept O
them O
. O

You O
like O
to O
have O
praise O
from O
each O
other O
. O

But O
you O
never O
try O
to O
get O
the O
praise O
that O
comes O
from O
the O
only O
God O
. O

So O
how O
can O
you O
believe O
? O

Do O
n't O
think O
that O
I O
will O
be O
the O
one O
to O
stand O
before O
the O
Father O
and O
accuse O
you O
. O

Moses O
is O
the O
one O
to O
accuse O
you O
. O

And O
he O
is O
the O
one O
you O
hoped O
would O
save O
you O
. O

If O
you O
really O
believed O
Moses O
, O
you O
would O
believe O
me O
, O
because O
he O
wrote O
about O
me O
. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
believe O
what O
he O
wrote O
, O
so O
you O
ca O
n't O
believe O
what O
I O
say O
. O
'' O

Later O
, O
Jesus O
went O
across O
Lake O
Galilee O
-LRB- O
also O
known O
as O
Lake O
Tiberias O
-RRB- O
. O

A O
great O
crowd O
of O
people O
followed O
him O
because O
they O
saw O
the O
miraculous O
signs O
he O
did O
in O
healing O
the O
sick O
. O

Jesus O
went O
up O
on O
the O
side O
of O
the O
hill O
and O
sat O
there O
with O
his O
followers O
. O

It O
was O
almost O
the O
time O
for O
the O
Jewish O
Passover O
festival O
. O

Jesus O
looked O
up O
and O
saw O
a O
crowd O
of O
people O
coming O
toward O
him O
. O

He O
said O
to O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Where O
can O
we O
buy O
enough O
bread O
for O
all O
these O
people O
to O
eat O
? O
'' O

He O
asked O
Philip B-PERSON
this O
question O
to O
test O
him O
. O

Jesus O
already O
knew O
what O
he O
planned O
to O
do O
. O

Philip B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
would O
all O
have O
to O
work O
a O
month O
to O
buy O
enough O
bread O
for O
each O
person O
here O
to O
have O
only O
a O
little O
piece O
! O
'' O

Another O
follower O
there O
was O
Andrew B-PERSON
, O
the O
brother O
of O
Simon O
Peter O
. O

Andrew B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
Here O
is O
a O
boy O
with O
five O
loaves O
of O
barley O
bread O
and O
two O
little O
fish O
. O

But O
that O
is O
not O
enough O
for O
so O
many O
people O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Tell O
everyone O
to O
sit O
down O
. O
'' O

This O
was O
a O
place O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
grass O
, O
and O
about O
5000 O
men O
sat O
down O
there O
. O

Jesus O
took O
the O
loaves O
of O
bread O
and O
gave O
thanks O
for O
them O
. O

Then O
he O
gave O
them O
to O
the O
people O
who O
were O
waiting O
to O
eat O
. O

He O
did O
the O
same O
with O
the O
fish O
. O

He O
gave O
them O
as O
much O
as O
they O
wanted O
. O

They O
all O
had O
plenty O
to O
eat O
. O

When O
they O
finished O
, O
Jesus O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
Gather O
the O
pieces O
of O
fish O
and O
bread O
that O
were O
not O
eaten O
. O

Do O
n't O
waste O
anything O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
gathered O
up O
the O
pieces O
that O
were O
left O
. O

The O
people O
had O
started O
eating O
with O
only O
five O
loaves O
of O
barley O
bread O
. O

But O
the O
followers O
filled O
twelve O
large O
baskets O
with O
the O
pieces O
of O
food O
that O
were O
left O
. O

The O
people O
saw O
this O
miraculous O
sign O
that O
Jesus O
did O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
must O
be O
the O
Prophet B-PERSON
who O
is O
coming O
into O
the O
world O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
knew O
that O
the O
people O
planned O
to O
come O
get O
him O
and O
make O
him O
their O
king O
. O

So O
he O
left O
and O
went O
into O
the O
hills O
alone O
. O

That O
evening O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
went O
down O
to O
the O
lake O
. O

It O
was O
dark O
now O
, O
and O
Jesus O
had O
not O
yet O
come O
back O
to O
them O
. O

They O
got O
into O
a O
boat O
and O
started O
going O
across O
the O
lake O
to O
Capernaum O
. O

The O
wind O
was O
blowing O
very O
hard O
. O

The O
waves O
on O
the O
lake O
were O
becoming O
bigger O
. O

They O
rowed O
the O
boat O
about O
three O
or O
four O
miles O
. O

Then O
they O
saw O
Jesus O
. O

He O
was O
walking O
on O
the O
water O
, O
coming O
to O
the O
boat O
. O

They O
were O
afraid O
. O

But O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
. O

It O
's O
me O
. O
'' O

When O
he O
said O
this O
, O
they O
were O
glad O
to O
take O
him O
into O
the O
boat O
. O

And O
then O
the O
boat O
reached O
the O
shore O
at O
the O
place O
they O
wanted O
to O
go O
. O

The O
next O
day O
came O
. O

Some O
people O
had O
stayed O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
lake O
. O

They O
knew O
that O
Jesus O
did O
not O
go O
with O
his O
followers O
in O
the O
boat O
. O

They O
knew O
that O
the O
followers O
had O
left O
in O
the O
boat O
alone O
. O

And O
they O
knew O
it O
was O
the O
only O
boat O
that O
was O
there O
. O

But O
then O
some O
boats O
from O
Tiberias O
came O
and O
landed O
near O
the O
place O
where O
the O
people O
had O
eaten O
the O
day O
before O
. O

This O
was O
where O
they O
had O
eaten O
the O
bread O
after O
the O
Lord O
gave O
thanks O
. O

The O
people O
saw O
that O
Jesus O
and O
his O
followers O
were O
not O
there O
now O
. O

So O
they O
got O
into O
the O
boats O
and O
went O
to O
Capernaum O
to O
find O
Jesus O
. O

The O
people O
found O
Jesus O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
lake O
. O

They O
asked O
him O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
when O
did O
you O
come O
here O
? O
'' O

He O
answered O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
you O
looking O
for O
me O
? O

Is O
it O
because O
you O
saw O
miraculous O
signs O
? O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
you O
are O
looking O
for O
me O
because O
you O
ate O
the O
bread O
and O
were O
satisfied O
. O

But O
earthly O
food O
spoils O
and O
ruins O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
work O
to O
get O
that O
kind O
of O
food O
. O

But O
work O
to O
get O
the O
food O
that O
stays O
good O
and O
gives O
you O
eternal O
life O
. O

The O
Son O
of O
Man O
will O
give O
you O
that O
food O
. O

He O
is O
the O
only O
one O
qualified O
by O
God O
the O
Father O
to O
give O
it O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
What O
does O
God O
want O
us O
to O
do O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
work O
God O
wants O
you O
to O
do O
is O
this O
: O
to O
believe O
in O
the O
one O
he O
sent O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
people O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
miraculous O
sign O
will O
you O
do O
for O
us O
? O

If O
we O
can O
see O
you O
do O
a O
miracle O
, O
then O
we O
will O
believe O
you O
. O

What O
will O
you O
do O
? O

Our O
ancestors O
were O
given O
manna O
to O
eat O
in O
the O
desert O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
' O
He O
gave O
them O
bread O
from O
heaven O
to O
eat O
. O
' O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
can O
assure O
you O
that O
Moses O
was O
not O
the O
one O
who O
gave O
your O
people O
bread O
from O
heaven O
. O

But O
my O
Father O
gives O
you O
the O
true O
bread O
from O
heaven O
. O

God O
's O
bread O
is O
the O
one O
who O
comes O
down O
from O
heaven O
and O
gives O
life O
to O
the O
world O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
said O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
from O
now O
on O
give O
us O
bread O
like O
that O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
bread O
that O
gives O
life O
. O

No O
one O
who O
comes O
to O
me O
will O
ever O
be O
hungry O
. O

No O
one O
who O
believes O
in O
me O
will O
ever O
be O
thirsty O
. O

I O
told O
you O
before O
that O
you O
have O
seen O
me O
, O
and O
still O
you O
do O
n't O
believe O
. O

The O
Father O
gives O
me O
my O
people O
. O

Every O
one O
of O
them O
will O
come O
to O
me O
. O

I O
will O
always O
accept O
them O
. O

I O
came O
down O
from O
heaven O
to O
do O
what O
God O
wants O
, O
not O
what O
I O
want O
. O

I O
must O
not O
lose O
anyone O
God O
has O
given O
me O
. O

But O
I O
must O
raise O
them O
up O
on O
the O
last O
day O
. O

This O
is O
what O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
wants O
me O
to O
do O
. O

Everyone O
who O
sees O
the O
Son O
and O
believes O
in O
him O
has O
eternal O
life O
. O

I O
will O
raise O
them O
up O
on O
the O
last O
day O
. O

This O
is O
what O
my O
Father O
wants O
. O
'' O

Some O
Jews O
began O
to O
complain O
about O
Jesus O
because O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
bread O
that O
comes O
down O
from O
heaven O
. O
'' O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
Jesus O
. O

We O
know O
his O
father O
and O
mother O
. O

He O
is O
only O
Joseph B-PERSON
's O
son O
. O

How O
can O
he O
say O
, O
' O
I O
came O
down O
from O
heaven O
' O
? O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Stop O
complaining O
to O
each O
other O
. O

The O
Father O
is O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
, O
and O
he O
is O
the O
one O
who O
brings O
people O
to O
me O
. O

I O
will O
raise O
them O
up O
on O
the O
last O
day O
. O

Anyone O
the O
Father O
does O
not O
bring O
to O
me O
can O
not O
come O
to O
me O
. O

It O
is O
written O
in O
the O
prophets O
: O
' O
God O
will O
teach O
them O
all O
. O
' O

People O
listen O
to O
the O
Father O
and O
learn O
from O
him O
. O

They O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
come O
to O
me O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
mean O
that O
there O
is O
anyone O
who O
has O
seen O
the O
Father O
. O

The O
only O
one O
who O
has O
ever O
seen O
the O
Father O
is O
the O
one O
who O
came O
from O
God O
. O

He O
has O
seen O
the O
Father O
. O

`` O
I O
can O
assure O
you O
that O
anyone O
who O
believes O
has O
eternal O
life O
. O

I O
am O
the O
bread O
that O
gives O
life O
. O

Your O
ancestors O
ate O
the O
manna O
God O
gave O
them O
in O
the O
desert O
, O
but O
it O
did O
n't O
keep O
them O
from O
dying O
. O

Here O
is O
the O
bread O
that O
comes O
down O
from O
heaven O
. O

Whoever O
eats O
this O
bread O
will O
never O
die O
. O

I O
am O
the O
living O
bread O
that O
came O
down O
from O
heaven O
. O

Whoever O
eats O
this O
bread O
will O
live O
forever O
. O

This O
bread O
is O
my O
body O
. O

I O
will O
give O
my O
body O
so O
that O
the O
people O
in O
the O
world O
can O
have O
life O
. O
'' O

Then O
the O
Jews O
began O
to O
argue O
among O
themselves O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
How O
can O
this O
man O
give O
us O
his O
body O
to O
eat O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Believe O
me O
when O
I O
say O
that O
you O
must O
eat O
the O
body O
of O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
, O
and O
you O
must O
drink O
his O
blood O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
do O
this O
, O
you O
have O
no O
real O
life O
. O

Those O
who O
eat O
my O
body O
and O
drink O
my O
blood O
have O
eternal O
life O
. O

I O
will O
raise O
them O
up O
on O
the O
last O
day O
. O

My O
body O
is O
true O
food O
, O
and O
my O
blood O
is O
true O
drink O
. O

Those O
who O
eat O
my O
body O
and O
drink O
my O
blood O
live O
in O
me O
, O
and O
I O
live O
in O
them O
. O

`` O
The O
Father O
sent O
me O
. O

He O
lives O
, O
and O
I O
live O
because O
of O
him O
. O

So O
everyone O
who O
eats O
me O
will O
live O
because O
of O
me O
. O

I O
am O
not O
like O
the O
bread O
that O
your O
ancestors O
ate O
. O

They O
ate O
that O
bread O
, O
but O
they O
still O
died O
. O

I O
am O
the O
bread O
that O
came O
down O
from O
heaven O
. O

Whoever O
eats O
this O
bread O
will O
live O
forever O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
all O
this O
while O
he O
was O
teaching O
in O
the O
synagogue O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Capernaum O
. O

When O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
heard O
this O
, O
many O
of O
them O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
teaching O
is O
hard O
. O

Who O
can O
accept O
it O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
already O
knew O
that O
his O
followers O
were O
complaining O
about O
this O
. O

So O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Is O
this O
teaching O
a O
problem O
for O
you O
? O

Then O
what O
will O
you O
think O
when O
you O
see O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
going O
up O
to O
where O
he O
came O
from O
? O

It O
is O
the O
Spirit O
that O
gives O
life O
. O

The O
body O
is O
of O
no O
value O
for O
that O
. O

But O
the O
things O
I O
have O
told O
you O
are O
from O
the O
Spirit O
, O
so O
they O
give O
life O
. O

But O
some O
of O
you O
do O
n't O
believe O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Jesus O
knew O
the O
people O
who O
did O
not O
believe O
. O

He O
knew O
this O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

And O
he O
knew O
the O
one O
who O
would O
hand O
him O
over O
to O
his O
enemies O
. O
-RRB- O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
That O
is O
why O
I O
said O
, O
' O
Anyone O
the O
Father O
does O
not O
help O
to O
come O
to O
me O
can O
not O
come O
. O
' O
'' O

After O
Jesus O
said O
these O
things O
, O
many O
of O
his O
followers O
left O
and O
stopped O
following O
him O
. O

Jesus O
asked O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
want O
to O
leave O
too O
? O
'' O

Simon O
Peter O
answered O
him O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
where O
would O
we O
go O
? O

You O
have O
the O
words O
that O
give O
eternal O
life O
. O

We O
believe O
in O
you O
. O

We O
know O
that O
you O
are O
the O
Holy O
One O
from O
God O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
chose O
all O
twelve O
of O
you O
. O

But O
one O
of O
you O
is O
a O
devil O
. O
'' O

He O
was O
talking O
about O
Judas O
, O
the O
son O
of O
Simon O
Iscariot O
. O

Judas O
was O
one O
of O
the O
twelve O
apostles O
, O
but O
later O
he O
would O
hand O
Jesus O
over O
to O
his O
enemies O
. O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
true O
vine O
, O
and O
my O
Father O
is O
the O
gardener O
. O

He O
cuts O
off O
every O
branch O
of O
mine O
that O
does O
not O
produce O
fruit O
. O

He O
also O
trims O
every O
branch O
that O
produces O
fruit O
to O
prepare O
it O
to O
produce O
even O
more O
. O

You O
have O
already O
been O
prepared O
to O
produce O
more O
fruit O
by O
the O
teaching O
I O
have O
given O
you O
. O

Stay O
joined O
to O
me O
and O
I O
will O
stay O
joined O
to O
you O
. O

No O
branch O
can O
produce O
fruit O
alone O
. O

It O
must O
stay O
connected O
to O
the O
vine O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
you O
. O

You O
can O
not O
produce O
fruit O
alone O
. O

You O
must O
stay O
joined O
to O
me O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
the O
vine O
, O
and O
you O
are O
the O
branches O
. O

If O
you O
stay O
joined O
to O
me O
, O
and O
I O
to O
you O
, O
you O
will O
produce O
plenty O
of O
fruit O
. O

But O
separated O
from O
me O
you O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
do O
anything O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
stay O
joined O
to O
me O
, O
you O
will O
be O
like O
a O
branch O
that O
has O
been O
thrown O
out O
and O
has O
dried O
up O
. O

All O
the O
dead O
branches O
like O
that O
are O
gathered O
up O
, O
thrown O
into O
the O
fire O
and O
burned O
. O

Stay O
joined O
together O
with O
me O
, O
and O
follow O
my O
teachings O
. O

If O
you O
do O
this O
, O
you O
can O
ask O
for O
anything O
you O
want O
, O
and O
it O
will O
be O
given O
to O
you O
. O

Show O
that O
you O
are O
my O
followers O
by O
producing O
much O
fruit O
. O

This O
will O
bring O
honor O
to O
my O
Father O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
loved O
you O
as O
the O
Father O
has O
loved O
me O
. O

Now O
continue O
in O
my O
love O
. O

I O
have O
obeyed O
my O
Father O
's O
commands O
, O
and O
he O
continues O
to O
love O
me O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
if O
you O
obey O
my O
commands O
, O
I O
will O
continue O
to O
love O
you O
. O

I O
have O
told O
you O
these O
things O
so O
that O
you O
can O
have O
the O
true O
happiness O
that O
I O
have O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
be O
completely O
happy O
. O

This O
is O
what O
I O
command O
you O
: O
Love O
each O
other O
as O
I O
have O
loved O
you O
. O

The O
greatest O
love O
people O
can O
show O
is O
to O
die O
for O
their O
friends O
. O

You O
are O
my O
friends O
if O
you O
do O
what O
I O
tell O
you O
to O
do O
. O

I O
no O
longer O
call O
you O
servants O
, O
because O
servants O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
their O
master O
is O
doing O
. O

But O
now O
I O
call O
you O
friends O
, O
because O
I O
have O
told O
you O
everything O
that O
my O
Father O
told O
me O
. O

`` O
You O
did O
not O
choose O
me O
. O

I O
chose O
you O
. O

And O
I O
gave O
you O
this O
work O
: O
to O
go O
and O
produce O
fruit O
-- O
fruit O
that O
will O
last O
. O

Then O
the O
Father O
will O
give O
you O
anything O
you O
ask O
for O
in O
my O
name O
. O

This O
is O
my O
command O
: O
Love O
each O
other O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
world O
hates O
you O
, O
remember O
that O
they O
hated O
me O
first O
. O

If O
you O
belonged O
to O
the O
world O
, O
the O
world O
would O
love O
you O
as O
it O
loves O
its O
own O
people O
. O

But O
I O
have O
chosen O
you O
to O
be O
different O
from O
those O
in O
the O
world O
. O

So O
you O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
the O
world O
, O
and O
that O
is O
why O
the O
world O
hates O
you O
. O

`` O
Remember O
the O
lesson O
I O
told O
you O
: O
Servants O
are O
not O
greater O
than O
their O
master O
. O

If O
people O
treated O
me O
badly O
, O
they O
will O
treat O
you O
badly O
too O
. O

And O
if O
they O
obeyed O
my O
teaching O
, O
they O
will O
obey O
yours O
too O
. O

They O
will O
do O
to O
you O
whatever O
they O
did O
to O
me O
, O
because O
you O
belong O
to O
me O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
. O

If O
I O
had O
not O
come O
and O
spoken O
to O
the O
people O
of O
the O
world O
, O
they O
would O
not O
be O
guilty O
of O
sin O
. O

But O
now O
I O
have O
spoken O
to O
them O
. O

So O
they O
have O
no O
excuse O
for O
their O
sin O
. O

`` O
Whoever O
hates O
me O
also O
hates O
my O
Father O
. O

I O
did O
things O
among O
the O
people O
of O
the O
world O
that O
no O
one O
else O
has O
ever O
done O
. O

If O
I O
had O
not O
done O
those O
things O
, O
they O
would O
not O
be O
guilty O
of O
sin O
. O

But O
they O
have O
seen O
what O
I O
did O
, O
and O
still O
they O
hate O
me O
and O
my O
Father O
. O

But O
this O
happened O
to O
make O
clear O
the O
full O
meaning O
of O
what O
is O
written O
in O
their O
law O
: O
' O
They O
hated O
me O
for O
no O
reason O
. O
' O

`` O
I O
will O
send O
you O
the O
Helper O
from O
the O
Father O
. O

The O
Helper O
is O
the O
Spirit O
of O
truth O
who O
comes O
from O
the O
Father O
. O

When O
he O
comes O
, O
he O
will O
tell O
about O
me O
. O

And O
you O
will O
tell O
people O
about O
me O
too O
, O
because O
you O
have O
been O
with O
me O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

Six O
days O
before O
the O
Passover O
festival O
, O
Jesus O
went O
to O
Bethany O
. O

That O
is O
where O
Lazarus O
lived O
, O
the O
man O
Jesus O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

There O
they O
had O
a O
dinner O
for O
Jesus O
. O

Martha B-PERSON
served O
the O
food O
, O
and O
Lazarus O
was O
one O
of O
the O
people O
eating O
with O
Jesus O
. O

Mary B-PERSON
brought O
in O
a O
pint O
of O
expensive O
perfume O
made O
of O
pure O
nard O
. O

She O
poured O
the O
perfume O
on O
Jesus O
' O
feet O
. O

Then O
she O
wiped O
his O
feet O
with O
her O
hair O
. O

And O
the O
sweet O
smell O
from O
the O
perfume O
filled O
the O
whole O
house O
. O

Judas O
Iscariot O
, O
one O
of O
Jesus O
' O
followers O
, O
was O
there O
-- O
the O
one O
who O
would O
later O
hand O
Jesus O
over O
to O
his O
enemies O
. O

Judas O
said O
, O
`` O
That O
perfume O
was O
worth O
a O
full O
year O
's O
pay O
. O

It O
should O
have O
been O
sold O
, O
and O
the O
money O
should O
have O
been O
given O
to O
the O
poor O
people O
. O
'' O

But O
Judas O
did O
not O
really O
care O
about O
the O
poor O
. O

He O
said O
this O
because O
he O
was O
a O
thief O
. O

He O
was O
the O
one O
who O
kept O
the O
moneybag O
for O
the O
group O
of O
followers O
. O

And O
he O
often O
stole O
money O
from O
the O
bag O
. O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
stop O
her O
. O

It O
was O
right O
for O
her O
to O
save O
this O
perfume O
for O
today O
-- O
the O
day O
for O
me O
to O
be O
prepared O
for O
burial O
. O

You O
will O
always O
have O
those O
who O
are O
poor O
with O
you O
. O

But O
you O
will O
not O
always O
have O
me O
. O
'' O

Many O
of O
the O
Jews O
heard O
that O
Jesus O
was O
in O
Bethany O
, O
so O
they O
went O
there O
to O
see O
him O
. O

They O
also O
went O
there O
to O
see O
Lazarus O
, O
the O
one O
Jesus O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

So O
the O
leading O
priests O
made O
plans O
to O
kill O
Lazarus O
too O
. O

Because O
of O
him O
, O
many O
Jews O
were O
leaving O
them O
and O
believing O
in O
Jesus O
. O

That O
is O
why O
they O
wanted O
to O
kill O
Lazarus O
too O
. O

The O
next O
day O
the O
people O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
heard O
that O
Jesus O
was O
coming O
there O
. O

These O
were O
the O
crowds O
of O
people O
who O
had O
come O
to O
the O
Passover O
festival O
. O

They O
took O
branches O
of O
palm O
trees O
and O
went O
out O
to O
meet O
Jesus O
. O

They O
shouted O
, O
`` O
' O
Praise O
Him O
! O
' O
' O

Welcome O
! O

God O
bless O
the O
one O
who O
comes O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
Lord O
! O
' O

God O
bless O
the O
King O
of O
Israel B-GPE
! O
'' O

Jesus O
found O
a O
donkey O
and O
rode O
on O
it O
, O
as O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Do O
not O
be O
afraid O
, O
people O
of O
Zion O
! O

Look O
! O

Your O
king O
is O
coming O
. O

He O
is O
riding O
on O
a O
young O
donkey O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
of O
Jesus O
did O
not O
understand O
at O
that O
time O
what O
was O
happening O
. O

But O
after O
he O
was O
raised O
to O
glory O
, O
they O
understood O
that O
this O
was O
written O
about O
him O
. O

Then O
they O
remembered O
that O
they O
had O
done O
these O
things O
for O
him O
. O

There O
were O
many O
people O
with O
Jesus O
when O
he O
raised O
Lazarus O
from O
death O
and O
told O
him O
to O
come O
out O
of O
the O
tomb O
. O

Now O
they O
were O
telling O
others O
about O
what O
Jesus O
did O
. O

That O
's O
why O
so O
many O
people O
went O
out O
to O
meet O
him O
-- O
because O
they O
had O
heard O
about O
this O
miraculous O
sign O
he O
did O
. O

So O
the O
Pharisees O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
Look O
! O

Our O
plan O
is O
not O
working O
. O

The O
people O
are O
all O
following O
him O
! O
'' O

There O
were O
some O
Greeks B-NORP
there O
too O
. O

These O
were O
some O
of O
the O
people O
who O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
worship O
at O
the O
Passover O
festival O
. O

They O
went O
to O
Philip B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
from O
Bethsaida O
in O
Galilee O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Sir O
, O
we O
want O
to O
meet O
Jesus O
. O
'' O

Philip B-PERSON
went O
and O
told O
Andrew B-PERSON
. O

Then O
Andrew B-PERSON
and O
Philip B-PERSON
went O
and O
told O
Jesus O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
The O
time O
has O
come O
for O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
to O
receive O
his O
glory O
. O

It O
is O
a O
fact O
that O
a O
grain O
of O
wheat O
must O
fall O
to O
the O
ground O
and O
die O
before O
it O
can O
grow O
and O
produce O
much O
more O
wheat O
. O

If O
it O
never O
dies O
, O
it O
will O
never O
be O
more O
than O
a O
single O
seed O
. O

Whoever O
loves O
the O
life O
they O
have O
now O
will O
lose O
it O
. O

But O
whoever O
is O
willing O
to O
give O
up O
their O
life O
in O
this O
world O
will O
keep O
it O
. O

They O
will O
have O
eternal O
life O
. O

Whoever O
serves O
me O
must O
follow O
me O
. O

My O
servants O
must O
be O
with O
me O
everywhere O
I O
am O
. O

My O
Father O
will O
give O
honor O
to O
anyone O
who O
serves O
me O
. O

`` O
Now O
I O
am O
very O
troubled O
. O

What O
should O
I O
say O
? O

Should O
I O
say O
, O
' O
Father O
save O
me O
from O
this O
time O
of O
suffering O
' O
? O

No O
, O
I O
came O
to O
this O
time O
so O
that O
I O
could O
suffer O
. O

Father O
, O
do O
what O
will O
bring O
you O
glory O
! O
'' O

Then O
a O
voice O
came O
from O
heaven O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
already O
brought O
glory O
to O
myself O
. O

I O
will O
do O
it O
again O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
standing O
there O
heard O
the O
voice O
. O

They O
said O
it O
was O
thunder O
. O

But O
others O
said O
, O
`` O
An O
angel O
spoke O
to O
him O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
That O
voice O
was O
for O
you O
and O
not O
for O
me O
. O

Now O
is O
the O
time O
for O
the O
world O
to O
be O
judged O
. O

Now O
the O
ruler O
of O
this O
world O
will O
be O
thrown O
out O
. O

I O
will O
be O
lifted O
up O
from O
the O
earth O
. O

When O
that O
happens O
, O
I O
will O
draw O
all O
people O
to O
myself O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
this O
to O
show O
how O
he O
would O
die O
. O

The O
people O
said O
, O
`` O
But O
our O
law O
says O
that O
the O
Christ O
will O
live O
forever O
. O

So O
why O
do O
you O
say O
, O
' O
The O
Son O
of O
Man O
must O
be O
lifted O
up O
' O
? O

Who O
is O
this O
' O
Son O
of O
Man O
' O
? O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
light O
will O
be O
with O
you O
for O
only O
a O
short O
time O
more O
. O

So O
walk O
while O
you O
have O
the O
light O
. O

Then O
the O
darkness O
will O
not O
catch O
you O
. O

People O
who O
walk O
in O
the O
darkness O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
they O
are O
going O
. O

So O
put O
your O
trust O
in O
the O
light O
while O
you O
still O
have O
it O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
children O
of O
light O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
finished O
saying O
these O
things O
, O
he O
went O
away O
to O
a O
place O
where O
the O
people O
could O
not O
find O
him O
. O

The O
people O
saw O
all O
these O
miraculous O
signs O
Jesus O
did O
, O
but O
they O
still O
did O
not O
believe O
in O
him O
. O

This O
was O
to O
give O
full O
meaning O
to O
what O
Isaiah B-PERSON
the O
prophet O
said O
: O
`` O
Lord O
, O
who O
believed O
what O
we O
told O
them O
? O

Who O
has O
seen O
the O
Lord O
's O
power O
? O
'' O

This O
is O
why O
the O
people O
could O
not O
believe O
. O

Because O
Isaiah B-PERSON
also O
said O
, O
`` O
God O
made O
the O
people O
blind O
. O

He O
closed O
their O
minds O
. O

He O
did O
this O
so O
that O
they O
would O
not O
see O
with O
their O
eyes O
and O
understand O
with O
their O
minds O
. O

He O
did O
it O
so O
that O
they O
would O
not O
turn O
and O
be O
healed O
. O
'' O

Isaiah B-PERSON
said O
this O
because O
he O
saw O
Jesus O
' O
divine O
greatness O
. O

So O
he O
spoke O
about O
him O
. O

But O
many O
people O
believed O
in O
Jesus O
. O

Even O
many O
of O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
believed O
in O
him O
, O
but O
they O
were O
afraid O
of O
the O
Pharisees O
, O
so O
they O
did O
not O
say O
openly O
that O
they O
believed O
. O

They O
were O
afraid O
they O
would O
be O
ordered O
to O
stay O
out O
of O
the O
synagogue O
. O

They O
loved O
praise O
from O
people O
more O
than O
praise O
from O
God O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
loudly O
, O
`` O
Everyone O
who O
believes O
in O
me O
is O
really O
believing O
in O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
. O

Everyone O
who O
sees O
me O
is O
really O
seeing O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
. O

I O
came O
into O
this O
world O
as O
a O
light O
. O

I O
came O
so O
that O
everyone O
who O
believes O
in O
me O
will O
not O
stay O
in O
darkness O
. O

`` O
I O
did O
not O
come O
into O
the O
world O
to O
judge O
people O
. O

I O
came O
to O
save O
the O
people O
in O
the O
world O
. O

So O
I O
am O
not O
the O
one O
who O
judges O
those O
who O
hear O
my O
teaching O
and O
do O
not O
obey O
. O

But O
there O
is O
a O
judge O
for O
all O
those O
who O
refuse O
to O
believe O
in O
me O
and O
do O
not O
accept O
what O
I O
say O
. O

The O
message O
I O
have O
spoken O
will O
judge O
them O
on O
the O
last O
day O
. O

That O
is O
because O
what O
I O
taught O
was O
not O
from O
myself O
. O

The O
Father O
who O
sent O
me O
told O
me O
what O
to O
say O
and O
what O
to O
teach O
. O

And O
I O
know O
that O
whatever O
he O
says O
to O
do O
will O
bring O
eternal O
life O
. O

So O
the O
things O
I O
say O
are O
exactly O
what O
the O
Father O
told O
me O
to O
say O
. O
'' O

`` O
I O
have O
told O
you O
all O
this O
so O
that O
you O
wo O
n't O
lose O
your O
faith O
when O
you O
face O
troubles O
. O

People O
will O
tell O
you O
to O
leave O
their O
synagogues O
and O
never O
come O
back O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
time O
will O
come O
when O
they O
will O
think O
that O
killing O
you O
would O
be O
doing O
service O
for O
God O
. O

They O
will O
do O
this O
because O
they O
have O
not O
known O
the O
Father O
, O
and O
they O
have O
not O
known O
me O
. O

I O
have O
told O
you O
all O
this O
now O
to O
prepare O
you O
. O

So O
when O
the O
time O
comes O
for O
these O
things O
to O
happen O
, O
you O
will O
remember O
that O
I O
warned O
you O
. O

`` O
I O
did O
not O
tell O
you O
these O
things O
at O
the O
beginning O
, O
because O
I O
was O
with O
you O
then O
. O

Now O
I O
am O
going O
back O
to O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
. O

And O
none O
of O
you O
asks O
me O
, O
' O
Where O
are O
you O
going O
? O
' O

But O
you O
are O
filled O
with O
sadness O
because O
I O
have O
told O
you O
all O
this O
. O

Let O
me O
assure O
you O
, O
it O
is O
better O
for O
you O
that O
I O
go O
away O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
when O
I O
go O
away O
I O
will O
send O
the O
Helper O
to O
you O
. O

But O
if O
I O
did O
not O
go O
, O
the O
Helper O
would O
not O
come O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
Helper O
comes O
, O
he O
will O
show O
the O
people O
of O
the O
world O
how O
wrong O
they O
are O
about O
sin O
, O
about O
being O
right O
with O
God O
, O
and O
about O
judgment O
. O

He O
will O
prove O
that O
they O
are O
guilty O
of O
sin O
, O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
me O
. O

He O
will O
show O
them O
how O
wrong O
they O
are O
about O
how O
to O
be O
right O
with O
God O
. O

The O
Helper O
will O
do O
this O
, O
because O
I O
am O
going O
to O
the O
Father O
. O

You O
will O
not O
see O
me O
then O
. O

And O
he O
will O
show O
them O
how O
wrong O
their O
judgment O
is O
, O
because O
their O
leader O
has O
already O
been O
condemned O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
so O
much O
more O
to O
tell O
you O
, O
but O
it O
is O
too O
much O
for O
you O
to O
accept O
now O
. O

But O
when O
the O
Spirit O
of O
truth O
comes O
, O
he O
will O
lead O
you O
into O
all O
truth O
. O

He O
will O
not O
speak O
his O
own O
words O
. O

He O
will O
speak O
only O
what O
he O
hears O
and O
will O
tell O
you O
what O
will O
happen O
in O
the O
future O
. O

The O
Spirit O
of O
truth O
will O
bring O
glory O
to O
me O
by O
telling O
you O
what O
he O
receives O
from O
me O
. O

All O
that O
the O
Father O
has O
is O
mine O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
said O
that O
the O
Spirit O
will O
tell O
you O
what O
he O
receives O
from O
me O
. O

`` O
After O
a O
short O
time O
you O
wo O
n't O
see O
me O
. O

Then O
after O
another O
short O
time O
you O
will O
see O
me O
again O
. O
'' O

Some O
of O
the O
followers O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
What O
does O
he O
mean O
when O
he O
says O
, O
' O
After O
a O
short O
time O
you O
wo O
n't O
see O
me O
. O

Then O
after O
another O
short O
time O
you O
will O
see O
me O
again O
' O
? O

And O
what O
does O
he O
mean O
when O
he O
says O
, O
' O
Because O
I O
am O
going O
to O
the O
Father O
' O
? O
'' O

They O
also O
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
does O
he O
mean O
by O
a O
short O
time O
' O
? O

We O
do O
n't O
understand O
what O
he O
is O
saying O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
saw O
that O
the O
followers O
wanted O
to O
ask O
him O
about O
this O
. O

So O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Are O
you O
asking O
each O
other O
what O
I O
meant O
when O
I O
said O
, O
' O
After O
a O
short O
time O
you O
wo O
n't O
see O
me O
. O

Then O
after O
another O
short O
time O
you O
will O
see O
me O
again O
' O
? O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
you O
will O
cry O
and O
be O
sad O
, O
but O
the O
world O
will O
be O
happy O
. O

You O
will O
be O
sad O
, O
but O
then O
your O
sadness O
will O
change O
to O
happiness O
. O

`` O
When O
a O
woman O
gives O
birth O
to O
a O
baby O
, O
she O
has O
pain O
, O
because O
her O
time O
has O
come O
. O

But O
when O
her O
baby O
is O
born O
, O
she O
forgets O
the O
pain O
. O

She O
forgets O
because O
she O
is O
so O
happy O
that O
a O
child O
has O
been O
born O
into O
the O
world O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
you O
. O

Now O
you O
are O
sad O
, O
but O
I O
will O
see O
you O
again O
, O
and O
you O
will O
be O
happy O
. O

You O
will O
have O
a O
joy O
that O
no O
one O
can O
take O
away O
. O

In O
that O
day O
you O
will O
not O
have O
to O
ask O
me O
about O
anything O
. O

And O
I O
assure O
you O
, O
my O
Father O
will O
give O
you O
anything O
you O
ask O
him O
for O
in O
my O
name O
. O

You O
have O
never O
asked O
for O
anything O
in O
this O
way O
before O
. O

But O
ask O
in O
my O
name O
, O
and O
you O
will O
receive O
. O

And O
you O
will O
have O
the O
fullest O
joy O
possible O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
told O
you O
these O
things O
, O
using O
words O
that O
hide O
the O
meaning O
. O

But O
the O
time O
will O
come O
when O
I O
will O
not O
use O
words O
like O
that O
to O
tell O
you O
things O
. O

I O
will O
speak O
to O
you O
in O
plain O
words O
about O
the O
Father O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
ask O
the O
Father O
for O
things O
in O
my O
name O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
saying O
that O
I O
will O
have O
to O
ask O
the O
Father O
for O
you O
. O

The O
Father O
himself O
loves O
you O
because O
you O
have O
loved O
me O
. O

And O
he O
loves O
you O
because O
you O
have O
believed O
that O
I O
came O
from O
God O
. O

I O
came O
from O
the O
Father O
into O
the O
world O
. O

Now O
I O
am O
leaving O
the O
world O
and O
going O
back O
to O
the O
Father O
. O
'' O

Then O
his O
followers O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
already O
speaking O
plainly O
to O
us O
. O

You O
are O
not O
using O
words O
that O
hide O
the O
meaning O
. O

We O
can O
see O
now O
that O
you O
know O
all O
things O
. O

You O
answer O
our O
questions O
even O
before O
we O
ask O
them O
. O

This O
makes O
us O
believe O
that O
you O
came O
from O
God O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
So O
now O
you O
believe O
? O

Listen O
to O
me O
. O

A O
time O
is O
coming O
when O
you O
will O
be O
scattered O
, O
each O
to O
his O
own O
home O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
that O
time O
is O
already O
here O
. O

You O
will O
leave O
me O
, O
and O
I O
will O
be O
alone O
. O

But O
I O
am O
never O
really O
alone O
, O
because O
the O
Father O
is O
with O
me O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
told O
you O
these O
things O
so O
that O
you O
can O
have O
peace O
in O
me O
. O

In O
this O
world O
you O
will O
have O
troubles O
. O

But O
be O
brave O
! O

I O
have O
defeated O
the O
world O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
went O
to O
the O
Mount O
of O
Olives O
. O

Early O
in O
the O
morning O
he O
went O
back O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

The O
people O
all O
came O
to O
him O
, O
and O
he O
sat O
and O
taught O
them O
. O

The O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
brought O
a O
woman O
they O
had O
caught O
in O
bed O
with O
a O
man O
who O
was O
not O
her O
husband O
. O

They O
forced O
her O
to O
stand O
in O
front O
of O
the O
people O
. O

They O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Teacher O
, O
this O
woman O
was O
caught O
in O
the O
act O
of O
adultery O
. O

The O
Law O
of O
Moses O
commands O
us O
to O
stone O
to O
death O
any O
such O
woman O
. O

What O
do O
you O
say O
we O
should O
do O
? O
'' O

They O
were O
saying O
this O
to O
trick O
Jesus O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
catch O
him O
saying O
something O
wrong O
so O
that O
they O
could O
have O
a O
charge O
against O
him O
. O

But O
Jesus O
stooped O
down O
and O
started O
writing O
on O
the O
ground O
with O
his O
finger O
. O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
continued O
to O
ask O
him O
their O
question O
. O

So O
he O
stood O
up O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Anyone O
here O
who O
has O
never O
sinned O
should O
throw O
the O
first O
stone O
at O
her O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
stooped O
down O
again O
and O
wrote O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

When O
they O
heard O
this O
, O
they O
began O
to O
leave O
one O
by O
one O
. O

The O
older O
men O
left O
first O
, O
and O
then O
the O
others O
. O

Jesus O
was O
left O
alone O
with O
the O
woman O
standing O
there O
in O
front O
of O
him O
. O

He O
looked O
up O
again O
and O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Where O
did O
they O
all O
go O
? O

Did O
no O
one O
judge O
you O
guilty O
? O
'' O

She O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
one O
, O
sir O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
judge O
you O
either O
. O

You O
can O
go O
now O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
sin O
again O
. O
'' O

Later O
, O
Jesus O
talked O
to O
the O
people O
again O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
light O
of O
the O
world O
. O

Whoever O
follows O
me O
will O
never O
live O
in O
darkness O
. O

They O
will O
have O
the O
light O
that O
gives O
life O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
Pharisees O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
When O
you O
talk O
about O
yourself O
, O
you O
are O
the O
only O
one O
to O
say O
that O
these O
things O
are O
true O
. O

So O
we O
can O
not O
accept O
what O
you O
say O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
I O
am O
saying O
these O
things O
about O
myself O
. O

But O
people O
can O
believe O
what O
I O
say O
, O
because O
I O
know O
where O
I O
came O
from O
. O

And O
I O
know O
where O
I O
am O
going O
. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
I O
came O
from O
or O
where O
I O
am O
going O
. O

You O
judge O
me O
the O
way O
people O
judge O
other O
people O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
judge O
anyone O
. O

But O
if O
I O
judge O
, O
my O
judging O
is O
true O
, O
because O
when O
I O
judge O
I O
am O
not O
alone O
. O

The O
Father O
who O
sent O
me O
is O
with O
me O
. O

Your O
own O
law O
says O
that O
when O
two O
witnesses O
say O
the O
same O
thing O
, O
you O
must O
accept O
what O
they O
say O
. O

I O
am O
one O
of O
the O
witnesses O
who O
speaks O
about O
myself O
. O

And O
the O
Father O
who O
sent O
me O
is O
my O
other O
witness O
. O
'' O

The O
people O
asked O
, O
`` O
Where O
is O
your O
father O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
do O
n't O
know O
me O
or O
my O
Father O
. O

But O
if O
you O
knew O
me O
, O
you O
would O
know O
my O
Father O
too O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
these O
things O
while O
he O
was O
teaching O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
, O
near O
the O
room O
where O
the O
Temple B-GPE
offerings O
were O
kept O
. O

But O
no O
one O
arrested O
him O
, O
because O
the O
right O
time O
for O
him O
had O
not O
yet O
come O
. O

Again O
, O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
leave O
you O
. O

You O
will O
look O
for O
me O
, O
but O
you O
will O
die O
in O
your O
sin O
. O

You O
can O
not O
come O
where O
I O
am O
going O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
asked O
themselves O
, O
`` O
Will O
he O
kill O
himself O
? O

Is O
that O
why O
he O
said O
, O
' O
You O
can O
not O
come O
where O
I O
am O
going O
' O
? O
'' O

But O
Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
people O
are O
from O
here O
below O
, O
but O
I O
am O
from O
above O
. O

You O
belong O
to O
this O
world O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
this O
world O
. O

I O
told O
you O
that O
you O
would O
die O
in O
your O
sins O
. O

Yes O
, O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
believe O
that O
I O
AM O
, O
you O
will O
die O
in O
your O
sins O
. O
'' O

They O
asked O
, O
`` O
Then O
who O
are O
you O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
what O
I O
have O
told O
you O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

I O
have O
much O
more O
I O
could O
say O
to O
judge O
you O
. O

But O
I O
tell O
people O
only O
what O
I O
have O
heard O
from O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
, O
and O
he O
speaks O
the O
truth O
. O
'' O

They O
did O
not O
understand O
who O
he O
was O
talking O
about O
. O

He O
was O
telling O
them O
about O
the O
Father O
. O

So O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
You O
will O
lift O
up O
the O
Son O
of O
Man O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
know O
that O
I O
AM O
. O

You O
will O
know O
that O
whatever O
I O
do O
is O
not O
by O
my O
own O
authority O
. O

You O
will O
know O
that O
I O
say O
only O
what O
the O
Father O
has O
taught O
me O
. O

The O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
is O
with O
me O
. O

I O
always O
do O
what O
pleases O
him O
. O

So O
he O
has O
not O
left O
me O
alone O
. O
'' O

While O
he O
was O
saying O
these O
things O
, O
many O
people O
believed O
in O
him O
. O

So O
Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
Jews O
who O
believed O
in O
him O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
continue O
to O
accept O
and O
obey O
my O
teaching O
, O
you O
are O
really O
my O
followers O
. O

You O
will O
know O
the O
truth O
, O
and O
the O
truth O
will O
make O
you O
free O
. O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
are O
Abraham B-PERSON
's O
descendants O
. O

And O
we O
have O
never O
been O
slaves O
. O

So O
why O
do O
you O
say O
that O
we O
will O
be O
free O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
truth O
is O
, O
everyone O
who O
sins O
is O
a O
slave O
-- O
a O
slave O
to O
sin O
. O

A O
slave O
does O
not O
stay O
with O
a O
family O
forever O
. O

But O
a O
son O
belongs O
to O
the O
family O
forever O
. O

So O
if O
the O
Son O
makes O
you O
free O
, O
you O
are O
really O
free O
. O

I O
know O
you O
are O
Abraham B-PERSON
's O
descendants O
. O

But O
you O
want O
to O
kill O
me O
, O
because O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
accept O
my O
teaching O
. O

I O
am O
telling O
you O
what O
my O
Father O
has O
shown O
me O
. O

But O
you O
do O
what O
your O
father O
has O
told O
you O
. O
'' O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Our O
father O
is O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
were O
really O
Abraham B-PERSON
's O
descendants O
, O
you O
would O
do O
what O
Abraham B-PERSON
did O
. O

I O
am O
someone O
who O
has O
told O
you O
the O
truth O
I O
heard O
from O
God O
. O

But O
you O
are O
trying O
to O
kill O
me O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
did O
nothing O
like O
that O
. O

So O
you O
are O
doing O
what O
your O
own O
father O
did O
. O
'' O

But O
they O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
are O
not O
like O
children O
who O
never O
knew O
who O
their O
father O
was O
. O

God O
is O
our O
Father O
. O

He O
is O
the O
only O
Father O
we O
have O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
If O
God O
were O
really O
your O
Father O
, O
you O
would O
love O
me O
. O

I O
came O
from O
God O
, O
and O
now O
I O
am O
here O
. O

I O
did O
not O
come O
by O
my O
own O
authority O
. O

God O
sent O
me O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
understand O
the O
things O
I O
say O
, O
because O
you O
can O
not O
accept O
my O
teaching O
. O

Your O
father O
is O
the O
devil O
. O

You O
belong O
to O
him O
. O

You O
want O
to O
do O
what O
he O
wants O
. O

He O
was O
a O
murderer O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

He O
was O
always O
against O
the O
truth O
. O

There O
is O
no O
truth O
in O
him O
. O

He O
is O
like O
the O
lies O
he O
tells O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
devil O
is O
a O
liar O
. O

He O
is O
the O
father O
of O
lies O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
telling O
you O
the O
truth O
, O
and O
that O
's O
why O
you O
do O
n't O
believe O
me O
. O

Can O
any O
of O
you O
prove O
that O
I O
am O
guilty O
of O
sin O
? O

If O
I O
tell O
the O
truth O
, O
why O
do O
n't O
you O
believe O
me O
? O

Whoever O
belongs O
to O
God O
accepts O
what O
he O
says O
. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
accept O
what O
God O
says O
, O
because O
you O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
God O
. O
'' O

The O
Jews O
there O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
say O
you O
are O
a O
Samaritan O
. O

We O
say O
a O
demon O
is O
making O
you O
crazy O
! O

Are O
we O
not O
right O
when O
we O
say O
this O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
no O
demon O
in O
me O
. O

I O
give O
honor O
to O
my O
Father O
, O
but O
you O
give O
no O
honor O
to O
me O
. O

I O
am O
not O
trying O
to O
get O
honor O
for O
myself O
. O

There O
is O
one O
who O
wants O
this O
honor O
for O
me O
. O

He O
is O
the O
judge O
. O

I O
promise O
you O
, O
whoever O
continues O
to O
obey O
my O
teaching O
will O
never O
die O
. O
'' O

The O
Jews O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Now O
we O
know O
that O
you O
have O
a O
demon O
in O
you O
! O

Even O
Abraham B-PERSON
and O
the O
prophets O
died O
. O

But O
you O
say O
, O
' O
Whoever O
obeys O
my O
teaching O
will O
never O
die O
. O
' O

Do O
you O
think O
you O
are O
greater O
than O
our O
father O
Abraham B-PERSON
? O

He O
died O
, O
and O
so O
did O
the O
prophets O
. O

Who O
do O
you O
think O
you O
are O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
If O
I O
give O
honor O
to O
myself O
, O
that O
honor O
is O
worth O
nothing O
. O

The O
one O
who O
gives O
me O
honor O
is O
my O
Father O
. O

And O
you O
say O
that O
he O
is O
your O
God O
. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
really O
know O
him O
. O

I O
know O
him O
. O

If O
I O
said O
I O
did O
not O
know O
him O
, O
I O
would O
be O
a O
liar O
like O
you O
. O

But O
I O
do O
know O
him O
, O
and O
I O
obey O
what O
he O
says O
. O

Your O
father O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
very O
happy O
that O
he O
would O
see O
the O
day O
when O
I O
came O
. O

He O
saw O
that O
day O
and O
was O
happy O
. O
'' O

The O
Jews O
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
What O
? O

How O
can O
you O
say O
you O
have O
seen O
Abraham B-PERSON
? O

You O
are O
not O
even O
50 O
years O
old O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
The O
fact O
is O
, O
before O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
born O
, O
I O
AM O
. O
'' O

When O
he O
said O
this O
, O
they O
picked O
up O
stones O
to O
throw O
at O
him O
. O

But O
Jesus O
hid O
, O
and O
then O
he O
left O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
. O

After O
this O
, O
Jesus O
traveled O
around O
the O
country O
of O
Galilee O
. O

He O
did O
not O
want O
to O
travel O
in O
Judea O
, O
because O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
there O
wanted O
to O
kill O
him O
. O

It O
was O
time O
for O
the O
Jewish O
Festival O
of O
Shelters O
. O

So O
his O
brothers O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
You O
should O
leave O
here O
and O
go O
to O
the O
festival O
in O
Judea O
. O

Then O
your O
followers O
there O
can O
see O
the O
miracles O
you O
do O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
be O
well O
known O
, O
you O
must O
not O
hide O
what O
you O
do O
. O

So O
, O
if O
you O
can O
do O
such O
amazing O
things O
, O
let O
the O
whole O
world O
see O
you O
do O
them O
. O

Let O
them O
see O
these O
things O
you O
do O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
' O
brothers O
said O
this O
because O
even O
they O
did O
not O
believe O
in O
him O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
The O
right O
time O
for O
me O
has O
not O
yet O
come O
, O
but O
any O
time O
is O
right O
for O
you O
to O
go O
. O

The O
world O
can O
not O
hate O
you O
. O

But O
the O
world O
hates O
me O
, O
because O
I O
tell O
the O
people O
in O
the O
world O
that O
they O
do O
evil O
things O
. O

So O
you O
go O
to O
the O
festival O
. O

I O
will O
not O
go O
now O
, O
because O
the O
right O
time O
for O
me O
has O
not O
yet O
come O
. O
'' O

After O
Jesus O
said O
this O
, O
he O
stayed O
in O
Galilee O
. O

So O
his O
brothers O
left O
to O
go O
to O
the O
festival O
. O

After O
they O
left O
, O
Jesus O
went O
too O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
let O
people O
see O
him O
. O

At O
the O
festival O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
were O
looking O
for O
him O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Where O
is O
that O
man O
? O
'' O

There O
was O
a O
large O
group O
of O
people O
there O
. O

Many O
of O
them O
were O
talking O
secretly O
to O
each O
other O
about O
Jesus O
. O

Some O
people O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
a O
good O
man O
. O
'' O

But O
others O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
, O
he O
fools O
the O
people O
. O
'' O

But O
no O
one O
was O
brave O
enough O
to O
talk O
about O
him O
openly O
. O

They O
were O
afraid O
of O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
. O

When O
the O
festival O
was O
about O
half O
finished O
, O
Jesus O
went O
to O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
and O
began O
to O
teach O
. O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
were O
amazed O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
How O
did O
this O
man O
learn O
so O
much O
? O

He O
never O
had O
the O
kind O
of O
teaching O
we O
had O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
What O
I O
teach O
is O
not O
my O
own O
. O

My O
teaching O
comes O
from O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
. O

People O
who O
really O
want O
to O
do O
what O
God O
wants O
will O
know O
that O
my O
teaching O
comes O
from O
God O
. O

They O
will O
know O
that O
this O
teaching O
is O
not O
my O
own O
. O

If O
I O
taught O
my O
own O
ideas O
, O
I O
would O
just O
be O
trying O
to O
get O
honor O
for O
myself O
. O

But O
if O
I O
am O
trying O
to O
bring O
honor O
to O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
, O
I O
can O
be O
trusted O
. O

Anyone O
doing O
that O
is O
not O
going O
to O
lie O
. O

Moses O
gave O
you O
the O
law O
, O
right O
? O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
obey O
that O
law O
. O

If O
you O
do O
, O
then O
why O
are O
you O
trying O
to O
kill O
me O
? O
'' O

The O
people O
answered O
, O
`` O
A O
demon O
is O
making O
you O
crazy O
! O

We O
are O
not O
trying O
to O
kill O
you O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
I O
did O
one O
miracle O
on O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
, O
and O
you O
were O
all O
surprised O
. O

But O
you O
obey O
the O
law O
Moses O
gave O
you O
about O
circumcision O
-- O
and O
sometimes O
you O
do O
it O
on O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

-LRB- O
Really O
, O
Moses O
is O
not O
the O
one O
who O
gave O
you O
circumcision O
. O

It O
came O
from O
our O
ancestors O
who O
lived O
before O
Moses O
. O
-RRB- O

Yes O
, O
you O
often O
circumcise O
baby O
boys O
on O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
someone O
can O
be O
circumcised O
on O
a O
Sabbath O
day O
to O
obey O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

So O
why O
are O
you O
angry O
with O
me O
for O
healing O
a O
person O
's O
whole O
body O
on O
the O
Sabbath O
day O
? O

Stop O
judging O
by O
the O
way O
things O
look O
. O

Be O
fair O
and O
judge O
by O
what O
is O
really O
right O
. O
'' O

Then O
some O
of O
the O
people O
who O
lived O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
the O
man O
they O
are O
trying O
to O
kill O
. O

But O
he O
is O
teaching O
where O
everyone O
can O
see O
and O
hear O
him O
. O

And O
no O
one O
is O
trying O
to O
stop O
him O
from O
teaching O
. O

Maybe O
the O
leaders O
have O
decided O
that O
he O
really O
is O
the O
Christ O
. O

But O
when O
the O
real O
Christ O
comes O
, O
no O
one O
will O
know O
where O
he O
comes O
from O
. O

And O
we O
know O
where O
this O
man O
's O
home O
is O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
was O
still O
teaching O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
when O
he O
said O
loudly O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
really O
know O
me O
and O
where O
I O
am O
from O
? O

I O
am O
here O
, O
but O
not O
by O
my O
own O
decision O
. O

I O
was O
sent O
by O
one O
who O
is O
very O
real O
. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
him O
. O

I O
know O
him O
because O
I O
am O
from O
him O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
said O
this O
, O
the O
people O
tried O
to O
grab O
him O
. O

But O
no O
one O
was O
able O
even O
to O
touch O
him O
, O
because O
the O
right O
time O
for O
him O
had O
not O
yet O
come O
. O

But O
many O
of O
the O
people O
believed O
in O
Jesus O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
are O
waiting O
for O
the O
Christ O
to O
come O
. O

When O
he O
comes O
, O
will O
he O
do O
more O
miraculous O
signs O
than O
this O
man O
has O
done O
? O
'' O

The O
Pharisees O
heard O
what O
the O
people O
were O
saying O
about O
Jesus O
. O

So O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
sent O
some O
Temple B-GPE
police O
to O
arrest O
him O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
be O
with O
you O
a O
little O
while O
longer O
. O

Then O
I O
will O
go O
back O
to O
the O
one O
who O
sent O
me O
. O

You O
will O
look O
for O
me O
, O
but O
you O
will O
not O
find O
me O
. O

And O
you O
can O
not O
come O
where O
I O
am O
. O
'' O

These O
Jews O
said O
to O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
Where O
will O
this O
man O
go O
that O
we O
can O
not O
find O
him O
? O

Will O
he O
go O
to O
the O
Greek B-NORP
cities O
where O
our O
people O
live O
? O

Will O
he O
teach O
the O
Greek B-NORP
people O
there O
? O

He O
says O
, O
' O
You O
will O
look O
for O
me O
, O
but O
you O
will O
not O
find O
me O
. O
' O

He O
also O
says O
, O
' O
You O
can O
not O
come O
where O
I O
am O
. O
' O

What O
does O
this O
mean O
? O
'' O

The O
last O
day O
of O
the O
festival O
came O
. O

It O
was O
the O
most O
important O
day O
. O

On O
that O
day O
Jesus O
stood O
up O
and O
said O
loudly O
, O
`` O
Whoever O
is O
thirsty O
may O
come O
to O
me O
and O
drink O
. O

If O
anyone O
believes O
in O
me O
, O
rivers O
of O
living O
water O
will O
flow O
out O
from O
their O
heart O
. O

That O
is O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
was O
talking O
about O
the O
Spirit O
. O

The O
Spirit O
had O
not O
yet O
been O
given O
to O
people O
, O
because O
Jesus O
had O
not O
yet O
been O
raised O
to O
glory O
. O

But O
later O
, O
those O
who O
believed O
in O
Jesus O
would O
receive O
the O
Spirit O
. O

When O
the O
people O
heard O
the O
things O
that O
Jesus O
said O
, O
some O
of O
them O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
man O
really O
is O
the O
Prophet B-PERSON
. O
'' O

Other O
people O
said O
, O
`` O
He O
is O
the O
Christ O
. O
'' O

And O
others O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Christ O
will O
not O
come O
from O
Galilee O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
that O
he O
will O
come O
from O
the O
family O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

And O
they O
say O
that O
he O
will O
come O
from O
Bethlehem B-GPE
, O
the O
town O
where O
David B-PERSON
lived O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
people O
did O
not O
agree O
with O
each O
other O
about O
Jesus O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
people O
wanted O
to O
arrest O
him O
. O

But O
no O
one O
tried O
to O
do O
it O
. O

The O
Temple B-GPE
police O
went O
back O
to O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
. O

The O
priests O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
asked O
, O
`` O
Why O
did O
n't O
you O
bring O
Jesus O
? O
'' O

The O
Temple B-GPE
police O
answered O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
never O
heard O
anyone O
say O
such O
amazing O
things O
! O
'' O

The O
Pharisees O
answered O
, O
`` O
So O
he O
has O
fooled O
you O
too O
! O

You O
do O
n't O
see O
any O
of O
the O
leaders O
or O
any O
of O
us O
Pharisees O
believing O
in O
him O
, O
do O
you O
? O

But O
those O
people O
out O
there O
know O
nothing O
about O
the O
law O
. O

They O
are O
under O
God O
's O
curse O
! O
'' O

But O
Nicodemus O
was O
there O
in O
that O
group O
. O

He O
was O
the O
one O
who O
had O
gone O
to O
see O
Jesus O
before O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Our O
law O
will O
not O
let O
us O
judge O
anyone O
without O
first O
hearing O
them O
and O
finding O
out O
what O
they O
have O
done O
. O
'' O

The O
Jewish O
leaders O
answered O
, O
`` O
You O
must O
be O
from O
Galilee O
too O
! O

Study O
the O
Scriptures O
. O

You O
will O
find O
nothing O
about O
a O
prophet O
coming O
from O
Galilee O
. O
'' O

Then O
they O
all O
left O
and O
went O
home O
. O

Later O
, O
Jesus O
appeared O
again O
to O
his O
followers O
by O
Lake O
Galilee O
. O

This O
is O
how O
it O
happened O
: O
Some O
of O
the O
followers O
were O
together O
-- O
Simon O
Peter O
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
-LRB- O
called O
Didymus O
-RRB- O
, O
Nathanael O
from O
Cana O
in O
Galilee O
, O
the O
two O
sons O
of O
Zebedee O
, O
and O
two O
other O
followers O
. O

Simon O
Peter O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
going O
out O
to O
fish O
. O
'' O

The O
other O
followers O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
will O
go O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
all O
of O
them O
went O
out O
and O
got O
into O
the O
boat O
. O

They O
fished O
that O
night O
but O
caught O
nothing O
. O

Early O
the O
next O
morning O
Jesus O
stood O
on O
the O
shore O
. O

But O
the O
followers O
did O
not O
know O
it O
was O
Jesus O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Friends O
, O
have O
you O
caught O
any O
fish O
? O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
No O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Throw O
your O
net O
into O
the O
water O
on O
the O
right O
side O
of O
your O
boat O
. O

You O
will O
find O
some O
fish O
there O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
did O
this O
. O

They O
caught O
so O
many O
fish O
that O
they O
could O
not O
pull O
the O
net O
back O
into O
the O
boat O
. O

The O
follower O
Jesus O
loved O
very O
much O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
`` O
That O
man O
is O
the O
Lord O
! O
'' O

When O
Peter B-PERSON
heard O
him O
say O
it O
was O
the O
Lord O
, O
he O
wrapped O
his O
coat O
around O
himself O
. O

-LRB- O
He O
had O
taken O
his O
clothes O
off O
to O
work O
. O
-RRB- O

Then O
he O
jumped O
into O
the O
water O
. O

The O
other O
followers O
went O
to O
shore O
in O
the O
boat O
. O

They O
pulled O
the O
net O
full O
of O
fish O
. O

They O
were O
not O
very O
far O
from O
shore O
, O
only O
about O
100 O
yards O
. O

When O
they O
stepped O
out O
of O
the O
boat O
and O
onto O
the O
shore O
, O
they O
saw O
a O
fire O
of O
hot O
coals O
. O

There O
were O
fish O
on O
the O
fire O
and O
some O
bread O
there O
too O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Bring O
some O
of O
the O
fish O
that O
you O
caught O
. O
'' O

Simon O
Peter O
got O
into O
the O
boat O
and O
pulled O
the O
net O
to O
the O
shore O
. O

It O
was O
full O
of O
big O
fish O
-- O
153 O
of O
them O
! O

But O
even O
with O
that O
many O
fish O
, O
the O
net O
did O
not O
tear O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
them O
, O
`` O
Come O
and O
eat O
. O
'' O

None O
of O
the O
followers O
would O
ask O
him O
, O
`` O
Who O
are O
you O
? O
'' O

They O
knew O
he O
was O
the O
Lord O
. O

Jesus O
walked O
over O
to O
get O
the O
bread O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
them O
. O

He O
also O
gave O
them O
the O
fish O
. O

This O
was O
now O
the O
third O
time O
Jesus O
appeared O
to O
his O
followers O
after O
he O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

When O
they O
finished O
eating O
, O
Jesus O
said O
to O
Simon O
Peter O
, O
`` O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
son O
of O
John B-PERSON
, O
do O
you O
love O
me O
more O
than O
these O
other O
men O
love O
me O
? O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
Lord O
, O
you O
know O
that O
I O
love O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Take O
care O
of O
my O
lambs O
. O
'' O

Again O
Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
son O
of O
John B-PERSON
, O
do O
you O
love O
me O
? O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
Lord O
, O
you O
know O
that O
I O
love O
you O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Take O
care O
of O
my O
sheep O
. O
'' O

A O
third O
time O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Simon B-PERSON
, O
son O
of O
John B-PERSON
, O
do O
you O
love O
me O
? O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
was O
sad O
because O
Jesus O
asked O
him O
three O
times O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
love O
me O
? O
'' O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
you O
know O
everything O
. O

You O
know O
that O
I O
love O
you O
! O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
Take O
care O
of O
my O
sheep O
. O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
when O
you O
were O
young O
, O
you O
tied O
your O
own O
belt O
and O
went O
where O
you O
wanted O
. O

But O
when O
you O
are O
old O
, O
you O
will O
put O
out O
your O
hands O
, O
and O
someone O
else O
will O
tie O
your O
belt O
. O

They O
will O
lead O
you O
where O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Jesus O
said O
this O
to O
show O
how O
Peter B-PERSON
would O
die O
to O
give O
glory O
to O
God O
. O
-RRB- O

Then O
he O
said O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
`` O
Follow O
me O
! O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
turned O
and O
saw O
the O
follower O
Jesus O
loved O
very O
much O
walking O
behind O
them O
. O

-LRB- O
This O
was O
the O
follower O
who O
had O
leaned O
against O
Jesus O
at O
the O
supper O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
who O
is O
it O
that O
will O
hand O
you O
over O
? O
'' O

-RRB- O
When O
Peter B-PERSON
saw O
him O
behind O
them O
, O
he O
asked O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
what O
about O
him O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
Maybe O
I O
want O
him O
to O
live O
until O
I O
come O
. O

That O
should O
not O
matter O
to O
you O
. O

You O
follow O
me O
! O
'' O

So O
a O
story O
spread O
among O
the O
followers O
of O
Jesus O
. O

They O
were O
saying O
that O
this O
follower O
would O
not O
die O
. O

But O
Jesus O
did O
not O
say O
he O
would O
not O
die O
. O

He O
only O
said O
, O
`` O
Maybe O
I O
want O
him O
to O
live O
until O
I O
come O
. O

That O
should O
not O
matter O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

That O
follower O
is O
the O
one O
who O
is O
telling O
these O
things O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
has O
now O
written O
them O
all O
down O
. O

We O
know O
that O
what O
he O
says O
is O
true O
. O

There O
are O
many O
other O
things O
that O
Jesus O
did O
. O

If O
every O
one O
of O
them O
were O
written O
down O
, O
I O
think O
the O
whole O
world O
would O
not O
be O
big O
enough O
for O
all O
the O
books O
that O
would O
be O
written O
. O

There O
was O
a O
man O
named O
Lazarus O
who O
was O
sick O
. O

He O
lived O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Bethany O
, O
where O
Mary B-PERSON
and O
her O
sister O
Martha B-PERSON
lived O
. O

-LRB- O
Mary B-PERSON
is O
the O
same O
woman O
who O
put O
perfume O
on O
the O
Lord O
and O
wiped O
his O
feet O
with O
her O
hair O
. O
-RRB- O

Mary B-PERSON
's O
brother O
was O
Lazarus O
, O
the O
man O
who O
was O
now O
sick O
. O

So O
Mary B-PERSON
and O
Martha B-PERSON
sent O
someone O
to O
tell O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
your O
dear O
friend O
Lazarus O
is O
sick O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
heard O
this O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
end O
of O
this O
sickness O
will O
not O
be O
death O
. O

No O
, O
this O
sickness O
is O
for O
the O
glory O
of O
God O
. O

This O
has O
happened O
to O
bring O
glory O
to O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
loved O
Martha B-PERSON
and O
her O
sister O
and O
Lazarus O
. O

So O
when O
he O
heard O
that O
Lazarus O
was O
sick O
, O
he O
stayed O
where O
he O
was O
two O
more O
days O
and O
then O
said O
to O
his O
followers O
, O
`` O
We O
should O
go O
back O
to O
Judea O
. O
'' O

They O
answered O
, O
`` O
But O
Teacher O
, O
those O
Jews O
there O
tried O
to O
stone O
you O
to O
death O
. O

That O
was O
only O
a O
short O
time O
ago O
. O

Now O
you O
want O
to O
go O
back O
there O
? O
'' O

Jesus O
answered O
, O
`` O
There O
are O
twelve O
hours O
of O
light O
in O
the O
day O
. O

Whoever O
walks O
in O
the O
day O
will O
not O
stumble O
and O
fall O
because O
they O
can O
see O
with O
the O
light O
from O
the O
sun O
. O

But O
whoever O
walks O
at O
night O
will O
stumble O
because O
there O
is O
no O
light O
. O
'' O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Our O
friend O
Lazarus O
is O
now O
sleeping O
, O
but O
I O
am O
going O
there O
to O
wake O
him O
. O
'' O

The O
followers O
answered O
, O
`` O
But O
, O
Lord O
, O
if O
he O
can O
sleep O
, O
he O
will O
get O
well O
. O
'' O

They O
thought O
Jesus O
meant O
that O
Lazarus O
was O
literally O
sleeping O
, O
but O
he O
really O
meant O
that O
Lazarus O
was O
dead O
. O

So O
then O
Jesus O
said O
plainly O
, O
`` O
Lazarus O
is O
dead O
. O

And O
I O
am O
glad O
I O
was O
not O
there O
. O

I O
am O
happy O
for O
you O
because O
now O
you O
will O
believe O
in O
me O
. O

We O
will O
go O
to O
him O
now O
. O
'' O

Then O
Thomas B-PERSON
, O
the O
one O
called O
`` O
Twin O
, O
'' O
said O
to O
the O
other O
followers O
, O
`` O
We O
will O
go O
too O
. O

We O
will O
die O
there O
with O
Jesus O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
arrived O
in O
Bethany O
and O
found O
that O
Lazarus O
had O
already O
been O
dead O
and O
in O
the O
tomb O
for O
four O
days O
. O

Bethany O
was O
about O
two O
miles O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Many O
Jews O
had O
come O
to O
see O
Martha B-PERSON
and O
Mary B-PERSON
. O

They O
came O
to O
comfort O
them O
about O
their O
brother O
Lazarus O
. O

When O
Martha B-PERSON
heard O
that O
Jesus O
was O
coming O
, O
she O
went O
out O
to O
greet O
him O
. O

But O
Mary B-PERSON
stayed O
home O
. O

Martha B-PERSON
said O
to O
Jesus O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
if O
you O
had O
been O
here O
, O
my O
brother O
would O
not O
have O
died O
. O

But O
I O
know O
that O
even O
now O
God O
will O
give O
you O
anything O
you O
ask O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
, O
`` O
Your O
brother O
will O
rise O
and O
be O
alive O
again O
. O
'' O

Martha B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
I O
know O
that O
he O
will O
rise O
to O
live O
again O
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
resurrection O
on O
the O
last O
day O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
resurrection O
. O

I O
am O
life O
. O

Everyone O
who O
believes O
in O
me O
will O
have O
life O
, O
even O
if O
they O
die O
. O

And O
everyone O
who O
lives O
and O
believes O
in O
me O
will O
never O
really O
die O
. O

Martha B-PERSON
, O
do O
you O
believe O
this O
? O
'' O

Martha B-PERSON
answered O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
Lord O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
you O
are O
the O
Christ O
, O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O

You O
are O
the O
one O
who O
was O
coming O
to O
the O
world O
. O
'' O

After O
Martha B-PERSON
said O
these O
things O
, O
she O
went O
back O
to O
her O
sister O
Mary B-PERSON
. O

She O
talked O
to O
Mary B-PERSON
alone O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Teacher O
is O
here O
. O

He O
is O
asking O
for O
you O
. O
'' O

When O
Mary B-PERSON
heard O
this O
, O
she O
stood O
up O
and O
went O
quickly O
to O
Jesus O
. O

He O
had O
not O
yet O
come O
into O
the O
village O
. O

He O
was O
still O
at O
the O
place O
where O
Martha B-PERSON
met O
him O
. O

The O
Jews O
who O
were O
in O
the O
house O
comforting O
Mary B-PERSON
saw O
her O
get O
up O
and O
leave O
quickly O
. O

They O
thought O
she O
was O
going O
to O
the O
tomb O
to O
cry O
there O
. O

So O
they O
followed O
her O
. O

Mary B-PERSON
went O
to O
the O
place O
where O
Jesus O
was O
. O

When O
she O
saw O
him O
, O
she O
bowed O
at O
his O
feet O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
if O
you O
had O
been O
here O
, O
my O
brother O
would O
not O
have O
died O
. O
'' O

When O
Jesus O
saw O
Mary B-PERSON
crying O
and O
the O
people O
with O
her O
crying O
too O
, O
he O
was O
very O
upset O
and O
deeply O
troubled O
. O

He O
asked O
, O
`` O
Where O
did O
you O
put O
him O
? O
'' O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
come O
and O
see O
. O
'' O

Jesus O
cried O
. O

And O
the O
Jews O
said O
, O
`` O
Look O
! O

He O
loved O
Lazarus O
very O
much O
! O
'' O

But O
some O
of O
them O
said O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
healed O
the O
eyes O
of O
the O
blind O
man O
. O

Why O
did O
n't O
he O
help O
Lazarus O
and O
stop O
him O
from O
dying O
? O
'' O

Again O
feeling O
very O
upset O
, O
Jesus O
came O
to O
the O
tomb O
. O

It O
was O
a O
cave O
with O
a O
large O
stone O
covering O
the O
entrance O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Move O
the O
stone O
away O
. O
'' O

Martha B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
But O
, O
Lord O
, O
it O
has O
been O
four O
days O
since O
Lazarus O
died O
. O

There O
will O
be O
a O
bad O
smell O
. O
'' O

Martha B-PERSON
was O
the O
sister O
of O
the O
dead O
man O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
said O
to O
her O
, O
`` O
Remember O
what O
I O
told O
you O
? O

I O
said O
that O
if O
you O
believed O
, O
you O
would O
see O
God O
's O
divine O
greatness O
. O
'' O

So O
they O
moved O
the O
stone O
away O
from O
the O
entrance O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
looked O
up O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
Father O
, O
I O
thank O
you O
that O
you O
heard O
me O
. O

I O
know O
that O
you O
always O
hear O
me O
. O

But O
I O
said O
these O
things O
because O
of O
the O
people O
here O
around O
me O
. O

I O
want O
them O
to O
believe O
that O
you O
sent O
me O
. O
'' O

After O
Jesus O
said O
this O
he O
called O
in O
a O
loud O
voice O
, O
`` O
Lazarus O
, O
come O
out O
! O
'' O

The O
dead O
man O
came O
out O
. O

His O
hands O
and O
feet O
were O
wrapped O
with O
pieces O
of O
cloth O
. O

He O
had O
a O
handkerchief O
covering O
his O
face O
. O

Jesus O
said O
to O
the O
people O
, O
`` O
Take O
off O
the O
cloth O
and O
let O
him O
go O
. O
'' O

There O
were O
many O
Jews O
who O
came O
to O
visit O
Mary B-PERSON
. O

When O
they O
saw O
what O
Jesus O
did O
, O
many O
of O
them O
believed O
in O
him O
. O

But O
some O
of O
them O
went O
to O
the O
Pharisees O
and O
told O
them O
what O
Jesus O
did O
. O

Then O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
Pharisees O
called O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
high O
council O
. O

They O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
should O
we O
do O
? O

This O
man O
is O
doing O
many O
miraculous O
signs O
. O

If O
we O
let O
him O
continue O
doing O
these O
things O
, O
everyone O
will O
believe O
in O
him O
. O

Then O
the O
Romans O
will O
come O
and O
take O
away O
our O
Temple B-GPE
and O
our O
nation O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
men O
there O
was O
Caiaphas O
. O

He O
was O
the O
high O
priest O
that O
year O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
people O
know O
nothing O
! O

It O
is O
better O
for O
one O
man O
to O
die O
for O
the O
people O
than O
for O
the O
whole O
nation O
to O
be O
destroyed O
. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
realize O
this O
. O
'' O

Caiaphas O
did O
not O
think O
of O
this O
himself O
. O

As O
that O
year O
's O
high O
priest O
, O
he O
was O
really O
prophesying O
that O
Jesus O
would O
die O
for O
the O
Jewish O
people O
. O

Yes O
, O
he O
would O
die O
for O
the O
Jewish O
people O
. O

But O
he O
would O
also O
die O
for O
God O
's O
other O
children O
scattered O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

He O
would O
die O
to O
bring O
them O
all O
together O
and O
make O
them O
one O
people O
. O

That O
day O
the O
Jewish O
leaders O
began O
planning O
to O
kill O
Jesus O
. O

So O
Jesus O
stopped O
traveling O
around O
openly O
among O
the O
Jews O
. O

He O
went O
away O
to O
a O
town O
called O
Ephraim O
in O
an O
area O
near O
the O
desert O
. O

He O
stayed O
there O
with O
his O
followers O
. O

It O
was O
almost O
time O
for O
the O
Jewish O
Passover O
festival O
. O

Many O
people O
from O
the O
country O
went O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
before O
the O
Passover O
. O

They O
went O
to O
do O
the O
special O
things O
to O
make O
themselves O
pure O
for O
the O
festival O
. O

The O
people O
looked O
for O
Jesus O
. O

They O
stood O
in O
the O
Temple B-GPE
area O
and O
asked O
each O
other O
, O
`` O
Is O
he O
coming O
to O
the O
festival O
? O

What O
do O
you O
think O
? O
'' O

But O
the O
leading O
priests O
and O
the O
Pharisees O
had O
given O
a O
special O
order O
about O
Jesus O
. O

They O
said O
that O
anyone O
who O
knew O
where O
he O
was O
must O
tell O
them O
so O
that O
they O
could O
arrest O
him O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
Silas O
, O
and O
Timothy O
. O

To O
the O
church O
of O
those O
in O
Thessalonica O
, O
who O
are O
in O
God O
our O
Father O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
God O
the O
Father O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

We O
thank O
God O
for O
you O
always O
. O

And O
that O
's O
what O
we O
should O
do O
, O
because O
you O
give O
us O
good O
reason O
to O
be O
thankful O
: O
Your O
faith O
is O
growing O
more O
and O
more O
. O

And O
the O
love O
that O
every O
one O
of O
you O
has O
for O
each O
other O
is O
also O
growing O
. O

So O
we O
tell O
the O
other O
churches O
of O
God O
how O
proud O
we O
are O
of O
you O
. O

We O
tell O
them O
how O
you O
patiently O
continue O
to O
be O
strong O
and O
have O
faith O
, O
even O
though O
you O
are O
being O
persecuted O
and O
are O
suffering O
many O
troubles O
. O

This O
is O
proof O
that O
God O
is O
right O
in O
his O
judgment O
. O

He O
wants O
you O
to O
be O
worthy O
of O
his O
kingdom O
. O

Your O
suffering O
is O
for O
that O
kingdom O
. O

God O
will O
do O
what O
is O
right O
. O

He O
will O
punish O
those O
who O
are O
causing O
you O
trouble O
. O

And O
he O
will O
bring O
relief O
to O
you O
who O
are O
troubled O
. O

He O
will O
bring O
it O
to O
you O
and O
to O
us O
when O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
comes O
from O
heaven O
for O
all O
to O
see O
, O
together O
with O
his O
powerful O
angels O
. O

He O
will O
come O
with O
burning O
fire O
to O
punish O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
God O
-- O
those O
who O
refuse O
to O
accept O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

They O
will O
be O
punished O
with O
a O
destruction O
that O
never O
ends O
. O

They O
will O
not O
be O
allowed O
to O
be O
with O
the O
Lord O
but O
will O
be O
kept O
away O
from O
his O
great O
power O
. O

This O
will O
happen O
on O
the O
day O
when O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
comes O
to O
receive O
honor O
with O
his O
holy O
people O
. O

He O
will O
be O
admired O
among O
all O
who O
have O
believed O
. O

And O
this O
includes O
you O
because O
you O
believed O
what O
we O
told O
you O
. O

That O
is O
why O
we O
always O
pray O
for O
you O
. O

We O
ask O
our O
God O
to O
help O
you O
live O
the O
good O
way O
he O
wanted O
when O
he O
chose O
you O
. O

The O
goodness O
you O
have O
makes O
you O
want O
to O
do O
good O
. O

And O
the O
faith O
you O
have O
makes O
you O
work O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
with O
his O
power O
God O
will O
help O
you O
do O
these O
things O
more O
and O
more O
. O

Then O
the O
name O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
will O
be O
honored O
because O
of O
you O
, O
and O
you O
will O
be O
honored O
because O
of O
him O
. O

This O
can O
happen O
only O
by O
the O
grace O
of O
our O
God O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

And O
now O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
pray O
for O
us O
. O

Pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
's O
teaching O
will O
continue O
to O
spread O
quickly O
. O

And O
pray O
that O
people O
will O
give O
honor O
to O
that O
teaching O
, O
the O
same O
as O
happened O
with O
you O
. O

And O
pray O
that O
we O
will O
be O
protected O
from O
crooked O
and O
evil O
people O
. O

Not O
everyone O
believes O
in O
the O
Lord O
, O
you O
know O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
is O
faithful O
. O

He O
will O
give O
you O
strength O
and O
protect O
you O
from O
the O
Evil O
One O
. O

The O
Lord O
gives O
us O
confidence O
that O
you O
are O
doing O
what O
we O
told O
you O
and O
that O
you O
will O
continue O
to O
do O
it O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
will O
cause O
you O
to O
feel O
God O
's O
love O
and O
remember O
Christ O
's O
patient O
endurance O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
by O
the O
authority O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
we O
tell O
you O
to O
stay O
away O
from O
any O
believer O
who O
refuses O
to O
work O
. O

People O
who O
refuse O
to O
work O
are O
not O
following O
the O
teaching O
that O
we O
gave O
them O
. O

You O
yourselves O
know O
that O
you O
should O
live O
like O
we O
do O
. O

We O
were O
not O
lazy O
when O
we O
were O
with O
you O
. O

We O
never O
accepted O
food O
from O
anyone O
without O
paying O
for O
it O
. O

We O
worked O
and O
worked O
so O
that O
we O
would O
not O
be O
a O
burden O
to O
any O
of O
you O
. O

We O
worked O
night O
and O
day O
. O

We O
had O
the O
right O
to O
ask O
you O
to O
help O
us O
. O

But O
we O
worked O
to O
take O
care O
of O
ourselves O
so O
that O
we O
would O
be O
an O
example O
for O
you O
to O
follow O
. O

When O
we O
were O
with O
you O
, O
we O
gave O
you O
this O
rule O
: O
`` O
Whoever O
will O
not O
work O
should O
not O
be O
allowed O
to O
eat O
. O
'' O

We O
hear O
that O
some O
people O
in O
your O
group O
refuse O
to O
work O
. O

They O
are O
doing O
nothing O
except O
being O
busy O
in O
the O
lives O
of O
others O
. O

Our O
instruction O
to O
them O
is O
to O
stop O
bothering O
others O
, O
to O
start O
working O
and O
earn O
their O
own O
food O
. O

It O
is O
by O
the O
authority O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
that O
we O
are O
urging O
them O
to O
do O
this O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
never O
get O
tired O
of O
doing O
good O
. O

If O
there O
are O
some O
there O
who O
refuse O
to O
do O
what O
we O
tell O
you O
in O
this O
letter O
, O
remember O
who O
they O
are O
. O

Do O
n't O
associate O
with O
them O
. O

Then O
maybe O
they O
will O
feel O
ashamed O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
treat O
them O
as O
enemies O
. O

Counsel O
them O
as O
fellow O
believers O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
of O
peace O
will O
give O
you O
peace O
at O
all O
times O
and O
in O
every O
way O
. O

The O
Lord O
be O
with O
you O
all O
. O

Here O
's O
my O
greeting O
in O
my O
own O
handwriting O
-- O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

I O
do O
this O
in O
all O
my O
letters O
to O
show O
they O
are O
from O
me O
. O

This O
is O
the O
way O
I O
write O
. O

The O
grace O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
be O
with O
you O
all O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
we O
have O
something O
to O
say O
about O
the O
coming O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

We O
want O
to O
talk O
to O
you O
about O
that O
time O
when O
we O
will O
meet O
together O
with O
him O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
yourselves O
be O
easily O
upset O
or O
worried O
if O
you O
hear O
that O
the O
day O
of O
the O
Lord O
has O
already O
come O
. O

Someone O
might O
say O
that O
this O
idea O
came O
from O
us O
-- O
in O
something O
the O
Spirit O
told O
us O
, O
or O
in O
something O
we O
said O
, O
or O
in O
a O
letter O
we O
wrote O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
fooled O
by O
anything O
they O
might O
say O
. O

That O
day O
of O
the O
Lord O
will O
not O
come O
until O
the O
turning O
away O
from O
God O
happens O
. O

And O
that O
day O
will O
not O
come O
until O
the O
Man O
of O
Evil O
appears O
, O
the O
one O
who O
belongs O
to O
hell O
. O

He O
will O
stand O
against O
and O
put O
himself O
above O
everything O
that O
people O
worship O
or O
think O
is O
worthy O
of O
worship O
. O

He O
will O
even O
go O
into O
God O
's O
Temple B-GPE
and O
sit O
there O
, O
claiming O
that O
he O
is O
God O
. O

I O
told O
you O
before O
that O
all O
these O
things O
would O
happen O
. O

Remember O
? O

And O
you O
know O
what O
is O
stopping O
that O
Man O
of O
Evil O
now O
. O

He O
is O
being O
stopped O
now O
so O
that O
he O
will O
appear O
at O
the O
right O
time O
. O

The O
secret O
power O
of O
evil O
is O
already O
working O
in O
the O
world O
now O
. O

But O
there O
is O
one O
who O
is O
stopping O
that O
secret O
power O
of O
evil O
. O

And O
he O
will O
continue O
to O
stop O
it O
until O
he O
is O
taken O
out O
of O
the O
way O
. O

Then O
that O
Man O
of O
Evil O
will O
appear O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
will O
kill O
him O
with O
the O
breath O
that O
comes O
from O
his O
mouth O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
come O
in O
a O
way O
that O
everyone O
will O
see O
, O
and O
that O
will O
be O
the O
end O
of O
the O
Man O
of O
Evil O
. O

When O
that O
Man O
of O
Evil O
comes O
, O
it O
will O
be O
the O
work O
of O
Satan O
. O

He O
will O
come O
with O
great O
power O
, O
and O
he O
will O
do O
all O
kinds O
of O
false O
miracles O
, O
signs O
, O
and O
wonders O
. O

The O
Man O
of O
Evil O
will O
use O
every O
kind O
of O
evil O
to O
fool O
those O
who O
are O
lost O
. O

They O
are O
lost O
because O
they O
refused O
to O
love O
the O
truth O
and O
be O
saved O
. O

So O
God O
will O
send O
them O
something O
powerful O
that O
leads O
them O
away O
from O
the O
truth O
and O
causes O
them O
to O
believe O
a O
lie O
. O

They O
will O
all O
be O
condemned O
because O
they O
did O
not O
believe O
the O
truth O
and O
because O
they O
enjoyed O
doing O
evil O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
you O
are O
people O
the O
Lord O
loves O
. O

And O
we O
always O
thank O
God O
for O
you O
. O

That O
's O
what O
we O
should O
do O
, O
because O
God O
chose O
you O
to O
be O
some O
of O
the O
first O
people O
to O
be O
saved O
. O

You O
are O
saved O
by O
the O
Spirit O
making O
you O
holy O
and O
by O
your O
faith O
in O
the O
truth O
. O

God O
chose O
you O
to O
have O
that O
salvation O
. O

He O
chose O
you O
by O
using O
the O
Good O
News O
that O
we O
told O
you O
. O

You O
were O
chosen O
so O
that O
you O
can O
share O
in O
the O
glory O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

So O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
stand O
strong O
and O
continue O
to O
believe O
the O
teachings O
we O
gave O
you O
when O
we O
were O
there O
and O
by O
letter O
. O

We O
pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
himself O
and O
God O
our O
Father O
will O
comfort O
you O
and O
strengthen O
you O
in O
every O
good O
thing O
you O
do O
and O
say O
. O

God O
loved O
us O
and O
gave O
us O
through O
his O
grace O
a O
wonderful O
hope O
and O
comfort O
that O
has O
no O
end O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Jude O
, O
a O
servant O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
and O
a O
brother O
of O
James B-PERSON
. O

To O
those O
who O
have O
been O
chosen O
and O
are O
loved O
by O
God O
the O
Father O
and O
have O
been O
kept O
safe O
in O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Mercy O
, O
peace O
, O
and O
love O
be O
yours O
more O
and O
more O
. O

Dear O
friends O
, O
I O
wanted O
very O
much O
to O
write O
to O
you O
about O
the O
salvation O
we O
all O
share O
together O
. O

But O
I O
felt O
the O
need O
to O
write O
to O
you O
about O
something O
else O
: O
I O
want O
to O
encourage O
you O
to O
fight O
hard O
for O
the O
faith O
that O
God O
gave O
his O
holy O
people O
. O

God O
gave O
this O
faith O
once O
, O
and O
it O
is O
good O
for O
all O
time O
. O

Some O
people O
have O
secretly O
entered O
your O
group O
. O

These O
people O
have O
already O
been O
judged O
guilty O
for O
what O
they O
are O
doing O
. O

Long O
ago O
the O
prophets O
wrote O
about O
them O
. O

They O
are O
against O
God O
. O

They O
have O
used O
the O
grace O
of O
our O
God O
in O
the O
wrong O
way O
-- O
to O
do O
sinful O
things O
. O

They O
refuse O
to O
follow O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
our O
only O
Master O
and O
Lord O
. O

I O
want O
to O
help O
you O
remember O
some O
things O
you O
already O
know O
: O
Remember O
that O
the O
Lord O
saved O
his O
people O
by O
bringing O
them O
out O
of O
the O
land O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

But O
later O
he O
destroyed O
all O
those O
who O
did O
not O
believe O
. O

And O
remember O
the O
angels O
who O
lost O
their O
authority O
to O
rule O
. O

They O
left O
their O
proper O
home O
. O

So O
the O
Lord O
has O
kept O
them O
in O
darkness O
, O
bound O
with O
everlasting O
chains O
, O
to O
be O
judged O
on O
the O
great O
day O
. O

Also O
, O
remember O
the O
cities O
of O
Sodom O
and O
Gomorrah O
and O
the O
other O
towns O
around O
them O
. O

Like O
those O
angels O
they O
were O
full O
of O
sexual O
sin O
and O
involved O
themselves O
in O
sexual O
relations O
that O
are O
wrong O
. O

And O
they O
suffer O
the O
punishment O
of O
eternal O
fire O
, O
an O
example O
for O
us O
to O
see O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
way O
with O
these O
people O
who O
have O
entered O
your O
group O
. O

They O
are O
guided O
by O
dreams O
. O

They O
make O
themselves O
dirty O
with O
sin O
. O

They O
reject O
God O
's O
authority O
and O
say O
bad O
things O
against O
the O
glorious O
ones O
. O

Not O
even O
the O
archangel O
Michael B-PERSON
did O
this O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
argued O
with O
the O
devil O
about O
who O
would O
have O
the O
body O
of O
Moses O
. O

But O
Michael B-PERSON
did O
not O
dare O
to O
condemn O
even O
the O
devil O
for O
his O
false O
accusations O
. O

Instead O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
said O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
punish O
you O
! O
'' O

But O
these O
people O
criticize O
things O
they O
do O
n't O
understand O
. O

They O
do O
understand O
some O
things O
. O

But O
they O
understand O
these O
things O
not O
by O
thinking O
, O
but O
by O
feeling O
, O
the O
way O
dumb O
animals O
understand O
things O
. O

And O
these O
are O
the O
things O
that O
destroy O
them O
. O

It O
will O
be O
bad O
for O
them O
. O

They O
have O
followed O
the O
way O
that O
Cain O
went O
. O

To O
make O
money O
, O
they O
have O
given O
themselves O
to O
following O
the O
wrong O
way O
that O
Balaam O
went O
. O

They O
have O
fought O
against O
God O
like O
Korah O
did O
. O

And O
like O
Korah O
, O
they O
will O
be O
destroyed O
. O

These O
people O
are O
like O
dirty O
spots O
among O
you O
-- O
they O
bring O
shame O
to O
you O
in O
the O
special O
meals O
you O
share O
together O
. O

They O
eat O
with O
you O
and O
have O
no O
fear O
. O

They O
take O
care O
of O
only O
themselves O
. O

They O
are O
like O
clouds O
without O
rain O
. O

The O
wind O
blows O
them O
around O
. O

They O
are O
like O
trees O
that O
have O
no O
fruit O
at O
harvest O
time O
and O
are O
pulled O
out O
of O
the O
ground O
. O

So O
they O
are O
twice O
dead O
. O

Like O
the O
dirty O
foam O
on O
the O
wild O
waves O
in O
the O
sea O
, O
everyone O
can O
see O
the O
shameful O
things O
they O
do O
. O

They O
are O
like O
stars O
that O
wander O
in O
the O
sky O
. O

A O
place O
in O
the O
blackest O
darkness O
has O
been O
kept O
for O
them O
forever O
. O

Enoch O
, O
the O
seventh O
descendant O
from O
Adam B-PERSON
, O
said O
this O
about O
these O
people O
: O
`` O
Look O
, O
the O
Lord O
is O
coming O
with O
thousands O
and O
thousands O
of O
his O
holy O
angels O
to O
judge O
everyone O
. O

He O
will O
punish O
all O
those O
who O
are O
against O
him O
for O
all O
the O
evil O
they O
have O
done O
in O
their O
lack O
of O
respect O
for O
him O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
Lord O
will O
punish O
all O
these O
sinners O
who O
do O
n't O
honor O
him O
. O

He O
will O
punish O
them O
for O
all O
the O
evil O
things O
they O
have O
said O
against O
him O
. O
'' O

These O
people O
always O
complain O
and O
find O
wrong O
in O
others O
. O

They O
always O
do O
the O
evil O
things O
they O
want O
to O
do O
. O

They O
boast O
about O
themselves O
. O

The O
only O
reason O
they O
say O
good O
things O
about O
others O
is O
to O
get O
what O
they O
want O
. O

Dear O
friends O
, O
remember O
what O
the O
apostles O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
said O
would O
happen O
. O

They O
told O
you O
, O
`` O
In O
the O
last O
times O
there O
will O
be O
people O
who O
laugh O
at O
God O
and O
do O
only O
what O
they O
want O
to O
do O
-- O
things O
that O
are O
against O
God O
. O
'' O

These O
are O
the O
people O
who O
divide O
you O
. O

They O
are O
not O
spiritual O
, O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
Spirit O
. O

But O
you O
, O
dear O
friends O
, O
use O
your O
most O
holy O
faith O
to O
build O
yourselves O
up O
even O
stronger O
. O

Pray O
with O
the O
help O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

Keep O
yourselves O
safe O
in O
God O
's O
love O
, O
as O
you O
wait O
for O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
in O
his O
mercy O
to O
give O
you O
eternal O
life O
. O

Help O
those O
who O
have O
doubts O
. O

Rescue O
those O
who O
are O
living O
in O
danger O
of O
hell O
's O
fire O
. O

There O
are O
others O
you O
should O
treat O
with O
mercy O
, O
but O
be O
very O
careful O
that O
their O
filthy O
lives O
do O
n't O
rub O
off O
on O
you O
. O

God O
is O
strong O
and O
can O
keep O
you O
from O
falling O
. O

He O
can O
bring O
you O
before O
his O
glory O
without O
any O
wrong O
in O
you O
and O
give O
you O
great O
joy O
. O

He O
is O
the O
only O
God O
, O
the O
one O
who O
saves O
us O
. O

To O
him O
be O
glory O
, O
greatness O
, O
power O
, O
and O
authority O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
our O
Lord O
for O
all O
time O
past O
, O
now O
, O
and O
forever O
. O

Amen O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
that O
you O
can O
trust O
our O
sister O
in O
Christ O
, O
Phoebe O
. O

She O
is O
a O
special O
servant O
of O
the O
church O
in O
Cenchrea O
. O

I O
ask O
you O
to O
accept O
her O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

Accept O
her O
the O
way O
God O
's O
people O
should O
. O

Help O
her O
with O
anything O
she O
needs O
from O
you O
. O

She O
has O
helped O
me O
very O
much O
, O
and O
she O
has O
helped O
many O
others O
too O
. O

Give O
my O
greetings O
to O
Priscilla O
and O
Aquila O
, O
who O
have O
worked O
together O
with O
me O
for O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

They O
risked O
their O
own O
lives O
to O
save O
mine O
. O

I O
am O
thankful O
to O
them O
, O
and O
all O
the O
non-Jewish O
churches O
are O
thankful O
to O
them O
. O

Also O
, O
give O
greetings O
to O
the O
church O
that O
meets O
in O
their O
house O
. O

Give O
greetings O
to O
my O
dear O
friend O
Epaenetus O
. O

He O
was O
the O
first O
person O
to O
follow O
Christ O
in O
Asia B-GPE
. O

Greetings O
also O
to O
Mary B-PERSON
. O

She O
worked O
very O
hard O
for O
you O
. O

And O
greet O
Andronicus O
and O
Junia O
. O

They O
are O
my O
relatives O
, O
and O
they O
were O
in O
prison O
with O
me O
. O

They O
were O
followers O
of O
Christ O
before O
I O
was O
. O

And O
they O
are O
some O
of O
the O
most O
important O
of O
the O
ones O
Christ O
sent O
out O
to O
do O
his O
work O
. O

Give O
my O
greetings O
to O
Ampliatus O
, O
my O
dear O
friend O
in O
the O
Lord O
, O
and O
to O
Urbanus O
. O

He O
has O
worked O
together O
with O
me O
for O
Christ O
. O

Give O
greetings O
also O
to O
my O
dear O
friend O
Stachys O
and O
to O
Apelles O
, O
who O
has O
proved O
himself O
to O
be O
a O
true O
follower O
of O
Christ O
. O

Give O
greetings O
to O
everyone O
in O
the O
family O
of O
Aristobulus O
and O
to O
Herodion O
, O
my O
relative O
. O

Greetings O
to O
all O
those O
in O
the O
family O
of O
Narcissus O
who O
belong O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
to O
Tryphaena O
and O
Tryphosa O
, O
women O
who O
work O
very O
hard O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

Greetings O
to O
my O
dear O
friend O
Persis O
. O

She O
has O
also O
worked O
very O
hard O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

Greetings O
also O
to O
Rufus O
, O
one O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
chosen O
people O
, O
and O
to O
his O
mother O
, O
who O
has O
been O
a O
mother O
to O
me O
too O
. O

Give O
my O
greetings O
to O
Asyncritus O
, O
Phlegon O
, O
Hermes O
, O
Patrobas O
, O
Hermas O
, O
and O
all O
the O
brothers O
in O
Christ O
who O
are O
with O
them O
. O

Give O
greetings O
to O
Philologus O
and O
Julia O
, O
to O
Nereus O
and O
his O
sister O
, O
to O
Olympas O
, O
and O
to O
all O
of O
God O
's O
people O
with O
them O
. O

Give O
each O
other O
the O
special O
greeting O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

All O
the O
churches O
that O
belong O
to O
Christ O
send O
their O
greetings O
to O
you O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
want O
you O
to O
be O
very O
careful O
of O
those O
who O
cause O
arguments O
and O
hurt O
people O
's O
faith O
by O
teaching O
things O
that O
are O
against O
what O
you O
learned O
. O

Stay O
away O
from O
them O
. O

People O
like O
that O
are O
not O
serving O
our O
Lord O
Christ O
. O

They O
are O
only O
pleasing O
themselves O
. O

They O
use O
fancy O
talk O
and O
say O
nice O
things O
to O
fool O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
about O
evil O
. O

Everyone O
has O
heard O
that O
you O
do O
what O
you O
were O
taught O
, O
and O
I O
am O
very O
happy O
about O
that O
. O

But O
I O
want O
you O
to O
be O
wise O
about O
what O
is O
good O
and O
to O
know O
nothing O
about O
what O
is O
evil O
. O

The O
God O
who O
brings O
peace O
will O
soon O
defeat O
Satan O
and O
give O
you O
power O
over O
him O
. O

The O
grace O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
be O
with O
you O
. O

Timothy O
, O
a O
worker O
together O
with O
me O
, O
sends O
you O
his O
greetings O
. O

Also O
Lucius O
, O
Jason O
, O
and O
Sosipater O
-LRB- O
these O
are O
my O
relatives O
-RRB- O
send O
their O
greetings O
. O

I O
am O
Tertius O
, O
the O
one O
writing O
this O
letter O
for O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

I O
send O
you O
my O
own O
greetings O
as O
one O
who O
belongs O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Gaius O
is O
letting O
me O
and O
the O
whole O
church O
here O
use O
his O
home O
. O

He O
sends O
his O
greetings O
to O
you O
. O

Erastus O
and O
our O
brother O
Quartus O
also O
send O
their O
greetings O
. O

Erastus O
is O
the O
city O
treasurer O
here O
. O

Praise O
God O
! O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
can O
make O
you O
strong O
in O
faith O
. O

He O
can O
use O
the O
Good O
News O
that O
I O
teach O
to O
make O
you O
strong O
. O

It O
is O
the O
message O
about O
Jesus O
Christ O
that O
I O
tell O
people O
. O

That O
message O
is O
the O
secret O
truth O
that O
was O
hidden O
for O
ages O
and O
ages O
but O
has O
been O
made O
known O
. O

It O
has O
now O
been O
shown O
to O
us O
. O

It O
was O
made O
known O
by O
what O
the O
prophets O
wrote O
, O
as O
God O
commanded O
. O

And O
it O
has O
now O
been O
made O
known O
to O
all O
people O
so O
that O
they O
can O
believe O
and O
obey O
God O
, O
who O
lives O
forever O
. O

Glory O
forever O
to O
the O
only O
wise O
God O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Amen O
. O

So O
what O
can O
we O
say O
about O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
the O
father O
of O
our O
people O
? O

What O
did O
he O
learn O
about O
faith O
? O

If O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
made O
right O
by O
the O
things O
he O
did O
, O
he O
had O
a O
reason O
to O
boast O
about O
himself O
. O

But O
God O
knew O
different O
. O

That O
's O
why O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Abraham B-PERSON
believed O
God O
, O
and O
because O
of O
this O
he O
was O
accepted O
as O
one O
who O
is O
right O
with O
God O
. O
'' O

When O
people O
work O
, O
their O
pay O
is O
not O
given O
to O
them O
as O
a O
gift O
. O

They O
earn O
the O
pay O
they O
get O
. O

But O
people O
can O
not O
do O
any O
work O
that O
will O
make O
them O
right O
with O
God O
. O

So O
they O
must O
trust O
in O
him O
. O

Then O
he O
accepts O
their O
faith O
, O
and O
that O
makes O
them O
right O
with O
him O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
makes O
even O
evil O
people O
right O
. O

David B-PERSON
said O
the O
same O
thing O
when O
he O
was O
talking O
about O
the O
blessing O
people O
have O
when O
God O
accepts O
them O
as O
good O
without O
looking O
at O
what O
they O
have O
done O
: O
`` O
It O
is O
a O
great O
blessing O
when O
people O
are O
forgiven O
for O
the O
wrongs O
they O
have O
done O
, O
when O
their O
sins O
are O
erased O
! O

It O
is O
a O
great O
blessing O
when O
the O
Lord O
accepts O
people O
as O
if O
they O
are O
without O
sin O
! O
'' O

Is O
this O
blessing O
only O
for O
those O
who O
are O
circumcised O
? O

Or O
is O
it O
also O
for O
those O
who O
are O
not O
circumcised O
? O

We O
have O
already O
said O
that O
it O
was O
because O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
's O
faith O
that O
he O
was O
accepted O
as O
one O
who O
is O
right O
with O
God O
. O

So O
how O
did O
this O
happen O
? O

Did O
God O
accept O
Abraham B-PERSON
before O
or O
after O
he O
was O
circumcised O
? O

God O
accepted O
him O
before O
his O
circumcision O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
was O
circumcised O
later O
to O
show O
that O
God O
accepted O
him O
. O

His O
circumcision O
was O
proof O
that O
he O
was O
right O
with O
God O
through O
faith O
before O
he O
was O
circumcised O
. O

So O
Abraham B-PERSON
is O
the O
father O
of O
all O
those O
who O
believe O
but O
are O
not O
circumcised O
. O

They O
believe O
and O
are O
accepted O
as O
people O
who O
are O
right O
with O
God O
. O

And O
Abraham B-PERSON
is O
also O
the O
father O
of O
those O
who O
have O
been O
circumcised O
. O

But O
it O
is O
not O
their O
circumcision O
that O
makes O
him O
their O
father O
. O

He O
is O
their O
father O
only O
if O
they O
live O
following O
the O
faith O
that O
our O
father O
Abraham B-PERSON
had O
before O
he O
was O
circumcised O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
and O
his O
descendants O
received O
the O
promise O
that O
they O
would O
get O
the O
whole O
world O
. O

But O
Abraham B-PERSON
did O
not O
receive O
that O
promise O
because O
he O
followed O
the O
law O
. O

He O
received O
that O
promise O
because O
he O
was O
right O
with O
God O
through O
his O
faith O
. O

If O
people O
could O
get O
God O
's O
promise O
by O
following O
the O
law O
, O
then O
faith O
is O
worthless O
. O

And O
God O
's O
promise O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
is O
worthless O
, O
because O
the O
law O
can O
only O
bring O
God O
's O
anger O
on O
those O
who O
disobey O
it O
. O

But O
if O
there O
is O
no O
law O
, O
then O
there O
is O
nothing O
to O
disobey O
. O

So O
people O
get O
what O
God O
promised O
by O
having O
faith O
. O

This O
happens O
so O
that O
the O
promise O
can O
be O
a O
free O
gift O
. O

And O
if O
the O
promise O
is O
a O
free O
gift O
, O
then O
all O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
's O
people O
will O
get O
that O
promise O
. O

The O
promise O
is O
not O
just O
for O
those O
who O
live O
under O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

It O
is O
for O
all O
who O
live O
with O
faith O
as O
Abraham B-PERSON
did O
. O

He O
is O
the O
father O
of O
us O
all O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
made O
you O
a O
father O
of O
many O
nations O
. O
'' O

This O
is O
true O
before O
God O
, O
the O
one O
Abraham B-PERSON
believed O
-- O
the O
God O
who O
gives O
life O
to O
the O
dead O
and O
speaks O
of O
things O
that O
do O
n't O
yet O
exist O
as O
if O
they O
are O
real O
. O

There O
was O
no O
hope O
that O
Abraham B-PERSON
would O
have O
children O
, O
but O
Abraham B-PERSON
believed O
God O
and O
continued O
to O
hope O
. O

And O
that O
is O
why O
he O
became O
the O
father O
of O
many O
nations O
. O

As O
God O
told O
him O
, O
`` O
You O
will O
have O
many O
descendants O
. O
'' O

Abraham B-PERSON
was O
almost O
a O
hundred O
years O
old O
, O
so O
he O
was O
past O
the O
age O
for O
having O
children O
. O

Also O
, O
Sarah B-PERSON
could O
not O
have O
children O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
was O
well O
aware O
of O
this O
, O
but O
his O
faith O
in O
God O
never O
became O
weak O
. O

He O
never O
doubted O
that O
God O
would O
do O
what O
he O
promised O
. O

He O
never O
stopped O
believing O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
he O
grew O
stronger O
in O
his O
faith O
and O
just O
praised O
God O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
felt O
sure O
that O
God O
was O
able O
to O
do O
what O
he O
promised O
. O

So O
that O
's O
why O
`` O
he O
was O
accepted O
as O
one O
who O
is O
right O
with O
God O
. O
'' O

These O
words O
-LRB- O
`` O
he O
was O
accepted O
'' O
-RRB- O
were O
written O
not O
only O
for O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

They O
were O
also O
written O
for O
us O
. O

God O
will O
also O
accept O
us O
because O
we O
believe O
. O

We O
believe O
in O
the O
one O
who O
raised O
Jesus O
our O
Lord O
from O
death O
. O

Jesus O
was O
handed O
over O
to O
die O
for O
our O
sins O
, O
and O
he O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
to O
make O
us O
right O
with O
God O
. O

So O
now O
anyone O
who O
is O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
is O
not O
judged O
guilty O
. O

That O
is O
because O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
the O
law O
of O
the O
Spirit O
that O
brings O
life O
made O
you O
free O
. O

It O
made O
you O
free O
from O
the O
law O
that O
brings O
sin O
and O
death O
. O

The O
law O
was O
without O
power O
because O
it O
was O
made O
weak O
by O
our O
sinful O
selves O
. O

But O
God O
did O
what O
the O
law O
could O
not O
do O
: O
He O
sent O
his O
own O
Son O
to O
earth O
with O
the O
same O
human O
life O
that O
everyone O
else O
uses O
for O
sin O
. O

God O
sent O
him O
to O
be O
an O
offering O
to O
pay O
for O
sin O
. O

So O
God O
used O
a O
human O
life O
to O
destroy O
sin O
. O

He O
did O
this O
so O
that O
we O
could O
be O
right O
just O
as O
the O
law O
said O
we O
must O
be O
. O

Now O
we O
do O
n't O
live O
following O
our O
sinful O
selves O
. O

We O
live O
following O
the O
Spirit O
. O

People O
who O
live O
following O
their O
sinful O
selves O
think O
only O
about O
what O
they O
want O
. O

But O
those O
who O
live O
following O
the O
Spirit O
are O
thinking O
about O
what O
the O
Spirit O
wants O
them O
to O
do O
. O

If O
your O
thinking O
is O
controlled O
by O
your O
sinful O
self O
, O
there O
is O
spiritual O
death O
. O

But O
if O
your O
thinking O
is O
controlled O
by O
the O
Spirit O
, O
there O
is O
life O
and O
peace O
. O

Why O
is O
this O
true O
? O

Because O
anyone O
whose O
thinking O
is O
controlled O
by O
their O
sinful O
self O
is O
against O
God O
. O

They O
refuse O
to O
obey O
God O
's O
law O
. O

And O
really O
they O
are O
not O
able O
to O
obey O
it O
. O

Those O
who O
are O
ruled O
by O
their O
sinful O
selves O
can O
not O
please O
God O
. O

But O
you O
are O
not O
ruled O
by O
your O
sinful O
selves O
. O

You O
are O
ruled O
by O
the O
Spirit O
, O
if O
that O
Spirit B-ORG
of O
God O
really O
lives O
in O
you O
. O

But O
whoever O
does O
not O
have O
the O
Spirit O
of O
Christ O
does O
not O
belong O
to O
Christ O
. O

Your O
body O
will O
always O
be O
dead O
because O
of O
sin O
. O

But O
if O
Christ O
is O
in O
you O
, O
then O
the O
Spirit O
gives O
you O
life O
, O
because O
Christ O
made O
you O
right O
with O
God O
. O

God O
raised O
Jesus O
from O
death O
. O

And O
if O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
lives O
in O
you O
, O
he O
will O
also O
give O
life O
to O
your O
bodies O
that O
die O
. O

Yes O
, O
God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
raised O
Christ O
from O
death O
, O
and O
he O
will O
raise O
you O
to O
life O
through O
his O
Spirit B-ORG
living O
in O
you O
. O

So O
, O
my O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
we O
must O
not O
be O
ruled O
by O
our O
sinful O
selves O
. O

We O
must O
not O
live O
the O
way O
our O
sinful O
selves O
want O
. O

If O
you O
use O
your O
lives O
to O
do O
what O
your O
sinful O
selves O
want O
, O
you O
will O
die O
spiritually O
. O

But O
if O
you O
use O
the O
Spirit O
's O
help O
to O
stop O
doing O
the O
wrong O
things O
you O
do O
with O
your O
body O
, O
you O
will O
have O
true O
life O
. O

The O
true O
children O
of O
God O
are O
those O
who O
let O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
lead O
them O
. O

The O
Spirit O
that O
we O
received O
is O
not O
a O
spirit O
that O
makes O
us O
slaves O
again O
and O
causes O
us O
to O
fear O
. O

The O
Spirit O
that O
we O
have O
makes O
us O
God O
's O
chosen O
children O
. O

And O
with O
that O
Spirit B-ORG
we O
cry O
out O
, O
`` O
Abba O
, O
Father O
. O
'' O

And O
the O
Spirit O
himself O
speaks O
to O
our O
spirits O
and O
makes O
us O
sure O
that O
we O
are O
God O
's O
children O
. O

If O
we O
are O
God O
's O
children O
, O
we O
will O
get O
the O
blessings O
God O
has O
for O
his O
people O
. O

He O
will O
give O
us O
all O
that O
he O
has O
given O
Christ O
. O

But O
we O
must O
suffer O
like O
Christ O
suffered O
. O

Then O
we O
will O
be O
able O
to O
share O
his O
glory O
. O

We O
have O
sufferings O
now O
, O
but O
these O
are O
nothing O
compared O
to O
the O
great O
glory O
that O
will O
be O
given O
to O
us O
. O

Everything O
that O
God O
made O
is O
waiting O
with O
excitement O
for O
the O
time O
when O
he O
will O
show O
the O
world O
who O
his O
children O
are O
. O

The O
whole O
world O
wants O
very O
much O
for O
that O
to O
happen O
. O

Everything O
God O
made O
was O
allowed O
to O
become O
like O
something O
that O
can O
not O
fulfill O
its O
purpose O
. O

That O
was O
not O
its O
choice O
, O
but O
God O
made O
it O
happen O
with O
this O
hope O
in O
view O
: O
That O
the O
creation O
would O
be O
made O
free O
from O
ruin O
-- O
that O
everything O
God O
made O
would O
have O
the O
same O
freedom O
and O
glory O
that O
belong O
to O
God O
's O
children O
. O

We O
know O
that O
everything O
God O
made O
has O
been O
waiting O
until O
now O
in O
pain O
like O
a O
woman O
ready O
to O
give O
birth O
to O
a O
child O
. O

Not O
only O
the O
world O
, O
but O
we O
also O
have O
been O
waiting O
with O
pain O
inside O
us O
. O

We O
have O
the O
Spirit O
as O
the O
first O
part O
of O
God O
's O
promise O
. O

So O
we O
are O
waiting O
for O
God O
to O
finish O
making O
us O
his O
own O
children O
. O

I O
mean O
we O
are O
waiting O
for O
our O
bodies O
to O
be O
made O
free O
. O

We O
were O
saved O
to O
have O
this O
hope O
. O

If O
we O
can O
see O
what O
we O
are O
waiting O
for O
, O
that O
is O
not O
really O
hope O
. O

People O
do O
n't O
hope O
for O
something O
they O
already O
have O
. O

But O
we O
are O
hoping O
for O
something O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
yet O
, O
and O
we O
are O
waiting O
for O
it O
patiently O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
Spirit O
helps O
us O
. O

We O
are O
very O
weak O
, O
but O
the O
Spirit O
helps O
us O
with O
our O
weakness O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
pray O
as O
we O
should O
, O
but O
the O
Spirit O
himself O
speaks O
to O
God O
for O
us O
. O

He O
begs O
God O
for O
us O
, O
speaking O
to O
him O
with O
feelings O
too O
deep O
for O
words O
. O

God O
already O
knows O
our O
deepest O
thoughts O
. O

And O
he O
understands O
what O
the O
Spirit O
is O
saying O
, O
because O
the O
Spirit O
speaks O
for O
his O
people O
in O
the O
way O
that O
agrees O
with O
what O
God O
wants O
. O

We O
know O
that O
in O
everything O
God O
works O
for O
the O
good O
of O
those O
who O
love O
him O
. O

These O
are O
the O
people O
God O
chose O
, O
because O
that O
was O
his O
plan O
. O

God O
knew O
them O
before O
he O
made O
the O
world O
. O

And O
he O
decided O
that O
they O
would O
be O
like O
his O
Son O
. O

Then O
Jesus O
would O
be O
the O
firstborn O
of O
many O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

God O
planned O
for O
them O
to O
be O
like O
his O
Son O
. O

He O
chose O
them O
and O
made O
them O
right O
with O
him O
. O

And O
after O
he O
made O
them O
right O
, O
he O
gave O
them O
his O
glory O
. O

So O
what O
should O
we O
say O
about O
this O
? O

If O
God O
is O
for O
us O
, O
no O
one O
can O
stand O
against O
us O
. O

And O
God O
is O
with O
us O
. O

He O
even O
let O
his O
own O
Son O
suffer O
for O
us O
. O

God O
gave O
his O
Son O
for O
all O
of O
us O
. O

So O
now O
with O
Jesus O
, O
God O
will O
surely O
give O
us O
all O
things O
. O

Who O
can O
accuse O
the O
people O
God O
has O
chosen O
? O

No O
one O
! O

God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
makes O
them O
right O
. O

Who O
can O
say O
that O
God O
's O
people O
are O
guilty O
? O

No O
one O
! O

Christ O
Jesus O
died O
for O
us O
, O
but O
that O
is O
not O
all O
. O

He O
was O
also O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

And O
now O
he O
is O
at O
God O
's O
right O
side O
, O
speaking O
to O
him O
for O
us O
. O

Can O
anything O
separate O
us O
from O
Christ O
's O
love O
? O

Can O
trouble O
or O
problems O
or O
persecution O
separate O
us O
from O
his O
love O
? O

If O
we O
have O
no O
food O
or O
clothes O
or O
face O
danger O
or O
even O
death O
, O
will O
that O
separate O
us O
from O
his O
love O
? O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
For O
you O
we O
are O
in O
danger O
of O
death O
all O
the O
time O
. O

People O
think O
we O
are O
worth O
no O
more O
than O
sheep O
to O
be O
killed O
. O
'' O

But O
in O
all O
these O
troubles O
we O
have O
complete O
victory O
through O
God O
, O
who O
has O
shown O
his O
love O
for O
us O
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
am O
sure O
that O
nothing O
can O
separate O
us O
from O
God O
's O
love O
-- O
not O
death O
, O
life O
, O
angels O
, O
or O
ruling O
spirits O
. O

I O
am O
sure O
that O
nothing O
now O
, O
nothing O
in O
the O
future O
, O
no O
powers O
, O
nothing O
above O
us O
or O
nothing O
below O
us O
-- O
nothing O
in O
the O
whole O
created O
world O
-- O
will O
ever O
be O
able O
to O
separate O
us O
from O
the O
love O
God O
has O
shown O
us O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
our O
Lord O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
you O
all O
understand O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

So O
surely O
you O
know O
that O
the O
law O
rules O
over O
people O
only O
while O
they O
are O
alive O
. O

It O
's O
like O
what O
the O
law O
says O
about O
marriage O
: O
A O
woman O
must O
stay O
married O
to O
her O
husband O
as O
long O
as O
he O
is O
alive O
. O

But O
if O
her O
husband O
dies O
, O
she O
is O
made O
free O
from O
the O
law O
of O
marriage O
. O

But O
if O
she O
marries O
another O
man O
while O
her O
husband O
is O
still O
alive O
, O
the O
law O
says O
she O
is O
guilty O
of O
adultery O
. O

But O
if O
her O
husband O
dies O
, O
she O
is O
made O
free O
from O
the O
law O
of O
marriage O
. O

So O
if O
she O
marries O
another O
man O
after O
her O
husband O
dies O
, O
she O
is O
not O
guilty O
of O
adultery O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
my O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
your O
old O
selves O
died O
and O
you O
became O
free O
from O
the O
law O
through O
the O
body O
of O
Christ O
. O

Now O
you O
belong O
to O
someone O
else O
. O

You O
belong O
to O
the O
one O
who O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

We O
belong O
to O
Christ O
so O
that O
we O
can O
be O
used O
in O
service O
to O
God O
. O

In O
the O
past O
we O
were O
ruled O
by O
our O
sinful O
selves O
. O

The O
law O
made O
us O
want O
to O
do O
sinful O
things O
. O

And O
those O
sinful O
desires O
controlled O
our O
bodies O
, O
so O
that O
what O
we O
did O
only O
brought O
us O
spiritual O
death O
. O

In O
the O
past O
the O
law O
held O
us O
as O
prisoners O
, O
but O
our O
old O
selves O
died O
, O
and O
we O
were O
made O
free O
from O
the O
law O
. O

So O
now O
we O
serve O
God O
in O
a O
new O
way O
, O
not O
in O
the O
old O
way O
, O
with O
the O
written O
rules O
. O

Now O
we O
serve O
God O
in O
the O
new O
way O
, O
with O
the O
Spirit O
. O

You O
might O
think O
I O
am O
saying O
that O
sin O
and O
the O
law O
are O
the O
same O
. O

That O
is O
not O
true O
. O

But O
the O
law O
was O
the O
only O
way O
I O
could O
learn O
what O
sin O
means O
. O

I O
would O
never O
have O
known O
it O
is O
wrong O
to O
want O
something O
that O
is O
not O
mine O
. O

But O
the O
law O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
must O
not O
want O
what O
belongs O
to O
someone O
else O
. O
'' O

And O
sin O
found O
a O
way O
to O
use O
that O
command O
and O
make O
me O
want O
all O
kinds O
of O
things O
that O
were O
n't O
mine O
. O

So O
sin O
came O
to O
me O
because O
of O
the O
command O
. O

But O
without O
the O
law O
, O
sin O
has O
no O
power O
. O

Before O
I O
knew O
the O
law O
, O
I O
was O
alive O
. O

But O
when O
I O
heard O
the O
law O
's O
command O
, O
sin O
began O
to O
live O
, O
and O
I O
died O
spiritually O
. O

The O
command O
was O
meant O
to O
bring O
life O
, O
but O
for O
me O
it O
brought O
death O
. O

Sin O
found O
a O
way O
to O
fool O
me O
by O
using O
the O
command O
to O
make O
me O
die O
. O

Now O
the O
law O
is O
holy O
, O
and O
the O
command O
is O
holy O
and O
right O
and O
good O
. O

Does O
this O
mean O
that O
something O
that O
is O
good O
brought O
death O
to O
me O
? O

No O
, O
it O
was O
sin O
that O
used O
the O
good O
command O
to O
bring O
me O
death O
. O

This O
shows O
how O
terrible O
sin O
really O
is O
. O

It O
can O
use O
a O
good O
command O
to O
produce O
a O
result O
that O
shows O
sin O
at O
its O
very O
worst O
. O

We O
know O
that O
the O
law O
is O
spiritual O
, O
but O
I O
am O
not O
. O

I O
am O
so O
human O
. O

Sin O
rules O
me O
as O
if O
I O
were O
its O
slave O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
understand O
why O
I O
act O
the O
way O
I O
do O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
do O
the O
good O
I O
want O
to O
do O
, O
and O
I O
do O
the O
evil O
I O
hate O
. O

And O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
what O
I O
do O
, O
that O
means O
I O
agree O
that O
the O
law O
is O
good O
. O

But O
I O
am O
not O
really O
the O
one O
doing O
the O
evil O
. O

It O
is O
sin O
living O
in O
me O
that O
does O
it O
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
know O
that O
nothing O
good O
lives O
in O
me O
-- O
I O
mean O
nothing O
good O
lives O
in O
the O
part O
of O
me O
that O
is O
not O
spiritual O
. O

I O
want O
to O
do O
what O
is O
good O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
do O
it O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
do O
the O
good O
that O
I O
want O
to O
do O
. O

I O
do O
the O
evil O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
. O

So O
if O
I O
do O
what O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
, O
then O
I O
am O
not O
really O
the O
one O
doing O
it O
. O

It O
is O
the O
sin O
living O
in O
me O
that O
does O
it O
. O

So O
I O
have O
learned O
this O
rule O
: O
When O
I O
want O
to O
do O
good O
, O
evil O
is O
there O
with O
me O
. O

In O
my O
mind O
I O
am O
happy O
with O
God O
's O
law O
. O

But O
I O
see O
another O
law O
working O
in O
my O
body O
. O

That O
law O
makes O
war O
against O
the O
law O
that O
my O
mind O
accepts O
. O

That O
other O
law O
working O
in O
my O
body O
is O
the O
law O
of O
sin O
, O
and O
that O
law O
makes O
me O
its O
prisoner O
. O

What O
a O
miserable O
person O
I O
am O
! O

Who O
will O
save O
me O
from O
this O
body O
that O
brings O
me O
death O
? O

I O
thank O
God O
for O
his O
salvation O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
our O
Lord O
! O

So O
in O
my O
mind O
I O
am O
a O
slave O
to O
God O
's O
law O
, O
but O
in O
my O
sinful O
self O
I O
am O
a O
slave O
to O
the O
law O
of O
sin O
. O

So O
I O
ask O
, O
`` O
Did O
God O
force O
his O
people O
to O
leave O
him O
? O
'' O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

I O
myself O
am O
an O
Israelite O
. O

I O
am O
from O
the O
family O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
. O

God O
chose O
the O
Israelites O
to O
be O
his O
people O
before O
they O
were O
born O
. O

And O
he O
did O
not O
force O
them O
to O
leave O
. O

Surely O
you O
know O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
about O
Elijah O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
tell O
about O
Elijah O
praying O
to O
God O
against O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Lord O
, O
they O
have O
killed O
your O
prophets O
and O
destroyed O
your O
altars O
. O

I O
am O
the O
only O
prophet O
still O
living O
, O
and O
they O
are O
trying O
to O
kill O
me O
now O
. O
'' O

But O
what O
answer O
did O
God O
give O
to O
Elijah O
? O

God O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
have O
kept O
for O
myself O
seven O
thousand O
men O
who O
have O
never O
given O
worship O
to O
Baal O
. O
'' O

It O
is O
the O
same O
now O
. O

God O
has O
chosen O
a O
few O
people O
by O
his O
grace O
. O

And O
if O
he O
chose O
them O
by O
grace O
, O
then O
it O
is O
not O
what O
they O
have O
done O
that O
made O
them O
his O
people O
. O

If O
they O
could O
be O
made O
his O
people O
by O
what O
they O
did O
, O
his O
gift O
of O
grace O
would O
not O
really O
be O
a O
gift O
. O

So O
this O
is O
what O
has O
happened O
: O
The O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
wanted O
God O
's O
blessing O
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
all O
get O
it O
. O

The O
people O
he O
chose O
did O
get O
his O
blessing O
, O
but O
the O
others O
became O
hard O
and O
refused O
to O
listen O
to O
him O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
God O
caused O
the O
people O
to O
fall O
asleep O
. O
'' O

`` O
God O
closed O
their O
eyes O
so O
that O
they O
could O
not O
see O
, O
and O
he O
closed O
their O
ears O
so O
that O
they O
could O
not O
hear O
. O

This O
continues O
until O
now O
. O
'' O

And O
David B-PERSON
says O
, O
`` O
Let O
those O
people O
be O
caught O
and O
trapped O
at O
their O
own O
feasts O
. O

Let O
them O
fall O
and O
be O
punished O
. O

Let O
their O
eyes O
be O
closed O
so O
that O
they O
can O
not O
see O
. O

And O
let O
them O
be O
troubled O
forever O
. O
'' O

So O
I O
ask O
: O
When O
the O
Jews O
fell O
, O
did O
that O
fall O
destroy O
them O
? O

No O
! O

But O
their O
mistake O
brought O
salvation O
to O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

The O
purpose O
of O
this O
was O
to O
make O
the O
Jews O
jealous O
. O

Their O
mistake O
brought O
rich O
blessings O
to O
the O
world O
. O

And O
what O
they O
lost O
brought O
rich O
blessings O
to O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

So O
surely O
the O
world O
will O
get O
much O
richer O
blessings O
when O
enough O
Jews O
become O
the O
kind O
of O
people O
God O
wants O
. O

Now O
I O
am O
speaking O
to O
you O
people O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

I O
am O
an O
apostle O
to O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

So O
while O
I O
have O
that O
work O
, O
I O
will O
do O
the O
best O
I O
can O
. O

I O
hope O
I O
can O
make O
my O
own O
people O
jealous O
. O

That O
way O
, O
maybe O
I O
can O
help O
some O
of O
them O
to O
be O
saved O
. O

God O
turned O
away O
from O
the O
Jews O
. O

When O
that O
happened O
, O
he O
became O
friends O
with O
the O
other O
people O
in O
the O
world O
. O

So O
when O
he O
accepts O
the O
Jews O
, O
it O
will O
be O
like O
bringing O
people O
to O
life O
after O
death O
. O

If O
the O
first O
piece O
of O
bread O
is O
offered O
to O
God O
, O
then O
the O
whole O
loaf O
is O
made O
holy O
. O

If O
the O
roots O
of O
a O
tree O
are O
holy O
, O
the O
tree O
's O
branches O
are O
holy O
too O
. O

It O
is O
as O
if O
some O
of O
the O
branches O
from O
an O
olive O
tree O
have O
been O
broken O
off O
, O
and O
the O
branch O
of O
a O
wild O
olive O
tree O
has O
been O
joined O
to O
that O
first O
tree O
. O

If O
you O
are O
not O
a O
Jew B-NORP
, O
you O
are O
the O
same O
as O
that O
wild O
branch O
, O
and O
you O
now O
share O
the O
strength O
and O
life O
of O
the O
first O
tree O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
act O
as O
if O
you O
are O
better O
than O
those O
branches O
that O
were O
broken O
off O
. O

You O
have O
no O
reason O
to O
be O
proud O
of O
yourself O
, O
because O
you O
do O
n't O
give O
life O
to O
the O
root O
. O

The O
root O
gives O
life O
to O
you O
. O

You O
might O
say O
, O
`` O
Branches O
were O
broken O
off O
so O
that O
I O
could O
be O
joined O
to O
their O
tree O
. O
'' O

That O
is O
true O
. O

But O
those O
branches O
were O
broken O
off O
because O
they O
did O
not O
believe O
. O

And O
you O
continue O
to O
be O
part O
of O
the O
tree O
only O
because O
you O
believe O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
proud O
, O
but O
be O
afraid O
. O

If O
God O
did O
not O
let O
the O
natural O
branches O
of O
that O
tree O
stay O
, O
he O
will O
not O
let O
you O
stay O
if O
you O
stop O
believing O
. O

So O
you O
see O
that O
God O
is O
kind O
, O
but O
he O
can O
also O
be O
very O
strict O
. O

He O
punishes O
those O
who O
stop O
following O
him O
. O

But O
he O
is O
kind O
to O
you O
, O
if O
you O
continue O
trusting O
in O
his O
kindness O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
continue O
depending O
on O
him O
, O
you O
will O
be O
cut O
off O
from O
the O
tree O
. O

And O
if O
the O
Jews O
will O
believe O
in O
God O
again O
, O
he O
will O
accept O
them O
back O
. O

He O
is O
able O
to O
put O
them O
back O
where O
they O
were O
. O

It O
is O
not O
natural O
for O
a O
wild O
branch O
to O
become O
part O
of O
a O
good O
tree O
. O

But O
you O
non-Jewish O
people O
are O
like O
a O
branch O
cut O
from O
a O
wild O
olive O
tree O
. O

And O
you O
were O
joined O
to O
a O
good O
olive O
tree O
. O

But O
those O
Jews O
are O
like O
a O
branch O
that O
grew O
from O
the O
good O
tree O
. O

So O
surely O
they O
can O
be O
joined O
to O
their O
own O
tree O
again O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
understand O
this O
secret O
truth O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

This O
truth O
will O
help O
you O
understand O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
everything O
. O

The O
truth O
is O
this O
: O
Part O
of O
Israel B-GPE
has O
been O
made O
stubborn O
, O
but O
that O
will O
change O
when O
enough O
non-Jewish O
people O
have O
come O
to O
God O
. O

And O
that O
is O
how O
all O
Israel B-GPE
will O
be O
saved O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
Savior B-PERSON
will O
come O
from O
Zion O
; O
he O
will O
take O
away O
all O
evil O
from O
the O
family O
of O
Jacob O
. O

And O
I O
will O
make O
this O
agreement O
with O
those O
people O
when O
I O
take O
away O
their O
sins O
. O
'' O

The O
Jews O
refuse O
to O
accept O
the O
Good O
News O
, O
so O
they O
are O
God O
's O
enemies O
. O

This O
has O
happened O
to O
help O
you O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

But O
they O
are O
still O
God O
's O
chosen O
people O
, O
and O
he O
loves O
them O
because O
of O
the O
promises O
he O
made O
to O
their O
ancestors O
. O

God O
never O
changes O
his O
mind O
about O
the O
people O
he O
calls O
. O

He O
never O
decides O
to O
take O
back O
the O
blessings O
he O
has O
given O
them O
. O

At O
one O
time O
you O
refused O
to O
obey O
God O
. O

But O
now O
you O
have O
received O
mercy O
, O
because O
the O
Jews O
refused O
to O
obey O
. O

And O
now O
they O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
refuse O
to O
obey O
, O
because O
God O
showed O
mercy O
to O
you O
. O

But O
this O
happened O
so O
that O
they O
can O
also O
receive O
mercy O
from O
him O
. O

All O
people O
have O
refused O
to O
obey O
God O
. O

And O
he O
has O
put O
them O
all O
together O
as O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
obey O
him O
so O
that O
he O
can O
show O
mercy O
to O
everyone O
. O

Yes O
, O
God O
's O
riches O
are O
very O
great O
! O

His O
wisdom O
and O
knowledge O
have O
no O
end O
! O

No O
one O
can O
explain O
what O
God O
decides O
. O

No O
one O
can O
understand O
his O
ways O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Who O
can O
know O
what O
is O
on O
the O
Lord O
's O
mind O
? O

Who O
is O
able O
to O
give O
him O
advice O
? O
'' O

`` O
Who O
has O
ever O
given O
God O
anything O
? O

God O
owes O
nothing O
to O
anyone O
. O
'' O

Yes O
, O
God O
made O
all O
things O
. O

And O
everything O
continues O
through O
him O
and O
for O
him O
. O

To O
God O
be O
the O
glory O
forever O
! O

Amen O
. O

So O
do O
you O
think O
we O
should O
continue O
sinning O
so O
that O
God O
will O
give O
us O
more O
and O
more O
grace O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
! O

Our O
old O
sinful O
life O
ended O
. O

It O
's O
dead O
. O

So O
how O
can O
we O
continue O
living O
in O
sin O
? O

Did O
you O
forget O
that O
all O
of O
us O
became O
part O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
when O
we O
were O
baptized O
? O

In O
our O
baptism O
we O
shared O
in O
his O
death O
. O

So O
when O
we O
were O
baptized O
, O
we O
were O
buried O
with O
Christ O
and O
took O
part O
in O
his O
death O
. O

And O
just O
as O
Christ O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
by O
the O
wonderful O
power O
of O
the O
Father O
, O
so O
we O
can O
now O
live O
a O
new O
life O
. O

Christ O
died O
, O
and O
we O
have O
been O
joined O
with O
him O
by O
dying O
too O
. O

So O
we O
will O
also O
be O
joined O
with O
him O
by O
rising O
from O
death O
as O
he O
did O
. O

We O
know O
that O
our O
old O
life O
was O
put O
to O
death O
on O
the O
cross O
with O
Christ O
. O

This O
happened O
so O
that O
our O
sinful O
selves O
would O
have O
no O
power O
over O
us O
. O

Then O
we O
would O
not O
be O
slaves O
to O
sin O
. O

Anyone O
who O
has O
died O
is O
made O
free O
from O
sin O
's O
control O
. O

If O
we O
died O
with O
Christ O
, O
we O
know O
that O
we O
will O
also O
live O
with O
him O
. O

Christ O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

And O
we O
know O
that O
he O
can O
not O
die O
again O
. O

Death O
has O
no O
power O
over O
him O
now O
. O

Yes O
, O
when O
Christ O
died O
, O
he O
died O
to O
defeat O
the O
power O
of O
sin O
one O
time O
-- O
enough O
for O
all O
time O
. O

He O
now O
has O
a O
new O
life O
, O
and O
his O
new O
life O
is O
with O
God O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
you O
should O
see O
yourselves O
as O
being O
dead O
to O
the O
power O
of O
sin O
and O
alive O
for O
God O
through O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
let O
sin O
control O
your O
life O
here O
on O
earth O
. O

You O
must O
not O
be O
ruled O
by O
the O
things O
your O
sinful O
self O
makes O
you O
want O
to O
do O
. O

Do O
n't O
offer O
the O
parts O
of O
your O
body O
to O
serve O
sin O
. O

Do O
n't O
use O
your O
bodies O
to O
do O
evil O
, O
but O
offer O
yourselves O
to O
God O
, O
as O
people O
who O
have O
died O
and O
now O
live O
. O

Offer O
the O
parts O
of O
your O
body O
to O
God O
to O
be O
used O
for O
doing O
good O
. O

Sin O
will O
not O
be O
your O
master O
, O
because O
you O
are O
not O
under O
law O
. O

You O
now O
live O
under O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

So O
what O
should O
we O
do O
? O

Should O
we O
sin O
because O
we O
are O
under O
grace O
and O
not O
under O
law O
? O

Certainly O
not O
! O

Surely O
you O
know O
that O
you O
become O
the O
slaves O
of O
whatever O
you O
give O
yourselves O
to O
. O

Anything O
or O
anyone O
you O
follow O
will O
be O
your O
master O
. O

You O
can O
follow O
sin O
, O
or O
you O
can O
obey O
God O
. O

Following O
sin O
brings O
spiritual O
death O
, O
but O
obeying O
God O
makes O
you O
right O
with O
him O
. O

In O
the O
past O
you O
were O
slaves O
to O
sin O
-- O
sin O
controlled O
you O
. O

But O
thank O
God O
, O
you O
fully O
obeyed O
what O
you O
were O
taught O
. O

You O
were O
made O
free O
from O
sin O
, O
and O
now O
you O
are O
slaves O
to O
what O
is O
right O
. O

I O
use O
this O
example O
from O
everyday O
life O
because O
you O
need O
help O
in O
understanding O
spiritual O
truths O
. O

In O
the O
past O
you O
offered O
the O
parts O
of O
your O
body O
to O
be O
slaves O
to O
your O
immoral O
and O
sinful O
thoughts O
. O

The O
result O
was O
that O
you O
lived O
only O
for O
sin O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
you O
must O
now O
offer O
yourselves O
to O
be O
slaves O
to O
what O
is O
right O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
live O
only O
for O
God O
. O

In O
the O
past O
you O
were O
slaves O
to O
sin O
, O
and O
you O
did O
not O
even O
think O
about O
doing O
right O
. O

You O
did O
evil O
things O
, O
and O
now O
you O
are O
ashamed O
of O
what O
you O
did O
. O

Did O
those O
things O
help O
you O
? O

No O
, O
they O
only O
brought O
death O
. O

But O
now O
you O
are O
free O
from O
sin O
. O

You O
have O
become O
slaves O
of O
God O
, O
and O
the O
result O
is O
that O
you O
live O
only O
for O
God O
. O

This O
will O
bring O
you O
eternal O
life O
. O

When O
people O
sin O
, O
they O
earn O
what O
sin O
pays O
-- O
death O
. O

But O
God O
gives O
his O
people O
a O
free O
gift O
-- O
eternal O
life O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
our O
Lord O
. O

We O
have O
been O
made O
right O
with O
God O
because O
of O
our O
faith O
. O

So O
we O
have O
peace O
with O
God O
through O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Through O
our O
faith O
, O
Christ O
has O
brought O
us O
into O
that O
blessing O
of O
God O
's O
grace O
that O
we O
now O
enjoy O
. O

And O
we O
are O
very O
happy O
because O
of O
the O
hope O
we O
have O
of O
sharing O
God O
's O
glory O
. O

And O
we O
are O
also O
happy O
with O
the O
troubles O
we O
have O
. O

Why O
are O
we O
happy O
with O
troubles O
? O

Because O
we O
know O
that O
these O
troubles O
make O
us O
more O
patient O
. O

And O
this O
patience O
is O
proof O
that O
we O
are O
strong O
. O

And O
this O
proof O
gives O
us O
hope O
. O

And O
this O
hope O
will O
never O
disappoint O
us O
. O

We O
know O
this O
because O
God O
has O
poured O
out O
his O
love O
to O
fill O
our O
hearts O
through O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
he O
gave O
us O
. O

Christ O
died O
for O
us O
when O
we O
were O
unable O
to O
help O
ourselves O
. O

We O
were O
living O
against O
God O
, O
but O
at O
just O
the O
right O
time O
Christ O
died O
for O
us O
. O

Very O
few O
people O
will O
die O
to O
save O
the O
life O
of O
someone O
else O
, O
even O
if O
it O
is O
for O
a O
good O
person O
. O

Someone O
might O
be O
willing O
to O
die O
for O
an O
especially O
good O
person O
. O

But O
Christ O
died O
for O
us O
while O
we O
were O
still O
sinners O
, O
and O
by O
this O
God O
showed O
how O
much O
he O
loves O
us O
. O

We O
have O
been O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
the O
blood O
sacrifice O
of O
Christ O
. O

So O
through O
Christ O
we O
will O
surely O
be O
saved O
from O
God O
's O
anger O
. O

I O
mean O
that O
while O
we O
were O
God O
's O
enemies O
, O
he O
made O
friends O
with O
us O
through O
his O
Son O
's O
death O
. O

And O
the O
fact O
that O
we O
are O
now O
God O
's O
friends O
makes O
it O
even O
more O
certain O
that O
he O
will O
save O
us O
through O
his O
Son O
's O
life O
. O

And O
not O
only O
will O
we O
be O
saved O
, O
but O
we O
also O
rejoice O
right O
now O
in O
what O
God O
has O
done O
for O
us O
through O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

It O
is O
because O
of O
Jesus O
that O
we O
are O
now O
God O
's O
friends O
. O

Sin O
came O
into O
the O
world O
because O
of O
what O
one O
man O
did O
. O

And O
with O
sin O
came O
death O
. O

So O
this O
is O
why O
all O
people O
must O
die O
-- O
because O
all O
people O
have O
sinned O
. O

Sin O
was O
in O
the O
world O
before O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
. O

But O
God O
does O
not O
consider O
people O
guilty O
of O
sin O
if O
there O
is O
no O
law O
. O

But O
from O
the O
time O
of O
Adam B-PERSON
to O
the O
time O
of O
Moses O
, O
everyone O
had O
to O
die O
. O

Adam B-PERSON
died O
because O
he O
sinned O
by O
not O
obeying O
God O
's O
command O
. O

But O
even O
those O
who O
did O
not O
sin O
that O
same O
way O
had O
to O
die O
. O

That O
one O
man O
, O
Adam B-PERSON
, O
can O
be O
compared O
to O
Christ O
, O
the O
one O
who O
was O
coming O
in O
the O
future O
. O

But O
God O
's O
free O
gift O
is O
not O
like O
Adam B-PERSON
's O
sin O
. O

Many O
people O
died O
because O
of O
the O
sin O
of O
that O
one O
man O
. O

But O
the O
grace O
that O
people O
received O
from O
God O
was O
much O
greater O
. O

Many O
received O
God O
's O
gift O
of O
life O
by O
the O
grace O
of O
this O
other O
man O
, O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

After O
Adam B-PERSON
sinned O
once O
, O
he O
was O
judged O
guilty O
. O

But O
the O
gift O
of O
God O
is O
different O
. O

His O
free O
gift O
came O
after O
many O
sins O
, O
and O
it O
makes O
people O
right O
with O
him O
. O

One O
man O
sinned O
, O
and O
so O
death O
ruled O
all O
people O
because O
of O
that O
one O
man O
. O

But O
now O
some O
people O
accept O
God O
's O
full O
grace O
and O
his O
great O
gift O
of O
being O
made O
right O
. O

Surely O
they O
will O
have O
true O
life O
and O
rule O
through O
the O
one O
man O
, O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

So O
that O
one O
sin O
of O
Adam B-PERSON
brought O
the O
punishment O
of O
death O
to O
all O
people O
. O

But O
in O
the O
same O
way O
, O
Christ O
did O
something O
so O
good O
that O
it O
makes O
all O
people O
right O
with O
God O
. O

And O
that O
brings O
them O
true O
life O
. O

One O
man O
disobeyed O
God O
and O
many O
became O
sinners O
. O

But O
in O
the O
same O
way O
, O
one O
man O
obeyed O
God O
and O
many O
will O
be O
made O
right O
. O

The O
law O
was O
brought O
in O
so O
that O
more O
people O
would O
sin O
the O
way O
Adam B-PERSON
did O
. O

But O
where O
sin O
increased O
, O
there O
was O
even O
more O
of O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

Sin O
once O
used O
death O
to O
rule O
us O
. O

But O
God O
gave O
us O
more O
of O
his O
grace O
so O
that O
grace O
could O
rule O
by O
making O
us O
right O
with O
him O
. O

And O
this O
brings O
us O
eternal O
life O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
our O
Lord O
. O

Be O
willing O
to O
accept O
those O
who O
still O
have O
doubts O
about O
what O
believers O
can O
do O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
argue O
with O
them O
about O
their O
different O
ideas O
. O

Some O
people O
believe O
they O
can O
eat O
any O
kind O
of O
food O
, O
but O
those O
who O
have O
doubts O
eat O
only O
vegetables O
. O

Those O
who O
know O
they O
can O
eat O
any O
kind O
of O
food O
must O
not O
feel O
that O
they O
are O
better O
than O
those O
who O
eat O
only O
vegetables O
. O

And O
those O
who O
eat O
only O
vegetables O
must O
not O
decide O
that O
those O
who O
eat O
all O
foods O
are O
wrong O
. O

God O
has O
accepted O
them O
. O

You O
can O
not O
judge O
the O
servants O
of O
someone O
else O
. O

Their O
own O
master O
decides O
if O
they O
are O
doing O
right O
or O
wrong O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
's O
servants O
will O
be O
right O
, O
because O
the O
Lord O
is O
able O
to O
make O
them O
right O
. O

Some O
people O
might O
believe O
that O
one O
day O
is O
more O
important O
than O
another O
. O

And O
others O
might O
believe O
that O
every O
day O
is O
the O
same O
. O

Everyone O
should O
be O
sure O
about O
their O
beliefs O
in O
their O
own O
mind O
. O

Those O
who O
think O
one O
day O
is O
more O
important O
than O
other O
days O
are O
doing O
that O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

And O
those O
who O
eat O
all O
kinds O
of O
food O
are O
doing O
that O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

Yes O
, O
they O
give O
thanks O
to O
God O
for O
that O
food O
. O

And O
those O
who O
refuse O
to O
eat O
some O
foods O
do O
that O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

They O
also O
give O
thanks O
to O
God O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
live O
or O
die O
just O
for O
ourselves O
. O

If O
we O
live O
, O
we O
are O
living O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

And O
if O
we O
die O
, O
we O
are O
dying O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

So O
living O
or O
dying O
, O
we O
belong O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

That O
is O
why O
Christ O
died O
and O
rose O
from O
death O
to O
live O
again O
-- O
so O
that O
he O
could O
be O
Lord O
over O
those O
who O
have O
died O
and O
those O
who O
are O
living O
. O

So O
why O
do O
you O
judge O
your O
brother O
or O
sister O
in O
Christ O
? O

Or O
why O
do O
you O
think O
that O
you O
are O
better O
than O
they O
are O
? O

We O
will O
all O
stand O
before O
God O
, O
and O
he O
will O
judge O
us O
all O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
' O
As O
surely O
as O
I O
live O
, O
' O
says O
the O
Lord O
, O
' O
Everyone O
will O
bow O
before O
me O
; O
everyone O
will O
say O
that O
I O
am O
God O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
each O
of O
us O
will O
have O
to O
explain O
to O
God O
about O
the O
things O
we O
do O
. O

So O
we O
should O
stop O
judging O
each O
other O
. O

Let O
's O
decide O
not O
to O
do O
anything O
that O
will O
cause O
a O
problem O
for O
a O
brother O
or O
sister O
or O
hurt O
their O
faith O
. O

I O
know O
that O
there O
is O
no O
food O
that O
is O
wrong O
to O
eat O
. O

The O
Lord O
Jesus O
is O
the O
one O
who O
convinced O
me O
of O
that O
. O

But O
if O
someone O
believes O
that O
something O
is O
wrong O
, O
then O
it O
is O
wrong O
for O
that O
person O
. O

If O
you O
hurt O
the O
faith O
of O
your O
brother O
or O
sister O
because O
of O
something O
you O
eat O
, O
you O
are O
not O
really O
following O
the O
way O
of O
love O
. O

Do O
n't O
destroy O
anyone O
's O
faith O
by O
eating O
something O
they O
think O
is O
wrong O
. O

Christ O
died O
for O
them O
. O

Do O
n't O
allow O
what O
is O
good O
for O
you O
to O
become O
something O
they O
say O
is O
evil O
. O

In O
God O
's O
kingdom O
, O
what O
we O
eat O
and O
drink O
is O
not O
important O
. O

Here O
is O
what O
is O
important O
: O
a O
right O
way O
of O
life O
, O
peace O
, O
and O
joy O
-- O
all O
from O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

Whoever O
serves O
Christ O
by O
living O
this O
way O
is O
pleasing O
God O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
accepted O
by O
others O
. O

So O
let O
's O
try O
as O
hard O
as O
we O
can O
to O
do O
what O
will O
bring O
peace O
. O

Let O
's O
do O
whatever O
will O
help O
each O
other O
grow O
stronger O
in O
faith O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
the O
eating O
of O
food O
destroy O
the O
work O
of O
God O
. O

All O
food O
is O
right O
to O
eat O
, O
but O
it O
is O
wrong O
for O
anyone O
to O
eat O
something O
that O
hurts O
the O
faith O
of O
another O
person O
. O

It O
is O
better O
not O
to O
eat O
meat O
or O
drink O
wine O
or O
do O
anything O
else O
that O
hurts O
the O
faith O
of O
your O
brother O
or O
sister O
. O

You O
should O
keep O
your O
beliefs O
about O
these O
things O
a O
secret O
between O
yourself O
and O
God O
. O

It O
is O
a O
blessing O
to O
be O
able O
to O
do O
what O
you O
think O
is O
right O
without O
feeling O
guilty O
. O

But O
anyone O
who O
eats O
something O
without O
being O
sure O
it O
is O
right O
is O
doing O
wrong O
. O

That O
is O
because O
they O
did O
not O
believe O
it O
was O
right O
. O

And O
if O
you O
do O
anything O
that O
you O
believe O
is O
not O
right O
, O
it O
is O
sin O
. O

Some O
of O
us O
have O
no O
problem O
with O
these O
things O
. O

So O
we O
should O
be O
patient O
with O
those O
who O
are O
not O
so O
strong O
and O
have O
doubts O
. O

We O
should O
not O
do O
what O
pleases O
us O
but O
do O
what O
pleases O
them O
and O
is O
for O
their O
good O
. O

We O
should O
do O
whatever O
helps O
everyone O
grow O
stronger O
in O
faith O
. O

Even O
Christ O
did O
not O
live O
trying O
to O
please O
himself O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
about O
him O
, O
`` O
Those O
people O
who O
insulted O
you O
have O
also O
insulted O
me O
. O
'' O

Everything O
that O
was O
written O
in O
the O
past O
was O
written O
to O
teach O
us O
. O

Those O
things O
were O
written O
so O
that O
we O
could O
have O
hope O
. O

That O
hope O
comes O
from O
the O
patience O
and O
encouragement O
that O
the O
Scriptures O
give O
us O
. O

All O
patience O
and O
encouragement O
come O
from O
God O
. O

And O
I O
pray O
that O
God O
will O
help O
you O
all O
agree O
with O
each O
other O
, O
as O
Christ O
Jesus O
wants O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
all O
be O
joined O
together O
. O

And O
all O
together O
you O
will O
give O
glory O
to O
God O
the O
Father O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Christ O
accepted O
you O
, O
so O
you O
should O
accept O
each O
other O
. O

This O
will O
bring O
honor O
to O
God O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
that O
Christ O
became O
a O
servant O
of O
the O
Jews O
to O
show O
that O
God O
has O
done O
what O
he O
promised O
their O
great O
ancestors O
. O

Christ O
also O
did O
this O
so O
that O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
could O
praise O
God O
for O
the O
mercy O
he O
gives O
to O
them O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
So O
I O
will O
give O
thanks O
to O
you O
among O
the O
people O
of O
other O
nations O
; O
I O
will O
sing O
praise O
to O
your O
name O
. O
'' O

And O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
You O
people O
of O
other O
nations O
should O
be O
happy O
together O
with O
God O
's O
people O
. O
'' O

The O
Scriptures O
also O
say O
, O
`` O
Praise O
the O
Lord O
all O
you O
people O
of O
other O
nations O
; O
all O
people O
should O
praise O
the O
Lord O
. O
'' O

And O
Isaiah B-PERSON
says O
, O
`` O
Someone O
will O
come O
from O
Jesse O
's O
family O
. O

He O
will O
come O
to O
rule O
over O
the O
nations O
, O
and O
they O
will O
put O
their O
hope O
in O
him O
. O
'' O

I O
pray O
that O
the O
God O
who O
gives O
hope O
will O
fill O
you O
with O
much O
joy O
and O
peace O
as O
you O
trust O
in O
him O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
have O
more O
and O
more O
hope O
, O
and O
it O
will O
flow O
out O
of O
you O
by O
the O
power O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
know O
without O
a O
doubt O
that O
you O
are O
full O
of O
goodness O
and O
have O
all O
the O
knowledge O
you O
need O
. O

So O
you O
are O
certainly O
able O
to O
counsel O
each O
other O
. O

But O
I O
have O
written O
to O
you O
very O
openly O
about O
some O
things O
that O
I O
wanted O
you O
to O
remember O
. O

I O
did O
this O
because O
God O
gave O
me O
this O
special O
gift O
: O
to O
be O
a O
servant O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
for O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

I O
serve O
like O
a O
priest O
whose O
duty O
it O
is O
to O
tell O
God O
's O
Good O
News O
. O

He O
gave O
me O
this O
work O
so O
that O
you O
non-Jewish O
people O
could O
be O
an O
offering O
that O
he O
will O
accept O
-- O
an O
offering O
made O
holy O
by O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
feel O
so O
good O
about O
what O
I O
have O
done O
for O
God O
in O
my O
service O
to O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

I O
will O
not O
talk O
about O
anything O
I O
did O
myself O
. O

I O
will O
talk O
only O
about O
what O
Christ O
has O
done O
with O
me O
in O
leading O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
to O
obey O
God O
. O

They O
have O
obeyed O
him O
because O
of O
what O
I O
have O
said O
and O
done O
. O

And O
they O
obeyed O
him O
because O
of O
the O
power O
of O
the O
miraculous O
signs O
and O
wonders O
that O
happened O
-- O
all O
because O
of O
the O
power O
of O
God O
's O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

I O
have O
told O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
Christ O
in O
every O
place O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
Illyricum O
. O

And O
so O
I O
have O
finished O
that O
part O
of O
my O
work O
. O

I O
always O
want O
to O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
in O
places O
where O
people O
have O
never O
heard O
of O
Christ O
. O

I O
do O
this O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
build O
on O
the O
work O
that O
someone O
else O
has O
already O
started O
. O

But O
as O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Those O
who O
were O
not O
told O
about O
him O
will O
see O
, O
and O
those O
who O
have O
not O
heard O
about O
him O
will O
understand O
. O
'' O

That O
's O
what O
has O
kept O
me O
so O
busy O
and O
prevented O
my O
coming O
to O
see O
you O
even O
though O
I O
have O
wanted O
to O
come O
many O
times O
. O

Now O
I O
have O
finished O
my O
work O
in O
these O
areas O
. O

And O
for O
many O
years O
I O
have O
wanted O
to O
visit O
you O
. O

So O
I O
will O
visit O
you O
when O
I O
go O
to O
Spain B-GPE
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
hope O
to O
visit O
you O
while O
I O
am O
traveling O
to O
Spain B-GPE
, O
and O
I O
will O
stay O
and O
enjoy O
being O
with O
you O
. O

Then O
you O
can O
help O
me O
continue O
on O
my O
trip O
. O

Now O
I O
am O
going O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
help O
God O
's O
people O
there O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
are O
poor O
, O
and O
the O
believers O
in O
Macedonia B-GPE
and O
Achaia O
wanted O
to O
help O
them O
. O

So O
they O
gathered O
some O
money O
to O
send O
them O
. O

They O
were O
happy O
to O
do O
this O
. O

And O
it O
was O
like O
paying O
something O
they O
owed O
them O
, O
because O
as O
non-Jews O
they O
have O
been O
blessed O
spiritually O
by O
the O
Jews O
. O

So O
now O
they O
should O
use O
the O
material O
blessings O
they O
have O
to O
help O
the O
Jews O
. O

I O
am O
going O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
make O
sure O
the O
poor O
get O
this O
money O
that O
has O
been O
given O
for O
them O
. O

After O
I O
finish O
that O
, O
I O
will O
leave O
for O
Spain B-GPE
and O
stop O
to O
visit O
you O
on O
the O
way O
. O

And O
I O
know O
that O
when O
I O
visit O
you O
, O
I O
will O
bring O
you O
Christ O
's O
full O
blessing O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
beg O
you O
to O
help O
me O
in O
my O
work O
by O
praying O
to O
God O
for O
me O
. O

Do O
this O
because O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
and O
the O
love O
that O
the O
Spirit O
gives O
us O
. O

Pray O
that O
I O
will O
be O
saved O
from O
those O
in O
Judea O
who O
refuse O
to O
accept O
our O
message O
. O

And O
pray O
that O
this O
help O
I O
am O
bringing O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
will O
please O
God O
's O
people O
there O
. O

Then O
, O
if O
God O
wants O
me O
to O
, O
I O
will O
come O
to O
you O
. O

I O
will O
come O
with O
joy O
, O
and O
together O
you O
and O
I O
will O
have O
a O
time O
of O
rest O
. O

The O
God O
who O
gives O
peace O
be O
with O
you O
all O
. O

Amen O
. O

So O
, O
do O
Jews O
have O
anything O
that O
others O
do O
n't O
have O
? O

Do O
they O
get O
any O
benefit O
from O
being O
circumcised O
? O

Yes O
, O
the O
Jews O
have O
many O
benefits O
. O

The O
most O
important O
one O
is O
this O
: O
God O
trusted O
the O
Jews O
with O
his O
teachings O
. O

It O
is O
true O
that O
some O
Jews O
were O
not O
faithful O
to O
God O
. O

But O
will O
that O
stop O
God O
from O
doing O
what O
he O
promised O
? O

No O
, O
even O
if O
everyone O
else O
is O
a O
liar O
, O
God O
will O
always O
do O
what O
he O
says O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
about O
him O
, O
`` O
You O
will O
be O
proved O
right O
in O
what O
you O
say O
, O
and O
you O
will O
win O
when O
people O
accuse O
you O
. O
'' O

When O
we O
do O
wrong O
, O
that O
shows O
more O
clearly O
that O
God O
is O
right O
. O

So O
can O
we O
say O
that O
God O
does O
wrong O
when O
he O
punishes O
us O
? O

-LRB- O
That O
's O
the O
way O
some O
people O
think O
. O
-RRB- O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

If O
God O
could O
not O
punish O
us O
, O
how O
could O
he O
judge O
the O
world O
? O

Someone O
might O
say O
, O
`` O
When O
I O
lie O
, O
it O
really O
gives O
God O
glory O
, O
because O
my O
lie O
makes O
his O
truth O
easier O
to O
see O
. O

So O
why O
am O
I O
judged O
a O
sinner O
? O
'' O

It O
would O
be O
the O
same O
to O
say O
, O
`` O
We O
should O
do O
evil O
so O
that O
good O
will O
come O
. O
'' O

Many O
people O
criticize O
us O
, O
saying O
that O
's O
what O
we O
teach O
. O

They O
are O
wrong O
, O
and O
they O
should O
be O
condemned O
for O
saying O
that O
. O

So O
are O
we O
Jews O
better O
than O
other O
people O
? O

No O
, O
we O
have O
already O
said O
that O
those O
who O
are O
Jews O
, O
as O
well O
as O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
, O
are O
the O
same O
. O

They O
are O
all O
guilty O
of O
sin O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
There O
is O
no O
one O
doing O
what O
is O
right O
, O
not O
even O
one O
. O

There O
is O
no O
one O
who O
understands O
. O

There O
is O
no O
one O
who O
is O
trying O
to O
be O
with O
God O
. O

They O
have O
all O
turned O
away O
from O
him O
, O
and O
now O
they O
are O
of O
no O
use O
to O
anyone O
. O

There O
is O
no O
one O
who O
does O
good O
, O
not O
even O
one O
. O
'' O

`` O
Their O
words O
come O
from O
mouths O
that O
are O
like O
open O
graves O
. O

They O
use O
their O
lying O
tongues O
to O
deceive O
others O
. O
'' O

`` O
Their O
words O
are O
like O
the O
poison O
of O
snakes O
. O
'' O

`` O
Their O
mouths O
are O
full O
of O
cursing O
and O
angry O
words O
. O
'' O

`` O
They O
are O
always O
ready O
to O
kill O
someone O
. O

Everywhere O
they O
go O
they O
cause O
trouble O
and O
ruin O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
live O
in O
peace O
. O
'' O

`` O
They O
have O
no O
fear O
or O
respect O
for O
God O
. O
'' O

What O
the O
law O
says O
is O
for O
those O
who O
are O
under O
the O
law O
. O

It O
stops O
anyone O
from O
making O
excuses O
. O

And O
it O
brings O
the O
whole O
world O
under O
God O
's O
judgment O
, O
because O
no O
one O
can O
be O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
following O
the O
law O
. O

The O
law O
only O
shows O
us O
our O
sin O
. O

But O
God O
has O
a O
way O
to O
make O
people O
right O
, O
and O
it O
has O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
the O
law O
. O

He O
has O
now O
shown O
us O
that O
new O
way O
, O
which O
the O
law O
and O
the O
prophets O
told O
us O
about O
. O

God O
makes O
people O
right O
through O
their O
faith O
in O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

He O
does O
this O
for O
all O
who O
believe O
in O
Christ O
. O

Everyone O
is O
the O
same O
. O

All O
have O
sinned O
and O
are O
not O
good O
enough O
to O
share O
God O
's O
divine O
greatness O
. O

They O
are O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
his O
grace O
. O

This O
is O
a O
free O
gift O
. O

They O
are O
made O
right O
with O
God O
by O
being O
made O
free O
from O
sin O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

God O
gave O
Jesus O
as O
a O
way O
to O
forgive O
people O
's O
sins O
through O
their O
faith O
in O
him O
. O

God O
can O
forgive O
them O
because O
the O
blood O
sacrifice O
of O
Jesus O
pays O
for O
their O
sins O
. O

God O
gave O
Jesus O
to O
show O
that O
he O
always O
does O
what O
is O
right O
and O
fair O
. O

He O
was O
right O
in O
the O
past O
when O
he O
was O
patient O
and O
did O
not O
punish O
people O
for O
their O
sins O
. O

And O
in O
our O
own O
time O
he O
still O
does O
what O
is O
right O
. O

God O
worked O
all O
this O
out O
in O
a O
way O
that O
allows O
him O
to O
judge O
people O
fairly O
and O
still O
make O
right O
any O
person O
who O
has O
faith O
in O
Jesus O
. O

So O
do O
we O
have O
any O
reason O
to O
boast O
about O
ourselves O
? O

No O
reason O
at O
all O
. O

And O
why O
not O
? O

Because O
we O
are O
depending O
on O
the O
way O
of O
faith O
, O
not O
on O
what O
we O
have O
done O
in O
following O
the O
law O
. O

I O
mean O
we O
are O
made O
right O
with O
God O
through O
faith O
, O
not O
through O
what O
we O
have O
done O
to O
follow O
the O
law O
. O

This O
is O
what O
we O
believe O
. O

God O
is O
not O
only O
the O
God O
of O
the O
Jews O
. O

He O
is O
also O
the O
God O
of O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

There O
is O
only O
one O
God O
. O

He O
will O
make O
Jews O
right O
with O
him O
by O
their O
faith O
, O
and O
he O
will O
also O
make O
non-Jews O
right O
with O
him O
through O
their O
faith O
. O

So O
do O
we O
destroy O
the O
law O
by O
following O
the O
way O
of O
faith O
? O

Not O
at O
all O
! O

In O
fact O
, O
faith O
causes O
us O
to O
be O
what O
the O
law O
actually O
wants O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
a O
servant O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

God O
chose O
me O
to O
be O
an O
apostle O
and O
gave O
me O
the O
work O
of O
telling O
his O
Good O
News O
. O

God O
promised O
long O
ago O
through O
his O
prophets O
in O
the O
Holy O
Scriptures O
to O
give O
this O
Good O
News O
to O
his O
people O
. O

The O
Good O
News O
is O
about O
God O
's O
Son O
, O
Jesus O
Christ O
our O
Lord O
. O

As O
a O
human O
, O
he O
was O
born O
from O
the O
family O
of O
David B-PERSON
, O
but O
through O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
he O
was O
shown O
to O
be O
God O
's O
powerful O
Son O
when O
he O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

Through O
Christ O
, O
God O
gave O
me O
the O
special O
work O
of O
an O
apostle O
-- O
to O
lead O
people O
of O
all O
nations O
to O
believe O
and O
obey O
him O
. O

I O
do O
all O
this O
to O
honor O
Christ O
. O

You O
are O
some O
of O
those O
who O
have O
been O
chosen O
to O
belong O
to O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

This O
letter O
is O
to O
all O
of O
you O
in O
Rome B-GPE
. O

God O
loves O
you O
, O
and O
he O
has O
chosen O
you O
to O
be O
his O
holy O
people O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
God O
our O
Father O
and O
from O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

First O
I O
want O
to O
say O
that O
I O
thank O
my O
God O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
for O
all O
of O
you O
. O

I O
thank O
him O
because O
people O
everywhere O
in O
the O
world O
are O
talking O
about O
your O
great O
faith O
. O

Every O
time O
I O
pray O
, O
I O
always O
remember O
you O
. O

God O
knows O
this O
is O
true O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
I O
serve O
with O
all O
my O
heart O
by O
telling O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
his O
Son O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
I O
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
come O
to O
you O
. O

It O
will O
happen O
if O
God O
wants O
it O
. O

I O
want O
very O
much O
to O
see O
you O
and O
give O
you O
some O
spiritual O
gift O
to O
make O
your O
faith O
stronger O
. O

I O
mean O
that O
I O
want O
us O
to O
help O
each O
other O
with O
the O
faith O
that O
we O
have O
. O

Your O
faith O
will O
help O
me O
, O
and O
my O
faith O
will O
help O
you O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
that O
I O
have O
planned O
many O
times O
to O
come O
to O
you O
, O
but O
something O
always O
happens O
to O
change O
my O
plans O
. O

I O
would O
like O
to O
see O
the O
same O
good O
result O
among O
you O
that O
I O
have O
had O
from O
my O
work O
among O
the O
other O
non-Jewish O
people O
. O

I O
must O
serve O
all O
people O
-- O
those O
who O
share O
in O
Greek B-NORP
culture O
and O
those O
who O
are O
less O
civilized O
, O
the O
educated O
as O
well O
as O
the O
ignorant O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
want O
so O
much O
to O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
to O
you O
there O
in O
Rome B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
proud O
of O
the O
Good O
News O
, O
because O
it O
is O
the O
power O
God O
uses O
to O
save O
everyone O
who O
believes O
-- O
to O
save O
the O
Jews O
first O
, O
and O
now O
to O
save O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

The O
Good O
News O
shows O
how O
God O
makes O
people O
right O
with O
himself O
. O

God O
's O
way O
of O
making O
people O
right O
begins O
and O
ends O
with O
faith O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
one O
who O
is O
right O
with O
God O
by O
faith O
will O
live O
forever O
. O
'' O

God O
shows O
his O
anger O
from O
heaven O
against O
all O
the O
evil O
and O
wrong O
things O
that O
people O
do O
. O

Their O
evil O
lives O
hide O
the O
truth O
they O
have O
. O

This O
makes O
God O
angry O
because O
they O
have O
been O
shown O
what O
he O
is O
like O
. O

Yes O
, O
God O
has O
made O
it O
clear O
to O
them O
. O

There O
are O
things O
about O
God O
that O
people O
can O
not O
see O
-- O
his O
eternal O
power O
and O
all O
that O
makes O
him O
God O
. O

But O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
world O
, O
those O
things O
have O
been O
easy O
for O
people O
to O
understand O
. O

They O
are O
made O
clear O
in O
what O
God O
has O
made O
. O

So O
people O
have O
no O
excuse O
for O
the O
evil O
they O
do O
. O

People O
knew O
God O
, O
but O
they O
did O
not O
honor O
him O
as O
God O
, O
and O
they O
did O
not O
thank O
him O
. O

Their O
ideas O
were O
all O
useless O
. O

There O
was O
not O
one O
good O
thought O
left O
in O
their O
foolish O
minds O
. O

They O
said O
they O
were O
wise O
, O
but O
they O
became O
fools O
. O

Instead O
of O
honoring O
the O
divine O
greatness O
of O
God O
, O
who O
lives O
forever O
, O
they O
traded O
it O
for O
the O
worship O
of O
idols O
-- O
things O
made O
to O
look O
like O
humans O
, O
who O
get O
sick O
and O
die O
, O
or O
like O
birds O
, O
animals O
, O
and O
snakes O
. O

People O
wanted O
only O
to O
do O
evil O
. O

So O
God O
left O
them O
and O
let O
them O
go O
their O
sinful O
way O
. O

And O
so O
they O
became O
completely O
immoral O
and O
used O
their O
bodies O
in O
shameful O
ways O
with O
each O
other O
. O

They O
traded O
the O
truth O
of O
God O
for O
a O
lie O
. O

They O
bowed O
down O
and O
worshiped O
the O
things O
God O
made O
instead O
of O
worshiping O
the O
God O
who O
made O
those O
things O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
should O
be O
praised O
forever O
. O

Amen O
. O

Because O
people O
did O
those O
things O
, O
God O
left O
them O
and O
let O
them O
do O
the O
shameful O
things O
they O
wanted O
to O
do O
. O

Women O
stopped O
having O
natural O
sex O
with O
men O
and O
started O
having O
sex O
with O
other O
women O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
men O
stopped O
having O
natural O
sex O
with O
women O
and O
began O
wanting O
each O
other O
all O
the O
time O
. O

Men O
did O
shameful O
things O
with O
other O
men O
, O
and O
in O
their O
bodies O
they O
received O
the O
punishment O
for O
those O
wrongs O
. O

People O
did O
not O
think O
it O
was O
important O
to O
have O
a O
true O
knowledge O
of O
God O
. O

So O
God O
left O
them O
and O
allowed O
them O
to O
have O
their O
own O
worthless O
thinking O
. O

And O
so O
they O
do O
what O
they O
should O
not O
do O
. O

They O
are O
filled O
with O
every O
kind O
of O
sin O
, O
evil O
, O
greed O
, O
and O
hatred O
. O

They O
are O
full O
of O
jealousy O
, O
murder O
, O
fighting O
, O
lying O
, O
and O
thinking O
the O
worst O
things O
about O
each O
other O
. O

They O
gossip O
and O
say O
evil O
things O
about O
each O
other O
. O

They O
hate O
God O
. O

They O
are O
rude O
, O
proud O
, O
and O
brag O
about O
themselves O
. O

They O
invent O
ways O
of O
doing O
evil O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
obey O
their O
parents O
, O
they O
are O
foolish O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
keep O
their O
promises O
, O
and O
they O
show O
no O
kindness O
or O
mercy O
to O
others O
. O

They O
know O
God O
's O
law O
says O
that O
anyone O
who O
lives O
like O
that O
should O
die O
. O

But O
they O
not O
only O
continue O
to O
do O
these O
things O
themselves O
, O
but O
they O
also O
encourage O
others O
who O
do O
them O
. O

So O
do O
you O
think O
that O
you O
can O
judge O
those O
other O
people O
? O

You O
are O
wrong O
. O

You O
too O
are O
guilty O
of O
sin O
. O

You O
judge O
them O
, O
but O
you O
do O
the O
same O
things O
they O
do O
. O

So O
when O
you O
judge O
them O
, O
you O
are O
really O
condemning O
yourself O
. O

God O
judges O
all O
who O
do O
such O
things O
, O
and O
we O
know O
his O
judgment O
is O
right O
. O

And O
since O
you O
do O
the O
same O
things O
as O
those O
people O
you O
judge O
, O
surely O
you O
understand O
that O
God O
will O
punish O
you O
too O
. O

How O
could O
you O
think O
you O
would O
be O
able O
to O
escape O
his O
judgment O
? O

God O
has O
been O
kind O
to O
you O
. O

He O
has O
been O
very O
patient O
, O
waiting O
for O
you O
to O
change O
. O

But O
you O
think O
nothing O
of O
his O
kindness O
. O

Maybe O
you O
do O
n't O
understand O
that O
God O
is O
kind O
to O
you O
so O
that O
you O
will O
decide O
to O
change O
your O
lives O
. O

But O
you O
are O
so O
stubborn O
! O

You O
refuse O
to O
change O
. O

So O
you O
are O
making O
your O
own O
punishment O
greater O
and O
greater O
. O

You O
will O
be O
punished O
on O
the O
day O
when O
God O
will O
show O
his O
anger O
. O

On O
that O
day O
everyone O
will O
see O
how O
right O
God O
is O
to O
judge O
people O
. O

He O
will O
reward O
or O
punish O
everyone O
for O
what O
they O
have O
done O
. O

Some O
people O
live O
for O
God O
's O
glory O
, O
for O
honor O
, O
and O
for O
life O
that O
can O
not O
be O
destroyed O
. O

They O
live O
for O
those O
things O
by O
always O
continuing O
to O
do O
good O
. O

God O
will O
give O
eternal O
life O
to O
them O
. O

But O
others O
are O
selfish O
and O
refuse O
to O
follow O
truth O
. O

They O
follow O
evil O
. O

God O
will O
show O
his O
anger O
and O
punish O
them O
. O

He O
will O
give O
trouble O
and O
suffering O
to O
everyone O
who O
does O
evil O
-- O
to O
the O
Jews O
first O
and O
also O
to O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

But O
he O
will O
give O
glory O
, O
honor O
, O
and O
peace O
to O
everyone O
who O
does O
good O
-- O
to O
the O
Jews O
first O
and O
also O
to O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

God O
judges O
everyone O
the O
same O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
matter O
who O
they O
are O
. O

People O
who O
have O
the O
law O
and O
those O
who O
have O
never O
heard O
of O
the O
law O
are O
all O
the O
same O
when O
they O
sin O
. O

People O
who O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
law O
and O
are O
sinners O
will O
be O
lost O
. O

And O
, O
in O
the O
same O
way O
, O
those O
who O
have O
the O
law O
and O
are O
sinners O
will O
be O
judged O
by O
the O
law O
. O

Hearing O
the O
law O
does O
not O
make O
people O
right O
with O
God O
. O

They O
will O
be O
right O
before O
him O
only O
if O
they O
always O
do O
what O
the O
law O
says O
. O

Those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
law O
. O

But O
when O
they O
naturally O
do O
what O
the O
law O
commands O
without O
even O
knowing O
the O
law O
, O
then O
they O
are O
their O
own O
law O
. O

This O
is O
true O
even O
though O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
written O
law O
. O

They O
show O
that O
in O
their O
hearts O
they O
know O
what O
is O
right O
and O
wrong O
, O
the O
same O
as O
the O
law O
commands O
, O
and O
their O
consciences O
agree O
. O

Sometimes O
their O
thoughts O
tell O
them O
that O
they O
have O
done O
wrong O
, O
and O
this O
makes O
them O
guilty O
. O

And O
sometimes O
their O
thoughts O
tell O
them O
that O
they O
have O
done O
right O
, O
and O
this O
makes O
them O
not O
guilty O
. O

All O
this O
will O
happen O
on O
the O
day O
when O
God O
will O
judge O
people O
's O
secret O
thoughts O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

This O
is O
part O
of O
the O
Good O
News O
that O
I O
tell O
everyone O
. O

What O
about O
you O
? O

You O
say O
you O
are O
a O
Jew B-NORP
. O

You O
trust O
in O
the O
law O
and O
proudly O
claim O
to O
be O
close O
to O
God O
. O

You O
know O
what O
God O
wants O
you O
to O
do O
. O

And O
you O
know O
what O
is O
important O
, O
because O
you O
have O
learned O
the O
law O
. O

You O
think O
you O
are O
a O
guide O
for O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
right O
way O
, O
a O
light O
for O
those O
who O
are O
in O
the O
dark O
. O

You O
think O
you O
can O
show O
foolish O
people O
what O
is O
right O
. O

And O
you O
think O
you O
are O
a O
teacher O
for O
those O
who O
are O
just O
beginning O
to O
learn O
. O

You O
have O
the O
law O
, O
and O
so O
you O
think O
you O
know O
everything O
and O
have O
all O
truth O
. O

You O
teach O
others O
, O
so O
why O
do O
n't O
you O
teach O
yourself O
? O

You O
tell O
them O
not O
to O
steal O
, O
but O
you O
yourself O
steal O
. O

You O
say O
they O
must O
not O
commit O
adultery O
, O
but O
you O
yourself O
are O
guilty O
of O
that O
sin O
. O

You O
hate O
idols O
, O
but O
you O
steal O
them O
from O
their O
temples O
. O

You O
are O
so O
proud O
that O
you O
have O
God O
's O
law O
, O
but O
you O
bring O
shame O
to O
God O
by O
breaking O
his O
law O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
People O
in O
other O
nations O
insult O
God O
because O
of O
you O
. O
'' O

If O
you O
follow O
the O
law O
, O
then O
your O
circumcision O
has O
meaning O
. O

But O
if O
you O
break O
the O
law O
, O
then O
it O
is O
as O
if O
you O
were O
never O
circumcised O
. O

Those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
are O
not O
circumcised O
. O

But O
if O
they O
do O
what O
the O
law O
says O
, O
it O
is O
as O
if O
they O
were O
circumcised O
. O

You O
have O
the O
written O
law O
and O
circumcision O
, O
but O
you O
break O
the O
law O
. O

So O
those O
who O
are O
not O
circumcised O
in O
their O
bodies O
, O
but O
still O
obey O
the O
law O
, O
will O
show O
that O
you O
are O
guilty O
. O

You O
are O
not O
a O
true O
Jew B-NORP
if O
you O
are O
only O
a O
Jew B-NORP
in O
your O
physical O
body O
. O

True O
circumcision O
is O
not O
only O
on O
the O
outside O
of O
the O
body O
. O

A O
true O
Jew B-NORP
is O
one O
who O
is O
a O
Jew B-NORP
inside O
. O

True O
circumcision O
is O
done O
in O
the O
heart O
. O

It O
is O
done O
by O
the O
Spirit O
, O
not O
by O
the O
written O
law O
. O

And O
anyone O
who O
is O
circumcised O
in O
the O
heart O
by O
the O
Spirit O
gets O
praise O
from O
God O
, O
not O
from O
people O
. O

So O
I O
beg O
you O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
because O
of O
the O
great O
mercy O
God O
has O
shown O
us O
, O
offer O
your O
lives O
as O
a O
living O
sacrifice O
to O
him O
-- O
an O
offering O
that O
is O
only O
for O
God O
and O
pleasing O
to O
him O
. O

Considering O
what O
he O
has O
done O
, O
it O
is O
only O
right O
that O
you O
should O
worship O
him O
in O
this O
way O
. O

Do O
n't O
change O
yourselves O
to O
be O
like O
the O
people O
of O
this O
world O
, O
but O
let O
God O
change O
you O
inside O
with O
a O
new O
way O
of O
thinking O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
understand O
and O
accept O
what O
God O
wants O
for O
you O
. O

You O
will O
be O
able O
to O
know O
what O
is O
good O
and O
pleasing O
to O
him O
and O
what O
is O
perfect O
. O

God O
has O
given O
me O
a O
special O
gift O
, O
and O
that O
is O
why O
I O
have O
something O
to O
say O
to O
each O
one O
of O
you O
. O

Do O
n't O
think O
that O
you O
are O
better O
than O
you O
really O
are O
. O

You O
must O
see O
yourself O
just O
as O
you O
are O
. O

Decide O
what O
you O
are O
by O
the O
faith O
God O
has O
given O
each O
of O
us O
. O

Each O
one O
of O
us O
has O
one O
body O
, O
and O
that O
body O
has O
many O
parts O
. O

These O
parts O
do O
n't O
all O
do O
the O
same O
thing O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
we O
are O
many O
people O
, O
but O
in O
Christ O
we O
are O
all O
one O
body O
. O

We O
are O
the O
parts O
of O
that O
body O
, O
and O
each O
part O
belongs O
to O
all O
the O
others O
. O

We O
all O
have O
different O
gifts O
. O

Each O
gift O
came O
because O
of O
the O
grace O
God O
gave O
us O
. O

Whoever O
has O
the O
gift O
of O
prophecy O
should O
use O
that O
gift O
in O
a O
way O
that O
fits O
the O
kind O
of O
faith O
they O
have O
. O

Whoever O
has O
the O
gift O
of O
serving O
should O
serve O
. O

Whoever O
has O
the O
gift O
of O
teaching O
should O
teach O
. O

Whoever O
has O
the O
gift O
of O
comforting O
others O
should O
do O
that O
. O

Whoever O
has O
the O
gift O
of O
giving O
to O
help O
others O
should O
give O
generously O
. O

Whoever O
has O
the O
gift O
of O
leading O
should O
work O
hard O
at O
it O
. O

Whoever O
has O
the O
gift O
of O
showing O
kindness O
to O
others O
should O
do O
it O
gladly O
. O

Your O
love O
must O
be O
real O
. O

Hate O
what O
is O
evil O
. O

Do O
only O
what O
is O
good O
. O

Love O
each O
other O
in O
a O
way O
that O
makes O
you O
feel O
close O
like O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

And O
give O
each O
other O
more O
honor O
than O
you O
give O
yourself O
. O

As O
you O
serve O
the O
Lord O
, O
work O
hard O
and O
do O
n't O
be O
lazy O
. O

Be O
excited O
about O
serving O
him O
! O

Be O
happy O
because O
of O
the O
hope O
you O
have O
. O

Be O
patient O
when O
you O
have O
troubles O
. O

Pray O
all O
the O
time O
. O

Share O
with O
God O
's O
people O
who O
need O
help O
. O

Look O
for O
people O
who O
need O
help O
and O
welcome O
them O
into O
your O
homes O
. O

Wish O
only O
good O
for O
those O
who O
treat O
you O
badly O
. O

Ask O
God O
to O
bless O
them O
, O
not O
curse O
them O
. O

When O
others O
are O
happy O
, O
you O
should O
be O
happy O
with O
them O
. O

And O
when O
others O
are O
sad O
, O
you O
should O
be O
sad O
too O
. O

Live O
together O
in O
peace O
with O
each O
other O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
proud O
, O
but O
be O
willing O
to O
be O
friends O
with O
people O
who O
are O
not O
important O
to O
others O
. O

Do O
n't O
think O
of O
yourself O
as O
smarter O
than O
everyone O
else O
. O

If O
someone O
does O
you O
wrong O
, O
do O
n't O
try O
to O
pay O
them O
back O
by O
hurting O
them O
. O

Try O
to O
do O
what O
everyone O
thinks O
is O
right O
. O

Do O
the O
best O
you O
can O
to O
live O
in O
peace O
with O
everyone O
. O

My O
friends O
, O
do O
n't O
try O
to O
punish O
anyone O
who O
does O
wrong O
to O
you O
. O

Wait O
for O
God O
to O
punish O
them O
with O
his O
anger O
. O

It O
is O
written O
: O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
one O
who O
punishes O
; O
I O
will O
pay O
people O
back O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
Lord O
. O

But O
you O
should O
do O
this O
: O
`` O
If O
you O
have O
enemies O
who O
are O
hungry O
, O
give O
them O
something O
to O
eat O
. O

If O
you O
have O
enemies O
who O
are O
thirsty O
, O
give O
them O
something O
to O
drink O
. O

In O
doing O
this O
you O
will O
make O
them O
feel O
ashamed O
. O
'' O

Do O
n't O
let O
evil O
defeat O
you O
, O
but O
defeat O
evil O
by O
doing O
good O
. O

All O
of O
you O
must O
obey O
the O
government O
rulers O
. O

Everyone O
who O
rules O
was O
given O
the O
power O
to O
rule O
by O
God O
. O

And O
all O
those O
who O
rule O
now O
were O
given O
that O
power O
by O
God O
. O

So O
anyone O
who O
is O
against O
the O
government O
is O
really O
against O
something O
God O
has O
commanded O
. O

Those O
who O
are O
against O
the O
government O
bring O
punishment O
on O
themselves O
. O

People O
who O
do O
right O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
fear O
the O
rulers O
. O

But O
those O
who O
do O
wrong O
must O
fear O
them O
. O

Do O
you O
want O
to O
be O
free O
from O
fearing O
them O
? O

Then O
do O
only O
what O
is O
right O
, O
and O
they O
will O
praise O
you O
. O

Rulers O
are O
God O
's O
servants O
to O
help O
you O
. O

But O
if O
you O
do O
wrong O
, O
you O
have O
reason O
to O
be O
afraid O
. O

They O
have O
the O
power O
to O
punish O
, O
and O
they O
will O
use O
it O
. O

They O
are O
God O
's O
servants O
to O
punish O
those O
who O
do O
wrong O
. O

So O
you O
must O
obey O
the O
government O
, O
not O
just O
because O
you O
might O
be O
punished O
, O
but O
because O
you O
know O
it O
is O
the O
right O
thing O
to O
do O
. O

And O
this O
is O
why O
you O
pay O
taxes O
too O
. O

Those O
rulers O
are O
working O
for O
God O
, O
and O
they O
give O
all O
their O
time O
to O
the O
work O
of O
ruling O
. O

Give O
everyone O
what O
you O
owe O
them O
. O

If O
you O
owe O
them O
any O
kind O
of O
tax O
, O
then O
pay O
it O
. O

Show O
respect O
to O
those O
you O
should O
respect O
. O

And O
show O
honor O
to O
those O
you O
should O
honor O
. O

You O
should O
owe O
nothing O
to O
anyone O
, O
except O
that O
you O
will O
always O
owe O
love O
to O
each O
other O
. O

The O
person O
who O
loves O
others O
has O
done O
all O
that O
the O
law O
commands O
. O

The O
law O
says O
, O
`` O
You O
must O
not O
commit O
adultery O
, O
you O
must O
not O
murder O
anyone O
, O
you O
must O
not O
steal O
, O
you O
must O
not O
want O
what O
belongs O
to O
someone O
else O
. O
'' O

All O
these O
commands O
and O
all O
other O
commands O
are O
really O
only O
one O
rule O
: O

`` O
Love O
your O
neighbor O
the O
same O
as O
you O
love O
yourself O
. O
'' O

Love O
does O
n't O
hurt O
others O
. O

So O
loving O
is O
the O
same O
as O
obeying O
all O
the O
law O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
you O
know O
that O
we O
live O
in O
an O
important O
time O
. O

Yes O
, O
it O
is O
now O
time O
for O
you O
to O
wake O
up O
from O
your O
sleep O
. O

Our O
salvation O
is O
nearer O
now O
than O
when O
we O
first O
believed O
. O

The O
night O
is O
almost O
finished O
. O

The O
day O
is O
almost O
here O
. O

So O
we O
should O
stop O
doing O
whatever O
belongs O
to O
darkness O
. O

We O
should O
prepare O
ourselves O
to O
fight O
evil O
with O
the O
weapons O
that O
belong O
to O
the O
light O
. O

We O
should O
live O
in O
a O
right O
way O
, O
like O
people O
who O
belong O
to O
the O
day O
. O

We O
should O
not O
have O
wild O
parties O
or O
be O
drunk O
. O

We O
should O
not O
be O
involved O
in O
sexual O
sin O
or O
any O
kind O
of O
immoral O
behavior O
. O

We O
should O
not O
cause O
arguments O
and O
trouble O
or O
be O
jealous O
. O

But O
be O
like O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
so O
that O
when O
people O
see O
what O
you O
do O
, O
they O
will O
see O
Christ O
. O

Do O
n't O
think O
about O
how O
to O
satisfy O
the O
desires O
of O
your O
sinful O
self O
. O

And O
now O
, O
my O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
be O
filled O
with O
joy O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

It O
is O
no O
trouble O
for O
me O
to O
write O
the O
same O
things O
to O
you O
again O
. O

I O
want O
to O
be O
sure O
that O
you O
are O
prepared O
. O

Be O
careful O
of O
the O
dogs O
-- O
those O
people O
whose O
work O
does O
no O
one O
any O
good O
. O

They O
want O
to O
cut O
off O
everyone O
who O
is O
n't O
circumcised O
. O

But O
we O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
have O
the O
true O
circumcision O
-- O
we O
who O
worship O
God O
through O
his O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

We O
do O
n't O
trust O
in O
ourselves O
or O
anything O
we O
can O
do O
. O

We O
take O
pride O
only O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

Even O
if O
I O
am O
able O
to O
trust O
in O
myself O
, O
still O
I O
do O
n't O
do O
it O
. O

If O
anyone O
else O
thinks O
they O
have O
a O
reason O
to O
trust O
in O
themselves O
, O
they O
should O
know O
that O
I O
have O
a O
greater O
reason O
for O
doing O
so O
. O

I O
was O
circumcised O
on O
the O
eighth O
day O
after O
my O
birth O
. O

I O
am O
from O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
tribe O
of O
Benjamin O
. O

I O
am O
a O
true O
Jew B-NORP
, O
and O
so O
were O
my O
parents O
. O

The O
law O
was O
very O
important O
to O
me O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
became O
a O
Pharisee O
. O

I O
was O
such O
a O
fanatic O
that O
I O
persecuted O
the O
church O
. O

And O
no O
one O
could O
find O
fault O
with O
how O
I O
always O
obeyed O
the O
law O
. O

At O
one O
time O
all O
these O
things O
were O
important O
to O
me O
. O

But O
because O
of O
Christ O
, O
I O
decided O
that O
they O
are O
worth O
nothing O
. O

Not O
only O
these O
things O
, O
but O
now O
I O
think O
that O
all O
things O
are O
worth O
nothing O
compared O
with O
the O
greatness O
of O
knowing O
Christ O
Jesus O
my O
Lord O
. O

Because O
of O
Christ O
, O
I O
lost O
all O
these O
things O
, O
and O
now O
I O
know O
that O
they O
are O
all O
worthless O
trash O
. O

All O
I O
want O
now O
is O
Christ O
. O

I O
want O
to O
belong O
to O
him O
. O

In O
Christ O
I O
am O
right O
with O
God O
, O
but O
my O
being O
right O
does O
not O
come O
from O
following O
the O
law O
. O

It O
comes O
from O
God O
through O
faith O
. O

God O
uses O
my O
faith O
in O
Christ O
to O
make O
me O
right O
with O
him O
. O

All O
I O
want O
is O
to O
know O
Christ O
and O
the O
power O
that O
raised O
him O
from O
death O
. O

I O
want O
to O
share O
in O
his O
sufferings O
and O
be O
like O
him O
even O
in O
his O
death O
. O

Then O
there O
is O
hope O
that O
I O
myself O
will O
somehow O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
mean O
that O
I O
am O
exactly O
what O
God O
wants O
me O
to O
be O
. O

I O
have O
not O
yet O
reached O
that O
goal O
. O

But O
I O
continue O
trying O
to O
reach O
it O
and O
make O
it O
mine O
. O

That O
's O
what O
Christ O
Jesus O
wants O
me O
to O
do O
. O

It O
is O
the O
reason O
he O
made O
me O
his O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
know O
that O
I O
still O
have O
a O
long O
way O
to O
go O
. O

But O
there O
is O
one O
thing O
I O
do O
: O
I O
forget O
what O
is O
in O
the O
past O
and O
try O
as O
hard O
as O
I O
can O
to O
reach O
the O
goal O
before O
me O
. O

I O
keep O
running O
hard O
toward O
the O
finish O
line O
to O
get O
the O
prize O
that O
is O
mine O
because O
God O
has O
called O
me O
through O
Christ O
Jesus O
to O
life O
up O
there O
in O
heaven O
. O

All O
of O
us O
who O
have O
grown O
to O
be O
spiritually O
mature O
should O
think O
this O
way O
too O
. O

And O
if O
there O
is O
any O
of O
this O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
, O
God O
will O
make O
it O
clear O
to O
you O
. O

But O
we O
should O
continue O
following O
the O
truth O
we O
already O
have O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
join O
together O
in O
following O
my O
example O
. O

Also O
, O
learn O
by O
watching O
those O
who O
are O
living O
the O
way O
we O
showed O
you O
. O

There O
are O
many O
who O
live O
like O
enemies O
of O
the O
cross O
of O
Christ O
. O

I O
have O
often O
told O
you O
about O
them O
. O

And O
it O
makes O
me O
cry O
to O
tell O
you O
about O
them O
now O
. O

The O
way O
they O
live O
is O
leading O
them O
to O
destruction O
. O

They O
have O
replaced O
God O
with O
their O
own O
desires O
. O

They O
do O
shameful O
things O
, O
and O
they O
are O
proud O
of O
what O
they O
do O
. O

They O
think O
only O
about O
earthly O
things O
. O

But O
the O
government O
that O
rules O
us O
is O
in O
heaven O
. O

We O
are O
waiting O
for O
our O
Savior B-PERSON
, O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
to O
come O
from O
there O
. O

He O
will O
change O
our O
humble O
bodies O
and O
make O
them O
like O
his O
own O
glorious O
body O
. O

Christ O
can O
do O
this O
by O
his O
power O
, O
with O
which O
he O
is O
able O
to O
rule O
everything O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
and O
Timothy O
, O
servants O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

To O
all O
of O
you O
in O
Philippi O
who O
are O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
, O
including O
your O
elders O
and O
special O
servants O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
God O
our O
Father O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

I O
thank O
God O
every O
time O
I O
remember O
you O
. O

And O
I O
always O
pray O
for O
all O
of O
you O
with O
joy O
. O

I O
thank O
God O
for O
the O
help O
you O
gave O
me O
while O
I O
told O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

You O
helped O
from O
the O
first O
day O
you O
believed O
until O
now O
. O

I O
am O
sure O
that O
the O
good O
work O
God O
began O
in O
you O
will O
continue O
until O
he O
completes O
it O
on O
the O
day O
when O
Jesus O
Christ O
comes O
again O
. O

I O
know O
I O
am O
right O
to O
think O
like O
this O
about O
all O
of O
you O
because O
you O
are O
so O
close O
to O
my O
heart O
. O

This O
is O
because O
you O
have O
all O
played O
such O
an O
important O
part O
in O
God O
's O
grace O
to O
me O
-- O
now O
, O
during O
this O
time O
that O
I O
am O
in O
prison O
, O
and O
whenever O
I O
am O
defending O
and O
proving O
the O
truth O
of O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

God O
knows O
that O
I O
want O
very O
much O
to O
see O
you O
. O

I O
love O
all O
of O
you O
with O
the O
love O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

This O
is O
my O
prayer O
for O
you O
: O
that O
your O
love O
will O
grow O
more O
and O
more O
; O
that O
you O
will O
have O
knowledge O
and O
understanding O
with O
your O
love O
; O
that O
you O
will O
see O
the O
difference O
between O
what O
is O
important O
and O
what O
is O
not O
and O
choose O
what O
is O
important O
; O
that O
you O
will O
be O
pure O
and O
blameless O
for O
the O
coming O
of O
Christ O
; O
that O
your O
life O
will O
be O
full O
of O
the O
many O
good O
works O
that O
are O
produced O
by O
Jesus O
Christ O
to O
bring O
glory O
and O
praise O
to O
God O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
that O
all O
that O
has O
happened O
to O
me O
has O
helped O
to O
spread O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

All O
the O
Roman O
guards O
and O
all O
the O
others O
here O
know O
that O
I O
am O
in O
prison O
for O
serving O
Christ O
. O

My O
being O
in O
prison O
has O
caused O
most O
of O
the O
believers O
to O
put O
their O
trust O
in O
the O
Lord O
and O
to O
show O
more O
courage O
in O
telling O
people O
God O
's O
message O
. O

Some O
people O
are O
telling O
the O
message O
about O
Christ O
because O
they O
are O
jealous O
and O
bitter O
. O

Others O
do O
it O
because O
they O
want O
to O
help O
. O

They O
are O
doing O
it O
out O
of O
love O
. O

They O
know O
that O
God O
gave O
me O
the O
work O
of O
defending O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

But O
those O
others O
tell O
about O
Christ O
because O
of O
their O
selfish O
ambition O
. O

Their O
reason O
for O
doing O
it O
is O
wrong O
. O

They O
only O
do O
it O
because O
they O
think O
it O
will O
make O
trouble O
for O
me O
in O
prison O
. O

But O
that O
does O
n't O
matter O
. O

What O
is O
important O
is O
that O
they O
are O
telling O
people O
about O
Christ O
, O
whether O
they O
are O
sincere O
or O
not O
. O

So O
I O
am O
glad O
they O
are O
doing O
it O
. O

I O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
glad O
, O
because O
I O
know O
that O
your O
prayers O
and O
the O
help O
the O
Spirit O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
gives O
me O
will O
cause O
this O
trouble O
to O
result O
in O
my O
freedom O
. O

I O
am O
full O
of O
hope O
and O
feel O
sure O
I O
will O
not O
have O
any O
reason O
to O
be O
ashamed O
. O

I O
am O
certain O
I O
will O
continue O
to O
have O
the O
same O
boldness O
to O
speak O
freely O
that O
I O
always O
have O
. O

I O
will O
let O
God O
use O
my O
life O
to O
bring O
more O
honor O
to O
Christ O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
matter O
whether O
I O
live O
or O
die O
. O

To O
me O
, O
the O
only O
important O
thing O
about O
living O
is O
Christ O
. O

And O
even O
death O
would O
be O
for O
my O
benefit O
. O

If O
I O
continue O
living O
here O
on O
earth O
, O
I O
will O
be O
able O
to O
work O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

But O
what O
would O
I O
choose O
-- O
to O
live O
or O
to O
die O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

It O
would O
be O
a O
hard O
choice O
. O

Sometimes O
I O
want O
to O
leave O
this O
life O
and O
be O
with O
Christ O
. O

That O
would O
be O
much O
better O
for O
me O
; O
however O
, O
you O
people O
need O
me O
here O
alive O
. O

I O
am O
sure O
of O
this O
, O
so O
I O
know O
that O
I O
will O
stay O
here O
and O
be O
with O
you O
to O
help O
you O
grow O
and O
have O
joy O
in O
your O
faith O
. O

When O
I O
am O
there O
with O
you O
again O
, O
you O
will O
be O
bursting O
with O
pride O
over O
what O
Christ O
Jesus O
did O
to O
help O
me O
. O

Just O
be O
sure O
you O
live O
as O
God O
's O
people O
in O
a O
way O
that O
honors O
the O
Good O
News O
of O
Christ O
. O

Then O
if O
I O
come O
and O
visit O
you O
or O
if O
I O
am O
away O
from O
you O
, O
I O
will O
hear O
good O
things O
about O
you O
. O

I O
will O
know O
that O
you O
stand O
together O
with O
the O
same O
purpose O
and O
that O
you O
work O
together O
like O
a O
team O
to O
help O
others O
believe O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

And O
you O
will O
not O
be O
afraid O
of O
those O
who O
are O
against O
you O
. O

All O
of O
this O
is O
proof O
from O
God O
that O
you O
are O
being O
saved O
and O
that O
your O
enemies O
will O
be O
lost O
. O

God O
has O
blessed O
you O
in O
ways O
that O
serve O
Christ O
. O

He O
allowed O
you O
to O
believe O
in O
Christ O
. O

But O
that O
is O
not O
all O
. O

He O
has O
also O
given O
you O
the O
honor O
of O
suffering O
for O
Christ O
. O

Both O
of O
these O
bring O
glory O
to O
Christ O
. O

You O
saw O
the O
difficulties O
I O
had O
to O
face O
, O
and O
you O
hear O
that O
I O
am O
still O
having O
troubles O
. O

Now O
you O
must O
face O
them O
too O
. O

Think O
about O
what O
we O
have O
in O
Christ O
: O
the O
encouragement O
he O
has O
brought O
us O
, O
the O
comfort O
of O
his O
love O
, O
our O
sharing O
in O
his O
Spirit B-ORG
, O
and O
the O
mercy O
and O
kindness O
he O
has O
shown O
us O
. O

If O
you O
enjoy O
these O
blessings O
, O
then O
do O
what O
will O
make O
my O
joy O
complete O
: O
Agree O
with O
each O
other O
, O
and O
show O
your O
love O
for O
each O
other O
. O

Be O
united O
in O
your O
goals O
and O
in O
the O
way O
you O
think O
. O

In O
whatever O
you O
do O
, O
do O
n't O
let O
selfishness O
or O
pride O
be O
your O
guide O
. O

Be O
humble O
, O
and O
honor O
others O
more O
than O
yourselves O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
interested O
only O
in O
your O
own O
life O
, O
but O
care O
about O
the O
lives O
of O
others O
too O
. O

In O
your O
life O
together O
, O
think O
the O
way O
Christ O
Jesus O
thought O
. O

He O
was O
like O
God O
in O
every O
way O
, O
but O
he O
did O
not O
think O
that O
his O
being O
equal O
with O
God O
was O
something O
to O
use O
for O
his O
own O
benefit O
. O

Instead O
, O
he O
gave O
up O
everything O
, O
even O
his O
place O
with O
God O
. O

He O
accepted O
the O
role O
of O
a O
servant O
, O
appearing O
in O
human O
form O
. O

During O
his O
life O
as O
a O
man O
, O
he O
humbled O
himself O
by O
being O
fully O
obedient O
to O
God O
, O
even O
when O
that O
caused O
his O
death O
-- O
death O
on O
a O
cross O
. O

So O
God O
raised O
him O
up O
to O
the O
most O
important O
place O
and O
gave O
him O
the O
name O
that O
is O
greater O
than O
any O
other O
name O
. O

God O
did O
this O
so O
that O
every O
person O
will O
bow O
down O
to O
honor O
the O
name O
of O
Jesus O
. O

Everyone O
in O
heaven O
, O
on O
earth O
, O
and O
under O
the O
earth O
will O
bow O
. O

They O
will O
all O
confess O
, O
`` O
Jesus O
Christ O
is O
Lord O
, O
'' O
and O
this O
will O
bring O
glory O
to O
God O
the O
Father O
. O

My O
dear O
friends O
, O
you O
always O
obeyed O
what O
you O
were O
taught O
. O

Just O
as O
you O
obeyed O
when O
I O
was O
with O
you O
, O
it O
is O
even O
more O
important O
for O
you O
to O
obey O
now O
that O
I O
am O
not O
there O
. O

So O
you O
must O
continue O
to O
live O
in O
a O
way O
that O
gives O
meaning O
to O
your O
salvation O
. O

Do O
this O
with O
fear O
and O
respect O
for O
God O
. O

Yes O
, O
it O
is O
God O
who O
is O
working O
in O
you O
. O

He O
helps O
you O
want O
to O
do O
what O
pleases O
him O
, O
and O
he O
gives O
you O
the O
power O
to O
do O
it O
. O

Do O
everything O
without O
complaining O
or O
arguing O
so O
that O
you O
will O
be O
blameless O
and O
pure O
, O
children O
of O
God O
without O
any O
fault O
. O

But O
you O
are O
living O
with O
evil O
people O
all O
around O
you O
, O
who O
have O
lost O
their O
sense O
of O
what O
is O
right O
. O

Among O
those O
people O
you O
shine O
like O
lights O
in O
a O
dark O
world O
, O
and O
you O
offer O
them O
the O
teaching O
that O
gives O
life O
. O

So O
I O
can O
be O
proud O
of O
you O
when O
Christ O
comes O
again O
. O

You O
will O
show O
that O
my O
work O
was O
not O
wasted O
-- O
that O
I O
ran O
in O
the O
race O
and O
won O
. O

Your O
faith O
makes O
you O
give O
your O
lives O
as O
a O
sacrifice O
in O
serving O
God O
. O

Maybe O
I O
will O
have O
to O
offer O
my O
own O
life O
with O
your O
sacrifice O
. O

But O
if O
that O
happens O
, O
I O
will O
be O
glad O
, O
and O
I O
will O
share O
my O
joy O
with O
all O
of O
you O
. O

You O
also O
should O
be O
glad O
and O
share O
your O
joy O
with O
me O
. O

With O
the O
blessing O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
, O
I O
hope O
I O
will O
be O
able O
to O
send O
Timothy O
to O
you O
soon O
. O

I O
will O
be O
glad O
to O
learn O
how O
you O
are O
. O

I O
have O
no O
one O
else O
like O
Timothy O
, O
who O
genuinely O
cares O
for O
you O
. O

Others O
are O
interested O
only O
in O
their O
own O
lives O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
care O
about O
the O
work O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

You O
know O
the O
kind O
of O
person O
Timothy O
is O
. O

He O
has O
served O
with O
me O
in O
telling O
the O
Good O
News O
like O
a O
son O
with O
his O
father O
. O

I O
plan O
to O
send O
him O
to O
you O
quickly O
, O
as O
soon O
as O
I O
know O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
me O
. O

I O
am O
sure O
the O
Lord O
will O
help O
me O
come O
to O
you O
soon O
. O

For O
now O
, O
I O
think O
I O
must O
send O
Epaphroditus O
back O
to O
you O
. O

He O
is O
my O
brother O
in O
God O
's O
family O
, O
who O
works O
and O
serves O
with O
me O
in O
the O
Lord O
's O
army O
. O

When O
I O
needed O
help O
, O
you O
sent O
him O
to O
me O
, O
but O
now O
he O
wants O
very O
much O
to O
see O
all O
of O
you O
again O
. O

He O
is O
worried O
because O
you O
heard O
that O
he O
was O
sick O
. O

He O
was O
sick O
and O
near O
death O
. O

But O
God O
helped O
him O
and O
me O
too O
, O
so O
that O
I O
would O
not O
have O
even O
more O
grief O
. O

So O
I O
want O
very O
much O
to O
send O
him O
to O
you O
. O

When O
you O
see O
him O
, O
you O
can O
be O
happy O
. O

And O
I O
can O
stop O
worrying O
about O
you O
. O

Welcome O
him O
in O
the O
Lord O
with O
much O
joy O
. O

Give O
honor O
to O
people O
like O
Epaphroditus O
. O

He O
should O
be O
honored O
because O
he O
almost O
died O
for O
the O
work O
of O
Christ O
. O

He O
put O
his O
life O
in O
danger O
so O
that O
he O
could O
help O
me O
. O

This O
was O
help O
that O
you O
could O
not O
give O
me O
. O

My O
dear O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
love O
you O
and O
want O
to O
see O
you O
. O

You O
bring O
me O
joy O
and O
make O
me O
proud O
of O
you O
. O

Continue O
following O
the O
Lord O
as O
I O
have O
told O
you O
. O

Euodia O
and O
Syntyche O
, O
you O
both O
belong O
to O
the O
Lord O
, O
so O
please O
agree O
with O
each O
other O
. O

For O
this O
I O
make O
a O
special O
request O
to O
my O
friend O
who O
has O
served O
with O
me O
so O
faithfully O
: O
Help O
these O
women O
. O

They O
worked O
hard O
with O
me O
in O
telling O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
, O
together O
with O
Clement O
and O
others O
who O
worked O
with O
me O
. O

Their O
names O
are O
written O
in O
the O
book O
of O
life O
. O

Always O
be O
filled O
with O
joy O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

I O
will O
say O
it O
again O
. O

Be O
filled O
with O
joy O
. O

Let O
everyone O
see O
that O
you O
are O
gentle O
and O
kind O
. O

The O
Lord O
is O
coming O
soon O
. O

Do O
n't O
worry O
about O
anything O
, O
but O
pray O
and O
ask O
God O
for O
everything O
you O
need O
, O
always O
giving O
thanks O
for O
what O
you O
have O
. O

And O
because O
you O
belong O
to O
Christ O
Jesus O
, O
God O
's O
peace O
will O
stand O
guard O
over O
all O
your O
thoughts O
and O
feelings O
. O

His O
peace O
can O
do O
this O
far O
better O
than O
our O
human O
minds O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
continue O
to O
think O
about O
what O
is O
good O
and O
worthy O
of O
praise O
. O

Think O
about O
what O
is O
true O
and O
honorable O
and O
right O
and O
pure O
and O
beautiful O
and O
respected O
. O

And O
do O
what O
you O
learned O
and O
received O
from O
me O
-- O
what O
I O
told O
you O
and O
what O
you O
saw O
me O
do O
. O

And O
the O
God O
who O
gives O
peace O
will O
be O
with O
you O
. O

I O
am O
so O
happy O
, O
and O
I O
thank O
the O
Lord O
that O
you O
have O
again O
shown O
your O
care O
for O
me O
. O

You O
continued O
to O
care O
about O
me O
, O
but O
there O
was O
no O
way O
for O
you O
to O
show O
it O
. O

I O
am O
telling O
you O
this O
, O
but O
not O
because O
I O
need O
something O
. O

I O
have O
learned O
to O
be O
satisfied O
with O
what O
I O
have O
and O
with O
whatever O
happens O
. O

I O
know O
how O
to O
live O
when O
I O
am O
poor O
and O
when O
I O
have O
plenty O
. O

I O
have O
learned O
the O
secret O
of O
how O
to O
live O
through O
any O
kind O
of O
situation O
-- O
when O
I O
have O
enough O
to O
eat O
or O
when O
I O
am O
hungry O
, O
when O
I O
have O
everything O
I O
need O
or O
when O
I O
have O
nothing O
. O

Christ O
is O
the O
one O
who O
gives O
me O
the O
strength O
I O
need O
to O
do O
whatever O
I O
must O
do O
. O

But O
it O
was O
good O
that O
you O
helped O
me O
when O
I O
needed O
help O
. O

You O
people O
in O
Philippi O
remember O
when O
I O
first O
told O
the O
Good O
News O
there O
. O

When O
I O
left O
Macedonia B-GPE
, O
you O
were O
the O
only O
church O
that O
gave O
me O
help O
. O

Several O
times O
you O
sent O
me O
things O
I O
needed O
when O
I O
was O
in O
Thessalonica O
. O

Really O
, O
it O
is O
not O
that O
I O
want O
to O
get O
gifts O
from O
you O
. O

But O
I O
want O
you O
to O
have O
the O
benefit O
that O
comes O
from O
giving O
. O

I O
have O
everything O
I O
need O
. O

I O
have O
even O
more O
than O
I O
need O
. O

I O
have O
all O
I O
need O
because O
Epaphroditus O
brought O
your O
gift O
to O
me O
. O

Your O
gift O
is O
like O
a O
sweet O
- O
smelling O
sacrifice O
offered O
to O
God O
. O

God O
accepts O
that O
sacrifice O
and O
it O
pleases O
him O
. O

My O
God O
will O
use O
his O
glorious O
riches O
to O
give O
you O
everything O
you O
need O
. O

He O
will O
do O
this O
through O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

Glory O
to O
our O
God O
and O
Father O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

Amen O
. O

Give O
our O
greetings O
to O
God O
's O
people O
there O
-- O

to O
each O
one O
who O
belongs O
to O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

Those O
in O
God O
's O
family O
who O
are O
with O
me O
send O
you O
their O
greetings O
. O

And O
greetings O
to O
you O
from O
all O
of O
God O
's O
people O
here O
, O
especially O
those O
who O
work O
in O
the O
service O
of O
the O
emperor O
. O

The O
grace O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
be O
with O
you O
all O
. O

Children O
, O
obey O
your O
parents O
the O
way O
the O
Lord O
wants O
, O
because O
this O
is O
the O
right O
thing O
to O
do O
. O

The O
command O
says O
, O
`` O
You O
must O
respect O
your O
father O
and O
mother O
. O
'' O

That O
is O
the O
first O
command O
that O
has O
a O
promise O
with O
it O
. O

That O
promise O
is O
: O
`` O
Then O
all O
will O
go O
well O
with O
you O
, O
and O
you O
will O
have O
a O
long O
life O
on O
the O
earth O
. O
'' O

Fathers O
, O
do O
n't O
make O
your O
children O
angry O
, O
but O
raise O
them O
with O
the O
kind O
of O
teaching O
and O
training O
you O
learn O
from O
the O
Lord O
. O

Slaves O
, O
obey O
your O
masters O
here O
on O
earth O
with O
fear O
and O
respect O
. O

And O
do O
this O
with O
a O
heart O
that O
is O
true O
, O
just O
as O
you O
obey O
Christ O
. O

You O
must O
do O
this O
not O
just O
to O
please O
your O
masters O
while O
they O
are O
watching O
, O
but O
all O
the O
time O
. O

Since O
you O
are O
really O
slaves O
of O
Christ O
, O
you O
must O
do O
with O
all O
your O
heart O
what O
God O
wants O
. O

Do O
your O
work O
, O
and O
be O
happy O
to O
do O
it O
. O

Work O
as O
though O
it O
is O
the O
Lord O
you O
are O
serving O
, O
not O
just O
an O
earthly O
master O
. O

Remember O
that O
the O
Lord O
will O
give O
everyone O
a O
reward O
for O
doing O
good O
. O

Everyone O
, O
slave O
or O
free O
, O
will O
get O
a O
reward O
for O
the O
good O
things O
they O
do O
. O

Masters O
, O
in O
the O
same O
way O
, O
be O
good O
to O
your O
slaves O
. O

Do O
n't O
say O
things O
to O
scare O
them O
. O

You O
know O
that O
the O
one O
who O
is O
your O
Master O
and O
their O
Master O
is O
in O
heaven O
, O
and O
he O
treats O
everyone O
the O
same O
. O

To O
end O
my O
letter O
I O
tell O
you O
, O
be O
strong O
in O
the O
Lord O
and O
in O
his O
great O
power O
. O

Wear O
the O
full O
armor O
of O
God O
. O

Wear O
God O
's O
armor O
so O
that O
you O
can O
fight O
against O
the O
devil O
's O
clever O
tricks O
. O

Our O
fight O
is O
not O
against O
people O
on O
earth O
. O

We O
are O
fighting O
against O
the O
rulers O
and O
authorities O
and O
the O
powers O
of O
this O
world O
's O
darkness O
. O

We O
are O
fighting O
against O
the O
spiritual O
powers O
of O
evil O
in O
the O
heavenly O
places O
. O

That O
is O
why O
you O
need O
to O
get O
God O
's O
full O
armor O
. O

Then O
on O
the O
day O
of O
evil O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
stand O
strong O
. O

And O
when O
you O
have O
finished O
the O
whole O
fight O
, O
you O
will O
still O
be O
standing O
. O

So O
stand O
strong O
with O
the O
belt O
of O
truth O
tied O
around O
your O
waist O
, O
and O
on O
your O
chest O
wear O
the O
protection O
of O
right O
living O
. O

On O
your O
feet O
wear O
the O
Good O
News O
of O
peace O
to O
help O
you O
stand O
strong O
. O

And O
also O
use O
the O
shield O
of O
faith O
with O
which O
you O
can O
stop O
all O
the O
burning O
arrows O
that O
come O
from O
the O
Evil O
One O
. O

Accept O
God O
's O
salvation O
as O
your O
helmet O
. O

And O
take O
the O
sword O
of O
the O
Spirit O
-- O
that O
sword O
is O
the O
teaching O
of O
God O
. O

Pray O
in O
the O
Spirit O
at O
all O
times O
. O

Pray O
with O
all O
kinds O
of O
prayers O
, O
and O
ask O
for O
everything O
you O
need O
. O

To O
do O
this O
you O
must O
always O
be O
ready O
. O

Never O
give O
up O
. O

Always O
pray O
for O
all O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

Also O
pray O
for O
me O
-- O
that O
when O
I O
speak O
, O
God O
will O
give O
me O
words O
so O
that O
I O
can O
tell O
the O
secret O
truth O
about O
the O
Good O
News O
without O
fear O
. O

I O
have O
the O
work O
of O
speaking O
for O
that O
Good O
News O
, O
and O
that O
is O
what O
I O
am O
doing O
now O
, O
here O
in O
prison O
. O

Pray O
that O
when O
I O
tell O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
, O
I O
will O
speak O
without O
fear O
as O
I O
should O
. O

I O
am O
sending O
you O
Tychicus O
, O
the O
brother O
we O
love O
. O

He O
is O
a O
faithful O
servant O
of O
the O
Lord O
's O
work O
. O

He O
will O
tell O
you O
everything O
that O
is O
happening O
with O
me O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
know O
how O
I O
am O
and O
what O
I O
am O
doing O
. O

That O
's O
why O
I O
am O
sending O
him O
-- O
to O
let O
you O
know O
how O
we O
are O
and O
to O
encourage O
you O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
God O
the O
Father O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
will O
give O
peace O
and O
love O
with O
faith O
to O
all O
the O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
there O
. O

God O
's O
grace O
to O
all O
of O
you O
who O
love O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
with O
love O
that O
never O
ends O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
an O
apostle O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

I O
am O
an O
apostle O
because O
that O
is O
what O
God O
wanted O
. O

To O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
living O
in O
Ephesus O
, O
believers O
who O
belong O
to O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
God O
our O
Father O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Praise O
be O
to O
the O
God O
and O
Father O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

In O
Christ O
, O
God O
has O
given O
us O
every O
spiritual O
blessing O
in O
heaven O
. O

In O
Christ O
, O
he O
chose O
us O
before O
the O
world O
was O
made O
. O

He O
chose O
us O
in O
love O
to O
be O
his O
holy O
people O
-- O
people O
who O
could O
stand O
before O
him O
without O
any O
fault O
. O

And O
before O
the O
world O
was O
made O
, O
God O
decided O
to O
make O
us O
his O
own O
children O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

This O
was O
what O
God O
wanted O
, O
and O
it O
pleased O
him O
to O
do O
it O
. O

And O
this O
brings O
praise O
to O
God O
because O
of O
his O
wonderful O
grace O
. O

God O
gave O
that O
grace O
to O
us O
freely O
. O

He O
gave O
us O
that O
grace O
in O
Christ O
, O
the O
one O
he O
loves O
. O

In O
Christ O
we O
are O
made O
free O
by O
his O
blood O
sacrifice O
. O

We O
have O
forgiveness O
of O
sins O
because O
of O
God O
's O
rich O
grace O
. O

God O
gave O
us O
that O
grace O
fully O
and O
freely O
. O

With O
full O
wisdom O
and O
understanding O
he O
let O
us O
know O
his O
secret O
plan O
. O

This O
was O
what O
God O
wanted O
, O
and O
he O
planned O
to O
do O
it O
through O
Christ O
. O

God O
's O
goal O
was O
to O
finish O
his O
plan O
when O
the O
right O
time O
came O
. O

He O
planned O
that O
all O
things O
in O
heaven O
and O
on O
earth O
be O
joined O
together O
with O
Christ O
as O
the O
head O
. O

In O
Christ O
we O
were O
chosen O
to O
be O
God O
's O
people O
. O

God O
had O
already O
planned O
for O
us O
to O
be O
his O
people O
, O
because O
that O
is O
what O
he O
wanted O
. O

And O
he O
is O
the O
one O
who O
makes O
everything O
agree O
with O
what O
he O
decides O
and O
wants O
. O

We O
Jews O
were O
the O
first O
to O
hope O
in O
Christ O
. O

And O
we O
were O
chosen O
so O
that O
we O
would O
bring O
praise O
to O
God O
in O
all O
his O
glory O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
you O
. O

You O
heard O
the O
true O
message O
, O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
your O
salvation O
. O

When O
you O
heard O
that O
Good O
News O
, O
you O
believed O
in O
Christ O
. O

And O
in O
Christ O
, O
God O
put O
his O
special O
mark O
on O
you O
by O
giving O
you O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
that O
he O
promised O
. O

The O
Spirit O
is O
the O
first O
payment O
that O
guarantees O
we O
will O
get O
all O
that O
God O
has O
for O
us O
. O

Then O
we O
will O
enjoy O
complete O
freedom O
as O
people O
who O
belong O
to O
him O
. O

The O
goal O
for O
all O
of O
us O
is O
the O
praise O
of O
God O
in O
all O
his O
glory O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
always O
remember O
you O
in O
my O
prayers O
and O
thank O
God O
for O
you O
. O

I O
have O
done O
this O
ever O
since O
I O
heard O
about O
your O
faith O
in O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
and O
your O
love O
for O
all O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

I O
always O
pray O
to O
the O
great O
and O
glorious O
Father O
, O
the O
God O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
he O
will O
give O
you O
the O
Spirit O
, O
who O
will O
let O
you O
know O
truths O
about O
God O
and O
help O
you O
understand O
them O
, O
so O
that O
you O
will O
know O
him O
better O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
God O
will O
open O
your O
minds O
to O
see O
his O
truth O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
know O
the O
hope O
that O
he O
has O
chosen O
us O
to O
have O
. O

You O
will O
know O
that O
the O
blessings O
God O
has O
promised O
his O
holy O
people O
are O
rich O
and O
glorious O
. O

And O
you O
will O
know O
that O
God O
's O
power O
is O
very O
great O
for O
us O
who O
believe O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
as O
the O
mighty O
power O
he O
used O
to O
raise O
Christ O
from O
death O
and O
put O
him O
at O
his O
right O
side O
in O
the O
heavenly O
places O
. O

He O
put O
Christ O
over O
all O
rulers O
, O
authorities O
, O
powers O
, O
and O
kings O
. O

He O
gave O
him O
authority O
over O
everything O
that O
has O
power O
in O
this O
world O
or O
in O
the O
next O
world O
. O

God O
put O
everything O
under O
Christ O
's O
power O
and O
made O
him O
head O
over O
everything O
for O
the O
church O
. O

The O
church O
is O
Christ O
's O
body O
. O

It O
is O
filled O
with O
him O
. O

He O
makes O
everything O
complete O
in O
every O
way O
. O

In O
the O
past O
you O
were O
spiritually O
dead O
because O
of O
your O
sins O
and O
the O
things O
you O
did O
against O
God O
. O

Yes O
, O
in O
the O
past O
your O
lives O
were O
full O
of O
those O
sins O
. O

You O
lived O
the O
way O
the O
world O
lives O
, O
following O
the O
ruler O
of O
the O
evil O
powers O
over O
the O
earth O
. O

That O
same O
spirit O
is O
now O
working O
in O
those O
who O
refuse O
to O
obey O
God O
. O

In O
the O
past O
all O
of O
us O
lived O
like O
that O
, O
trying O
to O
please O
our O
sinful O
selves O
. O

We O
did O
all O
the O
things O
our O
bodies O
and O
minds O
wanted O
. O

Like O
everyone O
else O
in O
the O
world O
, O
we O
deserved O
to O
suffer O
God O
's O
anger O
just O
because O
of O
the O
way O
we O
were O
. O

But O
God O
is O
rich O
in O
mercy O
, O
and O
he O
loved O
us O
very O
much O
. O

We O
were O
spiritually O
dead O
because O
of O
all O
we O
had O
done O
against O
him O
. O

But O
he O
gave O
us O
new O
life O
together O
with O
Christ O
. O

-LRB- O
You O
have O
been O
saved O
by O
God O
's O
grace O
. O
-RRB- O

Yes O
, O
it O
is O
because O
we O
are O
a O
part O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
that O
God O
raised O
us O
from O
death O
and O
seated O
us O
together O
with O
him O
in O
the O
heavenly O
places O
. O

God O
did O
this O
so O
that O
his O
kindness O
to O
us O
who O
belong O
to O
Christ O
Jesus O
would O
clearly O
show O
for O
all O
time O
to O
come O
the O
amazing O
richness O
of O
his O
grace O
. O

I O
mean O
that O
you O
have O
been O
saved O
by O
grace O
because O
you O
believed O
. O

You O
did O
not O
save O
yourselves O
; O
it O
was O
a O
gift O
from O
God O
. O

You O
are O
not O
saved O
by O
the O
things O
you O
have O
done O
, O
so O
there O
is O
nothing O
to O
boast O
about O
. O

God O
has O
made O
us O
what O
we O
are O
. O

In O
Christ O
Jesus O
, O
God O
made O
us O
new O
people O
so O
that O
we O
would O
spend O
our O
lives O
doing O
the O
good O
things O
he O
had O
already O
planned O
for O
us O
to O
do O
. O

You O
were O
not O
born O
as O
Jews O
. O

You O
are O
the O
people O
the O
Jews O
call O
`` O
uncircumcised O
. O
'' O

Those O
Jews O
who O
call O
you O
`` O
uncircumcised O
'' O
call O
themselves O
`` O

circumcised O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Their O
circumcision O
is O
only O
something O
they O
themselves O
do O
to O
their O
bodies O
. O
-RRB- O

Remember O
that O
in O
the O
past O
you O
were O
without O
Christ O
. O

You O
were O
not O
citizens O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
you O
did O
not O
know O
about O
the O
agreements O
with O
the O
promises O
that O
God O
made O
to O
his O
people O
. O

You O
had O
no O
hope O
, O
and O
you O
did O
not O
know O
God O
. O

Yes O
, O
at O
one O
time O
you O
were O
far O
away O
from O
God O
, O
but O
now O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
, O
you O
are O
brought O
near O
to O
him O
. O

You O
are O
brought O
near O
to O
God O
through O
the O
blood O
sacrifice O
of O
Christ O
. O

Christ O
is O
the O
reason O
we O
are O
now O
at O
peace O
. O

He O
made O
us O
Jews O
and O
you O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
one O
people O
. O

We O
were O
separated O
by O
a O
wall O
of O
hate O
that O
stood O
between O
us O
, O
but O
Christ O
broke O
down O
that O
wall O
. O

By O
giving O
his O
own O
body O
, O
Christ O
ended O
the O
law O
with O
its O
many O
commands O
and O
rules O
. O

His O
purpose O
was O
to O
make O
the O
two O
groups O
become O
one O
in O
him O
. O

By O
doing O
this O
he O
would O
make O
peace O
. O

Through O
the O
cross O
Christ O
ended O
the O
hate O
between O
the O
two O
groups O
. O

And O
after O
they O
became O
one O
body O
, O
he O
wanted O
to O
bring O
them O
both O
back O
to O
God O
. O

He O
did O
this O
with O
his O
death O
on O
the O
cross O
. O

Christ O
came O
and O
brought O
the O
message O
of O
peace O
to O
you O
non-Jews O
who O
were O
far O
away O
from O
God O
. O

And O
he O
brought O
that O
message O
of O
peace O
to O
those O
who O
were O
near O
to O
God O
. O

Yes O
, O
through O
Christ O
we O
all O
have O
the O
right O
to O
come O
to O
the O
Father O
in O
one O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

So O
now O
you O
non-Jewish O
people O
are O
not O
visitors O
or O
strangers O
, O
but O
you O
are O
citizens O
together O
with O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
. O

You O
belong O
to O
God O
's O
family O
. O

You O
believers O
are O
like O
a O
building O
that O
God O
owns O
. O

That O
building O
was O
built O
on O
the O
foundation O
that O
the O
apostles O
and O
prophets O
prepared O
. O

Christ O
Jesus O
himself O
is O
the O
most O
important O
stone O
in O
that O
building O
. O

The O
whole O
building O
is O
joined O
together O
in O
Christ O
, O
and O
he O
makes O
it O
grow O
and O
become O
a O
holy O
temple O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

And O
in O
Christ O
you O
are O
being O
built O
together O
with O
his O
other O
people O
. O

You O
are O
being O
made O
into O
a O
place O
where O
God O
lives O
through O
the O
Spirit O
. O

So O
I O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
am O
a O
prisoner O
because O
I O
serve O
Christ O
Jesus O
for O
you O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

Surely O
you O
know O
that O
God O
gave O
me O
this O
work O
through O
his O
grace O
to O
help O
you O
. O

God O
let O
me O
know O
his O
secret O
plan O
by O
showing O
it O
to O
me O
. O

I O
have O
already O
written O
a O
little O
about O
this O
. O

And O
if O
you O
read O
what O
I O
wrote O
, O
you O
can O
see O
that O
I O
understand O
the O
secret O
truth O
about O
Christ O
. O

People O
who O
lived O
in O
other O
times O
were O
not O
told O
that O
secret O
truth O
. O

But O
now O
, O
through O
the O
Spirit O
, O
God O
has O
made O
it O
known O
to O
his O
holy O
apostles O
and O
prophets O
. O

And O
this O
is O
the O
secret O
truth O
: O
that O
by O
hearing O
the O
Good O
News O
, O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
will O
share O
with O
the O
Jews O
in O
the O
blessings O
God O
has O
for O
his O
people O
. O

They O
are O
part O
of O
the O
same O
body O
, O
and O
they O
share O
in O
the O
promise O
God O
made O
through O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

By O
God O
's O
special O
gift O
of O
grace O
, O
I O
became O
a O
servant O
to O
tell O
that O
Good O
News O
. O

He O
gave O
me O
that O
grace O
by O
using O
his O
power O
. O

I O
am O
the O
least O
important O
of O
all O
God O
's O
people O
. O

But O
he O
gave O
me O
this O
gift O
-- O
to O
tell O
the O
non-Jewish O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
about O
the O
riches O
Christ O
has O
. O

These O
riches O
are O
too O
great O
to O
understand O
fully O
. O

And O
God O
gave O
me O
the O
work O
of O
telling O
all O
people O
about O
the O
plan O
for O
his O
secret O
truth O
. O

That O
secret O
truth O
has O
been O
hidden O
in O
him O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
time O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
created O
everything O
. O

His O
purpose O
was O
that O
all O
the O
rulers O
and O
powers O
in O
the O
heavenly O
places O
will O
now O
know O
the O
many O
different O
ways O
he O
shows O
his O
wisdom O
. O

They O
will O
know O
this O
because O
of O
the O
church O
. O

This O
agrees O
with O
the O
plan O
God O
had O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
time O
. O

He O
did O
what O
he O
planned O
, O
and O
he O
did O
it O
through O
Christ O
Jesus O
our O
Lord O
. O

In O
Christ O
we O
come O
before O
God O
with O
freedom O
and O
without O
fear O
. O

We O
can O
do O
this O
because O
of O
our O
faith O
in O
Christ O
. O

So O
I O
ask O
you O
not O
to O
be O
discouraged O
because O
of O
what O
is O
happening O
to O
me O
. O

My O
sufferings O
are O
for O
your O
benefit O
-- O
for O
your O
honor O
and O
glory O
. O

So O
I O
bow O
in O
prayer O
before O
the O
Father O
. O

Every O
family O
in O
heaven O
and O
on O
earth O
gets O
its O
true O
name O
from O
him O
. O

I O
ask O
the O
Father O
with O
his O
great O
glory O
to O
give O
you O
the O
power O
to O
be O
strong O
in O
your O
spirits O
. O

He O
will O
give O
you O
that O
strength O
through O
his O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

I O
pray O
that O
Christ O
will O
live O
in O
your O
hearts O
because O
of O
your O
faith O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
your O
life O
will O
be O
strong O
in O
love O
and O
be O
built O
on O
love O
. O

And O
I O
pray O
that O
you O
and O
all O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
will O
have O
the O
power O
to O
understand O
the O
greatness O
of O
Christ O
's O
love O
-- O
how O
wide O
, O
how O
long O
, O
how O
high O
, O
and O
how O
deep O
that O
love O
is O
. O

Christ O
's O
love O
is O
greater O
than O
anyone O
can O
ever O
know O
, O
but O
I O
pray O
that O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
know O
that O
love O
. O

Then O
you O
can O
be O
filled O
with O
everything O
God O
has O
for O
you O
. O

With O
God O
's O
power O
working O
in O
us O
, O
he O
can O
do O
much O
, O
much O
more O
than O
anything O
we O
can O
ask O
or O
think O
of O
. O

To O
him O
be O
glory O
in O
the O
church O
and O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
for O
all O
time O
, O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

Amen O
. O

You O
are O
God O
's O
dear O
children O
, O
so O
try O
to O
be O
like O
him O
. O

Live O
a O
life O
of O
love O
. O

Love O
others O
just O
as O
Christ O
loved O
us O
. O

He O
gave O
himself O
for O
us O
-- O
a O
sweet O
- O
smelling O
offering O
and O
sacrifice O
to O
God O
. O

But O
there O
must O
be O
no O
sexual O
sin O
among O
you O
. O

There O
must O
not O
be O
any O
kind O
of O
evil O
or O
selfishly O
wanting O
more O
and O
more O
, O
because O
such O
things O
are O
not O
right O
for O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
. O

Also O
, O
there O
must O
be O
no O
evil O
talk O
among O
you O
. O

Do O
n't O
say O
things O
that O
are O
foolish O
or O
filthy O
. O

These O
are O
not O
for O
you O
. O

But O
you O
should O
be O
giving O
thanks O
to O
God O
. O

You O
can O
be O
sure O
of O
this O
: O
No O
one O
will O
have O
a O
place O
in O
the O
kingdom O
of O
Christ O
and O
of O
God O
if O
that O
person O
commits O
sexual O
sins O
, O
or O
does O
evil O
things O
, O
or O
is O
a O
person O
who O
selfishly O
wants O
more O
and O
more O
. O

A O
greedy O
person O
like O
that O
is O
serving O
a O
false O
god O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
anyone O
fool O
you O
with O
words O
that O
are O
not O
true O
. O

God O
gets O
very O
angry O
when O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
obey O
him O
talk O
like O
that O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
have O
anything O
to O
do O
with O
them O
. O

In O
the O
past O
you O
were O
full O
of O
darkness O
, O
but O
now O
you O
are O
full O
of O
light O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

So O
live O
like O
children O
who O
belong O
to O
the O
light O
. O

This O
light O
produces O
every O
kind O
of O
goodness O
, O
right O
living O
, O
and O
truth O
. O

Try O
to O
learn O
what O
pleases O
the O
Lord O
. O

Have O
no O
part O
in O
the O
things O
that O
people O
in O
darkness O
do O
, O
which O
produce O
nothing O
good O
. O

Instead O
, O
tell O
everyone O
how O
wrong O
those O
things O
are O
. O

It O
is O
really O
very O
shameful O
to O
even O
talk O
about O
the O
things O
those O
people O
do O
in O
secret O
. O

But O
the O
light O
makes O
clear O
how O
wrong O
those O
things O
are O
. O

Yes O
, O
everything O
is O
made O
clear O
by O
the O
light O
. O

This O
is O
why O
we O
say O
, O
`` O
Wake O
up O
, O
you O
who O
are O
sleeping O
! O

Rise O
from O
death O
, O
and O
Christ O
will O
shine O
on O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
be O
very O
careful O
how O
you O
live O
. O

Live O
wisely O
, O
not O
like O
fools O
. O

I O
mean O
that O
you O
should O
use O
every O
opportunity O
you O
have O
for O
doing O
good O
, O
because O
these O
are O
evil O
times O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
be O
foolish O
with O
your O
lives O
, O
but O
learn O
what O
the O
Lord O
wants O
you O
to O
do O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
drunk O
with O
wine O
, O
which O
will O
ruin O
your O
life O
, O
but O
be O
filled O
with O
the O
Spirit O
. O

Encourage O
each O
other O
with O
psalms O
, O
hymns O
, O
and O
spiritual O
songs O
. O

Sing O
and O
make O
music O
in O
your O
hearts O
to O
the O
Lord O
. O

Always O
give O
thanks O
to O
God O
the O
Father O
for O
everything O
in O
the O
name O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Be O
willing O
to O
serve O
each O
other O
out O
of O
respect O
for O
Christ O
. O

Wives O
, O
be O
willing O
to O
serve O
your O
husbands O
the O
same O
as O
the O
Lord O
. O

A O
husband O
is O
the O
head O
of O
his O
wife O
, O
just O
as O
Christ O
is O
the O
head O
of O
the O
church O
. O

Christ O
is O
the O
Savior B-PERSON
of O
the O
church O
, O
which O
is O
his O
body O
. O

The O
church O
serves O
under O
Christ O
, O
so O
it O
is O
the O
same O
with O
you O
wives O
. O

You O
should O
be O
willing O
to O
serve O
your O
husbands O
in O
everything O
. O

Husbands O
, O
love O
your O
wives O
the O
same O
as O
Christ O
loved O
the O
church O
and O
gave O
his O
life O
for O
it O
. O

He O
died O
to O
make O
the O
church O
holy O
. O

He O
used O
the O
telling O
of O
the O
Good O
News O
to O
make O
the O
church O
clean O
by O
washing O
it O
with O
water O
. O

Christ O
died O
so O
that O
he O
could O
give O
the O
church O
to O
himself O
like O
a O
bride O
in O
all O
her O
beauty O
. O

He O
died O
so O
that O
the O
church O
could O
be O
holy O
and O
without O
fault O
, O
with O
no O
evil O
or O
sin O
or O
any O
other O
thing O
wrong O
in O
it O
. O

And O
husbands O
should O
love O
their O
wives O
like O
that O
. O

They O
should O
love O
their O
wives O
as O
they O
love O
their O
own O
bodies O
. O

The O
man O
who O
loves O
his O
wife O
loves O
himself O
, O
because O
no O
one O
ever O
hates O
his O
own O
body O
, O
but O
feeds O
and O
takes O
care O
of O
it O
. O

And O
that O
is O
what O
Christ O
does O
for O
the O
church O
because O
we O
are O
parts O
of O
his O
body O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
That O
is O
why O
a O
man O
will O
leave O
his O
father O
and O
mother O
and O
join O
his O
wife O
, O
and O
the O
two O
people O
will O
become O
one O
. O
'' O

That O
secret O
truth O
is O
very O
important O
-- O
I O
am O
talking O
about O
Christ O
and O
the O
church O
. O

But O
each O
one O
of O
you O
must O
love O
his O
wife O
as O
he O
loves O
himself O
. O

And O
a O
wife O
must O
respect O
her O
husband O
. O

So O
, O
as O
a O
prisoner O
for O
the O
Lord O
, O
I O
beg O
you O
to O
live O
the O
way O
God O
's O
people O
should O
live O
, O
because O
he O
chose O
you O
to O
be O
his O
. O

Always O
be O
humble O
and O
gentle O
. O

Be O
patient O
and O
accept O
each O
other O
with O
love O
. O

You O
are O
joined O
together O
with O
peace O
through O
the O
Spirit O
. O

Do O
all O
you O
can O
to O
continue O
as O
you O
are O
, O
letting O
peace O
hold O
you O
together O
. O

There O
is O
one O
body O
and O
one O
Spirit B-ORG
, O
and O
God O
chose O
you O
to O
have O
one O
hope O
. O

There O
is O
one O
Lord O
, O
one O
faith O
, O
and O
one O
baptism O
. O

There O
is O
one O
God O
and O
Father O
of O
us O
all O
, O
who O
rules O
over O
everyone O
. O

He O
works O
through O
all O
of O
us O
and O
in O
all O
of O
us O
. O

Christ O
gave O
each O
one O
of O
us O
a O
special O
gift O
. O

Everyone O
received O
what O
he O
wanted O
to O
give O
them O
. O

That O
is O
why O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
He O
went O
up O
high O
into O
the O
sky O
; O
he O
took O
prisoners O
with O
him O
, O
and O
he O
gave O
gifts O
to O
people O
. O
'' O

When O
it O
says O
, O
`` O
He O
went O
up O
, O
'' O
what O
does O
it O
mean O
? O

It O
means O
that O
he O
first O
came O
down O
low O
to O
earth O
. O

So O
Christ O
came O
down O
, O
and O
he O
is O
the O
same O
one O
who O
went O
up O
. O

He O
went O
up O
above O
the O
highest O
heaven O
in O
order O
to O
fill O
everything O
with O
himself O
. O

And O
that O
same O
Christ O
gave O
these O
gifts O
to O
people O
: O
He O
made O
some O
to O
be O
apostles O
, O
some O
to O
be O
prophets O
, O
some O
to O
go O
and O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
, O
and O
some O
to O
care O
for O
and O
teach O
God O
's O
people O
. O

Christ O
gave O
these O
gifts O
to O
prepare O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
for O
the O
work O
of O
serving O
, O
to O
make O
the O
body O
of O
Christ O
stronger O
. O

This O
work O
must O
continue O
until O
we O
are O
all O
joined O
together O
in O
what O
we O
believe O
and O
in O
what O
we O
know O
about O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O

Our O
goal O
is O
to O
become O
like O
a O
full O
- O
grown O
man O
-- O
to O
look O
just O
like O
Christ O
and O
have O
all O
his O
perfection O
. O

Then O
we O
will O
no O
longer O
be O
like O
babies O
. O

We O
will O
not O
be O
people O
who O
are O
always O
changing O
like O
a O
ship O
that O
the O
waves O
carry O
one O
way O
and O
then O
another O
. O

We O
will O
not O
be O
influenced O
by O
every O
new O
teaching O
we O
hear O
from O
people O
who O
are O
trying O
to O
deceive O
us O
-- O
those O
who O
make O
clever O
plans O
and O
use O
every O
kind O
of O
trick O
to O
fool O
others O
into O
following O
the O
wrong O
way O
. O

No O
, O
we O
will O
speak O
the O
truth O
with O
love O
. O

We O
will O
grow O
to O
be O
like O
Christ O
in O
every O
way O
. O

He O
is O
the O
head O
, O
and O
the O
whole O
body O
depends O
on O
him O
. O

All O
the O
parts O
of O
the O
body O
are O
joined O
and O
held O
together O
, O
with O
each O
part O
doing O
its O
own O
work O
. O

This O
causes O
the O
whole O
body O
to O
grow O
and O
to O
be O
stronger O
in O
love O
. O

I O
have O
something O
from O
the O
Lord O
to O
tell O
you O
. O

I O
warn O
you O
: O
Do O
n't O
continue O
living O
like O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
believe O
. O

Their O
thoughts O
are O
worth O
nothing O
. O

They O
have O
no O
understanding O
, O
and O
they O
know O
nothing O
because O
they O
refuse O
to O
listen O
. O

So O
they O
can O
not O
have O
the O
life O
that O
God O
gives O
. O

They O
have O
lost O
their O
feeling O
of O
shame O
and O
use O
their O
lives O
to O
do O
what O
is O
morally O
wrong O
. O

More O
and O
more O
they O
want O
to O
do O
all O
kinds O
of O
evil O
. O

But O
that O
way O
of O
life O
is O
nothing O
like O
what O
you O
learned O
when O
you O
came O
to O
know O
Christ O
. O

I O
know O
that O
you O
heard O
about O
him O
, O
and O
in O
him O
you O
were O
taught O
the O
truth O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
truth O
is O
in O
Jesus O
. O

You O
were O
taught O
to O
leave O
your O
old O
self O
. O

This O
means O
that O
you O
must O
stop O
living O
the O
evil O
way O
you O
lived O
before O
. O

That O
old O
self O
gets O
worse O
and O
worse O
, O
because O
people O
are O
fooled O
by O
the O
evil O
they O
want O
to O
do O
. O

You O
must O
be O
made O
new O
in O
your O
hearts O
and O
in O
your O
thinking O
. O

Be O
that O
new O
person O
who O
was O
made O
to O
be O
like O
God O
, O
truly O
good O
and O
pleasing O
to O
him O
. O

So O
you O
must O
stop O
telling O
lies O
. O

`` O
You O
must O
always O
speak O
the O
truth O
to O
each O
other O
, O
'' O
because O
we O
all O
belong O
to O
each O
other O
in O
the O
same O
body O
. O

`` O
When O
you O
are O
angry O
, O
do O
n't O
let O
that O
anger O
make O
you O
sin O
, O
'' O
and O
do O
n't O
stay O
angry O
all O
day O
. O

Do O
n't O
give O
the O
devil O
a O
way O
to O
defeat O
you O
. O

Whoever O
has O
been O
stealing O
must O
stop O
it O
and O
start O
working O
. O

They O
must O
use O
their O
hands O
for O
doing O
something O
good O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
have O
something O
to O
share O
with O
those O
who O
are O
poor O
. O

When O
you O
talk O
, O
do O
n't O
say O
anything O
bad O
. O

But O
say O
the O
good O
things O
that O
people O
need O
-- O
whatever O
will O
help O
them O
grow O
stronger O
. O

Then O
what O
you O
say O
will O
be O
a O
blessing O
to O
those O
who O
hear O
you O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
make O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
sad O
. O

God O
gave O
you O
his O
Spirit B-ORG
as O
proof O
that O
you O
belong O
to O
him O
and O
that O
he O
will O
keep O
you O
safe O
until O
the O
day O
he O
makes O
you O
free O
. O

Never O
be O
bitter O
, O
angry O
, O
or O
mad O
. O

Never O
shout O
angrily O
or O
say O
things O
to O
hurt O
others O
. O

Never O
do O
anything O
evil O
. O

Be O
kind O
and O
loving O
to O
each O
other O
. O

Forgive O
each O
other O
the O
same O
as O
God O
forgave O
you O
through O
Christ O
. O

In O
the O
past O
God O
spoke O
to O
our O
people O
through O
the O
prophets O
. O

He O
spoke O
to O
them O
many O
times O
and O
in O
many O
different O
ways O
. O

And O
now O
in O
these O
last O
days O
, O
God O
has O
spoken O
to O
us O
again O
through O
his O
Son O
. O

He O
made O
the O
whole O
world O
through O
his O
Son O
. O

And O
he O
has O
chosen O
his O
Son O
to O
have O
all O
things O
. O

The O
Son O
shows O
the O
glory O
of O
God O
. O

He O
is O
a O
perfect O
copy O
of O
God O
's O
nature O
, O
and O
he O
holds O
everything O
together O
by O
his O
powerful O
command O
. O

The O
Son O
made O
people O
clean O
from O
their O
sins O
. O

Then O
he O
sat O
down O
at O
the O
right O
side O
of O
God O
, O
the O
Great O
One O
in O
heaven O
. O

The O
Son O
became O
much O
greater O
than O
the O
angels O
, O
and O
God O
gave O
him O
a O
name O
that O
is O
much O
greater O
than O
any O
of O
their O
names O
. O

God O
never O
said O
this O
to O
any O
of O
the O
angels O
: O
`` O
You O
are O
my O
Son O
. O

Today O
I O
have O
become O
your O
Father O
. O
'' O

God O
also O
never O
said O
about O
an O
angel O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
be O
his O
Father O
, O
and O
he O
will O
be O
my O
son O
. O
'' O

And O
then O
, O
when O
God O
sent O
his O
firstborn O
Son O
into O
the O
world O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
all O
God O
's O
angels O
worship O
the O
Son O
. O
'' O

This O
is O
what O
God O
said O
about O
the O
angels O
: O
`` O
He O
changes O
his O
angels O
into O
winds O
and O
his O
servants O
into O
flaming O
fire O
. O
'' O

But O
this O
is O
what O
he O
said O
about O
his O
Son O
: O
`` O
God O
your O
kingdom O
will O
last O
forever O
and O
ever O
. O

You O
use O
your O
authority O
for O
justice O
. O

You O
love O
what O
is O
right O
and O
hate O
what O
is O
wrong O
. O

So O
God O
, O
your O
God O
, O
has O
chosen O
you O
, O
giving O
you O
more O
honor O
and O
joy O
than O
anyone O
like O
you O
. O
'' O

God O
also O
said O
, O
`` O
O O
Lord O
, O
in O
the O
beginning O
you O
made O
the O
earth O
, O
and O
your O
hands O
made O
the O
sky O
. O

These O
things O
will O
disappear O
, O
but O
you O
will O
stay O
. O

They O
will O
all O
wear O
out O
like O
old O
clothes O
. O

You O
will O
fold O
them O
up O
like O
a O
coat O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
changed O
like O
clothes O
. O

But O
you O
never O
change O
, O
and O
your O
life O
will O
never O
end O
. O
'' O

And O
God O
never O
said O
this O
to O
an O
angel O
: O
`` O
Sit O
at O
my O
right O
side O
until O
I O
put O
your O
enemies O
under O
your O
power O
. O
'' O

All O
the O
angels O
are O
spirits O
who O
serve O
God O
and O
are O
sent O
to O
help O
those O
who O
will O
receive O
salvation O
. O

So O
we O
must O
be O
more O
careful O
to O
follow O
what O
we O
were O
taught O
. O

We O
must O
be O
careful O
so O
that O
we O
will O
not O
be O
pulled O
away O
from O
the O
true O
way O
. O

The O
teaching O
that O
God O
spoke O
through O
angels O
was O
shown O
to O
be O
true O
. O

And O
every O
time O
his O
people O
did O
something O
against O
that O
teaching O
, O
they O
were O
punished O
for O
what O
they O
did O
. O

They O
were O
punished O
when O
they O
did O
not O
obey O
that O
teaching O
. O

So O
surely O
we O
also O
will O
be O
punished O
if O
we O
do O
n't O
pay O
attention O
to O
the O
salvation O
we O
have O
that O
is O
so O
great O
. O

It O
was O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
who O
first O
told O
people O
about O
it O
. O

And O
those O
who O
heard O
him O
proved O
to O
us O
that O
it O
is O
true O
. O

God O
also O
proved O
it O
by O
using O
miraculous O
signs O
, O
wonders O
, O
and O
all O
kinds O
of O
miracles O
. O

And O
he O
proved O
it O
by O
giving O
people O
various O
gifts O
through O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
in O
just O
the O
way O
he O
wanted O
. O

God O
did O
not O
choose O
angels O
to O
be O
the O
rulers O
over O
the O
new O
world O
that O
was O
coming O
. O

That O
future O
world O
is O
the O
world O
we O
have O
been O
talking O
about O
. O

It O
is O
written O
some O
place O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
, O
`` O
Why O
are O
people O
so O
important O
to O
you O
? O

Why O
do O
you O
even O
think O
about O
them O
? O

Why O
do O
you O
care O
about O
the O
son O
of O
man O
? O

Is O
he O
so O
important O
? O

For O
a O
short O
time O
you O
made O
him O
lower O
than O
the O
angels O
. O

You O
crowned O
him O
with O
glory O
and O
honor O
. O

You O
put O
everything O
under O
his O
control O
. O
'' O

If O
God O
put O
everything O
under O
his O
control O
, O
then O
there O
was O
nothing O
left O
that O
he O
did O
not O
rule O
. O

But O
we O
do O
n't O
yet O
see O
him O
ruling O
over O
everything O
. O

For O
a O
short O
time O
Jesus O
was O
made O
lower O
than O
the O
angels O
, O
but O
now O
we O
see O
him O
wearing O
a O
crown O
of O
glory O
and O
honor O
because O
he O
suffered O
and O
died O
. O

Because O
of O
God O
's O
grace O
, O
Jesus O
died O
for O
everyone O
. O

God O
-- O
the O
one O
who O
made O
all O
things O
and O
for O
whose O
glory O
all O
things O
exist O
-- O
wanted O
many O
people O
to O
be O
his O
children O
and O
share O
his O
glory O
. O

So O
he O
did O
what O
he O
needed O
to O
do O
. O

He O
made O
perfect O
the O
one O
who O
leads O
those O
people O
to O
salvation O
. O

He O
made O
Jesus O
a O
perfect O
Savior B-PERSON
through O
his O
suffering O
. O

Jesus O
, O
the O
one O
who O
makes O
people O
holy O
, O
and O
those O
who O
are O
made O
holy O
are O
from O
the O
same O
family O
. O

So O
he O
is O
not O
ashamed O
to O
call O
them O
his O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
. O

He O
says O
, O
`` O
God O
, O
I O
will O
tell O
my O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
about O
you O
. O

Before O
all O
your O
people O
I O
will O
sing O
your O
praises O
. O
'' O

He O
also O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
trust O
in O
God O
. O
'' O

And O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
here O
, O
and O
with O
me O
are O
the O
children O
God O
has O
given O
me O
. O
'' O

These O
children O
are O
people O
with O
physical O
bodies O
. O

So O
Jesus O
himself O
became O
like O
them O
and O
had O
the O
same O
experiences O
they O
have O
. O

Jesus O
did O
this O
so O
that O
, O
by O
dying O
, O
he O
could O
destroy O
the O
one O
who O
has O
the O
power O
of O
death O
-- O
the O
devil O
. O

Jesus O
became O
like O
these O
people O
and O
died O
so O
that O
he O
could O
free O
them O
. O

They O
were O
like O
slaves O
all O
their O
lives O
because O
of O
their O
fear O
of O
death O
. O

Clearly O
, O
it O
is O
not O
angels O
that O
Jesus O
helps O
. O

He O
helps O
the O
people O
who O
are O
from O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

For O
this O
reason O
, O
Jesus O
had O
to O
be O
made O
like O
us O
, O
his O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
in O
every O
way O
. O

He O
became O
like O
people O
so O
that O
he O
could O
be O
their O
merciful O
and O
faithful O
high O
priest O
in O
service O
to O
God O
. O

Then O
he O
could O
bring O
forgiveness O
for O
the O
people O
's O
sins O
. O

And O
now O
he O
can O
help O
those O
who O
are O
tempted O
. O

He O
is O
able O
to O
help O
because O
he O
himself O
suffered O
and O
was O
tempted O
. O

Every O
Jewish O
high O
priest O
is O
chosen O
from O
among O
men O
. O

That O
priest O
is O
given O
the O
work O
of O
helping O
people O
with O
the O
things O
they O
must O
do O
for O
God O
. O

He O
must O
offer O
to O
God O
gifts O
and O
sacrifices O
for O
sins O
. O

The O
high O
priest O
has O
his O
own O
weaknesses O
. O

So O
he O
is O
able O
to O
be O
gentle O
with O
those O
who O
do O
wrong O
out O
of O
ignorance O
. O

He O
offers O
sacrifices O
for O
their O
sins O
, O
but O
he O
must O
also O
offer O
sacrifices O
for O
his O
own O
sins O
. O

To O
be O
a O
high O
priest O
is O
an O
honor O
. O

But O
no O
one O
chooses O
himself O
for O
this O
work O
. O

That O
person O
must O
be O
chosen O
by O
God O
just O
as O
Aaron B-PERSON
was O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
Christ O
. O

He O
did O
not O
choose O
himself O
to O
have O
the O
honor O
of O
becoming O
a O
high O
priest O
. O

But O
God O
chose O
him O
. O

God O
said O
to O
Christ O
, O
`` O
You O
are O
my O
Son O
. O

Today O
I O
have O
become O
your O
Father O
. O
'' O

And O
in O
another O
part O
of O
the O
Scriptures O
God O
says O
, O
`` O

You O
are O
a O
priest O
forever O
-- O
the O
kind O
of O
priest O
Melchizedek O
was O
. O
'' O

While O
Christ O
lived O
on O
earth O
he O
prayed O
to O
God O
, O
asking O
for O
help O
from O
the O
one O
who O
could O
save O
him O
from O
death O
. O

He O
prayed O
to O
God O
with O
loud O
cries O
and O
tears O
. O

And O
his O
prayers O
were O
answered O
because O
of O
his O
great O
respect O
for O
God O
. O

Jesus O
was O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
, O
but O
he O
still O
suffered O
, O
and O
through O
his O
sufferings O
he O
learned O
to O
obey O
whatever O
God O
says O
. O

This O
made O
him O
the O
perfect O
high O
priest O
, O
who O
provides O
the O
way O
for O
everyone O
who O
obeys O
him O
to O
be O
saved O
forever O
. O

God O
made O
him O
high O
priest O
, O
just O
like O
Melchizedek O
. O

We O
have O
many O
things O
to O
tell O
you O
about O
this O
. O

But O
it O
is O
hard O
to O
explain O
because O
you O
have O
stopped O
trying O
to O
understand O
. O

You O
have O
had O
enough O
time O
that O
by O
now O
you O
should O
be O
teachers O
. O

But O
you O
need O
someone O
to O
teach O
you O
again O
the O
first O
lessons O
of O
God O
's O
teaching O
. O

You O
still O
need O
the O
teaching O
that O
is O
like O
milk O
. O

You O
are O
not O
ready O
for O
solid O
food O
. O

Anyone O
who O
lives O
on O
milk O
is O
still O
a O
baby O
and O
is O
not O
able O
to O
understand O
much O
about O
living O
right O
. O

But O
solid O
food O
is O
for O
people O
who O
have O
grown O
up O
. O
> O

From O
their O
experience O
they O
have O
learned O
to O
see O
the O
difference O
between O
good O
and O
evil O
. O

Melchizedek O
was O
the O
king O
of O
Salem B-GPE
and O
a O
priest O
for O
God O
the O
Most O
High O
. O

He O
met O
Abraham B-PERSON
when O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
coming O
back O
after O
defeating O
the O
kings O
. O

That O
day O
Melchizedek O
blessed O
him O
. O

Then O
Abraham B-PERSON
gave O
him O
a O
tenth O
of O
everything O
he O
had O
. O

The O
name O
Melchizedek O
, O
king O
of O
Salem B-GPE
, O
has O
two O
meanings O
. O

First O
, O
Melchizedek O
means O
`` O
king O
of O
justice O
. O
'' O

And O
`` O
king O
of O
Salem B-GPE
'' O
means O
`` O
king O
of O
peace O
. O
'' O

No O
one O
knows O
who O
his O
father O
or O
mother O
was O
or O
where O
he O
came O
from O
. O

And O
no O
one O
knows O
when O
he O
was O
born O
or O
when O
he O
died O
. O

Melchizedek O
is O
like O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
in O
that O
he O
will O
always O
be O
a O
priest O
. O

You O
can O
see O
that O
Melchizedek O
was O
very O
great O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
, O
our O
great O
ancestor O
, O
gave O
him O
a O
tenth O
of O
everything O
he O
won O
in O
battle O
. O

Now O
the O
law O
says O
that O
those O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Levi O
who O
become O
priests O
must O
get O
a O
tenth O
from O
their O
own O
people O
, O
even O
though O
they O
and O
their O
people O
are O
both O
from O
the O
family O
of O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

Melchizedek O
was O
not O
even O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Levi O
, O
but O
Abraham B-PERSON
gave O
him O
a O
tenth O
of O
what O
he O
had O
. O

And O
Melchizedek O
blessed O
Abraham B-PERSON
-- O
the O
one O
who O
had O
God O
's O
promises O
. O

And O
everyone O
knows O
that O
the O
more O
important O
person O
always O
blesses O
the O
less O
important O
person O
. O

Those O
priests O
get O
a O
tenth O
, O
but O
they O
are O
only O
men O
who O
live O
and O
then O
die O
. O

But O
Melchizedek O
, O
who O
got O
a O
tenth O
from O
Abraham B-PERSON
, O
continues O
to O
live O
, O
as O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
. O

Now O
those O
from O
the O
family O
of O
Levi O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
get O
a O
tenth O
from O
the O
people O
. O

But O
we O
can O
say O
that O
when O
Abraham B-PERSON
paid O
Melchizedek O
a O
tenth O
, O
then O
Levi O
also O
paid O
it O
. O

Levi O
was O
not O
yet O
born O
, O
but O
he O
already O
existed O
in O
his O
ancestor O
Abraham B-PERSON
when O
Melchizedek O
met O
him O
. O

The O
people O
were O
given O
the O
law O
under O
the O
system O
of O
priests O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Levi O
. O

But O
no O
one O
could O
be O
made O
spiritually O
perfect O
through O
that O
system O
of O
priests O
. O

So O
there O
was O
a O
need O
for O
another O
priest O
to O
come O
. O

I O
mean O
a O
priest O
like O
Melchizedek O
, O
not O
Aaron B-PERSON
. O

And O
when O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
priest O
comes O
, O
then O
the O
law O
must O
be O
changed O
too O
. O

We O
are O
talking O
about O
our O
Lord O
Christ O
, O
who O
belonged O
to O
a O
different O
tribe O
. O

No O
one O
from O
that O
tribe O
ever O
served O
as O
a O
priest O
at O
the O
altar O
. O

It O
is O
clear O
that O
Christ O
came O
from O
the O
tribe O
of O
Judah O
. O

And O
Moses O
said O
nothing O
about O
priests O
belonging O
to O
that O
tribe O
. O

And O
these O
things O
become O
even O
clearer O
when O
we O
see O
that O
another O
priest O
has O
come O
who O
is O
like O
Melchizedek O
. O

He O
was O
made O
a O
priest O
, O
but O
not O
because O
he O
met O
the O
requirement O
of O
being O
born O
into O
the O
right O
family O
. O

He O
became O
a O
priest O
by O
the O
power O
of O
a O
life O
that O
will O
never O
end O
. O

This O
is O
what O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
about O
him O
: O
`` O
You O
are O
a O
priest O
forever O
-- O
the O
kind O
of O
priest O
Melchizedek O
was O
. O
'' O

The O
old O
rule O
is O
now O
ended O
because O
it O
was O
weak O
and O
worthless O
. O

The O
Law O
of O
Moses O
could O
not O
make O
anything O
perfect O
. O

But O
now O
a O
better O
hope O
has O
been O
given O
to O
us O
. O

And O
with O
that O
hope O
we O
can O
come O
near O
to O
God O
. O

Also O
, O
it O
is O
important O
that O
God O
made O
a O
promise O
with O
an O
oath O
when O
he O
made O
Jesus O
high O
priest O
. O

When O
those O
other O
men O
became O
priests O
, O
there O
was O
no O
oath O
. O

But O
Christ O
became O
a O
priest O
with O
God O
's O
oath O
. O

God O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
has O
made O
a O
promise O
with O
an O
oath O
and O
will O
not O
change O
his O
mind O
: O
' O
You O
are O
a O
priest O
forever O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
this O
means O
that O
Jesus O
is O
the O
guarantee O
of O
a O
better O
agreement O
from O
God O
to O
his O
people O
. O

Also O
, O
when O
one O
of O
those O
other O
priests O
died O
, O
he O
could O
not O
continue O
being O
a O
priest O
. O

So O
there O
were O
many O
of O
those O
priests O
. O

But O
Jesus O
lives O
forever O
. O

He O
will O
never O
stop O
serving O
as O
a O
priest O
. O

So O
Christ O
can O
save O
those O
who O
come O
to O
God O
through O
him O
. O

Christ O
can O
do O
this O
forever O
, O
because O
he O
always O
lives O
and O
is O
ready O
to O
help O
people O
when O
they O
come O
before O
God O
. O

So O
Jesus O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
high O
priest O
we O
need O
. O

He O
is O
holy O
. O

He O
has O
no O
sin O
in O
him O
. O

He O
is O
pure O
and O
not O
influenced O
by O
sinners O
. O

And O
he O
is O
raised O
above O
the O
heavens O
. O

He O
is O
not O
like O
those O
other O
priests O
. O

They O
had O
to O
offer O
sacrifices O
every O
day O
, O
first O
for O
their O
own O
sins O
, O
and O
then O
for O
the O
sins O
of O
the O
people O
. O

But O
Jesus O
does O
n't O
need O
to O
do O
that O
. O

He O
offered O
only O
one O
sacrifice O
for O
all O
time O
. O

He O
offered O
himself O
. O

The O
law O
chooses O
high O
priests O
who O
are O
men O
and O
have O
the O
same O
weaknesses O
that O
all O
people O
have O
. O

But O
after O
the O
law O
, O
God O
spoke O
the O
oath O
that O
made O
his O
Son O
high O
priest O
. O

And O
that O
Son O
, O
made O
perfect O
through O
suffering O
, O
will O
serve O
forever O
. O

We O
have O
all O
these O
great O
people O
around O
us O
as O
examples O
. O

Their O
lives O
tell O
us O
what O
faith O
means O
. O

So O
we O
, O
too O
, O
should O
run O
the O
race O
that O
is O
before O
us O
and O
never O
quit O
. O

We O
should O
remove O
from O
our O
lives O
anything O
that O
would O
slow O
us O
down O
and O
the O
sin O
that O
so O
often O
makes O
us O
fall O
. O

We O
must O
never O
stop O
looking O
to O
Jesus O
. O

He O
is O
the O
leader O
of O
our O
faith O
, O
and O
he O
is O
the O
one O
who O
makes O
our O
faith O
complete O
. O

He O
suffered O
death O
on O
a O
cross O
. O

But O
he O
accepted O
the O
shame O
of O
the O
cross O
as O
if O
it O
were O
nothing O
because O
of O
the O
joy O
he O
could O
see O
waiting O
for O
him O
. O

And O
now O
he O
is O
sitting O
at O
the O
right O
side O
of O
God O
's O
throne O
. O

Think O
about O
Jesus O
. O

He O
patiently O
endured O
the O
angry O
insults O
that O
sinful O
people O
were O
shouting O
at O
him O
. O

Think O
about O
him O
so O
that O
you O
wo O
n't O
get O
discouraged O
and O
stop O
trying O
. O

You O
are O
struggling O
against O
sin O
, O
but O
you O
have O
not O
had O
to O
give O
up O
your O
life O
for O
the O
cause O
. O

You O
are O
children O
of O
God O
, O
and O
he O
speaks O
words O
of O
comfort O
to O
you O
. O

You O
have O
forgotten O
these O
words O
: O
`` O
My O
child O
, O
do O
n't O
think O
the O
Lord O
's O
discipline O
is O
worth O
nothing O
, O
and O
do O
n't O
stop O
trying O
when O
he O
corrects O
you O
. O

The O
Lord O
disciplines O
everyone O
he O
loves O
; O
and O
he O
punishes O
everyone O
he O
accepts O
as O
a O
child O
. O
'' O

So O
accept O
sufferings O
like O
a O
father O
's O
discipline O
. O

God O
does O
these O
things O
to O
you O
like O
a O
father O
correcting O
his O
children O
. O

You O
know O
that O
all O
children O
are O
disciplined O
by O
their O
fathers O
. O

So O
, O
if O
you O
never O
receive O
the O
discipline O
that O
every O
child O
must O
have O
, O
you O
are O
not O
true O
children O
and O
do O
n't O
really O
belong O
to O
God O
. O

We O
have O
all O
had O
fathers O
here O
on O
earth O
who O
corrected O
us O
with O
discipline O
. O

And O
we O
respected O
them O
. O

So O
it O
is O
even O
more O
important O
that O
we O
accept O
discipline O
from O
the O
Father O
of O
our O
spirits O
. O

If O
we O
do O
this O
, O
we O
will O
have O
life O
. O

Our O
fathers O
on O
earth O
disciplined O
us O
for O
a O
short O
time O
in O
the O
way O
they O
thought O
was O
best O
. O

But O
God O
disciplines O
us O
to O
help O
us O
so O
that O
we O
can O
be O
holy O
like O
him O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
enjoy O
discipline O
when O
we O
get O
it O
. O

It O
is O
painful O
. O

But O
later O
, O
after O
we O
have O
learned O
our O
lesson O
from O
it O
, O
we O
will O
enjoy O
the O
peace O
that O
comes O
from O
doing O
what O
is O
right O
. O

You O
have O
become O
weak O
, O
so O
make O
yourselves O
strong O
again O
. O

Live O
in O
the O
right O
way O
so O
that O
you O
will O
be O
saved O
and O
your O
weakness O
will O
not O
cause O
you O
to O
be O
lost O
. O

Try O
to O
live O
in O
peace O
with O
everyone O
. O

And O
try O
to O
keep O
your O
lives O
free O
from O
sin O
. O

Anyone O
whose O
life O
is O
not O
holy O
will O
never O
see O
the O
Lord O
. O

Be O
careful O
that O
no O
one O
fails O
to O
get O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

Be O
careful O
that O
no O
one O
loses O
their O
faith O
and O
becomes O
like O
a O
bitter O
weed O
growing O
among O
you O
. O

Someone O
like O
that O
can O
ruin O
your O
whole O
group O
. O

Be O
careful O
that O
no O
one O
commits O
sexual O
sin O
. O

And O
be O
careful O
that O
no O
one O
is O
like O
Esau O
and O
never O
thinks O
about O
God O
. O

As O
the O
oldest O
son O
, O
Esau O
would O
have O
inherited O
everything O
from O
his O
father O
. O

But O
he O
sold O
all O
that O
for O
a O
single O
meal O
. O

You O
remember O
that O
after O
Esau O
did O
this O
, O
he O
wanted O
to O
get O
his O
father O
's O
blessing O
. O

He O
wanted O
that O
blessing O
so O
much O
that O
he O
cried O
. O

But O
his O
father O
refused O
to O
give O
him O
the O
blessing O
, O
because O
Esau O
could O
find O
no O
way O
to O
change O
what O
he O
had O
done O
. O

You O
have O
not O
come O
to O
a O
place O
that O
can O
be O
seen O
and O
touched O
, O
like O
the O
mountain O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
saw O
, O
which O
was O
burning O
with O
fire O
and O
covered O
with O
darkness O
, O
gloom O
, O
and O
storms O
. O

There O
is O
no O
sound O
of O
a O
trumpet O
or O
a O
voice O
speaking O
words O
like O
those O
they O
heard O
. O

When O
they O
heard O
the O
voice O
, O
they O
begged O
never O
to O
hear O
another O
word O
. O

They O
did O
not O
want O
to O
hear O
the O
command O
: O
`` O
If O
anything O
, O
even O
an O
animal O
, O
touches O
the O
mountain O
, O
it O
must O
be O
killed O
with O
stones O
. O
'' O

What O
they O
saw O
was O
so O
terrible O
that O
Moses O
said O
, O
`` O

I O
am O
shaking O
with O
fear O
. O
'' O

But O
you O
have O
come O
to O
Mount O
Zion O
, O
to O
the O
city O
of O
the O
living O
God O
, O
the O
heavenly O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

You O
have O
come O
to O
a O
place O
where O
thousands O
of O
angels O
have O
gathered O
to O
celebrate O
. O

You O
have O
come O
to O
the O
meeting O
of O
God O
's O
firstborn O
children O
. O

Their O
names O
are O
written O
in O
heaven O
. O

You O
have O
come O
to O
God O
, O
the O
judge O
of O
all O
people O
. O

And O
you O
have O
come O
to O
the O
spirits O
of O
good O
people O
who O
have O
been O
made O
perfect O
. O

You O
have O
come O
to O
Jesus O
-- O
the O
one O
who O
brought O
the O
new O
agreement O
from O
God O
to O
his O
people O
. O

You O
have O
come O
to O
the O
sprinkled O
blood O
that O
tells O
us O
about O
better O
things O
than O
the O
blood O
of O
Abel O
. O

Be O
careful O
and O
do O
n't O
refuse O
to O
listen O
when O
God O
speaks O
. O

Those O
people O
refused O
to O
listen O
to O
him O
when O
he O
warned O
them O
on O
earth O
. O

And O
they O
did O
not O
escape O
. O

Now O
God O
is O
speaking O
from O
heaven O
. O

So O
now O
it O
will O
be O
worse O
for O
those O
who O
refuse O
to O
listen O
to O
him O
. O

When O
he O
spoke O
before O
, O
his O
voice O
shook O
the O
earth O
. O

But O
now O
he O
has O
promised O
, O
`` O
Once O
again O
I O
will O
shake O
the O
earth O
, O
but O
I O
will O
also O
shake O
heaven O
. O
'' O

The O
words O
`` O
once O
again O
'' O
clearly O
show O
us O
that O
everything O
that O
was O
created O
will O
be O
destroyed O
-- O
that O
is O
, O
the O
things O
that O
can O
be O
shaken O
. O

And O
only O
what O
can O
not O
be O
shaken O
will O
remain O
. O

So O
we O
should O
be O
thankful O
because O
we O
have O
a O
kingdom O
that O
can O
not O
be O
shaken O
. O

And O
because O
we O
are O
thankful O
, O
we O
should O
worship O
God O
in O
a O
way O
that O
will O
please O
him O
. O

We O
should O
do O
this O
with O
respect O
and O
fear O
, O
because O
our O
God O
is O
like O
a O
fire O
that O
can O
destroy O
us O
. O

Here O
is O
the O
point O
of O
what O
we O
are O
saying O
: O
We O
have O
a O
high O
priest O
like O
that O
, O
who O
sits O
on O
the O
right O
side O
of O
God O
's O
throne O
in O
heaven O
. O

Our O
high O
priest O
serves O
in O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
. O

He O
serves O
in O
the O
true O
place O
of O
worship O
that O
was O
made O
by O
God O
, O
not O
by O
anyone O
here O
on O
earth O
. O

Every O
high O
priest O
has O
the O
work O
of O
offering O
gifts O
and O
sacrifices O
to O
God O
. O

So O
our O
high O
priest O
must O
also O
offer O
something O
to O
God O
. O

If O
our O
high O
priest O
were O
now O
living O
on O
earth O
, O
he O
would O
not O
be O
a O
priest O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
there O
are O
already O
priests O
here O
who O
follow O
the O
law O
by O
offering O
gifts O
to O
God O
. O

The O
work O
that O
these O
priests O
do O
is O
really O
only O
a O
copy O
and O
a O
shadow O
of O
what O
is O
in O
heaven O
. O

That O
is O
why O
God O
warned O
Moses O
when O
he O
was O
ready O
to O
build O
the O
Holy O
Tent O
: O
`` O
Be O
sure O
to O
make O
everything O
exactly O
like O
the O
pattern O
I O
showed O
you O
on O
the O
mountain O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
work O
that O
has O
been O
given O
to O
Jesus O
is O
much O
greater O
than O
the O
work O
that O
was O
given O
to O
those O
priests O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
the O
new O
agreement O
that O
Jesus O
brought O
from O
God O
to O
his O
people O
is O
much O
greater O
than O
the O
old O
one O
. O

And O
the O
new O
agreement O
is O
based O
on O
better O
promises O
. O

If O
there O
was O
nothing O
wrong O
with O
the O
first O
agreement O
, O
then O
there O
would O
be O
no O
need O
for O
a O
second O
agreement O
. O

But O
God O
found O
something O
wrong O
with O
the O
people O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
time O
is O
coming O
, O
says O
the O
Lord O
, O
when O
I O
will O
give O
a O
new O
agreement O
to O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
to O
the O
people O
of O
Judah O
. O

It O
will O
not O
be O
like O
the O
agreement O
that O
I O
gave O
to O
their O
fathers O
. O

That O
is O
the O
agreement O
I O
gave O
when O
I O
took O
them O
by O
the O
hand O
and O
led O
them O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

They O
did O
not O
continue O
following O
the O
agreement O
I O
gave O
them O
, O
and O
I O
turned O
away O
from O
them O
, O
says O
the O
Lord O
. O

This O
is O
the O
new O
agreement O
I O
will O
give O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

I O
will O
give O
this O
agreement O
in O
the O
future O
, O
says O
the O
Lord O
: O
I O
will O
put O
my O
laws O
in O
their O
minds O
, O
and O
I O
will O
write O
my O
laws O
on O
their O
hearts O
. O

I O
will O
be O
their O
God O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
my O
people O
. O

Never O
again O
will O
anyone O
have O
to O
teach O
their O
neighbors O
or O
their O
family O
to O
know O
the O
Lord O
. O

All O
people O
-- O
the O
greatest O
and O
the O
least O
important O
-- O
will O
know O
me O
. O

And O
I O
will O
forgive O
the O
wrongs O
they O
have O
done O
, O
and O
I O
will O
not O
remember O
their O
sins O
. O
'' O

God O
called O
this O
a O
new O
agreement O
, O
so O
he O
has O
made O
the O
first O
agreement O
old O
. O

And O
anything O
that O
is O
old O
and O
useless O
is O
ready O
to O
disappear O
. O

Faith O
is O
what O
makes O
real O
the O
things O
we O
hope O
for O
. O

It O
is O
proof O
of O
what O
we O
can O
not O
see O
. O

God O
was O
pleased O
with O
the O
people O
who O
lived O
a O
long O
time O
ago O
because O
they O
had O
faith O
like O
this O
. O

Faith O
helps O
us O
understand O
that O
God O
created O
the O
whole O
world O
by O
his O
command O
. O

This O
means O
that O
the O
things O
we O
see O
were O
made O
by O
something O
that O
can O
not O
be O
seen O
. O

Cain O
and O
Abel O
both O
offered O
sacrifices O
to O
God O
. O

But O
Abel O
offered O
a O
better O
sacrifice O
to O
God O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

God O
said O
he O
was O
pleased O
with O
what O
Abel O
offered O
. O

And O
so O
God O
called O
him O
a O
good O
man O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

Abel O
died O
, O
but O
through O
his O
faith O
he O
is O
still O
speaking O
. O

Enoch O
was O
carried O
away O
from O
this O
earth O
, O
so O
he O
never O
died O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
tell O
us O
that O
before O
he O
was O
carried O
off O
, O
he O
was O
a O
man O
who O
pleased O
God O
. O

Later O
, O
no O
one O
knew O
where O
he O
was O
, O
because O
God O
had O
taken O
Enoch O
to O
be O
with O
him O
. O

This O
all O
happened O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

Without O
faith O
no O
one O
can O
please O
God O
. O

Whoever O
comes O
to O
God O
must O
believe O
that O
he O
is O
real O
and O
that O
he O
rewards O
those O
who O
sincerely O
try O
to O
find O
him O
. O

Noah B-PERSON
was O
warned O
by O
God O
about O
things O
that O
he O
could O
not O
yet O
see O
. O

But O
he O
had O
faith O
and O
respect O
for O
God O
, O
so O
he O
built O
a O
large O
boat O
to O
save O
his O
family O
. O

With O
his O
faith O
, O
Noah B-PERSON
showed O
that O
the O
world O
was O
wrong O
. O

And O
he O
became O
one O
of O
those O
who O
are O
made O
right O
with O
God O
through O
faith O
. O

God O
called O
Abraham B-PERSON
to O
travel O
to O
another O
place O
that O
he O
promised O
to O
give O
him O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
did O
not O
know O
where O
that O
other O
place O
was O
. O

But O
he O
obeyed O
God O
and O
started O
traveling O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
lived O
in O
the O
country O
that O
God O
promised O
to O
give O
him O
. O

He O
lived O
there O
like O
a O
visitor O
who O
did O
not O
belong O
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

He O
lived O
in O
tents O
with O
Isaac O
and O
Jacob O
, O
who O
also O
received O
the O
same O
promise O
from O
God O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
was O
waiting O
for O
the O
city O
that O
has O
real O
foundations O
. O

He O
was O
waiting O
for O
the O
city O
that O
is O
planned O
and O
built O
by O
God O
. O

Sarah B-PERSON
was O
not O
able O
to O
have O
children O
, O
and O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
too O
old O
. O

But O
he O
had O
faith O
in O
God O
, O
trusting O
him O
to O
do O
what O
he O
promised O
. O

And O
so O
God O
made O
them O
able O
to O
have O
children O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
was O
so O
old O
he O
was O
almost O
dead O
. O

But O
from O
that O
one O
man O
came O
as O
many O
descendants O
as O
there O
are O
stars O
in O
the O
sky O
. O

So O
many O
people O
came O
from O
him O
that O
they O
are O
like O
grains O
of O
sand O
on O
the O
seashore O
. O

All O
these O
great O
people O
continued O
living O
with O
faith O
until O
they O
died O
. O

They O
did O
not O
get O
the O
things O
God O
promised O
his O
people O
. O

But O
they O
were O
happy O
just O
to O
see O
those O
promises O
coming O
far O
in O
the O
future O
. O

They O
accepted O
the O
fact O
that O
they O
were O
like O
visitors O
and O
strangers O
here O
on O
earth O
. O

When O
people O
accept O
something O
like O
that O
, O
they O
show O
they O
are O
waiting O
for O
a O
country O
that O
will O
be O
their O
own O
. O

If O
they O
were O
thinking O
about O
the O
country O
they O
had O
left O
, O
they O
could O
have O
gone O
back O
. O

But O
they O
were O
waiting O
for O
a O
better O
country O
-- O
a O
heavenly O
country O
. O

So O
God O
is O
not O
ashamed O
to O
be O
called O
their O
God O
. O

And O
he O
has O
prepared O
a O
city O
for O
them O
. O

God O
tested O
Abraham B-PERSON
's O
faith O
. O

God O
told O
him O
to O
offer O
Isaac O
as O
a O
sacrifice O
. O

Abraham B-PERSON
obeyed O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

He O
already O
had O
the O
promises O
from O
God O
. O

And O
God O
had O
already O
said O
to O
him O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
through O
Isaac O
that O
your O
descendants O
will O
come O
. O
'' O

But O
Abraham B-PERSON
was O
ready O
to O
offer O
his O
only O
son O
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

He O
believed O
that O
God O
could O
raise O
people O
from O
death O
. O

And O
really O
, O
when O
God O
stopped O
Abraham B-PERSON
from O
killing O
Isaac O
, O
it O
was O
as O
if O
he O
got O
him O
back O
from O
death O
. O

Isaac O
blessed O
the O
future O
of O
Jacob O
and O
Esau O
. O

He O
did O
that O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

And O
Jacob O
, O
also O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
, O
blessed O
each O
one O
of O
Joseph B-PERSON
's O
sons O
. O

He O
did O
this O
while O
he O
was O
dying O
, O
leaning O
on O
his O
rod O
and O
worshiping O
God O
. O

And O
when O
Joseph B-PERSON
was O
almost O
dead O
, O
he O
spoke O
about O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
leaving O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

And O
he O
told O
them O
what O
they O
should O
do O
with O
his O
body O
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

And O
the O
mother O
and O
father O
of O
Moses O
hid O
him O
for O
three O
months O
after O
he O
was O
born O
. O

They O
did O
this O
because O
they O
had O
faith O
. O

They O
saw O
that O
Moses O
was O
a O
beautiful O
baby O
. O

And O
they O
were O
not O
afraid O
to O
disobey O
the O
king O
's O
order O
. O

Moses O
grew O
up O
and O
became O
a O
man O
. O

He O
refused O
to O
be O
called O
the O
son O
of O
Pharaoh O
's O
daughter O
. O

He O
chose O
not O
to O
enjoy O
the O
pleasures O
of O
sin O
that O
last O
such O
a O
short O
time O
. O

Instead O
, O
he O
chose O
to O
suffer O
with O
God O
's O
people O
. O

He O
did O
this O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

He O
thought O
it O
was O
better O
to O
suffer O
for O
the O
Christ O
than O
to O
have O
all O
the O
treasures O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
waiting O
for O
the O
reward O
that O
God O
would O
give O
him O
. O

Moses O
left O
Egypt B-GPE
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

He O
was O
not O
afraid O
of O
the O
king O
's O
anger O
. O

He O
continued O
strong O
as O
if O
he O
could O
see O
the O
God O
no O
one O
can O
see O
. O

Moses O
prepared O
the O
Passover O
and O
spread O
the O
blood O
on O
the O
doorways O
of O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
so O
that O
the O
angel O
of O
death O
would O
not O
kill O
their O
firstborn O
sons O
. O

Moses O
did O
this O
because O
he O
had O
faith O
. O

And O
God O
's O
people O
all O
walked O
through O
the O
Red O
Sea O
as O
if O
it O
were O
dry O
land O
. O

They O
were O
able O
to O
do O
this O
because O
they O
had O
faith O
. O

But O
when O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
tried O
to O
follow O
them O
, O
they O
were O
drowned O
. O

And O
the O
walls O
of O
Jericho B-GPE
fell O
because O
of O
the O
faith O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

They O
marched O
around O
the O
walls O
for O
seven O
days O
, O
and O
then O
the O
walls O
fell O
. O

And O
Rahab O
, O
the O
prostitute O
, O
welcomed O
the O
Israelite O
spies O
like O
friends O
. O

And O
because O
of O
her O
faith O
, O
she O
was O
not O
killed O
with O
the O
ones O
who O
refused O
to O
obey O
. O

Do O
I O
need O
to O
give O
you O
more O
examples O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
have O
enough O
time O
to O
tell O
you O
about O
Gideon O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
, O
Samson O
, O
Jephthah O
, O
David B-PERSON
, O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
prophets O
. O

All O
of O
them O
had O
great O
faith O
. O

And O
with O
that O
faith O
they O
defeated O
kingdoms O
. O

They O
did O
what O
was O
right O
, O
and O
God O
helped O
them O
in O
the O
ways O
he O
promised O
. O

With O
their O
faith O
some O
people O
closed O
the O
mouths O
of O
lions O
. O

And O
some O
were O
able O
to O
stop O
blazing O
fires O
. O

Others O
escaped O
from O
being O
killed O
with O
swords O
. O

Some O
who O
were O
weak O
were O
made O
strong O
. O

They O
became O
powerful O
in O
battle O
and O
defeated O
other O
armies O
. O

There O
were O
women O
who O
lost O
loved O
ones O
but O
got O
them O
back O
when O
they O
were O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

Others O
were O
tortured O
but O
refused O
to O
accept O
their O
freedom O
. O

They O
did O
this O
so O
that O
they O
could O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
to O
a O
better O
life O
. O

Some O
were O
laughed O
at O
and O
beaten O
. O

Others O
were O
tied O
up O
and O
put O
in O
prison O
. O

They O
were O
killed O
with O
stones O
. O

They O
were O
cut O
in O
half O
. O

They O
were O
killed O
with O
swords O
. O

The O
only O
clothes O
some O
of O
them O
had O
were O
sheepskins O
or O
goatskins O
. O

They O
were O
poor O
, O
persecuted O
, O
and O
treated O
badly O
by O
others O
. O

The O
world O
was O
not O
good O
enough O
for O
these O
great O
people O
. O

They O
had O
to O
wander O
in O
deserts O
and O
mountains O
, O
living O
in O
caves O
and O
holes O
in O
the O
ground O
. O

God O
was O
pleased O
with O
all O
of O
them O
because O
of O
their O
faith O
. O

But O
not O
one O
of O
them O
received O
God O
's O
great O
promise O
. O

God O
planned O
something O
better O
for O
us O
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
make O
us O
perfect O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
he O
wanted O
those O
great O
people O
to O
be O
made O
perfect O
too O
, O
but O
not O
before O
we O
could O
all O
enjoy O
that O
blessing O
together O
. O

And O
we O
still O
have O
the O
promise O
that O
God O
gave O
those O
people O
. O

That O
promise O
is O
that O
we O
can O
enter O
his O
place O
of O
rest O
. O

So O
we O
should O
be O
very O
careful O
that O
none O
of O
you O
fails O
to O
get O
that O
promise O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
good O
news O
about O
it O
was O
told O
to O
us O
just O
as O
it O
was O
to O
them O
. O

But O
the O
message O
they O
heard O
did O
not O
help O
them O
. O

They O
heard O
it O
but O
did O
not O
accept O
it O
with O
faith O
. O

Only O
we O
who O
believe O
it O
are O
able O
to O
enter O
God O
's O
place O
of O
rest O
. O

As O
God O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
was O
angry O
and O
made O
a O
promise O
: O
' O
They O
will O
never O
enter O
my O
place O
of O
rest O
. O
' O
'' O

But O
God O
's O
work O
was O
finished O
from O
the O
time O
he O
made O
the O
world O
. O

Yes O
, O
somewhere O
in O
the O
Scriptures O
he O
talked O
about O
the O
seventh O
day O
of O
the O
week O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
So O
on O
the O
seventh O
day O
God O
rested O
from O
all O
his O
work O
. O
'' O

But O
in O
the O
Scripture O
above O
God O
said O
, O
`` O
They O
will O
never O
enter O
my O
place O
of O
rest O
. O
'' O

So O
the O
opportunity O
is O
still O
there O
for O
some O
to O
enter O
and O
enjoy O
God O
's O
rest O
. O

But O
those O
who O
first O
heard O
the O
good O
news O
about O
it O
did O
not O
enter O
, O
because O
they O
did O
not O
obey O
. O

So O
God O
planned O
another O
special O
day O
. O

It O
is O
called O
`` O
today O
. O
'' O

He O
spoke O
about O
that O
day O
through O
David B-PERSON
a O
long O
time O
later O
using O
the O
words O
we O
quoted O
before O
: O
`` O
If O
you O
hear O
God O
's O
voice O
today O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
stubborn O
. O
'' O

We O
know O
that O
Joshua O
did O
not O
lead O
the O
people O
into O
the O
place O
of O
rest O
that O
God O
promised O
. O

We O
know O
this O
because O
God O
spoke O
later O
about O
another O
day O
for O
rest O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
the O
seventh O
- O
day O
rest O
for O
God O
's O
people O
is O
still O
to O
come O
. O

God O
rested O
after O
he O
finished O
his O
work O
. O

So O
everyone O
who O
enters O
God O
's O
place O
of O
rest O
will O
also O
have O
rest O
from O
their O
own O
work O
just O
as O
God O
did O
. O

So O
let O
us O
try O
as O
hard O
as O
we O
can O
to O
enter O
God O
's O
place O
of O
rest O
. O

We O
must O
try O
hard O
so O
that O
none O
of O
us O
will O
be O
lost O
by O
following O
the O
example O
of O
those O
who O
refused O
to O
obey O
God O
. O

God O
's O
word O
is O
alive O
and O
working O
. O

It O
is O
sharper O
than O
the O
sharpest O
sword O
and O
cuts O
all O
the O
way O
into O
us O
. O

It O
cuts O
deep O
to O
the O
place O
where O
the O
soul O
and O
the O
spirit O
are O
joined O
. O

God O
's O
word O
cuts O
to O
the O
center O
of O
our O
joints O
and O
our O
bones O
. O

It O
judges O
the O
thoughts O
and O
feelings O
in O
our O
hearts O
. O

Nothing O
in O
all O
the O
world O
can O
be O
hidden O
from O
God O
. O

He O
can O
clearly O
see O
all O
things O
. O

Everything O
is O
open O
before O
him O
. O

And O
to O
him O
we O
must O
explain O
the O
way O
we O
have O
lived O
. O

We O
have O
a O
great O
high O
priest O
who O
has O
gone O
to O
live O
with O
God O
in O
heaven O
. O

He O
is O
Jesus O
the O
Son O
of O
God O
. O

So O
let O
us O
continue O
to O
express O
our O
faith O
in O
him O
. O

Jesus O
, O
our O
high O
priest O
, O
is O
able O
to O
understand O
our O
weaknesses O
. O

When O
Jesus O
lived O
on O
earth O
, O
he O
was O
tempted O
in O
every O
way O
. O

He O
was O
tempted O
in O
the O
same O
ways O
we O
are O
tempted O
, O
but O
he O
never O
sinned O
. O

With O
Jesus O
as O
our O
high O
priest O
, O
we O
can O
feel O
free O
to O
come O
before O
God O
's O
throne O
where O
there O
is O
grace O
. O

There O
we O
receive O
mercy O
and O
kindness O
to O
help O
us O
when O
we O
need O
it O
. O

So O
, O
my O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
those O
chosen O
by O
God O
to O
be O
his O
holy O
people O
, O
think O
about O
Jesus O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
we O
believe O
God O
sent O
to O
save O
us O
and O
to O
be O
our O
high O
priest O
. O

God O
made O
him O
our O
high O
priest O
, O
and O
he O
was O
faithful O
to O
God O
just O
as O
Moses O
was O
. O

He O
did O
everything O
God O
wanted O
him O
to O
do O
in O
God O
's O
house O
. O

When O
someone O
builds O
a O
house O
, O
people O
will O
honor O
the O
builder O
more O
than O
the O
house O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
Jesus O
. O

He O
should O
have O
more O
honor O
than O
Moses O
. O

Every O
house O
is O
built O
by O
someone O
, O
but O
God O
built O
everything O
. O

Moses O
was O
faithful O
as O
a O
servant O
in O
God O
's O
whole O
house O
. O

He O
told O
people O
what O
God O
would O
say O
in O
the O
future O
. O

But O
Christ O
is O
faithful O
in O
ruling O
God O
's O
house O
as O
the O
Son O
. O

And O
we O
are O
God O
's O
house O
, O
if O
we O
remain O
confident O
of O
the O
great O
hope O
we O
are O
glad O
to O
say O
we O
have O
. O

So O
it O
is O
just O
as O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
says O
: O
`` O
If O
you O
hear O
God O
's O
voice O
today O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
stubborn O
as O
you O
were O
in O
the O
past O
, O
when O
you O
turned O
against O
God O
. O

That O
was O
the O
day O
you O
tested O
God O
in O
the O
desert O
. O

For O
40 O
years O
in O
the O
desert O
your O
people O
saw O
what O
I O
did O
. O

But O
they O
tested O
me O
and O
my O
patience O
. O

So O
I O
was O
angry O
with O
them O
. O

I O
said O
, O
' O
Their O
thoughts O
are O
always O
wrong O
. O

They O
have O
never O
understood O
my O
ways O
. O
' O

So O
I O
was O
angry O
and O
made O
a O
promise O
: O
' O
They O
will O
never O
enter O
my O
place O
of O
rest O
. O
' O
'' O

So O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
be O
careful O
that O
none O
of O
you O
has O
the O
evil O
thoughts O
that O
cause O
so O
much O
doubt O
that O
you O
stop O
following O
the O
living O
God O
. O

But O
encourage O
each O
other O
every O
day O
, O
while O
you O
still O
have O
something O
called O
`` O
today O
. O
'' O

Help O
each O
other O
so O
that O
none O
of O
you O
will O
be O
fooled O
by O
sin O
and O
become O
too O
hard O
to O
change O
. O

We O
have O
the O
honor O
of O
sharing O
in O
all O
that O
Christ O
has O
if O
we O
continue O
until O
the O
end O
to O
have O
the O
sure O
faith O
we O
had O
in O
the O
beginning O
. O

That O
's O
why O
the O
Spirit O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
you O
hear O
God O
's O
voice O
today O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
stubborn O
as O
in O
the O
past O
when O
you O
turned O
against O
God O
. O
'' O

Who O
were O
those O
who O
heard O
God O
's O
voice O
and O
turned O
against O
him O
? O

It O
was O
all O
the O
people O
Moses O
led O
out O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

And O
who O
was O
God O
angry O
with O
for O
40 O
years O
? O

He O
was O
angry O
with O
those O
who O
sinned O
. O

And O
their O
dead O
bodies O
were O
left O
in O
the O
desert O
. O

And O
which O
people O
was O
God O
talking O
to O
when O
he O
promised O
that O
they O
would O
never O
enter O
his O
place O
of O
rest O
? O

He O
was O
talking O
to O
those O
who O
did O
not O
obey O
him O
. O

So O
we O
see O
that O
they O
were O
not O
allowed O
to O
enter O
and O
have O
God O
's O
rest O
, O
because O
they O
did O
not O
believe O
. O

So O
we O
should O
be O
finished O
with O
the O
beginning O
lessons O
about O
Christ O
. O

We O
should O
not O
have O
to O
keep O
going O
back O
to O
where O
we O
started O
. O

We O
began O
our O
new O
life O
by O
turning O
away O
from O
the O
evil O
we O
did O
in O
the O
past O
and O
by O
believing O
in O
God O
. O

That O
's O
when O
we O
were O
taught O
about O
baptisms O
, O
laying O
hands O
on O
people O
, O
the O
resurrection O
of O
those O
who O
have O
died O
, O
and O
the O
final O
judgment O
. O

Now O
we O
need O
to O
go O
forward O
to O
more O
mature O
teaching O
. O

And O
that O
's O
what O
we O
will O
do O
if O
God O
allows O
. O

After O
people O
have O
left O
the O
way O
of O
Christ O
, O
can O
you O
make O
them O
change O
their O
lives O
again O
? O

I O
am O
talking O
about O
people O
who O
once O
learned O
the O
truth O
, O
received O
God O
's O
gift O
, O
and O
shared O
in O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

They O
were O
blessed O
to O
hear O
God O
's O
good O
message O
and O
see O
the O
great O
power O
of O
his O
new O
world O
. O

But O
then O
they O
left O
it O
all O
behind O
, O
and O
it O
is O
not O
possible O
to O
make O
them O
change O
again O
. O

That O
's O
because O
those O
who O
leave O
Christ O
are O
nailing O
him O
to O
the O
cross O
again O
, O
shaming O
him O
before O
everyone O
. O

Some O
people O
are O
like O
land O
that O
gets O
plenty O
of O
rain O
and O
produces O
a O
good O
crop O
for O
those O
who O
farm O
it O
. O

That O
kind O
of O
land O
has O
God O
's O
blessing O
. O

But O
other O
people O
are O
like O
land O
that O
grows O
only O
thorns O
and O
weeds O
. O

It O
is O
worthless O
and O
in O
danger O
of O
being O
cursed O
by O
God O
. O

It O
will O
be O
destroyed O
by O
fire O
. O

Dear O
friends O
, O
I O
am O
not O
saying O
this O
because O
I O
think O
it O
is O
happening O
to O
you O
. O

We O
really O
expect O
that O
you O
will O
do O
better O
-- O
that O
you O
will O
do O
the O
good O
things O
that O
will O
result O
in O
your O
salvation O
. O

God O
is O
fair O
, O
and O
he O
will O
remember O
all O
the O
work O
you O
have O
done O
. O

He O
will O
remember O
that O
you O
showed O
your O
love O
to O
him O
by O
helping O
his O
people O
and O
that O
you O
continue O
to O
help O
them O
. O

We O
want O
each O
of O
you O
to O
be O
willing O
and O
eager O
to O
show O
your O
love O
like O
that O
the O
rest O
of O
your O
life O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
sure O
to O
get O
what O
you O
hope O
for O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
want O
you O
to O
be O
lazy O
. O

We O
want O
you O
to O
be O
like O
those O
who O
, O
because O
of O
their O
faith O
and O
patience O
, O
will O
get O
what O
God O
has O
promised O
. O

God O
made O
a O
promise O
to O
Abraham B-PERSON
. O

And O
there O
is O
no O
one O
greater O
than O
God O
, O
so O
he O
made O
the O
promise O
with O
an O
oath O
in O
his O
own O
name O
-- O
an O
oath O
that O
he O
would O
do O
what O
he O
promised O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
surely O
bless O
you O
. O

I O
will O
give O
you O
many O
descendants O
. O
'' O

Abraham B-PERSON
waited O
patiently O
for O
this O
to O
happen O
, O
and O
later O
he O
received O
what O
God O
promised O
. O

People O
always O
use O
the O
name O
of O
someone O
greater O
than O
themselves O
to O
make O
a O
promise O
with O
an O
oath O
. O

The O
oath O
proves O
that O
what O
they O
say O
is O
true O
, O
and O
there O
is O
no O
more O
arguing O
about O
it O
. O

God O
wanted O
to O
prove O
that O
his O
promise O
was O
true O
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
prove O
this O
to O
those O
who O
would O
get O
what O
he O
promised O
. O

He O
wanted O
them O
to O
understand O
clearly O
that O
his O
purposes O
never O
change O
. O

So O
God O
said O
something O
would O
happen O
, O
and O
he O
proved O
what O
he O
said O
by O
adding O
an O
oath O
. O

These O
two O
things O
can O
not O
change O
: O
God O
can O
not O
lie O
when O
he O
says O
something O
, O
and O
he O
can O
not O
lie O
when O
he O
makes O
an O
oath O
. O

So O
these O
two O
things O
are O
a O
great O
help O
to O
us O
who O
have O
come O
to O
God O
for O
safety O
. O

They O
encourage O
us O
to O
hold O
on O
to O
the O
hope O
that O
is O
ours O
. O

This O
hope O
is O
like O
an O
anchor O
for O
us O
. O

It O
is O
strong O
and O
sure O
and O
keeps O
us O
safe O
. O

It O
goes O
behind O
the O
curtain O
. O

Jesus O
has O
already O
entered O
there O
and O
opened O
the O
way O
for O
us O
. O

He O
has O
become O
the O
high O
priest O
forever O
, O
just O
like O
Melchizedek O
. O

Continue O
loving O
each O
other O
as O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
Christ O
. O

Always O
remember O
to O
help O
people O
by O
welcoming O
them O
into O
your O
home O
. O

Some O
people O
have O
done O
that O
and O
have O
helped O
angels O
without O
knowing O
it O
. O

Do O
n't O
forget O
those O
who O
are O
in O
prison O
. O

Remember O
them O
as O
though O
you O
were O
in O
prison O
with O
them O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
forget O
those O
who O
are O
suffering O
. O

Remember O
them O
as O
though O
you O
were O
suffering O
with O
them O
. O

Marriage O
should O
be O
honored O
by O
everyone O
. O

And O
every O
marriage O
should O
be O
kept O
pure O
between O
husband O
and O
wife O
. O

God O
will O
judge O
guilty O
those O
who O
commit O
sexual O
sins O
and O
adultery O
. O

Keep O
your O
lives O
free O
from O
the O
love O
of O
money O
. O

And O
be O
satisfied O
with O
what O
you O
have O
. O

God O
has O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
never O
leave O
you O
; O
I O
will O
never O
run O
away O
from O
you O
. O
'' O

So O
we O
can O
feel O
sure O
and O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
Lord O
is O
my O
helper O
; O
I O
will O
not O
be O
afraid O
. O

People O
can O
do O
nothing O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

Remember O
your O
leaders O
. O

They O
taught O
God O
's O
message O
to O
you O
. O

Remember O
how O
they O
lived O
and O
died O
, O
and O
copy O
their O
faith O
. O

Jesus O
Christ O
is O
the O
same O
yesterday O
, O
today O
, O
and O
forever O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
all O
kinds O
of O
strange O
teachings O
lead O
you O
into O
the O
wrong O
way O
. O

Depend O
only O
on O
God O
's O
grace O
for O
spiritual O
strength O
, O
not O
on O
rules O
about O
foods O
. O

Obeying O
those O
rules O
does O
n't O
help O
anyone O
. O

We O
have O
a O
sacrifice O
. O

And O
those O
priests O
who O
serve O
in O
the O
Holy O
Tent O
can O
not O
eat O
from O
the O
sacrifice O
we O
have O
. O

The O
high O
priest O
carries O
the O
blood O
of O
animals O
into O
the O
Most O
Holy O
Place O
and O
offers O
that O
blood O
for O
sins O
. O

But O
the O
bodies O
of O
those O
animals O
are O
burned O
outside O
the O
camp O
. O

So O
Jesus O
also O
suffered O
outside O
the O
city O
. O

He O
died O
to O
make O
his O
people O
holy O
with O
his O
own O
blood O
. O

So O
we O
should O
go O
to O
Jesus O
outside O
the O
camp O
and O
accept O
the O
same O
shame O
that O
he O
had O
. O

Here O
on O
earth O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
city O
that O
lasts O
forever O
. O

But O
we O
are O
waiting O
for O
the O
city O
that O
we O
will O
have O
in O
the O
future O
. O

So O
through O
Jesus O
we O
should O
never O
stop O
offering O
our O
sacrifice O
to O
God O
. O

That O
sacrifice O
is O
our O
praise O
, O
coming O
from O
lips O
that O
speak O
his O
name O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
forget O
to O
do O
good O
and O
to O
share O
what O
you O
have O
with O
others O
, O
because O
sacrifices O
like O
these O
are O
very O
pleasing O
to O
God O
. O

Obey O
your O
leaders O
. O

Be O
willing O
to O
do O
what O
they O
say O
. O

They O
are O
responsible O
for O
your O
spiritual O
welfare O
, O
so O
they O
are O
always O
watching O
to O
protect O
you O
. O

Obey O
them O
so O
that O
their O
work O
will O
give O
them O
joy O
, O
not O
grief O
. O

It O
wo O
n't O
help O
you O
to O
make O
it O
hard O
for O
them O
. O

Continue O
praying O
for O
us O
. O

We O
feel O
right O
about O
what O
we O
do O
, O
because O
we O
always O
try O
to O
do O
what O
is O
best O
. O

And O
I O
beg O
you O
to O
pray O
that O
God O
will O
send O
me O
back O
to O
you O
soon O
. O

I O
want O
this O
more O
than O
anything O
else O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
the O
God O
of O
peace O
will O
give O
you O
every O
good O
thing O
you O
need O
so O
that O
you O
can O
do O
what O
he O
wants O
. O

God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
raised O
from O
death O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
, O
the O
Great O
Shepherd O
of O
his O
sheep O
. O

He O
raised O
him O
because O
Jesus O
sacrificed O
his O
blood O
to O
begin O
the O
new O
agreement O
that O
never O
ends O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
God O
will O
work O
through O
Jesus O
Christ O
to O
do O
the O
things O
in O
us O
that O
please O
him O
. O

To O
him O
be O
glory O
forever O
. O

Amen O
. O

My O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
I O
beg O
you O
to O
listen O
patiently O
to O
what O
I O
have O
said O
. O

I O
wrote O
this O
letter O
to O
strengthen O
you O
. O

And O
it O
is O
not O
very O
long O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
that O
our O
brother O
Timothy O
is O
out O
of O
prison O
. O

If O
he O
comes O
to O
me O
soon O
, O
we O
will O
both O
come O
to O
see O
you O
. O

Give O
my O
greetings O
to O
all O
your O
leaders O
and O
to O
all O
God O
's O
people O
. O

All O
those O
from O
Italy B-GPE
send O
you O
their O
greetings O
. O

God O
's O
grace O
be O
with O
you O
all O
. O

Timothy O
, O
you O
are O
a O
son O
to O
me O
. O

Be O
strong O
in O
the O
grace O
that O
we O
have O
because O
we O
belong O
to O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

What O
you O
have O
heard O
me O
teach O
publicly O
you O
should O
teach O
to O
others O
. O

Share O
these O
teachings O
with O
people O
you O
can O
trust O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
be O
able O
to O
teach O
others O
these O
same O
things O
. O

As O
a O
good O
soldier O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
, O
accept O
your O
share O
of O
the O
troubles O
we O
have O
. O

A O
soldier O
wants O
to O
please O
his O
commanding O
officer O
, O
so O
he O
does O
not O
spend O
any O
time O
on O
activities O
that O
are O
not O
a O
part O
of O
his O
duty O
. O

Athletes O
in O
a O
race O
must O
obey O
all O
the O
rules O
to O
win O
. O

The O
farmer O
who O
works O
hard O
deserves O
the O
first O
part O
of O
the O
harvest O
. O

Think O
about O
what O
I O
am O
saying O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
help O
you O
understand O
it O
all O
. O

Remember O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

He O
is O
from O
the O
family O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

After O
Jesus O
died O
, O
he O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

This O
is O
the O
Good O
News O
that O
I O
tell O
people O
. O

And O
because O
I O
tell O
that O
message O
, O
I O
am O
suffering O
. O

I O
am O
even O
bound O
with O
chains O
like O
someone O
who O
has O
really O
done O
wrong O
. O

But O
God O
's O
message O
is O
not O
bound O
. O

So O
I O
patiently O
accept O
all O
these O
troubles O
. O

I O
do O
this O
to O
help O
the O
people O
God O
has O
chosen O
so O
that O
they O
can O
have O
the O
salvation O
that O
is O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

With O
this O
salvation O
comes O
glory O
that O
never O
ends O
. O

Here O
is O
a O
true O
statement O
: O
If O
we O
died O
with O
him O
, O
we O
will O
also O
live O
with O
him O
. O

If O
we O
remain O
faithful O
even O
in O
suffering O
, O
we O
will O
also O
rule O
with O
him O
. O

If O
we O
refuse O
to O
say O
we O
know O
him O
, O
he O
will O
refuse O
to O
say O
he O
knows O
us O
. O

If O
we O
are O
not O
faithful O
, O
he O
will O
still O
be O
faithful O
, O
because O
he O
can O
not O
be O
false O
to O
himself O
. O

Keep O
on O
telling O
everyone O
these O
truths O
. O

And O
warn O
them O
before O
God O
not O
to O
argue O
about O
words O
. O

Such O
arguments O
do O
n't O
help O
anyone O
, O
and O
they O
ruin O
those O
who O
listen O
to O
them O
. O

Do O
your O
best O
to O
be O
the O
kind O
of O
person O
God O
will O
accept O
, O
and O
give O
yourself O
to O
him O
. O

Be O
a O
worker O
who O
has O
no O
reason O
to O
be O
ashamed O
of O
his O
work O
, O
one O
who O
applies O
the O
true O
teaching O
in O
the O
right O
way O
. O

Stay O
away O
from O
people O
who O
talk O
about O
useless O
things O
that O
are O
not O
from O
God O
. O

That O
kind O
of O
talk O
will O
lead O
a O
person O
more O
and O
more O
against O
God O
. O

Their O
evil O
teaching O
will O
spread O
like O
a O
sickness O
inside O
the O
body O
. O

Hymenaeus O
and O
Philetus O
are O
men O
like O
that O
. O

They O
have O
left O
the O
true O
teaching O
. O

They O
say O
that O
the O
day O
when O
people O
will O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
has O
already O
come O
and O
gone O
. O

And O
they O
are O
destroying O
the O
faith O
of O
some O
people O
. O

But O
God O
's O
strong O
foundation O
never O
moves O
, O
and O
these O
words O
are O
written O
on O
it O
: O
`` O
The O
Lord O
knows O
those O
who O
belong O
to O
him O
. O
'' O

Also O
, O
these O
words O
are O
written O
there O
: O
`` O
Everyone O
who O
says O
they O
believe O
in O
the O
Lord O
must O
stop O
doing O
wrong O
. O
'' O

In O
a O
large O
house O
there O
are O
things O
made O
of O
gold O
and O
silver O
. O

But O
there O
are O
also O
things O
made O
of O
wood O
and O
clay O
. O

Some O
of O
these O
are O
used O
for O
special O
purposes O
, O
others O
for O
ordinary O
jobs O
. O

The O
Lord O
wants O
to O
use O
you O
for O
special O
purposes O
, O
so O
make O
yourself O
clean O
from O
all O
evil O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
holy O
, O
and O
the O
Master O
can O
use O
you O
. O

You O
will O
be O
ready O
for O
any O
good O
work O
. O

Stay O
away O
from O
the O
evil O
things O
a O
young O
person O
like O
you O
typically O
wants O
to O
do O
. O

Do O
your O
best O
to O
live O
right O
and O
to O
have O
faith O
, O
love O
, O
and O
peace O
, O
together O
with O
others O
who O
trust O
in O
the O
Lord O
with O
pure O
hearts O
. O

Stay O
away O
from O
foolish O
and O
stupid O
arguments O
. O

You O
know O
that O
these O
arguments O
grow O
into O
bigger O
arguments O
. O

As O
a O
servant O
of O
the O
Lord O
, O
you O
must O
not O
argue O
. O

You O
must O
be O
kind O
to O
everyone O
. O

You O
must O
be O
a O
good O
teacher O
, O
and O
you O
must O
be O
patient O
. O

You O
must O
gently O
teach O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
you O
. O

Maybe O
God O
will O
let O
them O
change O
their O
hearts O
so O
that O
they O
can O
accept O
the O
truth O
. O

The O
devil O
has O
trapped O
them O
and O
now O
makes O
them O
do O
what O
he O
wants O
. O

But O
maybe O
they O
can O
wake O
up O
to O
see O
what O
is O
happening O
and O
free O
themselves O
from O
the O
devil O
's O
trap O
. O

Remember O
this O
: O
There O
are O
some O
terrible O
times O
coming O
in O
the O
last O
days O
. O

People O
will O
love O
only O
themselves O
and O
money O
. O

They O
will O
be O
proud O
and O
boast O
about O
themselves O
. O

They O
will O
abuse O
others O
with O
insults O
. O

They O
will O
not O
obey O
their O
parents O
. O

They O
will O
be O
ungrateful O
and O
against O
all O
that O
is O
pleasing O
to O
God O
. O

They O
will O
have O
no O
love O
for O
others O
and O
will O
refuse O
to O
forgive O
anyone O
. O

They O
will O
talk O
about O
others O
to O
hurt O
them O
and O
will O
have O
no O
self O
- O

control O
. O

They O
will O
be O
cruel O
and O
hate O
what O
is O
good O
. O

People O
will O
turn O
against O
their O
friends O
. O

They O
will O
do O
foolish O
things O
without O
thinking O
and O
will O
be O
so O
proud O
of O
themselves O
. O

Instead O
of O
loving O
God O
, O
they O
will O
love O
pleasure O
. O

They O
will O
go O
on O
pretending O
to O
be O
devoted O
to O
God O
, O
but O
they O
will O
refuse O
to O
let O
that O
`` O
devotion O
'' O
change O
the O
way O
they O
live O
. O

Stay O
away O
from O
these O
people O
! O

Some O
of O
them O
go O
into O
homes O
and O
get O
control O
over O
weak O
women O
, O
whose O
lives O
are O
full O
of O
sin O
-- O
women O
who O
are O
led O
into O
sin O
by O
all O
the O
things O
they O
want O
. O

These O
women O
always O
want O
to O
learn O
something O
new O
, O
but O
they O
are O
never O
able O
to O
fully O
understand O
the O
truth O
. O

Just O
as O
Jannes O
and O
Jambres O
fought O
against O
Moses O
, O
these O
people O
fight O
against O
the O
truth O
. O

Their O
thinking O
has O
been O
confused O
. O

The O
faith O
they O
have O
and O
teach O
is O
worthless O
. O

But O
they O
will O
not O
succeed O
in O
what O
they O
are O
trying O
to O
do O
. O

Everyone O
will O
see O
how O
foolish O
they O
are O
. O

That O
is O
what O
happened O
to O
Jannes O
and O
Jambres O
. O

But O
you O
know O
all O
about O
me O
. O

You O
know O
what O
I O
teach O
and O
the O
way O
I O
live O
. O

You O
know O
my O
goal O
in O
life O
. O

You O
know O
my O
faith O
, O
my O
patience O
, O
and O
my O
love O
. O

You O
know O
that O
I O
never O
stop O
trying O
. O

You O
know O
about O
my O
persecutions O
and O
my O
sufferings O
. O

You O
know O
all O
the O
things O
that O
happened O
to O
me O
in O
Antioch O
, O
Iconium O
, O
and O
Lystra O
-- O
the O
persecution O
I O
suffered O
in O
those O
places O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
saved O
me O
from O
all O
of O
it O
. O

Everyone O
who O
wants O
to O
live O
showing O
true O
devotion O
to O
God O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
will O
be O
persecuted O
. O

People O
who O
are O
evil O
and O
cheat O
others O
will O
become O
worse O
and O
worse O
. O

They O
will O
fool O
others O
, O
but O
they O
will O
also O
be O
fooling O
themselves O
. O

But O
you O
should O
continue O
following O
the O
teaching O
you O
learned O
. O

You O
know O
it O
is O
true O
, O
because O
you O
know O
you O
can O
trust O
those O
who O
taught O
you O
. O

You O
have O
known O
the O
Holy O
Scriptures O
since O
you O
were O
a O
child O
. O

These O
Scriptures O
are O
able O
to O
make O
you O
wise O
. O

And O
that O
wisdom O
leads O
to O
salvation O
through O
faith O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

All O
Scripture O
is O
given O
by O
God O
. O

And O
all O
Scripture O
is O
useful O
for O
teaching O
and O
for O
showing O
people O
what O
is O
wrong O
in O
their O
lives O
. O

It O
is O
useful O
for O
correcting O
faults O
and O
teaching O
the O
right O
way O
to O
live O
. O

Using O
the O
Scriptures O
, O
those O
who O
serve O
God O
will O
be O
prepared O
and O
will O
have O
everything O
they O
need O
to O
do O
every O
good O
work O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
an O
apostle O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

I O
am O
an O
apostle O
because O
God O
wanted O
me O
to O
be O
. O

God O
sent O
me O
to O
tell O
people O
about O
the O
promise O
of O
life O
that O
is O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

To O
Timothy O
, O
a O
dear O
son O
to O
me O
. O

Grace O
, O
mercy O
, O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
God O
the O
Father O
and O
from O
Christ O
Jesus O
our O
Lord O
. O

I O
always O
remember O
you O
in O
my O
prayers O
day O
and O
night O
. O

And O
in O
these O
prayers O
I O
thank O
God O
for O
you O
. O

He O
is O
the O
God O
my O
ancestors O
served O
, O
and O
I O
have O
always O
served O
him O
with O
a O
clear O
conscience O
. O

I O
remember O
that O
you O
cried O
for O
me O
. O

I O
want O
very O
much O
to O
see O
you O
so O
that O
I O
can O
be O
filled O
with O
joy O
. O

I O
remember O
your O
true O
faith O
. O

That O
kind O
of O
faith O
first O
belonged O
to O
your O
grandmother O
Lois O
and O
to O
your O
mother O
Eunice O
. O

I O
know O
you O
now O
have O
that O
same O
faith O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
want O
you O
to O
remember O
the O
gift O
God O
gave O
you O
. O

God O
gave O
you O
that O
gift O
when O
I O
laid O
my O
hands O
on O
you O
. O

Now O
I O
want O
you O
to O
use O
that O
gift O
and O
let O
it O
grow O
more O
and O
more O
, O
like O
a O
small O
flame O
grows O
into O
a O
fire O
. O

The O
Spirit O
God O
gave O
us O
does O
not O
make O
us O
afraid O
. O

His O
Spirit B-ORG
is O
a O
source O
of O
power O
and O
love O
and O
self O
- O
control O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
be O
ashamed O
to O
tell O
people O
about O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
be O
ashamed O
of O
me O
-- O
I O
am O
in O
prison O
for O
the O
Lord O
. O

But O
suffer O
with O
me O
for O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

God O
gives O
us O
the O
strength O
to O
do O
that O
. O

God O
saved O
us O
and O
chose O
us O
to O
be O
his O
holy O
people O
, O
but O
not O
because O
of O
anything O
we O
ourselves O
did O
. O

God O
saved O
us O
and O
made O
us O
his O
people O
because O
that O
was O
what O
he O
wanted O
and O
because O
of O
his O
grace O
. O

That O
grace O
was O
given O
to O
us O
through O
Christ O
Jesus O
before O
time O
began O
. O

And O
now O
it O
has O
been O
shown O
to O
us O
in O
the O
coming O
of O
our O
Savior O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

He O
destroyed O
death O
and O
showed O
us O
the O
way O
to O
have O
life O
. O

Yes O
, O
through O
the O
Good O
News O
Jesus O
showed O
us O
the O
way O
to O
have O
life O
that O
can O
not O
be O
destroyed O
. O

I O
was O
chosen O
to O
tell O
people O
that O
message O
as O
an O
apostle O
and O
teacher O
. O

And O
I O
suffer O
now O
because O
of O
that O
work O
. O

But O
I O
am O
not O
ashamed O
. O

I O
know O
the O
one O
I O
have O
believed O
, O
and O
I O
am O
sure O
that O
he O
is O
able O
to O
protect O
what O
he O
has O
trusted O
me O
with O
until O
that O
Day O
. O

What O
you O
heard O
me O
teach O
is O
an O
example O
of O
what O
you O
should O
teach O
. O

Follow O
that O
model O
of O
right O
teaching O
with O
the O
faith O
and O
love O
we O
have O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

This O
teaching O
is O
a O
treasure O
that O
you O
have O
been O
trusted O
with O
. O

Protect O
it O
with O
the O
help O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
, O
who O
lives O
inside O
us O
. O

You O
know O
that O
everyone O
in O
Asia B-GPE
has O
left O
me O
. O

Even O
Phygelus O
and O
Hermogenes O
have O
left O
me O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
will O
show O
mercy O
to O
the O
family O
of O
Onesiphorus O
. O

Many O
times O
Onesiphorus O
encouraged O
me O
. O

He O
was O
not O
ashamed O
that O
I O
was O
in O
prison O
. O

No O
, O
he O
was O
not O
ashamed O
. O

When O
he O
came O
to O
Rome B-GPE
, O
he O
looked O
and O
looked O
for O
me O
until O
he O
found O
me O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
will O
make O
sure O
Onesiphorus O
receives O
mercy O
from O
the O
Lord O
God O
on O
that O
Day O
. O

You O
know O
how O
many O
ways O
this O
brother O
helped O
me O
in O
Ephesus O
. O

Before O
God O
and O
Jesus O
Christ O
I O
give O
you O
a O
command O
. O

Christ O
Jesus O
is O
the O
one O
who O
will O
judge O
all O
people O
-- O
those O
who O
are O
living O
and O
those O
who O
have O
died O
. O

He O
is O
coming O
again O
to O
rule O
in O
his O
kingdom O
. O

So O
I O
give O
you O
this O
command O
: O
Tell O
everyone O
God O
's O
message O
. O

Be O
ready O
at O
all O
times O
to O
do O
whatever O
is O
needed O
. O

Tell O
people O
what O
they O
need O
to O
do O
, O
tell O
them O
when O
they O
are O
doing O
wrong O
, O
and O
encourage O
them O
. O

Do O
this O
with O
great O
patience O
and O
careful O
teaching O
. O

The O
time O
will O
come O
when O
people O
will O
not O
listen O
to O
the O
true O
teaching O
. O

But O
people O
will O
find O
more O
and O
more O
teachers O
who O
please O
them O
. O

They O
will O
find O
teachers O
who O
say O
what O
they O
want O
to O
hear O
. O

People O
will O
stop O
listening O
to O
the O
truth O
. O

They O
will O
begin O
to O
follow O
the O
teaching O
in O
false O
stories O
. O

But O
you O
should O
control O
yourself O
at O
all O
times O
. O

When O
troubles O
come O
, O
accept O
them O
. O

Do O
the O
work O
of O
telling O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

Do O
all O
the O
duties O
of O
a O
servant O
of O
God O
. O

My O
life O
is O
being O
given O
as O
an O
offering O
for O
God O
. O

The O
time O
has O
come O
for O
me O
to O
leave O
this O
life O
here O
. O

I O
have O
fought O
the O
good O
fight O
. O

I O
have O
finished O
the O
race O
. O

I O
have O
served O
the O
Lord O
faithfully O
. O

Now O
, O
a O
prize O
is O
waiting O
for O
me O
-- O
the O
crown O
that O
will O
show O
I O
am O
right O
with O
God O
. O

The O
Lord O
, O
the O
judge O
who O
judges O
rightly O
, O
will O
give O
it O
to O
me O
on O
that O
Day O
. O

Yes O
, O
he O
will O
give O
it O
to O
me O
and O
to O
everyone O
else O
who O
is O
eagerly O
looking O
forward O
to O
his O
coming O
. O

Do O
your O
best O
to O
come O
to O
me O
as O
soon O
as O
you O
can O
. O

Demas O
loved O
this O
world O
too O
much O
. O

That O
is O
why O
he O
left O
me O
. O

He O
went O
to O
Thessalonica O
. O

Crescens O
went O
to O
Galatia O
. O

And O
Titus O
went O
to O
Dalmatia O
. O

Luke B-PERSON
is O
the O
only O
one O
still O
with O
me O
. O

Get O
Mark O
and O
bring O
him O
with O
you O
when O
you O
come O
. O

He O
can O
help O
me O
in O
my O
work O
here O
. O

I O
sent O
Tychicus O
to O
Ephesus O
. O

When O
I O
was O
in O
Troas O
, O
I O
left O
my O
coat O
there O
with O
Carpus O
. O

So O
when O
you O
come O
, O
bring O
it O
to O
me O
. O

Also O
, O
bring O
my O
books O
. O

The O
books O
written O
on O
parchment O
are O
the O
ones O
I O
need O
. O

Alexander B-ORG
the O
metalworker O
caused O
me O
so O
much O
harm O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
punish O
him O
for O
what O
he O
did O
. O

He O
fought O
against O
everything O
we O
teach O
. O

You O
should O
be O
careful O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
hurt O
you O
too O
. O

The O
first O
time O
I O
defended O
myself O
, O
no O
one O
helped O
me O
. O

Everyone O
left O
me O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
God O
will O
forgive O
them O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
stayed O
with O
me O
. O

The O
Lord O
gave O
me O
strength O
so O
that O
I O
could O
tell O
the O
Good O
News O
everywhere O
. O

He O
wanted O
all O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
to O
hear O
that O
Good O
News O
. O

So O
I O
was O
saved O
from O
the O
lion O
's O
mouth O
. O

The O
Lord O
will O
save O
me O
when O
anyone O
tries O
to O
hurt O
me O
. O

He O
will O
bring O
me O
safely O
to O
his O
heavenly O
kingdom O
. O

Glory O
forever O
and O
ever O
be O
the O
Lord's O
. O

Amen O
. O

Give O
my O
greetings O
to O
Priscilla O
and O
Aquila O
and O
to O
the O
family O
of O
Onesiphorus O
. O

Erastus O
stayed O
in O
Corinth O
. O

And O
I O
left O
Trophimus O
in O
Miletus O
-- O
he O
was O
sick O
. O

Try O
as O
hard O
as O
you O
can O
to O
come O
to O
me O
before O
winter O
. O

Greetings O
to O
you O
from O
Eubulus O
, O
Pudens O
, O
Linus O
, O
Claudia O
, O
and O
all O
the O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
here O
. O

The O
Lord O
be O
with O
your O
spirit O
. O

Grace O
be O
with O
you O
. O

Why O
are O
we O
beginning O
again O
to O
tell O
you O
all O
these O
good O
things O
about O
ourselves O
? O

Do O
we O
need O
letters O
of O
introduction O
to O
you O
or O
from O
you O
, O
like O
some O
other O
people O
? O

No O
, O
you O
yourselves O
are O
our O
letter O
, O
written O
on O
our O
hearts O
. O

It O
is O
known O
and O
read O
by O
all O
people O
. O

You O
show O
that O
you O
are O
a O
letter O
from O
Christ O
that O
he O
sent O
through O
us O
. O

This O
letter O
is O
not O
written O
with O
ink O
but O
with O
the O
Spirit O
of O
the O
living O
God O
. O

It O
is O
not O
written O
on O
stone O
tablets O
but O
on O
human O
hearts O
. O

We O
can O
say O
this O
, O
because O
through O
Christ O
we O
feel O
sure O
before O
God O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
mean O
that O
we O
are O
able O
to O
do O
anything O
good O
ourselves O
. O

It O
is O
God O
who O
makes O
us O
able O
to O
do O
all O
that O
we O
do O
. O

He O
made O
us O
able O
to O
be O
servants O
of O
a O
new O
agreement O
from O
himself O
to O
his O
people O
. O

It O
is O
not O
an O
agreement O
of O
written O
laws O
, O
but O
it O
is O
of O
the O
Spirit O
. O

The O
written O
law O
brings O
death O
, O
but O
the O
Spirit O
gives O
life O
. O

The O
old O
agreement O
that O
brought O
death O
, O
written O
with O
words O
on O
stone O
, O
came O
with O
God O
's O
glory O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
face O
of O
Moses O
was O
so O
bright O
with O
glory O
-LRB- O
a O
glory O
that O
was O
ending O
-RRB- O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
could O
not O
continue O
looking O
at O
his O
face O
. O

So O
surely O
the O
new O
agreement O
that O
comes O
from O
the O
life O
- O
giving O
Spirit B-ORG
has O
even O
more O
glory O
. O

This O
is O
what O
I O
mean O
: O
That O
old O
agreement O
judged O
people O
guilty O
of O
sin O
, O
but O
it O
had O
glory O
. O

So O
surely O
the O
new O
agreement O
that O
makes O
people O
right O
with O
God O
has O
much O
greater O
glory O
. O

That O
old O
agreement O
had O
glory O
. O

But O
it O
really O
loses O
its O
glory O
when O
it O
is O
compared O
to O
the O
much O
greater O
glory O
of O
the O
new O
agreement O
. O

If O
the O
agreement O
that O
was O
brought O
to O
an O
end O
came O
with O
glory O
, O
then O
the O
agreement O
that O
never O
ends O
has O
much O
greater O
glory O
. O

We O
are O
so O
sure O
of O
this O
hope O
that O
we O
can O
speak O
very O
openly O
. O

We O
are O
not O
like O
Moses O
, O
who O
put O
a O
covering O
over O
his O
face O
. O

He O
covered O
his O
face O
so O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Israel B-GPE
would O
not O
see O
it O
. O

The O
glory O
was O
disappearing O
, O
and O
Moses O
did O
not O
want O
them O
to O
see O
it O
end O
. O

But O
their O
minds O
were O
closed O
. O

And O
even O
today O
, O
when O
those O
people O
read O
the O
writings O
of O
the O
old O
agreement O
, O
that O
same O
covering O
hides O
the O
meaning O
. O

That O
covering O
has O
not O
been O
removed O
for O
them O
. O

It O
is O
taken O
away O
only O
through O
Christ O
. O

Yes O
, O
even O
today O
, O
when O
they O
read O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
, O
there O
is O
a O
covering O
over O
their O
minds O
. O

But O
when O
someone O
changes O
and O
follows O
the O
Lord O
, O
that O
covering O
is O
taken O
away O
. O

The O
Lord O
is O
the O
Spirit O
, O
and O
where O
the O
Spirit O
of O
the O
Lord O
is O
, O
there O
is O
freedom O
. O

And O
our O
faces O
are O
not O
covered O
. O

We O
all O
show O
the O
Lord O
's O
glory O
, O
and O
we O
are O
being O
changed O
to O
be O
like O
him O
. O

This O
change O
in O
us O
brings O
more O
and O
more O
glory O
, O
which O
comes O
from O
the O
Lord O
, O
who O
is O
the O
Spirit O
. O

We O
are O
workers O
together O
with O
God O
. O

So O
we O
beg O
you O
: O
Do O
n't O
let O
the O
grace O
that O
you O
received O
from O
God O
be O
for O
nothing O
. O

God O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
heard O
you O
at O
the O
right O
time O
, O
and O
I O
gave O
you O
help O
on O
the O
day O
of O
salvation O
. O
'' O

I O
tell O
you O
that O
the O
`` O
right O
time O
'' O
is O
now O
. O

The O
`` O
day O
of O
salvation O
'' O
is O
now O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
want O
people O
to O
find O
anything O
wrong O
with O
our O
work O
. O

So O
we O
do O
nothing O
that O
will O
be O
a O
problem O
to O
others O
. O

But O
in O
every O
way O
we O
show O
that O
we O
are O
servants O
of O
God O
. O

We O
never O
give O
up O
, O
even O
though O
we O
face O
troubles O
, O
difficulties O
, O
and O
problems O
of O
every O
kind O
. O

We O
are O
beaten O
and O
thrown O
into O
prison O
. O

People O
get O
upset O
at O
us O
and O
fight O
against O
us O
. O

We O
work O
hard O
, O
and O
sometimes O
we O
get O
no O
sleep O
or O
food O
. O

We O
show O
that O
we O
are O
God O
's O
servants O
by O
our O
pure O
lives O
, O
by O
our O
understanding O
, O
by O
our O
patience O
, O
and O
by O
our O
kindness O
. O

We O
show O
it O
by O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
, O
by O
genuine O
love O
, O
by O
speaking O
the O
truth O
, O
and O
by O
depending O
on O
God O
's O
power O
. O

This O
right O
way O
of O
living O
has O
prepared O
us O
to O
defend O
ourselves O
against O
every O
kind O
of O
attack O
. O

Some O
people O
honor O
us O
, O
but O
others O
shame O
us O
. O

Some O
people O
say O
good O
things O
about O
us O
, O
but O
others O
say O
bad O
things O
. O

Some O
people O
say O
we O
are O
liars O
, O
but O
we O
speak O
the O
truth O
. O

To O
some O
people O
we O
are O
not O
known O
, O
but O
we O
are O
well O
known O
. O

We O
seem O
to O
be O
dying O
, O
but O
look O
! O

We O
continue O
to O
live O
. O

We O
are O
punished O
, O
but O
we O
are O
not O
killed O
. O

We O
have O
much O
sadness O
, O
but O
we O
are O
always O
rejoicing O
. O

We O
are O
poor O
, O
but O
we O
are O
making O
many O
people O
rich O
in O
faith O
. O

We O
have O
nothing O
, O
but O
really O
we O
have O
everything O
. O

We O
have O
spoken O
freely O
to O
you O
people O
in O
Corinth O
. O

We O
have O
opened O
our O
hearts O
to O
you O
. O

Our O
feelings O
of O
love O
for O
you O
have O
not O
stopped O
. O

It O
is O
you O
who O
have O
stopped O
your O
feelings O
of O
love O
for O
us O
. O

I O
speak O
to O
you O
as O
if O
you O
were O
my O
children O
. O

Do O
the O
same O
as O
we O
have O
done O
-- O
open O
your O
hearts O
also O
. O

You O
are O
not O
the O
same O
as O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
believe O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
join O
yourselves O
to O
them O
. O

Good O
and O
evil O
do O
n't O
belong O
together O
. O

Light O
and O
darkness O
can O
not O
share O
the O
same O
room O
. O

How O
can O
there O
be O
any O
unity O
between O
Christ O
and O
the O
devil O
? O

What O
does O
a O
believer O
have O
in O
common O
with O
an O
unbeliever O
? O

God O
's O
temple O
can O
not O
have O
anything O
to O
do O
with O
idols O
, O
and O
we O
are O
the O
temple O
of O
the O
living O
God O
. O

As O
God O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
will O
live O
with O
them O
and O
walk O
with O
them O
; O
I O
will O
be O
their O
God O
, O
and O
they O
will O
be O
my O
people O
. O
'' O

`` O
So O
come O
away O
from O
those O
people O
and O
separate O
yourselves O
from O
them O
, O
says O
the O
Lord O
. O

Do O
n't O
touch O
anything O
that O
is O
not O
clean O
, O
and O
I O
will O
accept O
you O
. O
'' O

`` O
I O
will O
be O
your O
father O
, O
and O
you O
will O
be O
my O
sons O
and O
daughters O
, O
says O
the O
Lord O
All O
- O
Powerful O
. O
'' O

God O
, O
with O
his O
mercy O
, O
gave O
us O
this O
work O
to O
do O
, O
so O
we O
do O
n't O
give O
up O
. O

But O
we O
have O
turned O
away O
from O
secret O
and O
shameful O
ways O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
use O
trickery O
, O
and O
we O
do O
n't O
change O
the O
teaching O
of O
God O
. O

We O
teach O
the O
truth O
plainly O
. O

This O
is O
how O
we O
show O
people O
who O
we O
are O
. O

And O
this O
is O
how O
they O
can O
know O
in O
their O
hearts O
what O
kind O
of O
people O
we O
are O
before O
God O
. O

The O
Good O
News O
that O
we O
tell O
people O
may O
be O
hidden O
, O
but O
it O
is O
hidden O
only O
to O
those O
who O
are O
lost O
. O

The O
ruler O
of O
this O
world O
has O
blinded O
the O
minds O
of O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
believe O
. O

They O
can O
not O
see O
the O
light O
of O
the O
Good O
News O
-- O
the O
message O
about O
the O
divine O
greatness O
of O
Christ O
. O

Christ O
is O
the O
one O
who O
is O
exactly O
like O
God O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
tell O
people O
about O
ourselves O
. O

But O
we O
tell O
people O
that O
Jesus O
Christ O
is O
Lord O
, O
and O
we O
tell O
them O
that O
we O
are O
your O
servants O
for O
Jesus O
. O

God O
once O
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
light O
shine O
out O
of O
the O
darkness O
! O
'' O

And O
this O
is O
the O
same O
God O
who O
made O
his O
light O
shine O
in O
our O
hearts O
to O
let O
us O
know O
that O
his O
own O
divine O
greatness O
is O
seen O
in O
the O
face O
of O
Christ O
. O

We O
have O
this O
treasure O
from O
God O
, O
but O
we O
are O
only O
like O
clay O
jars O
that O
hold O
the O
treasure O
. O

This O
is O
to O
show O
that O
the O
amazing O
power O
we O
have O
is O
from O
God O
, O
not O
from O
us O
. O

We O
have O
troubles O
all O
around O
us O
, O
but O
we O
are O
not O
defeated O
. O

We O
often O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
do O
, O
but O
we O
do O
n't O
give O
up O
. O

We O
are O
persecuted O
, O
but O
God O
does O
not O
leave O
us O
. O

We O
are O
hurt O
sometimes O
, O
but O
we O
are O
not O
destroyed O
. O

So O
we O
constantly O
experience O
the O
death O
of O
Jesus O
in O
our O
own O
bodies O
, O
but O
this O
is O
so O
that O
the O
life O
of O
Jesus O
can O
also O
be O
seen O
in O
our O
bodies O
. O

We O
are O
alive O
, O
but O
for O
Jesus O
we O
are O
always O
in O
danger O
of O
death O
, O
so O
that O
the O
life O
of O
Jesus O
can O
be O
seen O
in O
our O
bodies O
that O
die O
. O

So O
death O
is O
working O
in O
us O
, O
but O
the O
result O
is O
that O
life O
is O
working O
in O
you O
. O

The O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
I O
believed O
, O
so O
I O
spoke O
. O
'' O

Our O
faith O
is O
like O
that O
too O
. O

We O
believe O
, O
and O
so O
we O
speak O
. O

God O
raised O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
from O
death O
, O
and O
we O
know O
that O
he O
will O
also O
raise O
us O
with O
Jesus O
. O

God O
will O
bring O
us O
together O
with O
you O
, O
and O
we O
will O
stand O
before O
him O
. O

All O
these O
things O
are O
for O
you O
. O

And O
so O
the O
grace O
of O
God O
is O
being O
given O
to O
more O
and O
more O
people O
. O

This O
will O
bring O
more O
and O
more O
thanks O
to O
God O
for O
his O
glory O
. O

That O
is O
why O
we O
never O
give O
up O
. O

Our O
physical O
body O
is O
becoming O
older O
and O
weaker O
, O
but O
our O
spirit O
inside O
us O
is O
made O
new O
every O
day O
. O

We O
have O
small O
troubles O
for O
a O
while O
now O
, O
but O
these O
troubles O
are O
helping O
us O
gain O
an O
eternal O
glory O
. O

That O
eternal O
glory O
is O
much O
greater O
than O
our O
troubles O
. O

So O
we O
think O
about O
what O
we O
can O
not O
see O
, O
not O
what O
we O
see O
. O

What O
we O
see O
lasts O
only O
a O
short O
time O
, O
and O
what O
we O
can O
not O
see O
will O
last O
forever O
. O

So O
I O
decided O
that O
my O
next O
visit O
to O
you O
would O
not O
be O
another O
visit O
to O
make O
you O
sad O
. O

If O
I O
make O
you O
sad O
, O
then O
who O
will O
make O
me O
happy O
? O

Only O
you O
can O
make O
me O
happy O
-- O
you O
, O
the O
ones O
I O
made O
sad O
. O

I O
wrote O
you O
a O
letter O
so O
that O
when O
I O
came O
to O
you O
I O
would O
not O
be O
made O
sad O
by O
those O
who O
should O
make O
me O
happy O
. O

I O
felt O
sure O
that O
all O
of O
you O
would O
share O
my O
joy O
. O

When O
I O
wrote O
to O
you O
before O
, O
I O
was O
very O
troubled O
and O
my O
heart O
was O
full O
of O
sadness O
. O

I O
wrote O
with O
many O
tears O
. O

I O
did O
not O
write O
to O
make O
you O
sad O
, O
but O
to O
let O
you O
know O
how O
much O
I O
love O
you O
. O

Someone O
in O
your O
group O
has O
caused O
sadness O
-- O
not O
to O
me O
, O
but O
to O
all O
of O
you O
. O

I O
mean O
he O
has O
caused O
sadness O
to O
all O
in O
some O
way O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
make O
it O
sound O
worse O
than O
it O
really O
is O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
punishment O
that O
most O
of O
your O
group O
gave O
him O
is O
enough O
for O
him O
. O

But O
now O
you O
should O
forgive O
him O
and O
encourage O
him O
. O

This O
will O
keep O
him O
from O
having O
too O
much O
sadness O
and O
giving O
up O
completely O
. O

So O
I O
beg O
you O
to O
show O
him O
that O
you O
love O
him O
. O

This O
is O
why O
I O
wrote O
to O
you O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
test O
you O
and O
see O
if O
you O
obey O
in O
everything O
. O

If O
you O
forgive O
someone O
, O
then O
I O
also O
forgive O
them O
. O

And O
what O
I O
have O
forgiven O
-- O
if O
I O
had O
anything O
to O
forgive O
-- O
I O
forgave O
it O
for O
you O
, O
and O
Christ O
was O
with O
me O
. O

I O
did O
this O
so O
that O
Satan O
would O
not O
win O
anything O
from O
us O
. O

We O
know O
very O
well O
what O
his O
plans O
are O
. O

I O
went O
to O
Troas O
to O
tell O
people O
the O
Good O
News O
of O
Christ O
. O

The O
Lord O
gave O
me O
a O
good O
opportunity O
there O
. O

But O
I O
had O
no O
peace O
because O
I O
did O
not O
find O
my O
brother O
Titus O
. O

So O
I O
said O
goodbye O
and O
went O
to O
Macedonia B-GPE
. O

But O
thanks O
be O
to O
God O
, O
who O
always O
leads O
us O
in O
victory O
through O
Christ O
. O

God O
uses O
us O
to O
spread O
his O
knowledge O
everywhere O
like O
a O
sweet O
- O
smelling O
perfume O
. O

Our O
offering O
to O
God O
is O
to O
be O
the O
perfume O
of O
Christ O
that O
goes O
out O
to O
those O
who O
are O
being O
saved O
and O
to O
those O
who O
are O
being O
lost O
. O

To O
those O
who O
are O
being O
lost O
, O
this O
perfume O
smells O
like O
death O
, O
and O
it O
brings O
them O
death O
. O

But O
to O
those O
who O
are O
being O
saved O
, O
it O
has O
the O
sweet O
smell O
of O
life O
, O
and O
it O
brings O
them O
life O
. O

So O
who O
is O
good O
enough O
to O
do O
this O
work O
? O

Certainly O
not O
those O
who O
are O
out O
there O
selling O
God O
's O
message O
for O
a O
profit O
! O

But O
we O
do O
n't O
do O
that O
. O

With O
Christ O
's O
help O
we O
speak O
God O
's O
truth O
honestly O
, O
knowing O
that O
we O
must O
answer O
to O
him O
. O

Dear O
friends O
, O
we O
have O
these O
promises O
from O
God O
. O

So O
we O
should O
make O
ourselves O
pure O
-- O
free O
from O
anything O
that O
makes O
our O
body O
or O
our O
soul O
unclean O
. O

Our O
respect O
for O
God O
should O
make O
us O
try O
to O
be O
completely O
holy O
in O
the O
way O
we O
live O
. O

Open O
your O
hearts O
to O
us O
. O

We O
have O
not O
done O
wrong O
to O
anyone O
or O
caused O
harm O
to O
anyone O
. O

And O
we O
have O
not O
cheated O
anyone O
. O

I O
do O
not O
say O
this O
to O
blame O
you O
. O

I O
told O
you O
before O
that O
we O
love O
you O
so O
much O
we O
would O
live O
or O
die O
with O
you O
. O

I O
feel O
that O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
anything O
. O

I O
am O
very O
proud O
of O
you O
. O

Even O
with O
all O
the O
troubles O
we O
have O
had O
, O
I O
am O
greatly O
encouraged O
and O
feel O
very O
happy O
. O

When O
we O
came O
into O
Macedonia B-GPE
, O
we O
had O
no O
rest O
. O

We O
found O
trouble O
all O
around O
us O
. O

We O
had O
fighting O
on O
the O
outside O
and O
fear O
on O
the O
inside O
. O

But O
God O
encourages O
those O
who O
are O
troubled O
, O
and O
he O
certainly O
encouraged O
us O
by O
bringing O
Titus O
to O
us O
. O

It O
was O
so O
good O
to O
see O
him O
, O
but O
we O
were O
encouraged O
even O
more O
to O
hear O
about O
the O
encouragement O
you O
gave O
him O
. O

He O
told O
us O
that O
you O
really O
want O
to O
see O
me O
and O
that O
you O
are O
very O
sorry O
for O
what O
you O
did O
. O

And O
he O
told O
us O
how O
ready O
and O
willing O
you O
are O
to O
help O
me O
. O

When O
I O
heard O
this O
, O
I O
was O
so O
much O
happier O
. O

Even O
if O
the O
letter O
I O
wrote O
you O
made O
you O
sad O
, O
I O
am O
not O
sorry O
I O
wrote O
it O
. O

I O
know O
that O
letter O
made O
you O
sad O
, O
and O
I O
was O
sorry O
for O
that O
. O

But O
it O
made O
you O
sad O
only O
for O
a O
short O
time O
. O

Now O
I O
am O
happy O
, O
not O
because O
you O
were O
made O
sad O
, O
but O
because O
your O
sorrow O
made O
you O
decide O
to O
change O
. O

That O
is O
what O
God O
wanted O
, O
so O
you O
were O
not O
hurt O
by O
us O
in O
any O
way O
. O

The O
kind O
of O
sorrow O
God O
wants O
makes O
people O
decide O
to O
change O
their O
lives O
. O

This O
leads O
them O
to O
salvation O
, O
and O
we O
can O
not O
be O
sorry O
for O
that O
. O

But O
the O
kind O
of O
sorrow O
the O
world O
has O
will O
bring O
death O
. O

You O
had O
the O
kind O
of O
sorrow O
God O
wanted O
you O
to O
have O
. O

Now O
see O
what O
that O
sorrow O
has O
brought O
you O
: O
It O
has O
made O
you O
very O
serious O
. O

It O
made O
you O
want O
to O
prove O
that O
you O
were O
not O
wrong O
. O

It O
made O
you O
angry O
and O
afraid O
. O

It O
made O
you O
want O
to O
see O
me O
. O

It O
made O
you O
care O
. O

It O
made O
you O
want O
the O
right O
thing O
to O
be O
done O
. O

You O
proved O
that O
you O
were O
not O
guilty O
in O
any O
part O
of O
that O
problem O
. O

The O
main O
reason O
I O
wrote O
that O
letter O
was O
not O
because O
of O
the O
one O
who O
did O
the O
wrong O
or O
the O
one O
who O
was O
hurt O
. O

I O
wrote O
so O
that O
you O
would O
realize O
, O
before O
God O
, O
how O
very O
much O
you O
care O
for O
us O
. O

And O
that O
is O
what O
was O
so O
encouraging O
to O
us O
. O

We O
were O
greatly O
encouraged O
, O
but O
we O
were O
especially O
pleased O
to O
see O
how O
happy O
Titus O
was O
. O

You O
all O
made O
him O
feel O
so O
much O
better O
. O

I O
had O
bragged O
about O
you O
to O
Titus O
, O
and O
you O
did O
n't O
embarrass O
me O
. O

We O
have O
always O
told O
you O
the O
truth O
, O
and O
now O
what O
we O
told O
Titus O
about O
you O
has O
been O
shown O
to O
be O
true O
. O

And O
his O
love O
for O
you O
is O
stronger O
when O
he O
remembers O
that O
you O
were O
all O
ready O
to O
obey O
. O

You O
welcomed O
him O
with O
respect O
and O
fear O
. O

I O
am O
so O
happy O
that O
I O
can O
trust O
you O
fully O
. O

And O
now O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
we O
want O
you O
to O
know O
about O
the O
grace O
that O
God O
gave O
the O
churches O
in O
Macedonia B-GPE
. O

Those O
believers O
have O
been O
tested O
by O
great O
troubles O
, O
and O
they O
are O
very O
poor O
. O

But O
they O
gave O
much O
because O
of O
their O
great O
joy O
. O

I O
can O
tell O
you O
that O
they O
gave O
as O
much O
as O
they O
were O
able O
and O
even O
more O
than O
they O
could O
afford O
. O

No O
one O
told O
them O
to O
do O
this O
. O

It O
was O
their O
idea O
. O

But O
they O
asked O
us O
again O
and O
again O
-- O
they O
begged O
us O
to O
let O
them O
share O
in O
this O
service O
for O
God O
's O
people O
. O

And O
they O
gave O
in O
a O
way O
that O
we O
did O
not O
expect O
: O

They O
gave O
themselves O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
to O
us O
before O
they O
gave O
their O
money O
. O

This O
is O
what O
God O
wants O
. O

So O
we O
asked O
Titus O
to O
help O
you O
finish O
this O
special O
work O
of O
giving O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
started O
this O
work O
. O

You O
are O
rich O
in O
everything O
-- O
in O
faith O
, O
in O
speaking O
ability O
, O
in O
knowledge O
, O
in O
the O
willingness O
to O
help O
, O
and O
in O
the O
love O
you O
learned O
from O
us O
. O

And O
so O
we O
want O
you O
to O
also O
be O
rich O
in O
this O
work O
of O
giving O
. O

I O
am O
not O
ordering O
you O
to O
give O
, O
but O
I O
want O
to O
see O
how O
real O
your O
love O
is O
by O
comparing O
you O
with O
others O
who O
have O
been O
so O
ready O
and O
willing O
to O
help O
. O

You O
know O
the O
grace O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

You O
know O
that O
he O
gave O
up O
his O
heavenly O
riches O
for O
you O
. O

He O
gave O
up O
everything O
so O
that O
you O
could O
be O
richly O
blessed O
. O

This O
is O
what O
I O
think O
you O
should O
do O
: O
Last O
year O
you O
were O
the O
first O
to O
want O
to O
give O
, O
and O
you O
were O
the O
first O
who O
gave O
. O

So O
now O
finish O
the O
work O
you O
started O
. O

Then O
your O
`` O
doing O
'' O
will O
be O
equal O
to O
your O
`` O
wanting O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

Give O
from O
what O
you O
have O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
give O
, O
your O
gift O
will O
be O
accepted O
. O

Your O
gift O
will O
be O
judged O
by O
what O
you O
have O
, O
not O
by O
what O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
want O
you O
to O
have O
troubles O
while O
others O
are O
comforted O
. O

We O
want O
everything O
to O
be O
equal O
. O

At O
this O
time O
you O
have O
plenty O
and O
can O
provide O
what O
they O
need O
. O

Then O
later O
, O
when O
they O
have O
plenty O
, O
they O
can O
provide O
what O
you O
need O
. O

Then O
everyone O
will O
have O
an O
equal O
share O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
Those O
who O
gathered O
much O
did O
not O
have O
too O
much O
, O
and O
those O
who O
gathered O
little O
did O
not O
have O
too O
little O
. O
'' O

I O
thank O
God O
because O
he O
gave O
Titus O
the O
same O
love O
for O
you O
that O
I O
have O
. O

Titus O
agreed O
to O
do O
what O
we O
asked O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
he O
himself O
wanted O
very O
much O
to O
come O
see O
you O
. O

We O
are O
sending O
with O
Titus O
the O
brother O
who O
is O
praised O
by O
all O
the O
churches O
. O

He O
is O
praised O
because O
of O
his O
service O
to O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

Also O
, O
he O
was O
chosen O
by O
the O
churches O
to O
go O
with O
us O
when O
we O
carry O
this O
gift O
. O

We O
are O
doing O
this O
service O
to O
bring O
honor O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
to O
show O
that O
we O
really O
want O
to O
help O
. O

We O
are O
being O
careful O
so O
that O
no O
one O
will O
criticize O
us O
about O
the O
way O
we O
are O
caring O
for O
this O
large O
gift O
. O

We O
are O
trying O
to O
do O
what O
is O
right O
. O

We O
want O
to O
do O
what O
the O
Lord O
accepts O
as O
right O
and O
also O
what O
people O
think O
is O
right O
. O

Also O
, O
we O
are O
sending O
with O
them O
our O
brother O
who O
is O
always O
ready O
to O
help O
. O

He O
has O
proved O
this O
to O
us O
in O
many O
ways O
. O

And O
he O
wants O
to O
help O
even O
more O
now O
because O
he O
has O
much O
faith O
in O
you O
. O

Now O
about O
Titus O
-- O
he O
is O
my O
partner O
. O

He O
is O
working O
together O
with O
me O
to O
help O
you O
. O

And O
about O
the O
other O
brothers O
-- O
they O
are O
sent O
from O
the O
churches O
, O
and O
they O
bring O
honor O
to O
Christ O
. O

So O
show O
these O
men O
that O
you O
really O
have O
love O
. O

Show O
them O
why O
we O
are O
proud O
of O
you O
. O

Then O
all O
the O
churches O
can O
see O
it O
. O

I O
wish O
you O
would O
be O
patient O
with O
me O
even O
when O
I O
am O
a O
little O
foolish O
. O

But O
you O
are O
already O
patient O
with O
me O
. O

I O
am O
jealous O
for O
you O
with O
a O
jealousy O
that O
comes O
from O
God O
. O

I O
promised O
to O
give O
you O
to O
Christ O
. O

He O
must O
be O
your O
only O
husband O
. O

I O
want O
to O
give O
you O
to O
Christ O
to O
be O
his O
pure O
bride O
. O

But O
I O
am O
afraid O
that O
your O
minds O
will O
be O
led O
away O
from O
your O
true O
and O
pure O
following O
of O
Christ O
. O

This O
could O
happen O
just O
as O
Eve B-PERSON
was O
tricked O
by O
that O
snake O
with O
his O
clever O
lies O
. O

You O
seem O
to O
be O
quite O
patient O
with O
anyone O
who O
comes O
to O
you O
and O
tells O
you O
about O
a O
Jesus O
that O
is O
different O
from O
the O
Jesus O
we O
told O
you O
about O
. O

You O
seem O
very O
willing O
to O
accept O
a O
spirit O
or O
a O
message O
that O
is O
different O
from O
the O
Spirit O
and O
message O
that O
you O
received O
from O
us O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
those O
`` O
super O
apostles O
'' O
are O
any O
better O
than O
I O
am O
. O

It O
is O
true O
that O
I O
am O
not O
a O
trained O
speaker O
, O
but O
I O
do O
have O
knowledge O
. O

We O
have O
shown O
this O
to O
you O
clearly O
in O
every O
way O
. O

I O
did O
the O
work O
of O
telling O
God O
's O
Good O
News O
to O
you O
without O
pay O
. O

I O
humbled O
myself O
to O
make O
you O
important O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
that O
was O
wrong O
? O

I O
accepted O
pay O
from O
other O
churches O
. O

I O
took O
their O
money O
so O
that O
I O
could O
serve O
you O
. O

If O
I O
needed O
something O
when O
I O
was O
with O
you O
, O
I O
did O
not O
trouble O
any O
of O
you O
. O

The O
brothers O
who O
came O
from O
Macedonia B-GPE
gave O
me O
all O
that O
I O
needed O
. O

I O
did O
not O
allow O
myself O
to O
be O
a O
burden O
to O
you O
in O
any O
way O
. O

And O
I O
will O
never O
be O
a O
burden O
to O
you O
. O

No O
one O
there O
in O
Achaia O
will O
stop O
me O
from O
boasting O
about O
that O
. O

I O
say O
this O
with O
the O
truth O
of O
Christ O
in O
me O
. O

And O
why O
do O
I O
not O
burden O
you O
? O

Do O
you O
think O
it O
is O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
love O
you O
? O

God O
knows O
that O
I O
love O
you O
. O

And O
I O
will O
continue O
doing O
what O
I O
am O
doing O
now O
, O
because O
I O
want O
to O
stop O
those O
people O
from O
having O
a O
reason O
to O
boast O
. O

They O
would O
like O
to O
say O
that O
the O
work O
they O
boast O
about O
is O
the O
same O
as O
ours O
. O

They O
are O
false O
apostles O
, O
lying O
workers O
. O

They O
only O
pretend O
to O
be O
apostles O
of O
Christ O
. O

That O
does O
not O
surprise O
us O
, O
because O
even O
Satan O
changes O
himself O
to O
look O
like O
an O
angel O
of O
light O
. O

So O
it O
does O
not O
surprise O
us O
if O
Satan O
's O
servants O
make O
themselves O
look O
like O
servants O
who O
work O
for O
what O
is O
right O
. O

But O
in O
the O
end O
those O
people O
will O
get O
the O
punishment O
they O
deserve O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
again O
: O
No O
one O
should O
think O
that O
I O
am O
a O
fool O
. O

But O
if O
you O
think O
I O
am O
a O
fool O
, O
then O
accept O
me O
as O
you O
would O
accept O
a O
fool O
. O

Then O
I O
can O
boast O
a O
little O
too O
. O

But O
I O
am O
not O
talking O
the O
way O
the O
Lord O
would O
talk O
. O

I O
am O
boasting O
like O
a O
fool O
. O

Others O
are O
boasting O
about O
their O
lives O
in O
the O
world O
. O

So O
I O
will O
boast O
too O
. O

You O
are O
wise O
, O
so O
you O
will O
gladly O
be O
patient O
with O
fools O
! O

I O
say O
this O
because O
you O
are O
even O
patient O
with O
someone O
who O
forces O
you O
to O
do O
things O
and O
uses O
you O
. O

You O
are O
patient O
with O
those O
who O
trick O
you O
, O
or O
think O
they O
are O
better O
than O
you O
, O
or O
hit O
you O
in O
the O
face O
! O

I O
am O
ashamed O
to O
say O
it O
, O
but O
we O
were O
too O
`` O

weak O
'' O
to O
do O
such O
things O
to O
you O
. O

But O
if O
anyone O
dares O
to O
boast O
, O
I O
will O
too O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
am O
talking O
like O
a O
fool O
. O
-RRB- O

Are O
those O
people O
Hebrews O
? O

So O
am O
I O
. O
Are O
they O
Israelites O
? O

So O
am O
I O
. O
Are O
they O
from O
Abraham B-PERSON
's O
family O
? O

So O
am O
I O
. O

Are O
they O
serving O
Christ O
? O

I O
am O
serving O
him O
more O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
am O
crazy O
to O
talk O
like O
this O
. O
-RRB- O

I O
have O
worked O
much O
harder O
than O
they O
have O
. O

I O
have O
been O
in O
prison O
more O
often O
. O

I O
have O
been O
hurt O
more O
in O
beatings O
. O

I O
have O
been O
near O
death O
many O
times O
. O

Five O
times O
the O
Jews O
have O
given O
me O
their O
punishment O
of O
39 O
lashes O
with O
a O
whip O
. O

Three O
different O
times O
I O
was O
beaten O
with O
rods O
. O

One O
time O
I O
was O
almost O
killed O
with O
rocks O
. O

Three O
times O
I O
was O
in O
ships O
that O
were O
wrecked O
, O
and O
one O
of O
those O
times O
I O
spent O
the O
night O
and O
the O
next O
day O
in O
the O
sea O
. O

In O
my O
constant O
traveling O
I O
have O
been O
in O
danger O
from O
rivers O
, O
from O
thieves O
, O
from O
my O
own O
people O
, O
and O
from O
people O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
. O

I O
have O
been O
in O
danger O
in O
cities O
, O
in O
places O
where O
no O
one O
lives O
, O
and O
on O
the O
sea O
. O

And O
I O
have O
been O
in O
danger O
from O
people O
who O
pretend O
to O
be O
believers O
but O
are O
not O
. O

I O
have O
done O
hard O
and O
tiring O
work O
, O
and O
many O
times O
I O
did O
not O
sleep O
. O

I O
have O
been O
hungry O
and O
thirsty O
. O

Many O
times O
I O
have O
been O
without O
food O
. O

I O
have O
been O
cold O
and O
without O
clothes O
. O

And O
there O
are O
many O
other O
problems O
. O

One O
of O
these O
is O
the O
care O
I O
have O
for O
all O
the O
churches O
. O

I O
worry O
about O
them O
every O
day O
. O

I O
feel O
weak O
every O
time O
another O
person O
is O
weak O
. O

I O
feel O
deeply O
upset O
every O
time O
another O
person O
is O
led O
into O
sin O
. O

If O
I O
must O
boast O
, O
I O
will O
boast O
about O
the O
things O
that O
show O
I O
am O
weak O
. O

God O
knows O
that O
I O
am O
not O
lying O
. O

He O
is O
the O
God O
and O
Father O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
, O
and O
he O
is O
to O
be O
praised O
forever O
. O

When O
I O
was O
in O
Damascus B-GPE
, O
the O
governor O
under O
King O
Aretas O
wanted O
to O
arrest O
me O
, O
so O
he O
put O
guards O
around O
the O
city O
. O

But O
some O
friends O
put O
me O
in O
a O
basket O
. O

Then O
they O
put O
the O
basket O
through O
a O
hole O
in O
the O
wall O
and O
lowered O
me O
down O
. O

So O
I O
escaped O
from O
the O
governor O
. O

This O
will O
be O
my O
third O
time O
to O
visit O
you O
. O

And O
remember O
, O
`` O
For O
every O
complaint O
there O
must O
be O
two O
or O
three O
people O
to O
say O
that O
they O
know O
it O
is O
true O
. O
'' O

When O
I O
was O
with O
you O
the O
second O
time O
, O
I O
gave O
a O
warning O
to O
those O
who O
had O
sinned O
. O

I O
am O
not O
there O
now O
, O
but O
I O
am O
giving O
another O
warning O
to O
them O
and O
to O
anyone O
else O
who O
has O
sinned O
: O
When O
I O
come O
to O
you O
again O
, O
I O
will O
punish O
you O
. O

You O
want O
proof O
that O
Christ O
is O
speaking O
through O
me O
. O

My O
proof O
is O
that O
he O
is O
not O
weak O
in O
dealing O
with O
you O
but O
is O
showing O
his O
power O
among O
you O
. O

It O
is O
true O
that O
Christ O
was O
weak O
when O
he O
was O
killed O
on O
the O
cross O
, O
but O
he O
lives O
now O
by O
God O
's O
power O
. O

It O
is O
also O
true O
that O
we O
share O
his O
weakness O
, O
but O
in O
dealing O
with O
you O
we O
will O
be O
alive O
in O
him O
by O
God O
's O
power O
. O

Look O
closely O
at O
yourselves O
. O

Test O
yourselves O
to O
see O
if O
you O
are O
living O
in O
the O
faith O
. O

Do O
n't O
you O
realize O
that O
Christ O
Jesus O
is O
in O
you O
? O

Of O
course O
, O
if O
you O
fail O
the O
test O
, O
he O
is O
not O
in O
you O
. O

But O
I O
hope O
you O
will O
see O
that O
we O
have O
not O
failed O
the O
test O
. O

We O
pray O
to O
God O
that O
you O
will O
not O
do O
anything O
wrong O
. O

Our O
concern O
here O
is O
not O
for O
people O
to O
see O
that O
we O
have O
passed O
the O
test O
in O
our O
work O
with O
you O
. O

Our O
main O
concern O
is O
that O
you O
do O
what O
is O
right O
, O
even O
if O
it O
looks O
as O
if O
we O
have O
failed O
the O
test O
. O

We O
can O
not O
do O
anything O
that O
is O
against O
the O
truth O
but O
only O
what O
promotes O
the O
truth O
. O

We O
are O
happy O
to O
be O
weak O
if O
you O
are O
strong O
. O

And O
this O
is O
what O
we O
pray O
-- O
that O
your O
lives O
will O
be O
made O
completely O
right O
again O
. O

I O
'm O
writing O
this O
before O
I O
come O
so O
that O
when O
I O
am O
there O
I O
will O
not O
have O
to O
use O
my O
authority O
to O
punish O
you O
. O

The O
Lord O
gave O
me O
that O
authority O
to O
make O
you O
stronger O
, O
not O
to O
destroy O
you O
. O

Now O
, O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
be O
filled O
with O
joy O
. O

Try O
to O
make O
everything O
right O
, O
and O
do O
what O
I O
have O
asked O
you O
to O
do O
. O

Agree O
with O
each O
other O
, O
and O
live O
in O
peace O
. O

Then O
the O
God O
of O
love O
and O
peace O
will O
be O
with O
you O
. O

Give O
each O
other O
the O
special O
greeting O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

All O
of O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
here O
send O
you O
their O
greetings O
. O

I O
pray O
that O
you O
will O
enjoy O
the O
grace O
of O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
the O
love O
of O
God O
, O
and O
the O
fellowship O
of O
the O
Holy O
Spirit O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
an O
apostle O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

I O
am O
an O
apostle O
because O
that O
is O
what O
God O
wanted O
. O

Greetings O
also O
from O
Timothy O
our O
brother O
in O
Christ O
. O

To O
God O
's O
church O
in O
Corinth O
and O
to O
all O
of O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
throughout O
Achaia O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
God O
our O
Father O
and O
the O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

Praise O
be O
to O
the O
God O
and O
Father O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

He O
is O
the O
Father O
who O
is O
full O
of O
mercy O
, O
the O
God O
of O
all O
comfort O
. O

He O
comforts O
us O
every O
time O
we O
have O
trouble O
so O
that O
when O
others O
have O
trouble O
, O
we O
can O
comfort O
them O
with O
the O
same O
comfort O
God O
gives O
us O
. O

We O
share O
in O
the O
many O
sufferings O
of O
Christ O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
much O
comfort O
comes O
to O
us O
through O
Christ O
. O

If O
we O
have O
troubles O
, O
it O
is O
for O
your O
comfort O
and O
salvation O
. O

If O
we O
are O
comforted O
, O
it O
is O
so O
that O
we O
can O
comfort O
you O
. O

And O
this O
helps O
you O
patiently O
accept O
the O
same O
sufferings O
we O
have O
. O

Our O
hope O
for O
you O
is O
strong O
. O

We O
know O
that O
you O
share O
in O
our O
sufferings O
. O

So O
we O
know O
that O
you O
also O
share O
in O
our O
comfort O
. O

Brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
we O
want O
you O
to O
know O
about O
the O
trouble O
we O
suffered O
in O
Asia B-GPE
. O

We O
had O
great O
burdens O
there O
, O
which O
were O
greater O
than O
our O
own O
strength O
. O

We O
even O
gave O
up O
hope O
for O
life O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
it O
seems O
like O
God O
has O
been O
telling O
us O
we O
are O
going O
to O
die O
. O

But O
this O
is O
so O
that O
we O
will O
not O
trust O
in O
ourselves O
but O
in O
God O
, O
who O
raises O
people O
from O
death O
. O

He O
saved O
us O
from O
these O
great O
dangers O
of O
death O
, O
and O
he O
will O
continue O
to O
save O
us O
. O

We O
feel O
sure O
he O
will O
always O
save O
us O
. O

And O
you O
can O
help O
us O
with O
your O
prayers O
. O

Then O
many O
people O
will O
give O
thanks O
for O
us O
-- O
that O
God O
blessed O
us O
because O
of O
their O
many O
prayers O
. O

This O
is O
what O
we O
are O
proud O
of O
, O
and O
I O
can O
say O
with O
a O
clear O
conscience O
that O
it O
is O
true O
: O
In O
everything O
we O
have O
done O
in O
the O
world O
, O
we O
have O
done O
it O
with O
an O
honest O
and O
pure O
heart O
from O
God O
. O

And O
this O
is O
even O
truer O
in O
what O
we O
have O
done O
with O
you O
. O

We O
did O
this O
by O
God O
's O
grace O
, O
not O
by O
the O
kind O
of O
wisdom O
the O
world O
has O
. O

We O
write O
to O
you O
only O
what O
you O
can O
read O
and O
understand O
. O

And O
I O
hope O
you O
will O
fully O
understand O
, O
just O
as O
you O
already O
understand O
many O
things O
about O
us O
. O

I O
hope O
you O
will O
understand O
that O
you O
can O
be O
proud O
of O
us O
, O
just O
as O
we O
will O
be O
proud O
of O
you O
on O
the O
day O
when O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
comes O
again O
. O

I O
was O
very O
sure O
of O
all O
this O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
made O
plans O
to O
visit O
you O
first O
. O

Then O
you O
could O
be O
blessed O
twice O
. O

I O
planned O
to O
visit O
you O
on O
my O
way O
to O
Macedonia B-GPE
and O
again O
on O
my O
way O
back O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
get O
help O
from O
you O
for O
my O
trip O
to O
Judea O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
that O
I O
made O
these O
plans O
without O
really O
thinking O
? O

Or O
maybe O
you O
think O
I O
make O
plans O
as O
the O
world O
does O
, O
saying O
yes O
and O
no O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

But O
if O
you O
can O
believe O
God O
, O
then O
you O
can O
believe O
that O
what O
we O
tell O
you O
is O
never O
both O
yes O
and O
no O
. O

The O
Son O
of O
God O
, O
Jesus O
Christ O
, O
the O
one O
that O
Silas O
, O
Timothy O
, O
and O
I O
told O
you O
about O
was O
not O
yes O
and O
no O
. O

In O
Christ O
it O
has O
always O
been O
yes O
. O

The O
yes O
to O
all O
of O
God O
's O
promises O
is O
in O
Christ O
. O

And O
that O
is O
why O
we O
say O
`` O
Amen O
'' O
through O
Christ O
to O
the O
glory O
of O
God O
. O

And O
God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
makes O
you O
and O
us O
strong O
in O
Christ O
. O

God O
is O
also O
the O
one O
who O
chose O
us O
for O
his O
work O
. O

He O
put O
his O
mark O
on O
us O
to O
show O
that O
we O
are O
his O
. O

Yes O
, O
he O
put O
his O
Spirit B-ORG
in O
our O
hearts O
as O
the O
first O
payment O
that O
guarantees O
all O
that O
he O
will O
give O
us O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
this O
, O
and O
I O
ask O
God O
to O
be O
my O
witness O
that O
this O
is O
true O
: O
The O
reason O
I O
did O
not O
come O
back O
to O
Corinth O
was O
that O
I O
did O
not O
want O
to O
punish O
or O
hurt O
you O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
mean O
that O
we O
are O
trying O
to O
control O
your O
faith O
. O

You O
are O
strong O
in O
faith O
. O

But O
we O
are O
workers O
with O
you O
for O
your O
own O
happiness O
. O

We O
know O
that O
our O
body O
-- O
the O
tent O
we O
live O
in O
here O
on O
earth O
-- O
will O
be O
destroyed O
. O

But O
when O
that O
happens O
, O
God O
will O
have O
a O
home O
for O
us O
to O
live O
in O
. O

It O
will O
not O
be O
the O
kind O
of O
home O
people O
build O
here O
. O

It O
will O
be O
a O
home O
in O
heaven O
that O
will O
continue O
forever O
. O

But O
now O
we O
are O
tired O
of O
this O
body O
. O

We O
want O
God O
to O
give O
us O
our O
heavenly O
home O
. O

It O
will O
clothe O
us O
and O
we O
will O
not O
be O
naked O
. O

While O
we O
live O
in O
this O
tent O
, O
we O
have O
burdens O
and O
so O
we O
complain O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
mean O
that O
we O
want O
to O
remove O
this O
tent O
, O
but O
we O
want O
to O
be O
clothed O
with O
our O
heavenly O
home O
. O

Then O
this O
body O
that O
dies O
will O
be O
covered O
with O
life O
. O

This O
is O
what O
God O
himself O
made O
us O
for O
. O

And O
he O
has O
given O
us O
the O
Spirit O
as O
the O
first O
payment O
to O
guarantee O
the O
life O
to O
come O
. O

So O
we O
always O
have O
confidence O
. O

We O
know O
that O
while O
we O
live O
in O
this O
body O
, O
we O
are O
away O
from O
the O
Lord O
. O

We O
live O
by O
what O
we O
believe O
will O
happen O
, O
not O
by O
what O
we O
can O
see O
. O

So O
I O
say O
that O
we O
have O
confidence O
. O

And O
we O
really O
want O
to O
be O
away O
from O
this O
body O
and O
be O
at O
home O
with O
the O
Lord O
. O

Our O
only O
goal O
is O
to O
always O
please O
the O
Lord O
, O
whether O
we O
are O
living O
here O
in O
this O
body O
or O
there O
with O
him O
. O

We O
must O
all O
stand O
before O
Christ O
to O
be O
judged O
. O

Everyone O
will O
get O
what O
they O
should O
. O

They O
will O
be O
paid O
for O
whatever O
they O
did O
-- O
good O
or O
bad O
-- O
when O
they O
lived O
in O
this O
earthly O
body O
. O

We O
know O
what O
it O
means O
to O
fear O
the O
Lord O
, O
so O
we O
try O
to O
help O
people O
accept O
the O
truth O
. O

God O
knows O
what O
we O
really O
are O
, O
and O
I O
hope O
that O
in O
your O
hearts O
you O
know O
us O
too O
. O

We O
are O
not O
trying O
to O
prove O
ourselves O
to O
you O
again O
. O

But O
we O
are O
telling O
you O
about O
ourselves O
. O

We O
are O
giving O
you O
reasons O
to O
be O
proud O
of O
us O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
have O
an O
answer O
for O
those O
who O
are O
proud O
about O
what O
can O
be O
seen O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
care O
about O
what O
is O
in O
a O
person O
's O
heart O
. O

If O
we O
are O
crazy O
, O
it O
is O
for O
God O
. O

If O
we O
have O
our O
right O
mind O
, O
it O
is O
for O
you O
. O

The O
love O
of O
Christ O
controls O
us O
, O
because O
we O
know O
that O
one O
person O
died O
for O
everyone O
. O

So O
all O
have O
died O
. O

He O
died O
for O
all O
so O
that O
those O
who O
live O
would O
not O
continue O
to O
live O
for O
themselves O
. O

He O
died O
for O
them O
and O
was O
raised O
from O
death O
so O
that O
they O
would O
live O
for O
him O
. O

> O
From O
this O
time O
on O
we O
do O
n't O
think O
of O
anyone O
as O
the O
world O
thinks O
of O
people O
. O

It O
is O
true O
that O
in O
the O
past O
we O
thought O
of O
Christ O
as O
the O
world O
thinks O
. O

But O
we O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
way O
now O
. O

When O
anyone O
is O
in O
Christ O
, O
it O
is O
a O
whole O
new O
world O
. O

The O
old O
things O
are O
gone O
; O
suddenly O
, O
everything O
is O
new O
! O

All O
this O
is O
from O
God O
. O

Through O
Christ O
, O
God O
made O
peace O
between O
himself O
and O
us O
. O

And O
God O
gave O
us O
the O
work O
of O
bringing O
people O
into O
peace O
with O
him O
. O

I O
mean O
that O
God O
was O
in O
Christ O
, O
making O
peace O
between O
the O
world O
and O
himself O
. O

In O
Christ O
, O
God O
did O
not O
hold O
people O
guilty O
for O
their O
sins O
. O

And O
he O
gave O
us O
this O
message O
of O
peace O
to O
tell O
people O
. O

So O
we O
have O
been O
sent O
to O
speak O
for O
Christ O
. O

It O
is O
like O
God O
is O
calling O
to O
people O
through O
us O
. O

We O
speak O
for O
Christ O
when O
we O
beg O
you O
to O
be O
at O
peace O
with O
God O
. O

Christ O
had O
no O
sin O
, O
but O
God O
made O
him O
become O
sin O
so O
that O
in O
Christ O
we O
could O
be O
right O
with O
God O
. O

There O
is O
more O
that O
I O
have O
to O
say O
about O
myself O
. O

It O
wo O
n't O
help O
, O
but O
I O
will O
talk O
now O
about O
visions O
and O
revelations O
from O
the O
Lord O
. O

I O
know O
a O
man O
in O
Christ O
who O
was O
taken O
up O
to O
the O
third O
heaven O
. O

This O
happened O
14 O
years O
ago O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
the O
man O
was O
in O
his O
body O
or O
out O
of O
his O
body O
, O
but O
God O
knows O
. O

And O
I O
know O
that O
this O
man O
was O
taken O
up O
to O
paradise O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
he O
was O
in O
his O
body O
or O
away O
from O
his O
body O
, O
but O
he O
heard O
things O
that O
he O
is O
not O
able O
to O
explain O
. O

He O
heard O
things O
that O
no O
one O
is O
allowed O
to O
tell O
. O

I O
will O
boast O
about O
a O
man O
like O
that O
, O
but O
I O
will O
not O
boast O
about O
myself O
. O

I O
will O
boast O
only O
about O
my O
weaknesses O
. O

But O
if O
I O
wanted O
to O
say O
more O
about O
myself O
, O
I O
would O
not O
be O
a O
fool O
, O
because O
I O
would O
be O
telling O
the O
truth O
. O

But O
I O
wo O
n't O
say O
any O
more O
, O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
people O
to O
think O
more O
of O
me O
than O
what O
they O
see O
me O
do O
or O
hear O
me O
say O
. O

But O
I O
must O
not O
be O
too O
proud O
of O
the O
wonderful O
things O
that O
were O
shown O
to O
me O
. O

So O
a O
painful O
problem O
was O
given O
to O
me O
-- O
an O
angel O
from O
Satan O
, O
sent O
to O
make O
me O
suffer O
, O
so O
that O
I O
would O
not O
think O
that O
I O
am O
better O
than O
anyone O
else O
. O

I O
begged O
the O
Lord O
three O
times O
to O
take O
this O
problem O
away O
from O
me O
. O

But O
the O
Lord O
said O
, O
`` O
My O
grace O
is O
all O
you O
need O
. O

Only O
when O
you O
are O
weak O
can O
everything O
be O
done O
completely O
by O
my O
power O
. O
'' O

So O
I O
will O
gladly O
boast O
about O
my O
weaknesses O
. O

Then O
Christ O
's O
power O
can O
stay O
in O
me O
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
am O
glad O
to O
have O
weaknesses O
if O
they O
are O
for O
Christ O
. O

I O
am O
glad O
to O
be O
insulted O
and O
have O
hard O
times O
. O

I O
am O
glad O
when O
I O
am O
persecuted O
and O
have O
problems O
, O
because O
it O
is O
when O
I O
am O
weak O
that O
I O
am O
really O
strong O
. O

I O
have O
been O
talking O
like O
a O
fool O
, O
but O
you O
made O
me O
do O
it O
. O

You O
people O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
should O
say O
good O
things O
about O
me O
. O

I O
am O
worth O
nothing O
, O
but O
those O
`` O
super O
apostles O
'' O
are O
not O
worth O
any O
more O
than O
I O
am O
! O

When O
I O
was O
with O
you O
, O
I O
patiently O
did O
the O
things O
that O
prove O
I O
am O
an O
apostle O
-- O
signs O
, O
wonders O
, O
and O
miracles O
. O

So O
you O
received O
everything O
that O
the O
other O
churches O
have O
received O
. O

Only O
one O
thing O
was O
different O
: O
I O
was O
not O
a O
burden O
to O
you O
. O

Forgive O
me O
for O
this O
! O

I O
am O
now O
ready O
to O
visit O
you O
for O
the O
third O
time O
, O
and O
I O
will O
not O
be O
a O
burden O
to O
you O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
any O
of O
the O
things O
you O
own O
. O

I O
only O
want O
you O
. O

Children O
should O
not O
have O
to O
save O
things O
to O
give O
to O
their O
parents O
. O

Parents O
should O
save O
to O
give O
to O
their O
children O
. O

So O
I O
am O
happy O
to O
give O
everything O
I O
have O
for O
you O
. O

I O
will O
even O
give O
myself O
for O
you O
. O

If O
I O
love O
you O
more O
, O
will O
you O
love O
me O
less O
? O

It O
is O
clear O
that O
I O
was O
not O
a O
burden O
to O
you O
, O
but O
you O
think O
that O
I O
was O
tricky O
and O
used O
lies O
to O
catch O
you O
. O

Did O
I O
cheat O
you O
by O
using O
any O
of O
the O
men O
I O
sent O
to O
you O
? O

You O
know O
I O
did O
n't O
. O

I O
asked O
Titus O
to O
go O
to O
you O
, O
and O
I O
sent O
our O
brother O
with O
him O
. O

Titus O
did O
not O
cheat O
you O
, O
did O
he O
? O

No O
, O
you O
know O
that O
his O
actions O
and O
his O
attitude O
were O
the O
same O
as O
ours O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
that O
we O
have O
been O
defending O
ourselves O
to O
you O
all O
this O
time O
? O

No O
, O
we O
say O
these O
things O
in O
Christ O
and O
before O
God O
. O

You O
are O
our O
dear O
friends O
, O
and O
everything O
we O
do O
is O
to O
make O
you O
stronger O
. O

I O
do O
this O
because O
I O
am O
afraid O
that O
when O
I O
come O
, O
you O
will O
not O
be O
what O
I O
want O
you O
to O
be O
. O

And O
I O
am O
afraid O
that O
I O
will O
not O
be O
what O
you O
want O
me O
to O
be O
. O

I O
am O
afraid O
that O
I O
will O
find O
arguing O
, O
jealousy O
, O
anger O
, O
selfish O
fighting O
, O
evil O
talk O
, O
gossip O
, O
pride O
, O
and O
confusion O
there O
. O

I O
am O
afraid O
that O
when O
I O
come O
to O
you O
again O
, O
my O
God O
will O
make O
me O
humble O
before O
you O
. O

I O
may O
have O
to O
cry O
over O
the O
loss O
of O
some O
who O
sinned O
before O
. O

Many O
of O
them O
have O
still O
not O
changed O
their O
hearts O
to O
be O
sorry O
for O
their O
evil O
lives O
, O
their O
sexual O
sins O
, O
and O
the O
shameful O
things O
they O
have O
done O
. O

It O
is O
a O
true O
statement O
that O
anyone O
whose O
goal O
is O
to O
serve O
as O
an O
elder O
has O
his O
heart O
set O
on O
a O
good O
work O
. O

An O
elder O
must O
be O
such O
a O
good O
man O
that O
no O
one O
can O
rightly O
criticize O
him O
. O

He O
must O
be O
faithful O
to O
his O
wife O
. O

He O
must O
have O
self O
- O
control O
and O
be O
wise O
. O

He O
must O
be O
respected O
by O
others O
. O

He O
must O
be O
ready O
to O
help O
people O
by O
welcoming O
them O
into O
his O
home O
. O

He O
must O
be O
a O
good O
teacher O
. O

He O
must O
not O
drink O
too O
much O
, O
and O
he O
must O
not O
be O
someone O
who O
likes O
to O
fight O
. O

He O
must O
be O
gentle O
and O
peaceful O
. O

He O
must O
not O
be O
someone O
who O
loves O
money O
. O

He O
must O
be O
a O
good O
leader O
of O
his O
own O
family O
. O

This O
means O
that O
his O
children O
obey O
him O
with O
full O
respect O
. O

If O
a O
man O
does O
not O
know O
how O
to O
lead O
his O
own O
family O
, O
he O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
take O
care O
of O
God O
's O
church O
. O

An O
elder O
must O
not O
be O
a O
new O
believer O
. O

It O
might O
make O
him O
too O
proud O
of O
himself O
. O

Then O
he O
would O
be O
condemned O
for O
his O
pride O
the O
same O
as O
the O
devil O
was O
. O

An O
elder O
must O
also O
have O
the O
respect O
of O
people O
who O
are O
not O
part O
of O
the O
church O
. O

Then O
he O
will O
not O
be O
criticized O
by O
others O
and O
be O
caught O
in O
the O
devil O
's O
trap O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
the O
men O
who O
are O
chosen O
to O
be O
special O
servants O
must O
have O
the O
respect O
of O
others O
. O

They O
must O
not O
be O
men O
who O
say O
things O
they O
do O
n't O
mean O
or O
who O
spend O
their O
time O
drinking O
too O
much O
. O

They O
must O
not O
be O
men O
who O
will O
do O
almost O
anything O
for O
money O
. O

They O
must O
follow O
the O
true O
faith O
that O
God O
has O
now O
made O
known O
to O
us O
and O
always O
do O
what O
they O
know O
is O
right O
. O

You O
should O
test O
them O
first O
. O

Then O
, O
if O
you O
find O
that O
they O
have O
done O
nothing O
wrong O
, O
they O
can O
be O
special O
servants O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
the O
women O
must O
have O
the O
respect O
of O
others O
. O

They O
must O
not O
be O
women O
who O
speak O
evil O
about O
other O
people O
. O

They O
must O
have O
self O
- O
control O
and O
be O
women O
who O
can O
be O
trusted O
in O
everything O
. O

The O
men O
who O
are O
special O
servants O
must O
be O
faithful O
in O
marriage O
. O

They O
must O
be O
good O
leaders O
of O
children O
and O
their O
own O
families O
. O

Those O
who O
do O
well O
as O
special O
servants O
are O
making O
an O
honorable O
place O
for O
themselves O
. O

And O
they O
will O
feel O
very O
sure O
of O
their O
faith O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

I O
hope O
I O
can O
come O
to O
you O
soon O
. O

But O
I O
am O
writing O
this O
to O
you O
now O
, O
so O
that O
, O
even O
if O
I O
can O
not O
come O
soon O
, O
you O
will O
know O
how O
people O
should O
live O
in O
the O
family O
of O
God O
. O

That O
family O
is O
the O
church O
of O
the O
living O
God O
. O

And O
God O
's O
church O
is O
the O
support O
and O
foundation O
of O
the O
truth O
. O

Without O
a O
doubt O
, O
the O
secret O
of O
our O
life O
of O
worship O
is O
great O
: O
Christ O
was O
shown O
to O
us O
in O
human O
form O
; O
the O
Spirit O
proved O
that O
he O
was O
right O
; O
he O
was O
seen O
by O
angels O
. O

The O
message O
about O
him O
was O
told O
to O
the O
nations O
; O
people O
in O
the O
world O
believed O
in O
him O
; O
he O
was O
taken O
up O
to O
heaven O
in O
glory O
. O

The O
Spirit O
clearly O
says O
that O
in O
the O
last O
times O
some O
will O
turn O
away O
from O
what O
we O
believe O
. O

They O
will O
obey O
spirits O
that O
tell O
lies O
. O

And O
they O
will O
follow O
the O
teachings O
of O
demons O
. O

Those O
teachings O
come O
through O
people O
who O
tell O
lies O
and O
trick O
others O
. O

These O
evil O
people O
can O
not O
see O
what O
is O
right O
and O
what O
is O
wrong O
. O

It O
is O
like O
their O
conscience O
has O
been O
destroyed O
with O
a O
hot O
iron O
. O

They O
say O
that O
it O
is O
wrong O
to O
marry O
. O

And O
they O
say O
that O
there O
are O
some O
foods O
that O
people O
must O
not O
eat O
. O

But O
God O
made O
these O
foods O
, O
and O
those O
who O
believe O
and O
who O
understand O
the O
truth O
can O
eat O
them O
with O
thanks O
. O

Everything O
that O
God O
made O
is O
good O
. O

Nothing O
he O
made O
should O
be O
refused O
if O
it O
is O
accepted O
with O
thanks O
to O
him O
. O

Everything O
he O
created O
is O
made O
holy O
by O
what O
he O
has O
said O
and O
by O
prayer O
. O

Tell O
this O
to O
the O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
there O
. O

This O
will O
show O
that O
you O
are O
a O
good O
servant O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

You O
will O
show O
that O
you O
are O
made O
strong O
by O
the O
words O
of O
faith O
and O
good O
teaching O
you O
have O
followed O
. O

People O
tell O
silly O
stories O
that O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
God O
's O
truth O
. O

Do O
n't O
follow O
what O
these O
stories O
teach O
. O

But O
teach O
yourself O
to O
be O
devoted O
to O
God O
. O

Training O
your O
body O
helps O
you O
in O
some O
ways O
. O

But O
devotion O
to O
God O
helps O
you O
in O
every O
way O
. O

It O
brings O
you O
blessings O
in O
this O
life O
and O
in O
the O
future O
life O
too O
. O

Here O
is O
a O
true O
statement O
that O
should O
be O
accepted O
without O
question O
: O
We O
hope O
in O
the O
living O
God O
, O
the O
Savior B-PERSON
of O
all O
people O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
he O
is O
the O
Savior B-PERSON
of O
all O
those O
who O
believe O
in O
him O
. O

This O
is O
why O
we O
work O
and O
struggle O
. O

Command O
and O
teach O
these O
things O
. O

You O
are O
young O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
let O
anyone O
treat O
you O
as O
if O
you O
are O
not O
important O
. O

Be O
an O
example O
to O
show O
the O
believers O
how O
they O
should O
live O
. O

Show O
them O
by O
what O
you O
say O
, O
by O
the O
way O
you O
live O
, O
by O
your O
love O
, O
by O
your O
faith O
, O
and O
by O
your O
pure O
life O
. O

Continue O
to O
read O
the O
Scriptures O
to O
the O
people O
, O
encourage O
them O
, O
and O
teach O
them O
. O

Do O
this O
until O
I O
come O
. O

Remember O
to O
use O
the O
gift O
you O
have O
, O
which O
was O
given O
to O
you O
through O
a O
prophecy O
when O
the O
group O
of O
elders O
laid O
their O
hands O
on O
you O
. O

Continue O
to O
do O
these O
things O
. O

Give O
your O
life O
to O
doing O
them O
. O

Then O
everyone O
can O
see O
that O
your O
work O
is O
progressing O
. O

Be O
careful O
in O
your O
life O
and O
in O
your O
teaching O
. O

Continue O
to O
live O
and O
teach O
rightly O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
save O
yourself O
and O
those O
who O
listen O
to O
your O
teaching O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
an O
apostle O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

I O
am O
an O
apostle O
by O
the O
command O
of O
God O
our O
Savior B-PERSON
and O
Christ O
Jesus O
our O
hope O
. O

To O
Timothy O
, O
a O
true O
son O
to O
me O
in O
the O
faith O
we O
share O
. O

Grace O
, O
mercy O
, O
and O
peace O
from O
God O
the O
Father O
and O
Christ O
Jesus O
our O
Lord O
. O

When O
I O
went O
to O
Macedonia B-GPE
, O
I O
asked O
you O
to O
stay O
in O
Ephesus O
. O

Some O
people O
there O
are O
teaching O
things O
that O
are O
not O
true O
, O
and O
I O
want O
you O
to O
tell O
them O
to O
stop O
. O

Tell O
them O
not O
to O
give O
their O
time O
to O
meaningless O
stories O
and O
to O
long O
lists O
of O
names O
to O
prove O
their O
family O
histories O
. O

Such O
things O
only O
cause O
arguments O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
help O
God O
's O
work O
, O
which O
is O
done O
only O
by O
faith O
. O

My O
purpose O
in O
telling O
you O
to O
do O
this O
is O
to O
promote O
love O
-- O
the O
kind O
of O
love O
shown O
by O
those O
whose O
thoughts O
are O
pure O
, O
who O
do O
what O
they O
know O
is O
right O
, O
and O
whose O
faith O
in O
God O
is O
real O
. O

But O
some O
have O
missed O
this O
key O
point O
in O
their O
teaching O
and O
have O
gone O
off O
in O
another O
direction O
. O

Now O
they O
talk O
about O
things O
that O
help O
no O
one O
. O

They O
want O
to O
be O
teachers O
of O
the O
law O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
they O
are O
talking O
about O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
even O
understand O
the O
things O
they O
say O
they O
are O
sure O
of O
. O

We O
know O
that O
the O
law O
is O
good O
if O
someone O
uses O
it O
right O
. O

We O
also O
know O
that O
the O
law O
is O
not O
made O
for O
those O
who O
do O
what O
is O
right O
. O

It O
is O
made O
for O
those O
who O
are O
against O
the O
law O
and O
refuse O
to O
follow O
it O
. O

The O
law O
is O
for O
sinners O
who O
are O
against O
God O
and O
all O
that O
is O
pleasing O
to O
him O
. O

It O
is O
for O
those O
who O
have O
no O
interest O
in O
spiritual O
things O
and O
for O
those O
who O
kill O
their O
fathers O
or O
mothers O
or O
anyone O
else O
. O

It O
is O
for O
those O
who O
commit O
sexual O
sins O
, O
homosexuals O
, O
those O
who O
sell O
slaves O
, O
those O
who O
tell O
lies O
, O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
tell O
the O
truth O
under O
oath O
, O
and O
those O
who O
are O
against O
the O
true O
teaching O
of O
God O
. O

That O
teaching O
is O
part O
of O
the O
Good O
News O
that O
our O
blessed O
God O
gave O
me O
to O
tell O
. O

In O
it O
we O
see O
his O
glory O
. O

I O
thank O
Christ O
Jesus O
our O
Lord O
because O
he O
trusted O
me O
and O
gave O
me O
this O
work O
of O
serving O
him O
. O

He O
gives O
me O
strength O
. O

In O
the O
past O
I O
insulted O
Christ O
. O

As O
a O
proud O
and O
violent O
man O
, O
I O
persecuted O
his O
people O
. O

But O
God O
gave O
me O
mercy O
because O
I O
did O
not O
know O
what O
I O
was O
doing O
. O

I O
did O
that O
before O
I O
became O
a O
believer O
. O

But O
our O
Lord O
gave O
me O
a O
full O
measure O
of O
his O
grace O
. O

And O
with O
that O
grace O
came O
the O
faith O
and O
love O
that O
are O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

Here O
is O
a O
true O
statement O
that O
should O
be O
accepted O
without O
question O
: O
Christ O
Jesus O
came O
into O
the O
world O
to O
save O
sinners O
, O
and O
I O
am O
the O
worst O
of O
them O
. O

But O
I O
was O
given O
mercy O
so O
that O
in O
me O
Christ O
Jesus O
could O
show O
that O
he O
has O
patience O
without O
limit O
. O

Christ O
showed O
his O
patience O
with O
me O
, O
the O
worst O
of O
all O
sinners O
. O

He O
wanted O
me O
to O
be O
an O
example O
for O
those O
who O
would O
believe O
in O
him O
and O
have O
eternal O
life O
. O

Honor O
and O
glory O
to O
the O
King O
who O
rules O
forever O
. O

He O
can O
not O
be O
destroyed O
and O
can O
not O
be O
seen O
. O

Honor O
and O
glory O
forever O
and O
ever O
to O
the O
only O
God O
. O

Amen O
. O

Timothy O
, O
you O
are O
like O
a O
son O
to O
me O
. O

What O
I O
am O
telling O
you O
to O
do O
agrees O
with O
the O
prophecies O
that O
were O
told O
about O
you O
in O
the O
past O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
remember O
those O
prophecies O
and O
fight O
the O
good O
fight O
of O
faith O
. O

Continue O
to O
trust O
in O
God O
and O
do O
what O
you O
know O
is O
right O
. O

Some O
people O
have O
not O
done O
this O
, O
and O
their O
faith O
is O
now O
in O
ruins O
. O

Hymenaeus O
and O
Alexander B-ORG
are O
men O
like O
that O
. O

I O
have O
given O
them O
to O
Satan O
so O
that O
they O
will O
learn O
not O
to O
speak O
against O
God O
. O

All O
those O
who O
are O
slaves O
should O
show O
full O
respect O
to O
their O
masters O
. O

Then O
God O
's O
name O
and O
our O
teaching O
will O
not O
be O
criticized O
. O

Some O
slaves O
have O
masters O
who O
are O
believers O
, O
so O
they O
are O
brothers O
. O

Does O
this O
mean O
they O
should O
show O
their O
masters O
any O
less O
respect O
? O

No O
, O
they O
should O
serve O
them O
even O
better O
, O
because O
they O
are O
helping O
believers O
, O
people O
they O
should O
love O
. O

This O
is O
what O
you O
must O
teach O
and O
tell O
everyone O
to O
do O
. O

Some O
people O
will O
teach O
what O
is O
false O
and O
will O
not O
agree O
with O
the O
true O
teaching O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

They O
will O
not O
accept O
the O
teaching O
that O
produces O
a O
life O
of O
devotion O
to O
God O
. O

They O
are O
proud O
of O
what O
they O
know O
, O
but O
they O
understand O
nothing O
. O

They O
are O
sick O
with O
a O
love O
for O
arguing O
and O
fighting O
about O
words O
. O

And O
that O
brings O
jealousy O
, O
quarrels O
, O
insults O
, O
and O
evil O
mistrust O
. O

They O
are O
always O
making O
trouble O
, O
because O
they O
are O
people O
whose O
thinking O
has O
been O
confused O
. O

They O
have O
lost O
their O
understanding O
of O
the O
truth O
. O

They O
think O
that O
devotion O
to O
God O
is O
a O
way O
to O
get O
rich O
. O

Devotion O
to O
God O
is O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
a O
way O
for O
people O
to O
be O
very O
rich O
, O
but O
only O
if O
it O
makes O
them O
satisfied O
with O
what O
they O
have O
. O

When O
we O
came O
into O
the O
world O
, O
we O
brought O
nothing O
. O

And O
when O
we O
die O
, O
we O
can O
take O
nothing O
out O
. O

So O
, O
if O
we O
have O
food O
and O
clothes O
, O
we O
will O
be O
satisfied O
with O
that O
. O

People O
who O
want O
to O
be O
rich O
bring O
temptations O
to O
themselves O
. O

They O
are O
caught O
in O
a O
trap O
. O

They O
begin O
to O
want O
many O
foolish O
things O
that O
will O
hurt O
them O
. O

These O
things O
ruin O
and O
destroy O
people O
. O

The O
love O
of O
money O
causes O
all O
kinds O
of O
evil O
. O

Some O
people O
have O
turned O
away O
from O
what O
we O
believe O
because O
they O
want O
to O
get O
more O
and O
more O
money O
. O

But O
they O
have O
caused O
themselves O
a O
lot O
of O
pain O
and O
sorrow O
. O

But O
you O
belong O
to O
God O
. O

So O
you O
should O
stay O
away O
from O
all O
those O
things O
. O

Always O
try O
to O
do O
what O
is O
right O
, O
to O
be O
devoted O
to O
God O
, O
and O
to O
have O
faith O
, O
love O
, O
patience O
, O
and O
gentleness O
. O

We O
have O
to O
fight O
to O
keep O
our O
faith O
. O

Try O
as O
hard O
as O
you O
can O
to O
win O
that O
fight O
. O

Take O
hold O
of O
eternal O
life O
. O

It O
is O
the O
life O
you O
were O
chosen O
to O
have O
when O
you O
confessed O
your O
faith O
in O
Jesus O
-- O
that O
wonderful O
truth O
that O
you O
spoke O
so O
openly O
and O
that O
so O
many O
people O
heard O
. O

Before O
God O
and O
Christ O
Jesus O
I O
give O
you O
a O
command O
. O

Jesus O
is O
the O
one O
who O
confessed O
that O
same O
wonderful O
truth O
when O
he O
stood O
before O
Pontius O
Pilate O
. O

And O
God O
is O
the O
one O
who O
gives O
life O
to O
everything O
. O

Now O
I O
tell O
you O
this O
: O
Do O
what O
you O
were O
commanded O
to O
do O
without O
fault O
or O
blame O
until O
the O
time O
when O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
comes O
again O
. O

God O
will O
make O
that O
happen O
at O
the O
right O
time O
. O

God O
is O
the O
blessed O
and O
only O
Ruler O
. O

He O
is O
the O
King O
of O
all O
kings O
and O
the O
Lord O
of O
all O
lords O
. O

God O
is O
the O
only O
one O
who O
never O
dies O
. O

He O
lives O
in O
light O
so O
bright O
that O
people O
can O
not O
go O
near O
it O
. O

No O
one O
has O
ever O
seen O
him O
; O
no O
one O
is O
able O
to O
see O
him O
. O

All O
honor O
and O
power O
belong O
to O
him O
forever O
. O

Amen O
. O

Give O
this O
command O
to O
those O
who O
are O
rich O
with O
the O
things O
of O
this O
world O
. O

Tell O
them O
not O
to O
be O
proud O
. O

Tell O
them O
to O
hope O
in O
God O
, O
not O
their O
money O
. O

Money O
can O
not O
be O
trusted O
, O
but O
God O
takes O
care O
of O
us O
richly O
. O

He O
gives O
us O
everything O
to O
enjoy O
. O

Tell O
those O
who O
are O
rich O
to O
do O
good O
-- O
to O
be O
rich O
in O
good O
works O
. O

And O
tell O
them O
they O
should O
be O
happy O
to O
give O
and O
ready O
to O
share O
. O

By O
doing O
this O
, O
they O
will O
be O
saving O
up O
a O
treasure O
for O
themselves O
. O

And O
that O
treasure O
will O
be O
a O
strong O
foundation O
on O
which O
their O
future O
life O
will O
be O
built O
. O

They O
will O
be O
able O
to O
have O
the O
life O
that O
is O
true O
life O
. O

Timothy O
, O
God O
has O
trusted O
you O
with O
many O
things O
. O

Keep O
these O
things O
safe O
. O

Stay O
away O
from O
people O
who O
talk O
about O
useless O
things O
that O
are O
not O
from O
God O
and O
who O
argue O
against O
you O
with O
a O
`` O
knowledge O
'' O
that O
is O
not O
knowledge O
at O
all O
. O

Some O
people O
who O
claim O
to O
have O
that O
`` O
knowledge O
'' O
have O
gone O
completely O
away O
from O
what O
we O
believe O
. O

God O
's O
grace O
be O
with O
you O
all O
. O

First O
of O
all O
, O
I O
ask O
that O
you O
pray O
for O
all O
people O
. O

Ask O
God O
to O
bless O
them O
and O
give O
them O
what O
they O
need O
. O

And O
give O
thanks O
. O

You O
should O
pray O
for O
rulers O
and O
for O
all O
who O
have O
authority O
. O

Pray O
for O
these O
leaders O
so O
that O
we O
can O
live O
quiet O
and O
peaceful O
lives O
-- O
lives O
full O
of O
devotion O
to O
God O
and O
respect O
for O
him O
. O

This O
is O
good O
and O
pleases O
God O
our O
Savior B-PERSON
. O

God O
wants O
everyone O
to O
be O
saved O
and O
to O
fully O
understand O
the O
truth O
. O

There O
is O
only O
one O
God O
, O
and O
there O
is O
only O
one O
way O
that O
people O
can O
reach O
God O
. O

That O
way O
is O
through O
Christ O
Jesus O
, O
who O
as O
a O
man O
gave O
himself O
to O
pay O
for O
everyone O
to O
be O
free O
. O

This O
is O
the O
message O
that O
was O
given O
to O
us O
at O
just O
the O
right O
time O
. O

And O
I O
was O
chosen O
as O
an O
apostle O
to O
tell O
people O
that O
message O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
am O
telling O
the O
truth O
. O

I O
am O
not O
lying O
. O
-RRB- O

I O
was O
chosen O
to O
teach O
those O
who O
are O
not O
Jews O
to O
believe O
and O
understand O
the O
truth O
. O

I O
want O
the O
men O
everywhere O
to O
pray O
. O

Men O
who O
lift O
their O
hands O
in O
prayer O
must O
be O
devoted O
to O
God O
and O
pleasing O
to O
him O
. O

They O
must O
be O
men O
who O
keep O
themselves O
from O
getting O
angry O
and O
having O
arguments O
. O

And O
I O
want O
the O
women O
to O
make O
themselves O
attractive O
in O
the O
right O
way O
. O

Their O
clothes O
should O
be O
sensible O
and O
appropriate O
. O

They O
should O
not O
draw O
attention O
to O
themselves O
with O
fancy O
hairstyles O
or O
gold O
jewelry O
or O
pearls O
or O
expensive O
clothes O
. O

But O
they O
should O
make O
themselves O
attractive O
by O
the O
good O
things O
they O
do O
. O

That O
is O
more O
appropriate O
for O
women O
who O
say O
they O
are O
devoted O
to O
God O
. O

A O
woman O
should O
learn O
while O
listening O
quietly O
and O
being O
completely O
willing O
to O
obey O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
allow O
a O
woman O
to O
teach O
a O
man O
or O
tell O
him O
what O
to O
do O
. O

She O
must O
listen O
quietly O
, O
because O
Adam B-PERSON
was O
made O
first O
. O

Eve B-PERSON
was O
made O
later O
. O

Also O
, O
Adam B-PERSON
was O
not O
the O
one O
who O
was O
tricked O
. O

It O
was O
the O
woman O
who O
was O
tricked O
and O
became O
a O
sinner O
. O

But O
women O
will O
be O
saved O
in O
their O
work O
of O
having O
children O
. O

They O
will O
be O
saved O
if O
they O
continue O
to O
live O
in O
faith O
, O
love O
, O
and O
holiness O
with O
sensible O
behavior O
. O

Do O
n't O
speak O
angrily O
to O
an O
older O
man O
. O

But O
talk O
to O
him O
as O
if O
he O
were O
your O
father O
. O

Treat O
the O
younger O
men O
like O
brothers O
. O

Treat O
the O
older O
women O
like O
mothers O
. O

And O
treat O
the O
younger O
women O
with O
respect O
like O
sisters O
. O

Take O
care O
of O
widows O
who O
really O
need O
help O
. O

But O
if O
a O
widow O
has O
children O
or O
grandchildren O
, O
the O
first O
thing O
they O
need O
to O
learn O
is O
this O
: O
to O
show O
their O
devotion O
to O
God O
by O
taking O
care O
of O
their O
own O
family O
. O

They O
will O
be O
repaying O
their O
parents O
, O
and O
this O
pleases O
God O
. O

A O
widow O
who O
really O
needs O
help O
is O
one O
who O
has O
been O
left O
all O
alone O
. O

She O
trusts O
God O
to O
take O
care O
of O
her O
. O

She O
prays O
all O
the O
time O
, O
night O
and O
day O
, O
and O
asks O
God O
for O
help O
. O

But O
the O
widow O
who O
uses O
her O
life O
to O
please O
herself O
is O
really O
dead O
while O
she O
is O
still O
living O
. O

Tell O
the O
believers O
there O
to O
take O
care O
of O
their O
family O
so O
that O
no O
one O
can O
say O
they O
are O
doing O
wrong O
. O

Everyone O
should O
take O
care O
of O
all O
their O
own O
people O
. O

Most O
important O
, O
they O
should O
take O
care O
of O
their O
own O
family O
. O

If O
they O
do O
not O
do O
that O
, O
then O
they O
do O
not O
accept O
what O
we O
believe O
. O

They O
are O
worse O
than O
someone O
who O
does O
not O
even O
believe O
in O
God O
. O

To O
be O
added O
to O
your O
list O
of O
widows O
, O
a O
woman O
must O
be O
60 O
years O
old O
or O
older O
. O

She O
must O
have O
been O
faithful O
to O
her O
husband O
. O

She O
must O
be O
known O
for O
the O
good O
she O
has O
done O
: O
raising O
children O
, O
welcoming O
travelers O
into O
her O
home O
, O
serving O
the O
needs O
of O
God O
's O
people O
, O
helping O
those O
in O
trouble O
, O
and O
using O
her O
life O
to O
do O
all O
kinds O
of O
good O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
put O
younger O
widows O
on O
that O
list O
. O

When O
their O
strong O
physical O
needs O
pull O
them O
away O
from O
their O
commitment O
to O
Christ O
, O
they O
will O
want O
to O
marry O
again O
. O

Then O
they O
will O
be O
guilty O
of O
not O
doing O
what O
they O
first O
promised O
to O
do O
. O

Also O
, O
these O
younger O
widows O
begin O
to O
waste O
their O
time O
going O
from O
house O
to O
house O
. O

They O
also O
begin O
to O
gossip O
and O
try O
to O
run O
other O
people O
's O
lives O
. O

They O
say O
things O
they O
should O
not O
say O
. O

So O
I O
want O
the O
younger O
widows O
to O
marry O
, O
have O
children O
, O
and O
take O
care O
of O
their O
homes O
. O

If O
they O
do O
this O
, O
our O
enemy O
will O
not O
have O
any O
reason O
to O
criticize O
them O
. O

But O
some O
of O
the O
younger O
widows O
have O
already O
turned O
away O
to O
follow O
Satan O
. O

If O
any O
woman O
who O
is O
a O
believer O
has O
widows O
in O
her O
family O
, O
she O
should O
take O
care O
of O
them O
herself O
. O

Then O
the O
church O
will O
not O
have O
that O
burden O
and O
will O
be O
able O
to O
care O
for O
the O
widows O
who O
have O
no O
one O
else O
to O
help O
them O
. O

The O
elders O
who O
lead O
the O
church O
in O
a O
good O
way O
should O
receive O
double O
honor O
-- O
in O
particular O
, O
those O
who O
do O
the O
work O
of O
counseling O
and O
teaching O
. O

As O
the O
Scriptures O
say O
, O
`` O
When O
a O
work O
animal O
is O
being O
used O
to O
separate O
grain O
, O
do O
n't O
keep O
it O
from O
eating O
the O
grain O
. O
'' O

And O
the O
Scriptures O
also O
say O
, O
`` O
A O
worker O
should O
be O
given O
his O
pay O
. O
'' O

Do O
n't O
listen O
to O
someone O
who O
accuses O
an O
elder O
. O

You O
should O
listen O
to O
them O
only O
if O
there O
are O
two O
or O
three O
others O
who O
can O
say O
what O
the O
elder O
did O
wrong O
. O

Tell O
those O
who O
sin O
that O
they O
are O
wrong O
. O

Do O
this O
in O
front O
of O
the O
whole O
church O
so O
that O
the O
others O
will O
have O
a O
warning O
. O

Before O
God O
and O
Jesus O
Christ O
and O
the O
chosen O
angels O
, O
I O
tell O
you O
to O
make O
these O
judgments O
without O
any O
prejudice O
. O

Treat O
every O
person O
the O
same O
. O

Think O
carefully O
before O
you O
lay O
your O
hands O
on O
anyone O
to O
make O
him O
an O
elder O
. O

Do O
n't O
share O
in O
the O
sins O
of O
others O
. O

Keep O
yourself O
pure O
. O

Timothy O
, O
stop O
drinking O
only O
water O
, O
and O
drink O
a O
little O
wine O
. O

This O
will O
help O
your O
stomach O
, O
and O
you O
will O
not O
be O
sick O
so O
often O
. O

The O
sins O
of O
some O
people O
are O
easy O
to O
see O
. O

Their O
sins O
show O
that O
they O
will O
be O
judged O
. O

But O
the O
sins O
of O
some O
others O
are O
seen O
only O
later O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
the O
good O
things O
people O
do O
. O

Some O
are O
easy O
to O
see O
. O

But O
even O
if O
they O
are O
not O
obvious O
now O
, O
none O
of O
them O
will O
stay O
hidden O
forever O
. O

Greetings O
from O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
an O
apostle O
of O
Christ O
Jesus O
. O

I O
am O
an O
apostle O
because O
that O
is O
what O
God O
wanted O
. O

Greetings O
also O
from O
Timothy O
, O
our O
brother O
in O
Christ O
. O

To O
the O
holy O
and O
faithful O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
Christ O
who O
live O
in O
Colossae O
. O

Grace O
and O
peace O
to O
you O
from O
God O
our O
Father O
. O

In O
our O
prayers O
we O
always O
thank O
God O
for O
you O
. O

He O
is O
the O
Father O
of O
our O
Lord O
Jesus O
Christ O
. O

We O
thank O
him O
because O
we O
have O
heard O
about O
the O
faith O
you O
have O
in O
Christ O
Jesus O
and O
the O
love O
you O
have O
for O
all O
of O
God O
's O
people O
. O

Your O
faith O
and O
love O
continue O
because O
you O
know O
what O
is O
waiting O
for O
you O
in O
heaven O
-- O
the O
hope O
you O
have O
had O
since O
you O
first O
heard O
the O
true O
message O
, O
the O
Good O
News O
that O
was O
told O
to O
you O
. O

Throughout O
the O
world O
, O
this O
Good O
News O
is O
bringing O
blessings O
and O
is O
spreading O
. O

And O
that O
's O
what O
has O
been O
happening O
among O
you O
since O
the O
first O
time O
you O
heard O
it O
and O
understood O
the O
truth O
about O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

You O
heard O
it O
from O
Epaphras O
, O
our O
dear O
friend O
and O
co-worker O
. O

He O
is O
a O
faithful O
servant O
of O
Christ O
for O
us O
. O

He O
also O
told O
us O
about O
the O
love O
you O
have O
from O
the O
Spirit O
. O

Since O
the O
day O
we O
heard O
these O
things O
about O
you O
, O
we O
have O
continued O
praying O
for O
you O
. O

This O
is O
what O
we O
pray O
: O
that O
God O
will O
make O
you O
completely O
sure O
of O
what O
he O
wants O
by O
giving O
you O
all O
the O
wisdom O
and O
spiritual O
understanding O
you O
need O
; O
that O
this O
will O
help O
you O
live O
in O
a O
way O
that O
brings O
honor O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
pleases O
him O
in O
every O
way O
; O
that O
your O
life O
will O
produce O
good O
works O
of O
every O
kind O
and O
that O
you O
will O
grow O
in O
your O
knowledge O
of O
God O
; O
that O
God O
will O
strengthen O
you O
with O
his O
own O
great O
power O
, O
so O
that O
you O
will O
be O
patient O
and O
not O
give O
up O
when O
troubles O
come O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
happy O
and O
give O
thanks O
to O
the O
Father O
. O

He O
has O
made O
you O
able O
to O
have O
what O
he O
has O
promised O
to O
give O
all O
his O
holy O
people O
, O
who O
live O
in O
the O
light O
. O

God O
made O
us O
free O
from O
the O
power O
of O
darkness O
. O

And O
he O
brought O
us O
into O
the O
kingdom O
of O
his O
dear O
Son O
. O

The O
Son O
paid O
the O
price O
to O
make O
us O
free O
. O

In O
him O
we O
have O
forgiveness O
of O
our O
sins O
. O

No O
one O
can O
see O
God O
, O
but O
the O
Son O
is O
exactly O
like O
God O
. O

He O
rules O
over O
everything O
that O
has O
been O
made O
. O

Through O
his O
power O
all O
things O
were O
made O
: O
things O
in O
heaven O
and O
on O
earth O
, O
seen O
and O
not O
seen O
-- O
all O
spiritual O
rulers O
, O
lords O
, O
powers O
, O
and O
authorities O
. O

Everything O
was O
made O
through O
him O
and O
for O
him O
. O

The O
Son O
was O
there O
before O
anything O
was O
made O
. O

And O
all O
things O
continue O
because O
of O
him O
. O

He O
is O
the O
head O
of O
the O
body O
, O
which O
is O
the O
church O
. O

He O
is O
the O
beginning O
of O
everything O
else O
. O

And O
he O
is O
the O
first O
among O
all O
who O
will O
be O
raised O
from O
death O
. O

So O
in O
everything O
he O
is O
most O
important O
. O

God O
was O
pleased O
for O
all O
of O
himself O
to O
live O
in O
the O
Son O
. O

And O
through O
him O
, O
God O
was O
happy O
to O
bring O
all O
things O
back O
to O
himself O
again O
-- O
things O
on O
earth O
and O
things O
in O
heaven O
. O

God O
made O
peace O
by O
using O
the O
blood O
sacrifice O
of O
his O
Son O
on O
the O
cross O
. O

At O
one O
time O
you O
were O
separated O
from O
God O
. O

You O
were O
his O
enemies O
in O
your O
minds O
, O
because O
the O
evil O
you O
did O
was O
against O
him O
. O

But O
now O
he O
has O
made O
you O
his O
friends O
again O
. O

He O
did O
this O
by O
the O
death O
Christ O
suffered O
while O
he O
was O
in O
his O
body O
. O

He O
did O
it O
so O
that O
he O
could O
present O
you O
to O
himself O
as O
people O
who O
are O
holy O
, O
blameless O
, O
and O
without O
anything O
that O
would O
make O
you O
guilty O
before O
him O
. O

And O
that O
is O
what O
will O
happen O
if O
you O
continue O
to O
believe O
in O
the O
Good O
News O
you O
heard O
. O

You O
must O
remain O
strong O
and O
sure O
in O
your O
faith O
. O

You O
must O
not O
let O
anything O
cause O
you O
to O
give O
up O
the O
hope O
that O
became O
yours O
when O
you O
heard O
the O
Good O
News O
. O

That O
same O
Good O
News O
has O
been O
told O
to O
everyone O
on O
earth O
, O
and O
that O
's O
the O
work O
that O
I O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
, O
was O
given O
to O
do O
. O

I O
am O
happy O
in O
my O
sufferings O
for O
you O
. O

There O
is O
much O
that O
Christ O
must O
still O
suffer O
. O

And O
I O
gladly O
accept O
my O
part O
of O
those O
sufferings O
in O
my O
body O
for O
the O
good O
of O
his O
body O
, O
the O
church O
. O

I O
became O
a O
servant O
of O
the O
church O
because O
God O
gave O
me O
a O
special O
work O
to O
do O
. O

This O
work O
helps O
you O
. O

My O
work O
is O
to O
tell O
the O
complete O
message O
of O
God O
. O

This O
message O
is O
the O
secret O
truth O
that O
was O
hidden O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
time O
. O

It O
was O
hidden O
from O
everyone O
for O
ages O
, O
but O
now O
it O
has O
been O
made O
known O
to O
God O
's O
holy O
people O
. O

God O
decided O
to O
let O
his O
people O
know O
just O
how O
rich O
and O
glorious O
that O
truth O
is O
. O

That O
secret O
truth O
, O
which O
is O
for O
all O
people O
, O
is O
that O
Christ O
lives O
in O
you O
, O
his O
people O
. O

He O
is O
our O
hope O
for O
glory O
. O

So O
we O
continue O
to O
tell O
people O
about O
Christ O
. O

We O
use O
all O
wisdom O
to O
counsel O
every O
person O
and O
teach O
every O
person O
. O

We O
are O
trying O
to O
bring O
everyone O
before O
God O
as O
people O
who O
have O
grown O
to O
be O
spiritually O
mature O
in O
Christ O
. O

To O
do O
this O
, O
I O
work O
and O
struggle O
using O
the O
great O
strength O
that O
Christ O
gives O
me O
. O

That O
strength O
is O
working O
in O
my O
life O
. O

Masters O
, O
give O
what O
is O
good O
and O
fair O
to O
your O
servants O
. O

Remember O
that O
you O
have O
a O
Master O
in O
heaven O
. O

Never O
stop O
praying O
. O

Be O
ready O
for O
anything O
by O
praying O
and O
being O
thankful O
. O

Also O
pray O
for O
us O
. O

Pray O
that O
God O
will O
give O
us O
an O
opportunity O
to O
tell O
people O
his O
message O
. O

I O
am O
in O
prison O
for O
doing O
this O
. O

But O
pray O
that O
we O
can O
continue O
to O
tell O
people O
the O
secret O
truth O
that O
God O
has O
made O
known O
about O
Christ O
. O

Pray O
that O
I O
will O
say O
what O
is O
necessary O
to O
make O
this O
truth O
clear O
to O
everyone O
. O

Be O
wise O
in O
the O
way O
you O
act O
with O
those O
who O
are O
not O
believers O
. O

Use O
your O
time O
in O
the O
best O
way O
you O
can O
. O

When O
you O
talk O
, O
you O
should O
always O
be O
kind O
and O
wise O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
answer O
everyone O
in O
the O
way O
you O
should O
. O

Tychicus O
is O
my O
dear O
brother O
in O
Christ O
. O

He O
is O
a O
faithful O
helper O
and O
he O
serves O
the O
Lord O
with O
me O
. O

He O
will O
tell O
you O
everything O
that O
is O
happening O
with O
me O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
am O
sending O
him O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
how O
we O
are O
, O
and O
I O
am O
sending O
him O
to O
encourage O
you O
. O

I O
am O
sending O
him O
with O
Onesimus O
, O
the O
faithful O
and O
dear O
brother O
from O
your O
group O
. O

They O
will O
tell O
you O
everything O
that O
has O
happened O
here O
. O

Aristarchus O
, O
the O
one O
here O
in O
prison O
with O
me O
, O
sends O
you O
his O
greetings O
. O

Mark O
, O
the O
cousin O
of O
Barnabas O
, O
also O
sends O
his O
greetings O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
have O
already O
told O
you O
what O
to O
do O
about O
Mark O
. O

If O
he O
comes O
, O
welcome O
him O
. O
-RRB- O

And O
greetings O
from O
Jesus O
, O
the O
one O
who O
is O
also O
called O
Justus O
. O

These O
are O
the O
only O
Jewish O
believers O
who O
work O
with O
me O
for O
God O
's O
kingdom O
. O

They O
have O
been O
a O
great O
comfort O
to O
me O
. O

Epaphras O
, O
another O
servant O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
from O
your O
group O
, O
sends O
his O
greetings O
. O

He O
constantly O
struggles O
for O
you O
in O
prayer O
. O

He O
prays O
that O
you O
will O
grow O
to O
be O
spiritually O
mature O
and O
have O
everything O
that O
God O
wants O
for O
you O
. O

I O
know O
that O
he O
has O
worked O
hard O
for O
you O
and O
the O
people O
in O
Laodicea O
and O
in O
Hierapolis O
. O

Greetings O
also O
from O
Demas O
and O
our O
dear O
friend O
Luke B-PERSON
, O
the O
doctor O
. O

Give O
our O
greetings O
to O
the O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
in O
Laodicea O
. O

Greetings O
also O
to O
Nympha O
and O
to O
the O
church O
that O
meets O
in O
her O
house O
. O

After O
this O
letter O
is O
read O
to O
you O
, O
be O
sure O
it O
is O
also O
read O
to O
the O
church O
in O
Laodicea O
. O

And O
you O
read O
the O
letter O
that O
I O
wrote O
to O
them O
. O

Tell O
Archippus O
, O
`` O
Be O
sure O
to O
do O
the O
work O
the O
Lord O
gave O
you O
. O
'' O

Here O
's O
my O
greeting O
in O
my O
own O
handwriting O
-- O
Paul B-PERSON
. O

Remember O
me O
in O
prison O
. O

God O
's O
grace O
be O
with O
you O
. O

You O
were O
raised O
from O
death O
with O
Christ O
. O

So O
live O
for O
what O
is O
in O
heaven O
, O
where O
Christ O
is O
sitting O
at O
the O
right O
hand O
of O
God O
. O

Think O
only O
about O
what O
is O
up O
there O
, O
not O
what O
is O
here O
on O
earth O
. O

Your O
old O
self O
has O
died O
, O
and O
your O
new O
life O
is O
kept O
with O
Christ O
in O
God O
. O

Yes O
, O
Christ O
is O
now O
your O
life O
, O
and O
when O
he O
comes O
again O
, O
you O
will O
share O
in O
his O
glory O
. O

So O
put O
everything O
evil O
out O
of O
your O
life O
: O
sexual O
sin O
, O
doing O
anything O
immoral O
, O
letting O
sinful O
thoughts O
control O
you O
, O
and O
wanting O
things O
that O
are O
wrong O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
keep O
wanting O
more O
and O
more O
for O
yourself O
, O
which O
is O
the O
same O
as O
worshiping O
a O
false O
god O
. O

God O
will O
show O
his O
anger O
against O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
obey O
him O
, O
because O
they O
do O
these O
evil O
things O
. O

You O
also O
did O
these O
things O
in O
the O
past O
, O
when O
you O
lived O
like O
them O
. O

But O
now O
put O
these O
things O
out O
of O
your O
life O
: O
anger O
, O
losing O
your O
temper O
, O
doing O
or O
saying O
things O
to O
hurt O
others O
, O
and O
saying O
shameful O
things O
. O

Do O
n't O
lie O
to O
each O
other O
. O

You O
have O
taken O
off O
those O
old O
clothes O
-- O
the O
person O
you O
once O
were O
and O
the O
bad O
things O
you O
did O
then O
. O

Now O
you O
are O
wearing O
a O
new O
life O
, O
a O
life O
that O
is O
new O
every O
day O
. O

You O
are O
growing O
in O
your O
understanding O
of O
the O
one O
who O
made O
you O
. O

You O
are O
becoming O
more O
and O
more O
like O
him O
. O

In O
this O
new O
life O
it O
does O
n't O
matter O
if O
you O
are O
a O
Greek O
or O
a O
Jew B-NORP
, O
circumcised O
or O
not O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
matter O
if O
you O
speak O
a O
different O
language O
or O
even O
if O
you O
are O
a O
Scythian O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
matter O
if O
you O
are O
a O
slave O
or O
free O
. O

Christ O
is O
all O
that O
matters O
, O
and O
he O
is O
in O
all O
of O
you O
. O

God O
has O
chosen O
you O
and O
made O
you O
his O
holy O
people O
. O

He O
loves O
you O
. O

So O
your O
new O
life O
should O
be O
like O
this O
: O
Show O
mercy O
to O
others O
. O

Be O
kind O
, O
humble O
, O
gentle O
, O
and O
patient O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
angry O
with O
each O
other O
, O
but O
forgive O
each O
other O
. O

If O
you O
feel O
someone O
has O
wronged O
you O
, O
forgive O
them O
. O

Forgive O
others O
because O
the O
Lord O
forgave O
you O
. O

Together O
with O
these O
things O
, O
the O
most O
important O
part O
of O
your O
new O
life O
is O
to O
love O
each O
other O
. O

Love O
is O
what O
holds O
everything O
together O
in O
perfect O
unity O
. O

Let O
the O
peace O
that O
Christ O
gives O
control O
your O
thinking O
. O

It O
is O
for O
peace O
that O
you O
were O
chosen O
to O
be O
together O
in O
one O
body O
. O

And O
always O
be O
thankful O
. O

Let O
the O
teaching O
of O
Christ O
live O
inside O
you O
richly O
. O

Use O
all O
wisdom O
to O
teach O
and O
counsel O
each O
other O
. O

Sing O
psalms O
, O
hymns O
, O
and O
spiritual O
songs O
with O
thankfulness O
in O
your O
hearts O
to O
God O
. O

Everything O
you O
say O
and O
everything O
you O
do O
should O
be O
done O
for O
Jesus O
your O
Lord O
. O

And O
in O
all O
you O
do O
, O
give O
thanks O
to O
God O
the O
Father O
through O
Jesus O
. O

Wives O
, O
be O
willing O
to O
serve O
your O
husbands O
. O

This O
is O
the O
right O
thing O
to O
do O
in O
following O
the O
Lord O
. O

Husbands O
, O
love O
your O
wives O
, O
and O
be O
gentle O
to O
them O
. O

Children O
, O
obey O
your O
parents O
in O
everything O
. O

This O
pleases O
the O
Lord O
. O

Fathers O
, O
do O
n't O
upset O
your O
children O
. O

If O
you O
are O
too O
hard O
to O
please O
, O
they O
might O
want O
to O
stop O
trying O
. O

Servants O
, O
obey O
your O
masters O
in O
everything O
. O

Obey O
all O
the O
time O
, O
even O
when O
they O
ca O
n't O
see O
you O
. O

Do O
n't O
just O
pretend O
to O
work O
hard O
so O
that O
they O
will O
treat O
you O
well O
. O

No O
, O
you O
must O
serve O
your O
masters O
honestly O
because O
you O
respect O
the O
Lord O
. O

In O
all O
the O
work O
you O
are O
given O
, O
do O
the O
best O
you O
can O
. O

Work O
as O
though O
you O
are O
working O
for O
the O
Lord O
, O
not O
any O
earthly O
master O
. O

Remember O
that O
you O
will O
receive O
your O
reward O
from O
the O
Lord O
, O
who O
will O
give O
you O
what O
he O
promised O
his O
people O
. O

You O
are O
serving O
the O
Lord O
Christ O
. O

Remember O
that O
anyone O
who O
does O
wrong O
will O
be O
punished O
for O
that O
wrong O
. O

And O
the O
Lord O
treats O
everyone O
the O
same O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
know O
that O
I O
am O
trying O
very O
hard O
to O
help O
you O
. O

And O
I O
am O
trying O
to O
help O
those O
in O
Laodicea O
and O
others O
who O
have O
never O
seen O
me O
. O

I O
want O
them O
to O
be O
strengthened O
and O
joined O
together O
with O
love O
and O
to O
have O
the O
full O
confidence O
that O
comes O
from O
understanding O
. O

I O
want O
them O
to O
know O
completely O
the O
secret O
truth O
that O
God O
has O
made O
known O
. O

That O
truth O
is O
Christ O
himself O
. O

In O
him O
all O
the O
treasures O
of O
wisdom O
and O
knowledge O
are O
kept O
safe O
. O

I O
tell O
you O
this O
so O
that O
no O
one O
can O
fool O
you O
by O
telling O
you O
ideas O
that O
seem O
good O
, O
but O
are O
false O
. O

Even O
though O
I O
am O
far O
away O
, O
my O
thoughts O
are O
always O
with O
you O
. O

I O
am O
happy O
to O
see O
your O
good O
lives O
and O
your O
strong O
faith O
in O
Christ O
. O

You O
accepted O
Christ O
Jesus O
as O
Lord O
, O
so O
continue O
to O
live O
following O
him O
. O

You O
must O
depend O
on O
Christ O
only O
, O
drawing O
life O
and O
strength O
from O
him O
. O

Just O
as O
you O
were O
taught O
the O
truth O
, O
continue O
to O
grow O
stronger O
in O
your O
understanding O
of O
it O
. O

And O
never O
stop O
giving O
thanks O
to O
God O
. O

Be O
sure O
you O
are O
not O
led O
away O
by O
the O
teaching O
of O
those O
who O
have O
nothing O
worth O
saying O
and O
only O
plan O
to O
deceive O
you O
. O

That O
teaching O
is O
not O
from O
Christ O
. O

It O
is O
only O
human O
tradition O
and O
comes O
from O
the O
powers O
that O
influence O
this O
world O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
all O
of O
God O
lives O
in O
Christ O
fully O
, O
even O
in O
his O
life O
on O
earth O
. O

And O
because O
you O
belong O
to O
Christ O
you O
are O
complete O
, O
having O
everything O
you O
need O
. O

Christ O
is O
ruler O
over O
every O
other O
power O
and O
authority O
. O

In O
Christ O
you O
had O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
circumcision O
, O
one O
that O
was O
not O
done O
by O
human O
hands O
. O

That O
is O
, O
you O
were O
made O
free O
from O
the O
power O
of O
your O
sinful O
self O
. O

That O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
circumcision O
Christ O
does O
. O

When O
you O
were O
baptized O
, O
you O
were O
buried O
with O
Christ O
, O
and O
you O
were O
raised O
up O
with O
him O
because O
of O
your O
faith O
in O
God O
's O
power O
. O

God O
's O
power O
was O
shown O
when O
he O
raised O
Christ O
from O
death O
. O

You O
were O
spiritually O
dead O
because O
of O
your O
sins O
and O
because O
you O
were O
not O
free O
from O
the O
power O
of O
your O
sinful O
self O
. O

But O
God O
gave O
you O
new O
life O
together O
with O
Christ O
. O

He O
forgave O
all O
our O
sins O
. O

Because O
we O
broke O
God O
's O
laws O
, O
we O
owed O
a O
debt O
-- O
a O
debt O
that O
listed O
all O
the O
rules O
we O
failed O
to O
follow O
. O

But O
God O
forgave O
us O
of O
that O
debt O
. O

He O
took O
it O
away O
and O
nailed O
it O
to O
the O
cross O
. O

He O
defeated O
the O
rulers O
and O
powers O
of O
the O
spiritual O
world O
. O

With O
the O
cross O
he O
won O
the O
victory O
over O
them O
and O
led O
them O
away O
as O
defeated O
and O
powerless O
prisoners O
for O
the O
whole O
world O
to O
see O
. O

So O
do O
n't O
let O
anyone O
make O
rules O
for O
you O
about O
eating O
and O
drinking O
or O
about O
Jewish O
customs O
-LRB- O
festivals O
, O
New O
Moon O
celebrations O
, O
or O
Sabbath O
days O
-RRB- O
. O

In O
the O
past O
these O
things O
were O
like O
a O
shadow O
that O
showed O
what O
was O
coming O
. O

But O
the O
new O
things O
that O
were O
coming O
are O
found O
in O
Christ O
. O

Some O
people O
enjoy O
acting O
as O
if O
they O
are O
humble O
and O
love O
to O
worship O
angels O
. O

They O
always O
talk O
about O
the O
visions O
they O
have O
seen O
. O

Do O
n't O
listen O
to O
them O
when O
they O
say O
you O
are O
wrong O
because O
you O
do O
n't O
do O
these O
things O
. O

It O
is O
so O
foolish O
for O
them O
to O
feel O
such O
pride O
, O
because O
it O
is O
all O
based O
on O
their O
own O
human O
ideas O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
keep O
themselves O
under O
the O
control O
of O
the O
head O
. O

Christ O
is O
the O
head O
, O
and O
the O
whole O
body O
depends O
on O
him O
. O

Because O
of O
Christ O
all O
the O
parts O
of O
the O
body O
care O
for O
each O
other O
and O
help O
each O
other O
. O

So O
the O
body O
is O
made O
stronger O
and O
held O
together O
as O
God O
causes O
it O
to O
grow O
. O

You O
died O
with O
Christ O
and O
were O
made O
free O
from O
the O
powers O
that O
influence O
this O
world O
. O

So O
why O
do O
you O
act O
as O
if O
you O
still O
belong O
to O
the O
world O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
why O
do O
you O
follow O
rules O
like O
these O
: O
`` O

Do O
n't O
eat O
this O
, O
'' O
`` O
Do O
n't O
taste O
that O
, O
'' O
`` O
Do O
n't O
touch O
that O
'' O
? O

These O
rules O
are O
talking O
about O
earthly O
things O
that O
are O
gone O
after O
they O
are O
used O
. O

They O
are O
only O
human O
commands O
and O
teachings O
. O

These O
rules O
may O
seem O
to O
be O
wise O
as O
part O
of O
a O
made O
- O
up O
religion O
in O
which O
people O
pretend O
to O
be O
humble O
and O
punish O
their O
bodies O
. O

But O
they O
do O
n't O
help O
people O
stop O
doing O
the O
evil O
that O
the O
sinful O
self O
wants O
to O
do O
. O

Sunday O
the O
interview O
with O
Bob B-PERSON
Shapiro I-PERSON
/. O

Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART
returns O
to O
duo O
action O
tonight O
/. O

The O
co-hosts O
are O
Kira B-PERSON
Phillips I-PERSON
and O
Rick B-PERSON
Sanchez I-PERSON
/. O

that O
's O
Rick O
on O
the O
left O
Kira B-PERSON
on O
the O
right O
/. O

and O
they O
are O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
/. O

Double O
trouble O
/. O

watch O
for O
the O
dolphins O
Larry B-PERSON
/. O

Carry O
on O
/. O

I O
'm O
told O
this O
guy O
in O
Miami B-GPE
saving O
is O
schula-esque O
your O
friend O
/. O

Yeah O
not O
this O
year O
though O
/. O

Well O
it O
might O
take O
a O
year O
/. O

Good O
to O
talk O
/. O

Go O
get O
them O
/. O

Bye O
/. O

Alright O
/. O

Thanks O
Larry B-PERSON
/. O

Well O
tonight O
a O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
controversy O
/. O

Good O
evening O
I O
'm O
Kyra B-PERSON
Phillips I-PERSON
/. O

And O
I O
'm O
Rick B-PERSON
Sanchez I-PERSON
/. O

Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART
begins O
right O
now O
/. O

Tonight O
every O
story O
has O
two O
sides O
/. O

In O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
's O
case O
both O
sides O
are O
being O
beamed O
onto O
big O
screens O
everywhere O
/. O

One O
point O
three O
million O
people O
in O
America B-GPE
have O
decided O
it O
's O
in O
their O
best O
self O
interest O
to O
work O
at O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
/. O

Now O
are O
they O
stupid O
/? O

No O
/. O

I O
keep O
saying O
you O
ca O
n't O
buy O
small O
town O
quality O
of O
life O
at O
a O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
because O
they O
do O
n't O
sell O
it O
/. O

But O
once O
they O
steal O
it O
from O
you O
you O
ca O
n't O
get O
it O
back O
at O
any O
price O
/. O

Attention O
shoppers O
/. O

is O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
's O
way O
the O
wave O
of O
the O
future O
/? O

And O
it O
's O
a O
case O
of O
dueling O
realities O
/. O

A O
city O
brimming O
with O
hope O
in O
some O
places O
devoid O
of O
it O
in O
others O
/. O

New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
a O
tale O
of O
two O
cities O
/. O

Also O
this O
man O
is O
a O
convicted O
murderer O
/. O

Why O
are O
there O
so O
many O
who O
want O
his O
life O
spared O
/? O

This O
is O
Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

And O
we O
begin O
tonight O
with O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
a O
place O
no O
doubt O
many O
of O
you O
are O
likely O
to O
shop O
/. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
retail O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
is O
the O
biggest O
of O
the O
big O
/. O

and O
that O
makes O
it O
a O
big O
target O
as O
well O
/. O

Its O
corporate O
policies O
from O
buying O
cheap O
to O
selling O
cheap O
to O
providing O
jobs O
for O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
while O
paying O
rock O
bottom O
salaries O
are O
also O
reasons O
it O
's O
a O
big O
target O
/. O

In O
fact O
right O
now O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
is O
the O
subject O
of O
not O
one O
but O
two O
documentaries O
about O
to O
be O
released O
one O
for O
one O
against O
/. O

Two O
stories O
one O
giant O
store O
here O
's O
a O
look O
/. O

You O
drive O
up O
all O
the O
way O
up O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
on O
Route O
80 O
/. O

and O
you O
'll O
see O
a O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
up O
on O
the O
hill O
/. O

and O
then O
you O
'll O
drive O
farther O
into O
the O
town O
/. O

and O
you O
'll O
see O
uh O
an O
empty O
town O
/. O

Just O
looks O
like O
a O
neutron O
bomb O
hit O
it O
/. O

It O
's O
an O
explosive O
documentary O
that O
alleges O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
has O
a O
take O
no O
prisoners O
business O
philosophy O
that O
is O
good O
for O
profits O
but O
bad O
for O
America B-GPE
/. O

They O
do O
n't O
get O
it O
/. O

When O
we O
start O
talking O
about O
quality O
reliance O
they O
start O
talking O
about O
cheap O
underwear O
/. O

At O
this O
point O
there O
's O
something O
I O
should O
tell O
you O
/. O

When O
you O
do O
a O
story O
on O
a O
film O
that O
's O
as O
critical O
of O
a O
company O
as O
this O
one O
is O
about O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
I O
want O
to O
talk O
to O
that O
company O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
to O
get O
their O
reaction O
/. O

Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
is O
not O
willing O
to O
go O
on O
camera O
/. O

But O
it O
did O
provide O
us O
with O
a O
written O
statement O
saying O
quote O
like O
any O
company O
we O
want O
to O
make O
sure O
our O
associates O
customers O
and O
local O
community O
feel O
good O
about O
us O
/. O

Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
makes O
life O
better O
for O
an O
awful O
lot O
of O
people O
by O
providing O
low O
prices O
and O
good O
jobs O
to O
those O
who O
need O
them O
/. O

However O
we O
're O
the O
first O
to O
admit O
we O
're O
not O
perfect O
and O
have O
worked O
hard O
to O
make O
substantive O
business O
changes O
in O
areas O
where O
we O
fall O
short O
/. O

Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
I O
think O
does O
n't O
do O
a O
good O
enough O
job O
telling O
its O
story O
/. O

So O
who O
is O
speaking O
up O
for O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
/? O

This O
man O
/. O

But O
uh O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
has O
closed O
some O
businesses O
down O
/. O

but O
it O
's O
created O
others O
/. O

In O
fact O
/- O

In O
fact O
Ron B-NORP
Galloway O
is O
not O
only O
speaking O
up O
for O
the O
retail O
giant O
/. O

he O
's O
also O
producing O
a O
documentary O
in O
their O
defense O
one O
that O
depicts O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
as O
an O
ingenious O
business O
plan O
that O
is O
good O
for O
America B-GPE
/. O

So O
many O
people O
have O
so O
many O
negative O
things O
to O
say O
about O
it O
/. O

but O
what O
about O
the O
positive O
things O
/? O

While O
Galloway B-PERSON
's O
pro-Wal-Mart O
film O
introduces O
us O
to O
grateful O
employees O
/- O

Somebody O
did O
it O
for O
me O
at O
a O
time O
in O
my O
life O
when O
I O
was O
totally O
hopeless O
/. O

the O
anti-Wal O
- O
mart O
film O
points O
out O
that O
in O
two O
thousand O
one O
according O
to O
court O
documents O
workers O
made O
on O
average O
less O
than O
fourteen O
thousand O
dollars O
a O
year O
, O
that O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
's O
CEO O
made O
twenty O
- O
seven O
million O
dollars O
a O
year O
/. O

It O
also O
revealed O
that O
the O
owners O
of O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
the O
Walton B-PERSON
family O
has O
an O
average O
net O
worth O
at O
or O
near O
one O
hundred O
billion O
dollars O
give O
or O
take O
a O
billion O
here O
or O
there O
depending O
on O
the O
price O
of O
their O
stock O
at O
the O
time O
/. O

Now O
as O
for O
the O
workers O
or O
associates O
as O
they O
're O
called O
by O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
their O
average O
salary O
is O
below O
what O
the O
government O
considers O
the O
federal O
poverty O
line O
/. O

There O
were O
people O
I O
'd O
see O
that O
did O
n't O
eat O
nothing O
/. O

they O
'd O
take O
an O
hour O
lunch O
and O
just O
sit O
there O
/. O

This O
young O
mother O
that O
I O
talked O
to O
in O
LA B-GPE
was O
on O
Medi B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cal I-ORG
/. O

she O
got O
on O
the O
Wal O
- O
Mart O
plan O
/. O

she O
saw O
a O
doctor O
for O
the O
first O
time O
/. O

The O
anti-Wal-Mart O
film O
depicts O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
as O
consumed O
with O
keeping O
wages O
and O
benefits O
down O
and O
unions O
out O
by O
flying O
in O
executives O
and O
installing O
cameras O
to O
monitor O
employees O
as O
soon O
as O
there O
's O
a O
hint O
that O
workers O
may O
be O
organizing O
/. O

The O
retail O
giant O
gets O
most O
of O
its O
merchandise O
from O
outside O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
in O
places O
like O
Honduras B-GPE
and O
Bangladesh B-GPE
where O
according O
to O
the O
film O
workers O
make O
as O
little O
as O
fifteen O
cents O
an O
hour O
and O
work O
seven O
days O
a O
week O
/. O

but O
by O
far O
the O
largest O
provider O
of O
goods O
to O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
is O
China B-GPE
/. O

How O
much O
does O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
depend O
on O
China B-GPE
/? O

Company O
officials O
announced O
that O
in O
two O
thousand O
four O
they O
imported O
more O
than O
eighteen O
billion O
dollars O
in O
goods O
from O
the O
People O
's O
Republic O
/. O

I O
think O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
is O
a O
straw O
man O
for O
a O
set O
of O
issues O
that O
a O
certain O
group O
of O
people O
special O
interests O
groups O
have O
to O
deal O
with O
in O
American B-NORP
society O
/. O

Now O
this O
is O
important O
/. O

Officials O
making O
the O
anti O
uh O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
film O
say O
the O
film O
is O
not O
paid O
for O
with O
union O
dues O
/. O

We O
asked O
/. O

Also O
Galloway B-PERSON
making O
the O
pro-Wal-Mart O
film O
tells O
me O
that O
he O
's O
received O
no O
money O
and O
little O
support O
in O
fact O
from O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
itself O
/. O

In O
fact O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
has O
no O
plans O
at O
this O
time O
to O
even O
carry O
his O
video O
in O
the O
stores O
/. O

Kyra B-PERSON
/? O

Well O
whatever O
it O
does O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
always O
seems O
to O
be O
under O
a O
microscope O
/. O

Why O
/? O

Because O
a O
company O
that O
big O
that O
profitable O
is O
often O
imitated O
by O
other O
companies O
and O
that O
may O
well O
affect O
your O
benefits O
and O
your O
career O
/. O

Take O
health O
care O
for O
example O
/. O

A O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
internal O
memo O
recently O
leaked O
spelled O
out O
just O
how O
far O
the O
retail O
giant O
may O
be O
willing O
to O
go O
to O
keep O
its O
health O
costs O
low O
/. O

The O
question O
is O
will O
other O
companies O
follow O
suit O
and O
how O
might O
that O
affect O
you O
/. O

Here O
's O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Tom B-PERSON
Foreman I-PERSON
/. O

Out O
in O
the O
morning O
rush O
of O
Washington B-GPE
DC I-GPE
like O
six O
out O
of O
ten O
Americans O
Tim O
Kane O
gets O
health O
insurance O
through O
his O
job O
/. O

I O
think O
my O
hands O
are O
tied O
/. O

I O
have O
to O
go O
through O
my O
employers O
/. O

But O
as O
an O
economist O
at O
the O
conservative O
Heritage O
foundation O
Tim O
supports O
an O
idea O
that O
might O
put O
other O
commuters O
into O
shock O
/. O

Workplace O
health O
plans O
can O
be O
should O
be O
and O
may O
be O
going O
away O
/. O

Americans O
should O
understand O
that O
they O
would O
be O
much O
better O
off O
if O
businesses O
were O
n't O
providing O
them O
health O
care O
if O
they O
could O
buy O
it O
on O
the O
free O
market O
cheaply O
/. O

This O
is O
controversial O
stuff O
/. O

Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
with O
more O
than O
one O
point O
two O
million O
American B-NORP
workers O
is O
being O
criticized O
right O
now O
over O
a O
leaked O
company O
memo O
that O
suggests O
health O
care O
costs O
should O
be O
better O
contained O
/. O

Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
Watch I-ORG
is O
a O
new O
advocacy O
group O
funded O
in O
part O
by O
labor O
unions O
to O
keep O
an O
eye O
on O
how O
the O
economic O
giant O
is O
shaping O
American B-NORP
life O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
today O
as O
we O
speak O
is O
attempting O
to O
change O
uh O
health O
care O
for O
the O
American B-NORP
worker O
to O
the O
worse O
/. O

And O
you O
're O
saying O
that O
affects O
all O
of O
us O
whether O
or O
not O
we O
work O
for O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
/. O

When O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
makes O
a O
change O
in O
the O
way O
they O
do O
their O
business O
um O
then O
other O
businesses O
follow O
/. O

Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
told O
us O
in O
a O
written O
statement O
it O
is O
expanding O
and O
improving O
its O
health O
insurance O
program O
/. O

but O
it O
adds O
every O
business O
is O
asking O
the O
question O
how O
do O
we O
balance O
the O
genuine O
desire O
to O
provide O
the O
best O
benefits O
while O
remaining O
competitive O
in O
the O
global O
economy O
/? O

That O
's O
the O
catch O
/. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
a O
rarity O
among O
nations O
in O
firmly O
tying O
health O
insurance O
to O
jobs O
making O
it O
a O
cost O
of O
doing O
business O
/. O

So O
how O
did O
it O
get O
that O
way O
/? O

Blame O
it O
on O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
Two I-EVENT
when O
fear O
of O
inflation O
prompted O
President O
Roosevelt O
to O
freeze O
wages O
/. O

With O
so O
many O
Americans O
going O
to O
battle O
businesses O
were O
frantic O
for O
workers O
/. O

So O
instead O
of O
more O
money O
they O
offered O
health O
insurance O
/. O

Healthy O
employees O
are O
undeniably O
better O
for O
business O
better O
for O
society O
/. O

but O
is O
that O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
's O
responsibility O
/? O

Look O
/. O

this O
is O
a O
private O
company O
/. O

What O
business O
is O
it O
of O
yours O
how O
they O
do O
their O
business O
/? O

We O
the O
taxpayers O
are O
paying O
for O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
to O
profit O
/. O

um O
and O
so O
therefore O
we O
have O
a O
say O
/. O

And O
you O
believe O
that O
gives O
you O
a O
say O
/. O

We O
're O
stockholders O
/. O

We O
're O
shareholders O
in O
the O
company O
/. O

A O
study O
before O
Congress B-ORG
last O
year O
said O
less O
than O
half O
of O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
employees O
were O
fully O
covered O
by O
the O
company O
insurance O
and O
that O
a O
significant O
number O
secure O
their O
health O
care O
from O
publicly O
subsidized O
programs O
/. O

George B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
from O
California B-GPE
authored O
that O
report O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
either O
has O
built O
an O
acceptable O
system O
for O
real O
health O
care O
for O
employees O
and O
they O
have O
n't O
really O
provided O
much O
to O
the O
national O
debate O
on O
how O
we O
can O
accomplish O
this O
uh O
as O
a O
nation O
/. O

The O
debate O
over O
how O
workplace O
health O
insurance O
might O
fade O
and O
what O
might O
replace O
it O
is O
not O
just O
about O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
/. O

And O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
's O
trying O
to O
stay O
out O
of O
that O
mess O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
a O
very O
tricky O
problem O
/. O

But O
when O
a O
company O
that O
big O
even O
whispers O
change O
these O
days O
everyone O
listens O
/. O

That O
was O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Tom B-PERSON
Foreman I-PERSON
reporting O
/. O

Rick B-PERSON
/? O

And O
we O
continue O
the O
theme O
now O
/. O

Andy B-PERSON
Serwer I-PERSON
works O
for O
us O
here O
at O
CNN B-ORG
and O
for O
Fortune B-ORG
Magazine I-ORG
/. O

Andy B-PERSON
's O
one O
of O
the O
few O
journalists O
who O
's O
profiled O
the O
Walton B-PERSON
family O
/. O

That O
's O
why O
he O
's O
the O
perfect O
guest O
to O
talk O
about O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
/. O

Andy B-PERSON
thanks O
so O
much O
for O
being O
with O
us O
again O
/. O

Good O
to O
see O
you O
/. O

you O
know O
you O
wonder O
/. O

You O
know O
the O
Waltons B-PERSON
/. O

At O
what O
level O
will O
this O
affect O
them O
/? O

They O
're O
about O
to O
get O
hit O
with O
a O
whole O
lot O
of O
bad O
pub O
/. O

Well O
you O
know O
in O
some O
senses O
Rick B-PERSON
they O
're O
used O
to O
it O
by O
now O
/. O

I O
mean O
this O
is O
a O
company O
that O
's O
come O
under O
attack O
for O
really O
the O
past O
ten O
years O
in O
a O
big O
way O
from O
labor O
unions O
from O
people O
in O
small O
towns O
from O
people O
in O
big O
towns O
/. O

But O
this O
time O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
in O
churches O
/. O

it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
in O
small O
gathering O
places O
in O
middle O
America O
with O
people O
saying O
some O
pretty O
horrible O
things O
/- O

Do O
n't O
your O
feelings O
get O
hurt O
/. O

or O
are O
they O
at O
a O
different O
level O
if O
your O
employees O
come O
out O
and O
say O
I O
ca O
n't O
feed O
my O
kids O
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
making O
enough O
money O
/. O

you O
're O
not O
giving O
me O
enough O
benefits O
/. O

you O
're O
not O
paying O
me O
for O
my O
overtime O
work O
/. O

Well O
I O
think O
the O
Walton B-PERSON
family O
does O
take O
it O
personally O
/. O

I O
mean O
their O
name O
is O
on O
the O
door O
/. O

Their O
father O
Sam B-PERSON
Walton I-PERSON
started O
this O
company O
/. O

They O
do O
n't O
like O
the O
bad O
publicity O
/. O

but O
they O
also O
feel O
wronged O
/. O

They O
do O
n't O
believe O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
charges O
are O
true O
/. O

and O
they O
are O
really O
starting O
to O
fight O
back O
/. O

And O
we O
're O
seeing O
articles O
describing O
how O
they O
've O
really O
rallied O
and O
brought O
tremendous O
efforts O
to O
bear O
opening O
up O
offices O
in O
Washington B-GPE
and O
state O
capitals O
/. O

They O
have O
a O
war O
room O
where O
they O
review O
all O
the O
criticism O
/. O

and O
they O
try O
to O
respond O
now O
/. O

But O
let O
me O
ask O
you O
this O
as O
I O
'm O
sure O
people O
at O
home O
are O
sitting O
there O
thinking O
right O
now O
about O
their O
own O
job O
/. O

if O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
is O
right O
and O
their O
model O
is O
right O
is O
this O
the O
way O
we O
're O
going O
to O
go O
/? O

Will O
other O
workers O
feel O
like O
perhaps O
their O
compensation O
packages O
their O
wages O
are O
going O
to O
be O
perhaps O
either O
trimmed O
down O
or O
worse O
as O
they O
allude O
to O
in O
this O
documentary O
/? O

Well O
you O
're O
talking O
about O
a O
race O
to O
the O
bottom O
in O
terms O
of O
compensation O
and O
benefits O
for O
American B-NORP
workers O
/. O

And O
you O
're O
seeing O
this O
happening O
at O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
/. O

but O
you O
're O
also O
seeing O
this O
happen O
at O
big O
manufacturing O
companies O
/. O

Do O
n't O
forget O
people O
at O
Delta B-ORG
people O
at O
GM B-ORG
people O
at O
Delphi B-ORG
are O
getting O
their O
wages O
and O
salaries O
cut O
too O
and O
that O
does O
n't O
have O
anything O
to O
do O
with O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
/. O

Having O
said O
that O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
is O
the O
biggest O
employer O
in O
the O
country O
/. O

so O
they O
're O
sort O
of O
the O
benchmark O
company O
the O
company O
that O
other O
companies O
look O
to O
like O
GM B-ORG
in O
the O
past O
and O
like O
a O
US O
Steel O
/. O

So O
I O
think O
other O
companies O
are O
looking O
at O
what O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
is O
doing O
and O
saying O
you O
know O
, O
what O
is O
the O
new O
wage O
and O
pay O
scale O
in O
this O
country O
/? O

But O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
is O
really O
the O
king O
of O
the O
bottom O
line O
, O
are O
n't O
they O
/? O

They O
are O
/. O

They O
really O
know O
how O
to O
make O
things O
out O
of O
nothing O
/. O

and O
the O
person O
who O
's O
really O
benefiting O
is O
the O
consumer O
who O
goes O
in O
there O
and O
gets O
a O
sweater O
for O
four O
bucks O
/. O

Well O
and O
that O
's O
what O
they O
say O
Rick B-PERSON
/. O

I O
mean O
one O
point O
three O
million O
Americans O
work O
at O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
/. O

A O
lot O
of O
people O
like O
working O
there O
/. O

We O
have O
to O
remember O
that O
/. O

I O
mean O
it O
's O
not O
all O
these O
people O
who O
work O
there O
are O
unhappy O
/. O

That O
's O
number O
one O
/. O

Number O
two O
the O
Wal O
- O
Mart O
people O
say O
look O
/. O

we O
're O
paying O
people O
one O
point O
three O
million O
Americans O
/. O

but O
hundreds O
of O
millions O
of O
Americans O
are O
benefiting O
from O
low O
prices O
/. O

They O
're O
able O
to O
buy O
a O
VCR O
they O
might O
not O
be O
able O
to O
buy O
because O
we O
're O
keeping O
our O
costs O
low O
/. O

That O
's O
their O
response O
/. O

If O
their O
message O
is O
right O
why O
are O
n't O
they O
putting O
one O
of O
their O
big O
kahunas O
out O
there O
to O
talk O
to O
Rick B-PERSON
Sanchez I-PERSON
to O
talk O
to O
Andy B-PERSON
and O
say O
look O
, O
this O
is O
all O
wrong O
/? O

Right O
now O
they O
're O
not O
talking O
/. O

they O
're O
not O
willing O
to O
go O
on O
camera O
/. O

Well O
they O
're O
just O
starting O
to O
/. O

You O
have O
to O
remember O
this O
company O
was O
a O
very O
closed O
uh O
culture O
really O
founded O
by O
Sam B-PERSON
Walton I-PERSON
/. O

He O
passed O
away O
in O
nineteen O
ninety O
- O
two O
/. O

He O
did O
n't O
believe O
in O
talking O
to O
the O
press O
/. O

He O
did O
n't O
believe O
in O
PR O
/. O

He O
said O
all O
we O
need O
to O
do O
was O
open O
stores O
up O
and O
offer O
goods O
at O
low O
prices O
/. O

They O
're O
starting O
to O
realize O
that O
they O
need O
to O
respond O
more O
and O
more O
/. O

So O
they O
're O
just O
getting O
up O
to O
speed O
/. O

but O
I O
think O
you O
're O
right O
/. O

They O
should O
get O
out O
there O
and O
tell O
their O
side O
of O
the O
story O
/. O

Is O
this O
going O
to O
be O
a O
big O
hit O
for O
them O
/? O

No O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
is O
going O
to O
be O
a O
big O
hit O
because O
there O
're O
other O
things O
out O
there O
/. O

You O
know O
there O
's O
a O
negative O
documentary O
film O
about O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
/. O

There O
's O
maybe O
a O
positive O
film O
out O
there O
as O
well O
/. O

They O
're O
going O
to O
marshal O
their O
forces O
/. O

and O
they O
're O
going O
to O
fight O
back O
/. O

and O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
like O
to O
shop O
at O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
/. O

I O
mean O
they O
would O
n't O
be O
a O
problem O
to O
some O
people O
if O
they O
were O
n't O
so O
successful O
/. O

People O
like O
to O
shop O
there O
/. O

Certainly O
do O
/. O

Time O
will O
tell O
/. O

Andy B-PERSON
thanks O
so O
much O
for O
being O
with O
us O
/. O

You O
're O
welcome O
Rick B-PERSON
/. O

And O
there O
you O
have O
it O
/. O

Dueling O
documentaries O
out O
this O
month O
/. O

Still O
to O
come O
on O
Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART
the O
Big O
Easy O
suddenly O
split O
in O
two O
how O
people O
in O
the O
same O
city O
are O
living O
different O
lives O
two O
months O
after O
Katrina B-EVENT
/. O

We O
will O
take O
you O
there O
/. O

Plus O
he O
's O
a O
convicted O
killer O
a O
co-founder O
of O
a O
violent O
street O
gang O
/. O

Now O
he O
's O
on O
death O
row O
/. O

So O
why O
are O
so O
many O
people O
trying O
to O
save O
his O
life O
/? O

It O
is O
time O
now O
to O
check O
on O
some O
of O
the O
other O
stories O
that O
are O
happening O
tonight O
/. O

and O
for O
that O
we O
go O
to O
uh O
Erica B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON
from O
Headline B-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Hello O
Erica B-PERSON
/. O

Hey O
Rick B-PERSON
good O
to O
see O
you O
/. O

We O
begin O
tonight O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
with O
a O
bloody O
end O
to O
the O
Muslim O
holy O
month O
of O
Ramadan O
/. O

Twenty O
- O
seven O
people O
killed O
in O
three O
separate O
attacks O
today O
/. O

The O
worst O
in O
a O
town O
forty O
- O
five O
miles O
south O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
where O
a O
suicide O
bomber O
blew O
up O
a O
mini-bus O
in O
a O
busy O
shopping O
area O
/. O

Elsewhere O
a O
US B-GPE
soldier O
was O
killed O
in O
an O
attack O
near O
Balad B-GPE
/. O

and O
two O
Marines O
died O
in O
a O
helicopter O
crash O
near O
Ramadi B-GPE
/. O

Bagram O
Afghanistan O
now O
where O
a O
senior O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
operative O
is O
apparently O
on O
the O
loose O
/. O

Pentagon B-ORG
officials O
say O
Omar B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Farouq I-PERSON
escaped O
from O
US B-GPE
custody O
back O
in O
July O
/. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Farouq I-PERSON
had O
set O
up O
the O
first O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
camps O
in O
southeast O
Asia B-GPE
/. O

He O
was O
captured O
in O
Indonesia B-GPE
in O
two O
thousand O
two O
then O
turned O
over O
to O
US B-GPE
officials O
who O
brought O
him O
to O
Afghanistan B-GPE
/. O

In O
Detroit O
Michigan O
thousands O
paying O
tribute O
today O
at O
the O
funeral O
of O
Rosa B-PERSON
Parks I-PERSON
/. O

Many O
prominent O
figures O
were O
in O
attendance O
including O
the O
Reverends O
Jesse O
Jackson O
and O
Al B-PERSON
Sharpton I-PERSON
as O
well O
as O
former O
President O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
/. O

Parks B-PERSON
inspired O
the O
Civil O
Rights O
movement O
of O
course O
when O
she O
refused O
to O
give O
up O
her O
seat O
on O
a O
bus O
to O
a O
white O
man O
in O
nineteen O
fifty O
- O
five O
/. O

She O
died O
last O
week O
at O
the O
age O
of O
ninety O
- O
two O
/. O

And O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
a O
massive O
protest O
against O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
shuts O
down O
parts O
of O
the O
city O
/. O

The O
afternoon O
and O
evening O
demonstrations O
organized O
by O
the O
group O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
Ca O
n't O
Wait O
led O
police O
to O
close O
many O
streets O
around O
a O
federal O
building O
in O
West O
LA O
/. O

There O
were O
some O
confrontations O
with O
police O
/. O

One O
officer O
's O
uniform O
caught O
fire O
after O
a O
molotov O
cocktail O
was O
thrown O
his O
way O
/. O

Quite O
the O
demonstration O
there O
Rick B-PERSON
/. O

Certainly O
looks O
like O
it O
/. O

Erica B-PERSON
thanks O
so O
much O
/. O

We O
'll O
look O
for O
you O
in O
just O
a O
little O
bit O
/. O

Kyra B-PERSON
/? O

Well O
for O
more O
than O
two O
months O
we O
've O
seen O
the O
havoc O
that O
Mother B-PERSON
Nature I-PERSON
can O
cause O
/. O

We O
've O
watched O
from O
our O
homes O
Katrina B-EVENT
's O
destructive O
force O
and O
people O
struggling O
in O
its O
aftermath O
/. O

Even O
now O
it O
's O
impossible O
to O
grasp O
the O
tragedy O
along O
the B-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
/. O

There O
are O
so O
many O
parts O
to O
it O
/. O

So O
tonight O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Dan B-PERSON
Simon I-PERSON
shows O
us O
a O
different O
angle O
a O
new O
divide O
forming O
in O
the O
Big O
Easy O
/. O

It O
was O
the O
best O
of O
times O
/. O

it O
was O
the O
worst O
of O
times O
/. O

the O
famous O
words O
of O
Charles B-PERSON
Dickens I-PERSON
in O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Tale I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Two I-WORK_OF_ART
Cities I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Here O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
that O
nineteenth O
century O
text O
resonates O
as O
it O
feels O
literally O
like O
two O
cities O
have O
emerged O
since O
Hurricane O
Katrina B-EVENT
one O
filled O
with O
anger O
and O
desperation O
/- O

Nobody O
's O
trying O
to O
help O
/. O

Nobody O
's O
trying O
to O
do O
nothing O
/. O

But O
here O
across O
the O
river O
on O
what O
locals O
call O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
they O
have O
different O
problems O
the O
kind O
you O
do O
n't O
mind O
having O
like O
where O
to O
get O
coffee O
or O
go O
shopping O
/. O

Here O
it O
's O
about O
progress O
and O
optimism O
/. O

The O
biggest O
complaint O
we O
have O
is O
we O
never O
know O
when O
the O
garbage O
is O
being O
picked O
up O
/. O

Big O
deal O
right O
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

I O
mean O
you O
know O
so O
it O
's O
all O
relative O
/. O

Don B-PERSON
and O
Joy B-PERSON
Paolo I-PERSON
live O
across O
the O
river O
from O
the O
devastation O
in O
a O
place O
called O
Algiers B-LOC
Point I-LOC
/. O

We O
found O
the O
retired O
couple O
relaxing O
on O
their O
porch O
/. O

Play O
on O
words O
/. O

this O
is O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
/. O

but O
people O
here O
call O
it O
the O
blessed O
bank O
/. O

The O
Paolos B-PERSON
bounced O
back O
quickly O
after O
evacuating O
to O
Ohio B-GPE
/. O

While O
they O
came O
back O
to O
mold O
and O
a O
busted O
heater O
their O
problems O
seem O
miniscule O
/. O

One O
of O
the O
biggest O
problems O
we O
have O
over O
here O
truthfully O
is O
traffic O
/. O

There O
is O
no O
traffic O
in O
other O
parts O
of O
town O
/. O

This O
is O
the O
devastated O
Lower B-LOC
Ninth I-LOC
Ward I-LOC
/. O

Restaurants O
gas O
stations O
closed O
/. O

neighborhoods O
vacant O
filled O
with O
trash O
/. O

Contrast O
that O
with O
Algiers B-GPE
where O
carved O
pumpkins O
dot O
the O
landscape O
and O
most O
of O
the O
stores O
even O
little O
cafes O
are O
open O
for O
business O
/. O

We O
just O
isolated O
/. O

We O
like O
on O
a O
island O
over O
here O
/. O

We O
isolated O
from O
the O
whole O
city O
/. O

Daisy O
Peters O
's O
feelings O
are O
understandable O
, O
her O
house O
in O
ruins O
/. O

Other O
than O
the O
help O
of O
a O
few O
family O
members O
clearing O
away O
debris O
she O
's O
on O
her O
own O
/. O

I O
am O
very O
very O
very O
disgusted O
with O
this O
place O
/. O

Who O
are O
you O
disgusted O
with O
/? O

The O
governor O
and O
the O
mayor O
and O
FEMA B-ORG
and O
all O
of O
them O
/. O

You O
feel O
like O
they O
just O
do O
n't O
care O
/. O

I O
feel O
like O
they O
do O
not O
care O
/. O

Government O
officials O
say O
they O
do O
care O
/. O

but O
the O
magnitude O
of O
destruction O
makes O
rebuilding O
very O
difficult O
/. O

There O
's O
no O
drinkable O
water O
and O
little O
if O
any O
electricity O
here O
and O
no O
plan O
yet O
for O
restoring O
the O
neighborhood O
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
giving O
this O
house O
away O
/. O

If O
somebody O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
rebuild O
down O
here O
somebody O
need O
to O
see O
me O
about O
this O
house O
because O
I O
'm O
not O
giving O
it O
to O
nobody O
/. O

Daisy B-PERSON
decides O
to O
take O
a O
rest O
/. O

They O
're O
also O
resting O
at O
the O
Paolo B-PERSON
house O
but O
in O
a O
different O
way O
/. O

Dan O
Simon O
CNN O
New O
Orleans O
/. O

Whether O
you O
've O
lost O
your O
entire O
home O
or O
just O
a O
few O
things O
a O
loss O
hurts O
/. O

and O
one O
of O
our O
own O
here O
at O
CNN B-ORG
has O
felt O
the O
pain O
of O
Katrina B-EVENT
/. O

American B-WORK_OF_ART
Morning I-WORK_OF_ART
executive O
producer O
Kim B-PERSON
Bondy I-PERSON
has O
a O
house O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
/. O

American B-WORK_OF_ART
Morning I-WORK_OF_ART
anchor O
Miles O
O'Brien O
was O
with O
Kim B-PERSON
today O
as O
she O
got O
some O
expert O
opinions O
on O
the O
damage O
to O
her O
home O
/. O

This O
room O
was O
an O
addition O
to O
the O
house O
/. O

It O
originally O
had O
paneling O
/. O

and O
then O
when O
I O
bought O
the O
house O
in O
two O
thousand O
and O
one O
I O
had O
new O
walls O
put O
in O
/. O

So O
this O
is O
all O
new O
drywall O
in O
here O
/. O

So O
the O
mold O
growth O
is O
pretty O
substantial O
/. O

The O
sunroom O
at O
Kim B-PERSON
Bondy I-PERSON
's O
house O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
sure O
could O
use O
a O
little O
sun O
/. O

Perhaps O
it O
might O
bake O
away O
the O
multilayered O
mold O
that O
covers O
the O
walls O
and O
fouls O
the O
air O
/. O

You O
've O
got O
so O
much O
moisture O
in O
here O
/. O

you O
know O
so O
much O
damage O
/. O

the O
mold O
just O
feeds O
off O
of O
itself O
/. O

Kim B-PERSON
invited O
veteran O
property O
restoration O
expert O
Rusty B-PERSON
Amarante I-PERSON
to O
tour O
her O
once O
upon O
a O
dream O
home O
which O
sat O
in O
standing O
fetid O
water O
for O
two O
and O
a O
half O
weeks O
after O
the O
levees O
broke O
/. O

Not O
a O
pretty O
picture O
/. O

but O
Rusty B-PERSON
Amarante I-PERSON
has O
seen O
it O
all O
before O
/. O

Would O
you O
recommend O
that O
a O
room O
like O
this O
be O
sort O
of O
torn O
down O
and O
start O
all O
over O
/? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
need O
to O
tear O
it O
down O
/. O

I O
think O
you O
need O
to O
thoroughly O
gut O
it O
/. O

You O
need O
to O
take O
out O
/. O

Gutting O
a O
house O
, O
stripping O
it O
to O
the O
bones O
like O
a O
Thanksgiving B-EVENT
turkey O
seems O
like O
a O
bitter O
pill O
for O
the O
average O
homeowner O
/. O

but O
Rusty B-PERSON
has O
a O
way O
of O
putting O
things O
in O
perspective O
/. O

Really O
you O
're O
just O
talking O
about O
redoing O
the O
interior O
building O
envelope O
here O
/. O

So O
uh O
as O
devastating O
as O
it O
is O
you O
're O
really O
kind O
of O
fortunate O
because O
once O
you O
take O
out O
the O
plaster O
, O
once O
you O
take O
out O
the O
insulation O
make O
sure O
that O
the O
inside O
of O
the O
building O
is O
dry O
uh O
the O
foundation O
is O
dry O
you O
can O
really O
start O
the O
rebuilding O
process O
/. O

And O
/. O

But O
what O
about O
the O
structure O
of O
the O
house O
/? O

Any O
osteoporosis O
in O
those O
bones O
/? O

From O
what O
I O
can O
see O
of O
the O
brick O
from O
the O
outside O
it O
looks O
very O
solid O
/. O

For O
some O
answers O
Kim B-PERSON
called O
in O
another O
expert O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
English I-PERSON
a O
professor O
who O
studies O
how O
buildings O
weather O
hurricanes O
/. O

Crawl O
space O
/. O

Crawl O
space O
/. O

I O
've O
never O
even O
looked O
underneath O
there O
/. O

But O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
did O
/. O

and O
it O
looks O
pretty O
good O
/. O

Still O
a O
little O
damp O
down O
here O
/. O

and O
that O
needs O
to O
dry O
out O
/. O

Mhm O
/. O

But O
um O
you O
know O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
problem O
with O
rot O
at O
this O
point O
/. O

It O
was O
a O
cursory O
inspection O
a O
few O
pokes O
and O
peeks O
/. O

This O
is O
very O
good O
solid O
construction O
here O
/. O

But O
enough O
to O
make O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
a O
big O
believer O
in O
the O
Bondy B-PERSON
bungalow O
/. O

If O
this O
were O
your O
house O
what O
would O
you O
do O
/? O

I O
'd O
fix O
it O
up O
/. O

Yeah O
/? O

Absolutely O
/. O

Absolutely O
/. O

This O
house O
is O
not O
a O
goner O
/. O

Uh O
this O
house O
can O
be O
uh O
repaired O
uh O
and O
brought O
back O
to O
life O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
bringing O
the O
individual O
houses O
back O
to O
life O
that O
'll O
bring O
the O
neighborhood O
back O
to O
life O
/. O

and O
bringing O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
' O
neighborhoods O
back O
to O
life O
is O
what O
will O
bring O
the O
city O
back O
to O
life O
/. O

Miles O
O'Brien O
CNN O
New O
Orleans O
hm O
/. O

And O
you O
can O
catch O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Morning I-WORK_OF_ART
's O
Miles B-PERSON
O'Brien I-PERSON
and O
Soledad B-PERSON
O'Brien I-PERSON
every O
morning O
on O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Morning I-WORK_OF_ART
beginning O
at O
seven O
am O
eastern O
/. O

and O
you O
know O
just O
watching O
that O
piece O
I O
talked O
to O
friends O
of O
mine O
living O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
saying O
they O
're O
getting O
contractors O
to O
come O
out O
and O
give O
them O
estimates O
/. O

One O
friend O
had O
three O
contractors O
come O
out O
/. O

and O
the O
difference O
in O
prices O
/. O

Yeah O
it O
's O
amazing O
/. O

/. O

it O
is O
amazing O
/. O

You O
've O
got O
to O
be O
really O
careful O
who O
you O
pick O
to O
take O
on O
the O
job O
/. O

The O
waters O
have O
receded O
/. O

but O
the O
problems O
have O
yeah O
/. O

Keep O
rising O
/. O

Tonight O
on O
Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART
politics O
makes O
strange O
bedfellows O
/. O

Would O
you O
believe O
that O
some O
liberal O
Democrats B-NORP
might O
support O
President O
Bush O
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
Nominee O
Samuel B-PERSON
Alito I-PERSON
/? O

We O
're O
going O
to O
explain O
this O
one O
to O
you O
/. O

And O
why O
are O
so O
many O
people O
trying O
to O
keep O
a O
convicted O
killer O
from O
getting O
the O
death O
penalty O
/? O

That O
story O
straight O
ahead O
/. O

Ever O
since O
uh O
President O
Bush O
said O
the O
name O
Samuel B-PERSON
Alito I-PERSON
we O
have O
been O
hearing O
from O
both O
extremes O
of O
the O
political O
spectrum O
/. O

The O
far O
right O
loves O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
nominee O
as O
you O
might O
imagine O
/. O

The O
far O
left O
ca O
n't O
stand O
him O
/. O

We O
're O
learning O
though O
that O
some O
Democrats B-NORP
liberal O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
willing O
to O
give O
Alito B-PERSON
a O
chance O
/. O

CNN B-ORG
senior O
political O
correspondent O
Candy B-PERSON
Crowley I-PERSON
explains O
/. O

Meet O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Wasserstein I-PERSON
former O
law O
clerk O
for O
Judge O
Sam O
Alito O
/. O

I O
think O
you O
look O
at O
the O
totality O
of O
his O
career O
and O
what O
you O
see O
is O
a O
judge O
squarely O
within O
the O
mainstream O
/. O

Wasserstein B-PERSON
is O
a O
liberal O
Democrat B-NORP
except O
when O
he O
votes O
Green B-ORG
party I-ORG
/. O

and O
he O
is O
not O
alone O
/. O

He O
's O
hired O
liberals O
conservatives O
libertarians O
independents O
um O
/. O

and O
all O
I O
know O
is O
that O
we O
're O
all O
unanimously O
supporting O
the O
judge O
in O
his O
nomination O
/. O

The O
kind O
of O
testimony O
that O
may O
make O
it O
easier O
for O
people O
like O
Senator O
Ben O
Nelson O
the O
third O
Democrat B-NORP
to O
get O
an O
up O
- O
close O
and O
personal O
look O
at O
the O
President O
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
nominee O
/. O

A O
Democrat B-NORP
from O
Nebraska B-GPE
a O
state O
that O
went O
Bush B-GPE
in O
oh O
four O
Nelson B-PERSON
is O
one O
of O
five O
red O
state O
Democrats B-NORP
up O
for O
reelection O
in O
oh O
six O
who O
would O
rather O
vote O
than O
fight O
/. O

I O
just O
hope O
that O
we O
're O
able O
to O
work O
our O
way O
through O
uh O
and O
make O
an O
up O
or O
down O
decision O
on O
this O
judge O
/. O

He O
's O
not O
even O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
/. O

but O
Nelson B-PERSON
and O
other O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
targets O
of O
opportunity O
for O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
which O
hopes O
to O
pad O
Republican O
support O
for O
Alito B-PERSON
with O
enough O
Democrats B-NORP
to O
discourage O
and O
if O
needed O
defeat O
a O
filibuster O
/. O

No O
no O
no O
/. O

Alito B-PERSON
will O
not O
save O
Roe B-LAW
/. O

Here O
's O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
' O
problem O
/. O

The O
party O
's O
base O
support O
liberal O
women O
's O
groups O
civil O
rights O
groups O
environmental O
groups O
the O
footsoldiers O
that O
raise O
money O
knock O
on O
doors O
and O
vote O
come O
rain O
or O
shine O
want O
to O
fight O
over O
Alito B-PERSON
/. O

An O
argument O
that O
finds O
sympathy O
in O
blue O
state O
Democrats B-NORP
like O
Illinois B-GPE
's O
Dick B-PERSON
Durbin I-PERSON
/. O

It O
could O
tip O
the O
balance O
for O
a O
generation O
in O
another O
direction O
on O
critical O
issues O
women O
's O
rights O
and O
workers O
' O
rights O
the O
right O
of O
privacy O
uh O
protecting O
the O
environment O
human O
rights O
civil O
rights O
/. O

All O
of O
these O
things O
are O
at O
stake O
in O
this O
nomination O
/. O

The O
filibuster O
fight O
to O
please O
Democratic O
activists O
could O
alienate O
the O
kind O
of O
centrists O
who O
vote O
for O
both O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
and O
Ben B-PERSON
Nelson I-PERSON
in O
the O
same O
state O
which O
is O
why O
the O
word O
filibuster O
makes O
Ben B-PERSON
Nelson I-PERSON
dance O
/. O

You O
know O
the O
word O
filibuster O
keeps O
coming O
up O
in O
the O
questions O
rather O
than O
in O
the O
answers O
/. O

but O
you O
do O
n't O
rule O
it O
out O
/. O

but O
nobody O
's O
ruling O
it O
in O
/. O

While O
Democrats B-NORP
still O
hold O
out O
the O
possibility O
of O
a O
filibuster O
the O
competing O
need O
to O
please O
the O
base O
and O
reach O
to O
the O
center O
makes O
it O
hard O
to O
find O
consensus O
all O
of O
which O
could O
bode O
well O
for O
Sam B-PERSON
Alito I-PERSON
who O
may O
get O
by O
with O
a O
little O
help O
from O
his O
friends O
/. O

There O
was O
never O
an O
ideological O
or O
political O
consideration O
in O
how O
he O
viewed O
cases O
/. O

So O
a O
judge O
's O
judge O
/. O

Judge O
's O
judge O
/. O

Absolutely O
/. O

Candy O
Crowley O
CNN O
Washington O
/. O

The O
founder O
of O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
most O
notorious O
street O
gangs O
is O
facing O
a O
death O
penalty O
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
who O
's O
trying O
to O
save O
his O
life O
and O
why O
/? O

Also O
the O
survivors O
of O
that O
massive O
South O
Asian O
earthquake O
are O
facing O
a O
new O
and O
even O
deadlier O
if O
you O
can O
believe O
it O
threat O
/. O

From O
around O
the O
world O
this O
is O
Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

In O
a O
few O
weeks O
the O
state O
of O
California B-GPE
is O
planning O
to O
execute O
Tookie B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
the O
man O
who O
co-founded O
one O
of O
the O
country O
's O
most O
notorious O
street O
gangs O
/. O

You O
may O
have O
heard O
of O
the O
Crips O
or O
seen O
them O
portrayed O
in O
the O
movies O
/. O

Well O
Williams B-PERSON
is O
a O
convicted O
killer O
/. O

but O
people O
all O
over O
the O
country O
are O
trying O
to O
save O
his O
life O
/. O

CNN B-ORG
's O
Chris B-PERSON
Lawrence I-PERSON
looks O
into O
why O
/. O

/. O

Actor O
Jamie B-PERSON
Foxx I-PERSON
is O
asking O
California B-GPE
's O
governor O
to O
spare O
the O
life O
of O
the O
man O
he O
played O
on O
screen O
/. O

I O
never O
back O
down O
never O
/. O

Stanley B-PERSON
Tookie I-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
co-founded O
the O
Crips O
street O
gang O
/. O

He O
robbed O
and O
murdered O
and O
was O
convicted O
of O
his O
crimes O
in O
nineteen O
eighty O
- O
one O
/. O

But O
from O
his O
cell O
on O
death O
row O
Williams B-PERSON
spent O
years O
writing O
children O
's O
books O
and O
preaching O
against O
gang O
violence O
/. O

And O
if O
he O
dies O
some O
people O
are O
not O
going O
to O
have O
the O
opportunity O
to O
learn O
from O
his O
mistakes O
/. O

Edgar B-PERSON
Medina I-PERSON
read O
the O
books O
and O
says O
Williams B-PERSON
convinced O
him O
to O
stay O
in O
school O
/. O

If O
I O
would O
have O
been O
in O
a O
gang O
right O
now O
I O
would O
've O
probably O
be O
in O
jail O
dead O
/. O

Instead O
he O
's O
fifteen O
on O
track O
to O
graduate O
and O
go O
to O
college O
/. O

I O
heard O
one O
report O
where O
they O
say O
he O
saved O
a O
hundred O
fifty O
thousand O
kids O
from O
joining O
gangs O
/. O

That O
's O
absurd O
/. O

How O
do O
you O
know O
that O
/? O

Retired O
sergeant O
Wes B-PERSON
McBride I-PERSON
worked O
the O
gang O
detail O
for O
twenty O
- O
six O
years O
in O
LA B-GPE
County I-GPE
/. O

It O
's O
not O
against O
the O
law O
to O
be O
a O
gang O
member O
/. O

It O
's O
against O
the O
law O
to O
kill O
people O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
what O
he O
's O
convicted O
of O
/. O

A O
witness O
says O
Williams B-PERSON
robbed O
and O
executed O
a O
Seven B-ORG
Eleven I-ORG
employee O
then O
made O
fun O
of O
the O
man O
as O
he O
died O
/. O

He O
was O
also O
convicted O
of O
gunning O
down O
an O
entire O
family O
father O
mother O
and O
daughter O
/. O

Writing O
a O
few O
books O
does O
n't O
exonerate O
you O
from O
your O
crimes O
/. O

In O
Williams B-PERSON
' O
case O
it O
wo O
n't O
/. O

On O
December O
thirteenth O
he O
's O
scheduled O
to O
die O
/. O

I O
am O
at O
this O
time O
signing O
a O
warrant O
of O
execution O
/. O

Williams B-PERSON
' O
books O
are O
a O
part O
of O
his O
legacy O
/. O

so O
are O
the O
Crips O
/. O

In O
thirty O
years O
the O
gang O
has O
spread O
from O
California B-GPE
to O
just O
about O
every O
state O
in O
the O
country O
/. O

Fred B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
works O
with O
kids O
who O
grow O
up O
surrounded O
by O
gangs O
/. O

He O
says O
they O
really O
listen O
to O
Williams B-PERSON
do O
n't O
tune O
him O
out O
like O
cops O
or O
counselors O
/. O

To O
kill O
Stan B-PERSON
will O
be O
throwing O
the O
baby O
out O
with O
the O
bath O
water O
/. O

Jackson B-GPE
says O
executing O
Williams B-PERSON
sends O
the O
wrong O
message O
/. O

You O
would O
be O
telling O
gang O
members O
or O
those O
wannabe O
gang O
members O
do O
n't O
care O
how O
you O
turn O
your O
life O
around O
/. O

once O
you O
are O
stuck O
you O
are O
stuck O
/. O

No O
condemned O
murderer O
has O
been O
granted O
clemency O
in O
California B-GPE
since O
nineteen O
sixty O
- O
seven O
/. O

The O
odds O
are O
against O
any O
man O
even O
one O
like O
Tookie B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
who O
was O
nominated O
for O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
prize I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

But O
he O
did O
n't O
win O
it O
/. O

You O
know O
and O
even O
if O
he O
did O
does O
that O
mean O
uh O
you O
're O
forgiven O
for O
murdering O
a O
whole O
family O
/? O

No O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
/. O

Like O
his O
life O
Tookie B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
' O
legacy O
will O
be O
complicated O
/. O

Chris O
Lawrence O
CNN O
Los O
Angeles O
/. O

Well O
among O
those O
who O
believe O
Tookie B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
' O
life O
should O
be O
spared O
is O
Lewis B-PERSON
Yablonsky I-PERSON
a O
criminologist O
expert O
in O
gang O
behavior O
and O
author O
of O
the O
book O
Gangsters B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

He O
joins O
us O
now O
live O
/. O

Sir O
let O
me O
ask O
you O
why O
do O
you O
think O
Tookie B-PERSON
should O
not O
die O
/? O

Well O
I O
've O
been O
studying O
gangs O
for O
fifty O
years O
/. O

and O
we O
're O
always O
looking O
for O
solutions O
/. O

Uh O
here O
's O
a O
man O
who O
has O
changed O
his O
lifestyle O
/. O

I O
've O
read O
all O
his O
books O
/. O

He O
was O
significant O
in O
contributing O
some O
theories O
to O
my O
book O
uh O
Gangsters B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

and O
I O
think O
he O
can O
be O
a O
positive O
force O
in O
uh O
turning O
around O
young O
gangsters O
/. O

In O
fact O
there O
're O
several O
programs O
in O
the O
California O
Department O
of O
uh O
Corrections O
where O
uh O
ex-offenders O
some O
lifers O
are O
working O
with O
young O
offenders O
very O
effectively O
/. O

Uh O
the O
Amity O
program O
uh O
in O
several O
prisons O
Phoenix B-GPE
program O
in O
several O
prisons O
/. O

and O
uh O
I O
've O
seen O
uh O
the O
impact O
of O
lifers O
individuals O
who O
are O
what O
I O
would O
refer O
to O
as O
experienced O
therapists O
/. O

These O
are O
individuals O
who O
've O
been O
there O
like O
Tookie B-PERSON
/. O

They O
've O
gone O
through O
a O
transformation O
as O
he O
has O
over O
a O
period O
of O
twenty O
years O
/. O

and O
they O
can O
have O
a O
real O
impact O
on O
some O
of O
the O
younger O
offenders O
to O
not O
go O
down O
their O
path O
and O
end O
up O
uh O
being O
executed O
/. O

Well O
you O
know O
he O
writes O
in O
his O
memoir O
it O
was O
u- O
ha- O
/- O

He O
says O
daily O
he O
spent O
studying O
and O
questioning O
uh O
and O
soulsearching O
/. O

He O
said O
he O
began O
to O
develop O
a O
sense O
of O
critical O
reasoning O
from O
which O
sprang O
the O
first O
stirring O
of O
+conscience O
/. O

This O
was O
the O
moment O
when O
redemption O
infused O
itself O
into O
my O
life O
/. O

You O
read O
this O
writing O
/. O

and O
you O
think O
wow O
this O
is O
somebody O
who O
killed O
three O
people O
/? O

Do O
you O
believe O
that O
murderers O
can O
be O
reformed O
/? O

Is O
this O
man O
healthy O
/? O

If O
he O
were O
to O
walk O
the O
streets O
again O
would O
he O
never O
kill O
again O
/? O

we O
're O
not O
talking O
about O
letting O
him O
out O
of O
prison O
/. O

We O
're O
talking O
about O
clemency O
to O
give O
him O
life O
without O
parole O
where O
we O
do O
n't O
kill O
him O
/. O

And O
I O
have O
already O
made O
some O
uh O
efforts O
to O
put O
him O
into O
a O
particular O
program O
where O
he O
would O
uh O
be O
effective O
/. O

One O
of O
the O
major O
gang O
problems O
uh O
of O
the O
insanity O
of O
gang O
problems O
is O
young O
black O
men O
killing O
young O
black O
men O
and O
Hispanic O
kids O
killing O
Hispanic O
kids O
/. O

He O
talks O
a O
lot O
about O
black O
on O
black O
crime O
/. O

Tookie B-PERSON
/- O

Right O
/. O

And O
Tookie B-PERSON
has O
come O
up O
with O
some O
interesting O
observations O
about O
why O
this O
goes O
on O
as O
/- O

Uh O
they O
're O
good O
enough O
to O
put O
in O
my O
theoretical O
book O
on O
gangsters O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
he O
could O
be O
very O
effective O
in O
a O
program O
/. O

and O
as O
I O
've O
indicated O
I O
've O
already O
talked O
to O
the O
director O
uh O
of O
a O
program O
in O
the O
California B-GPE
prison O
system O
/. O

And O
if O
Governor O
Schwarzenegger O
really O
means O
what O
he O
says O
about O
uh O
the O
California O
Department O
of O
Corrections O
with O
emphasis O
on O
corrections O
and O
rehabilitation O
he O
should O
spare O
his O
life O
/. O

But O
/- O

He O
's O
really O
the O
only O
one O
who O
can O
do O
it O
/. O

and O
as O
I O
've O
/- O

Well O
Lewis B-PERSON
let O
me O
ask O
you O
/. O

let O
's O
say O
he O
is O
granted O
clemency O
/. O

what O
do O
you O
say O
to O
the O
victims O
' O
families O
/? O

Well O
we O
talk O
about O
redemption O
/. O

We O
talk O
about O
forgiveness O
/. O

Let O
's O
put O
it O
this O
way O
/. O

Uh O
twenty O
- O
five O
years O
ago O
I O
was O
a O
different O
person O
than O
I O
am O
now O
/. O

I O
think O
Tookie B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
from O
my O
communications O
with O
him O
is O
a O
different O
person O
today O
than O
when O
we O
was O
convicted O
of O
these O
crimes O
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
uh O
excusing O
the O
crimes O
/. O

and O
I O
'm O
not O
necessarily O
uh O
against O
the O
death O
penalty O
/. O

Uh O
some O
individuals O
perhaps O
should O
get O
the O
death O
penalty O
/. O

but O
this O
is O
a O
man O
who O
can O
contribute O
to O
our O
society O
/. O

and O
he O
can O
be O
effective O
/. O

I O
know O
how O
police O
officers O
feel O
about O
it O
/. O

but O
/- O

I O
know O
/. O

and O
you O
've O
been O
studying O
this O
for O
more O
than O
thirty O
years O
/. O

Lewis B-PERSON
Yablonsky I-PERSON
uh O
I O
thank O
you O
sir O
so O
much O
for O
your O
time O
/. O

And O
we O
talked O
about O
family O
members O
/. O

and O
Lora B-PERSON
Owens I-PERSON
is O
the O
stepmother O
of O
Albert B-PERSON
Owens I-PERSON
the O
convenience O
store O
worker O
that O
Tookie B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
was O
convicted O
of O
killing O
/. O

She O
joins O
us O
now O
by O
phone O
/. O

and O
I O
appreciate O
your O
time O
Lora B-PERSON
/. O

I O
want O
to O
take O
a O
moment O
to O
talk O
about O
Albert B-PERSON
if O
you O
do O
n't O
mind O
and O
just O
uh O
remind O
us O
about O
his O
life O
/. O

Okay O
/. O

Go O
ahead O
Lora B-PERSON
/. O

Thank O
you O
for O
having O
me O
on O
/. O

I O
appreciate O
the O
opportunity O
to O
be O
able O
to O
even O
speak O
about O
Albert B-PERSON
/. O

He O
seems O
to O
be O
the O
forgotten O
one O
/. O

Unfortunately O
the O
Owens B-PERSON
family O
studied O
gangs O
specifically O
the O
gang O
that O
Williams B-PERSON
had O
because O
it O
affected O
our O
life O
/. O

Do O
you O
have O
any O
idea O
the O
impact O
that O
it O
has O
had O
on O
the O
Owens B-PERSON
family O
/? O

See O
the O
picture O
of O
my O
son O
/? O

We O
see O
him O
/. O

That O
's O
a O
man O
that O
went O
out O
/. O

he O
wanted O
to O
make O
an O
honest O
living O
where O
Williams B-PERSON
goes O
out O
to O
take O
whatever O
he O
wants O
/. O

Now O
we O
have O
a O
major O
impact O
/. O

Life O
's O
different O
now O
because O
of O
what O
Williams B-PERSON
did O
to O
the O
Owens B-PERSON
family O
/. O

Life O
's O
a O
lot O
different O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
study O
gangs O
/. O

I O
only O
have O
to O
study O
what O
Williams B-PERSON
did O
/. O

Is O
death O
/- O

A O
big O
difference O
/. O

Lora B-PERSON
is O
death O
the O
answer O
/? O

Does O
Tookie B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
need O
to O
die O
/? O

Is O
that O
what O
would O
make O
you O
feel O
better O
would O
make O
your O
family O
feel O
better O
/? O

It O
's O
called O
closure O
Miss O
Phillips O
/. O

That O
's O
what O
it O
's O
called O
because O
when O
someone O
like O
Williams B-PERSON
can O
do O
all O
of O
these O
things O
/- O

what O
has O
he O
paid O
/? O

He O
does O
n't O
even O
say O
he O
's O
guilty O
/. O

He O
says O
he O
's O
innocent O
/. O

Alright O
so O
you O
have O
to O
do O
that O
with O
all O
of O
the O
appeals O
/. O

He O
says O
he O
's O
sorry O
/. O

For O
what O
/. O

that O
he O
did O
n't O
get O
away O
with O
it O
/? O

He O
could O
do O
so O
much O
to O
stop O
gangs O
/. O

He O
/- O

Is O
he O
/? O

No O
he O
does O
n't O
do O
any O
of O
that O
/. O

What O
he O
does O
is O
find O
somebody O
who O
's O
willing O
to O
write O
for O
him O
somebody O
who O
's O
out O
there O
with O
the O
cause O
/. O

Williams B-PERSON
is O
n't O
the O
important O
one O
in O
this O
right O
to O
life O
cause O
/. O

It O
's O
the O
fact O
that O
it O
is O
a O
cause O
/. O

and O
he O
's O
got O
all O
of O
these O
people O
behind O
him O
/. O

They O
have O
n't O
walked O
where O
the O
Owens B-PERSON
family O
has O
walked O
/. O

They O
have O
n't O
had O
to O
take O
someone O
who O
's O
been O
murdered O
and O
try O
and O
build O
a O
life O
without O
them O
/. O

Lora O
Tookie O
has O
this O
apology O
uh O
that O
he O
has O
written O
that O
of O
course O
he O
wants O
everybody O
to O
hear O
/. O

Part O
of O
it O
says O
I O
pray O
that O
one O
day O
my O
apology O
will O
be O
accepted O
/. O

I O
also O
pray O
that O
your O
suffering O
caused O
by O
gang O
violence O
will O
soon O
come O
to O
an O
end O
as O
more O
gang O
members O
wake O
up O
and O
stop O
hurting O
themselves O
and O
others O
/. O

I O
vow O
to O
spend O
the O
rest O
of O
my O
life O
working O
toward O
solutions O
/. O

Does O
that O
give O
you O
any O
sense O
of O
peace O
/? O

He O
did O
n't O
write O
it O
to O
us O
/. O

That O
's O
not O
who O
he O
wrote O
that O
to O
/. O

He O
wrote O
that O
to O
further O
his O
gang O
connections O
/. O

That O
's O
who O
he O
's O
writing O
that O
to O
/. O

He O
did O
n't O
write O
that O
to O
the O
Owens B-PERSON
family O
/. O

Lora B-PERSON
Owens I-PERSON
stepmother O
of O
Albert B-PERSON
Owens I-PERSON
we O
sure O
appreciate O
your O
time O
/. O

I O
know O
this O
is O
a O
difficult O
uh O
period O
for O
you O
and O
your O
family O
/. O

Um O
thank O
you O
Lora B-PERSON
/. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
/. O

Well O
different O
perspective O
/. O

We O
brought O
you O
the O
tale O
of O
two O
cities O
/. O

and O
now O
we O
bring O
you O
a O
tale O
of O
two O
families O
/. O

And O
it O
'll O
be O
interesting O
to O
see O
what O
happens O
/. O

There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
protesting O
and O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
that O
uh O
want O
to O
see O
him O
die O
/. O

Still O
ahead O
on O
Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART
winter O
is O
coming O
to O
the O
mountains O
of O
Pakistan B-GPE
/. O

Will O
millions O
of O
those O
who O
survived O
last O
month O
's O
massive O
earthquake O
now O
succumb O
to O
something O
else O
bitter O
cold O
/? O

Also O
/- O

The O
city O
of O
lights O
is O
aflame O
with O
torched O
cars O
/. O

A O
frightening O
week O
of O
violence O
continues O
in O
Paris B-GPE
/. O

Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART
will O
return O
/. O

Here O
's O
a O
follow O
- O
up O
/. O

High O
in O
the B-LOC
Himalaya I-LOC
Mountains I-LOC
tragedy O
is O
ready O
to O
strike O
once O
again O
/. O

First O
it O
came O
in O
the O
form O
of O
a O
massive O
earthquake O
/. O

Soon O
though O
it O
may O
be O
the O
freezing O
temperatures O
and O
the O
snow O
of O
a O
bitter O
winter O
that O
's O
going O
to O
take O
a O
terrible O
toll O
/. O

The O
number O
's O
already O
brutal O
/. O

Death O
toll O
eighty O
thousand O
by O
some O
counts O
and O
climbing O
/. O

Another O
eight O
hundred O
thousand O
without O
shelter O
/. O

not O
even O
a O
tent O
in O
some O
cases O
/. O

More O
than O
two O
million O
in O
need O
of O
food O
/. O

Many O
in O
mountain O
regions O
where O
relief O
trucks O
or O
even O
helicopters O
ca O
n't O
seem O
to O
get O
to O
/. O

Now O
ITV B-ORG
's O
Bill B-PERSON
Neely I-PERSON
reports O
/. O

that O
's O
just O
from O
the O
Kashmir B-GPE
region O
/. O

that O
's O
the O
area O
right O
between O
India B-GPE
and O
Pakistan B-GPE
/. O

The O
helicopters O
are O
still O
busy O
here O
/. O

but O
the O
weather O
is O
worsening O
/. O

There O
are O
days O
they O
wo O
n't O
fly O
and O
places O
they O
wo O
n't O
go O
/. O

Into O
one O
of O
these O
today O
came O
Save O
the O
Children O
driving O
a O
convoy O
of O
two O
hundred O
tents O
six O
thousand O
feet O
up O
into O
one O
of O
Kashmir B-GPE
's O
most O
remote O
corners O
/. O

There O
waiting O
hundreds O
of O
villagers O
/. O

this O
aid O
the O
difference O
between O
life O
and O
death O
/. O

One O
man O
at O
least O
has O
suffered O
enough O
death O
/. O

Is O
seven O
kids O
one O
mom O
and O
one O
wife O
/. O

He O
lost O
his O
seven O
children O
/. O

Seven O
children O
/. O

He O
lost O
his O
seven O
childrens O
plus O
eh O
his O
wife O
and O
eh O
his O
mom O
/. O

Even O
the O
blind O
walked O
for O
hours O
across O
a O
mountain O
to O
get O
here O
/. O

The O
tents O
blankets O
and O
clothes O
their O
only O
protection O
against O
a O
brutal O
winter O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
race O
here O
against O
time O
and O
against O
the O
heavy O
snows O
that O
are O
on O
their O
way O
/. O

In O
about O
two O
weeks O
time O
these O
mountains O
and O
this O
valley O
will O
be O
covered O
in O
snow O
/. O

and O
the O
logic O
of O
survival O
then O
is O
brutally O
simple O
/. O

Anyone O
without O
shelter O
will O
die O
/. O

The O
problem O
is O
there O
are O
n't O
enough O
tents O
here O
or O
anywhere O
else O
/. O

so O
a O
second O
disaster O
that O
the O
UN B-GPE
says O
could O
kill O
thousands O
is O
n't O
just O
looming O
/. O

it O
's O
highly O
likely O
/. O

These O
children O
survived O
the O
earthquake O
/. O

Twenty O
thousand O
did O
n't O
/. O

The O
coming O
cold O
and O
hunger O
could O
carry O
off O
thousands O
more O
/. O

So O
they O
struggle O
away O
with O
their O
tents O
/. O

and O
even O
the O
aid O
workers O
who O
've O
been O
through O
the O
tsunami O
struggle O
to O
cope O
here O
/. O

Logistically O
it O
's O
the O
worst O
without O
a O
doubt O
/. O

It O
's O
getting O
high O
in O
mountains O
/. O

The O
road O
that O
we O
came O
up O
now O
is O
pretty O
perilous O
to O
say O
the O
least O
/. O

but O
we O
could O
get O
vehicles O
up O
/. O

We O
're O
talking O
about O
a O
lot O
of O
places O
have O
got O
no O
vehicular O
access O
whatsoever O
/. O

Then O
we O
're O
talking O
meal O
trains O
and O
helicopters O
/. O

and O
we O
're O
really O
running O
out O
of O
time O
/. O

It O
's O
quite O
a O
serious O
situation O
/. O

the O
tsunami O
was O
much O
easier O
to O
deal O
with O
than O
this O
/? O

The O
tsunami O
did O
n't O
have O
winter O
coming O
/. O

I O
mean O
here O
we O
've O
just O
got O
this O
hammer O
blow O
that O
's O
going O
to O
come O
down O
very O
very O
shortly O
/. O

The O
first O
disaster O
was O
an O
act O
of O
god O
/. O

A O
second O
can O
be O
prevented O
by O
time O
/. O

and O
aid O
money O
is O
running O
out O
/. O

As O
we O
left O
night O
fell O
/. O

and O
the O
first O
snow O
fell O
too O
/. O

It O
did O
n't O
settle O
/. O

but O
it O
will O
soon O
/. O

Pakistan B-GPE
's O
mountain O
people O
are O
braced O
for O
another O
terrible O
test O
/. O

Bill O
Neely O
ITV O
News O
Naganari O
Kashmir O
/. O

Well O
in O
a O
moment O
how O
sweet O
it O
is O
on O
the O
rise O
/. O

but O
first O
we O
turn O
to O
Erica B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
with O
some O
other O
stories O
making O
headlines O
right O
now O
/. O

Hi O
Erica B-PERSON
/. O

Hey O
Kyra B-PERSON
good O
to O
see O
you O
tonight O
/. O

We O
start O
off O
with O
a O
question O
many O
are O
asking O
tonight O
/. O

could O
there O
have O
been O
a O
way O
out O
of O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
before O
it O
started O
/? O

A O
senior O
official O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
Arab I-GPE
Emirates I-GPE
tells O
CNN O
Saddam O
Hussein O
was O
ready O
to O
accept O
exile O
there O
to O
avoid O
war O
but O
then O
just O
days O
before O
war O
broke O
out O
, O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
demands O
were O
not O
met O
and O
the O
deal O
fell O
through O
/. O

In O
the O
troubled O
suburbs O
of O
Paris B-GPE
a O
seventh O
straight O
night O
of O
violence O
sparked O
by O
the O
accidental O
death O
of O
two O
teens O
/. O

About O
one O
hundred O
eighty O
cars O
have O
been O
torched O
at O
this O
point O
/. O

Police O
are O
hesitant O
to O
venture O
into O
the O
largely O
African O
and O
Muslim O
neighborhoods O
/. O

but O
they O
have O
fired O
rubber O
bullets O
and O
tear O
gas O
at O
gangs O
of O
young O
people O
throwing O
stones O
/. O

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finally O
tonight O
the O
world O
famous O
New O
York O
City O
Rockettes O
not O
kicking O
up O
their O
heels O
tonight O
/. O

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precision O
dancers O
walked O
off O
the O
job O
at O
an O
evening O
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rehearsal O
for O
the O
annual O
Christmas O
spectacular O
to O
support O
striking O
musicians O
/. O

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word O
on O
whether O
or O
not O
they O
walked O
off O
in O
step O
/. O

Oh O
have O
you O
seen O
those O
costumes O
by O
the O
way O
/? O

They O
're O
amazing O
/. O

Oh O
I O
had O
to O
interview O
two O
of O
these O
beautiful O
women O
/. O

and O
first O
of O
all O
they O
're O
like O
six O
two O
/. O

and O
the O
feathers O
are O
taller O
than O
fitting O
into O
this O
box O
/. O

And O
heavy O
/. O

Ew O
/. O

Exactly O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
I O
can O
be O
a O
showgirl O
/. O

I O
ca O
n't O
pull O
it O
off O
/. O

No O
you O
stick O
with O
what O
you O
're O
doing O
/. O

Thank O
you O
Erica B-PERSON
/. O

You O
two O
stop O
/. O

Thanks O
Kyra B-PERSON
/. O

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to O
come O
on O
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sweeter O
than O
average O
story O
much O
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sweeter O
as O
we O
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up O
to O
the O
bar O
the O
candy O
bar O
/. O

Do O
n't O
get O
any O
ideas O
Rick B-PERSON
/. O

Got O
it O
/. O

Got O
it O
/. O

With O
Halloween O
on O
our O
minds O
you O
know O
what O
we O
thought O
of O
/. O

We O
thought O
of O
Willy B-WORK_OF_ART
Wonka I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
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/. O

Duh O
dad O
as O
my O
daughter O
would O
say O
/. O

To O
Dylan B-PERSON
Lauren I-PERSON
though O
who O
inherited O
a O
business O
smarts O
from O
her O
father O
that O
would O
be O
Ralph B-PERSON
Lauren I-PERSON
the O
film O
was O
a O
big O
screen O
candy O
coated O
business O
plan O
/. O

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's O
why O
she O
as O
you O
'll O
see O
is O
now O
on O
the O
rise O
/. O

Hi O
I O
'm O
Dylan B-PERSON
Lauren I-PERSON
/. O

And O
I O
am O
a O
candy O
lover O
/. O

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I O
decided O
to O
take O
my O
passion O
and O
create O
the O
world O
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largest O
candy O
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and O
fill O
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with O
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anything O
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/. O

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's O
what O
Dylan B-PERSON
the O
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is O
/. O

It O
's O
an O
homage O
to O
candy O
/. O

I O
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inspired O
when O
I O
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younger O
by O
uh O
Charlie B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
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/. O

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it O
's O
a O
bunch O
of O
stores O
that O
have O
a O
sort O
of O
entertainment O
philosophy O
/. O

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I O
just O
thought O
there O
's O
not O
anything O
like O
that O
in O
the O
candy O
business O
that O
you O
know O
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FAO B-ORG
Schwartz I-ORG
had O
it O
with O
toys O
/. O

or O
Niketown B-ORG
has O
it O
with O
sneakers O
/. O

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thought O
would O
n't O
it O
be O
fun O
for O
even O
me O
who O
's O
a O
candy O
freak O
to O
just O
walk O
in O
and O
have O
this O
like O
oversized O
emporium O
of O
oversized O
lollipops O
/. O

I O
have O
four O
stores O
at O
the O
moment O
/. O

I O
'm O
hoping O
to O
open O
a O
good O
twenty O
more O
/. O

The O
flagship O
's O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
/. O

The O
other O
Dylan B-PERSON
's O
Candy O
Bars O
are O
in O
Houston O
Orlando O
and O
Roosevelt B-GPE
Field I-GPE
/. O

Well O
this O
is O
my O
office O
/. O

I O
've O
always O
loved O
candy O
/. O

At O
first O
it O
was O
about O
the O
taste O
/. O

I O
love O
gummy O
bears O
and O
gummy O
fish O
/. O

I O
just O
always O
started O
to O
look O
at O
candy O
's O
packaging O
/. O

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as O
an O
art O
history O
major O
I O
also O
was O
influenced O
by O
a O
lot O
of O
pop O
artists O
/. O

This O
is O
our O
stripe O
which O
are O
on O
our O
bags O
and O
our O
logos O
/. O

I O
really O
loved O
art O
and O
candy O
/. O

Did O
you O
like O
the O
ones O
that O
we O
were O
talking O
about O
for O
the O
malls O
though O
/? O

Our O
theme O
is O
to O
basically O
merge O
pop O
culture O
art O
fashion O
with O
candy O
and O
also O
to O
have O
like O
the O
largest O
assortment O
of O
colors O
and O
flavors O
/. O

This O
is O
our O
body O
uh O
shake O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
milk O
bubble O
bath O
chocolate O
/. O

We O
do O
n't O
just O
carry O
candy O
per O
se O
to O
eat O
/. O

We O
have O
a O
spa O
product O
like O
chocolate O
bath O
powders O
and O
vanilla O
body O
moisturizers O
/. O

We O
're O
expanding O
into O
um O
our O
own O
Dylan B-PERSON
's O
Candy O
Bars O
spa O
line O
/. O

Our O
customer O
is O
really O
the O
kid O
in O
the O
adult O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
anyone O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
candy O
store O
brings O
out O
the O
kid O
in O
everyone O
/. O

And O
I O
definitely O
am O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
/. O

people O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
old O
I O
am O
/. O

People O
think O
I O
'm O
fifteen O
because O
I O
love O
candy O
and O
I O
love O
colors O
/. O

But O
I O
have O
a O
mature O
sensibility O
about O
it O
too O
/. O

But O
I O
think O
you O
have O
to O
have O
the O
sort O
of O
attitude O
of O
creativity O
and O
fun O
and O
anything O
is O
possible O
/. O

Coming O
up O
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hour O
of O
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on O
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are O
learning O
from O
them O
/. O

This O
is O
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/. O

Yes O
they O
did O
/. O

and O
they O
were O
not O
the O
first O
company O
that O
approached O
me O
/. O

but O
I O
am O
not O
selling O
medicine O
or O
pharmaceuticals O
/. O

I O
'm O
sort O
of O
about O
selling O
a O
full O
body O
approach O
to O
wellness O
/. O

Um O
there O
's O
a O
big O
gap O
between O
those O
that O
are O
mentally O
ill O
and O
the O
general O
population O
/. O

Something O
like O
eight O
to O
twenty O
years O
less O
life O
expectancy O
with O
mental O
illness O
/. O

Really O
/? O

People O
are O
not O
able O
to O
care O
for O
themselves O
/. O

They O
do O
n't O
make O
regular O
checkups O
with O
their O
doctor O
/. O

They O
medicate O
with O
alcohol O
and O
too O
much O
food O
/. O

And O
because O
of O
those O
lifestyle O
choices O
you O
know O
they O
're O
dying O
sooner O
/. O

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I O
really O
wanted O
to O
get O
out O
and O
address O
that O
and O
offer O
some O
common O
sense O
approaches O
/. O

Do O
you O
use O
medication O
too O
/? O

I O
do O
use O
medication O
/. O

Do O
you O
name O
the O
drug O
you O
take O
/? O

Alright O
let O
's O
go O
back O
Linda B-PERSON
/. O

I O
do O
not O
name O
the O
drug O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
really O
feel O
that O
that O
's O
responsible O
to O
name O
any O
drug O
/. O

When O
was O
that O
first O
day O
problem O
/? O

Well O
looking O
back O
I O
feel O
that O
a O
lot O
of O
my O
life O
there O
was O
a O
problem O
/. O

As O
a O
teenager O
you O
mean O
/? O

As O
a O
teenager O
even O
as O
a O
younger O
girl O
I O
had O
some O
depression O
/. O

but O
no O
one O
really O
noticed O
it O
was O
depression O
/. O

nor O
did O
I O
know O
in O
those O
days O
that O
that O
's O
what O
it O
was O
/. O

But O
I O
did O
feel O
different O
from O
other O
people O
/. O

Um O
I O
was O
in O
hiding O
a O
lot O
of O
my O
childhood O
although O
I O
had O
a O
wonderful O
upbringing O
and O
a O
very O
normal O
middle O
class O
upbringing O
/. O

Where O
'd O
you O
grow O
up O
/? O

In O
Maryland B-GPE
on O
the B-LOC
Chesapeake I-LOC
Bay I-LOC
/. O

Ah O
North O
West O
/. O

Salisbury O
Maryland O
/. O

What O
'd O
your O
father O
do O
/? O

My O
father O
was O
a O
doctor O
/. O

Oh O
/. O

who O
died O
when O
I O
was O
five O
/. O

Oh O
/. O

But O
he O
was O
also O
diagnosed O
with O
bipolar O
disorder O
/. O

In O
those O
days O
they O
called O
it O
manic O
depression O
/. O

But O
he O
had O
extreme O
mood O
swings O
and O
died O
in O
a O
car O
crash O
when O
I O
was O
five O
/. O

And O
so O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
separate O
you O
know O
what O
was O
the O
reality O
for O
me O
/. O

Was O
it O
loss O
of O
father O
that O
drove O
me O
into O
depression O
/? O

And O
you O
know O
we O
can O
all O
look O
around O
and O
find O
situations O
that O
fuel O
a O
certain O
feeling O
in O
our O
lives O
/. O

But O
I O
realize O
now O
looking O
back O
over O
my O
life O
that O
I O
was O
really O
just O
in O
hiding O
um O
comforted O
myself O
with O
food O
, O
I O
was O
a O
compulsive O
eater O
/. O

Overweight O
/? O

By O
the O
time O
I O
was O
in O
high O
school O
I O
was O
a O
hundred O
and O
seventy O
pounds O
/. O

and O
I O
was O
just O
very O
alone O
in O
life O
/. O

Did O
you O
get O
uh O
moody O
a O
lot O
/? O

I O
was O
moody O
/. O

but O
I O
think O
it O
was O
only O
when O
I O
got O
out O
of O
my O
childhood O
home O
and O
started O
having O
the O
freedom O
to O
be O
the O
wild O
girl O
and O
express O
all O
that O
was O
inside O
of O
me O
that O
I O
really O
got O
into O
trouble O
/. O

Were O
you O
a O
wild O
girl O
/? O

I O
was O
a O
wild O
girl O
/. O

I O
was O
a O
real O
alcoholic O
for O
the O
longest O
time O
/. O

I O
messed O
with O
drugs O
/. O

I O
mean O
I O
've O
come O
through O
a O
lot O
of O
things O
/. O

Did O
you O
go O
to O
college O
/? O

I O
was O
a O
chaotic O
mess O
even O
at O
the O
age O
of O
twenty O
two O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
was O
probably O
the O
lowest O
of O
the O
low O
for O
me O
when O
I O
was O
twenty O
two O
years O
old O
and O
went O
into O
a O
therapist O
's O
chair O
with O
such O
a O
broken O
heart O
such O
a O
broken O
life O
you O
know O
and O
a O
friend O
that O
had O
recently O
died O
just O
sort O
of O
pushed O
me O
over O
the O
edge O
/. O

and O
you O
know O
it O
's O
the O
best O
thing O
I O
ever O
did O
/. O

I O
sought O
help O
for O
twenty O
years O
/. O

I O
worked O
tirelessly O
to O
conquer O
my O
behaviors O
/. O

You O
were O
in O
therapy O
for O
twenty O
years O
/? O

For O
twenty O
years O
different O
therapies O
different O
body O
work O
acupuncture O
/. O

I O
've O
worked O
with O
psychiatrists O
therapists O
healers O
/. O

No O
I O
mean O
I O
am O
a O
seeker O
/. O

so O
I O
worked O
really O
hard O
to O
kind O
of O
curtail O
those O
behaviors O
/. O

but O
I O
could O
not O
be O
in O
charge O
or O
in O
control O
of O
my O
behavior O
until O
I O
went O
on O
medicine O
when O
I O
got O
the O
proper O
diagnosis O
/. O

and O
then O
I O
was O
able O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
my O
life O
to O
step O
back O
/. O

Did O
you O
go O
to O
college O
/? O

I O
went O
to O
college O
for O
two O
years O
/. O

What O
school O
/? O

Ah O
I O
went O
to O
Washington B-ORG
College I-ORG
in O
Chestertown O
Maryland O
/. O

Did O
you O
have O
problems O
there O
/? O

Um O
I O
was O
an O
outsider O
even O
then O
/. O

I O
lived O
off O
campus O
/. O

never O
really O
felt O
like O
I O
belonged O
in O
the O
college O
drama O
department O
/. O

I O
was O
always O
sort O
of O
separate O
/. O

Um O
and O
then O
when O
I O
realized O
that O
my O
real O
passion O
was O
for O
acting O
I O
took O
the O
rest O
of O
my O
money O
and O
my O
college O
fund O
and O
moved O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
studied O
and O
maintained O
rather O
well O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
/. O

When O
I O
got O
to O
Los O
Angeles O
at O
the O
age O
of O
twenty O
two O
all O
hell O
broke O
loose O
/. O

Even O
though O
you O
got O
acclaim O
and O
did O
well O
/. O

so O
how O
do O
you O
explain O
/? O

That O
's O
a O
dichotomy O
/. O

I O
mean O
some O
of O
us O
are O
luckier O
than O
others O
/. O

What O
was O
your O
break O
/? O

Even O
though O
I O
say O
you O
know O
that O
I O
was O
under O
the O
you O
know O
terrible O
burden O
of O
mental O
illness O
I O
think O
there O
was O
a O
real O
survivor O
streak O
in O
me O
and O
a O
real O
fighter O
and O
a O
real O
fierceness O
/. O

and O
maybe O
that O
's O
what O
people O
saw O
and O
hired O
me O
for O
you O
know O
cause O
I O
was O
really O
just O
going O
to O
keep O
pushing O
until O
I O
got O
free O
of O
all O
of O
the O
things O
that O
were O
bothering O
me O
/. O

What O
was O
your O
first O
break O
in O
LA B-GPE
/? O

My O
first O
break O
was O
a O
movie O
for O
television O
that O
I O
did O
with O
Mickey B-PERSON
Roarke I-PERSON
/. O

Mickey B-PERSON
Roarke I-PERSON
was O
just O
breaking O
big O
at O
the O
time O
/. O

and O
I O
replaced O
an O
actress O
actually O
who O
was O
just O
in O
over O
her O
head O
/. O

Mickey B-PERSON
I O
think O
was O
an O
intimidating O
presence O
/. O

and O
they O
had O
hired O
a O
girl O
who O
had O
done O
very O
little O
had O
done O
a O
lot O
of O
stage O
work O
but O
just O
was O
n't O
prepared O
to O
come O
to O
work O
and O
face O
Mickey B-PERSON
Roarke I-PERSON
/. O

uh O
remember O
the O
Greta B-PERSON
Rideout I-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
Rideout I-PERSON
story O
the O
first O
woman O
who O
sued O
her O
husband O
for O
rape O
/? O

I O
played O
her O
in O
a O
film O
with O
Mickey B-PERSON
/. O

When O
you O
hit O
it O
big O
with O
Terminator B-WORK_OF_ART
and O
everything O
was O
going O
fantastic O
for O
you O
you O
were O
still O
bipolar O
, O
right O
/? O

Well O
very O
much O
/. O

and O
somehow O
the O
bigger O
the O
life O
the O
bigger O
the O
illness O
/. O

It O
just O
kept O
growing O
the O
illness O
my O
behavior O
/. O

so O
you O
'd O
get O
into O
a O
certain O
pattern O
of O
behavior O
/. O

and O
now O
you O
're O
dealing O
with O
a O
pattern O
of O
behavior O
as O
well O
as O
an O
emotional O
illness O
/. O

So O
this O
did O
n't O
help O
it O
/? O

No O
no O
I O
think O
it O
gave O
me O
a O
wonderful O
arena O
in O
which O
to O
act O
out O
all O
my O
rage O
/. O

I O
'd O
be O
like O
you O
're O
really O
good O
at O
being O
mad O
/. O

But O
uh O
for O
success O
it O
's O
all O
about O
how O
you O
feel O
about O
yourself O
inside O
/. O

and O
inside O
I O
was O
just O
a O
scared O
and O
out O
of O
control O
hurt O
little O
girl O
for O
most O
of O
my O
life O
/. O

Did O
marriages O
help O
/? O

No O
um O
/. O

You O
had O
two O
/? O

As O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
I O
would O
say O
/- O

yes O
two O
marriages O
one O
to O
James B-PERSON
Cameron I-PERSON
and O
before O
that O
to O
Bruce B-PERSON
Abbot I-PERSON
/. O

I O
have O
a O
child O
with O
each O
/. O

I O
would O
like O
to O
take O
this O
moment O
to O
say O
that O
I O
was O
n't O
married O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
Horton I-PERSON
which O
is O
sort O
of O
all O
over O
the O
websites O
that O
I O
've O
been O
married O
three O
times O
so O
I O
look O
like O
/- O

But O
that O
's O
false O
information O
/. O

I O
was O
never O
married O
to O
Peter B-PERSON
Horton I-PERSON
/. O

How O
old O
are O
the O
children O
/? O

Um O
how O
old O
are O
the O
children O
/? O

My O
son O
is O
sixteen O
/. O

and O
my O
daughter O
is O
twelve O
/. O

And O
how O
are O
they O
doing O
/? O

They O
're O
doing O
well O
/. O

Any O
signs O
of O
bipolar O
in O
them O
/? O

No O
/. O

but O
boy O
they O
have O
someone O
that O
's O
watching O
them O
all O
the O
time O
for O
any O
signs O
/. O

We O
have O
a O
household O
where O
we O
talk O
about O
our O
feelings O
and O
make O
sure O
that O
no O
one O
is O
afraid O
to O
speak O
of O
what O
's O
going O
on O
/. O

I O
just O
find O
it O
strange O
that O
in O
this O
world O
everyone O
is O
so O
easy O
to O
talk O
about O
the O
superficial O
you O
know O
and O
how O
people O
look O
and O
what O
they O
do O
to O
their O
faces O
but O
no O
one O
is O
really O
having O
the O
dialog O
of O
what O
's O
going O
on O
inside O
of O
them O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
that O
I O
hid O
my O
symptoms O
pretty O
well O
for O
most O
of O
my O
life O
/. O

But O
there O
's O
still O
a O
raging O
war O
going O
on O
/. O

We O
'll O
ask O
Linda B-PERSON
when O
it O
got O
its O
worst O
, O
how O
bad O
it O
got O
, O
what O
were O
some O
of O
the O
concepts O
she O
had O
to O
go O
through O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
taking O
your O
calls O
at O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
hour O
/. O

Tomorrow O
night O
Rod B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
/. O

We O
'll O
repeat O
the O
Roseanne B-PERSON
Barr I-PERSON
interview O
Sunday O
night O
and O
Monday O
night O
/. O

This O
is O
an O
eclectic O
show O
/. O

Colin O
Powell O
Robert O
Downey O
Jr. O
and O
Sharon B-PERSON
Stone I-PERSON
/. O

Way O
to O
make O
a O
living O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

We O
're O
back O
with O
Linda B-PERSON
Hamilton I-PERSON
/. O

Were O
you O
comfortable O
because O
of O
the O
illness O
being O
frantic O
/? O

Actually O
I O
think O
that O
was O
a O
pretty O
ordinary O
place O
for O
me O
to O
go O
to O
/. O

So O
it O
was O
n't O
hard O
for O
you O
to O
go O
nuts O
, O
right O
/? O

I O
was O
frantic O
inside O
/. O

No O
/. O

And O
to O
just O
sort O
of O
let O
it O
get O
out O
there O
in O
a O
way O
that O
was O
you O
know O
safe O
/. O

At O
its O
height O
how O
bad O
was O
it O
/? O

What O
would O
you O
hallucinate O
/? O

Um O
it O
was O
not O
terrible O
hallucinations O
/. O

at O
its O
height O
the O
biggest O
low O
was O
uh O
the O
birth O
of O
my O
second O
child O
and O
a O
post-partem O
depression O
that O
followed O
which O
was O
very O
much O
like O
a O
psychosis O
/. O

I O
could O
n't O
leave O
the O
house O
without O
thinking O
that O
they O
were O
going O
to O
be O
chopped O
into O
bloody O
pieces O
/. O

I O
mean O
I O
had O
visions O
/. O

I O
could O
n't O
leave O
my O
house O
without O
feeling O
/- O

you O
know O
at O
this O
point O
I O
had O
gone O
through O
thirteen O
nannies O
or O
something O
/. O

and O
I O
just O
did O
not O
feel O
that O
my O
kids O
were O
going O
to O
be O
OK O
if O
I O
was O
not O
in O
the O
house O
protecting O
them O
/. O

Did O
you O
ever O
think O
you O
would O
harm O
them O
/? O

That O
happens O
sometimes O
/. O

Um O
no O
I O
have O
not O
ever O
felt O
that O
/. O

but O
I O
know O
people O
that O
have O
/. O

and O
I O
praise O
God O
that O
that O
did O
n't O
happen O
to O
me O
/. O

Did O
you O
have O
hallucinations O
too O
/? O

Not O
hallucinations O
as O
you O
would O
call O
them O
but O
cyclical O
thoughts O
that O
repeated O
terrible O
sleep O
disturbances O
/. O

Months O
would O
go O
by O
where O
I O
would O
n't O
get O
a O
decent O
night O
's O
sleep O
, O
where O
it O
would O
literally O
feel O
like O
I O
could O
n't O
sleep O
/. O

I O
had O
anxiety O
attacks O
/. O

How O
did O
your O
husbands O
deal O
with O
this O
/? O

Well O
um O
I O
was O
a O
challenge O
/. O

I O
think O
Jim B-PERSON
said O
to O
me O
once O
I O
like O
who O
I O
leave O
in O
the O
morning O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
always O
know O
who O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
come O
home O
to O
at O
night O
because O
depending O
on O
what O
had O
happened O
during O
the O
day O
if O
something O
had O
distressed O
me O
, O
a O
small O
thing O
had O
become O
a O
huge O
thing O
and O
I O
could O
n't O
let O
it O
go O
and O
I O
could O
n't O
forgive O
and O
I O
could O
n't O
get O
out O
of O
myself O
and O
I O
just O
could O
n't O
let O
go O
/. O

He O
directed O
you O
, O
did O
he O
not O
/? O

Yes O
he O
did O
/. O

Was O
that O
hard O
or O
easy O
/? O

Well O
he O
directed O
me O
long O
before O
we O
fell O
in O
love O
and O
had O
a O
relationship O
/. O

and O
it O
was O
actually O
a O
long O
time O
before O
because O
it O
was O
1984 O
when O
we O
first O
met O
and O
did O
the O
first O
Terminator B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

So O
I O
had O
known O
him O
more O
than O
ten O
- O
fifteen O
years O
before O
we O
got O
married O
/. O

Could O
you O
work O
while O
depressed O
like O
Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
/? O

Yes O
I O
could O
work O
/. O

Yes O
I O
think O
there O
was O
an O
element O
of O
real O
survivor O
in O
me O
that O
was O
very O
highly O
functioning O
during O
most O
of O
this O
/. O

And O
even O
with O
the O
alcohol O
abuse O
I O
think O
most O
people O
in O
my O
life O
did O
not O
notice O
that O
I O
was O
putting O
away O
enormous O
amounts O
of O
alcohol O
/. O

Did O
n't O
notice O
it O
/? O

Did O
n't O
notice O
it O
/. O

Um O
it O
's O
amazing O
how O
tricky O
we O
can O
be O
/. O

um O
or O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
must O
think O
that O
they O
're O
getting O
away O
with O
something O
/. O

but O
everyone O
really O
does O
notice O
/. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
/. O

there O
was O
no O
one O
in O
my O
life O
at O
that O
point O
saying O
hey O
you O
need O
help O
/. O

Suicidal O
thoughts O
/? O

Um O
more O
about O
not O
wanting O
to O
be O
alive O
, O
not O
knowing O
how O
to O
thrive O
, O
not O
knowing O
what O
hope O
was O
/. O

It O
was O
a O
very O
bleak O
existence O
/. O

but O
I O
never O
would O
have O
taken O
the O
action O
to O
kill O
myself O
um O
just O
cause O
I O
'm O
a O
real O
nice O
girl O
and O
a O
pleaser O
and O
I O
could O
n't O
have O
done O
that O
to O
my O
family O
/. O

Someone O
said O
once O
when O
you O
're O
really O
depressed O
good O
news O
and O
bad O
news O
are O
the O
same O
news O
/. O

You O
could O
inherit O
five O
million O
dollars O
or O
lose O
five O
million O
dollars O
/. O

it O
do O
n't O
change O
how O
you O
feel O
/. O

True O
/? O

True O
true O
/. O

And O
no O
amount O
of O
counseling O
and O
therapy O
and O
taking O
my O
past O
apart O
helped O
/. O

I O
would O
understand O
that O
I O
had O
lost O
my O
father O
, O
therefore O
I O
was O
creating O
one O
relationship O
after O
another O
of O
abandonment O
/. O

And O
you O
know O
that O
for O
years O
going O
into O
it O
and O
still O
ca O
n't O
control O
the O
behavior O
/. O

It O
was O
very O
frustrating O
/. O

At O
a O
certain O
point O
I O
was O
just O
completely O
handicapped O
/. O

I O
did O
not O
know O
/. O

I O
said O
give O
me O
a O
behaviorist O
then O
/. O

I O
've O
got O
to O
change O
these O
behaviors O
/. O

The O
rage O
/. O

Yeah O
what O
happened O
when O
you O
had O
a O
rage O
/? O

I O
would O
throw O
Jim B-PERSON
's O
stuff O
out O
of O
the O
house O
/. O

so O
it O
would O
be O
waiting O
for O
him O
when O
he O
came O
home O
at O
night O
/. O

This O
could O
be O
over O
a O
small O
thing O
/? O

Yes O
/. O

um O
and O
I O
just O
would O
n't O
give O
in O
/. O

If O
he O
would O
n't O
apologize O
I O
could O
n't O
go O
to O
any O
other O
place O
except O
I O
wish O
this O
had O
n't O
happened O
/. O

And O
that O
's O
no O
way O
to O
live O
a O
life O
/. O

What O
was O
your O
love O
life O
like O
/? O

Well O
my O
two O
husbands O
were O
the O
sum O
of O
my O
love O
life O
/. O

um O
and O
both O
of O
them O
were O
incredibly O
loving O
/. O

My O
first O
husband O
I O
think O
was O
just O
especially O
unprepared O
for O
someone O
who O
had O
such O
extreme O
mood O
swings O
you O
know O
so O
much O
joy O
and O
the O
other O
side O
of O
that O
was O
so O
much O
sadness O
/. O

And O
does O
it O
go O
away O
in O
a O
minute O
/? O

It O
must O
be O
exhausting O
for O
anybody O
around O
to O
not O
know O
who O
you O
're O
going O
to O
be O
next O
/. O

In O
a O
minute O
we O
'll O
ask O
Linda B-PERSON
what O
happened O
to O
bring O
it O
to O
a O
head O
, O
how O
she O
turned O
a O
corner O
/. O

Linda B-PERSON
Hamilton I-PERSON
/. O

Want O
more O
information O
/. O

you O
can O
go O
to O
www O
dot O
complete O
wellness O
approach O
dot O
com O
/. O

We O
'll O
ask O
how O
that O
works O
too O
/. O

Do O
n't O
go O
away O
/. O

Have O
a O
twin O
sister O
/? O

I O
do O
have O
a O
twin O
sister O
/. O

Is O
she O
bipolar O
/? O

I O
ca O
n't O
talk O
about O
that O
/. O

It O
's O
her O
mental O
illness O
or O
not O
/. O

Is O
she O
still O
acting O
/? O

She O
's O
not O
an O
actor O
/. O

she O
's O
a O
nurse O
/. O

Oh O
really O
/. O

She O
doubled O
me O
in O
a O
couple O
moments O
there O
/. O

Yes O
she O
did O
me O
a O
favor O
/. O

Got O
a O
sense O
of O
what O
it O
's O
like O
/. O

Are O
you O
close O
/? O

She O
's O
a O
dear O
heart O
/. O

Yes O
we O
are O
very O
/. O

What O
was O
the O
turning O
point O
of O
you O
/? O

Did O
you O
get O
so O
low O
that O
/- O

What O
happened O
that O
you O
got O
wellness O
/? O

I O
lost O
two O
marriages O
/. O

um O
and O
I O
had O
been O
misdiagnosed O
or O
sort O
of O
half O
diagnosed O
with O
depression O
years O
before O
/. O

Um O
I O
do O
n't O
even O
know O
that O
there O
was O
a O
real O
antidepressant O
in O
those O
days O
/. O

Nobody O
mentioned O
that O
as O
a O
possible O
for O
me O
/. O

but O
I O
finally O
did O
go O
on O
medication O
for O
the O
depression O
/. O

and O
then O
of O
course O
like O
it O
's O
just O
an O
interesting O
phenomena O
that O
people O
that O
have O
mental O
illness O
will O
not O
stay O
on O
their O
medication O
/. O

They O
start O
to O
feel O
a O
little O
relief O
/. O

and O
then O
they O
/- O

we O
're O
not O
programmed O
to O
take O
pills O
if O
we O
start O
to O
feel O
good O
/. O

We O
feel O
good O
/. O

and O
all O
the O
sudden O
we O
do O
n't O
feel O
that O
we O
need O
the O
medication O
anymore O
/. O

And O
that O
happens O
at O
least O
two O
times O
out O
of O
three O
with O
people O
on O
medicine O
/. O

I O
first O
took O
myself O
off O
thinking O
that O
I O
was O
through O
the O
critical O
period O
/. O

and O
then O
I O
went O
through O
a O
total O
tale O
spin O
chemically O
and O
really O
just O
could O
not O
get O
up O
off O
the O
couch O
/. O

I O
had O
two O
young O
children O
/. O

and O
I O
did O
not O
know O
how O
to O
get O
up O
at O
night O
to O
put O
them O
to O
bed O
/. O

So O
who O
did O
you O
turn O
to O
/? O

um O
my O
family O
doctor O
was O
a O
tremendous O
help O
/. O

He O
had O
given O
me O
some O
medicine O
to O
have O
in O
my O
drawer O
if O
I O
ever O
decided O
I O
wanted O
to O
go O
that O
route O
/. O

I O
decided O
not O
to O
go O
that O
route O
but O
to O
work O
with O
exercise O
and O
nutrition O
/. O

and O
I O
was O
largely O
successful O
for O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O
/. O

but O
it O
was O
six O
hours O
of O
exercise O
a O
day O
/. O

I O
mean O
it O
was O
so O
much O
/. O

Compulsive O
/. O

Yes O
another O
compulsion O
because O
those O
endorphins O
made O
me O
feel O
better O
/. O

Well O
let O
me O
see O
what O
I O
can O
do O
/. O

I O
was O
so O
resistant O
and O
I O
think O
like O
a O
lot O
of O
us O
afraid O
that O
the O
best O
part O
of O
me O
is O
going O
to O
be O
dimmed O
and O
dulled O
and O
suddenly O
I O
would O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
act O
anymore O
/. O

but O
you O
know O
when O
you O
really O
are O
a O
candidate O
for O
the O
medicine O
and O
need O
it O
there O
are O
n't O
any O
real O
side O
effects O
/. O

You O
need O
it O
/. O

and O
um O
/- O

So O
what O
made O
you O
go O
back O
on O
regular O
/? O

Well O
when O
I O
realized O
that O
it O
was O
costing O
me O
too O
much O
to O
just O
keep O
myself O
in O
a O
normal O
place O
every O
day O
/. O

What O
other O
people O
call O
normal O
I O
would O
have O
to O
climb O
there O
every O
single O
day O
/. O

Any O
difference O
between O
depression O
and O
bipolar O
/? O

Is O
there O
any O
depression O
/? O

I O
mean O
are O
they O
the O
same O
/? O

I O
mean O
any O
different O
/? O

No O
they O
're O
not O
the O
same O
at O
all O
/. O

Uh O
bipolar O
disorder O
is O
characterized O
by O
mood O
swings O
severe O
mood O
swings O
/. O

and O
it O
can O
um O
go O
through O
cycles O
where O
you O
are O
in O
the O
manic O
stage O
then O
in O
the O
depressed O
stage O
for O
months O
on O
end O
/. O

is O
depression O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
high O
, O
right O
/? O

Could O
be O
manic O
/. O

but O
when O
you O
're O
manic O
you O
know O
you O
're O
almost O
hearing O
voices O
/. O

It O
's O
incredible O
/. O

And O
um O
it O
's O
often O
misdiagnosed O
because O
nobody O
goes O
to O
their O
doctor O
and O
says O
hey O
I O
feel O
incredible O
, O
I O
can O
solve O
all O
of O
the O
world O
's O
problems O
/. O

Give O
me O
five O
minutes O
and O
a O
team O
/. O

and O
we O
're O
th- O
you O
know O
/. O

But O
the O
drugs O
have O
been O
amazing O
like O
lithium O
and O
others O
have O
been O
amazing O
/. O

Balance O
/. O

Alright O
what O
's O
the B-ORG
Complete I-ORG
Wellness I-ORG
Approach I-ORG
/? O

It O
's O
an O
incredible O
feeling O
/. O

but O
nobody O
goes O
complaining O
to O
their O
doctor O
about O
that O
/. O

True O
/. O

to O
just O
create O
that O
equalizer O
and O
balance O
is O
something O
I O
never O
knew O
about O
/. O
/. O

The B-ORG
Complete I-ORG
Wellness I-ORG
Approach I-ORG
is O
a O
campaign O
that O
was O
started O
by O
Eli O
Lily O
and O
company O
um O
in O
conjunction O
with O
the O
University O
of O
Medicine O
and O
Dentistry O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
/. O

Ah O
a O
team O
of O
health O
care O
professionals O
led O
by O
a O
wonderful O
woman O
named O
Betty B-PERSON
Breeland I-PERSON
has O
developed O
a O
treatment O
/. O

Um O
going O
around O
teaching O
teams O
to O
treat O
people O
with O
mental O
illnesses O
with O
the O
whole O
body O
/. O

There O
's O
a O
big O
gap O
that O
needs O
to O
be O
bridged O
/. O

People O
are O
treated O
from O
here O
up O
or O
here O
down O
/. O

and O
so O
because O
they O
are O
not O
being O
looked O
at O
for O
their O
overall O
health O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
are O
dying O
prematurely O
/. O

So O
this O
is O
just O
a O
real O
basic O
common O
sense O
approach O
/. O

More O
water O
more O
exercise O
free O
tips O
and O
resources O
to O
help O
people O
with O
mental O
illnesses O
um O
uh O
choose O
healthier O
lifestyles O
dealing O
with O
nutrition O
um O
so O
that O
if O
there O
are O
side O
effects O
from O
a O
drug O
that O
is O
working O
for O
them O
but O
there O
is O
a O
weight O
gain O
/. O

you O
know O
that O
can O
be O
devastating O
for O
someone O
with O
um O
depression O
or O
a O
mental O
illness O
/. O

But O
this O
is O
just O
a O
campaign O
to O
sort O
of O
help O
doctors O
caregivers O
um O
treat O
the O
whole O
person O
not O
just O
the O
mental O
illness O
/. O

Why O
do O
they O
live O
less O
/? O

Well O
um O
I O
would O
venture O
a O
guess O
that O
is O
um O
lack O
of O
energy O
to O
-- O
you O
know O
/. O

they O
're O
so O
busy O
dealing O
with O
their O
heads O
/. O

I O
like O
to O
say O
about O
myself O
and O
most O
of O
my O
life O
that O
it O
was O
all O
about O
me O
and O
it O
was O
still O
loud O
and O
crowded O
/. O

There O
was O
no O
time O
for O
me O
to O
see O
you O
know O
what O
my O
place O
in O
the O
world O
was O
and O
what O
else O
I O
might O
be O
doing O
for O
myself O
because O
it O
just O
took O
everything O
to O
get O
through O
the O
day O
/. O

For O
want O
of O
a O
better O
word O
do O
you O
feel O
cured O
/? O

I O
feel O
that O
I O
am O
managing O
my O
mental O
illness O
/. O

Still O
have O
it O
/? O

Yes O
I O
think O
that O
I O
need O
to O
remember O
that O
it O
is O
there O
um O
that O
there O
are O
certain O
things O
that O
I O
need O
to O
do O
/. O

I O
really O
want O
to O
um O
stress O
that O
there O
's O
no O
magic O
pill O
for O
everyone O
/. O

that O
's O
why O
I O
ca O
n't O
sell O
medication O
/. O

There O
's O
no O
such O
thing O
as O
a O
pill O
that O
works O
the O
same O
for O
everyone O
/. O

The O
pills O
have O
been O
an O
amazing O
story O
though O
/. O

Um O
for O
me O
yes O
/. O

But O
for O
me O
it O
was O
a O
combination O
of O
twenty O
years O
of O
hard O
work O
and O
looking O
um O
exercise O
/- O

for O
me O
it O
is O
just O
necessary O
to O
exercise O
/. O

I O
've O
got O
this O
huge O
busy O
brain O
/. O

I O
need O
to O
go O
and O
sweat O
for O
an O
hour O
and O
do O
my O
weights O
for O
a O
half O
an O
hour O
or O
an O
hour O
/. O

Not O
every O
day O
/. O

It O
's O
no O
longer O
the O
compulsion O
/. O

but O
I O
just O
know O
that O
that O
helps O
me O
feel O
better O
/. O

More O
water O
just O
water O
for O
sodas O
just O
simple O
approach O
/. O

But O
we O
can O
get O
people O
living O
longer O
healthier O
lives O
yeah O
/. O

And O
when O
you O
contact O
the O
website O
you O
get O
more O
information O
/? O

Um O
tools O
and O
tips O
about O
how O
to O
bring O
some O
better O
health O
into O
your O
life O
questionnaires O
that O
you O
can O
pull O
down O
that O
you O
can O
take O
to O
your O
doctor O
about O
your O
general O
health O
/. O

And O
so O
it O
's O
just O
about O
being O
your O
own O
advocate O
and O
um O
you O
know O
trying O
to O
collaborate O
in O
your O
whole O
body O
health O
/. O

You O
said O
how O
your O
general O
practitioner O
helped O
you O
/. O

A O
lot O
of O
them O
are O
not O
knowledgeable O
in O
this O
area O
, O
are O
they O
/? O

True O
/. O

Are O
you O
dating O
/? O

Which O
is O
why O
you O
know O
if O
this O
information O
is O
out O
there O
/- O

it O
's O
the O
age O
of O
information O
/. O

and O
we O
need O
to O
just O
get O
as O
informed O
as O
we O
can O
about O
what O
other O
things O
might O
help O
us O
live O
healthy O
lives O
/. O

Nope O
/. O

You O
sound O
happy O
about O
that O
/. O

You O
do O
n't O
want O
a O
relationship O
/? O

I O
think O
I O
'm O
over O
the O
urge O
right O
now O
/. O

I O
've O
got O
so O
much O
relationship O
with O
my O
children O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
parade O
men O
through O
their O
lives O
/. O

I O
have O
two O
very O
whole O
relationships O
with O
my O
ex-husbands O
/. O

You O
still O
see O
them O
/? O

all O
the O
time O
/. O

We O
are O
a O
tribe O
you O
know O
/. O

We O
have O
found O
our O
way O
/- O

Are O
they O
friendly O
your O
two O
ex-husbands O
/? O

to O
work O
on O
behalf O
of O
/- O

Completely O
/. O

So O
/. O

That O
's O
great O
/. O

If O
I O
'm O
out O
of O
town O
and O
there O
is O
a O
crisis O
husband O
number O
two O
calls O
husband O
number O
one O
/. O

and O
I O
feel O
that O
it O
is O
a O
tremendous O
victory O
that O
we O
have O
all O
been O
able O
to O
get O
together O
and O
be O
healthy O
/. O

How O
about O
acting O
/? O

There O
is O
that O
coming O
up O
I O
hope O
/. O

I O
'm O
um O
just O
getting O
ready O
to O
do O
a O
character O
arc O
in O
a O
new O
show O
for O
FX B-ORG
called O
Beef O
/. O

You O
were O
Beauty B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Beast I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

And O
/- O

I O
was O
/. O

We O
'll O
take O
a O
break O
and O
come O
back O
go O
to O
your O
phone O
calls O
/. O

I O
was O
/. O

For O
Linda B-PERSON
Hamilton I-PERSON
that O
website O
is O
www O
dot O
complete O
wellness O
approach O
dot O
com O
/. O

Do O
n't O
go O
away O
/. O

That O
's O
with O
Ron B-NORP
Pearlman O
and O
Beauty B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Beast I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Good O
show O
/. O

Why O
'd O
you O
leave O
that O
/? O

Oh O
/. O

Pregnant O
with O
my O
son O
/. O

Ah O
just O
joined O
us O
it O
's O
Linda B-PERSON
Hamilton I-PERSON
/. O

Going O
to O
go O
to O
your O
calls O
/. O

She O
is O
a O
paid O
advocate O
for O
Complete B-ORG
Wellness I-ORG
a O
whole O
person O
treatment O
approach O
that O
considers O
both O
the O
emotional O
and O
physical O
health O
of O
persons O
living O
with O
severe O
and O
persistent O
mental O
illness O
/. O

The B-ORG
Complete I-ORG
Wellness I-ORG
Approach I-ORG
is O
sponsored O
by O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
in O
partnership O
with O
The O
University O
of O
Medicine O
and O
Dentistry O
of O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
/. O

The O
website O
for O
complete O
information O
is O
www O
dot O
complete O
wellness O
approach O
that O
's O
one O
word O
dot O
com O
/. O

We O
'll O
go O
to O
calls O
for O
Linda B-PERSON
/. O

Scottsdale O
Arizona O
hello O
/. O

First O
of O
all O
Linda B-PERSON
you O
look O
phenomenal O
/. O

Hey O
thank O
you O
/. O

And O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
get O
Ms. O
Hamilton O
's O
take O
on O
Tom B-PERSON
Cruise I-PERSON
's O
statement O
of O
zero O
medications O
towards O
uh O
any O
mental O
or O
physical O
illness O
/. O

Thank O
you O
Larry B-PERSON
/. O

K O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
it O
would O
be O
arrogant O
to O
say O
that O
something O
is O
bad O
for O
everyone O
/. O

Um O
I O
think O
that O
it O
would O
be O
very O
irresponsible O
to O
deprive O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
of O
the O
hopefulness O
of O
a O
treatment O
um O
any O
more O
than O
I O
could O
say O
that O
my O
medication O
works O
well O
for O
everyone O
/. O

You O
know O
it O
is O
a O
very O
individualized O
thing O
mental O
health O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
that O
the O
words O
that O
should O
be O
banned O
from O
this O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
are O
you O
should O
do O
this O
or O
you O
should O
never O
do O
that O
/. O

You O
know O
I O
think O
we O
need O
to O
remain O
flexible O
and O
allow O
you O
know O
people O
to O
deal O
with O
their O
own O
mental O
conditions O
with O
their O
doctors O
and O
it O
's O
none O
of O
our O
business O
/. O

Right O
true O
true O
/. O

Well O
I O
am O
very O
careful O
with O
um O
you O
know O
toe O
the O
line O
/- O

I O
tend O
to O
go O
the O
other O
way O
and O
say O
that O
whatever O
you O
can O
find O
that O
works O
for O
you O
you O
should O
embrace O
and O
hold O
on O
to O
and O
just O
make O
it O
work O
/. O

Boulder O
Colorado O
hello O
/. O

Hello O
hi O
first O
I O
want O
to O
say O
I O
really O
respect O
your O
coming O
forward O
to O
help O
others O
about O
this O
and O
I O
think O
that O
's O
a O
wonderful O
admirable O
thing O
/. O

I O
'm O
wondering O
what O
advice O
you O
have O
for O
spouses O
of O
someone O
with O
a O
mental O
illness O
particularly O
someone O
who O
is O
n't O
currently O
diagnosed O
, O
how O
to O
avoid O
misdiagnosis O
, O
just O
what O
can O
I O
do O
to O
help O
my O
husband O
and O
make O
sure O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
go O
through O
what O
you O
went O
through O
and O
uh O
any O
advice O
/. O

Well O
I O
think O
it O
must O
be O
a O
very O
scary O
situation O
to O
be O
with O
someone O
you O
know O
needs O
help O
/. O

I O
can O
tell O
you O
that O
the O
things O
that O
helped O
me O
most O
were O
the O
friends O
that O
looked O
at O
me O
and O
said O
we O
love O
you O
and O
we O
know O
that O
you O
can O
not O
help O
who O
you O
are O
being O
right O
now O
the O
way O
that O
you O
're O
acting O
, O
that O
you O
can O
not O
control O
your O
behavior O
/. O

But O
they O
um O
you O
know O
embraced O
me O
and O
let O
me O
know O
that O
they O
were O
beside O
me O
and O
behind O
me O
and O
that O
possibly O
I O
should O
just O
look O
a O
little O
further O
for O
some O
answers O
instead O
of O
jumping O
all O
over O
me O
and O
condemning O
me O
for O
my O
bad O
behavior O
/. O

Um O
you O
know O
I O
did O
have O
a O
group O
of O
loving O
and O
supportive O
friends O
who O
said O
we O
're O
going O
to O
see O
you O
through O
this O
and O
you O
need O
some O
help O
and O
let O
's O
keep O
looking O
/. O

It O
's O
hard O
though O
to O
be O
close O
to O
someone O
who O
is O
screaming O
at O
you O
/. O

Absolutely O
/. O

or O
who O
is O
not O
talking O
or O
who O
is O
in O
a O
depressed O
state O
and O
locking O
the O
door O
to O
the O
bathroom O
and O
staying O
in O
there O
for O
fourteen O
hours O
/. O

Ah O
/. O

I O
mean O
I O
have O
to O
tell O
you O
that O
when O
I O
married O
my O
first O
husband O
Bruce B-PERSON
I O
went O
into O
hiding O
for O
the O
first O
year O
/. O

I O
just O
started O
reading O
books O
/. O

I O
mean O
the O
man O
married O
me O
/. O

and O
I O
went O
into O
hiding O
for O
a O
year O
/. O

I O
still O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
that O
was O
about O
/. O

but O
imagine O
being O
a O
newlywed O
and O
having O
a O
wife O
that O
just O
disappears O
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hello O
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hi O
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hi O
Linda B-PERSON
/. O

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you O
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Linda B-PERSON
Hamilton I-PERSON
/. O

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Bruce B-PERSON
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/. O

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thank O
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Larry B-PERSON
so O
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Linda B-PERSON
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specializing O
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Linda B-PERSON
I O
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Linda B-PERSON
um O
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all O
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thank O
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for O
stressing O
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when O
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you O
do O
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take O
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/. O

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City I-GPE
hello O
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sorry O
/. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
make O
this O
as O
succinct O
as O
possible O
/. O

Linda B-PERSON
I O
'm O
in O
the O
same O
age O
group O
as O
your O
previous O
caller O
/. O

and O
for O
years O
I O
've O
gone O
to O
therapy O
/. O

and O
I O
have O
never O
heard O
anybody O
verbalize O
and O
articulate O
exactly O
the O
way O
I O
have O
felt O
since O
I O
was O
a O
child O
different O
like O
I O
have O
n't O
belonged O
different O
from O
everybody O
else O
in O
school O
and O
everything O
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
go O
on O
with O
that O
/. O

Most O
importantly O
I O
'm O
very O
interested O
in O
your O
program O
/. O

but O
I O
do O
not O
have O
a O
computer O
/. O

Is O
there O
a O
telephone O
number O
um O
through O
which O
we O
can O
reach O
somebody O
related O
to O
this O
program O
/? O

Where O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
/? O

Where O
is O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
/? O

They O
're O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
are O
n't O
they O
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

In O
fact O
we O
may O
know O
before O
we O
go O
off O
the O
air O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

Do O
n't O
go O
away O
/. O

I O
'm O
sure O
there O
is O
/. O

Um O
if O
I O
were O
you O
, O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
that O
number O
off O
hand O
um O
you O
can O
call O
the O
University O
of O
Medicine O
and O
Dentistry O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
/. O

Um O
oh O
they O
would O
have O
to O
know O
where O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
then O
/. O

Is O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
/? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
they O
're O
based O
/. O

But O
uh O
they O
can O
find O
the O
University O
of O
Medicine O
and O
Dentistry O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
town O
/. O

But O
call O
them O
/. O

and O
they O
will O
direct O
you O
to O
the O
proper O
help O
I O
hope O
/. O

I O
hope O
so O
/. O

University O
of O
Medicine O
and O
Dentistry O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
is O
in O
Piscataway O
New O
Jersey O
piscataway O
Piscataway O
New O
Jersey O
/. O

and O
the O
Eli O
Lilly O
company O
's O
main O
base O
is O
Indianapolis O
Indiana O
/. O

Piscataway O
New O
Jersey O
for O
the O
University O
/. O

Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
in O
Indianapolis B-GPE
/. O

And O
the O
caller O
is O
from O
Sarasota O
Florida O
/. O

Hello O
/. O

Hi O
I O
'm O
bipolar O
/. O

and O
I O
've O
been O
hospitalized O
/. O

and O
I O
've O
been O
through O
about O
every O
medication O
that O
there O
was O
/. O

um O
and O
I O
'm O
on O
medications O
now O
that O
work O
but O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
side O
effects O
/. O

and O
I O
was O
just O
curious O
if O
you O
'd O
had O
that O
same O
problem O
/. O

What O
kind O
of O
side O
effects O
/? O

Um O
side O
effects O
/. O

Do O
you O
want O
to O
be O
more O
specific O
/? O

Weight O
gain O
/? O

mhm O
mhm O
/. O

Um O
well O
weight O
gain O
which O
I O
've O
taken O
care O
of O
I O
've O
got O
that O
under O
control O
but O
like O
um O
my O
thyroid O
/. O

Um O
my O
hormones O
have O
gone O
through O
the O
roof O
/. O

I O
'm O
thirty O
- O
two O
/. O

and O
they O
tell O
me O
that O
now O
I O
'm O
menopausal O
because O
of O
the O
lithium O
making O
my O
hormones O
go O
up O
so O
much O
um O
/. O

But O
the O
lithium O
is O
what O
helps O
you O
, O
right O
/? O

And O
/- O

Ah O
/. O

It O
does O
/. O

Um O
that O
along O
with O
another O
drug O
are O
the O
main O
things O
that O
control O
the O
mania O
/. O

Um O
the O
depression O
is O
the O
hardest O
thing O
though O
/. O

um O
the O
medication O
that O
I O
'm O
on O
for O
depression O
is O
just O
/- O

um O
I O
've O
been O
through O
them O
all O
/. O

We O
're O
running O
close O
on O
time O
/. O

What O
about O
side O
effects O
/? O

What O
do O
you O
recommend O
/? O

Um O
/. O

And O
/- O

You O
know O
I O
would O
recommend O
to O
anybody O
going O
on O
a O
medicine O
that O
they O
learn O
of O
the O
side O
effects O
first O
so O
that O
they O
can O
combat O
them O
because O
nothing O
's O
worse O
than O
finding O
success O
with O
a O
medicine O
and O
then O
gaining O
a O
lot O
of O
weight O
/. O

So O
what O
you O
want O
to O
do O
is O
learn O
of O
the O
side O
effects O
early O
so O
that O
you O
can O
do O
certain O
things O
for O
yourself O
to O
combat O
them O
/. O

Um O
and O
that O
's O
really O
between O
you O
and O
your O
doctor O
to O
try O
to O
find O
your O
way O
through O
um O
those O
side O
effects O
/. O

I O
mean O
you O
know O
what O
a O
terrible O
thing O
to O
be O
menopausal O
/. O

If O
that O
means O
no O
children O
in O
your O
future O
that O
could O
you O
know O
have O
a O
devastating O
effect O
/. O

But O
you O
should O
know O
all O
these O
things O
going O
in O
and O
then O
just O
take O
them O
one O
at O
a O
time O
with O
your O
therapist O
and O
work O
on O
them O
trying O
to O
find O
that O
balance O
/. O

Thank O
you O
Linda B-PERSON
/. O

What O
's O
your O
new O
TV O
series O
coming O
up O
/? O

Oh O
it O
's O
a O
new O
show O
for O
FX B-ORG
called O
Beef O
/. O

Beef O
/? O

Beef O
/. O

You O
start O
shooting O
/? O

Um O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
Shriport B-GPE
tomorrow O
/. O

Shriport O
Louisiana O
/. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
pronounce O
the O
r O
/. O

You O
do O
n't O
want O
the O
second O
r O
/. O

Shriport B-GPE
/. O

Alright O
/. O

Shriport B-GPE
/. O

Ca O
n't O
wait O
/. O

OK O
Shriport O
Shriport O
/. O

OK O
/. O

Thank O
you O
Linda B-PERSON
/. O

And O
again O
for O
more O
information O
it O
's O
www O
dot O
complete O
wellness O
approach O
dot O
com O
/. O

Ha O
ha O
OK O
/. O

Tomorrow O
night O
Rod B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
/. O

Monday O
night O
Colin O
Powell O
Robert O
Downey O
Jr. O
Sharon O
Stone O
/. O

Anderson B-PERSON
Cooper I-PERSON
off O
tonight O
/. O

but O
that O
does O
n't O
matter O
nah O
because O
Erin B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
is O
here O
and O
there O
's O
that O
fam- O
/. O

Tonight O
the O
legendary O
Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
/. O

And O
this O
time O
he O
answers O
the O
questions O
on O
everything O
from O
the O
indictment O
on O
the O
CIA O
leak O
investigation O
to O
the O
President O
's O
new O
supreme O
court O
nominee O
/. O

and O
he O
'll O
take O
your O
phone O
calls O
too O
/. O

Mike B-PERSON
's O
next O
on O
Larry B-WORK_OF_ART
King I-WORK_OF_ART
Live I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Before O
we O
talk O
to O
Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
about O
his O
new O
book O
let O
's O
check O
up O
on O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
appointment O
with O
Senator O
Sam O
Brownbeck O
Republican O
of O
Kansas B-GPE
/. O

He O
's O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
/. O

He O
'll O
be O
voting O
on O
the O
senator O
/. O

He O
voted O
for O
confirming O
John B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
/. O

Senator O
Chuck O
Schumer O
is O
a O
Democrat O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
member O
judiciary O
/. O

Senator O
Schumer O
voted O
against O
the O
Robert B-PERSON
's O
nomination O
/. O

And O
in O
Boston B-GPE
is O
David O
Gergen O
White O
house O
advisor O
to O
Presidents O
Nixon O
Ford O
Reagen O
and O
Clinton B-GPE
professor O
of O
public O
service O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
's O
JFK O
school O
and O
editor O
at O
large O
/. O

US B-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART
Report I-WORK_OF_ART
will O
start O
with O
David B-PERSON
/. O

It O
's O
a O
safe O
bet O
that O
Sam B-PERSON
Brownbeck I-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
vote O
for O
him O
and O
Charles B-PERSON
Schumer I-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
vote O
against O
him O
/. O

and O
the O
question O
would O
be O
why O
do O
n't O
they O
both O
wait O
until O
the O
hearing O
/? O

Ah O
because O
we O
've O
just O
come O
through O
such O
a O
contentious O
period O
on O
Harriet B-PERSON
Myerrs I-PERSON
and O
I O
think O
that O
the O
conservatives O
really O
wanted O
a O
hard O
right O
conservative O
and O
now O
they O
've O
got O
him O
/. O

They O
've O
all O
come O
out O
and O
forced O
a O
celebrated O
/- O

Pat B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON
called O
it O
a O
grand O
slam O
home O
run O
/. O

And O
just O
as O
predicated O
I O
believe O
the O
left O
is O
going O
to O
come O
out O
on O
the O
attack O
/. O

I O
think O
we O
're O
heading O
toward O
a O
Donnybrook B-EVENT
/. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
really O
interesting O
to O
hear O
what O
these O
two O
senators O
have O
tonight O
to O
say O
about O
the O
prospects O
of O
a O
filibuster O
/. O

Senator O
Brownbeck O
do O
n't O
the O
confirmation O
hearings O
count O
/? O

Or O
is O
it O
over O
for O
you O
/. O

he O
's O
got O
a O
yes O
vote O
/. O

The O
confirmation O
hearings O
do O
count O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
not O
over O
for O
me O
/. O

I O
want O
to O
see O
how O
this O
nominee O
performs O
/. O

I O
want O
to O
see O
what O
he O
has O
to O
say O
/. O

I O
just O
heard O
his O
name O
this O
morning O
just O
started O
to O
look O
at O
his O
qualifications O
his O
background O
/. O

I O
think O
he O
looks O
pretty O
good O
/. O

but O
I O
ca O
n't O
give O
you O
an O
up O
or O
down O
yes O
or O
no O
now O
/. O

That O
's O
part O
of O
the O
process O
of O
advise O
and O
consent O
to O
get O
more O
information O
/. O

Senator O
Schumer O
same O
question O
for O
you O
/. O

Is O
it O
a O
down O
automatic O
/? O

No O
not O
at O
all O
just O
as O
Sam B-PERSON
said O
/. O

On O
this O
we O
agree O
/. O

Um O
we O
have O
to O
see O
who O
this O
nominee O
is O
/. O

We O
have O
to O
study O
his O
record O
find O
out O
uh O
what O
he O
thinks O
/. O

We O
'll O
meet O
with O
him O
personally O
/. O

and O
then O
there O
will O
be O
the O
hearing O
/. O

So O
you O
do O
n't O
make O
up O
your O
mind O
/. O

Obviously O
people O
have O
inclinations O
/. O

My O
guess O
is O
Sam B-PERSON
's O
a O
little O
happier O
with O
the O
nomination O
than O
I O
am O
/. O

but O
neither O
of O
us O
would O
state O
our O
position O
because O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
one O
/. O

You O
ca O
n't O
be O
sure O
until O
you O
really O
meet O
the O
nominee O
and O
see O
what O
they O
're O
like O
/. O

Uh O
David B-PERSON
Gergen I-PERSON
if O
it O
got O
to O
a O
filibuster O
how O
harmful O
would O
that O
be O
to O
government O
/? O

Well O
if O
it O
gets O
to O
a O
filibuster O
and O
I O
think O
that O
's O
a O
very O
close O
call O
tonight O
whether O
it O
will O
eventually O
get O
there O
or O
not O
and O
the O
Republicans O
then O
have O
made O
it O
very O
clear O
that O
they O
would O
likely O
invoke O
the O
nuclear O
option O
/. O

and O
that O
is O
to O
kill O
the O
filibuster O
and O
to O
kill O
filibusters O
in O
general O
/. O

and O
then O
we O
're O
going O
to O
have O
tribal O
warfare O
in O
Washington B-GPE
/. O

We O
may O
not O
get O
there O
Larry B-PERSON
/. O

A O
lot O
depends O
/. O

Uh O
the O
hearings O
do O
matter O
/. O

People O
have O
to O
look O
more O
closely O
at O
the O
record O
/. O

But O
I O
think O
both O
Senators O
are O
I O
think O
exactly O
right O
to O
say O
we O
're O
going O
to O
wait O
and O
hold O
our O
positions O
/. O

You O
can O
tell O
by O
the O
way O
the O
activists O
on O
both O
sides O
are O
lining O
up O
that O
this O
is O
going O
to O
be O
a O
Donnybrook B-EVENT
/. O

Senator O
Brownbeck O
you O
said O
that O
Bush B-GPE
picked O
the O
best O
person O
he O
could O
find O
when O
he O
nominated O
Harriet B-PERSON
Myers I-PERSON
/. O

does O
that O
mean O
that O
Litos B-PERSON
is O
second O
best O
/? O

Well O
uh O
I O
do O
n't O
recall O
saying O
that O
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
where O
your O
producers O
came O
up O
with O
that O
particular O
statement O
/. O

They O
came O
up O
with O
it O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
/. O

Well O
huh O
OK O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
that O
was O
probably O
attributable O
to O
me O
/. O

I O
had O
a O
lot O
of O
questions O
about O
Harriet B-PERSON
Myers I-PERSON
a O
lot O
more O
about O
/. O

there O
was O
a O
lot O
less O
of O
a O
record O
on O
her O
than O
there O
is O
on O
Judge O
Litos O
/. O

This O
is O
one O
I O
think O
we O
're O
going O
to O
know O
a O
lot O
more O
about O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
this O
is O
good O
for O
the O
process O
/. O

We O
should O
know O
a O
judicial O
philosophy O
/. O

We O
should O
have O
outstanding O
candidates O
put O
forward O
/. O

I O
think O
everyone O
agrees O
this O
is O
an O
outstanding O
legal O
mind O
/. O

and O
now O
let O
's O
look O
at O
the O
judicial O
philosophy O
/. O

I O
think O
he O
probably O
is O
a O
little O
more O
conservative O
/. O

He O
's O
probably O
not O
as O
far O
to O
the O
right O
as O
Ruth B-PERSON
Bader I-PERSON
Ginsburgh I-PERSON
is O
to O
the O
left O
/. O

uh O
but O
let O
's O
take O
a O
look O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
going O
to O
take O
some O
time O
to O
see O
/. O

Speaking O
of O
that O
Senator O
Schumer O
did O
you O
want O
a O
woman O
/? O

Well O
all O
things O
being O
equal O
yes O
I O
would O
have O
preferred O
a O
woman O
/. O

I O
believe O
in O
diversity O
/. O

but O
uh O
the O
President O
made O
his O
choice O
/. O

And O
Sam B-PERSON
and O
I O
do O
agree O
on O
one O
thing O
Larry B-PERSON
/. O

and O
this O
is O
sort O
of O
interesting O
/. O

we O
both O
agree O
that O
the O
nominee O
should O
state O
their O
judicial O
philosophy O
give O
us O
some O
idea O
of O
how O
he O
or O
if O
it O
were O
to O
be O
a O
she O
thinks O
on O
these O
issues O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
days O
of O
the O
stealth O
nominee O
which O
Harriet B-PERSON
Myers I-PERSON
clearly O
was O
is O
over O
/. O

You O
know O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
Justices O
have O
tremendous O
tremendous O
power O
over O
every O
one O
of O
our O
lives O
/. O

and O
the O
only O
time O
you O
really O
get O
to O
question O
them O
see O
what O
they O
think O
is O
when O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
has O
its O
confirmation O
process O
/. O

We O
agree O
that O
that O
ought O
to O
happen O
/. O

it O
ought O
to O
happen O
in O
a O
dignified O
way O
/. O

it O
ought O
to O
happen O
in O
thoughtful O
way O
/. O

but O
it O
certainly O
ought O
to O
happen O
/. O

He O
wo O
n't O
make O
the O
court O
if O
approved O
until O
January O
, O
right O
/? O

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I O
think O
that O
's O
true O
/. O

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you O
know O
that O
's O
one O
thing O
that O
does O
worry O
me O
/. O

because O
of O
the O
importance O
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this O
nomination O
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should O
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through O
the O
procedure O
/. O

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were O
saying O
let O
's O
get O
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done O
very O
quickly O
/. O

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does O
a O
disservice O
/. O

Judge O
Alito O
is O
fifty O
- O
five O
years O
old O
/. O

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's O
likely O
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on O
the O
court O
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decades O
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effect O
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on O
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on O
our O
children O
maybe O
our O
grandchildren O
/. O

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we O
ought O
to O
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and O
thoughtful O
above O
all O
/. O

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rush O
here O
/. O

should O
n't O
be O
/. O

David B-PERSON
Gergen I-PERSON
on O
this O
program O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
said O
that O
often O
judges O
disappoint O
the O
presidents O
who O
appoint O
them O
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's O
the O
first O
time O
in O
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life O
they O
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they O
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they O
also O
see O
things O
differently O
/. O

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that O
's O
true O
/. O

I O
do O
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think O
that O
's O
the O
case O
in O
this O
instance O
because O
Judge O
Alito O
does O
have O
a O
long O
record O
/. O

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's O
got O
fifteen O
years O
on O
the O
court O
of O
appeals O
/. O

uh O
and O
the O
one O
thing O
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do O
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is O
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has O
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liberal O
/. O

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and O
I O
think O
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has O
a O
consistent O
philosophy O
/. O

Larry B-PERSON
hmm O
the O
President O
deserves O
to O
be O
congratulated O
for O
now O
putting O
forward O
someone O
again O
who O
has O
experience O
and O
who O
is O
talented O
/. O

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's O
no O
question O
about O
that O
/. O

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appears O
to O
be O
quite O
genial O
/. O

I O
'm O
sure O
he O
'll O
do O
pretty O
well O
in O
the O
hearings O
/. O

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sense O
is O
that O
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is O
ultimately O
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to O
come O
down O
to O
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question O
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who O
is O
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to O
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consistently O
with O
Scalia B-PERSON
and O
Thomas B-PERSON
or O
will O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
be O
able O
to O
block O
that O
/? O

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that O
's O
a O
very O
big O
important O
battle O
over O
the O
judicial O
philosophy O
that O
ought O
to O
guide O
the O
court O
/. O

Senator O
Brownbeck O
could O
he O
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and O
still O
vote O
to O
uphold O
Roe B-LAW
vs. O
Wade B-PERSON
/? O

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I O
think O
one O
could O
probably O
look O
at O
that O
/. O

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I O
think O
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an O
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way O
to O
consider O
it O
/. O

Roe B-LAW
vs. O
Wade B-PERSON
the O
right O
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's O
read O
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constitution O
is O
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constitution O
/. O

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's O
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number O
of O
commentators O
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left O
and O
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that O
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is O
not O
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constitution O
/. O

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should O
be O
debated O
/. O

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should O
be O
dealt O
with O
by O
legislators O
across O
the O
country O
/. O

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I O
think O
he O
could O
read O
it O
that O
way O
/. O

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it O
seems O
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somebody O
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/. O

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not O
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favors O
precedent O
/. O

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judge O
and O
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settled O
it O
's O
settled O
/. O

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know O
you O
look O
in O
our O
history O
/. O

we O
've O
had O
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number O
of O
cases O
in O
the O
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court O
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have O
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by O
later O
courts O
/. O

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thank O
goodness O
they O
did O
/. O

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of O
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is O
in O
my O
home O
state O
of O
Kansas B-GPE
/. O

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said O
segregation O
was O
OK O
/. O

thankfully O
the O
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overturned O
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prior O
decisions O
/. O

Chuck B-PERSON
Schumer I-PERSON
do O
you O
expect O
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/? O

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let O
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we O
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/. O

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expect O
it O
/? O

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the O
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support O
/. O

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think O
what O
happened O
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is O
not O
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single O
senator O
for O
instance O
said O
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uh O
Harriet B-PERSON
Myers I-PERSON
' O
nomination O
should O
be O
withdrawn O
/. O

Sam B-PERSON
may O
have O
been O
on O
the O
edge O
/. O

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I O
do O
n't O
think O
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said O
it O
/. O

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these O
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extreme O
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that O
said O
it O
/. O

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the O
President O
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/. O

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you O
know O
I O
got O
to O
tell O
you O
this O
Larry B-PERSON
/. O

I O
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Judge O
Alito O
/. O

I O
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close O
as O
David B-PERSON
Gergen I-PERSON
said O
/. O

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any O
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from O
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Republicans B-NORP
from O
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/. O

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ends O
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/. O

David B-PERSON
Gergen I-PERSON
you O
have O
a O
prediction O
/. O

or O
too O
early O
to O
tell O
/? O

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early O
to O
tell O
/. O

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what O
some O
of O
the O
more O
moderate O
Democrats B-NORP
do O
/. O

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what O
Olympia O
Snow O
Susan O
Colins O
and O
Lincoln B-PERSON
Chaffey I-PERSON
do O
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/. O

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/. O

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tell O
/. O

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I O
think O
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's O
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/. O

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/. O

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early O
to O
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/. O

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/. O

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you O
senators O
Brownback O
and O
Schumer B-PERSON
and O
David B-PERSON
Gergen I-PERSON
/. O

Tomorrow O
night O
ambassador O
Joseph O
Wilson O
/. O

former O
President O
Jimmy B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON
on O
Wednesday O
/. O

and O
senator O
John O
Mccaine O
on O
Thursday O
/. O

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Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
is O
next O
/. O

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go O
away O
/. O

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/. O

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's O
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us O
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birthday O
/. O

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shared O
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/. O

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I O
love O
him O
/. O

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/. O

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Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
/. O

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too O
/- O

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you O
are O
/. O

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Larry O
Larry O
Larry O
/. O

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/. O

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/. O

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Between B-WORK_OF_ART
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Mike B-PERSON
what O
's O
your O
read O
on O
Samuel B-PERSON
Alito I-PERSON
/? O

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on O
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/. O

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/. O

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Scalito B-PERSON
as O
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/. O

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/. O

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indictment O
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/. O

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/. O

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Dick B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
/. O

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/. O

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Scooter B-PERSON
Libby I-PERSON
/. O

uh O
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that O
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Dick B-PERSON
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Mike B-PERSON
/. O

you O
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/? O

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Westmorland B-PERSON
/. O

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Eleanor B-PERSON
Roosevelt I-PERSON
/? O

And O
do O
you O
remember O
a O
man O
by O
the O
name O
of O
um O
here O
we O
go O
Westbrooke B-PERSON
Peggler I-PERSON
/? O

Ah O
used O
to O
read O
him O
and O
hate O
him O
all O
the O
time O
/. O

read O
him O
and O
hated O
him O
/. O

That O
's O
correct O
/. O

Well O
I O
quoted O
to O
her O
in O
this O
interview O
back O
in O
nineteen O
hundred O
and O
fifty O
seven O
I O
was O
on O
ABC B-ORG
at O
the O
time O
/. O

and O
what O
he O
had O
said O
about O
her O
/. O

and O
what O
a O
vicious O
unpleasant O
lying O
etc O
etc O
etc O
/. O

And O
she O
enjoyed O
it O
so O
much O
/. O

Talk O
about O
a O
soft O
answer O
turning O
away O
red O
/. O

I O
hope O
you O
have O
that O
maybe O
available O
there O
, O
that O
you O
have O
n't O
seen O
it O
/. O

No O
I O
have O
n't O
seen O
it O
/. O

I O
've O
read O
it O
of O
course O
/. O

Yeah O
I O
know O
/. O

uh O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
you O
're O
going O
to O
be O
able O
to O
play O
any O
of O
these O
things O
or O
not O
/. O

there O
was O
um O
/- O

what O
I O
used O
to O
do O
Larry B-PERSON
was O
occasionally O
make O
speeches O
as O
you O
know O
cause O
you O
're O
making O
them O
all O
the O
time O
/. O

and O
you O
show O
up O
/. O

and O
you O
want O
to O
do O
a O
new O
speech O
something O
new O
give O
the O
audience O
something O
to O
chew O
on O
/. O

but O
that O
gets O
to O
be O
a O
pain O
in O
the O
neck O
after O
a O
while O
/. O

So O
/. O

And O
it O
's O
a O
very O
lucrative O
way O
to O
get O
from O
here O
to O
there O
/. O

In O
any O
case O
what O
I O
used O
to O
do O
was O
set O
up O
a O
big O
screen O
in O
the O
hall O
/. O

and O
then O
I O
would O
lead O
into O
something O
from O
uh O
you O
know O
the O
people O
that O
I O
had O
had O
before O
/. O

Great O
idea O
/. O

and O
maybe O
do O
five O
different O
people O
in O
the O
course O
of O
an O
hour O
questions O
and O
so O
forth O
/. O

Well O
um O
it O
really O
was O
good O
/. O

The O
people O
at O
the O
uh O
publisher O
heard O
about O
it O
saw O
it O
and O
said O
Hey O
somebody O
's O
got O
a O
hell O
of O
a O
book O
/. O

Boy O
were O
they O
right O
/. O

Let O
me O
get O
a O
break O
/. O

We O
'll O
come O
right O
back O
/. O

As O
we O
go O
to O
break O
the O
book O
is O
Between B-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

and O
here O
are O
some O
clips O
from O
the O
DVD O
/. O

Watch O
/. O

And O
that O
's O
definitely O
how O
it O
started O
/. O

she O
's O
a O
great O
mutual O
friend O
/. O

and O
she O
's O
a O
terrific O
lady O
/. O

That O
was O
tough O
though O
, O
was O
n't O
it O
/? O

That O
was O
tough O
/. O

And O
you O
were O
the O
guy O
who O
straightened O
it O
out O
for O
me O
/. O

In O
fact O
we O
'll O
show O
the O
audience O
how O
we O
did O
that O
/. O

Watch O
how O
we O
straightened O
it O
out O
/. O

And O
I O
called O
her O
the O
next O
morning O
/. O

and O
we O
patched O
the O
whole O
thing O
up O
/. O

I O
know O
/. O

Well O
we O
both O
adore O
her O
/. O

We O
both O
adore O
her O
very O
well O
and O
admire O
her O
immensely O
/. O

She O
's O
such O
a O
special O
lady O
/. O

why O
did O
n't O
we O
read O
her O
well O
years O
ago O
/? O

How O
do O
you O
mean O
/? O

I O
mean O
in O
the O
office O
/. O

she O
had O
that O
fire O
lady O
kind O
of O
image O
in O
Washington B-GPE
/. O

Oh O
well O
he O
listened O
to O
her O
/. O

her O
husband O
listened O
to O
her O
/. O

and O
she O
got O
involved O
in O
politics O
more O
than O
we O
know O
/. O

And O
when O
she O
wanted O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
Donald B-PERSON
Reegan I-PERSON
/. O

Remember O
when O
they O
used O
to O
live O
in O
that O
little O
branch O
house O
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

I O
got O
to O
tell O
you O
/- O

Have O
you O
talked O
to O
her O
lately O
/? O

Uh O
about O
a O
month O
ago O
was O
the O
last O
time O
/. O

I O
hope O
I O
'll O
call O
her O
tomorrow O
and O
we O
'll O
have O
dinner O
/. O

give O
her O
my O
love O
/. O

uh O
the O
fact O
of O
the O
matter O
is O
that O
uh O
she O
's O
been O
having O
some O
trouble O
with O
her O
back O
/. O

Yeah O
I O
know O
/. O

And O
she O
fell O
/. O

yeah O
she O
fell O
and O
/- O

Well O
she O
's O
an O
adorable O
woman O
/. O

In O
any O
case O
/- O

Oh O
are O
we O
going O
to O
hear O
this O
now O
/? O

No O
You O
're O
not O
scaring O
me O
though O
there O
's O
something O
you O
know O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
Mike B-PERSON
/? O

What O
are O
you O
talking O
about O
/? O

I O
mean O
about O
Nancy B-PERSON
/. O

like O
you O
seem O
troubled O
/. O

Well O
no O
not O
troubled O
/. O

Look O
/. O

she O
's O
not O
a O
child O
anymore O
/. O

and O
you O
I O
know O
feel O
the O
same O
way O
about O
her O
/. O

She O
's O
one O
of O
my O
favorite O
people O
on O
the O
planet O
/. O

I O
know O
it O
/. O

I O
know O
/. O

Mhm O
/. O

Now O
let O
's O
get O
a O
break O
and O
come O
back O
with O
more O
/. O

We O
'll O
take O
calls O
too O
for O
Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
/. O

The O
book O
is O
Between B-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
with O
the O
DVD O
/. O

And O
that O
rhymes O
/. O

and O
we O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

Great O
moment O
in O
the O
book O
/. O

That O
's O
Clint B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON
the O
secret O
service O
man O
when O
the O
Kennedy B-PERSON
assassination O
/- O

What O
was O
that O
like O
for O
you O
/? O

Oh O
look O
/. O

the O
anguish O
in O
that O
man O
's O
heart O
/. O

if O
we O
could O
see O
a O
little O
bit O
more O
of O
that O
I O
'd O
be O
grateful O
/. O

he O
believed O
that O
he O
was O
responsible O
for O
JFK B-PERSON
dying O
/. O

And O
I O
forget O
exactly O
how O
we O
got O
to O
talk O
to O
him O
/. O

I O
believe O
it O
was O
seventy O
- O
five O
/. O

Yeah O
it O
was O
/. O

and O
all O
of O
the O
sudden O
he O
began O
to O
/- O

I O
mean O
listen O
to O
some O
of O
this O
/. O

We O
do O
n't O
have O
more O
of O
it O
/. O

but O
it O
's O
a O
/- O

and O
that O
/- O

how O
much O
of O
it O
's O
on O
the O
DVD O
/? O

it O
's O
about O
three O
minutes O
long O
Larry B-PERSON
/. O

uh O
He O
really O
believed O
that O
he O
was O
responsible O
/. O

he O
had O
a O
nervous O
breakdown O
and O
so O
forth O
/. O

Mmm O
/. O

had O
it O
on O
the O
air O
/. O

Happily O
happily O
/. O

Huh O
/? O

Looks O
like O
he O
had O
it O
on O
the O
air O
/. O

That O
's O
correct O
/. O

he O
was O
feeling O
that O
way O
/. O

The O
book O
by O
the O
way O
is O
Between B-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

the O
DVD O
comes O
with O
it O
/. O

Incredible O
with O
this O
incredible O
career O
that O
you O
have O
never O
interviewed O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
/. O

I O
've O
never O
met O
him O
/. O

How O
come O
/? O

Never O
met O
him O
/? O

when O
he O
was O
governor O
of O
Texas B-GPE
I O
went O
down O
there O
to O
do O
a O
piece O
on O
um O
Tort O
Reform O
/. O

and O
Rove B-PERSON
made O
up O
his O
mind O
that O
uh O
we O
were O
on O
the O
wrong O
side O
of O
that O
issue O
/. O

and O
I O
did O
n't O
know O
him O
then O
he O
said O
Mr. O
Wallace O
you O
're O
not O
going O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
governor O
/. O

We O
know O
that O
your O
mind O
is O
made O
up O
/. O

so O
we O
're O
not O
going O
to O
let O
you O
talk O
to O
him O
/. O

OK O
so O
we O
did O
the O
piece O
anyway O
/. O

Uh O
what O
happened O
then O
was O
when O
he O
came O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
I O
figured O
well O
come O
on O
/. O

the O
time O
has O
come O
/. O

I O
mean O
I O
've O
talked O
to O
every O
President O
since O
Abe B-NORP
Lincoln O
and O
every O
first O
lady O
since O
Martha B-PERSON
Washington I-PERSON
/. O

uh O
reminds O
me O
from O
time O
to O
time O
/. O

But O
seriously O
uh O
he O
just O
said O
Forget O
it O
/. O

you O
're O
not O
going O
to O
talk O
to O
him O
/. O

and O
I O
have O
never O
met O
forget O
talked O
to O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
/. O

Did O
Rove B-PERSON
give O
you O
a O
reason O
/? O

After O
/. O

Forget O
the O
Tort O
Reform O
and O
governor O
/. O

Did O
he O
give O
you O
a O
reason O
when O
he O
was O
President O
why O
you O
could O
n't O
interview O
him O
/? O

Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
does O
n't O
like O
me O
ha O
which O
of O
course O
makes O
/- O

Because O
/? O

Who O
the O
dickens O
knows O
/? O

Who O
knows O
/? O

I O
have O
no O
idea O
why O
/. O

Well O
you O
know O
that O
this O
is O
the O
tightest O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
going O
as O
far O
as O
uh O
really O
talking O
candidly O
is O
concerned O
uh O
and O
the O
most O
secretive O
if O
you O
will O
/. O

Both O
the O
President O
and O
the O
Vice O
President O
they O
do O
n't O
like O
the O
press O
/. O

And O
they O
particularly O
do O
n't O
like O
people O
who O
might O
ask O
uh O
interesting O
questions O
or O
abrasive O
questions O
or O
whatever O
/. O

People O
do O
n't O
know O
this O
/. O

but O
we O
did O
this O
in O
interview O
a O
long O
time O
ago O
in O
Miami B-GPE
/. O

you O
were O
offered O
the O
job O
of O
press O
secretary O
by O
Richard B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
/. O

Indeed O
I O
was O
/. O

And O
you O
know O
something O
/? O

I O
was O
offered O
the O
job O
as O
press O
secretary O
to O
Richard B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
/. O

and O
we O
got O
along O
like O
a O
/. O

and O
I O
'll O
tell O
you O
who O
I O
really O
got O
along O
with O
was O
Patricia B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
/. O

Really O
/? O

oh O
she O
was O
a O
lovely O
woman O
/. O

and O
I O
travelled O
with O
him O
because O
he O
was O
thought O
to O
be O
a O
loser O
so O
he O
was O
happy O
to O
you O
know O
have O
me O
come O
along O
with O
him O
and O
the O
kids O
Julie B-PERSON
and O
Tricia B-PERSON
and O
Pat B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
/. O

And O
uh O
she O
was O
obviously O
a O
bruised O
woman O
because O
of O
the O
way O
that O
that O
whole O
Watergate B-EVENT
thing O
was O
coming O
down O
/. O

and O
um O
that O
's O
one O
person O
I O
really O
really O
wanted O
to O
do O
an O
interview O
with O
/. O

but O
she O
was O
scared O
/. O

she O
would O
n't O
do O
it O
/. O

Probably O
the O
least O
known O
first O
lady O
/. O

That O
's O
correct O
/. O

And O
a O
lovely O
lovely O
woman O
/. O

You O
know O
it O
was O
Gloria B-PERSON
Steinam I-PERSON
I O
believe O
that O
called O
her O
plastic O
Pat O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

The O
least O
plastic O
individual O
that O
I O
've O
ever O
met O
/. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
go O
to O
calls O
for O
Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
and O
take O
a O
break O
/. O

And O
uh O
when O
we O
come O
back O
the O
book O
is O
Between B-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

and O
here O
is O
Mr. O
Wallace O
with O
Mr. O
Nixon O
/. O

What O
a O
life O
/. O

Wallace O
Wallace O
Wallace O
Mike O
Wallace O
/. O

The O
book O
is O
Between B-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
with O
a O
DVD O
accompanying O
it O
/. O

Terrific O
read O
/. O

Toronto O
Canada O
/. O

We O
got O
to O
some O
calls O
/. O

Hello O
/. O

Hi O
there O
Mike B-PERSON
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

Uh O
first O
of O
all O
I O
just O
wanted O
to O
say O
that O
uh O
uh O
when O
I O
first O
came O
to O
Canada B-GPE
here O
I O
got O
my O
political O
education O
watching O
those O
CBS B-ORG
broadcasts O
/. O

Ah O
/. O

with O
uh O
Walter B-PERSON
Cronkite I-PERSON
and O
Charles B-PERSON
uh O
Kerald O
and O
Eric B-PERSON
Severide I-PERSON
/. O

Um O
it O
was O
a O
great O
broadcast O
/. O

Course O
/. O

I O
got O
to O
tell O
you O
when O
I O
um O
joined O
that O
group O
Cronkite O
Severide O
Kerald O
and O
so O
forth O
that O
was O
like O
being O
admitted O
to O
the O
mother O
church O
/. O

Ha O
ha O
/. O

What O
's O
the O
question O
sir O
/? O

OK O
actually O
I O
had O
this O
question O
before O
you O
started O
uh O
talking O
about O
uh O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
/. O

Uh O
you O
had O
mentioned O
uh O
that O
you O
find O
it O
rather O
uh O
odd O
I O
guess O
the O
silence O
of O
Dick B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
or O
maybe O
not O
so O
odd O
but O
he O
has O
been O
silent O
/. O

but O
I O
find O
it O
uh O
not O
only O
bizarre O
but O
uh O
just O
unfathomable O
how O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
has O
been O
silent O
about O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
/. O

He O
does O
n't O
talk O
about O
him O
much O
, O
does O
he O
Mike B-PERSON
/? O

He O
does O
n't O
talk O
about O
him O
at O
all O
/. O

Does O
n't O
get O
asked O
about O
him O
/. O

we O
know O
that O
it O
was O
Rove B-PERSON
who O
helped O
to O
make O
him O
a O
governor O
and O
who O
helped O
to O
make O
him O
president O
/. O

and O
uh O
would O
n't O
it O
be O
wonderful O
to O
find O
out O
more O
about O
what O
Rove B-PERSON
had O
to O
do O
with O
all O
of O
the O
stuff O
that O
we O
've O
been O
reading O
about O
/? O

Well O
we O
know O
he O
had O
something O
to O
do O
/. O

He O
's O
named O
in O
the O
indictment O
/. O

but O
he O
's O
not O
indicted O
/. O

that O
's O
correct O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

Bakersfield O
California O
hello O
/. O

Hello O
between O
you O
and O
me O
you O
gentlemen O
continue O
to O
make O
a O
major O
contribution O
to O
the O
citizens O
of O
this O
country O
/. O

So O
I O
'd O
like O
the O
two O
brains O
that O
I O
see O
in O
front O
of O
me O
to O
answer O
this O
question O
to O
which O
I O
've O
been O
unable O
to O
find O
an O
answer O
/. O

If O
we O
truly O
even O
for O
a O
moment O
believed O
that O
there O
were O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
why O
did O
we O
send O
in O
ground O
forces O
/? O

Thank O
you O
/. O

You O
mean O
rather O
than O
what O
/? O

if O
we O
believe O
there O
were O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
why O
would O
we O
send O
in O
ground O
forces O
/? O

Oh O
I O
see O
/. O

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would O
we O
put O
them O
at O
peril O
/? O

You O
know O
something O
/? O

uh O
listen O
that O
's O
a O
good O
question O
/. O

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good O
huh O
uh O
/. O

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what O
they O
did O
was O
as O
you O
remember O
/- O

And O
I O
was O
astonished O
when O
I O
saw O
that O
they O
/- O

You O
remember O
Shock O
and O
Awe O
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
attacking O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
telling O
the O
world O
that O
we O
were O
going O
to O
shock O
and O
awe O
the O
world O
with O
the O
attack O
that O
we O
were O
going O
to O
make O
on O
/- O

I O
mean O
and O
it O
was O
George B-PERSON
Tennet I-PERSON
was O
it O
not O
who O
said O
it O
's O
a O
slam O
dunk O
/. O

Yep O
/. O

That O
there O
were O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
there O
/. O

That O
's O
a O
good O
question O
did O
we O
put O
our O
boys O
male O
and O
girls O
and O
women O
at O
peril O
/. O

Mhm O
/. O

Hello O
hello O
Jay O
Georgia O
hello O
/. O

Ah O
thank O
you O
Larry B-PERSON
/. O

And O
Mike B-PERSON
I O
loved O
your O
book O
/. O

It O
was O
great O
/. O

And O
toward O
the O
end O
of O
the O
book O
you O
said O
Secretary O
Putin O
of O
Russia B-GPE
had O
asked O
you O
to O
come O
over O
and O
interview O
him O
/. O

Had O
you O
done O
that O
/? O

Uh O
and O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
know O
about O
it O
/. O

Thank O
you O
so O
much O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

I O
did O
interview O
Putin B-GPE
yes O
/. O

on O
the O
sixtieth O
anniversary O
of O
the O
uh O
end O
of O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
Two I-EVENT
he O
asked O
me O
to O
come O
on O
over O
and O
interview O
him O
/. O

And O
it O
was O
carried O
uh O
in O
a O
lot O
of O
places O
/. O

But O
I O
tell O
you O
something O
/. O

Putin B-GPE
to O
my O
way O
of O
thinking O
who O
calls O
himself O
a O
democrat O
/- O

He O
's O
not O
our O
kind O
of O
democrat O
/. O

but O
I O
have O
admiration O
for O
him O
/. O

I O
think O
he O
's O
an O
honorable O
man O
/. O

well O
he O
's O
done O
a O
very O
good O
job O
for O
Russia B-GPE
/. O

and O
he O
'll O
be O
fifty O
five O
at O
the O
end O
of O
his O
second O
term O
/. O

and O
he O
said O
he O
's O
not O
going O
to O
run O
for O
another O
term O
because O
it O
would O
be O
destabilizing O
not O
going O
to O
ask O
to O
change O
the O
constitution O
/. O

I O
asked O
him O
almost O
as O
a O
joke O
uh O
uh O
I O
tell O
you O
what O
why O
do O
n't O
you O
go O
into O
journalism O
/? O

Money O
is O
good O
/. O

age O
does O
n't O
make O
a O
heck O
of O
a O
lot O
of O
difference O
ha O
ha O
/. O

He O
looked O
at O
me O
like O
I O
was O
crazy O
/. O

but O
who O
knows O
/. O

Did O
n't O
you O
find O
him O
as O
I O
found O
him O
easy O
to O
be O
around O
/? O

Putin B-GPE
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

Oh O
absolutely O
/. O

Very O
good O
idiomatic O
English O
/. O

He O
spoke O
on O
camera O
in O
Russian O
/. O

but O
uh O
I O
admire O
the O
man O
/. O

Me O
too O
/. O

We O
'll O
take O
a O
break O
and O
be O
back O
with O
more O
of O
Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
/. O

This O
is O
a O
great O
book O
Between B-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

It O
's O
hard O
to O
forecast O
things O
in O
life O
/. O

This O
is O
going O
to O
be O
a O
major O
best O
seller O
/. O

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n't O
go O
away O
/. O

The O
prophetic O
Malcolm B-PERSON
X I-PERSON
/. O

Topeka O
Kansas O
with O
Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
/. O

The O
book O
Between B-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Hello O
/. O

Good O
evening O
/. O

Hi O
/. O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
ask O
Mr. O
Wallace O
if O
he O
's O
ever O
turned O
down O
an O
inter- O
/- O

Turned O
down O
a O
what O
/? O

Interview O
/. O

Turned O
down O
an O
interview O
/? O

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you O
ever O
asked O
by O
CBS B-ORG
to O
say O
go O
do O
this O
guy O
/. O

and O
you O
said O
no O
/? O

If O
so O
I O
do O
n't O
remember O
/. O

No O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
/. O

Orlando O
Florida O
hello O
/. O

Mike B-PERSON
I O
wanted O
to O
know O
/. O

Go O
ahead O
/. O

the O
first O
time O
I O
was O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
I O
saw O
a O
nice O
looking O
young O
man O
on O
TV O
in O
a O
show O
Mike B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Buffy I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

was O
that O
you O
/? O

That O
was O
me O
he O
he O
/. O

That O
was O
me O
and O
Buff B-PERSON
Cobb I-PERSON
who O
was O
my O
/- O

That O
's O
not O
Buff B-PERSON
talking O
, O
is O
it O
/? O

No O
no O
ha O
ha O
/. O

cause O
Buff B-PERSON
is O
up O
in O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
/. O

She O
lives O
in O
a O
home O
up O
there O
/. O

She O
's O
not O
well O
/. O

Um O
yeah O
she O
and O
I O
used O
to O
do O
a O
show O
on O
CBS B-ORG
when O
I O
first O
came O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
/. O

and O
it O
was O
a O
fascinating O
/. O

it O
was O
a O
little O
bit O
like O
Regis B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
uh I-WORK_OF_ART
Kathy I-WORK_OF_ART
or O
uh O
Regis B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Kelly I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

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you O
were O
married O
, O
right O
/? O

Yes O
/. O

What O
was O
it O
like O
to O
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a O
show O
with O
the O
wife O
/? O

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easy O
/. O

Ha O
ha O
/. O

I O
'm O
serious O
/. O

You O
know O
uh O
I O
'd O
love O
to O
see O
that O
/. O

uh O
We O
used O
to O
bicker O
on O
the O
air O
/. O

and O
what O
happened O
was O
after O
a O
while O
the O
bickering O
continued O
after O
we O
got O
off O
the O
air O
/. O

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you O
got O
off O
the O
air O
/. O

You O
know O
what O
I O
mean O
/. O

I O
know O
/. O

Detroit B-GPE
hello O
/. O

Hi O
/. O

Hi O
/. O

How O
are O
you O
/? O

Fine O
/. O

Mr. O
Wallace O
this O
is O
a O
big O
pleasure O
for O
me O
to O
talk O
to O
you O
/. O

But O
um O
uh O
what O
is O
your O
most O
difficult O
interview O
that O
you O
had O
in O
Sixty B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-WORK_OF_ART
the O
most O
difficult O
person O
that O
you O
could O
have O
ever O
interviewed O
/? O

I O
think O
probably O
the O
Aiatola O
really O
because O
he O
was O
not O
anxious O
to O
do O
it O
/. O

It O
was O
um O
just O
after O
the O
US B-GPE
hostages O
had O
been O
taken O
in O
Iran B-GPE
/. O

and O
I O
was O
surprised O
that O
he O
was O
willing O
to O
talk O
to O
us O
/. O

and O
it O
was O
a O
very O
very O
difficult O
business O
/. O

We O
did O
it O
in O
the O
holy O
city O
of O
which O
uh O
we O
/- O

and O
the O
circumstances O
were O
difficult O
/. O

They O
took O
good O
care O
to O
see O
that O
we O
did O
n't O
get O
into O
trouble O
/. O

Ha O
ha O
/. O

We O
'll O
take O
a O
break O
/. O

And O
he O
just O
/- O

We O
'll O
be O
back O
with O
more O
of O
Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
/. O

The O
book O
is O
Between B-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

the O
DVD O
is O
included O
/. O

oh O
what O
can O
one O
say O
it O
's O
a O
terrific O
work O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

That O
voice O
was O
the O
subject O
of O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Insider I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

That O
man O
/. O

that O
man O
remains O
my O
hero O
/. O

Jeff B-PERSON
Wygan I-PERSON
who O
took O
on O
the O
tobacco O
cartel O
if O
you O
will O
/. O

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you O
remember O
when O
all O
those O
guys O
who O
ran O
the O
companies O
raised O
their O
hands O
and O
said O
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it O
's O
not O
addictive O
/. O

they O
knew O
it O
was O
addictive O
/. O

And O
he O
has O
succeeded O
/. O

I O
mean O
really O
he O
has O
succeeded O
/. O

He O
runs O
a O
foundation O
for O
Smoke B-ORG
Free I-ORG
Kids I-ORG
/. O

and O
he O
's O
gotten O
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of O
success O
in O
all O
kinds O
of O
ways O
in O
foreign O
countries O
and O
so O
forth O
/. O

The O
man O
is O
my O
hero O
/. O

And O
you O
are O
mine O
/. O

And O
we O
have O
a O
minute O
and O
a O
half O
left O
/. O

I O
know O
you O
're O
asked O
this O
all O
the O
time O
/. O

but O
how O
long O
you O
going O
to O
keep O
on O
keeping O
on O
/. O

How O
long O
you O
/- O

you O
know O
what O
the O
dickens O
would O
I O
do O
/? O

what O
would O
I O
do O
/? O

How O
long O
are O
you O
going O
to O
keep O
doing O
what O
you O
're O
/- O

Yeah O
but O
you O
're O
/- O

How O
old O
are O
you O
Mike B-PERSON
/? O

Eighty O
- O
seven O
/. O

can O
you O
imagine O
/? O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
be O
seventy O
- O
two O
/. O

so O
you O
're O
fifteen O
years O
older O
than O
me O
/. O

That O
's O
why O
I O
feel O
like O
a O
kid O
compared O
to O
you O
/. O

/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
about O
that O
/. O

Ha O
ha O
you O
're O
an O
adolescent O
/. O

I O
would O
pray O
to O
be O
eighty O
- O
seven O
/. O

You O
taking O
care O
of O
yourself O
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

you O
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

Is O
everything O
OK O
/? O

Everything O
is O
fine O
/. O

you O
're O
a O
good O
man O
Larry B-PERSON
/. O

Well O
they O
do O
n't O
come O
like O
Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
/. O

I O
just O
love O
you O
/. O

Bless O
you O
/. O

One O
other O
quick O
thing O
/. O

Mhm O
/. O

Did O
you O
want O
people O
to O
squirm O
/? O

Of O
course O
/. O

So O
that O
was O
your O
role O
to O
get O
them O
/. O

Of O
course O
of O
course O
of O
course O
/. O

that O
was O
the O
role O
I O
played O
sure O
/. O

And O
I O
love O
Johnny O
Carson O
's O
line O
to O
you O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
uh O
steel O
any O
tires O
/- O

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's O
correct O
/. O

You O
know O
the O
sad O
thing O
about O
that O
/? O

Oh O
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at O
that O
/. O

Look O
/. O

it O
's O
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/. O

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that O
whole O
crowd O
/. O

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we O
're O
out O
of O
time O
/. O

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about O
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/? O

That O
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smoked O
/. O

He O
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himself O
/. O

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the O
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too O
/. O

He O
smoked O
after O
the O
heart O
surgery O
/. O

He O
could O
n't O
stop O
smoking O
/. O

He O
/. O

That O
's O
exactly O
right O
/. O

Thank O
you O
Mike B-PERSON
/. O

As O
usual O
Larry B-PERSON
thanks O
so O
much O
/. O

Mike B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
/. O

The O
book O
Between B-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

and O
it O
contains O
an O
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DVD O
/. O

I O
read O
the O
book O
have O
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the O
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yet O
/. O

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something O
/. O

Erin B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
is O
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this O
week O
/. O

Paula B-PERSON
is O
on O
who O
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cello O
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at O
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/. O

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/. O

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/. O

She O
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/. O

Happy O
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Paula O
you O
were O
great O
last O
night O
/. O

I O
guess O
they O
did O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
hear O
/. O

but O
they O
did O
good O
/. O

and O
you O
were O
great O
/. O

For O
democracy O
in O
the O
middle O
east O
/. O

We O
'll O
ask O
Lebanon B-GPE
's O
president O
Emile B-PERSON
Lahoud I-PERSON
about O
his O
hopes O
for O
the O
future O
of O
the O
region O
/. O

Live O
from O
CNN B-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
this O
is O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
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with O
Wolf B-PERSON
Blitzer I-PERSON
/. O

It O
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noon O
in O
Washington B-GPE
nine O
am O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angelas I-GPE
seven O
pm O
in O
Bayreuth B-GPE
and O
eight O
pm O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
/. O

Wherever O
you O
're O
watching O
from O
around O
the O
world O
thanks O
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much O
for O
joining O
us O
for O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
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/. O

We O
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our O
interview O
with O
general O
Abizaid O
in O
just O
a O
moment O
/. O

and O
later O
we O
'll O
also O
get O
the O
views O
of O
senator O
Edward O
Kennedy O
/. O

but O
first O
a O
quick O
check O
of O
what O
's O
in O
the O
news O
right O
now O
/. O

Thanks O
Wolf O
/. O

I O
'm O
Patricia B-PERSON
Whitfield I-PERSON
at O
the O
CNN O
center O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
/. O

Here O
are O
the O
headlines O
/. O

The O
US B-GPE
death O
toll O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
climbed O
/. O

An O
American B-NORP
soldier O
was O
killed O
today O
in O
a O
road O
side O
bombing O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
/. O

Two O
others O
were O
wounded O
/. O

The O
US B-GPE
military O
death O
toll O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
now O
stands O
at O
one O
thousand O
seven O
hundred O
thirty O
four O
/. O

In O
northern O
Iraq B-GPE
four O
suicide O
bombings O
over O
eighteen O
hours O
rocked O
the O
city O
of O
/. O

At O
least O
nineteen O
deaths O
and O
dozens O
of O
injuries O
reported O
there O
/. O

Many O
of O
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were O
Iraqi B-NORP
police O
officers O
/. O

Experience O
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those O
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I O
'm O
Patricia B-PERSON
Whitfield I-PERSON
at O
the O
CNN O
center O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
/. O

Now O
back O
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Wolf O
/. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
Frederica B-PERSON
/. O

Tuesday O
President O
Bush O
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deliver O
a O
prime O
time O
televised O
address O
to O
the O
nation O
to O
try O
to O
explain O
US B-GPE
policy O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Polls O
show O
support O
for O
that O
policy O
down O
dramatically O
here O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

Just O
a O
short O
while O
ago O
I O
spoke O
with O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
central O
command O
General O
John O
Abizaid O
about O
the O
challenges O
of O
battling O
a O
relentless O
insurgency O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
a O
lot O
more O
/. O

General O
Abizaid O
thanks O
for O
joining O
us O
/. O

welcome O
to O
late B-WORK_OF_ART
edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Pleasure O
to O
be O
here O
/. O

More O
suicide O
bombings O
and O
dozens O
of O
individuals O
killed O
/. O

Once O
again O
people O
watching O
what O
's O
going O
on O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
have O
to O
ask O
is O
there O
an O
end O
to O
this O
/? O

Clearly O
there O
is O
an O
end O
to O
this O
/. O

the O
end O
comes O
when O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
and O
Iraqi B-NORP
governance O
come O
together O
in O
such O
a O
way O
that O
they O
're O
able O
to O
dominate O
the O
insurgency O
/. O

the O
end O
comes O
when O
the O
insurgency O
clearly O
understands O
and O
recognizes O
that O
they O
ca O
n't O
achieve O
any O
progress O
, O
the O
only O
thing O
they O
can O
achieve O
is O
killing O
innocent O
people O
/. O

And O
so O
I O
am O
very O
uh O
clear O
in O
my O
understanding O
that O
we O
're O
moving O
in O
a O
good O
direction O
as O
long O
as O
politics O
moves O
forward O
and O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
moves O
forward O
/. O

But O
I O
'm O
also O
very O
realistic O
in O
understanding O
that O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
violence O
ahead O
especially O
as O
we O
move O
through O
the O
political O
process O
and O
the O
insurgence O
will O
try O
to O
challenge O
the O
government O
and O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
and O
American B-NORP
forces O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
break O
our O
will O
and O
they O
do O
this O
by O
grabbing O
headlines O
/. O

So O
what O
I O
hear O
you O
saying O
is O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
military O
alone O
ca O
n't O
crush O
this O
insurgency O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
say O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
military O
alone O
ca O
n't O
crush O
this O
insurgency O
/. O

I O
wanted O
to O
make O
clear O
that O
crushing O
the O
insurgency O
has O
to O
do O
with O
a O
combination O
of O
politics O
economics O
military O
activity O
and O
diplomatic O
activity O
/. O

Would O
it O
make O
any O
difference O
uh O
let O
me O
rephrase O
the O
question O
if O
the O
US B-GPE
had O
another O
hundred O
thousand O
troops O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

what O
we O
have O
to O
do O
is O
have O
the O
right O
number O
of O
troops O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

We O
have O
the O
right O
number O
of O
troops O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

We O
have O
to O
build O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
so O
they O
are O
capable O
of O
taking O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
counter-insurgency O
operation O
/. O

The O
strategy O
really O
is O
pretty O
simple O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
pretty O
elegant O
/. O

and O
general O
Casey O
has O
done O
a O
great O
job O
in O
developing O
it O
/. O

We O
develop O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
/. O

we O
continue O
to O
give O
them O
experience O
/. O

we O
connect O
the O
chain O
of O
command O
/. O

we O
build O
good O
leadership O
/. O

and O
over O
time O
they O
take O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
counter-insurgency O
fight O
/. O

The O
insurgents O
ca O
n't O
beat O
us O
/. O

we O
are O
very O
strong O
militarily O
/. O

there O
seems O
to O
be O
some O
notion O
out O
there O
that O
we O
're O
going O
to O
be O
pushed O
into O
the O
sea O
/. O

That O
's O
not O
going O
to O
be O
anything O
even O
close O
to O
what O
you O
might O
see O
/. O

But O
I O
assume O
they O
think O
that O
if O
they O
keep O
this O
drum O
beat O
this O
deadly O
series O
of O
suicide O
bombings O
IED's O
improvised O
explosive O
devices O
, O
if O
they O
just O
keep O
killing O
a O
lot O
of O
individuals O
Americans O
and O
Iraqis B-NORP
, O
eventually O
the O
American B-NORP
public O
will O
get O
fed O
up O
and O
the O
US B-GPE
will O
pull O
out O
/. O

Look O
/. O

there O
's O
only O
one O
way O
for O
the O
insurgents O
to O
win O
/. O

that O
's O
to O
drive O
us O
out O
before O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
are O
ready O
to O
assume O
the O
battle O
space O
/. O

If O
that O
's O
what O
happens O
they O
could O
win O
/. O

but O
it O
's O
very O
very O
clear O
to O
me O
that O
we O
're O
going O
to O
stay O
the O
course O
, O
that O
we O
're O
going O
to O
build O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
capacity O
, O
that O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
are O
serious O
about O
being O
partners O
in O
this O
effort O
and O
they O
're O
very O
serious O
about O
taking O
over O
the O
effort O
/. O

The O
insurgents O
ca O
n't O
win O
/. O

The O
vice O
president O
Dick O
Cheney O
recently O
said O
that O
the O
insurgency O
is O
now O
in O
its O
last O
throes O
/. O

I O
pressed O
him O
on O
that O
issue O
when O
I O
interviewed O
him O
earlier O
this O
week O
/. O

Here O
was O
his O
response O
in O
part O
/. O

If O
you O
look O
at O
what O
the O
dictionary O
says O
about O
throes O
it O
can O
still O
be O
a O
violent O
period O
the O
throes O
of O
a O
revolution O
/. O

Is O
the O
insurgency O
right O
now O
in O
its O
last O
throes O
/? O

The O
insurgency O
is O
in O
a O
no O
- O
win O
position O
/. O

The O
insurgency O
can O
cause O
casualties O
/. O

They O
can O
grab O
headlines O
/. O

But O
as O
long O
as O
the O
politics O
move O
forward O
in O
a O
positive O
direction O
that O
is O
considered O
to O
be O
legitimate O
by O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
and O
as O
long O
as O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
continue O
to O
develop O
at O
the O
rate O
that O
they O
're O
developing O
and O
as O
long O
as O
American B-NORP
forces O
continue O
to O
stay O
there O
to O
provide O
the O
strength O
for O
those O
Iraqi B-NORP
forces O
as O
they O
develop O
we O
are O
after O
all O
the O
shield O
behind O
which O
politics O
takes O
place O
the O
insurgency O
wo O
n't O
make O
it O
/. O

There O
's O
been O
discussion O
already O
as O
you O
well O
know O
of O
a O
quagmire O
emerging O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Senator O
Kennedy O
suggested O
there O
was O
a O
quagmire O
/. O

the O
defense O
secretary O
Donald B-PERSON
Rumsfeld I-PERSON
insists O
there O
is O
no O
quagmire O
/. O

listen O
to O
this O
exchange O
that O
they O
had O
/. O

We O
are O
in O
serious O
trouble O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

and O
this O
war O
has O
been O
consistently O
and O
grossly O
mismanaged O
/. O

And O
we O
are O
now O
in O
a O
seemingly O
intractable O
quagmire O
/. O

Our O
troops O
are O
dying O
/. O

And O
there O
really O
is O
no O
end O
in O
sight O
/. O

There O
is O
n't O
a O
person O
at O
this O
table O
who O
agrees O
with O
you O
that O
we O
're O
in O
a O
quagmire O
and O
that O
there O
's O
no O
end O
in O
sight O
/. O

Give O
us O
your O
assessment O
/. O

It O
's O
very O
interesting O
that O
we O
testified O
on O
Capital B-LOC
Hill I-LOC
for O
about O
nine O
hours O
and O
we O
take O
the O
nine O
second O
sound O
bites O
out O
that O
seem O
to O
get O
the O
most O
headlines O
/. O

But O
our O
message O
was O
pretty O
clear O
across O
the O
board O
/. O

We O
're O
making O
progress O
/. O

The O
insurgents O
ca O
n't O
win O
/. O

We O
're O
the O
shield O
behind O
which O
politics O
and O
the O
develop O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
will O
take O
place O
and O
eventually O
be O
decisive O
in O
that O
we O
're O
in O
a O
partnership O
with O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
/. O

People O
seem O
to O
think O
we O
're O
fighting O
against O
Iraqis B-NORP
/. O

Well O
there O
are O
some O
small O
number O
of O
insurgents O
that O
we O
're O
fighting O
against O
/. O

But O
we O
're O
fighting O
with O
a O
lot O
more O
Iraqis B-NORP
day O
by O
day O
/. O

And O
they O
're O
giving O
their O
lives O
in O
the O
defense O
of O
their O
country O
/. O

This O
is O
not O
a O
quagmire O
/. O

it O
is O
a O
marathon O
/. O

and O
we O
're O
at O
about O
the O
twenty O
- O
first O
mile O
/. O

and O
we O
just O
need O
to O
not O
hit O
the O
wall O
/. O

We O
need O
to O
get O
through O
till O
the O
end O
/. O

How O
many O
insurgents O
are O
there O
/? O

During O
the O
testimony O
you O
heard O
that O
the O
maximum O
number O
was O
about O
twenty O
thousand O
/. O

George B-PERSON
Casey I-PERSON
said O
one O
- O
tenth O
of O
one O
percent O
/. O

But O
you O
got O
to O
understand O
there O
were O
committed O
people O
/. O

There O
are O
people O
that O
support O
the O
insurgency O
/. O

When O
politics O
move O
in O
different O
directions O
the O
numbers O
go O
up O
/. O

they O
go O
down O
/. O

uh O
but O
there O
's O
probably O
about O
a O
thousand O
foreign O
fighters O
and O
about O
somewhere O
less O
than O
ten O
thousand O
committed O
insurgents O
in O
the O
field O
most O
of O
which O
are O
in O
the O
uh O
mostly O
western O
part O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
area O
and O
uh O
to O
a O
certain O
extent O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
/. O

They O
ca O
n't O
beat O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
/. O

They O
can O
cause O
casualties O
/. O

They O
do O
n't O
really O
go O
after O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
/. O

they O
go O
after O
civilians O
/. O

I O
mean O
this O
is O
the O
most O
cynical O
strategy O
I O
've O
ever O
seen O
/. O

They O
ca O
n't O
be O
successful O
/. O

they O
ca O
n't O
win O
/. O

The O
uh O
ranking O
democrat O
on O
the O
senate O
foreign O
relations O
committee O
Joe O
Biden O
was O
just O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

He O
came O
back O
gave O
a O
speech O
in O
Washington B-GPE
this O
week O
/. O

He O
said O
of O
the O
hundred O
or O
so O
Iraqi B-NORP
battalions O
that O
you O
're O
training O
only O
three O
of O
them O
right O
now O
are O
fully O
capable O
of O
going O
out O
and O
are O
battle O
tested O
and O
battle O
ready O
/. O

is O
that O
true O
/? O

Well O
he O
was O
shown O
a O
chart O
/. O

and O
you O
can O
always O
look O
at O
a O
chart O
differently O
/. O

And O
the O
chart O
said O
that O
three O
battalions O
were O
theoretically O
independent O
capable O
of O
independent O
operations O
/. O

that O
's O
not O
really O
a O
good O
description O
of O
what O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
armed O
forces O
are O
doing O
/. O

Up O
in O
the O
North O
there O
's O
two O
divisions O
that O
are O
fighting O
in O
the O
area O
/. O

there O
's O
a O
division O
that O
is O
fighting O
down O
in O
the O
Baghdad B-GPE
area O
/. O

there O
is O
a O
growing O
capability O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
to O
be O
more O
and O
more O
effective O
against O
the O
insurgency O
/. O

and O
we O
should O
not O
underestimate O
their O
improvement O
/. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
they O
're O
not O
ready O
to O
stand O
alone O
yet O
/. O

but O
they O
will O
be O
/. O

Just O
ahead O
more O
of O
my O
conversation O
with O
General O
Abizaid O
including O
his O
assessment O
of O
the O
morale O
of O
US B-GPE
troops O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
around O
the O
middle O
east O
/. O

Then O
we O
'll O
hear O
from O
a O
key O
US B-GPE
lawmaker O
who O
's O
questioning O
the O
strategy O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
democratic O
senator O
Karl B-PERSON
Levin I-PERSON
/. O

Plus O
Lebanese B-NORP
president O
Emile B-PERSON
Lahoud I-PERSON
talks O
about O
the O
political O
unrest O
in O
his O
country O
and O
what O
it O
could O
mean O
for O
the O
entire O
mid O
- O
east O
region O
/. O

Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
continues O
right O
after O
this O
/. O

Our O
web O
question O
of O
the O
week O
asks O
this O
should O
the O
US B-GPE
set O
a O
timetable O
for O
withdrawing O
troops O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

You O
can O
cast O
your O
vote O
/. O

Go O
to O
CNN O
dot O
com O
slash O
late B-WORK_OF_ART
edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

We O
'll O
have O
the O
results O
at O
the O
end O
of O
this O
program O
/. O

Up O
next O
more O
on O
my O
interview O
with O
general O
John O
Abizaid O
/. O

He O
'll O
talk O
about O
training O
Iraqi B-NORP
troops O
/. O

when O
will O
they O
be O
ready O
to O
move O
ahead O
on O
their O
own O
/. O

You O
're O
watching O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
the O
last O
word O
in O
Sunday O
talk O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

We O
return O
now O
to O
my O
interview O
with O
the O
commander O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
central O
command O
general O
John O
Abizaid O
/. O

Here O
's O
what O
the O
economist O
magazine O
wrote O
about O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
military O
in O
the O
June B-GPE
twentieth O
issue O
/. O

Corrupt O
patchily O
trained O
and O
equipped O
often O
abysmally O
led O
and O
devoid O
of O
confidence O
/. O

Most O
army O
units O
can O
not O
operate O
above O
platoon O
size O
/. O

Between O
Iraqis B-NORP
and O
Americans O
there O
is O
deep O
mistrust O
/. O

Iraqi B-NORP
units O
billeted O
on O
an O
American B-NORP
bases O
are O
fenced O
off O
from O
their O
host O
as O
a O
security O
measure O
/. O

The O
partnership O
that O
exists O
between O
Iraqi B-NORP
units O
and O
American B-NORP
units O
is O
certainly O
much O
stronger O
and O
much O
more O
robust O
than O
that O
article O
uh O
would O
indicate O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
what O
that O
says O
/. O

I O
think O
there O
is O
a O
good O
partnership O
/. O

There O
is O
good O
coordination O
in O
the O
field O
/. O

And O
more O
Iraqis B-NORP
are O
dying O
on O
the O
battle O
field O
fighting O
for O
their O
country O
against O
the O
insurgency O
than O
Americans O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
point O
we O
've O
got O
to O
understand O
/. O

We O
have O
to O
respect O
them O
for O
fighting O
the O
way O
that O
they O
're O
fighting O
/. O

Just O
look O
at O
how O
things O
were O
in O
the O
American B-NORP
army O
in O
seventeen O
seventy O
five O
seventeen O
seventy O
six O
as O
we O
think O
about O
the O
fourth O
of O
July O
holiday O
ahead O
of O
us O
/. O

we O
had O
a O
terrible O
time O
getting O
our O
act O
together O
to O
win O
against O
the O
British B-NORP
/. O

but O
ultimately O
we O
did O
/. O

And O
that O
's O
what O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
with O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
armed O
forces O
as O
well O
/. O

They O
need O
time O
/. O

they O
need O
help O
/. O

that O
's O
what O
we O
're O
giving O
them O
/. O

The O
Sunday O
Times O
of O
London B-GPE
has O
a O
piece O
today O
suggesting O
that O
there O
has O
emerged O
a O
dialog O
of O
discussions O
between O
US B-GPE
officials O
and O
Iraqi B-NORP
insurgents O
/. O

is O
that O
true O
/? O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
that O
I O
would O
characterize O
it O
as O
a O
dialog O
between O
US B-GPE
officials O
and O
insurgents O
/. O

I O
would O
say O
that O
US B-GPE
officials O
and O
Iraqi B-NORP
officials O
are O
looking O
for O
the O
right O
people O
in O
the O
Sunni B-NORP
community O
to O
talk O
to O
in O
order O
to O
insure O
that O
the O
Sunni B-NORP
Arab I-NORP
community O
becomes O
part O
of O
the O
political O
process O
/. O

And O
clearly O
we O
know O
that O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
the O
insurgents O
are O
from O
the O
Sunni B-NORP
Arab I-NORP
community O
/. O

It O
makes O
sense O
to O
talk O
to O
them O
/. O

we O
're O
not O
going O
to O
compromise O
with O
Zarqawi B-PERSON
/. O

Uh O
we O
will O
look O
for O
opportunities O
to O
find O
out O
how O
to O
bring O
the O
Sunni B-NORP
Arab I-NORP
community O
into O
the O
political O
fold O
/. O

and O
when O
we O
do O
that O
and O
they O
participate O
in O
a O
peaceful O
way O
I O
think O
Iraq B-GPE
will O
really O
start O
moving O
in O
a O
positive O
direction O
/. O

I O
sense O
that O
Abu B-PERSON
Musab I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Zarqawi I-PERSON
terrorist O
number O
one O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
still O
on O
the O
loose O
right O
now O
/. O

but O
is O
he O
/- O

do O
you O
have O
any O
idea O
where O
he O
is O
/? O

we O
certainly O
have O
some O
ideas O
where O
he O
operates O
/. O

we O
know O
where O
his O
networks O
are O
/. O

we O
put O
a O
lot O
of O
pressure O
on O
his O
networks O
/. O

We O
've O
been O
pretty O
successful O
here O
over O
the O
last O
several O
months O
working O
against O
his O
networks O
/. O

it O
's O
only O
a O
matter O
of O
time O
for O
Zarqawi B-PERSON
/. O

Can O
you O
give O
us O
a O
sense O
of O
where O
he O
might O
be O
the O
north O
the O
south O
the O
east O
the O
west O
/? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
ever O
serves O
any O
purpose O
when O
a O
military O
commander O
tells O
the O
international O
world O
the O
internal O
community O
where O
a O
particular O
enemy O
might O
be O
/. O

I O
think O
uh O
we O
have O
a O
good O
idea O
/. O

we O
know O
what O
we O
're O
doing O
in O
our O
efforts O
, O
how O
to O
get O
him O
/. O

I O
want O
to O
also O
stress O
that O
it O
's O
not O
about O
one O
man O
, O
it O
's O
about O
his O
network O
/. O

His O
network O
exists O
inside O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

It O
's O
connected O
to O
Al O
- O
Queda O
/. O

It O
's O
got O
facilitation O
nodes O
in O
Syria B-GPE
/. O

It O
brings O
foreign O
fighters O
in O
from O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
and O
North B-LOC
Africa I-LOC
/. O

It O
is O
connected O
to O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
and O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
Pakistan B-GPE
/. O

It O
is O
a O
global O
battle O
that O
we O
face O
/. O

The O
Zarqawi B-PERSON
part O
of O
the O
network O
needs O
to O
be O
taken O
down O
/. O

He O
needs O
to O
be O
captured O
or O
killed O
/. O

But O
we O
should O
understand O
it O
's O
a O
long O
war O
ahead O
of O
us O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
difficult O
enemy O
that O
we O
'll O
have O
to O
fight O
over O
time O
throughout O
the O
region O
/. O

Do O
you O
agree O
with O
the O
CIA O
assessment O
and O
a O
recent O
assessment O
that O
the O
terrorist O
training O
ground O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
today O
effectively O
has O
become O
a O
more O
effective O
training O
ground O
for O
Al O
- O
Queda O
and O
for O
international O
terrorists O
than O
Afghanistan B-GPE
under O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
ever O
was O
/? O

No O
I O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
it O
/. O

The O
terrorist O
are O
going O
to O
train O
organize O
operate O
and O
strike O
wherever O
they O
can O
find O
a O
safe O
haven O
/. O

they O
are O
certainly O
fighting O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

I O
would O
tell O
you O
if O
you O
're O
a O
young O
Saudi B-NORP
that O
decides O
to O
volunteer O
for O
the O
Jihad O
and O
you O
come O
into O
Iraq B-GPE
the O
chances O
are O
extremely O
good O
that O
you O
'll O
never O
come O
back O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

And O
so O
the O
mortality O
rate O
for O
foreign O
fighters O
is O
really O
phenomenal O
/. O

the O
place O
where O
terrorism O
really O
can O
get O
established O
is O
in O
places O
that O
are O
ungoverned O
spaces O
that O
are O
like O
between O
the O
Afghanistan O
Pakistan O
border O
area O
in O
the O
horn O
of O
Africa B-GPE
down O
in O
parts O
of O
the O
Arabian O
principle O
/. O

and O
we O
should O
not O
kid O
ourselves O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
somehow O
or O
other O
has O
made O
a O
difference O
/. O

Iraq B-GPE
is O
part O
of O
the O
battle O
/. O

It O
's O
central O
in O
the O
battle O
/. O

Uh O
but O
it O
's O
not O
the O
only O
battle O
/. O

Is O
it O
time O
to O
reconsider O
women O
American B-NORP
women O
in O
combat O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
what O
happened O
this O
past O
week O
/? O

More O
American B-NORP
women O
died O
in O
combat O
were O
injured O
I O
believe O
in O
any O
time O
since O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
Two I-EVENT
/. O

No O
it O
's O
not O
time O
to O
reconsider O
/. O

you O
're O
happy O
with O
the O
rules O
that O
exist O
right O
now O
as O
far O
as O
women O
are O
concerned O
/? O

our O
armed O
forces O
are O
better O
than O
they O
've O
ever O
been O
/. O

They O
're O
made O
up O
the O
way O
they O
are O
/. O

That O
's O
how O
we O
fight O
/. O

That O
's O
how O
we O
do O
our O
business O
/. O

We O
need O
to O
keep O
them O
the O
way O
they O
are O
/. O

And O
we O
're O
being O
quite O
successful O
/. O

The O
CIA O
director O
Porter B-PERSON
Goss I-PERSON
recently O
said O
he O
has O
an O
excellent O
idea O
where O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
is O
/. O

do O
you O
/? O

We O
have O
a O
clear O
understanding O
of O
where O
the O
Al O
- O
Queda O
senior O
leadership O
operates O
in O
a O
very O
very O
large O
geographic O
area O
between O
areas O
of O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
and O
Pakistani O
border O
area O
/. O

and O
I O
would O
say O
that O
's O
about O
the O
best O
I O
would O
be O
able O
to O
do O
in O
answering O
that O
question O
/. O

I O
heard O
your O
testimony O
this O
week O
before O
the O
House O
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
/. O

and O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
play O
for O
you O
what O
I O
thought O
may O
have O
been O
the O
most O
alarming O
words O
I O
heard O
from O
you O
/. O

Listen O
to O
this O
/. O

When O
my O
soldiers O
say O
to O
me O
and O
ask O
me O
the O
question O
whether O
or O
not O
they O
've O
got O
support O
from O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
or O
not O
that O
worries O
me O
/. O

and O
they O
're O
starting O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

What O
did O
you O
mean O
by O
that O
/? O

we O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
fight O
this O
war O
looking O
over O
our O
shoulder O
worrying O
about O
support O
back O
home O
/. O

We O
need O
to O
know O
we O
've O
got O
support O
back O
home O
/. O

American B-NORP
soldiers O
fight O
best O
when O
they O
know O
the O
people O
back O
home O
are O
behind O
them O
/. O

We O
are O
fighting O
for O
all O
the O
right O
reasons O
against O
one O
of O
the O
most O
despicable O
and O
dangerous O
enemies O
this O
nation O
has O
ever O
faced O
/. O

We O
need O
to O
know O
that O
the O
people O
are O
with O
us O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
American B-NORP
public O
strongly O
supports O
the O
troops O
/. O

what O
they O
're O
concerned O
about O
is O
the O
war O
/. O

The O
most O
recent O
CNN O
USA O
Today O
Gallup O
poll O
uh O
showed O
that O
the O
numbers O
have O
gone O
down O
to O
thirty O
nine O
percent O
favor O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
compared O
to O
seventy O
one O
percent O
shortly O
after O
major O
combat O
operations O
were O
over O
/. O

That O
's O
a O
disturbing O
element O
I O
assume O
for O
you O
as O
far O
as O
the O
demoralization O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
/. O

the O
only O
thing O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
Wolf O
is O
when O
I O
go O
to O
the O
field O
the O
soldiers O
are O
uniformly O
confident O
about O
their O
ability O
to O
face O
this O
enemy O
make O
Iraq O
Afghanistan O
whatever O
area O
they O
happen O
to O
be O
operating O
in O
better O
defeat O
the O
terrorist O
wherever O
they O
find O
them O
and O
they O
all O
understand O
it O
's O
going O
to O
take O
time O
/. O

it O
's O
not O
a O
sprint O
/. O

it O
's O
a O
marathon O
/. O

We O
need O
people O
to O
understand O
it O
will O
take O
time O
but O
that O
ultimately O
we O
will O
prevail O
/. O

One O
final O
question O
/. O

now O
you O
're O
command O
of O
central O
command O
has O
the O
whole O
middle O
east O
/. O

uh O
the O
new O
president O
elected O
of O
Iran B-GPE
he O
's O
considered O
a O
hard O
liner O
/. O

what O
if O
anything O
from O
the O
military O
's O
perspective O
does O
this O
mean O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/? O

I O
'm O
really O
not O
in O
the O
position O
to O
be O
able O
to O
talk O
about O
the O
newly O
elected O
president O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
much O
about O
him O
/. O

Iran B-GPE
's O
an O
important O
player O
in O
the O
overall O
scheme O
of O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
/. O

We O
need O
to O
have O
them O
working O
towards O
stability O
in O
both O
Afghanistan B-GPE
and O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

and O
we O
're O
hopeful O
that O
under O
the O
new O
leadership O
that O
they O
'll O
continue O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
General O
for O
joining O
us O
/. O

good O
luck O
/. O

If O
I O
could O
just O
say O
one O
thing O
on O
this O
fourth O
of O
July O
weekend O
, O
if O
you O
would O
n't O
mind O
me O
saying O
it O
. O
I O
would O
really O
just O
ask O
people O
as O
they O
're O
gathered O
with O
friends O
and O
families O
to O
remember O
our O
young O
men O
and O
women O
overseas O
fighting O
/. O

Uh O
our O
young O
people O
are O
doing O
a O
great O
job O
/. O

they O
're O
really O
the O
finest O
generation O
we O
've O
ever O
put O
in O
the O
field O
/. O

And O
uh O
I O
can O
testify O
to O
that O
/. O

I O
was O
with O
you O
only O
a O
couple O
months O
ago O
in O
the O
region O
/. O

and O
I O
saw O
first O
hand O
what O
they O
're O
doing O
/. O

Appreciate O
it O
/. O

Thanks O
Wolf O
/. O

And O
up O
next O
we O
'll O
get O
a O
quick O
check O
of O
what O
's O
in O
the O
news O
right O
now O
/. O

Then O
is O
it O
time O
for O
US B-GPE
troops O
to O
leave O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

We O
'll O
ask O
the O
top O
democrat O
on O
the O
senate O
arms O
services O
committee O
Karl O
Levitt O
/. O

He O
's O
standing O
by O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

Hello O
I O
'm O
Frederica B-PERSON
Whitfield I-PERSON
with O
these O
headlines O
at O
this O
hour O
/. O

Iran B-GPE
's O
president O
- O
elect O
says O
Iran B-GPE
does O
not O
need O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
help O
it O
become O
more O
self O
- O
reliant O
/. O

He O
also O
vowed O
to O
pursue O
a O
peaceful O
nuclear O
program O
and O
said O
his O
government O
will O
not O
be O
extremist O
/. O

The O
US B-GPE
has O
criticized O
Iran B-GPE
's O
recent O
election O
as O
a O
sham O
/. O

Five O
suspects O
held O
in O
the O
disappearance O
of O
Alabaman O
teen O
Natalie B-PERSON
Halloway I-PERSON
are O
inside O
an O
Aruba B-GPE
Courtroom O
this O
hour O
/. O

A O
judge O
is O
deciding O
whether O
police O
can O
continue O
to O
detain O
them O
in O
present O
/. O

Experience O
the O
power O
of O
CNN B-ORG
video O
on O
your O
computer O
/. O

Log O
onto O
CNN O
dot O
com O
click O
on O
the O
video O
link O
and O
browse O
for O
the O
video O
you O
want O
to O
see O
/. O

Watch O
what O
you O
want O
whenever O
you O
want O
free O
at O
CNN O
dot O
com O
/. O

I O
'm O
Patricia B-PERSON
Whitfield I-PERSON
/. O

More O
headlines O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
hour O
/. O

Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
returns O
right O
after O
this O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

I O
'm O
Wolf B-PERSON
Blitzer I-PERSON
in O
Washington B-GPE
/. O

Joining O
us O
now O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
the O
top O
democrat O
on O
the O
Senate O
Arms O
Services O
Committee O
Karl O
Levit O
of O
Michigan B-GPE
/. O

He O
's O
also O
a O
key O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Select I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
committee I-ORG
/. O

Senator O
Levin O
welcome O
back O
to O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Great O
to O
be O
with O
you O
Wolf O
/. O

You O
just O
heard O
General O
Abizaid O
say O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
is O
now O
at O
what O
he O
said O
mile O
twenty O
one O
in O
a O
marathon O
/. O

As O
far O
as O
dealing O
with O
the O
insurgency O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
there O
are O
twenty O
six O
point O
two O
miles O
in O
a O
marathon O
/. O

by O
my O
math O
that O
would O
be O
what O
about O
seventy O
five O
percent O
of O
the O
way O
there O
/? O

That O
sounds O
pretty O
upbeat O
/. O

Yeah O
it O
was O
a O
very O
upbeat O
assessment O
/. O

Uh O
I O
hope O
it O
's O
realistic O
/. O

When O
he O
testified O
in O
front O
of O
us O
it O
did O
n't O
sound O
that O
way O
quite O
this O
week O
/. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
insurgency O
has O
not O
declined O
/. O

Uh O
he O
said O
that O
there O
's O
an O
increased O
number O
of O
Jihadist B-NORP
coming O
across O
the O
border O
into O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
fight O
/. O

Uh O
that O
does O
n't O
sound O
like O
decline O
to O
me O
/. O

It O
's O
not O
the O
kind O
of O
dynamic O
which O
I O
think O
we O
ought O
to O
say O
is O
acceptable O
/. O

And O
the O
status O
quo O
to O
me O
is O
just O
simply O
not O
working O
/. O

and O
we O
've O
got O
to O
change O
the O
current O
dynamic O
in O
a O
number O
of O
ways O
/. O

Vice O
President O
also O
as O
you O
know O
for O
the O
past O
several O
weeks O
has O
had O
an O
upbeat O
assessment O
/. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
listen O
to O
what O
he O
said O
a O
few O
weeks O
ago O
, O
what O
he O
told O
Larry B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
and O
what O
he O
told O
me O
on O
Thursday O
/. O

Listen O
to O
this O
these O
two O
excerpts O
from O
the O
Vice O
President O
/. O

I O
think O
they O
're O
in O
the O
last O
throes O
if O
you O
will O
of O
the O
insurgency O
/. O

we O
've O
/- O

If O
you O
look O
at O
what O
the O
dictionary O
says O
about O
throes O
it O
can O
still O
be O
a O
you O
know O
violent O
period O
the O
throes O
of O
a O
revolution O
/. O

He O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
be O
backing O
away O
from O
those O
controversial O
comments O
the O
last O
throes O
of O
the O
insurgency O
/. O

You O
're O
privy O
to O
all O
the O
intelligence O
as O
both O
the O
member O
of O
the O
armed O
services O
and O
the O
intelligence O
committees O
/. O

what O
's O
your O
bottom O
line O
assessment O
/? O

Well O
the O
bottom O
line O
is O
that O
that O
assessment O
of O
the O
Vice O
President O
is O
a O
rosy O
colored O
scenario O
/. O

just O
the O
way O
going O
into O
Iraq B-GPE
was O
rose O
colored O
/. O

Uh O
when O
he O
relies O
on O
the O
dictionary O
to O
define O
the O
word O
throes O
he O
's O
leaving O
out O
the O
word O
that O
he O
put O
before O
throes O
which O
is O
the O
word O
last O
/. O

He O
said O
it O
was O
the O
last O
throes O
of O
the O
insurgency O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
he O
's O
got O
to O
just O
have O
his O
eyes O
closed O
to O
what O
the O
reality O
is O
over O
there O
/. O

Our O
troops O
deserve O
the O
most O
objective O
clearest O
assessment O
that O
they O
can O
possibly O
get O
/. O

They O
are O
tremendous O
people O
/. O

The O
men O
and O
women O
over O
there O
in O
harm O
's O
way O
deserve O
everything O
we O
can O
provide O
for O
them O
/. O

and O
that O
includes O
the O
most O
realistic O
assessment O
we O
can O
give O
them O
/. O

To O
suggest O
that O
this O
insurgency O
is O
in O
the O
last O
throes O
flies O
right O
in O
the O
face O
of O
the O
testimony O
of O
our O
leaders O
which O
was O
given O
to O
us O
this O
week O
and O
also O
the O
testimony O
for O
instance O
of O
the O
uh O
spokesman O
for O
the O
central O
command O
who O
said O
that O
this O
insurgency O
is O
not O
declining O
and O
that O
the O
number O
of O
jihadist O
coming O
across O
the O
border O
is O
increasing O
/. O

But O
you O
will O
acknowledge O
that O
General O
Abizaid O
at O
least O
this O
morning O
here O
on O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
seemed O
to O
get O
close O
to O
what O
the O
vice O
president O
is O
saying O
when O
he O
said O
the O
US B-GPE
is O
at O
mile O
twenty O
one O
in O
a O
twenty O
six O
mile O
marathon O
/. O

Alright O
well O
I O
have O
n't O
run O
a O
marathon O
/. O

Uh O
you O
probably O
can O
see O
that O
uh O
for O
your O
self O
/. O

But O
uh O
I O
'm O
not O
a O
marathoner O
/. O

But O
nonetheless O
the O
last O
five O
minutes O
the O
last O
five O
miles O
I O
understand O
are O
the O
toughest O
/. O

I O
hope O
we O
're O
at O
mile O
twenty O
one O
/. O

But O
I O
've O
got O
to O
tell O
you O
I O
just O
do O
n't O
see O
from O
the O
casualty O
numbers O
which O
continue O
to O
be O
about O
the O
same O
even O
getting O
worse O
/. O

And O
what O
General O
Abizaid O
also O
said O
this O
morning O
was O
that O
as O
long O
as O
the O
political O
process O
keeps O
moving O
along O
that O
then O
there O
's O
some O
real O
hope O
that O
there O
'll O
be O
a O
good O
conclusion O
fairly O
soon O
but O
in O
order O
for O
the O
political O
process O
to O
move O
along O
that O
means O
that O
there O
must O
be O
a O
constitution O
which O
is O
agreed O
upon O
by O
August O
the O
fifteenth O
/. O

Uh O
there O
's O
one O
six O
month O
extension O
permitted O
/. O

but O
that O
's O
it O
/. O

There O
's O
a O
timetable O
which O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
have O
set O
for O
themselves O
and O
accepted O
/. O

And O
we O
must O
insist O
it O
/. O

And O
this O
administration O
must O
insist O
/. O

And O
I O
hope O
the O
President O
will O
insist O
on O
Tuesday O
night O
that O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
live O
up O
to O
that O
timetable O
because O
if O
that O
political O
process O
does O
not O
move O
along O
on O
that O
timetable O
the O
military O
solution O
can O
not O
solve O
this O
problem O
/. O

And O
they O
ought O
to O
tell O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
the O
administration O
that O
we O
expect O
them O
to O
live O
up O
to O
that O
timetable O
August O
fifteenth O
/. O

One O
six O
month O
extension O
/. O

Elections O
/. O

first O
of O
all O
approval O
of O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
by O
the O
people O
then O
elections O
this O
year O
/. O

and O
they O
should O
be O
told O
that O
we O
can O
not O
make O
an O
open O
- O
ended O
commitment O
to O
you O
/. O

We O
can O
not O
stay O
there O
the O
way O
the O
secretary O
of O
state O
Rice O
said O
we O
'll O
stay O
there O
as O
long O
as O
they O
need O
us O
/. O

That O
is O
too O
open O
- O
ended O
/. O

They O
should O
be O
told O
that O
we O
will O
have O
to O
reconsider O
our O
position O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
live O
up O
to O
your O
time O
table O
including O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
American B-NORP
forces O
/. O

That O
to O
me O
is O
the O
key O
/. O

But O
you O
're O
not O
calling O
for O
a O
timetable O
directly O
right O
now O
as O
some O
other O
democratic O
and O
even O
a O
few O
republican O
colleagues O
are O
suggesting O
that O
there O
should O
be O
a O
timetable O
/. O

you O
're O
not O
going O
that O
far O
/? O

No O
I O
am O
not O
saying O
that O
we O
should O
set O
the O
timetable O
now O
/. O

What O
I O
am O
saying O
and O
this O
is O
critically O
important O
is O
that O
we O
should O
tell O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
not O
just O
that O
we O
expect O
them O
to O
live O
up O
to O
their O
own O
timetable O
for O
adopting O
a O
constitution O
but O
that O
if O
they O
do O
not O
live O
up O
to O
that O
timetable O
, O
since O
the O
political O
process O
is O
the O
only O
hope O
for O
defeating O
the O
insurgency O
, O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
live O
up O
to O
their O
own O
timetable O
we O
would O
then O
have O
to O
consider O
all O
options O
including O
but O
not O
limited O
to O
removal O
of O
our O
troops O
/. O

The O
defense O
secretary O
Donald O
Rumsfeld O
testified O
before O
other O
committees O
in O
congress O
this O
week O
/. O

uh O
I O
want O
you O
to O
listen O
to O
what O
he O
said O
about O
the O
readiness O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
troops O
right O
now O
/. O

Today O
dozens O
of O
trained O
battalions O
are O
capable O
of O
conducting O
anti-insurgent O
operations O
albeit O
with O
coalition O
support O
/. O

Now O
you O
do O
n't O
dispute O
that O
/? O

No O
it O
's O
the O
number O
that O
can O
operate O
independently O
which O
is O
just O
a O
few O
/. O

That O
's O
the O
key O
issue O
/. O

They O
can O
work O
with O
us O
and O
be O
with O
us O
/. O

but O
how O
many O
can O
handle O
the O
insurgents O
on O
their O
own O
/? O

It O
's O
very O
few O
/. O

the O
reports O
that O
have O
been O
printed O
say O
three O
/. O

Do O
you O
uh O
want O
the O
defense O
secretary O
Donald O
Rumsfeld O
like O
senator O
Kennedy O
does O
to O
resign O
/? O

I O
think O
the O
problem O
is O
the O
policy O
that O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
is O
implementing O
/. O

If O
I O
thought O
his O
resignation O
would O
change O
the O
policies O
and O
would O
help O
to O
change O
the O
course O
and O
change O
the O
dynamic O
then O
I O
would O
favor O
him O
/. O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
the O
problem O
here O
that O
we O
've O
had O
right O
from O
the O
beginning O
is O
overly O
optimistic O
predictions O
on O
the O
part O
of O
what O
would O
happen O
if O
we O
attacked O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

And O
it O
's O
these O
policies O
which O
need O
to O
be O
changed O
/. O

and O
the O
resignation O
does O
not O
effectuate O
the O
change O
in O
policy O
/. O

so O
I O
'm O
focusing O
on O
the O
policies O
and O
what O
needs O
to O
be O
done O
to O
change O
those O
policies O
/. O

You O
heard O
General O
Abizaid O
also O
express O
concern O
about O
the O
morale O
if O
you O
will O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
men O
and O
women O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
elsewhere O
/. O

Increasingly O
he O
's O
being O
asked O
questions O
whether O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
are O
behind O
them O
support O
what O
they O
're O
doing O
/. O

How O
do O
you O
as O
a O
concerned O
critic O
of O
the O
policy O
of O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
deal O
with O
that O
kind O
of O
uh O
situation O
/? O

By O
telling O
the O
men O
and O
women O
how O
much O
we O
're O
determined O
to O
support O
them O
as O
long O
as O
they O
're O
there O
that O
we O
're O
also O
determined O
to O
be O
constructive O
critics O
of O
the O
policies O
which O
not O
only O
sent O
them O
there O
uh O
unequipped O
and O
without O
the O
international O
support O
and O
without O
plans O
for O
the O
aftermath O
/. O

Uh O
those O
chickens O
are O
coming O
home O
to O
roost O
constantly O
/. O

But O
constructive O
critics O
of O
the O
policies O
nonetheless O
are O
totally O
committed O
to O
support O
the O
men O
and O
women O
in O
our O
military O
/. O

They O
deserve O
no O
less O
than O
the O
best O
thinking O
the O
most O
realistic O
thinking O
that O
we O
provide O
them O
/. O

They O
're O
entitled O
to O
that O
/. O

and O
as O
far O
as O
I O
'm O
concerned O
the O
critics O
are O
determined O
that O
this O
time O
it O
's O
not O
going O
to O
be O
like O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
this O
time O
as O
long O
as O
our O
men O
and O
women O
are O
there O
everything O
we O
possibly O
can O
do O
to O
support O
them O
is O
going O
to O
be O
done O
including O
realistic O
thinking O
and O
constructive O
criticism O
/. O

A O
final O
question O
uh O
Senator O
/. O

On O
the O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
controversy O
that O
erupted O
this O
week O
the O
deputy O
white O
house O
chief O
of O
staff O
said O
this O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
/. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
listen O
/. O

Conservatives O
saw O
the O
savagery O
of O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
and O
the O
attacks O
and O
prepared O
for O
war O
/. O

Liberals O
saw O
the O
savagery O
of O
the O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
attacks O
and O
wanted O
to O
prepare O
indictments O
and O
offer O
therapy O
and O
understanding O
to O
our O
attackers O
/. O

uh O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
insists O
he O
was O
referring O
to O
moveon O
dot O
org O
and O
Micheal B-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
/. O

uh O
what O
do O
you O
say O
in O
response O
to O
what O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
said O
/? O

Well O
the O
context O
is O
that O
the O
opposition O
to O
this O
administration O
is O
somehow O
or O
another O
weak O
and O
does O
n't O
respond O
to O
terrorism O
/. O

I O
thought O
it O
was O
shameful O
/. O

They O
ought O
to O
apologize O
for O
it O
/. O

President O
ought O
to O
disown O
it O
/. O

Um O
and O
uh O
it O
is O
just O
so O
disgraceful O
to O
split O
Americans O
to O
divide O
Americans O
for O
any O
kind O
of O
perceived O
political O
gain O
/. O

I O
think O
it O
backfires O
when O
something O
like O
that O
is O
done O
/. O

And O
I O
hope O
that O
the O
uh O
president O
would O
disassociate O
himself O
and O
tell O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
that O
he O
ought O
to O
be O
ashamed O
of O
himself O
for O
stooping O
to O
that O
level O
to O
divide O
us O
in O
order O
to O
try O
to O
pander O
to O
a O
particular O
audience O
or O
to O
make O
some O
kind O
of O
perceived O
uh O
political O
gain O
/. O

Thank O
god O
those O
kind O
of O
attacks O
backfire O
/. O

Senator O
Levin O
thanks O
very O
much O
for O
joining O
us O
on O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Thank O
you O
Wolf O
/. O

Up O
next O
political O
winds O
of O
change O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

I O
'll O
speak O
with O
that O
country O
's O
President O
Emile B-PERSON
Lahoud I-PERSON
/. O

Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
will O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

An O
ex-general O
and O
former O
head O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
Army O
president O
Emile O
Lahoud O
himself O
a O
Maronite O
Christian O
has O
been O
in O
power O
since O
nineteen O
ninety O
eight O
/. O

With O
his O
term O
set O
to O
expire O
last O
November O
, O
Syria B-GPE
demanded O
and O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
parliament O
approved O
a O
constitutional O
amendment O
extending O
his O
presidency O
till O
two O
thousand O
seven O
/. O

But O
with O
the O
assassination O
of O
a O
former O
prime O
minister O
in O
February O
the O
anti-Syrian O
winds O
of O
political O
change O
are O
blowing O
/. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
what O
's O
called O
the O
power O
of O
the O
people O
managed O
to O
dissolve O
the O
Syrian B-NORP
backed O
Lebanese B-NORP
government O
forced O
the O
removal O
of O
Syrian B-NORP
troops O
and O
called O
for O
new O
elections O
/. O

The O
opposition O
movement O
headed O
by O
son O
Saud B-PERSON
won O
a O
majority O
in O
parliament O
in O
the O
elections O
and O
is O
now O
poised O
to O
lead O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

Today O
we O
are O
facing O
a O
new O
era O
in O
the O
life O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

With O
the O
blame O
focused O
on O
Damascus B-GPE
and O
pro-Syrian O
Lebanese B-NORP
officials O
opposition O
leaders O
have O
now O
called O
on O
President O
Lahoud O
to O
resign O
/. O

Lahoud B-PERSON
has O
condemned O
the O
killings O
insisting O
he O
's O
not O
responsible O
for O
them O
/. O

And O
just O
a O
short O
while O
ago O
I O
spoke O
with O
president O
Lahoud O
from O
the O
presidential O
palace O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

Mr. O
President O
thanks O
very O
much O
for O
joining O
us O
/. O

Welcome O
to O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

You O
're O
seen O
as O
a O
close O
ally O
of O
Syria B-GPE
/. O

In O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
elections O
are O
you O
inclined O
to O
move O
Lebanon B-GPE
away O
from O
that O
close O
alliance O
with O
Syria B-GPE
/? O

At O
first O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
say O
that O
there O
are O
historic O
links O
between O
Syria B-GPE
and O
Lebanon B-GPE
that O
has O
been O
a O
long O
time O
/. O

And O
uh O
we O
have O
been O
uh O
on O
very O
friendly O
terms O
for O
long O
time O
/. O

And O
if O
you O
look O
at O
the O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
you O
see O
that O
uh O
we O
have O
the O
sea O
and O
we O
have O
Syria B-GPE
on O
most O
of O
our O
borders O
and O
uh O
in O
the O
south O
we O
have O
Israel B-GPE
/. O

So O
we O
have O
to O
be O
on O
very O
good O
terms O
with O
Syria B-GPE
and O
continue O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

Mr. O
President O
uh O
there O
have O
been O
a O
series O
of O
assassinations O
though O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
including O
the O
former O
prime O
minister O
/. O

Two O
other O
anti-Syrian O
personalities O
were O
assassinated O
in O
recent O
weeks O
/. O

Many O
see O
the O
hand O
of O
the O
Syrian B-NORP
government O
behind O
these O
assassinations O
/. O

do O
you O
/? O

Well O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
that O
the O
ones O
that O
did O
this O
abominable O
assassination O
uh O
against O
late O
prime O
minister O
are O
the O
enemies O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

And O
they O
want O
to O
do O
harm O
to O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

And O
who O
could O
be O
the O
enemies O
who O
benefited O
from O
that O
/? O

For O
sure O
it O
's O
not O
Lebanon B-GPE
nor O
Syria B-GPE
because O
until O
the O
assassination O
everything O
was O
fine O
, O
the O
stability O
and O
security O
were O
at O
its O
best O
according O
to O
Interpol B-ORG
who O
are O
number O
one O
on O
the O
list O
of O
security O
in O
the O
world O
/. O

And O
what O
happened O
made O
us O
uh O
go O
back O
because O
we O
lost O
a O
lot O
by O
it O
and O
I O
'm O
sure O
that O
nobody O
harms O
himself O
/. O

So O
it O
could O
n't O
be O
Syria B-GPE
nor O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

It O
must O
be O
the O
enemies O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

Who O
do O
you O
see O
as O
responsible O
for O
those O
assassinations O
therefore O
/? O

Well O
it O
could O
be O
one O
of O
two O
/. O

First O
we O
had O
troubles O
as O
you O
know O
a O
few O
years O
back O
with O
the O
fundamentalists O
/. O

And O
uh O
even O
before O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
we O
had O
uh O
an O
attack O
on O
our O
soldiers O
/. O

and O
we O
lost O
a O
lot O
of O
them O
/. O

and O
we O
had O
to O
react O
/. O

and O
we O
put O
them O
in O
prison O
/. O

That O
was O
before O
the O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
/. O

Eh O
and O
at O
this O
time O
we O
were O
asked O
why O
we O
did O
that O
/. O

We O
said O
because O
they O
were O
trying O
to O
unstable O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

And O
eh O
another O
thing O
happened O
only O
a O
few O
months O
before O
the O
assassination O
of O
president O
/. O

And O
that O
was O
when O
uh O
eh O
uh O
they O
tried O
to O
put O
a O
bomb O
in O
the O
uh O
Italian B-NORP
embassy O
/. O

So O
are O
you O
accusing O
Al O
Queda O
uh O
Mr. O
President O
/? O

Excuse O
me O
for O
interrupting O
/. O

And O
now O
they O
are O
/- O

Are O
you O
accusing O
Al O
Queda O
of O
being O
responsible O
/? O

I O
can O
say O
it O
's O
a O
fundamentalist O
group O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
who O
they O
belong O
to O
/. O

but O
uh O
we O
had O
them O
a O
few O
years O
back O
/. O

and O
we O
had O
it O
a O
months O
ago O
/. O

they O
are O
fundamentalists O
/. O

listen O
to O
what O
the O
spokesman O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
the O
press O
secretary O
Scott B-PERSON
McClellan I-PERSON
said O
on O
June B-GPE
tenth O
/. O

listen O
to O
this O
/. O

That O
would O
be O
one O
of O
the O
reasons O
/. O

There O
are O
reports O
that O
we O
have O
been O
hearing O
about O
for O
some O
time O
about O
a O
Syrian B-NORP
hit O
list O
targetting O
key O
Lebanese B-NORP
public O
figures O
/. O

He O
suggests O
that O
there O
's O
a O
Syrian B-NORP
hit O
list O
targetting O
Lebanese B-NORP
politicians O
/. O

So O
you O
totally O
disagree O
with O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
on O
the O
possibility O
that O
Syrian B-NORP
intelligence O
may O
be O
responsible O
for O
these O
assassinations O
/. O

I O
can O
tell O
you O
that O
Syria B-GPE
is O
the O
most O
that O
is O
losing O
uh O
because O
of O
these O
assassinations O
/. O

So O
why O
should O
they O
do O
it O
/? O

Whereas O
as O
I O
said O
the O
fundamentalist O
who O
tried O
a O
few O
years O
back O
and O
only O
a O
few O
months O
before O
the O
assassination O
could O
be O
one O
of O
the O
suspects O
/. O

Another O
one O
could O
be O
our O
permanent O
enemy O
/. O

As O
you O
know O
we O
have O
still O
troubles O
in O
the O
south O
/. O

and O
it O
could O
be O
that O
they O
are O
trying O
again O
/. O

And O
we O
've O
had O
assassinations O
before O
Mr. O
/. O

We O
had O
an O
ex O
uh O
minister O
/. O

we O
had O
/. O

we O
had O
/. O

and O
at O
the O
time O
Israel B-GPE
was O
accused O
/. O

So O
why O
now O
/? O

They O
're O
trying O
to O
accuse O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
/. O

A O
lot O
of O
observers O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
blame O
Syria B-GPE
's O
interference O
in O
Lebanese B-NORP
politics O
over O
the O
years O
most O
recently O
getting O
the O
parliament O
to O
extend O
your O
term O
of O
office O
for O
another O
term O
for O
another O
three O
years O
as O
being O
responsible O
for O
this O
current O
wave O
of O
anti-Syrian O
attitudes O
reflected O
in O
the O
elections O
that O
have O
occured O
over O
these O
past O
few O
weeks O
/. O

Are O
you O
thinking O
about O
resigning O
/? O

For O
sure O
I O
'm O
not O
resigning O
/. O

I O
'm O
staying O
until O
the O
end O
of O
my O
term O
/. O

and O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
I O
was O
elected O
by O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
parliament O
/. O

The O
ex-prime O
minister O
Mr. O
uh O
gave O
me O
his O
votes O
as O
well O
/. O

So O
why O
do O
they O
say O
that O
it O
was O
the O
Syrians B-NORP
that O
did O
that O
/? O

It O
was O
in O
a O
free O
will O
by O
the O
members O
of O
parliament O
/. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
secretary O
general O
said O
this O
recently O
/. O

He O
said O
we O
are O
now O
receiving O
reports O
that O
there O
may O
be O
elements O
that O
are O
still O
there O
/. O

and O
we O
are O
considering O
the O
possible O
return O
of O
the O
verification O
team O
to O
ascertain O
what O
's O
going O
on O
/. O

He O
was O
referring O
to O
the O
possibility O
that O
Syrian B-NORP
intelligence O
agents O
are O
still O
operating O
inside O
Lebanon B-GPE
even O
though O
the O
Syrian B-NORP
military O
has O
withdrawn O
/. O

Have O
Syrian B-NORP
intelligence O
operatives O
left O
Lebanon B-GPE
/? O

Well O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
that O
there O
is O
a O
fact O
uh O
finding O
mission O
by O
the O
UN B-GPE
that O
is O
looking O
at O
this O
uh O
subject O
and O
uh O
there O
will O
be O
reporting O
in O
two O
weeks O
/. O

And O
we O
will O
know O
the O
answer O
/. O

but O
all O
I O
know O
myself O
is O
that O
all O
the O
have O
withdrawn O
with O
their O
intelligence O
/. O

And O
now O
there O
is O
nobody O
of O
the O
Syrians B-NORP
/. O

and O
uh O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
that O
uh O
you O
will O
hear O
a O
lot O
of O
speculation O
always O
about O
this O
subject O
but O
never O
eh O
somebody O
showing O
any O
proof O
of O
that O
/. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
security O
council O
resolution O
fifteen O
fifty O
nine O
calls O
and O
I O
'm O
quoting O
now O
for O
the O
disbanding O
and O
disarmament O
of O
all O
Lebanese B-NORP
and O
non-Lebanese O
militias O
/. O

Do O
you O
want O
the O
Hezbollah B-NORP
militia O
to O
disarm O
to O
give O
up O
their O
weapons O
and O
only O
have O
a O
Lebanese B-NORP
army O
that O
has O
weapons O
/? O

Well O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
this O
uh O
matter O
eh O
eh O
for O
Lebanese B-NORP
the O
Hezbollah B-NORP
the O
majority O
of O
Lebanese B-NORP
consider O
it O
as O
a O
national O
resistance O
because O
they O
freed O
Lebanon B-GPE
of O
Israel B-GPE
/. O

We O
still O
have O
the O
/. O

And O
this O
subject O
you O
can O
not O
do O
it O
by O
force O
/. O

it O
must O
have O
a O
consensus O
between O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
/. O

And O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
agree O
on O
that O
/. O

And O
because O
of O
that O
it O
's O
a O
matter O
of O
Lebanese B-NORP
to O
decide O
/. O

and O
it O
should O
n't O
be O
done O
by O
force O
/. O

All O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
that O
still O
Lebanon B-GPE
is O
at O
war O
, O
it O
's O
not O
at O
peace O
/. O

As O
you O
know O
we O
still O
have O
problems O
/. O

and O
they O
have O
n't O
finished O
/. O

one O
of O
them O
is O
the O
presentation O
of O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
who O
are O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

And O
this O
is O
a O
very O
grave O
problem O
for O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

Lebanese B-NORP
consider O
in O
their O
constitution O
that O
there O
will O
not O
be O
any O
of O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
nor O
there O
will O
be O
any O
partition O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

So O
all O
these O
problems O
have O
n't O
finished O
yet O
/. O

So O
it O
's O
up O
to O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
to O
decide O
between O
themselves O
and O
not O
do O
it O
by O
force O
/. O

We O
are O
so O
happy O
that O
we O
have O
reached O
the O
stability O
that O
many O
countries O
in O
the O
area O
envy O
us O
/. O

so O
we O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
lose O
that O
stability O
/. O

All O
we O
say O
is O
that O
we O
are O
in O
to O
know O
what O
the O
UN B-GPE
investigation O
team O
concerning O
these O
assassinations O
will O
get O
to O
/. O

And O
uh O
just O
between O
brackets O
before O
the O
decision O
of O
the O
UN B-GPE
I O
had O
asked O
for O
an O
investigation O
UN B-GPE
team O
to O
come O
and O
when O
they O
will O
come O
reach O
to O
a O
point O
when O
we O
'll O
know O
whoever O
is O
doing O
these O
assassinations O
/. O

Then O
the O
truth O
will O
be O
known O
/. O

And O
be O
sure O
/. O

there O
are O
people O
who O
are O
against O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

Mr. O
President O
unfortunately O
we O
're O
all O
out O
of O
time O
/. O

uh O
thanks O
for O
spending O
a O
few O
moments O
with O
us O
here O
on O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Were O
you O
saying O
something O
/? O

Thank O
you O
/. O

all O
the O
best O
/. O

thank O
you O
/. O

And O
do O
n't O
forget O
our O
web O
question O
of O
the O
week O
/. O

should O
the O
US B-GPE
set O
a O
timetable O
for O
withdrawing O
troops O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

Log O
onto O
CNN O
dot O
com O
slash O
late B-WORK_OF_ART
edition I-WORK_OF_ART
to O
cast O
your O
vote O
/. O

We O
'll O
take O
a O
quick O
break O
/. O

we O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

Still O
ahead O
on O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
an O
exclusive O
interview O
with O
Iraqi B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ibrahim B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jaafari I-PERSON
about O
his O
visit O
with O
President O
Bush O
and O
the O
huge O
challenges O
still O
facing O
his O
country O
. O
Plus O
my O
conversations O
with O
two O
of O
Washington B-GPE
's O
most O
influential O
politicians O
the O
Vice O
President O
Dick O
Cheney O
and O
Democratic O
Senator O
Ted O
Kennedy O
/. O

All O
that O
coming O
up O
right O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
hour O
/. O

Well O
it O
has O
happened O
again O
/. O

Even O
years O
later O
the O
names O
still O
raise O
a O
chill O
Paducah O
Jonesborough O
Columbine O
/. O

Tonight O
a O
new O
town O
another O
boy O
/. O

but O
the O
terror O
is O
just O
the O
same O
/. O

CNN B-ORG
's O
David B-PERSON
Mattingly I-PERSON
joins O
us O
now O
/. O

David B-PERSON
what O
's O
happening O
/? O

Anderson B-ORG
about O
a O
little O
after O
two O
o'clock O
today O
a O
fifteen O
year O
old O
student O
wielding O
a O
hand O
gun O
shot O
and O
killed O
an O
assistant O
prinicpal O
then O
badly O
wounded O
the O
principal O
and O
another O
assistant O
principal O
/. O

and O
uh O
the O
suspect O
was O
taken O
into O
custody O
after O
he O
was O
subdued O
by O
staff O
here O
at O
the O
high O
school O
/. O

He O
was O
taken O
to O
a O
hospital O
where O
he O
was O
treated O
for O
what O
appeared O
to O
be O
a O
gun O
shot O
wound O
to O
his O
own O
hand O
suggesting O
there O
might O
have O
been O
uh O
a O
struggle O
going O
on O
afterwards O
/. O

But O
police O
here O
tonight O
are O
continuing O
to O
look O
for O
any O
bit O
of O
evidence O
that O
they O
can O
/. O

As O
soon O
as O
this O
happened O
the O
school O
went O
into O
a O
lockdown O
/. O

the O
students O
were O
not O
allowed O
to O
leave O
their O
classes O
/. O

This O
went O
on O
for O
about O
two O
hours O
before O
they O
were O
finally O
let O
out O
and O
everyone O
was O
finally O
able O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
had O
happened O
here O
/. O

So O
many O
people O
shocked O
and O
absolutely O
stunned O
by O
what O
happened O
/. O

so O
many O
times O
we O
have O
heard O
today O
that O
I O
ca O
n't O
believe O
this O
happened O
in O
our O
small O
town O
/. O

But O
this O
tragdey O
definitely O
has O
come O
to O
roost O
here O
after O
taking O
the O
life O
of O
a O
very O
popular O
assistant O
principal O
here O
Anderson B-ORG
/. O

Uh O
this O
is O
Jacksborough O
Tennessee O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
/. O

how O
big O
a O
place O
is O
Jacksboro B-GPE
/? O

Um O
not O
very O
big O
at O
all O
/. O

In O
fact O
when O
I O
asked O
the O
sheriff O
exactly O
how O
many O
people O
were O
here O
he O
said O
he O
could O
n't O
really O
tell O
me O
that O
it O
's O
just O
that O
he O
gave O
me O
the O
county O
at O
large O
but O
there O
were O
thirteen O
hundred O
students O
here O
at O
the O
school O
/. O

This O
is O
the O
one O
big O
high O
school O
for O
this O
county O
/. O

So O
not O
many O
people O
at O
all O
/. O

Everyone O
knew O
uh O
the O
people O
at O
this O
school O
particularly O
this O
administrator O
and O
assitant O
principal O
Ken B-PERSON
Bruce I-PERSON
/. O

Students O
tonight O
saying O
he O
was O
very O
well O
- O
liked O
very O
approachable O
the O
kind O
of O
teacher O
who O
would O
actually O
give O
you O
lunch O
money O
if O
you O
forgot O
to O
bring O
it O
with O
you O
that O
day O
/. O

So O
they O
're O
talking O
about O
him O
tonight O
/. O

They O
're O
going O
to O
be O
missing O
him O
very O
much O
in O
the O
future O
Anderson B-ORG
/. O

About O
a O
little O
after O
two O
o'clock O
today O
a O
fifteen O
year O
old O
student O
wielding O
a O
hand O
gun O
shot O
and O
killed O
an O
assistant O
principal O
then O
badly O
wounded O
the O
principal O
and O
another O
assistant O
principal O
/. O

And O
David B-PERSON
do O
we O
know O
what O
time O
of O
day O
this O
happened O
/? O

Shortly O
after O
two O
o'clock O
today O
it O
happened O
near O
the O
office O
of O
this O
school O
/. O

In O
fact O
some O
witnesses O
at O
the O
office O
say O
it O
happened O
just O
right O
there O
next O
to O
them O
while O
they O
were O
there O
trying O
to O
conduct O
some O
business O
at O
the O
school O
/. O

Uh O
police O
are O
still O
trying O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
led O
up O
to O
that O
, O
why O
the O
student O
was O
there O
at O
the O
office O
and O
what O
exactly O
transpired O
between O
him O
and O
the O
administrators O
before O
those O
shots O
were O
fired O
/. O

All O
right O
appreciate O
that O
/. O

I O
know O
you O
uh O
just O
got O
to O
the O
scene O
/. O

Uh O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
a O
long O
night O
and O
a O
long O
couple O
of O
days O
as O
we O
're O
trying O
to O
piece O
together O
uh O
the O
information O
exactly O
what O
occured O
in O
those O
terrible O
moments O
before O
the O
shooting O
/. O

Here O
's O
where O
the O
story O
and O
the O
backstory O
really O
start O
coming O
together O
/. O

It O
's O
very O
much O
an O
involving O
process O
as O
David B-PERSON
just O
said O
/. O

The O
young O
man O
has O
spoked O
to O
the O
police O
but O
no O
one O
is O
saying O
what O
he O
said O
/. O

There O
's O
a O
closed O
crime O
scene O
out O
there O
tonight O
evidence O
still O
to O
be O
gathered O
people O
questioned O
statements O
taken O
/. O

At O
some O
point O
the O
picture O
's O
going O
to O
snap O
into O
focus O
tonight O
though O
we O
only O
have O
sketches O
/. O

With O
us O
now O
from O
Jacksboro O
Tennesse O
Ethan O
Riggs O
who O
knows O
the O
suspect O
well O
and O
Ethan B-PERSON
's O
cousin O
Nathan B-PERSON
Lawson I-PERSON
who O
was O
at O
the O
school O
today O
/. O

Uh O
guys O
I O
appreciate O
you O
being O
on O
the O
program O
tonight O
/. O

You O
Nathan B-PERSON
you O
were O
at O
the O
school O
when O
it O
all O
unfolded O
/. O

What O
did O
you O
see O
/? O

Well O
we O
could O
n't O
see O
anything O
because O
we O
were O
all O
in O
class O
/. O

And O
I O
just O
heard O
about O
uh O
the O
student O
going O
into O
the O
office O
or O
around O
the O
office O
and O
shooting O
the O
prinicpal O
and O
the O
assitant O
principals O
that O
were O
there O
/. O

and O
what O
happened O
/? O

Uh O
you O
were O
in O
class O
/. O

I O
mean O
how O
did O
they O
alert O
people O
what O
happenend O
/? O

Well O
we O
were O
already O
in O
class O
/. O

and O
Mr. O
Steele O
got O
on O
the O
intercom O
and O
told O
everyone O
that O
we O
were O
having O
a O
lockdown O
/. O

And O
how O
long O
did O
the O
lockdown O
last O
for O
/? O

Uh O
an O
hour O
and O
half O
two O
hours O
/. O

Uh O
Ethan B-PERSON
how O
long O
have O
you O
known O
the O
alleged O
shooter O
/? O

I O
should O
just O
point O
out O
to O
our O
viewers O
we O
're O
not O
using O
the O
young O
man O
's O
name O
/. O

Uh O
he O
's O
underage O
/. O

It O
's O
policy O
and O
impolicy O
not O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

Um O
how O
long O
have O
you O
known O
him O
/? O

Well O
I O
knew O
him O
for O
a O
while O
back O
in O
elemetary O
school O
but O
not O
much O
uh O
from O
here O
for O
a O
while O
back O
/. O

but O
back O
in O
elementary O
school O
he O
was O
an O
all O
- O
right O
person O
and O
hardly O
ever O
got O
into O
any O
trouble O
/. O

Uh O
were O
you O
surprised O
to O
hear O
that O
he O
might O
be O
involved O
in O
a O
shooting O
/? O

Yeah O
I O
was O
/. O

Nathan B-PERSON
how O
about O
you O
/? O

did O
you O
ever O
think O
your O
classmate O
was O
capable O
of O
killing O
/? O

No O
not O
really O
/- O

uh O
he O
's O
been O
in O
some O
trouble O
before O
but O
nothing O
like O
this O
/. O

I O
would O
never O
think O
that O
he O
would O
do O
anything O
like O
this O
/. O

Do O
you O
know O
what O
kind O
of O
trouble O
he O
had O
been O
in O
before O
/? O

Well O
in O
middle O
school O
he O
got O
suspended O
for O
a O
year O
for O
stabbing O
Mr. O
Steele O
with O
a O
pencil O
/. O

he O
stabbed O
somebody O
with O
a O
pencil O
/? O

Yeah O
the O
principal O
/. O

The O
principal O
okay O
/. O

Uh O
now O
Nathan B-PERSON
or O
Ethan B-PERSON
I O
mean O
you O
know O
you O
hear O
these O
reports O
/. O

teen O
shooters O
they O
're O
often O
descibed O
as O
you O
know O
kids O
who O
have O
been O
picked O
on O
or O
bullied O
by O
peers O
/. O

Uh O
was O
he O
that O
type O
/? O

Was O
he O
a O
loner O
/? O

Do O
you O
know O
did O
he O
get O
picked O
on O
/? O

Well O
in O
elementary O
school O
he O
was O
never O
picked O
on O
/. O

Like O
I O
said O
he O
had O
friends O
just O
like O
anybody O
else O
/. O

Would O
n't O
say O
he O
was O
popular O
or O
anything O
/. O

but O
everybody O
got O
along O
with O
him O
/. O

Well O
it O
's O
got O
to O
be O
just O
a O
bizarre O
day O
for O
you O
for O
both O
of O
you O
and O
a O
tragic O
day O
for O
your O
school O
/. O

and O
I O
appreciate O
both O
of O
you O
being O
with O
us O
to O
talk O
about O
what O
you O
know O
/. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
/. O

I O
want O
to O
talk O
a O
little O
bit O
more O
now O
on O
why O
not O
why O
in O
this O
case O
because O
frankly O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
that O
and O
we O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
speculate O
, O
That O
's O
unknowable O
but O
why O
in O
so O
many O
other O
cases O
because O
even O
though O
it O
is O
too O
soon O
to O
tell O
whether O
this O
one O
fits O
a O
pattern O
there O
is O
a O
pattern O
and O
we O
have O
seen O
it O
time O
and O
time O
again O
/. O

Bitter O
experience O
has O
taught O
us O
that O
/. O

Here O
's O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Heidi B-PERSON
Collins I-PERSON
/. O

Columbine O
Springfield O
Pearl O
Red O
Lake O
Minnesota O
this O
past O
March O
and O
now O
Jacksboro O
Tennessee O
/. O

It O
is O
a O
list O
that O
conjures O
up O
images O
of O
screaming O
children O
injured O
victims O
and O
gun O
- O
wielding O
kids O
/. O

Different O
towns O
with O
tragically O
similar O
stories O
/. O

What O
makes O
these O
young O
men O
snap O
/. O

and O
what O
qualities O
if O
any O
do O
school O
shooters O
share O
/? O

According O
to O
the O
FBI O
there O
are O
dozens O
of O
risk O
factors O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
school O
violence O
/. O

but O
there O
is O
no O
one O
definitive O
profile O
of O
this O
type O
of O
criminal O
/. O

Most O
often O
the O
perpetrator O
is O
a O
white O
male O
age O
eleven O
to O
eighteen O
who O
was O
described O
as O
feeling O
picked O
on O
or O
bullied O
by O
his O
peers O
/. O

We O
allow O
boys O
to O
be O
angry O
and O
aggressive O
/. O

but O
we O
do O
n't O
allow O
them O
to O
express O
fear O
and O
sadness O
and O
other O
more O
vulnerable O
emotions O
/. O

so O
hence O
when O
they O
get O
rejected O
or O
they O
get O
disappointed O
they O
have O
a O
harder O
time O
dealing O
with O
that O
/. O

and O
it O
often O
comes O
out O
in O
anger O
/. O

Most O
of O
the O
shooters O
like O
you O
see O
in O
this O
video O
of O
Dylan B-PERSON
Clebold I-PERSON
and O
Eric B-PERSON
Harris I-PERSON
from O
Columbine B-ORG
High I-ORG
School I-ORG
had O
a O
fascination O
with O
firearms O
or O
violent O
video O
games O
/. O

/. O

And O
while O
there O
were O
signs O
or O
warnings O
about O
their O
intentions O
they O
were O
not O
taken O
seriously O
at O
the O
time O
/. O

The O
sheriff O
's O
department O
did O
n't O
respond O
to O
our O
um O
reported O
threats O
by O
Eric B-PERSON
Harris I-PERSON
against O
our O
son O
for O
thirteen O
months O
/. O

Columbine B-ORG
would O
not O
have O
happened O
if O
they O
had O
investigated O
that O
to O
begin O
with O
/. O

Classmates O
say O
Clebold B-PERSON
and O
Harris B-PERSON
who O
brought O
terror O
to O
Littleton O
Colorado O
in O
nineteen O
ninety O
- O
eight O
and O
Jeff B-PERSON
Weiss I-PERSON
the O
Red O
Lake O
Minnesota O
teen O
who O
killed O
nine O
people O
and O
wounded O
seven O
before O
fatally O
shooting O
himself O
all O
wore O
dark O
trenchcoats O
and O
were O
fans O
of O
Marilyn B-PERSON
Manson I-PERSON
/. O

Kip B-PERSON
Kinkel I-PERSON
who O
killed O
two O
students O
in O
Springfield O
Oregon O
was O
a O
fan O
of O
Manson B-PERSON
's O
music O
as O
well O
/. O

According O
to O
the O
FBI O
all O
of O
the O
shooters O
may O
have O
felt O
the O
desire O
to O
defend O
narcissitic O
views O
of O
themselves O
and O
had O
very O
low O
self O
- O
esteem O
/. O

Luke B-PERSON
Woodham I-PERSON
killed O
two O
students O
in O
Pearl O
Mississippi O
/. O

Well O
I O
guess O
you O
all O
start O
remembering O
me O
now O
/. O

I O
'm O
probably O
going O
to O
get O
pretty O
famous O
/. O

Famous O
for O
two O
things O
that O
seem O
to O
unite O
all O
of O
these O
young O
men O
no O
one O
believed O
they O
were O
capable O
of O
committing O
such O
horrible O
acts O
and O
no O
one O
was O
able O
to O
stop O
them O
/. O

Heidi O
Collins O
CNN O
New O
York O
/. O

We O
hear O
that O
over O
and O
over O
again O
/. O

I O
never O
expected O
they O
could O
do O
such O
a O
thing O
/. O

Still O
ahead O
tonight O
more O
late O
election O
returns O
more O
races O
that O
could O
affect O
you O
more O
questions O
about O
how O
this O
affects O
the O
president O
and O
his O
party O
/. O

Also O
ahead O
in O
Rwanda B-GPE
a O
country O
rocked O
by O
genocide O
ten O
years O
ago O
let O
's O
see O
how O
it O
's O
affecting O
the O
animals O
still O
to O
this O
day O
/. O

Around O
the O
country O
and O
the O
world O
this O
is O
Three B-WORK_OF_ART
Sixty I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Uh O
you O
know O
no O
matter O
where O
you O
stand O
politically O
it O
is O
tough O
to O
dispute O
the O
president O
's O
good O
fortune O
/. O

Though O
battered O
in O
the O
polls O
this O
is O
an O
off O
- O
year O
for O
House B-ORG
and O
Senate B-ORG
races O
/. O

There O
are O
a O
number O
of O
races O
however O
being O
decided O
tonight O
/. O

and O
as O
they O
count O
the O
votes O
across O
the O
country O
we O
'll O
be O
giving O
you O
the O
latest O
on O
those O
races O
which O
may O
have O
national O
overtones O
as O
well O
/. O

Joining O
us O
now O
is O
CNN B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
and O
Jeff B-PERSON
Greenfield I-PERSON
/. O

Uh O
let O
's O
start O
with O
John B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
from O
DC B-GPE
with O
breaking O
news O
on O
the O
election O
results O
/. O

John B-PERSON
what O
's O
the O
latest O
/? O

Well O
Anderson B-ORG
the O
democrats O
are O
celebrating O
in O
the O
two O
biggest O
races O
tonight O
/. O

Those O
are O
the O
races O
for O
the O
governorships O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
/. O

CNN B-ORG
projecting O
that O
Tim B-PERSON
Kaine I-PERSON
currently O
the O
lieutenant O
governor O
will O
be O
the O
next O
governor O
of O
the O
state O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
/. O

Tim B-PERSON
Kaine I-PERSON
a O
democrat O
winning O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
a O
state O
President O
Bush O
carried O
a O
year O
ago O
/. O

And O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
another O
democratic O
victory O
/. O

John B-PERSON
Corzine I-PERSON
currently O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
will O
be O
the O
next O
governor O
of O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
according O
to O
CNN B-ORG
projections O
/. O

One O
republican O
victory O
tonight O
/. O

That O
is O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
/. O

Mayor O
Michael O
Bloomberg O
the O
Associated B-WORK_OF_ART
Press I-WORK_OF_ART
projects O
will O
be O
re-elected O
as O
the O
mayor O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
/. O

A O
democrat O
turned O
republican O
/. O

so O
that O
a O
frustrating O
race O
for O
the O
democrats O
/. O

but O
democrats O
will O
celebrate O
those O
two O
state O
- O
wide O
victories O
Virginia B-GPE
of O
course O
the O
most O
significant O
/. O

President O
Bush O
carried O
that O
state O
a O
year O
ago O
/. O

He O
campaigned O
for O
the O
republican O
candidate O
just O
last O
night O
an O
election O
eve O
appearance O
/. O

Democrats B-NORP
will O
certainly O
make O
the O
case O
that O
the O
president O
's O
troubles O
are O
continuing O
in O
the O
state O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
/. O

I O
will O
say O
though O
Anderson B-ORG
I O
think O
the O
bigger O
national O
question O
out O
of O
the O
state O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
might O
be O
that O
this O
helps O
the O
current O
incumbant O
governor O
Mark B-PERSON
Warner I-PERSON
/. O

He O
is O
leaving O
office O
and O
thinking O
about O
running O
for O
president O
/. O

His O
party O
's O
strength O
there O
tonight O
will O
only O
encourage O
that O
/. O

Jeff B-PERSON
any O
surprises O
to O
you O
/? O

No O
uh O
the O
most O
startling O
thing O
which O
we O
do O
n't O
often O
talk O
about O
is O
the O
sheer O
amount O
of O
money O
that O
these O
people O
have O
/. O

Mike B-PERSON
Bloomberg I-PERSON
is O
a O
five O
billion O
dollar O
man O
who O
threw O
seventy O
million O
dollars O
into O
this O
campaign O
/. O

There O
were O
ads O
in O
Cantonese O
and O
Russian O
/. O

He O
won O
a O
landslide O
/. O

I O
'll O
cross O
the O
river O
/. O

John B-PERSON
Corzine I-PERSON
's O
worth O
about O
three O
hundred O
million O
defeated O
Doug B-PERSON
Forrester I-PERSON
a O
piker O
only O
worth O
about O
fifty O
million O
dollars O
though O
it O
was O
a O
combined O
campaign O
of O
about O
fifty O
million O
dollars O
/. O

Mark B-PERSON
Warner I-PERSON
who O
John B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
just O
talked O
about O
has O
a O
personal O
wealth O
of O
two O
hundred O
million O
/. O

and O
later O
tonight O
when O
we O
go O
to O
California B-GPE
the O
gentleman O
named O
Schwartzeneggar B-PERSON
who O
has O
about O
a O
hundred O
million O
dollars O
threw O
millions O
into O
his O
big O
successful O
effort O
at O
governor O
/. O

But O
can O
the O
democrats O
really O
crow O
about O
what O
's O
going O
on O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
and O
what O
's O
going O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
/? O

Well O
they O
will O
/. O

um O
and O
they O
won O
uh O
and O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
particularly O
/. O

Virginia B-GPE
was O
one O
of O
the O
first O
southern O
states O
to O
go O
republican O
/. O

I O
think O
Nixon B-PERSON
carried O
it O
in O
nineteen O
sixty O
/. O

It O
is O
significant O
when O
a O
democrat O
succeeds O
a O
democrat O
not O
just O
because O
it O
gives O
Mark B-PERSON
Warner I-PERSON
talking O
points O
but O
it O
is O
a O
crimson O
red O
state O
/. O

Do O
we O
want O
to O
make O
too O
much O
of O
it O
/? O

No O
we O
do O
n't O
/. O

John B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
uh O
Arnold B-PERSON
Schwartzeneggar I-PERSON
's O
not O
on O
the O
ballot O
/. O

but O
eh O
some O
of O
his O
critics O
say O
he O
really O
with O
some O
of O
these O
ballot O
initiatives O
/. O

Uh O
when O
do O
the O
polls O
close O
there O
/? O

The O
polls O
close O
eleven O
o'clock O
eastern O
out O
in O
California B-GPE
/. O

and O
to O
follow O
up O
on O
the O
point O
Jeff B-PERSON
just O
made O
about O
perhaps O
not O
overstating O
the O
impact O
for O
the O
president O
I O
think O
one O
of O
the O
things O
we O
will O
watch O
closely O
tonight O
is O
that O
some O
of O
the O
polls O
are O
showing O
that O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
are O
a O
bit O
testy O
shall O
we O
say O
um O
not O
patient O
anymore O
with O
all O
of O
the O
politicians O
/. O

And O
that O
of O
course O
would O
affect O
the O
republicans O
more O
because O
they O
are O
in O
power O
in O
Washington B-GPE
controlling O
the O
presidency O
and O
the O
Congress O
/. O

Whether O
they O
take O
it O
out O
on O
Governor O
Schwartzeneggar O
in O
California B-GPE
could O
be O
another O
test O
of O
that O
as O
well O
/. O

Jeff B-PERSON
/. O

One O
quick O
point O
/. O

the O
election O
that O
mattered O
for O
next O
year O
has O
already O
happened O
that O
special O
election O
in O
the O
Ohio B-GPE
congressional O
district O
with O
Cincinatti B-GPE
a O
republican O
district O
/. O

Former O
Iraqi B-NORP
war O
combat O
veteran O
I O
guess O
he O
is O
a O
present O
veteran O
Paul B-PERSON
Hackett I-PERSON
came O
within O
four O
points O
of O
beating O
the O
republican O
in O
a O
district O
that O
no O
democrat O
has O
come O
close O
to O
carrying O
/. O

That O
's O
the O
one O
that O
's O
giving O
the O
republicans O
willies O
for O
next O
year O
/. O

All O
right O
Jeff B-PERSON
we O
'll O
join O
you O
later O
/. O

John B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
as O
well O
thanks O
very O
much O
/. O

Still O
ahead O
on O
Three B-WORK_OF_ART
Sixty I-WORK_OF_ART
a O
family O
torn O
apart O
on O
whether O
to O
let O
their O
son O
die O
/. O

A O
case O
that O
may O
be O
heading O
where O
Terri B-PERSON
Schiavo I-PERSON
's O
did O
/. O

A O
fifteen O
year O
old O
boy O
at O
the O
center O
of O
it O
all O
/. O

And O
in O
a O
corner O
of O
the O
world O
where O
genocide O
claimed O
nearly O
a O
million O
lives O
a O
new O
struggle O
between O
man O
and O
beast O
/. O

Around O
the O
world O
and O
across O
America B-GPE
this O
is O
Three B-WORK_OF_ART
Sixty I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

In O
a O
moment O
a O
life O
and O
death O
struggle O
over O
a O
fifteen O
year O
old O
boy O
who O
is O
in O
a O
coma O
uh O
who O
is O
lying O
breathing O
on O
a O
ventilator O
/. O

The O
fight O
is O
between O
two O
parents O
who O
are O
divorced O
over O
what O
to O
do O
about O
their O
son O
/. O

But O
first O
a O
check O
of O
the O
day O
's O
headlines O
/. O

Here O
's O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Erica B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
/. O

Hey O
Erica B-PERSON
/. O

Hey O
Anderson B-ORG
we O
begin O
tonight O
in O
Jacksboro O
Tennessee O
where O
police O
say O
a O
student O
opened O
fire O
on O
a O
principal O
and O
two O
assistant O
principals O
in O
an O
office O
in O
a O
high O
school O
/. O

One O
of O
the O
assistant O
principals O
was O
killed O
, O
another O
critically O
wounded O
/. O

In O
Iraq B-GPE
the O
foreign O
military O
occupation O
of O
that O
country O
is O
authorized O
at O
least O
through O
December O
of O
two O
thousand O
six O
/. O

That O
's O
because O
today O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
voted O
to O
extend O
the O
mandate O
that O
allows O
some O
one O
hundred O
fifty O
- O
seven O
thousand O
US B-GPE
troops O
twenty O
- O
two O
thousand O
troops O
from O
other O
countries O
to O
operate O
there O
/. O

The O
Iraq B-GPE
provisional O
government O
requested O
the O
extension O
/. O

In O
Australia B-GPE
supporters O
of O
alleged O
terror O
suspect O
with O
TV O
reporters O
shouting O
stay O
away O
/. O

Australian B-NORP
authorities O
say O
they O
prevented O
a O
terrorist O
attack O
through O
their O
undercover O
work O
/. O

Seventeen O
people O
were O
arrested O
/. O

Officials O
said O
they O
moved O
in O
because O
the O
alleged O
plot O
had O
passed O
the O
planning O
stage O
/. O

Meantime O
a O
very O
different O
crowd O
reaction O
in O
Salem O
Oregon O
where O
two O
couples O
in O
- O
laws O
who O
invested O
forty O
dollars O
in O
lottery O
tickets O
had O
their O
claim O
certified O
today O
in O
the O
second O
biggest O
payout O
in O
US B-GPE
lottery O
history O
/. O

Three O
hundred O
forty O
million O
smackers O
/. O

Talk O
about O
a O
little O
bit O
uh O
of O
love O
to O
share O
around O
the O
family O
there O
/. O

But O
Anderson B-ORG
sounds O
like O
they O
're O
going O
to O
lead O
a O
very O
normal O
life O
/. O

They O
're O
saying O
may O
not O
even O
get O
that O
many O
more O
presents O
under O
the O
tree O
this O
Christmas O
/. O

Wow O
man O
I O
hope O
so O
/. O

You O
know O
hear O
all O
these O
horror O
stories O
about O
how O
people O
react O
/. O

and O
let O
's O
just O
hope O
they O
sock O
it O
away O
and O
save O
it O
up O
for O
their O
kids O
or O
something O
/. O

I O
know O
/. O

Erica B-PERSON
thanks O
/. O

We O
'll O
check O
in O
with O
you O
a O
little O
bit O
later O
/. O

You O
know O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
think O
of O
a O
more O
agonizing O
decision O
that O
a O
parent O
could O
face O
choosing O
whether O
to O
let O
a O
child O
die O
or O
to O
hold O
out O
hope O
no O
matter O
what O
the O
doctors O
and O
all O
the O
other O
experts O
say O
/. O

Usually O
these O
horrible O
decisions O
are O
made O
in O
private O
/. O

sometimes O
unfortunately O
they O
divide O
an O
entire O
country O
/. O

The O
sad O
case O
of O
Terri B-PERSON
Schiavo I-PERSON
not O
only O
tore O
her O
family O
apart O
/. O

it O
really O
re-ignited O
a O
debate O
as O
thorny O
as O
it O
is O
heartbreaking O
/. O

The O
case O
of O
Jansen B-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
is O
just O
as O
complicated O
and O
equally O
heartbreaking O
/. O

CNN B-ORG
's O
Rick B-PERSON
Sanchez I-PERSON
from O
Bountiful O
Utah O
with O
more O
/. O

Rick B-PERSON
/? O

Yeah O
thanks O
so O
much O
Anderson B-ORG
/. O

This O
is O
the O
new O
facility O
where O
uh O
Jansen B-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
be O
staying O
from O
now O
on O
/. O

His O
father O
decided O
that O
he O
should O
be O
here O
/. O

Uh O
this O
is O
what O
we O
know O
about O
his O
case O
/. O

He O
was O
probably O
unable O
to O
breathe O
accoding O
to O
his O
parents O
and O
experts O
who O
have O
talked O
to O
him O
for O
about O
twenty O
minutes O
/. O

Now O
we O
've O
talked O
to O
medical O
experts O
about O
this O
situation O
/. O

and O
they O
tell O
us O
if O
a O
fifteen O
year O
old O
goes O
without O
oxygen O
for O
fifteen O
to O
twenty O
minutes O
, O
what O
results O
is O
usually O
severe O
and O
irreparable O
brain O
damage O
/. O

Here O
now O
is O
Jansen B-PERSON
's O
story O
/. O

You O
're O
not O
supposed O
to O
have O
a O
heart O
attack O
when O
you O
're O
only O
fifteen O
years O
old O
/. O

I O
'll O
never O
forget O
the O
morning O
that O
uh O
I O
got O
the O
news O
/. O

The O
news O
was O
grim O
/. O

Margaret B-PERSON
's O
little O
boy O
with O
the O
likeable O
smile O
and O
the O
dimple O
cheeks O
had O
experienced O
full O
cardiac O
arrest O
/. O

What O
's O
worse O
it O
happened O
on O
this O
dark O
street O
corner O
one O
morning O
while O
riding O
his O
bike O
to O
school O
/. O

He O
was O
all O
alone O
no O
mom O
no O
dad O
no O
help O
until O
finally O
he O
was O
spotted O
by O
a O
paramedic O
on O
her O
way O
to O
work O
/. O

When O
we O
found O
him O
he O
was O
um O
still O
on O
his O
bike O
/. O

um O
and O
his O
head O
was O
um O
against O
cement O
/. O

Jansen B-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
was O
rushed O
by O
helicopter O
to O
the O
hospital O
/. O

Did O
you O
think O
he O
would O
be O
able O
to O
pull O
through O
/? O

I O
had O
faith O
/. O

But O
then O
doctors O
showed O
Margaret B-PERSON
her O
son O
's O
MRI O
test O
and O
explained O
to O
her O
what O
results O
when O
the O
brain O
is O
deprived O
of O
oxygen O
/. O

Does O
he O
blink O
/? O

No O
/. O

Does O
he O
make O
any O
sounds O
/? O

No O
/. O

Nothing O
/. O

Nothing O
/. O

Are O
you O
convinced O
that O
he O
is O
in O
fact O
brain O
- O
dead O
/? O

Yes O
I O
am O
/. O

Margaret B-PERSON
made O
a O
decision O
after O
talking O
to O
hospital O
officials O
here O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Utah B-GPE
that O
she O
would O
take O
her O
son O
off O
of O
life O
support O
/. O

She O
made O
the O
decision O
though O
not O
based O
solely O
on O
science O
or O
even O
her O
own O
observations O
/. O

She O
tells O
us O
she O
made O
the O
decision O
based O
on O
her O
Christianity O
her O
faith O
/. O

And O
you O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
God O
would O
want O
you O
to O
have O
your O
son O
continue O
in O
the O
condition O
he O
's O
in O
now O
/? O

No O
/. O

You O
're O
convinced O
of O
that O
/. O

Yes O
/. O

But O
God O
is O
also O
the O
reason O
Margaret B-PERSON
's O
ex-husband O
Jansen B-PERSON
's O
father O
gives O
for O
his O
decision O
to O
keep O
the O
boy O
on O
life O
support O
/. O

He O
needs O
to O
be O
given O
a O
chance O
to O
live O
/. O

Also O
a O
devout O
Christian O
John O
Jones O
has O
little O
faith O
in O
what O
doctors O
tell O
him O
/. O

Doctors O
have O
been O
wrong O
before O
and O
misdiagnosed O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
him O
at O
all O
/. O

In O
fact O
when O
asked O
you O
think O
letting O
him O
go O
is O
the O
Christian O
thing O
to O
do O
, O
She O
says O
/- O

Yes O
I O
think O
so O
/. O

While O
he O
says O
/- O

I O
believe O
in O
a O
living O
God O
/. O

and O
I O
believe O
that O
uh O
you O
can O
still O
perform O
miracles O
as O
you O
want O
to O
call O
them O
/. O

Two O
parents O
one O
God O
and O
one O
life O
or O
death O
decision O
that O
may O
end O
up O
being O
settled O
in O
a O
court O
of O
law O
/. O

Rick B-PERSON
how O
could O
this O
wind O
up O
in O
the O
courts O
/? O

Well O
here O
in O
the O
state O
of O
Utah B-GPE
because O
the O
father O
had O
custody O
of O
the O
child O
they O
've O
been O
divorced O
now O
for O
uh O
three O
years O
he O
would O
be O
able O
to O
make O
the O
decision O
/. O

However O
if O
the O
mother O
decides O
that O
she O
wants O
to O
take O
him O
to O
court O
to O
see O
if O
her O
decision O
is O
allowed O
all O
the O
folks O
in O
this O
uh O
state O
that O
I O
have O
talked O
to O
who O
've O
dealt O
with O
matters O
like O
this O
in O
the O
past O
say O
that O
judges O
usually O
allow O
the O
evidence O
to O
be O
heard O
from O
both O
sides O
/. O

That O
would O
mean O
Anderson B-ORG
what O
you O
would O
have O
is O
another O
court O
battle O
as O
you O
alluded O
to O
earlier O
similar O
to O
the O
Schiavo B-PERSON
case O
/. O

All O
right O
Rick B-PERSON
Sanchez I-PERSON
in O
Bountiful B-GPE
/. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
Rick B-PERSON
/. O

You O
know O
it O
's O
been O
more O
than O
seven O
months O
now O
since O
Terri B-PERSON
Schiavo I-PERSON
's O
life O
came O
to O
an O
end O
/. O

She O
died O
March O
thirty O
- O
first O
thirteen O
days O
after O
her O
feeding O
tube O
was O
removed O
/. O

Up O
to O
that O
point O
we O
got O
to O
know O
Schiavo B-PERSON
's O
parents O
and O
her O
husband O
fairly O
well O
as O
their O
fight O
played O
out O
all O
too O
publicly O
on O
television O
/. O

Since O
Terri B-PERSON
's O
death O
they O
have O
n't O
been O
seen O
much O
on O
the O
national O
stage O
/. O

but O
their O
battles O
go O
on O
/. O

Tonight O
in O
a O
new O
segment O
we O
're O
calling O
Memory B-WORK_OF_ART
Lapse I-WORK_OF_ART
we O
take O
a O
look O
at O
what O
the O
family O
is O
doing O
right O
now O
/. O

Teri B-PERSON
's O
husband O
Michael B-PERSON
is O
back O
in O
the O
news O
making O
a O
splash O
in O
politics O
far O
from O
home O
by O
endorsing O
the O
candidacy O
of O
democrat O
Tim O
Kaine O
for O
governor O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
in O
tonight O
's O
election O
/. O

Michael B-PERSON
Schiavo I-PERSON
spoke O
out O
against O
politicians O
intervening O
in O
family O
affairs O
/. O

He O
's O
also O
been O
busy O
writing O
about O
his O
side O
of O
the O
battle O
over O
his O
wife O
/. O

He O
and O
author O
Michael B-PERSON
Hirsch I-PERSON
are O
colloborating O
on O
a O
book O
titled O
Terri B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Truth I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

It O
's O
scheduled O
to O
be O
released O
in O
March O
/. O

and O
that O
will O
once O
again O
put O
him O
at O
odds O
with O
Terri B-PERSON
's O
parents O
whose O
still O
untitled O
memoir O
will O
be O
released O
that O
same O
month O
/. O

The O
Schindlers B-PERSON
' O
book O
will O
share O
their O
struggle O
to O
keep O
Terri B-PERSON
alive O
a O
story O
they O
've O
been O
through O
speeches O
and O
public O
statements O
/. O

Last O
week O
at O
a O
convention O
in O
Omaha O
Nebraska O
Bob O
and O
Mary B-PERSON
Schindler I-PERSON
called O
Terri B-PERSON
's O
death O
quote O
judicial O
homicide O
and O
hinted O
that O
euthanasia O
advocates O
may O
have O
been O
behind O
it O
/. O

The O
Schindlers O
also O
have O
been O
fighting O
the O
right O
to O
die O
movement O
through O
the O
Terri O
Schindler O
Schiavo O
foundation O
/. O

No O
doubt O
when O
those O
books O
come O
out O
we O
'll O
be O
hearing O
about O
this O
case O
for O
quite O
some O
time O
to O
come O
/. O

Still O
to O
come O
on O
Three B-WORK_OF_ART
Sixty I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
it O
's O
unlike O
anything O
you O
've O
ever O
seen O
before O
/. O

Animal O
expert O
Jack B-PERSON
Hannah I-PERSON
takes O
us O
to O
a O
place O
where O
people O
and O
wildlife O
try O
to O
co-exist O
a O
place O
where O
both O
share O
a O
horrific O
past O
/. O

And O
later O
a O
new O
look O
at O
your O
sex O
life O
a O
new O
survey O
is O
out O
the O
most O
extensive O
they O
say O
in O
fifty O
years O
/. O

See O
how O
you O
may O
compare O
to O
some O
others O
out O
there O
/. O

Stay O
with O
us O
/. O

A O
little O
bit O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
ago O
in O
the O
central O
African O
nation O
of O
Rwanda B-GPE
something O
unspeakable O
happened O
/. O

Genocide O
though O
the O
US B-GPE
refused O
to O
call O
it O
that O
at O
first O
/. O

Eight O
hundred O
thousand O
people O
at O
least O
women O
men O
and O
children O
were O
brutally O
killed O
hacked O
to O
death O
stabbed O
thrown O
into O
rivers O
/. O

Today O
the O
genocide O
's O
effects O
are O
still O
haunting O
both O
the O
survivors O
and O
the O
wildlife O
in O
Rwanda B-GPE
/. O

You O
see O
many O
of O
those O
who O
fled O
some O
of O
them O
settled O
in O
an O
animal O
refuge O
/. O

Renown O
wildlife O
advocate O
Jack B-PERSON
Hannah I-PERSON
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Columbus I-ORG
Zoo I-ORG
recently O
went O
to O
Rwanda B-GPE
to O
see O
how O
the O
people O
and O
animals O
are O
co-existing O
/. O

Rwanda B-GPE
this O
breathtakingly O
beautiful O
land O
is O
soaked O
in O
blood O
the O
people O
living O
with O
the O
pain O
of O
their O
history O
/. O

Akagera B-FAC
National I-FAC
Park I-FAC
once O
a O
spectacular O
wildlife O
refuge O
is O
now O
a O
refuge O
to O
many O
Rwandans B-NORP
who O
survived O
the O
genocide O
and O
returned O
to O
their O
native O
land O
trying O
to O
start O
life O
anew O
/. O

There O
are O
so O
many O
people O
in O
Rwanda B-GPE
now O
they O
've O
taken O
over O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
the O
national O
park O
/. O

And O
because O
of O
that O
Rwanda B-GPE
now O
faces O
a O
problem O
/. O

What O
will O
happen O
to O
the O
wildlife O
/? O

How O
will O
the O
animals O
co-exist O
with O
humans O
/? O

That O
's O
what O
Jack B-PERSON
Hannah I-PERSON
the O
renown O
wildlife O
advocate O
wanted O
to O
find O
out O
as O
he O
went O
in O
search O
of O
wild O
elephants O
/. O

There O
's O
said O
to O
be O
eighty O
elephants O
in O
Akagera B-FAC
/. O

but O
for O
Hannah B-PERSON
and O
his O
crew O
finding O
even O
one O
was O
not O
unlike O
looking O
for O
that O
proverbial O
needle O
in O
a O
haystack O
/. O

Now O
the O
elephant O
's O
back O
that O
way O
, O
right O
/? O

Hannah B-PERSON
hired O
a O
boat O
to O
take O
him O
to O
a O
fishing O
village O
where O
there O
had O
been O
reports O
of O
a O
male O
elephant O
/. O

They O
search O
for O
hours O
and O
hours O
/. O

and O
finally O
/- O

Oh O
yeah O
I O
see O
it O
/. O

But O
even O
a O
wildlife O
expert O
like O
Hannah B-PERSON
was O
surprised O
to O
find O
such O
a O
mighty O
creature O
submerged O
in O
lake O
water O
/. O

It O
was O
very O
unusual O
behavior O
/. O

Look O
at O
that O
/. O

he O
's O
like O
a O
submarine O
/. O

he O
's O
going O
to O
use O
his O
trunk O
/. O

Whoa O
look O
at O
that O
/. O

look O
at O
him O
move O
tha- O
/- O

He O
is O
going O
fast O
/. O

That O
is O
fast O
/. O

Big O
elephant O
/. O

An O
estimated O
eleven O
feet O
tall O
, O
weighing O
perhaps O
fourteen O
thousand O
pounds O
the O
mature O
bull O
elephant O
was O
as O
big O
and O
angry O
as O
any O
they'd O
'd O
seen O
before O
/. O

And O
he O
started O
to O
pursue O
them O
/. O

That O
is O
fast O
/. O

Remember O
elephants O
can O
swim O
everybody O
/. O

And O
they O
got O
like O
a O
periscope O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
he O
's O
walking O
or O
swimming O
/. O

but O
he O
's O
moving O
/. O

Hannah B-PERSON
and O
his O
crew O
beat O
it O
to O
shore O
and O
to O
safety O
not O
realizing O
that O
in O
April O
the O
US B-GPE
embassy O
in O
Kigali B-GPE
had O
issued O
a O
warning O
to O
American B-NORP
tourists O
about O
a O
rogue O
elephant O
charging O
visitors O
/. O

your O
trunk O
go O
like O
this O
/. O

On O
shore O
Hannah B-PERSON
was O
greeted O
by O
local O
kids O
/. O

Trunk O
/. O

that O
's O
it O
/. O

that O
's O
it O
/. O

And O
in O
exchange O
for O
his O
kindness O
they O
shared O
a O
little O
known O
secret O
about O
the O
rogue O
elephant O
/. O

Turns O
out O
this O
monster O
of O
the O
deep O
was O
in O
fact O
an O
old O
friend O
of O
the O
children O
's O
/. O

and O
to O
prove O
it O
they O
lured O
him O
in O
with O
sweet O
words O
and O
sweet O
potatoes O
/. O

Thank O
you O
so O
much O
/. O

thank O
you O
/. O

thank O
you O
/. O

that O
's O
something O
else O
/. O

That O
's O
all O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
/. O

Akagera B-FAC
National I-FAC
Park I-FAC
may O
not O
be O
all O
that O
it O
once O
was O
/. O

nor O
of O
course O
is O
Rwanda B-GPE
/. O

but O
Jack B-PERSON
Hannah I-PERSON
says O
that O
there O
is O
a O
sense O
of O
healing O
and O
as O
in O
the O
mighty O
steps O
of O
elephants O
there O
are O
small O
steps O
being O
made O
towards O
recovery O
/. O

Had O
you O
ever O
seen O
behavior O
like O
that O
in O
elephants O
/? O

No O
not O
in O
a O
while O
/. O

Uh O
when O
I O
saw O
the O
kids O
doing O
it O
I O
went O
up O
there O
/. O

and O
I O
said O
I O
ca O
n't O
believe O
this O
big O
bull O
elephant O
a O
wild O
bull O
elephant O
/. O

But O
the O
kids O
had O
you O
know O
/- O

animals O
know O
people O
/. O

and O
he O
knew O
no O
harm O
in O
that O
village O
/. O

and O
they O
actually O
were O
taking O
care O
of O
it O
/. O

and O
of O
course O
when O
he O
went O
in O
the O
musk O
I O
guess O
he O
tipped O
over O
a O
jeep O
or O
two O
and O
you O
got O
to O
be O
careful O
when O
that O
happens O
/. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
take O
a O
quick O
break O
/. O

and O
then O
we O
'll O
be O
back O
with O
uh O
Jack B-PERSON
Hannah I-PERSON
/. O

A O
lot O
more O
uh O
coming O
up O
tonight O
on O
Three B-WORK_OF_ART
Sixty I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Stay O
with O
us O
/. O

Before O
the O
break O
we O
went O
to O
Africa B-GPE
with O
renown O
wildlife O
advocate O
Jack B-PERSON
Hannah I-PERSON
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Columbus I-ORG
Zoo I-ORG
/. O

He O
took O
us O
to O
a O
region O
of O
Rwanda B-GPE
where O
those O
who O
survived O
the O
genocide O
of O
eleven O
years O
ago O
or O
ten O
and O
a O
half O
years O
ago O
are O
living O
side O
by O
side O
with O
wildlife O
/. O

We O
showed O
you O
the O
huge O
elephant O
he O
encountered O
/. O

and O
that O
was O
n't O
all O
he O
saw O
/. O

Jack B-PERSON
Hannah I-PERSON
joins O
me O
now O
once O
again O
to O
show O
us O
exclusive O
footage O
of O
the O
mountain O
gorillas O
he O
visited O
/. O

Uh O
we O
were O
just O
talking O
about O
Rwanda B-GPE
/. O

I O
've O
been O
there O
a O
lot O
over O
the O
years O
uh O
and O
have O
visited O
these O
gorillas O
/. O

It O
's O
the O
most O
incredible O
animal O
viewing O
I O
think O
on O
the O
planet O
/. O

At O
least O
for O
me O
/. O

Yeah O
not O
just O
the O
viewing O
/. O

it O
's O
the O
experience O
Anderson B-ORG
of O
being O
there O
/. O

It O
's O
just O
people O
do O
n't O
realize O
they O
can O
all O
do O
it O
as O
well O
/. O

Uh O
this O
last O
year O
in O
tourism O
increased O
sixty O
- O
seven O
percent O
in O
Rwanda B-GPE
/. O

And O
the O
gorilla O
population O
under O
President O
Kagame O
has O
increased O
seventeen O
percent O
/. O

One O
of O
the O
only O
countries O
in O
Africa B-GPE
where O
animals O
are O
really O
increasing O
as O
far O
as O
population O
/. O

And O
I O
mean O
some O
of O
the O
footage O
that O
we O
're O
showing O
now O
is O
footage O
that O
you O
shot O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
incredible O
/. O

You O
and O
anyone O
can O
go O
/. O

a O
tourist O
can O
go O
and O
as O
long O
as O
they O
you O
know O
do O
it O
respectfully O
can O
go O
and O
sit O
with O
these O
gorilas O
just O
as O
you O
are O
/. O

Exactly O
right O
/. O

Right O
there O
/. O

one O
hour O
/. O

and O
of O
course O
you O
're O
not O
allowed O
to O
approach O
them O
/. O

they O
approach O
you O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
what O
you O
see O
here O
/. O

these O
animals O
uh O
uh O
approach O
you O
/. O

Now O
this O
is O
one O
actually O
that O
was O
uh O
uh O
taken O
uh O
out O
of O
the O
wild O
and O
brought O
to O
a O
veteranarian O
's O
place O
right O
there O
below O
uh O
you O
know O
where O
the O
gorillas O
are O
/. O

That O
's O
a O
lowland O
gorilla O
is O
what O
you O
're O
seeing O
there O
uh O
one O
that O
was O
brought O
/- O

and O
of O
course O
we O
just O
ca O
n't O
put O
it O
back O
out O
in O
the O
wild O
yet O
/. O

Uh O
the O
mountain O
gorilla O
as O
you O
know O
are O
the O
ones O
with O
the O
much O
longer O
hair O
live O
up O
about O
eight O
thousand O
feet O
/. O

It O
's O
where O
you O
went O
to O
visit O
/. O

Yeah O
I O
went O
there O
on O
vacation O
this O
summer O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
just O
incredible O
/. O

There O
they O
are O
right O
there O
/. O

They O
're O
climbing O
all O
around O
you O
/. O

they O
literally O
brush O
by O
you O
at O
times O
/. O

What O
are O
the O
similarities O
to O
humans O
/? O

I O
mean O
everyone O
always O
says O
how O
you O
know O
much O
like O
humans O
they O
appear O
/. O

Well O
well O
the O
similarities O
are O
it O
's O
a O
family O
structure O
/. O

and O
you O
watch O
the O
four O
and O
three O
and O
four O
years O
old O
play O
with O
the O
little O
uh O
eight O
to O
ten O
week O
old O
babies O
you O
know O
when O
their O
mother O
might O
let O
them O
go O
away O
just O
a O
little O
bit O
/. O

Right O
/. O

and O
you O
see O
the O
proctection O
/. O

they O
're O
not O
a O
King O
Kong O
type O
of O
animal O
/. O

And O
the O
neat O
thing O
about O
it O
is O
there O
will O
be O
a O
web O
camera O
up O
there O
/. O

Uh O
John B-PERSON
Dick I-PERSON
has O
got O
the O
tower O
up O
there O
so O
people O
can O
click O
on O
it O
within O
a O
year O
from O
now O
and O
watch O
the O
gorillas O
in O
the O
wild O
/. O

No O
kidding O
really O
/? O

Be O
unbelieveable O
/. O

That O
's O
amazing O
/. O

Unbelieveable O
/. O

Wow O
eh O
the O
genocide O
I O
mean O
it O
permeates O
everything O
still O
in O
Rwanda B-GPE
/. O

I O
mean O
Kagame B-PERSON
has O
done O
a O
remarkable O
job O
with O
the O
country O
/. O

Um O
I O
mean O
how O
has O
it O
impacted O
on O
the O
animals O
/? O

Well O
uh O
uh O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
refugees O
came O
back O
in O
/. O

Some O
of O
them O
got O
into O
the O
parks O
/. O

but O
now O
what O
he O
's O
done O
, O
he O
's O
protected O
those O
parks O
where O
no O
one O
absolutely O
nobody O
's O
allowed O
to O
go O
inside O
the O
park O
boundaries O
now O
/. O

Uh O
the O
gorillas O
are O
coming O
back O
seventeen O
percent O
/. O

tourism O
is O
up O
/. O

as O
I O
said O
Lake B-FAC
Akagera I-FAC
National I-FAC
Park I-FAC
is O
incredible O
/. O

they O
even O
now O
have O
the O
habituation O
of O
chimpanzees O
/. O

I O
just O
was O
one O
of O
the O
first O
people O
to O
go O
there O
/. O

and O
so O
you O
can O
go O
to O
one O
of O
the O
only O
countries O
in O
Africa B-GPE
and O
see O
the O
chimpanzees O
in O
the O
wild O
as O
well O
as O
the O
gorillas O
/. O

You O
also O
worked O
with O
a O
woman O
uh O
Rosamond B-PERSON
Carr I-PERSON
who O
runs O
an O
orphanage O
/. O

and O
you O
have O
some O
video O
uh O
of O
what O
she O
has O
done O
/. O

Oh O
gosh O
/. O

She O
's O
been O
there O
uh O
for O
years O
and O
is O
a O
legend O
in O
that O
country O
/. O

For O
about O
forty O
- O
five O
years O
/. O

Uh O
she O
's O
a O
remarkable O
lady O
/. O

Yeah O
she O
really O
is O
/. O

We O
've O
given O
the B-ORG
Columbus I-ORG
Zoo I-ORG
and O
al- O
/- O

With O
Partners O
of O
Conservation O
we O
've O
raised O
almost O
one O
point O
four O
million O
dollars O
for O
the O
orphanage O
as O
well O
as O
the O
artisans O
women O
with O
the O
artisans O
that O
do O
the O
baskets O
and O
the O
beekeepers O
/. O

so O
we O
're O
uh O
teaching O
people O
how O
to O
have O
productive O
lives O
in O
Rwanda B-GPE
/. O

This O
is O
her O
right O
here O
/. O

and O
these O
are O
the O
kids O
by O
the O
way O
in O
the O
old O
orphange O
/. O

and O
now O
she O
's O
moving O
them O
up O
to O
her O
home O
in O
the O
mountains O
about O
an O
hour O
out O
of O
Kasenji B-GPE
as O
you O
well O
know O
on O
the O
border O
of O
the O
Democratic O
Republic O
of O
Congo B-GPE
/. O

And O
what O
we O
did O
, O
we O
brought O
all O
sorts O
of O
things O
for O
the O
orphans O
there O
incredible O
incredible O
children O
/. O

And O
these O
are O
kids O
whose O
parents O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
genocide O
/. O

Exactly O
/. O

and O
by O
the O
way O
it O
's O
all O
one O
Rwanda B-GPE
right O
now O
as O
we O
were O
talking O
/. O

no O
Tutsis O
and O
Hutus O
anymore O
/. O

President O
Kagame O
said O
it O
's O
all O
one O
Rwanda O
, O
we O
all O
are O
together O
now O
/. O

it O
's O
interesting O
because O
you O
go O
there O
and O
people O
are O
offended O
if O
you O
ask O
are O
you O
Hutu B-NORP
or O
are O
you O
Tutsi B-NORP
/. O

Exactly O
/. O

Because O
eh O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
those O
divisions O
/. O

No O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
those O
divisions O
/. O

and O
yet O
they O
all O
live O
together O
/. O

and O
you O
would O
think O
that O
they O
would O
have O
that O
division O
/. O

but O
you O
sure O
do O
n't O
have O
it O
/. O

you O
have O
a O
tremendous O
love O
there O
/. O

and O
by O
the O
way O
it O
's O
probably O
now O
the O
cleanest O
country O
I O
've O
ever O
seen O
in O
Africa B-GPE
/. O

I O
could O
not O
believe O
what O
I O
s- O
/- O

And O
the O
road O
system O
is O
incredibile O
/. O

they O
're O
good O
/. O

what O
's O
amazing O
too O
is O
you O
go O
to O
see O
the O
gorillas O
and O
you O
start O
talking O
to O
the O
guides O
who O
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/. O

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hundred O
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/. O

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Jack B-PERSON
it O
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see O
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/. O

I O
'm O
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in O
Rwanda B-GPE
/. O

and O
I O
'm O
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you O
talk O
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I O
do O
/. O

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yeah O
I O
do O
/. O

I O
got O
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little O
cottage O
over O
there O
/. O

so O
I O
'm O
going O
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of O
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there O
/. O

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you O
're O
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things O
for O
the O
country O
/. O

Appreciate O
it O
/. O

Thanks O
/. O

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you O
/. O

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you O
/. O

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we O
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deja O
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/. O

another O
deadly O
school O
shooting O
/. O

this O
time O
in O
Tennessee B-GPE
/. O

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have O
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latest O
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this O
developing O
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/. O

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/. O

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/. O
Jack B-PERSON
you O
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New B-ORG
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Dowd I-PERSON
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America B-GPE
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sex O
life O
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Anderson B-PERSON
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/. O

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leaves O
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/. O

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Indiana B-GPE
now O
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the O
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at O
22 O
people O
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Indiana B-GPE
counties O
/. O

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tonight O
Campbell B-FAC
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is O
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crime O
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's O
deadly O
school O
shooting O
/. O

CNN B-ORG
's O
David B-PERSON
Mattingly I-PERSON
joins O
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/. O

David B-PERSON
/? O

Anderson B-ORG
some O
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at O
this O
hour O
/. O

We O
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hearing O
from O
Knoxville B-GPE
the O
principal O
Gary B-PERSON
Seal I-PERSON
and O
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Jim B-PERSON
Pierce I-PERSON
are O
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/. O

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are O
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/. O

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/. O

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principal O
Ken B-PERSON
Bruce I-PERSON
was O
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student O
opened O
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the O
school O
offices O
/. O

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two O
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/. O

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you O
might O
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behind O
me O
with O
all O
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flashing O
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lights O
the O
investigation O
still O
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/. O

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learned O
that O
at O
this O
hour O
investigators O
have O
questioned O
others O
as O
to O
where O
this O
young O
man O
was O
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to O
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gun O
and O
how O
he O
was O
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others O
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others O
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to O
this O
case O
/. O

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most O
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piece O
of O
evidence O
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they O
can O
/. O

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detention O
facility O
/. O

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after O
being O
treated O
for O
what O
looked O
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to O
his O
hand O
/. O

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are O
being O
very O
careful O
about O
how O
they O
say O
uh O
this O
all O
came O
about O
/. O

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they O
're O
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and O
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sequence O
together O
/. O

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there O
are O
some O
people O
who O
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young O
man O
who O
say O
that O
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was O
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/. O

but O
authorities O
will O
not O
confirm O
what O
was O
going O
through O
his O
mind O
or O
what O
was O
happening O
as O
this O
shooting O
occurred O
/. O

Anderson B-ORG
/? O

David B-PERSON
we O
've O
spoke O
uh O
in O
the O
last O
hour O
to O
a O
young O
man O
who O
knows O
uh O
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young O
man O
who O
's O
now O
in O
custody O
who O
said O
that O
he O
had O
been O
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previously O
for O
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year O
for O
stabbing O
an O
assitant O
principal O
with O
a O
pen O
or O
a O
pencil O
/. O

Do O
you O
know O
anything O
more O
about O
that O
/? O

Uh O
authorities O
will O
not O
talk O
about O
that O
tonight O
/. O

Uh O
we O
're O
hoping O
that O
they O
will O
shed O
more O
light O
on O
that O
tomorrow O
/. O

but O
we O
are O
hearing O
that O
story O
from O
multiple O
students O
/. O

We O
're O
not O
sure O
if O
it O
's O
all O
part O
of O
the O
rumors O
that O
go O
around O
after O
these O
type O
of O
incidents O
do O
occur O
/. O

but O
there O
seems O
to O
be O
some O
certain O
credibility O
in O
the O
widespread O
belief O
that O
uh O
this O
student O
did O
have O
problems O
the O
year O
prior O
and O
had O
problems O
uh O
as O
he O
came O
back O
to O
this O
high O
school O
/. O

And O
David B-PERSON
we O
're O
looking O
at O
pictures O
now O
of O
the O
suspect O
being O
put O
into O
a O
police O
car O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
you O
've O
seen O
the O
pictures O
/. O

Is O
that O
blood O
on O
his O
shirt O
/? O

That O
is O
blood O
on O
his O
shirt O
/. O

Again O
he O
was O
treated O
for O
what O
looked O
like O
a O
gunshot O
wound O
to O
his O
hand O
suggesting O
that O
he O
might O
have O
been O
wounded O
himself O
during O
whatever O
struggle O
that O
occurred O
after O
these O
shootings O
/. O

Authorities O
tell O
us O
that O
he O
had O
been O
subdued O
by O
the O
time O
the O
first O
responders O
arrived O
here O
so O
that O
he O
was O
subdued O
by O
staff O
here O
at O
the O
school O
/. O

After O
all O
that O
happened O
the O
school O
was O
in O
lockdown O
/. O

the O
students O
were O
locked O
in O
their O
classes O
for O
about O
two O
hours O
/. O

They O
were O
released O
uh O
to O
some O
very O
anxious O
parents O
here O
outside O
the O
school O
grounds O
/. O

The O
school O
is O
going O
to O
be O
closed O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
week O
Anderson B-ORG
/. O

There O
will O
be O
counseling O
here O
going O
on O
for O
anyone O
who O
needs O
it O
/. O

and O
that O
goes O
for O
not O
just O
the O
students O
but O
the O
staff O
here O
as O
well O
/. O

All O
right O
David B-PERSON
thanks O
good O
reporting O
/. O

As O
David B-PERSON
it O
is O
an O
active O
investigation O
and O
crime O
scene O
as O
you O
can O
see O
very O
much O
uh O
still O
an O
active O
crime O
scene O
/. O

Uh O
if O
we O
had O
to O
pick O
a O
single O
thing O
to O
underscore O
how O
completely O
life O
has O
changed O
in O
this O
country O
since O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
it O
might O
be O
the O
fact O
that O
there O
are O
now O
arguments O
serious O
ones O
not O
only O
against O
but O
also O
for O
torture O
/. O

Never O
was O
a O
debate O
about O
this O
subject O
before O
/. O

now O
there O
certainly O
is O
/. O

CNN B-ORG
's O
Tom B-PERSON
Forman I-PERSON
has O
been O
investigating O
/. O

If O
you O
could O
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the O
life O
of O
a O
soldier O
rescue O
the O
hostage O
children O
stop O
the O
next O
terrorist O
bomb O
by O
torturing O
a O
prisoner O
for O
information O
would O
you O
do O
it O
/? O

I O
'd O
stick O
a O
knife O
in O
somebody O
's O
thigh O
in O
a O
heartbeat O
/. O

Retired O
general O
Spider O
Marks B-ORG
a O
CNN B-ORG
consultant O
worked O
for O
US B-GPE
army O
intelligence O
teaching O
interrogation O
techniques O
/. O

The O
kind O
of O
enemies O
we O
're O
fighting O
have O
no O
sense O
of O
right O
or O
wrong O
/. O

They O
will O
go O
to O
any O
depths O
to O
achieve O
their O
ends O
/. O

Do O
we O
have O
to O
go O
with O
them O
/? O

we O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
go O
with O
them O
/. O

we O
need O
to O
preclude O
them O
from O
going O
there O
/. O

And O
that O
might O
include O
some O
use O
of O
torture O
in O
order O
to O
prevent O
it O
/. O

Polls O
have O
shown O
that O
more O
than O
sixty O
percent O
of O
Americans O
think O
it O
can O
sometimes O
be O
justified O
/. O

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

Experts O
including O
General O
Marks O
are O
convinced O
with O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
prisoners O
it O
just O
does O
n't O
work O
/. O

It O
does O
not O
give O
you O
credible O
accurate O
timely O
inactionable O
intelligence O
/. O

Mark B-PERSON
Jacobson I-PERSON
a O
former O
defense O
department O
official O
outlines O
the O
troubles O
/. O

You O
need O
to O
know O
a O
prisoner O
has O
critical O
information O
/. O

the O
prisoner O
must O
be O
succeptable O
to O
torture O
/. O

and O
oh O
by O
the O
way O
when O
people O
are O
tortured O
, O
when O
people O
endure O
physical O
pain O
they O
're O
going O
to O
seek O
to O
stop O
that O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
/. O

If O
I O
torture O
you O
you O
're O
going O
to O
tell O
me O
exactly O
what O
I O
expect O
to O
hear O
/. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
under O
fire O
over O
reports O
of O
secret O
CIA B-ORG
prisons O
overseas O
says O
torture O
is O
not O
allowed O
/. O

But O
/- O

We O
are O
going O
to O
do O
what O
is O
necessary O
to O
protect O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
/. O

We O
are O
also O
going O
to O
do O
so O
in O
a O
way O
that O
adheres O
to O
our O
laws O
and O
to O
our O
values O
/. O

Uh O
we O
have O
made O
that O
very O
clear O
/. O

The O
definition O
of O
torture O
is O
infliction O
of O
severe O
physical O
pain O
as O
a O
means O
of O
punishment O
or O
coersion O
/. O

Legal O
authorities O
around O
the O
world O
are O
arguing O
over O
what O
that O
means O
/. O

Some O
insist O
the O
abuses O
at O
that O
Iraqi B-NORP
prison O
easily O
qualify O
along O
with O
sleep O
deprivation O
humiliation O
extreme O
fear O
/. O

Others O
say O
those O
things O
do O
n't O
even O
come O
close O
/. O

The O
global O
jury O
is O
still O
out O
/. O

and O
even O
experts O
are O
pondering O
a O
paradox O
/. O

So O
in O
your O
experience O
and O
in O
your O
view O
torture O
as O
a O
policy O
should O
be O
against O
the O
law O
/. O

True O
/. O

And O
yet O
we O
might O
still O
have O
to O
use O
it O
/. O

True O
/. O

And O
wondering O
which O
truth O
about O
torture O
will O
stand O
in O
a O
dangerous O
world O
/. O

Tom O
Forman O
CNN O
Washington O
/. O

Well O
it O
's O
interesting O
President O
Bush O
has O
said O
categorically O
we O
do O
n't O
torture O
/. O

He O
also O
says O
we O
'll O
do O
whatever O
is O
necessary O
/. O

So O
what O
exactly O
does O
that O
mean O
/? O

We O
asked O
a O
couple O
law O
professors O
earlier O
this O
evening O
to O
discuss O
the O
issue O
with O
us O
/. O

John B-PERSON
Yoo I-PERSON
of O
University O
of O
California O
Berkeley O
who O
served O
in O
the O
justice O
department O
from O
two O
thousand O
and O
one O
to O
two O
thousand O
and O
three O
/. O

He O
's O
also O
a O
visiting O
scholar O
at O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Enterprise I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
/. O

Also O
joining O
us O
Alan B-PERSON
Dershowitz I-PERSON
professor O
of O
law O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
the O
author O
of O
a O
great O
many O
books O
including O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Case I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
How I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Arab I-WORK_OF_ART
Israeli I-WORK_OF_ART
Conflict I-WORK_OF_ART
can I-WORK_OF_ART
be I-WORK_OF_ART
Resolved I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Also O
involved O
in O
discussion O
was O
Bill B-PERSON
Goodman I-PERSON
at O
the O
Center O
for O
Contitutional O
Rights O
/. O

Here O
's O
some O
of O
the O
conversation O
/. O

Professor O
Dershowitz O
under O
what O
circumstances O
do O
you O
think O
torture O
is O
justified O
/? O

Torture O
is O
never O
justified O
/. O

and O
I O
hope O
we O
never O
have O
to O
use O
it O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

But O
if O
we O
ever O
had O
a O
ticking O
bomb O
terrorist O
who O
could O
under O
torture O
reveal O
the O
location O
of O
a O
bomb O
that O
would O
destroy O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
I O
guarantee O
you O
we O
would O
use O
it O
/. O

That O
's O
an O
empirical O
judgement O
not O
a O
normative O
one O
/. O

And O
if O
we O
would O
use O
it O
then O
we O
have O
to O
use O
it O
only O
with O
accountability O
/. O

And O
that O
means O
that O
the O
president O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
or O
the O
vice O
president O
or O
the O
secretary O
of O
defense O
or O
the O
chief O
justice O
has O
to O
specifically O
authorize O
precisely O
the O
kind O
of O
extreme O
measures O
that O
are O
permitted O
to O
be O
used O
/. O

No O
extreme O
measures O
without O
accountability O
that O
has O
to O
be O
the O
rule O
/. O

Bill B-PERSON
Goodman I-PERSON
you O
believe O
that O
's O
uh O
a O
slippery O
slope O
/. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
a O
very O
slippery O
slope O
/. O

I O
think O
once O
you O
start O
to O
say O
well O
under O
these O
circumstances O
empirically O
you O
're O
going O
to O
and O
you O
have O
to O
provide O
these O
kinds O
of O
measures O
if O
you O
do O
it O
then O
you O
're O
basically O
that O
under O
certain O
circumstances O
it O
can O
happen O
It O
should O
happen O
and O
then O
it O
's O
going O
happen O
under O
more O
than O
those O
exceptional O
circumstances O
/. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
start O
becoming O
the O
regular O
rather O
than O
the O
unusual O
/. O

Professor B-PERSON
Yoo I-PERSON
let O
me O
bring O
you O
in O
here O
um O
/. O

What O
do O
you O
think O
about O
Professor O
Dershowitz O
's O
argument O
that O
torture O
under O
any O
circumstances O
is O
wrong O
uh O
and O
that O
he O
supports O
the O
McCain B-PERSON
amendment O
uh O
but O
at O
the O
president O
's O
direction O
uh O
under O
extraordinary O
circumstances O
/. O

I O
agree O
with O
much O
of O
what O
Alan B-PERSON
says O
/. O

I O
do O
think O
torture O
is O
wrong O
/. O

it O
's O
illegal O
/. O

What O
the O
McCain B-PERSON
amendment O
is O
just O
repeating O
is O
the O
Geneva B-GPE
convention O
standard O
that O
already O
applies O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

what O
the O
problem O
with O
the O
McCain B-PERSON
amendment O
is O
, O
that O
it O
prevents O
the O
CIA O
to O
use O
interrogation O
methods O
would O
not O
be O
torture O
but O
would O
fall O
under O
this O
vaguer O
term O
cruel O
inhumane O
degrading O
treatment O
which O
is O
/. O

But O
what O
is O
your O
definition O
of O
torture O
/? O

I O
mean O
uh O
I O
understand O
you O
were O
one O
of O
the O
lawyers O
in O
the O
justice O
department O
early O
on O
who O
helped O
craft O
documents O
outlining O
you O
know O
what O
some O
called O
a O
before O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
approach O
and O
after O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
approach O
/. O

And O
the O
definition O
of O
torture O
uh O
that O
I O
understand O
from O
what O
I O
've O
read O
that O
you O
were O
advocating O
was O
a O
very O
narrow O
one O
/. O

look O
/. O

we O
can O
all O
have O
an O
argument O
where O
exactly O
that O
line O
is O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
it O
means O
severe O
pain O
and O
suffering O
either O
physical O
or O
mental O
can O
not O
be O
imposed O
/. O

That O
would O
be O
torture O
/. O

See O
/. O
I O
would O
have O
a O
broader O
definition O
of O
torture O
/. O

I O
would O
define O
it O
very O
broadly O
then O
prohibit O
it O
/. O

But O
then O
if O
it O
's O
felt O
necessary O
to O
use O
any O
of O
these O
measures O
short O
of O
torture O
water O
boarding O
extreme O
psychological O
measures O
if O
the O
president O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
prepared O
to O
put O
his O
credibility O
on O
the O
line O
and O
say O
the O
future O
of O
the O
nation O
is O
stake O
we O
must O
violate O
the O
law O
in O
this O
instance O
like O
we O
would O
if O
we O
had O
to O
shoot O
down O
a O
civilian O
airliner O
let O
the O
president O
take O
accountability O
/. O

And O
that O
would O
broaden O
the O
definition O
of O
torture O
/. O

It O
would O
n't O
have O
any O
of O
these O
escape O
valves O
that O
we O
now O
have O
and O
would O
place O
accountability O
squarely O
where O
it O
belongs O
not O
on O
the O
shoulders O
of O
sergeant O
England O
or O
some O
other O
low O
ranking O
official O
/. O

right O
now O
you O
're O
just O
being O
an O
apologist O
for O
torture O
/. O

Oh O
come O
on O
/. O

stop O
throwing O
around O
words O
like O
that O
/. O

uh O
let O
me O
please O
finish O
/. O

I O
mean O
that O
's O
just O
insulting O
to O
the O
intelligence O
of O
the O
audience O
/. O

Look O
/. O

let O
me O
finish O
/. O

You O
know O
that O
/? O

Let O
me O
talk O
/. O

and O
then O
you O
can O
answer O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

Okay O
/? O

you O
know O
better O
than O
that O
/. O

what O
's O
your O
point O
/? O

my O
point O
is O
this O
that O
torture O
is O
new O
in O
the O
American B-NORP
discourse O
in O
many O
ways O
/. O

We O
have O
not O
seen O
the O
prevalence O
, O
we O
have O
not O
seen O
an O
outcropping O
of O
torture O
notwithstanding O
all O
of O
the O
wars O
in O
which O
we O
've O
engaged O
until O
this O
current O
administration O
/. O

Totally O
false O
/. O

totally O
false O
/. O

it O
was O
rampant O
in O
the O
second O
world O
war O
/. O

rampant O
/. O

And O
please O
/. O

I O
mean O
but O
is O
n't O
it O
true O
that O
there O
has O
always O
been O
torture O
/? O

Always O
/. O

There O
always O
has O
but O
not O
in O
the O
degree O
not O
in O
the O
level O
not O
in O
the O
amount O
that O
we O
have O
seen O
/. O

Much O
worse O
/. O

much O
worse O
/. O

And O
the O
fact O
is O
that O
by O
saying O
that O
we O
are O
going O
to O
allow O
certain O
circumstances O
under O
which O
we O
will O
apologize O
for O
torture O
/- O

Much O
worse O
in O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
/. O

much O
worse O
in O
the O
Korean O
war O
/. O

much O
worse O
/. O

I O
ca O
n't O
talk O
without O
me O
/. O

All O
right O
you O
're O
saying O
it O
's O
been O
much O
worse O
/. O

Much O
worse O
/. O

Professor B-PERSON
Yoo I-PERSON
eh O
President O
Bush O
says O
the O
US B-GPE
does O
not O
torture O
/. O

Do O
you O
believe O
that O
's O
true O
/? O

Yeah O
I O
believe O
it O
's O
not O
true O
, O
that O
if O
there O
is O
abuses O
like O
Abu B-FAC
Ghraib I-FAC
occuring O
they O
're O
just O
illegal O
and O
ought O
to O
be O
punished O
/. O

Professor O
Dershowitz O
does O
the O
US B-GPE
torture O
/? O

Of O
course O
it O
does O
/. O

and O
it O
does O
with O
a O
wink O
and O
a O
nod O
from O
the O
president O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
from O
the O
secretary O
of O
defense O
from O
the O
vice O
president O
/. O

Just O
the O
message O
he O
gave O
yesterday O
we O
do O
n't O
approve O
torture O
but O
we O
approve O
doing O
whatever O
is O
necessary O
to O
stop O
terrorism O
/. O

And O
that O
sends O
a O
mixed O
message O
/. O

Bill O
let O
me O
uh O
tell O
you O
something O
that O
Senator O
Roberts O
has O
said O
about O
the O
McCain B-PERSON
amendment O
/. O

He O
says O
and O
I O
'm O
paraphrasing O
that O
basically O
the O
element O
of O
surprise O
what O
the O
enemy O
does O
not O
know O
about O
what O
we O
're O
going O
to O
do O
to O
them O
is O
a O
very O
powerful O
tool O
/. O

And O
so O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
specify O
/. O

you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
write O
out O
exactly O
what O
can O
and O
can O
not O
be O
done O
/. O

That O
is O
truly O
apologism O
for O
torture O
/. O

That O
's O
saying O
that O
torture O
does O
work O
can O
work O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
never O
been O
proven O
to O
work O
/. O

Bill O
Goodman O
Professor O
Yoo O
Professor O
Dershowitz O
thanks O
very O
much O
/. O

Thank O
you O
/. O

Still O
ahead O
on O
Three B-WORK_OF_ART
Sixty I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
It O
may O
be O
off O
- O
year O
elections O
but O
they O
're O
being O
closely O
watched O
/. O

The O
latest O
results O
and O
what O
they O
say O
about O
the O
future O
/. O

Also O
the O
crisis O
unfolding O
in O
France B-GPE
what O
the O
riots O
and O
the O
raids O
behind O
them O
have O
revealed O
. O
And O
why O
Maureen B-PERSON
Dowd I-PERSON
thinks O
women O
of O
her O
generation O
were O
sold O
a O
bill O
of O
goods O
/. O

All O
the O
things O
we O
did O
that O
we O
thought O
would O
make O
us O
more O
fascinating O
like O
high O
- O
powered O
careers O
/. O

And O
we O
wanted O
that O
snappy O
Hepburn O
Tracy O
dialogue O
because O
actually O
a O
lot O
of O
guys O
find O
that O
draining O
/. O

We O
'll O
talk O
to O
her O
about O
that O
and O
a O
whole O
lot O
more O
/. O

Be O
right O
back O
/. O

Election O
returns O
are O
coming O
in O
from O
around O
the O
country O
/. O

There O
are O
uh O
state O
and O
local O
races O
with O
nationally O
known O
faces O
and O
issues O
as O
well O
as O
a O
celebrity O
or O
two O
/. O

With O
us O
tonight O
CNN B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
and O
Jeff B-PERSON
Greenfield I-PERSON
/. O

Let O
's O
start O
with O
breaking O
news O
and O
John B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
in O
DC B-GPE
/. O

What O
's O
the O
latest O
John B-PERSON
/? O

Anderson B-ORG
more O
statements O
from O
the O
democrats O
celebrating O
tonight O
more O
events O
planned O
by O
the O
democrats O
tomorrow O
/. O

They O
believe O
they O
have O
the O
upper O
hand O
in O
these O
off O
- O
year O
elections O
/. O

The O
two O
biggest O
races O
the O
races O
for O
the O
governorships O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
/. O

Democrats B-NORP
winning O
in O
both O
of O
those O
states O
we O
can O
show O
you O
here O
/. O

CNN B-ORG
projecting O
that O
Tim B-PERSON
Kaine I-PERSON
now O
the O
lieutenant O
governor O
will O
be O
the O
next O
governor O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
winning O
quite O
handily O
fifty O
- O
two O
to O
forty O
- O
six O
percent O
over O
republican O
Jerry O
Kilgore O
/. O

Also O
in O
the O
state O
of O
New O
Jersey O
John O
Corzine O
the O
democrat O
with O
fifty O
- O
four O
percent O
of O
the O
vote O
right O
now O
beating O
Doug B-PERSON
Forrester I-PERSON
the O
republican O
just O
forty O
- O
three O
percent O
/. O

Ninety O
- O
one O
percent O
of O
the O
vote O
counted O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
/. O

Ninety O
- O
nine O
percent O
of O
the O
vote O
counted O
now O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
/. O

Two O
democratic O
victories O
in O
the O
races O
for O
governor O
/. O

Republican O
Michael O
Bloomberg O
will O
win O
re-election O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
/. O

Republicans B-NORP
will O
celebrate O
that O
/. O

That O
a O
source O
of O
frustration O
to O
democrats O
/. O

How O
much O
does O
this O
mean O
nationally O
/? O

That O
race O
in O
New B-GPE
Jeresey I-GPE
was O
much O
more O
personally O
nasty O
about O
property O
taxes O
perhaps O
than O
about O
President O
Bush O
or O
any O
national O
issues O
/. O

The O
Virginia B-GPE
race O
about O
the O
death O
penalty O
about O
other O
state O
issues O
as O
well O
traffic O
number O
one O
among O
them O
/. O

But O
the O
democrats O
will O
certainly O
that O
the O
Virginia B-GPE
race O
is O
proof O
that O
the O
republican O
base O
is O
demoralized O
/. O

That O
will O
be O
studied O
Anderson B-ORG
as O
we O
look O
at O
these O
off O
- O
year O
elections O
and O
how O
much O
they O
play O
into O
next O
year O
/. O

Many O
state O
ballot O
questions O
that O
are O
of O
some O
national O
import O
tonight O
/. O

A O
anti-gas O
tax O
initiative O
in O
Washington B-GPE
state O
/. O

we O
wo O
n't O
get O
the O
results O
there O
until O
tomorrow O
/. O

A O
split O
verdict O
if O
you O
will O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
gay O
rights O
/. O

Texas B-GPE
voters O
adopting O
a O
Constituional O
amendment O
to O
finding O
marriage O
as O
between O
a O
man O
and O
woman O
/. O

but O
supporters O
of O
gay O
rights O
winning O
a O
referendum O
in O
the O
state O
of O
Maine B-GPE
/. O

That O
is O
something O
to O
watch O
heading O
into O
next O
year O
as O
well O
because O
republicans O
think O
that O
helps O
increase O
turnout O
among O
conservatives O
/. O

And O
ballots O
of O
course O
/. O

Uh O
the O
polls O
are O
still O
open O
in O
California B-GPE
/. O

so O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
about O
the O
ballot O
initiatives O
there O
/. O

Is O
Arnold B-PERSON
Schwarzenegger I-PERSON
's O
reputation O
on O
these O
ballots O
/? O

Journalists O
sources O
and O
jail O
/. O

a O
conversation O
with O
Bob B-PERSON
Woodward I-PERSON
about O
the O
CIA O
leak O
investigation O
Judith O
Miller O
Karl O
Rove O
his O
long O
and O
tortured O
relationship O
with O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
and O
trying O
to O
crack O
the O
secrecy O
surrounding O
the O
supreme O
court O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
this O
one O
hour O
edition O
of O
reliable O
sources O
/. O

With O
Judith B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
in O
jail O
and O
Washington B-GPE
in O
an O
uproar O
over O
journalists O
protecting O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
and O
other O
high O
level O
administration O
sources O
in O
the O
Valerie B-PERSON
Plame I-PERSON
leak O
investigation O
who O
better O
to O
check O
in O
with O
than O
Bob B-PERSON
Woodward I-PERSON
the O
author O
most O
recently O
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Secret I-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART
a O
new O
book O
about O
his O
relationship O
with O
the O
famous O
Watergate B-EVENT
source O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
/. O

Here O
's O
my O
conversation O
with O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
assistant O
managing O
editor O
/. O

Judith B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
in O
jail O
for O
protecting O
her O
sources O
an O
act O
of O
conscience O
ah O
paying O
a O
heavy O
price O
/. O

but O
is O
n't O
there O
a O
minimal O
public O
sympathy O
for O
her O
because O
these O
sources O
were O
not O
exposing O
wrongdoing O
as O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
did O
but O
outing O
a O
CIA B-ORG
operative O
/? O

Um O
yes O
ah O
apparently O
/. O

Ah O
again O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
there O
's O
any O
crime O
in O
all O
of O
this O
/. O

Um O
the O
special O
prosecutor O
's O
been O
working O
eighteen O
months O
/. O

Uh O
eighteen O
months O
into O
Watergate B-EVENT
we O
knew O
about O
the O
tapes O
/. O

people O
were O
in O
jail O
/. O

people O
had O
pled O
guilty O
/. O

in O
other O
words O
there O
was O
a O
solid O
evidentary O
trail O
/. O

Well O
but O
crime O
or O
not O
it O
looks O
like O
a O
bit O
of O
political O
dirty O
work O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
see O
it O
here O
/. O

Well O
I O
mean O
it O
may O
just O
be O
politics O
as O
usual O
/. O

I O
mean O
Rove B-PERSON
's O
ah O
defenders O
say O
look O
, O
the O
evidence O
is O
/- O

and O
the O
evidence O
is O
ah O
that O
he O
was O
saying O
ah O
um O
Joe B-PERSON
Wilson I-PERSON
who O
was O
uh O
criticizing O
the O
administration O
on O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
really O
had O
an O
axe O
to O
grind O
and O
got O
his O
job O
because O
his O
wife O
had O
worked O
at O
the O
CIA O
and O
recommended O
him O
/. O

So O
there O
's O
fuzziness O
to O
this O
/. O

Now O
it O
may O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
ah O
worse O
than O
Watergate B-EVENT
/. O

ah O
but O
ah O
it O
does O
n't O
look O
that O
way O
now O
/. O

All O
right O
I O
asked O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
editor O
Bill B-PERSON
Keller I-PERSON
ah O
this O
past O
week O
about O
whether O
the O
newspaper O
and O
Judy B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
were O
acting O
above O
the O
law O
after O
losing O
in O
the O
courts O
/. O

Here O
's O
what O
he O
had O
to O
say O
/. O

the O
above O
the O
law O
thing O
is O
a O
little O
gratuitous O
ah O
I O
think O
/. O

Ah O
I O
mean O
the O
law O
presented O
Judy B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
with O
a O
choice O
she O
could O
betray O
her O
trust O
ah O
or O
she O
could O
go O
to O
jail O
/. O

and O
she O
took O
what O
I O
believe O
is O
the O
brave O
and O
honorable O
choice O
/. O

she O
went O
to O
jail O
/. O

we O
ran O
out O
of O
law O
/. O

Could O
you O
have O
been O
subpeonaed O
ah O
and O
threatened O
with O
jail O
during O
Watergate B-EVENT
/. O

or O
was O
the O
climate O
toward O
the O
press O
so O
much O
different O
then O
/? O

Well O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
that O
it O
's O
different O
/. O

Ah O
assuredly O
Carl O
Berstein O
and O
I O
could O
've O
been O
subpoenaed O
ah O
/. O

Did O
you O
worry O
about O
it O
/? O

Sure O
a O
little O
bit O
/. O

but O
you O
know O
what O
happened O
ah O
/. O

There O
were O
so O
many O
specifics O
in O
our O
stories O
ah O
about O
money O
and O
high O
level O
people O
in O
the B-ORG
White I-ORG
house I-ORG
and O
the O
Nixon B-PERSON
campaign O
that O
the O
prosecutors O
could O
subpoena O
them O
and O
get O
them O
to O
talk O
which O
eventually O
they O
did O
/. O

and O
there O
were O
Senate B-ORG
hearings O
when O
ah O
everyone O
testified O
in O
public O
/. O

So O
you O
had O
ah O
very O
very O
different O
circumstances O
/. O

So O
you O
know O
I O
agree O
with O
the O
editor O
of O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
that O
ah O
this O
is O
not O
a O
perfect O
case O
Judy B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
/. O

but O
the O
idea O
of O
the O
government O
and O
special O
prosecutors O
monkeying O
around O
with O
the O
relationship O
that O
reporters O
have O
with O
sources O
ah O
is O
a O
very O
very O
bad O
thing O
/. O

And O
you O
look O
at O
the O
Matt B-PERSON
Cooper I-PERSON
business O
/. O

and O
you O
know O
not O
to O
ah O
spend O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
on O
the O
details O
/. O

Pull O
a O
camera O
back O
/. O

what O
's O
going O
on O
here O
/. O

But O
you O
know O
better O
than O
anyone O
there O
is O
an O
informal O
network O
of O
reporters O
and O
government O
people O
on O
both O
sides O
democrats O
republicans O
ah O
liberals O
conservatives O
who O
talk O
to O
reporters O
/. O

and O
I O
may O
talk O
to O
somebody O
/. O

and O
we O
will O
talk O
about O
ninety O
or O
a O
hundred O
subjects O
/. O

what O
's O
going O
on O
/. O

what O
do O
you O
hear O
/. O

what O
does O
this O
look O
like O
/. O

where O
is O
that O
going O
/. O

what O
do O
n't O
we O
know O
/. O

And O
then O
something O
comes O
up O
like O
this O
where O
suddenly O
you O
're O
dealing O
with O
a O
covert O
operative O
/. O

Maybe O
you O
did O
n't O
expect O
the O
person O
to O
say O
that O
/. O

but O
you O
've O
given O
your O
word O
, O
you O
've O
given O
your O
pledge O
, O
you O
're O
going O
to O
protect O
this O
person O
/. O

Yes O
but O
when O
we O
learn O
all O
about O
this O
um O
I O
think O
very O
few O
people O
knew O
she O
was O
a O
covert O
operative O
in O
the O
CIA O
, O
that O
she O
worked O
in O
the O
CIA O
as O
a O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
analyst O
/. O

so O
this O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
banter O
that O
goes O
on O
that O
helps O
the O
public O
and O
us O
figure O
out O
uh O
what O
the O
stories O
are O
, O
what O
's O
being O
hidden O
ah O
what O
games O
are O
being O
played O
and O
so O
forth O
/. O

In O
other O
words O
do O
n't O
underestimate O
the O
importance O
of O
these O
background O
or O
off O
the O
record O
conversations O
/. O

/. O

exactly O
it O
sounds O
kind O
of O
like O
a O
BS O
session O
/. O

and O
some O
of O
it O
is O
/. O

but O
it O
's O
a O
vital O
lifeline O
to O
the O
underbelly O
of O
government O
/. O

For O
the O
special O
prosecutor O
to O
come O
roaring O
in O
here O
with O
a O
tank O
and O
say O
ah O
you O
know O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
destroy O
that O
and O
ah O
here O
look O
at O
Judy B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
she O
never O
wrote O
a O
story O
about O
this O
this O
is O
totally O
ridiculous O
/. O

Right O
you O
mentioned O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
/. O

Newsweek B-ORG
reports O
that O
he O
discussed O
Plame B-PERSON
/. O

and O
we O
have O
the O
email O
now O
ah O
with O
Matt B-PERSON
Cooper I-PERSON
/. O

New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
reports O
that O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
discussed O
Plame B-PERSON
with O
Carl B-PERSON
Novak I-PERSON
/. O

Um O
does O
any O
of O
this O
reporting O
make O
you O
uncomfortable O
given O
all O
the O
books O
and O
articles O
written O
about O
who O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
was O
that O
reporters O
are O
now O
going O
up O
to O
other O
reporters O
' O
sources O
on O
this O
story O
/? O

Yeah O
sure O
and O
I O
think O
the O
prosecutor O
's O
making O
a O
mistake O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
the O
judge O
in O
the O
case O
should O
've O
been O
much O
more O
rigorous O
in O
making O
the O
government O
really O
show O
they O
have O
evidence O
of O
a O
crime O
and O
they O
need O
this O
testimony O
/. O

now O
it O
may O
turn O
out O
in O
the O
end O
to O
be O
very O
different O
/. O

but O
all O
the O
discussions O
that O
Rove B-PERSON
had O
with O
these O
two O
reporters O
Bob B-PERSON
Novak I-PERSON
and O
Matt B-PERSON
Cooper I-PERSON
that O
we O
know O
about O
and O
there O
may O
have O
been O
others O
were O
not O
about O
Valerie B-PERSON
Plame I-PERSON
as O
a O
covert O
undercover O
CIA B-ORG
operative O
whose O
identity O
had O
to O
be O
protected O
like O
the O
crown O
jewels O
/. O

Right O
/. O

it O
was O
about O
somebody O
in O
the O
CIA O
who O
was O
an O
analyst O
who O
got O
her O
husband O
this O
job O
to O
go O
to O
Africa B-GPE
to O
see O
if O
they O
could O
find O
evidence O
of O
wh- O
/- O

But O
her O
husband O
being O
a O
prominent O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
critic O
who O
clearly O
the O
administration O
was O
angry O
at O
and O
wanted O
to O
/. O

Yeah O
sure O
but O
you O
know O
you O
know O
ah O
welcome O
to O
ah O
Washington B-GPE
and O
politics O
/. O

You O
're O
saying O
it O
's O
hardball O
/. O

All O
right O
a- O
/- O

now O
the O
question O
is O
I O
mean O
/. O

I O
'm O
sorry O
/. O

I O
wo O
n't O
answer O
it O
/. O

you O
ah O
/- O

/. O

Does O
this O
go O
beyond O
the O
boundaries O
of O
the O
normal O
interchange O
of O
information O
/? O

Based O
on O
what O
I O
've O
seen O
does O
n't O
/. O

and O
they O
're O
cutting O
into O
it O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
it O
's O
a O
mistake O
/. O

I O
wanted O
to O
ask O
you O
about O
Scott B-PERSON
McClellan I-PERSON
who O
as O
you O
know O
has O
been O
just O
uh O
eviscerated O
by O
reporters O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
this O
week O
/. O

Let O
's O
take O
a O
look O
at O
Monday O
's O
breifing O
and O
some O
of O
the O
questions O
about O
Rove B-PERSON
/. O

Scott B-GPE
I O
mean O
I O
mean O
this O
is O
ridiculous O
the O
notion O
that O
you O
're O
going O
to O
stand O
before O
us O
after O
having O
commented O
with O
that O
level O
of O
detail O
and O
tell O
people O
watching O
this O
that O
somehow O
you O
've O
decided O
not O
to O
talk O
/. O

Now O
that O
Rove B-PERSON
has O
in O
a O
sense O
been O
caught O
red O
- O
handed O
peddling O
this O
information O
all O
of O
a O
sudden O
you O
have O
respect O
for O
the O
sanctity O
of O
a O
criminal O
investigation O
/? O

Does O
McClellan B-PERSON
's O
role O
here O
remind O
you O
at O
all O
of O
the O
old O
Nixon B-PERSON
spokesman O
Ron B-NORP
Zeigler O
calling O
Watergate B-EVENT
a O
third O
- O
rate O
burglary O
and O
stonewalling O
to O
use O
a O
Watergate B-EVENT
term O
/? O

Is O
the O
administration O
stonewalling O
here O
/? O

Well O
/. O

Scott B-PERSON
McClellan I-PERSON
is O
stonewalling O
and O
saying O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
answer O
/. O

but O
he O
's O
not O
denying O
things O
/. O

he O
earlier O
said O
totally O
ridiculous O
/. O

He O
earlier O
was O
doing O
/- O

Yeah O
but O
was O
involved O
in O
what O
/? O

Involved O
in O
criminal O
disclosure O
of O
this O
ah O
woman O
's O
identity O
or O
involved O
in O
this O
free O
interchange O
ah O
/. O

Now O
I O
admit O
you O
know O
noone O
knows O
the O
answer O
to O
this O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
even O
think O
the O
special O
prosecutor O
knows O
the O
answer O
to O
this O
/. O

So O
ah O
let O
's O
wait O
and O
see O
/. O

but O
here O
's O
the O
lesson O
/. O

be O
careful O
what O
you O
say O
ah O
particularly O
early O
in O
an O
inquiry O
/. O

and O
what O
's O
the O
main O
lesson O
of O
Watergate B-EVENT
/. O

in O
these O
sort O
of O
uh O
scandals O
you O
know O
better O
than O
anyone O
/. O

get O
the O
full O
story O
out O
completely O
at O
the O
start O
so O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
drag O
it O
out O
of O
you O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
what O
we O
're O
in O
/. O

we O
're O
in O
the O
dragging O
out O
phase O
/. O

All O
right O
turning O
now O
to O
the O
secret O
man O
and O
your O
relationship O
with O
Deep O
Throat O
Mark O
Felt O
then O
the O
number O
two O
official O
in O
the O
FBI O
you O
grapple O
with O
the O
question O
of O
why O
did O
he O
do O
it O
, O
why O
did O
he O
risk O
his O
career O
to O
meet O
you O
in O
that O
parking O
garage O
/. O

You O
're O
still O
not O
sure O
/. O

No O
I O
am O
/. O

I O
lay O
out O
the O
reasons O
/. O

but O
it O
's O
layered O
you O
know O
like O
most O
human O
motivation O
/. O

Um O
there O
're O
many O
um O
reasons O
/. O

and O
they O
're O
uh O
occurring O
simultaneously O
/. O

But O
what O
outraged O
/- O

Yeah O
/. O

And O
in O
your O
question O
you O
have O
an O
assumption O
/. O

did O
he O
risk O
his O
career O
/. O

you O
see O
ah O
/- O

Was O
n't O
it O
dangerous O
/? O

It O
was O
dangerous O
/. O

but O
we O
set O
up O
these O
clandestine O
meetings O
ah O
and O
clandestine O
signals O
so O
he O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
risk O
his O
career O
/. O

I O
was O
pledged O
to O
tell O
noone O
/. O

he O
set O
up O
this O
system O
so O
noone O
would O
know O
that O
we O
were O
talking O
/. O

and O
so O
as O
far O
as O
he O
was O
concerned O
yes O
there O
's O
always O
risk O
in O
something O
like O
this O
/. O

but O
he O
had O
taken O
such O
extreme O
care O
that O
there O
was O
minimal O
risk O
/. O

Let O
's O
take O
a O
look O
at O
who O
most O
people O
think O
of O
when O
they O
think O
of O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
/. O

they O
think O
of O
Hal B-PERSON
Holbrook I-PERSON
and O
the O
movie O
All B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
President I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Men I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Let O
's O
watch O
/. O

The O
story O
has O
stalled O
on O
us O
/. O

And O
you O
thought O
I O
'd O
help O
/? O

I O
'll O
never O
quote O
you O
/. O

I O
would O
n't O
quote O
you O
even O
as O
an O
anonymous O
source O
/. O

You O
'd O
be O
on O
deep O
background O
/. O

But O
of O
course O
in O
your O
book O
with O
Carl B-PERSON
Bernstein I-PERSON
and O
the O
movie O
you O
do O
describe O
a O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
character O
/. O

Did O
you O
have O
any O
reservations O
about O
that O
/. O

were O
you O
betraying O
that O
agreement O
we O
just O
saw O
/? O

Ah O
no O
I O
really O
was O
n't O
because O
he O
also O
said O
that O
in O
the O
agreement O
was O
no O
disclosure O
but O
ah O
like O
all O
complicated O
relationships O
he O
said O
push O
me O
/. O

I O
've O
been O
a O
street O
agent O
in O
the O
FBI O
/. O

and O
you O
do O
n't O
get O
anywhere O
unless O
you O
push O
people O
like O
Hale B-PERSON
/. O

so O
go O
ahead O
/. O

So O
there O
are O
two O
tracks O
absolute O
confidentiality O
but O
push O
to O
get O
as O
much O
information O
, O
confirm O
as O
much O
new O
information O
as O
possible O
/. O

and O
ah O
when O
we O
wrote O
the O
book O
ah O
All B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
President I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Men I-WORK_OF_ART
Carl O
and O
I O
thought O
I O
mean O
how O
do O
you O
leave O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
out O
/? O

Ah O
would O
've O
been O
dishonest O
/. O

Ah O
we O
concealed O
his O
identity O
in O
a O
way O
ah O
that O
it O
remained O
confidential O
for O
more O
than O
thirty O
years O
after O
that O
book O
came O
out O
and O
it O
only O
was O
disclosed O
because O
Mark B-PERSON
Felt I-PERSON
his O
lawyer O
and O
family O
decided O
to O
disclose O
it O
/. O

How O
did O
you O
feel O
when O
more O
recently O
you O
saw O
that O
FBI B-ORG
memo O
that O
he O
had O
signed O
saying O
that O
Woodward B-PERSON
and O
Berstein B-PERSON
were O
reporting O
half O
- O
truths O
and O
fiction O
and O
we O
need O
to O
find O
the O
leakers O
this O
at O
the O
very O
time O
when O
he O
was O
meeting O
privately O
and O
secretly O
with O
you O
kind O
of O
duplicitous O
/. O

Yes O
it O
's O
very O
duplicitous O
yes O
/. O

but O
it O
's O
also O
very O
careful O
because O
it O
was O
addressing O
a O
specific O
story O
that O
he O
was O
not O
a O
source O
of O
/. O

And O
in O
the O
memo O
he O
says O
yes O
clearly O
ah O
they O
have O
access O
to O
FBI B-ORG
or O
justice O
department O
sources O
/. O

And O
then O
in O
the O
process O
of O
this O
leak O
investigation O
which O
he O
is O
running O
he O
finds O
the O
leakers O
somebody O
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
presumably O
one O
of O
the O
assistant O
prosecutors O
he O
alleges O
/. O

so O
it O
's O
perfect O
/. O

Ah O
and O
he O
sends O
this O
memo O
to O
the O
acting O
FBI B-ORG
director O
Al B-PERSON
Patrick I-PERSON
Grey I-PERSON
/. O

and O
then O
they O
send O
a O
message O
to O
the O
Attorney O
General O
ah O
saying O
you O
know O
case O
closed O
we O
found O
out O
who O
did O
it O
/. O

it O
's O
perfect O
/. O

Counter-intelligence O
it O
's O
very O
sophisticated O
/. O

it O
's O
what O
somebody O
would O
do O
who O
was O
a O
Soviet B-NORP
spy O
or O
a O
spy O
in O
the O
Kremlin B-GPE
for O
us O
/. O

Right O
/. O

Now O
in O
nineteen O
seventy O
eight O
Felt B-PERSON
was O
convicted O
later O
pardoned O
ah O
of O
authorizing O
black O
- O
bag O
jobs O
against O
weathermen O
underground O
radicals O
/. O

Um O
did O
that O
change O
your O
view O
of O
him O
/? O

I O
mean O
here O
supposedly O
he O
'd O
been O
outraged O
by O
Nixon O
White O
House O
corruption O
in O
dealing O
with O
you O
/. O

and O
yet O
he O
engaged O
in O
some O
of O
it O
himself O
/. O

Yes O
that O
's O
right O
/. O

and O
his O
justification O
was O
that O
there O
was O
a O
security O
threat O
/. O

but O
there O
's O
always O
a O
security O
threat O
/. O

Um O
but O
it O
is O
different O
because O
what O
Nixon B-PERSON
was O
doing O
was O
for O
political O
purposes O
political O
intelligence O
um O
/. O

The O
Weathermen O
were O
violent O
/. O

there O
's O
no O
question O
about O
it O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
they O
posed O
a O
threat O
to O
the O
republic O
that O
clearly O
at O
this O
moment O
Mark B-PERSON
Felt I-PERSON
and O
some O
other O
people O
in O
the O
FBI O
thought O
/. O

You O
write O
ah O
here O
Bob B-PERSON
Woodward I-PERSON
that O
the O
portrait O
of O
me O
is O
not O
all O
that O
admirable O
/. O

and O
you O
say O
that O
you O
lied O
to O
Richard B-PERSON
Cohen I-PERSON
the O
Washington B-ORG
Post I-ORG
columnist O
and O
your O
colleague O
ah O
who O
wanted O
to O
write O
a O
column O
this O
was O
twenty O
years O
ago O
saying O
that O
he O
thought O
Felt B-PERSON
was O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
/. O

why O
did O
n't O
you O
just O
say O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
talk O
about O
it O
as O
you O
did O
when O
most O
journalists O
asked O
/? O

because O
he O
had O
the O
initials O
on O
the O
memo O
which O
were O
MF O
Mark O
Felt O
and O
he O
knew O
Carl O
Berstein O
's O
wife O
and O
he O
was O
going O
to O
assert O
it O
with O
the O
kind O
of O
authority O
that O
is O
rare O
not O
rare O
for O
Richard B-PERSON
as O
a O
columnist O
but O
uh O
that O
this O
was O
a O
fact O
/. O

And O
this O
was O
a O
sensitive O
time O
/. O

this O
was O
when O
Felt B-PERSON
was O
on O
trial O
/. O

this O
was O
ah O
either O
before O
or O
right O
after O
, O
he O
had O
been O
pardoned O
by O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
/. O

I O
had O
to O
protect O
the O
source O
/. O

and O
Cohen B-PERSON
was O
persistant O
/. O

I O
could O
n't O
stop O
him O
without O
lying O
/. O

I O
lied O
/. O

I O
regret O
doing O
that O
/. O

and O
I O
've O
apologized O
to O
him O
since O
/. O

and O
he O
said O
well O
of O
course O
you O
lied O
/. O

you O
have O
to O
protect O
the O
source O
/. O

Ah O
it O
was O
just O
one O
column O
/. O

All O
right O
we O
need O
to O
take O
a O
break O
/. O

When O
we O
come O
back O
, O
was O
Mark B-PERSON
Felt I-PERSON
capable O
of O
informed O
consent O
in O
releasing O
his O
long O
held O
secret O
to O
the O
world O
/? O

We O
'll O
ask O
Bob B-PERSON
Woodward I-PERSON
that O
question O
next O
/. O

CNN O
tonight O
at O
seven O
/. O

After O
terrorist O
target O
London B-GPE
how O
's O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
winning O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
/? O

Then O
at O
eight O
an O
all O
new O
progress O
report O
on O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
on I-EVENT
Terror I-EVENT
/. O

Go O
beyond O
the O
headlines O
starting O
with O
CNN O
tonight O
seven O
eastern O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Reliable B-WORK_OF_ART
Sources I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

we O
're O
talking O
to O
Bob B-PERSON
Woodward I-PERSON
about O
his O
new O
book O
on O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
/. O

For O
years O
you O
were O
tempted O
to O
call O
Mark B-PERSON
Felt I-PERSON
and O
to O
renew O
and O
perhaps O
repair O
your O
relationship O
with O
him O
/. O

You O
say O
you O
were O
gutless O
and O
you O
did O
n't O
do O
it O
/. O

why O
/? O

Yeah O
I O
was O
gutless O
um O
because O
you O
know O
he O
had O
gone O
through O
this O
trial O
, O
it O
looked O
like O
ten O
years O
in O
jail O
ah O
he O
was O
devastated O
and O
ah O
/- O

And O
he O
'd O
been O
cold O
toward O
you O
/. O

Yeah O
yeah O
he O
was O
not O
happy O
with O
the O
book O
and O
the O
movie O
ah O
/. O

but O
the O
main O
thing O
is O
this O
was O
a O
guy O
ah O
whose O
liberty O
was O
in O
jeopardy O
for O
about O
three O
or O
four O
years O
/. O

he O
was O
pardoned O
by O
Reagan B-PERSON
/. O

and O
I O
felt O
he O
dodged O
a O
bullet O
/. O

Ah O
his O
wife O
was O
ill O
/. O

ah O
she O
died O
I O
think O
in O
nineteen O
eighty O
four O
/. O

and O
then O
he O
went O
out O
to O
live O
with O
his O
daughter O
/. O

and O
I O
felt O
look O
ah O
his O
life O
is O
fine O
/. O

he O
's O
happy O
/. O

I O
've O
got O
other O
things O
to O
do O
/. O

ah O
I O
know O
what O
happened O
/. O

he O
knows O
ah O
what O
happened O
/. O

what O
's O
the O
loop O
to O
close O
/. O

and O
then O
ah O
very O
belatedly O
five O
years O
ago O
I O
went O
to O
see O
him O
/. O

and O
his O
memory O
is O
gone O
/. O

/. O

But O
there O
is O
still O
that O
wonderful O
kind O
of O
human O
connection O
that O
's O
almost O
ah O
primal O
/. O

Ah O
he O
recognized O
who O
I O
was O
/. O

Yeah O
yeah O
very O
emotional O
/. O

/. O

but O
when O
you O
talk O
about O
his O
memory O
he O
did O
n't O
even O
remember O
this O
was O
five O
years O
ago O
or O
barely O
remembered O
that O
Richard B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
had O
resigned O
/. O

Looms O
large O
in O
all O
of O
our O
memories O
/. O

so O
was O
it O
surprising O
shocking O
disappointing O
frustrating O
that O
he O
remembered O
so O
little O
/? O

Let O
me O
r- O
/- O

Yes O
that O
's O
right O
/. O

Sad O
sad O
sad O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

And O
my O
regret O
is O
I O
did O
n't O
get O
out O
there O
sooner O
and O
sit O
down O
with O
him O
and O
say O
look O
we O
need O
to O
talk O
about O
this O
/. O

what O
more O
is O
there O
to O
it O
/. O

how O
did O
the O
signals O
work O
/. O

ah O
what O
are O
some O
of O
the O
things O
you O
were O
thinking O
/. O

Same O
time O
I O
know O
a O
lot O
about O
his O
motive O
of O
frustration O
and O
uh O
you O
know O
reckless O
uh O
law O
- O
breaking O
going O
on O
in O
the O
Nixon O
White O
House O
uh O
the O
level O
of O
lawbreaking O
which O
we O
have O
not O
seen O
since O
and O
I O
hope O
we O
never O
see O
again O
/. O

I O
mean O
he O
saw O
it O
/. O

and O
he O
was O
willing O
to O
help O
/. O

but O
he O
was O
willing O
to O
help O
in O
a O
way O
/. O

he O
did O
n't O
look O
at O
himself O
as O
a O
leaker O
/. O

I O
think O
in O
a O
sense O
ah O
he O
did O
n't O
look O
at O
himself O
as O
the O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
who O
was O
kind O
of O
this O
person O
who O
came O
forward O
/. O

The O
swashbuckling O
source O
/. O

He O
was O
guiding O
you O
/. O

but O
he O
would O
n't O
volunteer O
information O
/. O

Yeah O
he O
was O
careful O
/. O

he O
was O
careful O
/. O

and O
you O
know O
this O
was O
a O
J B-PERSON
Edgar I-PERSON
Hoover I-PERSON
man O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
we O
may O
find O
out O
someday O
ah O
I O
hope O
we O
do O
that O
he O
studied O
at O
the O
feet O
of O
the O
master O
Hoover B-PERSON
who O
did O
things O
like O
this O
a O
lot O
/. O

/. O

But O
was O
he O
capable O
now O
at O
the O
age O
of O
ninety O
one O
of O
giving O
informed O
consent O
to O
go O
public O
/. O

or O
did O
you O
decide O
you O
were O
just O
not O
going O
to O
push O
him O
even O
if O
it O
meant O
that O
Vanity B-ORG
Fair I-ORG
or O
somebody O
else O
got O
that O
story O
first O
/? O

Well O
I O
ah O
consulted O
Ben O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
the O
former O
editor O
of O
the O
Post O
/. O

and O
he O
said O
you O
really O
ca O
n't O
get O
informed O
consent O
/. O

I O
ah O
consulted O
the O
best O
lawyer O
in O
town O
Bob B-PERSON
Barnett I-PERSON
/. O

ah O
and O
he O
went O
through O
it O
and O
said O
you O
need O
voluntary O
absolute O
and O
ah O
competent O
ah O
declaration O
on O
his O
part O
that O
you O
were O
ah O
released O
from O
this O
agreement O
/. O

and O
there O
was O
no O
way O
to O
get O
it O
ah O
given O
Mark B-PERSON
Felt I-PERSON
's O
state O
of O
mind O
/. O

so O
I O
backed O
off O
/. O

All O
right O
Bob B-PERSON
Woodward I-PERSON
/. O

stay O
put O
/. O

when O
we O
come O
back O
did O
n't O
everyone O
in O
the O
press O
say O
that O
William B-PERSON
Rehnquist I-PERSON
was O
about O
to O
retire O
as O
Cheif O
Justice O
/? O

We O
'll O
ask O
Woodward B-PERSON
about O
that O
in O
a O
moment O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
our O
conversation O
with O
Bob B-PERSON
Woodward I-PERSON
/. O

Speculation O
about O
the O
cheif O
justice O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
got O
out O
of O
control O
this O
past O
week O
/. O

Many O
believe O
it O
's O
just O
a O
matter O
of O
time O
before O
Chief O
Justice O
William O
Rehnquist O
steps O
down O
/. O

My O
source O
tells O
me O
that O
he O
is O
going O
to O
retire O
and O
the O
time O
of O
retiring O
is O
going O
to O
be O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
President O
is O
back O
in O
the O
country O
as O
soon O
as O
Air B-PRODUCT
Force I-PRODUCT
One I-PRODUCT
lands O
in O
the O
country O
/. O

What O
everyone O
believes O
and O
I O
guess O
I O
do O
agree O
with O
this O
is O
that O
the O
Cheif O
Justice O
will O
now O
step O
down O
this O
week O
, O
that O
there O
will O
be O
two O
vacancies O
/. O

Rehnquist B-PERSON
of O
course O
now O
saying O
he O
has O
no O
plans O
to O
ah O
step O
down O
/. O

was O
n't O
this O
the O
press O
that O
had O
speculated O
worse O
/? O

Yeah O
it O
was O
/. O

and O
ah O
kind O
of O
stupidly O
so O
/. O

Ah O
I O
mean O
there O
is O
a O
way O
to O
say O
look O
he O
's O
ill O
/. O

ah O
people O
are O
claiming O
they O
have O
inside O
information O
/. O

but O
I O
thought O
ah O
Rehnquist O
said O
it O
best O
when O
somebody O
asked O
him O
recently O
and O
said O
it O
's O
for O
me O
to O
know O
and O
you O
to O
find O
out O
/. O

I O
remember O
hearing O
that O
phrase O
first O
in O
third O
grade O
/. O

/. O

Now O
you O
wrote O
a O
book O
about O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Brethren I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

At O
the O
time O
Rehnquist B-PERSON
was O
on O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
/. O

five O
justices O
cooperated O
with O
you O
you O
've O
said O
/. O

Rehnquist B-PERSON
was O
one O
of O
them O
/? O

I O
'm O
not O
saying O
/. O

we O
do O
n't O
disclose O
our O
sources O
/. O

So O
there O
's O
still O
Deep O
Throats O
on O
the O
court O
/? O

That O
's O
right O
/. O

and O
you O
know O
we O
still O
protect O
sources O
who O
ah O
were O
justices O
or O
are O
justices O
perhaps O
/. O

But O
you O
have O
Lewis B-PERSON
Powell I-PERSON
was O
one O
of O
your O
sources O
because O
he O
's O
passed O
away O
/. O

Yes O
yes O
he O
's O
deceased O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
very O
interesting O
having O
a O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
justice O
who O
's O
a O
confidential O
source O
/. O

Ah O
someday O
when O
my O
notes O
on O
this O
are O
released O
you O
will O
see O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
justices O
saying O
come O
in O
the O
back O
door O
/. O

ah O
ah O
do O
n't O
quote O
a O
Justice O
because O
somebody O
will O
say O
which O
son O
of O
a O
bitch O
talked O
/. O

/. O

Why O
do O
n't O
justices O
talk O
on O
the O
record O
/? O

I O
mean O
it O
's O
this O
kind O
of O
secretive O
shadowy O
institution O
/. O

Um O
should O
they O
give O
more O
interviews O
to O
people O
like O
you O
/? O

Oh O
of O
course O
oh O
yes O
/. O

I O
think O
we O
need O
more O
sunlight O
on O
all O
institutions O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
why O
Scott B-PERSON
Armstrong I-PERSON
and O
I O
did O
the O
book O
ah O
on O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
/. O

Ah O
people O
now O
realize O
that O
lots O
of O
the O
justices O
' O
papers O
are O
avaliable O
how O
incredibly O
accurate O
and O
carefully O
that O
book O
was O
done O
/. O

All O
right O
well O
I O
love O
the O
idea O
of O
justices O
spinning O
you O
on O
background O
at O
least O
trying O
to O
get O
their O
version O
of O
the O
truth O
out O
/. O

Ah O
just O
breifly O
ah O
Mark B-PERSON
Felt I-PERSON
ah O
we O
were O
talking O
about O
he O
's O
made O
his O
own O
book O
and O
movie O
deal O
/. O

Ah O
can O
you O
see O
Tom B-PERSON
Hanks I-PERSON
playing O
Deep B-PERSON
Throat I-PERSON
in O
the O
next O
movie O
/? O

Um O
anything O
's O
possible O
/. O

maybe O
he O
'll O
be O
playing O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
in O
the O
next O
movie O
/. O

who O
knows O
ah O
/. O

Funny O
things O
happen O
/. O

but O
I O
think O
ah O
Felt B-PERSON
's O
lawyer O
and O
family O
can O
do O
ah O
something O
that O
's O
going O
to O
add O
to O
the O
record O
on O
all O
of O
this O
/. O

All O
right O
we O
'll O
wait O
and O
see O
/. O

Bob B-PERSON
Woodward I-PERSON
thanks O
for O
joining O
us O
/. O

Thank O
you O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

Homeland O
security O
inspector O
General O
Clark O
Kent O
Irven O
and O
former O
active O
director O
of O
the O
CIA O
John O
McGlaughlin O
/. O

And O
is O
the O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
Shuttle O
crew O
in O
trouble O
/? O

Perspective O
from O
NASA B-ORG
's O
Wayne B-PERSON
Hail I-PERSON
/. O

Live O
from O
CNN B-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
this O
is O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
with O
Wolf B-PERSON
Blitzer I-PERSON
/. O

Good O
evening O
Washington B-GPE
/. O

nine O
AM O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
five O
PM O
in O
London B-GPE
and O
eight O
PM O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
/. O

Wherever O
you O
're O
watching O
from O
around O
the O
world O
thanks O
very O
much O
for O
joining O
us O
for O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

We O
'll O
get O
to O
our O
interview O
with O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
national O
security O
adviser O
in O
just O
a O
moment O
/. O

First O
though O
let O
's O
get O
a O
quick O
check O
of O
what O
's O
in O
the O
news O
right O
now O
/. O

Thanks O
Wolf O
/. O

I O
'm O
Frederika B-PERSON
Witfield I-PERSON
of O
the O
CNN O
center O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
/. O

Here O
are O
the O
headlines O
right O
now O
/. O

Two O
brothers O
of O
suspected O
London B-GPE
bomber O
Hussain B-PERSON
Osmond I-PERSON
are O
under O
arrest O
in O
Italy B-GPE
/. O

Osmond B-PERSON
is O
talking O
and O
denies O
any O
links O
to O
Al O
Quada O
/. O

A O
judge O
ruled O
today O
he O
will O
remain O
in O
jail O
today O
while O
fighting O
extradition O
/. O

Meanwhile O
in O
England B-GPE
police O
today O
arrested O
six O
more O
terror O
suspects O
in O
a O
sweep O
in O
southern O
England B-GPE
/. O

They O
are O
being O
held O
in O
Suffix B-GPE
/. O

A O
bodyguard O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
deputy O
prime O
minister O
Ahmed B-PERSON
Chalabi I-PERSON
was O
killed O
today O
/. O

Convoy O
was O
attacked O
by O
insurgents O
south O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
/. O

Police O
say O
Chalabi B-PERSON
was O
not O
in O
that O
convoy O
/. O

The O
rains O
have O
returned O
/. O

and O
water O
is O
again O
rising O
in O
Mumbai O
India O
/. O

Some O
parts O
of O
the O
city O
are O
under O
seven O
feet O
of O
water O
/. O

The O
death O
toll O
in O
India B-GPE
from O
monsoons O
driven O
floods O
and O
landslides O
has O
reached O
one O
thousand O
/. O

I O
'm O
Frederika B-PERSON
Whitfield I-PERSON
/. O

Now O
back O
to O
Wolf O
/. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
Frederika B-PERSON
/. O

With O
the O
deadline O
to O
complete O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
constitution O
just O
three O
weeks O
away O
there O
are O
serious O
concerns O
that O
an O
unrelenting O
insurgency O
and O
disputes O
over O
the O
role O
of O
religion O
could O
derail O
that O
goal O
/. O

Just O
a O
short O
while O
ago O
I O
spoke O
with O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
national O
security O
adviser O
Mowaffak B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Rubaie I-PERSON
about O
the O
political O
and O
security O
challenges O
still O
facing O
his O
country O
the O
upcoming O
trial O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
and O
much O
more O
/. O

Mowaffak B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Rubaie I-PERSON
thanks O
very O
much O
for O
joining O
us O
from O
Baghdad B-GPE
/. O

There O
is O
word O
now O
that O
there O
may O
have O
to O
be O
a O
delay O
of O
what O
thirty O
days O
in O
terms O
of O
drafting O
the O
proposed O
Iraqi B-NORP
constitution O
/. O

The O
deadline O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
mid O
August O
August O
fifteenth O
/. O

What O
's O
the O
situation O
right O
now O
/? O

Uh O
I O
think O
there O
are O
uh O
uh O
some O
little O
problems O
uh O
need O
to O
be O
ironed O
out O
/. O

And O
I O
believe O
we O
will O
uh O
try O
our O
level O
best O
to O
stick O
to O
the O
timetable O
because O
uh O
it O
is O
very O
important O
eh O
for O
the O
credibility O
of O
the O
government O
uh O
and O
for O
the O
political O
process O
as O
well O
/. O

Uh O
so O
I O
am O
very O
much O
hopeful O
that O
we O
will O
meet O
all O
these O
deadlines O
/. O

Well O
can O
you O
confirm O
that O
you O
will O
seek O
a O
thirty O
day O
extension O
beyond O
August O
fifteenth O
/? O

Is O
that O
already O
official O
/? O

Uh O
well O
uh O
the O
constitutional O
committee O
has O
not O
finalized O
this O
yet O
/. O

And O
uh O
I O
believe O
uh O
uh O
uh O
if O
it O
is O
delayed O
the O
uh O
intention O
of O
it O
is O
to O
include O
all O
parties O
especially O
those O
political O
parties O
who O
have O
not O
taken O
part O
in O
the O
last O
election O
/. O

You O
're O
referring O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
Sunnis B-NORP
The O
minority O
uh O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Uh O
what O
is O
the O
major O
problem O
that O
's O
forcing O
this O
delay O
/? O

Uh O
well O
uh O
Wolf O
they O
are O
fine O
- O
tuning O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
uh O
the O
extent O
of O
the O
authority O
of O
the O
federal O
state O
and O
what O
are O
the O
role O
of O
the O
center O
as O
opposed O
to O
the O
regions O
/. O

And O
also O
the O
role O
of O
uh O
uh O
religion O
is O
still O
/- O

There O
's O
some O
fine O
tuning O
on O
the O
drafting O
before O
we O
put O
it O
forward O
to O
our O
people O
/. O

And O
a O
couple O
of O
days O
a O
few O
days O
is O
not O
going O
to O
make O
a O
huge O
difference O
/. O

I O
think O
we O
need O
to O
uh O
get O
our O
Sunni B-NORP
uh O
Arabs B-NORP
included O
in O
the O
political O
process O
/. O

It O
is O
pivotal O
part O
of O
the O
uh O
uh O
Iraqi B-NORP
society O
/. O

and O
if O
we O
want O
to O
get O
the O
referendum O
uh O
uh O
and O
our O
people O
to O
ratify O
uh O
our O
draft O
of O
constitution O
in O
the O
next O
referendum O
we O
need O
to O
include O
every O
part O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

As O
you O
know O
that O
under O
the O
terms O
of O
uh O
the O
law O
you O
could O
extend O
this O
drafting O
of O
the O
constitution O
for O
six O
months O
beyond O
the O
August O
fifteenth O
deadline O
do O
you O
think O
that O
might O
be O
necessary O
beyond O
the O
thirty O
days O
/? O

Uh O
I O
assume O
you O
're O
confirming O
that O
the O
thirty O
days O
uh O
will O
be O
required O
an O
additional O
thirty O
days O
/. O

but O
would O
it O
be O
necessary O
to O
go O
an O
extra O
six O
months O
/? O

No O
I O
ca O
n't O
uh O
confirm O
the O
thirty O
days O
now O
/. O

But O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
every O
uh O
body O
in O
the O
political O
process O
be O
it O
Shia B-NORP
or O
Sunni O
Kurds B-NORP
or O
Arab O
Kaldo O
- O
Assyrians O
are O
so O
determined O
and O
the O
government O
is O
so O
determined O
, O
to O
meet O
all O
the O
deadlines O
and O
to O
not O
get O
any O
postponement O
of O
this O
uh O
political O
process O
because O
we O
believe O
that O
any O
delaying O
of O
the O
political O
process O
is O
going O
to O
play O
into O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
terrorists O
and O
of O
those O
who O
are O
adopting O
violence O
and O
they O
will O
claim O
victory O
that O
they O
have O
succeeded O
in O
delaying O
the O
political O
process O
/. O

The B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Times I-ORG
this O
week O
uh O
suggested O
that O
the O
draft O
Iraqi B-NORP
constitution O
would O
include O
and O
let O
me O
read O
from O
the O
story O
in O
the O
Los O
Angeles O
Times O
Islam O
is O
the O
official O
religion O
of O
the O
state O
It O
is O
the O
basic O
source O
for O
legislation O
It O
is O
forbidden O
to O
pass O
a O
law O
that O
contradicts O
its O
fixed O
rulings O
/. O

Is O
that O
true O
/? O

Will O
Islam B-NORP
be O
the O
official O
religion O
of O
the O
state O
and O
the O
source O
of O
all O
law O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

Uh O
well O
it O
does O
n't O
say O
the O
source O
of O
all O
laws O
/. O

It O
says O
the O
basic O
source O
of O
laws O
/. O

And O
remember O
/. O

this O
is O
an O
Islamic O
country O
/. O

The O
background O
the O
culture O
the O
history O
the O
identity O
of O
the O
country O
/- O

uh O
uh O
um O
um O
an O
overwhelming O
majority O
of O
uh O
uh O
the O
population O
in O
this O
country O
are O
Muslims B-NORP
/. O

so O
uh O
it O
's O
very O
normal O
/. O

it O
does O
not O
mean O
that O
there O
's O
going O
to O
be O
a O
discrimination O
against O
other O
religions O
/. O

uh O
we O
have O
uh O
a O
sizable O
and O
a O
large O
uh O
size O
community O
a O
Christian O
community O
/. O

and O
they O
're O
going O
to O
be O
very O
well O
respected O
/. O

Also O
uh O
uh O
uh O
there O
are O
Sabians O
Yazidis O
and O
other O
religions O
/. O

So O
they O
're O
going O
to O
be O
all O
respected O
uh O
minorities O
in O
the O
country O
/. O

What O
do O
you O
say O
to O
those O
who O
might O
fear O
though O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
a O
Shia B-NORP
dominated O
Iraq B-GPE
with O
Islam B-NORP
the O
official O
religion O
could O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
like O
its O
neighbor O
Iran B-GPE
/? O

I O
think O
those O
who O
are O
claiming O
that O
they O
do O
not O
understand O
the O
nature O
of O
this O
country O
/. O

This O
is O
a O
multi-societal O
country O
/. O

This O
is O
a O
very O
heterogeneous O
country O
/. O

Uh O
this O
is O
a O
country O
which O
is O
composed O
of O
uh O
all O
sorts O
of O
sects O
religion O
nationalities O
and O
uh O
uh O
ethnic O
minorities O
/. O

And O
to O
form O
and O
establish O
uh O
uh O
a O
democratic O
a O
liberal O
uh O
system O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
no O
community O
should O
dominate O
/. O

Uh O
democracy O
as O
you O
know O
Wolf O
is O
the O
rule O
of O
majority O
/. O

but O
also O
it O
's O
securing O
the O
rights O
of O
the O
minority O
as O
well O
/. O

As O
you O
know O
there O
are O
a O
hundred O
thirty O
nine O
thousand O
or O
so O
US B-GPE
troops O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
right O
now O
/. O

General O
George O
Casey O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
commander O
on O
the O
ground O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
suggested O
earlier O
in O
the O
week O
that O
perhaps O
that O
number O
could O
be O
significantly O
reduced O
beginning O
in O
the O
spring O
/. O

is O
that O
an O
optimistic O
assessment O
or O
realistic O
/? O

Uh O
I O
think O
it O
's O
very O
realistic O
/. O

The O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
uh O
Jaafari B-PERSON
has O
proposed O
to O
a O
series O
of O
meetings O
of O
the O
Ministerial O
Committee O
for O
National O
Security O
uh O
uh O
uh O
a O
proposal O
whereby O
the O
multinational O
forces O
will O
pull O
out O
from O
some O
of O
the O
provinces O
some O
of O
the O
cities O
where O
the O
security O
is O
okay O
/. O

And O
the O
eh O
eh O
Iraqi B-NORP
police O
and O
new O
Iraqi B-NORP
army O
can O
uh O
maintain O
the O
security O
in O
these O
regions O
/. O

So O
we O
believe O
that O
the O
multinational O
forces O
are O
ready O
to O
leave O
some O
of O
these O
cities O
some O
of O
the O
provinces O
and O
we O
take O
over O
uh O
the O
responsibility O
of O
the O
security O
of O
these O
uh O
provinces O
regions O
and O
large O
cities O
/. O

so O
what O
is O
a O
realistic O
number O
for O
the O
spring O
/. O

a O
hundred O
thirty O
- O
nine O
thousand O
going O
down O
to O
what O
/? O

Uh O
let O
me O
uh O
give O
you O
some O
uh O
well O
approximate O
figures O
/. O

Of O
course O
these O
figures O
are O
going O
to O
be O
condition O
based O
because O
until O
and O
unless O
the O
right O
conditions O
are O
created O
in O
some O
of O
these O
areas O
the O
multinational O
forces O
will O
not O
leave O
and O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
will O
not O
ask O
them O
to O
leave O
/. O

and O
we O
are O
working O
very O
hard O
to O
create O
these O
conditions O
in O
some O
of O
these O
provinces O
and O
some O
of O
the O
regions O
as O
well O
as O
districts O
/. O

Uh O
when O
the O
conditions O
are O
right O
then O
we O
will O
ask O
the O
multinational O
forces O
to O
leave O
uh O
these O
areas O
/. O

Uh O
I O
would O
have O
a O
guess O
of O
a O
very O
good O
number O
in O
tens O
of O
thousands O
/. O

they O
will O
leave O
in O
the O
first O
part O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
next O
year O
/. O

And O
a O
considerable O
number O
uh O
of O
the O
multinational O
forces O
will O
probably O
leave O
Iraq B-GPE
uh O
by O
before O
the O
end O
of O
next O
year O
/. O

So O
in O
other O
words O
it O
would O
go O
down O
from O
a O
hundred O
thirty O
- O
nine O
thousand O
to O
what O
let O
's O
say O
by O
next O
summer O
a O
year O
from O
now O
/. O

what O
would O
be O
a O
realistic O
number O
/? O

I O
would O
n't O
like O
to O
uh O
guess O
a O
figure O
because O
I O
think O
this O
will O
play O
uh O
into O
the O
terrorists O
' O
hands O
as O
well O
as O
it O
's O
unfair O
/. O

there O
are O
so O
many O
factors O
who O
are O
playing O
in O
this O
process O
/. O

and O
one O
of O
it O
is O
the O
training O
of O
our O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
/. O

and O
the O
other O
is O
uh O
the O
uh O
level O
of O
insurgency O
and O
the O
level O
of O
violence O
and O
the O
terrorism O
uh O
the O
evaluation O
of O
our O
enemies O
and O
our O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
/. O

There O
are O
so O
many O
factors O
who O
are O
variables O
/. O

there O
are O
so O
many O
are O
variables O
in O
this O
process O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
uh O
we O
should O
uh O
guess O
numbers O
here O
/. O

he O
said O
Only O
a O
small O
number O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
are O
taking O
on O
the O
insurgents O
and O
terrorists O
by O
themselves O
/. O

a O
small O
percentage O
/. O

How O
many O
Iraqi B-NORP
troops O
and O
police O
forces O
are O
fully O
capable O
of O
operating O
right O
now O
without O
US B-GPE
or O
multinational O
coalition O
assistance O
/? O

Uh O
admittedly O
the O
number O
/- O

I O
would O
n't O
go O
into O
percentages O
/. O

but O
let O
me O
tell O
you O
something O
/. O

by O
December O
we O
will O
have O
a O
total O
number O
of O
our O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
uh O
including O
uh O
uh O
Iraqi B-NORP
policemen O
a O
new O
Iraqi B-NORP
army O
and O
counterterrorism O
special O
forces O
/. O

uh O
they O
're O
going O
to O
be O
in O
the O
region O
of O
two O
hundred O
thousand O
plus O
/. O

By O
well O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
/. O

But O
of O
that O
two O
hundred O
thousand O
plus O
how O
many O
of O
them O
are O
fully O
capable O
right O
now O
to O
operate O
without O
US B-GPE
assistance O
/? O

We O
hope O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
uh O
probably O
more O
than O
a O
third O
of O
this O
uh O
uh O
security O
force O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
force O
are O
going O
to O
be O
able O
to O
operate O
independently O
/. O

And O
obviously O
you O
will O
need O
the O
multinational O
forces O
to O
stay O
over O
the O
horizon O
just O
in O
case O
uh O
they O
need O
the O
help O
/. O

and O
they O
will O
get O
the O
help O
/. O

There O
was O
a O
report O
released O
by O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
this O
past O
week O
on O
Iraqi B-NORP
military O
preparedness O
among O
other O
things O
/. O

it O
said O
this O
/. O

Recruitment O
and O
vetting O
procedures O
are O
faulty O
despite O
recent O
improvements O
/. O

too O
many O
recruits O
are O
marginally O
literate O
/. O

Some O
show O
up O
for O
training O
with O
criminal O
records O
or O
physical O
handicaps O
/. O

and O
some O
recruits O
allegedly O
are O
infiltrating O
insurgents O
/. O

Uh O
is O
that O
accurate O
/? O

Uh O
uh O
admittedly O
Wolf O
we O
do O
have O
some O
problems O
in O
recruitment O
and O
the O
vetting O
procedure O
and O
uh O
the O
possible O
infiltration O
of O
our O
security O
forces O
/. O

Uh O
we O
do O
have O
uh O
a O
few O
problems O
/. O

but O
we O
have O
uh O
solutions O
as O
well O
/. O

for O
the O
vetting O
procedure O
we O
have O
now O
established O
a O
uh O
uh O
procedure O
uh O
to O
scrutinize O
and O
meticulously O
vet O
our O
uh O
intelligence O
agencies O
' O
uh O
recruits O
/. O

We O
have O
also O
uh O
uh O
uh O
uh O
strengthened O
and O
tightened O
the O
recruitment O
procedure O
for O
the O
ministry O
of O
uh O
uh O
Interior B-ORG
and O
Ministry O
of O
Defense B-ORG
/. O

Uh O
so O
we O
are O
doing O
the O
work O
/. O

but O
remember O
/. O

uh O
this O
is O
a O
country O
which O
we O
start O
a O
year O
ago O
with O
no O
single O
policeman O
no O
single O
new O
Iraqi B-NORP
army O
/. O

And O
now O
uh O
we O
're O
about O
to O
have O
a O
hundred O
and O
seventy O
thousand O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
now O
/. O

So O
you O
're O
bound O
to O
in O
this O
process O
/- O

And O
it O
's O
a O
very O
quick O
fast O
process O
of O
recruitment O
and O
training O
/. O

So O
you O
bound O
to O
have O
uh O
some O
mistakes O
/. O

and O
we O
are O
addressing O
these O
mistakes O
/. O

I O
ca O
n't O
deny O
that O
there O
are O
some O
mistakes O
/. O

When O
will O
the O
trial O
the O
real O
trial O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
finally O
begin O
/? O

Uh O
I O
would O
very O
much O
hope O
that O
he O
will O
be O
in O
the O
box O
in O
front O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
in O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
specialists O
tribunal O
well O
before O
the O
fifteenth O
of O
uh O
October O
before O
we O
go O
for O
our O
referendum O
/. O

Uh O
and O
to O
ask O
the O
people O
to O
say O
yes O
to O
that O
constitution O
on O
the O
fifteenth O
of O
October O
we O
will O
say O
this O
is O
your O
future O
and O
this O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
gone O
into O
the O
past O
and O
gone O
with O
the O
wind O
if O
you O
like O
/. O

So O
when O
do O
you O
think O
it O
will O
all O
be O
wrapped O
up O
uh O
would O
you O
guess O
/. O

how O
long O
will O
this O
trial O
last O
/? O

And O
can O
we O
assume O
he O
will O
get O
the O
death O
sentence O
/? O

Well O
uh O
this O
is O
not O
going O
to O
be O
a O
political O
trial O
/. O

We O
're O
not O
going O
to O
allow O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
to O
uh O
be O
another O
uh O
Milosevic B-PERSON
/. O

or O
uh O
uh O
is O
going O
to O
uh O
give O
us O
uh O
his O
rhetorics O
and O
his O
uh O
speeches O
on O
his O
nonsense O
/. O

We O
are O
going O
to O
concentrate O
on O
the O
criminal O
side O
of O
it O
/. O

and O
we O
stick O
to O
the O
criminal O
side O
of O
it O
/. O

And O
we O
have O
now O
at O
least O
five O
completed O
files O
on O
crimes O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
has O
committed O
/. O

and O
we O
have O
some O
of O
these O
files O
/. O

we O
have O
documents O
material O
evidence O
in O
his O
own O
handwriting O
in O
his O
red O
ink O
signature O
crimes O
he O
has O
committed O
and O
making O
orders O
to O
commit O
crimes O
/. O

So O
each O
one O
of O
these O
five O
files O
we O
have O
now O
against O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
uh O
probably O
well O
uh O
uh O
can O
execute O
him O
or O
uh O
can O
sentence O
him O
to O
death O
/. O

But O
we O
are O
not O
going O
to O
make O
this O
a O
political O
one O
/. O

We O
are O
not O
going O
to O
wait O
for O
ages O
until O
we O
uh O
uh O
get O
ready O
for O
all O
his O
crimes O
because O
if O
you O
wait O
for O
all O
his O
crimes O
probably O
we O
'll O
wait O
all O
our O
life O
uh O
um O
um O
because O
his O
crimes O
are O
innumerable O
/. O

So O
do O
you O
think O
that O
his O
trial O
will O
last O
weeks O
or O
months O
/? O

/. O

Well O
eh O
I O
would O
n't O
like O
to O
eh O
preempt O
or O
influence O
the O
trial O
because O
uh O
this O
is O
independent O
judicial O
uh O
process O
and O
I O
would O
not O
like O
to O
uh O
uh O
apply O
any O
pressure O
on O
the O
judge O
uh O
to O
uh O
speed O
up O
the O
trial O
/. O

I O
think O
we O
'll O
leave O
the O
judicial O
system O
to O
its O
own O
devices O
so O
that O
they O
will O
take O
their O
own O
time O
and O
they O
will O
uh O
sentence O
Saddam B-PERSON
/. O

But O
we O
will O
make O
this O
as O
an O
example O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
world O
in O
the O
Muslim O
world O
that O
this O
is O
going O
to O
be O
a O
fair O
just O
trial O
with O
a O
defense O
counsel O
in O
there O
with O
a O
uh O
uh O
proper O
eh O
prosecuting O
counsel O
as O
well O
there O
/. O

and O
everybody O
will O
watch O
this O
trial O
live O
on O
television O
/. O

We O
're O
almost O
out O
of O
time O
Mr. O
al O
- O
Rubaie O
/. O

but O
uh O
I O
know O
your O
prime O
minister O
Ibrahim B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
Jaafari I-PERSON
is O
working O
on O
a O
multipoint O
plan O
to O
deal O
with O
life O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
right O
now O
/. O

We O
see O
the O
images O
nearly O
daily O
insurgent O
car O
bombings O
suicide O
bombings O
improvised O
explosive O
devices O
/. O

How O
do O
people O
go O
about O
their O
day O
to O
day O
activities O
living O
in O
this O
constant O
fear O
and O
manage O
to O
allow O
life O
to O
go O
forward O
under O
any O
semblance O
of O
normality O
/? O

Well O
eh O
the O
prime O
minister O
has O
proposed O
a O
twelve O
point O
plan O
uh O
for O
the O
national O
security O
/. O

and O
uh O
it O
was O
discussed O
in O
detail O
in O
the O
Ministerial O
Committee O
for O
National O
Security O
chain O
of O
meetings O
/. O

And O
this O
plan O
uh O
uh O
incorporates O
coordination O
of O
our O
intelligence O
agencies O
/. O

uh O
also O
it O
incorporates O
securing O
Baghdad B-GPE
as O
the O
capital O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
also O
increasing O
the O
uh O
protection O
of O
the O
infrastructure O
uh O
uh O
formation O
of O
target O
oriented O
special O
forces O
uh O
uh O
also O
increasing O
the O
intelligence O
activity O
because O
you O
know O
this O
is O
a O
intelligence O
uh O
led O
war O
, O
this O
is O
not O
a O
traditional O
classical O
war O
/. O

So O
uh O
it O
includes O
also O
the O
uh O
increase O
of O
the O
uh O
inclusion O
of O
political O
parties O
also O
the O
role O
of O
the O
people O
in O
/- O

Those O
eight O
point O
five O
million O
who O
voted O
for O
this O
government O
what O
is O
their O
role O
in O
the O
security O
/. O

Uh O
There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
uh O
other O
issues O
uh O
uh O
which O
are O
included O
in O
this O
twelve O
points O
plan O
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Jaafari O
/. O

Mowaffak B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Rubaie I-PERSON
it O
was O
kind O
of O
you O
to O
spend O
some O
time O
with O
us O
here O
on O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

thanks O
very O
much O
/. O

good O
luck O
to O
you O
/. O

and O
good O
luck O
to O
all O
the O
people O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
for O
having O
me O
Wolf O
/. O

And O
just O
ahead O
is O
a O
timetable O
set O
, O
should O
one O
be O
set O
, O
for O
US B-GPE
troops O
to O
start O
leaving O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

We O
'll O
ask O
two O
key O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
senators O
about O
that O
and O
more O
/. O

Then O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
's O
mission O
/. O

we O
'll O
talk O
with O
NASA B-ORG
's O
deputy O
shuttle O
program O
manager O
Wayne B-PERSON
Hale I-PERSON
about O
concerns O
over O
the O
shuttles O
' O
safety O
/. O

And O
later O
Egypt B-GPE
trying O
to O
recover O
from O
a O
deadly O
terrorist O
strike O
/. O

We O
'll O
talk O
with O
the O
country O
's O
prime O
minister O
Ahmed B-PERSON
Nazif I-PERSON
about O
the O
global O
war O
on O
terror O
/. O

Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
continues O
right O
after O
this O
/. O

Our O
web O
question O
of O
the O
week O
asks O
this O
should O
religion O
play O
a O
role O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
new O
constitution O
/? O

You O
can O
cast O
your O
vote O
/. O

go O
to O
CNN O
dot O
com O
slash O
late B-WORK_OF_ART
edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

We O
'll O
have O
the O
results O
later O
in O
the O
program O
/. O

Straight O
ahead O
Democratic O
Senator O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
and O
Republican O
Senator O
John B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
/. O

they O
're O
standing O
by O
to O
weigh O
in O
on O
where O
things O
stand O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
the O
war O
on O
terror O
and O
much O
more O
/. O

You O
're O
watching O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
the O
last O
word O
in O
Sunday O
talk O
/. O

I O
do O
believe O
we O
'll O
still O
be O
able O
to O
take O
some O
fairly O
substantial O
reductions O
after O
these O
elections O
in O
the O
spring O
and O
summer O
next O
year O
/. O

US B-ORG
Army I-ORG
General O
George B-PERSON
Casey I-PERSON
the O
head O
of O
coalition O
forces O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
talking O
this O
past O
week O
about O
the O
possible O
start O
of O
US B-GPE
troop O
withdrawals O
next O
year O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Joining O
us O
now O
are O
two O
key O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
/. O

In O
his O
home O
state O
of O
Arizona B-GPE
Republican O
Senator O
Jon B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
/. O

he O
's O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
/. O

And O
here O
in O
Washington B-GPE
Democratic O
Senator O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
of O
Connecticut B-GPE
/. O

He O
's O
the O
ranking O
member O
of O
the O
Homeland O
Security O
and O
Governmental B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Committees I-ORG
/. O

Senators O
welcome O
back O
to O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

and O
Senator B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
let O
me O
start O
with O
you O
/. O

Is O
it O
realistic O
to O
assume O
that O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
US B-GPE
troops O
might O
be O
able O
to O
get O
out O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
by O
next O
summer O
/? O

Well O
General O
Casey O
uh O
and O
the O
President O
and O
the O
other O
military O
advisers O
will O
make O
that O
decision O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
have O
any O
way O
of O
knowing O
right O
now O
whether O
that O
's O
realistic O
/. O

but O
it O
certainly O
is O
the O
hope O
/. O

That O
's O
why O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
are O
being O
trained O
up O
in O
order O
to O
be O
able O
to O
take O
uh O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
fight O
that O
uh O
our O
military O
is O
engaged O
in O
right O
now O
/. O

and O
obviously O
that O
is O
our O
hope O
and O
our O
expectation O
/. O

Senator O
Lieberman O
what O
's O
your O
expectation O
/? O

Uh O
it O
's O
a O
great O
goal O
/. O

but O
um O
I O
'm O
worried O
about O
projecting O
it O
too O
much O
to O
the O
point O
that O
we O
uh O
mislead O
people O
um O
/. O

People O
like O
Senator B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
and O
I O
who O
've O
supported O
uh O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
uh O
know O
how O
important O
victory O
is O
/. O

and O
we O
've O
got O
to O
be O
very O
careful O
that O
we O
do O
n't O
just O
declare O
victory O
but O
we O
achieve O
victory O
that O
we O
do O
n't O
uh O
give O
encouragement O
frankly O
to O
those O
who O
have O
been O
pressing O
us O
to O
set O
a O
deadline O
for O
getting O
out O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

You O
can O
only O
get O
out O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
when O
we O
achieve O
the O
mission O
/. O

And O
uh O
unfortunately O
uh O
the O
recent O
reports O
we O
've O
had O
from O
the O
Pentagon O
to O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Armed I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
about O
the O
state O
of O
readiness O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
are O
not O
encouraging O
/. O

Maybe O
they O
'll O
make O
progress O
in O
the O
time O
between O
now O
and O
next O
spring O
/. O

I O
hope O
so O
/. O

there O
's O
nothing O
I O
'd O
like O
more O
than O
seeing O
the O
troops O
come O
back O
but O
only O
if O
circumstances O
justify O
it O
/. O

Senator B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
there O
's O
one O
argument O
that O
's O
being O
made O
that O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
would O
be O
better O
off O
with O
a O
much O
smaller O
US B-GPE
military O
footprint O
there O
/. O

and O
for O
one O
reason O
it O
would O
give O
greater O
pressure O
or O
put O
added O
pressure O
really O
on O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
military O
really O
to O
take O
charge O
/. O

Well O
and O
that O
's O
the O
tension O
/. O
and O
Senator O
Lieberman O
is O
exactly O
correct O
/. O

we O
ca O
n't O
leave O
until O
we O
've O
achieved O
what O
we O
are O
there O
to O
achieve O
which O
is O
a O
secure O
country O
uh O
with O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
being O
able O
uh O
to O
do O
it O
themselves O
/. O

Uh O
but O
there O
's O
always O
a O
tension O
between O
uh O
uh O
staying O
too O
long O
in O
order O
to O
do O
the O
job O
the O
way O
we O
would O
do O
it O
and O
yet O
giving O
them O
an O
opportunity O
to O
try O
their O
hand O
at O
it O
/. O

And O
our O
military O
people O
are O
on O
the O
ground O
/. O

they O
're O
able O
to O
make O
those O
judgments O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
we O
have O
to O
defer O
significantly O
to O
their O
judgment O
in O
that O
regard O
/. O

The O
other O
argument O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
uh O
Senator O
Lieberman O
you O
hear O
from O
Senator O
McCain O
and O
others O
/. O

the O
US B-GPE
does O
n't O
have O
enough O
troops O
to O
really O
get O
the O
job O
done O
/. O

now O
more O
troops O
really O
should O
be O
added O
to O
the O
mix O
instead O
of O
withdrawing O
them O
/. O

Well O
I O
've O
said O
that O
along O
the O
way O
/. O

I O
mean O
I O
'll O
be O
real O
direct O
about O
it O
/. O

I O
'd O
be O
surprised O
if O
we O
do O
n't O
increase O
the O
number O
of O
American B-NORP
troops O
coalition O
forces O
we O
have O
on O
the O
ground O
between O
now O
and O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
because O
we O
have O
got O
the O
referendum O
on O
the O
constitution O
coming O
up O
, O
we O
've O
got O
the O
election O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
assembly O
hopefully O
in O
December O
/. O

Those O
are O
times O
when O
the O
terrorists O
are O
going O
to O
be O
looking O
to O
create O
havoc O
/. O

and O
we O
want O
to O
secure O
the O
country O
as O
well O
as O
we O
did O
in O
January O
/. O

So O
the O
number O
from O
a O
hundred O
thirty O
- O
nine O
may O
go O
up O
in O
the O
short O
term O
before O
it O
eventually O
starts O
to O
go O
down O
/? O

I O
would O
not O
be O
surprised O
if O
it O
did O
/. O

Look O
this O
leads O
to O
larger O
question O
just O
to O
mention O
briefly O
Wolf O
/. O

a O
bunch O
of O
us O
in O
Congress B-ORG
worry O
that O
the O
Army O
that O
we O
have O
today O
is O
not O
big O
enough O
and O
we O
're O
stressing O
it O
and O
the O
people O
in O
it O
sending O
people O
back O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
two O
three O
times O
/. O

Um O
maybe O
I O
believe O
we O
do O
actually O
need O
uh O
uh O
an O
increase O
in O
the O
end O
strength O
of O
our O
Army O
so O
our O
commanders O
in O
the O
field O
will O
have O
the O
troops O
they O
need O
as O
the O
facts O
on O
the O
ground O
dictate O
/. O

All O
right O
let O
's O
move O
on O
/. O

we O
'll O
get O
to O
that O
subject O
uh O
on O
another O
occasion O
the O
overall O
strength O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
/. O

The O
war O
on O
terror O
Senator B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
/. O

what O
about O
your O
estimate O
right O
now O
/? O

Is O
the O
US B-GPE
prepared O
for O
similar O
kinds O
of O
strikes O
that O
we O
have O
seen O
in O
recent O
days O
in O
London B-GPE
two O
series O
uh O
of O
attacks O
there O
as O
well O
as O
Sharm O
- O
el O
- O
Sheikh O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
/? O

Uh O
Wolf O
that O
's O
a O
question O
that O
has O
several O
different O
answers O
to O
it O
uh O
/. O

The O
first O
answer O
is O
we O
can O
never O
assure O
uh O
the O
people O
in O
America B-GPE
that O
they O
are O
totally O
protected O
from O
that O
kind O
of O
attack O
/. O

This O
country O
is O
wide O
open O
/. O

we O
enjoy O
our O
freedoms O
/. O

uh O
it O
is O
simply O
impossible O
to O
protect O
every O
single O
shopping O
center O
every O
single O
bus O
every O
single O
train O
or O
uh O
any O
other O
place O
where O
terrorists O
may O
wish O
to O
strike O
/. O

And O
they O
adjust O
their O
tactics O
in O
order O
to O
find O
out O
what O
we O
are O
protecting O
and O
therefore O
what O
they O
want O
to O
uh O
change O
to O
uh O
to O
attack O
a O
softer O
kind O
of O
target O
that O
is O
n't O
protected O
/. O

So O
our O
strategy O
is O
not O
only O
to O
do O
what O
we O
can O
in O
prioritizing O
protection O
of O
the O
homeland O
but O
frankly O
conducting O
offensive O
operations O
against O
the O
terrorists O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
where O
our O
emphasis O
should O
be O
/. O

That O
means O
uh O
a O
very O
good O
intelligence O
capability O
both O
abroad O
and O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

That O
's O
what O
makes O
the B-LAW
Patriot I-LAW
Act I-LAW
so O
important O
/. O

But O
have O
you O
seen O
Senator B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
a O
dramatic O
improvement O
in O
intelligence O
gathering O
human O
intelligence O
infiltrating O
these O
cells O
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/? O

It O
's O
improved O
/. O

I O
would O
n't O
call O
it O
a O
dramatic O
improvement O
/. O

But O
it O
certainly O
is O
an O
improvement O
with O
things O
like O
the B-LAW
Patriot I-LAW
Act I-LAW
strengthening O
the O
FISA O
uh O
enforcement O
allowing O
the O
intelligence O
agencies O
and O
the O
FBI O
to O
talk O
to O
each O
other O
/. O

We O
have O
gone O
uh O
since O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
without O
an O
attack O
here O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

We O
've O
broken O
up O
cells O
/. O

We O
've O
arrested O
people O
put O
them O
in O
jail O
/. O

We O
've O
done O
the O
same O
abroad O
/. O

We O
've O
thwarted O
uh O
literally O
well O
over O
a O
hundred O
attacks O
abroad O
with O
an O
aggressive O
intelligence O
operation O
/. O

So O
um O
the O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
is O
really O
a O
war O
with O
many O
fronts O
. O
The O
first O
and O
foremost O
uh O
among O
them O
being O
um O
trying O
to O
fight O
the O
enemy O
abroad O
and O
engaging O
in O
a O
significant O
intelligence O
operation O
to O
disrupt O
their O
ability O
to O
attack O
/. O

Yet O
Senator O
Lieberman O
there O
are O
still O
widespread O
reports O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
does O
n't O
have O
enough O
human O
assets O
spies O
that O
are O
penetrating O
some O
of O
these O
cells O
some O
of O
these O
al B-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
related O
organizations O
does O
n't O
have O
enough O
native O
speakers O
in O
Arabic O
or O
other O
languages O
part O
of O
these O
groups O
/. O

Are O
you O
satisfied O
that O
there O
's O
been O
enough O
improvement O
since O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
/? O

No O
none O
of O
us O
should O
be O
satisfied O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
anybody O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
or O
in O
the O
administration O
is O
satisfied O
/. O

We O
're O
safer O
today O
than O
we O
were O
on O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
/. O

We O
have O
a O
homeland O
security O
department O
/. O

We O
have O
a O
recently O
reformed O
director O
of O
national O
intelligence O
/. O

but O
are O
we O
uh O
uh O
/- O

The O
key O
here O
as O
Jon B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
said O
is O
intelligence O
/. O

Look O
what O
did O
the O
terrorist O
attacks O
in O
London B-GPE
and O
Egypt B-GPE
in O
the O
last O
couple O
of O
week O
tell O
us O
/? O

We O
are O
in O
a O
world O
war O
/. O

Uh O
we O
're O
in O
a O
world O
war O
that O
Islamist O
terrorists O
declared O
against O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
/. O

And O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
has O
been O
a O
target O
and O
surely O
will O
be O
again O
/. O

And O
we O
've O
got O
to O
do O
more O
to O
improve O
our O
intelligence O
/. O

We O
've O
got O
to O
do O
more O
to O
improve O
the O
security O
of O
our O
rail O
and O
transit O
systems O
/. O

Senator O
Collins O
Susan O
Collins O
and O
I O
are O
going O
to O
do O
hearings O
on O
that O
in O
the O
fall O
/. O

Let O
me O
bring O
Senator B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
in O
and O
ask O
him O
this O
/. O

then O
I O
'll O
ask O
you O
Senator O
Lieberman O
to O
weigh O
in O
as O
well O
uh O
/. O

A O
lot O
of O
the O
law O
enforcement O
authorities O
especially O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
the O
police O
commissioner O
the O
mayor O
saying O
they O
're O
not O
going O
to O
get O
involved O
in O
ethnic O
or O
racial O
or O
religious O
profiling O
whatsoever O
in O
dealing O
with O
potential O
threats O
to O
the O
trains O
the O
subways O
the O
buses O
/. O

Should O
there O
though O
be O
an O
element O
of O
that O
kind O
of O
profiling O
in O
dealing O
with O
these O
issues O
Senator B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
/? O

There O
should O
be O
profiling O
/. O

but O
it O
should O
n't O
be O
based O
on O
religion O
or O
race O
/. O

Why O
not O
/? O

what O
's O
the O
answer O
that O
you O
give O
since O
most O
of O
these O
terrorists O
since O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
and O
even O
earlier O
have O
been O
Muslims B-NORP
have O
been O
Middle O
Eastern O
origin O
/? O

A O
lot O
of O
viewers O
are O
asking O
me O
why O
should O
n't O
there O
be O
this O
kind O
of O
religious O
or O
ethnic O
or O
racial O
profiling O
/? O

Because O
we O
care O
about O
the O
rights O
of O
our O
citizens O
and O
those O
who O
are O
visiting O
our O
country O
/. O

But O
when O
I O
say O
it O
should O
n't O
be O
based O
on O
race O
or O
religion O
I O
do O
n't O
mean O
to O
exclude O
appearance O
/. O

If O
we O
have O
a O
profile O
of O
some O
kind O
of O
killer O
in O
this O
society O
and O
frankly O
there O
's O
{a} O
rapist O
on O
the O
loose O
in O
Arizona B-GPE
right O
now O
and O
there O
is O
a O
picture O
that O
's O
been O
drawn O
by O
police O
uh O
artists O
of O
what O
this O
guy O
looks O
like O
. O
And O
anybody O
that O
has O
an O
appearance O
somewhat O
like O
him O
should O
expect O
to O
be O
profiled O
by O
the O
police O
here O
/. O

By O
the O
way O
he O
happens O
to O
be O
a O
young O
white O
male O
apparently O
/. O

But O
whatever O
the O
appearance O
of O
a O
potential O
terrorist O
is O
is O
fair O
game O
for O
profiling O
/. O

But O
uh O
first O
of O
all O
it O
should O
n't O
be O
based O
at O
all O
on O
their O
faith O
/. O

How O
do O
you O
know O
someone O
's O
faith O
when O
you O
see O
them O
/? O

And O
secondly O
in O
terms O
of O
uh O
ancestry O
or O
ethnicity O
that O
should O
simply O
be O
one O
uh O
of O
the O
factors O
of O
appearance O
that O
you O
profile O
/. O

I O
want O
to O
take O
a O
quick O
break O
/. O

but O
I O
want O
to O
let O
Senator O
Lieberman O
weigh O
in O
on O
this O
/. O

The O
argument O
is O
that O
law O
enforcement O
authorities O
transportation O
security O
authorities O
they O
're O
spinning O
a O
lot O
of O
wheels O
wasting O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
examining O
grandmothers O
and O
babies O
and O
making O
people O
take O
off O
their O
shoes O
when O
they O
should O
be O
focusing O
in O
on O
real O
threats O
as O
opposed O
to O
potential O
random O
threats O
out O
there O
/. O

Uh O
the O
random O
threats O
are O
there O
/. O

And O
look O
we O
have O
an O
intelligence O
to O
say O
that O
uh O
uh O
the O
terrorists O
groups O
including O
al O
Qaeda O
may O
use O
people O
Europeans B-NORP
for O
instance O
who O
are O
uh O
not O
appearing O
to O
be O
uh O
from O
Arabic O
background O
/. O

But O
Jon B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
has O
it O
right O
I O
think O
/. O

we O
're O
at O
a O
point O
where O
I O
'm O
glad O
that O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
subway O
system O
is O
beginning O
to O
randomly O
search O
people O
getting O
out O
of O
the O
subways O
/. O

we O
've O
been O
much O
too O
lax O
about O
rail O
and O
transit O
security O
/. O

We O
've O
got O
to O
get O
to O
that O
/. O

and O
you O
know O
appearance O
and O
ethnicity O
ought O
to O
be O
one O
of O
the O
factors O
that O
law O
enforcement O
is O
allowed O
to O
consider O
/. O

Obviously O
if O
you O
're O
wearing O
a O
heavy O
coat O
that O
's O
a O
telltale O
sign O
/. O

if O
you O
have O
a O
backpack O
on O
you O
ought O
{to} O
expect O
to O
be O
uh O
searched O
more O
frequently O
/. O

we O
ought O
to O
look O
at O
random O
use O
of O
magnetometers O
as O
people O
get O
into O
rail O
transit O
/. O

the O
enemy O
is O
out O
there O
/. O

they O
're O
trying O
to O
kill O
us O
/. O

Now O
they O
have O
killed O
three O
thousand O
of O
us O
/. O

Uh O
we O
've O
got O
to O
be O
as O
tough O
as O
possible O
to O
protect O
people O
's O
security O
/. O

All O
right O
I O
want O
both O
of O
you O
to O
stand O
by O
/. O

we O
have O
to O
take O
a O
quick O
break O
/. O

When O
we O
come O
back O
we O
'll O
continue O
our O
conversation O
with O
Senators O
Lieberman O
and O
Kyl B-PERSON
/. O

Up O
next O
though O
a O
quick O
check O
of O
what O
's O
in O
the O
news O
right O
now O
including O
some O
late O
breaking O
developments O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
terror O
investigation O
/. O

Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
will O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

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the O
CNN O
center O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
/. O

And O
now O
in O
the O
news O
we O
have O
some O
new O
developments O
to O
tell O
you O
about O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
terror O
investigation O
/. O

Sources O
tell O
CNN B-ORG
a O
suspect O
in O
Italian B-NORP
custody O
has O
told O
interrogators O
the O
failed O
attacks O
ten O
days O
ago O
were O
not O
linked O
to O
the O
deadly O
attacks O
earlier O
in O
the O
month O
/. O

The O
suspect O
Hussain B-PERSON
Osmond I-PERSON
also O
claims O
the O
July O
twenty O
- O
first O
group O
was O
not O
working O
for O
Al O
Queda O
/. O

And O
in O
southern O
England B-GPE
police O
have O
arrested O
six O
more O
suspects O
in O
the O
July O
twenty O
- O
first O
incident O
/. O

In O
Iraq B-GPE
there O
is O
no O
let O
up O
in O
the O
violence O
/. O

four O
US B-GPE
troops O
were O
killed O
last O
night O
by O
a O
road O
side O
bomb O
near O
Baghdad B-GPE
's O
airport O
/. O

Today O
just O
south O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
capital O
a O
road O
side O
bomb O
killed O
five O
people O
/. O

nearly O
a O
dozen O
others O
wounded O
in O
that O
attack O
/. O

For O
the O
crew O
of O
the O
space O
shuttle O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
a O
mission O
extention O
/. O

NASA B-ORG
has O
decided O
to O
add O
an O
extra O
day O
so O
astronauts O
can O
do O
more O
work O
/. O

The O
return O
home O
is O
now O
set O
for O
a O
week O
from O
tomorrow O
/. O

NASA B-ORG
says O
engineers O
have O
determined O
that O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
can O
safely O
return O
to O
earth O
as O
is O
because O
the O
cracked O
thermal O
tiles O
do O
not O
pose O
a O
safety O
hazzard O
/. O

I O
'm O
Frederika B-PERSON
Whitfield I-PERSON
in O
Atanta B-GPE
/. O

those O
are O
the O
headlines O
/. O
/. O

much O
more O
of O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
right O
after O
this O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

I O
'm O
Wolf B-PERSON
Blitzer I-PERSON
in O
Washington B-GPE
/. O

We O
're O
continuing O
our O
conversation O
with O
Democratic O
Senator O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
of O
Connecticut B-GPE
and O
Republican O
Senator O
John B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
of O
Arizona B-GPE
/. O

Senator O
Lieberman O
is O
it O
a O
good O
idea O
for O
the O
President O
to O
give O
uh O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
what O
's O
called O
a O
recess O
appointment O
skirting O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
as O
the O
next O
US B-GPE
ambassador O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
/? O

Uh O
it O
would O
have O
been O
a O
lot O
better O
idea O
for O
the O
administration O
to O
give O
the O
senators O
on O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Relations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
the O
information O
they O
said O
they O
needed O
and O
I O
think O
they O
were O
right O
uh O
before O
uh O
they O
could O
vote O
on O
the O
uh O
Bolton B-PERSON
nomination O
/. O

Then O
we O
would O
have O
had O
an O
up O
or O
down O
vote O
/. O

and O
my O
guess O
is O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
would O
have O
been O
confirmed O
/. O

and O
he O
would O
have O
gone O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
uh O
uh O
without O
a O
cloud O
over O
his O
head O
/. O

A O
recess O
appointment O
which O
I O
gather O
is O
coming O
for O
Bolton B-PERSON
will O
send O
him O
there O
with O
a O
cloud O
over O
his O
head O
/. O

But O
look O
he O
will O
be O
our O
UN B-GPE
ambassador O
/. O

He O
'll O
have O
the O
obvious O
uh O
authority O
of O
the O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

And O
I O
think O
we O
've O
got O
to O
hope O
he O
does O
the O
best O
job O
he O
can O
in O
a O
tough O
time O
important O
time O
up O
there O
/. O

he O
would O
be O
Senator B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
the O
first O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
ambassador O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
who O
did O
not O
get O
confirmation O
from O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
/. O

Is O
that O
a O
problem O
/? O

Uh O
it O
would O
have O
been O
better O
had O
he O
been O
confirmed O
/. O

but O
uh O
under O
the O
circumstances O
everybody O
at O
the O
UN B-GPE
will O
know O
that O
he O
's O
the O
President O
's O
man O
/. O

Uh O
yeah O
he O
's O
a O
tough O
guy O
/. O

but O
I O
think O
they O
appreciate O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
President O
uh O
felt O
at O
this O
time O
in O
the O
UN B-GPE
's O
history O
when O
it O
could O
use O
a O
little O
tough O
love O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
is O
the O
kind O
of O
guy O
to O
do O
the O
job O
that O
the O
President O
wants O
done O
there O
/. O

Senator O
Lieberman O
uh O
based O
on O
what O
you O
know O
right O
now O
are O
you O
inclined O
to O
vote O
to O
uh O
confirm O
John B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
as O
the O
next O
US B-GPE
associate O
justice O
of O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
/? O

Too O
early O
to O
say O
Wolf O
/. O

I O
think O
this O
is O
a O
nominee O
for O
whom O
the O
hearings O
before O
the B-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
are O
going O
to O
be O
real O
important O
/. O

but O
I O
'd O
say O
this O
/. O

so O
far O
so O
good O
/. O

You O
know O
I O
was O
a O
member O
of O
the O
group O
of O
fourteen O
uh O
/. O

we O
got O
together O
to O
stop O
the O
so O
called O
nuclear O
option O
that O
Senator O
Frist O
was O
talking O
about O
/. O

But O
I O
think O
in O
a O
larger O
sense O
we O
were O
saying O
to O
the O
President O
Mr. O
President O
uh O
I O
hope O
you O
'll O
send O
us O
someone O
who O
does O
n't O
blow O
the O
place O
up O
does O
n't O
create O
his O
own O
or O
her O
own O
sort O
of O
nuclear O
option O
/. O

uh O
and O
I O
think O
that O
the O
President O
has O
done O
that O
/. O

Some O
may O
vote O
against O
/. O

Uh O
but O
this O
is O
a O
clearly O
very O
very O
accomplished O
nominee O
/. O

And O
we O
have O
to O
know O
more O
about O
how O
he O
thinks O
on O
issues O
/. O

There O
are O
some O
conservatives O
uh O
Senator B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
as O
you O
know O
who O
are O
a O
little O
concerned O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
have O
the O
paper O
trail O
on O
abortion O
rights O
issues O
on O
other O
issues O
that O
would O
make O
him O
more O
acceptable O
uh O
to O
you O
/. O

Who O
are O
you O
very O
pleased O
or O
moderately O
pleased O
with O
John B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
/? O

I O
think O
he O
's O
an O
excellent O
nominee O
/. O

Uh O
frankly O
if O
there O
are O
people O
on O
the O
left O
or O
the O
right O
that O
are O
not O
sure O
how O
he O
's O
going O
to O
rule O
on O
a O
case O
that O
's O
fine O
by O
me O
/. O

He O
's O
a O
judge O
/. O

He O
's O
supposed O
to O
take O
the O
facts O
when O
they O
're O
given O
to O
him O
apply O
the O
law O
and O
make O
a O
decision O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
he O
's O
the O
kind O
of O
person O
who O
based O
on O
his O
previous O
experience O
uh O
including O
his O
most O
recent O
experience O
as O
a O
judge O
on O
the O
court O
of O
appeals O
has O
demonstrated O
that O
he O
'll O
do O
exactly O
that O
/. O

/. O

An O
excellent O
nominee O
/. O

Uh O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
majority O
leader O
Bill B-PERSON
Frist I-PERSON
this O
week O
Senator B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
came O
out O
in O
favor O
of O
an O
expanded O
version O
of O
stem O
cell O
research O
beyond O
what O
the O
President O
would O
like O
breaking O
with O
the O
President O
/. O

Are O
you O
influenced O
by O
what O
Senator O
Frist O
says O
/? O

Are O
you O
now O
about O
to O
go O
along O
with O
him O
/? O

Well O
I O
'm O
certainly O
influenced O
by O
what O
Senator O
Frist O
says O
because O
he O
's O
a O
respected O
physician O
/. O

He O
knows O
the O
subject O
very O
well O
/. O

Uh O
in O
this O
particular O
case O
I O
agree O
with O
his O
previous O
position O
and O
that O
of O
the O
President O
/. O

I O
'll O
certainly O
listen O
to O
all O
of O
the O
debate O
and O
anything O
that O
Senator O
Frist O
Dr. O
Frist O
has O
to O
say O
/. O

but O
my O
own O
views O
reflect O
uh O
those O
of O
the O
President O
on O
this O
matter O
/. O
/. O

So O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
an O
open O
mind O
/. O

is O
that O
what O
you O
're O
saying O
/? O

No O
/. O
you O
know O
uh O
my O
father O
always O
used O
to O
say O
always O
have O
an O
open O
mind O
/. O

but O
remember O
there O
's O
a O
difference O
between O
an O
open O
mind O
and O
a O
hole O
in O
the O
head O
/. O

So O
I O
'll O
apply O
my O
own O
judgment O
and O
be O
open O
- O
minded O
/. O

but O
again O
I O
have O
basic O
principles O
that O
I O
apply O
to O
decisions O
as O
well O
/. O

Senator O
Lieberman O
uh O
what O
about O
you O
/? O

Uh O
I O
've O
been O
for O
more O
funding O
for O
stem O
cell O
research O
/. O

it O
's O
one O
of O
the O
most O
exciting O
uh O
medical O
developments O
of O
our O
age O
/. O

it O
could O
bring O
better O
treatments O
even O
cures O
for O
diseases O
that O
cause O
a O
lot O
of O
pain O
and O
death O
to O
millions O
of O
people O
/. O

I O
thought O
Bill B-PERSON
Frist I-PERSON
's O
uh O
statement O
this O
week O
took O
a O
lot O
of O
guts O
/. O

he O
changed O
a O
position O
he O
had O
/. O

but O
that O
's O
human O
nature O
/. O

and O
you O
've O
got O
the O
confidence O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

Very O
significant O
/. O

I O
believe O
now O
that O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
will O
pass O
the O
legislation O
that O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
which O
is O
more O
funding O
for O
stem O
cell O
research O
on O
frozen O
embryos O
that O
are O
extra O
basically O
have O
been O
set O
aside O
for O
in O
- O
vitro O
fertilization O
/. O

I O
think O
we O
're O
going O
to O
pass O
it O
by O
more O
than O
the O
two O
thirds O
required O
to O
overturn O
an O
expected O
presidential O
veto O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
really O
the O
right O
thing O
to O
do O
/. O

But O
that O
also O
has O
to O
pass O
in O
the O
House O
of O
Representatives O
where O
you O
may O
not O
have O
the O
votes O
/. O

You O
're O
absolutely O
right O
/. O

so O
unfortunately O
the O
outcome O
is O
in O
doubt O
/. O

but O
a O
lot O
of O
lives O
are O
on O
the O
line O
here O
/. O
/. O

Senator O
Lieberman O
Senator O
Kyl O
I O
want O
to O
thank O
both O
of O
you O
for O
joining O
us O
/. O

always O
good O
to O
have O
you O
on O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Thank O
you O
/. O

Thank O
you O
/. O

Coming O
up O
next O
, O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
's O
astronauts O
are O
hard O
at O
work O
in O
space O
today O
/. O

but O
is O
the O
future O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
shuttle O
program O
in O
jeopardy O
/? O

We O
'll O
get O
answers O
from O
deputy O
shuttle O
program O
manager O
Wayne B-PERSON
Hale I-PERSON
when O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
continues O
/. O

We O
were O
wrong O
/. O

and O
we O
missed O
something O
/. O

and O
uh O
we O
have O
to O
go O
figure O
out O
what O
it O
was O
and O
uh O
go O
fix O
it O
/. O

John B-PERSON
Shannon I-PERSON
the O
shuttle O
flight O
operations O
manager O
for O
NASA B-ORG
talking O
about O
the O
piece O
of O
foam O
that O
broke O
off O
the O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
shuttle O
shortly O
after O
lift O
- O
off O
this O
past O
Tuesday O
/. O

That O
mishap O
prompted O
NASA B-ORG
to O
ground O
all O
future O
shuttle O
flights O
/. O

Still O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
's O
mission O
the O
first O
US B-GPE
manned O
space O
trip O
since O
the O
Columbia B-GPE
shuttle O
explosion O
in O
two O
thousand O
three O
is O
being O
extended O
by O
one O
day O
/. O

Just O
a O
short O
while O
ago O
I O
spoke O
with O
shuttle O
program O
deputy O
manager O
Wayne B-PERSON
Hale I-PERSON
from O
the B-ORG
Johnson I-ORG
Space I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
Houston O
Texas O
/. O

Wayne B-PERSON
Hale I-PERSON
welcome O
to O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

thanks O
very O
much O
for O
joining O
us O
/. O

So O
I O
guess O
the O
key O
question O
on O
everyone O
's O
mind O
right O
now O
are O
those O
astronauts O
uh O
in O
danger O
upon O
their O
return O
to O
Earth B-LOC
/? O

good O
morning O
it O
's O
good O
to O
be O
here O
/. O

and O
the O
answer O
to O
that O
is O
of O
course O
they O
are O
/. O

Returning O
from O
Earth B-LOC
orbit O
, O
traveling O
twenty O
- O
five O
thousand O
uh O
feet O
per O
second O
seventeen O
thousand O
miles O
an O
hour O
, O
coming O
to O
a O
complete O
dead O
stop O
at O
a O
runway O
in O
Florida B-GPE
that O
is O
a O
hazardous O
operation O
/. O

The O
way O
we O
minimize O
the O
risk O
and O
maximize O
the O
safety O
for O
the O
crew O
is O
by O
thorough O
engineering O
analysis O
and O
review O
of O
every O
potential O
hazard O
/. O

And O
we O
are O
in O
the O
process O
of O
doing O
that O
/. O

And O
we O
believe O
that O
the O
crew O
will O
be O
as O
safe O
as O
normal O
coming O
back O
uh O
when O
we O
get O
ready O
to O
a O
week O
from O
today O
/. O

Are O
they O
in O
greater O
danger O
because O
of O
that O
miscalculation O
of O
that O
small O
piece O
of O
foam O
emerging O
upon O
lift O
- O
off O
/? O

Well O
the O
short O
answer O
is O
no O
/. O

That O
uh O
piece O
of O
foam O
missed O
the O
vehicle O
/. O

and O
any O
damage O
that O
might O
have O
occurred O
is O
uh O
hypothetical O
/. O

That O
is O
the O
problem O
that O
we O
have O
to O
solve O
for O
the O
next O
flight O
/. O

For O
this O
flight O
we O
understand O
what O
happened O
in O
terms O
of O
damage O
to O
the O
orbiter O
/. O

And O
we O
believe O
it O
will O
be O
safe O
to O
re-enter O
/. O

Is O
that O
a O
hundred O
percent O
sure O
now O
that O
they O
will O
return O
a O
week O
from O
tomorrow O
uh O
aboard O
the O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
shuttle O
as O
opposed O
to O
some O
emergency O
procedure O
that O
might O
be O
required O
to O
bring O
them O
back O
/? O

We O
have O
maintained O
the O
emergency O
uh O
rescue O
vehicle O
on O
stand O
by O
/. O

and O
we O
will O
continue O
to O
do O
that O
for O
a O
couple O
more O
days O
until O
we O
have O
completed O
all O
our O
entry O
analysis O
/. O

At O
that O
time O
we O
'll O
release O
the O
uh O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
for O
its O
normal O
processing O
for O
its O
next O
flight O
/. O

So O
as O
of O
right O
now O
we O
have O
not O
taken O
a O
rescue O
off O
the O
table O
/. O

but O
we O
think O
the O
probability O
is O
remote O
/. O

Listen O
to O
what O
a O
former O
NASA B-ORG
engineer O
Bob B-PERSON
Dougherty I-PERSON
said O
to O
our O
Miles B-PERSON
O'Brien I-PERSON
on O
Friday O
about O
the O
possibility O
of O
this O
rescue O
emergency O
vehicle O
being O
required O
/. O

I O
wrote O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
President O
telling O
him O
that O
we O
should O
n't O
have O
a O
full O
crew O
on O
this O
thing O
/. O

We O
should O
only O
fly O
four O
people O
because O
of O
situations O
like O
this O
/. O

That O
's O
what O
he O
said O
/. O

Well O
the O
rescue O
vehicle O
if O
it O
's O
required O
will O
have O
only O
four O
people O
on O
it O
/. O

We O
have O
provisions O
to O
bring O
back O
the O
entire O
seven O
person O
crew O
of O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
if O
required O
in O
an O
emergency O
situation O
/. O

We O
certainly O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
at O
this O
point O
/. O

But O
we O
're O
holding O
that O
preparation O
um O
in O
readiness O
in O
case O
something O
changes O
/. O

how O
do O
you O
do O
that O
/. O

do O
you O
have O
to O
have O
the O
same O
rescue O
vehicle O
go O
back O
and O
do O
that O
twice O
/. O

is O
that O
what O
you O
're O
saying O
/? O

No O
the O
uh O
rescue O
vehicle O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
is O
outfitted O
so O
that O
we O
launch O
it O
with O
a O
crew O
of O
four O
and O
we O
have O
seating O
for O
the O
full O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
crew O
plus O
the O
four O
on O
the O
rescue O
vehicle O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
bringing O
home O
eleven O
persons O
if O
that O
became O
a O
necessary O
thing O
to O
do O
/. O

We O
've O
made O
the O
accommodations O
/. O

we O
've O
built O
the O
recumbant O
seats O
um O
and O
the O
other O
emergency O
provisions O
to O
bring O
back O
that O
larger O
crew O
on O
a O
single O
rescue O
flight O
if O
required O
/. O

How O
did O
this O
miscalculation O
happen O
/? O

You O
know O
we O
looked O
very O
hard O
at O
the O
foam O
on O
the O
pal O
ramp O
before O
flight O
/. O

We O
looked O
at O
it O
with O
uh O
X O
ray O
light O
machines O
/. O

We O
looked O
at O
it O
with O
a O
special O
uh O
high O
frequency O
radar O
type O
machine O
to O
look O
at O
any O
small O
voids O
or O
um O
areas O
where O
the O
glue O
that O
binds O
it O
to O
the O
uh O
substrate O
might O
have O
come O
loose O
/. O

Uh O
we O
did O
not O
see O
anything O
of O
significance O
/. O

So O
right O
now O
we O
are O
scratching O
our O
heads O
trying O
to O
understand O
what O
mechanism O
caused O
this O
piece O
of O
foam O
to O
come O
off O
/. O

It O
must O
be O
different O
than O
the O
uh O
mechanism O
that O
we O
had O
identified O
earlier O
uh O
and O
had O
done O
work O
on O
other O
areas O
to O
prevent O
uh O
foam O
loss O
from O
occurring O
/. O

So O
the O
engineers O
are O
going O
to O
have O
to O
take O
another O
look O
at O
this O
/. O

Uh O
we O
thought O
we O
understood O
what O
we O
had O
/. O

clearly O
we O
were O
wrong O
/. O

And O
more O
work O
is O
required O
/. O

The O
Los O
Angles B-NORP
Times B-ORG
had O
an O
editorial O
on O
Thursday O
that O
included O
a O
uh O
shocking O
line O
/. O

I O
just O
want O
to O
find O
out O
if O
it O
's O
true O
/. O

It O
said O
this O
/. O

The O
aged O
shuttle O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
is O
twenty O
- O
one O
years O
old O
/. O
/. O

are O
already O
at O
more O
than O
twice O
their O
intended O
design O
life O
/. O

Engineers O
are O
sometimes O
reduced O
to O
hunting O
for O
obsolete O
hardware O
and O
electronics O
on O
Ebay B-ORG
/. O

Is O
that O
true O
/? O

Well O
the O
shuttle O
was O
designed O
for O
a O
hundred O
flights O
in O
ten O
years O
/. O

And O
uh O
the O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
for O
example O
almost O
twenty O
years O
old O
has O
flown O
thirty O
times O
/. O

So O
in O
terms O
of O
length O
of O
time O
they O
are O
older O
than O
they O
were O
designed O
for O
/. O

But O
we O
have O
in O
fact O
upgraded O
areas O
/. O

We O
have O
ongoing O
programs O
to O
evaluate O
the O
effects O
of O
pure O
age O
on O
hardware O
/. O

This O
hardware O
is O
very O
well O
maintained O
/. O

We O
have O
uh O
environmentally O
controlled O
areas O
where O
we O
do O
all O
our O
work O
/. O

so O
we O
believe O
we O
understand O
the O
effect O
of O
aging O
on O
our O
equipment O
/. O

some O
of O
the O
ground O
test O
equipment O
that O
was O
designed O
in O
the O
late O
seventies O
or O
early O
eighties O
that O
has O
not O
been O
updated O
/. O

Occasionally O
they O
have O
had O
to O
go O
to O
some O
unusual O
places O
to O
find O
replacement O
parts O
/. O

but O
that O
's O
the O
ground O
equipment O
uh O
that O
we O
're O
referring O
to O
not O
the O
flight O
equipment O
/. O

Including O
eBay B-ORG
/? O

uh O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
exactly O
where O
they O
've O
gone O
/. O

but O
they O
have O
told O
me O
they O
've O
had O
to O
be O
very O
ingenious O
sometimes O
to O
find O
some O
of O
these O
older O
electronic O
parts O
/. O

We O
're O
almost O
completely O
out O
of O
time O
/. O

but O
a O
quick O
question O
/. O

When O
do O
you O
believe O
if O
it O
happens O
the O
next O
shuttle O
will O
take O
off O
/? O

Well O
we O
are O
putting O
together O
a O
team O
that O
will O
go O
off O
and O
do O
an O
investigation O
uh O
and O
come O
up O
with O
the O
solution O
on O
this O
problem O
/. O

and O
I O
am O
very O
hopeful O
that O
the O
delay O
will O
be O
short O
/. O

Uh O
it O
's O
our O
intention O
to O
get O
to O
the O
bottom O
of O
this O
and O
fix O
it O
in O
a O
very O
rapid O
manner O
/. O

We O
have O
windows O
in O
September O
November O
December O
and O
uh O
then O
in O
February O
/. O

And O
uh O
I O
believe O
we O
'll O
be O
flying O
in O
one O
of O
the O
near O
term O
windows O
/. O

But O
the O
point O
of O
the O
matter O
is O
we O
must O
understand O
what O
this O
problem O
was O
caused O
by O
this O
pal O
ramp O
foam O
loss O
problem O
and O
provide O
a O
solution O
to O
it O
because O
it O
's O
unacceptable O
to O
fly O
until O
we O
fix O
it O
/. O

Well O
good O
luck O
uh O
to O
all O
of O
NASA B-ORG
especially O
those O
astronauts O
on O
board O
the O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
/. O

and O
we O
'll O
be O
praying O
and O
hoping O
for O
the O
best O
/. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
Mr. O
Hale O
for O
joining O
us O
/. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
Wolf O
/. O

And O
do O
n't O
forget O
our O
Web O
question O
of O
the O
week O
should O
religion O
play O
a O
role O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
new O
constitution O
/. O

you O
can O
cast O
your O
vote O
/. O

Go O
to O
CNN O
dot O
com O
slash O
late B-WORK_OF_ART
edition I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

we O
'll O
have O
the O
results O
in O
the O
next O
hour O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

There O
's O
much O
more O
ahead O
on O
Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
including O
Egypt B-GPE
's O
prime O
minister O
Akmed B-PERSON
Alze I-PERSON
the O
pressure O
for O
political O
reform O
inside O
his O
own O
country O
and O
much O
more O
/. O

Then O
a O
successful O
reign O
in O
terror O
in O
Great B-GPE
Britian I-GPE
/. O

We O
'll O
assess O
the O
lingering O
threat O
uh O
in O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
around O
the O
world O
from O
three O
security O
experts O
/. O

Late B-WORK_OF_ART
Edition I-WORK_OF_ART
continues O
right O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
hour O
/. O

Next O
, O
uh O
, O
let O
's O
direct O
our O
attention O
to O
the O
change O
from O
the B-ORG
Self I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Forces I-ORG
to O
the B-ORG
Self I-ORG
- I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Military I-ORG
. O

Well O
, O
if O
the B-ORG
Self I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Forces I-ORG
become O
the B-ORG
Self I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Military I-ORG
, O
what O
changes O
will O
it O
bring O
to O
Japan B-GPE
's O
military O
itself O
. O

First O
, O
the O
constitution O
does O
not O
allow O
it O
as O
, O
eh O
, O
a O
formal O
national O
defense O
military O
or O
armed O
forces O
. O

So O
it O
is O
called O
the O
SDF O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
should O
be O
, O
um O
, O
first O
, O
eh O
, O
upgraded O
to O
a O
ministry O
. O

Upon O
completion O
of O
this O
upgrading O
, O
it O
may O
amend O
the B-LAW
SDF I-LAW
Law I-LAW
next O
. O

But O
you O
still O
have O
to O
follow O
the O
SDF O
Law O
at O
least O
for O
now O
, O
ah O
. O

So O
in O
the O
process O
of O
this O
upgrade O
to O
a O
ministry O
, O
it O
has O
started O
adjusting O
the O
duties O
of O
the O
SDF O
. O

We O
know O
this O
time O
this O
Defense B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
bill O
has O
already O
incorporated O
the O
original O
supplementary O
, O
um O
, O
duties O
, O
uh O
, O
of O
the O
SDF O
into O
its O
, O
um O
, O
primary O
duties O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

The O
so O
- O
called O
supplementary O
duties O
, O
we O
know O
, O
include O
the O
participation O
in O
UN B-GPE
peacekeeping O
operations O
, O
this O
, O
international O
rescue O
missions O
, O
uh O
, O
and O
logistic O
support O
for O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
in O
accordance O
with O
its O
so O
- O
called O
Law O
Concerning O
Situation O
in O
Areas O
Surrounding O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

These O
, O
uh O
, O
were O
all O
previously O
classified O
as O
additional O
, O
supplementary O
duties O
. O

Now O
with O
the O
upgrading O
of O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
to O
a O
ministry O
, O
they O
will O
all O
be O
incorporated O
into O
the O
primary O
operations O
of O
the O
SDF O
. O

To O
put O
it O
in O
more O
common O
terms O
, O
it O
means O
that O
the O
SDF O
mainly O
took O
care O
of O
affairs O
at O
home O
in O
the O
past O
, O
and O
in O
the O
future O
the O
SDF O
will O
be O
mainly O
engaged O
in O
external O
affairs O
. O

Yeah O
, O
in O
this O
way O
, O
what O
it O
does O
will O
be O
perfectly O
justifiable O
. O

Teacher O
Wang B-PERSON
, O
during O
the O
reporter O
's O
interview O
, O
Mr. O
Pan O
repeatedly O
mentioned O
there O
is O
a O
priority O
purchase O
right O
. O

Legally O
, O
what O
is O
the O
concept O
of O
a O
priority O
purchase O
right O
. O

Then O
, O
the O
concept O
of O
a O
priority O
purchase O
right O
as O
applied O
to O
a O
lessee O
works O
like O
this O
, O
in O
a O
housing O
rental O
transaction O
, O
when O
the O
renter O
wants O
to O
sell O
his O
rented O
, O
this O
, O
house O
to O
a O
third O
party O
, O
the O
lessee O
has O
the O
priority O
to O
purchase O
the O
house O
under O
similar O
conditions O
. O

Yes O
. O

Yes O
. O

Right O
. O

For O
example O
the O
two O
of O
us O
. O

Oh O
. O

Right O
. O

The O
two O
of O
us O
. O

I O
rent O
a O
house O
from O
you O
. O

Right O
. O

Yes O
, O
now O
you O
want O
to O
sell O
it O
. O

I O
want O
to O
sell O
, O
I O
want O
to O
sell O
to O
another O
person O
. O

Right O
. O

500,000 O
. O

OK O
. O

Then O
now O
you O
say O
, O
for O
500,000 O
I O
am O
also O
willing O
to O
purchase O
. O

Yes O
, O
yes O
, O
yes O
. O

Under O
these O
circumstances O
and O
under O
similar O
conditions O
, O
I O
must O
sell O
the O
house O
to O
you O
, O
that O
is O
, O
you O
as O
the O
lessee O
. O

Yes O
, O
yes O
, O
yes O
, O
yes O
. O

This O
is O
your O
priority O
purchase O
right O
as O
the O
lessee O
. O

Therefore O
, O
Mr. O
Pan O
should O
have O
this O
priority O
purchase O
right O
. O

In O
this O
case O
, O
Mr. O
Pan O
is O
a O
legal O
lessee O
; O
therefore O
, O
according O
to O
article O
230 O
of O
the O
contract O
law O
, O
he O
certainly O
has O
such O
a O
priority O
of O
purchase O
right O
. O

Yes O
. O

Er O
, O
have O
you O
been O
to O
an O
auto O
show O
. O

Yes O
. O

How O
many O
times O
did O
you O
go O
, O
ah O
. O

Twice O
. O

Um O
, O
we O
also O
go O
to O
auto O
shows O
. O

Er O
, O
how O
do O
we O
look O
around O
, O
eh O
. O

We O
go O
wherever O
there O
are O
beautiful O
auto O
showgirls O
. O

Then O
we O
go O
wherever O
that O
has O
the O
most O
attention O
- O
getting O
cars O
. O

What O
do O
you O
see O
when O
you O
go O
to O
an O
auto O
show O
, O
eh O
. O

Four O
things O
to O
check O
for O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

First O
, O
check O
companies O
. O

Second O
, O
check O
new O
products O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Third O
, O
check O
technology O
trends O
. O

Fourth O
, O
check O
forums O
. O

Ah O
, O
we O
do O
n't O
check O
forums O
, O
we O
mainly O
check O
auto O
showgirls O
. O

Ah O
. O

These O
are O
the O
four O
things O
to O
see O
. O

Speaking O
about O
checking O
auto O
showgirls O
, O
ah O
, O
I O
participated O
in O
the B-EVENT
Paris I-EVENT
Auto I-EVENT
Show I-EVENT
at O
the O
end O
of O
September O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
a O
few O
days O
before O
the B-EVENT
Paris I-EVENT
Auto I-EVENT
Show I-EVENT
, O
I O
went O
to O
the O
Hannover O
Auto O
Show O
for O
a O
look O
. O

These O
are O
both O
top O
international O
auto O
shows O
, O
ah O
. O

Top O
international O
auto O
shows O
. O

One O
of O
my O
greatest O
impressions O
of O
such O
major O
shows O
as O
the B-EVENT
Paris I-EVENT
Auto I-EVENT
Show I-EVENT
-- O
later O
I O
read O
a O
People O
's O
Daily O
editorial O
, O
ah O
, O
written O
by O
a O
reporter O
-- O
there O
were O
no O
auto O
showgirls O
. O

No O
auto O
showgirls O
even O
if O
you O
went O
for O
a O
look O
. O

No O
auto O
showgirls O
. O

Now O
you O
have O
also O
begun O
playing O
the O
role O
of O
a O
communication O
bridge O
between O
the O
two O
of O
them O
. O

Can O
I O
ask O
you O
, O
ah O
, O
which O
part O
acutually O
shows O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
's O
so O
- O
called O
sincerity O
and O
benevolence O
. O

Um O
, O
I O
'll O
explain O
here O
in O
particular O
, O
because O
the O
fact O
is O
that O
the O
communication O
, O
ah O
, O
between O
the O
coalition O
happiness O
has O
actually O
gone O
on O
for O
a O
very O
long O
time O
. O

And O
Chairman O
Soong O
, O
uh O
, O
he O
has O
also O
taken O
into O
consideration O
that O
because O
he O
himself O
is O
a O
candidate O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
future O
it O
might O
not O
be O
convenient O
for O
him O
to O
routinely O
meet O
directly O
with O
Chairman O
Ma O
regarding O
certain O
affairs O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
he O
especially O
handed O
over O
to O
me O
the O
role O
of O
representing O
him O
in O
future O
affairs O
between O
the O
two O
parties O
of O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
and O
the B-ORG
People I-ORG
First I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
and O
to O
represent O
him O
in O
carrying O
out O
direct O
communication O
with O
Chairman O
Ma O
. O

Um O
, O
over O
the O
last O
few O
months O
, O
I O
have O
indeed O
represented O
Chairman O
James O
Soong O
in O
meeting O
with O
Chairman O
Ma O
for O
a O
very O
long O
time O
and O
we O
discussed O
many O
issues O
concerning O
the O
two O
parties O
' O
affairs O
. O

And O
as O
for O
that O
thing O
that O
Chairman O
Ma O
wrote O
, O
it O
was O
because O
after O
that O
thing O
-- O
about O
the O
two O
people O
meeting O
-- O
got O
out O
, O
outsiders O
had O
a O
lot O
of O
doubts O
. O

So O
in O
this O
situation O
, O
he O
was O
also O
particularly O
hoping O
that O
I O
could O
pass O
on O
the O
plan O
the O
two O
of O
them O
had O
for O
future O
development O
of O
the O
two O
parties O
of O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
and O
the B-ORG
People I-ORG
First I-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

In O
this O
direction O
, O
his O
benevolence O
and O
sincerity O
will O
absolutely O
not O
change O
. O

Okay O
. O

So O
what O
is O
the O
ultimate O
that O
can O
be O
done O
to O
apprehend O
bicycle O
thieves O
. O

Then O
you O
will O
make O
the O
number O
of O
thieves O
caught O
, O
eh O
, O
into O
an O
unexpected O
number O
, O
or O
one O
of O
the O
highest O
. O

Oh O
. O

This O
is O
what O
I O
think O
. O

You O
arrested O
more O
than O
700 O
people O
within O
three O
years O
. O

630-something O
. O

Bicycle O
theft O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
is O
so O
serious O
, O
ha O
, O
someone O
said O
this O
has O
a O
lot O
to O
do O
with O
the O
especially O
prosperous O
used O
bicycle O
market O
, O
eh O
, O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

Getting O
to O
the O
bottom O
of O
it O
, O
ah O
, O
when O
you O
arrest O
the O
people O
who O
purchase O
and O
sell O
the O
stolen O
bicycles O
, O
they O
would O
say O
that O
if O
nobody O
buys O
them O
, O
why O
would O
I O
bother O
selling O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O
right O
. O

Around O
areas O
near O
some O
university O
campuses O
, O
eh O
, O
there O
are O
rows O
of O
, O
eh O
, O
these O
bicycle O
bazaars O
, O
selling O
used O
bicycles O
. O

So O
are O
n't O
college O
students O
buying O
too O
. O

Yes O
. O

So O
are O
n't O
we O
Beijing B-GPE
citizens O
also O
buying O
. O

These O
days O
, O
eh O
, O
the O
central O
authorities O
are O
, O
eh O
, O
proposing O
to O
improve O
the O
quality O
of O
all O
citizens O
, O
I O
think O
this O
is O
the O
key O
. O

Yes O
. O

So O
the O
crux O
of O
the O
problem O
does O
not O
lie O
with O
the O
second O
- O
hand O
market O
, O
right O
. O

If O
we O
do O
not O
buy O
them O
, O
then O
is O
n't O
it O
true O
that O
there O
is O
no O
such O
problem O
. O

Um O
, O
well O
, O
initially O
how O
did O
you O
get O
the O
feeling O
that O
it O
would O
be O
really O
hard O
to O
get O
a O
deposition O
. O

Er O
, O
when O
we O
were O
looking O
for O
the O
victim O
, O
she O
did O
not O
want O
to O
meet O
with O
us O
. O

She O
hid O
after O
you O
made O
the O
inquiry O
. O

Even O
if O
after O
you O
found O
her O
, O
she O
also O
-- O
once O
asked O
questions O
-- O
this O
thing O
did O
n't O
happen O
to O
me O
. O

Mainly O
out O
of O
fear O
, O
fear O
of O
retaliation O
, O
right O
. O

Yes O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

-- O

He O
was O
, O
for O
one O
thing O
, O
afraid O
of O
retaliation O
, O
and O
moreover O
, O
he O
was O
not O
sure O
whether O
this O
time O
you O
the O
police O
agency O
could O
execute O
a O
thorough O
crackdown O
. O

Right O
. O

He O
could O
n't O
perceive O
your O
resolution O
and O
your O
capabilities O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
how O
could O
you O
make O
a O
breakthrough O
. O

We O
did O
two O
things O
to O
make O
a O
breakthrough O
in O
getting O
the O
deposition O
. O

First O
, O
we O
publicized O
to O
the O
masses O
our O
determination O
this O
time O
to O
fight O
against O
evil O
. O

Another O
thing O
was O
to O
publicize O
through O
scrolling O
media O
headlines O
. O

Well O
, O
their O
municipal O
bureau O
did O
several O
runs O
of O
this O
kind O
of O
propaganda O
report O
on O
, O
um O
, O
TV O
, O
for O
example O
, O
saying O
that O
fighting O
evil O
has O
no O
timetable O
, O

So O
, O
the O
public O
was O
very O
afraid O
that O
you O
would O
fight O
for O
a O
while O
and O
then O
you O
would O
stop O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Was O
n't O
the O
investigation O
done O
in O
secret O
. O

How O
could O
there O
be O
propaganda O
advertisements O
. O

Well O
, O
on O
December O
11 O
, O
that O
is O
, O
four O
criminal O
suspects O
who O
participated O
in O
special O
case O
1009 O
also O
turned O
themselves O
in O
, O
in O
Huainan B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
another O
of O
our O
cities O
. O

So O
, O
by O
interrogating O
them O
, O
the O
details O
of O
the O
case O
became O
clear O
as O
well O
. O

Well O
, O
subsequently O
we O
thought O
that O
based O
on O
the O
information O
we O
previously O
obtained O
; O
it O
was O
time O
to O
go O
public O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

You O
just O
talked O
about O
this O
, O
well O
, O
we O
are O
talking O
about O
this O
reason O
, O
ah O
. O

This O
reason O
is O
that O
ordinary O
people O
dare O
not O
spend O
money O
even O
if O
they O
have O
it O
, O
right O
. O

Yes O
. O

Well O
, O
there O
is O
an O
important O
reason O
here O
why O
they O
dare O
not O
spend O
money O
here O
when O
they O
have O
it O
, O
ah O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
GDP O
has O
been O
climbing O
at O
such O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
8 O
percent O
, O
9 O
percent O
, O
10 O
percent O
, O
and O
this O
has O
been O
for O
twenty O
years O
already O
. O

Yes O
. O

Yes O
. O

But O
China B-GPE
's O
, O
this O
, O
wages O
, O
ah O
, O
within O
the O
total O
GDP O
amount O
, O
have O
been O
declining O
. O

Yes O
. O

The O
statistics O
, O
ah O
, O
it O
states O
that O
in O
1989 O
, O
ah O
, O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
wages O
accounted O
for O
16 O
percent O
of O
GDP O
. O

Yes O
. O

Nearly O
twenty O
years O
later O
, O
it O
has O
declined O
to O
12 O
percent O
. O

Yes O
. O

That O
12 O
percent O
of O
yours O
, O
ah O
, O
was O
actually O
the O
data O
in O
2004 O
. O

Uh O
. O

2004 O
. O

Right O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
new O
data O
states O
that O
, O
this O
, O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
wages O
accounts O
for O
a O
bit O
over O
8 O
percent O
of O
GDP O
. O

Ah O
. O

Well O
, O
that O
means O
you O
, O
this O
, O
are O
, O
um O
, O
relatively O
poor O
. O

Yes O
. O

Because O
as O
your O
, O
this O
, O
country O
's O
economic O
power O
rises O
, O
you O
ordinary O
people O
's O
gains O
have O
relatively O
decreased O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
ask O
you O
, O
where O
did O
the O
money O
go O
. O

Yes O
. O

Where O
did O
you O
spend O
the O
money O
. O

Well O
, O
, O
ah O
, O
if O
things O
go O
on O
like O
this O
, O
ah O
, O
the O
current O
situation O
uh O
plus O
inflation O
, O
ordinary O
people O
, O
ah O
, O
think O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
I O
must O
save O
my O
money O
to O
maintain O
my O
current O
livelihood O
, O
along O
with O
unforeseeable O
things O
in O
the O
future O
. O

Yes O
. O

Yes O
. O

This O
is O
why O
he O
saves O
more O
and O
more O
money O
, O
and O
increasingly O
dares O
not O
spend O
it O
. O

Because O
no O
matter O
how O
many O
more O
products O
you O
produce O
, O
it O
seems O
to O
have O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
me O
. O

Yes O
. O

ah O
, O
what O
we O
have O
just O
seen O
is O
an O
issue O
of O
domestic O
demand O
. O

China B-GPE
has O
not O
yet O
resolved O
the O
issue O
of O
domestic O
demand O
; O
the O
economy O
is O
not O
going O
to O
sustain O
developing O
. O

Right O
. O

In O
fact O
there O
are O
also O
many O
problems O
with O
external O
demand O
. O

From O
1995 O
, O
er O
, O
to O
the O
present O
, O
er O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
been O
the O
country O
with O
the O
largest O
number O
of O
anti-dumping O
charges O
worldwide O
, O
ah O
, O
for O
this O
eleven O
consecutive O
years O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
want O
to O
ask O
, O
this O
, O
Professor O
Yang O
, O
what O
do O
you O
think O
, O
um O
, O
they O
could O
do O
to O
guarantee O
that O
the O
Kidd B-PERSON
- O
class O
battleship O
is O
not O
sunk O
during O
the O
process O
of O
an O
exercise O
. O

Eh O
, O
this O
so O
- O
called O
not O
, O
not O
being O
sunk O
during O
exercises O
, O
eh O
, O
according O
to O
military O
strategic O
logic O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
in O
, O
that O
, O
combat O
models O
, O
and O
in O
Han B-EVENT
Kuang I-EVENT
18 I-EVENT
, O
it O
was O
sunk O
in O
less O
than O
twenty O
minutes O
. O

This O
caused O
, O
eh O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
tension O
in O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
government O
, O
and O
in O
partiular O
its O
defense O
department O
had O
put O
forward O
that O
it O
could O
n't O
be O
sunk O
. O

It O
's O
because O
, O
eh O
, O
they O
were O
n't O
considering O
it O
from O
a O
military O
standpoint O
, O
but O
rather O
from O
the O
standpoint O
of O
political O
confidence O
. O

So O
what O
do O
they O
do O
. O

If O
the O
opponent O
makes O
an O
attack O
, O
well O
then O
, O
eh O
, O
I O
make O
your O
missiles O
subsonic O
. O

That O
is O
one O
thing O
. O

Second O
, O
eh O
, O
if O
you O
want O
to O
attack O
me O
, O
based O
on O
the O
exercises O
in O
Han B-EVENT
Kuang I-EVENT
19 I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
20 I-EVENT
, O
you O
first O
have O
to O
inform O
me O
when O
you O
are O
going O
to O
attack O
. O

That O
is O
like O
saying O
, O
that O
you O
're O
not O
carrying O
out O
actual O
battle O
exercises O
, O
but O
rather O
engaging O
in O
a O
child O
's O
game O
of O
make O
pretend O
. O

You O
're O
going O
to O
come O
, O
you O
come O
and O
knock O
on O
the O
door O
, O
You O
're O
going O
to O
attack O
me O
. O

Okay O
, O
I O
get O
ready O
. O

So O
they O
have O
fiddled O
with O
two O
major O
parameters O
. O

After O
that O
, O
they O
achieved O
a O
result O
where O
in O
the O
Han O
Kuang O
21 O
exercises O
they O
were O
able O
to O
have O
a O
Kidd B-PERSON
- O
class O
battleship O
fleet O
intercept O
a O
so O
- O
called O
mainland O
landing O
force O
, O
intercept O
a O
PLA B-ORG
force O
of O
forty O
thousand O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Almost O
one O
quarter O
of O
the O
military O
strength O
of O
the O
intercepting O
force O
was O
beaten O
. O

They O
were O
indeed O
able O
to O
make O
such O
a O
big O
adjustment O
. O

So O
there O
's O
this O
big O
taboo O
in O
the O
model O
, O
a O
big O
taboo O
for O
the O
military O
strategists O
. O

That O
is O
, O
if O
you O
adjust O
a O
two O
small O
parameters O
, O
the O
entire O
final O
outcome O
might O
be O
different O
from O
what O
everybody O
expects O
. O

Militarily O
, O
particularly O
in O
this O
kind O
of O
military O
confrontation O
exercise O
, O
it O
's O
an O
absolute O
joke O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
penalties O
ought O
to O
be O
given O
for O
making O
and O
selling O
, O
er O
, O
fake O
vehicle O
license O
plates O
and O
for O
using O
fake O
vehicle O
license O
plates O
. O

It O
's O
like O
this O
, O
the O
Supreme O
People O
's O
Court B-ORG
the O
year O
before O
last O
approved O
another O
interpretation O
of O
the O
law O
: O
for O
all O
illegal O
production O
, O
buying O
or O
selling O
of O
the O
vehicle O
license O
plates O
of O
high O
- O
level O
official O
departments O
at O
the O
army O
headquarters O
level O
or O
higher O
, O
the O
transaction O
of O
one O
plate O
is O
enough O
to O
constitute O
criminal O
activity O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Er O
, O
buying O
or O
selling O
three O
or O
more O
other O
license O
plates O
constitutes O
criminal O
activity O
, O
ah O
. O

What O
level O
of O
sentencing O
might O
the O
most O
serious O
receive O
. O

Er O
, O
for O
general O
buying O
and O
selling O
transactions O
, O
it O
's O
a O
prison O
sentence O
of O
, O
er O
, O
less O
than O
three O
years O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Er O
, O
serious O
cases O
could O
get O
three O
to O
ten O
years O
. O

And O
for O
those O
who O
use O
them O
. O

If O
it O
's O
, O
er O
, O
an O
ordinary O
case O
of O
putting O
on O
military O
vehicle O
license O
plates O
, O
er O
, O
er O
, O
after O
the O
use O
of O
the O
fake O
military O
vehicle O
in O
operation O
discovered O
by O
the O
army O
headquarters O
level O
law O
enforcement O
department O
, O
the O
vehicle O
will O
be O
detained O
first O
. O

If O
your O
vehicle O
came O
from O
a O
legitimate O
source O
, O
er O
, O
you O
bought O
it O
yourself O
properly O
, O
and O
putting O
on O
the O
military O
license O
plate O
was O
just O
eh O
, O
to O
make O
your O
operations O
easier O
, O
that O
kind O
of O
thing O
, O
eh O
, O
then O
after O
some O
penalties O
are O
decided O
, O
the O
vehicle O
will O
still O
be O
returned O
to O
you O
in O
the O
future O
. O

supposing O
your O
vehicle O
is O
a O
stolen O
vehicle O
or O
a O
smuggled O
vehicle O
, O
and O
there O
is O
no O
legal O
paperwork O
, O
then O
the O
vehicle O
will O
be O
, O
er O
, O
confiscated O
. O

Er O
, O
generally O
speaking O
, O
uh O
, O
this O
is O
just O
to O
make O
the O
drivers O
of O
fake O
military O
vehicles O
pay O
the O
price O
. O

But O
-- O

In O
fact O
, O
it O
's O
precisely O
because O
the O
price O
of O
driving O
a O
fake O
military O
vehicle O
is O
too O
small O
. O

Right O
, O
it O
is O
too O
small O
. O

In O
the O
current O
law O
it O
's O
dealt O
with O
a O
little O
lightly O
. O

According O
to O
transport O
laws O
, O
eh O
, O
the O
maximum O
is O
a O
2,000 O
- O
yuan O
fine O
. O

This O
is O
obviously O
a O
rather O
light O
punishment O
. O

So O
we O
want O
to O
further O
increase O
, O
um O
, O
the O
power O
of O
, O
um O
, O
law O
enforcement O
. O

But O
this O
report O
, O
other O
than O
the O
ten O
people O
doing O
the O
investigation O
, O
do O
you O
feel O
that O
the O
report O
is O
a O
sufficient O
reflection O
of O
the O
current O
Iraq B-GPE
situation O
. O

Is O
it O
adequate O
. O

Um O
, O
in O
reality O
, O
that O
is O
the O
responsibility O
of O
the O
ten O
people O
was O
to O
investigate O
the O
development O
of O
the O
state O
of O
affairs O
in O
the O
Iraq B-GPE
situation O
up O
to O
the O
situation O
as O
it O
currently O
stands O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
in O
the O
end O
, O
we O
finally O
see O
that O
some O
of O
these O
ten O
people O
just O
went O
through O
the O
motions O
somewhat O
. O

Like O
Rice O
, O
Rice O
herself O
, O
she O
, O
um O
, O
took O
over O
as O
secretary O
of O
state O
quite O
late O
, O
so O
she O
is O
not O
to O
blame O
for O
very O
much O
. O

The O
one O
who O
is O
most O
to O
blame O
is O
still O
the O
person O
who O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
intelligence O
agencies O
at O
the O
time O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
the O
most O
responsible O
, O
the O
number O
one O
person O
to O
blame O
, O
eh O
, O
should O
be O
the O
defense O
secretary O
, O
that O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
. O

He O
decided O
the O
post-war O
reestablishment O
of O
order O
. O

He O
ordered O
the O
disbanding O
of O
the O
Iraq B-GPE
military O
and O
ordered O
that O
the B-ORG
Baath I-ORG
Party I-ORG
be O
declared O
illegal O
. O

It O
was O
him O
who O
persuaded O
President O
Bush O
to O
make O
this O
momentous O
strategic O
decision O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
I O
feel O
that O
with O
regard O
to O
final O
responsibility O
he O
is O
probably O
the O
most O
to O
blame O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Um O
, O
after O
an O
eight O
- O
month O
investigation O
this O
ten O
- O
person O
group O
, O
in O
the O
end O
, O
eh O
, O
has O
submitted O
such O
a O
report O
that O
contains O
seventy O
- O
nine O
recommendations O
. O

Uh O
, O
ordinarily O
, O
eh O
, O
as O
, O
this O
, O
leader O
, O
Baker B-PERSON
is O
the O
head O
of O
this O
group O
. O

Well O
, O
he O
, O
eh O
, O
is O
also O
an O
old O
family O
friend O
of O
the O
Bush B-GPE
clan O
. O

Normally O
, O
nothing O
will O
take O
place O
that O
will O
embarrass O
the O
Bush B-GPE
clan O
or O
President O
Bush O
himself O
, O
but O
we O
noticed O
, O
that O
there O
were O
still O
three O
major O
discords O
in O
the O
report O
, O
eh O
. O

Commissioner O
Li O
said O
, O
ah O
, O
just O
now O
that O
all O
large O
trucks O
over O
ten O
tons O
to O
a O
very O
large O
degree O
could O
be O
fake O
military O
vehicles O
. O

In O
that O
there O
is O
such O
a O
clear O
symbol O
, O
so O
why O
ca O
n't O
they O
be O
blocked O
and O
directly O
inspected O
at O
some O
toll O
booths O
, O
eh O
, O
and O
customs O
posts O
. O

This O
problem O
, O
from O
the O
time O
of O
the O
case O
we O
have O
handled O
, O
um O
, O
is O
mainly O
that O
they O
hang O
fake O
military O
license O
plates O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Ah O
, O
local O
law O
enforcement O
agencies O
, O
road O
inspection O
agencies O
and O
toll O
booths O
can O
not O
readily O
conduct O
more O
supervision O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
why O
can O
not O
this O
fleet O
of O
fake O
military O
vehicles O
be O
promptly O
captured O
. O

Judging O
from O
the O
recent O
period O
of O
investigation O
, O
inquiry O
and O
understanding O
, O
it O
is O
probable O
that O
they O
are O
also O
disguised O
as O
they O
carry O
out O
the O
operation O
. O

As O
they O
came O
out O
from O
the O
mining O
area O
and O
the O
, O
um O
, O
railroad O
stations O
, O
they O
normally O
hang O
local O
plates O
. O

Just O
before O
they O
reach O
a O
toll O
booth O
or O
an O
inspection O
station O
, O
they O
put O
on O
military O
vehicle O
plates O
. O

After O
they O
pass O
through O
the O
toll O
booth O
or O
the O
inspection O
station O
, O
they O
put O
the O
local O
plates O
back O
on O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
the O
stretch O
over O
which O
they O
used O
military O
vehicle O
numbers O
, O
fake O
military O
vehicle O
numbers O
is O
relatively O
short O
. O

So O
, O
it O
would O
be O
usually O
difficult O
to O
spot O
. O

What O
if O
a O
watch O
was O
, O
um O
, O
set O
up O
to O
conduct O
checks O
at O
toll O
booths O
. O

It O
's O
because O
these O
agencies O
, O
uh O
, O
only O
have O
an O
administrative O
authority O
. O

For O
example O
, O
registering O
and O
collecting O
fees O
when O
people O
arrive O
, O
ah O
. O

However O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
, O
um O
, O
law O
enforcement O
authority O
or O
this O
punishment O
power O
required O
for O
a O
, O
um O
, O
administrative O
penalty O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Um O
, O
so O
when O
they O
encounter O
these O
fake O
military O
vehicles O
, O
they O
too O
feel O
very O
much O
that O
their O
hands O
are O
tied O
. O

It O
is O
not O
like O
a O
public O
security O
agency O
. O

Public O
security O
agencies O
have O
a O
certain O
, O
um O
, O
this O
, O
law O
- O
enforcement O
authority O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
we O
discovered O
some O
law O
breakers O
were O
purposely O
driving O
military O
vehicles O
, O
using O
military O
vehicles O
as O
a O
cover O
, O
ah O
, O
for O
committing O
serious O
criminal O
offenses O
. O

For O
example O
, O
some O
were O
driving O
the O
vehicles O
to O
commit O
robberies O
, O
and O
driving O
the O
vehicles O
to O
commit O
blackmail O
and O
extortion O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

And O
it O
once O
happened O
that O
, O
er O
, O
a O
law O
breaker O
displayed O
a O
stolen O
military O
license O
plate O
on O
his O
vehicle O
, O
er O
, O
and O
brazenly O
kidnapped O
a O
young O
woman O
, O
er O
, O
and O
raped O
her O
. O

Ah O
, O
this O
created O
an O
extremely O
bad O
impression O
on O
the O
society O
. O

Uh O
, O
if O
, O
er O
, O
the O
public O
were O
to O
judge O
this O
only O
from O
the O
license O
plate O
, O
they O
would O
think O
this O
was O
the O
military O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Right O
. O

Right O
, O
that O
soldiers O
did O
it O
. O

So O
it O
seriously O
damaged O
the O
image O
and O
reputation O
of O
the O
military O
. O

Not O
long O
ago O
, O
on O
an O
expressway O
, O
er O
, O
our O
traffic O
police O
discovered O
a O
fake O
military O
vehicle O
in O
the O
course O
of O
their O
duties O
. O

As O
he O
was O
investigated O
, O
eh O
, O
the O
law O
breakers O
in O
this O
fake O
military O
vehicle O
boldly O
kidnapped O
the O
traffic O
police O
officer O
into O
the O
vehicle O
, O
drove O
from O
Hunan B-GPE
all O
the O
way O
to O
Henan B-NORP
, O
then O
, O
er O
, O
pushed O
the O
traffic O
police O
officer O
out O
of O
the O
vehicle O
, O
then O
fled O
again O
in O
the O
vehicle O
. O

Uh O
. O

So O
, O
it O
's O
extremely O
nasty O
in O
nature O
. O

A O
moment O
ago O
, O
looking O
at O
the O
experience O
of O
our O
reporter O
, O
I O
was O
thinking O
that O
if O
now O
I O
was O
the O
family O
member O
of O
a O
sufferer O
and O
the O
sufferer O
's O
symptoms O
were O
also O
very O
critical O
, O
for O
example O
, O
something O
like O
heart O
disease O
, O
ah O
, O
the O
kind O
of O
illness O
where O
you O
are O
racing O
against O
the O
clock O
, O
well O
, O
the O
process O
of O
waiting O
for O
that O
voice O
prompt O
would O
definitely O
be O
too O
tortuous O
. O

Seeing O
that O
just O
now O
, O
my O
first O
reaction O
was O
that O
it O
was O
extremely O
irresponsible O
. O

And O
why O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Health B-ORG
asked O
that O
health O
care O
organizations O
focus O
on O
the O
patient O
. O

This O
set O
up O
is O
completely O
centered O
on O
itself O
. O

It O
is O
extremely O
indifferent O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
is O
unable O
to O
guarantee O
emergency O
treatment O
. O

So O
, O
among O
the O
advanced O
emergency O
systems O
of O
this O
kind O
that O
you O
have O
had O
contact O
with O
, O
what O
do O
you O
think O
is O
the O
most O
suitable O
model O
. O

The O
establishment O
of O
a O
consolidated O
emergency O
center O
. O

I O
see O
. O

This O
emergency O
center O
, O
when O
we O
dial O
its O
telephone O
number O
, O
it O
is O
immediately O
able O
to O
display O
our O
location O
. O

It O
has O
a O
regulation O
and O
control O
system O
and O
as O
well O
it O
has O
established O
many O
branch O
centers O
, O
or O
emergency O
stations O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Then O
, O
eh O
, O
immediately O
, O
based O
on O
the O
principle O
of O
proximity O
, O
it O
assigns O
corresponding O
emergency O
personnel O
to O
carry O
out O
the O
relevant O
treatment O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

We O
became O
aware O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
local O
healthcare O
administration O
departments O
were O
still O
some O
biased O
toward O
the O
understanding O
that O
only O
one O
emergency O
center O
can O
be O
established O
in O
a O
district O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

One O
emergency O
center O
does O
not O
mean O
that O
there O
is O
only O
one O
emergency O
station O
. O

Under O
an O
emergency O
center O
, O
there O
can O
be O
branch O
centers O
and O
emergency O
stations O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
principle O
of O
emergency O
care O
is O
rapidity O
, O
proximity O
and O
capability O
. O

That O
is O
also O
to O
say O
, O
that O
a O
facility O
only O
needs O
to O
have O
emergency O
treatment O
capabilities O
, O
then O
following O
examination O
and O
approval O
by O
the O
health O
administration O
, O
it O
can O
become O
an O
emergency O
care O
center O
or O
emergency O
care O
station O
. O

Hello O
audience O
, O
now O
is O
the O
time O
for O
independent O
commentary O
. O

In O
a O
few O
days O
, O
eh O
, O
the O
2006 O
Central O
Economic O
Work O
Conference O
will O
be O
convened O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

Yes O
. O

At O
the O
conference O
, O
they O
certainly O
will O
discuss O
, O
ah O
, O
um O
, O
the O
current O
economic O
situation O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

Yes O
. O

So O
, O
we O
also O
want O
to O
discuss O
this O
before O
the O
conference O
begins O
. O

Let O
's O
talk O
about O
what O
kind O
of O
economic O
situation O
China B-GPE
is O
facing O
today O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
recently O
, O
ah O
, O
China B-GPE
, O
eh O
, O
has O
announced O
numerous O
statistics O
. O

Yes O
, O
if O
observing O
from O
the O
overall O
statistics O
, O
and O
in O
fact O
the O
CCP O
itself O
has O
also O
announced O
, O
ah O
, O
that O
the O
CCP O
's O
economy O
will O
face O
a O
crisis O
of O
collapse O
in O
2008 O
. O

Yes O
, O
first O
of O
all O
, O
um O
, O
the O
deputy O
director O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
, O
Su O
Ning O
, O
he O
has O
announced O
some O
statistics O
. O

What O
did O
he O
say O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
rate O
of O
saving O
, O
uh O
, O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
, O
ah O
, O
had O
risen O
9 O
% O
from O
ten O
years O
ago O
. O

And O
, O
on O
the O
contrary O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
is O
, O
the O
eh O
, O
eh O
, O
statistics O
of O
the O
ratio O
of O
national O
expenditure O
to O
GDP O
has O
again O
fallen O
10 O
% O
. O

Oh O
, O
one O
rises O
10 O
, O
and O
the O
other O
has O
fallen O
. O

Fallen O
. O

What O
is O
even O
more O
frightening O
. O

Personal O
expenditures O
of O
citizens O
have O
already O
fallen O
eh O
, O
from O
50-something O
percent O
, O
ah O
, O
to O
the O
current O
40 O
- O
plus O
, O
that O
is O
, O
it O
has O
fallen O
to O
42 O
% O
. O

So O
, O
one O
has O
fallen O
from O
42 O
% O
to O
38 O
% O
, O
also O
a O
decline O
of O
10 O
% O
-- O

That O
is O
, O
, O
ah O
, O
the O
people O
save O
most O
of O
the O
money O
they O
make O
, O
and O
the O
level O
of O
expenditures O
is O
getting O
lower O
and O
lower O
. O

So O
, O
right O
now O
, O
ah O
, O
this O
reflects O
a O
problem O
, O
say O
, O
these O
two O
things O
are O
one O
, O
eh O
, O
very O
relevantly O
interconnected O
matter O
, O
a O
matter O
, O
that O
because O
with O
personal O
expenditures O
, O
eh O
, O
if O
there O
is O
no O
spending O
, O
the O
economy O
can O
not O
grow O
and O
there O
is O
no O
way O
to O
develop O
the O
economy O
. O

This O
morning O
, O
only O
Chen B-PERSON
Guangfu I-PERSON
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Guangcheng I-PERSON
's O
eldest O
brother O
, O
went O
into O
the O
court O
to O
attend O
the O
reading O
of O
the O
verdict O
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Guangcheng I-PERSON
did O
n't O
feel O
any O
great O
surprise O
at O
the O
court O
's O
verdict O
, O
and O
immediately O
filed O
an O
appeal O
. O

Eh O
, O
they O
did O
n't O
arrange O
for O
anyone O
to O
go O
at O
all O
. O

Eh O
, O
they O
had O
n't O
arranged O
for O
any O
other O
people O
to O
attend O
. O

Those O
attending O
were O
all O
people O
from O
the O
police O
, O
prosecutor O
's O
office O
and O
the O
court O
. O

And O
even O
if O
other O
people O
wanted O
to O
go O
in O
, O
they O
could O
n't O
go O
in O
, O
right O
. O

Right O
, O
other O
people O
could O
absolutely O
not O
get O
in O
. O

My O
mother O
and O
third O
brother O
had O
rushed O
over O
there O
, O
and O
they O
did O
n't O
let O
him O
go O
in O
, O
either O
. O

It O
was O
the O
same O
as O
the O
result O
from O
the O
first O
time O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
not O
a O
judgment O
based O
on O
the O
law O
but O
rather O
a O
judgment O
of O
power O
. O

It O
's O
not O
just O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Right O
, O
the O
lawyers O
had O
said O
a O
little O
earlier O
that O
if O
they O
maintain O
the O
original O
judgment O
in O
Chen B-PERSON
Guangcheng I-PERSON
's O
case O
, O
they O
would O
immediately O
appeal O
to O
the O
Linyi O
Municipal O
Intermediate O
People O
's O
Court B-ORG
. O

Chen B-PERSON
Guangcheng I-PERSON
's O
wife O
Yuan B-PERSON
Weijing I-PERSON
got O
the O
news O
in O
the O
hospital O
. O

She O
said O
that O
although O
she O
felt O
upset O
, O
she O
would O
still O
get O
herself O
stronger O
and O
support O
her O
husband O
. O

And O
what O
type O
of O
solutions O
do O
we O
have O
for O
problems O
of O
the O
type O
you O
just O
talked O
about O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
once O
some O
problems O
or O
cases O
of O
a O
pernicious O
nature O
arose O
at O
a O
school O
, O
specialized O
disciplinary O
actions O
, O
eh O
, O
would O
invariably O
be O
arranged O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Specialized O
disciplinary O
actions O
, O
eh O
, O
do O
indeed O
get O
passable O
results O
during O
the O
disciplinary O
period O
, O
but O
some O
problems O
easily O
resurge O
once O
the O
discipline O
is O
finished O
, O
rebounding O
again O
and O
again O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
eh O
, O
to O
fundamentally O
solve O
these O
problems O
, O
um O
, O
uh O
, O
um O
, O
shock O
discipline O
should O
be O
replaced O
with O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
management O
and O
the O
creation O
of O
a O
long O
term O
mechanism O
to O
safeguard O
the O
campus O
and O
protect O
the O
students O
. O

Therefore O
, O
that O
is O
, O
eh O
, O
the O
study O
by O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Security O
, O
eh O
, O
discussed O
and O
put O
forth O
several O
hard O
- O
line O
measures O
. O

That O
is O
, O
these O
eight O
measures O
of O
ours O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

In O
them O
, O
eh O
, O
in O
a O
section O
relevant O
to O
this O
case O
, O
that O
is O
, O
it O
says O
there O
need O
to O
be O
people O
specifically O
appointed O
to O
investigate O
and O
solve O
the O
case O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

As O
for O
the O
areas O
surrounding O
the O
school O
grounds O
, O
patrolling O
and O
prevention O
will O
have O
to O
be O
strengthened O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
during O
times O
when O
students O
are O
getting O
in O
and O
out O
of O
school O
, O
people O
need O
to O
be O
sent O
to O
maintain O
traffic O
and O
public O
order O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Police O
manpower O
will O
be O
increased O
, O
right O
, O
uh-huh O
. O

Ay O
, O
police O
manpower O
will O
be O
increased O
. O

Yes O
. O

Then O
, O
eh O
, O
in O
the O
area O
surrounding O
the O
campus O
, O
eh O
, O
we O
must O
also O
demand O
an O
increase O
in O
traffic O
safety O
facilities O
, O
such O
as O
some O
signals O
and O
road O
lines O
. O

Besides O
these O
eight O
measures O
by O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Security O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
also O
has O
six O
measures O
. O

The O
direction O
of O
schools O
, O
ah O
, O
the O
strengthening O
of O
safety O
monitoring O
inside O
schools O
, O
ah O
, O
eh O
, O
the O
strengthening O
of O
entrance O
guards O
, O
the O
monitoring O
strength O
of O
entrance O
guards O
, O
that O
is O
, O
strengthening O
to O
some O
degree O
the O
internal O
restrictions O
security O
equipment O
, O

ah O
, O
they O
all O
make O
, O
um O
, O
very O
categorical O
demands O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Among O
these O
programs O
, O
what O
do O
you O
appreciate O
most O
. O

This O
, O
it O
is O
too O
difficult O
to O
say O
, O
I O
think O
I O
should O
say O
maybe O
it O
's O
the O
next O
program O
ah O
-- O

The O
next O
program O
. O

Then O
, O
from O
these O
programs O
that O
we O
've O
seen O
, O
for O
instance O
from O
the O
surface O
, O
like O
the O
dragon O
dance O
, O
uh O
, O
it O
is O
easy O
and O
we O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
understand O
much O
about O
it O
, O
or O
like O
the O
fan O
dance O
, O
ah O
, O
or O
bowls O
- O
balancing O
dance O
, O
ah O
, O
it O
's O
a O
completely O
beautiful O
thing O
, O
a O
kind O
of O
artistic O
expression O
. O

Then O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
eh O
, O
I O
saw O
a O
program O
about O
Yue B-PERSON
Fei I-PERSON
's O
total O
dedication O
to O
his O
country O
, O
uh O
, O
and O
the O
words O
his O
mother O
etched O
on O
him O
. O

Yes O
, O
yes O
. O

Then O
, O
if O
these O
children O
do O
not O
know O
Chinese B-NORP
history O
very O
well O
, O
do O
you O
think O
they O
can O
understand O
the O
program O
. O

Eh O
, O
through O
the O
form O
of O
theatrical O
performances O
, O
it O
is O
still O
quite O
popular O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
if O
for O
instance O
it O
is O
about O
telling O
a O
story O
, O
eh O
, O
then O
perhaps O
they O
may O
not O
have O
any O
perceptual O
understanding O
of O
it O
, O
oh O
. O

I O
remember O
an O
example O
just O
like O
this O
from O
last O
year O
. O

Eh O
, O
after O
some O
children O
watched O
the O
program O
, O
they O
said O
, O
oh O
, O
the O
story O
this O
my O
parents O
told O
me O
several O
years O
ago O
is O
actually O
like O
this O
. O

He O
can O
actually O
feel O
it O
, O
after O
all O
, O
his O
story O
has O
become O
three O
- O
dimensional O
. O

If O
it O
's O
simply O
a O
story O
, O
they O
probably O
can O
not O
remember O
after O
listening O
to O
it O
. O

Eh O
, O
I O
think O
there O
are O
one O
or O
two O
programs O
like O
this O
in O
each O
performance O
, O
and O
it O
is O
very O
educational O
, O
with O
deep O
, O
er O
, O
and O
profound O
significance O
. O

Just O
now O
we O
were O
primarily O
talking O
about O
those O
produced O
by O
counterfeiting O
, O
but O
which O
are O
the O
channels O
in O
which O
such O
vehicle O
license O
plates O
were O
generally O
stolen O
. O

Eh O
, O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
theft O
of O
military O
license O
plates O
has O
been O
on O
an O
upward O
trend O
. O

As O
we O
all O
know O
, O
in O
2004 O
vehicles O
in O
our O
military O
changed O
to O
a O
new O
type O
of O
license O
plates O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
eh O
, O
large O
quantities O
of O
license O
plates O
were O
stolen O
from O
the O
military O
and O
the O
armed O
police O
, O
and O
the O
situation O
has O
become O
very O
serious O
. O

Some O
lawless O
individuals O
have O
seized O
on O
the O
theft O
of O
these O
military O
vehicle O
license O
plates O
as O
a O
road O
to O
fortune O
. O

Eh O
, O
in O
the O
past O
they O
pried O
and O
stole O
license O
plates O
from O
outside O
the O
barracks O
, O
but O
later O
it O
developed O
to O
a O
stage O
where O
they O
illegally O
climbed O
over O
the O
walls O
and O
entered O
the O
camps O
, O
in O
order O
to O
steal O
the O
license O
plates O
. O

Uh O
. O

Some O
even O
wear O
army O
uniforms O
to O
pass O
themselves O
off O
as O
soldiers O
, O
and O
enter O
and O
steal O
from O
the O
camps O
. O

Even O
worse O
, O
eh O
, O
some O
of O
them O
, O
er O
, O
would O
drill O
holes O
in O
the O
walls O
, O
sneak O
into O
the O
military O
garage O
, O
and O
steal O
a O
number O
of O
license O
plates O
all O
at O
once O
; O
there O
was O
one O
time O
where O
more O
than O
ten O
plates O
were O
stolen O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Ai O
, O
it O
should O
be O
said O
that O
this O
has O
become O
very O
reckless O
. O

One O
situation O
is O
when O
a O
stolen O
or O
a O
counterfeit O
license O
plate O
is O
placed O
on O
a O
vehicle O
. O

It O
is O
said O
that O
, O
this O
, O
the O
vehicle O
does O
not O
correspond O
to O
the O
license O
plate O
. O

Are O
there O
any O
cases O
where O
the O
vehicle O
corresponds O
to O
the O
license O
plate O
, O
and O
yet O
at O
the O
same O
time O
should O
be O
included O
in O
the O
crack O
- O
down O
category O
, O
is O
there O
any O
situation O
like O
this O
. O

So O
long O
as O
the O
vehicles O
are O
not O
managed O
and O
categorized O
by O
the O
military O
, O
and O
if O
you O
use O
, O
eh O
, O
stolen O
military O
license O
plates O
without O
approval O
or O
produce O
military O
license O
plates O
illegally O
, O
eh O
, O
or O
even O
buy O
a O
military O
license O
plate O
for O
personal O
use O
, O
these O
are O
all O
cases O
of O
masquerading O
as O
military O
vehicles O
, O
and O
are O
all O
included O
within O
the O
crack O
- O
down O
category O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
thing O
itself O
is O
now O
called O
the B-FAC
International I-FAC
Thermonuclear I-FAC
Experimental I-FAC
Reactor I-FAC
. O

Everyone O
first O
wants O
to O
get O
this O
thing O
done O
successfully O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
its O
location O
is O
very O
important O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
final O
conclusion O
, O
eh O
, O
was O
to O
locate O
it O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

What O
is O
China B-GPE
's O
view O
on O
this O
. O

um O
er O
, O
from O
the O
very O
beginning O
, O
er O
, O
through O
our O
experts O
' O
investigation O
and O
research O
, O
the O
final O
, O
er O
, O
important O
conclusion O
was O
that O
we O
should O
choose O
France B-GPE
as O
the O
site O
. O

Er O
, O
the O
main O
reason O
is O
that O
this O
place O
, O
Cadarache B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
has O
, O
er O
, O
uh O
, O
better O
infrastructure O
, O
a O
better O
working O
foundation O
. O

So O
, O
as O
far O
as O
China B-GPE
is O
concerned O
, O
from O
the O
very O
beginning O
we O
firmly O
supported O
locating O
the O
site O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

Locating O
it O
in O
France B-GPE
will O
not O
interfere O
with O
our O
sharing O
of O
the O
achievements O
, O
will O
it O
. O

Since O
the O
site O
can O
only O
be O
in O
one O
country O
, O
we O
must O
effectively O
guarantee O
the O
rights O
of O
the O
various O
countries O
through O
, O
er O
, O
a O
treaty O
. O

Eh O
. O

I O
understand O
what O
you O
mean O
. O

Need O
to O
struggle O
, O
yet O
a O
fist O
- O
fight O
is O
not O
appropriate O
, O
so O
the O
best O
way O
is O
a O
water O
- O
fight O
. O

Yes O
. O

Eh O
, O
a O
water O
- O
fight O
can O
train O
him O
in O
multiple O
ways O
, O
and O
can O
prevent O
harm O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
we O
need O
to O
consider O
saving O
water O
. O

Eh O
, O
yes O
. O

But O
our O
water O
conservation O
has O
an O
issue O
about O
proportion O
. O

Yes O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
the O
water O
gun O
holds O
and O
uses O
a O
very O
small O
amount O
of O
water O
. O

If O
some O
water O
vehicles O
spill O
a O
little O
from O
their O
side O
, O
and O
everywhere O
try O
and O
solve O
it O
a O
little O
, O
this O
problem O
will O
be O
solved O
. O

Very O
good O
, O
I O
feel O
that O
your O
parents O
are O
really O
democratic O
. O

Your O
family O
is O
very O
democratic O
. O

Your O
parents O
have O
never O
severely O
reprimanded O
you O
, O
right O
. O

And O
of O
course O
they O
'd O
never O
hit O
you O
; O
in O
general O
I O
think O
girls O
do O
n't O
get O
beaten O
, O
right O
. O

Yes O
, O
sometimes O
when O
I O
really O
provoked O
them O
they O
would O
, O
but O
this O
rarely O
happens O
. O

Yes O
. O

Usually O
what O
do O
they O
scold O
you O
about O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
remember O
that O
. O

Because O
in O
the O
last O
two O
years O
, O
in O
the O
past O
two O
years O
it O
seems O
that O
they O
have O
n't O
lost O
their O
temper O
too O
badly O
. O

Is O
it O
because O
you O
have O
good O
temper O
, O
or O
has O
she O
been O
behaving O
exceptionally O
well O
. O

She O
behaves O
well O
. O

She O
is O
, O
very O
sensible O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
things O
that O
other O
children O
would O
do O
that O
would O
cause O
their O
parents O
to O
discipline O
them O
basically O
do O
not O
happen O
to O
her O
. O

eh O
, O
look O
at O
the O
way O
she O
usually O
talks O
, O
you O
see O
, O
it O
is O
not O
very O
much O
like O
a O
14 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
child O
. O

She O
seems O
young O
and O
competent O
, O
right O
. O

She O
really O
does O
. O

Professor O
Gao O
, O
Japan B-GPE
seems O
to O
still O
insist O
on O
having O
talks O
on O
the O
hostage O
abduction O
issue O
, O
does O
n't O
it O
. O

Right O
, O
currently O
Japan B-GPE
's O
position O
, O
eh O
, O
is O
still O
for O
the O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
nuclear O
issue O
to O
be O
resolved O
together O
with O
the O
hostage O
issue O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Before O
, O
this O
, O
Kenichiro B-PERSON
Sasae I-PERSON
began O
his O
trip O
, O
um O
, O
Shinzo O
Abe B-NORP
had O
met O
with O
Foreign O
Minister O
Taro O
Aso O
and O
Kenichiro B-PERSON
Sasae I-PERSON
, O
stressing O
two O
points O
at O
that O
time O
. O

One O
, O
uh O
, O
was O
requiring O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
ah O
, O
to O
have O
clear O
and O
concrete O
steps O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
nuclear O
abandonment O
. O

The O
other O
point O
was O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
making O
sure O
to O
emphasize O
that O
Japan B-GPE
requires O
the O
hostage O
issue O
to O
be O
included O
in O
the O
framework O
as O
part O
of O
the O
six O
party O
talks O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
they O
requested O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
if O
this O
so O
- O
called O
work O
in O
small O
groups O
can O
be O
added O
to O
the O
work O
hierarchy O
, O
eh O
, O
they O
hope O
that O
it O
can O
facilitate O
resolution O
of O
the O
hostage O
issue O
either O
bilaterally O
or O
multilaterally O
under O
the O
framework O
of O
the O
normalization O
of O
Japan O
North O
Korea O
relations O
. O

Um O
. O

That O
commitment O
-- O
whatever O
should O
be O
committed O
has O
all O
been O
committed O
. O

Now O
they O
should O
enter O
the O
phase O
of O
actions O
. O

I O
remember O
that O
at O
the O
first O
phase O
of O
the O
fifth O
round O
of O
six O
party O
talks O
, O
we O
had O
already O
talked O
about O
that O
if O
the O
six O
party O
talks O
were O
to O
be O
resumed O
, O
they O
should O
start O
discussing O
, O
that O
is O
, O
a O
concrete O
plan O
, O
that O
is O
, O
how O
to O
carry O
out O
the O
implementation O
by O
phases O
. O

However O
, O
even O
till O
now O
we O
do O
n't O
seem O
to O
have O
seen O
such O
a O
plan O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

The O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
side O
has O
always O
had O
this O
difficulty O
, O
that O
is O
, O
the O
so O
- O
called O
action O
to O
action O
deal O
. O

It O
said O
, O
you O
take O
an O
action O
, O
and O
I O
will O
take O
an O
action O
. O

Then O
strictly O
based O
on O
the O
time O
limit O
, O
starting O
from O
today O
, O
let O
's O
say O
: O
Get O
ready O
, O
Go O
! O

Uh-huh O
. O

Or O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
if O
you O
want O
to O
do O
it O
like O
this O
, O
this O
, O
this O
process O
of O
nuclear O
abandonment O
will O
be O
too O
long O
, O
and O
there O
is O
no O
way O
we O
can O
wait O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
proposed O
this O
so O
- O
called O
package O
deal O
, O
putting O
many O
things O
into O
one O
phase O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
entire O
phase O
is O
considered O
one O
thing O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
from O
a O
comprehensive O
view O
, O
this O
phase O
may O
have O
four O
things O
together O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Ah O
, O
then O
after O
these O
are O
about O
all O
finished O
, O
this O
phase O
will O
be O
over O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
this O
is O
a O
response O
approach O
, O
rather O
than O
some O
sort O
of O
action O
to O
action O
deal O
for O
each O
and O
every O
specific O
matter O
. O

Have O
you O
sent O
it O
. O

No O
. O

It O
has O
not O
yet O
now O
been O
sent O
. O

Why O
not O
. O

If O
sending O
it O
would O
win O
a O
prize O
then O
maybe O
. O

He O
said O
, O
you O
will O
get O
a O
notebook O
computer O
, O
if O
there O
is O
no O
notebook O
computer O
, O
I O
will O
not O
write O
such O
a O
thing O
. O

Then O
what O
is O
this O
theory O
of O
old O
- O
fashioned O
private O
school O
for O
, O
eh O
. O

This O
theory O
of O
old O
- O
fashioned O
private O
school O
is O
for O
you O
to O
read O
. O

Oh O
, O
for O
us O
to O
read O
. O

you O
wrote O
it O
even O
without O
the O
notebook O
computer O
, O
ah O
. O

If O
this O
is O
sent O
over O
there O
will O
be O
a O
notebook O
computer O
. O

Er O
. O

Will O
you O
send O
it O
. O

I O
'll O
send O
it O
after O
this O
program O
. O

Send O
it O
after O
this O
program O
. O

My O
goodness O
. O

You O
still O
have O
n't O
told O
me O
that O
specific O
ideal O
. O

You O
said O
that O
just O
now O
, O
and O
I O
already O
understood O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
specifically O
, O
what O
do O
you O
want O
to O
be O
. O

Be O
a O
teacher O
, O
or O
be O
an O
author O
, O
what O
do O
you O
want O
to O
be O
. O

You O
need O
to O
have O
a O
specific O
career O
goal O
, O
do O
you O
have O
one O
. O

Actually O
, O
the O
dream O
is O
, O
leader O
. O

Ah O
. O

Leader O
. O

Leader O
. O

Want O
to O
be O
a O
leader O
. O

A O
leader O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
people O
can O
be O
classified O
as O
a O
leader O
. O

At O
what O
level O
can O
someone O
be O
considered O
a O
leader O
. O

Er O
, O
we O
should O
ask O
your O
program O
to O
make O
the O
guess O
on O
your O
own O
. O

Like O
Deng B-PERSON
Xiaoping I-PERSON
. O

Let O
us O
guess O
on O
our O
own O
. O

You O
at O
least O
have O
to O
tell O
us O
till O
which O
level O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
see O
from O
these O
books O
of O
yours O
, O
Deng B-PERSON
Xiaoping I-PERSON
, O
Nixon B-PERSON
, O
Confucius B-PERSON
, O
oh O
, O
they O
are O
all O
leaders O
. O

It O
must O
be O
so O
, O
there O
's O
also O
Chairman O
Mao O
. O

Today O
since O
we O
came O
we O
've O
been O
talking O
about O
this O
phrase O
domestic O
brand O
, O
ah O
, O
but O
what O
exactly O
does O
it O
mean O
. O

Because O
we O
also O
know O
that O
actually O
the O
engines O
in O
some O
models O
of O
Chery B-ORG
are O
not O
made O
by O
the O
company O
itself O
, O
so O
how O
do O
we O
explain O
domestic O
brand O
. O

Domestic O
brand O
, O
eh O
, O
actually O
is O
just O
what O
the O
name O
implies O
, O
eh O
, O
this O
, O
it O
's O
our O
own O
baby O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
the O
baby O
son O
is O
not O
adopted O
, O
but O
our O
very O
own O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
your O
own O
baby O
's O
arms O
and O
legs O
can O
be O
bought O
from O
other O
people O
and O
put O
on O
. O

so O
, O
eh O
, O
among O
these O
kinds O
of O
domestic O
brands O
, O
there O
is O
still O
some O
distance O
between O
the O
complete O
brand O
and O
the O
product O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Because O
the O
brand O
, O
eh O
, O
it O
incorporates O
the O
product O
, O
ah O
, O
incorporates O
the O
company O
, O
ah O
, O
incorporates O
a O
lot O
of O
content O
, O
and O
includes O
its O
denotation O
and O
its O
connotation O
, O
many O
emotional O
things O
, O
while O
the O
product O
itself O
, O
eh O
, O
is O
an O
expression O
of O
the O
brand O
, O
ah O
. O

Yeah O
. O

So O
, O
how O
should O
we O
view O
this O
part O
of O
the O
product O
. O

We O
think O
that O
, O
eh O
, O
it O
is O
exactly O
, O
eh O
, O
in O
the O
process O
of O
independent O
innovation O
, O
then O
, O
we O
ca O
n't O
completely O
cut O
ourselves O
off O
from O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

Because O
, O
for O
example O
, O
at O
present O
, O
we O
are O
still O
using O
some O
chips O
from O
abroad O
as O
some O
of O
our O
chips O
in O
computers O
. O

So O
this O
entire O
process O
is O
a O
process O
of O
how O
to O
transform O
the O
main O
parts O
and O
the O
core O
parts O
by O
phases O
. O

First O
we O
must O
have O
our O
own O
brands O
, O
first O
we O
must O
have O
the O
main O
part O
of O
our O
own O
product O
. O

Then O
we O
must O
gradually O
, O
step O
by O
step O
perfect O
the O
core O
part O
, O
eh O
, O
through O
, O
step O
by O
step O
, O
importation O
, O
digesting O
and O
absorbing O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Er O
, O
just O
said O
that O
science O
subjects O
are O
taught O
by O
Mom O
, O
so O
you O
have O
to O
take O
care O
of O
math O
, O
physics O
, O
and O
chemistry O
. O

Right O
. O

How O
did O
you O
do O
in O
math O
, O
physics O
, O
and O
chemistry O
when O
you O
were O
in O
school O
. O

I O
did O
okay O
in O
science O
when O
I O
was O
in O
school O
, O
but O
not O
good O
in O
the O
humanities O
. O

Oh O
, O
well O
, O
when O
you O
were O
in O
school O
, O
you O
were O
good O
in O
the O
humanities O
but O
not O
good O
at O
science O
. O

Because O
we O
also O
did O
not O
have O
the O
opportunity O
to O
go O
-- O

I O
joined O
the O
army O
after O
I O
studied O
for O
two O
and O
a O
half O
years O
in O
middle O
school O
, O
er O
, O
we O
had O
not O
covered O
math O
, O
physics O
, O
and O
chemistry O
yet O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Uh O
. O

Later O
I O
did O
some O
self O
study O
, O
but O
without O
going O
through O
any O
systematic O
study O
, O
and O
then O
I O
entered O
the O
military O
academy O
. O

So O
I O
'm O
somewhat O
better O
in O
the O
humanities O
. O

And O
also O
during O
my O
many O
years O
of O
working O
in O
the O
lab O
, O
I O
have O
been O
working O
in O
the O
field O
of O
management O
and O
ideological O
education O
, O
so O
I O
have O
a O
better O
foundation O
in O
the O
humanities O
. O

You O
are O
responsible O
for O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
history O
, O
geography O
, O
and O
political O
science O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Right O
. O

Who O
is O
responsible O
for O
English O
. O

She O
is O
responsible O
for O
English O
herself O
. O

How O
can O
she O
learn O
English O
by O
herself O
, O
ah O
. O

She O
basically O
has O
to O
rely O
on O
herself O
to O
study O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

Qianqian B-PERSON
how O
did O
you O
study O
English O
by O
yourself O
. O

Er O
, O
at O
the O
beginning O
, O
er O
, O
I O
went O
to O
, O
that O
is O
, O
those O
English B-LANGUAGE
tutoring O
classes O
for O
several O
years O
, O
that O
is O
, O
studying O
some O
basic O
, O
er O
, O
reading O
and O
writing O
rules O
and O
phonetic O
symbols O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Then O
later O
, O
after O
I O
came O
back O
home O
, O
I O
studied O
by O
myself O
. O

I O
first O
looked O
at O
the O
new O
words O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
text O
. O

After O
I O
read O
the O
new O
words O
, O
that O
is O
, O
I O
translated O
the O
entire O
text O
while O
checking O
the O
new O
words O
. O

After O
the O
translation O
, O
that O
is O
, O
I O
read O
it O
aloud O
twice O
, O
that O
is O
, O
after O
I O
could O
read O
it O
aloud O
quite O
smoothly O
, O
I O
started O
to O
listen O
to O
the O
English O
text O
using O
a O
repeater O
machine O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
, O
uh O
, O
I O
have O
a O
, O
eh O
, O
grievance O
toward O
the O
Internet O
, O
or O
let O
's O
say O
that O
, O
I O
, O
the O
wit O
's O
end O
of O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
people O
working O
in O
the O
media O
industry O
recently O
. O

Uh O
. O

for O
example O
, O
um O
, O
I O
feel O
that O
if O
, O
for O
example O
, O
you O
were O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
you O
got O
hold O
of O
a O
videotape O
of O
a O
porn O
movie O
, O
for O
the O
reason O
you O
just O
mentioned O
, O
um O
, O
the O
general O
public O
would O
not O
give O
it O
much O
attention O
. O

Unless O
you O
got O
into O
something O
that O
was O
too O
depraved O
. O

with O
something O
like O
that O
thing O
with O
Simpson B-ORG
, O
when O
the O
entire O
population O
objected O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
here O
where O
we O
are O
, O
ah O
, O
what O
you O
have O
seen O
is O
the O
attention O
. O

You O
see O
, O
um O
, O
that O
hot O
- O
topic O
personalities O
are O
thrown O
up O
one O
after O
the O
other O
, O
and O
everybody O
pays O
attention O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
why O
. O

Maybe O
I O
'm O
speaking O
rubbish O
, O
ah O
, O
but O
I O
wonder O
if O
there O
is O
a O
kind O
of O
slave O
- O
nature O
, O
ah O
, O
in O
our O
, O
this O
, O
bones O
, O
or O
something O
else O
. O

No O
. O

No O
, O
they O
are O
being O
led O
along O
. O

Why O
do O
I O
feel O
this O
is O
wrong O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
um O
, O
for O
example O
, O
in O
the O
past O
, O
our O
subjects O
of O
conversation O
, O
um O
, O
we O
discussed O
politics O
; O
we O
discussed O
economy O
; O
we O
discussed O
culture O
; O
we O
discussed O
art O
; O
or O
we O
talked O
about O
other O
things O
, O
ah O
. O

But O
now O
what O
I O
often O
talk O
with O
him O
about O
, O
for O
the O
last O
two O
years O
, O
we O
have O
been O
completely O
led O
around O
by O
the O
nose O
by O
topics O
manufactured O
on O
the O
Internet O
. O

You O
say O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
were O
led O
around O
by O
the O
emperor O
for O
the O
last O
few O
thousand O
years O
. O

It O
might O
be O
um O
, O
that O
it O
will O
be O
the O
political O
parties O
that O
lead O
them O
around O
by O
the O
nose O
. O

And O
what O
about O
now O
. O

It O
is O
people O
leading O
them O
around O
by O
their O
noses O
. O

The O
people O
themselves O
are O
leading O
the O
people O
around O
-- O

In O
the O
name O
of O
the O
people O
. O

Whoever O
it O
is O
, O
it O
is O
always O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
people O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
say O
that O
the O
web O
represents O
the O
people O
. O

Why O
has O
such O
a O
situation O
, O
ah O
, O
as O
you O
describe O
emerged O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

That O
is O
, O
why O
is O
the O
entire O
public O
space O
so O
monotone O
. O

Currently O
, O
I O
feel O
that O
it O
is O
mainly O
that O
there O
still O
is O
n't O
a O
sufficient O
rule O
of O
law O
in O
our O
society O
-- O
the O
level O
of O
rule O
of O
law O
is O
still O
insufficient O
. O

You O
'll O
take O
the O
university O
- O
entrance O
exam O
in O
three O
years O
. O

That O
's O
the O
way O
we O
do O
it O
. O

I O
will O
prepare O
to O
test O
into O
Harvard B-ORG
. O

Um O
. O

I O
will O
. O

If O
Harvard B-ORG
does O
n't O
come O
through O
, O
I O
'll O
take O
the O
test O
to O
get O
into O
Yale B-ORG
. O

many O
parents O
set O
goals O
for O
their O
children O
, O
or O
maybe O
they O
do O
n't O
set O
a O
goal O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

however O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
developing O
based O
on O
this O
kind O
of O
pace O
, O
it O
is O
possible O
to O
get O
into O
university O
in O
three O
years O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

He O
can O
only O
try O
to O
get O
into O
a O
liberal O
arts O
university O
. O

He O
does O
n't O
need O
to O
study O
physics O
or O
chemistry O
. O

He O
needs O
the O
three O
subjects O
of O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
English O
and O
math O
, O
together O
with O
politics O
, O
history O
and O
geography O
, O
and O
that O
's O
it O
. O

Small O
children O
, O
if O
their O
foundation O
in O
Chinese B-GPE
is O
sufficient O
, O
see O
, O
should O
n't O
have O
any O
problem O
with O
a O
middle O
- O
school O
level O
of O
politics O
, O
history O
and O
geography O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
we O
are O
only O
missing O
a O
math O
course O
. O

So O
, O
the O
foundation O
in O
Chinese B-GPE
can O
produce O
, O
the O
excellent O
state O
of O
the O
four O
subjects O
of O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
politics O
, O
history O
and O
geography O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
his O
English O
is O
pretty O
good O
. O

In O
this O
way O
, O
we O
will O
make O
up O
one O
year O
of O
math O
, O
and O
it O
is O
possible O
, O
because O
there O
is O
a O
precedent O
, O
Zhang B-PERSON
Qinghong I-PERSON
. O

In O
addition O
, O
we O
also O
heard O
some O
, O
er O
, O
rumors O
, O
ah O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
er O
, O
that O
now O
Chery B-ORG
is O
also O
talking O
with O
other O
brand O
makers O
on O
joint O
venture O
or O
collaboration O
. O

It O
may O
manufacture O
for O
others O
, O
bear O
others O
' O
brands O
. O

Is O
that O
true O
. O

Er O
, O
because O
General O
Manager O
Yin O
, O
eh O
, O
is O
personally O
taking O
charge O
of O
the O
area O
of O
joint O
ventures O
and O
collaboration O
. O

The O
final O
, O
this O
, O
model O
has O
not O
been O
completely O
decided O
. O

I O
think O
I O
can O
tell O
everyone O
one O
thing O
, O
that O
is O
, O
it O
is O
absolutely O
different O
from O
the O
joint O
venture O
in O
the O
past O
. O

It O
should O
be O
a O
type O
of O
subversive O
joint O
venture O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

In O
the O
past O
joint O
venture O
auto O
plants O
use O
China B-GPE
's O
market O
, O
this O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
plants O
, O
and O
then O
with O
overseas O
products O
, O
brands O
, O
and O
technologies O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
time O
it O
may O
be O
exactly O
the O
opposite O
. O

It O
will O
use O
the O
other O
party O
's O
market O
and O
produce O
the O
Chery O
brand O
. O

It O
wo O
n't O
bear O
others O
' O
brands O
. O

Market O
. O

Producing O
the O
Chery O
brand O
and O
products O
. O

Er O
, O
the O
details O
of O
this O
have O
not O
yet O
been O
completely O
formed O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
can O
not O
be O
revealed O
now O
. O

I O
am O
not O
really O
clear O
about O
it O
either O
, O
because O
I O
was O
not O
involved O
in O
this O
project O
. O

I O
'm O
very O
sorry O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
asking O
this O
kind O
of O
question O
, O
er O
, O
-- O
how O
the O
company O
will O
operate O
specifically O
-- O
ha O
, O
is O
the O
business O
of O
the O
company O
. O

The O
kind O
of O
concern O
that O
everyone O
has O
expressed O
is O
how O
strong O
is O
our O
independent O
brand O
power O
. O

I O
should O
say O
it O
will O
stand O
unswerved O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

As O
our O
own O
brands O
have O
come O
to O
today O
's O
stage O
, O
if O
we O
can O
establish O
such O
a O
new O
joint O
venture O
, O
I O
should O
think O
it O
will O
be O
a O
time O
for O
us O
Chinese B-GPE
to O
feel O
proud O
. O

You O
just O
said O
that O
when O
you O
went O
to O
see O
a O
car O
show O
, O
you O
first O
look O
at O
enterprises O
. O

Which O
enterprise O
. O

Your O
own O
enterprise O
. O

Look O
at O
the O
participating O
enterprises O
. O

Well O
there O
are O
a O
total O
of O
over O
1,500 O
enterprises O
participating O
in O
this O
car O
show O
, O
and O
this O
is O
a O
historical O
high O
, O
ah O
. O

Basically O
, O
uh O
, O
this O
, O
world O
famous O
enterprises O
, O
as O
well O
as O
domestic O
enterprises O
, O
uh O
, O
were O
all O
present O
. O

There O
is O
a O
standard O
in O
measuring O
the O
level O
of O
a O
car O
show O
, O
that O
is O
, O
there O
are O
different O
levels O
in O
international O
auto O
exhibitions O
. O

That O
is O
AB O
, O
uh O
. O

now O
it O
is O
recognized O
that O
the O
auto O
show O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
is O
classified O
as O
an O
International O
A-grade O
auto O
show O
. O

They O
also O
have O
their O
own O
rating O
, O
right O
. O

It O
has O
a O
rating O
. O

Oh O
. O

The O
rating O
is O
not O
based O
on O
one O
's O
own O
assessment O
, O
ah O
, O
rather O
it O
is O
based O
on O
the O
degree O
of O
attention O
paid O
by O
the O
major O
enterprises O
on O
this O
car O
show O
. O

Degree O
of O
attention O
. O

Then O
, O
during O
last O
exhibition O
, O
ah O
, O
in O
2004 O
, O
among O
several O
international O
participants O
, O
only O
Ford O
Company O
rated O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
car O
show O
in O
the O
grade O
- O
A O
category O
. O

Oh O
. O

This O
time O
it O
is O
different O
, O
basically O
all O
participants O
rated O
it O
A O
. O

Mr. O
Zhu O
, O
how O
do O
you O
view O
China B-GPE
's O
efforts O
to O
open O
up O
or O
establish O
such O
a O
free O
trade O
zone O
network O
in O
the O
past O
two O
years O
. O

Er O
, O
it O
should O
be O
said O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
establishing O
this O
kind O
of O
free O
trade O
network O
in O
different O
countries O
of O
the O
whole O
world O
centered O
on O
oneself O
has O
been O
a O
trend O
in O
the O
past O
five O
years O
or O
so O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

We O
know O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
originally O
, O
eh O
, O
this O
entire O
world O
trade O
system O
was O
called O
a O
multilateral O
trade O
framework O
based O
on O
the O
WTO O
. O

The O
precursor O
to O
the O
WTO O
was O
GATT B-LAW
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Er O
, O
it O
has O
been O
, O
um O
, O
running O
quite O
smoothly O
for O
a O
very O
long O
time O
. O

But O
we O
have O
seen O
that O
recently O
it O
has O
been O
having O
a O
very O
hard O
time O
, O
ah O
, O
especially O
with O
the O
Doha O
Round O
talks O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
, O
eh O
, O
this O
, O
the O
EU B-GPE
, O
in O
contrast O
, O
it O
has O
been O
making O
nonstop O
progress O
. O

That O
is O
, O
from O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
to O
the O
Common O
Market O
, O
and O
then O
to O
the O
EU B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
EU B-GPE
, O
um O
, O
has O
evolved O
from O
15 O
states O
to O
25 O
states O
as O
well O
as O
many O
partnership O
members O
. O

For O
example O
, O
it O
had O
these O
kinds O
of O
special O
trade O
arrangements O
with O
its O
former O
colonies O
, O
er O
, O
in O
North B-LOC
Africa I-LOC
, O
eh O
, O
and O
special O
arrangements O
with O
Turkey B-GPE
, O
among O
others O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
we O
have O
seen O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
um O
, O
has O
changed O
too O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
changed O
in O
that O
it O
established O
the O
North O
American O
Free O
Trade O
Zone O
, O
and O
then O
, O
er O
, O
established O
the O
American O
Free O
Trade O
Zone O
. O

In O
addition O
the O
US B-GPE
is O
having O
talks O
across O
the O
ocean O
with O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
other O
countries O
on O
, O
this O
, O
free O
trade O
agreements O
. O

Well O
, O
here O
, O
um O
, O
that O
is O
, O
er O
, O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
, O
ASEAN B-GPE
has O
ten O
states O
and O
is O
itself O
a O
free O
trade O
zone O
. O

Er O
, O
it O
is O
forming O
what O
is O
called O
Ten O
plus O
One O
with O
itself O
as O
the O
center O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

A O
Ten O
plus O
One O
with O
China B-GPE
. O

With O
India B-GPE
, O
another O
such O
emergent O
, O
um O
, O
market O
. O

Then O
, O
it O
has O
five O
Ten O
plus O
One's O
with O
such O
developed O
countries O
as O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
and O
with O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Its O
negotiations O
are O
underway O
, O
but O
the O
one O
finally O
negotiated O
successfully O
was O
the O
Ten O
plus O
One O
with O
China B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
have O
seen O
it O
as O
a O
kind O
of O
trend O
. O

This O
trend O
is O
in O
fact O
that O
, O
eh O
, O
while O
pushing O
for O
the O
multilateral O
trade O
agreement O
based O
on O
the O
WTO O
, O
everyone O
is O
additionally O
, O
eh O
, O
forming O
a O
-- O
we O
may O
not O
count O
on O
that O
thing O
, O
we O
do O
our O
own O
things O
first O
, O

Right O
. O

So O
, O
like O
the O
APEC B-EVENT
meeting O
in O
Vietnam B-GPE
this O
time O
, O
in O
fact O
the O
US B-GPE
proposed O
that O
since O
that O
Doha O
Round O
talks O
may O
be O
delayed O
indefinitely O
, O
our O
China B-GPE
can O
now O
traverse O
across O
the O
, O
this O
, O
Pacific B-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
via O
APEC B-EVENT
to O
form O
a O
free O
trade O
zone O
first O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
now O
, O
as O
for O
the O
various O
companies O
, O
they O
are O
competing O
against O
each O
other O
, O
ah O
, O
and O
it O
is O
really O
intense O
. O

It O
's O
extremely O
intense O
. O

Ah O
, O
they O
are O
competing O
and O
being O
good O
partners O
in O
cooperation O
as O
well O
, O
ah O
. O

Because O
they O
all O
, O
uh O
, O
want O
to O
work O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
automobile O
industry O
to O
make O
it O
large O
and O
strong O
, O
they O
are O
all O
full O
of O
suppressed O
energy O
, O
ah O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
if O
they O
want O
Chinese B-NORP
automobiles O
to O
be O
able O
to O
hold O
their O
own O
in O
the O
global O
automobile O
manufacturing O
industry O
, O
they O
will O
have O
to O
take O
the O
path O
, O
ah O
, O
of O
consolidation O
and O
restructuring O
. O

They O
have O
to O
form O
in O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
automobile O
industry O
two O
or O
three O
, O
uh O
, O
with O
large O
scale O
and O
with O
extremely O
competitive O
strength O
, O
uh O
, O
and O
possessing O
their O
own O
major O
brands O
, O
uh O
, O
a O
few O
groups O
like O
this O
, O
or O
what O
can O
be O
called O
a O
group O
army O
. O

You O
disclose O
such O
a O
piece O
of O
information O
. O

So O
in O
the O
future O
, O
as O
you O
say O
, O
these O
giant O
groups O
like O
the O
top O
group O
or O
the O
second O
group O
, O
they O
could O
also O
swallow O
up O
the O
smaller O
fish O
in O
the O
pond O
and O
merge O
to O
form O
a O
few O
groups O
. O

Definitely O
. O

Definitely O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Oh O
. O

This O
, O
three O
group O
armies O
, O
one O
, O
two O
, O
three O
, O
the O
top O
ten O
names O
definitely O
have O
to O
carry O
this O
out O
. O

Uh O
, O
I O
estimate O
that O
it O
will O
take O
place O
in O
the O
latter O
part O
of O
the O
eleventh O
five O
year O
plan O
. O

In O
the O
twelfth O
five O
year O
plan O
they O
will O
form O
an O
initial O
structure O
, O
forming O
such O
two O
to O
three O
large O
group O
armies O
. O

In O
this O
way O
, O
through O
this O
auto O
show O
, O
can O
you O
also O
just O
offer O
us O
a O
vision O
, O
for O
example O
, O
which O
other O
areas O
should O
be O
given O
attention O
and O
which O
areas O
should O
be O
strengthened O
, O
for O
future O
development O
of O
our O
, O
um O
, O
own O
brands O
and O
own O
technologies O
. O

If O
China B-GPE
's O
domestic O
companies O
, O
including O
our O
own O
brands O
, O
want O
to O
be O
, O
ah O
, O
able O
to O
establish O
themselves O
in O
the O
market O
with O
a O
competitive O
edge O
, O
and O
even O
to O
go O
global O
, O
what O
should O
we O
pay O
attention O
to O
. O

I O
think O
that O
, O
first O
, O
as O
far O
as O
our O
own O
brand O
products O
are O
concerned O
, O
the O
first O
thing O
is O
to O
be O
able O
to O
beat O
Japan B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
ah O
. O

Our O
Chinese B-NORP
special O
features O
, O
ah O
, O
must O
be O
reflected O
in O
cost O
advantages O
. O

That O
is O
, O
we O
must O
have O
cost O
advantages O
over O
Japanese B-NORP
and O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
products O
of O
20 O
percent O
, O
ah O
, O
or O
in O
other O
words O
, O
the O
overall O
cost O
must O
be O
20 O
percent O
lower O
than O
theirs O
. O

Can O
we O
do O
that O
. O

We O
should O
be O
able O
to O
do O
that O
. O

Objectively O
, O
as O
seen O
from O
our O
advantages O
, O
we O
should O
be O
able O
to O
do O
that O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
the O
addiction O
of O
young O
people O
to O
the O
Internet O
, O
it O
has O
not O
been O
a O
matter O
of O
just O
one O
or O
two O
days O
that O
we O
talked O
about O
it O
. O

For O
example O
, O
many O
people O
know O
about O
the O
case O
of O
a O
child O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
known O
as O
Zhang B-PERSON
Xiaoyi I-PERSON
; O
he O
was O
finally O
extremely O
addicted O
to O
the O
Internet O
, O
which O
in O
turn O
tormented O
him O
such O
that O
he O
chose O
to O
resist O
it O
by O
ending O
his O
own O
life O
. O

Because O
in O
our O
China B-GPE
, O
there O
is O
a O
very O
high O
rate O
of O
Internet O
addiction O
, O
as O
high O
as O
13 O
percent O
. O

Yes O
. O

Among O
young O
people O
these O
days O
, O
there O
are O
13 O
percent O
of O
them O
suffering O
from O
this O
kind O
of O
Internet O
addiction O
. O

Yes O
, O
high O
. O

nearly O
10 O
million O
children O
with O
Internet O
addiction O
quit O
school O
and O
stay O
at O
home O
. O

Oh O
. O

Why O
exactly O
are O
children O
attracted O
. O

Well O
, O
you O
will O
find O
that O
behind O
each O
Internet O
addicted O
child O
, O
there O
is O
a O
very O
distorted O
family O
story O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
in O
order O
to O
sever O
this O
Internet O
addiction O
, O
is O
n't O
the O
best O
way O
to O
help O
them O
find O
an O
effective O
way O
to O
communicate O
with O
the O
real O
world O
. O

You O
are O
absolutely O
right O
. O

In O
fact O
regarding O
the O
management O
of O
Internet O
cafes O
, O
we O
have O
clear O
administrative O
regulations O
, O
such O
as O
prohibiting O
minors O
below O
the O
age O
of O
18 O
from O
entering O
. O

But O
there O
are O
still O
some O
people O
who O
turn O
a O
blind O
eye O
to O
it O
, O
so O
some O
places O
should O
have O
this O
kind O
of O
business O
ethics O
. O

Yes O
. O

Also O
-- O

I O
think O
, O
for O
some O
businesses O
, O
they O
should O
not O
just O
think O
of O
making O
money O
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

The O
state O
should O
enhance O
its O
management O
of O
businesses O
such O
as O
Internet O
cafes O
, O
and O
the O
most O
important O
thing O
is O
to O
help O
these O
children O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
Internet O
addiction O
, O
and O
this O
should O
start O
from O
the O
adults O
around O
these O
children O
. O

The O
problem O
of O
getting O
rid O
of O
Internet O
addiction O
is O
not O
something O
raised O
for O
the O
kids O
, O
but O
for O
the O
entire O
society O
. O

As O
a O
section O
of O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
car O
industry O
like O
this O
, O
what O
movement O
will O
there O
be O
in O
terms O
of O
independent O
development O
and O
independent O
brands O
in O
the O
future O
. O

There O
are O
going O
to O
be O
big O
movements O
. O

Can O
you O
reveal O
them O
. O

I O
can O
reveal O
a O
few O
. O

We O
are O
planning O
to O
formally O
establish O
a O
main O
institute O
for O
car O
research O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
next O
year O
. O

This O
institute O
will O
control O
, O
as O
we O
now O
see O
it O
, O
seven O
local O
branch O
institutes O
. O

It O
will O
bring O
together O
and O
organize O
all O
of O
the O
car O
R O
& O
D O
teams O
in O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
region O
. O

Led O
by O
projects O
, O
ah O
, O
it O
will O
bring O
about O
ah O
, O
this O
, O
this O
kind O
of O
model O
. O

We O
are O
actively O
pushing O
that O
forward O
right O
now O
. O

This O
team O
will O
be O
formed O
very O
soon O
. O

Ah O
, O
this O
is O
the O
advantage O
of O
the O
capital O
, O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

So O
, O
recently O
we O
've O
been O
mostly O
concerned O
with O
preparing O
for O
establishing O
the O
institute O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
we O
're O
also O
actively O
preparing O
for O
two O
products O
, O
two O
complete O
car O
projects O
, O
that O
will O
be O
brought O
out O
next O
year O
. O

Okay O
, O
let O
's O
begin O
again O
with O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
eh O
, O
has O
been O
very O
energetic O
all O
along O
, O
so O
what O
does O
it O
hope O
to O
accomplish O
this O
time O
. O

South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
has O
taken O
a O
relatively O
grim O
view O
of O
the O
current O
situation O
. O

Uh O
, O
today O
I O
saw O
the O
, O
um O
, O
speech O
by O
the O
head O
of O
the O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
delegation O
at O
today O
's O
plenary O
meeting O
, O
ah O
. O

Well O
, O
there O
were O
a O
few O
points O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

The O
first O
was O
that O
these O
talks O
must O
focus O
on O
the O
nuclear O
issue O
, O
that O
is O
, O
any O
issues O
like O
financial O
sanctions O
, O
ah O
, O
or O
kidnapping O
, O
ah O
, O
if O
they O
get O
mixed O
up O
together O
in O
the O
end O
, O
it O
might O
, O
eh O
, O
result O
in O
the O
talks O
leading O
to O
no O
positive O
result O
. O

What O
is O
its O
goal O
. O

It O
is O
that O
at O
the O
very O
least O
a O
concrete O
and O
detailed O
result O
must O
be O
reached O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
to O
that O
effect O
, O
eh O
, O
it O
has O
put O
forward O
a O
set O
of O
proposals O
. O

And O
, O
in O
it O
, O
it O
has O
them O
broken O
down O
into O
interlinked O
, O
um O
, O
proposals O
for O
solving O
the O
issues O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
it O
supports O
the O
tentative O
idea O
proposed O
by O
China B-GPE
, O
that O
is O
, O
to O
set O
up O
within O
the O
Six O
Party O
Talks O
several O
special O
groups O
to O
discuss O
different O
issues O
. O

This O
would O
enable O
the O
progress O
of O
the O
talks O
, O
ah O
, O
to O
continue O
on O
unbroken O
. O

And O
not O
like O
now O
, O
when O
once O
it O
stops O
a O
year O
goes O
by O
. O

If O
this O
current O
plan O
is O
followed O
, O
especially O
until O
around O
the O
year O
2050 O
, O
and O
this O
use O
of O
this O
, O
er O
, O
technique O
can O
be O
globally O
commercialized O
. O
What O
does O
it O
mean O
for O
mankind O
. O

I O
think O
maybe O
we O
have O
to O
discuss O
this O
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
the O
situation O
, O
the O
plight O
, O
we O
currently O
face O
. O

From O
what O
I O
understand O
, O
even O
based O
on O
current O
levels O
, O
our O
current O
energy O
resources O
will O
only O
manage O
to O
satisfy O
the O
demand O
of O
all O
mankind O
for O
one O
hundred O
years O
. O

Um O
, O
particularly O
with O
respect O
to O
our O
country O
, O
China B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
's O
energy O
resources O
are O
relatively O
inadequate O
. O

This O
, O
for O
example O
, O
our O
per O
capita O
energy O
resource O
occupation O
might O
only O
be O
equal O
, O
er O
, O
to O
one O
half O
the O
global O
average O
, O
while O
in O
oil O
it O
is O
only O
equivalent O
to O
one O
tenth O
. O

Um O
, O
we O
have O
once O
considered O
what O
China B-GPE
will O
be O
like O
in O
2050 O
. O

We O
did O
some O
calculations O
and O
the O
average O
energy O
consumption O
of O
we O
Chinese B-GPE
is O
currently O
one O
ton O
coal O
equivalent O
. O

If O
by O
2050 O
we O
have O
merely O
increased O
threefold O
to O
three O
tons O
coal O
equivalent O
, O
then O
at O
that O
time O
China B-GPE
's O
total O
energy O
resources O
will O
have O
to O
increase O
to O
three O
times O
the O
present O
levels O
. O

It O
's O
that O
your O
, O
this O
, O
assessment O
is O
clearly O
more O
confident O
than O
mine O
and O
also O
a O
lot O
more O
optimistic O
, O
uh O
. O

That O
's O
certain O
, O
ah O
. O

Uh O
, O
there O
are O
still O
more O
than O
just O
over O
ten O
years O
for O
us O
to O
forecast O
. O

Director O
Xu O
made O
a O
statement O
that O
was O
true O
, O
ah O
, O
that O
is O
, O
from O
the O
viewpoint O
of O
the O
average O
consumer O
, O
there O
is O
a O
faily O
large O
gap O
between O
the O
technology O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
cars O
and O
the O
technology O
in O
foreign O
cars O
. O

So O
, O
why O
are O
you O
so O
confident O
. O

I O
always O
want O
to O
refer O
back O
to O
our O
country O
's O
, O
um O
, O
household O
appliances O
, O
ah O
, O
light O
industry O
, O
or O
the O
household O
appliance O
sector O
and O
compare O
it O
to O
our O
current O
vehicles O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
there O
are O
differences O
between O
the O
two O
industries O
, O
but O
let O
's O
look O
at O
the O
trend O
, O
look O
at O
the O
tide O
. O

Who O
ever O
ah O
, O
five O
or O
six O
years O
ago O
, O
thought O
China B-GPE
's O
household O
appliance O
products O
would O
not O
only O
take O
hold O
of O
every O
corner O
of O
entire O
China B-GPE
, O
but O
also O
take O
hold O
of O
the O
better O
part O
of O
the O
international O
market O
. O

To O
tell O
the O
truth O
, O
I O
also O
did O
n't O
expect O
it O
, O
so O
I O
discovered O
just O
how O
low O
my O
level O
was O
, O
really O
. O

Really O
, O
at O
the O
time O
, O
I O
really O
did O
n't O
expect O
it O
. O

Later O
on O
, O
I O
also O
thought O
about O
this O
, O
that O
I O
had O
n't O
expected O
it O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Because O
at O
the O
outset O
, O
when O
joint O
- O
venture O
brands O
and O
, O
this O
, O
import O
brands O
were O
coming O
in O
, O
what O
everybody O
was O
crowding O
for O
and O
grabbing O
up O
were O
all O
those O
joint O
- O
venture O
brands O
and O
import O
brands O
, O
because O
they O
thought O
the O
quality O
was O
good O
. O

Well O
, O
then O
later O
on O
, O
we O
now O
discover O
that O
our O
domestically O
produced O
appliances O
are O
also O
extremely O
good O
. O

Not O
only O
do O
we O
use O
them O
ourselves O
, O
but O
we O
also O
export O
them O
. O

That O
is O
the O
truth O
. O

Let O
me O
ask O
you O
, O
are O
the O
current O
costs O
of O
our O
Beijing B-GPE
- O
manufactured O
Hyundais B-PRODUCT
lower O
than O
the O
ones O
manufactured O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

That O
's O
for O
sure O
. O

That O
's O
for O
sure O
. O

Let O
me O
ask O
a O
question O
you O
in O
return O
, O
ah O
, O
do O
you O
think O
China B-GPE
can O
become O
the O
world O
's O
car O
manufacturing O
center O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Eh O
, O
since O
I O
am O
not O
an O
expert O
, O
ha O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
you O
position O
this O
concept O
. O

I O
think O
there O
is O
no O
problem O
in O
becoming O
a O
production O
center O
. O

However O
, O
I O
am O
doubtful O
if O
it O
will O
become O
a O
center O
and O
a O
powerful O
country O
with O
an O
independent O
foundation O
as O
its O
core O
. O

You O
are O
not O
confident O
. O

I O
think O
, O
eh O
, O
I O
will O
answer O
the O
question O
this O
way O
, O
eh O
, O
with O
ten O
plus O
years O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
surely O
become O
the O
car O
manufacturing O
center O
of O
the O
world O
. O

Uh O
. O

This O
concept O
of O
a O
manufacturing O
center O
is O
not O
just O
merely O
a O
concept O
about O
being O
a O
powerful O
manufacturing O
country O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
is O
such O
a O
concept O
involving O
product O
development O
, O
ah O
, O
technical O
support O
, O
concept O
of O
manufacturing O
, O
with O
technical O
services O
, O
sales O
, O
ah O
, O
after O
- O
sales O
services O
, O
and O
, O
ah O
, O
network O
support O
. O

We O
know O
that O
, O
this O
, O
China B-GPE
is O
now O
making O
an O
effort O
to O
develop O
, O
this O
, O
a O
strategy O
like O
this O
to O
enhance O
its O
trade O
relations O
with O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
ah O
. O

So O
what O
is O
its O
ultimate O
intention O
. O

Er O
, O
in O
fact O
the O
three O
things O
you O
have O
just O
listed O
are O
all O
close O
diplomatic O
interactions O
with O
developing O
countries O
, O
that O
is O
to O
create O
a O
kind O
of O
bilateral O
relations O
that O
are O
beneficial O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
and O
Chinese B-NORP
products O
to O
expand O
the O
markets O
of O
developing O
countries O
, O
and O
also O
to O
, O
eh O
, O
explore O
business O
opportunities O
within O
developing O
countries O
. O

Right O
. O

Yes O
. O

We O
know O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
when O
China B-GPE
opened O
up O
, O
it O
was O
mainly O
aimed O
at O
developed O
countries O
. O

In O
fact O
all O
developing O
countries O
initially O
, O
eh O
, O
opened O
up O
to O
developed O
countries O
. O

But O
, O
eh O
, O
once O
it O
gets O
to O
a O
certain O
level O
, O
it O
then O
gradually O
has O
some O
disputes O
with O
developed O
countries O
, O
and O
also O
, O
this O
, O
their O
status O
begins O
to O
get O
closer O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
, O
we O
can O
see O
that O
in O
, O
eh O
, O
this O
process O
, O
China B-GPE
continues O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
to O
strengthen O
this O
kind O
of O
links O
with O
developed O
countries O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
also O
can O
not O
avoid O
engaging O
in O
some O
negotiations O
, O
or O
even O
cross O
swords O
with O
some O
of O
them O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
for O
example O
, O
we O
see O
repeated O
crossing O
of O
swords O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
EU B-GPE
, O
as O
well O
as O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
and O
this O
Mandelson B-PERSON
comes O
to O
China B-GPE
all O
the O
time O
. O

Yes O
. O

And O
soon O
, O
eh O
, O
this O
, O
a O
super O
luxurious O
delegation O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
which O
basically O
includes O
such O
a O
large O
number O
of O
financial O
members O
in O
the O
cabinet O
, O
led O
by O
this O
, O
Paulson B-PERSON
will O
be O
soon O
visiting O
China B-GPE
eh O
, O
to O
conduct O
this O
strategic O
economic O
dialogue O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE

And O
then O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
finance O
minister O
visits O
other O
countries O
as O
well O
. O

Uh O
. O

But O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
we O
have O
seen O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
after O
China B-GPE
has O
strengthened O
, O
it O
will O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
continue O
to O
maintain O
good O
trade O
relations O
with O
developed O
countries O
, O
but O
on O
a O
more O
important O
level O
, O
it O
will O
need O
to O
develop O
similar O
good O
relationships O
with O
other O
parts O
of O
the O
whole O
world O
, O
with O
the O
vast O
number O
of O
developing O
countries O
. O

Uh O
. O

Because O
it O
highlights O
the O
strength O
of O
your O
country O
. O

Well O
, O
during O
the O
live O
news O
interview O
with O
Professor O
Ruan O
just O
now O
, O
I O
heard O
you O
say O
that O
the O
focuses O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
do O
not O
seem O
to O
be O
in O
sync O
right O
now O
. O

So O
what O
should O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
be O
concerned O
about O
this O
time O
. O

This O
, O
actually O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
has O
been O
very O
specific O
, O
both O
Bush B-GPE
and O
Rice O
have O
delivered O
speeches O
, O
which O
are O
very O
clear O
, O
and O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
the O
September O
19 O
joint O
statement O
must O
be O
fully O
and O
comprehensively O
implemented O
. O

Well O
also O
, O
if O
we O
refine O
it O
a O
little O
bit O
, O
eh O
, O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
is O
required O
to O
abandon O
its O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
abandon O
nuclear O
weapons O
, O
there O
is O
nothing O
we O
can O
talk O
about O
. O

There O
is O
also O
a O
return O
, O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
must O
return O
to O
this O
Nuclear O
Non-Proliferation O
Treaty O
. O

And O
they O
must O
place O
their O
nuclear O
plans O
, O
eh O
, O
under O
the O
, O
this O
, O
supervision O
of O
the O
, O
this O
, O
International O
Atomic O
Energy O
Agency O
. O

Hill O
also O
said O
that O
if O
possible O
, O
he O
wished O
to O
go O
home O
for O
Christmas O
. O

He O
hopes O
that O
this O
issue O
would O
be O
resolved O
before O
the O
Christmas O
holiday O
. O

Ah O
, O
yes O
, O
at O
least O
there O
is O
an O
initial O
result O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Since O
the O
ability O
of O
criminals O
to O
avoid O
detection O
is O
so O
strong O
, O
what O
methods O
have O
you O
come O
up O
with O
to O
counter O
them O
when O
working O
a O
case O
. O

Um O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
might O
have O
an O
undercover O
investigation O
. O

We O
act O
as O
buyers O
looking O
to O
purchase O
plates O
or O
permits O
. O

The O
adversary O
then O
makes O
contact O
and O
communication O
for O
us O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
through O
contact O
and O
communication O
, O
right O
, O
we O
found O
out O
basic O
area O
of O
operation O
of O
these O
ten O
or O
so O
cell O
phones O
was O
around O
Taiyuan B-GPE
. O

After O
that O
, O
the O
military O
and O
the O
local O
police O
jointly O
established O
a O
case O
and O
jointly O
adopted O
measures O
to O
directly O
hit O
and O
encircle O
the O
two O
points O
, O
thereby O
realizing O
a O
pinpoint O
strike O
against O
them O
. O

We O
saw O
the O
close O
facsimiles O
of O
license O
plates O
they O
'd O
made O
, O
ha O
. O

they O
should O
have O
been O
most O
likely O
made O
from O
molds O
. O

Then O
, O
where O
did O
the O
molds O
come O
from O
. O

Did O
they O
make O
them O
by O
themselves O
too O
. O

Um O
, O
from O
what O
we O
understand O
, O
eh O
, O
this O
, O
the O
molds O
came O
from O
two O
directions O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

On O
the O
one O
hand O
, O
they O
were O
from O
common O
tools O
that O
they O
'd O
bought O
in O
markets O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
there O
were O
specialized O
tools O
that O
they O
had O
somebody O
make O
. O

For O
example O
, O
the O
steel O
mold O
, O
or O
, O
in O
another O
example O
, O
the O
mold O
for O
the O
vehicle O
license O
plate O
frame O
. O

They O
brought O
these O
two O
separately O
acquired O
tools O
together O
and O
in O
the O
end O
formed O
a O
contiguous O
and O
complete O
set O
of O
tools O
for O
making O
forged O
copies O
, O
ah O
. O

How O
much O
would O
they O
sell O
a O
set O
of O
military O
license O
plates O
for O
. O

This O
, O
from O
what O
we O
've O
seen O
during O
our O
campaign O
, O
prices O
vary O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Some O
stolen O
authentic O
plates O
can O
sell O
for O
up O
to O
sixty O
thousand O
yuan O
. O

Some O
criminals O
who O
make O
fake O
plates O
sell O
or O
rent O
them O
as O
real O
plates O
. O

The O
highest O
has O
reached O
thirty O
thousand O
yuan O
for O
one O
set O
. O

Wow O
, O
that O
's O
really O
a O
huge O
profit O
, O
ah O
. O

Yes O
. O

Starting O
from O
2006 O
and O
up O
until O
the O
present O
, O
no O
less O
than O
ten O
similar O
incidents O
have O
been O
reported O
in O
the O
media O
. O

Yes O
. O

Do O
we O
also O
need O
to O
consider O
, O
um O
, O
whether O
the O
department O
in O
question O
can O
use O
some O
method O
to O
protect O
drivers O
somewhat O
. O

Looking O
at O
it O
from O
the O
angle O
of O
the O
public O
transport O
companies O
, O
some O
, O
effective O
measures O
could O
be O
adopted O
, O
er O
, O
for O
example O
, O
a O
protective O
barrier O
system O
like O
that O
in O
taxis O
, O
right O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
uh-huh O
, O
uh-huh O
. O

Installing O
buses O
with O
police O
alert O
systems O
could O
also O
be O
considered O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Once O
such O
an O
emergency O
arose O
, O
the O
driver O
or O
the O
ticket O
seller O
could O
instantly O
activate O
the O
police O
alert O
system O
to O
alert O
the O
police O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Buses O
are O
, O
um O
, O
a O
very O
, O
very O
important O
means O
of O
transportation O
in O
our O
lives O
. O

If O
we O
allow O
coldness O
and O
indifference O
to O
spread O
over O
this O
means O
of O
transportation O
, O
perhaps O
one O
day O
it O
will O
be O
our O
own O
health O
or O
safety O
that O
is O
threatened O
. O

On O
the O
one O
hand O
, O
the O
department O
in O
question O
should O
build O
up O
beneficial O
measures O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
maybe O
we O
should O
all O
join O
together O
in O
building O
an O
atmosphere O
of O
mutual O
solicitude O
. O

If O
it O
was O
like O
that O
, O
such O
vicious O
violent O
incidents O
would O
surely O
not O
occur O
again O
in O
the O
public O
buses O
. O

So O
when O
we O
look O
back O
again O
now O
, O
there O
is O
a O
huge O
difference O
between O
the O
current O
negotiations O
and O
the O
past O
negotiations O
. O

This O
huge O
difference O
is O
exactly O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
change O
of O
status O
. O

An O
enormous O
change O
has O
taken O
place O
. O

Yeah O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
negotiations O
, O
uh O
, O
were O
conducted O
under O
the O
general O
suspicion O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
had O
nuclear O
weapons O
and O
a O
nuclear O
program O
. O

Well O
, O
now O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
has O
already O
conducted O
a O
nuclear O
test O
, O
and O
well O
, O
it O
has O
also O
declared O
itself O
, O
like O
this O
, O
as O
a O
nuclear O
country O
, O
and O
wanted O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
talks O
in O
this O
role O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
several O
other O
parties O
, O
especially O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
are O
strongly O
opposed O
, O
and O
will O
absolutely O
not O
agree O
to O
it O
. O

Yet O
, O
here O
, O
we O
should O
see O
that O
there O
is O
still O
a O
certain O
level O
of O
flexibility O
at O
play O
here O
. O

However O
, O
the O
overall O
atmosphere O
still O
does O
n't O
give O
people O
much O
to O
be O
optimistic O
about O
. O

Well O
, O
eh O
, O
under O
this O
, O
eh O
, O
just O
as O
we O
talked O
about O
before O
, O
the O
financial O
sanctions O
can O
be O
discussed O
in O
separate O
groups O
. O

Then O
again O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
also O
sent O
a O
sort O
of O
message O
, O
ah O
, O
this O
year O
, O
er O
, O
actually O
earlier O
, O
eh O
, O
saying O
it O
could O
consider O
giving O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
some O
written O
assurance O
as O
well O
. O

That O
is O
, O
are O
n't O
you O
, O
this O
, O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
very O
much O
concerned O
about O
your O
own O
security O
. O

Then O
the O
US B-GPE
can O
also O
consider O
giving O
this O
security O
assurance O
in O
, O
this O
, O
written O
form O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Well O
, O
five O
years O
having O
passed O
, O
how O
do O
you O
two O
experts O
appraise O
our O
, O
um O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
companies O
and O
foreign O
companies O
at O
present O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
description O
is O
applied O
to O
them O
. O

Can O
they O
still O
be O
described O
as O
wolves O
. O

Director O
Zhang O
, O
what O
do O
you O
think O
. O

Er O
, O
I O
think O
it O
is O
like O
this O
. O

First O
, O
I O
think O
the O
arrival O
of O
the O
wolves O
as O
description O
and O
appraisal O
, O
is O
, O
I O
think O
, O
a O
very O
good O
appraisal O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Because O
after O
the O
wolves O
have O
arrived O
-- O
it O
actually O
describes O
a O
so O
- O
called O
arrival O
of O
the O
wolves O
, O
which O
is O
also O
the O
arrival O
of O
powerful O
competitors O
, O
right O
. O

So O
I O
think O
this O
appraisal O
is O
still O
quite O
good O
. O

Yeah O
. O

But O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
um O
, O
in O
the O
five O
years O
, O
uh O
, O
following O
our O
accession O
to O
the O
WTO O
, O
we O
have O
been O
dancing O
with O
wolves O
. O

That O
is O
, O
since O
the O
wolves O
' O
arrival O
, O
uh O
, O
we O
have O
been O
actually O
adapting O
ourselves O
to O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
wolves O
while O
dancing O
with O
them O
, O
as O
well O
as O
growing O
bigger O
and O
more O
powerful O
ourselves O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Because O
I O
find O
, O
um O
, O
this O
very O
, O
er O
, O
interesting O
, O
and O
it O
also O
just O
occurred O
to O
me O
, O
that O
, O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
we O
went O
to O
some O
Chinese B-NORP
companies O
to O
do O
some O
surveys O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Haier B-ORG
, O
when O
companies O
like O
Haier B-ORG
, O
Lenovo B-ORG
, O
and O
Huawei B-ORG
go O
abroad O
, O
in O
fact O
others O
also O
see O
it O
as O
an O
arrival O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
wolves O
, O
who O
are O
seen O
as O
immature O
yet O
equally O
capable O
of O
biting O
people O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
this O
, O
uh O
, O
personally O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
the O
arrival O
of O
, O
um O
, O
the O
wolves O
to O
be O
that O
horrible O
, O
though O
it O
is O
indeed O
wolf O
- O
like O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
time O
, O
I O
think O
there O
were O
a O
few O
prominent O
features O
, O
uh O
, O
about O
new O
technologies O
. O

One O
, O
eh O
, O
was O
what O
is O
called O
TSI O
, O
which O
was O
brought O
on O
this O
occasion O
. O

This O
type O
is O
called O
a O
dual O
- O
charging O
engine O
. O

The O
use O
of O
such O
a O
dual O
- O
charging O
engine O
, O
eh O
, O
is O
its O
general O
use O
in O
products O
, O
I O
feel O
this O
is O
a O
change O
this O
time O
. O

Looking O
at O
the O
second O
one O
, O
eh O
, O
it O
is O
the O
hybrid O
vehicles O
this O
time O
, O

As O
for O
the O
hybrid O
motors O
, O
ah O
, O
this O
time O
I O
observed O
that O
it O
was O
the O
second O
generation O
hybrid O
motors O
that O
had O
been O
put O
in O
the O
products O
, O
ah O
. O

Well O
hybrid O
cars O
have O
n't O
sold O
very O
well O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
it O
seems O
. O

Um O
, O
it O
's O
just O
getting O
started O
. O

Uh O
, O
I O
feel O
it O
just O
got O
going O
, O
so O
we O
ca O
n't O
say O
they O
have O
n't O
sold O
well O
. O

Anything O
in O
its O
initial O
stage O
, O
to O
say O
that O
its O
sales O
are O
very O
low O
, O
that O
its O
buyers O
are O
few O
, O
that O
is O
, O
to O
say O
that O
it O
is O
n't O
selling O
well O
does O
n't O
really O
have O
much O
meaning O
. O

This O
, O
now O
is O
not O
the O
summer O
when O
the O
watermelons O
will O
be O
harvested O
, O
or O
the O
time O
for O
eating O
watermelons O
, O
right O
. O

After O
measuring O
the O
current O
market O
, O
to O
say O
, O
How O
many O
watermelons O
did O
you O
sell O
today O
on O
your O
stand O
here O
. O

This O
, O
this O
is O
a O
watermelon O
that O
the O
aristocracy O
and O
rich O
want O
to O
eat O
. O

At O
this O
time O
, O
we O
ca O
n't O
come O
to O
the O
assessment O
that O
the O
watermelons O
are O
n't O
selling O
well O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
watermelons O
are O
being O
prepared O
for O
the O
summer O
. O

Hey O
, O
it O
is O
not O
that O
it O
is O
n't O
time O
yet O
. O

Ah O
, O
what O
a O
gratifying O
event O
! O

Wendao B-PERSON
will O
go O
to O
court O
! O

What O
do O
you O
mean O
gratifying O
, O
Gosh O
! O

There O
's O
been O
a O
lot O
going O
on O
lately O
, O
ah O
. O

I O
frequently O
go O
to O
court O
. O

Before O
you O
saw O
that O
I O
forgot O
to O
make O
a O
customs O
declaration O
and O
had O
to O
go O
to O
court O
. O

Later O
on O
, O
I O
neglected O
to O
declare O
and O
had O
to O
go O
again O
. O

Today O
I O
'll O
go O
in O
a O
while O
, O
yes O
. O

Today O
, O
um O
, O
it O
's O
to O
give O
-- O

Who O
did O
you O
offend O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
offend O
anybody O
. O

I O
was O
selected O
as O
a O
juror O
. O

To O
serve O
on O
a O
jury O
, O
to O
serve O
on O
a O
jury O
. O

Oh O
, O
you O
offended O
the O
accused O
. O

No O
, O
no O
, O
no O
, O
today O
it O
's O
like O
this O
. O

He O
first O
makes O
the O
selection O
, O
then O
the O
lawyers O
for O
the O
two O
sides O
take O
a O
look O
. O

I O
still O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
I O
will O
be O
chosen O
. O

He O
still O
does O
n't O
know O
if O
he O
will O
be O
selected O
or O
not O
. O

It O
's O
like O
this O
; O
the O
lawyers O
for O
the O
two O
sides O
have O
to O
look O
to O
see O
how O
the O
person O
is O
. O

Then O
everybody O
makes O
the O
selection O
together O
, O
the O
person O
has O
to O
be O
acceptable O
to O
all O
. O

So O
both O
people O
have O
to O
think O
that O
he O
will O
be O
beneficial O
to O
both O
sides O
. O

Beneficial O
to O
one O
's O
own O
side O
. O

Right O
, O
Right O
, O
that O
's O
right O
. O

Only O
then O
can O
he O
become O
a O
juror O
. O

So O
, O
that O
is O
-- O

normally O
they O
will O
do O
their O
best O
not O
to O
select O
people O
like O
us O
, O
ah O
, O
who O
work O
in O
media O
. O

Ah O
. O

Oh O
, O
they O
're O
afraid O
you O
are O
biased O
or O
, O
or O
will O
have O
influence O
-- O

They O
're O
afraid O
you O
are O
biased O
or O
that O
you O
will O
spread O
information O
, O
or O
that O
your O
opinions O
are O
too O
extreme O
, O
and O
so O
on O
and O
so O
on O
. O

Oh O
, O

There O
are O
times O
when O
it O
's O
not O
easy O
to O
fool O
them O
and O
things O
like O
that O
. O

Right O
, O
Right O
, O
that O
's O
right O
. O

Ay O
Today O
, O
Wendao B-PERSON
, O
so O
when O
you O
mentioned O
court O
, O
I O
thought O
of O
this O
kind O
of O
controversy O
over O
the O
Qiu B-PERSON
Xinghua I-PERSON
court O
case O
. O

The O
controversy O
, O
eh O
, O
actually O
caused O
me O
to O
feel O
deeply O
that O
we O
have O
to O
admit O
that O
our O
country O
, O
uh O
, O
is O
still O
a O
rather O
backward O
country O
. O

Economically O
, O
we O
are O
already O
very O
, O
very O
strong O
, O
but O
in O
reality O
when O
you O
talk O
about O
whether O
a O
country O
is O
, O
er O
, O
advanced O
or O
not O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
just O
look O
at O
the O
economy O
. O

That O
is O
also O
to O
say O
, O
ah O
, O
you O
would O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
hard O
time O
for O
the O
so O
- O
called O
western O
legal O
provisions O
, O
uh O
, O
to O
work O
here O
, O
ah O
. O

You O
are O
assuming O
that O
western O
legal O
provisions O
are O
advanced O
. O

Um O
. O

And O
our O
, O
eh O
, O
law O
, O
socialism O
, O
ah O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
make O
that O
assumption O
. O

My O
that O
-- O

My O
meaning O
is O
that O
we O
are O
all O
moving O
in O
the O
direction O
of O
globalization O
. O

That O
is O
not O
necessarily O
a O
question O
of O
being O
advanced O
or O
backward O
. O

Your O
whole O
-- O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
there O
is O
no O
way O
to O
implement O
many O
of O
our O
, O
uh O
, O
provisions O
. O

Whether O
or O
not O
they O
can O
be O
implemented O
is O
not O
necessarily O
a O
question O
of O
being O
advanced O
or O
backward O
. O

Well O
, O
why O
is O
this O
issue O
of O
impoverished O
students O
so O
prominent O
now O
. O

This O
issue O
did O
not O
exist O
at O
that O
time O
, O
um O
, O
um O
, O
before O
, O
um O
, O
1995 O
. O

Eh O
. O

Back O
then O
when O
a O
student O
went O
to O
college O
, O
he O
did O
not O
have O
to O
pay O
tuition O
. O

Besides O
not O
having O
to O
pay O
tuition O
, O
at O
that O
time O
, O
for O
example O
, O
at O
our O
Agriculture B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
all O
students O
had O
very O
substantial O
student O
grants O
. O

Um O
, O
um O
, O
er O
, O
paying O
tuition O
by O
oneself O
and O
finding O
a O
job O
by O
oneself O
, O
um O
, O
started O
in O
1995 O
. O

Right O
. O

Right O
. O

At O
that O
time O
we O
called O
it O
two O
by O
oneself O
. O

Once O
it O
started O
this O
way O
, O
ah O
, O
this O
problem O
began O
to O
emerge O
. O

Higher O
education O
, O
it O
is O
not O
compulsory O
education O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
fees O
are O
charged O
, O
you O
have O
to O
pay O
to O
go O
to O
college O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Ah O
, O
this O
is O
not O
the O
same O
as O
compulsory O
education O
, O
right O
. O

Well O
, O
, O
sharing O
the O
burden O
of O
education O
costs O
and O
paying O
to O
attend O
college O
by O
students O
, O
this O
is O
also O
a O
necessary O
option O
for O
advancing O
college O
education O
system O
reforms O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
we O
should O
acknowledge O
that O
currently O
expenses O
are O
still O
quite O
high O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
should O
be O
compared O
with O
each O
of O
our O
household O
incomes O
. O

To O
the O
income O
of O
ordinary O
households O
, O
this O
is O
quite O
a O
heavy O
burden O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

To O
our O
low O
income O
and O
rural O
households O
, O
this O
is O
a O
burden O
that O
is O
difficult O
to O
bear O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
now O
that O
people O
are O
giving O
so O
much O
attention O
to O
this O
issue O
of O
impoverished O
students O
, O
uh O
, O
how O
should O
we O
respond O
to O
such O
an O
issue O
. O

Er O
, O
well O
the O
country O
is O
paying O
great O
attention O
to O
it O
, O
and O
provinces O
are O
also O
paying O
great O
attention O
, O
having O
adopted O
various O
measures O
. O

Er O
, O
so O
, O
now O
they O
have O
already O
started O
to O
establish O
an O
financial O
aid O
system O
for O
students O
from O
impoverished O
households O
, O
chiefly O
focusing O
on O
student O
loans O
, O
a O
system O
with O
scholarships O
, O
er O
, O
student O
grants O
, O
tuition O
waivers O
or O
reductions O
, O
and O
work O
- O
study O
. O

So O
, O
just O
now O
these O
two O
, O
eh O
, O
were O
analyzing O
these O
, O
ah O
, O
four O
Kidd B-PERSON
class O
warships O
from O
different O
angles O
, O
some O
intrinsic O
problems O
that O
exist O
with O
them O
and O
the O
effectiveness O
they O
are O
able O
to O
achieve O
in O
terms O
of O
their O
military O
capabilities O
. O

So O
, O
at O
this O
current O
level O
, O
for O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
military O
, O
can O
they O
improve O
the O
current O
military O
strength O
of O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
military O
. O

I O
should O
say O
that O
, O
eh O
, O
these O
four O
warships O
entering O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
navy O
will O
certainly O
enhance O
somewhat O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
military O
strength O
on O
the O
ocean O
. O

Yeah O
. O

But O
I O
should O
say O
this O
improvement O
is O
still O
quite O
a O
long O
way O
from O
the O
goals O
that O
Taiwanese B-NORP
authorities O
and O
Taiwanese B-NORP
military O
want O
to O
achieve O
. O

So O
, O
taking O
a O
broader O
perspective O
, O
eh O
, O
er O
, O
this O
kind O
of O
thing O
for O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
navy O
, O
it O
's O
slapping O
a O
coat O
of O
gold O
paint O
on O
, O
um O
, O
um O
, O
the O
surface O
of O
a O
house O
of O
straw O
, O
eh O
, O
to O
make O
it O
look O
, O
eh O
, O
better O
, O
more O
splendid O
. O

But O
a O
house O
of O
straw O
is O
a O
house O
of O
straw O
after O
all O
: O
it O
's O
not O
going O
to O
stand O
up O
when O
the O
big O
bad O
wolf O
comes O
. O

I O
think O
the O
political O
significance O
is O
greater O
than O
the O
military O
significance O
. O

after O
buying O
these O
four O
warships O
, O
eh O
, O
they O
psychologically O
feel O
that O
they O
've O
become O
a O
little O
closer O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Psychologically O
they O
feel O
that O
once O
they O
've O
got O
these O
four O
, O
then O
it O
's O
as O
Chief O
Editor O
Chen O
said O
just O
now O
: O
I O
slap O
on O
a O
coat O
of O
gold O
paint O
, O
then O
at O
least O
when O
the O
wolf O
comes O
, O
this O
first O
layer O
should O
be O
able O
to O
a O
limited O
extent O
, O
to O
act O
as O
a O
little O
protection O
. O

They O
even O
fantasize O
to O
themselves O
that O
, O
eh O
, O
this O
gold O
paint O
might O
actually O
be O
armor O
, O
it O
's O
this O
kind O
of O
political O
implication O
. O

As O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
, O
this O
, O
exports O
, O
ah O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
the O
situation O
is O
also O
extremely O
bad O
. O

As O
far O
as O
, O
the O
first O
half O
of O
this O
year O
is O
concerned O
, O
if O
you O
compare O
the O
ratio O
with O
that O
of O
last O
year O
, O
that O
is O
, O
the O
foreign O
trade O
ratio O
of O
exports O
to O
imports O
, O
uh O
, O
compared O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
, O
overall O
it O
declined O
by O
33 O
% O
. O

It O
is O
also O
said O
the O
rate O
of O
decline O
was O
one O
third O
, O
and O
it O
is O
also O
31 O
% O
. O

This O
is O
a O
very O
, O
very O
serious O
problem O
. O

Ah O
, O
it O
's O
a O
very O
large O
problem O
figure O
. O

This O
means O
-- O

Right O
, O
it O
is O
that O
when O
compared O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
to O
itself O
, O
it O
declined O
by O
more O
than O
5 O
% O
. O

So O
this O
reflects O
China B-GPE
's O
overall O
economy O
-- O
the O
export O
- O
based O
economy O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
foreign O
trade O
economy O
that O
supports O
the O
economic O
development O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
may O
also O
have O
big O
problems O
. O

Because O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
mainly O
relies O
on O
both O
foreign O
trade O
and O
tell O
domestic O
investment O
. O

Yes O
. O

Yes O
. O

Domestic O
demand O
can O
not O
keep O
up O
at O
all O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
now O
another O
problem O
has O
emerged O
. O

Because O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
eh O
, O
to O
maintain O
this O
employment O
rate O
, O
and O
in O
order O
to O
maintain O
this O
, O
this O
, O
er O
, O
GDP O
growth O
, O
large O
amounts O
of O
money O
were O
invested O
, O
large O
amounts O
of O
redundant O
investments O
were O
made O
. O

Right O
, O
there O
was O
a O
lot O
of O
this O
. O

This O
, O
production O
capacity O
, O
ah O
, O
has O
increased O
tremendously O
. O

Right O
. O

That O
is O
, O
in O
the O
past O
, O
production O
capacity O
would O
increase O
for O
a O
single O
category O
, O
cement O
, O
uh O
, O
or O
steel O
-- O
but O
now O
it O
has O
become O
universally O
increased O
. O

That O
's O
because O
you O
have O
already O
been O
investing O
for O
so O
many O
years O
, O
uh O
, O
thirty O
years O
. O

Yes O
. O

However O
, O
domestic O
demand O
from O
the O
common O
people O
, O
eh O
, O
this O
, O
is O
not O
enough O
. O

This O
stuff O
, O
which O
can O
not O
be O
fully O
consumed O
, O
well O
, O
has O
to O
rely O
on O
exportation O
. O

With O
the O
export O
rate O
declining O
as O
you O
had O
just O
mentioned O
, O
to O
whom O
is O
your O
output O
going O
. O

do O
n't O
/. O

Tim B-PERSON
Russert I-PERSON
will O
be O
back O
next O
week O
at O
a O
special O
earlier O
time O
eight O
am O
Eastern O
right O
before O
the O
Wimbledon B-EVENT
finals O
/. O

The O
evidence O
is O
the O
evidence O
/. O

The O
tapes O
are O
the O
tapes O
/. O

I O
think O
Pam B-PERSON
would O
just O
be O
convicted O
again O
/. O

For O
William B-PERSON
Smart I-PERSON
to O
this O
day O
the O
murder O
of O
his O
son O
still O
does O
n't O
make O
sense O
/. O

In O
his O
office O
hangs O
Greg B-PERSON
's O
wedding O
picture O
minus O
Pam B-PERSON
/. O

This O
could O
have O
been O
prevented O
by O
a O
certain O
little O
divorce O
decree O
/. O

If O
she O
wanted O
a O
divorce O
and O
she O
wanted O
out O
of O
the O
marriage O
all O
she O
had O
to O
do O
was O
go O
to O
an O
attorney O
and O
get O
a O
divorce O
/. O

It O
was O
n't O
a O
matter O
of O
murdering O
your O
spouse O
/. O

This O
woman O
is O
very O
wrong O
/. O

And O
I O
hope O
to O
God O
she O
stays O
in O
there O
And O
lives O
a O
long O
long O
time O
/. O

I O
have O
peace O
in O
my O
heart O
knowing O
that O
I O
was O
n't O
involved O
in O
this O
except O
for O
you O
know O
the O
relationship O
that O
I O
had O
with O
Bill B-PERSON
Flin I-PERSON
which O
I O
've O
already O
I O
believe O
you O
know O
put O
myself O
through O
enough O
behind O
/. O

But O
I O
just O
do O
n't O
feel O
that O
when O
I O
look O
in O
the O
mirror O
in O
the O
morning O
that O
I O
hate O
who O
I O
see O
/. O

Because O
now O
I O
'm O
this O
evil O
person O
who O
you O
know O
did O
all O
this O
/. O

no O
I O
do O
n't O
/. O

I O
have O
peace O
in O
my O
heart O
/. O

But O
you O
know O
I O
felt O
a O
lot O
of O
anguish O
in O
my O
life O
being O
incarcerated O
/. O

It O
has O
n't O
been O
easy O
/. O

For O
now O
it O
appears O
that O
Pamela B-PERSON
Smart I-PERSON
will O
spend O
the O
rest O
of O
her O
life O
behind O
bars O
/. O

Just O
recently O
she O
reflected O
on O
that O
with O
MSNBC B-ORG
's O
Rita B-PERSON
Cosbey I-PERSON
/. O

Sometimes O
I O
think O
about O
that O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
like O
what O
if O
I O
really O
never O
got O
out O
of O
here O
/? O

I O
mean O
uh O
how O
am O
I O
going O
to O
do O
this O
/? O

some O
days O
I O
think O
that O
I O
can O
/. O

And O
other O
days O
I O
think O
that O
I O
ca O
n't O
/. O

As O
for O
the O
four O
young O
men O
Billy B-PERSON
Flin I-PERSON
and O
Patric B-PERSON
Randell I-PERSON
will O
not O
be O
eligible O
for O
parole O
until O
two O
thousand O
eighteen O
/. O

In O
June B-GPE
two O
thousand O
five O
Raymond B-PERSON
Fowler I-PERSON
was O
granted O
parole O
and O
released O
from O
prison O
/. O

Two O
months O
later O
after O
serving O
fifteen O
of O
his O
eighteen O
year O
sentence O
Vance B-PERSON
Ladamie I-PERSON
was O
also O
paroled O
/. O

That O
's O
our O
report O
/. O

Thanks O
for O
watching O
/. O

I O
'm O
John B-PERSON
/. O

Tuning O
in O
today O
Andrea B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
/. O

Our O
issues O
this O
Sunday O
battles O
on O
capital O
hill O
/. O

Iraq B-GPE
immigration O
flag O
burn O
the O
supreme O
court O
ruling O
against O
the O
President O
's O
claim O
of O
war O
time O
power O
/. O

All O
setting O
the O
stage O
for O
November O
's O
midterm O
election O
/. O

With O
us O
the O
Assistant O
Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
Mitch O
McConnell O
republican O
of O
Kentucky B-GPE
And O
the O
chairman O
of O
the O
Democratic O
Senatorial O
Campaign O
Committee O
Chuck O
Schummer O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
/. O

McConnell B-PERSON
and O
Schumer B-PERSON
square O
off O
/. O

Then O
the O
President O
leads O
an O
attack O
on O
the O
media O
/. O

There O
can O
be O
no O
excuse O
for O
anyone O
entrusted O
with O
vital O
intelligence O
to O
leak O
it O
And O
no O
excuse O
for O
any O
newspaper O
to O
print O
it O
/. O

Leaks O
freedom O
of O
the O
press O
and O
national O
security O
/. O

Insights O
and O
analysis O
from O
Bill B-PERSON
Bennett I-PERSON
radio O
host O
and O
author O
of O
America B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Last I-WORK_OF_ART
Best I-WORK_OF_ART
Hope I-WORK_OF_ART
John O
Harwood O
of O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
and O
CNBC O
Dana O
Priest O
of O
The B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
And O
William B-PERSON
Safire I-PERSON
of O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
/. O

And O
in O
our O
Meet B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Press I-WORK_OF_ART
Minute I-WORK_OF_ART
thirty O
five O
years O
ago O
this O
week O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
issued O
an O
injunction O
allowing O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
to O
continue O
publication O
of O
the O
classified O
Pentagon B-WORK_OF_ART
Papers I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

The O
man O
who O
leaked O
the O
Papers O
to O
The O
New O
York O
Times O
Daniel O
Ellsberg O
was O
a O
guest O
on O
Meet O
The O
Press O
May O
twentieth O
nineteen O
seventy O
three O
/. O

I O
've O
not O
met O
a O
lawyer O
in O
this O
country O
who O
could O
say O
clearly O
that O
the O
acts O
that O
I O
admitted O
doing O
copying O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Pentagon I-WORK_OF_ART
Papers I-WORK_OF_ART
of O
which O
I O
had O
authorized O
possession O
and O
giving O
those O
copies O
to O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Relations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
ultimately O
to O
the O
press O
violated O
any O
law O
/. O

But O
first O
Senator O
McConnell O
and O
Senator O
Schumer O
welcome O
both O
/. O

In O
a O
major O
rebuke O
this O
week O
to O
the B-ORG
White I-ORG
house I-ORG
the O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
ruled O
that O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
has O
to O
abide O
by O
the B-LOC
Geneva I-LOC
convention I-LOC
and O
the O
uniform O
code O
of O
military O
justice O
when O
handling O
detainees O
uh O
And O
ruled O
that O
the O
military O
tribunals O
can O
not O
be O
the O
/. O

Senator O
McConnell O
in O
addition O
to O
this O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
editors O
wrote O
in O
reaction O
to O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
's O
decision O
striking O
down O
the O
military O
tribunal O
set O
up O
to O
private O
detainees O
being O
held O
in O
Guantanamo B-FAC
bay O
it O
is O
far O
more O
than O
a O
narrow O
ruling O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
military O
courts O
. O
It O
is O
an O
important O
and O
welcome O
reaffirmation O
That O
even O
in O
times O
of O
war O
the O
law O
is O
what O
the O
constitution O
the O
statuette O
books O
and O
the B-LOC
Geneva I-LOC
convention I-LOC
say O
it O
is O
. O
Not O
what O
the O
President O
wants O
it O
to O
be O
/. O

Senator O
in O
a O
broader O
sense O
is O
n't O
this O
a O
real O
rebuke O
out O
of O
repudiation O
of O
the O
broad O
authority O
That O
the O
president O
's O
been O
claiming O
since O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
/? O

Well O
first O
and O
most O
importantly O
the O
decision O
did O
not O
require O
the O
President O
to O
release O
the O
prisoners O
at O
Guantanamo B-FAC
/. O

Nor O
did O
it O
require O
the O
president O
to O
close O
Guantanamo O
/. O

Correct O
/. O

It O
said O
that O
uh O
in O
order O
to O
try O
these O
individuals O
an O
appropriate O
thing O
to O
do O
would O
be O
for O
the O
President O
to O
get O
the O
Congress O
uh O
to O
create O
military O
commission O
/. O

Or O
there O
were O
two O
other O
options O
Both O
of O
which O
I O
think O
were O
clearly O
unacceptable O
/. O

So O
what O
I O
think O
Congress B-ORG
will O
be O
doing O
is O
creating O
military O
commission O
/. O

And O
second O
a O
very O
disturbing O
aspect O
of O
the O
decision O
was O
that O
the O
court O
held O
uh O
common O
article O
three O
of O
the B-LOC
Geneva I-LOC
convention I-LOC
applicable O
to O
um O
American B-NORP
service O
men O
/. O

And O
this O
means O
that O
American B-NORP
service O
men O
potentially O
can O
be O
accused O
of O
war O
crimes O
/. O

I O
think O
Congress B-ORG
is O
going O
to O
want O
to O
deal O
with O
that O
as O
well O
when O
it O
enacts O
these O
military O
commissions O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
we O
need O
to O
do O
it O
soon O
/. O

uh O
and O
so O
we O
'll O
be O
dealing O
with O
that O
in O
the O
coming O
weeks O
/. O

you O
have O
time O
/? O

you O
're O
going O
off O
now O
/? O

Are O
you O
off O
now O
/? O

There O
's O
nothing O
more O
important O
than O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
uh O
we O
will O
have O
to O
act O
on O
this O
very O
soon O
either O
in O
July O
or O
in O
September O
Certainly O
uh O
in O
the O
next O
couple O
of O
months O
/. O

Senator O
Schumer O
will O
this O
be O
a O
bipartisan O
effort O
/? O

And O
can O
you O
agree O
on O
the O
fix O
/? O

I O
think O
it O
will O
/. O

uh O
Look O
let O
's O
face O
it O
Andrea O
/. O

The O
world O
is O
a O
different O
place O
/. O

And O
in O
this O
war O
on O
terrorism O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
set O
battlefields O
/. O

You O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
enemy O
wearing O
uniforms O
/. O

So O
to O
change O
things O
that O
is O
a O
good O
idea O
/. O

The O
problem O
is O
this O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
has O
felt O
it O
could O
just O
change O
things O
unilateral O
Against O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
against O
the O
systems O
of O
checks O
and O
balances O
/. O

Had O
they O
come O
to O
Congress B-ORG
a O
few O
years O
ago O
on O
this O
issue O
my O
guess O
is O
they O
would O
have O
gotten O
most O
of O
what O
they O
wanted O
/. O

But O
what O
's O
happened O
here O
, O
because O
there O
is O
such O
a O
view O
that O
the O
President O
's O
power O
is O
infinite O
and O
unchecked O
by O
anybody O
first O
time O
ever O
a O
President O
has O
had O
those O
kinds O
of O
views O
they O
keep O
running O
into O
brick O
walls O
In O
this O
case O
a O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
that O
has O
generally O
been O
sympathetic O
to O
executive O
power O
/. O

And O
so O
we O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
not O
only O
look O
at O
this O
issue O
/. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
go O
back O
to O
the O
other O
issues O
as O
well O
Because O
this O
ruling O
undercuts O
some O
of O
the O
other O
things O
the O
President O
has O
done O
/. O

But O
on O
giving O
the O
President O
what O
he O
needs O
and O
giving O
our O
country O
what O
we O
need O
to O
fight O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
there O
's O
going O
to O
be O
agreement O
/. O

Well O
let O
's O
break O
it O
down O
here O
Because O
this O
ruling O
does O
indicate O
to O
some O
human O
rights O
groups O
that O
this O
applies O
to O
the O
prisoners O
in O
secret O
CIA B-ORG
prisons O
to O
the O
prisoners O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
Beyond O
Guantanamo B-FAC
/. O

Are O
we O
going O
to O
see O
a O
flood O
of O
habeas O
corpus O
petitions O
now O
Senator O
McConnell O
/? O

Well O
I O
think O
clearly O
we O
've O
got O
to O
act O
/. O

And O
I O
'm O
pleased O
to O
hear O
that O
Chuck B-PERSON
thinks O
that O
we O
may O
be O
able O
to O
do O
this O
on O
a O
bipartisan O
basis O
/. O

I O
think O
it O
is O
important O
to O
note O
that O
this O
president O
has O
n't O
done O
anything O
with O
regard O
to O
enemy O
combatants O
that O
had O
n't O
been O
done O
by O
previous O
presidents O
/. O

The O
Court O
now O
has O
stepped O
eh O
eh O
into O
the O
field O
And O
said O
we O
must O
create O
these O
commissions O
/. O

Well O
we O
're O
happy O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

And O
I O
'm O
hopeful O
it O
'll O
be O
done O
on O
a O
bipartisan O
basis O
/. O

But O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
're O
going O
to O
pass O
something O
that O
's O
going O
to O
have O
our O
military O
servicemen O
uh O
subject O
uh O
to O
some O
kind O
of O
international O
rules O
/. O

Of O
course O
not O
/. O

But O
we O
are O
signatories O
to O
the B-LAW
Geneva I-LAW
Conventions I-LAW
/. O

Why O
should O
n't O
our O
servicemen O
be O
/- O

but O
the O
enemy O
is O
not O
a O
signatory O
to O
the B-LAW
Geneva I-LAW
Conventions I-LAW
/. O

So O
why O
should O
these O
uh O
terrorists O
uh O
be O
subjected O
uh O
to O
something O
they O
're O
not O
signatories O
to O
/? O

The O
good O
news O
Andrea B-PERSON
is O
that O
the O
Court O
particularly O
Breyer B-PERSON
's O
decision O
said O
Congress B-ORG
could O
change O
the O
rules O
/. O

And O
we O
have O
to O
change O
the O
rules O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
there O
's O
disagreement O
on O
that O
/. O

And O
we O
will O
/. O

Security O
and O
liberty O
have O
a O
tenuous O
and O
careful O
balance O
in O
this O
republic O
/. O

It O
changes O
from O
time O
to O
time O
And O
should O
/. O

But O
the O
problem O
here O
again O
/- O

you O
're O
right O
/. O

There O
're O
going O
to O
be O
hundreds O
of O
court O
petitions O
/. O

This O
is O
going O
to O
create O
huge O
discombobulation O
/. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
be O
far O
worse O
off O
than O
if O
the O
administration O
had O
come O
to O
Congress B-ORG
originally O
and O
gotten O
this O
done O
/. O

But O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
Mitch B-PERSON
here O
This O
view O
that O
the O
President O
has O
the O
sole O
right O
based O
on O
the O
use O
of O
military O
force O
doctrine O
when O
none O
of O
this O
was O
even O
discussed O
or O
mentioned O
is O
the O
wrong O
view O
/. O

and O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
said O
it O
/. O

Andrea B-PERSON
could O
I O
just O
/- O

Senator O
McConnell O
should O
Guantanamo B-FAC
now O
just O
be O
closed O
/? O

No O
I O
d- O
I O
I O
/- O

Because O
it O
's O
just O
been O
such O
a O
black O
eye O
diplomatically O
/. O

what O
are O
we O
going O
to O
do O
with O
these O
people O
/? O

I O
mean O
we O
want O
them O
to O
free O
them O
so O
they O
can O
come O
kill O
us O
again O
/? O

Look O
I O
think O
the O
Congress O
is O
very O
very O
likely O
to O
give O
the O
President O
exactly O
what O
he O
thinks O
he O
needs O
to O
continue O
to O
fight O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
/. O

And O
it O
's O
important O
for O
all O
of O
us O
to O
remember O
that O
we O
have O
n't O
been O
attacked O
again O
here O
at O
home O
again O
since O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
/. O

That O
's O
not O
an O
accident O
/. O

It O
's O
not O
an O
accident O
/. O

The O
policies O
that O
we O
've O
pursued O
are O
protecting O
us O
here O
at O
home O
/. O

But O
is O
this O
Court O
ruling O
a O
strong O
signal O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
that O
it O
should O
now O
agree O
with O
Senator O
McCain O
Senator O
Lindsey O
Graham O
and O
others O
in O
your O
party O
who O
believe O
that O
it O
should O
go O
along O
with O
the B-LAW
Geneva I-LAW
Convention I-LAW
in O
terms O
of O
rules O
of O
the O
road O
for O
our O
soldiers O
/? O

I O
think O
Congress B-ORG
is O
going O
to O
be O
very O
reluctant O
to O
subject O
American B-NORP
military O
people O
to O
potential O
war O
crimes O
uh O
violations O
/. O

So O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
is O
wrong O
on O
this O
/? O

Well O
we O
'll O
see O
/. O

we O
're O
looking O
for O
the O
administration O
's O
advice O
about O
what O
they O
need O
to O
fight O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
/. O

My O
guess O
is O
that O
the O
Congress O
is O
very O
likely O
to O
give O
the O
President O
what O
he O
thinks O
he O
needs O
the O
tools O
he O
thinks O
he O
needs O
to O
protect O
us O
here O
at O
home O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
quite O
that O
simple O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
there O
will O
be O
a O
careful O
looking O
again O
at O
what O
certain O
due O
process O
elements O
are O
that O
the O
Constitution O
and O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
has O
required O
in O
the O
past O
/. O

But O
giving O
the O
President O
the O
tool O
he O
needs O
yes O
/. O

But O
there O
's O
one O
other O
thing O
that O
ought O
to O
be O
done O
Andrea B-PERSON
given O
the O
sweeping O
nature O
of O
this O
decision O
not O
so O
much O
on O
the O
specifics O
of O
what O
can O
be O
done O
But O
on O
how O
it O
ought O
to O
be O
done O
/. O

I O
've O
sent O
a O
letter O
today O
to O
Attorney O
General O
Gonzales O
asking O
that O
they O
do O
a O
review O
now O
in O
light O
of O
this O
decision O
of O
all O
their O
other O
abrogations O
of O
power O
So O
we O
avoid O
this O
mess O
again O
two O
years O
later O
on O
these O
other O
issues O
Whether O
it O
's O
wire O
taps O
or O
anything O
else O
Where O
the O
administration O
just O
said O
unilaterally O
we O
can O
do O
whatever O
we O
want O
/. O

That O
is O
not O
how O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
works O
/. O

Well O
let O
me O
turn O
to O
another O
controversy O
which O
is O
the O
battle O
over O
national O
security O
leaks O
/. O

The O
House O
voted O
this O
week O
on O
a O
resolution O
condemning O
the O
publication O
by O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
and O
several O
other O
newspapers O
particularly O
though O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
/. O

Now O
the O
resolution O
said O
The O
House O
of O
Representatives O
expects O
the O
cooperation O
of O
all O
news O
media O
organizations O
in O
protecting O
the O
lives O
of O
Americans O
And O
the O
capability O
of O
the O
government O
to O
identify O
disrupt O
and O
capture O
terrorists O
by O
not O
disclosing O
classified O
intelligence O
programs O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
Terrorist I-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Tracking I-ORG
Program I-ORG
/. O

Representative O
Peter O
King O
a O
Republican O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
said O
If O
there O
is O
another O
terror O
attack O
the O
blood O
will O
be O
on O
their O
hands O
Meaning O
on O
the O
editors O
and O
reporters O
of O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
and O
elsewhere O
/. O

The O
President O
expressed O
anger O
over O
this O
/. O

Let O
's O
give O
a O
listen O
to O
that O
/. O

The O
disclosure O
of O
this O
program O
is O
disgraceful O
/. O

We O
're O
at O
war O
with O
a O
bunch O
of O
people O
who O
want O
to O
hurt O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
/. O

And O
for O
people O
to O
leak O
that O
program O
and O
for O
a O
newspaper O
to O
publish O
it O
does O
great O
harm O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
/. O

Senator O
Schumer O
on O
January O
first O
you O
said O
about O
an O
earlier O
leak O
regarding O
the O
NSA O
surveillance O
that O
quote O
Whenever O
classified O
information O
is O
leaked O
there O
ought O
to O
be O
an O
investigation O
because O
it O
could O
endanger O
our O
security O
/. O

Right O
/. O

So O
I O
would O
presume O
you O
now O
would O
agree O
with O
the O
President O
that O
this O
leak O
should O
also O
be O
investigated O
/. O

Well O
it O
certainly O
should O
be O
investigated O
/. O

But O
the O
President O
and O
others O
have O
gone O
way O
overboard O
/. O

How O
so O
/? O

um O
How O
so O
/? O

Look O
we O
believe O
in O
a O
free O
press O
in O
this O
country O
/. O

The O
press O
is O
often O
antagonistic O
or O
uh O
probing O
of O
people O
in O
power O
/. O

We O
all O
do O
n't O
like O
that O
/. O

But O
it O
's O
part O
of O
America B-GPE
/. O

And O
as O
a O
founding O
father O
said O
when O
they O
first O
wrote O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
true O
to O
this O
day O
that O
's O
a O
good O
thing O
for O
America B-GPE
/. O

There O
are O
exceptions O
/. O

One O
is O
if O
it O
harms O
national O
security O
/. O

Now O
all O
of O
these O
statements O
by O
the O
President O
and O
others O
are O
jumping O
the O
gun O
/. O

We O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
it O
's O
harmed O
national O
security O
/. O

In O
fact O
I O
've O
been O
on O
the B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
for O
six O
years O
/. O

It O
is O
broad O
public O
knowledge O
stated O
by O
administration O
officials O
/- O

Have O
you O
been O
briefed O
on O
this O
/? O

I O
have O
not O
been O
briefed O
privately O
on O
this O
program O
/. O

but O
we O
've O
had O
people O
come O
before O
the B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
uh O
publicly O
from O
Treasury B-ORG
and O
other O
departments O
/. O

the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
has O
made O
statements O
, O
others O
have O
made O
statements O
, O
that O
we O
monitor O
and O
track O
terrorist O
financing O
/. O

It O
's O
been O
successful O
/. O

Well O
/. O

So O
that O
you O
uh O
look O
at O
the O
reports O
, O
the O
terrorists O
do O
n't O
use O
the O
banks O
as O
much O
/. O

So O
to O
jump O
out O
front O
and O
just O
blast O
a O
newspaper O
that O
they O
may O
not O
like O
that O
to O
me O
is O
totally O
wrong O
/. O

it O
's O
the O
guilty O
verdict O
first O
/. O

And O
the O
trial O
/. O

uh O
Pat B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
has O
called O
for O
an O
investigation O
/. O

Fine O
let O
it O
be O
a O
fair O
/- O

The O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

Let O
it O
be O
a O
fair O
and O
down O
the O
middle O
investigation O
/. O

My O
guess O
It O
will O
find O
that O
national O
security O
was O
not O
compromised O
a O
jot O
/. O

Well O
let O
me O
pick O
up O
on O
/- O

because O
Treasury O
Secretary O
Snow O
took O
a O
group O
of O
reporters O
on O
a O
trip O
to O
Afghanistan B-GPE
and O
other O
parts O
of O
the O
world O
to O
show O
off O
how O
they O
were O
tracking O
terror O
financing O
/. O

So O
Senator O
McConnell O
do O
they O
want O
to O
have O
it O
both O
ways O
/? O

Do O
they O
want O
to O
brag O
about O
their O
success O
record O
in O
tracking O
this O
financing O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
yell O
and O
scream O
about O
the O
reporters O
when O
they O
print O
the O
source O
/? O

Well O
look O
I O
think O
the O
leaks O
are O
abominable O
/. O

And O
printing O
of O
the O
leaks O
is O
certainly O
trouble O
/. O

You O
can O
talk O
in O
general O
about O
what O
we O
're O
doing O
without O
revealing O
the O
specifics O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
we O
all O
regret O
uh O
that O
the O
times O
and O
other O
publications O
chose O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

And O
uh O
I O
think O
the O
President O
essentially O
had O
it O
correctly O
/. O

Well O
let O
me O
show O
you O
a O
joint O
statement O
that O
was O
on O
the O
oped O
pages O
of O
both O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
and O
The B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Times I-ORG
yesterday O
/. O

The O
editors O
of O
those O
newspapers O
wrote O
the O
banking O
articles O
did O
not O
dwell O
on O
the O
operational O
or O
technical O
aspects O
of O
the O
program O
but O
on O
its O
sweep O
The O
questions O
about O
its O
legal O
basis O
and O
the O
issues O
of O
oversight O
/. O

We O
understand O
that O
honorable O
people O
may O
disagree O
with O
any O
of O
these O
choices O
to O
publish O
or O
not O
to O
publish O
/. O

But O
making O
those O
decisions O
is O
the O
responsibility O
that O
falls O
to O
editors O
A O
corollary O
to O
the O
great O
gift O
of O
our O
independence O
/. O

It O
is O
not O
a O
responsibility O
we O
take O
lightly O
/. O

And O
it O
is O
not O
one O
we O
can O
surrender O
to O
the O
government O
/. O

After O
that O
in O
fact O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
attacked O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
on O
its O
editorial O
pages O
Friday O
/. O

So O
this O
was O
clearly O
a O
response O
to O
that O
/. O

uh O
Even O
though O
the O
Journal O
had O
itself O
published O
uh O
the O
same O
story O
about O
terror O
financing O
in O
its O
news O
columns O
which O
is O
separate O
from O
its O
editorial O
pages O
/. O

Senator O
McConnell O
has O
the O
administration O
and O
its O
conservative O
supporters O
now O
embarked O
on O
a O
calculated O
campaign O
to O
demonize O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
and O
other O
newspapers O
but O
particularly O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
as O
a O
political O
calculus O
because O
it O
'll O
help O
in O
the O
midterm O
elections O
/? O

Look O
eh O
eh O
newspapers O
are O
very O
very O
important O
in O
our O
country O
/. O

The O
media O
is O
important O
/. O

And O
we O
have O
a O
free O
press O
/. O

But O
the O
press O
is O
not O
responsible O
for O
our O
national O
security O
/. O

That O
's O
the O
responsibility O
of O
the O
President O
and O
the O
Department O
of O
Defense B-ORG
and O
the O
other O
agencies O
that O
look O
after O
us O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
it O
's O
important O
for O
the O
leaders O
of O
the O
principle O
outlets O
in O
the O
press O
in O
this O
country O
to O
be O
responsible O
/. O

And O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
uh O
this O
publishing O
of O
this O
kind O
of O
information O
is O
helpful O
/. O

And O
nor O
do O
I O
think O
it O
is O
necessary O
uh O
in O
um O
doing O
their O
job O
/. O

Andrea B-PERSON
let O
me O
say O
a O
couple O
of O
things O
/. O

First O
you O
asked O
about O
a O
double O
standard O
/. O

There O
clearly O
is O
a O
double O
standard O
/. O

It O
's O
with O
the O
administration O
/. O

They O
leak O
things O
they O
want O
to O
leak O
/. O

And O
when O
the O
Plame B-PERSON
leak O
came O
out O
there O
was O
no O
outrage O
/. O

there O
was O
no O
high O
dudgeon O
/. O

In O
fact O
regardless O
of O
the O
criminal O
standard O
which O
uh O
special O
prosecutor O
Fitzgerald B-PERSON
is O
handling O
it O
's O
clear O
that O
there O
were O
leaks O
/. O

There O
's O
been O
no O
punishment O
no O
outcry O
etcetera O
/. O

I O
mean O
you O
ca O
n't O
have O
it O
both O
ways O
And O
use O
leaks O
when O
you O
want O
to O
And O
do O
n't O
use O
leaks O
when O
you O
do O
n't O
/. O

But O
there O
's O
a O
second O
point O
here O
/. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
difficult O
situations O
and O
clearly O
Iraq B-GPE
now O
is O
one O
And O
uh O
this O
administration O
has O
a O
penchant O
for O
diversion O
and O
scapegoating O
/. O

And O
here O
's O
the O
good O
news O
the O
good O
news O
for O
America B-GPE
and O
I O
think O
the O
good O
news O
in O
many O
ways O
/. O

They O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
solve O
the O
problem O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

They O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
solve O
the O
problem O
in O
the O
war O
on O
terrorism O
where O
Afghanistan B-GPE
is O
deteriorating O
right O
now O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
are O
tired O
and O
see O
through O
these O
diversions O
/. O

They O
want O
real O
solutions O
/. O

They O
want O
real O
progress O
/. O

Let O
's O
talk O
about O
real O
solutions O
Senator O
Because O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
sharply O
divided O
over O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Two O
weeks O
ago O
only O
thirteen O
Senate O
Democrats O
supported O
the O
Kerry O
- O
Feingold O
amendment O
by O
Senators O
Kerry O
and O
Feingold B-PERSON
calling O
for O
an O
immediate O
withdrawal O
/. O

You O
were O
not O
one O
of O
them O
/. O

But O
as O
the O
party O
's O
Campaign O
Chairman O
for O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
campaign O
does O
n't O
that O
amendment O
make O
Democrats B-NORP
look O
weak O
/? O

Not O
at O
all O
/. O

You O
know O
what O
our O
job O
is O
/? O

Look O
the O
President O
is O
Commander O
in O
Chief O
/. O

By O
the O
Constitution O
and O
everything O
else O
is O
in O
charge O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

He O
got O
us O
in O
there O
/. O

he O
's O
got O
to O
figure O
a O
way O
out O
/. O

our O
job O
is O
oversight O
/. O

Our O
job O
is O
holding O
people O
accountable O
/. O

so O
wait O
a O
second O
/. O

you O
're O
going O
to O
the O
election O
to O
the O
voters O
in O
November O
/. O

Right O
/. O

Do O
n't O
you O
also O
have O
the O
job O
as O
Campaign O
Chairman O
for O
Democrats B-NORP
of O
presenting O
an O
alternative O
/? O

Let O
me O
say O
this O
/. O

I O
think O
what O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
want O
is O
for O
the O
Congress O
to O
hold O
the O
President O
's O
feet O
to O
the O
fire O
/. O

Now O
we O
did O
present O
an O
alternative O
The O
one O
that O
a O
vast O
majority O
of O
Democrats B-NORP
voted O
for O
including O
some O
who O
voted O
for O
the O
other O
one O
which O
said O
it O
was O
drafted O
by O
Senator O
Levin O
and O
Senator O
Jack O
Reed O
of O
Rhode B-GPE
Island I-GPE
/. O

And O
it O
basically O
said O
we O
're O
going O
to O
tell O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
in O
a O
period O
of O
time O
not O
public O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
set O
a O
specific O
deadline O
that O
's O
what O
the O
resolution O
did O
n't O
like O
that O
we O
are O
not O
go O
this O
commitment O
is O
not O
open O
- O
ended O
and O
they O
better O
get O
their O
act O
together O
or O
they O
're O
not O
going O
to O
keep O
us O
there O
/. O

But O
make O
no O
mistake O
about O
it O
Andrea B-PERSON
/. O

A O
minority O
party O
in O
the O
Congress O
has O
a O
job O
/. O

The O
job O
is O
one O
of O
oversighting O
accountability O
/. O

We O
are O
not O
the O
Commander O
in O
Chief O
/. O

We O
are O
not O
in O
charge O
of O
all O
of O
those O
things O
/. O

No O
/. O

So O
to O
set O
guidelines O
, O
to O
set O
a O
general O
direction O
the O
way O
we O
did O
in O
the O
Reed O
- O
Levin O
amendment O
is O
correct O
/. O

I O
think O
what O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
are O
most O
upset O
about O
is O
the O
Republican O
Congress O
is O
not O
holding O
the O
President O
's O
feet O
to O
the O
fire O
at O
all O
/. O

But O
with O
all O
due O
respect O
when O
we O
talk O
about O
the O
politics O
of O
this O
Senator O
Chris O
Dodd O
who O
has O
said O
he O
's O
considering O
running O
for O
president O
said O
that O
in O
fact O
the O
Kerry O
- O
Feingold O
amendment O
hurts O
rather O
than O
helps O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
/. O

Oh O
I O
do O
n't O
buy O
that O
/. O

And O
this O
is O
what O
Senator O
Feingold O
said O
to O
Tim B-PERSON
last O
week O
about O
those O
like O
yourself O
who O
voted O
against O
it O
/. O

I O
can O
tell O
you O
the O
one O
thing O
I O
'm O
sure O
of O
Tim B-PERSON
is O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
have O
had O
it O
with O
this O
intervention O
/. O

They O
do O
want O
a O
timetable O
for O
bringing O
home O
the O
troops O
/. O

And O
the O
fact O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
does O
n't O
get O
it O
should O
n't O
surprise O
you O
/. O

So O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
Democratic O
Senate B-ORG
is O
out O
of O
touch O
with O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
/. O

Yes O
it O
is O
at O
this O
point O
/. O

Those O
who O
vote O
against O
bringing O
the O
troops O
home O
do O
n't O
get O
it O
/. O

They O
're O
not O
out O
there O
enough O
/. O

They O
're O
not O
listening O
to O
the O
people O
/. O

How O
do O
you O
go O
to O
the O
people O
in O
November O
when O
Democrats B-NORP
do O
n't O
have O
an O
agreed O
upon O
policy O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

Very O
s- O
/- O

But O
we O
do O
/. O

the O
vast O
majority O
of O
Democrats B-NORP
supported O
the O
Levin O
- O
Reed O
resolution O
which O
called O
for O
a O
year O
of O
transition O
And O
said O
tell O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
it O
's O
not O
open O
- O
ended O
/. O

But O
I O
would O
say O
this O
/. O

The O
ball O
if O
you O
're O
talking O
about O
the O
election O
in O
two O
thousand O
and O
six O
is O
in O
the O
President O
's O
court O
/. O

All O
of O
the O
debates O
in O
the O
Congress O
this O
resolution O
that O
resolution O
are O
going O
to O
pale O
in O
significance O
before O
how O
things O
are O
going O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

And O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
every O
poll O
shows O
and O
it O
's O
common O
sense O
hold O
the O
President O
responsible O
/. O

Senator O
McConnell O
let O
me O
ask O
you O
about O
something O
that O
you O
said O
during O
the O
first O
month O
of O
the O
war O
back O
in O
April O
of O
two O
thousand O
three O
/. O

American B-NORP
success O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
showed O
that O
armchair O
generals O
and O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
reporters O
were O
wrong O
in O
their O
assessments O
of O
how O
difficult O
the O
war O
would O
be O
/. O

rebuilding O
Iraq B-GPE
will O
be O
much O
easier O
than O
rebuilding O
Afghanistan B-GPE
he O
said O
Because O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
a O
well O
educated O
population O
and O
the O
oil O
to O
finance O
reconstruction O
/. O

Iraq B-GPE
has O
the O
potential O
to O
be O
a O
jewel O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
/. O

Was O
that O
a O
miscalculation O
on O
your O
part O
reflecting O
what O
the O
administration O
's O
miscalculation O
was O
/? O

Well O
certainly O
uh O
the O
taking O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
went O
as O
expected O
/. O

The O
aftermath O
has O
been O
much O
more O
difficult O
/. O

the O
fact O
that O
it O
's O
gone O
on O
a O
while O
creates O
the O
kind O
of O
debates O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
having O
among O
themselves O
over O
whether O
we O
get O
out O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
or O
get O
out O
by O
next O
summer O
or O
begin O
to O
get O
out O
at O
some O
point O
/. O

And O
people O
do O
become O
impatient O
/. O

But O
it O
's O
important O
to O
remember O
Andrea B-PERSON
The O
most O
important O
thing O
/. O

We O
have O
n't O
been O
attacked O
again O
here O
since O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
/. O

We O
've O
been O
on O
offense O
/. O

We O
've O
invaded O
Afghanistan B-GPE
Invaded O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

There O
're O
democratic O
governments O
now O
in O
both O
places O
/. O

Is O
it O
easy O
there O
/? O

No O
it O
is O
n't O
/. O

But O
these O
are O
the O
same O
kinds O
of O
people O
who O
attacked O
us O
here O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

They O
've O
not O
been O
able O
to O
do O
that O
again O
because O
the O
President O
made O
the O
fundamentally O
correct O
decision O
to O
get O
on O
offense O
/. O

And O
we O
've O
gone O
after O
these O
people O
Somewhere O
else O
Fighting O
them O
in O
places O
like O
Kabul B-GPE
and O
Baghdad B-GPE
so O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
have O
them O
again O
in O
Washington B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
/. O

I O
think O
that O
's O
been O
a O
fundamentally O
sound O
decision O
/. O

I O
think O
we O
're O
succeeding O
/. O

Let O
me O
briefly O
turn O
to O
immigration O
/. O

uh O
Gentlemen O
there O
is O
now O
talk O
of O
a O
possible O
compromise O
which O
would O
have O
a O
two O
step O
process O
where O
you O
would O
delay O
guest O
workers O
for O
two O
years O
perhaps O
As O
long O
as O
that O
But O
first O
do O
the O
border O
security O
/. O

uh O
Senator O
McConnell O
you O
've O
been O
trying O
to O
support O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
/. O

But O
is O
this O
something O
where O
you O
and O
the O
Senate O
Republicans O
could O
move O
toward O
the O
House O
position O
and O
come O
up O
with O
something O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
/? O

Well O
I O
'd O
rather O
have O
a O
comprehensive O
bill O
than O
not O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
it O
needs O
to O
tilt O
toward O
uh O
border O
security O
/. O

uh O
We O
're O
in O
the O
process O
of O
beefing O
up O
border O
security O
anyway O
through O
our O
appropriations O
process O
Whether O
or O
not O
we O
're O
able O
to O
achieve O
a O
comprehensive O
immigration O
settlement O
/. O

But O
we O
're O
better O
to O
have O
this O
bill O
than O
not O
/. O

And O
my O
preference O
is O
/- O

And O
Senator O
Schumer O
I O
see O
you O
're O
nodding O
in O
agreement O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

I O
mean O
the O
problem O
here O
Mitch O
McConnell O
Chuck O
Schumer O
George O
Bush O
supported O
the O
bill O
that O
came O
out O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
/. O

But O
you O
'd O
rather O
have O
something O
than O
nothing O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
tough O
bill O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
a O
fair O
bill O
/. O

But O
here O
's O
what O
's O
happening O
/. O

you O
know O
there O
's O
a O
wing O
of O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
that O
does O
n't O
want O
that O
bill O
/. O

They O
tend O
to O
be O
more O
in O
the O
House O
than O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
/. O

And O
they O
're O
trying O
to O
hold O
things O
up O
/. O

They O
're O
having O
these O
hearings O
/. O

Well O
we O
've O
had O
hearing O
hearing O
hearing O
/. O

But O
now O
it O
looks O
like O
we O
may O
shortcircuit O
that O
/. O

The O
American B-NORP
people O
want O
a O
solution O
/. O

Senator O
Schumer O
as O
you O
well O
know O
in O
Connecticut B-GPE
your O
colleague O
and O
friend O
and O
former O
vice-presidential O
candidate O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
has O
a O
heated O
primary O
race O
on O
his O
hands O
against O
anti-war O
candidate O
Ned B-PERSON
Lamont I-PERSON
/. O

Now O
let O
me O
show O
you O
a O
bit O
of O
a O
new O
ad O
that O
the O
Lamont B-PERSON
campaign O
is O
airing O
which O
morphs O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
with O
uh O
pictures O
of O
President O
Bush O
/. O

Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
on O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
/. O

We O
are O
now O
at O
a O
point O
where O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
a O
war O
of O
necessity O
/. O

Joe B-PERSON
Leiberman I-PERSON
may O
say O
he O
represents O
us O
/. O

But O
if O
it O
talks O
like O
George B-PERSON
W I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
and O
acts O
like O
George B-PERSON
W I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
it O
's O
certainly O
not O
a O
Connecticut O
Democrat O
/. O

Okay O
as O
Campaign O
Chairman O
will O
you O
now O
today O
commit O
to O
supporting O
whoever O
wins O
that O
Democratic O
primary O
in O
Connecticut B-GPE
where O
he O
is O
now O
facing O
that O
uh O
tough O
challenge O
/? O

Well O
let O
me O
say O
this O
Andrea B-PERSON
/. O

Harry B-PERSON
Reid I-PERSON
myself O
the O
Democratic O
Senate O
Campaign O
Committee O
in O
this O
primary O
are O
supporting O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
/. O

And O
we O
're O
doing O
everything O
we O
can O
to O
help O
him O
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
speculate O
on O
what O
happens O
after O
the O
primary O
Because O
we O
believe O
Joe B-PERSON
Leiberman I-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
win O
/. O

And O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
undermine O
my O
candidate O
by O
speculating O
about O
what O
might O
happen O
afterwards O
/. O

We O
think O
he O
's O
going O
to O
win O
/. O

And O
we O
're O
supporting O
him O
in O
the O
primaries O
/. O

You O
're O
supporting O
him O
even O
though O
his O
position O
on O
the O
war O
is O
completely O
contrary O
to O
most O
Democrats B-NORP
/? O

Well O
again O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
is O
united O
in O
holding O
the O
President O
's O
feet O
to O
the O
fire O
on O
oversight O
/. O

But O
why O
wo O
n't O
you O
commit O
today O
to O
supporting O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
the O
former O
vice-presidential O
nominee O
/? O

But O
/- O

Because O
/- O

You O
're O
basically O
saying O
that O
you O
will O
support O
the O
Democrat B-NORP
whoever O
wins O
/? O

I O
am O
saying O
that O
we O
are O
supporting O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
in O
the O
primary O
/. O

But O
only O
for O
the O
primary O
/. O

And O
we O
're O
not O
going O
to O
speculate O
about O
things O
afterwards O
/. O

Because O
that O
undermines O
your O
candidate O
/. O

We O
're O
supporting O
Joe B-PERSON
/. O

He O
's O
going O
to O
win O
/. O

Are O
you O
suggesting O
that O
you O
might O
not O
support O
the O
Democratic O
winner O
/? O

as O
I O
said O
I O
am O
not O
going O
to O
speculate O
on O
the O
future O
Because O
we O
're O
for O
Joe B-PERSON
Leiberman I-PERSON
in O
this O
primary O
/. O

We O
're O
talking O
about O
what O
the O
definition O
of O
is O
is O
here O
/. O

But O
/- O

Well O
there O
you O
go O
/. O

So O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
up O
through O
the O
primary O
/. O

and O
then O
he O
's O
on O
his O
own O
/? O

We O
're O
not O
speculating O
after O
the O
primary O
/. O

What O
if O
he O
runs O
as O
an O
independent O
/? O

We O
're O
not O
speculating O
after O
the O
primary O
/. O

It O
does O
n't O
make O
sense O
/. O

When O
you O
have O
a O
candidate O
you O
're O
supporting O
you O
do O
n't O
say O
what O
happens O
if O
he O
does O
n't O
win O
/? O

Andrea B-PERSON
/? O

Yes O
/. O

Could O
I O
just O
say O
this O
illustrates O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
Democrat B-NORP
's O
problem O
/. O

weigh O
in O
on O
this O
one O
/. O

I O
'm O
sure O
you O
'll O
want O
to O
/. O

Weigh O
in O
/. O

Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
voted O
against O
all O
of O
their O
cut O
- O
and O
- O
run O
proposals O
All O
of O
them O
/. O

He O
supports O
the O
President O
in O
his O
war O
on O
terror O
And O
in O
the O
uh O
Iraqi B-NORP
uh O
chapter O
of O
that O
/. O

And O
it O
creates O
a O
real O
dilemma O
/. O

The O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
obviously O
totally O
divided O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
how O
to O
handle O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
/. O

Well O
let O
me O
help O
you O
get O
off O
the O
/- O

Andrea B-PERSON
wait O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
that O
/. O

If O
you O
look O
at O
every O
poll O
who O
do O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
have O
more O
faith O
in O
in O
terms O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

It O
's O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
/. O

Who O
do O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
/- O

Do O
they O
want O
to O
see O
a O
change O
in O
direction O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

Absolutely O
/. O

But O
Senator O
/- O

And O
I O
think O
they O
respect O
the O
fact O
that O
Democrats B-NORP
do O
have O
divisions O
And O
are O
debating O
this O
And O
not O
just O
marching O
in O
lockstep O
to O
whatever O
the O
President O
does O
Because O
they O
're O
not O
happy O
with O
what O
the O
President O
is O
doing O
/. O

This O
debate O
that O
Chuck B-PERSON
and O
I O
are O
having O
/- O

And O
that O
's O
going O
to O
help O
us O
/. O

This O
debate O
that O
Chuck B-PERSON
and O
I O
are O
having O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
the O
big O
issue O
in O
the O
fall O
campaign O
/. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
have O
this O
debate O
with O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
/. O

Speaking O
of O
debates O
and O
rivalries O
Roll B-ORG
Call I-ORG
Newspaper I-ORG
reports O
Senator O
Schumer O
that O
you O
and O
your O
fellow O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
senator O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
have O
such O
an O
intense O
rivalry O
that O
this O
week O
you O
and O
Harry B-PERSON
Reid I-PERSON
your O
Democratic O
leader O
rather O
tried O
to O
exclude O
her O
from O
a O
news O
conference O
to O
announce O
one O
of O
her O
pet O
issues O
/. O

um O
Is O
it O
that O
intense O
the O
rivalry O
between O
you O
and O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
/? O

No O
it O
's O
absolutely O
journalistic O
chatter O
/. O

Ted B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
's O
been O
our O
leader O
on O
minimum O
wage O
/. O

Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
came O
up O
with O
a O
great O
idea O
Tie O
minimum O
wage O
to O
the O
pay O
increase O
/. O

So O
why O
did O
n't O
you O
schedule O
the O
news O
conference O
when O
she O
could O
show O
up O
/? O

and O
Harry B-PERSON
Reid I-PERSON
/- O

As O
we O
did O
/. O

And O
she O
showed O
up O
/. O

And O
then O
we O
had O
another O
one O
where O
she O
showed O
up O
/. O

Harry B-PERSON
Reid I-PERSON
as O
our O
leader O
has O
done O
a O
very O
good O
thing O
here O
/. O

He O
has O
said O
that O
as O
a O
party O
we O
're O
going O
to O
support O
Hillary B-PERSON
's O
idea O
that O
there O
be O
no O
pay O
raise O
until O
there O
's O
a O
minimum O
wage O
increase O
/. O

And O
we O
've O
had O
two O
news O
conferences O
. O
um O
with O
Hillary O
Ted O
Kennedy O
Harry O
and O
myself O
/. O

It O
's O
worked O
out O
extremely O
well O
/. O

Let O
me O
cut O
to O
the O
chase O
here O
/. O

If O
she O
announces O
that O
she O
's O
running O
for O
president O
will O
you O
do O
what O
is O
customary O
and O
support O
your O
fellow O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
senator O
for O
president O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/? O

Is O
that O
what O
/- O

Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
is O
running O
for O
the O
Senate O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
/. O

She O
is O
doing O
a O
great O
job O
running O
/. O

We O
spent O
all O
day O
Friday O
together O
going O
through O
the O
flood O
uh O
torn O
areas O
/. O

Will O
you O
support O
her O
for O
president O
if O
she O
chooses O
to O
run O
for O
president O
/? O

And O
she O
is O
focused O
on O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
/. O

I O
will O
wait O
till O
after O
she O
wins O
for O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
to O
decide O
what O
to O
do O
/. O

But O
if O
she O
announces O
that O
she O
's O
going O
to O
run O
for O
president O
will O
you O
support O
her O
/? O

Well O
let O
's O
let O
her O
announce O
first O
/. O

All O
right O
/. O

Well O
we O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
leave O
it O
right O
there O
/. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
/. O

Thank O
you O
/. O

Senator O
Schumer O
Senator O
McConnell O
/. O

and O
happy O
Independence B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
to O
both O
of O
you O
/. O

Thank O
you O
/. O

Same O
to O
you O
/. O

And O
coming O
next O
freedom O
of O
the O
press O
versus O
national O
security O
/. O

Our O
round O
table O
with O
radio O
host O
and O
author O
Bill O
Bennett O
William O
Safire O
of O
The O
New O
York O
Times O
Dana O
Priest O
of O
The B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
and O
John B-PERSON
Harwood I-PERSON
of O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
/. O

All O
coming O
up O
on O
Meet O
the O
Press O
/. O

Our O
round O
table O
on O
balancing O
press O
freedoms O
and O
national O
security O
after O
this O
brief O
station O
break O
/. O

Welcome O
all O
/. O

Well O
first O
the O
firestorm O
over O
leaks O
/. O

uh O
For O
years O
the O
President O
and O
the O
Treasury O
have O
been O
trumpeting O
their O
success O
in O
following O
terror O
money O
/. O

So O
Bill B-PERSON
Bennett I-PERSON
what O
is O
the O
harm O
in O
what O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
and O
other O
newspapers O
did O
last O
week O
in O
publishing O
their O
stories O
/? O

Well O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
who O
are O
saying O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
harm O
/. O

Ask O
the O
Undersecretary O
of O
the O
Treasury O
Stuart O
Levy O
who O
is O
very O
upset O
about O
it O
/. O

Ask O
the O
Secretary O
of O
the O
Treasury O
departing O
secretary O
Secretary O
Snow O
/. O

Ask O
Tom B-PERSON
Kean I-PERSON
and O
Lee B-PERSON
Hamilton I-PERSON
the O
co-chairmen O
of O
the B-ORG
Nine I-ORG
Eleven I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
/. O

They O
're O
not O
exactly O
Bush B-GPE
uh O
uh O
camp O
followers O
/. O

Tom B-PERSON
Kean I-PERSON
said O
in O
an O
interview O
, O
he O
said O
, O
a O
very O
successful O
program O
which O
has O
been O
very O
successful O
in O
the O
war O
against O
terror O
has O
been O
lost O
compromised O
because O
of O
this O
/. O

Well O
is O
n't O
it O
true O
that O
in O
fact O
this O
program O
was O
hinted O
at O
in O
the B-ORG
Nine I-ORG
Eleven I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
report O
/? O

And O
both O
NBC B-ORG
analyst O
Roger B-PERSON
Cressey I-PERSON
who O
is O
a O
former O
national O
security O
official O
and O
his O
fellow O
former O
NSC B-ORG
officer O
Richard B-PERSON
Clarke I-PERSON
said O
that O
no O
harm O
was O
done O
/. O

Let O
's O
look O
at O
what O
they O
wrote O
in O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
about O
this O
/. O

Wildly O
overblown O
are O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
's O
protests O
that O
the O
press O
revelations O
about O
the O
financial O
monitoring O
program O
may O
tip O
off O
the O
terrorists O
/. O

They O
want O
the O
public O
to O
believe O
that O
it O
had O
not O
already O
occurred O
to O
every O
terrorist O
on O
the O
planet O
that O
his O
telephone O
was O
probably O
monitored O
and O
his O
international O
bank O
transfers O
subject O
to O
scrutiny O
/. O

How O
gullible O
does O
the O
administration O
take O
the O
American B-NORP
citizenry O
to O
be O
/? O

Bill B-PERSON
Safire I-PERSON
does O
the O
press O
have O
an O
obligation O
/- O

Well O
/- O

is O
that O
it O
/? O

Is O
that O
it O
for O
me O
/? O

No O
/. O

Stand O
by O
/. O

I O
want O
to O
ask O
Bill B-PERSON
Safire I-PERSON
to O
weigh O
in O
on O
this O
/. O

Well O
here O
we O
are O
/- O

Bill O
Does O
the O
press O
have O
an O
obligation O
to O
print O
or O
not O
in O
this O
case O
/? O

And O
were O
they O
giving O
away O
state O
secrets O
/? O

Look O
uh O
I O
do O
n't O
speak O
for O
the O
Times O
/. O

I O
've O
been O
in O
the O
Times O
for O
thirty O
years O
disagreeing O
with O
Times B-ORG
editorial O
policy O
right O
down O
the O
line O
/. O

On O
this O
one O
I O
think O
they O
did O
the O
right O
thing O
/. O

Here O
we O
are O
on O
Independence B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
weekend O
Two O
hundred O
and O
thirty O
years O
ago O
celebrating O
what O
was O
the O
resistance O
to O
a O
king O
who O
said O
we O
're O
going O
to O
hang O
you O
for O
treason O
/. O

And O
here O
we O
have O
a O
Long B-GPE
Island I-GPE
congressman O
happens O
to O
be O
named O
King O
who O
's O
saying O
treason O
and O
put O
these O
reporters O
in O
jail O
/. O

uh O
I O
think O
there O
's O
a O
big O
fundamental O
thing O
going O
on O
here O
now O
uh O
and O
uh O
across O
the O
board O
of O
get O
the O
press O
get O
the O
media O
/. O

And O
uh O
look O
I O
used O
to O
write O
speeches O
for O
Spiro B-PERSON
Agnew I-PERSON
/. O

uh O
uh O
uh O
I O
'm O
hip O
to O
this O
stuff O
/. O

uh O
uh O
and O
I O
can O
say O
that O
it O
gives O
you O
a O
blip O
/. O

uh O
it O
gives O
you O
a O
chance O
to O
get O
on O
the O
offensive O
against O
the O
darned O
media O
/. O

But O
uh O
in O
the O
long O
view O
of O
history O
it O
's O
a O
big O
mistake O
/. O

But O
is O
it O
the O
/- O

This O
is O
what O
I O
do O
n't O
get O
/. O

The O
people O
who O
killed O
three O
thousand O
Americans O
on O
September O
eleven O
who O
murdered O
Danny B-PERSON
Pearl I-PERSON
my O
colleague O
at O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
commit O
atrocities O
every O
day O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
are O
evil O
/. O

But O
they O
're O
not O
stupid O
/. O

And O
I O
do O
n't O
understand O
the O
logic O
that O
says O
all O
of O
a O
sudden O
they O
've O
discovered O
something O
they O
did O
n't O
know O
/. O

September O
twenty O
- O
fourth O
two O
thousand O
one O
President O
Bush O
walked O
into O
the B-FAC
Rose I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
and O
announced O
we O
've O
developed O
a O
strategy O
/. O

We O
're O
putting O
banks O
and O
financial O
institutions O
around O
the O
world O
uh O
on O
notice O
/. O

We O
'll O
work O
with O
their O
governments O
freeze O
or O
block O
terrorist O
's O
money O
/. O

uh O
We O
're O
going O
to O
work O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
the O
EU B-GPE
the O
GB B-GPE
to O
follow O
this O
money O
/. O

But O
John B-PERSON
what O
Bill B-PERSON
Bennett I-PERSON
would O
say O
to O
you O
is O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
know O
about O
the O
so O
called O
@SWIFT O
program O
/. O

How O
/- O

They O
did O
n't O
know O
the O
specifics O
/. O

Bill O
/- O

Well O
where O
did O
we O
think O
that O
they O
think O
we O
're O
looking O
for O
money O
/? O

Well O
why O
did O
they O
get O
caught O
on O
two O
thousand O
and O
three O
rather O
than O
two O
years O
earlier O
when O
the O
program O
was O
announced O
/? O

I O
know O
we O
have O
an O
air O
marshals O
program O
/. O

But O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
which O
marshal O
is O
on O
which O
plane O
/. O

Yeah O
we O
established O
a O
democracy O
/. O

we O
oppose O
a O
king O
/. O

We O
have O
a O
president O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

let O
me O
go O
back O
two O
hundred O
years O
/. O

James B-PERSON
Wilson I-PERSON
said O
the O
press O
will O
be O
free O
/. O

No O
prior O
restraint O
on O
the O
press O
/. O

However O
when O
they O
err O
, O
when O
they O
are O
irresponsible O
they O
should O
be O
held O
accountable O
/. O

Now O
you O
put O
Richard B-PERSON
Clarke I-PERSON
up O
against O
Lee B-PERSON
Hamilton I-PERSON
and O
Tom B-PERSON
Kean I-PERSON
/. O

I O
'm O
sorry O
/. O

Richard B-PERSON
Clarke I-PERSON
has O
a O
thing O
against O
this O
administration O
/. O

that O
's O
pretty O
clearly O
known O
/. O

Tom B-PERSON
Kean I-PERSON
said O
the O
details O
of O
a O
valuable O
program O
were O
lost O
/. O

Well O
he O
worked O
for O
a O
while O
in O
this O
administration O
/. O

Lee B-PERSON
Hamilton I-PERSON
said O
the O
same O
thing O
/. O

Jack O
Murtha O
/. O

these O
again O
are O
not O
cat O
's O
paws O
of O
this O
administration O
being O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
not O
to O
run O
this O
piece O
/. O

You O
know O
Andrea B-PERSON
the O
administration O
every O
time O
there O
's O
a O
national O
security O
story O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
published O
they O
say O
it O
will O
damage O
national O
security O
/. O

Yes O
Dana B-PERSON
/? O

But O
for O
one O
thing O
they O
've O
never O
given O
us O
any O
proof O
/. O

They O
say O
it O
will O
stop O
cooperation O
/. O

but O
the O
fact O
is O
that O
the O
countries O
of O
the O
world O
understand O
that O
they O
have O
to O
cooperate O
on O
counter-terrorism O
/. O

And O
just O
like O
the O
banks O
that O
did O
not O
pull O
out O
of O
the O
system O
other O
countries O
continue O
to O
cooperate O
/. O

But O
Dana B-PERSON
/- O

Have O
we O
heard O
that O
they O
're O
pulling O
out O
from O
this O
system O
/? O

Because O
it O
's O
a O
common O
problem O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
/. O

Dana B-PERSON
let O
me O
point O
out O
that O
The B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
your O
newspaper O
was O
behind O
the O
others O
but O
also O
did O
publish O
this O
story O
/. O

And O
a O
story O
you O
wrote O
last O
year O
disclosing O
the O
secret O
CIA B-ORG
prisons O
won O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Pulitzer I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

But O
it O
also O
led O
to O
William B-PERSON
Bennett I-PERSON
sitting O
here O
saying O
that O
three O
reporters O
who O
won O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Pulitzer I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
you O
for O
that O
story O
and O
Jim B-PERSON
Risen I-PERSON
and O
others O
for O
another O
story O
were O
not O
worthy O
of O
an O
award O
but O
rather O
worthy O
of O
jail O
/. O

Dana B-PERSON
how O
do O
you O
plead O
/? O

Well O
um O
it O
's O
not O
a O
crime O
to O
publish O
classified O
information O
/. O

And O
this O
is O
one O
of O
the O
things O
Mr. O
Bennett O
keeps O
telling O
people O
that O
it O
is O
/. O

But O
in O
fact O
there O
are O
some O
narrow O
categories O
of O
information O
you O
ca O
n't O
publish O
Certain O
signals O
communications O
intelligence O
the O
names O
of O
covert O
operatives O
and O
nuclear O
secrets O
/. O

Now O
why O
is O
n't O
it O
a O
crime O
/? O

I O
mean O
some O
people O
would O
like O
to O
make O
casino O
gambling O
a O
crime O
/. O

But O
it O
is O
not O
a O
crime O
/. O

Why O
is O
n't O
it O
not O
a O
crime O
/? O

Because O
the O
framers O
of O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
wanted O
to O
protect O
the O
press O
so O
that O
they O
could O
perform O
a O
basic O
role O
in O
government O
oversight O
/. O

And O
you O
ca O
n't O
do O
that O
/. O

Look O
at O
the O
criticism O
that O
the O
press O
got O
after O
Iraq B-GPE
that O
we O
did O
not O
do O
our O
job O
on O
WMD O
/. O

And O
that O
was O
all O
in O
a O
classified O
arena O
/. O

To O
do O
a O
better O
job O
and O
I O
believe O
that O
we O
would O
've O
done O
a O
better O
job O
we O
would O
've O
again O
found O
ourselves O
in O
the O
arena O
of O
/- O

But O
we O
've O
now O
had O
a O
steady O
drum O
beat O
from O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
all O
week O
about O
this O
as O
you O
've O
pointed O
out O
/. O

Here O
's O
what O
the O
President O
and O
the O
Vice O
President O
have O
been O
saying O
on O
the O
stump O
at O
campaign O
events O
/. O

Last O
week O
the O
details O
of O
this O
program O
appeared O
in O
the O
press O
/. O

There O
can O
be O
no O
excuse O
for O
anyone O
entrusted O
with O
vital O
intelligence O
to O
leak O
it O
. O
And O
no O
excuse O
for O
any O
newspaper O
to O
print O
it O
/. O

The O
leaks O
to O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
and O
the O
publishing O
of O
those O
leaks O
is O
very O
damaging O
/. O

What O
is O
doubly O
disturbing O
for O
me O
is O
that O
not O
only O
have O
they O
gone O
forward O
with O
these O
stories O
but O
they O
've O
been O
rewarded O
for O
it O
for O
example O
in O
the O
case O
of O
the O
terrorist O
surveillance O
program O
by O
being O
awarded O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Pulitzer I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
for O
outstanding O
journalist O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
is O
a O
uh O
disgrace O
/. O

John B-PERSON
is O
this O
policy O
of O
trying O
to O
use O
the O
press O
as O
a O
whipping O
boy O
uh O
going O
to O
work O
to O
excite O
the O
conservative O
base O
and O
to O
turn O
voters O
out O
in O
the O
midterm O
elections O
/? O

Well O
Republicans B-NORP
certainly O
think O
so O
/. O

if O
you O
're O
a O
Republican B-NORP
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
or O
in O
Congress B-ORG
would O
you O
rather O
talk O
about O
immigration O
gas O
prices O
the O
estate O
tax O
all O
the O
things O
that O
you O
ca O
n't O
get O
done O
right O
now O
/. O

or O
would O
you O
rather O
go O
after O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
the O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
on O
the O
Guantanamo O
ruling O
we O
'll O
talk O
about O
that O
later O
and O
make O
hay O
and O
say O
They O
're O
tying O
our O
hands O
in O
the O
war O
on O
terrorism O
/? O

It O
's O
obvious O
they O
'd O
rather O
do O
the O
latter O
/. O

And O
they O
love O
this O
discussion O
/. O

They O
're O
going O
to O
love O
it O
even O
more O
if O
Congress B-ORG
takes O
up O
uh O
legislation O
on O
Guantanamo B-FAC
/. O

this O
is O
clearly O
not O
something O
new O
/. O

Let O
me O
show O
you O
a O
tape O
from O
nineteen O
ninety O
two O
/. O

Here O
's O
my O
favorite O
bumper O
sticker O
of O
all O
Annoy O
the O
medias O
, O
re-elect O
Bush B-GPE
/. O

And O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
of O
course O
also O
do O
this O
/. O

This O
is O
how O
the B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Globe I-ORG
covered O
a O
Howard B-PERSON
Dean I-PERSON
for O
president O
campaign O
rally O
back O
in O
two O
thousand O
four O
/. O

Dean B-PERSON
told O
a O
crowd O
of O
supporters O
that O
his O
campaign O
was O
a O
struggle O
between O
us O
and O
the O
Washington B-GPE
politicians O
and O
the O
established O
press O
/. O

Bill B-PERSON
Safire I-PERSON
what O
does O
this O
remind O
you O
of O
/? O

It O
reminds O
me O
of O
a O
piece O
that O
I O
did O
back O
in O
the O
Carter B-PERSON
administration O
where O
I O
wrote O
that O
Billy B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON
the O
President O
's O
brother O
was O
overheard O
talking O
many O
times O
with O
the O
Libyan B-NORP
Embassy O
/. O

uh O
And O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
got O
very O
excited O
about O
that O
/. O

Why O
/? O

Because O
they O
said O
the O
Libyans B-NORP
did O
n't O
know O
that O
we O
had O
a O
tap O
eh O
on O
their O
embassy O
/. O

Now O
that O
struck O
everybody O
in O
Washington B-GPE
as O
totally O
foolish O
Because O
for O
the O
last O
fifty O
years O
every O
single O
embassy O
in O
this O
town O
is O
bugged O
/. O

uh O
Now O
here O
's O
the O
President O
say O
that O
who O
knew O
that O
the O
details O
of O
this O
program O
/? O

Now O
let O
me O
refresh O
all O
of O
our O
memories O
about O
something O
else O
that O
had O
happened O
/. O

take O
a O
look O
at O
this O
piece O
of O
film O
/. O

In O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
today O
we O
have O
more O
than O
our O
share O
of O
the O
nattering O
nabobs O
of O
negativism O
/. O

Okay O
/. O

Now O
whose O
alliterative O
phrase O
was O
nattering O
nabobs O
of O
negativism O
Mr. O
Safire O
/? O

Well O
uh O
Mr. O
Agnew O
was O
kind O
enough O
to O
credit O
me O
with O
that O
afterwards O
uh O
because O
I O
'm O
an O
alliteration O
nut O
/. O

This O
was O
when O
you O
were O
the O
speechwriter O
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
/. O

uh O
Right O
/. O

and O
uh O
I O
was O
on O
loan O
to O
uh O
Agnew B-PERSON
for O
that O
speech O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
write O
the O
Des B-GPE
Moines I-GPE
speech O
uh O
Pat B-PERSON
Buchanan I-PERSON
did O
that O
Where O
he O
really O
zapped O
the O
press O
/. O

And O
again O
uh O
the O
Nixon B-PERSON
administration O
in O
that O
case O
uh O
got O
a O
leg O
up O
/. O

And O
people O
said O
Hey O
yeah O
we O
're O
angry O
at O
not O
just O
Nixon B-PERSON
/. O

We O
're O
angry O
at O
the O
Congress O
/. O

And O
we O
're O
angry O
at O
the O
media O
/. O

can O
I O
/- O

So O
the O
point O
is O
the O
tension O
between O
the O
media O
and O
the O
government O
is O
long O
- O
standing O
/. O

And O
that O
's O
to O
be O
expected O
/. O

And O
in O
fact O
all O
these O
many O
of O
the O
people O
getting O
up O
to O
lambaste O
the O
media O
now O
are O
also O
people O
that O
we O
talk O
to O
with O
our O
stories O
to O
vet O
our O
stories O
to O
say O
What O
is O
it O
in O
this O
story O
that O
you O
're O
most O
concerned O
about O
/? O

You O
mean O
to O
hold O
things O
back O
/? O

To O
hold O
things O
back O
/. O

In O
the O
prison O
story O
we O
talked O
with O
the O
administration O
/. O

No O
one O
in O
the O
administration O
asked O
us O
not O
to O
publish O
the O
story O
/. O

In O
fact O
people O
said O
we O
know O
you O
have O
your O
job O
to O
do O
/. O

but O
please O
do O
n't O
publish O
the O
names O
of O
the O
countries O
where O
the O
prisons O
are O
located O
/. O

So O
there O
is O
a O
reasoned O
dialogue O
that O
often O
goes O
on O
between O
the O
media O
and O
the O
government O
behind O
all O
this O
/. O

That O
was O
not O
the O
case O
with O
the O
NSA O
surveillance O
stories O
/. O

That O
's O
correct O
/. O

can O
I O
say O
something O
Because O
I O
'm O
being O
quoted O
and O
talked O
about O
But O
I O
'm O
right O
here O
/. O

You O
know O
I O
'm O
right O
here O
/. O

I O
can O
make O
my O
own O
case O
/. O

Well O
please O
weigh O
in O
/. O

Alright O
now O
you O
g- O
/- O

uh O
Bennett B-PERSON
/. O

you O
got O
three O
people O
on O
one O
side O
/. O

You O
got O
me O
on O
the O
other O
side O
/. O

And O
let O
me O
just O
state O
my O
position O
/. O

It O
's O
not O
time O
to O
break O
out O
the O
champagne O
and O
the O
Pulitzers B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

This O
is O
not O
about O
politics O
Not O
from O
my O
perspective O
/. O

It O
's O
about O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
and O
the O
security O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
/. O

The O
difference O
is O
the O
government O
was O
elected O
/. O

People O
may O
not O
like O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
/. O

But O
they O
were O
elected O
/. O

And O
they O
are O
entitled O
to O
due O
consideration O
on O
these O
matters O
/. O

The O
American B-NORP
people O
in O
fact O
believe O
in O
a O
free O
press O
as O
I O
do O
/. O

And O
I O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
prior O
restraint O
of O
the O
press O
/. O

But O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
are O
saying O
if O
you O
listen O
to O
them O
in O
very O
very O
large O
and O
consistent O
numbers O
-- O
/. O

And O
an O
awful O
lot O
of O
people O
across O
the O
board O
are O
saying O
this O
is O
four O
times O
now O
four O
times O
in O
eight O
months O
/. O

Dana B-PERSON
Priest I-PERSON
's O
story O
the O
uh O
uh O
uh O
Security B-ORG
Agency I-ORG
monitoring O
story O
the O
USA O
Today O
story O
about O
data O
mining O
/. O

Oh O
sorry O
they O
tell O
us O
on O
Friday O
We O
maybe O
got O
that O
wrong O
/. O

Our O
sources O
were O
wrong O
/. O

Well O
wait O
a O
second O
/. O

The O
story O
was O
n't O
wrong O
/. O

What O
they O
apologized O
for O
is O
that O
one O
of O
the O
companies O
or O
two O
of O
the O
companies O
did O
not O
have O
contracts O
/. O

Two O
of O
the O
companies O
/. O

Big O
big O
part O
of O
the O
story O
/. O

But O
that O
the O
information O
was O
still O
being O
/- O

Yeah O
/. O

The O
program O
was O
still O
valid O
/. O

But O
the O
fundamental O
part O
of O
the O
story O
/- O

big O
big O
big O
part O
of O
the O
story O
they O
got O
wrong O
/. O

All O
right O
check O
your O
facts O
when O
you O
're O
running O
a O
front O
page O
/. O

I O
have O
/. O

when O
they O
're O
running O
front O
page O
USA B-ORG
Today I-ORG
needs O
to O
check O
its O
facts O
/. O

and O
now O
this O
story O
uh O
on O
the O
@SWIFT O
/. O

And O
people O
are O
saying O
is O
there O
a O
competition O
here O
/? O

Which O
no O
one O
has O
denied O
/. O

No O
no O
one O
has O
denied O
it O
/. O

Except O
the O
people O
at O
Treasury B-ORG
and O
again O
Tom B-PERSON
Kean I-PERSON
are O
saying O
this O
thing O
has O
now O
destroyed O
the O
capacity O
of O
our O
program O
/. O

Again O
the O
difference O
is O
the O
government O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
was O
elected O
to O
protect O
our O
security O
/. O

It O
is O
n't O
always O
in O
the O
service O
of O
security O
to O
leak O
/. O

Katharine B-PERSON
Graham I-PERSON
in O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
today O
Katharine B-PERSON
Graham I-PERSON
cites O
a O
very O
interesting O
example O
in O
nineteen O
eighty O
three O
where O
she O
said O
the O
press O
went O
too O
far O
/. O

It O
reported O
about O
secret O
communications O
between O
Syrian B-NORP
terrorists O
and O
uh O
their O
Iranian B-NORP
bosses O
which O
led O
later O
she O
said O
to O
the O
deaths O
of O
two O
hundred O
and O
forty O
Marines O
/. O

This O
can O
happen O
/. O

We O
are O
in O
war O
/. O

You O
know O
I O
heartily O
appreciate O
your O
talking O
on O
behalf O
of O
all O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
/. O

This O
is O
classified O
/- O

I O
'm O
not O
/. O

Because O
when O
my O
stories O
ran O
I O
received O
many O
many O
people O
thanking O
me O
/. O

I O
'm O
talking O
about O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
/- O

Wait O
/. O

let O
me O
finish O
/. O

Let O
me O
finish O
/. O

you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
put O
this O
to O
an O
opinion O
poll O
/. O

Because O
they O
thought O
that O
they O
went O
/- O

including O
active O
duty O
four O
star O
generals O
/. O

You O
do O
not O
want O
to O
do O
this O
on O
an O
opinion O
poll O
/. O

can O
I O
just O
/- O

Some O
people O
think O
that O
the O
administration O
has O
gone O
too O
far O
in O
some O
of O
the O
counterterrorism O
measures O
they O
've O
taken O
And O
that O
some O
of O
the O
things O
that O
we O
are O
revealing O
are O
creating O
a O
debate O
that O
could O
not O
have O
happened O
before O
/. O

Yeah O
and O
the O
shutting O
down O
of O
prisons O
/. O

And O
countries O
that O
say O
/- O

The O
prisons O
have O
been O
moved O
/. O

They O
have O
not O
been O
shut O
down O
/. O

That O
's O
a O
big O
difference O
/. O

That O
's O
a O
different O
/- O

Bill B-PERSON
Safire I-PERSON
weigh O
in O
here O
/. O

Let O
me O
respond O
to O
um O
the O
point O
he O
's O
making O
that O
who O
elected O
the O
media O
to O
determine O
what O
should O
be O
secret O
and O
what O
should O
not O
/? O

Which O
is O
the O
fundamental O
point O
/. O

Right O
/. O

And O
the O
answer O
to O
that O
is O
the O
Founding O
Fathers O
did O
/. O

uh O
They O
came O
up O
with O
this O
Bill B-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
beyond O
which O
uh O
the O
constitutional O
convention O
would O
not O
move O
unless O
there O
were O
a O
First B-LAW
Amendment I-LAW
to O
challenge O
the O
government O
just O
as O
the O
American B-NORP
Founding O
Fathers O
challenged O
the O
British B-NORP
government O
/. O

Right O
/. O

Now O
it O
's O
not O
treasonable O
It O
's O
not O
even O
wrong O
, O
for O
the O
press O
to O
say O
we O
're O
going O
to O
find O
out O
what O
we O
can O
/. O

and O
we O
'll O
act O
as O
a O
check O
and O
balance O
on O
the O
government O
/. O

Sometimes O
we O
'll O
make O
mistakes O
/. O

Sometimes O
the O
government O
will O
mistake O
/. O

Is O
it O
wrong O
for O
the O
government O
to O
go O
after O
the O
press O
when O
the O
press O
has O
gone O
too O
far O
/? O

sometimes O
even O
the O
uh O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
admits O
to O
making O
mistakes O
/. O

Should O
the O
press O
be O
held O
responsible O
if O
it O
's O
gone O
too O
far O
/? O

Should O
the O
press O
be O
held O
responsible O
if O
it O
's O
gone O
too O
far O
/? O

John B-PERSON
Harwood I-PERSON
/. O

Free O
speech O
helps O
everybody O
/. O

Judy B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
went O
to O
jail O
for O
eighty O
five O
days O
/. O

There O
was O
not O
a O
big O
hue O
and O
cry O
about O
that O
/. O

Now O
let O
me O
agree O
with O
you O
/. O

Was O
there O
/? O

No O
/. O

Let O
me O
agree O
with O
you O
for O
a O
moment O
/. O

I O
believe O
that O
public O
opinion O
is O
much O
closer O
to O
Bennett B-PERSON
on O
this O
point O
than O
some O
of O
the O
other O
uh O
members O
of O
the O
press O
in O
the O
discussion O
/. O

After O
Dana B-PERSON
wrote O
her O
story O
about O
secret O
prisons O
we O
asked O
in O
our O
Wall O
Street O
Journal O
NBC O
poll O
do O
you O
think O
the O
administration O
has O
gone O
too O
far O
in O
handling O
terror O
suspects O
overseas O
, O
or O
is O
it O
taking O
the O
right O
approach O
/? O

Fifty O
- O
five O
to O
thirty O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
said O
they O
've O
taken O
the O
right O
approach O
/. O

But O
the O
press O
is O
never O
popular O
and O
most O
notably O
now O
/. O

Exactly O
so O
/. O

And O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
are O
not O
overly O
concerned O
at O
this O
moment O
about O
the O
finest O
points O
of O
civil O
liberties O
on O
this O
/. O

Secondly O
I O
accept O
that O
Bill B-PERSON
Bennett I-PERSON
is O
not O
motivated O
by O
politics O
in O
his O
views O
on O
this O
/. O

However O
when O
you O
talk O
privately O
to O
Republicans B-NORP
on O
the O
Hill O
, O
why O
did O
we O
have O
a O
debate O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
days O
on O
the O
Hill O
about O
this O
resolution O
that O
had O
no O
force O
of O
law O
whatsoever O
about O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
/? O

They O
'll O
tell O
you O
it O
was O
politics O
/. O

They O
love O
having O
this O
discussion O
/. O

They O
want O
it O
to O
go O
on O
as O
long O
as O
possible O
/. O

Well O
we O
're O
still O
talking O
about O
basic O
right O
and O
wrong O
here O
/. O

And O
is O
there O
any O
question O
that O
people O
/- O

I O
think O
I O
'm O
the O
only O
one O
here O
who O
signed O
a O
nondisclosure O
agreement O
when O
I O
was O
Director O
of O
National O
Drug O
Control O
Policy O
/. O

Maybe O
some O
of O
you O
have O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
pretty O
serious O
matter O
/. O

People O
who O
signed O
those O
agreements O
in O
government O
have O
violated O
the O
law O
/. O

they O
have O
violated O
their O
oath O
/. O

They O
have O
done O
so O
by O
talking O
to O
Dana B-PERSON
Priest I-PERSON
talking O
to O
Risen B-PERSON
and O
talking O
to O
Lichtblau B-PERSON
/. O

let O
me O
/- O

We O
need O
to O
get O
after O
those O
people O
/. O

And O
one O
way O
to O
get O
after O
those O
people O
is O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
reporters O
/. O

Oh O
you O
're O
saying O
get O
after O
them O
/. O

That O
means O
threatening O
reporters O
and O
threaten O
them O
with O
contempt O
and O
put O
them O
in O
jail O
/. O

Bill O
what O
let O
me O
ask O
Bill O
/- O

Absolutely O
absolutely O
/. O

And O
that O
's O
wrong O
/. O

Why O
is O
that O
wrong O
Bill O
/? O

Why O
are O
they O
above O
the O
law O
/? O

Because O
it O
's O
a O
big O
step O
toward O
tyranny O
which O
is O
what O
we O
're O
supposed O
to O
be O
withholding O
/. O

Because O
they O
're O
affected O
/. O

It O
is O
n't O
a O
step O
toward O
tyranny O
/. O

And O
what O
about O
the O
@AIPAC O
guys O
/? O

Is O
that O
a O
step O
toward O
tyranny O
/? O

They O
're O
being O
prosecuted O
under O
the B-LAW
Espionage I-LAW
Act I-LAW
/. O

Bill B-PERSON
Safire I-PERSON
let O
me O
ask O
you O
a O
question O
about O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
/. O

Is O
n't O
that O
more O
a O
step O
toward O
tyranny O
/? O

There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
who O
believe O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
in O
doing O
this O
latest O
story O
is O
motivated O
by O
an O
antibody O
animus O
/. O

Is O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
making O
a O
decision O
that O
is O
political O
rather O
than O
editorial O
/? O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
like O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
has O
a O
wall O
of O
separation O
between O
its O
editorial O
voice O
and O
its O
front O
page O
and O
its O
news O
coverage O
/. O

And O
that O
's O
always O
been O
the O
case O
/. O

Now O
does O
it O
uh O
always O
stay O
exactly O
the O
same O
/? O

when O
you O
drive O
down O
that O
road O
it O
is O
always O
right O
/? O

No O
it O
changes O
/. O

But O
in O
this O
case O
uh O
I O
am O
certain O
, O
I O
'm O
really O
certain O
, O
that O
the O
editorial O
position O
of O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
about O
the O
war O
which O
I O
completely O
disagree O
with O
did O
not O
affect O
its O
coverage O
of O
the O
news O
/. O

let O
me O
show O
you O
a O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
editorial O
very O
unusual O
editorial O
that O
was O
uh O
in O
the O
paper O
on O
Friday O
/. O

it O
said O
that O
the O
problem O
with O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
is O
that O
millions O
of O
Americans O
no O
longer O
believe O
that O
its O
editors O
would O
make O
those O
calculations O
in O
anything O
close O
to O
good O
faith O
/. O

We O
certainly O
do O
n't O
/. O

On O
issue O
after O
issue O
it O
has O
become O
clear O
that O
The O
Times O
believes O
the O
US B-GPE
is O
not O
really O
at O
war O
/. O

And O
in O
any O
case O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
lacks O
the O
legitimacy O
to O
wage O
it O
/. O

John B-PERSON
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
really O
put O
you O
on O
the O
spot O
here O
/. O

But O
I O
am O
/. O

Your O
paper O
's O
news O
columns O
also O
ran O
this O
story O
/. O

And O
here O
you O
have O
this O
editorial O
/. O

uh O
it O
really O
is O
uh O
a O
really O
sharp O
conflict O
/. O

Couple O
of O
points O
on O
that O
/. O

First O
of O
all O
that O
editorial O
was O
n't O
kidding O
when O
they O
said O
there O
's O
a O
separation O
between O
the O
news O
and O
the O
editorial O
pages O
at O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
/. O

That O
's O
for O
sure O
/. O

Same O
with O
us O
/. O

Secondly O
there O
is O
a O
very O
large O
gap O
between O
the O
ideological O
outlook O
and O
philosophy O
of O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
editorial O
page O
and O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
editorial O
page O
/. O

There O
is O
not O
a O
large O
ideological O
gap O
between O
the O
news O
staffs O
of O
those O
two O
places O
/. O

And O
why O
would O
there O
be O
/? O

Some O
of O
the O
top O
people O
of O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
were O
hired O
from O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
/. O

What O
I O
found O
shocking O
about O
the O
editorial O
was O
the O
assertion O
that O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
did O
not O
act O
in O
good O
faith O
in O
making O
that O
judgment O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
anybody O
on O
the O
news O
staff O
of O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
that O
believes O
that O
/. O

I O
certainly O
do O
n't O
/. O

Let O
's O
turn O
to O
Guantanamo B-FAC
and O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
/. O

What O
is O
the O
political O
fallout O
John B-PERSON
from O
the O
Guantanamo O
decision O
/? O

is O
this O
something O
that O
can O
actually O
work O
in O
the O
administration O
's O
favor O
because O
it O
pits O
the O
Court O
according O
to O
the O
talk O
show O
hosts O
the O
last O
couple O
of O
days O
on O
the O
side O
of O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
/? O

It O
's O
embarrassing O
uh O
internationally O
/. O

It O
isolates O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

It O
's O
a O
setback O
for O
the O
administration O
's O
philosophy O
/. O

Politically O
I O
think O
they O
could O
come O
out O
ahead O
on O
this O
In O
part O
because O
as O
we O
just O
heard O
Mitch B-PERSON
McConnell I-PERSON
and O
Chuck B-PERSON
Schumer I-PERSON
say O
the O
US B-GPE
uh O
Congress B-ORG
is O
going O
to O
take O
up O
very O
soon O
legislation O
giving O
the O
President O
this O
authority O
/. O

That O
's O
a O
good O
subject O
for O
Republicans O
to O
be O
on O
/. O

Dana B-PERSON
what O
is O
it O
costing O
us O
diplomatically O
/? O

Guantanamo B-FAC
/. O

Huge O
/. O

which O
is O
the O
point O
not O
just O
on O
Guantanamo B-FAC
But O
all O
of O
these O
programs O
/. O

You O
know O
we O
are O
covering O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
classified O
war O
/. O

why O
are O
we O
covering O
it O
/? O

Because O
we O
want O
to O
figure O
out O
whether O
the O
government O
is O
going O
to O
achieve O
its O
strategic O
goals O
which O
is O
to O
defeat O
terrorism O
and O
to O
compete O
in O
the O
realm O
of O
ideology O
/. O

It O
's O
not O
just O
the O
tactical O
question O
/. O

And O
on O
Guantanamo B-FAC
this O
has O
cost O
us O
a O
lot O
internationally O
as O
a O
defender O
a O
primary O
defender O
of O
human O
rights O
/. O

And O
you O
have O
to O
take O
those O
things O
into O
consideration O
when O
you O
're O
trying O
to O
win O
a O
war O
/. O

Bill B-PERSON
Safire I-PERSON
should O
the O
administration O
take O
this O
as O
a O
cue O
to O
just O
shut O
Guantanamo B-FAC
or O
accept O
the O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
approach O
now O
towards O
/? O

No O
I O
think O
uh O
the O
administration O
should O
follow O
the O
guideline O
that O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
has O
suggested O
which O
is O
go O
to O
Congress B-ORG
and O
get O
some O
kind O
of O
solid O
guidelines O
on O
what O
should O
happen O
/. O

Wonderful O
thing O
here O
/. O

Really O
a O
wonderful O
thing O
in O
the O
last O
week O
/. O

Here O
's O
a O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
which O
put O
George B-PERSON
W I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
in O
the O
presidency O
uh O
only O
six O
years O
ago O
Now O
pulling O
him O
up O
short O
and O
saying O
hey O
you O
got O
to O
get O
some O
oversight O
/. O

you O
got O
to O
get O
some O
congressional O
backing O
uh O
before O
you O
can O
do O
this O
kind O
of O
thing O
/. O

And O
as O
you O
just O
saw O
in O
the O
beginning O
of O
this O
program O
these O
two O
senators O
who O
disagree O
about O
so O
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first O
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Carl B-PERSON
Kitnea I-PERSON
/. O

The O
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in O
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Lance B-PERSON
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uh O
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Robert B-PERSON
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we O
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we O
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Captain O
Marlon O
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spokesman O
for O
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New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
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department O
joins O
me O
uh O
now O
by O
phone O
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I O
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keep O
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of O
circumstances O
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specifically O
about O
the O
tape O
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You O
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it O
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you O
make O
of O
it O
/? O

Well O
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is O
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when O
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yesterday O
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uh O
the O
superintendent O
who O
was O
out O
of O
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uh O
assembled O
his O
senior O
managers O
including O
myself O
/. O

We O
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gone O
to O
see O
the O
tape O
/. O

and O
of O
course O
the O
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was O
troubling O
to O
the O
point O
where O
we O
believe O
that O
the O
officers O
involved O
uh O
uh O
used O
more O
than O
was O
necessary O
/. O

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we O
believe O
that O
the O
force O
used O
by O
the O
officers O
was O
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acceptable O
based O
on O
department O
policy O
as O
well O
as O
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training O
that O
we O
give O
police O
officers O
/. O

Um O
and O
I O
should O
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're O
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cell O
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're O
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little O
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/. O

uh O
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we O
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Captain O
is O
it O
fair O
to O
ask O
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are O
some O
on O
the O
police O
department O
kind O
of O
losing O
it O
/? O

I O
mean O
even O
when O
I O
was O
down O
there O
I O
saw O
the O
kinds O
of O
hours O
uh O
that O
people O
were O
working O
etcetera O
/. O

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I O
know O
that O
the O
goal O
was O
to O
give O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
some O
time O
off O
uh O
right O
after O
this O
happened O
in O
order O
to O
allow O
them O
to O
get O
their O
wits O
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to O
be O
able O
to O
relax O
a O
little O
bit O
/. O

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you O
know O
you O
look O
at O
this O
guy O
you O
know O
punching O
the O
one O
guy O
grabbing O
the O
AP O
producer O
you O
know O
/. O

these O
three O
at O
least O
give O
you O
the O
sense O
that O
some O
on O
the O
force O
are O
kind O
of O
losing O
it O
/. O

Well O
I O
certainly O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
uh O
any O
kind O
of O
excuse O
the O
officers O
involved O
/. O

but O
you O
know O
police O
officers O
have O
been O
working O
for O
the O
last O
six O
weeks O
uh O
under O
some O
very O
challenging O
times O
/. O

Uh O
but O
let O
me O
just O
say O
we O
have O
more O
than O
two O
thousand O
employees O
on O
the O
police O
department O
and O
certainly O
the O
incident O
that O
occured O
on O
Saturday O
night O
uh O
does O
not O
reflect O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
the O
hard O
working O
men O
and O
women O
of O
this O
department O
/. O

But O
um O
just O
so O
we O
're O
clear O
you O
are O
not O
defending O
the O
actions O
of O
those O
police O
officers O
, O
correct O
/? O

No O
I O
'm O
not O
/. O

otherwise O
I O
would O
n't O
have O
suspended O
them O
and O
have O
them O
charged O
with O
battery O
/. O

So O
no O
/. O

but O
clearly O
the O
police O
department O
/- O

When O
this O
was O
brought O
to O
our O
attention O
um O
uh O
quick O
and O
decisive O
action O
was O
taken O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
that O
's O
very O
important O
for O
the O
public O
that O
's O
listening O
to O
this O
or O
looking O
at O
this O
newscast O
that O
uh O
question O
answered O
that O
once O
these O
types O
of O
issues O
are O
brought O
to O
the O
attention O
of O
the O
administration O
what O
is O
the O
administration O
going O
to O
do O
/? O

And O
certainly O
um O
we O
have O
a O
zero O
tolerance O
for O
this O
type O
of O
behavior O
/. O

and O
when O
something O
of O
this O
magnitude O
occurs O
we O
're O
going O
to O
take O
the O
appropriate O
action O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
swift O
and O
decisive O
and O
effective O
/. O

Captain O
final O
question O
/. O

the O
attorney O
for O
that O
man O
is O
saying O
he O
was O
n't O
even O
drinking O
uh O
that O
night O
/. O

You O
know O
anything O
about O
that O
/? O

No O
that O
's O
the O
first O
I O
've O
heard O
of O
that O
/. O

And O
again O
um O
everyone O
will O
have O
their O
day O
in O
court O
/. O

You O
know O
the O
officers O
are O
going O
to O
have O
their O
day O
in O
court O
/. O

Mr. O
Davis O
is O
going O
to O
have O
his O
day O
in O
court O
/. O

and O
let O
me O
just O
go O
on O
to O
say O
how O
serious O
this O
department O
is O
about O
discipline O
/. O

the O
uh O
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did O
not O
want O
to O
press O
charges O
/. O

Uh O
the O
police O
department O
decided O
that O
we O
're O
going O
to O
pursue O
charges O
on O
the O
behalf O
of O
/. O

so O
uh O
that O
's O
how O
serious O
we O
are O
about O
making O
sure O
that O
our O
officers O
do O
the O
right O
thing O
/. O

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let O
me O
also O
add O
that O
you O
know O
there O
's O
not O
a O
police O
department O
in O
America B-GPE
that O
's O
not O
having O
personnel O
problems O
/. O

The O
question O
is O
again O
once O
you O
find O
you O
have O
problem O
personnel O
what O
do O
you O
do O
with O
them O
/? O

do O
you O
uh O
/. O

or O
do O
you O
deal O
with O
issues O
/? O

And O
we O
dealt O
with O
those O
issues O
/. O

Well O
look O
it O
is O
good O
to O
see O
uh O
that O
we O
're O
not O
hearing O
what O
we O
sometimes O
hear O
in O
these O
kinds O
of O
cases O
which O
is O
well O
you O
know O
you O
got O
to O
understand O
the O
circumstances O
and O
the O
tape O
is O
n't O
showing O
everything O
/. O

Basically O
you O
're O
saying O
look O
we O
took O
action O
/. O

it O
was O
unacceptable O
/. O

Captain O
Defillo O
thanks O
a O
lot O
for O
coming O
on O
the O
prorgram O
/. O

You O
're O
welcome O
/. O

thank O
you O
/. O

Eddie O
Jordan O
Jr. O
is O
the O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
district O
attorney O
/. O

Victoria B-PERSON
Habathee I-PERSON
is O
a O
psychologist O
who O
's O
been O
counseling O
law O
enforcement O
for O
the O
past O
twenty O
years O
/. O

and O
Joe B-PERSON
Tackapena I-PERSON
is O
the O
uh O
famed O
criminal O
defense O
attorney O
who O
's O
represented O
police O
officers O
in O
brutality O
uh O
cases O
/. O

Alright O
um O
District O
Attorney O
Jordan O
let O
me O
start O
with O
you O
/. O

Is O
your O
office O
also O
investigating O
this O
/? O

Uh O
indeed O
my O
office O
is O
investigating O
this O
matter O
/. O

Uh O
we O
just O
opened O
our O
investigation O
today O
when O
we O
learned O
about O
uh O
this O
very O
unfortunate O
incident O
/. O

Um O
and O
how O
does O
it O
work O
/? O

I O
mean O
they O
've O
been O
charged O
in O
a O
municipal O
court O
/. O

Are O
you O
bascially O
you O
know O
like O
/- O

you O
guys O
are O
effectively O
the O
big O
boys O
compared O
to O
municipal O
court O
/. O

Is O
it O
possible O
that O
you O
would O
simply O
take O
over O
say O
this O
is O
too O
serious O
/. O

it O
's O
too O
important O
/. O

my O
office O
is O
going O
to O
handle O
it O
/? O

Uh O
that O
is O
a O
distinct O
possibility O
/. O

Uh O
we O
will O
conduct O
our O
own O
investigation O
/. O

and O
if O
we O
determine O
that O
state O
charges O
are O
more O
appropriate O
uh O
then O
we O
will O
ask O
the O
city O
attorney O
to O
defer O
to O
the O
district O
attorney O
's O
office O
/. O

you O
think O
it O
's O
fair O
do O
n't O
you O
Mr. O
District O
Attorney O
to O
look O
at O
this O
tape O
and O
be O
horrified O
/? O

Oh O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
there O
's O
any O
question O
about O
this O
/. O

Uh O
uh O
this O
footage O
that O
we O
've O
seen O
is O
unconscionable O
/. O

and O
it O
certainly O
demands O
some O
explanation O
/. O

Um O
let O
me O
read O
uh O
this O
quote O
as O
I O
go O
to O
Victoria B-PERSON
Habathee I-PERSON
/. O

this O
is O
from O
uh O
Dr. O
Howard O
Osofsky O
from O
LSU B-ORG
medical O
school O
/. O

There O
is O
no O
disaster O
that O
has O
had O
the O
amount O
of O
trauma O
for O
a O
department O
that O
this O
has O
where O
so O
many O
police O
officers O
have O
lost O
homes O
been O
separated O
from O
their O
families O
had O
loved O
ones O
living O
in O
other O
places O
with O
no O
idea O
uh O
when O
they O
will O
return O
/. O

Uh O
actually O
first O
let O
me O
go O
to O
Joe B-PERSON
Tackapena I-PERSON
on O
that O
/. O

Joe B-PERSON
is O
that O
a O
legal O
defense O
meaning O
could O
these O
guys O
come O
into O
court O
and O
say O
we O
were O
so O
traumatized O
by O
everything O
that O
happened O
that O
it O
eventually O
led O
to O
this O
/? O

Yes O
Dan B-PERSON
quite O
frankly O
it O
is O
/. O

I O
mean O
it O
'd O
be O
unusual O
in O
a O
plea O
um O
sort O
of O
defense O
when O
you O
're O
defending O
cops O
because O
normally O
their O
mental O
health O
is O
not O
in O
question O
/. O

But O
in O
this O
instance O
it O
could O
be O
a O
defense O
/. O

and O
more O
importantly O
as O
a O
trial O
lawyer O
what O
it O
would O
really O
be O
called O
is O
jury O
nullification O
/. O

What O
you O
're O
seeing O
on O
this O
tape O
is O
a O
black O
eye O
/. O

There O
's O
really O
no O
excuse O
for O
it O
/. O

Um O
it O
was O
unjustified O
by O
any O
training O
manual O
across O
the O
country O
/. O

but O
what O
I O
just O
heard O
from O
that O
doctor O
from O
LSU B-ORG
and O
what O
the O
fact O
of O
the O
matter O
is O
is O
that O
these O
cops O
were O
working O
you O
know O
twenty O
four O
hour O
shifts O
some O
of O
them O
sleeping O
in O
their O
cars O
being O
displaced O
/. O

three O
quarters O
of O
them O
lost O
their O
homes O
/. O

half O
of O
them O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
their O
families O
are O
/. O

The O
level O
of O
trauma O
/- O

And O
look O
that O
guy O
who O
approached O
the O
AP O
uh O
newsman O
clearly O
had O
lost O
it O
period O
end O
of O
story O
because O
you O
heard O
it O
/. O

And O
he O
was O
just O
basically O
saying O
I O
'm O
trying O
to O
keep O
alive O
go O
home O
/. O

Uh O
he O
had O
clearly O
at O
that O
point O
lost O
it O
/. O

and O
these O
are O
cops O
who O
literally O
slept O
in O
their O
car O
for O
twenty O
four O
hour O
shifts O
/. O

here O
's O
some O
of O
what O
we O
've O
seen O
from O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
police O
since O
hurricane B-EVENT
Katrina I-EVENT
/. O

These O
guys O
stayed O
/. O

Two O
officers O
um O
committed O
suicide O
/. O

two O
hundred O
and O
forty O
nine O
investigated O
for O
leaving O
their O
posts O
without O
permission O
/. O

twelve O
officers O
investigated O
for O
looting O
or O
condoning O
looting O
/. O

and O
uh O
you O
have O
this O
/. O

And O
also O
some O
dead O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

there O
are O
uncounted O
officers O
that O
are O
dead O
/. O

They O
're O
missing O
about O
three O
hundred O
from O
last O
count O
/. O

Well O
that O
was O
the O
two O
hundred O
and O
forty O
nine O
investigated O
for O
leaving O
their O
posts O
/. O

Let O
me O
just O
say O
that O
uh O
from O
the O
standpoint O
of O
a O
prosecutor O
I O
respectfully O
disagree O
uh O
with O
that O
position O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
uh O
neither O
frustration O
nor O
fatigue O
would O
justify O
this O
kind O
of O
misconduct O
/. O

And O
the O
citizens O
are O
not O
going O
to O
tolerate O
uh O
police O
officers O
engaging O
in O
brutality O
uh O
because O
of O
the O
uh O
extraordinary O
circumstances O
that O
we O
have O
going O
on O
today O
/. O

Victoria B-PERSON
Habathee I-PERSON
if O
you O
were O
asked O
to O
testify O
in O
some O
sort O
of O
proceeding O
be O
it O
a O
pre-trial O
hearing O
be O
it O
a O
trial O
be O
it O
to O
provide O
uh O
general O
thoughts O
on O
the O
psychological O
conditions O
of O
some O
of O
these O
officers O
knowing O
what O
you O
know O
about O
what O
happened O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
, O
is O
it O
fair O
for O
some O
of O
them O
to O
say O
everything O
that O
happened O
the O
amount O
of O
hours O
we O
were O
working O
the O
fact O
that O
we O
've O
been O
away O
from O
our O
families O
etcetera O
from O
the O
psychological O
point O
of O
view O
does O
that O
explain O
what O
we O
see O
on O
the O
video O
tape O
/? O

I O
ca O
n't O
justify O
what O
's O
on O
the O
video O
tape O
/. O

It O
does O
explain O
in O
the O
sense O
the O
human O
reaction O
to O
such O
a O
excessive O
event O
/. O

And O
remembering O
that O
these O
officers O
were O
not O
only O
keeping O
the O
peace O
so O
to O
speak O
and O
uh O
responding O
but O
they O
were O
also O
victims O
/. O

Um O
I O
mean O
we O
heard O
/- O

This O
is O
number O
two O
/. O

if O
can O
pull O
this O
one O
up O
/. O

this O
from O
Dr. O
Howard O
Osofsky O
again O
LSU B-ORG
medical O
school O
/. O

Following O
nine B-EVENT
eleven I-EVENT
there O
was O
a O
known O
enemy O
a O
known O
situation O
/. O

and O
even O
though O
the O
two O
buildings O
were O
destroyed O
and O
lives O
lost O
the O
people O
who O
survived O
could O
go O
to O
their O
homes O
/. O

the O
city O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
was O
not O
destroyed O
/. O

the O
country O
around O
it O
was O
not O
destroyed O
/. O

Is O
that O
uh O
relevant O
do O
you O
think O
in O
terms O
of O
a O
psychological O
comparison O
/? O

I O
do O
n't O
if O
I O
believe O
there O
is O
a O
psychological O
comparison O
/. O

In O
my O
mind O
I O
compare O
to O
some O
of O
the O
federal O
agents O
who O
were O
uh O
injured O
or O
involved O
in O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Andrew I-EVENT
a O
few O
years O
ago O
/. O

and O
all O
they O
wanted O
to O
do O
was O
get O
home O
to O
their O
families O
/. O

Yet O
their O
jobs O
are O
to O
be O
there O
for O
the O
public O
/. O

and O
they O
have O
n't O
talked O
to O
their O
families O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
a O
superhuman O
request O
that O
we O
make O
of O
them O
/. O

We O
do O
make O
it O
/. O

Sorry O
/. O

here O
's O
Lieutenant O
Dave O
Binelli O
the O
president O
of O
the O
Police O
Association O
of O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
/. O

Everybody O
's O
under O
a O
lot O
of O
stress O
/. O

but O
I O
think O
the O
men O
and O
women O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
police O
department O
on O
the O
whole O
are O
coping O
with O
it O
as O
best O
they O
can O
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
ready O
to O
say O
at O
this O
particular O
time O
until O
we O
are O
actually O
able O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
officers O
in O
depth O
about O
the O
actions O
if O
stress O
had O
anything O
to O
do O
with O
this O
situation O
/. O

And O
Joe B-PERSON
to O
clarify O
what O
you O
were O
saying O
before O
I O
mean O
look O
you O
're O
not O
actually O
saying O
that O
you O
think O
it O
's O
a O
winnable O
etcetera O
/. O

You O
're O
simply O
saying O
that O
you O
think O
it O
's O
something O
that O
should O
be O
evaluated O
as O
a O
defense O
attorney O
, O
right O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
Dan B-PERSON
exactly O
right O
/. O

Look O
it O
does O
n't O
justify O
what O
happened O
/. O

but O
I O
think O
you O
need O
to O
sit O
down O
with O
the O
client O
/. O

And O
look O
another O
important O
and O
hopefully O
the O
district O
attorney O
will O
take O
a O
look O
at O
this O
when O
he O
's O
evaluating O
what O
to O
do O
is O
who O
are O
these O
cops O
/. O

I O
mean O
when O
I O
'm O
representing O
a O
cop O
the O
first O
thing O
I O
do O
Dan B-PERSON
is O
get O
that O
personnel O
file O
/. O

Is O
this O
someone O
with O
a O
history O
/? O

Is O
this O
someone O
who O
you O
know O
has O
a O
propensity O
towards O
always O
being O
involved O
in O
these O
you O
know O
um O
sort O
of O
physical O
contact O
type O
deals O
/? O

Or O
are O
these O
great O
cops O
who O
have O
not O
had O
a O
blemish O
on O
their O
record O
/. O

and O
if O
so O
should O
they O
be O
cut O
a O
break O
here O
if O
they O
really O
lose O
it O
/? O

Very O
quickly O
DA O
Jordan O
/. O

does O
that O
matter O
/? O

I O
think O
the O
focus O
is O
going O
to O
be O
on O
their O
conduct O
in O
this O
particular O
situation O
and O
whether O
it O
was O
justified O
or O
not O
/. O

And O
uh O
I O
ca O
n't O
imagine O
uh O
why O
they O
would O
punch O
someone O
in O
the O
back O
of O
the O
head O
uh O
uh O
in O
connection O
with O
subduing O
that O
person O
/. O

All O
right O
District O
Attorney O
Eddie O
Jordan O
thank O
you O
for O
coming O
back O
on O
the O
program O
/. O

Victoria O
Habathee O
Joe O
Tackapena O
good O
to O
see O
you O
/. O

thanks O
a O
lot O
/. O

Last O
week O
police O
found O
the O
body O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
college O
student O
Taylor B-PERSON
Biehl I-PERSON
/. O

Still O
no O
charges O
have O
been O
filed O
against O
the O
key O
suspect O
/. O

Her O
father O
joins O
us O
next O
/. O

And O
Richmond B-GPE
police O
also O
looking O
for O
another O
teenage O
girl O
Monica B-PERSON
Sharp I-PERSON
went O
out O
for O
a O
walk O
with O
her O
dog O
weeks O
ago O
/. O

Her O
dog O
came O
home O
/. O

she O
did O
not O
/. O

Plus O
the O
battle O
over O
Harriet B-PERSON
Miers I-PERSON
' O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
nomination O
/. O

Evangelical O
Christian B-NORP
leader O
James B-PERSON
Dobson I-PERSON
says O
Bush B-GPE
advisor O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
told O
him O
something O
that O
makes O
him O
comfortable O
with O
Miers B-PERSON
/. O

Do O
n't O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
deserve O
to O
know O
what O
he O
knows O
/? O

Your O
email O
MSNBC O
dot O
com O
/. O

Please O
include O
your O
name O
where O
you O
're O
writing O
from O
/. O

Our O
repsonse O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
show O
/. O

The O
only O
suspect O
in O
the O
Taylor B-PERSON
Biehl I-PERSON
murder O
case O
behind O
bars O
but O
yet O
to O
be O
charged O
with O
any O
crime O
in O
this O
case O
/. O

Taylor B-PERSON
last O
seen O
leaving O
her O
dorm O
room O
at O
Virginia B-ORG
Commonwealth I-ORG
University I-ORG
the O
night O
of O
September O
fifth O
/. O

Her O
remains O
were O
found O
last O
Thursday O
in O
Matthews B-LOC
County I-LOC
Virgina I-LOC
about O
seventy O
miles O
from O
Richmond B-GPE
/. O

The O
police O
ended O
up O
there O
after O
the O
ex-girlfriend O
of O
the O
chief O
suspect O
identified O
the O
area O
from O
the O
photograph O
/. O

The O
suspect O
thirty O
eight O
year O
old O
Benjamin B-PERSON
Folly I-PERSON
/. O

He O
admits O
to O
having O
a O
sexual O
relationship O
with O
Taylor B-PERSON
says O
he O
last O
saw O
her O
at O
nine O
thirty O
the O
night O
she O
disappeared O
/. O

He O
also O
says O
that O
he O
was O
kidnapped O
the O
same O
night O
that O
she O
went O
missing O
/. O

Joining O
me O
now O
is O
Matt O
Biehl O
Taylor O
's O
father O
/. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
uh O
for O
coming O
on O
the O
program O
/. O

I O
know O
this O
uh O
has O
to O
be O
a O
difficult O
time O
and O
week O
for O
you O
/. O

and O
so O
we O
appreciate O
you O
taking O
the O
time O
/. O

Thank O
you O
for O
inviting O
me O
/. O

Um O
how O
are O
you O
holding O
up O
/? O

I O
'm O
good O
sometimes O
bad O
/. O

You O
know O
it O
comes O
and O
goes O
/. O

uh O
a O
lot O
of O
different O
things O
remind O
me O
of O
Taylor B-PERSON
and O
um O
can O
choke O
me O
up O
a O
little O
bit O
/. O

What O
do O
you O
make O
of O
this O
Folly B-PERSON
guy O
/? O

Had O
you O
ever O
heard O
of O
him O
before O
all O
this O
started O
/? O

Uh O
I O
had O
met O
Ben B-PERSON
Folly I-PERSON
in O
February O
uh O
of O
this O
year O
when O
I O
took O
Taylor B-PERSON
down O
to O
look O
at O
VCU B-ORG
as O
a O
possible O
school O
that O
she O
might O
want O
to O
attend O
/. O

And O
uh O
what O
happened O
at O
that O
meeting O
/? O

Well O
I O
was O
dropping O
Taylor B-PERSON
off O
/. O

Um O
she O
was O
actually O
staying O
in O
that O
uh O
townhouse O
with O
the O
friend O
that O
she O
knew O
from O
Madison B-PERSON
high O
school O
where O
she O
graduated O
from O
/. O

and O
him O
and O
his O
girlfriend O
lived O
there O
/. O

and O
Ben B-PERSON
Folly I-PERSON
was O
their O
roommate O
/. O

And O
frankly O
I O
did O
n't O
get O
a O
sense O
of O
urgency O
at O
that O
point O
because O
I O
had O
no O
idea O
of O
his O
age O
and O
thought O
he O
was O
just O
a O
student O
at O
the O
school O
/. O

So O
it O
was O
a O
very O
brief O
meeting O
at O
that O
/. O

about O
ten O
or O
fifteen O
minutes O
yeah O
/. O

Um O
all O
right O
now O
that O
you O
know O
so O
much O
more O
have O
you O
heard O
anything O
from O
the O
authorities O
about O
uh O
if O
and O
when O
, O
they O
're O
going O
to O
charge O
him O
in O
connection O
with O
this O
case O
/? O

No O
uh O
it O
's O
my O
information O
that O
they O
are O
still O
processing O
um O
evidence O
from O
the O
crime O
scene O
as O
well O
as O
evidence O
from O
Taylor B-PERSON
's O
body O
/. O

Um O
you O
know O
like O
from O
the O
beginning O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
this O
guy O
had O
to O
be O
the O
chief O
su- O
/- O

this O
silliness O
about O
he O
was O
kidnapped O
on O
the O
same O
night O
that O
she O
went O
missing O
etcetera O
/. O

have O
you O
gotten O
the O
impression O
uh O
that O
from O
the O
beginning O
that O
he O
was O
the O
one O
they O
were O
looking O
at O
/? O

Well O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
he O
's O
the O
only O
one O
that O
they O
're O
looking O
at O
or O
if O
there O
's O
other O
people O
that O
they O
're O
looking O
at O
/. O

Certainly O
my O
presumption O
is O
that O
he O
would O
be O
considered O
uh O
a O
primary O
suspect O
/. O

Yeah O
and O
here O
's O
what O
the O
police O
chief O
uh O
said O
about O
it O
uh O
on O
Thursday O
/. O

A O
dog O
tracked O
a O
scent O
from O
her O
car O
to O
uh O
a O
gentleman O
's O
uh O
named O
Jesse B-PERSON
Schultz I-PERSON
/. O

And O
it O
seems O
very O
coincidental O
and O
suspicious O
to O
me O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
the O
authorities O
are O
looking O
into O
any O
connection O
there O
/. O

All O
right O
that O
was O
n't O
the O
piece O
of O
sound O
I O
was O
looking O
for O
/. O

and O
George B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
is O
the O
attorney O
um O
for O
Taylor B-PERSON
's O
mother O
/. O

He O
's O
speaking O
there O
/. O

what O
he O
had O
said O
was O
we O
certainly O
believe O
that O
strongest O
suspect O
uh O
they O
already O
have O
in O
custody O
/. O

He O
was O
talking O
there O
about O
someone O
else O
who O
apparently O
has O
been O
cleared O
um O
as O
a O
suspect O
uh O
in O
this O
case O
/. O

Um O
tell O
me O
about O
the O
rest O
of O
family O
/. O

uh O
is O
there O
some O
level O
of O
um O
you O
know O
/. O

I O
hate O
the O
word O
closure O
because O
it O
always O
makes O
it O
seem O
like O
it O
's O
over O
when O
it O
's O
not O
and O
the O
pain O
continues O
/. O
/. O

but O
was O
there O
a O
sense O
of O
relief O
closure O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
the O
word O
is O
to O
use O
when O
you O
heard O
that O
finally O
they O
had O
found O
Taylor B-PERSON
/? O

For O
me O
there O
was O
/. O

it O
was O
um O
you O
know O
rather O
than O
sitting O
around O
waiting O
for O
a O
phone O
call O
or O
waiting O
for O
her O
to O
call O
us O
or O
wondering O
why O
she O
had O
n't O
called O
her O
mother O
or O
I O
/. O

Um O
it O
was O
closing O
that O
/. O

at O
least O
we O
knew O
where O
she O
was O
and O
what O
had O
happened O
to O
her O
to O
some O
extent O
/. O

that O
she O
was O
not O
there O
was O
a O
reason O
for O
her O
not O
calling O
us O
/. O

Matt B-PERSON
Biehl I-PERSON
thank O
you O
very O
much O
uh O
for O
taking O
the O
time O
/. O

and O
uh O
again O
in O
these O
kinds O
of O
stories O
it O
's O
odd O
because O
myself O
and O
my O
staff O
feel O
like O
we O
get O
to O
know O
some O
of O
the O
people O
involved O
in O
these O
cases O
even O
though O
we O
do O
n't O
truly O
know O
them O
/. O

But O
um O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
for O
taking O
the O
time O
/. O

and O
as O
much O
as O
we O
can O
uh O
our O
hearts O
do O
go O
out O
to O
you O
/. O

and O
uh O
we O
have O
been O
thinking O
about O
you O
and O
Taylor B-PERSON
for O
the O
last O
few O
weeks O
/. O

Thank O
you O
/. O

Now O
to O
another O
uh O
case O
another O
missing O
Richmond B-LOC
Virginia I-LOC
girl O
Monica B-PERSON
Sharp I-PERSON
last O
seen O
leaving O
her O
house O
to O
walk O
her O
dog O
at O
around O
ten O
thirty O
am O
on O
September O
eighteenth O
/. O

Her O
mother O
filed O
a O
missing O
persons O
report O
later O
that O
day O
/. O

Monica B-PERSON
's O
family O
and O
the O
police O
believe O
that O
she O
's O
with O
fifty O
seven O
year O
old O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Nichols I-PERSON
but O
left O
with O
him O
voluntarily O
after O
meeting O
him O
on O
the O
internet O
/. O

Monica B-PERSON
has O
a O
personal O
webpage O
appears O
to O
have O
last O
logged O
on O
to O
it O
two O
days O
after O
she O
went O
missing O
/. O

Joining O
me O
now O
on O
the O
phone O
is O
Linda O
Sharp O
Monica O
's O
mother O
/. O

Uh O
Ms. O
sharpe O
I O
say O
the O
same O
thing O
to O
you O
/. O

uh O
I O
know O
this O
is O
a O
very O
tough O
time O
for O
you O
/. O

so O
I O
thank O
you O
for O
taking O
the O
time O
/. O

Um O
tell O
us O
what O
you O
know O
uh O
about O
this O
gentleman O
who O
you O
think O
that O
uh O
your O
daughter O
is O
with O
/. O

Really O
we O
do O
n't O
really O
know O
anything O
about O
him O
/. O

We O
just O
know O
that O
he O
's O
fifty O
seven O
/. O

apparently O
he O
had O
an O
Illinois B-GPE
driver O
's O
license O
but O
does O
not O
necessarily O
reside O
there O
/. O

Um O
and O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
anything O
about O
him O
/. O

Um O
why O
are O
the O
authorities O
do O
you O
think O
so O
confident O
uh O
that O
she O
is O
with O
him O
/? O

I O
think O
that O
they O
were O
seen O
together O
in O
Richmond B-GPE
um O
either O
Monday O
or O
Tuesday O
/. O

Uh O
she O
was O
missing O
on O
a O
Sunday O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
Monday O
or O
Tuesday O
she O
was O
seen O
in O
Richmond B-GPE
with O
him O
/. O

and O
the O
person O
who O
observed O
them O
called O
the O
police O
/. O

You O
know O
so O
it O
was O
a O
tip O
to O
the O
police O
/. O

And O
is O
the O
belief O
that O
they O
met O
online O
somehow O
and O
set O
up O
a O
meeting O
/? O

Yes O
yes O
/. O

Well O
well O
yes O
I O
think O
the O
belief O
is O
that O
they O
met O
online O
/. O

and O
um O
you O
know O
they O
have O
taken O
all O
that O
information O
off O
our O
computer O
/. O

and O
we O
have O
seen O
small O
portions O
of O
the O
conversations O
that O
they O
had O
together O
some O
of O
which O
indicate O
that O
they O
were O
planning O
to O
meet O
/. O

but O
there O
was O
no O
indication O
that O
they O
were O
planning O
to O
meet O
that O
Sunday O
morning O
/. O

So O
in O
other O
words O
you O
know O
when O
she O
woke O
up O
went O
out O
and O
walked O
her O
dog O
she O
did O
n't O
take O
anything O
with O
her O
like O
keys O
her O
purse O
her O
money O
or O
clothing O
you O
know O
or O
anything O
like O
that O
/. O

So O
you O
know O
we O
do O
realize O
that O
there O
are O
these O
um O
transcripts O
of O
some O
conversations O
that O
they O
had O
but O
apparently O
nothing O
that O
indicated O
that O
that O
morning O
they O
were O
planning O
to O
meet O
/. O

any O
of O
Monica B-PERSON
's O
friends O
able O
to O
provide O
any O
other O
information O
/? O

No O
we O
have O
talked O
to O
everyone O
/. O

and O
they O
are O
stunned O
because O
you O
know O
she O
saw O
them O
every O
day O
, O
she O
talked O
to O
them O
but O
she O
did O
n't O
say O
anything O
about O
this O
/. O

All O
right O
well O
look O
this O
is O
one O
of O
these O
cases O
where O
we O
do O
n't O
just O
have O
to O
look O
back O
where O
we O
can O
actually O
look O
forward O
and O
hope O
that O
someone O
has O
seen O
her O
and O
can O
call O
the O
authorities O
/. O

That O
's O
why O
um O
Linda B-PERSON
's O
taken O
the O
time O
to O
came O
on O
the O
program O
/. O

Eight O
oh O
four O
six O
four O
six O
six O
seven O
six O
four O
that O
's O
the O
number O
uh O
if O
you O
've O
seen O
her O
/. O

and O
we O
showed O
you O
the O
picture O
um O
of O
the O
man O
that O
she O
is O
uh O
suspected O
of O
being O
with O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Nichols I-PERSON
/. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
uh O
Ms. O
Sharp O
/. O

and O
uh O
good O
luck O
to O
you O
/. O

Thank O
you O
/. O

thank O
you O
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
some O
senators O
want O
to O
know O
what O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
advisor O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
told O
this O
man O
to O
make O
him O
so O
comfortable O
with O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
nominee O
Harriet B-PERSON
Miers I-PERSON
even O
though O
many O
of O
his O
allies O
are O
not O
/. O

And O
they O
were O
allegedly O
murdered O
by O
convicted O
sex O
offender O
Joseph B-PERSON
Duncan I-PERSON
/. O

Now O
their O
families O
are O
suing O
a O
Minnesota B-GPE
county O
where O
he O
was O
charged O
with O
a O
different O
crime O
/. O

Unfortunately O
I O
think O
they O
're O
going O
to O
have O
an O
uphill O
battle O
/. O

We O
'll O
talk O
about O
it O
/. O

And O
our O
continuing O
series O
Manhunt B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex I-WORK_OF_ART
Offenders I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Loose I-WORK_OF_ART
our O
effort O
to O
help O
find O
missing O
sex O
offenders O
before O
they O
strike O
again O
/. O

Our O
search O
this O
week O
is O
in O
California B-GPE
/. O

Terry B-PERSON
Bowen I-PERSON
forty O
four O
five O
nine O
one O
seventy O
five O
has O
n't O
registered O
with O
the O
authorities O
/. O

He O
was O
convicted O
of O
lewd O
and O
lascivious O
acts O
with O
a O
child O
/. O

If O
you O
've O
got O
any O
information O
regarding O
Bowen B-PERSON
please O
contact O
California O
Department O
of O
Justice O
nine O
one O
six O
two O
two O
seven O
four O
nine O
seven O
four O
/. O

We O
're O
back O
in O
a O
minute O
/. O

Coming O
up O
the O
battle O
over O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
nominee O
Harriet B-PERSON
Miers I-PERSON
/. O

Did O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
provide O
assurances O
to O
some O
conservatives O
about O
her O
beliefs O
on O
hot O
button O
topics O
like O
abortion O
/? O

Should O
n't O
those O
people O
have O
to O
testify O
during O
her O
confirmation O
hearing O
so O
everyone O
will O
know O
/? O

First O
the O
headlines O
/. O

Hello O
I O
'm O
Bill B-PERSON
Fitzgerald I-PERSON
/. O

and O
here O
's O
what O
's O
happening O
/. O

Amid O
the O
devastation O
after O
Saturday O
's O
powerful O
earthquake O
in O
Pakistan B-GPE
some O
dramatic O
rescues O
/. O

Residents O
of O
one O
city O
used O
bare O
hands O
even O
crowbars O
to O
free O
two O
girls O
buried O
in O
a O
school O
for O
more O
than O
two O
days O
/. O

A O
woman O
and O
child O
were O
also O
pulled O
from O
the O
rubble O
of O
an O
apartment O
building O
/. O

Officials O
estimate O
as O
many O
as O
thirty O
thousand O
were O
killed O
in O
Pakistan B-GPE
alone O
and O
several O
hundred O
in O
India B-GPE
/. O

The O
US B-GPE
is O
promising O
at O
least O
fifty O
million O
dollars O
in O
aid O
/. O

and O
Pakistan B-GPE
is O
accepting O
aid O
from O
rival O
India B-GPE
/. O

President O
Bush O
is O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
to O
get O
an O
update O
on O
progress O
following O
hurricanes O
Katrina B-EVENT
and O
Rita B-PERSON
/. O

He O
dined O
Monday O
night O
with O
Louisiana B-GPE
officials O
in O
the O
French B-NORP
quarter O
and O
is O
staying O
in O
a O
hotel O
there O
/. O

It O
's O
his O
eighth O
visit O
to O
the O
hurricane O
area O
/. O

Thousands O
of O
people O
in O
Colorado B-GPE
are O
without O
power O
after O
a O
major O
snowstorm O
/. O

It O
's O
dumped O
up O
to O
twenty O
inches O
of O
wet O
heavy O
snow O
in O
some O
areas O
/. O

At O
least O
one O
death O
is O
blamed O
on O
the O
storm O
by O
a O
woman O
who O
was O
hit O
by O
a O
falling O
tree O
limb O
/. O

You O
're O
up O
to O
date O
/. O

let O
's O
head O
back O
now O
to O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Abrams I-WORK_OF_ART
Report I-WORK_OF_ART
with O
Dan B-PERSON
Abrams I-PERSON
/. O

In O
my O
interviews O
with O
any O
judge O
I O
never O
ask O
their O
personal O
opinion O
on O
the O
subject O
of O
abortion O
/. O

Uh O
not O
to O
my O
recollection O
have O
I O
ever O
sat O
down O
with O
her O
/. O

What O
I O
have O
done O
is O
understand O
the O
type O
of O
person O
she O
is O
and O
the O
type O
of O
judge O
she O
will O
be O
/. O

With O
so O
many O
unanswered O
questions O
circulating O
about O
President O
Bush O
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
nominee O
Harriet B-PERSON
Miers I-PERSON
' O
position O
on O
some O
of O
the O
most O
controversial O
issues O
it O
seems O
one O
person O
believes O
he O
's O
got O
the O
answers O
/. O

James B-PERSON
Dobson I-PERSON
founder O
of O
the O
conservative O
Evangelical O
group O
Focus O
On O
The O
Family O
said O
last O
week O
on O
his O
radio O
show O
that O
he O
's O
got O
some O
inside O
info O
/. O

and O
you O
'll O
have O
to O
trust O
me O
on O
this O
one O
when O
you O
know O
some O
of O
the O
things O
that O
I O
know O
that O
I O
probably O
should O
n't O
know O
uh O
that O
take O
me O
in O
this O
direction O
you O
will O
understand O
why O
I O
have O
um O
said O
that O
I O
believe O
Harriet B-PERSON
Miers I-PERSON
will O
be O
a O
good O
justice O
/. O

And O
John B-PERSON
if O
I O
have O
made O
a O
mistake O
here O
I O
will O
never O
forget O
it O
/. O

The O
blood O
of O
those O
babies O
that O
will O
die O
will O
be O
on O
my O
hands O
to O
some O
degree O
/. O

Dobson B-PERSON
admitted O
during O
the O
same O
broadcast O
last O
week O
that O
he O
had O
numerous O
conversations O
with O
Bush B-GPE
advisor O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
about O
the O
Miers B-PERSON
nomination O
/. O

Both O
Democrats O
and O
Republicans O
at O
least O
some O
of O
them O
are O
calling O
on O
Dobson B-PERSON
to O
come O
before O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
reveal O
what O
he O
was O
told O
/. O

If O
there O
are O
back O
room O
assurances O
and O
if O
there O
're O
back O
room O
deals O
and O
if O
there O
are O
something O
which O
bears O
upon O
a O
pre-condition O
as O
to O
uh O
how O
a O
nominee O
is O
going O
to O
vote O
I O
think O
that O
's O
uh O
a O
matter O
that O
ought O
to O
be O
known O
by O
the B-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
the O
American B-NORP
peop- O
/. O

If O
uh O
Dr. O
Dobson O
knows O
something O
uh O
that O
uh O
he O
should O
n't O
know O
or O
something O
that O
I O
ought O
to O
know O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
find O
out O
/. O

Remember O
Arlen B-PERSON
Specter I-PERSON
of O
course O
is O
a O
uh O
pro-choice O
Republican B-NORP
/. O

The O
question O
should O
Dobson B-PERSON
be O
forced O
to O
tell O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
what O
information O
he O
's O
got O
on O
Miers O
/. O

If O
he O
refuses O
should O
he O
be O
subpoenaed O
/? O

Joining O
us O
now O
to O
answer O
some O
of O
those O
questions O
Jay B-PERSON
Sekulow I-PERSON
the O
Conservative O
American O
Center O
for O
Law O
and O
Justice B-ORG
and O
Elliot B-PERSON
Minkford I-PERSON
legal O
director O
for O
the O
Liberal O
People O
for O
the O
American O
Way O
/. O

All O
right O
uh O
gentlemen O
thanks O
very O
much O
uh O
for O
coming O
on O
/. O

Jay B-PERSON
do O
you O
have O
any O
problems O
uh O
with O
forcing O
Dobson B-PERSON
to O
come O
in O
and O
say O
who O
told O
you O
this O
and O
what O
did O
Rove B-PERSON
say O
to O
you O
/? O

Well O
look O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
has O
subpoena O
power O
/. O

they O
could O
ask O
him O
to O
come O
in O
voluntarily O
/. O

They O
could O
ask O
him O
to O
come O
in O
through O
a O
subpoena O
/. O

They O
can O
also O
which O
will O
probably O
happen O
through O
the O
investigative O
process O
that O
's O
probably O
under O
way O
as O
we O
speak O
Dan B-PERSON
find O
out O
about O
this O
information O
/. O

But O
let O
me O
tell O
you O
something O
/. O

and O
as O
someone O
that O
's O
been O
very O
involved O
in O
this O
process O
of O
judicial O
selection O
and O
someone O
's O
worked O
with O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
I O
had O
no O
assurances O
given O
/. O

and O
I O
ca O
n't O
imagine O
that O
uh O
Jim B-PERSON
Dobson I-PERSON
did O
either O
/. O

I O
think O
some O
of O
the O
things O
that O
he O
's O
talking O
about O
and O
I O
think O
this O
will O
come O
out O
in O
due O
course O
are O
the O
statements O
that O
were O
made O
by O
Nathan B-PERSON
Hecht I-PERSON
her O
friend O
who O
's O
of O
course O
a O
justice O
on O
the B-ORG
Texas I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
which O
was O
on O
the O
news O
um O
right O
immediately O
after O
the O
nomination O
/. O

so O
there O
was O
n't O
any O
great O
surprise O
there O
/. O

I O
ca O
n't O
imagine O
uh O
that O
uh O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
or O
anyone O
else O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
gave O
information O
/. O

Which O
is O
what O
/? O

Uh O
they O
talked O
about O
that O
she O
attended O
a O
church O
/. O

it O
was O
her O
faith O
based O
committments O
/. O

uh O
that O
's O
what O
Nathan B-PERSON
Hecht I-PERSON
talked O
about O
/. O

and O
talked O
about O
that O
she O
's O
a O
conservative O
/. O

But O
look O
no O
one O
knows O
how O
this O
woman O
's O
going O
to O
vote O
on O
a O
particular O
case O
/. O

I O
do O
agree O
with O
the O
President O
that O
we O
know O
she O
has O
a O
conservative O
judicial O
philosophy O
/. O

the O
President O
after O
all O
is O
given O
the O
authority O
to O
nominate O
/. O

but O
if O
Jim B-PERSON
Dobson I-PERSON
knew O
something O
that O
he O
was O
n't O
supposed O
to O
it O
will O
come O
out O
/. O

I O
suspect O
that O
's O
not O
the O
case O
at O
all O
/. O

This O
is O
what O
uh O
Chuck B-PERSON
Schummer I-PERSON
said O
on O
Face B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Nation I-WORK_OF_ART
about O
it O
/. O

I O
believe O
that O
we O
ought O
to O
call O
James B-PERSON
Dobson I-PERSON
as O
a O
witness O
at O
the O
Senate O
judiciary O
hearings O
and O
find O
out O
what O
kind O
of O
assurances O
he O
's O
received O
/. O

If O
those O
assurances O
are O
good O
enough O
for O
James B-PERSON
Dobson I-PERSON
then O
all O
of O
America B-GPE
ought O
to O
hear O
them O
/. O

Elliot B-PERSON
Minkford I-PERSON
what O
do O
you O
make O
of O
that O
/? O

I O
think O
Senator O
Schummer O
and O
Senator O
Specter O
are O
absolutely O
right O
/. O

The O
concerns O
that O
have O
been O
raised O
about O
Harriet B-PERSON
Miers I-PERSON
include O
will O
she O
truly O
be O
an O
independent O
voice O
on O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
not O
just O
doing O
George B-PERSON
W I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
wishes O
and O
does O
she O
have O
a O
basic O
committement O
to O
fundamental O
constitutional O
values O
/. O

I O
suspect O
that O
what O
Dobson B-PERSON
found O
out O
leads O
him O
to O
believe O
that O
she O
will O
vote O
the O
way O
he O
wants O
her O
to O
to O
overturn O
Roe B-LAW
versus O
Wade B-PERSON
and O
do O
a O
lot O
of O
those O
things O
/. O

But O
wait O
/. O

wait O
/. O

is O
it O
possible O
that O
all O
they O
said O
to O
Dobson B-PERSON
behind O
closed O
doors O
is O
she O
's O
a O
very O
religious O
woman O
/. O
/. O

uh O
she O
takes O
her O
faith O
very O
seriously O
/. O

it O
's O
a O
dominant O
part O
of O
her O
life O
/. O

and O
keep O
that O
in O
mind O
my O
friend O
/? O

I O
mean O
something O
like O
that O
was O
said O
/. O
/. O

let O
's O
assume O
that O
's O
what O
was O
said O
/. O

You O
know O
that O
's O
quite O
possible O
although O
if O
that O
's O
all O
that O
was O
said O
you O
would O
have O
thought O
he O
would O
have O
said O
that O
by O
now O
/. O

But O
the O
fact O
is O
not O
only O
should O
he O
be O
asked O
but O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
should O
be O
asked O
what O
information O
he O
gave O
to O
people O
like O
Dobson B-PERSON
/. O

and O
frankly O
one O
of O
the O
key O
things O
is O
this O
is O
an O
advisor O
a O
person O
who O
's O
known O
the O
President O
for O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
and O
he O
made O
a O
decision O
based O
on O
what O
he O
knows O
about O
her O
/. O

That O
means O
even O
more O
important O
than O
Dobson B-PERSON
or O
Rove B-PERSON
testifying O
is O
her O
testifying O
in O
a O
straightforwrad O
way O
what O
both O
Republicans O
and O
Democrats B-NORP
want O
to O
know O
/. O

But O
look O
that O
's O
not O
going O
to O
happen O
all O
right O
/. O

Look O
all O
right O
all O
right O
but O
that O
's O
a O
nice O
theory O
/. O

it O
's O
not O
going O
to O
happen O
/. O

I O
can O
promise O
you O
that O
/. O

I O
promise O
you O
she O
will O
not O
answer O
the O
questions O
that O
you O
want O
answered O
/. O

I O
mean O
it O
wo O
n't O
happen O
/. O

If O
you O
're O
right O
about O
that O
, O
if O
you O
're O
right O
about O
that O
/. O

Of O
course O
I O
'm O
/- O

I O
would O
n't O
be O
surprised O
for O
the O
first O
time O
to O
see O
Republican O
and O
Democratic O
senators O
unite O
and O
say O
we O
need O
to O
know O
more O
about O
the O
nominee O
/. O

look O
that O
may O
happen O
/. O

but O
anyone O
who O
's O
now O
claiming O
that O
they O
expect O
to O
get O
the O
answers O
from O
Miers B-PERSON
in O
the O
confirmation O
hearing O
, O
that O
's O
going O
to O
somehow O
uh O
assure O
them O
one O
way O
or O
the O
other O
are O
just O
grandstanding O
because O
they O
know O
they O
're O
not O
going O
to O
get O
it O
/. O

Come O
on O
/. O

you O
know O
you O
're O
not O
getting O
the O
answers O
/. O

she O
ca O
n't O
say O
how O
she O
's O
going O
to O
vote O
in O
a O
particular O
case O
/. O

and O
Elliot B-PERSON
you O
know O
the O
fact O
of O
the O
matter O
is O
that O
the O
President O
gets O
to O
make O
the O
nomination O
/. O

Whether O
she O
can O
or O
she O
ca O
n't O
she O
's O
not O
going O
to O
/. O

But O
you O
know O
well O
enough O
that O
that O
's O
not O
what O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
/. O

well O
look O
/. O

What O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
is O
/. O

No O
what O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
actually O
is O
whether O
information O
was O
given O
from O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
to O
/- O

Hang O
on O
/. O

one O
at O
a O
time O
/. O

one O
at O
a O
t- O
/- O

hang O
on O
Jay B-PERSON
/. O

go O
ahead O
/. O

hang O
on O
Jay B-PERSON
/. O

one O
at O
a O
time O
/. O

Jay B-PERSON
Sekulow I-PERSON
go O
ahead O
/. O

here O
's O
what O
we O
've O
got O
/. O

The O
question O
today O
is O
were O
there O
assurances O
given O
to O
some O
on O
the O
conservative O
side O
with O
regard O
to O
uh O
Mrs. O
Miers O
' O
Harriet B-PERSON
Miers I-PERSON
' O
views O
/. O

The O
answer O
to O
that O
is O
going O
to O
be O
exactly O
what O
you O
just O
said O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

What O
's O
going O
to O
come O
out O
after O
all O
this O
and O
it O
will O
probably O
not O
take O
a O
Senate B-ORG
hearing O
to O
do O
this O
is O
that O
they O
talked O
about O
that O
she O
's O
a O
woman O
of O
sincere O
faith O
and O
keep O
that O
in O
mind O
/. O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
know O
that O
though O
I O
got O
to O
tell O
you O
/. O

look O
I O
think O
that O
's O
what O
we O
're O
going O
to O
hear O
whether O
that O
's O
actually O
what O
was O
said O
or O
not O
said O
because O
Dobson B-PERSON
sure O
made O
it O
sound O
like O
he O
's O
got O
more O
than O
that O
/. O

Oh O
sure O
/. O

and O
the O
investigators O
will O
find O
that O
out O
/. O

and O
uh O
that O
's O
why O
/. O

well O
that O
's O
exactly O
right O
/. O

he O
did O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
why O
you O
need O
to O
find O
that O
out O
/. O

Well O
look O
I O
know O
Jim B-PERSON
/. O

I O
know O
Jim B-PERSON
Dobson I-PERSON
/. O

I O
'll O
tell O
you O
one O
thing O
/. O

Jim B-PERSON
Dobson I-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
tell O
the O
truth O
/. O

All O
right O
no O
I O
'm O
not O
questioning O
/. O

no O
no O
/- O

and O
no O
let O
me O
be O
clear O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
mean O
to O
be O
suggesting O
he O
's O
not O
going O
to O
tell O
the O
truth O
/. O

Well O
but O
here O
's O
what O
you O
do O
/. O

you O
ask O
the O
question O
/. O

that O
's O
what O
investigators O
do O
sure O
/. O

I O
'm O
saying O
that O
's O
what O
we O
're O
going O
to O
get O
from O
the O
investigation O
etcetera O
/. O

All O
right O
Jay B-PERSON
Sekulow I-PERSON
and O
Elliot B-PERSON
Minkford I-PERSON
thanks O
a O
lot O
/. O

appreciate O
it O
/. O
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
the O
families O
of O
three O
people O
allegedly O
murdered O
by O
a O
convicted O
sex O
offender O
will O
sue O
another O
county O
for O
letting O
him O
out O
on O
bail O
/. O

As O
sad O
as O
it O
is O
as O
a O
legal O
matter O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
they O
've O
got O
a O
case O
/. O

Coming O
up O
/. O

We O
're O
back O
with O
the O
horrible O
story O
of O
Joseph B-PERSON
Duncan I-PERSON
charged O
with O
bludgeoning O
Brenda B-PERSON
Groney I-PERSON
her O
thirteen O
year O
old O
son O
Slade B-PERSON
and O
boyfriend O
Mark B-PERSON
McKenzie I-PERSON
to O
death O
and O
then O
accused O
also O
of O
kidnapping O
Chaste B-PERSON
and O
Dylan B-PERSON
and O
molesting O
them O
repeatedly O
over O
almost O
seven O
weeks O
/. O

Chaste B-PERSON
eventually O
found O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O
in O
a O
diner O
with O
her O
alleged O
captor O
/. O

and O
just O
days O
later O
Dylan B-PERSON
's O
remains O
discovered O
in O
the O
Montana B-GPE
woods O
/. O

Well O
now O
Brenda B-PERSON
Groney I-PERSON
and O
Mark B-PERSON
McKenzie I-PERSON
's O
families O
are O
preparing O
a O
lawsuit O
claiming O
a O
judge O
prosecutors O
and O
law O
enforcement O
authorities O
in O
Becker B-LOC
County I-LOC
Minnesota I-LOC
are O
responsible O
for O
letting O
Duncan B-GPE
out O
on O
bail O
when O
they O
should O
have O
known O
he O
was O
a O
violent O
sex O
offender O
and O
they O
should O
have O
known O
he O
'd O
likely O
offend O
again O
/. O

I O
fear O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
legal O
leg O
to O
stand O
on O
/. O

Here O
's O
what O
we O
know O
/. O

March O
of O
this O
year O
Duncan B-GPE
's O
charged O
with O
molesting O
two O
boys O
in O
Minnesota B-GPE
/. O

He O
was O
already O
a O
registered O
sex O
offender O
having O
served O
almost O
two O
decades O
for O
the O
violent O
rape O
of O
a O
fourteen O
year O
old O
boy O
in O
Washington B-LOC
state I-LOC
/. O

April O
fifth O
voluntarily O
goes O
to O
court O
after O
receiving O
a O
summons O
/. O

he O
's O
released O
on O
fifteen O
thousand O
dollars O
bail O
/. O

One O
condition O
he O
had O
to O
have O
weekly O
contact O
with O
probation O
/. O

April O
eighteenth O
last O
time O
probation O
hears O
from O
Duncan B-GPE
/. O

May O
third O
probation O
tells O
the O
county O
authority O
Duncan B-GPE
's O
disappeared O
/. O

and O
on O
May O
fifteenth O
Brenda B-PERSON
and O
Slade B-PERSON
Groney I-PERSON
and O
Mark B-PERSON
McKenzie I-PERSON
were O
murdered O
in O
Idaho B-GPE
/. O

My O
take O
/. O

My O
regular O
viewers O
know O
how O
angry O
this O
case O
made O
me O
/. O

In O
addition O
to O
my O
fury O
at O
Duncan B-GPE
I O
became O
furious O
at O
all O
the O
finger O
pointing O
in O
Minnesota B-GPE
/. O

But O
the O
bottom O
line O
is O
the O
law O
in O
Minnesota B-GPE
allowed O
for O
bail O
/. O

He O
paid O
cash O
/. O

If O
the O
bail O
had O
been O
higher O
he O
could O
have O
still O
put O
uh O
part O
of O
the O
money O
down O
and O
been O
released O
/. O

It O
would O
n't O
have O
changed O
anything O
/. O

The O
law O
in O
Minnesota B-GPE
needs O
to O
be O
changed O
/. O

but O
I O
'm O
afraid O
that O
this O
lawsuit O
's O
going O
to O
get O
thrown O
out O
/. O

But O
joining O
me O
now O
is O
the O
attorney O
who O
is O
going O
to O
be O
representing O
the O
familes O
of O
Brenda B-PERSON
Groney I-PERSON
and O
Mark O
McKenzie O
Russell O
Vancamp O
/. O

Mr. O
Vancamp O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
for O
uh O
taking O
the O
time O
/. O

what O
am O
I O
getting O
wrong O
here O
as O
a O
legal O
matter O
do O
you O
think O
/? O

Well O
you O
know O
in O
our O
system O
of O
justice O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
things O
can O
be O
changed O
/. O

and O
it O
takes O
these O
people O
that O
have O
suffered O
this O
horrendous O
situation O
/. O

but O
this O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
case O
that O
can O
change O
the O
law O
or O
change O
how O
sex O
offenders O
are O
treated O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

We O
've O
got O
to O
do O
something O
/. O

and O
the O
time O
is O
now O
/. O

Look O
I O
agree O
with O
you O
/. O

Look O
as O
you O
know O
twice O
a O
show O
we O
put O
out O
the O
pictures O
of O
wanted O
sex O
offenders O
uh O
who O
have O
not O
reported O
to O
the O
authorities O
in O
the O
hope O
that O
we O
can O
help O
in O
that O
effort O
/. O

But O
as O
legal O
matter O
you O
would O
concede O
would O
you O
not O
that O
typically O
this O
kind O
of O
lawsuit O
would O
be O
thrown O
out O
/? O

I O
do O
n't O
concede O
anything O
number O
one O
/. O

and O
this O
is O
not O
a O
typical O
lawsuit O
/. O

so O
you O
ca O
n't O
say O
typical O
/. O

for O
not O
doing O
more O
etcetera O
when O
the O
result O
was O
horrible O
generally O
would O
be O
thrown O
out O
/. O

Absolutely O
not O
/. O

not O
generally O
/. O

When O
you O
have O
such O
a O
horrific O
uh O
situation O
as O
this O
uh O
the O
law O
takes O
a O
closer O
look O
at O
it O
/. O

In O
fact O
there O
could O
be O
some O
federal O
laws O
that O
have O
been O
violated O
here O
/. O

so O
I O
feel O
uh O
that O
they O
need O
to O
take O
care O
of O
it O
/. O

and O
in O
uh O
Minnesota B-GPE
they O
need O
to O
take O
care O
of O
it O
now O
/. O

How O
is O
the O
lawsuit O
viewed O
differently O
as O
a O
legal O
matter O
based O
on O
how O
horrific O
the O
crime O
was O
/? O

Now O
remember O
/. O

this O
is O
not O
a O
lawsuit O
yet O
/. O

it O
's O
a O
tort O
claim O
/. O

But O
when O
it O
shocks O
the O
conscience O
of O
the O
average O
person O
/. O

and O
any O
normal O
human O
being O
would O
be O
shocked O
by O
what O
happened O
here O
and O
how O
easy O
it O
would O
have O
been O
for O
uh O
the O
uh O
responsible O
authorities O
to O
look O
back O
at O
a O
twenty O
five O
year O
history O
of O
this O
devil O
incarnate O
and O
uh O
not O
let O
him O
loose O
/. O

and O
this O
situation O
would O
not O
have O
happened O
/. O

The O
family O
wants O
to O
stop O
this O
for O
the O
future O
/. O

that O
's O
what O
they O
want O
to O
do O
/. O

Is O
there O
a O
danger O
that O
if O
lawsuits O
like O
this O
succeed O
that O
basically O
any O
time O
a O
uh O
public O
official O
uh O
acts O
in O
a O
particular O
way O
or O
does O
n't O
act O
that O
if O
something O
horrible O
happens O
later O
that O
person O
will O
be O
held O
civily O
responsible O
/? O

Well O
in O
this O
type O
of O
case O
especially O
now O
/- O

Remember O
/. O

back O
in O
the O
old O
days O
the O
king O
could O
do O
no O
wrong O
/. O

Well O
in O
this O
case O
the O
king O
did O
wrong O
/. O

and O
through O
their O
neglegence O
uh O
we O
lost O
human O
lives O
/. O

and O
then O
horrendous O
things O
happened O
to O
little O
kids O
/. O

and O
uh O
this O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
case O
that O
's O
an O
exception O
to O
that O
kind O
of O
generalization O
that O
you O
talk O
about O
/. O

and O
you O
think O
it O
's O
fair O
then O
to O
say O
that O
you O
blame O
the O
Minnesota B-GPE
authorities O
for O
everything O
that O
happened O
here O
/? O

We O
blame O
the O
responsible O
hired O
employees O
of O
this O
county O
to O
do O
their O
job O
correctly O
and O
do O
it O
right O
and O
not O
just O
go O
through O
every O
day O
on O
a O
rote O
type O
situation O
/. O

This O
is O
not O
that O
type O
of O
situation O
/. O

There O
's O
got O
to O
be O
some O
accountability O
/. O

and O
there O
's O
got O
to O
be O
accountability O
for O
the O
future O
/. O

And O
when O
you O
say O
accountability O
you O
're O
not O
talking O
about O
/- O

I O
mean O
we O
all O
would O
blame O
Duncan B-GPE
/. O

but O
you O
're O
also O
saying O
that O
the O
county O
in O
Minnesota B-GPE
is O
responsible O
for O
these O
deaths O
/. O

Uh O
in O
a O
legal O
sense O
they O
're O
responsible O
/. O

They O
let O
him O
out O
/. O

This O
guy O
should O
have O
never O
been O
let O
out O
and O
should O
have O
never O
been O
given O
a O
bond O
/. O

and O
had O
they O
done O
their O
job O
right O
back O
there O
and O
had O
uh O
invesigated O
it O
properly O
in O
this O
information O
age O
that O
we O
have O
it O
is O
my O
opinion O
and O
the O
families O
' O
opinion O
this O
would O
have O
not O
happened O
/. O

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we O
want O
to O
stop O
this O
from O
happening O
in O
the O
future O
/. O

Yeah O
well O
look O
I O
think O
uh O
we O
all O
do O
/. O

and O
uh O
you O
know O
uh O
I O
do O
n't O
fault O
you O
for O
giving O
it O
a O
try O
/. O

I O
think O
you O
got O
a O
very O
difficult O
legal O
uh O
challenge O
ahead O
of O
you O
/. O

but O
I O
think O
you O
're O
doing O
it O
for O
the O
right O
reasons O
/. O

Russell B-PERSON
Vancamp I-PERSON
thanks O
very O
much O
for O
taking O
the O
time O
/. O

Thank O
you O
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
do O
n't O
let O
those O
on O
the O
far O
right O
tell O
you O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
litmus O
test O
for O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
nominees O
/. O

Take O
one O
look O
at O
how O
they O
're O
reacting O
to O
Harriet B-PERSON
Miers I-PERSON
/. O

and O
you O
'll O
see O
what O
it O
is O
/. O

Either O
you O
agree O
with O
them O
/. O

or O
you O
're O
out O
/. O

and O
keep O
in O
mind O
when O
it O
came O
to O
Roberts B-PERSON
some O
on O
the O
left O
did O
the O
same O
thing O
/. O

I O
'm O
tired O
of O
it O
/. O

My O
closing O
argument O
/. O

And O
our O
continuing O
series O
Manhunt B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex I-WORK_OF_ART
Offenders I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
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our O
effort O
to O
find O
sex O
offenders O
before O
they O
strike O
/. O

This O
week O
we O
're O
focusing O
on O
California B-GPE
/. O

Authorities O
need O
your O
finding O
Clifford B-PERSON
Willard I-PERSON
convicted O
of O
lewd O
acts O
with O
a O
child O
under O
the O
age O
of O
fourteen O
/. O

He O
's O
fifty O
two O
five O
eight O
one O
fifty O
has O
not O
registered O
with O
the O
authorities O
/. O

If O
you O
got O
any O
information O
on O
his O
whereabouts O
please O
call O
uh O
the O
California O
Department O
of O
Justice B-ORG
nine O
one O
six O
two O
two O
seven O
four O
nine O
seven O
four O
/. O

Back O
in O
a O
minute O
/. O

Closing O
argument O
/. O

It O
's O
time O
to O
blow O
through O
the O
smoke O
screens O
created O
by O
many O
opposed O
to O
Harriet B-PERSON
Miers I-PERSON
' O
nomination O
to O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
/. O

It O
's O
actually O
quite O
easy O
to O
do O
/. O

The O
far O
right O
is O
afraid O
she O
's O
not O
far O
enough O
to O
the O
right O
/. O

and O
they O
want O
proof O
period O
/. O

Do O
n't O
believe O
those O
who O
say O
there O
's O
no O
litmus O
test O
/. O

Of O
course O
there O
is O
/. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
overturn O
Roe B-LAW
v O
Wade B-PERSON
, O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
limit O
the O
rights O
of O
gays O
and O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
allow O
more O
religion O
in O
public O
buildings O
and O
schools O
then O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
you O
on O
the O
court O
period O
/. O

Your O
qualifications O
quote O
end O
quote O
meaningless O
/. O

Now O
apart O
from O
the O
handful O
of O
law O
professors O
and O
legal O
scholars O
almost O
all O
of O
those O
who O
at O
this O
time O
are O
claiming O
she O
's O
not O
qualified O
are O
just O
looking O
for O
an O
excuse O
/. O

I O
assure O
you O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
them O
would O
welcome O
a O
poorly O
qualified O
but O
guaranteed O
hardcore O
conservative O
/. O

The O
far O
right O
is O
only O
resorting O
to O
talk O
about O
her O
judicial O
experience O
and O
qualifications O
because O
they O
want O
someone O
with O
experience O
that O
proves O
she O
'll O
vote O
their O
way O
not O
because O
they O
truly O
are O
concerned O
about O
her O
ability O
to O
uh O
evaluate O
constitutional O
issues O
/. O

It O
's O
almost O
humorous O
to O
hear O
some O
of O
the O
same O
people O
who O
regularly O
mock O
the O
so O
called O
elite O
point O
out O
that O
her O
law O
school O
SMU B-ORG
is O
not O
among O
the O
nation O
's O
most O
respected O
/. O

Now O
some O
on O
the O
left O
engaged O
in O
a O
similar O
type O
of O
dishonest O
attack O
during O
John B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
' O
confirmation O
process O
/. O

They O
could O
n't O
hide O
behind O
the O
cloak O
of O
inadequate O
qualifications O
/. O

After O
all O
the O
Harvard O
law O
grad O
had O
worked O
for O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
repatedly O
argued O
in O
front O
of O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
and O
had O
served O
as O
a O
federal O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
judge O
/. O

So O
instead O
the O
twenty O
two O
senators O
who O
opposed O
Roberts B-PERSON
claimed O
that O
they O
could O
n't O
vote O
for O
him O
because O
they O
did O
n't O
know O
enough O
about O
him O
or O
said O
he O
had O
n't O
answered O
their O
questions O
/. O

The O
reality O
they O
could O
n't O
be O
assured O
he O
would O
not O
vote O
with O
the O
conservative O
justices O
on O
many O
of O
the O
same O
controversial O
issues O
in O
particular O
Roe B-LAW
v O
Wade B-PERSON
/. O

Since O
when O
are O
senators O
entitled O
to O
guarantees O
about O
how O
a O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
justice O
will O
rule O
/? O

The O
Senate O
's O
constitutional O
role O
of O
advise O
and O
consent O
is O
rapidly O
disintegrating O
into O
one O
of O
advocate O
and O
confront O
/. O

I O
'll O
say O
it O
again O
/. O

We O
can O
not O
let O
the O
fringes O
on O
both O
sides O
hijack O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
nomination O
process O
/. O

But O
it O
's O
even O
more O
insulting O
and O
dangerous O
when O
they O
are O
n't O
straight O
with O
us O
about O
what O
they O
're O
saying O
and O
why O
they O
're O
saying O
it O
/. O

Coming O
up O
the O
terror O
alert O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
now O
over O
/. O

Some O
of O
you O
come O
to O
the O
defense O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
officials O
criticized O
for O
going O
public O
about O
questionable O
threats O
/. O

Your O
emails O
next O
/. O

I O
've O
had O
my O
say O
/. O

now O
it O
's O
time O
for O
your O
rebuttal O
/. O

Many O
of O
you O
writing O
in O
about O
the O
terror O
threats O
on O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
subway O
system O
and O
fact O
that O
New B-GPE
york I-GPE
was O
taking O
it O
more O
seriously O
than O
the O
feds O
/. O

Phil B-PERSON
and O
Susan B-PERSON
Kissler I-PERSON
/. O

Let O
me O
get O
this O
straight O
/. O

Homeland O
security O
ie O
FEMA B-ORG
condemned O
the O
mayor O
of O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
/. O

and O
now O
Homeland B-ORG
Security I-ORG
's O
condemning O
the O
Mayor O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
for O
overreacting O
/. O

Jeff B-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON
in O
Socrates B-LOC
New I-LOC
York I-LOC
/. O

The O
source O
for O
this O
latest O
is O
saying O
Jihadists B-NORP
from O
Iraq B-GPE
are O
coming O
to O
NYC B-LOC
for O
an O
attack O
on O
the O
subway O
system O
/. O

If O
this O
is O
true O
does O
n't O
this O
contradict O
that O
we O
are O
now O
safer O
for O
invading O
Iraq B-GPE
rhetoric O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
has O
been O
saying O
for O
a O
long O
time O
now O
/? O

Tabs O
Rush O
/. O

all O
I O
've O
heard O
is O
skepticism O
about O
the O
threat O
/. O

If O
it O
happens O
then O
you O
want O
to O
blame O
Bush B-GPE
for O
not O
acting O
/. O

If O
he O
does O
he O
's O
trying O
to O
walk O
the O
dog O
/. O

I O
believe O
the O
term O
is O
wag O
the O
dog O
/. O

but O
I O
get O
your O
point O
/. O

PJ B-PERSON
Williamson I-PERSON
from O
Tennessee B-GPE
/. O

After O
the O
way O
Homeland B-ORG
Security I-ORG
and O
FEMA B-ORG
performed O
during O
Katrina B-EVENT
do O
we O
really O
trust O
their O
opinion O
/? O

I O
trust O
the O
local O
officials O
much O
more O
than O
the O
Washington B-GPE
jokers O
/. O

Finally O
Sherry B-PERSON
Sharrows I-PERSON
from O
Belleville B-LOC
Illinois I-LOC
/. O

Call O
me O
a O
cynic O
/. O

but O
every O
time O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
get O
into O
trouble O
we O
get O
a O
terror O
alert O
/. O

Coincidence O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
/. O

Your O
emails O
Abrams B-WORK_OF_ART
Report I-WORK_OF_ART
one O
word O
at O
MSNBC O
dot O
com O
/. O

we O
go O
through O
them O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
show O
/. O

We O
've O
got O
an O
update O
on O
our O
first O
ever O
Abrams B-WORK_OF_ART
Report I-WORK_OF_ART
auction O
/. O

My O
press O
passes O
to O
Scott B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
and O
Michael B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
trials O
brought O
in O
a O
total O
of O
four O
thousand O
one O
hundred O
and O
thirty O
eight O
dollars O
/. O

As O
soon O
as O
we O
arrange O
the O
payment O
we O
will O
tell O
you O
about O
who O
the O
winner O
is O
/. O

That O
does O
it O
for O
us O
tonight O
/. O

Coming O
up O
next O
here O
on O
MSNBC B-WORK_OF_ART
First I-WORK_OF_ART
Look I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

If O
they O
decide O
to O
make O
it O
a O
centerpiece O
we O
'll O
know O
it O
when O
we O
see O
it O
/. O

What O
Bush B-GPE
is O
trying O
to O
do O
is O
not O
run O
as O
Tom B-PERSON
Cruise I-PERSON
anymore O
not O
run O
as O
Top O
Gun O
because O
that O
's O
not O
going O
to O
work O
anymore O
/. O

I O
think O
he O
's O
trying O
to O
run O
as O
Jack B-PERSON
Bauer I-PERSON
you O
know O
on O
domestic O
security O
/. O

If O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
nationalized O
on O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
' O
terms O
they O
want O
it O
to O
be O
about O
domestic O
security O
about O
the B-LAW
Patriot I-LAW
Act I-LAW
about O
the O
surveillance O
of O
terrorists O
et O
cetera O
/. O

Is O
n't O
it O
wonderful O
to O
see O
how O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
so O
clear O
cut O
on O
issues O
like O
abortion O
rights O
/? O

We O
're O
for O
them O
/. O

No O
complications O
/. O

Yeah O
right O
right O
/. O

War O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

well O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
/. O

Let O
me O
ask O
you O
about O
two O
thousand O
and O
eight O
/. O

One O
of O
the O
guys O
I"m O
watching O
is O
a O
dark O
horse O
/. O

And O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
he O
would O
have O
passed O
muster O
at O
the O
Memphis B-GPE
meeting O
we O
were O
covering O
because O
he O
was O
so O
culturally O
conservative O
/. O

Is O
the O
guy O
I O
believe O
who O
would O
win O
if O
we O
did O
n't O
have O
political O
parties O
/. O

If O
we O
did O
n't O
have O
a O
Democratic O
party O
and O
we O
did O
n't O
have O
a O
Republican O
party O
, O
if O
we O
just O
had O
a O
big O
boat O
I O
think O
Giuliani B-PERSON
would O
be O
unstoppable O
because O
he O
's O
a O
big O
city O
guy O
you O
know O
/. O

And O
he O
's O
a O
guy O
that O
's O
dealt O
with O
horror O
/. O

And O
he O
's O
tough O
on O
crime O
/. O

And O
he O
's O
smart O
/. O

And O
he O
's O
with O
most O
people O
on O
the O
social O
issues O
/. O

Well O
I O
happen O
to O
think O
that O
the O
way O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
and O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
are O
trying O
to O
redefine O
the O
issue O
which O
is O
about O
domestic O
security O
/- O

They O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
talk O
about O
the O
war O
because O
the O
war O
's O
a O
mess O
/. O

They O
want O
to O
talk O
about O
protecting O
the O
homeland O
/. O

The O
natural O
inheritor O
of O
that O
definition O
of O
the O
presidency O
/- O

The O
Jack B-PERSON
Bauer I-PERSON
/- O

Is O
Winston B-PERSON
Giuliani I-PERSON
Churchill I-PERSON
/. O

the O
Jack B-PERSON
Bauer I-PERSON
figure O
in O
other O
words O
from O
twenty O
four O
is O
Rudy B-PERSON
Giuliani I-PERSON
/. O

Right O
/. O

The O
big O
city O
mayor O
the O
crime O
fighter O
BUT O
pro-choice O
pro-gun O
- O
control O
pro-gay O
- O
rights O
/. O

BUT O
. O
gang O
landlord O
/. O

You O
name O
it O
/. O

Married O
three O
times O
/. O

Yeah O
it O
may O
just O
be O
too O
much O
/. O

Plus O
he O
's O
got O
a O
lot O
of O
business O
interest O
that O
he O
's O
making O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
at O
/. O

And O
there O
's O
some O
people O
who O
think O
he O
's O
doing O
this O
as O
a O
loss O
leader O
/. O

He O
's O
keeping O
his O
name O
in O
circulation O
as O
a O
loss O
leader O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
/. O

I O
think O
he O
's O
waiting O
to O
see O
if O
there O
's O
a O
moment O
/. O

I O
think O
he O
's O
waiting O
to O
see O
whether O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
can O
make O
the O
distance O
/. O

If O
he O
ca O
n't O
he O
's O
going O
in O
/. O

By O
the O
way O
he O
's O
the O
most O
imperfect O
candidate O
by O
that O
accounting O
I O
agree O
and O
also O
the O
most O
perfect O
/. O

What O
a O
wonderful O
combination O
/. O

He O
's O
powerful O
at O
any O
audience O
Republican O
Democrat O
or O
otherwise O
/. O

Biggest O
audiences O
in O
the O
country O
this O
guy O
draws O
/. O

Thank O
you O
Howard B-PERSON
/. O

I O
'm O
scared O
that O
we O
agree O
/. O

Join O
us O
again O
tomorrow O
night O
at O
five O
and O
seven O
eastern O
for O
the O
hardball O
hot O
shot O
/. O

It O
's O
always O
fun O
on O
Friday O
night O
here O
/. O

Right O
now O
it O
's O
time O
for O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Abrams I-WORK_OF_ART
report I-WORK_OF_ART
with O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
bar O
bouncer O
Darryl B-PERSON
Littlejohn I-PERSON
pleads O
not O
guilty O
to O
murdering O
grad O
student O
Imette B-PERSON
St. I-PERSON
Guillen I-PERSON
. O
And O
says O
on O
camera O
the O
authorities O
have O
the O
wrong O
guy O
/. O

The O
program O
about O
justice O
starts O
now O
/. O

Just O
hours O
ago O
this O
man O
was O
arraigned O
for O
the O
brutal O
murder O
of O
graduate O
student O
Imette B-PERSON
St. I-PERSON
Guillen I-PERSON
/. O

Hi O
everyone O
/. O

First O
up O
on O
the O
docket O
bouncer O
Darryl B-PERSON
Littlejohn I-PERSON
pleaded O
not O
guilty O
to O
charges O
he O
murdered O
twenty O
four O
year O
old O
Guillen B-PERSON
/. O

She O
was O
found O
strangled O
and O
wrapped O
in O
tape O
/. O

This O
was O
just O
a O
day O
after O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
spoke O
out O
for O
the O
first O
time O
telling O
WCBS B-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
that O
police O
have O
got O
the O
wrong O
guy O
/. O

Not O
knowing O
this O
woman O
personally O
or O
anything O
you O
know O
from O
the O
little O
bit O
that O
I O
've O
been O
told O
about O
her O
she O
was O
a O
brilliant O
person O
/. O

And O
she O
was O
going O
on O
with O
her O
life O
you O
know O
to O
become O
somebody O
in O
this O
world O
/. O

And O
The O
family O
has O
to O
be O
devastated O
/. O

I O
mean O
I O
'm O
truly O
sorry O
what O
happened O
to O
this O
young O
lady O
/. O

but O
they O
have O
the O
wrong O
person O
/. O

uh O
We O
're O
going O
to O
play O
more O
of O
that O
interview O
/. O

But O
joining O
me O
now O
New B-WORK_OF_ART
York I-WORK_OF_ART
Sun I-WORK_OF_ART
columnist O
David B-PERSON
Golden I-PERSON
who O
was O
at O
the O
arraignment O
today O
/. O

All O
right O
/. O

so O
David B-PERSON
set O
the O
scene O
for O
us O
/. O

Well O
at O
about O
two O
fifteen O
this O
afternoon O
in O
a O
packed O
ceremonial O
courtroom O
in O
Brooklyn O
court O
with O
Imette B-PERSON
's O
sister O
and O
mother O
sitting O
in O
the O
front O
row O
and O
dozens O
of O
reporters O
watching O
Mr. O
Littlejohn O
walked O
in O
/. O

He O
was O
shackled O
/. O

He O
did O
not O
say O
a O
word O
throughout O
the O
entire O
hearing O
/. O

But O
his O
attorney O
entered O
the O
plea O
for O
him O
of O
not O
guilty O
/. O

Three O
charges O
here O
/. O

One O
count O
of O
first O
degree O
murder O
/. O

To O
convict O
on O
that O
a O
jury O
would O
have O
to O
find O
that O
in O
the O
course O
of O
killing O
Imette O
Mr. O
Littlejohn O
committed O
some O
sort O
of O
sex O
crime O
also O
/. O

To O
protect O
themselves O
prosecutors O
have O
added O
two O
second O
degree O
murder O
charges O
that O
do O
not O
require O
a O
sex O
crime O
to O
have O
taken O
place O
/. O

Earlier O
in O
the O
day O
Police O
Commissioner O
Ray O
Kelly O
and O
Brooklyn O
District O
Attorney O
Joe O
Hines O
laid O
out O
some O
of O
the O
evidence O
in O
the O
case O
in O
addition O
Dan B-PERSON
to O
what O
we O
'd O
heard O
before O
Which O
was O
the O
cops O
had O
cell O
phone O
records O
placing O
Mr. O
Littlejohn O
in O
the O
area O
where O
Imette B-PERSON
's O
body O
was O
found O
Witnesses O
saying O
that O
Mr. O
Littlejohn O
left O
the B-ORG
Falls I-ORG
bar I-ORG
with O
Imette B-PERSON
And O
blood O
of O
Mr. O
Littlejohn O
's O
apparently O
on O
the O
ties O
that O
were O
binding O
together O
Imette B-PERSON
's O
hands O
/. O

He O
heard O
two O
new O
pieces O
of O
forensic O
evidence O
today O
/. O

From O
Mr. O
Littlejohn O
's O
diverse O
wardrobe O
apparently O
cops O
say O
they O
found O
hairs O
matching O
two O
of O
his O
jackets O
on O
the O
tape O
that O
was O
wrapping O
Imette B-PERSON
's O
face O
and O
also O
on O
the O
blanket O
that O
was O
wrapping O
her O
body O
/. O

you O
say O
diverse O
wardrobe O
/. O

you O
know O
you O
're O
talking O
about O
some O
weird O
mink O
coats O
and O
stuff O
, O
right O
/? O

There O
's O
like O
some O
sort O
of O
rabbit O
coat O
or O
something O
/? O

There O
was O
a O
rabbit O
coat O
and O
a O
mink O
coat O
/. O

And O
fibers O
from O
those O
coats O
were O
apparently O
found O
on O
both O
the O
tape O
as O
I O
said O
and O
also O
on O
the O
blanket O
that O
her O
body O
was O
found O
in O
/. O

That O
's O
the O
extent O
at O
this O
point O
of O
the O
evidence O
that O
police O
say O
they O
have O
. O
Although O
they O
pointed O
out O
that O
they O
've O
gone O
through O
forensically O
twenty O
percent O
of O
the O
evidence O
that O
they O
have O
collected O
/. O

Still O
waiting O
on O
they O
say O
plenty O
more O
evidence O
that O
's O
undergoing O
tests O
/. O

All O
right O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
ask O
you O
about O
um O
any O
eye O
contact O
interaction O
uh O
between O
the O
family O
members O
and O
Darryl B-PERSON
Littlejohn I-PERSON
in O
a O
moment O
/. O

But O
first O
here O
's O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
sound O
from O
outside O
of O
court O
/. O

First O
we O
've O
got O
Imette B-PERSON
's O
sister O
Alexandra B-PERSON
and O
then O
Kevin B-PERSON
O'Donnell I-PERSON
uh O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
's O
attorney O
/. O

This O
again O
only O
hours O
ago O
/. O

Imette B-PERSON
was O
a O
good O
person O
a O
kind O
person O
/. O

Her O
heart O
was O
full O
of O
love O
a O
love O
she O
willingly O
shared O
with O
friends O
and O
family O
/. O

She O
had O
a O
passion O
for O
life O
and O
a O
thirst O
for O
seeing O
the O
world O
and O
learning O
new O
things O
/. O

With O
Imette B-PERSON
's O
death O
the O
world O
has O
lost O
something O
special O
far O
too O
soon O
/. O

My O
heart O
and O
prayers O
go O
out O
to O
the O
family O
of O
Imette B-PERSON
St. I-PERSON
Guillen I-PERSON
/. O

I O
ca O
n't O
imagine O
what O
they O
're O
going O
through O
/. O

And O
they O
have O
my O
word O
that O
I O
will O
not O
put O
her O
on O
trial O
here O
/. O

I O
will O
treat O
her O
with O
the O
same O
dignity O
that O
she O
lived O
her O
life O
with O
/. O

We O
'll O
see O
about O
that O
/. O

But O
uh O
David B-PERSON
any O
interaction O
between O
the O
the O
families O
and O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
in O
court O
/? O

None O
whatsoever O
/. O

They O
were O
on O
opposite O
sides O
of O
the O
courtroom O
/. O

On O
the O
right O
side O
facing O
in O
at O
the O
defense O
table O
Mr. O
Littlejohn O
sat O
/. O

As O
I O
said O
he O
was O
shackled O
the O
whole O
time O
/. O

he O
stared O
forward O
in O
a O
gray O
jumpsuit O
that O
was O
clearly O
the O
prison O
garb O
he O
was O
issued O
apparently O
/. O

Maybe O
it O
was O
his O
own O
clothes O
/. O

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

He O
just O
sat O
there O
staring O
forward O
/. O

On O
the O
opposite O
side O
of O
the O
courtroom O
sitting O
with O
some O
other O
family O
and O
friends O
in O
the O
front O
row O
Alexandra B-PERSON
St. I-PERSON
Guillen I-PERSON
had O
her O
arm O
around O
her O
mother O
/. O

Her O
mother O
was O
wearing O
those O
sunglasses O
in O
court O
that O
you O
just O
saw O
her O
wearing O
just O
now O
/. O

They O
were O
staring O
straight O
ahead O
as O
well O
/. O

Very O
very O
little O
spoken O
between O
them O
/. O

At O
one O
point O
Ms. O
St. O
Guillen O
the O
while O
the O
judge O
and O
the O
various O
lawyers O
were O
discussing O
future O
court O
dates O
was O
asking O
something O
about O
what O
was O
going O
on O
/. O

All O
right O
all O
right O
/. O

But O
that O
was O
it O
/. O

All O
right O
/. O

uh O
Davidson B-PERSON
stick O
around O
uh O
because O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
get O
to O
our O
panel O
in O
a O
minute O
/. O

You O
'll O
join O
us O
/. O

But O
over O
the O
last O
twenty O
four O
hours O
a O
sort O
of O
war O
of O
words O
has O
erupted O
between O
the O
police O
and O
that O
man O
officially O
charged O
with O
Imette B-PERSON
's O
murder O
/. O

This O
focus O
should O
n't O
really O
be O
on O
me O
/. O

It O
should O
be O
on O
them O
finding O
who O
is O
really O
responsible O
for O
this O
young O
lady O
's O
you O
know O
tragic O
death O
/. O

Imette B-PERSON
's O
hands O
and O
feet O
were O
bound O
and O
her O
mouth O
gagged O
with O
a O
white O
athletic O
sock O
/. O

She O
had O
been O
sexually O
abused O
and O
asphyxiated O
/. O

Plastic O
packing O
tape O
covered O
her O
eyes O
her O
nose O
and O
her O
mouth O
/. O

Imette B-PERSON
was O
last O
seen O
leaving O
the B-ORG
Falls I-ORG
bar I-ORG
with O
Darryl B-PERSON
Littlejohn I-PERSON
/. O

Did O
you O
see O
Imette B-PERSON
St. I-PERSON
Guillen I-PERSON
leave O
the O
bar O
/? O

At O
the O
end O
of O
the O
night O
yes O
/. O

Okay O
um O
/. O

Just O
before O
closing O
/. O

Did O
somebody O
ask O
you O
to O
escort O
her O
out O
/? O

Yes O
it O
was O
close O
to O
closing O
time O
/. O

All O
the O
other O
patrons O
had O
left O
the O
bar O
/. O

and O
I O
was O
asked O
to O
escort O
her O
/. O

Did O
you O
do O
that O
/? O

Yes O
/. O

That O
's O
normal O
/. O

upon O
closing O
time O
the O
stragglers O
or O
whoever O
is O
remaining O
behind O
they O
have O
to O
be O
off O
the O
premises O
by O
four O
AM O
/. O

or O
the O
bar O
gets O
fined O
/. O

So O
yes O
that O
's O
normal O
/. O

When O
police O
were O
questioning O
you O
did O
you O
volunteer O
to O
give O
your O
DNA O
/? O

Yes O
I O
did O
/. O

And O
you O
gave O
it O
/? O

Yes O
/. O

There O
was O
never O
a O
question O
about O
me O
consenting O
to O
give O
my O
DNA O
/. O

When O
they O
first O
approached O
me O
at O
the O
Falls B-PERSON
I O
provided O
them O
with O
my O
real O
name O
my O
real O
address O
social O
security O
number O
birth O
date O
so O
on O
and O
so O
forth O
/. O

A O
DNA O
match O
was O
made O
with O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
's O
blood O
on O
the O
plastic O
ties O
that O
bound O
her O
hands O
/. O

Red O
polyester O
rug O
fibers O
from O
carpeting O
in O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
's O
residence O
along O
with O
brown O
mink O
hair O
from O
a O
jacket O
in O
his O
residence O
and O
blue O
rabbit O
hair O
from O
a O
jacket O
collar O
in O
his O
residence O
were O
consistent O
with O
rug O
fibers O
mink O
and O
rabbit O
hair O
that O
were O
found O
on O
the O
tapes O
used O
on O
Imette B-PERSON
's O
head O
in O
the O
blanket O
in O
which O
her O
body O
was O
found O
and O
in O
the O
Winstar O
van O
used O
by O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
/. O

I O
'm O
a O
likely O
suspect O
because O
I O
have O
a O
criminal O
background O
and O
I O
was O
n't O
supposed O
to O
be O
there O
working O
/. O

A O
cell O
phone O
used O
exclusively O
by O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
had O
been O
in O
close O
proximity O
to O
where O
her O
body O
was O
found O
/. O

His O
phone O
was O
used O
there O
at O
seven O
thirty O
one O
PM O
less O
than O
an O
hour O
before O
the O
body O
was O
reported O
by O
the O
nine O
one O
one O
call O
/. O

Further O
a O
witness O
said O
he O
saw O
a O
van O
that O
matched O
the O
description O
of O
the O
one O
used O
by O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
making O
a O
u-turn O
at O
about O
seven O
thirty O
PM O
at O
the O
place O
Imette B-PERSON
's O
body O
was O
found O
/. O

Finally O
there O
are O
no O
witnesses O
or O
other O
evidence O
to O
support O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
's O
claim O
that O
he O
visited O
his O
mother O
in O
a O
nursing O
home O
on O
the O
day O
Imette O
was O
killed O
/. O

Did O
you O
kill O
Imette B-PERSON
St. I-PERSON
Guillen I-PERSON
/? O

No O
I O
did O
not O
/. O

Another O
problem O
of O
course O
is O
that O
he O
told O
the O
Daily O
News O
reporter O
that O
he O
hardly O
even O
remembered O
Imette B-PERSON
being O
there O
and O
now O
he O
's O
saying O
oh O
yeah O
I O
walked O
her O
out O
/. O

Joining O
us O
now O
former O
prosecutor O
Gail B-PERSON
Abramson I-PERSON
and O
criminal O
defense O
attorney O
uh O
Janna B-PERSON
Spillbore I-PERSON
/. O

All O
right O
so O
Janna B-PERSON
look O
this O
defense O
attorney O
is O
out O
there O
uh O
you O
know O
talking O
a O
big O
game O
Basically O
saying O
I O
've O
got O
a O
solid O
defense O
here O
/. O

uh O
he O
took O
the O
subway O
home O
/. O

he O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
this O
et O
cetera O
/. O

Yeah O
and O
what O
's O
wrong O
with O
that O
/? O

He O
's O
going O
to O
present O
the O
uh O
some O
other O
dude O
defense O
did O
it O
/. O

And O
that O
could O
work O
in O
this O
case O
Dan B-PERSON
because O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
solid O
evidence O
yet O
linking O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
to O
Imette B-PERSON
St. I-PERSON
Guillen I-PERSON
's O
rape O
or O
her O
murder O
/. O

Well O
you O
mean O
you O
're O
ignoring O
all O
the O
evidence O
that O
Ray B-PERSON
Kelly I-PERSON
's O
explaining O
/? O

No O
you O
know O
what O
/. O

because O
that O
evidence O
is O
weak O
at O
best O
/. O

I O
mean O
you O
could O
have O
an O
alternate O
explanation O
for O
all O
of O
that O
/. O

The O
fibers O
transference O
that O
's O
easy O
/. O

I O
mean O
it O
is O
/. O

Oh O
yeah O
/. O

No O
but O
listen O
/. O

if O
the O
theory O
is O
that O
she O
was O
raped O
and O
killed O
why O
is O
n't O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
's O
DNA O
all O
over O
her O
body O
/? O

We O
have O
no O
semen O
/. O

We O
have O
no O
evidence O
of O
rape O
/. O

I O
'm O
sorry O
/. O

have O
you O
not O
been O
involved O
in O
any O
cases O
where O
there O
were O
rapes O
where O
there O
was O
no O
semen O
/? O

eh O
It O
's O
highly O
unlikely O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

Oh O
really O
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

I O
mean O
you O
know O
I O
'm O
not O
actually O
going O
to O
claim O
that O
the O
rapist O
was O
polite O
and O
used O
a O
condom O
/. O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
was O
the O
case O
/. O

Hold O
on O
/. O

I O
/. O

Is O
there O
any O
evidence O
of O
that O
/? O

No O
/. O

So O
uh O
at O
worst O
we O
might O
have O
a O
couple O
of O
people O
involved O
in O
this O
crime O
/. O

But O
we O
have O
no O
evidence O
that O
this O
guy O
raped O
her O
/. O

The O
theory O
is O
rape O
and O
murder O
/. O

All O
right O
I O
know O
/. O
/. O

but O
Gail B-PERSON
this O
is O
what O
defense O
attorneys O
do O
/. O

They O
change O
the O
subject O
/. O

they O
start O
saying O
aha O
prove O
the O
rape O
prove O
the O
rape O
/. O

Exactly O
/. O

And O
they O
're O
/- O

Even O
the O
prosecutors O
are O
suggesting O
well O
you O
know O
what O
/. O

we O
have O
alternate O
theories O
here O
where O
it O
sounds O
like O
they O
're O
not O
even O
a O
hundred O
percent O
certain O
they O
can O
prove O
the O
rape O
/. O

And O
here O
's O
the O
thing O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

Janna B-PERSON
with O
all O
due O
respect O
this O
is O
/- O

We O
're O
talking O
about O
a O
career O
criminal O
who O
knows O
about O
DNA O
who O
knows O
about O
criminal O
evidence O
who O
probably O
has O
been O
tried O
/- O

But O
not O
a O
career O
rapist O
/. O

Well O
rape O
can O
be O
an O
crime O
of O
opportunity O
/. O

And O
there O
has O
been O
many O
many O
many O
career O
criminals O
who O
do O
not O
have O
rape O
on O
their O
rap O
sheet O
until O
they O
have O
an O
opportunity O
to O
rape O
someone O
/. O

He O
could O
have O
used O
a O
condom O
/. O

In O
addition O
Charles B-PERSON
Heinz I-PERSON
the O
district O
attorney O
came O
out O
today O
saying O
that O
they O
're O
only O
twenty O
per O
cent O
through O
analyzing O
the O
physical O
evidence O
/. O

And O
they O
're O
also O
concerned O
/- O

They O
have O
not O
said O
/- O

Wait O
Gail B-PERSON
/. O

they O
were O
also O
concerned O
that O
other O
cases O
which O
they O
think O
that O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
might O
be O
linked O
to O
were O
cases O
where O
the O
rapist O
uh O
forced O
the O
women O
to O
clean O
themselves O
off O
/. O

Absolutely O
/. O

And O
the O
/- O

one O
in O
particular O
/. O

a O
woman O
called O
when O
she O
saw O
his O
picture O
on O
the O
television O
/. O

um O
her O
test O
/- O

Her O
story O
is O
exactly O
that O
/. O

And O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
whether O
he O
's O
a O
rapist O
or O
a O
drug O
dealer O
or O
whatever O
he O
is O
a O
career O
criminal O
/. O

And O
he O
's O
also O
a O
smart O
guy O
/. O

I O
mean O
he O
managed O
to O
you O
know O
while O
he O
was O
on O
parole O
work O
as O
a O
security O
guard O
which O
he O
was O
n't O
supposed O
to O
do O
/. O

Told O
people O
he O
was O
a O
federal O
marshal O
/. O

People O
believed O
him O
/. O

And O
now O
he O
's O
telling O
the O
whole O
world O
that O
he O
did O
n't O
do O
this O
when O
he O
absolutely O
did O
/. O

And O
what O
's O
more O
important O
Dan B-PERSON
is O
that O
he O
's O
charged O
with O
first O
degree O
murder O
/. O

And O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
prove O
rape O
to O
prove O
first O
degree O
murder O
/. O

um O
First O
degree O
murder O
will O
have O
a O
sexual O
assault O
/. O

but O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
prove O
that O
there O
was O
semen O
/. O

You O
know O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
prove O
that O
there O
was O
any O
kind O
of O
mark O
left O
on O
her O
body O
/. O

Not O
according O
to O
this O
indictment O
/. O

I O
mean O
/- O

And O
if O
you O
're O
going O
to O
follow O
this O
indictment O
which O
incidentally O
is O
the O
most O
confusing O
indictment O
I O
've O
ever O
read O
You O
've O
got O
one O
crime O
one O
murder O
/. O

and O
they O
've O
charged O
it O
three O
different O
ways O
/. O

Under O
count O
one O
they O
do O
have O
to O
prove O
that O
there O
was O
a O
sex O
crime O
and O
under O
three O
as O
well O
/. O

What O
I O
mean O
is O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
bring O
forth O
any O
forensic O
evidence O
of O
it O
/. O

All O
right O
All O
right O
/. O

Here O
's O
Kevin O
O'Donnell O
Littlejohn O
's O
attorney O
on O
Rita B-PERSON
's O
show O
uh O
last O
night O
saying O
that O
his O
client O
took O
the O
subway O
home O
that O
night O
/. O

So O
how O
did O
he O
get O
home O
that O
night O
/? O

What O
transportation O
did O
he O
get O
home O
with O
/? O

uh O
He O
took O
the O
subway O
/. O

He O
took O
the O
subway O
/. O

Yes O
/. O

And O
do O
we O
have O
a O
record O
of O
that O
/? O

No O
we O
're O
still O
looking O
into O
that O
/. O

But O
he O
says O
that O
he O
/- O

Did O
he O
go O
with O
anybody O
/? O

No O
he O
went O
home O
alone O
just O
like O
he O
does O
just O
about O
every O
night O
uh O
when O
he O
leaves O
that O
bar O
/- O

All O
right O
but O
I O
've O
only O
got O
a O
little O
time O
left O
/. O

and O
there O
's O
another O
issue O
I O
want O
to O
talk O
about O
/. O

And O
that O
is O
that O
the O
DA O
/- O

There O
's O
been O
a O
lot O
of O
question O
about O
uh O
the O
manager O
of O
the O
bar O
and O
the O
fact O
that O
he O
may O
not O
have O
come O
clean O
about O
what O
he O
knew O
early O
on O
/. O

A O
lot O
of O
people O
saying O
uh O
that O
he O
actually O
misled O
the O
authorities O
and O
that O
could O
lead O
to O
prosecution O
/. O

Well O
it O
seems O
like O
the O
DA O
did O
n't O
seem O
to O
think O
that O
was O
that O
big O
a O
deal O
today O
/. O

Will O
anyone O
be O
investigated O
for O
obstruction O
of O
justice O
/? O

Has O
Danny B-PERSON
Dorian I-PERSON
been O
called O
in O
to O
witness O
yet O
/? O

uh O
The O
investigation O
uh O
is O
certainly O
still O
going O
forward O
/. O

How O
were O
you O
personally O
affected O
by O
the O
fact O
that O
there O
were O
citizens O
of O
this O
city O
some O
of O
them O
relatively O
prominent O
who O
told O
cops O
lies O
and O
misleaded O
this O
investigation O
/? O

Oh O
I O
've O
been O
lied O
to O
before O
/. O

And O
I O
've O
gotten O
over O
it O
/. O

Will O
you O
indict O
him O
though O
/? O
/. O

You O
know O
when O
that O
becomes O
a O
crime O
I O
think O
we O
should O
all O
get O
out O
of O
this O
business O
/. O

but O
the O
problem O
Gail B-PERSON
Abramson I-PERSON
is O
it O
is O
a O
crime O
if O
the O
bar O
manager O
lied O
to O
the O
authorities O
about O
what O
happened O
led O
them O
on O
a O
wild O
goose O
chase O
/. O

um O
You O
're O
allowed O
to O
say O
nothing O
/. O

but O
in O
the O
state O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
you O
're O
not O
allowed O
to O
simply O
tell O
the O
authorities O
something O
that O
's O
not O
true O
and O
send O
them O
going O
elsewhere O
/. O

Exactly O
/. O

and O
he O
's O
going O
to O
argue O
one O
of O
two O
things O
/. O

Number O
one O
he O
's O
going O
to O
argue O
that O
he O
had O
no O
idea O
that O
Darryl B-PERSON
Littlejohn I-PERSON
aka O
B O
as O
he O
is O
known O
at O
the O
bar O
was O
on O
parole O
and O
was O
not O
allowed O
to O
be O
working O
there O
/. O

You O
know O
number O
two O
/- O

So O
he O
's O
going O
to O
argue O
ignorance O
/. O

And O
he O
's O
also O
going O
to O
argue O
that O
um O
you O
know O
he O
felt O
threatened O
or O
something O
like O
that O
. O
And O
that O
he O
uh O
was O
threatened O
by O
someone O
/. O

Remember O
there O
was O
another O
bouncer O
that O
they O
called O
Kwan B-PERSON
that O
never O
showed O
up O
again O
either O
/. O

Right O
/. O

So O
he O
might O
plead O
I O
was O
a O
victim O
in O
this O
case O
and O
/- O

D- O
/. O

Yeah O
But O
David B-PERSON
Golden I-PERSON
that O
's O
going O
to O
be O
a O
hard O
argument O
to O
make O
, O
right O
/? O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
a O
tough O
argument O
in O
part O
because O
the O
original O
story O
that O
the O
bar O
manager O
told O
cops O
was O
that O
he O
'd O
seen O
Imette B-PERSON
leave O
alone O
/. O

And O
then O
how O
would O
you O
just O
suddenly O
remember O
five O
or O
six O
days O
later O
that O
in O
fact O
he O
was O
the O
one O
who O
asked O
Littlejohn B-PERSON
to O
escort O
her O
out O
/? O

One O
other O
thing O
Dan B-PERSON
worth O
I O
think O
pointing O
out O
real O
quickly O
here O
is O
that O
we O
did O
hear O
for O
the O
first O
time O
today O
a O
potential O
alibi O
for O
Mr. O
Littlejohn O
/. O

That O
Ray B-PERSON
Kelly I-PERSON
indicated O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
believe O
he O
went O
to O
visit O
his O
mother O
that O
day O
/. O

But O
cops O
still O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
she O
was O
killed O
/. O

A O
lot O
of O
holes O
still O
in O
this O
case O
/. O

They O
believe O
that O
he O
took O
his O
van O
to O
work O
that O
day O
and O
his O
van O
back O
we O
now O
know O
/. O

So O
a O
lot O
still O
to O
be O
answered O
/. O

All O
right O
/. O

Gail O
Abramstein O
/. O

Well O
we O
have O
an O
eye O
witness O
/- O

I O
got O
to O
wrap O
it O
up O
/. O

Gail B-PERSON
good O
to O
have O
you O
as O
a O
guest O
on O
the O
program O
/. O

uh O
Think O
it O
's O
your O
first O
time O
as O
a O
guest O
/. O

Okay O
/. O

Appreciate O
it O
/. O

Janna B-PERSON
Spillbore I-PERSON
and O
Davidson B-PERSON
Golden I-PERSON
thanks O
a O
lot O
/. O

Thanks O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
the O
mother O
of O
the O
fourteen O
year O
old O
who O
had O
sex O
with O
teacher O
Debra B-PERSON
Lafave I-PERSON
joins O
us O
for O
her O
first O
live O
interview O
/. O

She O
did O
n't O
want O
her O
son O
to O
testify O
/. O

Now O
she O
is O
furious O
at O
the O
judge O
/. O

And O
this O
woman O
back O
home O
with O
her O
family O
/. O

She O
apparently O
went O
missing O
ten O
years O
ago O
when O
she O
was O
fourteen O
/. O

It O
turns O
out O
she O
was O
just O
two O
miles O
from O
her O
father O
's O
home O
the O
entire O
time O
/. O

Your O
emails O
Abrams B-WORK_OF_ART
report I-WORK_OF_ART
at O
MSNBC O
dot O
com O
/. O

Please O
include O
your O
name O
and O
where O
you O
're O
writing O
from O
/. O

I O
respond O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
show O
/. O

My O
passion O
was O
teaching O
/. O

That O
's O
taken O
away O
from O
me O
/. O

I O
've O
lost O
family O
/. O

and O
I O
've O
lost O
friends O
/. O

And O
um O
as O
you O
can O
see O
my O
face O
has O
been O
plastered O
on O
every O
internet O
outlet O
every O
news O
outlet O
/. O

And O
that O
's O
not O
easy O
/. O

It O
's O
not O
easy O
feeling O
the O
guilt O
and O
the O
remorse O
and O
having O
my O
own O
family O
suffer O
from O
my O
actions O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
that O
um O
you O
will O
not O
/? O

Absolutely O
not O
/. O

How O
do O
you O
know O
for O
sure O
/? O

um O
In O
my O
heart O
of O
hearts O
I O
definitely O
know O
/. O

um O
I O
am O
a O
strong O
Christian O
woman O
/. O

and O
I O
believe O
that O
God O
has O
a O
path O
for O
me O
/. O

and O
this O
is O
just O
a O
bump O
in O
the O
road O
/. O

I O
believe O
that O
I O
'm O
going O
through O
therapy O
and O
doing O
everything O
that O
I O
can O
possible O
to O
better O
myself O
for O
the O
community O
and O
society O
/. O

She O
had O
sex O
with O
her O
fourteen O
year O
old O
student O
/. O

and O
all O
Debra B-PERSON
Lafave I-PERSON
got O
was O
three O
years O
of O
house O
arrest O
seven O
years O
probation O
after O
entering O
into O
a O
plea O
deal O
/. O

Now O
remember O
a O
judge O
in O
a O
neighboring O
county O
said O
quote O
that O
plea O
deal O
shocks O
the O
conscience O
of O
the O
court O
/. O

Prosecutors O
in O
that O
county O
dropped O
the O
charges O
/. O

and O
so O
the O
plea O
deal O
uh O
stands O
/. O

Here O
's O
what O
that O
judge O
said O
/. O

The O
victim O
in O
this O
case O
is O
not O
a O
young O
child O
/. O

He O
's O
now O
sixteen O
years O
old O
/. O

The O
effect O
a O
trial O
of O
this O
nature O
might O
have O
on O
young O
children O
less O
than O
twelve O
years O
old O
therefore O
is O
not O
a O
factor O
/. O

Someone O
who O
is O
not O
happy O
with O
this O
opinion O
is O
Sally B-PERSON
who O
is O
the O
young O
boy O
's O
mother O
/. O

She O
joins O
me O
now O
on O
the O
phone O
for O
her O
first O
tv O
interview O
since O
these O
charges O
were O
dropped O
/. O

Thanks O
a O
lot O
for O
coming O
on O
the O
program O
/. O

We O
appreciate O
it O
/. O

You O
're O
welcome O
/. O

All O
right O
so O
the O
judge O
eh O
seemed O
uh O
to O
really O
be O
basically O
saying O
that O
your O
son O
should O
be O
forced O
to O
testify O
/. O

Exactly O
/. O

And O
on O
one O
hand O
he O
basically O
says O
that O
he O
is O
uh O
you O
know O
appalled O
that O
a O
teacher O
would O
do O
this O
to O
a O
child O
/. O

And O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
he O
's O
saying O
that O
because O
you O
know O
he O
's O
not O
under O
twelve O
years O
old O
/. O

nobody O
likes O
to O
testify O
/. O

even O
referred O
to O
police O
officers O
do O
n't O
like O
to O
testify O
/. O

so O
um O
basically O
um O
You O
know O
he O
needed O
to O
do O
this O
/. O

So O
um O
I O
have O
to O
tell O
you O
I O
've O
just O
been O
mostly O
shocked O
that O
the O
judge O
really O
did O
not O
appear O
to O
consider O
my O
son O
um O
at O
all O
through O
this O
/. O

And O
largely O
you O
know O
that O
was O
made O
known O
through O
his O
comments O
and O
his O
order O
that O
he O
issued O
/. O

You O
know O
look O
I O
made O
a O
lot O
of O
comments O
yesterday O
on O
this O
program O
saying O
that O
I O
thought O
that O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
were O
demanding O
that O
she O
be O
prosecuted O
Were O
suggesting O
that O
your O
son O
be O
forced O
to O
testify O
in O
this O
case O
/. O

And O
I O
was O
saying O
that O
the O
same O
people O
who O
are O
usually O
out O
there O
yelling O
and O
screaming O
for O
the O
victims O
we O
've O
got O
to O
protect O
the O
victims O
are O
suddenly O
saying O
oh O
you O
know O
well O
We O
do O
n't O
really O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
the O
victim O
in O
this O
case O
/. O

Exactly O
/. O

and O
there O
was O
no O
one O
that O
wanted O
her O
to O
serve O
prison O
time O
more O
than O
myself O
/. O

And O
uh O
we O
/- O

You O
know O
that O
was O
our O
original O
plea O
agreement O
that O
we O
offered O
to O
them O
um O
/. O

But O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
and O
as O
it O
got O
closer O
to O
the O
trial O
we O
were O
you O
know O
less O
than O
a O
week O
before O
trial O
, O
that O
uh O
the O
court O
tv O
refusing O
to O
um O
/- O

Which O
originally O
they O
had O
said O
they O
would O
do O
a O
delay O
and O
they O
would O
shadow O
my O
face O
and O
the O
family O
members O
as O
well O
as O
my O
son O
/. O

Well O
without O
a O
delay O
My O
son O
's O
name O
would O
have O
ended O
up O
being O
said O
/. O

um O
You O
know O
with O
thirty O
forty O
witnesses O
you O
ca O
n't O
help O
it O
/. O

And O
um O
you O
know O
just O
having O
all O
of O
this O
aired O
live O
and O
being O
debated O
and O
re-debated O
every O
statement O
every O
comment O
/. O

And O
as O
I O
know O
you O
know O
you O
can O
say O
one O
sentence O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
many O
times O
taken O
out O
of O
context O
/. O

So O
um O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
I O
could O
n't O
move O
forward O
with O
that O
uh O
to O
forcing O
her O
to O
prison O
and O
basically O
having O
my O
son O
re-victimized O
/. O

Before O
I O
play O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
sound O
from O
Debra O
today O
and O
and O
get O
your O
response O
to O
it O
You O
know O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
have O
said O
well O
this O
teacher O
is O
so O
attractive O
/. O

Every O
fourteen O
year O
old O
this O
would O
be O
his O
dream O
/. O

What O
's O
your O
reaction O
to O
that O
/? O

How O
is O
your O
son O
reacting O
/? O

um O
eh O
eh O
She O
's O
a O
teacher O
/. O

She O
's O
a O
person O
of O
authority O
/. O

and O
she O
you O
know O
molested O
my O
child O
/. O

It O
's O
unacceptable O
/. O

You O
know O
her O
attractiveness O
or O
lack O
thereof O
in O
my O
opinion O
plays O
no O
part O
in O
this O
/. O

What O
is O
he O
saying O
about O
it O
now O
/? O

He O
does O
n't O
like O
to O
talk O
about O
it O
/. O

um O
To O
be O
honest O
with O
you O
he O
is O
doing O
extremely O
well O
/. O

um O
He O
uh O
just O
has O
a O
wonderful O
circle O
of O
friends O
/. O

you O
know O
he O
's O
an O
honor O
student O
/. O

He O
loves O
to O
play O
sports O
/. O

um O
He O
is O
extremely O
well O
balanced O
/. O

he O
's O
doing O
absolutely O
wonderful O
/. O

And O
my O
goal O
um O
is O
to O
you O
know O
um O
help O
keep O
him O
that O
way O
/. O

Mhm O
/. O

How O
did O
you O
find O
out O
about O
this O
/? O

He O
came O
to O
you O
, O
right O
/? O

No O
he O
did O
n't O
/. O

Actually O
my O
sister O
had O
overheard O
uh O
just O
basic O
/- O

She O
put O
two O
and O
two O
together O
heard O
eh O
different O
comments O
and O
conversations O
. O
And O
then O
all O
of O
a O
sudden O
spotted O
my O
son O
and O
this O
teacher O
in O
Ocala B-LOC
and O
then O
called O
me O
and O
uh O
asked O
if O
I O
knew O
my O
son O
was O
in O
Ocala B-LOC
which O
um O
you O
know O
it O
was O
a O
normal O
summer O
day O
. O
I O
thought O
he O
was O
at O
the O
rec O
center O
which O
is O
a O
place O
that O
he O
's O
always O
been O
/. O

Anyway O
um O
I O
confronted O
him O
/. O

One O
thing O
led O
to O
the O
other O
/. O

and O
it O
all O
came O
out O
/. O

um O
/- O
Here O
's O
Debra B-PERSON
Lafave I-PERSON
on O
Tuesday O
/. O

uh O
I O
know O
that O
you O
were O
not O
entirely O
satisfied O
with O
her O
uh O
public O
statements O
/. O

I O
did O
not O
find O
them O
to O
be O
particularly O
sympathetic O
either O
/. O

But O
here O
's O
a O
little O
bit O
more O
of O
what O
she O
said O
/. O

and O
I O
want O
to O
get O
your O
reaction O
/. O

My O
greatest O
regret O
would O
probably O
be O
um O
the O
fact O
that O
I O
put O
this O
young O
man O
through O
this O
/. O

um O
I O
mean O
the O
media O
has O
totally O
um O
taken O
it O
out O
of O
proportion O
/. O

And O
um O
he O
's O
suffering O
even O
more O
so O
by O
the O
media O
's O
actions O
/. O

He O
is O
a O
young O
man O
/. O

and O
his O
privacy O
has O
been O
violated O
/. O

um O
He O
has O
walked O
outside O
of O
a O
door O
and O
been O
approached O
by O
media O
/. O

uh O
His O
picture O
was O
published O
on O
the O
internet O
/. O

That O
's O
what O
I O
'm O
talking O
about O
/. O

Sally B-PERSON
it O
seems O
that O
your O
son O
now O
has O
a O
great O
defender O
in O
the O
woman O
who O
molested O
him O
/. O

Well O
that O
's O
what O
I O
find O
ironic O
that O
I O
appreciate O
her O
concern O
for O
my O
son O
/. O

But O
instead O
of O
saying O
her O
concern O
because O
of O
what O
she O
did O
to O
him O
um O
instead O
She O
's O
you O
know O
always O
blaming O
someone O
else O
/. O

it O
's O
really O
never O
her O
fault O
from O
what O
I O
've O
seen O
up O
to O
this O
point O
/. O

What O
did O
you O
want O
to O
hear O
from O
her O
/? O

um O
You O
know O
I O
'm O
beyond O
that O
at O
this O
point O
/. O

I O
have O
to O
tell O
you O
that O
uh O
when O
all O
of O
this O
first O
happened O
you O
know O
I O
saw O
this O
young O
teacher O
/. O

She O
is O
not O
my O
son O
's O
student O
/. O

I O
had O
never O
seen O
her O
before O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
who O
we O
were O
talking O
about O
until O
the O
day O
she O
was O
arrested O
/. O

And O
um O
I O
was O
shocked O
/. O

And O
then O
to O
find O
out O
that O
she O
's O
a O
newlywed O
and O
you O
know O
has O
her O
whole O
life O
in O
front O
of O
her O
/. O

And O
why O
in O
the O
world O
would O
someone O
do O
what O
she O
did O
to O
my O
son O
and O
also O
you O
know O
throw O
her O
life O
away O
like O
that O
/? O

But O
I O
expected O
/- O

You O
know O
I O
thought O
/- O

uh O
At O
first O
I O
wanted O
to O
talk O
to O
her O
and O
have O
her O
explain O
to O
me O
why O
/. O

I O
just O
wanted O
to O
understand O
/. O

but O
I O
'm O
beyond O
that O
because O
um O
I O
've O
yet O
to O
see O
any O
remorse O
from O
her O
/. O

So O
she O
might O
not O
be O
capable O
of O
it O
/. O

Yeah O
uh O
She O
seems O
to O
be O
blaming O
this O
all O
on O
her O
uh O
mental O
conditions O
/. O

She O
says O
she O
's O
bipolar O
uh O
et O
cetera O
/. O

but O
/- O

I O
believe O
she O
does O
have O
mental O
illnesses O
um O
/. O

but O
I O
/. O

there O
's O
absolutely O
no O
doubt O
that O
she O
knew O
exactly O
what O
she O
was O
doing O
on O
five O
different O
occasions O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

All O
right O
Sally B-PERSON
good O
luck O
to O
you O
and O
good O
luck O
to O
your O
son O
/. O

Look O
I O
've O
made O
my O
views O
on O
this O
very O
clear O
uh O
that O
uh O
I O
fully O
support O
uh O
you O
and O
your O
decision O
to O
say O
look O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
through O
this O
anymore O
/. O

She O
's O
got O
three O
years O
of O
house O
arrest O
/. O

You O
now O
get O
to O
put O
this O
uh O
behind O
you O
as O
much O
as O
you O
can O
/. O

so O
I O
wish O
you O
all O
the O
best O
of O
luck O
/. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
a O
girl O
went O
missing O
when O
she O
was O
only O
fourteen O
years O
old O
/. O

Now O
she O
reappears O
ten O
years O
later O
living O
only O
miles O
away O
from O
her O
father O
's O
home O
/. O

And O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
a O
man O
faces O
possible O
execution O
for O
converting O
to O
Christianity B-NORP
in O
violation O
of O
Islamic O
law O
/. O

We O
'll O
take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
law O
in O
this O
horrible O
case O
/. O

Our O
continuing O
series O
Manhunt B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex I-WORK_OF_ART
Offenders I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Loose I-WORK_OF_ART
missing O
offenders O
before O
they O
strike O
/. O

Our O
search O
today O
is O
in O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
/. O

Authorities O
are O
searching O
for O
Benny B-PERSON
Whitehorse I-PERSON
/. O

He O
's O
thirty O
eight O
/. O

He O
is O
five O
eleven O
one O
seventy O
two O
convicted O
of O
sexually O
abusing O
a O
minor O
/. O

He O
has O
n't O
registered O
his O
address O
to O
the O
state O
/. O

If O
you O
've O
got O
any O
information O
on O
his O
uh O
whereabouts O
please O
contact O
the O
New O
Mexico O
Department O
of O
Public O
Safety O
five O
oh O
five O
eight O
two O
seven O
nine O
two O
nine O
seven O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

Coming O
up O
an O
amazing O
story O
/. O

A O
fourteen O
year O
old O
girl O
disappears O
a O
decade O
ago O
/. O

This O
week O
she O
shows O
up O
/. O

Turns O
out O
she O
's O
been O
living O
just O
two O
miles O
from O
her O
family O
all O
this O
time O
allegedly O
held O
as O
a O
prisoner O
in O
a O
man O
's O
home O
/. O

Details O
after O
the O
headlines O
/. O

I O
'm O
Alyssa B-PERSON
Rayburger I-PERSON
/. O

and O
here O
's O
what O
's O
happening O
/. O

Authorities O
say O
the O
wife O
and O
three O
young O
daughters O
of O
a O
murdered O
Tennessee B-GPE
minister O
were O
found O
safe O
and O
alone O
on O
a O
Thursday O
night O
in O
Alabama B-GPE
when O
police O
spotted O
their O
van O
/. O

The O
popular O
minister O
was O
found O
shot O
to O
death O
in O
his O
bedroom O
on O
Wednesday O
/. O

and O
his O
family O
was O
missing O
/. O

Police O
now O
say O
the O
wife O
is O
being O
questioned O
as O
a O
possible O
suspect O
/. O

Confessed O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaida I-ORG
conspirator O
Zakary B-PERSON
As I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Mazawi I-PERSON
vowed O
to O
testify O
in O
his O
own O
defense O
at O
his O
death O
penalty O
trial O
whether O
his O
lawyers O
liked O
it O
or O
not O
/. O

He O
announced O
this O
Thursday O
after O
the O
prosecution O
rested O
his O
case O
/. O

And O
US B-GPE
and O
British B-NORP
troops O
stormed O
a O
house O
in O
suburban O
Baghdad B-GPE
and O
freed O
three O
Christian O
peace O
activists O
held O
nearly O
four O
months O
/. O

Officials O
say O
the O
British B-NORP
and O
Canadian B-NORP
hostages O
were O
found O
tied O
together O
but O
unguarded O
/. O

The O
body O
of O
a O
fourth O
colleague O
American O
Tom O
Fox O
was O
found O
dumped O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
two O
weeks O
ago O
/. O

Officials O
say O
a O
suspect O
had O
revealed O
hours O
earlier O
where O
the O
hostages O
were O
being O
held O
/. O

Now O
back O
to O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Abrams I-WORK_OF_ART
report I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

She O
's O
back O
where O
she O
belongs O
/. O

That O
's O
all O
that O
matters O
/. O

I O
'm O
free O
/. O

I O
'm O
free O
/. O

I O
can O
walk O
outside O
the O
door O
anytime O
I O
want O
/. O

I O
can O
walk O
down O
the O
street O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
think O
anybody O
cared O
because O
he O
would O
tell O
me O
your O
case O
is O
dead O
/. O

It O
's O
cold O
/. O

I O
knew O
right O
away O
as O
soon O
as O
I O
seen O
the O
eyes O
/. O

And O
to O
me O
she O
has O
n't O
changed O
/. O

We O
'll O
just O
pick O
up O
right O
where O
we O
left O
off O
/. O

Do O
n't O
leave O
your O
mom O
and O
dad O
/. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
think O
they O
love O
you O
then O
/- O

When O
somebody O
tells O
you O
they O
do O
n't O
love O
you O
say O
yes O
they O
do O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
that O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
think O
they O
did O
/. O

Well O
we O
never O
stopped O
loving O
you O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
that O
/. O

My O
dad O
loves O
me O
/. O

and O
I O
love O
him O
/. O

And O
I O
always O
did O
/. O

Girl O
goes O
missing O
in O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
when O
she O
's O
fourteen O
/. O

Now O
ten O
years O
later O
goes O
into O
a O
local O
deli O
mart O
and O
tells O
the O
owner O
that O
she O
's O
been O
held O
captive O
for O
the O
last O
ten O
years O
. O
Locked O
in O
a O
bedroom O
about O
two O
miles O
from O
her O
childhood O
home O
and O
only O
recently O
allowed O
out O
/. O

Tanya B-PERSON
Kach I-PERSON
who O
had O
been O
going O
by O
the O
name O
Nickie B-PERSON
said O
she O
ran O
away O
from O
home O
in O
eighth O
grade O
when O
she O
fell O
in O
love O
with O
a O
security O
guard O
in O
her O
middle O
school O
more O
than O
twice O
her O
age O
/. O

The O
two O
were O
secretly O
quote O
dating O
/. O

and O
she O
says O
the O
man O
Thomas B-PERSON
Hose I-PERSON
convinced O
her O
that O
she O
should O
come O
live O
with O
him O
at O
his O
house O
/. O

Once O
she O
disappeared O
from O
her O
family O
Kach B-PERSON
says O
Hose B-PERSON
locked O
her O
in O
a O
bedroom O
leaving O
her O
a O
bucket O
to O
use O
for O
a O
toilet O
and O
giving O
her O
peanut O
butter O
sandwiches O
and O
bottled O
water O
/. O

Police O
are O
investigating O
whether O
some O
of O
Hose B-PERSON
's O
family O
members O
may O
have O
lived O
in O
the O
house O
unaware O
of O
what O
was O
going O
on O
/. O

Joining O
me O
now O
is O
Karen B-PERSON
Wells I-PERSON
from O
affiliate O
WPXI B-ORG
who O
interviewed O
Tanya B-PERSON
Kach I-PERSON
and O
her O
father O
yesterday O
and O
James B-PERSON
Eckert I-PERSON
who O
is O
Thomas B-PERSON
Hose I-PERSON
's O
attorney O
/. O

um O
Thanks O
to O
both O
of O
you O
for O
coming O
on O
the O
program O
/. O

I O
appreciate O
it O
/. O

All O
right O
before O
I O
get O
to O
Mr. O
Eckert O
uh O
Karen B-GPE
if O
you O
can O
lay O
out O
the O
story O
for O
us O
a O
little O
bit O
/. O

I O
mean O
you O
spoke O
to O
her O
/. O

You O
spoke O
to O
her O
father O
/. O

um O
You O
know O
she O
's O
saying O
that O
this O
was O
perfectly O
clear O
what O
happened O
that O
she O
goes O
home O
with O
this O
guy O
at O
age O
fourteen O
and O
then O
he O
effectively O
locks O
her O
in O
the O
home O
/. O

That O
's O
what O
she O
says O
/. O

She O
says O
she O
did O
n't O
feel O
like O
she O
was O
loved O
at O
home O
/. O

Her O
parents O
were O
going O
through O
a O
divorce O
/. O

And O
um O
she O
said O
this O
man O
told O
her O
he O
would O
love O
her O
and O
take O
care O
of O
her O
/. O

And O
she O
says O
for O
the O
next O
four O
years O
she O
was O
locked O
in O
a O
bedroom O
/. O

So O
why O
did O
it O
take O
her O
so O
long O
to O
come O
forward O
/? O

Well O
I O
tried O
to O
press O
her O
on O
that O
/. O

and O
she O
said O
that O
um O
she O
feels O
she O
was O
brainwashed O
/. O

um O
She O
felt O
/- O

He O
threatened O
her O
she O
said O
/. O

He O
threatened O
to O
kill O
her O
if O
she O
tried O
to O
leave O
/. O

uh O
He O
said O
her O
case O
was O
a O
cold O
case O
/. O

Nobody O
cared O
about O
her O
anymore O
/. O

um O
So O
she O
just O
felt O
like O
she O
had O
no O
other O
choice O
but O
to O
stay O
there O
/. O

I O
asked O
her O
if O
she O
was O
physically O
or O
sexually O
abused O
/. O

She O
said O
no O
/. O

uh O
She O
said O
he O
did O
take O
care O
of O
her O
/. O

He O
bought O
her O
things O
/. O

um O
If O
you O
look O
at O
the O
video O
of O
her O
you O
know O
she O
has O
her O
nails O
done O
/. O

her O
hair O
's O
done O
/. O

She O
had O
nice O
clothing O
on O
/. O

so O
um O
certainly O
not O
someone O
you O
would O
think O
was O
locked O
in O
a O
bedroom O
for O
ten O
years O
/. O

But O
let O
's O
be O
clear O
about O
something O
/. O

You O
said O
she O
was O
n't O
sexually O
abused O
/. O

But O
she O
does O
say O
she O
had O
sex O
with O
him O
when O
she O
was O
a O
child O
, O
right O
/? O

Yes O
and O
under O
the O
law O
that O
would O
be O
a O
crime O
/. O

Right O
/. O

You O
're O
not O
allowed O
to O
have O
sex O
with O
a O
person O
who O
's O
fourteen O
years O
old O
/. O

um O
When O
she O
says O
sexually O
abused O
I O
guess O
she O
does O
n't O
consider O
it O
rape O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
/. O

Okay O
/. O

uh O
I O
just O
wanted O
to O
be O
clear O
because O
you O
know O
if O
you O
're O
having O
sex O
with O
a O
fourteen O
year O
old O
girl O
you O
know O
uh O
that O
's O
against O
the O
law O
/. O

That O
's O
against O
the O
law O
/. O

uh O
James B-PERSON
Eckert I-PERSON
um O
let O
's O
go O
though O
this O
/. O

uh O
I O
know O
that O
your O
position O
is O
that O
uh O
this O
woman O
was O
not O
forced O
uh O
to O
be O
there O
/. O

Did O
she O
live O
in O
the O
house O
since O
she O
was O
fourteen O
/? O

Dan B-PERSON
you O
know O
as O
well O
as O
I O
do O
/- O

and O
I O
respect O
you O
for O
that O
question O
/. O

But O
I O
'm O
certainly O
not O
going O
to O
go O
into O
facts O
like O
that O
as O
to O
whether O
she O
lived O
there O
or O
she O
did O
n't O
live O
there O
/. O

you O
know O
as O
well O
as O
I O
do O
there O
's O
two O
sides O
to O
every O
story O
/. O

And O
this O
is O
the O
side O
you O
hear O
from O
what O
you O
just O
heard O
and O
her O
/. O

Well O
that O
's O
why O
you O
're O
on O
the O
show O
/. O

and O
I O
appreciate O
that O
/. O

And O
uh O
there O
's O
another O
side O
/. O

And O
the O
side O
is O
that O
we O
have O
a O
man O
who O
has O
never O
been O
involved O
in O
any O
crime O
in O
his O
lifetime O
/. O

He O
's O
almost O
fifty O
/. O

He O
's O
always O
worked O
/. O

His O
entire O
life O
he O
's O
worked O
/. O

He O
worked O
as O
security O
guard O
for O
the O
last O
twelve O
years O
Never O
had O
any O
no O
problems O
whatsoever O
/. O

He O
lives O
with O
his O
mother O
and O
dad O
and O
his O
son O
a O
twenty O
one O
year O
old O
/. O

And O
this O
is O
/- O

did O
/- O

And O
he O
's O
out O
on O
bond O
now O
/. O

or O
he O
will O
be O
out O
on O
bond O
with O
a O
two O
hundred O
dollar O
bond O
/. O

And O
that O
's O
about O
it O
/. O

So O
you O
wo O
n't O
say O
whether O
he O
had O
sex O
with O
her O
when O
she O
was O
fourteen O
/? O

Dan B-PERSON
you O
know O
very O
well O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
say O
he O
had O
sex O
with O
a O
fourteen O
year O
old O
when O
we O
have O
a O
preliminary O
hearing O
coming O
up O
and O
a O
trial O
coming O
up O
/. O

I O
thought O
you O
might O
deny O
it O
/. O

I O
beg O
your O
pardon O
/? O

I O
thought O
you O
might O
deny O
it O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
expect O
you O
to O
say O
he O
did O
/. O

No O
I O
did O
not O
say O
he O
did O
/. O

nor O
will O
I O
say O
he O
even O
had O
sex O
with O
her O
/. O

You O
know O
that O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
that O
/. O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
that O
you O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
talk O
about O
that O
at O
all O
/. O

um O
Will O
you O
say O
anything O
about O
how O
he O
knew O
her O
/? O

No O
uh O
the O
only O
thing O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
is O
that O
it O
would O
appear O
to O
me O
that O
at O
no O
time O
whatsoever O
was O
she O
a O
prisoner O
/. O

If O
she O
had O
been O
a O
prisoner O
in O
any O
way O
shape O
or O
form O
I O
'm O
sure O
the O
Allegheny B-GPE
County I-GPE
police O
would O
have O
charged O
him O
with O
those O
charges O
/. O

He O
has O
never O
been O
charged O
with O
anything O
like O
that O
/. O

The O
only O
charges O
against O
him O
were O
four O
counts O
of O
uh O
sexual O
situations O
/. O

And O
uh O
frankly O
from O
the O
time O
she O
was O
eighteen O
that O
's O
an O
adult O
in O
this O
state O
of O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
she O
could O
have O
walked O
away O
done O
anything O
she O
wanted O
to O
do O
/. O

She O
did O
go O
out O
/. O

She O
did O
/- O

You O
saw O
how O
she O
looked O
/. O

And O
uh O
she O
was O
never O
a O
prisoner O
in O
any O
way O
shape O
or O
form O
/. O

She O
could O
have O
four O
or O
five O
years O
ago O
done O
whatever O
she O
wanted O
to O
do O
/. O

Suddenly O
this O
wonderful O
story O
of O
hers O
comes O
out O
which O
I O
assume O
will O
be O
made O
into O
a O
book O
someday O
/. O

you O
know O
but O
you O
're O
sort O
of O
mocking O
her O
/. O

but O
yet O
if O
he O
was O
having O
sex O
with O
her O
from O
the O
time O
she O
was O
fourteen O
you O
know O
there O
is O
something O
about O
that O
where O
you O
could O
say O
that O
he O
really O
messed O
this O
girl O
up O
/. O

Well O
if O
I O
said O
with O
you O
Dan B-PERSON
that O
he O
did O
have O
sex O
with O
her O
that O
's O
true O
/. O

But O
I O
'm O
not O
saying O
that O
/. O

nor O
would O
I O
say O
that O
/. O

Right O
no O
I O
'm O
not O
/- O

And O
I O
think O
if O
you O
were O
representing O
him O
you O
would O
n't O
be O
saying O
it O
either O
/. O

and O
you O
know O
that O
/. O

Well O
but O
you O
are O
sort O
of O
attacking O
her O
by O
saying O
if O
she O
wanted O
to O
go O
she O
could O
have O
gone O
and O
this O
and O
that O
and O
she O
looked O
/- O

And O
then O
you O
're O
saying O
well O
but O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
comment O
on O
whether O
he O
ruined O
her O
life O
before O
that O
/. O

I O
said O
certainly O
if O
any O
part O
of O
this O
were O
true O
from O
the O
time O
she O
was O
eighteen O
years O
old O
until O
the O
time O
she O
was O
twenty O
four O
/. O

Now O
she O
looks O
very O
mature O
for O
her O
age O
as O
you O
just O
saw O
and O
heard O
/. O

There O
's O
no O
question O
in O
my O
mind O
she O
could O
have O
done O
anything O
she O
wanted O
/. O

As O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
this O
relationship O
she O
suddenly O
has O
with O
her O
father O
/- O

She O
left O
him O
on O
several O
occasions O
and O
ran O
away O
from O
him O
from O
what O
I O
understand O
/. O

She O
was O
fourteen O
/. O

But O
I O
'm O
saying O
she O
ran O
away O
from O
him O
is O
what O
I O
understand O
/. O

Where O
she O
ran O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
/. O

I O
only O
know O
what O
I O
hear O
/. O

Right O
/. O

eh O
Karen B-PERSON
Wells I-PERSON
um O
what O
is O
her O
posi- O
/- O

Is O
she O
basically O
saying O
that O
she O
was O
brainwashed O
/. O

or O
is O
she O
saying O
she O
does O
n't O
know O
/? O

No O
she O
's O
basically O
saying O
she O
was O
brainwashed O
/. O

and O
her O
father O
feels O
she O
was O
as O
well O
/. O

um O
/. O

How O
did O
she O
come O
to O
then O
/? O

But O
how O
did O
she O
come O
to O
uh O
just O
recently O
/? O

Well O
she O
explains O
it O
as O
over O
the O
past O
ten O
months O
she O
had O
some O
more O
freedom O
to O
go O
out O
/. O

She O
started O
going O
out O
/. O

She O
volunteered O
at O
a O
church O
/. O

uh O
She O
was O
wearing O
a O
purple O
ribbon O
/. O

I O
asked O
her O
what O
that O
was O
about O
/. O

She O
said O
it O
was O
for O
Lent O
/. O

So O
she O
was O
out O
and O
about O
in O
the O
public O
/. O

and O
she O
started O
making O
friends O
especially O
a O
man O
at O
um O
a O
deli O
/. O

And O
people O
kept O
questioning O
her O
/. O

How O
come O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
driver O
's O
license O
/? O

How O
come O
you O
did O
n't O
graduate O
from O
high O
school O
/? O

You O
do O
n't O
work O
/. O

You O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
job O
/. O

And O
she O
could O
n't O
really O
come O
up O
with O
the O
right O
answers O
/. O

And O
then O
She O
says O
finally O
she O
broke O
down O
and O
told O
this O
man O
at O
the O
deli O
everything O
because O
she O
just O
did O
n't O
have O
any O
answers O
for O
these O
questions O
anymore O
/. O

And O
she O
felt O
that O
she O
had O
people O
she O
could O
trust O
and O
that O
she O
could O
turn O
to O
/. O

She O
said O
her O
biggest O
fear O
was O
that O
if O
she O
tried O
to O
escape O
or O
if O
she O
told O
people O
they O
would O
n't O
believe O
her O
and O
she O
'd O
be O
out O
on O
the O
street O
/. O

She O
'd O
be O
living O
on O
the O
street O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

And O
she O
did O
n't O
want O
that O
/. O

Well O
no O
question O
/. O

There O
's O
a O
lot O
unanswered O
questions O
here O
/. O

and O
uh O
we O
'll O
follow O
this O
to O
try O
and O
help O
get O
some O
of O
those O
answered O
/. O

Karen B-PERSON
Wells I-PERSON
and O
James B-PERSON
Eckert I-PERSON
thank O
you O
very O
much O
for O
coming O
to O
the O
program O
/. O

Thank O
you O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

Have O
a O
good O
night O
/. O

Appreciate O
it O
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
a O
man O
faces O
a O
death O
sentence O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
after O
he O
admits O
he O
's O
converted O
to O
Christianity B-NORP
/. O

And O
lawyers O
say O
the O
only O
way O
he O
can O
escape O
execution O
under O
Islamic O
law O
is O
to O
be O
declared O
mentally O
incompetent O
/? O

And O
later O
we O
've O
got O
a O
copy O
of O
Vice O
President O
Dick O
Cheney O
's O
must O
- O
haves O
for O
when O
he O
's O
staying O
in O
a O
hotel O
/. O

I O
'll O
compare O
them O
to O
mine O
/. O

Your O
emails O
Abrams B-WORK_OF_ART
report I-WORK_OF_ART
at O
msnbc O
dot O
com O
/. O

Please O
include O
your O
name O
and O
where O
you O
're O
writing O
from O
/. O

I O
respond O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
show O
/. O

This O
next O
story O
may O
make O
you O
wonder O
which O
century O
you O
're O
living O
in O
/. O

An O
Afghan B-NORP
court O
could O
order O
this O
man O
executed O
for O
converting O
to O
Christianity B-NORP
/. O

Abdul B-PERSON
Rahman I-PERSON
says O
he O
became O
a O
Christian O
fifteen O
years O
ago O
and O
was O
living O
in O
Germany B-GPE
before O
going O
back O
to O
Afghanistan B-GPE
in O
two O
thousand O
two O
in O
part O
to O
try O
and O
get O
custody O
of O
his O
two O
daughters O
/. O

Apparently O
he O
was O
arrested O
when O
police O
found O
him O
with O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
Bible O
/. O

President O
Bush O
not O
happy O
about O
this O
/. O

It O
's O
deeply O
troubling O
that O
a O
country O
we O
helped O
liberate O
Would O
hold O
a O
person O
to O
account O
because O
they O
chose O
a O
particular O
religion O
over O
another O
/. O

But O
in O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
capital O
of O
Kabul B-GPE
it O
's O
Islamic O
values O
that O
count O
/. O

And O
under O
some O
interpretations O
of O
Islamic O
law O
apparently O
you O
can O
be O
sentenced O
to O
death O
for O
switching O
religions O
/. O

Now O
the O
government O
is O
hinting O
that O
Rahman B-PERSON
might O
be O
mentally O
ill O
and O
unfit O
to O
stand O
trial O
/. O

But O
this O
Islamic O
cleric O
Abdul B-PERSON
Ruf I-PERSON
is O
n't O
impressed O
/. O

He O
told O
the O
government O
quote O
he O
's O
not O
mad O
/. O

The O
government O
are O
playing O
games O
/. O

The O
people O
will O
not O
be O
fooled O
/. O

This O
is O
humiliating O
for O
Islam B-NORP
/. O

Cut O
off O
his O
head O
/. O

And O
he O
's O
considered O
a O
moderate O
/. O

The O
Taliban B-GPE
jailed O
him O
three O
times O
for O
criticizing O
their O
policies O
/. O

Alex B-PERSON
Thier I-PERSON
is O
Senior O
Rule O
of O
Law O
Advisor O
with O
the O
United O
States O
Institute O
of O
Peace O
from O
two O
thousand O
three O
to O
two O
thousand O
four O
/. O

He O
helped O
uh O
develop O
Afghanistan B-GPE
's O
constitution O
and O
judicial O
system O
/. O

Thanks O
a O
lot O
for O
coming O
on O
the O
program O
/. O

Appreciate O
it O
/. O

My O
pleasure O
/. O

uh O
If O
you O
can O
explain O
this O
to O
us O
/. O

Well O
Dan B-PERSON
there O
's O
really O
two O
things O
at O
play O
/. O

In O
Afghanistan B-GPE
there O
is O
a O
power O
struggle O
going O
on O
between O
those O
who O
want O
to O
bring O
the O
country O
back O
into O
the O
community O
of O
nations O
and O
make O
it O
modern O
and O
democratic O
country O
and O
the O
Islamic O
conservatives O
who O
have O
really O
run O
the O
country O
uh O
for O
the O
last O
decade O
/. O

Even O
before O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
there O
was O
also O
an O
Islamic O
government O
/. O

and O
many O
of O
those O
same O
people O
are O
back O
in O
power O
/. O

And O
Afghanistan B-GPE
really O
represents O
something O
that O
's O
happening O
in O
the O
broader O
Islamic O
world O
which O
is O
a O
tension O
between O
democratic O
values O
on O
one O
hand O
and O
Islamic O
values O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
/. O

I O
mean O
because O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
constitution O
article O
two O
point O
two O
says O
followers O
of O
other O
religions O
are O
free O
to O
exercise O
their O
faith O
and O
perform O
their O
religious O
rights O
within O
the O
limits O
of O
the O
provisions O
of O
law O
/. O

Seems O
pretty O
straightforward O
/. O

That O
's O
right O
/. O

uh O
And O
article O
seven O
of O
the O
constitution O
also O
cites O
the O
universal O
declaration O
of O
human O
rights O
which O
specifically O
says O
that O
people O
should O
have O
freedom O
to O
choose O
their O
own O
religion O
/. O

let O
me O
read O
that O
/. O

The O
state O
shall O
abide O
by O
the O
UN B-GPE
charter O
international O
treaties O
international O
conventions O
that O
Afghanistan B-GPE
has O
signed O
and O
the O
universal O
declaration O
of O
human O
rights O
/. O

That O
's O
exactly O
right O
/. O

But O
there O
are O
contradictions O
within O
this O
constitution O
/. O

Article O
three O
of O
the O
constitution O
says O
that O
no O
law O
shall O
eh O
contradict O
the O
beliefs O
or O
provisions O
of O
Islam B-NORP
/. O

And O
article O
one O
thirty O
of O
the O
constitution O
says O
that O
if O
there O
is O
not O
something O
specific O
in O
Afghan B-NORP
law O
that O
speaks O
to O
a O
certain O
situation O
then O
judges O
should O
use O
their O
interpretation O
of O
Islamic O
law O
/. O

In O
this O
case O
there O
is O
nothing O
in O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
criminal O
code O
which O
actually O
talks O
about O
the O
crime O
of O
apostasy O
or O
changing O
one O
's O
religion O
/. O

Well O
let O
me O
ask O
you O
about O
/- O

I O
mean O
since O
you O
were O
involved O
in O
helping O
them O
create O
their O
constitution O
and O
their O
law O
when O
you O
were O
helping O
them O
do O
that O
did O
you O
foresee O
something O
like O
this O
maybe O
happening O
/? O

We O
absolutely O
did O
/. O

uh O
and O
there O
were O
several O
of O
us O
who O
really O
advised O
strongly O
both O
uh O
to O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
government O
and O
the O
people O
drafting O
the O
constitution O
as O
well O
as O
our O
own O
government O
that O
there O
were O
some O
very O
potentially O
dangerous O
contradictions O
within O
the O
constitution O
/. O

um O
This O
was O
ultimately O
a O
document O
that O
was O
agreed O
upon O
That O
was O
drafted O
by O
the O
Afghans B-NORP
and O
agreed O
upon O
by O
the O
Afghans B-NORP
/. O

And O
in O
the O
final O
negotiations O
they O
actually O
made O
the O
document O
even O
more O
Islamic O
and O
made O
the O
judiciary O
even O
more O
powerful O
um O
than O
what O
the O
original O
draft O
has O
done O
/. O

So O
we O
did O
foresee O
some O
of O
these O
problems O
/. O

here O
's O
the O
president O
talking O
about O
how O
he O
hopes O
to O
deal O
with O
this O
/. O

I O
want O
to O
listen O
to O
this O
and O
then O
ask O
you O
if O
you O
think O
that O
they O
're O
going O
to O
be O
able O
to O
achieve O
this O
/. O

We O
can O
solve O
this O
problem O
by O
working O
closely O
with O
the O
government O
that O
uh O
we O
've O
got O
contacts O
with O
and O
will O
/. O

We O
'll O
deal O
with O
the O
issue O
diplomatically O
and O
remind O
people O
that O
there O
is O
something O
as O
universal O
as O
being O
able O
to O
choose O
religions O
/. O

It O
is O
hard O
to O
believe O
right O
uh O
as O
outsiders O
uh O
that O
this O
is O
a O
country O
that O
uh O
has O
been O
liberated O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
uh O
that O
there O
are O
still O
many O
US B-GPE
troops O
there O
fighting O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
et O
cetera O
and O
somehow O
uh O
we O
now O
have O
to O
negotiate O
the O
right O
of O
citizens O
there O
to O
practice O
Christianity B-NORP
/. O

You O
're O
right O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

it O
's O
a O
travesty O
um O
that O
something O
like O
this O
could O
happen O
anywhere O
in O
the O
world O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
that O
it O
really O
contains O
a O
very O
important O
lesson O
for O
us O
in O
that O
we O
really O
need O
to O
pay O
close O
attention O
not O
to O
just O
broad O
questions O
like O
elections O
but O
specifically O
the O
law O
in O
countries O
like O
this O
/. O

We O
could O
have O
worked O
over O
the O
last O
four O
years O
I O
believe O
much O
harder O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
Afghanistan B-GPE
had O
a O
competent O
non-ideological O
and O
non-political O
judiciary O
/. O

um O
And O
we O
're O
really O
going O
to O
have O
to O
work O
very O
closely O
with O
the O
Afghans B-NORP
in O
the O
future O
to O
help O
them O
improve O
their O
judicial O
system O
/. O

Is O
it O
going O
to O
work O
/? O

I O
mean O
is O
the O
President O
going O
to O
be O
able O
to O
work O
on O
this O
diplomatically O
as O
he O
says O
and O
with O
the O
people O
that O
they O
have O
contacts O
with O
and O
resolve O
this O
/? O

I O
mean O
it O
sounds O
like O
what O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
is O
the O
government O
's O
going O
to O
declare O
this O
guy O
mentally O
ill O
/. O

Well O
I O
think O
that O
the O
government O
is O
really O
looking O
for O
a O
way O
out O
of O
this O
/. O

They O
have O
come O
under O
a O
tremendous O
amount O
of O
pressure O
/. O

and O
obviously O
when O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Rice O
and O
the O
President O
weigh O
in O
uh O
this O
is O
of O
uh O
uh O
extreme O
importance O
at O
the O
highest O
levels O
/. O

And O
so O
I O
have O
little O
doubt O
that O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
government O
will O
find O
some O
way O
to O
wiggle O
out O
of O
this O
either O
by O
declaring O
him O
insane O
or O
perhaps O
quietly O
letting O
him O
slip O
out O
of O
the O
country O
to O
seek O
asylum O
elsewhere O
/. O

All O
right O
/. O

Alex B-PERSON
Thier I-PERSON
thanks O
a O
lot O
for O
coming O
on O
the O
program O
/. O

Appreciate O
it O
/. O

My O
pleasure O
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
I O
thought O
it O
was O
only O
rock O
stars O
who O
have O
particular O
demands O
when O
they O
travel O
/. O

But O
Vice O
President O
Cheney O
/? O

My O
closing O
arguments O
/. O

And O
later O
no O
surprise O
here O
lots O
of O
emails O
on O
the O
Debra B-PERSON
Lafave I-PERSON
case O
and O
whether O
it O
's O
a O
double O
standard O
when O
prosecuting O
female O
teachers O
who O
have O
sex O
with O
young O
boys O
/. O

Our O
continuing O
series O
Manhunt B-WORK_OF_ART
Sex I-WORK_OF_ART
Offenders I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Loose I-WORK_OF_ART
our O
effort O
to O
find O
missing O
offenders O
before O
they O
strike O
/. O

Our O
search O
is O
in O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
/. O

Authorities O
looking O
for O
Jason B-PERSON
Huser I-PERSON
/. O

He O
's O
twenty O
five O
six O
four O
one O
sixty O
five O
Was O
convicted O
of O
sexually O
exploiting O
children O
/. O

He O
has O
not O
registered O
his O
address O
with O
the O
state O
/. O

If O
you O
've O
got O
any O
information O
on O
his O
whereabouts O
please O
contact O
the O
New O
Mexico O
Department O
of O
Public O
Safety O
five O
oh O
five O
eight O
two O
seven O
nine O
two O
nine O
seven O
/. O

My O
closing O
argument O
/. O

I O
'm O
here O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
/. O

When O
I O
travel O
, O
if O
I O
have O
to O
get O
up O
early O
I O
want O
a O
hotel O
close O
to O
the O
airport O
preferably O
a O
nice O
one O
/. O

I O
need O
to O
know O
where O
I O
'm O
going O
when O
I O
get O
here O
/. O

and O
hopefully O
I O
get O
a O
ride O
/. O

When O
I O
hear O
about O
people O
making O
specific O
demands O
what O
has O
to O
be O
in O
a O
hotel O
room O
I O
think O
pampered O
rock O
stars O
who O
only O
eat O
a O
particular O
color O
M O
and O
M O
or O
certain O
divas O
who O
require O
a O
particular O
type O
of O
flower O
in O
their O
suite O
/. O

But O
Vice O
President O
Cheney O
/? O

The O
web O
site O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Smoking I-WORK_OF_ART
Gun I-WORK_OF_ART
obtained O
the O
items O
Cheney B-PERSON
requires O
and O
required O
is O
underlined O
for O
his O
quote O
downtime O
/. O

It O
lists O
what O
must O
be O
in O
his O
hotel O
rooms O
when O
he O
's O
on O
the O
road O
Everything O
from O
the O
type O
of O
bread O
to O
the O
brand O
of O
soda O
/. O

The O
lights O
must O
be O
turned O
on O
/. O

And O
the O
room O
must O
be O
sixty O
eight O
degrees O
/. O

Okay O
fair O
enough O
/. O

But O
I O
wonder O
/. O

someone O
comes O
in O
and O
looks O
at O
the O
thermostat O
to O
check O
and O
then O
goes O
down O
and O
says O
to O
the O
manager O
we O
said O
sixty O
eight O
degrees O
/. O

Then O
he O
wants O
brewed O
decaf O
coffee O
/. O

And O
just O
so O
he O
does O
not O
succomb O
to O
his O
innate O
desire O
to O
watch O
the O
program O
about O
justice O
all O
the O
televisions O
must O
be O
tuned O
to O
the O
home O
team O
Fox B-ORG
News I-ORG
/. O

Horrors O
to O
think O
he O
might O
encounter O
other O
networks O
while O
flipping O
the O
channels O
himself O
on O
his O
way O
over O
/. O

Ca O
n't O
have O
that O
/. O

For O
some O
of O
the O
demands O
it O
's O
a O
bit O
surprising O
they O
even O
had O
to O
ask O
/. O

A O
private O
bathroom O
/. O

Can O
you O
imagine O
/? O

Welcome O
Vice O
President O
Cheney O
/. O

We O
have O
you O
in O
a O
lovely O
room O
today O
/. O

You O
'll O
be O
sharing O
a O
bathroom O
with O
Steve B-PERSON
Robbins I-PERSON
in O
two O
oh O
two O
and O
a O
lovely O
couple O
in O
two O
oh O
three O
/. O

Please O
have O
the B-ORG
Secret I-ORG
Service I-ORG
wait O
outside O
/. O

And O
they O
add O
if O
the O
hotel O
would O
like O
to O
put O
a O
gift O
in O
the O
suite O
let O
the O
advance O
team O
know O
/. O

Might O
want O
to O
let O
the O
IRS O
know O
as O
well O
/. O

It O
's O
got O
me O
thinking O
I O
should O
make O
some O
demands O
of O
my O
own O
/. O

From O
now O
on O
whenever O
I O
travel O
I O
want O
a O
bottle O
of O
wine O
waiting O
not O
just O
any O
wine O
but O
fine O
wine O
/. O

I O
want O
the O
tv O
tuned O
to O
msnbc O
/. O

I O
want O
extra O
pillows O
and O
one O
of O
those O
really O
soft O
beds O
/. O

And O
if O
it O
's O
not O
there O
well O
then O
well O
well O
I O
guess O
I O
'll O
just O
take O
the O
private O
bathroom O
/. O

Coming O
up O
your O
emails O
on O
Debra B-PERSON
Lafave I-PERSON
/. O

Again O
all O
these O
guys O
writing O
in O
oh O
I O
wish O
I O
had O
a O
teacher O
like O
her O
when O
I O
was O
fourteen O
/. O

Stay O
with O
us O
/. O

I O
've O
had O
my O
say O
/. O

Now O
it O
's O
time O
for O
your O
rebuttal O
/. O

A O
lot O
of O
you O
still O
writing O
in O
about O
former O
school O
teacher O
Debra B-PERSON
Lafave I-PERSON
who O
had O
sex O
with O
her O
fourteen O
year O
old O
student O
who O
wo O
n't O
serve O
any O
time O
in O
jail O
/. O

We O
asked O
would O
a O
male O
teacher O
accused O
of O
the O
same O
crimes O
be O
spared O
prison O
time O
/. O

and O
should O
there O
be O
a O
double O
standard O
/? O

from O
Vermont O
Christine O
McGuinness O
/. O

Shallow O
men O
like O
my O
own O
husband O
have O
made O
comments O
regarding O
her O
/. O

You O
know O
the O
ones O
how O
they O
wish O
she O
had O
been O
their O
teacher O
et O
cetera O
how O
hot O
she O
is O
yada O
yada O
/. O

shallow O
/. O

At O
least O
you O
are O
n't O
like O
them O
/. O

Thanks O
for O
that O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
/. O

I O
know O
my O
producers O
are O
probably O
like O
ah O
uh O
/. O

San O
Francisco O
Jonathan O
Rasmussen O
/. O

The O
double O
standard O
is O
not O
between O
male O
and O
female O
but O
between O
real O
rape O
non-consensual O
and O
statutory O
rape O
consensual O
/. O

And O
Christopher B-PERSON
Frank I-PERSON
writes O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
about O
a O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
teacher O
Toni O
Woods O
who O
was O
sentenced O
to O
four O
to O
twenty O
for O
having O
sex O
with O
four O
boys O
under O
the O
age O
of O
sixteen O
/. O

The O
ugly O
female O
teachers O
who O
slept O
with O
her O
students O
get O
four O
to O
twenty O
years O
/. O

The O
pretty O
ones O
get O
home O
confinement O
and O
probation O
/. O

Your O
guests O
were O
talking O
about O
the O
double O
standard O
between O
male O
and O
female O
sex O
offenders O
/. O

They O
should O
be O
focused O
on O
the O
double O
standard O
within O
the O
sexes O
/. O

Well O
Christopher B-PERSON
there O
's O
also O
the O
fact O
that O
there O
were O
four O
victims O
versus O
one O
/. O

Might O
have O
had O
something O
to O
do O
with O
it O
/. O

Abrams B-WORK_OF_ART
report I-WORK_OF_ART
at O
msnbc O
dot O
com O
/. O

Up O
next O
First B-WORK_OF_ART
Look I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Faith O
on O
trial O
/. O

US B-GPE
officials O
step O
up O
pressure O
to O
free O
an O
Afghan B-NORP
man O
condemned O
for O
converting O
to O
Christianity B-NORP
/. O

That O
is O
just O
one O
of O
the O
stories O
we O
are O
/- O

Both O
vehicles O
which O
are O
armored O
can O
house O
up O
to O
twenty O
five O
marines O
/. O

This O
time O
there O
were O
fifteen O
inside O
the O
AAV O
/. O

Fourteen O
died O
/. O

and O
one O
civilian O
translator O
was O
also O
killed O
/. O

Now O
this O
occured O
in O
basically O
the O
same O
area O
where O
six O
marines O
were O
killed O
yesterday O
in O
an O
ambush O
launched O
by O
insurgents O
/. O

The O
six O
marines O
were O
snipers O
located O
on O
a O
roof O
looking O
for O
insurgents O
travelling O
down O
a O
smuggling O
route O
when O
they O
themselves O
were O
surrounded O
and O
killed O
by O
insurgent O
snipers O
/. O

Now O
all O
of O
this O
violence O
has O
been O
located O
in O
an O
area O
known O
as O
the O
Euphrates O
river O
valley O
/. O

This O
is O
the O
main O
smuggling O
route O
for O
insurgents O
from O
the O
Syrian B-NORP
border O
into O
central O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

There O
have O
been O
several O
marine O
operations O
in O
that O
area O
since O
May O
to O
try O
to O
shut O
down O
those O
smuggling O
routes O
/. O

But O
today O
and O
yesterday O
's O
attacks O
show O
that O
the O
insurgents O
are O
still O
very O
resilient O
/. O

Chris B-PERSON
/? O

Thank O
you O
Mike B-PERSON
/. O

Now O
to O
politics O
/. O

An O
Iraq B-GPE
war O
vet O
who O
called O
President O
Bush O
a O
chickenhawk O
and O
worse O
lost O
his O
bid O
to O
become O
a O
US B-GPE
congressman O
from O
Ohio B-GPE
last O
night O
/. O

But O
it O
was O
close O
/. O

and O
because O
it O
was O
in O
a O
heavily O
GOPed O
district O
it O
flashes O
a O
code O
red O
for O
Republicans B-NORP
/. O

Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
correspondent O
David B-PERSON
Shuster I-PERSON
reports O
/. O

Tuesday O
night O
in O
an O
Ohio B-GPE
district O
President O
Bush O
carried O
by O
thirty O
points O
it O
was O
a O
victory O
for O
Rebuplican O
anti-abortion O
advocate O
Jean B-PERSON
Schmidt I-PERSON
/. O

Well O
ladies O
and O
gentlemen O
we O
passed O
the O
test O
/. O

But O
the O
GOP B-NORP
did O
not O
pass O
it O
by O
much O
/. O

Schmidt B-PERSON
won O
by O
only O
four O
percentage O
points O
over O
Democrat O
Paul O
Hackett O
/. O

Hackett B-PERSON
is O
a O
political O
newcomer O
and O
a O
veteran O
of O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
/. O

Knock O
off O
the O
crying O
/. O

There O
's O
nothing O
to O
cry O
about O
here O
/. O

This O
was O
a O
success O
/. O

This O
was O
the O
closest O
any O
Democratic O
congressional O
candidate O
has O
come O
to O
beating O
a O
Republican B-NORP
here O
in O
more O
than O
twenty O
years O
/. O

And O
today O
the B-ORG
Cincinnati I-ORG
Inquirer I-ORG
called O
the O
narrow O
margin O
quote O
nothing O
short O
of O
astounding O
/. O

The O
central O
issue O
was O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Hackett B-PERSON
a O
lawyer O
and O
a O
marine O
reservist O
who O
saw O
combat O
during O
a O
seven O
month O
tour O
bluntly O
bashed O
President O
Bush O
calling O
him O
quote O
a O
chickenhawk O
and O
worse O
quote O
a O
son O
of O
a O
bitch O
/. O

Who O
says O
bring O
it O
on O
is O
a O
cheerleader O
for O
the O
insurgents O
/. O

That O
's O
dangerous O
/. O

Schmidt B-PERSON
a O
state O
lawmaker O
who O
believes O
schools O
should O
display O
the O
ten O
commandments O
urged O
voters O
to O
punish O
Hackett B-PERSON
for O
his O
criticism O
of O
the O
president O
/. O

And O
the O
national O
GOP B-NORP
poured O
in O
half O
a O
million O
dollars O
in O
anti-Hackett O
television O
ads O
/. O

He O
supports O
raising O
social O
security O
taxes O
/. O

The O
effort O
according O
to O
Republicans B-NORP
was O
to O
help O
Schmidt B-PERSON
quote O
bury O
him O
/. O

But O
it O
was O
an O
extremely O
shallow O
grave O
/. O

And O
political O
analysts O
say O
the O
closer O
than O
expected O
outcome O
offers O
several O
lessons O
/. O

First O
of O
all O
voters O
now O
appear O
to O
be O
more O
receptive O
to O
criticism O
of O
the O
administration O
's O
approach O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
skeptical O
of O
blanket O
support O
like O
Schmidt B-PERSON
's O
/. O

We O
know O
that O
we O
're O
on O
the O
right O
track O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

and O
we O
need O
to O
stay O
the O
course O
/. O

One O
analyst O
says O
that O
if O
the O
fourteen O
marines O
from O
Ohio B-GPE
killed O
today O
had O
been O
ambushed O
last O
week O
the O
election O
results O
might O
have O
been O
reversed O
/. O

Secondly O
Schmidt B-PERSON
's O
close O
call O
may O
suggest O
that O
aligning O
with O
the O
administration O
on O
immigration O
and O
social O
security O
is O
precarious O
/. O

And O
finally O
there O
is O
an O
advantage O
to O
campaigning O
as O
a O
political O
outsider O
/. O

I O
'm O
running O
because O
uh O
I O
actually O
want O
to O
go O
to O
Washington B-GPE
and O
fight O
for O
regular O
Americans O
/. O

While O
campaigning O
Hackett B-PERSON
repeatedly O
criticized O
the O
leadership O
of O
the O
Republican O
party O
and O
argued O
that O
power O
brokers O
including O
Tom B-PERSON
DeLay I-PERSON
must O
be O
replaced O
/. O

When O
lawmakers O
come O
back O
in O
September O
though O
it O
is O
a O
Republican B-NORP
who O
will O
be O
joining O
them O
in O
Congress B-ORG
and O
a O
Democrat B-NORP
who O
will O
be O
staying O
home O
/. O

The O
question O
is O
was O
the O
anti-war O
sentiment O
in O
Ohio B-GPE
's O
second O
congressional O
district O
a O
national O
bell O
weather O
signalling O
things O
to O
come O
/? O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Shuster I-PERSON
for O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
in O
Washington B-GPE
/. O

Joining O
me O
now O
is O
the O
winner O
of O
yesterday O
's O
Ohio B-GPE
election O
Republican O
Congresswoman O
- O
elect O
Jean B-PERSON
Schmidt I-PERSON
/. O

Congresswoman O
- O
elect O
thank O
you O
for O
coming O
on O
here O
on O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
right O
away O
/. O

Thank O
you O
so O
much O
/. O

I O
've O
been O
up O
forty O
eight O
hours O
which O
proves O
that O
uh O
I O
still O
have O
the O
stamina O
of O
a O
twenty O
year O
old O
/. O

Well O
you O
'll O
love O
being O
in O
the O
House O
of O
Representatives O
/. O

As O
we O
've O
been O
talking O
I O
worked O
up O
there O
for O
a O
long O
time O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
wonderful O
place O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
very O
/- O

I O
should O
say O
Democratic O
with O
a O
lowercase O
d O
/. O

it O
's O
a O
very O
wonderful O
place O
to O
work O
/. O

Let O
me O
ask O
you O
this O
/. O

What O
did O
you O
make O
of O
your O
opponent O
Paul B-PERSON
Hackett I-PERSON
/? O

Well O
/- O

He O
was O
out O
there O
calling O
the O
president O
phrases O
/. O

I O
've O
never O
heard O
anybody O
call O
the O
President O
a O
son O
of O
a O
bitch O
/. O

That O
's O
quite O
a O
phrase O
/. O

Uh O
he O
called O
him O
a O
chickenhawk O
/. O

uh O
and O
he O
still O
got O
forty O
eight O
percent O
/. O

Well O
well O
he O
did O
that O
with O
the O
national O
media O
eh O
when O
he O
was O
trying O
to O
paint O
himself O
in O
the O
Cincinnati B-GPE
based O
market O
/. O

He O
was O
painting O
himself O
as O
a O
Republican B-NORP
/. O

If O
you O
looked O
at O
his O
ad O
he O
aligned O
himself O
with O
the O
president O
because O
he O
caught O
on O
rather O
quick O
uh O
when O
he O
won O
the O
uh O
primary O
election O
and O
he O
had O
gone O
on O
a O
radio O
station O
and O
said O
uh O
that O
the O
worst O
threat O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
was O
not O
Osama B-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
but O
the O
President O
that O
uh O
people O
did O
n't O
like O
that O
/. O

and O
so O
suddenly O
he O
decided O
to O
cloak O
himself O
as O
a O
supporter O
of O
the O
President O
in O
his O
tv O
ads O
/. O

Let O
me O
ask O
you O
about O
the O
horror O
of O
the O
last O
couple O
of O
days O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

A O
batallion O
based O
in O
Ohio B-GPE
the O
Buckeye O
State O
your O
state O
/- O

Uh O
twenty O
people O
dead O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
this O
war O
is O
going O
to O
end O
up O
in O
a O
sense O
here O
at O
home O
much O
less O
popular O
say O
a O
year O
from O
now O
the O
way O
it O
's O
going O
/? O

Or O
where O
do O
you O
think O
it O
's O
going O
in O
terms O
of O
public O
support O
/? O

Well O
I O
think O
that O
the O
public O
/- O

First O
off O
my O
heartfelt O
condolences O
to O
the O
families O
that O
have O
been O
left O
behind O
/. O

I O
will O
continue O
to O
pray O
for O
them O
because O
I O
ca O
n't O
imagine O
what O
it O
's O
like O
to O
wake O
up O
and O
realize O
that O
your O
loved O
one O
is O
never O
coming O
back O
/. O

But O
uh O
I O
honor O
their O
sacrifice O
that O
these O
men O
and O
women O
have O
made O
because O
uh O
uh O
our O
freedom O
is O
not O
free O
/. O

There O
is O
a O
cost O
to O
it O
/. O

and O
uh O
we O
realized O
that O
when O
we O
woke O
up O
this O
morning O
/. O

Having O
said O
that O
uh O
the O
people O
really O
want O
us O
to O
stay O
the O
course O
and O
finish O
the O
job O
/. O

Uh O
we O
've O
planted O
the O
seeds O
of O
democracy O
/. O

and O
uh O
it O
would O
be O
irresponsible O
for O
us O
to O
leave O
now O
/. O

The O
insurgents O
are O
trying O
to O
do O
this O
to O
whip O
the O
public O
sentiment O
into O
a O
frenzy O
uh O
to O
leave O
when O
it O
's O
too O
soon O
so O
that O
they O
can O
once O
again O
take O
over O
uh O
that O
country O
/. O

Uh O
we O
're O
on O
the O
right O
track O
/. O

We O
're O
on O
the O
right O
course O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
the O
finish O
line O
is O
in O
sight O
/. O

We O
just O
have O
to O
stay O
the O
course O
/. O

President O
Bush O
won O
your O
congressional O
district O
by O
a O
wide O
margin O
something O
like O
two O
to O
one O
/. O

Could O
he O
do O
that O
today O
/? O

I O
think O
he O
still O
could O
/. O

If O
you O
look O
at O
the O
way O
my O
opponent O
uh O
painted O
himself O
in O
this O
election O
with O
his O
literature O
and O
his O
tv O
and O
radio O
commercials O
he O
wrapped O
himself O
around O
the O
President O
/. O

The O
public O
in O
this O
very O
short O
election O
cycle O
was O
rather O
confused O
as O
to O
who O
the O
real O
Republican B-NORP
was O
/. O

And O
once O
the O
mask O
was O
taken O
off O
uh O
and O
they O
realized O
that O
he O
was O
different O
uh O
then O
they O
uh O
were O
more O
solid O
in O
my O
camp O
/. O

But O
uh O
with O
any O
short O
election O
and O
a O
very O
special O
election O
cycle O
I O
caution O
anybody O
to O
use O
this O
as O
a O
bell O
weather O
uh O
for O
uh O
where O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
party I-ORG
is O
going O
in O
Ohio B-GPE
because O
uh O
very O
unique O
elections O
make O
outcomes O
uh O
very O
very O
different O
/. O

Let O
's O
take O
a O
look O
at O
something O
you O
said O
here O
on O
this O
program O
last O
week O
and O
see O
if O
you O
still O
think O
this O
way O
right O
now O
/. O

They O
're O
not O
solely O
focused O
on O
this O
war O
/. O

Maybe O
the O
national O
media O
is O
/. O

but O
the O
people O
right O
here O
in O
southern O
Ohio B-GPE
are O
talking O
about O
issues O
that O
affect O
them O
/. O

They O
're O
talking O
about O
having O
tax O
cuts O
that O
are O
permanent O
because O
they O
want O
to O
spend O
their O
own O
money O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
government O
to O
/. O

Issues O
that O
affect O
them O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
that O
the O
loss O
uh O
of O
the O
twenty O
uh O
guys O
over O
there O
servicemen O
fighting O
for O
their O
country O
over O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
for O
their O
Ohio B-GPE
based O
unit O
is O
going O
to O
bring O
this O
war O
home O
to O
people O
/? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
going O
to O
bring O
the O
war O
home O
anymore O
differently O
than O
the O
button O
that O
I O
wear O
on O
my O
uh O
lapel O
/. O

And O
that O
's O
for O
Matt O
Moppin O
the O
only O
missing O
soldier O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Uh O
the O
people O
in O
Ohio B-GPE
are O
very O
smart O
/. O

They O
understand O
the O
sacrifices O
these O
men O
and O
women O
are O
making O
on O
our O
behalf O
/. O

But O
they O
also O
want O
to O
talk O
about O
other O
issues O
issues O
like O
taxes O
and O
tax O
reform O
like O
a O
strong O
energy O
policy O
/. O

Uh O
they O
want O
to O
talk O
about O
national O
issues O
including O
Iraq B-GPE
but O
also O
border O
patrol O
and O
border O
security O
/. O

And O
yesterday O
as O
I O
stood O
outside O
the O
polls O
for O
thirteen O
hours O
uh O
I O
never O
heard O
people O
talking O
about O
the O
war O
/. O

They O
talked O
about O
issues O
that O
were O
uh O
more O
important O
and O
more O
local O
to O
them O
/. O

Okay O
/. O

What O
's O
your O
number O
one O
thing O
you O
'd O
like O
to O
get O
done O
in O
the O
next O
year O
or O
so O
/? O

My O
number O
one O
thing O
is O
to O
address O
the O
needs O
of O
the O
beautiful O
second O
congressional O
district O
/. O

It O
's O
very O
diverse O
/. O

There O
are O
very O
many O
needs O
/. O

Uh O
I O
want O
to O
follow O
Rob B-PERSON
Portman I-PERSON
's O
style O
of O
uh O
continued O
leadership O
/. O

uh O
and O
uh O
I O
'm O
to O
do O
that O
and O
uh O
answer O
and O
address O
their O
needs O
in O
the O
same O
manner O
that O
Rob B-PERSON
Portman I-PERSON
did O
/. O

But O
what O
's O
the O
one O
specific O
thing O
you O
'd O
like O
to O
do O
the O
one O
bill O
you O
'd O
like O
to O
pass O
the O
only O
policy O
you O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
enacted O
/? O

There O
are O
two O
/. O

Uh O
actually O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
address O
sexual O
predators O
in O
a O
much O
better O
fashion O
/. O

I O
'd O
also O
like O
to O
address O
uh O
eminent O
domain O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
there O
are O
bills O
already O
in O
place O
for O
that O
/. O

and O
I O
'd O
be O
proud O
to O
sign O
on O
and O
sponsor O
those O
bills O
/. O

Okay O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
Jean B-PERSON
Schmidt I-PERSON
/. O

Congratulations O
to O
a O
member O
of O
the O
United O
States O
House O
of O
Representatives O
as O
soon O
as O
she O
's O
sworn O
in O
/. O

When O
we O
come O
back O
what O
does O
the O
narrow O
Republican O
victory O
in O
Ohio B-GPE
mean O
for O
the O
President O
/? O

And O
what O
does O
it O
say O
about O
the O
public O
support O
for O
the O
war O
right O
now O
/? O

And O
later O
the O
congressional O
committee O
where O
baseball O
star O
Raphael B-PERSON
Romero I-PERSON
testified O
he O
was O
steroid O
free O
/. O

We O
'll O
investigate O
his O
positive O
steroid O
test O
/. O

You O
're O
watching O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
at O
msnbc O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

More O
on O
that O
congressional O
race O
in O
Ohio B-GPE
and O
what O
it O
means O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
country O
/. O

We O
're O
joined O
right O
now O
by O
Ohio B-GPE
Democratic O
congressman O
Sherrod B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
and O
Ohio B-GPE
's O
Republican O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Ken O
Blackwell O
who O
's O
also O
a O
candidate O
for O
governor O
who O
is O
in O
fact O
a O
candidate O
for O
governor O
/. O

Uh O
Mr. O
Secretary O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
Ken B-PERSON
for O
coming O
on O
the O
show O
/. O

You O
're O
running O
for O
governor O
/. O

Are O
you O
worried O
that O
this O
uh O
strongly O
Republican O
district O
uh O
barely O
came O
through O
for O
the O
Republican O
candidate O
against O
an O
anti-war O
Democrat B-NORP
/? O

you O
know O
I O
think O
it O
was O
a O
wake O
- O
up O
call O
particularly O
for O
those O
Republicans B-NORP
that O
campaign O
like O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
and O
then O
govern O
like O
Mike B-PERSON
Dukakis I-PERSON
/. O

Uh O
what O
the O
base O
is O
saying O
is O
that O
we O
expect O
you O
to O
get O
up O
every O
morning O
and O
be O
who O
you O
say O
you O
are O
and O
do O
what O
you O
say O
you O
're O
going O
to O
do O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
that O
is O
a O
wake O
- O
up O
call O
/. O

And O
if O
the O
Republican O
party O
uh O
grasps O
that O
then O
we O
will O
go O
about O
the O
business O
of O
reestablishing O
the O
line O
of O
distinction O
between O
Republicans O
and O
Democrats O
particularly O
on O
fiscal O
matters O
because O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
do O
n't O
represent O
change O
/. O

they O
're O
not O
saying O
they O
want O
to O
cut O
taxes O
and O
grow O
out O
our O
economy O
and O
create O
jobs O
/. O

They O
're O
not O
saying O
they O
want O
a O
right O
- O
sized O
government O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
we O
check O
runaway O
state O
government O
spending O
and O
put O
more O
emphasis O
on O
the O
private O
sector O
/. O

So O
they O
do O
n't O
represent O
any O
change O
but O
the O
change O
of O
being O
from O
the O
outside O
to O
the O
inside O
/. O

And O
so O
Republicans B-NORP
that O
are O
going O
to O
be O
successful O
next O
year O
are O
Republicans B-NORP
that O
show O
a O
real O
distinction O
between O
the O
status O
quo O
and O
getting O
our O
economy O
moving O
again O
by O
cutting O
taxes O
and O
right O
- O
sizing O
government O
/. O

Okay O
let O
's O
go O
to O
Sherrod B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
/. O

Thank O
you O
congressman O
/. O

uh O
I O
think O
the O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
of O
your O
state O
seems O
like O
he O
's O
trashing O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
who O
's O
running O
a O
half O
trillion O
dollar O
deficit O
for O
not O
being O
a O
real O
conservative O
/. O

Yeah O
I O
look O
at O
who O
conservatives O
really O
are O
/. O

what O
I O
always O
learned O
was O
that O
they O
wanted O
smaller O
government O
uh O
not O
no O
national O
debt O
and O
they O
wanted O
to O
stay O
out O
of O
foreign O
entanglements O
/. O

and O
we O
're O
seeing O
exactly O
the O
opposite O
/. O

But O
what O
happened O
in O
southwest O
Ohio O
Secretary O
Blackwell O
's O
right O
/. O

it O
's O
a O
wake O
- O
up O
call O
with O
a O
message O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
Mike B-PERSON
Dukakis I-PERSON
has O
to O
do O
with O
it O
/. O

But O
the O
message O
clearly O
is O
that O
the O
ethical O
problems O
in O
Columbus B-GPE
the O
ties O
of O
this O
candidate O
that O
barely O
squeaked O
through O
this O
election O
when O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
carried O
that O
district O
two O
to O
one O
and O
the O
former O
congressman O
carried O
it O
almost O
three O
to O
one O
the O
ties O
she O
had O
to O
Secretary O
Blackwell O
to O
Governor O
Taft O
to O
President O
Bush O
/- O

President O
Bush O
made O
rowboat O
calls O
in O
to O
every O
Republican O
voter O
in O
that O
district O
/. O

and O
she O
barely O
won O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
's O
the O
message O
that O
/- O

What O
does O
that O
mean O
in O
Ohio B-GPE
/? O

I O
would O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
on O
the O
ballot O
next O
year O
running O
for O
governor O
if O
I O
were O
Ken B-PERSON
Blackwell O
or O
anyone O
else O
/. O

Did O
you O
associate O
uh O
/- O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
/- O

not O
much O
internationally O
/. O

Congressman O
do O
you O
associate O
with O
the O
remarks O
of O
uh O
Paul B-PERSON
Hackett I-PERSON
the O
fellow O
who O
lost O
the O
race O
last O
night O
who O
used O
terms O
like O
son O
of O
a O
bitch O
and O
chicken O
hawk O
/? O

Do O
you O
think O
those O
are O
appropriate O
terms O
to O
refer O
to O
the O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
with O
/? O

Well O
I O
think O
that O
uh O
Mr. O
Hackett O
/- O

Considering O
he O
was O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
he O
did O
n't O
think O
the O
war O
was O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
begin O
with O
/. O

He O
stood O
with O
his O
commander O
in O
chief O
/. O

He O
has O
heard O
the O
President O
and O
the O
Vice O
President O
accuse O
uh O
people O
who O
disagree O
with O
his O
war O
policy O
like O
Paul B-PERSON
Hackett I-PERSON
/. O

has O
accused O
them O
of O
not O
being O
patriotic O
/. O

I O
think O
whatever O
Mr. O
Hackett O
said O
was O
understandable O
/. O

But O
the O
issue O
is O
that O
Paul B-PERSON
Hackett I-PERSON
ran O
incredibly O
well O
when O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
put O
his O
name O
on O
the O
line O
and O
Bob B-PERSON
Taft I-PERSON
put O
his O
name O
on O
the O
line O
in O
that O
district O
/. O

And O
that O
tells O
you O
then O
the O
problems O
that O
both O
the O
national O
and O
state O
Republicans B-NORP
have O
/. O

Okay O
let O
me O
go O
to O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Ken O
Blackwell O
/. O

Mr. O
Secretary O
are O
you O
happy O
as O
a O
candidate O
for O
governor O
of O
Ohio B-GPE
with O
the O
way O
this O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
been O
fought O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/? O

Are O
you O
happy O
with O
the O
progress O
and O
prosecution O
of O
this O
war O
/? O

First O
Chris B-PERSON
let O
me O
say O
that O
my O
heart O
aches O
for O
the O
twenty O
families O
that O
lost O
loved O
ones O
in O
the O
last O
forty O
eight O
hours O
/. O

Uh O
Marines B-NORP
are O
from O
the O
state O
of O
Ohio B-GPE
/. O

Uh O
what O
I O
am O
for O
is O
firm O
resolution O
and O
a O
strategy O
that O
will O
lead O
us O
to O
victory O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
President O
, O
I O
think O
the O
Secretary O
of O
Defense B-ORG
and O
all O
others O
who O
are O
responsible O
for O
offering O
that O
sort O
of O
leadership O
in O
this O
country O
have O
those O
same O
objectives O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
to O
try O
to O
undercut O
that O
resolve O
and O
to O
second O
- O
guess O
the O
Commander O
in O
Chief O
is O
a O
mistake O
/. O

Let O
me O
just O
say O
to O
you O
Chris B-PERSON
that O
what O
I O
said O
was O
that O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
and O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
cut O
taxes O
and O
they O
started O
to O
restrain O
state O
government O
spending O
/. O

What O
has O
happened O
in O
the O
state O
of O
Ohio B-GPE
is O
that O
Bob B-PERSON
Taft I-PERSON
has O
increased O
spending O
and O
he O
has O
in O
fact O
raised O
taxes O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
that O
anybody O
that O
runs O
on O
a O
tax O
raising O
runaway O
spending O
platform O
is O
going O
to O
lose O
because O
they O
're O
going O
to O
undercut O
our O
base O
/. O

And O
let O
me O
say O
to O
the O
congressman O
that O
the B-ORG
Oversight I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
Bureau O
of O
Worker O
's O
Comp O
where O
all O
the O
scandal O
is O
taking O
place O
has O
five O
members O
/. O

Two O
of O
those O
members O
are O
Democrats B-NORP
/. O

two O
are O
Republicans B-NORP
/. O

and O
one O
is O
an O
independent O
/. O

You O
know O
who O
one O
of O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
is O
/? O

It O
is O
Bill B-PERSON
Berger I-PERSON
who O
excuse O
me O
is O
the O
president O
of O
the O
Ohio B-GPE
uh O
AFL B-ORG
- I-ORG
CIO I-ORG
/. O

He O
is O
a O
member O
of O
the O
DNC O
/. O

He O
is O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Ohio I-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
/. O

This O
is O
a O
bipartisan O
scandal O
that O
's O
going O
to O
take O
responsible O
and O
bipartisan O
leadership O
to O
get O
involved O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
the O
first O
step O
to O
getting O
towards O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
scandal O
in O
Columbus B-GPE
is O
to O
have O
guys O
like O
Bill B-PERSON
Berger I-PERSON
resign O
/. O

Okay O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
/. O

Ken O
Blackwell O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
of O
Ohio B-GPE
and O
US B-GPE
congressman O
Sherrod B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
of O
Ohio B-GPE
/. O

When O
we O
come O
back O
for O
the O
Washington O
Post O
Mike O
Gowan O
will O
be O
here O
to O
tell O
us O
about O
his O
visit O
to O
Gitmo B-FAC
/. O

He O
's O
just O
been O
to O
Guantanamo B-FAC
/. O

He O
's O
going O
to O
tell O
us O
what O
it O
smells O
like O
down O
there O
/. O

And O
later O
in O
the O
program O
former O
slugger O
Jose B-PERSON
Conseco I-PERSON
speaks O
up O
about O
steroids O
and O
baseball O
/. O

This O
is O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
only O
at O
msnbc O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

With O
several O
Republican B-NORP
senators O
pushing O
to O
regulate O
the O
military O
's O
treatment O
of O
detainees O
the O
Pentagon O
has O
launched O
a O
major O
PR O
offensive O
and O
is O
inviting O
US B-GPE
congressmen O
to O
spend O
a O
day O
touring O
the O
detention O
facility O
at O
Guantanamo B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
/. O

Washington B-ORG
Post I-ORG
reporter O
Mike B-PERSON
Gowan I-PERSON
visited O
Gitmo B-FAC
with O
a O
congressional O
delegation O
this O
Monday O
and O
is O
writing O
about O
the O
experience O
for O
tomorrow O
's O
paper O
/. O

Mike B-PERSON
I O
want O
you O
to O
give O
me O
the O
kind O
of O
report O
you O
give O
to O
your O
mother O
your O
friends O
/. O

I O
want O
the O
richness O
the O
smell O
the O
color O
the O
whole O
thing O
/. O

What O
is O
it O
like O
down O
in O
Guantanamo B-FAC
for O
our O
guys O
watching O
those O
prisoners O
and O
interrogating O
them O
/? O

What O
's O
it O
like O
for O
the O
prisoners O
/? O

Well O
for O
the O
prisoners O
uh O
I O
ca O
n't O
really O
tell O
you O
/. O

We O
saw O
a O
very O
sanitized O
version O
of O
it O
/. O

Um O
I O
went O
down O
with O
five O
lawmakers O
/. O

They O
spent O
six O
hours O
on O
the O
ground O
at O
Gitmo B-FAC
/. O

And O
then O
we O
saw O
the O
lawmakers O
from O
a O
distance O
/. O

Uh O
eh O
we O
/- O

That O
's O
inappropriate O
maybe O
/. O

They O
saw O
the O
prisoners O
from O
a O
distance O
/. O

Uh O
uh O
one O
of O
the O
things O
that O
they O
got O
to O
do O
was O
uh O
they O
visited O
an O
exercise O
cage O
with O
a O
concrete O
floor O
chain O
link O
uh O
walls O
and O
ceilings O
/. O

Through O
the O
distance O
you O
could O
see O
like O
one O
uh O
detainee O
as O
they O
call O
it O
/. O

There O
was O
a O
soccer O
ball O
there O
/. O

Uh O
they O
sort O
of O
get O
um O
uh O
a O
feel O
for O
what O
uh O
recreation O
's O
like O
/. O

Now O
we O
're O
told O
that O
they O
do O
that O
for O
an O
hour O
everyday O
/. O

Uh O
we O
come O
back O
/. O

we O
ask O
the O
defense O
lawyers O
/. O

They O
say O
yes O
but O
that O
hour O
comes O
at O
night O
uh O
when O
it O
's O
dark O
and O
they O
ca O
n't O
see O
uh O
anything O
/. O

But O
as O
you O
suggested O
there O
's O
a O
bunch O
of O
these O
tours O
/. O

There O
have O
been O
more O
than O
fifty O
in O
the O
last O
three O
months O
more O
than O
thirty O
in O
the O
last O
months O
/. O

Uh O
that O
's O
such O
a O
regular O
thing O
down O
there O
now O
that O
we O
went O
into O
the O
maximum O
security O
unit O
and O
one O
of O
the O
doors O
was O
open O
/. O

And O
I O
'm O
like O
why O
's O
the O
door O
open O
/? O

And O
you O
walk O
up O
to O
it O
/. O

and O
there O
's O
a O
sign O
on O
it O
that O
says O
tour O
cell O
/. O
/. O

So O
they O
're O
used O
to O
uh O
having O
people O
come O
through O
/. O

You O
go O
into O
a O
sample O
cell O
where O
they O
have O
the O
prisoners O
' O
uh O
basic O
items O
comfort O
items O
laid O
out O
/. O

and O
hanging O
off O
the O
wall O
there O
's O
a O
book O
/. O

and O
it O
says O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Holy I-WORK_OF_ART
Koran I-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

So O
the O
idea O
is O
to O
show O
uh O
lawmakers O
the O
better O
part O
of O
what O
's O
happening O
there O
/. O

Each O
of O
the O
guides O
pointed O
out O
to O
us O
the O
black O
uh O
arrows O
that O
you O
see O
everywhere O
are O
showing O
where O
Mecca B-GPE
is O
/. O

They O
point O
out O
to O
us O
that O
five O
times O
a O
day O
uh O
the O
pipe O
call O
to O
prayer O
is O
piped O
in O
/. O

They O
're O
free O
to O
join O
no O
matter O
what O
else O
uh O
they O
're O
doing O
/. O

what O
did O
you O
want O
to O
see O
that O
you O
could O
n't O
Mike B-PERSON
/? O

Well O
I O
would O
have O
liked O
to O
have O
seen O
a O
detainee O
as O
they O
're O
called O
/. O

Um O
uh O
we O
did O
n't O
talk O
to O
any O
detainees O
/. O

The O
uh O
congressmen O
uh O
who O
had O
security O
clearances O
did O
see O
a O
brief O
uh O
interrogation O
/. O

and O
uh O
the O
military O
said O
it O
was O
authentic O
/. O

Uh O
basically O
it O
was O
an O
inmate O
who O
was O
arguing O
that O
he O
wanted O
to O
uh O
get O
back O
/- O

He O
fought O
or O
something O
/. O

He O
'd O
been O
moved O
into O
one O
of O
the O
stiffer O
uh O
areas O
/. O

and O
he O
was O
arguing O
to O
get O
back O
into O
the O
lower O
ones O
/. O

But O
they O
make O
a O
big O
deal O
about O
how O
much O
negotiating O
is O
been O
doing O
/. O

They O
say O
they O
use O
a O
lot O
of O
positive O
reinforcements O
/. O

Offer O
these O
guys O
pizza O
, O
offer O
these O
guys O
ice O
cream O
um O
in O
return O
for O
information O
/. O

Now O
what O
the O
congressmen O
are O
asking O
after O
three O
years O
, O
how O
much O
really O
useful O
information O
do O
these O
guys O
have O
/? O

And O
that O
's O
one O
of O
the O
problems O
/. O

a O
new O
general O
Jay B-PERSON
Hood I-PERSON
who O
's O
down O
there O
clearly O
wants O
to O
shape O
this O
place O
up O
/. O

Does O
n't O
want O
an O
Abu B-FAC
Ghraib I-FAC
on O
his O
hands O
/. O

There O
are O
cameras O
everywhere O
/. O

The O
command O
staff O
works O
inside O
the O
wire O
/. O

But O
a O
separate O
question O
beyond O
the O
guys O
who O
are O
working O
down O
there O
is O
what O
's O
going O
to O
be O
done O
with O
these O
people O
/? O

And O
uh O
the O
military O
will O
admit O
to O
you O
at O
the O
moment O
it O
looks O
like O
the O
five O
hundred O
people O
that O
are O
currently O
there O
are O
going O
to O
be O
there O
indefinitely O
and O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
charges O
against O
them O
/. O

Okay O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
Mike B-PERSON
Gowan I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
/. O

Up O
next O
is O
it O
time O
for O
Congress B-ORG
to O
step O
in O
and O
straighten O
out O
steroid O
use O
in O
professional O
baseball O
/? O

How O
about O
getting O
rid O
of O
it O
/? O

This O
is O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
only O
on O
msnbc O
/. O

Good O
evening O
everyone O
/. O

I O
'm O
Collette B-PERSON
Cassidy I-PERSON
/. O

Here O
's O
what O
's O
happening O
/. O

Fourteen O
US B-GPE
marines O
were O
killed O
when O
their O
vehicle O
hit O
a O
roadside O
bomb O
near O
Haditha B-GPE
in O
western O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

It O
is O
the O
deadliest O
such O
attack O
yet O
on O
American B-NORP
forces O
/. O

All O
fourteen O
marines O
were O
from O
the O
same O
reserve O
unit O
based O
near O
Cleveland O
Ohio O
/. O

Another O
six O
marines O
from O
that O
same O
unit O
were O
killed O
in O
an O
ambush O
in O
Haditha B-GPE
on O
Monday O
/. O

Discovery B-PRODUCT
astronaut O
Steven B-PERSON
Robinson I-PERSON
easily O
removed O
two O
worrisome O
pieces O
of O
gap O
filler O
material O
from O
under O
the O
shuttle O
/. O

There O
was O
concern O
it O
could O
lead O
to O
a O
repeat O
of O
the O
Columbia B-GPE
disaster O
during O
re-entry O
/. O

Meantime O
@NASA B-ORG
says O
it O
may O
decide O
by O
tomorrow O
whether O
another O
space O
walk O
will O
be O
needed O
to O
fix O
torn O
thermal O
blanket O
that O
blew O
a O
cockpit O
window O
/. O

There O
's O
a O
concern O
it O
could O
also O
pose O
a O
danger O
during O
re-entry O
/. O

And O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
's O
release O
from O
home O
confinement O
and O
her O
electronic O
ankle O
bracelet O
has O
now O
been O
delayed O
three O
weeks O
until O
the O
end O
of O
the O
month O
/. O

That O
's O
after O
she O
reportedly O
showed O
up O
at O
a O
yoga O
class O
near O
her O
estate O
north O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
/. O

Those O
are O
your O
headlines O
/. O

I O
'm O
Collette B-PERSON
Cassidy I-PERSON
/. O

Now O
back O
to O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Back O
in O
March O
some O
of O
baseball O
's O
most O
well O
known O
superstars O
were O
called O
to O
Congress B-ORG
to O
testify O
on O
steroid O
use O
in O
major O
league O
baseball O
/. O

One O
of O
those O
in O
the O
hot O
seat O
denying O
he O
ever O
used O
steroids O
was O
Rafael B-PERSON
Palmeiro I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Baltimore I-ORG
Orioles I-ORG
/. O

My O
name O
is O
Rafael B-PERSON
Palmeiro I-PERSON
/. O

and O
I O
am O
a O
professional O
baseball O
player O
/. O

I O
will O
be O
brief O
in O
my O
remarks O
today O
/. O

Let O
me O
start O
by O
telling O
you O
this O
I O
have O
never O
used O
steroids O
period O
/. O

I O
do O
not O
know O
how O
to O
say O
it O
any O
more O
clearly O
than O
that O
/. O

Never O
/. O

Major O
league O
baseball O
does O
n't O
agree O
/. O

The O
league O
suspended O
Palmeiro B-PERSON
for O
ten O
days O
this O
week O
for O
flunking O
a O
drug O
test O
/. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
today O
reported O
he O
had O
a O
potent O
steroid O
in O
his O
system O
. O
The O
same O
that O
caused O
Canadian B-NORP
sprinter O
Ben B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
to O
lose O
his O
Olympic B-EVENT
gold O
medal O
back O
in O
eighty O
- O
eight O
/. O

Yesterday O
on O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
former O
major O
leaguer O
Jose B-PERSON
Conseco I-PERSON
who O
wrote O
about O
injecting O
Palmeiro B-PERSON
with O
steroids O
in O
his O
book O
Juiced O
responded O
to O
his O
suspension O
/. O

You O
have O
to O
be O
careful O
now O
because O
uh O
the O
extensions O
may O
be O
too O
extreme O
/. O

For O
example O
if O
Palmeiro B-PERSON
is O
abiding O
by O
the O
rules O
, O
if O
Palmeiro B-PERSON
is O
not O
using O
steroids O
right O
now O
and O
a O
metabolyte O
has O
been O
found O
in O
his O
system O
he O
's O
found O
guilty O
which O
makes O
no O
sense O
/. O

But O
that O
's O
his O
fault O
/. O

A O
lot O
of O
the O
players O
/- O

is O
n't O
that O
his O
fault O
Jose B-PERSON
if O
he O
said O
he O
never O
ever O
used O
steroids O
then O
he O
tests O
positive O
. O
And O
then O
he O
says O
oh O
that O
's O
from O
a O
previous O
drug O
use O
/. O

That O
's O
his O
contradiction O
that O
he O
created O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
/? O

Well O
it O
's O
a O
contradiction O
on O
one O
subject O
matter O
/. O

On O
one O
time O
frame O
and O
not O
on O
another O
/. O

There O
are O
going O
to O
be O
many O
athletes O
who O
uh O
once O
this O
drug O
testing O
program O
was O
instituted O
are O
going O
to O
be O
found O
uh O
guilty O
/. O

Uh O
their O
urine O
sample O
is O
going O
to O
come O
out O
positive O
because O
there O
will O
be O
strong O
metabolytes O
/. O

But O
why O
do O
n't O
they O
just O
say O
I O
used O
/- O

But O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
they O
're O
not O
abiding O
by O
the O
rules O
/. O

Okay O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
interrupt O
you O
Dan B-PERSON
/. O

but O
why O
do O
n't O
they O
admit O
they O
broke O
the O
rules O
before O
so O
the O
new O
drug O
test O
will O
be O
found O
to O
be O
positive O
because O
of O
previous O
use O
/. O

then O
they O
wo O
n't O
be O
nailed O
again O
/? O

It O
's O
very O
simple O
/. O

They O
do O
n't O
have O
enough O
information O
enough O
knowledge O
on O
how O
long O
a O
metabolyte O
lasts O
in O
an O
athlete O
's O
system O
/. O

Well O
now O
the O
House O
uh O
Government O
Reform O
Committee O
which O
held O
those O
hearings O
back O
in O
March O
is O
requesting O
from O
Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
Baseball O
the O
documents O
relating O
to O
Palmeiro B-PERSON
's O
drug O
test O
/. O

They O
want O
the O
drug O
test O
results O
on O
paper O
/. O

And O
Palmeiro B-PERSON
says O
he O
will O
cooperate O
with O
the O
committee O
/. O

Congressman O
Steven O
Lynch O
of O
Massachusetts B-GPE
is O
a O
member O
of O
the O
committee O
and O
is O
now O
with O
us O
from O
Boston B-GPE
/. O

Congressman O
Lynch O
are O
you O
uh O
uh O
/- O

uh O
you O
want O
to O
get O
a O
hold O
of O
those O
documents O
those O
drug O
test O
results O
right O
from O
Palmeiro B-PERSON
/? O

Certainly O
uh O
it O
would O
answer O
the O
question O
that O
Mr. O
Canseco O
has O
raised O
about O
how O
long O
uh O
it O
was O
in O
his O
system O
and O
whether O
or O
not O
it O
was O
from O
a O
residual O
use O
/. O

What O
difference O
does O
it O
make O
whether O
he O
lied O
before O
and O
was O
using O
before O
and O
is O
found O
out O
now O
or O
he O
's O
been O
using O
lately O
/? O

Well O
if O
he O
was O
using O
steroids O
during O
his O
testimony O
or O
prior O
to O
his O
testimony O
obviously O
he O
has O
committed O
perjury O
and O
has O
tried O
to O
mislead O
the O
Congress O
in O
an O
ongoing O
investigation O
/. O

So O
uh O
it O
has O
uh O
a O
lot O
to O
do O
about O
what O
happens O
next O
/. O

Would O
you O
like O
to O
see O
him O
charged O
with O
perjury O
uh O
if O
there O
's O
evidence O
now O
hard O
evidence O
to O
a O
drug O
test O
that O
he O
was O
in O
fact O
using O
steroids O
back O
then O
before O
the O
testimony O
/? O

Because O
there O
's O
only O
two O
options O
here O
as O
you O
point O
out O
/. O

and O
you O
elucidate O
this O
/. O

If O
he O
's O
used O
the O
drugs O
and O
never O
used O
them O
before O
since O
the O
hearings O
that O
's O
almost O
insane O
to O
think O
he O
did O
that O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

So O
uh O
his O
defense O
or O
the O
defense O
that O
Canseco B-PERSON
offered O
on O
this O
show O
last O
night O
was O
that O
he O
may O
have O
used O
them O
a O
while O
ago O
in O
other O
words O
before O
he O
testified O
that O
he O
never O
had O
, O
therefore O
he O
's O
guilty O
of O
perjury O
/. O

Right O
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
if O
Canseco B-PERSON
is O
just O
offering O
his O
opinion O
uh O
uh O
/. O

Certainly O
Palmeiro B-PERSON
never O
contested O
the O
positive O
result O
on O
the O
test O
/. O

Uh O
so O
we O
have O
n't O
actually O
got O
him O
in O
/. O

He O
's O
agreed O
today O
verbally O
to O
release O
all O
the O
documents O
/. O

However O
I O
believe O
that O
the O
committee O
needs O
to O
get O
a O
similar O
release O
from O
the O
union O
because O
the O
confidentiality O
agreement O
is O
part O
of O
a O
collective O
bargaining O
agreement O
/. O

so O
we O
need O
to O
go O
to O
that O
step O
as O
well O
/. O

Yeah O
but O
assuming O
you O
get O
by O
that O
step O
do O
you O
think O
this O
guy O
should O
be O
hit O
with O
a O
perjury O
charge O
/? O

Well O
if O
he O
meets O
the O
requirements O
yes O
/. O

We O
're O
trying O
to O
protect O
the O
process O
/. O

When O
people O
come O
before O
Congress B-ORG
and O
they O
are O
sworn O
to O
testify O
truthfully O
there O
has O
to O
be O
consequences O
when O
they O
do O
not O
do O
so O
/. O

So O
this O
is O
about O
the O
integrity O
of O
the O
congressional O
process O
/. O

This O
is O
not O
about O
going O
after O
Mr. O
Palmeiro O
/. O

We O
had O
Ray B-PERSON
Garibaldi I-PERSON
on O
last O
night O
who O
lost O
his O
son O
to O
uh O
steroid O
use O
/. O

He O
's O
an O
athlete O
/. O

He O
was O
trying O
to O
make O
it O
as O
a O
young O
man O
/. O

He O
was O
using O
steroids O
to O
get O
ahead O
in O
that O
uh O
baseball O
career O
/. O

Uh O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
young O
people O
out O
there O
now O
watching O
this O
program O
right O
now O
probably O
who O
may O
be O
in O
their O
eighteen O
year O
old O
era O
from O
eighteen O
to O
twenty O
one O
/. O

They O
're O
thinking O
about O
how O
they O
can O
break O
into O
the O
big O
leagues O
/. O

is O
this O
ten O
day O
suspension O
enough O
to O
turn O
them O
off O
to O
drugs O
/? O

It O
's O
really O
a O
joke O
if O
you O
think O
about O
it O
/. O

and O
if O
a O
non-athlete O
a O
non-celebrity O
is O
uh O
convicted O
of O
simple O
possession O
of O
a O
schedule O
three O
substance O
like O
these O
steroids O
uh O
there O
's O
a O
potential O
for O
a O
year O
in O
jail O
/. O

eh O
in O
this O
case O
Palmeiro B-PERSON
's O
looking O
at O
a O
ten O
day O
suspension O
/. O

He O
still O
makes O
over O
two O
point O
eight O
million O
dollars O
a O
year O
/. O

Uh O
He O
's O
uh O
rumored O
to O
be O
considered O
for O
the O
Hall O
of O
Fame B-ORG
/. O

So O
uh O
the O
penalty O
in O
baseball O
is O
really O
an O
incentive O
uh O
to O
take O
the O
chance O
/. O

I O
mean O
there O
's O
very O
little O
consequences O
uh O
other O
than O
his O
reputation O
of O
course O
for O
Mr. O
Palmeiro O
/. O

You O
're O
not O
at O
all O
prejudiced O
being O
a O
Sox B-ORG
fan O
, O
are O
you O
here O
/? O

/. O

I O
'm O
serious O
/. O

Well O
/. O

I O
mean O
you O
might O
be O
tougher O
on O
him O
/- O

I O
'll O
take O
the O
/- O
/. O

Would O
you O
be O
just O
as O
tough O
on O
a O
Sox B-ORG
player O
/? O

Oh O
of O
course O
of O
course O
/. O

Let O
's O
take O
a O
look O
at O
something O
that O
Jose B-PERSON
Canseco I-PERSON
said O
here O
last O
night O
/. O

I O
want O
people O
to O
understand O
/. O

I O
said O
this O
many O
times O
/. O

My O
attack O
was O
never O
on O
these O
athletes O
/. O

Uh O
I O
respect O
these O
athletes O
greatly O
/. O

What O
I O
needed O
was O
one O
of O
these O
athletes O
who O
I O
name O
in O
the O
actual O
book O
who O
are O
well O
known O
uh O
individuals O
to O
come O
forth O
and O
say O
you O
know O
what O
Jose B-PERSON
's O
saying O
is O
one O
hundred O
percent O
true O
/. O

Um O
my O
major O
attack O
and O
my O
only O
attack O
was O
on O
Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
Baseball I-ORG
and O
the O
Player O
's O
Association O
because O
I O
think O
that O
they O
ought O
to O
be O
you O
know O
exploited O
and O
found O
out O
for O
uh O
the O
corrupt O
methods O
they O
use O
for O
letting O
steroids O
in O
the O
game O
for O
endorsing O
steroids O
in O
the O
game O
of O
baseball O
/. O

And O
all O
of O
a O
sudden O
you O
know O
Bud B-PERSON
Segal I-PERSON
says O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
anything O
about O
it O
/. O

I O
never O
say O
anything O
/. O

That O
's O
ridiculous O
/. O

It O
's O
the O
biggest O
ongoing O
joke O
on O
the O
planet O
right O
now O
/. O

Congressman O
Lynch O
you O
're O
concerned O
about O
the O
rights O
of O
labor O
and O
collective O
bargaining O
agreements O
/. O

And O
certainly O
many O
of O
us O
are O
here O
as O
well O
in O
this O
country O
generally O
/. O

And O
uh O
so O
I O
respect O
you O
/. O

so O
let O
me O
ask O
you O
this O
though O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
the O
unions O
have O
done O
the O
job O
here O
/? O

Is O
it O
fair O
to O
say O
that O
Canseco B-PERSON
's O
got O
it O
right O
by O
saying O
the O
Player O
's O
Association O
has O
not O
been O
aggressive O
in O
getting O
rid O
of O
steroids O
/? O

Well O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
a O
union O
problem O
/. O

Why O
not O
a O
union O
/- O

/. O

Why O
is O
n't O
it O
a O
union O
problem O
/? O

Well O
well O
/- O

If O
they O
're O
protecting O
the O
players O
' O
rights O
and O
saying O
they O
should O
n't O
be O
tested O
/. O

You O
watch O
those O
lawyers O
in O
your O
committee O
/. O

they O
were O
all O
over O
the O
place O
trying O
to O
defend O
eh O
the O
players O
/. O

Hey O
I O
'm O
a O
former O
union O
president O
myself O
and O
also O
an O
attorney O
that O
represented O
a O
lot O
of O
unions O
/. O

I O
always O
thought O
a O
very O
strong O
anti-drug O
policy O
was O
a O
good O
thing O
for O
my O
union O
members O
/. O

This O
is O
one O
case O
where O
they O
have O
turned O
a O
blind O
eye O
to O
what O
's O
going O
on O
in O
professional O
sports O
/. O

But O
that O
's O
not O
the O
typical O
position O
of O
unions O
/. O

No O
/. O

They O
usually O
want O
a O
strong O
anti-drug O
policy O
to O
make O
a O
better O
workforce O
/. O

Well O
of O
course O
it O
's O
also O
for O
safety O
reasons O
at O
the O
workplace O
/. O

But O
let O
's O
get O
back O
to O
MLB O
Major O
League O
Baseball O
/. O

do O
you O
believe O
the O
whole O
major O
league O
uh O
establishment O
has O
been O
benefitting O
from O
all O
these O
homeruns O
all O
these O
years O
and O
big O
muscles O
that O
produce O
these O
homeruns O
/? O

Absolutely O
/. O

Following O
the O
strike O
I O
think O
the O
thing O
that O
brought O
people O
back O
to O
baseball O
was O
the O
big O
homerun O
contest O
between O
Sosa B-PERSON
and O
Maguire B-PERSON
eh O
. O
and O
in O
a O
very O
real O
way O
steroid O
use O
/. O

if O
those O
two O
gentlemen O
uh O
you O
know O
were O
guilty O
of O
it O
and O
there O
's O
some O
evidence O
that O
they O
were O
uh O
they O
put O
people O
back O
into O
the O
seats O
/. O

So O
baseball O
is O
benefitting O
by O
the O
performance O
enhancement O
of O
the O
individual O
players O
which O
makes O
it O
even O
more O
troublesome O
in O
terms O
of O
eradicating O
steroid O
use O
/. O

Congressman O
when O
you O
and O
I O
were O
growing O
up O
in O
the O
fifties O
and O
sixties O
baseball O
players O
were O
skinny O
wiry O
guys O
/. O

They O
weighed O
under O
two O
hundred O
pounds O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
it O
was O
drug O
use O
or O
weight O
training O
that O
got O
them O
so O
strong O
and O
big O
/? O

I O
think O
that O
it O
's O
a O
combination O
of O
both O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
there O
's O
some O
steroid O
use O
out O
there O
now O
/. O

I O
think O
we O
probably O
have O
it O
moving O
in O
the O
right O
direction O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
if O
we O
come O
up O
with O
serious O
penalties O
like O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Olympic I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
has O
that O
uh O
we O
can O
do O
this O
/. O

I O
know O
that O
Tom B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON
uh O
a O
Republican B-NORP
from O
Virginia B-GPE
and O
Henry B-PERSON
Waxman I-PERSON
from O
California B-GPE
have O
the B-LAW
Clean I-LAW
Sports I-LAW
Act I-LAW
that O
we O
're O
trying O
to O
get O
put O
through O
Congress B-ORG
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

so O
I O
think O
this O
may O
help O
us O
this O
recent O
revelation O
uh O
about O
a O
player O
who O
had O
everything O
to O
lose O
but O
who O
still O
apparently O
put O
steroids O
in O
his O
body O
/. O

You O
know O
he O
had O
the O
Hall O
of O
Fame B-ORG
and O
the O
three O
thousand O
hits O
and O
the O
endorsements O
and O
uh O
really O
the O
respect O
and O
admiration O
of O
the O
entire O
country O
/. O

Okay O
/. O

Is O
Rafael B-PERSON
Palmeiro I-PERSON
in O
trouble O
with O
your O
committee O
sir O
/? O

He O
may O
be O
/. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
too O
early O
to O
say O
/. O

Okay O
/. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
Congressman O
Steven O
Lynch O
Democrat O
of O
Massachusetts B-GPE
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
a O
new O
gallop O
poll O
shows O
a O
big O
lead O
for O
both O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
and O
Rudy B-PERSON
Giuliani I-PERSON
in O
presidential O
matchups O
with O
guess O
who O
Hillary B-PERSON
Rodham I-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
/. O

Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
only O
on O
msnbc O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

Fourteen O
American B-NORP
troops O
were O
killed O
today O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
when O
a O
roadside O
bomb O
ripped O
through O
their O
lightly O
armored O
vehicle O
/. O

And O
earlier O
today O
President O
Bush O
again O
rejected O
calls O
for O
a O
timetable O
for O
withdrawal O
of O
US B-GPE
troops O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

The O
violence O
in O
recent O
days O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
a O
grim O
reminder O
of O
the O
enemies O
we O
face O
/. O

These O
terrorists O
and O
insurgents O
will O
use O
brutal O
tactics O
because O
they O
're O
trying O
to O
shake O
the O
will O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
/. O

That O
's O
what O
they O
're O
trying O
to O
do O
/. O

They O
want O
us O
to O
retreat O
/. O

They O
want O
us O
in O
our O
compassion O
for O
the O
innocent O
say O
we O
're O
through O
/. O

That O
's O
what O
they O
want O
/. O

They O
will O
fail O
/. O

Democratic O
political O
strategist O
Bob B-PERSON
Shrum I-PERSON
is O
now O
a O
senior O
fellow O
at O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
Graduate O
School O
in O
Public O
Service O
/. O

Ed B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
is O
a O
Republican O
political O
consultant O
who O
served O
in O
the O
first O
Bush O
White O
House O
/. O

What O
do O
you O
make O
of O
that O
Ed B-PERSON
the O
president O
's O
speech O
today O
/? O

Because O
everywhere O
in O
Washington B-GPE
we O
're O
hearing O
that O
although O
there O
's O
not O
a O
timetable O
set O
that O
we O
are O
beginning O
to O
be O
pull O
out O
our O
troops O
come O
next O
spring O
after O
the O
elections O
over O
there O
/. O

Well O
you O
're O
hearing O
that O
in O
bits O
and O
pieces O
/. O

and O
you O
can O
believe O
that O
/. O

or O
you O
can O
believe O
what O
the O
president O
said O
that O
he O
wo O
n't O
be O
shaken O
, O
his O
resolve O
is O
there O
and O
there O
is O
no O
timetable O
/. O

From O
a O
top O
general O
/. O

And O
you O
got O
to O
think O
that O
's O
right O
/. O

There O
is O
no O
timetable O
/. O

Uh O
and O
if O
we O
were O
to O
telegraph O
that O
it O
would O
only O
be O
encouragement O
/. O

it O
would O
only O
be O
aiding O
the O
people O
who O
want O
us O
to O
get O
out O
and O
the O
terrorists O
and O
the O
killers O
uh O
that O
want O
us O
to O
leave O
/. O

It O
's O
not O
exactly O
inconsistent O
/. O

Bob B-PERSON
Shrum I-PERSON
the O
President O
did O
not O
shoot O
down O
the O
notion O
that O
we O
're O
going O
to O
begin O
to O
remove O
large O
numbers O
of O
troops O
back O
home O
after O
the O
elections O
last O
year O
/. O

How O
do O
you O
read O
what O
he O
's O
saying O
/? O

Well O
they O
're O
two O
- O
timing O
this O
timetable O
issue O
/. O

The O
fact O
is O
that O
we O
have O
major O
generals O
who O
are O
sending O
out O
the O
very O
signals O
that O
Ed B-PERSON
says O
we O
ca O
n't O
afford O
to O
send O
out O
because O
there O
's O
so O
much O
dissatisfaction O
in O
the O
country O
for O
the O
course O
of O
the O
war O
/. O

The O
answer O
to O
failure O
is O
not O
to O
perpetuate O
it O
/. O

And O
either O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
as O
Senator O
Biden O
has O
said O
, O
as O
Senator O
Kerry O
has O
said O
are O
going O
to O
get O
the O
capacity O
in O
a O
serious O
way O
to O
defend O
themselves O
or O
they O
're O
not O
/. O

And O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
we O
ca O
n't O
have O
an O
indefinite O
American B-NORP
presence O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

It O
wo O
n't O
work O
/. O

and O
the O
country O
wo O
n't O
accept O
it O
/. O

Let O
me O
ask O
you O
about O
this O
election O
we O
just O
had O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

Eh O
we O
all O
love O
bi-elections O
because O
we O
try O
to O
find O
something O
in O
the O
tea O
leaves O
/. O

Right O
/. O

Fifty O
- O
two O
forty O
- O
eight O
the O
Republican B-NORP
won O
in O
a O
Republican O
district O
narrower O
victory O
than O
usual O
/. O

But O
what O
's O
interesting O
is O
this O
guy O
Paul B-PERSON
Hackett I-PERSON
who O
was O
on O
this O
show O
last O
week O
used O
the O
most O
amazing O
language O
in O
describing O
the O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

He O
called O
him O
I O
do O
n't O
use O
this O
phrase O
often O
son O
of O
a O
bitch O
/. O

I O
understand O
/. O

He O
called O
him O
a O
chickenhawk O
/. O

We O
know O
what O
that O
means O
/. O

And O
he O
still O
got O
forty O
- O
eight O
percent O
/. O

Ed B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
/. O

Well O
there O
was O
a O
lot O
about O
this O
race O
that O
was O
an O
aberration O
/. O

He O
was O
a O
good O
articulate O
candidate O
/. O

He O
used O
some O
harsh O
language O
that O
I O
would O
disagree O
with O
/. O

but O
nonetheless O
he O
had O
a O
legitimate O
point O
of O
view O
/. O

and O
he O
was O
the O
darling O
of O
the O
media O
and O
of O
the O
left O
/. O

He O
had O
a O
lot O
of O
resources O
in O
a O
special O
election O
where O
there O
was O
turnout O
that O
was O
less O
than O
half O
of O
what O
would O
normally O
turn O
out O
in O
a O
normal O
election O
in O
a O
regularly O
scheduled O
election O
/. O

And O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
should O
n't O
take O
too O
much O
comfort O
in O
an O
election O
where O
they O
just O
got O
beat O
versus O
an O
election O
where O
they O
got O
slaughtered O
/. O

So O
/- O

Bob B-PERSON
Shrum I-PERSON
what O
do O
you O
make O
of O
this O
/? O

/. O

That O
was O
a O
nice O
piece O
of O
spin O
Ed B-PERSON
/. O

but O
the O
fact O
is O
that O
/- O

But O
it O
was O
all O
true O
/. O

But O
the O
/- O

It O
was O
a O
nice O
piece O
of O
spin O
/. O

Right O
/. O

And O
the O
fact O
is O
that O
district O
is O
normally O
won O
by O
Republicans B-NORP
by O
forty O
points O
/. O

They O
won O
by O
four O
points O
/. O

If O
you O
see O
that O
kind O
of O
shift O
or O
anything O
approaching O
that O
next O
year O
or O
something O
much O
less O
than O
that O
you O
're O
going O
to O
see O
nineteen O
ninety O
four O
in O
reverse O
/. O

And O
what O
I O
think O
it O
really O
reflects O
is O
not O
any O
language O
that O
Paul B-PERSON
Hackett I-PERSON
used O
/- O

/. O

He O
might O
have O
actually O
done O
better O
had O
he O
not O
said O
some O
of O
those O
things O
/. O

What O
it O
really O
reflects O
is O
dissatisfaction O
with O
the O
war O
a O
failed O
privatization O
plan O
on O
social O
security O
and O
a O
sense O
that O
the O
President O
has O
put O
no O
priority O
on O
healthcare O
and O
education O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
people O
want O
some O
action O
on O
those O
things O
/. O

Let O
's O
talk O
Republicans B-NORP
/. O

I O
love O
the O
new O
gallop O
poll O
/. O

It O
just O
came O
out O
today O
/. O

It O
shows O
that O
Rudy B-PERSON
Giuliani I-PERSON
has O
got O
a O
sixty O
four O
percent O
favor O
in O
this O
environment O
when O
everybody O
's O
tough O
on O
politicians O
/. O

and O
McCain B-PERSON
's O
down O
at O
fifty O
one O
/. O

But O
you O
know O
I O
want O
to O
ask O
you O
/. O

I O
've O
been O
pushing O
this O
/. O

Maybe O
I O
feel O
like O
I O
'm O
campaign O
- O
managing O
for O
Giuliani B-PERSON
/. O

Maybe O
you O
should O
be O
/. O

No O
I O
'm O
just O
telling O
you O
he O
is O
the O
best O
speaker O
in O
the O
country O
today O
now O
that O
Jesse B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
's O
not O
active O
/. O

He O
's O
the O
best O
orator O
in O
the O
country O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
he O
looks O
great O
/. O

What O
do O
you O
think O
Ed B-PERSON
/? O

Hey O
and O
he O
's O
a O
Republican O
/. O

and O
if O
he O
runs O
he O
's O
going O
to O
be O
a O
contender O
/. O

You O
know O
Republicans B-NORP
are O
very O
+hierarchial O
/. O

We O
tend O
to O
nominate O
a O
frontrunner O
/. O

And O
right O
now O
I O
think O
by O
any O
standard O
McCain B-PERSON
is O
a O
frontrunner O
/. O

And O
behind O
him O
/- O

Not O
in O
most O
polls O
/. O

Most O
polls O
show O
Giuliani B-PERSON
at O
number O
one O
/. O

/. O

Okay O
okay O
well O
give O
or O
take O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

Uh O
but O
nonetheless O
he O
would O
be O
a O
contender O
for O
our O
nomination O
no O
question O
/. O

He O
would O
ultimately O
have O
some O
ideological O
problems O
/. O

but O
right O
now O
yeah O
he O
is O
/. O

he O
's O
a O
frontrunner O
/. O

/. O

Bob B-PERSON
you O
're O
laughing O
because O
you O
know O
he O
has O
them O
/. O

But O
parties O
that O
are O
in O
trouble O
and O
need O
to O
win O
and O
if O
Hillary B-PERSON
's O
the O
nominee O
, O
they O
're O
going O
to O
need O
to O
win O
, O
they O
're O
going O
to O
need O
the O
strongest O
possible O
opponent O
wo O
n't O
they O
resort O
to O
a O
Giuliani B-PERSON
/? O

No O
look O
he O
can O
be O
a O
contender O
/. O

He O
ca O
n't O
be O
the O
nominee O
/. O

And O
I O
'll O
tell O
you O
one O
thing O
/. O

Ed B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
is O
n't O
going O
to O
run O
his O
campaign O
/. O

so O
you O
might O
as O
well O
Chris B-PERSON
/. O

/. O

Uh O
this O
is O
somebody O
who O
is O
explicitly O
pro-choice O
who O
has O
been O
for O
gay O
rights O
who O
while O
you O
might O
diasgree O
with O
him O
on O
a O
whole O
set O
of O
other O
issues O
on O
those O
issues O
is O
more O
like O
a O
Democrat B-NORP
than O
a O
Republican B-NORP
/. O

And O
the O
fact O
of O
the O
matter O
is O
that O
when O
the O
right O
wing O
of O
the O
Republican O
party O
takes O
a O
look O
at O
him O
and O
takes O
a O
look O
at O
his O
positions O
on O
values O
issues O
they O
're O
going O
to O
reject O
him O
/. O

They O
do O
n't O
want O
him O
appointing O
/- O

What O
happened O
in O
fifty O
/- O

They O
do O
n't O
want O
him O
appointing O
/- O

I O
hate O
to O
be O
an O
old O
man O
here O
/. O

but O
in O
nineteen O
fifty O
- O
two O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
looked O
at O
probable O
defeat O
/. O

They O
thought O
they O
were O
going O
to O
run O
against O
maybe O
Truman B-PRODUCT
again O
/. O

They O
did O
n't O
know O
by O
then O
/. O

They O
ran O
Dwight B-PERSON
Eisenhower I-PERSON
/. O

They O
ran O
a O
moderate O
/. O

How O
do O
you O
know O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
wo O
n't O
be O
smart O
enough O
to O
do O
the O
same O
thing O
to O
beat O
Hillary B-PERSON
/? O

we O
were O
n't O
a O
country O
fractured O
along O
these O
social O
issues O
in O
the O
way O
that O
we O
are O
now O
/. O

Look O
at O
what O
's O
happening O
this O
weekend O
/. O

Bill B-PERSON
Frist I-PERSON
because O
he O
's O
changed O
his O
position O
on O
stem O
cell O
research O
has O
been O
disinvited O
by O
the B-ORG
Family I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Council I-ORG
to O
what O
they O
're O
calling O
their O
Second O
Justice O
Sunday O
/. O

Instead O
they O
're O
going O
to O
have O
Tom B-PERSON
DeLay I-PERSON
/. O

I O
mean O
you O
have O
a O
Republican O
party O
where O
certain O
lines O
just O
are O
n't O
going O
to O
be O
crossed O
/. O

And O
I O
do O
n't O
believe O
a O
pro-choice O
and O
even O
mildly O
pro-gay O
- O
rights O
candidate O
can O
be O
nominated O
by O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
/. O

I O
know O
better O
than O
to O
try O
to O
forecast O
a O
race O
three O
years O
out O
particularly O
in O
the O
primaries O
the O
Republican O
primaries O
/. O

However O
I O
am O
a O
Republican B-NORP
that O
tends O
to O
underestimate O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
/. O

We O
know O
what O
a O
winning O
Democrat B-NORP
nominee O
looks O
like O
/. O

It O
looks O
like O
Jimmy B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON
and O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
/. O

It O
does O
n't O
look O
like O
a O
liberal O
senator O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
/. O

Okay O
we O
're O
going O
to O
go O
back O
and O
look O
at O
Hillary B-PERSON
's O
numbers O
which O
I O
find O
fascinating O
/. O

They O
're O
probably O
bad O
news O
for O
Hillary B-PERSON
supporters O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
with O
Ed B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
and O
Bob B-PERSON
Shrum O
/. O

Stay O
with O
us O
/. O

When O
we O
return O
, O
could O
there O
be O
a O
unity O
ticket O
in O
the O
presidential O
race O
of O
two O
thousand O
eight O
/? O

We O
've O
a O
little O
buzz O
about O
that O
today O
/. O

This O
is O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
only O
on O
msnbc O
/. O

We O
're O
back O
with O
Republican O
strategist O
Ed B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
and O
Harball B-WORK_OF_ART
political O
analyst O
Bob B-PERSON
Shrum I-PERSON
/. O

Let O
's O
look O
at O
these O
Hillary B-PERSON
numbers O
/. O

I O
find O
them O
fascinating O
/. O

Favorability O
fifty O
three O
percent O
in O
our O
latest O
gallop O
poll O
/. O

Unfavorable O
forty O
- O
three O
/. O

In O
other O
words O
she O
starts O
the O
race O
Bob B-PERSON
with O
a O
pretty O
high O
negative O
/. O

Oh O
yeah O
but O
I O
think O
for O
her O
to O
have O
a O
ten O
point O
advantage O
favorable O
unfavorable O
and O
the O
fact O
that O
she O
's O
running O
a O
race O
with O
McCain B-PERSON
and O
is O
as O
close O
as O
she O
is O
in O
this O
poll O
I O
think O
it O
's O
fifty O
forty O
- O
five O
tells O
you O
that O
she O
's O
actually O
a O
strong O
candidate O
/. O

Now O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
she O
probably O
appreciates O
Ed B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
' O
quasi-endorsement O
/. O

/. O

it O
kind O
of O
reminds O
of O
when O
/- O

/. O

It O
kind O
of O
reminds O
me O
of O
when O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
said O
to O
me O
in O
two O
thousand O
please O
stop O
saying O
nice O
things O
about O
me O
/. O

it O
's O
hurting O
me O
in O
the O
Republican O
primaries O
/. O

Right O
/. O

Uh O
but O
I O
uh O
/- O

/. O

Do O
you O
think O
she O
's O
the O
strongest O
Democratic O
candidate O
for O
two O
thousand O
and O
eight O
Bob B-PERSON
Shrum O
/? O

I O
think O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
answer O
to O
that O
yet O
/. O

But O
I O
know O
this O
that O
and O
you O
'll O
remember O
this O
Chris B-PERSON
there O
were O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
in O
the O
Carter B-PERSON
campaign O
in O
nineteen O
eighty O
who O
when O
they O
thought O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
was O
going O
to O
be O
the O
nominee O
were O
popping O
champagne O
corks O
because O
they O
thought O
he O
was O
easy O
to O
beat O
/. O

I O
know O
/. O

The O
truth O
is O
he O
was O
n't O
easy O
to O
beat O
/. O

She O
is O
a O
tough O
smart O
resourceful O
politician O
with O
a O
sense O
of O
where O
she O
'd O
like O
to O
take O
the O
country O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
she O
'd O
be O
a O
very O
strong O
candidate O
/. O

Ed B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
do O
you O
think O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
could O
take O
uh O
the O
beefier O
uh O
industrial O
states O
where O
the O
men O
have O
votes O
and O
guns O
and O
tend O
to O
like O
traditional O
women O
like O
Michigan B-GPE
like O
Illinois B-GPE
like O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
they O
would O
like O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
the O
cut O
of O
her O
jib O
out O
there O
/? O

I O
ca O
n't O
think O
of O
a O
red O
state O
that O
is O
threatened O
/. O

I O
mean O
some O
of O
the O
blue O
states O
I O
'm O
talking O
about O
/. O

Eh O
uh O
probably O
not O
/. O

I O
mean O
she O
would O
have O
a O
headwind O
in O
this O
campaign O
/. O

Again O
uh O
we O
know O
what O
a O
winning O
Democrat B-NORP
nominee O
looks O
like O
/. O

and O
it O
does O
n't O
look O
like O
a O
liberal O
senator O
from O
the O
northeast O
/. O

You O
know O
I O
just O
wonder O
whether O
the O
same O
people O
that O
/- O

Bob B-PERSON
the O
same O
people O
that O
vote O
for O
John B-PERSON
Dingle I-PERSON
in O
Michigan B-GPE
do O
you O
think O
are O
going O
to O
vote O
for O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
/? O

No O
/. O

Oh O
if O
we O
have O
the O
situation O
we O
have O
on O
the O
war O
, O
if O
our O
foreign O
policy O
disarray O
if O
no O
progress O
is O
being O
made O
on O
healthcare O
and O
education O
I O
think O
a O
lot O
of O
those O
red O
states O
could O
become O
blue O
states O
/. O

Oh O
okay O
well O
that O
helps O
everybody O
right O
yeah O
/. O

If O
things O
go O
as O
bad O
/- O

Well O
if O
this O
war O
continues O
as O
it O
's O
going O
Peewee B-PERSON
Herman I-PERSON
could O
win O
/. O

I O
mean O
you O
make O
your O
point O
Bob B-PERSON
/. O

Let O
's O
take O
a O
look O
/. O

No O
/. O

Here O
's O
Senator O
Joe O
Biden O
last O
night O
on O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Daily I-WORK_OF_ART
Show I-WORK_OF_ART
with O
Jon O
Stewart O
/. O

We O
're O
talking O
about O
a O
possible O
unity O
ticket O
here O
/. O

John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
is O
a O
personal O
friend O
a O
great O
friend O
/. O

and O
I O
would O
be O
honored O
to O
run O
with O
or O
against O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
because O
I O
think O
the O
country O
uh O
would O
be O
well O
off O
no O
matter O
who O
/- O

And O
I O
mean O
/- O

did O
I O
hear O
with O
/? O

You O
know O
um O
uh O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
uh O
and O
I O
think O
uh O
/- O

Do O
n't O
become O
cottage O
cheese O
my O
friend O
/. O

say O
it O
/. O

The O
answer O
's O
yes O
/. O

Uh O
I O
wanted O
John B-PERSON
to O
run O
with O
uh O
John B-PERSON
Kerry I-PERSON
last O
time O
out O
/. O

And O
I O
uh O
asked O
him O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

Boy O
I O
would O
love O
to O
see O
politics O
be O
shaken O
up O
in O
a O
way O
that O
just O
completely O
blew O
out O
the O
ramparts O
of O
partisanship O
/. O

that O
would O
just O
be O
a O
wonderful O
situation O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Daily I-WORK_OF_ART
Show I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
calling O
the O
shots O
Bob B-PERSON
Shrum I-PERSON
/. O

but O
do O
you O
think O
that O
's O
even O
possible O
the O
idea O
of O
a O
fusion O
ticket O
between O
uh O
Biden B-PERSON
and O
McCain B-PERSON
/? O

what O
would O
Ed B-PERSON
and O
I O
do O
if O
they O
blew O
up O
the O
ramparts O
of O
partisanship O
/? O

/. O

Well O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
/. O

but O
the O
country O
might O
do O
better O
/. O

we O
know O
it O
/. O

be O
over O
/. O

It O
's O
not O
going O
to O
happen O
/. O

there O
are O
real O
differences O
between O
the O
parties O
here O
/. O

There O
are O
real O
differences O
on O
some O
big O
issues O
/. O

That O
's O
right O
/. O

And O
you O
notice O
Joe B-PERSON
Biden I-PERSON
would O
like O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
to O
run O
with O
him O
/. O

I O
think O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
's O
running O
for O
president O
in O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
/. O

Yes O
/. O

And O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
he O
's O
going O
to O
pick O
Joe B-PERSON
Biden I-PERSON
as O
his O
vice-presidential O
nominee O
if O
he O
gets O
nominated O
/. O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
the O
convention O
would O
go O
along O
with O
him O
/. O

Let O
me O
ask O
you O
Ed B-PERSON
since O
you O
're O
the O
Republican B-NORP
of O
this O
duo O
do O
you O
think O
your O
party O
will O
become O
pragmatic O
when O
it O
becomes O
closer O
and O
closer O
to O
the O
prospect O
of O
not O
only O
confronting O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
in O
the O
general O
election O
in O
two O
thousand O
eight O
but O
possibly O
losing O
to O
her O
/? O

Will O
your O
party O
straighten O
up O
and O
say O
damn O
it O
we O
have O
to O
drop O
some O
of O
our O
ideological O
baggage O
/. O

we O
've O
got O
to O
run O
the O
best O
possible O
candidate O
/? O

You O
know O
uh O
in O
February O
and O
March O
of O
two O
thousand O
and O
eight O
pragmatism O
and O
a O
collective O
calculus O
on O
behalf O
of O
Republican O
primary O
voters O
will O
not O
be O
what O
carries O
the O
day O
/. O

I O
mean O
our O
voters O
will O
probably O
go O
with O
a O
stylistical O
contrast O
to O
Bush B-GPE
somewhat O
/. O

Voters O
usually O
do O
/. O

Sure O
a O
little O
change O
/. O

We O
tend O
to O
nominate O
a O
front O
runner O
/. O

So O
a O
front O
runner O
in O
our O
party O
has O
to O
really O
falter O
before O
we O
'll O
go O
back O
into O
the O
pack O
/. O

But O
is O
there O
going O
to O
be O
some O
sort O
of O
collective O
calculus O
/? O

Whose O
turn O
is O
it O
/? O

$Whose O
turn O
for O
is O
it O
party O
/? O

No O
/. O

Is O
it O
McCain B-PERSON
's O
turn O
having O
lost O
last O
time O
or O
not O
/? O

Historically O
speaking O
yes O
/. O

If O
he O
were O
to O
tend O
to O
it O
, O
if O
he O
were O
to O
listen O
to O
his O
advisors O
and O
try O
he O
would O
be O
hard O
to O
beat O
/. O

Right O
/. O

Is O
he O
the O
hardest O
uh O
Republican O
candidate O
for O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
to O
beat O
Bob O
McCain O
/? O

Uh O
well O
I O
think O
everything O
/- O

You O
know O
to O
be O
honest O
I O
think O
he O
/- O

To O
be O
honest O
I O
think O
he O
probably O
is O
/. O

but O
of O
course O
my O
saying O
it O
may O
in O
fact O
convey O
the O
opposite O
impression O
to O
people O
/. O

People O
may O
think O
I O
'm O
trying O
to O
convey O
the O
opposite O
impression O
/. O

Ah O
he O
's O
/- O

But O
you O
're O
a O
professor O
now O
Bob B-PERSON
/. O

Bob B-PERSON
you O
're O
a O
professor O
/. O

They O
believe O
you O
as O
a O
professor O
/. O

/. O

You O
speak O
from O
the O
academic O
chair O
now O
/. O

By O
the O
way O
what O
is O
it O
the O
Shrum B-PERSON
chair O
/? O

/. O

/. O

What O
do O
you O
call O
your O
/- O

From O
NBC B-ORG
news O
in O
Washington B-GPE
this O
is O
Meet B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Press I-WORK_OF_ART
with O
Jim B-PERSON
Russert I-PERSON
/. O

Our O
issues O
this O
Sunday O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
tensions O
with O
Iran B-GPE
and O
the O
future O
of O
this O
woman O
our O
guest O
the O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Condoleezza O
Rice O
/. O

Then O
will O
there O
be O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
staff O
shake O
- O
up O
/? O

And O
what O
is O
at O
stake O
in O
the O
two O
thousand O
six O
midterm O
elections O
/? O

Insight O
and O
analysis O
from O
David B-PERSON
Broder I-PERSON
of O
the O
Washington O
Post O
Elisabeth O
Bumiller O
White O
House O
correspondent O
for O
the O
New O
York O
Times O
Charlie O
Cook O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
and O
John B-PERSON
Harwood I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
and O
CNBC B-ORG
/. O

But O
first O
as O
we O
begin O
the O
fourth O
year O
of O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
we O
are O
joined O
by O
the O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
/. O

Welcome O
back O
Madame O
Secretary O
/. O

Good O
morning O
/. O

nice O
to O
be O
with O
you O
Tim B-PERSON
/. O

Very O
disturbing O
headlines O
in O
the O
papers O
yesterday O
the O
Russians B-NORP
helping O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

and O
this O
is O
how O
it O
was O
captured O
in O
the O
paper O
/. O

Russian B-NORP
officials O
collected O
intelligence O
on O
US O
troop O
movements O
and O
attack O
plans O
from O
inside O
the O
American B-NORP
military O
command O
leading O
the O
two O
thousand O
and O
three O
invasion O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
passed O
that O
information O
on O
to O
Iraqi B-NORP
leader O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
according O
to O
a O
US B-GPE
military O
study O
/. O

The O
intelligence O
report O
which O
the O
study O
said O
were O
provided O
to O
Hussein B-PERSON
through O
the O
Russian B-NORP
ambassador O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
during O
the O
height O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
assault O
warned O
accurately O
that O
American B-NORP
formations O
intended O
to O
bypass O
Iraqi B-NORP
cities O
on O
their O
thrust O
towards O
Baghdad B-GPE
/. O

The O
reports O
provided O
some O
specific O
numbers O
on O
US B-GPE
troop O
units O
' O
locations O
according O
to O
Iraqi B-NORP
documents O
dated O
March O
and O
April O
oh O
three O
and O
later O
captured O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

Have O
you O
told O
the O
Russians B-NORP
what O
is O
going O
on O
/? O

Well O
we O
're O
trying O
first O
to O
make O
sure O
we O
understand O
fully O
what O
the O
documents O
say O
/. O

Uh O
these O
are O
documents O
that O
were O
found O
uh O
in O
Iraqi B-NORP
stores O
/. O

and O
obviously O
Tim B-PERSON
we O
would O
take O
very O
seriously O
uh O
any O
suggestion O
that O
uh O
this O
may O
have O
been O
done O
uh O
maybe O
to O
the O
detriment O
of O
American B-NORP
forces O
/. O

And O
so O
uh O
we O
will O
certainly O
raise O
it O
with O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
/. O

We O
want O
to O
uh O
take O
a O
real O
hard O
look O
at O
the O
documents O
and O
then O
raise O
it O
with O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
/. O

But O
these O
are O
US B-GPE
documents O
a O
US B-GPE
report O
/. O

yes O
/. O

You O
believe O
the O
report O
/. O

Oh O
I O
certainly O
think O
there O
is O
uh O
a O
lot O
to O
this O
report O
/. O

but O
we O
really O
have O
n't O
had O
a O
chance O
to O
look O
at O
the O
documents O
in O
uh O
detail O
/. O

Intend O
to O
do O
that O
and O
then O
to O
raise O
it O
with O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
/. O

I O
would O
hope O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
will O
take O
it O
seriously O
/. O

Will O
there O
be O
an O
investigation O
as O
to O
who O
leaked O
the O
information O
to O
the O
Russians B-NORP
/? O

Well O
we O
'll O
just O
have O
to O
see O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
get O
ahead O
of O
us O
/. O

but O
obviously O
we O
take O
very O
seriously O
uh O
any O
suggestion O
that O
uh O
this O
may O
have O
been O
done O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
war O
/. O

That O
would O
be O
a O
quite O
serious O
charge O
/. O

could O
it O
have O
been O
deliberate O
misinformation O
/? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
/. O

I O
think O
we O
really O
have O
to O
take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
documents O
/. O

We O
're O
finding O
thousands O
and O
thousands O
and O
thousands O
of O
documents O
/. O

And O
uh O
we O
're O
going O
to O
find O
some O
important O
and O
uh O
surprising O
things O
in O
these O
documents O
/. O

I O
think O
we O
have O
to O
step O
back O
take O
a O
hard O
look O
at O
the O
documents O
/. O

but O
we O
will O
raise O
it O
with O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
/. O

When O
we O
first O
went O
into O
Iraq B-GPE
we O
had O
some O
unexpected O
encounters O
with O
Fedayeen B-NORP
/. O

and O
we O
lost O
uh O
dozens O
of O
American B-NORP
men O
that O
Russians B-NORP
may O
have O
been O
responsible O
for O
American B-NORP
deaths O
/. O

Well O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
try O
hypothetically O
to O
know O
what O
impact O
this O
might O
have O
had O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
first O
thing O
we O
need O
to O
do O
is O
take O
a O
good O
hard O
look O
at O
the O
documents O
/. O

and O
then O
we O
definitely O
want O
to O
raise O
it O
with O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
/. O

And O
again O
I O
would O
hope O
that O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
uh O
would O
take O
it O
seriously O
and O
give O
us O
a O
serious O
answer O
on O
what O
they O
find O
/. O

Back O
in O
June B-GPE
of O
two O
thousand O
one O
the O
president O
said O
he O
looked O
Vladimir B-PERSON
Putin O
in O
the O
eye O
/. O

He O
got O
a O
sense O
of O
his O
soul O
found O
him O
to O
be O
very O
straightforward O
and O
very O
trustworthy O
/. O

Does O
the O
president O
still O
believe O
that O
President O
Putin O
is O
straightforward O
and O
trustworthy O
/? O

I O
really O
do O
think O
that O
the O
Russians B-NORP
have O
generally O
done O
what O
they O
said O
they O
would O
do O
/. O

They O
said O
they O
were O
going O
to O
oppose O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
and O
they O
did O
/. O

and O
they O
told O
us O
that O
from O
the O
very O
beginning O
/. O

Uh O
so O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
an O
argument O
there O
/. O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
jump O
to O
the O
conclusion O
that O
this O
was O
something O
that O
was O
ordered O
out O
of O
the O
Kremlin B-GPE
/. O

We O
have O
to O
look O
at O
the O
documents O
/. O

We O
have O
to O
go O
to O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
/. O

but O
I O
would O
hope O
that O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
would O
take O
seriously O
uh O
any O
suggestion O
uh O
that O
they O
may O
have O
passed O
uh O
data O
to O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
uh O
at O
the O
advent O
of O
the O
war O
/. O

But O
the O
Russian B-NORP
ambassador O
is O
the O
source O
/. O

How O
could O
Putin B-GPE
not O
have O
known O
/. O

and O
how O
could O
it O
be O
straightforward O
and O
honest O
for O
the O
Russians B-NORP
to O
help O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
/? O

Tim B-PERSON
we O
have O
to O
get O
to O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
facts O
of O
this O
/. O

We O
will O
most O
certainly O
raise O
it O
with O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
/. O

I O
've O
said O
several O
times O
it O
's O
a O
serious O
matter O
/. O

but O
uh O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
jump O
out O
ahead O
and O
start O
making O
accusations O
about O
what O
uh O
the O
Russians B-NORP
may O
or O
may O
not O
have O
known O
/. O

This O
is O
something O
in O
a O
relationship O
that O
we O
have O
with O
the O
Russians B-NORP
that O
really O
is O
candid O
and O
where O
we O
do O
talk O
about O
difficult O
things O
all O
the O
time O
, O
where O
I O
think O
we O
'll O
be O
able O
to O
talk O
about O
this O
and O
talk O
about O
it O
uh O
honestly O
/. O

Why O
wo O
n't O
the O
Russians B-NORP
help O
us O
get O
sanctions O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
against O
Iran B-GPE
and O
try O
to O
stop O
them O
from O
developing O
nuclear O
weapons O
/? O

Well O
we O
're O
not O
yet O
at O
the O
stage O
where O
we O
're O
seeking O
sanctions O
/. O

Uh O
what O
we O
're O
doing O
now O
is O
uh O
we O
're O
seeking O
a O
presidential O
statement O
that O
would O
make O
clear O
to O
Iran B-GPE
the O
international O
community O
's O
determination O
that O
it O
live O
up O
to O
the O
obligations O
that O
everyone O
thinks O
Iran B-GPE
has O
/. O

We O
're O
working O
through O
it O
/. O

Uh O
we O
have O
the O
same O
strategy O
here O
/. O

We O
have O
the O
same O
uh O
view O
of O
the O
problem O
/. O

The O
Russians B-NORP
do O
not O
want O
a O
nuclear O
weapon O
in O
Iran B-GPE
either O
/. O

It O
's O
been O
very O
clear O
in O
everything O
that O
they O
have O
tried O
to O
do O
in O
the O
way O
that O
they O
set O
up O
the O
civil O
nuclear O
cooporation O
with O
Bushehr B-GPE
in O
what O
they O
offered O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
that O
the O
Russians B-NORP
also O
do O
not O
believe O
that O
there O
should O
be O
enrichment O
and O
reprocessing O
capability O
on O
Iranian B-NORP
soil O
/. O

And O
uh O
enrichment O
and O
reprocessing O
capability O
is O
the O
core O
here O
/. O

If O
you O
're O
able O
to O
enrich O
and O
reprocess O
then O
the O
ability O
to O
build O
a O
bomb O
is O
there O
/. O

And O
so O
we O
and O
the O
Russians B-NORP
uh O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
certainly O
the O
Europeans B-NORP
have O
the O
same O
view O
of O
what O
is O
to O
be O
prevented O
/. O

Uh O
yes O
we O
've O
had O
some O
tactical O
differences O
on O
how O
to O
get O
there O
/. O

but O
uh O
I O
talked O
with O
my O
Russian B-NORP
counterpart O
uh O
on O
Friday O
/. O

We O
agreed O
that O
our O
people O
would O
go O
back O
and O
work O
very O
hard O
this O
weekend O
and O
we O
'll O
see O
where O
we O
are O
on O
Monday O
/. O

Um O
we O
're O
considering O
whether O
it O
might O
be O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
um O
after O
we O
have O
a O
presidential O
statement O
uh O
get O
ministers O
together O
again O
uh O
with O
the O
the O
P O
five O
the O
permanent O
five O
of O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
plus O
Germany B-GPE
uh O
to O
talk O
about O
charting O
a O
course O
forward O
because O
everybody O
takes O
very O
seriously O
Iran B-GPE
's O
intransigence O
and O
Iran B-GPE
's O
unwillingness O
uh O
to O
do O
what O
the O
international O
community O
is O
uh O
determined O
that O
it O
will O
do O
/. O

It O
is O
the O
policy O
of O
our O
government O
that O
Iran B-GPE
will O
not O
be O
allowed O
to O
develop O
a O
nuclear O
weapon O
/. O

Tim O
Iran O
can O
not O
be O
allowed O
to O
develop O
a O
nuclear O
weapon O
/. O

That O
is O
the O
view O
of O
the O
international O
community O
not O
just O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

This O
article O
is O
in O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
/. O

The O
reality O
is O
that O
most O
of O
us O
think O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
are O
probably O
going O
to O
get O
a O
weapon O
or O
the O
technology O
to O
make O
one O
sooner O
or O
later O
an O
administration O
official O
acknowledged O
a O
few O
weeks O
ago O
refusing O
to O
talk O
on O
the O
record O
because O
such O
an O
admission O
amounts O
to O
a O
concession O
that O
dragging O
Iran B-GPE
in O
front O
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
may O
prove O
an O
exercise O
in O
futility O
/. O

The O
optomists O
around O
here O
about O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
just O
hope O
we O
can O
delay O
the O
day O
by O
ten O
or O
twenty O
years O
and O
that O
by O
that O
time O
we O
'll O
have O
a O
different O
relationship O
with O
a O
different O
Iranian B-NORP
government O
/. O

That O
seems O
like O
a O
much O
different O
policy O
/. O

Well O
since O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
who O
this O
anonymous O
person O
is O
I O
ca O
n't O
tell O
you O
what O
relationship O
they O
may O
have O
to O
the O
policy O
/. O

I O
'll O
tell O
you O
who O
does O
n't O
think O
that O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
believe O
uh O
that O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
believe O
that O
the O
President O
believes O
that O
because O
we O
're O
doing O
everything O
that O
we O
can O
to O
uh O
send O
a O
strong O
signal O
to O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
that O
they O
have O
no O
choice O
/. O

If O
they O
wish O
to O
be O
a O
part O
of O
the O
international O
community O
they O
have O
no O
choice O
but O
to O
give O
up O
ambitions O
that O
could O
lead O
to O
the O
technologies O
that O
would O
lead O
to O
a O
nuclear O
weapon O
/. O

Uh O
if O
the O
international O
community O
stays O
really O
solid O
here O
Iran B-GPE
can O
not O
stand O
the O
kind O
of O
isolation O
from O
the O
international O
community O
that O
for O
instance O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
endures O
almost O
by O
choice O
/. O

We O
really O
do O
have O
a O
chance O
to O
solve O
this O
diplomatically O
/. O

but O
Tim B-PERSON
I O
would O
be O
the O
first O
to O
say O
we O
ca O
n't O
afford O
to O
waste O
time O
/. O

That O
's O
why O
we O
need O
our O
people O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
to O
really O
work O
toward O
this O
first O
phase O
/. O

We O
need O
to O
see O
if O
that O
has O
an O
effect O
on O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
/. O

and O
if O
it O
does O
not O
have O
an O
effect O
on O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
we O
need O
to O
move O
to O
the O
next O
phase O
/. O

Which O
is O
/? O

The O
next O
phase O
is O
uh O
to O
look O
to O
uh O
further O
uh O
options O
in O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
/. O

For O
instance O
perhaps O
the O
chapter O
seven O
resolution O
/. O

Which O
is O
/? O

Chapter O
seven O
resolution O
essentially O
gives O
uh O
the O
UN B-GPE
or O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
the O
ability O
to O
compel O
a O
state O
to O
act O
/. O

Uh O
it O
can O
um O
say O
that O
there O
would O
be O
consequences O
if O
actions O
are O
not O
taken O
/. O

Including O
military O
/? O

Well O
uh O
no O
one O
ever O
takes O
anything O
off O
the O
table O
/. O

but O
I O
believe O
we O
're O
a O
long O
way O
uh O
from O
that O
/. O

We O
have O
the O
possibilities O
of O
financial O
measures O
that O
could O
be O
taken O
uh O
bans O
against O
travel O
/. O

there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
uh O
options O
once O
you O
're O
in O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
/. O

That O
's O
why O
it O
was O
very O
important O
to O
get O
this O
uh O
Iranian B-NORP
dossier O
to O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
why O
the O
diplomacy O
that O
we O
've O
been O
working O
over O
the O
last O
uh O
couple O
of O
years O
to O
get O
the O
Europeans B-NORP
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
on O
the O
same O
page O
and O
to O
now O
bring O
the O
Russians B-NORP
and O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
along O
uh O
has O
been O
so O
important O
/. O

do O
you O
believe O
if O
the O
President O
chose O
to O
embark O
on O
military O
action O
with O
Iran B-GPE
he O
would O
go O
to O
Congress B-ORG
for O
authorization O
first O
/? O

I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
speculate O
on O
that O
/. O

The O
president O
uh O
is O
uh O
clear O
that O
he O
keeps O
all O
of O
his O
options O
on O
the O
table O
/. O

But O
Tim B-PERSON
I O
think O
speculating O
about O
how O
we O
might O
uh O
set O
up O
military O
action O
is O
n't O
helpful O
at O
a O
time O
when O
we O
really O
are O
concentrating O
on O
the O
diplomacy O
/. O

But O
I O
want O
to O
be O
very O
clear O
/. O

But O
you O
would O
n't O
go O
to O
Congress B-ORG
/? O

Well O
eh O
Tim B-PERSON
of O
course O
the O
uh O
administration O
went O
to O
Congress B-ORG
uh O
the O
last O
time O
/. O

And O
I O
would O
just O
uh O
ask O
people O
to O
look O
at O
the O
history O
of O
how O
this O
president O
uh O
has O
acted O
/. O

He O
has O
uh O
taken O
Congress B-ORG
as O
a O
full O
partner O
in O
these O
matters O
/. O

but O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
get O
into O
a O
discussion O
of O
what O
the O
President O
may O
or O
may O
not O
do O
uh O
constitutionally O
/. O

Let O
me O
turn O
back O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

The O
war O
now O
in O
its O
fourth O
year O
/. O

and O
these O
are O
the O
grim O
statistics O
/. O

US B-GPE
troops O
killed O
two O
thousand O
three O
hundred O
and O
sixteen O
. O
Wounded O
injured O
seventeen O
thousand O
two O
hundred O
seventy O
- O
one O
/. O

Iraqis B-NORP
killed O
an O
estimated O
number O
is O
thirty O
thousand O
/. O

Hundred O
and O
thirty O
thousand O
American B-NORP
troops O
on O
the O
ground O
/. O

When O
you O
were O
planning O
the O
war O
some O
three O
and O
a O
half O
years O
ago O
did O
you O
have O
any O
idea O
that O
three O
years O
into O
the O
war O
those O
are O
the O
numbers O
that O
you O
would O
be O
confronting O
/? O

Well O
I O
certainly O
thought O
that O
it O
would O
be O
difficult O
/. O

Um O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
anyone O
um O
knew O
precisely O
what O
we O
would O
be O
facing O
in O
terms O
of O
numbers O
/. O

And O
look O
/. O

every O
one O
of O
those O
deaths O
is O
uh O
mourned O
by O
people O
in O
the O
administration O
uh O
because O
these O
are O
families O
that O
have O
lost O
um O
husbands O
and O
wives O
and O
daughters O
and O
sons O
/. O

Um O
but O
we O
also O
know O
that O
nothing O
of O
value O
is O
ever O
won O
without O
sacrifice O
/. O

We O
're O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
because O
the O
um O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
faces O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
enemy O
and O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
war O
/. O

And O
we O
have O
to O
have O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
if O
we O
're O
ever O
going O
to O
resolve O
the O
problems O
of O
an O
ideology O
of O
hatred O
that O
was O
so O
great O
that O
people O
flew O
airplanes O
into O
buildings O
/. O

Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
Iraq B-GPE
was O
a O
threat O
/. O

Now O
that O
the O
/- O

but O
Saddam B-PERSON
was O
not O
related O
to O
flying O
airplanes O
into O
buildings O
/. O

No O
/. O

and O
we O
have O
never O
said O
that O
Saddam B-PERSON
/- O

uh O
Saddam B-PERSON
was O
not O
related O
to O
the O
events O
of O
September B-EVENT
eleventh I-EVENT
/. O

But O
if O
you O
really O
believe O
that O
the O
only O
thing O
that O
happened O
on O
September B-EVENT
eleventh I-EVENT
was O
people O
flew O
airplanes O
into O
buildings O
I O
think O
you O
have O
a O
very O
narrow O
view O
of O
what O
we O
faced O
on O
September B-EVENT
eleventh I-EVENT
/. O

We O
faced O
um O
the O
outcome O
of O
an O
ideology O
of O
hatred O
throughout O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
that O
had O
to O
be O
dealt O
with O
/. O

Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
was O
a O
part O
of O
that O
old O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
/. O

The O
new O
Iraq B-GPE
will O
be O
a O
part O
of O
a O
new O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
/. O

and O
we O
will O
all O
be O
safer O
/. O

But O
Madame O
Secretary O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
was O
the O
primary O
rationale O
given O
to O
go O
into O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Lisa B-PERSON
Myers I-PERSON
of O
NBC B-ORG
news O
broke O
a O
story O
last O
week O
that O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
foreign O
minister O
Mister O
Sabri O
became O
a O
spy O
for O
the O
French O
and O
the O
CIA O
/. O

And O
this O
is O
how O
it O
was O
reported O
/. O

Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
last O
foreign O
minister O
Naji B-PERSON
Sabri I-PERSON
paid O
spy O
for O
+French O
intelligence O
later O
turned O
him O
over O
to O
the O
CIA O
to O
supply O
information O
about O
Iraq B-GPE
its O
chemical O
biological O
nuclear O
weapon O
program O
more O
than O
six O
months O
before O
the O
war O
began O
in O
March O
of O
oh O
three O
according O
{to} O
former O
intelligence O
officials O
/. O

The O
sources O
said O
he O
provided O
information O
{the?} O
Iraqi B-NORP
dictator O
had O
ambitions O
for O
a O
nuclear O
program O
but O
it O
was O
not O
active O
and O
that O
no O
biological O
weapons O
were O
being O
produced O
or O
stockpiled O
although O
research O
was O
under O
way O
/. O

That O
's O
a O
far O
cry O
from O
what O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
were O
told O
/. O

Of O
course O
Tim B-PERSON
this O
was O
a O
single O
source O
among O
multiple O
sources O
/. O

And O
the O
problem O
was O
that O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
was O
unwilling O
after O
multiple O
resolutions O
in O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
to O
account O
for O
his O
uh O
weapons O
programs O
/. O

Uh O
we O
all O
remember O
that O
the O
accounting O
of O
the O
UN B-GPE
uh O
weapons O
inspection O
mission O
that O
was O
supposed O
to O
uh O
look O
into O
its O
weapons O
program O
could O
not O
account O
for O
large O
stockpiles O
/. O

We O
all O
thought O
that O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
had O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
/. O

He O
certainly O
had O
a O
a O
very O
healthy O
appetite O
for O
them O
/. O

and O
he O
had O
used O
them O
before O
both O
against O
his O
own O
people O
and O
against O
his O
neighbors O
/. O

He O
was O
a O
threat O
/. O

This O
was O
someone O
shooting O
at O
our O
aircraft O
as O
they O
flew O
the O
no O
- O
fly O
zone O
/. O

He O
'd O
invaded O
his O
neighbors O
/. O

But O
the O
point O
is O
that O
now O
that O
he O
's O
gone O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
an O
opportunity O
to O
be O
a O
different O
Iraq O
in O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
/. O

I O
know O
it O
's O
hard O
/. O

And O
I O
know O
that O
the O
numbers O
that O
you O
've O
put O
up O
are O
difficult O
to O
see O
/. O

And O
I O
know O
that O
the O
violence O
on O
TV O
is O
difficult O
/. O

But O
I O
would O
ask O
people O
uh O
to O
look O
at O
the O
perspective O
here O
of O
what O
is O
really O
going O
on O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

uh O
under O
the O
specter O
of O
this O
violence O
you O
have O
Iraqis B-NORP
now O
Sunni O
Shia O
Kurds B-NORP
and O
others O
determined O
to O
form O
a O
government O
of O
national O
unity O
/. O

That O
's O
extraordinary O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
history O
where O
they O
've O
always O
settled O
their O
differences O
by O
violence O
not O
by O
politics O
/. O

And O
when O
they O
succeed O
in O
that O
uh O
they O
are O
going O
to O
have O
the O
basis O
for O
a O
very O
uh O
different O
kind O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

and O
I O
think O
they O
're O
going O
to O
succeed O
/. O

But O
people O
are O
being O
asked O
to O
take O
your O
judgement O
on O
this O
as O
we O
sit O
here O
this O
morning O
and O
refer O
to O
previous O
judgements O
the O
administration O
made O
/. O

Weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
there O
were O
none O
/. O

We O
would O
be O
greeted O
as O
liberators O
/. O

this O
is O
three O
years O
later O
/. O

That O
it O
would O
not O
take O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
American B-NORP
troops O
to O
occupy O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Tommy O
Franks B-NORP
according O
to O
the O
book O
Cobra B-WORK_OF_ART
Two I-WORK_OF_ART
said O
we O
'd O
be O
down O
to O
thirty O
thousand O
troops O
in O
November O
of O
oh O
three O
/. O

The O
cost O
of O
the O
war O
the O
budget O
director O
of O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
it O
'd O
be O
fifty O
billion O
dollars O
/. O

It O
's O
now O
over O
three O
hundred O
and O
fifty O
billion O
dollars O
/. O

Each O
judgement O
has O
proven O
to O
be O
wrong O
/. O

The O
judgement O
that O
has O
not O
proven O
to O
be O
wrong O
uh O
Tim B-PERSON
is O
that O
the O
region O
is O
changing O
in O
fundemental O
ways O
and O
the O
region O
is O
better O
without O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
/. O

Yes O
it O
is O
true O
that O
uh O
everyone O
thought O
he O
had O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
/. O

He O
did O
not O
/. O

It O
is O
by O
the O
way O
the O
case O
that O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
are O
delighted O
to O
be O
rid O
of O
him O
/. O

And O
uh O
most O
Iraqis B-NORP
in O
fact O
uh O
are O
willing O
and O
uh O
want O
to O
keep O
coalition O
forces O
there O
until O
they O
can O
uh O
take O
care O
of O
this O
themselves O
/. O

But O
we O
do O
have O
to O
keep O
things O
in O
historical O
perspective O
/. O

These O
people O
are O
doing O
something O
that O
is O
quite O
unknown O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
/. O

and O
one O
has O
to O
ask O
what O
was O
the O
alternative O
/? O

Was O
the O
alternative O
to O
leave O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
in O
power O
uh O
continuing O
to O
threaten O
his O
neighbors O
continuing O
with O
his O
uh O
windfall O
profits O
from O
the O
oil O
for O
food O
scandal O
continuing O
to O
repress O
uh O
his O
people O
and O
build O
mass O
graves O
uh O
continuing O
to O
uh O
use O
those O
oil O
for O
food O
profits O
to O
again O
build O
the O
infrastructure O
for O
his O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
/? O

But O
many O
will O
say O
he O
was O
contained O
by O
the O
no O
- O
fly O
zone O
/. O

Ah O
I O
do O
not O
think O
that O
he O
was O
in O
a O
box O
/. O

He O
was O
in O
a O
box O
/. O

the O
oil O
for O
food O
program O
alone O
shows O
that O
the O
billions O
of O
dollars O
that O
he O
was O
collecting O
/- O

He O
was O
not O
just O
going O
to O
build O
palaces O
/. O

This O
was O
someone O
who O
had O
an O
insatiable O
appetite O
uh O
to O
dominate O
his O
region O
/. O

Now O
without O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
you O
can O
look O
across O
the O
region O
and O
see O
that O
uh O
a O
lot O
is O
changing O
thanks O
to O
the O
President O
's O
democracy O
uh O
promotion O
and O
the O
hard O
work O
of O
people O
in O
those O
countries O
/. O

You O
have O
Syrian B-NORP
forces O
out O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
/. O

You O
have O
uh O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
out O
of O
uh O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

The O
people O
of O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
are O
taking O
on O
authoritarian O
governments O
across O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
/. O

Kuwait B-GPE
has O
given O
women O
the O
right O
to O
vote O
/. O

I O
'd O
be O
the O
first O
to O
say O
that O
these O
big O
historical O
changes O
are O
turbulent O
and O
they O
're O
difficult O
/. O

But O
the O
notion O
that O
somehow O
there O
was O
a O
placid O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
that O
if O
we O
just O
left O
it O
alone O
, O
if O
we O
'd O
just O
not O
invaded O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
if O
we O
had O
just O
not O
overthrown O
dictators O
, O
if O
we O
{had?} O
just O
not O
challenged O
Syrian B-NORP
power O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
everything O
would O
be O
just O
fine O
uh O
is O
simply O
not O
true O
/. O

It O
was O
that O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
the O
malignancy O
of O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
that O
we O
quote O
unquote O
disturbed O
that O
led O
directly O
to O
the O
September B-EVENT
eleventh I-EVENT
event O
/. O

The O
President O
said O
this O
week O
that O
whether O
there O
'll O
be O
troops O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
for O
the O
unforeseeable O
future O
will O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
next O
president O
meaning O
we O
're O
going O
to O
have O
troops O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
at O
least O
through O
January O
of O
oh O
nine O
/. O

Oh O
the O
President O
was O
asked O
this O
question O
in O
a O
particular O
way O
/. O

and O
he O
answered O
that O
uh O
some O
American B-NORP
troops O
may O
well O
be O
there O
for O
the O
next O
president O
/. O

But O
I O
would O
just O
point O
to O
what O
uh O
the O
President O
has O
said O
continually O
which O
is O
that O
American B-NORP
forces O
are O
going O
to O
come O
down O
uh O
commensurate O
with O
the O
need O
as O
Iraqi B-NORP
forces O
stand O
up O
/. O

and O
they O
are O
indeed O
standing O
up O
/. O

General O
Casey O
has O
talked O
about O
a O
significant O
reduction O
of O
American B-NORP
forces O
over O
the O
next O
year O
/. O

and O
that O
significant O
reduction O
is O
because O
Iraqi B-NORP
forces O
are O
taking O
and O
holding O
territory O
now O
because O
during O
this O
most O
recent O
uptick O
of O
sectarian O
violence O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
army O
uh O
uh O
behaved O
very O
very O
well O
/. O

So O
Iraqi B-NORP
forces O
are O
getting O
better O
/. O

American B-NORP
forces O
are O
ceding O
territory O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
it O
's O
entirely O
uh O
probable O
that O
we O
will O
see O
a O
significant O
draw O
- O
down O
of O
American B-NORP
forces O
over O
the O
uh O
next O
year O
/. O

That O
's O
what O
General O
Casey O
believes O
/. O

Was O
/- O

this O
year O
/. O

It O
's O
all O
dependent O
on O
events O
on O
the O
ground O
/. O

but O
as O
General O
Casey O
has O
said O
we O
see O
the O
progress O
with O
Iraqi B-NORP
forces O
/. O

We O
see O
the O
progress O
of O
the O
political O
process O
/. O

And O
uh O
there O
's O
every O
reason O
to O
believe O
that O
American B-NORP
forces O
can O
start O
to O
draw O
down O
/. O

Is O
the O
insurgency O
in O
its O
last O
throes O
/? O

Well O
the O
insurgency O
uh O
politicially O
is O
certainly O
in O
danger O
because O
{of?} O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
who O
stood O
outside O
of O
the O
political O
process O
/. O

But O
in O
terms O
of O
violence O
is O
it O
in O
its O
last O
throes O
/? O

Well O
the O
insurgency O
is O
still O
able O
uh O
to O
pull O
off O
violence O
and O
kill O
innocent O
children O
or O
kill O
an O
innocent O
school O
teacher O
/. O

Yes O
they O
are O
able O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

and O
they O
might O
be O
able O
to O
do O
that O
for O
some O
time O
/. O

But O
what O
they O
've O
not O
been O
able O
to O
do O
is O
to O
disrupt O
the O
political O
process O
/. O

What O
they O
've O
not O
been O
able O
to O
do O
is O
to O
set O
Iraqis B-NORP
uh O
one O
against O
another O
in O
the O
political O
process O
/. O

They O
've O
not O
been O
able O
to O
stop O
three O
elections O
/. O

They O
're O
not O
able O
to O
stop O
formation O
of O
uh O
the O
government O
/. O

Uh O
a O
few O
violent O
people O
can O
always O
uh O
grab O
headlines O
and O
can O
always O
kill O
innocent O
people O
/. O

It O
's O
more O
than O
a O
few O
/. O

Well O
it O
's O
a O
few O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
population O
of O
Iraqis B-NORP
/. O

But O
it O
could O
not O
exist O
without O
being O
enabled O
by O
the O
population O
/. O

Well O
the O
population O
is O
less O
and O
less O
enabling O
every O
day O
/. O

There O
are O
reports O
that O
Zarqawi B-PERSON
and O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
meet O
stiff O
resistance O
indeed O
violent O
resistance O
from O
Iraqi B-NORP
tribes O
/. O

Sunnis B-NORP
are O
now O
a O
part O
of O
the O
political O
process O
/. O

And O
I O
know O
that O
people O
wonder O
when O
will O
the O
government O
formation O
finish O
/. O

Uh O
it O
seems O
to O
be O
dragging O
on O
after O
the O
election O
/. O

But O
I O
would O
just O
note O
I O
read O
the O
other O
day O
someone O
said O
well O
they O
're O
dividing O
up O
the O
spoils O
of O
the O
offices O
/. O

That O
's O
not O
what O
they O
're O
doing O
in O
this O
process O
/. O

They O
are O
writing O
a O
government O
program O
on O
which O
the O
national O
unity O
will O
govern O
/. O

They O
are O
writing O
the O
rules O
by O
which O
they O
will O
govern O
/. O

And O
they O
're O
determining O
who O
will O
take O
key O
positions O
/. O

So O
this O
is O
uh O
an O
extraordinary O
matter O
an O
extraordinary O
scene O
with O
Iraqis B-NORP
Sunni O
and O
Shia O
and O
Kurds B-NORP
all O
working O
together O
toward O
a O
unity O
government O
/. O

Let O
me O
turn O
to O
Afghanistan B-GPE
/. O

There O
's O
a O
story O
moving O
on O
the O
wires O
that O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
court O
has O
just O
dismissed O
the O
charges O
against O
this O
gentleman O
who O
had O
converted O
to O
Christianity B-NORP
/. O

Are O
you O
aware O
that O
was O
going O
to O
happen O
/? O

I O
ca O
n't O
confirm O
uh O
that O
particular O
report O
uh O
Tim B-PERSON
/. O

I O
know O
that O
the O
Afghans B-NORP
are O
working O
on O
it O
/. O

They O
've O
been O
very O
aware O
um O
of O
the O
issue O
and O
of O
the O
concerns O
about O
the O
issue O
/. O

This O
is O
a O
young O
democracy O
that O
is O
uh O
working O
with O
a O
constitution O
that O
uh O
like O
many O
constitutions O
when O
they O
're O
first O
born O
uh O
the O
conflicts O
have O
to O
be O
worked O
out O
/. O

we O
have O
our O
own O
history O
of O
conflicts O
that O
had O
to O
be O
worked O
out O
after O
a O
new O
constitution O
/. O

And O
so O
um O
the O
Afghans B-NORP
are O
working O
on O
it O
/. O

but O
America B-GPE
has O
stood O
solidly O
for O
religious O
freedom O
uh O
as O
the O
bedrock O
uh O
of O
uh O
democracy O
/. O

and O
um O
we O
'll O
see O
/. O

but O
I O
ca O
n't O
confirm O
that O
specifically O
/. O

Should O
American B-NORP
Christian O
missionaries O
be O
encouraged O
to O
go O
to O
Afghanistan B-GPE
/? O

Well O
I O
think O
that O
Afghans B-NORP
are O
uh O
pleased O
to O
get O
uh O
the O
help O
that O
they O
can O
get O
/. O

We O
need O
to O
be O
respectful O
of O
Afghan B-NORP
sovereignty O
/. O

Including O
Christian O
missionaries O
/. O

We O
have O
to O
be O
respectful O
of O
Afghan B-NORP
sovereignty O
and O
Tim B-PERSON
respectful O
of O
the O
fact O
that O
this O
is O
a O
country O
that O
is O
coming O
out O
of O
twenty O
- O
five O
years O
of O
civil O
war O
a O
country O
that O
's O
going O
to O
have O
to O
find O
its O
own O
way O
and O
a O
country O
that O
is O
going O
through O
one O
of O
the O
most O
difficult O
uh O
debates O
that O
any O
society O
goes O
through O
/. O

and O
that O
is O
the O
proper O
role O
of O
religion O
in O
uh O
the O
politics O
of O
the O
state O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
debate O
by O
the O
way O
that O
all O
of O
us O
went O
through O
at O
some O
point O
in O
our O
history O
/. O

But O
Madame O
Secretary O
we O
talk O
all O
the O
time O
about O
spreading O
democracy O
/. O

and O
your O
own O
state O
department O
report O
on O
human O
rights O
abuses O
eh O
says O
that O
Christianity B-NORP
is O
punishable O
by O
death O
that O
Christian O
missionaries O
are O
not O
welcome O
that O
women O
can O
not O
get O
a O
passport O
or O
leave O
the O
country O
without O
permission O
of O
a O
man O
/. O

This O
is O
a O
far O
cry O
from O
the O
responsibilities O
and O
rights O
given O
to O
most O
people O
who O
live O
in O
a O
democracy O
/. O

it O
's O
also O
a O
far O
cry O
from O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
/. O

This O
is O
a O
country O
that O
has O
come O
an O
enormous O
way O
in O
four O
years O
where O
yes O
the O
uh O
issues O
of O
the O
constitution O
are O
going O
to O
be O
debated O
in O
this O
very O
traditional O
society O
that O
is O
trying O
now O
to O
move O
to O
a O
modern O
political O
system O
/. O

I O
would O
just O
ask O
people O
to O
remember O
how O
hard O
this O
was O
for O
us O
/. O

Tim B-PERSON
I O
am O
I O
hate O
to O
say O
fifty O
one O
years O
old O
/. O

but O
it O
's O
in O
my O
lifetime O
that O
uh O
black O
Americans O
were O
guaranteed O
the O
right O
to O
vote O
/. O

Who O
are O
we O
to O
be O
uh O
uh O
eh O
so O
insistent O
that O
people O
must O
do O
this O
overnight O
/? O

We O
're O
working O
with O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
government O
/. O

They O
're O
moving O
in O
a O
democratic O
fashion O
/. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
hard O
/. O

But O
when O
something O
arises O
uh O
as O
with O
Mister O
Rahman O
it O
is O
the O
obligation O
of O
the O
international O
community O
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
there O
has O
been O
support O
across O
Europe B-GPE
for O
this O
that O
the O
Afghans B-NORP
be O
reminded O
that O
in O
their O
own O
constitution O
they O
have O
enshrined O
the O
universal O
declaration O
on O
human O
rights O
which O
guarantees O
certain O
religious O
freedoms O
/. O

We O
did O
n't O
have O
that O
constitution O
with O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
to O
work O
with O
/. O

So O
Christians B-NORP
should O
be O
able O
to O
worship O
/? O

People O
should O
be O
able O
to O
convert O
to O
Christianity B-NORP
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
/. O

of O
course O
Tim B-PERSON
/. O

eh O
the O
universal O
declaration O
of O
human O
rights O
is O
clear O
on O
this O
/. O

but O
I O
would O
have O
to O
say O
that O
Afghans B-NORP
are O
going O
to O
have O
to O
work O
through O
some O
of O
the O
difficulties O
and O
contradictions O
/. O

But O
it O
ca O
n't O
be O
done O
on O
a O
case O
by O
case O
business O
/. O

It O
has O
to O
be O
ensured O
/. O

They O
will O
have O
to O
work O
through O
court O
cases O
as O
we O
have O
to O
interpret O
the O
+constitution O
/. O

They O
will O
have O
to O
work O
through O
individual O
cases O
/. O

And O
I O
'm O
quite O
certain O
that O
the O
evolution O
of O
Afghan B-NORP
democracy O
is O
going O
in O
the O
right O
direction O
/. O

But O
I O
would O
just O
remind O
people O
that O
four O
years O
ago O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
was O
executing O
people O
wantonly O
in O
uh O
stadiums O
for O
playing O
music O
/. O

This O
is O
a O
country O
that O
has O
come O
a O
very O
very O
long O
way O
/. O

and O
women O
were O
not O
being O
educated O
uh O
at O
all O
/. O

It O
was O
punishable O
to O
educate O
women O
/. O

This O
is O
a O
place O
that O
has O
come O
a O
long O
long O
way O
/. O

Let O
's O
support O
them O
in O
uh O
their O
quest O
to O
become O
a O
modern O
democracy O
/. O

You O
mentioned O
you O
're O
fifty O
one O
/. O

and O
I O
'm O
curious O
if O
it O
's O
time O
for O
a O
career O
change O
/. O

We O
've O
discussed O
uh O
uh O
future O
options O
for O
you O
on O
this O
program O
/. O

Here O
was O
the O
headline O
all O
across O
the O
paper O
/. O

NFL B-ORG
commisioner O
Paul B-PERSON
Tagliabue I-PERSON
step O
down O
in O
July O
/. O

and O
here O
's O
our O
conversations O
in O
two O
thousand O
one O
two O
three O
and O
four O
on O
this O
subject O
/. O

In O
your O
next O
life O
you O
want O
to O
be O
commisioner O
of O
the O
NFL O
/? O

Right O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
NFL O
is O
really O
a O
terrific O
institution O
/. O

and O
I O
'd O
love O
to O
be O
associated O
with O
it O
one O
day O
/. O

Another O
first O
/? O

Uh O
Tim B-PERSON
I O
'm O
going O
off O
to O
be O
commisioner O
of O
NFL B-ORG
/. O

remember O
/? O

I O
think O
Paul B-PERSON
Tagliabue I-PERSON
's O
doing O
a O
fine O
job O
as O
NFL B-ORG
commisioner O
/. O

but O
um O
I O
look O
forward O
to O
uh O
the O
day O
that O
he O
decides O
to O
retire O
/. O

and O
uh O
I O
very O
much O
think O
that O
the O
the O
best O
job O
in O
America B-GPE
's O
got O
to O
be O
NFL B-ORG
commisioner O
/. O

You O
just O
announced O
your O
candidacy O
/. O

I O
still O
think O
the O
best O
job O
in O
America B-GPE
may O
be O
NFL B-ORG
commisioner O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
little O
too O
soon O
for O
me O
/. O

I O
've O
got O
lots O
to O
do O
as O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
/. O

and O
I O
think O
my O
ship O
came O
in O
/. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
have O
to O
leave O
the O
port O
without O
me O
/. O

So O
you O
're O
not O
interested O
/? O

No O
not O
interested O
/. O

Now O
Fred B-PERSON
Barns I-PERSON
a O
reporter O
uh O
uh O
has O
close O
ties O
to O
the O
eh O
sources O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
wrote O
this O
in O
the B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
the O
other O
day O
/. O

A O
third O
time O
for O
Bush B-GPE
the O
president O
's O
most O
spectacular O
move O
would O
be O
to O
annoint O
a O
presidential O
successor O
/. O

This O
would O
require O
Vice O
President O
Cheney O
to O
resign O
/. O

His O
replacement O
/? O

Condoleezza B-PERSON
Rice I-PERSON
who O
Mister O
Bush O
regards O
highly O
/. O

We O
've O
got O
a O
great O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
in O
uh O
Vice O
President O
Cheney O
/. O

Uh O
he O
is O
uh O
doing O
a O
fantastic O
job O
for O
the O
president O
and O
uh O
for O
the O
country O
/. O

Um O
he O
is O
really O
one O
of O
the O
strongest O
uh O
supporters O
that O
uh O
I O
've O
drawn O
on O
from O
time O
to O
time O
/. O

and O
uh O
he O
's O
doing O
a O
great O
job O
/. O

I O
think O
I O
'd O
better O
try O
to O
be O
Secretary O
of O
St- O
/- O

You O
just O
gave O
a O
whole O
list O
of O
things O
I O
have O
to O
work O
on O
as O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
/. O

But O
if O
the O
President O
came O
to O
you O
and O
said O
Dick B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
's O
going O
to O
resign O
I O
want O
you O
to O
be O
my O
vice O
president O
because O
I O
want O
you O
to O
run O
in O
two O
thousand O
eight O
you O
would O
n't O
say O
no O
/. O

Tim B-PERSON
ah O
I O
think O
we O
've O
been O
through O
this O
conversation O
about O
two O
thousand O
and O
eight O
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

That O
's O
not O
what O
I O
want O
to O
do O
with O
my O
life O
/. O

Laura B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
said O
you O
'd O
make O
an O
excellent O
president O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
can O
talk O
her O
into O
running O
/. O

Uh O
well O
I O
really O
appreciate O
that O
the O
first O
lady O
who O
I O
admire O
very O
much O
uh O
thinks O
that O
/. O

but O
the O
last O
part O
of O
that O
's O
right O
/. O

Will O
not O
happen O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
/. O

Madame O
Secretary O
as O
always O
we O
thank O
you O
for O
sharing O
your O
views O
/. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
/. O

Coming O
next O
, O
David O
Broder O
Elisabeth O
Bumiller O
Charlie O
Cook O
John O
Harwood O
interpret O
the O
Washington B-GPE
political O
landscape O
tackle O
the O
issue O
of O
immigration O
and O
look O
at O
the O
midterm O
elections O
in O
two O
thousand O
six O
/. O

Right O
here O
on O
Meet O
the O
Press O
/. O

The O
politics O
of O
immigration O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
the O
midterm O
congressional O
elections O
/. O

David O
Broder O
Elisabeth O
Bumiller O
Charlie O
Cook O
John O
Harwood O
a O
round O
table O
after O
this O
station O
break O
/. O

And O
we O
are O
back O
/. O

Welcome O
all O
/. O

Immigration O
/. O

Look O
at O
these O
scenes O
and O
these O
pictures O
from O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
/. O

Five O
hundred O
thousand O
people O
according O
to O
police O
estimates O
turned O
out O
to O
protest O
some O
of O
the O
immigration O
reforms O
that O
are O
being O
discussed O
debated O
perhaps O
legislated O
in O
Washington B-GPE
/. O

David B-PERSON
Broder I-PERSON
how O
big O
of O
a O
political O
issue O
is O
immigration O
/. O

and O
what O
are O
the O
potential O
pitfalls O
for O
politicians O
as O
they O
try O
to O
navigate O
the O
issue O
/? O

It O
started O
as O
a O
border O
issue O
in O
uh O
states O
that O
have O
common O
boundaries O
with O
Mexico B-GPE
particularly O
/. O

Uh O
it O
has O
now O
become O
a O
national O
issue O
/. O

Talking O
to O
Republican O
Governor O
of O
Minnesota B-GPE
it O
's O
a O
big O
issue O
in O
his O
state O
/. O

Suburban B-PRODUCT
Illinois B-GPE
districts O
now O
find O
large O
Hispanic O
populations O
/. O

It O
has O
become O
a O
much O
tougher O
issue O
for O
politicians O
of O
both O
parties O
but O
particularly O
I O
think O
for O
Republicans B-NORP
/. O

The O
polling O
we O
have O
seen O
with O
the O
Wall O
Street O
Journal O
NBC O
eighty O
- O
eight O
percent O
say O
it O
's O
a O
serious O
problem O
/. O

sixty O
- O
two O
percent O
say O
that O
illegal O
immigrants O
should O
not O
be O
allowed O
to O
become O
citizens O
/. O

and O
sixty O
percent O
say O
that O
we O
should O
n't O
even O
give O
them O
guest O
worker O
status O
to O
come O
here O
temporarily O
/. O

Elisabeth B-PERSON
Bumiller I-PERSON
you O
wrote O
a O
piece O
in O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
quote O
Bush B-GPE
is O
facing O
a O
difficult O
path O
on O
immigration O
talking O
about O
the O
joint O
pressures O
on O
President O
Bush O
from O
the O
business O
community O
we O
need O
these O
people O
to O
work O
because O
Americans O
wo O
n't O
do O
the O
jobs O
and O
the O
conservative O
community O
saying O
illegal O
immigrants O
get O
them O
out O
/. O

What O
does O
he O
do O
/? O

He O
's O
trying O
to O
uh O
thread O
the O
needle O
and O
walk O
a O
very O
fine O
line O
between O
both O
of O
these O
groups O
/. O

I O
mean O
inches O
he O
's O
a O
former O
governor O
of O
a O
border O
state O
/. O

so O
this O
is O
very O
close O
to O
his O
political O
experience O
/. O

in O
the O
early O
days O
of O
this O
debate O
in O
two O
thousand O
four O
he O
was O
giving O
very O
emotional O
speeches O
about O
America B-GPE
the O
land O
of O
immigrants O
/. O

and O
he O
was O
proposing O
what O
many O
Republicans B-NORP
said O
was O
a O
very O
generous O
guest O
worker O
program O
/. O

Um O
he O
has O
pulled O
back O
a O
lot O
now O
ah O
under O
onslaught O
from O
conservatives O
/. O

and O
now O
he O
's O
emphasizing O
the O
border O
security O
part O
of O
his O
plan O
/. O

He O
's O
trying O
to O
do O
both O
/. O

as O
we O
know O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
different O
proposals O
on O
the O
hill O
right O
now O
/. O

We O
'll O
see O
some O
of O
them O
next O
week O
/. O

Um O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
hanging O
back O
waiting O
to O
see O
what O
comes O
out O
of O
the O
smoke O
/. O

and O
then O
we O
'll O
weigh O
in O
/. O

Charlie B-PERSON
Cook I-PERSON
it O
appears O
that O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
have O
very O
firm O
views O
about O
immigration O
and O
that O
the O
President O
and O
other O
politicians O
are O
kind O
of O
trying O
to O
nuance O
the O
issue O
/. O

Is O
that O
possible O
/? O

Well O
it O
's O
a O
funny O
issue O
/. O

If O
you O
ask O
me O
what O
's O
the O
most O
important O
problem O
facing O
the O
country O
it O
's O
a O
small O
single O
digit O
issue O
/. O

but O
then O
once O
you O
raise O
it O
boy O
emotions O
run O
high O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
split O
the O
baby O
/. O

and O
I O
can O
see O
where O
the O
president O
's O
trying O
to O
go O
the O
let O
's O
build O
a O
wall O
or O
build O
a O
barrier O
stop O
illegal O
immigration O
/. O

But O
for O
the O
people O
we O
have O
we O
got O
to O
mainstream O
them O
and O
keep O
this O
workforce O
going O
because O
that O
's O
important O
for O
agribusiness O
and O
business O
/. O

Is O
that O
politically O
acceptable O
to O
conservatives O
/? O

Eh O
it O
's O
not O
acceptable O
to O
anybody O
/. O

but O
it O
's O
the O
only O
way O
I O
think O
/- O

I O
mean O
they O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
figure O
out O
a O
way O
to O
split O
the O
baby O
because O
one O
way O
or O
the O
other O
is O
just O
not O
going O
to O
work O
/. O

John B-PERSON
/? O

Well O
let O
's O
do O
n't O
forget O
Tim O
Democrats O
are O
also O
split O
on O
this O
issue O
/. O

Lot O
of O
African B-NORP
- I-NORP
Americans I-NORP
are O
not O
very O
sympathetic O
with O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
guest O
worker O
program O
/. O

Uh O
the O
White O
House O
Elisabeth O
mentioned O
trying O
to O
thread O
the O
needle O
one O
of O
the O
things O
they O
were O
looking O
at O
is O
trying O
to O
push O
the O
final O
resolution O
of O
this O
until O
after O
the O
midterm O
election O
/. O

That O
also O
could O
happen O
on O
some O
budget O
issues O
as O
well O
as O
a O
way O
of O
trying O
to O
make O
some O
sort O
of O
common O
cause O
between O
moderate O
Democrats B-NORP
and O
moderate O
Republicans B-NORP
/. O

You O
know O
in O
two O
thousand O
Florida O
Florida O
Florida O
/. O

Two O
thousand O
four O
Ohio O
Ohio O
Ohio O
/. O

You O
look O
at O
two O
thousand O
eight O
that O
electoral O
college O
map O
/. O

and O
you O
look O
at O
states O
like O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
and O
Arizona B-GPE
and O
Colorado B-GPE
some O
real O
potential O
swing O
states O
/. O

And O
this O
issue O
could O
be O
very O
decisive O
as O
we O
play O
it O
through O
/. O

Well O
let O
's O
do O
n't O
forget O
one O
other O
thing O
Tim B-PERSON
/. O

This O
was O
raised O
in O
the O
Virginia B-GPE
governor O
's O
race O
last O
year O
by O
the O
republican O
candidate O
who O
went O
after O
some O
of O
these O
job O
centers O
that O
attract O
illegal O
immigrants O
/. O

Did O
n't O
work O
for O
him O
/. O

so O
sometimes O
the O
emotion O
of O
the O
issue O
does O
n't O
always O
prevail O
/. O

Let O
me O
turn O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
the O
big O
discussion O
in O
our O
country O
about O
Iraq B-GPE
the O
way O
the O
issue O
is O
being O
covered O
by O
the O
media O
/. O

Uh O
Vice O
President O
Cheney O
last O
Sunday O
made O
these O
comments O
/. O

There O
's O
a O
constant O
sort O
of O
perception O
if O
you O
will O
that O
is O
created O
because O
what O
's O
newsworthy O
is O
the O
car O
bomb O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
it O
's O
not O
all O
the O
work O
that O
went O
on O
that O
day O
in O
fifteen O
other O
provinces O
in O
terms O
of O
making O
progress O
towards O
rebuilding O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Secretary O
of O
Defense O
Rumsfeld O
weighed O
in O
/. O

The O
terrorists O
seem O
to O
recognize O
that O
they O
're O
losing O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

I O
believe O
that O
history O
will O
show O
that O
to O
be O
the O
case O
/. O

Fortunately O
history O
is O
not O
made O
up O
of O
daily O
headlines O
blogs O
on O
the O
websites O
or O
the O
latest O
sensational O
attack O
/. O

And O
then O
this O
Wednesday O
President O
Bush O
went O
to O
a O
town O
meeting O
in O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
of O
his O
supporters O
/. O

and O
here O
's O
one O
of O
the O
questions O
that O
was O
asked O
/. O

And O
I O
ask O
you O
this O
from O
the O
bottom O
of O
my O
heart O
for O
a O
solution O
to O
this O
because O
it O
seems O
that O
our O
major O
media O
networks O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
portray O
the O
good O
. O
They O
just O
want O
to O
focus O
/- O

Okay O
hold O
on O
a O
second O
/. O

They O
just O
want O
to O
focus O
on O
another O
car O
bomb O
/. O

or O
they O
just O
want O
to O
focus O
on O
some O
more O
bloodshed O
/. O

Does O
that O
issue O
work O
that O
it O
's O
the O
mainstream O
media O
that O
's O
distorting O
the O
good O
news O
that O
's O
coming O
out O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

I O
think O
it O
helps O
with O
the O
republican O
base O
/. O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
helps O
with O
swing O
voters O
at O
all O
/. O

First O
of O
all O
it O
's O
the O
nature O
of O
news O
/. O

I O
mean O
on O
the O
evening O
news O
at O
night O
a O
car O
that O
is O
n't O
in O
a O
wreck O
is O
n't O
in O
the O
news O
/. O

A O
house O
that O
does O
n't O
burn O
a O
building O
that O
does O
n't O
burn O
a O
killing O
that O
does O
n't O
take O
place O
/. O

News O
is O
the O
aberration O
is O
the O
change O
from O
normalcy O
/. O

Secondly O
uh O
eighty O
journalists O
so O
far O
have O
been O
killed O
over O
there O
/. O

Um O
I O
mean O
I O
mean O
getting O
out O
there O
and O
looking O
around O
wandering O
around O
Iraq B-GPE
looking O
for O
good O
news O
sounds O
to O
me O
like O
a O
good O
way O
to O
get O
killed O
/. O

And O
then O
the O
third O
thing O
is O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
they O
really O
want O
to O
try O
to O
sell O
this O
because O
people O
do O
n't O
think O
uh O
that O
everything O
's O
fine O
/. O

I O
think O
this O
is O
just O
an O
extenuation O
of O
holding O
the O
banner O
that O
says O
mission O
accomplished O
/. O

The O
people O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
well O
/. O

They O
can O
see O
that O
it O
's O
not O
going O
well O
/. O

And O
what O
happens O
in O
fifteen O
provinces O
does O
n't O
matter O
/. O

if O
they O
think O
that O
this O
thing O
is O
just O
really O
going O
to O
hell O
in O
a O
handbasket O
um O
I O
mean O
you O
know O
that O
's O
that O
/. O

David B-PERSON
Broder I-PERSON
/? O

The O
ombudsman O
at O
The O
Post O
Deborah O
Howell O
has O
a O
very O
thoughtful O
analysis O
of O
this O
question O
in O
the O
paper O
today O
which O
I O
would O
refer O
people O
to O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
answer O
is O
that O
when O
there O
is O
this O
level O
of O
violence O
and O
turmoil O
in O
a O
country O
that O
has O
to O
be O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
story O
that O
the O
press O
is O
telling O
/. O

The O
other O
parts O
of O
it O
do O
get O
told O
/. O

but O
they O
do O
not O
dominate O
the O
news O
/. O

and O
they O
ca O
n't O
dominate O
the O
news O
given O
the O
realities O
of O
that O
country O
/. O

Nor O
should O
they O
dominate O
the O
news O
/. O

It O
's O
a O
very O
weak O
argument O
/. O

when O
you O
have O
as O
Charlie B-PERSON
said O
journalists O
over O
there O
who O
can O
not O
move O
around O
the O
country O
to O
report O
because O
they O
know O
that O
they O
're O
in O
danger O
of O
being O
killed O
at O
any O
moment O
that O
tells O
you O
about O
the O
state O
of O
security O
in O
the O
country O
/. O

It O
's O
not O
good O
/. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
/? O

the O
other O
thing O
that O
's O
interesting O
what O
you O
did O
n't O
show O
was O
the O
President O
's O
response O
to O
her O
/. O

I O
was O
there O
that O
day O
/. O

and O
he O
was O
very O
very O
careful O
not O
to O
jump O
on O
her O
bandwagon O
/. O

In O
fact O
uh O
I O
mean O
obviously O
he O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
/. O

She O
did O
it O
for O
him O
/. O

but O
the O
point O
is O
he O
said O
look O
, O
wait O
a O
minute O
/. O

You O
know O
um O
I O
understand O
your O
frustration O
/. O

but O
um O
we O
have O
a O
free O
press O
in O
this O
country O
/. O

We O
ca O
n't O
tell O
them O
what O
to O
do O
/. O

He O
pulled O
back O
somewhat O
from O
her O
comment O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
you O
're O
right O
Charlie B-PERSON
that O
they O
know O
they O
ca O
n't O
sell O
this O
and O
when O
they O
've O
tried O
in O
the O
past O
it O
has O
backfired O
on O
them O
/. O

But O
the O
President O
also O
said O
do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
to O
go O
to O
blogs O
and O
find O
out O
some O
more O
information O
/. O

Yes O
I O
mean O
I O
mean O
these O
are O
gradations O
here O
in O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
response O
/. O

But O
is O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
convinced O
that O
in O
order O
to O
secure O
the O
base O
of O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
for O
the O
President O
it O
does O
n't O
hurt O
to O
go O
after O
the O
media O
a O
little O
bit O
/? O

of O
course O
not O
/. O

They O
do O
it O
all O
the O
time O
/. O

uh O
and O
they O
complain O
all O
the O
time O
about O
what O
we O
do O
/. O

but O
I O
have O
noticed O
this O
past O
week O
Scott B-PERSON
McClellan I-PERSON
saying O
the O
White O
House O
Press O
Secretary O
you O
know O
we O
're O
not O
blaming O
the O
media O
for O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

He O
said O
that O
a O
couple O
times O
this O
week O
/. O

And O
so O
again O
they O
're O
being O
a O
little O
more O
careful O
here O
than O
usual O
/. O

And O
did O
you O
really O
fall O
asleep O
in O
that O
press O
pool O
/. O

or O
was O
that O
a O
cheap O
shot O
by O
the O
President O
/? O

That O
's O
completely O
inaccurate O
/. O

I O
wo O
n't O
say O
I O
have O
n't O
nodded O
off O
in O
previous O
speeches O
but O
not O
that O
one O
/. O

There O
is O
a O
difference O
+between O
meditation O
and O
sleep O
/. O

uh O
David B-PERSON
Broder I-PERSON
let O
me O
turn O
to O
the O
rebellion O
that O
I O
sense O
with O
some O
House B-ORG
members O
uh O
particularly O
in O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
when O
you O
go O
talk O
to O
them O
privately O
/. O

You O
captured O
it O
in O
your O
column O
this O
way O
/. O

The O
conflict O
over O
the B-ORG
Dubai I-ORG
Ports I-ORG
World I-ORG
brought O
to O
the O
surface O
deep O
- O
seated O
resentments O
from O
the O
Capitol O
end O
of O
Pennsylvania B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC
toward O
the O
people O
around O
the O
President O
and O
surprisingly O
toward O
Bush B-GPE
himself O
/. O

The O
harmony O
that O
had O
prevailed O
during O
most O
of O
Bush B-GPE
's O
tenure O
the O
deference O
that O
a O
Republican B-NORP
controlled O
Congress B-ORG
has O
generally O
shown O
to O
his O
wishes O
disappeared O
/. O

Even O
the O
normal O
circumspection O
with O
which O
congressional O
Republicans B-NORP
treat O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
withered O
in O
the O
heat O
of O
this O
dispute O
/. O

And O
then O
this O
/. O

Congressman O
Tom O
Davis O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
a O
committee O
chairman O
told O
The B-ORG
Post I-ORG
this O
is O
probably O
the O
worst O
administration O
ever O
in O
getting O
Congress B-ORG
' O
opinion O
on O
anything O
/. O

Ouch O
/. O

Well O
you O
had O
heard O
this O
kind O
of O
comment O
all O
of O
us O
had O
privately O
from O
Republicans B-NORP
on O
the O
hill O
/. O

But O
the O
fact O
that O
somebody O
like O
Tom B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON
former O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Congressional I-ORG
Campaign I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
is O
saying O
it O
publicly O
on O
the O
record O
uh O
gives O
you O
a O
measure O
of O
the O
sort O
of O
fall O
- O
off O
of O
any O
sense O
of O
either O
loyalty O
or O
intimidation O
whatever O
you O
want O
to O
call O
it O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
/. O

Uh O
they O
uh O
feel O
that O
they O
're O
on O
their O
own O
and O
that O
the O
President O
is O
going O
to O
take O
care O
of O
his O
business O
but O
they O
're O
going O
to O
take O
care O
of O
their O
own O
/. O

One O
of O
the O
things O
being O
talked O
about O
Elisabeth B-PERSON
Bumiller I-PERSON
is O
the O
staff O
shake O
- O
up O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
/. O

This O
is O
how O
you O
reported O
it O
/. O

Republicans B-NORP
outside O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
say O
that O
had O
pushed O
Mister O
Bush O
uh O
not O
to O
replace O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
the O
chief O
uh O
political O
operator O
Deputy O
uh O
Chief O
of O
Staff O
but O
rather O
to O
bring O
in O
someone O
at O
the O
same O
level O
or O
above O
perhaps O
as O
minister O
without O
portfolio O
/. O

One O
Republican B-NORP
said O
Mister O
Bush O
should O
view O
it O
as O
replacing O
a O
top O
- O
notch O
pitcher O
struggling O
in O
the O
later O
innings O
of O
a O
baseball O
game O
rather O
than O
as O
a O
vote O
of O
no O
- O
confidence O
in O
a O
friend O
/. O

So O
who O
's O
the O
reliever O
/? O

Well O
there O
's O
lots O
of O
names O
that O
they O
/- O

You O
've O
heard O
them O
as O
well O
as O
I O
have O
/. O

Ed B-PERSON
Gillespie I-PERSON
uh O
you O
know O
Bill B-PERSON
Paxon I-PERSON
/. O

there O
's O
lots O
of O
names O
/. O

Um O
the O
question O
is O
are O
they O
going O
to O
do O
it O
/. O

and O
right O
now O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
talk O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
/. O

There O
's O
no O
indication O
that O
the O
President O
has O
signed O
on O
to O
this O
idea O
/. O

Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
has O
told O
people O
that O
he O
thinks O
that O
bringing O
somebody O
in O
without O
a O
clear O
line O
of O
authority O
is O
a O
mistake O
/. O

and O
uh O
the O
bottom O
line O
is O
is O
this O
going O
to O
help O
with O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

you O
know O
you O
know O
we O
're O
not O
talking O
about O
changing O
policies O
here O
/. O

we O
're O
you O
know O
changing O
you O
know O
some O
personnel O
/. O

so O
that O
's O
/- O

it O
's O
unclear O
if O
anything O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
/. O

John B-PERSON
/? O

Well O
chances O
are O
pretty O
good O
something O
will O
happen O
/. O

The O
President O
of O
course O
did O
n't O
rule O
out O
the O
idea O
of O
bringing O
someone O
on O
/. O

Bill B-PERSON
Paxon I-PERSON
's O
a O
possibility O
/. O

Vin B-PERSON
Weber I-PERSON
's O
also O
a O
possibility O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
over O
time O
you O
could O
see O
some O
changes O
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
staff O
as O
well O
/. O

When O
you O
look O
at O
sort O
of O
the O
big O
three O
or O
the O
biggest O
names O
in O
the O
White O
House O
Andy O
Card O
Karl O
Rove O
Dan O
Bartlett O
you O
could O
see O
some O
change O
over O
time O
/. O

Andy B-PERSON
Card I-PERSON
probably O
the O
most O
likely O
to O
leave O
at O
some O
point O
/. O

He O
's O
almost O
uh O
already O
the O
longest O
serving O
Chief O
of O
Staff O
ever O
/. O

You O
could O
see O
some O
change O
there O
/. O

on O
the O
verge O
of O
dethroning O
Sherman B-PERSON
Adams I-PERSON
of O
Dwight B-PERSON
Eisenhower I-PERSON
fame O
/. O

You O
bet O
/. O

Uh O
let O
me O
turn O
to O
the O
midterm O
elections O
where O
all O
these O
things O
+invariably O
lead O
/. O

Here O
's O
our O
latest O
numbers O
in O
the B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
poll O
right O
track O
wrong O
track O
/. O

United B-GPE
States I-GPE
headed O
in O
the O
right O
direction O
twenty O
- O
six O
percent O
/. O

One O
of O
four O
/. O

Sixty O
- O
two O
percent O
say O
wrong O
track O
/. O

and O
the O
so O
called O
generic O
question O
who O
do O
you O
want O
to O
control O
Congress B-ORG
/. O

Republicans B-NORP
thirty O
- O
seven O
percent O
/. O

Fifty O
percent O
now O
a O
majority O
say O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
/. O

but O
as O
always O
Charlie B-PERSON
Cook I-PERSON
is O
warning O
of O
us O
to O
go O
slow O
/. O

And O
here O
's O
his O
latest O
column O
from O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
/. O

Despite O
national O
political O
trends O
indicating O
that O
the O
GOP B-NORP
is O
in O
serious O
trouble O
a O
race O
by O
race O
micro-analysis O
suggests O
that O
Democrats B-NORP
can O
not O
easily O
seize O
control O
of O
the O
House O
or O
Senate B-ORG
this O
fall O
/. O

In O
the O
Senate O
Democrats O
need O
a O
net O
gain O
of O
six O
seats O
/. O

Democrats B-NORP
need O
to O
win O
in O
Tennessee B-GPE
where O
Bill B-PERSON
Frist I-PERSON
is O
retiring O
have O
to O
run O
the O
table O
by O
defeating O
all O
the O
most O
vulnerable O
Republicans B-NORP
while O
holding O
all O
of O
their O
own O
seats O
including O
in O
Minnesota B-GPE
where O
their O
incumbent O
is O
retiring O
and O
in O
Washington B-GPE
state O
where O
Senator O
Maria O
Cantwell O
faces O
a O
very O
strong O
challenger O
/. O

They O
also O
need O
to O
hang O
on O
to O
somewhat O
more O
secure O
open O
seats O
in O
Maryland B-GPE
and O
Vermont B-GPE
as O
well O
as O
fourteen O
other O
incumbents O
/. O

Although O
not O
impossible O
in O
a O
favorable O
political O
climate O
this O
is O
a O
very O
tall O
order O
/. O

and O
here O
are O
the O
vulnerable O
states O
according O
to O
the O
Cook O
report O
/. O

Uh O
vulnerable O
senators O
Conrad O
Burns B-PERSON
in O
Montana O
Lincoln O
Chafee O
Rhode O
Island O
Mike O
DeWine O
Ohio O
Santorum O
in O
Pennsylvania O
Jim O
Talent O
Missouri O
and O
the O
Tennessee B-GPE
seat O
/. O

Charlie B-PERSON
what O
do O
you O
see O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
/? O

you O
know O
when O
you O
look O
at O
this O
election O
from O
the O
big O
picture O
the O
national O
numbers O
boy O
just O
looks O
horrible O
/. O

and O
it O
looks O
like O
gosh O
Republicans B-NORP
will O
be O
lucky O
if O
they O
hold O
onto O
anything O
/. O

And O
then O
you O
do O
the O
race O
by O
race O
like O
this O
/. O

Now O
the O
thing O
is O
the O
first O
three O
or O
four O
for O
Democrats B-NORP
probably O
are O
n't O
that O
hard O
/. O

But O
when O
you O
get O
to O
the O
fifth O
and O
sixth O
seats O
you O
get O
to O
winning O
in O
Ohio B-GPE
and O
talking O
about O
the O
Tennessee B-GPE
open O
seat O
/. O

Gosh O
that O
's O
hard O
/. O

I O
mean O
it O
's O
going O
to O
take O
a O
real O
real O
real O
strong O
wind O
up O
their O
backs O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
the O
kind O
of O
thing O
where O
there O
's O
structural O
barriers O
/. O

I O
mean O
eighty O
- O
five O
percent O
of O
all O
incumbent O
senators O
get O
reelected O
/. O

And O
you O
've O
got O
to O
knock O
out O
five O
of O
them O
/? O

Now O
it O
can O
happen O
/. O

but O
it O
's O
hard O
/. O

And O
it O
's O
kind O
of O
like O
having O
uh O
structural O
barriers O
that O
are O
out O
there O
that O
are O
protecting O
the O
Republican O
majorities O
/. O

and O
if O
this O
is O
a O
category O
one O
two O
or O
three O
hurricane O
those O
barriers O
are O
strong O
enough O
/. O

but O
if O
it O
's O
a O
four O
or O
five O
they O
're O
not O
/. O

And O
the O
question O
is O
how O
tall O
will O
it O
be O
/. O

And O
Tim B-PERSON
some O
of O
those O
races O
can O
change O
overnight O
in O
a O
hurry O
/. O

Conrad B-PERSON
Burns I-PERSON
has O
now O
got O
a O
primary O
challenge O
from O
a O
significant O
Republican B-NORP
/. O

There O
's O
some O
talk O
among O
Republicans B-NORP
that O
maybe O
Conrad B-PERSON
Burns I-PERSON
would O
find O
something O
else O
to O
do O
maybe O
in O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
/. O

That O
could O
change O
in O
a O
hurry O
/. O

Charlie B-PERSON
you O
also O
say O
this O
about O
the O
House O
/. O

In O
the O
House O
where O
Democrats B-NORP
need O
a O
net O
gain O
of O
fifteen O
seats O
only O
about O
three O
dozen O
are O
truly O
in O
play O
today O
/. O

So O
it O
's O
tough O
/. O

and O
you O
have O
to O
get O
an O
inside O
straight O
/. O

Right O
there O
're O
basically O
twenty O
- O
four O
republican O
seats O
that O
today O
are O
vulnerable O
/. O

Democrats B-NORP
have O
to O
win O
fifteen O
out O
of O
twenty O
- O
four O
and O
hold O
on O
to O
their O
eleven O
the O
toughest O
ones O
/. O

And O
again O
they O
can O
do O
it O
/. O

if O
there O
were O
more O
Republican O
retirements O
in O
tough O
districts O
, O
if O
uh O
/- O

But O
redistricting O
and O
the O
incumbency O
advantages O
that O
have O
built O
over O
the O
years O
just O
make O
pulling O
this O
kind O
of O
win O
hard O
unless O
it O
's O
a O
category O
four O
or O
five O
/. O

Well O
in O
nineteen O
ninety O
- O
four O
you O
talked O
about O
micro-changes O
thirty O
to O
thirty O
- O
five O
seats O
in O
the O
House O
/. O

and O
the O
tsunami O
came O
/. O

Republicans B-NORP
won O
fifty O
- O
two O
seats O
uh O
electing O
Newt O
Gingrich O
Speaker O
of O
the O
House O
/. O

Newt B-PERSON
Gingrich I-PERSON
has O
now O
weighed O
in O
David B-PERSON
Broder I-PERSON
and O
said O
that O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
' O
slogan O
in O
two O
thousand O
six O
should O
be O
had O
enough O
/. O

And O
he O
thinks O
that O
would O
work O
/. O

What O
a O
helper O
Gingrich B-PERSON
is O
/. O

Uh O
I O
think O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
' O
real O
slogan O
may O
very O
well O
be O
would O
n't O
you O
like O
to O
have O
somebody O
watching O
the O
store O
because O
the O
sense O
that O
I O
get O
from O
talking O
to O
voters O
is O
that O
they O
are O
not O
ready O
to O
entrust O
the O
government O
to O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
but O
they O
're O
not O
really O
comfortable O
with O
the O
way O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
have O
been O
running O
things O
/. O

And O
the O
simple O
idea O
of O
having O
a O
little O
oversight O
uh O
little O
checks O
and O
balances O
back O
in O
the O
system O
is O
potentially O
a O
really O
powerful O
argument O
for O
Democrats B-NORP
/. O

Elisabeth B-PERSON
Bumiller I-PERSON
when O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
hears O
little O
oversight O
checks O
and O
balances O
to O
them O
it O
means O
hearings O
with O
subpoena O
power O
/. O

and O
they O
do O
n't O
like O
that O
/. O

That O
's O
right O
/. O

No O
no O
/. O

and O
you O
know O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
has O
told O
people O
he O
's O
optomistic O
they O
can O
hang O
on O
to O
both O
Houses O
um O
uh O
if O
/- O

But O
he O
also O
has O
said O
yes O
it O
can O
happen O
the O
way O
Charlie B-PERSON
Cook I-PERSON
says O
/. O

And O
you O
know O
you O
're O
going O
to O
see O
the O
Pre- O
/- O

the O
President O
's O
out O
a O
lot O
these O
days O
campaigning O
already O
raising O
money O
for O
candidates O
/. O

and O
uh O
he O
's O
out O
in O
all O
these O
big O
states O
/. O

Because O
the O
last O
thing O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
wants O
is O
investigation O
into O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
and O
to O
prison O
abuse O
and O
to O
religious O
rights O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
/. O

drop O
the O
issue O
/. O

and O
there O
's O
a O
hearing O
/. O

I O
mean O
that O
's O
the O
last O
two O
years O
of O
the O
Bush B-GPE
presidency O
then O
/. O

and O
they O
know O
that O
/. O

That O
's O
true O
Tim B-PERSON
/. O

but O
let O
's O
keep O
in O
mind O
first O
of O
all O
keeping O
Republican O
majority O
is O
not O
the O
top O
priority O
for O
this O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
/. O

Winning O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
the O
top O
priority O
/. O

And O
secondly O
it O
might O
not O
be O
the O
worst O
thing O
to O
happen O
to O
George B-PERSON
W I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
if O
Democrats B-NORP
had O
a O
weak O
majority O
/. O

You O
could O
see O
some O
deals O
cut O
especially O
on O
entitlement O
programs O
the O
last O
two O
years O
if O
Democrats B-NORP
try O
to O
resolve O
a O
problem O
before O
they O
hope O
they O
get O
a O
president O
in O
two O
thousand O
nine O
/. O

David B-PERSON
is O
it O
enough O
for O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
to O
say O
we O
're O
not O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
period O
/. O

or O
do O
they O
have O
to O
come O
forward O
with O
a O
specific O
proposal O
to O
deal O
with O
these O
problems O
including O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

Well O
if O
they O
're O
going O
to O
be O
responsible O
they O
need O
some O
policy O
/. O

And O
the O
great O
void O
on O
the O
Democratic O
side O
is O
nobody O
can O
tell O
you O
today O
what O
their O
policy O
is O
about O
Iraq B-GPE
about O
entitlements O
or O
about O
any O
of O
the O
other O
challenges O
facing O
the O
country O
/. O

Whether O
they O
need O
that O
politically O
somebody O
else O
is O
smart O
enough O
to O
decide O
/. O

But O
if O
they O
're O
going O
to O
be O
a O
responsible O
party O
they O
need O
to O
talk O
about O
policy O
/. O

Do O
they O
need O
to O
do O
it O
/? O

See O
I O
would O
argue O
that O
minority O
parties O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
responsible O
/. O

That O
's O
the O
one O
good O
thing O
going O
for O
them O
/. O

and O
when O
they O
try O
to O
be O
responsible O
they O
're O
just O
going O
to O
dig O
themselves O
into O
a O
hole O
/. O

I O
mean O
your O
job O
is O
to O
throw O
rocks O
/. O

Once O
you O
start O
offering O
alternatives O
then O
suddenly O
you O
're O
playing O
defense O
as O
well O
/. O

I O
think O
Democrats B-NORP
would O
be O
crazy O
from O
a O
political O
standpoint O
to O
offer O
up O
proposals O
/. O

That O
movie O
Cool B-WORK_OF_ART
Hand I-WORK_OF_ART
Luke I-WORK_OF_ART
sometimes O
nothing O
's O
a O
real O
cool O
hand O
/. O

Exactly O
/. O

Elisabeth O
Afghanistan O
a O
very O
thorny O
issue O
for O
this O
president O
uh O
who O
is O
uh O
very O
open O
about O
his O
Christianity O
/. O

and O
now O
we O
have O
the O
situation O
where O
it O
appears O
this O
gentleman O
who O
converted O
to O
Christianity B-NORP
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
has O
been O
spared O
the O
death O
penalty O
/. O

But O
it O
's O
an O
ongoing O
issue O
as O
Secretary O
Rice O
seemed O
to O
indicate O
as O
that O
democracy O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
goes O
through O
some O
serious O
growing O
pains O
dealing O
with O
religious O
rights O
women O
's O
rights O
civil O
rights O
human O
rights O
/. O

Right O
well O
this O
is O
what O
happens O
when O
you O
call O
for O
democracy O
in O
problematic O
parts O
of O
the O
world O
/. O

We O
saw O
this O
in O
the O
elections O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
obviously O
/. O

What O
do O
you O
do O
when O
you O
call O
for O
democracy O
and O
the O
wrong O
party O
wins O
in O
your O
view O
/? O

This O
was O
also O
going O
on O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
/. O

Um O
the O
president O
was O
ver- O
/- O

You O
know O
you O
saw O
him O
this O
week O
saying O
this O
was O
deeply O
troubling O
/. O

Um O
it O
would O
be O
interesting O
to O
know O
what O
was O
going O
on O
behind O
the O
scenes O
and O
what O
kind O
of O
pressure O
was O
put O
on O
Afghanistan B-GPE
our O
good O
ally O
/. O

Um O
obviously O
uh O
uh O
it O
looks O
like O
they O
got O
out O
of O
this O
one O
for O
now O
/. O

John B-PERSON
uh O
Harwood O
Secretary O
Rice O
openly O
talking O
about O
American B-NORP
troop O
withdrawals O
/. O

How O
much O
are O
politicans O
expecting O
to O
have O
significant O
troop O
withdrawals O
before O
the O
midterm O
elections O
/? O

I O
think O
Republicans B-NORP
are O
definitely O
expecting O
it O
and O
that O
could O
change O
the O
political O
environment O
/. O

That O
's O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
drivers O
of O
this O
wrong O
track O
sentiment O
that O
we O
've O
been O
talking O
about O
this O
morning O
/. O

Uh O
but O
eh O
as O
uh O
uh O
David B-PERSON
discussed O
Democrats O
do O
n't O
exactly O
have O
a O
clear O
voice O
/. O

They O
're O
going O
to O
try O
to O
finesse O
it O
this O
week O
and O
have O
an O
event O
drawing O
together O
all O
factions O
of O
the O
party O
criticizing O
Bush B-GPE
and O
calling O
for O
some O
sort O
of O
transition O
without O
specifying O
exactly O
how O
it O
's O
going O
to O
take O
place O
trying O
to O
have O
an O
umbrella O
under O
which O
those O
who O
want O
to O
withdraw O
troops O
quickly O
and O
those O
who O
want O
to O
go O
more O
slowly O
can O
all O
rally O
behind O
/. O

Is O
n't O
that O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
' O
hope O
David B-PERSON
that O
by O
October O
enough O
troops O
have O
come O
home O
the O
President O
can O
then O
give O
a O
speech O
that O
says O
you O
see O
/. O

we O
're O
making O
progress O
/. O

Stay O
the O
course O
/. O

Do O
n't O
take O
a O
chance O
by O
going O
on O
with O
these O
other O
guys O
and O
doing O
something O
dangerous O
/. O

If O
that O
happens O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
would O
benefit O
/. O

and O
the O
country O
would O
benefit O
/. O

And O
uh O
let O
's O
just O
hope O
that O
it O
's O
possible O
/. O

Charlie B-PERSON
Cook I-PERSON
politically O
will O
that O
be O
enough O
to O
deal O
with O
people O
's O
anxieties O
concerns O
about O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

That O
would O
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a O
lot O
/. O

I O
mean O
your O
NBC O
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polls O
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was O
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wet O
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administration O
/. O

It O
was O
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down O
/. O

And O
these O
Republican O
members O
one O
of O
them O
told O
us O
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/. O

Somebody O
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ashen O
/. O

One O
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/. O

It O
's O
March O
madness O
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congressional O
Republicans B-NORP
too O
Tim B-PERSON
/. O

I O
'll O
tell O
you O
that O
/. O

Speaking O
of O
March O
madness O
you O
're O
a O
Duke B-ORG
man O
/. O

Who O
do O
you O
like O
now O
/? O

Boy O
I O
'm O
rooting O
for O
George O
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/. O

that O
's O
the O
uh O
underdog O
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right O
now O
/. O

The O
Patriots O
/. O

Charlie B-PERSON
/? O

LSU B-ORG
/. O

I O
'm O
from O
Shreveport B-GPE
Louisianna I-GPE
/. O

Shreveport B-GPE
/. O

Georgetown B-FAC
's O
out O
/. O

so O
I O
'm O
for O
LSU B-ORG
/. O

David O
+Broder O
/? O

Villanova B-ORG
/. O

Villanova B-ORG
/. O

I O
got O
my O
BC B-ORG
hat O
/. O

I O
was O
ready O
to O
wear O
this O
for O
the O
final O
four O
/. O

but O
uh O
uh O
I O
/- O

you O
know O
what O
/. O

you O
got O
to O
go O
for O
big O
baby O
Davis B-PERSON
/. O

Elisabeth B-PERSON
/? O

You O
're O
the O
basketball O
fan O
/. O

whatever O
you O
say O
Tim B-PERSON
/. O

Who O
's O
playing O
/? O

I O
'm O
better O
than O
that O
/. O

Alright O
you O
sure O
are O
/. O

Elisabeth O
Bumiller O
John O
Harwood O
David O
Broder O
Charlie O
Cook O
we O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
/. O

Do O
n't O
forget O
/. O

you O
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/. O

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/. O

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/. O

The O
move O
comes O
a O
month O
before O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
is O
scheduled O
to O
hold O
confirmation O
hearings O
on O
President O
Bush O
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
nominee O
John B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
/. O

Senator O
Chris O
Dodd O
of O
Connecticut B-GPE
was O
among O
those O
Democrats B-NORP
who O
spoke O
out O
against O
Bolton B-PERSON
's O
appointment O
today O
/. O

I O
just O
do O
n't O
think O
he O
can O
do O
a O
very O
good O
job O
there O
/. O

I O
think O
he O
's O
going O
to O
hurt O
the O
president O
more O
importantly O
going O
to O
hurt O
the O
country O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
nomination O
is O
a O
bad O
one O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
way O
he O
's O
arriving O
there O
is O
a O
very O
bad O
idea O
/. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
David B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON
is O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
/. O

David B-PERSON
you O
know O
the O
president O
does O
n't O
he O
run O
the O
risk O
of O
looking O
like O
the O
little O
rich O
kid O
who O
is O
not O
winning O
the O
game O
so O
he O
says O
it O
's O
my O
ball O
/. O

I O
'm O
going O
home O
with O
it O
/? O

Well O
I O
have O
a O
theory O
about O
this O
Chris B-PERSON
which O
is O
that O
every O
time O
somebody O
accuses O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
about O
being O
abrasive O
or O
abusive O
to O
subordinates O
or O
you O
know O
difficult O
to O
work O
with O
as O
somebody O
who O
is O
just O
going O
to O
break O
all O
the O
china O
in O
the O
place O
the O
president O
says O
oh O
yeah O
this O
is O
why O
I O
like O
the O
guy O
/. O

this O
is O
exactly O
what O
I O
want O
at O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
/. O

And O
I O
'm O
only O
half O
kidding O
/. O

I O
really O
think O
that O
that O
is O
a O
big O
part O
of O
this O
that O
the O
president O
uh O
yes O
he O
may O
be O
ruffling O
feathers O
here O
but O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
the O
president O
wants O
to O
do O
it O
in O
a O
pretty O
hardline O
way O
/. O

uh O
well O
let O
me O
ask O
you O
this O
about O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
appointment O
because O
he O
can O
only O
be O
appointed O
through O
uh O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
next O
session O
of O
Congress B-ORG
which O
is O
in O
early O
oh O
seven O
it O
's O
really O
only O
a O
year O
and O
a O
few O
months O
/. O

how O
can O
he O
really O
be O
a O
permanent O
representative O
and O
have O
the O
stature O
of O
one O
/? O

Well O
I O
think O
that O
's O
a O
big O
question O
/. O

Uh O
It O
is O
a O
question O
that O
was O
posed O
to O
the O
UN O
secretary O
- O
general O
today O
/. O

I O
mean O
the O
bottom O
line O
is O
that O
the O
president O
has O
got O
some O
time O
to O
work O
with O
him O
/. O

He O
has O
a O
year O
up O
there O
/. O

He O
knows O
he O
has O
got O
you O
know O
the O
president O
's O
authority O
/. O

Everybody O
up O
there O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
understands O
that O
as O
well O
that O
he O
can O
push O
the O
US B-GPE
agenda O
/. O

And O
then O
we O
'll O
see O
what O
happens O
/. O

I O
mean O
if O
he O
can O
prove O
to O
some O
Democrats B-NORP
that O
uh O
he O
can O
work O
well O
with O
others O
up O
there O
perhaps O
he O
changes O
some O
minds O
/. O

Maybe O
uh O
that O
's O
not O
going O
to O
happen O
/. O

but O
the O
bottom O
line O
is O
that O
this O
is O
not O
an O
administration O
that O
thinks O
very O
highly O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
/. O

and O
the O
only O
real O
engagement O
we O
want O
to O
have O
at O
the O
UN B-GPE
is O
to O
try O
to O
clean O
the O
place O
up O
/. O

And O
so O
they O
're O
going O
to O
stand O
by O
the O
guy O
they O
think O
who O
can O
really O
do O
that O
/. O

and O
this O
is O
very O
much O
a O
statement O
that O
the O
president O
was O
not O
going O
to O
be O
deterred O
from O
making O
in O
terms O
of O
his O
views O
of O
the O
UN B-GPE
and O
how O
it O
ought O
to O
operate O
/. O

how O
big O
a O
role O
has O
the O
vice O
president O
had O
in O
this O
appointment O
and O
this O
continuation O
to O
fight O
for O
him O
to O
the O
point O
of O
naming O
him O
a O
recess O
appointment O
/? O

I O
think O
huge O
/. O

And O
in O
fact O
it O
's O
the O
vice O
president O
who O
's O
very O
close O
to O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
been O
a O
real O
stalwart O
for O
him O
throughout O
this O
process O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
it O
's O
perfectly O
clear O
uh O
that O
he O
made O
the O
argument O
to O
the O
president O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
wobble O
on O
this O
one O
, O
that O
this O
is O
an O
important O
player O
in O
our O
agenda O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
/. O

Okay O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
David B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON
/. O

Republican O
Senator O
Norm O
Coleman O
of O
Minnesota B-GPE
is O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Relations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
which O
held O
the O
nomination O
hearings O
on O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
/. O

Senator O
let O
me O
ask O
you O
about O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
/. O

The O
president O
referred O
to O
a O
handful O
of O
Democrats B-NORP
/. O

Who O
is O
he O
talking O
about O
/. O

who O
held O
up O
this O
nomination O
/? O

Well O
the O
bottom O
line O
is O
that O
there O
were O
fifty O
- O
six O
votes O
for O
cloture O
/. O

so O
the O
majority O
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
supported O
ending O
the O
debate O
/. O

I O
think O
Bolton B-PERSON
would O
have O
gotten O
more O
than O
fifty O
- O
six O
votes O
to O
be O
confirmed O
/. O

so O
a O
majority O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
supported O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
/. O

and O
in O
most O
democracies O
majorities O
actually O
get O
their O
way O
/. O

Senate O
procedure O
allows O
a O
minority O
to O
block O
this O
nomination O
/. O

and O
they O
did O
/. O

Chris B-PERSON
two O
other O
things O
/. O

the O
bottom O
line O
is O
you O
're O
forgetting O
there O
's O
a O
conference O
on O
UN B-GPE
reform O
major O
conference O
September O
fourteenth O
through O
the O
sixteenth O
/. O

The O
president O
is O
going O
to O
be O
there O
make O
a O
major O
statement O
now O
he O
has O
got O
somebody O
who O
is O
there O
, O
who O
is O
his O
guy O
, O
who O
is O
going O
to O
work O
with O
him O
over O
these O
six O
weeks O
/. O

This O
is O
an O
important O
period O
of O
time O
/. O

We O
've O
been O
six O
months O
without O
a O
permanent O
representative O
/. O

The O
time O
was O
to O
do O
it O
now O
/. O

and O
the O
president O
I O
believe O
did O
the O
right O
thing O
/. O

Let O
's O
listen O
to O
Senator O
and O
former O
Majority O
leader O
Trent B-PERSON
Lott I-PERSON
of O
Mississippi B-GPE
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
senator O
from O
that O
state O
/. O

Here O
's O
what O
he O
said O
that O
he O
opposed O
the O
recess O
appointment O
of O
uh O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
/. O

I O
have O
advised O
against O
it O
/. O

Uh O
I O
think O
that O
he O
was O
not O
confirmed O
/. O

And O
if O
he O
went O
in O
there O
he O
would O
be O
limited O
to O
like O
seventeen O
months O
/. O

Uh O
perhaps O
uh O
he O
would O
not O
be O
weakened O
/. O

but O
uh O
you O
know O
it O
appears O
to O
me O
that O
he O
would O
/. O

Uh O
but O
uh O
I O
would O
recommend O
against O
a O
recess O
appointment O
/. O

What O
do O
you O
make O
of O
that O
Senator O
Coleman O
/? O

I O
disagree O
with O
my O
friend O
and O
respected O
colleague O
Trent B-PERSON
Lott I-PERSON
/. O

Bottom O
line O
is O
that O
this O
is O
an O
important O
moment O
/. O

This O
UN B-GPE
is O
reeling O
from O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
investigation O
that O
we O
've O
done O
on O
oil O
for O
food O
/. O

And O
they O
've O
been O
reeling O
from O
the O
child O
prostitution O
in O
Africa B-GPE
from O
the O
sexual O
harassment O
of O
top O
UN B-GPE
personnel O
/. O

They O
finally O
understand O
they O
have O
got O
to O
make O
change O
/. O

Uh O
hopefully O
get O
a O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
who O
can O
force O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
Zimbabwe B-GPE
and O
Sudan B-GPE
to O
understand O
that O
we O
have O
got O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
the O
odious O
Human B-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
/. O

And O
so O
the O
time O
is O
now O
/. O

Eh O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
is O
only O
going O
to O
be O
in O
office O
a O
couple O
more O
years O
/. O

that O
's O
how O
permanent O
permanent O
will O
be O
/. O

Uh O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
will O
be O
there O
during O
probably O
the O
most O
important O
time O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
in O
many O
many O
years O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
there O
's O
a O
value O
in O
itself O
in O
having O
someone O
to O
go O
up O
there O
and O
just O
waste O
the O
place O
I O
mean O
in O
other O
words O
just O
give O
tough O
speeches O
try O
to O
humiliate O
them O
uh O
try O
to O
get O
them O
out O
and O
get O
them O
straightened O
out O
by O
just O
making O
fun O
of O
them O
by O
basically O
trashing O
some O
of O
those O
Third B-LOC
World I-LOC
members O
that O
have O
contributed O
to O
this O
uh O
horror O
in O
some O
of O
these O
cases O
you O
mentioned O
/? O

uh O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
there O
's O
any O
basis O
for O
saying O
that O
's O
what O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
do O
/. O

John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
by O
the O
way O
was O
a O
very O
effective O
assistant O
of O
state O
/. O

He O
helped O
the O
UN B-GPE
get O
rid O
of O
its O
odious O
Zionism B-NORP
is O
racism O
resolution O
in O
nineteen O
ninety O
- O
one O
when O
people O
said O
that O
could O
n't O
be O
done O
/. O

So O
do O
n't O
underestimate O
the O
skill O
of O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
/. O

Is O
there O
a O
time O
to O
be O
tough O
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

And O
he O
can O
be O
tough O
/. O

Is O
there O
a O
time O
to O
be O
persuasive O
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

He O
can O
be O
persuasive O
/. O

He O
's O
got O
a O
record O
of O
doing O
that O
/. O

UN B-GPE
officials O
themselves O
have O
said O
that O
/. O

Malloch B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
has O
said O
that O
/. O

Kofi B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON
has O
said O
that O
/. O

So O
I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
a O
mistake O
to O
simply O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
as O
a O
tough O
guy O
who O
is O
going O
to O
push O
folks O
around O
/. O

But O
he O
knows O
how O
to O
get O
things O
done O
/. O

The O
moment O
for O
reform O
is O
now O
/. O

and O
if O
we O
miss O
that O
moment O
shame O
on O
us O
/. O

Do O
you O
worry O
about O
him O
rattling O
the O
cage O
of O
uh O
the O
head O
of O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
with O
comments O
like O
he O
's O
a O
tyrannical O
dictator O
/? O

You O
're O
dealing O
with O
a O
guy O
who O
is O
living O
on O
booze O
most O
of O
the O
time O
and O
delusions O
and O
movies O
and O
girlfriends O
provided O
for O
him O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
it O
's O
safe O
to O
call O
him O
names O
/? O

You O
're O
not O
talking O
about O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
now O
when O
you O
say O
that O
, O
right O
/? O

No O
I O
'm O
talking O
about O
the O
head O
of O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
it O
's O
safe O
to O
rattle O
the O
cage O
of O
a O
crazy O
man O
/? O

Uh O
Chris O
Chris O
as O
you O
well O
know O
/- O

I O
should O
n't O
say O
crazy O
man O
/. O

He O
might O
hear O
this O
/. O

How O
about O
an O
unusual O
leader O
/? O

Eh O
everything O
that O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
said O
about O
Kim B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON
was O
approved O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
/. O

There O
's O
not O
a O
record O
on O
it O
not O
a O
single O
thing O
in O
the O
record O
/. O

I O
sat O
through O
all O
the O
hearings O
and O
read O
all O
the O
stuff O
/. O

there O
's O
not O
a O
single O
thing O
that O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
said O
that O
was O
n't O
approved O
by O
higher O
powers O
/. O

Tyrannical O
dictator O
hellish O
nightmare O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
six O
nation O
talks O
/? O

That O
's O
what O
he O
is O
/. O

Oh O
yeah O
we O
know O
that O
/. O

The O
truth O
hurts O
so O
much O
with O
this O
guy O
/- O

So O
your O
listeners O
understand O
there O
's O
not O
a O
single O
thing O
that O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
said O
during O
that O
entire O
process O
that O
was O
not O
vetted O
, O
that O
was O
not O
cleared O
and O
that O
was O
not O
approved O
/. O

So O
he O
is O
a O
tyrannical O
dictator O
for O
whatever O
reason O
folks O
said O
/. O

that O
's O
the O
approach O
we O
're O
going O
to O
use O
/. O

and O
so O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
was O
n't O
off O
the O
reservation O
and O
was O
n't O
speaking O
out O
of O
school O
/. O

he O
was O
speaking O
truth O
/. O

and O
it O
was O
approved O
truth O
/. O

What O
do O
you O
think O
about O
his O
comment O
that O
we O
could O
lose O
the O
top O
ten O
floors O
of O
the O
UN B-GPE
building O
and O
it O
would O
n't O
hurt O
/? O

I O
hope O
he O
does O
n't O
have O
an O
office O
on O
one O
of O
those O
top O
ten O
floors O
/. O

Uh O
yeah O
you O
sound O
like O
Barbara B-PERSON
Boxer I-PERSON
now O
Chris B-PERSON
/. O

You O
know O
the O
reality O
he O
was O
saying O
that O
comment O
to O
a O
group O
of O
folks O
/. O

it O
was O
a O
meeting O
in O
which O
they O
're O
talking O
about O
one O
world O
government O
/. O

He O
was O
saying O
hey O
folks O
it O
's O
not O
going O
to O
happen O
/. O

Oh O
do O
n't O
/. O

no O
no O
/. O

now O
we O
're O
at O
war O
/. O

What O
did O
you O
just O
say O
/? O

Uh O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
/. O

It O
's O
not O
going O
to O
happen O
/. O

And O
the O
bottom O
line O
is O
that O
a O
lot O
of O
folks O
would O
say O
the O
UN B-GPE
has O
not O
been O
as O
effective O
as O
it O
should O
be O
/. O

My O
investigation O
has O
shown O
mismanagement O
at O
least O
perhaps O
corruption O
at O
worst O
/. O

Right O
/. O

and O
so O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
folks O
saying O
you O
got O
to O
make O
change O
in O
the O
UN B-GPE
/. O

That O
's O
what O
that O
was O
all O
about O
/. O

And O
the O
UN B-GPE
recognized O
it O
now O
/. O

That O
's O
why O
they O
're O
holding O
this O
meeting O
on O
reform O
/. O

That O
's O
why O
the O
president O
is O
going O
to O
be O
speaking O
there O
/. O

And O
he O
has O
got O
a O
guy O
by O
his O
side O
who O
can O
help O
make O
that O
happen O
/. O

So O
I O
should O
n't O
have O
quoted O
him O
/. O

I O
made O
a O
mistake O
there O
Senator O
/. O

you O
just O
jumped O
on O
me O
because O
I O
quoted O
him O
saying O
it O
would O
be O
all O
right O
if O
they O
lost O
the O
top O
ten O
floors O
of O
the O
UN B-GPE
/. O

and O
was O
I O
wrong O
to O
do O
that O
/? O

No O
/. O

it O
was O
a O
comment O
/. O

eh O
eh O
it O
was O
n't O
your O
quote O
/. O

it O
was O
your O
comment O
eh O
that O
you O
said O
how O
would O
you O
feel O
if O
you O
were O
on O
one O
of O
those O
floors O
/. O

Tell O
me O
what O
you O
should O
do O
here O
/. O

That O
's O
what O
Brabara B-PERSON
Boxer I-PERSON
said O
in O
one O
of O
our O
hearings O
/. O

Oh O
did O
she O
say O
that O
/? O

Oh O
oh O
that O
was O
a O
mistake O
on O
my O
part O
/. O

Yeah O
absolutely O
/. O

wait O
and O
the O
reality O
is O
again O
the O
context O
in O
which O
he O
said O
that O
was O
very O
clear O
I O
think O
few O
would O
argue O
with O
it O
and O
that O
is O
we O
're O
not O
going O
to O
a O
one O
world O
government O
/. O

The O
UN B-GPE
is O
not O
going O
to O
dictate O
American B-NORP
foreign O
policy O
and O
how O
America B-GPE
defends O
itself O
/. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
we O
need O
to O
work O
with O
the O
UN B-GPE
/. O

John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
has O
showed O
the O
ability O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
a O
mistake O
to O
mischaracterize O
him O
simply O
as O
a O
tough O
or O
a O
tough O
guy O
or O
a O
bully O
/. O

Did O
it O
bother O
you O
that O
when O
he O
filled O
out O
that O
questionnaire O
uh O
uh O
before O
your O
Senate B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Relations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
your O
committee O
that O
he O
failed O
to O
note O
, O
in O
fact O
he O
denied O
, O
that O
he O
had O
been O
interviewed O
as O
part O
of O
the O
uh O
uh O
inspector O
general O
's O
investigation O
of O
the O
initial O
causes O
for O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

Yeah O
it O
bothers O
me O
any O
time O
uh O
somebody O
says O
something O
and O
it O
turns O
out O
not O
to O
be O
accurate O
/. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
if O
he O
was O
simply O
somebody O
that O
somebody O
talked O
to O
but O
there O
is O
n't O
any O
indication O
he O
was O
involved O
central O
to O
the O
story O
I O
have O
less O
concern O
/. O

But O
does O
it O
bother O
me O
/? O

Yes O
it O
did O
/. O

I O
wish O
it O
did O
n't O
happen O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
the O
UN B-GPE
can O
still O
play O
the O
role O
that O
FDR B-PERSON
and O
the O
other O
Americans O
at O
that O
time O
thought O
it O
could O
of O
being O
the O
peacemaking O
uh O
organization O
to O
keep O
us O
from O
fighting O
war O
after O
war O
in O
the O
world O
/? O

Can O
they O
ever O
play O
that O
role O
/? O

Chris B-PERSON
I O
hope O
so O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
that O
's O
the O
importance O
of O
this O
whole O
UN B-GPE
reform O
effort O
/. O

That O
's O
what O
this O
is O
about O
uh O
that O
we O
really O
do O
have O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
the B-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
/. O

We O
have O
to O
change O
the O
focus O
of O
the O
UN B-GPE
so O
they O
're O
not O
spending O
one O
hundred O
and O
sixty O
- O
nine O
million O
on O
their O
communications O
department O
and O
twenty O
- O
four O
million O
on O
their O
auditing O
function O
/. O

Uh O
we O
've O
got O
to O
do O
structural O
reform O
/. O

we O
've O
got O
to O
do O
internal O
management O
reform O
/. O

If O
it O
does O
that O
then O
in O
fact O
the O
UN B-GPE
can O
live O
out O
what O
it O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
/. O

It O
's O
not O
doing O
that O
today O
/. O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
change O
it O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
the O
US B-GPE
can O
be O
the O
world O
's O
sole O
peacekeeper O
and O
world O
's O
sole O
humanitarian O
providers O
/. O

So O
we O
need O
an O
effective O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
/. O

It O
's O
presently O
scarred O
presently O
tainted O
/. O

Uh O
let O
's O
get O
about O
reform O
/. O

and O
hopefully O
it O
can O
get O
to O
where O
FDR B-PERSON
thought O
it O
could O
be O
/. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
Senator O
Norm O
Coleman O
of O
Minnesota B-GPE
a O
perfect O
guest O
for O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

When O
we O
come O
back O
reaction O
from O
Democrats B-NORP
to O
President O
Bush O
's O
recent O
recess O
appointment O
of O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
plus O
what O
is O
the O
significance O
of O
the O
timing O
of O
today O
's O
Bolton B-PERSON
recess O
appointment O
/? O

That O
's O
ahead O
/. O

You O
're O
watching O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
only O
on O
MSNBC B-ORG
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
President O
Bush O
says O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
is O
the O
right O
person O
for O
the O
job O
/. O

but O
Democrats B-NORP
call O
him O
damaged O
goods O
/. O

The O
fight O
over O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
's O
recess O
appointment O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
when O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
returns O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

President O
Bush O
's O
recess O
appointment O
of O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
as O
UN B-GPE
ambassador O
may O
be O
controversial O
among O
Democrats O
/. O

but O
it O
's O
not O
without O
precedent O
/. O

and O
the O
move O
has O
energized O
both O
sides O
as O
they O
prepare O
for O
the O
next O
battle O
/. O

Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
correspondent O
David B-PERSON
Shuster I-PERSON
reports O
/. O

After O
urging O
President O
Bush O
not O
to O
go O
through O
with O
this O
recess O
appointment O
the O
reaction O
today O
from O
Democrats B-NORP
was O
harsh O
/. O

This O
man O
uh O
sadly O
if O
we O
had O
a O
secret O
roll O
call O
would O
not O
be O
approved O
by O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
/. O

both O
in O
the O
Democratic O
and O
Republicans O
sides O
serious O
misgivings O
about O
whether O
he O
has O
the O
qualifications O
for O
this O
important O
assignment O
/. O

And O
some O
Democrats B-NORP
said O
the O
president O
's O
action O
is O
a O
stick O
in O
the O
eye O
just O
as O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
is O
preparing O
for O
confirmation O
hearings O
of O
John B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
the O
president O
's O
nominee O
for O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
/. O

This O
president O
has O
more O
disdain O
for O
the O
United O
States O
Congress O
than O
any O
president O
I O
've O
seen O
in O
my O
thirty O
years O
there O
/. O

The O
president O
's O
power O
to O
make O
recess O
appointments O
comes O
from O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
/. O

And O
it O
's O
a O
power O
that O
dates O
back O
to O
George B-PERSON
Washington I-PERSON
/. O

Our O
nation O
's O
founding O
father O
recessed O
John B-PERSON
Rutledge I-PERSON
on O
to O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
only O
to O
see O
him O
formally O
rejected O
by O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
after O
one O
term O
/. O

President O
Reagan O
made O
two O
hundred O
and O
forty O
- O
three O
recess O
appointments O
/. O

President O
Clinton O
made O
a O
hundred O
and O
forty O
/. O

And O
to O
date O
President O
Bush O
has O
made O
a O
hundred O
and O
five O
/. O

President O
Clinton O
's O
recess O
appointments O
included O
James B-PERSON
Hormel I-PERSON
an O
openly O
gay O
man O
Republicans B-NORP
opposed O
to O
be O
ambassador O
to O
Luxembourg B-GPE
and O
Judge O
Roger O
Gregory O
/. O

I O
have O
tried O
for O
five O
years O
to O
put O
an O
African O
- O
American O
on O
the B-ORG
fourth I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
for O
five O
years O
/. O

Now O
uh O
uh O
for O
all O
the O
reasons O
that O
I O
made O
in O
my O
remarks O
uh O
I O
think O
it O
is O
most O
unfortunate O
that O
it O
has O
not O
been O
done O
/. O

and O
I O
am O
just O
determined O
to O
do O
it O
/. O

It O
's O
just O
time O
to O
do O
it O
/. O

For O
President O
Bush O
recess O
appointments O
have O
gone O
to O
conservative O
Judges O
Charles B-PERSON
Pickering I-PERSON
and O
William O
Pryor O
Labor O
Department O
Solicitor O
Eugene O
Scalia O
the O
son O
of O
Justice O
Antonin O
Scalia O
and O
Undersecretary O
of O
State O
Otto O
Reich O
a O
key O
figure O
in O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
's O
policies O
toward O
Nicaragua B-GPE
/. O

But O
political O
analysts O
say O
Washington B-GPE
is O
more O
bitterly O
divided O
now O
than O
it O
has O
been O
in O
years O
/. O

And O
the O
Bolton B-PERSON
nomination O
fight O
was O
particularly O
intense O
/. O

He O
has O
a O
record O
of O
trying O
to O
remove O
intelligence O
analysts O
who O
disagreed O
with O
him O
/. O

and O
he O
also O
attempted O
to O
exaggerate O
intelligence O
to O
fit O
his O
views O
/. O

This O
spring O
Democrats B-NORP
also O
played O
decade O
old O
tapes O
of O
Bolton B-PERSON
disparaging O
the O
UN B-GPE
/. O

The B-FAC
Secretariat I-FAC
Building I-FAC
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
has O
thirty O
- O
eight O
stories O
/. O

If O
you O
lost O
ten O
stories O
today O
it O
would O
n't O
make O
a O
bit O
of O
difference O
/. O

Republicans B-NORP
said O
Bolton B-PERSON
's O
skepticism O
of O
the O
UN B-GPE
combined O
with O
his O
hard O
working O
style O
would O
make O
him O
a O
perfect O
choice O
/. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
is O
in O
trouble O
/. O

It O
needs O
a O
strong O
voice O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
help O
reform O
this O
vital O
institution O
and O
make O
it O
uh O
relevant O
and O
meaningful O
and O
powerful O
for O
the O
time O
that O
we O
find O
ourselves O
in O
/. O

John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
is O
now O
the O
first O
US B-GPE
ambassador O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
to O
be O
named O
through O
a O
recess O
appointment O
/. O

The O
question O
is O
will O
there O
be O
any O
fallout O
at O
the O
UN B-GPE
or O
any O
repercussions O
here O
in O
Washington B-GPE
when O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
have O
to O
deal O
with O
each O
other O
again O
later O
this O
fall O
/? O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Shuster I-PERSON
for O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
in O
Washington B-GPE
/. O

Up O
next O
more O
on O
President O
Bush O
's O
recess O
appointment O
of O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
as O
UN B-GPE
ambassador O
and O
the O
latest O
on O
the O
heightening O
CIA B-ORG
leak O
investigation O
/. O

You O
're O
watching O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
on O
MSNBC B-ORG
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

More O
now O
on O
the O
recess O
appointment O
of O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
/. O

NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
chief O
foreign O
affairs O
correspondent O
Andrea B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
joins O
us O
now O
/. O

Andrea B-PERSON
there O
are O
two O
paradigms O
for O
UN B-GPE
ambassador O
/. O

There O
's O
Adlai B-PERSON
Stevenson I-PERSON
the O
old O
liberal O
who O
really O
came O
through O
during O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
Missile O
Crisis O
because O
everybody O
in O
the O
world O
believed O
he O
was O
n't O
a O
hawk O
/. O

And O
then O
there O
was O
Daniel B-PERSON
Patrick I-PERSON
Moynihan I-PERSON
who O
went O
over O
there O
and O
took O
on O
the B-LOC
Third I-LOC
World I-LOC
on O
issues O
like O
uh O
the O
issues O
of O
anti-Israel O
sort O
of O
rhetoric O
over O
there O
and O
he O
won O
those O
battles O
/. O

What O
are O
we O
looking O
at O
here O
a O
smart O
diplomat O
or O
a O
tough O
talker O
/? O

I O
think O
a O
tough O
talker O
/. O

But O
what O
he O
needs O
to O
learn O
and O
what O
I O
think O
he O
's O
been O
warned O
about O
uh O
from O
diplomats O
up O
there O
is O
that O
you O
need O
votes O
/. O

And O
he O
ca O
n't O
go O
in O
with O
a O
mandate O
that O
the O
president O
has O
given O
him O
to O
shake O
the O
place O
up O
with O
some O
of O
those O
pungent O
sound O
bites O
and O
get O
along O
with O
enough O
people O
especially O
because O
his O
own O
credibility O
was O
really O
on O
the O
line O
on O
some O
of O
the O
tough O
issues O
that O
he O
's O
going O
to O
confront O
Iran O
Iraq O
North O
Korea O
/. O

So O
since O
he O
's O
been O
accused O
of O
twisting O
the O
intelligence O
on O
exactly O
those O
issues O
He O
needs O
some O
allies O
/. O

and O
he O
's O
going O
to O
have O
to O
develop O
those O
allies O
now O
/. O

He O
will O
have O
the O
Brits B-NORP
and O
some O
of O
the O
other O
traditional O
American B-NORP
allies O
/. O

but O
he O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
goodwill O
up O
there O
/. O

That O
said O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
has O
experience O
/. O

He O
was O
very O
successful O
in O
a O
previous O
incarnation O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
when O
he O
was O
able O
to O
defeat O
the O
Zionism O
is O
racism O
uh O
resolution O
there O
back O
then O
/. O

And O
he O
's O
a O
smart O
guy O
/. O

So O
I O
would O
n't O
bet O
against O
him O
/. O

What O
about O
the O
European B-NORP
and O
the O
world O
press O
/. O

are O
they O
going O
to O
destroy O
him O
before O
he O
gets O
started O
for O
being O
a O
recess O
appointment O
/? O

Sure O
but O
Kofi B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON
look O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
whole O
lot O
of O
strength O
himself O
especially O
with O
critics O
here O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

So O
while O
he O
would O
like O
to O
warn O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
as O
he O
did O
today O
that O
there O
are O
a O
hundred O
ninety O
other O
representatives O
the O
US B-GPE
has O
a O
certain O
special O
clout O
/. O

and O
Annan B-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
have O
to O
listen O
to O
him O
/. O

Uh O
I O
guess O
that O
if O
Bolton B-PERSON
had O
not O
said O
some O
of O
the O
things O
that O
he O
had O
said O
in O
the O
past O
that O
you O
know O
the O
UN B-GPE
secretariat O
has O
thirty O
- O
eight O
floors O
and O
you O
could O
lose O
ten O
of O
them O
without O
losing O
anything O
those O
kinds O
of O
quotes O
are O
going O
to O
kind O
of O
haunt O
him O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
there O
's O
any O
danger O
in O
the O
world O
of O
causing O
a O
real O
war O
in O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
again O
another O
Korean O
war O
by O
calling O
the O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
dictator O
what O
he O
is O
/? O

I O
mean O
he O
calls O
him O
a O
tyrannical O
dictator O
/. O

and O
he O
says O
it O
's O
a O
nightmare O
all O
over O
there O
/. O

all O
true O
/. O

But O
here O
's O
a O
guy O
on O
Jack B-PRODUCT
Daniels I-PRODUCT
most O
of O
the O
time O
in O
a O
world O
of O
delusion O
/. O

Is O
there O
any O
chance O
he O
might O
just O
rattle O
that O
cage O
too O
hard O
/? O

Well O
actually O
Condi B-PERSON
Rice I-PERSON
herself O
in O
her O
own O
confirmation O
hearing O
had O
rattled O
that O
cage O
/. O

And O
they O
've O
walked O
way O
back O
from O
that O
/. O

What O
Rice O
is O
proving O
as O
secretary O
is O
that O
she O
's O
much O
more O
pragmatic O
as O
secretary O
of O
state O
than O
she O
was O
a O
national O
security O
adviser O
on O
Iran B-GPE
and O
on O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
/. O

So O
she O
's O
taken O
this O
posture O
she O
's O
reflecting O
the O
president O
's O
view O
as O
adjusted O
for O
second O
term O
and O
Bolton B-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
have O
to O
follow O
that O
line O
/. O

He O
ca O
n't O
really O
go O
off O
on O
his O
own O
/. O

And O
if O
he O
does O
I O
think O
she O
'll O
reel O
him O
right O
back O
in O
/. O

How O
many O
months O
before O
Condi B-PERSON
Rice I-PERSON
has O
to O
apologize O
or O
defend O
uh O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
his O
language O
/? O

Maybe O
two O
/. O

Okay O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
Andrea B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
/. O

Two O
months O
it O
is O
/. O

I O
'm O
joined O
right O
now O
by O
Steve B-PERSON
McMahon I-PERSON
Democratic O
political O
strategist O
and O
longtime O
adviser O
to O
Democratic O
Party O
Chairman O
Howard O
Dean O
I O
did O
n't O
know O
he O
's O
been O
around O
that O
long O
and O
Ben B-PERSON
Ginsberg I-PERSON
a O
Republican O
attorney O
and O
adviser O
to O
the O
conservative O
group O
Progress B-PRODUCT
For O
America B-GPE
and O
also O
a O
man O
whose O
card O
has O
been O
stamped O
by O
working O
hard O
to O
win O
the O
president O
's O
recount O
in O
Florida B-GPE
right O
/? O

Yes O
sir O
/. O

Does O
n't O
it O
seem O
to O
you O
that O
people O
like O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
uh O
the O
uh O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
nominee O
have O
all O
earned O
their O
spurs O
through O
this O
sort O
of O
red O
badge O
of O
courage O
down O
in O
the O
Florida B-GPE
recount O
/? O

I O
think O
it O
was O
the O
other O
way O
around O
/. O

I O
think O
in O
Florida B-GPE
we O
recruited O
the O
best O
and O
the O
brightest O
and O
people O
who O
we O
knew O
would O
be O
excellent O
in O
really O
a O
tough O
and O
historical O
setting O
and O
that O
's O
where O
those O
guys O
came O
in O
/. O

Is O
that O
where O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
learned O
how O
to O
be O
so O
belligerent O
down O
there O
in O
uh O
/- O

Okay O
let O
me O
ask O
you O
a O
tough O
shot O
/. O

the O
Democrats B-NORP
who O
voted O
against O
Bolton B-PERSON
and O
denied O
him O
an O
up O
or O
down O
vote O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
were O
n't O
they O
just O
in O
a O
certain O
way O
trying O
to O
separate O
themselves O
from O
having O
voted O
for O
the O
war O
/? O

This O
is O
their O
chance O
to O
basically O
say O
to O
the O
president O
and O
to O
the O
country O
we O
're O
not O
part O
of O
this O
war O
policy O
of O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
and O
the O
president O
/. O

I O
actually O
think O
it O
was O
their O
chance O
to O
stand O
up O
and O
say O
we O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
somebody O
who O
was O
an O
architect O
of O
a O
war O
, O
who O
was O
an O
architect O
of O
the O
misleading O
information O
that O
we O
got O
and O
that O
the O
world O
got O
/. O

many O
of O
the O
world O
uh O
then O
later O
followed O
us O
into O
war O
/- O

If O
they O
bought O
it O
back O
before O
why O
are O
they O
not O
buying O
it O
now O
/? O

Well O
because O
they O
've O
learned O
from O
their O
mistake O
/. O

I O
mean O
obviously O
you O
know O
when O
you O
lead O
a O
nation O
and O
a O
world O
into O
war O
um O
eh O
and O
you O
have O
the O
kind O
of O
record O
that O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
has O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
fact O
that O
he O
went O
to O
Florida B-GPE
and O
fought O
in O
the O
recount O
I O
think O
you O
know O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
got O
smart O
/. O

Is O
your O
party O
ready O
now O
to O
come O
out O
against O
this O
war O
/. O

or O
are O
they O
still O
going O
to O
play O
it O
both O
ways O
/? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
the O
party O
is O
playing O
it O
both O
ways O
/. O

I O
think O
our O
party O
is O
going O
to O
hold O
our O
president O
accountable O
/. O

Oh O
yes O
they O
are O
/. O

support O
the O
troops O
/. O

support O
more O
armors O
/- O

Eh O
uh O
are O
you O
for O
the O
war O
your O
party O
/? O

But O
Chris B-PERSON
you O
can O
be O
against O
the O
war O
and O
be O
in O
favor O
of O
the O
troops O
/. O

Uh O
uh O
you O
know O
I O
think O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
different O
pe- O
/- O

You O
ca O
n't O
answer O
that O
, O
can O
you O
/? O

Well O
no O
our O
party O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
position O
/. O

There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
different O
people O
/- O

Well O
the O
Republican O
party O
has O
a O
position O
/. O

Absolutely O
right O
/. O

where O
are O
you O
guys O
/? O

well O
of O
course O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
has O
a O
position O
/. O

The O
president O
tells O
them O
what O
it O
is O
/- O

Have O
you O
got O
a O
party O
on O
taxes O
on O
trade O
on O
anything O
/? O

I O
ca O
n't O
find O
the O
Democratic O
position O
on O
any O
issue O
today O
/. O

What O
is O
your O
position O
on O
whether O
we O
should O
roll O
back O
the O
president O
's O
tax O
cut O
/? O

Well O
I O
think O
we O
should O
roll O
back O
the O
president O
's O
tax O
cut O
/. O

Does O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
believe O
that O
/? O

I O
think O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
has O
said O
you O
know O
the O
problem O
is O
/- O

The B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
is O
for O
the O
tax O
cut O
/. O

there O
's O
a O
beauty O
here O
to O
this O
kind O
of O
symmetry O
here O
/. O

Well O
absolutely O
/. O

The O
Republicans B-NORP
know O
where O
they O
stand O
/. O

the O
Democrats B-NORP
they O
are O
still O
looking O
for O
an O
opportunity O
/. O

No O
no O
no O
/. O

the O
Democrats B-NORP
believe O
that O
the O
president O
has O
driven O
this O
country O
into O
a O
recession O
/. O

The O
economy O
is O
on O
the O
wrong O
track O
/. O

So O
therefore O
what O
are O
you O
going O
to O
do O
about O
it O
/? O

Well O
I O
think O
most O
Democrats B-NORP
think O
we O
ought O
to O
repeal O
the O
tax O
cuts O
for O
the O
very O
wealthy O
/. O

Really O
/? O

Yeah O
/. O

The O
economy O
is O
taking O
off O
/. O

unemployment O
is O
down O
at O
five O
percent O
/. O

you O
've O
had O
sustained O
growth O
for O
the O
last O
two O
years O
/. O

What O
are O
you O
talking O
about O
/? O

Okay O
I O
want O
to O
come O
back O
and O
talk O
about O
whether O
we O
have O
a O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
that O
is O
going O
to O
change O
/. O

Big O
news O
this O
weekend O
/. O

Somebody O
says O
that O
they O
think O
that O
this O
guy O
John B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
end O
up O
being O
chief O
justice O
within O
six O
months O
/. O

Ben B-PERSON
Ginsberg I-PERSON
and O
Steve B-PERSON
McMahon I-PERSON
are O
staying O
with O
us O
/. O

You O
're O
watching O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
with O
MSNBC B-ORG
/. O

Have O
you O
heard O
that O
one O
/? O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

We O
're O
back O
with O
Republican O
strategist O
Ben B-PERSON
Ginsberg I-PERSON
and O
Democratic O
strategist O
Steve B-PERSON
McMahon I-PERSON
/. O

Ben B-PERSON
I O
have O
a O
sense O
this O
president O
wants O
this O
guy O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
to O
go O
up O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
/. O

He O
's O
already O
up O
there O
/. O

He O
's O
been O
booed O
on O
his O
way O
into O
the O
building O
today O
/- O

And O
just O
give O
them O
hell O
/. O

look O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
is O
a O
principled O
guy O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
skills O
/. O

He O
has O
the O
support O
of O
the O
president O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
the O
secretary O
of O
state O
a O
majority O
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
/. O

Kofi B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON
says O
he O
's O
going O
to O
work O
with O
him O
/. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
is O
doing O
important O
reform O
work O
/. O

And O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
is O
the O
right O
guy O
/. O

and O
he O
is O
going O
to O
go O
in O
and O
do O
his O
job O
and O
not O
pay O
attention O
to O
the O
carping O
from O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
/. O

He O
's O
basically O
going O
to O
waste O
the O
other O
side O
the B-LOC
Third I-LOC
World I-LOC
people O
and O
just O
blow O
them O
up O
every O
night O
/. O

No O
absolutely O
not O
/. O

that O
's O
not O
his O
mandate O
and O
goal O
/. O

His O
mandate O
and O
goal O
is O
to O
fulfill O
the O
foreign O
policy O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

and O
that O
absolutely O
includes O
helping O
the O
people O
of O
the B-LOC
Third I-LOC
World I-LOC
/. O

He O
is O
so O
good O
, O
is O
n't O
he O
/? O

He O
's O
so O
good O
/. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
like O
sending O
Frank B-PERSON
Rizzo I-PERSON
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
/. O

But O
that O
's O
just O
a O
thought O
you O
know O
/. O

a O
tough O
customer O
a O
tough O
cop O
or O
else O
how O
about O
hall O
monitor O
/. O

Yeah O
exactly O
/. O

You O
know O
one O
of O
these O
tough O
guys O
to O
go O
get O
these O
bozos O
in O
line O
/. O

I O
mean O
I O
'm O
talking O
from O
the O
subjunctive O
mood O
of O
this O
administration O
/. O

Well O
he O
obviously O
thinks O
he O
is O
a O
hall O
monitor O
/. O

I O
mean O
you O
know O
the O
president O
may O
refer O
to O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
as O
the O
architect O
/. O

but O
to O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
is O
the O
architect O
of O
misleading O
the O
country O
misleading O
the O
world O
into O
a O
war O
/. O

um O
and O
then O
you O
know O
basically O
during O
his O
confirmation O
hearings O
he O
was O
asked O
whether O
he O
had O
ever O
been O
interrogated O
as O
part O
of O
an O
investigation O
/. O

He O
did O
n't O
tell O
the O
truth O
about O
that O
/. O

I O
mean O
this O
is O
an O
administration O
that O
basically O
is O
rewarding O
somebody O
for O
not O
telling O
the O
truth O
consistently O
over O
a O
long O
period O
of O
time O
and O
for O
belligerently O
abusing O
his O
staff O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
debate O
/. O

Your O
party O
stuck O
by O
what O
you O
just O
said O
about O
blaming O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
for O
the O
war O
/. O

In O
fact O
they O
sort O
of O
nickeled O
and O
dimed O
him O
on O
not O
giving O
him O
a O
fair O
up O
or O
down O
vote O
on O
much O
less O
relevant O
points O
/. O

We O
do O
n't O
have O
all O
the O
papers O
that O
we O
think O
we O
need O
/. O

and O
they O
kept O
playing O
that O
sort O
of O
rope O
a O
dope O
game O
/. O

There O
was O
nothing O
about O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
as O
the O
architect O
for O
the O
war O
/. O

It O
was O
a O
much O
shriller O
sort O
of O
less O
relevant O
debate O
that O
you O
guys O
did O
/. O

could O
n't O
the O
strategy O
of O
the O
president O
be O
this O
guy O
is O
going O
to O
be O
his O
lightning O
rod O
/? O

They O
'll O
hate O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
/. O

they O
wo O
n't O
hate O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
/. O

Bush B-GPE
is O
all O
right O
/. O

I O
sort O
of O
like O
him O
/. O

this O
guy O
Bolton B-PERSON
is O
no O
good O
/. O

you O
know O
Jack B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
would O
send O
Bobby B-PERSON
out O
there O
/. O

Be O
mad O
at O
Bobby B-PERSON
/. O

that O
's O
your O
job O
/. O

Is O
that O
what O
this O
is O
about O
/? O

Not O
Bobb- O
/- O

Yeah O
/. O

Nobody O
is O
going O
to O
like O
Bolton B-PERSON
a O
year O
from O
now O
, O
are O
they O
/? O

Well O
you O
know O
in O
about O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O
from O
now O
he O
wo O
n't O
either O
/. O

He O
's O
not O
going O
to O
get O
reupped O
/. O

Is O
there O
any O
chance O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
will O
confirm O
him O
/? O

Will O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
you O
think O
/- O

Let O
me O
ask O
you O
a O
question O
/. O

Ben B-PERSON
Ginsberg I-PERSON
will O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
eventually O
confirm O
this O
guy O
to O
a O
full O
appointment O
/. O

Yeah O
I O
think O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
surprise O
people O
the O
UN B-GPE
/- O

will O
that O
happen O
/? O

Yes O
depending O
on O
the O
election O
results O
/. O

Oh O
depending O
on O
/- O

What O
do O
you O
mean O
/? O

Well O
his O
term O
ends O
in O
January O
of O
oh O
seven O
/. O

There O
are O
Senate B-ORG
elections O
in O
November O
of O
oh O
six O
/. O

So O
if O
your O
party O
picks O
up O
seats O
he O
'll O
get O
confirmed O
/? O

Yeah O
when O
we O
pick O
up O
the O
five O
seats O
to O
give O
us O
filibuster O
proof O
/. O

It O
will O
be O
easy O
/. O

and O
without O
that O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
's O
performance O
will O
do O
it O
/. O

What O
a O
standard O
you O
're O
setting O
/. O

In O
other O
words O
if O
they O
get O
a O
veto O
uh O
uh O
uh O
what O
do O
you O
call O
it O
a O
filibuster O
proof O
majority O
/- O

he O
will O
go O
up O
and O
get O
confirmed O
anyways O
because O
of O
the O
job O
he O
's O
going O
to O
do O
/. O

somebody O
said O
on O
one O
of O
the O
weekend O
shows O
I O
think O
they O
're O
right O
if O
it O
were O
a O
secret O
vote O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
would O
n't O
carry O
the O
Republican O
caucus O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
that O
's O
absolutely O
right O
/. O

And O
if O
it O
were O
an O
up O
or O
down O
vote O
he O
would O
have O
been O
confirmed O
because O
he O
had O
a O
majority O
of O
support O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
he O
would O
carry O
the O
Republican O
caucus O
vote O
/? O

Yes O
he O
had O
a O
majority O
of O
support O
on O
the O
cloture O
petitions O
/. O

it O
was O
n't O
enough O
to O
get O
sixty O
/. O

Are O
we O
going O
anywhere O
in O
this O
uh O
CIA B-ORG
investigation O
/? O

Here O
's O
the O
question O
I O
ask O
you O
/. O

Will O
this O
end O
up O
in O
a O
simple O
report O
uh O
from O
Patrick B-PERSON
Fitzgerald I-PERSON
the O
investigator O
the O
prosecutor O
from O
Chicago B-GPE
/. O

or O
will O
he O
end O
up O
with O
some O
really O
serious O
indictments O
Ben B-PERSON
Ginsberg I-PERSON
/? O

I O
think O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
first O
of O
all O
/. O

but O
no O
it O
does O
n't O
appear O
like O
right O
now O
that O
there O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
uh O
indictments O
certainly O
on O
the O
leak O
/. O

but O
there O
is O
it O
seems O
a O
lot O
going O
on O
beneath O
the O
surface O
and O
certainly O
a O
lot O
of O
speculation O
uh O
going O
on O
in O
Washington B-GPE
/. O

So O
you O
're O
betting O
against O
perjury O
indictments O
/? O

I O
would O
suspect O
no O
/. O

Obstruction O
of O
justice O
indictments O
/. O

But O
as O
I O
say O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
going O
on O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
perjury O
or O
obstruction O
if O
there O
are O
indictments O
at O
all O
/. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
pretty O
difficult O
to O
have O
an O
investigation O
of O
this O
length O
at O
this O
cost O
to O
put O
a O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
uh O
reporter O
in O
jail O
for O
this O
length O
of O
time O
/. O

Steve B-PERSON
did O
n't O
they O
work O
for O
the O
secretary O
of O
agriculture O
for O
years O
and O
go O
for O
like O
three O
hundred O
years O
/. O

and O
they O
never O
got O
anything O
on O
the O
guy O
/? O

/. O

Well O
they O
never O
put O
a O
reporter O
in O
jail O
for O
something O
/. O

In O
fact O
it O
's O
never O
happened O
before O
/. O

/. O

They O
got O
him O
with O
the O
basketball O
tickets O
/. O

But O
she O
's O
not O
talking O
/. O

They O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
witness O
/. O

Well O
they O
've O
got O
plenty O
of O
witnesses O
/. O

and O
they O
have O
got O
plenty O
of O
ammunition O
/. O

What O
do O
you O
think O
charge- O
/- O

Steve B-PERSON
what O
's O
the O
charge O
going O
to O
be O
/? O

I O
think O
you O
're O
going O
to O
see O
perjury O
or O
obstruction O
of O
justice O
because O
I O
frankly O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
on O
a O
technical O
specific O
intent O
crime O
like O
the O
one O
that O
was O
originally O
alleged O
they O
're O
going O
to O
probably O
return O
an O
indictment O
because O
it O
's O
a O
specific O
intent O
crime O
/. O

But O
on O
obstruction O
and O
on O
perjury O
it O
looks O
like O
there O
's O
plenty O
of O
room O
/. O

Joe B-PERSON
Wilson I-PERSON
says O
that O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
will O
be O
frog O
- O
walked O
out O
of O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
/. O

uh O
uh O
he O
means O
in O
chains O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
that O
is O
going O
to O
happen O
/? O

I O
think O
that O
's O
unlikely O
/. O

Unlikely O
/. O

This O
investigation O
got O
so O
much O
scrutiny O
from O
the O
media O
when O
it O
started O
that O
if O
you O
were O
going O
to O
do O
a O
no O
prosecution O
in O
this O
case O
you O
would O
have O
to O
ask O
a O
huge O
number O
of O
questions O
just O
as O
the O
prosecutor O
is O
doing O
to O
be O
able O
to O
come O
up O
with O
that O
no O
prosecution O
/. O

You O
know O
what O
I O
think O
/? O

By O
the O
way O
/- O

I O
think O
they O
've O
got O
a O
huge O
paper O
trail O
/. O

They O
've O
been O
interviewing O
people O
interrogating O
them O
before O
a O
grand O
jury O
for O
months O
/. O

They O
have O
so O
many O
potential O
contradictions O
/. O

And O
having O
watched O
what O
this O
fellow O
uh O
Patrick B-PERSON
Fitzgerald I-PERSON
did O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
a O
week O
ago O
with O
the O
Daley B-PERSON
administration O
where O
he O
took O
down O
the O
two O
top O
guys O
on O
patronage O
which O
most O
people O
would O
say O
is O
n't O
that O
what O
they O
do O
out O
there O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
I O
think O
he O
's O
serious O
business O
/. O

I O
would O
look O
out O
for O
this O
guy O
if O
I O
were O
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
staff O
/. O

Yeah O
and O
by O
the O
way O
I O
was O
commenting O
on O
the O
frog O
- O
walk O
/. O

I O
think O
Karl B-PERSON
Rove I-PERSON
may O
have O
a O
real O
problem O
on O
his O
hands O
/. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
he O
'll O
be O
frog O
- O
walked O
/. O

I O
think O
if O
there O
's O
any O
way O
the O
president O
can O
stand O
by O
his O
man O
he O
will O
but O
it O
's O
going O
to O
get O
maybe O
a O
little O
bit O
more O
difficult O
for O
him O
to O
do O
that O
/. O

Is O
anybody O
going O
to O
stay O
on O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
staff O
who O
has O
been O
indicted O
Ben B-PERSON
/? O

Once O
indicted O
/. O

I O
think O
once O
you O
're O
indicted O
it O
's O
difficult O
to O
keep O
anyone O
on O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
staff O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
this O
is O
going O
to O
be O
the O
big O
second O
term O
booboo O
of O
this O
administration O
/? O

Like O
they O
always O
seem O
to O
have O
one O
/. O

this O
president O
has O
n't O
suffered O
one O
yet O
/. O

Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
Watergate B-EVENT
Monica O
they O
all O
seem O
to O
have O
a O
problem O
/. O

uh O
uh O
you O
know O
Sherman B-PERSON
Adams I-PERSON
with O
Eisenhower B-PERSON
the O
court O
packing O
by O
FDR B-PERSON
/. O

It O
's O
almost O
automatic O
this O
second O
term O
problem O
/. O

and O
if O
you O
look O
at O
the O
way O
they O
've O
handled O
this O
publicly O
basically O
if O
they O
handled O
it O
within O
the O
grand O
jury O
the O
same O
way O
they O
handled O
it O
publicly O
by O
dissembling O
and O
misleading O
and O
in O
some O
cases O
maybe O
outright O
misrepresentation O
of O
the O
truth O
it O
seems O
pretty O
likely O
that O
it O
's O
going O
to O
lead O
to O
some O
criminal O
activity O
because O
this O
guy O
is O
there O
to O
do O
a O
job O
and O
he O
's O
not O
a O
partisan O
but O
he O
's O
a O
very O
tough O
prosecutor O
/. O

In O
fact O
he O
was O
originally O
uh O
an O
appointee O
of O
the O
president O
's O
father O
/. O

So O
this O
is O
not O
a O
Democratic O
witch O
hunt O
/. O

it O
's O
a O
very O
serious O
matter O
/. O

and O
I O
think O
you O
know O
these O
guys O
may O
have O
some O
problems O
on O
their O
hand O
/. O

Ben B-PERSON
do O
you O
think O
/. O

a O
lot O
of O
fights O
that O
have O
been O
going O
on O
last O
couple O
of O
days O
whether O
it O
's O
the O
nomination O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
of O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
the O
issue O
of O
the O
leak O
investigation O
if O
you O
write O
the O
history O
now O
ten O
years O
from O
now O
, O
what O
the O
real O
fight O
is O
about O
is O
the O
recriminations O
over O
whether O
we O
should O
have O
gone O
to O
war O
/. O

and O
that O
is O
what O
the O
fight O
is O
about O
/. O

Well O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
I O
agree O
with O
that O
/. O

It O
seems O
to O
me O
the O
overlook O
story O
is O
the O
real O
accomplishments O
of O
the O
Congress O
bipartisan O
uh O
on O
Friday O
and O
in O
the O
past O
week O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

You O
had O
energy O
/. O

you O
had O
transportation O
/. O

uh O
you O
've O
had O
tort O
reform O
/. O

you O
've O
had O
bankruptcy O
bills O
/. O

you O
got O
an O
economy O
that O
's O
going O
along O
uh O
pretty O
well O
/. O

This O
has O
been O
an O
era O
of O
achievement O
for O
the O
president O
/. O

And O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
're O
going O
to O
be O
going O
back O
looking O
at O
this O
period O
in O
time O
uh O
in O
that O
lens O
yeah O
/. O

As O
fail O
period O
/. O

Uh O
I O
think O
the O
story O
of O
this O
administration O
especially O
this O
second O
term O
is O
arrogance O
and O
abuse O
of O
power O
/. O

I O
mean O
basically O
anybody O
who O
gets O
in O
their O
way O
they O
knock O
down O
/. O

As O
bad O
as O
FDR B-PERSON
in O
the O
second O
term O
/? O

Worse O
worse O
Chris B-PERSON
way O
/- O

As O
Clinton B-GPE
during O
Lewinsky B-PERSON
/? O

Well O
you O
know O
uh O
we O
've O
learned O
that O
perjury O
is O
a O
problem O
for O
public O
officials O
/. O

and O
we O
learned O
it O
from O
a O
matter O
as O
unusual O
as O
Clinton B-GPE
and O
Monica B-PERSON
/. O

But O
in O
fact O
Ben B-PERSON
I O
think O
I O
sat O
on O
a O
lot O
of O
shows O
with O
you O
talking O
about O
that O
very O
subject O
/. O

and O
you O
were O
singing O
a O
different O
tune O
then O
, O
were O
n't O
you O
/? O

Okay O
we O
learned O
a O
lot O
tonight O
/. O

You O
say O
John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
will O
be O
confirmed O
by O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
within O
a O
year O
/? O

Yes O
/. O

Well O
no O
at O
the O
end O
when O
his O
term O
is O
up O
/. O

You O
believe O
he O
will O
not O
be O
/? O

In O
early O
two O
thousand O
seven O
because O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
will O
be O
packed O
with O
Republicans B-NORP
by O
then O
/. O

No O
because O
he O
's O
going O
to O
do O
such O
a O
good O
job O
he O
's O
going O
to O
deserve O
/- O

Absolutely O
/. O

And O
you O
believe O
there O
will O
be O
indictments O
coming O
out O
of O
this O
investigation O
of O
the O
CIA O
leak O
/? O

Uh O
I O
think O
it O
's O
more O
likely O
than O
not O
yeah O
/. O

You O
think O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
/? O

I O
think O
that O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
of O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
staff O
/. O

Okay O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
differences O
of O
opinion O
here O
/- O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
Ben B-PERSON
Ginsberg I-PERSON
Republican O
strategist O
Steve B-PERSON
McMahon I-PERSON
Democratic O
strategist O
he O
said O
breathlessly O
/. O

Uh O
next O
a O
delegation O
of O
conservative O
this O
is O
so O
hot O
radio O
talk O
show O
hosts O
from O
around O
the O
country O
went O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
oppose O
what O
they O
call O
the O
liberal O
media O
bias O
against O
that O
war O
/. O

What O
's O
really O
going O
on O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/? O

We O
're O
going O
to O
hear O
from O
a O
radio O
talk O
show O
host O
who O
was O
there O
and O
an O
Iraq B-GPE
war O
veteran O
/. O

they O
go O
to O
war O
/. O

You O
're O
watching O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
only O
on O
MSNBC B-ORG
/. O

Coming O
up O
, O
conservative O
radio O
talk O
show O
hosts O
say O
the O
media O
is O
missing O
the O
story O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

That O
debate O
it O
's O
a O
hot O
one O
when O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
returns O
/. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
/. O

This O
is O
going O
to O
be O
great O
/. O

Melanie B-PERSON
Morgan I-PERSON
is O
a O
radio O
talk O
show O
from O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
KSFL O
AM O
five O
seventy O
/. O

She O
's O
also O
chairwoman O
or O
chairman O
of O
Move B-ORG
America I-ORG
Forward I-ORG
/. O

She O
recently O
returned O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
with O
a O
half O
dozen O
other O
conservative O
radio O
talk O
show O
hosts O
where O
they O
broadcast O
for O
a O
week O
in O
order O
to O
combat O
what O
she O
calls O
the O
mainstream O
media O
and O
liberals O
' O
attempt O
to O
undermine O
the O
war O
effort O
with O
negative O
news O
/. O

Also O
joining O
us O
right O
now O
is O
Paul B-PERSON
Rieckhoff I-PERSON
/. O

He O
's O
a O
veteran O
of O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
and O
founder O
of O
Operation O
Truth O
dot O
org O
the O
nation O
's O
first O
and O
largest O
advocacy O
group O
for O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
Afghanistan B-GPE
war O
veterans O
/. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
start O
with O
Melanie B-PERSON
just O
back O
ten O
days O
ago O
what O
did O
you O
smell O
over O
there O
/? O

What O
did O
you O
see O
/? O

Well O
first O
of O
all O
it O
was O
a O
hundred O
and O
twenty O
- O
five O
degrees O
in O
the O
shade O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

Um O
and O
when O
you O
're O
wearing O
like O
I O
was O
twenty O
- O
five O
pounds O
of O
body O
armor O
um O
and O
sweating O
through O
your O
clothes O
and O
trying O
to O
stay O
hydrated O
um O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
sandstorm O
um O
where O
we O
were O
trapped O
on O
a O
couple O
of O
different O
occasions O
it O
was O
pretty O
grueling O
tough O
work O
and O
an O
assignment O
that O
made O
me O
have O
a O
tremendous O
appreciation O
of O
what O
our O
troops O
are O
going O
through O
on O
a O
day O
to O
day O
basis O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

what O
did O
you O
get O
from O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
/? O

Do O
they O
like O
us O
/. O

Do O
they O
dislike O
us O
/. O

Are O
they O
neutral O
/? O

Are O
they O
waiting O
to O
see O
who O
wins O
or O
what O
/? O

I O
think O
that O
many O
of O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
at O
least O
the O
ones O
with O
whom O
I O
spoke O
felt O
very O
strongly O
that O
they O
appreciated O
the O
American B-NORP
presence O
there O
/. O

They O
are O
obviously O
extremely O
concerned O
about O
the O
level O
of O
violence O
that O
is O
coming O
from O
the O
insurgency O
/. O

but O
there O
's O
a O
reason O
for O
it O
/. O

and O
you O
have O
n't O
heard O
this O
discussed O
in O
the O
mainstream O
media O
because O
nobody O
has O
brought O
it O
up O
/. O

The O
reason O
why O
they O
are O
concerned O
is O
because O
they O
know O
that O
uh O
the O
constitutional O
referendum O
is O
terribly O
important O
/. O

the O
insurgency O
made O
a O
strategic O
and O
tactical O
error O
by O
not O
disrupting O
the O
last O
election O
back O
in O
January O
/. O

They O
know O
that O
it O
's O
coming O
time O
around O
/. O

But O
if O
those O
elections O
go O
successfully O
as O
the O
American B-NORP
military O
is O
hoping O
and O
planning O
for O
as O
well O
as O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
army O
then O
we O
are O
going O
to O
start O
discussing O
the O
possibility O
of O
drawing O
down O
our O
troops O
/. O

And O
that O
's O
something O
that O
I O
learned O
and O
reported O
on O
while O
I O
was O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

And O
it O
was O
n't O
until O
ten O
days O
later O
I O
finally O
started O
seeing O
something O
in O
the O
front O
pages O
of O
the O
daily O
newspapers O
/. O

Paul B-PERSON
you O
helped O
fight O
that O
war O
/. O

your O
reaction O
to O
what O
Melanie B-PERSON
just O
said O
/? O

Well O
I O
think O
it O
's O
great O
that O
some O
reporters O
are O
headed O
over O
there O
and O
trying O
to O
get O
a O
taste O
and O
a O
feel O
for O
what O
soldiers O
like O
me O
lived O
every O
day O
/. O

And O
I O
was O
there O
for O
a O
year O
in O
Central B-LOC
Baghdad I-LOC
/. O

And O
I O
saw O
the O
good O
the O
bad O
and O
everything O
in O
between O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
reporters O
need O
to O
really O
continue O
to O
go O
outside O
their O
area O
of O
comfortability O
outside O
the B-LOC
Green I-LOC
Zone I-LOC
/. O

But O
I O
think O
the O
reality O
is O
that O
Ms. O
Morgan O
like O
most O
reporters O
are O
really O
spoon O
- O
fed O
uh O
their O
experience O
there O
/. O

they O
're O
provided O
with O
DOD B-ORG
contractors O
or O
uh O
military O
security O
personnel O
/. O

and O
what O
they O
get O
is O
a O
very O
narrow O
understanding O
of O
what O
the O
day O
to O
day O
life O
is O
/. O

Not O
enough O
reporters O
are O
really O
going O
outside O
of O
that O
comfortability O
factor O
and O
going O
beyond O
that O
to O
try O
to O
experience O
what O
we O
as O
soliders O
experience O
/. O

what O
makes O
you O
assume O
that O
I O
stayed O
inside O
the O
green O
zone O
/? O

That O
's O
another O
thing O
that O
you O
've O
written O
about O
me O
that O
is O
a O
lie O
/. O

That O
's O
not O
what O
I O
said O
ma'am O
/. O

What O
I O
said O
was O
that O
you O
did O
n't O
get O
out O
of O
your O
comfortbility O
zone O
/. O

What O
you O
/- O

If O
I O
could O
finish O
I O
'll O
respond O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
you O
were O
there O
for O
ten O
days O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
you O
got O
your O
feet O
wet O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
nice O
/. O

But O
then O
you O
back O
to O
your O
comfortable O
house O
in O
the O
civilian O
world O
/. O

and O
the O
soliders O
stayed O
there O
/. O

Excuse O
me O
Paul B-PERSON
/. O

I O
think O
if O
you O
really O
wanted O
a O
taste O
of O
that O
experience O
you O
could O
spend O
more O
time O
there O
/. O

Excuse O
me O
Paul B-PERSON
/. O

I O
have O
spent O
thirty O
years O
as O
a O
correspondant O
/. O

I O
was O
in O
Bejing B-GPE
when O
college O
students O
were O
being O
murdered O
/. O

I O
covered O
their O
dead O
bodies O
/. O

I O
have O
been O
to O
Beirut B-GPE
in O
nineteen O
eighty O
three O
/. O

I O
've O
seen O
the O
dead O
and O
American B-NORP
wounded O
/. O

I O
have O
had O
a O
long O
and O
extensive O
career O
/. O

So O
please O
do O
n't O
lecture O
me O
about O
my O
comfortability O
zone O
/. O

let O
me O
go O
to O
Melanie B-PERSON
/. O

Melanie B-PERSON
I O
want O
to O
get O
some O
reporting O
here O
an O
opportunity O
to O
report O
/. O

When O
you O
talked O
to O
regular O
Iraqis B-NORP
what O
were O
they O
telling O
you O
/? O

Did O
you O
get O
a O
sense O
/- O

I O
know O
you O
could O
n't O
take O
a O
poll O
in O
ten O
days O
/. O

but O
what O
were O
they O
saying O
about O
our O
presence O
/? O

Many O
of O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
were O
fearful O
because O
of O
the O
extraordinary O
level O
of O
IED O
improvised O
explosive O
devices O
that O
were O
going O
off O
and O
killing O
people O
/. O

But O
here O
's O
the O
fact O
of O
the O
matter O
/. O

The O
day O
that O
I O
was O
there O
uh O
there O
were O
thirty O
- O
three O
young O
school O
children O
who O
were O
killed O
about O
six O
blocks O
away O
from O
where O
I O
was O
located O
because O
an O
American B-NORP
soldier O
had O
the O
audacity O
to O
hand O
them O
candy O
because O
we O
were O
at O
the O
same O
time O
passing O
out O
soccer O
balls O
um O
at O
orphanages O
/. O

we O
talked O
to O
these O
people O
/. O

They O
are O
grateful O
because O
we O
are O
feeding O
and O
helping O
to O
train O
these O
people O
to O
take O
over O
the O
responsibility O
for O
their O
government O
/. O

and O
it O
's O
a O
responsibility O
Chris B-PERSON
that O
they O
are O
very O
eager O
to O
assume O
/. O

Do O
you O
believe O
this O
is O
to O
me O
/- O

I O
'm O
not O
over O
there O
/. O

I O
have O
n't O
been O
over O
there O
/. O

The O
question O
I O
want O
to O
know O
is O
who O
is O
going O
to O
win O
this O
war O
based O
on O
fighting O
zeal O
/? O

We O
saw O
as O
you O
described O
and O
everybody O
else O
knows O
for O
years O
the O
minority O
in O
that O
country O
were O
the O
bullies O
of O
that O
country O
/. O

They O
ran O
it O
because O
they O
were O
good O
smart O
vicious O
bullies O
/. O

How O
do O
we O
know O
that O
those O
bullies O
wo O
n't O
eventually O
grab O
control O
again O
the O
minute O
we O
leave O
Melanie B-PERSON
/? O

We O
have O
no O
idea O
what O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
/. O

I O
'm O
not O
uh O
uh O
uh O
a O
psychic O
/. O

I O
ca O
n't O
read O
the O
future O
/. O

But O
what O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
is O
that O
when O
I O
talked O
to O
er O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
general O
in O
charge O
of O
training O
troops O
over O
there O
he O
was O
telling O
us O
some O
very O
good O
news O
/. O

There O
are O
sixty O
percent O
troop O
strength O
now O
/. O

um O
in O
terms O
of O
where O
they O
are O
trying O
to O
attain O
a O
goal O
of O
a O
hundred O
percent O
readiness O
they O
're O
at O
sixty O
percent O
/. O

Um O
they O
're O
making O
progress O
every O
day O
/. O

and O
the O
fact O
of O
the O
matter O
is O
no O
matter O
how O
many O
times O
they O
are O
killed O
and O
blown O
up O
um O
by O
the O
insurgents O
, O
they O
come O
back O
and O
three O
times O
as O
many O
people O
joined O
that O
line O
at O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
police O
recruiting O
station O
after O
the O
previous O
bomb O
explosion O
because O
they O
want O
to O
be O
invested O
in O
this O
country O
in O
their O
country O
/. O

you O
can O
not O
breathe O
democracy O
at O
these O
people O
without O
them O
breathing O
it O
in O
inhaling O
it O
and O
enjoying O
and O
wanting O
it O
even O
more O
badly O
/. O

The O
same O
question O
to O
you O
Paul B-PERSON
/. O

You O
know O
in O
the O
beginning O
of O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
Two I-EVENT
the O
worst O
thing O
that O
happened O
uh O
in O
the O
century O
uh O
uh O
the O
French B-NORP
army O
was O
bigger O
and O
more O
impressive O
than O
the O
German B-NORP
army O
/. O

but O
the O
German B-NORP
army O
wanted O
to O
kill O
/. O

It O
wanted O
to O
take O
land O
/. O

it O
had O
revenge O
in O
its O
heart O
/. O

It O
had O
that O
ferocity O
of O
the O
fighter O
/. O

the O
French O
did O
not O
/. O

They O
wanted O
the O
thing O
over O
with O
/. O

they O
wanted O
the O
phony O
war O
to O
continue O
/. O

Do O
you O
think O
the O
Shia B-NORP
who O
are O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
new O
government O
have O
that O
fighting O
hatred O
or O
whatever O
you O
want O
to O
call O
it O
the O
zeal O
to O
defeat O
bullies O
this O
time O
/. O

or O
are O
we O
going O
to O
lose O
this O
fight O
/? O

/. O

You O
know O
I O
think O
that O
's O
the O
bigger O
question O
/. O

And O
the O
bigger O
question O
is O
are O
we O
winning O
or O
are O
we O
losing O
/? O

Are O
we O
making O
more O
than O
we O
're O
killing O
/? O

And O
I O
think O
that O
's O
the O
real O
question O
we O
have O
to O
answer O
/. O

And O
day O
to O
day O
what O
I O
saw O
was O
that O
we O
were O
in O
the O
macro-perspective O
making O
more O
enemies O
than O
we O
're O
killing O
/. O

and O
this O
goes O
beyond O
Iraq B-GPE
/. O

How O
are O
we O
doing O
that O
/? O

What O
did O
you O
see O
/? O

by O
our O
occupation O
and O
also O
by O
our O
bullying O
tactics O
by O
our O
failure O
to O
offer O
economic O
solutions O
and O
diplomatic O
solutions O
our O
failure O
to O
have O
enough O
interpreters O
on O
the O
ground O
our O
failure O
to O
provide O
a O
secure O
situation O
/. O

we O
've O
never O
had O
enough O
troops O
on O
the O
ground O
/. O

And O
when O
I O
got O
to O
Baghdad B-GPE
at O
the O
outset O
we O
could O
n't O
provide O
overwhelming O
force O
to O
establish O
security O
/. O

And O
we O
've O
been O
playing O
catchup O
ever O
since O
/. O

Should O
we O
have O
gone O
in O
not O
gone O
in O
or O
gone O
in O
with O
greater O
strength O
/? O

Of O
those O
three O
options O
what O
are O
you O
more O
comfortable O
with O
/? O

Go O
in O
not O
go O
in O
or O
go O
in O
with O
greater O
strength O
/. O

Ah O
as O
a O
solider O
it O
was O
not O
up O
to O
me O
whether O
or O
not O
we O
went O
in O
/. O

But O
it O
is O
now O
you O
're O
a O
citizen O
/. O

What O
should O
we O
have O
done O
/? O

I O
went O
in O
/. O

I O
w- O
/- O

Right O
/. O

I O
think O
when O
we O
went O
in O
there O
and O
when O
we O
committed O
to O
doing O
it O
we O
should O
have O
done O
it O
the O
right O
way O
/. O

and O
Colin B-PERSON
Powell I-PERSON
called O
for O
overwhelming O
force O
/. O

General O
Shinseki O
said O
we O
needed O
several O
hundred O
thousand O
of O
troops O
on O
the O
ground O
/. O

and O
what O
we O
really O
need O
from O
the O
journalistic O
community O
and O
the O
administration O
is O
honest O
candor O
about O
where O
are O
we O
now O
and O
how O
long O
are O
we O
going O
to O
be O
there O
/? O

And O
I O
think O
when O
Ms. O
Morgan O
she O
goes O
over O
there O
and O
cheerleads O
and O
really O
does O
n't O
provide O
an O
accurate O
analysis O
of O
the O
long O
term O
obstacles O
that O
we O
're O
up O
against O
it O
's O
disingenuous O
/. O

Okay O
if O
you O
're O
president O
last O
question O
Paul B-PERSON
should O
we O
send O
more O
troops O
over O
there O
or O
bring O
them O
all O
back O
/? O

What O
should O
we O
do O
/? O

it O
depends O
on O
what O
you O
want O
to O
achieve O
/. O

Well O
what O
do O
you O
want O
to O
achieve O
/? O

But O
I O
think O
if O
we O
want O
to O
lock O
down O
a O
security O
situation O
it O
's O
going O
to O
take O
more O
troops O
/. O

More O
troops O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
that O
's O
a O
political O
/- O

That O
is O
the O
conservative O
argument O
/. O

and O
we O
hear O
that O
from O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
Bill O
Kristol O
John O
McCain O
/. O

Yeah O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
a O
/- O

A O
lot O
of O
people O
think O
uh O
Jon B-PERSON
Kyl I-PERSON
more O
troops O
/. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
with O
Paul B-PERSON
Rieckhoff I-PERSON
and O
Melanie B-PERSON
Morgan I-PERSON
/. O

You O
're O
watching O
Hardball B-WORK_OF_ART
only O
on O
MSNBC B-ORG
/. O

We O
're O
back O
with O
radio O
talk O
show O
host O
Melanie B-PERSON
Morgan I-PERSON
and O
Iraq B-GPE
war O
veteren O
Paul B-PERSON
Rieckhoff I-PERSON
/. O

Melanie B-PERSON
how O
do O
we O
get O
the O
straight O
scoop O
on O
what O
's O
happening O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
because O
people O
tell O
me O
there O
's O
only O
two O
ways O
to O
go O
over O
there O
as O
a O
journalist O
I O
think O
your O
experience O
confirms O
this O
you O
either O
go O
over O
there O
and O
stay O
in O
the O
green O
zone O
or O
that O
part O
uh O
uh O
which O
is O
very O
secure O
and O
it O
's O
basically O
a O
compound O
or O
you O
go O
out O
with O
a O
unit O
as O
uh O
basically O
part O
of O
the O
unit O
an O
embedded O
reporter O
/. O

You O
never O
really O
get O
to O
mix O
with O
the O
locals O
/. O

Uh O
how O
do O
you O
do O
it O
to O
find O
out O
whether O
we O
're O
actually O
winning O
the O
uh O
war O
over O
there O
/. O

Well O
that O
's O
exactly O
what O
I O
did O
/. O

I O
went O
out O
um O
and O
visited O
with O
the O
troops O
/. O

and O
I O
went O
outside O
of O
the O
green O
zone O
unlike O
uh O
Mr. O
Rieckhoff O
has O
accused O
me O
of O
doing O
/. O

But O
outside O
that O
how O
do O
you O
get O
out O
there O
with O
the O
people O
/? O

Well O
because O
you O
get O
out O
there O
with O
the O
troops O
/. O

They O
take O
you O
in O
Humvees B-PRODUCT
and O
in O
armored O
/- O

Then O
you O
get O
out O
of O
the O
Humvees B-PRODUCT
/. O

and O
you O
hand O
out O
soccer O
balls O
/. O

and O
you O
go O
to O
orphanages O
/. O

and O
you O
talk O
uh O
and O
hold O
babies O
and O
talk O
with O
the O
people O
who O
are O
taking O
care O
of O
them O
/. O

All O
of O
these O
things O
that O
fourteen O
members O
of O
our O
entourage O
did O
/- O

But O
do O
people O
speak O
freely O
when O
there O
is O
a O
Humvee B-PRODUCT
standing O
next O
to O
them O
/? O

from O
Move B-ORG
America I-ORG
Forward I-ORG
/. O

Because O
let O
me O
/- O

Chris O
Chris O
/- O

No O
/. O

Chris B-PERSON
uh O
let O
me O
just O
say O
one O
thing O
/. O

Before O
Mr. O
Rieckhoff O
has O
written O
um O
that O
our O
group O
are O
a O
bunch O
of O
bigots O
idiots O
and O
propagandists O
/. O

and O
that O
's O
before O
he O
even O
cracked O
a O
sweat O
/. O

Now O
I O
want O
to O
tell O
you O
that O
there O
is O
something O
very O
important O
a O
message O
that O
is O
very O
important O
that O
I O
wanted O
to O
articulate O
here O
/. O

Our O
men O
and O
women O
are O
living O
and O
dying O
in O
ghastly O
conditions O
/. O

Uh O
it O
's O
hot O
a O
hundred O
and O
twenty O
- O
five O
degrees O
/. O

They O
are O
making O
peace O
in O
sandstorms O
/. O

They O
are O
doing O
their O
dead O
level O
best O
to O
make O
this O
policy O
that O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
has O
put O
forth O
work O
/. O

I O
think O
that O
as O
an O
American B-NORP
people O
the O
stories O
that O
I O
tell O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
that O
our O
fellow O
talk O
show O
hosts O
told O
um O
eh O
uh O
hopefully O
will O
engender O
a O
little O
bit O
more O
patience O
and O
endurance O
by O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
/. O

I O
think O
we O
owe O
our O
troops O
that O
/. O

Let O
me O
ask O
you O
the O
same O
question O
Paul B-PERSON
/. O

How O
do O
you O
get O
the O
the O
true O
scoop O
over O
there O
if O
you O
're O
always O
with O
the O
American B-NORP
troops O
/? O

I O
mean O
do O
you O
ever O
get O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
/? O

Maybe O
it O
's O
just O
a O
catch O
twenty O
- O
two O
/. O

they O
're O
too O
dangerous O
to O
deal O
with O
/. O

But O
how O
do O
you O
get O
the O
story O
/? O

the O
reality O
is O
you O
do O
n't O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
Ms. O
Morgan O
is O
really O
insulting O
all O
the O
troops O
who O
've O
been O
there O
to O
assume O
that O
by O
going O
for O
ten O
days O
and O
taking O
a O
few O
casual O
leisurely O
trips O
outside O
the B-LOC
Green I-LOC
Zone I-LOC
that O
she O
got O
a O
full O
taste O
of O
combat O
/. O

I O
think O
the O
reality O
is O
much O
different O
/. O

And O
if O
reporters O
really O
want O
to O
do O
some O
investigative O
reporting O
they O
can O
fly O
into O
Jordan B-GPE
and O
go O
unembedded O
/. O

Now O
there O
is O
a O
chance O
they O
might O
get O
their O
head O
cut O
off O
/. O

But O
that O
's O
the O
reality O
that O
we O
face O
as O
soldiers O
every O
day O
/. O

I O
think O
really O
the O
best O
way O
to O
do O
it O
is O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
troops O
coming O
home O
/. O

We O
're O
ready O
/. O

we O
're O
willing O
and O
able O
to O
come O
on O
your O
program O
and O
others O
and O
talk O
about O
our O
experiences O
and O
really O
try O
to O
educate O
the O
public O
about O
the O
reality O
of O
all O
sides O
of O
this O
conflict O
/. O

Well O
guess O
what O
/. O

that O
's O
exactly O
what O
we O
did O
/. O

We O
stuck O
a O
microphone O
in O
front O
of O
all O
of O
the O
troops O
/. O

Ma'am O
you O
did O
/- O

We O
stuck O
a O
microphone O
and O
let O
them O
talk O
directly O
to O
the O
people O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
/. O

You O
did O
it O
while O
they O
were O
on O
active O
duty O
/. O

Ma'am O
you O
did O
while O
they O
were O
on O
active O
duty O
/. O

Unfiltered O
by O
the O
main O
stream O
media O
that O
does O
n't O
have O
the O
guts O
/- O

Are O
you O
going O
to O
yell O
over O
me O
the O
entire O
show O
/? O

I O
'm O
trying O
to O
respond O
to O
/- O

Okay O
her O
turn O
first O
/. O

Melanie B-PERSON
your O
turn O
/. O

Take O
a O
minute O
Melanie B-PERSON
/. O

Melanie B-PERSON
make O
your O
point O
/. O

I O
'm O
sorry O
/. O

No O
interruptions O
please O
Paul B-PERSON
/. O

give O
her O
a O
minute O
/. O

What O
I O
want O
to O
say O
is O
that O
we O
took O
our O
microphones O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
troops O
/. O

and O
if O
you O
think O
that O
what O
we O
heard O
from O
them O
are O
lies O
then O
you O
are O
accusing O
the O
troops O
of O
being O
liars O
because O
we O
did O
not O
filter O
or O
editorialize O
or O
in O
any O
way O
try O
to O
massage O
their O
message O
/. O

They O
gave O
us O
the O
story O
as O
they O
see O
it O
/. O

and O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
believe O
it O
then O
you O
are O
doing O
a O
disservice O
to O
your O
fellow O
troops O
/. O

Ma'am O
uh O
uh O
go O
ahead O
/. O

Oh O
let O
me O
go O
Paul B-PERSON
before O
you O
start O
/. O

What O
I O
keep O
doing O
here O
is O
asking O
people O
on O
and O
off O
camera O
who O
come O
on O
this O
program O
high O
- O
ranking O
officers O
enlisted O
uh O
former O
officers O
/. O

Uh O
I O
get O
sometimes O
not O
all O
the O
time O
two O
different O
versions O
the O
version O
they O
give O
me O
on O
the O
air O
and O
the O
version O
they O
give O
me O
the O
minute O
when O
we O
're O
off O
the O
air O
/. O

The O
version O
they O
give O
me O
when O
we O
're O
on O
the O
air O
is O
gung O
ho O
we O
're O
doing O
the O
right O
thing O
, O
everything O
is O
moving O
along O
/. O

The O
version O
they O
give O
me O
off O
the O
air O
is O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
is O
crazy O
there O
are O
n't O
enough O
troops O
over O
there O
we O
're O
not O
taking O
this O
seriously O
enough O
or O
we O
should O
n't O
be O
there O
sometimes O
/. O

It O
is O
n't O
always O
a O
straight O
scoop O
/- O

/. O

when O
you O
go O
on O
televsion O
with O
people O
because O
they O
want O
to O
be O
loyal O
to O
their O
units O
and O
their O
service O
/. O

That O
's O
exactly O
right O
/. O

And O
Chris B-PERSON
There O
's O
no O
one O
more O
loyal O
to O
the O
troops O
than O
I O
am O
/. O

I O
am O
still O
in O
the O
reserves O
/. O

There O
's O
a O
likelihood O
that O
I O
'll O
go O
back O
while O
Ms. O
Morgan O
is O
back O
at O
her O
radio O
show O
/. O

So O
what O
I O
really O
want O
to O
do O
is O
educate O
the O
public O
about O
the O
truth O
of O
what O
's O
happening O
there O
/. O

And O
I O
think O
the O
reality O
is O
that O
when O
people O
like O
her O
go O
over O
there O
there O
's O
a O
public O
affairs O
officer O
standing O
right O
next O
to O
that O
young O
soldier O
/. O

And O
he O
's O
on O
active O
duty O
/. O

and O
he O
wants O
to O
support O
the O
cause O
/. O

And O
he O
ca O
n't O
speak O
freely O
/. O

That O
's O
a O
fact O
/. O

A O
young O
blogger O
was O
just O
reprimanded O
last O
week O
because O
he O
was O
a O
little O
too O
candid O
/. O

let O
me O
finish O
ma'am O
when O
they O
come O
home O
their O
cuffs O
/- O

That O
's O
not O
true O
/. O

Hello O
, O
dear O
viewers O
. O

Welcome O
to O
Focus B-ORG
Today I-ORG
. O

After O
repeatedly O
postponing O
his O
trip O
to O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Putin O
finally O
arrived O
at O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Haneda B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
on O
November O
20 O
, O
beginning O
a O
three O
- O
day O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

It O
can O
be O
said O
that O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
is O
always O
an O
obstacle O
that O
Putin B-GPE
can O
not O
sidestep O
while O
visiting O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Heading O
a O
Russian B-NORP
business O
delegation O
of O
more O
than O
one O
hundred O
people O
this O
time O
, O
Putin B-GPE
wants O
to O
improve O
bilateral O
relations O
through O
promoting O
economic O
development O
. O

Well O
, O
how O
will O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
dead O
knot O
be O
untied O
? O

And O
will O
economic O
and O
trade O
exchange O
between O
Russia B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
be O
hampered O
because O
of O
this O
? O

These O
are O
all O
topics O
we O
will O
be O
focusing O
on O
today O
. O

Two O
experts O
have O
been O
invited O
to O
our O
studio O
. O

Let O
me O
briefly O
introduce O
, O
one O
is O
Mr. O
Jin O
Xide O
, O
an O
expert O
on O
Japanese B-NORP
issues O
from O
the O
Academy O
of O
Social O
Sciences O
. O

Hello O
! O

The O
other O
one O
is O
Mr. O
Xing O
Guangcheng O
, O
an O
expert O
on O
Russian B-NORP
issues O
from O
the O
Academy O
of O
Social O
Sciences O
. O

Hello O
! O

Welcome O
to O
the O
two O
experts O
, O
for O
coming O
to O
the O
studio O
for O
our O
interview O
. O

Well O
, O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
program O
, O
let O
's O
learn O
about O
the O
situation O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Let O
's O
now O
connect O
via O
telephone O
with O
Mr. O
Wang O
Xinsheng O
, O
an O
expert O
on O
Japanese B-NORP
issues O
from O
Beijing B-ORG
University I-ORG
who O
is O
currently O
visiting O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Hello O
, O
Professor O
Wang O
. O

Ah O
, O
hello O
, O
host O
! O

First O
, O
please O
brief O
us O
on O
what O
was O
discussed O
during O
today O
's O
talks O
between O
the O
Russian B-NORP
and O
Japanese B-NORP
leaders O
. O

Was O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
touched O
upon O
? O

Eh O
, O
well O
, O
President O
Putin O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Koizumi O
, O
ah O
, O
the O
two O
talked O
for O
a O
total O
of O
two O
and O
a O
half O
hours O
and O
signed O
a O
total O
of O
12 O
documents O
. O

It O
should O
be O
said O
that O
quite O
a O
large O
number O
of O
documents O
were O
signed O
. O

However O
, O
the O
general O
reaction O
from O
scholars O
, O
media O
, O
or O
ordinary O
people O
here O
, O
er O
, O
is O
rather O
low O
key O
, O
because O
, O
er O
, O
there O
has O
been O
no O
progress O
on O
the O
two O
issues O
that O
Japan B-GPE
is O
relatively O
concerned O
with O
, O
the B-LOC
Northern I-LOC
Territories I-LOC
issue O
, O
er O
, O
and O
the O
oil O
pipeline O
route O
issue O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Regarding O
the B-LOC
Northern I-LOC
Territories I-LOC
issue O
, O
, O
er O
, O
President O
Putin O
purposely O
avoided O
this O
issue O
, O
that O
is O
, O
he O
did O
not O
really O
want O
to O
talk O
about O
it O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
it O
can O
be O
said O
that O
there O
has O
still O
been O
no O
progress O
on O
territorial O
issues O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
the O
two O
sides O
abandoned O
plans O
for O
a O
joint O
declaration O
. O

Well O
, O
on O
the O
oil O
pipeline O
route O
issue O
, O
though O
the O
Russian B-NORP
side O
promised O
to O
connect O
it O
with O
Japan B-GPE
, O
there O
was O
no O
talk O
about O
prioritizing O
a O
connection O
with O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
media O
here O
is O
concerned O
because O
Russia B-GPE
already O
promised O
to O
prioritize O
connecting O
it O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
er O
, O
, O
so O
the O
media O
here O
is O
concerned O
that O
it O
is O
an O
empty O
promise O
. O

In O
this O
way O
, O
Japan B-GPE
may O
not O
get O
, O
er O
, O
any O
material O
benefit O
, O
while O
the O
Russian B-NORP
side O
will O
have O
gained O
Japan B-GPE
's O
support O
for O
its O
WTO B-ORG
accession O
. O

Er O
, O
in O
addition O
, O
at O
the O
Business O
Federation O
meeting O
, O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Putin O
urged O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
business O
community O
to O
invest O
in O
Russia B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
due O
to O
the O
territorial O
issues O
, O
or O
little O
progress O
on O
the O
territorial O
issues O
, O
along O
with O
the O
business O
community O
's O
concerns O
with O
the O
investment O
environment O
in O
Russia B-GPE
, O
well O
, O
it O
remains O
a O
big O
question O
how O
far O
economic O
cooperation O
can O
go O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Host O
. O

This O
was O
the O
main O
content O
of O
the O
two O
leaders O
' O
talks O
today O
. O

Well O
, O
what O
kind O
of O
response O
did O
people O
in O
Japan B-GPE
have O
to O
, O
well O
, O
some O
of O
the O
achievements O
this O
trip O
to O
Japan B-GPE
has O
made O
? O

Er O
, O
it O
is O
still O
rather O
, O
er O
, O
low O
key O
. O

, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
ah O
, O
er O
, O
we O
also O
saw O
, O
er O
, O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
some O
right O
- O
wing O
groups O
held O
demonstrations O
, O
demanding O
that O
Russia B-GPE
, O
return O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
. O

Well O
, O
they O
are O
also O
extremely O
dissatisfied O
because O
no O
progress O
has O
been O
made O
on O
this O
issue O
. O

Well O
, O
both O
the O
media O
and O
citizens O
have O
such O
concerns O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
they O
are O
afraid O
that O
resolution O
of O
territorial O
issues O
may O
take O
rather O
. O

Host O
. O

Okay O
, O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
, O
Professor O
Wang O
, O
for O
briefing O
us O
on O
the O
relevant O
information O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Thank O
you O
! O

Well O
, O
next O
we O
will O
return O
to O
the O
studio O
to O
interview O
the O
two O
experts O
in O
the O
studio O
. O

Just O
now O
, O
this O
Professor O
Wang O
talked O
about O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
this O
time O
. O

Although O
the O
two O
sides O
signed O
12 O
agreements O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
Japan B-GPE
is O
not O
very O
satisfied O
with O
the O
content O
of O
the O
agreements O
, O
ah O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
content O
, O
because O
it O
seems O
that O
neither O
of O
the O
two O
issues O
that O
Japan B-GPE
wanted O
greatly O
to O
talk O
about O
, O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
and O
the O
oil O
pipeline O
issue O
, O
made O
the O
achievements O
they O
had O
anticipated O
. O

Well O
, O
was O
this O
within O
the O
expectations O
of O
you O
two O
experts O
? O

Right O
, O
this O
is O
rather O
consistent O
with O
unanimous O
international O
public O
opinion O
analysis O
as O
well O
as O
our O
opinion O
these O
days O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
, O
this O
discussion O
, O
it O
was O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
leaders O
of O
both O
sides O
, O
which O
by O
itself O
is O
an O
achievement O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

As O
we O
know O
, O
Putin B-GPE
has O
kept O
putting O
off O
this O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
since O
last O
year O
, O
like O
back O
then O
when O
Yeltsin B-PERSON
repeatedly O
postponed O
his O
trip O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
Japan B-GPE
asked O
for O
too O
high O
a O
price O
. O

That O
is O
, O
it O
asked O
the O
Russian B-NORP
president O
to O
come O
to O
Japan B-GPE
to O
make O
concessions O
on O
territorial O
issues O
. O

Well O
, O
, O
well O
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
president O
, O
was O
unwilling O
to O
make O
concessions O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
itinerary O
was O
not O
decided O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

Well O
, O
Russia B-GPE
's O
attitude O
was O
that O
it O
would O
not O
talk O
about O
territorial O
issues O
if O
it O
went O
. O

Well O
, O
, O
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
Japan B-GPE
, O
without O
discussion O
of O
territorial O
issues O
, O
the O
talks O
were O
viewed O
as O
making O
no O
progress O
. O

For O
Japanese B-NORP
citizens O
, O
this O
was O
meaningless O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
only O
provided O
Koizumi B-PERSON
with O
a O
diplomatic O
stage O
. O

What O
method O
does O
he O
want O
to O
use O
to O
remedy O
the O
lethargic O
post-APEC O
diplomatic O
situation O
? O

Well O
, O
what O
Russia B-GPE
actually O
wants O
is O
economic O
cooperation O
with O
Japan B-GPE
, O

Uh-huh O
. O

including O
the O
development O
of O
oil O
resources O
in O
eastern O
Siberia B-LOC
, O
and O
, O
um O
, O
some O
other O
investment O
and O
trade O
. O

Well O
, O
Japan B-GPE
is O
still O
like O
this O
, O
saying O
first O
return O
the O
territories O
, O
then O
we O
can O
talk O
about O
economics O
. O

Well O
, O
, O
based O
on O
the O
outcome O
this O
time O
, O
I O
think O
this O
basic O
structure O
remains O
unchanged O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Er O
, O
Director O
Xing O
, O
it O
can O
be O
said O
that O
this O
time O
one O
of O
the O
very O
important O
purposes O
of O
President O
Putin O
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
is O
to O
facilitate O
the O
progress O
of O
bilateral O
relations O
through O
economic O
development O
. O

But O
from O
what O
our O
Professor O
Wang O
has O
just O
introduced O
, O
do O
you O
think O
Putin B-GPE
has O
achieved O
his O
aim O
? O

Eh O
, O
he O
should O
be O
said O
to O
have O
achieved O
his O
aim O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

The O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
was O
in O
itself O
one O
of O
Putin B-GPE
's O
important O
aims O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Because O
with O
large O
preconditions O
having O
been O
set O
, O
and O
now O
the O
framework O
having O
being O
set O
, O
it O
is O
impossible O
for O
Putin B-GPE
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
to O
make O
major O
breakthroughs O
on O
the O
substantive O
issues O
of O
Russian B-NORP
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
as O
two O
neighboring O
nations O
, O
ah O
, O
relations O
between O
them O
should O
be O
developed O
, O
development O
of O
relations O
should O
be O
further O
promoted O
. O

There O
should O
be O
exchanges O
back O
and O
forth O
, O
which O
would O
not O
work O
if O
Putin B-GPE
, O
refuses O
to O
come O
. O

So O
, O
well O
, O
, O
how O
did O
he O
come O
to O
Japan B-GPE
? O

As O
mentioned O
earlier O
, O
ah O
, O
it O
had O
been O
postponed O
again O
and O
again O
, O
but O
by O
way O
of O
this O
kind O
of O
opportunity O
, O
well O
, O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
was O
smoothly O
accomplished O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

As O
to O
what O
kind O
of O
result O
you O
want O
, O
that O
is O
another O
matter O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
making O
the O
trip O
was O
significant O
in O
itself O
. O

What O
was O
the O
significance O
? O

It O
was O
that O
Russia B-GPE
sent O
a O
very O
important O
message O
, O
that O
is O
, O
Russia B-GPE
is O
willing O
to O
develop O
relations O
with O
Japan B-GPE
. O

We O
sincerely O
have O
such O
a O
wish O
. O

A O
wish O
is O
the O
start O
of O
achieving O
results O
. O

We O
have O
such O
a O
start O
. O

Both O
leaders O
saved O
a O
bit O
of O
face O
. O

Right O
, O
right O
, O
right O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
giving O
face O
to O
each O
other O
. O
Also O
, O
on O
the O
surface O
we O
saw O
it O
looked O
fine O
, O
with O
, O
12 O
documents O
signed O
as O
just O
mentioned O
. O

They O
both O
gave O
face O
. O

Right O
. O

It O
is O
another O
matter O
if O
you O
care O
about O
the O
size O
of O
the O
documents O
. O

But O
they O
were O
signed O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
can O
we O
interpret O
it O
this O
way O
? O

Based O
on O
the O
briefing O
given O
by O
you O
two O
experts O
, O
both O
Japanese B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Junichiro O
Koizumi O
and O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Putin O
, O
they O
both O
achieved O
their O
own O
aims O
in O
form O
and O
, O
er O
, O
obtained O
what O
they O
wanted O
through O
this O
visit O
. O

On O
this O
point O
, O
their O
two O
fates O
are O
connected O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
both O
sides O
have O
strong O
nationalist O
sentiments O
domestically O
and O
powerful O
parliaments O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
at O
this O
point O
it O
would O
be O
ludicrous O
for O
Putin B-GPE
to O
concede O
on O
the O
territorial O
issues O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
as O
you O
should O
know O
, O
it O
is O
entirely O
, O
impossible O
behavior O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
seems O
it O
may O
also O
be O
very O
difficult O
for O
Koizumi B-PERSON
now O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
on O
the O
territorial O
issues O
, O
to O
return O
to O
what O
is O
called O
, O
er O
, O
economics O
first O
, O
territories O
second O
, O
or O
, O
the O
separation O
of O
politics O
and O
economics O
, O
or O
two O
islands O
first O
, O
then O
two O
islands O
later O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
recently O
, O
that O
is O
, O
, O
new O
Foreign O
Minister O
Aso O
proposed O
a O
theory O
of O
joint O
development O
, O
that O
is O
, O
to O
postpone O
-LSB- O
-LSB- O
the O
issue O
of O
sovereignty O
of O
the O
northern O
-RSB- O
-RSB- O
and O
to O
jointly O
develop O
the O
, O
, O
four O
islands O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
fact O
the O
theory O
of O
joint O
development O
was O
originally O
proposed O
by O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Well O
, O
in O
the O
past O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
in O
1996 O
, O
Primakov B-PERSON
also O
proposed O
it O
when O
he O
was O
foreign O
minister O
. O

It O
had O
been O
raised O
prior O
to O
that O
too O
, O
but O
Japan B-GPE
did O
not O
accept O
it O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Well O
, O
why O
did O
Taro B-PERSON
Aso I-PERSON
recently O
again O
propose O
, O
er O
, O
such O
a O
suggestion O
? O

Well O
, O
I O
checked O
some O
data O
, O
ah O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
recent O
reaction O
is O
not O
Japan B-GPE
's O
mainstream O
domestic O
opinion O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
domestic O
political O
circles O
in O
Japan B-GPE
all O
opposed O
this O
suggestion O
by O
Taro B-PERSON
Aso I-PERSON
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

They O
said O
that O
with O
joint O
development O
, O
Russia B-GPE
would O
advocate O
adopting O
the O
current O
Russian O
controlled O
situation O
, O
the O
current O
situation O
, O
and O
applying O
Russian B-NORP
law O
. O

Well O
, O
by O
making O
investments O
there O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
well O
, O
it O
would O
be O
equivalent O
to O
permanent O
recognition O
that O
the O
four O
islands O
are O
Russia B-GPE
's O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
this O
theory O
of O
joint O
development O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
make O
progress O
either O
. O

So O
under O
the O
current O
situation O
, O
the O
meeting O
of O
the O
two O
leaders O
itself O
was O
the O
greatest O
achievement O
this O
time O
. O

The O
rest O
did O
not O
have O
any O
substantive O
significance O
. O

Right O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
add O
a O
few O
words O
. O

Regarding O
the O
joint O
development O
he O
talked O
about O
, O
Russia B-GPE
is O
also O
very O
interesting O
. O

, O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
proposed O
it O
, O
now O
Russia B-GPE
instead O
rejected O
it O
. O

It O
rejected O
it O
, O
its O
government O
stated O
very O
clearly O
, O
we O
can O
not O
jointly O
develop O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
. O

This O
is O
a O
very O
interesting O
issue O
. O

Right O
. O

They O
dropped O
it O
. O

Right O
. O

What O
do O
you O
say O
about O
this O
? O

Er O
, O
, O
, O
, O
it O
, O
also O
has O
its O
vigilance O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
also O
has O
a O
lot O
to O
do O
with O
Russia B-GPE
's O
strategy O
of O
building O
a O
powerful O
nation O
. O

Russia B-GPE
now O
, O
it O
has O
independently O
formulated O
a O
strategic O
vision O
of O
developing O
the O
Far O
East O
and O
Siberian O
regions O
. O

It O
has O
such O
a O
vision O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

The O
four O
northern O
islands O
are O
included O
in O
this O
grand O
vision O
. O

Right O
. O

Today O
, O
among O
our O
topics O
, O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
can O
be O
said O
to O
be O
the O
core O
topic O
. O

We O
can O
discuss O
this O
issue O
again O
in O
detail O
at O
the O
end O
. O

Well O
, O
before O
this O
, O
we O
have O
one O
more O
question O
, O
that O
is O
, O
er O
, O
regarding O
the O
issue O
of O
this O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Putin O
's O
repeated O
postponement O
of O
his O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
, O

well O
, O
many O
viewers O
may O
have O
some O
questions O
on O
this O
issue O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
happen O
to O
have O
a O
background O
video O
clip O
here O
. O

Let O
's O
gain O
some O
understanding O
through O
this O
background O
video O
clip O
. O

Why O
did O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Putin O
visit O
Japan B-GPE
again O
after O
, O
an O
interval O
of O
five O
years O
, O
after O
quite O
a O
few O
twists O
and O
turns O
? O

It O
can O
be O
said O
that O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
after O
an O
interval O
of O
five O
years O
was O
realized O
following O
quite O
a O
few O
twists O
and O
turns O
. O

The O
visit O
was O
first O
scheduled O
for O
the O
second O
half O
of O
2004 O
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
side O
hoped O
that O
after O
winning O
the O
presidential O
election O
in O
March O
of O
that O
year O
, O
Putin B-GPE
could O
personally O
intervene O
in O
the O
territorial O
issues O
existing O
between O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

However O
, O
by O
May O
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
side O
said O
it O
could O
not O
provide O
measures O
for O
resolving O
the O
territorial O
issues O
, O
and O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
was O
pushed O
to O
the O
spring O
of O
2005 O
. O

While O
Japan B-GPE
expressed O
helplessness O
to O
this O
, O
it O
hoped O
Putin B-GPE
could O
visit O
in O
February O
as O
it O
was O
the O
150th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
signing O
of O
a O
trade O
and O
border O
treaty O
between O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
Putin B-GPE
responded O
only O
with O
a O
congratulatory O
telegram O
, O
with O
no O
mention O
of O
his O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

On O
September O
2 O
, O
2004 O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
went O
by O
boat O
to O
tour O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
. O

This O
move O
at O
once O
infuriated O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Accordingly O
, O
the O
date O
of O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
turned O
into O
a O
variable O
which O
nobody O
could O
explain O
. O

In O
various O
versions O
, O
some O
said O
Putin B-GPE
would O
visit O
Japan B-GPE
in O
April O
2005 O
, O
some O
said O
May O
, O
while O
others O
said O
June B-GPE
. O

In O
Russia B-GPE
's O
diplomatic O
circles O
, O
there O
were O
even O
widespread O
rumors O
, O
including O
that O
Putin B-GPE
would O
not O
visit O
Japan B-GPE
within O
the O
year O
and O
that O
Russia B-GPE
's O
ambassador O
to O
Japan B-GPE
would O
soon O
be O
removed O
. O

Various O
speculation O
existed O
until O
May O
2005 O
, O
at O
the O
celebration O
of O
the O
60th O
anniversary O
of O
victory O
in O
the O
world O
's O
anti-fascist O
war O
. O

Under O
pressure O
from O
various O
sides O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
reluctantly O
attended O
this O
celebration O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
precisely O
because O
of O
this O
, O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
was O
basically O
confirmed O
. O

This O
time O
, O
on O
this O
visit O
, O
er O
, O
between O
Russia B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
ah O
, O
er O
, O
as O
far O
as O
Japan B-GPE
was O
concerned O
, O
it O
really O
hoped O
that O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Putin O
would O
talk O
about O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
during O
his O
visit O
. O

However O
, O
Russia B-GPE
's O
thinking O
was O
, O
er O
, O
we O
want O
to O
develop O
the O
economy O
first O
. O

There O
should O
be O
economic O
cooperation O
before O
we O
can O
talk O
about O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
, O
which O
means O
that O
currently O
the O
two O
sides O
both O
insist O
on O
a O
condition O
from O
the O
other O
side O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
this O
way O
, O
the O
conflict O
would O
become O
more O
conspicuous O
during O
the O
talks O
. O

Well O
, O
was O
this O
also O
the O
reason O
that O
caused O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Putin O
, O
in O
spite O
of O
" O
the O
two O
being O
close O
neighbors O
" O
these O
five O
years O
, O
to O
visit O
Japan B-GPE
again O
only O
after O
, O
an O
interval O
of O
five O
years O
? O

, O
this O
is O
not O
just O
during O
Putin B-GPE
's O
tenure O
, O
that O
is O
, O
it O
has O
been O
like O
this O
for O
the O
60 O
years O
after O
the O
war O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
whether O
there O
should O
be O
a O
separation O
of O
politics O
and O
economics O
or O
not O
. O

That O
is O
, O
whether O
it O
should O
be O
economic O
cooperation O
first O
or O
resolution O
of O
political O
issues O
first O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
eased O
for O
a O
period O
after O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
during O
the O
Gorbachev B-GPE
era O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
Gorbachev B-GPE
recognized O
the O
four O
islands O
issue O
between O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
. O

There O
was O
nothing O
like O
this O
in O
the O
past O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
only O
the O
issue O
of O
two O
islands O
was O
recognized O
. O

Well O
, O
there O
was O
once O
an O
opportunity O
for O
this O
, O
but O
Japan B-GPE
again O
did O
not O
seize O
it O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Russia B-GPE
has O
changed O
a O
lot O
as O
well O
. O

Well O
, O
later O
, O
that O
is O
, O
after O
several O
changes O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
during O
Hashimoto O
Ryutaro O
's O
term O
, O
ah O
, O
Russia B-GPE
proposed O
separating O
politics O
from O
economics O
, O
to O
make O
progress O
on O
both O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
when O
it O
came O
to O
the O
critical O
moment O
, O
that O
is O
, O
on O
the O
territorial O
issues O
, O
perhaps O
due O
to O
Japan B-GPE
's O
domestic O
nationalist O
sentiments O
and O
the O
sensitivity O
of O
the O
territorial O
issues O
, O
it O
was O
impossible O
for O
any O
prime O
minister O
to O
claim O
for O
two O
islands O
only O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

When O
talks O
on O
the O
two O
islands O
came O
to O
a O
final O
decision O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
prime O
minister O
retreated O
again O
to O
the O
point O
that O
politics O
and O
economics O
could O
not O
be O
separated O
and O
that O
political O
issues O
should O
still O
be O
resolved O
first O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
addition O
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
president O
was O
exactly O
the O
opposite O
, O
that O
is O
, O
denying O
at O
critical O
moments O
that O
there O
were O
territorial O
issues O
, O
that O
is O
, O
sometimes O
even O
the O
issue O
of O
the O
two O
islands O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
it O
was O
impossible O
to O
give O
the O
territories O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

So O
, O
this O
shows O
how O
difficult O
it O
is O
to O
resolve O
Japanese B-NORP
- O
Russian B-NORP
relations O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

I O
think O
in O
the O
near O
future O
, O
er O
, O
the O
possibility O
of O
breakthrough O
progress O
is O
also O
, O
very O
small O
. O

Eh O
, O
we O
all O
know O
Japan B-GPE
is O
the O
second O
largest O
economy O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
Japan B-GPE
is O
also O
a O
very O
important O
investor O
overseas O
. O

However O
, O
a O
set O
of O
data O
shows O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
investment O
in O
Russia B-GPE
accounts O
for O
only O
1 O
% O
of O
its O
investments O
overseas O
, O
that O
is O
, O
just O
over O
700 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Well O
, O
as O
Russia B-GPE
should O
be O
said O
to O
badly O
need O
Japanese B-NORP
funds O
, O
as O
well O
as O
badly O
needing O
Japanese B-NORP
economic O
cooperation O
, O
well O
, O
how O
urgent O
do O
you O
think O
Russia B-GPE
's O
need O
is O
? O

I O
think O
the O
time O
of O
Russia B-GPE
's O
most O
urgent O
need O
is O
already O
over O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

The O
most O
urgent O
time O
was O
still O
the O
1990s O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
Russia B-GPE
was O
indeed O
pressing O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
investment O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Because O
Russia B-GPE
was O
in O
a O
deep O
degree O
of O
overall O
crisis O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
was O
like O
a O
very O
thirsty O
man O
who O
needs O
to O
drink O
water O
. O

At O
such O
time O
, O
he O
, O
needs O
someone O
else O
to O
give O
him O
a O
cup O
of O
water O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
now O
, O
the O
economic O
crisis O
in O
Russia B-GPE
is O
essentially O
over O
. O

Well O
, O
under O
such O
circumstances O
, O
Russia B-GPE
, O
er O
, O
it O
can O
make O
diplomatic O
arrangements O
calmly O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Therefore O
, O
I O
think O
Japan B-GPE
, O
that O
is O
, O
again O
lost O
the O
best O
opportunity O
to O
enter O
the O
Russian B-NORP
market O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
can O
not O
be O
said O
to O
have O
lost O
it O
forever O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
that O
time O
was O
the O
best O
, O
a O
relatively O
good O
period O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Why O
should O
we O
say O
that O
? O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
at O
that O
time O
if O
Japan B-GPE
had O
made O
a O
very O
good O
investment O
in O
Russia B-GPE
, O
well O
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
in O
terms O
of O
Russia B-GPE
's O
economy O
, O
it O
could O
have O
helped O
Russia B-GPE
's O
economic O
recovery O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
currently O
Japan B-GPE
is O
very O
important O
to O
Russia B-GPE
again O
. O

Well O
, O
as O
a O
neighboring O
nation O
, O
especially O
as O
Japan B-GPE
is O
a O
world O
economic O
power O
, O
Russia B-GPE
really O
needs O
Japanese B-NORP
investment O
, O
now O
not O
Japanese B-NORP
aid O
, O
but O
its O
investment O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
can O
also O
be O
said O
it O
is O
this O
way O
strategically O
. O

Putin B-GPE
's O
current O
strategy O
is O
to O
build O
a O
powerful O
nation O
, O
a O
strategy O
for O
making O
his O
country O
powerful O
and O
his O
people O
rich O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
strategy O
is O
extremely O
clear O
. O

He O
used O
an O
expression O
, O
saying O
that O
Russia B-GPE
's O
diplomacy O
is O
economic O
diplomacy O
. O

All O
, O
diplomatic O
activities O
must O
promote O
Russia B-GPE
's O
prosperity O
, O
eh O
, O
development O
, O
and O
wealth O
and O
power O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
seen O
from O
this O
perspective O
, O
well O
, O
Japan B-GPE
is O
very O
important O
to O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Therefore O
, O
just O
now O
you O
mentioned O
some O
figures O
regarding O
Russian B-NORP
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
, O
that O
is O
, O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
, O
for O
such O
a O
large O
, O
such O
a O
powerful O
economy O
as O
Japan B-GPE
, O
well O
, O
it O
invested O
only O
700-plus O
million O
in O
Russia B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
extremely O
small O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Said O
it O
will O
be O
ten O
billion O
. O

Well O
, O
last O
year O
's O
trade O
volume O
was O
perhaps O
more O
than O
9 O
billion O
. O

This O
year O
, O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
said O
it O
may O
exceed O
100 O
trillion O
. O

This O
is O
a O
very O
small O
figure O
in O
terms O
of O
trade O
relations O
between O
two O
countries O
. O

It O
has O
nearly O
reached O
200 O
billion O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
. O

So O
. O

Right O
. O

Here O
it O
has O
a O
comparison O
. O

er O
, O
between O
Russia B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
the O
trade O
volume O
only O
equals O
, O
of O
Sino O
- O
Japanese B-NORP
trade O
volume O
, O
one O
twenty O
- O
second O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Right O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
be O
one O
twenty O
- O
second O
, O
or O
one O
nineteenth O
. O

Well O
, O
what O
does O
this O
status O
show O
? O

Right O
, O
just O
about O
, O
eh O
. O

I O
will O
explain O
two O
issues O
-- O
one O
, O
it O
may O
show O
that O
the O
economic O
environment O
in O
Russia B-GPE
is O
indeed O
not O
very O
good O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

In O
general O
, O
none O
of O
the O
, O
eh O
, O
large O
nations O
in O
the O
world O
, O
have O
entered O
the O
Russian B-NORP
market O
with O
much O
ease O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
is O
an O
objective O
factor O
, O
but O
there O
is O
a O
subjective O
factor O
too O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
it O
is O
not O
that O
Japan B-GPE
does O
not O
need O
the O
Russian B-NORP
market O
. O

Perhaps O
some O
non-economic O
factor O
is O
playing O
a O
role O
. O

It O
has O
always O
been O
the O
territorial O
issue O
. O

Well O
, O
as O
we O
said O
, O
this O
kind O
of O
nationalist O
sentiment O
plays O
a O
great O
role O
here O
. O

So O
one O
very O
important O
aim O
of O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
this O
time O
, O
which O
I O
also O
think O
is O
very O
clever O
, O
is O
to O
put O
aside O
some O
very O
sensitive O
old O
territorial O
topics O
. O

This O
topic O
is O
hard O
to O
tackle O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
he O
can O
promote O
the O
development O
of O
economic O
relations O
, O
as O
economics O
is O
a O
dynamic O
factor O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Putin B-GPE
came O
this O
time O
bringing O
more O
than O
100 O
people O
, O
such O
a O
large O
delegation O
, O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

He O
still O
intends O
to O
solicit O
businesses O
and O
investment O
, O
to O
use O
our O
Chinese B-NORP
expression O
, O
yet O
this O
intention O
is O
very O
obvious O
. O

Right O
, O
right O
. O

Right O
, O
I O
think O
. O

However O
, O
based O
on O
this O
outcome O
, O
the O
form O
still O
seems O
to O
have O
outdone O
the O
content O
. O

I O
think O
that O
with O
regard O
to O
Japan B-GPE
's O
relations O
with O
Russia B-GPE
, O
it O
has O
been O
like O
this O
since O
the O
1970s O
. O

When O
Tanaka B-PERSON
Kakuei I-PERSON
went O
there O
, O
he O
also O
did O
this O
. O

I O
will O
invest O
, O
I O
will O
give O
you O
aid O
to O
develop O
eastern O
Siberia B-LOC
. O

That O
's O
because O
Russia B-GPE
has O
a O
vast O
area O
of O
land O
. O

We O
know O
the O
population O
is O
small O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
they O
can O
not O
develop O
it O
. O

That O
is O
, O
the O
treasure O
is O
all O
hidden O
underground O
. O

Well O
, O
at O
that O
time O
, O
, O
they O
still O
wanted O
to O
solve O
the O
population O
problem O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
that O
is O
, O
Japan B-GPE
used O
economics O
for O
political O
purposes O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
now O
it O
seems O
that O
Koizumi B-PERSON
has O
still O
not O
changed O
this O
course O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
way O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
this O
dead O
knot O
can O
be O
untied O
. O

Also O
, O
if O
things O
continue O
like O
this O
, O
increasing O
the O
nations O
' O
mutual O
trust O
can O
never O
be O
realized O
. O

Yes O
, O
, O
eh O
, O
just O
now O
Director O
Xing O
mentioned O
a O
very O
important O
issue O
, O
that O
is O
, O
the O
nationalist O
sentiment O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
regarding O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
this O
time O
, O
the O
media O
earlier O
predicted O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
that O
when O
the O
time O
came O
, O
there O
would O
be O
more O
than O
60 O
groups O
totaling O
more O
than O
700 O
people O
, O
along O
with O
, O
hey O
, O
more O
than O
200 O
propaganda O
trucks O
on O
the O
streets O
of O
downtown O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
to O
protest O
against O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Well O
, O
what O
forces O
do O
these O
people O
and O
groups O
holding O
street O
protests O
represent O
? O

What O
are O
they O
asking O
for O
? O

And O
what O
impact O
will O
it O
have O
on O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
? O

Okay O
. O

They O
are O
some O
focused O
right O
- O
wing O
groups O
, O
similar O
to O
a O
gang O
society O
. O

But O
, O
with O
regard O
to O
this O
Russian B-NORP
issue O
, O
ah O
, O
this O
can O
not O
be O
simply O
regarded O
as O
a O
handful O
of O
people O
making O
trouble O
, O
because O
there O
are O
widespread O
historical O
grievances O
among O
ordinary O
people O
in O
Japan B-GPE
against O
Russia B-GPE
. O

I O
have O
had O
contact O
with O
many O
Japanese B-GPE
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
this O
involves O
the O
origin O
of O
the B-LOC
Northern I-LOC
Territories I-LOC
issue O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
it O
originated O
a O
long O
time O
ago O
and O
involves O
three O
major O
issues O
. O

One O
is O
that O
historically O
and O
legally O
, O
it O
has O
changed O
several O
times O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
in O
1855 O
, O
in O
1875 O
, O
and O
in O
1905 O
after O
the B-EVENT
Russo I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Japanese I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
and O
also O
WW B-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
at O
these O
critical O
points O
, O
ownership O
of O
the O
territories O
was O
constantly O
changing O
. O

With O
ancestors O
constantly O
changing O
, O
both O
sides O
had O
their O
own O
arguments O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
ownership O
of O
the B-LOC
Northern I-LOC
Territories I-LOC
has O
changed O
several O
times O
, O
and O
there O
has O
been O
no O
single O
law O
. O

Therefore O
, O
there O
is O
truth O
on O
both O
sides O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Now O
Russia B-GPE
says O
this O
was O
the O
result O
of O
WWII B-EVENT
international O
laws O
and O
treaties O
, O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
also O
recognizing O
it O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

The O
entire O
international O
community O
recognizes O
that O
the O
four O
islands O
should O
belong O
to O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Both O
the O
Yalta O
Agreement O
and O
Article B-LAW
2 I-LAW
of O
the O
San O
Francisco O
Treaty O
recognize O
Japan B-GPE
's O
relinquishment O
of O
the B-LOC
Kuril I-LOC
Islands I-LOC
. O

However O
, O
then O
there O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
nationalist O
sentiment O
, O
that O
is O
, O
Japan B-GPE
believes O
that O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
unilaterally O
broke O
the B-LAW
Pact I-LAW
of I-LAW
Neutrality I-LAW
, O
sending O
troops O
into O
Northeast B-LOC
China I-LOC
and O
defeating O
the B-ORG
Kwantung I-ORG
Army I-ORG
. O

For O
things O
like O
this O
, O
as O
Japan B-GPE
looks O
at O
this O
piece O
of O
history O
-- O
also O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
captives O
were O
dragged O
to O
Siberia B-LOC
to O
labor O
camps O
-- O
I O
heard O
there O
were O
100,000 O
, O
200,000 O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
there O
is O
also O
a O
nationalist O
sentiment O
issue O
; O
also O
, O
including O
this O
, O
these O
have O
all O
been O
brought O
together O
. O

Therefore O
, O
unraveling O
this O
historical O
feud O
, O
the B-LOC
Northern I-LOC
Territories I-LOC
issue O
, O
is O
not O
so O
clear O
- O
cut O
, O
since O
history O
, O
society O
, O
and O
law O
, O
as O
well O
as O
nationalist O
sentiments O
are O
all O
entangled O
together O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Just O
now O
you O
mentioned O
the O
origin O
of O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
. O

Well O
, O
today O
we O
have O
been O
talking O
about O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
. O

Well O
, O
how O
exactly O
did O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
originate O
? O

Let O
's O
learn O
something O
about O
it O
. O

The O
four O
islands O
, O
Iturup B-LOC
, O
Shikotan B-LOC
, O
the B-LOC
Khabomai I-LOC
Rocks I-LOC
, O
and O
Kunashir B-LOC
, O
are O
located O
in O
the O
northern O
part O
of O
the O
western O
Pacific B-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
, O
with O
a O
total O
area O
of O
about O
5,000 O
square O
kilometers O
, O
which O
Japan B-GPE
calls O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
, O
and O
Russia B-GPE
calls O
Southern B-LOC
Chishima I-LOC
. O

Their O
surrounding O
sea O
waters O
have O
a O
great O
wealth O
of O
fishing O
resources O
and O
undersea O
mineral O
deposits O
, O
with O
highly O
important O
strategic O
positions O
. O

The O
ownership O
of O
these O
four O
islands O
has O
long O
been O
a O
dead O
knot O
in O
Russian B-NORP
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
that O
has O
been O
difficult O
to O
untie O
. O

In O
August O
1945 O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
dropped O
atomic O
bombs O
on O
Hiroshima B-GPE
and O
Nagasaki B-GPE
in O
succession O
. O

To O
ask O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
to O
declare O
war O
against O
Japan B-GPE
, O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
gave O
Russia B-GPE
the O
Chishima B-LOC
Islands I-LOC
and O
the O
southern O
part O
of O
Sakhalin B-LOC
Island I-LOC
, O
which O
Japan B-GPE
occupied O
at O
the O
time O
. O

In O
1955 O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
began O
negotiations O
regarding O
the O
normalization O
of O
relations O
. O

The O
then O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
indicated O
willingness O
to O
return O
the B-LOC
Khabomai I-LOC
Rocks I-LOC
and O
Shikotan B-LOC
. O

Yet O
Japan B-GPE
requested O
that O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
return O
Iturup B-LOC
and O
Kunashiri B-LOC
as O
well O
. O

It O
also O
requested O
that O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
promise O
to O
attend O
the O
international O
peace O
conference O
to O
determine O
the O
ownership O
of O
Sakhalin B-LOC
and O
the O
entire O
Chishima B-LOC
Islands I-LOC
. O

Negotiations O
broke O
down O
as O
a O
result O
. O

In O
1956 O
, O
the O
then O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
restated O
its O
willingness O
to O
return O
the B-LOC
Khabomai I-LOC
Rocks I-LOC
and O
Shikotan B-LOC
. O

Japan B-GPE
again O
said O
that O
unless O
the O
four O
islands O
were O
returned O
together O
, O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
proposal O
could O
definitely O
not O
be O
accepted O
. O

For O
a O
long O
time O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
- O
Russian B-NORP
relations O
have O
not O
made O
breakthrough O
progress O
due O
to O
the O
deadlocked O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
. O

Today O
, O
already O
more O
than O
50 O
years O
after O
the O
end O
of O
WW B-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
the O
two O
nations O
have O
still O
not O
signed O
a O
peace O
treaty O
realizing O
the O
complete O
normalization O
of O
bilateral O
relations O
. O

In O
the O
literal O
sense O
, O
if O
the O
two O
nations O
have O
not O
signed O
a O
peace O
treaty O
, O
it O
means O
at O
this O
point O
the O
two O
nations O
are O
still O
at O
war O
. O

As O
the O
two O
experts O
are O
constantly O
discussing O
, O
saying O
that O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
is O
a O
dead O
knot O
in O
Japanese B-NORP
- O
Russian B-NORP
relations O
, O
yet O
this O
dead O
knot O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
currently O
both O
sides O
have O
this O
idea O
, O
they O
want O
to O
untie O
this O
dead O
knot O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
noticed O
, O
er O
, O
just O
now O
this O
short O
clip O
also O
talked O
about O
it O
, O
at O
that O
time O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
agreed O
to O
return O
two O
islands O
first O
, O
, O
but O
, O
eh O
, O
Japan B-GPE
never O
agreed O
. O

But O
now O
, O
we O
also O
notice O
that O
, O
Taro B-PERSON
Aso I-PERSON
proposed O
a O
new O
idea O
, O
the O
joint O
development O
that O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
had O
previously O
talked O
about O
. O

Well O
, O
can O
this O
point O
lead O
to O
a O
breakthrough O
in O
the O
two O
nations O
' O
resolution O
of O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
? O

I O
think O
it O
is O
very O
hard O
, O
as O
joint O
development O
and O
sovereignty O
of O
the O
islands O
are O
, O
ah O
, O
two O
concepts O
. O

It O
wo O
n't O
work O
, O
either O
, O
eh O
, O
eh O
. O

But O
this O
is O
relevant O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Oh O
, O
as O
I O
just O
mentioned O
, O
it O
was O
against O
a O
large O
background O
that O
Russia B-GPE
first O
proposed O
it O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

With O
, O
quite O
a O
troubled O
economy O
, O
Russia B-GPE
needed O
Japanese B-NORP
investment O
, O
needed O
Japan B-GPE
to O
get O
involved O
through O
this O
channel O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
now O
that O
its O
economy O
has O
greatly O
improved O
, O
Russia B-GPE
does O
not O
need O
to O
take O
this O
diplomatic O
risk O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
is O
one O
. O

Second O
, O
Russia B-GPE
should O
be O
seen O
as O
a O
rather O
strong O
nation O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
place O
, O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
, O
is O
a O
very O
sensitive O
region O
for O
the O
Russian B-NORP
psyche O
. O

Any O
small O
, O
small O
diplomatic O
or O
economic O
action O
will O
affect O
the O
psyche O
of O
Russian B-NORP
citizens O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
well O
, O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
this O
time O
, O
or O
during O
his O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
, O
or O
prior O
to O
this O
, O
there O
were O
rallies O
in O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
region O
, O
including O
the O
Sakhalin O
area O
, O
meant O
to O
give O
many O
warnings O
to O
Putin B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
Russian B-NORP
politicians O
also O
made O
many O
appeals O
regarding O
this O
. O

Well O
, O
one O
Russian B-NORP
politician O
stated O
very O
clearly O
that O
while O
Russia B-GPE
's O
territory O
is O
vast O
, O
Russia B-GPE
does O
not O
have O
territories O
to O
spare O
. O

This O
is O
a O
very O
, O
very O
, O
eh O
, O
tough O
kind O
of O
issue O
. O

Well O
, O
as O
I O
just O
said O
very O
clearly O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
the O
legal O
and O
historical O
complications O
, O
the O
repeated O
change O
of O
ownership O
, O
and O
then O
national O
sentiments O
as O
well O
, O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
are O
also O
strategically O
very O
important O
. O

That O
is O
, O
does O
n't O
Russia B-GPE
advocate O
a O
double O
- O
headed O
eagle O
policy O
? O

Right O
, O
right O
. O

It O
is O
both O
a O
European B-NORP
and O
Asian O
nation O
. O

Well O
, O
if O
he O
wants O
development O
in O
Asia B-GPE
, O
wo O
n't O
he O
close O
the O
door O
if O
he O
loses O
hold O
of O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
now O
? O

Uh-huh O
. O

Fisheries O
. O

The O
four O
northern O
islands O
not O
only O
have O
mineral O
deposits O
, O
oil O
, O
and O
fisheries O
, O
but O
also O
for O
military O
strategy O
, O
they O
are O
key O
positions O
in O
the B-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

In O
the B-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
, O
right O
. O

Currently O
Russia B-GPE
seems O
to O
be O
in O
a O
period O
of O
low O
tide O
, O
but O
it O
wo O
n't O
stay O
this O
way O
forever O
. O

Right O
, O
right O
, O
right O
. O

It O
is O
still O
a O
large O
nation O
. O

It O
is O
still O
a O
large O
nation O
. O

It O
is O
also O
an O
international O
power O
. O

Therefore O
, O
none O
of O
its O
leaders O
can O
easily O
give O
away O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
. O

, O
, O
let O
me O
again O
add O
some O
words O
, O
if O
it O
wants O
joint O
development O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
and O
Japanese B-NORP
influence O
will O
enter O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
. O

Right O
, O
right O
. O

Well O
, O
after O
entering O
, O
, O
economic O
influence O
may O
lead O
to O
political O
influence O
. O

Currently O
that O
would O
seem O
to O
benefit O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Yes O
. O

It O
would O
benefit O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Russia B-GPE
has O
foreseen O
the O
consequences O
. O

That O
's O
why O
Russia B-GPE
now O
rejects O
it O
. O

It O
was O
originally O
proposed O
by O
Russia B-GPE
, O
but O
rejected O
by O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
is O
a O
new O
incarnation O
, O
but O
with O
different O
political O
significance O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
since O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
issue O
is O
a O
dead O
knot O
in O
bilateral O
relations O
that O
can O
not O
be O
untied O
, O
and O
also O
both O
are O
working O
hard O
, O
yet O
with O
seemingly O
little O
hope O
in O
sight O
, O
well O
, O
how O
can O
Japanese B-NORP
- O
Russian B-NORP
relations O
develop O
under O
such O
circumstances O
? O

I O
think O
both O
sides O
generally O
know O
the O
two O
sides O
' O
levels O
of O
political O
operations O
, O
knowing O
that O
territorial O
issues O
are O
hard O
to O
resolve O
. O

So O
, O
with O
this O
issue O
having O
gone O
on O
for O
many O
years O
, O
both O
sides O
may O
have O
a O
bottom O
line O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
they O
wo O
n't O
say O
we O
will O
stay O
opposed O
to O
each O
other O
as O
long O
as O
it O
is O
unresolved O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
it O
may O
be O
like O
this O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
in O
the O
future O
both O
sides O
may O
become O
more O
reasonable O
on O
this O
issue O
. O

That O
is O
, O
looking O
farther O
ahead O
, O
normalization O
of O
relations O
will O
still O
be O
gradually O
developed O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
do O
n't O
always O
get O
stuck O
on O
the O
territorial O
issue O
. O

But O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
the O
territorial O
issue O
is O
also O
quite O
important O
and O
sensitive O
. O

So O
it O
is O
unrealistic O
for O
you O
to O
say O
there O
will O
be O
breakthrough O
progress O
in O
Japanese B-NORP
- O
Russian B-NORP
relations O
and O
that O
their O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
will O
suddenly O
achieve O
100 O
billion O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
the O
prospects O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
- O
Russian B-NORP
relations O
are O
not O
too O
good O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
it O
will O
be O
, O
that O
is O
, O
very O
common O
, O
, O
relatively O
bland O
kind O
of O
relationship O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
Russian B-NORP
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
, O
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
Russia B-GPE
, O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
many O
changes O
in O
the O
large O
framework O
of O
Russian B-NORP
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
. O

Well O
, O
Mr. O
Xing O
, O
how O
do O
you O
view O
Russian B-NORP
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
? O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
these O
basic O
tones O
have O
been O
set O
. O

The O
main O
issue O
is O
the O
four O
northern O
islands O
. O

However O
, O
current O
signs O
show O
that O
Russia B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
are O
moving O
forward O
on O
economic O
issues O
, O
on O
economic O
cooperation O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Yes O
. O

I O
will O
give O
two O
examples O
. O

One O
example O
is O
that O
this O
year O
Toyota B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
has O
invested O
in O
St. B-GPE
Petersburg I-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Putin B-GPE
attended O
the O
ribbon O
- O
cutting O
ceremony O
. O

This O
is O
, O
quite O
a O
clear O
signal O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
-- O
Japan B-GPE
has O
now O
invested O
in O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Second O
, O
what O
Japan B-GPE
hopes O
to O
get O
is O
, O
hey O
, O
Russia B-GPE
's O
oil O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Though O
Russia B-GPE
did O
not O
make O
a O
final O
commitment O
, O
there O
is O
already O
a O
general O
framework O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
eventually O
Russia B-GPE
's O
oil O
pipeline O
will O
be O
connected O
to O
a O
Pacific B-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
port O
, O
which O
will O
benefit O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
although O
there O
are O
obstacles O
in O
bilateral O
relations O
, O
they O
are O
still O
exploring O
forward O
movement O
. O

Right O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Okay O
, O
well O
, O
today O
we O
will O
end O
our O
discussion O
here O
on O
the O
topic O
of O
Putin B-GPE
's O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
to O
the O
two O
experts O
for O
coming O
to O
the O
studio O
for O
our O
interview O
. O

Thanks O
to O
you O
two O
. O

Okay O
, O
dear O
viewers O
, O
that O
's O
all O
for O
today O
's O
edition O
of O
Focus B-ORG
Today I-ORG
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
watching O
. O

See O
you O
tomorrow O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

There O
will O
be O
120 O
million O
viewers O
tuning O
in O
to O
this O
evening O
reception O
. O

This O
has O
been O
a O
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report O
. O

Dear O
viewers O
, O
that O
's O
all O
for O
the O
China O
News O
program O
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This O
is O
Xu B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
thank O
you O
all O
for O
watching O
! O

Coming O
up O
next O
, O
please O
stay O
tuned O
to O
Focus O
Today O
hosted O
by O
Wang B-PERSON
Shilin I-PERSON
. O

Dear O
viewers O
, O
good-bye O
! O

News O
and O
events O
happen O
every O
day O
. O

What O
you O
are O
interested O
in O
is O
exactly O
what O
we O
will O
be O
focusing O
on O
. O

This O
is O
CCTV O
Focus O
Today O
. O

A O
British B-NORP
newspaper O
revealed O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
had O
planned O
to O
bomb O
the O
al O
- O
Jazeera O
TV O
station O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

Was O
this O
a O
joke O
told O
by O
US O
President O
Bush O
or O
was O
it O
a O
long O
- O
meditated O
threat O
? O

Did O
British B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Blair O
know O
nothing O
about O
it O
, O
or O
did O
he O
succeed O
in O
persuading O
his O
ally O
to O
give O
up O
the O
idea O
of O
attacks O
? O

What O
exactly O
is O
the O
truth O
? O

Why O
can O
a O
TV O
station O
in O
a O
small O
Arab B-NORP
country O
have O
US O
President O
Bush O
on O
pins O
and O
needles O
? O

Focus B-ORG
Today I-ORG
is O
coming O
up O
in O
a O
minute O
. O

Hello O
, O
dear O
viewers O
, O
welcome O
to O
Focus B-ORG
Today I-ORG
. O

On O
November O
22 O
, O
the O
British B-NORP
newspaper O
Daily B-ORG
Mirror I-ORG
revealed O
that O
US O
President O
Bush O
once O
planned O
to O
bomb O
the O
al O
- O
Jazeera O
TV O
station O
headquarters O
, O
setting O
off O
a O
mighty O
uproar O
. O

The O
two O
British B-NORP
nationals O
charged O
with O
leaking O
the O
information O
already O
appeared O
in O
court O
for O
interrogation O
yesterday O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

According O
to O
a O
report O
by O
the O
British B-NORP
newspaper O
the O
Guardian O
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
is O
now O
considering O
suing O
US O
President O
Bush O
for O
this O
matter O
. O

Well O
, O
what O
exactly O
was O
this O
incident O
? O

Why O
has O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
become O
a O
thorn O
in O
Bush B-GPE
's O
side O
? O

These O
are O
all O
the O
topics O
we O
will O
be O
focusing O
on O
today O
. O

Two O
honorable O
guests O
have O
been O
invited O
to O
our O
studio O
. O

Let O
me O
give O
you O
an O
introduction O
. O

One O
is O
Mr. O
Ruan O
Zongze O
, O
vice O
director O
of O
the O
China O
Institute O
of O
International O
Studies O
. O

Mr. O
Ruan O
Zongze O
has O
done O
extensive O
researches O
on O
British B-NORP
and O
US B-GPE
issues O
. O

The O
other O
is O
Mr. O
Wu O
Huixuan O
, O
former O
CIR B-ORG
chief O
correspondent O
based O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

Hello O
! O

Welcome O
you O
two O
to O
the O
studio O
for O
our O
interview O
. O

Well O
, O
at O
the O
start O
of O
today O
's O
program O
, O
let O
's O
learn O
about O
the O
full O
context O
of O
this O
incident O
together O
. O

We O
will O
first O
talk O
about O
the B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
Mirror I-ORG
article O
that O
started O
it O
. O

What O
we O
are O
seeing O
now O
on O
screen O
is O
a O
very O
popular O
newspaper O
in O
Britain B-GPE
called O
the B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
Mirror I-ORG
. O

Next O
, O
let O
's O
see O
; O
this O
is O
a O
November O
22 O
article O
. O

The O
title O
goes O
like O
this O
: O

Exclusive B-WORK_OF_ART
report I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Bush I-WORK_OF_ART
Planned I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Bomb I-WORK_OF_ART
his I-WORK_OF_ART
Arab I-WORK_OF_ART
Ally I-WORK_OF_ART

Well O
, O
let O
's O
now O
look O
at O
the O
content O
of O
the O
article O
. O

The O
article O
writes O
that O
the O
minutes O
of O
a O
meeting O
between O
British B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Blair O
, O
who O
was O
visiting O
the O
US B-GPE
on O
April O
16 O
, O
2004 O
, O
and O
US O
President O
Bush O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
showed O
that O
Bush B-GPE
had O
intended O
to O
take O
military O
actions O
against O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
headquartered O
in O
the O
Qatari B-NORP
capital O
of O
Doha B-GPE
. O

Then O
, O
Blair B-PERSON
said O
to O
Bush B-GPE
that O
such O
an O
action O
would O
trigger O
a O
worldwide O
uproar O
. O

These O
are O
some O
records O
of O
the O
conversation O
between O
the O
two O
men O
. O

Let O
's O
now O
look O
at O
this O
article O
. O

let O
's O
look O
at O
this O
line O
marked O
with O
a O
black O
frame O
, O
which O
writes O
: O
Undoubtedly O
Bush B-GPE
wanted O
to O
do O
this O
. O

And O
equally O
without O
doubt O
, O
Blair B-PERSON
did O
not O
want O
him O
, O
that O
is O
, O
Bush B-GPE
, O
to O
do O
this O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
happened O
, O
er O
, O
that O
our O
correspondent O
did O
an O
interview O
at O
the O
al O
- O
Jazeera O
's O
Beijing B-GPE
office O
today O
and O
happened O
to O
videotape O
the O
image O
we O
are O
watching O
now O
, O
which O
was O
broadcast O
live O
by O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

It O
was O
the O
news O
about O
Bush B-GPE
's O
plan O
to O
bomb O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

So O
what O
we O
are O
seeing O
on O
screen O
was O
exactly O
transmitted O
by O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

Well O
, O
yesterday O
the O
two O
British B-NORP
nationals O
involved O
in O
the O
disclosure O
of O
the O
incident O
were O
interrogated O
by O
the O
court O
. O

Well O
, O
here O
is O
the O
scene O
of O
the O
two O
persons O
under O
interrogation O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
also O
protested O
several O
times O
upon O
learning O
the O
information O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
is O
a O
brief O
introduction O
of O
the O
context O
of O
the O
incident O
. O

Well O
, O
regarding O
this O
topic O
, O
the O
first O
question O
today O
is O
that O
we O
want O
to O
find O
out O
clearly O
whether O
this O
incident O
was O
real O
or O
not O
. O

Let O
's O
start O
with O
this O
newspaper O
. O

Well O
, O
Director O
Yuan O
, O
I O
know O
that O
you O
also O
once O
worked O
in O
Britain B-GPE
. O

Well O
, O
what O
kind O
of O
newspaper O
is O
the B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
Mirror I-ORG
? O

It O
is O
said O
to O
have O
a O
very O
large O
circulation O
, O
but O
people O
still O
call O
it O
a O
tabloid O
. O

So O
how O
accurate O
is O
the O
news O
carried O
by O
it O
? O

This O
is O
true O
. O

Its O
circulation O
should O
be O
considered O
one O
of O
the O
largest O
among O
British B-NORP
newspapers O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
interestingly O
, O
it O
is O
not O
a O
mainstream O
newspaper O
, O
either O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
why O
it O
is O
called O
a O
tabloid O
, O
because O
it O
does O
not O
belong O
to O
the O
mainstream O
in O
the O
current O
British B-NORP
newspaper O
industry O
. O

It O
is O
still O
called O
a O
tabloid O
. O

It O
is O
placed O
together O
with O
other O
city O
newspapers O
, O
yet O
it O
is O
also O
a O
newspaper O
of O
national O
circulation O
with O
an O
extremely O
powerful O
influence O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Its O
influence O
is O
mainly O
on O
ordinary O
readers O
, O
the O
general O
public O
. O

That O
's O
because O
most O
British B-NORP
newspapers O
have O
their O
own O
steady O
readership O
. O

They O
have O
different O
levels O
of O
readership O
, O
ah O
. O

Right O
, O
they O
have O
a O
fairly O
steady O
readership O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
newspaper O
is O
said O
to O
have O
various O
kinds O
of O
topics O
appropriate O
to O
all O
ages O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
so O
, O
now O
we O
need O
to O
seriously O
consider O
its O
authenticity O
or O
accuracy O
. O

Is O
the O
news O
carried O
by O
it O
credible O
or O
not O
? O

How O
much O
is O
its O
accuracy O
, O
I O
think O
, O
is O
still O
quite O
hard O
to O
determine O
at O
this O
time O
, O
indeed O
, O

Uh-huh O
. O

because O
I O
will O
mainly O
speak O
from O
two O
perspectives O
. O

First O
, O
when O
the O
Mirror O
got O
hold O
of O
the O
news O
, O
it O
called O
10 O
Downing B-ORG
Street I-ORG
the O
first O
night O
, O
saying O
that O
it O
had O
such O
information O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
meant O
to O
find O
out O
whether O
10 O
Downing B-ORG
Street I-ORG
had O
anything O
to O
say O
, O
but O
Downing B-ORG
Street I-ORG
said O
it O
had O
no O
comments O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
when O
the O
news O
was O
released O
, O
it O
set O
off O
such O
a O
mighty O
uproar O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
point O
. O

The O
second O
point O
is O
to O
look O
at O
the O
reaction O
of O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

What O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
is O
now O
asking O
Britain B-GPE
to O
do O
is O
to O
either O
confirm O
the O
news O
as O
true O
or O
to O
deny O
it O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
right O
now O
, O
Britain B-GPE
has O
neither O
said O
it O
is O
true O
nor O
said O
it O
is O
not O
. O

That O
is O
the O
situation O
. O

It O
did O
not O
confirm O
anything O
. O

However O
, O
there O
is O
still O
one O
detail O
. O

When O
we O
introduced O
the O
context O
information O
, O
we O
also O
mentioned O
the O
two O
staff O
members O
involved O
in O
the O
leakage O
of O
the O
information O
. O

These O
two O
staff O
members O
, O
also O
considered O
British B-NORP
government O
employees O
, O
have O
already O
been O
under O
interrogation O
. O

Well O
, O
since O
they O
are O
under O
interrogation O
, O
it O
means O
they O
may O
have O
indeed O
divulged O
the O
secret O
. O

Could O
this O
be O
used O
to O
determine O
that O
there O
was O
indeed O
such O
an O
incident O
? O

There O
was O
such O
an O
incident O
, O
um O
, O
uh-huh O
. O

I O
think O
there O
are O
two O
questions O
involved O
in O
this O
matter O
. O

One O
is O
whether O
there O
is O
any O
secret O
being O
divulged O
, O
and O
the O
other O
is O
whether O
the O
news O
that O
Bush B-GPE
wanted O
to O
bomb O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
is O
true O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

I O
think O
these O
are O
two O
different O
questions O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Regarding O
the O
leakage O
of O
the O
secret O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
the O
possibility O
here O
, O
ah O
, O
is O
really O
big O
. O

What O
secret O
exactly O
was O
divulged O
? O

Um O
. O

Because O
according O
to O
the O
British B-NORP
, O
um O
, O
government O
, O
um O
, O
its O
Official O
Secrets O
Act O
Section B-LAW
5 I-LAW
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
it O
is O
illegal O
for O
newspapers O
or O
media O
to O
publicize O
indiscreetly O
government O
information O
obtained O
through O
unauthorized O
channels O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
well O
, O
these O
two O
people O
have O
already O
been O
suspected O
of O
violating O
this O
section O
, O
and O
that O
is O
why O
they O
have O
been O
sued O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
of O
course O
it O
is O
still O
in O
a O
preliminary O
stage O
right O
now O
, O
and O
yesterday O
a O
hearing O
lasting O
only O
15 O
minutes O
was O
held O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
, O
both O
of O
these O
two O
people O
denied O
they O
were O
guilty O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
now O
it O
will O
still O
have O
to O
go O
through O
a O
quite O
lengthy O
judicial O
procedure O
. O

Eh O
, O
in O
other O
words O
, O
although O
they O
were O
interrogated O
, O
whether O
the O
secret O
leaked O
was O
something O
like O
our O
topic O
today O
, O
that O
is O
, O
Bush B-GPE
said O
he O
wanted O
to O
bomb O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
, O
whether O
the O
secret O
divulged O
was O
this O
record O
, O
these O
are O
still O
two O
different O
things O
. O

However O
, O
it O
should O
be O
closely O
related O
to O
this O
because O
this O
is O
about O
the O
so O
- O
called O
memo O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
should O
be O
closely O
related O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

On O
April O
16 O
of O
last O
year O
when O
Blair B-PERSON
was O
visiting O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
they O
had O
some O
exchange O
between O
them O
. O

That O
was O
how O
this O
memo O
came O
into O
being O
. O

It O
was O
about O
five O
pages O
long O
. O

Right O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
this O
memo O
, O
Bush B-GPE
seemed O
to O
imply O
that O
he O
probably O
wanted O
to O
bomb O
this O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

At O
that O
time O
Blair B-PERSON
tried O
his O
best O
to O
persuade O
him O
not O
to O
do O
it O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
but O
the O
very O
authenticity O
of O
the O
incident O
, O
I O
think O
, O
still O
needs O
to O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
British B-NORP
government O
or O
US B-GPE
government O
. O

They O
need O
to O
come O
out O
for O
making O
clarification O
and O
judgment O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Well O
, O
Mr. O
Wu O
, O
we O
know O
, O
ah O
, O
you O
worked O
as O
a O
reporter O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
and O
were O
very O
familiar O
with O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

So O
how O
do O
you O
look O
at O
this O
incident O
? O

Do O
you O
think O
it O
is O
real O
or O
not O
? O

Um O
. O

I O
think O
it O
is O
possible O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
wanted O
to O
bomb O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
's O
because O
all O
the O
things O
reported O
by O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
since O
its O
establishment O
in O
1996 O
were O
those O
the O
US B-GPE
did O
not O
want O
viewers O
in O
the O
world O
to O
look O
at O
, O
especially O
with O
respect O
to O
the B-EVENT
Afghan I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
and O
Iraq B-GPE
war O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

What O
they O
reported O
was O
entirely O
incompatible O
with O
the O
so O
- O
called O
freedom O
of O
the O
press O
advocated O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
attacked O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
several O
times O
. O

It O
happened O
once O
that O
when O
Bush B-GPE
, O
er O
, O
together O
with O
that O
Defense O
Secretary O
Rumsfeld O
visited O
Qatar B-GPE
, O
they O
, O
put O
pressure O
on O
the O
Qatari B-NORP
government O
, O
saying O
you O
should O
not O
broadcast O
these O
news O
items O
that O
were O
harmful O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
later O
, O
under O
such O
circumstances O
, O
eh O
, O
the O
director O
of O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
was O
replaced O
once O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Under O
his O
pressure O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
, O
the O
leader O
of O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
, O
Jazeera B-ORG
, O
ah O
, O
Qatar B-GPE
replied O
that O
we O
advocate O
the O
same O
freedom O
of O
the O
press O
as O
the O
freedom O
of O
the O
press O
in O
your O
country O
and O
that O
our O
government O
has O
no O
right O
to O
interfere O
with O
what O
is O
being O
reported O
by O
a O
private O
TV O
station O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
eh O
, O
according O
to O
your O
judgment O
, O
this O
incident O
was O
possible O
because O
the O
US B-GPE
has O
long O
considered O
it O
a O
thorn O
in O
its O
flesh O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
, O
to O
say O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
or O
the O
US B-GPE
president O
had O
such O
an O
idea O
, O
you O
think O
many O
people O
may O
easily O
believe O
it O
. O

Yeah O
. O

There O
is O
such O
possibility O
. O

Right O
, O
yes O
. O

All O
right O
, O
regarding O
whether O
this O
incident O
was O
real O
or O
not O
, O
according O
to O
you O
two O
, O
eh O
, O
there O
is O
indeed O
a O
lot O
of O
information O
. O

There O
are O
no O
waves O
without O
wind O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Right O
, O
there O
are O
no O
waves O
without O
wind O
. O

So O
, O
this O
incident O
probably O
does O
have O
some O
basis O
. O

Some O
basis O
. O

Well O
, O
let O
's O
now O
focus O
on O
this O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

As O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
, O
when O
we O
watch O
TV O
, O
we O
can O
see O
many O
news O
services O
, O
ah O
, O
including O
the O
US O
CNN O
and O
the O
British B-NORP
BBC B-ORG
, O
often O
replaying O
footage O
by O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

Since O
the O
al O
- O
Jazeera O
TV O
station O
logo O
is O
on O
, O
people O
should O
be O
quite O
familiar O
with O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

The O
station O
logo O
, O
right O
. O

Yeah O
. O

But O
how O
did O
this O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
rise O
to O
fame O
competing O
with O
so O
many O
Western B-NORP
media O
outlets O
in O
news O
coverage O
? O

Let O
's O
learn O
about O
this O
through O
another O
background O
video O
clip O
. O

Al O
- O
Jazeera O
TV O
station O
, O
established O
in O
November O
1996 O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
, O
is O
an O
Arabic B-LANGUAGE
- I-LANGUAGE
language I-LANGUAGE
news O
TV O
station O
broadcasting O
global O
news O
and O
reports O
nonstop O
around O
the O
clock O
. O

Its O
staff O
all O
comes O
from O
various O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
, O
and O
its O
viewership O
has O
reached O
50 O
million O
. O

Prior O
to O
its O
establishment O
, O
there O
has O
been O
no O
Arabic B-LANGUAGE
- I-LANGUAGE
language I-LANGUAGE
TV O
station O
broadcasting O
news O
nonstop O
around O
the O
clock O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
world O
. O

In O
September O
2001 O
, O
the O
9 B-EVENT
/ I-EVENT
11 I-EVENT
attacks O
broke O
out O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

On O
October O
7 O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
launched O
military O
strikes O
on O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
another O
news O
war O
erupted O
in O
the O
international O
media O
community O
. O

When O
people O
all O
over O
the O
world O
expected O
to O
watch O
the O
live O
broadcast O
of O
the O
war O
by O
the O
US O
CNN O
, O
they O
could O
only O
see O
a O
few O
blurry O
images O
on O
TV O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
however O
, O
the O
little O
known O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
based O
in O
the O
small O
Gulf B-ORG
country O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
suddenly O
emerged O
to O
broadcast O
the O
progress O
of O
the B-EVENT
Afghan I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
in O
Arabic B-LANGUAGE
language O
and O
mobilized O
its O
27 O
reporting O
stations O
all O
over O
the O
world O
to O
conduct O
an O
around O
- O
the O
- O
clock O
follow O
up O
coverage O
. O

When O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
regime O
announced O
that O
reporters O
from O
all O
countries O
were O
banned O
from O
entering O
the O
territory O
of O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
was O
the O
only O
one O
that O
could O
enter O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
- O
controlled O
area O
. O

Taking O
such O
an O
advantage O
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
started O
to O
establish O
its O
unique O
leading O
position O
in O
covering O
the B-EVENT
Afghan I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
with O
its O
frequent O
live O
broadcast O
of O
missile O
attacks O
on O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
capital O
of O
Kabul B-GPE
. O

During O
the O
war O
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
continued O
to O
broadcast O
exclusive O
news O
and O
images O
under O
its O
logo O
and O
sell O
them O
to O
competitors O
at O
the O
high O
price O
of O
20,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
per O
minute O
. O

While O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
searched O
everywhere O
for O
information O
on O
bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
in O
vain O
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
frequently O
aired O
the O
footage O
of O
bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
making O
a O
speech O
. O

Mr. O
Wu O
, O
we O
know O
that O
you O
happened O
to O
be O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
when O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
was O
just O
established O
in O
1996 O
. O

Right O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
you O
were O
said O
to O
have O
attended O
the O
inaugural O
broadcast O
ceremony O
. O

What O
did O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
look O
like O
when O
it O
just O
started O
broadcasting O
? O

What O
kind O
of O
news O
broadcast O
style O
was O
featured O
at O
that O
time O
? O

Er O
, O
they O
held O
an O
inaugural O
broadcast O
ceremony O
at O
the O
end O
of O
November O
1996 O
at O
that O
time O
. O

We O
reporters O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
were O
also O
invited O
to O
attend O
this O
inaugural O
broadcast O
ceremony O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

There O
were O
n't O
many O
people O
at O
the O
time O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
at O
the O
time O
of O
its O
establishment O
, O
this O
, O
er O
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
already O
had O
a O
very O
good O
foundation O
in O
terms O
of O
reporters O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Why O
? O

In O
1995 O
, O
um O
, O
the O
British B-NORP
BBC B-ORG
's O
Arabic B-LANGUAGE
Language O
TV O
Station O
was O
shut O
down O
due O
to O
funding O
problems O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
seized O
this O
opportunity O
to O
get O
hold O
of O
, O
this O
entire O
group O
of O
people O
by O
hiring O
them O
, O
er O
, O
as O
their O
reporters O
, O
editors O
, O
or O
anchors O
at O
high O
salaries O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
they O
had O
a O
relatively O
good O
team O
of O
reporters O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
way O
, O
later O
it O
followed O
that O
, O
er O
, O
er O
, O
, O
, O
er O
, O
six O
- O
Chinese B-NORP
- O
character O
principle O
of O
news O
reporting O
called O
, O
er O
, O
independence O
, O
neutrality O
, O
ah O
, O
neutrality O
, O
balance O
, O
and O
freedom O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
what O
it O
reported O
was O
in O
a O
completely O
different O
style O
from O
that O
of O
some O
other O
Arab B-NORP
TV O
stations O
. O

Right O
. O

In O
this O
respect O
, O
that O
is O
, O
let O
me O
add O
one O
point O
, O
that O
is O
, O
this O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
, O
ah O
, O
its O
style O
is O
very O
much O
characterized O
by O
direct O
borrowing O
from O
the O
West O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
the O
two O
mainstream O
media O
outlets O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Right O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

One O
is O
CNN B-ORG
, O
and O
the O
other O
is O
BBC B-ORG
. O

Yeah O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
that O
BBC B-ORG
, O
in O
particular O
, O
has O
quite O
a O
big O
influence O
on O
it O
. O

Just O
now O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
many O
of O
its O
reporters O
directly O
came O
from O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
channel O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
was O
jointly O
run O
by O
BBC B-ORG
and O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
. O

So O
it O
had O
a O
very O
good O
foundation O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
that O
is O
, O
actually O
, O
this O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
has O
a O
quite O
unique O
structure O
. O

That O
's O
because O
the O
emir O
of O
this O
country O
is O
called O
Hamad B-PERSON
. O

He O
studied O
in O
Britain B-GPE
and O
therefore O
had O
quite O
a O
good O
knowledge O
of O
Britain B-GPE
's O
BBC B-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

He O
also O
quite O
admired O
it O
. O

So O
, O
in O
this O
way O
, O
it O
has O
borrowed O
some O
of O
the O
BBC O
style O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
Britain B-GPE
's O
BBC B-ORG
is O
a O
very O
old O
TV O
group O
established O
in O
1927 O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Though O
it O
is O
funded O
by O
the O
government O
with O
many O
of O
its O
properties O
owned O
by O
the O
government O
, O
it O
still O
follows O
the O
guideline O
of O
editorial O
independence O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
top O
decision O
- O
making O
body O
of O
BBC B-ORG
is O
called O
the O
board O
of O
directors O
which O
are O
composed O
of O
twelve O
members O
directly O
appointed O
by O
the O
Queen O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
has O
also O
adopted O
this O
structure O
. O

It O
has O
a O
top O
seven O
- O
member O
board O
of O
directors O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
even O
if O
its O
property O
, O
ah O
, O
and O
funds O
can O
come O
from O
the O
government O
, O
it O
still O
relatively O
has O
its O
editorial O
independence O
. O

Eh O
, O
but O
in O
essence O
, O
Mr. O
Wu O
, O
is O
it O
really O
a O
private O
TV O
station O
or O
a O
government O
- O
run O
TV O
station O
? O

Er O
, O
they O
themselves O
claim O
that O
it O
is O
a O
private O
TV O
station O
, O
but O
in O
reality O
it O
could O
not O
have O
been O
established O
without O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
financial O
support O
given O
by O
the O
government O
. O

That O
's O
because O
it O
, O
eh O
, O
has O
an O
extremely O
small O
number O
of O
ads O
during O
its O
around O
the O
clock O
, O
ah O
, O
TV O
broadcast O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
addition O
, O
it O
has O
such O
a O
large O
team O
, O
especially O
with O
high O
, O
high O
, O
er O
, O
wages O
, O
and O
reporters O
based O
abroad O
, O
so O
many O
reporters O
abroad O
. O

If O
the O
government O
had O
not O
supported O
such O
expenditures O
, O
eh O
, O
it O
would O
be O
impossible O
for O
a O
private O
TV O
station O
to O
survive O
. O

According O
to O
your O
knowledge O
, O
how O
much O
is O
its O
yearly O
expenditure O
? O

It O
was O
said O
that O
the O
yearly O
expenditures O
seem O
to O
be O
about O
7 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

About O
7 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
that O
is O
equivalent O
to O
more O
than O
50 O
billion O
RMB O
. O

We O
should O
say O
this O
is O
a O
very O
huge O
financial O
expenditure O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Extremely O
large O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Therefore O
, O
some O
people O
call O
it O
gaining O
voice O
but O
losing O
money O
because O
it O
has O
relatively O
small O
revenues O
due O
to O
few O
ads O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
it O
has O
a O
tremendous O
influence O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
, O
it O
appears O
that O
it O
is O
still O
not O
bad O
in O
gaining O
voice O
as O
it O
does O
achieve O
some O
effect O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Ha O
. O

Well O
, O
speaking O
of O
its O
influence O
, O
we O
have O
also O
noticed O
that O
er O
, O
during O
the B-EVENT
Afghan I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
, O
er O
, O
because O
it O
has O
the O
exclusive O
interview O
right O
to O
enter O
Afghanistan B-GPE
to O
conduct O
independent O
and O
exclusive O
interviews O
, O
we O
could O
say O
this O
is O
one O
of O
its O
advantages O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
also O
presented O
an O
opportunity O
to O
it O
as O
well O
. O

Well O
, O
to O
the O
development O
of O
a O
TV O
station O
, O
both O
opportunity O
and O
real O
strength O
are O
actually O
very O
important O
. O

Well O
, O
as O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
has O
been O
able O
to O
develop O
into O
its O
current O
status O
, O
what O
do O
you O
think O
has O
it O
relied O
upon O
so O
that O
its O
competitiveness O
and O
influential O
power O
, O
even O
surpassed O
CNN B-ORG
and O
BBC B-ORG
during O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
? O

The O
greatest O
feature O
of O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
is O
that O
it O
is O
a O
small O
station O
that O
competes O
with O
large O
ones O
and O
has O
become O
well O
- O
known O
through O
wars O
. O

That O
is O
, O
the O
reason O
why O
it O
can O
establish O
itself O
is O
that O
it O
first O
relied O
on O
the B-EVENT
Afghan I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
, O
and O
then O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
after O
the O
9 B-EVENT
/ I-EVENT
11 I-EVENT
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
it O
made O
full O
use O
of O
these O
two O
opportunities O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
as O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
occurred O
right O
in O
an O
Arab B-NORP
country O
, O
everyone O
is O
very O
much O
concerned O
with O
what O
is O
going O
on O
in O
the O
war O
. O

So O
, O
this O
provides O
it O
with O
a O
large O
viewership O
, O
making O
it O
instantly O
famous O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Besides O
, O
it O
has O
a O
lot O
of O
resources O
, O
including O
its O
exclusive O
coverage O
right O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
as O
you O
mentioned O
just O
now O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
uh-huh O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
is O
actually O
quite O
unique O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
region O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
a O
very O
tough O
conflict O
in O
this O
region O
is O
the O
conflict O
between O
Palestine B-GPE
and O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
general O
, O
Arabs B-NORP
will O
not O
invite O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
leader O
to O
make O
a O
speech O
on O
their O
TV O
. O

However O
, O
for O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
, O
it O
could O
invite O
Barak B-PERSON
, O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
prime O
minister O
at O
that O
time O
, O
to O
deliver O
a O
speech O
at O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

This O
was O
unprecedented O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
world O
. O

Right O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
also O
gave O
it O
a O
very O
unique O
perspective O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
the O
reason O
why O
it O
is O
successful O
, O
to O
put O
it O
simply O
, O
I O
think O
, O
is O
that O
it O
mainly O
relies O
on O
its O
own O
very O
professional O
news O
team O
. O

It O
has O
a O
very O
talented O
team O
, O
eh O
. O

Yeah O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
it O
also O
looks O
at O
major O
events O
as O
they O
happen O
from O
the O
unique O
perspective O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
region O
or O
Arab B-NORP
world O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

I O
think O
that O
favorable O
opportunities O
and O
geographical O
conditions O
also O
helped O
because O
people O
involved O
in O
the B-EVENT
Afghan I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
and O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
were O
mostly O
Arabs B-NORP
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

They O
were O
from O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
. O

They O
spoke O
the O
Arabic B-LANGUAGE
language O
. O

Well O
, O
that O
was O
the O
opportunity O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
it O
was O
the O
same O
with O
the B-EVENT
, I-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
, O
which O
took O
place O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

In O
the B-EVENT
, I-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
, O
as O
far O
as O
I O
know O
, O
among O
foreign O
media O
teams O
dispatched O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
for O
coverage O
, O
I O
should O
say O
, O
the O
one O
from O
Qatar B-GPE
's O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
was O
the O
most O
powerful O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
had O
three O
reporting O
stations O
at O
that O
time O
, O
one O
group O
in O
the O
south O
in O
Basra B-GPE
, O
well O
, O
one O
group O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
and O
still O
another O
group O
in O
the O
north O
in O
Mosul B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
it O
was O
basically O
covering O
the O
, O
um O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
war O
from O
all O
perspectives O
. O

So O
, O
it O
surely O
surpassed O
some O
Western B-NORP
media O
in O
covering O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
in O
certain O
areas O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

We O
could O
say O
it O
owed O
its O
success O
to O
good O
opportunities O
, O
which O
it O
seized O
; O

Yes O
. O

favorable O
geographical O
conditions O
; O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
it O
happens O
to O
be O
located O
geographically O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
world O
; O

Yeah O
. O

and O
also O
harmonious O
human O
conditions O
; O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
it O
has O
its O
own O
very O
rounded O
and O
talented O
team O
. O

Er O
, O
that O
is O
why O
it O
is O
highly O
influential O
and O
competitive O
. O

However O
, O
as O
it O
is O
becoming O
more O
and O
more O
influential O
and O
competitive O
, O
it O
has O
also O
become O
a O
thorn O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
side O
. O

Well O
, O
today O
we O
should O
say O
we O
have O
just O
given O
an O
introduction O
of O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

Well O
, O
next O
let O
's O
learn O
about O
more O
. O

What O
conflicts O
are O
there O
between O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
and O
the O
US B-GPE
? O

Why O
has O
it O
become O
a O
thorn O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
side O
? O

Since O
it O
gained O
instant O
fame O
during O
the B-EVENT
Afghan I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
, O
the O
style O
of O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
in O
pursuit O
of O
the O
freedom O
of O
the O
press O
and O
independence O
has O
gradually O
won O
widespread O
international O
attention O
. O

However O
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
conflict O
between O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
and O
the O
US B-GPE
has O
been O
increasing O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
, O
Bush B-GPE
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
, O
and O
Powell B-PERSON
repeatedly O
expressed O
their O
strong O
displeasure O
with O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
directly O
to O
the O
Qatari B-NORP
leaders O
, O
demanding O
its O
government O
to O
restrain O
it O
more O
firmly O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
government O
thinks O
that O
radicals O
, O
anti-American O
and O
religious O
commentators O
have O
become O
frequent O
guests O
at O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
has O
chosen O
it O
as O
his O
exclusive O
information O
release O
agency O
, O
endowing O
it O
with O
a O
unique O
advantage O
. O

All O
these O
made O
the O
US B-GPE
hate O
and O
fear O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

Officials O
of O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
called O
it O
Osama B-PERSON
's O
TV O
station O
on O
different O
occasions O
because O
bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
's O
full O
name O
is O
Osama B-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
. O

During O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
not O
only O
broadcast O
Bush B-GPE
's O
and O
Blair B-PERSON
's O
impassioned O
pre-war O
speeches O
and O
the O
image O
of O
coalition O
troops O
marching O
toward O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
but O
also O
broadcast O
the O
bloody O
bodies O
of O
civilians O
next O
to O
bombed O
cars O
. O

The O
video O
camera O
scanned O
over O
the O
corpses O
of O
coalition O
troops O
killed O
by O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
military O
, O
and O
over O
that O
little O
tearful O
boy O
with O
bandages O
around O
his O
head O
, O
crying O
. O

If O
you O
see O
the O
war O
on O
the O
US B-GPE
TV O
as O
an O
electronic O
game O
and O
grand O
display O
of O
smoke O
and O
fire O
, O
then O
from O
the O
footage O
by O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
, O
you O
see O
the O
war O
only O
as O
hell O
. O

Do O
you O
still O
remember O
, O
ah O
, O
during O
the B-EVENT
Afghan I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
and O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
, O
we O
could O
often O
see O
on O
screen O
the O
al O
- O
Jazeera O
footage O
such O
as O
bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
and O
some O
other O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
leaders O
giving O
speeches O
. O

Ah O
, O
moreover O
, O
the O
footage O
that O
many O
other O
TV O
stations O
were O
using O
also O
basically O
came O
from O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

Therefore O
, O
at O
that O
time O
Americans O
, O
said O
that O
since O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
broadcast O
these O
activities O
of O
terrorists O
, O
it O
must O
be O
colluding O
with O
terrorists O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
it O
was O
always O
thought O
that O
there O
seemed O
to O
be O
some O
subtle O
relationship O
between O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
and O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
. O

Taciturn O
agreement O
. O

Taciturn O
agreement O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Taciturn O
agreement O
. O

Right O
, O
Mr. O
Wu O
, O
how O
do O
you O
look O
at O
this O
issue O
? O

This O
may O
have O
something O
to O
do O
with O
the O
good O
opportunities O
and O
favorable O
geographical O
conditions O
mentioned O
earlier O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Since O
, O
er O
, O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
people O
were O
all O
Arabs B-NORP
, O
they O
tried O
by O
various O
means O
to O
gain O
the O
information O
so O
as O
to O
expand O
their O
own O
influence O
. O

This O
has O
been O
the O
consistent O
practice O
of O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
station O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
same O
goes O
with O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
. O

They O
, O
eh O
, O
also O
speak O
Arabic B-LANGUAGE
, O
right O
? O

Another O
Arabic O
nationality O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

What O
they O
reported O
, O
eh O
, O
was O
very O
much O
welcomed O
and O
favored O
by O
Arab B-NORP
viewers O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
's O
because O
what O
they O
have O
reported O
can O
not O
be O
found O
in O
the O
Western B-NORP
media O
reports O
. O

That O
's O
why O
their O
fame O
grows O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
it O
indeed O
inspires O
a O
kind O
of O
patriotic O
or O
nationalistic O
sentiments O
among O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

I O
think O
, O
this O
point O
is O
very O
important O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
it O
also O
benefits O
from O
the O
hard O
work O
of O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

That O
is O
, O
it O
is O
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
Arabs B-NORP
that O
it O
looks O
at O
the O
war O
or O
also O
looks O
at O
major O
events O
. O

So O
, O
when O
it O
makes O
a O
report O
, O
its O
perspective O
, O
analysis O
, O
and O
its O
possible O
outcome O
or O
some O
process O
of O
its O
analysis O
are O
different O
from O
those O
of O
reports O
by O
the O
Western B-NORP
mainstream O
media O
such O
as O
CNN B-ORG
and O
BBC B-ORG
. O

Well O
, O
it O
is O
exactly O
because O
of O
this O
, O
even O
if O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
may O
not O
be O
necessarily O
linked O
with O
any O
other O
organizations O
, O
simply O
because O
it O
reports O
the O
war O
using O
a O
different O
voice O
, O
it O
has O
become O
the O
target O
of O
attacks O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
or O
the O
West O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
regarding O
this O
incident O
, O
what O
kind O
of O
reaction O
did O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
have O
? O

We O
do O
n't O
have O
much O
information O
right O
now O
. O

But O
when O
our O
correspondents O
went O
to O
have O
an O
interview O
at O
the O
al O
- O
Jazeera O
TV O
station O
's O
Beijing B-GPE
office O
today O
, O
they O
asked O
their O
office O
administrator O
named O
Ezzat B-PERSON
, O
ah O
, O
the O
question O
why O
the O
US B-GPE
threatened O
to O
bomb O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
? O

He O
is O
also O
a O
China B-GPE
expert O
and O
speaks O
excellent O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
. O

Let O
's O
hear O
what O
he O
said O
. O

-- O
In O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
region O
, O
in O
particular O
, O
currently O
, O
, O
some O
US B-GPE
officials O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
many O
Democrat B-NORP
officials O
, O
they O
admitted O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
policies O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
eh O
, O
region O
have O
many O
mistakes O
. O

Er O
, O
this O
point O
must O
be O
acknowledged O
. O

However O
, O
up O
till O
now O
, O
er O
, O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
, O
they O
did O
not O
want O
to O
assume O
responsibility O
for O
what O
they O
have O
done O
there O
. O

So O
, O
it O
wanted O
to O
blame O
its O
mistakes O
in O
this O
region O
on O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

Second O
, O
it O
is O
because O
some O
things O
are O
in O
conflict O
with O
its O
interests O
. O

However O
, O
when O
I O
report O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
report O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
making O
somebody O
happy O
or O
not O
making O
somebody O
unhappy O
. O

This O
is O
not O
my O
principle O
, O
nor O
is O
my O
job O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
footage O
we O
broadcast O
did O
not O
conform O
to O
its O
interests O
. O

So O
it O
started O
to O
put O
this O
restrictive O
measure O
in O
retaliation O
. O

So O
, O
the O
issue O
is O
not O
that O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
is O
making O
anti-American O
reports O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
is O
carrying O
out O
some O
measures O
and O
work O
against O
these O
people O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
region O
and O
against O
the O
world O
peace O
. O

As O
you O
know O
, O
we O
were O
, O
eh O
, O
reporting O
the O
war O
in O
Fallujah B-GPE
. O

Our O
reporter O
also O
, O
eh O
, O
almost O
had O
an O
accident O
there O
as O
several O
shots O
were O
purposely O
, O
er O
, O
fired O
at O
him O
. O

Then O
, O
in O
the O
end O
, O
er O
, O
Secretary O
Rumsfeld O
also O
directly O
blamed O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

Er O
, O
, O
er O
, O
most O
of O
what O
the O
reporter O
said O
, O
er O
, O
was O
groundless O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
later O
, O
did O
we O
say O
anything O
later O
? O

We O
stopped O
talking O
. O

We O
then O
showed O
viewers O
facts O
and O
let O
the O
images O
speak O
by O
themselves O
. O

We O
did O
not O
do O
anything O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Our O
reporters O
were O
forced O
not O
to O
make O
any O
commentaries O
or O
any O
reports O
. O

We O
simply O
showed O
people O
the O
footage O
about O
Fallujah B-GPE
. O

Well O
, O
the O
facts O
may O
not O
conform O
to O
the O
interests O
of O
Mr. O
Bush O
. O

Uh-huh O
, O
uh-huh O
. O

In O
fact O
he O
mentioned O
a O
very O
important O
point O
of O
view O
here O
. O

Ah O
, O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
this O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
, O
due O
to O
its O
unique O
perspective O
, O
is O
different O
from O
what O
is O
expected O
of O
it O
. O

At O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
, O
there O
is O
, O
one O
famous O
saying O
, O
that O
is O
, O
if O
the O
whole O
world O
listens O
to O
CNN B-ORG
, O
or O
the O
whole O
world O
watches O
CNN B-ORG
, O
then O
whom O
does O
CNN B-ORG
watch O
or O
listen O
to O
? O

That O
is O
also O
an O
issue O
of O
the O
right O
of O
speech O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
has O
long O
been O
suppressing O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
al O
Jazeera O
TV O
station O
's O
office O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
was O
bombed O
in O
2001 O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
2003 O
, O
the O
al O
- O
Jazeera O
TV O
station O
's O
office O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
was O
also O
bombed O
. O

On O
April O
8 O
, O
its O
reporting O
station O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
was O
bombed O
, O
and O
one O
reporter O
was O
killed O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Right O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
currently O
one O
of O
its O
reporters O
is O
still O
detained O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
at O
the O
Guantanamo O
military O
base O
. O

Right O
. O

Eh O
, O
it O
was O
said O
that O
a O
Sudanese B-NORP
correspondent O
from O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
, O
er O
, O
was O
arrested O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
and O
has O
been O
detained O
ever O
since O
at O
this O
, O
er O
, O
US B-GPE
military O
base O
at O
Guantanamo B-FAC
. O

Right O
. O

Yeah O
. O

We O
could O
say O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
has O
been O
suppressing O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
for O
quite O
a O
long O
time O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Well O
, O
through O
what O
Ezzat B-PERSON
said O
himself O
, O
he O
also O
thought O
he O
was O
innocent O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

He O
basically O
also O
blamed O
it O
on O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Well O
, O
will O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
really O
sue O
US O
President O
Bush O
? O

Will O
US O
President O
Bush O
have O
any O
occasion O
or O
opportunity O
to O
have O
this O
matter O
clarified O
? O

Would O
you O
please O
analyze O
how O
this O
incident O
will O
develop O
next O
. O

I O
think O
that O
right O
now O
, O
it O
has O
actually O
entered O
into O
a O
certain O
judicial O
procedure O
in O
some O
sense O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
the O
British B-NORP
judicial O
authority O
has O
already O
brought O
charges O
against O
these O
two O
officials O
, O
er O
, O
suspected O
of O
disclosing O
secret O
documents O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
now O
we O
have O
seen O
that O
the O
director O
of O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
has O
also O
flown O
to O
London B-GPE
to O
demand O
an O
explanation O
from O
Blair B-PERSON
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

To O
bring O
up O
a O
lawsuit O
. O

Right O
? O

That O
is O
, O
I O
think O
that O
right O
now O
it O
is O
more O
likely O
to O
stay O
for O
a O
while O
as O
a O
topic O
of O
public O
commentaries O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
will O
stay O
as O
a O
topic O
of O
public O
commentaries O
, O
because O
if O
the O
US B-GPE
indeed O
had O
such O
a O
plan O
, O
then O
, O
the O
freedom O
of O
speech O
it O
advocates O
will O
be O
again O
greatly O
discounted O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

We O
know O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
like O
the O
West O
, O
they O
made O
a O
lot O
of O
efforts O
in O
controlling O
the O
right O
of O
speech O
in O
the O
international O
mainstream O
media O
. O

This O
reminds O
me O
of O
the O
year O
1999 O
. O

During O
the O
Kosovo B-GPE
war O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
blew O
up O
the O
radio O
station O
of O
, O
the O
former O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
indeed O
blew O
up O
this O
radio O
station O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
. O

Right O
. O

Then O
, O
later O
, O
the O
Westerners O
themselves O
, O
including O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
admitted O
that O
the O
reason O
why O
it O
won O
the O
Kosovo B-GPE
war O
was O
to O
a O
large O
extent O
that O
they O
won O
the O
other O
party O
in O
public O
opinion O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
seems O
that O
this O
incident O
will O
again O
lead O
to O
a O
public O
opinion O
war O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

After O
this O
incident O
was O
exposed O
, O
ah O
, O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
, O
TV O
station O
issued O
a O
statement O
last O
week O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

The O
main O
idea O
of O
the O
statement O
was O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV O
station O
has O
always O
followed O
the O
principle O
of O
impartiality O
, O
neutrality O
, O
and O
balance O
in O
news O
coverage O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

For O
that O
purpose O
, O
it O
is O
now O
seriously O
investigating O
the O
news O
about O
the O
US B-GPE
plan O
to O
bomb O
the O
al O
- O
Jazeera O
headquarters O
in O
reported O
by O
, O
ah O
, O
the O
British B-NORP
newspaper O
, O
and O
it O
hopes O
that O
the O
British B-NORP
government O
can O
explain O
this O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Right O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
this O
incident O
, O
as O
it O
develops O
, O
will O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
things O
worthy O
of O
our O
attention O
. O

However O
, O
as O
we O
are O
running O
out O
of O
time O
today O
, O
let O
's O
end O
our O
discussion O
here O
. O

Thank O
you O
two O
very O
much O
for O
participating O
in O
our O
program O
. O

Thanks O
! O

Uh-huh O
. O

All O
right O
, O
dear O
viewers O
, O
that O
's O
all O
for O
today O
's O
edition O
of O
Focus B-ORG
Today I-ORG
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
watching O
. O

Good-bye O
. O

Good O
evening O
, O
dear O
viewers O
. O

Tomorrow O
there O
will O
be O
two O
significant O
weather O
changes O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
scope O
of O
precipitation O
in O
the O
South O
will O
significantly O
increase O
. O

So O
it O
will O
further O
spread O
to O
Hubei B-GPE
and O
Hunan B-GPE
. O

In O
spite O
of O
being O
overcast O
and O
frigid O
, O
rainfall O
will O
also O
bring O
cleaner O
air O
to O
the O
area O
south O
of O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
plagued O
with O
smog O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
another O
significant O
change O
will O
occur O
in O
the O
most O
part O
of O
Eastern B-LOC
China I-LOC
. O

Affected O
by O
cold O
air O
, O
it O
will O
be O
generally O
windy O
here O
with O
temperature O
drops O
. O

From O
tonight O
through O
tomorrow O
, O
temperatures O
will O
significantly O
drop O
4 O
to O
8 O
degrees O
in O
places O
from O
northeast O
China B-GPE
, O
North B-LOC
China I-LOC
to O
the O
Huang O
- O
Huai O
and O
the O
Jiang O
- O
Huai O
regions O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
effect O
of O
this O
cold O
wave O
will O
be O
coming O
to O
an O
end O
. O

However O
, O
the O
day O
after O
tomorrow O
, O
that O
is O
, O
this O
Friday O
, O
a O
stronger O
cold O
current O
will O
enter O
Xinjiang B-GPE
in O
our O
country O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
in O
the O
following O
days O
, O
it O
will O
bring O
a O
new O
round O
of O
temperature O
drops O
in O
the O
most O
part O
of O
the O
country O
. O

All O
right O
, O
next O
let O
's O
take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
city O
weather O
forecasts O
. O

Beijing B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
changing O
to O
sunny O
, O
to O
6 O
degrees O
. O

Harbin B-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
14 O
degrees O
below O
zero O
to O
6 O
degrees O
below O
zero O
. O

Changchun B-GPE
, O
light O
snow O
changing O
to O
cloudy O
, O
11 O
degrees O
below O
zero O
to O
5 O
degrees O
below O
zero O
. O

Xi'an B-GPE
, O
mostly O
cloudy O
changing O
to O
overcast O
, O
to O
9 O
degrees O
. O

Shijiazhuang B-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
1 O
to O
10 O
degrees O
. O

Nanjing B-GPE
, O
mostly O
cloudy O
changing O
to O
overcast O
, O
6 O
to O
13 O
degrees O
. O

Taipei B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
, O
18 O
to O
24 O
degrees O
. O

Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
17 O
to O
26 O
degrees O
. O

Dalian B-GPE
, O
overcast O
changing O
to O
mostly O
cloudy O
, O
to O
4 O
degrees O
. O

Changzhou B-GPE
, O
sunny O
changing O
to O
cloudy O
, O
5 O
to O
13 O
degrees O
. O

Luoyang B-GPE
, O
sunny O
changing O
to O
cloudy O
, O
3 O
to O
11 O
degrees O
. O

Bangkok B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
, O
25 O
to O
32 O
degrees O
. O

New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
10 O
to O
24 O
degree O
. O

Seoul B-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
2 O
to O
10 O
degrees O
. O

Tokyo B-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
7 O
to O
14 O
degrees O
. O

London B-GPE
, O
overcast O
, O
5 O
to O
9 O
degrees O
. O

Moscow B-GPE
, O
overcast O
changing O
to O
moderate O
snow O
, O
2 O
degrees O
below O
zero O
to O
1 O
degree O
. O

Paris B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
, O
1 O
degree O
below O
zero O
to O
4 O
degrees O
. O

Vienna B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
, O
1 O
degree O
below O
zero O
to O
2 O
degrees O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
cloudy O
, O
5 O
to O
13 O
degrees O
. O

Seattle B-GPE
, O
sleet O
changing O
to O
medium O
snow O
, O
to O
3 O
degrees O
. O

Washington B-GPE
, O
overcast O
, O
8 O
to O

What O
kind O
of O
memory O
? O

We O
respectfully O
invite O
you O
to O
watch O
a O
special O
edition O
of O
Across B-ORG
China I-ORG
. O

WW B-EVENT
II I-EVENT
Landmarks O
on O
the O
Great O
Earth O
of O
China B-GPE
: O
Eternal O
Memories O
of O
Taihang B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC

Standing O
tall O
on O
Taihang B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
is O
the O
Monument O
to O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
. O

It O
is O
composed O
of O
a O
primary O
stele O
, O
secondary O
steles O
, O
a O
huge O
round O
sculpture O
and O
beacon O
tower O
, O
and O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Great I-WORK_OF_ART
Wall I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
among O
other O
things O
. O

A O
primary O
stele O
, O
three O
secondary O
steles O
, O
and O
two O
inscribed O
steles O
. O

The B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
was O
the O
campaign O
of O
the O
largest O
scale O
launched O
by O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
during O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
against O
Japan B-GPE
. O

This O
campaign O
broke O
through O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
's O
blockade O
to O
reach O
base O
areas O
behind O
enemy O
lines O
, O
stirring O
up O
anti-Japanese O
spirit O
throughout O
the O
nation O
and O
influencing O
the O
situation O
of O
the O
anti-fascist O
war O
of O
the O
people O
worldwide O
. O

This O
is O
Zhuanbi B-GPE
Village I-GPE
, O
Wuxiang O
County O
of O
Shanxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
where O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
was O
headquartered O
back O
then O
. O

On O
a O
wall O
outside O
the O
headquarters O
we O
found O
a O
map O
. O

This O
map O
was O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
's O
depiction O
of O
the B-LOC
Mediterranean I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
situation O
at O
that O
time O
. O

This O
map O
reflected O
the O
European B-NORP
battlefield O
situation O
. O

In O
1940 O
, O
the O
German B-NORP
army O
invaded O
and O
occupied O
Czechoslovakia B-GPE
, O
Poland B-GPE
, O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
, O
Belgium O
, O
and O
France B-GPE
. O

It O
was O
during O
this O
year O
that O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
developed O
a O
strategy O
to O
rapidly O
force O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
into O
submission O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1940 O
. O

In O
May O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
launched O
-- O

From O
one O
side O
, O
it O
seized O
an O
important O
city O
in O
China B-GPE
called O
Yichang B-GPE
. O

Um O
, O
, O
uh O
, O
through O
Yichang B-GPE
, O
it O
could O
directly O
reach O
Chongqing B-GPE
. O

Ah O
, O
that O
threatened O
Chongqing B-GPE
. O

Then O
they O
would O
, O
ah O
, O
bomb O
these O
large O
rear O
areas O
such O
as O
Chongqing B-GPE
. O

So O
, O
along O
with O
the O
coordinated O
, O
er O
, O
economic O
blockade O
, O
military O
offensives O
, O
and O
strategic O
bombings O
, O
er O
, O
a O
simultaneous O
attack O
was O
launched O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
to O
lure O
the O
KMT B-NORP
government O
into O
surrender O
. O

The O
progress O
of O
this O
coordinated O
offensive O
was O
already O
very O
entrenched O
by O
then O
. O

By O
1940 O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
War B-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
against I-EVENT
Japan I-EVENT
had O
entered O
a O
stalemate O
. O

The O
situation O
on O
our O
side O
and O
the O
enemy O
's O
side O
was O
intertwined O
. O

The B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
guerrillas O
were O
extraordinarily O
active O
, O
creating O
more O
and O
more O
trouble O
for O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
in O
North B-LOC
China I-LOC
. O

Hayao B-PERSON
Tada I-PERSON
, O
commander O
of O
the O
Japanese O
North O
China O
Area O
Army O
, O
adopted O
a O
strategy O
of O
siege O
warfare O
to O
deal O
with O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
. O

The O
specific O
method O
was O
building O
a O
closely O
connected O
transport O
network O
, O
with O
a O
road O
for O
every O
village O
and O
defensive O
towers O
on O
every O
road O
. O

Roads O
and O
railways O
were O
used O
as O
links O
to O
connect O
all O
of O
North B-LOC
China I-LOC
into O
a O
solid O
, O
widespread O
siege O
, O
in O
order O
to O
strangle O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
and O
its O
base O
areas O
in O
this O
net O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
's O
strategy O
of O
siege O
warfare O
, O
railways O
and O
roads O
had O
actually O
become O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
's O
weapons O
of O
war O
, O
becoming O
a O
great O
threat O
to O
the O
base O
areas O
. O

In O
December O
1939 O
, O
Commander O
- O
in O
- O
chief O
Zhu O
De O
and O
Vice O
Commander O
Peng O
Dehuai O
of O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
received O
a O
top O
- O
secret O
telegram O
from O
Commander O
Lu O
Zhengcao O
of O
the O
Jizhong O
Military O
District O
, O
among O
other O
people O
. O

The O
telegram O
said O
that O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
troops O
were O
building O
blockade O
trenches O
and O
chessboard O
- O
like O
roads O
to O
divide O
the O
Jizhong B-GPE
base O
area O
into O
small O
isolated O
blocks O
without O
the O
ability O
to O
mutually O
communicate O
and O
support O
each O
other O
, O
causing O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
and O
the O
guerrillas O
to O
lose O
maneuverability O
. O

Before O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
in O
1940 O
, O
an O
inclination O
to O
compromise O
, O
ah O
, O
surrender O
, O
was O
an O
extremely O
serious O
crisis O
in O
the O
frontline O
situation O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Well O
, O
on O
the O
battlefield O
behind O
enemy O
lines O
, O
in O
order O
to O
take O
over O
, O
consolidate O
the O
area O
under O
its O
occupation O
, O
Japan B-GPE
began O
a O
new O
strategy O
. O

That O
was O
to O
use O
railways O
as O
a O
pillar O
, O
roads O
as O
a O
chain O
, O
and O
strongholds O
as O
a O
lock O
, O
to O
carry O
out O
siege O
warfare O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
divide O
the O
base O
areas O
behind O
enemy O
lines O
, O
ah O
, O
so O
as O
, O
er O
, O
to O
cut O
off O
their O
communication O
with O
one O
another O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
it O
relied O
on O
this O
cage O
, O
ah O
, O
to O
further O
strengthen O
its O
assaults O
against O
the O
base O
areas O
. O

Er O
. O

So O
, O
it O
was O
amidst O
such O
a O
grave O
international O
and O
domestic O
situation O
that O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
led O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
ah O
, O
launched O
, O
ah O
, O
a O
strategic O
offensive O
called O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
. O

This O
plot O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
drew O
great O
attention O
from O
Zhu B-PERSON
De I-PERSON
and O
Peng B-PERSON
Dehuai I-PERSON
of O
Eighth B-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
headquarters O
. O

After O
meticulous O
studies O
and O
painstaking O
preparations O
by O
many O
parties O
, O
a O
battle O
plan O
based O
on O
surprise O
was O
formulated O
. O

On O
July O
22 O
, O
1940 O
, O
a O
campaign O
preparation O
order O
to O
attack O
the B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
, O
jointly O
signed O
by O
Zhu B-PERSON
De I-PERSON
, O
Peng B-PERSON
Dehuai I-PERSON
, O
and O
Zuo B-PERSON
Quan I-PERSON
, O
was O
sent O
to O
Yan'an B-GPE
and O
all O
units O
of O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
. O

What O
was O
the O
, O
purpose O
and O
goal O
of O
this O
campaign O
? O

It O
was O
to O
break O
through O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
's O
siege O
policy O
against O
base O
areas O
behind O
enemy O
lines O
, O
and O
to O
avert O
the O
crisis O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
compromise O
and O
surrender O
. O

It O
was O
to O
overcome O
this O
crisis O
. O

Well O
, O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
was O
divided O
into O
three O
phases O
. O

Beginning O
from O
August O
20 O
, O
from O
August O
20 O
to O
September O
10 O
, O
the O
main O
purpose O
of O
the O
campaign O
was O
to O
sabotage O
the B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
. O

The B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
started O
from O
Zhengding B-GPE
, O
Hebei B-GPE
in O
the O
east O
and O
ended O
in O
Taiyuan B-GPE
in O
the O
west O
, O
with O
a O
total O
length O
of O
243 O
kilometers O
traversing O
the O
Taihang O
Mountain O
range O
. O

During O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
against O
Japan B-GPE
, O
the B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
was O
a O
key O
strategic O
transportation O
line O
for O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
in O
North B-LOC
China I-LOC
. O

It O
was O
also O
one O
of O
the O
major O
blockade O
lines O
for O
causing O
destruction O
to O
anti-Japanese O
base O
areas O
. O

Along O
this O
railway O
line O
was O
the B-LOC
Niangziguan I-LOC
Pass I-LOC
, O
a O
natural O
barrier O
, O
and O
the O
Jingjing B-GPE
coalmine O
, O
a O
key O
fuel O
base O
in O
Yangquan B-GPE
for O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
military O
in O
North B-LOC
China I-LOC
. O

Outside O
of O
Taiyuan B-GPE
and O
Shijiazhuang B-GPE
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
military O
deployed O
the O
4th O
, O
8th O
, O
and O
93rd O
mixed O
brigades O
and O
regiments O
, O
which O
were O
scattered O
among O
50 O
strongholds O
along O
the O
railway O
line O
. O

The O
situation O
was O
getting O
worse O
and O
worse O
for O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
and O
the O
anti-Japanese O
areas O
behind O
enemy O
lines O
. O

Actions O
had O
to O
be O
taken O
to O
break O
through O
the O
blockade O
. O

On O
a O
night O
in O
late O
July O
1940 O
, O
the O
atmosphere O
in O
Zhuanbi B-GPE
Village I-GPE
in O
Shaanxi B-GPE
was O
unusual O
. O

Villager O
Xiao B-PERSON
Jianghe I-PERSON
has O
a O
vivid O
memory O
of O
this O
piece O
of O
history O
. O

On O
that O
dark O
night O
, O
everyone O
was O
sleeping O
when O
human O
voices O
and O
neighing O
horses O
were O
heard O
within O
the O
village O
. O

People O
all O
got O
up O
. O

Did O
something O
happen O
? O

Some O
folks O
got O
up O
. O

Opening O
the O
street O
gate O
, O
they O
saw O
a O
soldier O
standing O
by O
the O
gate O
. O

Folks O
, O
go O
back O
, O
go O
back O
, O
nothing O
is O
wrong O
. O

Our O
troops O
are O
just O
going O
to O
stay O
here O
for O
the O
night O
. O

Do O
n't O
say O
you O
are O
scared O
. O

Our O
commander O
is O
coming O
. O

I O
am O
telling O
you O
to O
go O
back O
to O
sleep O
peacefully O
. O

Ah O
, O
so O
we O
went O
back O
to O
sleep O
. O

Ah O
, O
why O
should O
you O
come O
out O
if O
you O
were O
told O
not O
to O
? O

By O
the O
time O
we O
got O
up O
early O
the O
following O
morning O
, O
the O
sports O
ground O
in O
Zhuanbi B-GPE
Village I-GPE
was O
packed O
with O
soldiers O
who O
had O
stationed O
there O
. O

Essentially O
the O
entire O
enemy O
had O
been O
destroyed O
. O

It O
was O
an O
arduous O
battle O
. O

At O
10:00 O
p.m. O
on O
August O
20 O
, O
1940 O
, O
various O
units O
of O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
launched O
a O
full O
- O
scale O
offensive O
according O
to O
the O
general O
plan O
. O

The O
head O
of O
the O
County O
People O
's O
Armed O
Forces O
Commission O
was O
named O
Zhao B-PERSON
Yemin I-PERSON
. O

Zhao B-PERSON
Yemin I-PERSON
came O
, O
ah O
, O
bringing O
a O
group O
of O
armed O
personnel O
and O
some O
things O
. O

Upon O
arriving O
, O
he O
relayed O
an O
order O
, O
saying O
the O
road O
from O
Yangquan B-GPE
to O
Hedi B-GPE
must O
be O
cut O
off O
tonight O
, O
with O
the O
electrical O
wires O
slashed O
. O

He O
himself O
would O
bring O
, O
this O
group O
of O
people O
to O
blow O
up O
that O
Wudu B-GPE
bridge O
. O

Led O
by O
Nie B-PERSON
Rongzhen I-PERSON
, O
the O
Shanxi B-GPE
- O
Chahar O
- O
Hebei O
Military O
District O
was O
ready O
for O
an O
offensive O
, O
while O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
fifteen O
regiments O
laid O
an O
ambush O
in O
advance O
along O
the B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
, O
launching O
fierce O
attacks O
on O
Japanese B-NORP
military O
strongholds O
along O
the O
railway O
line O
. O

It O
was O
also O
during O
the O
night O
of O
August O
20 O
that O
the O
129th O
Division O
directed O
by O
Division O
Commander O
Liu O
Bocheng O
and O
Political O
Commissar O
Deng O
Xiaoping O
, O
with O
eight O
regiments O
, O
including O
two O
regiments O
of O
the O
1st O
Dare O
- O
to O
- O
Die O
Corps O
and O
eight O
independent O
battalions O
, O
formed O
left O
- O
flank O
and O
right O
- O
flank O
commandos O
and O
a O
central O
contingent O
. O

On O
the O
night O
of O
August O
20 O
, O
offensives O
were O
launched O
against O
most O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
independent O
4th O
mixed O
brigade O
and O
part O
of O
the O
independent O
9th O
mixed O
brigade O
along O
the O
western O
section O
of O
the B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
. O

Additionally O
, O
two O
regiments O
, O
together O
with O
local O
armed O
forces O
in O
places O
such O
as O
Pingding B-GPE
, O
Liaoxian B-GPE
, O
and O
Yushe B-GPE
, O
carried O
out O
sabotage O
on O
the O
Pingliao B-GPE
and O
Yuliao B-GPE
roads O
and O
pinned O
down O
the O
enemy O
at O
various O
points O
, O
ensuring O
safety O
of O
the O
main O
forces O
on O
the O
sides O
and O
rear O
. O

Current O
estimates O
are O
that O
this O
section O
was O
taken O
care O
of O
in O
less O
than O
four O
hours O
, O
three O
hours O
. O

After O
this O
was O
taken O
care O
of O
, O
four O
blockhouses O
were O
blown O
up O
. O

By O
digging O
tunnels O
, O
they O
charged O
out O
the O
center O
. O

Only O
then O
did O
they O
, O
wipe O
out O
the O
enemy O
. O

More O
than O
two O
hundred O
enemy O
soldiers O
were O
eliminated O
in O
a O
single O
blow O
. O

It O
was O
still O
during O
this O
night O
that O
the O
120th O
Division O
, O
directed O
by O
Division O
Commander O
He O
Long O
and O
Political O
Commissar O
Guan O
Xiangying O
, O
with O
20 O
regiments O
, O
sabotaged O
the O
northern O
section O
of O
the B-FAC
Tongpu I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
and O
some O
main O
roads O
west O
of O
the O
railway O
. O

It O
also O
took O
over O
strongholds O
at O
Yangfangkou B-GPE
, O
Kangjiahui B-GPE
, O
and O
Fengrui B-GPE
Village I-GPE
, O
cutting O
off O
the O
northern O
section O
of O
the O
Tongpu B-GPE
railway O
and O
the O
roads O
from O
Xinxian B-GPE
to O
Jingle B-GPE
and O
Fenyang B-GPE
. O

In O
order O
to O
coordinate O
with O
breakthrough O
battles O
at O
the B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
and O
the O
northern O
section O
of O
the B-FAC
Tongpu I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
, O
the O
129th O
Division O
and O
the O
Shanxi B-GPE
- O
Chahar O
- O
Hebei O
Military O
District O
also O
ordered O
their O
units O
to O
deploy O
more O
than O
50 O
regiments O
Yang B-GPE
to O
Lishi B-GPE
in O
cooperation O
with O
militias O
, O
to O
launch O
widespread O
sabotage O
and O
raids O
on O
the O
Pinghan B-GPE
, O
Pingsui B-GPE
, O
Beining B-GPE
, O
Baijin B-GPE
, O
Jinpu B-GPE
, O
and O
Deshi B-GPE
railway O
lines O
, O
among O
others O
, O
as O
well O
as O
some O
main O
roads O
and O
many O
strongholds O
occupied O
by O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
. O

On O
the O
afternoon O
of O
August O
22 O
, O
Peng B-PERSON
Dehuai I-PERSON
was O
listening O
to O
the O
combat O
operation O
director O
report O
on O
battle O
developments O
at O
Eighth B-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
operational O
headquarters O
. O

When O
asked O
about O
the O
actual O
combat O
strength O
of O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
, O
the O
combat O
operation O
director O
reported O
: O
There O
are O
30 O
regiments O
along O
the B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Line I-FAC
, O
15 O
regiments O
along O
the O
Lugou O
Bridge O
- O
Handan B-GPE
section O
of O
the O
Pinghan B-GPE
line O
, O
12 O
regiments O
along O
the O
Datong O
- O
Hongdong O
section O
in O
Tonghu B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
and O
four O
regiments O
along O
the O
Tianjin B-GPE
- O
Dezhou O
section O
of O
the B-FAC
Jinpu I-FAC
Line I-FAC
, O
with O
a O
total O
of O
105 O
regiments O
entering O
the O
campaign O
. O

With O
a O
wave O
of O
his O
hand O
, O
Peng B-PERSON
Dehuai I-PERSON
said O
that O
despite O
being O
over O
100 O
regiments O
, O
let O
's O
call O
this O
campaign O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
. O

That O
afternoon O
, O
Peng B-PERSON
Dehuai I-PERSON
first O
used O
the O
name O
Hundred B-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
in O
telegrams O
sent O
to O
various O
military O
corps O
and O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Military I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

A O
total O
of O
105 O
regiments O
participated O
in O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
. O

Well O
, O
it O
was O
a O
force O
of O
more O
than O
200,000 O
soldiers O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
that O
, O
er O
, O
no O
less O
than O
400,000 O
militiamen O
, O
guerrillas O
, O
and O
civilians O
, O
er O
, O
voluntarily O
participated O
in O
the O
offensive O
. O

So O
, O
there O
were O
probably O
600,000 O
- O
plus O
soldiers O
and O
civilians O
. O

The B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
dealt O
a O
devastating O
blow O
to O
the O
enemy O
at O
Shi'nao B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
. O

Our O
troops O
were O
strong O
, O
troops O
were O
strong O
. O

Er O
, O
and O
those O
in O
charge O
of O
logistics O
and O
support O
were O
able O
to O
follow O
in O
time O
. O

Er O
, O
, O
er O
, O
the O
anti-Japanese O
vanguard O
team O
was O
composed O
of O
all O
young O
people O
in O
their O
20s O
; O
all O
young O
people O
, O
all O
in O
their O
, O
20s O
. O

This O
is O
Shi'nao B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
, O
situated O
in O
Yangquan B-GPE
, O
Shanxi B-GPE
, O
a O
strategic O
passage O
of O
the B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
back O
then O
. O

On O
August O
21 O
, O
1940 O
, O
in O
order O
to O
pin O
down O
Japanese B-NORP
troops O
stationed O
in O
Yangquan B-GPE
and O
to O
cover O
for O
militiamen O
sabotaging O
the O
western O
section O
of O
the B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
, O
the O
129th O
Division O
of O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
ordered O
the O
main O
regiment O
of O
its O
385th O
Brigade O
, O
the O
14th O
Regiment O
led O
by O
Brigade O
Commander O
Chen O
Xilian O
, O
to O
head O
directly O
for O
Shi'nao B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
to O
seize O
the O
high O
ground O
. O

Like O
a O
sharp O
sword O
, O
civilians O
in O
the O
western O
section O
broke O
through O
the O
strategic O
passage O
. O

Frustrated O
and O
angry O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
immediately O
deployed O
a O
large O
number O
of O
troops O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
retake O
Shi'nao B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
. O

To O
the O
enemy O
's O
complete O
surprise O
, O
desolate O
Shi'nao B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
had O
been O
turned O
into O
a O
strong O
combat O
fortress O
by O
our O
troops O
in O
less O
than O
a O
night O
. O

Like O
a O
lion O
with O
its O
mouth O
wide O
open O
, O
towering O
and O
rugged O
Shi'nao B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
was O
constantly O
waiting O
for O
any O
invaders O
who O
dared O
come O
close O
. O

The O
night O
before O
, O
we O
destroyed O
the O
roads O
and O
cut O
off O
all O
electrical O
and O
railway O
lines O
, O
making O
it O
impossible O
for O
it O
to O
communicate O
. O

It O
did O
not O
know O
how O
many O
of O
us O
went O
to O
destroy O
the O
roads O
, O
whether O
it O
was O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
or O
not O
, O
the O
regulars O
, O
or O
others O
. O

It O
did O
not O
know O
, O
right O
? O

After O
all O
, O
its O
telephones O
had O
stopped O
working O
. O

Yeah O
, O
the O
roads O
had O
been O
cut O
off O
, O
with O
its O
vehicles O
unable O
to O
drive O
back O
and O
forth O
. O

The O
following O
seven O
days O
and O
nights O
were O
extremely O
tough O
. O

Starting O
from O
the O
23rd O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
in O
Yangquan B-GPE
, O
backed O
by O
helicopters O
, O
launched O
nonstop O
fierce O
attacks O
on O
Shi'nao B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
using O
chemical O
weapons O
. O

During O
the O
Shi'nao O
Mountain O
battle O
, O
our O
soldiers O
died O
in O
large O
numbers O
. O

So O
many O
died O
that O
the O
clean O
- O
up O
was O
done O
in O
batches O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
many O
people O
were O
poisoned O
when O
toxic O
gas O
was O
released O
. O

They O
were O
poisoned O
and O
did O
not O
know O
how O
to O
protect O
themselves O
against O
the O
poison O
. O

They O
simply O
crawled O
on O
the O
ground O
and O
wetted O
handkerchiefs O
in O
the O
rain O
to O
cover O
their O
noses O
against O
the O
poison O
. O

Eh O
, O
medics O
were O
quite O
busy O
. O

Several O
days O
of O
autumn O
rain O
turned O
the O
combat O
trenches O
extremely O
muddy O
. O

The B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
officers O
and O
soldiers O
soaking O
in O
the O
muddy O
water O
fought O
their O
powerful O
enemy O
with O
utmost O
effort O
. O

With O
bombs O
exploding O
next O
to O
the O
trenches O
, O
they O
showed O
no O
fear O
at O
all O
. O

When O
their O
blood O
turned O
the O
yellow O
soil O
red O
, O
they O
applied O
iodine O
solution O
to O
their O
wounds O
and O
closed O
them O
with O
bandages O
. O

They O
wrapped O
them O
with O
bandages O
, O
and O
that O
was O
it O
. O

Under O
the O
powerful O
offensive O
of O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
, O
the O
enemy O
was O
only O
able O
to O
defend O
itself O
, O
without O
any O
strength O
to O
fight O
back O
. O

The O
battle O
proceeded O
very O
smoothly O
, O
with O
the O
initiative O
steadily O
in O
the O
grasp O
of O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
. O

Since O
the O
strategic O
objective O
of O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
was O
to O
smash O
the O
enemy O
's O
blockade O
of O
bases O
, O
it O
was O
of O
critical O
importance O
to O
destroy O
the O
roads O
and O
remove O
strongholds O
. O

The O
various O
units O
of O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
taking O
part O
in O
the O
battle O
wasted O
no O
time O
destroying O
the O
roads O
. O

They O
proposed O
not O
to O
leave O
behind O
a O
single O
rail O
, O
a O
single O
cross O
tie O
, O
a O
single O
railway O
station O
, O
a O
single O
blockhouse O
, O
a O
single O
bridge O
, O
or O
a O
single O
electricity O
pole O
. O

They O
mobilized O
and O
organized O
the O
masses O
and O
won O
over O
the O
railway O
staff O
, O
making O
great O
effort O
to O
destroy O
the O
railroad O
, O
the O
stations O
, O
and O
related O
facilities O
by O
means O
including O
dismantlement O
, O
explosion O
, O
fire O
, O
and O
water O
. O

I O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
this O
, O
er O
, O
and O
-- O

Er O
, O
er O
, O
due O
to O
this O
-- O

To O
cut O
off O
the O
electricity O
, O
er O
, O
considered O
a O
deputy O
commander O
- O
in O
- O
chief O
responsible O
for O
these O
electricity O
lines O
. O

, O
I O
was O
responsible O
for O
this O
project O
, O
ah O
. O

The O
militiamen O
were O
divided O
into O
two O
groups O
. O

One O
was O
responsible O
only O
for O
cutting O
electrical O
wires O
, O
and O
the O
other O
for O
destroying O
roads O
. O

We O
people O
, O
ah O
, O
were O
under O
his O
command O
for O
the O
time O
being O
. O

We O
all O
took O
part O
in O
destroying O
roads O
. O

From O
the O
Zhengtai B-GPE
road O
, O
from O
, O
um O
, O
Zhengding B-GPE
to O
, O
um O
, O
Shijiazhuang B-GPE
, O
to O
Taiyuan B-GPE
, O
more O
than O
400,000 O
civilians O
participated O
in O
destroying O
roads O
. O

Most O
important O
at O
that O
time O
along O
the O
Zhengtai B-GPE
road O
was O
mainly O
to O
destroy O
the O
Jinxi B-GPE
coal O
mine O
. O

Soldiers O
used O
hay O
cutters O
to O
sever O
the O
wire O
net O
, O
charging O
into O
the O
station O
and O
destroying O
the O
machine O
room O
and O
water O
tower O
, O
and O
then O
started O
to O
destroy O
the O
road O
. O

Of O
the O
three O
to O
four O
thousand O
civilians O
participating O
in O
the O
battle O
, O
one O
soldier O
was O
added O
to O
every O
squad O
of O
16 O
people O
formed O
. O

While O
destroying O
roads O
, O
there O
was O
clear O
- O
cut O
division O
of O
labor O
. O

Some O
took O
off O
screws O
; O
some O
uprooted O
rail O
spikes O
; O
some O
knocked O
off O
joint O
bars O
; O
some O
removed O
cross O
ties O
; O
some O
carried O
away O
rails O
. O

For O
cutting O
electrical O
wires O
, O
the O
militiamen O
in O
the O
village O
were O
waiting O
for O
the O
troops O
to O
come O
, O

Ah O
, O

Over O
there O
, O
a O
builder O
of O
the O
surrounding O
walls O
sabotaged O
transportation O
by O
pushing O
over O
his O
surrounding O
walls O
. O

It O
was O
built O
during O
the O
day O
, O
and O
at O
night O
, O
overnight O
militiamen O
shoveled O
it O
over O
. O

The O
task O
of O
the O
72nd O
Regiment O
was O
, O
er O
, O
this O
destruction O
battle O
. O

This O
destruction O
battle O
went O
on O
for O
a O
day O
and O
a O
night O
. O

Each O
day O
the O
general O
situation O
was O
different O
. O

-LSB- O
-LSB- O
They O
attacked O
small O
bridges O
and O
small O
districts O
, O
and O
generally O
looted O
these O
stations O
. O
-RSB- O
-RSB- O

They O
carried O
away O
the O
iron O
, O
the O
iron O
rails O
of O
the O
railway O
, O
er O
to O
make O
steel O
. O

Er O
, O
for O
wood O
materials O
, O
local O
folks O
simply O
destroyed O
them O
by O
fire O
. O

In O
this O
way O
, O
they O
fought O
the O
battle O
while O
at O
the O
same O
time O
destroying O
roads O
, O
stripping O
the O
entire O
60 O
- O
li O
- O
long O
railway O
from O
Xingtai B-GPE
to O
Neiqiu B-GPE
within O
just O
a O
few O
days O
. O

In O
this O
way O
, O
a O
blockade O
line O
of O
steel O
regarded O
as O
a O
lifeline O
by O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
was O
paralyzed O
. O

It O
was O
a O
very O
tough O
battle O
. O

The O
enemy O
attacked O
several O
times O
, O
and O
each O
time O
they O
were O
repelled O
. O

There O
were O
extremely O
heavy O
casualties O
. O

Overseas O
Japanese O
in O
Yangquan B-GPE
City I-GPE
were O
all O
mobilized O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
battle O
, O
including O
children O
of O
15 O
to O
16 O
years O
of O
age O
. O

They O
wanted O
to O
have O
, O
overseas O
compatriots O
get O
together O
so O
that O
they O
could O
support O
one O
another O
in O
wiping O
out O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
and O
foiling O
our O
movement O
to O
destroy O
roads O
. O

The B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
lasted O
three O
and O
a O
half O
months O
and O
involved O
two O
major O
offensive O
phrases O
and O
one O
anti-sweep O
phase O
. O

During O
the O
first O
phase O
from O
August O
20 O
to O
September O
10 O
, O
1940 O
, O
a O
general O
offensive O
was O
launched O
on O
major O
transportation O
lines O
such O
as O
the O
Zhengtai O
, O
Tongpu B-GPE
, O
Pinghai B-GPE
, O
and O
Jinfu B-GPE
lines O
with O
an O
emphasis O
on O
destroying O
the B-FAC
Zhengtai I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
. O

During O
the O
second O
phase O
from O
September O
22 O
to O
early O
October O
, O
the O
mission O
was O
to O
continue O
expanding O
battle O
achievements O
, O
to O
destroy O
the O
flanks O
of O
transportation O
lines O
, O
and O
to O
penetrate O
puppet O
strongholds O
in O
anti-Japanese O
bases O
. O

During O
the O
third O
phrase O
from O
October O
6 O
to O
December O
4 O
, O
the O
main O
task O
was O
to O
counterattack O
a O
retaliatory O
sweep O
by O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
and O
puppet O
army O
. O

The B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
smashed O
successive O
large O
- O
scale O
sweep O
operations O
launched O
by O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
and O
puppet O
army O
against O
anti-Japanese O
bases O
in O
Taihang B-GPE
, O
Taiyue B-GPE
, O
Pingxi B-GPE
, O
Beiyue B-GPE
, O
and O
northwest O
areas O
of O
Shanxi B-GPE
, O
among O
others O
. O

To O
those O
who O
have O
never O
experienced O
wars O
, O
wars O
are O
vivid O
stories O
. O

To O
those O
who O
have O
experienced O
wars O
, O
war O
is O
the O
course O
of O
life O
, O
part O
of O
life O
. O

There O
are O
, O

At O
that O
time O
, O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
greatly O
encouraged O
the O
vast O
numbers O
of O
soldiers O
and O
civilians O
, O
with O
news O
of O
fighting O
spreading O
rapidly O
throughout O
the O
Taihang O
Mountain O
area O
. O

Few O
of O
the O
veterans O
who O
participated O
in O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
are O
still O
alive O
. O

When O
they O
speak O
of O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
, O
they O
are O
always O
so O
excited O
. O

Everyone O
has O
their O
own O
memory O
, O
has O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
as O
their O
own O
memory O
. O

; O
er O
, O
I O
got O
five O
bullets O
. O

I O
carried O
these O
five O
bullets O
with O
me O
in O
my O
pocket O
. O

I O
took O
them O
out O
for O
a O
look O
every O
day O
. O

Hey O
, O
this O
was O
my O
life O
. O

Hey O
, O
this O
was O
my O
life O
. O

I O
could O
not O
lose O
them O
. O

The O
squad O
leader O
said O
, O
at O
the O
time O
when O
you O
are O
given O
a O
rifle O
, O
you O
need O
to O
shoot O
. O

I O
will O
watch O
. O

If O
you O
fail O
to O
shoot O
the O
enemy O
, O
I O
will O
punish O
you O
when O
you O
come O
back O
. O

Do O
you O
know O
lice O
? O

They O
bite O
. O

How O
do O
you O
scald O
them O
? O

Hey O
, O

Well O
, O
you O
boil O
some O
water O
and O
get O
something O
like O
gunpowder O
. O

Then O
you O
loosen O
your O
pants O
and O
sprinkle O
it O
. O

Clench O
it O
like O
this O
. O

Then O
, O
you O
shake O
it O
, O
and O
you O
hear O
a O
cracking O
sound O
on O
the O
ground O
; O
hey O
, O
scalded O
lice O
. O

A O
washbasin O
was O
also O
very O
precious O
. O

How O
was O
the O
washbasin O
used O
? O

You O
used O
the O
washbasin O
to O
wash O
your O
feet O
, O
used O
the O
washbasin O
to O
hold O
your O
meal O
, O
used O
the O
washbasin O
to O
wash O
your O
face O
, O
and O
sometimes O
used O
the O
same O
washbasin O
to O
boil O
water O
. O

So O
, O
this O
washbasin O
was O
a O
precious O
washbasin O
. O

This O
photo O
taken O
back O
then O
by O
Eighth B-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
field O
correspondent O
Xu B-PERSON
Xiaobing I-PERSON
is O
a O
snapshot O
of O
Peng B-PERSON
Dehuai I-PERSON
directing O
the O
campaign O
at O
the O
frontline O
of O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
. O

Just O
as O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
once O
praised O
: O
Who O
dares O
wield O
his O
sword O
and O
make O
his O
horse O
rear O
? O

Only O
our O
great O
General O
Peng O
. O

Correspondent O
Xu O
Xiaobing O
, O
covering O
frontline O
news O
at O
the O
time O
, O
snapped O
the O
shutter O
while O
artillery O
fire O
roared O
overhead O
. O

More O
than O
60 O
years O
later O
, O
Xu B-PERSON
Xiaobing I-PERSON
still O
vividly O
remembers O
the O
scene O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Dehuai B-PERSON
was O
sitting O
in O
this O
trench O
directing O
the O
campaign O
. O

Oh O
. O

Bullets O
and O
artillery O
fire O
whistled O
past O
his O
head O
. O

During O
the O
three O
and O
a O
half O
months O
from O
August O
20 O
to O
December O
5 O
, O
1940 O
, O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
fought O
a O
total O
of O
1,824 O
battles O
large O
and O
small O
. O

A O
total O
of O
46,480 O
Japanese B-NORP
soldiers O
and O
puppet O
soldiers O
were O
killed O
, O
wounded O
, O
or O
captured O
, O
or O
defected O
. O

Four O
hundred O
seventy O
- O
four O
kilometers O
of O
railroad O
and O
1,502 O
kilometers O
of O
highway O
were O
destroyed O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
large O
quantities O
of O
other O
military O
supplies O
were O
seized O
or O
destroyed O
. O

After O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
launched O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
, O
newspapers O
from O
areas O
behind O
enemy O
lines O
in O
North B-LOC
China I-LOC
to O
the O
large O
rear O
area O
continuously O
carried O
news O
of O
victories O
. O

Telegrams O
and O
letters O
of O
congratulation O
arrived O
in O
Yan'an B-GPE
from O
all O
directions O
. O

Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
was O
deeply O
moved O
. O

This O
leader O
with O
a O
strong O
poetic O
temperament O
expressed O
his O
joy O
in O
this O
kind O
of O
telegram O
. O

The B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
caused O
great O
excitement O
. O

Can O
such O
kind O
of O
campaign O
be O
organized O
once O
or O
twice O
more O
? O

In O
a O
congratulatory O
telegram O
to O
Zhu B-PERSON
De I-PERSON
and O
Peng B-PERSON
Dehuai I-PERSON
, O
Chiang B-PERSON
Kai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Shek I-PERSON
praised O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
's O
resolute O
attacks O
for O
dealing O
a O
heavy O
blow O
to O
the O
enemy O
. O

By O
pinning O
down O
large O
numbers O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
soldiers O
on O
battlefields O
behind O
enemy O
lines O
in O
North B-LOC
China I-LOC
, O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
delayed O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
's O
aggression O
southward O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
was O
a O
response O
to O
the O
European B-NORP
battlefield O
, O
while O
enhancing O
the O
international O
reputation O
of O
the O
CPC O
and O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
. O

The B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
wrote O
a O
glorious O
page O
in O
the O
history O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
War B-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
against I-EVENT
Japan I-EVENT
. O

On O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
1987 O
, O
the O
Monument O
to O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
was O
erected O
on O
Shi'nao B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
in O
Yangquan B-GPE
, O
Shanxi B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
heroes O
had O
fought O
the O
battle O
. O

In O
1993 O
, O
six O
villagers O
in O
Honghecao B-GPE
Village I-GPE
set O
up O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
Museum O
at O
the O
place O
of O
Nie B-PERSON
Rongzhen I-PERSON
's O
operational O
command O
. O

Old O
Li B-PERSON
Jingtang I-PERSON
still O
tells O
visitors O
old O
war O
stories O
circulating O
in O
the O
Taihong O
Mountain O
area O
. O

More O
than O
60 O
years O
have O
passed O
since O
the B-EVENT
Hundred I-EVENT
Regiments I-EVENT
Offensive I-EVENT
took O
place O
. O

Taihang B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
will O
forever O
remember O
that O
great O
battle O
during O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
's O
War B-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
against I-EVENT
Japan I-EVENT
. O

During O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
the O
two O
hundred O
thousand O
strong O
Chinese B-NORP
Expeditionary O
Force O
went O
abroad O
to O
fight O
. O

The B-FAC
Burma I-FAC
Road I-FAC
was O
the O
lifeline O
artery O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
anti-Japanese O
battlefields O
. O

The B-EVENT
Tengchong I-EVENT
Battle I-EVENT
, O
an O
annihilation O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
, O
became O
a O
typical O
example O
for O
the O
China B-GPE
war O
area O
. O

We O
respectfully O
invite O
you O
to O
watch O
a O
bloody O
battle O
fought O
side O
- O
by O
- O
side O
by O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
and O
Britain B-GPE
60 O
years O
ago O
in O
a O
joint O
effort O
to O
repel O
Japanese B-NORP
invaders O
. O

Hello O
, O
everyone O
. O

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

We O
welcome O
you O
to O
watch O
. O

First O
, O
let O
's O
check O
out O
the O
main O
contents O
of O
today O
's O
program O
. O

On O
August O
17 O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
investigation O
department O
and O
police O
held O
a O
press O
conference O
announcing O
the O
closing O
of O
the O
March O
19 O
shooting O
case O
. O

Since O
the O
suspect O
identified O
by O
Taiwan B-GPE
police O
mysteriously O
died O
after O
the O
March O
19 O
shooting O
incident O
, O
the O
case O
was O
not O
prosecuted O
. O

However O
, O
people O
from O
various O
circles O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
think O
there O
are O
many O
suspicious O
points O
in O
this O
case O
. O

On O
August O
17 O
, O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
military O
held O
the O
Lianhsing O
94 O
amphibious O
landing O
exercise O
, O
testing O
and O
enhancing O
the O
army O
's O
response O
capabilities O
and O
its O
combat O
ability O
in O
repelling O
an O
enemy O
's O
amphibious O
landing O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
investigation O
department O
and O
police O
announced O
the O
closing O
of O
the O
March O
19 O
shooting O
case O
. O

Well O
, O
why O
did O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
investigation O
department O
say O
this O
was O
the O
closing O
of O
the O
case O
instead O
of O
the O
actual O
truth O
about O
the O
shooting O
case O
? O

Scholars O
will O
give O
you O
a O
detailed O
analysis O
on O
this O
edition O
of O
Hot B-ORG
Topic I-ORG
Analysis I-ORG
. O

On O
August O
17 O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
investigation O
department O
and O
police O
solved O
the O
case O
and O
announced O
the O
March O
19 O
shooting O
case O
was O
closed O
. O

This O
case O
will O
not O
be O
prosecuted O
. O

Abramov B-PERSON
had O
a O
car O
accident O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
last O
night O
and O
was O
seriously O
injured O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
Abramov B-PERSON
is O
being O
treated O
in O
the O
hospital O
, O
but O
his O
life O
is O
already O
out O
of O
danger O
. O

Chechen O
President O
Alkhanov O
said O
yesterday O
that O
according O
to O
the O
preliminary O
investigation O
, O
his O
car O
accident O
was O
only O
an O
ordinary O
traffic O
accident O
and O
was O
unlikely O
to O
be O
a O
well O
- O
planned O
assassination O
attempt O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
First O
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
Kadyrov O
is O
acting O
prime O
minister O
temporarily O
. O

Let O
's O
now O
take O
a O
look O
at O
this O
. O

US O
President O
Bush O
and O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Putin O
participating O
in O
the O
13th O
Informal O
APEC B-EVENT
Leaders O
' O
Meeting O
in O
Pusan B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
met O
briefly O
today O
before O
the O
meeting O
began O
. O

The O
content O
of O
their O
discussion O
during O
the O
meeting O
was O
not O
publicly O
disclosed O
. O

However O
, O
according O
to O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
officials O
, O
Bush B-GPE
and O
Putin B-GPE
mainly O
discussed O
a O
series O
of O
topics O
such O
as O
anti-terrorism O
, O
the O
Korean O
peninsula O
nuclear O
issue O
, O
the O
Iran B-GPE
nuclear O
issue O
, O
and O
the O
Russian B-NORP
accession O
to O
the O
WTO O
. O

Bush B-GPE
's O
accompanying O
officials O
said O
that O
this O
is O
already O
the O
fifth O
meeting O
between O
the O
two O
leaders O
this O
year O
. O

Dear O
viewers O
, O
that O
's O
all O
for O
the O
China O
News O
program O
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
watching O
! O

This O
is O
Xu O
Li B-ORG
. O

Next O
, O
please O
stay O
with O
us O
for O
the O
Focus O
Today O
program O
hosted O
by O
Wang B-PERSON
Shilin I-PERSON
. O

Good-bye O
! O

News O
and O
events O
happen O
every O
day O
. O

What O
you O
are O
interested O
in O
is O
exactly O
what O
our O
focuses O
are O
. O

This O
is O
CCTV O
Focus O
Today O
. O

Prior O
to O
the O
APEC B-EVENT
meeting O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Junichiro O
Koizumi O
visited O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
for O
the O
fifth O
time O
and O
was O
strongly O
condemned O
by O
Asian O
nations O
such O
as O
China B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

What O
kind O
of O
situation O
will O
Japan B-GPE
find O
itself O
in O
at O
the O
APEC B-EVENT
summit O
? O

What O
heavy O
prices O
will O
Japan B-GPE
pay O
for O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
paying O
respect O
to O
the O
ghosts O
? O

Focus B-ORG
Today I-ORG
is O
coming O
up O
in O
a O
moment O
. O

Hello O
, O
dear O
viewers O
! O

Welcome O
to O
the O
live O
broadcast O
of O
Focus B-ORG
Today I-ORG
on O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
International I-ORG
Channel I-ORG
. O

The O
APEC B-EVENT
meeting O
is O
being O
held O
these O
days O
in O
Pusan B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Japanese B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Junichiro O
Koizumi O
also O
arrived O
in O
Pusan B-GPE
this O
afternoon O
, O
beginning O
his O
APEC B-EVENT
trip O
this O
time O
. O

Well O
, O
prior O
to O
this O
, O
many O
analysts O
all O
think O
that O
during O
his O
trip O
to O
the O
APEC B-EVENT
meeting O
in O
Pusan B-GPE
, O
this O
time O
, O
Junichiro B-PERSON
Koizumi I-PERSON
may O
likely O
be O
isolated O
by O
various O
parties O
. O

The O
reason O
is O
that O
in O
its O
persistent O
alignment O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
has O
ignored O
its O
relations O
with O
other O
countries O
, O
especially O
its O
Asian O
neighboring O
countries O
. O

What O
is O
clearly O
remembered O
by O
its O
Asian O
neighboring O
countries O
is O
that O
on O
October O
17 O
this O
year O
, O
in O
spite O
of O
opposition O
, O
Junichiro B-PERSON
Koizumi I-PERSON
stubbornly O
, O
ah O
, O
visited O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
for O
the O
fifth O
time O
during O
the O
four O
years O
since O
he O
took O
office O
. O

Well O
, O
what O
kind O
of O
situation O
will O
Japan B-GPE
find O
itself O
in O
at O
the O
APEC B-EVENT
summit O
? O

What O
kind O
of O
impact O
will O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
lame O
diplomacy O
produce O
on O
the O
international O
image O
of O
Japan B-GPE
? O

These O
are O
all O
the O
topics O
we O
will O
be O
focusing O
on O
today O
. O

We O
have O
invited O
to O
our O
studio O
Professor O
Liu O
Jiangyong O
and O
Professor O
Jin O
Xide O
, O
two O
experts O
on O
Japan B-GPE
issues O
. O

Welcome O
you O
two O
to O
the O
studio O
to O
participate O
in O
our O
program O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
all O
know O
that O
Koizumi B-PERSON
arrived O
in O
Pusan B-GPE
this O
afternoon O
. O

In O
the O
afternoon O
he O
met O
with O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
President O
Roh O
Moo O
- O
hyun O
. O

The O
two O
met O
. O

Well O
, O
from O
the O
information O
and O
the O
situation O
you O
have O
learned O
, O
how O
would O
you O
two O
interpret O
some O
messages O
sent O
out O
by O
their O
meeting O
this O
time O
? O

Ah O
, O
first O
of O
all O
, O
I O
think O
, O
ah O
, O
, O
this O
time O
, O
ah O
, O
when O
Koizumi B-PERSON
arrived O
in O
Pusan B-GPE
, O
ah O
, O
he O
had O
this O
in O
his O
mind O
. O

That O
is O
, O
through O
multilateral O
meetings O
, O
he O
attempted O
to O
meet O
with O
, O
ah O
, O
leaders O
of O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
or O
other O
Asian O
nations O
, O
Uh-huh O
. O
so O
as O
to O
-- O
Uh-huh O
. O
demonstrate O
that O
even O
though O
he O
visited O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
Uh-huh O
. O
his O
relations O
with O
neighboring O
countries O
are O
not O
affected O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
actually O
, O
today O
President O
Roh O
Moo O
- O
hyun O
of O
the O
hosting O
country O
of O
the O
meeting O
, O
Uh-huh O
. O
well O
, O
based O
on O
his O
meeting O
with O
Koizumi B-PERSON
, O
I O
think O
, O
actually O
, O
it O
shows O
that O
a O
series O
of O
issues O
such O
as O
his O
visit O
to O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
have O
indeed O
cast O
a O
very O
heavy O
shadow O
over O
the O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Yes O
. O

Well O
, O
during O
this O
meeting O
, O
er O
, O
President O
Roh O
Moo O
- O
hyun O
clearly O
pointed O
out O
, O
ah O
, O
what O
did O
he O
point O
out O
? O
That O
is O
, O
er O
, O
the O
visit O
to O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
by O
Japanese B-NORP
leaders O
, O
politicians O
, O
and O
statesmen O
, O
is O
a O
, O
, O
provocation O
, O
ah O
, O
to O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
he O
pointed O
out O
, O
that O
is O
, O
er O
, O
the O
issue O
of O
the O
prime O
minister O
's O
visit O
to O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
the O
textbook O
issue O
, O
and O
the O
territorial O
dispute O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

All O
these O
must O
be O
properly O
resolved O
before O
the O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
can O
improve O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
, O
he O
also O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
er O
, O
argued O
slyly O
for O
himself O
, O
ah O
, O
he O
said O
, O
er O
, O
that O
his O
visit O
was O
not O
to O
glorify O
the O
war O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Nor O
was O
this O
for O
anything O
else O
. O

It O
was O
only O
done O
to O
express O
condolences O
on O
the O
war O
dead O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
that O
is O
, O
it O
was O
to O
express O
that O
there O
shall O
be O
no O
more O
war O
in O
future O
. O

However O
, O
this O
was O
still O
not O
accepted O
by O
the O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
side O
. O

Well O
, O
after O
the O
meeting O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
, O
we O
were O
very O
interested O
in O
this O
. O

That O
is O
, O
originally O
this O
year O
marks O
the O
40th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
establishment O
of O
diplomatic O
relations O
between O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
. O

fortieth O
anniversary O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
is O
n't O
this O
year O
the O
year O
of O
the O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
- O
Japanese B-NORP
friendship O
? O

Yes O
, O
yes O
, O
yes O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Yes O
, O
yes O
, O
the O
year O
of O
friendship O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Er O
, O
well O
, O
according O
to O
the O
original O
arrangement O
, O
that O
is O
, O
President O
Roh O
Moo O
- O
hyun O
should O
pay O
a O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
, O
ah O
, O
at O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
this O
matter O
was O
not O
even O
talked O
about O
during O
this O
, O
eh O
, O
bilateral O
summit O
meeting O
. O

I O
think O
this O
shows O
that O
it O
is O
not O
going O
to O
happen O
. O

Right O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Some O
commentaries O
said O
that O
when O
Koizumi B-PERSON
went O
to O
meet O
with O
Roh B-PERSON
Moo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hyun I-PERSON
this O
time O
, O
it O
was O
like O
clutching O
at O
a O
straw O
to O
save O
his O
life O
. O

Eh O
, O
it O
means O
that O
you O
see O
, O
although O
many O
neighboring O
countries O
are O
complaining O
about O
me O
, O
my O
image O
may O
return O
to O
a O
better O
one O
after O
I O
met O
with O
Roh B-PERSON
Moo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hyun I-PERSON
. O

However O
, O
based O
on O
the O
outcome O
, O
just O
as O
Professor O
Liu O
introduced O
, O
it O
was O
equivalent O
to O
going O
there O
to O
get O
criticized O
again O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
was O
n't O
it O
that O
things O
went O
contrary O
to O
his O
wishes O
? O

Uh-huh O
, O
to O
him O
. O

, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
to O
Japan B-GPE
, O
to O
Prime O
Minister O
Koizumi O
, O
this O
is O
a O
very O
difficult O
diplomatic O
journey O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
to O
be O
able O
to O
meet O
with O
Roh B-PERSON
Moo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hyun I-PERSON
was O
originally O
the O
only O
remedy O
he O
could O
count O
on O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
Roh B-PERSON
Moo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hyun I-PERSON
actually O
met O
with O
him O
ceremonially O
as O
a O
host O
because O
APEC B-EVENT
held O
the O
meeting O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
, O
he O
seized O
the O
opportunity O
fully O
to O
express O
the O
wish O
of O
the O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
government O
and O
people O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

What O
he O
meant O
by O
the O
wish O
was O
to O
stop O
visiting O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
contrary O
to O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
diplomatic O
purpose O
, O
he O
not O
only O
failed O
to O
sidestep O
the O
issue O
of O
the O
visit O
, O
but O
rather O
exposed O
, O
this O
scandal O
to O
the O
entire O
world O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
from O
the O
bottom O
of O
his O
heart O
, O
he O
might O
feel O
it O
was O
even O
worse O
than O
not O
meeting O
at O
all O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
this O
only O
hope O
of O
his O
was O
also O
destroyed O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

We O
have O
just O
started O
with O
this O
topic O
of O
the O
meeting O
between O
President O
Roh O
Moo O
- O
hyun O
and O
Koizumi B-PERSON
. O

Well O
, O
actually O
, O
regarding O
, O
um O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
attendance O
at O
this O
APEC B-EVENT
summit O
, O
people O
are O
more O
interested O
in O
the O
relations O
between O
Japan B-GPE
and O
its O
Asian O
neighboring O
countries O
, O
including O
the O
kind O
of O
alliance O
relationship O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Well O
, O
speaking O
of O
the O
relationship O
issue O
, O
we O
have O
noticed O
that O
during O
US O
President O
Bush O
's O
visit O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
made O
some O
declaration O
of O
this O
position O
. O

He O
said O
, O
as O
long O
as O
we O
get O
on O
good O
terms O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
then O
it O
follows O
naturally O
we O
will O
have O
good O
relations O
with O
our O
Asian O
neighboring O
countries O
. O

Well O
, O
regarding O
this O
attitude O
he O
has O
adopted O
, O
well O
, O
two O
professors O
, O
how O
would O
you O
look O
at O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
diplomatic O
thinking O
? O

Well O
, O
this O
is O
because O
he O
is O
still O
using O
the O
pre-Cold O
- O
War O
diplomatic O
thinking O
after O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
that O
is O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
the O
number O
one O
superpower O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Japan B-GPE
is O
the O
second O
largest O
economy O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

As O
long O
as O
these O
two O
countries O
stand O
together O
, O
then O
it O
seems O
that O
other O
countries O
could O
not O
do O
anything O
to O
them O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
is O
actually O
a O
very O
overbearing O
image O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
looking O
at O
the O
situation O
in O
Asia B-GPE
, O
actually O
, O
it O
is O
exactly O
the O
other O
way O
round O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
if O
it O
does O
not O
get O
on O
good O
terms O
with O
its O
Asian O
neighboring O
countries O
, O
then O
in O
reality O
the O
US B-GPE
will O
become O
even O
more O
hard O
- O
line O
in O
its O
diplomacy O
with O
Japan B-GPE
. O

As O
for O
Japan B-GPE
, O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
it O
furthermore O
has O
lost O
some O
assets O
, O
diplomatic O
assets O
when O
making O
negotiations O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
just O
recently O
, O
it O
's O
needless O
for O
us O
to O
say O
, O
er O
, O
that O
Japan B-GPE
's O
relations O
, O
we O
can O
say O
, O
with O
its O
neighboring O
countries O
this O
year O
have O
suffered O
overall O
deterioration O
. O

These O
include O
Japan B-GPE
's O
relations O
with O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
Russia B-GPE
which O
are O
all O
deteriorating O
, O
well O
, O
even O
including O
its O
relations O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

In O
fact O
, O
, O
even O
today O
, O
we O
also O
noticed O
a O
piece O
of O
news O
that O
although O
at O
, O
um O
, O
the O
recent O
two O
- O
plus O
- O
two O
meeting O
, O
er O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
again O
reached O
an O
intermediate O
report O
, O
Uh-huh O
. O
Uh-huh O
. O
Uh-huh O
. O
Well O
, O
today O
, O
actually O
the O
head O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Defense O
Agency O
again O
mentioned O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
that O
it O
seems O
to O
feel O
regretful O
, O

why O
? O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
a O
bit O
regretful O
. O

Because O
, O
according O
to O
the O
two O
- O
plus O
- O
two O
intermediate O
report O
just O
reached O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
bases O
in O
Japan B-GPE
should O
undergo O
adjustment O
. O

However O
, O
it O
was O
met O
with O
strong O
opposition O
from O
the O
general O
public O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

So O
it O
may O
be O
hard O
to O
implement O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
now O
the O
JDA O
head O
came O
to O
talk O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
saying O
, O
whether O
our O
interests O
can O
be O
taken O
into O
consideration O
again O
, O
er O
, O
in O
this O
intermediate O
report O
. O

That O
is O
, O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
centering O
upon O
this O
intermediate O
report O
, O
actually O
the O
deal O
is O
again O
partially O
completed O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
such O
a O
prime O
minister O
like O
Koizumi B-PERSON
, O
who O
blindly O
follows O
the O
US B-GPE
as O
the O
guideline O
of O
his O
diplomacy O
, O
was O
rarely O
seen O
even O
during O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
era O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

We O
know O
that O
in O
1957 O
Japan B-GPE
had O
three O
diplomatic O
principles O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
it O
must O
take O
good O
care O
of O
its O
relations O
with O
the O
Western B-NORP
countries O
, O
Asian O
countries O
, O
and O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
now O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
is O
like O
a O
stick O
, O
let O
's O
say O
, O
a O
post O
. O

Right O
. O

It O
takes O
three O
points O
to O
support O
a O
plane O
. O

Yeah O
. O

So O
, O
it O
turned O
out O
that O
they O
had O
such O
stuff O
on O
the O
surface O
. O

Well O
, O
some O
prime O
ministers O
before O
Koizumi B-PERSON
at O
least O
would O
still O
properly O
deal O
with O
and O
balance O
the O
relations O
with O
America B-GPE
, O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Asia B-GPE
, O
in O
particular O
, O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
ah O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
Koizumi B-PERSON
, O
he O
only O
takes O
good O
care O
of O
the O
relations O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Right O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
he O
will O
surely O
fail O
to O
take O
good O
care O
of O
the O
relations O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
because O
if O
you O
can O
not O
win O
the O
trust O
of O
your O
Asian O
neighboring O
countries O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
will O
not O
fully O
respect O
such O
a O
country O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
also O
wants O
to O
go O
beyond O
Japan B-GPE
to O
keep O
good O
relations O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
and O
other O
Asian O
countries O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
more O
he O
follows O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
the O
lower O
will O
be O
his O
actual O
status O
in O
Asia B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
is O
impossible O
. O

Right O
, O
his O
idea O
was O
actually O
criticized O
and O
opposed O
by O
some O
politicians O
even O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
strongly O
criticized O
and O
increasingly O
isolated O
. O

Ah O
. O

The O
domestic O
economy O
was O
also O
affected O
. O

Many O
people O
also O
mentioned O
, O
by O
valuing O
the O
US B-GPE
alone O
, O
you O
are O
ignoring O
Asia B-GPE
. O

Yes O
. O

Now O
many O
media O
all O
issued O
statements O
and O
editorials O
. O

Therefore O
, O
some O
people O
also O
compared O
this O
diplomacy O
of O
his O
to O
a O
lame O
diplomacy O
. O

Yeah O
. O

He O
-- O

Could O
he O
walk O
steadily O
with O
a O
lame O
diplomacy O
? O

Eh O
, O
as O
far O
as O
Koizumi B-PERSON
himself O
is O
concerned O
, O
what O
is O
his O
problem O
? O

Uh-huh O
. O

He O
himself O
, O
ah O
, O
er O
, O
what O
should O
we O
say O
? O
He O
does O
not O
respect O
and O
acknowledge O
reality O
. O

Actually O
, O
some O
people O
say O
he O
is O
deceiving O
himself O
as O
well O
as O
others O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
this O
time O
at O
the O
APEC B-EVENT
meeting O
in O
Pusan B-GPE
, O
when O
he O
mentioned O
, O
er O
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
relations O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
he O
still O
used O
this O
kind O
of O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
rhetoric O
, O
to O
defend O
himself O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

He O
said O
, O
er O
, O
, O
ah O
, O
right O
now O
, O
Japan B-GPE
- O
China B-GPE
relations O
are O
not O
like O
, O
er O
, O
what O
the O
international O
community O
is O
worried O
about O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
economic O
trade O
development O
in O
our O
two O
countries O
is O
going O
on O
quite O
well O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
we O
can O
say O
he O
does O
not O
understand O
the O
current O
status O
of O
Sino O
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Actually O
, O
due O
to O
his O
visit O
to O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
the O
cooling O
down O
of O
the O
political O
relationship O
, O
Sino O
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
have O
suffered O
severe O
blows O
. O

He O
is O
only O
indulging O
in O
his O
unilateral O
wishful O
thinking O
. O

It O
is O
only O
what O
he O
thinks O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

We O
can O
see O
some O
concrete O
figures O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
from O
January O
to O
August O
this O
year O
, O
the O
latest O
statistics O
show O
that O
Japan B-GPE
's O
exports O
to O
China B-GPE
grew O
only O
by O
3.2 O
% O
according O
to O
China B-GPE
's O
statistics O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
grew O
only O
by O
5.8 O
% O
according O
to O
Japan B-GPE
's O
statistics O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
previous O
years O
, O
it O
was O
always O
more O
than O
25 O
% O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
exports O
to O
China B-GPE
were O
declining O
sharply O
. O

More O
than O
25 O
% O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
with O
respect O
to O
Japan B-GPE
's O
investment O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
during O
the O
first O
half O
of O
last O
year O
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
investment O
projects O
in O
China B-GPE
decreased O
by O
8.2 O
% O
while O
the O
contractual O
amount O
decreased O
by O
0.4 O
% O
. O

They O
both O
showed O
that O
due O
to O
the O
cooling O
down O
of O
the O
political O
relationship O
, O
well O
, O
the O
economic O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
have O
already O
been O
severely O
affected O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
there O
has O
also O
been O
the O
impact O
on O
the O
feelings O
of O
peoples O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Originally O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
key O
fallacy O
for O
his O
visits O
to O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
was O
that O
my O
visits O
would O
not O
affect O
in O
any O
way O
our O
relations O
with O
Asia B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
is O
not O
like O
that O
in O
reality O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
when O
Koizumi B-PERSON
visits O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
he O
is O
betting O
on O
the O
national O
interests O
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
he O
is O
selling O
the O
international O
image O
and O
national O
interests O
of O
Japan B-GPE
at O
cheap O
prices O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
this O
is O
being O
paid O
at O
a O
heavy O
price O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Many O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
also O
see O
that O
this O
does O
not O
conform O
to O
Japan B-GPE
's O
own O
fundamental O
interests O
, O
ah O
, O
as O
a O
country O
with O
so O
many O
international O
, O
um O
, O
interests O
. O

Interests O
. O

with O
national O
interests O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
it O
also O
actually O
denigrates O
Japan B-GPE
's O
image O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
with O
regard O
to O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
diplomatic O
thinking O
, O
there O
is O
still O
, O
that O
is O
, O
one O
question O
. O

Ah O
, O
people O
may O
also O
frequently O
ask O
such O
a O
question O
that O
since O
it O
is O
the O
most O
important O
thing O
for O
a O
country O
to O
keep O
good O
relationship O
with O
its O
neighboring O
countries O
, O
why O
would O
Japan B-GPE
want O
to O
seek O
far O
and O
wide O
for O
what O
lies O
close O
at O
hand O
? O

Right O
. O

Out O
of O
what O
consideration O
is O
he O
doing O
this O
? O

Well O
, O
um O
, O
this O
Prime O
Minister O
Koizumi O
, O
ah O
, O
first O
of O
all O
, O
personally O
, O
he O
is O
an O
individual O
with O
a O
kind O
of O
belief O
, O
a O
very O
rightist O
political O
belief O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
also O
precisely O
reflects O
a O
current O
political O
trend O
of O
forces O
surrounding O
the O
Koizumi B-PERSON
administration O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
also O
reflects O
that O
nowadays O
Japan B-GPE
, O
in O
its O
eagerness O
to O
become O
a O
political O
power O
, O
well O
, O
wants O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
the O
sentiments O
of O
extreme O
nationalism O
to O
move O
toward O
and O
realize O
this O
goal O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
they O
have O
, O
a O
kind O
of O
wrong O
doing O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
if O
Japan B-GPE
wants O
to O
become O
a O
powerful O
country O
commanding O
true O
respect O
, O
it O
must O
get O
rid O
of O
the O
name O
of O
a O
defeated O
country O
, O
the O
name O
of O
an O
aggressor O
country O
in O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
they O
chose O
a O
very O
dangerous O
road O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
it O
tries O
to O
become O
a O
decent O
country O
by O
negating O
its O
history O
as O
an O
aggressor O
. O

This O
is O
exactly O
a O
road O
that O
leads O
nowhere O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
road O
he O
takes O
will O
surely O
isolate O
Japan B-GPE
from O
the O
international O
community O
and O
will O
definitely O
not O
make O
it O
a O
political O
power O
in O
the O
end O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
he O
chose O
the O
wrong O
road O
. O

Ah O
, O
in O
addition O
, O
from O
his O
point O
of O
view O
, O
he O
is O
counting O
on O
his O
luck O
to O
a O
large O
extent O
. O

We O
can O
also O
say O
that O
some O
think O
tank O
people O
around O
him O
may O
have O
given O
him O
the O
wrong O
idea O
. O

Perhaps O
he O
was O
misled O
, O
wow O
. O

Ah O
. O

For O
example O
, O
regarding O
his O
visits O
to O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
, O
he O
says O
, O
if O
I O
, O
keep O
doing O
it O
like O
this O
, O
China B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
ah O
, O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
you O
will O
, O
grow O
tired O
of O
protesting O
. O

Once O
you O
see O
a O
lot O
of O
it O
, O
you O
will O
get O
used O
to O
it O
. O

So O
, O
you O
will O
swallow O
the O
bitterness O
while O
I O
keep O
doing O
like O
this O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
it O
turns O
out O
to O
be O
exactly O
the O
opposite O
. O

He O
did O
not O
know O
this O
issue O
could O
bring O
big O
trouble O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

He O
did O
not O
know O
the O
seriousness O
of O
the O
issue O
. O

, O
this O
is O
an O
issue O
of O
principle O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
can O
say O
that O
an O
overall O
review O
of O
the O
current O
diplomatic O
status O
of O
Japan B-GPE
should O
show O
two O
clear O
roads O
. O

Ha O
, O
one O
is O
to O
follow O
the O
US B-GPE
blindly O
, O
which O
is O
one O
of O
its O
very O
important O
diplomatic O
lines O
. O

And O
we O
can O
also O
see O
the O
other O
one O
, O
that O
is O
, O
to O
continue O
damaging O
the O
relations O
with O
its O
close O
neighbors O

Well O
, O
speaking O
of O
this O
, O
we O
can O
also O
figure O
out O
that O
Koizumi B-PERSON
has O
seriously O
damaged O
the O
feelings O
of O
his O
Asian O
neighboring O
countries O
several O
times O
since O
he O
took O
office O
as O
Japan B-GPE
's O
prime O
minister O
in O
2001 O
. O

We O
compiled O
a O
background O
video O
clip O
here O
, O
and O
let O
's O
learn O
about O
some O
relevant O
information O
together O
. O

In O
February O
2005 O
, O
just O
one O
day O
after O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
's O
traditional O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
claimed O
the O
lighthouse O
set O
on O
Diaoyu B-LOC
Island I-LOC
by O
Japan B-GPE
's O
extreme O
rightist O
group O
without O
permission O
as O
its O
national O
property O
and O
put O
in O
under O
the O
administration O
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

On O
March O
16 O
, O
2005 O
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Shimane B-GPE
Prefecture I-GPE
assembly O
voted O
to O
pass O
a O
measure O
bill O
concerning O
Takeshima B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
and O
officially O
designated O
February O
22 O
as O
Takeshima B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
this O
small O
island O
just O
a O
bit O
over O
90 O
kilometers O
from O
Utsuryo B-LOC
Island I-LOC
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
again O
triggered O
a O
diplomatic O
conflict O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
thinks O
that O
this O
island O
called O
Dokdo B-LOC
Island I-LOC
has O
always O
been O
a O
Korean O
territory O
. O

On O
April O
1 O
, O
2005 O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
approved O
a O
new O
edition O
of O
history O
textbooks O
compiled O
by O
the O
new O
history O
textbook O
compilation O
committee O
and O
published O
by O
Fusosha B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
House I-ORG
and O
announced O
the O
result O
officially O
on O
April O
5 O
. O

There O
are O
very O
few O
amendments O
in O
the O
new O
edition O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
history O
textbooks O
. O

The O
parts O
of O
the O
old O
version O
that O
twisted O
the O
history O
and O
denied O
its O
crime O
of O
aggression O
remained O
unchanged O
. O

Instead O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
claims O
of O
sovereignty O
of O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
Dokdo B-LOC
Island I-LOC
and O
China B-GPE
's O
Diaoyu B-LOC
Island I-LOC
were O
added O
. O

With O
regard O
to O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Yasukuni I-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
where O
class O
A O
WW B-EVENT
II I-EVENT
criminals O
are O
honored O
, O
in O
spite O
of O
opposition O
from O
all O
sides O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
persistently O
paid O
a O
series O
of O
five O
visits O
there O
from O
2001 O
to O
2005 O
. O

Koizumi B-PERSON
has O
been O
in O
office O
for O
, O
four O
years O
. O

Well O
, O
during O
these O
four O
years O
, O
we O
can O
say O
, O
er O
, O
nothing O
has O
been O
much O
improved O
, O
whether O
in O
internal O
affairs O
or O
diplomacy O
. O

Originally O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
, O
ah O
, O
took O
office O
because O
he O
won O
a O
very O
high O
support O
rating O
as O
a O
reformer O
. O

Eh O
, O
at O
that O
time O
, O
he O
pledged O
to O
reform O
Japan B-GPE
's O
internal O
political O
and O
economic O
situations O
. O

However O
, O
based O
on O
the O
current O
status O
of O
internal O
affairs O
, O
his O
reform O
, O
ah O
, O
did O
not O
result O
, O
er O
, O
in O
what O
was O
expected O
at O
that O
time O
. O

In O
the O
diplomatic O
field O
, O
there O
has O
been O
constant O
friction O
with O
neighboring O
countries O
. O

So O
, O
right O
now O
, O
another O
important O
question O
is O
how O
exactly O
people O
in O
Japan B-GPE
view O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
diplomatic O
or O
internal O
policies O
, O
Professor O
Jin O
? O

Well O
, O
this O
is O
, O
let O
's O
say O
that O
Japanese B-GPE
people O
now O
have O
finally O
started O
to O
cool O
down O
in O
their O
attitude O
toward O
, O
this O
kind O
of O
impulsive O
actions O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
know O
that O
among O
major O
Japanese B-NORP
newspapers O
, O
that O
is O
, O
the O
most O
dominant O
newspapers O
expressing O
popular O
opinions O
, O
ranging O
from O
Asahi B-ORG
Shimbun I-ORG
to O
Tokyo B-ORG
Shimbun I-ORG
, O
etc O
, O
well O
, O
recently O
, O
even O
Yomiuri B-ORG
Simbun I-ORG
, O
which O
originally O
expressed O
support O
for O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
right O
- O
wing O
tendencies O
, O
has O
started O
to O
change O
sides O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
their O
tones O
might O
be O
different O
, O
but O
the O
consensus O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
public O
opinion O
is O
that O
relations O
with O
Asian O
countries O
must O
be O
improved O
. O

So O
, O
this O
has O
already O
become O
the O
mainstream O
Japanese B-NORP
public O
opinion O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
specifically O
, O
it O
means O
prohibiting O
visits O
to O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

This O
has O
been O
opposed O
by O
the B-ORG
Liberal I-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
all O
opposition O
parties O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
know O
that O
the O
most O
important O
pillar O
in O
Japan B-GPE
that O
supports O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
society O
is O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
business O
community O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
heads O
of O
several O
groups O
in O
the O
business O
community O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
the B-ORG
Japan I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Federation I-ORG
and O
the O
Japan O
Committee O
for O
Economic O
Development O
, O
all O
had O
frequent O
direct O
meetings O
with O
Koizumi B-PERSON
, O
strongly O
cautioning O
him O
not O
to O
visit O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
Uh-huh O
. O
Uh-huh O
. O
because O
our O
economy O
will O
suffer O
if O
our O
Japan B-GPE
can O
not O
survive O
in O
the O
international O
community O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
nowadays O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
should O
be O
utterly O
isolated O
not O
only O
internationally O
but O
also O
domestically O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
to O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
, O
what O
they O
are O
more O
concerned O
with O
is O
, O
for O
example O
, O
how O
my O
economy O
is O
developing O
, O
how O
my O
life O
will O
be O
, O
whether O
the O
national O
interests O
will O
be O
damaged O
, O
whether O
my O
personal O
interests O
will O
be O
affected O
, O
and O
so O
on O
and O
so O
forth O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
have O
noticed O
that O
in O
response O
to O
such O
questions O
, O
some O
analysts O
recently O
noted O
that O
Japan B-GPE
's O
diplomacy O
will O
pay O
a O
heavy O
price O
for O
what O
he O
has O
been O
doing O
. O

As O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
, O
Professor O
Liu O
, O
you O
also O
mentioned O
earlier O
that O
Japan B-GPE
's O
economy O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
the O
Sino O
- O
Japanese B-NORP
trade O
, O
has O
already O
been O
affected O
to O
some O
extent O
. O

Well O
, O
have O
they O
started O
to O
pay O
the O
price O
already O
? O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
, O
actually O
, O
as O
far O
as O
Japan B-GPE
itself O
is O
concerned O
, O
it O
still O
made O
some O
mistakes O
by O
itself O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
actually O
Koizumi B-PERSON
won O
an O
overwhelming O
victory O
in O
the O
general O
election O
held O
on O
September O
11 O
this O
year O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
his O
power O
to O
form O
the O
cabinet O
was O
further O
strengthened O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Er O
, O
he O
himself O
thought O
, O
er O
, O
that O
he O
was O
probably O
, O
, O
er O
, O
200 O
% O
correct O
in O
what O
he O
has O
been O
doing O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
in O
his O
diplomatic O
efforts O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
relations O
with O
neighboring O
countries O
, O
well O
, O
, O
we O
can O
say O
that O
he O
indeed O
failed O
miserably O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
itself O
also O
failed O
to O
meet O
Japan B-GPE
's O
own O
demand O
for O
economic O
development O
and O
the O
trend O
of O
strengthening O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
with O
foreign O
countries O
, O
in O
particular O
, O
the O
eastern O
Asian O
region O
, O
well O
, O
so O
as O
to O
bring O
about O
economic O
cooperation O
in O
this O
region O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
looking O
at O
Japan B-GPE
's O
economy O
, O
we O
should O
say O
it O
is O
currently O
recovering O
its O
growth O
. O

Well O
, O
externally O
, O
it O
mainly O
relies O
on O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Chinese B-NORP
markets O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

However O
, O
if O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
market O
suffers O
from O
economic O
cool O
- O
down O
as O
political O
coldness O
takes O
heat O
off O
economic O
development O
, O
it O
should O
produce O
a O
very O
negative O
effect O
on O
Japan B-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
effect O
may O
not O
show O
until O
probably O
next O
year O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
just O
now O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
it O
was O
the O
political O
coldness O
that O
totally O
damaged O
its O
relations O
with O
neighboring O
countries O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Then O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
economy O
, O
he O
has O
also O
been O
unable O
to O
keep O
the O
economic O
heat O
on O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
know O
, O
what O
all O
of O
us O
should O
be O
more O
concerned O
is O
his O
failure O
in O
international O
affairs O
. O

That O
is O
, O
this O
year O
marks O
the O
60th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
founding O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Japan B-GPE
placed O
its O
hope O
of O
becoming O
a O
permanent O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
this O
year O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
generally O
speaking O
, O
if O
it O
could O
n't O
get O
accepted O
this O
year O
, O
well O
, O
the O
chances O
in O
future O
are O
extremely O
slim O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
among O
many O
reasons O
that O
blocked O
Japan B-GPE
from O
getting O
accepted O
this O
year O
, O
the O
most O
important O
one O
was O
that O
its O
neighboring O
countries O
did O
not O
cast O
favorable O
votes O
. O

That O
is O
, O
it O
did O
not O
-- O

It O
failed O
to O
gain O
the O
support O
of O
countries O
in O
its O
own O
region O
. O

Right O
. O

To O
become O
a O
permanent O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
the O
most O
important O
thing O
is O
to O
first O
win O
the O
support O
of O
your O
own O
region O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
right O
now O
it O
is O
its O
neighboring O
countries O
that O
did O
not O
support O
it O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Therefore O
, O
we O
should O
say O
that O
it O
is O
, O
right O
, O
this O
Prime O
Minister O
Koizumi O
who O
has O
single O
- O
handedly O
ruined O
Japan B-GPE
's O
dream O
of O
becoming O
a O
permanent O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
is O
the O
most O
serious O
cost O
. O

Some O
analysts O
also O
mentioned O
this O
point O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
right O
now O
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
neighboring O
countries O
are O
basically O
very O
much O
disappointed O
with O
what O
Koizumi B-PERSON
has O
been O
doing O
. O

Well O
, O
many O
countries O
have O
all O
abandoned O
their O
hopes O
to O
further O
mend O
their O
relations O
with O
Japan B-GPE
. O

In O
this O
respect O
, O
such O
a O
question O
follows O
, O
that O
is O
, O
how O
far O
could O
Koizumi B-PERSON
go O
following O
his O
diplomatic O
policy O
? O

Well O
, O
from O
what O
can O
be O
seen O
now O
, O
that O
is O
, O
actually O
, O
er O
, O
let O
's O
say O
, O
from O
the O
cabinet O
he O
formed O
after O
his O
victory O
of O
the O
general O
election O
for O
the O
second O
time O
, O
we O
could O
indeed O
see O
that O
he O
has O
gathered O
, O
um O
, O
the O
statesmen O
, O
or O
politicians O
who O
approve O
visits O
to O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
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, O
Uh-huh O
. O
all O
into O
the O
cabinet O
, O
everyone O
of O
them O
, O
eh O
. O

He O
, O
right O
, O
appointed O
them O
as O
defense O
minister O
or O
foreign O
minister O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

In O
fact O
we O
can O
see O
that O
he O
is O
sort O
of O
determined O
on O
this O
issue O
to O
fight O
against O
neighboring O
countries O
to O
the O
end O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
way O
, O
he O
actually O
sent O
out O
a O
message O
that O
he O
has O
no O
sincerity O
in O
, O
during O
his O
term O
, O
improving O
the O
relations O
with O
neighboring O
countries O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
will O
indeed O
lead O
to O
the O
great O
disappointment O
of O
neighboring O
countries O
in O
him O
, O
and O
furthermore O
to O
their O
caution O
about O
whether O
next O
, O
the O
prime O
minister O
, O
the O
defense O
minister O
, O
including O
, O
er O
, O
the O
foreign O
minister O
would O
all O
go O
pay O
their O
respects O
at O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

If O
that O
is O
the O
case O
, O
it O
may O
have O
produced O
a O
very O
extensive O
negative O
impact O
on O
its O
relations O
with O
neighboring O
countries O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
actually O
, O
right O
now O
even O
the O
European B-NORP
and O
US B-GPE
media O
have O
noted O
this O
issue O
. O

Right O
. O

We O
, O
including O
US O
President O
Bush O
, O
who O
came O
to O
Pusan B-GPE
following O
his O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
this O
time O
and O
then O
will O
arrive O
again O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
are O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
also O
very O
concerned O
with O
this O
future O
development O
of O
Sino O
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
because O
I O
recently O
met O
an O
American B-NORP
scholar O
whose O
first O
question O
to O
me O
was O
whether O
there O
will O
be O
any O
conflict O
in O
the O
East O
China O
Sea O
region O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Ah O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
would O
be O
that O
serious O
, O
but O
we O
can O
see O
that O
the O
international O
community O
has O
already O
shown O
tremendous O
concern O
about O
the O
chaos O
to O
international O
relations O
in O
this O
region O
that O
may O
have O
resulted O
from O
the O
Koizumi B-PERSON
cabinet O
's O
reckless O
diplomacy O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

In O
fact O
it O
is O
not O
merely O
an O
issue O
of O
Sino O
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
or O
Japanese B-NORP
- O
Korean O
relations O
. O

It O
has O
triggered O
that O
-- O

Yeah O
. O

the O
nerves O
of O
the O
international O
community O
. O

Yeah O
. O

That O
is O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
public O
and O
scholars O
have O
, O
started O
to O
show O
concerns O
over O
the O
issue O
of O
right O
and O
wrong O
in O
WW B-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
the O
moral O
issue O
, O
that O
is O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
has O
started O
to O
pay O
attention O
to O
this O
issue O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
has O
kept O
quiet O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
because O
it O
wants O
to O
get O
along O
with O
everyone O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
it O
has O
been O
an O
onlooker O
to O
the O
fighting O
among O
eastern O
Asian O
countries O
. O

But O
now O
the O
US B-GPE
can O
no O
longer O
sit O
quietly O
any O
more O
. O

I O
think O
that O
if O
things O
go O
on O
like O
this O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
interests O
in O
this O
region O
are O
also O
going O
to O
suffer O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
now O
let O
's O
look O
at O
this O
Koizumi B-PERSON
, O
that O
is O
, O
the O
post-Koizumi O
era O
. O

What O
are O
his O
standards O
for O
selecting O
his O
successor O
? O

Is O
visiting O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
a O
criterion O
? O

Uh-huh O
. O

Yeah O
. O

This O
is O
one O
of O
the O
important O
indexes O
that O
, O
we O
should O
watch O
for O
regarding O
which O
road O
exactly O
Japan B-GPE
will O
take O
. O

However O
, O
based O
on O
the O
selection O
and O
formation O
of O
his O
, O
er O
, O
cabinet O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
Koizumi B-PERSON
is O
making O
his O
post-resignation O
arrangements O
, O
ah O
. O

He O
has O
started O
to O
get O
ready O
. O

The O
Koizumi B-PERSON
era O
, O
well O
-- O

Has O
already O
prepared O
-- O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
following O
that O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
if O
his O
successor O
is O
indeed O
Shinzo O
Abe B-NORP
, O
well O
, O
what O
will O
it O
mean O
if O
Shinzo O
Abe B-NORP
takes O
office O
? O

Well O
, O
actually O
, O
I O
see O
, O
ah O
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
has O
dual O
purposes O
in O
arranging O
this O
cabinet O
, O
ah O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
I O
now O
feel O
that O
he O
, O
er O
, O
is O
somewhat O
adopting O
a O
China B-GPE
policy O
that O
separates O
politics O
from O
economy O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
in O
politics O
, O
he O
will O
go O
against O
you O
, O
eh O
, O
mainly O
on O
the O
issues O
of O
Yasukuni B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
textbooks O
, O
but O
in O
economic O
and O
trade O
affairs O
, O
er O
, O
he O
still O
wants O
to O
safeguard O
Japan B-GPE
's O
economic O
rights O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Right O
. O

He O
is O
using O
some O
, O
eh O
, O
people O
who O
are O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
er O
, O
relatively O
moderate O
and O
pragmatic O
toward O
China B-GPE
. O

Right O
. O

Right O
, O
right O
, O
right O
. O

, O
for O
instance O
, O
a O
politician O
quite O
friendly O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
that O
is O
, O
Toshihiro B-PERSON
Nikai I-PERSON
, O
um O
, O
was O
appointed O
as O
minister O
of O
Economy O
, O
Trade O
and O
Industry O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Toshihiro B-PERSON
Nikai I-PERSON
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
also O
see O
that O
after O
Nikai B-PERSON
took O
office O
, O
his O
speech O
on O
the O
Eastern O
China O
Sea O
issue O
, O
we O
should O
say O
, O
is O
quite O
appropriate O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Ah O
, O
in O
his O
opinion O
, O
he O
wants O
to O
have O
friendly O
negotiations O
, O
ah O
, O
with O
China B-GPE
if O
he O
sees O
that O
China B-GPE
, O
er O
, O
has O
taken O
any O
action O
. O

He O
does O
not O
think O
Japan B-GPE
's O
unilateral O
action O
in O
this O
disputed O
area O
is O
friendly O
negotiation O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

If O
it O
is O
impossible O
for O
talks O
to O
go O
on O
, O
it O
can O
still O
be O
postponed O
till O
future O
, O
en O
, O
when O
there O
is O
a O
chance O
to O
resume O
talks O
. O

Er O
, O
I O
think O
that O
to O
prevent O
the O
bilateral O
relations O
from O
suffering O
friction O
over O
specific O
issues O
, O
his O
attitude O
like O
this O
should O
be O
-- O

Uh-huh O
. O

But O
, O
can O
his O
diplomacy O
featuring O
two O
separate O
political O
and O
economic O
lines O
work O
? O

Eh O
, O
we O
need O
to O
watch O
for O
it O
this O
year O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
now O
Koizumi B-PERSON
is O
constantly O
sending O
out O
the O
message O
that O
he O
will O
step O
down O
voluntarily O
in O
September O
next O
year O
. O

Well O
, O
of O
course O
we O
could O
not O
believe O
completely O
100 O
percent O
of O
what O
he O
said O
about O
this O
, O
because O
it O
is O
not O
certain O
whether O
they O
will O
make O
accommodations O
to O
let O
Koizumi B-PERSON
stay O
in O
office O
. O

But O
, O
if O
he O
steps O
down O
in O
September O
next O
year O
, O
we O
will O
see O
who O
on O
this O
cabinet O
will O
be O
the O
prime O
minister O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
mainly O
we O
will O
see O
whether O
he O
gives O
priority O
to O
diplomacy O
or O
internal O
affairs O
and O
whether O
he O
is O
more O
a O
hawk O
or O
a O
dove O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

We O
know O
there O
are O
several O
other O
people O
, O
such O
as O
Sadakazu B-PERSON
Tanigaki I-PERSON
and O
other O
economic O
figures O
, O
and O
those O
people O
mentioned O
by O
Professor O
Liu O
just O
now O
like O
Toshihiro B-PERSON
Nikai I-PERSON
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

This O
Koizumi B-PERSON
has O
made O
some O
preparations O
after O
all O
, O
that O
is O
, O
he O
made O
dual O
preparations O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O
we O
still O
have O
to O
urge O
this O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
, O
ah O
, O
not O
to O
continue O
isolating O
itself O
like O
this O
. O

We O
are O
certainly O
willing O
to O
watch O
for O
this O
, O
and O
will O
continue O
to O
monitor O
Japan B-GPE
. O

All O
right O
. O

For O
our O
final O
topic O
, O
let O
's O
go O
back O
to O
the O
APEC B-EVENT
meeting O
this O
time O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
as O
we O
mentioned O
earlier O
at O
the O
beginning O
, O
eh O
, O
a O
very O
important O
purpose O
for O
Koizumi B-PERSON
to O
go O
to O
attend O
the O
APEC B-EVENT
leaders O
' O
summit O
in O
Pusan B-GPE
this O
time O
is O
to O
see O
if O
he O
could O
try O
to O
improve O
the O
relations O
with O
neighboring O
countries O
through O
talks O
with O
President O
Roh O
Moo O
- O
hyun O
, O
as O
if O
he O
were O
clutching O
at O
a O
life O
- O
saving O
straw O
. O

But O
, O
could O
you O
analyze O
and O
predict O
what O
kind O
of O
achievements O
he O
can O
make O
during O
his O
trip O
to O
Pusan B-GPE
? O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
that O
actually O
the O
greatest O
achievement O
for O
him O
is O
that O
he O
should O
see O
facts O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
facts O
? O

That O
is O
, O
the O
issue O
of O
right O
and O
wrong O
. O

Well O
, O
some O
people O
say O
that O
as O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
is O
growing O
, O
Japan B-GPE
is O
getting O
somewhat O
jealous O
. O

Er O
, O
as O
two O
powers O
are O
juxtaposed O
, O
the O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
have O
become O
somewhat O
tense O
. O

In O
reality O
it O
is O
not O
necessary O
so O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
is O
growing O
, O
eh O
, O
and O
getting O
stronger O
, O
but O
we O
see O
the O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
are O
indeed O
developing O
rapidly O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
current O
trade O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
has O
reached O
nearly O
100 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Er O
, O
within O
another O
period O
of O
time O
, O
er O
, O
that O
is O
, O
by O
2012 O
when O
it O
is O
, O
the O
20th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
establishment O
of O
diplomatic O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
200 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
' O
worth O
of O
economic O
trade O
can O
be O
reached O
. O

Yeah O
. O

So O
, O
this O
will O
have O
surpassed O
what O
it O
is O
now O
for O
Japan B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
which O
still O
failed O
to O
reach O
200 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
at O
this O
33rd O
anniversary O
of O
the O
normalization O
of O
their O
diplomatic O
relations O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

We O
can O
say O
, O
the O
economic O
development O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
, O
to O
borrow O
Roh B-PERSON
Moo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hyun I-PERSON
's O
words O
, O
is O
developing O
rapidly O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
we O
can O
see O
that O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
has O
been O
improving O
its O
relations O
with O
all O
neighboring O
countries O
with O
the O
exception O
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

China B-GPE
has O
also O
significantly O
improved O
its O
relations O
with O
all O
neighboring O
countries O
with O
the O
exception O
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Yeah O
. O

We O
, O
should O
say O
that O
people O
in O
the O
world O
are O
very O
clear O
about O
what O
is O
right O
and O
wrong O
. O

It O
is O
all O
in O
the O
hearts O
of O
people O
. O

Yeah O
. O

I O
think O
this O
can O
only O
prove O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
stubbornness O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
is O
certain O
at O
this O
point O
that O
he O
will O
change O
suddenly O
and O
completely O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
this O
time O
he O
could O
only O
further O
expose O
his O
poor O
diplomatic O
skills O
and O
his O
isolation O
to O
the O
international O
community O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
based O
on O
his O
past O
remarks O
and O
deeds O
, O
it O
is O
hard O
to O
determine O
whether O
he O
will O
suddenly O
change O
his O
diplomatic O
policy O
after O
he O
returns O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Well O
, O
there O
is O
very O
little O
chance O
in O
this O
regard O
. O

Er O
, O
judging O
from O
the O
situation O
he O
is O
in O
while O
participating O
in O
the O
APEC B-EVENT
meeting O
, O
er O
, O
I O
am O
afraid O
he O
may O
not O
be O
suffering O
from O
friction O
with O
neighboring O
countries O
only O
. O

Apart O
from O
that O
, O
er O
, O
some O
sources O
disclosed O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
he O
has O
also O
had O
some O
problems O
on O
this O
issue O
with O
some O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
countries O
. O

Yes O
. O

So O
, O
just O
as O
we O
mentioned O
at O
the O
start O
of O
the O
program O
, O
during O
his O
trip O
to O
Pusan B-GPE
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
must O
feel O
not O
only O
isolated O
but O
also O
surely O
frustrated O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

All O
right O
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
, O
ah O
, O
well O
, O
Professor O
Liu O
Jiangyong O
and O
Professor O
Jin O
Xide O
, O
for O
coming O
to O
our O
studio O
to O
participate O
in O
our O
program O
, O
ah O
, O
and O
introduce O
to O
us O
so O
much O
relevant O
information O
. O

Thank O
you O
two O
! O

All O
right O
, O
dear O
viewers O
, O
that O
's O
all O
for O
today O
's O
Focus B-ORG
Today I-ORG
program O
. O

Thank O
you O
too O
, O
dear O
viewers O
, O
for O
watching O
! O

Good-bye O
. O

Hello O
, O
let O
's O
check O
out O
the O
weather O
together O
. O

Over O
the O
weekend O
, O
the O
weather O
in O
the O
South O
will O
change O
significantly O
. O

It O
has O
been O
overcast O
and O
rainy O
continuously O
for O
nearly O
10 O
days O
in O
some O
places O
here O
. O

This O
is O
coming O
to O
an O
end O
for O
a O
while O
. O

Although O
it O
is O
still O
overcast O
and O
rainy O
tomorrow O
from O
the O
eastern O
part O
of O
the O
southwestern O
region O
to O
this O
area O
south O
of O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
it O
will O
turn O
cloudy O
by O
the O
day O
after O
tomorrow O
in O
the O
area O
south O
of O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

Well O
, O
it O
is O
a O
very O
pleasant O
thing O
that O
the O
long O
- O
awaited O
sunny O
weather O
following O
a O
long O
period O
of O
rain O
should O
occur O
on O
Sunday O
because O
people O
can O
arrange O
some O
outings O
. O

However O
, O
I O
need O
to O
caution O
you O
that O
as O
the O
temperature O
is O
not O
climbing O
up O
significantly O
after O
the O
rain O
is O
over O
, O
the O
weather O
will O
still O
feel O
somewhat O
gloomy O
and O
cold O
. O

All O
right O
. O

Let O
's O
take O
a O
look O
at O
North B-LOC
China I-LOC
. O

Tomorrow O
morning O
it O
will O
be O
foggy O
in O
parts O
of O
North B-LOC
China I-LOC
. O

On O
the O
weekend O
winds O
of O
forces O
4 O
will O
blow O
across O
the O
northeast O
region O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
there O
will O
be O
snowfall O
in O
southern O
Gansu B-GPE
. O

Okay O
, O
let O
's O
turn O
our O
attention O
to O
the O
city O
weather O
forecasts O
. O

Beijing B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
, O
2 O
to O
8 O
degrees O
. O

Harbin B-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
11 O
degrees O
below O
zero O
to O
zero O
degree O
. O

Changchun B-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
9 O
degrees O
below O
zero O
to O
1 O
degree O
. O

Xi'an B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
, O
6 O
to O
12 O
degrees O
. O

Shijiazhuang B-GPE
, O
foggy O
changing O
to O
sunny O
, O
1 O
to O
9 O
degrees O
. O

Shanghai B-GPE
, O
overcast O
changing O
to O
light O
rain O
, O
11 O
to O
15 O
degrees O
. O

Nanjing B-GPE
, O
overcast O
, O
8 O
to O
13 O
degrees O
. O

Taipei B-GPE
, O
light O
rain O
, O
18 O
to O
22 O
degrees O
. O

Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
, O
16 O
to O
24 O
degrees O
. O

Dalian B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
changing O
to O
sunny O
, O
2 O
to O
8 O
degrees O
. O

Luoyang B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
, O
5 O
to O
13 O
degrees O
. O

Bangkok B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
changing O
to O
showers O
, O
25 O
to O
34 O
degrees O
. O

New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
13 O
to O
29 O
degrees O
. O

Seoul B-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
1 O
degree O
below O
zero O
to O
8 O
degrees O
. O

Tokyo B-GPE
, O
sunny O
changing O
to O
cloudy O
, O
8 O
to O
14 O
degrees O
. O

London B-GPE
, O
sunny O
changing O
to O
cloudy O
, O
1 O
degree O
below O
zero O
to O
8 O
degrees O
. O

Moscow B-GPE
, O
medium O
rain O
changing O
to O
light O
rain O
, O
1 O
degree O
below O
zero O
to O
2 O
degrees O
. O

Paris B-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
1 O
degree O
below O
zero O
to O
9 O
degrees O
. O

Vienna B-GPE
, O
sunny O
, O
3 O
to O
7 O
degrees O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
cloudy O
, O
7 O
to O
9 O
degrees O
. O

Seattle B-GPE
, O
cloudy O
changing O
to O
sunny O
, O
5 O
to O
8 O
degrees O
. O

Washington B-GPE
, O
sunny O
changing O
to O
cloudy O
, O
4 O
to O
6 O
degrees O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
this O
article O
reminds O
me O
also O
, O
doctor O
, O
of O
one O
of O
the O
articles O
that O
was O
mentioned O
with O
us O
in O
the O
program O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
uh O
, O
where O
it O
indicated O
that O
dividing O
the O
region O
after O
the B-EVENT
Second I-EVENT
World I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
was O
not O
successful O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
we O
are O
witnessing O
today O
the O
repercussions O
of O
this O
division O
, O
which O
did O
not O
take O
into O
consideration O
sectarian O
geography O
, O
if O
the O
expression O
is O
right O
. O

What O
is O
your O
comment O
? O

The O
reality O
is O
that O
the O
Sykes O
- O
Picot O
case O
, O
at O
that O
time O
, O
when O
it O
was O
set O
, O
only O
paid O
attention O
to O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
countries O
and O
the O
outcome O
, O
ah O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
balance O
of O
power O
among O
them O
, O
that O
is O
, O
between O
France B-GPE
in O
the O
first O
place O
and O
Britain B-GPE
or O
the O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
. O

But O
now O
, O
we O
see O
that O
there O
are O
divisions O
being O
confirmed O
inside O
the O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
. O

In O
reality O
, O
they O
serve O
the O
main O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
goal O
, O
which O
is O
to O
change O
the O
region O
into O
, O
ah O
, O
a O
mosaic O
of O
small O
countries O
based O
on O
denominational O
thinking O
, O
religious O
thinking O
, O
or O
sectarian O
thinking O
. O

Yes O
. O

So O
we O
see O
that O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
in O
reality O
, O
ah O
, O
under O
the O
sights O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
-- O
occupying O
Iraq B-GPE
; O
we O
see O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
might O
actually O
be O
divided O
into O
three O
districts O
, O
ah O
these O
areas O
agree O
to O
a O
great O
extent O
with O
the O
idea O
of O
sectarianism O
and O
factionism O
existing O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
. O

And O
if O
%pw O
-- O

Go O
ahead O
, O
in O
brief O
, O
please O
. O

Ah O
, O
no O
, O
I O
want O
to O
say O
that O
this O
tendency O
, O
there O
are O
efforts O
to O
expand O
it O
and O
generalize O
it O
in O
the O
region O
, O
or O
what O
is O
sometimes O
called O
Balkanizing O
the O
region O
like O
what O
happened O
, O
uh O
, O
after O
the O
collapse O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
and O
the O
collapse O
of O
socialism O
in O
some O
countries O
of O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

Yes O
. O

This O
is O
clear O
, O
thank O
you O
so O
much O
, O
Dr. O
Jawad O
Al O
Anani O
, O
and O
sorry O
about O
the O
tight O
time O
. O

Our O
esteemed O
viewers O
from O
Amman B-GPE
participated O
with O
us O
. O

The O
twenty O
- O
fifth O
of O
January O
is O
the O
initial O
date O
for O
holding O
the O
Arab B-NORP
and O
international O
conference O
for O
the O
support O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
or O
Paris B-GPE
Three O
; O
and O
the O
preparations O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Minister O
of O
Finance O
, O
Jihad B-PERSON
Azour I-PERSON
, O
are O
still O
underway O
in O
spite O
of O
what O
is O
going O
on O
in O
the O
street O
. O

Ah O
I O
mean O
, O
to O
give O
more O
successful O
opportunities O
to O
the O
conference O
, O
because O
by O
the O
success O
of O
the O
conference O
, O
there O
is O
a O
very O
big O
chance O
for O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
economy O
would O
improve O
, O
the O
living O
conditions O
of O
people O
would O
improve O
, O
and O
Lebanon B-GPE
would O
go O
back O
to O
regain O
its O
position O
and O
regional O
role O
. O

The O
government O
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Fouad O
Al O
Siniora O
has O
worked O
since O
it O
was O
established O
to O
get O
Lebanon B-GPE
out O
of O
the O
financial O
crisis O
and O
to O
improve O
the O
economic O
situation O
, O
and O
it O
has O
worked O
also O
for O
holding O
this O
conference O
. O

Minister O
Azour O
said O
-- O

What O
if O
quote O
unquote O
the O
government O
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Fouad O
Al O
Siniora O
fell O
, O
what O
would O
be O
the O
destiny O
of O
Paris B-GPE
Three O
? O

these O
are O
questions O
I O
have O
no O
answer O
for O
, O
but O
the O
answer O
I O
do O
have O
is O
to O
continue O
preparation O
and O
persistence O
. O

The O
government O
changed O
, O
another O
government O
came O
, O
at O
least O
the O
whole O
gear O
is O
ready O
for O
the O
coming O
government O
so O
it O
can O
continue O
on O
the O
path O
. O

And O
our O
guest O
, O
Azam B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Ahmed I-PERSON
, O
Chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Fatah I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
Parliament I-ORG
Bloc I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Azam O
Al O
- O
Ahmed O
, O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
international O
community O
is O
actually O
demanding O
Hamas B-ORG
to O
recognize O
Israel B-GPE
and O
reject O
violence O
, O
we O
hear O
some O
of O
your O
colleagues O
actually O
criticizing O
Hamas B-ORG
, O
that O
its O
members O
have O
not O
fired O
one O
shot O
at O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
since O
the O
truce O
agreement O
. O

How O
ah O
I O
mean O
, O
can O
we O
reconcile O
these O
two O
subjects O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
maybe O
some O
statements O
are O
released O
inaccurately O
but O
amid O
ah O
the O
skirmishes O
and O
harassment O
, O
some O
statements O
come O
out O
, O
I O
mean O
ah O
that O
the O
only O
aim O
behind O
them O
in O
my O
estimation O
is O
harassment O
, O
not O
more O
than O
that O
. O

We O
say O
yes O
, O
Hamas B-ORG
was O
the O
regiment O
most O
committed O
to O
the O
truce O
that O
was O
announced O
in O
Cairo B-GPE
, O
and O
this O
is O
not O
at O
all O
a O
fault O
, O
but O
rather O
we O
rather O
respect O
this O
position O
. O

Ok O
, O
Mr. O
Azam O
al O
- O
Ahmed O
, O
from O
another O
perspective O
, O
ah O
as O
you O
know O
Fatah B-NORP
formed O
all O
, O
if O
not O
most O
, O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
governments O
that O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
have O
existed O
since O
the B-LAW
Oslo I-LAW
Agreement I-LAW
; O
Fatah B-NORP
also O
complied O
with O
international O
standards O
, O
as O
foreign O
officials O
say O
. O

But O
what O
was O
the O
outcome O
of O
that O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
we O
signed O
an O
agreement O
as O
a O
Palestinian O
Liberation O
Organization O
and O
ah O
the O
governments O
committed O
by O
the O
successive O
, O
and O
by O
the O
way O
ah O
we O
were O
continuously O
, O
Fatah B-NORP
, O
inviting O
everyone O
to O
participate O
. O

Those O
who O
accepted O
participation O
, O
like O
the B-ORG
Al I-ORG
- I-ORG
Shaab I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
Feda B-ORG
, O
Popular B-ORG
Resistance I-ORG
Front I-ORG
, O
some O
of O
the O
independents O
and O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Current I-ORG
, O
were O
always O
members O
of O
the O
government O
. O

The O
outcome O
: O
we O
signed O
a O
principle O
agreement O
for O
a O
three O
year O
period O
. O

Israel B-GPE
ah O
was O
setting O
up O
barriers O
. O

We O
succeeded O
first O
in O
establishing O
organizations O
, O
the O
nucleus O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
entity O
on O
the O
land O
of O
Palestine B-GPE
, O
on O
the O
way O
to O
establishing O
the O
independent O
Palestinian B-NORP
state O
. O

Yes O
. O

About O
a O
quarter O
million O
Palestinians B-NORP
returned O
thanks O
to O
the O
agreement O
that O
was O
signed O
. O

And O
when O
Israel B-GPE
started O
to O
disclaim O
the O
agreements O
, O
we O
clashed O
with O
it O
and O
Sharon B-ORG
, O
who O
actually O
opposed O
and O
is O
still O
opposing O
and O
his O
party O
still O
opposes O
the B-LAW
Oslo I-LAW
Agreement I-LAW
, O
won O
in O
the O
Knesset O
elections O
. O

Okay O
. O

And O
we O
entered O
a O
struggle O
since O
the O
year O
2000 O
till O
now O
, O
and O
before O
that O
the O
Al O
- O
Nafaq O
uprising O
also O
, O
let O
us O
remember O
it O
well O
; O
this O
is O
why O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
was O
put O
under O
siege O
and O
there O
was O
the B-EVENT
Al I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Aqsa I-EVENT
Intifadah I-EVENT
and O
there O
was O
a O
re-invasion O
, O
because O
the O
struggle O
was O
renewed O
, O
because O
we O
refused O
ah O
to O
accept O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
dictates O
. O

Okay O
. O

Okay O
. O

The B-FAC
Rams I-FAC
Road I-FAC
is O
considered O
one O
of O
the O
tourist O
landmarks O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Luxor B-GPE
which O
is O
frequented O
by O
tourists O
from O
various O
nationalities O
to O
learn O
about O
Egyptian B-NORP
civilization O
dating O
back O
thousands O
of O
years O
. O

At O
this O
time O
, O
the O
implementation O
of O
the O
project O
of O
re-opening O
the B-FAC
Rams I-FAC
Road I-FAC
, O
which O
links O
the O
two O
temples O
of O
Luxor B-GPE
with O
the O
temple O
of O
Karnak B-GPE
, O
has O
begun O
. O

Ahmed B-PERSON
Noweir I-PERSON
got O
to O
know O
the O
landmarks O
of O
the B-FAC
Rams I-FAC
Road I-FAC
. O

While O
it O
has O
been O
described O
as O
the O
largest O
archeological O
cultural O
project O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
the O
implementation O
of O
the O
project O
of O
re-opening O
and O
building O
the B-FAC
Rams I-FAC
Road I-FAC
in O
the O
city O
of O
Luxor B-GPE
has O
begun O
. O

That O
road O
, O
which O
links O
the O
two O
temples O
of O
Luxor B-GPE
and O
Karnak B-GPE
and O
on O
which O
the O
sacred O
processions O
of O
the O
kings O
would O
march O
during O
the O
ceremonies O
of O
the O
Pharaonic O
era O
, O
it O
was O
initially O
built O
by O
the O
kings O
of O
Pharaonic O
Egypt B-GPE
in O
Thebes B-GPE
5,000 O
years O
ago O
and O
is O
two O
kilometers O
and O
700 O
meters O
long O
. O

Presumed O
to O
exist O
along O
the O
road O
are O
one O
thousand O
two O
hundred O
statues O
that O
were O
sculpted O
in O
two O
forms O
, O
one O
in O
the O
form O
of O
the O
Sphinx O
and O
the O
second O
in O
the O
form O
of O
the O
body O
of O
a O
ram O
. O

With O
the O
re-opening O
of O
the B-FAC
Rams I-FAC
Road I-FAC
, O
tourists O
will O
be O
able O
to O
walk O
from O
the O
temple O
of O
Luxor B-GPE
to O
the O
temple O
of O
Karnak B-GPE
, O
and O
Luxor B-GPE
will O
be O
transformed O
into O
the O
largest O
open O
air O
museum O
in O
the O
world O
. O

evidently O
this O
road O
was O
covered O
and O
people O
built O
over O
it O
, O
and O
uh O
, O
when O
we O
thought O
about O
it O
, O
uh O
, O
really O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
if O
not O
for O
the O
assistance O
of O
Her O
Excellency O
the O
Minister O
Fayza O
Aboul O
Naga O
, O
just O
so O
that O
everyone O
gets O
credit O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
knows O
who O
did O
what O
, O
she O
gave O
us O
this O
financial O
assistance O
of O
240 O
million O
pounds O
. O

Without O
that O
, O
this O
road O
would O
have O
remained O
for O
eternity O
, O
and O
then O
it O
would O
broken O
up O
and O
been O
covered O
. O

So O
she O
gave O
us O
this O
support O
, O
with O
which O
we O
compensated O
the O
residents O
who O
were O
on O
it O
, O
the O
land O
, O
we O
built O
them O
other O
new O
residences O
instead O
. O

So O
now O
we O
have O
seen O
the O
result O
which O
is O
, O
with O
God O
's O
help O
, O
that O
we O
dug O
and O
found O
the O
rams O
intact O
, O

and O
uh O
, O
re-opening O
the B-FAC
Rams I-FAC
Road I-FAC
will O
turn O
Luxor B-GPE
into O
the O
largest O
open O
air O
museum O
in O
the O
world O
. O

The O
tourist O
arrives O
in O
the O
temple O
of O
Luxor B-GPE
and O
walks O
on O
the B-FAC
Rams I-FAC
Road I-FAC
until O
Karnak B-GPE
in O
the O
same O
ancient O
Pharaonic O
procession O
of O
the O
Pharaohs O
. O

The O
total O
cost O
of O
the O
project O
is O
240 O
million O
Egyptian B-NORP
pounds O
, O
a O
grant O
from O
the O
Ministry O
of O
International O
Cooperation O
. O

The O
execution O
of O
200 O
meters O
of O
the O
road O
has O
begun O
as O
a O
prototype O
segment O
of O
the O
entire O
road O
with O
the O
same O
form O
. O

something O
wonderful O
, O
and O
something O
that O
ought O
to O
make O
every O
Egyptian O
inside O
feel O
uh O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
a O
unique O
feeling O
, O
uh O
, O
first O
of O
pride O
and O
glory O
in O
our O
history O
, O
our O
ruins O
and O
the O
creativity O
that O
has O
existed O
for O
more O
than O
5,000 O
years O
. O

The O
timeframe O
the O
army O
in O
Fiji B-GPE
has O
set O
for O
the O
government O
to O
respond O
to O
its O
demands O
ended O
without O
any O
incidents O
worth O
mentioning O
. O

At O
this O
time O
, O
fifteen O
ministers O
of O
the B-ORG
Southern I-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Country I-ORG
Association I-ORG
are O
meeting O
in O
Australia B-GPE
to O
discuss O
the O
repercussions O
of O
the O
Fiji B-GPE
crisis O
and O
try O
to O
reach O
a O
solution O
that O
satisfies O
everyone O
. O

Three O
hundred O
and O
twenty O
- O
two O
islands O
are O
the O
Fiji B-GPE
archipelago O
, O
in O
the O
southern O
Pacific B-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
, O
all O
holding O
their O
breaths O
for O
how O
things O
will O
end O
between O
the O
army O
and O
the O
government O
. O

The O
army O
threatens O
a O
peaceful O
coup O
against O
the O
elected O
government O
if O
it O
does O
not O
withdraw O
legislations O
the O
most O
prominent O
of O
which O
relate O
to O
pardoning O
Fiji B-GPE
nationals O
involved O
in O
the O
coup O
in O
the O
year O
two O
thousand O
. O

The O
coup O
which O
the O
army O
is O
threatening O
now O
would O
be O
the O
fourth O
in O
the O
history O
of O
the O
country O
in O
the O
last O
twenty O
years O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Laisenia O
Qarase O
announced O
the O
suspension O
of O
controversial O
legislations O
during O
a O
reconciliation O
meeting O
in O
which O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
mediated O
, O
and O
in O
it O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
and O
the O
army O
commander O
met O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
more O
than O
a O
year O
. O

But O
the O
government O
leader O
's O
step O
did O
not O
satisfy O
the O
forces O
commander O
. O

Suspending O
the O
resolution O
does O
not O
satisfy O
us O
; O
we O
want O
it O
withdrawn O
and O
cancelled O
completely O
. O

The O
army O
, O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
show O
its O
decisiveness O
toward O
fulfilling O
its O
promises O
, O
conducted O
exercises O
with O
live O
ammunition O
and O
marched O
patrols O
through O
the O
capital O
city O
, O
Suva B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
fifteen O
ministers O
from O
the O
sixteen O
Southern B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Association I-ORG
countries O
have O
met O
in O
Sydney B-GPE
in O
Australia B-GPE
to O
discuss O
the O
future O
situations O
and O
come O
up O
with O
a O
solution O
that O
satisfies O
the O
parties O
in O
the O
Fiji B-GPE
crisis O
. O

I O
will O
come O
back O
once O
more O
uh O
, O
to O
listen O
to O
, O
uh O
, O
Mr. O
Elie O
Ferzli O
and O
uh O
, O
he O
is O
with O
us O
again O
. O

Your O
Excellency O
, O
Minister O
, O
the O
government O
warned O
against O
descending O
into O
the O
street O
, O
uh O
, O
previously O
, O
that O
there O
would O
be O
another O
street O
and O
there O
might O
be O
provocations O
and O
friction O
that O
may O
lead O
to O
disastrous O
consequences O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

Why O
has O
n't O
the O
government O
brought O
its O
supporters O
to O
the O
street O
after O
this O
opposition O
crowd O
went O
out O
? O

in O
our O
personal O
judgment O
, O
to O
threaten O
one O
street O
with O
another O
street O
, O
which O
was O
issued O
by O
some O
, O
uh O
, O
mouthpieces O
of O
the O
authorities O
and O
some O
figures O
, O
uh O
, O
of O
the O
parliamentary O
majority O
, O
uh O
, O
its O
purpose O
was O
to O
stir O
up O
agitation O
in O
the O
path O
of O
the O
opposition O
and O
, O
as O
a O
result O
, O
to O
be O
satisfied O
and O
not O
resort O
to O
expressing O
itself O
through O
this O
huge O
phenomenon O
that O
is O
taking O
place O
in O
the O
, O
uh O
, O
well O
known O
squares O
of O
Beirut B-GPE
. O

Uh O
, O
however O
, O
when O
they O
sensed O
the O
seriousness O
, O
uh O
, O
of O
going O
out O
and O
they O
sensed O
the O
seriousness O
of O
this O
popular O
flood O
, O
the O
seriousness O
of O
this O
popular O
presence O
, O
and O
the O
seriousness O
of O
the O
existing O
division O
, O
they O
felt O
they O
had O
to O
be O
satisfied O
, O
uh O
, O
uh O
, O
because O
their O
descent O
into O
the O
street O
, O
uh O
, O
would O
have O
been O
a O
descent O
against O
the O
authorities O
, O
because O
demonstrating O
usually O
is O
one O
. O

Is O
it O
permissible O
for O
the O
government O
to O
lead O
a O
riot O
among O
the O
people O
, O
to O
push O
people O
against O
people O
? O

Usually O
in O
all O
the O
countries O
of O
the O
world O
, O
we O
know O
that O
the O
opposition O
descends O
to O
express O
its O
opinion O
within O
the O
confines O
of O
the O
constitution O
in O
a O
peaceful O
and O
civilized O
way O
, O
and O
this O
is O
what O
happened O
against O
the O
existing O
authorities O
. O

Our O
authorities O
here O
make O
people O
descend O
unless O
their O
objective O
is O
to O
push O
things O
towards O
an O
internal O
riot O
, O
and O
this O
I O
think O
is O
something O
that O
will O
leave O
very O
negative O
fingerprints O
on O
it O
. O

Um O
. O

Yes O
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
, O
Your O
Excellency O
, O
Minister O
Elie O
Ferzli O
, O
thank O
you O
for O
participating O
with O
us O
and O
for O
expressing O
your O
opinion O
with O
us O
on O
this O
topic O
. O

Joining O
us O
live O
from O
Jeddah B-GPE
is O
Doctor O
Zuhair O
Al O
- O
Harithy O
, O
the O
writer O
and O
researcher O
on O
political O
issues O
. O

Doctor O
Zuhair O
, O
do O
you O
expect O
this O
summit O
to O
be O
any O
different O
from O
previous O
summits O
? O

Well O
, O
by O
God O
, O
we O
hope O
so O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
uh O
, O
when O
, O
uh O
, O
we O
feel O
that O
the O
attendance O
of O
all O
the O
leaders O
, O
uh O
, O
reflects O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
importance O
of O
this O
summit O
. O

And O
, O
uh O
, O
I O
also O
relate O
what O
you O
said O
about O
the O
speech O
of O
the O
Custodian O
of O
the B-FAC
Two I-FAC
Holy I-FAC
Shrines I-FAC
today O
, O
which O
was O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
unconventional O
and O
revealed O
that O
there O
is O
actually O
a O
serious O
desire O
to O
come O
out O
with O
complementary O
resolutions O
that O
would O
benefit O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
Council O
states O
and O
their O
peoples O
. O

Okay O
, O
Doctor O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
uh O
, O
you O
mentioned O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
king O
's O
speech O
. O

There O
's O
no O
doubt O
that O
in O
the O
speech O
, O
he O
pinpointed O
a O
lot O
of O
painful O
areas O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
body O
politic O
. O

How O
would O
you O
evaluate O
the O
issues O
to O
be O
addressed O
, O
and O
especially O
those O
related O
to O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
and O
Iraqi B-NORP
issues O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
I O
think O
that O
the O
Council O
's O
stance O
on O
these O
two O
issues O
is O
also O
related O
to O
the O
stance O
of O
the B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
, O
I O
mean O
, O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
anything O
new O
. O

And O
we O
've O
heard O
resolutions O
and O
political O
stances O
from O
each O
individual O
state O
, O
uh O
, O
which O
uh O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
stress O
the O
unity O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
as O
a O
country O
and O
also O
support O
legitimacy O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

I O
mean O
, O
these O
are O
the O
two O
main O
issues O
which O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
I O
think O
the O
summit O
will O
focus O
on O
. O

But O
I O
would O
also O
like O
to O
add O
that O
the O
Custodian O
of O
the B-FAC
Two I-FAC
Holy I-FAC
Shrines I-FAC
referred O
today O
to O
an O
important O
point O
when O
he O
indicated O
that O
there O
is O
a O
flaw O
in O
the O
constitution O
of O
the O
Council O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
we O
support O
or O
contribute O
to O
solving O
these O
issues O
outside O
the O
Council O
states O
or O
those O
related O
to O
the O
region O
and O
we O
can O
not O
solve O
our O
problems O
within O
the O
Council O
. O

He O
demanded O
that O
when O
there O
is O
a O
unified O
stance O
and O
a O
unified O
word O
, O
it O
can O
contribute O
to O
solving O
the O
pending O
problems O
in O
the O
region O
, O
which O
I O
mean O
, O
have O
reasons O
and O
implications O
that O
affect O
the O
Council O
states O
. O

Okay O
, O
Doctor O
Zuhair O
, O
regarding O
Oman B-GPE
's O
refusal O
to O
join O
the B-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Union I-ORG
in O
2010 O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
in O
your O
opinion O
, O
how O
much O
impact O
will O
that O
have O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
I O
think O
it O
's O
not O
Oman B-GPE
. O

It O
's O
that O
we O
suffer O
from O
problems O
in O
each O
state O
. O

Each O
country O
has O
temporary O
desires O
and O
interests O
. O

If O
we O
follow O
this O
path O
, O
it O
would O
be O
difficult O
to O
activate O
the O
states O
of O
the B-ORG
Cooperation I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

I O
think O
that O
if O
there O
are O
sincere O
intentions O
and O
a O
serious O
desire O
among O
leaders O
for O
the O
good O
of O
the O
people O
, O
not O
only O
with O
regard O
to O
economic O
issues O
or O
even O
the O
military O
issue O
, O
which O
is O
more O
dangerous O
, O
when O
we O
feel O
that O
there O
is O
, O
uh O
, O
uh O
, O
a O
strong O
Iranian B-NORP
presence O
in O
the O
region O
, O
and O
if O
this O
Cooperation O
Council O
does O
not O
transform O
into O
a O
regional O
power O
among O
its O
individuals O
and O
peoples O
in O
order O
to O
realize O
their O
interests O
, O
it O
will O
certainly O
fail O
in O
the O
long O
run O
. O

Um O
. O

Um O
. O

Yes O
. O

Um O
. O

Yes O
. O

Yes O
, O
allow O
me O
to O
go O
back O
to O
Dr. O
Saged O
Hamid O
. O

Dr. O
Saged O
ah O
I O
would O
like O
to O
pause O
with O
the O
bombing O
that O
happened O
today O
in O
al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Tayaran I-LOC
Square I-LOC
, O
I O
mean O
, O
which O
is O
considered O
the O
fourth O
to O
target O
this O
square O
in O
mid-Baghdad B-GPE
. O

First O
, O
why O
this O
targeting O
, O
especially O
that O
those O
who O
were O
present O
there O
, O
as O
you O
know O
, O
were O
ordinary O
construction O
workers O
and O
they O
do O
not O
represent O
any O
official O
agency O
or O
specific O
sect O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
and O
why O
have O
n't O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
agencies O
learned O
how O
to O
deal O
with O
such O
bombings O
or O
limit O
them O
, O
or O
even O
defeat O
them O
if O
they O
could O
do O
so O
? O

And O
some O
also O
ask O
about O
those O
who O
support O
these O
groups O
and O
who O
support O
these O
bombings O
which O
were O
able O
to O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
penetrate O
all O
the O
security O
barriers O
that O
surround O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

I O
believe O
the O
goal O
of O
these O
operations O
is O
to O
paralyze O
life O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
especially O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
the O
capital O
. O

Yes O
. O

You O
find O
that O
assassinations O
include O
university O
professors O
, O
craftsmen O
and O
ordinary O
workers O
, O
and O
all O
areas O
of O
life O
, O
even O
the O
poorer O
districts O
. O

The O
goal O
is O
to O
create O
a O
shake O
- O
up O
of O
stability O
, O
political O
instability O
and O
a O
shake O
up O
of O
security O
, O
and O
accordingly O
to O
spread O
terror O
and O
fear O
, O
especially O
that O
the O
crime O
of O
terrorism O
has O
a O
political O
aim O
, O
a O
crime O
, O
its O
goal O
is O
to O
spread O
horror O
and O
terrorism O
and O
loss O
of O
trust O
in O
the O
nation O
and O
the O
security O
agencies O
, O
and O
accordingly O
the O
citizen O
loses O
his O
loyalty O
to O
his O
nation O
and O
does O
not O
trust O
the O
government O
and O
the O
nation O
. O

How O
accurate O
is O
the O
revelation O
of O
armed O
groups O
leaders O
or O
gunmen O
who O
direct O
armed O
activity O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
from O
neighboring O
countries O
? O

And O
uh O
, O
some O
of O
them O
have O
been O
captured O
with O
coordination O
between O
the O
intelligence O
services O
of O
the O
two O
sides O
. O

Have O
you O
gotten O
to O
the O
point O
of O
revealing O
the O
papers O
, O
what O
was O
paid O
, O
the O
price O
? O

I O
can O
say O
that O
coordination O
was O
not O
sufficiently O
adequate O
. O

But O
recently O
, O
there O
has O
been O
a O
degree O
of O
coordination O
in O
the O
area O
of O
information O
, O

It O
may O
have O
helped O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
helped O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
services O
in O
capturing O
some O
of O
them O
or O
exposing O
some O
terrorist O
organizations O
. O

But O
allow O
me O
to O
say O
: O
you O
did O
not O
ask O
about O
this O
, O
but O
what O
gave O
us O
the O
ability O
to O
pursue O
the O
terrorists O
, O
and O
specifically O
those O
who O
are O
foreigners O
or O
from O
neighboring O
countries O
, O
is O
the O
feeling O
and O
awareness O
among O
many O
Iraqis B-NORP
who O
, O
uh O
, O
apparently O
out O
of O
well O
- O
meaning O
and O
good O
intentions O
, O
joined O
these O
organizations O
-- O
or O
out O
of O
carelessness O
. O

Now O
they O
have O
begun O
to O
feel O
guilty O
in O
their O
conscience O
and O
accountable O
because O
they O
harmed O
their O
nation O
, O
they O
harmed O
their O
families O
, O
they O
harmed O
their O
country O
. O

This O
is O
why O
they O
came O
back O
, O
and O
brought O
back O
a O
lot O
of O
information O
, O
which O
gave O
our O
security O
services O
huge O
capabilities O
in O
hunting O
the O
terrorists O
. O

And O
this O
operation O
will O
continue O
. O

And O
the O
awakening O
will O
continue O
, O
the O
awakening O
of O
our O
citizens O
opens O
for O
us O
a O
new O
horizon O
every O
day O
, O
they O
who O
were O
led O
astray O
by O
lies O
, O
religious O
slogans O
or O
political O
deceptions O
. O

Mr. O
Azzam O
, O
to O
begin O
with O
, O
could O
you O
guide O
us O
, O
if O
possible O
, O
to O
a O
clear O
and O
numbered O
provision O
in O
the O
constitution O
that O
allows O
President O
Abbas O
to O
call O
for O
these O
early O
elections O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
first O
of O
all O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
president O
is O
an O
elected O
president O
, O
and O
is O
the O
steward O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
interests O
. O

There O
is O
no O
clear O
provision O
in O
the O
statute O
that O
stipulates O
the O
right O
of O
the O
president O
to O
dissolve O
the O
legislative O
council O
. O

Here O
I O
say O
that O
the O
call O
for O
elections O
does O
not O
mean O
the O
dissolution O
of O
the O
legislative O
council O
. O

According O
to O
our O
system O
, O
the O
previous O
council O
remains O
in O
place O
and O
its O
term O
ends O
with O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
term O
of O
the O
new O
council O
, O
as O
happened O
in O
the O
past O
. O

And O
there O
is O
no O
provision O
that O
prevents O
the O
president O
from O
calling O
for O
early O
elections O
, O
so O
the O
original O
case O
is O
permissible O
. O

French B-NORP
law O
is O
one O
of O
the O
most O
prominent O
laws O
among O
the O
countries O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
provide O
for O
that O
. O

Okay O
. O

Okay O
, O
Mr. O
Azzam O
, O
do O
you O
agree O
that O
the O
step O
that O
President O
Abbas O
has O
taken O
, O
uh O
, O
in O
fact O
represents O
a O
violation O
of O
the O
principle O
of O
the O
separation O
of O
powers O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O
so O
? O

No O
. O

The O
president O
is O
the O
head O
of O
the O
executive O
power O
, O
and O
is O
the O
sponsor O
of O
the O
three O
powers O
, O
according O
to O
statute O
and O
we O
're O
in O
a O
real O
trouble O
, O
political O
trouble O
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
political O
powers O
have O
failed O
to O
agree O
in O
order O
to O
get O
out O
of O
the O
crisis O
. O

The O
president O
has O
to O
take O
action O
. O

This O
is O
what O
the O
people O
, O
and O
all O
the O
polls O
, O
have O
demanded O
. O

According O
to O
the O
last O
poll O
, O
92 O
percent O
of O
the O
people O
surveyed O
said O
that O
the O
president O
has O
to O
take O
action O
so O
that O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
can O
get O
out O
of O
the O
tragedy O
they O
are O
in O
. O

Okay O
. O

Yasser O
, O
some O
people O
might O
put O
forward O
a O
question O
, O
which O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
you O
to O
analyze O
, O
but O
some O
people O
might O
say O
that O
Jordan B-GPE
does O
not O
go O
far O
in O
this O
mediation O
because O
it O
's O
seen O
as O
backing O
one O
side O
and O
not O
the O
other O
while O
there O
has O
been O
a O
misunderstanding O
regarding O
Haniya O
's O
latest O
visit O
which O
was O
to O
be O
to O
Jordan B-GPE
. O

Jordan B-GPE
its O
position O
of O
supporting O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
is O
known O
and O
, O
uh O
, O
its O
bias O
towards O
the O
project O
adopted O
by O
the O
Fatah B-NORP
movement O
, O
the O
peaceful O
settlement O
project O
. O

Jordan B-GPE
's O
relationship O
with O
Hamas B-ORG
is O
a O
relationship O
that O
passed O
through O
bad O
phases O
and O
even O
after O
the O
Hamas O
victory O
, O
the O
relationship O
with O
Hamas B-ORG
, O
uh O
, O
was O
very O
bad O
and O
, O
uh O
, O
especially O
after O
the O
issue O
known O
as O
arms O
smuggling O
and O
so O
forth O
. O

But O
uh O
with O
regard O
to O
Hamas B-ORG
, O
uh O
, O
there O
remain O
open O
lines O
with O
Jordan B-GPE
on O
security O
levels O
and O
Hamas B-ORG
welcomes O
this O
relationship O
, O
according O
to O
what O
more O
than O
one O
Hamas B-ORG
officials O
has O
said O
more O
than O
once O
. O

Now O
Jordan B-GPE
's O
relationship O
with O
Hamas B-ORG
falls O
within O
the O
framework O
of O
mediation O
uh O
according O
to O
statements O
by O
Jordanian B-NORP
officials O
, O
mediation O
to O
preserve O
Palestinian B-NORP
blood O
. O

Now O
, O
uh O
, O
accepting O
this O
mediation O
or O
rejecting O
it O
is O
up O
to O
Hamas B-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

As O
I O
told O
you O
, O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
may O
reject O
, O
uh O
, O
mediation O
, O
and O
perhaps O
certain O
sides O
in O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
may O
attempt O
to O
block O
Hamas B-ORG
and O
stop O
it O
leaving O
Jordan B-GPE
or O
somewhere O
other O
than O
Jordan B-GPE
, O
and O
this O
is O
a O
matter O
for O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Um O
. O

Yes O
, O
Yasser O
. O

Yes O
. O

Jordan B-GPE
ended O
it O
role O
by O
inviting O
the O
sides O
to O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
dispute O
at O
this O
stage O
to O
the O
reconciliation O
in O
Amman B-GPE
. O

Okay O
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
Yasser O
Abu O
Helal O
, O
head O
of O
Al B-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
's O
Amman B-GPE
desk O
. O

Haj B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Khalil I-PERSON
, O
Political O
Assistant O
to O
the O
Hezbollah O
Secretary O
General O
, O
revealed O
during O
a O
special O
interview O
with O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Alam I-PERSON
Channel I-PERSON
that O
Lebanese B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Fouad O
Siniora O
demanded O
from O
Hezbollah B-NORP
to O
hand O
over O
its O
weapons O
, O
and O
that O
was O
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
last O
Israeli B-NORP
aggression O
on O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
or O
else O
the O
Cabinet O
would O
have O
to O
issue O
its O
orders O
to O
the O
security O
forces O
to O
seize O
the O
party O
's O
weapons O
. O

That O
day O
we O
were O
discussing O
means O
of O
confrontation O
, O
how O
we O
should O
deal O
with O
the O
existing O
aggression O
, O
and O
how O
we O
should O
deal O
with O
the O
international O
resolutions O
that O
were O
still O
existing O
draft O
resolutions O
. O

Em O
. O

And O
there O
he O
was O
, O
Prime O
Minister O
Siniora O
, O
proposing O
in O
front O
of O
everyone O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
that O
if O
we O
want O
to O
get O
out O
of O
this O
war O
, O
so O
Haj B-PERSON
, O
you O
only O
have O
to O
obey O
that O
Hezbollah B-NORP
should O
hand O
over O
its O
weapons O
. O

Em O
. O

I O
told O
him O
okay O
, O
and O
other O
than O
that O
what O
other O
option O
do O
we O
have O
? O

He O
said O
other O
than O
that O
option O
, O
the O
Cabinet O
, O
if O
you O
do O
not O
want O
to O
hand O
them O
over O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
voluntarily O
, O
then O
the O
Cabinet O
will O
convene O
, O
the O
Council O
of O
Ministers O
, O
and O
demand O
ah O
and O
we O
give O
authorization O
to O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
army O
to O
perform O
break O
- O
ins O
and O
it O
would O
confiscate O
the O
weapons O
without O
you O
having O
to O
hand O
them O
over O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
by O
hand O
. O

Yes O
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Khalil I-PERSON
said O
that O
Speaker O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
Parliament O
Nabih O
Berri O
, O
who O
was O
present O
, O
responded O
to O
Siniora B-PERSON
at O
the O
time O
, O
surprised O
at O
the O
pressured O
timing O
to O
disarm O
the O
resistance O
. O

I O
remember O
that O
day O
Speaker O
Nabih O
Berri O
, O
confronting O
him O
and O
telling O
him O
, O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
oh O
brother O
, O
in O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
kibbutzes O
that O
are O
in O
northern O
Palestine B-GPE
, O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
peasant O
farmer O
carries O
his O
weapon O
, O
his O
RPG O
, O
the O
gun O
and O
the O
bomb O
on O
the O
agricultural O
tractor O
, O
present O
, O
and O
you O
are O
coming O
now O
demanding O
us O
to O
disarm O
the O
resistance O
or O
to O
hand O
over O
the O
resistance O
weapons O
, O
no O
. O

I O
commented O
on O
the O
words O
of O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
and O
I O
told O
him O
: O
Mr. O
Fouad O
Siniora O
, O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
by O
God O
it O
is O
a O
shame O
and O
a O
disgrace O
that O
you O
ask O
us O
, O
you O
give O
us O
two O
options O
, O
either O
to O
hand O
over O
our O
weapons O
while O
we O
are O
in O
the O
peak O
of O
battle O
with O
this O
Israeli B-NORP
enemy O
, O
or O
threaten O
us O
that O
you O
'll O
let O
it O
continue O
the O
battle O
. O

Yes O
. O

Welcome O
, O
dear O
viewers O
. O

We O
now O
meet O
with O
His O
Highness O
Dr. O
Anwar O
Mahmoud O
Gargash O
, O
Minister O
of O
State B-ORG
for O
the O
Federal O
National O
Council O
Affairs O
in O
the O
Emirates B-GPE
. O

Welcome O
to O
you O
, O
Your O
Excellency O
Minister O
, O
in O
this O
interview O
for O
Abu B-ORG
Dhabi I-ORG
Channel I-ORG
. O

Hello O
. O

Welcome O
. O

Your O
Excellency O
Minister O
, O
first O
, O
what O
would O
you O
say O
on O
this O
special O
occasion O
to O
all O
of O
us O
? O

The O
thirty O
- O
fifth O
anniversary O
ah O
of O
the O
federation O
, O
a O
special O
occasion O
to O
all O
of O
us O
. O

Ah O
an O
occasion O
ah O
I O
mean O
, O
during O
which O
we O
think O
of O
the O
great O
achievements O
of O
this O
nation O
, O
we O
think O
of O
ah O
how O
we O
became O
ah O
of O
the O
pioneer O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
that O
are O
pointed O
to O
ah O
with O
the O
fingers O
after O
I O
mean O
ah O
hard O
beginnings O
. O

And O
actually O
ah O
I O
mean O
, O
we O
have O
been O
blessed O
with O
a O
political O
leadership O
ah O
I O
mean O
insightful O
, O
ambitious O
, O
and O
on O
top O
of O
it O
of O
course O
the O
late O
Sheikh O
Zayed O
Bin O
Sultan O
Al O
Nahyan O
, O
God O
bless O
his O
soul O
. O

I O
am O
from O
the O
federation O
generation O
, O
I O
am O
ah O
from O
those O
, O
I O
mean O
ah O
ah O
who O
were O
sent O
abroad O
, O
and O
I O
studied O
abroad O
, O
and O
I O
lived O
all O
those O
stages O
, O
and O
I O
say O
that O
the O
human O
being O
has O
ah O
I O
mean O
an O
amazing O
ability O
to O
ah O
I O
mean O
accept O
change O
. O

But O
there O
ah O
the O
human O
being O
also O
has O
moments O
in O
which O
he O
stops O
with O
patience O
and O
ah O
thinks O
of O
the O
stages O
that O
passed O
in O
order O
to O
realize O
the O
reality O
of O
the O
greatness O
of O
the O
experience O
and O
the O
greatness O
of O
the O
journey O
that O
ah O
I O
mean O
we O
have O
accomplished O
. O

A O
blessed O
journey O
ah O
led O
today O
by O
His O
Highness O
Sheikh O
Khalifa O
Bin O
Zayed O
Al O
Nahyan O
and O
His O
Highness O
Sheikh O
Mohamed O
ah O
Bin O
Rashid O
Al O
Maktoum O
. O

Ah O
and O
we O
expect O
, O
God O
willing O
, O
in O
the O
coming O
periods O
that O
we O
go O
from O
success O
to O
another O
success O
; O
it O
is O
a O
very O
special O
occasion O
and O
a O
precious O
national O
anniversary O
. O

Yes O
. O

We O
return O
again O
, O
our O
viewers O
, O
to O
our O
guest O
on O
today O
's O
episode O
, O
Dr. O
Khattar O
Abu O
Diab O
. O

Uh O
, O
Dr. O
Khattar O
, O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
uh O
, O
cites O
a O
neutral O
poll O
that O
indicates O
that O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
popularity O
of O
Abbas B-PERSON
is O
ahead O
of O
the O
popularity O
of O
Haniyeh B-PERSON
by O
at O
least O
six O
points O
. O

Uh O
, O
in O
your O
opinion O
, O
does O
this O
justify O
the O
rejection O
by O
Hamas B-ORG
of O
Abbas B-PERSON
's O
call O
for O
early O
elections O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
Hamas B-ORG
's O
rejection O
is O
linked O
to O
the O
results O
of O
this O
poll O
or O
to O
its O
fear O
of O
its O
declining O
popularity O
. O

There O
is O
an O
impasse O
, O
which O
is O
the O
impasse O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
National I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
in O
itself O
. O

This O
Authority B-ORG
was O
built O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
agreements O
that O
have O
not O
been O
implemented O
. O

And O
the O
advent O
of O
the B-ORG
Hamas I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
came O
to O
add O
complexity O
to O
things O
because O
effectively O
, O
it O
did O
not O
recognize O
the O
framework O
through O
which O
it O
came O
to O
power O
. O

Also O
adding O
complexity O
to O
things O
is O
the O
American B-NORP
and O
British B-NORP
rejection O
of O
the B-ORG
Hamas I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
, O
i.e. O
there O
was O
a O
contradiction O
in O
supporting O
, O
for O
example O
, O
the O
Siniora B-PERSON
government O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
not O
recognizing O
a O
democratically O
elected O
government O
in O
Palestine B-GPE
as O
well O
. O

And O
among O
the O
repercussions O
in O
the O
matter O
is O
the O
lack O
of O
clarity O
concerning O
a O
successor O
to O
Arafat B-PERSON
and O
the O
lack O
of O
clarity O
of O
the O
position O
within O
the B-ORG
Fatah I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
itself O
. O

All O
of O
this O
led O
to O
complicating O
the O
position O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
arena O
, O
but O
we O
should O
not O
be O
surprised O
, O
because O
there O
is O
reshuffling O
in O
every O
national O
liberation O
movement O
. O

During O
the O
days O
of O
Arafat B-PERSON
, O
this O
reshuffling O
was O
long O
delayed O
, O
and O
now O
it O
is O
happening O
, O
but O
not O
for O
the O
benefit O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
. O

Yes O
. O

Because O
when O
this O
people O
is O
headed O
towards O
a O
civil O
war O
, O
neither O
Hamas B-ORG
leadership O
nor O
Fatah B-NORP
leadership O
is O
of O
use O
any O
longer O
; O
rather O
the O
gains O
that O
were O
achieved O
in O
the O
recent O
period O
may O
be O
threatened O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

Yes O
. O

Yes O
. O

Following O
the O
loss O
of O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
led O
by O
US O
President O
George O
Bush O
in O
the O
midterm O
congressional O
elections O
, O
which O
were O
considered O
a O
referendum O
on O
US B-GPE
involvement O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
came O
the O
Study O
Group O
report O
on O
US B-GPE
policy O
options O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
co-chaired O
by O
former O
Secretary O
of O
State O
James O
Baker O
, O
a O
Republican B-NORP
, O
and O
former O
Congressman O
Lee O
Hamilton O
, O
a O
Democrat B-NORP
. O

It O
is O
assumed O
that O
this O
report O
, O
drawn O
up O
by O
the O
group O
composed O
of O
five O
Democrats O
and O
five O
Republicans O
, O
will O
serve O
as O
a O
political O
cover O
for O
US O
President O
George O
Bush O
to O
reconsider O
his O
policy O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
at O
a O
time O
when O
security O
chaos O
is O
on O
the O
rise O
in O
the O
country O
. O

Although O
the O
group O
's O
work O
was O
entirely O
confidential O
, O
leaks O
published O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
newspaper O
said O
that O
the O
group O
agreed O
on O
the O
need O
for O
a O
regional O
conference O
including O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
neighboring O
countries O
to O
discuss O
means O
of O
putting O
an O
end O
to O
the O
violence O
in O
the O
country O
. O
As O
well O
as O
to O
urge O
Bush B-GPE
to O
abandon O
his O
reservations O
regarding O
talks O
with O
Iran B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
, O
who O
neighbor O
this O
country O
. O

Despite O
the O
group O
's O
division O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
setting O
a O
timetable O
for O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
US B-GPE
occupation O
forces O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
Democrat O
Senator O
Jack O
Reed O
expressed O
his O
belief O
that O
the O
group O
may O
reach O
an O
agreement O
to O
provide O
general O
recommendations O
rather O
than O
specific O
ones O
in O
this O
regard O
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
said O
that O
the O
group O
defined O
its O
mission O
as O
providing O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
with O
proposed O
solutions O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
situation O
. O

A O
representative O
in O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
Parliament B-ORG
and O
a O
leader O
in O
the O
al O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
current O
, O
Mr. O
Salam O
. O

First O
ah O
as O
we O
know O
that O
Al O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
current O
had O
announced O
the O
suspension O
of O
its O
participation O
in O
the O
government O
and O
the O
parliament O
in O
opposition O
to O
the O
meeting O
of O
Bush B-GPE
and O
Al B-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
, O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
first O
time O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
has O
met O
with O
President O
Bush O
, O
right O
? O

In O
the O
Name O
of O
Allah O
, O
the O
Most O
Beneficent O
, O
the O
Most O
Merciful O
. O

Naturally O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
ah O
it O
is O
going O
through O
a O
crisis O
and O
dangerous O
escalation O
in O
acts O
of O
violence O
and O
terrorism O
. O

believes O
that O
all O
these O
acts O
of O
violence O
or O
what O
is O
going O
on O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
the O
deterioration O
of O
the O
situation O
, O
that O
the O
reason O
for O
that O
is O
the O
occupation O
forces O
. O

So O
, O
when O
the O
Al O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
current O
opposed O
ah O
ah O
the O
meeting O
of O
Mr. O
Al O
- O
Maliki O
with O
Bush B-GPE
, O
considering O
the O
Americans O
are O
responsible O
, O
a O
direct O
responsibility O
, O
for O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

That O
is O
why O
there O
should O
be O
a O
strong O
position O
from O
the O
government O
, O
in O
which O
it O
demands O
ah O
receiving O
the O
security O
dossier O
and O
controlling O
the O
security O
situation O
in O
order O
to O
stop O
the O
bloodshed O
and O
to O
avoid O
continuing O
this O
blood O
- O
letting O
. O

Once O
again O
, O
did O
this O
responsibility O
come O
up O
now O
, O
as O
you O
say O
the O
responsibility O
of O
the O
Americans O
for O
what O
is O
happening O
, O
or O
was O
it O
the O
reason O
in O
the O
past O
, O
for O
example O
, O
Al O
- O
Ja'fari O
's O
government O
Prime O
Minister O
Al O
- O
Ja'fari O
, O
to O
be O
in O
this O
government O
, O
he O
met O
with O
Bush B-GPE
, O
it O
did O
not O
cause O
any O
fuss O
? O

Certainly O
, O
certainly O
, O
but O
now O
things O
started O
to O
get O
more O
dangerous O
and O
to O
get O
more O
heated O
, O
and O
the O
security O
situations O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
started O
to O
deteriorate O
bit O
by O
bit O
, O
so O
actually O
we O
have O
reached O
a O
stage O
the O
street O
would O
not O
be O
able O
to O
handle O
what O
is O
going O
on O
. O

So O
, O
we O
said O
that O
there O
should O
be O
an O
earnest O
and O
effective O
step O
from O
the O
government O
to O
receive O
the O
security O
dossier O
, O
because O
the O
situation O
of O
the O
dead O
and O
the O
situation O
of O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
become O
a O
terrifying O
and O
very O
frightening O
situation O
. O

Yes O
. O

Ok O
. O

Mr. O
Salam O
, O
personally O
, O
do O
you O
consider O
this O
step O
successful O
? O

Definitely O
, O
it O
is O
ah O
a O
political O
justification O
, O
or O
a O
political O
position O
that O
the O
Al O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
current O
adopted O
, O
I O
hope O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
that O
there O
would O
be O
a O
round O
of O
dialogue O
between O
ah O
the O
political O
powers O
and O
the O
government O
in O
order O
to O
coordinate O
the O
position O
before O
announcing O
it O
. O

Ah O
we O
hope O
the O
government O
has O
a O
strong O
position O
and O
I O
mean O
, O
a O
strong O
will O
in O
stabilizing O
the O
security O
dossier O
, O
and O
through O
dialogue O
with O
the O
Americans O
; O
so O
the O
position O
of O
the O
Al O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
current O
, O
is O
a O
political O
position O
. O

Ok O
. O

Ok O
, O
Bush B-GPE
did O
not O
only O
meet O
with O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
but O
he O
also O
met O
with O
Abd B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
the O
senior O
Shiite O
leaders O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
as O
you O
know O
. O

Are O
you O
going O
to O
apply O
the O
same O
thing O
you O
did O
with O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
to O
Bush B-GPE
's O
meeting O
with O
Abd B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
? O

No O
, O
naturally O
, O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Council I-ORG
has O
its O
own O
policy O
, O
and O
I O
believe O
it O
is O
a O
party O
that O
has O
its O
political O
plan O
. O

As O
for O
the O
government O
, O
it O
is O
responsible O
for O
the O
security O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
as O
a O
whole O
; O
so O
when O
the O
Al O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
current O
announced O
its O
position O
, O
it O
was O
asking O
the O
government O
to O
have O
the O
power O
in O
controlling O
the O
security O
situation O
, O
and O
it O
has O
the O
bigger O
role O
in O
receiving O
the O
security O
dossier O
. O

So O
, O
we O
also O
gave O
ah O
I O
mean O
ah O
power O
and O
support O
to O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
in O
order O
to O
demand O
to O
receive O
the O
file O
, O
as O
the O
street O
is O
now O
congested O
and O
does O
not O
want O
to O
continue O
in O
that O
situation O
. O

You O
are O
belittling O
in O
this O
case O
the O
influence O
of O
Abd B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
, O
I O
mean O
, O
you O
say O
he O
has O
no O
importance O
compared O
to O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
right O
? O

No O
, O
certainly O
Abd B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
is O
a O
political O
man O
, O
who O
has O
his O
political O
project O
, O
but O
we O
are O
demanding O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
he O
has O
the O
bigger O
authority O
in O
the O
administration O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
as O
a O
whole O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Abd O
al O
- O
Aziz O
al O
- O
Hakim O
is O
a O
contributing O
party O
in O
the O
political O
process O
, O
and O
he O
has O
his O
political O
role O
. O

Ok O
. O

Abd B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
, O
I O
mean O
, O
you O
want O
to O
say O
, O
has O
his O
political O
program O
; O
his O
political O
program O
is O
different O
from O
your O
program O
? O

Definitely O
, O
we O
disagree O
with O
the O
brothers O
in O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Council I-ORG
with O
our O
political O
project O
, O
we O
have O
a O
project O
of O
resistance O
, O
reform O
and O
change O
. O

They O
have O
a O
project O
of O
the O
Americans O
. O

They O
do O
not O
have O
a O
project O
of O
change O
and O
reform O
, O
you O
say O
? O

No O
, O
no O
, O
not O
change O
and O
reform O
, O
but O
they O
do O
not O
believe O
in O
resistance O
at O
the O
time O
being O
, O
and O
so O
they O
entered O
the O
political O
process O
from O
its O
beginning O
, O
before O
the O
fall O
of O
the O
regime O
. O

And O
there O
were O
rounds O
of O
dialogue O
between O
them O
and O
the O
Americans O
, O
and O
you O
know O
where O
the O
mistake O
is O
, O
but O
we O
do O
not O
want O
to O
engage O
in O
dialogue O
with O
the O
Americans O
we O
did O
not O
believe O
in O
the O
political O
process O
from O
the O
beginning O
; O
we O
hold O
the O
occupation O
accountable O
for O
what O
is O
happening O
. O

Yes O
. O

Mr. O
Abdel O
- O
Hussein O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
today O
, O
after O
the O
bombing O
that O
occurred O
at O
Al B-FAC
- I-FAC
Tayaran I-FAC
Square I-FAC
leaving O
dozens O
of O
innocent O
civilians O
victims O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
Mr. O
Al O
- O
Maliki O
issued O
a O
statement O
and O
said O
that O
the O
terrorists O
and O
the O
Takfiris B-NORP
and O
their O
Saddamist O
allies O
are O
behind O
this O
crime O
and O
most O
of O
the O
crimes O
that O
take O
place O
, O
which O
target O
Iraqi B-NORP
citizens O
daily O
in O
the O
capital O
and O
the O
other O
governorates O
. O

He O
also O
said O
that O
it O
reveals O
that O
the O
terrorist O
groups O
that O
stand O
behind O
it O
seek O
to O
spread O
the O
anarchy O
of O
killing O
and O
crime O
and O
to O
drag O
Iraq B-GPE
into O
the O
crucible O
of O
war O
and O
sectarian O
sedition O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
there O
were O
indications O
that O
the O
conference O
, O
the O
National O
Reconciliation O
Conference O
, O
would O
pave O
the O
way O
for O
a O
national O
dialogue O
with O
some O
of O
the O
armed O
groups O
. O

First O
, O
do O
you O
expect O
that O
the O
Conference O
will O
meet O
the O
demands O
of O
these O
groups O
? O

The O
truth O
is O
, O
when O
the O
objective O
is O
either O
I O
rule O
over O
you O
or O
I O
kill O
you O
, O
or O
the O
objective O
is O
either O
I O
take O
hold O
of O
everything O
I O
can O
without O
consideration O
of O
national O
interests O
, O
or O
without O
consideration O
, O
uh O
, O
of O
the O
complexities O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
circumstances O
, O
then O
, O
in O
reality O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
uh O
, O
I O
think O
that O
continuing O
in O
this O
situation O
wo O
n't O
change O
anything O
in O
the O
reality O
of O
situation O
, O
uh O
, O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
issue O
is O
, O
either O
there O
is O
a O
sincere O
patriotic O
intention O
to O
transcend O
this O
situation O
towards O
a O
better O
situation O
, O
transcend O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
phase O
of O
dictatorship O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
experienced O
, O
then O
the O
phase O
of O
the O
mistakes O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
occupation O
whose O
price O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
are O
paying O
. O

Actually O
, O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
are O
paying O
for O
mistakes O
they O
have O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
. O

Tell O
me O
your O
opinion O
on O
the O
Baker O
- O
Hamilton O
committee O
recommendations O
? O

First O
of O
all O
, O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
and O
as O
it O
is O
the O
fact O
, O
that O
the O
report O
is O
written O
for O
the O
US B-GPE
administration O
and O
not O
for O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
. O

It O
also O
seems O
, O
as O
far O
as O
I O
know O
, O
that O
it O
represents O
recommendations O
and O
reviews O
rather O
than O
decisions O
. O

The O
decision O
remains O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
administration O
. O

And O
I O
know O
that O
much O
of O
its O
content O
does O
not O
represent O
the O
will O
and O
direction O
followed O
by O
the O
Administration O
. O

I O
can O
also O
say O
that O
it O
set O
off O
from O
shaky O
ground O
, O
because O
the O
review O
was O
not O
complete O
in O
covering O
the O
entire O
background O
and O
its O
outcome O
after O
the O
collapse O
of O
the O
regime O
. O

And O
it O
should O
have O
reviewed O
events O
more O
accurately O
, O
and O
made O
them O
into O
a O
fertile O
ground O
for O
a O
solution O
. O

However O
, O
the O
report O
brought O
together O
contradictions O
in O
the O
vision O
and O
recommendations O
. O

The O
vision O
that O
we O
find O
at O
the O
beginning O
may O
differ O
from O
the O
vision O
towards O
the O
end O
and O
the O
initial O
recommendations O
differ O
from O
the O
recommendations O
in O
the O
middle O
, O
perhaps O
due O
to O
it O
being O
written O
by O
multiple O
authors O
or O
for O
having O
a O
muddled O
vision O
. O

But O
they O
expressed O
it O
and O
said O
there O
are O
no O
magic O
solutions O
. O

Perhaps O
the O
reality O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
the O
region O
are O
going O
through O
may O
impose O
itself O
through O
the O
difficulties O
encountered O
by O
those O
who O
think O
they O
are O
providing O
the O
solution O
. O

But O
if O
I O
were O
asked O
to O
briefly O
, O
uh O
, O
evaluate O
the O
report O
, O
I O
would O
say O
that O
it O
is O
not O
lacking O
in O
good O
indications O
related O
to O
the O
political O
course O
and O
the O
unity O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
it O
is O
not O
devoid O
either O
of O
offences O
or O
negative O
trends O
regarding O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
course O
and O
the O
review O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
crisis O
issue O
. O

To O
us O
, O
all O
of O
these O
are O
subject O
to O
revision O
by O
the O
political O
powers O
to O
examine O
the O
positive O
trends O
and O
separate O
them O
from O
the O
negative O
trends O
that O
are O
not O
in O
tune O
with O
the O
prospects O
of O
political O
leaders O
. O

Dear O
viewers O
, O
after O
viewing O
this O
report O
by O
our O
correspondent O
in O
Paris O
Saad O
Al O
- O
Massoudi O
, O
it O
is O
my O
pleasure O
to O
welcome O
my O
guest O
from O
inside O
the O
studios O
of O
Alarabiya B-ORG
. O

He O
is O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
author O
, O
newspaper O
writer O
, O
and O
political O
analyst O
, O
Mr. O
Samir O
Atallah O
. O

Welcome O
to O
you O
with O
us O
from O
inside O
the O
studio O
. O

Welcome O
. O

Mr. O
Samir O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
from O
our O
viewing O
, O
uh O
, O
this O
report O
, O
we O
saw O
that O
, O
uh O
, O
Le B-ORG
Point I-ORG
magazine O
, O
Paris B-ORG
Match I-ORG
and O
L'Express B-ORG
sort O
of O
focused O
on O
a O
single O
issue O
, O
uh O
, O
with O
respect O
to O
the O
assassination O
, O
uh O
, O
of O
the O
young O
minister O
and O
MP O
Pierre O
Gemayel O
. O

Uh O
, O
how O
do O
you O
see O
the O
points O
of O
similarity O
that O
, O
uh O
, O
were O
made O
, O
uh O
, O
by O
Le B-ORG
Point I-ORG
between O
the O
Kennedy B-PERSON
family O
and O
Gemayel B-PERSON
family O
? O

There O
is O
an O
error O
reported O
by O
Le B-ORG
Point I-ORG
, O
uh O
, O
not O
a O
minor O
one O
, O
which O
is O
that O
Pierre B-PERSON
Gemayel I-PERSON
the O
grandfather O
was O
assassinated O
. O

The O
fact O
is O
that O
he O
died O
I O
mean O
, O
when O
his O
time O
came O
, O
his O
time O
, O
a O
natural O
death O
. O

but O
there O
are O
some O
members O
of O
the O
Gemayel B-PERSON
family O
and O
their O
in-laws O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
that O
is O
the O
Aswad B-PERSON
family O
, O
were O
assassinated O
under O
circumstances O
we O
all O
know O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
the O
sad O
thing O
in O
this O
matter O
is O
that O
not O
only O
the O
Gemayel B-PERSON
family O
has O
this O
similarity O
with O
the O
Kennedys B-PERSON
; O
there O
are O
many O
families O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
that O
have O
lost O
the O
father O
and O
the O
grandfather O
and O
sometimes O
the O
grandson O
, O
including O
the O
Jumblatts B-PERSON
, O
including O
the O
Chamouns B-PERSON
and O
others O
. O

Yes O
. O

With O
me O
from O
Mogadishu B-GPE
is O
our O
correspondent O
Fahd B-PERSON
Yassin I-PERSON
. O

Fahd B-PERSON
, O
you O
are O
in O
Mogadishu B-GPE
; O
what O
's O
the O
latest O
information O
you O
have O
received O
so O
far O
? O

Uh O
, O
the O
latest O
information O
that O
we O
received O
so O
far O
is O
that O
these O
battles O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
, O
uh O
, O
started O
after O
the O
Friday O
prayers O
and O
they O
started O
exactly O
in O
a O
place O
known O
, O
a O
small O
village O
called O
Safar B-GPE
Nooley I-GPE
, O
said O
to O
be O
80 O
kilometers O
away O
from O
Dinsor B-GPE
in O
the O
direction O
of O
Baidoa B-GPE
. O

Uh O
, O
however O
, O
the O
news O
from O
the O
transitional O
government O
says O
that O
the O
battles O
were O
actually O
in O
places O
close O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Dinsor B-GPE
. O

And O
the O
battles O
were O
very O
fierce O
and O
lasted O
more O
than O
two O
hours O
, O
uh O
, O
we O
had O
tried O
to O
communicate O
with O
the O
cities O
close O
to O
it O
, O
but O
because O
communications O
from O
that O
city O
were O
cut O
off O
for O
more O
than O
a O
week O
, O
it O
hindered O
uh O
, O
that O
we O
find O
detailed O
news O
or O
eyewitnesses O
in O
that O
city O
. O

Uh O
, O
but O
a O
short O
while O
ago O
, O
and O
according O
to O
a O
communication O
with O
one O
of O
the O
officials O
in O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Courts I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Mukhtar O
Abu O
Mansour O
, O
who O
is O
the O
representative O
of O
the O
Security O
Office O
of O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Courts I-ORG
, O
he O
says O
that O
the O
battle O
is O
over O
and O
that O
they O
were O
able O
to O
control O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
village O
. O

Uh O
, O
and O
we O
asked O
him O
, O
is O
it O
the O
city O
of O
Dinsor B-GPE
, O
that O
is O
, O
is O
any O
of O
the O
city O
of O
Dinsor B-GPE
in O
their O
hands O
? O

He O
added O
that O
this O
city O
is O
still O
in O
their O
hands O
, O
uh O
, O
but O
the O
transitional O
government O
side O
is O
still O
insisting O
that O
the O
battle O
is O
ongoing O
at O
this O
moment O
and O
that O
it O
is O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
the O
town O
of O
Dinsor B-GPE
. O

Fahd B-PERSON
, O
a O
few O
, O
uh O
, O
days O
ago O
also O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
situation O
was O
still O
the O
same O
and O
communications O
were O
cut O
off O
as O
they O
still O
are O
in O
Dinsor B-GPE
, O
uh O
, O
but O
at O
the O
time O
, O
the O
government O
said O
that O
it O
had O
regained O
control O
over O
it O
, O
and O
as O
a O
result O
, O
uh O
, O
this O
dispute O
could O
still O
be O
going O
on O
till O
now O
, O
each O
side O
saying O
that O
it O
has O
controlled O
it O
, O
right O
? O

This O
is O
true O
, O
because O
the O
problem O
in O
this O
city O
, O
uh O
, O
even O
the O
situation O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
, O
if O
such O
a O
war O
had O
occurred O
, O
the O
news O
would O
have O
reached O
us O
as O
fast O
as O
possible O
, O
but O
because O
communications O
are O
cut O
off O
from O
that O
city O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
news O
remains O
, O
because O
it O
is O
a O
marginal O
city O
given O
the O
location O
of O
the O
city O
. O

And O
so O
, O
uh O
, O
days O
ago O
, O
as O
you O
and O
I O
said O
, O
the O
government O
was O
saying O
it O
had O
recaptured O
, O
but O
today O
uh O
the O
situation O
happened O
again O
and O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Courts I-ORG
and O
the O
forces O
of O
the O
transitional O
government O
are O
still O
fighting O
each O
other O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
the O
city O
, O
the O
city O
of O
Dinsor B-GPE
. O

Uh O
, O
but O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Courts I-ORG
, O
as O
I O
told O
you O
, O
the O
battle O
is O
outside O
the O
city O
of O
Dinsor B-GPE
at O
a O
distance O
of O
40 O
kilometers O
in O
the O
direction O
of O
the O
city O
of O
Baidoa B-GPE
. O

Fahd B-PERSON
Yassin I-PERSON
, O
Al B-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
correspondent O
, O
from O
Mogadishu B-GPE
, O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
. O

Mr. O
Ronnie O
Alfa O
, O
well O
, O
despite O
all O
that O
went O
on O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
today O
, O
there O
is O
still O
some O
hope O
pinned O
, O
in O
some O
way O
or O
another O
, O
on O
Speaker O
Nabih O
Berri O
to O
play O
a O
certain O
role O
towards O
resolution O
, O
towards O
returning O
to O
the O
discussion O
table O
, O
and O
so O
forth O
. O

Can O
Speaker O
Nabih O
Berri O
today O
take O
some O
sort O
of O
step O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
uh O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
could O
an O
attractive O
offer O
come O
along O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
would O
urge O
Speaker O
Nabih O
Berri O
to O
, O
uh O
, O
call O
once O
again O
upon O
the O
discussion O
table O
? O

Uh O
, O
Abir B-PERSON
, O
I O
mean O
, O
the O
14 O
February O
Forces O
mainly O
tried O
to O
manipulate O
, O
uh O
, O
Shiite O
bilateralism O
, O
thinking O
there O
could O
be O
certain O
differences O
, O
well O
, O
or O
political O
diversity O
, O
or O
paradoxes O
, O
or O
possibly O
political O
differences O
between O
Speaker O
Berri O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
and O
the O
resistance O
and O
Mr. O
Nasrallah O
on O
the O
other O
. O

But O
, O
of O
course O
these O
flattering O
and O
laudatory O
attempts O
failed O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Speaker O
Berri O
had O
pointed O
out O
at O
the O
dialog O
table O
and O
at O
the O
discussion O
table O
that O
although O
he O
may O
be O
adopting O
an O
initiative O
calling O
for O
unity O
, O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
he O
is O
an O
involved O
party O
and O
will O
remain O
so O
. O

Therefore O
, O
he O
will O
express O
his O
views O
as O
an O
involved O
party O
. O

Speaker O
Berri O
, O
today O
, O
and O
until O
the O
last O
moments O
of O
the O
divorce O
kept O
saying O
that O
the O
marriage O
could O
still O
be O
patched O
up O
, O
the O
combination O
of O
national O
accord O
and O
dialog O
were O
still O
possible O
, O
but O
when O
all O
these O
windows O
were O
closed O
, O
the O
final O
cure O
was O
cauterization O
, O
as O
you O
mentioned O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
episode O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
today O
there O
have O
been O
attempts O
to O
revive O
Speaker O
Berri O
's O
role O
in O
this O
direction O
, O
but O
let O
's O
admit O
that O
what O
's O
going O
on O
today O
in O
Martyr B-LOC
Square I-LOC
and O
Riyadh B-LOC
Al I-LOC
- I-LOC
Sulh I-LOC
Square I-LOC
dictates O
a O
new O
national O
political O
game O
to O
Speaker O
Berri O
, O
as O
well O
as O
all O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
parties O
involved O
. O

Today O
there O
can O
be O
no O
return O
to O
any O
discussion O
table O
or O
dialog O
table O
to O
discuss O
matters O
that O
have O
become O
part O
of O
the O
past O
. O

The O
solution O
now O
lies O
in O
devising O
an O
appropriate O
formula O
to O
form O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
and O
calling O
for O
early O
elections O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
form O
Speaker O
Berri O
's O
possible O
initiative O
might O
take O
; O
however O
, O
under O
the O
weight O
of O
these O
two O
demands O
, O
it O
is O
impossible O
for O
Speaker O
Berri O
to O
make O
any O
new O
moves O
. O

On O
the O
phone O
from O
Sofia B-GPE
, O
author O
and O
political O
analyst O
, O
Ahmed B-PERSON
Karim I-PERSON
. O

First O
, O
I O
begin O
with O
Mr. O
Ahmed O
Karim O
from O
Sofia B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Ahmed O
, O
welcome O
to O
you O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
this O
huge O
amount O
of O
reactions O
to O
a O
judicial O
decision O
from O
a O
Libyan B-NORP
court O
, O
is O
it O
normal O
in O
your O
opinion O
? O

Ah O
, O
I O
do O
not O
believe O
that O
all O
of O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
world O
and O
the O
Islamic O
world O
, O
even O
if O
it O
is O
normal O
, O
it O
is O
normal O
for O
the O
West O
, O
especially O
the O
Zionist O
fronts O
that O
are O
waiting O
to O
provoke O
whatever O
issue O
and O
exploit O
it O
against O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
against O
Muslims B-NORP
in O
general O
. O

Em O
. O

So O
, O
I O
believe O
that O
the O
trial O
going O
on O
now O
once O
again O
for O
those O
accused O
of O
killing O
tens O
of O
children O
of O
Libyan B-NORP
brothers O
is O
a O
crime O
that O
can O
not O
be O
discussed O
in O
any O
other O
way O
, O
and O
calling O
it O
a O
crime O
, O
an O
ugly O
and O
mass O
crime O
. O

Yes O
. O

But O
, O
there O
are O
many O
sides O
to O
every O
issue O
, O
as O
you O
mentioned O
. O

Yes O
. O

On O
the O
judicial O
side O
, O
if O
the O
judiciary O
reached O
a O
total O
conviction O
and O
after O
thorough O
checking O
and O
scrutiny O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
this O
crime O
was O
committed O
deliberately O
and O
on O
purpose O
and O
was O
premeditated O
, O
then O
the O
judiciary O
would O
have O
its O
final O
word O
in O
this O
issue O
and O
they O
deserve O
what O
they O
deserve O
. O

As O
I O
take O
the O
other O
side O
of O
this O
issue O
and O
its O
reactions O
, O
as O
I O
mentioned O
, O
to O
the O
world O
, O
it O
is O
normal O
that O
it O
caused O
a O
turmoil O
and O
a O
turmoil O
especially O
in O
Bulgaria B-GPE
and O
the O
countries O
of O
the O
world O
in O
particular O
, O
until O
the O
US O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
, O
Condoleezza B-PERSON
Rice I-PERSON
, O
tackled O
the O
issue O
. O

Yes O
, O
as O
we O
mentioned O
before O
, O
yes O
, O
yes O
. O

Em O
. O

And O
also O
, O
she O
condemned O
this O
issue O
and O
considered O
it O
as O
an O
inhuman O
act O
. O

But O
she O
did O
not O
refer O
to O
the O
other O
side O
, O
the O
victims O
among O
the O
innocent O
children O
, O
that O
is O
a O
crime O
against O
all O
laws O
and O
divine O
-- O
as O
well O
as O
earthly O
-- O
norms O
. O

Em O
. O

And O
joining O
us O
from O
Tripoli O
Libya O
is O
our O
correspondent O
Khaled B-PERSON
El I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Deeb I-PERSON
. O

Khaled B-PERSON
, O
first O
, O
what O
are O
the O
aspects O
of O
this O
ruling O
and O
can O
the O
defense O
appeal O
it O
? O

Yes O
, O
the O
ruling O
relied O
on O
Article B-LAW
53 I-LAW
of O
the O
Libyan B-NORP
Penal O
Code O
, O
which O
pertains O
to O
spreading O
diseases O
. O

This O
Article O
confirms O
that O
if O
the O
epidemic O
is O
spread O
to O
one O
person O
, O
the O
sentence O
will O
be O
life O
in O
prison O
, O
but O
if O
the O
epidemic O
was O
spread O
to O
more O
than O
one O
person O
, O
the O
sentence O
is O
the O
death O
penalty O
. O

This O
is O
the O
uh O
, O
legal O
aspect O
in O
this O
case O
. O

As O
for O
background O
of O
this O
case O
, O
this O
sentence O
, O
despite O
its O
strength O
and O
despite O
its O
impact O
, O
the O
defendants O
still O
have O
an O
opportunity O
to O
appeal O
the O
ruling O
before O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

Yes O
, O
so O
what O
was O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
ruling O
on O
those O
present O
, O
especially O
on O
the O
defendants O
and O
also O
on O
the O
families O
of O
the O
victims O
? O

With O
respect O
to O
the O
defendants O
, O
there O
was O
no O
strong O
reaction O
; O
in O
fact O
, O
some O
received O
it O
with O
a O
smile O
, O
but O
outside O
the O
walls O
of O
the O
Court O
, O
the O
families O
of O
the O
victims O
were O
impatiently O
waiting O
for O
the O
issuing O
of O
this O
sentence O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
the O
ruling O
was O
issued O
, O
shouts O
and O
shrill O
cries O
arose O
, O
and O
uh O
, O
they O
confirmed O
that O
this O
was O
just O
punishment O
and O
that O
truth O
had O
prevailed O
for O
them O
, O
and O
that O
their O
suffering O
, O
which O
lasted O
more O
than O
eight O
years O
, O
had O
found O
its O
way O
to O
a O
solution O
, O
or O
at O
least O
punishment O
, O
while O
waiting O
to O
set O
up O
what O
wasagreed O
agreed O
upon O
in O
a O
humanitarian O
aspect O
, O
apart O
from O
the O
legal O
aspect O
, O
which O
is O
the O
International O
Compensation O
Fund O
that O
was O
agreed O
upon O
. O

But O
so O
far O
, O
the O
way O
to O
make O
it O
an O
effective O
international O
fund O
has O
not O
been O
found O
. O

Khaled B-PERSON
El I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Deeb I-PERSON
, O
our O
correspondent O
in O
Tripoli B-GPE
, O
thank O
you O
. O

Nihad B-PERSON
Abu I-PERSON
Ghosh I-PERSON
, O
welcome O
to O
you O
. O

The O
start O
from O
the O
decision O
of O
ah O
Aharon B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
in O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
of O
Justice B-ORG
yesterday O
that O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
army O
has O
the O
right O
to O
carry O
out O
assassinations O
and O
this O
is O
not O
against O
the O
law O
. O

Please O
. O

Me O
or O
you O
, O
it O
is O
good O
that O
you O
started O
with O
this O
question O
because O
in O
my O
opinion O
it O
is O
the O
most O
important O
thing O
that O
appeared O
in O
the O
newspaper O
in O
the O
headlines O
in O
the O
Hebrew O
press O
today O
. O

Aha O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
this O
ah O
ah O
represents O
an O
underlying O
bias O
in O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
judiciary O
as O
a O
whole O
for O
the O
logic O
of O
rule O
of O
the O
jungle O
. O

Aha O
. O

Ah O
legitimizing O
killings O
outside O
of O
the O
law O
and O
without O
, O
huh O
, O
any O
legal O
basis O
, O
ah O
it O
ah O
reveals O
ah O
what O
is O
known O
to O
everyone O
that O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
judicial O
establishment O
with O
its O
highest O
authority O
is O
part O
of O
the O
ruling O
Israeli B-NORP
establishment O
, O
part O
of O
the O
occupation O
, O
part O
of O
the O
suppression O
process O
the O
occupation O
country O
is O
practicing O
against O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
. O

Ah O
previously O
, O
the O
legal O
system O
would O
ignore O
incidents O
of O
lawbreaking O
and O
violations O
, O
and O
as O
we O
know O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
during O
long O
years O
of O
the O
uprising O
and O
years O
of O
occupation O
, O
we O
did O
not O
witness O
any O
case O
of O
a O
real O
trial O
for O
ah O
anyone O
committing O
one O
of O
these O
crimes O
, O
neither O
at O
the O
political O
level O
, O
nor O
at O
the O
military O
level O
. O

Aha O
. O

Aha O
. O

Aha O
. O

Now O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
as O
they O
say O
, O
and O
admits O
that O
killing O
outside O
the O
framework O
of O
the O
law O
is O
permissible O
, O
gives O
it O
legitimacy O
, O
this O
is O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
impudence O
in O
itself O
no O
more O
. O

In O
your O
opinion O
such O
law O
, O
how O
could O
it O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
be O
used O
on O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
and O
diplomatic O
levels O
in O
front O
of O
the O
world O
? O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
judiciary O
gives O
an O
authorization O
to O
every O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
to O
commit O
murder O
and O
he O
wo O
n't O
be O
punished O
. O

Actually O
, O
there O
are O
ah O
tens O
of O
files O
that O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
ah O
should O
use O
, O
starting O
from O
the B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
File I-ORG
, O
The O
Hague B-GPE
and O
all O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
resolutions O
regarding O
the O
occupation O
and O
settlement O
. O

Aha O
. O

This O
issue O
increases O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
definitely O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
it O
is O
supposed O
ah O
to O
grant O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Arabs B-NORP
ah O
a O
right O
and O
legal O
weapon O
on O
the O
international O
level O
to O
reveal O
the O
discrimination O
of O
this O
occupying O
state O
and O
reveal O
that O
it O
is O
a O
country O
outside O
ah O
ah O
international O
law O
. O

Aha O
. O

It O
considered O
itself O
above O
the O
law O
, O
does O
not O
abide O
by O
any O
law O
or O
by O
any O
legal O
standards O
, O
neither O
on O
the O
international O
level O
, O
nor O
even O
on O
the O
local O
level O
. O

Who O
is O
it O
that O
today O
wants O
to O
blow O
things O
up O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
Doctor O
? O

There O
is O
no O
doubt O
that O
what O
is O
going O
on O
now O
is O
a O
repercussion O
of O
the B-EVENT
July I-EVENT
12th I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

Uh O
, O
obviously O
, O
Israel B-GPE
has O
never O
in O
its O
history O
encountered O
, O
since O
it O
came O
into O
existence O
until O
today O
, O
a O
resistance O
like O
the O
resistance O
it O
met O
in O
this O
war O
. O

A O
slap O
in O
the O
face O
in O
return O
, O
that O
is O
. O

And O
to O
this O
day O
, O
we O
still O
hear O
the O
repercussions O
within O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Let O
me O
go O
back O
a O
little O
to O
the O
creation O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
have O
been O
close O
to O
each O
other O
during O
the O
time O
of O
their O
existence O
, O
about O
50 O
or O
60 O
years O
. O

And O
during O
those O
years O
, O
Israel B-GPE
waged O
well O
coordinated O
wars O
, O
in O
which O
it O
was O
victorious O
because O
of O
the O
unlimited O
support O
it O
received O
from O
the O
superpowers O
. O

But O
what O
Israel B-GPE
did O
not O
fail O
to O
observe O
was O
that O
the O
societal O
war O
, O
if O
it O
were O
able O
to O
wage O
it O
and O
destroy O
Arab B-NORP
society O
from O
the O
inside O
, O
then O
it O
would O
have O
the O
final O
victory O
. O

Uh-huh O
. O

Because O
we O
are O
in O
civilized O
societies O
whose O
age O
goes O
back O
thousands O
of O
years O
. O

Therefore O
, O
Israel B-GPE
understands O
this O
premise O
and O
it O
wants O
to O
dismantle O
societies O
from O
the O
inside O
. O

Therefore O
it O
resorts O
to O
sectarian O
strife O
, O
to O
religious O
incitement O
and O
to O
racial O
and O
ethnic O
strife O
and O
so O
on O
. O

This O
leads O
naturally O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
someone O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
is O
working O
for O
the O
benefit O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
interests O
, O
someone O
working O
for O
the O
interests O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Of O
course O
, O
of O
course O
, O
of O
course O
, O
of O
course O
. O

they O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
are O
stirring O
up O
all O
these O
waves O
we O
are O
seeing O
at O
this O
stage O
. O

Doctor O
Imad O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
until O
when O
do O
you O
expect O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
the O
lack O
of O
stability O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
matter O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
uh O
, O
at O
the O
start O
, O
what O
you O
presented O
in O
a O
compilation O
of O
conflicting O
news O
uh O
, O
uh O
, O
takes O
us O
towards O
optimism O
then O
takes O
us O
back O
to O
pessimism O
, O
of O
questions O
you O
put O
forward O
at O
the O
end O
of O
your O
introduction O
, O
I O
think O
, O
uh O
, O
this O
represents O
the O
essence O
of O
what O
is O
the O
reality O
now O
in O
the O
Palestinian O
Territories O
. O

The O
impasse O
continues O
and O
the O
crisis O
continues O
and O
beyond O
optimism O
, O
and O
pessimism O
and O
hopes O
, O
I O
think O
that O
the O
crisis O
will O
be O
with O
us O
, O
uh O
, O
for O
a O
long O
time O
because O
, O
quite O
simply O
, O
the O
priority O
for O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
factions O
now O
are O
the O
factions O
' O
issue O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
the O
general O
Palestinian B-NORP
issue O
. O

Uh O
, O
all O
, O
uh O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
leaders O
, O
when O
they O
talk O
, O
and O
we O
're O
talking O
specifically O
about O
Fatah B-ORG
and O
Hamas B-ORG
in O
particular O
, O
offer O
good O
intentions O
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ismail O
Haniya O
, O
contrary O
to O
what O
the O
program O
of O
the O
movement O
says O
, O
offered O
a O
new O
vision O
that O
says O
the O
movement O
will O
accept O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
state O
along O
the O
'67 O
borders O
. O

Olmert B-PERSON
, O
at O
Ben O
Gurion O
's O
grave O
, O
said O
he O
was O
ready O
to O
withdraw O
from O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
along O
the O
'67 O
border O
, O
contiguous O
in O
its O
parts O
and O
geographically O
. O

Uh O
, O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
side O
constantly O
declares O
that O
we O
are O
very O
close O
to O
forming O
a O
new O
national O
unity O
government O
and O
what O
is O
more O
important O
to O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
situation O
. O
If O
we O
put O
together O
all O
these O
issues O
, O
it O
would O
be O
possible O
to O
say O
that O
perhaps O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
issue O
can O
be O
resolved O
tomorrow O
or O
the O
day O
after O
. O

What O
is O
stopping O
the O
talks O
from O
starting O
when O
Olmert B-PERSON
is O
ready O
? O

You O
used O
a O
very O
particular O
expression O
, O
which O
is O
the O
imbalance O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
is O
going O
through O
, O
an O
extremely O
serious O
matter O
because O
there O
are O
calculations O
behind O
uh O
the O
speech O
Olmert B-PERSON
made O
at O
, O
uh O
, O
Ben O
Gurion O
's O
grave O
and O
he O
said O
in O
it O
that O
these O
matters O
are O
all O
words O
directed O
at O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
, O
words O
directed O
at O
the B-ORG
Quartet I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
those O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Okay O
, O
Mr. O
Demis O
from O
Portland B-GPE
, O
do O
you O
share O
Mr. O
Vegan O
Zino O
's O
opinion O
? O

How O
can O
the O
new O
Security B-ORG
Council I-ORG
resolutions O
change O
, O
especially O
with O
relation O
to O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
issues O
, O
and O
he O
mentioned O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
in O
particular O
and O
Bolton B-PERSON
's O
push O
towards O
imposing O
sanctions O
on O
it O
and O
the O
efforts O
he O
made O
for O
that O
purpose O
? O

Will O
this O
perhaps O
positively O
be O
reflected O
now O
that O
Bolton B-PERSON
has O
left O
with O
his O
hard O
line O
policy O
and O
even O
his O
way O
of O
talking O
about O
various O
issues O
? O

I O
think O
that O
most O
of O
Bolton B-PERSON
's O
efforts O
were O
aimed O
at O
the O
hawkish O
view O
towards O
Iran B-GPE
. O

We O
have O
to O
say O
something O
on O
this O
issue O
. O

From O
the O
start O
, O
they O
exerted O
pressure O
in O
order O
to O
impose O
sanctions O
and O
a O
strict O
policy O
, O
stricter O
than O
the O
policies O
of O
other O
Security B-ORG
Council I-ORG
member O
states O
, O
and O
this O
is O
why O
Security B-ORG
Council I-ORG
member O
states O
and O
other O
states O
did O
n't O
agree O
with O
these O
policies O
, O
and O
this O
led O
to O
division O
. O

Of O
course O
the O
other O
parties O
did O
n't O
exert O
this O
kind O
of O
pressure O
and O
did O
n't O
want O
this O
policy O
against O
Iran B-GPE
. O

Bolton B-PERSON
did O
n't O
hesitate O
to O
follow O
this O
strict O
policy O
against O
Iran B-GPE
, O
and O
he O
was O
n't O
able O
to O
convince O
the O
other O
states O
to O
follow O
this O
same O
policy O
. O

He O
may O
even O
, O
at O
times O
, O
have O
overstated O
the O
importance O
of O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
nuclear O
issue O
. O

Then O
, O
I O
predict O
that O
the O
person O
who O
will O
replace O
Bolton B-PERSON
wo O
n't O
be O
from O
the O
military O
or O
from O
the O
hard O
liners O
, O
especially O
with O
regard O
to O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
nuclear O
issue O
. O

This O
may O
lead O
to O
improvements O
in O
Iranian B-NORP
American I-NORP
relations O
. O

I O
begin O
with O
Mr. O
Mohammed O
Al O
- O
Dini O
; O
he O
is O
with O
us O
live O
from O
Amman B-GPE
. O

Are O
we O
experiencing O
a O
Sunni O
Shiite O
strife O
that O
is O
beginning O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
? O

Uh O
, O
in O
the O
name O
of O
God O
most O
merciful O
most O
compassionate O
. O

Uh O
, O
when O
America B-GPE
came O
and O
occupied O
, O
uh O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
uh O
, O
it O
undertook O
the O
destruction O
of O
everything O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
uh O
, O
including O
the O
destruction O
of O
the O
structures O
, O
uh O
, O
of O
the O
Iraqi O
State O
, O
which O
is O
more O
than O
80 O
years O
old O
, O
uh O
, O
since O
, O
uh O
, O
it O
destroyed O
uh O
, O
all O
these O
institutions O
, O
the O
military O
institutions O
, O
the O
services O
, O
economic O
and O
security O
institutions O
, O
and O
even O
the O
oil O
institutions O
. O

That O
in O
itself O
, O
it O
uh O
, O
is O
a O
real O
collapse O
and O
a O
comprehensive O
destruction O
of O
the O
real O
structure O
of O
uh O
, O
society O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Are O
we O
in O
a O
civil O
war O
now O
, O
Mr. O
Mohammed O
? O

Uh O
, O
-- O

Uh O
, O
now O
, O
uh O
, O
I O
disagree O
with O
those O
who O
say O
that O
there O
is O
a O
civil O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
now O
. O

There O
is O
, O
uh O
, O
political O
sectarian O
uh O
, O
strife O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
came O
along O
with O
the O
occupier O
and O
with O
the O
agenda O
of O
the O
occupier O
that O
is O
nourished O
on O
a O
large O
scale O
by O
, O
uh O
, O
neighboring O
countries O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
and O
specifically O
here O
Iran B-GPE
, O
uh O
, O
which O
is O
acting O
to O
stir O
up O
sectarian O
strife O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O

in O
addition O
to O
other O
side O
effects O
from O
regional O
states O
. O

Let O
me O
shift O
to O
Beirut B-GPE
, O
to O
Mr. O
Fayyad O
Habib O
. O

Mr. O
Fayyad O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
after O
Amr B-PERSON
Moussa I-PERSON
's O
talks O
today O
, O
can O
we O
say O
there O
is O
any O
progress O
in O
the O
air O
? O

Well O
, O
matter O
of O
fact O
, O
is O
that O
if O
the O
decision O
were O
left O
to O
the O
ruling O
party O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
perhaps O
there O
would O
be O
a O
possibility O
of O
success O
for O
the O
Arab B-NORP
initiative O
. O

But O
unfortunately O
, O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
crisis O
at O
this O
time O
in O
particular O
defies O
resolution O
, O
because O
the O
key O
to O
the O
solution O
is O
not O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
any O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
key O
to O
the O
solution O
right O
now O
is O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
. O

And O
since O
the O
American B-NORP
orientation O
so O
far O
has O
not O
been O
completely O
elaborated O
, O
especially O
after O
, O
the O
Baker O
- O
Hamilton O
report O
, O
in O
my O
estimation O
, O
the O
situation O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
will O
remain O
pending O
the O
clarification O
of O
perceptions O
that O
the O
American O
administration O
wants O
to O
adopt O
at O
the O
level O
of O
the O
region O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

Consequently O
, O
Lebanon B-GPE
in O
this O
situation O
does O
not O
, O
you O
know O
, O
represent O
an O
independent O
issue O
for O
the O
American B-NORP
administration O
as O
much O
as O
it O
is O
an O
arena O
or O
a O
pressure O
card O
through O
which O
it O
wants O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
other O
relevant O
parties O
in O
the O
region O
. O

At O
the O
beginning O
of O
this O
episode O
, O
we O
welcome O
Dr. O
Faiz O
Ezz O
Eddine O
, O
political O
writer O
and O
researcher O
. O

Welcome O
, O
doctor O
. O

I O
have O
with O
me O
also O
via O
satellite O
, O
from O
Beirut B-GPE
, O
Hajj B-PERSON
Hassan I-PERSON
Ezz I-PERSON
Eddine I-PERSON
, O
Hezbollah B-NORP
official O
in O
the O
south O
and O
member O
of O
the O
party O
's O
political O
office O
. O

Good O
evening O
, O
Hajj B-PERSON
Hassan I-PERSON
. O

Good O
evening O
. O

I O
also O
have O
with O
me O
over O
the O
phone O
from O
Beirut B-GPE
also O
, O
former O
Member O
of O
Parliament B-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Nasser O
Kandil O
. O

Good O
evening O
, O
Mr. O
Nasser O
. O

Hello O
, O
good O
evening O
. O

If O
we O
start O
from O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
I O
mean O
, O
uh O
, O
Hajj B-PERSON
Hassan I-PERSON
Ezz I-PERSON
Eddine I-PERSON
, O
how O
would O
you O
evaluate O
the O
situation O
now O
in O
the O
light O
of O
successive O
developments O
with O
regards O
to O
initiatives O
and O
mediations O
, O
whether O
spiritual O
or O
political O
, O
Lebanese B-NORP
and O
Arab B-NORP
? O

I O
mean O
, O
in O
the O
last O
minutes O
before O
the O
program O
, O
uh O
, O
some O
glimmers O
of O
hope O
started O
to O
appear O
on O
the O
chances O
of O
success O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
initiative O
. O

How O
do O
you O
in O
Hezbollah B-NORP
read O
it O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
to O
begin O
with O
, O
uh O
, O
I O
would O
like O
to O
say O
that O
what O
happened O
yesterday O
was O
a O
historic O
referendum O
in O
the O
history O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
since O
its O
establishment O
and O
until O
this O
moment O
. O

Yes O
. O

This O
national O
opposition O
, O
with O
its O
varied O
sectarian O
powers O
and O
varied O
political O
powers O
also O
, O
uh O
, O
was O
, O
uh O
, O
of O
one O
tendency O
that O
it O
is O
uh O
, O
no O
longer O
possible O
to O
continue O
with O
, O
this O
authority O
which O
, O
uh O
, O
extorted O
, O
uh O
, O
governance O
. O

It O
is O
illegitimate O
and O
unconstitutional O
. O

It O
still O
covers O
its O
ears O
and O
, O
uh O
, O
does O
not O
see O
what O
happens O
meters O
away O
from O
it O
. O

Uh O
, O
it O
claims O
democracy O
; O
it O
did O
not O
respond O
to O
the O
will O
of O
people O
. O

Uh O
, O
the O
opposition O
determined O
, O
uh O
, O
its O
goals O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
without O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
, O
there O
is O
no O
meaning O
for O
any O
proposition O
or O
for O
any O
initiative O
that O
could O
come O
, O
uh O
, O
at O
the O
local O
level O
, O
or O
at O
the O
regional O
level O
, O
or O
at O
the O
international O
level O
. O

Results O
of O
the O
first O
round O
of O
legislative O
elections O
, O
which O
were O
held O
last O
Sunday O
in O
Mauritania B-GPE
, O
and O
which O
are O
considered O
the O
first O
after O
the O
peaceful O
coup O
that O
took O
place O
last O
year O
, O
revealed O
the O
victory O
of O
the O
opposition O
alliance O
by O
twenty O
- O
six O
seats O
out O
of O
forty O
- O
three O
seats O
in O
the O
parliament O
, O
that O
were O
decided O
in O
the O
first O
round O
. O

The O
percentage O
of O
participation O
in O
the O
municipal O
and O
legislative O
elections O
in O
Mauritania B-GPE
reached O
seventy O
- O
three O
percent O
of O
the O
total O
voter O
votes O
. O

In O
an O
atmosphere O
of O
watching O
and O
awaiting O
the O
results O
of O
the O
Mauritanian B-NORP
legislative O
elections O
, O
the O
opposition O
alliance O
of O
the O
former O
regime O
in O
Mauritania B-GPE
won O
by O
twenty O
- O
six O
parliamentary O
seats O
out O
of O
forty O
- O
three O
in O
the O
first O
round O
of O
the O
legislative O
elections O
which O
were O
held O
last O
Sunday O
, O
and O
which O
are O
considered O
the O
first O
since O
the O
military O
coup O
. O

The O
independents O
ranked O
second O
by O
winning O
ten O
seats O
, O
while O
five O
other O
small O
political O
parties O
, O
some O
of O
them O
in O
the O
alliance O
, O
got O
eight O
seats O
. O

Which O
indicates O
that O
the O
total O
participation O
in O
the O
legislative O
and O
municipal O
elections O
is O
seventy O
- O
three O
percent O
of O
voters O
of O
this O
country O
, O
whose O
residents O
exceed O
three O
million O
people O
. O

The O
Mauritanian B-NORP
legislative O
elections O
come O
after O
a O
white O
coup O
that O
took O
place O
in O
August O
of O
the O
year O
2005 O
, O
which O
overthrew O
former O
President O
Muawiyah O
Wald O
Taya O
after O
twenty O
- O
one O
years O
. O

Since O
that O
time O
, O
Mauritania B-GPE
has O
been O
ruled O
by O
a O
military O
council O
, O
which O
promised O
to O
hand O
over O
authority O
to O
civilians O
through O
a O
series O
of O
transparent O
elections O
and O
preventing O
members O
of O
the O
council O
from O
running O
in O
the O
elections O
as O
candidates O
. O

Control O
over O
parliament O
would O
be O
decided O
in O
the O
second O
round O
of O
the O
elections O
, O
which O
takes O
place O
next O
month O
in O
thirty O
- O
three O
electoral O
districts O
, O
and O
sixty O
- O
six O
lists O
compete O
in O
it O
, O
including O
thirty O
- O
four O
independent O
and O
thirty O
- O
two O
for O
the O
political O
parties O
. O

Joining O
us O
from O
Gaza B-GPE
is O
Nemer O
Hammad O
, O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
President O
's O
Political O
Affairs O
Advisor O
. O

Sir O
, O
uh O
, O
to O
begin O
with O
, O
uh O
, O
to O
the O
observer O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
affairs O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
statements O
, O
things O
may O
appear O
somewhat O
ambiguous O
. O

At O
times O
, O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
President O
announces O
that O
these O
consultations O
have O
reached O
an O
impasse O
, O
and O
at O
other O
times O
he O
says O
that O
the O
situation O
has O
hope O
in O
, O
uh O
, O
reaching O
a O
solution O
for O
this O
government O
. O

And O
Erekat B-PERSON
today O
confirms O
that O
the O
current O
government O
may O
be O
one O
of O
the O
options O
proposed O
to O
President O
Abbas O
. O

What O
is O
the O
truth O
of O
the O
matter O
? O

Well O
, O
the O
fact O
is O
that O
everyone O
knows O
that O
there O
have O
been O
times O
and O
moments O
where O
there O
was O
really O
great O
optimism O
of O
possibly O
reaching O
an O
agreement O
. O

Then O
some O
problems O
appeared O
, O
which O
are O
not O
a O
secret O
either O
, O
and O
I O
can O
say O
them O
clearly O
. O

So O
the O
brothers O
in O
Hamas B-ORG
put O
forth O
the O
issue O
that O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
essential O
portfolios O
must O
not O
be O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
independents O
, O
and O
that O
this O
would O
be O
an O
insult O
to O
the O
leaders O
of O
the O
factions O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
this O
was O
a O
surprise O
. O

Historically O
, O
as O
an O
example O
, O
the O
first O
Finance O
Minister O
in O
the O
Authority O
was O
brother O
Muhammad B-PERSON
Zuhdi I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Nashashibi I-PERSON
, O
and O
he O
is O
an O
independent O
. O

The O
first O
Palestinian B-NORP
Interior O
Minister O
to O
be O
appointed O
, O
uh O
, O
was O
Major O
General O
Abdel O
- O
Razzaq O
Al O
- O
Yahya O
, O
and O
he O
is O
an O
independent O
. O

So O
this O
is O
one O
of O
the O
problems O
that O
surfaced O
. O

Yet O
another O
problem O
surfaced O
and O
it O
was O
a O
surprise O
, O
and O
now O
it O
is O
being O
repeated O
in O
the O
statements O
of O
some O
of O
the O
brothers O
in O
the O
Hamas O
leadership O
, O
which O
is O
that O
the O
appointment O
letter O
by O
the O
president O
and O
the O
National O
Reconciliation O
document O
I O
mean O
are O
not O
sufficient O
in O
order O
, O
uh O
, O
for O
the O
government O
to O
obtain O
the O
vote O
of O
confidence O
. O

Um O
. O

The O
government O
receives O
encouragement O
from O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
thus O
it O
becomes O
effective O
as O
if O
the O
appointment O
letter O
and O
the O
National O
Reconciliation O
document O
or O
the O
prisoners O
are O
worthless O
. O

The O
problems O
exist O
. O

Yes O
. O

They O
exist O
under O
an O
economic O
and O
financial O
siege O
, O
and O
also O
a O
political O
siege O
. O

Okay O
, O
speaking O
about O
this O
economic O
and O
financial O
siege O
, O
today O
Abbas B-PERSON
said O
that O
we O
want O
a O
government O
capable O
of O
lifting O
the O
siege O
now O
with O
these O
efforts O
that O
have O
resulted O
so O
far O
in O
a O
kind O
of O
, O
uh O
, O
untangling O
, O
uh O
, O
of O
some O
of O
, O
uh O
, O
these O
difficulties O
that O
have O
befallen O
or O
or O
are O
facing O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
. O

There O
is O
a O
Qatari B-NORP
initiative O
to O
pay O
the O
salaries O
of O
some O
employees O
in O
uh O
, O
Palestine B-GPE
. O

Getting O
out O
of O
the O
predicament O
. O

The B-ORG
Board I-ORG
of O
Governors O
of O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Atomic I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
which O
includes O
35 O
countries O
, O
is O
meeting O
today O
, O
with O
the O
full O
board O
in O
attendance O
, O
to O
examine O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
request O
for O
help O
in O
the O
nuclear O
project O
as O
one O
application O
of O
a O
recommendation O
presented O
at O
a O
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Technical I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Atomic I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
to O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Agency O
. O

Diplomats O
said O
that O
most O
Western B-NORP
and O
developing O
countries O
in O
the O
Agency O
have O
temporarily O
agreed O
to O
freeze O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
request O
, O
because O
of O
fears O
that O
it O
might O
result O
in O
the O
subsequent O
production O
of O
plutonium O
; O
this O
in O
response O
to O
the O
fears O
of O
the O
developing O
countries O
that O
this O
will O
set O
a O
precedent O
to O
deprive O
technical O
assistance O
to O
the O
peaceful O
nuclear O
energy O
programs O
of O
these O
countries O
. O

Seven O
other O
requests O
submitted O
by O
Tehran B-GPE
are O
seen O
as O
not O
constituting O
any O
risk O
for O
the O
proliferation O
of O
atomic O
bombs O
, O
since O
they O
basically O
address O
the O
medical O
and O
civilian O
aspects O
of O
atomic O
energy O
, O
and O
which O
most O
members O
of O
the O
Board O
of O
Governors O
are O
convinced O
will O
not O
increase O
Iran B-GPE
's O
capacity O
to O
enrich O
uranium O
and O
recycle O
the O
spent O
fuel O
to O
extract O
materials O
for O
the O
manufacture O
of O
weapons O
. O

The O
construction O
of O
the O
Arak O
reactor O
, O
which O
operates O
with O
heavy O
water O
, O
and O
for O
which O
Tehran B-GPE
is O
requesting O
technical O
assistance O
from O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Atomic I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
pertaining O
to O
radiation O
safety O
measures O
for O
the O
reactor O
, O
will O
be O
the O
focus O
of O
the O
Agency O
's O
meeting O
today O
, O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
fear O
of O
Western B-NORP
countries O
, O
particularly O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
, O
that O
Iran B-GPE
might O
use O
this O
reactor O
to O
produce O
plutonium O
to O
make O
nuclear O
weapons O
, O

noting O
that O
Tehran B-GPE
must O
not O
receive O
special O
assistance O
on O
the O
Arak O
project O
. O

And O
to O
the O
slip O
of O
the O
tongue O
that O
was O
made O
by O
Ehud B-PERSON
Olmert I-PERSON
, O
in O
which O
he O
admitted O
that O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
entity O
has O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

This O
interview O
was O
in O
Germany B-GPE
with O
German B-NORP
television O
. O

But O
stranger O
than O
that O
was O
the O
reply O
to O
him O
by O
Mordechai B-PERSON
Vanunu I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
detained O
for O
several O
years O
after O
he O
revealed O
the O
secrets O
of O
the O
nuclear O
weapons O
inside O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
entity O
. O

Vanunu B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
whole O
world O
knows O
about O
what O
Ehud B-PERSON
Olmert I-PERSON
declared O
. O

And O
in O
any O
case O
, O
specifically O
Roni B-PERSON
Shaked I-PERSON
wrote O
, O
I O
was O
not O
surprised O
by O
Olmert B-PERSON
's O
statements O
. O

The O
entire O
world O
knows O
that O
Israel B-GPE
has O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

It O
was O
necessary O
for O
a O
person O
with O
an O
official O
capacity O
in O
Israel B-GPE
to O
stand O
up O
and O
say O
that O
, O
and O
Olmert B-PERSON
said O
that O
yesterday O
, O

That O
was O
the O
response O
of O
the O
nuclear O
spy O
Mordechai B-PERSON
Vanunu I-PERSON
to O
the O
slip O
of O
the O
tongue O
by O
Olmert B-PERSON
. O

Vanunu B-PERSON
gave O
an O
interview O
yesterday O
with O
the O
Al O
- O
Ayyam O
Palestinian B-NORP
newspaper O
that O
is O
published O
in O
Ramallah B-GPE
. O

The O
former O
spy O
said O
: O
Years O
ago O
, O
I O
spoke O
about O
the O
nuclear O
weapons O
that O
Israel B-GPE
possesses O
, O
after O
I O
had O
spoken O
, O
Israel B-GPE
was O
obliged O
to O
admit O
that O
it O
possessed O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

I O
hope O
now O
, O
and O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
statements O
by O
the O
prime O
minister O
, O
that O
Israel B-GPE
will O
change O
its O
policy O
. O

Mr. O
Ahmad O
Rafiq O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
uh O
, O
uh O
, O
Vanunu B-PERSON
says O
that O
as O
you O
noticed O
, O
it O
is O
trying O
to O
make O
it O
look O
as O
though O
Olmert O
broke O
the O
taboo O
, O
but O
Vanunu B-PERSON
says O
that O
this O
is O
incorrect O
, O
that O
the O
whole O
world O
knows O
that O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
entity O
possess O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

Joining O
us O
from O
Paris B-GPE
is O
Abdul B-PERSON
Amir I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Rekaby I-PERSON
, O
the O
secretary O
general O
of O
the B-ORG
Iraqi I-ORG
National I-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Current I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Rekaby O
, O
normally O
uh O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
uh O
, O
a O
prime O
minister O
does O
n't O
need O
to O
hold O
a O
press O
conference O
to O
declare O
his O
views O
, O
uh O
, O
uh O
, O
to O
make O
statements O
. O

Could O
it O
be O
said O
that O
uh O
, O
Mr. O
Al O
- O
Maliki O
's O
conference O
was O
a O
reaction O
perhaps O
to O
Abdul O
Aziz O
Al O
- O
Hakim O
's O
visit O
to O
Washington B-GPE
and O
the O
views O
expressed O
by O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
in O
this O
regard O
? O

No O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
there O
is O
, O
uh O
, O
I O
mean O
a O
split O
between O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
and O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
uh O
, O
is O
trying O
once O
again O
to O
say O
that O
he O
is O
doing O
something O
. O

The O
capabilities O
available O
to O
him O
are O
zero O
uh O
, O
as O
is O
already O
known O
, O
because O
this O
conference O
issue O
was O
previously O
proposed O
, O
but O
it O
failed O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
happen O
. O

And O
regional O
conferences O
and O
neighboring O
states O
' O
meeting O
are O
also O
held O
regularly O
, O
but O
have O
stopped O
lately O
, O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
this O
talk O
has O
any O
significance O
or O
political O
implication O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
major O
problem O
, O
whether O
for O
the O
Americans O
or O
for O
those O
leaders O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
political O
process O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
who O
are O
cooperating O
with O
them O
, O
is O
that O
they O
're O
going O
in O
circles O
in O
a O
vacuum O
. O

They O
're O
telling O
stories O
, O
which O
uh O
, O
uh O
, O
show O
that O
they O
want O
to O
evade O
real O
solutions O
, O
and O
they O
are O
stubborn O
; O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
admit O
that O
their O
political O
process O
has O
reached O
a O
dead O
end O
, O
has O
collapsed O
, O
has O
ended O
, O
and O
uh O
, O
is O
worn O
away O
by O
time O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
latest O
information O
is O
that O
there O
is O
a O
problem O
in O
the O
area O
of O
Arab B-NORP
Al O
- O
Barbir O
neighborhood O
, O
uh O
, O
about O
50 O
people O
entered O
the O
area O
who O
were O
apparently O
returning O
from O
the O
sit O
- O
in O
or O
going O
to O
it O
, O
to O
the O
neighborhood O
. O

And O
there O
were O
problems O
that O
occurred O
in O
the O
beginning O
with O
the O
residents O
and O
with O
, O
and O
there O
was O
smashing O
of O
cars O
but O
the O
army O
arrived O
on O
the O
scene O
and O
it O
seems O
that O
at O
that O
moment O
, O
it O
began O
controlling O
the O
situation O
. O

Yes O
, O
but O
the O
opposition O
is O
accusing O
you O
that O
you O
are O
provoking O
those O
demonstrators O
; O
how O
do O
you O
respond O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
do O
you O
have O
according O
to O
the O
investigations O
any O
information O
, O
especially O
about O
the O
victim O
who O
was O
killed O
yesterday O
in O
the O
Qasqas O
area O
? O

with O
respect O
to O
the O
victim O
may O
God O
bless O
his O
soul O
, O
the O
prime O
minister O
was O
with O
him O
, O
uh O
, O
and O
he O
was O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
a O
victim O
of O
all O
that O
is O
happening O
and O
a O
victim O
of O
all O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
uh O
, O
and O
consequently O
, O
uh O
, O
there O
is O
a O
military O
investigation O
being O
conducted O
by O
the O
military O
court O
and O
those O
details O
of O
the O
investigation O
are O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
military O
judiciary O
and O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
army O
with O
everyone O
. O

there O
is O
no O
doubt O
about O
that O
subject O
. O

Uh O
, O
there O
are O
also O
no O
details O
, O
the O
site O
of O
the O
shooting O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
it O
came O
from O
a O
remote O
unidentified O
direction O
, O
uh O
, O
and O
specifically O
no O
one O
can O
level O
an O
accusation O
at O
any O
group O
. O

And O
unfortunately O
, O
what O
was O
said O
on O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Manar I-ORG
station O
that O
the O
militia O
, O
uh O
, O
of O
the O
Future O
, O
first O
of O
all O
we O
have O
no O
militia O
and O
no O
gunmen O
, O
and O
we O
in O
the B-ORG
Future I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
have O
never O
used O
weapons O
or O
given O
weapons O
to O
anyone O
. O

And O
everyone O
knows O
that O
, O
and O
there O
is O
one O
armed O
party O
in O
all O
this O
mess O
, O
uh O
, O
in O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
interior O
. O

in O
regard O
to O
the O
provocations O
, O
this O
is O
a O
strange O
and O
amazing O
thing O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
if O
we O
take O
the O
outcome O
from O
the O
clashes O
that O
took O
place O
, O
uh O
, O
over O
the O
past O
24 O
hours O
, O
especially O
yesterday O
evening O
, O
we O
see O
where O
they O
take O
place O
and O
who O
suffers O
the O
damage O
, O
we O
discover O
uh O
, O
that O
they O
occur O
more O
in O
the O
regions O
with O
a O
majority O
belonging O
to O
the B-ORG
Future I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
politically O
or O
to O
March O
14 O
, O
and O
not O
in O
the O
regions O
that O
are O
affiliated O
with O
any O
of O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
March O
8 O
followers O
. O

Therefore O
, O
it O
is O
clear O
who O
is O
making O
these O
provocations O
and O
who O
causes O
the O
damage O
. O

There O
is O
no O
decision O
; O
it O
seems O
that O
taking O
to O
the O
street O
is O
not O
as O
safe O
as O
it O
has O
been O
announced O
. O

Yes O
. O

At O
3:42 O
on O
July O
28 O
, O
1976 O
, O
a O
strong O
earthquake O
hit O
Tangshan B-GPE
. O

On O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
28th O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Earthquake I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
called O
an O
emergency O
consultative O
meeting O
. O

At O
the O
meeting O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
Xiangning I-PERSON
read O
the O
earthquake O
prediction O
that O
they O
had O
previously O
issued O
. O

This O
attracted O
the O
attention O
of O
people O
in O
the O
relevant O
fields O
. O

At O
10:30 O
p.m. O
, O
as O
Huang B-PERSON
Xiangning I-PERSON
was O
preparing O
to O
return O
home O
, O
he O
was O
met O
by O
people O
who O
led O
him O
away O
from O
the O
door O
of O
his O
home O
, O
and O
that O
night O
he O
reported O
to O
the O
country O
's O
leaders O
on O
earthquake O
forecasting O
. O

What O
sort O
of O
questions O
did O
Hua B-PERSON
Guofeng I-PERSON
ask O
then O
? O

Who O
else O
was O
there O
? O

Oh O
, O
, O
when O
I O
went O
in O
, O
there O
was O
, O
uh O
, O
Mei B-PERSON
Shirong I-PERSON
, O
the O
deputy O
director O
, O
he O
was O
the O
deputy O
director O
of O
the O
analysis O
and O
forecasting O
office O
in O
charge O
of O
, O
and O
Director O
Liu O
Yingyong O
, O
that O
is O
the O
Seismology O
Bureau O
Director O
at O
that O
time O
, O
they O
were O
both O
there O
. O

As O
he O
reached O
the O
end O
of O
the O
report O
, O
Mei B-PERSON
Shirong I-PERSON
said O
, O
he O
thought O
he O
wanted O
-- O

The O
Tangshan B-GPE
earthquake O
was O
a O
paroxysmal O
earthquake O
. O

This O
type O
of O
earthquake O
has O
no O
precursors O
, O
and O
so O
it O
ca O
n't O
be O
predicted O
and O
you O
ca O
n't O
take O
precautions O
. O

Uh O
, O
that O
was O
the O
gist O
of O
Mei B-PERSON
Shirong I-PERSON
's O
remarks O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
report O
. O

But O
before O
this O
, O
you O
clearly O
had O
already O
reported O
this O
opinion O
to O
the O
analysis O
and O
forecasting O
office O
. O

The O
report O
went O
to O
the O
Seismology O
Bureau O
, O
yes O
. O

How O
could O
he O
say O
this O
? O

This O
is O
absolutely O
contrary O
to O
the O
facts O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O
, O
could O
it O
be O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
-LRB- O
he O
-RRB- O
was O
afraid O
that O
the O
responsibility O
was O
too O
much O
, O
so O
-LRB- O
he O
-RRB- O
blabbered O
out O
of O
a O
frightened O
mentality O
. O

That O
's O
my O
guess O
, O
maybe O
it O
was O
what O
he O
was O
thinking O
under O
frightening O
circumstances O
. O

After O
I O
went O
there O
, O
after O
he O
finished O
the O
report O
, O
Premier O
Hua O
allowed O
me O
to O
report O
. O

When O
I O
saw O
what O
was O
going O
on O
, O
I O
took O
the O
annual O
forecast O
, O
and O
I O
had O
no O
report O
. O

So O
, O
I O
went O
directly O
to O
discussing O
our O
short O
- O
term O
annual O
forecast O
, O
it O
was O
July O
14 O
, O
, O
I O
put O
it O
down O
on O
the O
table O
, O
and O
let O
them O
, O
read O
the O
original O
once O
, O
and O
then O
I O
reported O
, O
and O
they O
did O
n't O
interrupt O
at O
all O
. O

I O
finished O
, O
and O
Hua B-PERSON
Guofeng I-PERSON
then O
said O
, O
uh O
, O
the B-ORG
Party I-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
's O
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
does O
not O
hold O
you O
comrades O
in O
earthquake O
industry O
responsible O
, O
we O
hope O
you O
will O
continue O
to O
do O
your O
monitoring O
and O
forecasting O
work O
to O
protect O
the B-ORG
Party I-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
protect O
Chairman O
Mao O
. O

That O
was O
what O
they O
said O
. O

But O
obviously O
what O
you O
said O
, O
the O
facts O
you O
stated O
, O
conflicted O
with O
what O
Mei B-PERSON
Shirong I-PERSON
had O
stated O
. O

Yes O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
did O
n't O
anyone O
express O
any O
dissatisfaction O
over O
this O
? O

No O
. O

Oh O
, O
, O
they O
did O
n't O
raise O
any O
questions O
about O
this O
. O

And O
no O
one O
suggested O
looking O
into O
the O
responsibility O
of O
the B-ORG
Earthquake I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
? O

No O
, O
they O
did O
n't O
. O

Uh O
, O
, O
uh O
, O
um O
, O
, O
the O
gist O
of O
what O
he O
said O
was O
that O
no O
one O
's O
responsibility O
would O
be O
looked O
into O
. O

He O
said O
, O
you O
need O
n't O
have O
any O
concerns O
. O

, O
, O
uh O
, O
when O
you O
go O
back O
, O
continue O
with O
your O
monitoring O
work O
, O
monitoring O
and O
aftershocks O
. O

And O
protect O
the B-ORG
Party I-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
protect O
Chairman O
Mao O
. O

That O
was O
the O
gist O
of O
what O
Hua B-PERSON
Guofeng I-PERSON
said O
. O

Who O
else O
was O
in O
attendance O
at O
the O
time O
? O

In O
attendance O
, O
uh O
, O
from O
the O
Seismology O
Bureau O
there O
were O
three O
of O
us O
, O
Director O
Liu O
Yingyong O
, O
Deputy O
Director O
Mei O
Shirong O
, O
and O
me O
. O

, O
the O
national O
leaders O
were O
Hua B-PERSON
Guofeng I-PERSON
, O

oh O
, O
there O
was O
Jiang B-PERSON
Qing I-PERSON
, O

there O
was O
Ji B-PERSON
Dengkui I-PERSON
, O
there O
was O
Wu B-PERSON
De I-PERSON
. O

This O
was O
an O
informational O
briefing O
that O
hardly O
anyone O
knows O
about O
. O

The O
time O
was O
January O
20 O
, O
1977 O
. O

The O
briefing O
only O
had O
a O
total O
of O
450 O
copies O
; O
it O
was O
mainly O
Committee B-ORG
leaders O
at O
the O
time O
who O
were O
reported O
to O
. O

In O
the O
briefing O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Seismology I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
for O
the O
first O
time O
analyzed O
the O
reasons O
for O
the O
failure O
to O
report O
the O
Tangshan B-GPE
earthquake O
. O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Seismology I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
believes O
, O
first O
, O
that O
it O
did O
not O
clearly O
recognize O
the O
relationship O
between O
anomalies O
and O
earthquakes O
, O
and O
it O
made O
errors O
in O
assessing O
the O
earthquake O
. O

Second O
, O
it O
did O
not O
recognize O
pre-earthquake O
anomalous O
signs O
. O

Third O
, O
it O
did O
not O
understand O
the O
seismological O
and O
geological O
signs O
in O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
Tangshan B-GPE
, O
Bohai B-GPE
, O
Zhangjiakou B-GPE
area O
. O

These O
three O
" O
lack O
of O
understandings O
" O
made O
people O
feel O
quite O
a O
bit O
of O
guilty O
conscience O
. O

Were O
the O
reasons O
that O
led O
to O
so O
many O
deaths O
and O
injuries O
all O
that O
simple O
? O

The O
reports O
from O
the O
monitoring O
stations O
, O
the O
experts O
' O
opinions O
all O
failed O
to O
be O
taken O
seriously O
by O
the O
relevant O
departments O
; O
what O
kind O
of O
questions O
did O
this O
raise O
? O

And O
if O
the O
pre-quake O
predictions O
had O
been O
taken O
seriously O
, O
what O
result O
would O
that O
have O
led O
to O
? O

These O
are O
the O
relics O
and O
ruins O
left O
to O
us O
by O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
. O

In O
that O
calamity O
, O
all O
of O
Tangshan B-GPE
was O
laid O
waste O
. O

And O
yet O
in O
the O
county O
seat O
of O
Qinglong B-GPE
County I-GPE
in O
Hebei B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
although O
it O
is O
only O
115 O
km O
from O
here O
, O
not O
even O
one O
person O
in O
the O
whole O
county O
died O
in O
the O
great O
earthquake O
. O

On O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
twentieth O
anniversary O
of O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
, O
that O
is O
in O
April O
of O
1996 O
, O
Qinglong B-GPE
was O
chosen O
by O
a O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
agency O
to O
become O
a O
successful O
model O
for O
the O
integration O
of O
scientific O
research O
and O
administrative O
management O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
on O
August O
20 O
, O
1976 O
, O
the B-ORG
Hebei I-ORG
Science I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
had O
issued O
a O
brief O
report O
which O
for O
the O
first O
time O
revealed O
the O
facts O
about O
Qinglong O
having O
successfully O
prepared O
against O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
. O

But O
the O
report O
was O
withdrawn O
very O
quickly O
. O

Right O
up O
until O
1995 O
, O
when O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
' O
Dr. O
Kohl O
came O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
to O
participate O
in O
the O
world O
Conference B-EVENT
on I-EVENT
Women I-EVENT
and O
learned O
about O
Qinglong O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

The O
following O
year O
, O
after O
receiving O
permission O
from O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
, O
this O
female O
UN B-GPE
official O
headed O
up O
a O
team O
in O
person O
and O
conducted O
an O
on O
- O
site O
investigation O
in O
Qinglong B-GPE
. O

Beginning O
at O
that O
time O
, O
the O
Qinglong B-GPE
phenomenon O
gradually O
became O
known O
to O
the O
outside O
. O

Speaking O
of O
the O
Qinglong B-GPE
miracle O
, O
there O
are O
two O
people O
we O
can O
not O
forget O
; O
one O
is O
Wang B-PERSON
Chunqing I-PERSON
and O
the O
other O
is O
Ran B-PERSON
Guangqi I-PERSON
. O

At O
the O
time O
Wang B-PERSON
Chunqing I-PERSON
was O
in O
charge O
of O
seismic O
work O
for O
the B-ORG
Qinglong I-ORG
County I-ORG
Scientific I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
and O
it O
was O
he O
who O
first O
brought O
news O
of O
the O
great O
earthquake O
back O
to O
Qinglong B-GPE
. O

What O
do O
you O
think O
the O
reasons O
were O
? O

Why O
was O
Qinglong B-GPE
able O
to O
do O
it O
and O
Tangshan B-GPE
was O
n't O
? O

Oh O
! O

That O
's O
really O
difficult O
to O
explain O
in O
a O
few O
words O
. O

Why O
do O
you O
say O
that O
? O

Qinglong B-GPE
! O

At O
the O
time O
I O
was O
participating O
, O
on O
July O
14 O
, O
1976 O
, O
I O
was O
participating O
in O
a O
joint O
survey O
and O
prevention O
conference O
. O

The O
local O
manager O
was O
Wang B-PERSON
Chunqing I-PERSON
, O
the O
person O
responsible O
for O
running O
the B-ORG
Qinglong I-ORG
County I-ORG
Scientific I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
was O
named O
Wang B-PERSON
Chunqing I-PERSON
. O

He O
was O
also O
on O
the O
dais O
opening O
the O
conference O
. O

Opening O
this O
conference O
, O
at O
the O
time O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
Chengmin I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Seismology I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
came O
. O

When O
Wang B-PERSON
Chengmin I-PERSON
came O
, O
he O
demanded O
to O
address O
the O
conference O
, O
and O
he O
spoke O
to O
the O
bureau O
's O
director O
, O
Zha O
Zhiyuan O
: O
I O
want O
to O
address O
the O
conference O
. O

Zha B-PERSON
Zhiyuan I-PERSON
would O
n't O
let O
him O
. O

What O
the O
reason O
for O
that O
was O
never O
became O
known O
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
make O
a O
pre-quake O
speech O
, O
and O
he O
would O
n't O
allow O
it O
. O

What O
was O
the O
reason O
? O

What O
reason O
? O

He O
was O
the O
deputy O
director O
of O
the O
bureau O
, O
he O
was O
a O
group O
leader O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
Chengmin I-PERSON
thereupon O
spent O
two O
evenings O
holding O
two O
colloquia O
. O

, O
Wang B-PERSON
Chunqing I-PERSON
participated O
in O
the O
first O
colloquium O
. O

, O
uh O
, O
he O
participated O
in O
this O
meeting O
from O
start O
to O
finish O
. O

Ah O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
Chengmin I-PERSON
then O
reported O
the O
pre-quake O
opinions O
of O
a O
number O
of O
units O
. O

Pre-quake O
opinions O
that O
he O
had O
received O
. O

He O
received O
these O
opinions O
and O
also O
heard O
that O
Tangshan B-ORG
Second I-ORG
Middle I-ORG
School I-ORG
said O
so O
, O

uh O
, O
teacher O
Tian O
Jinwu O
of O
Tangshan B-ORG
Second I-ORG
Middle I-ORG
School I-ORG
also O
said O
like O
that O
, O
that O
is O
, O
earthquake O
prediction O
is O
part O
of O
the O
three O
essential O
earthquake O
requisites O
, O
right O
? O

In O
late O
July O
or O
early O
August O
a O
7.0 O
or O
higher O
, O
possibly O
even O
an O
8.0 O
earthquake O
will O
occur O
, O
and O
this O
made O
a O
very O
strong O
impression O
on O
him O
. O

When O
the O
meeting O
let O
out O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
Chunqing I-PERSON
dared O
not O
delay O
, O
and O
he O
hurriedly O
made O
the O
long O
journey O
to O
his O
hometown O
, O
Qinglong B-GPE
, O
because O
his O
home O
was O
in O
Qinglong O
. O

At O
the O
time O
Ran B-PERSON
Guangqi I-PERSON
was O
serving O
as O
Qinglong B-GPE
County I-GPE
secretary O
and O
county O
head O
. O

After O
receiving O
Wang B-PERSON
Chunqing I-PERSON
's O
report O
, O
Ran B-PERSON
Guangqi I-PERSON
immediately O
convened O
the O
county O
's O
standing O
committee O
to O
discuss O
the O
earthquake O
situation O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
with O
the O
upper O
levels O
of O
government O
not O
having O
issued O
any O
earthquake O
prediction O
, O
it O
was O
he O
that O
faced O
the O
risk O
of O
losing O
his O
position O
and O
on O
July O
25 O
made O
a O
decision O
, O
that O
he O
had O
to O
notify O
everyone O
of O
the O
earthquake O
situation O
before O
July O
26 O
. O

From O
that O
moment O
, O
all O
of O
Qinglong B-GPE
County I-GPE
went O
into O
pre-earthquake O
mode O
. O

After O
learning O
of O
this O
, O
what O
was O
Ran B-PERSON
Guangqi I-PERSON
, O
as O
county O
secretary O
and O
county O
head O
, O
thinking O
and O
doing O
? O

We O
had O
to O
take O
the O
initiative O
in O
this O
. O

Uh O
, O
the O
wolf O
came O
, O
and O
whose O
child O
did O
he O
carry O
off O
? O

It O
's O
the O
lives O
of O
470,000 O
people O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

Is O
n't O
it O
? O

The O
worst O
case O
scenario O
would O
be O
losing O
-LRB- O
his O
-RRB- O
office O
! O

It O
did O
not O
matter O
. O

Right O
. O
That O
was O
one O
thing O
. O

The O
second O
thing O
was O
, O
criticizing O
Deng B-PERSON
. O

Criticizing O
Deng B-PERSON
, O
we O
could O
put O
it O
that O
way O
; O
the O
serious O
matter O
of O
criticizing O
Deng B-PERSON
, O
we O
did O
n't O
dare O
not O
to O
do O
, O
because O
that O
was O
a O
call O
from O
above O
! O

Right O
! O

A O
call O
from O
above O
, O
they O
were O
calling O
on O
us O
to O
criticize O
Deng B-PERSON
, O
so O
we O
criticized O
Deng B-PERSON
. O

But O
we O
were O
talking O
to O
the O
ordinary O
people O
, O
and O
there O
's O
no O
difference O
between O
criticizing O
at O
home O
and O
criticizing O
in O
the O
courtyard O
. O

What O
's O
the O
difference O
? O

We O
were O
out O
trying O
to O
do O
earthquake O
prevention O
, O
so O
we O
just O
went O
on O
criticizing O
Deng B-PERSON
outside O
! O

Our O
supervisors O
checked O
up O
on O
us O
and O
learned O
that O
we O
were O
outside O
criticizing O
Deng B-PERSON
. O

That O
was O
one O
problem O
, O
they O
were O
thinking O
like O
that O
. O

Ha O
, O
the O
third O
thing O
was O
, O
we O
were O
really O
dealing O
with O
a O
major O
quake O
. O

If O
there O
's O
no O
quake O
, O
the O
ordinary O
people O
will O
just O
see O
that O
we O
're O
imperfect O
. O

The O
mosquito O
sees O
a O
few O
welts O
and O
comes O
back O
again O
, O
right O
? O

The O
ordinary O
people O
will O
call O
us O
a O
few O
bad O
names O
, O
when O
it O
becomes O
worse O
, O
we O
bow O
and O
leave O
the O
stage O
. O

But O
if O
we O
did O
n't O
issue O
an O
earthquake O
prediction O
and O
there O
was O
a O
real O
earthquake O
, O
we O
'd O
be O
embarrassed O
in O
front O
of O
the O
locals O
. O

Maybe O
you O
do O
n't O
acknowledge O
the O
debt O
, O
but O
you O
'd O
feel O
bad O
about O
it O
. O

Ran B-PERSON
Guangqi I-PERSON
examined O
the O
matter O
thoroughly O
, O
and O
under O
these O
circumstances O
he O
was O
decisive O
and O
issued O
an O
earthquake O
prediction O
, O
and O
he O
did O
n't O
tell O
anyone O
he O
was O
doing O
it O
. O

So O
basically O
it O
was O
not O
recorded O
at O
the O
province O
level O
. O

So O
I O
issued O
the O
prediction O
. O

If O
there O
was O
no O
earthquake O
, O
that O
's O
fine O
, O
at O
worst O
I O
'd O
lose O
my O
position O
. O

Other O
people O
had O
black O
gauze O
caps O
, O
and O
they O
looked O
at O
them O
as O
black O
gauze O
caps O
; O
I O
had O
a O
black O
gauze O
cap O
, O
and O
I O
treated O
it O
as O
a O
stupid O
turtle O
. O

That O
's O
the O
original O
saying O
. O

On O
November O
8 O
, O
1976 O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Seismology I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
released O
its O
seventeenth O
seismic O
report O
. O

The O
report O
said O
that O
the O
Tangshan B-GPE
earthquake O
had O
damaged O
180,000 O
homes O
in O
Qinglong B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
with O
7,300 O
of O
these O
collapsing O
, O
but O
only O
one O
person O
had O
died O
as O
a O
direct O
result O
of O
the O
earthquake O
. O

The B-ORG
Kailuan I-ORG
Mine I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
was O
another O
miracle O
. O

The O
miracle O
was O
that O
10,000 O
miners O
working O
in O
Kailuan B-ORG
Mine I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
mines O
successfully O
escaped O
danger O
in O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
, O
and O
this O
established O
a O
model O
for O
disaster O
prevention O
and O
preparation O
. O

Perhaps O
there O
are O
more O
lessons O
to O
be O
learned O
from O
Kailuan B-GPE
than O
from O
Qinglong B-GPE
. O

With O
seismologists O
being O
unable O
to O
set O
a O
date O
for O
an O
imminent O
earthquake O
, O
how O
can O
people O
carry O
out O
effective O
disaster O
prevention O
and O
preparation O
work O
? O

When O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
earthquake I-EVENT
hit O
, O
why O
was O
it O
that O
the O
Kailuan B-GPE
mine O
was O
able O
to O
keep O
the O
mortality O
rate O
at O
only O
0.07 O
% O
? O

I O
went O
down O
in O
the O
mines O
once O
, O
and O
I O
thought O
about O
this O
, O
under O
those O
circumstances O
, O
their O
miners O
, O
if O
a O
real O
earthquake O
hits O
, O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
get O
them O
out O
of O
there O
very O
quickly O
, O
that O
's O
a O
horrendous O
thing O
. O

Why O
? O

, O
in O
a O
mine O
, O
if O
the O
power O
goes O
out O
, O
the O
power O
goes O
out O
and O
there O
's O
no O
ventilation O
. O

If O
the O
power O
goes O
out O
and O
the O
ventilation O
stops O
, O
in O
40 O
minutes O
or O
so O
, O
, O
uh O
, O
gas O
, O
underground O
flooding O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
can O
quickly O
threaten O
human O
life O
. O

-LRB- O
Power O
-RRB- O
outage O
, O
-LRB- O
ventilation O
-LRB- O
stop O
, O
if O
the O
power O
goes O
out O
and O
the O
ventilation O
stops O
for O
more O
than O
forty O
minutes O
, O
so O
everything O
has O
to O
be O
done O
in O
that O
time O
frame O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
it O
's O
very O
difficult O
to O
ensure O
their O
life O
safety O
. O

Before O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
, O
the B-ORG
Kailuan I-ORG
Mine I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
did O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
to O
establish O
feasible O
measures O
to O
ensure O
that O
underground O
miners O
safely O
escape O
dangers O
. O

The B-ORG
Kailuan I-ORG
Mine I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
set O
up O
an O
earthquake O
preparedness O
leadership O
group O
, O
organized O
at O
various O
levels O
, O
right O
. O

What O
employees O
in O
critical O
departments O
were O
supposed O
to O
do O
, O
right O
, O
what O
the O
leaders O
in O
critical O
departments O
were O
supposed O
to O
do O
, O
it O
was O
all O
clearly O
spelled O
out O
. O

In O
this O
document O
. O
It O
's O
all O
clearly O
spelled O
out O
. O

So O
when O
the O
big O
earthquake O
was O
near O
, O
they O
did O
n't O
panic O
, O
they O
were O
able O
to O
bring O
the O
miners O
back O
up O
safely O
. O

So O
only O
seven O
men O
died O
. O

The B-ORG
Kailuan I-ORG
Mine I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
following O
the O
principle O
that O
it O
is O
better O
to O
have O
a O
thousand O
days O
without O
an O
earthquake O
than O
one O
day O
of O
unpreparedness O
, O
and O
based O
on O
the O
idea O
that O
there O
will O
be O
an O
earthquake O
, O
a O
large O
earthquake O
, O
and O
soon O
, O
constantly O
focused O
on O
underground O
earthquake O
- O
proofing O
work O
. O

Moreover O
, O
they O
did O
n't O
stop O
with O
written O
earthquake O
preparedness O
measures O
; O
they O
transferred O
a O
lot O
of O
human O
and O
physical O
resources O
to O
carry O
out O
shoring O
- O
up O
and O
maintenance O
work O
aboveground O
and O
underground O
. O

So O
in O
terms O
of O
the B-ORG
Kailuan I-ORG
Mine I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
they O
certainly O
did O
n't O
pin O
all O
their O
hopes O
on O
someone O
issuing O
an O
earthquake O
forecast O
. O

What O
they O
did O
pin O
their O
hopes O
on O
was O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
care O
what O
day O
the O
earthquake O
occurs O
on O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
afraid O
. O

Every O
day O
, O
maybe O
they O
said O
, O
taking O
this O
whatchamacallit O
, O
I O
mean O
. O

It O
's O
like O
, O
they O
were O
kind O
of O
thinking O
, O
let O
's O
maintain O
this O
army O
for O
a O
thousand O
days O
even O
if O
we O
only O
use O
it O
for O
one O
hour O
. O

, O
, O
every O
day O
you O
have O
an O
earthquake O
and O
, O
, O
I O
just O
do O
what O
I O
'm O
supposed O
to O
do O
. O

What O
do O
I O
mean O
when O
I O
say O
I O
just O
do O
what O
I O
'm O
supposed O
to O
do O
? O

From O
%pw O
, O
on O
the O
day O
they O
established O
the O
earthquake O
office O
, O
they O
began O
paying O
attention O
to O
earthquake O
forecasting O
. O

Their O
focus O
on O
earthquake O
forecasting O
was O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
whenever O
the O
earthquake O
hits O
, O
the B-ORG
Kailuan I-ORG
Mine I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
says O
we O
have O
to O
assure O
the O
miners O
underground O
. O

It O
's O
no O
good O
if O
we O
ca O
n't O
, O
, O
get O
the O
miners O
back O
up O
. O

When O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
hit O
, O
the B-ORG
Kailuan I-ORG
Mine I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
was O
situated O
in O
the O
extreme O
quake O
zone O
. O

Eight O
mines O
and O
one O
under O
construction O
were O
all O
in O
the O
9 O
to O
11 O
intensity O
zone O
. O

More O
than O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
buildings O
collapsed O
or O
were O
seriously O
damaged O
; O
the O
power O
grid O
, O
the O
transport O
system O
and O
mineshaft O
elevators O
, O
ventilation O
and O
drainage O
facilities O
were O
severely O
damaged O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
about O
half O
the O
Kailuan O
miners O
were O
stuck O
underground O
. O

In O
the O
moment O
that O
the O
earthquake O
hit O
, O
how O
could O
they O
be O
gotten O
out O
? O

At O
the O
time O
, O
how O
to O
get O
them O
out O
, O
, O
, O
at O
the O
time O
, O
this O
involved O
several O
problems O
, O
very O
typical O
ones O
. O

Um O
, O
for O
example O
, O
, O
the O
Lu O
jiatuo O
mine O
had O
a O
vertical O
- O
shaft O
ladder O
, O
and O
at O
the O
time O
there O
were O
more O
than O
a O
thousand O
people O
in O
the O
mine O
, O
male O
, O
female O
, O
old O
and O
young O
. O

At O
the O
time O
it O
seemed O
like O
, O
the O
mine O
's O
deputy O
manager O
, O
Jia B-PERSON
Bangyou I-PERSON
, O
he O
was O
very O
calmly O
commanding O
over O
a O
thousand O
people O
, O
keeping O
them O
not O
panicked O
. O

First O
thing O
was O
avoiding O
panic O
, O
at O
every O
level O
, O
whatever O
responsibility O
was O
to O
be O
shouldered O
, O
you O
had O
to O
shoulder O
it O
, O
we O
just O
spoke O
about O
that O
, O
so O
there O
was O
a O
clear O
division O
of O
labor O
. O

More O
than O
a O
thousand O
people O
, O
you O
can O
imagine O
if O
there O
was O
n't O
excellent O
organization O
, O
a O
few O
would O
get O
trampled O
. O

I O
was O
thinking O
, O
a O
few O
will O
get O
trampled O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
Jia B-PERSON
Bangyou I-PERSON
said O
, O
go O
to O
a O
station O
at O
the O
mine O
's O
mouth O
, O
women O
comrades O
come O
up O
first O
. O

After O
all O
the O
women O
comrades O
had O
gone O
up O
, O
the O
new O
workers O
went O
up O
. O

There O
were O
regulations O
, O
, O
they O
had O
it O
in O
the O
document O
in O
writing O
, O
new O
workers O
go O
up O
. O

After O
the O
new O
workers O
had O
all O
gone O
up O
, O
the O
experienced O
older O
workers O
went O
up O
. O

Finally O
, O
the O
CCP O
members O
came O
up O
last O
, O
and O
at O
the O
time O
Jia B-PERSON
Bangyou I-PERSON
said O
, O
CCP B-ORG
members O
come O
up O
last O
. O

At O
the O
mouth O
of O
the O
mine O
, O
the O
people O
who O
had O
come O
up O
first O
did O
n't O
leave O
, O
they O
stayed O
right O
there O
, O
enduring O
the O
aftershocks O
, O
and O
they O
waited O
right O
through O
to O
past O
8:00 O
a.m. O
. O

Jia B-PERSON
Bangyou I-PERSON
finally O
came O
back O
up O
to O
the O
surface O
safely O
. O

Not O
one O
of O
the B-FAC
Lu I-FAC
jiatuo I-FAC
Mine I-FAC
's O
underground O
personnel O
had O
been O
lost O
; O
more O
than O
a O
thousand O
people O
escaped O
death O
deep O
underground O
in O
this O
dangerous O
situation O
. O

They O
created O
an O
inspiring O
miracle O
underground O
, O
but O
it O
was O
not O
by O
accident O
. O

I O
really O
admire O
this O
group O
of O
CCP B-ORG
members O
who O
were O
at O
the B-FAC
Lu I-FAC
jiatuo I-FAC
Mine I-FAC
in O
1976 O
. O

The O
CCP O
members O
who O
were O
at O
the O
Lu O
jiatuo O
Mine O
in O
1976 O
were O
the O
last O
to O
come O
up O
. O

Uh O
, O
after O
they O
had O
come O
up O
, O
no O
one O
at O
the O
mouth O
of O
the O
mine O
had O
left O
. O

Why O
? O

Their O
mine O
boss O
, O
Jia B-PERSON
Bangyou I-PERSON
, O
had O
not O
yet O
come O
up O
. O

Men O
, O
women O
, O
old O
and O
young O
were O
all O
at O
the O
mouth O
of O
the O
mine O
, O
not O
going O
anywhere O
. O

Jia B-PERSON
Bangyou I-PERSON
came O
up O
, O
took O
a O
look O
at O
the O
crowd O
, O
all O
waiting O
there O
quietly O
, O
and O
he O
was O
very O
moved O
at O
that O
time O
. O

He O
said O
, O
Go O
on O
! O
All O
of O
you O
go O
home O
! O
Go O
see O
whether O
your O
families O
are O
still O
alive O
. O

! O

Qinglong B-GPE
County I-GPE
successfully O
issued O
the O
imminent O
earthquake O
warning O
, O
and O
470,000 O
people O
in O
the O
entire O
county O
got O
through O
the O
disaster O
unscathed O
. O

The B-ORG
Kailuan I-ORG
Mine I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
has O
lost O
only O
seven O
out O
of O
10,000 O
of O
its O
mine O
workers O
, O
which O
is O
a O
miracle O
of O
disaster O
preparedness O
. O

And O
in O
the O
final O
analysis O
their O
success O
was O
manifested O
in O
their O
focusing O
on O
earthquakes O
. O

Possibly O
we O
should O
say O
, O
if O
, O
before O
the O
quake O
, O
the O
relevant O
national O
departments O
had O
taken O
seriously O
the O
news O
of O
the O
earthquake O
forecast O
, O
would O
the O
casualties O
have O
been O
so O
high O
? O

If O
it O
had O
been O
, O
it O
would O
n't O
have O
been O
such O
a O
tragedy O
. O

There O
simply O
would O
n't O
have O
been O
such O
a O
tragedy O
. O
If O
there O
had O
been O
communication O
at O
all O
levels O
, O
and O
the O
people O
of O
Tangshan B-GPE
had O
been O
warned O
. O
Uh O
, O
even O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
definite O
date O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
determine O
July O
28 O
at O
3:42 O
, O
that O
's O
impossible O
. O

But O
there O
's O
an O
approximate O
time O
frame O
, O
when O
the O
relatively O
big O
earthquake O
will O
probably O
occur O
, O
and O
that O
kind O
of O
a O
notice O
ought O
to O
be O
given O
out O
. O

And O
what O
exactly O
do O
you O
think O
was O
the O
reason O
that O
this O
was O
n't O
done O
? O

The O
precise O
reason O
it O
was O
n't O
done O
, O
you O
could O
say O
there O
were O
many O
factors O
involved O
. O

But O
the O
main O
factor O
, O
I O
believe O
, O
is O
that O
it O
was O
n't O
taken O
seriously O
enough O
at O
the O
time O
, O
it O
was O
n't O
taken O
seriously O
enough O
. O

Even O
though O
the O
Tangshan B-GPE
seismic O
monitoring O
network O
had O
, O
so O
many O
earthquake O
warning O
signs O
, O
uh O
, O

every O
province O
and O
city O
has O
so O
many O
emergency O
reporting O
offices O
, O
look O
at O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Hebei B-GPE
, O
they O
all O
have O
emergency O
reporting O
stations O
. O

, O
they O
all O
had O
earthquake O
forecast O
opinions O
, O
but O
they O
did O
n't O
attract O
enough O
attention O
. O

When O
you O
did O
your O
investigation O
, O
and O
you O
discovered O
that O
at O
the O
time O
China B-GPE
's O
level O
was O
such O
as O
to O
be O
able O
to O
predict O
this O
earthquake O
, O
what O
did O
you O
think O
? O

How O
can O
I O
explain O
this O
? O

In O
earthquake O
forecasting O
, O
success O
means O
succeeding O
in O
your O
probing O
of O
the O
situation O
, O
and O
failure O
means O
failing O
in O
your O
probing O
. O

, O
I O
mean O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Seismology I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
should O
have O
predicted O
this O
earthquake O
coming O
. O

Rather O
, O
it O
's O
in O
, O
the O
attitudes O
of O
some O
of O
the O
officials O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Seismology I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
. O

For O
example O
, O
, O
you O
take O
seriously O
, O
you O
come O
, O
your O
underlings O
forcefully O
request O
a O
meeting O
, O
you O
meet O
with O
them O
and O
you O
do O
it O
. O

If O
you O
ca O
n't O
make O
a O
decision O
, O
it O
's O
a O
matter O
of O
your O
level O
. O

Some O
of O
our O
officials O
are O
n't O
-- O

This O
is O
also O
an O
issue O
that O
perplexes O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
, O
why O
is O
it O
that O
the O
masses O
' O
community O
monitoring O
stations O
can O
pick O
up O
abnormal O
data O
, O
but O
the O
specialists O
, O
the O
experts O
, O
do O
n't O
detect O
anything O
? O

All O
I O
can O
say O
is O
, O
this O
is O
the O
sadness O
of O
240,000 O
wronged O
souls O
of O
Tangshan B-GPE
. O

Really O
. O

The O
local O
people O
all O
saw O
it O
coming O
. O

This O
book O
of O
mine O
, O
uh O
, O
on O
the O
title O
page O
I O
write O
, O
I O
wrote O
this O
for O
the O
people O
of O
the B-ORG
Tangshan I-ORG
Earthquake I-ORG
Monitoring I-ORG
Network I-ORG
; O
I O
respectfully O
represent O
the O
240,000 O
dead O
. O

I O
really O
wrote O
that O
I O
represented O
the O
dead O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
represent O
the O
living O
. O

I O
respectfully O
represent O
the O
240,000 O
Tangshan B-GPE
dead O
, O
and O
to O
the O
people O
of O
the O
former O
Tansghan B-GPE
, O
earthquake O
monitoring O
network O
, O
you O
predicted O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
, O
you O
reported O
the O
emergency O
, O
you O
made O
every O
effort O
. O

You O
are O
the O
pride O
of O
the O
people O
of O
your O
home O
town O
! O

We O
love O
you O
! O
And O
we O
pray O
for O
you O
! O

In O
your O
view O
, O
is O
it O
more O
important O
to O
maintain O
social O
stability O
in O
the O
region O
around O
the O
capital O
, O
or O
is O
it O
more O
important O
that O
a O
major O
earthquake O
may O
cost O
the O
lives O
of O
many O
people O
? O

, O
in O
my O
view O
, O
of O
course O
it O
's O
human O
life O
, O
definitely O
more O
important O
than O
anything O
else O
, O
that O
is O
my O
final O
appeal O
in O
my O
book O
. O

My O
appeal O
, O
one O
, O
this O
one O
, O
this O
one O
little O
crux O
. O

Life O
is O
more O
important O
than O
anything O
else O
! O

Regardless O
whether O
you O
're O
, O
any O
country O
, O
any O
region O
, O
any O
race O
, O
any O
political O
party O
, O
people O
's O
dignity O
, O
people O
's O
lives O
are O
more O
important O
than O
anything O
else O
. O

This O
has O
always O
been O
the O
pain O
in O
the O
hearts O
of O
many O
Chinese B-NORP
seismologists O
. O

Before O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
, O
China B-GPE
had O
medium O
- O
long O
- O
range O
forecasts O
, O
it O
had O
annual O
forecasts O
, O
it O
had O
imminent O
forecasts O
. O

But O
in O
the O
end O
, O
the O
tragic O
result O
was O
that O
240,000 O
people O
lost O
their O
lives O
. O

We O
should O
say O
there O
is O
a O
profound O
lesson O
in O
this O
. O

Why O
do O
you O
believe O
that O
the O
leaders O
involved O
need O
to O
take O
responsibility O
for O
this O
? O

Maybe O
for O
them O
it O
was O
just O
an O
inadvertent O
mistake O
, O
or O
an O
oversight O
. O

I O
believe O
they O
ought O
to O
, O
, O
have O
held O
a O
meeting O
, O
and O
maybe O
reduced O
the O
losses O
. O

Therefore O
the O
Tangshan B-GPE
earthquake O
, O
I O
still O
say O
, O
we O
are O
not O
at O
the O
levels O
, O
, O
to O
forecast O
on O
time O
, O
on O
July O
28 O
, O
1976 O
, O
at O
approximately O
3:42 O
. O

But O
we O
are O
at O
the O
level O
where O
we O
can O
say O
, O
in O
late O
July O
or O
early O
August O
, O
in O
that O
week O
of O
time O
, O

, O
this O
all O
could O
have O
been O
said O
. O

We O
're O
not O
at O
the O
level O
to O
report O
that O
Tangshan B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
the O
small O
area O
of O
Fengnan B-GPE
in O
Tangshan B-GPE
, O
but O
we O
can O
report O
for O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
Tangshan B-GPE
and O
Zhangjiakou B-GPE
area O
. O

, O
we O
have O
already O
, O
very O
clearly O
said O
that O
. O

We O
ca O
n't O
correctly O
predict O
a O
7.8 O
earthquake O
, O
but O
we O
can O
forecast O
an O
above O
5.0 O
, O
even O
above O
6.0 O
, O
or O
even O
that O
not O
excluding O
a O
7.0 O
earthquake O
, O
that O
we O
can O
say O
. O

If O
you O
look O
at O
the O
Tangshan B-GPE
disaster O
records O
, O
many O
people O
might O
get O
the O
impression O
that O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
earthquake I-EVENT
was O
not O
just O
a O
natural O
disaster O
, O
but O
that O
it O
was O
made O
up O
of O
many O
human O
disasters O
. O

How O
do O
you O
see O
that O
? O

, O
, O
, O
it O
's O
a O
question O
I O
ca O
n't O
answer O
clearly O
here O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
to O
be O
precise O
, O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
a O
natural O
disaster O
it O
's O
also O
a O
human O
disaster O
. O

That O
included O
at O
the O
time O
, O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
politics O
, O
certainly O
some O
campaigns O
like O
the O
Gang O
of O
Four O
, O
had O
an O
effect O
, O
, O
that O
's O
one O
thing O
. O

But O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
people O
who O
are O
responsible O
for O
the O
earthquake O
- O
related O
decision O
- O
making O
, O
they O
did O
n't O
do O
their O
duty O
and O
their O
responsibility O
to O
their O
utmost O
. O

The O
price O
paid O
for O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
was O
240,000 O
lives O
tragically O
lost O
, O
and O
that O
will O
forever O
be O
part O
of O
history O
; O

what O
lessons O
should O
mankind O
learn O
from O
this O
great O
disaster O
? O

Can O
the O
tragedy O
of O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
ever O
be O
repeated O
? O

What O
is O
even O
more O
unexpected O
is O
that O
two O
Chinese B-NORP
seismologists O
who O
precisely O
predicted O
the O
Tangshan B-GPE
quake O
and O
who O
have O
spent O
a O
lifetime O
doing O
earthquake O
research O
coincidentally O
believe O
that O
China B-GPE
has O
not O
made O
progress O
in O
earthquake O
forecasting O
levels O
, O
but O
has O
actually O
gone O
backwards O
. O

If O
the O
thing O
were O
to O
, O
happen O
in O
today O
's O
China B-GPE
, O
do O
you O
think O
disaster O
could O
be O
avoided O
? O

Now O
it O
could O
not O
be O
avoided O
, O
now O
China B-GPE
does O
n't O
have O
, O
uh O
, O
this O
capacity O
. O

So O
in O
terms O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
it O
does O
n't O
have O
this O
capacity O
. O

In O
today O
's O
China B-GPE
the O
level O
of O
earthquake O
forecasting O
, O
I O
believe O
, O
compared O
to O
before O
the O
Tangshan B-GPE
earthquake O
, O
has O
fallen O
, O
has O
slipped O
by O
a O
wide O
margin O
. O

If O
we O
were O
once O
again O
to O
continue O
focusing O
on O
earthquake O
preparedness O
as O
before O
Premier O
Zhou O
died O
, O
with O
the O
policy O
of O
the O
experts O
and O
the O
masses O
working O
together O
, O
and O
combining O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
foreign O
methods O
, O
then O
, O
earthquake O
forecasting O
would O
be O
on O
the O
right O
track O
again O
. O

Now O
we O
're O
, O
out O
of O
two O
legs O
, O
missing O
one O
leg O
. O

Experts O
and O
the O
masses O
working O
together O
, O
with O
the O
masses O
monitoring O
and O
working O
on O
preparedness O
, O
it O
's O
all O
, O
been O
weakened O
. O

And O
that O
's O
very O
disturbing O
. O

Looking O
at O
it O
in O
terms O
of O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Tangshan I-EVENT
Earthquake I-EVENT
, O
monitoring O
and O
preparedness O
by O
the O
masses O
and O
monitoring O
of O
ground O
stress O
have O
already O
been O
proven O
; O

they O
should O
be O
effective O
, O
so O
why O
are O
n't O
they O
being O
taken O
seriously O
? O

But O
that O
ca O
n't O
be O
, O
, O
the O
Seismology O
Bureau O
system O
, O
uh O
, O
acknowledges O
, O
oh O
! O

In O
the O
, O
'80s O
, O
exactly O
which O
year O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
, O
a O
conference O
was O
held O
in O
Quanzhou B-GPE
, O
we O
who O
believe O
in O
monitoring O
and O
preparedness O
by O
the O
masses O
call O
it O
the O
three O
earths O
, O
earth O
electricity O
, O
earth O
stress O
, O
and O
earth O
magnetism O
, O
they O
denied O
it O
all O
. O

I O
say O
the O
method O
of O
monitoring O
and O
preparedness O
by O
the O
masses O
used O
before O
the O
Tangshan B-GPE
quake O
, O
and O
methods O
that O
produced O
this O
prediction O
. O

And O
also O
before O
an O
earthquake O
in O
coastal O
cities O
, O
the O
method O
of O
monitoring O
and O
preparedness O
by O
the O
masses O
, O
in O

In O
June B-GPE
of O
2004 O
, O
the B-ORG
Shanxi I-ORG
Yongji I-ORG
Peasants I-ORG
Association I-ORG
was O
formally O
established O
; O
it O
now O
has O
3,800 O
members O
. O

Accordingly O
, O
this O
is O
the O
first O
peasant O
organization O
to O
be O
legally O
registered O
and O
designated O
a O
peasant O
association O
since O
the O
founding O
of O
the O
PRC B-GPE
. O

Its O
president O
is O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
. O

She O
says O
that O
two O
years O
before O
that O
they O
were O
already O
calling O
themselves O
a O
peasant O
association O
. O

At O
the O
time O
the O
association O
was O
just O
set O
up O
, O
it O
ran O
into O
an O
issue O
. O

It O
really O
tested O
the O
association O
's O
ability O
to O
deal O
with O
problems O
. O

The O
school O
built O
a O
classroom O
building O
and O
put O
a O
lock O
on O
the O
gate O
door O
. O

They O
invested O
more O
than O
400,000 O
; O
although O
they O
were O
poor O
, O
several O
hundred O
family O
heads O
made O
a O
ruckus O
. O

The O
secretary O
telephoned O
, O
can O
our O
association O
get O
involved O
and O
resolve O
this O
matter O
. O

I O
myself O
put O
up O
1,000 O
yuan O
, O
and O
with O
19 O
people O
we O
put O
together O
10,000 O
yuan O
, O
and O
we O
went O
to O
negotiate O
with O
the O
contractor O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
the O
contractor O
came O
around O
and O
let O
the O
kids O
go O
into O
the O
classrooms O
to O
attend O
classes O
. O

The O
entire O
problem O
was O
resolved O
smoothly O
, O
and O
it O
greatly O
increased O
the O
prestige O
of O
the O
peasant O
association O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
the O
local O
villagers O
. O

But O
why O
did O
a O
peasant O
organization O
get O
involved O
in O
a O
matter O
that O
should O
have O
been O
resolved O
by O
the O
village O
Party B-ORG
committee O
? O

Will O
peasant O
associations O
become O
a O
direction O
of O
organized O
rural O
development O
? O

With O
these O
questions O
in O
mind O
, O
this O
reporter O
came O
to O
Yongji B-GPE
in O
Shanxi B-GPE
to O
get O
the O
scoop O
. O

In O
fact O
I O
'd O
heard O
about O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
's O
aggressive O
approach O
early O
on O
. O

But O
when O
I O
saw O
her O
, O
I O
felt O
she O
was O
someone O
who O
really O
wanted O
to O
be O
low O
key O
. O

The O
minute O
I O
met O
her O
, O
she O
told O
me O
that O
what O
she O
did O
was O
terribly O
ordinary O
, O
and O
basically O
was O
n't O
worth O
our O
looking O
into O
. O

And O
she O
spoke O
about O
her O
family O
, O
her O
husband O
and O
child O
, O
and O
she O
looked O
concerned O
and O
haggard O
. O

And O
she O
would O
often O
sigh O
. O

But O
when O
the O
subject O
of O
the B-ORG
Peasants I-ORG
Association I-ORG
comes O
up O
, O
and O
when O
talked O
about O
how O
she O
was O
organizing O
peasants O
and O
helping O
them O
improve O
the O
quality O
-LRB- O
of O
their O
lives O
-RRB- O
, O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
's O
face O
lights O
up O
with O
a O
dazzling O
smile O
. O

If O
you O
go O
13 O
kilometers O
west O
of O
Yongji B-GPE
in O
Shanxi B-GPE
, O
you O
come O
to O
Zhaizi B-GPE
Village I-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Yongji I-ORG
Peasants I-ORG
Association I-ORG
has O
its O
headquarters O
at O
the O
entrance O
to O
Zhaizi B-GPE
Village I-GPE
. O

Previously O
, O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
and O
her O
husband O
ran O
a O
chemical O
fertilizer O
store O
here O
. O

Now O
, O
they O
have O
donated O
the O
fertilizer O
store O
to O
the B-ORG
Peasants I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

Back O
in O
'97 O
, O
why O
did O
you O
think O
of O
giving O
technical O
training O
to O
the O
peasants O
? O

It O
was O
kind O
of O
by O
accident O
. O

Um O
, O
at O
the O
time O
, O
my O
husband O
ran O
, O
uh O
, O
the B-ORG
Zhaizi I-ORG
Technical I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
on O
the O
banks O
of O
the B-LOC
Yellow I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
which O
provided O
farmer O
's O
financial O
services O
to O
the O
peasants O
. O

While O
I O
was O
helping O
my O
husband O
, O
I O
discovered O
that O
the O
peasants O
were O
investing O
the O
money O
to O
buy O
fertilizer O
in O
a O
very O
haphazard O
way O
. O

Also O
, O
many O
of O
those O
peasants O
who O
came O
into O
the O
store O
to O
buy O
fertilizer O
, O
they O
'd O
come O
into O
the O
store O
, O
and O
they O
really O
did O
n't O
have O
a O
clue O
, O
and O
they O
'd O
think O
, O
So O
- O
and O
- O
so O
is O
buying O
that O
, O
so O
I O
'll O
buy O
that O
, O
and O
they O
basically O
did O
n't O
know O
, O
they O
did O
n't O
go O
and O
choose O
something O
based O
on O
what O
their O
own O
land O
needed O
. O

Was O
it O
easy O
to O
get O
teachers O
to O
come O
to O
the O
village O
to O
give O
classes O
? O

The O
first O
time O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
the O
first O
time O
was O
unimaginable O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
the O
attendance O
on O
that O
day O
, O
it O
was O
n't O
something O
like O
that O
. O

The O
first O
time O
, O
organizing O
the O
first O
time O
, O
, O
at O
the O
time O
that O
Zhaizi O
Technical O
Center O
was O
seven O
or O
eight O
li O
from O
our O
village O
, O
and O
it O
was O
on O
the O
banks O
of O
the B-LOC
Yellow I-LOC
River I-LOC
! O

At O
the O
time O
I O
was O
afraid O
to O
ask O
the O
teacher O
to O
come O
because O
the O
peasants O
might O
not O
come O
to O
hear O
him O
, O
so O
at O
the O
time O
I O
ran O
from O
village O
to O
village O
, O
I O
went O
around O
organizing O
. O

I O
spent O
two O
months O
running O
around O
to O
the O
ten O
villages O
that O
surround O
our O
village O
. O

Um O
, O
and O
at O
each O
village O
, O
I O
would O
go O
around O
trying O
to O
find O
out O
who O
had O
the O
most O
technology O
awareness O
. O

Then O
I O
'd O
go O
to O
them O
face O
to O
face O
and O
say O
, O
We O
're O
planning O
to O
hold O
a O
technical O
training O
; O
would O
you O
be O
willing O
to O
come O
? O

Finally O
, O
from O
the O
ten O
villages O
, O
I O
chose O
80 O
women O
. O

Then O
I O
got O
them O
to O
bring O
peasants O
from O
surrounding O
area O
altogether O
. O

Were O
there O
people O
who O
could O
not O
get O
in O
to O
the O
class O
? O

More O
than O
400 O
people O
came O
to O
the O
class O
that O
day O
. O

So O
I O
went O
to O
ten O
villages O
, O
but O
it O
was O
n't O
just O
the O
80 O
people O
, O
they O
all O
brought O
people O
from O
the O
surrounding O
area O
. O

The O
class O
went O
on O
from O
just O
after O
10 O
in O
the O
morning O
until O
five O
in O
the O
afternoon O
. O

Hey O
, O
when O
that O
class O
was O
over O
, O
many O
of O
the O
peasants O
had O
a O
lot O
of O
feedback O
. O

Hey O
, O
, O
the O
class O
went O
great O
. O

This O
class O
earned O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
more O
than O
she O
had O
expected O
. O

Nearby O
villagers O
all O
heard O
about O
this O
terrific O
person O
who O
dug O
deep O
into O
her O
own O
pockets O
to O
provide O
an O
agricultural O
seminar O
for O
everybody O
. O

And O
they O
all O
loved O
coming O
to O
the O
technical O
services O
center O
to O
buy O
things O
. O

The O
next O
year O
, O
this O
shop O
of O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
's O
took O
in O
more O
than O
60,000 O
yuan O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
this O
center O
of O
hers O
became O
an O
agricultural O
technology O
exchange O
center O
for O
the O
surrounding O
area O
. O

Whenever O
villagers O
would O
run O
into O
some O
agricultural O
production O
issue O
, O
they O
all O
liked O
to O
come O
here O
to O
look O
for O
answers O
. O

How O
many O
times O
since O
the O
end O
of O
'98 O
have O
you O
held O
similar O
training O
sessions O
? O

Since O
December O
of O
'98 O
, O
each O
year O
we O
've O
held O
four O
to O
six O
training O
sessions O
. O

Do O
you O
still O
need O
to O
provide O
the O
money O
for O
them O
? O

Um O
, O
not O
necessarily O
. O

Starting O
in O
'99 O
, O
because O
in O
'98 O
, O
for O
that O
one O
training O
session O
, O
I O
spent O
1,300 O
yuan O
. O

And O
that O
year O
, O
the O
income O
I O
counted O
was O
4,000 O
yuan O
. O

Therefore O
if O
we O
did O
a O
training O
session O
four O
times O
a O
year O
we O
were O
n't O
earning O
as O
much O
as O
we O
had O
to O
spend O
. O

Then O
, O
in O
'99 O
, O
I O
went O
to O
our O
agricultural O
bureau O
, O
and O
to O
our O
municipal O
women O
's O
association O
, O
because O
most O
of O
the O
people O
attending O
the O
training O
sessions O
were O
women O
. O

When O
I O
went O
to O
our O
agricultural O
bureau O
, O
I O
thought O
, O
huh O
, O
the O
agricultural O
bureau O
has O
all O
those O
technical O
personnel O
, O
they O
ought O
to O
provide O
services O
to O
the O
peasants O
. O

So O
, O
starting O
in O
'99 O
, O
the O
municipal O
women O
's O
association O
was O
very O
supportive O
of O
us O
, O
and O
they O
liaised O
for O
us O
in O
getting O
teachers O
from O
the O
agricultural O
bureau O
and O
the O
water O
conservancy O
bureau O
. O

If O
we O
invited O
technicians O
from O
our O
Yongji B-GPE
city O
, O
it O
's O
free O
of O
charge O
. O

Starting O
with O
the O
technical O
training O
, O
the O
Yongji B-GPE
peasant O
cooperative O
organization O
began O
to O
take O
shape O
. O

Aside O
from O
attening O
the O
classes O
, O
the O
peasants O
began O
to O
make O
demands O
of O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
, O
asking O
her O
to O
undertake O
some O
projects O
. O

Zheng O
Bing O
thereupon O
set O
up O
a O
poultry O
- O
raising O
project O
, O
serving O
as O
guarantor O
for O
it O
; O
she O
helped O
the O
peasants O
take O
out O
a O
loan O
from O
a O
credit O
union O
for O
150,000 O
to O
participate O
in O
this O
project O
. O

Did O
you O
ever O
think O
what O
you O
'd O
do O
if O
they O
could't O
pay O
off O
this O
150,000 O
yuan O
when O
it O
came O
due O
? O

Um O
, O
at O
the O
time O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
think O
about O
it O
; O
probably O
because O
I O
was O
so O
positive O
about O
it O
. O

But O
then O
it O
actually O
failed O
, O
alas O
! O

A O
year O
later O
, O
it O
, O
failed O
, O
nobody O
paid O
back O
the O
money O
, O
and O
the O
credit O
union O
came O
after O
us O
. O

But O
I O
did O
n't O
feel O
any O
regret O
, O
I O
looked O
for O
the O
reasons O
. O

How O
could O
it O
have O
failed O
? O

So O
the O
150,000 O
yuan O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
credit O
union O
wanted O
to O
take O
me O
to O
court O
, O
he O
said O
, O
I O
should O
pay O
it O
back O
, O
and O
I O
said O
what O
I O
was O
responsible O
for O
I O
would O
take O
care O
of O
. O

If O
nobody O
wanted O
to O
pay O
it O
back O
, O
I O
would O
gradually O
pay O
it O
off O
. O

But O
I O
could O
n't O
pay O
it O
all O
back O
in O
one O
year O
. O

Then O
I O
telephoned O
him O
: O
given O
my O
actual O
circumstances O
, O
if O
I O
pay O
it O
back O
in O
six O
years O
, O
is O
that O
OK O
? O

The O
head O
of O
the O
credit O
union O
said O
it O
was O
n't O
OK O
, O
, O
he O
wanted O
to O
take O
me O
to O
court O
, O
he O
wanted O
to O
shut O
down O
, O
uh O
, O
my O
store O
, O
and O
even O
confiscate O
my O
home O
. O

In O
a O
farming O
village O
, O
150,000 O
yuan O
is O
no O
small O
sum O
. O

This O
burdensome O
debt O
took O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
's O
breath O
away O
. O

Her O
husband O
's O
not O
understanding O
and O
blaming O
her O
added O
to O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
's O
psychological O
burden O
. O

With O
this O
enormous O
, O
difficult O
- O
to O
- O
bear O
pressure O
on O
her O
, O
she O
did O
not O
understand O
how O
a O
good O
thing O
could O
turn O
out O
this O
way O
, O
and O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
left O
home O
. O

But O
because O
Zheng O
Bing O
was O
the O
guarantor O
, O
the O
credit O
union O
still O
took O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
to O
court O
. O

But O
then O
how O
was O
it O
that O
the O
credit O
union O
let O
you O
go O
? O

They O
did O
n't O
shut O
down O
your O
shop O
again O
or O
require O
you O
to O
mortgage O
the O
shop O
. O

At O
the O
time O
they O
filed O
a O
lawsuit O
against O
me O
, O
and O
the O
lawyer O
also O
came O
! O

After O
the O
lawyer O
came O
, O
he O
explained O
these O
things O
to O
me O
, O
he O
said O
, O
the O
credit O
union O
has O
already O
filed O
suit O
against O
you O
. O

I O
said O
, O
well O
then O
I O
still O
can O
not O
help O
with O
it O
. O

The O
lawyer O
asked O
me O
, O
from O
A O
to O
Z O
, O
what O
happened O
? O

So O
I O
explained O
it O
all O
faithfully O
. O

After O
I O
explained O
it O
, O
the O
lawyer O
looked O
all O
astonished O
. O

He O
said O
, O
I O
'll O
go O
see O
the O
credit O
union O
, O
and O
-LRB- O
ask O
them O
-RRB- O
not O
to O
file O
a O
lawsuit O
. O

So O
the O
lawyer O
sorted O
it O
all O
out O
. O

So O
after O
the O
lawyer O
arranged O
it O
all O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
credit O
union O
said O
, O
finally O
we O
've O
reached O
an O
agreement O
, O
and O
you O
can O
pay O
it O
back O
over O
six O
years O
. O

So O
as O
of O
right O
now O
, O
I O
still O
have O
65,000 O
yuan O
to O
pay O
. O

So O
next O
year O
when O
the O
time O
expires O
, O
will O
you O
be O
able O
to O
pay O
off O
this O
65,000 O
yuan O
? O

65,000 O
yuan O
from O
the O
start O
, O
, O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
provide O
any O
more O
services O
to O
the O
peasants O
, O
I O
can O
pay O
it O
off O
. O

But O
the O
peasants O
need O
lots O
of O
services O
. O

Ho O
! O

There O
's O
no O
way O
to O
stop O
it O
. O

So O
, O
I O
discussed O
it O
with O
the O
credit O
union O
. O

They O
'll O
defer O
the O
interest O
for O
each O
year O
. O

Each O
year O
I O
'll O
give O
them O
the O
interest O
. O

Then O
they O
can O
push O
the O
six O
years O
back O
again O
. O

But O
it O
's O
good O
that O
they O
can O
understand O
and O
agree O
to O
do O
it O
this O
way O
. O

Yow O
! O
Do O
n't O
shoot O
, O
do O
n't O
shoot O
-LRB- O
the O
film O
of O
-RRB- O
me O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
cry O
. O

Originally O
I O
was O
thinking O
I O
'd O
help O
the O
peasants O
to O
raise O
their O
incomes O
, O
but O
because O
of O
that O
I O
took O
on O
a O
debt O
of O
150,000 O
yuan O
, O
and O
I O
got O
taken O
to O
court O
. O

In O
1999 O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
quit O
her O
job O
as O
a O
teacher O
. O

However O
, O
in O
running O
the O
fertilizer O
store O
, O
she O
often O
gave O
credit O
to O
poor O
peasants O
, O
which O
made O
her O
to O
have O
110,000 O
yuan O
of O
credit O
could O
not O
be O
collected O
. O

Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
thought O
of O
a O
way O
to O
resolve O
this O
problem O
, O
but O
she O
absolutely O
never O
imagined O
that O
because O
of O
it O
she O
would O
nearly O
end O
up O
in O
prison O
. O

Selling O
to O
them O
on O
credit O
like O
that O
, O
were O
n't O
you O
concerned O
that O
you O
would O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
get O
the O
money O
back O
in O
the O
future O
? O

Ho O
! O
If O
I O
could O
not O
collect O
on O
that O
big O
amount O
, O
I O
was O
thinking O
how O
will O
I O
be O
able O
to O
give O
the O
peasants O
credit O
to O
solve O
the O
peasants O
' O
real O
problems O
? O

And O
how O
could O
I O
keep O
this O
from O
having O
a O
negative O
impact O
? O

I O
discovered O
that O
peasants O
are O
not O
entirely O
having O
no O
money O
. O

So O
then O
, O
I O
was O
thinking O
, O
could O
n't O
the O
peasants O
join O
up O
with O
us O
in O
this O
fertilizer O
store O
by O
becoming O
shareholders O
? O

Given O
the O
seasonal O
nature O
of O
peasant O
income O
, O
they O
'd O
have O
to O
invest O
about O
50 O
yuan O
each O
time O
. O

So O
then O
, O
in O
practice O
, O
I O
let O
the O
peasants O
invest O
50 O
yuan O
for O
each O
mu O
of O
land O
, O
invest O
, O
50 O
yuan O
. O

Then O
, O
after O
you O
've O
become O
a O
shareholder O
, O
you O
can O
come O
at O
any O
time O
to O
get O
fertilizer O
. O

Then O
, O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
, O
we O
'll O
settle O
up O
the O
differences O
. O

And O
the O
amount O
you O
invested O
, O
if O
you O
've O
invested O
, O
then O
we O
'll O
take O
your O
money O
and O
buy O
fertilizer O
, O
sell O
fertilizer O
. O

That O
is O
, O
the O
peasants O
bring O
in O
their O
own O
, O
and O
our O
store O
will O
take O
the O
peasants O
' O
money O
and O
run O
, O
the O
fertilizer O
store O
. O

And O
was O
n't O
there O
anyone O
who O
said O
to O
you O
that O
this O
approach O
may O
have O
been O
considered O
an O
illegal O
way O
of O
raising O
capital O
? O

Yes O
, O
and O
I O
thought O
, O
this O
village O
, O
how O
come O
good O
things O
are O
so O
difficult O
to O
do O
? O

The O
first O
year O
I O
did O
uh O
, O
eight O
; O
in O
our O
village O
I O
did O
20 O
households O
. O

It O
had O
no O
impact O
. O

By O
the O
second O
year O
, O
I O
began O
to O
really O
deal O
with O
everybody O
, O
and O
they O
all O
knew O
, O
and O
I O
made O
it O
public O
. O

Good O
grief O
! O
At O
first O
, O
, O
that O
credit O
union O
, O
Good O
grief O
! O
That O
service O
, O
everywhere O
they O
were O
saying O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
is O
raising O
capital O
illegally O
. O

Look O
, O
she O
's O
cheating O
you O
out O
of O
your O
money O
! O

If O
she O
could O
cheat O
you O
out O
of O
several O
tens O
of O
thousands O
and O
then O
she O
could O
leave O
the O
country O
! O

These O
things O
really O
shook O
up O
our O
government O
. O

Our O
people O
's O
bank O
, O
our O
association O
, O
they O
all O
came O
. O

After O
they O
all O
came O
, O
they O
said O
to O
me O
, O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
, O
we O
need O
to O
investigate O
your O
business O
. O

I O
said O
, O
why O
do O
you O
need O
to O
investigate O
? O

They O
said O
, O
we O
hear O
that O
you O
're O
raising O
capital O
illegally O
. O

Because O
there O
, O
leaders O
of O
different O
sectors O
from O
our O
city O
, O
they O
all O
came O
here O
to O
us O
. O

When O
they O
said O
illegally O
raising O
capital O
, O
I O
was O
startled O
. O

I O
said O
, O
if O
it O
's O
raising O
capital O
illegally O
, O
I O
'll O
shut O
down O
right O
away O
, O
I O
wo O
n't O
do O
it O
anymore O
. O

An O
accusation O
of O
raising O
capital O
illegally O
is O
not O
a O
small O
matter O
. O

The O
bank O
investigated O
the O
matter O
, O

later O
it O
was O
persuaded O
and O
prevented O
by O
the O
city O
of O
Yongji B-GPE
. O

Therefore O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
, O
fed O
up O
with O
scare O
, O
even O
though O
she O
was O
convinced O
that O
she O
should O
give O
up O
, O
she O
was O
really O
unwilling O
. O

After O
thorough O
consideration O
, O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
made O
a O
surprising O
decision O
; O
she O
donated O
the O
fertilizer O
store O
, O
with O
all O
of O
the O
profits O
going O
to O
pay O
the O
activity O
expenses O
of O
the O
peasant O
association O
. O

Essentially O
this O
fertilizer O
store O
enabled O
your O
family O
to O
earn O
money O
; O
why O
did O
you O
want O
to O
give O
it O
away O
? O

Because O
at O
the O
time O
everybody O
had O
become O
a O
shareholder O
, O
and O
once O
they O
had O
, O
it O
was O
everybody O
's O
business O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
take O
everybody O
's O
business O
and O
run O
it O
as O
your O
own O
, O
to O
make O
money O
for O
yourself O
. O

So O
at O
the O
time O
I O
told O
my O
husband O
about O
this O
, O
and O
my O
husband O
, O
he O
did O
n't O
agree O
. O

Then O
do O
n't O
let O
everybody O
become O
a O
shareholder O
. O

Do O
n't O
let O
them O
become O
shareholders O
, O
then O
we O
'll O
, O
be O
able O
to O
loan O
the O
money O
and O
get O
the O
business O
going O
. O

Oh O
! O
But O
I O
felt O
, O
the O
peasants O
, O
they O
need O
this O
kind O
of O
service O
. O

Who O
would O
have O
guessed O
that O
my O
husband O
would O
be O
strongly O
opposed O
. O

I O
worked O
with O
him O
again O
and O
again O
. O

Finally O
, O
he O
agreed O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
no O
one O
is O
saying O
anymore O
that O
she O
is O
raising O
capital O
illegally O
. O

Bing B-PERSON
Zheng I-PERSON
, O
who O
sacrificed O
her O
own O
profits O
, O
gradually O
got O
the O
peasant O
association O
working O
better O
and O
better O
. O

And O
a O
thing O
that O
came O
next O
made O
the O
villagers O
not O
only O
see O
that O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
had O
a O
spirit O
of O
sacrifice O
, O
but O
her O
organizing O
skills O
also O
could O
instill O
confidence O
in O
people O
. O

In O
organizing O
the O
village O
women O
, O
how O
did O
the O
dancing O
part O
come O
about O
? O

I O
said O
why O
could O
n't O
it O
be O
, O
like O
the O
women O
in O
the O
city O
, O
dancing O
in O
the O
summer O
. O

They O
said O
what O
? O
How O
can O
we O
be O
compared O
to O
the O
city O
? O

I O
said O
, O
why O
ca O
n't O
we O
be O
compared O
to O
the O
city O
? O

That O
day O
I O
went O
, O
to O
the O
women O
's O
association O
, O
The O
women O
's O
association O
gave O
us O
that O
, O
our O
Yongji B-GPE
, O
invited O
teachers O
from O
the O
Chunlei O
kindergarten O
. O

Wow O
! O

That O
first O
time O
, O
the O
first O
afternoon O
, O
We O
first O
got O
together O
20 O
- O
some O
women O
in O
our O
village O
to O
dance O
. O

That O
afternoon O
we O
basically O
did O
n't O
dance O
a O
step O
, O

We O
laughed O
all O
afternoon O
. O

Laughed O
at O
what O
? O

They O
were O
embarrassed O
! O

Hah O
! O

, O
how O
can O
we O
dance O
! O

Because O
at O
the O
time O
, O
in O
the O
courtyard O
of O
our O
home O
, O
The O
teacher O
was O
, O
extremely O
conscientious O
, O
and O
they O
were O
all O
laughing O
hard O
. O

The O
whole O
afternoon O
, O
we O
did O
n't O
learn O
a O
single O
step O
. O

But O
I O
saw O
that O
they O
were O
so O
, O
that O
kind O
, O
excited O
, O
and O
I O
felt O
, O
maybe O
this O
is O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
new O
life O
. O

So O
I O
persisted O
. O

I O
persisted O
for O
a O
month O
. O

Just O
imagine O
, O
80 O
% O
of O
our O
village O
, O
that O
is O
120 O
women O
joined O
in O
. O

After O
a O
series O
of O
women O
's O
activities O
, O
the O
spirit O
of O
villagers O
in O
Zhaizi B-GPE
Village I-GPE
had O
changed O
. O

On O
Lunar O
January O
1 O
, O
2003 O
, O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
organized O
a O
large O
get O
- O
together O
in O
which O
the O
men O
participated O
. O

There O
was O
a O
women O
's O
stage O
performance O
, O
and O
the O
men O
held O
a O
chess O
tournament O
. O

After O
that O
, O
it O
became O
popular O
among O
the O
villagers O
to O
call O
it O
the O
peasants O
' O
association O
. O

But O
in O
the O
end O
dancing O
and O
playing O
chess O
do O
n't O
achieve O
any O
real O
benefits O
for O
the O
villagers O
. O

Not O
long O
after O
, O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
and O
the O
key O
members O
of O
the O
peasants O
' O
association O
did O
something O
that O
allowed O
the O
villagers O
to O
see O
the O
direct O
advantages O
of O
the O
peasants O
' O
association O
. O

When O
was O
the O
village O
construction O
council O
established O
? O

Why O
did O
you O
want O
to O
set O
up O
this O
body O
? O

Our O
village O
had O
a O
reputation O
locally O
as O
having O
messy O
, O
messy O
lanes O
. O

Yikes O
! O

After O
it O
rained O
, O
it O
was O
really O
tough O
to O
walk O
, O
so O
we O
went O
to O
the O
village O
committee O
. O

At O
the O
time O
our O
village O
had O
a O
secretary O
who O
doubled O
as O
village O
head O
. O

We O
went O
to O
see O
him O
. O

We O
spoke O
to O
him O
three O
times O
, O
and O
they O
'd O
always O
say O
no O
. O

The O
reason O
they O
said O
no O
was O
, O
our O
village O
committee O
had O
no O
money O
. O

We O
considered O
the O
village O
committee O
's O
hardship O
, O

and O
the O
villagers O
discussed O
it O
collectively O
. O

They O
decided O
to O
set O
up O
a O
village O
construction O
council O
, O
to O
focus O
on O
fixing O
up O
the O
lanes O
. O

Indeed O
, O
why O
were O
you O
confident O
that O
you O
could O
handle O
the O
matters O
that O
the O
village O
committee O
was O
n't O
able O
to O
? O

Because O
we O
all O
discussed O
things O
together O
, O
very O
intensely O
. O

Because O
, O
first O
of O
all O
, O
these O
lanes O
are O
a O
matter O
of O
concern O
to O
all O
of O
us O
. O

And O
if O
we O
do O
it O
ourselves O
, O
why O
should O
n't O
we O
be O
able O
to O
get O
it O
done O
? O

But O
the O
fact O
is O
that O
you O
yourselves O
selected O
the O
village O
construction O
council O
. O

Yes O
. O

And O
it O
's O
an O
autonomous O
institution O
, O
might O
it O
not O
clash O
with O
the O
village O
committee O
? O

There O
were O
no O
clashes O
. O

For O
the O
selection O
, O
we O
did O
the O
selection O
; O
if O
our O
village O
committee O
wanted O
to O
do O
this O
, O
it O
had O
this O
objective O
difficulty O
. O

And O
now O
this O
village O
construction O
council O
of O
ours O
, O
there O
's O
nobody O
who O
has O
anything O
against O
it O
. O

So O
there O
's O
none O
of O
this O
feeling O
of O
dependency O
. O

So O
it O
's O
possible O
to O
convince O
every O
family O
, O
every O
household O
to O
mobilize O
. O

Because O
, O
it O
's O
everybody O
agreed O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
it O
was O
actually O
very O
difficult O
to O
get O
this O
thing O
done O
, O
to O
complete O
it O
. O

According O
to O
a O
Yongji B-GPE
official O
, O
the O
reason O
the O
Zhaizi B-GPE
Village I-GPE
peasant O
association O
has O
had O
such O
a O
big O
impact O
, O
one O
major O
reason O
is O
the O
paralysis O
of O
the O
village O
committee O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
things O
that O
the O
village O
committee O
was O
originally O
supposed O
to O
do O
the O
peasants O
' O
association O
now O
does O
. O

The O
peasants O
have O
seen O
that O
the O
association O
has O
safeguarded O
for O
the O
peasants O
' O
interests O
at O
crucial O
times O
. O

Zhaizi B-GPE
Village I-GPE
has O
a O
total O
of O
263 O
households O
. O

The O
number O
of O
households O
that O
became O
members O
of O
the O
association O
went O
from O
over O
a O
hundred O
before O
the O
lanes O
were O
fixed O
to O
more O
than O
200 O
. O

On O
June B-GPE
7 O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
Yongji O
Peasants O
' O
Association O
was O
formally O
registered O
at O
the B-ORG
Civil I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
of O
Yongji B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Its O
legal O
representative O
is O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
. O

In O
November O
2004 O
, O
the O
first O
business O
operated O
by O
the O
peasants O
' O
association O
after O
it O
was O
registered O
, O
the B-ORG
Zhaizi I-ORG
Village I-ORG
Paint I-ORG
Plant I-ORG
, O
was O
set O
up O
and O
went O
into O
production O
. O

In O
the O
shareholding O
issue O
, O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
and O
the O
association O
members O
ran O
into O
a O
succession O
of O
problems O
. O

For O
construction O
capital O
, O
they O
adopted O
the O
member O
shareholding O
approach O
, O
with O
a O
total O
of O
300 O
shares O
at O
300 O
yuan O
per O
share O
. O

Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
's O
idea O
was O
that O
each O
member O
household O
could O
hold O
a O
maximum O
of O
three O
shares O
. O

If O
they O
could O
n't O
sell O
that O
number O
of O
shares O
, O
they O
'd O
let O
the O
members O
of O
the O
board O
of O
directors O
and O
its O
chairman O
buy O
shares O
. O

But O
they O
could O
not O
exceed O
five O
shares O
and O
ten O
shares O
, O
respectively O
. O

I O
heard O
many O
people O
say O
you O
made O
an O
arbitrary O
decision O
, O
with O
regard O
to O
the O
paint O
plant O
shareholding O
decision O
. O

Some O
people O
wanted O
to O
hold O
controlling O
shares O
, O
but O
you O
strongly O
disagreed O
. O

And O
you O
absolutely O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
hear O
other O
people O
's O
opinions O
. O

Yes O
. O

, O
as O
we O
were O
organizing O
, O
, O
the O
paint O
plant O
, O
right O
away O
, O
at O
the O
meeting O
, O
they O
proposed O
, O
I O
want O
to O
hold O
controlling O
shares O
. O

I O
said O
what O
we O
're O
running O
is O
, O
a O
cooperative O
paint O
plant O
. O

It O
's O
not O
a O
joint O
- O
stock O
company O
, O
the O
paint O
plant O
, O
because O
we O
had O
already O
announced O
that O
information O
in O
advance O
. O

So O
then O
we O
began O
squabbling O
at O
the O
meeting O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
do O
it O
this O
way O
, O

That O
way O
is O
too O
arbitrary O
. O

I O
said O
, O
first O
you O
go O
home O
and O
study O
up O
on O
what O
the O
coop O
system O
is O
all O
about O
, O
then O
come O
back O
and O
we O
'll O
talk O
. O

If O
you O
think O
you O
really O
want O
to O
hold O
a O
controlling O
share O
, O
I O
suggest O
you O
set O
up O
a O
plant O
on O
paper O
. O

Your O
aim O
in O
holding O
a O
controlling O
share O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
to O
use O
everybody O
's O
capital O
to O
serve O
your O
own O
interests O
? O

But O
a O
short O
time O
later O
, O
everyone O
again O
clashed O
with O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
. O

There O
are O
twelve O
households O
in O
the O
village O
that O
were O
categorized O
as O
retarded O
or O
disabled O
and O
extremely O
poor O
households O
. O

Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
proposed O
giving O
one O
share O
to O
these O
households O
, O
with O
the O
capital O
coming O
from O
the O
association O
's O
expenditures O
. O

The O
20 O
- O
plus O
directors O
and O
the O
chairman O
split O
up O
into O
seven O
groups O
to O
discuss O
the O
matter O
of O
giving O
shares O
to O
these O
twelve O
households O
; O
not O
one O
person O
supported O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
's O
idea O
. O

But O
when O
Zheng B-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
persisted O
, O
everyone O
finally O
agreed O
. O

Just O
now O
you O
repeatedly O
used O
a O
word O
, O
quality O
. O

What O
quality O
is O
it O
that O
you O
're O
referring O
to O
? O

Every O
month O
we O
give O
the O
association O
members O
a O
report O
. O

As O
we O
began O
this O
year O
, O
we O
put O
out O
a O
report O
, O
and O
, O
it O
presented O
a O
goal O
, O
to O
become O
the O
Number O
One O
Village O
in O
China B-GPE
within O
ten O
years O
. O

The O
association O
is O
now O
experimenting O
in O
Zhaizi B-GPE
Village I-GPE
. O

Of O
course O
, O
some O
people O
ask O
you O
, O
this O
Number O
One O
, O
what O
does O
that O
imply O
? O

I O
say O
, O
two O
things O
. O

First O
, O
we O
want O
our O
villagers O
' O
whole O
concept O
of O
the O
legal O
system O
to O
be O
the O
first O
in O
all O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

Second O
, O
, O
we O
want O
the O
overall O
cultural O
quality O
of O
our O
villagers O
to O
be O
number O
one O
. O

We O
are O
all O
set O
to O
be O
Number O
One O
in O
these O
two O
areas O
. O

This O
is O
the O
10 O
- O
year O
goal O
we O
have O
established O
for O
ourselves O
. O

But O
if O
we O
want O
to O
achieve O
these O
two O
Number O
One's_ O
, O
it O
's O
not O
just O
that O
you O
can O
say O
it O
and O
that O
's O
it O
. O

You O
have O
to O
constantly O
overcome O
your O
own O
traditional O
, O
conservative O
kinds O
of O
thinking O
and O
antiquated O
concepts O
. O

You O
have O
to O
constantly O
challenge O
yourself O
. O

So O
this O
quality O
thing O
, O
it O
really O
has O
a O
lot O
of O
meaning O
to O
it O
. O

Now O
that O
she O
has O
quit O
her O
teaching O
job O
, O
donated O
away O
her O
own O
family O
store O
, O
and O
with O
the O
development O
of O
the O
peasant O
association O
, O
the O
biggest O
issue O
for O
her O
now O
is O
still O
that O
of O
money O
. O

The O
peasants O
' O
association O
does O
n't O
collect O
any O
membership O
dues O
; O
the O
six O
technical O
service O
centers O
that O
belong O
to O
it O
give O
the O
members O
a O
two O
- O
yuan O
discount O
on O
each O
sack O
of O
fertilizer O
. O

They O
also O
let O
members O
buy O
on O
credit O
and O
pay O
it O
off O
at O
harvest O
time O
. O

So O
how O
much O
of O
your O
family O
's O
own O
money O
have O
you O
contributed O
? O

If O
you O
really O
total O
it O
up O
, O
my O
family O
has O
paid O
out O
more O
than O
200,000 O
. O

For O
the O
peasants O
' O
association O
, O
and O
organizing O
the O
peasants O
, O
you O
invested O
200,000 O
- O
plus O
, O
such O
a O
huge O
sum O
, O
does O
n't O
that O
pain O
you O
? O

It O
does O
n't O
pain O
me O
; O
I O
feel O
it O
's O
very O
worthwhile O
. O

On O
October O
24 O
, O
inside O
the O
New O
World O
Plaza O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
cosmetic O
sales O
representatives O
were O
lingering O
in O
front O
of O
the O
SK O
- O
II O
counter O
, O
where O
iron O
fences O
were O
still O
standing O
. O

Recently O
, O
the O
State O
Bureau O
of O
Quality O
and O
Technical O
Supervision O
and O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Health O
said O
in O
a O
joint O
statement O
that O
P&G O
Corporation O
had O
confirmed O
that O
chromium O
and O
neodymium O
were O
not O
added O
during O
the O
manufacturing O
process O
, O
and O
that O
chromium O
and O
neodymium O
found O
in O
the O
products O
were O
results O
of O
them O
being O
brought O
in O
from O
the O
ingredients O
. O

P&G O
Corporation O
said O
they O
would O
continue O
to O
sell O
SK O
- O
II O
products O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Before O
this O
, O
the O
State O
Bureau O
of O
Quality O
and O
Technical O
Supervision O
announced O
on O
September O
14 O
that O
the O
Entry O
and O
Exit O
Inspection O
and O
Quarantine O
Agencies O
had O
found O
chromium O
and O
neodymium O
in O
nine O
SK O
- O
II O
cosmetic O
products O
. O

This O
had O
resulted O
in O
the O
wave O
of O
return O
of O
sub-standard O
SK O
- O
II O
products O
within O
China B-GPE
's O
cosmetic O
market O
. O

And O
later O
on O
September O
22 O
, O
SK O
- O
II O
announced O
that O
they O
would O
temporarily O
cease O
their O
sales O
of O
products O
in O
China B-GPE
as O
well O
as O
the O
operation O
of O
SK O
- O
II O
counters O
. O

Issued O
by O
China O
News O
Agency O
, O
photo O
by O
Liao O
Pan O

Chinanews O
. O
com O
December O
4 O
, O
by O
wire O

According O
to O
a O
report O
from O
the O
Information O
Times O
, O
SK O
- O
II O
reopened O
its O
first O
counter O
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
yesterday O
in O
Guang O
Bai O
Department O
Store O
in O
Guangzhou B-GPE
. O

Guangzhou B-GPE
's O
Municipal O
Committee O
member O
and O
Executive O
Deputy O
Mayor O
Ling O
Weixian O
officiated O
at O
the O
ribbon O
- O
cutting O
ceremony O
. O

Until O
after O
their O
sales O
had O
ceased O
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
for O
almost O
two O
months O
, O
sales O
of O
the O
complete O
range O
of O
SK O
- O
II O
products O
have O
now O
been O
resumed O
. O

The O
Fourth O
Global O
Bird O
Flu O
Prevention O
and O
Control O
Conference O
is O
scheduled O
to O
be O
held O
in O
Mali O
, O
Africa B-GPE
, O
from O
December O
6 O
- O
8 O
. O

Experts O
pointed O
out O
today O
that O
once O
the O
fatal O
high O
- O
pathogenic O
avian O
flu O
virus O
spreads O
to O
countries O
that O
are O
not O
preventively O
well O
- O
prepared O
, O
such O
as O
Africa B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
countries O
, O
international O
donor O
agencies O
should O
increase O
their O
funding O
again O
by O
an O
extra O
one O
billion O
U.S. O
dollars O
so O
as O
to O
better O
assist O
these O
areas O
in O
preventive O
efforts O
. O

United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
bird O
flu O
coordinator O
Nabarro O
and O
World B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
economist O
Jonas O
noted O
that O
issues O
such O
as O
increasing O
donations O
and O
the O
need O
for O
funds O
would O
be O
discussed O
and O
resolved O
at O
the O
Fourth O
Global O
Bird O
Flu O
Prevention O
and O
Control O
Conference O
. O

The O
two O
experts O
pointed O
out O
that O
apart O
from O
the O
fund O
of O
1.9 O
billion O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
decided O
upon O
during O
the O
Third O
Global O
Bird O
Flu O
Prevention O
and O
Control O
Conference O
that O
was O
held O
in O
January O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
it O
is O
estimated O
that O
in O
the O
next O
two O
to O
three O
years O
, O
funds O
that O
need O
to O
be O
set O
aside O
for O
preventive O
efforts O
ought O
to O
be O
increased O
by O
986 O
million O
to O
1.3 O
billion O
U.S. O
dollars O
. O

South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
and O
Forestry O
confirmed O
on O
the O
21st O
that O
the O
highly O
pathogenic O
avian O
flu O
epidemic O
- O
the O
fourth O
in O
the O
country O
this O
year O
- O
has O
recently O
been O
found O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Asan O
in O
Chungcheongnam O
- O
Do O
of O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
and O
Forestry O
said O
this O
evening O
that O
an O
Asan O
City O
duck O
farm O
reported O
to O
the O
relevant O
department O
on O
the O
11th O
that O
since O
the O
5th O
of O
this O
month O
, O
the O
number O
of O
egg O
production O
of O
over O
9,000 O
ducks O
in O
the O
duck O
farm O
had O
fallen O
sharply O
. O

After O
tests O
conducted O
by O
the O
Korean O
National O
Academy O
of O
Veterinarian O
Science O
, O
it O
has O
been O
confirmed O
that O
there O
was O
indeed O
an O
outbreak O
of O
the O
highly O
pathogenic O
avian O
influenza O
virus O
on O
that O
duck O
farm O
. O

Officials O
from O
the O
South O
Korean O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
and O
Forestry O
said O
the O
duck O
farm O
also O
suffered O
from O
an O
avian O
flu O
epidemic O
in O
2004 O
. O

After O
being O
informed O
on O
the O
11th O
, O
the O
South O
Korean O
Quarantine O
Department O
has O
taken O
measures O
to O
restrict O
the O
transportation O
of O
eggs O
from O
the O
farm O
, O
and O
has O
also O
started O
destroying O
the O
eggs O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
and O
Forestry O
and O
the O
local O
government O
of O
Chungcheongnam O
- O
Do O
had O
already O
sealed O
off O
and O
had O
restricted O
access O
to O
the O
four O
major O
roads O
surrounding O
the O
avian O
flu O
- O
infected O
duck O
farm O
. O

They O
have O
also O
decided O
to O
slaughter O
over O
22,000 O
domestic O
birds O
and O
poultry O
within O
a O
3 O
- O
kilometer O
radius O
of O
the O
epidemic O
site O
in O
order O
to O
prevent O
further O
spread O
of O
the O
epidemic O
. O

Chinanews.com O
Sydney O
, O
Dec. O
16 O

Australian B-NORP
astrophysicist O
Rodney O
Marks O
mysteriously O
died O
in O
Antarctica B-LOC
in O
2000 O
. O

Since O
this O
may O
be O
the O
first O
recorded O
murder O
case O
that O
has O
occurred O
in O
Antarctica B-LOC
, O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
police O
are O
continuing O
to O
open O
the O
investigation O
of O
the O
case O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
police O
claimed O
that O
32 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Rodney O
died O
at O
the O
" O
Scott B-GPE
- O
Amundsen O
Sea O
Antarctic O
Research O
Station O
" O
probably O
because O
someone O
intentionally O
killed O
him O
by O
poison O
. O

Preliminary O
autopsy O
results O
show O
that O
Rodney O
died O
from O
methanol O
poisoning O
. O

Recent O
progress O
in O
investigations O
of O
the O
case O
discovered O
that O
Rodney O
loved O
drinking O
, O
and O
often O
used O
alcohol O
to O
control O
his O
Tourette O
syndrome O
, O
an O
inherited O
neurological O
disorder O
. O

Methanol O
is O
a O
fuel O
for O
internal O
combustion O
engine O
. O

Getting O
a O
cup O
of O
methanol O
into O
the O
body O
either O
through O
drinking O
, O
skin O
, O
or O
breathing O
is O
lethal O
. O

Police O
authorities O
had O
believed O
once O
that O
Rodney O
might O
have O
died O
from O
suicide O
, O
but O
such O
possibility O
was O
quickly O
ruled O
out O
, O
because O
the O
decedent O
was O
building O
an O
intimate O
relationship O
with O
a O
woman O
before O
he O
died O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
he O
was O
positive O
and O
optimistic O
, O
and O
got O
along O
well O
with O
his O
colleagues O
at O
the O
research O
station O
. O

He O
did O
not O
have O
any O
financial O
problems O
either O
. O

After O
six O
years O
of O
investigation O
, O
the O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
police O
have O
recently O
re-summoned O
the O
coroner O
for O
questions O
because O
no O
confirmed O
evidence O
has O
been O
found O
so O
far O
to O
prove O
how O
the O
" O
murderer O
" O
" O
got O
" O
the O
methanol O
into O
the O
decedent O
's O
body O
. O

The O
drawing O
of O
teams O
for O
the O
2007 O
Asian O
Cup O
Finals O
was O
announced O
in O
Kuala B-GPE
Lumpur I-GPE
on O
the O
evening O
of O
the O
19th O
. O

China B-GPE
was O
placed O
in O
team O
C O
and O
will O
compete O
against O
Iran B-GPE
, O
Uzbekistan B-GPE
, O
and O
Malaysia B-GPE
for O
one O
of O
two O
seats O
in O
the O
quarterfinals O
. O

This O
Asian O
Cup O
is O
jointly O
organized O
by O
Indonesia B-GPE
, O
Malaysia B-GPE
, O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
and O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
teams O
from O
these O
four O
countries O
will O
directly O
enter O
the O
finals O
. O

Listed O
as O
seeded O
teams O
are O
Australia B-GPE
, O
Iran B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

The O
drawing O
results O
for O
the O
other O
three O
teams O
are O
: O
Team O
A O
- O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
, O
Oman B-GPE
, O
and O
Iraq B-GPE
; O
Team O
B O
- O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Qatar B-GPE
, O
the O
United B-GPE
Arab I-GPE
Emirates I-GPE
; O
and O
Team O
D O
- O
Indonesia B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
and O
Bahrain B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
the O
schedule O
provided O
by O
the O
Asian O
Football O
Confederation O
, O
the O
opening O
match O
of O
the O
14th O
Asian O
Cup O
Finals O
will O
be O
held O
between O
Thailand B-GPE
and O
Iraq B-GPE
on O
July O
7 O
next O
year O
, O
and O
the O
finals O
will O
be O
held O
in O
Jakarta B-GPE
on O
July O
29 O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
team O
will O
compete O
against O
the O
Malaysian B-NORP
team O
in O
the O
first O
round O
on O
July O
10 O
, O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
team O
on O
the O
15th O
, O
and O
the O
Uzbekistan B-GPE
team O
on O
the O
18th O
. O

At O
the O
drawing O
ceremony O
held O
in O
Kuala B-GPE
Lumpur I-GPE
's O
Convention O
Center O
on O
that O
evening O
, O
the O
Asian O
Football O
Confederation O
also O
invited O
Chinese B-NORP
soccer O
veteran O
Fan O
Zhiyi O
, O
who O
was O
also O
known O
as O
Mr. O
Asian O
Football O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
soccer O
star O
Hidetoshi O
Nakata O
, O
as O
well O
as O
Iranian B-NORP
player O
Aziz B-PERSON
and O
others O
as O
special O
guests O
. O

Well O
- O
known O
performers O
from O
the O
four O
sponsor O
countries O
also O
entertained O
guests O
with O
their O
splendid O
songs O
and O
dance O
performances O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Kuala B-GPE
Lumpur I-GPE
, O
Nov. O
24 O
-LRB- O
Correspondents O
Gong O
Bin O
and O
Xiong O
Ping O
-RRB- O

Though O
the O
9th O
FESPIC O
Games O
do O
not O
officially O
open O
until O
the O
25th O
, O
competition O
has O
already O
started O
on O
the O
24th O
, O
and O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
team O
achieved O
victories O
in O
the O
day O
's O
three O
matches O
. O

The O
first O
match O
of O
the O
day O
for O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
team O
was O
also O
the O
first O
event O
of O
these O
Games O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
men O
's O
wheelchair O
basketball O
team O
were O
playing O
New B-GPE
Caledonia I-GPE
. O

In O
the O
end O
China B-GPE
won O
103 O
- O
26 O
. O

China B-GPE
also O
won O
in O
another O
match O
that O
night O
playing O
Palestine B-GPE
. O

The O
score O
was O
99 O
- O
20 O
. O

The O
day O
's O
other O
match O
for O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
team O
was O
a O
women O
's O
blind O
goalball O
match O
. O

China B-GPE
beat O
Iran B-GPE
11 O
- O
1 O
. O

According O
to O
the O
briefing O
by O
Ma O
Litao O
, O
deputy O
director O
of O
the O
Competition O
Department O
of O
the O
China O
Disabled O
Persons O
' O
Federation O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
players O
were O
a O
little O
inhibited O
when O
the O
matches O
started O
on O
the O
first O
day O
of O
competition O
, O
but O
with O
the O
guidance O
of O
the O
coaches O
they O
very O
quickly O
adapted O
to O
the O
atmosphere O
. O

Although O
their O
opponents O
were O
rather O
weak O
, O
the O
team O
members O
played O
quite O
seriously O
. O

After O
all O
, O
the O
strong O
players O
are O
still O
to O
come O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
December O
15 O
-LRB- O
Reporter O
Lu O
Suyan O
-RRB- O
: O

In O
2006 O
, O
satellite O
- O
managed O
agriculture O
has O
rapidly O
gained O
popularity O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

The O
French O
Land O
Information O
Company O
recently O
announced O
that O
there O
are O
now O
over O
10 O
thousand O
users O
of O
its O
" O
Star B-ORG
of O
the O
Earth O
" O
satellite O
management O
system O
in O
the O
whole O
country O
, O
covering O
a O
planting O
area O
of O
over O
260,000 O
acres O
. O

The O
" O
Star B-ORG
of O
the O
Earth O
" O
satellite O
management O
system O
is O
specially O
designed O
for O
the O
French B-NORP
authorities O
to O
manage O
the O
agricultural O
industry O
through O
satellites O
. O

Through O
images O
taken O
at O
an O
altitude O
of O
870 O
kilometers O
by O
the O
SPOT O
Earth O
Observation O
Satellite O
, O
it O
can O
analyze O
the O
chlorophyll O
content O
and O
conditions O
of O
leaves O
and O
branches O
, O
and O
would O
in O
turn O
monitor O
the O
growth O
of O
crops O
. O

Specialists O
from O
the O
Institute O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
will O
then O
integrate O
factors O
such O
as O
meteorological O
data O
and O
earth O
conditions O
before O
providing O
agricultural O
managerial O
suggestions O
to O
producers O
. O

Among O
these O
suggestions O
are O
the O
amount O
of O
fertilizers O
used O
, O
the O
fertilization O
time O
, O
the O
time O
for O
irrigation O
, O
the O
best O
time O
to O
harvest O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

According O
to O
the O
report O
, O
the O
" O
Star B-ORG
of O
the O
Earth O
" O
system O
has O
been O
in O
early O
use O
since O
2002 O
, O
but O
there O
have O
been O
few O
clients O
. O

Following O
the O
establishment O
of O
the O
French O
Land O
Information O
Company O
in O
January O
of O
this O
year O
, O
users O
need O
to O
pay O
only O
10 O
Euros O
for O
each O
acre O
of O
land O
every O
year O
, O
and O
the O
company O
will O
timely O
provide O
to O
them O
detailed O
field O
management O
guiding O
suggestions O
and O
charts O
. O

Statistics O
have O
shown O
that O
the O
" O
Star B-ORG
of O
the O
Earth O
" O
system O
has O
effectively O
avoided O
the O
excessive O
use O
of O
fertilizers O
and O
pesticides O
. O

People.com.cn O
, O
Nov. O
22 O

According O
to O
news O
from O
Bogota B-GPE
, O
Columbia B-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
today O
signed O
a O
free O
- O
trade O
pact O
. O

But O
it O
is O
still O
not O
clear O
whether O
the O
trade O
agreement O
will O
be O
approved O
by O
the O
currently O
- O
Democratic B-NORP
- O
controlled O
US O
Congress O
. O

Although O
US O
Democrats O
do O
n't O
oppose O
the O
free O
- O
trade O
pact O
, O
some O
of O
the O
party O
's O
leaders O
have O
previously O
said O
they O
want O
to O
add O
more O
content O
relating O
to O
labor O
and O
environmental O
restrictions O
to O
treaties O
reached O
with O
other O
countries O
. O

The O
initialing O
of O
the O
free O
trade O
pact O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
took O
place O
at O
the O
headquarters O
of O
the O
Inter-American O
Development O
Bank O
. O

It O
can O
then O
become O
valid O
once O
approved O
by O
the O
two O
countries O
' O
congresses O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
trade O
representative O
and O
Columbian O
minister O
of O
trade O
, O
industry O
and O
tourism O
signed O
the O
treaty O
. O

Regarding O
the O
difficulties O
that O
would O
occur O
when O
the O
free O
trade O
pact O
was O
handed O
over O
to O
the O
new O
US O
Congress O
, O
Columbian O
President O
Uribe O
said O
that O
it O
was O
" O
necessary O
" O
that O
Congress B-ORG
pass O
this O
trade O
agreement O
. O

Many O
investors O
are O
placing O
their O
hopes O
on O
the O
free O
trade O
pact O
because O
it O
is O
the O
final O
agreement O
that O
would O
assure O
long O
- O
term O
entry O
into O
the O
US B-GPE
market O
. O

This O
morning O
in O
the O
southern O
Sudanese B-NORP
city O
of O
Wau O
, O
a O
grand O
decoration O
ceremony O
was O
held O
in O
the O
camp O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
peacekeeping O
troops O
belonging O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
Mission O
in O
the O
Sudan B-GPE
-LRB- O
UNMIS O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
435 O
Chinese B-NORP
peacekeeping O
soldiers O
currently O
carrying O
out O
peacekeeping O
duties O
in O
Sudan B-GPE
were O
each O
awarded O
the O
UN O
Peace O
Medal O
of O
Honor O
. O

UNMIS O
Commander O
Lieutenant O
General O
Lidder O
and O
UNMIS O
Sector O
II O
Commanding O
Officer O
Colonel O
Donau O
personally O
placed O
the O
medals O
on O
the O
chests O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
peacekeeping O
officers O
and O
soldiers O
. O

The O
decoration O
ceremony O
included O
a O
grand O
military O
review O
and O
a O
march O
- O
by O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
peacekeeping O
workers O
and O
soldiers O
also O
gave O
the O
guests O
a O
huge O
martial O
- O
arts O
performance O
. O

The O
ceremony O
was O
attended O
by O
a O
total O
of O
more O
than O
five O
hundred O
people O
, O
including O
UNMIS O
officers O
, O
representatives O
from O
foreign O
military O
peacekeeping O
forces O
, O
officers O
and O
soldiers O
of O
the O
peacekeeping O
force O
, O
military O
observers O
and O
civil O
police O
representatives O
. O

Since O
being O
deployed O
in O
May O
this O
year O
, O
the O
first O
group O
of O
peacekeeping O
troops O
to O
Sudan B-GPE
, O
composed O
of O
the O
Jinan O
Military O
Region O
of O
the O
Chinese O
People O
's O
Liberation O
Army O
, O
have O
overcome O
all O
kinds O
of O
difficulties O
that O
ordinary O
people O
would O
find O
hard O
to O
imagine O
. O

They O
have O
completed O
with O
great O
success O
the O
construction O
of O
the O
camp O
area O
infrastructure O
, O
the O
building O
of O
roads O
in O
the O
sector O
, O
maintenance O
on O
Wau O
Airport O
, O
safeguarding O
of O
material O
transport O
, O
medical O
and O
first O
aid O
services O
, O
as O
well O
as O
other O
duties O
. O

They O
won O
high O
praise O
from O
UNMIS O
officials O
and O
unanimous O
commendation O
from O
foreign O
peacekeeping O
troops O
, O
and O
fully O
revealed O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
force O
's O
excellent O
image O
as O
a O
mighty O
force O
, O
a O
civilized O
force O
and O
a O
peaceful O
force O
. O

This O
peacekeeping O
operation O
is O
the O
longest O
continuous O
operation O
of O
UN B-GPE
peacekeeping O
operations O
since O
China B-GPE
participated O
. O

The O
mission O
term O
is O
six O
and O
a O
half O
years O
. O

What O
really O
caused O
Wendy O
Yuan O
to O
gain O
a O
high O
reputation O
in O
the B-ORG
Liberal I-ORG
Party I-ORG
was O
her O
decision O
in O
the O
2004 O
election O
to O
consider O
the O
big O
picture O
and O
resolutely O
give O
up O
her O
seat O
to O
another O
candidate O
. O

Due O
to O
the O
influence O
of O
scandal O
, O
the B-ORG
Liberal I-ORG
Party I-ORG
's O
chances O
of O
winning O
the O
election O
did O
not O
look O
good O
. O

In O
order O
to O
ensure O
the B-ORG
Liberal I-ORG
Party I-ORG
's O
seat O
in O
the O
Vancouver O
Kingsway O
riding O
, O
Martin B-ORG
decided O
to O
parachute O
star O
candidate O
Emerson B-ORG
into O
the O
riding O
to O
take O
part O
in O
the O
election O
. O

Wendy O
Yuan O
, O
who O
had O
already O
long O
prepared O
for O
the O
election O
and O
been O
approved O
as O
qualified O
by O
the O
Liberal O
Party O
Election O
Review O
Committee O
, O
considered O
the O
big O
picture O
and O
convinced O
her O
team O
to O
fully O
support O
Emerson B-ORG
, O
and O
guaranteed O
his O
victory O
in O
the O
general O
election O
. O

She O
never O
thought O
that O
within O
the O
first O
week O
of O
his O
election O
victory O
Emerson B-ORG
would O
have O
switched O
to O
the O
Conservative O
Party O
and O
entered O
the O
cabinet O
of O
the O
Harper O
government O
. O

Emerson B-ORG
's O
move O
raised O
a O
strong O
reaction O
among O
the B-ORG
Liberal I-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
voters O
. O

Many O
voters O
and O
party O
figures O
called O
her O
, O
saying O
" O
Yuan O
, O
prepare O
to O
fight O
. O
" O

On O
July O
29 O
, O
2006 O
, O
through O
a O
democratic O
internal O
party O
nomination O
fight O
, O
Wendy O
Yuan O
was O
officially O
elected O
as O
the O
federal O
Liberal B-ORG
Party I-ORG
candidate O
to O
become O
the O
next O
member O
of O
parliament O
for O
the O
Vancouver O
Kingsway O
riding O
. O

-LRB- O
Chinanewscom O
, O
UN B-GPE
, O
Nov. O
27 O
, O
by O
wire O
-RRB- O
On O
the O
eve O
of O
his O
departure O
from O
his O
post O
, O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
Annan O
said O
today O
that O
in O
light O
of O
the O
present O
situation O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
can O
almost O
be O
regarded O
as O
having O
sunk O
into O
a O
state O
of O
civil O
war O
. O

" O
In O
my O
opinion O
, O
in O
light O
of O
the O
development O
of O
the O
situation O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
unless O
drastic O
measures O
are O
immediately O
taken O
to O
prevent O
further O
deterioration O
of O
the O
situation O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
will O
slide O
into O
civil O
war O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
almost O
sunk O
into O
a O
state O
of O
civil O
war O
already O
. O
" O
Annan B-PERSON
told O
reporters O
the O
same O
day O
. O

The O
same O
day O
, O
the O
US O
National O
Broadcasting O
Corporation O
-LRB- O
NBC B-ORG
-RRB- O
also O
stated O
during O
a O
news O
program O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
had O
already O
slid O
into O
civil O
war O
. O

Analysts O
here O
have O
pointed O
out O
that O
Annan B-PERSON
's O
conclusion O
and O
the O
US B-GPE
media O
report O
will O
put O
more O
pressure O
on O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
, O
which O
has O
consistently O
refused O
to O
acknowledge O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
sliding O
into O
civil O
war O
. O

Calls O
from O
within O
the O
US B-GPE
for O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
troops O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
will O
also O
surge O
all O
the O
more O
. O

On O
the O
29th O
and O
30th O
of O
this O
month O
, O
US O
President O
Bush O
will O
meet O
Iraqi B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Maliki O
in O
the O
capital O
of O
Jordan O
Amman O
to O
discuss O
the O
increasingly O
deteriorating O
situation O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

For O
six O
years O
, O
Wu O
Xiangming O
has O
wandered O
without O
end O
between O
being O
guilty O
and O
not O
guilty O
. O

A O
court O
of O
first O
instance O
has O
twice O
declared O
him O
guilty O
and O
an O
intermediate O
court O
has O
twice O
issued O
final O
judgments O
declaring O
him O
not O
guilty O
. O

At O
the O
beginning O
of O
December O
, O
the O
Intermediate O
People O
's O
Court B-ORG
of O
Yuncheng O
, O
Shanxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
again O
transferred O
Wu O
Xiangming O
's O
case O
file O
, O
indicating O
that O
the O
case O
was O
about O
to O
enter O
the O
review O
process O
. O

Once O
again O
, O
a O
" O
seesaw O
struggle O
" O
between O
two O
levels O
of O
courts O
was O
about O
to O
unfold O
. O

-LRB- O
<< O
Democracy O
and O
Legal O
Times O
>> O
Dec. O
11 O
-RRB- O

The O
case O
, O
it O
can O
be O
said O
, O
brings O
together O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
defects O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
judiciary O
, O
such O
as O
the O
lack O
of O
the O
" O
principle O
on O
prohibiting O
double O
jeopardy O
, O
" O
the O
difficulty O
in O
getting O
compensation O
from O
the O
state O
, O
and O
the O
detrimental O
practice O
the O
political O
and O
law O
committees O
have O
of O
coordinating O
cases O
. O

But O
the O
worst O
is O
that O
a O
county O
political O
and O
law O
committee O
can O
actually O
dare O
to O
resist O
implementation O
of O
a O
superior O
court O
's O
judgment O
, O
openly O
putting O
itself O
above O
the O
law O
. O

Also O
we O
have O
seen O
the O
notice O
given O
by O
the O
Hejin O
Political O
and O
Law O
Committee O
to O
the O
Intermediate O
Court O
of O
Yucheng O
: O
The O
political O
and O
law O
committee O
speaking O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
court O
and O
procuratorate O
of O
Hejin O
in O
regard O
to O
the O
appeal O
for O
compensation O
by O
Wu O
Xiangming O
, O
" O
We O
will O
not O
and O
it O
's O
impossible O
for O
us O
to O
accept O
it O
. O
" O

-LRB- O
Chinanews.com B-ORG
, O
Dec. O
7 O
-RRB- O

On O
the O
evening O
of O
December O
6 O
, O
about O
5,000 O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
farmers O
, O
workers O
and O
members O
of O
social O
groups O
held O
a O
large O
- O
scale O
" O
guerilla O
- O
style O
" O
demonstration O
in O
Seoul B-GPE
against O
negotiations O
currently O
underway O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
on O
a O
US B-GPE
- O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
free O
- O
trade O
agreement O
. O

The O
afternoon O
of O
the O
6th O
, O
the O
Headquarters O
of O
the O
All O
- O
People O
Movement O
for O
Checking O
the O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
- O
U.S O
FTA O
-LRB- O
simplified O
as O
the O
" O
All O
- O
People O
Headquarters O
" O
-RRB- O
held O
its O
third O
national O
assembly O
in O
Jangchung O
Park O
in O
Seoul B-GPE
's O
Jongno O
District O
. O

More O
than O
5,000 O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
workers O
, O
farmers O
and O
others O
participated O
in O
the O
assembly O
. O

After O
the O
assembly O
concluded O
, O
contingents O
of O
demonstrators O
occupied O
traffic O
lanes O
in O
various O
locations O
of O
the O
city O
center O
to O
carry O
out O
demonstration O
marches O
, O
causing O
evening O
rush O
- O
hour O
traffic O
to O
become O
seriously O
congested O
. O

Influenced O
by O
this O
, O
most O
shops O
on O
the O
Euljiro O
- O
Toegyero O
strip O
were O
" O
closed O
for O
business O
" O
in O
the O
afternoon O
. O

In O
the O
resolution O
adopted O
at O
the O
assembly O
, O
the O
All O
- O
People O
Headquarters O
states O
: O
" O
-LRB- O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
- O
US O
FTA O
negotiations O
-RRB- O
constitute O
an O
unfair O
consultation O
process O
that O
only O
benefits O
the O
US B-GPE
. O
" O

And O
for O
this O
reason O
they O
are O
pressing O
for O
a O
discontinuation O
of O
the O
negotiations O
. O

The O
police O
broadcasted O
warnings O
, O
saying O
: O
" O
You O
are O
holding O
an O
illegal O
assembly O
. O

Quickly O
disburse O
! O
" O

But O
they O
did O
not O
force O
the O
demonstrators O
to O
disburse O
. O

Crowds O
of O
demonstrators O
of O
hundreds O
or O
up O
to O
more O
than O
a O
thousand O
people O
staged O
" O
guerrilla O
- O
type O
demonstrations O
" O
in O
Namdaemun O
, O
Chungmuro O
, O
Euljiro O
, O
Toegyero O
and O
Jongno O
and O
other O
locations O
respectively O
. O

A O
study O
recently O
released O
by O
American B-NORP
researchers O
shows O
that O
if O
early O
- O
stage O
breast O
cancer O
survivors O
intentionally O
reduce O
their O
fat O
intake O
, O
they O
may O
lower O
their O
risk O
of O
recurrence O
of O
the O
disease O
. O

Researchers O
at O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
, O
USA B-GPE
, O
randomly O
divided O
2,437 O
early O
- O
stage O
breast O
cancer O
women O
patients O
into O
Group O
A O
and O
Group B-ORG
B I-ORG
. O

The O
researchers O
gave O
people O
in O
Group O
A O
regular O
lessons O
about O
reducing O
fat O
intake O
, O
requiring O
them O
to O
record O
their O
daily O
fat O
intake O
so O
as O
to O
make O
them O
conscientiously O
reduce O
their O
fat O
intake O
. O

Yet O
the O
researchers O
did O
not O
make O
any O
special O
request O
to O
women O
in O
Group O
B. O

At O
the O
start O
of O
the O
study O
, O
the O
average O
weight O
of O
women O
in O
both O
groups O
was O
the O
same O
. O

However O
, O
five O
years O
later O
, O
because O
people O
in O
Group O
A O
conscientiously O
reduced O
their O
fat O
intake O
, O
their O
average O
individual O
weight O
was O
six O
pounds O
-LRB- O
about O
2.72 O
kg O
-RRB- O
less O
than O
that O
of O
people O
in O
Group B-ORG
B I-ORG
. O

After O
conducting O
follow O
- O
up O
comparison O
of O
the O
conditions O
of O
these O
patients O
, O
the O
researchers O
found O
that O
the O
rate O
of O
breast O
cancer O
recurrence O
for O
people O
in O
Group O
A O
was O
24 O
% O
lower O
than O
that O
of O
the O
people O
in O
Group B-ORG
B I-ORG
. O

Public O
transport O
saves O
power O
and O
reduces O
pollution O
. O

" O
Public O
transport O
first O
" O
is O
an O
important O
strategy O
for O
sustainable O
urban O
development O
. O

This O
has O
long O
been O
the O
consensus O
in O
the O
industry O
. O

It O
is O
not O
difficult O
to O
shout O
out O
the O
slogan O
of O
" O
public O
transport O
first O
, O
" O
nor O
is O
it O
difficult O
to O
write O
down O
" O
public O
transport O
first O
" O
on O
paper O
. O

What O
is O
difficult O
is O
putting O
it O
into O
practice O
. O

The O
" O
distance O
of O
a O
single O
step O
" O
of O
taking O
" O
public O
transport O
first O
" O
off O
the O
paper O
and O
onto O
the O
streets O
involves O
the O
distribution O
and O
redistribution O
of O
a O
huge O
number O
of O
interests O
. O

It O
involves O
a O
reallocation O
of O
road O
resources O
and O
the O
fair O
distribution O
of O
road O
rights O
. O

It O
involves O
cars O
giving O
way O
and O
restrictions O
on O
non-public O
means O
of O
transportation O
. O

Different O
departments O
have O
prescribed O
different O
treatments O
for O
urban O
gridlock O
, O
such O
as O
building O
more O
streets O
and O
rail O
lines O
, O
and O
adding O
to O
city O
infrastructure O
. O

These O
are O
only O
some O
" O
hardware O
" O
conditions O
. O

But O
concept O
shift O
, O
improving O
management O
and O
raising O
efficiency O
are O
" O
software O
" O
factors O
that O
truly O
can O
not O
be O
ignored O
. O

At O
present O
the O
cost O
of O
building O
a O
subway O
is O
300 O
- O
500 O
million O
yuan O
per O
kilometer O
. O

But O
based O
on O
the O
experience O
of O
Hangzhou O
City O
, O
the O
cost O
of O
28 O
kilometers O
of O
high O
- O
speed O
surface O
public O
transport O
is O
only O
200 O
million O
yuan O
in O
total O
, O
less O
than O
the O
construction O
costs O
of O
one O
kilometer O
of O
subway O
. O

From O
the O
perspective O
of O
construction O
cycle O
, O
a O
city O
constructs O
no O
more O
than O
3 O
- O
5 O
kilometers O
of O
rail O
lines O
in O
a O
year O
. O

Building O
a O
rail O
network O
of O
several O
hundred O
kilometers O
requires O
many O
decades O
. O

But O
by O
constructing O
high O
- O
speed O
public O
transport O
, O
an O
effective O
transport O
network O
can O
be O
formed O
within O
the O
term O
of O
office O
of O
a O
single O
government O
. O

Looked O
at O
it O
in O
this O
way O
, O
if O
you O
want O
to O
relieve O
gridlock O
, O
you O
can O
not O
value O
investment O
only O
and O
ignore O
management O
. O

Xinhua O
News O
Agency O
TOKYO O
, O
Dec. O
13 O
-LRB- O
Reporter O
Liu O
Haoyuan O
-RRB- O

A O
report O
issued O
by O
the O
Cabinet O
Office O
of O
Japan B-GPE
on O
the O
13th O
forecasts O
that O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
economy O
will O
continue O
to O
maintain O
growth O
momentum O
in O
the O
2007 O
fiscal O
year O
. O

After O
excluding O
the O
price O
variation O
factor O
, O
the O
real O
growth O
rate O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
economy O
in O
the O
2007 O
fiscal O
year O
will O
reach O
2 O
% O
, O
making O
it O
the O
sixth O
year O
in O
a O
row O
that O
growth O
has O
been O
maintained O
. O

The O
report O
by O
the O
Cabinet O
Office O
says O
that O
in O
the O
2007 O
fiscal O
year O
, O
Japan B-GPE
will O
see O
growth O
in O
its O
average O
aggregate O
price O
and O
will O
completely O
shake O
off O
deflation O
. O

Prior O
to O
this O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
forecasted O
that O
commodity O
price O
in O
the O
2006 O
fiscal O
year O
would O
enter O
a O
period O
in O
which O
the O
nominal O
growth O
rate O
would O
surpass O
the O
real O
growth O
rate O
. O

But O
judging O
from O
the O
current O
situation O
, O
owing O
to O
slow O
growth O
in O
commodity O
price O
as O
well O
as O
other O
reasons O
, O
this O
goal O
actually O
can O
no O
longer O
be O
realized O
. O

This O
indicates O
that O
the O
government O
had O
already O
lost O
confidence O
in O
shaking O
off O
deflation O
in O
the O
2006 O
fiscal O
year O
. O

The O
reports O
says O
that O
with O
the O
gradual O
rise O
in O
employment O
and O
personal O
income O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
household O
expenditure O
will O
show O
growth O
. O

After O
entering O
the O
2007 O
fiscal O
year O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
economy O
, O
pulled O
along O
by O
good O
corporate O
results O
and O
led O
by O
domestic O
demand O
, O
will O
continue O
to O
look O
upbeat O
. O

Stanford B-ORG
University I-ORG
assistant O
professor O
of O
psychiatry O
and O
behavioral O
science O
Prof. O
Aboujaoude O
said O
, O
" O
In O
the O
past O
three O
or O
four O
years O
, O
we O
frequently O
have O
patients O
coming O
to O
our O
hospital O
for O
treatment O
, O
saying O
that O
the O
Internet O
has O
really O
negatively O
affected O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
They O
were O
fired O
because O
of O
excessive O
use O
of O
the O
Internet O
, O
and O
their O
spouses O
had O
also O
threatened O
to O
divorce O
them O
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
At O
first O
, O
they O
tried O
to O
prove O
that O
their O
behavior O
was O
reasonable O
. O

However O
, O
when O
some O
major O
events O
happened O
, O
they O
then O
began O
to O
understand O
the O
real O
situation O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
only O
when O
they O
were O
disciplined O
or O
dismissed O
from O
their O
jobs O
, O
or O
when O
their O
wives O
or O
husbands O
threatened O
to O
leave O
them O
, O
did O
they O
then O
understand O
that O
the O
behavior O
that O
superfacially O
seems O
harmless O
had O
already O
brought O
them O
a O
host O
of O
problems O
. O

The O
types O
of O
websites O
that O
frequently O
lead O
to O
problems O
may O
not O
be O
the O
most O
obvious O
. O

Online O
gambling O
and O
pornography O
web O
sites O
are O
now O
very O
popular O
, O
but O
Prof. O
Aboujaoude O
warned O
that O
internet O
obsession O
may O
stem O
from O
some O
very O
simple O
activities O
, O
such O
as O
checking O
one O
's O
email O
once O
every O
five O
minutes O
, O
updating O
blogs O
, O
or O
logging O
in O
to O
finance O
web O
pages O
in O
order O
to O
check O
the O
fluctuations O
in O
stock O
prices O

The O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
Annan O
issued O
a O
statement O
on O
the O
22nd O
, O
welcoming O
the O
peace O
accord O
signed O
between O
the O
Nepalese B-NORP
government O
and O
anti-government O
militants O
and O
promising O
the O
UN B-GPE
would O
provide O
the O
Nepalese B-NORP
government O
aid O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
. O

The O
statement O
said O
that O
the O
peace O
accord O
signed O
on O
the O
21st O
between O
Nepal B-GPE
's O
seven O
- O
party O
coalition O
government O
and O
anti-government O
militants O
will O
end O
armed O
conflict O
and O
give O
the O
Nepalese B-NORP
people O
hope O
for O
the O
establishment O
of O
lasting O
peace O
and O
democracy O
. O

Annan B-PERSON
said O
the O
peace O
accord O
requires O
the O
UN B-GPE
to O
provide O
help O
in O
all O
levels O
of O
the O
peace O
process O
, O
including O
immediately O
taking O
steps O
to O
control O
arms O
and O
the O
movements O
of O
militants O
within O
Nepal B-GPE
's O
border O
, O
as O
well O
as O
providing O
assistance O
for O
elections O
. O

For O
this O
reason O
, O
the O
peace O
accord O
implies O
trust O
as O
far O
as O
the O
UN B-GPE
is O
concerned O
. O

It O
also O
implies O
responsibility O
. O

On O
December O
9 O
, O
The O
" O
Taipei B-GPE
- O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
" O
elections O
came O
to O
an O
end O
. O

Consequently O
, O
some O
people O
ended O
up O
happy O
, O
while O
some O
ended O
up O
unhappy O
. O

According O
to O
the O
rules O
, O
seven O
candidates O
who O
were O
defeated O
will O
have O
their O
election O
security O
deposits O
forfeited O
because O
the O
number O
of O
votes O
they O
gained O
failed O
to O
exceed O
the O
" O
threshold O
. O
" O

Meanwhile O
, O
KMT B-NORP
candidate O
for O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
mayor O
Huang O
Chun O
- O
ying O
, O
who O
lost O
by O
a O
slim O
margin O
, O
believed O
that O
the O
vote O
counting O
on O
the O
9th O
was O
seriously O
flawed O
and O
will O
file O
a O
complaint O
of O
invalid O
election O
, O
asking O
Kaohsiung O
District O
Court O
to O
preserve O
evidences O
and O
demanding O
that O
all O
ballots O
, O
voter O
registers O
, O
election O
, O
vote O
counting O
reports O
and O
other O
data O
throughout O
the O
city O
be O
sealed O
. O

It O
is O
because O
the O
difference O
between O
the O
two O
parties O
is O
only O
a O
bit O
over O
1,000 O
ballots O
, O
and O
6,622 O
invalid O
ballots O
in O
the O
elections O
were O
related O
with O
the O
support O
for O
Huang O
Chun O
- O
ying O
. O

Following O
an O
overnight O
review O
, O
Kaohsiung O
District O
Court O
decided O
on O
the O
early O
morning O
of O
the O
10th O
that O
they O
were O
allowed O
to O
be O
sealed O
. O

Seven O
candidates O
' O
security O
deposits O
are O
forfeited O

According O
to O
the O
relevant O
rules O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
seven O
candidates O
in O
the O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
mayoral O
elections O
this O
time O
will O
have O
their O
security O
deposits O
completely O
forfeited O
. O

Reports O
said O
that O
a O
total O
of O
2,008,434 O
people O
voted O
in O
the O
Taipei B-GPE
mayoral O
election O
this O
time O
. O

According O
to O
the O
rules O
, O
candidates O
must O
get O
one O
- O
tenth O
of O
the O
vote O
, O
that O
is O
, O
200,843 O
votes O
, O
before O
they O
can O
be O
refunded O
the O
security O
deposit O
of O
NT$ O
2 O
million O
they O
submitted O
when O
they O
registered O
for O
the O
election O
. O

People O
's O
Net O
, O
Macau B-GPE
, O
December O
14 O
, O
reported O
by O
correspondent O
Zeng O
Kun O
: O

Jia B-PERSON
Qinglin I-PERSON
, O
Standing O
Committee O
Member O
of O
CPC O
Central O
Committee O
Political O
Bureau O
, O
Chairman O
of O
CPPCC O
National O
Committee O
and O
Chairman O
of O
the O
China O
Council O
for O
Promoting O
Peaceful O
Reunification O
, O
sent O
a O
letter O
congratulating O
the O
convening O
of O
a O
conference O
today O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
which O
was O
held O
by O
the O
Worldwide O
Overseas O
Chinese O
for O
Promoting O
Peaceful O
Reunification O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
congratulatory O
letter O
, O
Jia B-PERSON
Qinglin I-PERSON
expressed O
his O
high O
respect O
and O
sincere O
gratitude O
to O
all O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Macau B-GPE
compatriots O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
compatriots O
, O
and O
other O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
who O
have O
contributed O
toward O
China B-GPE
's O
cause O
of O
peaceful O
reunification O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
realization O
of O
complete O
reunification O
of O
the O
motherland O
is O
the O
common O
aspiration O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
at O
home O
and O
abroad O
. O

The O
promotion O
of O
the O
peaceful O
development O
of O
cross-strait O
relations O
conforms O
to O
the O
common O
interests O
and O
expectations O
of O
compatriots O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
. O

Presently O
, O
there O
are O
more O
than O
170 O
associations O
or O
similar O
organizations O
established O
in O
over O
80 O
countries O
and O
regions O
that O
aim O
to O
promote O
the O
peaceful O
reunification O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

These O
organizations O
have O
launched O
massive O
campaigns O
to O
fight O
against O
" O
independence O
" O
and O
promote O
reunification O
. O

They O
have O
played O
an O
important O
and O
positive O
role O
in O
opposing O
the O
arrogant O
separatist O
forces O
of O
" O
Taiwan O
Independence O
" O
, O
in O
strengthening O
the O
international O
community O
's O
recognition O
of O
the O
one O
- O
China B-GPE
principle O
, O
and O
in O
uniting O
the O
efforts O
of O
Chinese B-GPE
worldwide O
to O
form O
the O
most O
widespread O
united O
front O
against O
" O
independence O
" O
and O
promote O
reunification O
and O
to O
jointly O
promote O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
peaceful O
reunification O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

Local O
emergency O
service O
officials O
and O
television O
news O
reports O
say O
that O
about O
200 O
residents O
have O
fled O
their O
homes O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Marilao O
because O
of O
the O
foul O
- O
smelling O
gases O
coming O
off O
this O
chemical O
waste O
. O

Three O
employees O
of O
a O
haulage O
firm O
have O
been O
arrested O
on O
suspicion O
of O
dumping O
the O
chemical O
waste O
. O

Currently O
it O
is O
not O
yet O
clear O
what O
the O
waste O
is O
that O
came O
from O
the O
plastics O
plant O
. O

Jacinto O
, O
head O
of O
a O
local O
rescue O
team O
, O
said O
, O
" O
The O
terrible O
smell O
is O
hard O
to O
endure O
. O

We O
ca O
n't O
get O
to O
sleep O
. O

Our O
neighbors O
have O
one O
by O
one O
scrambled O
to O
escape O
this O
area O
. O
" O

Local O
environmental O
chief O
officer O
Doren O
Torres O
said O
that O
residents O
had O
experienced O
vomiting O
and O
fainting O
. O

Twenty O
- O
nine O
people O
had O
been O
taken O
to O
the O
hospital O
for O
treatment O
; O
all O
but O
four O
people O
had O
already O
left O
the O
hospital O
. O

Doren O
Torres O
said O
that O
the O
foul O
- O
smelling O
waste O
appeared O
to O
be O
a O
mixture O
of O
unidentified O
oily O
pollutants O
, O
but O
that O
further O
tests O
would O
have O
to O
be O
done O
before O
the O
constituents O
could O
be O
confirmed O
. O

We O
must O
persist O
in O
putting O
the O
" O
Three O
Rural O
Issues O
" O
in O
a O
prominent O
position O
in O
the O
overall O
situation O
of O
economic O
and O
social O
development O
. O

This O
is O
an O
important O
and O
new O
realization O
and O
understanding O
that O
we O
arrived O
at O
in O
the O
process O
of O
implementing O
the O
concept O
of O
scientific O
development O
. O

It O
is O
extremely O
specific O
and O
instructive O
in O
nature O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
central O
government O
has O
adopted O
a O
series O
of O
valid O
policies O
to O
solve O
the O
" O
Three O
Rural O
Issues O
" O
. O

The O
relatively O
good O
agricultural O
situation O
and O
stable O
growth O
in O
grain O
production O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
steady O
increase O
in O
peasants O
' O
harvest O
, O
have O
provided O
important O
support O
for O
smooth O
and O
rapid O
economic O
and O
social O
development O
, O
giving O
us O
the O
initiative O
in O
overall O
planning O
. O

But O
we O
must O
also O
understand O
that O
there O
still O
exist O
many O
problems O
in O
the O
work O
on O
the O
" O
Three O
Rurals O
" O
. O

Peasants O
' O
earnings O
from O
grain O
crops O
have O
decreased O
, O
damaging O
the O
production O
motivation O
. O

The O
agricultural O
base O
is O
weak O
and O
its O
ability O
to O
resist O
disasters O
is O
n't O
strong O
, O
making O
it O
more O
difficult O
for O
peasants O
to O
increase O
harvests O
. O

With O
continued O
bumper O
harvests O
in O
agriculture O
and O
a O
quite O
good O
economic O
situation O
, O
there O
has O
appeared O
a O
tendency O
to O
relax O
in O
agriculture O
and O
in O
particular O
to O
relax O
in O
the O
production O
of O
grains O
. O

A O
high O
level O
of O
attention O
should O
be O
paid O
to O
these O
problems O
. O

Recently O
, O
I O
could O
n't O
resist O
the O
temptation O
, O
and O
I O
followed O
fashion O
and O
invested O
several O
thousand O
yuan O
into O
getting O
a O
gas O
card O
from O
one O
of O
the O
big O
state O
companies O
. O

They O
promised O
in O
their O
advertisements O
that O
the O
service O
would O
be O
value O
plus O
. O

Very O
quickly O
I O
became O
greatly O
troubled O
by O
this O
" O
value O
plus O
" O
service O
. O

I O
am O
a O
person O
who O
plans O
my O
expenditure O
carefully O
, O
and O
experts O
all O
explain O
that O
each O
time O
that O
a O
gas O
tank O
is O
not O
filled O
to O
capacity O
, O
the O
car O
will O
save O
a O
bit O
of O
gas O
. O

The O
first O
time O
I O
used O
the O
gas O
card O
, O
I O
told O
the O
gas O
attendant O
to O
" O
put O
in O
one O
hundred O
. O
" O

He O
put O
in O
the O
nozzle O
and O
filled O
it O
up O
to O
one O
hundred O
and O
seventy O
until O
I O
screamed O
out O
. O

Then O
he O
said O
with O
an O
innocent O
face O
, O
" O
I O
thought O
you O
wanted O
a O
fill O
- O
up O
. O
" O

The O
first O
time O
could O
have O
been O
lack O
of O
experience O
, O
but O
the O
second O
time O
, O
and O
the O
third O
time O
were O
both O
the O
same O
. O

Once O
you O
use O
the O
card O
, O
they O
will O
do O
everything O
they O
can O
to O
give O
you O
" O
value O
plus O
" O
by O
adding O
more O
. O

I O
'm O
a O
veteran O
driver O
with O
more O
than O
10 O
years O
of O
experience O
, O
so O
I O
know O
that O
gas O
pumps O
can O
be O
preset O
. O

It O
's O
true O
that O
when O
I O
take O
out O
100 O
yuan O
in O
cash O
, O
they O
would O
want O
to O
stop O
the O
nozzle O
at O
99 O
yuan O
, O
but O
once O
you O
swipe O
a O
card O
-- O
must O
be O
a O
big O
customer O
?! O

They O
can O
put O
in O
as O
much O
as O
they O
want O
. O

XX O

See O
, O
I O
have O
again O
encountered O
this O
" O
value O
plus O
" O
gas O
purchase O
matter O
at O
two O
of O
the O
company O
's O
Beijing B-GPE
gas O
stations O
within O
the O
recent O
nine O
days O
. O

They O
all O
had O
the O
same O
attitude O
: O
" O
Sorry O
, O
I O
heard O
wrong O
" O
or O
" O
I O
forgot O
. O
" O

I O
could O
n't O
help O
calling O
the O
customer O
service O
hotline O
twice O
to O
angrily O
complain O
. O

They O
explained O
that O
it O
was O
sub-standard O
service O
and O
then O
added O
, O
" O
Anyway O
, O
the O
extra O
gas O
is O
in O
your O
gas O
tank O
, O
so O
there O
is O
no O
loss O
, O
right O
? O
" O

You O
see O
, O
it O
's O
as O
if O
I O
were O
in O
a O
restaurant O
and O
I O
clearly O
ordered O
half O
a O
catty O
of O
steamed O
meat O
buns O
, O
but O
they O
squeezed O
a O
catty O
into O
my O
mouth O
, O
and O
then O
said O
, O
" O
Anyway O
, O
you O
have O
eaten O
your O
lunch O
and O
dinner O
all O
at O
once O
, O
so O
you O
just O
saved O
yourself O
some O
trouble O
. O
" O

ChinaDaily O
Online O
: O

Former O
Japanese B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Junichiro O
Koizumi O
has O
said O
farewell O
to O
the O
number O
1 O
treasured O
seat O
in O
Japanese B-NORP
political O
circles O
, O
but O
many O
people O
are O
still O
interested O
in O
various O
stories O
during O
his O
administration O
. O

In O
a O
few O
days O
, O
Isao O
Iijima O
, O
who O
formerly O
served O
as O
secretary O
to O
the O
prime O
minister O
in O
the O
Koizumi B-PERSON
cabinet O
, O
will O
publish O
a O
book O
entitled O
" O
Secret O
Records O
of O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
's O
Official O
Residence O
under O
Koizumi B-PERSON
, O
" O
revealing O
some O
little O
- O
known O
inside O
stories O
in O
the O
Koizumi B-PERSON
cabinet O
. O

According O
to O
Japanese B-NORP
media O
reports O
, O
this O
book O
will O
be O
published O
by O
Nihon O
Keizai O
Shimbun O
Inc. O
on O
December O
12 O
. O

As O
Koizumi B-PERSON
's O
secretary O
, O
Iijima O
in O
his O
book O
stressed O
the O
leadership O
ability O
of O
Koizumi B-PERSON
during O
his O
five O
and O
half O
years O
of O
administration O
and O
talked O
about O
many O
secret O
stories O
in O
Japanese B-NORP
political O
circles O
, O
including O
that O
of O
Koizumi B-PERSON
once O
giving O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
leader O
Kim B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
il I-PERSON
a O
letter O
in O
his O
own O
handwriting O
before O
he O
visited O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
in O
2002 O
. O

The O
book O
reveals O
that O
in O
mid-August O
2002 O
, O
prior O
to O
his O
visit O
to O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
Koizumi B-PERSON
sent O
a O
letter O
in O
his O
own O
handwriting O
to O
Kim B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
il I-PERSON
. O

The O
letter O
said O
that O
Japan B-GPE
would O
seriously O
promote O
the O
normalization O
of O
diplomatic O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
resolve O
the O
issue O
of O
compensation O
for O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
and O
work O
hard O
to O
improve O
the O
status O
of O
North B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP
living O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
it O
also O
hoped O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
could O
sincerely O
deal O
with O
some O
bilateral O
issues O
between O
Japan B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
such O
as O
the O
abduction O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
hostages O
, O
the O
development O
of O
nuclear O
weapons O
and O
missiles O
, O
among O
others O
. O

It O
was O
said O
that O
Koizumi B-PERSON
started O
his O
trip O
to O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
at O
that O
time O
only O
after O
he O
got O
the O
" O
affirmative O
reply O
" O
from O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
19 O
-LRB- O
Reporter O
Li O
Wen O
-RRB- O

More O
than O
60 O
years O
ago O
, O
when O
the O
world O
's O
first O
penicillin O
antibiotic O
was O
introduced O
, O
it O
was O
described O
as O
" O
the O
enemy O
of O
bacteria O
. O
" O

But O
not O
long O
after O
men O
were O
intoxicated O
by O
their O
victory O
over O
nature O
, O
they O
came O
to O
the O
realization O
that O
" O
when O
the O
good O
advances O
by O
one O
step O
, O
its O
evil O
counterpart O
will O
advance O
by O
several O
steps O
. O
" O

The O
speed O
of O
the O
growth O
of O
drug O
- O
resistant O
bacteria O
obviously O
outpaces O
the O
speed O
of O
human O
beings O
to O
develop O
new O
drugs O
. O

World O
Health O
Organization O
experts O
are O
now O
even O
worried O
that O
" O
a O
super O
all O
- O
drug O
- O
resistant O
new O
bacteria O
will O
bring O
human O
beings O
back O
to O
an O
era O
when O
infectious O
disease O
raged O
. O
" O

The O
birth O
of O
super O
bacteria O
is O
caused O
by O
man O
's O
excessive O
use O
of O
antibiotics O
when O
they O
are O
sick O
. O

There O
are O
two O
dangers O
in O
the O
excessive O
use O
of O
antibiotics O
: O
first O
, O
it O
" O
strengthens O
the O
enemy O
group O
. O
" O

Currently O
, O
antibiotics O
can O
not O
eliminate O
some O
" O
new O
generation O
" O
drug O
- O
resistant O
bacteria O
. O

In O
1928 O
, O
when O
the O
forefather O
of O
antibiotics O
- O
penicillin O
- O
was O
launched O
, O
it O
seemed O
invincible O
, O
but O
now O
, O
it O
is O
getting O
old O
and O
weak O
. O

Now O
, O
even O
the O
top O
antibiotic O
brand O
vancomycin O
is O
also O
challenged O
by O
the O
new O
generation O
Staphylococcus O
aureus O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
has O
to O
spend O
two O
to O
four O
billion O
U.S. O
Dollars O
each O
year O
to O
fight O
the O
anti-drug O
bacteria O
. O

And O
what O
is O
most O
shocking O
is O
the O
birth O
of O
" O
super O
bacteria O
" O
that O
feed O
on O
antibiotics O
. O

Secondly O
, O
it O
" O
undermines O
the O
united O
front O
. O
" O

There O
are O
many O
healthy O
bacteria O
living O
in O
the O
human O
body O
, O
but O
the O
excessive O
use O
of O
antibiotics O
will O
kill O
these O
" O
allies O
, O
" O
leading O
to O
a O
loss O
of O
alignment O
among O
the O
bacteria O
groups O
, O
and O
hence O
allowing O
anti-drug O
bacteria O
to O
get O
a O
chance O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
may O
cause O
pseudomembranous O
colitis O
, O
which O
has O
a O
death O
rate O
as O
high O
as O
20 O
% O
, O
while O
others O
may O
lead O
to O
dangerous O
septicemia O
. O

Xinhua O
News O
Agency O
BEIJING O
, O
Dec O
. O
19 O
-LRB- O
Reporter O
Wang O
Sihai O
-RRB- O

Beijing O
Municipality O
is O
introducing O
" O
Special O
- O
Topic O
AIDS O
Prevention O
Textbook O
" O
to O
middle O
schools O
. O

The O
textbook O
, O
approved O
by O
the O
Beijing O
Middle O
School O
Local O
Material O
Review O
Committee O
, O
is O
China B-GPE
's O
first O
local O
" O
AIDS O
prevention O
" O
material O
. O

Currently O
, O
it O
has O
already O
been O
introduced O
in O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
middle O
schools O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

On O
the O
19th O
, O
the O
reporter O
learned O
from O
the O
Beijing O
Education O
Committee O
that O
according O
to O
arrangements O
made O
by O
the O
Beijing O
Education O
Committee O
regarding O
new O
course O
plans O
, O
starting O
from O
this O
autumn O
Beijing B-GPE
plans O
to O
offer O
special O
- O
topic O
teachings O
on O
AIDS O
prevention O
in O
junior O
and O
senior O
middle O
schools O
, O
including O
six O
class O
hours O
at O
the O
junior O
middle O
school O
stage O
and O
four O
class O
hours O
in O
senior O
middle O
school O
stage O
. O

The O
textbook O
uses O
vivid O
cases O
to O
tell O
middle O
school O
students O
the O
details O
of O
avoiding O
contraction O
of O
the O
AIDS O
virus O
. O

The O
reporter O
saw O
that O
in O
the O
class O
on O
" O
knowing O
high O
risk O
behavior O
" O
in O
the O
high O
school O
part O
of O
the O
textbook O
, O
" O
unprotected O
sex O
acts O
" O
was O
listed O
as O
an O
important O
path O
of O
transmission O
of O
AIDS O
. O

The O
book O
also O
includes O
the O
present O
international O
ABC O
Principle O
for O
preventing O
AIDS O
; O
that O
is O
, O
" O
Abstinence O
" O
, O
meaning O
not O
to O
engage O
in O
sex O
acts O
; O
" O
Being O
Faithful O
" O
, O
meaning O
that O
both O
husband O
and O
wife O
or O
both O
parties O
in O
a O
sexual O
relationship O
are O
faithful O
to O
each O
other O
; O
and O
" O
Condoms O
" O
, O
meaning O
to O
correctly O
use O
high O
quality O
condoms O
during O
sex O
acts O
. O

The O
Portuguese B-NORP
media O
reported O
on O
the O
23rd O
that O
108 O
Portuguese B-NORP
armed O
police O
left O
the O
capital O
of O
Lisbon B-GPE
to O
fly O
to O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
to O
carry O
out O
peace O
- O
keeping O
operations O
on O
the O
evening O
of O
22nd O
. O

This O
is O
another O
group O
of O
peace O
- O
keeping O
armed O
police O
sent O
to O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
by O
the O
Portuguese B-NORP
government O
. O

The O
first O
group O
of O
17 O
peace O
- O
keeping O
armed O
police O
arrived O
in O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
on O
October O
15 O
. O

Jose O
Magalhaes O
, O
an O
official O
of O
Portuguese B-NORP
Home O
Affairs O
, O
told O
local O
media O
that O
the O
armed O
police O
troops O
were O
dispatched O
to O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
at O
the O
request O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
and O
the O
East B-NORP
Timorese I-NORP
government O
. O

These O
police O
have O
received O
special O
training O
, O
and O
among O
them O
, O
some O
have O
work O
experience O
in O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
. O

Their O
major O
responsibilities O
are O
to O
train O
the O
East B-NORP
Timorese I-NORP
police O
and O
preserve O
local O
social O
order O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
they O
participate O
in O
the O
investigation O
of O
criminal O
activities O
, O
as O
well O
as O
take O
responsibility O
for O
the O
security O
alert O
work O
of O
local O
official O
organizations O
and O
the O
diplomatic O
corps O
, O
etc O
. O

During O
a O
telephone O
call O
on O
the O
evening O
of O
the O
25th O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Olmert O
, O
Abbas B-PERSON
said O
the O
various O
Palestinian B-NORP
militant O
groups O
had O
agreed O
to O
stop O
firing O
missiles O
toward O
Israeli B-NORP
territory O
as O
of O
6:00 O
at O
daybreak O
on O
the O
26th O
. O

He O
requested O
that O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
halt O
all O
military O
operations O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
and O
withdraw O
its O
troops O
from O
there O
. O

Olmert B-PERSON
expressed O
his O
acceptance O
of O
the O
request O
. O

Shortly O
after O
the O
ceasefire O
agreement O
took O
effect O
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
militants O
fired O
three O
missiles O
from O
Gaza B-GPE
toward O
Sderot O
and O
other O
areas O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
missile O
attacks O
did O
not O
result O
in O
any O
Israeli B-NORP
casualties O
or O
property O
damage O
. O

Olmert B-PERSON
said O
on O
the O
26th O
that O
although O
Palestinian B-NORP
militants O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
had O
carried O
out O
acts O
that O
day O
in O
breach O
of O
the O
ceasefire O
agreement O
, O
for O
the O
realization O
of O
the O
ceasefire O
Israel B-GPE
would O
still O
show O
" O
patience O
and O
control O
" O
. O

On O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
26th O
, O
Abbas B-PERSON
ordered O
Palestinian B-NORP
security O
agency O
officials O
to O
uphold O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
- O
Israeli B-NORP
ceasefire O
accord O
. O

Xinhua O
News O
Agency O
WASHINGTON O
, O
Nov. O
30 O
-LRB- O
Reporters O
Li O
Xuejun O
and O
Zhao O
Yi O
-RRB- O

US O
State O
Department O
Deputy O
Spokesman O
Casey O
emphasized O
at O
a O
press O
conference O
on O
the O
30th O
that O
the O
statement O
regarding O
US B-GPE
- O
British B-NORP
relations O
made O
a O
few O
days O
earlier O
by O
Kendall O
Myers O
, O
an O
official O
with O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
Bureau O
of O
Intelligence O
and O
Research B-ORG
, O
was O
mistaken O
and O
did O
not O
reflect O
the O
position O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Casey B-PERSON
also O
spoke O
in O
defense O
of O
the O
" O
special O
relationship O
" O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
the O
UK B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
that O
US B-GPE
- O
Anglo O
relations O
were O
very O
unique O
and O
that O
if O
the O
US B-GPE
- O
Anglo O
relationship O
did O
not O
exist O
, O
the O
world O
would O
be O
worse O
off O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
by O
US B-GPE
media O
, O
Myers O
said O
during O
a O
speech O
at O
John O
- O
Hopkins O
University O
in O
Washington B-GPE
that O
relations O
between O
Britain B-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
were O
" O
completely O
a O
one O
- O
sided O
relationship O
" O
and O
that O
Britain B-GPE
's O
role O
as O
a O
bridge O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
was O
" O
currently O
disappearing O
before O
our O
eyes O
" O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
although O
Britain B-GPE
attempts O
to O
influence O
US B-GPE
foreign O
policy O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
" O
had O
closed O
its O
eyes O
" O
to O
it O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hohhot O
, O
Dec. O
20 O
-LRB- O
Correspondent O
Li O
Zebing O
-RRB- O

Reporters O
learned O
from O
the O
office O
of O
flood O
and O
drought O
control O
headquarters O
of O
the O
Inner O
Mongolia O
Autonomous O
Region O
that O
currently O
a O
total O
of O
425 O
kilometers O
of O
the O
Inner B-GPE
Mongolia I-GPE
section O
of O
the B-LOC
Yellow I-LOC
River I-LOC
is O
frozen O
, O
with O
no O
major O
danger O
having O
emerged O
. O

According O
to O
a O
briefing O
by O
flood O
control O
personnel O
, O
at O
present O
, O
no O
major O
dangerous O
situation O
has O
emerged O
in O
the O
Inner O
Mongolian B-NORP
section O
of O
the B-LOC
Yellow I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
while O
along O
the O
river O
, O
flood O
control O
departments O
at O
various O
levels O
are O
closely O
monitoring O
the O
changing O
situation O
of O
the O
frozen O
river O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Kiev B-GPE
, O
Dec. O
20 O
-LRB- O
Correspondent O
Chen O
Chang O
-RRB- O

At O
a O
Police O
Day O
rally O
held O
in O
Kiev B-GPE
on O
the O
20th O
, O
Ukrainian B-NORP
President O
Yushchenko O
urged O
to O
step O
up O
the O
crackdown O
on O
corruption O
in O
financial O
sectors O
so O
as O
to O
ensure O
the O
national O
economic O
security O
. O

According O
to O
a O
report O
by O
the O
National O
News O
Agency O
of O
Ukraine B-GPE
, O
Yushchenko O
said O
in O
his O
speech O
at O
the O
rally O
that O
Ukraine B-GPE
is O
currently O
facing O
a O
very O
grim O
situation O
in O
combating O
corruption O
, O
which O
is O
especially O
demonstrated O
in O
the O
financial O
sector O
. O

In O
his O
opinion O
, O
many O
banks O
in O
Ukraine B-GPE
have O
been O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
bankruptcy O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
fiscal O
revenues O
circulating O
outside O
banks O
continue O
to O
increase O
, O
becoming O
one O
of O
the O
root O
causes O
of O
corruption O
. O

He O
urged O
the O
law O
enforcement O
agencies O
and O
supervisory O
departments O
to O
strengthen O
supervision O
of O
the O
financial O
sector O
and O
protection O
of O
small- O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
corporations O
. O

Yushchenko O
especially O
emphasized O
the O
increasingly O
rampant O
corruption O
and O
crime O
in O
the O
allocation O
and O
use O
of O
land O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

He O
urged O
the O
relevant O
departments O
to O
conduct O
regular O
supervision O
of O
all O
financial O
sectors O
so O
as O
to O
guard O
against O
possible O
financial O
crimes O
. O

The O
issue O
of O
corruption O
has O
been O
a O
persistent O
problem O
for O
many O
years O
in O
Ukrainian B-NORP
society O
, O
causing O
great O
dissatisfaction O
among O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
people O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
by O
the O
Ukrainian B-NORP
media O
, O
the O
corruption O
of O
officials O
at O
various O
levels O
will O
cause O
a O
loss O
as O
big O
as O
1.8 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
Ukraine B-GPE
's O
fiscal O
revenues O
in O
2006 O
. O

Xinhua O
News O
Agency O
LOS O
ANGELES O
, O
Dec. O
15 O
-LRB- O
Reporter O
Gao O
Yuan O
-RRB- O

According O
to O
a O
report O
by O
the O
American B-NORP
television O
network O
Fox B-ORG
, O
a O
rare O
storm O
which O
is O
tearing O
across O
several O
western O
US B-GPE
states O
on O
the O
15th O
has O
caused O
the O
deaths O
of O
at O
least O
four O
people O
. O

The O
report O
said O
the O
storm O
left O
more O
than O
1.5 O
million O
homes O
and O
businesses O
in O
Washington B-GPE
state O
and O
Oregon B-GPE
state O
without O
power O
, O
and O
many O
homes O
are O
without O
heat O
. O

Near O
the O
city O
of O
Olympia O
in O
Oregon B-GPE
, O
a O
young O
man O
was O
crushed O
in O
his O
sleep O
by O
a O
large O
tree O
blown O
over O
by O
the O
powerful O
wind O
. O

A O
41 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
woman O
in O
Seattle B-GPE
drowned O
in O
the O
basement O
of O
her O
home O
. O

Two O
other O
people O
died O
in O
traffic O
accidents O
caused O
by O
trees O
blown O
down O
by O
the O
powerful O
wind O
. O

The O
storm O
also O
caused O
power O
outage O
in O
one O
of O
the O
terminals O
at O
the O
Seattle B-GPE
- O
Tacoma O
Airport O
. O

Some O
flights O
have O
been O
cancelled O
. O

Amtrak B-ORG
cancelled O
trains O
operating O
between O
Portland B-GPE
and O
Seattle B-GPE
. O

The O
US O
National O
Weather O
Service O
says O
that O
rainfall O
in O
the O
Oregon B-GPE
coastal O
areas O
could O
reach O
as O
much O
as O
203 O
mm O
. O

The O
violent O
stormy O
weather O
could O
still O
continue O
for O
some O
more O
time O
. O

Chinanews.com B-ORG
, O
Dec. O
11 O
. O

According O
to O
a O
China B-GPE
's O
First O
Financial O
Daily O
report O
, O
NDRC O
Vice O
Chairman O
Bi O
Jingquan O
said O
yesterday O
at O
a O
national O
meeting O
of O
the O
heads O
of O
price O
control O
administrations O
, O
" O
Next O
year O
we O
must O
continue O
to O
make O
great O
efforts O
and O
strive O
to O
ease O
the O
contradictions O
such O
as O
expensive O
schooling O
, O
expensive O
healthcare O
and O
expensive O
housing O
prices O
. O
" O

Bi O
Jingquan O
said O
that O
next O
year O
they O
will O
standardize O
education O
fees O
, O
working O
with O
relevant O
departments O
to O
seriously O
comply O
with O
the O
requirement O
of O
controlling O
the O
scale O
of O
enrollment O
of O
non-registered O
students O
paying O
to O
attend O
public O
high O
schools O
of O
their O
choice O
to O
less O
than O
30 O
% O
. O

They O
would O
strictly O
control O
levels O
of O
fees O
for O
non-registered O
students O
and O
lower O
the O
levels O
of O
tuition O
and O
incidental O
fees O
charged O
by O
public O
high O
schools O
. O

Price O
control O
departments O
will O
strengthen O
management O
of O
fee O
charging O
in O
higher O
education O
, O
standardize O
cost O
structures O
, O
and O
increase O
the O
transparency O
of O
fees O
. O

A O
comprehensive O
system O
for O
publicizing O
education O
fees O
will O
be O
implemented O
. O

And O
various O
assistance O
measures O
for O
students O
from O
poor O
households O
will O
be O
earnestly O
carried O
out O
. O

Price O
control O
departments O
will O
continue O
to O
step O
up O
monitoring O
and O
investigation O
of O
the O
market O
prices O
of O
drugs O
, O
complete O
analyses O
of O
drug O
prices O
and O
make O
full O
use O
of O
the O
foundational O
role O
of O
drug O
price O
analysis O
in O
the O
setting O
and O
adjustment O
of O
drug O
prices O
. O

They O
will O
continue O
to O
reduce O
excessively O
high O
drug O
prices O
, O
appropriately O
relax O
controls O
of O
low O
- O
priced O
drugs O
, O
and O
ensure O
the O
supply O
of O
clinical O
drugs O
. O

" O
The O
focus O
in O
our O
work O
on O
housing O
property O
prices O
is O
to O
stabilize O
rents O
for O
low O
- O
rent O
residential O
units O
and O
the O
prices O
of O
residences O
built O
under O
the O
' O
small O
apartment O
' O
policy O
and O
controlled O
- O
floorspace O
and O
controlled O
- O
price O
commercial O
housing O
. O
" O

Chinanews.com B-ORG
, O
December O
13 O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
" O
Health B-ORG
Department I-ORG
" O
today O
-LRB- O
13th O
-RRB- O
announced O
its O
" O
2003 O
Cancer O
Registry O
Report O
" O
. O

Apart O
from O
carcinoma O
in O
situ O
where O
the O
rate O
of O
successful O
treatment O
is O
almost O
100 O
% O
, O
the O
occurrence O
rate O
of O
cancer O
on O
the O
island O
is O
250.77 O
people O
per O
100,000 O
. O

On O
average O
, O
a O
new O
cancer O
patient O
is O
added O
every O
8.4 O
minutes O
. O

Of O
these O
, O
the O
highest O
occurrence O
for O
men O
is O
liver O
cancer O
, O
while O
for O
women O
is O
breast O
cancer O
. O

According O
to O
a O
" O
Central O
News O
Agency O
" O
report O
, O
" O
Health B-ORG
Department I-ORG
" O
studied O
the O
newly O
detected O
individual O
cancer O
cases O
for O
the O
entire O
island O
's O
212 O
hospitals O
with O
the O
scale O
of O
more O
than O
50 O
beds O
and O
revealed O
that O
an O
approximate O
occurrence O
rate O
of O
cancer O
on O
the O
island O
is O
250.77 O
people O
per O
100,000 O
in O
2003 O
. O

And O
the O
most O
frequent O
occurrence O
is O
at O
age O
of O
65 O
for O
men O
and O
60 O
for O
women O
. O

Of O
these O
, O
the O
ten O
most O
frequent O
occurrences O
of O
cancer O
in O
men O
are O
in O
the O
following O
order O
: O
liver O
cancer O
, O
lung O
cancer O
, O
colon O
and O
rectal O
cancer O
, O
oral O
cancer O
, O
stomach O
cancer O
, O
prostate O
cancer O
, O
bladder O
cancer O
, O
esophageal O
cancer O
, O
nasopharyngeal O
cancer O
, O
and O
skin O
cancer O
. O

For O
women O
, O
the O
ten O
most O
common O
cancers O
in O
order O
of O
occurrences O
are O
: O
breast O
cancer O
, O
colon O
and O
rectal O
cancer O
, O
liver O
cancer O
, O
lung O
cancer O
, O
uterine O
cervical O
cancer O
, O
stomach O
cancer O
, O
thyroid O
cancer O
, O
ovarian O
cancer O
, O
uterus O
cancer O
, O
and O
skin O
cancer O
. O

Through O
25 O
years O
of O
development O
, O
Xiamen O
Special O
Economic O
Zone O
has O
evolved O
from O
the O
previously O
isolated O
coastal O
defense O
outpost O
to O
a O
frontline O
of O
reform O
and O
opening O
- O
up O
. O

The O
formerly O
backward O
small O
coastal O
defense O
town O
has O
been O
built O
into O
a O
prosperous O
and O
developed O
modern O
city O
. O

The O
beauty O
of O
Xiamen B-GPE
today O
lies O
in O
its O
harmony O
. O

While O
its O
total O
production O
output O
has O
grown O
at O
an O
annual O
average O
of O
18 O
% O
for O
25 O
years O
, O
Xiamen B-GPE
has O
also O
won O
the O
title O
of O
" O
National O
Civilized O
City O
" O
and O
the O
" O
UN O
Habitat O
Scroll O
of O
Honor O
Award O
, O
" O
being O
honored O
as O
" O
the O
nicest O
city O
" O
and O
" O
the O
best O
city O
in O
which O
to O
live O
. O
" O

Have O
Your O
Cake O
and O
Eat O
It O
Too O
: O
both O
Economy O
and O
Environment O
Winners O

Xiamen B-GPE
needs O
modernization O
, O
but O
wants O
to O
avoid O
" O
modern O
malaise O
. O
" O

It O
will O
never O
sacrifice O
the O
environment O
in O
exchange O
for O
short O
- O
lived O
economic O
growth O
. O

This O
is O
the O
consensus O
that O
the O
Xiamen O
Municipal O
Party O
Committee O
and O
the O
city O
government O
reached O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
construction O
of O
the O
special O
economic O
zone O
. O

For O
25 O
years O
, O
Xiamen B-GPE
has O
always O
upheld O
the O
concept O
of O
" O
stressing O
both O
development O
and O
preservation O
, O
with O
the O
economy O
and O
the O
environment O
both O
as O
winners O
, O
" O
seeking O
harmonious O
development O
of O
humanity O
and O
nature O
. O

Today O
, O
total O
city O
- O
wide O
industrial O
output O
has O
increased O
more O
than O
200 O
fold O
from O
before O
the O
special O
economic O
zone O
was O
constructed O
, O
but O
overall O
environmental O
quality O
has O
basically O
maintained O
its O
original O
level O
. O

Yesterday O
morning O
at O
11:50 O
local O
time O
in O
Doha B-GPE
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
sports O
delegation O
held O
a O
flag O
raising O
ceremony O
in O
the B-EVENT
Asian I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
Village O
. O

Fifteen O
athlete O
teams O
totaling O
360 O
people O
attended O
the O
flag O
raising O
ceremony O
. O

" O
This O
is O
the O
most O
splendid O
flag O
raising O
ceremony O
I O
have O
seen O
, O
" O
a O
security O
guard O
at O
the B-EVENT
Asian I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
Village O
in O
Doha B-GPE
told O
reporters O
. O

Yesterday O
morning O
at O
a O
little O
past O
nine O
o'clock O
, O
over O
two O
hundred O
Chinese B-NORP
reporters O
had O
gathered O
on O
the O
grand O
square O
in O
the O
international O
section O
of O
the B-EVENT
Asian I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
Village O
. O

It O
was O
also O
the O
first O
official O
appearance O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Sports O
Delegation O
since O
they O
arrived O
in O
Doha B-GPE
on O
the O
28th O
. O

At O
about O
11:15 O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Sports O
Delegation O
, O
Liu O
Peng O
, O
appeared O
in O
the O
international O
section O
of O
the B-EVENT
Asian I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
Village O
to O
wait O
for O
the O
flag O
raising O
ceremony O
. O

Approximately O
fifteen O
minutes O
later O
, O
the O
members O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Sports O
Delegation O
, O
wearing O
suits O
designed O
for O
receiving O
awards O
, O
marched O
out O
of O
the O
athletes O
section O
of O
the B-EVENT
Asian I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
Village O
. O

The O
girls O
of O
the O
tennis O
team O
had O
just O
rushed O
back O
from O
the O
training O
court O
in O
order O
to O
participate O
. O

Walking O
at O
the O
front O
of O
the O
contingent O
was O
the O
badminton O
team O
, O
which O
arrived O
earlier O
than O
the O
appointed O
time O
. O

Those O
walking O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
contingent O
were O
the O
young O
lads O
of O
the O
men O
's O
basketball O
team O
. O

Three O
tall O
fellows O
-- O
Wang O
Zhizhi O
, O
Yi O
Jianlian O
and O
Tang O
Zhengdong O
-- O
drew O
people O
's O
attention O
in O
particular O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
, O
November O
25 O
, O
-LRB- O
reported O
by O
Ma O
Jianguo O
-RRB- O

According O
to O
a O
" O
Financial B-ORG
Times I-ORG
" O
report O
on O
the O
24th O
, O
some O
British B-NORP
officers O
headed O
by O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Gordon O
Brown O
are O
trying O
to O
boost O
environmental O
protection O
by O
actively O
promoting O
partial O
tax O
rate O
adjustments O
, O
as O
well O
as O
increasing O
taxation O
of O
certain O
high O
fuel O
- O
consumption O
modes O
of O
travel O
such O
as O
airplanes O
and O
four O
- O
wheeled O
vehicles O
. O

According O
to O
the O
report O
, O
" O
green O
taxes O
" O
have O
come O
under O
constant O
controversy O
and O
speculation O
in O
Britain B-GPE
this O
year O
. O

Treasury B-ORG
Department I-ORG
officials O
have O
previously O
proposed O
raising O
the O
line O
of O
taxes O
on O
certain O
new O
cars O
. O

But O
critics O
pointed O
out O
that O
if O
the O
proposed O
tax O
increase O
is O
limited O
, O
it O
will O
be O
difficult O
to O
deter O
people O
from O
buying O
or O
driving O
high O
fuel O
- O
consumption O
vehicles O
. O

Some O
media O
here O
are O
predicting O
that O
the O
British B-NORP
government O
will O
increase O
the O
environmental O
protection O
tax O
next O
year O
, O
adding O
that O
specific O
measures O
might O
include O
raising O
the O
highway O
tax O
and O
aviation O
fuel O
tax O
, O
as O
well O
as O
levying O
special O
taxes O
on O
appliances O
that O
consume O
excessive O
resources O
. O

-LRB- O
Chinanews.com B-ORG
, O
Dec. O
22 O
, O
by O
wire O
-RRB- O

Recently O
, O
in O
light O
of O
increasingly O
serious O
network O
infiltrations O
by O
hackers O
, O
the O
US O
Defense O
Department O
and O
its O
subordinate O
agencies O
have O
taken O
actions O
one O
after O
the O
other O
to O
carefully O
detect O
hacker O
infiltration O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
the O
College O
of O
Naval O
Warfare O
in O
Newport B-GPE
, O
Rhode B-GPE
Island I-GPE
immediately O
shut O
down O
the O
college O
's O
network O
after O
indications O
of O
a O
hacker O
infiltration O
were O
discovered O
. O

Now O
, O
it O
is O
the O
turn O
of O
the O
US O
National O
Defense O
University O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
, O
the O
computer O
network O
system O
of O
the O
National O
Defense O
University O
has O
been O
completely O
shut O
down O
and O
a O
comprehensive O
search O
is O
underway O
for O
traces O
of O
a O
hacker O
infiltration O
. O

On O
the O
surface O
, O
the O
situations O
at O
the O
National O
Defense O
University O
and O
the O
College O
of O
Naval O
Warfare O
differed O
somewhat O
and O
prior O
to O
them O
no O
suspicious O
indications O
had O
been O
found O
. O

The O
one O
- O
month O
shutdown O
of O
the O
network O
is O
for O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
maintenance O
" O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
the O
schools O
have O
not O
made O
public O
any O
details O
. O

But O
some O
analysts O
say O
that O
the O
National O
Defense O
University O
's O
network O
was O
indeed O
infiltrated O
by O
hackers O
, O
although O
no O
concrete O
evidence O
has O
been O
found O
so O
far O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
has O
agencies O
that O
specialize O
in O
developing O
infiltration O
tools O
and O
that O
are O
specifically O
responsible O
for O
researching O
hackers O
. O

Researchers O
have O
found O
that O
the O
amount O
of O
high O
level O
infiltration O
is O
rapidly O
increasing O
. O

They O
are O
normally O
able O
to O
enter O
and O
exit O
a O
network O
system O
without O
leaving O
a O
trace O
. O

The O
computer O
of O
the O
National O
Defense O
University O
holds O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
important O
data O
. O

If O
it O
was O
indeed O
infiltrated O
by O
hackers O
, O
it O
will O
also O
be O
necessary O
to O
find O
out O
the O
time O
of O
the O
infiltration O
and O
the O
details O
of O
the O
stolen O
data O
. O

Then O
the O
difficulty O
of O
the O
work O
will O
become O
even O
greater O
. O

The O
latest O
study O
by O
the O
China O
Central O
Party O
School O
's O
working O
group O
on O
" O
Analysis O
and O
Forecast O
of O
Social O
Trends O
in O
China B-GPE
" O
says O
that O
for O
the O
first O
time O
" O
law O
and O
order O
" O
has O
become O
the O
most O
serious O
social O
problem O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
leading O
cadres O
. O

The O
study O
says O
that O
leading O
cadres O
said O
that O
the O
most O
serious O
problems O
existing O
in O
our O
country O
's O
social O
development O
in O
2006 O
were O
, O
in O
order O
of O
priority O
: O
law O
and O
order O
-LRB- O
36.6 O
% O
-RRB- O
; O
the O
income O
gap O
between O
citizens O
-LRB- O
23.2 O
% O
-RRB- O
; O
and O
corruption O
-LRB- O
8.0 O
% O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
China O
Central O
Party O
School O
's O
working O
group O
on O
" O
Analysis O
and O
Forecast O
of O
Social O
Trends O
in O
China B-GPE
" O
has O
already O
conducted O
the O
questionnaire O
targeting O
leading O
party O
cadres O
and O
students O
for O
eight O
years O
. O

Judging O
from O
the O
information O
in O
the O
study O
, O
" O
income O
gap O
" O
has O
been O
considered O
the O
most O
serious O
problem O
in O
social O
development O
. O

It O
is O
only O
in O
recent O
years O
that O
" O
corruption O
" O
, O
" O
unemployment O
" O
and O
" O
law O
and O
order O
" O
have O
begun O
to O
gradually O
climb O
each O
year O
in O
the O
order O
of O
precedence O
. O

Does O
that O
imply O
that O
the O
" O
income O
gap O
between O
citizens O
" O
, O
" O
corruption O
" O
, O
" O
unemployment O
" O
, O
the O
" O
regional O
development O
gap O
" O
and O
other O
issues O
are O
not O
serious O
? O

Probably O
not O
. O

On O
the O
surface O
, O
" O
law O
and O
order O
" O
is O
an O
issue O
of O
social O
governance O
. O

But O
in O
reality O
, O
it O
is O
a O
composite O
reflection O
of O
the O
" O
income O
gap O
between O
citizens O
" O
, O
" O
corruption O
" O
, O
and O
other O
issues O
. O

This O
is O
not O
at O
all O
difficult O
to O
understand O
. O

Many O
cities O
, O
particularly O
cities O
in O
the O
economically O
developed O
coastal O
regions O
of O
the O
east O
, O
all O
arrive O
independently O
at O
the O
same O
conclusion O
when O
conducting O
analysis O
of O
law O
and O
order O
in O
cities O
: O
increasing O
difficulty O
in O
maintaining O
law O
and O
order O
in O
cities O
and O
the O
rise O
in O
urban O
crime O
rates O
is O
strongly O
tied O
to O
the O
dramatic O
increase O
in O
the O
arrival O
of O
migrants O
. O

And O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
these O
migrants O
come O
from O
poor O
regions O
. O

Xinhua O
News O
Agency O
BEIJING O
, O
Dec. O
5 O
-LRB- O
Peng O
Ting O
-RRB- O

The O
fifth O
is O
the O
International O
Volunteer O
Day O
. O

The O
Volunteer O
Team O
of O
the O
Beijing O
Narcotics O
Control O
Association O
has O
officially O
been O
established O
and O
has O
begun O
a O
full O
- O
scale O
recruitment O
of O
drug O
control O
volunteers O
. O

Liu O
Jie B-NORP
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Volunteer O
Team O
of O
the O
Beijing O
Narcotics O
Control O
Association O
, O
said O
that O
the O
work O
of O
drug O
control O
volunteers O
includes O
disseminating O
knowledge O
on O
drug O
prevention O
, O
therapy O
and O
counseling O
for O
drug O
addicts O
, O
participation O
in O
drug O
- O
related O
studies O
and O
so O
on O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
, O
volunteers O
will O
be O
permitted O
to O
participate O
in O
work O
on O
drug O
- O
related O
studies O
. O

During O
recruitment O
, O
volunteers O
' O
own O
professional O
and O
technical O
strengths O
will O
be O
considered O
along O
with O
other O
factors O
. O

To O
strengthen O
the O
personal O
safety O
guarantees O
of O
volunteers O
during O
drug O
control O
work O
, O
the O
ranks O
of O
volunteers O
will O
undergo O
special O
professional O
training O
based O
on O
their O
respective O
positions O
and O
adopt O
the O
necessary O
precautionary O
and O
safeguard O
measures O
. O

The O
drug O
- O
control O
volunteer O
team O
does O
not O
admit O
those O
with O
a O
drug O
- O
crime O
record O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
all O
citizens O
who O
have O
reached O
the O
age O
of O
eighteen O
, O
possess O
political O
rights O
and O
are O
willing O
to O
volunteerily O
join O
the O
team O
can O
submit O
an O
application O
. O

Foreigners O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
former O
addicts O
who O
have O
broken O
their O
drug O
habit O
are O
also O
qualified O
to O
become O
drug O
prevention O
volunteers O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
by O
the B-EVENT
Spring I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
of O
2007 O
, O
Beijing B-GPE
could O
recruit O
up O
to O
5000 O
drug O
- O
control O
volunteers O
. O

A O
survey O
by O
Nielsen O
Media O
Research O
, O
a O
US B-GPE
company O
, O
shows O
that O
nowadays O
Americans O
prefer O
to O
spend O
more O
time O
on O
TV O
. O

The O
survey O
claims O
that O
the O
most O
popular O
spare O
time O
activity O
for O
Americans O
is O
watching O
TV O
. O

It O
has O
become O
one O
of O
the O
important O
parts O
of O
life O
for O
ordinary O
Americans O
. O

According O
to O
the O
survey O
forecast O
, O
in O
2007 O
American B-NORP
people O
will O
spend O
more O
than O
3,210 O
hours O
on O
surfing O
the O
Internet O
, O
watching O
TV O
, O
reading O
newspapers O
, O
and O
listening O
to O
music O
. O

Among O
these O
, O
time O
spent O
watching O
TV O
ranks O
first O
is O
about O
1,555 O
hours O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
some O
100 O
hours O
from O
2000 O
, O
with O
an O
average O
of O
4.26 O
hours O
spent O
on O
watching O
TV O
per O
day O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
American B-NORP
children O
spend O
approximately O
15,000 O
hours O
watching O
TV O
, O
which O
is O
more O
than O
the O
time O
they O
spend O
in O
school O
. O

The O
survey O
also O
shows O
that O
families O
with O
lower O
income O
choose O
to O
watch O
more O
TV O
as O
entertainment O
. O

Experts O
noted O
that O
watching O
TV O
for O
long O
hours O
may O
affect O
one O
's O
mental O
and O
physical O
health O
and O
can O
easily O
lead O
to O
diseases O
such O
as O
insomnia O
, O
depression O
and O
obesity O
. O

As O
far O
as O
children O
are O
concerned O
, O
it O
will O
not O
only O
interfere O
with O
their O
studies O
but O
also O
have O
adverse O
effects O
on O
their O
mentality O
, O
logic O
thinking O
, O
and O
imagination O
. O

Therefore O
, O
an O
organization O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
has O
designated O
the O
last O
week O
of O
April O
in O
every O
year O
as O
" O
TV O
Turnoff O
Week O
, O
" O
urging O
Americans O
not O
to O
watch O
or O
watch O
less O
TV O
during O
this O
week O
. O

At O
present O
this O
campaign O
has O
extended O
to O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
, O
Denmark B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
and O
other O
countries O
. O

Anhui B-GPE
Province I-GPE
is O
considering O
expanding O
the O
rates O
of O
uptake O
of O
housing O
provident O
funds O
. O

Individual O
urban O
business O
owners O
and O
the O
self O
- O
employed O
will O
all O
be O
able O
to O
apply O
to O
contribute O
to O
housing O
provident O
funds O
. O

For O
an O
impoverished O
household O
that O
makes O
use O
of O
the O
urban O
resident O
minimum O
living O
insurance O
, O
that O
has O
suffered O
from O
a O
serious O
illness O
or O
has O
encountered O
other O
unexpected O
events O
which O
have O
caused O
the O
household O
serious O
difficulty O
in O
supporting O
itself O
, O
if O
it O
supplies O
valid O
evidence O
, O
it O
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
withdraw O
the O
fund O
balance O
from O
its O
own O
account O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
people O
who O
have O
migrated O
to O
cities O
for O
work O
, O
individual O
urban O
business O
owners O
and O
the O
self O
- O
employed O
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
apply O
to O
contribute O
to O
housing O
provident O
funds O
, O
and O
the O
base O
salary O
reference O
for O
the O
monthly O
contribution O
is O
to O
be O
calculated O
according O
to O
the O
contributor O
's O
average O
monthly O
taxed O
income O
from O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

-LRB- O
Nov. O
6 O
, O
" O
Anhui O
Business O
News O
" O
-RRB- O

Housing O
provident O
funds O
are O
not O
new O
to O
ordinary O
people O
. O

They O
are O
a O
kind O
of O
housing O
saving O
funds O
which O
employees O
in O
urban O
government O
agencies O
, O
enterprises O
and O
institutions O
contribute O
to O
for O
long O
terms O
. O

Though O
they O
do O
play O
a O
role O
in O
easing O
citizens O
' O
housing O
problems O
, O
their O
limitations O
are O
still O
extremely O
obvious O
. O

For O
example O
, O
they O
have O
only O
been O
established O
in O
towns O
and O
cities O
. O

Villages O
do O
n't O
have O
them O
. O

Only O
employees O
currently O
working O
are O
eligible O
for O
them O
. O

Urban O
residents O
with O
no O
jobs O
are O
not O
eligible O
for O
them O
. O

The O
provident O
funds O
must O
be O
used O
specifically O
for O
their O
purpose O
. O

According O
to O
the O
rules O
, O
one O
can O
only O
use O
them O
for O
the O
purposes O
of O
buying O
a O
residence O
or O
paying O
rent O
and O
so O
on O
. O

Usually O
one O
can O
only O
withdraw O
the O
housing O
provident O
funds O
from O
your O
own O
account O
when O
he O
or O
she O
retires O
, O
dies O
, O
completely O
loses O
the O
ability O
to O
work O
and O
ends O
his O
working O
relationship O
with O
his O
work O
unit O
or O
his O
household O
registration O
is O
transferred O
out O
of O
the O
city O
in O
which O
he O
was O
originally O
a O
resident O
. O

After O
a O
recent O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
representatives O
of O
Namibia B-GPE
's O
industry O
and O
business O
community O
said O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
thriving O
market O
and O
enormous O
business O
potential O
, O
coupled O
with O
its O
rapid O
technological O
development O
and O
the O
rigorous O
and O
pragmatic O
style O
of O
its O
people O
, O
are O
attributes O
that O
they O
can O
learn O
from O
, O
and O
that O
their O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
had O
been O
an O
" O
eye O
- O
opening O
" O
experience O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
, O
together O
with O
President O
Pohamba O
, O
more O
than O
20 O
Namibian B-NORP
businessmen O
, O
including O
Tarah O
Shaanika O
, O
who O
is O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
Namibia O
Federation O
of O
Industry O
and O
Commerce B-GPE
, O
attended O
the O
China B-GPE
- O
Africa O
Cooperation O
Forum O
Summit O
held O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
and O
made O
contact O
with O
various O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
with O
the O
local O
paper O
" O
Namibian O
" O
this O
week O
, O
Shaanika O
noted O
that O
in O
the O
area O
of O
economic O
development O
, O
there O
is O
a O
lot O
that O
Namibia B-GPE
could O
learn O
from O
China B-GPE
, O
especially O
in O
advanced O
technology O
and O
in O
its O
rigorous O
working O
style O
. O

Shaanika O
said O
China B-GPE
and O
Namibia B-GPE
can O
cooperate O
in O
various O
fields O
such O
as O
in O
the O
manufacturing O
of O
motor O
vehicles O
, O
pesticides O
, O
and O
fertilizers O
. O

The O
Summit O
meeting O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
shows O
to O
the O
whole O
world O
that O
China B-GPE
is O
serious O
about O
her O
relations O
with O
Africa B-GPE
, O
and O
is O
not O
trying O
to O
take O
by O
art O
and O
plunder O
by O
force O
Africa B-GPE

Chinanews.com O
United O
Nations O
on O
December O
15 O
. O

In O
international O
diplomacy O
, O
French O
is O
still O
being O
listed O
as O
a O
necessary O
language O
. O

France B-GPE
has O
demanded O
that O
candidates O
for O
the O
post O
of O
United O
Nations O
Secretary O
- O
General O
speak O
not O
only O
English O
, O
but O
also O
French O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
first O
difficulty O
faced O
by O
Ban O
Ki O
- O
moon O
after O
he O
assumed O
office O
was O
that O
his O
French O
was O
not O
good O
enough O
. O

Even O
though O
Ban O
Ki O
- O
moon O
had O
exerted O
some O
prior O
efforts O
in O
learning O
French B-LANGUAGE
, O
still O
during O
the O
first O
press O
conference O
after O
he O
was O
sworn O
in O
, O
when O
questioned O
for O
quite O
some O
time O
by O
a O
Canadian B-NORP
reporter O
in O
French B-LANGUAGE
, O
and O
after O
he O
heard O
out O
the O
question O
, O
Ban O
said O
with O
a O
tinge O
of O
embarrassment O
that O
if O
spoken O
slowly O
, O
he O
could O
handle O
French O
, O
but O
he O
definitely O
could O
not O
handle O
the O
reporter O
's O
question O
. O

By O
then O
it O
was O
apparent O
that O
his O
proficiency O
of O
French O
still O
needs O
to O
be O
strengthened O
. O

However O
, O
Ban O
Ki O
- O
moon O
's O
aide O
noted O
that O
after O
the O
press O
conference O
, O
Ban O
was O
also O
interviewed O
by O
the O
French B-NORP
media O
, O
where O
he O
answered O
two O
questions O
. O

Ban O
Ki O
- O
moon O
answered O
both O
questions O
in O
French B-LANGUAGE
. O

The O
United O
Nations O
Economic O
Commission O
for O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
the O
Caribbean O
-LRB- O
simplified O
as O
ECLAC O
-RRB- O
with O
its O
headquarters O
in O
Santiago O
issued O
a O
bulletin O
on O
the O
14th O
, O
noting O
that O
the O
economic O
growth O
rate O
of O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
the O
Caribbean O
regions O
will O
reach O
5.3 O
% O
in O
2006 O
, O
but O
the O
economic O
growth O
rate O
of O
this O
area O
would O
slow O
down O
to O
4.7 O
% O
in O
2007 O
. O

According O
to O
the O
bulletin O
, O
the O
annual O
economic O
growth O
rate O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
the O
Caribbean O
regions O
stood O
at O
an O
average O
of O
2.2 O
% O
per O
year O
between O
1980 O
and O
2002 O
; O
thereafter O
, O
the O
region O
witnessed O
four O
consecutive O
years O
of O
relatively O
rapid O
growth O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
as O
compared O
to O
other O
developing O
countries O
and O
regions O
, O
economic O
growth O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
the O
Caribbean O
regions O
is O
still O
considerably O
slow O
. O

ECLAC O
believed O
that O
the O
favorable O
global O
environment O
boosted O
total O
exports O
from O
the O
countries O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
the O
Caribbean O
regions O
to O
increase O
by O
8.4 O
% O
this O
year O
, O
and O
this O
was O
one O
of O
the O
factors O
that O
spurred O
economic O
growth O
in O
the O
region O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
with O
strengthened O
confidence O
in O
investors O
and O
consumers O
, O
an O
increase O
in O
overseas O
remittance O
and O
public O
expenditures O
, O
and O
a O
rising O
employment O
rate O
that O
boosted O
total O
wages O
, O
domestic O
demand O
had O
strengthened O
in O
the O
countries O
of O
this O
region O
, O
which O
had O
in O
turn O
witnessed O
further O
economic O
growth O
. O

The O
Commission O
believes O
that O
the O
international O
environment O
of O
next O
year O
will O
remain O
conducive O
to O
economic O
development O
in O
this O
region O
. O

On O
November O
26 O
, O
following O
a O
power O
cut O
to O
the O
electricity O
network O
at O
the O
Luweitan O
Coal O
Mine O
in O
the O
Yaodu O
District O
of O
Linfen O
City O
, O
the O
management O
staff O
did O
not O
organize O
an O
immediate O
evacuation O
of O
the O
workers O
, O
but O
rather O
took O
the O
chance O
that O
no O
accident O
would O
occur O
and O
that O
work O
could O
continue O
once O
the O
power O
resumed O
. O

The O
result O
was O
that O
gas O
accumulated O
in O
the O
mine O
exploded O
after O
it O
came O
into O
contact O
with O
an O
open O
flame O
, O
taking O
the O
precious O
lives O
of O
twenty O
- O
four O
miners O
. O

The O
same O
" O
take O
a O
chance O
" O
mentality O
. O

The O
same O
type O
of O
tragic O
mining O
disaster O
. O

On O
November O
5 O
, O
power O
suddenly O
went O
out O
in O
the O
Jiaojiazhai O
Coal O
Mine O
of O
Shanxi O
Xuangang O
Coal O
Power O
Company O
, O
resulting O
in O
a O
gas O
accumulation O
in O
the O
shaft O
of O
an O
intake O
airway O
. O

In O
breach O
of O
regulations O
, O
somebody O
had O
turned O
on O
the O
power O
switch O
without O
evacuation O
of O
the O
workers O
, O
resulting O
in O
a O
tragedy O
in O
which O
forty O
- O
seven O
miners O
lost O
their O
lives O
. O

There O
are O
many O
more O
examples O
of O
risk O
- O
taking O
resulting O
in O
mining O
disasters O
. O

Time O
and O
again O
, O
this O
frightful O
risk O
- O
taking O
mentality O
has O
opened O
a O
" O
Pandora O
's O
box O
" O
of O
major O
accidents O
. O

The O
severe O
situation O
of O
frequent O
and O
serious O
coal O
mine O
accidents O
since O
the O
arrival O
of O
winter O
once O
again O
illustrates O
that O
absolutely O
no O
risk O
- O
taking O
mentality O
can O
be O
allowed O
. O

All O
state O
functionaries O
, O
enterprise O
leaders O
and O
staff O
whose O
work O
are O
related O
to O
safe O
production O
must O
firmly O
establish O
the O
production O
concept O
of O
" O
safety O
first O
" O
and O
build O
a O
strong O
ideological O
defense O
line O
for O
preventing O
accidents O
. O

The O
State O
Production O
Safety O
Supervision O
and O
Management O
Office O
announced O
today O
that O
, O
since O
December O
, O
four O
serious O
water O
seepage O
accidents O
have O
occurred O
successively O
within O
national O
coal O
mines O
, O
resulting O
in O
22 O
deaths O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
there O
was O
also O
an O
incident O
in O
which O
a O
well O
was O
flooded O
, O
resulting O
in O
serious O
damage O
. O

According O
to O
the O
Safety O
Supervision O
Office O
's O
briefing O
, O
on O
December O
1 O
, O
at O
19:55 O
, O
a O
water O
seepage O
accident O
occurred O
at O
a O
coal O
mine O
in O
Tea O
Station O
, O
Jing O
Yang O
Zhen O
, O
Jun O
Lian O
county O
, O
Yibin O
City O
, O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
in O
which O
four O
people O
were O
killed O
. O

On O
December O
7 O
at O
7:30 O
, O
a O
water O
seepage O
accident O
occurred O
at O
Ping'an O
Coal O
Mine O
in O
Fuxin O
City O
, O
in O
Liaoning B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
killing O
8 O
people O
. O

On O
December O
12 O
at O
18:10 O
, O
a O
water O
seepage O
accident O
took O
place O
in O
Fusheng O
Coal O
Mine O
in O
Boli O
county O
, O
Qitaihe O
City O
, O
in O
Heilongjiang O
Province O
, O
killing O
6 O
people O
. O

On O
December O
14 O
at O
18:40 O
, O
a O
water O
seepage O
accident O
occurred O
at O
Yungang O
Mine O
of O
Datong O
Coal O
Mine O
Group O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
in O
Shanxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
killing O
4 O
people O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
on O
December O
16 O
at O
5:15 O
, O
a O
flooding O
accident O
took O
place O
in O
Lincheng O
Coal O
Mine O
of O
Jingjing O
Bureau O
of O
Mines O
and O
Jinneng O
Group O
, O
in O
Hebei B-GPE
province O
, O
in O
which O
the O
entire O
coal O
mine O
pit O
was O
flooded O
. O

Looking O
at O
the O
current O
situation O
of O
domestic O
and O
international O
video O
search O
engines O
, O
it O
can O
be O
seen O
that O
the O
scope O
for O
development O
is O
tremendous O
, O
and O
its O
future O
prospects O
is O
also O
very O
optimistic O
. O

But O
in O
terms O
of O
its O
development O
path O
, O
whether O
to O
continue O
to O
use O
the O
development O
model O
of O
traditional O
search O
engines O
, O
or O
more O
exciting O
and O
innovative O
moves O
might O
be O
initiated O
, O
remains O
much O
to O
be O
seen O
and O
anticipated O
. O

But O
no O
matter O
to O
what O
extent O
the O
Internet O
develops O
, O
text O
content O
will O
still O
constitute O
the O
mainstream O
, O
as O
its O
data O
amount O
will O
overwhelmingly O
exceed O
that O
of O
video O
content O
. O

Therefore O
, O
text O
searches O
can O
reach O
the O
level O
of O
" O
when O
there O
is O
a O
question O
, O
let O
's O
Baidu O
" O
, O
because O
text O
content O
on O
the O
Internet O
virtually O
covers O
all O
the O
information O
that O
we O
require O
on O
a O
daily O
basis O
. O

But O
video O
contents O
are O
some O
different O
, O
as O
their O
cost O
of O
production O
is O
much O
higher O
than O
that O
of O
text O
contents O
, O
as O
are O
the O
costs O
of O
storage O
and O
transmission O
. O

Therefore O
, O
video O
searches O
should O
be O
classified O
as O
vertical O
searches O
, O
and O
as O
compared O
to O
words O
, O
their O
search O
area O
is O
easier O
to O
circumscribe O
. O

Judging O
from O
the O
current O
situation O
, O
most O
video O
search O
engines O
have O
adopted O
a O
relatively O
professional O
path O
. O

But O
one O
point O
can O
be O
certain O
: O
marketing O
competition O
among O
search O
engines O
will O
become O
more O
intense O
, O
while O
community O
searches O
and O
video O
searches O
have O
become O
the O
new O
hot O
spots O
of O
the O
search O
engine O
industry O
. O

Traditional O
search O
engine O
giants O
have O
entered O
the O
market O
, O
and O
newly O
emerged O
search O
engine O
service O
providers O
have O
further O
seized O
upon O
video O
searches O
, O
community O
searches O
and O
the O
like O
as O
excellent O
opportunities O
for O
them O
to O
overtake O
the O
traditional O
giants O
. O

2007 O
will O
be O
a O
decisive O
year O
of O
battle O
for O
the O
video O
search O
engines O
, O
and O
the O
outcome O
will O
soon O
become O
apparent O
. O

In O
an O
annual O
foreign O
opinion O
poll O
conducted O
by O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
Cabinet B-ORG
, O
34.3 O
% O
of O
Japanese B-GPE
feel O
friendly O
toward O
China B-GPE
, O
a O
slight O
increase O
of O
1.9 O
% O
from O
the O
historically O
low O
proportion O
in O
the O
previous O
survey O
, O
and O
the O
first O
improvement O
in O
the O
past O
three O
years O
. O

As O
for O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
48.5 O
% O
of O
Japanese B-GPE
expressed O
friendly O
sentiments O
, O
which O
is O
a O
2.6 O
% O
decline O
, O
a O
continual O
downward O
slide O
over O
three O
years O
, O
and O
the O
first O
time O
since O
the O
crisis O
seven O
years O
ago O
that O
the O
percentage O
has O
dipped O
to O
below O
the O
50 O
% O
mark O
. O

Announced O
by O
the O
Cabinet O
on O
the O
9th O
, O
the O
foreign O
opinion O
poll O
was O
conducted O
between O
October O
5th O
and O
15th O
on O
3,000 O
men O
and O
women O
aged O
20 O
and O
above O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
1,704 O
responded O
, O
constituting O
a O
56.8 O
% O
response O
rate O
. O

The O
results O
of O
the O
survey O
indicated O
that O
although O
more O
Japanese B-GPE
feel O
friendly O
toward O
China B-GPE
, O
only O
21.7 O
% O
of O
the O
respondents O
thought O
that O
relations O
between O
Japan B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
were O
good O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
2 O
% O
, O
whereas O
a O
majority O
of O
70.7 O
% O
did O
not O
believe O
that O
the O
bilateral O
relations O
were O
good O
. O

The O
" O
Chinese O
Cultural O
Festival O
" O
currently O
underway O
in O
Japan B-GPE
will O
last O
one O
month O
, O
giving O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
a O
vivid O
demonstration O
of O
the O
charm O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
culture O
and O
art O
. O

Both O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
from O
all O
walks O
of O
life O
were O
overjoyed O
and O
excited O
by O
the O
success O
of O
the O
opening O
concert O
. O

Ambassador O
Wang O
Yi O
said O
that O
this O
cultural O
festival O
took O
nearly O
a O
year O
to O
prepare O
and O
that O
the O
opening O
ceremony O
received O
enormously O
warm O
responses O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Premier O
Wen O
Jiabao O
and O
Japanese B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Abe B-NORP
especially O
sent O
messages O
of O
congratulation O
. O

Her O
Highness O
Princess O
Takamado O
, O
member O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
Imperial O
Household O
, O
took O
a O
special O
trip O
to O
attend O
the O
ceremony O
; O
speakers O
of O
both O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
the O
House O
of O
Representatives O
came O
in O
person O
to O
celebrate O
the O
event O
; O
and O
more O
than O
70 O
members O
of O
both O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
the O
Houses O
of O
Representatives O
found O
time O
in O
their O
busy O
schedules O
to O
come O
; O
just O
name O
a O
few O
highlights O
. O

The O
cultural O
festival O
, O
being O
held O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
deadlock O
in O
Sino O
- O
Japanese B-NORP
relations O
has O
finally O
broken O
and O
a O
new O
hope O
is O
on O
the O
horizon O
again O
, O
has O
indeed O
arrived O
at O
the O
right O
time O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
the O
cultural O
festival O
will O
surely O
be O
a O
complete O
success O
. O

Just O
as O
Premier O
Wen O
said O
in O
his O
congratulatory O
message O
, O
the O
Chinese O
Cultural O
Festival O
will O
become O
the O
prelude O
to O
the O
joint O
celebration O
by O
the O
two O
nations O
of O
the O
35th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
normalization O
of O
the O
Sino O
- O
Japanese B-NORP
diplomatic O
relations O
in O
2007 O
. O

Tropical O
storm O
" O
UTOR O
" O
, O
No. O
23 O
-LRB- O
UTOR O
-RRB- O
of O
this O
year O
-LRB- O
international O
number O
: O
0622 O
-RRB- O
, O
developed O
over O
seas O
east O
of O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
on O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
8th O
. O

On O
the O
afternoon O
of O
the O
9th O
, O
it O
strengthened O
into O
a O
typhoon O
and O
landed O
on O
a O
strip O
of O
coast O
in O
the O
central O
Philippines B-GPE
. O

At O
daybreak O
this O
morning O
, O
" O
UTOR O
" O
entered O
the O
eastern O
part O
of O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
China I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
. O

At O
ten O
o'clock O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
its O
center O
was O
located O
approximately O
740 O
km O
southeast O
of O
Woody O
Island O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
Paracel O
Island O
group O
at O
13.4 O
degrees O
north O
latitude O
and O
118.2 O
degrees O
east O
longitude O
. O

The O
maximum O
wind O
force O
near O
the O
center O
is O
level O
12 O
-LRB- O
35 O
m O
/ O
s O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
the O
typhoon O
's O
center O
will O
move O
in O
a O
northwest O
- O
by O
- O
west O
direction O
at O
a O
speed O
of O
15 O
- O
20 O
km O
per O
hour O
, O
gradually O
approaching O
near O
the O
territorial O
waters O
of O
the O
Paracel O
Islands O
. O

Jointly O
influenced O
by O
" O
UTOR O
" O
and O
the O
cold O
air O
, O
from O
midday O
today O
until O
midday O
tomorrow O
, O
the O
Bashi O
Channel O
, O
the O
Balintang O
Channel O
, O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
, O
and O
most O
of O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
China I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
will O
see O
a O
typhoon O
reaching O
Level O
7 O
- O
9 O
. O

The O
wind O
- O
force O
in O
the O
south O
- O
central O
portion O
of O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
China I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
could O
reach O
Level O
10 O
- O
12 O
. O

On O
December O
9 O
, O
Princess O
Masako O
, O
wife O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
Crown B-PERSON
Prince I-PERSON
, O
celebrated O
her O
43rd O
birthday O
. O

Before O
this O
, O
she O
recalled O
in O
writing O
some O
of O
her O
thoughts O
in O
the O
past O
year O
, O
mentioning O
things O
such O
as O
attending O
daughter O
Princess O
Aiko O
's O
sports O
meet O
and O
taking O
and O
picking O
up O
her O
daughter O
to O
and O
from O
school O
, O
and O
adding O
that O
she O
" O
was O
very O
happy O
" O
about O
these O
activities O
. O

According O
to O
Japanese B-NORP
media O
reports O
on O
December O
9 O
, O
apart O
from O
expressing O
the O
joys O
of O
rearing O
her O
daughter O
, O
Masako O
also O
recalled O
her O
experience O
of O
visiting O
some O
children O
's O
facilities O
. O

She O
believes O
that O
in O
order O
for O
children O
to O
have O
a O
bright O
future O
, O
it O
is O
important O
for O
adults O
to O
work O
hand O
in O
hand O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
she O
also O
had O
a O
deep O
impression O
about O
the O
days O
when O
she O
previously O
visited O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
with O
the O
Prince O
and O
little O
Princess O
Aiko O
together O
. O

She O
recalled O
and O
said O
that O
they O
leisurely O
spent O
their O
precious O
time O
. O

During O
the O
time O
of O
Masako O
's O
birthday O
, O
and O
citing O
the O
opinion O
of O
the O
medical O
team O
, O
the O
Japan O
Intrauterine O
Office O
noted O
that O
Princess O
Masako O
has O
been O
very O
attentive O
and O
involved O
in O
Princess O
Aiko O
's O
childcare O
activities O
in O
the O
nursery O
, O
and O
this O
has O
been O
extremely O
beneficial O
to O
her O
physical O
and O
mental O
health O
. O

The O
medical O
team O
pointed O
out O
that O
Princess O
Masako O
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
gradually O
expanding O
her O
scope O
of O
activities O
, O
and O
this O
has O
been O
very O
significant O
and O
also O
very O
helpful O
for O
her O
treatment O
. O

But O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
medical O
team O
noted O
that O
it O
is O
necessary O
for O
Masako O
to O
continue O
receiving O
her O
treatment O
. O

Staff O
of O
the O
Eastern O
Palace O
also O
revealed O
that O
Masako O
is O
currently O
receiving O
medicinal O
treatment O
. O

Why O
Cannavaro O
again O
? O

Those O
who O
leaped O
up O
to O
express O
doubts O
after O
the O
Italian B-NORP
won O
the O
Golden O
Ball O
Award O
of O
the O
European O
Footballer O
of O
the O
Year O
continue O
to O
keep O
raising O
questions O
. O

Indeed O
, O
for O
Cannavaro O
, O
after O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
, O
his O
second O
half O
of O
the O
year O
in O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
first O
division O
competition O
was O
an O
absolute O
disaster O
. O

His O
play O
with O
Real B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG
was O
extremely O
unstable O
and O
on O
several O
occasions O
his O
stupid O
mistakes O
led O
to O
the O
team O
's O
loss O
of O
the O
game O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
look O
at O
all O
like O
the O
performance O
of O
an O
European O
Footballer O
of O
the O
Year O
. O

But O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
selection O
of O
the O
European O
Footballer O
of O
the O
Year O
know O
that O
what O
the O
FIFA O
award O
puts O
the O
most O
emphasis O
on O
is O
the O
scores O
in O
FIFA B-ORG
- O
organized O
competitions O
. O

This O
is O
why O
once O
a O
World B-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
year O
rolls O
around O
, O
the O
award O
winner O
is O
sure O
to O
be O
a O
key O
player O
from O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
champion O
team O
. O

Among O
the O
new O
Italian B-NORP
World B-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
champion O
team O
, O
the O
midfield O
and O
forward O
players O
were O
unconvincing O
, O
so O
Cannavaro O
was O
naturally O
the O
most O
suitable O
choice O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
Ronaldinho O
could O
be O
selected O
as O
European O
Footballer O
of O
the O
Year O
last O
year O
was O
to O
a O
large O
degree O
owing O
to O
his O
outstanding O
performance O
in O
another O
major O
competition O
organized O
by O
FIFA B-ORG
-- O
the O
Confederations O
Cup O
. O

Chinanews.com B-ORG
, O
Dec. O
19 O
. O

Li O
Rongrong O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
State O
- O
owned O
Assets O
Supervision O
and O
Administration O
Commission O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
said O
this O
morning O
that O
the O
sales O
revenues O
from O
the O
core O
businesses O
of O
the O
central O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
reached O
8 O
trillion O
yuan O
this O
year O
. O

The O
realized O
profits O
are O
expected O
to O
exceed O
720 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
and O
the O
net O
capital O
returns O
could O
reach O
10.5 O
% O
. O

These O
are O
all O
the O
best O
records O
in O
history O
. O

At O
the O
press O
conference O
, O
Li O
Rongrong O
gave O
a O
detailed O
introduction O
of O
outlooks O
like O
the O
progress O
of O
supervision O
and O
management O
of O
the O
state O
- O
owned O
assets O
as O
well O
as O
the O
status O
of O
reforms O
and O
developments O
in O
central O
enterprises O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
from O
January O
to O
November O
this O
year O
, O
the O
sales O
revenues O
of O
central O
enterprises O
reached O
7.2984 O
trillion O
yuan O
, O
increased O
by O
21.8 O
% O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
; O
the O
realized O
profits O
reached O
688.77 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increased O
by O
18.9 O
% O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
; O
and O
the O
tax O
revenues O
reached O
614.65 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increased O
by O
23.5 O
% O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
. O

The O
whole O
annual O
sales O
revenues O
are O
expected O
to O
reach O
8 O
trillion O
yuan O
; O
the O
realized O
profits O
can O
reach O
720 O
billion O
yuan O
; O
taxes O
paid O
-LRB- O
including O
special O
petroleum O
gain O
levy O
-RRB- O
are O
expected O
to O
reach O
700 O
billion O
yuan O
; O
and O
the O
total O
assets O
can O
reach O
12.2 O
trillion O
yuan O
. O

According O
to O
a O
report O
in O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
on O
the O
20th O
, O
during O
an O
interview O
by O
the O
newspaper O
on O
the O
19th O
, O
US O
President O
Bush O
acknowledged O
for O
the O
first O
time O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
had O
n't O
won O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

But O
he O
said O
at O
the O
same O
time O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
was O
also O
not O
losing O
the O
war O
. O

The O
report O
said O
that O
the O
position O
taken O
by O
Bush B-GPE
on O
this O
occasion O
regarding O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
issue O
was O
in O
sharp O
contrast O
to O
his O
previous O
statements O
. O

Prior O
to O
the O
mid-term O
congressional O
elections O
held O
in O
early O
November O
of O
this O
year O
, O
Bush B-GPE
had O
also O
clearly O
stated O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
" O
is O
absolutely O
winning O
" O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

Bush B-GPE
also O
confirmed O
during O
the O
interview O
that O
he O
is O
considering O
temporarily O
sending O
more O
troops O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
but O
he O
did O
n't O
disclose O
a O
specific O
number O
. O

According O
to O
the O
report O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
considering O
sending O
an O
additional O
15,000 O
to O
30,000 O
troops O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
be O
possibly O
stationed O
there O
for O
a O
period O
of O
about O
six O
to O
eight O
months O
. O

Bush B-GPE
also O
indicated O
that O
he O
plans O
to O
expand O
the O
size O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
. O

He O
has O
instructed O
the O
newly O
appointed O
Defense O
Secretary O
Gates O
to O
propose O
a O
plan O
for O
an O
increase O
in O
the O
number O
of O
personnel O
in O
the O
Army O
and O
the O
Marine O
Corps O
. O

The O
2006 O
- O
2007 O
" O
Fly O
in O
the O
Snow O
" O
Cup O
National O
Public O
Ski O
Series O
sponsored O
by O
the O
Skiing O
Association O
of O
China B-GPE
has O
opened O
today O
. O

Presently O
, O
the O
National O
Public O
Ski O
Series O
is O
the O
largest O
, O
most O
highly O
- O
acclaimed O
and O
most O
widely O
covered O
competition O
in O
public O
skiing O
in O
our O
country O
. O

After O
being O
successfully O
held O
four O
times O
, O
this O
competition O
will O
focus O
more O
on O
the O
public O
and O
ski O
amateurs O
. O

In O
order O
to O
mobilize O
more O
skiers O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
competition O
, O
organizers O
have O
re-designed O
the O
substation O
setup O
and O
race O
schedules O
, O
and O
increased O
more O
entertaining O
competitions O
that O
would O
mobilize O
a O
greater O
number O
of O
ski O
amateurs O
to O
participate O
. O

In O
this O
competition O
, O
apart O
from O
the O
official O
competitive O
events O
, O
there O
are O
also O
championship O
contests O
and O
performance O
items O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
official O
events O
include O
steep O
- O
slope O
skiing O
and O
snowboard O
giant O
slalom O
for O
men O
and O
women O
, O
with O
the O
steep O
- O
slope O
skiing O
in O
the O
men O
's O
category O
being O
listed O
as O
a O
performance O
item O
. O

Champions O
of O
the O
official O
events O
and O
championship O
contests O
will O
receive O
the O
title O
of O
" O
Ski O
King O
. O
" O

Chinanews O
. O
com O
, O
December O
14 O

The O
mayoral O
elections O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
have O
come O
to O
an O
end O
. O

For O
the O
issues O
of O
the O
future O
moves O
and O
standing O
of O
the O
" O
four O
kings O
" O
of O
DPP B-ORG
, O
commentator O
Lu O
Li O
noted O
in O
an O
article O
published O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
Ta O
Kung O
Pao O
, O
that O
the O
positions O
of O
the O
" O
four O
kings O
" O
have O
already O
begun O
to O
undergo O
changes O
after O
the O
elections O
. O

Frank B-PERSON
Hsieh I-PERSON
is O
the O
DPP O
's O
" O
election O
king O
" O
in O
rebounding O
the O
party O
's O
popularity O
. O

With O
the O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
victory O
, O
Annette B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
and O
Su O
Tseng O
- O
chang O
emerged O
as O
the O
two O
most O
prominent O
casualties O
. O

Before O
the O
elections O
, O
they O
were O
anxious O
to O
emerge O
as O
the O
" O
kings O
" O
seen O
as O
" O
politically O
detached O
" O
from O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
; O
but O
after O
the O
polls O
when O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
's O
status O
was O
consolidated O
, O
they O
faced O
the O
possibility O
of O
being O
" O
cut O
" O
by O
Chen B-PERSON
at O
any O
time O
. O

While O
as O
for O
Yu B-PERSON
Shyi I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
kun I-PERSON
, O
because O
of O
his O
achievements O
in O
supporting O
Chen B-PERSON
, O
it O
is O
certain O
that O
he O
will O
be O
adequately O
compensated O
. O

According O
to O
the O
article O
, O
the O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
mayoral O
elections O
were O
won O
by O
the O
DPP O
by O
a O
narrow O
margin O
of O
over O
1,000 O
votes O
. O

This O
allowed O
the O
party O
to O
recapture O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
, O
and O
allowed O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
to O
retain O
his O
eminent O
position O
of O
" O
presidency O
. O
" O

Frank B-PERSON
Hsieh I-PERSON
, O
whom O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
abandoned O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
to O
wage O
a O
lonely O
battle O
, O
received O
a O
surprising O
41 O
% O
of O
the O
votes O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

This O
will O
lead O
to O
the O
re-alignment O
of O
succession O
plans O
and O
power O
structures O
within O
the O
DPP O
. O

The O
certificate O
signing O
ceremony O
signifying O
China B-GPE
's O
handing O
over O
of O
agricultural O
equipment O
to O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
took O
place O
on O
the O
11th O
in O
Bishkek B-GPE
, O
marking O
the O
smooth O
completion O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
assistance O
project O
on O
agricultural O
machinery O
to O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
. O

Kyrgyzstan O
President O
Bakiyev O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Kulov O
attended O
the O
signing O
ceremony O
. O

In O
his O
speech O
, O
President O
Bakiyev O
said O
that O
the O
agricultural O
equipment O
assistance O
project O
had O
been O
the O
largest O
since O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
's O
independence O
. O

The O
quality O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
agricultural O
equipment O
is O
good O
and O
has O
obtained O
acknowledgement O
from O
both O
experts O
and O
users O
. O

He O
expressed O
his O
appreciation O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
assistance O
. O

He O
also O
noted O
that O
present O
relations O
between O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
are O
developing O
at O
a O
high O
level O
, O
and O
that O
the O
mutual O
cooperation O
has O
been O
fruitful O
and O
beneficial O
to O
both O
countries O
. O

He O
believed O
that O
the O
continued O
strengthening O
of O
relationships O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
would O
benefit O
the O
peoples O
of O
both O
countries O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
ambassador O
to O
Kyrgyzstan O
Zhang O
Yannian O
said O
that O
China B-GPE
had O
successfully O
completed O
this O
assistance O
project O
in O
merely O
five O
months O
- O
an O
indication O
of O
the O
high O
level O
of O
cooperation O
between O
the O
related O
departments O
of O
both O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
revelation O
that O
Australia B-GPE
's O
wheat O
marketing O
company O
, O
AWB O
, O
paid O
bribes O
to O
former O
Iraqi B-NORP
President O
Hussein O
, O
the O
massive O
company O
has O
been O
forced O
to O
split O
in O
order O
to O
save O
the O
company O
's O
wheat O
monopoly O
business O
. O

It O
is O
preparing O
to O
establish O
another O
company O
to O
operate O
its O
wheat O
export O
business O
. O

The O
AWB O
company O
Chairman O
Stewart O
said O
that O
he O
deeply O
regretted O
the O
action O
by O
the O
company O
. O

Stewart B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
scandal O
not O
only O
seriously O
damaged O
the O
company O
's O
reputation O
, O
and O
had O
a O
detrimental O
effect O
on O
the O
massive O
business O
and O
the O
government O
, O
but O
also O
damaged O
Australia B-GPE
's O
image O
. O

AWB O
was O
severely O
hit O
after O
the O
relevant O
inquiry O
report O
into O
the O
matter O
was O
made O
public O
on O
the O
27th O
. O

The O
inquiry O
report O
explains O
in O
detail O
how O
, O
in O
order O
to O
win O
wheat O
contracts O
, O
AWB O
paid O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
dictator O
USD O
220 O
million O
in O
kickbacks O
between O
1999 O
and O
2003 O
when O
Hussein B-PERSON
fell O
from O
power O
. O

Australian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Howard O
said O
the O
government O
could O
cancel O
AWB O
's O
monopoly O
in O
the O
wheat O
business O
next O
week O
. O

The O
company O
has O
monopolized O
Australian B-NORP
wheat O
exports O
for O
as O
long O
as O
sixty O
- O
seven O
years O
. O

Recently O
, O
Kinmen O
County O
Magistrate O
Lee O
Chu O
- O
feng O
and O
Lecturer O
Ding O
Changfa O
of O
the O
Xiamen O
University O
Economics O
Department O
proposed O
, O
in O
succession O
, O
visions O
for O
establishing O
" O
one O
country O
, O
two O
systems O
of O
experimental O
zones O
, O
" O
" O
a O
Xia O
- O
Kin O
Special O
Municipality O
, O
" O
and O
" O
cross-Strait O
experimental O
zones O
, O
" O
drawing O
widespread O
attention O
. O

Actually O
, O
none O
of O
these O
are O
new O
proposals O
. O

As O
early O
as O
1965 O
, O
of O
the O
" O
Six O
Conditions O
" O
secretly O
negotiated O
between O
cross-Strait O
" O
secret O
envoy O
" O
Cao O
Juren O
, O
and O
Chiang B-PERSON
Kai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shek I-PERSON
and O
his O
son O
, O
and O
submitted O
to O
the O
mainland O
, O
the O
fifth O
condition O
was O
precisely O
the O
merger O
of O
Xiamen B-GPE
with O
Kinmen B-GPE
into O
a O
" O
free O
municipality O
" O
to O
" O
serve O
as O
a O
buffer O
and O
contact O
zone O
between O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
Taipei B-GPE
. O
" O

Much O
historic O
data O
and O
analysis O
show O
that O
consensus O
might O
very O
likely O
have O
been O
reached O
on O
this O
proposal O
, O
but O
was O
regrettably O
aborted O
due O
to O
the O
ensuing O
Cultural B-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
and O
Chiang B-PERSON
Kai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shek I-PERSON
's O
doubts O
and O
concerns O
. O

In O
July O
1956 O
, O
Cao O
Juren O
, O
a O
correspondent O
especially O
sent O
by O
Singapore B-GPE
's O
Nanyang O
Siang O
Pao O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
to O
perform O
interviews O
, O
received O
treatment O
which O
journalists O
were O
simply O
not O
entitled O
to O
. O

According O
to O
" O
A O
Chronicle O
of O
Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
" O
compiled O
by O
the O
Party O
Literature O
Research O
Center O
of O
the O
CPC O
Central O
Committee O
, O
following O
the O
discussion O
at O
the O
expanded O
meeting O
of O
the O
Secretariat O
of O
the O
CPC O
Central O
Committee O
on O
July O
11 O
, O
1956 O
, O
Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
met O
with O
Cao O
Juren O
three O
times O
on O
July O
13 O
, O
16 O
, O
and O
19 O
, O
" O
accompanied O
one O
after O
another O
by O
Shao O
Lizi O
, O
Zhang O
Zhizhong O
, O
Qu O
Wu O
, O
and O
Chen O
Yi O
, O
among O
others O
. O
" O

China O
News O
Agency O
, O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
December O
11 O
-LRB- O
Reporters O
Xu O
Changan O
and O
Geng O
Jun O
-RRB- O

Outgoing O
Taipei B-GPE
mayor O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
officiated O
on O
the O
11th O
evening O
the O
opening O
of O
this O
year O
's O
Christmas O
celebration O
- O
" O
Christmas O
2006 O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
" O
- O
by O
lighting O
up O
lights O
at O
the O
city O
's O
dance O
plaza O
next O
to O
the B-ORG
Taipei I-ORG
City I-ORG
Government I-ORG
. O

At O
the O
lighting O
- O
up O
ceremony O
that O
night O
, O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
wore O
a O
red O
Christmas O
hat O
and O
, O
together O
with O
other O
invited O
guests O
, O
activated O
the O
start O
button O
. O

Amid O
the O
flashing O
lights O
, O
a O
six O
- O
meter O
- O
tall O
Christmas O
tree O
with O
gold O
and O
white O
Christmas O
balls O
and O
other O
dazzling O
decorations O
of O
colorful O
flowers O
stood O
by O
the O
side O
while O
lights O
lit O
up O
one O
layer O
after O
another O
like O
a O
shooting O
star O
through O
the O
sky O
until O
they O
reached O
all O
the O
way O
to O
the O
large O
star O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
tree O
. O

This O
is O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
's O
last O
Christmas O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
as O
mayor O
of O
the O
city O
. O

Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jeou I-PERSON
noted O
that O
during O
the O
past O
eight O
years O
, O
each O
time O
he O
participated O
in O
the O
caroling O
activities O
during O
the O
Christmas O
season O
- O
whether O
he O
was O
in O
Wanhua O
District O
or O
Tienmu O
, O
the O
night O
markets O
of O
Shihlin O
, O
the O
Shinyee O
business O
district O
, O
or O
other O
streets O
within O
the O
city O
- O
he O
deeply O
felt O
the O
citizens O
' O
enthusiastic O
support O
and O
hopes O
for O
the O
city O
government O
. O

This O
year O
is O
his O
last O
participation O
in O
Christmas O
activities O
while O
still O
in O
office O
. O

The O
city O
government O
will O
continue O
the O
main O
theme O
of O
" O
reconciliation O
, O
love O
, O
and O
Christmas O
Eve O
, O
" O
and O
invite O
citizens O
, O
new O
immigrants O
, O
seniors O
, O
and O
other O
groups O
to O
join O
in O
, O
hoping O
that O
it O
will O
bring O
warmth O
and O
love O
to O
everyone O
, O
as O
well O
as O
infuse O
society O
with O
love O
and O
brightness O
. O

According O
to O
news O
coming O
out O
of O
the O
International O
Academic O
Conference O
on O
Underground O
Space O
that O
closed O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
newly O
built O
or O
rebuilt O
pedestrian O
crossing O
facilities O
within O
Beijing B-GPE
's O
2nd O
Ring O
Road O
will O
, O
from O
now O
on O
, O
primarily O
consist O
in O
the O
future O
of O
flat O
surface O
pedestrian O
crosswalks O
and O
underground O
street O
- O
crossing O
facilities O
. O

In O
principle O
, O
pedestrian O
overpass O
will O
not O
be O
used O
anymore O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
pedestrian O
overpasses O
started O
to O
become O
popular O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
cities O
. O

Even O
the O
capital O
city O
Beijing B-GPE
was O
unable O
to O
rise O
above O
the O
convention O
. O

In O
many O
places O
, O
pedestrian O
overpasses O
have O
become O
people O
's O
main O
or O
even O
their O
only O
choice O
to O
cross O
the O
streets O
. O

But O
in O
reality O
pedestrian O
overpasses O
truly O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
drawbacks O
. O

The O
overpasses O
are O
so O
high O
and O
the O
stairways O
so O
long O
that O
climbing O
them O
takes O
a O
lot O
of O
energy O
. O

This O
point O
alone O
has O
seen O
them O
branded O
as O
dehumanizing O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
pedestrian O
overpasses O
have O
carved O
up O
the O
urban O
space O
and O
had O
a O
massive O
impact O
on O
the O
city O
landscape O
. O

Various O
types O
of O
drawbacks O
have O
caused O
many O
pedestrian O
overpasses O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
to O
be O
in O
an O
unwelcome O
state O
and O
we O
believe O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
are O
deeply O
bothered O
. O

Similar O
situations O
are O
likewise O
occurring O
in O
many O
cities O
and O
in O
recent O
years O
many O
cities O
have O
started O
to O
tear O
down O
pedestrian O
overpasses O
. O

-LRB- O
China O
New O
Agency O
, O
Dec. O
18 O
, O
Macau B-GPE
-RRB- O

The O
Macau O
SAR O
Foreign O
Economic O
Relations O
Department O
announced O
on O
the O
18th O
that O
in O
October O
this O
year O
Macau B-GPE
export O
producers O
had O
a O
monthly O
average O
of O
2.66 O
months O
of O
orders O
- O
on O
- O
hand O
, O
compared O
with O
the O
last O
quarter O
's O
3.08 O
months O
and O
the O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
figure O
of O
3.01 O
months O
. O

In O
the O
third O
quarter O
of O
this O
year O
, O
the O
industry O
with O
the O
largest O
amount O
of O
export O
orders O
was O
the O
" O
garment O
industry O
" O
with O
2.83 O
months O
, O
followed O
by O
the O
" O
footwear O
industry O
" O
and O
" O
other O
industries O
, O
" O
with O
.84 O
months O
and O
.95 O
months O
respectively O
in O
Macau B-GPE
. O

The O
study O
issued O
by O
the O
Foreign O
Economic O
Relations O
Department O
showed O
that O
with O
regards O
to O
export O
markets O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
EU B-GPE
markets O
are O
the O
best O
- O
performing O
markets O
, O
followed O
by O
Canada B-GPE
. O

Other O
export O
markets O
, O
including O
other O
European B-NORP
countries O
, O
other O
Asia O
- O
Pacific O
regions O
, O
Middle O
- O
Eastern O
countries O
, O
African O
countries O
, O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
counties O
, O
Australia B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
are O
not O
performing O
well O
. O

Regarding O
the O
next O
three O
months O
, O
65.7 O
% O
of O
export O
producers O
say O
that O
" O
foreign O
price O
competition O
" O
will O
still O
be O
the O
main O
problem O
that O
worries O
companies O
, O
while O
companies O
that O
say O
it O
will O
be O
" O
high O
raw O
material O
prices O
" O
and O
" O
staff O
shortages O
" O
constitute O
59.6 O
% O
and O
55.3 O
% O
respectively O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Cairo B-GPE
, O
November O
30 O
, O
-LRB- O
Reporters O
Guo O
Chunju O
and O
Lin O
Jianyang O
-RRB- O
- O

A O
delegation O
organized O
by O
33 O
well O
- O
known O
Chinese B-NORP
universities O
hosted O
a O
" O
China O
Education O
Exhibition O
" O
at O
Cairo O
University O
on O
the O
30th O
to O
promote O
higher O
education O
in O
China B-GPE
and O
attract O
more O
international O
students O
to O
study O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
head O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
college O
delegation O
, O
deputy O
secretary O
general O
of O
the O
China O
National O
Overseas O
Fund O
Committee O
, O
Li O
Jianmin O
, O
said O
in O
his O
speech O
that O
along O
with O
the O
development O
of O
Sino O
- O
Egyptian B-NORP
relations O
, O
the O
friendship O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
has O
continuously O
deepened O
and O
enhanced O
cooperation O
in O
areas O
like O
politics O
, O
economics O
, O
education O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

This O
exhibition O
will O
help O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
public O
to O
further O
understand O
the O
history O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
development O
in O
its O
cause O
of O
education O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
Ambassador O
to O
Egypt O
embassy O
Charge O
d'affaires O
and O
Minister O
Counselor O
Li O
Chen O
said O
that O
some O
well O
- O
known O
Chinese B-NORP
universities O
have O
maintained O
good O
cooperative O
relations O
with O
their O
Egyptian B-NORP
counterparts O
. O

Many O
universities O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
have O
even O
started O
Chinese B-NORP
majors O
. O

He O
welcomed O
more O
Egyptians B-NORP
to O
visit O
China B-GPE
and O
to O
understand O
Chinese B-NORP
culture O
. O

Many O
Egyptian B-NORP
students O
who O
attended O
the O
exhibition O
obtained O
brochures O
from O
booths O
set O
up O
by O
Peking O
University O
, O
Fudan O
University O
, O
Beijing B-ORG
University I-ORG
of O
Science B-ORG
and O
Engineering O
, O
and O
others O
, O
as O
well O
as O
inquired O
about O
the O
details O
of O
those O
schools O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
this O
" O
China O
Education O
Exhibition O
" O
also O
held O
a O
publicity O
campaign O
on O
the O
29th O
at O
Suez O
Canal O
University O
in O
Ismailia O
Province O
, O
120 O
kilometers O
northeast O
of O
Cairo B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
turnout O
was O
said O
to O
be O
overwhelming O
. O

Australia B-GPE
is O
facing O
the O
harshest O
drought O
in O
its O
history O
and O
Australian B-NORP
religious O
groups O
today O
held O
a O
nation O
- O
wide O
prayer O
for O
rain O
. O

Crops O
and O
livestock O
on O
Australian B-NORP
farms O
have O
been O
greatly O
ravaged O
by O
the O
severe O
drought O
and O
Christian O
leaders O
in O
all O
regions O
of O
the O
country O
have O
joined O
forces O
with O
Australian B-NORP
farmers O
to O
pray O
together O
. O

President O
of O
the O
Australian O
Catholic O
Bishops O
Conference O
Cardinal O
Wilson O
said O
, O
" O
We O
are O
praying O
wholeheartedly O
for O
rain O
and O
God O
will O
send O
us O
a O
blessing O
from O
heaven O
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
Farmers O
have O
suffered O
grievously O
from O
the O
drought O
, O
so O
we O
are O
joining O
the O
farmers O
in O
praying O
together O
for O
rain O
. O

We O
want O
the O
farmers O
to O
know O
that O
even O
if O
other O
people O
have O
not O
been O
harmed O
directly O
from O
the O
drought O
, O
they O
also O
understand O
the O
agonizing O
struggle O
of O
their O
fellow O
farmers O
at O
this O
moment O
. O

New O
South O
Wales O
Farmers O
Association O
President O
Laurie O
said O
that O
at O
a O
time O
when O
agricultural O
crops O
over O
a O
large O
swath O
of O
the O
country O
had O
been O
damaged O
, O
a O
rainfall O
would O
stimulate O
morale O
and O
the O
will O
to O
fight O
. O

He O
said O
that O
while O
it O
was O
clear O
that O
for O
most O
land O
rain O
would O
now O
not O
seem O
to O
be O
of O
very O
much O
use O
, O
but O
for O
some O
land O
a O
rainfall O
would O
benefit O
the O
growth O
of O
forage O
grass O
that O
is O
for O
feeding O
livestock O
. O

Laurie O
said O
he O
thought O
that O
the O
nation O
- O
wide O
prayer O
for O
rain O
would O
illustrate O
that O
urban O
residents O
are O
beginning O
to O
understand O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
drought O
in O
rural O
regions O
. O

The O
Export O
- O
Import O
Banks O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
made O
a O
joint O
announcement O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
on O
the O
14th O
that O
the O
negotiations O
regarding O
the O
standard O
form O
of O
medium O
- O
term O
credit O
agreement O
between O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
borrower O
and O
the O
American B-NORP
lender O
have O
been O
successfully O
completed O
. O

From O
now O
on O
, O
the O
borrower O
and O
the O
lender O
will O
sign O
specific O
project O
loan O
agreements O
based O
on O
this O
. O

According O
to O
the O
information O
, O
this O
milestone O
standard O
agreement O
form O
will O
provide O
financing O
for O
projects O
of O
under O
20 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
amount O
to O
further O
promote O
the O
increase O
of O
US B-GPE
exports O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Finance O
of O
China B-GPE
will O
provide O
guarantee O
for O
these O
loans O
, O
while O
the B-ORG
Export I-ORG
- I-ORG
Import I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
will O
provide O
medium O
- O
term O
export O
credit O
guarantee O
for O
the O
loans O
. O

This O
standard O
agreement O
form O
pre-negotiated O
by O
the O
two O
sides O
of O
the O
borrower O
and O
the O
lender O
will O
benefit O
both O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

US B-GPE
exporters O
and O
Chinese B-NORP
importers O
will O
both O
find O
a O
substantial O
reduction O
in O
the O
time O
for O
negotiating O
an O
agreement O
on O
the O
relevant O
financing O
sector O
in O
their O
transactions O
. O

Chinanews.com B-ORG
, O
Nov. O
23 O
The O
CPC O
Central O
Committee O
recently O
expanded O
the O
exchange O
for O
provincial O
disciplinary O
committee O
secretaries O
. O

As O
of O
now O
, O
disciplinary O
committee O
secretaries O
from O
six O
provinces O
have O
been O
transferred O
to O
different O
locales O
. O

An O
article O
in O
today O
's O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
- O
based O
Wen O
Wei O
Pao O
noted O
that O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
's O
nation O
- O
wide O
redeployment O
of O
disciplinary O
committee O
secretaries O
helps O
reverse O
the O
ineffective O
situation O
of O
local O
disciplinary O
committees O
in O
combating O
corruption O
. O

Recently O
, O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
is O
carrying O
out O
the O
reshuffle O
of O
local O
party O
committees O
. O

Disciplinary O
committee O
secretaries O
of O
several O
provinces O
were O
transferred O
and O
appointed O
to O
work O
in O
other O
locales O
and O
became O
the O
focus O
of O
widespread O
public O
attention O
. O

The O
article O
's O
analysis O
said O
that O
currently O
the O
eight O
provinces O
of O
Guangdong B-GPE
, O
Zhejiang B-GPE
, O
Hubei B-GPE
, O
Anhui B-GPE
, O
Henan B-NORP
, O
Shanxi B-GPE
, O
Shandong B-GPE
, O
and O
Fujian B-GPE
have O
been O
involved O
in O
changes O
of O
disciplinary O
committee O
secretaries O
. O

With O
the O
exception O
of O
Song O
Yuying O
, O
disciplinary O
committee O
secretary O
of O
Hubei B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
and O
Yang O
Chuansheng O
, O
disciplinary O
committee O
secretary O
of O
Shandong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
who O
were O
transferred O
to O
positions O
at O
the O
same O
level O
within O
their O
own O
provinces O
, O
disciplinary O
committee O
secretaries O
of O
the O
other O
six O
provinces O
were O
transferred O
as O
exchanges O
among O
different O
locales O
. O

Quoting O
analysis O
by O
experts O
on O
combating O
institutional O
corruption O
, O
the O
article O
noted O
another O
attractive O
phenomenon O
during O
the O
redeployment O
of O
provincial O
disciplinary O
committee O
secretaries O
this O
time O
, O
that O
is O
, O
most O
of O
the O
provincial O
disciplinary O
committee O
secretaries O
are O
now O
no O
longer O
concurrently O
deputy O
secretaries O
of O
the O
provincial O
party O
committees O
. O

Yet O
in O
the O
past O
, O
most O
provincial O
disciplinary O
committee O
secretaries O
were O
concurrently O
deputy O
secretaries O
of O
the O
provincial O
party O
committees O
. O

The O
reduction O
in O
hierarchy O
helps O
raise O
the O
efficiency O
of O
inspection O
and O
supervisory O
work O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Cairo B-GPE
, O
Nov. O
24 O
-LRB- O
Correspondents O
Guo O
Chunju O
and O
Lin O
Jianyang O
-RRB- O

Moussa B-PERSON
, O
secretary O
- O
general O
of O
the O
League B-GPE
of O
Arab O
States O
-LRB- O
the B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
made O
a O
statement O
on O
the O
24th O
, O
condemning O
the O
series O
of O
car O
bomb O
attack O
incidents O
that O
occurred O
in O
Sadr B-GPE
City I-GPE
east O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
capital O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
on O
the O
23rd O
. O

He O
called O
for O
a O
meeting O
of O
foreign O
ministers O
of O
the B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
to O
discuss O
the O
situation O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

In O
his O
statement O
Moussa B-PERSON
gave O
a O
warning O
to O
those O
who O
were O
attempting O
to O
escalate O
the O
sectarian O
conflicts O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
urging O
all O
factions O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
jointly O
confront O
these O
violent O
acts O
and O
thwart O
their O
attempts O
to O
sabotage O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
unity O
and O
stability O
. O

Moussa B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
religious O
and O
political O
leaders O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
should O
take O
on O
responsibility O
when O
their O
country O
is O
faced O
with O
such O
an O
urgent O
crisis O
. O

On O
the O
afternoon O
of O
the O
23rd O
, O
a O
market O
and O
three O
squares O
in O
Sadr B-GPE
City I-GPE
were O
attacked O
in O
succession O
by O
car O
bombs O
and O
mortar O
fire O
, O
leaving O
about O
200 O
people O
dead O
and O
250 O
wounded O
. O

This O
is O
the O
attack O
with O
most O
casualties O
since O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
broke O
out O
in O
2003 O
. O

As O
its O
residents O
are O
mostly O
Shiite O
Muslims B-NORP
, O
Sadr B-GPE
City I-GPE
is O
considered O
the O
stronghold O
of O
the O
" O
Mahdi O
Army O
, O
" O
a O
militia O
led O
by O
Shiite O
cleric O
Sadr B-GPE
. O

Analysts O
believes O
that O
the O
attack O
event O
may O
likely O
again O
intensify O
the O
sectarian O
conflicts O
, O
turning O
Iraq B-GPE
into O
further O
turmoil O
. O

However O
, O
as O
a O
large O
country O
with O
cultural O
resources O
, O
our O
country O
's O
efforts O
to O
protect O
its O
cultural O
heritage O
while O
expanding O
its O
culture O
industry O
have O
already O
become O
a O
social O
consensus O
from O
all O
fields O
. O

After O
the O
16th O
Party O
Congress O
explicitly O
spelled O
out O
the O
theory O
of O
developing O
and O
constructing O
cultural O
industry O
, O
the O
cultural O
industry O
of O
our O
country O
developed O
rapidly O
, O
and O
a O
series O
of O
cultural O
markets O
gradually O
came O
into O
being O
. O

Spreading O
throughout O
the O
country O
and O
growing O
rapidly O
were O
markets O
in O
audio O
- O
visual O
, O
performances O
, O
books O
, O
historical O
relics O
, O
arts O
and O
crafts O
, O
art O
auctions O
, O
TV O
and O
film O
fairs O
, O
entertainment O
, O
and O
tourism O
; O
in O
particular O
, O
the O
development O
of O
high O
- O
tech O
based O
online O
games O
, O
value O
- O
added O
mobile O
phone O
services O
and O
other O
diverse O
markets O
have O
shown O
promising O
signs O
of O
development O
. O

According O
to O
incomplete O
statistics O
, O
the O
actual O
income O
for O
our O
country O
's O
broadcasting O
, O
film O
, O
and O
television O
has O
reached O
a O
record O
of O
81.854 O
billion O
Yuan O
in O
2005 O
, O
13.335 O
billion O
Yuan O
more O
than O
that O
in O
2004 O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
19.46 O
% O
. O

The O
current O
condition O
of O
the O
cultural O
industry O
can O
be O
summed O
up O
in O
three O
key O
phrases O
-- O
turnover O
, O
growth O
rate O
, O
and O
industry O
workers O
. O

The O
rapidly O
developing O
cultural O
industry O
has O
become O
an O
emerging O
industry O
with O
broad O
prospects O
in O
our O
country O
. O

It O
has O
even O
altered O
the O
fortunes O
of O
remote O
provinces O
such O
as O
Yunnan B-GPE
and O
Sichuan B-GPE
. O

The O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
prepares O
to O
withdraw O
Soviet B-NORP
troops O
stationed O
in O
Poland B-GPE
starting O
in O
May O
of O
this O
year O
and O
withdraw O
completely O
before O
the O
middle O
of O
1994 O
. O

This O
is O
the O
suggestion O
put O
forward O
by O
Soviet B-NORP
side O
in O
Polish B-NORP
- O
Soviet B-NORP
negotiations O
being O
held O
in O
Warsaw B-GPE
concerning O
issues O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
withdrawing O
troops O
from O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
's O
troops O
going O
across O
the O
border O
. O

Currently O
, O
there O
are O
about O
50,000 O
Soviet B-NORP
troops O
stationed O
in O
Poland B-GPE
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
March O
6 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Hongyang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
Property O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
PICC O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
today O
provided O
an O
export O
credit O
insurance O
amount O
of O
10.45 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
to O
the O
Shanghai O
Zhenghua O
Harbor O
Machinery O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
for O
them O
to O
export O
container O
cranes O
to O
Brazil B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
the O
largest O
export O
credit O
insurance O
in O
the O
Shanghai B-GPE
region O
to O
date O
. O

This O
export O
project O
includes O
two O
sets O
of O
40 O
ton O
dock O
container O
cranes O
and O
3 O
sets O
of O
wheel O
- O
type O
gantry O
cranes O
. O

The O
Brazilian B-NORP
side O
will O
pay O
a O
deposit O
of O
15 O
% O
in O
advance O
, O
with O
the O
remaining O
85 O
% O
of O
payments O
to O
be O
repaid O
in O
8 O
years O
. O

The O
insurance O
service O
provided O
by O
Property O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
PICC O
this O
time O
is O
to O
guarantee O
that O
the B-ORG
Zhenhua I-ORG
Company I-ORG
will O
receive O
the O
payment O
safely O
according O
to O
contract O
regulations O
, O
in O
order O
to O
reach O
the O
goal O
of O
supporting O
and O
expanding O
the O
export O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
electrical O
goods O
. O

The O
system O
of O
export O
credit O
insurance O
is O
a O
type O
of O
convention O
being O
used O
internationally O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
instructed O
Property O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
PICC O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
to O
start O
export O
credit O
insurance O
business O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
government O
, O
provide O
domestic O
export O
enterprises O
with O
insurance O
such O
as O
short O
- O
term O
letter O
- O
of O
- O
credit O
and O
non-letter O
- O
of O
- O
credit O
export O
receipts O
risk O
insurance O
, O
utilize O
domestic O
banks O
' O
buyer O
credit O
or O
seller O
's O
credit O
to O
export O
large O
- O
scale O
accessory O
equipment O
, O
etc. O
medium O
to O
long O
term O
export O
receipt O
risk O
insurance O
, O
etc O
. O

For O
this O
, O
in O
1998 O
China B-GPE
's O
Central O
Treasurer O
allocated O
100 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
as O
risk O
preparation O
funds O
, O
to O
be O
used O
by O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Group I-ORG
to O
launch O
export O
credit O
insurance O
services O
. O

To O
date O
, O
the O
Property O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
PICC O
has O
provided O
national O
export O
corporations O
with O
more O
than O
5 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
export O
receipt O
risk O
insurance O
, O
among O
which O
are O
170,000 O
projects O
for O
short O
term O
export O
business O
and O
over O
40 O
projects O
for O
medium O
to O
long O
term O
projects O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
March O
20th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Daojia O
Li B-ORG

US B-GPE
capital O
corporations O
have O
become O
the O
corporations O
with O
the O
most O
profits O
among O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
foreign O
merchant O
investment O
corporations O
. O

This O
was O
pointed O
out O
today O
by O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
vice-Mayor O
, O
Disheng B-PERSON
Ye I-PERSON
, O
when O
he O
made O
a O
thematic O
investment O
report O
for O
the O
'97 O
MBA B-WORK_OF_ART
class O
international O
on O
- O
site O
observation O
group O
of O
the O
US O
New O
York O
University O
Stone O
Business O
Administration O
Institute O
. O

Disheng B-PERSON
Ye I-PERSON
presented O
that O
Tianjin B-GPE
has O
a O
population O
of O
9.4 O
million O
and O
is O
the O
biggest O
international O
harbor O
city O
and O
external O
trading O
shore O
in O
northern O
China B-GPE
. O

Tianjin B-GPE
's O
gross O
domestic O
product O
has O
continuously O
increased O
by O
more O
than O
14 O
% O
for O
four O
years O
. O

Currently O
, O
there O
are O
more O
than O
10,000 O
foreign O
merchant O
investment O
corporations O
in O
the O
entire O
city O
, O
and O
foreign O
capital O
of O
about O
16 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
among O
which O
US B-GPE
capital O
is O
ranked O
second O
. O

Disheng B-PERSON
Ye I-PERSON
said O
, O
currently O
there O
are O
a O
total O
of O
2,000 O
US B-GPE
capital O
corporations O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
with O
total O
investment O
values O
of O
2 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

US B-GPE
corporations O
' O
investment O
results O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
are O
generally O
good O
, O
becoming O
the O
feature O
that O
most O
attracts O
people O
's O
focus O
among O
foreign O
corporations O
investing O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
. O

Last O
year O
, O
US B-GPE
corporations O
occupied O
80 O
% O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
City I-GPE
's O
foreign O
merchant O
investment O
, O
with O
operating O
volume O
occupying O
32 O
% O
, O
but O
profits O
occupying O
45 O
% O
. O

In O
1992 O
, O
the B-ORG
Motorola I-ORG
Company I-ORG
invested O
120 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
and O
investment O
has O
already O
increased O
to O
1.2 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
1995 O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
this O
company O
's O
operating O
volume O
increased O
from O
50 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
past O
years O
to O
2 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
last O
year O
, O
and O
profit O
last O
year O
exceeded O
350 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
becoming O
the O
most O
successful O
foreign O
merchant O
investment O
corporation O
investing O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Besides O
Motorola B-ORG
, O
large O
companies O
such O
as O
Mobil B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
, O
OTIS B-ORG
, O
IBM B-ORG
, O
AT&T B-ORG
, O
P&G B-ORG
, O
Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
, O
Chase B-ORG
Manhattan I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
SKB B-ORG
, O
etc. O
have O
also O
invested O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
and O
achieved O
success O
. O

The O
62 O
people O
of O
the O
US O
New O
York O
University O
Stone O
Business O
Administration O
Institute O
's O
'97 O
MBA B-WORK_OF_ART
class O
international O
on O
- O
site O
observation O
group O
, O
came O
from O
various O
big O
corporations O
, O
companies O
, O
financial O
groups O
, O
and O
banks O
respectively O
. O

They O
will O
implement O
an O
in O
- O
depth O
survey O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
investment O
policies O
, O
finance O
, O
education O
, O
environmental O
protection O
, O
etc O
. O

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End O
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The O
warm O
atmosphere O
and O
harmony O
of O
the B-EVENT
Flower I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
pageant O
overflows O
. O

Musicians O
play O
music O
to O
welcome O
the O
spring O
breeze O
. O

At O
Holland B-GPE
's O
annual O
Flower B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
pageant O
, O
people O
created O
all O
kinds O
of O
floats O
using O
tens O
of O
thousands O
fresh O
flowers O
and O
gathered O
happily O
in O
the O
streets O
. O

These O
are O
musicians O
on O
the O
floats O
playing O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Welcome I-WORK_OF_ART
spring I-WORK_OF_ART
music I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
at O
the B-EVENT
Flower I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
. O

Taken O
by O
Zhongnan B-PERSON
Guo I-PERSON
-LRB- O
via O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
-RRB- O

This O
newspaper O
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
5th O
, O
dispatch O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
reporter O
Yanbin B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
and O
this O
newspaper O
's O
reporter O
Jiazheng B-PERSON
He I-PERSON
reported O
: O

In O
the O
ideological O
and O
political O
work O
meeting O
of O
village O
and O
township O
corporations O
from O
the O
entire O
country O
held O
today O
at O
the O
Great O
Hall O
of O
the O
People O
, O
advanced O
ideological O
and O
political O
work O
units O
of O
102 O
village O
and O
township O
corporations O
received O
joint O
commendations O
from O
the O
Central O
Propaganda O
Department O
and O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
. O

Standing O
Committee O
Member O
of O
the B-ORG
CCP I-ORG
Politburo I-ORG
, O
Ruihuan B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
member O
, O
Junsheng B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
and O
Minister O
of O
Central O
Propaganda O
Ministry O
Renzhi O
Wang O
, O
Minister O
of O
Agriculture O
Ministry O
Zhongyi O
Liu O
, O
etc. O
attended O
the O
meeting O
and O
presented O
prizes O
to O
representatives O
of O
advanced O
units O
. O

Vice O
Minister O
of O
the O
State O
of O
Central O
Propaganda O
Ministry O
Weicheng O
Xu O
chaired O
today O
's O
meeting O
. O

Vice O
Minister O
of O
the O
Agriculture O
Ministry O
Yaubang O
Chen O
spoke O
at O
the O
meeting O
. O

In O
recalling O
the O
great O
achievements O
made O
in O
the O
development O
of O
village O
and O
township O
enterprises O
, O
he O
pointed O
out O
, O
this O
could O
not O
be O
separated O
from O
the O
strengthening O
of O
ideology O
and O
political O
work O
of O
the O
Party O
in O
village O
and O
township O
enterprises O
. O

Ideology O
and O
political O
work O
guarantees O
the O
continuous O
and O
healthy O
development O
of O
village O
and O
township O
enterprises O
. O

Under O
the O
leadership O
of O
various O
regional O
party O
committees O
and O
governments O
, O
the O
management O
departments O
and O
propaganda O
departments O
of O
various O
levels O
of O
village O
and O
township O
enterprises O
, O
co-operating O
with O
all O
their O
efforts O
, O
directing O
enterprises O
in O
adhering O
to O
the O
guiding O
principle O
of O
grasping O
with O
both O
hands O
the O
establishment O
of O
material O
civilization O
and O
spiritual O
civilization O
, O
and O
fusing O
ideological O
and O
political O
work O
tightly O
with O
various O
economic O
works O
, O
achieved O
gratifying O
results O
: O
guaranteed O
the O
thorough O
realization O
of O
the O
Party O
's O
lines O
, O
guiding O
principles O
, O
and O
policies O
in O
villages O
; O
activated O
the O
positiveness O
of O
a O
vast O
number O
of O
cadres O
and O
workers O
; O
strengthened O
the O
confidence O
of O
hundreds O
of O
millions O
of O
farmers O
to O
develop O
village O
and O
township O
enterprises O
; O
strengthened O
farmers O
' O
consciousness O
of O
reform O
and O
opening O
- O
up O
and O
consciousness O
of O
commercial O
economy O
; O
elevated O
the O
quality O
of O
workers O
; O
nurtured O
and O
created O
a O
number O
of O
new O
style O
farmers O
; O
promoted O
the O
development O
of O
various O
kinds O
of O
construction O
work O
in O
the O
villages O
; O
strengthened O
socialist O
villages O
; O
stabilized O
villages O
; O
stabilized O
society O
; O
stabilized O
the O
overall O
situation O
; O
guaranteed O
the O
healthy O
development O
of O
village O
and O
township O
enterprises O
following O
the O
socialist O
direction O
; O
and O
played O
an O
important O
motivational O
role O
toward O
the O
stable O
development O
of O
village O
economies O
and O
the O
entire O
nation O
's O
economy O
. O

This O
meeting O
held O
jointly O
for O
the O
first O
time O
by O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Propaganda I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
, O
would O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
whole O
meeting O
's O
spirit O
of O
the O
4th O
, O
5th O
, O
6th O
, O
and O
7th O
session O
of O
the O
Party O
's O
13th O
plenary O
, O
summarize O
and O
communicate O
the O
experiences O
of O
village O
and O
township O
corporations O
in O
ideology O
and O
political O
work O
, O
research O
and O
deploy O
measures O
to O
further O
strengthen O
the O
party O
's O
ideology O
and O
political O
work O
in O
village O
and O
township O
enterprises O
, O
better O
guarantee O
the O
thorough O
realization O
of O
the O
basic O
lines O
of O
the O
Party O
, O
further O
promote O
the O
continuous O
, O
stable O
, O
coordinated O
, O
healthy O
development O
of O
village O
and O
township O
enterprises O
, O
nurture O
a O
generation O
of O
new O
socialist O
farmers O
, O
continuously O
influencing O
, O
radiating O
and O
bringing O
about O
the O
development O
of O
the O
village O
" O
two O
civilizations O
" O
construction O
. O

Zhongyi B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
also O
spoke O
at O
the O
meeting O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanchang B-GPE
, O
January O
16th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jing B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON

In O
Nanchang B-GPE
, O
another O
recently O
built O
international O
container O
terminal O
was O
made O
available O
for O
operation O
recently O
, O
thereby O
further O
improving O
conditions O
of O
the O
existing O
external O
passageway O
of O
Jiangxi O
, O
an O
inland O
province O
. O

Near O
the O
container O
dock O
which O
was O
built O
on O
Ganjiang B-GPE
port O
, O
units O
such O
as O
Nanchang O
Customs O
, O
provincial O
sanitation O
inspection O
, O
commodity O
inspection O
, O
animal O
and O
plant O
quarantine O
, O
etc. O
established O
the O
" O
freight O
management O
area O
for O
the O
Nanchang B-GPE
port O
of O
the O
Nanchang B-GPE
freight O
port O
" O
. O

The O
local O
officials O
said O
that O
, O
the O
previous O
situation O
whereby O
large O
numbers O
of O
import O
and O
export O
goods O
of O
Jiangxi B-GPE
province O
had O
to O
be O
re-shipped O
through O
the O
Guangzhou B-GPE
port O
and O
the O
Shanghai B-GPE
port O
in O
the O
form O
of O
sparse O
packaging O
will O
be O
changed O
completely O
. O

During O
the O
early O
days O
, O
a O
5000 O
ton O
class O
container O
dock O
had O
already O
been O
built O
in O
Jiujiang B-GPE
port O
in O
the O
north O
of O
Jiangxi B-GPE
. O

The O
Nanchang B-GPE
port O
became O
another O
" O
access O
to O
the O
sea O
" O
in O
Jiangxi O
besides O
the O
Jiujiang B-GPE
port O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
by O
responsible O
officials O
of O
this O
port O
, O
the O
international O
container O
terminal O
of O
Jiujiang B-GPE
port O
to O
the O
north O
of O
Jiangxi O
had O
an O
area O
of O
over O
4700 O
square O
meters O
, O
and O
128 O
standard O
containers O
can O
be O
hoisted O
each O
day O
, O
with O
an O
annual O
handling O
capacity O
of O
about O
30,000 O
. O

It O
ended O
the O
history O
of O
Nanchang B-GPE
port O
not O
loading O
or O
unloading O
international O
containers O
. O

Persons O
concerned O
analyzed O
that O
, O
accelerating O
the O
construction O
of O
ports O
handling O
river O
cargo O
was O
another O
symbol O
of O
the O
further O
improvement O
of O
location O
advantages O
in O
Jiangxi B-GPE
province O
after O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
- O
Kowloon B-GPE
railroad O
opened O
up O
to O
traffic O
. O

The O
third O
main O
artery O
of O
China B-GPE
connecting O
the O
south O
and O
the O
north O
, O
the O
Beijing O
- O
Kowloon B-GPE
railroad O
, O
was O
completed O
successfully O
in O
1995 O
. O

Jiangxi B-GPE
, O
where O
one O
third O
of O
the O
route O
passes O
through O
, O
has O
become O
the O
province O
that O
has O
benefited O
the O
most O
. O

At O
present O
, O
five O
train O
lines O
namely O
the B-FAC
Zhejiang I-FAC
- I-FAC
Jiangxi I-FAC
, O
the B-FAC
Yingtan I-FAC
- I-FAC
Xiamen I-FAC
, O
the B-FAC
Anhui I-FAC
- I-FAC
Jiangxi I-FAC
, O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
- O
Kowloon B-GPE
and O
the B-FAC
Wuhan I-FAC
- I-FAC
Jiujiang I-FAC
, O
and O
eleven O
train O
lines O
crisscross O
across O
the O
province O
. O

Nanchang B-GPE
has O
emerged O
from O
a O
closed O
land O
of O
the O
past O
to O
become O
the O
new O
inland O
traffic O
center O
. O

Constructing O
international O
container O
ports O
has O
become O
the O
inevitable O
trend O
of O
economy O
development O
. O

The O
media O
reported O
that O
, O
in O
the O
coastal O
region O
, O
the O
number O
of O
international O
container O
docks O
in O
the O
three O
places O
namely O
Jiangsu B-GPE
, O
Zhejiang B-GPE
and O
Shanghai B-GPE
alone O
, O
had O
already O
reached O
more O
than O
twenty O
. O

Many O
inland O
provinces O
, O
including O
Jiangxi B-GPE
, O
are O
all O
further O
improving O
investment O
conditions O
. O

In O
the O
next O
two O
years O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
improve O
2400 O
kilometers O
of O
inland O
river O
routes O
and O
build O
more O
than O
160 O
new O
berthing O
points O
, O
including O
container O
docks O
. O

Shengyou B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
, O
the O
governor O
of O
Jiangxi B-GPE
province O
, O
said O
, O
" O
In O
the O
recently O
ended O
year O
of O
1997 O
, O
the O
total O
value O
of O
commodity O
exports O
was O
1.6 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
every O
effort O
will O
be O
made O
to O
breakthrough O
the O
figure O
of O
1.8 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
this O
year O
" O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
16th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Ye B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON

China B-GPE
's O
pharmaceutical O
enterprises O
, O
which O
mainly O
produce O
large O
amount O
of O
medicines O
used O
as O
raw O
materials O
and O
imitate O
foreign O
chemical O
medicines O
over O
a O
long O
period O
of O
time O
, O
will O
accelerate O
the O
development O
of O
new O
medicines O
and O
technologies O
with O
their O
own O
intellectual O
property O
rights O
. O

An O
official O
from O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
said O
that O
, O
starting O
this O
year O
, O
financial O
aid O
for O
the O
research O
of O
innovative O
medicines O
will O
be O
further O
increased O
, O
and O
State O
- O
owned O
funds O
would O
give O
investment O
priority O
to O
the O
fields O
of O
high O
technology O
and O
innovated O
medical O
products O
. O

This O
year O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
will O
evaluate O
and O
decide O
the O
top O
50 O
enterprises O
in O
the O
pharmaceutical O
industry O
according O
to O
new O
criteria O
. O

Total O
annual O
sales O
revenue O
is O
predicted O
to O
be O
more O
than O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
whole O
country O
's O
medicine O
sales O
revenue O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
3 O
- O
5 O
% O
of O
each O
enterprise O
's O
annual O
sales O
revenue O
will O
be O
used O
for O
the O
research O
and O
development O
of O
new O
medicines O
. O

This O
official O
said O
that O
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
State O
should O
also O
guide O
foreign O
capital O
to O
invest O
in O
new O
technologies O
, O
new O
products O
and O
medicine O
projects O
in O
the O
Midwest O
area O
, O
to O
give O
impetus O
to O
national O
medicine O
enterprises O
to O
improve O
products O
' O
technical O
content O
and O
enhance O
competitiveness O
in O
the O
international O
market O
. O

China B-GPE
now O
has O
about O
3,500 O
pharmaceutical O
enterprises O
, O
which O
produce O
1,350 O
kinds O
of O
medicines O
used O
as O
raw O
materials O
and O
4,000 O
kinds O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
herbal O
medicines O
each O
year O
, O
and O
is O
the O
second O
largest O
producing O
and O
exporting O
country O
of O
medicines O
used O
as O
raw O
materials O
, O
second O
only O
to O
America B-GPE
. O

But O
due O
to O
science O
and O
technology O
content O
being O
low O
, O
the O
product O
's O
sales O
price O
on O
the O
international O
market O
is O
20 O
- O
30 O
% O
lower O
than O
the O
normal O
price O
, O
and O
can O
only O
return O
more O
than O
1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
foreign O
currency O
each O
year O
. O

While O
in O
1996 O
, O
importing O
pharmaceutical O
preparations O
alone O
consumed O
funds O
surpassing O
1.1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Now O
, O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
there O
are O
less O
than O
3,000 O
full O
time O
personnel O
engaging O
in O
the O
research O
of O
innovated O
medicines O
, O
only O
corresponding O
to O
personnel O
on O
the O
regular O
payroll O
of O
the O
research O
department O
of O
Merck B-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Company I-ORG
of O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Experts O
urge O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
pharmaceutical O
industry O
should O
change O
methods O
of O
focusing O
on O
the O
production O
of O
medicines O
used O
as O
raw O
materials O
, O
while O
paying O
less O
attention O
to O
development O
of O
preparations O
, O
and O
catching O
up O
with O
development O
trends O
of O
the O
global O
pharmaceutical O
industry O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
, O
the O
national O
project O
of O
new O
medicines O
and O
industrialized O
development O
, O
jointly O
promoted O
by O
departments O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Science I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Health O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
etc. O
, O
is O
now O
being O
implemented O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
this O
century O
, O
ten O
new O
patent O
protected O
medicines O
are O
planned O
to O
be O
developed O
and O
five O
new O
medicine O
selecting O
centers O
, O
five O
medication O
safety O
assessing O
centers O
and O
five O
medication O
clinic O
experimentation O
centers O
will O
be O
built O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
, O
Feb. O
13th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Te'an B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON

Last O
night O
, O
Chaozhu B-PERSON
Ji I-PERSON
, O
Chinese B-NORP
ambassador O
to O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
held O
a O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's O
welcoming O
reception O
in O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
embassy O
. O

More O
than O
300 O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
people O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
origin O
living O
in O
the O
UK B-GPE
gathered O
cheerfully O
together O
in O
the O
hall O
to O
celebrate O
the B-EVENT
Chinese I-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
of O
the O
Goat O
. O

Ambassador O
Ji O
gave O
a O
warm O
speech O
at O
the O
reception O
. O

He O
happily O
told O
the O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
attending O
the O
reception O
that O
the O
past O
year O
is O
a O
year O
when O
China B-GPE
has O
overcome O
a O
series O
of O
difficulties O
, O
making O
remarkable O
, O
internationally O
recognized O
achievements O
in O
domestic O
construction O
and O
international O
affairs O
. O

In O
the O
next O
10 O
years O
, O
we O
also O
plan O
to O
double O
the O
current O
GNP O
again O
, O
and O
at O
that O
time O
China B-GPE
's O
power O
will O
become O
stronger O
. O

Ambassador O
Ji O
said O
, O
" O
When O
our O
motherland O
becomes O
stronger O
, O
the O
standing O
of O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
will O
also O
improve O
. O

As O
a O
returned O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
I O
have O
a O
deep O
understanding O
about O
this O
myself O
. O
" O

He O
commended O
British B-NORP
overseas O
Chinese O
and O
people O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
origin O
in O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
on O
the O
magnitude O
of O
donations O
made O
towards O
the O
" O
Asian O
Olympics O
" O
, O
and O
the O
multitude O
of O
people O
returning O
home O
to O
watch O
the O
" O
Asian O
Olympics O
" O
, O
both O
ranked O
number O
one O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
and O
said O
that O
they O
played O
a O
" O
bridge O
role O
" O
in O
promoting O
friendship O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
UK B-GPE
. O

Ambassador O
Ji O
will O
soon O
leave O
for O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
to O
take O
up O
the O
post O
of O
vice-secretary O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
and O
when O
he O
took O
the O
opportunity O
to O
say O
goodbye O
to O
all O
the O
people O
, O
the O
whole O
audience O
applauded O
warmly O
in O
return O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
, O
February O
13th O

The O
American O
White O
House O
admitted O
on O
the O
13th O
that O
when O
the O
air O
force O
of O
the O
multi-national O
forces O
made O
air O
attacks O
on O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
the O
capital O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
they O
caused O
the O
deaths O
of O
hundreds O
of O
civilians O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
but O
insisted O
in O
believing O
that O
what O
the O
multi-national O
forces O
bombed O
was O
a O
military O
target O
. O

White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
Fitzwater B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
considers O
this O
" O
really O
is O
a O
tragic O
outcome O
" O
. O

But O
he O
condemned O
Saddam B-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
for O
placing O
civilians O
within O
a O
military O
installation O
, O
and O
placing O
them O
in O
a O
dangerous O
situation O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
believes O
that O
the O
target O
hit O
was O
a O
command O
and O
control O
center O
for O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
army O
. O

This O
installation O
" O
was O
coated O
and O
camouflaged O
to O
avoid O
reconnaissance O
, O
but O
the O
evidence O
indicates O
that O
this O
was O
a O
military O
target O
. O
" O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
, O
February O
13th O

Paoen B-PERSON
, O
the O
BBC O
's O
reporter O
stationed O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
capital O
, O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
attested O
on O
the O
13th O
that O
no O
evidence O
has O
shown O
that O
the O
air O
- O
raid O
shelter O
bombed O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
by O
American B-NORP
bombers O
was O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
military O
bunker O
. O

The O
speech O
given O
by O
Pauen B-PERSON
in O
the O
BBC O
TV O
news O
disproved O
what O
the O
American B-NORP
officials O
have O
claimed O
that O
this O
air O
- O
raid O
shelter O
was O
a O
camouflaged O
military O
bunker O
. O

Pauen B-PERSON
had O
gone O
to O
the O
scene O
to O
gather O
news O
about O
the O
bombed O
air O
- O
raid O
shelter O
where O
around O
400 O
civilians O
lost O
their O
lives O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
21st O

A O
research O
project O
aimed O
at O
assisting O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
in O
implementing O
supervision O
and O
control O
of O
insurance O
laws O
and O
regulations O
formulated O
by O
foreign O
- O
capital O
insurance O
institutions O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
exploring O
the O
system O
and O
measures O
for O
standardizing O
insurance O
, O
was O
started O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
recently O
. O

This O
project O
was O
jointly O
funded O
by O
the O
UK O
Royal O
Sun O
United O
Insurance O
Group O
Company O
and O
the O
US O
Lincoln O
Citizen O
's O
Group O
Company O
, O
and O
was O
held O
specifically O
by O
the O
US O
Yong O
Dao O
Accounting O
firm O
. O

The O
total O
investment O
amount O
is O
1.4 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

This O
insurance O
supervisory O
project O
will O
implement O
systems O
analysis O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
- O
capital O
insurance O
and O
current O
laws O
and O
regulations O
on O
insurance O
supervision O
, O
use O
advanced O
experience O
from O
abroad O
as O
reference O
, O
and O
develop O
a O
constructive O
research O
blueprint O
that O
is O
beneficial O
to O
the O
development O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
insurance O
supervision O
, O
and O
the O
perfecting O
of O
laws O
and O
regulations O
on O
supervision O
. O

The O
insurance O
supervisory O
project O
started O
this O
time O
will O
implement O
more O
in O
depth O
research O
based O
on O
laws O
and O
regulations O
of O
insurance O
supervision O
governing O
foreign O
- O
capital O
investment O
institutions O
that O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
currently O
has O
, O
focusing O
on O
strengthening O
the O
management O
of O
institution O
organization O
and O
operating O
procedures O
, O
especially O
the O
development O
of O
an O
early O
warning O
system O
. O

It O
is O
known O
that O
, O
the O
new O
supervisory O
law O
and O
regulations O
will O
improve O
the O
current O
supervisory O
system O
over O
foreign O
- O
capital O
insurance O
institutions O
in O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
market O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
assist O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
in O
consolidating O
the O
supervisory O
system O
over O
the O
entire O
insurance O
market O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
, O
January O
20th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Hongqi B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

Vice-minister O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
External O
Trade O
and O
Economic O
Co-operation O
Ministry O
and O
concurrent O
Chief O
Negotiation O
Representative O
Yongtu O
Long O
expressed O
in O
Washington B-GPE
on O
the O
20th O
that O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
, O
must O
co-operate O
closely O
, O
in O
an O
active O
and O
realistic O
spirit O
, O
appropriately O
managing O
trade O
imbalances O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
and O
other O
trade O
disputes O
, O
to O
create O
good O
external O
conditions O
for O
further O
development O
of O
healthy O
and O
stable O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

Yongtu B-PERSON
Long I-PERSON
made O
the O
above O
statement O
during O
a O
speech O
held O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
- O
Asian O
Foundation O
. O

He O
said O
, O
current O
world O
economic O
globalization O
is O
developing O
deeply O
, O
investment O
flow O
is O
faster O
than O
trade O
flow O
, O
overseas O
investment O
and O
sales O
volumes O
of O
large O
western O
countries O
have O
greatly O
exceeded O
local O
import O
values O
, O
the O
proportion O
of O
foreign O
investments O
replacing O
direct O
imports O
is O
significantly O
increasing O
. O

Under O
these O
circumstances O
, O
using O
scientific O
methods O
to O
implement O
trade O
statistics O
is O
important O
, O
and O
continued O
use O
of O
traditional O
trade O
income O
and O
expense O
balance O
methods O
to O
gauge O
the O
trade O
relations O
between O
countries O
is O
already O
diverging O
from O
reality O
. O

During O
his O
speech O
, O
he O
quoted O
the O
conclusion O
from O
the O
latest O
research O
report O
by O
an O
American B-NORP
expert O
group O
regarding O
the O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
trade O
statistics O
problem O
. O

The O
report O
was O
written O
by O
famous O
experts O
and O
scholars O
from O
the O
US B-GPE
's O
Harvard B-ORG
University I-ORG
and O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
after O
nearly O
six O
months O
of O
research O
. O

It O
clearly O
analyzed O
the O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
economy O
and O
trade O
relation O
development O
situations O
in O
1995 O
, O
pointing O
out O
that O
after O
excluding O
various O
factors O
such O
as O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
transfer O
trade O
, O
etc. O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
trade O
volume O
with O
China B-GPE
that O
year O
was O
between O
15.6 O
to O
21.6 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
drastically O
lower O
than O
the O
statistical O
data O
of O
34 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
announced O
officially O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Yongtu B-PERSON
Long I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
side O
understands O
the O
concern O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
side O
over O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
trade O
imbalance O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
side O
will O
adopt O
active O
and O
practical O
steps O
to O
further O
reduce O
tariffs O
, O
reduce O
non-tariff O
management O
measures O
, O
improve O
market O
entry O
conditions O
and O
increase O
imports O
from O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
side O
also O
hopes O
the O
American B-NORP
side O
will O
relax O
restrictions O
over O
the O
export O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
high O
- O
tech O
products O
, O
gradually O
jointly O
realizing O
a O
trade O
balance O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
using O
positive O
methods O
, O
to O
create O
conditions O
for O
the O
healthy O
and O
stable O
development O
of O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
economy O
and O
trade O
relations O
. O

Yongtu B-PERSON
Long I-PERSON
came O
to O
Washington B-GPE
from O
Boston B-GPE
on O
the O
18th O
to O
participate O
in O
speeches O
. O

He O
will O
fly O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
on O
the O
afternoon O
of O
the O
20th O
to O
participate O
in O
another O
round O
of O
speeches O
. O

Hawaii B-GPE
will O
be O
the O
last O
stop O
of O
his O
nine O
- O
day O
US B-GPE
trip O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
April O
23 O

The O
report O
that O
was O
recently O
published O
by O
the B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
on O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
China I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Future I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Asia I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Pacific I-WORK_OF_ART
Economy I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
under O
the B-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Economic B-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
said O
that O
the O
fast O
growth O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
will O
benefit O
the O
development O
of O
the O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
region O
. O

This O
report O
predicted O
that O
by O
the O
year O
2010 O
, O
the O
proportion O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
accounts O
for O
in O
the O
world O
economy O
will O
rise O
from O
the O
current O
2.5 O
% O
to O
5 O
% O
or O
6 O
% O
; O
the O
proportion O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
exports O
accounts O
for O
among O
total O
world O
exports O
will O
expand O
from O
the O
current O
3 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
report O
said O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
rapid O
economic O
growth O
should O
not O
be O
viewed O
as O
a O
type O
of O
threat O
, O
but O
should O
be O
viewed O
as O
a O
positive O
ingredient O
helping O
to O
promote O
an O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
region O
filled O
with O
life O
and O
developing O
. O

The O
report O
hoped O
that O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
and O
society O
would O
be O
able O
to O
provide O
co-operation O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
China B-GPE
's O
interior O
development O
, O
environmental O
control O
and O
a O
full O
- O
fledged O
financial O
capital O
market O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
report O
also O
pointed O
out O
, O
due O
to O
the O
technological O
development O
and O
the O
rise O
in O
productivity O
, O
the O
possibility O
that O
China B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
maintain O
an O
economic O
growth O
rate O
of O
8 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
in O
the O
next O
10 O
plus O
years O
, O
is O
very O
great O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Chad B-GPE
's O
New O
President O
Idriss O
Deby O
arrived O
in O
Paris B-GPE
on O
the O
12th O
for O
a O
visit O
. O

President O
Mitterrand O
had O
a O
half O
- O
hour O
's O
secret O
meeting O
with O
him O
. O

Deby B-PERSON
hoped O
that O
France B-GPE
will O
give O
Chad B-GPE
" O
full O
support O
" O
. O

While O
expressing O
agreement O
to O
provide O
co-operation O
, O
France B-GPE
expressed O
that O
they O
would O
end O
the O
military O
agreement O
with O
Chad B-GPE
. O

Currently O
, O
France B-GPE
has O
1200 O
soldiers O
stationed O
in O
Chad B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
special O
telegram O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Jinan B-GPE
, O
January O
4th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Xiguo B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON

This O
year O
, O
Shandong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
began O
to O
implement O
the O
policy O
of O
employee O
housing O
monetization O
allocation O
within O
the O
bounds O
of O
the O
entire O
province O
, O
meaning O
that O
city O
and O
township O
employees O
can O
no O
longer O
get O
housing O
from O
the O
work O
unit O
they O
work O
for O
like O
before O
. O

Henceforth O
, O
using O
money O
to O
buy O
a O
living O
place O
or O
using O
rent O
to O
rent O
housing O
will O
become O
the O
new O
mechanism O
. O

Shandong B-GPE
is O
currently O
the O
first O
province O
to O
implement O
the O
policy O
of O
housing O
monetization O
allocation O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Moreover O
, O
provinces O
and O
cities O
such O
as O
Guangdong B-GPE
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
etc. O
are O
also O
implementing O
this O
kind O
of O
experimental O
work O
in O
housing O
allocation O
system O
reform O
. O

The O
State O
Ministry O
of O
Finance O
and O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Housing I-ORG
Reform I-ORG
Office I-ORG
granted O
full O
recognition O
to O
this O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
, O
at O
a O
series O
of O
meetings O
, O
pointed O
out O
that O
one O
of O
the O
key O
tasks O
of O
the O
1998 O
reform O
is O
to O
accelerate O
housing O
system O
reform O
, O
to O
accelerate O
the O
process O
of O
transforming O
housing O
from O
a O
material O
allocation O
to O
a O
monetary O
allocation O
, O
and O
to O
establish O
a O
new O
method O
to O
monetize O
benefit O
allocations O
. O

In O
the O
past O
few O
decades O
, O
although O
housing O
was O
always O
a O
top O
matter O
of O
expense O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
countryside O
residents O
, O
but O
in O
the O
cities O
and O
towns O
, O
however O
, O
housing O
was O
treated O
as O
an O
employee O
benefit O
, O
freely O
allocated O
by O
work O
units O
, O
and O
only O
needing O
extremely O
low O
rent O
to O
be O
submitted O
every O
month O
. O

In O
1994 O
, O
after O
the O
" O
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
's O
decision O
to O
deepen O
city O
and O
township O
housing O
system O
reform O
" O
was O
announced O
, O
city O
and O
township O
employee O
housing O
started O
to O
take O
steps O
in O
the O
direction O
of O
threefold O
common O
responsibility O
, O
namely O
the O
State O
, O
the O
collective O
and O
the O
individual O
. O

An O
obvious O
sign O
of O
this O
is O
the O
housing O
accumulation O
fund O
system O
starting O
to O
be O
commonly O
established O
. O

According O
to O
what O
was O
revealed O
at O
the O
working O
forum O
on O
housing O
reform O
work O
in O
some O
provinces O
and O
cities O
held O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
recently O
, O
currently O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
national O
accumulation O
funds O
surpassed O
80 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

This O
huge O
accumulation O
fund O
is O
playing O
an O
increasingly O
obvious O
role O
in O
supporting O
individuals O
to O
purchase O
housing O
and O
housing O
construction O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
there O
has O
been O
a O
big O
increase O
in O
the O
nation O
's O
monthly O
rent O
of O
public O
housing O
in O
cities O
and O
townships O
, O
with O
some O
regions O
increasing O
to O
account O
for O
about O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
income O
of O
dual O
income O
families O
. O

Although O
the O
pace O
of O
housing O
reform O
is O
being O
accelerated O
, O
the O
old O
method O
of O
allocating O
housing O
through O
benefits O
has O
still O
has O
not O
been O
broken O
through O
. O

According O
to O
a O
recent O
survey O
conducted O
among O
residents O
of O
5 O
cities O
, O
namely O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
and O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
relying O
on O
work O
units O
to O
allocate O
housing O
still O
remains O
the O
main O
avenue O
of O
residential O
housing O
in O
these O
5 O
cities O
. O

In O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
62.4 O
% O
of O
the O
residents O
currently O
still O
have O
housing O
still O
under O
work O
unit O
allocation O
. O

Yunfa B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
and O
Yanqun B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
, O
economic O
scholars O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
Social B-ORG
Science I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
said O
: O
" O
monetizing O
housing O
allocation O
is O
a O
large O
trend O
" O
. O

Its O
central O
content O
is O
to O
abolish O
benefit O
housing O
allocation O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
to O
increase O
housing O
expense O
amounts O
in O
employee O
salaries O
. O

Director O
of O
the O
City O
and O
Township O
Construction O
Committee O
, O
Junmin B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
housing O
reform O
work O
of O
Shandong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
believes O
that O
although O
the O
aim O
of O
housing O
reform O
is O
to O
realize O
" O
residents O
have O
their O
own O
houses O
" O
and O
housing O
commercialization O
, O
yet O
considering O
government O
financial O
strength O
, O
the O
condition O
of O
enterprise O
operations O
, O
and O
the O
level O
of O
employee O
incomes O
, O
at O
present O
, O
still O
only O
selling O
houses O
and O
renting O
houses O
at O
cost O
can O
be O
put O
into O
practice O
. O

Junmin B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
said O
that O
if O
the O
money O
from O
employees O
paying O
rent O
is O
used O
to O
pay O
a O
mortgage O
, O
with O
housing O
subsidies O
and O
the O
housing O
accumulation O
fund O
, O
a O
dual O
income O
family O
purchasing O
a O
75 O
square O
- O
meter O
, O
2 O
bedroom O
, O
economy O
apartment O
, O
according O
to O
the O
1996 O
cost O
price O
, O
will O
need O
12 O
years O
. O

If O
loans O
such O
as O
mortgages O
, O
guarantees O
and O
installments O
, O
etc. O
, O
are O
also O
utilized O
to O
pay O
, O
employees O
can O
definitely O
afford O
it O
. O

If O
a O
one O
- O
time O
housing O
subsidy O
is O
also O
used O
, O
the O
economic O
environment O
of O
employees O
buying O
houses O
will O
be O
eased O
even O
more O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
China B-GPE
currently O
has O
about O
66 O
million O
square O
meters O
of O
commercial O
housing O
overstocked O
. O

Financial O
departments O
have O
been O
requested O
to O
develop O
employee O
personal O
housing O
mortgage O
and O
loan O
business O
to O
increase O
their O
purchasing O
ability O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
size O
of O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Construction I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
the O
Industrial O
and O
Commerce O
Bank O
's O
personal O
housing O
mortgages O
and O
loans O
increased O
to O
10 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

Concerned O
departments O
also O
cancelled O
some O
fee O
items O
so O
as O
to O
lower O
housing O
construction O
costs O
. O

When O
analyzing O
and O
forecasting O
this O
year O
's O
economy O
, O
Beijing B-GPE
economists O
recently O
said O
that O
accelerating O
starting O
the O
city O
and O
township O
housing O
expenses O
will O
possibly O
cause O
the O
housing O
industry O
to O
become O
a O
new O
growth O
point O
of O
the O
domestic O
economy O
in O
1998 O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
March O
9th O

" O
China B-GPE
's O
' O
Two O
Congresses O
' O
were O
held O
at O
a O
very O
important O
historical O
moment O
. O

The O
main O
theme O
of O
maintaining O
stability O
ran O
through O
the O
Congresses O
, O
causing O
our O
investment O
confidence O
in O
China B-GPE
to O
greatly O
increase O
. O
" O

The O
President O
of O
Siemens B-ORG
-LRB- O
China B-GPE
-RRB- O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
Kehenen B-PERSON
made O
the O
above O
comment O
while O
recently O
receiving O
reporter O
interviews O
. O

Since O
March O
, O
Mr. O
Kehenen O
has O
focused O
attention O
on O
the O
" O
Two O
Congresses O
" O
with O
utmost O
passion O
. O

He O
gets O
the O
latest O
information O
on O
the O
" O
Two O
Congresses O
" O
from O
papers O
and O
TV O
. O

He O
said O
, O
in O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Government I-WORK_OF_ART
Work I-WORK_OF_ART
Report I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Prime O
Minister O
Peng O
Li O
mentioned O
that O
priority O
must O
be O
on O
the O
development O
of O
infrastructure O
and O
of O
the O
economy O
of O
the O
Central O
and O
Western B-NORP
regions O
. O

This O
happens O
to O
have O
the O
same O
view O
as O
Siemens B-ORG
' O
development O
strategies O
. O

In O
the O
past O
year O
, O
Siemens B-ORG
invested O
800 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
to O
complete O
Shanxi B-GPE
's O
YangCheng B-LOC
electric O
power O
plant O
project O
, O
provided O
equipment O
and O
service O
to O
Shanghai O
's O
No. O
2 O
subway O
line O
, O
participated O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
No. O
1 O
subway O
line O
and O
the O
construction O
of O
Guangzhou B-GPE
's O
subway O
, O
provided O
electrical O
equipment O
to O
three O
steel O
factories O
in O
Zhujiang B-GPE
, O
Handan B-GPE
, O
Baotou B-GPE
, O
and O
established O
offices O
in O
places O
such O
as O
Wuhan B-GPE
, O
Chengdu B-GPE
, O
Kunming B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

This O
year O
, O
Siemens B-ORG
will O
diligently O
participate O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
construction O
of O
the B-ORG
Three I-ORG
Gorges I-ORG
Project I-ORG
. O

Kehenen B-PERSON
said O
, O
whether O
a O
country O
has O
the O
power O
to O
attract O
foreign O
investment O
mainly O
depends O
on O
whether O
or O
not O
it O
has O
a O
stable O
political O
environment O
and O
a O
sound O
legal O
system O
. O

The O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
meeting O
being O
held O
here O
has O
made O
outstanding O
contributions O
to O
China B-GPE
's O
legal O
establishment O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
China B-GPE
occupies O
a O
very O
important O
position O
in O
Siemens B-ORG
' O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
development O
strategy O
. O

According O
to O
plans O
, O
by O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
Siemens B-ORG
' O
total O
investment O
in O
China B-GPE
will O
exceed O
1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
sales O
amounts O
are O
planned O
to O
reach O
7 O
billion O
German B-NORP
Marks O
. O

This O
will O
be O
more O
than O
half O
of O
the O
total O
sales O
amount O
in O
the O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
region O
. O

Then O
, O
the O
total O
number O
of O
the O
company O
's O
employees O
in O
China B-GPE
will O
reach O
80,000 O
. O

Currently O
, O
Germany B-GPE
's O
Siemens B-ORG
Company I-ORG
in O
China B-GPE
has O
a O
total O
of O
34 O
joint O
- O
venture O
companies O
, O
three O
independent O
companies O
and O
14 O
offices O
. O

In O
the O
rapidly O
developing O
Chinese B-NORP
electronics O
and O
electricals O
markets O
, O
Siemens B-ORG
already O
claims O
a O
65 O
% O
share O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
16th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yongjian B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON

Among O
the O
500 O
largest O
multinationals O
in O
the O
manufacturing O
industry O
, O
nearly O
300 O
have O
invested O
in O
China B-GPE
successively O
. O

Multinationals O
are O
the O
main O
engine O
of O
world O
economic O
growth O
, O
especially O
international O
investment O
. O

In O
the O
last O
several O
years O
, O
multinationals O
have O
engaged O
in O
and O
controlled O
1/3 O
of O
the O
world O
's O
gross O
product O
, O
2/3 O
of O
the O
world O
trade O
, O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
direct O
investment O
, O
and O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
technology O
transfer O
and O
the O
research O
and O
development O
of O
civilian O
technology O
. O

With O
the O
constant O
deepening O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
and O
the O
improvement O
of O
the O
investment O
environment O
, O
quite O
a O
few O
multinationals O
have O
made O
China B-GPE
their O
key O
overseas O
investment O
region O
, O
and O
laid O
down O
investment O
strategies O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Some O
multinationals O
have O
or O
are O
studying O
to O
move O
their O
regional O
headquarters O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

Tianjin B-GPE
regards O
attracting O
investment O
from O
multinationals O
as O
a O
basic O
strategy O
of O
utilizing O
foreign O
investment O
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
195 O
multinationals O
have O
invested O
here O
with O
299 O
investment O
projects O
. O

Among O
the O
30 O
largest O
enterprises O
in O
the O
world O
, O
13 O
have O
invested O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
14th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Zongming B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON

After O
the O
successful O
implementation O
of O
a O
" O
soft O
landing O
" O
, O
the O
rumbling O
train O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
is O
running O
forward O
smoothly O
at O
high O
speed O
. O

" O
Proper O
, O
quick O
and O
stable O
" O
growth O
will O
become O
the O
main O
theme O
of O
this O
year O
's O
economic O
development O
. O

Official O
authorities O
revealed O
that O
this O
year O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
determined O
that O
the O
economic O
growth O
rate O
was O
8 O
% O
and O
price O
levels O
will O
be O
controlled O
within O
3 O
% O
. O

This O
means O
that O
the O
whole O
economic O
operation O
situation O
will O
maintain O
a O
healthy O
pattern O
of O
" O
high O
growth O
and O
low O
inflation O
" O
. O

People O
in O
economic O
circles O
seem O
to O
be O
more O
optimistic O
about O
the O
economic O
outlook O
. O

The O
growth O
rate O
, O
predicted O
by O
concerned O
experts O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Statistical I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
and O
the O
China O
Academy O
of O
Social O
Sciences O
, O
is O
mostly O
1 O
to O
2 O
percentage O
points O
higher O
than O
governmental O
plans O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
to O
a O
relatively O
large O
extent O
, O
this O
depends O
on O
aggregate O
control O
of O
using O
monetary O
policy O
as O
a O
primary O
means O
, O
or O
in O
other O
words O
, O
under O
the O
major O
premises O
of O
general O
tightening O
, O
how O
financial O
control O
should O
timely O
and O
reasonably O
conduct O
fine O
tuning O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
impact O
of O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
's O
financial O
crisis O
should O
not O
be O
underestimated O
. O

On O
the O
part O
of O
the O
government O
, O
the O
keynote O
of O
a O
moderately O
tight O
macro-economic O
policy O
will O
not O
be O
changed O
. O

The O
key O
of O
the O
current O
economy O
is O
not O
striving O
for O
a O
higher O
growth O
rate O
, O
but O
is O
adjusting O
structures O
and O
increasing O
benefits O
so O
as O
to O
make O
macro O
controls O
which O
were O
implemented O
from O
the O
second O
half O
year O
of O
1993 O
obtain O
greater O
achievements O
and O
push O
the O
national O
economy O
onto O
a O
road O
of O
constant O
, O
rapid O
and O
healthy O
development O
. O

Actually O
, O
as O
main O
obstacles O
that O
restrained O
economic O
growth O
in O
the O
past O
several O
years O
-- O
inflation O
and O
the O
" O
bottleneck O
" O
of O
basic O
industries O
have O
all O
been O
evidently O
relieved O
and O
the O
macro-economic O
situation O
tends O
to O
loosen O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
is O
in O
a O
relatively O
favorable O
period O
. O

This O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
plans O
to O
create O
an O
effective O
pulling O
force O
to O
economic O
growth O
through O
maintaining O
a O
moderate O
and O
stable O
growth O
of O
investment O
, O
consumption O
and O
exports O
. O

Fixed O
assets O
investments O
will O
grow O
by O
10 O
% O
this O
year O
, O
total O
volumes O
of O
retail O
sales O
of O
social O
consumer O
products O
by O
10 O
% O
and O
export O
growth O
by O
8 O
% O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
financial O
deficit O
will O
be O
reduced O
by O
10 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

After O
bidding O
farewell O
to O
the O
age O
of O
" O
the O
shortage O
economy O
" O
, O
relations O
between O
commodity O
's O
supply O
and O
demand O
have O
changed O
from O
a O
" O
buyers O
' O
market O
" O
to O
an O
integrated O
" O
sellers O
' O
market O
" O
and O
competition O
will O
be O
intensified O
. O

Hence O
, O
activating O
the O
consumer O
market O
, O
especially O
the O
wide O
rural O
market O
, O
cultivating O
consumer O
hotspots O
and O
new O
economic O
growth O
points O
appear O
to O
be O
particularly O
urgent O
. O

Along O
with O
comprehensively O
implementing O
hardship O
relief O
measures O
taken O
towards O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
State B-ORG
owned O
enterprises O
, O
the O
pace O
of O
State B-ORG
owned O
enterprise O
reforms O
will O
be O
accelerated O
greatly O
, O
the O
dynamics O
of O
bankruptcies O
, O
mergers O
and O
assets O
restructuring O
will O
be O
strengthened O
, O
and O
enterprise O
deficits O
are O
estimated O
to O
decrease O
by O
20 O
% O
and O
a O
number O
of O
competitive O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
State B-ORG
owned O
enterprises O
will O
gradually O
form O
. O

However O
, O
the O
large O
amount O
of O
worker O
layoffs O
that O
will O
accompany O
this O
will O
cause O
unemployment O
pressure O
to O
gradually O
increase O
. O

China B-GPE
has O
determined O
to O
appropriately O
place O
laid O
- O
off O
workers O
and O
to O
strive O
to O
control O
the O
unemployment O
rate O
to O
within O
3.5 O
% O
through O
implementation O
of O
a O
large O
scale O
" O
re-employment O
" O
project O
. O

According O
to O
estimates O
, O
after O
three O
years O
in O
a O
row O
of O
bumper O
harvests O
, O
if O
this O
year O
's O
measures O
are O
effective O
, O
agriculture O
still O
has O
hope O
of O
achieving O
a O
good O
harvest O
. O

Agriculture O
's O
increasing O
production O
and O
peasants O
' O
increasing O
revenues O
will O
create O
favorable O
conditions O
for O
inhibiting O
commodity O
prices O
and O
realizing O
the O
target O
of O
steady O
economic O
development O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
degree O
of O
dependence O
on O
the O
outside O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
has O
reached O
42 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
space O
of O
utilizing O
overseas O
markets O
and O
resources O
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
expanding O
, O
but O
is O
more O
easily O
subject O
to O
the O
influences O
of O
the O
international O
environment O
. O

Under O
the O
circumstances O
of O
a O
relative O
steady O
domestic O
demand O
, O
the O
pulling O
effect O
of O
the O
trend O
of O
foreign O
trade O
towards O
economic O
development O
is O
more O
striking O
. O

Taking O
all O
factors O
as O
a O
whole O
, O
this O
year O
's O
amount O
of O
foreign O
trade O
will O
be O
increased O
steadily O
, O
the O
import O
will O
be O
increased O
and O
the O
increasing O
speed O
of O
the O
export O
will O
be O
somewhat O
slowed O
down O
. O

People O
in O
economic O
circles O
said O
that O
China B-GPE
should O
adopt O
positive O
and O
steady O
measures O
to O
solve O
outstanding O
problems O
in O
economic O
operations O
, O
and O
special O
attention O
should O
be O
given O
to O
clear O
up O
bad O
assets O
in O
time O
and O
strengthen O
financial O
risk O
prevention O
. O

Forecasting O
the O
Year O
of O
the O
Tiger O
, O
although O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
train O
will O
have O
ups O
and O
downs O
, O
as O
long O
as O
adjusted O
and O
controlled O
measures O
are O
at O
the O
right O
time O
and O
appropriate O
, O
it O
is O
believed O
that O
the O
train O
will O
move O
steadily O
along O
the O
preset O
track O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Jie B-NORP
Lang O

New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
just O
started O
, O
and O
more O
than O
30 O
key O
personnel O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
Tibetan O
Naqu O
Regional O
Committee O
, O
Administration B-ORG
Bureaus I-ORG
and O
ten O
county O
offices O
came O
to O
visit O
the B-ORG
Wenbu I-ORG
Office I-ORG
after O
traveling O
a O
route O
of O
over O
1000 O
miles O
, O
braving O
the O
bitter O
winter O
of O
minus O
20 O
degrees O
centigrade O
. O

Wenbu B-GPE
is O
situated O
on O
the O
northwestern O
side O
of O
the O
Tibetan O
plateau O
, O
and O
the O
average O
height O
above O
sea O
level O
is O
close O
to O
5000 O
meters O
. O

It O
once O
was O
viewed O
as O
the O
" O
life O
forbidden O
zone O
" O
, O
so O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
no O
man O
's O
land O
" O
is O
on O
this O
stretch O
of O
a O
thousand O
miles O
of O
wasteland O
. O

After O
13 O
years O
of O
development O
and O
construction O
, O
the O
120,000 O
square O
kilometers O
of O
grasslands O
of O
Wenbu B-GPE
changed O
from O
an O
old O
look O
to O
a O
new O
look O
. O

From O
unpopulated O
to O
populated O
, O
from O
nomadism O
to O
fixed O
habitation O
, O
it O
has O
now O
become O
a O
new O
farming O
zone O
with O
cattle O
and O
goats O
all O
over O
the O
hillsides O
. O

The O
site O
where O
the O
office O
is O
located O
has O
already O
become O
a O
small O
town O
of O
some O
scale O
, O
and O
conditions O
are O
rather O
good O
. O

The O
members O
of O
the O
delegation O
decided O
to O
go O
to O
houses O
of O
farmers O
for O
a O
look O
. O

Tudengcaiwang B-PERSON
, O
the O
current O
Commissioner O
of O
the B-ORG
Naqu I-ORG
District I-ORG
Administrative I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
who O
had O
participated O
before O
in O
the O
development O
and O
build O
- O
up O
of O
the O
" O
no O
- O
man O
district O
" O
in O
those O
years O
and O
Jia B-PERSON
Ming I-PERSON
, O
the O
vice-secretary O
of O
the B-ORG
Regional I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
led O
the O
leaders O
from O
various O
counties O
to O
travel O
a O
distance O
of O
over O
800 O
kilometers O
by O
car O
to O
visit O
herdsmen O
families O
in O
7 O
villages O
. O

When O
they O
entered O
the O
home O
of O
Ci B-PERSON
Suo I-PERSON
, O
a O
herdsman O
of O
Shenya O
village O
, O
the O
45 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
host O
treated O
everybody O
by O
pouring O
butter O
tea O
. O

The O
furnishing O
of O
Ci O
Suo O
's O
home O
astonished O
the O
visitors O
: O
a O
home O
of O
5 O
earthen O
and O
wooden O
structures O
, O
it O
has O
a O
sitting O
room O
with O
two O
layers O
of O
glass O
as O
well O
as O
a O
warehouse O
filled O
with O
mutton O
and O
ghee O
. O

One O
was O
laden O
with O
daily O
necessities O
such O
as O
cigarettes O
, O
liquor O
, O
sugar O
, O
etc O
. O

A O
padding O
with O
a O
dragon O
and O
a O
phoenix O
rejoicing O
covered O
the O
steel O
- O
wired O
bed O
in O
the O
living O
room O
, O
and O
two O
radio O
tape O
recorders O
were O
placed O
on O
a O
pair O
of O
Tibetan O
cupboards O
engraved O
with O
traditional O
patterns O
. O

Director O
of O
the B-ORG
Wenbu I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
Jiayangduoji B-PERSON
said O
, O
Ci B-PERSON
Suo I-PERSON
and O
his O
family O
belong O
to O
the O
middle O
class O
living O
standard O
among O
the O
Wenbu B-GPE
herdsmen O
. O

Azhen O
, O
a O
herdsman O
from O
Asuo O
village O
has O
a O
family O
of O
15 O
people O
, O
has O
1800 O
goats O
, O
50 O
yaks O
, O
has O
already O
sold O
750 O
kg O
of O
wool O
, O
50 O
kg O
of O
cashmere O
, O
25 O
kg O
of O
ghee O
to O
the O
nation O
, O
and O
currently O
has O
deposits O
of O
more O
than O
15,000 O
yuan O
. O

The O
visiting O
delegation O
came O
to O
the O
home O
of O
Bala B-PERSON
in O
Zhongchang O
village O
. O

Bala B-PERSON
's O
home O
has O
more O
than O
300 O
goats O
, O
but O
this O
could O
only O
be O
considered O
as O
an O
" O
extremely O
poor O
family O
" O
here O
. O

A O
county O
head O
said O
with O
emotion O
, O
if O
the O
" O
western O
heaven O
" O
in O
the O
legends O
is O
a O
" O
world O
of O
extreme O
happiness O
" O
, O
then O
Wenbu B-GPE
grasslands O
should O
be O
called O
the O
" O
garden O
of O
happiness O
" O
where O
the O
current O
generation O
of O
Tibetan O
herdsmen O
live O
new O
lives O
under O
socialism O
. O

Wenbu O
Administration O
Office O
's O
Party O
Secretary O
, O
Gongjuezhalang B-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
worked O
for O
over O
30 O
years O
on O
the O
northern O
plateau O
of O
Tibet B-GPE
said O
, O
we O
have O
achieved O
certain O
results O
, O
but O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
education O
, O
telecommunication O
, O
etc. O
, O
further O
diligence O
remains O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
19th O

At O
the O
recently O
convened O
" O
Debt B-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Capital I-EVENT
Market I-EVENT
Forum I-EVENT
" O
, O
vice O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
National I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
Xiaoling B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
, O
expressed O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
will O
not O
give O
up O
the O
policy O
of O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
or O
suspend O
the O
foreign O
capital O
financing O
business O
because O
of O
the O
Asian O
economic O
crisis O
. O

He O
said O
, O
on O
the O
contrary O
, O
that O
China B-GPE
, O
under O
the O
premise O
of O
strengthening O
its O
financial O
risk O
prevention O
and O
control O
, O
will O
increase O
capital O
utilization O
benefits O
and O
support O
developing O
State O
- O
owned O
enterprise O
as O
targets O
, O
adhere O
to O
not O
changing O
reforms O
utilizing O
foreign O
capital O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
will O
suitably O
re-adjust O
and O
perfect O
the O
policies O
of O
utilizing O
foreign O
capital O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
by O
the O
" O
People O
's O
Daily O
" O
, O
Xiaoling B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
said O
this O
year O
will O
be O
an O
unforgettable O
year O
in O
the O
history O
of O
Asian O
economic O
development O
. O

The O
financial O
crisis O
in O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
and O
East B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
undoubtedly O
will O
have O
greater O
impact O
on O
Asia B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
. O

Although O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
and O
China B-GPE
's O
financial O
system O
were O
not O
directly O
impacted O
, O
currently O
, O
the O
RMB O
exchange O
rate O
is O
stable O
, O
the O
economy O
still O
grew O
rapidly O
and O
healthily O
according O
to O
the O
development O
plan O
, O
and O
the O
inflation O
rate O
was O
controlled O
at O
a O
relatively O
low O
level O
. O

But O
, O
Asia B-GPE
's O
financial O
crisis O
will O
produce O
definite O
negative O
effects O
on O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
and O
use O
of O
foreign O
capital O
. O

We O
will O
further O
deepen O
financial O
system O
reform O
, O
strengthen O
the O
degree O
of O
financial O
supervision O
and O
management O
, O
and O
limit O
financial O
risk O
, O
to O
reduce O
the O
detrimental O
effects O
created O
by O
Asia B-GPE
's O
financial O
crisis O
on O
us O
to O
the O
lowest O
degree O
. O

Xiaoling B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
also O
revealed O
that O
, O
henceforth O
, O
in O
the O
area O
of O
overseas O
debt O
issuance O
, O
we O
will O
implement O
policy O
re-adjustments O
and O
improvements O
in O
three O
areas O
. O

First O
, O
debt O
issuance O
bodies O
will O
diversify O
. O

Besides O
insisting O
that O
financial O
institutions O
be O
the O
main O
foreign O
financing O
channels O
, O
there O
will O
be O
a O
few O
special O
large O
- O
scale O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
with O
good O
international O
reputations O
, O
with O
high O
standards O
of O
multinational O
operations O
, O
that O
have O
good O
asset O
- O
to O
- O
debt O
ratios O
, O
and O
good O
benefits O
, O
that O
enter O
the O
international O
capital O
market O
to O
implement O
debt O
issuance O
. O

Second O
, O
bond O
structures O
will O
diversify O
. O

After O
three O
years O
of O
experimentation O
, O
issuance O
methods O
and O
features O
of O
transferable O
bonds O
are O
accepted O
domestically O
. O

Henceforth O
, O
the O
main O
lending O
bodies O
will O
optimize O
financing O
structures O
according O
to O
their O
characteristics O
and O
market O
demand O
, O
in O
making O
choices O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
transferrable O
bonds O
, O
bonds O
and O
bank O
loans O
, O
and O
will O
systematically O
develop O
issuance O
of O
project O
financing O
bonds O
, O
ABS O
, O
etc. O
, O
that O
have O
no O
recall O
or O
limited O
recall O
rights O
, O
thereby O
reducing O
the O
pressure O
of O
financial O
institutions O
in O
foreign O
lending O
and O
promoting O
project O
management O
to O
become O
international O
, O
to O
become O
scientific O
, O
and O
to O
become O
transparent O
. O

In O
short O
, O
we O
will O
actively O
utilize O
every O
type O
of O
financing O
method O
with O
international O
benefits O
, O
reduce O
costs O
of O
our O
overall O
financing O
and O
reduce O
our O
financial O
risks O
. O

Third O
, O
we O
will O
confirm O
the O
qualifications O
of O
overseas O
issuance O
bodies O
, O
completing O
the O
transition O
process O
from O
" O
window O
management O
" O
to O
credit O
assessment O
management O
of O
debt O
issuance O
bodies O
, O
and O
establish O
a O
scientific O
, O
transparent O
system O
of O
credit O
assessment O
management O
. O

Xiaoling B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
also O
revealed O
that O
up O
to O
now O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
domestic O
institutions O
have O
cumulatively O
issued O
US B-GPE
dollar O
equivalent O
foreign O
currency O
debts O
of O
about O
17 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
on O
the O
international O
capital O
market O
, O
forcefully O
supporting O
the O
rapid O
, O
continuous O
and O
healthy O
development O
of O
the O
country O
's O
economy O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
it O
has O
been O
15 O
years O
now O
since O
1982 O
, O
when O
China B-GPE
first O
issued O
overseas O
debt O
. O

Reviewing O
the O
development O
over O
these O
15 O
years O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
domestic O
institutions O
issuing O
overseas O
debt O
, O
it O
has O
fundamentally O
been O
successful O
, O
from O
the O
nation O
's O
macro O
management O
to O
the O
micro O
operation O
of O
every O
loan O
transaction O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

The O
eighth O
Andes B-LOC
parliament O
meeting O
was O
convened O
in O
Lima B-GPE
on O
the O
13th O
. O

Alberto B-PERSON
Fujimori I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Peru B-GPE
presided O
over O
the O
opening O
ceremony O
. O

President O
Fujimori O
appealed O
at O
the O
opening O
ceremony O
for O
the O
countries O
of O
the O
Andes O
to O
strive O
together O
to O
achieve O
local O
integration O
, O
in O
order O
to O
shake O
off O
the O
state O
of O
being O
undeveloped O
. O

He O
also O
appealed O
for O
all O
countries O
to O
unite O
as O
one O
to O
deal O
with O
foreign O
debt O
, O
drug O
trafficking O
and O
violent O
activities O
. O

This O
session O
of O
the O
Andes O
parliament O
meeting O
will O
last O
until O
the O
16th O
. O

" O
Two O
- O
way O
English O
" O
is O
an O
important O
breakthrough O
in O
learning O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

A O
person O
who O
only O
knows O
the O
ABCs O
after O
listening O
to O
the O
tapes O
repeatedly O
and O
referring O
to O
textbooks O
for O
a O
period O
of O
only O
a O
few O
hundred O
hours O
, O
can O
speak O
English B-LANGUAGE
as O
fluently O
and O
smoothly O
as O
speaking O
Mandarin B-LANGUAGE
. O

Our O
department O
now O
provides O
a O
mail O
order O
service O
with O
a O
discount O
for O
a O
whole O
set O
of O
textbooks O
published O
by O
Sanhuan B-ORG
Press I-ORG
: O
5 O
textbooks O
, O
and O
24 O
tapes O
, O
the O
charge O
is O
145 O
yuan O
. O

Additionally O
, O
there O
is O
a O
15 O
% O
shipping O
and O
handling O
fee O
. O

Please O
send O
to O
Tiantong B-ORG
New I-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Department I-ORG
-LRB- O
in O
the O
courtyard O
of O
the B-ORG
Weather I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
-RRB- O
Guangshui O
City O
, O
Hubei B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

When O
remittance O
arrives O
, O
it O
will O
immediately O
be O
send O
out O
by O
registered O
mail O
. O

We O
bear O
the O
legal O
responsibility O
for O
the O
authenticity O
of O
this O
. O

Contact O
Person O
: O
Cheng B-PERSON
Quan I-PERSON
. O
Post O
Code O
: O
432700 O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
March O
6th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Xisheng B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON

On O
the O
6th O
, O
the O
US O
Ambassador O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
ShamJie B-PERSON
, O
delivered O
a O
speech O
at O
the O
luncheon O
meeting O
organized O
by O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
US B-GPE
- O
Chinese O
Relations O
National O
Committee O
, O
urging O
the O
US B-GPE
to O
" O
use O
strategic O
vision O
in O
adopting O
continuous O
, O
reliable O
and O
constructive O
policies O
toward O
China B-GPE
" O
, O
use O
frank O
, O
fully O
opened O
dialogue O
to O
solve O
differences O
with O
China B-GPE
over O
some O
issues O
. O

ShamJie B-PERSON
pointed O
out O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
must O
correctly O
face O
the O
rise O
of O
China B-GPE
on O
the O
international O
stage O
, O
no O
matter O
whether O
the O
end O
of O
this O
century O
or O
the O
next O
century O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
should O
treat O
the O
development O
of O
stable O
healthy O
relations O
with O
China B-GPE
as O
a O
big O
opportunity O
faced O
by O
foreign O
policy O
. O

When O
speaking O
on O
issues O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
human O
rights O
and O
intellectual O
property O
rights O
, O
this O
ambassador O
pointed O
out O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
already O
achieved O
significant O
progress O
in O
these O
two O
areas O
. O

He O
felt O
that O
, O
the O
freedom O
and O
democracy O
now O
enjoyed O
by O
China B-GPE
's O
people O
is O
something O
that O
could O
not O
compare O
with O
the O
past O
. O

In O
the O
area O
of O
protection O
of O
intellectual O
property O
rights O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
already O
adopted O
a O
positive O
co-operative O
attitude O
, O
and O
the O
US B-GPE
should O
not O
turn O
a O
blind O
eye O
to O
this O
. O

ShamJie B-PERSON
also O
suggested O
, O
after O
China B-GPE
joins O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
should O
cancel O
annual O
discussions O
regarding O
the O
issue O
of O
China B-GPE
treatment O
as O
a O
most O
favored O
trade O
nation O
, O
and O
grant O
China B-GPE
treatment O
as O
a O
permanent O
most O
favored O
nation O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
debate O
carried O
out O
every O
year O
by O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
on O
this O
issue O
will O
only O
be O
detrimental O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
itself O
, O
affecting O
US B-GPE
merchants O
' O
investment O
confidence O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
thereby O
also O
affecting O
employment O
opportunities O
of O
Americans O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Wuhan B-GPE
, O
January O
17th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Hui B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON

Wuhan B-GPE
, O
in O
Hubei B-GPE
province O
, O
located O
in O
the O
center O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
interior O
, O
will O
, O
in O
the O
future O
, O
put O
emphasis O
on O
utilizing O
foreign O
capital O
in O
the O
areas O
of O
the O
high O
- O
tech O
industry O
, O
basic O
industries O
, O
infrastructure O
construction O
, O
agricultural O
development O
, O
etc O
. O

Shouhai B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
the O
mayor O
of O
Wuhan B-GPE
, O
said O
to O
reporters O
recently O
that O
foreign O
merchants O
investing O
in O
the O
reconstruction O
of O
old O
cities O
and O
residential O
housing O
construction O
will O
receive O
preferential O
policies O
, O
and O
also O
encourage O
foreign O
merchants O
to O
trustee O
large O
- O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
State O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
Wuhan B-GPE
will O
further O
improve O
the O
investing O
environment O
. O

Among O
which O
, O
the B-ORG
Wuhan I-ORG
Tianhe I-ORG
Airport I-ORG
has O
obtained O
permission O
to O
open O
up O
to O
foreign O
registered O
aircraft O
and O
has O
been O
appointed O
as O
one O
of O
the O
key O
hinge O
of O
air O
transportation O
in O
the O
nation O
. O

The O
third O
bridge O
over O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
Rive I-LOC
has O
also O
started O
construction O
. O

The O
telephone O
capacity O
of O
the O
whole O
city O
has O
now O
already O
reached O
1.8 O
million O
handsets O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
March O
6 O
, O
by O
wire O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
formally O
submitted O
a O
proposal O
to O
establish O
the O
Chongqing B-GPE
directly O
governed O
municipality O
to O
the O
5th O
session O
of O
the O
Eighth O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Chongqing B-GPE
is O
one O
of O
the O
largest O
cities O
in O
China O
with O
a O
long O
history O
of O
more O
than O
3,000 O
years O
. O

In O
China B-GPE
's O
southwestern O
region O
and O
the O
upper O
reaches O
of O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
it O
is O
the O
largest O
municipal O
economic O
center O
and O
an O
important O
communications O
hub O
. O

As O
early O
as O
the O
Period O
from O
the O
Shang O
Dynasty O
to O
the O
Warring O
States O
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
was O
the O
capital O
of O
the O
Ba O
State O
, O
from O
the O
Qin O
Dynasty O
to O
the O
Eastern O
Han O
Dynasty O
it O
became O
Ba B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
in O
the O
Sui O
and O
Tang O
Dynasties O
it O
was O
the O
Yu O
State O
, O
and O
in O
the O
Song O
Dynasty O
became O
Chongqing B-GPE
Fu I-GPE
-LRB- O
and O
up O
to O
now O
has O
a O
history O
of O
more O
than O
800 O
years O
-RRB- O
. O

Chongqing B-GPE
was O
opened O
up O
as O
a O
commerce O
port O
in O
1891 O
, O
and O
was O
formally O
established O
as O
a O
city O
in O
1929 O
. O

After O
the B-EVENT
Japanese I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
broke O
out O
, O
the O
Nationalist O
government O
moved O
westward O
to O
Chongqing B-GPE
in O
1937 O
, O
and O
coastal O
industrial O
enterprises O
also O
successively O
moved O
inward O
. O

It O
was O
the O
" O
support O
capital O
" O
of O
the O
Nationalist O
government O
in O
1940 O
, O
and O
the O
center O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
politics O
, O
economy O
, O
commerce O
and O
trade O
, O
finance O
, O
communications O
, O
culture O
and O
diplomatic O
activities O
at O
that O
time O
. O

In O
the O
initial O
period O
of O
the O
country O
's O
founding O
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
was O
the O
seat O
of O
the B-ORG
Southwestern I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
and O
the O
Southwestern O
Military O
and O
Political O
Committee O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
CCP O
and O
a O
municipality O
directly O
under O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

In O
1954 O
, O
it O
was O
changed O
to O
a O
regional O
level O
city O
under O
Sichuan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
's O
jurisdiction O
. O

From O
1954 O
to O
1958 O
, O
the O
State O
implemented O
a O
separate O
classification O
planning O
system O
for O
it O
. O

In O
the O
mid O
'60s O
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
was O
the O
key O
investment O
district O
of O
third O
- O
line O
construction O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
becoming O
the O
nation O
's O
important O
industrial O
base O
. O

In O
February O
of O
1983 O
, O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
CCP O
and O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
decided O
to O
put O
Chongqing B-GPE
in O
the O
first O
group O
of O
experimental O
cities O
of O
economic O
structural O
reform O
and O
cities O
implementing O
a O
separate O
classification O
planning O
system O
, O
to O
grant O
provincial O
- O
level O
economic O
management O
authority O
, O
and O
to O
open O
it O
up O
as O
a O
foreign O
trade O
port O
. O

Chongqing B-GPE
is O
situated O
in O
the O
southeastern O
region O
of O
the O
Sichuan B-GPE
basin O
, O
being O
208 O
kilometers O
wide O
from O
east O
to O
west O
and O
220 O
kilometers O
long O
from O
north O
to O
south O
. O

Its O
downtown O
is O
situated O
on O
the O
hill O
slopes O
of O
the O
intersection O
of O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
and O
the B-LOC
Jialing I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

The O
municipal O
area O
is O
23,114 O
square O
kilometers O
, O
occupying O
4 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
area O
of O
Sichuan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
within O
which O
the O
downtown O
area O
is O
1,534 O
square O
kilometers O
. O

It O
currently O
has O
jurisdiction O
over O
11 O
districts O
and O
10 O
counties O
-LRB- O
municipalities O
-RRB- O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
1995 O
, O
the O
total O
population O
was O
15.2 O
million O
. O

According O
to O
the O
proposal O
put O
forward O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
after O
setting O
up O
the O
Chongqing B-GPE
directly O
governed O
municipality O
, O
the O
administrative O
regions O
under O
the O
jurisdiction O
of O
Wanxian B-GPE
, O
Fuling B-GPE
and O
the O
Qianjiang O
Region O
will O
be O
put O
under O
the O
jurisdiction O
of O
Chongqing B-GPE
municipality O
. O

The O
total O
area O
will O
reach O
82,000 O
square O
kilometers O
and O
the O
total O
population O
will O
be O
30.02 O
million O
. O

Since O
the O
3rd O
session O
of O
the O
11th O
meeting O
of O
the O
CCP O
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
's O
domestic O
economy O
and O
social O
tasks O
have O
developed O
rapidly O
. O

Gross O
domestic O
output O
values O
reached O
73 O
billion O
yuan O
in O
1995 O
, O
increasing O
by O
4 O
times O
compared O
with O
1978 O
, O
before O
the O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
. O

The O
average O
living O
expenses O
and O
income O
of O
city O
and O
township O
residents O
reached O
4053 O
yuan O
, O
and O
the O
average O
pure O
income O
of O
peasants O
reached O
1554 O
yuan O
. O

The O
total O
industrial O
and O
agricultural O
output O
value O
was O
144 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
among O
which O
the O
former O
was O
120.1 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

Third O
industry O
output O
values O
reached O
24.7 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
accounting O
for O
33 O
% O
of O
the O
gross O
domestic O
output O
value O
. O

Chongqing B-GPE
City I-GPE
currently O
has O
more O
than O
2.1 O
million O
various O
commercial O
organizations O
, O
and O
nearly O
300 O
financial O
institutions O
of O
various O
kinds O
. O

It O
has O
established O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
with O
110 O
countries O
and O
regions O
of O
the O
world O
, O
and O
annual O
import O
and O
export O
foreign O
trade O
volumes O
are O
15 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

It O
has O
currently O
approved O
more O
than O
1500 O
projects O
which O
utilize O
foreign O
capital O
and O
there O
are O
1575 O
three O
- O
capital O
enterprises O
that O
are O
actually O
using O
1.7 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
foreign O
capital O
. O

There O
are O
1575 O
triple O
- O
capital O
enterprises O
. O

The O
three O
railroads O
Chengyu B-FAC
, O
Chuanqing B-FAC
, O
and O
Xiangyu B-FAC
, O
and O
11 O
highways O
meet O
in O
Chongqing B-GPE
. O

The O
Chengyu O
expressway O
has O
been O
completed O
and O
is O
open O
for O
traffic O
. O

Chongqing B-GPE
's O
port O
's O
handling O
capacity O
has O
reached O
630,000 O
tons O
, O
and O
Chongqing B-GPE
's O
airport O
has O
opened O
more O
than O
30 O
domestic O
lines O
and O
has O
charter O
flights O
going O
directly O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Nagoya B-GPE
. O

Boeing B-ORG
747 O
airplanes O
can O
land O
at O
the O
recently O
built O
Jiangbei B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

Chongqing B-GPE
's O
dominance O
of O
qualified O
scientists O
and O
technicians O
is O
relatively O
prominent O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
western O
region O
. O

Currently O
there O
are O
340 O
technological O
research O
institutions O
of O
various O
types O
, O
23 O
universities O
and O
colleges O
, O
and O
more O
than O
350,000 O
qualified O
scientists O
and O
technicians O
of O
various O
types O
. O

If O
the O
proposal O
for O
setting O
up O
the O
Chongqing B-GPE
directly O
governed O
municipality O
is O
passed O
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
will O
become O
the O
fourth O
directly O
governed O
municipality O
successively O
established O
in O
China B-GPE
after O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
and O
Tianjin B-GPE
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
13th O

A O
information O
from O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Trade O
and O
Economic O
Cooperation O
says O
that O
China B-GPE
has O
approved O
establishing O
300,000 O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
so O
far O
. O

Refurbishing O
existing O
enterprises O
by O
making O
use O
of O
foreign O
capital O
is O
the O
main O
form O
of O
utilizing O
foreign O
capital O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
past O
twenty O
years O
, O
by O
founding O
Sino O
- O
foreign O
joint O
ventures O
and O
cooperative O
enterprises O
, O
impetus O
was O
given O
to O
the O
refurbishing O
of O
more O
than O
120,000 O
State O
owned O
and O
collective O
enterprises O
. O

A O
large O
number O
of O
technical O
and O
new O
type O
managerial O
and O
administrative O
talent O
was O
trained O
, O
the O
transformation O
of O
the O
enterprise O
's O
operational O
mechanism O
and O
the O
reorganization O
of O
assets O
were O
accelerated O
and O
a O
lot O
of O
modern O
famous O
brands O
such O
as O
Shanghai B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-ORG
Volkswagen I-ORG
, O
Konka B-ORG
, O
TCL B-ORG
, O
etc. O
were O
formed O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
, O
in O
these O
300,000 O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
the O
State O
owned O
and O
collective O
part O
of O
their O
property O
rights O
accounted O
for O
57 O
percent O
. O

The O
State O
- O
owned O
and O
collective O
part O
of O
this O
mixed O
ownership O
economy O
has O
maintained O
value O
and O
added O
value O
in O
the O
rapid O
development O
of O
the O
mixed O
economy O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
2nd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Liang B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON

In O
1997 O
that O
recently O
passed O
, O
the O
reform O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
State O
owned O
enterprises O
was O
further O
enlarged O
, O
the O
involved O
scope O
of O
reform O
widened O
even O
more O
and O
new O
progress O
was O
made O
in O
some O
important O
fields O
. O

With O
regard O
to O
experimental O
surveys O
of O
the O
modern O
enterprise O
system O
, O
of O
the O
2500 O
experimental O
enterprises O
confirmed O
by O
every O
region O
and O
department O
, O
1989 O
have O
changed O
systems O
to O
be O
companies O
, O
of O
this O
amount O
, O
1080 O
have O
changed O
systems O
to O
be O
multi-share O
holding O
limited O
liability O
companies O
or O
limited O
companies O
. O

In O
these O
experimental O
enterprises O
, O
a O
somewhat O
more O
standard O
limited O
liability O
system O
, O
corporation O
property O
system O
and O
corporation O
administering O
structure O
have O
been O
established O
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
the O
scope O
of O
State O
- O
owned O
enterprise O
reform O
was O
enlarged O
. O

The O
number O
of O
experimental O
cities O
involved O
in O
optimizing O
capital O
structure O
increased O
from O
58 O
to O
111 O
; O
key O
enterprises O
on O
which O
the O
state O
placed O
extra O
emphasis O
increased O
from O
300 O
to O
512 O
and O
experimental O
surveys O
of O
the O
enterprise O
group O
increased O
from O
57 O
to O
120 O
. O

The O
assets O
and O
sales O
incomes O
of O
State O
owned O
enterprises O
participating O
in O
three O
experimental O
surveys O
of O
the O
reform O
accounted O
for O
more O
than O
70 O
percent O
of O
all O
State O
owned O
industries O
. O

By O
listing O
stocks O
, O
actual O
money O
raised O
domestically O
and O
overseas O
by O
enterprises O
last O
year O
reached O
about O
130 O
billion O
yuan O
and O
the O
State O
gave O
capital O
support O
through O
partially O
refunding O
income O
taxes O
to O
enterprises O
that O
undertook O
State O
owned O
enterprise O
reform O
. O

The O
principle O
of O
" O
invigorating O
large O
enterprises O
while O
relaxing O
control O
over O
small O
ones O
" O
has O
been O
strengthened O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
State O
granted O
policies O
favoring O
large O
enterprises O
and O
groups O
in O
fields O
such O
as O
self O
- O
run O
business O
import O
and O
export O
rights O
, O
bank O
loans O
, O
technical O
transformation O
, O
technical O
innovation O
, O
etc O
. O

Now O
, O
among O
the O
512 O
key O
enterprises O
that O
the O
State O
has O
prioritized O
, O
over O
120 O
issue O
and O
list O
stocks O
at O
home O
and O
overseas O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
various O
places O
have O
quickened O
steps O
of O
relaxing O
control O
over O
small O
enterprises O
. O

The O
scope O
of O
restructuring O
small O
enterprises O
in O
some O
areas O
has O
reached O
over O
50 O
percent O
and O
in O
some O
of O
those O
areas O
have O
exceeded O
90 O
percent O
. O

State O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
also O
accelerated O
the O
pace O
of O
mergers O
and O
bankruptcies O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
last O
September O
, O
in O
111 O
experimental O
cities O
, O
389 O
State O
owned O
enterprises O
were O
bankrupted O
and O
ceased O
business O
, O
with O
total O
assets O
of O
14.8 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

623 O
enterprises O
merged O
, O
with O
total O
assets O
of O
49.9 O
billion O
yuan O
and O
altogether O
1.13 O
million O
people O
were O
assigned O
to O
other O
jobs O
by O
merging O
, O
bankruptcy O
and O
payroll O
reductions O
to O
improve O
efficiency O
. O

In O
order O
to O
guarantee O
the O
smooth O
progress O
of O
enterprise O
reforms O
this O
year O
, O
various O
places O
and O
various O
concerned O
parties O
will O
try O
to O
find O
work O
for O
laid O
- O
off O
workers O
by O
all O
possible O
means O
and O
help O
laid O
- O
off O
workers O
be O
re-employed O
through O
measures O
such O
as O
, O
new O
job O
training O
, O
creating O
new O
positions O
, O
etc O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
a O
total O
of O
2.45 O
million O
people O
were O
re-employed O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
21st O

Regarding O
the O
phenomenon O
where O
some O
funds O
from O
inside O
and O
outside O
the O
border O
utilize O
unlawful O
channels O
to O
enter O
China B-GPE
to O
cheat O
on O
profits O
, O
cheat O
on O
arbitrage O
and O
cheat O
on O
exchange O
, O
relevant O
personnel O
in O
charge O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
expressed O
recently O
that O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Department I-ORG
will O
strengthen O
the O
investigation O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
and O
the O
extent O
of O
supervision O
, O
severely O
punish O
unlawful O
capital O
flow O
inside O
and O
outside O
the O
border O
, O
and O
uphold O
the O
stability O
of O
the O
financial O
order O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
, O
under O
the O
circumstances O
where O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
system O
reform O
has O
achieved O
good O
results O
, O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
position O
is O
comparatively O
relaxed O
, O
and O
the O
RMB O
exchange O
rate O
is O
continuously O
stable O
, O
some O
funds O
from O
inside O
and O
outside O
the O
border O
have O
also O
begun O
to O
use O
all O
sorts O
of O
unlawful O
channels O
to O
exit O
and O
enter O
China B-GPE
to O
cheat O
on O
profits O
, O
cheat O
on O
arbitrage O
and O
cheat O
on O
exchange O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Department I-ORG
increased O
the O
extent O
of O
investigations O
and O
starting O
in O
1995 O
, O
successively O
implemented O
checks O
on O
foreign O
exchange O
business O
of O
financial O
institutions O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
and O
national O
financial O
institutions O
. O

During O
checks O
, O
it O
discovered O
that O
some O
corporations O
and O
individuals O
made O
use O
of O
foreign O
trading O
companies O
that O
have O
import O
and O
export O
operation O
rights O
, O
allowing O
them O
to O
perform O
" O
import O
agent O
" O
business O
, O
used O
false O
customs O
documents O
to O
cheat O
on O
exchange O
, O
in O
order O
to O
get O
foreign O
exchange O
capital O
through O
tax O
evasion O
and O
smuggling O
, O
while O
the O
foreign O
trading O
companies O
earned O
agent O
commission O
fees O
without O
any O
cost O
; O
there O
was O
also O
some O
international O
speculative O
capital O
which O
infiltrated O
regular O
items O
to O
get O
remitted O
into O
the O
country O
; O
or O
entered O
the O
domestic O
stock O
market O
for O
speculating O
, O
or O
false O
custom O
documents O
were O
purchased O
to O
purchase O
exchange O
to O
derive O
profit O
from O
the O
exchange O
differences O
within O
Chinese B-NORP
territory O
. O

Relevant O
directors O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
expressed O
that O
henceforth O
, O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
apart O
from O
continuously O
perfecting O
laws O
and O
regulations O
on O
foreign O
exchange O
management O
, O
will O
also O
continue O
to O
increase O
the O
extent O
of O
investigations O
and O
handling O
of O
cases O
violating O
regulations O
and O
violating O
laws O
; O
will O
, O
toward O
relevant O
institutions O
and O
units O
that O
violated O
laws O
and O
violated O
regulations O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
punishment O
, O
strengthen O
supervision O
of O
their O
future O
purchases O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
; O
and O
will O
transfer O
those O
violating O
criminal O
law O
to O
the B-ORG
Public I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
for O
handling O
, O
in O
order O
to O
preserve O
stability O
of O
the O
financial O
order O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
14th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yongjian B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON

Information O
from O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Trade O
and O
Economic O
said O
that O
, O
after O
high O
- O
speed O
development O
in O
previous O
years O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
investment O
attracting O
has O
entered O
an O
adjustment O
period O
. O

Statistic O
figures O
show O
that O
, O
from O
January O
to O
November O
in O
1997 O
, O
the O
number O
and O
contract O
sum O
of O
recently O
approved O
foreign O
investment O
projects O
decreased O
by O
15.39 O
% O
and O
33.52 O
% O
respectively O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
the O
amount O
of O
average O
foreign O
investment O
per O
project O
decreased O
21.33 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
and O
the O
proportion O
of O
industrial O
projects O
in O
recently O
approved O
projects O
also O
decreased O
by O
5.4 O
% O
. O

Since O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
been O
promoting O
attracting O
foreign O
investment O
even O
more O
as O
an O
important O
part O
of O
the O
basic O
national O
policy O
of O
opening O
up O
, O
the O
past O
five O
years O
have O
been O
five O
years O
when O
foreign O
merchants O
' O
investments O
grew O
fastest O
, O
and O
foreign O
investments O
have O
stepped O
into O
the O
majority O
of O
fields O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
national O
economy O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
foreign O
investment O
actually O
utilized O
by O
China B-GPE
has O
been O
increasing O
in O
successive O
years O
, O
creating O
an O
historical O
high O
in O
1997 O
, O
and O
a O
number O
of O
projects O
with O
particularly O
intensified O
technologies O
and O
funds O
have O
appeared O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
since O
1994 O
and O
1995 O
, O
the O
number O
of O
recently O
approved O
foreign O
investment O
projects O
and O
the O
contract O
sum O
has O
been O
continually O
decreasing O
, O
which O
will O
directly O
affect O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
investment O
attraction O
growth O
rate O
in O
the O
period O
to O
come O
. O

Experts O
concerned O
pointed O
out O
that O
, O
after O
high O
- O
speed O
development O
in O
previous O
years O
, O
decelerating O
of O
the O
rate O
of O
China B-GPE
attracting O
foreign O
investment O
was O
normal O
. O

However O
, O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
this O
year O
, O
concerned O
parties O
announced O
that O
, O
for O
projects O
that O
had O
foreign O
invested O
, O
and O
which O
were O
in O
fields O
encouraged O
by O
China B-GPE
such O
as O
the O
new O
, O
high O
technology O
industry O
, O
infrastructure O
, O
etc. O
, O
the O
country O
would O
implement O
certain O
preferential O
taxation O
policies O
. O

According O
to O
estimates O
, O
these O
policies O
would O
attract O
more O
foreign O
companies O
to O
invest O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
5 O
, O
by O
wire O

This O
afternoon O
in O
the O
Great O
Hall O
of O
the O
People O
, O
Li B-PERSON
Wan I-PERSON
, O
the O
Chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
met O
with O
a O
delegation O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
of O
Thailand B-GPE
's O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
led O
by O
Chairman O
General O
Saiyong O
Gepeng O
. O

Li B-PERSON
Wan I-PERSON
, O
representing O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
expressed O
a O
welcome O
to O
the O
delegation O
visiting O
China B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
that O
for O
the O
two O
countries O
China B-GPE
and O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
the O
relations O
between O
the O
legislatures O
are O
amicable O
and O
that O
mutual O
contacts O
are O
also O
very O
frequent O
. O

The O
visit O
of O
Chairman O
Gepeng O
's O
party O
further O
strengthened O
the O
understanding O
and O
friendship O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
' O
legislative O
bodies O
. O

During O
the O
discussion O
about O
the O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
he O
said O
the O
amicable O
and O
cooperative O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
China B-GPE
and O
Thailand B-GPE
in O
recent O
years O
have O
continued O
to O
develop O
smoothly O
, O
and O
the O
two O
countries O
' O
cooperation O
in O
the O
various O
spheres O
of O
government O
, O
economics O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
literature O
and O
the O
arts O
, O
etc. O
has O
netted O
remarkable O
results O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
side O
expressed O
satisfaction O
with O
this O
. O

Li B-PERSON
Wan I-PERSON
also O
briefed O
the O
guests O
about O
China B-GPE
's O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
policies O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
most O
recently O
convened O
Seventh O
Plenary B-EVENT
Session I-EVENT
of O
the O
Thirteenth O
Central O
Committee O
of O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
reaffirmed O
supporting O
the O
policies O
of O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
, O
and O
upheld O
the O
policy O
of O
peaceful O
foreign O
relations O
, O
while O
acting O
independently O
and O
keeping O
the O
initiative O
in O
one O
's O
own O
hands O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
political O
situation O
in O
China B-GPE
was O
a O
stable O
one O
and O
the O
economy O
also O
was O
steadily O
developing O
. O

China B-GPE
looks O
forward O
to O
there O
being O
a O
good O
international O
environment O
, O
and O
wants O
to O
develop O
good O
relations O
with O
the O
various O
countries O
of O
the O
world O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
five O
principles O
of O
peaceful O
coexistence O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Stockholm B-GPE
, O
February O
13th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yaoming B-PERSON
Gu I-PERSON

Longbin B-PERSON
Tang I-PERSON
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
ambassador O
to O
Sweden B-GPE
, O
held O
a O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
buffet O
reception O
for O
local O
Chinese B-GPE
on O
the O
night O
of O
Feb. O
12th O
. O

About O
80 O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
and O
foreign O
citizens O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
origin O
gathered O
together O
happily O
in O
a O
hall O
with O
the O
embassy O
staff O
. O

In O
the O
embassy O
hall O
, O
decorated O
with O
lanterns O
and O
colored O
streamers O
, O
the O
hosts O
and O
guests O
were O
toasting O
together O
and O
wishing O
each O
other O
a O
happy O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
and O
that O
everything O
may O
go O
smoothly O
. O

In O
his O
toast O
speech O
, O
ambassador O
Longbin B-PERSON
Tang I-PERSON
reviewed O
the O
stably O
developing O
political O
and O
economic O
situations O
in O
China B-GPE
last O
year O
, O
and O
extended O
gratitude O
to O
the O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
foreign O
citizens O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
origin O
for O
their O
warm O
support O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
construction O
undertaking O
, O
and O
for O
contributions O
made O
to O
developing O
friendship O
between O
the O
people O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
Sweden B-GPE
. O

During O
the B-EVENT
Chinese I-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
embassy O
will O
also O
hold O
a O
movie O
reception O
for O
local O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
March O
19th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jianmin B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

China B-GPE
's O
construction O
materials O
industry O
regards O
strengthening O
foreign O
co-operation O
as O
an O
important O
measure O
of O
accelerating O
development O
, O
and O
areas O
utilizing O
foreign O
capital O
rapidly O
expand O
. O

Currently O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
foreign O
capital O
attracted O
by O
the O
whole O
industry O
has O
reached O
5 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

One O
of O
the O
National O
Construction O
Material O
Bureau O
's O
officials O
in O
charge O
revealed O
today O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
reporters O
that O
, O
currently O
a O
large O
number O
of O
cement O
project O
items O
such O
as O
Tongling B-GPE
in O
Anhui B-GPE
, O
Xiangxiang B-GPE
in O
Hunan B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
which O
use O
loans O
from O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
were O
consecutively O
put O
into O
production O
. O

The O
areas O
of O
foreign O
merchant O
investment O
have O
rapidly O
developed O
new O
types O
of O
construction O
materials O
, O
new O
high O
technology O
and O
deep O
processing O
of O
construction O
materials O
, O
etc O
. O

A O
high O
- O
class O
sanitation O
ceramic O
technology O
reconstruction O
project O
using O
a O
100 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollar O
preferential O
export O
credit O
loan O
from O
Italy B-GPE
is O
currently O
achieving O
active O
development O
in O
places O
such O
as O
Shanxi B-GPE
, O
Shandong B-GPE
, O
Guangdong B-GPE
, O
Jiling B-GPE
and O
Hunan B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

Recently O
, O
mutual O
co-operation O
agreements O
signed O
by O
China B-GPE
's O
Construction O
Material O
industry O
and O
government O
ministries O
of O
countries O
such O
as O
Holland B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
, O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
Greece B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
Denmark B-GPE
, O
etc. O
and O
multinational O
companies O
, O
and O
foreign O
co-operation O
partners O
have O
had O
a O
dramatic O
increase O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
amount O
of O
earnings O
in O
hard O
currency O
from O
exports O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
construction O
material O
products O
exceeded O
2.1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
12 O
million O
tons O
of O
cement O
were O
exported O
, O
increasing O
46 O
% O
over O
last O
year O
, O
creating O
history O
's O
best O
record O
. O

Additionally O
, O
China B-GPE
, O
in O
recent O
years O
also O
introduced O
a O
production O
line O
of O
pre-separating O
kilns O
, O
constructed O
large O
scale O
modernized O
cement O
corporations O
such O
as O
Jidong B-GPE
, O
Ningguo B-GPE
, O
Huaihai B-GPE
, O
Liuzhou B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
has O
recently O
increased O
annual O
production O
capability O
of O
22 O
million O
tons O
of O
cement O
. O

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End O
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This O
paper O
, O
Washington B-GPE
, O
February O
, O
13th O
, O
by O
wire O
Reporter O
Qixin B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
reporting O
: O

Before O
the O
traditional O
festival O
of O
the B-EVENT
Chinese I-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
Qizhen B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
ambassador O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
gave O
a O
video O
- O
recorded O
speech O
to O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
wishing O
them O
a O
happy O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

In O
his O
speech O
, O
Ambassador O
Zhu O
presented O
to O
the O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
that O
, O
during O
the O
past O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
maintained O
the O
policy O
of O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
, O
and O
adhered O
to O
the O
socialist O
road O
, O
having O
made O
new O
achievements O
in O
the O
economy O
and O
has O
further O
enhanced O
the O
political O
stability O
and O
the O
social O
stability O
of O
the O
whole O
country O
. O

When O
talking O
about O
China B-GPE
's O
independent O
, O
autonomous O
foreign O
policy O
of O
peace O
and O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Ambassador O
Zhu O
said O
, O
in O
the O
past O
year O
, O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
relations O
have O
gradually O
recovered O
and O
improved O
. O

The O
two O
countries O
share O
common O
or O
similar O
opinions O
on O
some O
international O
issues O
. O

However O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
's O
sanctions O
toward O
China B-GPE
to O
date O
still O
have O
not O
been O
totally O
lifted O
, O
and O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
relations O
have O
still O
not O
fully O
returned O
to O
normal O
. O

He O
said O
that O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
maintaining O
friendship O
conforms O
to O
the O
two O
countries O
' O
people O
's O
interests O
and O
also O
benefits O
the O
peace O
and O
stability O
of O
the B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
region O
and O
even O
the O
world O
. O

The O
so O
- O
called O
sanctions O
on O
China B-GPE
imposed O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
should O
be O
lifted O
as O
early O
as O
possible O
, O
and O
a O
normal O
contacts O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
should O
be O
resumed O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

Relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
should O
develop O
healthily O
by O
strictly O
abiding O
by O
principles O
specified O
in O
the O
three O
joint O
communiques O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Qizhen B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
are O
full O
of O
confidence O
in O
following O
along O
the O
road O
they O
chose O
, O
and O
steadily O
marching O
forward O
, O
gradually O
realizing O
the O
already O
determined O
second O
and O
third O
development O
strategic O
objectives O
, O
and O
striving O
to O
realize O
the O
peaceful O
unity O
of O
the O
motherland O
as O
early O
as O
possible O
. O

He O
hoped O
that O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
make O
more O
aspiring O
efforts O
in O
accelerating O
economic O
development O
and O
unity O
of O
the O
country O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
April O
18th O
, O
by O
reporters O
Xiaohui B-PERSON
Ju I-PERSON
and O
Meisi B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON

China B-GPE
's O
economic O
and O
trade O
co-operation O
network O
was O
formally O
launched O
today O
in O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
to O
collectively O
introduce O
economic O
and O
trade O
merchant O
inviting O
projects O
from O
various O
regions O
of O
China B-GPE
to O
locals O
and O
foreigners O
. O

This O
information O
website O
that O
was O
organized O
and O
developed O
by O
the O
China O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
Co-operation O
Information O
Network O
Center O
, O
organized O
and O
collected O
economic O
and O
trade O
information O
and O
foreign O
co-operation O
projects O
sanctioned O
from O
various O
Chinese B-NORP
provinces O
and O
cities O
, O
currently O
has O
stored O
nearly O
10,000 O
items O
of O
foreign O
co-operation O
projects O
from O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
regions O
. O

Domestic O
and O
foreign O
merchants O
can O
query O
via O
the O
internet O
, O
search O
for O
project O
co-operation O
intention O
, O
and O
accept O
commissions O
from O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
merchants O
to O
provide O
investment O
consulting O
services O
, O
mutual O
transmission O
of O
project O
information O
, O
and O
promote O
co-operation O
project O
implementation O
. O

The O
China O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
Co-operation O
Information O
Network O
Center O
receives O
leadership O
from O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
and O
is O
jointly O
organized O
and O
built O
by O
economic O
co-ordination O
departments O
of O
some O
Chinese B-NORP
provincial O
and O
municipal O
governments O
. O

At O
the O
annual O
Spring B-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Autumn I-EVENT
China I-EVENT
Export I-EVENT
Commodity I-EVENT
Trading I-EVENT
Fair I-EVENT
, O
the B-ORG
Network I-ORG
Center I-ORG
also O
regularly O
holds O
merchant O
invitation O
meetings O
, O
taking O
advantage O
of O
the O
opportunity O
of O
traveling O
merchants O
from O
various O
countries O
gathering O
for O
the B-EVENT
Guangzhou I-EVENT
Fair I-EVENT
, O
to O
organize O
and O
launch O
economy O
and O
trade O
co-operation O
project O
talks O
. O

Currently O
, O
this O
type O
of O
economic O
and O
trade O
co-operation O
information O
announcement O
meeting O
has O
been O
held O
twice O
already O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
, O
Jan. O
15th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Pei B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

The O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
National I-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
Binggang B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
, O
said O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
in O
a O
seminar O
held O
in O
Chongqing B-GPE
, O
that O
not O
only O
would O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
National I-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
like O
to O
cooperate O
with O
foreign O
companies O
in O
oil O
exploration O
and O
development O
, O
it O
would O
also O
like O
to O
implement O
broad O
international O
cooperation O
with O
foreign O
companies O
in O
downstream O
product O
utilization O
projects O
for O
petroleum O
and O
natural O
gas O
. O

Binggang B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
said O
that O
, O
in O
1993 O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
issued O
" O
Rules O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
for O
Foreign O
Cooperation O
in O
Land O
- O
based O
Oil O
Exploration O
" O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
new O
sections O
and O
chapters O
on O
land O
- O
based O
foreign O
cooperation O
in O
petroleum O
and O
natural O
gas O
have O
begun O
, O
the O
range O
of O
foreign O
cooperation O
in O
petroleum O
and O
natural O
gas O
was O
from O
south O
to O
north O
and O
expanded O
rapidly O
. O

More O
than O
10 O
old O
oil O
regions O
such O
as O
the B-LOC
Daqing I-LOC
Oil I-LOC
Field I-LOC
, O
the B-LOC
Shengli I-LOC
Oil I-LOC
Field I-LOC
and O
the B-LOC
Liaohe I-LOC
Oil I-LOC
Field I-LOC
, O
etc. O
have O
carved O
out O
parts O
of O
their O
areas O
into O
zones O
of O
foreign O
cooperation O
in O
order O
to O
increase O
recovery O
ratios O
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
three O
land O
- O
based O
foreign O
invitationals O
have O
been O
held O
, O
and O
nearly O
40 O
contracts O
were O
signed O
with O
40 O
companies O
from O
14 O
countries O
around O
the O
world O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
natural O
gas O
companies O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
and O
Chongqi B-GPE
regions O
have O
respectively O
signed O
with O
US B-GPE
companies O
such O
as O
Texaco B-ORG
, O
Enron B-ORG
, O
Mobil B-ORG
, O
etc. O
for O
risk O
exploration O
contracts O
in O
the O
Ya'an B-GPE
and O
Leshan B-GPE
areas O
; O
contracts O
for O
improving O
recovery O
ratios O
in O
the O
central O
north O
of O
Sichuan B-GPE
, O
and O
feasibility O
joint O
research O
agreements O
on O
natural O
gas O
up O
and O
downstream O
integrated O
projects O
in O
the O
area O
of O
Wenhuangduo B-GPE
in O
east O
Sichuan B-GPE
. O

Binggang B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
said O
that O
, O
cooperating O
with O
the O
outside O
to O
explore O
and O
develop O
petroleum O
and O
natural O
gas O
resources O
is O
an O
important O
strategic O
decision O
for O
energy O
, O
and O
was O
a O
correct O
choice O
that O
was O
made O
after O
fully O
considering O
the O
national O
situation O
. O

In O
order O
to O
expand O
cooperation O
with O
the O
outside O
and O
attract O
foreign O
capital O
, O
a O
series O
of O
regulations O
, O
rules O
and O
corresponding O
preferential O
policies O
had O
been O
made O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
state O
taxation O
department O
, O
in O
accordance O
with O
international O
practice O
and O
by O
drawing O
on O
the O
experiences O
of O
some O
of O
the O
main O
oil O
producing O
countries O
in O
the O
world O
, O
was O
continuously O
revising O
and O
improving O
the O
policies O
, O
laws O
and O
regulations O
on O
the O
taxation O
of O
cooperation O
with O
the O
outside O
in O
exploring O
and O
developing O
petroleum O
, O
initially O
framing O
a O
tax O
system O
suite O
for O
the O
cooperation O
with O
the O
outside O
on O
exploring O
and O
developing O
petroleum O
and O
natural O
gas O
, O
which O
exerted O
important O
roles O
in O
attracting O
foreign O
merchant O
's O
investment O
. O

Binggang B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
expressed O
that O
, O
China B-GPE
would O
continue O
to O
expand O
the O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
and O
accelerate O
the O
pace O
of O
cooperation O
with O
the O
outside O
. O

By O
further O
increasing O
cooperation O
with O
overseas O
, O
and O
actively O
introducing O
foreign O
capital O
, O
technology O
and O
management O
experience O
, O
it O
accelerated O
the O
development O
and O
utilization O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
limited O
oil O
and O
natural O
gas O
resources O
in O
order O
to O
make O
it O
meet O
the O
developing O
needs O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
national O
economy O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
15th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yongjian B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON

China B-GPE
's O
import O
and O
export O
trade O
has O
been O
growing O
for O
15 O
years O
in O
a O
row O
, O
and O
is O
beginning O
to O
become O
one O
of O
the O
big O
countries O
of O
the O
world O
's O
trade O
, O
in O
which O
the O
flourishing O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
have O
been O
playing O
an O
important O
role O
. O

Since O
the O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
is O
developing O
rapidly O
, O
the O
amount O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
was O
up O
from O
20.6 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
1978 O
to O
325 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
1997 O
. O

Since O
1983 O
, O
import O
and O
export O
trade O
has O
been O
growing O
constantly O
and O
the O
momentum O
has O
not O
changed O
as O
of O
now O
. O

In O
the O
past O
five O
years O
, O
the O
proportion O
accounted O
for O
by O
imports O
and O
exports O
of O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
has O
been O
rapidly O
increasing O
, O
which O
has O
promoted O
the O
development O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
import O
and O
export O
trade O
. O

In O
1996 O
, O
imports O
and O
exports O
of O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
amounted O
to O
137.1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
3.13 O
times O
that O
of O
the O
1992 O
with O
an O
average O
annual O
growth O
rate O
of O
33.05 O
% O
. O

The O
proportion O
accounting O
for O
total O
national O
imports O
and O
exports O
is O
up O
from O
26.43 O
% O
in O
1992 O
to O
47.3 O
% O
. O

In O
the O
recently O
past O
1997 O
, O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
import O
and O
export O
trade O
, O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
and O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
advanced O
together O
, O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
continue O
to O
take O
the O
leading O
position O
, O
whereas O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
are O
still O
playing O
an O
important O
role O
. O

The O
intervention O
of O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
has O
increased O
the O
international O
competitiveness O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
import O
and O
export O
products O
, O
and O
also O
widened O
trade O
channels O
. O

Increasing O
the O
export O
of O
mechanical O
and O
electrical O
products O
is O
one O
of O
the O
strategic O
goals O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
, O
to O
which O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
that O
were O
established O
in O
China B-GPE
have O
made O
great O
contributions O
. O

In O
1996 O
, O
among O
products O
exported O
by O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
industrial O
finished O
products O
accounted O
for O
95.7 O
% O
, O
of O
which O
the O
value O
of O
mechanical O
and O
electrical O
products O
accounted O
for O
nearly O
56 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
value O
of O
exported O
mechanical O
and O
electrical O
products O
nationwide O
. O

The O
proportion O
had O
another O
increase O
in O
1997 O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
21 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporters O
Yun B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
Jianming O
Ding O
-RRB- O

These O
reporters O
learned O
from O
the O
Minsheng O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
that O
, O
in O
the O
two O
years O
since O
the O
establishment O
of O
the O
Minsheng O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
business O
has O
developed O
rapidly O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
Minsheng O
Bank O
's O
total O
scale O
of O
assets O
has O
exceeded O
20 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increased O
10 O
times O
compared O
with O
when O
it O
opened O
for O
business O
. O

The O
Minsheng O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
was O
founded O
on O
January O
12 O
, O
1996 O
, O
and O
approved O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
China B-GPE
's O
first O
national O
joint O
- O
stock O
commercial O
bank O
mainly O
invested O
through O
shares O
bought O
by O
enterprises O
run O
by O
private O
citizens O
. O

It O
has O
characteristics O
of O
clear O
property O
rights O
and O
a O
flexible O
operation O
. O

It O
emphasizes O
providing O
financial O
services O
and O
support O
for O
privately O
run O
enterprises O
, O
scaled O
township O
enterprises O
, O
" O
three O
capital O
" O
enterprises O
and O
new O
high O
technology O
industries O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
it O
also O
provides O
financing O
services O
for O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
size O
State O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
half O
of O
the O
Minsheng O
Bank O
's O
loans O
of O
all O
kinds O
are O
invested O
to O
the O
non-State-owned O
economic O
sectors O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
Minsheng O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
has O
established O
agent O
bank O
relations O
with O
170 O
overseas O
commercial O
banks O
, O
and O
had O
good O
results O
in O
making O
profits O
continuously O
in O
its O
two O
years O
of O
business O
, O
and O
has O
preliminarily O
established O
a O
good O
social O
image O
domestically O
and O
overseas O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Abidjan B-GPE
, O
January O
18th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Daocheng B-PERSON
Linghu I-PERSON

Ivory B-GPE
Coast I-GPE
's O
Economy O
and O
Finance O
Minister O
Engelan O
said O
here O
on O
the O
17th O
that O
, O
the O
economies O
of O
each O
member O
country O
of O
the O
West O
Africa O
Economic O
and O
Currency O
Union O
obviously O
recovered O
growth O
, O
and O
main O
economic O
composition O
showed O
good O
conditions O
. O

Engelan B-PERSON
said O
at O
the O
economy O
figures O
colloquium O
, O
organized O
by O
the O
France B-GPE
- O
Ivory O
Coast O
Merchant O
Club O
, O
that O
the O
economic O
growth O
rate O
of O
each O
member O
state O
of O
the O
West O
Africa O
Economic O
and O
Currency O
Union O
has O
already O
recovered O
5.9 O
% O
in O
1996 O
, O
increased O
to O
6.3 O
% O
in O
1997 O
, O
while O
this O
growth O
rate O
in O
1994 O
was O
only O
2.6 O
% O
. O

He O
said O
, O
in O
recent O
years O
each O
West O
African O
nation O
has O
also O
greatly O
improved O
import O
and O
export O
deficits O
and O
the O
public O
investment O
situation O
, O
drastically O
increasing O
trade O
surpluses O
; O
at O
the O
same O
time O
significantly O
reducing O
budget O
deficits O
to O
only O
1.3 O
% O
of O
each O
country O
's O
gross O
domestic O
product O
. O

When O
talking O
about O
the O
effects O
on O
the O
African O
Franc O
-LRB- O
CFA O
Franc O
-RRB- O
by O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
's O
prepared O
implementation O
of O
a O
European B-NORP
common O
currency O
system O
, O
Engelan B-PERSON
expressed O
that O
, O
people O
do O
not O
need O
to O
worry O
for O
the O
CFA O
Franc O
's O
future O
. O

He O
said O
, O
because O
the O
economic O
growth O
of O
each O
country O
of O
the O
West O
Africa O
Economic O
and O
Currency O
Union O
has O
already O
obviously O
recovered O
in O
the O
short O
term O
, O
it O
is O
impossible O
for O
the O
CFA O
Franc O
to O
drastically O
depreciate O
like O
the O
50 O
% O
depreciation O
of O
January O
1994 O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
January O
21 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporters O
Jianchang B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
and O
Hongbo B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
latest O
statistical O
data O
announced O
here O
indicates O
that O
Taiwanese B-NORP
merchants O
who O
invest O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
achieved O
good O
operating O
results O
in O
1997 O
. O

Of O
the O
more O
than O
420 O
Taiwanese B-NORP
- O
capital O
corporations O
that O
started O
operation O
last O
year O
, O
for O
the O
period O
from O
January O
to O
November O
, O
sales O
revenues O
reached O
6.7 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
, O
with O
corporation O
profits O
of O
200 O
million O
yuan O
RMB O
and O
exports O
of O
150 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
by O
directors O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
government O
's O
Taiwanese B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
up O
to O
the O
end O
of O
1997 O
, O
the O
total O
number O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
capital O
corporations O
Tianjin B-GPE
approved O
to O
establish O
has O
reached O
1271 O
, O
the O
agreed O
investment O
value O
is O
nearly O
2.285 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
the O
agreed O
Taiwanese B-NORP
capital O
is O
1.85 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

This O
director O
said O
, O
in O
the O
period O
from O
1996 O
to O
1997 O
, O
three O
Tianjin B-GPE
Taiwanese B-NORP
capital O
corporations O
, O
namely O
Dingyi B-ORG
Foods I-ORG
, O
Fujin B-ORG
Carpentry I-ORG
, O
and O
Xinbaotianyang B-ORG
were O
listed O
of O
corporations O
in O
the O
selection O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
largest O
500 O
three O
- O
capital O
corporations O
. O

Among O
these O
, O
the B-ORG
Dingxin I-ORG
International I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
famous O
in O
China B-GPE
for O
producing O
" O
Chef O
Kang O
" O
instant O
noodles O
, O
had O
1997 O
operating O
revenues O
reaching O
over O
5 O
billion O
RMB O
. O

Fujin B-ORG
Carpentry I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
which O
started O
in O
the O
wood O
processing O
industry O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
has O
successively O
implemented O
graft O
reform O
of O
more O
than O
20 O
state O
- O
owned O
corporations O
in O
the O
motherland O
mainland O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
charting O
a O
route O
of O
expanding O
inexpensively O
and O
developing O
rapidly O
, O
becoming O
the O
" O
Fujin O
phenomenon O
" O
widely O
commended O
in O
the O
economic O
arena O
. O

Director O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
Taiwanese B-ORG
Affair I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
Gengxin B-PERSON
Qu I-PERSON
said O
, O
although O
there O
was O
a O
slowing O
down O
in O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
merchants O
' O
investments O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
due O
to O
the O
hindrance O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
authorities O
last O
year O
, O
resulted O
in O
only O
94 O
recently O
approved O
Taiwanese B-NORP
capital O
corporations O
and O
the O
total O
agreed O
investment O
value O
reaching O
250 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
which O
were O
both O
lower O
than O
that O
achieved O
in O
the O
previous O
year O
, O
but O
the O
quality O
and O
technological O
standards O
of O
investments O
both O
have O
further O
improvements O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
average O
scale O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
capital O
corporations O
investing O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
has O
already O
reached O
25 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
high O
- O
tech O
corporations O
increased O
significantly O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
the O
motherland O
's O
political O
and O
economic O
situation O
has O
stabilized O
, O
and O
the O
investment O
environment O
has O
further O
improved O
and O
the O
vast O
market O
still O
possesses O
tremendous O
attraction O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
merchants O
. O

He O
said O
, O
last O
year O
Tianjin B-GPE
City I-GPE
adopted O
a O
series O
of O
measures O
to O
improve O
the O
investment O
environment O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
merchants O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
People O
's O
Standing O
Committee O
implemented O
checks O
on O
the O
implementation O
situation O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
first O
local O
Taiwanese B-NORP
- O
related O
regulation O
, O
" O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
Methods O
of O
Implementing O
the O
People O
's O
Republic O
of O
China O
Taiwanese O
Compatriots O
Investment O
Protection O
Law O
" O
, O
promoting O
the O
fulfillment O
of O
regulations O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
the O
rights O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
compatriots O
' O
investing O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
enjoying O
preferential O
policies O
and O
treatment O
of O
the O
city O
's O
people O
, O
and O
the O
government O
's O
protection O
measures O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
- O
capital O
corporations O
, O
etc O
. O

A O
Taiwanese B-NORP
merchant O
investment O
district O
has O
been O
established O
within O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
Economic O
and O
Technology O
Development O
District O
, O
providing O
conveniences O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
merchants O
investing O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
such O
as O
more O
preferential O
conditions O
and O
more O
circumspect O
service O
. O

Tianjin B-GPE
has O
established O
a O
Director O
of O
the B-ORG
Taiwanese I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Office I-ORG
reception O
day O
system O
, O
in O
time O
handling O
the O
difficulties O
in O
Taiwanese B-NORP
capital O
corporate O
operations O
. O

These O
measures O
increase O
the O
attractiveness O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
to O
Taiwanese B-NORP
merchants O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
February O
13th O

According O
to O
what O
has O
been O
shown O
by O
a O
public O
opinion O
poll O
published O
in O
France B-GPE
's O
" O
Politics B-ORG
Weekly I-ORG
" O
today O
, O
56 O
% O
of O
French B-NORP
people O
support O
immediately O
stopping O
the B-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
and O
starting O
negotiations O
to O
try O
for O
the O
peaceful O
settlement O
of O
the B-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT
Crisis I-EVENT
. O

Demin O
Li B-ORG

On O
December O
26th O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
" O
Hubei O
Daily O
" O
released O
a O
group O
of O
articles O
, O
naming O
and O
criticizing O
a O
comrade O
at O
a O
village O
broadcasting O
station O
for O
fabricating O
a O
news O
release O
, O
" O
Guofu B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
hits O
a O
roadblock O
" O
. O

It O
also O
released O
an O
editorial O
article O
pointing O
out O
that O
sticking O
to O
principles O
of O
authenticity O
in O
news O
reporting O
is O
an O
excellent O
tradition O
in O
Party B-ORG
journalism O
. O

Similar O
false O
and O
partially O
false O
news O
items O
have O
been O
seen O
not O
only O
in O
the O
" O
Hubei O
Daily O
" O
, O
but O
also O
other O
newspapers O
, O
TV O
and O
radio O
have O
had O
such O
news O
. O

Although O
false O
news O
is O
rare O
, O
the O
influence O
is O
extremely O
bad O
. O

If O
there O
is O
one O
false O
piece O
of O
news O
out O
of O
100 O
pieces O
, O
readers O
will O
suspect O
the O
other O
99 O
pieces O
. O

The B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
is O
a O
party O
that O
maintains O
the O
principle O
of O
being O
practical O
and O
realistic O
. O

Party O
journalism O
should O
also O
follow O
the O
principle O
of O
being O
practical O
and O
realistic O
. O

Regardless O
of O
whether O
you O
are O
a O
professional O
journalist O
or O
an O
amateur O
, O
regardless O
of O
whether O
reporting O
good O
news O
or O
reporting O
bad O
news O
, O
all O
of O
it O
needs O
to O
be O
true O
. O

There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
reasons O
for O
causing O
news O
to O
be O
inconsistent O
with O
facts O
, O
most O
are O
subjective O
reasons O
. O

The O
" O
Hubei O
Daily O
" O
published O
that O
comrade O
's O
self O
- O
criticism O
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
In O
order O
to O
get O
a O
good O
appraisal O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
I O
changed O
the O
time O
and O
place O
of O
incidents O
which O
happened O
or O
I O
had O
witnessed O
in O
the O
past O
, O
and O
fudged O
such O
scenarios O
as O
' O
the O
director O
general O
of O
revenue O
insists O
on O
giving O
Guofu B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
a O
reward O
of O
50 O
yuan O
' O
and O
' O
Guofu B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
's O
child O
was O
ill O
and O
needed O
money O
urgently O
' O
, O
etc O
. O
" O

His O
desire O
for O
being O
appraised O
well O
is O
understandable O
, O
but O
should O
have O
taken O
the O
right O
road O
. O

Moreover O
, O
press O
organizations O
should O
strictly O
check O
, O
and O
especially O
look O
out O
for O
those O
" O
related O
articles O
" O
. O

So O
, O
to O
punish O
false O
news O
, O
some O
practical O
measures O
must O
be O
taken O
, O
exposing O
it O
in O
the O
papers O
is O
very O
effective O
. O

False O
news O
can O
fool O
readers O
for O
a O
period O
of O
time O
, O
but O
eventually O
the O
writers O
fool O
themselves O
. O

Xinhua O
News O
agency O
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
April O
17th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Tong B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON

China B-GPE
's O
Railway B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
will O
use O
the O
railway O
project O
World B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
loan O
to O
build O
a O
railway O
specific O
communication O
network O
to O
link O
the O
whole O
country O
. O

After O
aggressive O
competition O
, O
the B-ORG
Zhongyi I-ORG
International I-ORG
Bidding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
won O
the O
bid O
, O
and O
will O
together O
with O
the O
China O
Electrical O
Import O
and O
Export O
Affiliation O
Company O
, O
provide O
the B-ORG
Railway I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
with O
a O
total O
volume O
of O
220,000 O
lines O
of O
program O
controlled O
switch O
equipment O
, O
with O
a O
total O
contract O
value O
of O
close O
to O
20 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Railway B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
personnel O
presented O
that O
, O
this O
network O
construction O
is O
a O
part O
of O
the O
national O
railway O
backbone O
telecommunication O
reform O
project O
. O

After O
it O
is O
built O
and O
put O
into O
service O
, O
it O
will O
benefit O
passengers O
and O
goods O
owners O
from O
all O
over O
China B-GPE
, O
including O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Macao B-GPE
regions O
, O
to O
check O
the O
situation O
of O
railway O
operations O
via O
websites O
, O
to O
reserve O
passenger O
tickets O
or O
goods O
allocation O
in O
advance O
, O
and O
to O
track O
departure O
and O
arrival O
locations O
of O
goods O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
in O
the O
area O
of O
infrastructure O
construction O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
begun O
to O
utilize O
loans O
from O
international O
financial O
organizations O
to O
implement O
international O
competitive O
bidding O
procurement O
. O

This O
procurement O
was O
implemented O
following O
international O
conventions O
, O
finally O
determining O
that O
the O
program O
controlled O
switch O
products O
of O
Shanghai B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
, O
represented O
by O
the O
China O
Electrical O
Import O
and O
Export O
Affiliation O
Company O
, O
has O
won O
the O
bid O
. O

This O
was O
also O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
orders O
won O
by O
China B-GPE
's O
domestically O
manufactured O
program O
controlled O
switching O
products O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
the O
contract O
parties O
already O
held O
the O
signature O
ceremony O
yesterday O
at O
Beijing B-GPE
's O
Diaoyutai B-FAC
State I-FAC
Hotel I-FAC
. O

All O
the O
equipment O
will O
be O
completely O
manufactured O
and O
installed O
within O
this O
year O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
April O
3rd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jierong O
Zhou B-PERSON

Recently O
, O
HSBC B-ORG
has O
moved O
its O
Shanghai B-GPE
branch O
to O
the B-FAC
China I-FAC
Shipping I-FAC
Mansion I-FAC
in O
the O
Pudong O
Lujiazui O
financial O
trading O
district O
, O
becoming O
the O
third O
foreign O
capital O
bank O
to O
be O
approved O
to O
operate O
RMB O
business O
and O
shift O
to O
Pudong B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
moment O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
already O
has O
8 O
foreign O
capital O
banks O
approved O
to O
operate O
RMB O
business O
. O

They O
are O
the O
US B-GPE
's O
Citibank B-ORG
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
HSBC B-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Tokyo B-ORG
Mitsubishi I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Industrial B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
the O
Shanghai O
Branch O
of O
the O
Standard O
and O
Chartered O
Bank O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
BNP B-ORG
Paris I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
the O
Shanghai O
Branch O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Dai B-ORG
- I-ORG
Ichi I-ORG
Kangyo I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
the O
Shanghai O
Branch O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Sanwa B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

According O
to O
regulations O
, O
these O
8 O
banks O
will O
all O
move O
to O
Pudong B-GPE
soon O
. O

After O
the O
policy O
was O
formally O
announced O
for O
the O
Pudong O
Lujiazui O
Financial O
Trade O
District O
to O
allow O
foreign O
capital O
banks O
to O
operate O
RMB O
business O
, O
more O
than O
40 O
foreign O
capital O
banks O
and O
financial O
institutions O
have O
submitted O
applications O
to O
establish O
branches O
in O
Pudong B-GPE
. O

When O
selecting O
locations O
in O
Lujiazui B-LOC
, O
some O
foreign O
financial O
institutions O
do O
not O
mind O
the O
real O
estate O
prices O
, O
but O
focus O
more O
on O
whether O
the O
class O
of O
the O
building O
is O
compatible O
with O
the O
standing O
of O
the O
company O
. O

The B-ORG
Franklin I-ORG
Templeton I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
whose O
headquarters O
are O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
USA B-GPE
, O
and O
which O
has O
registered O
capital O
of O
130 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
all O
around O
the O
world O
, O
decided O
to O
establish O
its O
local O
China B-GPE
headquarters O
in O
Pudong B-GPE
. O

The O
president O
of O
the O
company O
and O
the O
Asian O
regional O
president O
personally O
surveyed O
Pudong B-GPE
and O
decided O
to O
choose O
office O
locations O
in O
the B-FAC
Shanghai I-FAC
Securities I-FAC
Building I-FAC
, O
which O
has O
a O
floor O
rate O
of O
more O
than O
2700 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
per O
square O
meter O
. O

Now O
, O
the B-ORG
Templeton I-ORG
Company I-ORG
has O
formally O
signed O
a O
contract O
, O
and O
bought O
the O
floor O
area O
of O
the O
entire O
18th O
floor O
of O
the B-FAC
Securities I-FAC
Building I-FAC
. O

Currently O
, O
foreign O
- O
capital O
banks O
and O
financial O
institutions O
such O
as O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
HSBC B-ORG
, O
the O
Shanghai O
Branch O
of O
the B-ORG
Japan I-ORG
Industrial I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Holland I-ORG
Co-operation I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
Shanghai O
Branch O
of O
the B-ORG
Belgium I-ORG
Credit I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
etc. O
, O
have O
successively O
settled O
down O
in O
the B-LOC
Lujiazui I-LOC
Financial I-LOC
Trading I-LOC
District I-LOC
. O

Soon O
, O
a O
large O
number O
of O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
financial O
institutions O
, O
and O
large O
companies O
will O
also O
come O
, O
one O
after O
another O
, O
to O
settle O
in O
. O

Together O
with O
the O
financial O
street O
which O
has O
already O
formed O
in O
the O
Waitan O
district O
, O
a O
Shanghai B-GPE
central O
commercial O
district O
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
forming O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
by O
reporter O
Xuejie B-PERSON
Man I-PERSON
and O
correspondent O
Baoli B-PERSON
Qin I-PERSON

Asia B-GPE
's O
largest O
fluorine O
- O
free O
coolant O
manufacturing O
base O
- O
GreenKel O
Coolant O
-LRB- O
China B-GPE
-RRB- O
Limited O
Company O
completed O
construction O
and O
went O
into O
production O
recently O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
Development B-LOC
District I-LOC
. O

With O
headquarters O
established O
in O
Canada B-GPE
, O
GreenKel B-ORG
is O
a O
large O
- O
scale O
multi-national O
group O
company O
manufacturing O
and O
selling O
fluorine O
- O
free O
coolant O
. O

GreenKel B-ORG
Coolant O
-LRB- O
China B-GPE
-RRB- O
Limited O
Company O
is O
a O
joint O
- O
venture O
corporation O
jointly O
built O
by O
the O
GreenKel O
Group O
's O
Northern O
American O
Company O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
Tianjin B-ORG
Development I-ORG
District I-ORG
's O
head O
office O
and O
China B-GPE
's O
Nanfang O
Securities O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
with O
a O
total O
investment O
value O
of O
50 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
among O
which O
the O
foreign O
investment O
value O
is O
41.85 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
company O
occupies O
70,000 O
square O
meters O
, O
and O
introduced O
a O
complete O
set O
of O
European B-NORP
and O
American B-NORP
advanced O
production O
line O
and O
testing O
equipment O
, O
to O
produce O
GreenKel B-ORG
's O
new O
series O
of O
fluorine O
- O
free O
coolants O
. O

The O
currently O
completed O
first O
phase O
project O
annual O
production O
volume O
that O
could O
reach O
10,000 O
tons O
, O
completely O
exported O
for O
selling O
overseas O
, O
with O
annual O
production O
values O
reaching O
200 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
is O
the O
fluorine O
- O
free O
coolant O
production O
base O
that O
currently O
has O
the O
largest O
production O
scale O
, O
and O
the O
most O
advanced O
equipment O
and O
technology O
in O
Asia B-GPE
. O

The O
completion O
and O
entering O
into O
production O
of O
this O
production O
base O
, O
signifies O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
fluorine O
- O
free O
coolant O
production O
has O
stepped O
into O
the O
world O
's O
leading O
ranks O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
DC I-GPE
, O
April O
28th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jingsheng B-PERSON
Zhai I-PERSON

Yuan B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
, O
delivered O
a O
written O
speech O
at O
the O
48th O
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Temporary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
here O
on O
the O
28th O
. O

He O
called O
for O
all O
countries O
in O
the O
world O
to O
strengthen O
co-operation O
and O
to O
promote O
the O
continuous O
development O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
. O

He O
said O
that O
in O
1996 O
world O
economic O
growth O
had O
some O
acceleration O
, O
that O
the O
pressure O
of O
global O
inflation O
was O
further O
reduced O
, O
and O
that O
the O
level O
of O
world O
economy O
integration O
significantly O
increased O
. O

But O
the O
long O
- O
term O
continuous O
development O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
still O
faces O
quite O
a O
lot O
of O
macro-economic O
imbalance O
factors O
and O
structural O
obstacles O
. O

Apart O
from O
each O
country O
's O
efforts O
to O
mainly O
depend O
on O
itself O
, O
strengthening O
international O
co-operation O
will O
help O
to O
eliminate O
stumbling O
factors O
in O
the O
growth O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
in O
some O
European B-NORP
industrial O
countries O
current O
economy O
lagging O
is O
mainly O
due O
to O
structural O
obstacles O
such O
as O
over O
- O
burdened O
social O
welfare O
systems O
and O
the O
ossification O
of O
labor O
markets O
that O
have O
been O
existing O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
etc O
. O

Accelerating O
the O
pace O
of O
structural O
reform O
will O
not O
only O
be O
beneficial O
to O
promoting O
the O
economic O
recovery O
of O
these O
countries O
and O
the O
development O
of O
the O
European B-NORP
economy O
and O
currency O
union O
, O
but O
will O
also O
have O
active O
effects O
on O
the O
continuous O
growth O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
. O

Other O
industrial O
countries O
should O
also O
make O
use O
of O
the O
present O
opportunity O
while O
the O
economic O
situation O
is O
still O
good O
to O
reduce O
budget O
deficits O
and O
increase O
the O
dynamics O
of O
structural O
reform O
. O

Yuan B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
believed O
that O
because O
most O
of O
the O
developing O
countries O
are O
actively O
promoting O
structural O
reform O
and O
adopting O
measures O
to O
stabilize O
their O
economy O
, O
these O
countries O
as O
a O
unified O
body O
have O
maintained O
a O
growth O
rate O
of O
above O
6 O
% O
for O
5 O
years O
running O
. O

Moreover O
, O
they O
have O
good O
prospects O
to O
continue O
to O
maintain O
such O
a O
strong O
growth O
trend O
. O

The O
contribution O
of O
developing O
countries O
to O
the O
development O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
is O
increasingly O
large O
. O

The O
degree O
of O
contact O
with O
one O
another O
and O
with O
other O
countries O
in O
the O
world O
is O
increasing O
, O
and O
the O
disparities O
in O
economic O
growth O
between O
regions O
appear O
to O
be O
on O
a O
narrowing O
trend O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
Yuan B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
emphasized O
that O
economic O
development O
among O
the O
developing O
countries O
is O
still O
not O
even O
. O

The O
economy O
in O
many O
countries O
is O
still O
very O
fragile O
. O

Their O
debts O
are O
still O
heavy O
and O
the O
poverty O
situation O
is O
worsening O
. O

In O
the O
spirit O
of O
development O
and O
co-operation O
, O
the O
international O
community O
should O
adopt O
realistic O
and O
feasible O
measures O
to O
help O
these O
developing O
countries O
solve O
these O
problems O
. O

He O
said O
that O
in O
recent O
years O
the O
signs O
of O
globalization O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
are O
becoming O
more O
and O
more O
obvious O
, O
and O
that O
the O
world O
economy O
has O
been O
greatly O
pushed O
towards O
prosperity O
. O

The O
unification O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
is O
intensifying O
with O
each O
passing O
day O
. O

Facing O
the O
challenges O
brought O
by O
globalization O
, O
each O
country O
should O
continuously O
implement O
sound O
economic O
policies O
and O
deepen O
structural O
reform O
so O
as O
to O
enjoy O
the O
most O
benefits O
from O
the O
process O
of O
globalization O
and O
to O
minimize O
the O
negative O
effects O
. O

Yuan B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
also O
pointed O
out O
that O
what O
causes O
worry O
is O
that O
some O
industrial O
countries O
take O
labor O
standards O
, O
environment O
and O
human O
rights O
, O
etc. O
, O
as O
excuses O
to O
frequently O
adopt O
trade O
protection O
measures O
. O

This O
severely O
affects O
the O
future O
of O
world O
economy O
and O
trade O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
there O
are O
still O
a O
number O
of O
developing O
countries O
that O
have O
not O
benefited O
from O
the O
progress O
of O
globalization O
. O

In O
this O
connection O
, O
he O
appealed O
to O
the O
industrial O
countries O
to O
eliminate O
obstacles O
to O
the O
progress O
of O
the O
globalization O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

In O
concluding O
his O
speech O
, O
Yuan B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
said O
that O
there O
are O
only O
64 O
days O
left O
for O
China B-GPE
to O
regain O
the O
right O
to O
exercise O
sovereignty O
over O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

The O
preparatory O
work O
for O
handing O
over O
and O
taking O
over O
is O
near O
completion O
, O
and O
preparatory O
organization O
of O
the O
government O
of O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
is O
basically O
ready O
. O

The O
confidence O
of O
the O
people O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
the O
international O
community O
in O
the O
future O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
has O
increased O
. O

The O
prosperous O
development O
of O
the O
economy O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
mainland O
will O
enable O
continuous O
provision O
of O
strong O
shield O
- O
like O
support O
for O
the O
prosperity O
of O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
economy O
. O

On O
behalf O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
he O
welcomed O
the O
participants O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
in O
September O
of O
this O
year O
to O
attend O
the O
next O
meeting O
and O
the O
1997 O
annual O
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Temporary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shenyang B-GPE
, O
January O
19th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jianzhen B-PERSON
Dong I-PERSON

In O
Liaoning B-GPE
, O
the O
old O
industrial O
base O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
21.8 O
yuan O
of O
every O
100 O
yuan O
of O
fixed O
assets O
investment O
is O
utilized O
from O
foreign O
capital O
. O

Fixed O
assets O
investments O
utilizing O
foreign O
capital O
have O
accounted O
for O
more O
than O
1 O
/ O
5 O
of O
this O
province O
's O
total O
fixed O
asset O
investments O
. O

This O
is O
what O
Guozhu B-PERSON
Gao I-PERSON
, O
provincial O
vice-governor O
of O
Liaoning B-GPE
province O
, O
mentioned O
at O
the O
provincial O
foreign O
investment O
utilization O
work O
conference O
held O
recently O
. O

During O
the O
six O
years O
from O
1992 O
to O
1997 O
, O
foreign O
investments O
actually O
transferred O
in O
have O
approached O
13 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
21.8 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
fixed O
asset O
investments O
in O
the O
same O
period O
. O

Guozhu B-PERSON
Gao I-PERSON
said O
: O
" O
For O
Liaoning B-GPE
, O
an O
old O
industrial O
base O
, O
which O
is O
implementing O
large O
- O
scale O
transformation O
of O
the O
old O
industrial O
base O
, O
but O
is O
also O
poorly O
- O
funded O
, O
utilizing O
foreign O
investment O
has O
become O
one O
of O
the O
main O
driving O
forces O
in O
economic O
development O
. O
" O

During O
the O
six O
years O
, O
nearly O
6000 O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
have O
gone O
into O
operation O
and O
production O
in O
Liaoning B-GPE
, O
and O
have O
accumulatively O
actualized O
a O
production O
value O
of O
nearly O
270 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
the O
annual O
production O
value O
of O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
broke O
through O
60 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
the O
proportion O
of O
annual O
production O
values O
of O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
in O
provincial O
industrial O
production O
value O
has O
increased O
from O
5 O
% O
in O
1992 O
to O
17 O
% O
. O

Utilizing O
foreign O
investment O
vigorously O
propelled O
Liaoning B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
, O
and O
promoted O
social O
stability O
. O

Guozhu B-PERSON
Gao I-PERSON
mentioned O
that O
, O
in O
1997 O
, O
tax O
revenues O
from O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
in O
Liaoning B-GPE
reached O
3 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
and O
the O
proportion O
accounting O
for O
provincial O
industrial O
and O
commercial O
tax O
revenues O
has O
risen O
from O
3 O
% O
in O
1992 O
to O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
. O

Out O
of O
the O
operating O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
in O
Liaoning B-GPE
, O
the O
number O
of O
directly O
placed O
employees O
has O
reached O
more O
than O
600,000 O
, O
and O
has O
become O
one O
of O
the O
important O
channels O
in O
solving O
the O
employment O
problem O
. O

The O
areas O
in O
which O
Liaoning B-GPE
utilizes O
foreign O
investment O
have O
been O
expanded O
from O
medium O
and O
small O
- O
sized O
processing O
projects O
to O
the O
four O
pillar O
industries O
for O
old O
industrial O
base O
transformation O
purposes O
: O
the O
petrochemical O
industry O
, O
the O
metallurgical O
industry O
, O
the O
mechanical O
industry O
, O
the O
electronic O
industry O
, O
etc. O
and O
such O
industries O
as O
agriculture O
, O
real O
estate O
, O
infrastructure O
, O
energy O
, O
finance O
, O
etc O
. O

Guozhu B-PERSON
Gao I-PERSON
said O
: O
" O
Co-operative O
areas O
between O
foreign O
companies O
and O
Liaoning B-GPE
are O
still O
expanding O
constantly O
. O
" O

Methods O
of O
utilizing O
foreign O
investment O
have O
shown O
a O
trend O
of O
diversified O
development O
. O

Guozhu B-PERSON
Gao I-PERSON
mentioned O
that O
, O
the O
Shenyang B-GPE
- O
Dalian O
Highway O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
co-operated O
with O
foreign O
investment O
, O
with O
a O
total O
investment O
of O
4.9 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
has O
been O
approved O
by O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Trade O
and O
Economic O
Cooperation O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
largest O
iron O
and O
steel O
company O
, O
the O
Anshan O
Iron O
and O
Steel O
Corporation O
, O
has O
been O
listed O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
for O
H O
- O
share O
transactions O
. O

The B-ORG
Dalian I-ORG
Wadian I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
has O
been O
listed O
for O
issuing O
B O
- O
shares O
, O
and O
has O
raised O
funds O
of O
390 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Liaoning B-GPE
is O
actively O
adopting O
new O
measures O
of O
utilizing O
foreign O
investment O
, O
such O
as O
developing O
the O
listing O
of O
new O
shares O
, O
property O
rights O
transfer O
, O
assets O
leases O
, O
etc O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Ji'nan B-GPE
, O
April O
2nd O

With O
the O
continual O
increase O
of O
global O
effectiveness O
, O
foreign O
merchant O
investment O
corporations O
have O
become O
the O
prominent O
growth O
point O
of O
Shandong B-GPE
's O
national O
economy O
. O

Currently O
, O
there O
are O
more O
than O
10,000 O
foreign O
- O
capital O
corporations O
operating O
in O
Shandong B-GPE
province O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
they O
completed O
sales O
values O
of O
122.1 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
with O
realizable O
profits O
of O
5.3 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

According O
to O
information O
from O
the O
Provincial O
External O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
Committee O
, O
in O
1996 O
, O
Shandong B-GPE
's O
foreign O
- O
capital O
corporations O
' O
exports O
achieved O
5.49 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
occupying O
51 O
% O
of O
total O
provincial O
export O
values O
; O
the O
entire O
province O
's O
actual O
utilized O
foreign O
capital O
occupies O
14.7 O
% O
of O
the O
whole O
society O
's O
fixed O
asset O
investment O
; O
foreign O
merchant O
investment O
corporation O
employees O
have O
reached O
1.15 O
million O
people O
, O
occupying O
10.9 O
% O
of O
total O
industrial O
employees O
in O
the O
entire O
province O
. O

Due O
to O
continuing O
improvement O
in O
the O
investment O
environment O
, O
foreign O
capital O
corporations O
' O
benefits O
are O
good O
, O
multinational O
companies O
in O
Shandong B-GPE
have O
moved O
from O
the O
exploratory O
investment O
stage O
into O
the O
scaled O
investment O
stage O
. O

Shandong B-GPE
's O
Samsung O
Electronic O
Communication O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
has O
increased O
investment O
twice O
, O
becoming O
one O
of O
the O
three O
largest O
manufacturing O
bases O
of O
Korea B-GPE
's O
Samsung B-ORG
Group I-ORG
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Shandong B-GPE
province O
's O
foreign O
- O
capital O
enterprise O
with O
the O
most O
exports O
- O
the O
Qingdao O
Sanmei O
Electrical O
Machinery O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
has O
increased O
investment O
5 O
to O
6 O
times O
successively O
, O
and O
accumulated O
investment O
has O
reached O
more O
than O
90 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Changchun B-GPE
, O
January O
12 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Fengshuang B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
-RRB- O

With O
the O
adjustment O
of O
enterprise O
product O
structures O
, O
organization O
structures O
, O
market O
structures O
and O
capital O
structures O
, O
deep O
changes O
have O
taken O
place O
in O
the O
operating O
mechanism O
of O
the B-ORG
FAW I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
its O
ability O
to O
meet O
market O
emergencies O
continually O
increases O
. O

FAW B-ORG
is O
" O
the O
cradle O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
automobile O
industry O
" O
, O
and O
during O
the O
more O
than O
thirty O
years O
since O
being O
established O
in O
the O
'50s O
, O
it O
has O
been O
producing O
the O
old O
" O
Liberation B-ORG
" O
brand O
trucks O
. O

Nowadays O
, O
after O
product O
restructuring O
, O
FAW B-ORG
has O
established O
four O
production O
bases O
specializing O
in O
medium O
- O
sized O
trucks O
, O
light O
cars O
, O
intermediate O
and O
advanced O
level O
sedans O
, O
and O
popular O
sedans O
, O
and O
has O
realized O
multiple O
varieties O
and O
lines O
of O
products O
. O

FAW B-ORG
now O
has O
basically O
completed O
the O
transition O
from O
the O
era O
of O
truck O
production O
to O
that O
of O
sedan O
production O
. O

It O
produces O
many O
brands O
of O
sedans O
such O
as O
the O
new O
model O
" O
Red O
Flag O
" O
and O
the O
" O
Jetta B-PRODUCT
" O
, O
etc O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
FAW B-ORG
's O
profits O
were O
mainly O
from O
the O
production O
and O
operation O
of O
sedans O
. O

Now O
, O
FAW B-ORG
owns O
the O
most O
advanced O
automobile O
technology O
development O
center O
, O
each O
year O
will O
have O
a O
variety O
of O
new O
products O
coming O
to O
market O
, O
and O
is O
better O
suited O
to O
changes O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
transportation O
structure O
. O

Under O
the O
planned O
economy O
system O
, O
FAW B-ORG
was O
a O
" O
factory O
" O
to O
complete O
directive O
tasks O
of O
the O
nation O
, O
but O
now O
FAW B-ORG
is O
a O
large O
- O
scale O
automobile O
enterprise O
group O
possessing O
functionalities O
such O
as O
development O
, O
production O
, O
marketing O
, O
financing O
and O
foreign O
economy O
and O
trade O
, O
etc O
. O

FAW B-ORG
, O
through O
corporate O
restructuring O
, O
has O
separated O
out O
some O
original O
specialized O
accessory O
factories O
into O
automobile O
accessory O
production O
enterprises O
that O
have O
definite O
influences O
at O
home O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
according O
to O
requirements O
of O
the O
automobile O
industry O
scaled O
economic O
developments O
, O
FAW B-ORG
has O
implemented O
large O
- O
scale O
low O
- O
cost O
expansion O
, O
and O
has O
merged O
and O
acquired O
26 O
local O
enterprises O
. O

Three O
management O
methods O
have O
now O
formed O
within O
the O
the B-ORG
FAW I-ORG
Group I-ORG
: O
special O
factories O
directly O
under O
the O
factory O
, O
wholly O
- O
owned O
subsidiaries O
, O
and O
holding O
subsidiaries O
. O

Currently O
, O
FAW B-ORG
has O
35 O
specialized O
factories O
, O
twelve O
wholly O
- O
owned O
subsidiaries O
, O
eleven O
holding O
subsidiaries O
, O
fourteen O
share O
- O
holding O
subsidiaries O
and O
more O
than O
240 O
associated O
enterprises O
. O

With O
the O
deepening O
of O
reforms O
and O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
FAW B-ORG
, O
depending O
only O
on O
national O
investments O
or O
bank O
loans O
in O
the O
past O
, O
has O
started O
to O
set O
about O
expanding O
financing O
channels O
. O

The O
company O
has O
utilized O
and O
completely O
made O
liquid O
social O
assets O
of O
more O
than O
10 O
billion O
yuan O
by O
employing O
forms O
such O
as O
mergers O
, O
acquisitions O
, O
etc. O
; O
integrating O
its O
key O
development O
projects O
to O
attract O
overseas O
capital O
, O
FAW B-ORG
has O
successively O
established O
eighteen O
joint O
ventures O
with O
eight O
countries O
and O
regions O
. O

FAW B-ORG
has O
also O
utilized O
the O
capital O
market O
to O
directly O
finance O
, O
and O
now O
owns O
three O
domestic O
listed O
companies O
, O
such O
as O
the O
" O
FAW B-ORG
sedan O
" O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
main O
bodies O
of O
investment O
of O
the B-ORG
FAW I-ORG
Group I-ORG
is O
increasingly O
diversifying O
, O
and O
is O
gradually O
moving O
towards O
an O
assets O
operation O
and O
management O
company O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Fuzhou B-GPE
, O
January O
18 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Ting B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
economy O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
southern O
Fujian B-GPE
delta O
region O
has O
been O
growing O
rapidly O
in O
the O
past O
5 O
years O
, O
having O
ascended O
to O
one O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
most O
active O
economic O
regions O
. O

Currently O
, O
this O
region O
's O
economic O
development O
continues O
to O
maintain O
growth O
stamina O
. O

The O
southern O
Fujian B-GPE
delta O
region O
refers O
to O
the B-ORG
Xiamen I-ORG
Special I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Zone I-ORG
, O
Quanzhou B-GPE
, O
and O
Zhangzhou B-GPE
. O

The O
region O
is O
a O
famous O
hometown O
of O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Xiamen I-ORG
Special I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Zone I-ORG
is O
the O
dragon O
's O
head O
area O
in O
southern O
Fujian B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
. O

Currently O
, O
this O
city O
has O
already O
entered O
the O
list O
of O
the O
ten O
strongest O
of O
the O
country O
's O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
cities O
, O
with O
per O
capita O
GDP O
reaching O
27,700 O
yuan O
, O
having O
reached O
the O
basic O
level O
of O
the O
world O
's O
middle O
- O
income O
countries O
. O

The O
entire O
city O
has O
formed O
over O
60 O
industrial O
corporations O
with O
an O
annual O
production O
value O
of O
over O
100 O
million O
yuan O
, O
36 O
limited O
share O
- O
holding O
companies O
and O
13 O
listed O
companies O
. O

In O
the O
past O
5 O
years O
, O
Xiamen B-GPE
has O
actually O
utilized O
6.3 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
foreign O
funds O
, O
and O
foreign O
trade O
exports O
have O
continuously O
ranked O
fourth O
among O
China B-GPE
's O
cities O
, O
and O
nearly O
50 O
% O
of O
local O
industrial O
products O
are O
sold O
overseas O
. O

The O
actual O
realization O
rate O
of O
foreign O
merchant O
investments O
ranks O
first O
in O
the O
nation O
. O

The O
delta O
region O
's O
Quanzhou B-GPE
, O
over O
the O
past O
5 O
years O
, O
has O
had O
a O
GNP O
that O
annually O
increases O
42.9 O
% O
, O
and O
3 O
cities O
under O
its O
administration O
, O
namely O
Jinjiang B-GPE
, O
Shishi B-GPE
and O
Nan'an B-GPE
, O
have O
ascended O
to O
the O
100 O
strongest O
counties O
in O
the O
nation O
's O
economy O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
Quanzhou B-GPE
has O
brought O
its O
advantage O
of O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
into O
full O
play O
, O
and O
has O
actively O
, O
reasonably O
, O
and O
effectively O
used O
foreign O
capital O
. O

Three O
- O
capital O
enterprises O
and O
foreign O
- O
investment O
enterprises O
develop O
vigorously O
. O

Within O
5 O
years O
, O
the O
whole O
city O
built O
up O
21 O
large O
- O
scale O
industrial O
development O
districts O
, O
approved O
over O
4,000 O
foreign O
investment O
projects O
and O
actually O
utilized O
3.4 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
foreign O
capital O
. O

The O
city O
has O
also O
diligently O
developed O
township O
enterprises O
, O
cultivated O
domestically O
famous O
advantageous O
industries O
such O
as O
clothing O
, O
shoemaking O
, O
ceramics O
, O
stone O
carving O
, O
slate O
material O
, O
etc O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
gross O
output O
value O
of O
township O
enterprises O
of O
the O
whole O
city O
broke O
through O
100 O
billion O
yuan O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
ranking O
first O
in O
the O
entire O
province O
. O

Zhangzhou B-GPE
, O
whose O
agriculture O
is O
usually O
well O
developed O
, O
has O
, O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
achieved O
a O
breakthrough O
in O
utilizing O
foreign O
capital O
, O
especially O
in O
introducing O
significant O
foreign O
- O
capital O
projects O
. O

From O
1993 O
to O
October O
1997 O
, O
this O
city O
's O
contracts O
utilized O
foreign O
capital O
totally O
reached O
4.88 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
actually O
realized O
1.91 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
equivalent O
to O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
of O
18 O
years O
of O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
actually O
utilized O
foreign O
capital O
once O
again O
ranked O
first O
in O
the O
entire O
province O
, O
which O
showed O
strong O
growth O
stamina O
. O

Currently O
, O
there O
are O
65 O
large O
scale O
and O
oversize O
projects O
being O
invested O
in O
in O
Zhangzhou B-GPE
. O

A O
number O
of O
big O
consortia O
, O
large O
enterprises O
with O
international O
influence O
have O
successively O
settled O
down O
in O
Zhangzhou B-GPE
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
have O
brought O
along O
a O
large O
number O
of O
medium O
and O
small O
- O
sized O
enterprises O
to O
invest O
in O
Zhangzhou B-GPE
. O

This O
city O
now O
has O
ten O
development O
districts O
, O
18 O
square O
kilometers O
of O
developed O
area O
, O
580 O
introduced O
projects O
, O
and O
1.5 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
contracted O
foreign O
capital O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
the O
southern O
Fujian B-GPE
delta O
region O
has O
already O
established O
a O
regional O
economic O
collaboration O
and O
development O
system O
. O

The O
three O
cities O
are O
currently O
striving O
to O
improve O
the O
region O
's O
investment O
environment O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
Quanzhou B-GPE
- O
Xiamen B-GPE
and O
Xiamen B-GPE
- O
Zhangzhou B-GPE
expressways O
linking O
the O
three O
cities O
have O
been O
built O
or O
basically O
completed O
. O

A O
large O
number O
of O
key O
infrastructures O
such O
as O
the O
port O
, O
airport O
, O
railway O
, O
telecommunications O
, O
etc. O
have O
also O
been O
successively O
completed O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
March O
7th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Chunxiao B-PERSON
Zhao I-PERSON

This O
reporter O
learned O
from O
the O
15th O
Guangzhou O
People O
's O
Representative O
Congress O
, O
that O
the O
main O
targets O
for O
Guangzhou B-GPE
's O
national O
economic O
social O
development O
this O
year O
are O
: O
to O
seek O
speed O
in O
stability O
, O
to O
liven O
up O
in O
apprehension O
, O
to O
strengthen O
management O
and O
grow O
effectively O
. O

This O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
macro-economic O
policy O
will O
maintain O
continuity O
, O
stability O
and O
require O
flexibility O
. O

According O
to O
this O
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
requested O
that O
this O
year O
the O
city O
's O
per O
- O
capita O
income O
grow O
by O
13 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
last O
year O
; O
industrial O
added O
- O
value O
grow O
by O
13.5 O
% O
-LRB- O
total O
industrial O
output O
grow O
by O
15 O
% O
-RRB- O
; O
agricultural O
added O
- O
value O
grow O
by O
5.5 O
% O
-LRB- O
total O
agricultural O
output O
grow O
by O
6.5 O
% O
-RRB- O
; O
tertiary O
production O
values O
added O
grow O
by O
13.5 O
% O
; O
municipal O
social O
fixed O
assets O
investments O
grow O
by O
11 O
% O
; O
total O
amount O
of O
social O
consumable O
retails O
grow O
by O
15 O
% O
; O
foreign O
trade O
exports O
grow O
by O
5 O
% O
; O
imports O
grow O
by O
10 O
% O
; O
actually O
utilized O
foreign O
investment O
grow O
by O
8 O
% O
; O
overall O
price O
levels O
of O
retail O
goods O
to O
be O
controlled O
within O
6 O
% O
; O
financial O
income O
within O
the O
budget O
to O
grow O
by O
10 O
% O
, O
the O
rate O
of O
contribution O
of O
technology O
progress O
towards O
industrial O
economic O
growth O
to O
further O
increase O
by O
1.8 O
% O
on O
the O
foundation O
of O
last O
year O
; O
city O
- O
township O
registered O
unemployment O
rate O
to O
be O
controlled O
at O
below O
3 O
% O
; O
population O
natural O
growth O
rate O
to O
be O
controlled O
below O
8.2 O
% O
. O
] O

According O
to O
data O
provided O
by O
the B-ORG
Guangzhou I-ORG
Statistics I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
last O
year O
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
completed O
a O
gross O
domestic O
product O
of O
144.584 O
billion O
yuan O
; O
completed O
industrial O
added O
values O
of O
57.348 O
billion O
yuan O
; O
agricultural O
added O
values O
of O
8.075 O
billion O
yuan O
; O
fixed O
asset O
investments O
of O
65.545 O
billion O
yuan O
; O
total O
social O
consumable O
retail O
amounts O
of O
64.432 O
billion O
yuan O
; O
foreign O
trade O
export O
values O
of O
6.513 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
; O
actual O
utilized O
foreign O
investments O
of O
2.6 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
; O
and O
a O
retail O
goods O
price O
index O
increase O
of O
4.3 O
% O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Wuhan B-GPE
, O
April O
3rd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Weibin B-PERSON
Tang I-PERSON

The B-ORG
Wuhan I-ORG
Representative I-ORG
Office I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Holland I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Promotion I-ORG
Association I-ORG
recently O
was O
officially O
established O
in O
Wuhan B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
representative O
office O
that O
the B-ORG
Holland I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Promotion I-ORG
Association I-ORG
has O
established O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
the O
main O
task O
of O
this O
representative O
office O
is O
to O
enable O
government O
and O
enterprises O
of O
Holland B-GPE
to O
learn O
duly O
about O
the O
economic O
development O
of O
Hubei B-GPE
, O
to O
help O
enterprises O
in O
Holland B-GPE
confirm O
possibilities O
of O
trade O
and O
investment O
, O
and O
to O
assist O
with O
contacts O
between O
enterprises O
in O
Holland B-GPE
, O
local O
enterprises O
and O
governmental O
offices O
, O
provide O
consultation O
, O
etc O
. O

Mr. O
Howdeyen O
, O
Holland B-GPE
's O
ambassador O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
said O
at O
the O
opening O
ribbon O
cutting O
ceremony O
that O
the O
reason O
why O
he O
had O
chosen O
to O
establish O
an O
office O
in O
Wuhan B-GPE
is O
because O
the O
water O
and O
land O
transportation O
of O
Wuhan B-GPE
is O
convenient O
and O
the O
geographic O
location O
is O
advantageous O
. O

Furthermore O
government O
and O
industry O
circles O
in O
Holland B-GPE
all O
believe O
that O
Hubei B-GPE
is O
an O
area O
with O
high O
potential O
. O

Possibilities O
for O
cooperation O
exist O
with O
Holland B-GPE
in O
many O
areas O
such O
as O
transportation O
, O
infrastructure O
, O
agriculture O
, O
energy O
, O
etc O
. O

As O
early O
as O
the O
80's O
the O
Philips O
company O
, O
a O
Dutch B-NORP
multinational O
company O
, O
cooperated O
with O
Wuhan B-GPE
and O
established O
the O
first O
joint O
venture O
company O
, O
Changfei O
Optical O
Fiber O
and O
Optical O
Fiber O
Cable O
, O
Ltd O
. O

As O
the O
90's O
are O
entered O
, O
the O
cooperation O
between O
the O
two O
parties O
continues O
to O
develop O
. O

Not O
long O
ago O
the B-ORG
Wuhan I-ORG
Office I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Dutch I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
was O
also O
officially O
established O
. O

Qingping B-PERSON
Meng I-PERSON
, O
vice-governor O
of O
Hubei B-GPE
province O
said O
that O
the O
establishment O
of O
the B-ORG
Wuhan I-ORG
Representative I-ORG
Office I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Holland I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Promotion I-ORG
Association I-ORG
indicates O
that O
friendly O
relationships O
and O
economic O
and O
trade O
cooperation O
between O
government O
, O
industry O
and O
commerce O
circles O
in O
Holland B-GPE
and O
Wuhan B-GPE
in O
Hubei B-GPE
has O
gone O
up O
to O
a O
new O
phase O
. O

We O
hope O
that O
such O
cooperation O
will O
develop O
uninterruptedly O
and O
yield O
plentiful O
and O
substantial O
fruit O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
February O
13th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Xiangguang B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON

This O
afternoon O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
president O
's O
news O
spokesperson O
, O
Igor O
Najinko O
, O
said O
at O
the O
news O
conference O
that O
, O
according O
to O
reports O
by O
president O
special O
envoy O
, O
Primakov B-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
currently O
visiting O
Iraq O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
foreign O
minister O
Azis B-PERSON
, O
receiving O
appointment O
by O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
President O
Saddam O
, O
will O
come O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
on O
February O
17th O
to O
continue O
holding O
talks O
with O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

Igor B-PERSON
Njinko I-PERSON
said O
, O
while O
Azis O
is O
in O
Moscow O
, O
president O
Gorbachev B-GPE
may O
meet O
him O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

China B-GPE
's O
National B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
strives O
to O
expand O
international O
financial O
transactions O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
March O
6th O
, O
By O
reporter O
Haikuan B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON

According O
to O
what O
officials O
from O
China B-GPE
's O
National B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
revealed O
, O
by O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
bank O
has O
provided O
financing O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
for O
24 O
national O
key O
projects O
totally O
, O
among O
which O
18 O
have O
finished O
the O
signing O
contracts O
, O
with O
a O
total O
foreign O
contracted O
amount O
of O
about O
3.4 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

This O
political O
bank O
, O
which O
has O
been O
established O
only O
three O
years O
, O
raised O
a O
loan O
of O
100 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
from O
banking O
syndicates O
for O
Shandong B-GPE
's O
Qilu B-ORG
Ethylene I-ORG
's O
Transformation O
and O
Expansion O
Project O
through O
the B-ORG
Asia I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Association I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
and O
undertook O
the O
foreign O
financing O
of O
projects O
such O
as O
the O
first O
group O
of O
14 O
water O
wheel O
sets O
on O
the O
left O
bank O
of O
the O
dam O
of O
the O
Yangtze O
River O
Three O
Gorges O
Water O
Power O
Station O
Project O
, O
the O
Qinshan O
Nuclear O
Power O
Station O
expansion O
project O
, O
the B-FAC
Ling'ao I-FAC
Nuclear I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Station I-FAC
, O
the O
Yellow O
River O
Xiaolangdi O
water O
conservancy O
hub O
, O
and O
the B-FAC
Ertan I-FAC
Water I-FAC
Power I-FAC
Station I-FAC
. O

On O
this O
basis O
, O
the O
loan O
quality O
of O
the O
development O
bank O
is O
secured O
and O
achieved O
better O
economic O
benefits O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
return O
rate O
on O
loan O
principals O
and O
interests O
reached O
100 O
% O
, O
and O
realized O
an O
accumulative O
total O
profits O
of O
10 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
successfully O
issued O
samurai O
bonds O
of O
30 O
billion O
Japanese B-NORP
yen O
for O
the O
first O
time O
with O
a O
status O
of O
a O
national O
sovereign O
- O
level O
fund O
raiser O
last O
February O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
and O
issued O
Yankee B-PRODUCT
Bonds I-PRODUCT
of O
330 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
on O
the O
market O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
this O
year O
, O
establishing O
a O
good O
image O
on O
the O
international O
financial O
market O
. O

Currently O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
has O
already O
done O
business O
such O
as O
borrowing O
money O
among O
banks O
, O
overseas O
short O
- O
term O
investments O
, O
international O
liquidations O
and O
settlements O
, O
etc. O
with O
financial O
institutions O
that O
have O
a O
higher O
credit O
standing O
both O
inside O
and O
outside O
the O
border O
. O

The O
US O
Moody O
Company O
and O
the O
Japan O
Investors O
Service O
Company O
gave O
relatively O
high O
appraisals O
for O
the O
outstanding O
achievements O
of O
the B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Habolonei B-GPE
, O
February O
13th O

According O
to O
reports O
from O
the O
" O
Star O
Newspaper O
" O
of O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
on O
the O
12th O
the B-ORG
African I-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
of O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
and O
the O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
government O
made O
a O
large O
breakthrough O
in O
resolving O
the O
disagreement O
on O
both O
sides O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
the B-ORG
African I-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
stopping O
armed O
conflict O
. O

DeKlerk B-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
and O
Mandela B-PERSON
, O
vice-chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
African I-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
after O
holding O
a O
meeting O
lasting O
11 O
hours O
on O
the O
12th O
in O
Capetown B-GPE
, O
issued O
a O
joint O
statement O
declaring O
that O
this O
problem O
has O
been O
resolved O
and O
both O
sides O
have O
achieved O
agreement O
on O
most O
views O
regarding O
this O
problem O
and O
have O
signed O
an O
agreement O
. O

This O
agreement O
will O
be O
published O
after O
receiving O
approval O
from O
the O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
cabinet O
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Council I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
African I-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
. O

According O
to O
what O
well O
- O
informed O
sources O
revealed O
, O
the B-ORG
African I-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
will O
stop O
the O
majority O
of O
military O
activities O
, O
including O
drafting O
and O
arming O
cadres O
. O

This O
large O
breakthrough O
has O
smoothed O
the O
way O
for O
releasing O
prisoners O
of O
the O
State O
and O
allowing O
people O
exiled O
to O
foreign O
countries O
to O
return O
home O
. O

Since O
the B-LOC
Gannan I-LOC
Old I-LOC
District I-LOC
started O
an O
experimental O
region O
for O
economic O
structure O
reform O
in O
1988 O
, O
Jiangxi B-GPE
's O
Ganzhou B-GPE
City I-GPE
has O
achieved O
very O
large O
improvements O
in O
infrastructures O
such O
as O
transportation O
, O
energy O
, O
telecommunications O
etc. O
, O
creating O
conditions O
for O
development O
of O
an O
outward O
economy O
. O

The O
picture O
shows O
the O
view O
of O
Ganzhou B-GPE
City I-GPE
's O
New B-LOC
District I-LOC
. O

Photo O
taken O
by O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
Reporter O
, O
Jiwu B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Xiamen B-GPE
, O
January O
16th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yingrui B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON

Two O
convenience O
supermarkets O
named O
" O
Bei O
Shun O
" O
started O
operation O
here O
today O
. O

It O
signified O
the O
formal O
launch O
of O
Xiamen B-GPE
's O
Flamply O
Supermarket O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
of O
which O
the O
US B-GPE
's O
large O
scale O
multi-national O
group O
Betwons B-ORG
Company I-ORG
owns O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
shares O
. O

Xiamen O
Flamply O
supermarkets O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
is O
Fujian B-GPE
province O
's O
first O
retail O
industry O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
joint O
- O
venture O
corporation O
with O
trilateral O
co-operation O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
's O
Betwons B-ORG
International I-ORG
Industrial I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
and O
China B-GPE
's O
Xiamen B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Supply I-ORG
Headquarters I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
' O
Feilibeiqiu B-ORG
International I-ORG
Company I-ORG
. O

According O
to O
the O
agreement O
, O
the O
total O
investment O
value O
of O
this O
project O
is O
about O
26 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
the O
first O
phase O
investment O
is O
10 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
to O
launch O
twenty O
demonstration O
convenience O
chain O
stores O
and O
a O
modernized O
distribution O
center O
, O
then O
successively O
develop O
a O
total O
of O
300 O
convenience O
chain O
stores O
in O
9 O
areas O
and O
cities O
in O
Fujian B-GPE
province O
, O
according O
to O
the O
expanding O
of O
the O
market O
. O

These O
stores O
will O
generally O
be O
in O
densely O
populated O
districts O
; O
the O
scale O
is O
about O
400 O
square O
meters O
, O
operating O
daily O
provisions O
, O
main O
and O
supplementary O
foodstuffs O
that O
are O
closely O
related O
to O
citizens O
' O
life O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
's O
Betwons O
International O
Industrial O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
is O
a O
large O
- O
scale O
multi-national O
food O
company O
with O
annual O
sales O
value O
exceeding O
2.1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
retail O
industry O
's O
pace O
of O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
is O
comparatively O
cautious O
, O
currently O
only O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
Dalian B-GPE
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
, O
Wuhan B-GPE
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
etc. O
have O
successively O
implemented O
experiments O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
's O
Betwons B-ORG
International I-ORG
Company I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
's O
chain O
store O
development O
project O
in O
China B-GPE
is O
a O
relative O
large O
move O
involving O
foreign O
funds O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
retail O
industry O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
11th O
, O
by O
reporters O
Kun B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
and O
Kai B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

The O
economic O
and O
trade O
exchange O
between O
the O
inland O
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
showed O
a O
trend O
of O
rapid O
, O
healthy O
and O
steady O
development O
in O
1997 O
. O

The O
statistics O
from O
China B-GPE
's O
Customs B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
show O
that O
, O
by O
November O
of O
1997 O
, O
the O
total O
volume O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
between O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
the O
inland O
was O
45.085 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
15.7 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
volume O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
of O
the O
inland O
, O
increasing O
27 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
; O
among O
which O
exports O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
by O
the O
inland O
were O
38.913 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
36.2 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
; O
and O
imports O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
by O
the O
inland O
were O
6.172 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
decreasing O
10.7 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Trade O
and O
Economic O
Cooperation O
officials O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
economic O
and O
trade O
exchange O
with O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
said O
that O
, O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
and O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
exports O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
by O
the O
inland O
was O
far O
higher O
than O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
and O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
exports O
of O
the O
inland O
-LRB- O
at O
a O
rate O
of O
14 O
% O
and O
23.2 O
% O
-RRB- O
over O
the O
same O
period O
, O
and O
is O
one O
of O
the O
inland O
regions O
with O
the O
fastest O
export O
growth O
. O

At O
present O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
is O
the O
second O
largest O
trade O
partner O
and O
the O
largest O
export O
market O
of O
the O
inland O
. O

Regarding O
investment O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
is O
still O
the O
primary O
source O
of O
overseas O
investments O
attracted O
by O
the O
inland O
. O

From O
January O
to O
September O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
inland O
absorbed O
6,165 O
projects O
directly O
invested O
by O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
accounting O
for O
40.99 O
% O
of O
the O
country O
's O
total O
number O
over O
the O
same O
period O
, O
and O
the O
agreed O
value O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
capital O
was O
11.711 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
33.8 O
% O
of O
the O
country O
's O
total O
investment O
over O
the O
same O
period O
and O
the O
actual O
value O
of O
utilizing O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
capital O
was O
15.418 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
48.93 O
% O
of O
the O
country O
's O
total O
value O
over O
the O
same O
period O
. O

Regarding O
foreign O
contracted O
projects O
and O
cooperation O
of O
labor O
service O
, O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
region O
is O
still O
the O
most O
important O
market O
of O
the O
inland O
. O

From O
January O
to O
November O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
inland O
signed O
1,474 O
new O
contracts O
for O
foreign O
contracted O
projects O
and O
cooperation O
of O
labor O
service O
and O
design O
consultation O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
with O
a O
contracted O
value O
of O
2.094 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
a O
completed O
turnover O
of O
1.58 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
21,153 O
man O
- O
times O
of O
labor O
service O
sent O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
January O
13th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Xisheng B-PERSON
, O
Zhou B-PERSON

In O
recent O
years O
, O
a O
large O
number O
of O
foreign O
enterprises O
of O
great O
strength O
and O
great O
developmental O
vision O
have O
entered O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
currently O
, O
foreign O
enterprises O
listed O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
have O
reached O
more O
than O
340 O
, O
tripling O
the O
figure O
5 O
years O
ago O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
by O
people O
from O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
in O
the O
early O
'90's O
, O
big O
enterprises O
entering O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
market O
were O
mainly O
from O
economically O
developed O
countries O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
but O
things O
have O
changed O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

The O
number O
of O
non-governmental O
enterprises O
from O
countries O
in O
Central B-ORG
and O
South B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
such O
as O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
Argentina B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
that O
have O
come O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
to O
enter O
the O
market O
has O
distinctly O
increased O
. O

Powerful O
enterprises O
from O
developing O
countries O
in O
Asia B-GPE
and O
the O
Middle O
and O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
, O
including O
Russia B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
etc. O
are O
beginning O
to O
be O
listed O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
number O
of O
countries O
and O
regions O
whose O
enterprises O
are O
listed O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
is O
almost O
50 O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
there O
were O
61 O
foreign O
enterprises O
recently O
listed O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
creating O
the O
highest O
record O
in O
the O
history O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
145 O
types O
of O
stocks O
were O
recently O
listed O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
of O
which O
42 O
% O
were O
issued O
by O
foreign O
enterprises O
. O

On O
the O
basis O
of O
analysis O
, O
the O
main O
reason O
why O
so O
many O
foreign O
enterprises O
are O
listed O
on O
the O
US B-GPE
securities O
exchange O
market O
is O
the O
continuous O
and O
steady O
increase O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
economy O
, O
and O
that O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
is O
a O
relatively O
ideal O
place O
for O
raising O
capital O
, O
with O
its O
strict O
management O
and O
regulated O
operation O
. O

Statistics O
show O
that O
, O
capital O
that O
foreign O
enterprises O
raised O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
has O
reached O
60 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
since O
1992 O
. O

But O
financial O
experts O
from O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
warn O
that O
, O
foreign O
enterprises O
entering O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
to O
a O
large O
extent O
, O
means O
that O
these O
enterprises O
need O
to O
adopt O
the O
strict O
operations O
and O
financial O
management O
methods O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

If O
foreign O
enterprises O
still O
lack O
the O
conditions O
to O
apply O
these O
methods O
, O
they O
should O
not O
rush O
blindly O
to O
enter O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
market O
, O
lest O
they O
be O
left O
out O
in O
the O
cold O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
16th O
, O
by O
reporters O
Xingtang B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
and O
Yuhong B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON

The O
president O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
, O
Xianglong B-PERSON
Dai I-PERSON
said O
, O
China B-GPE
would O
continue O
to O
implement O
financial O
policies O
open O
to O
the O
outside O
. O

Xianglong B-PERSON
Dai I-PERSON
emphasized O
at O
the O
national O
and O
foreign O
reporter O
news O
press O
conference O
held O
today O
that O
, O
China B-GPE
would O
not O
give O
up O
on O
financial O
policies O
open O
to O
the O
outside O
because O
of O
financial O
turmoil O
occurring O
in O
some O
countries O
in O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
. O

He O
said O
, O
another O
group O
of O
foreign O
banks O
and O
insurance O
companies O
had O
established O
branch O
institutions O
in O
China B-GPE
last O
year O
, O
and O
that O
by O
year O
end O
, O
the O
number O
of O
business O
oriented O
financial O
institutions O
established O
in O
China B-GPE
with O
foreign O
capital O
had O
reached O
more O
than O
170 O
. O

Henceforth O
, O
the O
number O
of O
branch O
institutions O
of O
foreign O
banks O
and O
insurance O
companies O
in O
China B-GPE
would O
also O
suitably O
increase O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
would O
also O
prepare O
to O
expand O
experimentation O
of O
foreign O
banks O
handling O
RMB O
business O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
he O
also O
emphasized O
that O
, O
henceforth O
, O
more O
careful O
management O
of O
conditions O
of O
foreign O
financial O
institutions O
' O
applications O
to O
operate O
business O
in O
China B-GPE
and O
qualifications O
of O
senior O
staff O
, O
and O
the O
legality O
of O
their O
businesses O
would O
be O
implemented O
. O

He O
said O
, O
as O
there O
never O
was O
a O
schedule O
for O
exchangeability O
under O
RMB O
capital O
projects O
, O
therefore O
the O
process O
of O
delaying O
the O
process O
due O
to O
the O
Southeast O
Asian O
financial O
crisis O
does O
not O
exist O
. O

However O
, O
in O
the O
area O
of O
opening O
up O
capital O
projects O
, O
the O
lessons O
learned O
from O
the O
financial O
crisis O
in O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
will O
be O
assimilated O
, O
and O
a O
more O
careful O
attitude O
will O
be O
adopted O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Jan. O
11th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yuhong B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON

The O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
largest O
foreign O
exchange O
bank O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
had O
good O
business O
performance O
in O
1997 O
, O
and O
realized O
a O
profit O
of O
6.033 O
billion O
yuan O
for O
the O
whole O
year O
, O
of O
which O
domestic O
banks O
realized O
a O
profit O
of O
2.428 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

Gross O
profit O
continually O
occupies O
first O
place O
amongst O
every O
domestic O
financial O
organization O
. O

The O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
actively O
and O
steadily O
promoted O
various O
operation O
systems O
reforms O
such O
as O
the O
credit O
management O
system O
, O
the O
auditing O
system O
and O
the O
personnel O
management O
system O
, O
etc. O
in O
1997 O
, O
and O
also O
performed O
exploration O
in O
the O
area O
of O
establishing O
market O
operating O
mechanisms O
. O

Regarding O
operations O
, O
this O
bank O
strengthened O
deposit O
work O
, O
made O
RMB O
deposit O
growth O
rate O
come O
back O
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
through O
methods O
such O
as O
signing O
bank O
- O
enterprise O
cooperation O
agreements O
and O
strengthening O
services O
to O
major O
clients O
, O
etc. O
, O
developed O
potential O
high O
grade O
clients O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
the O
balance O
of O
deposits O
in O
RMB O
of O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
reached O
591.239 O
billion O
yuan O
last O
year O
, O
the O
balance O
of O
loans O
for O
all O
items O
in O
RMB O
reached O
564.452 O
billion O
yuan O
; O
the O
balance O
of O
deposits O
for O
foreign O
currency O
was O
35.508 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
the O
balance O
of O
loans O
for O
all O
items O
with O
cash O
foreign O
exchange O
was O
39.787 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
has O
also O
paid O
attention O
to O
bringing O
all O
advantages O
into O
full O
play O
, O
actively O
developing O
the O
work O
of O
marketing O
; O
making O
the O
traditional O
business O
of O
international O
settlement O
continue O
to O
maintain O
an O
advantageous O
position O
in O
furious O
market O
competition O
; O
and O
also O
gained O
the O
new O
development O
of O
intermediate O
services O
such O
as O
foreign O
exchange O
settlement O
and O
sales O
, O
credit O
cards O
, O
agents O
, O
substitute O
charges O
, O
etc O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
the O
amount O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
settlement O
and O
sales O
of O
the O
bank O
respectively O
reached O
91.07 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
47.1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
last O
year O
; O
the O
amount O
of O
business O
of O
international O
trade O
settlement O
was O
139.857 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
for O
the O
whole O
year O
. O

The O
issued O
volume O
of O
Great B-FAC
Wall I-FAC
credit O
cards O
reached O
7.8 O
million O
, O
the O
direct O
consumption O
value O
of O
credit O
cards O
for O
the O
year O
was O
12 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
66 O
% O
and O
17.6 O
% O
respectively O
over O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
February O
14th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Wangda B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON

Dumas B-PERSON
, O
Minister O
for O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
in O
France B-GPE
pointed O
out O
that O
France B-GPE
would O
not O
agree O
with O
the O
request O
of O
amending O
the B-LAW
United I-LAW
Nations I-LAW
Charter I-LAW
in O
order O
to O
reassign O
the O
seats O
of O
the O
five O
permanent O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

The O
French B-NORP
Minister O
for O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
issued O
the O
above O
statement O
at O
the O
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
French O
National O
Congress O
yesterday O
. O

Dumas O
, O
the O
Minister O
for O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
believes O
that O
the O
UN B-GPE
was O
born O
after O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
and O
that O
France B-GPE
is O
the O
same O
as O
other O
permanent O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
in O
that O
all O
were O
victors O
. O

Even O
though O
Germany B-GPE
and O
Italy B-GPE
, O
as O
defeated O
countries O
, O
today O
have O
already O
become O
democratic O
countries O
, O
nevertheless O
, O
when O
facing O
past O
events O
, O
is O
to O
look O
back O
a O
single O
time O
at O
history O
sufficient O
or O
is O
it O
not O
? O

There O
are O
reports O
here O
that O
, O
as O
great O
economic O
powers O
of O
today O
, O
there O
are O
always O
those O
in O
Germany B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
who O
will O
bring O
forward O
the O
request O
to O
reassign O
seats O
of O
the O
permanent O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

Genscher B-PERSON
, O
the O
German B-NORP
Minister O
for O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
, O
gave O
a O
speech O
on O
the O
11th O
, O
hoping O
that O
a O
united O
Germany B-GPE
will O
be O
able O
to O
play O
a O
bigger O
role O
in O
the O
UN B-GPE
and O
have O
greater O
rights O
to O
air O
its O
voice O
when O
the O
UN B-GPE
makes O
decisions O
. O

The O
French B-NORP
Minister O
for O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
emphasized O
in O
response O
to O
this O
that O
such O
views O
are O
" O
not O
practical O
" O
. O

The O
seats O
of O
the O
permanent O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
are O
stipulated O
in O
the O
United O
Nations O
Charter O
and O
to O
amend O
the B-LAW
United I-LAW
Nations I-LAW
Charter I-LAW
requires O
the O
consent O
of O
the O
member O
countries O
. O

However O
, O
France B-GPE
will O
not O
agree O
to O
amend O
the B-LAW
United I-LAW
Nations I-LAW
Charter I-LAW
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
12th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yongjian B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON

This O
reporter O
learned O
from O
parties O
concerned O
that O
the O
number O
of O
employees O
in O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
spread O
all O
over O
China B-GPE
has O
reached O
17.5 O
million O
people O
. O

Attracting O
foreign O
investment O
has O
become O
an O
effective O
method O
in O
relieving O
employment O
pressure O
for O
this O
country O
who O
has O
the O
largest O
population O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Since O
the O
establishing O
the O
earliest O
New B-ORG
China I-ORG
foreign O
invested O
enterprise O
- O
the B-ORG
Beijing I-ORG
International I-ORG
Catering I-ORG
Company I-ORG
in O
1980 O
, O
China B-GPE
approved O
a O
cumulative O
total O
of O
300,000 O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
. O

With O
the O
breaking O
of O
the O
' O
iron O
rice O
bowl O
' O
, O
quite O
a O
number O
of O
Chinese B-GPE
are O
willing O
to O
seek O
job O
opportunities O
in O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
providing O
higher O
salaries O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
the O
successive O
launch O
of O
operations O
of O
the O
145,000 O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
the O
number O
of O
direct O
job O
holders O
reached O
17.5 O
million O
, O
whereas O
foreign O
staff O
are O
only O
a O
few O
hundred O
thousand O
people O
. O

Employees O
in O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
are O
dispersed O
across O
industries O
, O
the O
real O
estate O
public O
service O
industry O
, O
the O
commerce O
and O
catering O
service O
industries O
, O
the O
construction O
industry O
, O
the O
farming O
, O
forestry O
, O
animal O
husbandry O
, O
side O
- O
line O
production O
and O
fishery O
industries O
, O
and O
the O
traffic O
, O
transport O
, O
and O
postal O
industries O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
some O
Chinese B-NORP
employees O
have O
gone O
to O
work O
in O
some O
sporadically O
appearing O
foreign O
capital O
financial O
institutions O
. O

When O
talking O
about O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
quite O
a O
number O
of O
people O
think O
of O
' O
white O
collars O
' O
with O
very O
straight O
western O
- O
style O
clothes O
. O

This O
refers O
to O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
management O
staff O
of O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
. O

They O
make O
diligently O
study O
advanced O
technologies O
and O
modern O
management O
experience O
in O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
and O
from O
one O
aspect O
, O
brings O
along O
the O
increase O
in O
citizen O
's O
quality O
. O

A O
large O
number O
of O
employees O
in O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
are O
blue O
- O
collar O
workers O
in O
processing O
workshops O
who O
are O
too O
busy O
to O
break O
. O

Among O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
approved O
by O
China B-GPE
, O
70 O
% O
are O
industrial O
projects O
and O
the O
processing O
industry O
is O
on O
the O
high O
side O
. O

This O
is O
consistent O
with O
the O
situation O
of O
China B-GPE
that O
is O
characterized O
by O
a O
labor O
force O
of O
relatively O
low O
quality O
and O
cost O
, O
as O
a O
result O
it O
has O
attracted O
a O
large O
labor O
force O
. O

If O
we O
consider O
the O
fact O
that O
a O
number O
of O
enterprises O
will O
more O
or O
less O
appear O
in O
various O
regions O
to O
support O
those O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
job O
opportunities O
that O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
had O
created O
in O
China B-GPE
will O
be O
more O
substantial O
. O

China B-GPE
regards O
attracting O
foreign O
investment O
as O
an O
effective O
method O
to O
relieve O
the O
employment O
pressure O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
put O
in O
more O
effort O
to O
attract O
foreign O
investment O
, O
strongly O
advocate O
providing O
accessories O
for O
technologies O
and O
capital O
intensive O
foreign O
invested O
projects O
, O
and O
continue O
to O
regard O
labor O
intensive O
processing O
industry O
projects O
as O
targets O
to O
encourage O
development O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
, O
January O
16 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Pei B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
-RRB- O

An O
official O
from O
China B-GPE
's O
Petroleum O
and O
Natural O
Gas O
Corporation O
, O
when O
being O
interviewed O
recently O
by O
a O
reporter O
from O
this O
news O
agency O
, O
said O
that O
China B-GPE
will O
further O
accelerate O
prospecting O
and O
development O
natural O
gas O
resources O
of O
the B-LOC
Sichuan I-LOC
Basin I-LOC
to O
increase O
backup O
reserves O
and O
output O
, O
and O
is O
preparing O
to O
fully O
utilize O
natural O
gas O
resources O
, O
and O
to O
develop O
the O
natural O
gas O
and O
chemical O
industry O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
natural O
gas O
resources O
found O
along O
the O
upper O
and O
middle O
reaches O
of O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
are O
mainly O
distributed O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
the O
Chongqing B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE
and O
the O
northwestern O
area O
of O
Hubei B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
among O
which O
Sichuan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
and O
the O
Chongqing B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE
's O
natural O
gas O
resources O
are O
the O
richest O
. O

Oil O
exploration O
area O
has O
reached O
180,000 O
square O
kilometers O
, O
with O
a O
total O
resource O
magnitude O
of O
7 O
trillion O
cubic O
meters O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
1997 O
, O
the O
totally O
explored O
reserves O
were O
510 O
billion O
cubic O
meters O
, O
among O
which O
the O
Chongqing B-GPE
area O
had O
260 O
billion O
cubic O
meters O
, O
and O
a O
total O
of O
86 O
gas O
fields O
were O
achieved O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
been O
paying O
close O
attention O
to O
development O
of O
the O
natural O
gas O
industry O
, O
and O
has O
drafted O
a O
development O
strategy O
for O
the O
land O
- O
based O
petroleum O
industry O
of O
" O
stabilizing O
the O
east O
, O
developing O
the O
west O
, O
and O
increasing O
oil O
and O
gas O
" O
. O

In O
the B-LOC
Sichuan I-LOC
Basin I-LOC
alone O
, O
the O
richest O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
three O
great O
land O
- O
based O
natural O
gas O
reserves O
, O
an O
accumulated O
amount O
of O
163.3 O
billion O
cubic O
meters O
of O
natural O
gas O
has O
been O
produced O
in O
the O
past O
40 O
- O
odd O
years O
. O

The O
production O
has O
basically O
satisfied O
the O
needs O
for O
household O
fuels O
of O
a O
number O
of O
large O
and O
middle O
- O
sized O
cities O
such O
as O
Chengdu B-GPE
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
, O
etc. O
and O
has O
resulted O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
largest O
vinylon O
production O
line O
with O
natural O
gas O
as O
its O
raw O
material O
- O
the B-ORG
Sichuan I-ORG
Vinylon I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
. O

Natural O
gas O
has O
become O
the O
most O
important O
raw O
material O
resource O
for O
energy O
and O
chemicals O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE
and O
areas O
of O
Southwest B-LOC
China I-LOC
. O

During O
the O
" O
ninth O
five O
- O
year O
- O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
1996 O
- O
2000 O
-RRB- O
, O
Sichuan O
Basin O
's O
natural O
gas O
annual O
production O
capacity O
will O
reach O
more O
than O
10 O
billion O
cubic O
meters O
, O
among O
which O
5 O
billion O
will O
be O
from O
the O
Chongqing B-GPE
region O
. O

Recently O
added O
natural O
gas O
of O
more O
than O
3 O
billion O
cubic O
meters O
will O
be O
mainly O
in O
Chongqing B-GPE
. O

Administrator O
Binggang B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
said O
that O
China O
Petroleum O
and O
Natural O
Gas O
Corporation O
will O
utilize O
this O
recently O
added O
capacity O
to O
develop O
natural O
gas O
chemical O
industry O
in O
the O
recently O
approved O
municipality O
of O
Chongqing B-GPE
which O
has O
a O
solid O
industry O
foundation O
. O

He O
said O
that O
China O
Petroleum O
and O
Natural O
Gas O
Corporation O
will O
build O
a O
new O
large O
- O
scale O
fertilizer O
factory O
in O
Chongqing B-GPE
with O
an O
annual O
production O
scale O
of O
450,000 O
tons O
of O
synthetic O
ammonia O
and O
800,000 O
tons O
of O
urea O
at O
an O
annual O
gas O
consumption O
of O
500 O
million O
cubic O
meters O
. O

The O
total O
investment O
is O
3.82 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
among O
which O
1 O
billion O
is O
self O
- O
raised O
capital O
. O

The O
construction O
period O
is O
3 O
to O
4 O
years O
. O

Relevant O
experts O
believe O
that O
this O
project O
is O
very O
advantageous O
no O
matter O
whether O
you O
are O
talking O
about O
market O
demand O
for O
fertilizer O
in O
the O
Chongqing B-GPE
area O
, O
or O
the O
reasonable O
utilization O
of O
natural O
gas O
resources O
, O
or O
the O
economic O
benefits O
of O
enterprises O
are O
concerned O
. O

Moreover O
, O
this O
corporation O
is O
also O
planning O
to O
construct O
an O
ethylene O
factory O
with O
natural O
gas O
as O
its O
raw O
material O
through O
co-operating O
with O
foreign O
companies O
, O
and O
will O
annually O
produce O
300,000 O
tons O
of O
ethylene O
. O

This O
project O
has O
invested O
around O
6 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
, O
and O
upon O
completion O
, O
will O
change O
the O
state O
of O
transferring O
almost O
all O
the O
needed O
chemical O
raw O
materials O
from O
other O
places O
to O
the O
areas O
of O
Chongqing B-GPE
and O
Sichuan B-GPE
. O

Binggang B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
said O
that O
during O
the O
" O
ninth O
five O
- O
year O
- O
plan O
" O
period O
, O
the O
total O
investment O
of O
China O
Petroleum O
and O
Natural O
Gas O
Corporation O
in O
oil O
and O
gas O
prospecting O
to O
develop O
the O
upper O
reaches O
of O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
will O
reach O
10 O
billion O
yuan O
in O
the O
area O
of O
Chongqing B-GPE
. O

After O
approval O
of O
the O
natural O
gas O
chemical O
industry O
project O
, O
more O
than O
10 O
billion O
yuan O
will O
be O
further O
invested O
in O
construction O
. O

This O
is O
more O
than O
the O
sum O
invested O
in O
the O
past O
40 O
years O
. O

He O
said O
that O
while O
the O
gas O
consumption O
of O
Sichuan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
and O
Chongqing B-GPE
Municipality I-GPE
is O
guaranteed O
, O
the O
project O
also O
takes O
into O
consideration O
the O
co-ordination O
with O
the O
construction O
of O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
Project O
, O
which O
has O
attracted O
world O
- O
wide O
attention O
. O

It O
can O
transport O
part O
of O
the O
gas O
commodity O
to O
other O
provinces O
and O
cities O
, O
and O
will O
gradually O
connect O
with O
China B-GPE
's O
other O
natural O
gas O
pipes O
to O
form O
a O
national O
natural O
gas O
pipe O
network O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
March O
21st O

The O
White O
Paper O
, O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Regarding I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
China I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
US I-WORK_OF_ART
Balance I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Trade I-WORK_OF_ART
Problem I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
announced O
by O
China B-GPE
's O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
News I-ORG
Office I-ORG
today O
, O
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
unreasonableness O
of O
trade O
statistics O
determined O
according O
to O
the O
original O
site O
of O
manufacture O
principle O
was O
where O
the O
essence O
lay O
in O
America B-GPE
's O
trade O
deficit O
with O
China B-GPE
being O
seriously O
exaggerated O
, O
and O
in O
the O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
trade O
balance O
situation O
being O
distorted O
. O

The O
White O
Paper O
said O
that O
because O
of O
a O
lack O
of O
unified O
original O
production O
site O
rules O
, O
each O
country O
, O
when O
formulating O
its O
own O
original O
production O
site O
rule O
, O
often O
starts O
out O
from O
the O
needs O
of O
its O
own O
country O
, O
and O
standards O
differ O
, O
degrees O
of O
strictness O
vary O
, O
and O
randomness O
sometimes O
exists O
in O
assessing O
the O
original O
production O
site O
of O
imported O
goods O
. O

The O
White O
Paper O
said O
that O
now O
, O
because O
economic O
trade O
relationships O
among O
countries O
in O
the O
world O
develop O
rapidly O
, O
cross-national O
investments O
increase O
daily O
, O
exchanges O
in O
international O
trade O
are O
no O
longer O
goods O
produced O
in O
an O
individual O
country O
, O
but O
" O
world O
products O
" O
crossing O
national O
boundaries O
. O

Methods O
of O
calculating O
export O
trade O
according O
to O
current O
original O
production O
sites O
, O
make O
it O
obviously O
difficult O
to O
accurately O
reflect O
general O
trends O
in O
changes O
in O
world O
economic O
development O
. O

It O
could O
even O
distort O
the O
balance O
of O
trade O
situation O
among O
countries O
. O

In O
the O
past O
two O
to O
three O
decades O
, O
rapid O
development O
in O
the O
processing O
trade O
in O
some O
countries O
and O
regions O
had O
increased O
the O
complexity O
of O
this O
problem O
. O

The O
White O
Paper O
said O
, O
since O
the O
90's O
, O
one O
of O
the O
important O
ingredients O
of O
the O
growth O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
exports O
was O
the O
expansion O
of O
processing O
trade O
exports O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
processing O
trade O
was O
mainly O
developed O
from O
the O
transfer O
of O
labor O
- O
intensive O
manufacturing O
industries O
or O
work O
processes O
from O
developed O
countries O
such O
as O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
etc. O
and O
countries O
and O
regions O
such O
as O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
in O
order O
to O
reduce O
production O
costs O
and O
raise O
competitiveness O
. O

Its O
products O
rely O
on O
original O
sales O
channels O
, O
transferring O
from O
places O
like O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
etc. O
to O
traditional O
markets O
such O
as O
the O
US B-GPE
etc O
. O

By O
original O
production O
site O
rule O
statistics O
, O
product O
exporting O
countries O
shifted O
from O
these O
countries O
and O
regions O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
White O
Paper O
said O
that O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
two O
thirds O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
exports O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
were O
transferred O
out O
through O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
region O
. O

These O
products O
' O
value O
- O
added O
rates O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
are O
far O
higher O
than O
the O
value O
- O
added O
rates O
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
actual O
benefits O
are O
far O
higher O
than O
mainland O
China B-GPE
. O

If O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
larger O
value O
- O
added O
portions O
are O
counted O
as O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
exports O
, O
then O
China B-GPE
's O
trade O
surplus O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
could O
correspondingly O
decrease O
, O
even O
becoming O
a O
deficit O
. O

The O
White O
Paper O
thereby O
drew O
the O
conclusion O
and O
held O
that O
, O
when O
using O
original O
production O
site O
statistics O
, O
its O
limitations O
must O
be O
fully O
recognized O
, O
superficial O
figures O
must O
be O
seen O
through O
, O
and O
the O
actual O
benefit O
that O
each O
party O
achieves O
from O
trade O
must O
be O
seriously O
analyzed O
. O

This O
will O
then O
help O
to O
eliminate O
misunderstanding O
, O
and O
appropriately O
solve O
trade O
disputes O
between O
countries O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
one O
must O
also O
consider O
the O
increasingly O
growing O
trend O
of O
increasingly O
close O
international O
economic O
interaction O
and O
international O
investment O
, O
service O
trade O
, O
etc. O
, O
improve O
and O
perfect O
trade O
statistical O
methods O
, O
make O
statistical O
data O
objective O
and O
realistic O
, O
create O
good O
conditions O
for O
mutually O
beneficial O
co-operation O
among O
various O
countries O
of O
the O
world O
and O
healthy O
development O
of O
world O
economic O
trade O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
April O
15th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Ruge B-PERSON
Xia I-PERSON
and O
intern O
Jiansong O
Zhang O

" O
The O
World O
Trade O
Organization O
and O
China O
Service O
Trade O
Seminar O
" O
will O
be O
held O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
on O
April O
19th O
. O

The O
World O
Trade O
Organization O
Director O
General O
Ruggiero O
will O
attend O
the O
seminar O
and O
deliver O
a O
thematic O
speech O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
the O
seminar O
's O
theme O
is O
about O
China B-GPE
's O
commitment O
to O
what O
it O
has O
done O
in O
opening O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
of O
service O
trade O
industries O
such O
as O
finance O
, O
insurance O
, O
sea O
and O
air O
transportation O
, O
consulting O
, O
retail O
industry O
, O
advertising O
, O
law O
, O
accounting O
, O
etc. O
, O
during O
negotiations O
regarding O
China B-GPE
joining O
the O
WTO O
, O
what O
effects O
will O
it O
have O
on O
similar O
domestic O
industries O
, O
what O
the O
international O
competitiveness O
is O
of O
the O
various O
industries O
, O
how O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
will O
grasp O
the O
degree O
of O
openness O
of O
the O
service O
trade O
during O
negotiations O
, O
etc O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
seminar O
will O
explore O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
future O
setting O
up O
of O
trial O
joint O
- O
venture O
corporations O
in O
the O
area O
of O
foreign O
trade O
operations O
. O

This O
2 O
- O
day O
seminar O
is O
jointly O
organized O
by O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Center I-ORG
and O
Shanghai O
External O
Services O
Company O
, O
Ltd O
. O

People O
attending O
the O
seminar O
will O
also O
include O
: O
China B-GPE
's O
vice-minister O
of O
External O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
Ministry O
, O
Yongtu B-PERSON
Long I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
accompanying O
Ruggiero B-PERSON
to O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
's O
former O
Chief O
Negotiator O
for O
joining O
GATT B-LAW
, O
and O
the O
former O
vice-minister O
of O
External O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
Ministry O
, O
Jueren B-PERSON
Shen I-PERSON
. O

Moreover O
, O
various O
Chinese B-NORP
provincial O
and O
municipal O
External O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
Committees O
, O
people O
in O
charge O
of O
big O
corporations O
, O
experts O
and O
scholars O
will O
participate O
in O
the O
seminar O
: O
a O
total O
of O
about O
200 O
people O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
5 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
intern O
Renjie O
Xu O
-RRB- O

The O
program O
of O
" O
clearing O
away O
silt O
" O
in O
the B-FAC
Summer I-FAC
Palace I-FAC
in O
Beijing O
aroused O
an O
enthusiastic O
response O
from O
colleges O
in O
the O
capital O
. O

College O
students O
coming O
back O
from O
the O
work O
, O
at O
yesterday O
's O
forum O
, O
spoke O
openly O
of O
the O
experience O
, O
concluding O
that O
volunteer O
work O
enables O
patriotic O
hearts O
to O
become O
a O
force O
for O
national O
service O
and O
that O
it O
is O
very O
meaningful O
. O

A O
large O
scale O
clearing O
away O
of O
silt O
from O
the B-LOC
Kunming I-LOC
Lake I-LOC
in O
the B-FAC
Summer I-FAC
Palace I-FAC
, O
which O
was O
the O
first O
time O
in O
the O
240 O
years O
since O
the O
lake O
came O
into O
being O
, O
began O
late O
last O
year O
. O

For O
the O
convenience O
of O
the O
mechanical O
clearing O
work O
, O
more O
than O
20,000 O
college O
students O
from O
22 O
colleges O
in O
capital O
, O
gathered O
at O
the O
foot O
of O
Wanshou B-LOC
Hill I-LOC
and O
wielded O
pickaxes O
clearing O
away O
the O
10 O
cm O
thick O
layer O
of O
ice O
on O
the O
lake O
. O

During O
the O
eight O
consecutive O
days O
, O
the O
college O
students O
altogether O
cleared O
away O
a O
660,000 O
square O
meter O
layer O
of O
ice O
. O

This O
represents O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
work O
involved O
in O
clearing O
away O
the O
ice O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
, O
March O
8th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Guanghuai B-PERSON
He I-PERSON

Recently O
, O
two O
Shenzhen B-GPE
enterprises O
successively O
offered O
stock O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
and O
the O
market O
reaction O
was O
unprecedentedly O
enthusiastic O
, O
totally O
raising O
a O
huge O
sum O
of O
capital O
of O
nearly O
1 O
billion O
HK O
dollars O
. O

Securities O
analysts O
here O
said O
that O
it O
shows O
that O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
returning O
, O
overseas O
investors O
are O
increasingly O
optimistic O
about O
the O
prospects O
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
economic O
cooperation O
. O

The O
" O
Shenye O
Holding O
Company O
" O
announced O
that O
during O
the O
public O
sale O
period O
from O
February O
21st O
to O
26th O
, O
438 O
times O
of O
shares O
excessive O
subscriptions O
were O
achieved O
, O
freezing O
capital O
of O
over O
54.6 O
billion O
HK O
dollars O
, O
creating O
a O
new O
record O
in O
the O
number O
of O
new O
subscription O
shares O
in O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
stock O
market O
. O

In O
order O
to O
meet O
the O
needs O
of O
investors O
, O
the O
" O
Shenye O
Holding O
Company O
" O
's O
market O
broker O
fully O
exercised O
distribution O
rights O
of O
excessive O
shares O
, O
with O
the O
corporate O
raised O
capital O
increasing O
from O
the O
original O
400 O
million O
HK O
dollars O
to O
532 O
million O
HK O
dollars O
. O

The O
launching O
of O
the O
650 O
million O
" O
H O
shares O
" O
of O
Shenzhen O
Expressway O
Stock O
Company O
, O
Ltd O
, O
right O
afterward O
was O
recently O
a O
great O
success O
, O
with O
raised O
capital O
surpassing O
400 O
million O
HK O
dollars O
. O

Securities O
analysts O
here O
pointed O
out O
that O
these O
two O
Shenzhen B-GPE
enterprises O
are O
consequently O
greatly O
favored O
by O
overseas O
investors O
as O
they O
are O
playing O
an O
extremely O
important O
role O
in O
developing O
Shenzhen B-GPE
and O
in O
connecting O
with O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

Since O
implementing O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
's O
advantage O
of O
proximity O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
has O
been O
brought O
into O
full O
play O
. O

In O
the O
past O
17 O
years O
, O
the O
gross O
domestic O
output O
value O
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
has O
been O
increasing O
at O
a O
high O
speed O
of O
an O
yearly O
average O
of O
more O
than O
30 O
% O
, O
having O
reached O
95 O
billion O
yuan O
in O
1996 O
. O

The O
strengthening O
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
's O
economic O
stamina O
has O
constantly O
upgraded O
the O
level O
of O
Shenzhen O
Hong O
Kong O
economic O
cooperation O
. O

Shenzhen B-GPE
has O
begun O
its O
connection O
of O
urban O
infrastructures O
such O
as O
port O
, O
traffic O
, O
energy O
, O
telecommunication O
, O
etc. O
, O
with O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

It O
has O
basically O
possessed O
the O
conditions O
for O
being O
functionally O
complementary O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
as O
a O
center O
of O
international O
finance O
, O
transportation O
, O
information O
, O
etc O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
actual O
investment O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
merchants O
in O
Shenzhen B-GPE
has O
added O
up O
to O
nearly O
7 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
65 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
's O
actually O
utilized O
foreign O
investment O
. O

Founded O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
in O
1985 O
, O
the B-ORG
Shenye I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
the O
parent O
company O
of O
the O
" O
Shenye O
Holding O
Company O
" O
, O
is O
a O
trade O
and O
investment O
institution O
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
located O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

It O
has O
made O
considerable O
contributions O
to O
introducing O
foreign O
capital O
, O
technology O
and O
management O
to O
the O
Shenzhen O
Special O
Zone O
, O
and O
to O
promoting O
economic O
development O
. O

Its O
profits O
are O
mainly O
from O
real O
estate O
and O
transportation O
industry O
. O

The O
funds O
raised O
by O
" O
Shenye O
Holding O
Company O
" O
this O
time O
will O
primarily O
be O
invested O
in O
developing O
intercity O
bus O
service O
, O
national O
car O
rental O
network O
, O
and O
in O
the O
existing O
real O
estate O
projects O
, O
to O
build O
up O
an O
integrated O
enterprise O
with O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
as O
a O
base O
and O
Shenzhen B-GPE
as O
a O
business O
focus O
. O

Securities O
analysts O
said O
that O
the O
price O
gap O
in O
real O
estate O
between O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Shenzhen B-GPE
has O
widened O
due O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
real O
estate O
substantially O
appreciating O
in O
1996 O
. O

With O
the O
return O
approaching O
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
real O
estate O
is O
bouncing O
back O
whereas O
considerable O
growth O
space O
also O
exists O
in O
Shenzhen B-GPE
- O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
connecting O
transportation O
. O

These O
factors O
provided O
a O
good O
profitable O
environment O
for O
the O
" O
Shenye O
Holding O
Company O
" O
. O

The O
famous O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
financial O
groups O
, O
Cheung B-ORG
Kong I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
and O
Prime B-ORG
Peregrine I-ORG
, O
as O
strategic O
investors O
, O
have O
already O
bought O
12 O
% O
of O
the O
shares O
of O
the O
" O
Shenye O
Holding O
Company O
" O
, O
thoroughly O
reflecting O
investor O
confidence O
. O

Concerned O
Shenzhen B-GPE
officials O
in O
charge O
expressed O
the O
intention O
to O
build O
the O
" O
Shenye O
Holding O
Company O
" O
into O
a O
" O
dragons O
head O
" O
institution O
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
which O
participates O
in O
the O
international O
capital O
market O
, O
and O
at O
the O
proper O
time O
, O
to O
infuse O
high O
quality O
assets O
into O
the O
parent O
company O
to O
accelerate O
development O
. O

Shenzhen O
Expressway O
Stock O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
once O
developed O
and O
operated O
the O
first O
domestic O
joint O
venture O
expressway O
- O
the B-FAC
Meiguan I-FAC
Expressway I-FAC
. O

The O
four O
expressways O
and O
high O
- O
grade O
highways O
currently O
being O
constructed O
are O
all O
important O
components O
of O
the B-LOC
Zhujiang I-LOC
Delta I-LOC
road O
network O
. O

To O
ensure O
smooth O
transportation O
connections O
with O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
plans O
to O
invest O
12 O
billion O
yuan O
to O
build O
a O
road O
network O
extending O
in O
all O
directions O
by O
2010 O
. O

The O
Shenzhen B-GPE
municipal O
government O
has O
signed O
an O
" O
exclusive O
agreement O
" O
with O
" O
Shenzhen O
Expressway O
" O
to O
ensure O
it O
has O
priority O
development O
privileges O
in O
highway O
construction O
. O

Securities O
analysts O
said O
that O
" O
Shenzhen O
Expressway O
" O
profits O
will O
have O
a O
reliable O
guarantee O
. O

The O
" O
Shenye O
Holding O
Company O
" O
and O
" O
Shenzhen O
Expressway O
" O
both O
being O
approved O
in O
the B-ORG
Hong I-ORG
Kong I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
turns O
a O
new O
page O
in O
the O
cooperation O
between O
the O
two O
stock O
markets O
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
Shenzhen B-GPE
is O
trying O
to O
create O
conditions O
for O
Chinese B-NORP
- O
concept O
stock O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
to O
be O
listed O
in O
the B-ORG
Shenzhen I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
Feb. O
13th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Qihua B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

Last O
night O
, O
at O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
embassy O
in O
France B-GPE
, O
there O
was O
a O
holiday O
atmosphere O
. O

To O
welcome O
the B-EVENT
Chinese I-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
holiday O
, O
ambassador O
Fangbo B-PERSON
Cai I-PERSON
held O
a O
grand O
cocktail O
party O
, O
entertaining O
more O
than O
500 O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
residing O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
cocktail O
party O
, O
ambassador O
Cai B-PERSON
gave O
a O
warm O
speech O
to O
elders O
and O
brothers O
abroad O
who O
have O
always O
shown O
concern O
in O
the O
construction O
undertaking O
in O
the O
motherland O
. O

He O
emphatically O
introduced O
our O
country O
's O
achievements O
during O
the O
seventh O
' O
Five O
- O
year O
Plan O
' O
, O
and O
the O
guiding O
principles O
of O
the O
three O
steps O
for O
achieving O
modernization O
. O

Ambassador O
Cai O
said O
that O
, O
currently O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
politics O
are O
stable O
, O
the O
economy O
is O
stable O
, O
society O
is O
stable O
, O
and O
the O
next O
ten O
years O
will O
be O
ten O
years O
of O
striding O
forward O
and O
being O
full O
of O
hope O
. O

People O
firmly O
believed O
that O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
in O
France B-GPE
, O
Chinese B-NORP
friends O
and O
all O
of O
the O
Emperor O
's O
offspring O
who O
love O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
, O
will O
continue O
as O
always O
to O
strive O
, O
along O
with O
people O
of O
all O
nationalities O
in O
the O
country O
, O
for O
the O
undertaking O
of O
unity O
in O
the O
motherland O
and O
the O
vigor O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
3 O
, O
by O
wire O

Recently O
, O
China B-GPE
advocated O
using O
the O
textile O
industry O
as O
a O
point O
of O
breakthrough O
in O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprise O
reform O
and O
problem O
resolution O
. O

The O
main O
topic O
of O
discussion O
for O
the O
working O
meeting O
of O
the O
national O
textile O
industry O
held O
recently O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
was O
to O
study O
how O
to O
fight O
this O
battle O
. O

During O
the O
meeting O
, O
Wanpeng B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Textile I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
accepted O
a O
joint O
interview O
by O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
reporters O
and O
People O
's O
Daily O
reporters O
. O

Wanpeng B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
said O
that O
conditions O
for O
the O
textile O
industry O
to O
cast O
off O
its O
predicament O
basically O
exist O
. O

China B-GPE
has O
issued O
a O
series O
of O
powerful O
policies O
and O
measures O
for O
the O
textile O
industry O
to O
make O
up O
losses O
and O
solve O
problems O
. O

A O
large O
number O
of O
cadres O
and O
workers O
of O
the O
textile O
industry O
have O
already O
realized O
the O
seriousness O
of O
the O
difficulties O
they O
face O
, O
and O
the O
pressing O
need O
to O
make O
up O
losses O
and O
solve O
problems O
. O

The O
solution O
not O
only O
concerns O
their O
survival O
and O
development O
but O
also O
has O
far O
reaching O
effects O
on O
the O
overall O
situation O
of O
the O
development O
and O
stability O
of O
the O
whole O
state O
- O
owned O
economy O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
textile O
industry O
in O
China B-GPE
faced O
serious O
difficulties O
. O

The O
state O
- O
owned O
textile O
industry O
has O
incurred O
losses O
consecutively O
for O
five O
years O
. O

1996 O
's O
loss O
reached O
10.6 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

1997 O
has O
an O
estimated O
loss O
of O
8 O
billion O
yuan O
with O
a O
loss O
of O
53 O
% O
, O
involving O
1.8 O
million O
staff O
, O
and O
asset O
liabilities O
as O
high O
as O
82 O
% O
, O
all O
ranking O
first O
in O
the O
nation O
's O
various O
industries O
. O

The O
problems O
reflected O
by O
the O
difficulties O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
textile O
industry O
are O
very O
representative O
among O
state O
- O
owned O
industries O
. O

Concrete O
manifestations O
are O
: O
low O
standard O
duplicate O
construction O
really O
standing O
out O
, O
historical O
burdens O
weighing O
down O
, O
and O
surplus O
staff O
being O
excessive O
. O

If O
the O
textile O
industry O
where O
difficulties O
are O
most O
serious O
and O
conflicts O
are O
most O
concentrated O
can O
emphatically O
break O
through O
, O
and O
take O
the O
lead O
in O
reversing O
the O
difficult O
situation O
, O
it O
will O
provide O
experience O
for O
other O
industries O
, O
and O
strengthen O
confidence O
and O
determination O
in O
resolving O
problems O
. O

Wanpeng B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
said O
that O
in O
order O
to O
achieve O
a O
major O
breakthrough O
in O
the O
reform O
and O
solution O
of O
problems O
in O
the O
textile O
industry O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
relevant O
departments O
have O
successively O
determined O
a O
series O
of O
powerful O
policies O
and O
measures O
. O

Firstly O
, O
in O
order O
to O
do O
well O
in O
the O
work O
of O
reducing O
and O
eliminating O
outdated O
spindles O
, O
subsidies O
of O
3 O
million O
yuan O
will O
be O
granted O
for O
every O
10,000 O
spindles O
reduced O
. O

The O
central O
and O
local O
finance O
departments O
will O
each O
be O
responsible O
for O
half O
, O
providing O
a O
2 O
million O
yuan O
discount O
loan O
, O
with O
the O
discount O
shouldered O
by O
local O
finance O
departments O
. O

Secondly O
, O
in O
1998 O
, O
the O
reserve O
fund O
for O
bad O
bank O
debts O
to O
be O
cancelled O
with O
the O
State O
approval O
will O
lean O
heavily O
towards O
the O
textile O
industry O
. O

The O
recently O
increased O
10 O
billion O
yuan O
expansion O
will O
mainly O
be O
used O
in O
resolving O
the O
textile O
industry O
's O
reduction O
and O
re-organization O
project O
. O

Thirdly O
, O
in O
1998 O
, O
the O
export O
tax O
rebate O
rate O
of O
textile O
products O
will O
increase O
2 O
% O
, O
from O
the O
current O
9 O
% O
increasing O
to O
11 O
% O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
more O
than O
15 O
% O
of O
the O
agreement O
quota O
volume O
for O
textile O
products O
exported O
to O
Europe B-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
will O
be O
assigned O
to O
self O
- O
managed O
textile O
export O
enterprises O
by O
directly O
" O
delegating O
" O
. O

Fourthly O
, O
to O
improve O
cotton O
supply O
methods O
, O
and O
to O
allow O
prices O
to O
fluctuate O
6 O
% O
, O
and O
for O
exporting O
products O
using O
Xinjiang B-GPE
cotton O
to O
replace O
imported O
cotton O
, O
a O
zero O
tax O
rate O
will O
be O
implemented O
. O

Fifthly O
, O
export O
credits O
and O
full O
value O
tax O
returns O
are O
to O
be O
implemented O
for O
the O
cotton O
spinning O
machines O
export O
. O

Sixthly O
, O
the O
payment O
of O
basic O
living O
expenses O
and O
pension O
and O
health O
insurance O
of O
laid O
- O
off O
staff O
is O
to O
be O
guaranteed O
. O

Along O
with O
the O
progress O
of O
the O
work O
of O
spindle O
reduction O
, O
reorganization O
, O
merger O
, O
declaration O
of O
bankruptcy O
, O
and O
structural O
adjustments O
are O
going O
on O
, O
there O
will O
definitely O
be O
a O
large O
number O
of O
excessive O
personnel O
laid O
off O
and O
re-employed O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
1.2 O
million O
staff O
from O
China B-GPE
's O
textile O
industry O
will O
be O
laid O
off O
within O
three O
years O
. O

Wanpeng B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
whether O
problem O
resolution O
in O
the O
textile O
industry O
would O
be O
successful O
or O
not O
depends O
mainly O
on O
whether O
laid O
- O
off O
personnel O
can O
get O
proper O
settlement O
. O

This O
is O
the O
focus O
and O
the O
difficult O
part O
of O
the O
work O
. O

It O
must O
be O
advanced O
with O
a O
plan O
, O
the O
easy O
ones O
first O
and O
the O
tough O
ones O
last O
, O
and O
must O
consider O
every O
party O
's O
acceptance O
ability O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
January O
11th O
, O
by O
reporters O
Chijian B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
and O
Jinhu B-PERSON
Xie I-PERSON

According O
to O
the O
Pudong O
New O
Region O
's O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
Bureau O
follow O
- O
up O
investigation O
into O
157 O
large O
industrial O
projects O
that O
were O
introduced O
in O
the O
seven O
years O
of O
Pudong B-GPE
's O
development O
, O
and O
that O
have O
more O
than O
10 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
invested O
, O
recently O
there O
were O
116 O
that O
finished O
construction O
and O
went O
into O
operation O
, O
with O
the O
percentage O
of O
going O
into O
operation O
reaching O
up O
to O
73.9 O
% O
. O

For O
the O
construction O
time O
of O
projects O
that O
have O
been O
completed O
and O
gone O
into O
operation O
, O
the O
longest O
is O
30 O
months O
, O
the O
shortest O
is O
only O
11 O
months O
, O
and O
the O
average O
construction O
period O
is O
17.2 O
months O
. O

These O
large O
foreign O
funded O
enterprises O
in O
Pudong B-GPE
not O
only O
have O
short O
construction O
periods O
, O
but O
also O
show O
obvious O
benefits O
from O
investment O
. O

The O
coverage O
of O
profit O
gains O
exceeds O
80 O
% O
. O

Some O
enterprises O
have O
already O
recouped O
initial O
investments O
. O

The O
Hitachi O
Electric O
Appliance O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
which O
started O
with O
an O
investment O
of O
50 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
has O
an O
annual O
output O
of O
400,000 O
air O
conditioner O
compressors O
, O
was O
built O
, O
completed O
and O
went O
into O
production O
in O
the O
same O
year O
, O
faster O
than O
the O
speed O
of O
building O
factories O
of O
the O
same O
scale O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
company O
immediately O
added O
an O
additional O
80 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
for O
investment O
, O
expanding O
the O
annual O
output O
to O
1.4 O
million O
sets O
. O

In O
all O
of O
last O
year O
, O
there O
are O
ten O
such O
multinational O
companies O
similar O
to O
Hitachi B-ORG
that O
added O
additional O
investment O
because O
of O
the O
good O
benefits O
gained O
from O
early O
operation O
, O
and O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
added O
investments O
reached O
255 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

According O
to O
analysis O
by O
authorities O
, O
important O
reasons O
for O
the O
high O
rate O
of O
going O
into O
operation O
and O
the O
rapid O
repayment O
of O
these O
large O
foreign O
funded O
industrial O
enterprises O
, O
apart O
from O
the O
advantageous O
investment O
environment O
of O
Pudong B-GPE
, O
also O
lie O
in O
the O
industry O
and O
product O
advantages O
these O
introduced O
enterprises O
themselves O
possess O
. O

Of O
these O
157 O
large O
projects O
, O
80 O
% O
are O
invested O
in O
by O
world O
famous O
multinational O
companies O
, O
mainly O
focusing O
on O
the O
fields O
such O
as O
the O
electron O
and O
communication O
facilities O
manufacturing O
industry O
, O
the O
machine O
manufacturing O
industry O
, O
the O
traffic O
and O
transportation O
facilities O
manufacturing O
industry O
, O
the O
electric O
machinery O
and O
equipment O
manufacturing O
industry O
, O
the O
pharmaceutical O
manufacturing O
industry O
, O
the O
metalworking O
manufacturing O
industry O
, O
the O
chemical O
materials O
and O
refined O
chemical O
manufacturing O
industry O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
technological O
content O
is O
relatively O
high O
, O
and O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
enterprises O
possess O
the O
resources O
for O
high O
- O
tech O
products O
. O

This O
will O
also O
have O
a O
big O
driving O
effect O
on O
the O
industrial O
optimization O
of O
the O
regions O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
and O
the O
Yangtze O
River O
valley O
. O

The O
number O
of O
industrial O
manufacturing O
enterprises O
alone O
that O
support O
these O
will O
reach O
2000 O
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
century O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
among O
the O
main O
products O
of O
large O
foreign O
funded O
enterprises O
that O
have O
currently O
been O
put O
into O
production O
, O
there O
are O
102 O
brands O
, O
of O
which O
52 O
are O
foreign O
brands O
and O
50 O
are O
domestic O
brands O
. O

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End O
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Our O
press O
attache O
in O
the O
American B-NORP
embassy O
writes O
articles O
denouncing O
lies O
in O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Christian I-WORK_OF_ART
Science I-WORK_OF_ART
Monitor I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
, O
February O
12th O

Defu B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
the O
press O
attache O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
embassy O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
published O
an O
article O
in O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Christian I-WORK_OF_ART
Science I-WORK_OF_ART
Monitor I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
today O
, O
sternly O
denouncing O
the O
report O
of O
" O
China B-GPE
trying O
to O
sell O
weapons O
to O
Iraq O
after O
the O
embargo O
" O
by O
Shengjie B-PERSON
Tan I-PERSON
, O
published O
in O
the O
paper O
on O
January O
31st O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
report O
was O
totally O
concocted O
and O
without O
the O
slightest O
foundation O
. O

Defu B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
says O
in O
his O
article O
that O
, O
since O
the O
Gulf O
crisis O
broke O
out O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
been O
firmly O
and O
definitely O
opposed O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
invasion O
of O
Kuwait B-GPE
, O
and O
had O
asked O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
withdraw O
from O
Kuwait B-GPE
immediately O
and O
unconditionally O
and O
to O
return O
and O
respect O
the O
independence O
, O
sovereignty O
, O
territorial O
integrity O
and O
the O
legal O
government O
of O
Kuwait B-GPE
. O

The O
article O
points O
out O
that O
China B-GPE
, O
as O
a O
permanent O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
has O
voted O
to O
support O
the O
11 O
resolutions O
pertaining O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
including O
resolution O
No. O
661 O
which O
implements O
punishment O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

After O
Iraq B-GPE
invaded O
Kuwait B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
immediately O
stopped O
selling O
military O
equipment O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
January O
17 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Jianchang B-PERSON
Su I-PERSON
and O
intern O
Suhong B-PERSON
Ge I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Shuzu B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the O
Committee O
Of O
Foreign O
Economic O
Relations O
And O
Trade O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
said O
recently O
that O
Tianjin B-GPE
would O
strengthen O
administrating O
by O
law O
and O
guarantee O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
to O
normally O
conduct O
production O
and O
operation O
activities O
. O

Tianjin B-GPE
is O
the O
largest O
coastal O
city O
of O
northern O
China B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
ranked O
at O
the O
top O
in O
making O
use O
of O
foreign O
capital O
among O
all O
large O
cities O
in O
northern O
China B-GPE
. O

At O
present O
, O
there O
are O
more O
than O
11,000 O
foreign O
funded O
enterprises O
, O
of O
which O
over O
3,000 O
have O
started O
operations O
. O

With O
the O
increase O
in O
the O
number O
of O
foreign O
funded O
enterprises O
, O
various O
kinds O
of O
financial O
disputes O
also O
emerge O
continuously O
. O

Hence O
, O
the O
Committee O
of O
Foreign O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
has O
asked O
every O
department O
concerned O
to O
insist O
on O
dealing O
with O
enterprise O
disputes O
by O
law O
, O
and O
improving O
the O
quality O
of O
service O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
dispute O
cases O
involving O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
accepted O
by O
Tianjin B-GPE
went O
down O
by O
nearly O
40 O
% O
compared O
with O
that O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

The O
rate O
of O
resolving O
cases O
in O
the O
same O
year O
reached O
97 O
% O
, O
up O
by O
3 O
% O
over O
the O
previous O
year O
, O
and O
dispute O
litigants O
' O
degree O
of O
satisfaction O
with O
agreement O
results O
reached O
96 O
% O
. O

This O
year O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
establish O
and O
complete O
relevant O
local O
regulations O
and O
rules O
for O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
, O
so O
that O
the O
production O
and O
operation O
of O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
have O
laws O
to O
rely O
on O
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
and O
the O
government O
have O
already O
drafted O
over O
thirty O
local O
regulations O
and O
rules O
concerning O
foreign O
investment O
, O
to O
guide O
foreign O
companies O
in O
investment O
, O
to O
strengthen O
management O
and O
service O
to O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
and O
to O
protect O
legitimate O
rights O
and O
interests O
of O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
investors O
and O
employees O
. O

The O
foreign O
investment O
management O
departments O
and O
justice O
organizations O
insist O
on O
administrating O
according O
to O
law O
and O
handling O
cases O
according O
to O
law O
, O
so O
that O
they O
have O
effectively O
protected O
rights O
and O
interests O
of O
each O
party O
. O

Shuzu B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
management O
of O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
will O
also O
be O
implemented O
even O
more O
through O
laws O
and O
regulations O
. O

Within O
the O
past O
year O
, O
all O
levels O
of O
foreign O
investment O
enterprise O
management O
departments O
were O
administered O
according O
to O
law O
, O
listened O
to O
foreign O
merchants O
opinions O
numerous O
times O
, O
and O
implemented O
a O
clean O
up O
of O
the O
phenomenon O
of O
illegal O
charges O
by O
some O
administrative O
departments O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
they O
strengthened O
the O
supervision O
and O
management O
work O
of O
the O
execution O
of O
contracts O
by O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
, O
supervised O
and O
urged O
enterprises O
to O
conscientiously O
perform O
rights O
and O
responsibilities O
stipulated O
by O
contracts O
, O
implemented O
criticism O
and O
education O
for O
enterprises O
which O
breached O
contracts O
and O
gave O
time O
limits O
to O
amend O
, O
and O
investigated O
and O
dealt O
with O
those O
which O
operate O
illegally O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
carried O
out O
a O
united O
annual O
inspection O
of O
nearly O
8,000 O
of O
three O
- O
capital O
enterprises O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
13th O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
premier O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
when O
receiving O
representatives O
of O
the O
National O
Customs O
Directors O
Conference O
at O
the O
Great O
Hall O
Of O
The O
People O
this O
afternoon O
, O
stressed O
: O
under O
the O
new O
circumstances O
in O
which O
the O
construction O
of O
a O
socialist O
market O
economy O
mechanism O
is O
continually O
being O
promoted O
and O
the O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
is O
further O
expanding O
, O
the O
functions O
of O
Customs B-ORG
should O
not O
be O
weakened O
, O
and O
should O
only O
be O
strengthened O
. O

The O
work O
of O
Customs B-ORG
should O
make O
more O
contributions O
to O
the O
construction O
of O
national O
finance O
and O
economy O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
, O
during O
the O
speech O
, O
in O
1997 O
, O
the O
National O
Customs O
system O
levied O
taxes O
pursuant O
to O
law O
, O
struck O
at O
smuggling O
and O
tax O
fraud O
, O
overly O
completed O
quotas O
for O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Taxation I-ORG
Program I-ORG
, O
safeguarded O
national O
dignity O
and O
laws O
and O
disciplines O
, O
rearranged O
the O
order O
of O
economy O
, O
and O
vigorously O
supported O
the O
construction O
of O
national O
finance O
and O
economy O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
, O
this O
year O
, O
the O
economic O
situation O
, O
both O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
will O
have O
some O
new O
changes O
, O
such O
as O
China B-GPE
's O
lowering O
tariffs O
to O
facilitate O
imports O
, O
adopting O
preferential O
policies O
to O
encourage O
foreign O
investment O
, O
taking O
certain O
measures O
to O
encourage O
exports O
, O
optimizing O
export O
structures O
, O
etc O
. O

With O
these O
new O
changes O
, O
the O
tasks O
of O
Customs B-ORG
with O
regard O
to O
legally O
levying O
taxes O
, O
striking O
at O
smuggling O
, O
export O
refunds O
, O
etc. O
will O
be O
further O
accentuated O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
hoped O
that O
all O
cadres O
and O
employees O
of O
the O
national O
Customs B-ORG
system O
would O
, O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
spirit O
of O
" O
seeking O
advancement O
while O
maintaining O
stability O
" O
of O
the O
central O
government O
, O
actively O
adapt O
themselves O
to O
the O
changed O
economic O
and O
market O
situations O
at O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
do O
work O
of O
Customs B-ORG
well O
, O
and O
make O
greater O
contributions O
to O
national O
economy O
construction O
and O
finance O
revenue O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
expressed O
his O
agreement O
and O
support O
for O
the O
" O
two O
- O
step O
" O
development O
strategy O
of O
establishing O
a O
modern O
Customs B-ORG
system O
put O
forth O
at O
this B-EVENT
Customs I-EVENT
Directors I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT
. O

He O
said O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
Customs B-ORG
was O
an O
important O
department O
for O
external O
communications O
, O
and O
should O
be O
aligned O
with O
world O
class O
advanced O
Customs B-ORG
systems O
to O
meet O
the O
needs O
of O
the O
development O
of O
socialist O
market O
economy O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
stressed O
, O
Customs B-ORG
is O
a O
work O
unit O
that O
manages O
money O
and O
manages O
materials O
, O
a O
work O
unit O
that O
executes O
laws O
, O
and O
this O
then O
requires O
that O
National B-ORG
Customs I-ORG
cadres O
and O
employees O
should O
improve O
political O
qualities O
, O
professional O
qualities O
, O
as O
well O
as O
level O
of O
professional O
ethics O
. O

More O
advanced O
modern O
supervision O
means O
should O
be O
generally O
adopted O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
to O
raise O
the O
work O
of O
national O
Customs B-ORG
to O
a O
new O
level O
. O

Concerned O
leading O
officials O
, O
such O
as O
the O
vice-Premier O
of O
the O
State O
Department O
Lanqing O
Li O
, O
State O
Commissioner O
Gan O
Luo O
, O
as O
well O
as O
Guanlin B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
, O
etc. O
attended O
the O
reception O
and O
had O
photos O
taken O
with O
the O
representatives O
as O
souvenirs O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Weihai B-GPE
, O
March O
6th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yanfeng O
Hou O

For O
Weihai B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
in O
Shandong B-GPE
, O
which O
faces O
Korea B-GPE
across O
the O
sea O
, O
Korea B-GPE
has O
become O
the O
largest O
investment O
trade O
partner O
of O
this O
city O
, O
in O
foreign O
trade O
and O
economic O
cooperation O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
by O
Pu B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
, O
vice O
mayor O
of O
Weihai B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
in O
1996 O
, O
Weihai B-GPE
authorized O
113 O
projects O
directly O
invested O
by O
Korea B-GPE
, O
with O
contracted O
values O
of O
utilizing O
foreign O
funds O
of O
300 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
58 O
% O
and O
69 O
% O
of O
the O
projects O
of O
introducing O
foreign O
funds O
by O
the O
whole O
city O
and O
contracted O
value O
of O
utilizing O
foreign O
funds O
in O
the O
same O
year O
respectively O
. O

Korean O
investment O
enterprises O
of O
the O
whole O
city O
totally O
reached O
566 O
. O

The O
total O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
to O
Korea B-GPE
was O
1.23 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
last O
year O
, O
accounting O
for O
nearly O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
of O
the O
whole O
city O
that O
year O
. O

Weihai B-GPE
was O
one O
of O
the O
earliest O
areas O
of O
Mainland B-LOC
China I-LOC
to O
implement O
economic O
and O
trade O
cooperation O
with O
Korea B-GPE
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
a O
number O
of O
Korea B-GPE
investment O
industrial O
projects O
of O
relatively O
larger O
scale O
have O
successively O
settled O
in O
Weihai B-GPE
. O

Of O
the O
four O
industrial O
projects O
, O
in O
1996 O
, O
in O
the O
Weihai O
Economic O
and O
Technological O
Development O
Zone O
, O
for O
which O
the O
investment O
total O
surpassed O
20 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
there O
are O
three O
that O
are O
Korean O
investments O
. O

The O
project O
of O
Shandong O
Daewoo O
Automobile O
Parts O
and O
Components O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
that O
Korea B-GPE
's O
Daewoo B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
participating O
in O
investing O
in O
, O
has O
a O
total O
investment O
exceeding O
2 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
and O
an O
annual O
production O
of O
automobile O
parts O
and O
components O
that O
could O
accessorize O
200,000 O
to O
300,000 O
cars O
. O

The O
project O
for O
" O
Heibao B-ORG
" O
agricultural O
vehicles O
that O
the B-ORG
Korea I-ORG
C I-ORG
- I-ORG
Win I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
the O
Weihai B-GPE
economic O
and O
technological O
development O
zone O
jointly O
invested O
29.8 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
, O
has O
a O
total O
design O
capacity O
reaching O
600,000 O
cars O
annually O
produced O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
first O
phase O
of O
the O
project O
, O
which O
annually O
produces O
100,000 O
vehicles O
for O
agricultural O
purposes O
, O
has O
been O
completed O
and O
put O
into O
production O
. O

Additionally O
, O
the O
Weihai B-GPE
economic O
and O
technological O
development O
zone O
also O
cooperates O
with O
relevant O
regions O
in O
Korea B-GPE
, O
and O
has O
established O
so O
far O
Shandong B-GPE
's O
largest O
exclusive O
Korean O
investment O
industrial O
park O
- O
the O
Qingnan O
syndicate O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
Qingnan O
syndicate O
has O
approved O
12 O
entering O
projects O
, O
with O
a O
total O
project O
investment O
of O
73.1 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
has O
preliminarily O
formed O
three O
large O
industries O
, O
taking O
automobile O
and O
automobile O
parts O
and O
components O
processing O
as O
the O
focus O
. O

Pu B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
estimated O
that O
, O
in O
1997 O
the O
total O
Korean O
investment O
actually O
utilized O
in O
Weihai B-GPE
would O
possibly O
break O
through O
100 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
the O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
traded O
to O
Korea B-GPE
would O
be O
1.5 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
the O
value O
of O
processing O
trade O
with O
Korea B-GPE
would O
be O
1.4 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Weihai B-GPE
will O
become O
an O
important O
overseas O
processing O
and O
assembly O
base O
to O
Korea O
. O

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End O
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To O
welcome O
the O
illuminating O
70th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
birth O
of O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
essays O
solicited O
on O
" O
on O
the O
position O
of O
Party B-ORG
branch O
secretary O
" O
meet O
with O
readers O
today O
. O

The O
opening O
page O
wrote O
about O
the O
Party O
branch O
secretary O
of O
Jiujianpeng O
village O
of O
Pingyi O
county O
of O
Shandong B-GPE
province O
. O

This O
village O
is O
situated O
on O
top O
of O
a O
high O
mountain O
, O
from O
the O
origin O
of O
the O
name O
of O
the O
village O
, O
one O
can O
imagine O
the O
bad O
natural O
conditions O
and O
the O
difficult O
life O
of O
the O
masses O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
when O
people O
from O
below O
the O
mountain O
came O
to O
visit O
relatives O
in O
this O
village O
, O
the O
best O
gift O
to O
bring O
was O
a O
can O
of O
water O
. O

After O
several O
years O
of O
diligent O
struggle O
, O
this O
place O
has O
changed O
appearance O
. O

Electric O
lamps O
light O
up O
the O
village O
, O
wide O
roads O
are O
built O
on O
steep O
cliffs O
, O
deserted O
mountains O
have O
turned O
green O
, O
fruit O
is O
in O
abundance O
. O

The O
key O
to O
this O
change O
happening O
is O
there O
is O
a O
good O
Party B-ORG
branch O
who O
leads O
the O
masses O
to O
cure O
poverty O
and O
make O
wealth O
. O

There O
is O
Jiakun B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
who O
was O
accredited O
as O
an O
" O
excellent O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
" O
of O
the O
province O
and O
a O
" O
labor O
model O
of O
the O
entire O
country O
" O
, O
acting O
as O
the O
Party O
branch O
secretary O
. O

He O
works O
for O
the O
masses O
and O
firstly O
, O
is O
not O
afraid O
of O
suffering O
loss O
, O
secondly O
, O
is O
not O
afraid O
of O
hardship O
, O
and O
thirdly O
, O
is O
not O
afraid O
of O
being O
blamed O
. O

These O
" O
three O
do O
not O
fears O
" O
are O
a O
demonstration O
of O
the O
spirit O
of O
communism O
. O

The O
grassroots O
organization O
of O
the O
Party O
is O
the O
fighting O
fortress O
of O
the O
Party O
among O
society O
's O
grassroots O
organizations O
, O
is O
a O
political O
kernel O
for O
uniting O
the O
vast O
masses O
to O
fight O
for O
the O
thorough O
implementation O
of O
lines O
, O
guidelines O
, O
and O
policies O
of O
the O
Party O
. O

Party B-ORG
branches O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
to O
do O
. O

The O
branch O
secretary O
, O
being O
the O
leading O
person O
, O
must O
possess O
multi-faceted O
talents O
, O
but O
most O
importantly O
must O
have O
the O
communist O
spirit O
of O
serving O
the O
people O
in O
his O
heart O
and O
soul O
. O

With O
this O
spirit O
, O
the O
Party O
organization O
will O
be O
able O
to O
plant O
roots O
among O
the O
masses O
, O
will O
be O
able O
to O
lead O
the O
masses O
to O
overcome O
all O
types O
of O
difficulties O
, O
move O
mountains O
to O
fill O
seas O
, O
work O
well O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
agriculture O
, O
industry O
, O
commerce O
, O
education O
according O
to O
policies O
and O
decrees O
of O
the O
Party O
and O
the O
nation O
, O
lead O
soldiers O
well O
, O
be O
a O
good O
cadre O
, O
and O
make O
contributions O
to O
the O
socialist O
modernization O
undertaking O
. O

The O
purpose O
of O
this O
newspaper O
opening O
this O
special O
column O
is O
to O
spread O
this O
type O
of O
utterly O
valuable O
spirit O
, O
introduce O
working O
experience O
of O
Party B-ORG
branch O
secretaries O
, O
and O
contribute O
a O
portion O
of O
strength O
for O
promoting O
the O
construction O
of O
grassroots O
organizations O
of O
the O
Party O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
, O
January O
16th O

According O
to O
what O
papers O
here O
reported O
on O
the O
16th O
, O
the O
latest O
report O
of O
the O
crude O
oil O
market O
of O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
with O
headquarters O
in O
Paris B-GPE
, O
said O
that O
due O
to O
the O
influence O
of O
Asia B-GPE
's O
financial O
crisis O
, O
this O
year O
's O
worldwide O
demand O
for O
crude O
oil O
would O
significantly O
decrease O
. O

The O
report O
said O
that O
, O
due O
to O
decrease O
in O
demand O
from O
Asian O
countries O
where O
financial O
crises O
took O
place O
, O
it O
was O
predicted O
that O
, O
this O
year O
, O
the O
daily O
average O
worldwide O
demand O
for O
crude O
oil O
would O
be O
75.34 O
million O
barrels O
, O
with O
a O
decrease O
of O
280,000 O
barrels O
over O
the O
estimated O
daily O
average O
consumption O
of O
that O
of O
the O
previous O
month O
. O

It O
is O
predicted O
that O
the O
demand O
for O
crude O
oil O
in O
the O
Asian O
market O
, O
excluding O
China B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
would O
decrease O
by O
230,000 O
barrels O
over O
the O
previously O
estimated O
daily O
average O
of O
9.39 O
million O
barrels O
. O

The O
report O
said O
that O
, O
this O
institute O
had O
changed O
this O
year O
's O
growth O
rate O
of O
global O
demand O
for O
crude O
oil O
from O
a O
previously O
estimated O
2.5 O
% O
to O
2.2 O
% O
, O
decreasing O
1.6 O
million O
barrels O
over O
the O
earliest O
predicted O
daily O
average O
demand O
. O

If O
the O
Asian O
economic O
situation O
deteriorates O
or O
the O
outside O
influence O
of O
the O
financial O
crisis O
becomes O
larger O
, O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
worldwide O
demand O
for O
crude O
oil O
may O
possibly O
further O
decrease O
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
the O
worldwide O
demand O
for O
crude O
oil O
increased O
by O
almost O
3 O
% O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
April O
11 O
, O
by O
reporter O
Xuejie B-PERSON
Man I-PERSON
and O
correspondent O
Weizhong B-PERSON
Dong I-PERSON

The B-ORG
Tianjin I-ORG
Harbor I-ORG
Bonded I-ORG
Area I-ORG
completed O
and O
exceeded O
all O
the O
economic O
targets O
for O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
this O
year O
, O
maintaining O
a O
stable O
lead O
among O
all O
bonded O
areas O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
what O
the O
latest O
statistical O
data O
showed O
, O
the O
Tianjin O
Bonded O
Area O
realized O
a O
gross O
domestic O
product O
of O
366 O
million O
RMB O
for O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
this O
year O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
113 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
; O
completed O
import O
and O
export O
of O
goods O
out O
of O
the O
district O
with O
a O
total O
value O
of O
610 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
46 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
; O
completed O
a O
total O
import O
and O
export O
goods O
value O
of O
207 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
23 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
; O
an O
agreed O
foreign O
capital O
amount O
of O
125 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
23 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
; O
and O
realized O
income O
from O
sales O
proceeds O
of O
1.871 O
billion O
RMB O
, O
all O
achieving O
the O
best O
levels O
in O
history O
. O

The B-ORG
Tianjin I-ORG
Harbor I-ORG
Bonded I-ORG
Area I-ORG
was O
established O
through O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
approval O
in O
May O
1991 O
, O
in O
November O
of O
the O
same O
year O
, O
formally O
invited O
businessmen O
, O
and O
closed O
customs O
and O
operating O
in O
April O
1992 O
. O

After O
nearly O
5 O
years O
of O
construction O
, O
it O
has O
become O
the O
largest O
and O
functionally O
complete O
bonded O
area O
in O
northern O
China B-GPE
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
it O
has O
a O
planned O
surface O
area O
of O
7 O
square O
kilometers O
, O
already O
developed O
land O
of O
3.8 O
square O
kilometers O
, O
accumulated O
investments O
in O
infrastructure O
facilities O
of O
more O
than O
1.2 O
billion O
RMB O
, O
and O
has O
formed O
complete O
water O
, O
electricity O
, O
gas O
, O
heat O
, O
telecommunications O
infrastructures O
, O
etc O
. O

Currently O
there O
are O
investors O
from O
73 O
countries O
and O
regions O
of O
the O
world O
and O
25 O
domestic O
provinces O
, O
cities O
, O
and O
autonomous O
regions O
investing O
here O
. O

Registered O
corporations O
have O
exceeded O
3000 O
. O

The O
total O
amount O
of O
agreed O
investment O
exceeds O
3 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
among O
which O
foreign O
investment O
reaches O
2 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
scale O
of O
the O
international O
flow O
of O
goods O
and O
the O
transfer O
trade O
is O
continuously O
increasing O
. O

The O
total O
accumulated O
value O
of O
goods O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
district O
has O
already O
exceeded O
6 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
number O
of O
international O
containers O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
district O
reaches O
more O
than O
6000 O
standard O
containers O
per O
month O
. O

Last O
year O
the O
amount O
of O
exports O
was O
460 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
the O
value O
of O
transfer O
trade O
goods O
was O
130 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
occupying O
the O
leading O
level O
among O
bonded O
areas O
of O
the O
country O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
the O
UN B-GPE
, O
February O
13th O

The B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
decided O
on O
the O
13th O
to O
hold O
a O
secret O
meeting O
on O
the O
14th O
, O
discussing O
the O
Gulf O
conflict O
. O

For O
several O
weeks O
, O
countries O
such O
as O
Cuba B-GPE
, O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
etc. O
have O
been O
asking O
the O
to O
hold O
a O
formal O
meeting O
. O

They O
believe O
that O
air O
attacks O
made O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
by O
multinational O
forces O
headed O
by O
American B-NORP
forces O
exceeded O
the O
authorization O
limits O
of O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

However O
, O
countries O
such O
as O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
etc. O
are O
against O
holding O
a O
formal O
meeting O
. O

The O
proposal O
to O
hold O
a O
secret O
meeting O
was O
brought O
forward O
by O
the O
UK B-GPE
. O

The O
result O
of O
the O
vote O
of O
the O
15 O
member O
countries O
of O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
was O
: O
9 O
votes O
for O
the O
proposal O
, O
2 O
votes O
against O
and O
4 O
votes O
abstaining O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
, O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
voted O
for O
the O
proposal O
and O
China B-GPE
abstained O
. O

Hannei B-PERSON
, O
the O
UK B-GPE
ambassador O
to O
the O
UN B-GPE
said O
when O
he O
brought O
forward O
this O
proposal O
, O
because O
the O
present O
situation O
was O
" O
special O
" O
, O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
meeting O
should O
be O
held O
secretly O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
must O
deliberate O
on O
the O
development O
of O
the O
entire O
situation O
without O
the O
presence O
of O
any O
reporters O
and O
other O
members O
of O
the O
public O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanchang B-GPE
, O
January O
3rd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jing B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON

Jiangxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
located O
in O
the O
center O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
is O
becoming O
a O
hotspot O
for O
foreign O
companies O
to O
invest O
. O

From O
Jiujiang B-GPE
and O
Nanchang B-GPE
to O
Ji'an B-GPE
and O
Ganzhou B-GPE
, O
scenes O
of O
constructing O
on O
a O
large O
- O
scale O
, O
and O
starting O
of O
factory O
construction O
can O
be O
seen O
everywhere O
. O

A O
report O
by O
Jiangxi O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
Department O
also O
shows O
the O
trend O
of O
an O
emulative O
inrushing O
of O
foreign O
investment O
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
Jiangxi B-GPE
's O
actually O
utilized O
foreign O
investment O
increased O
by O
about O
50 O
% O
than O
that O
of O
last O
year O
; O
foreign O
company O
direct O
investment O
almost O
doubled O
. O

People O
concerned O
think O
that O
the O
opening O
up O
and O
development O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
Yangtze B-LOC
River I-LOC
and O
the O
start O
of O
operations O
of O
the B-FAC
Beijing I-FAC
- I-FAC
Kowloon I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
had O
completely O
changed O
the O
investment O
environment O
of O
Jiangxi B-GPE
. O

Bisheng B-PERSON
Bi I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the O
Jiangxi O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
Department O
, O
said O
that O
, O
in O
1997 O
, O
there O
were O
429 O
recently O
approved O
foreign O
investment O
projects O
with O
contract O
amounts O
of O
796 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
an O
actually O
utilized O
foreign O
investment O
of O
569 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Of O
which O
, O
the O
amount O
of O
foreign O
company O
direct O
investment O
was O
436 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
Jiangxi B-GPE
has O
been O
focusing O
on O
the O
tight O
integration O
of O
the O
introduction O
of O
foreign O
investment O
, O
with O
expediting O
infrastructure O
construction O
, O
expanding O
productivity O
distribution O
, O
adjusting O
product O
structures O
and O
transforming O
traditional O
industries O
. O

Foreign O
investment O
economy O
has O
become O
a O
major O
power O
in O
the O
entire O
economic O
development O
of O
the O
whole O
province O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
at O
present O
, O
the O
number O
of O
foreign O
investment O
projects O
implemented O
and O
utilized O
across O
Jiangxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
has O
reached O
5320 O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
signed O
foreign O
investment O
is O
5.277 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
actually O
utilized O
investments O
are O
2.78 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
, O
a O
great O
mass O
of O
infrastructure O
projects O
and O
key O
industrial O
projects O
in O
Jiangxi B-GPE
provide O
a O
broad O
investment O
market O
for O
foreign O
companies O
. O

So O
far O
, O
investors O
from O
45 O
countries O
and O
regions O
have O
settled O
in O
Jiangxi B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
number O
of O
big O
multinational O
companies O
investing O
in O
Jiangxi B-GPE
is O
increasing O
annually O
. O

The O
foreign O
company O
investment O
fields O
involve O
more O
than O
30 O
fields O
including O
transportation O
, O
energy O
, O
communication O
, O
mechanics O
, O
electronics O
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
foreign O
currency O
earned O
by O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
through O
exports O
is O
more O
than O
1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

At O
present O
, O
Jingdezhen O
airport O
and O
Ganzhou B-GPE
airport O
have O
started O
operations O
. O

The O
Nanchang B-GPE
- O
Jiujiang B-GPE
highway O
, O
the O
Great O
Nanchang O
bridge O
, O
etc. O
have O
all O
been O
put O
into O
use O
. O

The O
program O
- O
controlled O
telephone O
and O
transmission O
systems O
of O
the O
provincial O
capital O
, O
Nanchang B-GPE
, O
and O
other O
cities O
and O
areas O
are O
playing O
a O
role O
. O

A O
great O
mass O
of O
projects O
constructed O
with O
introduced O
foreign O
investment O
such O
as O
fertilizer O
, O
mucilage O
glue O
short O
fibers O
, O
freon O
- O
free O
compressors O
, O
top O
- O
grade O
household O
ceramics O
, O
auto O
engines O
, O
etc. O
are O
increasingly O
becoming O
representatives O
of O
the O
superior O
industries O
of O
Jiangxi B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
January O
16 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Wenxin B-PERSON
Fan I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Kazuo B-PERSON
Nakamura I-PERSON
, O
Director O
of O
Research B-ORG
at O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Dai B-ORG
- I-ORG
Ichi I-ORG
Kangyo I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
said O
here O
today O
that O
the O
real O
growth O
rate O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
in O
1998 O
will O
be O
about O
3 O
% O
. O

Kazuo B-PERSON
Nakamura I-PERSON
, O
at O
a O
public O
lecture O
jointly O
organized O
by O
Beijing B-GPE
's O
Wu O
Jia O
Economic O
Consulting O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
and O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Dai B-ORG
- I-ORG
Ichi I-ORG
Kangyo I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
made O
a O
report O
concerning O
the O
new O
year O
's O
world O
economic O
and O
financial O
situation O
. O

After O
he O
reviewed O
the O
world O
economic O
and O
financial O
situation O
of O
'97 O
, O
he O
said O
that O
due O
to O
the O
economic O
growth O
in O
Asia B-GPE
, O
including O
Japan B-GPE
, O
further O
slowing O
down O
, O
the O
economic O
growth O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
even O
though O
its O
current O
economic O
activity O
is O
relatively O
good O
, O
and O
of O
other O
countries O
will O
also O
feel O
a O
very O
large O
effect O
. O

Compared O
with O
the O
rapid O
growth O
of O
the O
past O
, O
the O
world O
economy O
has O
entered O
a O
period O
of O
adjustment O
. O

He O
forecast O
that O
the O
real O
growth O
rate O
for O
the O
world O
economy O
this O
year O
would O
fall O
from O
the O
3.9 O
% O
of O
'97 O
down O
to O
3 O
% O
. O

Nakamura B-PERSON
thought O
that O
the O
rate O
of O
economic O
growth O
of O
Asia B-GPE
's O
countries O
and O
regions O
, O
with O
Korea B-GPE
and O
Thailand B-GPE
being O
the O
most O
prominent O
, O
would O
slide O
downward O
to O
a O
large O
extent O
. O

But O
, O
he O
said O
, O
for O
these O
countries O
the O
currencies O
already O
have O
devalued O
to O
a O
great O
degree O
, O
exports O
have O
recovered O
, O
and O
imports O
could O
decrease O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
he O
expected O
that O
their O
economies O
would O
slip O
downward O
to O
the O
lowest O
point O
in O
the O
next O
half O
year O
. O

He O
estimated O
that O
the O
rate O
of O
economic O
growth O
in O
ASEAN B-GPE
would O
be O
about O
4.5 O
percent O
. O

Nakamura B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
economy O
exhibited O
negative O
growth O
in O
the O
year O
'97 O
, O
and O
that O
in O
'98 O
, O
if O
it O
did O
n't O
adopt O
good O
economic O
policies O
, O
the O
economy O
would O
continue O
to O
be O
in O
negative O
growth O
. O

He O
estimated O
it O
would O
be O
negative O
0.5 O
percent O
, O
plus O
or O
minus O
. O

He O
said O
further O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
growth O
would O
also O
slow O
in O
speed O
, O
feeling O
the O
effects O
of O
the O
economies O
of O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Asia B-GPE
being O
depressed O
and O
of O
the O
devaluation O
of O
these O
countries O
' O
currencies O
. O

But O
because O
China B-GPE
's O
usual O
income O
and O
expenditures O
show O
a O
favorable O
balance O
, O
and O
in O
addition O
it O
has O
over O
100 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
foreign O
exchange O
reserves O
, O
it O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
sink O
into O
the O
crisis O
like O
the O
other O
Asian O
nations O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Resolutely O
implementing O
the O
guidelines O
of O
self O
- O
dependence O
, O
fighting O
our O
way O
, O
and O
building O
country O
thriftily O
. O

Our O
country O
is O
a O
large O
developing O
socialist O
country O
, O
the O
standing O
point O
of O
economic O
construction O
must O
be O
placed O
on O
the O
foundation O
of O
our O
own O
strength O
. O

-- O
Extracted O
from O
the O
gazette O
of O
the O
13th O
Plenary B-EVENT
Session I-EVENT
of O
the O
7th O
Committee B-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
December O
9th O
, O
by O
reporters O
Xierong B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON
and O
Bin O
Lu B-PERSON

Shanghai B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
's O
largest O
city O
, O
has O
determined O
to O
seize O
this O
century O
's O
last O
three O
years O
development O
opportunities O
to O
realize O
per O
capita O
GDP O
of O
5000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
by O
2000 O
. O

After O
recent O
years O
' O
rapid O
growth O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
per O
capita O
GDP O
will O
surpass O
3000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
this O
year O
. O

Whereas O
in O
1992 O
this O
figure O
was O
only O
1500 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

According O
to O
analysis O
and O
measurement O
by O
experts O
of O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
to O
realize O
the O
goal O
of O
per O
capita O
GDP O
of O
5000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
by O
2000 O
, O
in O
the O
next O
three O
years O
, O
the O
annual O
average O
growth O
rate O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
GDP O
must O
reach O
10 O
% O
to O
11 O
% O
. O

Kuangdi B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
, O
mayor O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
optimistically O
expressed O
that O
for O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
now O
in O
the O
best O
economic O
development O
environment O
in O
history O
, O
this O
growth O
rate O
is O
completely O
reachable O
. O

The O
figures O
issued O
by O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Statistical I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
show O
that O
, O
from O
1992 O
to O
1996 O
, O
the O
average O
annual O
growth O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
GDP O
was O
14.2 O
% O
, O
and O
this O
year O
's O
growth O
rate O
will O
reach O
over O
13 O
% O
. O

Zhan B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Government I-ORG
's O
Development B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
believes O
that O
in O
the O
next O
three O
years O
the O
trend O
of O
world O
economic O
development O
and O
the O
policy O
orientation O
of O
national O
macroscopic O
control O
will O
, O
on O
the O
whole O
, O
be O
advantageous O
for O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
, O
whereas O
the O
rapid O
growth O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
economy O
in O
the O
past O
six O
years O
has O
laid O
a O
great O
foundation O
for O
the O
next O
three O
years O
of O
development O
. O

Experts O
from O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
industries O
such O
as O
finance O
, O
commerce O
, O
trade O
and O
shipping O
, O
etc O
. O
, O
believe O
that O
, O
in O
the O
next O
three O
years O
, O
the O
third O
industry O
will O
make O
greater O
contributions O
to O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
GDP O
. O

Brought O
along O
by O
such O
economic O
growth O
points O
as O
capital O
market O
, O
insurance O
, O
chain O
commerce O
, O
wholesale O
marketing O
, O
container O
transport O
, O
real O
estate O
, O
information O
services O
, O
etc. O
, O
the O
third O
added O
value O
industry O
is O
estimated O
to O
have O
an O
average O
annual O
growth O
of O
11 O
% O
to O
12 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
proportion O
of O
the O
third O
industry O
in O
GDP O
will O
also O
increase O
from O
43 O
% O
in O
1996 O
to O
48 O
% O
in O
2000 O
. O

Research O
staff O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
Committee O
point O
out O
in O
their O
submitted O
report O
that O
, O
after O
a O
great O
quantity O
of O
investment O
and O
positive O
cultivation O
, O
the O
six O
pillar O
industries O
such O
as O
automobile O
, O
electronic O
communication O
, O
etc. O
, O
will O
maintain O
a O
good O
momentum O
of O
growth O
in O
the O
next O
three O
years O
. O

Their O
proportion O
in O
the O
whole O
city O
's O
industries O
will O
increase O
to O
about O
55 O
% O
. O

The O
growth O
will O
boost O
an O
average O
annual O
growth O
rate O
of O
9 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
second O
added O
value O
industry O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
as O
this O
, O
the O
fast O
- O
growing O
strong O
" O
three O
- O
capital O
" O
enterprises O
and O
people O
- O
managed O
and O
privately O
managed O
economies O
will O
also O
maintain O
rapid O
growth O
. O

Zheng B-PERSON
Han I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
says O
that O
in O
the O
next O
three O
years O
the O
appropriate O
growth O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
consumer O
demand O
could O
also O
support O
the O
average O
annual O
GDP O
growth O
rate O
to O
reach O
10 O
% O
to O
11 O
% O
. O

By O
experts O
' O
forecast O
and O
calculation O
, O
in O
the O
next O
three O
years O
, O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
fixed O
assets O
investment O
is O
estimated O
to O
be O
600 O
to O
700 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
consumer O
retail O
products O
is O
estimated O
to O
have O
an O
average O
annual O
growth O
rate O
of O
13 O
% O
to O
14 O
% O
, O
and O
foreign O
trade O
export O
is O
estimated O
to O
have O
an O
average O
annual O
growth O
rate O
of O
10 O
% O
to O
12 O
% O
. O

All O
this O
fits O
in O
with O
the O
average O
annual O
GDP O
growth O
rate O
of O
10 O
% O
to O
11 O
% O
. O

Kuangdi B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
, O
mayor O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
stresses O
that O
realizing O
per O
capita O
GDP O
of O
5000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
century O
is O
well O
- O
grounded O
and O
possible O
; O
but O
Shanghai B-GPE
is O
also O
facing O
the O
pressure O
of O
intensified O
market O
competition O
and O
the O
problems O
of O
some O
outstanding O
contradictions O
in O
its O
economic O
life O
. O

He O
says O
that O
to O
meet O
the O
challenge O
and O
meet O
the O
goal O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
will O
promote O
a O
new O
round O
of O
industry O
restructuring O
, O
boldly O
implement O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprise O
reforms O
, O
and O
actively O
exploit O
new O
fields O
for O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
to O
allow O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
economy O
to O
again O
move O
onto O
a O
new O
stage O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanning B-GPE
, O
January O
9th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Zhicheng B-PERSON
Heng I-PERSON

This O
reporter O
recently O
drove O
to O
cities O
such O
as O
Guangxi B-GPE
's O
Fangchenggang B-GPE
, O
Qinzhou B-GPE
, O
Beihai B-GPE
, O
Zhanjiang B-GPE
, O
etc. O
to O
gather O
news O
, O
and O
saw O
that O
with O
the O
opening O
and O
operation O
of O
the O
Nanning B-GPE
- O
Kunming B-GPE
railway O
, O
these O
four O
port O
cities O
along O
the O
coast O
of O
the B-LOC
Northern I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
have O
docks O
that O
are O
anxious O
and O
busy O
with O
the O
loading O
and O
unloading O
of O
cargo O
, O
and O
along O
the O
coast O
, O
a O
number O
of O
new O
docks O
are O
speedily O
being O
constructed O
. O

All O
over O
, O
a O
thousand O
sails O
compete O
in O
setting O
sail O
, O
a O
very O
lively O
scene O
. O

Fangchenggang B-GPE
, O
Qinzhou B-GPE
, O
Beihai B-GPE
and O
Zhanjiang B-GPE
, O
people O
call O
the O
" O
Dragon O
's O
head O
" O
of O
the O
southwest O
's O
main O
passageway O
to O
the O
sea O
. O

The O
construction O
of O
the O
Nanning B-GPE
- O
Kunming B-GPE
railway O
brings O
unprecedented O
opportunities O
for O
development O
to O
the O
four O
coastal O
cities O
. O

The O
city O
of O
Fangchenggang B-GPE
has O
now O
developed O
to O
become O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
important O
pivotal O
ports O
, O
having O
20 O
operating O
docks O
, O
among O
which O
10 O
have O
berths O
above O
the O
10,000 O
ton O
level O
. O

Railways O
and O
highways O
directly O
reach O
the O
port O
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
the O
port O
completed O
cargo O
throughput O
of O
6.5 O
million O
tons O
, O
increasing O
28 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Among O
this O
, O
southwest O
provinces O
and O
cities O
' O
goods O
and O
materials O
imports O
and O
exports O
increased O
nearly O
once O
over O
. O

At O
ports O
such O
as O
Zhanjiang B-GPE
, O
Qinzhou B-GPE
, O
and O
Beihai B-GPE
, O
etc. O
import O
and O
export O
goods O
and O
materials O
from O
the O
great O
southwest O
also O
grew O
by O
more O
than O
50 O
% O
over O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Construction O
of O
the O
main O
passage O
has O
activated O
the O
flow O
of O
materials O
, O
the O
flow O
of O
people O
and O
the O
flow O
of O
information O
in O
the O
great O
southwest O
, O
and O
has O
promoted O
development O
in O
the O
coastal O
port O
cities O
' O
economies O
. O

In O
order O
to O
meet O
the O
demands O
of O
rapid O
growth O
of O
goods O
and O
materials O
imports O
and O
exports O
in O
the O
great O
southwest O
, O
the O
four O
coastal O
cities O
in O
the B-LOC
Northern I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
have O
started O
a O
new O
upsurge O
of O
constructing O
ports O
. O

The B-FAC
Zhanjiang I-FAC
Port I-FAC
, O
which O
was O
the O
earliest O
built O
and O
is O
large O
- O
scale O
, O
now O
has O
31 O
operating O
berths O
, O
among O
which O
24 O
are O
deep O
- O
water O
berths O
with O
a O
tonnage O
between O
10,000 O
to O
70,000 O
tons O
, O
and O
has O
an O
annual O
throughput O
reaching O
over O
18 O
million O
tons O
. O

At O
the B-FAC
Fangchenggang I-FAC
Port I-FAC
, O
the O
10,000 O
ton O
level O
berths O
, O
No. O
9 O
and O
No. O
10 O
, O
formally O
began O
work O
not O
long O
ago O
. O

It O
was O
followed O
by O
preparing O
to O
construct O
larger O
berths O
, O
No. O
11 O
and O
No. O
12 O
. O

Beihai B-GPE
has O
now O
completed O
four O
10,000 O
ton O
level O
docks O
and O
in O
the O
future O
another O
four O
10,000 O
ton O
level O
berths O
will O
be O
put O
into O
reconstruction O
. O

The B-FAC
Qinzhou I-FAC
Port I-FAC
, O
which O
started O
relatively O
later O
, O
actively O
introduces O
a O
market O
mechanics O
to O
promote O
the O
development O
of O
the O
port O
, O
organizing O
big O
consortia O
and O
big O
companies O
from O
home O
and O
abroad O
to O
establish O
merchant O
groups O
to O
jointly O
invite O
businesses O
, O
and O
introduced O
an O
ownership O
system O
for O
reconstructing O
docks O
. O

Currently O
, O
in O
the O
port O
development O
zone O
, O
19 O
proprietary O
ports O
with O
tonnage O
capacities O
of O
over O
10,000 O
tons O
and O
14 O
proprietary O
storage O
projects O
are O
either O
under O
construction O
or O
preparing O
for O
construction O
. O

After O
inspections O
, O
demonstrations O
and O
under O
the O
development O
zone O
's O
uniform O
planning O
, O
proprietors O
from O
home O
and O
abroad O
choose O
their O
won O
projects O
, O
bring O
their O
own O
capital O
and O
sources O
of O
goods O
, O
manage O
their O
own O
business O
, O
and O
assume O
responsibility O
for O
profits O
and O
losses O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
first O
port O
with O
proprietors O
as O
the O
main O
investment O
bodies O
will O
rise O
from O
here O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
four O
coastal O
cities O
have O
also O
actively O
initiated O
industrial O
parks O
adjacent O
to O
the O
ports O
. O

A O
number O
of O
traveling O
merchants O
from O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
especially O
visionaries O
coming O
from O
the O
great O
southwest O
, O
have O
successively O
come O
to O
settle O
here O
to O
start O
processing O
industries O
that O
import O
large O
quantities O
and O
export O
large O
quantities O
. O

The O
prospects O
are O
extremely O
good O
. O

On O
the O
occasion O
of O
the O
30th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
establishment O
of O
ASEAN B-GPE
, O
the O
heads O
of O
the O
nine O
ASEAN B-GPE
countries O
and O
the O
heads O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
held O
an O
informal O
meeting O
in O
Kuala B-GPE
Lumpur I-GPE
, O
capital O
of O
Malaysia B-GPE
, O
on O
the O
15th O
. O

The O
next O
day O
, O
the O
heads O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
held O
informal O
meetings O
again O
with O
the O
heads O
of O
the O
ASEAN B-GPE
countries O
separately O
. O

This O
informal O
meeting O
of O
heads O
of O
Eastern O
Asian O
countries O
, O
the O
first O
time O
in O
history O
, O
is O
a O
good O
start O
. O

After O
the O
end O
of O
the O
cold O
war O
, O
ASEAN B-GPE
confronted O
new O
international O
and O
regional O
situations O
and O
comprehensively O
adjusted O
its O
development O
strategy O
and O
foreign O
relations O
strategy O
, O
and O
increasingly O
became O
a O
cooperative O
organization O
in O
the O
southeast O
Asia B-GPE
region O
based O
on O
economic O
cooperation O
and O
integrating O
politics O
, O
economy O
and O
security O
. O

ASEAN B-GPE
, O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
strengthened O
their O
cooperation O
and O
jointly O
planned O
development O
, O
becoming O
a O
force O
that O
holds O
the O
balance O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
holding O
of O
the O
informal O
meeting O
of O
heads O
of O
the O
countries O
in O
eastern O
Asia B-GPE
possesses O
important O
significance O
in O
promoting O
cooperation O
between O
all O
countries O
, O
in O
safeguarding O
regional O
and O
global O
security O
, O
and O
in O
accelerating O
the O
development O
towards O
world O
multi-polarization O
. O

The O
development O
of O
countries O
can O
not O
be O
separated O
from O
the O
region O
, O
and O
that O
of O
the O
region O
can O
not O
be O
separated O
from O
the O
globe O
. O

Discarding O
old O
concepts O
and O
establishing O
new O
international O
political O
and O
economic O
orders O
conforms O
with O
the O
main O
trend O
of O
the O
times O
in O
which O
people O
of O
all O
countries O
demand O
peace O
, O
request O
development O
, O
seek O
stability O
and O
promote O
cooperation O
. O

To O
correctly O
understand O
the O
relationship O
between O
economic O
development O
, O
political O
stability O
, O
social O
harmony O
and O
national O
security O
, O
to O
diligently O
promote O
all O
countries O
, O
regions O
and O
the O
whole O
world O
to O
travel O
on O
the O
road O
of O
peaceful O
development O
, O
to O
jointly O
discuss O
east O
Asian O
economic O
cooperation O
in O
the O
21st O
century O
and O
forecasting O
the O
future O
development O
of O
eastern O
Asia B-GPE
are O
subjects O
being O
discussed O
at O
this O
informal O
meeting O
of O
heads O
of O
state O
in O
eastern O
Asia B-GPE
. O

Peace O
is O
a O
precondition O
to O
economic O
development O
. O

Without O
a O
peaceful O
environment O
, O
any O
construction O
undertaking O
would O
be O
impossible O
to O
discuss O
. O

Only O
when O
long O
- O
term O
peace O
is O
realized O
can O
the O
realization O
of O
sustained O
development O
be O
possible O
. O

Therefore O
it O
is O
necessary O
to O
breed O
a O
new O
kind O
of O
security O
concept O
and O
to O
seek O
new O
methods O
to O
safeguard O
peace O
. O

To O
establish O
relations O
between O
countries O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
the O
five O
principles O
, O
namely O
mutual O
respect O
of O
sovereignty O
and O
integrity O
of O
territory O
, O
non-aggression O
, O
non-interference O
in O
internal O
affairs O
, O
equality O
and O
mutual O
benefit O
, O
and O
peaceful O
coexistence O
, O
is O
the O
political O
basis O
and O
precondition O
for O
global O
and O
regional O
security O
. O

That O
all O
countries O
strengthen O
their O
mutual O
benefits O
and O
cooperation O
in O
the O
field O
of O
economy O
, O
open O
up O
to O
each O
other O
, O
eliminate O
inequalities O
and O
discriminatory O
policies O
in O
economic O
and O
trade O
transactions O
, O
gradually O
narrow O
the O
development O
gaps O
between O
countries O
and O
strive O
for O
joint O
prosperity O
is O
the O
economic O
basis O
for O
global O
and O
regional O
security O
. O

That O
all O
countries O
promote O
mutual O
understanding O
and O
trust O
through O
dialogue O
and O
cooperation O
, O
and O
promise O
to O
settle O
disputes O
and O
conflicts O
between O
countries O
in O
peaceful O
ways O
is O
a O
realistic O
way O
to O
ensure O
peace O
and O
security O
. O

This O
year O
some O
countries O
in O
eastern O
Asia B-GPE
encountered O
financial O
turmoil O
and O
have O
had O
some O
difficulties O
in O
their O
economic O
development O
, O
but O
the O
economic O
basis O
of O
east O
Asian O
countries O
is O
still O
good O
and O
advantageous O
factors O
for O
economic O
development O
still O
exist O
. O

In O
the O
course O
of O
this O
meeting O
, O
leaders O
of O
east O
Asian O
countries O
unanimously O
supported O
the O
suggestion O
to O
expand O
local O
trade O
and O
investment O
. O

It O
is O
believed O
that O
after O
reviewing O
experience O
and O
implementing O
proper O
adjustments O
, O
the O
economy O
of O
eastern O
Asia B-GPE
will O
definitely O
continue O
to O
move O
forward O
in O
development O
. O

The O
east O
Asian O
countries O
are O
not O
entirely O
without O
conflicts O
and O
disputes O
. O

But O
in O
order O
to O
safeguard O
fundamental O
benefits O
to O
the O
people O
of O
all O
east O
Asian O
countries O
, O
and O
to O
promote O
the O
lofty O
cause O
of O
peace O
and O
development O
for O
mankind O
, O
we O
must O
progressively O
strengthen O
the O
east O
Asian O
cooperation O
. O

Chairman O
Zemin O
Jiang O
solemnly O
elaborated O
on O
China B-GPE
's O
stand O
at O
this O
meeting O
. O

He O
emphatically O
pointed O
out O
that O
" O
We O
should O
uphold O
the O
principles O
of O
mutual O
respect O
, O
equal O
participation O
, O
mutual O
benefit O
, O
and O
co-development O
; O
we O
should O
strengthen O
cooperation O
in O
economy O
and O
technology O
, O
especially O
in O
the O
field O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
, O
and O
establish O
reasonable O
regional O
economic O
structures O
, O
and O
form O
a O
mode O
of O
economic O
cooperation O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
learning O
from O
others O
' O
strengths O
and O
offsetting O
others O
' O
weaknesses O
, O
and O
mutual O
benefiting O
from O
advantages O
, O
balancing O
interests O
, O
and O
practicing O
non-exclusiveness O
and O
non-discrimination O
; O
and O
we O
should O
strengthen O
trust O
, O
broaden O
common O
understanding O
, O
seek O
common O
points O
while O
maintaining O
differences O
, O
and O
resolve O
disputes O
appropriately O
through O
friendly O
dialogue O
and O
consultation O
to O
guarantee O
the O
region O
's O
peace O
and O
stability O
. O
" O

Everything O
is O
difficult O
at O
the O
very O
beginning O
. O

With O
this O
good O
start O
, O
people O
have O
good O
reason O
to O
believe O
that O
the O
coordination O
and O
cooperation O
between O
east O
Asian O
countries O
will O
certainly O
show O
more O
hopeful O
prospects O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Fuzhou B-GPE
, O
January O
10th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Ting B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON

Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
recently O
put O
forth O
that O
this O
year O
it O
will O
vigorously O
promote O
Fujian B-GPE
- O
Taiwan B-GPE
economic O
and O
trade O
cooperation O
, O
to O
further O
expand O
the O
extent O
of O
business O
invitations O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
to O
strengthen O
connections O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
big O
enterprises O
and O
consortia O
, O
to O
strive O
for O
a O
number O
of O
large O
Taiwanese B-NORP
capital O
projects O
to O
invest O
in O
Fujian B-GPE
, O
and O
to O
vigorously O
develop O
trade O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
to O
develop O
fishing O
labor O
service O
cooperation O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Some O
concerned O
departments O
in O
Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
have O
recently O
drawn O
up O
new O
measures O
to O
further O
accelerate O
the O
development O
of O
foreign O
economy O
and O
trade O
, O
to O
deepen O
foreign O
economy O
and O
trade O
enterprise O
reform O
, O
to O
maintain O
stable O
export O
growth O
, O
and O
to O
continue O
to O
expand O
utilized O
foreign O
capital O
, O
etc. O
, O
as O
this O
province O
's O
important O
tasks O
of O
foreign O
economy O
and O
trade O
in O
1998 O
. O

Fujian B-GPE
is O
one O
of O
the O
areas O
that O
is O
accelerating O
the O
fastest O
in O
foreign O
economy O
and O
trade O
development O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
coastal O
areas O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
this O
province O
's O
total O
volume O
of O
foreign O
trade O
imports O
and O
exports O
was O
nearly O
20 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
foreign O
capital O
actually O
utilized O
surpassed O
4 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
foreign O
contract O
projects O
and O
labor O
service O
cooperation O
funds O
reached O
355 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
the O
main O
contents O
of O
these O
new O
measures O
include O
promoting O
strategic O
restructuring O
of O
provincial O
foreign O
trade O
companies O
to O
focus O
on O
developing O
scaled O
operations O
and O
organizing O
enterprise O
groups O
; O
to O
expand O
the O
extent O
of O
exporting O
backbone O
industries O
products O
; O
and O
to O
successfully O
organize O
the B-EVENT
Foreign I-EVENT
Business I-EVENT
Investment I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Business I-EVENT
Invitation I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT
held O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
the O
'98 O
China O
Investment O
and O
Trade O
Negotiation O
Conference O
, O
etc O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Fuzhou B-GPE
, O
March O
10 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Ting B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Among O
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprise O
development O
, O
which O
accounts O
for O
" O
half O
of O
the O
province O
" O
of O
Fujian B-GPE
's O
gross O
economic O
volume O
, O
the O
southeast O
Fujian B-GPE
area O
continues O
to O
play O
the O
dragon O
's O
head O
role O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
gross O
economic O
magnitude O
of O
the O
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprises O
of O
the O
five O
regional O
cities O
of O
Fuzhou B-GPE
, O
Xiamen B-GPE
, O
Quanzhou B-GPE
, O
Zhangzhou B-GPE
and O
Putian B-GPE
accounted O
for O
over O
70 O
% O
in O
the O
whole O
province O
. O

According O
to O
Fujian O
Village O
- O
and O
- O
Town O
Enterprises O
Bureau O
statistics O
, O
in O
1995 O
, O
the O
total O
output O
value O
of O
Fujian B-GPE
province O
's O
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprises O
reached O
238.15 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
, O
of O
which O
155.9 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
was O
from O
industrial O
output O
, O
creating O
a O
profit O
in O
the O
whole O
year O
of O
10.9 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
. O

The O
GNP O
created O
by O
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprises O
accounted O
for O
approximately O
1/3 O
of O
Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
' O
GNP O
. O

During O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
1991 O
- O
1995 O
-RRB- O
, O
Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprises O
turned O
over O
a O
total O
of O
18.56 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
in O
taxes O
, O
with O
completed O
export O
delivery O
volume O
of O
105.5 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
. O

There O
are O
already O
11 O
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprises O
in O
the O
entire O
province O
that O
have O
ascended O
to O
the O
ranks O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
" O
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprises O
with O
the O
best O
economic O
benefit O
" O
. O

At O
present O
, O
a O
bunch O
of O
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprises O
or O
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprise O
groups O
which O
possess O
higher O
technology O
and O
have O
comparatively O
sufficient O
development O
stamina O
have O
emerged O
in O
Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
among O
the O
191 O
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprise O
groups O
founded O
in O
the O
entire O
province O
, O
over O
50 O
have O
achieved O
an O
output O
value O
of O
over O
100 O
million O
yuan O
RMB O
. O

Some O
have O
even O
reached O
output O
volumes O
of O
500 O
million O
to O
1 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
. O

The O
Fuxing O
Investment O
Zone O
in O
Fuzhou B-GPE
's O
Gushan B-GPE
Town I-GPE
and O
the O
Qiaotou O
Industrial O
Zone O
in O
Jinjiang B-GPE
's O
Anhai B-GPE
have O
both O
become O
national O
models O
of O
village O
- O
and O
- O
town O
enterprises O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanchang B-GPE
, O
December O
7th O
, O
by O
reporters O
Qiusheng B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
, O
Ping B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
and O
Yi B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON

Jiujiang B-ORG
Minsheng I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
located O
at O
the O
foot O
of O
the O
world O
famous O
Lu B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
, O
has O
ascended O
to O
be O
one O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
top O
500 O
privately O
owned O
enterprises O
. O

When O
referring O
to O
the O
achievements O
made O
in O
recent O
years O
by O
greatly O
investing O
in O
national O
infrastructure O
, O
Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
concurrently O
a O
member O
of O
the O
national O
CPPCC B-ORG
, O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
Jiangxi O
Province O
CPPCC O
, O
president O
of O
the O
Group O
, O
etc. O
said O
frankly O
to O
the O
reporters O
that O
" O
basing O
ourselves O
in O
the O
inland O
and O
' O
building O
bridges O
and O
paving O
roads O
' O
for O
the O
development O
of O
the O
local O
economy O
was O
a O
wise O
choice O
on O
my O
part O
. O
" O

Although O
already O
over O
fifty O
, O
Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
is O
full O
of O
energy O
and O
quick O
- O
witted O
, O
and O
gives O
others O
the O
impression O
of O
an O
aggressive O
person O
. O

The B-ORG
Minsheng I-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
contributions O
to O
improving O
Jiujiang O
's O
infrastructure O
in O
the O
past O
two O
years O
are O
known O
to O
everybody O
in O
Jiujiang B-GPE
. O

Jiujiang B-GPE
is O
the O
northern O
gate O
of O
Jiangxi B-GPE
, O
and O
is O
one O
of O
the O
major O
cities O
to O
be O
opened O
up O
and O
developed O
along O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
participated O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
the B-FAC
Jiujiang I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
Station I-FAC
by O
investing O
the O
huge O
sum O
of O
127 O
million O
yuan O
. O

While O
inspecting O
Jiujiang B-GPE
, O
Chairman O
Zemin O
Jiang O
said O
that O
" O
Jiujiang B-GPE
is O
situated O
midway O
along O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
- O
Kowloon B-GPE
railway O
line O
, O
and O
has O
a O
very O
good O
geographical O
location O
. O

Jiujiang B-GPE
's O
future O
is O
unbounded O
. O
" O

He O
also O
embossed O
the O
name O
for O
the B-FAC
Jiujiang I-FAC
Station I-FAC
. O

Jiujiang B-GPE
is O
the O
thoroughfare O
connecting O
Yangtze B-LOC
River I-LOC
's O
north O
and O
south O
. O

However O
, O
the O
annual O
flood O
season O
has O
been O
having O
a O
certain O
impact O
on O
both O
the O
local O
economy O
's O
development O
and O
the O
life O
of O
the O
common O
people O
, O
especially O
for O
the O
lower O
reaches O
of O
the B-LOC
Longkai I-LOC
River I-LOC
at O
Jiujiang B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
which O
lies O
along O
the O
urban O
hub O
, O
where O
the O
current O
flows O
through O
the O
city O
area O
before O
entering O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
when O
the O
flood O
season O
comes O
, O
the O
rising O
waters O
of O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
invade O
inland O
, O
and O
has O
made O
the O
lower O
reaches O
of O
the B-LOC
Longkai I-LOC
River I-LOC
an O
intense O
battlefield O
over O
the O
years O
against O
flooding O
. O

To O
this O
end O
, O
the O
provincial O
government O
incorporated O
" O
the B-LOC
Longkai I-LOC
River I-LOC
administration O
and O
development O
project O
" O
into O
the O
provincial O
major O
flood O
prevention O
projects O
. O

Upon O
learning O
of O
this O
, O
Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
immediately O
asked O
experts O
to O
make O
investigations O
. O

He O
said O
that O
this O
was O
a O
project O
which O
would O
benefit O
future O
generations O
and O
also O
the O
most O
urgent O
matter O
the O
government O
will O
undertake O
. O

I O
felt O
obliged O
to O
do O
my O
part O
. O

Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
spared O
no O
efforts O
in O
investing O
120 O
million O
yuan O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
the O
flood O
prevention O
project O
. O

Amidst O
this O
year O
's O
flood O
prevention O
, O
this O
project O
has O
shown O
significant O
effectiveness O
. O

At O
present O
, O
Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
has O
also O
started O
the O
construction O
of O
Jiulong B-FAC
Street I-FAC
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
in O
order O
to O
improve O
of O
Jiujiang B-GPE
's O
investment O
environment O
, O
Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
decided O
to O
invest O
several O
hundred O
million O
yuan O
in O
Jiujiang B-GPE
City I-GPE
to O
develop O
and O
construct O
the O
" O
Boundless O
World O
Fun O
Fair O
" O
to O
go O
with O
the O
world O
famous O
mountain O
, O
Lu B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
. O

Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
invests O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
national O
infrastructure O
, O
which O
is O
beneficial O
to O
the O
country O
, O
to O
the O
people O
and O
to O
himself O
. O

The O
local O
government O
, O
in O
order O
to O
encourage O
investors O
, O
has O
handed O
the B-FAC
Jiujiang I-FAC
Railway I-FAC
Station I-FAC
yard O
, O
and O
part O
of O
the O
re-landscaped O
Longkai B-LOC
River I-LOC
region O
that O
Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
invested O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
, O
over O
to O
Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
to O
administer O
and O
development O
. O

Some O
people O
predict O
that O
, O
with O
the O
further O
opening O
up O
and O
development O
of O
Jiujiang B-GPE
, O
Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
will O
be O
able O
to O
earn O
considerable O
profits O
from O
the O
land O
allocated O
to O
him O
by O
the O
government O
. O

The B-ORG
Minsheng I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
created O
by O
Xiang B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
is O
the O
earliest O
collective O
enterprise O
jointly O
invested O
and O
established O
in O
Jiangxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
by O
Taiwanese B-NORP
, O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

It O
is O
in O
its O
11th O
year O
of O
operation O
to O
date O
and O
has O
22 O
subsidiaries O
. O

With O
an O
ever O
- O
increasing O
enterprise O
scope O
, O
it O
has O
already O
developed O
from O
a O
realm O
of O
circulation O
to O
the O
involvement O
in O
multiple O
industries O
and O
fields O
such O
as O
production O
, O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
, O
real O
estate O
, O
architecture O
and O
investment O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
large O
- O
scale O
infrastructure O
, O
etc O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
22 O
, O
by O
wire O

During O
the O
year O
of O
1997 O
, O
which O
is O
quickly O
coming O
to O
an O
end O
, O
the O
five O
large O
special O
economic O
zones O
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
, O
Zhuhai B-GPE
, O
Shantou B-GPE
, O
Xiamen B-GPE
, O
and O
Hainan B-GPE
, O
have O
actively O
established O
their O
new O
dominance O
, O
and O
cultivated O
new O
economic O
growth O
areas O
. O

The O
whole O
economy O
has O
maintained O
strongly O
increasing O
momentum O
, O
and O
has O
continued O
to O
build O
a O
solid O
and O
strong O
foundation O
to O
advance O
into O
the O
new O
century O
. O

In O
1997 O
the O
national O
economy O
of O
the O
Shenzhen B-GPE
special O
zone O
has O
continued O
to O
show O
gratifying O
growth O
momentum O
. O

The O
annual O
GDP O
could O
reach O
113 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
by O
16 O
% O
over O
that O
of O
last O
year O
, O
with O
financial O
revenue O
within O
the O
local O
budget O
of O
14 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
6.3 O
% O
. O

The O
state O
of O
revenue O
and O
expenditure O
is O
sound O
, O
the O
financial O
operations O
are O
smooth O
and O
steady O
, O
and O
the O
real O
estate O
market O
is O
taking O
a O
gradual O
turn O
for O
the O
better O
. O

This O
year O
the O
Shenzhen B-GPE
special O
zone O
has O
vigorously O
strengthened O
its O
foreign O
economic O
and O
trade O
cooperation O
by O
making O
use O
of O
its O
unique O
advantage O
of O
its O
position O
at O
the O
forefront O
of O
the O
opening O
up O
, O
and O
the O
achievements O
are O
remarkable O
. O

The O
use O
of O
foreign O
capital O
tends O
to O
be O
varied O
, O
and O
a O
large O
number O
of O
enterprises O
in O
this O
special O
zone O
are O
entering O
the O
international O
capital O
market O
for O
direct O
financing O
. O

The O
annual O
foreign O
capital O
actually O
utilized O
is O
estimated O
to O
possibly O
reach O
2.8 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
15.6 O
% O
. O

Shenzhen B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
exports O
are O
rising O
rapidly O
, O
the O
proportion O
of O
overseas O
trade O
and O
electromechanical O
exports O
has O
increased O
. O

The O
gross O
industrial O
output O
value O
of O
the O
whole O
city O
this O
year O
is O
estimated O
to O
reach O
125.5 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
by O
17.5 O
% O
. O

After O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
returns O
, O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
between O
Shenzhen B-GPE
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
will O
be O
strengthened O
. O

The O
three O
large O
infrastructure O
connecting O
projects O
, O
such O
as O
the O
channel O
to O
the O
west O
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
etc. O
are O
currently O
progressing O
smoothly O
. O

As O
a O
group O
of O
large O
scale O
infrastructure O
projects O
are O
being O
constructed O
and O
gradually O
put O
into O
use O
, O
the O
three O
dimensional O
traffic O
frame O
Zhuhai B-GPE
built O
for O
cross-century O
economic O
development O
has O
begun O
to O
take O
shape O
: O
the O
construction O
of O
Guangzhou B-GPE
- O
Zhuhai B-GPE
railway O
has O
comprehensively O
started O
work O
, O
the O
construction O
of O
expressways O
such O
as O
Beijing B-GPE
- O
Zhuhai B-GPE
, O
etc. O
is O
progressing O
with O
much O
fanfare O
, O
the O
Zhuhai B-GPE
airport O
and O
Zhuhai B-GPE
port O
have O
been O
put O
into O
operation O
, O
the O
state O
of O
operations O
is O
great O
, O
and O
yet O
another O
group O
of O
large O
- O
scale O
infrastructures O
and O
their O
supporting O
projects O
are O
quickly O
preparing O
for O
construction O
. O

The O
investment O
environment O
in O
Zhuhai B-GPE
is O
improving O
daily O
, O
providing O
broad O
areas O
for O
investment O
by O
international O
consortia O
. O

A O
number O
of O
consortia O
, O
such O
as O
Mobil B-ORG
, O
Exxon B-ORG
and O
Amoco B-ORG
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Holland B-GPE
's O
Shell B-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Yangu B-ORG
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
Changjiang B-ORG
Industry I-ORG
, O
etc. O
, O
have O
successively O
settled O
in O
Zhuhai B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
in O
the O
first O
eleven O
months O
of O
this O
year O
, O
Zhuhai B-GPE
approved O
301 O
contracts O
for O
the O
use O
of O
foreign O
capital O
, O
with O
a O
contract O
investment O
totaling O
2.46 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
actually O
utilized O
foreign O
capital O
of O
889 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
11.9 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

In O
the O
construction O
and O
improvement O
of O
its O
modernized O
sea O
- O
land O
- O
air O
traffic O
system O
, O
the O
Shantou B-GPE
special O
zone O
sees O
its O
seaport O
and O
airport O
as O
the O
center O
and O
railway O
, O
expressway O
and O
cross-sea O
bridge O
as O
the O
backbone O
, O
making O
its O
location O
advantages O
more O
and O
more O
obvious O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
, O
the O
number O
of O
ports O
and O
wharves O
with O
berths O
of O
more O
than O
5,000 O
tons O
will O
reach O
26 O
, O
of O
which O
8 O
will O
have O
berths O
of O
more O
than O
10,000 O
tons O
, O
and O
having O
annual O
integrated O
throughput O
capacity O
of O
more O
than O
21.12 O
million O
tons O
. O

Shantou B-GPE
airport O
has O
opened O
44 O
international O
and O
domestic O
air O
routes O
, O
and O
its O
passenger O
throughput O
ranks O
11th O
in O
the O
nation O
's O
civil O
aviation O
system O
. O

The O
total O
capacity O
of O
program O
- O
controlled O
telephones O
has O
reached O
778,100 O
and O
, O
on O
average O
, O
one O
out O
of O
every O
ten O
people O
has O
a O
mobile O
phone O
. O

In O
August O
this O
year O
the O
foundation O
was O
laid O
for O
the O
international O
seabed O
fiber O
optic O
cable O
's O
Shantou B-GPE
landing O
station O
, O
indicating O
that O
this O
place O
will O
become O
an O
important O
node O
in O
the O
international O
communications O
network O
. O

The O
changes O
in O
location O
advantages O
promotes O
changes O
in O
the O
pattern O
of O
the O
opening O
up O
. O

At O
present O
, O
Shantou B-GPE
City I-GPE
has O
approved O
a O
total O
of O
12,522 O
contracts O
involving O
foreign O
capital O
and O
actually O
utilized O
foreign O
capital O
is O
more O
than O
5.1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Of O
the O
three O
- O
capital O
enterprises O
, O
4756 O
have O
started O
production O
and O
operations O
. O

During O
the O
first O
three O
quarters O
of O
this O
year O
, O
the O
whole O
city O
signed O
148 O
new O
direct O
investment O
projects O
by O
foreign O
businessmen O
, O
with O
actual O
utilized O
foreign O
capital O
reaching O
716 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
total O
export O
value O
for O
the O
whole O
city O
reached O
3.032 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
which O
was O
84.3 O
% O
higher O
than O
that O
of O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
; O
and O
import O
value O
reached O
2.18 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
which O
was O
30.2 O
% O
higher O
than O
that O
of O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

After O
Xiamen B-GPE
's O
port O
became O
a O
direct O
voyage O
experimental O
port O
between O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
Straits O
this O
year O
, O
the O
freight O
transport O
has O
been O
filled O
with O
new O
vitality O
and O
energy O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
big O
shipping O
service O
companies O
such O
as O
Lirong B-GPE
, O
Wanhai B-GPE
, O
etc. O
have O
successively O
opened O
routes O
to O
Xiamen B-GPE
's O
port O
. O

Currently O
, O
Xiamen B-GPE
's O
port O
possesses O
five O
main O
lines O
of O
international O
container O
transportation O
to O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
, O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
the O
Mediterranean O
, O
etc. O
, O
forming O
a O
container O
shipping O
system O
combining O
main O
and O
branch O
lines O
. O

This O
year O
, O
in O
Xiamen B-GPE
, O
foreign O
trade O
imports O
and O
exports O
have O
maintained O
a O
stably O
growing O
state O
. O

From O
January O
to O
October O
, O
its O
total O
import O
and O
export O
value O
reached O
6.41 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
13.6 O
% O
, O
among O
which O
, O
exports O
and O
imports O
respectively O
reached O
3.52 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
2.89 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
both O
increasing O
by O
13.6 O
% O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
foreign O
trade O
imports O
and O
exports O
for O
the O
whole O
year O
will O
reach O
7.7 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
16.0 O
% O
; O
and O
export O
values O
will O
reach O
4.2 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
13.5 O
% O
. O

During O
the O
first O
ten O
months O
of O
this O
year O
, O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
in O
Xiamen B-GPE
exported O
1.637 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
23.6 O
% O
, O
showing O
relatively O
strong O
growth O
stamina O
. O

Amidst O
structural O
adjustments O
this O
year O
, O
Hainan B-GPE
special O
zone O
's O
economy O
has O
realized O
steady O
and O
healthy O
development O
and O
is O
estimated O
to O
have O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
economic O
increase O
reaching O
6.7 O
% O
, O
increasing O
by O
1.9 O
% O
over O
last O
year O
. O

The O
Hainan B-GPE
special O
zone O
continues O
to O
implement O
the O
principles O
of O
structural O
adjustment O
to O
vigorously O
promote O
the O
construction O
of O
this O
new O
industrial O
province O
, O
its O
high O
- O
yield O
tropical O
agriculture O
base O
and O
island O
tourist O
spots O
. O

Its O
economic O
pattern O
of O
new O
industries O
has O
shown O
strong O
development O
momentum O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
industries O
of O
the O
entire O
province O
at O
the O
township O
level O
and O
above O
will O
have O
accumulated O
completed O
sales O
values O
of O
23 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
by O
16 O
% O
over O
last O
year O
. O

The O
overall O
benefit O
of O
the O
industrial O
economy O
has O
bounced O
back O
, O
and O
the O
industrial O
enterprises O
with O
independent O
business O
accounts O
have O
increased O
profits O
. O

In O
agriculture O
, O
while O
both O
planting O
areas O
for O
crops O
have O
stabilized O
and O
the O
yield O
per O
unit O
area O
has O
increased O
, O
adjustment O
has O
been O
emphasized O
and O
the O
economic O
structure O
optimized O
. O

Advantageous O
industries O
such O
as O
tropical O
fruits O
, O
melons O
and O
vegetables O
, O
husbandry O
, O
aquatic O
products O
, O
etc. O
, O
have O
further O
achieved O
development O
, O
and O
the O
yields O
of O
grains O
, O
fruits O
, O
melons O
and O
vegetables O
, O
and O
rubber O
gum O
have O
all O
reached O
or O
surpassed O
the O
best O
levels O
in O
history O
. O

Island O
tourism O
with O
its O
exceptional O
characteristics O
has O
developed O
rapidly O
. O

The O
number O
of O
tourists O
coming O
to O
tour O
Qiong B-GPE
annually O
has O
reached O
7.9 O
million O
, O
and O
tourism O
income O
was O
5.5 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
by O
10.29 O
% O
over O
last O
year O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
February O
13 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
correspondent O
Liang B-PERSON
Kong I-PERSON
, O
reporter O
Ruge B-PERSON
Xia I-PERSON
-RRB- O

An O
office O
of O
Shanghai B-ORG
Customs I-ORG
posted O
at O
Chongming B-GPE
, O
that O
was O
approved O
by O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Customs I-ORG
Head I-ORG
Office I-ORG
to O
be O
set O
up O
, O
was O
established O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
and O
has O
already O
officially O
conducted O
business O
. O

This O
is O
the O
seventh O
customs O
organization O
, O
following O
Fengxian B-GPE
, O
Xinzhuang B-GPE
, O
Jiading B-GPE
, O
Songjiang B-GPE
, O
Qingpu B-GPE
and O
Jinshan B-GPE
, O
that O
Shanghai B-ORG
Customs I-ORG
has O
set O
up O
in O
order O
to O
further O
advance O
the O
development O
in O
the O
suburbs O
of O
an O
economy O
geared O
to O
the O
international O
market O
. O

Chongming B-GPE
is O
China B-GPE
's O
third O
largest O
island O
. O

It O
possesses O
excellent O
geographical O
qualifications O
and O
a O
long O
history O
. O

Since O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
, O
Chongming B-GPE
county O
's O
development O
in O
economic O
construction O
and O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
has O
been O
swift O
and O
vigorous O
, O
enterprises O
with O
foreign O
investment O
have O
been O
continuously O
increasing O
in O
number O
, O
import O
and O
export O
commodities O
have O
increased O
greatly O
in O
quantity O
, O
and O
it O
is O
one O
of O
the O
hundred O
strong O
counties O
that O
constitute O
China B-GPE
's O
actual O
strength O
. O

Following O
the O
establishment O
of O
the O
customs O
office O
in O
Chongming B-GPE
, O
organizations O
inside O
Chongming B-GPE
county O
can O
handle O
all O
customs O
procedures O
without O
stepping O
off O
of O
the O
island O
. O

This O
will O
play O
a O
positive O
role O
in O
further O
improving O
the O
investment O
environment O
in O
Chongming B-GPE
, O
in O
accelerating O
the O
attraction O
of O
foreign O
capital O
, O
in O
handling O
customs O
procedures O
conveniently O
and O
speedily O
, O
in O
building O
Chongming B-GPE
into O
a O
highly O
open O
, O
large O
- O
scale O
trading O
port O
geared O
to O
the O
international O
market O
, O
and O
in O
triggering O
the O
development O
of O
an O
economy O
geared O
to O
the O
international O
market O
, O
with O
export O
processing O
, O
shipping O
transfers O
, O
etc O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanjing B-GPE
, O
December O
28th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Futian B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON

This O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
economically O
strong O
province O
, O
Jiangsu B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
has O
further O
expanded O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
and O
vigorously O
improved O
the O
investment O
environment O
, O
resulting O
in O
its O
open O
economy O
having O
realized O
overall O
rapid O
development O
. O

Its O
foreign O
trade O
, O
utilizing O
foreign O
investment O
, O
and O
foreign O
economic O
and O
technological O
cooperation O
have O
all O
shown O
substantial O
growth O
. O

Jiangsu B-GPE
is O
China B-GPE
's O
third O
largest O
foreign O
trade O
port O
, O
with O
foreign O
trade O
increasing O
rapidly O
by O
double O
digits O
successively O
for O
many O
years O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
November O
of O
this O
year O
, O
import O
and O
export O
values O
of O
the O
whole O
province O
broke O
through O
20 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
reaching O
20.212 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
including O
exports O
accounting O
for O
13.96 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
increasing O
respectively O
by O
21.93 O
% O
and O
17.95 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
Jiangsu B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
in O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
has O
been O
making O
great O
efforts O
to O
further O
improve O
the O
investment O
environment O
and O
has O
achieved O
significant O
progress O
and O
strengthened O
its O
appeal O
for O
foreign O
investment O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
in O
the O
past O
five O
years O
, O
Jiangsu B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
through O
multiple O
channels O
such O
as O
government O
investing O
, O
attracting O
foreign O
investment O
and O
civil O
fund O
raising O
, O
etc. O
, O
has O
raised O
funds O
and O
invested O
more O
than O
80 O
billion O
yuan O
in O
such O
infrastructure O
fields O
as O
energy O
, O
transportation O
and O
telecommunications O
, O
etc. O
resulting O
in O
the O
completion O
of O
a O
great O
number O
of O
energy O
, O
transportation O
and O
communication O
facilities O
. O

With O
the O
completion O
and O
opening O
of O
Nanjing B-GPE
's O
Lukou B-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
Xuzhou B-GPE
's O
Guanyin B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
Nantong B-GPE
's O
Xingdong B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
the O
Shanghai B-GPE
- O
Nanjing B-GPE
expressway O
and O
first O
- O
class O
highways O
such O
as O
Nanjing B-GPE
- O
Nantong B-GPE
, O
Nanjing B-GPE
- O
Lianyugang B-GPE
, O
Nanjing B-GPE
- O
Xuzhou B-GPE
, O
Nanjing B-GPE
- O
Yancheng B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
the O
whole O
province O
has O
formed O
a O
modern O
sea O
, O
land O
and O
air O
transportation O
network O
with O
Nanjing B-GPE
as O
the O
center O
. O

The O
further O
improvement O
of O
the O
investment O
environment O
constantly O
strengthens O
investment O
confidence O
in O
Jiangsu B-GPE
for O
foreign O
businessmen O
and O
the O
investment O
scale O
is O
continually O
expanding O
. O

From O
January O
to O
November O
, O
the O
whole O
province O
had O
1819 O
recently O
approved O
direct O
investment O
projects O
by O
foreign O
businessmen O
, O
and O
negotiated O
foreign O
investment O
was O
7.694 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
the O
scale O
of O
which O
ranked O
highest O
in O
the O
nation O
. O

This O
year O
, O
international O
multi-national O
companies O
have O
continued O
to O
jump O
at O
investing O
. O

Large O
projects O
with O
investments O
of O
more O
than O
10 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
were O
213 O
, O
and O
negotiated O
foreign O
investment O
was O
5.934 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
respectively O
for O
12.6 O
% O
and O
82.4 O
% O
of O
the O
gross O
amount O
. O

Foreign O
businessmen O
have O
successively O
been O
adding O
to O
investments O
, O
especially O
those O
already O
completed O
. O

According O
to O
the O
statistics O
of O
234 O
projects O
alone O
, O
contracted O
foreign O
capital O
increases O
have O
reached O
1.234 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
26 O
% O
and O
119 O
% O
respectively O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
and O
having O
the O
best O
situation O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
the O
eleven O
national O
- O
level O
development O
zones O
jointly O
developed O
by O
China B-GPE
and O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
such O
as O
the O
Suzhou O
Industrial O
Zone O
, O
the O
Kunshan O
Economic O
and O
Technological O
Development O
Zone O
, O
and O
the O
Zhangjiagang O
Tariff O
- O
free O
Zone O
, O
etc. O
have O
always O
been O
hotspots O
for O
foreign O
businessmen O
, O
where O
this O
years O
foreign O
investment O
accounts O
for O
half O
of O
the O
whole O
province O
. O

This O
year O
, O
Jiangsu B-GPE
province O
's O
foreign O
economic O
and O
technological O
cooperation O
undertakings O
continue O
to O
maintain O
exuberant O
development O
momentum O
. O

From O
January O
to O
November O
, O
the O
number O
of O
recently O
signed O
foreign O
- O
contracted O
projects O
and O
labor O
service O
cooperation O
projects O
, O
actually O
achieved O
turnover O
and O
the O
number O
of O
people O
in O
overseas O
labor O
and O
service O
increased O
more O
than O
30 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hangzhou B-GPE
, O
February O
21st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Qingzhong B-PERSON
Tang I-PERSON

The O
Hangzhou B-GPE
new O
, O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
development O
zone O
has O
actively O
transformed O
the O
achievements O
of O
new O
, O
high O
level O
technology O
, O
and O
the O
effect O
is O
remarkable O
. O

So O
far O
, O
there O
are O
already O
410 O
enterprises O
in O
the O
whole O
zone O
, O
among O
which O
223 O
have O
been O
identified O
as O
new O
, O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
enterprises O
started O
by O
universities O
and O
colleges O
, O
large O
scientific O
research O
institutions O
and O
large O
and O
medium O
sized O
enterprises O
account O
for O
approximately O
70 O
% O
. O

So O
far O
, O
more O
than O
twenty O
new O
, O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
have O
collaborated O
with O
more O
than O
10 O
countries O
and O
regions O
to O
establish O
78 O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
total O
revenue O
from O
technology O
, O
industry O
and O
trade O
of O
the O
development O
zone O
reached O
3 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
including O
taxes O
of O
400 O
million O
yuan O
and O
export O
profits O
of O
20 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

This O
development O
zone O
is O
located O
in O
the O
downtown O
area O
of O
Hangzhou O
, O
a O
famous O
Chinese B-NORP
scenic O
sightseeing O
city O
, O
and O
is O
a O
national O
level O
new O
, O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
development O
zone O
approved O
for O
construction O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
in O
1991 O
. O

High O
levels O
of O
product O
and O
project O
are O
an O
important O
feature O
of O
this O
zone O
. O

According O
to O
investigation O
, O
each O
enterprise O
entering O
this O
zone O
has O
one O
or O
more O
new O
, O
high O
level O
technology O
projects O
or O
products O
. O

Currently O
, O
more O
than O
550 O
new O
, O
high O
level O
technology O
projects O
or O
products O
in O
the O
zone O
have O
entered O
into O
commercial O
production O
or O
marketing O
application O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
57 O
items O
were O
approved O
to O
be O
listed O
in O
the O
national O
, O
provincial O
and O
municipal O
Torch B-ORG
Plan I-ORG
and O
their O
quantity O
ratio O
is O
tops O
among O
the O
new O
, O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
zones O
of O
the O
entire O
country O
. O

Key O
developments O
in O
industries O
such O
as O
medicine O
and O
biotechnology O
, O
new O
materials O
, O
computer O
hardware O
and O
applications O
, O
photoelectric O
integration O
, O
etc. O
have O
begun O
to O
take O
shape O
. O

The O
rapid O
transformation O
of O
important O
scientific O
and O
technological O
achievements O
into O
real O
productivity O
is O
the O
outstanding O
feature O
of O
this O
open O
zone O
. O

The O
internationally O
advanced O
hepatitis O
" O
A O
" O
active O
toxin O
reducing O
vaccine O
successfully O
researched O
and O
produced O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
the O
world O
and O
headed O
by O
Jiangsen B-PERSON
Mao I-PERSON
, O
President O
of O
Zhejiang B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
and O
Chinese O
Academy O
of O
Science B-ORG
member O
, O
was O
put O
into O
production O
and O
usage O
after O
official O
approval O
by O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Health O
last O
year O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the B-ORG
Pu I-ORG
Kang I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
which O
produces O
the O
vaccine O
in O
this O
zone O
, O
has O
already O
formed O
a O
production O
scale O
of O
5 O
million O
doses O
per O
year O
, O
which O
has O
great O
significance O
in O
effectively O
controlling O
the O
hepatitis O
A O
epidemic O
. O

The O
transformation O
of O
important O
achievements O
in O
new O
material O
is O
especially O
outstanding O
in O
this O
zone O
. O

The O
technology O
of O
using O
nitrogen O
as O
a O
protecting O
gas O
to O
stretch O
monocrystalline O
silicon O
, O
which O
won O
the O
national O
important O
invention O
award O
, O
has O
been O
transformed O
by O
the O
Semiconductor O
Factory O
of O
Zhejiang B-ORG
University I-ORG
in O
this O
zone O
into O
an O
outstanding O
one O
among O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
products O
of O
the O
same O
class O
. O

Now O
the O
annual O
output O
of O
the O
monocrystalline O
silicon O
has O
reached O
more O
than O
20 O
tons O
, O
becoming O
number O
one O
in O
the O
entire O
country O
, O
and O
its O
sales O
market O
extends O
from O
inside O
the O
country O
and O
South B-LOC
East I-LOC
Asia I-LOC
to O
many O
European B-NORP
and O
American B-NORP
countries O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Changsha B-GPE
, O
December O
15th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yifei B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

This O
reporter O
learned O
from O
the B-EVENT
Foreign I-EVENT
Friendship I-EVENT
Association I-EVENT
Exchange I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT
in O
some O
Chinese B-NORP
provinces O
and O
cities O
, O
which O
was O
held O
in O
Hunan B-GPE
recently O
, O
that O
China B-GPE
already O
has O
about O
200 O
cities O
that O
have O
established O
more O
than O
800 O
pairs O
of O
foreign O
friendship O
cities O
with O
more O
than O
500 O
cities O
in O
over O
80 O
countries O
of O
the O
world O
. O

Huiluo B-PERSON
Bi I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
business O
office O
of O
the O
Chinese O
People O
's O
Foreign O
Friendship O
Association O
said O
that O
" O
the O
friendship O
cities O
have O
enhanced O
understanding O
and O
friendship O
everywhere O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
foreign O
countries O
. O

They O
have O
also O
developed O
relations O
between O
countries O
and O
have O
conducted O
all O
kinds O
of O
exchange O
and O
cooperation O
in O
such O
areas O
as O
industry O
, O
agriculture O
, O
economy O
and O
trade O
, O
culture O
and O
education O
, O
etc O
. O
" O

He O
believed O
that O
the O
friendship O
cities O
had O
now O
become O
the O
main O
channel O
for O
people O
- O
to O
- O
people O
foreign O
affairs O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
, O
in O
1973 O
, O
the O
City O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
in O
China B-GPE
and O
Kobe B-GPE
in O
Japan B-GPE
established O
the O
first O
pair O
of O
friendship O
cities O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
a O
foreign O
country O
. O

Since O
China B-GPE
's O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
, O
the O
number O
of O
friendship O
cities O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
foreign O
countries O
has O
been O
increasing O
at O
a O
rate O
of O
about O
50 O
pairs O
each O
year O
. O

Among O
these O
cities O
, O
about O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
pairs O
are O
distributed O
along O
the O
coastal O
belt O
, O
most O
of O
which O
are O
in O
economically O
developed O
Jiangsu B-GPE
and O
Shandong B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
with O
the O
rising O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
as O
a O
whole O
and O
the O
improvement O
of O
transportation O
and O
investment O
conditions O
in O
the O
mid O
and O
western O
areas O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
number O
of O
paired O
cities O
in O
the O
mid O
and O
western O
provinces O
areas O
has O
obviously O
increased O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

Among O
the O
foreign O
countries O
that O
have O
established O
friendship O
cities O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
has O
the O
most O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
the O
establishment O
of O
friendship O
cities O
has O
promoted O
the O
development O
of O
foreign O
economy O
and O
trade O
in O
various O
areas O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
incomplete O
statistics O
, O
in O
the O
past O
5 O
years O
, O
various O
provinces O
have O
held O
or O
taken O
part O
in O
more O
than O
600 O
trade O
and O
marketing O
exhibition O
activities O
of O
various O
kinds O
through O
the O
channel O
of O
friendship O
cities O
, O
having O
completed O
transactions O
of O
more O
than O
6 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
introducing O
more O
than O
1,200 O
solely O
invested O
and O
jointly O
invested O
projects O
of O
various O
kinds O
, O
and O
attracting O
nearly O
10 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
foreign O
capital O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Lhasa B-GPE
, O
February O
2 O
, O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Zhen B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
-RRB- O
- O

During O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
from O
1991 O
to O
1995 O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
reform O
in O
Tibet B-GPE
's O
financial O
system O
, O
adhering O
to O
the O
principles O
of O
being O
consistent O
with O
the O
national O
framework O
and O
being O
connected O
to O
the O
system O
, O
successfully O
completed O
the O
work O
of O
setting O
up O
branches O
for O
all O
levels O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
in O
Tibet B-GPE
, O
and O
brought O
about O
a O
change O
in O
the O
use O
of O
credit O
funds O
from O
an O
extensive O
management O
style O
to O
an O
intensive O
management O
style O
. O

Last O
year O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
all O
kinds O
of O
savings O
in O
the O
entire O
region O
broke O
through O
the O
level O
of O
two O
billion O
yuan O
in O
terms O
of O
annual O
net O
increase O
. O

According O
to O
the O
introduction O
given O
by O
Suolangdaji B-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
the O
Tibet B-GPE
Autonomous I-GPE
Region I-GPE
branch O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
, O
during O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
, O
the O
Tibet B-GPE
Autonomous I-GPE
Region I-GPE
branch O
bank O
has O
taken O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
entire O
country O
to O
abolish O
the O
county O
branch O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
. O

Last O
year O
, O
on O
July O
1st O
, O
the O
Tibet B-GPE
Autonomous I-GPE
Region I-GPE
branch O
of O
the O
Agricultural O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
was O
officially O
listed O
and O
went O
into O
operation O
, O
realizing O
a O
financial O
system O
that O
is O
structurally O
in O
line O
with O
the O
entire O
country O
. O

The O
reform O
in O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
system O
has O
been O
linked O
to O
the O
entire O
country O
. O

A O
system O
for O
settlements O
and O
sales O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
new O
sales O
verification O
system O
were O
fully O
implemented O
in O
Tibet B-GPE
, O
effectively O
preventing O
the O
outflow O
and O
loss O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
increase O
in O
all O
kinds O
of O
savings O
and O
loans O
in O
the O
entire O
region O
far O
exceeded O
the O
speed O
of O
economic O
development O
and O
it O
met O
the O
requirements O
set O
forth O
at O
the O
financial O
work O
meeting O
held O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
year O
. O

Tibet B-GPE
's O
banking O
sector O
is O
actively O
adjusting O
its O
credit O
structure O
to O
ensure O
the O
participation O
of O
key O
industries O
such O
as O
agricultural O
and O
livestock O
production O
, O
etc. O
, O
as O
well O
as O
to O
increase O
the O
amount O
of O
the O
usual O
supply O
of O
capital O
funding O
for O
the O
development O
of O
industries O
, O
energy O
, O
transportation O
and O
communications O
, O
etc. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
newly O
increased O
loan O
was O
1.441 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
more O
than O
800 O
million O
yuan O
compared O
to O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

The O
loans O
-LRB- O
including O
aid O
- O
the O
- O
poor O
loan O
-RRB- O
for O
agricultural O
and O
livestock O
production O
newly O
increased O
by O
438 O
million O
yuan O
compared O
to O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
increase O
of O
township O
enterprise O
loans O
was O
61.83 O
% O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
balance O
of O
all O
kinds O
of O
saving O
deposits O
in O
the O
entire O
region O
reached O
7.163 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
41.78 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
in O
the O
preceding O
year O
. O

In O
this O
, O
the O
savings O
and O
deposits O
of O
of O
town O
and O
country O
residents O
was O
1.937 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
48.2 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
in O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

During O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
, O
all O
kinds O
of O
savings O
increased O
by O
five O
billion O
yuan O
net O
, O
compared O
to O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
" O
seventh O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
1986 O
to O
1990 O
-RRB- O
, O
an O
average O
increase O
of O
27.49 O
% O
per O
annum O
. O

Within O
the O
newly O
increased O
savings O
and O
deposits O
, O
fixed O
- O
period O
deposits O
accounted O
for O
72.15 O
% O
. O

The O
increase O
in O
withdrawing O
currency O
from O
circulation O
has O
played O
its O
role O
in O
stabilizing O
commodity O
prices O
in O
the O
entire O
region O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
18 O
, O
by O
wire O

Today O
researchers O
from O
China B-GPE
's O
Institute O
of O
Traditional O
Chinese O
Medicine O
announced O
that O
they O
had O
, O
using O
herbal O
medicine O
, O
successfully O
extracted O
a O
new O
kind O
of O
medicine O
" O
Tang O
Maikang O
" O
with O
special O
curative O
effects O
for O
diabetes O
. O

Concerned O
experts O
believed O
that O
successful O
developments O
and O
marketing O
of O
this O
new O
medicine O
would O
help O
prevent O
the O
spread O
of O
Diabetes O
II O
in O
such O
developing O
countries O
as O
China B-GPE
, O
India B-GPE
and O
Africa B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

At O
the O
" O
Diabetes O
Prevention O
and O
Countermeasure O
Symposium O
" O
held O
by O
the O
Chinese O
Research O
Institute O
of O
Chinese O
Medicine O
and O
attended O
by O
academicians O
, O
medical O
experts O
and O
biologists O
from O
the O
Chinese O
Academy O
of O
Sciences O
, O
the O
Chinese O
Academy O
of O
Medical O
Sciences O
, O
etc. O
, O
reporters O
learn O
that O
at O
present O
there O
are O
more O
than O
130 O
million O
diabetics O
in O
the O
world O
and O
90 O
% O
of O
them O
suffer O
from O
Diabetes O
II O
. O

The O
complications O
of O
Diabetes O
II O
, O
such O
as O
coronary O
heart O
disease O
, O
cerebrovascular O
disease O
, O
nephropathy O
, O
blindness O
and O
lower O
extremities O
necrosis O
, O
etc. O
, O
have O
become O
the O
mankind O
's O
third O
biggest O
killer O
next O
to O
cancer O
and O
AIDS O
. O

At O
present O
, O
there O
are O
more O
than O
20 O
million O
diabetics O
in O
China B-GPE
which O
, O
after O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
is O
second O
highest O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Experts O
predict O
that O
, O
with O
the O
development O
of O
the O
economy O
, O
the O
improvement O
of O
living O
standards O
and O
dietary O
habits O
, O
in O
the O
21st O
century O
, O
Diabetes O
II O
would O
prevail O
in O
such O
developing O
countries O
as O
China B-GPE
, O
India B-GPE
, O
Africa B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
annual O
medical O
expenses O
for O
diabetes O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
are O
about O
10 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
India B-GPE
's O
diabetes O
medical O
expenses O
last O
year O
were O
610 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

There O
are O
no O
specific O
statistics O
on O
it O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
but O
the O
number O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
diabetics O
is O
increasing O
by O
750,000 O
annually O
. O

Researchers O
presented O
, O
saying O
that O
none O
of O
the O
various O
chemosynthetic O
, O
sugar O
- O
lowering O
drugs O
currently O
commonly O
used O
outside O
the O
country O
have O
a O
very O
great O
preventive O
effect O
against O
the O
complications O
of O
diabetes O
. O

" O
Tang O
Maikang O
" O
granules O
are O
able O
to O
reduce O
not O
only O
blood O
sugar O
, O
but O
also O
cholesterol O
and O
triglycerides O
remarkably O
, O
and O
has O
special O
curative O
effects O
on O
the O
complications O
of O
diabetes O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Health O
has O
issued O
a O
document O
specifying O
it O
as O
a O
confidential O
variety O
of O
new O
national O
medicine O
. O

An O
academician O
of O
the O
Chinese O
Academy O
of O
Science B-ORG
and O
traditional O
medicine O
consultant O
to O
the O
WHO O
, O
Keji B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
etc. O
and O
expert O
professors O
attending O
the O
seminar O
believe O
that O
the O
birth O
of O
" O
Tang O
Maikang O
" O
is O
a O
good O
thing O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
hope O
the O
researchers O
make O
further O
observations O
on O
insulin O
and O
changes O
in O
blood O
flow O
and O
perform O
in O
- O
depth O
research O
on O
the O
effective O
content O
and O
mechanism O
of O
" O
Tang O
Maikang O
" O
to O
ensure O
its O
invincible O
position O
in O
the O
world O
and O
in O
competition O
with O
the O
developed O
countries O
. O

To O
improve O
the O
competitiveness O
on O
the O
international O
market O
of O
such O
new O
Chinese B-NORP
medicine O
as O
" O
Tang O
Maikang O
" O
that O
are O
geared O
to O
the O
21st O
century O
, O
Zhonghui B-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
's O
Chinese B-ORG
Medicine I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
invested O
200 O
million O
yuan O
and O
to O
build O
a O
production O
base O
with O
an O
annual O
production O
capacity O
of O
5 O
billion O
yuan O
in O
Chengdu B-GPE
, O
Sichuan B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
the O
production O
value O
of O
" O
Tang O
Maikang O
" O
will O
reach O
600 O
million O
yuan O
next O
year O
and O
1.5 O
billion O
yuan O
in O
2000 O
. O

According O
to O
investigations O
, O
the O
annual O
global O
sale O
of O
herbal O
medicine O
is O
about O
15 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
but O
China B-GPE
's O
export O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
medicine O
is O
only O
600 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
medicinal O
materials O
are O
have O
no O
added O
value O
. O

Experts O
from O
medicine O
circles O
predict O
that O
the O
marketing O
of O
" O
Tang O
Maikang O
" O
and O
the O
completion O
of O
the O
production O
base O
will O
help O
to O
change O
the O
slump O
of O
nationally O
made O
Chinese B-NORP
medicine O
in O
the O
international O
market O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
medicine O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Lanzhou B-GPE
, O
January O
6th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Zhiping B-PERSON
Sun I-PERSON

Gansu B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
located O
in O
northwest O
China B-GPE
, O
saw O
good O
economic O
development O
momentum O
last O
year O
, O
and O
has O
gradually O
formed O
a O
" O
high O
growth O
and O
low O
inflation O
" O
development O
pattern O
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
Gansu B-GPE
's O
GDP O
for O
the O
whole O
province O
reached O
78.13 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
by O
8.3 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
; O
retail O
commodity O
price O
margins O
dropped O
to O
1.8 O
% O
from O
6.6 O
% O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
, O
whereas O
residents O
' O
consumer O
price O
margins O
dropped O
from O
19.8 O
% O
to O
3 O
% O
. O

Gansu B-GPE
Province I-GPE
actively O
implemented O
the O
strategy O
of O
agricultural O
revival O
through O
science O
and O
technology O
by O
popularizing O
agriculture O
- O
applicable O
techniques O
and O
production O
- O
increasing O
measures O
such O
as O
film O
overlay O
mulching O
, O
water O
- O
saving O
irrigation O
and O
irrigation O
via O
rain O
collection O
, O
etc. O
, O
agriculture O
getting O
a O
better O
harvest O
with O
a O
total O
annual O
grain O
yield O
reaching O
7.66 O
billion O
kilograms O
. O

All O
across O
the O
province O
, O
throughout O
the O
year O
, O
916,000 O
people O
solved O
the O
problem O
of O
dressing O
warmly O
and O
having O
enough O
food O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
benefits O
of O
the O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
in O
Gansu B-GPE
began O
to O
rally O
. O

From O
January O
to O
October O
, O
the O
net O
loss O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
had O
decreased O
by O
more O
than O
50 O
million O
yuan O
. O

The O
annual O
completed O
industry O
added O
value O
for O
the O
whole O
province O
was O
28.71 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
which O
increased O
10.3 O
% O
over O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
fixed O
assets O
investment O
momentum O
increased O
and O
total O
investments O
reached O
26 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
21 O
% O
over O
than O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Additionally O
, O
the O
development O
situation O
of O
Gansu B-GPE
's O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
was O
good O
. O

Its O
annual O
foreign O
currency O
earned O
from O
exports O
reached O
400 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
with O
imports O
of O
250 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Foreign O
capital O
actually O
used O
in O
the O
whole O
year O
reached O
260 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Yongjiang B-PERSON
Gu I-PERSON
expressed O
that O
inland O
economic O
development O
provides O
five O
great O
opportunities O
for O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
: O

-- O
It O
will O
benefit O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
economy O
to O
prosper O
and O
stabilize O
in O
the O
long O
term O
. O

The O
inland O
economy O
has O
been O
growing O
steadily O
in O
the O
long O
term O
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
economy O
will O
benefit O
from O
the O
vigorous O
inland O
economy O
. O

-- O
It O
can O
provide O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
with O
more O
business O
opportunities O
. O

With O
the O
gradual O
opening O
up O
of O
such O
inland O
service O
industries O
as O
trade O
, O
finance O
, O
retailing O
, O
etc. O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
service O
industry O
will O
gain O
a O
broader O
space O
for O
development O
. O

-- O
It O
is O
beneficial O
to O
consolidate O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
trade O
and O
shipping O
center O
. O

By O
2010 O
, O
the O
gross O
volume O
of O
foreign O
trade O
of O
the O
inland O
will O
hopefully O
reach O
800 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
which O
will O
undoubtedly O
increase O
the O
demand O
for O
transition O
and O
transfer O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

This O
will O
be O
beneficial O
to O
consolidate O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
trade O
and O
shipping O
center O
. O

-- O
It O
further O
promotes O
the O
development O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
financial O
market O
. O

With O
the O
deepening O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprise O
reform O
, O
there O
will O
be O
more O
joint O
- O
stock O
enterprises O
going O
to O
outside O
markets O
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
will O
be O
the O
preferred O
outside O
market O
place O
for O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
. O

This O
will O
expand O
the O
scale O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
stocks O
, O
improve O
the O
stock O
market O
structure O
, O
and O
promote O
the O
development O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
bond O
market O
. O

And O
more O
Chinese B-NORP
funds O
will O
also O
appear O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

All O
this O
will O
consolidate O
and O
strengthen O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
position O
as O
an O
international O
financial O
center O
. O

-- O
It O
is O
beneficial O
for O
reinforcing O
the O
international O
competitiveness O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
products O
. O

By O
combining O
the O
two O
places O
' O
advantages O
through O
supplemental O
economic O
relations O
between O
the O
inland O
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
the O
international O
competitiveness O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
products O
can O
be O
strengthened O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Xi'an B-GPE
, O
January O
2 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Shaoyang O
Peng O
-RRB- O

Foreign O
funded O
projects O
approved O
by O
Shaanxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
at O
present O
have O
reached O
more O
than O
2400 O
. O

The O
volume O
of O
agreed O
on O
utilized O
foreign O
funds O
is O
4 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
that O
actually O
introduced O
has O
surpassed O
1.6 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
scale O
of O
introducing O
foreign O
funds O
ranks O
first O
among O
the O
five O
provinces O
and O
regions O
in O
northwest O
China B-GPE
. O

Since O
1993 O
, O
Shaanxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
has O
implemented O
policy O
adjustments O
for O
work O
introducing O
business O
and O
attracting O
investment O
, O
and O
the O
recruiting O
of O
foreign O
business O
and O
investment O
has O
changed O
from O
preferential O
policy O
directed O
to O
market O
directed O
. O

It O
has O
established O
new O
thinking O
for O
utilizing O
foreign O
funds O
, O
such O
as O
" O
exchanging O
resources O
for O
technology O
, O
exchanging O
property O
rights O
for O
capital O
, O
exchanging O
markets O
for O
projects O
and O
exchanging O
deposits O
for O
increments O
" O
, O
and O
has O
formulated O
such O
articles O
as O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Methods I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
use I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
foreign I-WORK_OF_ART
funds I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Shaanxi I-WORK_OF_ART
Province I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Methods I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
managing I-WORK_OF_ART
foreign I-WORK_OF_ART
funded I-WORK_OF_ART
enterprises I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Shaanxi I-WORK_OF_ART
Province I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Six I-WORK_OF_ART
regulations I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
protecting I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
legal I-WORK_OF_ART
rights I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
interests I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
foreign I-WORK_OF_ART
funded I-WORK_OF_ART
enterprises I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
in O
order O
to O
develop O
the O
work O
of O
introducing O
foreign O
funds O
to O
a O
higher O
level O
, O
provided O
reliable O
policy O
guarantees O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
province O
has O
established O
a O
highly O
efficient O
, O
high O
quality O
, O
comprehensive O
service O
system O
with O
participating O
related O
departments O
such O
as O
foreign O
trade O
, O
industry O
and O
commerce O
, O
and O
taxation O
, O
etc. O
a O
system O
to O
safeguard O
investors O
' O
personal O
assets O
, O
income O
, O
safety O
, O
a O
system O
of O
statutes O
concerning O
the O
foreign O
affairs O
in O
accordance O
with O
common O
international O
practice O
, O
and O
an O
agile O
and O
quick O
information O
system O
, O
greatly O
improving O
the O
efficiency O
in O
handling O
affairs O
and O
the O
quality O
of O
work O
, O
resulting O
in O
a O
rapidly O
expanding O
scale O
of O
utilizing O
foreign O
funds O
in O
the O
whole O
province O
. O

Shaanxi B-GPE
's O
daily O
improving O
investment O
environment O
has O
attracted O
a O
large O
number O
of O
foreign O
businesses O
to O
successively O
invest O
in O
setting O
up O
factories O
and O
negotiate O
trade O
. O

Up O
till O
now O
, O
investors O
from O
more O
than O
50 O
countries O
and O
regions O
have O
established O
enterprises O
in O
Shaanxi B-GPE
. O

Transnational O
corporations O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
Intel I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
US B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Luoluo I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Daewoo I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Siemens I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Germany B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
MEP I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Holland B-GPE
, O
etc. O
have O
successively O
established O
joint O
or O
exclusive O
investment O
companies O
in O
Shaanxi B-GPE
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
area O
of O
investment O
in O
Shaanxi B-GPE
by O
foreign O
investors O
radiates O
out O
from O
the B-LOC
Guanzhong I-LOC
Plain I-LOC
to O
the O
mountain O
areas O
in O
southern O
Shaanxi B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Loess I-LOC
Plateau I-LOC
in O
northern O
Shaanxi B-GPE
. O

The O
" O
three O
- O
capital O
" O
enterprises O
spread O
all O
over O
the O
10 O
local O
cities O
of O
the O
whole O
province O
, O
and O
production O
and O
management O
involve O
more O
than O
ten O
industries O
such O
as O
electronics O
, O
medicine O
, O
food O
, O
real O
estate O
, O
automobile O
manufacturing O
, O
etc. O
, O
among O
which O
industrial O
enterprises O
account O
for O
two O
thirds O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
February O
29th O

A O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
successfully O
issued O
30 O
billion O
yen O
of O
samurai O
bonds O
to O
Japan B-GPE
's O
capital O
market O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
time O
that O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
has O
issued O
bonds O
on O
the O
international O
capital O
market O
, O
with O
Japan B-ORG
Nomura I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
the O
Industrial O
Bank O
of O
Japan O
Securities O
Corp. O
being O
the O
main O
co-issuers O
, O
and O
having O
a O
maturation O
time O
of O
ten O
years O
with O
a O
lump O
sum O
payment O
at O
maturation O
. O

According O
to O
investigations O
, O
the O
conditions O
for O
this O
issuing O
of O
samurai O
bonds O
have O
been O
fairly O
preferential O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

The O
funds O
raised O
will O
be O
used O
mainly O
for O
key O
national O
construction O
projects O
, O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
Guangdong I-ORG
Ling'ao I-ORG
Nuclear I-ORG
Power I-ORG
Project I-ORG
, O
Yimin B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Power I-ORG
Plant I-ORG
, O
Suizhong B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Power I-ORG
Plant I-ORG
, O
etc O
. O

Since O
its O
establishment O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
has O
raised O
large O
quantities O
of O
capital O
for O
key O
national O
construction O
projects O
. O

In O
1995 O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
successfully O
organized O
50 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
loans O
from O
foreign O
syndicates O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
undertook O
the O
transfer O
of O
foreign O
export O
credit O
for O
the O
projects O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
Ling'ao I-ORG
Nuclear I-ORG
Power I-ORG
Project I-ORG
and O
the O
second O
phase O
of O
the B-ORG
Qinshan I-ORG
Nuclear I-ORG
Power I-ORG
, O
etc O
. O

From O
the O
aspect O
of O
both O
national O
capital O
and O
foreign O
capital O
, O
it O
continually O
increases O
support O
for O
key O
construction O
projects O
and O
has O
played O
an O
active O
role O
in O
promoting O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

The O
development O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
Pudong O
is O
in O
step O
with O
the O
establishment O
of O
its O
legal O
system O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
February O
10 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporters O
Jinhu B-PERSON
Xie I-PERSON
and O
Chijian B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

In O
recent O
years O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
Pudong B-GPE
has O
promulgated O
and O
implemented O
71 O
regulatory O
documents O
relating O
to O
areas O
such O
as O
economics O
, O
trade O
, O
construction O
, O
planning O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
culture O
and O
education O
, O
etc. O
, O
ensuring O
the O
orderly O
advancement O
of O
Pudong B-GPE
's O
development O
. O

Pudong B-GPE
's O
development O
and O
opening O
up O
is O
a O
century O
- O
spanning O
undertaking O
for O
vigorously O
promoting O
Shanghai B-GPE
and O
constructing O
a O
modern O
economic O
, O
trade O
, O
and O
financial O
center O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
new O
situations O
and O
new O
questions O
that O
have O
not O
been O
encountered O
before O
are O
emerging O
in O
great O
numbers O
. O

In O
response O
to O
this O
, O
Pudong B-GPE
is O
not O
simply O
adopting O
an O
approach O
of O
" O
work O
for O
a O
short O
time O
and O
then O
draw O
up O
laws O
and O
regulations O
only O
after O
waiting O
until O
experience O
has O
been O
accumulated O
. O
" O

Instead O
, O
Pudong B-GPE
is O
taking O
advantage O
of O
the O
lessons O
from O
experience O
of O
developed O
countries O
and O
special O
regions O
such O
as O
Shenzhen B-GPE
by O
hiring O
appropriate O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
specialists O
and O
scholars O
, O
by O
actively O
and O
promptly O
formulating O
and O
issuing O
regulatory O
documents O
, O
and O
by O
ensuring O
that O
these O
economic O
activities O
are O
incorporated O
into O
the O
sphere O
of O
influence O
of O
the O
legal O
system O
as O
soon O
as O
they O
appear O
. O

Precisely O
because O
as O
soon O
as O
it O
opened O
it O
was O
relatively O
standardized O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
first O
drug O
purchase O
service O
center O
for O
medical O
treatment O
institutions O
, O
which O
came O
into O
being O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
last O
year O
in O
the O
Pudong B-GPE
new O
region O
, O
in O
operating O
up O
to O
now O
, O
has O
concluded O
transactions O
for O
drugs O
of O
over O
100 O
million O
yuan O
and O
has O
n't O
had O
one O
case O
of O
kickback O
. O

Construction O
is O
a O
principal O
economic O
activity O
in O
developing O
Pudong B-GPE
. O

These O
years O
there O
have O
been O
several O
hundred O
construction O
companies O
and O
over O
four O
thousand O
construction O
sites O
that O
have O
spread O
out O
all O
over O
this O
stretch O
of O
hot O
turf O
. O

In O
order O
to O
standardize O
construction O
procedures O
and O
to O
guard O
against O
the O
emergence O
of O
disorderly O
phenomena O
, O
the O
new O
region O
's O
management O
committee O
promptly O
announced O
a O
series O
of O
documents O
for O
standardizing O
the O
construction O
market O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
relevant O
national O
regulations O
and O
the O
regulations O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
Municipality O
, O
while O
accommodating O
the O
realities O
of O
Pudong B-GPE
's O
development O
. O

The O
documents O
include O
: O
management O
methods O
for O
bidding O
on O
construction O
projects O
; O
a O
certain O
number O
of O
regulations O
for O
demolition O
and O
removal O
work O
; O
implementation O
methods O
for O
fixing O
construction O
that O
violated O
regulations O
; O
construction O
suggestions O
for O
communications O
installations O
and O
cable O
setups O
; O
provisional O
methods O
for O
environmental O
management O
at O
construction O
work O
sites O
; O
etc O
. O

Essentially O
they O
are O
worked O
out O
to O
the O
point O
where O
every O
single O
link O
has O
clearly O
defined O
and O
specific O
regulations O
. O

When O
a O
construction O
company O
enters O
the O
region O
, O
first O
the O
appropriate O
bureau O
delivers O
these O
regulatory O
documents O
, O
and O
afterwards O
there O
is O
a O
specialized O
contingent O
that O
carries O
out O
a O
supervisory O
inspection O
. O

In O
spite O
of O
the O
fact O
that O
of O
the O
regulatory O
documents O
that O
the O
Pudong B-GPE
new O
region O
has O
formulated O
, O
some O
are O
relatively O
" O
crude O
" O
and O
some O
are O
still O
only O
provisional O
regulations O
awaiting O
step O
- O
by O
- O
step O
completion O
as O
they O
are O
put O
into O
practice O
, O
nevertheless O
, O
this O
kind O
of O
approach O
, O
with O
the O
legal O
system O
tightly O
coupled O
with O
economic O
and O
social O
activities O
, O
has O
received O
positive O
comments O
from O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
investors O
. O

They O
believe O
that O
in O
coming O
to O
the O
Pudong B-GPE
new O
region O
to O
invest O
there O
is O
methodicalness O
and O
attention O
to O
rules O
in O
the O
handling O
of O
business O
, O
and O
interests O
can O
receive O
safeguards O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
Dec. O
16th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Baozhong B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON

The O
UN O
Economic O
and O
Social O
Affairs O
Department O
issued O
its O
world O
economy O
annual O
report O
saying O
that O
, O
although O
the O
financial O
turbulence O
in O
some O
Asian O
countries O
would O
affect O
these O
countries O
' O
economic O
growth O
severely O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
on O
the O
whole O
, O
the O
strong O
growth O
momentum O
in O
other O
countries O
would O
make O
up O
for O
this O
loss O
. O

The O
report O
estimated O
that O
the O
world O
economy O
would O
grow O
by O
3.2 O
% O
for O
1997 O
, O
and O
forecasted O
that O
it O
would O
grow O
by O
3 O
% O
for O
1998 O
, O
which O
was O
the O
same O
as O
growth O
rate O
1996 O
. O

The O
report O
said O
that O
among O
the O
143 O
countries O
monitored O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
since O
1993 O
, O
the O
per O
capita O
output O
value O
of O
131 O
countries O
would O
increase O
for O
1998 O
, O
exceeding O
the O
120 O
countries O
for O
1997 O
and O
67 O
countries O
for O
1993 O
. O

According O
to O
this O
report O
, O
the O
economic O
growth O
rate O
of O
developed O
countries O
is O
estimated O
at O
2.6 O
% O
for O
1997 O
, O
which O
surpassed O
last O
year O
by O
2.4 O
% O
, O
and O
forecasts O
say O
it O
will O
decrease O
to O
2.5 O
% O
for O
1998 O
. O

For O
1997 O
, O
a O
special O
characteristic O
of O
the O
economic O
situation O
in O
developed O
countries O
was O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
grew O
strongly O
whereas O
Japan B-GPE
's O
economy O
weakened O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
economic O
growth O
rate O
is O
estimated O
at O
3.7 O
% O
, O
whereas O
Japan B-GPE
was O
merely O
0.8 O
% O
. O

It O
forecasts O
that O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
economy O
will O
grow O
by O
2.5 O
% O
for O
1998 O
whereas O
Japan B-GPE
's O
will O
grow O
by O
1.25 O
% O
. O

Moreover O
, O
developed O
countries O
' O
inflation O
rate O
for O
1998 O
are O
forecasted O
to O
maintain O
a O
low O
level O
of O
2 O
% O
, O
but O
many O
countries O
will O
still O
be O
perplexed O
with O
high O
unemployment O
, O
with O
the O
most O
outstanding O
being O
the O
EU B-GPE
. O

1997 O
is O
the O
sixth O
consecutive O
year O
of O
a O
double O
- O
digit O
unemployment O
rate O
in O
EU B-GPE
, O
which O
reached O
10.5 O
% O
and O
is O
slightly O
lower O
than O
10.8 O
% O
for O
1996 O
. O

For O
1997 O
, O
developing O
countries O
will O
maintain O
the O
economic O
growth O
rate O
of O
5.7 O
% O
for O
1996 O
, O
and O
is O
forecasted O
to O
grow O
by O
5 O
% O
for O
1998 O
. O

Africa B-GPE
's O
economy O
is O
estimated O
to O
have O
a O
growth O
rate O
of O
3 O
% O
for O
1997 O
, O
which O
is O
lower O
than O
last O
year O
's O
4.4 O
% O
, O
and O
is O
forecasted O
to O
grow O
by O
4 O
% O
for O
1998 O
. O

Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
's O
economy O
is O
estimated O
to O
grow O
5.2 O
% O
for O
1997 O
, O
which O
is O
higher O
than O
last O
year O
's O
3.7 O
% O
and O
is O
forecasted O
to O
grow O
by O
3.5 O
% O
for O
1998 O
. O

Excluding O
China B-GPE
, O
east O
Asia B-GPE
and O
southeast O
Asia B-GPE
will O
grow O
by O
6.5 O
% O
, O
which O
is O
lower O
than O
last O
year O
's O
7.4 O
% O
, O
and O
is O
forecasted O
to O
grow O
by O
6.25 O
% O
for O
1998 O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
economy O
can O
be O
expected O
to O
have O
a O
growth O
rate O
of O
9.3 O
% O
for O
1997 O
, O
which O
is O
slightly O
lower O
than O
last O
year O
's O
9.7 O
% O
, O
and O
is O
forecasted O
to O
grow O
by O
10 O
% O
for O
1998 O
. O

The O
report O
said O
that O
1997 O
was O
the O
first O
year O
of O
economic O
growth O
for O
those O
countries O
with O
transitioning O
economies O
since O
they O
had O
stopped O
implementing O
centrally O
planned O
economies O
, O
the O
rate O
reaching O
1.7 O
% O
, O
and O
estimated O
to O
grow O
by O
3.25 O
% O
for O
1998 O
. O

Russia B-GPE
's O
estimated O
growth O
is O
0.5 O
% O
for O
1997 O
, O
and O
1.5 O
% O
for O
1998 O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
report O
estimated O
that O
world O
trade O
would O
grow O
by O
9.4 O
% O
for O
1997 O
, O
reversing O
the O
low O
growth O
rate O
trend O
of O
5.3 O
% O
for O
1996 O
, O
with O
an O
estimated O
growth O
rate O
of O
7 O
% O
for O
1998 O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Haikou B-GPE
, O
January O
6th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Changlin B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON

After O
more O
than O
five O
years O
of O
development O
and O
construction O
, O
Hainan B-GPE
's O
Yangpu B-GPE
Economic I-GPE
Development I-GPE
Zone I-GPE
has O
had O
an O
upsurge O
of O
industrial O
construction O
. O

Of O
the O
five O
industrial O
start O
- O
up O
projects O
, O
some O
have O
been O
completed O
and O
are O
in O
production O
, O
and O
some O
are O
about O
to O
start O
building O
. O

Yongchun B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Yangpu I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Zone I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
said O
that O
business O
invitation O
work O
in O
the O
development O
zone O
has O
achieved O
a O
progress O
breakthrough O
, O
and O
the O
development O
zone O
's O
construction O
has O
moved O
from O
land O
development O
to O
a O
new O
stage O
of O
industrial O
project O
construction O
. O

Recently O
, O
the O
600,000 O
ton O
wood O
pulp O
factory O
, O
one O
of O
the O
industrial O
start O
- O
up O
projects O
in O
Yangpu B-GPE
Development I-GPE
Zone I-GPE
, O
has O
obtained O
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
approval O
to O
build O
. O

This O
wood O
pulp O
factory O
, O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
in O
scale O
, O
will O
be O
constructed O
by O
the O
Asian O
Pulp O
and O
Paper O
Joint O
Stock O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
who O
invested O
1.283 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
it O
will O
annually O
produce O
600,000 O
tons O
of O
bleached O
wood O
pulp O
products O
. O

The O
first O
industrial O
start O
- O
up O
project O
- O
the B-FAC
Jindao I-FAC
Refined I-FAC
Rice I-FAC
Processing I-FAC
Factory I-FAC
, O
was O
completed O
and O
put O
into O
production O
at O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
. O

This O
refined O
rice O
processing O
factory O
, O
which O
was O
constructed O
by O
the O
Macao O
Far O
- O
East O
-LRB- O
Thailand B-GPE
-RRB- O
Consortium O
and O
the O
Hainan O
Province O
Grain O
and O
Oil O
Consortium O
, O
etc. O
, O
who O
jointly O
invested O
30 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
has O
adopted O
the O
'90s O
most O
advanced O
foreign O
production O
equipment O
and O
technological O
processes O
. O

Its O
annual O
processing O
is O
300,000 O
tons O
of O
unrefined O
rice O
, O
and O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
post-processing O
polished O
rice O
is O
exported O
. O

The O
other O
three O
start O
- O
up O
projects O
in O
the O
development O
zone O
, O
a O
high O
speed O
wire O
rod O
factory O
, O
an O
oak O
floorboard O
factory O
, O
and O
a O
blown O
glass O
factory O
, O
will O
also O
start O
work O
and O
be O
put O
into O
production O
. O

Additionally O
, O
the O
development O
zone O
also O
has O
more O
than O
twenty O
definite O
and O
possibly O
definite O
industrial O
projects O
, O
including O
a O
paint O
chemical O
plant O
, O
a O
steel O
factory O
, O
an O
iron O
reduction O
factory O
, O
etc. O
, O
with O
a O
total O
investment O
of O
about O
7 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Yangpu B-GPE
, O
located O
in O
the O
west O
of O
Hainan B-GPE
, O
is O
the O
first O
industrial O
development O
zone O
wholly O
contracted O
and O
developed O
by O
foreign O
businessmen O
in O
China B-GPE
and O
currently O
enjoys O
the O
most O
favorable O
and O
most O
open O
policies O
in O
the O
nation O
. O

In O
the O
past O
five O
years O
land O
developers O
have O
totally O
invested O
4 O
billion O
HK O
dollars O
for O
use O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
such O
infrastructure O
as O
power O
plants O
, O
main O
roads O
in O
the O
region O
and O
an O
underground O
pipe O
network O
in O
the O
zone O
, O
landscaping O
, O
post O
and O
telecommunication O
, O
etc O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Zhengzhou B-GPE
, O
April O
18 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporters O
Xianwen B-PERSON
Guo I-PERSON
and O
Geng B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON

The O
second O
construction O
phase O
of O
the O
Anyang O
Color O
Kinescope O
Glass O
- O
Shell O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
designed O
and O
built O
using O
Chinese B-NORP
initiative O
, O
and O
meeting O
current O
world O
- O
wide O
advanced O
technological O
levels O
, O
today O
finished O
construction O
and O
started O
operations O
. O

The O
Vice O
Premier O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
Jiahua B-PERSON
Zou I-PERSON
, O
attended O
the O
ribbon O
cutting O
ceremony O
held O
today O
for O
the O
start O
of O
operations O
. O

According O
to O
the O
introduction O
, O
the O
completion O
of O
construction O
and O
startup O
of O
operations O
of O
Anbo B-ORG
's O
second O
project O
phase O
enabled O
Anbo O
Co. O
's O
yearly O
production O
capacity O
of O
colored O
glass O
- O
shells O
to O
expand O
from O
the O
six O
million O
cases O
of O
the O
first O
phase O
up O
to O
eleven O
million O
cases O
, O
turning O
it O
into O
China B-GPE
's O
largest O
production O
base O
for O
colored O
glass O
- O
shells O
in O
terms O
of O
current O
scale O
of O
production O
. O

After O
the O
start O
of O
operations O
, O
it O
was O
then O
able O
to O
produce O
the O
complete O
set O
of O
color O
kinescope O
glass O
- O
shells O
for O
color O
TVs O
and O
was O
also O
able O
to O
produce O
the O
complete O
set O
of O
color O
kinescope O
glass O
- O
shells O
for O
computer O
monitors O
. O

The O
specifications O
go O
from O
35 O
cm O
straight O
up O
to O
84 O
cm O
. O

It O
simultaneously O
laid O
a O
foundation O
for O
the O
next O
step O
of O
independently O
developing O
and O
producing O
high O
clarity O
glass O
- O
shells O
and O
wide O
- O
screen O
color O
TV O
glass O
- O
shells O
. O

The O
Anbo O
company O
is O
a O
key O
project O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
nationalization O
of O
the O
production O
of O
color O
TVs O
, O
which O
China B-GPE
built O
up O
during O
the O
" O
seventh O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
1986 O
- O
1990 O
-RRB- O
with O
wholesale O
introduction O
of O
foreign O
advanced O
technology O
and O
implementation O
of O
general O
technological O
contracts O
from O
outside O
. O

Since O
it O
started O
production O
in O
1991 O
, O
altogether O
it O
has O
completed O
close O
to O
1,000 O
technological O
improvements O
and O
development O
projects O
and O
has O
independently O
developed O
more O
than O
20 O
new O
products O
and O
new O
types O
of O
products O
, O
including O
large O
- O
screen O
color O
TV O
glass O
- O
shells O
. O

Yearly O
output O
exceeded O
designed O
capability O
by O
78 O
% O
, O
last O
year O
already O
attaining O
7.12 O
million O
cases O
. O

The O
share O
of O
the O
domestic O
market O
of O
the O
products O
and O
the O
percent O
coverage O
of O
the O
kinds O
of O
products O
reached O
70 O
% O
and O
90 O
% O
, O
respectively O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
it O
resold O
to O
Japan B-GPE
and O
exported O
to O
countries O
like O
Korea B-GPE
and O
India B-GPE
. O

Since O
starting O
production O
, O
cumulatively O
it O
has O
realized O
composite O
economic O
benefits O
of O
1.06 O
billion O
yuan O
and O
earned O
48.56 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
through O
exports O
and O
remittances O
, O
which O
is O
enough O
to O
recoup O
the O
total O
fixed O
investment O
of O
the O
first O
project O
phase O
. O

To O
accelerate O
the O
establishment O
and O
development O
of O
the O
colored O
glass O
industry O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
nationalities O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Anbo B-ORG
, O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
the O
second O
project O
phase O
, O
boldly O
adopted O
the O
completely O
new O
ways O
of O
thinking O
of O
" O
being O
one O
's O
own O
master O
, O
widely O
adopting O
the O
strong O
points O
of O
the O
people O
, O
having O
a O
unique O
style O
, O
individually O
creating O
a O
system O
" O
and O
of O
" O
general O
contracting O
one O
's O
own O
skills O
, O
from O
a O
high O
starting O
point O
optimizing O
the O
two O
types O
of O
resources O
, O
international O
and O
domestic O
" O
and O
attained O
the O
approval O
of O
the O
leadership O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
the O
vigorous O
support O
of O
the O
relevant O
national O
departments O
. O

They O
worked O
many O
wonders O
that O
attracted O
the O
widespread O
attention O
of O
those O
in O
the O
same O
business O
inside O
and O
outside O
the O
country O
. O

Number O
one O
was O
the O
fact O
that O
it O
took O
only O
thirteen O
months O
from O
November O
18 O
, O
1994 O
, O
when O
ground O
was O
broken O
and O
construction O
started O
, O
up O
until O
the O
drill O
- O
furnace O
fire O
lighting O
was O
successful O
. O

Compared O
to O
Anbo B-ORG
's O
first O
phase O
the O
time O
period O
for O
the O
project O
was O
shortened O
by O
eighteen O
months O
, O
and O
compared O
to O
the O
fastest O
construction O
globally O
for O
comparable O
projects O
, O
it O
still O
was O
5 O
months O
in O
advance O
. O

Two O
was O
bringing O
about O
the O
optimum O
combination O
of O
resources O
such O
as O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
trained O
personnel O
, O
skills O
, O
equipment O
, O
design O
and O
construction O
, O
etc O
. O

No O
matter O
what O
the O
hardware O
deployment O
or O
the O
software O
usage O
, O
everything O
met O
the O
current O
advanced O
standards O
for O
its O
industry O
internationally O
. O

Three O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
wholesale O
introduction O
of O
foreign O
techniques O
and O
equipment O
, O
investment O
was O
greatly O
economized O
. O

According O
to O
measurements O
and O
calculations O
, O
the O
actual O
investment O
in O
Anbo B-ORG
's O
second O
project O
phase O
only O
amounted O
to O
one O
- O
half O
of O
what O
the O
total O
investment O
would O
be O
for O
a O
comparable O
project O
that O
at O
present O
domestically O
would O
be O
built O
using O
a O
wholesale O
introduction O
of O
foreign O
techniques O
and O
equipment O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
January O
8th O

Russia B-GPE
's O
premier O
Chernomyrdin B-PERSON
said O
at O
the O
governmental O
conference O
on O
the O
8th O
that O
the O
major O
achievement O
that O
Russia B-GPE
gained O
in O
1997 O
was O
that O
the O
basic O
precondition O
for O
economic O
growth O
was O
created O
. O

According O
to O
the O
report O
by O
Russia B-GPE
's O
News O
Agency O
- O
Tass B-ORG
, O
Chernomyrdin B-PERSON
said O
that O
compared O
with O
1996 O
, O
last O
year O
Russia B-GPE
's O
GDP O
grew O
1.2 O
% O
, O
industrial O
production O
grew O
3.2 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
total O
volume O
of O
retail O
commodities O
grew O
3.9 O
% O
, O
with O
an O
annual O
inflation O
rate O
of O
11 O
% O
, O
which O
was O
a O
half O
of O
that O
of O
1996 O
, O
and O
residents O
' O
income O
increased O
2.5 O
% O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Chernomyrdin B-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
last O
year O
many O
problems O
also O
existed O
domestically O
; O
for O
example O
, O
tax O
revenue O
conditions O
were O
not O
good O
, O
investment O
plans O
were O
not O
completed O
, O
foreign O
trade O
surpluses O
were O
reduced O
, O
financial O
and O
monetary O
measures O
adopted O
by O
the O
government O
were O
not O
effective O
, O
etc. O
, O
etc O
. O

When O
talking O
about O
this O
year O
's O
work O
, O
Chernomyrdin B-PERSON
said O
that O
a O
new O
plan O
of O
structural O
reform O
and O
economic O
growth O
was O
being O
drafted O
and O
is O
being O
prepared O
to O
submit O
to O
the O
larger O
government O
meeting O
to O
be O
held O
on O
February O
26th O
, O
for O
discussion O
. O

According O
to O
this O
plan O
, O
Russia B-GPE
's O
GDP O
should O
increase O
by O
2 O
% O
next O
year O
and O
the O
inflation O
rate O
should O
decrease O
to O
5 O
% O
to O
8 O
% O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
December O
27th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Zhimin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON

According O
to O
results O
stated O
in O
a O
comprehensive O
assessment O
of O
national O
science O
and O
technology O
advancement O
through O
statistical O
monitoring O
recently O
published O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Science I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
the O
overall O
strength O
of O
Guangdong B-GPE
's O
science O
and O
technology O
stands O
at O
third O
place O
in O
the O
nation O
, O
behind O
Shanghai B-GPE
and O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

Its O
science O
and O
technology O
output O
index O
stands O
at O
first O
place O
in O
the O
nation O
. O

This O
year O
, O
the O
quantity O
of O
patent O
applications O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
continues O
to O
rank O
at O
the O
head O
of O
all O
provinces O
and O
cities O
in O
the O
nation O
. O

Since O
the O
early O
'90's O
, O
Guangdong B-GPE
has O
made O
relying O
on O
progress O
in O
science O
and O
technology O
an O
important O
measure O
promoting O
the O
economic O
development O
of O
the O
whole O
province O
. O

For O
that O
purpose O
, O
it O
successively O
drafted O
and O
issued O
more O
than O
40 O
local O
science O
and O
technology O
policies O
, O
rules O
and O
regulations O
, O
etc. O
safeguarding O
science O
and O
technology O
development O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
whole O
province O
all O
has O
a O
set O
of O
comparatively O
complete O
management O
methods O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
science O
and O
technology O
planning O
and O
project O
management O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
conditions O
and O
fund O
management O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
achievements O
and O
award O
management O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
institutions O
and O
science O
and O
technology O
staff O
management O
, O
technology O
market O
and O
patent O
management O
, O
etc O
. O

Various O
levels O
of O
government O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
in O
recent O
years O
have O
continuously O
strengthened O
investments O
in O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
and O
have O
preliminarily O
established O
a O
new O
system O
for O
science O
and O
technology O
investment O
that O
is O
multi-level O
, O
multi-channel O
. O

Guangdong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
has O
established O
a O
natural O
science O
fund O
of O
over O
100 O
million O
yuan O
per O
year O
. O

Three O
province O
level O
funds O
for O
use O
science O
and O
technology O
such O
as O
new O
product O
development O
, O
etc. O
, O
have O
been O
growing O
at O
a O
rate O
of O
10 O
% O
per O
year O
, O
which O
is O
higher O
than O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
provincial O
financial O
revenue O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
this O
province O
has O
also O
established O
investment O
funds O
for O
science O
and O
technology O
ventures O
in O
achievement O
transformation O
, O
investment O
funds O
for O
scientific O
and O
technological O
undertakings O
, O
and O
funds O
for O
the O
development O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industries O
. O

Some O
cities O
and O
counties O
have O
also O
established O
funds O
for O
development O
in O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
investment O
of O
these O
funds O
and O
investment O
funds O
has O
powerfully O
supported O
the O
construction O
of O
key O
provincial O
laboratories O
and O
various O
research O
and O
development O
centers O
for O
engineering O
and O
technology O
, O
and O
has O
promoted O
the O
industrialization O
of O
scientific O
and O
technological O
achievements O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
Guangdong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
has O
used O
the B-LOC
Zhujiang I-LOC
Delta I-LOC
as O
a O
leader O
, O
focusing O
on O
seven O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
fields O
such O
as O
electronic O
information O
, O
biotechnology O
, O
new O
materials O
, O
electromechanical O
integration O
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
vigorously O
promoted O
development O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industries O
. O

These O
few O
years O
, O
the O
whole O
province O
has O
implemented O
a O
total O
of O
784 O
Torch B-ORG
Program I-ORG
projects O
and O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
confirmed O
by O
the O
province O
has O
reached O
569 O
. O

Among O
the O
first O
and O
the O
second O
groups O
of O
key O
national O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
announced O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Science I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
Guangdong B-GPE
accounts O
for O
20 O
% O
. O

At O
present O
, O
Guangdong B-GPE
has O
established O
6 O
national O
- O
level O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
development O
areas O
, O
such O
as O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
Zhongshan B-GPE
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
3 O
provincial O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
areas O
. O

Enterprises O
entering O
these O
areas O
have O
reached O
2,580 O
, O
among O
which O
are O
315 O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
this O
year O
, O
gross O
revenue O
from O
technology O
, O
industry O
and O
trade O
from O
provincial O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
development O
areas O
and O
completed O
gross O
industrial O
output O
both O
have O
large O
margin O
increases O
compared O
with O
last O
year O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
December O
27 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Kangxiong B-PERSON
Luo I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
lawsuit O
by O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
suing O
the B-ORG
First I-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
to O
compensate O
, O
after O
more O
than O
one O
year O
of O
tough O
litigation O
by O
the O
" O
Duan O
& O
Duan O
Law O
Firm O
" O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
has O
reached O
a O
mediated O
settlement O
in O
the O
US O
Federal O
District O
Court O
of O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
. O

The O
First O
National O
Bank O
of O
America B-GPE
will O
totally O
compensate O
the O
three O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
for O
1.850 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
three O
enterprises O
receiving O
indemnification O
are O
the O
Shanghai O
Household O
Textile O
Import O
& O
Export O
Company O
, O
Shanghai O
Rongheng O
International O
Trade O
Import O
& O
Export O
Company O
and O
the O
Jiaxing O
Tianfa O
Silk O
Import O
& O
Export O
Company O
of O
Zhejiang B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

The O
Shanghai O
Household O
Textile O
Import O
& O
Export O
Company O
established O
trade O
relations O
with O
the B-ORG
Commercial I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Company I-ORG
of O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
of O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
beginning O
in O
1993 O
, O
and O
both O
parties O
agree O
to O
adopt O
the O
bank O
trust O
method O
to O
pay O
and O
accept O
commercial O
notes O
, O
but O
, O
the B-ORG
First I-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
has O
been O
privately O
and O
directly O
delivering O
express O
mail O
sent O
from O
China B-GPE
-LRB- O
including O
commercial O
notes O
such O
as O
bills O
of O
lading O
, O
etc. O
-RRB- O
to O
the B-ORG
CR I-ORG
Company I-ORG
free O
of O
charge O
. O

The B-ORG
CR I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
after O
collecting O
goods O
with O
bills O
of O
lading O
, O
has O
been O
delaying O
making O
payments O
or O
not O
paying O
and O
has O
defaulted O
on O
payments O
reaching O
as O
high O
as O
1.850 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
as O
payment O
for O
goods O
. O

In O
April O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the B-ORG
CR I-ORG
Company I-ORG
began O
bankruptcy O
procedures O
and O
the O
debt O
compensation O
rate O
of O
all O
its O
assets O
was O
only O
5 O
% O
. O

The O
Shanghai O
Rongheng O
International O
Trade O
Import O
& O
Export O
Company O
and O
the O
Jiaxing O
Tianfa O
Silk O
Import O
& O
Export O
Company O
of O
Zhejiang B-GPE
Province I-GPE
had O
situations O
similar O
to O
the O
above O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
three O
companies O
engaged O
the O
Duan O
& O
Duan O
Law O
Firm O
and O
authorized O
handling O
of O
such O
legal O
affairs O
as O
litigation O
and O
claims O
for O
indemnification O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

After O
a O
preparation O
period O
Qihua B-PERSON
Duan I-PERSON
, O
a O
lawyer O
living O
in O
America B-GPE
with O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
Master I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
degree I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
a O
local O
lawyer O
from O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
formally O
submitted O
a O
plaint O
indicting O
the B-ORG
First I-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
to O
the O
US O
New O
Mexico O
Federal O
District O
Court O
. O

During O
the O
court O
trial O
, O
the O
opposing O
counsel O
actually O
denied O
facts O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
collecting O
bank O
's O
delivered O
collection O
documents O
. O

At O
this O
, O
counsel O
Qihuan B-PERSON
Duan I-PERSON
and O
his O
colleagues O
again O
conducted O
difficult O
investigations O
and O
evidence O
collections O
, O
and O
finally O
obtained O
the O
express O
mail O
documents O
delivery O
numbers O
and O
the O
evidence O
that O
First B-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
signed O
and O
received O
. O

At O
the O
beginning O
of O
September O
of O
this O
year O
, O
the O
US O
Federal O
District O
Court O
of O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
reached O
a O
verdict O
: O

in O
the O
claim O
lodged O
by O
the O
plaintiff O
, O
the O
facts O
are O
clear O
and O
the O
evidence O
plentiful O
; O
the O
defendant O
, O
the B-ORG
First I-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
had O
obviously O
violated O
Chapter O
Four O
of O
the O
US O
Commercial O
Code O
of O
and O
Article O
No. O
322 O
of O
the O
International O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
. O

The O
court O
ruled O
that O
the O
bank O
should O
take O
full O
liability O
for O
the O
amount O
of O
31 O
collection O
notes O
from O
the O
Shanghai O
Household O
Textile O
Import O
& O
Export O
Company O
compensating O
1.850 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
two O
parties O
finally O
reached O
a O
settlement O
of O
1.7 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
defendant O
also O
reached O
a O
mediated O
settlement O
with O
the O
Shanghai O
Rongheng O
International O
Trade O
Import O
& O
Export O
Company O
and O
the O
Jiaxing O
Tianfa O
Silk O
Import O
& O
Export O
Company O
of O
Zhejiang B-GPE
Province I-GPE
for O
a O
claim O
sum O
of O
155,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Recently O
, O
the O
" O
Duan O
& O
Duan O
Law O
Firm O
" O
remitted O
the O
claims O
, O
totaling O
1.850 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
to O
the O
three O
enterprises O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
the O
" O
Duan O
& O
Duan O
Law O
Firm O
" O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
was O
founded O
in O
1993 O
by O
Qihua B-PERSON
Duan I-PERSON
, O
a O
lawyer O
who O
returned O
to O
China B-GPE
with O
a O
US O
Master B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
degree I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
this O
law O
firm O
has O
internationally O
won O
more O
than O
ten O
foreign O
- O
related O
economic O
cases O
, O
and O
has O
recovered O
claims O
of O
nearly O
10 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
for O
domestic O
enterprises O
and O
citizens O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
26th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Genliang B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON

The O
Import O
and O
Export O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
signed O
" O
an O
agreement O
of O
export O
seller O
's O
credit O
consigning O
agency O
" O
today O
. O

The O
mutually O
beneficial O
and O
mutually O
complementary O
cooperation O
relationship O
between O
the O
two O
banks O
has O
entered O
now O
into O
a O
new O
stage O
. O

The O
Import O
and O
Export O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
is O
a O
policy O
bank O
established O
in O
1994 O
. O

Its O
main O
task O
is O
to O
provide O
policy O
financial O
support O
for O
capital O
export O
goods O
such O
as O
China B-GPE
's O
mechanical O
and O
electrical O
products O
, O
complete O
sets O
of O
equipment O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
is O
one O
of O
the O
four O
large O
state O
- O
owned O
commercial O
banks O
, O
is O
also O
China B-GPE
's O
main O
foreign O
exchange O
bank O
, O
and O
has O
a O
relatively O
well O
- O
developed O
network O
of O
branch O
organizations O
here O
and O
overseas O
. O

Mechanical O
and O
electrical O
product O
export O
enterprises O
are O
distributed O
all O
over O
the O
country O
, O
but O
the O
number O
of O
Import O
and O
Export O
Bank O
branch O
organizations O
in O
various O
regions O
is O
limited O
and O
, O
additionally O
, O
these O
branches O
lack O
services O
such O
as O
settlements O
, O
etc O
. O

This O
has O
, O
to O
a O
certain O
extent O
, O
affected O
and O
restricted O
the O
bank O
's O
ability O
to O
play O
a O
role O
in O
providing O
enterprises O
with O
quality O
and O
high O
efficiency O
service O
, O
and O
has O
created O
problems O
for O
policy O
banks O
strengthening O
credit O
asset O
management O
. O

Making O
use O
of O
the O
network O
of O
operating O
branch O
organizations O
and O
the O
dominance O
of O
a O
commercial O
bank O
distributed O
all O
over O
the O
country O
, O
and O
entrusting O
policy O
financial O
business O
to O
a O
commercial O
bank O
to O
act O
for O
it O
, O
is O
an O
efficient O
way O
to O
alleviate O
the O
above O
mentioned O
problems O
. O

In O
view O
of O
this O
, O
the O
Import O
and O
Export O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
its O
establishment O
, O
started O
cooperation O
with O
state O
- O
owned O
commercial O
banks O
, O
and O
initially O
signed O
an O
" O
trust O
agency O
agreement O
" O
with O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
past O
three O
years O
, O
the O
development O
of O
trust O
agency O
business O
between O
the O
two O
banks O
has O
been O
smooth O
. O

In O
the O
export O
seller O
's O
credit O
loan O
of O
32.6 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
that O
the O
Import O
and O
Export O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
accumulatively O
provided O
for O
export O
enterprises O
, O
nearly O
70 O
percent O
of O
the O
loan O
is O
allocated O
to O
enterprises O
by O
the O
head O
branch O
of O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
other O
branch O
organizations O
. O

In O
the O
first O
eleven O
months O
of O
this O
year O
alone O
, O
the O
Import O
and O
Export O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
signed O
24 O
trust O
agency O
agreements O
with O
17 O
branches O
of O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
system O
, O
with O
a O
total O
agreement O
value O
reaching O
1.4 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
. O

At O
today O
's O
signing O
ceremony O
, O
the O
two O
banks O
' O
directors O
jointly O
expressed O
that O
the O
improvement O
and O
renewal O
of O
the O
trust O
agency O
agreements O
would O
further O
promote O
the O
contact O
and O
cooperation O
between O
policy O
banks O
and O
commercial O
banks O
and O
is O
beneficial O
for O
bringing O
the O
advantages O
of O
each O
bank O
into O
full O
play O
and O
jointly O
promoting O
the O
cause O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
, O
especially O
the O
export O
of O
mechanical O
and O
electrical O
products O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
the O
Import O
and O
Export O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
will O
also O
soon O
successively O
sign O
similar O
trust O
agency O
agreements O
with O
other O
commercial O
banks O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
, O
DC B-GPE
, O
December O
21 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Jingsheng B-PERSON
Zhai I-PERSON
-RRB- O

On O
the O
21st O
, O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
released O
here O
a O
provisional O
assessment O
report O
, O
and O
once O
again O
lowered O
its O
forecast O
for O
the O
speed O
of O
growth O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
for O
this O
year O
and O
next O
year O
. O

The O
report O
held O
that O
the O
effect O
that O
the O
Asian O
banking O
crisis O
was O
having O
on O
the O
world O
economy O
was O
even O
more O
serious O
than O
previously O
estimated O
. O

It O
estimated O
that O
for O
the O
world O
economy O
this O
year O
's O
rate O
of O
growth O
would O
be O
4.1 O
% O
, O
next O
year O
falling O
to O
3.5 O
% O
, O
and O
that O
this O
year O
is O
the O
year O
with O
the O
slowest O
growth O
in O
the O
last O
5 O
years O
. O

Compared O
to O
the O
forecast O
that O
the O
above O
- O
mentioned O
organization O
published O
in O
October O
, O
this O
is O
lower O
by O
0.1 O
and O
0.8 O
percentage O
points O
, O
respectively O
. O

The O
IMF O
furthermore O
lowered O
the O
forecasts O
of O
next O
year O
's O
economic O
growth O
for O
a O
large O
number O
of O
regions O
and O
countries O
. O

According O
to O
its O
newest O
estimates O
, O
the O
rate O
of O
economic O
growth O
of O
industrialized O
countries O
this O
year O
will O
be O
3.9 O
% O
and O
next O
year O
it O
will O
be O
3.6 O
% O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
America B-GPE
's O
rate O
of O
economic O
growth O
next O
year O
will O
fall O
from O
this O
year O
's O
3.8 O
% O
down O
to O
2.4 O
% O
, O
and O
Japan B-GPE
's O
rate O
of O
economic O
growth O
next O
year O
will O
be O
only O
1.1 O
% O
. O

It O
estimated O
that O
the O
developing O
countries O
' O
economies O
will O
grow O
5.9 O
% O
this O
year O
, O
and O
next O
year O
will O
only O
grow O
4.9 O
% O
, O
lower O
by O
1.3 O
percentage O
points O
compared O
to O
the O
October O
estimate O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
the O
rates O
of O
growth O
for O
this O
year O
and O
last O
year O
for O
the O
Asian O
regions O
are O
estimated O
at O
6.8 O
% O
and O
5.7 O
% O
, O
respectively O
, O
lower O
by O
0.9 O
and O
1.7 O
percentage O
points O
compared O
to O
the O
previous O
forecast O
. O

The O
economic O
growth O
of O
such O
countries O
as O
Korea B-GPE
, O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
Indonesia B-GPE
, O
Malaysia B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
all O
will O
clearly O
slow O
down O
. O

The O
IMF O
also O
made O
a O
new O
forecast O
for O
trends O
in O
world O
trade O
in O
commodities O
and O
labor O
. O

It O
estimated O
the O
extent O
of O
growth O
in O
global O
trade O
this O
year O
to O
be O
8.6 O
% O
, O
dropping O
to O
6.2 O
% O
next O
year O
. O

Within O
this O
, O
the O
extent O
of O
trade O
growth O
for O
industrialized O
countries O
this O
year O
and O
next O
year O
will O
be O
9.3 O
% O
and O
6.1 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
extent O
of O
growth O
for O
developing O
countries O
will O
be O
9.6 O
% O
and O
7.7 O
% O
. O

The O
report O
observed O
that O
if O
economic O
and O
banking O
policies O
are O
effective O
, O
the O
economies O
of O
the O
Asian O
region O
hopefully O
would O
start O
rising O
again O
in O
1999 O
, O
but O
they O
would O
not O
be O
likely O
to O
exhibit O
a O
large O
, O
high O
- O
speed O
, O
V O
- O
shaped O
rise O
like O
that O
of O
Mexico B-GPE
and O
Argentina B-GPE
following O
the O
fiscal O
crisis O
of O
1994 O
- O
1995 O
. O

If O
reform O
measures O
are O
not O
effective O
, O
a O
crisis O
of O
confidence O
will O
still O
exist O
, O
and O
in O
that O
case O
there O
is O
the O
possibility O
that O
investors O
will O
turn O
their O
attention O
to O
other O
, O
newly O
rising O
markets O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
December O
1st O

Today O
, O
Jianhua B-PERSON
Dong I-PERSON
, O
Chief O
Executive O
of O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
SAR O
, O
expressed O
welcome O
to O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
1998 I-WORK_OF_ART
Economic I-WORK_OF_ART
Freedom I-WORK_OF_ART
Index I-WORK_OF_ART
Report I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
issued O
by O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Traditional I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
which O
believes O
that O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
continues O
to O
be O
the O
freest O
economic O
system O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Dr. O
Holmes O
, O
vice O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Traditional I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
and O
Clowich B-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Dow I-ORG
- I-ORG
Jones I-ORG
Company I-ORG
led O
a O
high O
level O
delegation O
comprised O
of O
the B-ORG
Traditional I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
and O
the O
" O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
" O
to O
submit O
the O
results O
of O
the O
report O
to O
Jianhua B-PERSON
Dong I-PERSON
this O
morning O
. O

The O
report O
by O
the B-ORG
Traditional I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
and O
the O
" O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
" O
confirms O
that O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
economic O
structure O
has O
remained O
unchanged O
since O
returning O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Traditional I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
says O
that O
this O
index O
has O
sometimes O
been O
used O
by O
investors O
as O
an O
investment O
guide O
. O

When O
commenting O
on O
the O
index O
, O
Jianhua B-PERSON
Dong I-PERSON
said O
that O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
had O
been O
the O
freest O
economic O
system O
in O
the O
world O
for O
four O
years O
running O
. O

He O
stressed O
that O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
would O
make O
efforts O
to O
maintain O
free O
trade O
and O
strengthen O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
economic O
competitiveness O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
April O
16th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Wenjian B-PERSON
Mou I-PERSON
and O
Guangzhi B-PERSON
Ling I-PERSON

Relying O
on O
the O
300,000 O
ton O
Maoming B-GPE
ethylene O
project O
, O
the O
Shuidong O
Development O
Zone O
continuously O
strengthens O
its O
attraction O
for O
overseas O
investment O
and O
is O
becoming O
the O
new O
investment O
hotspot O
of O
southern O
China B-GPE
. O

Xiaolue B-PERSON
Liang I-PERSON
, O
the O
vice O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Shuidong I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Administrative I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
since O
the O
establishment O
of O
the O
development O
zone O
in O
March O
, O
1992 O
, O
foreign O
businessmen O
from O
more O
than O
twenty O
countries O
and O
regions O
, O
such O
as O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
have O
signed O
contracts O
with O
a O
total O
planned O
investment O
reaching O
4.5 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
for O
ethylene O
product O
follow O
- O
up O
processing O
projects O
in O
the O
Shuidong O
Development O
Zone O
. O

Thus O
, O
currently O
, O
traveling O
businessmen O
in O
the O
Shuidong O
Development O
Zone O
that O
have O
already O
signed O
agreements O
or O
contracts O
has O
reached O
more O
than O
750 O
, O
including O
those O
from O
over O
twenty O
domestic O
provinces O
and O
cities O
, O
with O
a O
total O
investment O
that O
will O
top O
15 O
billion O
yuan O
and O
actual O
capital O
in O
place O
of O
more O
than O
3 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
with O
the O
number O
of O
projects O
already O
under O
construction O
reaching O
more O
than O
160 O
. O

The O
Shuidong O
Development O
Zone O
, O
located O
in O
Maoming B-GPE
City I-GPE
in O
western O
Guangdong B-GPE
and O
occupying O
an O
area O
of O
over O
80 O
square O
kilometers O
, O
is O
a O
follow O
- O
up O
processing O
base O
established O
to O
meet O
the O
needs O
of O
the O
ethylene O
project O
. O

The O
possession O
a O
natural O
year O
- O
round O
deep O
- O
water O
ice O
- O
free O
port O
is O
a O
favorable O
condition O
of O
the O
Shuidong O
Development O
Zone O
for O
developing O
ethylene O
follow O
- O
up O
processing O
projects O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
development O
zone O
built O
several O
berths O
at O
the O
10,000 O
ton O
class O
, O
20,000 O
ton O
class O
, O
30,000 O
ton O
class O
and O
50,000 O
ton O
class O
on O
the O
base O
of O
its O
original O
two O
3000 O
ton O
class O
berths O
. O

The O
whole O
country O
's O
largest O
single O
- O
point O
mooring O
, O
crude O
oil O
loading O
and O
unloading O
system O
of O
250,000 O
tons O
has O
already O
been O
put O
into O
use O
. O

The O
annual O
handling O
capacity O
of O
the O
port O
is O
nearly O
15 O
million O
tons O
and O
the O
zone O
has O
been O
approved O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
to O
be O
a O
first O
- O
class O
open O
port O
. O

This O
aside O
, O
the O
Shuidong O
Development O
Zone O
has O
invested O
several O
hundred O
million O
yuan O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
infrastructure O
such O
as O
roads O
, O
water O
supply O
, O
electricity O
supply O
, O
telecommunications O
, O
etc O
. O

Currently O
, O
municipal O
roads O
within O
the O
development O
zone O
have O
formed O
the O
modern O
pattern O
of O
" O
three O
longitudes O
and O
six O
latitudes O
" O
. O

Other O
installations O
are O
also O
being O
perfected O
daily O
, O
resulting O
in O
the O
creation O
of O
conditions O
for O
large O
scale O
development O
and O
construction O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
the O
Maoming B-GPE
300,000 O
ton O
ethylene O
project O
will O
formally O
turn O
on O
production O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
this O
year O
. O

Some O
large O
scale O
international O
enterprises O
are O
also O
accelerating O
preparation O
work O
for O
construction O
of O
the O
follow O
- O
up O
processing O
projects O
, O
included O
among O
them O
are O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Itochu B-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
and O
Korea B-GPE
's O
LG B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Group I-ORG
which O
invests O
3 O
billion O
yuan O
and O
1.5 O
billion O
yuan O
respectively O
. O

The O
Hong O
Kong O
Decheng O
Chemical O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
has O
invested O
250 O
million O
yuan O
RMB O
to O
construct O
a O
20,000 O
ton O
level O
polyester O
slicing O
project O
and O
has O
also O
signed O
a O
contract O
, O
established O
the O
project O
and O
is O
ready O
to O
enter O
the O
overall O
construction O
preparation O
phase O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
Shuidong O
Development O
Zone O
established O
enterprises O
of O
different O
kinds O
reaching O
more O
than O
2,400 O
, O
with O
total O
industrial O
output O
reaching O
884 O
million O
yuan O
. O

After O
the O
ethylene O
project O
begins O
its O
production O
, O
the O
Shuidong O
Development O
Zone O
will O
hopefully O
enter O
the O
overall O
output O
period O
and O
its O
total O
industrial O
output O
will O
realize O
a O
relatively O
large O
margin O
of O
increase O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
February O
13 O
, O
by O
wire O

In O
recent O
years O
the O
pace O
of O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
construction O
market O
has O
further O
accelerated O
. O

According O
to O
initial O
statistics O
, O
at O
present O
there O
are O
already O
137 O
foreign O
contractors O
who O
have O
contracted O
for O
projects O
inside O
China B-GPE
's O
borders O
. O

The O
projects O
they O
have O
contracted O
have O
reached O
141 O
in O
number O
, O
among O
which O
the O
largest O
scale O
project O
reached O
2.77 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

The O
number O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
- O
foreign O
joint O
ownership O
and O
cooperative O
construction O
enterprises O
is O
close O
to O
2,000 O
. O

The O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
construction O
industry O
began O
in O
the O
1980's O
. O

In O
the O
past O
ten O
plus O
years O
there O
have O
already O
been O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
set O
up O
abroad O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
capital O
from O
the O
ten O
plus O
countries O
and O
regions O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
England B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
, O
Finland B-GPE
, O
Italy B-GPE
, O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
that O
have O
entered O
China B-GPE
and O
carried O
out O
engineering O
general O
contracting O
or O
engineering O
subcontracting O
. O

Among O
the O
225 O
largest O
international O
contractors O
world O
wide O
, O
ten O
or O
more O
have O
already O
entered O
China B-GPE
and O
among O
them O
not O
a O
few O
companies O
have O
carried O
out O
construction O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
companies O
through O
joint O
ownership O
or O
cooperative O
ventures O
. O

According O
to O
the O
regulations O
of O
the B-ORG
Construction I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
all O
Chinese B-NORP
construction O
enterprises O
set O
up O
abroad O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
capital O
that O
belong O
to O
projects O
that O
are O
funded O
by O
international O
financial O
organizations O
or O
were O
publicly O
bid O
for O
internationally O
, O
or O
to O
projects O
that O
were O
constructed O
completely O
using O
foreign O
investment O
or O
donations O
, O
as O
well O
as O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
- O
foreign O
joint O
ownership O
construction O
projects O
that O
domestic O
enterprises O
would O
be O
hard O
pressed O
to O
independently O
contract O
for O
on O
technical O
grounds O
, O
after O
they O
obtain O
China B-GPE
's O
examination O
and O
approval O
for O
a O
foreign O
enterprise O
project O
contracting O
capital O
and O
quality O
license O
, O
all O
are O
permitted O
to O
enter O
China B-GPE
's O
territory O
and O
contract O
for O
construction O
projects O
. O

" O
A O
Number O
of O
Regulations O
Concerning O
Establishing O
Foreign O
- O
Invested O
Construction O
Enterprises O
, O
" O
jointly O
issued O
by O
the B-ORG
Construction I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
and O
the O
Bureau O
of O
Foreign O
Economics O
and O
Trade O
in O
September O
, O
1995 O
, O
enabled O
China B-GPE
's O
construction O
market O
to O
advance O
from O
one O
permitting O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
set O
up O
abroad O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
capital O
to O
come O
to O
China B-GPE
to O
contract O
on O
a O
project O
to O
one O
permitting O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
set O
up O
abroad O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
capital O
to O
come O
to O
China B-GPE
to O
manage O
joint O
- O
ownership O
construction O
enterprises O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
25th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yongjian B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON

The O
latest O
news O
from O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
says O
that O
, O
up O
through O
the O
end O
of O
November O
of O
this O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
approved O
establishing O
a O
total O
of O
the O
302,464 O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
among O
these O
300,000 O
foreign O
- O
funded O
enterprises O
, O
there O
are O
182,059 O
joint O
venture O
managed O
enterprises O
, O
accounting O
for O
60 O
% O
; O
44,094 O
jointly O
managed O
enterprises O
, O
accounting O
for O
about O
15 O
% O
; O
and O
76,161 O
enterprises O
solely O
owned O
by O
foreign O
businessmen O
, O
accounting O
for O
about O
25 O
% O
. O

At O
present O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
preliminarily O
formed O
a O
variety O
of O
methods O
to O
utilize O
foreign O
investment O
and O
the O
capital O
came O
from O
more O
than O
170 O
countries O
and O
regions O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
September O
of O
this O
year O
, O
sorted O
by O
the O
amount O
of O
foreign O
capital O
actually O
utilized O
, O
the O
first O
ten O
countries O
and O
regions O
that O
invest O
the O
most O
in O
China B-GPE
successively O
are O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
US B-GPE
, O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
, O
UK B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
, O
Virgin B-GPE
Islands I-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
. O

The O
investment O
in O
China B-GPE
by O
these O
first O
ten O
countries O
and O
regions O
accounts O
for O
over O
91 O
% O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
foreign O
investment O
amount O
actually O
utilized O
. O

Asian O
countries O
and O
regions O
are O
China B-GPE
's O
main O
sources O
of O
foreign O
capital O
, O
coming O
from O
such O
countries O
and O
regions O
as O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
and O
ASEAN B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
with O
an O
investment O
value O
accounting O
for O
over O
85 O
% O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
foreign O
capital O
actually O
utilized O
. O

Among O
these O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
is O
still O
the O
main O
source O
of O
foreign O
capital O
absorbed O
by O
the O
inland O
, O
and O
accounts O
for O
over O
55 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
foreign O
investment O
actually O
absorbed O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
December O
21st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jiansong O
Zhang O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
US O
Bristol O
- O
Myers O
Squibb O
Company O
established O
its O
first O
joint O
venture O
enterprise O
in O
China B-GPE
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
with O
an O
investment O
of O
only O
5 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
side O
only O
took O
this O
as O
a O
small O
window O
for O
watching O
over O
Chinese B-NORP
markets O
. O

Now O
, O
this O
multinational O
group O
has O
successively O
added O
investments O
of O
more O
than O
20 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
and O
will O
develop O
Squibb B-ORG
-LRB- O
Shanghai B-GPE
-RRB- O
Pharmaceutical O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
into O
its O
production O
and O
export O
center O
in O
the O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
region O
. O

Squibb B-ORG
's O
-LRB- O
Shanghai B-GPE
-RRB- O
gross O
sales O
volume O
of O
will O
reach O
1 O
billion O
yuan O
in O
RMB O
this O
year O
. O

Defu B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON
, O
company O
board O
chairman O
says O
that O
through O
Squibb B-ORG
-LRB- O
Shanghai B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
US O
Bristol O
- O
Myers O
Squibb O
company O
has O
tasted O
the O
sweetness O
of O
investing O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
now O
the O
group O
's O
total O
investment O
in O
China B-GPE
has O
exceeded O
100 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

After O
a O
period O
of O
" O
testing O
the O
waters O
" O
, O
more O
and O
more O
foreign O
businesses O
like O
Bristol B-GPE
- O
Myers O
Squibb O
have O
begun O
to O
think O
highly O
of O
the O
investment O
environment O
and O
market O
potential O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
and O
have O
one O
after O
another O
, O
added O
investments O
to O
expand O
reproduction O
, O
and O
will O
gradually O
build O
Shanghai B-GPE
into O
their O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
even O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
region O
operational O
and O
sales O
center O
. O

Economic O
experts O
analysis O
say O
this O
shows O
that O
many O
multinational O
companies O
progressively O
think O
more O
highly O
of O
the O
political O
and O
economic O
situation O
in O
China B-GPE
and O
even O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
and O
have O
begun O
to O
rearrange O
their O
overall O
operational O
strategy O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
turning O
gradually O
from O
the O
scattered O
, O
non-systematic O
and O
individual O
investment O
of O
the O
early O
period O
to O
the O
comparatively O
large O
- O
scaled O
, O
systematized O
investment O
, O
and O
from O
building O
production O
bases O
to O
implementing O
integrated O
development O
of O
products O
at O
all O
levels O
- O
high O
, O
middle O
and O
low O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
investment O
scope O
has O
also O
been O
expanded O
from O
industrial O
manufacturing O
to O
domains O
such O
as O
bank O
, O
insurance O
, O
consultation O
, O
trade O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
statistics O
from O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Working I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
show O
that O
by O
the O
end O
of O
November O
of O
this O
year O
, O
investments O
added O
by O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
reached O
as O
high O
as O
4.89 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
17 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
foreign O
investment O
that O
the O
whole O
city O
attracted O
. O

Faced O
with O
an O
upsurge O
of O
additional O
investment O
by O
foreign O
businesses O
of O
various O
countries O
the O
Shanghai B-GPE
government O
expressed O
that O
they O
will O
work O
more O
diligently O
to O
perfect O
the O
investment O
environment O
, O
provide O
more O
standard O
operation O
space O
for O
foreign O
businesses O
, O
and O
strive O
to O
reach O
the O
aim O
of O
1/4 O
of O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
the O
foreign O
capital O
coming O
from O
the O
foreign O
business O
added O
investment O
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
century O
. O

A O
latest O
investment O
environment O
survey O
here O
shows O
that O
investors O
from O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Community I-ORG
, O
etc. O
commonly O
think O
that O
the O
integrated O
conditions O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
investment O
environment O
possess O
an O
obvious O
advantage O
. O

Shanghai B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
entered O
into O
the O
post-industrialization O
mid-development O
stage O
, O
has O
been O
providing O
wide O
investment O
scope O
for O
foreign O
businesses O
from O
various O
countries O
. O

Shanghai O
is O
the O
largest O
modernized O
industrial O
city O
in O
China B-GPE
and O
has O
complete O
industry O
categories O
, O
developed O
infrastructure O
and O
perfect O
municipal O
functionality O
. O

The O
financial O
center O
, O
business O
center O
and O
shipping O
center O
of O
the O
inland O
of O
China B-GPE
are O
also O
here O
. O

The O
Pudong B-GPE
development O
and O
the O
Yangtze O
River O
Valley O
development O
strategy O
spearheaded O
by O
Shanghai B-GPE
implemented O
by O
the O
central O
government O
have O
redoubled O
the O
strength O
of O
this O
city O
. O

The O
good O
investment O
environment O
makes O
the O
success O
rate O
of O
investment O
by O
foreign O
businesses O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
reach O
80 O
% O
. O

Whereas O
the O
return O
rate O
always O
ranking O
first O
in O
the O
country O
is O
another O
important O
reason O
for O
attracting O
foreign O
businesses O
to O
continuously O
add O
investments O
. O

The O
Shanghai O
Minhang O
Development O
Zone O
, O
which O
last O
year O
achieved O
a O
return O
on O
investment O
rate O
reaching O
as O
high O
as O
32 O
% O
, O
has O
had O
more O
than O
10 O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
add O
investments O
from O
the O
first O
quarter O
to O
the O
third O
quarter O
of O
this O
year O
. O

In O
the O
New O
Pudong O
Area O
, O
more O
than O
10 O
multinational O
companies O
, O
including O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
, O
Sumitomo B-ORG
, O
Matsushita B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Industrial I-ORG
, O
Sharp B-ORG
, O
etc. O
have O
added O
investments O
of O
500 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
which O
is O
more O
than O
twice O
the O
original O
investment O
of O
these O
companies O
. O

The B-ORG
Rhone I-ORG
- I-ORG
Poulenc I-ORG
Group I-ORG
of O
France B-GPE
recently O
added O
24 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
investment O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
to O
build O
a O
new O
science O
and O
technology O
park O
occupying O
an O
area O
of O
20 O
hectares O
, O
and O
to O
organize O
and O
establish O
a O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
region O
technology O
center O
here O
. O

Mr. O
Pulor O
, O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
group O
, O
said O
that O
" O
Rhone B-ORG
- I-ORG
Poulenc I-ORG
will O
continuously O
expand O
its O
business O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
this O
is O
just O
the O
beginning O
. O
" O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Dalian B-GPE
, O
March O
16 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Hua B-PERSON
Zhao I-PERSON
-RRB- O

This O
reporter O
learned O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
from O
the O
recently O
convened O
working O
conference O
of O
Dalian B-GPE
City I-GPE
on O
its O
opening O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
held O
here O
that O
, O
in O
1995 O
, O
the O
export O
volume O
of O
Dalian B-GPE
's O
" O
three O
- O
capital O
" O
enterprises O
reached O
1.44 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
which O
was O
more O
than O
a O
half O
of O
the O
city O
's O
export O
volume O
. O

Dalian B-GPE
is O
one O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
cities O
that O
resident O
foreign O
businessmen O
focus O
on O
most O
. O

Currently O
, O
there O
are O
already O
5,226 O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
here O
, O
with O
a O
contracted O
volume O
of O
15.81 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
an O
agreed O
volume O
of O
8.27 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
foreign O
funds O
and O
3.16 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
foreign O
funds O
in O
actual O
use O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
last O
year O
, O
Dalian B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
export O
under O
all O
kinds O
of O
unfavorable O
conditions O
, O
still O
maintained O
continuous O
growth O
momentum O
. O

The O
entire O
year O
's O
export O
volume O
reached O
2.524 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
more O
than O
25 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

This O
rate O
was O
higher O
than O
Dalian B-GPE
's O
GNP O
growth O
margin O
or O
the O
national O
foreign O
trade O
export O
average O
growth O
rate O
, O
and O
ranked O
the O
seventh O
on O
the O
list O
of O
all O
exporting O
city O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Among O
these O
, O
the O
steady O
growth O
of O
three O
- O
capital O
enterprise O
exports O
played O
the O
main O
role O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
three O
- O
capital O
enterprise O
exports O
reached O
1.44 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
15.7 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

The O
export O
volumes O
of O
both O
Dalian O
Canon O
Office O
Equipment O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
and O
Dalian O
Wanbaozhi O
Motor O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
surpassed O
100 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
while O
the O
export O
volume O
of O
Toshiba B-ORG
-LRB- O
Dalian B-GPE
-RRB- O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
Dalian O
Sida O
Precision O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
and O
Ohmro O
-LRB- O
Dalian B-GPE
-RRB- O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
reached O
more O
than O
60 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

By O
their O
intensive O
technology O
and O
high O
quality O
, O
these O
" O
three O
- O
capital O
" O
enterprises O
raised O
the O
status O
of O
export O
commodities O
of O
Dalian O
, O
thus O
improving O
Dalian B-GPE
's O
export O
commodity O
structure O
in O
the O
direction O
of O
intensive O
processing O
of O
finished O
products O
. O

At O
present O
, O
in O
the O
Dalian B-GPE
's O
export O
commodity O
structure O
, O
primary O
products O
are O
only O
less O
than O
30 O
% O
while O
the O
proportion O
of O
industrial O
finished O
products O
is O
more O
than O
70 O
% O
. O

Among O
these O
, O
electromechanical O
products O
increased O
by O
a O
large O
margin O
, O
accounting O
for O
more O
than O
40 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
export O
volume O
. O

Statistical O
materials O
show O
that O
last O
year O
, O
Dalian B-GPE
's O
export O
to O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
reached O
more O
than O
100 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

More O
and O
more O
Korean O
enterprises O
are O
focusing O
on O
Dalian B-GPE
. O

Korean O
investments O
in O
Dalian O
have O
kept O
growing O
for O
three O
consecutive O
years O
running O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Korean O
invested O
enterprises O
approved O
by O
Dalian B-GPE
reached O
166 O
and O
agreed O
foreign O
funds O
reached O
320 O
million O
US O
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
more O
than O
30 O
percent O
and O
1.5 O
times O
respectively O
over O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
17 O
, O
by O
wire O

Compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
both O
the O
number O
of O
foreign O
capital O
projects O
approved O
by O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
amount O
of O
contracted O
foreign O
capital O
decreased O
to O
some O
extent O
through O
November O
, O
but O
the O
amount O
of O
actual O
utilized O
foreign O
investment O
still O
grew O
by O
27.01 O
% O
. O

The O
data O
provided O
by O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
Cooperation O
today O
indicate O
that O
through O
November O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
actual O
utilized O
foreign O
capital O
for O
the O
year O
was O
46.959 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
which O
included O
direct O
foreign O
investment O
of O
40.07 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

January O
through O
November O
of O
this O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
approved O
18,644 O
foreign O
capital O
projects O
, O
which O
was O
15.34 O
% O
less O
than O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

The O
total O
amount O
of O
contracted O
foreign O
investment O
reached O
48.462 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
down O
by O
27.14 O
% O
. O

Among O
the O
recently O
approved O
three O
- O
capital O
enterprises O
, O
the O
number O
of O
Sino O
- O
foreign O
joint O
ventures O
and O
Sino O
- O
foreign O
cooperative O
enterprises O
decreased O
substantially O
, O
but O
the O
number O
of O
exclusively O
foreign O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
increased O
by O
4.12 O
% O
, O
up O
to O
8,484 O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
actual O
foreign O
capital O
also O
increased O
by O
more O
than O
30 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

January O
through O
November O
of O
this O
year O
, O
there O
were O
13 O
Sino O
- O
foreign O
cooperative O
development O
projects O
recently O
approved O
by O
China B-GPE
, O
whereas O
there O
were O
10 O
for O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
contracted O
foreign O
investment O
utilized O
and O
actually O
utilized O
foreign O
investment O
was O
205 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
311 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
respectively O
, O
up O
by O
14.53 O
% O
and O
61.98 O
% O
respectively O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
, O
February O
28 O

In O
the O
coming O
5 O
years O
, O
the O
Bonded O
Area O
of O
Shatoujiao O
in O
Shenzhen B-GPE
will O
bring O
its O
location O
advantages O
and O
policy O
advantages O
into O
full O
play O
, O
and O
use O
the O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
as O
the O
forerunner O
, O
actively O
restructuring O
its O
product O
structure O
, O
and O
implement O
an O
operating O
strategy O
assisted O
by O
transit O
trade O
and O
warehousing O
, O
and O
build O
the O
Shatoujiao B-GPE
Bonded I-GPE
Area I-GPE
into O
a O
special O
comprehensive O
economic O
zone O
operating O
in O
accordance O
with O
international O
practices O
while O
leading O
domestically O
, O
and O
make O
it O
a O
rapid O
growth O
area O
of O
the O
city O
's O
export O
- O
oriented O
economy O
. O

To O
accomplish O
the O
above O
program O
, O
the O
Shatoujiao B-GPE
Bonded I-GPE
Area I-GPE
not O
only O
continues O
to O
perfect O
its O
relevant O
material O
conditions O
and O
conditions O
such O
as O
policy O
regulation O
, O
management O
system O
, O
operating O
mechanism O
, O
qualified O
personnel O
, O
etc. O
, O
but O
also O
put O
forward O
the O
following O
measures O
as O
a O
guarantee O
. O

- O
- O
Operate O
in O
real O
accordance O
with O
international O
practices O
. O

Take O
the O
internationally O
prevailing O
" O
Free O
Trade O
Zone O
" O
as O
a O
reference O
objective O
. O

Adopt O
" O
inside O
the O
territory O
but O
outside O
the O
customs O
" O
as O
the O
jurisdiction O
model O
. O

Gradually O
realize O
the O
free O
circulation O
of O
personnel O
, O
goods O
, O
funds O
between O
the O
zone O
and O
overseas O
, O
and O
realize O
full O
coupling O
with O
international O
markets O
. O

- O
- O
Continue O
to O
optimize O
the O
hard O
environment O
and O
soft O
environment O
of O
investment O
. O

Make O
the O
establishing O
of O
the B-ORG
Bonded I-ORG
Area I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
as O
a O
turning O
point O
to O
realize O
leadership O
centralization O
, O
institution O
integration O
, O
" O
one O
- O
station O
" O
work O
style O
, O
and O
" O
process O
- O
coordinated O
" O
service O
. O

- O
- O
Actively O
implement O
the O
task O
of O
attracting O
merchants O
and O
luring O
investments O
. O

In O
the O
coming O
5 O
years O
, O
the O
step O
of O
attracting O
investments O
should O
be O
accelerated O
; O
industry O
structures O
, O
product O
structures O
and O
enterprise O
structures O
will O
be O
gradually O
adjusted O
. O

" O
Three O
transformations O
" O
are O
to O
be O
realized O
: O
to O
immediately O
develop O
from O
single O
export O
processing O
to O
comprehensive O
functionality O
, O
to O
transform O
from O
a O
focus O
on O
traditional O
industries O
into O
focusing O
on O
developing O
of O
the O
new O
technology O
industry O
, O
and O
to O
transform O
from O
a O
focus O
on O
scattered O
, O
small O
- O
scale O
investment O
attraction O
into O
actively O
introducing O
large O
industry O
& O
trade O
projects O
from O
foreign O
multinational O
companies O
and O
groups O
. O

According O
to O
the O
" O
ninth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
of O
Shatoujiao B-GPE
Bonded I-GPE
Area I-GPE
, O
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
century O
, O
the O
bonded O
area O
's O
annual O
production O
value O
of O
export O
processing O
will O
reach O
15 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
annual O
export O
profit O
will O
be O
1.5 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
total O
annual O
import O
trade O
will O
be O
200 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
annual O
warehousing O
capacity O
will O
be O
200,000 O
tons O
. O

Shatoujiao B-GPE
Bonded I-GPE
Area I-GPE
is O
currently O
the O
earliest O
established O
bonded O
area O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
whose O
various O
economic O
indicators O
still O
tops O
trade O
in O
the O
entire O
country O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
it O
realized O
an O
industrial O
production O
value O
of O
2.05 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
and O
earned O
150 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
from O
export O
. O

In O
the O
past O
eight O
years O
, O
traveling O
merchants O
from O
more O
than O
10 O
countries O
and O
regions O
have O
successively O
come O
to O
the O
bonded O
area O
to O
invest O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
last O
December O
, O
an O
accumulative O
total O
of O
216 O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
had O
been O
approved O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Haikou B-GPE
, O
February O
3rd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Xin B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON

Concerned O
experts O
from O
the O
Reform O
and O
Development O
Research O
Institute O
of O
China B-GPE
-LRB- O
Hainan O
-RRB- O
recently O
put O
forward O
a O
series O
of O
proposals O
on O
the O
further O
expansion O
of O
Hainan B-GPE
's O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

Experts O
think O
that O
among O
the O
five O
special O
economic O
zones O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
Hainan B-GPE
's O
geographical O
location O
, O
resource O
conditions O
and O
economic O
development O
situation O
are O
comparatively O
special O
, O
and O
it O
should O
further O
expand O
its O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
and O
take O
the O
lead O
in O
bringing O
about O
the O
coupling O
of O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
region O
economic O
integration O
and O
international O
trade O
liberalization O
. O

The O
proposals O
put O
forward O
that O
Hainan B-GPE
should O
take O
the O
following O
measures O
soon O
. O

The O
first O
is O
to O
continue O
encouraging O
and O
supporting O
foreign O
investment O
, O
accelerate O
realization O
of O
requirements O
for O
accelerating O
development O
and O
construction O
mainly O
through O
taking O
advantage O
of O
foreign O
investments O
put O
forward O
by O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

The O
second O
is O
to O
adopt O
preferential O
policies O
within O
a O
certain O
period O
of O
time O
to O
vigorously O
promote O
modern O
agriculture O
and O
international O
tourism O
. O

The O
third O
is O
to O
use O
the O
constructing O
of O
Yangpu B-GPE
Bonded I-GPE
Area I-GPE
and O
Sanya B-GPE
into O
an O
international O
tourist O
city O
as O
a O
battering O
ram O
to O
bring O
along O
the O
whole O
island O
's O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

These O
proposals O
are O
divided O
into O
six O
parts O
, O
which O
are O
: O
to O
accelerate O
the O
development O
and O
construction O
of O
the O
Yangpu B-GPE
Bonded I-GPE
Area I-GPE
according O
to O
the O
principle O
of O
" O
opening O
up O
one O
and O
limiting O
the O
second O
" O
; O
to O
build O
Sanya B-GPE
into O
an O
international O
tourist O
city O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
by O
drawing O
on O
international O
experience O
; O
to O
support O
and O
encourage O
the O
development O
of O
Hainan B-GPE
's O
tropical O
agriculture O
and O
processing O
industry O
by O
adopting O
preferential O
policies O
; O
to O
diligently O
strive O
for O
achieving O
free O
trade O
for O
Qiongtai B-GPE
agriculture O
; O
to O
encourage O
and O
support O
Hainan B-GPE
's O
co-operation O
with O
foreign O
investment O
and O
the O
development O
of O
South B-LOC
China I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
natural O
resources O
; O
to O
allow O
and O
encourage O
Hainan B-GPE
to O
boldly O
perform O
various O
reform O
experiments O
according O
to O
the O
requirements O
of O
further O
expanding O
the O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
etc O
. O

Proposals O
also O
put O
forward O
a O
series O
of O
concrete O
measures O
and O
key O
points O
of O
policy O
to O
be O
realized O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
March O
13 O
by O
wire O
- O

According O
to O
statistical O
data O
from O
the B-ORG
Customs I-ORG
Head I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
up O
to O
February O
of O
this O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
imports O
and O
exports O
have O
continued O
to O
maintain O
a O
growth O
trend O
. O

The O
total O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
reached O
36.1 O
billion O
US O
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
13.9 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

Of O
this O
amount O
, O
the O
value O
of O
exports O
was O
17.83 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
decreasing O
by O
1.3 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
and O
the O
value O
of O
imports O
was O
18.27 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
34.1 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

Up O
to O
February O
of O
this O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
general O
trade O
exports O
have O
decreased O
noticeably O
, O
while O
the O
trade O
of O
the O
processing O
industries O
continued O
to O
increase O
steadily O
. O

The O
total O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
for O
the O
processing O
industries O
trade O
reached O
18.49 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
23.6 O
% O
compared O
to O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
and O
accounting O
for O
51.2 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
. O

The O
gross O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
from O
Special B-GPE
Economic I-GPE
Zones I-GPE
was O
4.29 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
a O
growth O
of O
3.4 O
% O
. O

The O
gross O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
from O
bonded O
areas O
was O
490 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
1.3 O
times O
. O

Import O
and O
export O
trade O
in O
electromechanical O
products O
continued O
to O
increase O
, O
and O
their O
proportion O
in O
total O
imports O
and O
exports O
continued O
to O
climb O
. O

Within O
that O
, O
the O
value O
of O
exports O
was O
5.79 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
32.5 O
% O
of O
total O
exports O
, O
the O
value O
of O
imports O
was O
8.52 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
46.4 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
imports O
, O
and O
both O
had O
risen O
compared O
to O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
exports O
of O
major O
light O
and O
textile O
industry O
products O
, O
and O
of O
agricultural O
and O
sideline O
products O
decreased O
, O
however O
, O
compared O
to O
the O
same O
period O
of O
last O
year O
. O

Except O
for O
very O
few O
products O
, O
such O
as O
steel O
, O
sugar O
and O
automobiles O
, O
other O
major O
import O
products O
increased O
across O
the O
board O
. O

Of O
these O
, O
the O
import O
of O
primarily O
formed O
plastic O
was O
1.1 O
million O
tons O
, O
increasing O
by O
47.7 O
% O
, O
with O
a O
value O
of O
950 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
representing O
China B-GPE
's O
largest O
single O
import O
commodity O
this O
year O
. O

Up O
to O
February O
, O
the O
gross O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
from O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
was O
16.59 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
proportion O
this O
represented O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
gross O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
rose O
from O
37 O
% O
for O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
to O
45.9 O
% O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
27th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jianming B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON

This O
year O
, O
enterprises O
in O
arrears O
on O
national O
industrial O
and O
commercial O
taxes O
has O
steadily O
increased O
, O
directly O
jeopardizing O
the O
balance O
of O
national O
finances O
. O

Regarding O
this O
, O
Renfa B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
, O
vice-Director O
of O
the O
State O
's O
General B-ORG
Taxation I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
, O
when O
being O
interviewed O
reporters O
, O
stressed O
that O
by O
law O
, O
paying O
taxes O
is O
the O
duty O
that O
every O
taxpayer O
should O
perform O
. O

For O
those O
enterprises O
that O
, O
without O
any O
legitimate O
reason O
, O
have O
been O
in O
long O
- O
term O
arrears O
in O
national O
tax O
payments O
, O
the O
tax O
department O
will O
, O
in O
accordance O
with O
relevant O
regulations O
in O
the O
" O
tax O
and O
management O
laws O
" O
, O
adopt O
taxation O
preservation O
measures O
against O
them O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
taxpayers O
in O
tax O
arrears O
will O
be O
prohibited O
from O
leaving O
the O
country O
. O

According O
to O
Renfa B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
, O
through O
the O
efforts O
of O
the O
national O
tax O
system O
's O
800,000 O
cadres O
, O
the O
tasks O
of O
this O
year O
's O
national O
industrial O
and O
commercial O
tax O
revenue O
were O
fulfilled O
above O
quota O
and O
11 O
days O
ahead O
of O
schedule O
, O
and O
the O
overall O
situation O
is O
good O
. O

However O
, O
the O
situation O
of O
enterprises O
in O
tax O
arrears O
is O
relatively O
serious O
, O
especially O
outstanding O
is O
the O
problem O
of O
enterprises O
in O
arrears O
on O
the O
" O
two O
taxes O
" O
, O
the O
value O
- O
added O
tax O
and O
the O
consumption O
tax O
. O

This O
has O
severely O
affected O
the O
fulfillment O
of O
this O
year O
's O
" O
two O
taxes O
" O
task O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
November O
, O
industrial O
and O
commercial O
taxes O
in O
arrears O
by O
enterprises O
all O
over O
the O
country O
were O
totally O
reached O
41.9 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
among O
which O
value O
- O
added O
taxes O
and O
consumption O
taxes O
in O
arrears O
reached O
30.7 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

Renfa B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
demanded O
all O
tax O
department O
levels O
to O
strictly O
implement O
relevant O
regulations O
of O
the O
" O
People O
's O
Republic O
of O
China O
Taxation O
Collection O
and O
Management O
Law O
" O
, O
and O
uniformly O
impose O
fines O
on O
enterprises O
owing O
taxes O
. O

Enterprises O
having O
special O
difficulties O
and O
needing O
to O
postpone O
tax O
payments O
must O
be O
strictly O
examined O
and O
approved O
according O
to O
law O
, O
and O
upon O
expiration O
of O
the O
deferment O
period O
, O
taxes O
must O
be O
paid O
and O
submitted O
. O

To O
postpone O
national O
taxes O
for O
a O
long O
term O
on O
the O
pretext O
of O
difficulties O
is O
absolutely O
forbidden O
. O

Work O
such O
as O
clearing O
up O
overdue O
taxes O
and O
tax O
revenue O
return O
, O
export O
tax O
rebates O
, O
deductions O
on O
taxes O
imposed O
on O
beginning O
inventories O
, O
etc. O
should O
be O
closely O
integrated O
. O

Renfa B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
specially O
stressed O
that O
, O
to O
guarantee O
the O
seriousness O
of O
the O
tax O
laws O
, O
for O
enterprises O
with O
taxes O
in O
long O
- O
term O
arrears O
, O
in O
accordance O
with O
" O
Collection B-LAW
and I-LAW
Management I-LAW
Law I-LAW
" O
stipulations O
, O
enterprise O
leaders O
would O
be O
prohibited O
from O
leaving O
the O
country O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
tax O
preservation O
measures O
should O
be O
adopted O
; O
that O
is O
, O
notifying O
banks O
that O
the O
enterprises O
have O
opened O
accounts O
with O
or O
other O
financial O
institutions O
to O
temporarily O
stop O
paying O
deposits O
equivalent O
in O
amount O
to O
owed O
taxes O
. O

For O
taxpayers O
who O
, O
without O
legitimate O
reason O
, O
have O
been O
in O
arrears O
in O
tax O
payments O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
however O
, O
measures O
should O
be O
adopted O
for O
them O
, O
to O
temporarily O
detain O
or O
seal O
up O
their O
commodities O
and O
properties O
and O
after O
the O
deadline O
has O
passed O
, O
taxes O
have O
still O
not O
been O
submitted O
, O
they O
should O
be O
auctioned O
off O
according O
to O
the O
law O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
18th O

Recently O
, O
when O
talking O
about O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
prospects O
and O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
issue O
, O
Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
, O
vice O
premier O
of O
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
minister O
of O
foreign O
affairs O
, O
said O
that O
the O
central O
government O
was O
always O
fully O
confident O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
prospects O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
he O
hoped O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
authorities O
would O
follow O
the O
trends O
of O
historical O
development O
and O
take O
opportunities O
to O
make O
active O
responses O
and O
wise O
choices O
for O
the O
political O
negotiations O
between O
both O
sides O
of O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Straits I-LOC
. O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
made O
the O
above O
comments O
while O
he O
talked O
about O
international O
situations O
and O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
affairs O
of O
1997 O
at O
an O
interview O
with O
a O
reporter O
from O
the O
People O
's O
Daily O
. O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
said O
that O
in O
the O
nearly O
half O
year O
since O
the O
return O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
everything O
was O
done O
in O
an O
orderly O
fashion O
by O
the O
special O
administrative O
region O
's O
government O
, O
and O
that O
the O
guidelines O
of O
" O
one O
country O
, O
two O
systems O
" O
, O
" O
administration O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
by O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
" O
and O
" O
a O
high O
degree O
of O
autonomy O
" O
were O
implemented O
effectively O
. O

The O
special O
administrative O
region O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
maintained O
a O
good O
phase O
of O
prosperity O
and O
stabilization O
. O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
said O
that O
we O
were O
always O
fully O
confident O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
prospects O
. O

The O
central O
government O
and O
the O
people O
of O
the O
whole O
country O
always O
gave O
strong O
backing O
to O
the O
special O
region O
's O
government O
and O
the O
compatriots O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

We O
believed O
that O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
could O
continue O
to O
maintain O
its O
position O
as O
a O
free O
port O
and O
a O
center O
of O
international O
finance O
, O
trade O
and O
shipping O
, O
and O
to O
keep O
its O
long O
- O
term O
prosperity O
and O
stability O
. O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
also O
made O
a O
comment O
on O
the O
fact O
that O
beginning O
this O
year O
, O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
authorities O
continued O
to O
practice O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
practical O
diplomacy O
" O
, O
advocated O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
was O
a O
so O
- O
called O
" O
independent O
sovereign O
state O
" O
, O
and O
actively O
set O
up O
obstacles O
in O
the O
negotiations O
between O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
straits O
. O

He O
said O
that O
accomplishing O
the O
complete O
unification O
of O
the O
motherland O
was O
the O
common O
wish O
of O
all O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
throughout O
the O
country O
and O
abroad O
. O

Since O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
return O
to O
the O
motherland O
, O
relations O
between O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
straits O
has O
drawn O
greater O
attention O
. O

But O
the O
development O
of O
the O
separatist O
trend O
on O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
greatly O
hindering O
the O
process O
of O
peaceful O
reunification O
. O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
also O
pointed O
out O
that O
Chairman O
Zemin O
Jiang B-PERSON
seriously O
appealed O
again O
at O
the O
15th O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
that O
, O
as O
the O
first O
step O
, O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
Straits O
could O
negotiate O
on O
" O
formally O
concluding O
the O
hostile O
state O
between O
both O
sides O
under O
the O
principle O
of O
one O
China B-GPE
" O
and O
come O
to O
an O
agreement O
; O
and O
on O
this O
basis O
we O
could O
take O
up O
obligations O
together O
, O
maintain O
the O
integrity O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
sovereignty O
and O
territory O
, O
and O
plan O
out O
the O
development O
of O
relations O
between O
both O
sides O
. O

We O
hope O
Taiwanese B-NORP
authorities O
conform O
to O
the O
historical O
development O
trends O
, O
and O
take O
opportunities O
to O
make O
active O
responses O
and O
wise O
choices O
for O
political O
negotiations O
between O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
Straits O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
three O
gorges O
construction O
site O
, O
December O
2 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Shuchu O
Pi O
and O
correspondent O
Zhongxiang B-PERSON
Liao I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The O
insurance O
contract O
for O
the O
flood O
discharge O
dam O
and O
its O
related O
projects O
- O
the O
largest O
bid O
of O
the O
second O
phase O
project O
of O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
Project O
over O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
- O
was O
signed O
today O
by O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
Three O
Gorges O
Development O
Corporation O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
Property O
Insurance O
Company O
of O
PICC O
at O
the O
construction O
site O
of O
the B-ORG
Three I-ORG
Gorges I-ORG
Project I-ORG
. O

The O
insurance O
coverage O
reaches O
4.02 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
the O
largest O
insurance O
contract O
for O
a O
hydroelectric O
architecture O
installation O
project O
of O
water O
conservancy O
in O
the O
history O
of O
insurance O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

As O
the O
main O
insurance O
contractor O
for O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
Project O
, O
the O
Property O
Insurance O
Company O
of O
PICC O
links O
its O
own O
development O
with O
risk O
management O
needs O
of O
the O
three O
gorges O
, O
and O
has O
formed O
a O
professional O
organization O
serving O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
Project O
, O
while O
adopting O
a O
variety O
of O
ways O
to O
serve O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
Project O
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
the O
Property O
Insurance O
Company O
of O
PICC O
has O
already O
provided O
insurance O
services O
for O
134 O
engineering O
projects O
of O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
Project O
in O
which O
nearly O
10 O
billion O
yuan O
was O
invested O
and O
has O
contracted O
such O
large O
projects O
as O
the O
Yangtze O
River O
Bridge O
at O
Xiling B-GPE
, O
the O
permanent O
ship O
lock O
, O
the O
first O
phase O
earth O
and O
stone O
cofferdam O
and O
diversion O
channel O
, O
the O
special O
external O
highway O
, O
the O
second O
phase O
cofferdam O
, O
the O
second O
phase O
flood O
discharge O
dam O
and O
water O
retaining O
dam O
, O
etc. O
while O
timely O
providing O
compensation O
for O
the O
disastrous O
accidents O
that O
occur O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
the O
second O
phase O
project O
of O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
Project O
mainly O
includes O
bids O
such O
as O
the O
flood O
discharge O
dam O
, O
the O
factory O
protection O
dam O
and O
the O
factory O
buildings O
, O
etc O
. O

While O
actively O
performing O
risk O
prevention O
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
Development O
Corporation O
also O
greatly O
emphasizes O
to O
the O
role O
of O
insurance O
companies O
in O
mitigating O
risks O
. O

According O
to O
the O
insurance O
agreement O
signed O
today O
for O
the O
flood O
discharge O
dam O
and O
related O
projects O
, O
if O
economic O
losses O
occur O
in O
the O
projects O
due O
to O
natural O
disasters O
or O
accidents O
within O
the O
scope O
of O
insurance O
responsibility O
, O
the O
Property O
Insurance O
Company O
of O
China O
Insurance O
would O
provide O
compensation O
according O
to O
the O
regulations O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
February O
12 O
, O
by O
wire O

In O
1995 O
, O
the O
economic O
construction O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
fourteen O
border O
municipalities O
that O
are O
open O
to O
the O
outside O
attained O
gratifying O
results O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
these O
municipalities O
last O
year O
fulfilled O
more O
than O
19 O
billion O
yuan O
of O
the O
gross O
domestic O
product O
, O
growing O
more O
than O
90 O
% O
compared O
to O
1991 O
, O
before O
they O
had O
opened O
. O

In O
1992 O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
successively O
approved O
the O
14 O
border O
municipalities O
Heihe B-GPE
, O
Pingxiang B-GPE
, O
Hunchun B-GPE
, O
Yining B-GPE
, O
Ruili B-GPE
, O
etc. O
to O
be O
municipalities O
open O
to O
the O
outside O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
it O
also O
sanctioned O
those O
municipalities O
to O
set O
up O
fourteen O
border O
economic O
cooperation O
zones O
. O

For O
more O
than O
three O
years O
, O
in O
these O
municipalities O
the O
social O
and O
economic O
development O
has O
been O
rapid O
, O
the O
local O
economic O
strength O
has O
clearly O
been O
enhanced O
, O
and O
their O
economies O
have O
grown O
with O
a O
yearly O
average O
of O
17 O
% O
, O
which O
surpasses O
the O
entire O
country O
's O
yearly O
average O
rate O
of O
growth O
. O

According O
to O
a O
briefing O
, O
the O
pace O
of O
municipal O
construction O
and O
of O
construction O
for O
opening O
of O
the O
cooperation O
zones O
of O
these O
fourteen O
municipalities O
has O
accelerated O
. O

In O
the O
past O
three O
years O
these O
municipalities O
collectively O
have O
put O
together O
investment O
in O
fixed O
assets O
in O
the O
amount O
of O
12 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

The O
conditions O
of O
the O
border O
municipalities O
in O
former O
times O
, O
with O
" O
buildings O
that O
are O
n't O
high O
, O
roads O
that O
are O
n't O
level O
, O
lights O
that O
are O
n't O
bright O
, O
water O
that O
is O
n't O
clean O
, O
communications O
that O
are O
n't O
smooth O
, O
" O
have O
already O
undergone O
a O
transformation O
. O

Inside O
the O
economic O
cooperation O
zones O
, O
the O
municipalities O
have O
already O
developed O
22.6 O
square O
kilometers O
, O
introduced O
287 O
" O
three O
capital O
" O
enterprises O
, O
and O
put O
to O
concrete O
use O
890 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
foreign O
capital O
. O

Beyond O
this O
, O
they O
also O
have O
5,100 O
enterprises O
with O
ties O
inside O
the O
country O
and O
have O
already O
put O
175 O
industrial O
projects O
into O
operation O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hangzhou B-GPE
, O
March O
10th O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Yinkang B-PERSON
Cao I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Zhejiang B-GPE
Province I-GPE
will O
further O
raise O
the O
level O
of O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
diligently O
expand O
its O
foreign O
trade O
, O
and O
use O
foreign O
funds O
and O
international O
economic O
and O
technical O
co-operation O
to O
progressively O
perfect O
its O
marketing O
network O
of O
foreign O
economic O
and O
trade O
business O
. O

This O
objective O
is O
stipulated O
in O
the O
outline O
of O
the O
foreign O
economic O
and O
trade O
development O
plan O
of O
the O
" O
ninth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
-LRB- O
1996 O
- O
2000 O
-RRB- O
formulated O
by O
Zhejiang B-GPE
province I-GPE
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
34 O
cities O
and O
counties O
in O
this O
province O
are O
listed O
as O
coastal O
open O
economy O
cities O
and O
counties O
, O
covering O
44 O
% O
of O
the O
whole O
province O
's O
total O
area O
, O
among O
which O
, O
there O
are O
7 O
national O
level O
development O
zones O
of O
various O
kinds O
and O
some O
provincial O
level O
economic O
development O
zones O
and O
provincial O
level O
agricultural O
development O
zones O
as O
well O
. O

Additionally O
, O
Daxie B-GPE
Island I-GPE
of O
Ningbo B-GPE
, O
whose O
whole O
- O
area O
development O
and O
construction O
was O
approved O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
is O
implementing O
preferential O
policies O
for O
the O
economic O
and O
technological O
development O
zone O
. O

It O
is O
also O
decided O
, O
in O
Zhejiang B-GPE
's O
economy O
and O
trade O
development O
program O
for O
the O
" O
ninth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
, O
that O
from O
now O
on O
the O
focus O
should O
be O
on O
comprehensively O
promoting O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
and O
on O
taking O
development O
to O
a O
higher O
level O
, O
a O
wider O
domain O
, O
and O
a O
greater O
depth O
. O

It O
should O
center O
on O
fully O
playing O
its O
role O
as O
a O
forerunner O
in O
such O
central O
cities O
as O
Hangzhou B-GPE
, O
Ningbo B-GPE
, O
Wenzhou B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
so O
as O
to O
strengthen O
and O
accelerate O
the O
dynamics O
of O
the O
opening O
up O
of O
Zhejiang B-GPE
's O
Midwest B-LOC
areas O
and O
agriculture O
, O
the O
islands O
and O
the O
sea O
to O
the O
outside O
, O
and O
should O
explore O
Sino O
- O
foreign O
joint O
investment O
and O
co-operation O
experiments O
in O
expanding O
finance O
and O
retail O
commerce O
, O
and O
strive O
to O
create O
new O
advantages O
in O
the O
development O
and O
opening O
up O
of O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
Delta I-LOC
economic O
belt O
. O

According O
to O
investigations O
, O
in O
the O
next O
five O
years O
, O
Zhejiang B-GPE
will O
vigorously O
implement O
the O
' O
dragon O
's O
head O
' O
program O
for O
exporting O
commodities O
, O
start O
up O
its O
foreign O
trade O
development O
funds O
, O
cause O
the O
growth O
pattern O
of O
foreign O
exports O
to O
change O
from O
an O
extensive O
, O
quantitative O
model O
to O
an O
intensive O
, O
results O
- O
oriented O
model O
, O
and O
form O
new O
growth O
advantages O
for O
foreign O
trade O
exports O
. O

It O
will O
guide O
the O
foreign O
funds O
mainly O
to O
their O
utilization O
in O
the O
investment O
of O
infrastructure O
facilities O
, O
raw O
material O
industry O
, O
agriculture O
, O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
and O
new O
industries O
, O
and O
will O
actively O
explore O
such O
investment O
methods O
as O
enterprise O
property O
rights O
transfer O
, O
etc. O
and O
open O
up O
new O
channels O
for O
utilizing O
foreign O
funds O
. O

According O
to O
the O
target O
set O
for O
this O
program O
, O
by O
2000 O
, O
Zhejiang B-GPE
Province I-GPE
's O
total O
volume O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
will O
reach O
20 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
including O
15 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
from O
exports O
and O
5 O
billion O
from O
imports O
; O
the O
volume O
of O
foreign O
funds O
to O
be O
utilized O
during O
the O
" O
ninth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
will O
reach O
6 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
including O
5 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
direct O
investment O
by O
foreign O
businessmen O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
February O
24th O

Nowadays O
the O
ancient O
Beijing B-FAC
- I-FAC
Hangzhou I-FAC
Grand I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
not O
only O
plays O
an O
important O
role O
in O
north O
- O
south O
transportation O
, O
but O
has O
also O
brought O
about O
a O
thriving O
industry O
corridor O
, O
resulting O
in O
the O
formation O
of O
the B-LOC
Grand I-LOC
Canal I-LOC
Economic I-LOC
Belt I-LOC
. O

The B-FAC
Beijing I-FAC
- I-FAC
Hangzhou I-FAC
Grand I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
has O
been O
prosperous O
since O
ancient O
times O
, O
with O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
bank O
swarming O
with O
merchants O
and O
well O
- O
developed O
trade O
. O

With O
China B-GPE
's O
renovation O
of O
the B-FAC
Grand I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
, O
its O
watercourse O
conditions O
have O
been O
greatly O
improved O
. O

Many O
enterprises O
have O
successively O
taken O
a O
fancy O
for O
this O
" O
Golden O
Waterway O
" O
and O
are O
now O
actively O
investing O
in O
building O
factories O
. O

Canal O
bank O
enterprises O
are O
spread O
all O
over O
the O
place O
. O

Preliminary O
statistics O
show O
that O
there O
are O
more O
than O
2,000 O
enterprises O
with O
a O
transportation O
volume O
of O
over O
10,000 O
tons O
and O
small O
township O
enterprises O
are O
countless O
. O

As O
a O
main O
artery O
of O
water O
transportation O
, O
the B-FAC
Grand I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
provides O
the O
enterprises O
along O
its O
banks O
with O
the O
convenience O
of O
transportation O
, O
water O
supply O
and O
drainage O
becoming O
a O
thoroughfare O
of O
life O
for O
the O
development O
of O
the O
enterprises O
. O

According O
to O
the O
person O
in O
charge O
at O
the B-ORG
Jiangsu I-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
the O
company O
annually O
transports O
1.5 O
million O
tons O
of O
raw O
materials O
and O
finished O
products O
via O
the B-FAC
Grand I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
. O

Among O
those O
, O
the O
transportation O
of O
coal O
from O
Xuzhou B-GPE
is O
15 O
yuan O
cheaper O
per O
ton O
by O
canal O
than O
by O
land O
. O

This O
alone O
saves O
more O
than O
20 O
million O
yuan O
in O
costs O
for O
the O
factory O
each O
year O
. O

After O
the O
renovation O
of O
the O
canal O
, O
the B-ORG
Jiangsu I-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Group I-ORG
built O
a O
new O
factory O
district O
on O
the O
opposite O
bank O
. O

Using O
its O
own O
funds O
, O
it O
also O
built O
a O
large O
bridge O
spanning O
the O
canal O
to O
connect O
the O
new O
and O
old O
factories O
together O
. O

The O
enterprises O
along O
the O
canal O
involve O
industries O
such O
as O
iron O
& O
steel O
, O
electrical O
power O
, O
building O
material O
, O
machinery O
, O
etc. O
, O
most O
of O
which O
are O
pillars O
of O
the O
local O
economy O
. O

Within O
the O
0.5 O
square O
kilometer O
area O
of O
Changzhou B-GPE
along O
the O
canal O
there O
are O
186 O
large O
- O
scale O
factory O
and O
mining O
enterprises O
. O

Among O
the O
ten O
pillar O
industries O
which O
are O
particularly O
cultivated O
by O
Changzhou B-GPE
, O
7 O
of O
the O
big O
industries O
such O
as O
the O
power O
machinery O
industry O
, O
the O
auto O
industry O
, O
the O
engineering O
machinery O
industry O
, O
the O
electric O
transmission O
and O
transformation O
equipment O
industry O
, O
etc. O
, O
are O
all O
dispersed O
along O
the O
canal O
. O

There O
are O
more O
than O
500 O
enterprises O
along O
the O
canal O
in O
Wuxi B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
with O
more O
than O
50 O
large O
scale O
enterprises O
having O
a O
production O
value O
of O
over O
a O
hundred O
million O
yuan O
, O
becoming O
the O
main O
backbone O
of O
the O
economic O
development O
of O
Wuxi B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Scattered O
along O
the O
canal O
in O
Zhenjiang B-GPE
City I-GPE
are O
435 O
enterprises O
of O
all O
kinds O
with O
an O
annual O
production O
value O
of O
2.2 O
billion O
yuan O
and O
taxes O
of O
168 O
million O
yuan O
. O

These O
enterprises O
are O
the O
main O
backbone O
of O
Zhenjiang B-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

More O
than O
130 O
enterprises O
of O
all O
kinds O
are O
built O
along O
the O
riverside O
in O
Yangzhou B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Most O
of O
the O
famous O
brand O
products O
, O
pillar O
industries O
, O
export O
- O
oriented O
economy O
of O
this O
city O
are O
scattered O
along O
the O
canal O
, O
becoming O
a O
new O
growth O
point O
for O
Yangzhou B-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

The O
large O
- O
scale O
renovation O
of O
the B-FAC
Grand I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
has O
improved O
the O
investment O
environment O
of O
the O
cities O
and O
counties O
along O
the O
canal O
, O
has O
attracted O
foreign O
investment O
with O
its O
benefit O
of O
advantageous O
water O
transportation O
, O
and O
has O
promoted O
the O
development O
of O
an O
export O
- O
oriented O
economy O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
key O
foreign O
investment O
utilization O
projects O
and O
investment O
attraction O
projects O
of O
Changzhou B-GPE
City I-GPE
are O
scattered O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
canal O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
there O
have O
been O
eight O
solely O
owned O
foreign O
enterprises O
that O
build O
their O
factories O
along O
the B-FAC
Grand I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
and O
are O
relied O
on O
by O
Zhenjiang B-GPE
City I-GPE
with O
even O
more O
joint O
ventures O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Huhhot B-GPE
, O
March O
2 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Tao B-PERSON
He I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Recently O
, O
the O
Hulun B-GPE
Buir I-GPE
League I-GPE
in O
Inner O
- O
Mongolia B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
located O
on O
the O
open O
frontier O
area O
along O
the O
border O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
adopted O
a O
series O
of O
measures O
to O
vigorously O
improve O
its O
investment O
environment O
, O
and O
accelerate O
opening O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

The O
Hulun B-GPE
Buir I-GPE
League I-GPE
lies O
on O
China B-GPE
's O
northern O
border O
frontier O
, O
neighboring O
on O
Russia B-GPE
and O
Mongolia B-GPE
. O

Along O
the O
almost O
1600 O
kilometer O
long O
borderline O
, O
inside O
the O
territory O
, O
9 O
category O
one O
and O
two O
national O
ports O
are O
distributed O
. O

In O
order O
to O
bring O
its O
locational O
advantage O
into O
full O
play O
, O
and O
to O
further O
accelerate O
opening O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
since O
the O
latter O
half O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
Hulun B-GPE
Buir I-GPE
League I-GPE
has O
carefully O
summarized O
problems O
and O
inadequacies O
in O
its O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
and O
has O
been O
vigorously O
developing O
the O
activity O
of O
" O
creating O
a O
favorable O
environment O
for O
opening O
up O
" O
. O

Since O
October O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
Hulun B-GPE
Buir I-GPE
League I-GPE
promulgated O
a O
new O
" O
preferential O
policy O
for O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
" O
. O

To O
deter O
improper O
charges O
, O
improper O
fines O
and O
improper O
setting O
up O
of O
toll O
gates O
, O
it O
not O
only O
ordered O
cancellation O
of O
148 O
items O
of O
unreasonable O
charges O
, O
but O
also O
implemented O
the O
system O
of O
" O
the O
transparent O
payment O
card O
and O
registration O
card O
" O
for O
both O
collective O
and O
private O
economies O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
whole O
League B-GPE
has O
gotten O
rid O
of O
more O
than O
20 O
check O
points O
of O
various O
kinds O
. O

In O
Hailar B-GPE
City I-GPE
the O
focus O
has O
been O
placed O
on O
rectifying O
the O
problem O
of O
low O
work O
efficiency O
. O

The O
speed O
of O
examining O
and O
approving O
the O
three O
- O
capital O
enterprises O
has O
been O
limited O
from O
originally O
about O
one O
month O
to O
within O
seven O
days O
. O

The O
Industry O
and O
Commerce B-ORG
Department I-ORG
of O
the O
League B-GPE
has O
begun O
to O
put O
into O
practice O
a O
working O
system O
of O
a O
one O
page O
form O
, O
one O
photograph O
, O
one O
identity O
card O
, O
and O
one O
day O
turnaround O
for O
business O
license O
applications O
for O
individuals O
and O
privately O
owned O
enterprises O
. O

The B-ORG
Commodities I-ORG
Inspection I-ORG
Department I-ORG
has O
shortened O
production O
area O
inspection O
time O
from O
originally O
7 O
- O
10 O
days O
to O
1 O
- O
3 O
days O
. O

The O
United O
Inspection O
Department O
of O
Heishantou O
Port O
has O
shortened O
the O
procedures O
for O
leaving O
and O
entering O
the O
territory O
from O
originally O
2 O
- O
3 O
days O
to O
1 O
day O
. O

Thus O
far O
, O
the O
thirteen O
banner O
cities O
of O
the O
Hulun B-GPE
Buir I-GPE
League I-GPE
have O
already O
been O
connected O
to O
the O
national O
direct O
dialing O
telephone O
network O
, O
and O
have O
become O
the O
largest O
local O
telephone O
network O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Such O
cities O
as O
Hailar B-GPE
, O
Manchuria B-GPE
, O
etc. O
have O
successively O
built O
more O
than O
10 O
star O
- O
level O
hotels O
and O
restaurants O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
Hailar B-GPE
airfield O
was O
upgraded O
into O
an O
international O
aviation O
port O
. O

The O
301 O
national O
highway O
which O
connects O
Hailar B-GPE
and O
Manchuria B-GPE
was O
built O
and O
put O
into O
use O
, O
and O
the O
trial O
voyage O
for O
shipping O
on O
the O
Erguna O
river O
was O
successful O
. O

All O
this O
forms O
a O
new O
pattern O
of O
railway O
, O
highway O
, O
waterway O
and O
airway O
traffic O
for O
the O
three O
- O
dimensional O
opening O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
and O
multi-access O
trading O
in O
Hulun B-GPE
Buir I-GPE
League I-GPE
, O
meeting O
the O
needs O
of O
what O
national O
and O
foreign O
traveling O
merchants O
focus O
on O
for O
sightseeing O
and O
business O
negotiations O
in O
the O
Hulun B-GPE
Buir I-GPE
League I-GPE
. O

The O
improvement O
in O
the O
investment O
environment O
has O
attracted O
one O
after O
another O
solid O
investment O
, O
advanced O
experience O
and O
advanced O
technology O
from O
large O
consortia O
and O
large O
enterprises O
from O
home O
and O
abroad O
. O

Taiping B-ORG
Mining I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
of O
Canada B-GPE
has O
invested O
29.7 O
million O
yuan O
to O
jointly O
establish O
a O
limited O
liability O
company O
with O
lead O
, O
zinc O
and O
silver O
mines O
in O
Hulun B-GPE
Buir I-GPE
League I-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Specially I-ORG
United I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Group I-ORG
of O
Switzerland B-GPE
has O
invested O
20 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
to O
jointly O
establish O
an O
electrical O
power O
station O
of O
600,000 O
kilowatt O
capacity O
with O
the B-FAC
Borishely I-FAC
Coal I-FAC
Mine I-FAC
. O

The B-ORG
US I-ORG
Global I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Manchurian I-ORG
International I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Company I-ORG
have O
jointly O
restructured O
the B-ORG
Manchurian I-ORG
Clothing I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
. O

According O
to O
incomplete O
statistics O
, O
since O
1994 O
, O
the O
Hulun B-GPE
Buir I-GPE
League I-GPE
has O
freshly O
established O
42 O
three O
- O
capital O
enterprises O
, O
and O
has O
introduced O
a O
total O
of O
more O
than O
40 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
foreign O
funds O
, O
and O
more O
than O
60 O
million O
yuan O
of O
domestic O
funds O
. O

It O
has O
introduced O
more O
than O
30 O
advanced O
technology O
projects O
from O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
and O
has O
established O
more O
than O
100 O
cooperative O
partnerships O
in O
places O
such O
as O
northeast O
China B-GPE
, O
east O
China B-GPE
, O
south O
China B-GPE
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

According O
to O
investigations O
, O
last O
year O
the O
Hulun B-GPE
Buir I-GPE
League I-GPE
finished O
a O
barter O
trade O
of O
350 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
which O
was O
several O
times O
the O
spot O
transactions O
concluded O
in O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Exports O
earned O
a O
foreign O
exchange O
of O
10.37 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
which O
is O
more O
than O
4 O
times O
that O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Economic O
and O
technology O
cooperation O
completed O
28.3 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
which O
was O
1.5 O
times O
that O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shantou B-GPE
, O
December O
28 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporters O
Weizhong B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
and O
Datian B-PERSON
Yao I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Guangdong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
's O
Shantou B-GPE
boosts O
its O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industrialization O
, O
focusing O
on O
cultivating O
a O
number O
of O
major O
industrialization O
projects O
with O
high O
added O
value O
, O
high O
technological O
content O
and O
having O
broad O
market O
prospects O
. O

At O
present O
, O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
has O
become O
Shantou B-GPE
's O
economy O
's O
new O
growth O
spot O
. O

According O
to O
Yingqiang B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
Shantou B-GPE
's O
Science B-ORG
and O
Technology O
Commission O
, O
currently O
, O
Shantou B-GPE
has O
preliminarily O
formed O
a O
number O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industries O
and O
backbone O
enterprises O
, O
among O
which O
twenty O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
have O
been O
recognized O
by O
the O
Guangdong O
Science O
and O
Technology O
Commission O
. O

Two O
corporations O
, O
Ultrasonic B-ORG
and O
Ocean B-ORG
, O
have O
been O
recognized O
as O
" O
leading O
national O
key O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprise O
groups O
" O
by O
the O
National O
Science O
and O
Technology O
Commission O
. O

Moreover O
, O
a O
number O
of O
enterprises O
, O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
Shantou I-ORG
Ultrasonic I-ORG
Instrument I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Shantou I-ORG
Ultrasonic I-ORG
Printing I-ORG
Company I-ORG
and O
the O
Shantou O
Special O
Economic O
Zone O
's O
General B-ORG
Automatic I-ORG
Electronic I-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Plant I-ORG
, O
etc. O
have O
each O
passed O
the O
ISO O
9000 O
series O
quality O
system O
's O
international O
certification O
. O

Electric O
automobiles O
are O
a O
major O
science O
and O
technology O
industrialization O
project O
during O
China B-GPE
's O
" O
ninth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
1996 O
- O
2000 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
State O
has O
chosen O
Shantou B-GPE
's O
Nan'ao O
county O
as O
the O
demonstration O
zone O
for O
electric O
automobile O
operations O
testing O
, O
and O
currently O
, O
operational O
testing O
has O
now O
started O
in O
Shantou B-GPE
and O
Nan'ao O
county O
. O

Shantou B-GPE
is O
one O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
five O
large O
Special B-GPE
Economic I-GPE
Zones I-GPE
. O

Since O
1993 O
, O
the B-ORG
Shantou I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Government I-ORG
has O
successively O
announced O
strategic O
policies O
of O
" O
reviving O
the O
city O
through O
science O
and O
education O
" O
and O
" O
creating O
science O
and O
technology O
special O
economic O
zones O
" O
, O
issued O
and O
implemented O
a O
" O
scaling O
the O
heights O
of O
science O
and O
technology O
plan O
" O
, O
and O
has O
adopted O
a O
series O
of O
measures O
to O
accelerate O
advancing O
science O
and O
technology O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
contribution O
rate O
of O
progress O
in O
science O
and O
technology O
to O
this O
city O
's O
economic O
growth O
reaches O
40.6 O
% O
, O
and O
scientific O
and O
technological O
work O
has O
shown O
good O
development O
momentum O
. O

The O
construction O
of O
Shantou B-GPE
's O
New B-GPE
High I-GPE
Level I-GPE
Technology I-GPE
Development I-GPE
Zone I-GPE
has O
preliminarily O
taken O
shape O
. O

Its O
eastern O
1 O
square O
kilometer O
area O
, O
which O
was O
developed O
in O
the O
first O
phase O
, O
completed O
factory O
buildings O
with O
an O
area O
of O
250,000 O
square O
meters O
, O
with O
40 O
factory O
buildings O
under O
construction O
, O
and O
the O
completion O
of O
a O
number O
of O
such O
support O
facilities O
as O
the O
power O
relay O
station O
, O
the O
tariff O
- O
free O
zone O
, O
and O
the O
science O
and O
technology O
hotel O
, O
etc O
. O

Currently O
, O
165 O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
projects O
have O
entered O
the O
zone O
, O
with O
gross O
negotiated O
investments O
of O
6.2 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
and O
foreign O
investment O
accounting O
for O
half O
. O

One O
hundred O
and O
twenty O
- O
two O
enterprises O
have O
entered O
the O
zone O
and O
70 O
of O
these O
have O
their O
own O
products O
. O

Since O
establishing O
the O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
zone O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
gross O
revenue O
from O
technology O
, O
industry O
and O
trade O
totally O
reached O
3.3 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
with O
a O
gross O
value O
of O
industry O
output O
of O
2.4 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
and O
export O
foreign O
currency O
reaching O
more O
than O
60 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
popularization O
and O
transformation O
of O
scientific O
and O
technological O
achievements O
has O
shown O
obvious O
effects O
. O

In O
the O
past O
three O
years O
, O
by O
introducing O
scientific O
and O
technological O
achievements O
from O
home O
and O
abroad O
to O
implement O
development O
and O
application O
, O
Shantou B-GPE
has O
directly O
created O
nearly O
600 O
projects O
with O
new O
products O
, O
new O
materials O
and O
new O
technologies O
. O

Among O
these O
projects O
, O
more O
than O
400 O
have O
brought O
direct O
economic O
benefits O
, O
creating O
an O
output O
value O
of O
over O
10 O
billion O
yuan O
and O
earning O
more O
than O
500 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
foreign O
currency O
. O

By O
cultivating O
technology O
innovation O
processes O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
, O
enterprises O
have O
become O
the O
main O
part O
of O
technology O
development O
and O
technology O
application O
. O

The B-ORG
Shantou I-ORG
Ultrasonic I-ORG
Instrument I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
by O
adhering O
to O
the O
road O
of O
mutually O
combining O
imported O
and O
in O
- O
house O
research O
development O
, O
has O
successively O
researched O
and O
developed O
more O
than O
forty O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
products O
, O
with O
an O
annual O
output O
value O
surpassing O
100 O
million O
yuan O
. O

The O
ultrasonic O
visualization O
diagnostic O
apparatus O
, O
known O
as O
" O
China B-GPE
's O
B O
ultrasound O
" O
, O
is O
sold O
far O
away O
to O
countries O
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
America B-GPE
and O
other O
regions O
. O

Nowadays O
, O
a O
structurally O
optimized O
, O
capable O
and O
highly O
efficient O
enterprise O
technology O
innovation O
system O
has O
been O
formed O
in O
Shantou B-GPE
, O
consisting O
of O
municipal O
independent O
research O
institutions O
, O
enterprise O
technology O
development O
organizations O
and O
engineering O
and O
technology O
research O
and O
development O
centers O
. O

Additionally O
, O
the O
Shantou O
Science O
and O
Technology O
Museum O
, O
having O
modern O
facilities O
, O
completed O
construction O
and O
put O
into O
use O
in O
November O
of O
this O
year O
. O

As O
an O
important O
base O
in O
Shantou B-GPE
for O
conducting O
such O
scientific O
and O
technological O
activities O
such O
as O
scientific O
and O
technological O
exchanges O
at O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
scientific O
and O
technological O
services O
, O
and O
scientific O
and O
technological O
development O
, O
etc. O
it O
will O
play O
an O
important O
role O
in O
promoting O
close O
coupling O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
and O
the O
economy O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
March O
4 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Wanming B-PERSON
Gu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

During O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
1991 O
to O
1995 O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
electronic O
industrial O
emergent O
industry O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
had O
a O
rapid O
development O
speed O
and O
had O
beneficial O
results O
. O

In O
1995 O
, O
the O
whole O
province O
's O
electronic O
industry O
output O
reached O
51.5 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
by O
3.8 O
times O
over O
that O
of O
1990 O
. O

Its O
annual O
growth O
rate O
was O
36.9 O
% O
and O
its O
electronic O
industry O
output O
ranked O
first O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

During O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
, O
7 O
billion O
yuan O
were O
invested O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
's O
electronic O
industry O
and O
enterprise O
reform O
and O
development O
are O
progressing O
. O

Currently O
, O
20 O
key O
projects O
have O
already O
been O
completed O
and O
have O
been O
put O
into O
production O
, O
which O
makes O
four O
broad O
product O
types O
forming O
a O
scaled O
economy O
, O
among O
which O
, O
program O
- O
controlled O
switches O
and O
microcomputers O
are O
being O
produced O
and O
have O
become O
new O
pillar O
products O
of O
the O
electronic O
industry O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
16.11 O
million O
telephones O
, O
3.34 O
million O
lines O
of O
program O
- O
controlled O
switches O
and O
120,000 O
microcomputers O
were O
produced O
and O
the O
output O
of O
these O
products O
doubled O
. O

Investment O
type O
electronic O
products O
, O
which O
have O
been O
developing O
slowly O
over O
a O
long O
period O
of O
time O
, O
increased O
rapidly O
. O

In O
1995 O
, O
the O
complete O
output O
of O
such O
products O
was O
13.87 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
10 O
times O
over O
that O
of O
1990 O
; O
and O
development O
speed O
exceeded O
that O
of O
consumer O
electronic O
products O
. O

During O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
, O
Guangdong B-GPE
's O
electronic O
industry O
optimized O
its O
local O
distribution O
forming O
dominance O
in O
local O
centralized O
development O
. O

The B-LOC
Zhujiang I-LOC
Delta I-LOC
has O
become O
the O
center O
of O
electronic O
industry O
. O

The O
top O
seven O
cities O
with O
electronic O
industry O
output O
are O
all O
in O
the B-LOC
Zhujiang I-LOC
Delta I-LOC
. O

In O
1995 O
, O
these O
seven O
cities O
' O
electronic O
industry O
output O
was O
48 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
which O
accounted O
for O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
whole O
province O
's O
electronic O
industry O
output O
. O

Shenzhen B-GPE
and O
Huizhou B-GPE
have O
become O
output O
bases O
of O
the O
electronic O
industry O
. O

Computer O
components O
made O
in O
these O
two O
cities O
are O
sold O
in O
large O
quantities O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

Guangdong B-GPE
's O
electronic O
industry O
has O
realized O
the O
strategic O
shift O
" O
from O
a O
domestic O
sales O
focus O
to O
an O
overseas O
sales O
focus O
" O
, O
and O
product O
exports O
increased O
swiftly O
. O

In O
1995 O
, O
7.325 O
million O
telephones O
, O
3.19 O
million O
TV O
sets O
, O
10.65 O
million O
radio O
tape O
recorders O
, O
and O
nearly O
3 O
million O
sets O
of O
hi O
- O
fi O
equipment O
were O
exported O
. O

The O
export O
volume O
accounted O
for O
50 O
% O
- O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
output O
respectively O
and O
the O
export O
deliveries O
have O
ranked O
first O
in O
China B-GPE
for O
many O
years O
running O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
February O
11 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Hong B-PERSON
Tang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

Customs B-ORG
statistics O
indicate O
that O
during O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
1990 O
- O
1995 O
-RRB- O
, O
imports O
and O
exports O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
showed O
a O
steep O
rising O
trend O
, O
with O
exports O
for O
all O
the O
years O
increasing O
43.2 O
% O
and O
imports O
for O
all O
the O
years O
going O
up O
38.6 O
% O
. O

The O
total O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
that O
was O
realized O
last O
year O
reached O
109.82 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
proportion O
that O
this O
stood O
for O
in O
the O
entire O
country O
's O
total O
import O
- O
export O
value O
rose O
from O
the O
previous O
year O
's O
37 O
% O
up O
to O
39 O
% O
. O

Foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
have O
played O
a O
prominent O
role O
in O
improving O
China B-GPE
's O
export O
commodity O
structure O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
industrial O
manufactured O
goods O
made O
up O
more O
than O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
export O
commodities O
of O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
reaching O
43.88 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
36.7 O
% O
compared O
to O
the O
previous O
year O
, O
visibly O
higher O
than O
the O
average O
level O
of O
the O
entire O
country O
. O

The O
products O
of O
light O
and O
textile O
industries O
are O
still O
the O
most O
important O
of O
the O
export O
commodities O
of O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
clothing O
is O
the O
commodity O
with O
the O
greatest O
export O
volume O
, O
amounting O
to O
7.68 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
last O
year O
. O

As O
far O
as O
import O
commodities O
are O
concerned O
, O
machine O
equipment O
and O
industrial O
raw O
materials O
are O
the O
most O
important O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
22nd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Tong B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON

Having O
gone O
through O
the O
deficit O
phase O
incurred O
by O
the O
whole O
industry O
in O
the O
last O
half O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
chemical O
industry O
completed O
an O
annual O
gross O
industrial O
output O
value O
of O
278 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
with O
a O
growth O
rate O
of O
8 O
% O
, O
and O
continuing O
to O
maintain O
steady O
growth O
. O

The O
reporter O
learned O
from O
the O
conference O
of O
heads O
of O
chemical O
industry O
offices O
-LRB- O
bureaus O
-RRB- O
that O
convened O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
today O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
chemical O
industry O
turned O
loss O
into O
gain O
in O
June B-GPE
and O
that O
, O
according O
to O
estimates O
, O
the O
annual O
profit O
and O
tax O
would O
achieve O
18 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

Among O
provinces O
and O
regions O
of O
the O
whole O
country O
, O
there O
were O
27 O
provinces O
, O
autonomous O
regions O
and O
municipalities O
directly O
under O
the O
central O
government O
whose O
chemical O
gross O
output O
value O
increased O
somewhat O
compared O
with O
last O
year O
. O

Xiulian B-PERSON
Gu I-PERSON
, O
minister O
of O
the B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
, O
pointed O
out O
in O
her O
keynote O
report O
made O
at O
the O
conference O
that O
although O
China B-GPE
's O
chemical O
industry O
unflinchingly O
faced O
an O
austere O
situation O
of O
many O
profit O
decreasing O
factors O
and O
slipping O
benefits O
, O
it O
took O
the O
deepening O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprise O
reforms O
as O
a O
breach O
and O
completed O
the O
whole O
year O
's O
production O
and O
construction O
tasks O
relatively O
well O
. O

She O
said O
in O
her O
presentation O
that O
the O
whole O
industry O
annually O
produced O
27.2 O
million O
tons O
of O
chemical O
fertilizers O
, O
among O
which O
carbamide O
output O
was O
23 O
million O
tons O
, O
increasing O
by O
12 O
% O
, O
and O
meeting O
the O
requirements O
of O
agricultural O
development O
relatively O
well O
. O

She O
said O
that O
the O
progress O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
key O
chemical O
projects O
was O
comparatively O
quick O
. O

It O
was O
possible O
to O
annually O
complete O
an O
investment O
of O
31.8 O
billion O
yuan O
for O
the O
fixed O
assets O
in O
chemicals O
, O
and O
to O
complete O
15 O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
chemical O
projects O
to O
put O
into O
production O
. O

She O
believes O
that O
relatively O
large O
progress O
had O
been O
made O
in O
state O
- O
owned O
chemical O
enterprise O
reform O
. O

In O
the O
transformation O
into O
the O
joint O
- O
stock O
system O
, O
48 O
state O
- O
owned O
chemical O
enterprises O
have O
become O
listed O
companies O
raising O
funds O
of O
15 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
activated O
reserve O
assets O
, O
and O
optimized O
industrial O
structure O
. O

She O
especially O
emphasized O
the O
further O
expanding O
of O
the O
chemical O
import O
and O
export O
trade O
this O
year O
, O
chemical O
exports O
hopefully O
reaching O
15 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
21 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
and O
total O
annual O
import O
and O
export O
volumes O
could O
reach O
34 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
10.7 O
% O
over O
last O
year O
. O

She O
said O
that O
the O
chemical O
industry O
's O
1998 O
annual O
gross O
output O
value O
could O
reach O
300 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
continuously O
maintaining O
8 O
% O
growth O
. O

Chemical O
exports O
would O
strive O
to O
reach O
16 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
with O
a O
chemical O
product O
production O
and O
marketing O
rate O
of O
97 O
% O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Yichang B-GPE
, O
March O
8th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yongfeng B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON

The O
Three O
Gorges O
project O
on O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
River I-LOC
has O
recently O
introduced O
the O
first O
foreign O
capital O
. O

The O
loan O
, O
a O
sum O
of O
12.5 O
million O
US O
dollars O
, O
is O
an O
export O
credit O
provided O
to O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
project O
by O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
government O
, O
which O
will O
be O
used O
mainly O
for O
the O
management O
system O
of O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
project O
. O

The O
project O
management O
system O
of O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
project O
will O
introduce O
scientific O
management O
methods O
and O
advanced O
computer O
technology O
of O
the B-ORG
MAI I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Canada B-GPE
, O
which O
uses O
the O
project O
database O
management O
system O
as O
the O
core O
component O
in O
its O
control O
and O
management O
of O
the O
whole O
process O
of O
designing O
, O
planning O
, O
contracting O
, O
financing O
, O
goods O
and O
materials O
, O
equipment O
, O
construction O
and O
installation O
of O
each O
subproject O
of O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
project O
. O

In O
October O
of O
1995 O
, O
Youmei B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
, O
the O
general O
manager O
of O
the O
Three O
Gorges O
Project O
Development O
Corporation O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
went O
to O
Canada B-GPE
to O
sign O
the O
related O
business O
contracts O
. O

This O
export O
credit O
project O
is O
entrusted O
to O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
as O
the O
acting O
bank O
, O
and O
its O
commercial O
agent O
is O
the O
China O
Electronics O
Import O
and O
Export O
Corporation O
. O

On O
February O
28th O
, O
the B-ORG
Three I-ORG
Gorges I-ORG
Branch I-ORG
of O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
signed O
the O
agreement O
contract O
with O
the O
Yangtze O
River O
Three O
Gorges O
Project O
Development O
Corporation O
of O
China B-GPE
to O
transfer O
the O
loan O
of O
the O
project O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
February O
13 O
- O

According O
to O
the O
statistics O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
, O
up O
to O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
balance O
of O
loans O
in O
RMB O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
financial O
organizations O
towards O
three O
- O
capital O
enterprises O
had O
reached O
99.56 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

This O
number O
was O
an O
increase O
of O
20.33 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
a O
growth O
of O
27.6 O
% O
, O
compared O
to O
the O
end O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

It O
is O
understood O
that O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
as O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
has O
continued O
to O
develop O
and O
the O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
has O
continued O
to O
deepen O
, O
foreign O
businessmen O
are O
highly O
enthusiastic O
about O
investing O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
number O
of O
investment O
projects O
as O
well O
as O
the O
amount O
of O
investments O
have O
grown O
very O
rapidly O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
to O
date O
China B-GPE
has O
already O
collectively O
approved O
nearly O
259 O
thousand O
foreign O
investment O
projects O
and O
135.4 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
foreign O
investments O
was O
actually O
put O
to O
use O
. O

Currently O
, O
there O
are O
already O
more O
than O
120 O
thousand O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
operating O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
most O
of O
the O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
that O
have O
already O
operated O
are O
doing O
well O
in O
production O
and O
management O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
from O
the O
National O
Administration O
of O
Taxation O
, O
last O
year O
the O
income O
tax O
paid O
by O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
and O
foreign O
enterprises O
in O
China B-GPE
was O
7.567 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
57.1 O
% O
as O
compared O
to O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

It O
is O
understood O
that O
currently O
, O
of O
all O
the O
loans O
in O
RMB O
acquired O
by O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
close O
to O
half O
were O
provided O
by O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

Last O
year O
alone O
, O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
provided O
an O
accumulated O
total O
of O
more O
than O
69 O
billion O
yuan O
of O
RMB O
loans O
to O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
bank O
also O
issued O
more O
than O
4 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
the O
form O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
rate O
and O
spot O
exchange O
rate O
loans O
to O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
. O

These O
loans O
were O
mainly O
to O
support O
the O
basic O
raw O
materials O
, O
chemical O
, O
and O
mechanical O
industries O
, O
etc O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
by O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
accumulated O
loans O
issued O
at O
foreign O
exchange O
rates O
and O
spot O
exchange O
rates O
as O
well O
as O
in O
RMB O
by O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
to O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
was O
21 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
and O
259.3 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
respectively O
, O
and O
the O
balance O
of O
loans O
in O
RMB O
was O
close O
to O
45.4 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

At O
present O
, O
about O
150 O
thousand O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
have O
opened O
accounts O
in O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
of O
which O
, O
more O
than O
20 O
thousand O
enterprises O
have O
received O
loan O
support O
from O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

A O
relevant O
official O
from O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
revealed O
that O
this O
year O
, O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
play O
a O
leading O
role O
in O
supporting O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
and O
the O
size O
of O
loans O
given O
to O
investment O
enterprises O
will O
maintain O
a O
moderate O
growth O
. O

The O
loans O
will O
be O
in O
favor O
of O
infrastructure O
industries O
such O
as O
energy O
sources O
, O
transportation O
, O
and O
electrical O
power O
, O
etc. O
, O
especially O
focusing O
on O
large O
- O
and O
medium O
- O
scale O
enterprises O
set O
up O
in O
China B-GPE
by O
large O
foreign O
companies O
. O

Beyond O
this O
, O
enterprises O
with O
advanced O
skills O
, O
high O
technology O
, O
high O
imports O
and O
exports O
, O
and O
high O
profits O
and O
taxes O
will O
receive O
loan O
support O
from O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Huiliang B-PERSON
Bai I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
Office I-ORG
says O
that O
the O
areas O
of O
pharmaceutical O
industry O
in O
which O
China B-GPE
encourages O
foreign O
businesses O
to O
invest O
are O
: O
those O
that O
can O
meet O
the O
needs O
of O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
markets O
, O
upgrade O
product O
levels O
, O
expand O
foreign O
sales O
, O
increase O
exports O
and O
foreign O
currency O
earnings O
; O
enterprises O
that O
can O
produce O
medicine O
that O
can O
not O
be O
produced O
by O
China B-GPE
but O
is O
urgently O
needed O
; O
those O
that O
can O
introduce O
domestically O
needed O
advanced O
technology O
to O
reform O
old O
enterprises O
; O
those O
that O
can O
introduce O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
, O
patent O
technology O
and O
products O
; O
and O
those O
that O
bring O
advanced O
management O
experience O
. O

He O
says O
that O
apart O
from O
investment O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
also O
welcomes O
cooperation O
of O
foreign O
pharmaceutical O
enterprises O
to O
cooperate O
with O
China B-GPE
in O
other O
ways O
, O
such O
as O
compensation O
trade O
, O
licensing O
trade O
, O
third O
party O
processing O
, O
technology O
transfer O
, O
and O
joint O
development O
of O
new O
products O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
16th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Haisheng B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON

Today O
, O
the O
Henan B-NORP
provincial O
government O
and O
more O
than O
100 O
representatives O
from O
88 O
foreign O
investment O
financial O
institutions O
stationed O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
held O
an O
economic O
cooperation O
negotiation O
conference O
here O
to O
promote O
mutual O
understanding O
between O
Henan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
and O
international O
finance O
circles O
, O
and O
to O
open O
financing O
channels O
for O
Henan O
's O
economic O
development O
. O

Yuan B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
Of O
China B-GPE
, O
said O
in O
his O
message O
of O
congratulations O
sent O
to O
the O
conference O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
decided O
to O
increase O
middle O
and O
western O
regions O
development O
effort O
, O
to O
encourage O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
foreign O
enterprises O
to O
invest O
in O
the O
middle O
and O
western O
regions O
, O
and O
that O
it O
had O
also O
decided O
from O
now O
on O
to O
spend O
more O
than O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
loans O
from O
foreign O
banks O
and O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
in O
the O
middle O
and O
western O
regions O
. O

Kershye B-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
stationed O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
chief O
representative O
of O
the O
Belgian O
General O
Bank O
's O
Beijing B-ORG
Representative I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
expressed O
at O
the O
conference O
that O
the O
foreign O
capital O
financial O
institutions O
stationed O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
intend O
make O
contributions O
to O
Henan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
's O
economic O
construction O
and O
the O
development O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
middle O
and O
western O
regions O
. O

Chengyu B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
standing O
vice O
governor O
of O
Henan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
presented O
the O
province O
's O
natural O
resources O
and O
economic O
development O
situation O
at O
the O
conference O
. O

He O
said O
that O
Henan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
possessed O
not O
only O
the O
hardware O
required O
for O
foreign O
investment O
, O
but O
also O
integrated O
the O
reality O
of O
this O
province O
to O
formulate O
a O
preferential O
policy O
to O
encourage O
foreign O
investors O
to O
invest O
and O
develop O
foreign O
economic O
, O
trade O
and O
technological O
cooperation O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
national O
policies O
. O

Concerned O
departments O
of O
the O
Henan B-NORP
provincial O
government O
promulgated O
this O
province O
's O
foreign O
economy O
and O
technological O
cooperation O
projects O
at O
the O
conference O
, O
and O
conference O
representatives O
negotiated O
on O
the O
cooperative O
intention O
of O
related O
projects O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
December O
25th O
, O
by O
reporters O
Jianchang B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
and O
intern O
Suhong O
Ge O

Tianjin B-GPE
, O
the O
largest O
coastal O
city O
in O
northern O
China B-GPE
, O
while O
attracting O
foreign O
merchant O
investment O
, O
also O
encourages O
enterprises O
to O
invest O
and O
build O
factories O
overseas O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
number O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
enterprises O
of O
various O
types O
that O
have O
overseas O
investments O
exceed O
300 O
, O
and O
the O
total O
investment O
value O
exceeds O
100 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
from O
the O
Committee O
of O
Foreign O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
these O
more O
than O
300 O
overseas O
enterprises O
are O
involved O
in O
industries O
such O
as O
import O
and O
export O
trade O
, O
production O
and O
processing O
, O
medical O
treatment O
and O
health O
, O
tourism O
, O
catering O
, O
engineering O
contracts O
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
are O
spread O
over O
more O
than O
sixty O
countries O
and O
regions O
. O

The O
catering O
industry O
is O
one O
of O
the O
key O
overseas O
investments O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
. O

The O
" O
Medicinal O
Diet O
" O
established O
in O
Singapore B-GPE
by O
Tianjin B-GPE
attracts O
the O
attention O
of O
local O
political O
figures O
. O

The O
famous O
Tianjin B-GPE
snack O
shop O
, O
Goubuli B-ORG
Steamed I-ORG
Bun I-ORG
, O
established O
special O
permit O
franchise O
chain O
shops O
in O
countries O
such O
as O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
, O
US B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
next O
year O
the O
Committee O
of O
Foreign O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
adopt O
measures O
to O
organize O
and O
guide O
a O
number O
of O
enterprises O
overseas O
to O
invest O
and O
build O
factories O
. O

Currently O
, O
this O
city O
has O
already O
established O
a O
relevant O
database O
to O
provide O
investment O
partners O
and O
projects O
through O
Chinese B-NORP
embassies O
and O
institutions O
in O
foreign O
countries O
, O
and O
foreign O
embassies O
and O
institutions O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
February O
27th O

While O
the O
bilateral O
trade O
volume O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
is O
substantially O
increasing O
, O
a O
large O
- O
scale O
Sino O
- O
Korean O
economy O
and O
trade O
seminar O
is O
scheduled O
to O
be O
held O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
this O
year O
from O
April O
18th O
to O
the O
19th O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
large O
- O
scale O
seminar O
held O
between O
both O
sides O
, O
meaning O
China B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
specifically O
for O
discussing O
economic O
and O
trade O
exchanges O
and O
co-operation O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

Insiders O
feel O
that O
it O
would O
provide O
an O
excellent O
opportunity O
for O
the O
economy O
and O
trade O
circles O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
to O
extend O
exchange O
and O
co-operation O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
economy O
and O
trade O
contacts O
between O
the O
countries O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
have O
been O
developing O
rapidly O
. O

By O
September O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
total O
number O
of O
Korean O
enterprises O
investing O
in O
China B-GPE
totaled O
5,883 O
. O

China B-GPE
has O
become O
Korea B-GPE
's O
largest O
target O
country O
for O
investment O
. O

According O
to O
Chinese B-ORG
Customs I-ORG
statistics O
, O
in O
1995 O
, O
trade O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
reached O
16.98 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
44.8 O
% O
compared O
with O
that O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Economic O
experts O
estimate O
that O
this O
year O
trade O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
would O
increase O
to O
25 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
at O
the O
first O
large O
- O
scale O
Sino O
- O
Korean O
economy O
and O
trade O
seminar O
specifically O
held O
for O
discussing O
economy O
and O
trade O
exchange O
and O
co-operation O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
authorities O
from O
China B-GPE
's O
concerned O
ministries O
and O
commissions O
will O
focus O
on O
a O
series O
of O
new O
policies O
on O
foreign O
trade O
and O
co-operation O
that O
are O
to O
be O
announced O
, O
dealing O
with O
problems O
capturing O
the O
attention O
of O
overseas O
investors O
, O
such O
as O
policies O
on O
the O
reduction O
of O
imported O
products O
duties O
, O
duty O
refunds O
on O
products O
exported O
by O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
the O
exemption O
and O
reduction O
of O
duty O
on O
equipment O
imported O
by O
foreign O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
the O
accounting O
system O
for O
processing O
trade O
cash O
deposits O
, O
etc O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
progress O
of O
the O
negotiation O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Korea B-GPE
on O
the O
co-operation O
in O
the O
four O
major O
domains O
: O
automotive O
, O
civil O
aviation O
, O
high O
definition O
TV O
and O
program O
- O
controlled O
switchboards O
, O
about O
which O
the O
people O
from O
the O
economy O
and O
trade O
circles O
are O
concerned O
, O
will O
also O
be O
one O
of O
the O
main O
topics O
for O
discussion O
at O
this O
seminar O
. O

The O
Sino O
- O
Korean O
economy O
and O
trade O
seminar O
will O
be O
jointly O
held O
by O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Department I-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
's O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Department I-ORG
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Trade O
and O
Economic O
Cooperation O
, O
the B-ORG
Korean I-ORG
Embassy I-ORG
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Korean I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Revival I-ORG
Community I-ORG
. O

It O
is O
said O
that O
at O
the O
seminar O
the O
issue O
of O
opening O
up O
China B-GPE
's O
domestic O
domain O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
an O
eye O
- O
catcher O
especially O
for O
Korean O
medium O
and O
small O
- O
sized O
business O
owners O
, O
would O
also O
be O
introduced O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
February O
29th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jinsheng B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Statistical I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
forecasts O
that O
the O
global O
economy O
will O
continue O
growing O
in O
1996 O
and O
that O
this O
favorable O
situation O
is O
extremely O
beneficial O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
development O
and O
will O
provide O
many O
development O
opportunities O
. O

According O
to O
the O
forecast O
, O
this O
year O
's O
global O
economic O
growth O
rate O
will O
reach O
4.1 O
percent O
. O

The O
main O
factor O
promoting O
economic O
growth O
is O
the O
still O
powerful O
economic O
development O
in O
the O
Asian O
region O
. O

The O
whole O
region O
's O
economic O
growth O
rate O
will O
reach O
7.9 O
percent O
, O
with O
China B-GPE
's O
growth O
rate O
possibly O
being O
as O
high O
as O
9.7 O
percent O
. O

According O
to O
the O
analysis O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Statistical I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
the O
extremely O
favorable O
conditions O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
mainly O
comprise O
of O
two O
aspects O
: O
the O
first O
being O
the O
sustained O
growth O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
and O
international O
trade O
, O
which O
indicates O
the O
steady O
expansion O
of O
international O
market O
demands O
, O
provides O
a O
comparatively O
favorable O
international O
environment O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
export O
trade O
development O
. O

The O
second O
is O
China B-GPE
's O
large O
margin O
reduction O
of O
tariffs O
in O
1996 O
which O
will O
further O
improve O
its O
investment O
environment O
and O
attract O
more O
foreign O
businessmen O
to O
come O
to O
invest O
. O

The O
analysis O
shows O
that O
, O
with O
the O
situation O
of O
greater O
opportunity O
and O
extremely O
favorable O
international O
situations O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
still O
faces O
severe O
challenges O
this O
year O
. O

With O
a O
background O
of O
rapid O
economic O
development O
, O
there O
still O
exist O
many O
difficulties O
, O
among O
these O
are O
outstanding O
problems O
such O
as O
inflation O
, O
a O
weak O
agricultural O
base O
, O
insufficient O
vitality O
in O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
, O
etc O
. O

While O
implementing O
global O
trade O
liberalization O
, O
China B-GPE
must O
implement O
reforms O
on O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
so O
as O
to O
improve O
its O
own O
competitiveness O
. O

Currently O
, O
some O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
are O
having O
management O
difficulties O
, O
moreover O
the O
debt O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
reaches O
as O
high O
as O
700 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
and O
their O
product O
quality O
is O
uneven O
. O

If O
there O
is O
no O
improvement O
, O
it O
will O
be O
very O
difficult O
for O
them O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
competition O
in O
overseas O
markets O
. O

According O
to O
analysis O
, O
at O
present O
, O
the O
rising O
speed O
of O
developing O
countries O
' O
economies O
also O
makes O
China B-GPE
face O
fierce O
international O
competition O
in O
domains O
such O
as O
attracting O
foreign O
funds O
, O
introducing O
technology O
, O
expanding O
markets O
and O
developing O
high O
- O
tech O
industries O
, O
etc O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
2nd O

Message O
from O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
: O

With O
the O
agreement O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
China B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
implement O
the O
import O
taxation O
policy O
effective O
before O
Mar O
, O
31 O
, O
1996 O
for O
importing O
equipment O
and O
raw O
materials O
within O
the O
total O
investment O
value O
of O
foreign O
funded O
enterprises O
approved O
before O
Mar O
, O
31 O
, O
1996 O
until O
all O
imports O
are O
completed O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanjing B-GPE
, O
December O
4 O
, O
by O
wire O
- O

China B-GPE
's O
largest O
urethane O
elastic O
fiber O
production O
base O
, O
Zhongshan B-GPE
Urethane O
Elastic O
Fiber O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
was O
completed O
and O
began O
production O
in O
the O
Lianyungang O
Development O
Zone O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
. O

This O
project O
, O
which O
has O
remodeled O
by O
adopting O
a O
differentiated O
urethane O
elastic O
fiber O
production O
technology O
, O
at O
a O
total O
investment O
of O
70 O
million O
yuan O
, O
has O
an O
annual O
accumulated O
total O
urethane O
elastic O
fiber O
output O
of O
1500 O
tons O
. O

The O
Lianyungang O
Zhongshan O
Urethane O
Elastic O
Fiber O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
is O
a O
Jiangsu B-GPE
- O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
joint O
venture O
that O
had O
its O
weaving O
technology O
and O
equipment O
introduced O
from O
the O
Dongyang B-GPE
company O
of O
Japan B-GPE
in O
the O
early O
90's O
. O

After O
the O
project O
's O
first O
two O
phases O
were O
completed O
and O
put O
into O
production O
, O
accumulated O
total O
profits O
of O
147 O
million O
yuan O
were O
already O
realized O
, O
placing O
the O
project O
amongst O
the O
ranks O
of O
national O
second O
- O
class O
large O
- O
sized O
enterprises O
. O

The O
production O
line O
newly O
put O
into O
operation O
this O
time O
was O
self O
- O
designed O
, O
self O
- O
developed O
, O
and O
self O
- O
debugged O
by O
the O
company O
. O

It O
took O
only O
a O
three O
- O
month O
period O
from O
equipment O
installation O
to O
production O
startup O
. O

The O
company O
has O
developed O
its O
own O
patented O
technology O
, O
laying O
the O
foundation O
for O
its O
next O
move O
into O
the O
exportation O
of O
urethane O
elastic O
fiber O
production O
technology O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Xiamen B-GPE
, O
December O
22nd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Zongmin O
Zhou B-PERSON

Today O
, O
Tieying B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
state O
council O
member O
and O
director O
of O
State O
Commission O
for O
System O
Reform O
, O
pointed O
out O
at O
the B-EVENT
National I-EVENT
Economic I-EVENT
System I-EVENT
Reform I-EVENT
Work I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT
convened O
here O
that O
next O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
would O
focus O
on O
hot O
issues O
and O
tough O
issues O
of O
current O
economic O
life O
and O
strive O
to O
make O
new O
breakthroughs O
in O
economic O
system O
reform O
. O

He O
said O
that O
next O
year O
's O
main O
tasks O
of O
economic O
system O
reform O
will O
be O
: O
maintaining O
the O
direction O
of O
the O
reform O
of O
the O
socialist O
market O
economy O
; O
further O
adjusting O
and O
perfecting O
ownership O
structures O
; O
accelerating O
the O
pace O
of O
creating O
a O
modern O
enterprise O
system O
for O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
; O
vigorously O
promoting O
strategic O
reform O
of O
the O
state O
owned O
economy O
; O
accelerating O
restructuring O
; O
appropriately O
placing O
departing O
extraneous O
personnel O
; O
implementing O
re-employment O
projects O
; O
deepening O
financial O
system O
reforms O
; O
continuing O
to O
strengthen O
and O
improve O
macroscopic O
control O
; O
promoting O
grain O
and O
cotton O
circulation O
system O
reform O
; O
actively O
developing O
agriculture O
industrialization O
operations O
; O
actively O
promoting O
organization O
reform O
; O
transforming O
the O
government O
's O
economic O
management O
methods O
; O
examining O
the O
system O
of O
management O
, O
supervision O
, O
and O
operation O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
assets O
; O
deepening O
reforms O
in O
the O
systems O
of O
social O
security O
and O
housing O
; O
striving O
to O
improve O
urban O
integrated O
support O
reform O
; O
and O
making O
substantial O
progress O
in O
setting O
up O
new O
systems O
. O

Tieying B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
that O
next O
year O
the O
focus O
on O
deepening O
reform O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
is O
advancing O
as O
a O
whole O
and O
would O
use O
companies O
as O
its O
main O
units O
of O
operation O
to O
implement O
comprehensive O
system O
innovation O
for O
the O
goal O
of O
establishing O
a O
modern O
enterprise O
system O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
recently O
pointed O
out O
that O
it O
would O
take O
about O
3 O
years O
to O
extricate O
the O
majority O
of O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
with O
a O
deficit O
from O
their O
current O
plight O
through O
reforming O
, O
restructuring O
, O
renovating O
and O
strengthening O
management O
. O

It O
would O
, O
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
century O
, O
endeavor O
to O
make O
the O
majority O
of O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
key O
state O
- O
owned O
backbone O
enterprises O
preliminarily O
establish O
modern O
enterprise O
systems O
. O

Currently O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
is O
researching O
and O
laying O
down O
specific O
plans O
and O
policies O
for O
the O
3 O
- O
year O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprise O
reform O
. O

Tieying B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
China B-GPE
would O
actively O
promote O
the O
strategic O
restructuring O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
using O
the O
principle O
of O
" O
grasping O
the O
large O
ones O
and O
letting O
the O
little O
ones O
go O
" O
as O
a O
major O
premise O
. O

When O
rebuilding O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
into O
limited O
companies O
and O
stock O
companies O
with O
multiple O
principle O
investments O
and O
reasonable O
stock O
rights O
structure O
, O
and O
when O
using O
capital O
as O
the O
link O
for O
structuring O
parent O
- O
subsidiary O
corporate O
systems O
to O
smooth O
out O
reasonable O
internal O
group O
relations O
, O
we O
need O
to O
prevent O
administrative O
" O
mandatory O
matching O
" O
and O
" O
arbitrarily O
creating O
piles O
" O
. O

The O
development O
of O
a O
number O
of O
large O
companies O
and O
large O
groups O
through O
purchase O
, O
merger O
and O
alliance O
that O
would O
combine O
industry O
, O
technology O
and O
trade O
and O
would O
operate O
across O
regions O
, O
across O
industries O
, O
across O
systems O
of O
ownership O
and O
across O
countries O
needs O
to O
be O
encouraged O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
at O
present O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
more O
than O
300,000 O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
of O
which O
14,500 O
are O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
enterprises O
. O

In O
the O
recent O
period O
, O
the O
momentum O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprise O
reform O
has O
obviously O
increased O
, O
and O
inter-enterprise O
purchases O
, O
mergers O
and O
" O
powerful O
alliances O
" O
have O
reached O
a O
fixed O
scale O
. O

Tieying B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
that O
housing O
system O
reform O
needs O
to O
focus O
on O
establishing O
new O
mechanisms O
of O
benefit O
allotment O
monetization O
, O
and O
needs O
to O
accelerate O
the O
process O
of O
transforming O
housing O
allotments O
and O
tangibles O
to O
payments O
. O

When O
talking O
about O
rural O
system O
reform O
, O
Tieying B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
stressed O
that O
the O
household O
- O
factory O
contract O
responsibility O
system O
needs O
to O
persist O
unchanged O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
a O
system O
of O
land O
rights O
and O
compensated O
circulation O
needs O
to O
be O
actively O
sought O
and O
established O
and O
land O
scaled O
operations O
need O
to O
be O
promoted O
. O

Through O
reform O
, O
a O
grain O
circulation O
system O
with O
a O
clear O
division O
of O
central O
and O
local O
responsibilities O
and O
rights O
which O
would O
be O
under O
national O
macroscopic O
control O
and O
would O
meet O
the O
needs O
of O
the O
socialist O
market O
economy O
and O
would O
suit O
the O
national O
situation O
needs O
to O
be O
gradually O
established O
. O

Through O
implementing O
industrialized O
agricultural O
operations O
, O
peasants O
' O
income O
and O
local O
fiscal O
revenues O
should O
be O
increased O
and O
new O
economic O
growth O
spots O
should O
be O
cultivated O
. O

Tieying B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
that O
China B-GPE
had O
the O
determination O
and O
confidence O
to O
reach O
the O
target O
of O
preliminarily O
establishing O
a O
socialist O
market O
economy O
system O
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
century O
. O

Planned O
key O
breakthroughs O
should O
be O
made O
on O
some O
system O
factors O
that O
inhibit O
establishing O
new O
systems O
so O
as O
to O
accelerate O
realizing O
a O
new O
phase O
of O
resource O
deployment O
marketization O
, O
benefit O
allotment O
monetization O
, O
public O
service O
socialization O
, O
economic O
operation O
legalization O
, O
and O
initiating O
economic O
system O
reform O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Dec. O
17 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Anding B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
-RRB- O

A O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
the O
National O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
Commission O
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
considered O
and O
approved O
the O
technical O
transformation O
project O
of O
Chongqing B-GPE
's O
Chang'an O
Auto O
Stock O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
to O
a O
production O
capacity O
of O
150,000 O
Chang'an B-ORG
Auto I-ORG
luxury O
cars O
. O

The O
total O
investment O
value O
of O
this O
compact O
car O
project O
is O
4.3 O
billion O
yuan O
and O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1999 O
, O
it O
will O
first O
reach O
a O
production O
capability O
of O
100,000 O
cars O
and O
180,000 O
engines O
, O
and O
by O
the O
end O
of O
2001 O
have O
a O
production O
capability O
of O
150,000 O
luxury O
cars O
and O
240,000 O
engines O
. O

From O
January O
to O
November O
of O
this O
year O
, O
a O
total O
number O
of O
100,000 O
Chang'an B-ORG
compact O
cars O
have O
been O
produced O
, O
increasing O
by O
54.9 O
% O
compared O
to O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Lanzhou B-GPE
, O
December O
22nd O
, O
by O
reporters O
Zunjing B-PERSON
Shen I-PERSON
and O
Zhiping B-PERSON
Sun I-PERSON

The B-ORG
Jinchuan I-ORG
Nonferrous I-ORG
Metal I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
which O
was O
established O
in O
Jinchuan B-GPE
, O
Gansu B-GPE
, O
when O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
invested O
nearly O
5 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
currently O
has O
a O
production O
capacity O
to O
annually O
produce O
40,000 O
tons O
of O
nickel O
, O
and O
the O
average O
mining O
quantity O
per O
person O
per O
shift O
has O
reached O
an O
internationally O
advanced O
level O
. O

As O
the O
largest O
nickel O
production O
base O
in O
Asia B-GPE
, O
the O
largest O
nickel O
flash O
- O
melting O
furnace O
in O
Asia B-GPE
and O
the O
5th O
of O
the O
kind O
in O
the O
world O
is O
erected O
here O
. O

It O
is O
a O
symbol O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
nickel O
industry O
technology O
striding O
into O
the O
world O
's O
advanced O
ranks O
. O

Nickel O
, O
called O
the O
" O
vitamin O
of O
modern O
industry O
" O
, O
and O
with O
more O
than O
3,000 O
varieties O
of O
alloy O
, O
it O
is O
the O
material O
specially O
required O
to O
develop O
space O
- O
flight O
, O
aviation O
, O
military O
and O
modern O
science O
and O
technology O
. O

In O
1958 O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
geological O
mineral O
workers O
discovered O
the O
world O
's O
second O
largest O
nickel O
mine O
in O
Jinchuan B-GPE
, O
Gansu B-GPE
, O
with O
a O
reserve O
of O
5.53 O
million O
tons O
, O
accounting O
for O
70 O
% O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
domestic O
proven O
reserves O
. O

In O
1964 O
, O
Jinchuan B-ORG
Company I-ORG
produced O
the O
first O
batch O
of O
electrolytic O
nickel O
. O

From O
then O
on O
, O
the O
situation O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
long O
time O
dependence O
on O
import O
for O
nickel O
, O
cobalt O
and O
platinum O
family O
metals O
has O
been O
changed O
gradually O
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
this O
place O
has O
become O
China B-GPE
's O
largest O
nickel O
and O
cobalt O
production O
base O
and O
platinum O
family O
metals O
refining O
center O
, O
with O
an O
output O
of O
nickel O
and O
platinum O
family O
metals O
that O
respectively O
account O
for O
more O
than O
88 O
% O
and O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
whole O
country O
respectively O
, O
being O
praised O
as O
China B-GPE
's O
" O
Nickel O
Capitol O
" O
. O

In O
1978 O
, O
the B-ORG
Jinchuan I-ORG
Company I-ORG
was O
listed O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
as O
one O
of O
the O
top O
three O
bases O
of O
integrated O
utilization O
of O
national O
mineral O
resources O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
this O
enterprise O
, O
as O
a O
representative O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
nickel O
industry O
, O
began O
to O
step O
onto O
its O
vigorous O
development O
road O
by O
relying O
on O
advances O
in O
science O
and O
technology O
. O

In O
the O
span O
of O
19 O
years O
, O
hundreds O
of O
experts O
and O
scholars O
from O
more O
than O
50 O
scientific O
research O
schools O
and O
institutes O
as O
well O
as O
construction O
units O
in O
China B-GPE
together O
with O
the O
science O
and O
technology O
personnel O
of O
Jinchuan B-GPE
company O
, O
launched O
large O
- O
scale O
scientific O
and O
technological O
allied O
offensives O
focusing O
firmly O
on O
such O
key O
problems O
as O
mine O
construction O
at O
Jinchuan B-GPE
, O
production O
maximization O
, O
environmental O
protection O
, O
etc O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
they O
have O
implemented O
a O
total O
of O
599 O
specialty O
research O
items O
, O
and O
achieved O
186 O
items O
of O
significant O
scientific O
research O
results O
, O
among O
which O
139 O
items O
won O
provincial O
, O
departmental O
level O
and O
higher O
level O
awards O
and O
11 O
items O
reached O
internationally O
advanced O
levels O
. O

Among O
these O
research O
results O
, O
138 O
items O
were O
applied O
to O
production O
by O
enterprises O
to O
" O
spin O
gold O
from O
straw O
" O
, O
which O
greatly O
raised O
the O
production O
level O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
nickel O
industry O
. O

Data O
show O
that O
the O
recoverable O
valuable O
elements O
at O
Jinchuan B-ORG
Company I-ORG
have O
increased O
from O
originally O
7 O
kinds O
to O
14 O
kinds O
, O
that O
the O
net O
increase O
of O
selective O
and O
smelting O
nickel O
recovery O
is O
26.5 O
% O
and O
that O
the O
rate O
of O
smelting O
recovery O
of O
precious O
metals O
has O
increased O
more O
than O
10 O
times O
. O

After O
starting O
the O
second O
phase O
of O
the O
Jinchuan B-GPE
project O
in O
1988 O
, O
which O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
invested O
a O
total O
sum O
of O
2.66 O
billion O
yuan O
in O
and O
listed O
as O
a O
national O
key O
construction O
project O
, O
the B-ORG
Jinchuan I-ORG
Company I-ORG
further O
accelerated O
its O
pace O
of O
technology O
advancement O
. O

Seeing O
this O
as O
a O
juncture O
, O
it O
worked O
hard O
to O
improve O
China B-GPE
's O
nickel O
industry O
's O
level O
of O
technology O
, O
technique O
and O
equipment O
. O

They O
introduced O
new O
technology O
and O
advanced O
equipment O
from O
various O
countries O
around O
the O
world O
, O
heavily O
adopted O
the O
country O
's O
latest O
domestic O
scientific O
research O
results O
, O
and O
built O
a O
6500 O
meter O
long O
primary O
slope O
mine O
shaft O
- O
the O
longest O
in O
Asia B-GPE
. O

They O
worked O
out O
a O
cement O
filling O
mining O
method O
, O
so O
that O
the O
average O
quantity O
mined O
per O
person O
per O
shift O
is O
17.6 O
tons O
, O
reaching O
an O
internationally O
advanced O
level O
. O

They O
introduced O
key O
technology O
and O
equipment O
using O
260 O
million O
yuan O
RMB O
and O
, O
through O
digestion O
and O
absorption O
, O
built O
China B-GPE
's O
first O
, O
Asia B-GPE
's O
largest O
, O
and O
the O
world O
's O
5th O
nickel O
flash O
- O
melting O
furnace O
and O
brought O
China B-GPE
's O
nickel O
smelting O
technology O
into O
the O
world O
's O
leading O
ranks O
. O

Jinyi B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
, O
general O
manager O
of O
Jinchuan B-ORG
Company I-ORG
said O
that O
Jinchuan B-GPE
's O
second O
phase O
project O
was O
neither O
a O
reproduction O
or O
extension O
of O
first O
phase O
technology O
or O
management O
, O
nor O
simply O
increasing O
production O
capacity O
by O
expanding O
production O
scale O
. O

It O
was O
an O
attempt O
to O
catch O
up O
with O
and O
surpass O
the O
advanced O
levels O
of O
the O
world O
in O
nickel O
production O
technology O
and O
techniques O
, O
and O
practice O
for O
combining O
introduced O
technology O
and O
domestic O
scientific O
research O
. O

Currently O
, O
the B-ORG
Jinchuan I-ORG
Company I-ORG
's O
quality O
products O
value O
has O
reached O
89.89 O
% O
. O

More O
than O
10 O
varieties O
of O
its O
products O
, O
such O
as O
electrolytic O
nickel O
, O
sulphuric O
nickel O
, O
platinum O
and O
rhodium O
products O
, O
stainless O
steel O
products O
, O
etc. O
, O
have O
been O
exported O
to O
such O
countries O
US B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
UK B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
Iran B-GPE
, O
United B-GPE
Arab I-GPE
Emirates I-GPE
, O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Canberra B-GPE
, O
April O
12th O

Tona B-PERSON
, O
the O
Australian B-NORP
foreign O
affairs O
minister O
, O
recently O
said O
in O
Sydney B-GPE
that O
the O
Australian B-NORP
government O
will O
maintain O
a O
one O
- O
China B-GPE
policy O
, O
and O
that O
the O
relationship O
between O
Australia B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
is O
a O
central O
point O
of O
Australia B-GPE
's O
foreign O
policy O
. O

Tona B-PERSON
made O
this O
announcement O
while O
explaining O
Australia B-GPE
's O
Asian O
policy O
structure O
to O
foreign O
reporters O
. O

He O
said O
that O
strengthening O
bilateral O
relations O
was O
one O
of O
the O
main O
characteristics O
of O
the O
new O
Australian B-NORP
government O
's O
policies O
towards O
Asia B-GPE
and O
other O
areas O
of O
the O
world O
. O

He O
especially O
mentioned O
that O
Australia B-GPE
plans O
to O
strengthen O
bilateral O
relations O
with O
such O
Asian O
countries O
as O
China B-GPE
, O
Indonesia B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
, O
India B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
recently O
elected O
coalition O
government O
of O
the B-ORG
Liberal I-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Party I-ORG
would O
encourage O
the O
overall O
development O
of O
trade O
and O
investment O
relations O
with O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
areas O
of O
cooperation O
would O
include O
basic O
industries O
, O
processing O
industries O
, O
service O
trades O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
Australian B-NORP
government O
would O
continue O
to O
promote O
the O
complementary O
economic O
cooperation O
between O
Australia B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
would O
open O
relations O
between O
the O
business O
circles O
of O
Australia B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
. O

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Foreign O
trade O
over O
the O
year O
showed O
the O
following O
characteristics O
: O

Export O
grew O
rapidly O
, O
and O
became O
important O
strength O
in O
promoting O
the O
economy O
to O
grow O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
grew O
by O
12.1 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
annual O
export O
growth O
rate O
reached O
as O
high O
as O
20.9 O
% O
. O

Imports O
picked O
up O
placidly O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
imports O
grew O
by O
2.5 O
% O
, O
which O
is O
the O
year O
with O
slowest O
growth O
since O
the O
'90s O
. O

General O
trade O
and O
processing O
trade O
developed O
synchronously O
, O
and O
the O
processing O
trade O
proportion O
increased O
slightly O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
gross O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
in O
general O
trade O
was O
117 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
14.5 O
% O
; O
processing O
trade O
continued O
to O
develop O
steadily O
, O
and O
last O
year O
, O
the O
gross O
value O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
was O
169.81 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
15.8 O
% O
and O
accounting O
for O
52.2 O
% O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
gross O
value O
of O
foreign O
trade O
, O
increasing O
by O
1.6 O
% O
compared O
with O
that O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

The O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
and O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
advanced O
side O
by O
side O
, O
but O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
continued O
to O
occupy O
the O
leading O
position O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
annual O
imports O
and O
exports O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
were O
163.06 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
12.7 O
% O
and O
accounting O
for O
50.4 O
% O
of O
foreign O
trade O
volumes O
. O

Foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
' O
imports O
and O
exports O
also O
maintained O
rapid O
growth O
momentum O
, O
and O
annual O
imports O
and O
exports O
were O
152.62 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
11.3 O
% O
and O
accounting O
for O
46.9 O
% O
of O
foreign O
trade O
volumes O
. O

Among O
foreign O
- O
invested O
enterprises O
, O
the O
growth O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
of O
exclusively O
- O
owned O
foreign O
enterprises O
was O
especially O
fast O
, O
with O
exports O
and O
imports O
growth O
rate O
reaching O
31.1 O
% O
and O
12.5 O
% O
respectively O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
imports O
of O
primary O
products O
increased O
rapidly O
, O
and O
the O
structure O
of O
exported O
commodities O
was O
further O
optimized O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
annually O
, O
imports O
of O
primary O
products O
were O
28.62 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
12.5 O
% O
; O
exports O
of O
primary O
products O
were O
23.93 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
9.1 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
proportion O
of O
foreign O
trade O
volume O
decreased O
from O
the O
previous O
year O
's O
14.5 O
% O
to O
13.1 O
% O
. O

The O
export O
market O
diversified O
, O
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
played O
a O
more O
important O
role O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
trade O
interactions O
with O
all O
major O
countries O
and O
regions O
of O
the O
world O
were O
extremely O
active O
, O
and O
trade O
volumes O
all O
has O
different O
extents O
of O
growth O
. O

The O
10 O
largest O
trade O
partners O
were O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
the O
EU B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
Russia B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
and O
Indonesia B-GPE
. O

The O
total O
trade O
volume O
with O
these O
ten O
large O
partners O
was O
272.16 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
83.7 O
% O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
total O
foreign O
trade O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
not O
only O
did O
China B-GPE
's O
exports O
to O
such O
traditional O
markets O
as O
Asia B-GPE
, O
Europe B-GPE
, O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
etc. O
, O
continue O
to O
maintain O
comparatively O
large O
grow O
, O
but O
export O
growth O
to O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
Africa B-GPE
and O
Oceania B-LOC
was O
even O
faster O
, O
with O
growth O
rates O
reaching O
47.7 O
% O
, O
24.9 O
% O
and O
22.1 O
% O
respectively O
. O

All O
across O
the O
country O
, O
foreign O
trade O
exports O
are O
developing O
vigorously O
, O
and O
non-coastal O
areas O
also O
have O
strong O
growth O
. O

The O
top O
ten O
provinces O
and O
cities O
in O
terms O
of O
annual O
exports O
were O
: O
Guangdong B-GPE
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
Jiangsu B-GPE
, O
Shandong B-GPE
, O
Fujian B-GPE
, O
Zhejiang B-GPE
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Liaoning B-GPE
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
and O
Hebei B-GPE
. O

The O
ten O
provinces O
and O
cities O
totally O
exported O
162.19 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
88.8 O
% O
of O
that O
of O
the O
whole O
country O
. O

The O
five O
Special O
Economic O
Zones O
' O
totally O
exported O
23.18 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
the O
whole O
year O
, O
increasing O
by O
31 O
% O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
April O
6th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Daojia B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

The O
economy O
and O
trade O
exchange O
between O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
an O
important O
economic O
city O
of O
north O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
Russian O
Federation O
is O
currently O
steadily O
developing O
, O
and O
has O
shown O
new O
features O
. O

This O
reporter O
learned O
that O
, O
last O
year O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
export O
trade O
volume O
to O
Russia O
was O
25 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
imports O
were O
more O
than O
20 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
with O
export O
volume O
growing O
by O
more O
than O
80 O
percent O
since O
1994 O
. O

Aside O
from O
this O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
has O
more O
than O
ten O
enterprises O
that O
have O
established O
companies O
or O
representative O
offices O
in O
Russia B-GPE
; O
Russian B-NORP
companies O
investing O
in O
Tianjin O
also O
have O
reached O
more O
than O
20 O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
foreign O
investment O
from O
the O
other O
side O
is O
approximately O
10 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
bilateral O
economy O
and O
trade O
relations O
are O
developing O
steadily O
. O

According O
to O
general O
understanding O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
are O
interlinked O
with O
convenient O
express O
air O
, O
sea O
, O
and O
land O
ports O
, O
and O
have O
historically O
had O
substantive O
barter O
trade O
and O
economic O
trade O
co-operation O
. O

In O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
with O
the O
development O
and O
change O
in O
the O
economy O
of O
the O
Russian O
Federation O
, O
general O
methods O
of O
bilateral O
trade O
have O
already O
gradually O
replaced O
barter O
trade O
, O
and O
trading O
volume O
has O
steadily O
increased O
. O

At O
present O
, O
Binhai B-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
has O
become O
the O
largest O
airport O
in O
China B-GPE
for O
Community O
of O
Independent O
States O
countries O
' O
air O
freighters O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
number O
of O
flights O
and O
the O
amount O
of O
products O
transported O
for O
export O
from O
China B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
last O
year O
alone O
, O
air O
freighter O
flights O
reached O
4241 O
, O
and O
total O
cargo O
reached O
42,000 O
tons O
. O

Officials O
from O
Tianjin O
Foreign O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
Committee O
say O
that O
Tianjin B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
are O
geographically O
adjacent O
, O
and O
have O
a O
strong O
trade O
complement O
. O

As O
an O
important O
industrial O
city O
in O
northern O
China B-GPE
and O
a O
foreign O
trade O
port O
with O
vast O
inland O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
light O
industry O
products O
, O
food O
products O
and O
livestock O
products O
exported O
to O
Russia B-GPE
last O
year O
accounted O
for O
50 O
% O
of O
the O
amount O
of O
export O
from O
Tianjin B-GPE
to O
Russia B-GPE
; O
whereas O
steel O
and O
non-ferrous O
metals O
imported O
from O
Russia B-GPE
accounted O
for O
60 O
% O
of O
import O
volume O
from O
Russia B-GPE
. O

As O
Russia B-GPE
's O
domestic O
need O
for O
industrial O
products O
develops O
towards O
medium O
and O
advanced O
levels O
and O
its O
domestic O
economic O
situation O
stabilizes O
, O
many O
Tianjin O
" O
triple O
- O
funded O
enterprises O
" O
are O
actively O
seeking O
to O
enter O
the O
Russian B-NORP
market O
. O

Since O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
some O
large O
- O
scale O
professional O
foreign O
trade O
companies O
started O
to O
send O
sales O
teams O
, O
exhibition O
sale O
delegations O
, O
etc. O
, O
to O
enter O
Russia O
to O
seek O
to O
expand O
business O
. O

Relevant O
people O
who O
analyzed O
, O
believe O
that O
with O
the O
promotion O
of O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
between O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
Russian B-NORP
governments O
, O
the O
prospects O
of O
trade O
, O
investment O
, O
labor O
service O
exchange O
activities O
, O
etc. O
, O
between O
Tianjin B-GPE
and O
the O
Russian O
Commonwealth O
look O
good O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
December O
21st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yu B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
and O
correspondent O
Hai B-PERSON
Pu I-PERSON

According O
to O
the O
statistics O
of O
the O
Pudong O
Customs O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
from O
January O
to O
November O
of O
this O
year O
, O
the O
total O
value O
of O
the O
import O
and O
export O
goods O
of O
the O
new O
Pudong O
region O
-LRB- O
including O
the O
Gaoqiao B-GPE
bonded O
area O
-RRB- O
reached O
8.579 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
almost O
one O
quarter O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

It O
is O
predicted O
that O
the O
whole O
year O
's O
total O
import O
and O
export O
value O
will O
exceed O
9 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

This O
year O
, O
foreign O
trade O
in O
the O
new O
Pudong B-GPE
region O
shows O
characteristics O
of O
well O
- O
proportioned O
imports O
and O
exports O
and O
powerful O
growth O
. O

The O
processing O
trade O
is O
developing O
comparatively O
quickly O
, O
with O
more O
than O
200 O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
in O
the O
whole O
region O
having O
joined O
the O
ranks O
of O
the O
processing O
trade O
, O
having O
equal O
shares O
with O
foreign O
funded O
enterprises O
in O
both O
number O
of O
enterprises O
and O
recorded O
contract O
value O
. O

Moreover O
, O
their O
production O
and O
operation O
methods O
have O
gradually O
transformed O
from O
simple O
materials O
processing O
to O
fine O
, O
in O
- O
depth O
processing O
of O
high O
- O
tech O
and O
high O
added O
value O
commodities O
. O

According O
to O
the O
introduction O
, O
because O
foreign O
funded O
enterprises O
increased O
equipment O
imports O
as O
investments O
, O
and O
in O
addition O
, O
China B-GPE
, O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
opened O
its O
foreign O
trade O
area O
to O
foreign O
capital O
in O
Pudong B-GPE
and O
established O
three O
joint O
venture O
trade O
companies O
, O
this O
year O
the O
import O
and O
export O
totals O
of O
foreign O
funded O
enterprises O
in O
Pudong B-GPE
increased O
37.4 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
reaching O
3.86 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
while O
accounting O
for O
45 O
% O
of O
Pudong B-GPE
's O
total O
imports O
and O
exports O
. O

With O
regards O
to O
the O
categories O
of O
imported O
and O
exported O
commodities O
, O
electromechanical O
products O
come O
out O
on O
top O
among O
Pudong B-GPE
's O
imported O
goods O
, O
which O
mainly O
are O
computers O
, O
integrated O
circuits O
and O
micro-components O
; O
while O
export O
gives O
priority O
to O
electromechanical O
, O
clothing O
and O
knitting O
type O
products O
. O

Japan B-GPE
remains O
the O
biggest O
trade O
partner O
, O
while O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
are O
second O
and O
third O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Xining B-GPE
, O
December O
21st O

Urban O
infrastructure O
construction O
which O
restricted O
the O
attraction O
of O
foreign O
capital O
is O
now O
thought O
highly O
of O
by O
foreign O
businesses O
and O
following O
resource O
development O
is O
becoming O
a O
new O
field O
of O
focused O
use O
of O
foreign O
capital O
in O
Qinghai B-GPE
. O

The O
investment O
in O
urban O
infrastructure O
construction O
in O
Xining B-GPE
has O
been O
insufficient O
for O
a O
long O
period O
of O
time O
. O

In O
the O
46 O
years O
from O
the O
founding O
of O
new O
China B-GPE
to O
1995 O
, O
the O
total O
investment O
was O
only O
about O
400 O
million O
yuan O
and O
the O
backward O
condition O
of O
urban O
construction O
restricted O
economic O
development O
. O

In O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
a O
group O
of O
foreign O
businessmen O
have O
successively O
expressed O
a O
desire O
to O
get O
their O
feet O
wet O
in O
urban O
construction O
in O
Xining B-GPE
. O

The O
Qinghai B-GPE
government O
made O
the O
best O
use O
of O
the O
situation O
and O
put O
forward O
urban O
construction O
thinking O
that O
commercializes O
infrastructure O
, O
and O
approved O
" O
A O
number O
of O
regulations O
on O
encouraging O
and O
guiding O
foreign O
businessmen O
to O
invest O
in O
Xining B-GPE
" O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
this O
year O
. O

After O
the O
decision O
to O
allow O
transfer O
with O
payment O
operational O
and O
management O
rights O
for O
the O
Xining O
's O
east O
exit O
road O
, O
was O
publicized O
, O
more O
than O
ten O
foreign O
businessmen O
immediately O
came O
to O
negotiate O
and O
the O
deal O
was O
finally O
struck O
at O
50 O
million O
yuan O
. O

The O
renovation O
project O
of O
Mojia O
street O
in O
the O
old O
city O
, O
which O
is O
designed O
according O
to O
the O
functional O
requirements O
of O
modern O
cities O
, O
will O
be O
exclusively O
undertaken O
and O
constructed O
by O
a O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
businessman O
investing O
50 O
million O
yuan O
. O

The O
new O
construction O
project O
of O
the O
sixth O
headwater O
, O
uses O
foreign O
capital O
of O
nearly O
20 O
million O
yuan O
, O
and O
will O
have O
a O
water O
supply O
capacity O
that O
could O
reach O
1.5 O
million O
tons O
per O
day O
, O
and O
will O
dramatically O
alleviate O
the O
tense O
situation O
of O
inadequate O
water O
supply O
in O
Xining B-GPE
city O
. O

For O
the O
city O
's O
north O
exit O
road O
construction O
project O
, O
an O
agreement O
has O
been O
reached O
with O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
Taihua B-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
investment O
needed O
is O
about O
180 O
million O
yuan O
. O

For O
the O
southern O
beltway O
highway O
project O
, O
several O
foreign O
businesses O
also O
came O
to O
negotiate O
investment O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Chengdu B-GPE
, O
December O
14th O
, O
reported O
by O
Chaojing B-PERSON
Mao I-PERSON

Sichuan B-GPE
, O
a O
large O
inland O
province O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
implemented O
a O
series O
of O
new O
policies O
encouraging O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

This O
year O
, O
the O
entire O
province O
took O
new O
steps O
again O
in O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
by O
concerned O
departments O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
from O
January O
to O
October O
of O
this O
year O
, O
the O
total O
output O
of O
the O
entire O
province O
's O
imports O
and O
exports O
reached O
1.927 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
9.3 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
and O
having O
foreign O
trade O
exports O
of O
1.357 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
15.8 O
% O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

During O
this O
period O
, O
this O
province O
recently O
approved O
a O
total O
of O
nearly O
200 O
foreign O
business O
investment O
projects O
, O
almost O
doubling O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

The O
contracted O
foreign O
capital O
utilized O
was O
578 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
; O
signed O
contracts O
for O
foreign O
projects O
and O
the O
export O
of O
labor O
services O
were O
347 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
; O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
nine O
foreign O
capital O
financial O
institutions O
such O
as O
the O
Overseas O
Chinese O
Bank O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
the O
National O
Guard O
Life O
Insurance O
Company O
of O
Australia B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
have O
successively O
settled O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
. O

This O
year O
, O
Sichuan B-GPE
can O
take O
new O
steps O
in O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

Its O
main O
experience O
is O
that O
the O
provincial O
government O
encourages O
the O
expansion O
of O
foreign O
trade O
export O
and O
adopts O
a O
series O
of O
preferential O
support O
policies O
to O
attract O
foreign O
capital O
, O
such O
as O
" O
preferential O
policies O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
for O
encouraging O
foreign O
investment O
" O
, O
etc. O
that O
the O
province O
promulgated O
and O
implemented O
, O
providing O
foreign O
merchants O
with O
a O
preferential O
and O
lenient O
policy O
environment O
. O

Moreover O
, O
some O
measures O
implemented O
by O
Sichuan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
such O
as O
improving O
the O
soft O
and O
hard O
environment O
for O
foreign O
investment O
, O
alleviating O
unreasonable O
burdens O
of O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
and O
simplifying O
formalities O
for O
examination O
and O
approval O
, O
etc. O
, O
also O
played O
an O
active O
role O
in O
inviting O
businesses O
and O
attracting O
investment O
. O

Currently O
, O
fields O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
open O
to O
foreign O
businessmen O
and O
foreign O
capital O
are O
expanding O
continuously O
, O
already O
expanding O
from O
general O
processing O
industries O
of O
the O
past O
to O
basic O
industries O
, O
infrastructure O
and O
some O
trade O
industries O
, O
direct O
investment O
by O
foreign O
merchants O
, O
international O
securities O
financing O
, O
etc O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

In O
the O
title O
and O
one O
of O
the O
paragraphs O
of O
the O
draft O
No. O
-LRB- O
CB003011 O
-RRB- O
" O
A O
talk O
on O
the O
achievements O
and O
future O
of O
finance O
reform O
by O
Dezhu B-PERSON
Gao I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
" O
broadcast O
today O
, O
the O
phrase O
" O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
" O
should O
be O
changed O
to O
" O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
" O
-LRB- O
two O
places O
in O
all O
-RRB- O
. O

Foreign B-ORG
Department I-ORG
of O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
December O
11th O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
March O
18th O

General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
of O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
the B-ORG
Southwest I-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
of O
the O
Medical O
Appliance O
Industry O
Company O
of O
China B-GPE
recently O
signed O
a O
contract O
to O
jointly O
invest O
6 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
to O
establish O
a O
joint O
venture O
enterprise O
in O
Chengdu B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
this O
is O
the O
14th O
joint O
venture O
enterprise O
to O
be O
established O
in O
China B-GPE
by O
the O
investment O
by O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
investment O
of O
GE B-ORG
in O
China B-GPE
has O
reached O
150 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

This O
new O
enterprise O
, O
named O
Chengdu O
General O
Medical O
Equipment O
-LRB- O
Southwest B-NORP
-RRB- O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
will O
be O
engaged O
mainly O
in O
developing O
, O
producing O
, O
manufacturing O
, O
assembling O
and O
marketing O
X-ray O
equipment O
for O
medical O
diagnoses O
purposes O
, O
in O
import O
and O
export O
trade O
, O
consultation O
and O
technical O
cooperation O
, O
etc O
. O

Apart O
from O
setting O
up O
joint O
venture O
enterprises O
, O
GE B-ORG
also O
invested O
more O
than O
1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
China B-GPE
by O
means O
of O
airplane O
and O
container O
leasing O
. O

GE B-ORG
now O
has O
more O
than O
8,000 O
employees O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Moreover O
, O
in O
1994 O
, O
GE B-ORG
purchased O
more O
than O
40 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
products O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
planned O
to O
increase O
purchasing O
volume O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
products O
in O
the O
next O
two O
years O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
25th O

China B-GPE
's O
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
recently O
appointed O
and O
dismissed O
a O
number O
of O
national O
staff O
. O

Guangqian B-PERSON
Dai I-PERSON
was O
appointed O
as O
vice O
minister O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Personnel O
, O
Jun B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
as O
vice O
minister O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Coal O
Industry O
, O
Haitao B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
as O
vice O
minister O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Broadcasting O
, O
Films O
and O
TV O
Programs O
, O
Jiliang B-PERSON
Shi I-PERSON
as O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
, O
Geng B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
as O
vice O
general O
manager O
of O
the O
China O
Petroleum O
& O
Natural O
Gas O
Corporation O
, O
Yongqiu B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
as O
consul O
general O
-LRB- O
with O
the O
rank O
of O
ambassador O
-RRB- O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
Shuzhen B-PERSON
Huo I-PERSON
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Sao B-GPE
Paulo I-GPE
, O
Qi B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Fukuoka B-GPE
, O
Qiguang B-PERSON
An I-PERSON
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Karachi B-GPE
, O
Zhiguo B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Dubai B-GPE
, O
Junxiu B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Barcelona B-GPE
, O
and O
Gewu B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Tijuana B-GPE
. O

Xiaosong O
Yu O
's O
post O
as O
vice O
director O
of O
State O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
Committee O
, O
Fusen O
Zhang O
's O
post O
as O
vice O
minister O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Justice B-ORG
, O
Bolin O
Zhang O
's O
post O
as O
vice O
minister O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Personnel O
, O
Hongjiu O
Pu O
's O
post O
as O
vice O
minister O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Coal O
Industry O
, O
Xiliang B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
, O
Dongcai B-PERSON
He I-PERSON
and O
Weiguang B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
's O
posts O
as O
vice O
ministers O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Broadcasting O
, O
Films O
and O
TV O
Programs O
, O
Zanzhong O
Xia O
's O
post O
as O
vice O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Xinhua I-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Yizhong O
Li O
's O
post O
as O
vice O
general O
manager O
of O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Petrochemical I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
Hong O
Zhang O
's O
post O
as O
vice O
general O
manager O
of O
the O
China O
Petroleum O
& O
Natural O
Gas O
Corporation O
, O
Zengshou O
Song O
's O
post O
as O
consul O
general O
-LRB- O
with O
the O
rank O
of O
ambassador O
-RRB- O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
Qiping O
Liao O
's O
post O
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Sao B-GPE
Paulo I-GPE
, O
Congyong O
Wu O
's O
post O
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Fukuoka B-GPE
, O
Xiucai O
Wang O
's O
post O
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Karachi B-GPE
, O
Zhaoxiang O
Wen O
's O
post O
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Dubai B-GPE
, O
Changcai O
Xu O
's O
post O
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Barcelona B-GPE
, O
and O
Guoyan O
Mai O
's O
post O
as O
consul O
general O
in O
Tijuana B-GPE
, O
were O
dismissed O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanning B-GPE
, O
December O
20th O
, O
by O
Yaping B-PERSON
Deng I-PERSON

Nanning B-GPE
city O
, O
the O
capital O
of O
Guangxi B-GPE
, O
recently O
was O
honored O
with O
the O
title O
of O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
National I-WORK_OF_ART
Park I-WORK_OF_ART
City I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
thus O
ascending O
to O
the O
ranks O
of O
the O
12 O
Garden O
Cities O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
becoming O
the O
first O
city O
from O
China B-GPE
's O
minority O
areas O
to O
receive O
this O
special O
honor O
. O

To O
date O
, O
Nanning B-GPE
City I-GPE
's O
forest O
area O
has O
reached O
344,000 O
, O
with O
forest O
coverage O
reaching O
36.3 O
% O
, O
urban O
greenification O
coverage O
reaching O
36.4 O
% O
, O
green O
land O
reaching O
31 O
% O
, O
and O
public O
green O
area O
per O
capita O
of O
nearly O
7 O
square O
meters O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
Nanning B-GPE
City I-GPE
has O
successively O
issued O
and O
implemented O
a O
series O
of O
laws O
and O
regulations O
, O
such O
as O
" O
A O
number O
of O
regulations O
for O
the O
management O
of O
city O
park O
greenification O
in O
Nanning B-GPE
City I-GPE
" O
, O
" O
Ordinances O
for O
city O
park O
greenification O
in O
Nanning B-GPE
City I-GPE
" O
, O
" O
Regulations O
for O
the O
protection O
and O
management O
of O
ancient O
trees O
and O
famous O
trees O
in O
Nanning B-GPE
City I-GPE
" O
, O
etc. O
ensuring O
that O
the O
Nanning B-GPE
City I-GPE
park O
greenification O
work O
has O
scientific O
planning O
and O
a O
laws O
to O
rely O
on O
. O

According O
to O
incomplete O
statistics O
, O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
investment O
in O
Nanning B-GPE
City I-GPE
park O
greenification O
surpasses O
20 O
million O
yuan O
every O
year O
, O
and O
this O
year O
the O
investment O
has O
surpassed O
100 O
million O
yuan O
. O

To O
highlight O
the O
Asian O
tropical O
landscape O
and O
nationalities O
' O
characteristics O
in O
the O
urban O
park O
greenification O
, O
Nanning B-GPE
City I-GPE
has O
planted O
a O
great O
quantity O
of O
plants O
of O
the O
palms O
family O
and O
blossoming O
tall O
trees O
, O
flowering O
shrubs O
, O
colorful O
foliage O
plants O
, O
ground O
cover O
plants O
, O
lawns O
, O
etc. O

More O
than O
100 O
main O
streets O
in O
the O
urban O
area O
have O
basically O
realized O
greenification O
, O
colorization O
, O
fruitification O
and O
fragrantization O
. O

Since O
1995 O
, O
Nanning B-GPE
City I-GPE
has O
also O
recently O
built O
three O
gardens O
and O
more O
than O
20 O
green O
recreational O
areas O
, O
including O
such O
key O
scenic O
spots O
as O
the O
palm O
garden O
, O
crocodile O
lake O
, O
the O
fragrant O
flowers O
park O
, O
the O
golden O
flower O
tea O
garden O
, O
etc. O

Currently O
in O
the O
city O
there O
are O
12 O
various O
kinds O
of O
open O
parks O
and O
more O
than O
30 O
public O
green O
recreational O
areas O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
Nanning B-GPE
City I-GPE
has O
designed O
and O
established O
a O
fairly O
complete O
park O
greenification O
system O
. O

By O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
it O
will O
strive O
to O
reach O
37 O
% O
greenification O
coverage O
, O
32 O
% O
of O
green O
land O
and O
10 O
square O
meters O
per O
capita O
public O
green O
land O
area O
in O
the O
whole O
city O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
25 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Rongdian B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

The B-ORG
EU I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
passed O
the O
" O
The O
EU B-GPE
's O
New O
Strategy O
Towards O
China B-GPE
" O
in O
November O
of O
last O
year O
, O
emphasizing O
the O
totality O
, O
independence O
and O
long O
term O
natue O
of O
the O
EU B-GPE
's O
policy O
towards O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
expressing O
that O
it O
would O
further O
promote O
bilateral O
exchange O
and O
co-operation O
in O
the O
fields O
of O
economy O
and O
trade O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
development O
aid O
, O
etc O
. O

Recently O
, O
when O
this O
reporter O
was O
here O
interviewing O
ambassador O
Genshen B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the O
EU B-GPE
's O
European B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
's O
delegation O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
asking O
him O
to O
evaluate O
the O
past O
year O
's O
bilateral O
results O
of O
co-operation O
, O
he O
said O
without O
hesitation O
: O
" O
In O
1997 O
, O
the O
EU B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
made O
marked O
progress O
in O
the O
political O
relationship O
, O
trade O
relationship O
, O
and O
in O
co-operation O
in O
aspects O
such O
as O
investment O
, O
etc O
. O
" O

The O
facts O
this O
ambassador O
cited O
to O
support O
his O
conclusion O
are O
convincing O
: O
in O
the O
past O
year O
, O
the O
EU B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
have O
had O
more O
frequent O
, O
high O
- O
ranking O
exchange O
visits O
than O
ever O
; O
in O
international O
affairs O
, O
the O
EU B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
have O
carried O
out O
very O
good O
co-operation O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
played O
a O
very O
active O
role O
in O
the O
course O
of O
the B-EVENT
Euro I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Asia I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT
. O

The O
leaders O
of O
the O
EU B-GPE
countries O
are O
looking O
forward O
to O
meeting O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
leaders O
at O
the O
second O
Euro B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Asia I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT
to O
be O
held O
in O
London B-GPE
in O
April O
next O
year O
. O

On O
the O
issue O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
entering O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
the O
EU B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
have O
conducted O
frequent O
and O
positive O
talks O
, O
and O
have O
made O
great O
progress O
. O

During O
a O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
in O
October O
of O
this O
year O
, O
Sir O
Britan O
, O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
EU I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
also O
conducted O
highly O
productive O
talks O
with O
Yi B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
, O
minister O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Trade O
and O
Economy O
, O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
entering O
the O
WTO O
. O

Both O
parties O
have O
reached O
agreement O
upon O
some O
matters O
of O
principle O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
negotiations O
between O
the O
EU B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
regarding O
China B-GPE
's O
entering O
the O
WTO O
have O
entered O
an O
important O
stage O
, O
and O
both O
parties O
are O
actively O
conducting O
talks O
on O
this O
matter O
. O

Trade O
between O
Europe B-GPE
-LRB- O
the O
EU B-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
China B-GPE
is O
increasing O
, O
and O
the O
EU B-GPE
's O
actual O
investment O
in O
China B-GPE
is O
also O
maintaining O
growing O
momentum O
. O

The O
EU B-GPE
committee O
recently O
decided O
to O
propose O
to O
the O
EU O
Council O
of O
Ministers O
to O
exclude O
China B-GPE
from O
the O
past O
" O
non-market O
economy O
countries O
" O
list O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
the O
EU B-GPE
has O
realized O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
is O
developing O
towards O
a O
market O
economy O
. O

The O
EU B-GPE
is O
still O
one O
of O
the O
best O
suppliers O
providing O
China B-GPE
with O
high O
level O
technology O
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
assistance O
funds O
provided O
by O
EU B-GPE
co-operation O
projects O
with O
China B-GPE
exceeded O
65 O
million O
ECU O
-LRB- O
1 O
ECU O
approximately O
equals O
1.2 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
-RRB- O
, O
being O
triple O
that O
of O
1994 O
. O

The O
ambassador O
told O
this O
reporter O
that O
currently O
there O
are O
30 O
co-operation O
projects O
in O
progress O
between O
the O
EU B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
both O
parties O
have O
also O
signed O
agreements O
on O
many O
new O
projects O
. O

He O
revealed O
that O
funds O
planned O
to O
be O
provided O
by O
the O
EU B-GPE
for O
co-operation O
projects O
with O
China B-GPE
in O
1998 O
will O
maintain O
this O
year O
's O
levels O
. O

Referring O
to O
coming O
years O
' O
prospects O
of O
the O
relationship O
between O
Europe B-GPE
-LRB- O
the O
EU B-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
China B-GPE
, O
ambassador O
Genshen B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
said O
that O
in O
1998 O
many O
European B-NORP
high O
- O
ranking O
officials O
will O
visit O
China B-GPE
. O

He O
predicts O
that O
in O
the O
next O
year O
, O
the O
political O
relationship O
between O
Europe B-GPE
-LRB- O
the O
EU B-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
China B-GPE
will O
be O
further O
strengthened O
, O
trade O
and O
investment O
will O
continue O
to O
grow O
, O
and O
further O
progress O
will O
be O
made O
in O
bilateral O
negotiations O
regarding O
China B-GPE
entering O
the O
WTO O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
March O
3 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Liang B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON
-RRB- O

During O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
1991 O
- O
1995 O
-RRB- O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
is O
moving O
forward O
with O
unprecedented O
speed O
. O

The O
national O
economy O
is O
broadening O
its O
participation O
wider O
range O
of O
international O
delegation O
and O
international O
exchange O
; O
economic O
and O
technical O
cooperation O
and O
exchange O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
overseas O
has O
already O
infiltrated O
into O
every O
aspect O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
life O
. O

A O
" O
wide O
open O
" O
environment O
has O
begun O
to O
take O
shape O
in O
the O
whole O
country O
. O

According O
to O
material O
provided O
by O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
, O
during O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
total O
volume O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
reached O
1.01 O
trillion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
doubling O
that O
of O
the O
" O
seventh O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
1986 O
- O
1990 O
-RRB- O
, O
with O
the O
rank O
in O
world O
trade O
rising O
from O
15th O
in O
1990 O
to O
11th O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
structure O
of O
export O
commodities O
continues O
to O
be O
optimized O
, O
and O
last O
year O
's O
export O
volume O
of O
manufactured O
products O
accounted O
for O
85.6 O
% O
of O
the O
whole O
country O
's O
total O
export O
, O
increasing O
by O
11.1 O
% O
over O
1990 O
, O
clearly O
indicating O
that O
, O
compared O
with O
the O
past O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
industrial O
product O
manufacturing O
levels O
has O
improved O
a O
great O
deal O
, O
and O
that O
the O
situation O
of O
mainly O
exporting O
primary O
products O
has O
been O
changed O
. O

With O
regard O
to O
attracting O
foreign O
business O
investments O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
become O
the O
developing O
country O
with O
the O
most O
utilization O
of O
foreign O
funds O
in O
the O
world O
. O

During O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
, O
China B-GPE
approved O
a O
total O
of O
229,800 O
foreign O
invested O
projects O
and O
the O
actual O
utilization O
of O
foreign O
funds O
was O
114.7 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
9.1 O
times O
and O
6.84 O
times O
respectively O
over O
the O
" O
seventh O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
, O
moreover O
, O
more O
foreign O
funds O
were O
used O
for O
the O
kind O
of O
nationally O
encouraged O
investment O
projects O
. O

Basic O
industries O
and O
infrastructure O
projects O
have O
already O
become O
foreign O
investment O
hotspots O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
China B-GPE
imported O
technology O
and O
complete O
sets O
of O
equipment O
from O
more O
than O
thirty O
countries O
and O
regions O
, O
and O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
contract O
funds O
has O
increased O
by O
nearly O
50 O
% O
over O
that O
of O
the O
" O
seventh O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
. O

It O
also O
exported O
its O
technology O
to O
more O
than O
50 O
countries O
and O
regions O
of O
the O
world O
, O
with O
contracting O
funds O
reaching O
more O
than O
8 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
2.7 O
times O
over O
that O
of O
the O
" O
seventh O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
. O

Moreover O
, O
great O
developments O
have O
also O
been O
made O
in O
overseas O
contracted O
labor O
services O
and O
foreign O
aid O
work O
. O

According O
to O
experts O
' O
predictions O
, O
the O
degree O
of O
dependence O
between O
China B-GPE
's O
GNP O
and O
its O
total O
volume O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
has O
already O
reached O
nearly O
50 O
% O
. O

This O
index O
means O
that O
almost O
half O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
life O
now O
is O
related O
to O
the O
international O
market O
. O

What O
especially O
deserves O
mentioning O
is O
that O
during O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
China B-GPE
's O
opening O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
has O
already O
taken O
the O
shape O
of O
gradually O
moving O
from O
coastal O
and O
riverside O
areas O
to O
its O
inland O
and O
remote O
areas O
. O

The O
inland O
, O
which O
was O
relatively O
backward O
in O
economy O
before O
, O
has O
recently O
set O
off O
an O
surge O
of O
opening O
up O
. O

Now O
, O
nationally O
, O
there O
are O
1194 O
counties O
-LRB- O
cities O
-RRB- O
open O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
and O
the O
number O
of O
first O
- O
class O
ports O
open O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
has O
already O
reached O
more O
than O
222 O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
during O
the O
" O
eighth O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
, O
the O
depth O
of O
opening O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
was O
unparalleled O
in O
history O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
opening O
to O
the O
outside O
gave O
priority O
to O
trade O
in O
commodities O
, O
the O
introduction O
of O
technology O
, O
and O
joint O
investment O
cooperatives O
, O
but O
now O
it O
has O
started O
to O
advance O
toward O
high O
levels O
of O
introducing O
service O
and O
introducing O
modern O
capital O
utilization O
methods O
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
it O
has O
already O
begun O
to O
export O
capital O
overseas O
and O
even O
started O
participating O
in O
international O
financial O
operations O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
December O
27th O

The O
reporter O
learned O
from O
Tianjin B-ORG
Customs I-ORG
that O
recently O
, O
twenty O
foreign O
- O
funded O
enterprises O
, O
such O
as O
GE O
Semiconductors O
-LRB- O
China B-GPE
-RRB- O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
etc. O
, O
passed O
the O
inspection O
of O
Tianjin B-ORG
Customs I-ORG
and O
became O
bonded O
factories O
that O
enjoy O
preferential O
policies O
. O

As O
of O
now O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
economic O
and O
technological O
development O
zone O
has O
99 O
foreign O
- O
funded O
enterprises O
that O
have O
become O
bonded O
factories O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
Tianjin B-ORG
Customs I-ORG
has O
actively O
joined O
tracks O
with O
international O
conventions O
, O
and O
vigorously O
popularized O
the O
bonded O
project O
system O
by O
strengthening O
its O
macroscopic O
management O
of O
enterprises O
, O
optimizing O
the O
environment O
of O
going O
through O
the O
Customs O
and O
promoting O
enterprises O
to O
improve O
trading O
efficiency O
. O

The O
economic O
and O
technological O
development O
zone O
is O
the O
new O
economic O
growth O
spot O
of O
the O
local O
area O
, O
and O
is O
accelerating O
its O
processing O
trade O
development O
. O

At O
present O
, O
there O
are O
220 O
foreign O
- O
funded O
enterprises O
engaged O
in O
processing O
trade O
, O
and O
bonded O
factories O
account O
for O
41 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
enterprises O
. O

A O
system O
of O
bonded O
factories O
involving O
industries O
such O
as O
electronics O
, O
chemistry O
, O
textile O
, O
communication O
, O
automotive O
, O
etc. O
, O
has O
gradually O
come O
into O
being O
, O
and O
Motorola B-ORG
, O
Samsung B-ORG
, O
Yamaha B-ORG
, O
etc. O
, O
are O
all O
members O
. O

According O
to O
officials O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
development O
zone O
Customs B-ORG
, O
bonded O
factories O
have O
cut O
down O
trade O
costs O
and O
improved O
trade O
benefits O
. O

After O
GE O
Semiconductors O
-LRB- O
China B-GPE
-RRB- O
Co. O
, O
Ltd. O
became O
a O
bonded O
factory O
, O
its O
circulation O
capital O
decreased O
daily O
by O
500,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

According O
to O
the O
company O
, O
in O
the O
coming O
five O
years O
, O
they O
will O
add O
90 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
to O
their O
investment O
, O
by O
then O
, O
the O
estimated O
annual O
production O
value O
could O
reach O
300 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
February O
23rd O

According O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
" O
Ministry O
of O
Economy O
" O
statistics O
, O
the O
volume O
of O
trade O
between O
mainland O
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
last O
year O
was O
20.9 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Of O
this O
volume O
, O
the O
value O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
exports O
to O
the O
mainland O
was O
17.8 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
having O
increased O
by O
20 O
percent O
compared O
with O
last O
year O
; O
the O
import O
value O
was O
3.1 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
having O
increased O
by O
74 O
percent O
compared O
with O
last O
year O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
surplus O
in O
trade O
between O
the O
two O
shores O
was O
14.7 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Statistics O
also O
revealed O
that O
Taiwanese B-NORP
business O
investments O
in O
the O
mainland O
is O
tending O
to O
increase O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
number O
of O
investment O
proposals O
presented O
by O
Taiwanese B-NORP
businesses O
and O
approved O
by O
Taiwan B-GPE
authorities O
totaled O
490 O
, O
with O
a O
value O
of O
1.092 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
number O
of O
investment O
projects O
dropped O
by O
444 O
as O
compared O
with O
last O
year O
, O
but O
the O
value O
of O
investments O
rose O
by O
more O
than O
130 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
as O
compared O
with O
last O
year O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanning B-GPE
, O
February O
14 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Shuiyu B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
-RRB- O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
Beihai B-GPE
was O
still O
an O
unknown O
small O
fishing O
village O
on O
the B-LOC
Northern I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
, O
yet O
within O
three O
to O
five O
years O
, O
Beihai B-GPE
has O
constructed O
the O
framework O
of O
a O
modernized O
city O
: O
on O
the O
streets O
people O
flow O
like O
the O
tide O
and O
buildings O
spring O
from O
the O
ground O
. O

Beihai B-GPE
has O
already O
become O
a O
bright O
star O
arising O
from O
China B-GPE
's O
policy O
of O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

Beihai B-GPE
city O
's O
rise O
to O
prominence O
is O
one O
of O
the O
important O
indicators O
of O
the O
remarkable O
achievements O
attained O
by O
the O
Guangxi O
Zhuangzu O
Autonomous O
Region O
in O
its O
recent O
years O
of O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

Now O
, O
Guangxi B-GPE
has O
initially O
formed O
an O
overall O
pattern O
of O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
at O
various O
fields O
and O
levels O
, O
which O
is O
characterized O
by O
mutually O
linking O
together O
opening O
coastal O
cities O
, O
opening O
coastal O
economic O
zones O
, O
and O
opening O
border O
cities O
and O
towns O
, O
and O
advancing O
from O
the O
seacoasts O
, O
the O
borders O
, O
and O
the O
river O
borders O
towards O
the O
hinterland O
. O

Statistics O
show O
that O
, O
in O
the O
past O
five O
years O
, O
Guangxi B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
and O
its O
use O
of O
foreign O
investments O
has O
expanded O
rapidly O
and O
that O
imports O
and O
exports O
trade O
totaled O
10 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
of O
which O
exports O
were O
6.87 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increasing O
by O
1.78 O
times O
and O
1.43 O
times O
respectively O
as O
compared O
to O
those O
of O
the O
" O
seventh O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
" O
period O
-LRB- O
1986 O
to O
1990 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
actual O
use O
of O
foreign O
investments O
added O
up O
to O
3.324 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
84.4 O
percent O
of O
the O
total O
sum O
of O
3.839 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
accumulated O
since O
the O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
started O
. O

Border O
trade O
volume O
was O
12.4 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
government O
of O
the O
Guangxi O
Zhuangzu O
Autonomous O
Region O
has O
made O
large O
adjustments O
to O
the O
entire O
region O
's O
economic O
development O
strategy O
, O
development O
objective O
and O
development O
arrangement O
, O
further O
accelerating O
the O
reform O
and O
the O
opening O
up O
; O
it O
has O
also O
drafted O
three O
documents O
for O
attracting O
foreign O
capital O
, O
strengthening O
horizontal O
economic O
integration O
and O
allowing O
more O
authority O
for O
foreign O
operations O
. O

In O
the O
arrangement O
of O
opening O
up O
and O
development O
, O
Guangxi B-GPE
took O
Beihai B-GPE
, O
Qinzhou B-GPE
, O
and O
Fangcheng B-GPE
to O
be O
the O
focal O
points O
for O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
; O
fully O
exploited O
the O
use O
of O
the O
capital O
Nanning B-GPE
as O
a O
city O
open O
to O
the O
outside O
; O
promoted O
the O
coastal O
areas O
, O
border O
areas O
, O
and O
riverside O
areas O
to O
open O
up O
further O
; O
properly O
managed O
the O
Liuzhou O
City O
Municipal O
Integrated O
Reform O
Experimental O
Zone O
, O
the O
Yulin O
Area O
Town O
and O
Country O
Integrated O
Reform O
Experimental O
Zone O
, O
and O
the O
Guilin O
Tourism O
Development O
Experimental O
Zone O
; O
and O
established O
the B-LOC
Youjiang I-LOC
River I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
Welfare I-LOC
Economic I-LOC
Development I-LOC
Belt I-LOC
, O
and O
the B-LOC
Welfare I-LOC
Integrated I-LOC
Open I-LOC
Belt I-LOC
, O
which O
is O
centered O
on O
the O
Hongshui O
River O
hydroelectric O
plant O
. O

It O
has O
invested O
more O
than O
130 O
billion O
yuan O
to O
strengthen O
the O
construction O
of O
infrastructures O
and O
basic O
industries O
so O
as O
to O
create O
a O
sound O
environment O
for O
expanding O
the O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

To O
further O
expand O
the O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
and O
promote O
outwardly O
economic O
development O
, O
Guangxi B-GPE
has O
come O
up O
with O
a O
series O
of O
policies O
to O
make O
use O
of O
foreign O
investments O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
foreign O
businessmen O
have O
been O
quite O
actively O
investing O
in O
Guangxi B-GPE
, O
manufacturing O
projects O
and O
large O
backbone O
projects O
have O
increased O
, O
and O
such O
large O
companies O
with O
abundance O
resources O
as O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Itochu B-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
Korea B-GPE
's O
Daewoo B-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
Changjiang B-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
etc. O
have O
all O
invested O
in O
Guangxi B-GPE
one O
after O
another O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
number O
of O
" O
three O
- O
capital O
" O
enterprises O
in O
Guangxi B-GPE
passed O
6000 O
. O

Using O
the O
convenience O
of O
the O
channels O
to O
the O
sea O
of O
the O
great O
Southwest B-NORP
, O
Guangxi B-GPE
has O
also O
strengthened O
horizontal O
economic O
ties O
with O
provinces O
, O
regions O
, O
and O
cities O
such O
as O
Sichuan B-GPE
, O
Yunnan B-GPE
, O
Guizhou B-GPE
, O
Hunan B-GPE
, O
Tibet B-GPE
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

According O
to O
incomplete O
statistics O
, O
Guangxi B-GPE
has O
cooperated O
with O
three O
provinces O
and O
one O
region O
in O
southwest O
China B-GPE
-LRB- O
Sichuan B-GPE
, O
Guizhou B-GPE
and O
Yunnan B-GPE
provinces O
and O
the O
Tibet B-GPE
Autonomous I-GPE
Region I-GPE
-RRB- O
alone O
to O
implement O
more O
than O
1000 O
cooperative O
projects O
, O
with O
agreement O
capital O
of O
several O
billion O
yuan O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Fuzhou B-GPE
, O
March O
4th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Ting B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON

Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
located O
in O
southeast O
China B-GPE
's O
coastal O
area O
, O
has O
tasted O
the O
benefits O
in O
recent O
years O
of O
the O
vigorous O
development O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
. O

Some O
experts O
believe O
that O
this O
foretells O
the O
transformation O
of O
industrial O
structure O
of O
this O
province O
from O
a O
low O
level O
, O
extensive O
type O
to O
a O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
dominance O
. O

According O
to O
the O
Fujian B-GPE
" O
revival O
through O
science O
and O
education O
" O
strategy O
and O
the O
program O
of O
constructing O
high O
- O
tech O
industry O
belts O
on O
the O
western O
side O
of O
the O
Straits O
, O
by O
2000 O
, O
the O
structural O
pattern O
of O
industry O
being O
led O
by O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
will O
basically O
be O
formed O
in O
this O
area O
. O

The O
overall O
level O
of O
industrialization O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
will O
stride O
into O
nationally O
advanced O
ranks O
. O

Its O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
will O
achieve O
output O
of O
60 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
accounting O
for O
16 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
local O
industry O
output O
, O
with O
exports O
accounting O
for O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
that O
of O
the O
whole O
province O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Fujian B-GPE
province O
's O
output O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
reached O
30 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
and O
its O
sales O
revenue O
was O
49.6 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

Experts O
expressed O
that O
developing O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
in O
Fujian B-GPE
will O
not O
only O
accelerate O
updating O
, O
upgrading O
and O
internationalization O
of O
local O
industry O
, O
but O
also O
make O
it O
possible O
for O
the O
area O
to O
finally O
become O
the O
best O
place O
for O
cooperation O
in O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
and O
economy O
and O
trade O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
straits O
. O

Beside O
the O
wide O
road O
of O
the O
national O
- O
level O
Fuzhou B-GPE
high O
level O
science O
and O
technology O
zone O
, O
the B-ORG
Zhonghua I-ORG
Imaging I-ORG
Company I-ORG
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
undertaken O
constructing O
a O
factory O
building O
occupying O
tens O
of O
mu O
of O
land O
, O
and O
is O
preparing O
to O
produce O
monochrome O
image O
tubes O
through O
high O
level O
scientific O
and O
technological O
measures O
. O

It O
is O
said O
that O
the O
project O
, O
whose O
investment O
is O
3 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
has O
now O
entered O
a O
restructuring O
stage O
, O
and O
after O
full O
completion O
, O
its O
annual O
output O
could O
reach O
7 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
of O
local O
officials O
, O
apart O
from O
the O
Fuzhou B-GPE
high O
level O
science O
and O
technology O
zone O
, O
currently O
, O
Fujian B-GPE
province O
possesses O
another O
national O
- O
level O
zone O
in O
the O
southern O
Xiamen B-GPE
SEC I-GPE
. O

Additionally O
, O
five O
provincial O
- O
level O
high O
- O
tech O
industry O
development O
zones O
have O
been O
established O
in O
such O
places O
as O
Quanzhou B-GPE
, O
Putian B-GPE
, O
Zhangzhou B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
formally O
recognized O
as O
qualified O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
in O
these O
high O
science O
and O
technology O
zones O
reached O
150 O
. O

The O
above O
- O
mentioned O
development O
zones O
are O
basically O
located O
in O
the O
southeastern O
area O
of O
Fujian B-GPE
whose O
economy O
is O
the O
most O
active O
. O

Enterprises O
within O
the O
zones O
focus O
their O
attention O
mainly O
on O
fields O
with O
certain O
scientific O
research O
strength O
, O
such O
as O
photoelectrons O
, O
computers O
, O
new O
material O
, O
bioengineering O
, O
etc O
. O

In O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
scientific O
and O
technological O
achievements O
that O
have O
come O
out O
of O
researching O
, O
manufacturing O
and O
developing O
have O
mainly O
been O
new O
crystalline O
material O
, O
digital O
color O
TV O
with O
picture O
- O
in O
- O
picture O
function O
, O
UPS B-ORG
series O
products O
, O
bank O
POS O
systems O
, O
nationwide O
computer O
- O
controlled O
cement O
composite O
bag O
bagging O
machines O
, O
medium O
voltage O
switches O
, O
etc O
. O

These O
products O
have O
already O
been O
identified O
by O
experts O
as O
high O
- O
tech O
products O
at O
either O
the O
international O
or O
national O
advanced O
levels O
. O

Certain O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
, O
such O
as O
Fujian O
Hitachi O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
Xiahua O
Electronics O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
, O
Fujian O
Shida O
Public O
Computer O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
and O
Fujian B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Peripheral I-ORG
Devices I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
, O
have O
already O
ascended O
to O
the O
ranks O
of O
the O
top O
100 O
high O
level O
science O
and O
technology O
enterprises O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
is O
one O
of O
the O
four O
regions O
in O
which O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
decided O
to O
accelerate O
development O
in O
the O
'90s O
and O
make O
efforts O
in O
basically O
realizing O
modernization O
in O
20 O
years O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
it O
is O
a O
key O
region O
where O
China B-GPE
strives O
to O
strengthen O
development O
stamina O
by O
developing O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
. O

In O
the O
past O
seventeen O
years O
, O
Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
through O
developing O
its O
export O
- O
oriented O
economy O
, O
has O
made O
itself O
another O
economically O
prosperous O
region O
between O
the B-LOC
Zhujiang I-LOC
Delta I-LOC
and O
the B-LOC
Yangtze I-LOC
Delta I-LOC
. O

People O
in O
economic O
circles O
here O
believe O
that O
, O
as O
the O
famous O
hometown O
of O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
which O
has O
maintained O
good O
long O
- O
term O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
and O
market O
connections O
with O
the O
regions O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Macao B-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
draws O
from O
such O
advantageous O
conditions O
as O
financing O
, O
information O
transmission O
, O
industry O
conversion O
, O
etc. O
, O
Fujian B-GPE
will O
have O
great O
prospects O
of O
developing O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Xi'an B-GPE
, O
December O
25th O
, O
by O
reporters O
Yong B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
and O
Zuhua B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON

the O
'98 O
East O
- O
West O
China O
Cooperation O
, O
Investment O
and O
Trade O
Negotiation O
Conference O
will O
be O
held O
at O
the B-FAC
Shaanxi I-FAC
International I-FAC
Exhibition I-FAC
Center I-FAC
from O
the O
April O
6 O
- O
10 O
, O
1998 O
. O

This O
negotiation O
conference O
is O
sponsored O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
Special I-ORG
Zone I-ORG
Office I-ORG
and O
provinces O
and O
cities O
such O
as O
Jiangsu B-GPE
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
Anhui B-GPE
, O
Sichuan B-GPE
and O
Shaanxi B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
jointly O
sponsored O
by O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
and O
organized O
by O
the O
Shaanxi B-GPE
provincial O
government O
. O

Sichuan B-GPE
province O
and O
Anhui B-GPE
province O
are O
participating O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

It O
is O
the O
second O
time O
Shaanxi B-GPE
province O
has O
organized O
this O
activity O
after O
the O
first O
East O
- O
West O
China O
investment O
and O
trade O
negotiation O
conference O
held O
this O
year O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
the O
number O
of O
people O
attending O
the O
conference O
will O
surpass O
10,000 O
, O
among O
whom O
about O
1000 O
foreign O
businessmen O
and O
representatives O
of O
agencies O
in O
China B-GPE
were O
invited O
having O
an O
unprecedented O
scale O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
project O
negotiations O
, O
property O
right O
transactions O
, O
commodity O
trade O
and O
technological O
cooperation O
will O
be O
the O
working O
focus O
of O
the O
negotiation O
conference O
. O

Zhibang B-PERSON
Jia I-PERSON
, O
standing O
vice-director O
of O
the O
organizing O
committee O
of O
the O
negotiation O
conference O
and O
vice-governor O
of O
Shaanxi B-GPE
province O
, O
says O
that O
this O
negotiation O
conference O
will O
be O
based O
on O
the O
principle O
of O
" O
mutual O
benefit O
, O
cooperation O
, O
development O
, O
and O
comprehensively O
pushing O
cooperation O
between O
the O
east O
and O
the O
west O
towards O
the O
21st O
century O
" O
. O

It O
will O
highlight O
the O
horizontal O
links O
and O
co-operation O
of O
east O
and O
west O
areas O
as O
the O
main O
content O
. O

It O
will O
carefully O
select O
a O
number O
of O
cooperative O
projects O
in O
accord O
with O
national O
industry O
policy O
to O
attract O
business O
from O
domestic O
and O
overseas O
markets O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
western O
region O
will O
also O
offer O
its O
advantageous O
resources O
to O
attract O
the O
east O
to O
invest O
in O
constructing O
raw O
material O
bases O
, O
and O
jointly O
work O
on O
resources O
development O
, O
deep O
processing O
as O
well O
as O
labor O
intensive O
projects O
. O

Relevant O
provinces O
and O
cities O
will O
also O
use O
a O
number O
of O
enterprises O
to O
actively O
promote O
east O
- O
west O
inter-provincial O
enterprises O
to O
implement O
mergers O
, O
affiliations O
, O
purchasing O
, O
leasing O
and O
holding O
. O

Thus O
the O
optimization O
, O
restructuring O
and O
expansion O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
assets O
will O
be O
realized O
to O
a O
larger O
extent O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
March O
28th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Xiaohui B-PERSON
Che I-PERSON

Today O
, O
the O
" O
'96 O
seminar O
on O
the O
actual O
practice O
of O
tax O
reform O
and O
accounting O
system O
for O
imported O
raw O
materials O
" O
, O
jointly O
sponsored O
by O
the B-ORG
Guangdong I-ORG
Branch I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Promotion I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Chinese O
General O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
, O
was O
held O
in O
Guangzhou B-GPE
to O
introduce O
visiting O
businessmen O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Macao B-GPE
and O
mainland O
to O
the O
three O
main O
policy O
adjustments O
for O
foreign O
economy O
and O
trade O
to O
be O
implemented O
by O
the O
State O
this O
year O
. O

The O
three O
policy O
adjustments O
for O
foreign O
economy O
and O
trade O
to O
be O
implemented O
by O
the O
State O
this O
year O
include O
: O
reducing O
the O
export O
tax O
refund O
rate O
, O
implementing O
the O
bank O
accounting O
system O
of O
deposits O
for O
imported O
raw O
materials O
and O
parts O
for O
the O
processing O
trade O
, O
and O
canceling O
of O
preferential O
duty O
free O
treatment O
for O
imported O
equipment O
. O

Of O
the O
three O
adjustments O
, O
the O
bank O
accounting O
system O
of O
deposits O
for O
the O
processing O
trade O
to O
be O
implemented O
nationally O
in O
July O
became O
the O
focus O
of O
concern O
of O
visiting O
businessmen O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Macao B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
foreign O
economy O
and O
trade O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
has O
been O
rapidly O
developing O
, O
including O
customer O
's O
processed O
materials O
, O
imported O
processed O
materials O
, O
and O
processing O
trade O
undertaken O
by O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
, O
which O
occupies O
quite O
a O
large O
proportion O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
total O
export O
value O
of O
Guangdong B-GPE
's O
processing O
trade O
reached O
40 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
accounting O
for O
approximately O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
province O
's O
total O
export O
value O
. O

Among O
that O
, O
half O
of O
regular O
trade O
, O
100 O
% O
of O
customer O
's O
material O
processing O
and O
more O
than O
eighty O
percent O
of O
the O
processing O
by O
foreign O
investment O
enterprises O
belong O
to O
processing O
trade O
exports O
. O

At O
present O
there O
are O
more O
than O
five O
million O
people O
in O
the O
province O
engaged O
in O
the O
processing O
trade O
. O

Enterprises O
in O
the O
" O
three O
sources O
of O
raw O
materials O
and O
one O
compensation O
" O
production O
alone O
have O
reached O
more O
than O
30,000 O
engaging O
over O
two O
million O
employees O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
manufacturers O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
have O
also O
established O
more O
than O
7,000 O
processing O
enterprises O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
. O

The O
processing O
trade O
occupies O
a O
crucial O
position O
in O
the O
development O
of O
foreign O
economy O
and O
trade O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
is O
important O
content O
in O
the O
economic O
and O
trade O
cooperation O
between O
Guangdong B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Macao B-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

A B-ORG
relevant O
person O
in O
charge O
from O
the O
Committee O
of O
Foreign O
Economic O
Relations O
and O
Trade O
of O
Guangdong B-GPE
points O
out O
that O
the O
implementation O
of O
the O
accounting O
system O
for O
the O
processing O
trade O
is O
to O
perfect O
supervision O
of O
the O
processing O
trade O
, O
to O
fill O
in O
management O
loopholes O
, O
to O
prevent O
the O
loss O
of O
national O
revenue O
and O
to O
promote O
healthy O
development O
of O
the O
processing O
trade O
. O

After O
implementing O
the O
accounting O
system O
of O
deposits O
, O
Customs B-ORG
will O
no O
longer O
levy O
risk O
deposits O
equivalent O
to O
the O
tax O
for O
imported O
materials O
and O
parts O
from O
enterprises O
dealing O
with O
normally O
developing O
processing O
trade O
, O
but O
at O
the O
time O
an O
account O
is O
established O
with O
the O
bank O
, O
collect O
a O
handling O
charge O
of O
one O
hundred O
yuan O
, O
and O
therefore O
, O
will O
lighten O
the O
actual O
economic O
burden O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
, O
in O
Dongguan B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
a O
processing O
trade O
accounting O
system O
experimental O
city O
, O
Dongguan B-ORG
Area I-ORG
Customs I-ORG
received O
in O
total O
more O
than O
8,400 O
contract O
records O
from O
enterprises O
from O
December O
27th O
of O
last O
year O
to O
March O
15th O
of O
this O
year O
, O
slightly O
increasing O
compared O
to O
before O
the O
experiment O
. O

Enterprises O
have O
reacted O
favorably O
and O
have O
generally O
expressed O
acceptance O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
December O
17th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jie B-NORP
Qin O

The O
53 O
national O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
development O
zones O
of O
China B-GPE
are O
developing O
rapidly O
, O
resulting O
in O
a O
large O
group O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
with O
flexible O
mechanisms O
, O
and O
quick O
response O
to O
the O
demands O
of O
the O
market O
economy O
and O
strong O
capabilities O
in O
technical O
innovation O
. O

The O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
development O
zones O
of O
China B-GPE
were O
brewed O
in O
the O
early O
1980's O
. O

By O
last O
year O
, O
the O
total O
annual O
income O
of O
technology O
, O
industry O
and O
trade O
of O
the O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
development O
zones O
of O
China B-GPE
reached O
230 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
with O
a O
total O
profit O
and O
tax O
of O
23.8 O
billion O
yuan O
and O
annual O
foreign O
exchange O
earned O
through O
exports O
up O
to O
4.3 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

All O
grew O
by O
tens O
of O
times O
since O
their O
initial O
establishment O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
a O
group O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
pillar O
industries O
with O
fixed O
scale O
took O
shape O
. O

There O
were O
405 O
enterprises O
with O
output O
value O
exceeding O
100 O
million O
yuan O
and O
42 O
large O
enterprises O
with O
output O
value O
of O
more O
than O
1 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

In O
1996 O
, O
the O
research O
and O
developing O
investment O
of O
the O
enterprises O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
development O
zones O
of O
China B-GPE
reached O
6.235 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
accounting O
for O
3.5 O
percent O
of O
the O
sales O
income O
of O
enterprise O
products O
. O

More O
than O
13,000 O
types O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
products O
were O
developed O
and O
produced O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
development O
zones O
of O
China B-GPE
have O
preliminarily O
established O
a O
management O
system O
and O
operation O
mechanism O
that O
suits O
the O
needs O
of O
the O
socialist O
market O
economy O
system O
and O
the O
development O
needs O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
and O
links O
with O
international O
conventions O
. O

Intermediary O
agents O
and O
service O
institutions O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
information O
, O
finance O
, O
law O
, O
assets O
assessment O
, O
property O
rights O
, O
etc. O
, O
have O
been O
established O
and O
continually O
perfected O
, O
preliminarily O
forming O
a O
relatively O
perfect O
support O
service O
decorum O
that O
suits O
the O
development O
of O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
enterprises O
. O

In O
order O
to O
regulate O
the O
management O
of O
new O
high O
level O
zones O
and O
to O
manage O
the O
zones O
legally O
, O
China B-GPE
issued O
the O
" O
provisional O
methods O
of O
managing O
national O
new O
high O
level O
technology O
industry O
development O
zones O
" O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
new O
high O
level O
zones O
of O
Changchun B-GPE
, O
Suzhou B-GPE
, O
Shenyang B-GPE
, O
Changsha B-GPE
, O
Shijiazhuang B-GPE
, O
Kunming B-GPE
, O
etc. O
have O
either O
successively O
completed O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
legislative O
works O
of O
new O
high O
level O
zones O
or O
issued O
management O
methods O
of O
new O
high O
level O
zones O
in O
the O
form O
of O
government O
orders O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Rangoon B-GPE
, O
March O
17th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yunfei B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

This O
afternoon O
the O
Myanmaran O
and O
Thai B-NORP
governments O
signed O
an O
agreement O
on O
border O
trade O
between O
their O
two O
countries O
here O
. O

Banharn B-PERSON
Silpa I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Archa I-PERSON
, O
prime O
minister O
of O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
who O
arrived O
at O
Myanmar B-GPE
this O
morning O
to O
pay O
a O
visit O
, O
and O
Than B-PERSON
Shwe I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
State O
Law O
and O
Order O
Restoration O
Council O
and O
prime O
minister O
of O
Myanmaran O
government O
, O
chaired O
the O
signing O
ceremony O
. O

Tonji B-PERSON
, O
minister O
of O
the O
Myanmaran O
Ministry O
of O
Trade O
, O
and O
Gerson B-PERSON
Gersoncy I-PERSON
, O
minister O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
of O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
signed O
the O
agreement O
on O
behalf O
of O
each O
country O
respectively O
. O

Since O
1988 O
, O
Myanmar B-GPE
has O
signed O
border O
trade O
agreements O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
India B-GPE
and O
Bengal B-GPE
. O

Myanmaran O
officials O
revealed O
that O
the O
total O
trade O
volume O
between O
Myanmar B-GPE
and O
Thailand B-GPE
exceeded O
300 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
1995 O
. O

Banharn B-PERSON
is O
the O
first O
prime O
minister O
of O
Thailand B-GPE
to O
visit O
Myanmar B-GPE
since O
the O
latter O
half O
of O
1980 O
. O

It O
is O
thought O
that O
the O
purpose O
of O
this O
visit O
is O
to O
improve O
and O
develop O
the O
relationship O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
to O
strengthen O
bilateral O
economic O
and O
trade O
co-operation O
and O
to O
expand O
Thailand B-GPE
's O
investment O
in O
Myanmar B-GPE
. O

Yesterday O
and O
today O
, O
the O
Myanmaran O
government O
reopened O
three O
main O
trading O
ports O
located O
in O
the O
border O
area O
of O
Myanmar B-GPE
and O
Thailand B-GPE
that O
were O
closed O
last O
year O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hangzhou B-GPE
, O
December O
2nd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Xiquan B-PERSON
Shen I-PERSON
and O
correspondent O
Lixin B-PERSON
Ma I-PERSON

Exceptional O
natural O
port O
advantages O
have O
gradually O
formed O
the O
Beilun B-GPE
port O
in O
Ningbo B-GPE
's O
large O
industrial O
economic O
belt O
, O
which O
ranks O
the O
third O
in O
throughput O
among O
China B-GPE
's O
ports O
. O

After O
more O
than O
ten O
years O
' O
construction O
, O
the O
Beilun B-GPE
port O
in O
Ningbo B-GPE
owns O
16 O
docks O
ranging O
from O
25000 O
tons O
to O
250,000 O
tons O
, O
making O
it O
the O
largest O
deepwater O
berth O
group O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
development O
of O
the O
port O
spurs O
on O
the O
rural O
economy O
alongside O
the O
Beilun B-GPE
port O
, O
which O
originally O
was O
semi-isolated O
and O
self O
- O
sufficient O
, O
to O
develop O
into O
East O
China O
's O
heavy O
chemical O
industry O
base O
, O
an O
important O
trade O
port O
and O
the O
largest O
export O
processing O
zone O
in O
Zhejiang B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

The O
effect O
of O
both O
the O
advantages O
of O
the O
port O
and O
the O
open O
policies O
of O
Ningbo B-GPE
development O
zone O
have O
found O
favor O
with O
large O
international O
companies O
. O

After O
1993 O
, O
large O
projects O
of O
over O
10 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
increase O
at O
a O
rate O
of O
tens O
and O
twenties O
each O
year O
. O

Large O
companies O
such O
as O
Xiehe B-ORG
Petrochemical I-ORG
of O
the O
US B-GPE
with O
a O
total O
investment O
of O
3 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
its O
project O
, O
Beilun O
Iron O
and O
Steel O
Plant O
with O
a O
total O
investment O
surpassing O
20 O
billion O
yuan O
, O
" O
Xingyang B-ORG
Carpet I-ORG
" O
which O
is O
number O
one O
in O
investment O
scale O
of O
this O
trade O
in O
Asia B-GPE
, O
" O
Zhengda O
Grain O
and O
Oil O
" O
which O
is O
largest O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
domestic O
scale O
, O
and O
" O
Ningbo B-ORG
Malt I-ORG
" O
whose O
production O
scale O
is O
the O
largest O
in O
the O
world O
, O
etc. O
have O
taken O
up O
residence O
here O
and O
settled O
on O
the O
advantages O
of O
Beilun B-GPE
's O
large O
port O
. O

The O
rise O
of O
Beilun B-GPE
port O
also O
gives O
impetus O
to O
the O
development O
of O
some O
local O
enterprises O
. O

For O
example O
, O
the B-ORG
Haitian I-ORG
Machinery I-ORG
Manufacturing I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
of O
Ningbo B-GPE
, O
which O
used O
to O
be O
a O
mill O
not O
worth O
looking O
at O
, O
uses O
the O
convenience O
of O
the O
port O
to O
continuously O
develop O
new O
export O
products O
to O
enter O
more O
than O
twenty O
countries O
such O
as O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Spain B-GPE
, O
Greece B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
, O
etc. O

At O
present O
, O
it O
has O
become O
an O
especially O
large O
specialized O
injection O
machine O
manufacturing O
company O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
ranks O
first O
on O
the O
composite O
index O
among O
the O
top O
100 O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
enterprises O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
Ministry O
of O
Machine O
Building O
Industry O
. O

At O
present O
, O
nearly O
70 O
large O
projects O
, O
with O
10 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
being O
invested O
in O
each O
, O
have O
already O
spread O
out O
in O
a O
belt O
standing O
tall O
with O
more O
than O
100 O
square O
kilometers O
along O
the O
20 O
kilometer O
Gold B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
of O
Ningbo B-GPE
's O
Beilun B-GPE
district O
, O
forming O
a O
recently O
emerging O
large O
industrial O
economic O
belt O
with O
leading O
industries O
such O
as O
petrochemical O
, O
iron O
and O
steel O
and O
developing O
subsidiary O
industries O
such O
as O
electric O
power O
, O
machinery O
, O
electronics O
, O
light O
industry O
and O
textile O
, O
building O
materials O
, O
plastic O
cement O
, O
etc O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Xiguang B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
and O
Guocheng B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON

Lasting O
a O
period O
of O
6 O
days O
, O
the O
Fifth O
Beijing O
International O
Book O
Fair O
was O
held O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
today O
. O

More O
than O
1500 O
publishing O
houses O
from O
38 O
countries O
and O
regions O
participated O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
by O
the O
fair O
organization O
committee O
, O
the O
exhibit O
scale O
of O
this O
fair O
is O
the O
largest O
in O
history O
, O
with O
a O
total O
of O
90,000 O
kinds O
of O
books O
exhibited O
, O
35,000 O
kinds O
are O
original O
editions O
foreign O
books O
having O
content O
relating O
to O
numerous O
subjects O
such O
as O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
economy O
, O
culture O
, O
education O
, O
social O
development O
, O
etc O
. O

In O
order O
to O
strengthen O
exchange O
with O
publishing O
circles O
from O
various O
countries O
and O
to O
promote O
international O
copyright O
trade O
, O
this O
fair O
has O
also O
established O
a O
copyright O
trade O
project O
, O
appointing O
specialized O
staff O
to O
provide O
various O
kinds O
of O
smooth O
conditions O
for O
copyright O
trade O
. O

Many O
world O
renowned O
publishing O
companies O
from O
countries O
like O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
England B-GPE
, O
Russia B-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
the O
regions O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Macao B-GPE
have O
attended O
this O
fair O
, O
for O
example O
, O
the O
UK B-GPE
's O
Penguin B-ORG
Books I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
Random B-ORG
House I-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
and O
Longman B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
etc O
. O

Concerned O
people O
said O
that O
the O
major O
publishing O
companies O
, O
book O
dealers O
and O
publishing O
associations O
from O
countries O
and O
regions O
all O
over O
the O
world O
participating O
in O
this O
fair O
reflects O
the O
importance O
put O
on O
China B-GPE
's O
book O
market O
by O
overseas O
book O
publishers O
and O
distributors O
. O

Lilan B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
, O
vice-chairman O
of O
National O
Science O
and O
Technology O
Committee O
, O
said O
today O
at O
the O
fair O
's O
opening O
ceremony O
that O
with O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
prosperity O
and O
rapid O
technological O
progress O
, O
people O
's O
living O
standard O
continuously O
improving O
and O
purchasing O
capability O
continuously O
strengthening O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
book O
import O
market O
has O
great O
potential O
. O

Irving B-GPE
from O
the O
UK B-GPE
's O
Longman B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Company I-ORG
said O
that O
British B-NORP
publishers O
hope O
to O
further O
develop O
business O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
publishers O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
mutually O
respecting O
copyrights O
. O

The B-EVENT
Beijing I-EVENT
International I-EVENT
Book I-EVENT
Fair I-EVENT
was O
approved O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
in O
1986 O
and O
organized O
by O
China O
Book O
Import O
and O
Export O
Corporation O
and O
is O
held O
once O
every O
two O
years O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

State O
Council O
Premier O
Peng O
Li O
while O
meeting O
all O
the O
representatives O
attending O
the O
conference O
on O
the O
" O
experience O
exchange O
in O
the O
implementation O
of O
the O
civil O
service O
system O
" O
in O
China B-GPE
pointed O
out O
today O
from O
the B-FAC
Zhongnanhai I-FAC
Purple I-FAC
Light I-FAC
Pavilion I-FAC
that O
implementing O
the O
civil O
service O
system O
is O
an O
important O
task O
of O
the O
reform O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
political O
structure O
, O
and O
an O
important O
reform O
of O
the O
cadre O
personnel O
system O
, O
and O
is O
an O
objective O
need O
in O
the O
setting O
up O
of O
a O
socialist O
market O
economy O
system O
, O
needing O
leadership O
and O
measured O
acceleration O
in O
the O
pace O
of O
implementation O
. O

This O
time O
's O
conference O
on O
the O
" O
experience O
exchange O
in O
the O
implementation O
of O
the O
civil O
service O
system O
" O
convened O
yesterday O
. O

Directors O
of O
personnel O
departments O
of O
every O
province O
, O
autonomous O
region O
and O
municipality O
directly O
under O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Government I-ORG
, O
principals O
of O
every O
department O
and O
committee O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
the O
personnel O
department O
of O
directly O
affiliated O
institutions O
, O
totaling O
more O
than O
120 O
persons O
, O
attended O
the O
meeting O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
confirmed O
that O
in O
the O
past O
year O
the O
national O
civil O
service O
system O
implementation O
achieved O
results O
. O

He O
said O
that O
, O
we O
should O
diligently O
summarize O
and O
promote O
these O
good O
experiences O
, O
establish O
a O
system O
to O
encourage O
competition O
and O
diligence O
and O
honesty O
in O
managing O
state O
affairs O
, O
and O
a O
contingent O
of O
national O
civil O
servants O
that O
regard O
the O
serving O
of O
the O
people O
as O
their O
goal O
, O
that O
maintain O
close O
links O
with O
the O
masses O
, O
that O
are O
capable O
and O
highly O
efficient O
, O
that O
are O
of O
honest O
and O
devoted O
to O
their O
duties O
, O
so O
as O
to O
strengthen O
the O
vigor O
and O
vitality O
of O
the O
government O
agencies O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
, O
the O
implementation O
of O
the O
civil O
service O
system O
must O
be O
according O
to O
the O
law O
of O
" O
The O
provisional O
regulations O
of O
national O
civil O
service O
" O
and O
should O
not O
be O
at O
random O
. O

This O
work O
should O
be O
seen O
as O
an O
important O
event O
in O
the O
political O
system O
reform O
and O
the O
civil O
service O
system O
should O
be O
implemented O
by O
combining O
reform O
and O
the O
streamlining O
of O
agencies O
; O
a O
system O
of O
replacing O
old O
civil O
servants O
with O
new O
ones O
should O
be O
formed O
to O
allow O
young O
people O
to O
continuously O
enter O
into O
the O
contingent O
of O
civil O
servants O
. O

State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
member O
Guixian B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
and O
Gan B-PERSON
Luo I-PERSON
attended O
the O
meeting O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
correspondent O
Xushun B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

An O
important O
measure O
was O
implemented O
today O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
where O
China B-GPE
will O
crash O
train O
transnational O
management O
high O
level O
managerial O
talent O
, O
namely O
, O
practical O
management O
advanced O
training O
and O
discussion O
classes O
for O
transnational O
enterprises O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
opening O
ceremony O
was O
officially O
held O
today O
at O
the B-FAC
Shanghai I-FAC
International I-FAC
Finance I-FAC
Institute I-FAC
. O

Presidents O
, O
vice-presidents O
, O
etc. O
from O
more O
than O
80 O
large O
, O
and O
especially O
large O
enterprise O
groups O
or O
from O
import O
and O
export O
companies O
from O
all O
over O
the O
country O
have O
enrolled O
to O
participate O
in O
this O
course O
. O

The O
advanced O
training O
and O
discussion O
classes O
are O
jointly O
held O
by O
the O
China O
Foreign O
Trade O
and O
Economy O
Co-operation O
Department O
, O
the O
United O
Nations O
Trade O
and O
Development O
Conference O
, O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
International I-ORG
Human I-ORG
Resource I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Cross-Culture I-ORG
Academy I-ORG
, O
and O
the B-FAC
Shanghai I-FAC
International I-FAC
Finance I-FAC
Institute I-FAC
. O

The O
aim O
is O
to O
meet O
needs O
arising O
from O
the O
transition O
into O
a O
socialist O
market O
economy O
and O
to O
meet O
international O
requirements O
, O
in O
order O
to O
accelerate O
internationalization O
, O
industrialization O
and O
collectivization O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
, O
and O
to O
train O
a O
large O
number O
of O
multi-skilled O
transnational O
management O
talent O
for O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
according O
to O
international O
standards O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Guojun B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON

At O
the O
first O
meeting O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
National O
Committee O
for O
commemorating O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
' O
50th O
anniversary O
held O
today O
, O
Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
, O
vice-premier O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
concurrent O
foreign O
minister O
, O
said O
that O
China B-GPE
will O
actively O
support O
and O
participate O
in O
major O
activities O
concerning O
the O
commemoration O
of O
the O
50th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
will O
hold O
various O
types O
of O
wide O
- O
ranging O
commemorative O
activities O
at O
home O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
spirit O
of O
relevant O
United O
Nation O
's O
resolutions O
. O

Next O
year O
is O
the O
50th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

Then O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
will O
hold O
various O
commemorative O
activities O
. O

Upon O
approval O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
China B-GPE
established O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
for O
commemorating O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
' O
50th O
anniversary O
in O
February O
of O
last O
year O
. O

The O
committee O
is O
formed O
of O
directors O
of O
35 O
units O
from O
relevant O
departments O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
the O
press O
and O
academic O
research O
institutes O
, O
etc. O
with O
Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
as O
concurrent O
director O
. O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
said O
that O
commemorating O
the O
50th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
is O
a O
great O
, O
significant O
event O
, O
which O
will O
provide O
good O
opportunities O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
to O
review O
its O
past O
and O
look O
forward O
to O
its O
future O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
further O
promote O
widespread O
understanding O
of O
and O
support O
to O
this O
important O
international O
organization O
by O
people O
from O
every O
country O
. O

He O
said O
that O
facts O
have O
proven O
that O
the O
historical O
mission O
shouldered O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
and O
its O
unique O
influence O
over O
international O
affairs O
can O
not O
possibly O
be O
replaced O
by O
any O
other O
international O
organizations O
or O
national O
groups O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
has O
also O
had O
complications O
, O
suffering O
from O
setbacks O
and O
defeats O
. O

It O
still O
possesses O
quite O
a O
number O
of O
weaknesses O
and O
imperfections O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
' O
aim O
and O
principles O
have O
not O
been O
completely O
adhered O
to O
. O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
in O
recent O
years O
with O
the O
cold O
war O
coming O
to O
its O
end O
, O
unprecedented O
huge O
changes O
have O
taken O
place O
in O
the O
international O
situation O
, O
and O
the O
pattern O
of O
the O
world O
is O
being O
gradually O
changed O
in O
a O
multipolar O
direction O
. O

Under O
this O
new O
historical O
condition O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
is O
facing O
tough O
challenges O
. O

In O
maintaining O
world O
peace O
and O
stability O
and O
promoting O
co-operation O
and O
development O
among O
various O
countries O
, O
it O
shoulders O
heavy O
responsibilities O
and O
has O
a O
long O
way O
to O
go O
. O

People O
expect O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
will O
implement O
suitable O
reforms O
, O
and O
better O
adapt O
to O
the O
development O
of O
new O
situations O
, O
and O
, O
with O
the O
extensive O
co-operation O
and O
support O
of O
membership O
countries O
, O
will O
at O
the O
same O
time O
handle O
various O
important O
issues O
more O
justly O
, O
more O
reasonably O
and O
more O
effectively O
. O

For O
building O
up O
a O
better O
world O
, O
it O
should O
use O
its O
full O
potential O
. O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
said O
that O
China B-GPE
is O
an O
charter O
member O
country O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
and O
a O
permanent O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
made O
an O
important O
contribution O
to O
the O
birth O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

China B-GPE
was O
one O
of O
the O
four O
charter O
countries O
in O
the B-EVENT
United I-EVENT
Nations I-EVENT
Constitution I-EVENT
Drafting I-EVENT
Meeting I-EVENT
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
at O
that O
time O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
affairs O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
been O
consistently O
abiding O
by O
the O
goals O
and O
principles O
set O
forth O
in O
the B-LAW
United I-LAW
Nations I-LAW
Charter I-LAW
, O
seriously O
fulfilling O
its O
responsibilities O
, O
actively O
supporting O
various O
kinds O
of O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
work O
done O
in O
the O
spirit O
of O
the O
Charter O
, O
and O
has O
made O
constructive O
efforts O
and O
positive O
contributions O
to O
maintaining O
world O
peace O
, O
seeking O
the O
just O
and O
reasonable O
resolution O
of O
major O
international O
and O
regional O
issues O
, O
protecting O
the O
interests O
of O
developing O
countries O
, O
and O
the O
promotion O
of O
equal O
co-operation O
and O
understanding O
among O
various O
countries O
. O

At O
this O
meeting O
, O
Yi B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
, O
vice O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
minister O
of O
Foreign O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
Ministry O
, O
gave O
a O
speech O
on O
developing O
co-operation O
between O
business O
systems O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

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End O
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The O
" O
Steel O
Eighth O
Company O
" O
of O
a O
certain O
unit O
in O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
military O
region O
has O
actively O
organized O
new O
soldiers O
to O
implement O
colorful O
cultural O
and O
recreational O
activities O
, O
making O
the O
soldiers O
feel O
the O
warmth O
of O
the O
military O
camp O
. O

The O
photo O
shows O
Ganglun B-PERSON
Tan I-PERSON
, O
the O
company O
commander O
, O
engaging O
in O
recreational O
activities O
together O
with O
new O
soldiers O
. O

Taken O
by O
Weidong B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
and O
Guozhong B-PERSON
Hou I-PERSON
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O

For O
more O
than O
10 O
years O
, O
Bozhong B-PERSON
Jiao I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Zhonglong I-ORG
Liver I-ORG
Disease I-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
of O
Harbin B-GPE
city O
, O
devoted O
himself O
to O
the O
development O
of O
a O
preparation O
of O
pure O
Chinese B-NORP
medicine O
- O
the B-PRODUCT
Liver I-PRODUCT
Healing I-PRODUCT
Capsule I-PRODUCT
- O
which O
has O
relieved O
pain O
for O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
sufferers O
. O

Liver O
diseases O
result O
from O
virus O
infection O
, O
and O
liver O
protection O
treatments O
currently O
adopted O
are O
generally O
not O
ideal O
, O
while O
the O
expensive O
interferon O
is O
difficult O
to O
bear O
for O
the O
majority O
of O
sufferers O
. O

Faced O
with O
the O
reality O
of O
this O
medical O
treatment O
, O
in O
recent O
years O
Jiao B-PERSON
Bozhong I-PERSON
and O
his O
research O
institute O
decided O
to O
seek O
out O
a O
scientific O
, O
effective O
prescription O
from O
the O
treasure O
chest O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
medicine O
. O

After O
many O
years O
of O
research O
and O
through O
repeated O
experimentation O
, O
the B-PRODUCT
" I-PRODUCT
Liver I-PRODUCT
Healing I-PRODUCT
Capsule I-PRODUCT
" I-PRODUCT
was O
finally O
developed O
. O

Clinical O
trials O
show O
that O
this O
medicine O
without O
exception O
has O
better O
effectiveness O
on O
various O
liver O
diseases O
. O

Currently O
, O
this O
type O
of O
medicine O
has O
been O
produced O
in O
quantity O
and O
is O
widely O
used O
in O
clinicals O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
after O
it O
received O
the O
scientific O
achievement O
award O
of O
Heilongjiang B-GPE
's O
Chinese B-ORG
Medicine I-ORG
Administrative I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
in O
1992 O
, O
the B-PRODUCT
" I-PRODUCT
Liver I-PRODUCT
Healing I-PRODUCT
Capsule I-PRODUCT
" I-PRODUCT
also O
received O
a O
top O
award O
at O
the O
Malaysia O
International O
New O
Technology O
and O
New O
Product O
Exhibition O
, O
and O
in O
May O
of O
this O
year O
, O
it O
received O
the O
gold O
medal O
at O
the O
third O
National B-EVENT
Medical I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Health I-EVENT
Care I-EVENT
Products I-EVENT
Fair I-EVENT
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

When O
meeting O
with O
the O
Governor O
of O
Macao O
Viera O
here O
today O
, O
Premier O
of O
the O
State O
Council O
Peng O
Li O
said O
the O
policy O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
towards O
Macao B-GPE
is O
consistent O
, O
firm O
and O
unchanging O
, O
and O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
would O
, O
in O
accordance O
to O
the O
policy O
of O
" O
one O
country O
, O
two O
systems O
" O
and O
strictly O
according O
to O
the O
regulations O
in O
the O
joint O
declaration O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Portugal B-GPE
and O
the B-LAW
Basic I-LAW
Laws I-LAW
of I-LAW
Macao I-LAW
, O
maintain O
the O
stability O
and O
development O
of O
Macao B-GPE
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
expressed O
welcome O
at O
the O
periodic O
visit O
of O
Viera B-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
: O
" O
In O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
friendly O
co-operative O
relationships O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
namely O
China B-GPE
and O
Portugal B-GPE
in O
various O
arenas O
have O
been O
developing O
continuously O
, O
mutual O
visits O
by O
top O
level O
leaders O
of O
both O
countries O
have O
also O
increased O
. O

President O
Zemin O
Jiang O
, O
Vice O
President O
Yiren O
Rong O
and O
myself O
have O
all O
visited O
Portugal B-GPE
, O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Shewar O
visited O
China B-GPE
in O
April O
of O
this O
year O
. O
" O

He O
said O
, O
the O
smooth O
development O
of O
the O
bilateral O
relationship O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Portugal B-GPE
established O
the O
foundation O
for O
co-operation O
on O
the O
Macao B-GPE
issue O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
, O
the O
Macao B-GPE
issue O
was O
an O
important O
component O
of O
the O
relationship O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Portugal B-GPE
. O

Maintaining O
good O
relationships O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
Portugal B-GPE
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
inland O
and O
Macao B-GPE
, O
is O
beneficial O
for O
the O
social O
stability O
and O
economic O
development O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
since O
the O
joint O
declaration O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Portugal B-GPE
came O
into O
effect O
, O
both O
sides O
had O
done O
quite O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
in O
the O
thorough O
implementation O
of O
the O
joint O
declaration O
, O
and O
that O
co-operation O
has O
been O
effective O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
under O
the O
joint O
effort O
of O
both O
sides O
, O
many O
issues O
of O
mutual O
concern O
to O
both O
sides O
had O
been O
resolved O
, O
various O
degrees O
of O
progress O
have O
been O
achieved O
in O
the O
three O
major O
issues O
, O
namely O
languages O
, O
civil O
servants O
, O
and O
laws O
in O
the O
transition O
period O
of O
Macao B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
: O
" O
We O
hope O
that O
the O
Macao B-GPE
government O
will O
continue O
to O
give O
their O
attention O
to O
these O
three O
problems O
, O
in O
order O
to O
achieve O
final O
proper O
resolution O
. O
" O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
, O
" O
Governor O
Viera O
has O
done O
a O
lot O
of O
beneficial O
work O
in O
the O
smooth O
resolution O
of O
the O
Macao B-GPE
issue O
, O
for O
this O
we O
express O
our O
appreciation O
. O
" O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
also O
emphasized O
, O
with O
the O
approach O
of O
1999 O
, O
that O
there O
is O
still O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
to O
be O
done O
by O
both O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
Portuguese B-NORP
sides O
on O
the O
Macao B-GPE
issue O
, O
and O
that O
the O
mission O
is O
very O
important O
. O

Both O
sides O
should O
resolve O
the O
outstanding O
issues O
in O
the O
spirit O
of O
friendly O
consultations O
. O

He O
hoped O
that O
the O
Macao B-GPE
government O
would O
further O
strengthen O
the O
consultations O
and O
co-operation O
with O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
side O
on O
the O
major O
issues O
regarding O
the O
stable O
transition O
of O
Macao B-GPE
and O
the O
smooth O
handing O
over O
of O
political O
power O
, O
in O
a O
way O
that O
would O
be O
beneficial O
to O
the O
stability O
and O
development O
of O
Macao B-GPE
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
: O
" O
We O
believe O
, O
through O
the O
friendly O
co-operation O
and O
joint O
effort O
of O
both O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
Portuguese B-NORP
sides O
, O
the O
stable O
transition O
and O
smooth O
handing O
over O
of O
the O
political O
power O
would O
definitely O
be O
realized O
. O

Viera B-PERSON
happily O
recalled O
the O
two O
meetings O
he O
had O
with O
Premier O
Peng O
Li O
in O
1991 O
and O
1992 O
, O
and O
highly O
assessed O
the O
important O
contributions O
made O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
and O
Premier O
Peng O
Li O
himself O
in O
the O
development O
of O
the O
relationship O
between O
Portugal B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
resolution O
of O
the O
Macao B-GPE
issue O
. O

Viera B-PERSON
said O
, O
he O
was O
glad O
to O
see O
that O
China B-GPE
had O
achieved O
great O
progress O
in O
the O
areas O
of O
economic O
and O
social O
life O
, O
and O
expressed O
complete O
understanding O
that O
the O
modernization O
build O
- O
up O
needed O
to O
be O
carried O
out O
under O
stable O
situations O
. O

He O
said O
, O
the O
stability O
and O
development O
of O
China B-GPE
was O
beneficial O
to O
world O
peace O
and O
development O
, O
and O
that O
the O
prosperity O
and O
stability O
of O
China B-GPE
was O
the O
basic O
guarantee O
for O
the O
prosperity O
and O
stability O
of O
Macao B-GPE
. O

He O
and O
the O
Portuguese B-NORP
government O
would O
continue O
to O
put O
forth O
effort O
towards O
the O
continuous O
development O
and O
smooth O
resolution O
of O
the O
Macao B-GPE
issue O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Wenhao B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

The B-ORG
Irish I-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Army I-ORG
declared O
today O
that O
the O
organization O
will O
completely O
stop O
all O
military O
activities O
and O
implement O
an O
" O
unconditional O
and O
without O
time O
limit O
" O
cease O
fire O
from O
midnight O
tonight O
. O

The B-ORG
Irish I-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Army I-ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
issued O
to O
the O
British B-NORP
and O
Irish B-NORP
news O
media O
that O
considering O
the O
current O
situation O
and O
in O
order O
to O
promote O
the O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
peace O
process O
, O
this O
organization O
has O
made O
the O
above O
decision O
and O
has O
informed O
all O
the O
troops O
under O
it O
of O
this O
decision O
. O

The O
statement O
requested O
that O
the O
British B-NORP
government O
give O
serious O
thought O
to O
the O
responsibilities O
it O
has O
taken O
upon O
itself O
, O
and O
urge O
all O
relevant O
parties O
to O
face O
the O
new O
situation O
brought O
about O
by O
this O
cease O
- O
fire O
with O
determination O
and O
patience O
, O
and O
hold O
extensive O
negotiations O
with O
British B-NORP
and O
Irish B-NORP
governments O
and O
various O
major O
parties O
of O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
participating O
so O
as O
to O
finally O
resolve O
the O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
conflict O
. O

The O
statement O
said O
that O
the O
cease O
- O
fire O
declared O
by O
Irish B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Army I-ORG
provides O
an O
opportunity O
for O
the O
" O
just O
and O
permanent O
resolution O
" O
of O
the O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
problem O
. O

However O
, O
Irish B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Army I-ORG
also O
reiterated O
that O
it O
will O
still O
adhere O
to O
its O
" O
republican O
objective O
" O
, O
that O
is O
, O
the O
unification O
of O
the O
entire O
island O
of O
Ireland B-GPE
. O

To O
realize O
the O
unification O
of O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
and O
the O
Irish O
Republic O
, O
the B-ORG
Irish I-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Army I-ORG
has O
carried O
out O
violent O
activities O
in O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
for O
as O
long O
as O
25 O
years O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O

China B-GPE
's O
Foreign B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
spokesperson O
expressed O
condolences O
over O
the O
death O
of O
former O
US B-GPE
president O
Nixon B-PERSON
on O
the O
night O
of O
the O
22nd O
. O

In O
response O
to O
queries O
from O
reporters O
, O
this O
spokesperson O
said O
, O
during O
the O
period O
when O
former O
US B-GPE
president O
Mr. O
Nixon O
was O
ill O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
leaders O
have O
relayed O
consolation O
through O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
ambassador O
stationed O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

We O
express O
our O
deepest O
condolences O
over O
his O
death O
. O

Key O
national O
leaders O
of O
China B-GPE
have O
already O
sent O
telegrams O
of O
condolences O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jie B-NORP
Sun O

China B-GPE
's O
chemical O
industry O
is O
accelerating O
the O
pace O
of O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
and O
striding O
into O
the O
world O
. O

According O
to O
Ministry O
of O
Chemical O
Industry O
presentations O
, O
total O
chemical O
imports O
and O
exports O
in O
China B-GPE
were O
less O
than O
300 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
1978 O
, O
reached O
7.5 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
last O
year O
, O
and O
there O
are O
already O
30 O
chemical O
enterprises O
who O
exported O
foreign O
exchange O
surpassing O
10 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Complete O
equipment O
set O
exports O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
chemical O
industry O
made O
a O
fractional O
breakthrough O
, O
while O
double O
equipment O
set O
installations O
, O
with O
an O
annual O
production O
of O
40,000 O
tons O
of O
ion O
film O
caustic O
soda O
, O
were O
successively O
exported O
to O
Indonesia B-GPE
and O
complete O
equipment O
sets O
, O
with O
an O
annual O
production O
of O
200,000 O
tons O
of O
sodium O
carbonate O
, O
were O
exported O
to O
Iran B-GPE
. O

Technology O
exports O
also O
made O
new O
progress O
. O

Currently O
, O
technology O
exports O
that O
China B-GPE
can O
provide O
reach O
52 O
. O

According O
to O
incomplete O
statistics O
, O
in O
the O
past O
3 O
years O
, O
China B-GPE
exported O
more O
than O
20 O
technologies O
, O
such O
as O
anthraquinone O
hydrogen O
peroxide O
solution O
, O
variable O
voltage O
absorption O
, O
etc O
. O

Up O
to O
the O
first O
half O
of O
this O
year O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
Ministry O
of O
Chemical O
Industry O
signed O
co-operation O
agreements O
with O
15 O
large O
international O
chemical O
corporations O
. O

In O
the O
past O
ten O
years O
, O
foreign O
capital O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
chemical O
industry O
accumulatively O
absorbed O
reached O
8.5 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
and O
is O
being O
used O
for O
the O
construction O
and O
technology O
transformation O
of O
chemical O
fertilizer O
and O
petroleum O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Bishkek B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporters O
Mengjun B-PERSON
Ju I-PERSON
and O
Xiaoguang B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON

Premier O
Peng O
Li O
and O
President O
Akayev O
of O
the O
Kyrgyzstan O
Republic O
held O
a O
two O
- O
and O
- O
half O
- O
hour O
talk O
at O
the O
government O
building O
this O
morning O
to O
deeply O
exchange O
views O
on O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
regional O
issues O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
talk O
took O
place O
in O
a O
cordial O
and O
friendly O
atmosphere O
. O

President O
Akayev O
first O
of O
all O
, O
toward O
Premier O
Peng O
Li O
's O
visiting O
the O
Republic O
of O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
, O
expressed O
a O
warm O
welcome O
. O

Akayev B-PERSON
emphasized O
that O
the O
important O
speech O
given O
by O
Premier O
Peng O
Li O
in O
Tashkent B-GPE
put O
forward O
the O
clear O
principles O
of O
China B-GPE
in O
developing O
friendly O
neighborhood O
relations O
with O
various O
countries O
of O
Central B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
, O
which O
has O
significance O
to O
the O
peace O
and O
stability O
of O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
and O
the O
entire O
Central O
Asian O
region O
. O

He O
holds O
that O
as O
a O
permanent O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
China B-GPE
plays O
an O
especially O
active O
role O
in O
international O
affairs O
. O

Akayev B-PERSON
expressed O
that O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
is O
a O
young O
country O
that O
gained O
independence O
not O
long O
ago O
, O
and O
needs O
to O
use O
China B-GPE
's O
experience O
as O
reference O
, O
including O
China B-GPE
's O
experience O
in O
international O
activities O
. O

He O
hoped O
that O
diplomatic O
representatives O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
would O
maintain O
consultations O
and O
strengthen O
co-operation O
in O
international O
organizations O
. O

Premier O
Peng O
Li O
first O
conveyed O
the O
warm O
greetings O
of O
President O
Zemin O
Jiang O
to O
President O
Akayev O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
that O
China B-GPE
and O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
have O
common O
borders O
and O
a O
traditional O
friendship O
, O
and O
that O
the O
relationship O
between O
both O
countries O
has O
developed O
smoothly O
since O
the O
independence O
of O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
. O

China B-GPE
is O
willing O
to O
make O
efforts O
to O
continually O
deepen O
this O
type O
of O
friendship O
. O

Akayev B-PERSON
requested O
that O
Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
convey O
his O
greetings O
to O
President O
Zemin O
Jiang O
and O
invite O
him O
to O
visit O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
. O

Akayev O
said O
that O
strengthening O
co-operative O
relations O
with O
China B-GPE
in O
such O
areas O
as O
politics O
, O
economy O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
culture O
, O
etc. O
, O
is O
in O
line O
with O
the O
greatest O
interest O
of O
the O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
people O
, O
and O
is O
also O
one O
of O
the O
first O
directions O
of O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
's O
foreign O
policies O
to O
be O
developed O
. O

President O
Akayev O
expressed O
his O
agreement O
on O
Premier O
Peng O
Li O
's O
idea O
of O
building O
a O
new O
silk O
road O
. O

He O
said O
that O
to O
this O
end O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
would O
make O
its O
own O
effort O
to O
make O
the O
new O
silk O
road O
a O
road O
of O
co-operation O
and O
a O
road O
of O
friendship O
. O

He O
said O
that O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
will O
forever O
regard O
China B-GPE
as O
a O
friendly O
neighbor O
and O
a O
mutually O
reliable O
co-operative O
partner O
among O
Central O
Asian O
countries O
. O

As O
for O
the O
issue O
of O
the O
Sino O
- O
Kyrgyzstani O
border O
, O
both O
sides O
unanimously O
hold O
that O
they O
should O
make O
the O
best O
use O
of O
time O
to O
implement O
the O
previously O
reached O
agreements O
in O
a O
legal O
manner O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
to O
continue O
friendly O
negotiations O
on O
some O
remaining O
issues O
. O

Whereas O
both O
parties O
are O
sincere O
, O
it O
is O
believed O
that O
the O
border O
issues O
will O
be O
settled O
satisfactorily O
within O
a O
short O
period O
of O
time O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
that O
reaching O
a O
border O
agreement O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
is O
of O
great O
significance O
for O
strengthening O
Sino O
- O
Kyrgyzstani O
relations O
. O

He O
hoped O
that O
the O
borders O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
would O
become O
the O
ties O
of O
peace O
and O
friendship O
and O
the O
bridge O
for O
economic O
prosperity O
. O

Akayev B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
trend O
of O
economic O
and O
trade O
co-operation O
between O
both O
countries O
is O
very O
good O
and O
that O
China B-GPE
has O
currently O
become O
an O
important O
trade O
partner O
with O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
. O

Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
hopes O
to O
elevate O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
between O
both O
countries O
to O
a O
new O
level O
, O
and O
welcomes O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
to O
come O
to O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
to O
invest O
. O

He O
expressed O
that O
positive O
achievements O
have O
been O
made O
in O
the O
development O
of O
some O
co-operation O
projects O
between O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
and O
the O
Xinjiang B-GPE
region O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
there O
is O
still O
great O
potential O
in O
this O
aspect O
. O

Akayev B-PERSON
also O
highly O
esteemed O
the O
fruitful O
co-operation O
between O
the O
scientists O
and O
technicians O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
that O
China B-GPE
and O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
should O
strengthen O
co-operative O
relations O
in O
such O
fields O
as O
economy O
, O
trade O
, O
science O
, O
technology O
, O
culture O
, O
etc O
. O

He O
expressed O
that O
" O
after O
the O
independence O
of O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
, O
there O
has O
been O
a O
larger O
increase O
in O
the O
volume O
of O
trade O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
mainly O
in O
the O
border O
regions O
. O

I O
agree O
to O
further O
expand O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
equality O
and O
mutual O
benefits O
. O

And O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
takes O
a O
positive O
attitude O
regarding O
the O
issue O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
corporations O
coming O
to O
Kyrgyzstan B-GPE
to O
invest O
. O
" O

Premier O
Peng O
Li O
also O
said O
that O
China B-GPE
supports O
the O
maintenance O
of O
friendly O
relations O
among O
Central O
Asian O
countries O
and O
between O
them O
and O
Russia B-GPE
. O

President O
Akayev O
said O
that O
there O
has O
been O
a O
long O
history O
in O
the O
establishment O
of O
relationships O
between O
Central O
Asian O
countries O
and O
Russia B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
keeping O
good O
relations O
with O
each O
other O
is O
very O
important O
. O

The O
leaders O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
also O
exchanged O
in O
- O
depth O
views O
on O
some O
other O
regional O
issues O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O

According O
to O
" O
China B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
News I-ORG
" O
reporting O
, O
the O
65 O
billion O
financial O
bonds O
issued O
this O
year O
by O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
are O
not O
within O
the O
scope O
of O
this O
year O
's O
domestic O
securities O
issuance O
plan O
, O
moreover O
, O
they O
are O
brought O
into O
this O
year O
's O
credit O
scope O
of O
specialized O
banks O
, O
and O
also O
included O
in O
the O
fixed O
capital O
investment O
plan O
drafted O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

This O
part O
of O
the O
funds O
will O
come O
entirely O
from O
national O
financial O
institutions O
, O
and O
financial O
bonds O
will O
not O
be O
issued O
to O
the O
public O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
after O
its O
founding O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
transferred O
the O
portion O
of O
funds O
used O
for O
the O
construction O
of O
infrastructure O
and O
technical O
innovation O
projects O
from O
the O
specialized O
banks O
to O
its O
own O
account O
in O
the O
form O
of O
financial O
bonds O
. O

Therefore O
, O
there O
is O
no O
change O
in O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
fixed O
capital O
assets O
investment O
. O

But O
, O
the O
capital O
for O
specialized O
banks O
to O
purchase O
financial O
bonds O
comes O
from O
savings O
deposits O
, O
not O
new O
growth O
, O
and O
has O
utterly O
no O
effect O
on O
either O
the O
issuance O
of O
government O
bonds O
or O
the O
issuance O
of O
new O
shares O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
after O
this O
year O
's O
65 O
billion O
financial O
bonds O
are O
in O
possession O
, O
there O
will O
be O
60 O
billion O
in O
funds O
to O
be O
used O
for O
345 O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
infrastructure O
projects O
and O
5 O
billion O
will O
be O
used O
for O
important O
policy O
- O
related O
technical O
innovation O
projects O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
as O
a O
financial O
policy O
institution O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
will O
mainly O
assist O
national O
pillar O
industries O
, O
and O
support O
the O
government O
in O
carrying O
out O
macro-economic O
management O
. O

It O
does O
not O
have O
any O
source O
of O
funds O
of O
its O
own O
, O
and O
is O
not O
for O
profit O
. O

The B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
has O
many O
capital O
sources O
and O
channels O
. O

Firstly O
, O
it O
has O
registered O
capital O
of O
50 O
billion O
yuan O
allocated O
from O
national O
finance O
. O

Secondly O
, O
it O
issues O
bonds O
to O
financial O
institutions O
. O

Thirdly O
, O
it O
issues O
bonds O
abroad O
to O
attract O
foreign O
capital O
or O
borrows O
from O
foreign O
commercial O
banks O
. O

The O
fourth O
is O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
funding O
. O

In O
the O
future O
, O
it O
might O
also O
issue O
bonds O
to O
the O
public O
, O
but O
the O
amount O
will O
be O
very O
small O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
according O
to O
the O
" O
National B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
's O
plan O
for O
structuring O
and O
operation O
" O
approved O
by O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
such O
fund O
appropriations O
as O
National B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
policy O
loans O
, O
etc. O
have O
already O
been O
entrusted O
to O
the O
People O
's O
Construction O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
a O
signing O
ceremony O
was O
held O
recently O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

After O
bilateral O
consultation O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
entrusted O
the B-ORG
Construction I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
to O
supervise O
loan O
contract O
executions O
, O
to O
process O
business O
such O
as O
loans O
and O
fund O
appropriations O
, O
etc. O
, O
to O
supervise O
loan O
utilization O
, O
and O
to O
assist O
in O
bettering O
loan O
recovery O
work O
. O

Both O
parties O
also O
reached O
an O
agreement O
on O
each O
party O
's O
responsibility O
, O
rights O
and O
fund O
operation O
procedures O
, O
etc O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanjing B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Futian B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON

Here O
, O
today O
, O
the B-FAC
Zijin I-FAC
Mountain I-FAC
Astronomical I-FAC
Observatory I-FAC
under O
China B-GPE
's O
Academy O
of O
Science B-ORG
, O
issued O
the O
specific O
forecasted O
time O
to O
observe O
Shoemaker O
- O
Levy O
9 O
comet O
's O
collision O
with O
Jupiter B-ORG
from O
China B-GPE
. O

This O
provides O
a O
rare O
opportunity O
for O
Chinese B-NORP
astronomers O
and O
amateurs O
to O
observe O
this O
astronomic O
phenomenon O
of O
rare O
human O
experience O
. O

The O
Shoemaker O
- O
Levy O
9 O
comet O
, O
which O
was O
discovered O
by O
US B-GPE
astronomers O
in O
March O
1993 O
, O
has O
now O
split O
into O
21 O
nuclei O
and O
has O
been O
moving O
at O
high O
speed O
towards O
Jupiter B-ORG
. O

It O
will O
collide O
with O
Jupiter B-ORG
and O
explode O
in O
July O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
forecast O
of O
a O
magnificent O
collision O
phenomenon O
between O
celestial O
bodies O
of O
the O
solar O
system O
in O
human O
history O
. O

On O
the O
basis O
of O
international O
observations O
, O
forecast O
data O
, O
and O
many O
years O
of O
their O
own O
research O
observations O
and O
precise O
calculations O
concerning O
asteroids O
and O
comets O
, O
planet O
research O
experts O
at O
the O
Zijin O
Mountain O
Astronomical O
Observatory O
of O
Nanjing B-GPE
recently O
forecasted O
the O
specific O
time O
for O
observing O
this O
astronomic O
phenomenon O
from O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
first O
collision O
of O
this O
comet O
with O
Jupiter B-ORG
will O
occur O
at O
3:30 O
AM O
, O
in O
the O
wee O
hours O
of O
July O
17th O
, O
Beijing B-GPE
time O
, O
and O
the O
serial O
number O
of O
the O
colliding O
nucleus O
is O
No. O
21 O
. O

This O
collision O
will O
be O
unobservable O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
first O
collision O
observable O
in O
China B-GPE
will O
occur O
at O
2:30 O
PM O
on O
the O
17th O
and O
the O
serial O
number O
of O
the O
nucleus O
is O
No. O
19 O
. O

This O
collision O
is O
observable O
with O
a O
radio O
telescope O
. O

The O
first O
collision O
observable O
in O
the O
night O
sky O
of O
China B-GPE
will O
occur O
at O
7:30 O
PM O
of O
the O
17th O
and O
the O
serial O
number O
of O
the O
colliding O
nucleus O
is O
No. O
18 O
. O

Within O
15 O
minutes O
after O
the O
collision O
, O
the O
collision O
area O
will O
start O
to O
face O
Earth B-LOC
. O

Astronomy O
amateurs O
can O
observe O
it O
with O
a O
suitable O
mini-type O
astronomical O
telescope O
. O

A O
more O
powerful O
collision O
is O
expected O
to O
occur O
at O
10:30 O
that O
night O
, O
and O
the O
serial O
number O
of O
the O
nucleus O
is O
No. O
17 O
. O

The O
collision O
of O
the O
21 O
comet O
nuclei O
will O
last O
for O
five O
and O
a O
half O
days O
. O

According O
to O
astronomy O
experts O
of O
the B-FAC
Zijin I-FAC
Mountain I-FAC
Astronomical I-FAC
Observatory I-FAC
, O
the O
speed O
at O
the O
time O
of O
collision O
between O
the O
21 O
nuclei O
and O
Jupiter B-ORG
will O
be O
as O
high O
as O
60 O
km O
/ O
s O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
the O
diameters O
of O
the O
11 O
larger O
nuclei O
range O
from O
2 O
to O
4 O
kilometers O
. O

The O
energy O
of O
the O
explosion O
at O
collision O
time O
will O
reach O
as O
high O
as O
10 O
trillion O
tons O
of O
TNT O
dynamite O
, O
equivalent O
to O
the O
explosive O
power O
of O
500 O
million O
atomic O
bombs O
similar O
to O
those O
dropped O
on O
Hiroshima B-GPE
. O

A B-ORG
colossal O
fireball O
and O
soaring O
mushroom O
cloud O
may O
be O
formed O
in O
Jupiter B-ORG
's O
atmosphere O
whose O
projectiles O
would O
be O
thrown O
to O
a O
height O
of O
several O
thousand O
kilometers O
. O

Astronomers O
stressed O
that O
the O
collision O
between O
the O
comet O
and O
Jupiter B-ORG
will O
be O
770 O
to O
780 O
million O
kilometers O
away O
from O
the O
Earth O
, O
corresponding O
to O
5 O
times O
the O
distance O
between O
the O
Sun B-GPE
and O
the O
Earth O
, O
and O
therefore O
will O
impose O
no O
direct O
impact O
on O
the O
Earth O
. O

According O
to O
astronomy O
experts O
, O
the O
observation O
and O
study O
of O
this O
comet O
colliding O
with O
Jupiter B-ORG
will O
help O
both O
the O
in O
- O
depth O
revelation O
of O
Jupiter B-ORG
's O
mysteries O
of O
the O
rosy O
clouds O
, O
the O
great O
red O
spot O
, O
and O
corona O
and O
also O
help O
in O
developing O
research O
on O
the O
odds O
, O
forecast O
accuracy O
and O
explosive O
effects O
, O
etc. O
of O
comets O
and O
asteroids O
' O
collision O
with O
Earth B-LOC
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hanoi B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Shuojing B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON

Six O
countries O
, O
namely O
China B-GPE
, O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
Burma B-GPE
, O
Laos B-GPE
and O
Cambodia B-GPE
, O
will O
further O
strengthen O
co-operation O
in O
such O
areas O
as O
transportation O
, O
energy O
, O
trade O
and O
investment O
, O
environmental O
protection O
, O
tourism O
and O
human O
resources O
development O
, O
etc O
. O

This O
was O
the O
common O
understanding O
held O
by O
representatives O
of O
the O
six O
aforementioned O
countries O
at O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
's O
third O
secondary O
region O
economic O
co-operation O
meeting O
, O
which O
closed O
today O
. O

This O
meeting O
also O
decided O
that O
transportation O
is O
content O
that O
is O
focal O
to O
secondary O
region O
co-operation O
. O

The O
two O
highways O
from O
Kunming B-GPE
to O
Chiang O
Mai O
, O
Thailand B-GPE
and O
from O
Kunming B-GPE
to O
Lashio O
, O
Burma B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
two O
railroads O
from O
Yunnan B-GPE
to O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
and O
from O
Yunnan B-GPE
to O
Thailand B-GPE
were O
listed O
as O
the O
projects O
taking O
first O
priority O
in O
being O
developed O
. O

This O
meeting O
was O
organized O
by O
the O
Vietnamese B-NORP
government O
and O
Asian B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

The O
meeting O
was O
chaired O
by O
government O
delegations O
of O
the O
6 O
aforementioned O
countries O
and O
representatives O
of O
some O
international O
organizations O
and O
institutes O
. O

In O
1992 O
, O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
first O
proposed O
various O
aspects O
of O
economic O
co-operation O
within O
the O
secondary O
region O
formed O
by O
China B-GPE
-LRB- O
Yunnan B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
Cambodia B-GPE
, O
Laos B-GPE
, O
Burma B-GPE
, O
Thailand B-GPE
and O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
and O
also O
decided O
a O
number O
of O
co-operation O
and O
development O
projects O
of O
regional O
significance O
. O

The O
first O
and O
second O
Asian B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
's O
secondary O
region O
economic O
co-operation O
meetings O
were O
held O
in O
Manila B-GPE
in O
October O
, O
1992 O
and O
in O
August O
, O
1993 O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Russian B-NORP
troops O
held O
the O
last O
ceremony O
to O
bid O
farewell O
to O
Germany B-GPE
on O
the O
31st O
. O

Soldiers O
from O
three O
countries O
, O
namely O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
UK B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
will O
also O
withdraw O
from O
Berlin B-GPE
in O
early O
September O
. O

The O
occupying O
armies O
existing O
in O
German B-NORP
territory O
will O
end O
soon O
. O

On O
September O
1st O
, O
1939 O
, O
Hitler B-PERSON
's O
army O
attacked O
Poland B-GPE
. O

It O
has O
just O
been O
55 O
years O
now O
since O
the B-EVENT
Second I-EVENT
World I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
which O
brought O
great O
suffering O
to O
the O
people O
of O
Europe B-GPE
and O
the O
world O
. O

A O
total O
of O
four O
million O
people O
from O
European B-NORP
countries O
died O
in O
this O
war O
, O
including O
those O
from O
Germany B-GPE
. O

Among O
them O
, O
the O
USSR B-GPE
made O
a O
great O
sacrifice O
in O
the O
war O
to O
win O
over O
German B-NORP
invaders O
. O

Its O
casualties O
were O
nearly O
28 O
million O
. O

Half O
a O
century O
has O
passed O
in O
a O
flash O
, O
with O
Europe B-GPE
experiencing O
hot O
war O
, O
cold O
war O
, O
turmoil O
and O
tremendous O
changes O
. O

Currently O
, O
both O
the O
hot O
and O
cold O
wars O
have O
passed O
, O
but O
the O
end O
of O
turmoil O
and O
conflict O
is O
not O
yet O
to O
be O
seen O
. O

In O
the O
early O
period O
after O
the O
war O
, O
the O
four O
large O
countries O
, O
namely O
the O
USSR B-GPE
, O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
the O
UK B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
, O
carved O
out O
their O
spheres O
of O
influence O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
" O
Yalta B-GPE
agreement O
" O
, O
and O
occupied O
Germany B-GPE
and O
its O
capital O
by O
districts O
. O

The O
highest O
policy O
- O
making O
authorities O
in O
Germany B-GPE
then O
were O
the O
" O
Control O
Committee O
of O
the O
Allied O
States O
" O
. O

Henceforth O
, O
Germany B-GPE
was O
split O
up O
and O
in O
a O
powerless O
state O
for O
a O
long O
period O
. O

Not O
long O
after O
, O
the O
contest O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
the O
USSR B-GPE
in O
Europe B-GPE
caused O
a O
split O
in O
the O
original O
anti-fascist O
coalition O
, O
resulting O
in O
German B-NORP
's O
division O
into O
two O
. O

On O
the O
western O
side O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
organized O
NATO B-ORG
and O
supported O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
keeping O
the O
USSR O
" O
in O
check O
" O
; O
on O
the O
eastern O
side O
, O
the O
USSR B-GPE
organized O
the B-LAW
Warsaw I-LAW
Pact I-LAW
, O
and O
built O
up O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
as O
the O
bridgehead O
against O
the O
West O
. O

Germany B-GPE
, O
being O
split O
up O
, O
became O
the O
frontline O
of O
the O
cold O
- O
war O
confrontation O
between O
the O
East O
and O
West B-LOC
. O

Henceforth O
, O
there O
has O
not O
been O
a O
single O
day O
of O
peace O
in O
the O
political O
situation O
of O
Europe B-GPE
, O
a O
crisis O
- O
ridden O
continent O
. O

But O
, O
since O
the O
start O
of O
1989 O
, O
a O
new O
turn O
has O
occurred O
in O
the O
European B-NORP
situation O
. O

Radical O
changes O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
, O
the O
re-unification O
of O
Germany B-GPE
, O
the O
dissolution O
of O
the B-ORG
Warsaw I-ORG
Pact I-ORG
and O
the O
disintegration O
of O
the O
USSR B-GPE
all O
occurred O
successively O
, O
causing O
difficulties O
in O
continuing O
the O
original O
" O
Yalta B-GPE
system O
" O
. O

In O
this O
great O
change O
, O
Germany B-GPE
became O
the O
largest O
beneficiary O
. O

The O
rise O
of O
a O
re-unified O
Germany B-GPE
has O
changed O
the O
proportion O
of O
strength O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
making O
the O
UK B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
, O
which O
originally O
were O
large O
world O
powers O
, O
worry O
about O
dropping O
to O
second O
- O
class O
big O
countries O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
, O
the O
only O
superpower O
today O
, O
has O
recently O
started O
to O
regard O
Germany B-GPE
as O
a O
" O
partner O
in O
leadership O
" O
, O
encouraging O
it O
to O
" O
exercise O
a O
leadership O
role O
" O
in O
world O
politics O
. O

The O
reason O
is O
obvious O
: O
the O
US B-GPE
wants O
to O
make O
use O
of O
Germany B-GPE
's O
strength O
. O

A O
unified O
Germany B-GPE
is O
moving O
today O
from O
a O
large O
economic O
country O
to O
a O
large O
political O
country O
. O

Depending O
on O
its O
own O
tremendous O
strength O
, O
Germany B-GPE
is O
playing O
a O
leading O
role O
in O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
, O
and O
its O
role O
as O
a O
" O
giant O
" O
is O
obviously O
seen O
by O
common O
people O
. O

It O
spares O
no O
efforts O
in O
playing O
a O
" O
bridging O
role O
" O
between O
eastern O
and O
western O
Europe B-GPE
and O
participating O
in O
the O
" O
peacekeeping O
mission O
" O
under O
the O
banner O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
and O
is O
striving O
to O
be O
a O
permanent O
member O
country O
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
historical O
post-war O
period O
is O
drawing O
to O
an O
end O
. O

But O
the O
lesson O
of O
blood O
and O
tears O
and O
the O
painful O
experience O
it O
left O
for O
later O
generations O
still O
needs O
to O
continue O
and O
earnestly O
conclude O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

by O
reporter O
Zhongshi B-PERSON
Ouyang I-PERSON

The O
art O
of O
calligraphy O
is O
a O
special O
kind O
of O
art O
form O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Each O
period O
has O
its O
own O
superior O
achievements O
, O
which O
combine O
to O
make O
a O
brilliant O
and O
glorious O
calligraphy O
history O
. O

This O
is O
exactly O
why O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
art O
of O
calligraphy O
wins O
the O
strong O
admiration O
of O
friends O
from O
many O
countries O
of O
the O
world O
. O

American B-NORP
friends O
Mr. O
Sackler O
and O
his O
wife O
, O
have O
wholeheartedly O
contributed O
a O
lot O
to O
carrying O
forward O
our O
art O
of O
calligraphy O
, O
and O
hope O
to O
introduce O
this O
brilliant O
art O
to O
the O
world O
, O
to O
let O
more O
friends O
learn O
and O
treasure O
it O
. O

We O
appreciate O
their O
absolute O
sincerity O
. O

The O
first O
recently O
held O
" O
Sackler B-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
Calligraphy I-EVENT
Competition I-EVENT
" O
selected O
, O
recommended O
and O
widely O
solicited O
calligraphy O
works O
and O
treasures O
of O
recently O
budding O
calligraphers O
scattered O
in O
various O
places O
, O
and O
has O
been O
deeply O
welcomed O
by O
readers O
. O

In O
the O
appraisal O
and O
selection O
process O
, O
the O
standards O
we O
emphasized O
were O
: O
conforming O
to O
classical O
requirements O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
art O
of O
calligraphy O
; O
healthy O
language O
diction O
, O
readable O
handwriting O
; O
certain O
standards O
of O
writing O
methods O
; O
solid O
skills O
, O
and O
self O
- O
establishing O
a O
new O
artistic O
concept O
-- O
these O
are O
the O
characteristics O
of O
our O
Chinese B-NORP
art O
of O
calligraphy O
, O
and O
because O
we O
have O
these O
characteristics O
, O
we O
won O
the O
attention O
of O
foreign O
friends O
. O

Therefore O
, O
any O
work O
that O
can O
follow O
tradition O
but O
not O
stagnate O
, O
and O
have O
new O
artistic O
concepts O
will O
be O
appraised O
well O
. O

In O
a O
serious O
yet O
harmonious O
discussion O
, O
the O
judges O
thinking O
achieved O
unity O
and O
decided O
this O
round O
's O
outstanding O
entries O
. O

One O
kind O
of O
situation O
embarrassed O
the O
judges O
, O
namely O
, O
that O
some O
works O
displayed O
really O
beautifully O
written O
characters O
, O
conformed O
to O
a O
certain O
calligraphy O
style O
, O
and O
showed O
signs O
of O
new O
achievement O
in O
art O
form O
, O
but O
regretfully O
, O
because O
the O
calligraphers O
have O
poor O
basic O
knowledge O
, O
they O
wrote O
some O
wrong O
characters O
, O
and O
since O
there O
was O
no O
remedy O
, O
finally O
lost O
in O
the O
selection O
. O

Everyone O
both O
felt O
pity O
for O
them O
, O
and O
felt O
that O
this O
is O
an O
issue O
very O
worth O
worrying O
about O
. O

Some O
young O
calligraphy O
lovers O
, O
just O
at O
the O
time O
when O
they O
should O
have O
been O
studying O
hard O
, O
were O
hindered O
. O

So O
basic O
knowledge O
was O
not O
enough O
, O
structure O
was O
not O
systematic O
, O
and O
the O
level O
was O
rather O
low O
. O

They O
have O
some O
ability O
in O
calligraphy O
, O
but O
eventually O
can O
not O
produce O
a O
final O
masterpiece O
at O
a O
higher O
level O
, O
and O
can O
not O
create O
works O
which O
may O
be O
used O
as O
teaching O
models O
. O

We O
sincerely O
hope O
that O
these O
friends O
will O
amend O
this O
aspect O
quickly O
, O
and O
hope O
future O
works O
will O
show O
both O
superior O
capability O
in O
calligraphy O
, O
and O
convey O
healthy O
and O
deep O
thoughts O
, O
and O
even O
reveal O
a O
clear O
, O
meaningful O
and O
elegant O
mind O
. O

This O
is O
the O
eager O
expectation O
that O
many O
older O
- O
generation O
calligraphers O
have O
placed O
on O
us O
younger O
- O
generation O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Urumchi B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporters O
Shengjiang B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
and O
Jian'gang B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON

The O
'94 O
China B-GPE
- O
Urumchi B-GPE
external O
economic O
and O
trade O
negotiation O
meeting O
-LRB- O
" O
Urumchi O
Negotiation O
Meeting O
" O
-RRB- O
convened O
grandly O
this O
morning O
in O
the O
capital O
of O
Xinjiang B-GPE
, O
Urumchi B-GPE
. O

Over O
4000 O
guests O
from O
home O
and O
abroad O
attended O
the O
opening O
ceremony O
. O

Ahbulaity B-PERSON
Ahbudurecy I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Xinjiang B-GPE
Uigur I-GPE
Autonomous I-GPE
Region I-GPE
, O
presided O
at O
the O
opening O
ceremony O
, O
and O
leaders O
such O
as O
Tiemuer B-PERSON
Dawamaiti I-PERSON
, O
vice-chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
Shimayi B-PERSON
Aimaiti I-PERSON
, O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
etc. O
cut O
the O
ribbon O
for O
the O
meeting O
. O

Compared O
with O
before O
, O
the O
commercial O
strength O
of O
foreign O
merchants O
this O
year O
has O
obviously O
increased O
. O

Nearly O
2000 O
traveling O
merchants O
from O
42 O
countries O
and O
regions O
, O
such O
as O
Japan B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
Pakistan B-GPE
, O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
etc. O
came O
to O
the O
meeting O
to O
negotiate O
on O
trade O
deals O
. O

A O
number O
of O
powerful O
international O
companies O
and O
commercial O
agencies O
, O
such O
as O
Ito B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Han B-ORG
Hua I-ORG
Group I-ORG
of O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
Jeffrey B-ORG
Group I-ORG
of O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
etc. O
participated O
in O
this B-EVENT
Urumchi I-EVENT
Negotiation I-EVENT
Meeting I-EVENT
. O

Enterprises O
from O
domestic O
coastal O
provinces O
and O
cities O
increased O
, O
and O
there O
are O
altogether O
30 O
enterprise O
representatives O
from O
30 O
provinces O
, O
cities O
and O
autonomous O
regions O
coming O
to O
this O
meeting O
. O

The O
729 O
booths O
prepared O
for O
the O
meeting O
have O
all O
been O
sold O
out O
. O

As O
far O
as O
the O
exhibit O
situation O
is O
concerned O
, O
the O
grade O
of O
meeting O
exhibition O
goods O
has O
obviously O
risen O
and O
the O
increase O
in O
the O
variety O
of O
designs O
and O
in O
the O
variety O
of O
types O
is O
relatively O
large O
. O

Not O
only O
are O
there O
famous O
quality O
products O
local O
to O
Xinjiang B-GPE
, O
but O
also O
quality O
products O
famous O
both O
here O
and O
abroad O
. O

This O
meeting O
is O
named O
" O
the O
Urumchi B-GPE
external O
economy O
and O
trade O
negotiation O
meeting O
" O
, O
while O
the O
two O
previous O
meetings O
were O
called O
" O
Urumchi B-GPE
border O
local O
region O
negotiation O
meeting O
" O
. O

Its O
merchant O
invitation O
scope O
extends O
from O
neighboring O
countries O
to O
nearly O
100 O
countries O
and O
regions O
such O
as O
Europe B-GPE
and O
America B-GPE
, O
southeast O
Asia B-GPE
, O
western O
Asia B-GPE
, O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
etc O
. O

The O
content O
of O
negotiations O
, O
besides O
barter O
trade O
, O
also O
has O
added O
items O
such O
as O
cash O
trading O
, O
economic O
and O
technological O
co-operation O
and O
capital O
and O
technology O
introduction O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
Urumchi B-GPE
negotiation O
meeting O
has O
become O
an O
important O
component O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

It O
was O
reported O
that O
Xinjiang B-GPE
carefully O
prepared O
300 O
external O
economic O
and O
technological O
co-operation O
projects O
and O
domestic O
cooperation O
projects O
for O
this O
meeting O
so O
as O
to O
further O
extend O
domestic O
and O
external O
economic O
and O
technological O
co-operation O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
remote O
and O
poor O
counties O
in O
this O
region O
also O
actively O
participated O
, O
bringing O
their O
own O
special O
products O
and O
merchant O
invitation O
projects O
. O

Since O
the O
first O
" O
Urumchi B-GPE
negotiation O
meeting O
" O
held O
in O
1992 O
, O
the O
economy O
of O
Xinjiang B-GPE
has O
steadily O
developed O
, O
and O
its O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
has O
expanded O
daily O
. O

It O
has O
already O
established O
trade O
and O
economic O
co-operation O
relations O
with O
more O
than O
50 O
countries O
and O
regions O
. O

Infrastructures O
and O
basic O
industries O
such O
as O
energy O
, O
transportation O
, O
telecommunications O
, O
etc. O
have O
gotten O
strength O
and O
improvement O
. O

Last O
year O
alone O
, O
fixed O
assets O
investments O
reached O
23.195 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
, O
and O
11 O
key O
construction O
projects O
were O
completed O
. O

The O
investment O
in O
infrastructure O
construction O
continuously O
increases O
, O
and O
28 O
key O
projects O
currently O
under O
construction O
are O
progressing O
smoothly O
. O

Xinjiang B-GPE
has O
already O
opened O
up O
33 O
international O
and O
domestic O
flight O
routes O
, O
has O
15 O
open O
ports O
, O
and O
has O
become O
one O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
provinces O
and O
regions O
having O
the O
most O
border O
ports O
. O

This O
meeting O
will O
end O
on O
September O
8th O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hangzhou B-GPE
, O
September O
2nd O
, O
by O
reporters O
Haixiong B-PERSON
Shen I-PERSON
and O
Xiquan B-PERSON
Shen I-PERSON

Typhoon B-EVENT
No. I-EVENT
17 I-EVENT
has O
caused O
the O
education O
system O
of O
the O
disaster O
areas O
of O
Zhejiang B-GPE
to O
suffer O
heavy O
losses O
, O
and O
the O
number O
schools O
with O
dormitories O
and O
facilities O
having O
been O
damaged O
has O
reached O
1500 O
. O

After O
the O
government O
and O
the O
people O
in O
the O
disaster O
area O
actively O
fought O
the O
disaster O
in O
an O
all O
- O
out O
effort O
to O
save O
themselves O
, O
now O
, O
most O
of O
the O
disaster O
area O
's O
primary O
and O
middle O
schools O
have O
opened O
as O
usual O
. O

Zhejiang B-GPE
Province I-GPE
's O
Education B-ORG
Department I-ORG
has O
recently O
sent O
out O
working O
teams O
to O
separately O
go O
to O
such O
places O
as O
Wenzhou B-GPE
, O
Taizhou B-GPE
, O
etc. O
to O
direct O
the O
education O
restoration O
work O
in O
the O
disaster O
area O
. O

More O
than O
20 O
people O
from O
Wenzhou B-GPE
's O
Education B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
offices O
and O
cadres O
separated O
into O
7 O
groups O
to O
go O
to O
such O
places O
as O
Yueqing B-GPE
, O
Ouhai B-GPE
, O
Dongtou B-GPE
, O
Pingyang B-GPE
, O
etc. O
to O
help O
finish O
restoring O
the O
school O
and O
the O
school O
opening O
preparation O
work O
. O

It O
also O
squeezed O
200,000 O
yuan O
out O
of O
the O
education O
fund O
to O
specially O
use O
in O
education O
disaster O
relief O
. O

For O
those O
students O
who O
can O
not O
pay O
tuition O
because O
of O
family O
financial O
difficulties O
caused O
by O
the O
disaster O
, O
educational O
administrative O
departments O
in O
cities O
and O
counties O
from O
all O
over O
have O
reduced O
or O
remitted O
tuition O
, O
or O
rendered O
certain O
assistance O
to O
ensure O
students O
can O
start O
school O
on O
time O
. O

School O
leaders O
and O
teaching O
and O
administrative O
workers O
in O
the O
disaster O
areas O
automatically O
went O
to O
work O
ahead O
of O
time O
, O
carefully O
cleaning O
the O
school O
environment O
, O
implementing O
sanitation O
and O
disinfection O
, O
and O
conduct O
repairs O
on O
damaged O
school O
buildings O
. O

Wenzhou B-GPE
's O
Education B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Weizhou I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Youth I-ORG
League I-ORG
also O
united O
with O
teachers O
and O
students O
of O
the O
schools O
in O
the O
disaster O
area O
to O
initiate O
a O
donation O
collection O
activity O
called O
" O
Donating O
love O
to O
disaster O
stricken O
schools O
" O
. O

So O
far O
this O
city O
has O
already O
received O
more O
than O
1,000,000 O
yuan O
in O
donations O
of O
all O
kinds O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

This O
afternoon O
at O
the O
Great O
People O
's O
Hall O
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
NPC O
, O
Shi B-PERSON
Qiao I-PERSON
, O
met O
with O
a O
Russian B-NORP
parliamentary O
group O
led O
by O
vice O
chairman O
Wenkerlorphsky B-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Duma I-ORG
and O
vice O
chairman O
Sharegernkerf B-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Russian I-ORG
Federation I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Reform I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

The O
representative O
group O
came O
on O
August O
30th O
to O
China B-GPE
on O
the O
invitation O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Affair I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
aiming O
at O
understanding O
the O
situation O
of O
economic O
reform O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
protective O
role O
of O
economic O
legislation O
during O
the O
process O
of O
building O
up O
a O
market O
economy O
structure O
, O
especially O
successful O
experience O
in O
the O
area O
of O
special O
economic O
zone O
construction O
. O

In O
the O
evening O
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Affair I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
Shuqin O
Liu O
, O
met O
with O
and O
invited O
the O
Russian B-NORP
guests O
to O
a O
banquet O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Zhengzhou B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yaming B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON

Recently O
, O
related O
experts O
and O
scholars O
discovered O
a O
large O
quantity O
of O
dinosaur O
bones O
fossils O
in O
Yangcheng O
Township O
, O
Xixia O
County O
of O
Henan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

This O
is O
another O
big O
discovery O
coming O
after O
an O
abundance O
of O
precious O
dinosaur O
eggs O
fossils O
were O
discovered O
here O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
last O
year O
. O

This O
reporter O
has O
learnt O
from O
the O
Archaeological O
Institute O
of O
Cultural O
Relics O
that O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
April O
of O
this O
year O
, O
related O
experts O
discovered O
several O
hundred O
dinosaur O
bone O
fossils O
, O
including O
ribs O
, O
phalanges O
, O
etc. O
, O
between O
two O
river O
gravel O
layers O
at O
such O
places O
as O
Hutou B-LOC
Hill I-LOC
, O
Yangcheng O
Township O
, O
Xixia O
county O
, O
etc O
. O

Because O
of O
long O
- O
term O
exposure O
at O
the O
ground O
's O
surface O
, O
some O
are O
already O
broken O
. O

From O
the O
view O
of O
stratigraphy O
, O
they O
all O
belong O
to O
the O
Cretaceous O
period O
. O

According O
to O
experts O
' O
judgment O
, O
a O
large O
quantity O
of O
dinosaurs O
fossils O
and O
other O
species O
' O
fossils O
are O
still O
buried O
within O
the O
dinosaur O
fossil O
group O
distribution O
area O
. O

They O
believe O
that O
the O
discovery O
of O
a O
large O
quantity O
of O
valuable O
dinosaur O
eggs O
fossils O
in O
the O
Xixia O
basin O
is O
an O
international O
rarity O
, O
and O
egg O
fossils O
and O
bone O
fossils O
existing O
in O
one O
place O
is O
even O
rarer O
. O

This O
find O
is O
of O
great O
important O
significance O
for O
studying O
dinosaur O
classification O
in O
the O
Xixia O
area O
, O
probing O
into O
dinosaur O
zoology O
and O
breeding O
habits O
, O
restoring O
the O
zoology O
and O
ecology O
of O
the O
dinosaur O
era O
and O
revealing O
laws O
about O
the O
earth O
's O
surface O
changing O
and O
the O
earth O
's O
environment O
evolving O
. O

The O
discovery O
of O
the O
dinosaur O
bone O
fossils O
also O
provides O
important O
clues O
about O
the O
region O
and O
burial O
patterns O
for O
further O
searching O
for O
dinosaur O
fossils O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Belgrade B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Sen B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON

After O
nine O
hours O
of O
negotiations O
, O
Karadzic B-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
" O
Serb O
Republic O
" O
of O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
, O
and O
Akashiken B-PERSON
, O
special O
envoy O
of O
the O
United O
Nations O
Secretary O
General O
, O
reached O
an O
agreement O
on O
the O
implementation O
of O
cease O
- O
fire O
in O
Gorazde B-GPE
in O
the O
early O
hours O
of O
the O
23rd O
. O

The O
cease O
- O
fire O
will O
be O
effective O
from O
12:00 O
noon O
of O
the O
23rd O
, O
local O
time O
. O

This O
cease O
- O
fire O
agreement O
was O
reached O
after O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
passed O
a O
resolution O
demanding O
an O
immediate O
cease O
- O
fire O
in O
Gorazde B-GPE
and O
NATO B-ORG
issued O
an O
ultimatum O
to O
the O
Serbs B-NORP
in O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
. O

Chief O
Serb O
leaders O
of O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
and O
the O
chief O
officials O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
peacekeeping O
force O
stationed O
in O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
participated O
in O
this O
meeting O
. O

President O
Milosevic O
of O
the B-ORG
Serbian I-ORG
Republic I-ORG
chaired O
this O
negotiation O
. O

The O
agreement O
issued O
in O
the O
early O
hours O
of O
the O
23rd O
stipulates O
: O
an O
immediate O
, O
complete O
cease O
- O
fire O
at O
Gorazde B-GPE
and O
its O
neighborhood O
; O
as O
the O
first O
step O
, O
a O
battalion O
of O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
peacekeeping O
troops O
is O
to O
be O
critically O
deployed O
in O
the O
region O
3 O
kilometers O
from O
the O
center O
of O
Gorazde B-GPE
City I-GPE
so O
as O
to O
monitor O
the O
cease O
- O
fire O
situation O
of O
the O
both O
sides O
involved O
in O
the O
war O
; O
the O
Serb O
side O
is O
to O
hand O
over O
its O
heavy O
weapons O
directly O
to O
the O
care O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
peacekeeping O
troops O
or O
withdraw O
to O
a O
region O
which O
can O
not O
threaten O
the O
safety O
zone O
of O
Gorazde B-GPE
; O
safety O
is O
to O
be O
provided O
for O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
the O
wounded O
from O
the O
city O
, O
and O
completely O
free O
passage O
is O
to O
be O
ensured O
for O
all O
members O
of O
the O
peacekeeping O
troops O
and O
humanitarian O
aid O
personnel O
. O

During O
talks O
, O
both O
sides O
, O
on O
starting O
negotiations O
, O
immediately O
reached O
an O
agreement O
on O
all O
military O
issues O
related O
to O
realizing O
peace O
in O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
, O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
providing O
humanitarian O
aid O
and O
the O
issue O
of O
full O
political O
resolution O
of O
the O
crisis O
in O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
. O

Leaders O
from O
both O
sides O
participating O
in O
the O
negotiations O
expressed O
their O
satisfaction O
over O
the O
outcome O
of O
the O
talks O
. O

Akashiken B-PERSON
believed O
that O
these O
talks O
were O
" O
very O
positive O
" O
. O

Karadzic B-PERSON
also O
expressed O
that O
these O
talks O
were O
" O
very O
successful O
" O
and O
" O
very O
important O
" O
. O

Milosevic B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
agreement O
reached O
by O
both O
sides O
is O
" O
a O
big O
step O
towards O
peace O
" O
, O
" O
I O
hope O
this O
step O
will O
be O
a O
complete O
success O
" O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
, O
vice O
premier O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
concurrent O
Minister O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
, O
met O
with O
Haojing B-PERSON
Song I-PERSON
, O
the O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
government O
's O
special O
envoy O
and O
vice O
Minister O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
, O
at O
the B-FAC
Diaoyutai I-FAC
State I-FAC
Guesthouse I-FAC
today O
. O

Haojing B-PERSON
Song I-PERSON
relayed O
cordial O
greetings O
from O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
leaders O
to O
China B-GPE
's O
leaders O
and O
expressed O
deep O
appreciation O
on O
behalf O
of O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
to O
the O
party O
and O
government O
leaders O
and O
the O
people O
of O
China B-GPE
for O
mourning O
over O
the O
death O
of O
chairman O
Richeng B-PERSON
Kim I-PERSON
. O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
thanked O
Haojing B-PERSON
Song I-PERSON
for O
relaying O
the O
greetings O
of O
the O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
leaders O
, O
and O
expressed O
believing O
that O
the O
people O
of O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
would O
closely O
unite O
around O
the O
central O
party O
of O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
headed O
by O
Zhengri B-PERSON
Kim I-PERSON
, O
to O
continue O
fulfilling O
the O
last O
wishes O
of O
chairman O
Richeng B-PERSON
Kim I-PERSON
. O

Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
said O
that O
talks O
held O
between O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
not O
long O
ago O
had O
achieved O
results O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
side O
hoped O
that O
talks O
would O
continue O
to O
progress O
and O
continually O
achieve O
progress O
. O

When O
talking O
about O
the O
problem O
of O
establishing O
peace O
guarantee O
mechanisms O
on O
the O
Korean O
peninsula O
, O
Qichen B-PERSON
Qian I-PERSON
expressed O
that O
, O
China B-GPE
cordially O
hoped O
that O
the O
Korean O
peninsula O
could O
maintain O
stability O
and O
peace O
. O

Before O
the O
establishment O
of O
a O
new O
peace O
mechanism O
, O
the B-LAW
Korean I-LAW
Armistice I-LAW
Agreement I-LAW
was O
still O
in O
effect O
. O

Every O
party O
concerned O
should O
observe O
it O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Biskech B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporters O
Shuchun B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON
and O
Mengjun B-PERSON
Ju I-PERSON

This O
afternoon O
, O
premier O
Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
and O
Zumegloph B-PERSON
, O
premier O
of O
the O
Kirghizia B-NORP
government O
held O
a O
comprehensive O
and O
in O
- O
depth O
talk O
concerning O
developing O
bilateral O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
. O

The O
talk O
was O
held O
in O
a O
practical O
and O
friendly O
atmosphere O
. O

Zumegloph B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
two O
countries O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
Kirghizia B-GPE
had O
a O
traditional O
friendly O
relationship O
and O
this O
relationship O
was O
increasingly O
strengthened O
and O
continuously O
developing O
. O

He O
said O
that O
, O
now O
Kirghizia B-NORP
was O
at O
the O
phase O
of O
economic O
reform O
and O
paid O
much O
attention O
to O
strengthening O
economic O
connections O
with O
China B-GPE
and O
using O
the O
experiences O
of O
China B-GPE
for O
reference O
, O
including O
the O
experiences O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
agricultural O
reform O
. O

He O
said O
that O
Xinjiang B-GPE
and O
some O
other O
regions O
of O
China B-GPE
had O
already O
established O
more O
than O
70 O
joint O
venture O
enterprises O
, O
including O
food O
, O
fur O
, O
etc. O
, O
in O
Kirghizia B-NORP
and O
the O
operation O
condition O
was O
good O
, O
and O
the O
specialists O
of O
both O
parties O
were O
demonstrating O
on O
cooperative O
projects O
of O
paper O
making O
, O
sanitation O
, O
medicine O
, O
etc O
. O

Zumegloph B-PERSON
also O
made O
a O
presentation O
to O
Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
about O
Kirghizia B-NORP
's O
economic O
situation O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
economic O
difficulties O
Kirghizia B-NORP
faced O
with O
during O
the O
reform O
were O
temporary O
, O
and O
that O
only O
after O
through O
diligence O
could O
it O
be O
completely O
overcome O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
that O
in O
the O
past O
two O
years O
or O
more O
, O
economic O
trade O
and O
cooperation O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
has O
begun O
smoothly O
and O
has O
made O
considerable O
progress O
. O

Bilateral O
trade O
has O
developed O
very O
rapidly O
but O
still O
had O
potential O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
, O
especially O
the O
Xinjiang B-GPE
Uigur I-GPE
Autonomous I-GPE
Region I-GPE
, O
would O
endeavor O
to O
develop O
cooperation O
with O
Kirghizia B-NORP
in O
various O
fields O
such O
as O
economy O
and O
trade O
, O
etc O
. O

From O
now O
on O
, O
the O
two O
countries O
would O
explore O
and O
utilize O
the O
advantageous O
conditions O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
more O
fully O
, O
act O
according O
to O
rules O
of O
economy O
, O
guarantee O
that O
bilateral O
benefits O
, O
continuously O
enrich O
the O
shape O
of O
cooperation O
and O
improve O
the O
level O
and O
class O
of O
the O
trade O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
both O
parties O
should O
endeavor O
to O
create O
conditions O
, O
including O
solving O
problems O
of O
traffic O
and O
transportation O
that O
hinder O
the O
development O
of O
economic O
and O
trade O
cooperation O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
also O
said O
, O
" O
This O
time O
there O
are O
a O
number O
of O
entrepreneurs O
who O
have O
come O
with O
me O
to O
visit O
, O
and O
both O
sides O
can O
enhance O
contact O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
encourages O
and O
supports O
China B-GPE
's O
enterprise O
circles O
in O
participating O
in O
Kirghizia B-NORP
's O
economic O
construction O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
equality O
and O
mutual O
benefit O
. O
" O

Premier O
Peng O
Li O
invited O
premier O
Zumegloph B-PERSON
to O
visit O
China B-GPE
at O
his O
convenience O
. O

Zumegloph B-PERSON
expressed O
his O
thanks O
for O
this O
and O
accepted O
the O
invitation O
happily O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Manila B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Changyi B-PERSON
Xiong I-PERSON

Dr. O
Xiaotong O
Fei O
, O
famous O
Chinese B-NORP
sociologist O
and O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
was O
awarded O
the O
1994 O
Magasaysay B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Community I-WORK_OF_ART
Leader I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
award I-WORK_OF_ART
here O
this O
afternoon O
. O

The O
awarding O
ceremony O
was O
solemnly O
held O
at O
The O
Philippines O
Cultural O
Center O
. O

Filipino O
President O
Ramos O
chaired O
the O
awarding O
ceremony O
and O
gave O
out O
the O
medal O
, O
prize O
money O
and O
certificate O
to O
the O
six O
outstanding O
people O
awarded O
this O
year O
's O
Magasaysay B-WORK_OF_ART
award I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

While O
delivering O
his O
appreciation O
speech O
, O
Xiaotong B-PERSON
Fei I-PERSON
said O
that O
" O
I O
will O
never O
let O
down O
the O
encouragement O
given O
to O
me O
by O
this O
friendly O
neighboring O
country O
. O

No O
matter O
how O
many O
years O
I O
still O
have O
allocated O
, O
I O
will O
certainly O
conscientiously O
make O
use O
of O
every O
second O
to O
diligently O
do O
good O
things O
to O
benefit O
Asian O
people O
, O
and O
even O
the O
people O
of O
the O
world O
, O
so O
as O
to O
use O
the O
knowledge O
that O
mankind O
accumulated O
to O
spur O
the O
present O
society O
to O
develop O
into O
a O
better O
society O
. O
" O

The B-WORK_OF_ART
Ramon I-WORK_OF_ART
Magasaysay I-WORK_OF_ART
award I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
was O
named O
after O
the O
former O
Filipino O
president O
, O
is O
called O
the O
Asian O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
prize O
. O

There O
are O
five O
prizes O
in O
this O
award O
which O
are O
separately O
bestowed O
each O
year O
on O
individuals O
and O
organizations O
making O
outstanding O
contributions O
in O
the O
areas O
of O
government O
service O
, O
public O
service O
, O
community O
leadership O
, O
media O
, O
literature O
and O
creative O
exchange O
art O
, O
and O
also O
international O
understanding O
, O
etc O
. O

Since O
it O
started O
being O
bestowed O
in O
1958 O
, O
172 O
individuals O
and O
14 O
organizations O
have O
already O
won O
this O
award O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Chengbo B-PERSON
Huai I-PERSON

Today O
, O
the O
" O
Jerusalem B-ORG
Post I-ORG
" O
quoted O
the O
words O
of O
Shawel B-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
Administrative O
Office O
of O
the O
Israeli O
Foreign O
Ministry O
who O
is O
now O
visiting O
the O
US B-GPE
as O
saying O
that O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
has O
decided O
to O
provide O
250 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
aid O
to O
Palestinian B-ORG
Autonomous I-ORG
Authorities I-ORG
before O
the O
end O
of O
1994 O
. O

This O
decision O
broke O
the O
impasse O
between O
donor O
countries O
and O
Palestinian B-ORG
Autonomous I-ORG
Authorities I-ORG
that O
had O
lasted O
for O
nearly O
one O
year O
. O

At O
the O
international O
meeting O
on O
aiding O
Palestinian B-NORP
autonomy O
which O
was O
held O
in O
Washington B-GPE
on O
October O
1st O
of O
last O
year O
, O
donor O
countries O
pledged O
to O
provide O
2.4 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
development O
aid O
within O
5 O
years O
, O
of O
which O
750 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
would O
be O
appropriated O
in O
the O
first O
year O
. O

But O
donor O
countries O
claimed O
that O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
autonomous O
region O
lacks O
necessary O
mechanisms O
for O
handling O
the O
aid O
and O
accounting O
items O
and O
therefore O
refused O
to O
completely O
fulfill O
this O
promise O
. O

Shawel B-PERSON
said O
that O
although O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
are O
currently O
not O
completely O
satisfied O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
accounting O
work O
, O
they O
have O
still O
agreed O
to O
pay O
a O
portion O
of O
the O
funds O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

Arafat B-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Liberation I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
and O
other O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
have O
been O
criticizing O
the O
donor O
countries O
for O
not O
being O
able O
to O
keep O
their O
promise O
to O
make O
sure O
the O
money O
aid O
is O
completely O
in O
place O
and O
on O
time O
. O

It O
is O
predicted O
that O
Shashe B-PERSON
, O
the O
PLO O
's O
chief O
negotiations O
representative O
, O
and O
Rosechird B-PERSON
, O
Israel B-GPE
's O
chief O
negotiations O
representative O
, O
will O
go O
to O
Washington B-GPE
to O
specifically O
negotiate O
and O
determine O
the O
aid O
issues O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jingcai B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON

The B-ORG
Weir I-ORG
Group I-ORG
of O
the O
US B-GPE
recently O
signed O
an O
implementation O
agreement O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
with O
Jiangsu B-GPE
Province I-GPE
's O
Electric B-ORG
Power I-ORG
Department I-ORG
to O
build O
China B-GPE
's O
first O
large O
- O
capacity O
power O
plant O
with O
liquefied O
natural O
gas O
as O
fuel O
. O

Aixing B-PERSON
Dan I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Co-operation I-ORG
Department I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Power I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
, O
on O
this O
matter O
, O
expressed O
to O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
reporters O
today O
that O
if O
this O
power O
plant O
is O
successful O
, O
it O
will O
be O
a O
model O
for O
similar O
plants O
to O
be O
built O
along O
coastal O
regions O
. O

Coal O
, O
water O
, O
oil O
, O
etc. O
, O
are O
normally O
used O
for O
traditional O
electricity O
generation O
. O

However O
, O
using O
liquefied O
natural O
gas O
as O
fuel O
for O
joint O
circulatory O
electricity O
generation O
has O
advantages O
of O
higher O
power O
generation O
efficiency O
and O
lower O
total O
cost O
, O
is O
beneficial O
to O
the O
environment O
, O
etc O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
with O
this O
type O
of O
electricity O
generation O
method O
, O
a O
single O
engine O
with O
liquefied O
natural O
gas O
as O
fuel O
can O
produce O
waste O
gas O
with O
temperatures O
being O
as O
high O
as O
500 O
to O
600 O
degrees O
centigrade O
. O

This O
gas O
in O
turn O
can O
heat O
a O
boiler O
for O
the O
production O
of O
steam O
to O
turn O
a O
steam O
turbine O
which O
generates O
electricity O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
efficiency O
of O
this O
construction O
method O
, O
the O
electricity O
generated O
is O
relatively O
competitive O
in O
price O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
using O
natural O
gas O
as O
fuel O
will O
also O
reduce O
environmental O
pollution O
along O
coastal O
regions O
. O

The B-ORG
Weir I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
whose O
headquarters O
is O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
is O
a O
large O
, O
specialized O
corporation O
investing O
in O
the O
area O
of O
electricity O
generation O
. O

The O
installed O
capacity O
of O
electricity O
it O
has O
invested O
in O
and O
developed O
globally O
has O
reached O
15 O
million O
kilowatts O
. O

Through O
the O
contact O
of O
the B-ORG
Yizhong I-ORG
Company I-ORG
of O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Weir I-ORG
Group I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Jiangsu I-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Power I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reached O
an O
initial O
agreement O
on O
a O
plan O
to O
build O
a O
joint O
circulatory O
electricity O
generation O
plant O
. O

This O
power O
plant O
, O
which O
will O
be O
situated O
in O
Rudong O
, O
Jiangsu B-GPE
, O
has O
an O
annual O
generation O
capacity O
of O
2.4 O
million O
kilowatts O
. O

The O
investment O
amount O
is O
2.4 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
side O
holds O
30 O
% O
of O
the O
shares O
while O
the B-ORG
Weir I-ORG
Group I-ORG
holds O
70 O
% O
. O

According O
to O
the O
agreement O
, O
the B-ORG
Weir I-ORG
Group I-ORG
will O
be O
responsible O
for O
the O
supply O
of O
natural O
gas O
from O
the O
international O
market O
for O
use O
by O
the O
power O
plant O
. O

Renzu B-PERSON
Luo I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Weir I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
is O
optimistic O
over O
the O
prospect O
of O
using O
liquefied O
natural O
gas O
as O
fuel O
for O
electricity O
generation O
along O
China B-GPE
's O
coastal O
regions O
. O

He O
holds O
that O
according O
to O
the O
experience O
of O
Asian O
energy O
market O
development O
, O
liquefied O
natural O
gas O
has O
become O
the O
main O
material O
of O
clean O
fuel O
used O
for O
electricity O
generation O
. O

When O
the O
gross O
national O
product O
per O
capita O
reached O
3000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
environmental O
protection O
awareness O
generally O
rose O
, O
and O
all O
began O
to O
obviously O
increase O
usage O
of O
electricity O
generated O
by O
liquefied O
natural O
gas O
. O

As O
the O
gross O
national O
product O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
coastal O
regions O
begins O
to O
approach O
this O
benchmark O
, O
it O
can O
be O
said O
to O
have O
had O
the O
conditions O
for O
electricity O
generation O
using O
natural O
gas O
in O
terms O
of O
financial O
resources O
. O

John B-PERSON
Weir I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Weir I-ORG
Group I-ORG
who O
visited O
China B-GPE
with O
US O
Minister O
Brown O
and O
signed O
this O
agreement O
for O
electricity O
generation O
plant O
construction O
in O
Jiangsu B-GPE
, O
held O
that O
now O
is O
the O
best O
time O
to O
develop O
a O
project O
of O
joint O
circulatory O
electricity O
generation O
plant O
with O
natural O
gas O
as O
fuel O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Both O
parties O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
, O
will O
invest O
more O
time O
, O
money O
and O
resources O
to O
make O
this O
power O
plant O
project O
a O
successful O
model O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Bonn B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Zhongfa B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

The O
spokesman O
for O
the O
German B-NORP
government O
Fughr B-PERSON
expressed O
on O
the O
31st O
that O
, O
Germany B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
are O
prepared O
to O
strengthen O
international O
anti-smuggling O
activities O
of O
nuclear O
material O
, O
and O
also O
proposed O
to O
strengthen O
communication O
of O
information O
in O
this O
area O
by O
intelligence O
departments O
from O
both O
countries O
. O

Fughr B-PERSON
said O
, O
German B-NORP
Chancellor O
Kohl O
and O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Yeltsin O
hoped O
" O
to O
smoothly O
investigate O
the O
smuggling O
of O
nuclear O
materials O
that O
have O
already O
been O
discovered O
, O
and O
stop O
new O
smuggling O
activities O
of O
nuclear O
materials O
in O
time O
" O
. O

Kohl B-PERSON
and O
Yeltsin B-PERSON
also O
discussed O
the O
issue O
of O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
after O
attending O
the O
ceremony O
for O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
the O
last O
group O
of O
Russian B-NORP
troops O
from O
Germany B-GPE
. O

Both O
sides O
expressed O
hopes O
to O
" O
peacefully O
resolve O
the O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
issue O
" O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
a O
peace O
plan O
. O

Both O
sides O
also O
plan O
to O
further O
strengthen O
co-operation O
between O
both O
countries O
in O
policy O
areas O
of O
foreign O
affairs O
and O
security O
, O
and O
strengthen O
joint O
military O
exercises O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
within O
the O
scope O
of O
co-operation O
between O
Russia B-GPE
and O
NATO B-ORG
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporters O
Guoliang B-PERSON
Bai I-PERSON
and O
Ruge B-PERSON
Xia I-PERSON

The O
" O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
high O
tech O
projects O
co-operation O
signing O
ceremony O
" O
was O
held O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
today O
. O

Signed O
here O
this O
morning O
were O
the O
two O
projects O
, O
knowledge O
information O
network O
communication O
technology O
and O
DNA O
bio-technology O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
a O
co-operation O
agreement O
on O
language O
teaching O
exchange O
was O
also O
signed O
. O

The O
Shanghai O
Branch O
of O
the O
International O
Technical O
Economic O
Research O
Institute O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
's O
Development B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
Pudong B-ORG
Continuing I-ORG
Education I-ORG
Center I-ORG
respectively O
signed O
these O
3 O
projects O
with O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Knowledge I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Network I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Learning I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Hisake I-ORG
Company I-ORG
. O

C. B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
McNugg I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Knowledge I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Network I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
said O
at O
the O
ceremony O
that O
the O
signing O
of O
the O
agreements O
on O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
co-operation O
in O
high O
tech O
projects O
is O
of O
great O
significance O
. O

He O
also O
expected O
an O
information O
superhighway O
to O
be O
built O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
so O
that O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
would O
be O
able O
to O
implement O
trade O
and O
information O
exchange O
earlier O
. O

Judie B-PERSON
Meilo I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
board O
of O
World B-ORG
Learning I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
hopes O
to O
establish O
a O
joint O
venture O
education O
organization O
with O
Shanghai B-GPE
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
. O

According O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
staff O
, O
the O
3 O
projects O
signed O
today O
have O
received O
care O
and O
support O
from O
Brown O
, O
minister O
of O
the O
US O
Commercial O
Affairs O
Department O
, O
who O
is O
at O
present O
visiting O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

From O
the O
left O
in O
the O
upper O
picture O
: O
Hongmin B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
mayor O
of O
Wuxi B-GPE
, O
Jin B-PERSON
Hong I-PERSON
and O
Huaixi B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
, O
vice-mayors O
of O
Wuxi B-GPE
, O
and O
Huanxing B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
, O
and O
assistant O
commander O
of O
the B-LOC
Wuxi I-LOC
Branch I-LOC
Military I-LOC
Area I-LOC
are O
voluntarily O
donating O
blood O
. O

In O
the O
lower O
picture O
: O
the O
youth O
medical O
staff O
of O
Wuxi B-GPE
sanitation O
system O
are O
waiting O
to O
donate O
blood O
. O

Taken O
by O
Zuowei B-PERSON
Gu I-PERSON

Tingfang B-PERSON
Ye I-PERSON

At O
3,776 O
meters O
above O
sea O
level O
, O
Mount B-LOC
Fuji I-LOC
does O
n't O
even O
reach O
one O
half O
way O
up O
Mount B-LOC
Qomolangma I-LOC
, O
but O
in O
this O
archipelago O
on O
the O
western O
rim O
of O
the B-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
, O
she O
is O
still O
the O
greatest O
of O
1,000 O
peaks O
and O
a O
masterpiece O
of O
nature O
. O

This O
makes O
her O
stand O
out O
among O
the O
world O
's O
innumerable O
volcanic O
remnants O
like O
a O
crane O
among O
chickens O
. O

No O
wonder O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
regard O
her O
as O
a O
gift O
of O
nature O
and O
call O
her O
" O
sacred O
mountain O
. O
" O

It O
just O
so O
happened O
that O
the O
annual O
meeting O
of O
the O
International O
Germanic O
Language O
and O
Literature O
Association O
that O
is O
held O
every O
five O
years O
was O
held O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
this O
year O
. O

This O
allowed O
this O
writer O
to O
get O
a O
glance O
at O
Fuji B-ORG
's O
charisma O
and O
to O
be O
able O
to O
settle O
realizing O
an O
" O
inordinate O
ambition O
" O
of O
many O
years O
. O

Mount B-LOC
Fuji I-LOC
is O
only O
80 O
kilometers O
from O
Tokyo B-GPE
-- O
this O
obviously O
was O
also O
specially O
arranged O
by O
good O
fortune O
: O
this O
island O
nation O
's O
highest O
mountain O
and O
her O
largest O
city O
depend O
on O
one O
another O
as O
partners O
and O
mutually O
reflect O
one O
another O
. O

Thereupon O
, O
like O
a O
light O
boat O
on O
a O
familiar O
route O
, O
the O
large O
tour O
bus O
that O
we O
rode O
raced O
directly O
toward O
the O
southwest O
-- O
the O
direction O
of O
Mount B-LOC
Fuji I-LOC
. O

Without O
anyone O
being O
aware O
of O
it O
, O
the O
dense O
forest O
almost O
completely O
sealed O
the O
road O
off O
from O
the O
sky O
above O
. O

It O
turned O
out O
that O
the O
road O
had O
already O
narrowed O
, O
moreover O
it O
was O
sloping O
. O

One O
look O
out O
the O
window O
was O
enough O
for O
one O
to O
know O
that O
the O
bus O
was O
already O
suspended O
half O
way O
up O
the O
mountain O
! O

In O
just O
a O
little O
bit O
, O
at O
a O
small O
patch O
of O
open O
terrain O
, O
the O
tour O
guide O
--- O
a O
woman O
with O
mastery O
of O
five O
European B-NORP
languages O
-- O
ordered O
the O
bus O
to O
stop O
. O

She O
let O
everyone O
hasten O
to O
view O
and O
enjoy O
the O
sacred O
mountain O
's O
countenance O
, O
taking O
advantage O
of O
an O
opportune O
moment O
of O
the O
sun O
revealing O
his O
smiling O
face O
and O
extending O
his O
greeting O
to O
us O
. O

I O
raised O
my O
head O
in O
expectation O
. O

Holy O
Cow O
! O

It O
was O
at O
least O
still O
more O
than O
1,000 O
meters O
in O
height O
and O
the O
precipitous O
slope O
was O
n't O
under O
60 O
plus O
degrees O
. O

Nearby O
there O
was O
a O
level O
slope O
a O
few O
hundred O
meters O
wide O
amidst O
rows O
of O
green O
trees O
and O
withered O
trees O
, O
exposing O
raked O
brown O
- O
grey O
gravel O
. O

This O
apparently O
was O
the O
remains O
of O
the O
volcanic O
ash O
from O
the O
most O
recent O
eruption O
in O
1707 O
. O

The O
tour O
guide O
was O
urging O
everyone O
to O
board O
the O
bus O
. O

I O
asked O
her O
: O
how O
long O
would O
it O
take O
to O
climb O
to O
the O
summit O
from O
here O
on O
foot O
? O

She O
replied O
proclaiming O
: O
four O
to O
seven O
hours O
! O

I O
extended O
my O
tongue O
and O
raised O
my O
head O
, O
imagining O
and O
hoping O
for O
a O
glance O
at O
the O
summit O
, O
but O
only O
saw O
clouds O
wafting O
in O
the O
air O
. O

I O
saw O
no O
lofty O
mountain O
peak O
. O

The O
large O
tour O
bus O
started O
up O
again O
and O
I O
thought O
, O
this O
time O
we O
have O
to O
be O
going O
straight O
to O
Fuji B-ORG
's O
" O
ears O
. O
" O

Suddenly O
a O
sound O
broke O
my O
train O
of O
thought O
: O
" O
It O
's O
not O
right O
, O
Old O
Ye O
, O
how O
can O
this O
bus O
go O
straight O
down O
? O
" O
--- O
that O
was O
one O
of O
my O
Chinese B-NORP
colleagues O
. O

Thereupon O
, O
I O
agitatedly O
got O
up O
and O
asked O
the O
tour O
guide O
: O
" O
Why O
are O
we O
going O
back O
after O
only O
just O
getting O
half O
way O
up O
the O
mountain O
? O
" O

She O
said O
: O
" O
Touring O
Mount B-LOC
Fuji I-LOC
does O
n't O
at O
all O
imply O
mountain O
climbing O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
Fuji B-ORG
's O
scenery O
is O
not O
all O
concentrated O
at O
the O
summit O
y' O
know O
. O

The O
scenic O
spots O
at O
the O
foot O
of O
the O
mountain O
are O
plentiful O
! O
" O

So O
evidently O
the O
bus O
really O
was O
carrying O
us O
down O
the O
mountain O
! O

That O
being O
the O
case O
, O
I O
lost O
no O
time O
in O
again O
catching O
an O
eyeful O
of O
Fuji B-ORG
's O
peak O
--- O
I O
practically O
glued O
my O
eyes O
to O
the O
glass O
of O
the O
bus O
window O
, O
facing O
the O
rear O
in O
hope O
. O

By O
coincidence O
, O
just O
while O
looking O
at O
the O
ever O
- O
changing O
clouds O
, O
they O
were O
fortuitously O
located O
at O
the O
summit O
, O
and O
resembling O
cotton O
, O
they O
tore O
open O
a O
hole O
as O
if O
deliberately O
allowing O
the O
" O
sacred O
" O
one O
's O
forehead O
to O
venture O
out O
, O
as O
if O
seeing O
me O
off O
and O
also O
as O
if O
laughing O
at O
me O
. O

For O
an O
instant O
, O
a O
sigh O
of O
regret O
for O
" O
great O
aspirations O
difficult O
to O
fulfill O
" O
overwhelmed O
me O
! O

Because O
I O
'd O
already O
come O
across O
a O
face O
that O
resembled O
an O
old O
man O
of O
lofty O
mountains O
many O
times O
! O

At O
a O
spacious O
and O
luxurious O
restaurant O
at O
the O
foot O
of O
Fuji B-ORG
we O
ate O
a O
definitely O
not O
sumptuous O
western O
meal O
. O

Everyone O
hurriedly O
cast O
aside O
cups O
and O
plates O
, O
then O
without O
leave O
went O
nearby O
and O
viewed O
and O
enjoyed O
the O
famous O
first O
of O
" O
Fuji B-ORG
's O
Five O
Lakes O
, O
" O
Lake B-LOC
Kawaguchi I-LOC
, O
and O
the O
enchanting O
sights O
of O
its O
surroundings O
. O

At O
this O
time O
the O
weather O
got O
overcast O
and O
the O
water O
of O
the O
lake O
was O
still O
like O
a O
mirror O
, O
causing O
people O
to O
think O
of O
our O
country O
's O
Jiuzhaigou B-GPE
's O
Mirror B-LOC
Lake I-LOC
, O
and O
with O
the O
result O
that O
it O
had O
a O
kind O
of O
special O
, O
mysterious O
flavor O
. O

In O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
lake O
, O
besides O
a O
couple O
of O
slowly O
moving O
pleasure O
boats O
, O
there O
was O
also O
the O
reflection O
of O
a O
group O
of O
hills O
, O
rising O
and O
falling O
. O

It O
was O
especially O
the O
reflection O
of O
the O
" O
sacred O
mountain O
" O
that O
most O
caused O
people O
to O
express O
wonder O
. O

The O
luxurious O
growth O
by O
the O
shore O
seemed O
exactly O
like O
her O
emerald O
necklace O
. O

In O
the O
forest O
the O
crow O
's O
calls O
accompanied O
the O
happy O
appearance O
of O
the O
flowers O
... O
... O
yet O
this O
place O
still O
did O
n't O
hold O
us O
so O
enthralled O
by O
the O
scenery O
as O
to O
forget O
to O
go O
home O
. O

After O
some O
hours O
we O
then O
arrived O
at O
the O
famous O
Hakone B-GPE
scenic O
area O
that O
together O
with O
Fuji B-ORG
belongs O
to O
Izu B-FAC
Park I-FAC
. O

The O
volcano O
's O
wonders O
appeared O
prominently O
before O
our O
eyes O
. O

The O
" O
fire O
" O
had O
already O
been O
dormant O
for O
400,000 O
years O
, O
yet O
vapors O
rising O
everywhere O
and O
crystal O
clear O
, O
boiling O
hot O
springs O
testified O
to O
her O
vitality O
and O
power O
. O

Even O
though O
the O
stink O
of O
sulfur O
filled O
the O
air O
in O
all O
directions O
, O
nevertheless O
, O
people O
still O
bravely O
competed O
in O
eating O
those O
eggs O
that O
had O
been O
cooked O
done O
and O
cooked O
black O
by O
the O
hot O
springs O
. O

Amazing O
girls O
still O
extended O
tiny O
hands O
into O
the O
hot O
springs O
to O
test O
the O
temperature O
, O
but O
strangely O
cried O
out O
with O
sharp O
sounds O
on O
being O
scalded O
. O

This O
was O
just O
" O
Hakone B-GPE
's O
Seven O
Scalds O
" O
-LRB- O
meaning O
the O
seven O
hot O
springs O
-RRB- O
whose O
name O
is O
known O
far O
and O
wide O
. O

It O
, O
along O
with O
the O
landscape O
of O
the O
Impenetrable O
Pass O
Ancient O
Road O
and O
One O
Thousand O
Streams O
Waterfall O
, O
the O
Nine O
Headed O
Dragon O
, O
the O
Immortal O
's O
Stone O
Field O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
numerous O
Stone O
Buddhas O
Groups O
, O
etc. O
of O
" O
Hakone B-GPE
's O
Eight O
Li B-ORG
" O
, O
makes O
up O
a O
large O
tourist O
attraction O
. O

The O
mountain O
- O
climbing O
bus O
, O
the O
electric O
cable O
car O
, O
and O
the O
suspended O
cable O
car O
that O
shuttle O
back O
and O
forth O
make O
this O
whole O
group O
all O
visible O
to O
the O
eye O
below O
. O

The O
volcano O
lake O
, O
seven O
kilometers O
in O
circumference O
, O
below O
not O
far O
away O
--- O
Reed B-LOC
Lake I-LOC
, O
forms O
a O
splendorous O
contrast O
with O
it O
. O

I O
once O
had O
the O
thought O
that O
, O
relying O
on O
Japan B-GPE
's O
technology O
and O
economic O
strength O
she O
would O
be O
able O
to O
build O
a O
road O
to O
the O
summit O
or O
simply O
put O
up O
a O
cable O
car O
, O
that O
the O
reason O
that O
she O
has O
buses O
come O
to O
make O
a O
sharp O
turnabout O
at O
2,400 O
meters O
above O
sea O
level O
just O
possibly O
is O
in O
order O
to O
leave O
you O
with O
a O
certain O
degree O
of O
difficulty O
or O
" O
uncertain O
" O
feeling O
, O
to O
put O
you O
into O
the O
state O
of O
having O
something O
within O
sight O
but O
beyond O
reach O
, O
to O
suspend O
your O
appetite O
for O
a O
long O
, O
long O
time O
. O

Because O
beauty O
really O
does O
n't O
lie O
in O
the O
time O
of O
the O
realization O
of O
a O
desire O
but O
lives O
profoundly O
in O
the O
yearning O
for O
the O
goal O
. O

If O
I O
had O
ascended O
this O
dangerous O
peak O
that O
day O
then O
perhaps O
this O
" O
sacred O
mountain O
" O
then O
would O
lose O
her O
eternal O
enchantment O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Fengzhen B-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

" B-WORK_OF_ART
Chrysanthemum I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
6 I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
a O
large O
scientific O
experiment O
satellite O
launched O
by O
Japan B-GPE
, O
has O
no O
hope O
of O
entering O
geosynchronous O
orbit O
. O

Yutaka B-PERSON
Kawashima I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
the O
Science O
and O
Technology O
Department O
, O
while O
proclaiming O
this O
news O
of O
failure O
to O
numerous O
journalists O
today O
, O
expressed O
her O
profound O
regrets O
and O
apologized O
to O
the O
whole O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
. O

She O
said O
that O
" O
a O
huge O
amount O
in O
appropriations O
was O
spent O
for O
research O
and O
development O
on O
the O
satellite O
, O
yet O
it O
has O
become O
floatsam O
floating O
in O
the O
universe O
; O
but O
we O
still O
hope O
that O
this O
satellite O
can O
be O
utilized O
to O
the O
largest O
extent O
. O
" O

Yutaka B-PERSON
Kawashima I-PERSON
also O
suggested O
that O
the B-ORG
Universe I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Undertaking I-ORG
Group I-ORG
organize O
an O
inspection O
team O
to O
thoroughly O
ascertain O
the O
reason O
why O
the O
satellite O
could O
not O
enter O
geosynchronous O
orbit O
. O

According O
to O
preliminary O
investigations O
by O
concerned O
parties O
, O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
failure O
was O
that O
the O
satellite O
's O
apogee O
engine O
was O
unable O
to O
normally O
operate O
because O
of O
a O
breakdown O
in O
the O
fuel O
valve O
. O

After O
the O
" O
Chrysanthemum B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
6 I-WORK_OF_ART
" O
satellite O
was O
sent O
into O
elliptical O
orbit O
by O
an O
" O
H2 O
- O
2 O
" O
rocket O
on O
the O
afternoon O
of O
August O
28th O
, O
it O
was O
originally O
planned O
to O
send O
it O
into O
geosynchronous O
orbit O
gradually O
by O
firing O
the O
satellite O
's O
apogee O
engine O
3 O
times O
, O
this O
interval O
requiring O
around O
1 O
month O
's O
time O
. O

However O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
Universe B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Undertaking I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
which O
took O
responsibility O
for O
the O
launch O
, O
continued O
to O
remotely O
control O
the O
satellite O
on O
August O
30th O
and O
31st O
many O
times O
but O
suffered O
repeated O
failures O
. O

The O
" O
Chrysanthemum B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
6 I-WORK_OF_ART
" O
satellite O
, O
weighing O
2 O
tons O
and O
with O
a O
30 O
- O
meter O
- O
long O
board O
of O
solar O
powered O
batteries O
, O
is O
the O
biggest O
satellite O
ever O
launched O
by O
Japan B-GPE
so O
far O
. O

Moreover O
, O
this O
satellite O
is O
equipped O
with O
necessary O
electrical O
machinery O
and O
sensors O
. O

Japan B-GPE
originally O
planned O
to O
use O
it O
to O
conduct O
the O
world O
's O
first O
multimedia O
communication O
experiments O
, O
such O
as O
optical O
communication O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
Universe B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Undertaking I-ORG
Group I-ORG
believed O
that O
if O
this O
satellite O
's O
experiment O
was O
successful O
, O
Japan B-GPE
would O
henceforth O
enter O
an O
age O
of O
using O
large O
satellites O
like O
advanced O
countries O
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
America B-GPE
. O

Therefore O
, O
a O
sum O
of O
41.5 O
billion O
yen O
was O
put O
into O
the O
development O
of O
this O
satellite O
. O

This O
time O
completely O
and O
greatly O
delayed O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Universe B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Undertaking I-ORG
process O
, O
and O
many O
programs O
need O
to O
be O
changed O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Products O
of O
Carpet B-ORG
Factory I-ORG
of O
Suizhong O
County O
, O
Liaoning B-GPE
province O
, O
sell O
well O
in O
countries O
and O
regions O
such O
as O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Belgium B-GPE
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
supply O
falls O
short O
of O
demand O
. O

The O
naturally O
colored O
carpets O
produced O
by O
this O
factory O
won O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Pegasus I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
high I-WORK_OF_ART
quality I-WORK_OF_ART
prize I-WORK_OF_ART
awarded O
by O
Liaoning B-GPE
Province I-GPE
last O
year O
. O

Photo O
taken O
by O
this O
newspaper O
's O
reporter O
Yaxin B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O

Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
premier O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
sent O
a O
telegraph O
of O
condolences O
on O
the O
23rd O
on O
the O
passing O
of O
former O
US O
President O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
. O

The O
full O
telegraphic O
text O
is O
as O
follows O
: O

Shocked O
by O
the O
unfortunate O
passing O
of O
Mr. O
Richard O
Nixon O
due O
to O
illness O
, O
we O
hereby O
express O
heartfelt O
condolences O
. O

Mr. O
Nixon O
was O
a O
politician O
possessing O
strategic O
foresight O
and O
political O
courage O
. O

During O
his O
tenure O
as O
US B-GPE
president O
, O
he O
opened O
up O
the O
door O
of O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
relations O
together O
with O
the O
late O
Chairman O
Zedong O
Mao O
and O
Premier O
Enlai O
Zhou O
, O
creating O
a O
new O
phase O
in O
the O
two O
countries O
' O
relations O
. O

After O
resigning O
, O
Mr. O
Nixon O
continued O
to O
be O
concerned O
about O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
relations O
, O
and O
has O
made O
important O
contributions O
to O
the O
maintenance O
and O
development O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
' O
relations O
. O

We O
deeply O
believe O
that O
with O
the O
mutual O
effort O
of O
both O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
the O
Sino O
- O
American B-NORP
relations O
which O
Mr. O
Nixon O
was O
very O
concerned O
with O
during O
his O
lifetime O
will O
definitely O
see O
further O
improvement O
and O
development O
. O

We O
express O
our O
sincere O
solicitude O
for O
the O
family O
members O
of O
Mr. O
Nixon O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Rong B-PERSON
Xie I-PERSON

Due O
to O
the O
reported O
failures O
of O
all O
efforts O
of O
the O
heavy O
- O
duty O
transport O
spaceship O
" O
Progress O
M O
- O
24 O
" O
, O
which O
is O
delivering O
cargo O
to O
" O
Peace B-FAC
" O
, O
to O
dock O
with O
the O
orbital O
station O
, O
the O
food O
on O
the O
" O
Peace B-FAC
" O
orbital O
station O
, O
which O
lacks O
supplies O
, O
is O
only O
enough O
for O
the O
three O
Russian B-NORP
astronauts O
working O
on O
the O
orbital O
station O
to O
last O
for O
10 O
days O
before O
the O
routine O
scientific O
research O
work O
of O
the O
astronauts O
would O
be O
affected O
. O

The B-ORG
International I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Telegraph I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
reports O
that O
the O
heavy O
- O
duty O
transport O
spaceship O
" O
Progress O
M O
- O
24 O
" O
was O
sent O
into O
outer O
space O
from O
the O
Baikonur B-GPE
spaceship O
launching O
site O
on O
August O
25 O
. O

Carried O
aboard O
were O
639 O
kilograms O
of O
such O
articles O
as O
food O
, O
water O
, O
fuel O
, O
scientific O
instruments O
, O
etc O
. O

By O
design O
, O
the O
heavy O
- O
duty O
spaceship O
" O
Progress O
M O
- O
24 O
" O
, O
in O
unmanned O
operating O
mode O
, O
can O
perform O
automated O
docking O
with O
the O
orbital O
station O
. O

But O
on O
the O
27th O
, O
the O
first O
attempt O
of O
the O
spaceship O
to O
dock O
with O
the O
orbital O
station O
failed O
. O

On O
the O
30th O
, O
the O
spaceship O
attempted O
to O
dock O
with O
the O
orbital O
station O
again O
, O
and O
the O
second O
docking O
failed O
again O
. O

Today O
, O
the B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
Russian B-ORG
Space I-ORG
- I-ORG
flight I-ORG
Control I-ORG
Center I-ORG
held O
a O
meeting O
to O
analyze O
the O
reasons O
for O
the O
two O
failed O
dockings O
and O
decided O
to O
perform O
a O
third O
docking O
attempt O
on O
September O
2nd O
. O

This O
time O
will O
employ O
manual O
control O
method O
by O
the O
astronauts O
working O
in O
the O
orbital O
station O
to O
achieve O
docking O
from O
the O
orbital O
station O
. O

This O
will O
be O
the O
last O
chance O
for O
this O
cargo O
spaceship O
to O
dock O
with O
the O
orbital O
station O
because O
the O
fuel O
on O
the O
spaceship O
is O
already O
very O
limited O
. O

If O
it O
fails O
, O
a O
new O
cargo O
spaceship O
must O
be O
launched O
to O
transport O
cargo O
to O
the O
orbital O
station O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
Correspondence O
Agency O
- O
Tass B-ORG
reported O
that O
the B-ORG
Inter-department I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Russian I-ORG
Space I-ORG
Orbital I-ORG
Station I-ORG
Operations I-ORG
will O
also O
convene O
a O
meeting O
today O
to O
research O
countermeasures O
. O

Ivanov B-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
this O
committee O
and O
commander O
of O
Russian B-NORP
Military O
Space O
Force O
, O
said O
that O
the O
third O
docking O
will O
be O
completed O
successfully O
because O
space O
experts O
on O
the O
ground O
have O
put O
out O
all O
efforts O
for O
this O
. O

Austelouwumuff B-PERSON
, O
vice-bureau O
chief O
of O
Russian B-NORP
Space O
Bureau O
also O
pointed O
out O
that O
all O
work O
is O
currently O
being O
carried O
out O
normally O
. O

He O
denied O
the O
statement O
that O
the O
food O
reserve O
on O
the O
orbital O
station O
is O
only O
enough O
to O
last O
10 O
days O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
food O
on O
the O
" O
Peace B-FAC
" O
orbital O
station O
could O
still O
meet O
needs O
for O
40 O
days O
. O

Moreover O
, O
even O
if O
the O
third O
docking O
fails O
, O
a O
new O
cargo O
spaceship O
can O
still O
be O
launched O
to O
transport O
materials O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Canberra B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
and O
the O
Australian B-NORP
government O
signed O
an O
agreement O
today O
, O
wherein O
the O
Australian B-NORP
party O
would O
provide O
China B-GPE
with O
a O
preferential O
financial O
loan O
of O
150 O
million O
Australian B-NORP
dollars O
. O

According O
to O
the O
agreement O
, O
this O
loan O
will O
be O
mainly O
used O
in O
infrastructure O
projects O
such O
as O
telecommunications O
, O
municipal O
water O
supplies O
and O
sewage O
treatments O
, O
etc O
. O

Lasting O
for O
two O
days O
, O
the O
'94 O
Development B-EVENT
Assistance I-EVENT
Cooperation I-EVENT
Annual I-EVENT
Meeting I-EVENT
between O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
and O
the O
Australian B-NORP
government O
concluded O
today O
in O
Melbourne B-GPE
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
delegation O
with O
Yongtu B-PERSON
Long I-PERSON
, O
assistant O
minister O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
, O
as O
the O
delegation O
leader O
, O
and O
the O
Australian B-NORP
delegation O
with O
Flad B-PERSON
, O
director O
general O
of O
Australian O
International O
Development O
Bureau O
Assistance O
Department O
as O
the O
delegation O
leader O
, O
chaired O
the O
meeting O
. O

After O
the O
talks O
were O
over O
, O
the O
two O
parties O
signed O
the O
summary O
of O
the O
talks O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Australia B-GPE
side O
will O
provide O
China B-GPE
with O
a O
technical O
cooperation O
grant O
of O
20 O
million O
Australian B-NORP
dollars O
, O
which O
will O
be O
mainly O
used O
in O
projects O
such O
as O
personnel O
training O
, O
supporting O
the O
poor O
, O
medical O
treatment O
, O
sanitation O
, O
etc O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

Jintao B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON
, O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
CCP O
Central O
Committee O
Politburo O
, O
Secretary O
of O
the O
Secretary O
's O
Office B-ORG
and O
President O
of O
the O
Party O
School O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
stressed O
in O
his O
speech O
delivered O
at O
the O
autumn O
opening O
ceremony O
of O
the O
Party O
School O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
today O
, O
that O
leaders O
of O
all O
levels O
should O
thoroughly O
study O
Xiaoping O
Deng O
's O
theory O
of O
building O
socialism O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
characteristics O
more O
consciously O
, O
diligently O
master O
new O
knowledge O
, O
continuously O
strengthen O
the O
Party O
spirit O
, O
comprehensively O
improve O
their O
own O
quality O
and O
level O
of O
leadership O
, O
so O
as O
to O
better O
fulfill O
their O
duties O
. O

This O
autumn O
there O
are O
now O
825 O
students O
recently O
entering O
the O
Party O
School O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
including O
students O
from O
every O
grade O
from O
the O
Advanced O
Studies O
Department O
, O
Training B-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
Graduate B-ORG
Student I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

Jintao B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
they O
should O
deal O
with O
studies O
from O
a O
strategic O
altitude O
, O
intensify O
studies O
with O
a O
high O
sense O
of O
historical O
mission O
and O
a O
realistic O
urgency O
, O
and O
closely O
connect O
new O
situations O
, O
new O
tasks O
and O
new O
practices O
to O
implement O
studies O
. O

Jintao B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON
said O
that O
now O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
things O
we O
have O
to O
learn O
. O

The O
most O
basic O
is O
to O
study O
Xiaoping O
Deng O
's O
theory O
of O
building O
socialism O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
characteristics O
. O

We O
should O
also O
study O
the O
theory O
of O
the O
socialist O
market O
economy O
and O
related O
knowledge O
, O
and O
study O
modern O
scientific O
and O
technological O
knowledge O
. O

Jintao B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON
asked O
the O
students O
coming O
to O
study O
at O
the O
Party O
School O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
to O
endeavor O
to O
make O
outstanding O
progress O
in O
four O
areas O
: O

Firstly O
, O
to O
endeavor O
to O
master O
the O
theory O
's O
scientific O
system O
, O
further O
establish O
a O
Marxist O
world O
view O
and O
methodology O
to O
better O
guide O
new O
practice O
with O
theory O
. O

Secondly O
, O
to O
further O
comprehensively O
understand O
the O
basic O
Party B-ORG
line O
, O
always O
having O
an O
overall O
perspective O
on O
the O
work O
of O
the O
entire O
Party B-ORG
throughout O
the O
country O
, O
intensifying O
the O
consciousness O
of O
correct O
understanding O
and O
coping O
with O
relations O
among O
the O
three O
factors O
: O
reform O
, O
development O
and O
stability O
. O

Thirdly O
, O
to O
make O
a O
careful O
study O
of O
important O
problems O
of O
strengthening O
and O
improving O
the O
construction O
of O
the O
Party O
under O
the O
new O
conditions O
, O
bringing O
the O
role O
of O
core O
leadership O
into O
full O
play O
, O
further O
improving O
the O
establishment O
of O
the O
Party O
. O

Fourthly O
, O
to O
integrate O
with O
reality O
, O
strengthen O
the O
Party O
spirit O
, O
and O
strictly O
demand O
from O
yourself O
according O
to O
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
member O
standards O
. O

Jialiao B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
Standing O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
Party O
School O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
also O
delivered O
a O
speech O
at O
the O
school O
's O
opening O
ceremony O
. O

Principals O
of O
concerned O
departments O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
Feng B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
, O
Zongbin B-PERSON
Hou I-PERSON
, O
Keyang B-PERSON
Zheng I-PERSON
, O
Taifeng B-PERSON
Zhai I-PERSON
, O
Fujin B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
etc. O
attended O
the O
school O
's O
opening O
ceremony O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

Recently O
the O
Organization O
Department O
of O
the B-ORG
CCP I-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Personnel O
issued O
a O
notice O
to O
request O
strengthening O
the O
talent O
market O
construction O
plan O
, O
accelerating O
the O
pace O
of O
talent O
market O
development O
, O
and O
promoting O
healthy O
development O
of O
the O
talent O
market O
. O

The O
notice O
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
general O
goal O
of O
fostering O
and O
developing O
the O
talented O
people O
market O
is O
: O
to O
realize O
individuals O
independently O
choosing O
occupations O
, O
work O
units O
independently O
choosing O
personnel O
, O
markets O
adjusting O
to O
supply O
and O
demand O
, O
social O
services O
improving O
, O
and O
social O
security O
strengthening O
, O
and O
let O
the O
market O
play O
a O
foundational O
role O
in O
the O
allocation O
of O
talent O
resources O
under O
the O
macro-control O
of O
the O
state O
. O

The O
short O
- O
term O
goal O
of O
fostering O
and O
developing O
the O
talent O
market O
is O
: O
to O
formulate O
basic O
policies O
and O
regulations O
needed O
for O
the O
operation O
of O
the O
talented O
people O
market O
within O
the O
coming O
two O
to O
three O
years O
, O
to O
commonly O
establish O
talent O
markets O
in O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
cities O
, O
to O
establish O
and O
develop O
regional O
talent O
information O
networks O
, O
to O
support O
professional O
talent O
market O
development O
, O
and O
to O
build O
up O
regional O
talent O
markets O
. O

Before O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
a O
talent O
market O
system O
will O
be O
build O
up O
preliminarily O
within O
the O
nation O
, O
which O
is O
complete O
in O
function O
, O
complete O
in O
mechanism O
, O
with O
a O
complete O
set O
of O
laws O
and O
regulations O
, O
timely O
in O
guidance O
and O
thoughtful O
in O
service O
. O

The O
Organization O
Department O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Personnel O
requested O
that O
various O
levels O
of O
personnel O
departments O
strengthen O
the O
construction O
and O
management O
of O
talent O
markets O
, O
strengthen O
the O
research O
and O
planning O
of O
talent O
markets O
, O
confirm O
the O
overall O
distribution O
and O
implementation O
steps O
for O
developing O
talent O
markets O
, O
suit O
measures O
to O
local O
conditions O
, O
direct O
classification O
, O
and O
gradually O
establish O
a O
complete O
talent O
market O
system O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
August O
31 O
, O
by O
reporter O
Rong B-PERSON
Xie I-PERSON

Russia B-GPE
's O
last O
group O
of O
personnel O
that O
should O
withdraw O
of O
the O
Northwest O
military O
troop O
stationed O
in O
the O
three O
countries O
of O
the B-LOC
Baltic I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
completely O
withdrew O
from O
Latvia B-GPE
on O
the O
31st O
. O

Until O
now O
, O
Russia B-GPE
has O
completed O
the O
troop O
withdrawal O
work O
from O
the O
three O
countries O
of O
Baltic B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
. O

It O
is O
reported O
by O
news O
media O
here O
that O
on O
the O
31st O
, O
the O
personnel O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
Northwest B-ORG
troop O
headquarters O
turned O
over O
military O
installations O
to O
the O
local O
government O
, O
submitted O
a O
report O
to O
Latvian B-NORP
president O
Ulmanis B-PERSON
regarding O
the O
completion O
of O
troop O
withdrawal O
, O
and O
then O
withdrew O
from O
Riga B-GPE
to O
Moscow B-GPE
by O
plane O
. O

Russian B-NORP
troops O
stationed O
in O
Lithuania B-GPE
already O
withdrew O
back O
home O
before O
August O
31st O
of O
1993 O
, O
and O
troops O
stationed O
in O
Estonia B-GPE
completed O
troop O
withdrawal O
work O
on O
the O
29th O
of O
this O
month O
. O

According O
to O
agreements O
reached O
by O
Russia B-GPE
with O
the O
governments O
of O
Latvia B-GPE
and O
Estonia B-GPE
, O
currently O
there O
are O
still O
a O
few O
hundred O
Russian B-NORP
military O
experts O
remaining O
in O
the O
early O
warning O
radar O
stations O
of O
the O
Latvian B-NORP
and O
Russian B-NORP
naval O
education O
centers O
in O
Estonia B-GPE
. O

The O
Russian B-NORP
Northwest B-ORG
troop O
clusters O
are O
former O
Soviet B-NORP
troops O
stationed O
in O
the O
above O
three O
countries O
, O
with O
headquarters O
set O
in O
the O
Latvian O
Republic O
. O

The O
total O
original O
military O
strength O
was O
more O
than O
116,000 O
people O
, O
within O
which O
most O
, O
more O
than O
50,000 O
people O
, O
were O
stationed O
in O
Latvia B-GPE
; O
more O
than O
35,000 O
people O
in O
Lithuania B-GPE
, O
and O
more O
than O
30,000 O
people O
in O
Estonia B-GPE
. O

After O
the O
disintegration O
of O
the O
former O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
these O
troop O
clusters O
were O
transferred O
to O
Russian B-NORP
ownership O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
the O
Russian B-NORP
troops O
that O
withdrew O
from O
the O
three O
Baltic B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
countries O
will O
be O
stationed O
respectively O
in O
the O
Russian B-NORP
state O
of O
Jalininggele B-GPE
, O
the O
state O
of O
Simolingsike B-GPE
and O
Yelinia O
city O
which O
is O
300 O
kilometers O
away O
from O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Youhao B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

French B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Juppe O
reiterated O
at O
a O
meeting O
held O
in O
Paris B-GPE
on O
the O
1st O
for O
France B-GPE
diplomatic O
envoys O
that O
, O
France B-GPE
supported O
the O
resolution O
of O
the O
UN B-GPE
regarding O
the O
Haitian B-NORP
issue O
, O
but O
had O
no O
intention O
to O
participate O
in O
potential O
military O
intervention O
performed O
in O
Haiti B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
passed O
resolution O
number O
940 O
on O
July O
31st O
, O
effectively O
authorizing O
the O
US B-GPE
to O
lead O
a O
multi-national O
force O
to O
implement O
military O
intervention O
in O
Haiti B-GPE
, O
and O
to O
recover O
the O
legal O
government O
overthrown O
by O
a O
military O
coup O
in O
1991 O
. O

Juppe B-PERSON
said O
, O
" O
we O
should O
let O
the O
puppet O
government O
of O
Haiti B-GPE
leave O
, O
let O
those O
military O
personnel O
who O
violated O
the O
basic O
principles O
of O
democracy O
and O
brought O
sufferings O
to O
the O
people O
of O
Haiti B-GPE
leave O
" O
. O

But O
he O
emphasized O
, O
France B-GPE
would O
not O
participate O
in O
military O
intervention O
in O
Haiti B-GPE
, O
but O
would O
only O
prepare O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
following O
work O
of O
training O
Haitian B-NORP
police O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jierong B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON

Malaysian B-NORP
vice-prime O
minister O
Anwar B-PERSON
ended O
a O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
this O
afternoon O
, O
and O
left O
Shanghai B-GPE
for O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

Anwar B-PERSON
arrived O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
from O
Nanjing B-GPE
yesterday O
afternoon O
. O

Last O
night O
, O
the O
vice-mayor O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
Qizheng B-PERSON
Zhao I-PERSON
represented O
mayor O
Ju B-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
by O
meeting O
and O
inviting O
Anwar B-PERSON
and O
his O
delegation O
to O
a O
banquet O
. O

This O
morning O
, O
Anwar B-PERSON
attended O
the O
foundation O
laying O
ceremony O
of O
the O
Minhang O
China O
- O
Malaysia B-GPE
joint O
- O
venture O
enterprise O
, O
and O
after O
that O
toured O
Pudong B-GPE
's O
Jingqiao O
export O
processing O
district O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Chun B-PERSON
Qin I-PERSON

Key O
national O
laboratories O
, O
since O
being O
established O
ten O
years O
ago O
, O
have O
now O
become O
important O
bases O
for O
basic O
research O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Their O
advanced O
apparatus O
and O
equipment O
, O
highly O
level O
scientific O
and O
technical O
staff O
and O
comprehensive O
dominance O
in O
scientific O
research O
have O
made O
important O
contributions O
to O
the O
promotion O
of O
construction O
of O
national O
key O
projects O
and O
the O
development O
of O
academic O
disciplines O
. O

The O
establishment O
of O
key O
national O
laboratories O
, O
persisting O
in O
the O
principle O
of O
choosing O
the O
best O
to O
fit O
the O
need O
, O
is O
equipping O
a O
number O
of O
top O
- O
ranking O
domestic O
laboratories O
able O
to O
participate O
in O
competition O
at O
international O
forefronts O
to O
become O
basic O
research O
" O
national O
teams O
" O
able O
to O
represent O
the O
nation O
's O
equipment O
levels O
, O
research O
levels O
, O
academic O
levels O
and O
management O
levels O
. O

After O
many O
years O
' O
of O
construction O
, O
key O
national O
laboratories O
have O
established O
a O
number O
of O
experimental O
research O
bases O
for O
basic O
research O
, O
involving O
not O
only O
the O
basic O
research O
fields O
and O
emerging O
sciences O
and O
technologies O
fields O
, O
but O
also O
in O
engineering O
projects O
closely O
related O
to O
national O
economic O
development O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
key O
national O
laboratories O
in O
such O
areas O
as O
surface O
physics O
, O
superconductors O
, O
molecular O
biology O
, O
biotechnology O
, O
information O
systems O
, O
intelligence O
technology O
, O
geochemistry O
, O
materials O
science O
, O
etc. O
, O
have O
actually O
become O
important O
experimental O
research O
centers O
of O
China B-GPE
in O
these O
fields O
. O

In O
the O
past O
10 O
years O
, O
key O
national O
laboratories O
, O
in O
various O
ways O
, O
have O
also O
taken O
on O
a O
large O
quantity O
of O
national O
natural O
science O
fund O
projects O
, O
national O
climbing O
program O
projects O
, O
national O
science O
and O
technology O
brainstorming O
projects O
, O
" O
863 O
" O
program O
projects O
, O
institutional O
co-operation O
projects O
, O
society O
entrusted O
projects O
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
have O
solved O
a O
series O
of O
significant O
problems O
of O
science O
and O
technology O
in O
national O
economic O
construction O
. O

After O
the O
establishment O
and O
construction O
of O
key O
national O
laboratories O
, O
problems O
having O
international O
levels O
that O
were O
selected O
by O
utilizing O
various O
comprehensive O
advantages O
have O
greatly O
promoted O
the O
establishment O
of O
relevant O
disciplines O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

One O
book O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Foundation I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Mathematics I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Physics I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Numerical I-WORK_OF_ART
Weather I-WORK_OF_ART
Forecast I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
written O
by O
Qingcun B-PERSON
Zeng I-PERSON
, O
academician O
of O
the O
Atmospheric O
Science O
and O
Geohydromechanics O
Numerical O
Simulation O
Laboratory O
, O
is O
regarded O
internationally O
as O
a O
theoretical O
masterpiece O
in O
atmospheric O
science O
and O
has O
enriched O
and O
perfected O
theories O
on O
atmospheric O
science O
. O

But O
the B-ORG
Infrared I-ORG
Physics I-ORG
Laboratory I-ORG
has O
also O
played O
an O
active O
role O
in O
promoting O
the O
intersection O
and O
merging O
of O
physics O
with O
other O
discipline O
areas O
, O
and O
in O
expanding O
and O
reforming O
traditional O
physics O
research O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporters O
Qinglu B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
and O
Heyi B-PERSON
Dou I-PERSON

In O
the O
recently O
convened O
working O
meeting O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
's O
economic O
co-operation O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Lichang B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
, O
mayor O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
, O
said O
that O
Tianjin B-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
similar O
in O
industrial O
structure O
, O
close O
in O
technology O
, O
and O
mutually O
have O
very O
strong O
complements O
. O

The O
future O
of O
bilateral O
co-operation O
is O
very O
wide O
open O
and O
has O
bright O
prospects O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
, O
up O
to O
the O
end O
of O
July O
this O
year O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
had O
approved O
a O
total O
of O
871 O
Taiwanese B-NORP
business O
invested O
enterprises O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
agreed O
investment O
was O
more O
than O
900 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
in O
which O
Taiwanese B-NORP
capital O
accounted O
for O
73.8 O
% O
. O

The O
number O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
investment O
enterprises O
and O
the O
amount O
of O
agreed O
investment O
ranks O
third O
and O
fourth O
respectively O
among O
foreign O
business O
invested O
enterprises O
in O
the O
whole O
city O
. O

A O
number O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
investment O
enterprises O
with O
a O
relatively O
large O
amount O
of O
investment O
and O
relatively O
high O
technology O
have O
settled O
in O
Tianjin B-GPE
. O

Among O
Taiwanese B-NORP
investment O
enterprises O
that O
are O
operating O
, O
more O
than O
90 O
% O
are O
profitable O
. O

Lichang B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
said O
that O
in O
the O
days O
to O
come O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
put O
forth O
effort O
to O
create O
a O
beneficial O
and O
profitable O
investment O
environment O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
businessmen O
. O

According O
to O
the O
principle O
of O
" O
when O
all O
things O
are O
equal O
, O
better O
takes O
precedence O
and O
moderately O
liberalize O
" O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
will O
adjust O
relevant O
policies O
so O
as O
to O
strengthen O
attractiveness O
to O
Taiwanese B-NORP
businessmen O
. O

He O
requested O
that O
relevant O
departments O
formulate O
implementation O
plans O
in O
this O
area O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

According O
to O
what O
was O
revealed O
in O
the O
meeting O
, O
as O
far O
as O
investment O
direction O
is O
concerned O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
encourages O
Taiwanese B-NORP
investors O
to O
invest O
in O
infrastructure O
, O
base O
industries O
, O
funded O
technology O
concentrated O
industries O
, O
and O
high O
- O
technology O
projects O
, O
and O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
technological O
reform O
of O
large O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
, O
to O
invest O
in O
third O
industry O
experimental O
projects O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
financial O
capital O
and O
industrial O
capital O
institutions O
are O
welcome O
to O
come O
to O
Tianjin B-GPE
to O
build O
up O
financial O
organizations O
. O

Lichang B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
said O
that O
in O
order O
to O
provide O
a O
better O
investment O
environment O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
businessmen O
coming O
to O
Tianjin B-GPE
to O
invest O
, O
Tianjin B-GPE
would O
strengthen O
the O
role O
of O
the O
" O
Taiwanese O
Compatriots O
Investment O
Service O
Center O
of O
Tianjin B-GPE
" O
, O
do O
a O
better O
job O
in O
project O
examination O
and O
approval O
and O
the O
management O
of O
Taiwanese B-NORP
invested O
enterprises O
, O
diligently O
run O
the B-FAC
Tianjin I-FAC
- I-FAC
Taiwan I-FAC
Trade I-FAC
Co-operation I-FAC
Center I-FAC
, O
and O
provide O
economic O
information O
and O
legal O
consultation O
for O
Taiwanese B-NORP
invested O
enterprises O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O

Premier O
Peng O
Li O
delivered O
a O
written O
speech O
to O
welcome O
the B-EVENT
International I-EVENT
Population I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Development I-EVENT
Congress I-EVENT
. O

He O
thinks O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
's O
guidelines O
of O
planning O
, O
strategizing O
and O
implementation O
of O
the O
population O
problem O
and O
socioeconomic O
problems O
as O
one O
is O
correct O
, O
effective O
in O
its O
implementation O
, O
and O
successful O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
that O
in O
the O
beginning O
of O
September O
of O
this O
year O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
would O
hold O
the B-EVENT
International I-EVENT
Population I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Development I-EVENT
Congress I-EVENT
in O
Cairo B-GPE
with O
the O
theme O
of O
" O
population O
, O
continuous O
economic O
growth O
and O
continuous O
development O
" O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
the O
international O
community O
has O
increasingly O
recognized O
that O
population O
and O
development O
are O
inseparable O
, O
and O
prepare O
to O
adopt O
actions O
together O
. O

He O
feels O
that O
this O
Congress B-ORG
has O
important O
meaning O
, O
and O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
has O
given O
it O
high O
level O
attention O
and O
will O
be O
sending O
a O
delegation O
to O
attend O
the O
Congress O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
China B-GPE
was O
the O
most O
populous O
developing O
country O
in O
the O
world O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
included O
the O
population O
problem O
into O
the O
overall O
planning O
of O
the O
national O
economy O
and O
its O
social O
development O
, O
always O
emphasizing O
that O
population O
growth O
and O
economic O
development O
need O
to O
fit O
together O
, O
and O
be O
coordinated O
with O
resource O
utilization O
and O
environmental O
protection O
. O

In O
light O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
basic O
national O
condition O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
has O
determined O
planned O
parenthood O
and O
environmental O
protection O
as O
two O
basic O
national O
policies O
, O
implementing O
a O
population O
policy O
and O
planned O
parenthood O
program O
that O
suits O
China B-GPE
's O
actual O
needs O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
also O
formulated O
a O
series O
of O
important O
policies O
and O
measures O
to O
realize O
continuous O
development O
, O
such O
as O
the O
protection O
of O
women O
's O
legal O
rights O
and O
benefits O
, O
the O
promotion O
of O
equality O
among O
men O
and O
women O
, O
the O
forceful O
development O
of O
healthcare O
for O
women O
and O
children O
, O
the O
zealous O
elimination O
of O
poverty O
, O
and O
protecting O
the O
environment O
. O

Presently O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
economy O
is O
continuously O
growing O
, O
society O
is O
stable O
and O
united O
, O
people O
's O
livelihood O
are O
continuously O
improving O
, O
and O
the O
population O
birth O
rate O
and O
the O
natural O
population O
growth O
rate O
has O
dropped O
to O
a O
lower O
level O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
the O
population O
problem O
was O
one O
of O
the O
major O
problems O
currently O
faced O
by O
the O
international O
community O
. O

Due O
to O
differences O
in O
country O
's O
situations O
, O
differences O
in O
economic O
development O
levels O
, O
cultural O
backgrounds O
, O
historical O
traditions O
, O
and O
social O
systems O
, O
each O
country O
should O
formulate O
suitable O
, O
effective O
population O
policies O
according O
to O
the O
actual O
situation O
of O
the O
native O
country O
. O

This O
is O
the O
sovereignty O
of O
each O
country O
and O
it O
should O
receive O
full O
respect O
. O

He O
said O
China B-GPE
was O
in O
a O
critical O
period O
of O
building O
up O
a O
socialist O
market O
economy O
system O
and O
increasing O
the O
pace O
of O
its O
modernization O
build O
- O
up O
, O
but O
a O
huge O
, O
overwhelming O
growth O
in O
population O
was O
still O
restraining O
the O
social O
and O
economic O
development O
, O
affecting O
the O
further O
improvement O
of O
the O
living O
standard O
of O
the O
people O
, O
and O
has O
also O
brought O
about O
heavy O
pressure O
on O
the O
natural O
resources O
and O
the O
natural O
environment O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
for O
a O
fairly O
long O
period O
of O
time O
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
as O
forcefully O
developing O
the O
economy O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
pay O
close O
attention O
to O
doing O
well O
the O
work O
of O
family O
planning O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
strongly O
believes O
that O
, O
the O
resolution O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
population O
problem O
is O
not O
just O
being O
responsible O
for O
the O
prosperity O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
race O
and O
the O
happiness O
of O
future O
generations O
, O
but O
is O
also O
an O
important O
contribution O
in O
stabilizing O
the O
world O
's O
population O
. O

For O
this O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
views O
with O
extreme O
importance O
and O
actively O
participates O
in O
international O
population O
activities O
, O
and O
sincerely O
hopes O
that O
the O
international O
community O
will O
adopt O
a O
stand O
of O
realistic O
resolution O
of O
population O
and O
development O
problems O
, O
seeking O
similarities O
while O
accommodating O
differences O
, O
co-operating O
closely O
to O
strive O
hard O
together O
towards O
a O
stable O
world O
population O
to O
create O
a O
beautiful O
future O
! O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Sep O
1st O

After O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
ninth O
session O
of O
the O
eighth O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
passed O
a O
decision O
yesterday O
regarding O
reforms O
of O
the O
legislature O
and O
regional O
organizations O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
after O
China B-GPE
resumes O
sovereignty O
over O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
in O
1997 O
, O
public O
opinion O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
people O
from O
all O
circles O
successively O
expressed O
that O
, O
this O
decision O
embodied O
sovereignty O
and O
public O
opinion O
, O
was O
of O
great O
significance O
in O
maintaining O
the O
smooth O
transition O
and O
prosperity O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

An O
editorial O
in O
the O
" O
Everyday O
Daily O
" O
today O
indicated O
that O
, O
this O
decision O
was O
passed O
unanimously O
by O
all O
127 O
committee O
members O
attending O
the O
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
signifying O
that O
everybody O
has O
a O
high O
level O
of O
common O
understanding O
in O
rebuilding O
the O
political O
framework O
after O
resuming O
sovereignty O
over O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
everybody O
has O
the O
same O
heart O
. O

An O
editorial O
issued O
in O
the O
" O
Wenhui O
Newspaper O
" O
today O
indicated O
that O
the O
solemn O
legal O
decision O
made O
by O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
NPC O
declares O
to O
the O
world O
that O
China B-GPE
has O
not O
given O
leeway O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
sovereignty O
and O
China B-GPE
will O
do O
what O
it O
says O
; O
the O
decision O
demonstrated O
the O
stout O
determination O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
in O
maintaining O
the O
sovereignty O
of O
the O
country O
and O
realizing O
the O
smooth O
transition O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
and O
it O
has O
shown O
the O
determination O
of O
China B-GPE
to O
properly O
implement O
the O
work O
of O
smoothly O
transitioning O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
maintaining O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
prosperity O
and O
stability O
. O

An O
editorial O
titled O
" O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Standing I-WORK_OF_ART
Committee I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
National I-WORK_OF_ART
People I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Congress I-WORK_OF_ART
has I-WORK_OF_ART
made I-WORK_OF_ART
an I-WORK_OF_ART
important I-WORK_OF_ART
decision I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Hong I-WORK_OF_ART
Kong I-WORK_OF_ART
" O
in O
the O
" O
Dagong O
Newspaper O
" O
today O
, O
believed O
that O
the O
decision O
granted O
the O
people O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
a O
legal O
basis O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
the O
first O
legislative O
assembly O
and O
regional O
organizations O
of O
the O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
would O
emerge O
smoothly O
, O
most O
patriotic O
compatriots O
who O
love O
Hong O
Kong O
would O
receive O
encouragement O
from O
this O
decision O
, O
would O
actively O
participate O
in O
social O
affairs O
as O
heroes O
, O
and O
would O
make O
preparations O
for O
realizing O
a O
" O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
managed O
by O
the O
people O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
" O
in O
the O
future O
. O

The O
editorial O
also O
pointed O
out O
to O
those O
people O
who O
were O
attempting O
to O
create O
" O
accomplished O
facts O
" O
before O
1997 O
to O
continue O
the O
political O
influence O
of O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
that O
the O
decision O
made O
by O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
has O
declared O
the O
absolute O
destruction O
of O
their O
misguided O
dreams O
. O

An O
editorial O
titled O
" O
Terminating B-WORK_OF_ART
British I-WORK_OF_ART
structure I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
framework I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
embodying I-WORK_OF_ART
sovereignty I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
public I-WORK_OF_ART
opinion I-WORK_OF_ART
" O
in O
the O
" O
Hong O
Kong O
Commerce O
Newspaper O
" O
today O
, O
believed O
that O
, O
the O
decision O
made O
by O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
frustrated O
the O
attempt O
of O
British B-NORP
Authorities O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
to O
confuse O
the O
will O
of O
the O
people O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
the O
political O
system O
. O

It O
also O
eliminated O
unrealistic O
illusions O
some O
people O
possessed O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
transition O
, O
and O
clarified O
the O
method O
of O
the O
transfer O
of O
power O
in O
1997 O
. O

Most O
patriotic O
people O
who O
love O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
would O
be O
greatly O
encouraged O
by O
this O
. O

It O
is O
believed O
that O
forces O
advocating O
and O
maintaining O
a O
peaceful O
transition O
will O
be O
increased O
greatly O
, O
and O
destroying O
a O
peaceful O
transition O
will O
lose O
even O
more O
of O
the O
people O
's O
support O
. O

The O
eighth O
Standing O
Committee O
of O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Chinese O
Reform O
Association O
held O
a O
conference O
last O
night O
. O

All O
the O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
expressed O
unanimous O
support O
for O
the O
decision O
made O
by O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
and O
believed O
this O
decision O
would O
be O
helpful O
to O
the O
steady O
transition O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jianxin B-PERSON
Gao I-PERSON

In O
order O
to O
strengthen O
cultural O
exchange O
and O
contact O
between O
the O
descendents O
of O
the O
Emperors O
at O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
hold O
the O
" O
China O
Art O
Festival O
" O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
Shenzhen B-GPE
simultaneously O
from O
the O
8th O
to O
the O
18th O
of O
December O
this O
year O
. O

This O
will O
be O
a O
grand O
art O
meeting O
jointly O
held O
by O
the O
people O
's O
organizations O
, O
government O
cultural O
departments O
and O
enterprises O
. O

Its O
aim O
is O
to O
use O
Chinese B-NORP
national O
traditional O
culture O
as O
a O
link O
to O
associate O
and O
unite O
compatriots O
at O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
to O
spread O
national O
culture O
, O
to O
display O
the O
charm O
of O
the O
superior O
art O
of O
the O
motherland O
and O
display O
the O
achievements O
and O
elegant O
demeanor O
of O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
Chinese B-NORP
artists O
in O
art O
realms O
and O
international O
cultural O
exchange O
. O

The O
art O
festival O
mainly O
includes O
a O
grand O
opening O
ceremony O
and O
closing O
ceremony O
, O
large O
scale O
theatrical O
performances O
with O
various O
characteristics O
, O
and O
paintings O
and O
photographic O
exhibitions O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
the O
art O
festival O
to O
open O
at O
the B-FAC
Shenzhen I-FAC
Gymnasium I-FAC
on O
December O
8th O
will O
focus O
on O
displaying O
the O
most O
widely O
circulated O
Chinese B-NORP
artistic O
extracts O
of O
the O
20th O
century O
. O

Starting O
from O
December O
9th O
, O
every O
night O
, O
at O
either O
Shenzhen B-GPE
's O
Great O
Theater O
or O
the B-FAC
Shenzhen I-FAC
Gymnasium I-FAC
, O
a O
high O
level O
program O
will O
be O
staged O
, O
and O
programs O
such O
as O
ballet O
, O
stand O
- O
up O
comedy O
, O
highlights O
from O
Beijing B-GPE
opera O
and O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
artists O
and O
artistic O
troupes O
, O
etc. O
will O
be O
separately O
performed O
. O

During O
the O
art O
festival O
, O
a O
competition O
for O
the O
award O
of O
traditional O
painting O
and O
copying O
, O
an O
exhibition O
of O
works O
, O
and O
an O
international O
" O
light O
of O
China B-GPE
" O
exhibition O
of O
photographic O
art O
of O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
Chinese B-GPE
will O
be O
held O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

This O
art O
festival O
is O
jointly O
held O
by O
work O
units O
such O
as O
the O
Chinese O
National O
Federation O
of O
Returned O
Overseas O
Chinese O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Culture O
, O
CCTV B-ORG
, O
the O
Cultural O
Department O
of O
Shenzhen O
City O
, O
the O
Overseas O
Chinese O
International O
Cultural O
Exchange O
Promotion O
Association O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Madrid B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Tairan B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON

Spanish B-NORP
Foreign O
Affairs O
Minister O
Solana O
reiterated O
on O
August O
31st O
that O
Spain B-GPE
opposed O
the O
US B-GPE
's O
blockade O
of O
Cuba B-GPE
, O
and O
also O
did O
not O
agree O
with O
intervening O
in O
Haiti B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Solana B-PERSON
expressed O
that O
, O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
government O
was O
deeply O
concerned O
over O
Cuba B-GPE
's O
" O
dire O
situation O
of O
illegal O
immigrants O
" O
and O
would O
like O
to O
make O
necessary O
efforts O
to O
facilitate O
talks O
between O
Havana B-GPE
and O
Washington B-GPE
to O
look O
for O
solutions O
. O

This O
minister O
said O
this O
at O
a O
press O
conference O
introducing O
the O
work O
and O
tasks O
of O
Spain B-GPE
taking O
over O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
chair O
starting O
on O
September O
1st O
. O

He O
also O
announced O
that O
Spain B-GPE
had O
already O
accepted O
a O
request O
from O
the O
UN B-GPE
, O
and O
prepared O
to O
send O
an O
air O
transport O
and O
20 O
soldiers O
to O
Rwanda B-GPE
within O
the O
next O
few O
days O
to O
participate O
directly O
in O
UN B-GPE
peacekeeping O
military O
operations O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanjing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yanghe B-PERSON
Yuan I-PERSON

Professor O
Yuyi B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
, O
a O
painter O
whose O
famous O
canvas O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
A I-WORK_OF_ART
happy I-WORK_OF_ART
night I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
caused O
a O
sensation O
in O
the O
art O
world O
, O
recently O
in O
Nanjing B-GPE
made O
public O
a O
yuhua O
stone O
he O
had O
discovered O
- O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Stone I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Divine I-WORK_OF_ART
Land I-WORK_OF_ART
with I-WORK_OF_ART
five I-WORK_OF_ART
unique I-WORK_OF_ART
features I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
appearance O
and O
size O
of O
this O
yuhua O
stone O
is O
quite O
similar O
to O
an O
auspicious O
folk O
object O
, O
a O
longevity O
locket O
. O

In O
the O
very O
middle O
of O
the O
yuhua O
stone O
is O
a O
clear O
image O
of O
the O
territory O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
image O
, O
with O
its O
two O
ends O
towering O
, O
a O
sunken O
middle O
section O
, O
and O
the O
lower O
right O
part O
protruding O
, O
looks O
like O
a O
rooster O
craning O
and O
crowing O
with O
its O
neck O
stretched O
and O
chest O
thrown O
out O
; O
on O
the O
side O
of O
the O
" O
rooster O
's O
" O
belly O
is O
the O
long O
and O
narrow O
" O
Taiwan B-LOC
Island I-LOC
" O
, O
which O
is O
separated O
by O
" O
straits O
" O
; O
under O
the O
claw O
of O
the O
" O
rooster O
" O
is O
the O
round O
" O
Hainan B-LOC
Island I-LOC
" O
. O

The O
color O
and O
luster O
of O
the O
two O
" O
islands O
" O
are O
completely O
the O
same O
as O
the O
" O
mainland O
" O
. O

The O
whole O
image O
is O
almost O
the O
same O
as O
the O
map O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

Professor O
Yuyi B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
said O
that O
he O
picked O
up O
the O
stone O
on O
the O
road O
to O
a O
yuhua O
stone O
processing O
plant O
in O
a O
suburb O
of O
Nanjing B-GPE
five O
years O
ago O
, O
and O
after O
he O
returned O
home O
he O
carefully O
inspected O
the O
stone O
and O
discovered O
the O
" O
territory O
of O
China B-GPE
" O
on O
it O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
he O
also O
discovered O
that O
entrenched O
above O
the O
mainland O
territory O
and O
along O
the O
frontier O
lines O
of O
the O
northeast O
, O
the O
north O
, O
and O
the O
northwest O
of O
China B-GPE
is O
a O
huge O
dragon O
with O
a O
bright O
pearl O
in O
its O
mouth O
; O
above O
this O
huge O
dragon O
, O
there O
is O
a O
golden O
facula O
in O
the O
shape O
of O
a O
gold O
dollar O
; O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
mainland O
territory O
, O
there O
is O
a O
string O
of O
torch O
- O
shaped O
stripes O
symbolizing O
the O
eternal O
flame O
of O
life O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
; O
adding O
in O
its O
resemblance O
to O
a O
longevity O
locket O
, O
altogether O
this O
stone O
has O
5 O
special O
features O
. O

According O
to O
this O
, O
Yuyi B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
named O
this O
stone O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Stone I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Divine I-WORK_OF_ART
Land I-WORK_OF_ART
with I-WORK_OF_ART
five I-WORK_OF_ART
unique I-WORK_OF_ART
features I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Belgrade B-GPE
, O
August O
31 O
, O
by O
wire O
-LRB- O
reporter O
Sen B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
-RRB- O

On O
August O
31st O
, O
Krajisnik B-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Parliament O
of O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
's O
" O
Serb O
Republic O
" O
, O
in O
a O
speech O
delivered O
to O
the O
newspaper O
" O
Voice O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
" O
, O
emphasized O
that O
after O
rejecting O
the O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
territorial O
partition O
plan O
brought O
forward O
by O
the B-ORG
Liaison I-ORG
Group I-ORG
in O
the O
national O
referendum O
, O
Serb O
leaders O
of O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
" O
could O
only O
carry O
out O
negotiations O
based O
on O
a O
new O
territorial O
partition O
plan O
, O
namely O
a O
new O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
peace O
plan O
" O
. O

According O
to O
the O
announcement O
, O
in O
the O
national O
referendum O
by O
the O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
's O
Serbs B-NORP
on O
August O
27th O
and O
28th O
, O
more O
than O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
people O
voted O
against O
the O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
territorial O
partition O
plan O
put O
forth O
by O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Liaison I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

Krajisnik B-PERSON
further O
explained O
in O
his O
speech O
that O
" O
our O
refusal O
to O
accept O
the O
territorial O
partition O
plan O
is O
merely O
a O
part O
of O
our O
refusal O
of O
the O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
peace O
plan O
" O
. O

However O
, O
not O
accepting O
the O
territorial O
partition O
plan O
by O
the O
national O
referendum O
would O
also O
terminate O
the O
entire O
peace O
plan O
. O

When O
talking O
about O
the O
relationship O
between O
the O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
Serbs B-NORP
and O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
Krajisnik B-PERSON
said O
that O
" O
the O
policy O
of O
western O
countries O
is O
to O
split O
the O
Serbs B-NORP
, O
and O
they O
have O
been O
waiting O
for O
this O
day O
for O
a O
long O
time O
" O
, O
but O
" O
our O
aim O
is O
to O
unite O
all O
the O
Serbs B-NORP
" O
. O

Delivering O
a O
talk O
to O
the O
AFP O
on O
the O
same O
day O
, O
Buha B-PERSON
, O
foreign O
minister O
of O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
's O
" O
Serbian B-ORG
Republic I-ORG
" O
, O
also O
said O
expressed O
that O
" O
after O
Serbs B-NORP
in O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
held O
a O
national O
referendum O
, O
Serbs B-NORP
hope O
that O
the B-ORG
Liaison I-ORG
Group I-ORG
will O
put O
forth O
a O
new O
proposal O
so O
as O
to O
come O
out O
of O
the O
dead O
end O
" O
. O

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The O
Wannan O
Flower O
- O
drum O
drama O
troupe O
from O
the B-LOC
Xuancheng I-LOC
Area I-LOC
in O
Anhui B-GPE
province O
was O
recently O
invited O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
to O
perform O
the O
big O
historical O
drama O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Jie I-WORK_OF_ART
drums I-WORK_OF_ART
startle I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
heavens I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
performance O
was O
well O
received O
by O
capital O
audiences O
. O

This O
drama O
creates O
new O
artistic O
situations O
in O
a O
story O
of O
rather O
everyday O
vicissitudes O
and O
expresses O
the O
artistic O
appeal O
of O
tragedies O
. O

The O
photo O
above O
shows O
a O
shot O
of O
the O
servant O
girl O
looking O
for O
her O
emperor O
brother O
. O

The O
photo O
below O
shows O
a O
shot O
of O
the O
meeting O
of O
the O
mother O
and O
the O
son O
. O

Photo O
by O
Mingyang B-PERSON
Luo I-PERSON
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Phnom B-GPE
Penh I-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporters O
Heping B-PERSON
Xing I-PERSON
and O
Ximei B-PERSON
Cai I-PERSON

Today O
, O
staff O
here O
revealed O
that O
various O
Cambodian B-NORP
parties O
concerned O
have O
already O
agreed O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
round O
- O
table O
meeting O
on O
racial O
peace O
and O
national O
reconciliation O
in O
Cambodia B-GPE
which O
King O
Sihanouk O
proposed O
to O
convene O
. O

This O
morning O
, O
Norodom B-PERSON
Ranaridh I-PERSON
, O
first O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
and O
Hun B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
, O
second O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
of O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
of O
Cambodia B-GPE
, O
met O
in O
the O
Ministry O
Office O
with O
Beny B-PERSON
Weidiaunuo I-PERSON
, O
recently O
posted O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
representative O
to O
Cambodia B-GPE
. O

After O
the O
meeting O
, O
both O
Weidiaunuo B-PERSON
and O
the O
spokesman O
to O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
's O
Office O
said O
to O
reporters O
that O
Xiesong B-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Cambodian O
People O
's O
Party B-ORG
and O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
president O
, O
Ranaridh B-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Funcinpec I-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
first O
prime O
minister O
of O
the O
government O
of O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
of O
Cambodia B-GPE
, O
Hun B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
, O
second O
prime O
minister O
, O
and O
Khieu B-PERSON
Samphon I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Cambodian I-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
unanimously O
agreed O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
round O
- O
table O
meeting O
scheduled O
for O
May O
2nd O
to O
7th O
in O
Phnom B-GPE
Penh I-GPE
. O

Sihanouk B-PERSON
made O
this O
proposal O
in O
a O
statement O
issued O
yesterday O
. O

According O
to O
presentations O
, O
during O
the O
meeting O
, O
both O
sides O
discussed O
issues O
such O
as O
Cambodia B-GPE
's O
politics O
, O
economy O
, O
security O
, O
etc O
. O

The O
two O
Cambodian B-NORP
prime O
ministers O
requested O
that O
the O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
extend O
the O
stay O
of O
his O
representative O
in O
Cambodia B-GPE
by O
six O
months O
or O
more O
. O

Weidiaunuo B-PERSON
expressed O
that O
he O
will O
convey O
this O
suggestion O
to O
the O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Kunming B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Ziliang B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

Recently O
, O
this O
reporter O
obtained O
information O
from O
the B-ORG
Civil I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
Office I-ORG
of O
Yunnan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
that O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
tripartite O
agreement O
reached O
by O
China B-GPE
, O
Laos B-GPE
and O
the O
UNHCR O
on O
repatriating O
Laotian B-NORP
refugees O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
Yunnan B-GPE
has O
smoothly O
completed O
the O
task O
of O
repatriating O
2917 O
people O
in O
12 O
batches O
. O

The O
number O
of O
repatriation O
headcount O
accounts O
for O
over O
73 O
% O
of O
the O
original O
Laotian B-NORP
refugees O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
the O
unified O
arrangement O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
since O
1978 O
, O
Yunnan B-GPE
has O
successively O
accepted O
and O
settled O
over O
64,100 O
refugees O
, O
and O
by O
1991 O
, O
Laotian B-NORP
refugees O
had O
reached O
3994 O
. O

In O
accordance O
with O
the O
related O
international O
treaty O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
government O
signed O
, O
Yunnan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
has O
carried O
out O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
international O
and O
humanitarian O
aid O
to O
the O
refugees O
. O

For O
the O
past O
15 O
years O
, O
while O
the O
whole O
province O
still O
has O
over O
40 O
poor O
counties O
still O
receiving O
government O
financed O
subsidies O
, O
it O
has O
paid O
a O
cumulative O
total O
of O
260 O
million O
yuan O
specially O
for O
the O
refugees O
to O
resolve O
of O
birth O
and O
life O
difficulties O
. O

The O
international O
community O
commonly O
recognizes O
that O
voluntarily O
repatriating O
refugees O
to O
their O
original O
countries O
is O
the O
best O
approach O
to O
permanently O
resolving O
refugee O
problems O
. O

With O
the O
continual O
improvement O
of O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Laos B-GPE
, O
the O
Laotian B-NORP
government O
proactively O
expressed O
willingness O
to O
accept O
the O
return O
of O
Laotian B-NORP
refugees O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Conditions O
are O
improving O
daily O
for O
repatriating O
refugees O
. O

In O
April O
and O
July O
of O
1991 O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
Laotian B-NORP
governments O
formally O
signed O
the O
" O
agreement O
regarding O
repatriating O
Laotian B-NORP
refugees O
in O
China B-GPE
" O
and O
a O
" O
memorandum O
" O
, O
and O
respectively O
entrusted O
the O
Yunnan B-GPE
provincial O
government O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
Nanta B-GPE
provincial O
government O
of O
Laos B-GPE
to O
be O
specifically O
responsible O
for O
the O
organization O
and O
implementation O
. O

In O
the O
process O
of O
repatriation O
, O
the O
Yunnan B-GPE
provincial O
government O
was O
extremely O
concerned O
about O
the O
lives O
of O
the O
refugees O
, O
and O
co-operated O
closely O
with O
the O
Laotian B-NORP
government O
and O
the O
UNHCR O
, O
making O
the O
repatriation O
work O
progress O
smoothly O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
there O
still O
remain O
1075 O
Laotian B-NORP
refugees O
in O
Yunnan B-GPE
. O

Under O
the O
prerequisite O
of O
being O
completely O
voluntary O
, O
the O
Yunnan B-GPE
provincial O
government O
will O
continue O
to O
carry O
out O
the O
repatriation O
actively O
and O
appropriately O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Teheran B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Ming B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON

Hasang B-PERSON
Hapipy I-PERSON
, O
Iran B-GPE
's O
first O
vice O
president O
said O
today O
when O
arriving O
back O
in O
Teheran B-GPE
that O
he O
expressed O
satisfaction O
over O
the O
result O
of O
visiting O
China B-GPE
after O
ending O
a O
3 O
- O
day O
friendly O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

Hapipy B-PERSON
said O
to O
reporters O
at O
the O
airport O
that O
during O
his O
visit O
he O
exchanged O
ideas O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
leaders O
concerning O
bilateral O
relationship O
, O
international O
and O
regional O
problems O
. O

He O
said O
that O
, O
the O
projects O
of O
economic O
cooperation O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
of O
Iran B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
were O
being O
implemented O
, O
and O
the O
two O
countries O
would O
jointly O
invest O
in O
Central O
Asian O
areas O
to O
implement O
economic O
cooperation O
. O

China B-GPE
, O
Iran B-GPE
and O
a O
third O
country O
would O
also O
jointly O
invest O
in O
reconstructing O
China B-GPE
's O
oil O
refinery O
equipment O
to O
expand O
the O
capability O
of O
extracting O
Iran B-GPE
's O
petroleum O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jianjun B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
held O
a O
meeting O
today O
to O
deploy O
the B-LOC
Huai I-LOC
River I-LOC
drainage O
area O
water O
pollution O
prevention O
and O
treatment O
work O
. O

State B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
member O
and O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
member O
, O
Jian B-PERSON
Song I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
at O
the O
meeting O
that O
from O
now O
on O
, O
more O
than O
3 O
years O
will O
be O
used O
to O
strive O
to O
preliminarily O
make O
the B-LOC
Huai I-LOC
River I-LOC
clean O
in O
order O
to O
benefit O
the O
people O
of O
this O
generation O
and O
descendants O
of O
future O
generations O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
Huai B-LOC
River I-LOC
water O
pollution O
has O
been O
serious O
. O

Especially O
since O
the O
middle O
of O
July O
of O
this O
year O
, O
large O
- O
area O
water O
pollution O
accidents O
again O
occurred O
in O
the O
middle O
and O
lower O
streams O
of O
the B-LOC
Huai I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
causing O
people O
in O
some O
areas O
to O
have O
difficulty O
in O
drinking O
the O
water O
, O
and O
directly O
endangering O
lives O
and O
the O
production O
of O
the O
people O
in O
the O
lower O
streams O
. O

In O
order O
to O
prevent O
serious O
water O
pollution O
accidents O
from O
recurring O
in O
the B-LOC
Huai I-LOC
River I-LOC
drainage O
area O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
in O
accordance O
with O
directions O
from O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
leaders O
, O
issued O
an O
emergency O
notice O
yesterday O
to O
implement O
deployment O
. O

At O
today O
's O
meeting O
, O
Jian B-PERSON
Song I-PERSON
conveyed O
directions O
from O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
leaders O
concerning O
prevention O
and O
treatment O
of O
Huai B-LOC
River I-LOC
drainage O
area O
water O
pollution O
: O
requesting O
that O
the O
pace O
of O
prevention O
and O
treatment O
of O
Huai B-LOC
River I-LOC
drainage O
area O
water O
pollution O
should O
be O
accelerated O
, O
and O
should O
achieve O
a O
breakthrough O
by O
1997 O
, O
preliminarily O
making O
the B-LOC
Huai I-LOC
River I-LOC
clean O
. O

Starting O
now O
, O
using O
three O
years O
, O
all O
corporations O
will O
adhere O
to O
standardized O
sluicing O
. O

Corporations O
with O
serious O
pollution O
and O
no O
hope O
of O
treatment O
, O
including O
large O
corporations O
, O
must O
resolutely O
be O
closed O
down O
or O
transferred O
according O
to O
law O
. O

After O
hearing O
reports O
by O
responsible O
people O
from O
Jiangsu B-GPE
, O
Anhui B-GPE
, O
Shandong B-GPE
and O
Henan B-GPE
and O
the B-ORG
Huai I-ORG
River I-ORG
Water I-ORG
Works I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
concerning O
the B-LOC
Huai I-LOC
River I-LOC
region O
water O
pollution O
situation O
and O
treatment O
measures O
; O
and O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
Investigation I-ORG
Team I-ORG
concerning O
investigating O
water O
pollution O
accidents O
in O
Jiangsu B-GPE
, O
Anhui B-GPE
, O
Shandong B-GPE
and O
Henan B-GPE
provinces O
, O
Jian B-PERSON
Song I-PERSON
, O
pointed O
out O
that O
right O
now O
, O
various O
levels O
of O
the O
people O
's O
governments O
of O
Jiangsu B-GPE
, O
Anhui B-GPE
, O
Shandong B-GPE
and O
Henan B-GPE
should O
further O
improve O
the O
anti-pollution O
and O
disaster O
relieve O
work O
. O

Foremost O
, O
the O
population O
's O
water O
supply O
for O
daily O
life O
must O
be O
protected O
, O
combined O
measures O
must O
be O
achieved O
, O
the O
population O
's O
emotions O
should O
be O
stabilized O
, O
and O
social O
stability O
should O
be O
maintained O
. O

Decisive O
measures O
must O
be O
adopted O
to O
prevent O
serious O
water O
pollution O
accidents O
from O
happening O
again O
in O
the B-LOC
Huai I-LOC
River I-LOC
drainage O
area O
. O

Jian B-PERSON
Song I-PERSON
reiterated O
, O
within O
the O
boundary O
of O
the B-LOC
Huai I-LOC
River I-LOC
drainage O
area O
, O
constructing O
new O
projects O
that O
have O
serious O
pollution O
such O
as O
small O
paper O
manufacture O
, O
small O
chemical O
works O
, O
small O
leather O
, O
etc. O
is O
prohibited O
. O

Corporations O
that O
drain O
contamination O
into O
Huai B-LOC
River I-LOC
drainage O
area O
tributaries O
must O
implement O
a O
treatment O
deadline O
, O
and O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1997 O
, O
at O
the O
latest O
, O
stop O
draining O
contamination O
into O
tributaries O
. O

Jian B-PERSON
Song I-PERSON
demanded O
completing O
the O
establishment O
of O
the O
legal O
system O
in O
the B-LOC
Huai I-LOC
River I-LOC
drainage O
area O
, O
and O
strengthening O
the O
degree O
of O
environmental O
protection O
law O
enforcement O
. O

Responsible O
parties O
that O
violate O
relevant O
environmental O
protection O
regulations O
and O
cause O
severe O
environmental O
pollution O
must O
be O
severely O
punished O
. O

Especially O
abominable O
criminal O
behavior O
must O
be O
severely O
cracked O
down O
according O
to O
law O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Changhong B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON

In O
the O
prevention O
and O
cure O
of O
AIDS O
, O
mankind O
's O
common O
" O
super O
killer O
" O
, O
China B-GPE
is O
making O
unremitting O
efforts O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Health O
has O
decided O
to O
implement O
a O
public O
education O
program O
in O
the O
prevention O
and O
cure O
of O
AIDS O
within O
the O
next O
few O
years O
so O
as O
to O
further O
enhance O
people O
's O
awareness O
of O
AIDS O
and O
to O
strengthen O
the O
public O
's O
ability O
to O
protect O
themselves O
. O

Across O
the O
world O
, O
the O
spread O
of O
AIDS O
is O
extremely O
critical O
. O

Although O
China B-GPE
currently O
belongs O
to O
a O
low O
infection O
area O
, O
danger O
really O
does O
exist O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Health O
and O
relevant O
departments O
put O
forward O
a O
strategy O
for O
the O
prevention O
and O
cure O
of O
AIDS O
" O
to O
focus O
on O
prevention O
, O
focus O
on O
publicity O
and O
education O
and O
focus O
on O
routine O
work O
" O
, O
and O
has O
received O
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
affirmation O
. O

Places O
all O
over O
the O
country O
have O
held O
multiple O
publicity O
exhibitions O
regarding O
AIDS O
and O
the O
number O
of O
visitors O
has O
totaled O
100,000 O
people O
. O

The O
public O
education O
program O
to O
be O
implemented O
includes O
not O
only O
an O
increase O
in O
education O
of O
health O
and O
technical O
workers O
but O
also O
education O
aimed O
at O
outpatients O
with O
venereal O
disease O
and O
knowledge O
education O
for O
the O
general O
public O
. O

This O
program O
has O
received O
full O
sponsorship O
from O
the B-ORG
Wellcome I-ORG
Company I-ORG
of O
UK B-GPE
. O

Recently O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Health O
signed O
an O
agreement O
with O
Wellcome B-ORG
, O
which O
will O
provide O
1.5 O
million O
yuan O
RMB O
in O
the O
next O
three O
years O
to O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Health O
to O
use O
in O
carrying O
out O
this O
program O
. O

Wellcome B-ORG
is O
one O
of O
the O
largest O
pharmaceutical O
enterprises O
in O
the O
world O
. O

The O
scientific O
research O
work O
of O
the O
corporation O
concentrates O
on O
curative O
medicine O
microorganism O
infections O
, O
heart O
and O
lung O
diseases O
, O
cancer O
, O
diseases O
of O
the O
central O
nervous O
system O
, O
etc O
. O

Its O
subsidiaries O
are O
distributed O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the B-ORG
Wellcome I-ORG
Company I-ORG
has O
strengthened O
its O
economic O
cooperation O
with O
China B-GPE
and O
has O
now O
established O
offices O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
and O
Wuhan B-GPE
. O

Recently O
, O
Jiyun B-PERSON
Tian I-PERSON
and O
Jieping B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
, O
vice-chairmen O
of O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
NPC B-ORG
, O
and O
Minzhang B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
Minister O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Public O
Health O
met O
separately O
with O
Mr. O
John O
Luo O
, O
chairman O
and O
administrative O
president O
of O
Wellcome B-ORG
, O
who O
came O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Siyi B-NORP
Ni O

The O
9th O
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
8th O
NPC B-ORG
that O
closed O
today O
passed O
the O
" O
Arbitration B-LAW
Law I-LAW
" O
and O
" O
Audit B-LAW
Law I-LAW
" O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
, O
the O
drafting O
of O
the O
" O
Arbitration B-LAW
Law I-LAW
" O
will O
guarantee O
justly O
and O
timely O
arbitrating O
economic O
disputes O
and O
protect O
legal O
rights O
of O
involved O
parties O
, O
and O
as O
a O
result O
will O
ensure O
the O
healthy O
development O
of O
the O
socialist O
market O
economy O
. O

The O
law O
consists O
of O
8 O
chapters O
and O
80 O
items O
, O
providing O
clear O
regulations O
of O
issues O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
arbitration O
organizations O
and O
institutions O
, O
the O
drafting O
and O
execution O
of O
arbitration O
agreements O
, O
the O
arbitration O
process O
, O
arbitration O
concerning O
foreigners O
, O
etc O
. O

This O
law O
will O
be O
implemented O
on O
September O
1st O
, O
1995 O
. O

The O
summary O
of O
the O
" O
Audit B-LAW
Law I-LAW
" O
emphasizes O
that O
the O
aim O
of O
making O
this O
law O
is O
to O
strengthen O
national O
audit O
supervision O
, O
to O
maintain O
the O
nation O
's O
financial O
and O
economic O
order O
, O
to O
promote O
the O
construction O
of O
honest O
administration O
, O
and O
to O
ensure O
healthy O
development O
of O
the O
national O
economy O
. O

" O
Audit B-LAW
Law I-LAW
" O
has O
strengthened O
the O
auditing O
supervision O
role O
of O
the O
auditing O
office O
in O
financial O
revenue O
and O
expenditure O
, O
and O
budget O
implementation O
at O
various O
levels O
of O
government O
, O
and O
has O
also O
granted O
the O
authority O
to O
the O
audit O
office O
to O
stop O
unlawful O
acts O
of O
organizations O
being O
audited O
. O

The O
" O
Audit B-LAW
Law I-LAW
" O
consists O
of O
7 O
chapters O
and O
51 O
items O
, O
and O
will O
be O
implemented O
on O
January O
1st O
, O
1995 O
. O

The O
meeting O
passed O
the O
" O
decision O
regarding O
motions O
raised O
by O
32 O
NPC B-ORG
representatives O
such O
as O
Yaotang B-PERSON
Zheng I-PERSON
, O
etc. O
" O
, O
and O
legally O
confirmed O
that O
when O
it O
regains O
administrative O
sovereignty O
over O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
on O
July O
1 O
, O
1997 O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
re-organize O
the O
legislative O
institution O
and O
regional O
organizations O
of O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
. O

The O
meeting O
, O
chaired O
by O
committee O
chairman O
Shi B-PERSON
Qiao I-PERSON
, O
passed O
the O
approval O
of O
an O
agreement O
for O
civil O
and O
legal O
assistance O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Bulgaria B-GPE
and O
a O
treaty O
for O
friendly O
co-operation O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Mongolia B-GPE
. O

The O
meeting O
also O
passed O
the O
representative O
qualifications O
examination O
report O
regarding O
electing O
or O
by O
- O
electing O
NPC B-ORG
representatives O
, O
and O
by O
- O
elected O
3 O
NPC B-ORG
representatives O
. O

The O
meeting O
dropped O
the O
NPC O
representative O
qualification O
of O
Yi B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
former O
mayor O
of O
Dandong B-GPE
City I-GPE
in O
Liaoning B-GPE
. O

He O
violated O
criminal O
law O
in O
two O
car O
smuggling O
cases O
, O
constituting O
smuggling O
. O

The O
meeting O
lastly O
passed O
a O
series O
of O
appointment O
and O
disqualification O
lists O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jun B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON

The O
1994 O
edition O
of O
the O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
white I-WORK_OF_ART
book I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
economy I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
China I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
economic I-WORK_OF_ART
situation I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
forecast I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
will O
be O
published O
soon O
by O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Press I-ORG
. O

The B-WORK_OF_ART
white I-WORK_OF_ART
book I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
economy I-WORK_OF_ART
edited O
by O
Hong B-PERSON
Ma I-PERSON
, O
honorary O
director O
, O
and O
Shangqing B-PERSON
Sun I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
's O
Development B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
won O
the O
title O
of O
" O
China B-GPE
's O
ten O
best O
economy O
books O
" O
. O

At O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
it O
has O
a O
large O
number O
of O
readers O
of O
renowned O
institutions O
and O
scholar O
- O
level O
expert O
. O

Its O
main O
authors O
are O
experts O
and O
research O
staff O
from O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
the O
Foreign O
Economic O
and O
Trade O
Committee O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Structural I-ORG
Reform I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Statistics I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
's O
Special O
Administrative O
Regions O
Office O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
Social B-ORG
Science I-ORG
Academy I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
's O
Development B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Center I-ORG
. O

Their O
accurate O
description O
and O
prediction O
of O
the O
development O
track O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
' O
editions O
of O
the O
white O
book O
received O
praise O
from O
academic O
circles O
and O
industrial O
circles O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Rong B-PERSON
Xie I-PERSON

Presidents O
of O
3 O
Baltic B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
countries O
issued O
a O
joint O
statement O
on O
August O
31st O
, O
pointing O
out O
that O
Russia B-GPE
's O
withdrawal O
of O
troops O
from O
the O
3 O
Baltic B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
countries O
would O
" O
strengthen O
European B-NORP
security O
" O
. O

The O
statement O
emphasized O
that O
Russia B-GPE
's O
completing O
its O
troop O
withdrawal O
should O
promote O
the O
development O
of O
relations O
between O
Russian B-NORP
and O
Baltic B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
countries O
. O

This O
joint O
statement O
was O
issued O
on O
the O
occasion O
of O
Russia B-GPE
entirely O
completing O
its O
troop O
withdrawal O
from O
the O
three O
Baltic B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
countries O
. O

Russian B-NORP
troops O
stationed O
in O
Lithuania B-GPE
had O
withdrawn O
to O
Russia B-GPE
one O
year O
earlier O
. O

On O
August O
31st O
of O
this O
year O
, O
Russian B-NORP
troops O
stationed O
in O
Latvia B-GPE
withdrew O
completely O
and O
Russian B-NORP
troops O
stationed O
in O
Estonia B-GPE
also O
completed O
withdrawal O
on O
August O
29th O
of O
this O
year O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
with O
International B-ORG
Correspondence I-ORG
Communication I-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
on O
the O
31st O
, O
Klelov B-PERSON
, O
vice-minister O
of O
Russia B-GPE
's O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
, O
pointed O
out O
that O
, O
although O
Russia B-GPE
has O
withdrawn O
its O
troops O
from O
the B-LOC
Baltic I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
countries O
, O
if O
the B-LOC
Baltic I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
countries O
infringe O
upon O
the O
rights O
of O
local O
Russian O
- O
speaking O
residents O
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
still O
has O
measures O
for O
exerting O
influence O
over O
these O
countries O
, O
which O
include O
political O
, O
economical O
and O
humanitarian O
measures O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Nanjing B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporter O
Futian B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON

Zijin O
Mountain O
Observatory O
of O
the O
China O
Academy O
Of O
Sciences O
announced O
today O
that O
a O
nation O
- O
wide O
observation O
network O
for O
the O
collision O
of O
Shoemaker O
- O
Levy O
9 O
Comet O
with O
Jupiter B-ORG
had O
been O
built O
in O
China B-GPE
and O
a O
large O
- O
scale O
astronomical O
observation O
plan O
had O
been O
formulated O
as O
well O
. O

According O
to O
experts O
, O
Jupiter B-ORG
, O
which O
orbits O
the O
Sun B-GPE
like O
the O
Earth O
, O
is O
the O
largest O
planet O
in O
the O
solar O
system O
. O

This O
incident O
of O
observing O
of O
the O
comet O
colliding O
with O
Jupiter B-ORG
possesses O
extremely O
important O
significance O
in O
researching O
and O
forecasting O
comets O
colliding O
with O
Earth B-LOC
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
astronomy O
arena O
also O
places O
great O
importance O
on O
this O
phenomenon O
of O
the O
comet O
colliding O
with O
Jupiter B-ORG
and O
will O
closely O
focus O
attention O
on O
its O
development O
and O
changes O
. O

In O
the O
past O
few O
days O
, O
under O
the O
support O
of O
the O
Chinese O
Academy O
of O
Sciences O
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Natural I-ORG
Science I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
a O
seminar O
on O
the O
plan O
to O
monitor O
comet O
Shoemaker O
- O
Levy O
9 O
colliding O
with O
Jupiter B-ORG
convened O
in O
Nanjing B-GPE
and O
more O
than O
forty O
astronomers O
from O
all O
over O
the O
country O
attended O
. O

Experts O
think O
that O
this O
rare O
and O
important O
astronomical O
phenomenon O
requires O
continuous O
global O
observation O
, O
and O
that O
China B-GPE
is O
located O
at O
an O
important O
longitudinal O
position O
between O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
, O
so O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
observational O
material O
from O
is O
an O
indispensable O
and O
irreplaceable O
component O
in O
the O
international O
joint O
observation O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
put O
all O
advanced O
astronomical O
equipment O
to O
use O
to O
carry O
out O
observation O
, O
including O
2.16 O
- O
meter O
reflecting O
telescopes O
, O
1.26 O
- O
meter O
infrared O
telescopes O
and O
radio O
telescopes O
. O

25 O
- O
meter O
telescopes O
in O
the O
decimeter O
and O
centimeter O
wave O
bands O
, O
10 O
- O
meter O
wave O
band O
telescopes O
and O
advanced O
optical O
telescope O
terminal O
equipment O
will O
also O
be O
used O
. O

Nanjing O
Zijin O
Mountain O
Observatory O
has O
more O
than O
forty O
years O
of O
experience O
in O
the O
observation O
and O
research O
of O
comets O
and O
asteroids O
, O
and O
its O
planet O
research O
office O
is O
the O
only O
scientific O
research O
organization O
in O
China B-GPE
conducting O
long O
term O
research O
on O
comets O
and O
asteroids O
, O
and O
since O
1988 O
also O
started O
researching O
the O
issues O
of O
the O
solar O
system O
's O
celestial O
bodies O
colliding O
. O

This O
station O
's O
planet O
experts O
also O
attended O
many O
international O
scientific O
seminars O
on O
the O
dangers O
of O
comets O
and O
asteroids O
colliding O
with O
Earth B-LOC
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Bonn B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O

In O
his O
interview O
with O
the O
reporter O
from O
the O
German B-NORP
" O
Mirror O
" O
Weekly O
, O
Russian B-NORP
president O
Yeltsin B-PERSON
, O
warned O
the O
West O
not O
to O
air O
strike O
Serbian B-NORP
positions O
in O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
. O

He O
held O
that O
this O
would O
only O
cause O
the O
situation O
to O
deteriorate O
further O
. O

According O
to O
the O
German O
News O
Agency O
's O
report O
on O
the O
23rd O
, O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Mirror I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
Weekly I-WORK_OF_ART
that O
will O
be O
published O
on O
the O
25th O
will O
carry O
the O
related O
speeches O
of O
Yeltsin B-PERSON
. O

Yeltsin B-PERSON
said O
that O
a O
better O
solution O
than O
the O
use O
of O
violence O
is O
to O
pacify O
the O
situation O
and O
to O
achieve O
an O
agreement O
through O
diplomatic O
approaches O
. O

In O
his O
speech O
, O
Yeltsin B-PERSON
advocated O
that O
German B-NORP
troops O
should O
participate O
more O
in O
UN B-GPE
peacekeeping O
missions O
, O
and O
that O
German B-NORP
troops O
participating O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
peacekeeping O
forces O
and O
stationed O
in O
the O
Balkan O
region O
deserve O
welcome O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

On O
the O
invitation O
of O
President O
Yeltsin O
of O
Russia B-GPE
, O
President O
Kuchma O
of O
the O
Ukraine B-GPE
and O
President O
Mitterrand O
of O
France B-GPE
, O
President O
Zemin O
Jiang O
will O
leave O
Beijing B-GPE
tomorrow O
afternoon O
to O
begin O
official O
and O
state O
visits O
to O
the O
above O
countries O
which O
will O
last O
for O
10 O
days O
. O

Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
's O
wife O
, O
Yeping B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
will O
visit O
with O
him O
. O

A O
brief O
biography O
of O
President O
Zemin O
Jiang O
and O
wife O
Yeping B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
are O
as O
follows O
: O

President O
Zemin O
Jiang O
was O
born O
in O
Yangzhou B-GPE
in O
Jiangsu B-GPE
province O
in O
August O
, O
1926 O
. O

In O
1943 O
, O
he O
joined O
the O
student O
movement O
led O
by O
an O
underground O
party O
, O
then O
joined O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
in O
April O
, O
1946 O
, O
and O
graduated O
in O
1947 O
from O
the O
department O
of O
Electric B-ORG
Engineering I-ORG
of O
Shanghai B-ORG
Jiaotong I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

After O
the O
liberation O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
he O
served O
successively O
as O
associate O
engineer O
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Work I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
head O
of O
the O
workshop O
, O
secretary O
of O
the O
factory O
's O
party O
branch O
, O
first O
vice-chief O
of O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Number I-ORG
One I-ORG
Yiming I-ORG
Food I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
, O
first O
vice-chief O
of O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Soap I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
, O
and O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Electrical I-ORG
Profession I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
of O
the O
Shanghai O
Number O
Two O
design O
branch O
of O
First B-ORG
Machine I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
. O

In O
1955 O
, O
he O
went O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
's O
Stalin B-ORG
Automotive I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
in O
the O
USSR B-GPE
for O
training O
. O

After O
returning O
home O
in O
1956 O
, O
he O
served O
as O
vice-director O
of O
the B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
Division I-ORG
, O
vice-chief O
dynamics O
engineer O
, O
and O
chief O
of O
the B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
Branch I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
of O
Changchun B-GPE
's O
First B-ORG
Automotive I-ORG
Manufacturing I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
. O

In O
1962 O
, O
he O
transferred O
to O
Shanghai B-GPE
to O
serve O
as O
vice-director O
of O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Electrical I-ORG
Science I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
First I-ORG
Machine I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
, O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Wuhan I-ORG
Hot I-ORG
Work I-ORG
Machinery I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
First I-ORG
Machine I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
, O
acting O
party O
secretary O
, O
and O
vice-director O
and O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Department I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
First I-ORG
Machine I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
. O

After O
1980 O
, O
he O
served O
concurrently O
as O
vice-director O
, O
secretary O
general O
, O
and O
Party B-ORG
committee O
member O
of O
the O
National O
Import O
and O
Export O
Management O
Committee O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

After O
1982 O
, O
he O
served O
as O
first O
vice-minister O
, O
vice-secretary O
of O
the B-ORG
Party I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
minister O
, O
and O
Party B-ORG
Group I-ORG
secretary O
general O
of O
the B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
. O

After O
1985 O
, O
he O
served O
as O
the O
mayor O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
vice-secretary O
and O
secretary O
of O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

In O
September O
, O
1982 O
, O
at O
the O
12th O
National O
Congress O
of O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
he O
was O
elected O
to O
be O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

In O
November O
, O
1987 O
, O
at O
the O
13th O
Plenary B-EVENT
Session I-EVENT
of O
the O
1st O
Central B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
he O
was O
elected O
to O
be O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Politburo I-ORG
. O

In O
June B-GPE
, O
1989 O
, O
at O
the O
13th O
Plenary B-EVENT
Session I-EVENT
of O
the O
4th O
Central O
Committee B-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
he O
was O
elected O
to O
be O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Politburo I-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
and O
general O
secretary O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

In O
November O
, O
1989 O
, O
at O
the O
13th O
Plenary B-EVENT
Session I-EVENT
of O
the O
5th O
Central B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
he O
was O
elected O
to O
be O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Military I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

In O
October O
, O
1992 O
, O
at O
the O
14th O
Plenary B-EVENT
Session I-EVENT
of O
the O
1st O
Central B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
he O
was O
elected O
to O
be O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Politburo I-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
general O
secretary O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
and O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Military I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

He O
was O
a O
delegate O
to O
the O
7th O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
. O

In O
March O
, O
1990 O
, O
at O
the O
3rd O
meeting O
of O
the O
7th O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
he O
was O
elected O
to O
be O
the O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Military I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
of O
the O
People O
's O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

In O
March O
, O
1993 O
, O
at O
the O
1st O
meeting O
of O
the O
8th O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
he O
was O
elected O
to O
be O
president O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Military I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

Yeping B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
was O
born O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
in O
1926 O
. O

She O
studied O
in O
Shanghai B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Language I-ORG
College I-ORG
, O
and O
started O
working O
in O
1949 O
. O

For O
a O
long O
time O
, O
she O
did O
science O
and O
technology O
management O
work O
at O
corporations O
and O
research O
agencies O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
the O
Machine O
Industry O
. O

She O
retired O
in O
1986 O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Haikou B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jiang B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON

This O
reporter O
learned O
from O
the O
Hainan O
Province O
Transportation O
and O
Transport O
Department O
that O
the O
Hainan B-GPE
provincial O
government O
has O
recently O
selected O
Xufeng B-ORG
Tourism I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
Ltd. O
of O
Haikou B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
entrusted O
by O
EVREC O
International O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
of O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
as O
the O
authorized O
investment O
operator O
and O
proprietor O
of O
the O
western O
expressway O
. O

The O
project O
will O
start O
work O
next O
year O
, O
initially O
constructing O
the O
Haikou B-GPE
- O
Yangpu B-GPE
section O
and O
the O
Sanya O
City O
District O
section O
. O

The O
western O
expressway O
of O
Hainan B-GPE
starts O
from O
Haikou B-GPE
in O
the O
north O
and O
ends O
at O
Sanya B-GPE
in O
the O
south O
, O
with O
a O
full O
length O
of O
377 O
kilometers O
and O
a O
total O
estimated O
investment O
of O
9.3 O
billion O
yuan O
RMB O
. O

This O
project O
, O
since O
being O
listed O
as O
a O
key O
business O
attraction O
project O
by O
Hainan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
last O
year O
, O
has O
been O
the O
hot O
point O
of O
investors O
' O
focus O
. O

Nearly O
a O
hundred O
traveling O
businessmen O
have O
successively O
consulted O
and O
negotiated O
with O
the O
Business O
Invitation O
Working O
Department O
, O
and O
more O
than O
twenty O
visitors O
have O
handed O
in O
applications O
for O
investment O
and O
operation O
to O
the O
Hainan O
Province O
Transportation O
and O
Transport O
Department O
. O

Xufeng B-ORG
Tourism I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
Ltd. O
of O
Haikou B-GPE
is O
a O
foreign O
- O
capital O
corporation O
that O
entered O
Hainan B-GPE
relatively O
early O
. O

Its O
co-operation O
partner O
, O
EVREC O
International O
Company O
, O
Ltd. O
of O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
is O
a O
sole O
co-operation O
company O
of O
the B-ORG
EVBLIN I-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Company I-ORG
of O
Germany B-GPE
in O
Thailand B-GPE
. O

Xufeng B-ORG
Tourism I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Company I-ORG
of O
Haikou B-GPE
and O
other O
co-operators O
have O
promised O
to O
solely O
invest O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
the O
western O
expressway O
and O
are O
willing O
to O
carry O
out O
investment O
and O
management O
activities O
according O
to O
the O
" O
Hainan O
Special O
Economic O
Region O
Infrastructure O
Investment O
Comprehensive O
Compensation O
Regulations O
" O
and O
relevant O
Chinese B-NORP
laws O
and O
statutes O
. O

Within O
the O
year O
, O
50 O
million O
yuan O
RMB O
will O
be O
invested O
to O
complete O
the O
project O
's O
preliminary O
design O
, O
construction O
blueprints O
and O
preparatory O
work O
and O
before O
year O
end O
, O
the O
project O
's O
comprehensive O
compensation O
contract O
will O
be O
signed O
with O
the O
People O
's O
Government O
of O
Hainan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Dar B-GPE
Es I-GPE
Salaam I-GPE
, O
August O
30th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Shanqin B-PERSON
Pei I-PERSON

Haotian B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
, O
China B-GPE
's O
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
member O
and O
National O
Defense O
Minister O
and O
Jinana B-PERSON
, O
Tanzanian B-NORP
minister O
of O
National O
Defense O
and O
Civil O
Service O
held O
talks O
here O
today O
on O
strengthening O
co-operation O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
and O
the O
two O
militaries O
, O
and O
reached O
an O
agreement O
on O
the O
above O
issues O
. O

Both O
sides O
expressed O
satisfaction O
over O
the O
friendly O
co-operation O
between O
the O
two O
militaries O
over O
the O
past O
30 O
- O
odd O
years O
. O

Haotian B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
said O
that O
in O
the O
30 O
- O
some O
years O
since O
China B-GPE
and O
Tanzania B-GPE
established O
diplomatic O
relations O
, O
relations O
have O
always O
been O
very O
good O
, O
and O
the O
two O
countries O
have O
implemented O
remarkably O
effective O
co-operations O
in O
various O
areas O
such O
as O
politics O
, O
economy O
, O
military O
and O
culture O
. O

Jinana B-PERSON
said O
that O
it O
makes O
one O
happy O
to O
see O
that O
this O
type O
of O
friendly O
co-operative O
relationship O
established O
by O
the O
older O
generation O
leaders O
of O
both O
countries O
such O
as O
Nelieer B-PERSON
, O
Zedong B-PERSON
Mao I-PERSON
, O
Enlai B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON
has O
not O
only O
been O
carried O
on O
but O
also O
has O
new O
developments O
. O

Jinana B-PERSON
expressed O
gratitude O
over O
the O
large O
amount O
of O
aid O
China B-GPE
provided O
to O
Tanzania B-GPE
in O
the O
past O
. O

Both O
sides O
unanimously O
agreed O
that O
the O
two O
countries O
should O
further O
develop O
co-operations O
in O
various O
areas O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
and O
the O
two O
militaries O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
equality O
and O
mutual O
benefit O
, O
and O
raise O
the O
two O
countries O
' O
friendly O
co-operation O
relationship O
to O
a O
new O
level O
. O

Before O
the O
talk O
, O
Jinana B-PERSON
presided O
over O
a O
grand O
troop O
inspection O
ceremony O
to O
welcome O
Haotian B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
and O
his O
delegation O
. O

Haotian B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
and O
his O
delegation O
flew O
here O
on O
29th O
to O
begin O
to O
carry O
out O
a O
6 O
- O
day O
friendly O
visit O
to O
Tanzania B-GPE
on O
the O
invitation O
of O
Jinana B-PERSON
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Wenzhou B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Hongwei B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON
and O
correspondent O
Yunting B-PERSON
Xie I-PERSON

According O
to O
news O
from O
the O
Flood O
Prevention O
and O
Drought O
Prevention O
Headquarters O
of O
Wenzhou B-GPE
, O
the O
city O
is O
making O
every O
effort O
to O
rush O
to O
repair O
the O
water O
works O
damaged O
by O
Typhoon B-EVENT
No. I-EVENT
17 I-EVENT
. O

Up O
to O
August O
30th O
, O
the O
city O
daily O
sent O
158,300 O
laborers O
, O
totally O
sending O
936,500 O
workers O
, O
and O
having O
completed O
730,000 O
cubic O
meters O
of O
earth O
and O
stone O
. O

The O
direct O
hit O
by O
Typhoon B-EVENT
No. I-EVENT
17 I-EVENT
damaged O
862 O
kilometers O
of O
the O
dike O
in O
Wenzhou B-GPE
, O
of O
which O
, O
up O
to O
357.7 O
kilometers O
was O
completely O
washed O
away O
. O

While O
the O
big O
tides O
on O
August O
3rd O
and O
August O
15th O
of O
the O
lunar O
calendar O
approach O
again O
before O
your O
eyes O
, O
new O
typhoons O
and O
rain O
storms O
may O
come O
at O
any O
time O
, O
making O
one O
worry O
about O
the O
danger O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Wenzhou B-GPE
are O
now O
urgently O
taking O
action O
, O
dealing O
with O
the O
emergency O
, O
rebuilding O
the O
dike O
and O
protecting O
their O
homes O
. O

In O
the O
whole O
city O
, O
water O
damage O
projects O
that O
have O
started O
emergency O
repairs O
now O
reach O
991 O
and O
a O
large O
number O
of O
emergency O
repair O
materials O
such O
as O
straw O
bags O
, O
woven O
bags O
, O
etc. O
have O
also O
been O
transported O
continuously O
from O
various O
places O
in O
Zhejiang B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
before O
the O
high O
tide O
on O
August O
3rd O
of O
the O
lunar O
calendar O
, O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
the O
city O
's O
water O
damaged O
dike O
can O
hopefully O
, O
using O
earth O
building O
methods O
, O
receive O
emergency O
repairs O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
the O
Wenzhou B-GPE
city O
government O
has O
already O
drawn O
up O
a O
plan O
, O
and O
this O
winter O
and O
next O
spring O
in O
the O
entire O
city O
will O
start O
an O
upsurge O
of O
construction O
of O
water O
conservation O
projects O
on O
an O
even O
larger O
scale O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Bonn B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O

Germany B-GPE
's O
Foreign O
Minister O
, O
Kinkerl B-PERSON
said O
that O
, O
he O
welcomed O
the O
NATO O
ultimatum O
to O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
people O
of O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
he O
also O
demanded O
that O
new O
talks O
be O
held O
to O
end O
the O
civil O
war O
in O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
. O

Kinkerl B-PERSON
said O
that O
NATO B-ORG
's O
decision O
was O
" O
correct O
and O
necessary O
" O
. O

But O
, O
as O
an O
auxiliary O
method O
of O
military O
measures O
, O
restarting O
a O
dialogue O
is O
also O
necessary O
. O

He O
requested O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
, O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
to O
put O
forward O
a O
new O
joint O
proposal O
to O
force O
both O
warring O
parties O
of O
the O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
to O
return O
to O
the O
negotiating O
table O
. O

On O
the O
22nd O
, O
the O
sixteen O
NATO B-ORG
countries O
asked O
the O
armed O
forces O
of O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
people O
of O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
to O
withdraw O
to O
a O
place O
3 O
kilometers O
away O
from O
Gerlaridy O
city O
before O
0:00 O
on O
April O
24th O
-LRB- O
Greenwich O
Mean O
Time O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
to O
guarantee O
that O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
humanitarian O
aid O
would O
go O
unblocked O
and O
unhindered O
, O
otherwise O
NATO B-ORG
would O
begin O
air O
strikes O
against O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
army O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Chinese B-NORP
young O
pathfinder O
Mingxia B-PERSON
Fu I-PERSON
wins O
the O
diving O
champion O
of O
the O
Women O
's O
10 O
- O
meter O
diving O
tower O
at O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Swimming I-EVENT
Championships I-EVENT
. O

Photos O
taken O
by O
Xinhua B-ORG
news O
agency O
reporter O
Zhishan B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
-LRB- O
telephotograph O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hangzhou B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Guoxian B-PERSON
Zhu I-PERSON
and O
intern O
Zhehui B-PERSON
Guan I-PERSON

The O
disabled O
student O
Hao B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON
, O
who O
became O
an O
orphan O
in O
his O
childhood O
and O
grew O
up O
in O
a O
children O
's O
welfare O
institution O
in O
Hangzhou B-GPE
, O
recently O
received O
Hangzhou B-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
admission O
notice O
and O
became O
a O
student O
of O
the O
Philosophy O
and O
Social O
Science O
Department O
of O
this O
school O
. O

It O
is O
understood O
that O
Hao B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
19 O
years O
old O
this O
year O
, O
is O
the O
first O
disabled O
, O
orphan O
college O
student O
adopted O
and O
brought O
up O
by O
a O
welfare O
institution O
of O
New B-ORG
China I-ORG
. O

" O
Receiving O
the O
admission O
notice O
, O
I O
really O
wanted O
to O
jump O
up O
" O
, O
said O
Hao B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON
, O
but O
he O
could O
not O
" O
jump O
" O
to O
express O
his O
feelings O
of O
excitement O
. O

When O
he O
was O
three O
years O
old O
, O
a O
high O
fever O
caused O
him O
to O
suffer O
from O
serious O
polio O
aftereffects O
, O
and O
that O
year O
he O
was O
adopted O
by O
a O
welfare O
institution O
. O

Hao B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON
finished O
primary O
school O
at O
the O
children O
's O
welfare O
institution O
, O
then O
he O
entered O
a O
school O
in O
a O
nearby O
township O
to O
go O
to O
middle O
school O
. O

At O
first O
, O
the O
children O
's O
welfare O
institution O
teachers O
took O
him O
and O
picked O
him O
up O
, O
after O
the O
second O
year O
, O
he O
boarded O
, O
and O
every O
Saturday O
, O
went O
back O
to O
the O
welfare O
institution O
, O
no O
matter O
whether O
it O
was O
windy O
or O
rained O
, O
he O
never O
missed O
any O
classes O
. O

This O
year O
he O
took O
part O
in O
the O
university O
entrance O
examination O
; O
and O
, O
having O
an O
eligible O
score O
, O
he O
was O
admitted O
by O
Hangzhou B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

Hao B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON
's O
success O
is O
the O
result O
of O
painstaking O
efforts O
of O
the O
people O
from O
all O
social O
circles O
. O

For O
16 O
years O
the O
children O
's O
welfare O
institution O
has O
constantly O
taken O
care O
of O
and O
loved O
him O
. O

Since O
last O
year O
, O
more O
than O
3,000 O
yuan O
RMB O
has O
been O
spent O
for O
him O
only O
for O
paying O
tuition O
, O
buying O
materials O
and O
buying O
nutriments O
. O

People O
from O
all O
circles O
of O
society O
have O
held O
out O
helping O
hands O
to O
him O
. O

After O
knowing O
that O
Hao B-PERSON
Ding I-PERSON
passed O
the O
university O
entrance O
examination O
, O
the O
Longchang O
Grain O
and O
Oil O
Trade O
Company O
of O
Hangzhou B-GPE
contributed O
20,000 O
yuan O
to O
subsidize O
his O
going O
to O
university O
and O
likewise O
, O
work O
units O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
Artificial I-ORG
Limbs I-ORG
Factory I-ORG
, O
etc. O
sent O
him O
a O
wheelchair O
, O
a O
pair O
of O
walking O
sticks O
, O
etc O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Chun B-PERSON
Qin I-PERSON

Chinese B-NORP
scientists O
have O
successively O
discovered O
ten O
archaeopteryx O
- O
type O
fossils O
in O
the O
Beipiao B-GPE
region O
of O
Liaoxi B-GPE
this O
year O
. O

This O
find O
has O
attracted O
attention O
from O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
and O
has O
been O
called O
" O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
finds O
since O
archaeopteryx O
fossils O
were O
found O
in O
Germany B-GPE
in O
1862 O
" O
. O

In O
1862 O
at O
the O
earliest O
finding O
of O
archaeopteryx O
in O
the O
state O
of O
Bavaria B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
, O
it O
stirred O
the O
whole O
world O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
100 O
years O
, O
the O
world O
has O
discovered O
altogether O
8 O
archaeopteryx O
findings O
from O
the O
same O
period O
, O
and O
only O
confined O
to O
this O
area O
. O

However O
, O
the O
study O
of O
archaeopteryx O
has O
never O
stopped O
. O

Today O
, O
the O
archaeopteryx O
- O
type O
fossils O
China B-GPE
discovered O
are O
close O
to O
and O
similar O
in O
age O
, O
form O
and O
structure O
to O
Germany B-GPE
's O
archaeopteryx O
-- O
it O
was O
approximately O
142.5 O
million O
years O
or O
more O
ago O
and O
belonged O
to O
the O
Mesozoic O
Oxfordian O
. O

They O
are O
a O
rich O
source O
of O
material O
. O

There O
are O
not O
only O
completely O
preserved O
skulls O
and O
wings O
but O
also O
waist O
belts O
, O
back O
limbs O
and O
several O
feathers O
. O

Experts O
and O
scholars O
from O
home O
and O
abroad O
are O
greatly O
focusing O
on O
this O
important O
discovery O
. O

Professor O
Austern O
of O
Yale B-ORG
University I-ORG
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
an O
authoritative O
scholar O
on O
the O
research O
issues O
of O
the O
origin O
of O
birds O
of O
the O
world O
, O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
in O
his O
letter O
of O
congratulation O
to O
the B-ORG
Ancient I-ORG
Birds I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
of O
the O
Chinese O
Academy O
of O
Sciences O
, O
expressed O
intense O
interest O
. O

Relevant O
scholars O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
geology O
circles O
said O
that O
this O
discovery O
has O
added O
new O
evidence O
to O
determining O
geological O
ages O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
ornithological O
experts O
, O
however O
, O
think O
that O
this O
important O
find O
has O
very O
important O
significance O
in O
the O
study O
of O
the O
origin O
of O
birds O
and O
ancient O
biology O
research O
. O

It O
not O
only O
adds O
a O
new O
member O
to O
the O
ancient O
birds O
but O
also O
widens O
the O
geographical O
distribution O
of O
the O
earliest O
birds O
, O
especially O
, O
puts O
forth O
a O
new O
challenge O
to O
today O
's O
various O
hypotheses O
of O
the O
protracted O
debate O
on O
the O
origin O
of O
birds O
. O

According O
to O
information O
, O
China B-GPE
, O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
has O
successively O
discovered O
bird O
fossils O
from O
the O
early O
Mesozoic O
period O
in O
provinces O
such O
as O
Gansu B-GPE
, O
Hebei B-GPE
, O
Inner B-GPE
Mongolia I-GPE
, O
Liaoning B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

This O
period O
was O
mostly O
in O
the O
early O
Cretaceous O
age O
. O

However O
, O
this O
find O
of O
archaeopteryx O
fossils O
are O
from O
a O
much O
earlier O
age O
, O
lower O
in O
stratus O
and O
more O
primitive O
in O
features O
than O
previously O
discovered O
archaeopteryx O
. O

In O
view O
of O
this O
, O
the O
world O
places O
hopes O
of O
tracing O
the O
more O
primitive O
and O
more O
ancient O
, O
true O
ancestor O
of O
birds O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
Chinese B-NORP
scientists O
also O
expressed O
possibly O
discovering O
fossils O
of O
birds O
earlier O
than O
the O
archaeopteryx O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
another O
report O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
scientists O
have O
temporarily O
named O
this O
type O
of O
archaeopteryx O
fossil O
" O
the O
Divine O
Land O
Archaeopteryx O
" O
. O

Currently O
, O
they O
are O
performing O
further O
study O
on O
these O
fossils O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Toronto B-GPE
, O
April O
22nd O

In O
his O
talk O
in O
Toronto B-GPE
on O
22nd O
with O
Jiahua B-PERSON
Zou I-PERSON
, O
visiting O
vice-premier O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
McLauren B-PERSON
, O
minister O
of O
Canada B-GPE
's O
International B-ORG
Trade I-ORG
, O
said O
that O
he O
has O
just O
returned O
from O
a O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
the O
rapid O
development O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
economy O
has O
left O
a O
deep O
impression O
on O
him O
. O

He O
firmly O
believed O
that O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
Canada B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
, O
can O
become O
very O
good O
co-operation O
partners O
. O

McLauren B-PERSON
also O
reiterated O
supporting O
China B-GPE
's O
regaining O
signatory O
country O
status O
in O
GATT B-ORG
and O
becoming O
a O
founding O
member O
of O
the O
WTO O
. O

Jiahua B-PERSON
Zou I-PERSON
said O
that O
in O
visiting O
Canada B-GPE
in O
the O
past O
several O
days O
, O
he O
personally O
experienced O
strong O
wishes O
of O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
government O
and O
people O
from O
various O
circles O
to O
strengthen O
co-operations O
with O
China B-GPE
. O

He O
feels O
that O
the O
two O
countries O
already O
possess O
conditions O
to O
rapidly O
develop O
bilateral O
co-operation O
, O
and O
that O
the O
conditions O
are O
also O
extremely O
favorable O
. O

McLauren B-PERSON
and O
Jiahua B-PERSON
Zou I-PERSON
also O
jointly O
made O
inquiries O
into O
prospects O
for O
co-operations O
in O
trade O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
. O

Both O
sides O
think O
that O
although O
, O
in O
recent O
years O
there O
has O
been O
greater O
development O
in O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
, O
when O
compared O
with O
the O
actual O
needs O
and O
current O
potential O
of O
both O
countries O
, O
it O
is O
still O
far O
from O
enough O
. O

The O
potential O
for O
expanding O
co-operations O
in O
the O
realms O
of O
energy O
, O
transport O
, O
water O
and O
electricity O
, O
communications O
and O
other O
infrastructure O
areas O
is O
still O
very O
great O
. O

Both O
parties O
held O
talks O
on O
specific O
relevant O
issues O
and O
reached O
broad O
agreements O
. O

After O
the O
talks O
, O
McLauren B-PERSON
treated O
Jiahua B-PERSON
Zou I-PERSON
and O
his O
delegation O
to O
an O
evening O
banquet O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Youhao B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

French B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Juppe O
pointed O
out O
on O
the O
1st O
in O
Paris B-GPE
that O
the O
embargo O
implemented O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
towards O
Cuba B-GPE
is O
" O
unilateral O
" O
, O
and O
" O
has O
no O
binding O
force O
on O
France B-GPE
" O
. O

When O
meeting O
reporters O
after O
speaking O
at O
the O
meeting O
of O
French B-NORP
diplomatic O
envoys O
, O
Juppe B-PERSON
said O
, O
the O
embargo O
against O
Cuba B-GPE
" O
was O
not O
decided O
by O
the O
UN O
, O
but O
unilaterally O
implemented O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

France B-GPE
has O
never O
participated O
" O
. O

He O
also O
said O
, O
the O
French B-NORP
government O
" O
even O
directed O
its O
representative O
not O
to O
vote O
Yes O
when O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
discussed O
the O
resolution O
on O
sanctions O
on O
Cuba B-GPE
" O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
by O
the O
French B-NORP
News O
Agency O
, O
French O
President O
Mitterrand O
also O
pointed O
out O
in O
a O
speech O
on O
August O
31st O
that O
the O
embargo O
implemented O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
on O
Cuba B-GPE
is O
" O
pinching O
the O
neck O
of O
this O
country O
" O
, O
and O
" O
makes O
people O
very O
resentful O
" O
. O

He O
criticized O
the O
US B-GPE
for O
using O
a O
" O
primitive O
" O
type O
methods O
to O
deal O
with O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O

Egyptian B-NORP
President O
Mohammed O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
ended O
a O
3 O
- O
day O
State O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
this O
morning O
and O
left O
Beijing B-GPE
to O
return O
home O
. O

The O
head O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
's O
accompanying O
delegation O
, O
Judiciary O
Minister O
Yang O
Xiao O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
ambassador O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
Fuchang B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
, O
vice-Foreign O
Affairs O
Minister O
, O
Changyi B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
ambassador O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
Shamir B-PERSON
Berham I-PERSON
and O
other O
diplomats O
of O
Arabian O
and O
African O
countries O
in O
China B-GPE
went O
to O
the O
airport O
to O
send O
them O
off O
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Hanoi B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Shuojing B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON

At O
a O
press O
conference O
held O
here O
today O
, O
Samuel B-PERSON
Insanally I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
appealed O
to O
the O
international O
community O
to O
further O
assist O
Vietnam B-GPE
to O
recover O
and O
develop O
its O
economy O
. O

Insanally B-PERSON
emphasized O
that O
helping O
Vietnam B-GPE
to O
recover O
production O
and O
construction O
is O
the O
international O
community O
's O
current O
responsibility O
. O

He O
appealed O
to O
countries O
participating O
in O
the O
" O
Parisian O
international O
meeting O
on O
assisting O
Vietnam B-GPE
" O
to O
be O
held O
in O
Paris B-GPE
in O
November O
of O
this O
year O
to O
extend O
economic O
aid O
to O
Vietnam B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
" O
Parisian O
international O
meeting O
on O
assisting O
Vietnam B-GPE
" O
held O
in O
November O
of O
last O
year O
, O
Vietnam B-GPE
totally O
received O
aid O
of O
1.86 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
from O
such O
countries O
as O
Japan B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
, O
Sweden B-GPE
, O
etc O
. O

Insanally B-PERSON
also O
expressed O
that O
the O
UN B-GPE
will O
strengthen O
its O
assistance O
program O
to O
Vietnam B-GPE
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
UN O
Development O
and O
Planning O
Office O
alone O
has O
implemented O
nearly O
300 O
large O
and O
small O
development O
projects O
in O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
with O
a O
worth O
of O
over O
400 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Insanally B-PERSON
arrived O
in O
Hanoi B-GPE
on O
the O
28th O
for O
a O
4 O
- O
day O
visit O
on O
the O
invitation O
of O
Mengqin B-PERSON
Run I-PERSON
, O
foreign O
minister O
of O
Vietnam B-GPE
. O

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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporters O
Zhixing B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
and O
Qi B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON

Because O
of O
the O
continuous O
muggy O
weather O
this O
summer O
, O
many O
spring O
and O
autumn O
flowers O
and O
trees O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
urban O
area O
are O
currently O
blooming O
one O
after O
another O
, O
confusing O
some O
horticultural O
experts O
. O

In O
the O
past O
few O
days O
, O
branches O
from O
the O
white O
magnolias O
planted O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
Botanical B-FAC
Garden I-FAC
have O
sprouted O
a O
large O
numbers O
of O
buds O
, O
some O
have O
opened O
into O
white O
or O
purple O
flowers O
, O
forming O
a O
wonderful O
scene O
of O
flowers O
and O
leaves O
existing O
together O
. O

Generally O
, O
the O
white O
magnolias O
bloom O
in O
spring O
and O
the O
leaves O
come O
out O
after O
the O
flowers O
wither O
; O
the O
flowers O
and O
leaves O
have O
different O
periods O
. O

According O
to O
observations O
, O
many O
sweet O
- O
scented O
osmanthus O
now O
have O
buds O
and O
will O
bloom O
soon O
. O

Some O
citizens O
reflected O
that O
, O
in O
homes O
and O
on O
balconies O
, O
potted O
flowers O
whose O
blossoms O
open O
in O
spring O
and O
in O
fall O
, O
like O
a O
stretch O
of O
scarlet O
or O
two O
stands O
of O
magnolias O
, O
now O
have O
red O
flowers O
and O
green O
leaves O
that O
are O
extremely O
beautiful O
. O

For O
this O
abnormal O
phenomenon O
, O
some O
experts O
from O
Shanghai B-GPE
's O
gardening O
circles O
preliminarily O
think O
that O
the O
cause O
might O
be O
abnormal O
weather O
. O

But O
what O
on O
earth O
are O
the O
real O
reasons O
? O

Further O
observation O
and O
study O
still O
await O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O

According O
to O
a O
" O
People O
's O
Daily O
" O
report O
, O
the O
'94 O
annual O
budget O
plan O
working O
conference O
for O
departments O
under O
the O
CCP O
was O
recently O
convened O
here O
. O

The O
meeting O
requested O
that O
departments O
under O
the O
CCP O
calculate O
their O
funds O
meticulously O
, O
manage O
strictly O
, O
spend O
according O
to O
income O
, O
and O
take O
the O
lead O
in O
living O
an O
austere O
life O
to O
ensure O
that O
this O
year O
's O
budget O
task O
is O
satisfactorily O
completed O
. O

Fujin B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
vice-director O
of O
the O
General O
Office O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
CCP O
, O
emphasized O
that O
this O
year O
's O
national O
financial O
situation O
should O
be O
properly O
recognized O
, O
and O
that O
the O
departments O
under O
the O
CCP O
should O
take O
into O
account O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
whole O
nation O
, O
bear O
the O
state O
's O
financial O
difficulties O
, O
adjust O
expenditure O
structures O
, O
scientifically O
and O
reasonably O
plan O
expenditures O
, O
and O
make O
contributions O
to O
ensure O
the O
smooth O
completion O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
budget O
. O

Departments O
under O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Commitee I-ORG
should O
take O
the O
lead O
in O
responding O
to O
the O
call O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
CCP O
and O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
consider O
the O
overall O
situation O
of O
guaranteeing O
the O
central O
task O
of O
economic O
construction O
, O
strengthen O
budget O
management O
and O
doing O
the O
financial O
management O
work O
well O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Bonn B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Zhongfa B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

The O
ceremony O
for O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
the O
last O
group O
of O
Russian B-NORP
troops O
from O
Germany B-GPE
was O
held O
in O
Berlin B-GPE
on O
the O
31st O
. O

This O
signifies O
the O
end O
of O
the O
former O
USSR B-GPE
's O
49 O
- O
year O
post-war O
placement O
of O
troops O
in O
Germany B-GPE
. O

Russian B-NORP
President O
Yeltsin O
and O
German B-NORP
Chancellor O
Kohl O
chaired O
the O
troop O
withdrawal O
ceremony O
and O
delivered O
speeches O
. O

Yeltsin B-PERSON
said O
that O
August O
31st O
, O
1994 O
was O
a O
turning O
point O
" O
for O
the O
history O
of O
Russia B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
and O
all O
of O
Europe B-GPE
" O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
Soviet B-NORP
troops O
had O
made O
a O
huge O
sacrifice O
in O
defeating O
Nazism B-NORP
and O
liberating O
Europe B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
that O
" O
the O
period O
of O
German B-NORP
- O
Russian B-NORP
post-war O
relations O
has O
already O
passed O
" O
, O
and O
that O
" O
Russia B-GPE
and O
Germany B-GPE
will O
never O
go O
to O
war O
again O
" O
. O

Kohl B-PERSON
held O
that O
the O
ultimate O
complete O
withdrawal O
of O
Russian B-NORP
troops O
from O
Germany B-GPE
is O
" O
the O
end O
of O
European B-NORP
post-war O
history O
" O
. O

He O
said O
that O
Germany B-GPE
's O
attack O
on O
the O
USSR B-GPE
on O
June B-GPE
22nd O
, O
1941 O
was O
not O
to O
be O
forgotten O
. O

Kohl B-PERSON
emphasized O
that O
without O
the O
co-operation O
of O
the O
USSR B-GPE
, O
German B-NORP
unification O
would O
be O
impossible O
to O
realize O
. O

Co-operation O
between O
Germany B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
just O
had O
a O
good O
beginning O
. O
" O

Europe B-GPE
's O
safety O
and O
happiness O
will O
be O
guaranteed O
only O
by O
implementing O
close O
co-operation O
with O
Russia O
" O
. O

He O
also O
said O
that O
Russia O
joined O
NATO B-ORG
's O
peace O
partner O
relation O
program O
recently O
, O
and O
signed O
a O
partner O
relation O
and O
co-operation O
agreement O
with O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
, O
both O
of O
which O
are O
" O
important O
components O
for O
building O
up O
a O
European O
Plaza O
" O
. O

Before O
the O
unification O
of O
the O
two O
Germanys B-GPE
, O
the O
former O
USSR B-GPE
stationed O
about O
380,000 O
soldiers O
in O
the O
former O
Democratic O
Republic O
of O
Germany B-GPE
. O

After O
German B-NORP
unification O
, O
Soviet B-NORP
troops O
stationed O
in O
Germany B-GPE
starting O
from O
1991 O
, O
withdrew O
in O
groups O
. O

According O
to O
the O
agreement O
by O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
Germany B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
, O
the O
end O
of O
this O
month O
is O
the O
deadline O
for O
completely O
withdrawing O
Russian B-NORP
troops O
from O
Germany B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
Germany B-GPE
provided O
12 O
billion O
marks O
of O
aid O
for O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
troops O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
April O
23rd O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
vice O
premier O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
sent O
condolences O
on O
23rd O
over O
the O
death O
of O
former O
US O
President O
Richard O
Nixon O
. O

The O
full O
script O
of O
the O
condolences O
is O
as O
follows O
: O

Mr. O
Nixon O
was O
a O
politician O
who O
possessed O
foresight O
and O
judicious O
judgment O
. O

Before O
his O
death O
he O
was O
always O
concerned O
with O
China B-GPE
and O
US B-GPE
relations O
, O
successively O
visited O
China B-GPE
seven O
times O
, O
made O
important O
contributions O
towards O
the O
improvement O
and O
development O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
relations O
, O
winning O
the O
respect O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

Regarding O
his O
unfortunate O
death O
, O
I O
sincerely O
express O
my O
deepest O
condolences O
, O
and O
send O
my O
sincere O
consolations O
to O
the O
family O
of O
Mr. O
Nixon O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O

A O
Foreign B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
spokesperson O
said O
today O
that O
, O
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
Red B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
, O
Gedinage B-PERSON
, O
the O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
's O
International B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
his O
delegation O
of O
four O
people O
, O
visited O
China B-GPE
from O
April O
18th O
to O
the O
23rd O
. O

The O
spokesperson O
said O
that O
, O
both O
sides O
held O
a O
friendly O
, O
honest O
and O
down O
- O
to O
- O
earth O
, O
specialist O
- O
level O
working O
discussion O
on O
questions O
of O
further O
developing O
communication O
and O
cooperation O
. O

The O
negotiations O
carried O
out O
thorough O
discussions O
on O
some O
principle O
and O
detailed O
issues O
and O
some O
understanding O
was O
reached O
. O

Both O
sides O
unanimously O
believed O
that O
the O
talk O
had O
positive O
results O
. O

The O
two O
sides O
will O
continue O
to O
strive O
together O
and O
strengthen O
cooperation O
in O
a O
pragmatic O
spirit O
. O

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Lockheed B-ORG
and O
Martin O
- O
Marietta B-GPE
, O
two O
old O
- O
brand O
military O
industrial O
corporations O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
announced O
merging O
on O
the O
30th O
, O
forming O
the O
US B-GPE
's O
largest O
defense O
equipment O
contractor O
corporation O
. O

Lockheed B-ORG
Company I-ORG
and O
Martin B-ORG
Company I-ORG
are O
additional O
participants O
in O
the O
growing O
trend O
of O
takeovers O
and O
mergers O
of O
US B-GPE
companies O
in O
the O
last O
few O
months O
. O

This O
trend O
has O
spread O
widely O
to O
pharmaceutical O
and O
medical O
instrument O
companies O
, O
telecommunication O
and O
high O
- O
tech O
companies O
as O
well O
as O
retail O
, O
banks O
and O
railway O
companies O
, O
etc O
. O

According O
to O
the O
statistics O
of O
" O
Time B-ORG
" O
magazine O
, O
from O
January O
to O
July O
this O
year O
, O
the O
asset O
value O
of O
takeovers O
announced O
by O
US B-GPE
companies O
was O
as O
high O
as O
171.6 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
increasing O
by O
about O
half O
over O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

Within O
that O
, O
in O
the O
first O
7 O
months O
of O
this O
year O
, O
takeovers O
and O
mergers O
in O
total O
announced O
by O
four O
big O
US B-GPE
industries O
, O
medical O
treatment O
, O
media O
, O
telecommunications O
and O
banking O
, O
reached O
1062 O
, O
accounting O
for O
one O
fourth O
of O
all O
takeovers O
. O

Regardless O
of O
whether O
it O
is O
the O
number O
of O
takeover O
companies O
or O
the O
value O
of O
takeover O
assets O
, O
both O
exceeded O
or O
were O
close O
to O
the O
peak O
of O
US B-GPE
company O
takeovers O
in O
the O
late O
'80's O
. O

Observers O
here O
hold O
that O
since O
1994 O
, O
reasons O
for O
the O
US B-GPE
company O
takeover O
trend O
differ O
from O
those O
of O
the O
past O
. O

Firstly O
, O
the O
general O
trend O
of O
globalization O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
compels O
companies O
to O
expand O
scale O
and O
combine O
businesses O
, O
increase O
their O
overall O
competitive O
strength O
and O
to O
reduce O
costs O
. O

Secondly O
, O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
government O
's O
thoughts O
and O
actions O
in O
constructing O
the O
information O
highway O
, O
adjusting O
the O
financial O
industry O
and O
reforming O
the O
medical O
insurance O
system O
compels O
related O
companies O
to O
make O
strategic O
adjustments O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
's O
attitude O
towards O
anti-trust O
laws O
is O
somewhat O
more O
relaxed O
than O
before O
. O

Taking O
the O
pharmaceutical O
and O
medical O
equipment O
companies O
as O
an O
example O
, O
reforms O
of O
hospitals O
expanding O
scales O
of O
purchasing O
medicine O
and O
medical O
treatment O
equipment O
, O
and O
thus O
reducing O
unit O
costs O
and O
expanding O
services O
, O
have O
spread O
throughout O
the O
country O
. O

That O
the B-ORG
Columbia I-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Company I-ORG
purchased O
two O
hospital O
groups O
within O
one O
month O
last O
year O
, O
thus O
integrating O
pharmaceuticals O
, O
medical O
treatment O
and O
sales O
, O
is O
one O
such O
example O
. O

For O
telecommunications O
companies O
, O
the O
merger O
of O
telephone O
companies O
with O
cable O
TV O
and O
wireless O
communications O
companies O
frequently O
is O
to O
mutually O
complement O
one O
another O
in O
operations O
and O
to O
dominate O
the O
market O
. O

Recently O
, O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
passed O
an O
inter-state O
banking O
law O
, O
allowing O
regional O
banks O
to O
operate O
in O
other O
states O
. O

Handholding O
among O
banks O
is O
also O
to O
reduce O
overlapping O
services O
so O
as O
to O
reduce O
costs O
, O
to O
strengthen O
base O
assets O
, O
and O
expand O
credit O
scales O
. O

For O
military O
industry O
enterprises O
, O
the O
merger O
of O
Lockheed B-ORG
and O
Martin B-ORG
and O
the O
combination O
of O
two O
old O
- O
brand O
corporations O
, O
namely O
Northrop B-ORG
and O
Grumman B-ORG
, O
are O
both O
due O
to O
the O
same O
reason O
: O
after O
the O
cold O
war O
, O
the O
America B-GPE
's O
national O
defense O
expenditures O
gradually O
reduced O
, O
and O
the O
scale O
and O
strength O
of O
military O
industry O
enterprises O
is O
one O
of O
the O
conditions O
necessary O
for O
winning O
limited O
government O
weapons O
purchasing O
contracts O
. O

Observers O
here O
believe O
that O
company O
takeovers O
has O
a O
positive O
aspect O
, O
i.e. O
, O
the O
reduction O
of O
cost O
, O
the O
increase O
in O
efficiency O
, O
and O
the O
strengthening O
of O
competitive O
power O
. O

But O
, O
many O
takeovers O
are O
obviously O
actions O
that O
must O
be O
taken O
for O
companies O
to O
survive O
. O

However O
, O
history O
has O
proven O
that O
" O
big O
and O
complete O
" O
monopolies O
of O
production O
and O
sales O
is O
not O
beneficial O
to O
the O
national O
economy O
's O
healthy O
development O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
in O
the O
'70's O
, O
mergers O
of O
US B-GPE
steel O
mills O
directly O
led O
to O
the O
birth O
of O
a O
few O
large O
- O
scale O
unified O
steel O
companies O
, O
but O
these O
companies O
also O
faced O
serious O
threats O
from O
small O
- O
scale O
steel O
mills O
, O
which O
are O
flexible O
in O
operation O
and O
advanced O
in O
technology O
. O

Moreover O
, O
company O
takeovers O
have O
had O
bad O
effects O
on O
consumers O
in O
terms O
of O
product O
quality O
and O
price O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
on O
workers O
' O
employment O
. O

While O
voice O
has O
been O
given O
to O
the O
opinion O
that O
small O
enterprises O
are O
the O
new O
forces O
of O
economic O
growth O
, O
scaled O
operation O
of O
big O
corporations O
will O
constantly O
face O
new O
difficulties O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Jihua B-PERSON
Wen I-PERSON

President O
Zemin O
Jiang O
will O
soon O
be O
visiting O
Russia B-GPE
, O
the O
Ukraine B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
. O

Recently O
, O
he O
was O
respectively O
interviewed O
by O
reporters O
from O
Russia B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
at O
the B-FAC
Fangfei I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
of O
the B-FAC
Diaoyutai I-FAC
State I-FAC
Guest I-FAC
House I-FAC
, O
and O
answered O
questions O
on O
the O
Sino O
- O
Russian B-NORP
, O
Sino O
- O
French B-NORP
relations O
, O
and O
regional O
, O
international O
issues O
. O

When O
a O
reporter O
asked O
about O
the O
present O
situation O
of O
Sino O
- O
Russian B-NORP
relations O
and O
the O
prospects O
of O
co-operation O
, O
President O
Zemin O
Jiang O
said O
that O
relations O
between O
the O
countries O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
have O
been O
developing O
smoothly O
in O
the O
areas O
of O
politics O
, O
economy O
and O
trade O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
education O
, O
culture O
, O
etc. O
, O
in O
the O
past O
3 O
years O
, O
especially O
after O
President O
Yeltsin O
's O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
at O
the O
end O
of O
1992 O
. O

Both O
countries O
have O
maintained O
high O
level O
contact O
and O
relations O
; O
negotiations O
on O
border O
divisions O
have O
achieved O
important O
results O
and O
significant O
progress O
has O
been O
made O
in O
disarmament O
negotiations O
at O
the O
border O
regions O
. O

Trade O
volume O
has O
exceeded O
the O
highest O
historical O
levels O
of O
Sino O
- O
Russian B-NORP
trade O
for O
two O
years O
running O
. O

China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
have O
become O
important O
mutual O
trade O
partners O
. O

He O
said O
that O
" O
the O
two O
countries O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
are O
close O
neighbors O
. O

I O
think O
that O
the O
people O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
namely O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
are O
happy O
about O
the O
development O
of O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O
" O

Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
said O
to O
Russian B-NORP
reporters O
: O
" O
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
President O
Yeltsin O
, O
I O
will O
be O
visiting O
your O
beautiful O
country O
in O
two O
days O
. O

Together O
with O
President O
Yeltsin O
and O
other O
Russian B-NORP
leaders O
, O
I O
will O
explore O
establishing O
friendly O
, O
neighborly O
and O
mutual O
, O
co-operative O
Sino O
- O
Russian B-NORP
relations O
that O
will O
extend O
into O
the O
21st O
century O
so O
as O
to O
raise O
the O
co-operation O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
in O
various O
areas O
to O
a O
new O
level O
. O
" O

When O
a O
reporter O
asked O
whether O
the O
fact O
that O
now O
a O
large O
number O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
citizens O
overstay O
short O
- O
term O
visas O
after O
entering O
Russia B-GPE
will O
become O
a O
factor O
in O
tense O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
and O
how O
this O
problem O
should O
be O
solved O
, O
Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
expressed O
that O
with O
the O
continuous O
development O
of O
friendly O
, O
neighborly O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
in O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
two O
countries O
are O
no O
longer O
isolated O
from O
each O
other O
, O
and O
relations O
between O
them O
have O
expanded O
, O
with O
rapidly O
increasing O
staff O
contacts O
. O

This O
process O
is O
very O
natural O
. O

He O
said O
that O
" O
because O
necessary O
legislation O
and O
measures O
can O
not O
keep O
up O
with O
demands O
of O
the O
situation O
and O
development O
, O
certain O
phenomena O
of O
disorder O
occur O
, O
especially O
in O
contact O
at O
the O
border O
regions O
, O
resulting O
in O
some O
passive O
influences O
. O

We O
hold O
that O
this O
type O
of O
situation O
is O
not O
good O
and O
should O
be O
improved O
and O
stopped O
. O

In O
recent O
days O
, O
the O
situation O
has O
improved O
to O
a O
certain O
extent O
because O
both O
sides O
have O
co-operated O
in O
the O
adoption O
of O
some O
measures O
. O
" O

Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
said O
that O
" O
we O
should O
not O
' O
stop O
eating O
because O
of O
a O
hiccup O
' O
. O

I O
hold O
that O
this O
is O
a O
problem O
that O
appears O
while O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
are O
being O
developed O
, O
and O
that O
if O
both O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
take O
sincere O
, O
friendly O
, O
calm O
and O
realistic O
attitudes O
towards O
a O
joint O
effort O
, O
these O
problems O
can O
be O
solved O
appropriately O
, O
and O
that O
they O
are O
not O
, O
nor O
can O
they O
be O
factors O
of O
tense O
Sino O
- O
Russian B-NORP
relations O
. O
" O

Speaking O
of O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
decrease O
in O
the O
volume O
of O
trade O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
so O
far O
this O
year O
, O
Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
said O
that O
" O
We O
have O
noticed O
that O
compared O
to O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
there O
is O
a O
drop O
in O
the O
volume O
of O
trade O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
this O
year O
. O

The O
reasons O
for O
the O
drop O
are O
manifold O
: O
both O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
are O
implementing O
economic O
reforms O
, O
and O
there O
are O
changes O
in O
demands O
for O
each O
other O
's O
goods O
; O
changes O
in O
the O
visa O
system O
have O
also O
brought O
some O
effects O
in O
contacts O
between O
traders O
of O
both O
sides O
. O

In O
international O
trade O
, O
increases O
and O
decreases O
in O
trade O
volume O
happen O
frequently O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
the O
drop O
in O
the O
volume O
of O
trade O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia O
is O
only O
a O
temporary O
phenomenon O
. O

Through O
joint O
efforts O
of O
both O
sides O
in O
encouraging O
large O
, O
powerful O
and O
reputable O
companies O
from O
each O
country O
to O
develop O
co-operation O
, O
trade O
between O
both O
countries O
will O
develop O
even O
more O
healthily O
. O

There O
is O
no O
doubt O
that O
issues O
in O
this O
area O
will O
be O
within O
the O
scope O
of O
talks O
between O
the O
leaders O
of O
both O
countries O
. O
" O

When O
interviewed O
by O
French B-NORP
reporters O
, O
Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
said O
that O
" O
the O
situation O
in O
the O
development O
of O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
has O
been O
very O
good O
since O
their O
normalization O
this O
year O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Barisque O
visited O
China B-GPE
in O
April O
, O
and O
now O
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
President O
Mitterrand O
I O
will O
be O
carrying O
out O
a O
visit O
to O
France B-GPE
for O
national O
affairs O
. O

Trade O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
have O
also O
more O
quickly O
reached O
normalization O
and O
development O
. O

In O
the O
first O
half O
of O
this O
year O
, O
French B-NORP
exports O
to O
China B-GPE
increased O
by O
42.2 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O
" O

Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
China B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
are O
strongly O
complementary O
to O
each O
other O
in O
economy O
, O
and O
that O
development O
prospects O
are O
good O
. O

Both O
sides O
have O
quite O
a O
lot O
of O
identical O
or O
similar O
viewpoints O
on O
international O
issues O
. O

He O
said O
that O
" O
I O
believe O
that O
as O
long O
as O
both O
sides O
make O
joint O
efforts O
, O
friendly O
co-operative O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
will O
definitely O
continue O
to O
develop O
on O
the O
principles O
of O
the O
Sino O
- O
French B-NORP
communique O
on O
the O
establishment O
of O
diplomatic O
relations O
and O
the O
joint O
communique O
issued O
on O
January O
12th O
this O
year O
. O
" O

When O
reporters O
asked O
about O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
nuclear O
issue O
and O
China B-GPE
's O
role O
, O
Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
emphasized O
that O
there O
are O
two O
goals O
China B-GPE
is O
seeking O
on O
this O
issue O
: O
to O
maintain O
the O
peace O
and O
stability O
of O
the B-LOC
Korean I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC
and O
to O
realize O
a O
non-nuclear O
region O
in O
the B-LOC
Korean I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC
. O

He O
said O
that O
" O
China B-GPE
has O
always O
advocated O
resolution O
through O
direct O
talks O
between O
relevant O
sides O
. O

We O
welcome O
the O
preliminary O
results O
achieved O
by O
the O
talks O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
and O
have O
been O
playing O
an O
active O
role O
. O
" O

When O
answering O
the O
question O
on O
whether O
China B-GPE
's O
government O
is O
hoping O
for O
contact O
with O
each O
country O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
or O
wants O
to O
have O
contact O
with O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
, O
Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
said O
that O
" O
China B-GPE
is O
willing O
to O
have O
contact O
with O
each O
country O
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
also O
develop O
friendly O
co-operative O
relations O
with O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

I O
think O
that O
these O
two O
are O
mutually O
exclusive O
. O
" O

When O
a O
reporter O
asked O
to O
what O
level O
contacts O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
could O
be O
extended O
by O
a O
country O
that O
maintains O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
emphasized O
that O
all O
countries O
that O
have O
established O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
China B-GPE
have O
expressed O
their O
admission O
that O
the O
People O
's O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
is O
the O
only O
legal O
government O
representing O
all O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
is O
an O
inseparable O
part O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

They O
promised O
not O
to O
establish O
official O
relations O
or O
have O
contact O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
that O
is O
of O
an O
official O
nature O
. O

He O
said O
that O
we O
have O
no O
objections O
to O
economic O
and O
trade O
relations O
kept O
between O
France B-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
that O
are O
purely O
people O
- O
to O
- O
people O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Siyi B-NORP
Ni O

The O
Standing O
Committee O
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
the O
highest O
legislative O
body O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
passed O
a O
resolution O
today O
that O
when O
sovereignty O
over O
Hong O
Kong O
is O
regained O
in O
1997 O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
re-organize O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
legislative O
body O
and O
regional O
organization O
. O

The O
127 O
members O
attending O
the O
9th O
meeting O
of O
the O
8th O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
which O
closed O
today O
, O
passed O
this O
resolution O
with O
all O
affirmative O
votes O
. O

The O
resolution O
stipulates O
that O
the B-ORG
Preparatory I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
, O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
resolution O
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
regarding O
establishment O
methods O
of O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
's O
first O
- O
term O
government O
and O
its O
legislative O
assembly O
, O
will O
be O
responsible O
for O
matters O
related O
to O
preparing O
the O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
, O
and O
stipulates O
methods O
for O
the O
establishment O
of O
its O
first O
legislative O
assembly O
, O
and O
organizes O
and O
establishes O
the O
first O
legislative O
assembly O
of O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
. O

The O
resolution O
states O
that O
, O
the O
authority O
and O
formative O
methods O
of O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
's O
regional O
organization O
, O
according O
to O
the O
" O
Basic O
Law O
" O
, O
will O
be O
stipulated O
by O
the O
laws O
of O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
. O

The O
meeting O
thinks O
that O
the O
last O
term O
of O
the B-ORG
HK I-ORG
- I-ORG
UK I-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Regional I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
and O
the B-ORG
District I-ORG
Parliament I-ORG
will O
terminate O
on O
June B-GPE
30th O
, O
1997 O
. O

The O
election O
arrangements O
unilaterally O
decided O
by O
the O
British B-NORP
government O
regarding O
the O
last O
term O
of O
the B-ORG
HK I-ORG
- I-ORG
UK I-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
of O
the B-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Regional I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
and O
of O
the B-ORG
District I-ORG
Parliament I-ORG
violate O
the O
Sino O
- O
British B-NORP
joint O
statement O
and O
are O
not O
in O
accord O
with O
the O
" O
People O
's O
Republic O
of O
China O
Hong O
Kong O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
Basic O
Law O
" O
and O
the O
" O
National O
People O
's O
Congress O
Resolution O
regarding O
methods O
of O
establishment O
for O
the O
first O
- O
term O
government O
and O
legislative O
assembly O
of O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Special O
Administrative O
Region O
" O
. O

This O
resolution O
's O
motion O
was O
brought O
up O
by O
32 O
deputies O
of O
the O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
such O
as O
the O
Guangdong O
National O
People O
's O
Congress B-ORG
, O
Yaotang B-PERSON
Zheng I-PERSON
, O
etc. O
in O
March O
of O
this O
year O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O

A O
Sino O
- O
Indian B-NORP
foreign O
affairs O
and O
military O
expert O
group O
held O
a O
second O
meeting O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
from O
April O
21st O
to O
the O
23rd O
. O

Both O
parties O
continued O
to O
carry O
out O
consultations O
on O
carrying O
out O
and O
implementing O
agreements O
reached O
by O
both O
countries O
' O
governments O
last O
year O
that O
maintain O
peace O
and O
harmony O
in O
the O
actual O
border O
control O
line O
district O
, O
and O
signed O
the O
" O
Working O
Regulations O
For O
Chinese B-GPE
- O
Indian O
Foreign O
Affairs O
and O
Military O
Expert O
Group O
" O
. O

Both O
parties O
agreed O
in O
principle O
that O
the O
next O
meeting O
would O
be O
held O
around O
the O
end O
of O
1994 O
in O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
. O

On O
the O
22nd O
vice-minister O
of O
Foreign O
Affairs O
Jiaxuan O
Tang O
met O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Indian B-NORP
expert O
group O
, O
and O
the O
director O
of O
the O
North O
East O
Asia O
Office O
of O
Foreign O
Ministry O
Hifushancal O
Maynen O
and O
his O
delegation O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Shijiazhuang B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Ruyue B-PERSON
Jing I-PERSON

The O
" O
Pentium O
" O
Cup O
National O
Track O
And O
Field O
Championship O
Competition O
drew O
to O
an O
end O
at O
the O
Tangshan O
Sports O
Center O
of O
Hebei B-GPE
province O
this O
morning O
. O

The O
hosting O
Hebei B-GPE
team O
won O
a O
total O
of O
9 O
gold O
medals O
and O
ranked O
first O
in O
terms O
of O
total O
number O
of O
gold O
medals O
. O

The O
Guangdong B-GPE
team O
won O
6 O
gold O
medals O
, O
ranking O
second O
. O

The O
Shanghai B-GPE
and O
the O
Sichuan B-GPE
teams O
each O
won O
5 O
gold O
medals O
and O
ranked O
third O
. O

This O
morning O
, O
the O
last O
11 O
championship O
events O
were O
held O
. O

Separately O
receiving O
first O
place O
: O
Yahao B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
-LRB- O
men O
's O
110 O
meter O
hurdles O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
Zhili B-PERSON
Ning I-PERSON
-LRB- O
men O
's O
1500 O
meter O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
Po B-PERSON
Hong I-PERSON
-LRB- O
men O
's O
5000 O
meter O
, O
Henan B-NORP
-RRB- O
, O
Hongyong B-PERSON
Bi I-PERSON
-LRB- O
men O
's O
high O
jump O
, O
Shandong B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
Junlian B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
-LRB- O
men O
's O
shooting O
, O
Fujian B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
Chaoxia B-PERSON
Dong I-PERSON
-LRB- O
women O
's O
10000 O
meter O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
Xinmei B-PERSON
Sui I-PERSON
-LRB- O
women O
's O
shot O
- O
put O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

The O
gold O
medal O
of O
4 O
relay O
events O
were O
separately O
won O
by O
national O
men O
's O
and O
women O
's O
teams O
, O
the O
Guangdong B-GPE
's O
men O
' O
s O
team O
and O
the O
Hebei B-GPE
women O
's O
team O
. O

This O
track O
and O
field O
championship O
competition O
began O
on O
the O
morning O
of O
August O
27th O
. O

More O
than O
500 O
male O
and O
female O
athletes O
from O
35 O
provinces O
, O
cities O
, O
autonomous O
regions O
, O
the O
PLA O
and O
industry O
sports O
associations O
participated O
in O
the O
competition O
, O
fighting O
for O
42 O
gold O
medals O
. O

Due O
to O
preparation O
for O
the B-EVENT
Asian I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
in O
Hiroshima B-GPE
, O
most O
of O
the O
good O
national O
track O
and O
field O
competitors O
did O
not O
sign O
up O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
competition O
this O
time O
round O
, O
only O
21 O
members O
of O
the O
national O
team O
appeared O
in O
events O
such O
as O
sprinting O
, O
relays O
, O
the O
high O
jump O
, O
the O
long O
jump O
, O
shot O
- O
put O
, O
etc. O
, O
the O
medium O
to O
long O
run O
women O
's O
team O
from O
Liaoning B-GPE
province O
did O
not O
come O
either O
. O

Coupled O
with O
the O
big O
re-adjustment O
of O
many O
teams O
after O
the O
national O
sports O
meet O
last O
year O
, O
a O
large O
number O
of O
good O
team O
members O
have O
retired O
, O
and O
newcomers O
just O
took O
over O
, O
therefore O
the O
overall O
standard O
of O
this O
competition O
was O
not O
high O
and O
no O
excellent O
results O
appeared O
. O

However O
, O
what O
is O
satisfying O
is O
that O
, O
a O
group O
of O
juveniles O
that O
are O
sixteen O
, O
seventeen O
years O
of O
age O
emerged O
. O

The O
youngest O
aged O
was O
only O
14 O
years O
old O
. O

Among O
them O
are O
some O
stars O
of O
hope O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
17 O
- O
year O
old O
Jie B-NORP
Feng O
from O
Hebei B-GPE
team O
achieved O
a O
good O
result O
of O
6.58 O
meters O
in O
the O
women O
's O
long O
jump O
final O
, O
and O
won O
the O
silver O
medal O
in O
this O
event O
, O
breaking O
the O
national O
youth O
record O
. O

Experts O
believe O
that O
Jie B-NORP
Feng O
's O
conditions O
in O
terms O
of O
body O
form O
, O
springing O
, O
jumping O
, O
etc. O
are O
rather O
good O
, O
and O
development O
potential O
is O
very O
great O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
news O
agency O
August O
31 O
, O
Rome B-GPE
, O
reporters O
Changrui B-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
and O
Zongxin B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON

The O
7th O
World B-EVENT
Swimming I-EVENT
Championships I-EVENT
opened O
in O
Rome B-GPE
tonight O
. O

The O
organizing O
committee O
announced O
that O
the O
scope O
of O
these O
championships O
will O
exceed O
all O
previous O
ones O
. O

The O
opening O
ceremony O
, O
which O
lasted O
more O
than O
2 O
hours O
, O
was O
new O
, O
extraordinary O
and O
special O
. O

The O
well O
known O
Italian B-NORP
musician O
Claudio B-PERSON
Baglioni I-PERSON
sang O
the O
impassioned O
theme O
song O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Water I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Water I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
which O
he O
had O
composed O
himself O
. O

The O
performance O
by O
more O
than O
40 O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Rome I-ORG
Philharmonic I-ORG
Orchestra I-ORG
intoxicated O
the O
audience O
and O
the O
musical O
fountain O
, O
hi O
- O
fi O
sound O
effect O
, O
fountain O
screen O
and O
stereographic O
projection O
brought O
them O
to O
a O
marvelous O
world O
where O
sound O
, O
light O
and O
color O
blended O
even O
more O
. O

According O
to O
details O
provided O
by O
the O
organizing O
committee O
, O
a O
total O
of O
1,350 O
athletes O
from O
102 O
countries O
and O
areas O
attended O
the O
competition O
-LRB- O
swimming O
: O
661 O
, O
diving O
: O
137 O
, O
water O
polo O
: O
334 O
, O
water O
ballet O
: O
218 O
-RRB- O
. O

1,320 O
journalists O
have O
already O
registered O
-LRB- O
writers O
: O
601 O
, O
press O
photographers O
: O
171 O
, O
radio O
and O
television O
reporters O
: O
400 O
, O
etc. O
-RRB- O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
organizing O
committee O
said O
, O
" O
A O
total O
of O
nearly O
3,000 O
people O
will O
be O
striving O
to O
ensure O
the O
successful O
operation O
of O
the O
championships O
. O
" O

The O
championships O
include O
5 O
categories O
of O
swimming O
, O
diving O
, O
water O
ballet O
, O
water O
polo O
and O
long O
distance O
swimming O
. O

The O
competition O
begins O
on O
September O
1st O
and O
will O
end O
on O
September O
11the O
. O

China B-GPE
will O
send O
34 O
competitors O
to O
participate O
in O
3 O
competition O
categories O
, O
among O
them O
are O
, O
15 O
swimming O
competitors O
, O
10 O
diving O
competitors O
, O
and O
9 O
water O
ballet O
competitors O
. O

All O
the O
diving O
competitors O
have O
already O
arrived O
in O
Rome B-GPE
and O
started O
pre-competition O
preparations O
. O

Other O
members O
will O
arrive O
in O
two O
groups O
before O
September O
2nd O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
news O
agency O
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O

According O
to O
foreign O
news O
agency O
reports O
, O
at O
the O
1994 O
US B-EVENT
Tennis I-EVENT
Open I-EVENT
, O
after O
dark O
horses O
repeatedly O
won O
on O
the O
first O
day O
of O
competition O
, O
there O
was O
no O
big O
news O
on O
the O
second O
day O
. O

All O
seed O
players O
passed O
the O
first O
round O
successfully O
. O

On O
the O
30th O
, O
the O
matches O
that O
took O
place O
in O
the B-FAC
New I-FAC
York I-FAC
National I-FAC
Tennis I-FAC
Center I-FAC
basically O
progressed O
smoothly O
. O

Swedish B-NORP
veteran O
Edbery B-PERSON
beat O
his O
compatriot O
La B-PERSON
Ronson I-PERSON
with O
7 O
: O
5 O
, O
6 O
: O
1 O
, O
6 O
: O
1 O
in O
the O
first O
round O
and O
entered O
into O
the O
second O
round O
. O

German B-NORP
player O
Graf B-PERSON
, O
who O
ranks O
first O
among O
women O
players O
in O
the O
world O
now O
, O
has O
a O
good O
situation O
, O
as O
she O
ousted O
the O
19 O
year O
- O
old O
American B-NORP
young O
gun O
Anne B-PERSON
Marie I-PERSON
with O
6 O
: O
2 O
, O
6 O
: O
1 O
and O
also O
barged O
into O
the O
second O
round O
. O

The O
fourth O
seed O
, O
German B-NORP
player O
Me B-PERSON
Shnedy I-PERSON
and O
runner O
- O
up O
of O
the O
previous O
session O
, O
French B-NORP
player O
Sai B-PERSON
Piolene I-PERSON
also O
entered O
the O
next O
round O
of O
the O
men O
single O
's O
successfully O
. O

In O
women O
's O
singles O
, O
the O
number O
5 O
seed O
Japanese B-NORP
player O
Yitakongtzi B-PERSON
, O
the O
number O
6 O
seed O
American O
Lynn O
Darboter O
and O
the O
number O
8 O
seed O
, O
Argentine B-PERSON
Savardini I-PERSON
, O
etc. O
also O
passed O
the O
first O
round O
successfully O
. O

In O
the O
first O
day O
of O
competition O
that O
took O
place O
on O
the O
29th O
, O
several O
seed O
players O
were O
ousted O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
the O
second O
seed O
, O
famous O
Croatian B-NORP
athlete O
Yivonisvic B-PERSON
and O
the O
previous O
champion O
of O
the O
men O
's O
singles O
of O
the B-EVENT
US I-EVENT
Open I-EVENT
, O
from O
Germany O
Beker O
both O
failed O
to O
enter O
the O
second O
round O
. O

It O
was O
very O
much O
beyond O
expectations O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
twelfth O
seed O
of O
women O
's O
singles O
, O
German B-NORP
player O
Harker B-PERSON
was O
also O
ousted O
in O
the O
first O
round O
. O

The O
sixteenth O
seed O
of O
men O
's O
singles O
, O
Czech B-NORP
player O
Kodak B-ORG
exited O
before O
the O
match O
because O
of O
injury O
. O

The B-EVENT
US I-EVENT
Tennis I-EVENT
Open I-EVENT
is O
the O
last O
open O
match O
to O
take O
place O
among O
the O
four O
matches O
in O
the B-EVENT
Tennis I-EVENT
Grand I-EVENT
Slam I-EVENT
. O

This O
year O
the O
prize O
amount O
is O
9.36 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Berlin B-GPE
, O
August O
30th O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yong B-PERSON
Guo I-PERSON

The O
Berlin O
Track O
And O
Field O
Championship O
Competition O
was O
held O
at O
the B-FAC
Berlin I-FAC
Olympic I-FAC
Stadium I-FAC
tonight O
, O
local O
time O
. O

The O
famous O
110 O
meter O
hurdle O
competitor O
from O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
Jackson B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
famous O
long O
- O
jump O
competitor O
from O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Powell B-PERSON
clinched O
the O
gold O
medals O
for O
the O
110 O
hurdle O
and O
long O
- O
jump O
, O
thereby O
maintaining O
victory O
in O
the O
four O
station O
championship O
competition O
named O
" O
Four O
Gold O
" O
, O
sharing O
20 O
gold O
bars O
worth O
250,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Jackson B-GPE
maintained O
his O
undefeated O
record O
in O
this O
competition O
season O
, O
and O
clinched O
the O
gold O
medal O
for O
the O
110 O
meter O
hurdle O
with O
13.02 O
seconds O
. O

Powell B-PERSON
clinched O
the O
gold O
medal O
in O
the O
long O
jump O
with O
an O
achievement O
of O
8.20 O
meters O
. O

Powell B-PERSON
's O
old O
rival O
Lewis B-PERSON
withdrew O
from O
the O
long O
jump O
competition O
at O
the O
last O
minute O
. O

In O
the O
first O
three O
stops O
of O
the O
" O
Four O
Gold O
' O
championship O
competition O
held O
earlier O
in O
Oslo B-GPE
, O
Zurich B-GPE
and O
Brussels B-GPE
, O
Jackson B-GPE
and O
Powell B-PERSON
clinched O
the O
championships O
in O
their O
respective O
events O
. O

The O
UK B-GPE
's O
100 O
- O
meter O
favorite O
, O
Christy B-PERSON
, O
suffered O
2 O
setbacks O
within O
three O
days O
. O

He O
only O
achieved O
third O
position O
in O
the O
100 O
meters O
competition O
in O
Berlin B-GPE
with O
an O
achievement O
of O
10.02 O
seconds O
. O

US B-GPE
competitors O
, O
Michele B-PERSON
and O
Dumont B-PERSON
clinched O
the O
first O
and O
second O
position O
in O
10 O
seconds O
flat O
and O
10.01 O
seconds O
respectively O
. O

Another O
competitor O
from O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
the O
famous O
men O
's O
400 O
meter O
competitor O
Johnson B-PERSON
, O
with O
a O
time O
of O
44.04 O
seconds O
, O
ran O
the O
best O
in O
the O
world O
in O
this O
event O
in O
this O
season O
. O

In O
other O
men O
's O
events O
, O
Burundi B-GPE
's O
competitor O
Winster B-PERSON
Neonjab I-PERSON
won O
first O
place O
for O
the O
1500 O
meter O
event O
, O
with O
an O
achievement O
of O
3 O
minutes O
31.18 O
seconds O
. O

In O
the O
5000 O
meter O
competition O
, O
Germany B-GPE
's O
competitor O
Deater B-PERSON
Bomen I-PERSON
won O
the O
championship O
with O
a O
time O
of O
13 O
minutes O
12.47 O
seconds O
. O

Zambia B-GPE
's O
Samel B-PERSON
Matitle I-PERSON
won O
first O
place O
in O
the O
400 O
meter O
hurdle O
, O
with O
an O
achievement O
of O
48.22 O
seconds O
. O

Cuba B-GPE
's O
competitor O
, O
Sothomayuel B-PERSON
and O
Bahamas B-GPE
' O
competitor O
Troy B-PERSON
Campuk I-PERSON
were O
both O
ranked O
first O
place O
in O
the O
high O
jump O
, O
with O
achievements O
of O
both O
2.30 O
meters O
. O

In O
the O
hammer O
throw O
competition O
that O
was O
held O
previously O
on O
August O
28th O
, O
Tajikistan B-NORP
's O
competitor O
Andrew B-PERSON
Abudwaliev I-PERSON
won O
first O
place O
with O
an O
achievement O
of O
81.04 O
meters O
. O

In O
the O
women O
's O
event O
, O
Canada B-GPE
's O
competitor O
, O
Angela B-PERSON
Chamos I-PERSON
won O
first O
place O
for O
the O
1500 O
meter O
event O
, O
with O
an O
achievement O
of O
4 O
minutes O
4.39 O
seconds O
. O

The O
British B-NORP
competitor O
Alison B-PERSON
Wales I-PERSON
won O
the O
5000 O
meter O
championship O
with O
a O
time O
of O
15 O
minutes O
10.38 O
seconds O
. O

The O
Russian B-NORP
competitor O
Ulier B-PERSON
Kelaudin I-PERSON
won O
the O
100 O
meter O
hurdle O
gold O
medal O
, O
with O
an O
achievement O
of O
12.62 O
seconds O
. O

The O
famous O
German B-NORP
competitor O
Delay B-PERSON
Chrysler I-PERSON
won O
first O
place O
in O
the O
long O
jump O
, O
with O
an O
achievement O
of O
6.91 O
meters O
. O

The O
Australian B-NORP
competitor O
Daniella B-PERSON
Kerstian I-PERSON
won O
first O
place O
in O
the O
discus O
throw O
event O
, O
with O
an O
achievement O
of O
66.06 O
meters O
. O

In O
the O
non-championship O
events O
, O
the O
Ukrainian B-NORP
competitor O
Bopoka B-PERSON
, O
attempted O
to O
break O
the O
men O
's O
high O
jump O
world O
record O
of O
6.15 O
meters O
3 O
times O
but O
failed O
, O
and O
won O
first O
place O
with O
6.05 O
meters O
. O

The O
Russian B-NORP
competitor O
Andrew B-PERSON
Moloyev I-PERSON
won O
first O
place O
in O
the O
men O
's O
javelin O
throw O
event O
, O
with O
a O
result O
of O
85.18 O
meters O
. O

The O
Kenyan B-NORP
competitor O
Wilson B-PERSON
Kipuket I-PERSON
won O
the O
championship O
in O
the O
men O
's O
800 O
meter O
, O
with O
an O
achievement O
of O
1 O
minute O
43.95 O
seconds O
. O

The O
Kenyan B-NORP
competitor O
Mose B-PERSON
Jiptanoy I-PERSON
won O
first O
place O
in O
the O
men O
's O
300 O
meter O
obstacle O
event O
with O
a O
time O
of O
8 O
minutes O
9.16 O
seconds O
. O

The O
men O
's O
110 O
- O
meter O
hurdle O
and O
long O
jump O
that O
Jackson B-GPE
and O
Powell B-PERSON
participated O
in O
this O
time O
around O
were O
also O
listed O
as O
non-championship O
events O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Yiguo B-PERSON
Yu I-PERSON

The O
Japanese B-NORP
delegation O
participating O
in O
the O
Sixth O
Far B-EVENT
East I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
South I-EVENT
Pacific I-EVENT
Region I-EVENT
Handicapped I-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
held O
a O
grand O
swearing O
in O
ceremony O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
this O
afternoon O
. O

A O
Japanese B-NORP
flag O
hung O
from O
the O
Chairman O
's O
stage O
. O

Sportsmen O
, O
coaches O
, O
doctors O
, O
nurses O
and O
officials O
of O
the O
delegation O
sat O
neatly O
below O
the O
stage O
. O

An O
atmosphere O
of O
confidence O
and O
eagerness O
for O
progress O
filled O
the O
ceremony O
ground O
. O

Vice-minister O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
State O
Welfare O
Ministry O
, O
Souyasen B-PERSON
, O
delivered O
a O
" O
bolstering O
departure O
speech O
" O
to O
the O
delegation O
. O

Souya B-PERSON
said O
, O
the B-EVENT
Far I-EVENT
South I-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
was O
an O
international O
sports O
meet O
that O
attracts O
the O
world O
's O
attention O
, O
and O
the O
scale O
of O
this O
sports O
meet O
to O
be O
held O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
is O
the O
largest O
to O
date O
. O

He O
hoped O
that O
all O
the O
athletes O
would O
" O
fully O
demonstrate O
the O
strength O
and O
skill O
that O
they O
cultivate O
daily O
, O
as O
the O
competitors O
representing O
Japan B-GPE
, O
they O
should O
carry O
out O
competition O
with O
athletes O
from O
various O
countries O
honestly O
" O
. O

Souya B-PERSON
emphasized O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
delegation O
must O
make O
use O
of O
this O
opportunity O
of O
participation O
in O
the O
Beijing O
Far B-EVENT
South I-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
" O
to O
deepen O
friendship O
with O
athletes O
from O
various O
countries O
, O
and O
expand O
the O
scope O
of O
international O
friendliness O
. O
" O

Souya B-PERSON
handed O
over O
the O
delegation O
flag O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
delegation O
to O
the O
head O
of O
the O
delegation O
and O
Director O
of O
the B-FAC
Tokyo I-FAC
Handicapped I-FAC
Integrated I-FAC
Sports I-FAC
Center I-FAC
, O
Banminyan B-PERSON
. O

From O
this O
tight O
, O
orderly O
, O
warm O
and O
serious O
swearing O
in O
ceremony O
, O
this O
reporter O
felt O
that O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
Handicapped B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
Team I-ORG
was O
a O
team O
that O
was O
well O
trained O
, O
disciplined O
and O
possessed O
fighting O
spirit O
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
delegation O
will O
fly O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
on O
the O
2nd O
. O

After O
the O
closing O
ceremonies O
of O
the B-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
, O
they O
will O
continue O
to O
remain O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
for O
two O
days O
, O
to O
carry O
out O
interaction O
activities O
with O
relevant O
Chinese B-NORP
parties O
and O
visit O
and O
tour O
, O
and O
return O
to O
Japan B-GPE
on O
13th O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Youhao B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

The O
twelfth O
International B-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT
Convention I-EVENT
held O
in O
Paris B-GPE
entered O
a O
third O
day O
today O
, O
and O
the O
commissioner O
of O
the O
Athlete O
Committee O
of O
the O
IOC O
, O
famous O
former O
Chinese B-NORP
gymnast O
, O
Ning B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
gave O
speeches O
about O
the O
relation O
between O
physical O
education O
and O
economy O
at O
the O
convention O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
" O
while O
maintaining O
the O
tenet O
of O
non-commercialization O
of O
Olympic B-EVENT
sports O
, O
physical O
education O
and O
the O
economy O
can O
mutually O
promote O
each O
other O
. O
" O

Ning B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
, O
" O
Now O
, O
regions O
paying O
attention O
to O
large O
- O
scale O
games O
and O
important O
matches O
are O
far O
beyond O
the O
site O
they O
are O
being O
held O
in O
. O

The O
intervention O
of O
media O
such O
as O
TV O
, O
etc. O
makes O
athletic O
sports O
an O
event O
the O
whole O
world O
pays O
attention O
to O
simultaneously O
, O
and O
also O
allows O
the O
news O
media O
to O
make O
a O
huge O
income O
needed O
for O
existence O
and O
development O
. O
" O

Ning B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
felt O
that O
, O
" O
the O
development O
of O
modern O
physical O
education O
and O
the O
' O
star O
effect O
' O
of O
athletes O
also O
promotes O
the O
prosperity O
of O
the O
world O
sports O
items O
industry O
. O

Sports O
travel O
and O
sports O
entertainment O
industries O
are O
becoming O
a O
new O
category O
of O
the O
third O
industry O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O
" O

Ning B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
, O
more O
and O
more O
sports O
figures O
recognize O
the O
effect O
of O
direct O
funding O
and O
indirect O
support O
to O
physical O
education O
by O
economy O
. O

" O
Hence O
, O
to O
admit O
and O
grasp O
the O
mutually O
promoting O
relationship O
between O
physical O
education O
and O
the O
economy O
, O
and O
to O
healthily O
bring O
support O
and O
promotion O
effect O
on O
physical O
education O
by O
the O
economy O
into O
full O
play O
will O
be O
a O
system O
project O
with O
attractiveness O
. O
" O

Today O
, O
the O
discussion O
topic O
of O
the O
convention O
is O
" O
Physical O
education O
and O
society O
" O
, O
of O
which O
the O
relation O
between O
physical O
education O
and O
the O
economy O
is O
one O
of O
the O
important O
aspects O
. O

The O
Minister O
of O
French O
Youth O
and O
Physical B-ORG
Education I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
German B-NORP
and O
Indian B-NORP
commissioners O
of O
IOC B-ORG
, O
the O
Secretary O
General O
of O
the O
FIFA O
, O
the O
chief O
editor O
of O
the O
French B-NORP
Team O
newspaper O
, O
the O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
Coca O
- O
Cola O
company O
, O
etc. O
also O
gave O
speeches O
at O
the O
meeting O
today O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Rome B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporters O
Changrui B-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON
and O
Aiguo B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON

The O
performance O
of O
the O
female O
competitors O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
diving O
team O
, O
Mingxia B-PERSON
Fu I-PERSON
and O
Bin B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
, O
in O
the O
first O
6 O
rounds O
of O
the O
10 O
- O
meter O
platform O
diving O
preliminary O
competition O
at O
the O
Seventh O
World B-EVENT
Swimming I-EVENT
Championships I-EVENT
held O
here O
today O
was O
ideal O
, O
and O
hopes O
of O
entering O
the O
heats O
are O
in O
sight O
. O

At O
the O
time O
this O
reporter O
dispatched O
, O
in O
the O
first O
6 O
rounds O
of O
competition O
, O
Mingxia B-PERSON
Fu I-PERSON
and O
Bin B-PERSON
Chi I-PERSON
are O
temporarily O
occupying O
the O
first O
and O
third O
positions O
with O
total O
scores O
of O
339.12 O
and O
290.19 O
points O
respectively O
. O

If O
accidents O
do O
not O
occur O
, O
their O
hopes O
of O
entering O
the O
heats O
are O
already O
in O
sight O
. O

Occupying O
the O
second O
position O
is O
the O
US B-GPE
competitor O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
. O

Her O
performance O
was O
303.00 O
points O
. O

In O
the O
preliminary O
men O
's O
1 O
- O
meter O
platform O
diving O
competition O
this O
morning O
, O
our O
competitors O
Lan B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
and O
Sheng B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
have O
already O
gained O
rights O
to O
the O
heats O
. O

The O
results O
of O
today O
's O
preliminary O
women O
's O
water O
- O
polo O
competition O
are O
: O
the O
Hungarian B-NORP
team O
defeated O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
team O
by O
13 O
: O
7 O
, O
the O
French B-NORP
team O
defeated O
the O
Brazilian B-NORP
team O
by O
10 O
: O
9 O
, O
the O
Australian B-NORP
team O
defeated O
the O
German B-NORP
team O
by O
10 O
: O
8 O
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
team O
defeated O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
team O
by O
7 O
: O
6 O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
team O
defeated O
the O
Kazakhstani B-NORP
team O
by O
10 O
: O
5 O
, O
and O
the O
Italian B-NORP
team O
defeated O
the O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
team O
by O
12 O
: O
2 O
. O

There O
are O
12 O
teams O
totally O
participating O
in O
the O
competition O
. O

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Bi B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
the O
coach O
patriarchs O
of O
the O
National O
Women O
's O
Football O
Team O
, O
revealed O
the O
recent O
" O
3 O
step O
melody O
" O
of O
the O
national O
women O
's O
football O
team O
to O
journalists O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
in O
the O
Wuhu O
arena O
of O
the O
National O
Women O
's O
Football O
League O
Competition O
. O

Bi B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
goal O
of O
the O
Chinese O
Women O
's O
Football O
Team O
in O
the B-EVENT
Asian I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
would O
be O
to O
" O
strive O
for O
champion O
but O
confirm O
second O
" O
. O

He O
said O
there O
had O
been O
a O
number O
of O
successive O
retirements O
amongst O
older O
team O
members O
, O
and O
some O
leading O
team O
members O
were O
away O
playing O
football O
abroad O
, O
so O
the O
national O
team O
needed O
to O
recruit O
more O
new O
team O
members O
. O

Because O
new O
team O
members O
of O
the O
recently O
built O
national O
team O
account O
for O
half O
, O
and O
their O
skill O
levels O
need O
to O
improve O
, O
the O
tasks O
facing O
them O
are O
formidable O
. O

The O
first O
ongoing O
step O
is O
to O
select O
team O
members O
. O

Based O
on O
winter O
training O
and O
this O
league O
match O
, O
the O
national O
team O
will O
determine O
26 O
team O
members O
of O
the O
first O
group O
to O
attend O
the O
training O
camp O
. O

The O
name O
list O
will O
be O
declared O
after O
the O
league O
matches O
finish O
. O

The O
second O
step O
will O
be O
plateau O
training O
. O

After O
the O
league O
matches O
, O
team O
members O
will O
head O
straight O
to O
Kunming B-GPE
for O
a O
month O
of O
training O
. O

The O
lineup O
and O
playing O
methods O
will O
be O
determined O
based O
on O
training O
. O

Some O
new O
team O
members O
' O
individual O
skills O
are O
good O
, O
and O
the O
goal O
of O
training O
is O
to O
improve O
their O
knowledge O
of O
tactical O
cooperation O
and O
real O
match O
experience O
. O

The O
national O
team O
will O
invite O
the O
coach O
of O
the O
national O
track O
and O
field O
team O
as O
well O
as O
research O
and O
development O
personnel O
to O
specially O
carry O
out O
the O
women O
team O
members O
' O
physical O
training O
in O
order O
to O
improve O
team O
members O
' O
cardiopulmonary O
capability O
and O
physical O
diathesis O
. O

The O
third O
step O
will O
be O
to O
go O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
to O
take O
part O
in O
the O
" O
big O
four O
world O
match O
" O
. O

By O
competing O
against O
these O
strong O
world O
teams O
from O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
Sweden B-GPE
and O
Norway B-GPE
, O
the O
team O
hopes O
to O
be O
better O
exercised O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
to O
understand O
the O
strengths O
of O
the O
strong O
teams O
of O
women O
's O
world O
football O
, O
in O
order O
to O
make O
preparation O
for O
the O
2nd O
Women O
's O
World B-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
next O
year O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
journalist O
Qinghua B-PERSON
Guo I-PERSON

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End O
-RRB- O

The O
title O
of O
the O
theme O
song O
for O
the O
Championships O
is O
very O
poetic O
. O

It O
is O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Water I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Water I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
words O
and O
music O
of O
this O
song O
were O
composed O
by O
the O
famous O
Italian B-NORP
musician O
Claudio B-PERSON
Baglioni I-PERSON
. O

At O
the O
opening O
ceremony O
, O
Baglioni B-PERSON
and O
the O
60 O
year O
old O
tenor O
R. B-PERSON
Sceto I-PERSON
, O
sang O
the O
theme O
song O
together O
. O

Many O
years O
ago O
, O
Baglioni B-PERSON
composed O
a O
song O
named O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Little I-WORK_OF_ART
love I-WORK_OF_ART
is I-WORK_OF_ART
as I-WORK_OF_ART
deep I-WORK_OF_ART
as I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
ocean I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
it O
instantly O
became O
a O
popular O
hit O
throughout O
Italy B-GPE
and O
made O
Baglioni B-PERSON
widely O
known O
as O
a O
popular O
song O
composer O
. O

But O
, O
since O
1992 O
, O
he O
has O
disappeared O
suddenly O
from O
the O
public O
eye O
. O

When O
people O
were O
commenting O
on O
this O
, O
he O
again O
emerged O
mysteriously O
from O
obscurity O
and O
gave O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Water I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Water I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
to O
everyone O
which O
became O
the O
theme O
song O
of O
this B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Swimming I-EVENT
Championships I-EVENT
. O

Baglioni B-PERSON
has O
had O
a O
kind O
of O
preference O
for O
water O
since O
birth O
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
Water O
is O
a O
topic O
which O
haunts O
repeatedly O
in O
my O
compositions O
. O

Water O
is O
a O
product O
of O
nature O
. O

It O
has O
the O
most O
natural O
characteristics O
of O
everything O
. O

It O
is O
an O
approach O
to O
life O
and O
is O
the O
headspring O
of O
consciousness O
, O
emotion O
and O
music O
. O
" O

He O
also O
said O
, O
" O
Through O
swimming O
and O
diving O
sports O
, O
we O
come O
to O
understand O
water O
and O
feel O
its O
extensiveness O
and O
power O
, O
from O
which O
arises O
the O
idea O
of O
combining O
with O
it O
as O
one O
. O

Water O
makes O
people O
no O
longer O
separated O
far O
away O
. O

In O
singing O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Water I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Water I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
our O
hearts O
beat O
together O
. O
" O

The O
mascot O
of O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Swimming I-EVENT
Championship I-EVENT
is O
a O
little O
turtle O
named O
" O
Carota O
" O
. O

The O
figure O
of O
the O
turtle O
was O
designed O
by O
the O
famous O
Italian B-NORP
designer O
W. B-PERSON
Lonbado I-PERSON
. O

Its O
name O
came O
from O
an O
innocent O
and O
lovely O
little O
Italian B-NORP
girl O
. O

Although O
a O
small O
turtle O
is O
clumsy O
on O
the O
beach O
, O
once O
in O
the O
sea O
, O
it O
becomes O
agile O
and O
free O
. O

On O
the O
solid O
shell O
of O
the O
" O
little O
turtle O
" O
is O
embedded O
a O
map O
of O
the O
world O
composed O
of O
land O
and O
oceans O
. O

It O
implies O
that O
good O
swimming O
athletes O
coming O
from O
five O
continents O
and O
four O
oceans O
assembled O
together O
in O
Rome B-GPE
to O
strengthen O
understanding O
and O
enhance O
friendship O
through O
competition O
. O

Xinhua B-ORG
news I-ORG
agency I-ORG
journalists O
Zongxian B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON
and O
Aiguo B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

Guofang B-PERSON
Shen I-PERSON
, O
The O
foreign O
ministry O
spokesperson O
, O
announced O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
held O
this O
afternoon O
that O
President O
Gentzs O
Aerpade O
of O
the O
Hungary O
Republic O
, O
would O
pay O
a O
State O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
from O
September O
14th O
to O
the O
17th O
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
president O
Zemin B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
. O

He O
also O
announced O
that O
Casymier B-PERSON
Auye I-PERSON
Muba I-PERSON
, O
premier O
of O
the O
Gabon O
Republic O
, O
would O
pay O
a O
formal O
, O
friendly O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
from O
September O
6th O
to O
the O
11th O
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
premier O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

At O
the O
invitation O
of O
Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
, O
premier O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
premier O
and O
first O
vice-president O
of O
the O
Tanzania O
United O
Republic O
, O
John B-PERSON
Malsela I-PERSON
will O
pay O
an O
official O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
from O
September O
9th O
to O
the O
13th O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Hepu B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

The O
organizing O
committee O
for O
the O
Sixth O
Far B-EVENT
East I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
South I-EVENT
Pacific I-EVENT
Region I-EVENT
Handicapped I-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
held O
a O
news O
conference O
this O
afternoon O
at O
the B-FAC
International I-FAC
Conference I-FAC
Center I-FAC
here O
. O

News O
spokesman O
, O
Zhongyuan B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON
announced O
to O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
reporters O
that O
various O
preparation O
work O
for O
the B-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
is O
ready O
. O

He O
said O
, O
this B-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
is O
one O
with O
unprecedented O
scale O
, O
a O
grand O
event O
in O
the O
sport O
arena O
that O
fully O
demonstrates O
the O
mission O
of O
" O
equality O
, O
participation O
, O
friendship O
and O
progress O
" O
. O

According O
to O
today O
's O
statistics O
, O
2076 O
people O
from O
42 O
countries O
and O
regions O
have O
formally O
registered O
for O
this B-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
, O
among O
them O
1423 O
are O
athletes O
; O
1360 O
news O
reporters O
have O
registered O
to O
cover O
the B-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
, O
among O
which O
, O
98 O
are O
overseas O
reporters O
. O

More O
than O
400 O
overseas O
guests O
will O
come O
to O
visit O
and O
observe O
, O
including O
among O
them O
an O
observer O
delegation O
from O
Bangkok B-GPE
, O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
the O
host O
of O
the O
next O
Far B-EVENT
South I-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
, O
an O
observer O
delegation O
from O
the O
1996 O
US B-EVENT
Atlanta I-EVENT
Special I-EVENT
Olympics I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
, O
an O
observer O
delegation O
from O
the O
1996 O
Nagano B-EVENT
Winter I-EVENT
Special I-EVENT
Olympics I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
, O
and O
an O
observer O
delegation O
from O
the O
1995 O
US B-EVENT
Special I-EVENT
Olympics I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
. O

During O
the O
period O
of O
this B-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
, O
the B-ORG
Far I-ORG
South I-ORG
Confederation I-ORG
Representatives I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
Skills O
and O
Medical O
Committee O
meetings O
will O
also O
be O
held O
. O

More O
than O
200 O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
reporters O
attended O
the O
news O
conference O
today O
. O

News O
spokesperson O
for O
the O
organizing O
committee O
also O
presented O
the O
training O
and O
living O
situation O
of O
the O
Chinese O
Sports O
Delegation O
after O
they O
moved O
into O
the O
athlete O
's O
village O
on O
August O
25th O
. O

In O
the O
past O
few O
days O
, O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
places O
all O
over O
the O
country O
held O
a O
series O
of O
rich O
and O
colorful O
promotional O
activities O
to O
welcome O
the O
opening O
of O
the B-EVENT
Far I-EVENT
South I-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
. O

The O
whole O
city O
of O
Beijing B-GPE
is O
filled O
with O
a O
warm O
atmosphere O
, O
the O
appearance O
of O
the O
city O
is O
brand O
new O
, O
colorful O
flags O
fly O
over O
big O
streets O
and O
small O
alleys O
, O
and O
the O
citizens O
of O
Beijing B-GPE
city O
are O
eagerly O
looking O
forward O
to O
the O
grand O
opening O
ceremony O
of O
the B-EVENT
Far I-EVENT
South I-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Seoul B-GPE
, O
August O
31st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Shuifu B-PERSON
Tang I-PERSON

The O
first O
" O
Le O
Tian O
Cup O
" O
China B-GPE
and O
Korea O
Go O
competition O
started O
today O
at O
Fushan B-GPE
, O
the O
second O
largest O
city O
of O
Korea B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
first O
round O
of O
competition O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
team O
defeated O
the O
relatively O
stronger O
Korean O
team O
with O
a O
score O
of O
4 O
: O
3 O
. O

In O
the O
competition O
today O
, O
both O
sides O
each O
have O
7 O
Go O
players O
participating O
. O

Weiping B-PERSON
Nie I-PERSON
-LRB- O
9th O
level O
-RRB- O
, O
Xiaoguang B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
-LRB- O
9th O
level O
-RRB- O
, O
Hao B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
-LRB- O
6th O
level O
-RRB- O
and O
Dayuan B-PERSON
Cao I-PERSON
-LRB- O
9th O
level O
-RRB- O
from O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
team O
defeated O
Guibing B-PERSON
Cui I-PERSON
-LRB- O
6th O
level O
-RRB- O
, O
Xiuying B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
-LRB- O
9th O
level O
-RRB- O
, O
Fengzhu B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
-LRB- O
9th O
level O
-RRB- O
and O
Xuange B-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
-LRB- O
8th O
level O
-RRB- O
from O
the O
Korean O
team O
respectively O
. O

Among O
which O
, O
Weiping B-PERSON
Nie I-PERSON
, O
Xiaoguang B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
and O
Hao B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
both O
achieved O
victories O
in O
the O
middle O
games O
. O

Dayuan B-PERSON
Cao I-PERSON
achieved O
victory O
with O
an O
advantage O
of O
seven O
and O
a O
half O
' O
mu O
' O
. O

Xunxuan B-PERSON
Cao I-PERSON
-LRB- O
9th O
level O
-RRB- O
, O
Changhao B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
-LRB- O
7th O
level O
-RRB- O
and O
Changhe B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
-LRB- O
6th O
level O
-RRB- O
from O
the O
Korean O
team O
defeated O
Jing B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
-LRB- O
5th O
level O
-RRB- O
, O
Xiaocun B-PERSON
Ma I-PERSON
-LRB- O
9th O
level O
-RRB- O
and O
Jianhong B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
-LRB- O
7th O
level O
-RRB- O
from O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
team O
respectively O
. O

Among O
which O
, O
Xunxuan B-PERSON
Cao I-PERSON
achieved O
a O
victory O
in O
the O
middle O
game O
. O

Changhao B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
and O
Changhe B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
achieved O
victories O
with O
advantages O
of O
six O
and O
a O
half O
' O
mu O
' O
and O
seven O
and O
a O
half O
' O
mu O
' O
respectively O
. O

When O
receiving O
reporters O
telephone O
interviews O
, O
Runan B-PERSON
Wang I-PERSON
, O
leader O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
delegation O
presented O
that O
, O
overall O
speaking O
, O
the O
strength O
of O
the O
Korean O
team O
was O
stronger O
than O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
team O
. O

However O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
team O
performed O
better O
today O
, O
and O
therefore O
achieved O
victory O
. O

The O
performance O
of O
our O
young O
competitor O
, O
Hao B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
, O
was O
especially O
outstanding O
today O
, O
defeating O
Fengzhu B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
of O
the O
Korean O
team O
in O
the O
middle O
game O
. O

Fengzhu B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
has O
won O
many O
championships O
in O
international O
competitions O
before O
. O

He O
had O
achieved O
complete O
victory O
in O
nine O
games O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
Go O
players O
before O
. O

The O
Go O
teams O
from O
China B-GPE
and O
Korea B-GPE
will O
shift O
to O
Seoul B-GPE
on O
September O
1st O
, O
and O
will O
hold O
the O
second O
competition O
in O
the B-FAC
Le I-FAC
Tian I-FAC
Hotel I-FAC
on O
the O
2nd O
. O

According O
to O
the O
rules O
discussed O
and O
agreed O
upon O
by O
both O
sides O
, O
if O
the O
two O
teams O
draw O
with O
7 O
: O
7 O
, O
then O
the O
final O
result O
will O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
result O
of O
the O
competition O
between O
Weiping B-PERSON
Nie I-PERSON
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
team O
and O
Xunxuan B-PERSON
Cao I-PERSON
of O
the O
Korean O
team O
. O

The O
prize O
money O
of O
the O
competition O
this O
time O
is O
100,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
the O
team O
that O
wins O
will O
get O
70,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
while O
the O
team O
that O
loses O
will O
get O
30,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Bishket B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporters O
Menjun B-PERSON
Ju I-PERSON
and O
Xiaoguang B-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON

Principles O
of O
parties O
concerned O
from O
China B-GPE
and O
Kirghizia B-GPE
signed O
six O
documents O
here O
today O
. O

Premier O
Peng O
Li O
and O
Kirghizian O
President O
Akayev O
attended O
the O
signing O
ceremony O
. O

The O
six O
documents O
are O
: O
an O
agreement O
on O
Chinese B-GPE
providing O
a O
loan O
to O
the O
Kirghizia B-NORP
government O
, O
an O
agreement O
on O
forming O
a O
combined O
Economy O
and O
Trade O
Committee O
between O
the O
Sino O
- O
Kirghizian O
governments O
, O
an O
note O
exchange O
on O
the O
presenting O
of O
materials O
to O
Kirghizia B-NORP
by O
China B-GPE
, O
a O
cultural O
cooperation O
agreement O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
Kirghizia B-GPE
, O
ratification O
letters O
on O
exchanging O
consular O
treaties O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
an O
agreement O
on O
cooperating O
on O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Promotion I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
the O
Kirghizian O
Chamber O
of O
Industry O
and O
Commerce B-GPE
. O

After O
the O
signing O
ceremony O
, O
Kirghizian O
President O
Akayev O
and O
Premier O
Peng O
Li O
respectively O
answered O
questions O
from O
reporters O
. O

Akayev B-PERSON
highly O
commended O
the O
results O
of O
the O
conference O
with O
Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON

He O
expressed O
that O
, O
this O
visit O
by O
Premier O
Peng O
Li O
would O
promote O
the O
peace O
, O
security O
and O
stability O
of O
the O
Central O
Asian O
region O
. O

He O
felt O
that O
, O
the O
recently O
signed O
documents O
were O
very O
important O
in O
enforcing O
good O
neighborhood O
relations O
and O
friendly O
cooperation O
between O
both O
countries O
. O

Premier O
Peng O
Li O
said O
that O
, O
this O
visit O
had O
improved O
mutual O
friendship O
and O
understanding O
and O
set O
a O
good O
foundation O
for O
further O
cooperation O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Kirghizia B-GPE
. O

He O
expressed O
hopes O
that O
the O
Central O
Asian O
region O
would O
be O
stable O
and O
developed O
, O
and O
that O
the O
standard O
of O
living O
of O
the O
people O
would O
continuously O
improve O
. O

Peng B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
hoped O
that O
the O
Kirghizian O
news O
media O
would O
relay O
greetings O
from O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
to O
the O
Kirghizian O
people O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Guojun B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON

When O
meeting O
with O
Chavalit B-PERSON
Yoncayu I-PERSON
, O
vice-premier O
and O
concurrent O
Minister O
of O
Domestic B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
of O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
at O
the B-FAC
Diaoyutai I-FAC
State I-FAC
Guesthouse I-FAC
today O
, O
Huaqing B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
, O
vice-chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Military I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
said O
that O
China B-GPE
placed O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
importance O
in O
developing O
friendship O
with O
the O
government O
, O
people O
and O
Armed O
Forces O
of O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
especially O
the O
economic O
and O
trade O
cooperation O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

Huaqing B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
said O
that O
, O
the O
people O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
Thailand B-GPE
have O
traditional O
friendship O
and O
the O
relationship O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
was O
also O
very O
friendly O
too O
. O

He O
said O
that O
this O
visit O
by O
vice-premier O
Chavalit B-PERSON
and O
mutual O
visits O
by O
other O
high O
- O
level O
leaders O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
Thailand B-GPE
were O
beneficial O
in O
promoting O
further O
development O
of O
relationships O
and O
the O
efficient O
cooperation O
in O
all O
fields O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

Chavalit B-PERSON
said O
that O
he O
was O
extremely O
happy O
to O
meet O
vice-chairman O
Liu B-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
that O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
development O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
has O
accelerated O
, O
and O
the O
government O
and O
the O
people O
of O
Thailand B-GPE
feel O
extremely O
happy O
. O

He O
said O
that O
he O
agreed O
with O
Huaqing B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
's O
opinion O
that O
Thailand B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
should O
further O
develop O
various O
forms O
of O
economic O
and O
trade O
cooperation O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

Reporter O
Hepu B-PERSON
Li I-PERSON
learned O
from O
the O
external O
liaison O
department O
of O
the O
organizing O
committee O
of O
the O
Sixth O
Far B-EVENT
East I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
South I-EVENT
Pacific I-EVENT
Region I-EVENT
Handicapped I-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meet I-EVENT
: O
up O
till O
tonight O
, O
delegations O
from O
31 O
countries O
and O
regions O
participating O
in O
the O
sports O
meet O
this O
time O
have O
already O
arrived O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
moved O
into O
the O
athlete O
's O
village O
. O

These O
countries O
and O
regions O
are O
: O
Australia B-GPE
, O
Brunei B-GPE
, O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
Fiji B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
India B-GPE
, O
Indonesia B-GPE
, O
Kiribati B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
Laos B-GPE
, O
Macao B-GPE
, O
Malaysia B-GPE
, O
Maldives B-GPE
, O
Myanmar B-GPE
, O
Nauru B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Caledonia I-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
, O
Nui B-GPE
, O
Pakistan B-GPE
, O
Papua B-GPE
New I-GPE
Guinea I-GPE
, O
Philippines B-GPE
, O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
Solomon B-GPE
Islands I-GPE
, O
Sri B-GPE
Lanka I-GPE
, O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
Tonga B-GPE
, O
Turkmenistan B-GPE
, O
Vanuatu B-GPE
, O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
Wallis O
and O
Futuna O
, O
West B-GPE
Samoa I-GPE
. O

The O
sports O
delegation O
from O
hosting O
China B-GPE
has O
already O
moved O
into O
the O
athlete O
's O
village O
on O
August O
25th O
. O

It O
was O
learned O
that O
these O
delegations O
received O
a O
warm O
and O
considerate O
reception O
from O
volunteers O
at O
the O
capitol O
airport O
, O
registration O
and O
permit O
issuance O
center O
and O
athlete O
's O
village O
. O

From O
exiting O
customs O
to O
moving O
into O
the O
athlete O
's O
village O
everything O
was O
extremely O
smooth O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Changping B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

The B-EVENT
National I-EVENT
Stadium I-EVENT
Cycling I-EVENT
Racing I-EVENT
Championship I-EVENT
Competition I-EVENT
entered O
a O
second O
day O
today O
. O

In O
the O
finals O
of O
the O
4 O
km O
individual O
chase O
event O
, O
Longchen B-PERSON
Guo I-PERSON
, O
from O
the O
Liaoning B-GPE
team O
broke O
the O
national O
record O
again O
with O
a O
time O
of O
4 O
minutes O
and O
44.82 O
seconds O
, O
and O
clinched O
the O
gold O
medal O
for O
this O
event O
. O

In O
the O
qualifying O
competition O
for O
this O
event O
yesterday O
, O
Longchen B-PERSON
Guo I-PERSON
broke O
the O
national O
record O
of O
4 O
minutes O
and O
49.70 O
seconds O
which O
he O
created O
at O
the O
7th O
National B-EVENT
Sports I-EVENT
Meeting I-EVENT
, O
with O
a O
score O
of O
4 O
minutes O
and O
46.77 O
seconds O
. O

Xuezhong B-PERSON
Tang I-PERSON
from O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
team O
and O
Guangchun B-PERSON
Pan I-PERSON
from O
the O
Liaoning B-GPE
team O
won O
the O
second O
and O
third O
positions O
in O
this O
event O
respectively O
. O

In O
the O
finals O
of O
the O
women O
's O
3 O
km O
individual O
chase O
event O
, O
Xinghong B-PERSON
Guo I-PERSON
from O
the O
Hebei B-GPE
team O
won O
the O
gold O
medal O
with O
a O
result O
of O
3 O
minutes O
57.665 O
seconds O
. O

Haijuan B-PERSON
Zhao I-PERSON
from O
the O
Jilin O
team O
and O
Huizhen B-PERSON
Ma I-PERSON
from O
the O
Henan B-NORP
team O
won O
the O
second O
and O
third O
positions O
respectively O
. O

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Guilin B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
, O
Xinhua B-PERSON
Chang I-PERSON
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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Jakarta B-GPE
, O
April O
23rd O
, O
by O
reporters O
Xinkao B-PERSON
Zhao I-PERSON
and O
Ruiping B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON

The O
Indonesian B-NORP
international O
master O
Handoger B-PERSON
defeated O
his O
compatriot O
Adiandor B-PERSON
in O
the O
tenth O
round O
of O
the O
chess O
grandmaster O
invitational O
today O
. O

With O
score O
of O
6 O
points O
, O
he O
ranked O
first O
among O
participating O
team O
members O
. O

In O
today O
's O
tournament O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
international O
master O
Jun B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
challenged O
teammate O
and O
international O
grandmaster O
Rongguang B-PERSON
Ye I-PERSON
. O

Jun B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
began O
offensively O
by O
pushing O
forward O
the O
pawn O
in O
front O
of O
the O
queen O
; O
Rongguang B-PERSON
Ye I-PERSON
laid O
out O
the O
Slavic O
defense O
. O

During O
a O
battle O
of O
more O
than O
5 O
hours O
, O
Jun B-PERSON
Xu I-PERSON
won O
by O
a O
one O
pawn O
advantage O
. O

Chinese O
Jiangchuan O
Ye O
tied O
with O
Czech O
Ronqek O
; O
Uzbek O
Sabor O
also O
tied O
with O
Indonesian O
Setangon O
; O
Kazakhstani O
Takarqiv O
beat O
Czech O
Bulantnie O
; O
and O
Filipino O
Anthonie O
beat O
Indonesian B-NORP
Dede O
. O

Chinese O
Jun O
Xie O
lost O
today O
. O

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End O
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Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Rome B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporters O
Aiguo B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
and O
Changrui B-PERSON
Huang I-PERSON

The O
1 O
- O
meter O
diving O
board O
preliminaries O
of O
the O
Seventh O
World O
Swimming O
Championship O
were O
held O
here O
this O
morning O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
competitor O
Lan B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
and O
Sheng B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
both O
received O
qualification O
for O
the O
semi-finals O
. O

In O
the O
preliminaries O
, O
Wei B-PERSON
Lan I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
26 O
years O
old O
this O
year O
, O
from O
Guangdong B-GPE
, O
with O
outstanding O
skill O
, O
occupied O
the O
lead O
position O
with O
a O
total O
score O
of O
355.35 O
points O
. O

Sheng B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
19 O
years O
old O
this O
year O
, O
from O
Hubei B-GPE
, O
is O
temporarily O
in O
the O
sixth O
position O
, O
the O
a O
total O
score O
of O
342.60 O
points O
. O

The O
competitor O
who O
is O
temporarily O
in O
second O
place O
is O
the O
German B-NORP
athlete O
Bao B-PERSON
Lizuo I-PERSON
, O
with O
a O
total O
score O
of O
355.02 O
points O
, O
slightly O
lower O
than O
Wei B-PERSON
Lan I-PERSON
. O

The O
competitor O
from O
Zimbabwe B-GPE
, O
Si B-PERSON
Aiwan I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
temporarily O
in O
third O
place O
, O
has O
a O
total O
score O
of O
354.39 O
points O
. O

After O
the O
competition O
, O
the O
chief O
coach O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
diving O
team O
said O
to O
our O
agency O
's O
reporter O
: O
" O
Sheng B-PERSON
Chen I-PERSON
is O
a O
little O
nervous O
today O
. O
" O

He O
also O
said O
: O
" O
Our O
athletes O
are O
not O
very O
used O
to O
carrying O
out O
competition O
under O
strong O
sunlight O
. O
" O

At O
home O
, O
they O
carry O
out O
indoor O
training O
mostly O
. O

Looks O
like O
we O
still O
need O
to O
train O
more O
outdoors O
. O
" O

He O
felt O
that O
, O
there O
were O
more O
new O
competitors O
from O
our O
country O
participating O
in O
this O
competition O
. O

They O
still O
lack O
experience O
in O
international O
competitions O
. O

The O
preliminary O
competition O
for O
the O
women O
's O
10 O
- O
meter O
platform O
diving O
will O
be O
held O
this O
afternoon O
. O

Mingxia B-PERSON
Fu I-PERSON
, O
who O
won O
the O
championship O
for O
our O
country O
at O
the O
World O
Championship O
and O
the B-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
, O
and O
the O
competitor O
from O
Hebei B-GPE
, O
Bin O
Chi O
, O
who O
won O
the O
championship O
at O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
will O
participate O
in O
the O
competition O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O
by O
reporter O
Youhao B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON

Laiaoter B-PERSON
, O
minister O
of O
France B-GPE
's O
National B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
on O
the O
1st O
that O
France B-GPE
is O
studying O
plans O
to O
withdraw O
troops O
from O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
. O

Laiaoter B-PERSON
said O
these O
words O
when O
delivering O
a O
speech O
to O
TV O
reporters O
in O
Paris B-GPE
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
suggesting O
lifting O
the O
weapons O
embargo O
to O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
means O
that O
" O
international O
aid O
will O
probably O
end O
" O
and O
" O
great O
public O
conflicts O
will O
break O
out O
again O
" O
and O
this O
would O
produce O
" O
serious O
consequences O
that O
cause O
heavy O
losses O
" O
. O

Laiaoter B-PERSON
said O
, O
" O
in O
this O
case O
, O
the O
safety O
of O
the O
peacekeeping O
force O
of O
UN B-GPE
will O
have O
no O
guarantee O
, O
and O
we O
can O
not O
accept O
lifting O
the O
weapons O
embargo O
to O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
. O
" O

Chiewpy B-PERSON
, O
France B-GPE
's O
Minister O
of O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
, O
also O
expressed O
clearly O
last O
week O
that O
, O
" O
the O
prerequisites O
for O
" O
lifting O
the O
embargo O
" O
are O
that O
France B-GPE
withdraws O
its O
blue O
helmet O
troops O
and O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
all O
peacekeeping O
forces O
of O
the O
UN B-GPE
" O
. O

Since O
the O
conflict O
in O
the O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
broke O
out O
in O
February O
, O
1992 O
, O
France B-GPE
has O
always O
stationed O
about O
4000 O
officials O
and O
soldiers O
in O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
. O

It O
is O
the O
Western B-NORP
country O
that O
stationed O
the O
most O
blue O
helmet O
troops O
in O
this O
area O
. O

US O
President O
Clinton O
declared O
on O
August O
10th O
that O
, O
if O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
people O
of O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
still O
did O
not O
accept O
the O
five O
countries O
' O
peace O
program O
by O
October O
15th O
, O
he O
would O
ask O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
to O
pass O
a O
resolution O
to O
lift O
the O
weapons O
embargo O
to O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
. O

If O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
failed O
to O
pass O
such O
a O
resolution O
, O
he O
would O
seek O
a O
unilateral O
lifting O
of O
the O
weapons O
embargo O
to O
Bosnia B-GPE
- O
Herzegovina O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O

According O
to O
foreign O
reports O
, O
the B-EVENT
US I-EVENT
Tennis I-EVENT
Open I-EVENT
entered O
a O
3rd O
day O
on O
August O
31 O
. O

The O
defending O
champion O
Pete B-PERSON
Sampras I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
troubled O
by O
a O
sore O
left O
ankle O
for O
more O
than O
one O
month O
, O
recovered O
to O
easily O
beat O
his O
opponent O
in O
3 O
sets O
to O
progress O
to O
the O
men O
's O
second O
round O
. O

The O
American B-NORP
contestant O
, O
Sampras B-PERSON
, O
ranked O
number O
one O
in O
world O
tennis O
at O
the O
moment O
, O
had O
not O
appeared O
on O
the O
court O
since O
the O
middle O
of O
July O
. O

Since O
recovering O
from O
this O
injury O
, O
his O
situation O
has O
been O
very O
good O
. O

Within O
an O
hour O
and O
a O
half O
, O
he O
easily O
eliminated O
the O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
contestant O
in O
three O
6 O
: O
2 O
sets O
progressing O
to O
the O
second O
round O
. O

The O
Ukrainian O
A. O
Medvedev O
, O
the O
eighth O
seed O
, O
beat O
his O
opponent O
6 O
: O
3 O
, O
6 O
: O
4 O
, O
and O
6 O
: O
0 O
to O
enter O
into O
the O
second O
round O
. O

He O
celebrated O
his O
20th O
birthday O
with O
the O
victory O
. O

In O
women O
's O
competition O
, O
the O
second O
seed O
, O
Spain B-GPE
's O
Sanches O
was O
challenged O
by O
the O
French B-NORP
player O
N. B-PERSON
Taugia I-PERSON
, O
but O
Sanches B-PERSON
prevailed O
6 O
: O
2 O
, O
7 O
: O
6 O
to O
enter O
the O
third O
round O
. O

Contestants O
such O
as O
the O
number O
5 O
seed O
, O
Japanese O
Yidagongzi O
, O
the O
number O
9 O
seed O
, O
American O
M. O
Fionandes O
, O
the O
1990 O
champion O
, O
Argentine O
Savadina O
, O
etc. O
all O
made O
it O
through O
to O
the O
third O
round O
successfully O
. O

According O
to O
the O
latest O
news O
, O
American O
Depei O
Zhang O
defeated O
his O
opponent O
4 O
: O
6 O
, O
6 O
: O
2 O
, O
6 O
: O
3 O
, O
7 O
: O
6 O
in O
the O
men O
's O
second O
round O
to O
enter O
the O
third O
round O
. O

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End O
-RRB- O

Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
September O
1st O
, O

Israel B-GPE
and O
Jordan B-GPE
decided O
to O
open O
up O
the B-FAC
Great I-FAC
Hussein I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
in O
the O
northern O
part O
of O
the O
common O
border O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
becoming O
the O
second O
border O
port O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

An O
Israeli B-NORP
radio O
station O
reported O
today O
that O
the O
joint O
delegation O
from O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Jordan B-GPE
had O
examined O
this O
bridge O
situated O
over O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
River I-LOC
in O
the O
Beisan O
valley O
. O

According O
to O
the O
" O
Washington O
Declaration O
" O
signed O
by O
King O
Hussein O
of O
Jordan B-GPE
and O
Premier O
Rabin O
of O
Israel B-GPE
on O
July O
25th O
, O
the O
two O
parties O
will O
open O
up O
two O
border O
ports O
. O

Alaba B-GPE
, O
the O
border O
port O
situated O
between O
Ykeba B-GPE
of O
Jordan B-GPE
and O
Ailat B-GPE
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
was O
already O
opened O
on O
August O
8th O
. O

However O
, O
this O
border O
port O
currently O
only O
allows O
tourists O
from O
third O
countries O
to O
go O
through O
. O

-LRB- O
End O
-RRB- O

Another O
bloody O
message O
received O
by O
Lebanon B-GPE
with O
the O
assassination O
of O
the O
young O
minister O
fighting O
for O
the O
independence O
and O
sovereignty O
of O
his O
country O
, O
Industry O
Minister O
Pierre O
Gemayel O
, O
who O
worked O
with O
the O
majority O
to O
reinstate O
sovereignty O
and O
to O
put O
an O
end O
to O
outside O
intervention O
. O

How O
is O
it O
possible O
then O
for O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
to O
accept O
not O
having O
an O
international O
court O
? O

And O
is O
it O
reasonable O
that O
these O
crimes O
occur O
and O
that O
the O
noble O
sons O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
who O
fight O
for O
freedom O
and O
sovereignty O
continue O
to O
be O
eliminated O
one O
after O
the O
other O
, O
and O
that O
certain O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
still O
have O
reservations O
about O
the O
international O
court O
? O

The O
targeting O
of O
the O
martyred O
minister O
who O
paid O
for O
his O
country O
's O
sovereignty O
with O
his O
life O
, O
is O
a O
message O
of O
intimidation O
from O
the O
criminals O
who O
have O
already O
assassinated O
former O
Prime O
Minister O
Rafik O
Hariri O
and O
Minister O
Basil O
Fleihan O
and O
their O
colleagues O
, O
Jibran B-PERSON
Tueni I-PERSON
, O
Samir B-PERSON
Kasir I-PERSON
and O
George B-PERSON
Hawi I-PERSON
. O

They O
are O
also O
the O
ones O
who O
tried O
to O
assassinate O
Minister O
Marwan O
Hamadi O
and O
his O
colleague O
May B-PERSON
Shidyaq I-PERSON
. O

The O
killers O
want O
to O
terrorize O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
and O
spread O
fear O
and O
destabilization O
, O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
international O
court O
is O
approaching O
them O
and O
aims O
to O
expose O
the O
truth O
. O

Does O
Lebanon B-GPE
not O
have O
the O
right O
to O
set O
an O
example O
by O
punishing O
the O
murderers O
of O
its O
officials O
and O
its O
youth O
? O

All O
those O
who O
resist O
the O
establishment O
of O
an O
international O
court O
must O
see O
today O
that O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
assassination O
of O
Pierre B-PERSON
Gemayel I-PERSON
was O
to O
instigate O
a O
coup O
against O
those O
who O
want O
to O
liberate O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
reinstate O
its O
sovereignty O
. O

And O
preventing O
the O
adoption O
of O
the O
international O
court O
is O
a O
response O
to O
the O
will O
of O
those O
murderers O
who O
want O
to O
eliminate O
Lebanon B-GPE
's O
youth O
and O
to O
all O
those O
who O
have O
a O
promising O
future O
in O
a O
sovereign O
and O
independent O
country O
. O

What O
is O
noticeable O
is O
that O
the O
murderers O
target O
the O
youth O
who O
have O
a O
role O
to O
play O
in O
the O
country O
's O
future O
and O
who O
follow O
the O
principles O
that O
Pierre B-PERSON
Gemayel I-PERSON
followed O
which O
are O
independence O
, O
boldness O
and O
courage O
. O

Lebanon B-GPE
is O
being O
subjected O
to O
destabilization O
and O
no O
state O
, O
foreign O
or O
Arab B-NORP
, O
has O
the O
right O
to O
reject O
the O
international O
court O
. O

Khamenei B-PERSON
calls O
for O
people O
to O
go O
to O
the O
ballots O
in O
the O
elections O
for O
municipal O
councils O
and O
councils O
of O
experts O

Iranian B-NORP
reformists O
and O
conservatives O
see O
the O
Tehran B-GPE
municipal O
elections O
tomorrow O
, O
Friday O
, O
as O
a O
key O
to O
their O
victory O
in O
the O
forthcoming O
general O
and O
presidential O
elections O
, O
noting O
that O
the O
results O
are O
related O
to O
the O
number O
of O
voters O
. O

The O
Supreme O
Leader O
of O
the O
Islamic O
Republic O
, O
Ayatollah B-PERSON
Ali I-PERSON
Khamenei I-PERSON
, O
has O
urged O
citizens O
to O
go O
in O
large O
numbers O
to O
the O
ballot O
boxes O
. O

This O
coincided O
with O
the O
postponement O
of O
talks O
relating O
to O
sanctions O
being O
imposed O
on O
Iran B-GPE
following O
Russia B-GPE
's O
dissatisfaction O
with O
the O
situation O
in O
Belarus B-GPE
at O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

Khamenei B-PERSON
called O
on O
Iranian B-NORP
voters O
to O
go O
to O
the O
ballot O
boxes O
in O
great O
numbers O
and O
with O
" O
great O
determination O
and O
enthusiasm O
" O
to O
elect O
members O
of O
the O
municipal O
councils O
and O
the O
council O
of O
experts O
to O
" O
prove O
to O
the O
world O
Iran B-GPE
's O
honorable O
position O
in O
this O
new O
revolutionary O
challenge O
" O
. O

He O
stressed O
the O
importance O
of O
the O
council O
of O
experts O
which O
is O
charged O
with O
selecting O
the O
Supreme O
Leader O
and O
supervising O
his O
activities O
, O
and O
called O
on O
his O
fellow O
citizens O
to O
" O
vote O
for O
honorable O
candidates O
worthy O
of O
trust O
and O
with O
honest O
intentions O
" O
. O

The O
percentage O
of O
voters O
in O
the O
previous O
council O
elections O
was O
among O
the O
lowest O
compared O
to O
other O
elections O
. O

Commentators O
see O
the O
secrecy O
surrounding O
the O
meetings O
of O
this O
body O
as O
damaging O
to O
its O
popularity O
. O

John B-PERSON
Ging I-PERSON
, O
Director O
of O
Operations B-ORG
of O
the O
United O
Nations O
Relief O
and O
Works O
Agency O
for O
Palestine O
Refugees O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
UNRWA B-ORG
, O
announced O
that O
the O
agency O
does O
not O
have O
the O
least O
bit O
of O
tolerance O
towards O
any O
person O
whose O
involvement O
is O
proven O
in O
any O
financial O
or O
other O
corruption O
issues O
. O

Ging O
said O
at O
a O
press O
conference O
he O
held O
on O
Monday O
after O
opening O
the O
first O
office O
to O
follow O
up O
on O
applications O
to O
provide O
job O
opportunities O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Deir O
Al O
- O
Balah O
in O
central O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
: O
" O
There O
is O
no O
minimum O
level O
of O
tolerance O
for O
corruption O
, O
" O
noting O
that O
UNRWA B-ORG
was O
lucky O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
9,000 O
people O
who O
work O
with O
it O
, O
whom O
he O
said O
are O
respectable O
and O
have O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
trustworthiness O
. O

And O
about O
the O
investigations O
that O
UNRWA B-ORG
is O
conducting O
with O
employees O
accused O
of O
tampering O
with O
some O
of O
its O
programs O
, O
Ging B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
investigations O
conducted O
by O
UNRWA B-ORG
are O
done O
in O
a O
transparent O
manner O
and O
we O
wo O
n't O
allow O
any O
employee O
whatsoever O
to O
overstep O
his O
duties O
or O
to O
be O
remiss O
, O
and O
whoever O
does O
that O
will O
be O
dismissed O
from O
the O
ranks O
of O
the O
international O
organization O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
opening O
of O
this O
office O
was O
to O
facilitate O
the O
submission O
of O
applications O
to O
obtain O
a O
job O
opportunity O
through O
the O
UNRWA O
program O
, O
to O
create O
job O
opportunities O
in O
an O
easier O
way O
, O
noting O
that O
there O
are O
several O
criteria O
for O
obtaining O
a O
job O
opportunity O
, O
and O
UNRWA B-ORG
will O
also O
work O
to O
open O
several O
offices O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

He O
asserted O
UNRWA B-ORG
's O
desire O
to O
improve O
the O
economic O
condition O
of O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
noting O
UNRWA B-ORG
's O
awareness O
of O
the O
difficult O
situation O
for O
graduates O
of O
universities O
and O
institutes O
. O

He O
stated O
that O
it O
will O
work O
to O
provide O
work O
experience O
for O
graduates O
by O
permitting O
them O
to O
benefit O
from O
the O
job O
opportunities O
offered O
by O
UNRWA B-ORG
. O

He O
added O
that O
UNRWA B-ORG
will O
work O
to O
increase O
the O
number O
of O
positions O
to O
enable O
the O
refugees O
to O
benefit O
from O
UNRWA B-ORG
's O
support O
. O

He O
explained O
that O
the O
international O
institution O
deals O
only O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
refugees O
, O
but O
that O
it O
collaborates O
with O
governmental O
institutions O
such O
as O
municipalities O
and O
non-governmental O
organizations O
to O
contribute O
to O
providing O
work O
opportunities O
for O
many O
non-refugees O
. O

President O
Bush O
reminds O
me O
of O
the O
proverb O
, O
" O
Too O
much O
of O
anything O
will O
turn O
against O
itself O
. O
" O

He O
has O
listened O
to O
the O
opinions O
of O
all O
the O
people O
on O
the O
subject O
of O
the O
war O
against O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
to O
the O
point O
where O
he O
has O
decided O
to O
postpone O
his O
speech O
about O
any O
change O
of O
direction O
there O
from O
this O
month O
to O
the O
next O
. O

Everyone O
has O
heard O
about O
the O
Baker O
- O
Hamilton O
report O
, O
but O
the O
president O
has O
received O
this O
week O
other O
reports O
from O
both O
the O
Department O
of O
State B-ORG
and O
Department O
of O
Defense B-ORG
, O
and O
from O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

He O
spoke O
directly O
with O
Dr. O
Condoleezza O
Rice O
and O
Donald B-PERSON
Rumsfeld I-PERSON
, O
and O
he O
listened O
to O
military O
commanders O
, O
including O
the O
joint O
chiefs O
of O
staff O
, O
and O
to O
others O
outside O
the O
government O
. O

He O
then O
conducted O
a O
closed O
- O
circuit O
television O
communication O
with O
field O
commanders O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
as O
well O
as O
divine O
communications O
through O
his O
open O
line O
to O
" O
Upstairs O
. O
" O

And O
between O
this O
and O
that O
, O
he O
met O
with O
Iraqi B-NORP
Vice-President O
Tarik O
Al O
- O
Hashimi O
, O
before O
him O
Abdel B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
, O
the O
Head O
of O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Council I-ORG
for O
the B-EVENT
Islamic I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
and O
prior O
to O
them O
with O
Prime O
Minister O
Nouri O
Al O
- O
Maliki O
. O

All O
the O
preceding O
is O
either O
incidental O
or O
transient O
, O
but O
the O
permanent O
is O
the O
existence O
of O
16 O
American B-NORP
government O
intelligence O
agencies O
, O
each O
of O
which O
submits O
its O
own O
reports O
to O
the O
president O
, O
and O
together O
they O
submit O
the O
" O
National O
Intelligence O
Estimate O
" O
each O
year O
, O
with O
the O
National O
Intelligence O
Director O
, O
a O
newly O
created O
post O
currently O
occupied O
by O
John B-PERSON
Negroponte I-PERSON
, O
supervising O
the O
intelligence O
work O
. O

President O
Bush O
does O
not O
read O
, O
and O
if O
he O
reads O
he O
does O
not O
understand O
. O

He O
listens O
and O
he O
forgets O
, O
for O
words O
go O
in O
one O
ear O
and O
out O
the O
other O
, O
while O
the O
president O
is O
thinking O
about O
fishing O
on O
his O
ranch O
in O
Texas B-GPE
where O
the O
local O
opinion O
about O
him O
is O
that O
he O
is O
" O
A O
cowboy O
with O
a O
hat O
, O
without O
any O
cattle O
. O
" O

Saudi B-NORP
police O
announced O
that O
a O
British B-NORP
citizen O
residing O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
was O
stabbed O
in O
an O
attack O
on O
Monday O
in O
Al O
- O
Jubeil O
, O
east O
of O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
. O

The O
police O
director O
of O
the O
eastern O
region O
said O
that O
a O
British B-NORP
resident O
was O
stabbed O
by O
an O
individual O
as O
he O
was O
shopping O
in O
one O
of O
the O
shops O
at O
a O
gas O
station O
in O
the O
province O
of O
Al O
- O
Jubeil O
. O

The O
same O
source O
did O
not O
mention O
any O
details O
about O
the O
British B-NORP
citizen O
but O
pointed O
out O
that O
he O
was O
wounded O
in O
the O
neck O
, O
his O
condition O
was O
stable O
and O
his O
life O
was O
not O
in O
danger O
. O

The O
source O
confirmed O
in O
brief O
statements O
broadcasted O
by O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
news O
agency O
that O
security O
forces O
were O
able O
to O
arrest O
the O
assailant O
after O
they O
surrounded O
the O
area O
, O
pointing O
out O
that O
the O
relevant O
authorities O
started O
investigating O
the O
incident O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
Interior O
Ministry O
, O
General O
Mansour O
Al O
- O
Turki O
, O
told O
Agence B-ORG
France I-ORG
Presse I-ORG
that O
the O
investigation O
into O
the O
incident O
is O
underway O
and O
that O
it O
is O
not O
yet O
known O
whether O
it O
was O
motivated O
by O
terrorism O
. O

He O
told O
Agence B-ORG
France I-ORG
Presse I-ORG
that O
the O
offender O
is O
still O
under O
investigation O
to O
find O
the O
reasons O
for O
committing O
the O
crime O
. O

The B-ORG
Interior I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
spokesman O
confirmed O
that O
" O
we O
have O
not O
ruled O
out O
at O
any O
period O
the O
possibility O
of O
a O
terrorist O
act O
taking O
place O
but O
we O
are O
taking O
all O
possible O
measures O
to O
prevent O
the O
occurrence O
of O
any O
terrorist O
act O
" O
. O

A O
Saudi B-NORP
source O
, O
who O
asked O
to O
remain O
anonymous O
, O
said O
that O
the O
British B-NORP
man O
who O
was O
attacked O
had O
arrived O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
a O
short O
while O
ago O
and O
worked O
as O
a O
trainer O
at O
an O
industrial O
college O
in O
Al O
- O
Jubeil O
. O

Since O
May O
2003 O
, O
after O
the O
American B-NORP
invasion O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
has O
faced O
a O
wave O
of O
acts O
of O
violence O
and O
attacks O
attributed O
to O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
branch O
of O
the O
Al O
- O
Qaeda O
organization O
. O

Like O
Hezbollah B-NORP
, O
which O
is O
leading O
the O
sit O
- O
down O
in O
the O
streets O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
Hamas B-ORG
called O
its O
supporters O
to O
go O
to O
the O
streets O
after O
Palestinian B-NORP
President O
Mahmoud O
Abbas O
-LRB- O
Abu B-PERSON
Mazen I-PERSON
-RRB- O
resolved O
the O
debate O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
front O
has O
faced O
over O
the O
past O
months O
on O
the O
formation O
of O
the O
national O
unity O
government O
and O
his O
legal O
authority O
, O
by O
calling O
for O
presidential O
and O
legislative O
elections O
to O
be O
held O
when O
the O
elections O
central O
committee O
is O
technically O
ready O
for O
such O
elections O
. O

Azzam B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Ahmed I-PERSON
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Fatah B-NORP
faction O
in O
the O
legislative O
council O
, O
said O
he O
expected O
that O
this O
would O
not O
happen O
for O
several O
months O
in O
a O
statement O
to O
" O
Asharq B-PERSON
Alawsat I-PERSON
. O
" O

But O
Abu B-PERSON
Mazen I-PERSON
left O
the O
door O
slightly O
open O
for O
the O
possibility O
of O
forming O
the O
unity O
government O
. O

This O
declaration O
came O
in O
a O
long O
speech O
. O

Hamas B-ORG
rejected O
Abu B-PERSON
Mazen I-PERSON
's O
decision O
, O
and O
3 O
other O
Palestinian B-NORP
factions O
in O
Damascus B-GPE
rejected O
it O
as O
well O
: O
the O
Popular O
Front O
for O
the O
Liberation O
of O
Palestine B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
Popular O
Front O
- O
General O
Command O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
Farouk B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Kaddoumi I-PERSON
, O
the O
Secretary O
General O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Fatah I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
, O
led O
by O
Abu B-PERSON
Mazen I-PERSON
, O
because O
of O
disagreements O
between O
the O
two O
men O
. O

" O
I O
was O
so O
saddened O
to O
see O
Al B-PERSON
Kaddoumi I-PERSON
with O
them O
, O
" O
Al B-PERSON
Ahmed I-PERSON
said O
, O
commenting O
on O
Al B-PERSON
Kaddoumi I-PERSON
's O
participation O
in O
the O
press O
conference O
which O
included O
these O
fronts O
in O
Damascus B-GPE
. O

" O
It O
grieves O
me O
that O
it O
reached O
this O
level O
. O
" O

In O
this O
atmosphere O
of O
tension O
, O
Gaza B-GPE
witnessed O
armed O
confrontations O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
, O
which O
led O
to O
at O
least O
15 O
Palestinians B-NORP
being O
injured O
, O

and O
things O
are O
expected O
to O
escalate O
. O

Bulgarian B-NORP
Defense O
Minister O
Vesselin O
Bliznakov O
declared O
today O
, O
Monday O
, O
his O
country O
's O
readiness O
to O
extend O
its O
mission O
's O
stay O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
beyond O
March O
2007 O
, O
the O
specified O
date O
for O
its O
deployment O
to O
end O
, O
if O
it O
received O
a O
new O
invitation O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Bliznakov B-PERSON
said O
at O
a O
press O
conference O
immediately O
on O
his O
return O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
at O
the O
weekend O
, O
" O
We O
can O
not O
settle O
the O
question O
of O
extending O
our O
involvement O
there O
on O
our O
own O
, O
although O
we O
are O
prepared O
-LRB- O
to O
remain O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
-RRB- O
" O
. O

The O
minister O
said O
that O
a O
new O
invitation O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
was O
required O
for O
Bulgarian B-NORP
troops O
to O
stay O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

He O
added O
, O
" O
We O
may O
receive O
such O
an O
invitation O
early O
next O
year O
" O
. O

He O
said O
a O
careful O
analysis O
of O
the O
possibility O
of O
Bulgaria B-GPE
remaining O
would O
be O
made O
should O
such O
an O
invitation O
be O
received O
, O
and O
he O
did O
not O
rule O
out O
the O
possibility O
of O
moving O
Bulgarian B-NORP
forces O
to O
another O
place O
. O

Bulgaria B-GPE
had O
withdrawn O
around O
450 O
soldiers O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
on O
December O
30 O
, O
2005 O
after O
a O
mission O
lasting O
29 O
months O
. O

In O
accordance O
with O
a O
parliamentary O
decision O
issued O
last O
March O
, O
Bulgaria B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
maintain O
a O
unit O
of O
153 O
non-combat O
troops O
to O
guard O
the O
Al O
- O
Ashraf O
refugee O
camp O
near O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Around O
19 O
Bulgarians B-NORP
, O
including O
civilians O
, O
have O
died O
in O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
over O
the O
past O
three O
years O
. O

The O
Education O
Directorate O
for O
Holy B-GPE
Mecca I-GPE
has O
finished O
preparing O
a O
new O
computer O
program O
to O
monitor O
disadvantaged O
and O
deprived O
students O
in O
schools O
supervised O
by O
the O
directorate O
, O
of O
which O
there O
are O
over O
500 O
. O

Bakr B-PERSON
Ibrahim I-PERSON
Basfar I-PERSON
, O
Director O
- O
General O
of O
Education B-ORG
, O
said O
the O
program O
was O
aimed O
at O
identifying O
students O
in O
need O
in O
schools O
run O
by O
the O
directorate O
. O

The O
program O
will O
be O
an O
important O
resource O
for O
all O
associations O
and O
charitable O
organizations O
who O
wish O
to O
identify O
poor O
students O
in O
need O
of O
support O
. O

He O
said O
that O
school O
principals O
would O
supervise O
its O
implementation O
to O
assure O
the O
accuracy O
and O
correctness O
of O
data O
and O
to O
register O
disadvantaged O
students O
and O
attach O
a O
copy O
of O
their O
family O
identity O
card O
. O

The O
Director O
- O
General O
of O
Education B-ORG
for O
Holy B-GPE
Mecca I-GPE
went O
on O
to O
say O
that O
the O
program O
would O
be O
restricted O
to O
students O
in O
need O
of O
zakat O
who O
receive O
no O
assistance O
from O
the O
school O
and O
those O
whose O
fathers O
are O
disabled O
, O
in O
prison O
or O
absent O
and O
with O
no O
other O
financial O
support O
. O

Students O
will O
also O
be O
selected O
from O
families O
whose O
income O
is O
below O
2000 O
Riyals O
and O
with O
four O
or O
more O
family O
members O
. O

Students O
who O
are O
supported O
by O
the O
Social O
Welfare O
charity O
will O
be O
excluded O
, O
as O
well O
as O
those O
who O
receive O
payments O
from O
the O
Social O
Security O
services O
or O
the O
school O
or O
any O
other O
official O
body O
. O

Basfar B-PERSON
called O
on O
all O
school O
principals O
to O
implement O
the O
computer O
program O
and O
enter O
data O
about O
needy O
students O
before O
next O
December O
16 O
. O

Amid O
a O
wave O
of O
enormous O
anger O
and O
in O
an O
atmosphere O
of O
sorrow O
and O
bewilderment O
, O
thousands O
of O
people O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Al O
- O
Is'haqi O
110 O
km O
north O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
buried O
the O
victims O
of O
an O
American B-NORP
helicopter O
raid O
on O
two O
houses O
in O
the O
town O
. O

There O
was O
contradictory O
news O
on O
the O
number O
of O
victims O
and O
the O
reasons O
for O
targeting O
them O
. O

While O
the O
American B-NORP
army O
said O
that O
it O
had O
killed O
20 O
terrorists O
including O
two O
women O
in O
its O
raid O
on O
two O
houses O
near O
Thirthar B-LOC
Lake I-LOC
, O
a O
local O
town O
official O
said O
that O
there O
were O
32 O
victims O
including O
children O
and O
women O
. O

A O
police O
officer O
taking O
part O
in O
recovering O
the O
bodies O
said O
about O
17 O
people O
were O
killed O
. O

Amid O
this O
contradictory O
news O
, O
Amer B-PERSON
Alwan I-PERSON
, O
the O
local O
official O
for O
the O
Al O
- O
Is'haqi O
area O
, O
confirmed O
in O
a O
telephone O
call O
that O
the O
majority O
of O
victims O
were O
children O
and O
women O
. O

He O
said O
that O
" O
10 O
children O
were O
removed O
from O
under O
the O
rubble O
of O
the O
two O
houses O
that O
were O
completely O
destroyed O
. O
They O
were O
located O
15 O
km O
to O
the O
southwest O
of O
the O
town O
and O
belonged O
to O
two O
brothers O
" O
, O
indicating O
that O
the O
bodies O
would O
be O
sent O
for O
post O
mortem O
forensic O
examination O
to O
ascertain O
the O
cause O
of O
death O
. O

He O
added O
that O
the O
victims O
included O
five O
women O
and O
that O
the O
remains O
of O
four O
men O
were O
recovered O
, O
as O
well O
as O
those O
of O
three O
others O
later O
on O
. O

A O
source O
at O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
Interior O
Ministry O
announced O
that O
eight O
people O
including O
three O
foreigners O
, O
two O
of O
whom O
were O
Americans O
, O
were O
killed O
yesterday O
in O
a O
suicide O
attack O
on O
a O
US B-GPE
security O
company O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Kandahar B-GPE
in O
southern O
Afghanistan B-GPE
. O

The O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
Interior O
Ministry O
, O
Zimarai B-PERSON
Bashari I-PERSON
, O
said O
that O
" O
five O
Afghanis O
and O
three O
foreigners O
were O
killed O
" O
clarifying O
that O
they O
were O
" O
all O
working O
for O
the O
US B-GPE
security O
company O
, O
US O
Protection O
and O
Investigation O
-LRB- O
USPI B-ORG
-RRB- O
" O
. O

Local O
police O
told O
Agence B-ORG
France I-ORG
Presse I-ORG
that O
two O
Americans O
were O
killed O
in O
this O
attack O
, O
the O
third O
in O
Kandahar B-GPE
in O
three O
days O
. O

Police O
had O
said O
that O
one O
of O
the O
dead O
was O
Nepalese B-NORP
. O

Mohammed B-PERSON
Afzal I-PERSON
, O
a O
company O
employee O
, O
told O
Agence B-ORG
France I-ORG
Presse I-ORG
that O
a O
state O
official O
in O
the O
company O
was O
killed O
in O
this O
suicide O
attack O
, O
the O
third O
in O
three O
days O
in O
Kandahar B-GPE
. O

Police O
said O
that O
the O
attack O
took O
place O
outside O
the O
offices O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
company O
USPI B-ORG
. O

Mohammed B-PERSON
Afzal I-PERSON
said O
a O
suicide O
bomber O
set O
off O
an O
explosive O
charge O
he O
was O
carrying O
near O
company O
employees O
outside O
a O
building O
in O
Kandahar B-GPE
. O

Afghanistan B-GPE
has O
been O
struck O
by O
dozens O
of O
suicide O
attacks O
, O
especially O
in O
the O
south O
, O
for O
about O
three O
weeks O
now O
. O

Six O
people O
, O
including O
two O
Canadian B-NORP
soldiers O
from O
a O
North B-GPE
Atlantic I-GPE
Alliance I-GPE
- O
led O
force O
, O
were O
killed O
last O
Monday O
in O
a O
car O
bomb O
attack O
in O
Kandahar B-GPE
for O
which O
the O
fundamentalist O
Taliban B-GPE
movement O
claimed O
responsibility O
. O

On O
Sunday O
, O
two O
civilians O
were O
killed O
and O
21 O
others O
wounded O
, O
including O
three O
British B-NORP
soldiers O
, O
in O
a O
suicide O
car O
bomb O
attack O
followed O
by O
" O
defensive O
fire O
" O
by O
Atlantic B-GPE
Alliance I-GPE
soldiers O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
authorities O
. O

Southern O
Afghanistan B-GPE
has O
been O
the O
traditional O
stronghold O
of O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
movement O
since O
it O
was O
ousted O
from O
power O
in O
late O
2001 O
. O

3700 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
battles O
or O
attacks O
, O
the O
majority O
of O
them O
rebels O
and O
civilians O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
soldiers O
and O
Afghan B-NORP
police O
officers O
, O
since O
the O
start O
of O
this O
year O
, O
a O
fourfold O
increase O
in O
2005 O
according O
to O
an O
official O
report O
. O

Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hayat I-ORG
has O
learned O
that O
Levni B-PERSON
informed O
the O
French B-NORP
side O
, O
during O
her O
recent O
visit O
to O
Paris B-GPE
, O
that O
Israel B-GPE
will O
not O
make O
moves O
towards O
withdrawing O
from O
Shebaa B-LOC
Farms I-LOC
prior O
to O
a O
comprehensive O
peace O
agreement O
. O

Sources O
saw O
Israel B-GPE
as O
wanting O
to O
hold O
back O
all O
its O
cards O
in O
the O
Lebanon B-GPE
file O
, O
including O
Shebaa B-GPE
, O
because O
it O
does O
not O
know O
how O
things O
will O
develop O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

The O
French B-NORP
side O
insisted O
during O
talks O
with O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Minister O
on O
the O
need O
to O
strengthen O
Fuad O
Siniora O
's O
government O
through O
a O
political O
victory O
by O
having O
Israel B-GPE
state O
its O
willingness O
to O
withdraw O
from O
Shebaa B-GPE
, O
under O
a O
Lebanese B-NORP
government O
that O
respects O
the O
implementation O
of O
Security B-ORG
Council I-ORG
resolutions O
. O

However O
, O
sources O
noted O
that O
" O
Israel B-GPE
does O
not O
agree O
to O
such O
a O
step O
" O
, O
saying O
that O
" O
there O
is O
a O
widespread O
impression O
among O
circles O
informed O
on O
Israeli B-NORP
politics O
that O
just O
as O
Israel B-GPE
wants O
the O
current O
Syrian B-NORP
regime O
to O
stay O
in O
place O
- O
and O
it O
proved O
this O
in O
its O
war O
on O
Lebanon B-GPE
last O
summer O
- O
then O
with O
the O
same O
logic O
, O
it O
is O
comfortable O
with O
a O
Syrian B-NORP
regime O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
a O
government O
in O
which O
Hizbollah B-ORG
is O
represented O
but O
under O
the O
control O
of O
a O
specific O
, O
known O
Syrian B-NORP
regime O
" O
. O

The O
sources O
said O
that O
Levni B-PERSON
did O
not O
come O
up O
with O
anything O
new O
on O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
front O
but O
" O
reiterated O
the O
usual O
position O
which O
says O
that O
Israel B-GPE
does O
a O
lot O
, O
is O
committed O
to O
the O
ceasefire O
and O
self O
- O
control O
and O
that O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
-LRB- O
Ehud B-PERSON
Olmert I-PERSON
-RRB- O
has O
extended O
his O
hand O
to O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

She O
also O
reiterated O
preconditions O
to O
any O
change O
, O
including O
the O
need O
for O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
work O
towards O
putting O
their O
house O
in O
order O
. O
" O

The O
sources O
concluded O
by O
saying O
that O
" O
a O
state O
of O
stagnation O
surrounds O
all O
open O
files O
concerning O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
and O
the O
cards O
that O
can O
be O
played O
are O
very O
few O
" O
. O

Turkish B-NORP
police O
announced O
yesterday O
that O
a O
terrorist O
group O
consisting O
of O
10 O
people O
has O
been O
disbanded O
. O

The O
group O
included O
a O
lawyer O
who O
claimed O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
an O
Islamic O
magazine O
a O
year O
ago O
that O
he O
was O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Al O
- O
Qaeda O
organization O
in O
Turkey B-GPE
. O

The O
group O
also O
included O
two O
members O
of O
the O
banned O
Knights O
of O
the O
Great O
Islamic O
Orient O
Front O
which O
claimed O
responsibility O
for O
the O
Istanbul B-GPE
attacks O
, O
including O
the O
bombing O
of O
a O
Jewish O
temple O
and O
attacks O
on O
the B-FAC
British I-FAC
Consulate I-FAC
and O
the O
British B-NORP
HSBC B-ORG
bank O
in O
November O
2003 O
. O

A O
security O
source O
said O
the O
police O
had O
kept O
the O
lawyer O
, O
whose O
name O
they O
did O
not O
disclose O
, O
under O
surveillance O
after O
he O
gave O
the O
press O
interview O
and O
located O
the O
remaining O
members O
of O
the O
network O
who O
contacted O
the O
lawyer O
through O
his O
email O
on O
the O
internet O
. O

The O
source O
disclosed O
the O
existence O
of O
emails O
which O
talked O
about O
securing O
materials O
to O
make O
explosives O
and O
bombs O
and O
drawings O
and O
maps O
of O
Turkish B-NORP
oil O
refineries O
on O
the O
Mediterranean O
which O
it O
is O
believed O
were O
a O
target O
for O
the O
organization O
's O
operations O
. O

The O
police O
arrested O
Syrian B-NORP
Loay B-PERSON
Saqa I-PERSON
in O
Diyarbakir B-GPE
in O
August O
2005 O
on O
suspicion O
of O
being O
the O
assistant O
of O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
's O
former O
leader O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
Abu B-PERSON
Musab I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Zarqawi I-PERSON
, O
and O
Tunisian B-NORP
Malik B-PERSON
Sharahil I-PERSON
, O
both O
accused O
of O
plotting O
to O
blow O
up O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
tourist O
ship O
near O
the O
port O
of O
Antalya B-GPE
, O
also O
on O
the O
Mediterranean O
. O

They O
are O
currently O
being O
tried O
in O
Istanbul B-GPE
. O

Sharahil B-PERSON
, O
who O
denied O
being O
a O
member O
of O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
, O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
deported O
to O
his O
country O
on O
the O
pretext O
that O
he O
would O
be O
sentenced O
to O
execution O
because O
of O
his O
affiliation O
with O
the O
banned O
Renaissance B-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

The O
security O
source O
said O
that O
a O
computer O
CD O
had O
been O
found O
in O
the O
Turkish B-NORP
lawyer O
's O
house O
which O
laboratory O
tests O
revealed O
contained O
materials O
that O
would O
explode O
in O
the O
event O
of O
it O
being O
played O
, O
and O
this O
is O
the O
first O
time O
Turkish B-NORP
security O
forces O
have O
come O
across O
such O
explosives O
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
Minister O
of O
the O
Environment O
Youssef O
Abu O
Saabi O
today O
, O
Wednesday O
, O
accused O
Israel B-GPE
of O
using O
" O
banned O
chemical O
weapons O
" O
and O
" O
enriched O
uranium O
" O
in O
Palestinian B-NORP
lands O
, O
at O
the O
Arab O
Ministers O
of O
the O
Environment O
Conference O
in O
Algeria B-GPE
. O

The O
minister O
told O
reporters O
that O
the O
lab O
tests O
conducted O
outside O
Palestine B-GPE
proved O
that O
Israel B-GPE
had O
used O
prohibited O
chemical O
weapons O
and O
enriched O
uranium O
in O
Palestinian B-NORP
lands O
. O

The O
minister O
accused O
Israel B-GPE
of O
" O
transporting O
large O
quantities O
of O
dangerous O
chemicals O
into O
Palestinian B-NORP
lands O
, O
which O
resulted O
in O
pollution O
of O
underground O
water O
. O
" O

He O
confirmed O
that O
" O
destruction O
of O
the O
environment O
by O
the O
occupation O
forces O
is O
continuing O
. O
" O

He O
mentioned O
, O
based O
on O
statistics O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
and O
the O
Environment O
, O
that O
" O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
have O
pulled O
out O
two O
million O
trees O
in O
the O
last O
six O
years O
, O
half O
a O
million O
of O
which O
were O
olive O
trees O
. O
" O

Israel B-GPE
refuses O
to O
allow O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Program I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Atomic I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
to O
enter O
Palestinian B-NORP
lands O
to O
investigate O
this O
situation O
. O

He O
said O
that O
" O
the O
situation O
in O
the O
-LRB- O
Palestinian B-NORP
-RRB- O
territories O
has O
deteriorated O
after O
the O
construction O
of O
the O
separation O
wall O
, O
following O
the O
destruction O
of O
a O
large O
number O
of O
wells O
, O
and O
because O
of O
the O
substantial O
damage O
to O
plants O
and O
environmental O
diversity O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
where O
3,500 O
types O
of O
plants O
and O
animals O
have O
been O
recorded O
. O
" O

The O
18th O
round O
of O
the O
Arab O
Ministers O
of O
the O
Environment O
is O
expected O
to O
end O
today O
, O
Wednesday O
. O

Mitsutaka B-PERSON
Uchikoshi I-PERSON
, O
a O
35 O
year O
old O
Japanese B-NORP
man O
, O
went O
missing O
on O
the O
seventh O
of O
last O
October O
, O
according O
to O
news O
agencies O
and O
the B-ORG
British I-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Company I-ORG
" O
B. O
B. O
C. O
, O
" O
after O
his O
attempt O
to O
descend O
Mount B-LOC
Rokko I-LOC
in O
western O
Japan B-GPE
. O

And O
the O
" O
B. O
B. O
C. O
" O
mentioned O
yesterday O
-LRB- O
Thursday O
-RRB- O
that O
when O
Uchikoshi B-PERSON
was O
found O
, O
he O
had O
no O
pulse O
, O
his O
vital O
organs O
had O
shut O
down O
completely O
, O
and O
his O
temperature O
had O
dropped O
to O
22 O
degrees O
. O

The O
medical O
team O
that O
found O
Uchikoshi B-PERSON
said O
, O
according O
to O
the O
agency O
" O
U. O
B. O
A. O
, O
" O
that O
they O
were O
stunned O
when O
they O
discovered O
he O
was O
still O
alive O
. O

" O
I O
fell O
down O
in O
a O
green O
area O
, O
and O
at O
first O
I O
felt O
the O
warmth O
of O
the O
sun O
. O

Then O
, O
I O
fell O
asleep O
, O
" O
said O
Uchikoshi B-PERSON
, O
who O
thinks O
that O
his O
foot O
slipped O
and O
he O
fainted O
when O
he O
attempted O
to O
descend O
the O
mountain O
. O

" O
That O
is O
all O
I O
remember O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

A O
rescue O
team O
found O
Uchikoshi B-PERSON
on O
the O
thirty O
- O
first O
of O
last O
October O
. O

" O
At O
first O
, O
Uchikoshi B-PERSON
's O
temperature O
dropped O
below O
the O
normal O
level O
, O
a O
state O
similar O
to O
hibernation O
, O
" O
said O
Dr. O
Shinichi O
Sato O
, O
adding O
that O
" O
His O
brain O
was O
protected O
and O
did O
not O
suffer O
any O
damage O
and O
is O
now O
100 O
% O
recovered O
. O
" O

Uchikoshi B-PERSON
was O
released O
from O
the O
hospital O
and O
returned O
home O
last O
Tuesday O
after O
it O
was O
confirmed O
he O
had O
fully O
recovered O
. O

The O
last O
thing O
a O
father O
wants O
to O
hear O
is O
that O
his O
son O
is O
not O
like O
him O
. O
Or O
that O
he O
is O
less O
competent O
. O
Or O
that O
he O
is O
his O
opposite O
. O

But O
this O
is O
what O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
Sr. I-PERSON
heard O
about O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
in O
Abu B-GPE
Dhabi I-GPE
last O
week O
. O

After O
the O
man O
delivered O
his O
address O
at O
the O
" O
International O
Leadership O
" O
conference O
, O
a O
lady O
in O
the O
audience O
stood O
up O
and O
told O
him O
: O
" O
I O
represent O
those O
who O
respect O
America B-GPE
and O
the O
Americans O
, O
but O
do O
not O
respect O
the O
current O
President O
or O
his O
foreign O
policy O
. O
" O

The O
father O
tried O
to O
defend O
the O
policies O
of O
the O
son O
, O
but O
he O
failed O
. O

He O
criticized O
the O
current O
policy O
indirectly O
when O
he O
said O
that O
when O
he O
launched O
a O
war O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
he O
could O
have O
entered O
Baghdad B-GPE
but O
did O
not O
" O
because O
the O
objective O
was O
to O
liberate O
Kuwait B-GPE
and O
not O
to O
topple O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O
" O

In O
my O
opinion O
, O
the O
real O
star O
of O
the O
gathering O
was O
not O
Bush O
Sr. O
, O
nor O
Gerhard B-PERSON
Schroeder I-PERSON
, O
the O
former O
German B-NORP
Chancellor O
whom O
we O
met O
and O
heard O
in O
Dubai B-GPE
three O
years O
ago O
when O
he O
was O
still O
in O
the O
Chancellery O
. O

The O
star O
of O
the O
session O
was O
the O
founder O
of O
modern O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
Lee B-PERSON
Kuan I-PERSON
Yew I-PERSON
, O
the O
man O
who O
transformed O
a O
small O
country O
from O
a O
few O
huts O
and O
a O
few O
languages O
into O
an O
international O
model O
in O
the O
history O
of O
development O
and O
growth O
. O

Lee B-PERSON
Kuan I-PERSON
Yew I-PERSON
told O
me O
that O
he O
found O
that O
his O
country O
spoke O
many O
languages O
, O
so O
he O
decided O
that O
the O
first O
step O
is O
for O
people O
to O
communicate O
in O
one O
language O
, O
so O
he O
made O
English O
the O
country O
's O
official O
language O
. O

He O
said O
he O
is O
now O
betting O
on O
the O
developing O
world O
and O
the O
new O
economies O
like O
China B-GPE
, O
India B-GPE
and O
Korea B-GPE
. O

He O
added O
that O
Singapore B-GPE
is O
transferring O
its O
investments O
from O
the O
major O
industrial O
countries O
to O
the O
abovementioned O
countries O
. O

He O
said O
capital O
follows O
political O
stability O
wherever O
it O
is O
. O

And O
wherever O
there O
is O
no O
political O
stability O
, O
there O
is O
no O
progress O
or O
growth O
. O

In O
the O
midst O
of O
the O
deep O
and O
tragic O
crisis O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
is O
witnessing O
and O
which O
has O
devastated O
the O
existence O
of O
many O
people O
in O
the O
region O
, O
and O
under O
skies O
clouded O
over O
by O
fears O
of O
an O
intensification O
of O
any O
crisis O
in O
the O
region O
, O
it O
would O
seem O
that O
there O
is O
a O
glimmer O
of O
hope O
on O
the O
horizon O
. O

This O
new O
hope O
draws O
its O
momentum O
from O
the O
ceasefire O
decision O
announced O
last O
week O
and O
from O
the O
possibility O
of O
a O
meeting O
being O
held O
between O
President O
Mahmoud O
Abbas O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Olmert O
. O

There O
is O
no O
doubt O
that O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
backs O
all O
the O
efforts O
made O
in O
this O
context O
which O
are O
aimed O
at O
reviving O
the O
peace O
process O
, O
which O
is O
what O
the O
region O
needs O
most O
. O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
is O
in O
no O
way O
prepared O
to O
consent O
to O
this O
region O
, O
the O
closest O
and O
dearest O
to O
its O
heart O
, O
remaining O
in O
a O
state O
of O
permanent O
chaos O
. O

What O
affects O
the O
people O
of O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
affects O
the O
Europeans B-NORP
directly O
and O
vice O
versa O
. O

This O
has O
always O
been O
so O
and O
this O
is O
the O
reason O
this O
relationship O
has O
a O
distinct O
and O
unique O
style O
. O

Today O
, O
I O
see O
four O
challenges O
which O
we O
have O
to O
face O
together O
: O
the O
Arab B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
conflict O
, O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
nuclear O
issue O
, O
the O
situation O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

My O
view O
of O
the O
conflict O
between O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israelis B-NORP
is O
not O
new O
as O
I O
have O
always O
considered O
that O
this O
conflict O
is O
, O
in O
one O
way O
or O
another O
, O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
all O
the O
other O
conflicts O
. O

Perhaps O
resolving O
this O
conflict O
will O
not O
necessarily O
lead O
to O
a O
resolution O
of O
other O
current O
regional O
crises O
but O
it O
will O
deprive O
fundamentalist O
rhetoric O
of O
its O
usual O
justifications O
and O
this O
would O
be O
a O
big O
step O
in O
its O
own O
right O
. O

When O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
manage O
, O
tomorrow O
or O
after O
tomorrow O
, O
to O
agree O
to O
form O
a O
new O
national O
unity O
government O
, O
this O
will O
constitute O
an O
important O
step O
towards O
a O
solution O
. O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
's O
reaction O
will O
be O
prompt O
. O

In O
a O
medical O
breakthrough O
at O
the O
Alawi O
Tunisi O
& O
Brothers O
Hospital O
in O
Holy B-GPE
Mecca I-GPE
, O
a O
37 O
year O
old O
Sudanese B-NORP
woman O
gave O
birth O
to O
quintuplets O
, O
by O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

The O
woman O
had O
suffered O
from O
secondary O
infertility O
for O
around O
three O
years O
. O

Doctor O
Salahudin B-PERSON
Hamid I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
in O
gynecology O
, O
obstetrics O
and O
infertility O
, O
said O
that O
the O
woman O
had O
been O
attending O
a O
gynecology O
and O
infertility O
clinic O
and O
had O
undergone O
the O
necessary O
tests O
and O
had O
received O
ovulatory O
stimulation O
treatment O
to O
which O
she O
responded O
, O
through O
God O
's O
grace O
. O

The O
first O
visit O
showed O
that O
it O
was O
a O
multiple O
pregnancy O
. O

She O
was O
monitored O
regularly O
throughout O
the O
pregnancy O
and O
had O
all O
the O
necessary O
tests O
to O
bring O
the O
pregnancy O
as O
far O
along O
as O
possible O
. O

At O
10:00 O
pm O
on O
Friday O
December O
10 O
she O
was O
in O
the O
34th O
week O
of O
pregnancy O
, O
so O
an O
emergency O
Caesarean O
section O
had O
to O
be O
performed O
, O
led O
by O
Salahudin B-PERSON
Hamad I-PERSON
, O
Maisa B-PERSON
Shalan I-PERSON
Badran I-PERSON
and O
Imaduldin B-PERSON
Said I-PERSON
Abada I-PERSON
. O

Five O
very O
healthy O
babies O
were O
born O
, O
by O
God O
's O
grace O
, O
three O
boys O
and O
two O
girls O
, O
whose O
weight O
ranged O
from O
1800 O
grams O
to O
1200 O
grams O
. O

Doctor O
Mohammed O
Abdulkarim O
, O
pediatrics O
and O
neonatology O
consultant O
monitoring O
the O
children O
's O
condition O
at O
the B-FAC
Alawi I-FAC
Tunisi I-FAC
Hospital I-FAC
, O
said O
that O
the O
children O
were O
in O
stable O
condition O
and O
did O
not O
need O
intensive O
care O
. O

Lahoud B-PERSON
asserted O
that O
any O
intervention O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
and O
French B-NORP
President O
Jacques O
Chirac O
is O
likely O
to O
impede O
all O
efforts O
being O
exerted O
to O
end O
the O
abnormal O
situation O
which O
Lebanon B-GPE
is O
currently O
experiencing O
. O

He O
reaffirmed O
that O
the O
first O
task O
of O
the O
new O
government O
is O
to O
reach O
a O
decision O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Tribunal I-ORG
, O
enact O
a O
new O
law O
for O
legislative O
elections O
, O
and O
hold O
the O
elections O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
so O
that O
the O
parliament O
can O
elect O
the O
next O
president O
of O
the O
republic O
by O
the O
deadline O
stipulated O
in O
the O
constitution O
. O

For O
his O
part O
, O
Ismail B-PERSON
said O
that O
he O
transmitted O
a O
verbal O
message O
from O
President O
Al O
- O
Bashir O
to O
Lahoud B-PERSON
in O
which O
he O
expressed O
his O
" O
concern O
about O
the O
developments O
, O
and O
the O
importance O
for O
all O
institutions O
and O
active O
forces O
to O
hold O
back O
this O
escalation O
and O
transfer O
the O
dialogue O
to O
meeting O
halls O
under O
the O
dome O
of O
the O
parliament O
, O
and O
reach O
an O
expanded O
government O
that O
includes O
the O
political O
forces O
, O
" O
noting O
that O
there O
is O
concern O
by O
all O
Lebanese B-NORP
parties O
that O
things O
could O
get O
worse O
and O
that O
there O
is O
consensus O
about O
the O
preference O
for O
moving O
the O
dialogue O
from O
the O
streets O
to O
the O
parliament O
, O
the O
importance O
of O
expanding O
the O
government O
, O
and O
that O
the O
opposition O
forces O
should O
effectively O
participate O
in O
it O
. O

Ismail B-PERSON
also O
visited O
with O
Prime O
Minister O
Fouad O
Siniora O
in O
the O
governmental O
palace O
and O
reiterated O
his O
previous O
positions O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
a O
diplomatic O
source O
in O
Geneva B-GPE
said O
that O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Council I-ORG
will O
hold O
an O
emergency O
session O
in O
two O
weeks O
time O
about O
the O
conflict O
in O
Darfur B-GPE
in O
response O
to O
a O
request O
by O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
and O
a O
number O
of O
African O
states O
. O

He O
indicated O
that O
the O
one O
- O
day O
session O
would O
be O
held O
between O
the O
11th O
and O
13th O
of O
this O
month O
. O

The O
German B-NORP
news O
agency O
quoted O
Wilhelm B-PERSON
as O
saying O
that O
the O
German B-NORP
army O
does O
not O
intend O
to O
go O
beyond O
the O
logistical O
assistance O
it O
has O
been O
giving O
to O
date O
, O
even O
if O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
ratifies O
a O
new O
peace O
mission O
in O
the O
region O
. O

These O
statements O
came O
after O
sharp O
criticism O
directed O
at O
Minister O
of O
Defense B-ORG
, O
Franz B-PERSON
Josef I-PERSON
Jung I-PERSON
, O
following O
his O
statements O
about O
the O
possibility O
of O
the O
German B-NORP
army O
participating O
in O
Sudan B-GPE
as O
part O
of O
a O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
mission O
. O

These O
statements O
provoked O
mixed O
reactions O
from O
German B-NORP
politicians O
, O
meeting O
strong O
rejection O
from O
some O
politicians O
, O
including O
leaders O
of O
the B-ORG
Christian I-ORG
Alliance I-ORG
, O
whom O
Chancellor O
Angela O
Merkel O
is O
affiliated O
with O
, O
while O
they O
were O
supported O
by O
politicians O
from O
the O
opposition O
Green B-GPE
Party I-GPE
. O

In O
Geneva B-GPE
, O
Agence B-ORG
France I-ORG
Presse I-ORG
quoted O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
spokesman O
Rolando B-PERSON
Gomez I-PERSON
as O
saying O
that O
28 O
states O
out O
of O
the O
47 O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Council I-ORG
had O
signed O
a O
request O
to O
hold O
a O
special O
session O
on O
Darfur B-GPE
. O

It O
takes O
only O
a O
third O
of O
member O
states O
, O
i.e. O
16 O
, O
for O
such O
a O
session O
to O
be O
held O
. O

Gomez B-PERSON
stated O
that O
the O
request O
to O
hold O
an O
emergency O
session O
on O
Darfur B-GPE
was O
" O
submitted O
to O
the O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Council I-ORG
" O
, O
Mexican O
Ambassador O
Luis O
Alfonso O
de O
Alba O
. O

The O
United O
Nations O
Secretary O
General O
, O
Kofi B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON
, O
convened O
the O
Council O
on O
Wednesday O
to O
organize O
an O
emergency O
session O
on O
Darfur B-GPE
rapidly O
, O
taking O
into O
account O
that O
the O
Council O
's O
credibility O
was O
on O
the O
line O
. O

Louise B-PERSON
Arbour I-PERSON
, O
the O
High O
Commissioner O
for O
Human O
Rights O
said O
that O
" O
atrocities O
are O
still O
being O
committed O
daily O
" O
in O
Darfur B-GPE
, O
directly O
accusing O
the O
Sudanese B-NORP
authorities O
. O

On O
Saturday O
evening O
, O
the O
Jordanian B-NORP
Hashemite O
Charity O
Association O
sent O
humanitarian O
aid O
convoy O
number O
220 O
to O
the O
Palestinian O
Territories O
, O
in O
coordination O
with O
the O
Crisis O
Management O
Center O
in O
the O
General O
Command O
of O
the B-ORG
Armed I-ORG
Forces I-ORG
. O

The O
Association O
Secretary O
General O
, O
Abd B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Salam I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Abadi I-PERSON
, O
said O
that O
the O
convoy O
consisted O
of O
ten O
trucks O
: O
one O
from O
Tekiat B-GPE
Um I-GPE
Ali I-GPE
, O
one O
from O
the B-ORG
Jordan I-ORG
River I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
one O
from O
the B-ORG
Royal I-ORG
Jordanian I-ORG
, O
four O
trucks O
from O
a O
Turkish B-NORP
charity O
association O
, O
one O
carrying O
medicine O
from O
the O
Jordanian B-NORP
Pharmacists O
' O
Union O
, O
and O
two O
trucks O
from O
prominent O
Jordanian B-NORP
citizens O
. O

He O
added O
that O
the O
trucks O
carried O
108 O
tons O
of O
various O
food O
supplies O
, O
like O
flour O
, O
baby O
formula O
, O
canned O
food O
, O
powdered O
milk O
, O
nutrition O
packages O
, O
tea O
, O
and O
medicine O
. O

He O
noted O
that O
Jordan B-GPE
remains O
a O
gate O
of O
goodness O
and O
a O
bridge O
of O
giving O
through O
which O
humanitarian O
aid O
passes O
to O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
, O
who O
are O
suffering O
siege O
and O
hunger O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
occupation O
forces O
. O

The O
association O
sent O
convoy O
number O
220 O
, O
one O
of O
the O
Hashemite B-NORP
aid O
convoys O
, O
to O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
. O

He O
asserted O
that O
it O
will O
continue O
to O
send O
aid O
to O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
. O

The O
convoy O
is O
expected O
to O
cross O
King B-FAC
Hussein I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
towards O
the O
Palestinian O
Territories O
tomorrow O
morning O
, O
Monday O
, O
at O
which O
time O
four O
trucks O
will O
head O
to O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
six O
will O
head O
to O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

The O
latest O
Israeli B-NORP
war O
on O
Lebanon B-GPE
last O
July O
dealt O
the O
economy O
a O
deadly O
blow O
while O
it O
was O
recovering O
from O
a O
harsh O
recession O
that O
had O
started O
after O
the O
assassination O
of O
former O
Prime O
Minister O
Rafiq O
Al O
Hariri O
in O
February O
2005 O
. O

The O
war O
negatively O
affected O
all O
economic O
sectors O
and O
the O
life O
of O
every O
Lebanese B-NORP
, O
directly O
or O
indirectly O
, O
undermining O
the O
monetary O
and O
financial O
situation O
in O
the O
country O
and O
shaking O
the O
trust O
of O
foreign O
investors O
. O

It O
seems O
that O
the O
economic O
repercussions O
of O
this O
war O
will O
keep O
exhausting O
Lebanon B-GPE
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
according O
to O
a O
comprehensive O
study O
on O
the O
case O
issued O
by O
" O
InfoPro B-ORG
, O
" O
a O
private O
Lebanese B-NORP
organization O
for O
economic O
research O
. O

The O
study O
comes O
in O
200 O
medium O
- O
sized O
pages O
. O

It O
is O
published O
in O
English O
under O
the O
title O
, O
" O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Economic I-WORK_OF_ART
Effect I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
July I-WORK_OF_ART
2006 I-WORK_OF_ART
War I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Steps I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Recovery I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

It O
goes O
beyond O
providing O
a O
comprehensive O
perspective O
on O
the O
extent O
of O
the O
damage O
caused O
to O
the O
different O
economic O
sectors O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
war O
, O
to O
demonstrate O
practical O
ways O
to O
recovery O
in O
each O
of O
them O
, O
through O
the O
treatments O
proposed O
for O
the O
immediate O
activation O
of O
performance O
as O
well O
as O
plans O
to O
achieve O
sustained O
economic O
recovery O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
its O
comprehensiveness O
, O
the O
study O
is O
considered O
the O
first O
of O
its O
kind O
to O
be O
published O
after O
the O
war O
. O

During O
the O
days O
of O
aggression O
, O
and O
after O
the O
end O
of O
the O
violence O
, O
economic O
agencies O
as O
well O
as O
the O
public O
sector O
announced O
many O
estimates O
of O
the O
damages O
left O
behind O
by O
the O
war O
. O

Their O
inconsistency O
left O
observers O
in O
a O
state O
of O
confusion O
, O
when O
the O
ambiguity O
of O
the O
general O
economic O
scene O
was O
surrounded O
by O
cloudiness O
. O

In O
a O
push O
for O
the O
peacemaking O
process O
between O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
, O
Blair B-PERSON
explained O
yesterday O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
in O
Dubai B-GPE
at O
the O
conclusion O
of O
his O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
tour O
that O
Iran B-GPE
is O
openly O
supporting O
terrorism O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
ruining O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
government O
, O
and O
obstructing O
the O
peace O
process O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

Blair B-PERSON
tried O
to O
remind O
the O
audience O
that O
Iran B-GPE
has O
never O
recognized O
Israel B-GPE
since O
the B-EVENT
Islamic I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
and O
that O
Iranian B-NORP
President O
Mahmoud O
Ahmadinejad O
called O
last O
year O
for O
wiping O
Israel B-GPE
off O
the O
map O
. O

Blair B-PERSON
said O
that O
we O
have O
to O
acknowledge O
the O
strategic O
challenge O
that O
the O
government O
of O
Iran B-GPE
poses O
, O
not O
its O
people O
, O
and O
perhaps O
not O
all O
elements O
of O
the O
regime O
, O
but O
those O
currently O
in O
charge O
of O
its O
policy O
. O

Blair B-PERSON
added O
that O
Iran B-GPE
wants O
to O
embroil O
us O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
Palestine B-GPE
and O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
emphasizing O
that O
the O
response O
should O
be O
to O
expose O
what O
it O
is O
doing O
, O
and O
to O
build O
alliances O
to O
prevent O
it O
and O
push O
it O
back O
in O
all O
parts O
of O
the O
region O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Blair B-PERSON
denied O
allusions O
that O
his O
statements O
regarding O
Iran B-GPE
aim O
at O
inciting O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
in O
the O
region O
against O
it O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
Blair B-PERSON
- O
who O
is O
leaving O
office O
next O
year O
- O
rejected O
the O
accusations O
directed O
at O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
of O
fueling O
terrorism O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

The O
British B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
called O
on O
the O
moderate O
leaders O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
to O
join O
what O
he O
called O
a O
horrific O
struggle O
between O
democracy O
and O
extremism O
. O

Blair B-PERSON
- O
whose O
trip O
included O
visits O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
Israel B-GPE
, O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
and O
Jordan B-GPE
- O
considered O
that O
the O
conflict O
between O
moderates O
and O
extremists O
will O
affect O
the O
security O
of O
the O
world O
in O
a O
broader O
sense O
. O

Blair B-PERSON
defined O
his O
priorities O
for O
the O
peace O
process O
, O
which O
are O
to O
support O
Palestinian B-NORP
President O
Mahmoud O
Abbas O
, O
improve O
the O
lives O
of O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
prepare O
for O
an O
early O
meeting O
between O
himself O
and O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Olmert O
, O
and O
revive O
the O
political O
process O
in O
the O
context O
of O
a O
settlement O
based O
on O
the O
existence O
of O
two O
states O
. O

Beijing B-GPE
12 O
- O
18 O
-LRB- O
AFP B-ORG
-RRB- O
- O
Pyongyang B-GPE
upped O
its O
conditions O
when O
the B-EVENT
six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
party I-EVENT
talks I-EVENT
resumed O
today O
, O
Monday O
, O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
after O
it O
had O
boycotted O
the O
talks O
for O
over O
a O
year O
. O

It O
called O
for O
the O
lifting O
of O
the O
international O
sanctions O
which O
were O
imposed O
after O
it O
carried O
out O
its O
first O
nuclear O
test O
. O

With O
this O
, O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
which O
has O
possessed O
a O
nuclear O
bomb O
since O
October O
9th O
, O
will O
have O
added O
another O
condition O
for O
abandoning O
its O
military O
nuclear O
program O
. O

A O
source O
who O
participated O
in O
the O
negotiations O
told O
Agence B-ORG
France I-ORG
Presse I-ORG
, O
" O
The O
North B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP
insisted O
that O
negotiations O
to O
implement O
the O
September O
2005 O
agreement O
would O
not O
be O
possible O
unless O
American B-NORP
financial O
sanctions O
and O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
sanctions O
are O
lifted O
beforehand O
. O
" O

China B-GPE
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
the O
two O
Koreas B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
are O
taking O
part O
in O
the O
negotiations O
which O
began O
three O
years O
ago O
with O
the O
aim O
of O
forcing O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
to O
abandon O
its O
nuclear O
arsenal O
. O

Kim O
Jong O
- O
Il O
's O
regime O
is O
still O
insisting O
on O
the O
lifting O
of O
US B-GPE
sanctions O
imposed O
on O
it O
, O
without O
making O
it O
a O
condition O
that O
international O
sanctions O
, O
approved O
on O
October O
14th O
by O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
which O
includes O
its O
closest O
ally O
China B-GPE
, O
be O
lifted O
in O
order O
to O
dismantle O
its O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

In O
the O
course O
of O
the O
penultimate O
round O
of O
negotiations O
in O
September O
2005 O
, O
the O
six O
countries O
signed O
a O
joint O
statement O
in O
which O
Washington B-GPE
recognized O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
right O
to O
have O
a O
civilian O
nuclear O
industry O
, O
in O
exchange O
for O
Kim O
Jong O
- O
Il O
's O
regime O
agreeing O
to O
abandon O
its O
military O
nuclear O
program O
, O
and O
signing O
the O
nuclear O
nonproliferation O
treaty O
from O
which O
it O
withdrew O
in O
January O
. O

The O
Office O
of O
the O
Russian O
Prosecutor O
General O
announced O
today O
, O
Monday O
, O
that O
British B-NORP
authorities O
investigating O
the O
death O
of O
former O
Russian B-NORP
agent O
Alexander B-PERSON
Litvinenko I-PERSON
have O
officially O
asked O
for O
the O
assistance O
of O
Russia B-GPE
. O

The O
office O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
it O
had O
received O
an O
official O
request O
from O
Scotland B-ORG
Yard I-ORG
to O
assist O
it O
in O
acquiring O
key O
information O
in O
the O
investigations O
that O
were O
taking O
place O
in O
Britain B-GPE
. O

The O
statement O
added O
that O
a O
group O
of O
officers O
from O
the O
Department O
for O
Combating O
Terrorism O
in O
Scotland B-ORG
Yard I-ORG
were O
expected O
to O
head O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
soon O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
stated O
that O
Russia B-GPE
had O
issued O
entrance O
visas O
for O
experts O
from O
Scotland B-ORG
Yard I-ORG
, O
who O
were O
investigating O
the O
death O
of O
Litvinenko B-PERSON
. O

Interfax B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
quoted O
the O
spokesman O
as O
saying O
, O
" O
We O
can O
confirm O
that O
the O
Russian O
Embassy O
in O
London B-GPE
has O
issued O
valid O
entrance O
visas O
today O
for O
experts O
from O
Scotland B-ORG
Yard I-ORG
. O
" O

He O
added O
that O
the O
actual O
date O
of O
arrival O
would O
be O
agreed O
upon O
with O
the O
Office O
of O
the O
Prosecutor O
General O
. O

Litvinenko B-PERSON
was O
killed O
as O
a O
result O
of O
radiation O
poisoning O
late O
last O
month O
in O
London B-GPE
. O

The O
British B-NORP
police O
have O
been O
examining O
photographs O
taken O
by O
security O
cameras O
after O
remains O
of O
the O
radioactive O
substances O
were O
found O
in O
three O
locations O
in O
London B-GPE
which O
Litvinenko B-PERSON
had O
visited O
. O

Litvinenko B-PERSON
was O
known O
for O
his O
strong O
criticism O
of O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
, O
and O
had O
been O
arrested O
several O
times O
. O

He O
fled O
to O
Britain B-GPE
with O
his O
wife O
and O
son O
in O
November O
2000 O
and O
was O
granted O
political O
asylum O
. O

He O
became O
a O
British B-NORP
citizen O
last O
month O
. O

The O
Kremlin B-GPE
was O
accused O
of O
poisoning O
him O
shortly O
before O
his O
death O
, O
an O
accusation O
which O
Moscow B-GPE
has O
strongly O
denied O
. O

A O
catheterization O
operation O
was O
performed O
today O
, O
Tuesday O
, O
at O
a O
Jordanian B-NORP
hospital O
, O
for O
a O
former O
Jordanian B-NORP
soldier O
who O
was O
sentenced O
to O
life O
in O
prison O
after O
he O
had O
been O
convicted O
of O
killing O
seven O
Israeli B-NORP
female O
students O
in O
1997 O
, O
according O
to O
the O
official O
Jordanian B-NORP
news O
agency O
-LRB- O
Petra B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

The O
news O
agency O
said O
that O
" O
a O
successful O
catheterization O
operation O
was O
performed O
today O
in O
Al B-FAC
Hussein I-FAC
Medical I-FAC
City I-FAC
, O
for O
the O
patient O
Ahmad B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Daqamsa I-PERSON
. O

He O
is O
now O
in O
good O
health O
and O
stable O
condition O
after O
he O
had O
suffered O
chest O
pains O
. O
" O

According O
to O
the O
news O
agency O
, O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Directorate I-ORG
allowed O
his O
wife O
, O
children O
, O
and O
family O
members O
to O
visit O
him O
in O
the O
hospital O
for O
some O
time O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Daqamsa I-PERSON
had O
previously O
refused O
to O
have O
the O
operation O
performed O
at O
Al B-FAC
Basheer I-FAC
Hospital I-FAC
, O
which O
the O
prison O
had O
assigned O
for O
him O
. O

He O
requested O
to O
have O
it O
performed O
at O
Al B-FAC
Hussein I-FAC
Medical I-FAC
City I-FAC
. O

Maisara B-PERSON
Mals I-PERSON
, O
the O
chairman O
of O
the O
Public O
Freedoms O
Committee O
of O
the O
Engineering O
Syndicate O
, O
confirmed O
in O
a O
statement O
published O
by O
the O
independent O
Jordanian B-NORP
newspaper O
" O
Al O
Ghad O
" O
yesterday O
, O
Monday O
, O
that O
" O
Al B-PERSON
Daqamsa I-PERSON
wants O
to O
be O
treated O
in O
the B-FAC
Medical I-FAC
City I-FAC
because O
he O
trusts O
the O
medical O
services O
it O
provides O
. O

He O
refused O
treatment O
in O
Al B-PERSON
Basheer O
because O
he O
would O
be O
put O
in O
a O
room O
similar O
to O
the O
prison O
cell O
there O
. O
" O

Al B-PERSON
Daqamsa I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
border O
security O
guard O
, O
had O
opened O
fire O
on O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
school O
bus O
in O
March O
1997 O
, O
killing O
seven O
female O
students O
and O
injuring O
more O
than O
50 O
others O
. O

The O
Secretary O
General O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
Red B-ORG
Crescent I-ORG
, O
Mazen B-PERSON
Abdallah I-PERSON
, O
declared O
to O
Agence B-ORG
France I-ORG
Presse I-ORG
that O
six O
persons O
out O
of O
the O
30 O
, O
who O
were O
kidnapped O
at O
noon O
today O
from O
the O
office O
of O
his O
organization O
in O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Karrada I-LOC
in O
downtown O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
have O
been O
released O
. O

He O
said O
that O
" O
The O
six O
were O
all O
older O
in O
age O
and O
worked O
as O
guards O
or O
drivers O
in O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Crescent I-ORG
office O
in O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Karrada I-LOC
, O
and O
they O
were O
released O
near O
the O
region O
of O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Shaab I-LOC
shortly O
after O
the O
kidnapping O
operation O
. O
" O

He O
added O
that O
" O
24 O
persons O
remain O
kidnapped O
, O
among O
them O
21 O
employees O
of O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Crescent I-ORG
office O
and O
three O
citizens O
who O
came O
to O
the O
office O
to O
receive O
aid O
. O
" O

Nada B-PERSON
Doumani I-PERSON
, O
spokesperson O
for O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Crescent I-ORG
in O
Amman B-GPE
, O
had O
earlier O
confirmed O
the O
kidnapping O
of O
25 O
employees O
of O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Crescent I-ORG
. O

Security O
sources O
confirmed O
that O
the O
kidnapping O
operation O
took O
place O
at O
noon O
today O
. O

These O
sources O
said O
that O
50 O
armed O
men O
dressed O
in O
Iraqi B-NORP
police O
uniforms O
and O
riding O
in O
ten O
4 O
wheel O
drive O
cars O
surrounded O
the O
building O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
Red B-ORG
Crescent I-ORG
, O
then O
stormed O
it O
and O
led O
the O
men O
away O
, O
leaving O
the O
women O
. O

Close O
to O
1,000 O
employees O
work O
at O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
Red B-ORG
Crescent I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
considered O
one O
of O
the O
few O
humanitarian O
organizations O
still O
effectively O
operating O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
through O
a O
network O
of O
2,000 O
volunteers O
. O

About O
50 O
Iraqi B-NORP
merchants O
were O
kidnapped O
last O
Thursday O
in O
the O
Al O
- O
Sanak O
area O
in O
downtown O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
of O
whom O
29 O
were O
later O
released O
. O

Iraqi B-NORP
security O
and O
medical O
sources O
announced O
the O
death O
of O
at O
least O
35 O
people O
in O
acts O
of O
violence O
today O
, O
Monday O
, O
among O
whom O
were O
12 O
police O
officers O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
in O
addition O
to O
the O
discovery O
of O
40 O
corpses O
in O
various O
regions O
of O
the O
capital O
in O
the O
evening O
. O

The O
sources O
said O
that O
" O
armed O
men O
shot O
at O
police O
patrols O
resulting O
in O
the O
killing O
of O
one O
officer O
and O
the O
injury O
of O
four O
others O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Liqaa I-LOC
Square I-LOC
in O
Al O
- O
Mansour B-GPE
-LRB- O
West B-LOC
-RRB- O
witnessed O
a O
shooting O
on O
a O
patrol O
of O
police O
commandos O
, O
resulting O
in O
the O
killing O
of O
one O
of O
them O
and O
the O
injury O
of O
another O
. O
" O

The O
sources O
further O
said O
" O
that O
armed O
men O
kidnapped O
five O
persons O
from O
one O
family O
in O
Al O
- O
Talibiya O
-LRB- O
northeast O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
one O
of O
whom O
was O
a O
commando O
from O
the O
interior O
ministry O
, O
who O
died O
after O
resisting O
them O
. O
" O

Sources O
at O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Yarmouk I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
had O
announced O
earlier O
: O
" O
We O
received O
13 O
bodies O
, O
among O
which O
are O
nine O
police O
officers O
, O
and O
20 O
wounded O
, O
all O
of O
whom O
are O
policemen O
, O
following O
clashes O
that O
broke O
out O
with O
armed O
men O
in O
the O
neighborhoods O
of O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Saydiyah I-LOC
and O
Al O
- O
Dora O
-LRB- O
south O
-RRB- O
and O
Al O
- O
Yarmouk O
-LRB- O
West B-LOC
-RRB- O
. O
" O

Security O
sources O
revealed O
that O
" O
seven O
of O
the O
police O
members O
were O
wounded O
and O
11 O
armed O
men O
were O
arrested O
and O
a O
number O
of O
improvised O
explosive O
devices O
in O
their O
possession O
were O
seized O
after O
an O
attack O
that O
targeted O
police O
patrols O
in O
the O
Abu O
Datshir O
area O
" O
south O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
the O
police O
found O
" O
beginning O
at O
6:00 O
AM O
and O
until O
the O
early O
hours O
of O
the O
evening O
40 O
bodies O
in O
various O
areas O
of O
Baghdad O
: O
30 O
in O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Karakh I-LOC
district O
and O
10 O
in O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Rusafah I-LOC
, O
with O
gunshot O
wounds O
and O
signs O
of O
torture O
. O
" O

The O
police O
had O
earlier O
found O
five O
bodies O
dumped O
by O
the O
side O
of O
the O
road O
leading O
to O
Baquba B-GPE
near O
the O
region O
of O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Nahrawan I-LOC
, O
in O
eastern O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

The O
Iranian B-NORP
delegate O
to O
the O
Organization O
of O
Petroleum O
Exporting O
Countries O
-LRB- O
OPEC B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
Kazempour B-PERSON
Ardebili I-PERSON
, O
called O
on O
Sunday O
for O
a O
new O
cut O
in O
the O
organization O
's O
production O
at O
its O
next O
meeting O
on O
December O
14 O
. O

Ardebili B-PERSON
said O
that O
" O
certain O
factors O
such O
as O
slow O
international O
growth O
and O
an O
increase O
in O
crude O
oil O
reserves O
and O
derivative O
products O
indicate O
that O
the O
market O
needs O
a O
new O
cut O
in O
OPEC B-ORG
's O
production O
. O
" O

The O
organization O
had O
decided O
on O
October O
20 O
to O
lower O
its O
production O
ceiling O
to O
support O
oil O
prices O
, O
while O
some O
of O
its O
members O
recommended O
examining O
the O
impact O
of O
this O
decision O
before O
considering O
a O
new O
cut O
in O
production O
. O

But O
Ardebili B-PERSON
noted O
that O
" O
the O
supply O
is O
still O
greater O
than O
the O
market O
demand O
, O
even O
with O
the O
organization O
's O
latest O
cuts O
, O
and O
the O
market O
's O
demands O
have O
all O
been O
met O
. O
" O

OPEC B-ORG
's O
Acting O
Secretary O
General O
, O
Mohammed B-PERSON
Barkindo I-PERSON
, O
said O
on O
November O
20 O
that O
it O
is O
imperative O
to O
wait O
" O
at O
least O
one O
month O
" O
before O
assessing O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
decision O
taken O
by O
the O
organization O
in O
October O
to O
cut O
production O
by O
1.2 O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
. O

OPEC B-ORG
will O
convene O
a O
new O
meeting O
on O
December O
14 O
in O
Abuja B-GPE
, O
Nigeria B-GPE
, O
to O
examine O
the O
first O
assessment O
of O
the O
results O
of O
this O
production O
cut O
. O

Several O
member O
states O
in O
the O
organization O
, O
specifically O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
Venezuela B-GPE
, O
Algeria B-GPE
and O
Qatar B-GPE
expressed O
their O
support O
during O
the O
meeting O
for O
a O
cut O
in O
production O
in O
case O
prices O
continue O
to O
decline O
. O

The O
British B-NORP
House B-ORG
of O
Lords O
is O
looking O
into O
the O
case O
that O
Hello! B-ORG
magazine O
filed O
against O
Ok! B-ORG
magazine O
in O
the O
struggle O
over O
the O
publishing O
of O
the O
wedding O
photos O
of O
actors O
Catherine B-PERSON
Zeta I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
and O
Michael B-PERSON
Douglas I-PERSON
. O

The O
administration O
of O
Ok! B-ORG
magazine O
succeeded O
in O
moving O
the O
case O
to O
the O
House O
of O
Lords O
after O
the O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
ruled O
that O
it O
did O
not O
have O
the O
right O
to O
sue O
the O
competitor O
magazine O
for O
causing O
damage O
to O
its O
commercial O
interests O
and O
that O
it O
should O
pay O
two O
million O
dollars O
in O
compensation O
for O
the O
damages O
it O
suffered O
, O
according O
to O
the O
BBC O
announcement O
yesterday O
, O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
Court O
of O
First O
Instance O
in O
London B-GPE
had O
granted O
Ok! B-ORG
magazine O
one O
million O
pounds O
sterling O
in O
compensation O
in O
November O
2003 O
, O
but O
the O
competitor O
magazine O
appealed O
the O
judgment O
and O
admitted O
that O
it O
had O
taken O
the O
pictures O
in O
order O
to O
ruin O
Ok! B-ORG
magazine O
's O
exclusive O
coverage O
of O
the O
wedding O
that O
took O
place O
in O
the B-LOC
Plaza I-LOC
Hotel I-LOC
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
in O
November O
2000 O
. O

Hello! B-ORG
said O
in O
the O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
that O
spoiler O
photos O
are O
a O
common O
strategy O
in O
the O
media O
, O
which O
are O
used O
to O
ruin O
exclusive O
coverage O
of O
competitor O
magazines O
, O
a O
justification O
that O
the O
court O
accepted O
and O
accordingly O
ordered O
Ok! B-ORG
magazine O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
damages O
produced O
by O
the O
case O
, O
trial O
, O
and O
other O
costs O
, O
amounting O
to O
two O
million O
pounds O
. O

Rome B-GPE
, O
12 O
- O
2 O
-LRB- O
AFP B-ORG
-RRB- O
- O
Title O
holder O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
continued O
its O
advance O
and O
positive O
results O
and O
achieved O
its O
11th O
win O
against O
its O
guest O
Siena B-GPE
, O
2 O
- O
0 O
today O
, O
Saturday O
, O
in O
the O
opening O
of O
the O
14th O
round O
of O
the O
Italian B-NORP
soccer O
series O
. O

Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
achieved O
its O
7th O
successive O
win O
in O
the O
series O
and O
its O
11th O
in O
various O
tournaments O
since O
October O
25 O
-LRB- O
7 O
in O
the O
series O
, O
2 O
in O
the O
European O
Champions O
series O
, O
and O
2 O
in O
the B-EVENT
Italy I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
-RRB- O
. O

Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
has O
not O
suffered O
a O
single O
defeat O
in O
the O
local O
championship O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
season O
-LRB- O
11 O
wins O
and O
3 O
ties O
-RRB- O
after O
it O
was O
given O
the O
title O
following O
its O
revocation O
from O
Juventus B-ORG
, O
which O
dropped O
to O
second O
place O
when O
a O
number O
of O
points O
were O
transferred O
from O
its O
total O
to O
its O
neighbor O
Milan B-GPE
, O
the O
runner O
- O
up O
, O
because O
of O
their O
involvement O
in O
the O
score O
- O
tampering O
scandal O
. O

The O
Argentinian O
Nicolas O
Burdisso O
opened O
the O
scoring O
with O
a O
header O
of O
a O
corner O
kick O
-LRB- O
11 O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
his O
compatriot O
Hernan B-PERSON
Crespo I-PERSON
added O
the O
second O
goal O
, O
lifting O
the O
ball O
over O
the O
goalie O
and O
into O
the O
net O
-LRB- O
54 O
-RRB- O
. O

Later O
, O
Roma O
2 O
plays O
with O
Atalanta B-ORG
Bergamo I-ORG
and O
the O
round O
concludes O
tomorrow O
Sunday O
with O
8 O
matches O
. O

President O
Emile O
Lahoud O
believed O
that O
" O
the O
opposition O
has O
a O
right O
to O
one O
- O
third O
plus O
one O
in O
government O
with O
the O
goal O
of O
participating O
, O
not O
invalidating O
" O
and O
described O
the O
idea O
of O
appointing O
a O
neutral O
minister O
who O
does O
not O
resign O
or O
vote O
on O
important O
issues O
as O
" O
heresy O
" O
. O

He O
repeated O
that O
" O
there O
is O
no O
way O
out O
of O
the O
present O
situation O
other O
than O
through O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
in O
which O
all O
sides O
are O
represented O
and O
which O
takes O
charge O
of O
setting O
up O
a O
fair O
and O
non-politicized O
international O
court O
. O

It O
will O
put O
in O
place O
modern O
laws O
for O
the O
parliamentary O
elections O
, O
with O
equality O
between O
all O
regions O
, O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
which O
a O
new O
parliament O
and O
a O
new O
President O
of O
the O
Republic O
will O
be O
elected O
to O
represent O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
" O
. O

Lahoud B-PERSON
continued O
, O
in O
a O
speech O
he O
gave O
yesterday O
before O
a O
delegation O
of O
the O
follow O
- O
up O
committee O
of O
the O
" O
First O
Conference O
of O
the O
Arab O
Resistance O
in O
Iqlim O
Kharoub O
" O
led O
by O
former O
deputy O
Zahir B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Khatib I-PERSON
, O
with O
his O
campaign O
against O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
French B-NORP
President O
Jacques O
Chirac O
and O
the O
parliamentary O
majority O
, O
in O
which O
he O
emphasized O
that O
" O
a O
civil O
war O
will O
not O
occur O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
" O
. O

He O
said O
that O
" O
I O
am O
the O
boy O
's O
father O
and O
it O
is O
my O
duty O
to O
maintain O
the O
constitution O
; O
this O
is O
my O
strength O
" O
. O

Just O
by O
agreeing O
to O
an O
interim O
government O
, O
there O
will O
be O
two O
governments O
, O
and O
this O
will O
affect O
the O
army O
and O
many O
state O
matters O
. O

I O
can O
not O
agree O
to O
two O
governments O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

All O
I O
ask O
for O
is O
there O
in O
the O
constitution O
. O

This O
ministry O
is O
not O
legitimate O
and O
they O
know O
it O
. O

Can O
peaceful O
demonstrations O
happen O
in O
the O
form O
they O
are O
taking O
place O
today O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
large O
number O
of O
demonstrators O
? O

They O
want O
to O
create O
problems O
, O
then O
they O
say O
they O
want O
to O
bring O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
together O
. O

But O
bringing O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
together O
is O
not O
only O
a O
matter O
of O
words O
; O
it O
requires O
work O
as O
happened O
when O
the O
army O
was O
united O
. O

The O
Jordanian B-NORP
Minister O
of O
Energy O
and O
Mineral O
Wealth O
, O
Khaled B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Shraideh I-PERSON
, O
said O
at O
the O
Eighth O
Arab O
Conference O
on O
the O
Use O
of O
Atomic O
Energy O
for O
Peaceful O
Purposes O
, O
which O
was O
opened O
here O
today O
, O
Sunday O
, O
that O
the O
uses O
of O
atomic O
energy O
have O
contibuted O
to O
all O
areas O
of O
life O
and O
have O
positively O
affected O
economic O
and O
social O
growth O
in O
different O
countries O
of O
the O
world O
, O
whether O
in O
combating O
serious O
diseases O
, O
improving O
the O
quality O
of O
industrial O
and O
agricultural O
production O
, O
producing O
electricity O
, O
or O
desalinating O
water O
. O

He O
added O
that O
the O
peaceful O
use O
of O
atomic O
energy O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
world O
was O
still O
limited O
, O
and O
nonexistant O
in O
electric O
power O
production O
and O
water O
desalination O
to O
provide O
drinking O
water O
, O
which O
calls O
us O
to O
organized O
action O
, O
in O
order O
to O
benefit O
from O
energy O
to O
provide O
an O
important O
source O
of O
electricity O
and O
to O
provide O
clean O
water O
for O
drinking O
and O
agriculture O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Shraideh I-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
decision O
to O
establish O
the B-ORG
Nuclear I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
came O
in O
order O
to O
develop O
these O
uses O
, O
and O
to O
work O
on O
providing O
the O
requirements O
for O
general O
safety O
, O
radiation O
protection O
, O
and O
nuclear O
security O
, O
environmental O
protection O
and O
human O
health O
, O
and O
to O
work O
on O
building O
the O
infrastructure O
, O
and O
directing O
efforts O
to O
serve O
the O
national O
economy O
in O
the O
field O
of O
peaceful O
uses O
of O
atomic O
energy O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Shraideh I-PERSON
asked O
the O
conference O
participants O
to O
exert O
more O
effort O
to O
implement O
applied O
scientific O
research O
directed O
at O
finding O
cures O
and O
treatments O
for O
serious O
diseases O
, O
solving O
extremely O
difficult O
agricultural O
and O
industrial O
problems O
, O
and O
producing O
electrical O
energy O
. O

For O
his O
part O
, O
the O
General O
Manager O
of O
the O
Arab O
Organization O
for O
Atomic O
Energy O
, O
Dr. O
Mahmoud O
Nasr O
Al O
Deen O
, O
said O
that O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
have O
signed O
all O
international O
agreements O
aimed O
at O
preventing O
the O
spread O
of O
nuclear O
weapons O
, O
and O
that O
their O
nuclear O
facilities O
are O
subject O
to O
regulatory O
controls O
by O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Atomic I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
. O

The O
Indonesian B-NORP
Information O
Minister O
, O
Sofyan B-PERSON
Djalil I-PERSON
, O
declared O
today O
, O
Saturday O
, O
that O
the O
Indonesian B-NORP
government O
had O
offered O
cash O
compensation O
to O
rebels O
in O
the O
Aceh B-GPE
province O
to O
help O
them O
start O
a O
new O
life O
after O
being O
involved O
in O
the O
rebellion O
. O

Djalil B-PERSON
said O
that O
concerning O
former O
combatants O
, O
the O
government O
had O
allocated O
25 O
million O
rupiahs O
-LRB- O
2500 O
dollars O
-RRB- O
per O
person O
for O
former O
combatants O
, O
which O
is O
considered O
to O
be O
a O
huge O
sum O
by O
local O
standards O
, O
and O
10 O
million O
rupiahs O
for O
non-combatants O
. O

He O
added O
that O
there O
were O
around O
3000 O
former O
combatants O
and O
over O
6000 O
non-combatants O
. O

Djalil B-PERSON
said O
in O
an O
exclusive O
statement O
to O
Xinhua B-ORG
, O
" O
The O
whole O
matter O
has O
been O
studied O
and O
all O
the O
money O
has O
been O
sent O
to O
Aceh B-GPE
" O
. O

Djalil B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
compensation O
was O
offered O
after O
a O
member O
of O
the O
separatist O
Free B-ORG
Aceh I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
rejected O
the O
government O
's O
offer O
of O
land O
" O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
land O
and O
so O
chose O
cash O
" O
. O

The O
minister O
said O
that O
the O
government O
had O
allocated O
over O
600 O
billion O
rupiahs O
-LRB- O
60 O
million O
dollars O
-RRB- O
from O
its O
2006 O
state O
budget O
for O
this O
demand O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
in O
the O
Aceh B-GPE
province O
, O
the O
spokesman O
for O
the O
rebels O
, O
Baktiar B-PERSON
Abdullah I-PERSON
, O
said O
the O
money O
was O
still O
being O
distributed O
and O
that O
former O
rebels O
had O
not O
yet O
received O
it O
. O

The O
separatist O
Free B-ORG
Aceh I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
has O
fought O
for O
an O
independent O
state O
since O
1976 O
but O
relinquished O
its O
aim O
for O
independence O
after O
reaching O
a O
peace O
agreement O
in O
August O
2005 O
. O

The B-ORG
Board I-ORG
of O
Muslim O
Scholars O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
denounced O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
government O
's O
request O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
occupation O
forces O
to O
prolong O
their O
stay O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
statement O
, O
of O
which O
Al B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Quds I-WORK_OF_ART
Al I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Arabi I-WORK_OF_ART
received O
a O
copy O
, O
added O
that O
at O
a O
time O
when O
Iraqi B-NORP
national O
forces O
are O
seeking O
to O
obtain O
a O
timetable O
for O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
the O
occupation O
forces O
from O
our O
country O
, O
taking O
advantage O
of O
the O
political O
developments O
on O
the O
American B-NORP
scene O
to O
take O
this O
injustice O
and O
despotism O
away O
from O
our O
people O
, O
the O
present O
government O
is O
seeking O
once O
again O
to O
grant O
the O
occupation O
a O
chance O
to O
stay O
on O
, O
holding O
on O
to O
its O
presence O
for O
no O
other O
reason O
than O
to O
secure O
guarantees O
of O
its O
remaining O
in O
power O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
suspending O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
, O
their O
violated O
sacred O
sites O
, O
and O
their O
blood O
that O
bleeds O
like O
rivers O
every O
day O
. O

The O
statement O
added O
that O
this O
is O
an O
expected O
step O
from O
a O
government O
under O
an O
oppressive O
occupation O
claiming O
that O
its O
presence O
is O
necessary O
to O
spread O
security O
and O
stability O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
for O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
transition O
to O
the O
realm O
of O
freedom O
, O
democracy O
and O
prosperity O
, O
of O
which O
we O
continue O
to O
hear O
but O
see O
no O
traces O
or O
existence O
in O
our O
land O
. O

This O
is O
the O
fact O
of O
the O
situation O
in O
general O
in O
our O
country O
, O
particularly O
the O
security O
situation O
, O
which O
has O
declined O
throughout O
the O
lean O
years O
of O
the O
occupation O
to O
such O
bad O
, O
deteriorating O
conditions O
that O
it O
can O
not O
be O
hidden O
from O
anyone O
, O
near O
or O
far O
, O
so O
much O
so O
that O
the O
harbingers O
of O
disaster O
and O
strife O
are O
looming O
. O

This O
fact O
clearly O
leaves O
those O
who O
want O
the O
best O
for O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
its O
people O
with O
no O
alternative O
but O
to O
communicate O
that O
bitter O
painful O
reality O
to O
the O
world O
. O

The B-ORG
Board I-ORG
went O
on O
in O
its O
statement O
that O
such O
a O
step O
confirms O
what O
we O
have O
always O
said O
: O
that O
the O
political O
process O
under O
occupation O
will O
not O
succeed O
in O
bringing O
sovereignty O
back O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
because O
the O
occupation O
will O
remain O
in O
control O
of O
it O
. O

Neither O
the O
government O
nor O
the O
parliament O
will O
have O
an O
effective O
will O
against O
the O
will O
of O
the O
occupier O
, O
and O
the O
members O
of O
the O
government O
stubbornly O
refuse O
to O
admit O
this O
fact O
, O
whereas O
events O
prove O
it O
day O
after O
day O
. O

President O
Najib O
Mikati O
proposed O
setting O
up O
a O
new O
government O
" O
whose O
goal O
is O
cooperation O
and O
partnership O
, O
and O
not O
obstruction O
and O
toppling O
, O
" O
one O
that O
includes O
politicians O
-LRB- O
... O
-RRB- O
and O
experts O
in O
economic O
affairs O
-LRB- O
... O
-RRB- O

One O
of O
its O
tasks O
is O
to O
put O
down O
a O
new O
election O
law O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
yesterday O
he O
said O
: O
" O
What O
further O
dangerous O
signs O
need O
to O
appear O
for O
the O
parties O
to O
the O
conflict O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
to O
realize O
the O
magnitude O
of O
the O
harm O
that O
has O
been O
done O
so O
far O
, O
and O
which O
could O
take O
a O
more O
explosive O
bent O
if O
they O
do O
not O
rectify O
the O
situation O
and O
return O
immediately O
to O
dialogue O
, O
and O
without O
any O
pre-conditions O
. O
" O

The O
truth O
of O
what O
we O
have O
warned O
against O
time O
after O
time O
has O
been O
proven O
right O
beyond O
doubt O
, O
which O
is O
that O
combat O
in O
the O
streets O
and O
mobilization O
of O
public O
opinion O
in O
futile O
battles O
can O
only O
result O
in O
more O
draining O
of O
the O
nation O
and O
the O
people O
, O
crushing O
any O
hope O
for O
economic O
recovery O
, O
further O
distorting O
the O
image O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
abroad O
, O
and O
reaching O
a O
point O
of O
no O
return O
in O
a O
conflict O
with O
absolutely O
no O
end O
in O
sight O
except O
the O
destruction O
of O
the O
country O
on O
top O
of O
everyone O
in O
it O
. O

All O
the O
parties O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
understand O
that O
Lebanon B-GPE
can O
not O
be O
governed O
by O
one O
side O
or O
by O
marginal O
alliances O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
any O
other O
side O
. O

It O
therefore O
rests O
on O
the O
principle O
of O
consensual O
democracy O
, O
and O
the O
shared O
- O
living O
agreement O
is O
an O
unavoidable O
fait O
accompli O
. O

All O
of O
them O
agreed O
on O
the O
principle O
of O
a O
special O
tribunal O
with O
an O
international O
character O
; O
they O
acknowledged O
the O
existence O
of O
a O
crisis O
of O
governance O
and O
institutions O
; O
and O
they O
recognized O
in O
principle O
the O
need O
to O
form O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
that O
constitutes O
the O
obvious O
prelude O
to O
a O
partnership O
in O
addressing O
the O
accumulating O
Lebanese B-NORP
crises O
. O

A O
classified O
British B-NORP
document O
revealed O
that O
Britain B-GPE
had O
considered O
implementing O
a O
plan O
that O
would O
have O
changed O
the O
course O
of O
the O
Nile O
in O
order O
to O
put O
pressure O
on O
former O
President O
Gamal O
Abdel O
Nasser O
in O
1956 O
to O
relent O
on O
his O
decision O
to O
nationalize O
the B-FAC
Suez I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
. O

The O
document O
, O
which O
was O
published O
yesterday O
as O
part O
of O
a O
number O
of O
British O
Intelligence O
documents O
that O
were O
declassified O
after O
the O
passage O
of O
fifty O
years O
, O
stated O
that O
the O
commanders O
of O
the O
British O
army O
who O
prepared O
the O
plan O
believed O
the O
course O
of O
the O
Nile O
could O
be O
changed O
to O
cut O
off O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
water O
reaching O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
lands O
. O

This O
would O
damage O
vast O
agricultural O
areas O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
as O
well O
as O
transportation O
, O
and O
would O
thereby O
destroy O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
economy O
and O
weaken O
Abdel B-PERSON
Nasser I-PERSON
internally O
. O

According O
to O
this O
plan O
, O
it O
was O
decided O
that O
Britain B-GPE
would O
use O
a O
dam O
in O
Uganda B-GPE
in O
order O
to O
lower O
the O
water O
level O
in O
the B-LOC
White I-LOC
Nile I-LOC
by O
seven O
- O
eighths O
. O

The O
plan O
was O
actually O
presented O
to O
the O
British B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
at O
the O
time O
, O
Anthony B-PERSON
Eden I-PERSON
, O
several O
weeks O
before O
the O
start O
of O
the O
tripartite O
attacks O
on O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
in O
which O
Britain B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
and O
Israel B-GPE
participated O
. O

The O
document O
stated O
that O
the O
implementation O
of O
the O
plan O
was O
later O
abandoned O
because O
Britain B-GPE
feared O
it O
might O
backfire O
violently O
on O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
side O
. O

Also O
, O
those O
who O
prepared O
the O
plan O
realized O
that O
the O
project O
might O
take O
months O
to O
carry O
out O
, O
and O
in O
addition O
would O
cause O
damage O
to O
other O
countries O
, O
such O
as O
Kenya B-GPE
and O
Uganda B-GPE
. O

The O
document O
also O
revealed O
that O
John B-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
, O
the O
former O
British B-NORP
Cabinet O
Secretary O
, O
observed O
that O
the O
plan O
could O
only O
be O
effective O
if O
a O
rumor O
was O
spread O
among O
Egyptians B-NORP
- O
who O
were O
mostly O
illiterate O
at O
the O
time O
- O
that O
if O
Abdel B-PERSON
Nasser I-PERSON
did O
not O
step O
down O
, O
Britain B-GPE
would O
lower O
the O
level O
of O
the O
Nile O
. O

President O
Salim O
Al O
- O
Hoss O
appealed O
to O
opposition O
leaders O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
protests O
they O
called O
for O
in O
Beirut B-GPE
to O
" O
fully O
preserve O
order O
in O
any O
demonstration O
and O
to O
move O
calmly O
and O
to O
maintain O
a O
civilized O
manner O
of O
expression O
" O
. O

The B-ORG
Lebanon I-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
asked O
him O
for O
his O
predictions O
on O
how O
matters O
might O
unfold O
to O
which O
he O
replied O
, O
" O
I O
am O
convinced O
that O
those O
who O
claim O
they O
are O
the O
decision O
makers O
no O
longer O
make O
the O
decisions O
; O
it O
is O
in O
the O
grip O
of O
external O
parties O
. O

We O
regret O
that O
any O
movement O
, O
contact O
or O
dialog O
is O
futile O
. O

We O
have O
to O
wait O
for O
the O
understanding O
that O
America B-GPE
will O
reach O
with O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
two O
neighbors O
, O
Iran B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
, O
for O
the O
situation O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
to O
be O
resolved O
. O

Until O
then O
, O
the O
American B-NORP
project O
in O
the O
region O
is O
constructive O
chaos O
, O
starting O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
passing O
through O
to O
Lebanon B-GPE
" O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hoss I-PERSON
expressed O
his O
full O
appreciation O
and O
thanks O
to O
those O
who O
rejected O
the O
attack O
on O
him O
and O
supported O
and O
empathized O
with O
him O
. O

He O
said O
that O
he O
was O
over O
the O
incident O
and O
called O
on O
those O
who O
said O
unbecoming O
things O
about O
him O
to O
meet O
with O
him O
. O

He O
expressed O
his O
wish O
to O
talk O
to O
them O
to O
understand O
their O
misgivings O
, O
complaints O
and O
objections O
, O
and O
to O
hear O
his O
view O
on O
all O
this O
. O

After O
a O
show O
of O
combat O
skills O
in O
the O
techniques O
of O
karate O
and O
Kung O
Fu O
, O
presented O
by O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Azhar I-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
hooded O
students O
wearing O
black O
uniforms O
during O
a O
demonstration O
at O
the O
University O
the O
day O
before O
yesterday O
in O
protest O
of O
the O
expulsion O
of O
their O
colleagues O
who O
are O
members O
of O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
Union O
of O
Free O
Students O
, O
" O
the B-ORG
Leftist I-ORG
Tagammu I-ORG
Party I-ORG
accused O
the O
Moslem O
Brotherhood O
group O
of O
returning O
to O
" O
secret O
organizing O
. O
" O

An O
expert O
in O
Islamic O
groups O
' O
affairs O
considered O
the O
return O
of O
combat O
appearances O
by O
the O
Brotherhood O
group O
" O
an O
extremely O
troubling O
matter O
. O
" O

The O
group O
replied O
through O
Dr. O
Mohammad O
Habib O
, O
the O
Deputy O
Supreme O
Guide O
, O
who O
said O
: O
" O
We O
do O
not O
have O
armed O
militias O
. O
" O

Habib B-PERSON
stated O
in O
exclusive O
comments O
to O
Asharq B-PERSON
Alawsat I-PERSON
that O
an O
investigation O
is O
ongoing O
within O
the O
group O
to O
find O
out O
whether O
or O
not O
those O
students O
are O
affiliated O
with O
it O
. O

Hussein B-PERSON
Abdel I-PERSON
Razeq I-PERSON
, O
Secretary O
General O
of O
the B-ORG
Leftist I-ORG
Tagammu I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
said O
: O
" O
The O
appearance O
of O
these O
militias O
is O
considered O
another O
comeback O
of O
the O
special O
service O
in O
the O
group O
. O
" O

He O
added O
: O
" O
This O
show O
exposed O
the O
lie O
of O
the O
group O
's O
claim O
that O
it O
has O
distanced O
itself O
from O
violence O
in O
political O
action O
, O
" O
noting O
the O
existence O
of O
a O
great O
danger O
threatening O
democracy O
and O
civil O
life O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Abdel B-GPE
Razeq I-GPE
asserted O
that O
" O
what O
took O
place O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
Brotherhood O
's O
students O
at O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Azhar I-ORG
University I-ORG
was O
a O
show O
of O
force O
intended O
to O
terrorize O
the O
other O
forces O
and O
political O
movements O
, O
" O
referring O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
" O
allowing O
the O
appearance O
of O
these O
militias O
in O
the O
universities O
indicates O
that O
the O
state O
is O
in O
danger O
, O
and O
also O
what O
happened O
creates O
a O
precedent O
, O
which O
is O
the O
first O
of O
its O
kind O
. O
" O

Abdel B-GPE
Razeq I-GPE
called O
for O
dealing O
decisively O
with O
this O
posture O
and O
for O
holding O
the O
Brotherhood O
group O
accountable O
for O
the O
appearance O
of O
militias O
like O
these O
, O
particularly O
since O
the O
group O
is O
not O
a O
recognized O
organization O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
law O
prohibits O
parties O
that O
are O
legally O
recognized O
from O
creating O
military O
or O
paramilitary O
formations O
, O
so O
how O
are O
these O
militias O
allowed O
to O
appear O
inside O
a O
university O
campus O
? O

In O
the O
first O
hours O
of O
dawn O
yesterday O
, O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
adopted O
the O
final O
draft O
of O
a O
proposed O
bill O
to O
isolate O
Hamas B-ORG
by O
preventing O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
from O
helping O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
as O
long O
as O
Hamas B-ORG
does O
not O
recognize O
Israel B-GPE
's O
right O
to O
exist O
and O
does O
not O
reject O
violence O
. O

The O
bill O
, O
which O
was O
prepared O
by O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
adopted O
by O
the O
Congress O
in O
a O
show O
- O
of O
- O
hands O
vote O
, O
also O
requires O
that O
Hamas B-ORG
recognize O
the O
peace O
agreements O
that O
were O
signed O
between O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
and O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
prohibits O
the O
granting O
of O
entrance O
visas O
to O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
as O
long O
as O
Hamas B-ORG
continues O
to O
lead O
the O
government O
and O
does O
not O
accept O
these O
requirments O
. O

But O
the O
bill O
, O
which O
is O
now O
ready O
for O
American B-NORP
President O
George O
Bush O
to O
sign O
, O
allows O
for O
the O
continuation O
of O
humanitarian O
aid O
- O
food O
, O
water O
, O
and O
medicine O
- O
and O
the O
aid O
which O
allows O
Palestinian B-NORP
President O
Mahmoud O
Abbas O
- O
Abu B-PERSON
Mazen I-PERSON
- O
to O
perform O
his O
duties O
. O

The O
bill O
represents O
a O
slightly O
modified O
version O
of O
a O
bill O
voted O
on O
by O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
which O
had O
raised O
objections O
by O
the O
Administration O
, O
and O
it O
allows O
the O
Administration O
to O
rally O
around O
the O
ban O
Congress B-ORG
has O
imposed O
in O
the O
name O
of O
national O
security O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

During O
Friday O
prayers O
in O
Tehran B-GPE
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ismail O
Haniya O
renewed O
Hamas B-ORG
' O
declaration O
that O
it O
will O
not O
recognize O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
confirmed O
that O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
movement O
will O
continue O
on O
the O
road O
of O
resistance O
until O
the O
occupied O
city O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
has O
been O
liberated O
. O

He O
added O
that O
the O
international O
community O
and O
Israel B-GPE
are O
asking O
us O
to O
recognize O
the O
theft O
of O
our O
land O
, O
to O
stop O
jihad O
and O
resistance O
, O
and O
to O
respect O
previously O
signed O
agreements O
, O
confirming O
that O
these O
things O
will O
never O
happen O
. O

British B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Tony O
Blair O
yesterday O
ignited O
an O
already O
fiery O
controversy O
on O
religious O
tolerance O
and O
cultural O
conformity O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
, O
when O
he O
said O
that O
it O
was O
the O
duty O
of O
all O
immigrants O
to O
integrate O
into O
British B-NORP
society O
. O

He O
was O
speaking O
in O
front O
of O
invitees O
to O
his O
office O
at O
10 O
Downing B-ORG
Street I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
and O
said O
, O
" O
The O
immigrant O
's O
right O
to O
live O
within O
a O
multicultural O
society O
is O
always O
balanced O
by O
his O
duty O
to O
integrate O
, O
to O
be O
part O
of O
Britain B-GPE
, O
to O
be O
Asian O
British B-NORP
, O
black O
British B-NORP
, O
or O
white O
British B-NORP
. O
" O

He O
added O
that O
" O
Christians B-NORP
, O
Jews O
, O
Muslims B-NORP
, O
Hindus B-NORP
, O
Sikhs B-NORP
, O
and O
people O
of O
other O
faiths O
have O
the O
full O
right O
to O
maintain O
their O
identity O
and O
their O
religion O
, O
to O
practice O
the O
traditions O
of O
their O
faith O
and O
to O
adhere O
to O
their O
culture O
. O

" O
This O
is O
exactly O
what O
we O
mean O
when O
we O
describe O
Britain B-GPE
as O
a O
multicultural O
and O
multi-faith O
society O
. O
" O

He O
defended O
his O
government O
's O
call O
to O
open O
a O
debate O
on O
extremism O
after O
the O
London B-GPE
bombings O
in O
2005 O
, O
in O
order O
to O
determine O
the O
motives O
of O
the O
Muslim O
youth O
in O
executing O
such O
attacks O
. O

He O
stated O
that O
extremism O
" O
is O
not O
confined O
to O
Muslims B-NORP
, O
as O
experience O
has O
taught O
us O
in O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
and O
from O
some O
elements O
in O
ethnic O
communities O
. O
" O

" O
So O
when O
we O
speak O
about O
combating O
extremism O
, O
we O
do O
not O
mean O
the O
whole O
Muslim O
community O
, O
but O
elements O
of O
it O
. O
" O

He O
explained O
that O
, O
" O
Extremism O
is O
not O
a O
problem O
for O
British B-NORP
people O
of O
Hindu O
, O
African O
, O
Caribbean O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
, O
or O
Polish B-NORP
origins O
. O

It O
is O
also O
not O
considered O
a O
problem O
related O
to O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
Muslim O
community O
, O
because O
that O
majority O
is O
law O
- O
abiding O
and O
is O
proud O
to O
be O
Muslim O
of O
British B-NORP
nationality O
. O

It O
is O
a O
problem O
with O
a O
minority O
of O
that O
community O
, O
particularly O
those O
originating O
from O
certain O
countries O
, O
" O
which O
he O
did O
not O
name O
. O

Industry O
figure O
stated O
that O
Taiwan B-GPE
fruits O
" O
show O
particular O
preference O
to O
" O
Xiamen B-GPE
. O

First O
, O
they O
benefit O
from O
the O
unique O
geographical O
advantage O
of O
Xiamen B-GPE
. O

Second O
, O
all O
relevant O
departments O
in O
Xiamen B-GPE
actively O
create O
convenient O
and O
efficient O
custom O
clearing O
environment O
and O
do O
their O
best O
in O
reducing O
logistics O
links O
and O
pre-introduction O
to O
market O
circulation O
time O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
fruits O
that O
has O
extremely O
demanding O
preservation O
requirements O
. O

The O
custom O
clearing O
formalities O
are O
fast O
. O

There O
is O
no O
need O
to O
use O
freezer O
even O
if O
the O
weather O
gets O
hot O
. O
" O

If O
entering O
the O
motherland O
via O
a O
third O
place O
including O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
it O
will O
take O
five O
days O
and O
the O
cost O
will O
increase O
tremendously O
. O

Xiamen B-GPE
custom O
figure O
let O
known O
that O
they O
adjusted O
the O
supervision O
model O
in O
time O
and O
adopt O
the O
trust O
and O
release O
system O
toward O
imported O
Taiwan B-GPE
fruits O
;. O

They O
specially O
assign O
custom O
clearing O
liaison O
personnel O
for O
importers O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
agricultural O
goods O
. O

Once O
special O
situation O
arises O
or O
custom O
clearing O
problem O
happens O
, O
companies O
can O
contact O
custom O
liaison O
personnel O
directly O
to O
have O
it O
resolved O
in O
a O
unified O
and O
coordinated O
manner O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

China B-GPE
is O
the O
world O
's O
fastest O
- O
growing O
market O
of O
civil O
aviation O
with O
the O
greatest O
potential O
. O

The O
establishment O
of O
the O
Commercial O
Aircraft O
Corporation O
of O
China B-GPE
started O
a O
new O
chapter O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
independently O
developed O
, O
large O
passenger O
aircrafts O
. O

According O
to O
the O
introduction O
, O
the O
short O
- O
term O
goals O
of O
the O
company O
are O
: O
through O
independent O
innovation O
, O
integrated O
innovation O
and O
introduction O
of O
re-innovation O
by O
digestion O
and O
absorption O
to O
breakthrough O
key O
technologies O
of O
large O
passenger O
aircrafts O
, O
carry O
out O
the O
development O
of O
large O
passenger O
aircrafts O
, O
obtain O
airworthiness O
certification O
, O
and O
deliver O
to O
users O
. O
Establish O
sound O
marketing O
, O
development O
and O
production O
, O
and O
customer O
service O
systems O
for O
civil O
aircrafts O
markets O
and O
form O
prominent O
core O
competencies O
that O
are O
in O
line O
with O
the O
aviation O
enterprise O
required O
for O
modern O
enterprise O
systems O
. O
Complete O
development O
and O
production O
of O
the O
ARJ21 O
regional O
aircraft O
, O
obtain O
airworthiness O
certification O
and O
delivery O
to O
users O
, O
form O
mass O
production O
capacity O
, O
and O
expand O
market O
share O
. O

The O
long O
- O
term O
objectives O
of O
the O
company O
are O
: O
obtain O
commercial O
success O
for O
large O
passenger O
aircrafts O
and O
regional O
aircraft O
projects O
, O
realization O
of O
industrial O
production O
of O
civil O
airplanes O
and O
systematic O
development O
, O
carry O
out O
maintenance O
of O
civil O
aircrafts O
, O
passenger O
aircraft O
services O
, O
financial O
leasing O
and O
other O
related O
businesses O
, O
expand O
aircraft O
industry O
chain O
, O
become O
a O
civil O
aircraft O
manufacturer O
that O
owns O
independent O
intellectual O
property O
rights O
and O
international O
competitiveness O
. O

At O
9:56 O
a. O
m. O
local O
time O
on O
the O
seventh O
at O
the O
missile O
launching O
base O
on O
Wheeler O
Island O
in O
eastern O
India B-GPE
twelve O
kilometers O
away O
from O
the O
Orissa O
coast O
, O
an O
Agni O
- O
III O
ground O
- O
to O
- O
ground O
ballistic O
missile O
made O
by O
India B-GPE
was O
fired O
into O
the O
sky O
. O

The O
missile O
soared O
into O
the O
sky O
at O
a O
speed O
of O
over O
4,000 O
meters O
per O
second O
, O
and O
during O
the O
first O
few O
seconds O
, O
a O
line O
of O
dense O
smoke O
of O
interlaced O
orange O
and O
white O
colors O
could O
be O
seen O
following O
it O
. O

When O
the O
missile O
reached O
a O
point O
350 O
kilometers O
above O
the O
ground O
, O
it O
turned O
and O
dived O
toward O
its O
target O
. O

Two O
Indian B-NORP
warships O
were O
stationed O
near O
the O
predetermined O
target O
to O
the O
south O
of O
the O
equator O
, O
and O
the O
captains O
of O
the O
warships O
declared O
that O
the O
missile O
hit O
the O
predetermined O
target O
800 O
seconds O
after O
its O
launch O
. O

After O
the O
successful O
trial O
launch O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Defense B-ORG
issued O
a O
statement O
that O
the O
Agni O
- O
III O
missile O
has O
a O
length O
of O
17 O
meters O
, O
a O
diameter O
of O
2 O
meters O
, O
a O
self O
weight O
of O
50 O
metric O
tons O
, O
load O
capacity O
of O
1.5 O
metric O
tons O
, O
employs O
two O
- O
stage O
solid O
fuel O
rockets O
, O
can O
be O
launched O
with O
a O
launch O
pad O
from O
any O
location O
in O
India B-GPE
, O
has O
a O
firing O
range O
of O
3,000 O
kilometers O
, O
and O
can O
carry O
nuclear O
heads O
. O

The O
report O
by O
New O
Delhi O
Television O
Limited O
on O
this O
event O
claims O
that O
this O
missile O
, O
among O
all O
current O
types O
of O
Indian B-NORP
midrange O
missiles O
, O
has O
the O
longest O
firing O
range O
and O
strongest O
striking O
capability O
. O

U. O
S. O
State O
Department O
official O
Dailey O
told O
reporters O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
like O
any O
other O
blacklisted O
state O
, O
" O
needs O
to O
provide O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
a O
detailed O
guarantee O
in O
key O
areas O
that O
they O
will O
not O
engage O
in O
terrorism O
" O
. O

After O
the O
release O
of O
a O
report O
by O
the O
U. O
S. O
State O
Department O
, O
he O
said O
, O
" O
Currently O
, O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
has O
still O
not O
provided O
that O
guarantee O
. O
" O

The O
report O
listed O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
Iran B-GPE
, O
Syria B-GPE
, O
Cuba B-GPE
, O
and O
Sudan B-GPE
among O
states O
that O
sponsored O
terrorism O
in O
2007 O
. O

The O
2006 O
annual O
Country O
Reports O
on O
Terrorism O
also O
listed O
these O
five O
countries O
as O
state O
sponsors O
of O
terrorism O
. O

Dailey O
, O
who O
serves O
as O
the O
coordinator O
of O
the O
Office O
of O
Counterterrorism O
, O
stated O
that O
removing O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
from O
the O
list O
also O
required O
analysis O
. O

Removing O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
from O
the O
list O
of O
state O
sponsors O
of O
terrorism O
is O
part O
of O
the B-EVENT
six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
party I-EVENT
talks I-EVENT
on O
requesting O
Pyongyang B-GPE
to O
abolish O
the O
nuclear O
weapons O
program O
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
We O
have O
to O
do O
a O
hard O
and O
fast O
intelligence O
analysis O
of O
the O
last O
six O
months O
to O
ensure O
they O
have O
n't O
conducted O
any O
international O
terrorism O
. O
" O

He O
was O
asked O
whether O
the O
allegations O
by O
a O
U. O
S. O
Intelligence O
agency O
last O
week O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
helped O
Syria B-GPE
build O
a O
nuclear O
reactor O
would O
affect O
the O
hope O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
would O
be O
removed O
from O
the O
list O
. O

On O
April O
21 O
, O
Channel O
2 O
of O
the O
French O
National O
Television O
broadcasted O
four O
reports O
on O
China B-GPE
at O
the O
prime O
time O
on O
the O
nightly O
8:00 O
clock O
news O
with O
a O
total O
length O
of O
seven O
minutes O
. O

The O
report O
said O
that O
President O
Sarkozy O
had O
been O
aware O
of O
the O
adverse O
effects O
caused O
by O
the O
interferences O
during O
the O
time O
when O
the O
Olympic O
torch O
passed O
through O
Paris B-GPE
. O

The O
station O
's O
news O
broadcaster O
said O
that O
Sarkozy B-PERSON
tried O
to O
apologize O
to O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
on O
behalf O
of O
France B-GPE
. O

" O
Although O
he O
did O
not O
explicitly O
use O
the O
word O
' O
apologize O
' O
, O
Sarkozy B-PERSON
is O
clearly O
trying O
to O
repair O
relations O
with O
China B-GPE
. O
" O

It O
can O
be O
seen O
that O
spontaneous O
protests O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
are O
beginning O
to O
show O
effects O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Sarkozy B-PERSON
sent O
two O
envoys O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
trying O
to O
" O
repair O
the O
gaps O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
" O
, O
and O
Sarkozy B-PERSON
's O
chief O
foreign O
affairs O
adviser O
, O
Levitte O
, O
is O
also O
expected O
to O
depart O
this O
weekend O
for O
a O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

French B-NORP
Senate O
President O
, O
Poncelet O
, O
who O
is O
visiting O
China B-GPE
, O
took O
a O
special O
trip O
to O
the O
sports O
and O
training O
center O
for O
the O
handicapped O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O

He O
visited O
the O
torchbearer O
who O
was O
injured O
during O
the O
torch O
relay O
in O
Paris B-GPE
, O
Jin O
Jing O
, O
conveying O
French B-NORP
President O
Sarkozy O
's O
sympathy O
note O
to O
Jin O
Jing O
. O

In O
the O
letter O
of O
condolence O
drafted O
personally O
by O
Sarkozy B-PERSON
, O
he O
specifically O
said O
, O
" O
I O
can O
assure O
you O
, O
the O
incident O
triggered O
by O
a O
very O
few O
individuals O
on O
the O
day O
when O
the O
Olympic O
flame O
arrived O
Paris B-GPE
in O
no O
way O
represented O
the O
feelings O
of O
the O
French B-NORP
people O
. O
" O

Channel O
2 O
of O
the O
French O
Television O
used O
a O
fixed O
lens O
to O
provide O
a O
close O
up O
of O
this O
text O
for O
half O
a O
minute O
. O

Based O
on O
the O
" O
provisions O
" O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
requested O
all O
ministries O
and O
commissions O
, O
as O
well O
as O
relevant O
units O
directly O
under O
them O
to O
conscientiously O
do O
well O
in O
the O
production O
and O
information O
access O
work O
of O
pro-active O
disclosure O
and O
application O
- O
based O
disclosure O
of O
their O
units O
. O

They O
must O
adhere O
to O
the O
principle O
of O
disclosure O
and O
treat O
non-disclosure O
as O
exception O
and O
give O
full O
play O
to O
the O
main O
channel O
role O
that O
pro-active O
disclosure O
plays O
in O
information O
disclosure O
. O

They O
must O
do O
well O
in O
application O
- O
based O
disclosure O
work O
and O
ensure O
that O
citizens O
, O
legal O
entities O
, O
or O
other O
organizations O
can O
effectively O
gain O
access O
to O
relevant O
information O
. O

All O
units O
must O
reply O
according O
to O
the O
format O
requested O
by O
applicants O
within O
the O
time O
limit O
and O
input O
the O
reply O
comments O
, O
reply O
time O
, O
and O
reply O
format O
into O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
application O
- O
based O
disclosure O
information O
processing O
system O
as O
archives O
for O
future O
reference O
. O

It O
is O
understood O
that O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
had O
classified O
and O
drew O
up O
the O
" O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture O
Information O
Disclosure O
Directory O
" O
and O
" O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture O
Information O
Disclosure O
Guide O
" O
according O
to O
14 O
standards O
. O

Besides O
, O
in O
order O
to O
fulfill O
the O
need O
of O
information O
disclosure O
as O
a O
long O
- O
term O
job O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
set O
up O
the O
information O
disclosure O
column O
on O
the O
China B-GPE
's O
Agricultural O
Information O
Network O
and O
designed O
and O
developed O
information O
disclosure O
system O
and O
application O
- O
based O
information O
disclosure O
processing O
system O
. O

The O
operation O
of O
these O
two O
systems O
will O
drastically O
reduce O
manual O
operation O
and O
improve O
efficiency O
to O
ensure O
the O
timeliness O
, O
accuracy O
, O
and O
comprehensiveness O
of O
the O
information O
disclosure O
work O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
. O

Palfrey O
was O
charged O
by O
the O
government O
last O
year O
for O
running O
a O
luxury O
prostitution O
service O
in O
Washington O
D. O
C. O
for O
many O
years O
, O
and O
she O
threatened O
to O
publicize O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
client O
names O
on O
hand O
, O
including O
high O
- O
ranking O
officials O
and O
the O
business O
elite O
in O
Washington O
D. O
C O
. O

At O
the O
court O
hearing O
phase O
, O
however O
, O
no O
additional O
information O
concerning O
the O
clients O
was O
made O
public O
. O

The O
prosecution O
claims O
that O
Palfrey O
had O
recruited O
at O
least O
132 O
prostitutes O
since O
1993 O
and O
earned O
an O
illegal O
income O
of O
more O
than O
2 O
million O
dollars O
in O
the O
13 O
years O
. O

Though O
Palfrey O
maintained O
that O
her O
escort O
service O
does O
not O
involve O
prostitution O
, O
she O
was O
pronounced O
guilty O
to O
money O
laundering O
and O
racketeering O
charges O
in O
April O
and O
ordered O
to O
wait O
for O
her O
sentence O
in O
June B-GPE
. O

Last O
year O
, O
David O
Vitter O
, O
Senator O
from O
Louisiana B-GPE
, O
apologized O
to O
the O
public O
after O
he O
was O
exposed O
to O
be O
on O
the O
list O
of O
names O
held O
by O
Palfrey O
. O

Other O
names O
suspected O
to O
be O
on O
the O
list O
of O
names O
include O
Ullman O
, O
a O
former O
high O
- O
ranking O
military O
officer O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
and O
Tobias O
, O
a O
former O
senior O
officer O
with O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

The O
Beijing O
Olympics O
torch O
relay O
is O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
today O
; O
during O
the O
relay O
, O
a O
minor O
conflict O
occurred O
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
police O
arrested O
about O
20 O
protesters O
. O

At O
Nathan O
Road O
, O
one O
of O
the O
major O
roads O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
pro-China O
activists O
and O
protesters O
who O
support O
the O
democratic O
movement O
pushed O
each O
other O
when O
the O
torch O
relay O
team O
was O
about O
to O
set O
out O
. O

Today O
's O
torch O
relay O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
might O
be O
the O
last O
chance O
for O
any O
major O
protest O
activity O
. O

Tomorrow O
, O
the O
torch O
relay O
will O
enter O
Mainland B-LOC
China I-LOC
. O

International O
criticism O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
oppression O
of O
Tibet B-GPE
has O
caused O
increasing O
backlash O
among O
pro-China O
activists O
. O

Today O
, O
supporters O
of O
the O
democratic O
movement O
engaged O
in O
a O
small O
- O
scale O
tussle O
with O
about O
100 O
China B-GPE
supporters O
. O

Later O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
police O
took O
away O
a O
dozen O
or O
so O
democratic O
movement O
supporters O
. O

When O
the O
police O
took O
these O
people O
away O
, O
the O
China B-GPE
supporters O
cheered O
and O
applauded O
. O

The O
protesters O
were O
carrying O
placards O
calling O
on O
China B-GPE
to O
release O
dissidents O
and O
allow O
universal O
suffrage O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
when O
the O
UK B-GPE
turned O
over O
the O
sovereignty O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
to O
China B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
promised O
to O
implement O
universal O
suffrage O
for O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

Lavrov O
said O
, O
" O
Our O
principle O
conditions O
are O
the O
freezing O
and O
suspension O
of O
uranium O
enrichment O
. O

The O
approach O
of O
the O
Iran O
Six O
is O
that O
Iran B-GPE
should O
suspend O
enrichment O
for O
the O
period O
of O
the O
talks O
. O
" O

Lavrov O
said O
after O
talks O
in O
London B-GPE
between O
representatives O
of O
the O
five O
permanent O
member O
states O
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
Germany B-GPE
that O
the O
six O
nations O
had O
not O
discussed O
during O
the O
talks O
the O
topic O
of O
imposing O
new O
sanctions O
on O
Iran B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
Although O
the O
American B-NORP
representative O
is O
of O
the O
opinion O
that O
pressure O
on O
Iran B-GPE
must O
be O
maintained O
, O
there O
was O
n't O
anything O
about O
new O
sanctions O
discussed O
at O
the O
meeting O
. O

It O
's O
necessary O
to O
explain O
to O
Iran B-GPE
the O
advantages O
it O
would O
receive O
if O
it O
agreed O
to O
start O
talks O
, O
but O
that O
there O
is O
one O
condition O
for O
holding O
the O
meeting O
-- O
the O
activity O
of O
uranium O
enrichment O
must O
be O
frozen O
. O
" O

Lavrov O
said O
that O
earlier O
proposals O
put O
forward O
by O
Iran B-GPE
encompassing O
nuclear O
energy O
, O
trade O
and O
investment O
, O
and O
regional O
security O
issues O
were O
discussed O
in O
the O
meeting O
. O

Western B-NORP
powers O
worry O
that O
Iran B-GPE
plans O
to O
use O
the O
nuclear O
program O
to O
make O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

However O
, O
Iran B-GPE
insists O
the O
program O
is O
for O
peaceful O
use O
and O
is O
aimed O
at O
providing O
electricity O
to O
a O
constantly O
growing O
population O
. O

The O
six O
nations O
have O
steadily O
sought O
to O
persuade O
Iran B-GPE
to O
suspend O
its O
nuclear O
program O
by O
means O
of O
a O
number O
of O
incentives O
and O
sanctions O
. O

From O
May O
1 O
to O
May O
5 O
, O
these O
student O
representatives O
from O
56 O
ethnic O
groups O
will O
participate O
in O
various O
activities O
to O
welcome O
the B-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
. O

One O
of O
the O
most O
exciting O
will O
be O
to O
watch O
the O
Olympic O
torch O
relay O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
on O
the O
2nd O
. O

On O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
2nd O
, O
students O
will O
dress O
in O
colorful O
national O
costumes O
and O
stand O
along O
the O
streets O
in O
Tsim O
Sha O
Tsui O
to O
welcome O
the O
flame O
. O

They O
will O
cheer O
for O
the B-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
, O
and O
show O
the O
world O
a O
colorful O
and O
harmonious O
Chinese B-NORP
national O
culture O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
students O
will O
also O
attend O
the O
flag O
- O
raising O
ceremony O
held O
at O
the O
Golden O
Bauhinia O
Square O
on O
May O
4 O
, O
the B-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
Grand O
Parade O
of O
youth O
from O
all O
walks O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
" O
Hearts O
with O
the O
Olympics O
" O
Chinese B-NORP
youth O
festival O
, O
and O
other O
activities O
. O

They O
will O
exchange O
and O
interact O
with O
the O
young O
people O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
feel O
the O
national O
kinship O
that O
all O
Chinese B-GPE
belong O
to O
one O
family O
, O
and O
they O
are O
like O
relatives O
from O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

During O
the O
six O
- O
day O
period O
, O
the O
students O
will O
also O
individually O
spend O
a O
night O
with O
a O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
resident O
to O
feel O
the O
actual O
life O
of O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
. O
Visit O
schools O
, O
and O
interact O
with O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
students O
; O
visit O
facilities O
of O
Olympic O
equestrian O
events O
and O
understand O
how O
equestrian O
competitions O
are O
being O
prepared O
; O
tour O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
Disneyland O
and O
Ocean O
Park O
, O
etc O
. O

" O
Hand O
- O
Foot O
- O
and O
- O
Mouth O
Disease O
" O
, O
" O
EV71 O
virus O
infection O
" O
... O
these O
medical O
terms O
which O
were O
awkward O
- O
sounding O
have O
recently O
become O
some O
of O
the O
most O
frequently O
used O
vocabularies O
by O
people O
. O

Since O
the O
epidemic O
emerged O
in O
Fuyang O
of O
Anhui B-GPE
Province I-GPE
in O
the O
end O
of O
March O
and O
until O
the O
cause O
was O
determined O
in O
mid-April O
with O
a O
number O
of O
patients O
and O
the O
scope O
of O
reported O
cases O
expanded O
, O
hand O
- O
foot O
- O
and O
- O
mouth O
disease O
-LRB- O
EV71 O
virus O
infection O
is O
one O
of O
them O
-RRB- O
has O
given O
rise O
to O
common O
concern O
in O
society O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

" O
Why O
did O
it O
take O
so O
long O
to O
identify O
the O
virus O
? O
" O

" O
Why O
are O
there O
more O
than O
20 O
infected O
children O
dead O
? O
" O

People O
's O
concern O
about O
the O
epidemic O
, O
doubts O
of O
medical O
treatment O
, O
prevention O
, O
and O
control O
, O
fear O
of O
the O
trend O
of O
the O
epidemic O
have O
formed O
one O
- O
after O
- O
another O
" O
question O
marks O
" O
. O

This O
reporter O
went O
to O
Fuyang O
with O
these O
questions O
, O
seeking O
answers O
to O
straighten O
up O
these O
" O
questions O
marks O
" O
. O

Grip O
the O
" O
real O
culprit O
" O
: O
popular O
science O
and O
common O
law O
The O
time O
Hand O
- O
Foot O
- O
and O
- O
Mouth O
disease O
first O
emerged O
in O
Fuyan O
of O
Anhui B-GPE
Province I-GPE
was O
in O
late O
March O
. O

Director O
of O
Quality O
Control O
in O
Fuyan O
City O
People O
's O
Hospital O
and O
also O
director O
of O
pediatrics O
, O
Dr. O
Liu O
Xiaolin O
, O
was O
the O
first O
one O
who O
reported O
the O
epidemic O
. O

In O
a O
clinical O
emergency O
treatment O
on O
March O
28 O
, O
she O
found O
abnormalities O
in O
conflicting O
clinical O
manifestations O
of O
two O
dead O
children O
patients O
. O

Soaring O
and O
record O
- O
setting O
oil O
prices O
have O
caused O
widespread O
complaints O
among O
Americans O
, O
becoming O
the O
center O
of O
debates O
for O
the O
primary O
elections O
of O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

The O
primary O
elections O
, O
to O
be O
held O
on O
the O
sixth O
in O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
and O
Indiana B-GPE
, O
will O
influence O
the O
campaign O
momentum O
of O
Hillary B-PERSON
and O
Obama O
. O

At O
present O
, O
both O
candidates O
are O
making O
intensive O
efforts O
in O
the O
forms O
of O
campaign O
advertisements O
, O
TV O
interviews O
, O
and O
rallies O
to O
use O
the O
oil O
price O
issue O
to O
win O
voters O
. O

According O
to O
the O
reports O
from O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
Times I-ORG
on O
the O
sixth O
, O
Hillary B-PERSON
took O
to O
the O
offensive O
and O
attacked O
Obama O
in O
television O
and O
radio O
campaign O
ads O
for O
not O
supporting O
a O
temporary O
suspension O
of O
the O
fuel O
tax O
. O

Obama O
immediately O
retaliated O
and O
declared O
in O
a O
promotional O
video O
that O
his O
rival O
Hillary B-PERSON
's O
view O
on O
fuel O
tax O
was O
nothing O
but O
a O
" O
sham O
politician O
trick O
, O
" O
which O
would O
drastically O
increase O
the O
profit O
of O
oil O
companies O
. O

At O
the O
news O
that O
Obama O
held O
in O
contempt O
her O
position O
on O
fuel O
tax O
reduction O
, O
Hillary B-PERSON
was O
quick O
to O
rebuke O
Obama O
at O
a O
teleconference O
for O
" O
standing O
with O
the O
oil O
companies O
" O
and O
said O
that O
Obama O
failed O
to O
appreciate O
the O
hardship O
of O
the O
working O
class O
due O
to O
his O
elitism O
, O
and O
could O
not O
win O
their O
support O
. O

On O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O
May O
Day O
holiday O
, O
Guanquecailang O
, O
a O
sophomore O
of O
the O
Faulty O
of O
Mongolian O
Language O
and O
Culture O
at O
the O
Northwest O
University O
for O
Nationalities O
, O
came O
to O
the O
basketball O
court O
to O
play O
basketball O
early O
in O
the O
morning O
. O

He O
intended O
to O
have O
a O
good O
relaxation O
during O
this O
holiday O
. O

The O
Northwest O
University O
for O
Nationalities O
, O
where O
Guanquecailang O
is O
, O
was O
the O
first O
higher O
education O
institution O
for O
nationalities O
after O
the O
establishment O
of O
the O
New O
China O
. O

It O
now O
has O
10,000 O
students O
who O
come O
from O
over O
40 O
nationalities O
inside O
the O
country O
. O

On O
May O
1 O
, O
the O
reporter O
arrived O
at O
the O
Northwest O
University O
for O
Nationalities O
built O
at O
the O
foot O
of O
Gaolan O
Mountain O
in O
Lanzhou O
City O
. O

The O
reporter O
saw O
that O
the O
campus O
was O
full O
of O
sunshine O
and O
peonies O
were O
in O
full O
bloom O
. O

Students O
were O
in O
twos O
and O
threes O
. O

Some O
went O
for O
outings O
together O
, O
some O
chatted O
and O
read O
underneath O
the O
trees O
. O

There O
were O
also O
a O
considerable O
number O
of O
female O
students O
who O
took O
pictures O
in O
front O
of O
the O
full O
- O
bloomed O
peonies O
as O
mementos O
. O

" O
Compared O
to O
last O
year O
, O
the O
May O
Day O
holiday O
has O
been O
shortened O
this O
year O
. O

Fewer O
students O
go O
for O
long O
- O
distance O
sightseeing O
. O

However O
, O
there O
are O
still O
many O
students O
who O
go O
sightseeing O
at O
the O
scenic O
areas O
around O
Lanzhou B-GPE
. O

More O
students O
spend O
the O
May O
Day O
mini O
long O
holiday O
at O
school O
instead O
to O
play O
basketball O
, O
play O
soccer O
, O
or O
go O
online O
to O
play O
games O
, O
listen O
to O
music O
, O
and O
watch O
movies O
, O
" O
Wang O
Chunliang O
, O
a O
sophomore O
of O
Journalism O
major O
said O
. O

160 O
documents O
and O
artifacts O
were O
quietly O
on O
display O
, O
more O
than O
400 O
pictures O
were O
saying O
without O
words O
... O
in O
" O
Tibet B-GPE
's O
Past O
and O
Present O
- O
a O
Large O
- O
Scale O
Theme O
Exhibition O
" O
held O
in O
the O
Cultural O
Palace O
of O
Nationalities O
, O
visitors O
seemed O
to O
travel O
through O
space O
and O
time O
, O
understanding O
the O
long O
history O
of O
Tibet B-GPE
beginning O
from O
the O
New O
Stone O
Age O
and O
through O
magnificent O
historical O
changes O
. O

Contents O
of O
the O
exhibition O
were O
divided O
into O
two O
parts O
: O
" O
Tibetan O
History O
and O
Feudal O
Serfdom O
" O
and O
" O
The O
Ever O
- O
changing O
New O
Tibet O
" O
. O

74 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Zhuang O
Pingchen O
told O
the O
reporter O
after O
seeing O
the O
exhibition O
that O
the O
hall O
opened O
at O
9 O
o'clock O
, O
but O
he O
was O
here O
at O
8 O
o'clock O
, O
wanting O
to O
know O
about O
situations O
in O
Tibet B-GPE
, O
to O
know O
what O
exactly O
happened O
there O
. O

He O
said O
that O
in O
1959 O
, O
the O
unit O
where O
he O
worked O
, O
Wandong O
Medical O
Equipment O
Manufacturing O
plant O
, O
received O
some O
Tibetan O
apprenticeship O
. O

Technical O
workers O
held O
their O
hands O
to O
teach O
them O
skills O
and O
helped O
them O
to O
grow O
. O

" O
It O
is O
in O
the O
big O
multi O
- O
ethnic O
family O
of O
our O
motherland O
that O
Tibet B-GPE
has O
come O
to O
today O
's O
development O
. O

Now O
, O
some O
people O
covetously O
want O
to O
split O
Tibet B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
really O
very O
sad O
. O
" O

Among O
the O
visiting O
crowd O
was O
a O
young O
man O
by O
the O
name O
of O
Xu O
Zhixiang O
. O

He O
was O
discussing O
the O
exhibits O
with O
his O
girlfriend O
while O
taking O
pictures O
. O

He O
told O
the O
reporter O
, O
" O
In O
the O
past O
, O
I O
had O
a O
little O
understanding O
of O
Tibet B-GPE
from O
history O
books O
. O

After O
seeing O
these O
artifacts O
, O
my O
impression O
is O
deepened O
. O
" O

May O
is O
the O
" O
Asian O
/ O
Pacific O
American O
Heritage O
Month O
, O
" O
and O
over O
16 O
million O
Asian O
and O
Pacific O
Americans O
are O
now O
becoming O
a O
force O
in O
U. O
S. O
society O
not O
to O
be O
ignored O
. O

The O
latest O
U. O
S. O
census O
indicates O
that O
the O
population O
of O
Asian O
Americans O
reached O
15.2 O
million O
on O
July O
1 O
, O
2007 O
, O
up O
2.9 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
; O
the O
population O
of O
Hawaiians O
and O
other O
Pacific O
Islanders O
was O
1 O
million O
. O

At O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
" O
Asian O
/ O
Pacific O
American O
Heritage O
Month O
, O
" O
U. O
S. O
Secretary O
of O
Labor O
Elaine O
Chao O
wrote O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
readers O
of O
the O
China O
Press O
reiterating O
the O
commitment O
of O
the B-ORG
Bush I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
to O
ensure O
continuous O
access O
of O
Asian O
/ O
Pacific O
Americans O
to O
the O
opportunities O
of O
mainstream O
American B-NORP
society O
. O

Hispanics B-NORP
are O
the O
largest O
ethnic O
minority O
community O
with O
their O
population O
continuing O
its O
fast O
growth O
and O
already O
exceeding O
45 O
million O
; O
blacks O
rank O
second O
among O
ethnic O
minority O
groups O
with O
a O
population O
of O
40.7 O
million O
, O
but O
are O
the O
largest O
minority O
community O
in O
24 O
states O
. O

Asian O
Americans O
rank O
third O
among O
ethnic O
minority O
groups O
and O
are O
the O
largest O
minority O
community O
in O
Hawaii B-GPE
and O
Vermont B-GPE
. O

In O
particular O
, O
Asian O
Americans O
account O
for O
55 O
% O
of O
the O
population O
in O
Hawaii B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
states O
of O
California B-GPE
and O
Washington B-GPE
, O
Asians B-NORP
make O
up O
14 O
% O
and O
8 O
% O
of O
the O
population O
, O
respectively O
, O
and O
wield O
substantial O
local O
influence O
. O

The O
reporter O
recently O
learned O
from O
the O
Fujian O
Province O
Environmental O
Protection O
Agency O
that O
this O
year O
, O
Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
will O
enter O
a O
critical O
period O
of O
the O
energy O
conservation O
and O
emission O
reduction O
campaign O
with O
the O
introduction O
of O
a O
" O
mix O
of O
measures O
" O
and O
the O
comprehensive O
implementation O
of O
a O
responsibility O
system O
in O
order O
to O
ensure O
the O
fulfillment O
of O
task O
goals O
in O
this O
regard O
. O

As O
for O
energy O
conservation O
, O
Fujian O
Province O
is O
maintaining O
a O
close O
watch O
over O
200 O
major O
energy O
consumption O
enterprises O
with O
an O
annual O
consumption O
of O
over O
10,000 O
tons O
of O
standard O
coal O
equivalent O
, O
and O
will O
audit O
their O
energy O
consumption O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
the O
year O
. O

The O
province O
is O
accelerating O
the O
outmoding O
of O
high O
energy O
consumption O
and O
high O
pollution O
industries O
, O
and O
actively O
building O
wind O
energy O
, O
solar O
energy O
, O
geothermal O
energy O
, O
biogas O
, O
and O
biomass O
industries O
and O
bases O
. O

The O
province O
will O
establish O
a O
group O
of O
bases O
for O
energy O
- O
conserving O
industries O
and O
special O
circular O
economy O
industrial O
parks O
and O
renovate O
sixty O
existing O
comprehensive O
industrial O
parks O
following O
the O
principles O
of O
circular O
economy O
, O
so O
as O
to O
form O
an O
industrial O
chain O
of O
circular O
economy O
and O
a O
cluster O
of O
energy O
- O
conserving O
industries O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Fujian B-GPE
will O
facilitate O
the O
innovation O
of O
energy O
technologies O
for O
enterprises O
with O
awards O
instead O
of O
the O
former O
subsidies O
, O
providing O
prizes O
, O
with O
funds O
from O
public O
finance O
, O
to O
projects O
that O
can O
conserve O
at O
least O
1,000 O
tons O
of O
standard O
coal O
equivalent O
a O
year O
. O

At O
about O
3 O
p. O
m. O
, O
two O
to O
three O
thousand O
people O
had O
already O
gathered O
at O
the O
site O
, O
and O
Hou O
Kong O
Middle O
School O
, O
Colegio O
de O
Sao O
Teresa O
, O
Pui O
Ching O
School O
, O
and O
Sha O
Lei O
Tau O
Baptist O
School O
all O
sent O
cheerleading O
teams O
to O
wave O
the O
national O
and O
SAR B-ORG
flags O
. O

In O
the O
course O
, O
the O
student O
Flying O
Eagle O
Association O
of O
Macao B-GPE
cheerleading O
team O
rehearsed O
their O
cheers O
, O
and O
some O
people O
took O
a O
lead O
in O
singing O
the O
national O
anthem O
, O
bringing O
one O
sensational O
climax O
after O
another O
at O
the O
site O
. O

At O
4:25 O
p. O
m. O
, O
Kuang O
Xiaoying O
, O
a O
Paralympics O
athlete O
and O
the O
twenty O
- O
third O
bearer O
of O
the O
torch O
relay O
in O
Macao B-GPE
, O
appeared O
in O
a O
wheelchair O
on O
the O
platform O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Ruins O
of O
St. O
Paul O
's O
and O
was O
greeted O
with O
cheers O
. O

Then O
, O
Han O
Jing O
, O
a O
martial O
arts O
athlete O
and O
the O
twenty O
- O
second O
bearer O
of O
the O
torch O
relay O
, O
kindled O
Kuang O
Xiaoying O
's O
torch O
, O
pushing O
the O
atmosphere O
to O
a O
new O
climax O
, O
with O
the O
slogan O
" O
Go O
, O
China B-GPE
! O
" O
chanted O
louder O
each O
time O
. O

Kuang O
Xiaoying O
told O
the O
reporters O
that O
she O
felt O
inexpressible O
excitement O
and O
stated O
, O
" O
May O
the O
Beijing O
Olympic O
Games O
succeed O
! O
" O

The O
torch O
relay O
motorcade O
stayed O
about O
fifteen O
minutes O
at O
the O
Ruins O
of O
St. O
Paul O
's O
, O
where O
the O
two O
torch O
bearers O
had O
plenty O
of O
exchange O
with O
the O
cheering O
crowds O
. O

Later O
, O
Kuang O
Xiaoying O
got O
into O
a O
car O
to O
proceed O
with O
the O
motorcade O
. O

On O
the O
third O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
Haruhiko O
Kuroda O
, O
who O
is O
here O
attending O
the O
annual O
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
said O
, O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
convening O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
's O
annual O
meeting O
, O
that O
some O
donor O
countries O
have O
promised O
that O
they O
will O
donate O
11.3 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
to O
the O
Asian O
Development O
Fund O
within O
the O
framework O
of O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
; O
it O
will O
mainly O
be O
used O
to O
assist O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
's O
developing O
nation O
members O
from O
the B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
region O
in O
carrying O
out O
poverty O
- O
alleviation O
work O
. O

Haruhiko O
Kuroda O
said O
that O
this O
donation O
will O
bring O
hope O
to O
the O
population O
below O
the O
poverty O
line O
among O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
's O
developing O
nations O
members O
in O
the B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
region O
. O

According O
to O
his O
statement O
, O
during O
the O
period O
between O
2009 O
and O
2012 O
, O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
will O
use O
this O
fund O
to O
direct O
financial O
assistance O
to O
some O
developing O
nation O
members O
to O
improve O
roads O
, O
supply O
networks O
, O
water O
purification O
, O
and O
other O
infrastructure O
construction O
. O

Haruhiko O
Kuroda O
said O
, O
some O
of O
the O
funds O
will O
also O
be O
used O
to O
promote O
regional O
cooperation O
and O
integration O
in O
the B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
region O
, O
and O
support O
the O
development O
of O
agriculture O
through O
providing O
financial O
assistance O
for O
agricultural O
infrastructure O
construction O
and O
agricultural O
credit O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
, O
facing O
the O
current O
situation O
of O
soaring O
global O
grain O
prices O
, O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
's O
poverty O
reduction O
efforts O
are O
threatened O
; O
therefore O
supporting O
agricultural O
infrastructure O
construction O
and O
financing O
appears O
especially O
important O
. O

He O
said O
another O
portion O
of O
the O
fund O
will O
be O
used O
in O
the O
areas O
of O
education O
and O
environmental O
protection O
. O

On O
the O
thirtieth O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
the O
venue O
for O
the O
Olympic O
sailing O
competition O
, O
the O
cloudy O
and O
cold O
weather O
could O
not O
dampen O
the O
enthusiasm O
of O
the O
celebrating O
crowds O
. O

In O
the O
" O
Sing O
for O
Olympic O
Sailing O
Competition O
" O
chorus O
contest O
, O
participated O
in O
by O
more O
than O
10,000 O
employees O
, O
the O
performers O
expressed O
their O
blessing O
to O
and O
expectation O
of O
the O
Beijing O
Olympics O
with O
songs O
filled O
with O
enthusiasm O
. O

Over O
100 O
builders O
of O
the O
Olympic O
Sailing O
Center O
performed O
a O
song O
entitled O
" O
Olympic O
Torch O
Burning O
in O
our O
Heart O
. O
" O

A O
construction O
worker O
named O
Zhang O
Jinhui O
said O
, O
" O
We O
are O
extremely O
happy O
today O
because O
we O
are O
the O
builders O
as O
well O
as O
the O
owners O
of O
the O
Olympic O
sailing O
competition O
. O
" O

That O
evening O
, O
a O
celebration O
ceremony O
with O
the O
theme O
of O
" O
Share O
Happiness O
with O
the O
World O
, O
Sail O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
" O
was O
also O
staged O
at O
the O
gym O
of O
Qingdao O
University O
. O

On O
the O
afternoon O
of O
the O
thirtieth O
, O
the O
special O
airplane O
carrying O
the O
Olympic O
torch O
arrived O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
where O
the O
torch O
relay O
activity O
will O
be O
held O
on O
the O
second O
. O

As O
the O
venue O
of O
the O
equestrian O
Olympics B-EVENT
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
held O
multiple O
celebration O
activities O
, O
despite O
its O
already O
" O
hustling O
and O
bustling O
" O
tempo O
. O

On O
this O
day O
, O
over O
3,000 O
students O
and O
teachers O
from O
more O
than O
50 O
schools O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
gathered O
at O
the O
Wan O
Chai O
Sports O
Ground O
to O
count O
down O
to O
the O
one O
hundredth O
day O
until O
the O
Beijing O
Olympics O
, O
reflecting O
the O
theme O
that O
the O
" O
Dynamic O
Metropolis O
Welcomes O
the O
Olympics O
. O
" O

Leung O
Hiutong O
, O
a O
fifth O
- O
grade O
student O
of O
T. O
W. O
G. O
Hs. O
Yiu O
Dak O
Chi O
Memorial O
Primary O
School O
, O
said O
after O
her O
performance O
with O
the O
bank O
, O
" O
The O
Beijing O
Olympic O
Games O
will O
open O
in O
just O
100 O
days O
. O

I O
really O
want O
to O
go O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
at O
that O
time O
with O
my O
parents O
to O
watch O
the O
games O
. O
" O

In O
2005 O
, O
Chan O
Yik O
Hei O
, O
who O
was O
only O
15 O
years O
old O
, O
won O
the O
second O
place O
in O
the O
" O
International O
Science O
and O
Engineering O
Fair O
" O
held O
by O
Intel O
Corporation O
headquartered O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
for O
inventing O
the O
" O
Intelligent O
Security O
Robot O
" O
. O

The O
Massachusetts O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
Lincoln O
Laboratory O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
named O
an O
asteroid O
" O
Chanyikhei O
" O
as O
an O
encouragement O
. O

In O
2006 O
, O
Chan O
Yik O
Hei O
was O
granted O
special O
admission O
to O
the O
Department O
of O
Electronic O
and O
Computer O
Engineering O
at O
the O
Hong O
Kong O
University O
of O
Science B-ORG
and O
Technology O
. O

After O
more O
than O
a O
year O
of O
study O
, O
Chan O
Yik O
Hei O
has O
basically O
eased O
in O
to O
the O
university O
life O
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
There O
will O
be O
an O
examination O
in O
mid-May O
. O

Study O
has O
been O
very O
intense O
recently O
. O

I O
do O
not O
have O
too O
much O
time O
to O
practice O
specially O
for O
running O
. O

I O
also O
run O
with O
my O
classmates O
very O
often O
in O
normal O
times O
anyway O
. O
" O

Chan O
Yik O
Hei O
showed O
a O
bashful O
smile O
when O
talked O
about O
his O
little O
creation O
, O
" O
When O
I O
was O
in O
primary O
school O
, O
I O
helped O
to O
design O
a O
sensor O
for O
the O
school O
sports O
meet O
that O
could O
automatically O
record O
running O
results O
. O

I O
merely O
found O
it O
interesting O
at O
the O
time O
. O

I O
hope O
that O
there O
will O
be O
opportunities O
to O
apply O
some O
of O
my O
inventions O
to O
the O
Olympic O
arenas O
in O
the O
future O
. O
" O

At O
the O
press O
release O
to O
announce O
the O
torchbearer O
list O
and O
relay O
route O
, O
Chan O
Yik O
Hei O
saw O
the O
real O
Olympic O
torch O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
" O
It O
is O
very O
beautiful O
. O

The O
pattern O
and O
scroll O
- O
like O
shape O
of O
Xiangyun O
have O
highlighted O
Chinese B-NORP
characteristics O
. O

The O
use O
of O
metallic O
element O
also O
gives O
people O
a O
high O
- O
tech O
feeling O
. O
" O

Tibetan O
medicine O
, O
which O
has O
over O
2,300 O
years O
of O
history O
, O
is O
steadily O
growing O
now O
with O
the O
help O
of O
scientific O
and O
technological O
power O
. O

Tibet B-GPE
is O
currently O
stepping O
up O
its O
effort O
in O
heightening O
the O
scientific O
and O
technological O
content O
of O
this O
ethnic O
medicine O
to O
strengthen O
its O
market O
competitiveness O
. O

The O
reporter O
learned O
that O
most O
of O
the O
traditional O
Tibetan O
medicine O
uses O
whole O
crude O
drug O
as O
medicine O
with O
very O
low O
scientific O
and O
technological O
content O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
the O
weights O
of O
traditional O
pills O
differ O
greatly O
, O
they O
have O
long O
dissolution O
time O
, O
and O
slow O
onset O
of O
efficacy O
. O

The O
technical O
equipment O
and O
production O
technology O
of O
some O
Tibetan O
medicine O
manufacturing O
businesses O
is O
backward O
. O

All O
these O
factors O
have O
limited O
the O
development O
of O
Tibetan O
medicine O
. O

Gonggaluobu O
, O
Director O
of O
the O
Pharmaceutical O
Factory O
of O
Tibetan O
Medicine O
of O
the O
Tibetan O
Autonomous O
Region O
, O
said O
that O
the O
development O
of O
Tibetan O
medicine O
must O
rely O
on O
scientific O
and O
technological O
strength O
. O

Scientific O
and O
technological O
content O
must O
be O
increased O
in O
the O
entire O
pharmaceutical O
process O
and O
modern O
pharmaceutical O
technologies O
must O
be O
applied O
to O
manufacture O
products O
with O
reliable O
qualities O
. O

Currently O
, O
Tibetan O
medicine O
businesses O
including O
the O
Pharmaceutical O
Factory O
of O
Tibetan O
Medicine O
of O
the O
Tibetan O
Autonomous O
Region O
have O
passed O
the O
state O
GMP O
certification O
. O

The O
manufacturing O
and O
management O
of O
Tibetan O
medicine O
is O
gradually O
being O
standardized O
. O

In O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
Tibet B-GPE
has O
been O
investing O
over O
200 O
million O
yuan O
in O
capital O
each O
year O
to O
step O
up O
technological O
advancement O
and O
reform O
effort O
of O
businesses O
including O
Tibetan O
medicine O
businesses O
and O
to O
actively O
guide O
Tibetan O
medicine O
businesses O
to O
launch O
reform O
in O
the O
traditional O
form O
of O
Tibetan O
medicine O
and O
to O
carry O
out O
technological O
improvement O
. O

The O
news O
conference O
on O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
2008 O
Olympics O
torch O
relay O
-LRB- O
Guangdong B-GPE
leg O
-RRB- O
was O
held O
at O
the O
newly O
- O
built O
News O
Center O
of O
Guangzhou B-GPE
today O
, O
where O
the O
comrades O
from O
the O
organizing O
committee O
-LRB- O
for O
the O
Guangdong B-GPE
leg O
-RRB- O
introduced O
the O
situation O
along O
the O
torch O
relay O
routes O
of O
the O
Guangdong B-GPE
and O
Guangzhou B-GPE
legs O
. O

The O
Olympic O
flame O
will O
arrive O
in O
Guangzhou B-GPE
on O
the O
evening O
of O
May O
6 O
, O
and O
will O
be O
relayed O
in O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
, O
Huizhou B-GPE
, O
and O
Shantou B-GPE
on O
the O
7 O
, O
8 O
, O
9 O
, O
and O
10 O
, O
respectively O
. O

A O
total O
of O
832 O
bearers O
will O
take O
part O
in O
the O
torch O
relay O
in O
the O
four O
cities O
, O
with O
an O
average O
of O
208 O
bearers O
carrying O
the O
torch O
for O
eight O
to O
nine O
hours O
in O
each O
city O
. O

According O
to O
the O
introduction O
, O
each O
of O
the O
four O
relay O
cities O
of O
Guangzhou B-GPE
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
, O
Huizhou B-GPE
, O
and O
Shantou B-GPE
represent O
different O
features O
of O
Guangdong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

Guangzhou B-GPE
is O
the O
" O
southern O
gate O
" O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
capital O
of O
Guangdong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
and O
also O
the O
political O
, O
economic O
, O
and O
cultural O
center O
of O
the O
province O
. O

Shenzhen B-GPE
is O
the O
first O
special O
economic O
zone O
in O
China B-GPE
and O
, O
after O
nearly O
30 O
years O
of O
construction O
and O
development O
, O
has O
developed O
from O
a O
small O
border O
town O
into O
a O
modern O
city O
with O
international O
significance O
. O

Huizhou B-GPE
is O
an O
old O
revolutionary O
district O
, O
and O
Shantou B-GPE
is O
an O
accessible O
coastal O
city O
and O
a O
famous O
hometown O
of O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
. O

These O
four O
cities O
each O
have O
their O
unique O
characteristics O
. O

Last O
December O
, O
during O
Prime O
Minister O
Fukuda O
Yasuo O
's O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
governments O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
signed O
a O
Memorandum O
on O
the O
" O
China B-GPE
- O
Japan O
Friendly O
Exchange O
Year O
of O
the O
Youth O
" O
Activity O
. O

According O
to O
the O
memorandum O
, O
during O
the O
next O
5 O
years O
, O
the O
All O
- O
China O
Youth O
Federation O
will O
dispatch O
750 O
Chinese B-NORP
youth O
to O
visit O
Japan B-GPE
annually O
and O
meanwhile O
will O
invite O
1,000 O
Japanese B-NORP
youth O
to O
visit O
China B-GPE
. O

This O
time O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
youth O
delegation O
is O
paying O
a O
visit O
to O
Japan B-GPE
, O
according O
to O
the O
memorandum O
, O
and O
it O
is O
the O
first O
large O
- O
scale O
delegation O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
youth O
to O
visit O
Japan B-GPE
under O
the O
" O
exchange O
year O
" O
framework O
. O

Earlier O
in O
March O
, O
as O
a O
climax O
of O
the O
" O
exchange O
year O
" O
activities O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
side O
sent O
a O
1,000 O
- O
person O
Japanese B-NORP
delegation O
of O
youth O
and O
teenage O
friendship O
emissaries O
headed O
by O
Uno O
Osamu O
, O
Vice O
Minister O
for O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
, O
to O
visit O
China B-GPE
and O
attend O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
opening O
ceremony O
for O
" O
China B-GPE
- O
Japan O
Friendly O
Exchange O
Year O
of O
the O
Youth O
. O
" O

Despite O
the O
concurrent O
" O
two O
congresses O
" O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
President O
Hu O
Jintao O
attended O
the O
opening O
ceremony O
. O

He O
met O
part O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
delegation O
of O
youth O
and O
teenage O
friendship O
emissaries O
, O
took O
in O
some O
exchange O
activities O
related O
to O
calligraphy O
, O
tea O
art O
, O
and O
tree O
planting O
, O
called O
on O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
Japanese B-NORP
representatives O
attending O
the O
ceremony O
, O
and O
wrote O
an O
inscription O
reading O
" O
Strive O
for O
Lasting O
Friendship O
While O
Young O
. O
" O

Jia O
Rui O
, O
who O
is O
not O
very O
tall O
, O
is O
not O
a O
native O
of O
Macau B-GPE
, O
but O
within O
the O
short O
period O
of O
several O
years O
he O
has O
come O
to O
the O
SAR O
, O
he O
has O
not O
only O
achieved O
for O
himself O
by O
his O
outstanding O
performance O
in O
each O
international O
martial O
arts O
competition O
, O
but O
also O
made O
the O
flag O
of O
Macau B-GPE
SAR I-GPE
fly O
in O
international O
sports O
arenas O
many O
times O
. O

Therefore O
, O
this O
student O
of O
the O
Macau O
Polytechnic O
University O
originally O
from O
Henan B-NORP
, O
who O
is O
only O
21 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
elected O
naturally O
as O
one O
of O
the O
torch O
bearers O
for O
Macau B-GPE
. O

Jia O
Rui O
, O
who O
has O
been O
practicing O
martial O
arts O
since O
a O
young O
age O
, O
could O
not O
have O
imagined O
that O
he O
would O
be O
able O
to O
be O
so O
close O
to O
the B-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
. O

" O
It O
is O
really O
very O
fortunate O
. O

It O
is O
Macau B-GPE
that O
makes O
me O
successful O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
I O
might O
not O
have O
much O
opportunity O
to O
participate O
in O
international O
competitions O
, O
not O
to O
mention O
participating O
in O
the O
Olympic O
torch O
relay O
, O
" O
he O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
reporters O
from O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
. O

In O
the O
year O
when O
Jia O
Rui O
was O
17 O
years O
old O
, O
he O
arrived O
at O
Macau B-GPE
in O
the O
status O
of O
" O
foreign O
aid O
" O
through O
an O
exchange O
between O
National O
Martial O
Arts O
Administrative O
Center O
and O
Macau B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
when O
he O
began O
his O
career O
as O
a O
martial O
arts O
athlete O
in O
the O
SAR O
, O
he O
also O
entered O
the O
local O
Macau O
Polytechnic O
Institute O
, O
becoming O
a O
university O
student O
in O
that O
school O
. O

He O
said O
: O
" O
After O
I O
came O
here O
, O
it O
was O
not O
simply O
martial O
arts O
practice O
every O
day O
. O

I O
had O
to O
go O
to O
school O
also O
. O

That O
was O
why O
I O
was O
more O
tired O
, O
but O
I O
adapted O
fast O
. O
" O

The O
State O
Bureau O
of O
Surveying O
and O
Mapping O
announced O
to O
society O
in O
early O
April O
the O
" O
Top O
10 O
Illegal O
Surveying O
and O
Mapping O
Cases O
of O
2007 O
" O
. O

Deputy O
Director O
Song O
Chaozhi O
stated O
that O
80 O
percent O
of O
mankind O
's O
information O
is O
related O
to O
geographical O
location O
. O

Maps O
, O
which O
people O
are O
familiar O
with O
, O
are O
results O
of O
surveying O
and O
mapping O
but O
can O
also O
be O
hidden O
danger O
to O
the O
state O
. O

Song O
Chaozhi O
said O
that O
with O
the O
steady O
development O
of O
our O
country O
's O
opening O
up O
and O
the O
lack O
of O
understanding O
in O
geographical O
information O
and O
the O
weak O
concept O
of O
keeping O
secret O
of O
many O
people O
at O
home O
, O
there O
is O
an O
upward O
trend O
of O
foreigners O
coming O
to O
China B-GPE
to O
engage O
in O
surveying O
and O
mapping O
. O

Since O
2007 O
, O
relevant O
departments O
at O
all O
levels O
across O
the O
country O
had O
investigated O
and O
prosecuted O
over O
20 O
foreign O
- O
related O
illegal O
surveying O
and O
mapping O
cases O
. O

Apart O
from O
this O
, O
the O
rapid O
growth O
in O
geographical O
information O
service O
websites O
has O
also O
presented O
rigorous O
test O
to O
our O
country O
's O
geographical O
information O
security O
. O

According O
to O
incomplete O
statistics O
in O
2007 O
, O
there O
were O
about O
11,600 O
Internet O
websites O
in O
our O
country O
that O
posted O
maps O
. O

Among O
these O
websites O
, O
a O
great O
many O
of O
the O
commercial O
websites O
have O
" O
problem O
maps O
" O
. O

Some O
maps O
have O
marked O
many O
geographical O
coordinates O
data O
of O
restricted O
military O
zones O
that O
are O
unsuitable O
to O
be O
made O
public O
or O
even O
involve O
national O
secrets O
. O

With O
the O
lack O
of O
security O
knowledge O
, O
everyone O
will O
have O
the O
possibility O
of O
becoming O
" O
someone O
who O
divulges O
secrets O
" O
unknowingly O
. O

The O
Olympic O
torch O
relay O
in O
Shenzhen B-GPE
will O
start O
at O
8 O
a.m. O
on O
the O
8th O
. O

The O
starting O
point O
is O
the O
Shenzhen O
Citizens O
Center O
, O
ending O
at O
the O
West O
Square O
of O
Municipal O
Stadium O
. O

The O
trip O
will O
pass O
Fuzhongsan O
Road O
, O
Shennan O
Boulevard O
, O
Window O
of O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
the O
Technical O
Garden O
, O
Shenzhen O
University O
west O
gate O
, O
to O
the O
Haiwang O
Mansion O
, O
returning O
by O
the O
coastal O
road O
, O
Mangrove O
Nature O
Reserve O
to O
Binhe O
Road O
, O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Ludan O
village O
along O
Fudao O
, O
get O
on O
Bao'an O
South O
road O
from O
the O
Bao'an O
interjunction O
, O
turn O
left O
to O
the O
front O
of O
Shenzhen O
Municipal O
compound O
from O
Shennanzhong O
Road O
, O
and O
then O
turn O
right O
to O
Shanbu O
Road O
, O
finally O
entering O
the O
square O
of O
Municipal O
Stadium O
. O

Director O
- O
General O
of O
the O
Shenzhen O
Administration O
of O
Sport O
, O
Cai O
Mingyuan O
, O
said O
that O
this O
torch O
relay O
route O
was O
finalized O
after O
ten O
months O
. O

The O
general O
principle O
is O
to O
display O
the O
beautiful O
natural O
scenery O
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
, O
show O
the O
great O
achievements O
in O
constructions O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
combine O
all O
representative O
landmarks O
. O

As O
the O
starting O
point O
, O
the O
Shenzhen O
Citizens O
Center O
is O
both O
the O
location O
of O
the O
Shenzhen O
Municipal O
Government O
, O
and O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
it O
leans O
on O
the O
well O
- O
known O
Lianhuashan O
. O

Surrounding O
this O
is O
the O
area O
where O
modern O
buildings O
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
concentrate O
. O

It O
both O
condenses O
the O
young O
history O
of O
the O
SAR O
, O
and O
also O
well O
demonstrates O
the O
tremendous O
construction O
achievements O
of O
the O
SAR O
since O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
. O

Iran B-GPE
had O
lodged O
a O
protest O
to O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
over O
U. O
S. O
Democratic O
presidential O
candidate O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
's O
threat O
that O
she O
would O
" O
totally O
obliterate O
" O
Iran B-GPE
if O
it O
launched O
a O
nuclear O
attack O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Iran B-GPE
's O
deputy O
ambassador O
to O
the O
United O
Nations O
Yazdi O
sent O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
a O
letter O
stating O
, O
" O
the O
Islamic O
Republic O
of O
Iran B-GPE
is O
deeply O
concerned O
by O
and O
strongly O
condemns O
this O
provocative O
, O
unwarranted O
, O
and O
irresponsible O
remark O
against O
the O
country O
of O
Iran B-GPE
and O
its O
culture O
. O
" O

He O
said O
that O
Senator O
Hillary O
" O
unwarrantedly O
and O
under O
erroneous O
and O
false O
pretexts O
threatened O
to O
use O
force O
against O
Iran B-GPE
. O
" O

Hillary B-PERSON
was O
interviewed O
by O
ABC B-ORG
on O
the O
22nd O
of O
last O
month O
. O

When O
asked O
what O
she O
would O
do O
if O
Iran B-GPE
launched O
a O
nuclear O
attack O
on O
Israel B-GPE
after O
she O
were O
elected O
president O
, O
she O
answered O
, O
" O
I O
want O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
to O
know O
that O
if O
such O
an O
incident O
occurs O
after O
I O
am O
elected O
president O
, O
we O
would O
attack O
Iran B-GPE
. O
" O

She O
continued O
, O
" O
In O
the O
next O
10 O
years O
, O
they O
might O
foolishly O
consider O
launching O
an O
attack O
on O
Israel B-GPE
, O
but O
we O
will O
be O
able O
to O
totally O
obliterate O
them O
. O
" O

Yazdi O
countered O
, O
" O
This O
remark O
is O
a O
flagrant O
violation O
of O
most O
of O
the O
fundamental O
provisions O
in O
the O
UN O
Charter O
and O
the O
basic O
principle O
of O
International O
Law O
. O
" O

Yazdi O
reiterated O
Iran B-GPE
's O
position O
by O
stating O
that O
Iran B-GPE
" O
has O
no O
intention O
to O
attack O
any O
nation O
. O
" O

More O
than O
4,000 O
young O
people O
from O
all O
over O
and O
all O
walks O
of O
life O
came O
to O
the O
Cultural O
Palace O
for O
Nationalities O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
today O
, O
either O
organized O
or O
spontaneously O
, O
to O
view O
an O
exhibition O
on O
Tibet B-GPE
's O
past O
and O
present O
and O
spent O
a O
meaningful O
" O
May O
4 O
" O
Youth O
Day O
. O

" O
Some O
young O
people O
have O
some O
incorrect O
views O
regarding O
the O
' O
Tibetan O
separatists O
, O
" O
Li O
Hualong O
, O
head O
of O
the O
Youth O
League O
Committee O
at O
Labor B-ORG
and O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
of O
Beijing O
Yizhuang O
Development O
District O
, O
told O
reporters O
, O
" O
We O
may O
allow O
more O
young O
people O
to O
understand O
the O
history O
and O
present O
of O
Tibet B-GPE
by O
visiting O
this O
exhibition O
. O

They O
may O
understand O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
Tibet B-GPE
issues O
, O
and O
see O
the O
true O
colors O
of O
the O
' O
Tibetan O
separatists O
' O
. O
" O

" O
-LRB- O
I O
am O
-RRB- O
twenty O
years O
old O
and O
have O
seen O
such O
inhumane O
practices O
and O
instruments O
of O
torture O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
time O
I O
am O
learning O
all O
kinds O
of O
history O
in O
Tibet B-GPE
and O
I O
can O
not O
calm O
down O
. O
" O

After O
seeing O
the O
exhibition O
, O
university O
student O
, O
Ma O
Xiaoyu O
, O
said O
excitedly O
, O
" O
The O
' O
Tibetan O
separatists O
' O
' O
beat O
, O
smashed O
, O
looted O
, O
and O
burned O
' O
, O
what O
essential O
difference O
does O
it O
have O
from O
the O
cruel O
and O
cold O
- O
blooded O
serf O
owner O
? O
" O

" O
I O
have O
many O
French B-NORP
friends O
and O
when O
I O
discussed O
with O
them O
the O
incident O
that O
happened O
in O
Paris B-GPE
during O
the O
Olympic O
torch O
relay O
, O
I O
was O
indignant O
, O
but O
I O
have O
no O
evidence O
to O
condemn O
the O
' O
Tibetan O
separatists O
' O
. O
" O

Chen O
Hanzu O
, O
who O
majored O
in O
French O
in O
the O
Capital O
Normal O
University O
told O
reporters O
, O
" O
After O
seeing O
the O
exhibition O
, O
I O
know O
how O
to O
explain O
the O
evil O
acts O
of O
the O
' O
Tibetan O
separatists O
' O
to O
my O
French B-NORP
friends O
when O
I O
see O
them O
again O
. O
" O

The O
People O
's O
Liberation O
Army O
troops O
stationed O
in O
Macau O
Taipa O
were O
opened O
to O
the O
public O
on O
May O
1 O
. O

More O
than O
2,000 O
Macao B-GPE
citizens O
celebrated O
the O
" O
May O
1 O
" O
holiday O
with O
officers O
and O
men O
. O

This O
is O
the O
fifth O
time O
the O
troops O
stationed O
in O
Macau B-GPE
opened O
their O
barracks O
to O
the O
community O
and O
all O
circles O
since O
they O
came O
to O
station O
in O
Macau B-GPE
on O
December O
20 O
, O
1999 O
. O

For O
more O
than O
eight O
years O
, O
the O
troops O
stationed O
in O
Macau B-GPE
insisted O
on O
managing O
the O
military O
forces O
according O
to O
the O
law O
. O

Faithfully O
carrying O
out O
their O
defense O
duties O
, O
they O
win O
the O
trust O
and O
love O
of O
Macau B-GPE
compatriots O
with O
the O
good O
image O
of O
mighty O
and O
civilized O
forces O
. O

At O
8:30 O
a. O
m. O
, O
with O
lively O
welcoming O
guest O
music O
, O
Macau B-GPE
residents O
who O
came O
to O
visit O
began O
to O
enter O
the O
barracks O
area O
of O
the O
army O
stationed O
in O
Macau B-GPE
one O
after O
another O
, O
and O
were O
warmly O
welcomed O
by O
officers O
and O
soldiers O
. O

At O
9 O
o'clock O
sharp O
, O
after O
a O
female O
soldier O
of O
the O
troop O
introduced O
with O
information O
about O
the O
national O
flag O
, O
a O
solemn O
flag O
- O
raising O
ceremony O
began O
. O

Amid O
the O
majestic O
national O
anthem O
, O
the O
five O
- O
star O
red O
flag O
was O
slowly O
raised O
and O
was O
flying O
over O
the O
barracks O
. O

Subsequently O
, O
officers O
and O
men O
performed O
gun O
parades O
of O
the O
honor O
guard O
formation O
, O
military O
band O
performance O
on O
the O
move O
, O
scout O
martial O
arts O
, O
scout O
climbing O
, O
400 O
- O
meter O
steeple O
races O
, O
and O
other O
military O
events O
for O
the O
residents O
. O

Skilled O
military O
techniques O
of O
officers O
and O
men O
, O
their O
high O
spirit O
, O
and O
good O
civilized O
accomplishments O
won O
warm O
applause O
and O
bursts O
of O
praise O
from O
residents O
. O

Scientists O
from O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
reported O
in O
the O
American B-NORP
journal O
" O
Science B-ORG
" O
, O
published O
on O
the O
second O
, O
that O
they O
selected O
approximately O
650 O
middle O
- O
aged O
people O
, O
and O
tracked O
and O
studied O
them O
for O
nine O
years O
; O
these O
people O
were O
generally O
healthy O
and O
had O
no O
history O
of O
diabetes O
. O

The O
research O
results O
showed O
that O
after O
the O
G6PC2 O
gene O
becomes O
modified O
, O
it O
can O
disturb O
the O
activities O
of O
glucokinase O
, O
which O
is O
responsible O
for O
regulating O
and O
controlling O
the O
body O
's O
blood O
sugar O
level O
and O
, O
as O
a O
result O
, O
cause O
the O
blood O
sugar O
level O
to O
go O
" O
out O
of O
control O
" O
and O
increase O
to O
a O
" O
dangerous O
level O
. O
" O

Under O
normal O
circumstances O
, O
glucokinase O
acts O
as O
a O
" O
monitor O
, O
" O
strictly O
monitoring O
and O
controlling O
blood O
sugar O
levels O
. O

It O
can O
send O
signals O
to O
the O
body O
's O
beta O
cells O
; O
the O
beta O
cells O
will O
then O
secrete O
insulin O
, O
and O
keep O
the O
body O
's O
blood O
sugar O
level O
within O
a O
normal O
range O
at O
all O
times O
. O

Once O
glucokinase O
becomes O
" O
paralyzed O
, O
" O
the O
person O
's O
blood O
sugar O
level O
will O
increase O
, O
and O
the O
risk O
of O
suffering O
from O
coronary O
arteriosclerosis O
and O
other O
diseases O
will O
also O
increase O
. O

Scientists O
said O
that O
polymorphisms O
within O
the O
G6PC2 O
gene O
can O
probably O
increase O
blood O
sugar O
level O
by O
approximately O
5 O
% O
. O

This O
percentage O
does O
not O
appear O
large O
, O
but O
is O
sufficient O
to O
threaten O
a O
person O
's O
health O
. O

Balloonfish O
is O
a O
delicious O
but O
highly O
toxic O
fish O
, O
hence O
the O
saying O
of O
" O
eating O
balloonfish O
at O
risk O
of O
life O
" O
. O

Being O
a O
neighboring O
country O
just O
a O
narrow O
strip O
of O
water O
away O
from O
China B-GPE
, O
many O
Japanese B-NORP
gourmets O
also O
died O
because O
of O
love O
of O
eating O
balloonfish O
. O

In O
order O
to O
avoid O
poisoning O
, O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
have O
produced O
a O
" O
non-toxic O
balloonfish O
" O
, O
and O
started O
mass O
production O
to O
meet O
the O
needs O
of O
many O
connoisseurs O
. O

The O
" O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
" O
reported O
that O
many O
Japanese B-NORP
believe O
that O
livers O
of O
balloonfish O
are O
the O
most O
delicious O
, O
but O
it O
is O
precisely O
in O
this O
area O
that O
the O
tetrodotoxin O
is O
the O
strongest O
and O
most O
concentrated O
. O

In O
order O
to O
ensure O
public O
safety O
, O
relevant O
departments O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
stipulated O
that O
livers O
of O
even O
" O
non-toxic O
balloonfish O
" O
are O
not O
to O
be O
eaten O
. O

However O
, O
the O
aquaculture O
industry O
claims O
that O
the O
livers O
of O
" O
non-toxic O
balloonfish O
" O
are O
no O
longer O
toxic O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
there O
are O
still O
many O
areas O
selling O
livers O
of O
" O
non-toxic O
balloonfish O
" O
openly O
. O

In O
order O
to O
prove O
the O
safety O
of O
this O
product O
, O
a O
" O
non-toxic O
balloonfish O
liver O
tasting O
meeting O
" O
was O
held O
in O
the O
Tokyo B-GPE
metropolitan O
area O
in O
March O
of O
this O
year O
. O

At O
the O
meeting O
, O
more O
than O
40 O
hotel O
chefs O
and O
restaurant O
owners O
gobbled O
up O
livers O
of O
non-toxic O
balloonfish O
and O
no O
one O
was O
poisoned O
. O

There O
are O
also O
owners O
of O
balloonfish O
restaurants O
who O
eat O
the O
liver O
of O
the O
balloonfish O
heartily O
every O
day O
. O

After O
Myanmar O
Foreign O
Minister O
, O
Nyan O
Win O
, O
met O
with O
foreign O
diplomats O
, O
he O
said O
that O
the O
latest O
information O
showed O
that O
more O
than O
ten O
thousand O
people O
have O
already O
died O
in O
the O
attack O
of O
the O
tropical O
storm O
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
We O
would O
welcome O
help O
from O
other O
countries O
because O
our O
people O
are O
facing O
difficulties O
. O
" O

The O
EU B-GPE
said O
that O
it O
would O
provide O
three O
million O
U. O
S. O
dollars O
of O
emergency O
humanitarian O
assistance O
to O
storm O
victims O
in O
Myanmar B-GPE
. O

United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
agencies O
and O
independent O
humanitarian O
organizations O
are O
taking O
urgent O
actions O
to O
provide O
assistance O
to O
disaster O
victims O
; O
they O
are O
waiting O
for O
official O
approval O
from O
the O
Government O
of O
Myanmar B-GPE
. O

Tropical O
Cyclone O
" O
Nargis O
" O
attacked O
Myanmar B-GPE
earlier O
on O
the O
3rd O
at O
a O
speed O
of O
192 O
kilometers O
per O
hour O
. O

Five O
regions O
in O
Myanmar B-GPE
have O
been O
declared O
disaster O
areas O
. O

The O
storm O
blew O
off O
roofs O
of O
hospitals O
and O
schools O
, O
and O
interrupted O
the O
electricity O
supply O
in O
Myanmar B-GPE
's O
largest O
city O
, O
Yangon O
. O

An O
official O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
said O
on O
the O
5th O
, O
that O
after O
the O
strong O
tropical O
storm O
hit O
the O
delta O
area O
of O
Irrawaddy O
River O
in O
Myanmar B-GPE
, O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
disaster O
victims O
are O
in O
Myanmar B-GPE
now O
without O
shelter O
or O
drinking O
water O
. O

Transmission O
of O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
Olympic O
torch O
relay O
began O
in O
Macau B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
. O

Macau B-GPE
martial O
arts O
athlete O
, O
Leong O
Hong O
Man O
was O
the O
first O
torchbearer O
of O
the O
torch O
, O
and O
the O
last O
leg O
will O
be O
completed O
by O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Legislative I-ORG
Council I-ORG
of O
Macao B-GPE
, O
Leong O
Heng O
Teng O
. O

The O
120 O
torchbearers O
include O
Macao O
NPC O
, O
members O
of O
the O
CPPCC O
National O
Committee O
, O
Legislative O
Council O
, O
government O
officials O
, O
head O
of O
Macau O
Olympic O
Committee O
, O
athletes O
, O
teachers O
, O
businessmen O
, O
civil O
servants O
, O
clerks O
, O
and O
students O
. O

Of O
these O
, O
the O
86 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
torchbearer O
Stanley O
Ho O
attracts O
extra O
attention O
. O

Stanley O
Ho O
is O
a O
member O
of O
the O
11th O
Standing O
Committee O
of O
the O
CPPCC O
and O
the O
CEO O
of O
Macao O
Gaming O
Co. O
, O
Ltd O
. O

The O
torch O
started O
from O
Macau B-GPE
's O
Fisherman O
's O
Wharf O
. O

It O
will O
pass O
Golden O
Lotus O
Square O
, O
Friendship O
Boulevard O
, O
Rua O
Do O
Compo O
, O
Avenida O
Conselheiro O
Ferreira O
de O
Almeida O
, O
Ruins O
of O
St. O
Paul O
's O
, O
Largo O
do O
Senado O
, O
Pier O
16 O
, O
A O
- O
Ma O
Temple O
, O
Sai O
Van O
Lake O
, O
Headquarters O
of O
the O
Macao O
Government O
, O
Ponte O
Governador O
Nobre O
de O
Carvalho O
, O
Estadio O
Campo O
Desportivo O
, O
Macao O
University O
of O
Science B-ORG
and O
Technology O
, O
Sai O
Van O
Bridge O
, O
Macao O
Tower O
, O
Avalokiteshvara O
, O
Macao O
Cultural O
Center O
, O
and O
finally O
return O
to O
Fisherman O
's O
Wharf O
. O

The O
total O
length O
of O
27 O
kilometers O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
completed O
within O
three O
hours O
. O

The O
Center O
for O
Disease O
Control O
and O
Prevention O
of O
the O
Health O
Bureau O
of O
Macau O
SAR O
Government O
said O
on O
the O
2nd O
that O
it O
has O
received O
reports O
of O
several O
emergences O
of O
hand O
- O
foot O
- O
and O
- O
mouth O
disease O
in O
several O
small O
children O
from O
a O
day O
care O
nursery O
here O
. O

The O
Center O
for O
Disease O
Control O
and O
Prevention O
said O
that O
this O
nursery O
has O
seen O
hand O
- O
foot O
- O
and O
- O
mouth O
disease O
gradually O
from O
April O
26 O
onward O
. O

There O
has O
been O
a O
total O
accumulation O
of O
seven O
sick O
children O
as O
of O
the O
2nd O
, O
five O
of O
whom O
were O
from O
the O
same O
class O
. O

The O
patients O
' O
conditions O
were O
not O
severe O
. O

They O
were O
diagnosed O
and O
treated O
in O
medical O
institutions O
without O
any O
hospitalization O
. O

The O
Prevention O
and O
Control O
Center O
collected O
samples O
from O
the O
sick O
children O
and O
carried O
out O
laboratory O
tests O
in O
order O
to O
determine O
sources O
of O
the O
disease O
. O

At O
present O
, O
related O
authorities O
have O
already O
carried O
out O
a O
field O
investigation O
and O
provided O
guidance O
to O
the O
nursery O
on O
cleaning O
, O
disinfection O
, O
and O
other O
control O
measures O
. O

The O
nursery O
classes O
with O
sick O
children O
have O
been O
asked O
to O
close O
for O
one O
week O
in O
order O
to O
block O
the O
spreading O
of O
disease O
among O
children O
. O

The O
Prevention O
and O
Control O
Center O
said O
that O
so O
far O
the O
world O
is O
lacking O
effective O
vaccines O
for O
intestinal O
virus O
infections O
. O

The O
public O
, O
particularly O
nursery O
schools O
, O
schools O
, O
and O
residential O
care O
staff O
, O
parents O
, O
and O
students O
, O
should O
take O
precautionary O
measures O
to O
prevent O
intestinal O
virus O
infection O
. O

The O
traditional O
life O
of O
a O
government O
employee O
, O
epitomized O
in O
the O
saying O
" O
drinking O
tea O
and O
smoking O
cigarettes O
, O
reading O
newspapers O
most O
of O
the O
day O
" O
has O
become O
history O
. O

In O
2007 O
, O
the O
first O
website O
focusing O
on O
the O
psychological O
health O
of O
civil O
servants O
in O
China B-GPE
conducted O
a O
survey O
questionnaire O
of O
government O
employees O
in O
Longwan O
District O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Wenzhou B-GPE
regarding O
their O
physical O
and O
psychological O
health O
and O
career O
mentality O
. O

The O
results O
indicate O
that O
50 O
% O
of O
respondents O
regard O
their O
work O
as O
mechanical O
and O
feel O
" O
tired O
both O
physically O
and O
psychologically O
, O
" O
40 O
% O
feel O
markedly O
tired O
, O
and O
only O
10 O
% O
feel O
energetic O
and O
have O
clear O
goals O
. O

Earlier O
, O
a O
survey O
conducted O
for O
The O
Report O
on O
the O
Development O
of O
Youth O
and O
Teenagers O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
showed O
that O
, O
among O
young O
civil O
servants O
, O
50.3 O
% O
often O
feel O
pressure O
, O
31.2 O
% O
feel O
excessively O
tired O
, O
and O
1.6 O
% O
even O
consider O
suicide O
. O

Through O
interviews O
, O
the O
reporter O
has O
learned O
that O
a O
depressive O
psychology O
is O
dominant O
among O
civil O
servants O
. O

The O
administrative O
authority O
system O
of O
the O
government O
demands O
a O
high O
degree O
of O
obedience O
, O
and O
the O
mechanical O
work O
routines O
tend O
to O
make O
individualistic O
personalities O
feel O
helpless O
and O
depressed O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
anxiety O
caused O
by O
a O
fear O
of O
" O
being O
criticized O
by O
superiors O
" O
and O
the O
mechanical O
" O
excessive O
workload O
" O
often O
make O
them O
feel O
impatient O
; O
tension O
over O
interpersonal O
relations O
and O
the O
psychological O
imbalance O
resulting O
from O
unfair O
distribution O
are O
also O
sources O
of O
pressure O
. O

A O
common O
problem O
faced O
by O
implementing O
information O
disclosure O
provisions O
by O
local O
governments O
is O
how O
does O
a O
government O
deal O
with O
applications O
for O
information O
disclosure O
; O
in O
particular O
, O
how O
to O
give O
appropriate O
responses O
to O
different O
applications O
. O

Two O
tasks O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
have O
given O
constructive O
meaning O
and O
effect O
in O
promoting O
standardization O
of O
open O
work O
. O
First O
, O
there O
is O
the O
production O
of O
a O
" O
flowchart O
of O
application O
for O
government O
information O
disclosure O
" O
. O

The O
chart O
makes O
the O
entire O
application O
process O
clear O
at O
a O
glance O
, O
greatly O
enhancing O
reasonable O
expectations O
of O
parties O
concerned O
and O
administrative O
organs O
on O
application O
procedures O
. O

Second O
, O
the O
annual O
report O
of O
Shanghai B-GPE
has O
distinguished O
standards O
for O
government O
agencies O
in O
refusing O
to O
provide O
government O
information O
, O
including O
non O
- O
" O
prescribed O
" O
government O
information O
, O
nonexistent O
information O
, O
information O
not O
controlled O
by O
the O
department O
, O
unclear O
application O
, O
area O
of O
disclosure O
exempted O
by O
Article O
Ten O
of O
the O
provision O
, O
and O
other O
reasons O
. O

If O
the O
requirements O
of O
information O
disclosure O
are O
understood O
mechanically O
, O
it O
will O
only O
lead O
executive O
authorities O
to O
refuse O
disclosure O
applications O
only O
based O
on O
exceptions O
-LRB- O
that O
is O
Article O
Ten O
-RRB- O
specified O
by O
the O
disclosure O
provisions O
. O

However O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
takes O
into O
account O
the O
complexity O
of O
the O
actual O
situation O
, O
cites O
other O
reasons O
, O
and O
makes O
it O
public O
through O
its O
annual O
report O
. O

This O
provides O
the O
basis O
for O
further O
study O
and O
improving O
provisions O
on O
information O
disclosure O
, O
and O
it O
also O
makes O
applicants O
have O
better O
expectations O
on O
their O
applications O
. O

A O
police O
spokesperson O
told O
AFP B-ORG
that O
a O
bus O
turned O
over O
on O
a O
street O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
today O
, O
with O
15 O
people O
already O
confirmed O
dead O
and O
at O
least O
49 O
people O
injured O
. O

The O
spokesperson O
said O
, O
" O
The O
bus O
was O
heading O
toward O
a O
traffic O
island O
, O
but O
seemingly O
lost O
control O
, O
and O
then O
turned O
over O
near O
the O
traffic O
island O
. O
" O

He O
said O
, O
" O
Fifteen O
people O
died O
in O
this O
accident O
, O
and O
another O
forty O
- O
nine O
have O
been O
hospitalized O
. O
" O

The O
accident O
took O
place O
at O
9 O
a. O
m. O
local O
time O
in O
Saikung O
in O
eastern O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

The O
television O
footage O
indicates O
that O
the O
bus O
had O
broken O
through O
the O
safety O
rails O
along O
the O
road O
, O
and O
the O
vehicle O
had O
a O
collapsed O
ceiling O
and O
broken O
side O
windows O
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
Radio O
reports O
indicate O
that O
the O
bus O
was O
a O
tour O
bus O
. O

The O
police O
spokesperson O
said O
that O
it O
was O
not O
yet O
clear O
where O
the O
passengers O
and O
the O
deceased O
came O
from O
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
has O
narrow O
streets O
, O
and O
additionally O
imposes O
strict O
speed O
limits O
. O

Serious O
traffic O
accidents O
are O
rare O
. O

However O
, O
pedestrians O
sometimes O
jaywalk O
in O
the O
countryside O
, O
which O
is O
where O
accidents O
often O
occur O
. O

In O
July O
of O
2003 O
, O
a O
double O
- O
decker O
bus O
crashed O
into O
a O
truck O
and O
fell O
down O
a O
steep O
slope O
, O
killing O
twenty O
- O
one O
and O
injuring O
twenty O
. O

Johnson B-PERSON
is O
now O
43 O
years O
old O
. O
He O
was O
a O
journalist O
, O
and O
is O
well O
- O
known O
by O
his O
first O
name O
Boris O
. O

He O
said O
in O
the O
interview O
that O
his O
nonsensical O
tendencies O
in O
the O
past O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
this O
election O
with O
rigorous O
discipline O
. O

In O
this O
mayoral O
election O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
he O
defeated O
three O
- O
term O
incumbent O
mayor O
, O
Livingstone O
. O

He O
imitated O
the O
speech O
of O
British B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
Tony B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
, O
when O
he O
led O
the O
Labour O
Party O
to O
win O
the O
general O
election O
in O
1997 O
, O
" O
I O
was O
elected O
because O
of O
the O
new O
Boris O
image O
. O
I O
will O
show O
the O
new O
Boris O
style O
in O
governing O
, O
regardless O
of O
how O
this O
is O
put O
into O
words O
. O
" O

However O
, O
he O
said O
that O
it O
makes O
him O
angry O
when O
discussing O
what O
the O
difference O
is O
between O
the O
" O
past O
Boris O
" O
and O
the O
" O
new O
Boris O
. O
" O

Johnson B-PERSON
's O
past O
conversations O
regarding O
racial O
issues O
have O
offended O
people O
of O
minority O
communities O
in O
Liverpool B-GPE
, O
Papua B-GPE
New I-GPE
Guinea I-GPE
, O
and O
London B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
I O
think O
Londoners O
' O
expectations O
for O
the O
mayor O
are O
to O
stop O
the O
nonsense O
, O
solve O
the O
issues O
faced O
by O
the O
public O
, O
explain O
the O
agendas O
concisely O
, O
give O
returns O
to O
taxpayers O
, O
reduce O
the O
crime O
rate O
, O
and O
dispatch O
more O
police O
to O
the O
streets O
. O
" O

He O
said O
, O
" O
If O
I O
can O
reduce O
the O
crime O
rate O
sharply O
in O
four O
years O
, O
and O
in O
particular O
take O
up O
the O
mayor O
's O
responsibility O
in O
public O
space O
, O
including O
bus O
and O
underground O
, O
I O
would O
be O
very O
proud O
. O

If O
I O
cannot O
do O
it O
within O
four O
years O
, O
you O
may O
kick O
me O
off O
the O
stage O
. O
" O

In O
May O
1998 O
, O
a O
two O
- O
year O
war O
broke O
out O
between O
Eritrea B-GPE
and O
Ethiopia B-GPE
because O
of O
a O
border O
dispute O
. O

On O
June B-GPE
18 O
, O
2000 O
, O
the O
two O
countries O
signed O
the O
Agreement O
on O
Cessation O
of O
Hostilities O
in O
the O
Algerian B-NORP
capital O
of O
Algiers B-GPE
, O
agreeing O
to O
the O
establishment O
of O
a O
neutral O
border O
commission O
responsible O
for O
demarcating O
the O
border O
. O

In O
July O
2000 O
, O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
passed O
a O
resolution O
to O
establish O
the O
Mission O
in O
Ethiopia B-GPE
and O
Eritrea B-GPE
, O
which O
would O
be O
responsible O
for O
monitoring O
the O
cessation O
of O
hostilities O
on O
all O
sides O
and O
help O
ensure O
the O
observance O
of O
security O
commitments O
. O

The O
Border O
Commission O
made O
a O
binding O
judgment O
in O
2002 O
to O
award O
the O
disputed O
territory O
to O
Eritrea B-GPE
. O

Afterwards O
, O
Eritrea B-GPE
accused O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
of O
not O
forcing O
Ethiopia B-GPE
to O
carry O
out O
the O
demarcation O
and O
began O
adopting O
measures O
to O
greatly O
limit O
the O
range O
of O
activity O
of O
the O
Mission O
in O
Ethiopia B-GPE
and O
Eritrea B-GPE
. O

This O
February O
, O
the O
mission O
could O
not O
obtain O
any O
fuel O
and O
was O
thus O
forced O
to O
temporarily O
withdraw O
from O
Eritrea B-GPE
. O

The O
deployment O
of O
the O
mission O
in O
Ethiopia B-GPE
was O
not O
affected O
. O

However O
, O
Ethiopia B-GPE
said O
it O
would O
have O
difficulty O
accepting O
the O
prolonged O
deployment O
of O
the O
Mission O
in O
Ethiopia B-GPE
and O
Eritrea B-GPE
on O
the O
Ethiopian B-NORP
side O
of O
the O
border O
region O
alone O
. O

Huang O
He O
was O
15 O
years O
old O
when O
the O
Tangshan B-GPE
earthquake O
happened O
. O

Her O
parents O
and O
two O
younger O
brothers O
were O
all O
killed O
. O

She O
was O
hurled O
out O
of O
the O
house O
and O
survived O
. O

She O
was O
the O
only O
person O
left O
in O
the O
family O
. O

Zhang O
Hong O
was O
seven O
years O
old O
. O

Her O
parents O
were O
killed O
. O

She O
was O
buried O
in O
the O
ruins O
for O
a O
day O
and O
a O
night O
and O
was O
rescued O
by O
the O
officers O
and O
men O
of O
the O
Liberation O
Army O
. O

They O
both O
had O
the O
same O
aspiration O
when O
they O
grew O
up O
, O
which O
was O
to O
become O
soldiers O
. O

Under O
the O
nurture O
of O
the O
Party O
and O
the O
army O
, O
they O
became O
a O
soldier O
and O
a O
healthcare O
worker O
and O
were O
repeatedly O
named O
outstanding O
healthcare O
workers O
by O
their O
units O
. O

After O
the O
Wen O
Chuan O
earthquake O
, O
the O
disaster O
situation O
worried O
them O
a O
lot O
. O

They O
strongly O
requested O
to O
go O
to O
the O
frontline O
of O
the O
disaster O
areas O
to O
take O
part O
in O
the O
rescue O
effort O
. O

Huang O
He O
is O
about O
to O
retire O
. O

The O
leadership O
did O
not O
plan O
on O
allowing O
her O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
beginning O
. O

However O
, O
she O
went O
to O
see O
the O
hospital O
leaders O
on O
her O
own O
initiative O
and O
firmly O
requested O
to O
go O
to O
the O
frontline O
. O

Under O
the O
situation O
of O
feeling O
sick O
and O
being O
hospitalized O
for O
treatment O
, O
she O
injected O
haemostatic O
and O
antibiotics O
and O
hid O
the O
truth O
from O
the O
doctor O
. O

When O
she O
received O
the O
order O
to O
set O
off O
, O
she O
pulled O
out O
the O
tube O
and O
rushed O
to O
the O
disaster O
areas O
with O
the O
clinic O
. O

Zhang O
Hong O
suffers O
from O
Hyperthyroidism O
and O
is O
on O
long O
- O
term O
medication O
. O

When O
she O
learned O
that O
she O
was O
not O
on O
the O
rescue O
team O
list O
, O
she O
immediately O
wrote O
a O
written O
request O
for O
a O
battle O
assignment O
and O
made O
a O
strong O
request O
to O
join O
the O
field O
medical O
team O
. O

Since O
the O
time O
was O
tight O
when O
she O
was O
sent O
to O
the O
front O
, O
she O
did O
not O
even O
take O
into O
consideration O
of O
saying O
goodbye O
to O
her O
son O
. O

The O
reporter O
was O
informed O
at O
the O
news O
conference O
held O
by O
the B-ORG
Public I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
of O
Shenzhen B-GPE
on O
the O
fourth O
, O
the O
Shenzhen B-GPE
leg O
of O
the O
Beijing O
Olympics O
torch O
relay O
will O
kick O
off O
at O
8:00 O
a. O
m. O
on O
the O
eighth O
and O
will O
cover O
a O
total O
distance O
of O
41.6 O
kilometers O
and O
take O
10.5 O
hours O
. O

The O
Shenzhen B-GPE
police O
have O
made O
all O
preparations O
for O
the O
safety O
and O
protection O
involved O
. O

It O
is O
reported O
that O
the O
Shenzhen B-GPE
leg O
of O
the O
Olympic O
torch O
relay O
starts O
at O
Civil O
Center O
Square O
and O
ends O
at O
the O
western O
square O
of O
the O
sports O
center O
of O
the O
city O
, O
taking O
a O
total O
of O
208 O
torch O
bearers O
. O

Deputy O
Director O
of O
Shenzhen O
Public O
Security O
Bureau O
Shi O
Zhigang O
said O
that O
the O
Shenzhen B-GPE
police O
have O
already O
inspected O
the O
routes O
and O
activity O
venues O
for O
hidden O
risks O
. O

To O
ensure O
safety O
, O
Shenzhen B-GPE
police O
, O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
their O
inspection O
of O
the O
relay O
routes O
, O
have O
made O
a O
further O
check O
of O
the O
conditions O
of O
the O
major O
roads O
and O
vital O
locations O
of O
the O
relay O
sites O
, O
and O
investigated O
the O
potential O
risks O
along O
the O
routes O
and O
taken O
proper O
measures O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
Shenzhen B-GPE
police O
reminded O
the O
residents O
and O
the O
public O
to O
watch O
the O
Olympic O
flame O
: O
The O
torch O
relay O
activities O
largely O
occur O
on O
the O
transportation O
arteries O
of O
Shenzhen O
City O
and O
might O
result O
in O
rather O
long O
periods O
of O
traffic O
control O
. O

This O
will O
impose O
some O
stress O
on O
the O
local O
traffic O
, O
so O
it O
will O
be O
better O
if O
the O
residents O
opt O
not O
to O
drive O
. O

The O
" O
Send O
letters O
to O
the O
Stars O
" O
activities O
with O
a O
purpose O
" O
Not O
to O
forget O
the O
Nazi B-NORP
history O
, O
tell O
children O
the O
truth O
" O
was O
held O
at O
Heroes O
Square O
at O
Vienna O
City O
Center O
today O
. O

A O
teacher O
who O
brought O
students O
from O
lower O
Austria B-GPE
said O
that O
this O
year O
was O
the O
70th O
anniversary O
of O
Austria B-GPE
's O
merger O
with O
Nazi O
Germany O
. O

Bringing O
students O
to O
participate O
in O
this O
activity O
is O
to O
tell O
the O
historical O
truth O
to O
the O
next O
generation O
, O
so O
that O
the O
children O
always O
remember O
this O
period O
in O
history O
, O
and O
would O
not O
make O
such O
mistakes O
. O

It O
is O
understood O
that O
the O
event O
was O
launched O
by O
several O
reporters O
in O
2003 O
, O
mainly O
for O
students O
between O
ten O
and O
17 O
years O
old O
. O

Schools O
, O
teachers O
, O
and O
students O
from O
across O
the O
country O
may O
participate O
voluntarily O
. O

Sponsors O
found O
lists O
of O
Hitler B-PERSON
's O
Nazi B-NORP
victims O
from O
the O
archives O
and O
asked O
students O
to O
write O
letters O
in O
their O
own O
words O
to O
the O
victims O
" O
in O
heaven O
" O
, O
the O
content O
and O
subject O
matter O
are O
not O
limited O
, O
and O
the O
letters O
are O
sent O
to O
the O
sky O
with O
balloons O
. O

There O
is O
another O
event O
which O
is O
to O
find O
out O
places O
in O
the O
entire O
Austria B-GPE
where O
the O
Nazis B-NORP
' O
victims O
lived O
and O
flowers O
would O
be O
placed O
in O
those O
places O
on O
the O
same O
day O
to O
show O
memories O
of O
them O
. O

This O
year O
's O
theme O
is O
" O
The O
Last O
Witnesses O
" O
. O

Organizers O
of O
the O
activities O
said O
that O
200 O
witnesses O
of O
the O
Nazi B-NORP
crimes O
are O
still O
living O
in O
the O
world O
. O

It O
was O
reported O
that O
these O
two O
aircraft O
, O
which O
began O
carrying O
out O
reconnaissance O
over O
Abkhazia O
on O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
fourth O
, O
local O
time O
, O
were O
shot O
down O
one O
after O
another O
in O
the O
afternoon O
. O

Since O
March O
of O
this O
year O
, O
Abkhazia O
has O
announced O
that O
it O
has O
shot O
down O
four O
unmanned O
reconnaissance O
vehicles O
. O

Abkhazia O
's O
Deputy O
Minister O
of O
Defense O
Kupalba O
said O
to O
the O
media O
that O
Georgia B-GPE
may O
carry O
out O
" O
armed O
aggression O
" O
on O
Abkhazia O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

Also O
, O
according O
to O
news O
from O
Georgia B-GPE
's O
capital O
Tbilisi B-GPE
, O
Georgia B-GPE
's O
Interior O
Ministry O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
on O
the O
fourth O
that O
news O
regarding O
Abkhazia O
shooting O
down O
Georgia B-GPE
's O
unmanned O
reconnaissance O
vehicles O
was O
purely O
made O
up O
, O
and O
that O
Georgia B-GPE
had O
not O
dispatched O
any O
unmanned O
reconnaissance O
vehicles O
at O
all O
during O
the O
past O
two O
days O
. O

Abkhazia O
is O
an O
autonomous O
republic O
of O
Georgia B-GPE
; O
it O
borders O
on O
southern O
Russia B-GPE
. O

In O
July O
of O
1992 O
, O
after O
Abkhazia O
's O
self O
- O
declaration O
of O
independence O
, O
it O
has O
been O
in O
a O
state O
of O
antagonism O
toward O
Georgia B-GPE
's O
central O
government O
, O
thereby O
triggering O
armed O
conflict O
. O

After O
mediation O
by O
Russia B-GPE
and O
the O
international O
community O
, O
the O
two O
sides O
, O
Georgia B-GPE
and O
Abkhazia O
, O
signed O
a O
cease O
- O
fire O
agreement O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
in O
May O
, O
1994 O
. O

After O
this O
, O
Russian B-NORP
troops O
entered O
and O
were O
stationed O
in O
the O
Abkhazia O
region O
under O
the O
banner O
of O
the O
Commonwealth B-GPE
of O
Independent O
States O
peacekeeping O
forces O
. O

The O
media O
reported O
today O
that O
, O
in O
the O
future O
, O
Malaysian B-NORP
women O
may O
need O
certifying O
documents O
issued O
by O
their O
parents O
or O
employers O
for O
traveling O
abroad O
alone O
, O
to O
prevent O
their O
becoming O
" O
mules O
" O
for O
the O
smuggling O
activities O
of O
international O
drug O
cartels O
. O

According O
to O
The O
New O
Sunday O
Times O
, O
up O
to O
now O
, O
119 O
Malaysians O
, O
90 O
% O
of O
whom O
are O
women O
, O
have O
been O
imprisoned O
in O
various O
countries O
around O
the O
world O
for O
drug O
trafficking O
. O

It O
is O
believed O
that O
most O
of O
them O
were O
enticed O
and O
deceived O
into O
carrying O
drugs O
. O

Malaysian B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Rais O
Yatim O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
, O
" O
I O
have O
made O
this O
proposal O
to O
the O
Cabinet O
, O
and O
the O
Ministries O
of O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
and O
Internal O
Affairs O
both O
consider O
it O
a O
necessary O
measure O
. O
" O

Rais O
Yatim O
said O
, O
" O
Of O
these O
women O
traveling O
abroad O
alone O
, O
many O
do O
so O
for O
reasons O
of O
working O
, O
studying O
or O
attending O
a O
meeting O
abroad O
. O

With O
the O
certifying O
documents O
, O
we O
can O
make O
sure O
of O
their O
purpose O
and O
reason O
for O
traveling O
abroad O
. O
" O

Malaysians O
have O
become O
the O
primary O
recruiting O
targets O
of O
drug O
cartels O
for O
trafficking O
drugs O
into O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
, O
because O
Malaysians O
do O
not O
need O
a O
visa O
to O
travel O
to O
EU B-GPE
countries O
for O
transit O
or O
for O
a O
short O
stay O
of O
under O
90 O
days O
. O

On O
the O
second O
, O
Cambodia B-GPE
's O
" O
Mekong O
Times O
" O
quoted O
Khieu O
Kanharith O
, O
Cambodia B-GPE
's O
government O
spokesperson O
and O
information O
minister O
, O
as O
reporting O
that O
, O
" O
if O
we O
allow O
the O
current O
trend O
of O
continuously O
increasing O
rice O
price O
to O
continue O
, O
a O
grain O
- O
price O
war O
is O
bound O
to O
happen O
, O
which O
would O
be O
unfavorable O
for O
all O
countries O
. O
" O

He O
stated O
that O
Cambodia B-GPE
also O
has O
an O
international O
obligation O
to O
keep O
rice O
prices O
down O
. O

Regarding O
a O
tentative O
plan O
to O
establish O
an O
Organization O
of O
Rice O
Exporting O
Countries O
put O
forward O
by O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
Khieu O
Kanharith O
said O
that O
the O
relevant O
rice O
- O
exporting O
countries O
must O
engage O
in O
adequate O
discussions O
on O
this O
matter O
. O

He O
said O
, O
" O
Obviously O
, O
these O
rice O
- O
exporting O
countries O
must O
unite O
; O
otherwise O
the O
rice O
price O
crisis O
on O
the O
international O
market O
will O
continue O
to O
expand O
and O
become O
more O
severe O
by O
the O
day O
. O
" O

Thailand B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Samak O
stated O
on O
April O
30 O
that O
the O
five O
rice O
- O
exporting O
countries O
, O
Cambodia B-GPE
, O
Laos B-GPE
, O
Myanmar B-GPE
, O
Thailand B-GPE
, O
and O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
can O
establish O
an O
Organization O
of O
Rice O
Exporting O
Countries O
, O
similar O
to O
the O
Organization O
of O
Petroleum O
Exporting O
Countries O
, O
to O
impact O
international O
rice O
prices O
by O
bringing O
" O
combined O
strengths O
" O
into O
play O
. O

Recently O
, O
Cambodian B-NORP
government O
officials O
indicated O
, O
one O
after O
another O
, O
that O
this O
tentative O
plan O
would O
be O
beneficial O
for O
keeping O
down O
and O
stabilizing O
continually O
rising O
international O
rice O
prices O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
officials O
from O
the O
International O
Trade O
Division O
of O
Cambodia B-GPE
's O
Ministry O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
indicated O
that O
it O
is O
necessary O
to O
hold O
regional O
meetings O
in O
the O
near O
future O
, O
with O
the O
participation O
of O
representatives O
of O
the O
relevant O
countries O
, O
to O
discuss O
in O
detail O
the O
feasibility O
of O
establishing O
an O
Organization O
of O
Rice O
Exporting O
Countries O
. O

Originally O
, O
the O
torch O
relay O
is O
a O
grand O
sports O
event O
in O
which O
people O
in O
the O
world O
share O
peace O
and O
happiness O
. O

It O
should O
show O
the O
hope O
and O
glory O
that O
the O
Olympic O
spirit O
brings O
to O
people O
to O
the O
world O
in O
a O
peaceful O
and O
auspicious O
atmosphere O
. O

However O
, O
it O
was O
used O
by O
anti-Chinese O
force O
as O
an O
opportunity O
to O
attempt O
to O
shame O
China B-GPE
. O

Western B-NORP
mainstream O
media O
used O
a O
series O
of O
reports O
that O
distorted O
the O
facts O
, O
took O
out O
of O
the O
context O
, O
and O
confused O
one O
thing O
with O
another O
. O

Some O
people O
even O
prevented O
the O
torch O
relay O
unscrupulously O
. O

This O
led O
to O
widespread O
condemnation O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
around O
the O
world O
even O
stirred O
up O
huge O
patriotic O
fervor O
and O
enthusiasm O
in O
supporting O
the O
Beijing O
Olympics O
. O

Wherever O
the O
torch O
was O
passed O
, O
there O
would O
be O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
overseas O
students O
, O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
, O
and O
figures O
of O
China B-GPE
- O
owned O
establishments O
who O
took O
chartered O
planes O
, O
rented O
several O
hundred O
buses O
, O
and O
organized O
self O
- O
driving O
fleet O
to O
rush O
to O
the O
relay O
cities O
from O
all O
places O
mightily O
. O

There O
was O
also O
a O
considerable O
number O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
who O
did O
not O
hesitate O
to O
trudge O
a O
long O
distance O
for O
over O
10 O
hours O
. O

They O
either O
braved O
heavy O
snow O
and O
went O
against O
the O
rain O
, O
or O
were O
not O
afraid O
of O
exposure O
to O
strong O
sunlight O
and O
braved O
the O
scorching O
sun O
to O
come O
to O
road O
sections O
that O
the O
torch O
would O
pass O
by O
a O
few O
hours O
or O
more O
than O
ten O
hours O
ahead O
of O
time O
. O

The O
reporter O
learned O
from O
relevant O
department O
in O
Chongqing B-GPE
that O
most O
of O
the O
areas O
in O
Chongqing B-GPE
had O
apparent O
seismaesthesia O
this O
afternoon O
. O

Two O
primary O
schools O
in O
Liangping O
County O
collapsed O
, O
killing O
four O
students O
. O

Situations O
received O
up O
until O
now O
were O
that O
the O
top O
floor O
of O
Lirang O
Town O
Central O
Primary O
School O
in O
Liangping O
County O
, O
Chongqing B-GPE
collapsed O
, O
injuring O
over O
10 O
students O
with O
two O
suffering O
from O
serious O
injuries O
;. O

the O
classroom O
building O
of O
Wenhua O
Town O
Primary O
School O
in O
Liangping O
County O
collapsed O
, O
injuring O
more O
than O
100 O
students O
, O
four O
students O
were O
killed O
and O
some O
students O
were O
buried O
. O

After O
seismaesthesia O
appeared O
in O
Liangping O
County O
, O
Secretary O
of O
the O
county O
Party B-ORG
committee O
Zhang O
Daohua O
, O
County O
Chief O
Li O
Zhixiong O
immediately O
instructed O
relevant O
departments O
and O
various O
towns O
to O
gather O
earthquake O
situations O
. O

Public O
security O
, O
fire O
department O
, O
and O
hospital O
ambulances O
have O
already O
rushed O
to O
the O
scene O
to O
carry O
out O
rescue O
effort O
. O

The O
reporter O
also O
learned O
that O
at O
around O
2:30 O
p. O
m. O
on O
May O
12 O
, O
Youyang O
County O
town O
and O
small O
towns O
including O
Longtan O
, O
Youchou O
, O
Daxi O
, O
Dingshi O
, O
and O
Houping O
generally O
felt O
tremors O
and O
houses O
slightly O
shook O
. O

There O
has O
not O
been O
any O
injury O
or O
property O
loss O
so O
far O
. O

After O
the O
situation O
happened O
, O
the O
broad O
masses O
ran O
out O
of O
the O
houses O
to O
places O
including O
squares O
and O
outdoor O
open O
space O
one O
after O
another O
to O
take O
shelter O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
production O
life O
and O
the O
supply O
of O
water O
, O
electricity O
, O
and O
gas O
of O
the O
entire O
county O
are O
normal O
. O

The O
purpose O
of O
this O
operation O
is O
to O
call O
for O
a O
network O
that O
includes O
a O
million O
people O
to O
join O
the O
" O
U. O
S. O
Campaign O
for O
Burma B-GPE
" O
. O

This O
is O
a O
major O
organization O
that O
is O
leading O
the O
rescue O
of O
Aung O
San O
Suu O
Kyi O
. O

The O
62 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Aung O
San O
Suu O
Kyi O
is O
the O
only O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
winner O
under O
detainment O
. O

In O
the O
past O
18 O
years O
, O
the O
Burmese B-NORP
authorities O
have O
placed O
her O
under O
house O
arrest O
for O
12 O
years O
. O

Well O
- O
known O
U. O
S. O
actor O
, O
Will O
Ferrell O
, O
said O
in O
a O
short O
film O
that O
launches O
this O
operation O
, O
" O
This O
moment O
belongs O
to O
Burma B-GPE
, O
belongs O
to O
Aung O
San O
Suu O
Kyi O
; O
please O
respect O
her O
courage O
, O
respect O
your O
passion O
, O
let O
this O
month O
be O
the O
period O
of O
time O
you O
join O
an O
effort O
to O
change O
the O
world O
. O
" O

Operation O
planners O
said O
that O
these O
" O
pieces O
" O
would O
be O
posted O
on O
many O
video O
- O
audio O
Web O
sites O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
for O
people O
from O
all O
walks O
of O
life O
to O
watch O
. O

Co-founder O
of O
the O
" O
U. O
S. O
Campaign O
for O
Burma B-GPE
" O
organization O
, O
Woodrum O
, O
said O
, O
" O
Just O
like O
the O
world O
worked O
together O
to O
save O
Mandela B-PERSON
and O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
20 O
years O
ago O
, O
we O
can O
make O
another O
effort O
in O
order O
to O
save O
Aung O
San O
Suu O
Kyi O
and O
Burma B-GPE
. O
" O

Co-founder O
of O
the O
Washington O
D. O
C. O
organization O
, O
" O
Human O
Rights O
Action O
Center O
" O
, O
Healey O
, O
said O
, O
" O
We O
have O
created O
30 O
unique O
and O
creative O
short O
films O
mainly O
designed O
for O
the O
Internet O
with O
the O
hope O
that O
, O
after O
people O
understand O
the O
actual O
situation O
in O
Burma B-GPE
, O
they O
will O
be O
inspired O
to O
take O
action O
. O
" O

Shanghai B-GPE
public O
security O
bureau O
stated O
on O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
5th O
that O
at O
around O
9 O
a. O
m. O
on O
the O
5th O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
public O
security O
bureau O
110 O
command O
center O
received O
report O
that O
a O
number O
842 O
bus O
was O
on O
fire O
on O
Huangxing O
Road O
near O
Guoquan O
Road O
in O
Yangpu O
District O
. O

The O
police O
quickly O
summoned O
relevant O
departments O
including O
the O
fire O
department O
, O
traffic O
police O
contingent O
, O
criminal O
investigation O
contingent O
, O
and O
Yangpu B-GPE
sub O
- O
station O
to O
go O
to O
the O
scene O
to O
handle O
it O
. O

Under O
the O
unified O
dispatch O
of O
the O
Shanghai O
Emergency O
Response O
Center O
, O
departments O
including O
the O
health O
department O
launched O
prompt O
rescue O
effort O
to O
race O
the O
deceased O
and O
the O
wounded O
to O
the O
hospital O
. O

The O
fire O
department O
put O
out O
the O
fire O
within O
half O
an O
hour O
after O
the O
fire O
broke O
out O
. O

Up O
until O
11 O
o'clock O
, O
the O
fire O
had O
killed O
three O
people O
and O
injured O
12 O
others O
. O

The O
cause O
of O
the O
fire O
is O
under O
investigation O
. O

Fire O
engines O
soon O
arrived O
at O
the O
scene O
to O
fight O
the O
fire O
and O
splash O
water O
onto O
the O
bodies O
of O
passengers O
who O
got O
off O
the O
bus O
. O

According O
to O
the O
latest O
research O
report O
published O
by O
" O
Biofuels O
Digest O
" O
on O
May O
1 O
, O
the O
current O
per O
capita O
annual O
meat O
consumption O
in O
China B-GPE
is O
53 O
kilos O
, O
1.12 O
times O
of O
1995 O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
feed O
grain O
has O
to O
be O
increased O
by O
almost O
200 O
million O
tons O
. O

Based O
on O
this O
pace O
, O
it O
will O
drain O
the O
world O
food O
reserve O
in O
2010 O
. O

If O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
closes O
down O
all O
the O
Ethanol O
plants O
, O
it O
will O
postpone O
the O
depletion O
period O
to O
2013 O
. O

The O
report O
also O
stated O
that O
the O
current O
per O
capital O
meat O
consumption O
level O
in O
China B-GPE
is O
45 O
percent O
less O
than O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

If O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
eat O
as O
much O
meat O
as O
the O
Americans O
, O
the O
world O
will O
need O
an O
extra O
277 O
million O
tons O
of O
feed O
grain O
and O
68 O
million O
acres O
of O
farmland O
. O

The O
report O
of O
China O
Press O
questioned O
whether O
the O
Americans O
can O
devour O
meat O
while O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
has O
no O
right O
to O
have O
a O
better O
life O
. O

When O
the O
reporter O
of O
the O
newspaper O
questioned O
the O
author O
of O
the O
report O
Jim O
Lane O
, O
he O
categorically O
denied O
having O
such O
a O
thought O
. O

He O
said O
, O
It O
is O
natural O
for O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
to O
consume O
more O
meat O
due O
to O
increase O
in O
income O
. O

It O
is O
also O
natural O
to O
enjoy O
a O
better O
lifestyle O
. O

It O
is O
no O
different O
from O
the O
industrialization O
progress O
of O
other O
countries O
in O
the O
past O
. O
" O

" O
This O
is O
not O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
's O
fault O
. O
" O

The O
Wang O
Nanbing O
and O
Fang B-NORP
Zhong O
teams O
from O
the O
same O
institute O
cooperated O
and O
took O
a O
lead O
in O
introducing O
the O
striped O
spin O
density O
wave O
phase O
of O
the O
matrix O
, O
which O
was O
later O
verified O
by O
the O
neutron O
scattering O
experiments O
of O
two O
U. O
S. O
research O
teams O
. O

It O
is O
currently O
the O
best O
physical O
result O
of O
the O
system O
. O

At O
present O
, O
more O
than O
20 O
first O
- O
rate O
research O
institutions O
in O
the O
world O
have O
asked O
the O
Institute O
of O
Physics O
for O
the O
sample O
, O
and O
have O
achieved O
some O
experimental O
results O
with O
it O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
physicists O
suddenly O
obtained O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
research O
findings O
in O
the O
field O
of O
iron O
- O
based O
superconductivity O
, O
and O
attracted O
the O
attention O
of O
the O
international O
physics O
community O
. O

The O
" O
Science B-ORG
" O
journal O
commented O
, O
" O
Many O
scientists O
have O
remarked O
that O
the O
flood O
of O
research O
findings O
made O
by O
China B-GPE
indicate O
that O
China B-GPE
has O
become O
a O
strong O
nation O
in O
condensed O
matter O
physics O
. O
" O

The O
May O
2 O
issue O
of O
" O
Physics O
Today O
, O
" O
an O
important O
periodical O
of O
the O
international O
physics O
community O
, O
makes O
a O
more O
detailed O
observation O
of O
the O
latest O
progress O
in O
the O
iron O
- O
based O
superconductivity O
research O
and O
discusses O
the O
great O
significance O
of O
new O
superconductivity O
materials O
and O
physics O
research O
on O
the O
research O
in O
high O
- O
temperature O
superconductivity O
. O

As O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
future O
for O
research O
in O
the O
field O
of O
iron O
- O
based O
superconductors O
, O
Zhao O
Zhongxian O
quoted O
the O
conclusion O
of O
that O
" O
Science B-ORG
" O
article O
and O
answered O
, O
" O
We O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
be O
surprised O
if O
more O
samples O
and O
data O
are O
generated O
in O
China B-GPE
. O
" O

THE B-ORG
FINANCIAL I-ORG
ACCOUNTING I-ORG
STANDARDS I-ORG
BOARD'S I-ORG
coming O
rule O
on O
disclosure O
involving O
financial O
instruments O
will O
be O
effective O
for O
financial O
statements O
with O
fiscal O
years O
ending O
after O
June B-GPE
15 O
, O
1990 O
. O

The O
date O
was O
misstated O
in O
Friday O
's O
edition O
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
general O
counsel O
hopes O
to O
cut O
the O
number O
of O
outside O
law O
firms O
the O
auto O
maker O
uses O
from O
about O
700 O
to O
200 O
within O
two O
years O
. O

Harry B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Pearce I-PERSON
, O
named O
general O
counsel O
in O
May O
1987 O
, O
says O
the O
reduction O
is O
a O
cost O
- O
cutting O
measure O
and O
an O
effort O
to O
let O
the O
No. O
1 O
auto O
maker O
's O
134 O
- O
lawyer O
in O
- O
house O
legal O
department O
take O
on O
matters O
it O
is O
better O
equipped O
and O
trained O
to O
handle O
. O

GM B-ORG
trimmed O
about O
40 O
firms O
from O
its O
approved O
local O
counsel O
list O
, O
Mr. O
Pearce O
says O
. O

The O
move O
is O
consistent O
with O
a O
trend O
for O
corporate O
legal O
staffs O
to O
do O
more O
work O
in O
- O
house O
, O
instead O
of O
farming O
it O
out O
to O
law O
firms O
. O

Mr. O
Pearce O
set O
up O
GM B-ORG
's O
first O
in O
- O
house O
litigation O
group O
in O
May O
with O
four O
lawyers O
, O
all O
former O
assistant O
U.S. B-GPE
attorneys O
with O
extensive O
trial O
experience O
. O

He O
intends O
to O
add O
to O
the O
litigation O
staff O
. O

Among O
the O
types O
of O
cases O
the O
in O
- O
house O
litigators O
handle O
are O
disputes O
involving O
companies O
doing O
business O
with O
GM B-ORG
and O
product O
- O
related O
actions O
, O
including O
one O
in O
which O
a O
driver O
is O
suing O
GM B-ORG
for O
damages O
resulting O
from O
an O
accident O
. O

Mr. O
Pearce O
has O
also O
encouraged O
his O
staff O
to O
work O
more O
closely O
with O
GM B-ORG
's O
technical O
staffs O
to O
help O
prevent O
future O
litigation O
. O

GM B-ORG
lawyers O
have O
been O
working O
with O
technicians O
to O
develop O
more O
uniform O
welding O
procedures O
-- O
the O
way O
a O
vehicle O
is O
welded O
has O
a O
lot O
to O
do O
with O
its O
durability O
. O

The O
lawyers O
also O
monitor O
suits O
to O
identify O
specific O
automobile O
parts O
that O
cause O
the O
biggest O
legal O
problems O
. O

Mr. O
Pearce O
says O
law O
firms O
with O
the O
best O
chance O
of O
retaining O
or O
winning O
business O
with O
GM B-ORG
will O
be O
those O
providing O
the O
highest O
- O
quality O
service O
at O
the O
best O
cost O
-- O
echoing O
similar O
directives O
from O
GM B-ORG
's O
auto O
operations O
to O
suppliers O
. O

This O
does O
n't O
necessarily O
mean O
larger O
firms O
have O
an O
advantage O
; O
Mr. O
Pearce O
said O
GM B-ORG
works O
with O
a O
number O
of O
smaller O
firms O
it O
regards O
highly O
. O

Mr. O
Pearce O
has O
shaken O
up O
GM B-ORG
's O
legal O
staff O
by O
eliminating O
all O
titles O
and O
establishing O
several O
new O
functions O
, O
including O
a O
special O
- O
projects O
group O
that O
has O
made O
films O
on O
safety O
and O
drunk O
driving O
. O

FEDERAL O
PROSECUTORS O
are O
concluding O
fewer O
criminal O
cases O
with O
trials O
. O

That O
's O
a O
finding O
of O
a O
new O
study O
of O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
by O
researchers O
at O
Syracuse B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

David B-PERSON
Burnham I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
the O
authors O
, O
says O
fewer O
trials O
probably O
means O
a O
growing O
number O
of O
plea O
bargains O
. O

In O
1980 O
, O
18 O
% O
of O
federal O
prosecutions O
concluded O
at O
trial O
; O
in O
1987 O
, O
only O
9 O
% O
did O
. O

The O
study O
covered O
11 O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
attorneys O
' O
offices O
-- O
including O
those O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
and O
Brooklyn B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
and O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
-- O
from O
1980 O
to O
1987 O
. O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
rejected O
the O
implication O
that O
its O
prosecutors O
are O
currently O
more O
willing O
to O
plea O
bargain O
. O

`` O
Our O
felony O
caseloads O
have O
been O
consistent O
for O
20 O
years O
, O
'' O
with O
about O
15 O
% O
of O
all O
prosecutions O
going O
to O
trial O
, O
a O
department O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

The O
discrepancy O
is O
somewhat O
perplexing O
in O
that O
the O
Syracuse B-GPE
researchers O
said O
they O
based O
their O
conclusions O
on O
government O
statistics O
. O

`` O
One O
possible O
explanation O
for O
this O
decline O
'' O
in O
taking O
cases O
to O
trial O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Burnham O
, O
`` O
is O
that O
the O
number O
of O
defendants O
being O
charged O
with O
crimes O
by O
all O
U.S. B-GPE
attorneys O
has O
substantially O
increased O
. O
'' O

In O
1980 O
, O
the O
study O
says O
, O
prosecutors O
surveyed O
filed O
charges O
against O
25 O
defendants O
for O
each O
100,000 O
people O
aged O
18 O
years O
and O
older O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
prosecutors O
filed O
against O
35 O
defendants O
for O
every O
100,000 O
adults O
. O

Another O
finding O
from O
the O
study O
: O
Prosecutors O
set O
significantly O
different O
priorities O
. O

The O
Manhattan O
U.S. O
attorney O
's O
office O
stressed O
criminal O
cases O
from O
1980 O
to O
1987 O
, O
averaging O
43 O
for O
every O
100,000 O
adults O
. O

But O
the O
New O
Jersey O
U.S. O
attorney O
averaged O
16 O
. O

On O
the O
civil O
side O
, O
the O
Manhattan B-GPE
prosecutor O
filed O
an O
average O
of O
only O
11 O
cases O
for O
every O
100,000 O
adults O
during O
the O
same O
period O
; O
the O
San O
Francisco O
U.S. O
attorney O
averaged O
79 O
. O

The O
study O
is O
to O
provide O
reporters O
, O
academic O
experts O
and O
others O
raw O
data O
on O
which O
to O
base O
further O
inquiries O
. O

IMELDA B-PERSON
MARCOS I-PERSON
asks O
for O
dismissal O
, O
says O
she O
was O
kidnapped O
. O

The O
former O
first O
lady O
of O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
, O
asked O
a O
federal O
court O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
to O
dismiss O
an O
indictment O
against O
her O
, O
claiming O
among O
other O
things O
, O
that O
she O
was O
abducted O
from O
her O
homeland O
. O

Mrs. O
Marcos O
and O
her O
late O
husband O
, O
former O
Philippines O
President O
Ferdinand O
Marcos O
, O
were O
charged O
with O
embezzling O
more O
than O
$ O
100 O
million O
from O
that O
country O
and O
then O
fraudulently O
concealing O
much O
of O
the O
money O
through O
purchases O
of O
prime O
real O
estate O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
. O

Mrs. O
Marcos O
's O
attorneys O
asked O
federal O
Judge O
John O
F. O
Keenan O
to O
give O
them O
access O
to O
all O
U.S. B-GPE
documents O
about O
her O
alleged O
abduction O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
's O
office O
, O
in O
documents O
it O
filed O
in O
response O
, O
said O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
was O
making O
the O
`` O
fanciful O
-- O
and O
factually O
unsupported O
-- O
claim O
that O
she O
was O
kidnapped O
into O
this O
country O
'' O
in O
order O
to O
obtain O
classified O
material O
in O
the O
case O
. O

The O
office O
also O
said O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
and O
her O
husband O
were O
n't O
brought O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
against O
their O
will O
after O
Mr. O
Marcos O
was O
ousted O
as O
president O
. O

The O
prosecutor O
quoted O
statements O
from O
the O
Marcoses B-PERSON
in O
which O
they O
said O
they O
were O
in O
this O
country O
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
President O
Reagan O
and O
that O
they O
were O
enjoying O
the O
hospitality O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Lawyers O
for O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
say O
that O
because O
she O
was O
taken O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
against O
her O
wishes O
, O
the O
federal O
court O
lacks O
jurisdiction O
in O
the O
case O
. O

THE O
FEDERAL O
COURT O
of O
appeals O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
ruled O
that O
the O
dismissal O
of O
a O
1980 O
indictment O
against O
former O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Crete O
owner O
George B-PERSON
Koskotas I-PERSON
should O
be O
reconsidered O
. O

The O
indictment O
, O
which O
was O
sealed O
and O
apparently O
forgotten O
by O
investigators O
until O
1987 O
, O
charges O
Mr. O
Koskotas O
and O
three O
others O
with O
tax O
fraud O
and O
other O
violations O
. O

He O
made O
numerous O
trips O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
, O
but O
was O
n't O
arrested O
until O
1987 O
when O
he O
showed O
up O
as O
a O
guest O
of O
then O
- O
Vice O
President O
George O
Bush O
at O
a O
government O
function O
. O

A O
federal O
judge O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
threw O
out O
the O
indictment O
, O
finding O
that O
the O
seven O
- O
year O
delay O
violated O
the O
defendant O
's O
constitutional O
right O
to O
a O
speedy O
trial O
. O

The O
appeals O
court O
, O
however O
, O
said O
the O
judge O
did O
n't O
adequately O
consider O
whether O
the O
delay O
would O
actually O
hurt O
the O
chances O
of O
a O
fair O
trial O
. O

Mr. O
Koskotas O
is O
fighting O
extradition O
proceedings O
that O
would O
return O
him O
to O
Greece B-GPE
, O
where O
he O
is O
charged O
with O
embezzling O
more O
than O
$ O
250 O
million O
from O
the O
Bank O
of O
Crete O
. O

His O
attorney O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

PRO O
BONO O
VOLUNTARISM O
: O
In O
an O
effort O
to O
stave O
off O
a O
plan O
that O
would O
require O
all O
lawyers O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
state O
to O
provide O
twenty O
hours O
of O
free O
legal O
aid O
a O
year O
, O
the O
state O
bar O
recommended O
an O
alternative O
program O
to O
increase O
voluntary O
participation O
in O
pro O
bono O
programs O
. O

The O
state O
bar O
association O
's O
policy O
making O
body O
, O
the O
House O
of O
Delegate O
, O
voted O
Saturday O
to O
ask O
Chief O
Judge O
Sol O
Wachtler O
to O
give O
the O
bar O
's O
voluntary O
program O
three O
years O
to O
prove O
its O
effectiveness O
before O
considering O
mandatory O
pro O
bono O
. O

`` O
We O
believe O
our O
suggested O
plan O
is O
more O
likely O
to O
improve O
the O
availability O
of O
quality O
legal O
service O
to O
the O
poor O
than O
is O
the O
proposed O
mandatory O
pro O
bono O
plan O
and O
will O
achieve O
that O
objective O
without O
the O
divisiveness O
, O
distraction O
, O
administrative O
burdens O
and O
possible O
failure O
that O
we O
fear O
would O
accompany O
an O
attempt O
to O
impose O
a O
mandatory O
plan O
, O
'' O
said O
Justin B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Vigdor I-PERSON
of O
Rochester B-GPE
, O
who O
headed O
the O
bar O
's O
pro O
bono O
study O
committee O
. O

DALLAS B-GPE
AND O
HOUSTON B-GPE
law O
firms O
merge O
: O
Jackson B-GPE
& O
Walker O
, O
a O
130 O
- O
lawyer O
firm O
in O
Dallas B-GPE
and O
Datson O
& O
Scofield O
, O
a O
70 O
- O
lawyer O
firm O
in O
Houston B-GPE
said O
they O
have O
agreed O
in O
principle O
to O
merge O
. O

The O
consolidated O
firm O
, O
which O
would O
rank O
among O
the O
10 O
largest O
in O
Texas B-GPE
, O
would O
operate O
under O
the O
name O
Jackson B-GPE
& O
Walker O
. O

The O
merger O
must O
be O
formally O
approved O
by O
the O
partners O
of O
both O
firms O
but O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
completed O
by O
year O
end O
. O

Jackson B-GPE
& O
Walker O
has O
an O
office O
in O
Fort B-GPE
Worth I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
and O
Dotson O
& O
Scofield O
has O
an O
office O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
. O

PILING O
ON O
? O

Piggybacking O
on O
government O
assertions O
that O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
may O
have O
covered O
up O
fraudulent O
billings O
to O
the O
Pentagon O
, O
two O
shareholders O
have O
filed O
a O
civil O
racketeering O
suit O
against O
the O
company O
. O

The O
suit O
was O
filed O
by O
plaintiffs O
' O
securities O
lawyer O
Richard B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Greenfield I-PERSON
in O
U.S. O
District O
Court O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
. O

He O
seeks O
damages O
from O
the O
company O
's O
15 O
directors O
on O
grounds O
that O
they O
either O
`` O
participated O
in O
or O
condoned O
the O
illegal O
acts O
... O
or O
utterly O
failed O
to O
carry O
out O
their O
duties O
as O
directors O
. O
'' O

GE B-ORG
is O
defending O
itself O
against O
government O
criminal O
charges O
of O
fraud O
and O
false O
claims O
in O
connection O
with O
a O
logistics O
- O
computer O
contract O
for O
the O
Army O
. O

The O
trial O
begins O
today O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
. O

The O
government O
's O
assertions O
of O
the O
cover O
- O
up O
were O
made O
in O
last O
minute O
pretrial O
motions O
. O

GE B-ORG
, O
which O
vehemently O
denies O
the O
government O
's O
allegations O
, O
denounced O
Mr. O
Greenfield O
's O
suit O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
a O
cheap O
- O
shot O
suit O
-- O
procedurally O
defective O
and O
thoroughly O
fallacious O
-- O
which O
was O
hurriedly O
filed O
by O
a O
contingency O
- O
fee O
lawyer O
as O
a O
result O
of O
newspaper O
reports O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
GE B-ORG
spokeswoman O
. O

She O
added O
that O
the O
company O
was O
considering O
bringing O
sanctions O
against O
Mr. O
Greenfield O
for O
making O
`` O
grossly O
inaccurate O
and O
unsupported O
allegations O
. O

The O
municipal O
bond O
market O
is O
bracing O
for O
tough O
times O
through O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
as O
it O
struggles O
to O
absorb O
an O
oversupply O
of O
bonds O
and O
two O
of O
its O
best O
customers O
turn O
into O
sellers O
. O

Commercial O
banks O
and O
property O
/ O
casualty O
insurers O
, O
which O
together O
own O
about O
36 O
% O
of O
all O
municipal O
bonds O
, O
have O
been O
dumping O
their O
securities O
for O
weeks O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
traders O
said O
, O
there O
were O
three O
institutional O
sellers O
for O
every O
buyer O
. O

`` O
Every O
day O
we O
're O
getting O
new O
bid O
lists O
'' O
from O
would O
- O
be O
sellers O
, O
one O
trader O
said O
. O

`` O
Most O
dealers O
can O
not O
continue O
to O
absorb O
this O
supply O
. O
'' O

As O
a O
result O
, O
yields O
on O
long O
- O
term O
muni O
bonds O
now O
stand O
at O
about O
95 O
% O
of O
long O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
yields O
, O
the O
highest O
such O
level O
in O
more O
than O
two O
years O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
incredible O
negative O
psychology O
building O
in O
the O
market O
, O
'' O
said O
Donna B-PERSON
Avedisian I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
at O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

`` O
People O
are O
very O
concerned O
about O
who O
is O
going O
to O
step O
up O
to O
the O
plate O
and O
buy O
municipal O
bonds O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
institutional O
buyers O
. O
'' O

The O
yield O
on O
a O
group O
of O
25 O
revenue O
bonds O
compiled O
by O
the B-ORG
Bond I-ORG
Buyer I-ORG
, O
a O
trade O
publication O
, O
now O
exceeds O
7.50 O
% O
. O

At O
this O
week O
's O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
bond O
sale O
, O
traders O
expect O
yields O
on O
the O
20 O
- O
year O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bonds O
to O
nearly O
match O
the O
7.9 O
% O
yield O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
. O

For O
an O
investor O
in O
the O
28 O
% O
federal O
tax O
bracket O
, O
7.9 O
% O
tax O
- O
free O
is O
the O
same O
as O
10.38 O
% O
on O
a O
taxable O
investment O
. O

That O
's O
a O
taxable O
- O
equivalent O
yield O
nearly O
three O
percentage O
points O
more O
than O
the O
current O
yield O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
. O

How O
quickly O
things O
change O
. O

This O
past O
summer O
, O
investors O
' O
appetite O
for O
municipal O
bonds O
seemed O
insatiable O
. O

Individuals O
eager O
for O
tax O
- O
free O
income O
drove O
up O
bond O
prices O
, O
making O
state O
and O
local O
government O
debt O
one O
of O
the O
best O
- O
performing O
types O
of O
fixed O
- O
income O
investments O
during O
the O
period O
. O

But O
while O
analysts O
say O
that O
municipal O
bonds O
still O
offer O
good O
value O
, O
you O
would O
n't O
know O
it O
by O
the O
way O
institutional O
investors O
are O
rushing O
to O
dump O
their O
holdings O
. O

Bond O
market O
analysts O
say O
the O
institutional O
selling O
was O
triggered O
by O
several O
factors O
. O

Big O
banks O
such O
as O
Chemical B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
Chase B-ORG
Manhattan I-ORG
, O
which O
have O
been O
taking O
heavy O
charges O
to O
expand O
their O
Third B-LOC
World I-LOC
loan O
- O
loss O
reserves O
, O
are O
n't O
looking O
for O
tax O
- O
exempt O
income O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
need O
the O
shelter O
of O
tax O
- O
free O
bonds O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
spokeswoman O
at O
Chemical B-ORG
. O

In O
recent O
weeks O
, O
traders O
said O
, O
Chemical B-ORG
has O
sold O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
billion O
of O
tax O
- O
free O
bonds O
. O

The O
spokeswoman O
confirmed O
that O
the O
bank O
has O
significantly O
reduced O
its O
muni O
holdings O
, O
but O
could O
n't O
immediately O
confirm O
the O
amount O
. O

Insurance O
companies O
are O
rushing O
to O
sell O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
when O
some O
of O
their O
tax O
benefits O
associated O
with O
municipal O
bonds O
will O
be O
phased O
out O
. O

There O
is O
speculation O
that O
property O
/ O
casualty O
firms O
will O
sell O
even O
more O
munis O
as O
they O
scramble O
to O
raise O
cash O
to O
pay O
claims O
related O
to O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
and O
the O
Northern O
California O
earthquake O
. O

Fundamental O
factors O
are O
at O
work O
as O
well O
. O

Muni O
bond O
holders O
are O
worried O
about O
the O
impact O
of O
a O
slowing O
economy O
on O
tax O
revenue O
, O
at O
a O
time O
when O
many O
state O
and O
local O
governments O
already O
face O
budget O
deficits O
and O
huge O
spending O
needs O
. O

The O
recent O
natural O
disasters O
, O
and O
the O
need O
of O
many O
other O
cities O
to O
rebuild O
crumbling O
infrastructure O
, O
suggests O
that O
supply O
of O
new O
issues O
will O
continue O
to O
rise O
sharply O
-- O
even O
as O
demand O
tapers O
off O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
just O
so O
much O
going O
on O
that O
it O
's O
difficult O
to O
pick O
just O
one O
factor O
that O
's O
driving O
the O
market O
, O
'' O
said O
Ronald B-PERSON
Ian I-PERSON
Heller I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
at O
First B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
First B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Some O
of O
the O
recent O
selling O
could O
actually O
be O
considered O
a O
positive O
sign O
. O

Mutual O
funds O
, O
for O
example O
, O
are O
said O
to O
be O
selling O
existing O
municipal O
bonds O
to O
raise O
cash O
to O
buy O
new O
issues O
. O

Because O
municipal O
bonds O
yields O
have O
risen O
at O
a O
time O
when O
interest O
rates O
generally O
have O
fallen O
, O
some O
portfolio O
managers O
are O
assuming O
that O
bonds O
bought O
now O
will O
appreciate O
in O
value O
as O
the O
municipal O
bond O
market O
rebounds O
. O

Ms. O
Avedisian O
believes O
that O
the O
mutual O
funds O
are O
selling O
muni O
bonds O
that O
have O
a O
negative O
convexity O
-- O
those O
that O
have O
appreciated O
in O
price O
slowly O
relative O
to O
the O
decline O
in O
interest O
rates O
. O

Such O
bonds O
, O
she O
says O
, O
are O
those O
that O
are O
nearing O
their O
call O
date O
. O

But O
traders O
said O
the O
market O
's O
tone O
could O
pick O
up O
this O
week O
if O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
's O
$ O
787 O
million O
bond O
offering O
goes O
well O
. O

The O
offering O
will O
include O
$ O
729 O
million O
of O
20 O
- O
year O
tax O
- O
exempt O
bonds O
and O
$ O
57.8 O
million O
of O
taxable O
bonds O
. O

A O
few O
weeks O
ago O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
sold O
$ O
750 O
million O
of O
tax O
- O
exempts O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
bonds O
have O
been O
beaten O
down O
for O
three O
straight O
weeks O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
some O
issues O
fell O
nearly O
one O
point O
, O
or O
close O
to O
$ O
10 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

The O
sell O
- O
off O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
bonds O
was O
triggered O
by O
concerns O
about O
the O
city O
's O
financial O
health O
and O
political O
uncertainty O
in O
view O
of O
the O
impending O
mayoral O
election O
. O

The O
city O
's O
economy O
is O
growing O
weaker O
and O
expenditures O
are O
rising O
as O
tax O
revenue O
is O
falling O
. O

`` O
The O
city O
has O
issued O
so O
much O
supply O
recently O
that O
some O
people O
are O
getting O
a O
little O
concerned O
. O

They O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
some O
other O
names O
in O
their O
portfolios O
, O
'' O
said O
Michael B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Appelbaum I-PERSON
, O
first O
vice O
president O
at O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
. O

But O
he O
thinks O
investors O
may O
be O
overreacting O
to O
the O
market O
's O
problems O
. O

Overall O
, O
he O
says O
, O
municipal O
prices O
are O
`` O
very O
cheap O
'' O
and O
represent O
an O
`` O
excellent O
buying O
opportunity O
. O
'' O

Friday O
's O
Market O
Activity O

Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
fell O
sharply O
on O
confusion O
about O
this O
week O
's O
Treasury B-ORG
debt O
auction O
and O
rumors O
that O
a O
major O
Japanese B-NORP
investor O
was O
unloading O
large O
amounts O
of O
long O
- O
term O
bonds O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
ended O
at O
a O
price O
of O
102 O
2/32 O
, O
down O
nearly O
5/8 O
point O
from O
Thursday O
, O
or O
about O
$ O
6.25 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

The O
issue O
's O
yield O
rose O
to O
7.93 O
% O
from O
7.88 O
% O
. O

Late O
Thursday O
, O
the O
Treasury O
said O
it O
needed O
to O
raise O
$ O
17 O
billion O
quickly O
and O
would O
do O
so O
by O
issuing O
new O
securities O
this O
week O
. O

Credit O
market O
analysts O
expected O
the O
Treasury O
to O
cancel O
today O
's O
three O
- O
month O
and O
six O
- O
month O
sale O
and O
to O
sell O
$ O
17 O
billion O
of O
cash O
management O
bills O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
Treasury O
announced O
it O
would O
sell O
$ O
2 O
billion O
of O
51 O
- O
day O
cash O
management O
bills O
today O
and O
said O
that O
the O
weekly O
sale O
of O
$ O
15.6 O
billion O
of O
three O
- O
month O
and O
six O
- O
month O
bills O
will O
take O
place O
today O
, O
as O
usual O
, O
but O
the O
sale O
will O
settle O
tomorrow O
instead O
of O
Thursday O
. O

By O
moving O
the O
settlement O
date O
ahead O
, O
the O
Treasury O
can O
raise O
money O
under O
the O
$ O
2.87 O
trillion O
debt O
ceiling O
that O
is O
in O
effect O
through O
tomorrow O
, O
after O
which O
it O
reverts O
to O
$ O
2.8 O
trillion O
. O

The O
market O
also O
was O
hurt O
by O
rumors O
that O
Nippon B-ORG
Kangyo I-ORG
Kakumaru I-ORG
, O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
brokerage O
firm O
, O
was O
unloading O
some O
of O
the O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
it O
recently O
purchased O
. O

One O
dealer O
said O
the O
talk O
was O
that O
the O
firm O
sold O
about O
$ O
500 O
million O
of O
bellwether O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
. O

The O
firm O
is O
thought O
to O
have O
purchased O
up O
to O
$ O
3 O
billion O
of O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
in O
a O
buying O
spree O
on O
Wednesday O
and O
the O
previous O
Thursday O
. O

Dealers O
say O
the O
firm O
apparently O
has O
wanted O
to O
publicize O
its O
recent O
buying O
and O
subsequent O
selling O
of O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
by O
using O
Cantor B-ORG
Fitzgerald I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
as O
a O
broker O
. O

Cantor B-ORG
provides O
price O
quotes O
to O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
widely O
used O
electronic O
system O
. O

Nippon O
Kangyo O
's O
moves O
puzzled O
traders O
and O
created O
confusion O
among O
potential O
investors O
, O
many O
of O
whom O
decided O
to O
stay O
out O
of O
the O
market O
. O

As O
a O
result O
of O
its O
large O
- O
scale O
buying O
, O
some O
analysts O
now O
say O
that O
liquidity O
, O
or O
the O
ability O
to O
easily O
buy O
and O
sell O
, O
has O
been O
constrained O
in O
the O
benchmark O
Treasury B-ORG
bond O
issue O
. O

In O
other O
markets O
: O

-- O
The O
junk O
bonds O
of O
RJR B-ORG
Nabisco I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
rallied O
Friday O
on O
news O
that O
the O
company O
is O
selling O
its O
candy O
bar O
brands O
to O
Nestle B-ORG
Foods I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
for O
$ O
370 O
million O
. O

The O
sale O
price O
, O
which O
was O
above O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
expectations O
, O
sent O
many O
RJR B-ORG
securities O
up O
by O
one O
point O
. O

`` O
It O
shows O
that O
there O
are O
buyers O
of O
high O
- O
quality O
assets O
at O
high O
prices O
in O
today O
's O
market O
, O
'' O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
Long I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
and O
head O
of O
the O
high O
- O
yield O
research O
department O
at O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Many O
of O
the O
RJR O
securities O
, O
which O
had O
been O
trading O
near O
their O
52 O
- O
week O
lows O
earlier O
in O
the O
session O
, O
bounced O
back O
after O
the O
company O
's O
announcement O
that O
it O
agreed O
to O
sell O
its O
Baby B-PRODUCT
Ruth I-PRODUCT
, O
Butterfinger B-PRODUCT
and O
Pearson B-PRODUCT
candy O
businesses O
to O
Nestle B-ORG
Foods I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
- O
based O
food O
concern O
. O

The O
sale O
, O
expected O
to O
close O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
also O
includes O
a O
manufacturing O
plant O
in O
Franklin B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
Ill B-GPE
. O

RJR B-ORG
's O
subordinated O
discount O
debentures O
of O
2001 O
, O
which O
traded O
as O
low O
as O
45 O
Friday O
, O
finished O
the O
day O
at O
46 O
7/8 O
. O

Other O
RJR B-ORG
securities O
also O
closed O
higher O
. O

RJR B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
14.7 O
% O
convertible O
pay O
- O
in O
- O
kind O
securities O
maturing O
in O
2009 O
closed O
1/2 O
higher O
at O
86 O
1/2 O
after O
trading O
as O
low O
as O
85 O
1/4 O
. O

Most O
other O
junk O
bond O
issues O
finished O
a O
quarter O
- O
point O
lower O
on O
rumors O
that O
Campeau B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
filing O
for O
protection O
from O
creditors O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
of O
the B-LAW
Bankruptcy I-LAW
Code I-LAW
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Campeau B-ORG
called O
the O
rumors O
`` O
ridiculous O
. O
'' O

Most O
investment O
- O
grade O
bonds O
fell O
3/8 O
to O
1/2 O
point O
. O

-- O
Mortgage O
securities O
fell O
7/32 O
to O
8/32 O
but O
held O
up O
better O
than O
intermediate O
Treasurys B-ORG
. O

Dealers O
said O
some O
defensive O
investors O
were O
buyers O
of O
mortgages O
, O
as O
were O
dealers O
seeking O
collateral O
for O
REMICs O
priced O
earlier O
last O
week O
. O

Among O
major O
issues O
, O
Government B-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
for O
November O
delivery O
ended O
at O
98 O
12/32 O
, O
down O
8/32 O
point O
for O
a O
yield O
of O
about O
9.35 O
% O
to O
a O
12 O
- O
year O
average O
life O
assumption O
. O

-LRB- O
During O
its O
centennial O
year O
, O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
will O
report O
events O
of O
the O
past O
century O
that O
stand O
as O
milestones O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
history O
. O
-RRB- O

Thomas B-PERSON
Jefferson I-PERSON
sold O
Congress B-ORG
on O
the O
idea O
of O
the O
decimal O
system O
for O
currency O
, O
thus O
saving O
Americans O
the O
headaches O
of O
pounds O
, O
shillings O
and O
pence O
. O

But O
he O
struck O
out O
with O
the O
decimal O
system O
of O
metric O
weights O
and O
measures O
the O
French O
had O
invented O
. O

Instead O
, O
Congress B-ORG
opted O
for O
the O
inches O
, O
feet O
and O
yards O
the O
colonists O
had O
brought O
with O
them O
. O

Americans O
did O
n't O
dislike O
metrics O
; O
they O
simply O
ignored O
them O
. O

Scientists O
felt O
differently O
. O

In O
1807 O
, O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
mathematician O
who O
headed O
the O
U.S. O
Coast O
and O
Geodetic O
Survey O
made O
an O
`` O
iron O
meter O
'' O
that O
he O
had O
brought O
from O
Europe B-GPE
the O
standard O
of O
measure O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
the O
century O
scientists O
had O
embraced O
the O
system O
. O

Businessmen O
took O
their O
cue O
from O
the O
engineers O
. O

When O
Congress B-ORG
finally O
passed O
the B-LAW
Metric I-LAW
Conversion I-LAW
Act I-LAW
in O
1975 O
, O
industry O
was O
far O
ahead O
. O

Because O
the O
law O
made O
compliance O
voluntary O
, O
it O
inspired O
little O
more O
than O
jokes O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
press O
had O
a O
field O
day O
with O
questions O
about O
what O
would O
happen O
to O
`` O
six O
- O
footer O
, O
'' O
`` O
yardstick O
'' O
and O
`` O
inchworm O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

Today O
, O
though O
the O
public O
is O
barely O
aware O
, O
much O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
industry O
, O
particularly O
companies O
manufacturing O
or O
selling O
overseas O
, O
have O
made O
metrics O
routine O
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
uses O
metric O
terms O
for O
its O
automobile O
bodies O
and O
power O
trains O
. O

-LRB- O
In O
auto O
advertising O
, O
however O
, O
items O
such O
as O
wheelbases O
are O
still O
described O
in O
inches O
. O
-RRB- O

Farm O
- O
machine O
makers O
such O
as O
Caterpillar B-ORG
and O
Deere B-ORG
work O
in O
the O
metric O
system O
. O

The O
liquor O
industry O
went O
metric O
10 O
years O
ago O
. O

The O
Pentagon O
has O
led O
the O
charge O
, O
particularly O
as O
military O
alliances O
spread O
world O
- O
wide O
. O

New O
weapons O
systems O
will O
be O
around O
until O
the O
next O
century O
, O
notes O
John B-PERSON
Tascher I-PERSON
, O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
metric O
coordinator O
. O

Still O
, O
like O
the O
auto O
makers O
, O
when O
dealing O
with O
Mr. O
Everyman O
the O
Pentagon B-ORG
sticks O
to O
the O
tried O
and O
true O
. O

Soldiers O
and O
sailors O
are O
still O
measured O
in O
inches O
and O
pounds O
. O

October O
employment O
data O
-- O
also O
could O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
the O
most O
confusing O
. O

On O
the O
surface O
, O
the O
overall O
unemployment O
rate O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
little O
changed O
from O
September O
's O
5.3 O
% O
. O

But O
the O
actual O
head O
count O
of O
non-farm O
employment O
payroll O
jobs O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
muddied O
by O
the O
impact O
of O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
strikes O
, O
and O
less O
- O
than O
- O
perfect O
seasonal O
adjustments O
, O
economists O
said O
. O

The O
consensus O
view O
calls O
for O
an O
overall O
job O
gain O
of O
155,000 O
compared O
with O
September O
's O
209,000 O
increase O
. O

But O
the O
important O
factory O
- O
jobs O
segment O
, O
which O
last O
month O
plunged O
by O
103,000 O
positions O
and O
raised O
recession O
fears O
, O
is O
most O
likely O
to O
be O
skewed O
by O
the O
month O
's O
unusual O
events O
. O

Several O
other O
reports O
come O
before O
Friday O
's O
jobs O
data O
, O
including O
: O
the O
September O
leading O
indicators O
index O
, O
new O
- O
home O
sales O
and O
October O
agricultural O
prices O
reports O
due O
out O
tomorrow O
; O
the O
October O
purchasing O
managers O
' O
index O
and O
September O
construction O
spending O
and O
manufacturers O
' O
orders O
on O
Wednesday O
; O
and O
October O
chain O
- O
store O
sales O
on O
Thursday O
. O

Friday O
brings O
the O
final O
count O
on O
October O
auto O
sales O
. O

`` O
The O
employment O
report O
is O
going O
to O
be O
difficult O
to O
interpret O
, O
'' O
said O
Michael B-PERSON
Englund I-PERSON
, O
economist O
with O
MMS B-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
McGraw B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hill I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Englund O
added O
that O
next O
month O
's O
data O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
be O
much O
better O
, O
because O
it O
will O
be O
distorted O
by O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
earthquake O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
he O
believes O
seasonal O
swings O
in O
the O
auto O
industry O
this O
year O
are O
n't O
occurring O
at O
the O
same O
time O
as O
in O
the O
past O
, O
because O
of O
production O
and O
pricing O
differences O
that O
are O
curbing O
the O
accuracy O
of O
seasonal O
adjustments O
built O
into O
the O
employment O
data O
. O

Wednesday O
's O
report O
from O
the O
purchasing O
agents O
will O
be O
watched O
to O
see O
if O
the O
index O
maintains O
a O
level O
below O
50 O
% O
, O
as O
it O
has O
for O
the O
past O
couple O
of O
months O
. O

A O
reading O
of O
less O
than O
50 O
% O
indicates O
an O
economy O
that O
is O
generally O
contracting O
while O
a O
reading O
above O
50 O
% O
indicates O
an O
economy O
that O
's O
expanding O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Kahan I-PERSON
, O
chief O
financial O
economist O
at O
Kleinwort B-ORG
Benson I-ORG
Government I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
said O
that O
the O
purchasers O
' O
report O
is O
valuable O
because O
it O
often O
presents O
the O
first O
inkling O
of O
economic O
data O
for O
the O
month O
. O

But O
he O
added O
: O
`` O
Some O
people O
use O
the O
purchasers O
' O
index O
as O
a O
leading O
indicator O
, O
some O
use O
it O
as O
a O
coincident O
indicator O
. O

But O
the O
thing O
it O
's O
supposed O
to O
measure O
-- O
manufacturing O
strength O
-- O
it O
missed O
altogether O
last O
month O
. O
'' O

David B-PERSON
Wyss I-PERSON
, O
chief O
financial O
economist O
at O
Data B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Boston B-GPE
, O
said O
that O
the O
purchasers O
' O
index O
`` O
does O
miss O
occasionally O
, O
'' O
adding O
: O
`` O
When O
it O
misses O
one O
month O
it O
tends O
to O
miss O
the O
next O
month O
, O
too O
. O
'' O

The O
consensus O
view O
on O
September O
leading O
indicators O
calls O
for O
a O
gain O
of O
0.3 O
% O
, O
the O
same O
as O
in O
August O
. O

Economists O
said O
greatly O
increased O
consumer O
optimism O
, O
a O
larger O
money O
supply O
and O
higher O
stock O
prices O
helped O
lift O
the O
index O
. O

All O
orders O
- O
related O
components O
, O
such O
as O
consumer O
- O
goods O
orders O
and O
building O
permits O
, O
are O
thought O
to O
have O
been O
weaker O
. O

Data O
Resources O
' O
Mr. O
Wyss O
added O
that O
he O
will O
be O
keeping O
a O
closer O
eye O
than O
ususal O
on O
October O
chain O
- O
store O
sales O
. O

Usually O
, O
October O
`` O
is O
n't O
a O
very O
interesting O
month O
-LCB- O
for O
retail O
figures O
-RCB- O
because O
school O
clothes O
have O
been O
bought O
and O
people O
are O
waiting O
for O
December O
to O
buy O
Christmas O
presents O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Wyss O
said O
he O
will O
watch O
the O
numbers O
to O
get O
an O
inkling O
of O
whether O
consumers O
' O
general O
buying O
habits O
may O
slack O
off O
as O
much O
as O
their O
auto O
- O
buying O
apparently O
has O
. O

He O
noted O
that O
higher O
gasoline O
prices O
will O
help O
buoy O
the O
October O
totals O
. O

Seasonal O
factors O
are O
also O
expected O
to O
have O
taken O
their O
toll O
on O
September O
new O
- O
home O
sales O
, O
which O
are O
believed O
to O
have O
fallen O
sharply O
from O
August O
's O
755,000 O
units O
. O

Construction O
spending O
is O
believed O
to O
have O
slipped O
about O
0.5 O
% O
from O
August O
levels O
, O
although O
economists O
noted O
the O
rate O
probably O
will O
pick O
up O
in O
the O
months O
ahead O
in O
response O
to O
hurricane O
and O
earthquake O
damage O
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
the O
world O
's O
chief O
oil O
futures O
marketplace O
, O
is O
at O
a O
critical O
juncture O
. O

Several O
longtime O
observers O
of O
the O
commodities O
industry O
think O
the O
fortunes O
of O
the O
Merc O
over O
the O
next O
decade O
will O
be O
determined O
to O
a O
large O
extent O
by O
how O
well O
its O
new O
natural O
gas O
futures O
contract O
does O
and O
how O
successful O
its O
new O
president O
is O
in O
raising O
the O
level O
of O
compliance O
by O
floor O
traders O
with O
exchange O
and O
Commodity B-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Trading I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
rules O
. O

If O
the O
exchange O
falters O
in O
these O
moves O
, O
they O
say O
, O
it O
might O
once O
again O
fall O
behind O
its O
chief O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
competitor O
, O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
the O
Merc O
's O
board O
announced O
that O
it O
had O
approved O
Sabine O
Pipe O
Line O
Co. O
's O
Henry B-FAC
Hub I-FAC
in O
Erath B-GPE
, O
La. B-GPE
, O
as O
the O
delivery O
site O
for O
its O
long O
- O
awaited O
natural O
gas O
futures O
contract O
. O

It O
also O
said O
that O
it O
would O
start O
trading O
the O
contract O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
CFTC O
approved O
it O
. O

The O
CFTC O
has O
90 O
days O
to O
respond O
to O
such O
applications O
. O

The O
Merc O
first O
started O
working O
on O
developing O
this O
contract O
in O
1984 O
. O

Only O
three O
weeks O
earlier O
, O
the O
Merc O
had O
turned O
to O
one O
of O
its O
own O
executives O
, O
40 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
R. B-PERSON
Patrick I-PERSON
Thompson I-PERSON
, O
to O
replace O
Rosemary B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
McFadden I-PERSON
as O
president O
. O

Mr. O
Thompson O
is O
believed O
to O
have O
a O
mandate O
from O
the O
board O
of O
directors O
to O
help O
improve O
the O
Merc O
's O
tarnished O
reputation O
as O
an O
exchange O
whose O
floor O
traders O
do O
n't O
follow O
the O
rules O
very O
well O
. O

Ms. O
McFadden O
had O
been O
forced O
out O
in O
July O
in O
a O
bitter O
power O
struggle O
with O
Z. B-PERSON
Lou I-PERSON
Guttman I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
a O
longtime O
floor O
trader O
on O
the O
exchange O
. O

Mr. O
Guttman O
told O
one O
person O
familiar O
with O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
exchanges O
during O
the O
search O
for O
a O
replacement O
that O
he O
was O
looking O
for O
a O
president O
who O
would O
be O
`` O
responsive O
to O
the O
needs O
of O
the O
membership O
and O
the O
board O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Thompson O
first O
came O
to O
the O
exchange O
in O
1981 O
and O
has O
been O
executive O
vice O
president O
since O
March O
1988 O
. O

He O
previously O
held O
posts O
of O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
compliance O
and O
senior O
vice O
president O
and O
general O
counsel O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
the O
Comex O
in O
July O
imported O
a O
highly O
regarded O
outsider O
, O
Arnold B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Staloff I-PERSON
, O
as O
its O
president O
. O

Mr. O
Staloff O
, O
44 O
, O
was O
a O
senior O
officer O
of O
the B-ORG
Philadelphia I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
and O
is O
considered O
a O
specialist O
in O
new O
financial O
products O
. O

Mr. O
Thompson O
is O
n't O
bereft O
of O
experience O
with O
new O
products O
, O
however O
. O

For O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
he O
said O
, O
he O
and O
the O
exchange O
's O
research O
department O
have O
been O
working O
on O
the O
new O
natural O
gas O
contract O
, O
seeking O
a O
good O
delivery O
site O
and O
studying O
the O
natural O
gas O
market O
. O

`` O
Our O
members O
are O
eager O
to O
begin O
trading O
this O
contract O
, O
so O
we O
expect O
no O
difficulty O
in O
attracting O
locals O
to O
the O
natural O
gas O
pit O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

The O
educational O
effort O
of O
teaching O
companies O
in O
the O
natural O
gas O
industry O
how O
to O
use O
the O
futures O
to O
hedge O
would O
have O
to O
continue O
for O
another O
a O
year O
or O
two O
, O
he O
added O
. O

The O
Merc O
's O
extremely O
successful O
contracts O
in O
crude O
oil O
, O
gasoline O
and O
heating O
oil O
have O
made O
it O
the O
largest O
futures O
exchange O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
and O
third O
behind O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
and O
Chicago B-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

In O
a O
recent O
interview O
, O
Mr. O
Thompson O
said O
the O
biggest O
problem O
facing O
all O
commodity O
exchanges O
was O
one O
of O
image O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
indicted O
45 O
floor O
traders O
and O
one O
clerk O
at O
the O
two O
big O
Chicago B-GPE
exchanges O
. O

Federal O
authorities O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
started O
investigating O
exchanges O
in O
May O
, O
though O
no O
indictments O
have O
been O
handed O
down O
there O
. O

So O
far O
they O
have O
issued O
scores O
of O
subpoenas O
, O
some O
of O
which O
went O
to O
members O
of O
the O
New O
York O
Merc O
. O

Mr. O
Thompson O
will O
have O
to O
face O
some O
of O
the O
consequences O
of O
those O
subpoenas O
. O

In O
a O
recent O
General B-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Office I-ORG
study O
, O
the O
Merc O
was O
found O
to O
have O
been O
the O
most O
lax O
in O
enforcing O
exchange O
rules O
. O

It O
levied O
the O
smallest O
number O
of O
suspensions O
of O
traders O
and O
fines O
of O
the O
four O
largest O
commodity O
exchanges O
studied O
over O
the O
past O
five O
years O
. O

It O
also O
had O
both O
the O
fewest O
, O
and O
least O
experienced O
, O
investigators O
per O
million O
contracts O
traded O
. O

The O
Merc O
received O
considerable O
criticism O
in O
1987 O
when O
it O
was O
discovered O
that O
its O
compliance O
director O
, O
Kevin B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Conway I-PERSON
, O
who O
then O
was O
responsible O
for O
policing O
the O
exchange O
's O
busy O
oil O
and O
metal O
pits O
, O
`` O
was O
engaged O
in O
other O
personal O
business O
activities O
on O
Exchange B-ORG
time O
, O
'' O
including O
out O
- O
of O
- O
state O
trips O
, O
according O
to O
a O
New O
York O
Merc O
report O
prepared O
last O
year O
. O

Mr. O
Conway O
is O
no O
longer O
at O
the O
exchange O
. O

`` O
We O
had O
a O
management O
breakdown O
in O
1987 O
in O
terms O
of O
compliance O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Thompson O
says O
. O

`` O
We O
recognized O
the O
problem O
and O
took O
care O
of O
it O
. O
'' O

He O
says O
that O
even O
if O
the O
natural O
gas O
contract O
boosts O
volume O
at O
the O
exchange O
strongly O
, O
the O
1990 O
business O
plan O
calls O
for O
having O
adequate O
compliance O
people O
to O
ensure O
that O
exchange O
rules O
are O
being O
followed O
. O

For O
years O
the O
five O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
exchanges O
have O
been O
talking O
about O
cooperating O
in O
various O
aspects O
of O
their O
business O
in O
order O
to O
improve O
the O
efficiency O
of O
their O
operations O
. O

Periodically O
, O
there O
has O
even O
been O
talk O
of O
mergers O
between O
one O
or O
more O
exchanges O
. O

So O
far O
there O
is O
little O
to O
show O
for O
such O
efforts O
. O

Mr. O
Thompson O
believes O
the O
case O
for O
working O
together O
is O
stronger O
now O
than O
ever O
. O

`` O
The O
cost O
of O
competition O
has O
become O
extremely O
high O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
We O
must O
find O
ways O
to O
save O
money O
for O
the O
futures O
commission O
merchants O
who O
do O
business O
on O
our O
exchanges O
. O
'' O

He O
thinks O
that O
progress O
in O
cooperation O
can O
be O
made O
in O
areas O
where O
no O
vested O
interests O
have O
built O
up O
. O

One O
of O
those O
areas O
is O
the O
development O
of O
a O
hand O
- O
held O
electronic O
device O
that O
would O
permit O
floor O
traders O
to O
enter O
trades O
as O
they O
make O
them O
. O

The O
GAO O
has O
recommended O
the O
creation O
of O
a O
system O
to O
record O
trade O
data O
so O
that O
an O
independent O
, O
verifiable O
audit O
trail O
can O
be O
established O
to O
prevent O
customer O
fraud O
. O

The O
Merc O
is O
now O
cooperating O
with O
the O
Comex O
in O
developing O
such O
a O
device O
to O
provide O
such O
an O
audit O
trail O
. O

The O
Chicago B-GPE
exchanges O
also O
are O
working O
on O
such O
a O
device O
. O

Another O
major O
electronics O
problem O
faces O
Mr. O
Thompson O
-- O
the O
creation O
of O
a O
24 O
- O
hour O
trading O
system O
that O
can O
be O
used O
outside O
normal O
trading O
hours O
. O

In O
January O
, O
the O
New O
York O
Merc O
signed O
a O
letter O
of O
intent O
with O
the O
Chicago O
Merc O
as O
a O
preliminary O
step O
to O
joining O
their O
electronic O
system O
called O
Globex B-PRODUCT
. O

But O
in O
May O
, O
the O
Chicago O
Merc O
said O
it O
was O
looking O
into O
creating O
a O
common O
system O
with O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
, O
and O
it O
suspended O
negotiations O
with O
the O
New O
York O
Merc O
. O

Mr. O
Thompson O
says O
his O
exchange O
is O
n't O
waiting O
for O
the O
results O
of O
the O
Chicago B-GPE
exchanges O
' O
cooperation O
. O

It O
recently O
began O
a O
pilot O
program O
to O
test O
an O
electronic O
trading O
system O
called O
ATS O
/ O
2 O
, O
the O
automated O
trading O
system O
created O
by O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Commodities I-ORG
Clearing I-ORG
House I-ORG
. O

Looking O
ahead O
to O
commodity O
markets O
this O
week O
: O

Copper O

Michael O
Frawley O
, O
metals O
trader O
for O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
said O
there O
is O
good O
technical O
support O
between O
$ O
1.10 O
and O
$ O
1.12 O
a O
pound O
for O
December O
copper O
, O
which O
ended O
Friday O
at O
$ O
1.1580 O
a O
pound O
, O
up O
1.6 O
cents O
. O

He O
views O
the O
$ O
1.10 O
to O
$ O
1.12 O
range O
as O
a O
buying O
opportunity O
and O
considers O
the O
market O
oversold O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
the O
market O
could O
pop O
up O
to O
the O
$ O
1.22 O
to O
$ O
1.25 O
level O
without O
too O
much O
difficulty O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

But O
he O
said O
it O
wo O
n't O
climb O
further O
and O
he O
expects O
it O
to O
remain O
in O
a O
trading O
range O
between O
$ O
1.10 O
and O
$ O
1.25 O
. O

He O
noted O
that O
the O
equity O
markets O
will O
set O
the O
tone O
for O
the O
industrial O
metals O
this O
week O
and O
traders O
should O
keep O
an O
eye O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

William B-PERSON
O'Neill I-PERSON
, O
research O
director O
for O
Elders B-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
said O
for O
a O
rally O
to O
occur O
, O
there O
must O
be O
demand O
from O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

He O
added O
that O
talk O
of O
strike O
settlements O
at O
producing O
mines O
has O
been O
fully O
discounted O
. O

However O
, O
to O
resume O
the O
bull O
trend O
, O
according O
to O
Mr. O
O'Neill O
, O
copper O
would O
have O
to O
close O
over O
$ O
1.19 O
. O

He O
said O
there O
are O
two O
reports O
this O
week O
that O
might O
affect O
prices O
: O
the O
purchasing O
managers O
report O
on O
Wednesday O
and O
the O
unemployment O
report O
on O
Friday O
. O

Precious O
Metals O

Friday O
's O
strong O
price O
gains O
confirmed O
a O
turnaround O
in O
the O
precious O
metals O
markets O
, O
according O
to O
PaineWebber B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Frawley O
. O

`` O
Most O
traders O
will O
be O
looking O
to O
buy O
-LCB- O
on O
-RCB- O
pullbacks O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

He O
thought O
the O
moves O
in O
the O
metals O
last O
week O
were O
most O
influenced O
by O
the O
uncertainty O
in O
the O
equity O
and O
other O
financial O
markets O
. O

According O
to O
Mr. O
Frawley O
, O
floor O
traders O
say O
there O
is O
good O
support O
for O
December O
gold O
in O
the O
$ O
374 O
to O
$ O
375 O
per O
ounce O
area O
, O
around O
$ O
5.20 O
an O
ounce O
for O
December O
silver O
and O
in O
the O
$ O
485 O
to O
$ O
490 O
an O
ounce O
range O
for O
January O
platinum O
. O

William B-PERSON
O'Neill I-PERSON
, O
research O
director O
for O
Elders B-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
said O
the O
price O
action O
for O
all O
of O
last O
week O
is O
the O
best O
he O
has O
seen O
on O
a O
weekly O
basis O
in O
more O
than O
a O
year O
. O

He O
said O
last O
week O
's O
activity O
in O
gold O
could O
portend O
a O
move O
to O
$ O
390 O
an O
ounce O
for O
the O
December O
contract O
. O

He O
also O
said O
traders O
should O
keep O
an O
eye O
on O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
because O
`` O
if O
the O
stock O
market O
rallies O
, O
that O
could O
spell O
trouble O
for O
the O
precious O
metals O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
traders O
should O
be O
on O
the O
lookout O
for O
how O
metals O
producers O
react O
to O
this O
rally O
. O

`` O
I O
expect O
to O
see O
some O
selling O
, O
but O
will O
they O
kill O
this O
one O
as O
they O
have O
every O
rally O
in O
the O
recent O
past O
'' O
by O
selling O
and O
locking O
in O
prices O
for O
their O
production O
? O

He O
noted O
that O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
months O
there O
was O
some O
light O
investor O
interest O
in O
the O
metals O
. O

Grains O
And O
Soybeans O

Prices O
this O
week O
will O
likely O
be O
dominated O
by O
reports O
on O
the O
progress O
of O
the O
corn O
and O
soybean O
harvest O
as O
well O
as O
by O
speculation O
about O
more O
purchases O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
crops O
by O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

In O
recent O
weeks O
, O
warm O
and O
dry O
weather O
has O
sped O
the O
Midwest O
harvest O
and O
that O
is O
permitting O
farmers O
to O
rebuild O
the O
stockpiles O
that O
were O
cut O
by O
the O
1988 O
drought O
. O

If O
the O
weather O
allowed O
farmers O
to O
work O
in O
their O
fields O
over O
the O
weekend O
, O
many O
Midwest B-LOC
grain O
elevators O
will O
probably O
sell O
futures O
contracts O
today O
at O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
in O
order O
to O
hedge O
their O
weekend O
purchases O
from O
farmers O
. O

That O
selling O
of O
futures O
contracts O
by O
elevators O
is O
what O
helps O
keep O
downward O
pressure O
on O
crop O
prices O
during O
the O
harvest O
. O

Traders O
will O
also O
watch O
for O
whether O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
continues O
its O
traditional O
fall O
buying O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
grain O
. O

So O
far O
this O
month O
, O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
have O
bought O
about O
7.2 O
million O
metric O
tons O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
corn O
. O

There O
may O
be O
some O
activity O
in O
soybean O
prices O
this O
week O
as O
investors O
try O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
the O
contract O
for O
November O
delivery O
. O

Investors O
usually O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
take O
physical O
delivery O
of O
a O
contract O
, O
preferring O
instead O
to O
profit O
from O
its O
price O
swings O
and O
then O
end O
any O
obligation O
to O
take O
delivery O
or O
make O
delivery O
as O
it O
nears O
expiration O
. O

Three O
new O
issues O
begin O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
today O
, O
and O
one O
began O
trading O
on O
the O
Nasdaq O
/ O
National O
Market O
System O
last O
week O
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
, O
Crawford B-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
Atlanta B-GPE
, O
-LRB- O
CFD B-ORG
-RRB- O
begins O
trading O
today O
. O

Crawford B-ORG
evaluates O
health O
care O
plans O
, O
manages O
medical O
and O
disability O
aspects O
of O
worker O
's O
compensation O
injuries O
and O
is O
involved O
in O
claims O
adjustments O
for O
insurance O
companies O
. O

Also O
beginning O
trading O
today O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
are O
El B-ORG
Paso I-ORG
Refinery I-ORG
Limited I-ORG
Partnership I-ORG
, O
El B-GPE
Paso I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
-LRB- O
ELP B-ORG
-RRB- O
and O
Franklin B-ORG
Multi-Income I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Mateo I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
-LRB- O
FMI B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

El B-GPE
Paso I-GPE
owns O
and O
operates O
a O
petroleum O
refinery O
. O

Franklin B-ORG
is O
a O
closed O
- O
end O
management O
investment O
company O
. O

On O
the O
Nasdaq O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
system O
, O
Allied B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
-LRB- O
ALII B-ORG
-RRB- O
began O
trading O
last O
Thursday O
. O

Allied B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
is O
a O
closed O
- O
end O
management O
investment O
company O
that O
will O
operate O
as O
a O
business O
development O
concern O
. O

Merger O
and O
acquisition O
activity O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
exceeded O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
pace O
, O
said O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
's O
W.T. O
Grimm O
& O
Co. O
unit O
in O
Schaumburg B-GPE
, O
Ill B-GPE
. O

A O
total O
of O
672 O
transactions O
were O
announced O
during O
the O
latest O
quarter O
, O
up O
13 O
% O
from O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
's O
597 O
, O
Grimm B-ORG
said O
. O

Transactions O
in O
which O
prices O
were O
disclosed O
totaled O
$ O
71.9 O
billion O
, O
up O
36 O
% O
from O
$ O
52.9 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the O
company O
added O
. O

Grimm O
counted O
16 O
transactions O
valued O
at O
$ O
1 O
billion O
or O
more O
in O
the O
latest O
period O
, O
twice O
as O
many O
as O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
largest O
was O
the O
$ O
12 O
billion O
merger O
creating O
Bristol B-GPE
- O
Myers O
Squibb O
Co O
. O

In O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
, O
1,977 O
transactions O
were O
announced O
, O
up O
15 O
% O
from O
1,716 O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
. O

Transactions O
in O
which O
prices O
were O
disclosed O
totaled O
$ O
188.1 O
billion O
, O
up O
15 O
% O
from O
$ O
163.2 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Citing O
current O
stock O
market O
conditions O
and O
the O
trend O
away O
from O
highly O
leveraged O
transactions O
, O
Grimm B-ORG
said O
it O
was O
n't O
certain O
that O
the O
total O
value O
of O
transactions O
for O
the O
year O
will O
exceed O
the O
record O
$ O
247 O
billion O
in O
1988 O
. O

NBI B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
that O
it O
can O
not O
pay O
the O
Oct. O
31 O
dividend O
on O
its O
Series O
A O
convertible O
preferred O
stock O
, O
allowing O
the O
stock O
's O
holder O
to O
convert O
the O
shares O
into O
as O
much O
as O
27.7 O
% O
of O
NBI B-ORG
's O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

NBI B-ORG
said O
that O
it O
has O
the O
funds O
to O
pay O
the O
dividend O
, O
but O
that O
it O
does O
n't O
have O
the O
surplus O
or O
profit O
required O
under O
Delaware B-GPE
law O
for O
payment O
of O
the O
dividend O
. O

All O
the O
preferred O
stock O
is O
held O
by O
the B-ORG
Yukon I-ORG
Office I-ORG
Supply I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Ownership I-ORG
Plan I-ORG
. O

Under O
terms O
of O
the O
stock O
, O
the B-ORG
Yukon I-ORG
ESOP I-ORG
can O
demand O
that O
the O
stock O
be O
redeemed O
for O
$ O
4,090,000 O
on O
Nov. O
30 O
, O
but O
NBI B-ORG
said O
it O
is O
legally O
prohibited O
from O
making O
the O
redemption O
. O

Failure O
to O
pay O
the O
dividend O
allows O
Yukon B-ORG
to O
convert O
all O
or O
some O
of O
its O
shares O
into O
NBI B-ORG
common O
after O
Nov. O
30 O
, O
at O
a O
conversion O
price O
based O
on O
NBI B-ORG
's O
closing O
stock O
price O
. O

NBI B-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
word O
- O
processing O
systems O
, O
said O
it O
ca O
n't O
predict O
if O
any O
of O
the O
preferred O
stock O
will O
be O
converted O
. O

NBI B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
has O
hired O
Prudential B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
as O
its O
financial O
adviser O
and O
investment O
banker O
to O
help O
it O
restructure O
financially O
and O
improve O
its O
balance O
sheet O
. O

Retailers O
in O
the O
West O
and O
parts O
of O
the O
South O
are O
entering O
the O
critical O
Christmas O
shopping O
season O
with O
more O
momentum O
than O
those O
in O
other O
regions O
. O

In O
a O
new O
report O
, O
the O
International O
Council O
of O
Shopping O
Centers O
said O
sales O
of O
general O
merchandise O
in O
the O
West O
for O
the O
first O
seven O
months O
of O
1989 O
rose O
6.6 O
% O
above O
year O
- O
earlier O
levels O
. O

Sales O
increased O
a O
more O
modest O
4.8 O
% O
in O
the O
South O
and O
4.4 O
% O
in O
the O
Midwest O
. O

But O
sales O
in O
the O
oil O
- O
patch O
state O
of O
Texas B-GPE
surged O
12.9 O
% O
and O
sales O
in O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
jumped O
10.6 O
% O
in O
the O
period O
, O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trade O
group O
said O
. O

In O
the O
Northeast O
, O
however O
, O
sales O
declined O
0.4 O
% O
in O
the O
period O
, O
with O
sales O
in O
New B-LOC
England I-LOC
falling O
2.6 O
% O
. O

The O
numbers O
show O
that O
`` O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
monolithic O
economy O
, O
'' O
said O
Isaac B-PERSON
Lagnado I-PERSON
, O
council O
research O
director O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
have O
and O
have O
- O
not O
markets O
. O
'' O

Sales O
nationally O
rose O
3.9 O
% O
through O
July O
, O
the O
latest O
month O
for O
which O
the O
figures O
are O
available O
, O
the O
council O
said O
. O

The O
Northern O
California O
earthquake O
and O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
are O
likely O
to O
temporarily O
damp O
sales O
growth O
in O
the O
West O
and O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
. O

But O
Mr. O
Lagnado O
predicted O
the O
regional O
trends O
would O
continue O
through O
Christmas O
. O

`` O
The O
big O
mo O
is O
as O
much O
of O
a O
factor O
in O
retailing O
as O
in O
politics O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

The O
Christmas O
quarter O
is O
important O
to O
retailers O
because O
it O
represents O
roughly O
a O
third O
of O
their O
sales O
and O
nearly O
half O
of O
their O
profits O
. O

The O
council O
's O
report O
is O
based O
on O
data O
the O
trade O
group O
buys O
from O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Census I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
. O

The O
information O
on O
125 O
metropolitan O
markets O
is O
supplied O
by O
retailers O
such O
as O
Sears B-ORG
, O
Roebuck O
& O
Co. O
and O
K B-ORG
mart I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
as O
well O
as O
closely O
held O
concerns O
such O
as O
R.H. B-ORG
Macy I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

The O
council O
plans O
to O
release O
its O
regional O
reports O
monthly O
. O

Mr. O
Lagnado O
said O
strength O
in O
employment O
appears O
to O
have O
the O
biggest O
impact O
on O
sales O
growth O
. O

El B-GPE
Paso I-GPE
, O
Austin B-GPE
and O
Fort B-GPE
Worth I-GPE
, O
the O
three O
strongest O
retail O
markets O
in O
the O
nation O
, O
are O
all O
located O
in O
Texas B-GPE
, O
where O
employment O
grew O
a O
relatively O
strong O
2 O
% O
. O

Massachusetts B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
lost O
jobs O
in O
the O
computer O
and O
defense O
- O
related O
industries O
, O
was O
the O
weakest O
link O
in O
bleak O
New B-LOC
England I-LOC
. O

The O
results O
reflect O
a O
reversal O
in O
the O
fortunes O
of O
the O
regions O
during O
the O
past O
two O
years O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
the O
West O
had O
the O
slowest O
sales O
growth O
, O
and O
the O
South O
and O
the O
Midwest O
were O
first O
and O
second O
respectively O
, O
according O
to O
the O
council O
. O

Mr. O
Lagnado O
said O
that O
although O
retailers O
probably O
wo O
n't O
ever O
recover O
sales O
lost O
because O
of O
the O
California B-GPE
quake O
and O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
they O
could O
see O
some O
benefits O
later O
on O
. O

Stores O
such O
as O
Sears O
that O
sell O
big O
- O
ticket O
durable O
goods O
might O
actually O
get O
a O
boost O
as O
consumers O
rush O
to O
replace O
items O
lost O
in O
the O
disasters O
, O
he O
said O
. O

The O
fiscal O
1989 O
budget O
deficit O
figure O
came O
out O
Friday O
. O

It O
was O
down O
a O
little O
. O

The O
next O
time O
you O
hear O
a O
Member O
of O
Congress B-ORG
moan O
about O
the O
deficit O
, O
consider O
what O
Congress B-ORG
did O
Friday O
. O

The O
Senate O
, O
84 O
- O
6 O
, O
voted O
to O
increase O
to O
$ O
124,000 O
the O
ceiling O
on O
insured O
mortgages O
from O
the O
FHA O
, O
which O
lost O
$ O
4.2 O
billion O
in O
loan O
defaults O
last O
year O
. O

Then O
, O
by O
voice O
vote O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
voted O
a O
pork O
- O
barrel O
bill O
, O
approved O
Thursday O
by O
the O
House O
, O
for O
domestic O
military O
construction O
. O

Compare O
the O
Bush B-GPE
request O
to O
what O
the O
Senators O
gave O
themselves O
: O

For O
construction O
in O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
requested O
$ O
4.5 O
million O
; O
Congress B-ORG
gave O
Senator B-PERSON
Byrd I-PERSON
's O
state O
$ O
21.5 O
million O
. O

Senator B-PERSON
Byrd I-PERSON
is O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

For O
Iowa B-GPE
, O
a O
$ O
1.8 O
million O
request O
became O
$ O
12 O
million O
for O
Senator O
Grassley O
, O
ranking O
minority O
member O
of O
a O
military O
construction O
subcommittee O
. O

Rep. O
Jamie O
Whitten O
of O
Mississippi B-GPE
and O
chairman O
of O
House B-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
turned O
a O
$ O
20 O
million O
Bush B-GPE
request O
for O
his O
state O
into O
a O
$ O
49.7 O
million O
bequest O
. O

Senator O
Sasser O
of O
Tennessee B-GPE
is O
chairman O
of O
the O
Appropriations O
subcommittee O
on O
military O
construction O
; O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
$ O
87 O
million O
request O
for O
Tennessee B-GPE
increased O
to O
$ O
109 O
million O
. O

In O
a O
remark O
someone O
should O
remember O
this O
time O
next O
year O
, O
Senator O
Sasser O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
think O
we O
've O
seen O
the O
peak O
of O
military O
construction O
spending O
for O
many O
years O
to O
come O
. O
'' O

Tell O
us O
about O
spending O
restraint O
. O

Tell O
us O
about O
the O
HUD O
scandals O
. O

Tell O
us O
what O
measure O
, O
short O
of O
house O
arrest O
, O
will O
get O
this O
Congress B-ORG
under O
control O
. O

NEC B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
Tokyo B-GPE
- O
based O
computer O
and O
electronics O
concern O
, O
said O
net O
income O
rose O
18 O
% O
to O
29.66 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
208.7 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
fiscal O
first O
half O
, O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
from O
25.12 O
billion O
yen O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Sales O
rose O
7.4 O
% O
to O
1.255 O
trillion O
yen O
from O
1.168 O
trillion O
yen O
. O

NEC B-ORG
said O
first O
- O
half O
computer O
sales O
totaled O
555.5 O
billion O
yen O
, O
up O
11 O
% O
from O
500.26 O
billion O
yen O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Sales O
of O
electrical O
devices O
rose O
13 O
% O
to O
283.8 O
billion O
yen O
from O
251.8 O
billion O
yen O
. O

It O
said O
sales O
of O
home O
electronic O
products O
advanced O
3.7 O
% O
to O
44.92 O
billion O
yen O
from O
43.34 O
billion O
yen O
. O

In O
the O
period O
just O
ended O
, O
computers O
accounted O
for O
44 O
% O
of O
total O
sales O
, O
NEC B-ORG
said O
, O
and O
electrical O
devices O
made O
up O
23 O
% O
. O

NEC B-ORG
forecast O
sales O
for O
the O
year O
ending O
next O
March O
31 O
of O
2.74 O
trillion O
yen O
, O
an O
increase O
of O
27 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
fiscal O
year O
. O

It O
said O
net O
income O
will O
rise O
25 O
% O
to O
69 O
billion O
yen O
. O

PARKER B-ORG
HANNIFIN I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
selling O
three O
automotive O
replacement O
parts O
divisions O
, O
said O
it O
will O
retain O
its O
Automotive O
Connectors O
and O
Cliff O
Impact O
divisions O
. O

The O
divisions O
that O
Parker B-ORG
Hannifin I-ORG
is O
retaining O
were O
n't O
mentioned O
in O
Thursday O
's O
edition O
. O

Nelson B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
International I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
shareholders O
approved O
a O
1 O
- O
for O
- O
10 O
consolidation O
of O
the O
company O
's O
common O
stock O
at O
a O
special O
meeting O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
shareholders O
approved O
the O
adoption O
of O
a O
rights O
plan O
and O
a O
super-majority O
voting O
approval O
requirement O
. O

They O
also O
approved O
the O
relocation O
of O
the O
company O
's O
registered O
office O
to O
Toronto B-GPE
from O
Vancouver B-GPE
and O
a O
name O
change O
to O
NHI B-ORG
Nelson I-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
International I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

Following O
the O
consolidation O
, O
the O
entertainment O
company O
, O
which O
has O
film O
and O
television O
operations O
in O
Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
will O
have O
about O
4.1 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

The O
number O
of O
authorized O
common O
shares O
will O
remain O
at O
100 O
million O
. O

Under O
the O
rights O
plan O
, O
holders O
will O
have O
one O
right O
for O
each O
common O
share O
held O
, O
with O
each O
right O
entitling O
the O
purchase O
of O
one O
common O
share O
for O
100 O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
. O

The O
rights O
plan O
would O
be O
triggered O
if O
a O
person O
or O
group O
acquires O
20 O
% O
or O
more O
of O
the O
common O
shares O
outstanding O
without O
making O
an O
offer O
to O
all O
shareholders O
. O

Under O
the O
super-majority O
amendment O
, O
certain O
mergers O
and O
other O
transactions O
would O
require O
approval O
of O
holders O
of O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
company O
's O
common O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
expects O
net O
income O
to O
reach O
120 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
U.S. B-GPE
$ O
857 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
its O
current O
fiscal O
year O
, O
up O
from O
114.6 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
previous O
year O
, O
Yutaka B-PERSON
Kume I-PERSON
, O
president O
, O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Kume O
made O
the O
earnings O
projection O
for O
fiscal O
1990 O
, O
ending O
next O
March O
31 O
, O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
U.S. B-GPE
automotive O
writers O
attending O
the B-EVENT
Tokyo I-EVENT
Motor I-EVENT
Show I-EVENT
. O

The O
executive O
said O
that O
the O
anticipated O
earnings O
increase O
is O
fairly O
modest O
because O
Nissan B-ORG
is O
spending O
heavily O
to O
bolster O
its O
dealership O
network O
in O
Japan B-GPE
and O
because O
of O
currency O
- O
exchange O
fluctuations O
. O

During O
the O
next O
decade O
, O
Mr. O
Kume O
said O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
plans O
to O
boost O
overseas O
vehicle O
production O
sufficiently O
to O
account O
for O
a O
majority O
of O
sales O
outside O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Mr. O
Kume O
said O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
exported O
slightly O
over O
one O
million O
vehicles O
, O
and O
produced O
570,000 O
cars O
and O
trucks O
at O
its O
factories O
in O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
Europe B-GPE
and O
Australia B-GPE
. O

But O
by O
1992 O
, O
he O
added O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
will O
build O
one O
million O
vehicles O
a O
year O
outside O
Japan B-GPE
, O
or O
sufficient O
to O
equal O
exports O
. O

`` O
By O
the O
end O
of O
the O
1990s O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
we O
want O
to O
be O
producing O
roughly O
two O
vehicles O
overseas O
for O
every O
vehicle O
that O
we O
export O
from O
Japan B-GPE
. O
'' O

That O
will O
involve O
a O
substantial O
increase O
in O
overseas O
manufacturing O
capacity O
, O
he O
acknowledged O
, O
but O
did O
n't O
provide O
specific O
details O
. O

Shiseido B-PERSON
Co. I-PERSON
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
leading O
cosmetics O
producer O
, O
said O
it O
had O
net O
income O
of O
5.64 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
39.7 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
its O
first O
half O
, O
which O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
. O

Exact O
comparisons O
with O
the O
previous O
year O
were O
unavailable O
because O
of O
a O
change O
in O
the O
company O
's O
fiscal O
calendar O
. O

The O
Tokyo B-GPE
- O
based O
company O
had O
net O
of O
3.73 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
previous O
reporting O
period O
, O
which O
was O
the O
four O
months O
ended O
March O
31 O
. O

Sales O
in O
the O
first O
half O
came O
to O
159.92 O
billion O
yen O
, O
compared O
with O
104.79 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
four O
- O
month O
period O
. O

Shiseido O
predicted O
that O
sales O
for O
the O
year O
ending O
next O
March O
31 O
will O
be O
318 O
billion O
yen O
, O
compared O
with O
340.83 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
year O
ended O
Nov. O
30 O
, O
1988 O
. O

It O
said O
it O
expects O
net O
to O
rise O
to O
11 O
billion O
yen O
from O
8.22 O
billion O
yen O
. O

President O
Bush O
insists O
it O
would O
be O
a O
great O
tool O
for O
curbing O
the O
budget O
deficit O
and O
slicing O
the O
lard O
out O
of O
government O
programs O
. O

He O
wants O
it O
now O
. O

Not O
so O
fast O
, O
says O
Rep. O
Mickey O
Edwards O
of O
Oklahoma B-GPE
, O
a O
fellow O
Republican B-NORP
. O

`` O
I O
consider O
it O
one O
of O
the O
stupidest O
ideas O
of O
the O
20th O
century O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

It O
's O
the O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
, O
a O
procedure O
that O
would O
allow O
the O
president O
to O
kill O
individual O
items O
in O
a O
big O
spending O
bill O
passed O
by O
Congress B-ORG
without O
vetoing O
the O
entire O
bill O
. O

Whatever O
one O
thinks O
of O
the O
idea O
, O
it O
's O
far O
more O
than O
the O
budgetary O
gimmick O
it O
may O
seem O
at O
first O
glance O
. O

Rather O
, O
it O
's O
a O
device O
that O
could O
send O
shock O
waves O
through O
the O
president O
's O
entire O
relationship O
with O
Democrats O
and O
Republicans O
alike O
in O
Congress B-ORG
, O
fundamentally O
enhance O
the O
power O
of O
the O
presidency O
and O
transform O
the O
way O
the O
government O
does O
its O
business O
. O

President O
Bush O
badly O
wants O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
and O
has O
long O
called O
for O
a O
law O
giving O
it O
to O
the O
president O
. O

Now O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
declaring O
that O
he O
might O
not O
rely O
on O
Congress B-ORG
-- O
which O
has O
n't O
shown O
any O
willingness O
to O
surrender O
such O
authority O
-- O
to O
pass O
the O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
law O
he O
seeks O
. O

White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesmen O
last O
week O
said O
Mr. O
Bush O
is O
considering O
simply O
declaring O
that O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
gives O
him O
the O
power O
, O
exercising O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
and O
inviting O
a O
court O
challenge O
to O
decide O
whether O
he O
has O
the O
right O
. O

Although O
that O
may O
sound O
like O
an O
arcane O
maneuver O
of O
little O
interest O
outside O
Washington B-GPE
, O
it O
would O
set O
off O
a O
political O
earthquake O
. O

`` O
The O
ramifications O
are O
enormous O
, O
'' O
says O
Rep. O
Don O
Edwards O
, O
a O
California O
Democrat O
who O
is O
a O
senior O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
real O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
arm O
wrestling O
challenge O
to O
Congress B-ORG
. O
'' O

White B-GPE
House I-GPE
aides O
know O
it O
's O
a O
step O
that O
ca O
n't O
be O
taken O
lightly O
-- O
and O
for O
that O
reason O
, O
the O
president O
may O
back O
down O
from O
launching O
a O
test O
case O
this O
year O
. O

Some O
senior O
advisers O
argue O
that O
with O
further O
fights O
over O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
and O
a O
budget O
- O
reduction O
bill O
looming O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
already O
has O
enough O
pending O
confrontations O
with O
Congress B-ORG
. O

They O
prefer O
to O
put O
off O
the O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
until O
at O
least O
next O
year O
. O

Still O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
and O
some O
other O
aides O
are O
strongly O
drawn O
to O
the O
idea O
of O
trying O
out O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
. O

The O
issue O
arose O
last O
week O
when O
Vice O
President O
Dan O
Quayle O
told O
an O
audience O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
was O
looking O
for O
a O
test O
case O
. O

White O
House O
Press O
Secretary O
Marlin O
Fitzwater O
confirmed O
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
was O
interested O
in O
the O
idea O
, O
but O
cautioned O
that O
there O
was O
n't O
a O
firm O
decision O
to O
try O
it O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
, O
former O
President O
Reagan O
and O
a O
host O
of O
conservative O
activists O
have O
been O
arguing O
that O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
would O
go O
a O
long O
way O
in O
restoring O
discipline O
to O
the O
budget O
process O
. O

They O
maintain O
that O
a O
president O
needs O
the O
ability O
to O
surgically O
remove O
pork O
- O
barrel O
spending O
projects O
that O
are O
attached O
to O
big O
omnibus O
spending O
bills O
. O

Those O
bills O
ca O
n't O
easily O
be O
vetoed O
in O
their O
entirety O
because O
they O
often O
are O
needed O
to O
keep O
the O
government O
operating O
. O

Conservatives O
note O
that O
43 O
governors O
have O
the O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
to O
use O
on O
state O
budgets O
. O

More O
provocatively O
, O
some O
conservative O
legal O
theorists O
have O
begun O
arguing O
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
does O
n't O
need O
to O
wait O
for O
a O
law O
giving O
him O
the O
veto O
because O
the O
power O
already O
is O
implicit O
in O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
. O

They O
base O
their O
argument O
on O
a O
clause O
buried O
in O
Article B-LAW
I I-LAW
, O
Section B-LAW
7 I-LAW
, O
of O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
that O
states O
: O
`` O
Every O
order O
, O
resolution O
, O
or O
vote O
to O
which O
the O
concurrence O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
of O
Representatives O
may O
be O
necessary O
-LRB- O
except O
on O
a O
question O
of O
adjournment O
-RRB- O
shall O
be O
presented O
to O
the O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
; O
and O
before O
the O
same O
shall O
take O
effect O
, O
shall O
be O
approved O
by O
him O
or O
... O
disapproved O
by O
him O
... O
. O
'' O

This O
clause O
, O
they O
argue O
, O
is O
designed O
to O
go O
beyond O
an O
earlier O
clause O
specifying O
that O
the O
president O
can O
veto O
a O
`` O
bill O
, O
'' O
and O
is O
broad O
enough O
to O
allow O
him O
to O
strike O
out O
items O
and O
riders O
within O
bills O
. O

Senate O
Minority O
Leader O
Robert O
Dole O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Kan. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
for O
one O
, O
accepts O
this O
argument O
and O
earlier O
this O
year O
publicly O
urged O
Mr. O
Bush O
`` O
to O
use O
the O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
and O
allow O
the O
courts O
to O
decide O
whether O
or O
not O
it O
is O
constitutional O
. O
'' O

There O
's O
little O
doubt O
that O
such O
a O
move O
would O
be O
immediately O
challenged O
in O
court O
-- O
and O
that O
it O
would O
quickly O
make O
its O
way O
to O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
to O
be O
ultimately O
resolved O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
major O
issue O
, O
and O
they O
would O
n't O
want O
to O
leave O
it O
at O
a O
lower O
level O
, O
'' O
says O
Stephen B-PERSON
Glazier I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
attorney O
whose O
writings O
have O
been O
instrumental O
in O
pushing O
the O
idea O
that O
a O
president O
already O
has O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
. O

Rep. O
Edwards O
, O
the O
California O
Democrat O
, O
is O
one O
who O
pledges O
that O
he O
would O
immediately O
challenge O
Mr. O
Bush O
in O
the O
courts O
, O
arguing O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
would O
expand O
a O
president O
's O
powers O
far O
beyond O
anything O
the O
framers O
of O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
had O
in O
mind O
. O

`` O
It O
puts O
this O
president O
in O
the O
legislative O
business O
, O
'' O
he O
declares O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
not O
what O
our O
fathers O
had O
in O
mind O
. O
'' O

In O
addition O
to O
giving O
a O
president O
powers O
to O
rewrite O
spending O
bills O
meant O
to O
be O
written O
in O
Congress B-ORG
, O
Rep. O
Edwards O
argues O
, O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
would O
allow O
the O
chief O
executive O
to O
blackmail O
lawmakers O
. O

He O
notes O
that O
, O
as O
a O
lawmaker O
from O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
, O
he O
fights O
each O
year O
to O
preserve O
federal O
funds O
for O
the O
Bay O
Area O
Rapid O
Transit O
system O
. O

If O
a O
president O
had O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
and O
wanted O
to O
force O
him O
to O
support O
a O
controversial O
foreign O
- O
policy O
initiative O
, O
Rep. O
Edwards O
says O
, O
the O
president O
could O
call O
and O
declare O
that O
he O
would O
single O
- O
handedly O
kill O
the O
BART O
funds O
unless O
the O
congressman O
`` O
shapes O
up O
'' O
on O
the O
foreign O
- O
policy O
issue O
. O

Proponents O
maintain O
that O
a O
president O
would O
choose O
to O
use O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
more O
judiciously O
than O
that O
. O

But O
there O
may O
be O
another O
problem O
with O
the O
device O
: O
Despite O
all O
the O
political O
angst O
it O
would O
cause O
, O
it O
might O
n't O
be O
effective O
in O
cutting O
the O
deficit O
. O

Big O
chunks O
of O
the O
government O
budget O
, O
like O
the O
entitlement O
programs O
of O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
and O
Medicare B-ORG
, O
would O
n't O
be O
affected O
. O

Governors O
have O
found O
that O
they O
have O
to O
use O
the O
device O
sparingly O
to O
maintain O
political O
comity O
. O

And O
it O
is O
n't O
even O
clear O
that O
some O
pork O
- O
barrel O
projects O
can O
be O
hit O
with O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
because O
they O
tend O
to O
be O
listed O
in O
informal O
conference O
reports O
accompanying O
spending O
bills O
rather O
than O
in O
the O
official O
bills O
themselves O
. O

Still O
, O
proponents O
contend O
that O
the O
veto O
would O
have O
what O
Mr. O
Glazier O
calls O
an O
important O
`` O
chilling O
effect O
'' O
on O
all O
manner O
of O
appropriations O
bills O
. O

Lawmakers O
, O
they O
say O
, O
would O
avoid O
putting O
many O
spending O
projects O
into O
legislation O
in O
the O
first O
place O
for O
fear O
of O
the O
embarrassment O
of O
having O
them O
singled O
out O
for O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
later O
. O

Whatever O
the O
outcome O
of O
a O
test O
case O
, O
President O
Bush O
would O
have O
to O
move O
cautiously O
becase O
the O
very O
attempt O
would O
`` O
antagonize O
not O
just O
Democrats B-NORP
but O
Republicans B-NORP
, O
'' O
says O
Louis B-PERSON
Fisher I-PERSON
, O
a O
scholar O
at O
the B-ORG
Congressional I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Service I-ORG
who O
specializes O
in O
executive O
- O
legislative O
relations O
. O

Republicans B-NORP
have O
as O
much O
interest O
as O
Democrats B-NORP
in O
`` O
the O
way O
the O
system O
works O
, O
'' O
he O
notes O
. O

Indeed O
, O
although O
a O
majority O
of O
Republican O
lawmakers O
favor O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
, O
some O
, O
ranging O
from O
liberal O
Oregon O
Sen. O
Mark O
Hatfield O
to O
conservative O
Rep. O
Edwards O
are O
opposed O
. O

Rep. O
Edwards O
voices O
the O
traditional O
conservative O
view O
that O
it O
's O
a O
mistake O
to O
put O
too O
much O
power O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
a O
single O
person O
. O

Conservatives O
pushing O
for O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
now O
, O
he O
notes O
, O
may O
regret O
it O
later O
: O
`` O
Sometime O
, O
you O
're O
going O
to O
have O
a O
Democratic O
president O
again O
'' O
who O
'll O
use O
his O
expanded O
powers O
against O
those O
very O
same O
conservatives O
. O

`` O
Every O
order O
, O
resolution O
, O
or O
vote O
to O
which O
the O
concurrence O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
of O
Representatives O
may O
be O
necessary O
-LRB- O
except O
on O
a O
question O
of O
adjournment O
-RRB- O
shall O
be O
presented O
to O
the O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
; O
and O
before O
the O
same O
shall O
take O
effect O
, O
shall O
be O
approved O
by O
him O
, O
or O
being O
disapproved O
by O
him O
, O
shall O
be O
repassed O
by O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
of O
Representatives O
, O
according O
to O
the O
rules O
and O
limitations O
prescribed O
in O
the O
case O
of O
a O
bill O
. O
'' O

Defense O
intellectuals O
have O
complained O
for O
years O
that O
the O
Pentagon O
can O
not O
determine O
priorities O
because O
it O
has O
no O
strategy O
. O

Last O
April O
, O
the O
new O
defense O
secretary O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
, O
acknowledged O
that O
, O
`` O
given O
an O
ideal O
world O
, O
we O
'd O
have O
a O
nice O
, O
neat O
, O
orderly O
process O
. O

We O
'd O
do O
the O
strategy O
and O
then O
we O
'd O
come O
around O
and O
do O
the O
budget O
. O

This O
city O
does O
n't O
work O
that O
way O
. O
'' O

With O
a O
five O
- O
year O
defense O
plan O
costing O
more O
than O
$ O
1.6 O
trillion O
, O
it O
's O
about O
time O
we O
put O
together O
a O
defense O
strategy O
that O
works O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

This O
wo O
n't O
happen O
until O
strategists O
come O
down O
from O
their O
ivory O
tower O
and O
learn O
to O
work O
in O
the O
real O
world O
of O
limited O
budgets O
and O
uncertain O
futures O
. O

As O
it O
is O
, O
we O
identify O
national O
goals O
and O
the O
threats O
to O
these O
goals O
, O
we O
shape O
a O
strategy O
to O
counter O
these O
threats O
, O
we O
determine O
the O
forces O
needed O
to O
execute O
the O
strategy O
, O
before O
finally O
forging O
the O
budgets O
needed O
to O
build O
and O
maintain O
the O
forces O
. O

These O
procedures O
consume O
millions O
of O
man O
- O
hours O
of O
labor O
and O
produce O
tons O
of O
paper O
, O
and O
each O
year O
, O
their O
end O
product O
-- O
the O
Five O
Year O
Defense O
Plan O
-- O
promptly O
melts O
away O
. O

The O
graph O
on O
the O
left O
shows O
how O
this O
happens O
-LRB- O
see O
accompanying O
illustration O
-- O
WSJ O
Oct. O
30 O
, O
1989 O
-RRB- O
. O

Compare O
the O
past O
eight O
five O
- O
year O
plans O
with O
actual O
appropriations O
. O

The O
Pentagon O
's O
strategists O
produce O
budgets O
that O
simply O
can O
not O
be O
executed O
because O
they O
assume O
a O
defense O
strategy O
depends O
only O
on O
goals O
and O
threats O
. O

Strategy O
, O
however O
, O
is O
about O
possibilities O
, O
not O
hopes O
and O
dreams O
. O

By O
ignoring O
costs O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
strategists O
abdicate O
their O
responsibility O
for O
hard O
decisions O
. O

That O
puts O
the O
real O
strategic O
decisions O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
others O
: O
bean O
counters O
, O
budgeteers O
, O
and O
pork O
- O
barrelers O
. O

These O
people O
have O
different O
agendas O
. O

And O
as O
a O
result O
-- O
as O
the O
recent O
vote O
by O
the O
House O
to O
undo O
Mr. O
Cheney O
's O
program O
terminations O
suggests O
-- O
the O
preservation O
of O
jobs O
is O
becoming O
the O
real O
goal O
of O
defense O
`` O
strategy O
. O
'' O

How O
can O
we O
turn O
this O
situation O
around O
? O

Reform O
starts O
in O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Strategists O
should O
consider O
the O
impact O
of O
budget O
uncertainties O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
planning O
process O
. O

They O
ought O
to O
examine O
how O
a O
range O
of O
optimistic O
to O
pessimistic O
budget O
scenarios O
would O
change O
the O
defense O
program O
. O

They O
would O
then O
develop O
priorities O
by O
identifying O
the O
least O
painful O
program O
cuts O
as O
they O
moved O
from O
higher O
to O
lower O
budgets O
. O

They O
would O
also O
identify O
the O
best O
way O
to O
add O
programs O
, O
should O
the O
budget O
come O
in O
at O
higher O
levels O
. O

This O
kind O
of O
contingency O
analysis O
is O
common O
in O
war O
planning O
and O
business O
planning O
. O

There O
is O
no O
reason O
that O
it O
can O
not O
be O
done O
for O
defense O
planning O
. O

Two O
steps O
are O
necessary O
to O
translate O
this O
idea O
into O
action O
. O

Step O
1 O
cleans O
up O
our O
books O
. O

Our O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
contains O
three O
accounting O
devices O
-- O
negative O
money O
, O
an O
above O
guidance O
management O
reserve O
and O
optimistic O
inflation O
estimates O
-- O
which O
understate O
the O
spending O
the O
Pentagon O
has O
committed O
itself O
to O
by O
almost O
$ O
100 O
billion O
. O

Negative O
money O
was O
invented O
in O
1988 O
to O
make O
the O
1990 O
- O
94 O
Five O
Year O
Defense O
Plan O
conform O
to O
the O
numbers O
in O
President O
Reagan O
's O
final O
budget O
submission O
to O
Congress B-ORG
. O

That O
plan O
exceeded O
the O
numbers O
contained O
in O
his O
budget O
message O
by O
$ O
45 O
billion O
. O

To O
make O
the O
books O
balance O
, O
as O
is O
required O
by O
law O
, O
somebody O
invented O
a O
new O
budget O
line O
item O
that O
simply O
subtracted O
$ O
45 O
billion O
. O

It O
is O
known O
in O
the O
Pentagon O
as O
the O
`` O
negative O
wedge O
. O
'' O

The O
Pentagon O
argues O
that O
the O
negative O
wedge O
is O
the O
net O
effect O
of O
$ O
22 O
billion O
in O
the O
as O
- O
yet O
unidentified O
procurement O
reductions O
that O
it O
intends O
to O
find O
in O
future O
years O
and O
$ O
23 O
billion O
in O
an O
`` O
above O
guidance O
'' O
management O
reserve O
that O
accounts O
for O
undefined O
programs O
that O
will O
materialize O
in O
the O
future O
. O

The O
1990 O
plan O
also O
assumes O
inflation O
will O
decline O
to O
1.7 O
% O
by O
1994 O
. O

Most O
forecasters O
, O
including O
those O
in O
the B-ORG
Congressional I-ORG
Budget I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
assume O
inflation O
will O
be O
in O
excess O
of O
4 O
% O
in O
each O
of O
those O
five O
years O
. O

At O
that O
rate O
, O
the O
defense O
plan O
is O
underfunded O
by O
$ O
48 O
billion O
. O

By O
adding O
the O
negative O
wedge O
and O
recalculating O
the O
remaining O
program O
using O
a O
more O
probable O
inflation O
estimate O
, O
we O
arrive O
at O
a O
baseline O
program O
costing O
$ O
1.7 O
trillion O
between O
1990 O
and O
1994 O
. O

Step O
2 O
examines O
how O
four O
progressively O
lower O
budget O
scenarios O
would O
change O
the O
baseline O
and O
how O
these O
changes O
would O
affect O
our O
national O
security O
. O

The O
graph O
on O
the O
right O
-LRB- O
which O
assumes O
a O
4 O
% O
rate O
of O
inflation O
-RRB- O
, O
places O
these O
scenarios O
in O
the O
context O
of O
recent O
appropriations O
-LRB- O
see O
accompanying O
illustration O
-- O
WSJ O
Oct. O
30 O
, O
1989 O
-RRB- O
. O

Note O
how O
the O
baseline O
program O
assumes O
a O
sharp O
increase O
in O
future O
appropriations O
. O

Step O
2 O
will O
answer O
the O
question O
: O
What O
happens O
if O
these O
increases O
do O
not O
materialize O
? O

Scenario O
1 O
, O
known O
as O
the O
`` O
Constant O
Dollar O
Freeze O
, O
'' O
reimburses O
the O
Pentagon O
for O
inflation O
only O
-- O
it O
slopes O
upward O
at O
4 O
% O
per O
year O
. O

This O
scenario O
has O
been O
the O
rough O
position O
of O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
since O
1985 O
, O
and O
it O
reduces O
the O
baseline O
by O
$ O
106 O
billion O
between O
1990 O
and O
1994 O
. O

Scenario O
3 O
, O
the O
`` O
Current O
Dollar O
Freeze O
, O
'' O
has O
been O
the O
approximate O
position O
of O
the O
House O
of O
Representatives O
for O
about O
four O
years O
. O

It O
freezes O
the O
budget O
at O
its O
current O
level O
, O
and O
forces O
the O
Pentagon O
to O
eat O
the O
effects O
of O
inflation O
until O
1994 O
. O

This O
reduces O
the O
baseline O
by O
$ O
229 O
billion O
. O

Scenario O
2 O
extends O
the O
recent O
compromises O
between O
the O
House O
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
; O
it O
splits O
the O
difference O
between O
Scenarios O
1 O
and O
3 O
, O
by O
increasing O
the O
budget O
at O
2 O
% O
per O
year O
. O

It O
reduces O
the O
baseline O
by O
$ O
169 O
billion O
. O

Finally O
, O
Scenario O
4 O
reduces O
the O
budget O
by O
2 O
% O
per O
year O
for O
the O
next O
five O
years O
-- O
a O
total O
reduction O
of O
$ O
287 O
billion O
. O

This O
can O
be O
thought O
of O
as O
a O
pessimistic O
prediction O
, O
perhaps O
driven O
by O
the O
sequestering O
effects O
of O
the O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
deficit O
reduction O
law O
or O
possibly O
a O
relaxation O
of O
tensions O
with O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

The O
strategic O
planners O
in O
the O
Joint O
Chiefs O
of O
Staff O
would O
construct O
the O
most O
effective O
defense O
program O
for O
each O
scenario O
, O
maximizing O
strengths O
and O
minimizing O
weaknesses O
. O

They O
would O
conclude O
their O
efforts O
by O
producing O
a O
comprehensive O
net O
assessment O
for O
each O
plan O
-- O
including O
the O
assumptions O
made O
, O
an O
analysis O
of O
its O
deficiencies O
and O
limitations O
, O
the O
impact O
on O
national O
security O
, O
and O
the O
best O
strategy O
for O
working O
around O
these O
limitations O
. O

This O
exercise O
would O
reveal O
the O
true O
cost O
of O
a O
particular O
program O
by O
forcing O
the O
strategists O
to O
make O
hard O
decisions O
. O

If O
, O
for O
example O
, O
they O
choose O
to O
keep O
the O
B O
- O
2 O
Stealth O
bomber O
, O
they O
would O
have O
to O
sacrifice O
more O
and O
more O
other O
programs O
-- O
such O
as O
carrier O
battlegroups O
or O
army O
divisions O
-- O
as O
they O
moved O
toward O
lower O
budget O
levels O
. O

These O
trade O
- O
offs O
would O
evolve O
priorities O
by O
revealing O
when O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
B O
- O
2 O
became O
prohibitive O
. O

Some O
may O
be O
tempted O
to O
argue O
that O
the O
idea O
of O
a O
strategic O
review O
merely O
resurrects O
the O
infamous O
Zero O
- O
Based O
Budgeting O
-LRB- O
ZBB O
-RRB- O
concept O
of O
the O
Carter B-PERSON
administration O
. O

But O
ZBB O
did O
not O
involve O
the O
strategic O
planners O
in O
the O
Joint O
Chiefs O
of O
Staff O
, O
and O
therefore O
degenerated O
into O
a O
bean O
- O
counting O
drill O
driven O
by O
budget O
politics O
. O

Anyway O
, O
ZBB O
's O
procedures O
were O
so O
cumbersome O
that O
everyone O
involved O
was O
crushed O
under O
a O
burden O
of O
marginalia O
. O

A O
strategic O
review O
is O
fundamentally O
different O
. O

It O
would O
be O
run O
by O
the O
joint O
chiefs O
under O
simple O
directions O
: O
Produce O
the O
best O
possible O
force O
for O
each O
budget O
scenario O
and O
provide O
the O
Secretary O
of O
Defense B-ORG
with O
a O
comprehensive O
net O
assessment O
of O
how O
that O
force O
could O
be O
used O
to O
achieve O
U.S. B-GPE
goals O
. O

It O
might O
be O
feared O
that O
even O
thinking O
about O
lower O
budgets O
will O
hurt O
national O
security O
because O
the O
door O
will O
be O
opened O
to O
opportunistic O
budget O
cutting O
by O
an O
irresponsible O
Congress B-ORG
. O

This O
argument O
plays O
well O
in O
the O
atmosphere O
of O
gaming O
and O
mistrust O
permeating O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
Congress B-ORG
, O
and O
unfortunately O
, O
there O
is O
some O
truth O
to O
it O
. O

But O
in O
the O
end O
, O
it O
must O
be O
rejected O
for O
logical O
as O
well O
as O
moral O
reasons O
. O

To O
say O
that O
the O
Pentagon O
should O
act O
irresponsibly O
because O
acting O
responsibly O
will O
provoke O
Congress B-ORG
into O
acting O
irresponsibly O
leads O
to O
the O
conclusion O
that O
the O
Pentagon O
should O
deliberately O
exaggerate O
its O
needs O
in O
the O
national O
interest O
; O
in O
other O
words O
, O
that O
it O
is O
justified O
in O
committing O
a O
crime O
-- O
lying O
to O
Congress B-ORG
-- O
because O
it O
is O
morally O
superior O
. O

Strategy O
is O
not O
a O
game O
between O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
Congress B-ORG
; O
it O
is O
the O
art O
of O
the O
possible O
in O
a O
world O
where O
constraints O
force O
us O
to O
choose O
between O
unpleasant O
or O
imperfect O
alternatives O
. O

If O
we O
want O
meaningful O
priorities O
, O
we O
must O
understand O
the O
trade O
- O
offs O
they O
imply O
before O
we O
make O
commitments O
. O

Strategy O
is O
not O
a O
separate O
event O
in O
an O
idealized O
sequence O
of O
discrete O
events O
; O
it O
is O
a O
way O
of O
thinking O
that O
neutralizes O
threats O
to O
our O
interests O
in O
a O
manner O
consistent O
with O
our O
financial O
, O
cultural O
and O
physical O
limitations O
. O

Mr. O
Spinney O
is O
a O
permanent O
Pentagon B-ORG
official O
. O

This O
is O
a O
condensed O
version O
of O
an O
essay O
that O
will O
appear O
in O
the O
January O
issue O
of O
the B-ORG
Naval I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
Proceedings I-ORG
. O

The O
views O
expressed O
do O
not O
reflect O
the O
official O
policy O
of O
the O
Department O
of O
Defense B-ORG
. O

Lockheed B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
trim O
its O
Aeronautical B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
work O
force O
in O
California B-GPE
and O
Georgia B-GPE
by O
several O
hundred O
workers O
, O
reflecting O
the O
defense O
industry O
's O
decline O
. O

The O
Lockheed O
unit O
has O
24,000 O
workers O
; O
it O
expects O
to O
make O
the O
cuts O
through O
a O
combination O
of O
furloughs O
, O
attrition O
and O
retirements O
. O

The O
reductions O
should O
be O
complete O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
a O
spokesman O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
exact O
number O
to O
be O
cut O
has O
n't O
been O
determined O
. O

Lockheed B-ORG
reported O
a O
$ O
32 O
million O
third O
- O
quarter O
net O
loss O
, O
largely O
because O
of O
cost O
overruns O
on O
fixed O
- O
price O
military O
contracts O
. O

Noting O
that O
other O
defense O
contractors O
are O
complaining O
of O
losses O
on O
such O
contracts O
, O
analysts O
say O
taxpayers O
have O
been O
getting O
illusionary O
bargains O
on O
weapons O
systems O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

Defense O
contractors O
`` O
can O
not O
continue O
to O
get O
contracts O
on O
that O
basis O
, O
'' O
said O
Howard B-PERSON
Rubel I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
C.J. B-ORG
Lawrence I-ORG
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
pain O
is O
too O
great O
. O

As O
competition O
heats O
up O
in O
Spain B-GPE
's O
crowded O
bank O
market O
, O
Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
de O
Espana O
is O
seeking O
to O
shed O
its O
image O
of O
a O
state O
- O
owned O
bank O
and O
move O
into O
new O
activities O
. O

Under O
the O
direction O
of O
its O
new O
chairman O
, O
Francisco B-PERSON
Luzon I-PERSON
, O
Spain B-GPE
's O
seventh O
largest O
bank O
is O
undergoing O
a O
tough O
restructuring O
that O
analysts O
say O
may O
be O
the O
first O
step O
toward O
the O
bank O
's O
privatization O
. O

The O
state O
- O
owned O
industrial O
holding O
company O
Instituto B-ORG
Nacional I-ORG
de I-ORG
Industria I-ORG
and O
the O
Bank O
of O
Spain B-GPE
jointly O
hold O
a O
13.94 O
% O
stake O
in O
Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
. O

The O
government O
directly O
owns O
51.4 O
% O
and O
Factorex B-ORG
, O
a O
financial O
services O
company O
, O
holds O
8.42 O
% O
. O

The O
rest O
is O
listed O
on O
Spanish B-NORP
stock O
exchanges O
. O

Some O
analysts O
are O
concerned O
, O
however O
, O
that O
Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
may O
have O
waited O
too O
long O
to O
diversify O
from O
its O
traditional O
export O
- O
related O
activities O
. O

Catching O
up O
with O
commercial O
competitors O
in O
retail O
banking O
and O
financial O
services O
, O
they O
argue O
, O
will O
be O
difficult O
, O
particularly O
if O
market O
conditions O
turn O
sour O
. O

If O
that O
proves O
true O
, O
analysts O
say O
Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
could O
be O
a O
prime O
partner O
-- O
or O
even O
a O
takeover O
target O
-- O
for O
either O
a O
Spanish B-NORP
or O
foreign O
bank O
seeking O
to O
increase O
its O
market O
share O
after O
1992 O
, O
when O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
plans O
to O
dismantle O
financial O
barriers O
. O

With O
700 O
branches O
in O
Spain B-GPE
and O
12 O
banking O
subsidiaries O
, O
five O
branches O
and O
12 O
representative O
offices O
abroad O
, O
the O
Banco O
Exterior O
group O
has O
a O
lot O
to O
offer O
a O
potential O
suitor O
. O

Mr. O
Luzon O
and O
his O
team O
, O
however O
, O
say O
they O
are O
n't O
interested O
in O
a O
merger O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
are O
working O
to O
transform O
Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
into O
an O
efficient O
bank O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1992 O
. O

`` O
I O
want O
this O
to O
be O
a O
model O
of O
the O
way O
a O
public O
- O
owned O
company O
should O
be O
run O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Luzon O
says O
. O

Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
was O
created O
in O
1929 O
to O
provide O
subsidized O
credits O
for O
Spanish B-NORP
exports O
. O

The O
market O
for O
export O
financing O
was O
liberalized O
in O
the O
mid-1980s O
, O
however O
, O
forcing O
the O
bank O
to O
face O
competition O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
many O
of O
Spain B-GPE
's O
traditional O
export O
markets O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
other O
developing O
areas O
faced O
a O
sharp O
decline O
in O
economic O
growth O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
volume O
of O
Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
's O
export O
credit O
portfolio O
plunged O
from O
824 O
billion O
pesatas O
-LRB- O
$ O
7.04 O
billion O
-RRB- O
as O
of O
Dec. O
31 O
, O
1986 O
, O
to O
its O
current O
522 O
billion O
pesetas O
. O

The O
other O
two O
main O
pillars O
of O
Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
's O
traditional O
business O
-- O
wholesale O
banking O
and O
foreign O
currency O
trading O
-- O
also O
began O
to O
crumble O
under O
the O
weight O
of O
heavy O
competition O
and O
changing O
client O
needs O
. O

The O
bank O
was O
hamstrung O
in O
its O
efforts O
to O
face O
the O
challenges O
of O
a O
changing O
market O
by O
its O
links O
to O
the O
government O
, O
analysts O
say O
. O

Until O
Mr. O
Luzon O
took O
the O
helm O
last O
November O
, O
Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
was O
run O
by O
politicians O
who O
lacked O
either O
the O
skills O
or O
the O
will O
to O
introduce O
innovative O
changes O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Luzon O
has O
moved O
swiftly O
to O
streamline O
bureaucracy O
, O
cut O
costs O
, O
increase O
capital O
and O
build O
up O
new O
areas O
of O
business O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
got O
a O
lot O
to O
do O
, O
'' O
he O
acknowledged O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
got O
to O
move O
quickly O
. O
'' O

In O
Mr. O
Luzon O
's O
first O
year O
, O
the O
bank O
eliminated O
800 O
jobs O
. O

Now O
it O
says O
it O
'll O
trim O
another O
1,200 O
jobs O
over O
the O
next O
three O
to O
four O
years O
. O

The O
bank O
employs O
8,000 O
people O
in O
Spain B-GPE
and O
2,000 O
abroad O
. O

To O
strengthen O
its O
capital O
base O
, O
Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
this O
year O
issued O
$ O
105 O
million O
in O
subordinated O
debt O
, O
launched O
two O
rights O
issues O
and O
sold O
stock O
held O
in O
its O
treasury O
to O
small O
investors O
. O

The O
bank O
is O
now O
aggressively O
marketing O
retail O
services O
at O
its O
domestic O
branches O
. O

Last O
year O
's O
drop O
in O
export O
credit O
was O
partially O
offset O
by O
a O
15 O
% O
surge O
in O
lending O
to O
individuals O
and O
small O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
companies O
. O

Though O
Spain O
has O
an O
excess O
of O
banks O
, O
analysts O
say O
the O
country O
still O
has O
one O
of O
the O
most O
profitable O
markets O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
which O
will O
aid O
Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
with O
the O
tough O
tasks O
it O
faces O
ahead O
. O

Expansion O
plans O
also O
include O
acquisitions O
in O
growing O
foreign O
markets O
. O

The O
bank O
says O
it O
's O
interested O
in O
purchasing O
banks O
in O
Morocco B-GPE
, O
Portugal B-GPE
and O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
. O

But O
the O
bank O
's O
retail O
activities O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
are O
likely O
to O
be O
cut O
back O
. O

Banco B-ORG
Exterior I-ORG
was O
one O
of O
the O
last O
banks O
to O
create O
a O
brokerage O
house O
before O
the O
four O
Spanish B-NORP
stock O
exchanges O
underwent O
sweeping O
changes O
in O
July O
. O

The O
late O
start O
may O
be O
a O
handicap O
for O
the O
bank O
as O
Spain B-GPE
continues O
to O
open O
up O
its O
market O
to O
foreign O
competition O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Luzon O
contends O
that O
the O
experienced O
team O
he O
brought O
with O
him O
from O
Banco B-ORG
Bilbao I-ORG
Vizcaya I-ORG
, O
where O
he O
was O
formerly O
director O
general O
, O
will O
whip O
the O
bank O
's O
capital O
market O
division O
into O
shape O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1992 O
. O

The O
bank O
also O
says O
it O
'll O
use O
its O
international O
network O
to O
channel O
investment O
from O
London B-GPE
, O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
Zurich B-GPE
and O
Paris B-GPE
into O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
stock O
exchanges O
. O

Dentsu B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
advertising O
agency O
on O
the O
strength O
of O
its O
dominance O
in O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
market O
, O
is O
setting O
its O
sights O
on O
overseas O
expansion O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Dentsu B-ORG
started O
HDM B-ORG
, O
a O
joint O
network O
with O
U.S. B-GPE
ad O
agency O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
and O
Eurocom B-ORG
of O
France B-GPE
. O

A O
few O
months O
ago O
, O
Dentsu B-ORG
acquired O
69 O
% O
of O
Australian B-NORP
agency O
Fortune O
Communication O
Holdings O
Ltd. O
for O
5.9 O
million O
Australian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
4.6 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

Dentsu B-ORG
has O
U.S. B-GPE
subsidiaries O
, O
but O
they O
keep O
low O
profiles O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
giant O
marketing O
company O
, O
which O
holds O
25 O
% O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
4.4 O
trillion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
30.96 O
billion O
-RRB- O
advertising O
industry O
, O
is O
considering O
the O
acquisition O
of O
an O
advertising O
network O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
or O
Europe B-GPE
. O

What O
is O
driving O
Dentsu B-ORG
's O
international O
expansion O
largely O
is O
the O
need O
to O
keep O
up O
with O
its O
Japanese B-NORP
clients O
as O
they O
grow O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
. O

`` O
If O
we O
do O
n't O
do O
something O
... O
we O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
catch O
up O
with O
demand O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
Dentsu B-ORG
spokesman O
. O

`` O
Our O
president O
said O
acquisition O
is O
an O
effective O
method O
. O
'' O

Last O
year O
, O
Dentsu B-ORG
's O
foreign O
business O
accounted O
for O
less O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
total O
billings O
, O
but O
the O
company O
is O
aiming O
at O
20 O
% O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

So O
far O
, O
it O
appears O
cautious O
about O
taking O
the O
big O
step O
. O

For O
example O
, O
the O
spokesman O
says O
Dentsu B-ORG
has O
been O
approached O
by O
banks O
and O
securities O
companies O
a O
number O
of O
times O
to O
invest O
in O
the O
troubled O
British B-NORP
marketing O
group O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi O
PLC O
. O

But O
he O
said O
Dentsu B-ORG
has O
n't O
looked O
seriously O
at O
Saatchi B-ORG
. O

Though O
Dentsu B-ORG
says O
it O
has O
no O
concrete O
acquisition O
plans O
or O
deadlines O
, O
it O
is O
laying O
the O
groundwork O
for O
international O
growth O
. O

It O
is O
setting O
up O
a O
special O
team O
in O
charge O
of O
international O
markets O
and O
training O
workers O
to O
do O
business O
abroad O
. O

For O
the O
year O
ended O
March O
31 O
, O
Dentsu B-ORG
sales O
rose O
19 O
% O
to O
$ O
8.9 O
billion O
from O
$ O
7.5 O
billion O
, O
and O
net O
income O
jumped O
59 O
% O
to O
$ O
102 O
million O
from O
$ O
64 O
million O
. O

Dentsu B-ORG
's O
billings O
last O
year O
were O
larger O
than O
those O
of O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
, O
the O
world O
's O
second O
- O
largest O
ad O
agency O
, O
according O
to O
a O
survey O
by O
the O
publication O
Advertising B-ORG
Age I-ORG
. O

But O
success O
overseas O
in O
unfamiliar O
markets O
could O
be O
trickier O
than O
for O
other O
industries O
such O
as O
manufacturers O
. O

On O
its O
own O
, O
Dentsu B-ORG
's O
muscle O
in O
Japan B-GPE
may O
count O
for O
little O
in O
major O
foreign O
markets O
when O
seeking O
non-Japanese O
clients O
. O

Thus O
, O
an O
acquisition O
may O
prove O
the O
necessary O
course O
. O

But O
Japanese B-NORP
agencies O
are O
cautious O
about O
expanding O
abroad O
because O
client O
relationships O
are O
different O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
agencies O
do O
business O
with O
rival O
clients O
in O
the O
same O
industry O
, O
a O
practice O
`` O
that O
would O
be O
unacceptable O
by O
traditional O
Western B-NORP
conflict O
rules O
, O
'' O
says O
Roy B-PERSON
Warman I-PERSON
, O
the O
London B-GPE
chief O
executive O
of O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi B-ORG
's O
communications O
division O
. O

Although O
acquiring O
a O
foreign O
company O
would O
expand O
Japanese B-NORP
advertising O
agencies O
' O
business O
to O
foreign O
clients O
, O
many O
clients O
would O
also O
be O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
expanding O
overseas O
, O
says O
the O
Dentsu O
spokesman O
. O

But O
the O
different O
business O
system O
would O
make O
it O
hard O
for O
Dentsu B-ORG
to O
provide O
these O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
the O
same O
kind O
of O
services O
they O
do O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Appalachian B-ORG
Power I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
American B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Power I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
said O
it O
will O
redeem O
on O
Dec. O
1 O
the O
entire O
$ O
44.2 O
million O
of O
its O
12 O
7/8 O
% O
first O
mortgage O
bonds O
due O
2013 O
. O

The O
redemption O
price O
will O
be O
109.66 O
% O
of O
the O
principal O
amount O
of O
the O
bonds O
, O
plus O
accrued O
interest O
to O
the O
date O
of O
redemption O
. O

SharesBase B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
reduce O
its O
221 O
- O
person O
work O
force O
by O
about O
25 O
% O
, O
effective O
tomorrow O
, O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
stem O
continuing O
losses O
. O

The O
company O
, O
which O
makes O
data O
base O
systems O
and O
software O
, O
said O
it O
expects O
to O
report O
a O
loss O
for O
the O
third O
quarter O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
. O

Spencer B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Volk I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
this O
consumer O
and O
industrial O
products O
company O
, O
was O
elected O
a O
director O
. O

Mr. O
Volk O
, O
55 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
Duncan B-PERSON
Dwight I-PERSON
, O
who O
retired O
in O
September O
. O

Federal O
investigators O
have O
identified O
the O
problem O
in O
last O
July O
's O
crash O
of O
a O
United B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
flight O
in O
Iowa B-GPE
: O
a O
structural O
flaw O
that O
developed O
during O
the O
making O
of O
a O
titanium O
engine O
disk O
. O

For O
several O
months O
, O
officials O
at O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Aviation I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Safety I-ORG
Board I-ORG
have O
suspected O
that O
a O
metallurgical O
flaw O
in O
the O
disk O
led O
to O
a O
crack O
that O
ultimately O
caused O
the O
tail O
engine O
to O
break O
apart O
in O
flight O
. O

The O
explosion O
sent O
shards O
of O
metal O
flying O
, O
severing O
the O
DC B-GPE
- O
10 O
's O
hydraulic O
or O
control O
systems O
, O
and O
led O
to O
the O
crash O
that O
killed O
112 O
people O
. O

But O
investigators O
could O
confirm O
their O
theory O
only O
after O
the O
recent O
retrieval O
of O
a O
big O
chunk O
of O
Flight B-PRODUCT
232 I-PRODUCT
's O
tail O
engine O
from O
a O
cornfield O
near O
the O
Sioux B-NORP
City O
Airport O
in O
Iowa B-GPE
. O

The O
safety O
board O
will O
begin O
four O
days O
of O
hearings O
on O
the O
accident O
tomorrow O
in O
Sioux B-NORP
City O
. O

Among O
the O
issues O
the O
board O
will O
examine O
is O
whether O
United B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
UAL B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
should O
have O
been O
able O
to O
detect O
the O
cracks O
through O
maintenance O
checks O
. O

The O
engine O
involved O
was O
a O
CF6 O
- O
6 O
made O
by O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Anthony B-PERSON
Broderick I-PERSON
, O
the O
FAA O
's O
acting O
executive O
director O
for O
regulatory O
standards O
and O
compliance O
, O
said O
that O
recent O
tests O
of O
the O
failed O
engine O
disk O
indicate O
that O
a O
flaw O
-- O
known O
as O
`` O
hard O
alpha O
'' O
-- O
occurred O
in O
the O
titanium O
during O
its O
production O
almost O
20 O
years O
ago O
. O

He O
said O
there O
was O
n't O
any O
way O
to O
detect O
the O
flaw O
at O
that O
time O
, O
and O
that O
the O
process O
has O
since O
been O
changed O
to O
decrease O
the O
chance O
that O
such O
flaws O
would O
occur O
. O

The O
FAA O
already O
has O
ordered O
that O
all O
232 O
disks O
made O
by O
the O
old O
process O
be O
removed O
from O
the O
planes O
and O
subjected O
to O
an O
ultrasonic O
test O
in O
a O
water O
- O
submersion O
chamber O
. O

Such O
tests O
make O
the O
FAA O
confident O
that O
a O
Sioux B-NORP
City O
- O
type O
accident O
`` O
wo O
n't O
happen O
again O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Broderick O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
GE B-ORG
said O
that O
the O
company O
has O
been O
working O
with O
the O
FAA O
all O
along O
on O
this O
issue O
and O
`` O
will O
comply O
fully O
with O
the O
required O
inspections O
. O
'' O

But O
he O
also O
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
recalls O
will O
have O
no O
impact O
on O
GE B-ORG
's O
engine O
production O
. O

The O
CF6 O
- O
6 O
series O
engines O
are O
n't O
being O
manufactured O
any O
more O
; O
they O
are O
only O
being O
used O
in O
the O
DC B-GPE
- O
10 O
Series O
10 O
planes O
currently O
in O
service O
, O
he O
said O
. O

In O
what O
could O
prove O
a O
major O
addition O
to O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
' O
foreign O
- O
investment O
portfolio O
, O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
company O
signed O
a O
$ O
180 O
million O
construction O
contract O
to O
build O
the O
centerpiece O
of O
a O
planned O
petrochemical O
complex O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
's O
USI B-ORG
Far I-ORG
East I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
petrochemical O
company O
, O
initialed O
the O
agreement O
with O
an O
unidentified O
Japanese B-NORP
contractor O
to O
build O
a O
naphtha O
cracker O
, O
according O
to O
Alson B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
who O
heads O
the O
Philippine O
company O
set O
up O
to O
build O
and O
operate O
the O
complex O
. O

Mr. O
Lee O
, O
president O
of O
Luzon B-ORG
Petrochemical I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
contract O
was O
signed O
Wednesday O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
with O
USI B-ORG
Far I-ORG
East I-ORG
officials O
. O

Contract O
details O
, O
however O
, O
have O
n't O
been O
made O
public O
. O

The O
complex O
is O
to O
be O
located O
in O
Batangas B-GPE
, O
about O
70 O
miles O
south O
of O
Manila B-GPE
. O

USI B-ORG
Far I-ORG
East I-ORG
will O
hold O
a O
60 O
% O
stake O
in O
Luzon B-ORG
Petrochemical I-ORG
, O
according O
to O
papers O
signed O
with O
the O
Philippine O
government O
's O
Board O
of O
Investments O
. O

The O
proposed O
petrochemical O
plant O
would O
use O
naphtha O
to O
manufacture O
the O
petrochemicals O
propylene O
and O
ethylene O
and O
their O
resin O
derivatives O
, O
polypropylene O
and O
polyethylene O
. O

These O
are O
the O
raw O
materials O
used O
in O
making O
plastics O
. O

The O
contract O
signing O
represented O
a O
major O
step O
in O
the O
long O
- O
planned O
petrochemical O
project O
. O

At O
an O
estimated O
$ O
360 O
million O
, O
the O
project O
would O
represent O
the O
single O
largest O
foreign O
investment O
in O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
since O
President O
Corazon O
Aquino O
took O
office O
in O
February O
1986 O
. O

It O
also O
is O
considered O
critical O
to O
the O
country O
's O
efforts O
to O
both O
attract O
other O
investment O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
raise O
heavy O
industry O
capabilities O
. O

The O
project O
has O
been O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
pipeline O
for O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
. O

However O
, O
workers O
ca O
n't O
break O
ground O
until O
legal O
maneuvers O
to O
block O
the O
complex O
are O
resolved O
, O
moves O
which O
caused O
the O
signing O
to O
remain O
questionable O
up O
to O
the O
last O
moment O
. O

As O
previously O
reported O
, O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
' O
House B-ORG
of O
Representatives O
has O
sued O
to O
stop O
the O
plant O
. O

The O
legislator O
, O
Enrique B-PERSON
Garcia I-PERSON
, O
had O
actively O
backed O
the O
plant O
, O
but O
at O
the O
original O
site O
in O
his O
constituency O
northwest O
of O
Manila B-GPE
. O

The O
country O
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
dismissed O
the O
suit O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Garcia O
late O
last O
month O
filed O
for O
a O
reconsideration O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
President O
Aquino O
has O
yet O
to O
sign O
into O
law O
a O
bill O
removing O
a O
stiff O
48 O
% O
tax O
on O
naphtha O
, O
the O
principal O
raw O
material O
to O
be O
used O
in O
the O
cracker O
. O

However O
, O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
Thursday O
, O
Mrs. O
Aquino O
backed O
the O
project O
and O
said O
her O
government O
was O
attempting O
to O
soothe O
the O
feelings O
of O
residents O
at O
the O
original O
site O
, O
adjacent O
to O
the O
government O
's O
major O
petroleum O
refinery O
in O
Bataan B-GPE
province O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
tried O
our O
best O
to O
tell O
the O
people O
in O
Bataan B-GPE
that O
maybe O
this O
time O
it O
will O
not O
go O
to O
them O
, O
but O
certainly O
we O
will O
do O
our O
best O
to O
encourage O
other O
investors O
to O
go O
to O
their O
province O
, O
'' O
Mrs. O
Aquino O
told O
Manila B-GPE
- O
based O
foreign O
correspondents O
. O

The O
project O
appeared O
to O
be O
on O
the O
rocks O
earlier O
this O
month O
when O
the O
other O
major O
partner O
in O
the O
project O
, O
China B-ORG
General I-ORG
Plastics I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
backed O
out O
. O

China B-ORG
General I-ORG
Plastics I-ORG
, O
another O
Taiwanese B-NORP
petrochemical O
manufacturer O
, O
was O
to O
have O
a O
40 O
% O
stake O
in O
Luzon B-ORG
Petrochemical I-ORG
. O

However O
, O
Mr. O
Lee O
said O
that O
USI B-ORG
Far I-ORG
East I-ORG
is O
confident O
other O
investors O
will O
take O
up O
the O
slack O
. O

He O
said O
USI B-ORG
Far I-ORG
East I-ORG
has O
applied O
to O
both O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
's O
International O
Finance O
Corp. O
for O
financing O
that O
could O
include O
equity O
stakes O
. O

Rally B-ORG
's O
Inc. O
said O
it O
filed O
suit O
in O
U.S. O
District O
Court O
in O
Delaware B-GPE
against O
a O
group O
led O
by O
Burt B-PERSON
Sugarman I-PERSON
, O
seeking O
to O
block O
the O
investors O
from O
buying O
more O
shares O
. O

Rally B-ORG
's O
, O
a O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
, O
fast O
- O
food O
chain O
, O
alleges O
that O
the O
three O
investors O
, O
who O
are O
directors O
of O
the O
company O
, O
broke O
securities O
laws O
because O
they O
did O
n't O
disclose O
their O
intentions O
to O
acquire O
a O
big O
Rally B-ORG
's O
stake O
. O

The O
group O
, O
led O
by O
Giant B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
and O
its O
chairman O
, O
Mr. O
Sugarman O
, O
owns O
about O
45.2 O
% O
of O
Rally B-ORG
's O
. O

In O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
filings O
, O
the O
group O
has O
said O
it O
may O
seek O
control O
of O
Rally B-ORG
's O
. O

Mr. O
Sugarman O
called O
the O
lawsuit O
`` O
not O
nice O
'' O
and O
said O
his O
group O
will O
continue O
to O
push O
for O
control O
of O
the O
company O
and O
the O
removal O
of O
certain O
directors O
. O

He O
asserts O
that O
some O
directors O
, O
who O
have O
joined O
forces O
with O
company O
founder O
James B-PERSON
Patterson I-PERSON
, O
have O
ties O
to O
Wendy O
's O
, O
a O
competing O
hamburger O
chain O
. O

The O
Patterson B-GPE
group O
, O
which O
controls O
about O
42 O
% O
of O
Rally O
's O
shares O
, O
also O
may O
seek O
control O
. O

Rally B-ORG
's O
also O
said O
it O
formed O
a O
committee O
of O
three O
directors O
, O
who O
are O
n't O
associated O
with O
either O
the O
Patterson B-GPE
or O
Sugarman B-PERSON
groups O
, O
to O
analyze O
the O
situation O
. O

Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
reached O
an O
agreement O
with O
its O
creditor O
banks O
that O
is O
expected O
to O
cut O
that O
government O
's O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
in O
bank O
debt O
by O
as O
much O
as O
60 O
% O
. O

The O
agreement O
was O
announced O
by O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
President O
Oscar O
Arias O
Friday O
, O
as O
President O
Bush O
and O
other O
leaders O
from O
the B-LOC
Western I-LOC
Hemisphere I-LOC
gathered O
in O
the O
Central O
American B-NORP
nation O
for O
a O
celebration O
of O
democracy O
. O

Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
had O
been O
negotiating O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
other O
banks O
for O
three O
years O
, O
but O
the O
debt O
plan O
was O
rushed O
to O
completion O
in O
order O
to O
be O
announced O
at O
the O
meeting O
. O

The O
government O
had O
fallen O
$ O
300 O
million O
behind O
in O
interest O
payments O
. O

Treasury O
Secretary O
Nicholas O
Brady O
called O
the O
agreement O
`` O
an O
important O
step O
forward O
in O
the O
strengthened O
debt O
strategy O
, O
'' O
noting O
that O
it O
will O
`` O
when O
implemented O
, O
provide O
significant O
reduction O
in O
the O
level O
of O
debt O
and O
debt O
service O
owed O
by O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
. O
'' O

Under O
the O
plan O
, O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
will O
buy O
back O
roughly O
60 O
% O
of O
its O
bank O
debt O
outstanding O
at O
a O
deeply O
discounted O
price O
, O
according O
to O
officials O
involved O
in O
the O
agreement O
. O

The O
remainder O
of O
the O
debt O
will O
be O
exchanged O
for O
new O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
bonds O
with O
a O
6 O
1/4 O
% O
interest O
rate O
. O

The B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
are O
expected O
to O
provide O
approximately O
$ O
180 O
million O
to O
help O
support O
the O
deal O
, O
and O
additional O
funds O
are O
expected O
from O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Treasury B-ORG
officials O
say O
the O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
agreement O
demonstrates O
that O
the O
Brady B-PERSON
debt O
plan O
can O
benefit O
small O
debtor O
countries O
as O
well O
as O
big O
debtors O
, O
such O
as O
Mexico B-GPE
. O

Whittle B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
L.P. I-ORG
, O
which O
for O
months O
has O
fought O
a O
public O
relations O
battle O
with O
education O
leaders O
, O
said O
it O
has O
signed O
500 O
schools O
in O
24 O
states O
to O
subscribe O
to O
the O
controversial O
Channel O
One O
news O
program O
and O
its O
sister O
programs O
. O

Channel O
One O
, O
a O
satellite O
- O
delivered O
daily O
program O
supported O
by O
advertising O
, O
is O
scheduled O
to O
be O
launched O
next O
March O
. O

Whittle O
said O
its O
field O
staff O
signed O
up O
the O
500 O
schools O
in O
238 O
school O
districts O
after O
only O
eight O
weeks O
and O
company O
executives O
now O
expect O
to O
reach O
their O
start O
- O
up O
goal O
of O
1,000 O
schools O
before O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
. O

Christopher B-PERSON
Whittle I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Knoxville B-GPE
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
, O
media O
company O
that O
is O
50 O
% O
owned O
by O
Time O
Warner O
Inc. O
, O
said O
that O
by O
December O
1990 O
he O
expects O
to O
have O
Channel O
One O
installed O
in O
about O
8,000 O
schools O
with O
a O
potential O
audience O
of O
six O
million O
. O

Installation O
of O
the O
TV O
system O
, O
which O
includes O
providing O
free O
19 O
- O
inch O
TV O
sets O
in O
classrooms O
, O
begins O
in O
January O
. O

`` O
What O
we O
've O
done O
in O
eight O
weeks O
shows O
we O
wo O
n't O
have O
enormous O
difficulties O
getting O
to O
the O
place O
we O
want O
to O
be O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Whittle O
. O

He O
said O
his O
sales O
force O
is O
signing O
up O
schools O
at O
the O
rate O
of O
25 O
a O
day O
. O

In O
California B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
state O
officials O
have O
opposed O
Channel O
One O
. O

Mr. O
Whittle O
said O
private O
and O
parochial O
schools O
in O
both O
states O
will O
be O
canvassed O
to O
see O
if O
they O
are O
interested O
in O
getting O
the O
programs O
. O

Subscribing O
schools O
get O
the O
12 O
- O
minute O
daily O
Channel O
One O
news O
program O
, O
whose O
four O
30 O
- O
second O
TV O
ads O
during O
each O
show O
have O
drawn O
protests O
from O
educators O
. O

Subscribers O
also O
get O
the B-PRODUCT
Classroom I-PRODUCT
Channel I-PRODUCT
, O
which O
will O
feature O
ad O
- O
free O
educational O
programming O
similar O
to O
some O
public O
- O
TV O
shows O
, O
and O
the O
Educator O
's O
Channel O
, O
which O
will O
offer O
instructional O
programming O
for O
teachers O
and O
school O
administrators O
and O
will O
be O
supported O
by O
advertising O
. O

Whittle B-PERSON
has O
met O
some O
resistance O
. O

The B-PRODUCT
Educational I-PRODUCT
Network I-PRODUCT
, O
as O
Mr. O
Whittle O
has O
named O
the O
three O
programs O
, O
has O
been O
offered O
to O
1,290 O
school O
districts O
and O
Whittle B-PERSON
continues O
to O
negotiate O
with O
919 O
districts O
. O

About O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
school O
districts O
approached O
have O
rejected O
the O
network O
. O

Mr. O
Whittle O
said O
that O
so O
far O
, O
three O
of O
the O
six O
schools O
that O
carried O
the O
program O
in O
a O
five O
- O
week O
test O
last O
spring O
have O
subscribed O
to O
the O
program O
. O

One O
of O
the O
test O
schools O
, O
Withrow B-ORG
High I-ORG
School I-ORG
in O
Cincinnati B-GPE
, O
rejected O
the O
project O
. O

John B-PERSON
Bruner I-PERSON
, O
associate O
director O
of O
communications O
for O
Cincinnati O
Public O
Schools O
, O
said O
Channel O
One O
was O
rejected O
because O
students O
watching O
the O
program O
did O
n't O
fare O
particularly O
better O
on O
a O
28 O
- O
question O
current O
events O
quiz O
than O
a O
control O
school O
without O
the O
program O
and O
school O
absences O
were O
almost O
unchanged O
during O
the O
period O
when O
the O
program O
was O
being O
aired O
. O

`` O
The O
number O
of O
correct O
responses O
was O
45 O
% O
on O
the O
test O
and O
school O
absences O
did O
n't O
change O
much O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Bruner O
. O

`` O
The O
pilot O
program O
was O
received O
well O
-LRB- O
by O
teachers O
and O
students O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
there O
was O
n't O
reason O
enough O
to O
sign O
up O
. O

We O
even O
invited O
the O
public O
to O
stop O
by O
and O
see O
the O
program O
, O
but O
there O
was O
n't O
much O
interest O
. O
'' O

Advertisers O
are O
showing O
interest O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
Whittle B-PERSON
announced O
it O
had O
sold O
$ O
150 O
million O
in O
advertising O
time O
on O
the O
network O
to O
national O
advertisers O
. O

Mr. O
Whittle O
Friday O
said O
several O
more O
advertisers O
have O
been O
added O
. O

Whittle B-PERSON
is O
spending O
$ O
150 O
million O
initially O
to O
launch O
the O
network O
. O

Installation O
of O
satellite O
dishes O
, O
TVs O
and O
videocassette O
equipment O
will O
cost O
the O
company O
about O
$ O
20,000 O
per O
school O
, O
Mr. O
Whittle O
said O
. O

These O
are O
the O
last O
words O
Abbie B-PERSON
Hoffman I-PERSON
ever O
uttered O
, O
more O
or O
less O
, O
before O
he O
killed O
himself O
. O

And O
You O
Are O
There O
, O
sort O
of O
: O

ABBIE B-PERSON
: O
`` O
I O
'm O
OK O
, O
Jack B-PERSON
. O

I O
'm O
OK O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
listening O
-RRB- O
`` O
Yeah O
. O

I O
'm O
out O
of O
bed O
. O

I O
got O
my O
feet O
on O
the O
floor O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Two O
feet O
. O

I O
'll O
see O
you O
Wednesday O
? O
... O
Thursday O
. O
'' O

He O
listens O
impassively O
. O

ABBIE B-PERSON
-LRB- O
cont'd. O
-RRB- O
: O
`` O
I O
'll O
always O
be O
with O
you O
, O
Jack B-PERSON
. O

Do O
n't O
worry O
. O
'' O

Abbie B-PERSON
lies O
back O
and O
leaves O
the O
frame O
empty O
. O

Of O
course O
that O
was O
n't O
the O
actual O
conversation O
the O
late O
anti-war O
activist O
, O
protest O
leader O
and O
founder O
of O
the O
Yippies B-NORP
ever O
had O
with O
his O
brother O
. O

It O
's O
a O
script O
pieced O
together O
from O
interviews O
by O
CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
for O
a O
re-enactment O
, O
a O
dramatic O
rendering O
by O
an O
actor O
of O
Mr. O
Hoffman O
's O
ultimately O
unsuccessful O
struggle O
with O
depression O
. O

The O
segment O
is O
soon O
to O
be O
broadcast O
on O
the O
CBS O
News O
series O
`` O
Saturday B-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
With O
Connie B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
, O
'' O
thus O
further O
blurring O
the O
distinction O
between O
fiction O
and O
reality O
in O
TV O
news O
. O

It O
is O
the O
New O
Journalism O
come O
to O
television O
. O

Ms. O
Chung O
's O
program O
is O
just O
one O
of O
several O
network O
shows O
-LRB- O
and O
many O
more O
in O
syndication O
-RRB- O
that O
rely O
on O
the O
controversial O
technique O
of O
reconstructing O
events O
, O
using O
actors O
who O
are O
supposed O
to O
resemble O
real O
people O
, O
living O
and O
dead O
. O

Ms. O
Chung O
's O
, O
however O
, O
is O
said O
to O
be O
the O
only O
network O
news O
program O
in O
history O
to O
employ O
casting O
directors O
. O

Abbie B-PERSON
Hoffman I-PERSON
in O
this O
case O
is O
to O
be O
played O
by O
Hollywood B-GPE
actor O
Paul B-PERSON
Lieber I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
n't O
new O
to O
the O
character O
. O

He O
was O
Mr. O
Hoffman O
in O
a O
1979 O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
production O
of O
a O
play O
called O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Chicago I-WORK_OF_ART
Conspiracy I-WORK_OF_ART
Trial I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Television O
news O
, O
of O
course O
, O
has O
always O
been O
part O
show O
- O
biz O
. O

Broadcasters O
have O
a O
healthy O
appreciation O
of O
the O
role O
entertainment O
values O
play O
in O
captivating O
an O
audience O
. O

But O
, O
as O
CBS B-ORG
Broadcast I-ORG
Group I-ORG
president O
Howard B-PERSON
Stringer I-PERSON
puts O
it O
, O
the O
network O
now O
needs O
to O
`` O
broaden O
the O
horizons O
of O
nonfiction O
television O
, O
and O
that O
includes O
some O
experimentation O
. O
'' O

Since O
its O
premiere O
Sept. O
16 O
, O
the O
show O
on O
which O
Ms. O
Chung O
appears O
has O
used O
an O
actor O
to O
portray O
the O
Rev. O
Vernon O
Johns O
, O
a O
civil O
- O
rights O
leader O
, O
and O
one O
to O
play O
a O
teenage O
drug O
dealer O
. O

It O
has O
depicted O
the O
bombing O
of O
Pan B-ORG
Am I-ORG
flight O
103 O
over O
the O
Scottish B-NORP
town O
of O
Lockerbie B-GPE
. O

On O
Oct. O
21 O
, O
it O
did O
a O
rendition O
of O
the O
kidnapping O
and O
imprisonment O
of O
Associated B-WORK_OF_ART
Press I-WORK_OF_ART
correspondent O
Terry B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
abducted O
in O
March O
1985 O
and O
is O
believed O
to O
be O
held O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

The O
production O
had O
actors O
playing O
Mr. O
Anderson O
and O
former O
hostages O
David B-PERSON
Jacobsen I-PERSON
, O
the O
Rev. O
Benjamin O
Weir O
and O
Father O
Lawrence O
Jenco O
. O

ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
has O
similarly O
branched O
out O
into O
entertainment O
gimmickry O
. O

`` O
Prime B-WORK_OF_ART
Time I-WORK_OF_ART
Live I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
new O
show O
this O
season O
featuring O
Sam B-PERSON
Donaldson I-PERSON
and O
Diane B-PERSON
Sawyer I-PERSON
, O
has O
a O
studio O
audience O
that O
applauds O
and O
that O
one O
night O
-LRB- O
to O
the O
embarrassment O
of O
the O
network O
-RRB- O
waved O
at O
the O
camera O
like O
the O
crowd O
on O
`` O
Let B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Make I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Deal I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
ABC B-ORG
stops O
short O
of O
using O
an O
`` O
applause O
'' O
sign O
and O
a O
comic O
to O
warm O
up O
the O
audience O
. O

The O
stars O
do O
that O
themselves O
. O
-RRB- O

NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
has O
produced O
three O
episodes O
of O
an O
occasional O
series O
produced O
by O
Sid B-PERSON
Feders I-PERSON
called O
`` O
Yesterday B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Today I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Tomorrow I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
starring O
Maria B-PERSON
Shriver I-PERSON
, O
Chuck B-PERSON
Scarborough I-PERSON
and O
Mary B-PERSON
Alice I-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
, O
that O
also O
gives O
work O
to O
actors O
. O

Call O
it O
a O
fad O
. O

Or O
call O
it O
the O
wave O
of O
the O
future O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
re-creations O
are O
produced O
by O
Cosgrove B-ORG
- I-ORG
Meurer I-ORG
Productions I-ORG
, O
which O
also O
makes O
the O
successful O
prime O
- O
time O
NBC B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
series O
`` O
Unsolved B-WORK_OF_ART
Mysteries I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
marriage O
of O
news O
and O
theater O
, O
if O
not O
exactly O
inevitable O
, O
has O
been O
consummated O
nonetheless O
. O

News O
programs O
, O
particularly O
if O
they O
score O
well O
in O
the O
ratings O
, O
appeal O
to O
the O
networks O
' O
cost O
- O
conscious O
corporate O
parents O
because O
they O
are O
so O
much O
less O
expensive O
to O
produce O
than O
an O
entertainment O
show O
is O
-- O
somewhere O
between O
$ O
400,000 O
and O
$ O
500,000 O
for O
a O
one O
- O
hour O
program O
. O

Entertainment O
shows O
tend O
to O
cost O
twice O
that O
. O

Re-enactments O
have O
been O
used O
successfully O
for O
several O
seasons O
on O
such O
syndicated O
`` O
tabloid O
TV O
'' O
shows O
as O
`` O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Current I-WORK_OF_ART
Affair I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
which O
is O
produced O
by O
the O
Fox O
Broadcasting O
Co. O
unit O
of O
Rupert B-PERSON
Murdoch I-PERSON
's O
News B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

That O
show O
, O
whose O
host O
is O
Ms. O
Chung O
's O
husband O
, O
Maury B-PERSON
Povich I-PERSON
, O
has O
a O
particular O
penchant O
for O
grisly O
murders O
and O
stories O
having O
to O
do O
with O
sex O
-- O
the O
Robert B-PERSON
Chambers I-PERSON
murder O
case O
, O
the O
Rob B-PERSON
Lowe I-PERSON
tapes O
, O
what O
have O
you O
. O

Gerald B-PERSON
Stone I-PERSON
, O
the O
executive O
producer O
of O
`` O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Current I-WORK_OF_ART
Affair I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
says O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
opened O
eyes O
to O
being O
a O
little O
less O
conservative O
and O
more O
imaginative O
in O
how O
to O
present O
the O
news O
. O
'' O

Nowhere O
have O
eyes O
been O
opened O
wider O
than O
at O
CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

At O
555 O
W. O
57th O
St. O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
, O
one O
floor O
below O
the O
offices O
of O
`` O
60 B-WORK_OF_ART
Minutes I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
the O
most O
successful O
prime O
- O
time O
news O
program O
ever O
, O
actors O
wait O
in O
the O
reception O
area O
to O
audition O
for O
`` O
Saturday B-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
With O
Connie B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
. O
'' O

CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
sends O
scripts O
to O
agents O
, O
who O
pass O
them O
along O
to O
clients O
. O

The O
network O
deals O
a O
lot O
with O
unknowns O
, O
including O
Scott B-PERSON
Wentworth I-PERSON
, O
who O
portrayed O
Mr. O
Anderson O
, O
and O
Bill B-PERSON
Alton I-PERSON
as O
Father O
Jenco O
, O
but O
the O
network O
has O
some O
big O
names O
to O
contend O
with O
, O
too O
. O

James B-PERSON
Earl I-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
is O
cast O
to O
play O
the O
Rev. O
Mr. O
Johns O
. O

Ned B-PERSON
Beatty I-PERSON
may O
portray O
former O
California O
Gov. O
Pat O
Brown O
in O
a O
forthcoming O
epsiode O
on O
Caryl B-PERSON
Chessman I-PERSON
, O
the O
last O
man O
to O
be O
executed O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
in O
1960 O
. O

`` O
Saturday B-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
has O
cast O
actors O
to O
appear O
in O
future O
stories O
ranging O
from O
the O
abortion O
rights O
of O
teen O
- O
agers O
to O
a O
Nov. O
4 O
segment O
on O
a O
man O
named O
Willie B-PERSON
Bosket I-PERSON
, O
who O
calls O
himself O
a O
`` O
monster O
'' O
and O
is O
reputed O
to O
be O
the O
toughest O
prisoner O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
which O
as O
recently O
as O
two O
years O
ago O
fired O
hundreds O
of O
its O
employees O
in O
budget O
cutbacks O
, O
now O
hires O
featured O
actors O
beginning O
at O
$ O
2,700 O
a O
week O
. O

That O
is O
n't O
much O
compared O
with O
what O
Bill B-PERSON
Cosby I-PERSON
makes O
, O
or O
even O
Connie B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
for O
that O
matter O
-LRB- O
who O
is O
paid O
$ O
1.6 O
million O
a O
year O
and O
who O
recently O
did O
a O
guest O
shot O
of O
her O
own O
on O
the O
sitcom O
`` O
Murphy B-WORK_OF_ART
Brown I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-RRB- O
. O

But O
the O
money O
is O
n't O
peanuts O
either O
, O
particularly O
for O
a O
news O
program O
. O

CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
is O
also O
re-enacting O
the O
1979 O
Three B-EVENT
Mile I-EVENT
Island I-EVENT
nuclear O
accident O
in O
Middletown B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
with O
something O
less O
than O
a O
cast O
of O
thousands O
. O

It O
is O
combing O
the O
town O
of O
10,000 O
for O
about O
200 O
extras O
. O

On O
Oct. O
20 O
, O
the O
town O
's O
mayor O
, O
Robert B-PERSON
Reid I-PERSON
, O
made O
an O
announcement O
on O
behalf O
of O
CBS B-ORG
during O
half O
- O
time O
at O
the O
Middletown O
High O
School O
football O
game O
asking O
for O
volunteers O
. O

`` O
There O
was O
a O
roll O
of O
laughter O
through O
the O
stands O
, O
'' O
says O
Joe B-PERSON
Sukle I-PERSON
, O
the O
editor O
of O
the O
weekly O
Press O
and O
Journal B-ORG
in O
Middletown B-GPE
. O

`` O
They O
're O
filming O
right O
now O
at O
the O
bank O
down O
the O
street O
, O
and O
they O
want O
shots O
of O
people O
getting O
out O
of O
cars O
and O
kids O
on O
skateboards O
. O

They O
are O
approaching O
everyone O
on O
the O
street O
and O
asking O
if O
they O
want O
to O
be O
in O
a O
docudrama O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Sukle O
says O
he O
would O
n't O
dream O
of O
participating O
himself O
: O

`` O
No O
way O
. O

I O
think O
re-enactments O
stink O
. O
'' O

Though O
a O
re-enactment O
may O
have O
the O
flavor O
, O
Hollywood B-GPE
on O
the O
Hudson O
it O
is O
n't O
. O

Some O
producers O
seem O
tentative O
about O
the O
technique O
, O
squeamish O
even O
. O

So O
the O
results O
, O
while O
not O
news O
, O
are O
n't O
exactly O
theater O
either O
, O
at O
least O
not O
good O
theater O
. O

And O
some O
people O
do O
think O
that O
acting O
out O
scripts O
is O
n't O
worthy O
of O
CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
which O
once O
lent O
prestige O
to O
the O
network O
and O
set O
standards O
for O
the O
industry O
. O

In O
his O
review O
of O
`` O
Saturday B-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
With I-WORK_OF_ART
Connie I-WORK_OF_ART
Chung I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Tom B-PERSON
Shales I-PERSON
, O
the O
TV O
critic O
of O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
and O
generally O
an O
admirer O
of O
CBS B-ORG
, O
wrote O
that O
while O
the O
show O
is O
`` O
impressive O
, O
... O
one O
has O
to O
wonder O
if O
this O
is O
the O
proper O
direction O
for O
a O
network O
news O
division O
to O
take O
. O
'' O

Re-creating O
events O
has O
, O
in O
general O
, O
upset O
news O
traditionalists O
, O
including O
former O
CBS O
News O
President O
Richard O
S. O
Salant O
and O
former O
NBC O
News O
President O
Reuven O
Frank O
, O
former O
CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
anchorman O
Walter B-PERSON
Cronkite I-PERSON
and O
the O
new O
dean O
of O
the O
Columbia O
University O
Graduate O
School O
of O
Journalism O
, O
Joan B-PERSON
Konner I-PERSON
. O

Says O
she O
: O
`` O
Once O
you O
add O
dramatizations O
, O
it O
's O
no O
longer O
news O
, O
it O
's O
drama O
, O
and O
that O
has O
no O
place O
on O
a O
network O
news O
broadcast O
... O
. O

They O
should O
never O
be O
on O
. O

Never O
. O
'' O

Criticism O
of O
the O
Abbie B-PERSON
Hoffman I-PERSON
segment O
is O
particularly O
scathing O
among O
people O
who O
knew O
and O
loved O
the O
man O
. O

That O
includes O
his O
companion O
of O
15 O
years O
, O
Johanna B-PERSON
Lawrenson I-PERSON
, O
as O
well O
as O
his O
former O
wife O
, O
Anita B-PERSON
. O

Both O
women O
say O
they O
also O
find O
it O
distasteful O
that O
CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
is O
apparently O
concentrating O
on O
Mr. O
Hoffman O
's O
problems O
as O
a O
manic O
- O
depressive O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
dangerous O
and O
misrepresents O
Abbie B-PERSON
's O
life O
, O
'' O
says O
Ms. O
Lawrenson O
, O
who O
has O
had O
an O
advance O
look O
at O
the O
36 O
- O
page O
script O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
sensational O
piece O
about O
someone O
who O
is O
not O
here O
to O
defend O
himself O
. O
'' O

Mrs. O
Hoffman O
says O
that O
dramatization O
`` O
makes O
the O
truth O
flexible O
. O

It O
takes O
one O
person O
's O
account O
and O
gives O
it O
authenticity O
. O
'' O

CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
interviewed O
Jack B-PERSON
Hoffman I-PERSON
and O
his O
sister O
, O
Phyllis B-PERSON
, O
as O
well O
as O
Mr. O
Hoffman O
's O
landlord O
in O
Solebury B-GPE
Township I-GPE
, O
Pa B-GPE
. O

Also O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Silvers I-PERSON
, O
who O
collaborated O
with O
Mr. O
Hoffman O
on O
two O
books O
. O

Mr. O
Silvers O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
wanted O
to O
be O
interviewed O
to O
get O
Abbie B-PERSON
's O
story O
out O
, O
and O
maybe O
talking O
about O
the O
illness O
will O
do O
some O
good O
. O
'' O

The O
executive O
producer O
of O
`` O
Saturday B-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
With O
Connie B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
, O
'' O
Andrew B-PERSON
Lack I-PERSON
, O
declines O
to O
discuss O
re-creactions O
as O
a O
practice O
or O
his O
show O
, O
in O
particular O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
talk O
about O
my O
work O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

The O
president O
of O
CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
David B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Burke I-PERSON
, O
did O
n't O
return O
numerous O
telephone O
calls O
. O

One O
person O
close O
to O
the O
process O
says O
it O
would O
not O
be O
in O
the O
best O
interest O
of O
CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
to O
comment O
on O
a O
`` O
work O
in O
progress O
, O
'' O
such O
as O
the O
Hoffman B-PERSON
re-creation O
, O
but O
says O
CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
is O
`` O
aware O
'' O
of O
the O
concerns O
of O
Ms. O
Lawrenson O
and O
Mr. O
Hoffman O
's O
former O
wife O
. O

Neither O
woman O
was O
invited O
by O
CBS B-ORG
News I-ORG
to O
participate O
in O
a O
round O
- O
table O
discussion O
about O
Mr. O
Hoffman O
that O
is O
to O
follow O
the O
re-enactment O
. O

Mr. O
Lieber O
, O
the O
actor O
who O
plays O
Mr. O
Hoffman O
, O
says O
he O
was O
concerned O
at O
first O
that O
the O
script O
would O
`` O
misrepresent O
an O
astute O
political O
mind O
, O
one O
that O
I O
admired O
, O
'' O
but O
that O
his O
concerns O
were O
allayed O
. O

The O
producers O
, O
he O
says O
, O
did O
a O
good O
job O
of O
depicting O
someone O
`` O
who O
had O
done O
so O
much O
, O
but O
who O
was O
also O
a O
manic O
- O
depressive O
. O

American B-ORG
Pioneer I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
agreed O
in O
principle O
to O
sell O
its O
American B-ORG
Pioneer I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
subsidiary O
to O
Harcourt O
Brace O
Jovanovich O
Inc. O
's O
HBJ B-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
for O
$ O
27 O
million O
. O

American B-ORG
Pioneer I-ORG
, O
parent O
of O
American B-ORG
Pioneer I-ORG
Savings I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
sale O
will O
add O
capital O
and O
reduce O
the O
level O
of O
investments O
in O
subsidiaries O
for O
the O
thrift O
holding O
company O
. O

Recently O
, O
the O
boards O
of O
both O
the O
parent O
company O
and O
the O
thrift O
also O
voted O
to O
suspend O
dividends O
on O
preferred O
shares O
of O
both O
companies O
and O
convert O
all O
preferred O
into O
common O
shares O
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
move O
was O
necessary O
to O
meet O
capital O
requirements O
. O

The O
transaction O
is O
subject O
to O
execution O
of O
a O
definitive O
purchase O
agreement O
and O
approval O
by O
various O
regulatory O
agencies O
, O
including O
the O
insurance O
departments O
of O
the O
states O
of O
Florida B-GPE
and O
Indiana B-GPE
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

In O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
American B-ORG
Pioneer I-ORG
reported O
a O
loss O
of O
$ O
7.3 O
million O
, O
compared O
with O
net O
income O
of O
$ O
1.1 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
banking O
operation O
had O
a O
loss O
of O
$ O
8.7 O
million O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
largely O
because O
of O
problem O
real O
- O
estate O
loans O
, O
while O
the O
insurance O
operations O
earned O
$ O
884,000 O
. O

Wanted O
: O
An O
investment O
that O
's O
as O
simple O
and O
secure O
as O
a O
certificate O
of O
deposit O
but O
offers O
a O
return O
worth O
getting O
excited O
about O
. O

With O
$ O
150 O
billion O
of O
CDs O
maturing O
this O
month O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
have O
been O
scouring O
the O
financial O
landscape O
for O
just O
such O
an O
investment O
. O

In O
April O
, O
when O
many O
of O
them O
bought O
their O
CDs O
, O
six O
- O
month O
certificates O
were O
yielding O
more O
than O
9 O
% O
; O
investors O
willing O
to O
look O
could O
find O
double O
- O
digit O
yields O
at O
some O
banks O
and O
thrifts O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
nationwide O
average O
yield O
on O
a O
six O
- O
month O
CD O
is O
just O
under O
8 O
% O
, O
and O
8.5 O
% O
is O
about O
the O
best O
around O
. O

But O
investors O
looking O
for O
alternatives O
are O
n't O
finding O
it O
easy O
. O

Yields O
on O
most O
fixed O
- O
income O
securities O
are O
lower O
than O
several O
months O
ago O
. O

And O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
recent O
gyrations O
are O
a O
painful O
reminder O
of O
the O
dangers O
there O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
're O
looking O
for O
a O
significantly O
higher O
yield O
with O
the O
same O
level O
of O
risk O
as O
a O
CD O
, O
you O
're O
not O
going O
to O
find O
it O
, O
'' O
says O
Washington B-GPE
financial O
planner O
Dennis B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Gurtz I-PERSON
. O

There O
are O
, O
however O
, O
some O
alternatives O
that O
income O
- O
oriented O
investors O
should O
consider O
, O
investment O
advisers O
say O
. O

Short O
- O
term O
municipal O
bonds O
, O
bond O
funds O
and O
tax O
- O
deferred O
annuities O
are O
some O
of O
the O
choices O
they O
mention O
-- O
and O
not O
just O
as O
a O
way O
to O
get O
a O
higher O
return O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
advisers O
say O
, O
investors O
may O
want O
to O
look O
at O
securities O
that O
reduce O
the O
risk O
that O
CD O
holders O
are O
confronting O
right O
now O
, O
of O
having O
to O
reinvest O
the O
proceeds O
of O
maturing O
short O
- O
term O
certificates O
at O
lower O
rates O
. O

A O
mix O
of O
CDs O
and O
other O
holdings O
may O
make O
the O
most O
sense O
. O

`` O
People O
should O
remember O
their O
money O
is O
n't O
all O
or O
nothing O
-- O
they O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
be O
shopping O
for O
the O
one O
interest O
- O
rate O
- O
type O
investment O
and O
putting O
all O
their O
money O
in O
it O
, O
'' O
says O
Bethesda B-GPE
, O
Md. B-GPE
, O
adviser O
Karen B-PERSON
Schaeffer I-PERSON
. O

Here O
's O
a O
look O
at O
some O
of O
the O
alternatives O
: O

SHORT O
- O
TERM O
MUNICIPALS O
: O

Investors O
with O
a O
heavy O
tax O
load O
should O
take O
out O
their O
calculators O
. O

Yields O
on O
municipal O
bonds O
can O
be O
higher O
than O
after O
- O
tax O
yields O
on O
CDs O
for O
maturities O
of O
perhaps O
one O
to O
five O
years O
. O

That O
's O
because O
municipal O
- O
bond O
interest O
is O
exempt O
from O
federal O
income O
tax O
-- O
and O
from O
state O
and O
local O
taxes O
too O
, O
for O
in O
- O
state O
investors O
. O

For O
an O
investor O
paying O
tax O
at O
a O
33 O
% O
rate O
, O
a O
seemingly O
puny O
6 O
% O
yield O
on O
a O
one O
- O
year O
muni O
is O
equivalent O
to O
a O
taxable O
9 O
% O
. O

Rates O
approach O
6.5 O
% O
on O
five O
- O
year O
municipals O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
more O
cautious O
CD O
holders O
might O
like O
`` O
pre-refunded O
'' O
municipals O
. O

These O
securities O
get O
top O
credit O
ratings O
because O
the O
issuers O
have O
put O
aside O
U.S. B-GPE
bonds O
that O
will O
be O
sold O
to O
pay O
off O
holders O
when O
the O
municipals O
are O
retired O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
no O
- O
brainer O
: O
You O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
diversification O
; O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
quality O
, O
'' O
says O
Steven B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Hueglin I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bond O
firm O
of O
Gabriele O
, O
Hueglin O
& O
Cashman O
Inc O
. O

Consider O
a O
`` O
laddered O
'' O
bond O
portfolio O
, O
with O
issues O
maturing O
in O
, O
say O
, O
1992 O
, O
1993 O
and O
1994 O
, O
advises O
Malcolm B-PERSON
A. O
Makin O
, O
a O
Westerly B-GPE
, O
R.I. B-GPE
, O
financial O
planner O
. O

The O
idea O
is O
to O
have O
money O
rolling O
over O
each O
year O
at O
prevailing O
interest O
rates O
. O

BOND O
FUNDS O
: O

Bond O
mutual O
funds O
offer O
diversification O
and O
are O
easy O
to O
buy O
and O
sell O
. O

That O
makes O
them O
a O
reasonable O
option O
for O
investors O
who O
will O
accept O
some O
risk O
of O
price O
fluctuation O
in O
order O
to O
make O
a O
bet O
that O
interest O
rates O
will O
decline O
over O
the O
next O
year O
or O
so O
. O

Buyers O
can O
look O
forward O
to O
double O
- O
digit O
annual O
returns O
if O
they O
are O
right O
. O

But O
they O
will O
have O
disappointing O
returns O
or O
even O
losses O
if O
interest O
rates O
rise O
instead O
. O

Bond O
resale O
prices O
, O
and O
thus O
fund O
share O
prices O
, O
move O
in O
the O
opposite O
direction O
from O
rates O
. O

The O
price O
movements O
get O
bigger O
as O
the O
maturity O
of O
the O
securities O
lengthens O
. O

Consider O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
two O
bond O
funds O
from O
Vanguard B-ORG
Group I-ORG
of O
Investment O
Cos. O
that O
were O
both O
yielding O
8.6 O
% O
on O
a O
recent O
day O
. O

The O
Short O
Term O
Bond O
Fund O
, O
with O
an O
average O
maturity O
of O
2 O
1/2 O
years O
, O
would O
deliver O
a O
total O
return O
for O
one O
year O
of O
about O
10.6 O
% O
if O
rates O
drop O
one O
percentage O
point O
and O
a O
one O
- O
year O
return O
of O
about O
6.6 O
% O
if O
rates O
rise O
by O
the O
same O
amount O
. O

But O
, O
in O
the O
same O
circumstances O
, O
the O
returns O
would O
be O
a O
more O
extreme O
14.6 O
% O
and O
2.6 O
% O
for O
the O
Vanguard O
Bond O
Market O
Fund O
, O
with O
its O
12 O
1/2 O
- O
year O
average O
maturity O
. O

`` O
You O
get O
equity O
- O
like O
returns O
'' O
from O
bonds O
if O
you O
guess O
right O
on O
rates O
, O
says O
James B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Wilson I-PERSON
, O
a O
Columbia B-GPE
, O
S.C. B-GPE
, O
planner O
. O

If O
interest O
rates O
do O
n't O
change O
, O
bond O
fund O
investors O
' O
returns O
will O
be O
about O
equal O
to O
the O
funds O
' O
current O
yields O
. O

DEFERRED O
ANNUITIES O
: O

These O
insurance O
company O
contracts O
feature O
some O
of O
the O
same O
tax O
benefits O
and O
restrictions O
as O
non-deductible O
individual O
retirement O
accounts O
: O
Investment O
gains O
are O
compounded O
without O
tax O
consequences O
until O
money O
is O
withdrawn O
, O
but O
a O
10 O
% O
penalty O
tax O
is O
imposed O
on O
withdrawals O
made O
before O
age O
59 O
1/2 O
. O

Aimed O
specifically O
at O
CD O
holders O
are O
so O
- O
called O
CD O
- O
type O
annuities O
, O
or O
certificates O
of O
annuity O
. O

An O
interest O
rate O
is O
guaranteed O
for O
between O
one O
and O
seven O
years O
, O
after O
which O
holders O
get O
30 O
days O
to O
choose O
another O
guarantee O
period O
or O
to O
switch O
to O
another O
insurer O
's O
contract O
without O
the O
surrender O
charges O
that O
are O
common O
to O
annuities O
. O

Some O
current O
rates O
exceed O
those O
on O
CDs O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
a O
CD O
- O
type O
annuity O
from O
North B-ORG
American I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
for O
Life O
& O
Health O
Insurance O
, O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
offers O
8.8 O
% O
interest O
for O
one O
year O
or O
a O
9 O
% O
rate O
for O
two O
years O
. O

Annuities O
are O
rarely O
a O
good O
idea O
at O
age O
35 O
because O
of O
the O
withdrawal O
restrictions O
. O

But O
at O
age O
55 O
, O
`` O
they O
may O
be O
a O
great O
deal O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Wilson O
, O
the O
Columbia B-GPE
, O
S.C. B-GPE
, O
planner O
. O

MONEY O
MARKET O
FUNDS O
: O

That O
's O
right O
, O
money O
market O
mutual O
funds O
. O

The O
conventional O
wisdom O
is O
to O
go O
into O
money O
funds O
when O
rates O
are O
rising O
and O
shift O
out O
at O
times O
such O
as O
the O
present O
, O
when O
rates O
seem O
headed O
down O
. O

With O
average O
maturities O
of O
a O
month O
or O
so O
, O
money O
funds O
offer O
fixed O
share O
prices O
and O
floating O
returns O
that O
track O
market O
interest O
rates O
, O
with O
a O
slight O
lag O
. O

Still O
, O
today O
's O
highest O
- O
yielding O
money O
funds O
may O
beat O
CDs O
over O
the O
next O
year O
even O
if O
rates O
fall O
, O
says O
Guy B-PERSON
Witman I-PERSON
, O
an O
editor O
of O
the O
Bond O
Market O
Advisor O
newsletter O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

That O
's O
because O
top O
- O
yielding O
funds O
currently O
offer O
yields O
almost O
1 O
1/2 O
percentage O
points O
above O
the O
average O
CD O
yield O
. O

Mr. O
Witman O
likes O
the O
Dreyfus O
Worldwide O
Dollar O
Money O
Market O
Fund O
, O
with O
a O
seven O
- O
day O
compound O
yield O
just O
under O
9.5 O
% O
. O

A O
new O
fund O
, O
its O
operating O
expenses O
are O
being O
temporarily O
subsidized O
by O
the O
sponsor O
. O

Try O
combining O
a O
money O
fund O
and O
an O
intermediate O
- O
term O
bond O
fund O
as O
a O
low O
- O
risk O
bet O
on O
falling O
rates O
, O
suggests O
Back B-ORG
Bay I-ORG
Advisors I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
mutual O
fund O
unit O
of O
New B-ORG
England I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

If O
rates O
unexpectedly O
rise O
, O
the O
increasing O
return O
on O
the O
money O
fund O
will O
partly O
offset O
the O
lower O
- O
than O
- O
expected O
return O
from O
the O
bond O
fund O
. O

Factory O
owners O
are O
buying O
new O
machinery O
at O
a O
good O
rate O
this O
fall O
, O
machine O
tool O
makers O
say O
, O
but O
sluggish O
sales O
of O
new O
cars O
and O
trucks O
raise O
questions O
about O
fourth O
- O
quarter O
demand O
from O
the O
important O
automotive O
industry O
. O

September O
orders O
for O
machine O
tools O
rebounded O
from O
the O
summer O
doldrums O
, O
but O
remained O
7.7 O
% O
below O
year O
- O
earlier O
levels O
, O
according O
to O
figures O
from O
NMTBA B-ORG
-- O
the O
Association O
for O
Manufacturing O
Technology O
. O

Domestic O
machine O
tool O
plants O
received O
$ O
303 O
million O
of O
orders O
last O
month O
, O
up O
33 O
% O
from O
August O
's O
$ O
227.1 O
million O
, O
but O
still O
below O
the O
$ O
328.2 O
million O
of O
September O
1988 O
, O
NMTBA B-ORG
said O
. O

Machine O
tools O
are O
complex O
machines O
ranging O
from O
lathes O
to O
metal O
- O
forming O
presses O
that O
are O
used O
to O
shape O
most O
metal O
parts O
. O

`` O
Overall O
demand O
still O
is O
very O
respectable O
, O
'' O
says O
Christopher O
C. O
Cole B-PRODUCT
, O
group O
vice O
president O
at O
Cincinnati B-ORG
Milacron I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
machine O
tool O
producer O
. O

`` O
The O
outlook O
is O
positive O
for O
the O
intermediate O
to O
long O
term O
. O
'' O

September O
orders O
for O
all O
U.S. B-GPE
producers O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
were O
slightly O
above O
the O
monthly O
average O
for O
1988 O
, O
a O
good O
year O
for O
the O
industry O
. O

`` O
Aerospace O
orders O
are O
very O
good O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Cole B-PRODUCT
says O
. O

`` O
And O
export O
business O
is O
still O
good O
. O

While O
some O
automotive O
programs O
have O
been O
delayed O
, O
they O
have O
n't O
been O
canceled O
. O
'' O

`` O
September O
was O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
order O
months O
in O
our O
history O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
, O
world O
- O
wide O
sales O
and O
marketing O
, O
for O
Giddings O
& O
Lewis O
Inc. O
, O
Fond B-GPE
du I-GPE
Lac I-GPE
, O
Wis B-GPE
. O

At O
a O
recent O
meeting O
of O
manufacturing O
executives O
, O
`` O
everybody O
I O
talked O
with O
was O
very O
positive O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Most O
say O
they O
plan O
to O
spend O
more O
on O
factory O
equipment O
in O
1990 O
than O
in O
1989 O
. O

But O
sales O
of O
North B-NORP
American I-NORP
- O
made O
1990 O
- O
model O
cars O
are O
running O
at O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
only O
six O
million O
, O
down O
from O
7.1 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

And O
truck O
sales O
also O
are O
off O
more O
than O
20 O
% O
. O

Auto O
makers O
, O
who O
began O
deferring O
some O
equipment O
purchases O
last O
spring O
, O
can O
be O
expected O
to O
remain O
cautious O
about O
spending O
if O
their O
sales O
do O
n't O
pick O
up O
, O
machine O
tool O
builders O
say O
. O

Machine O
tool O
executives O
are O
hopeful O
, O
however O
, O
that O
recent O
developments O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
will O
expand O
markets O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
made O
machine O
tools O
in O
that O
region O
. O

There O
is O
demand O
for O
state O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
art O
machine O
tools O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
and O
in O
other O
Eastern O
European B-NORP
countries O
as O
those O
nations O
strive O
to O
improve O
the O
efficiency O
of O
their O
ailing O
factories O
as O
well O
as O
the O
quality O
of O
their O
goods O
. O

However O
, O
there O
's O
a O
continuing O
dispute O
between O
machine O
tool O
makers O
and O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Department I-ORG
over O
whether O
sophisticated O
U.S. B-GPE
machine O
tools O
would O
increase O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
's O
military O
might O
. O

`` O
The B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
says O
go O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Department I-ORG
says O
stop O
, O
'' O
complains O
one O
machine O
tool O
producer O
. O

If O
that O
controversy O
continues O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
machine O
tool O
makers O
say O
, O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
and O
other O
foreign O
producers O
are O
likely O
to O
grab O
most O
of O
the O
sales O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

September O
orders O
for O
machining O
centers O
, O
lathes O
, O
milling O
machines O
, O
grinders O
, O
boring O
mills O
and O
other O
machines O
that O
shape O
metal O
by O
cutting O
totaled O
$ O
192.9 O
million O
, O
down O
28 O
% O
from O
$ O
266.5 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
but O
a O
23 O
% O
increase O
from O
August O
's O
$ O
156.3 O
million O
, O
NMTBA B-ORG
said O
. O

Orders O
last O
month O
for O
metal O
- O
forming O
presses O
and O
other O
machinery O
to O
form O
metal O
with O
pressure O
surged O
to O
$ O
110.1 O
million O
, O
a O
78 O
% O
rise O
from O
$ O
61.7 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
and O
a O
55 O
% O
gain O
from O
$ O
70.9 O
million O
in O
August O
. O

Today O
's O
presses O
are O
large O
and O
costly O
machines O
, O
and O
a O
few O
orders O
can O
produce O
a O
high O
total O
for O
one O
month O
that O
does O
n't O
necessarily O
indicate O
a O
trend O
. O

Machine O
tool O
shipments O
last O
month O
were O
$ O
281.2 O
million O
, O
a O
24 O
% O
rise O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
and O
a O
25 O
% O
increase O
from O
August O
. O

Shipments O
have O
run O
well O
ahead O
of O
1988 O
all O
year O
, O
as O
machine O
tool O
builders O
produce O
against O
relatively O
good O
backlogs O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
producers O
had O
a O
$ O
2.15 O
billion O
backlog O
of O
unfilled O
orders O
at O
the O
end O
of O
September O
. O

That O
was O
up O
2.8 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
even O
though O
orders O
for O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
1989 O
were O
down O
19 O
% O
from O
the O
comparable O
1988 O
period O
. O

$ O
2,057,750,000 O
. O

$ O
675,400,000 O
. O

$ O
1,048,500,000 O
. O

$ O
588,350,000 O
. O

The O
premium O
the O
elderly O
pay O
for O
coverage O
of O
doctor O
's O
bills O
under O
Part O
B O
of O
the O
Medicare O
health O
insurance O
plan O
will O
rise O
to O
$ O
29 O
a O
month O
in O
1990 O
from O
$ O
27.90 O
, O
the O
Department O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
said O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
a O
second O
Part O
B O
premium O
to O
cover O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
new O
program O
of O
insurance O
against O
catastrophic O
illness O
will O
rise O
to O
$ O
4.90 O
a O
month O
from O
$ O
4 O
, O
if O
Congress B-ORG
does O
n't O
change O
the O
program O
. O

The O
House O
has O
voted O
to O
repeal O
most O
of O
the O
Catastrophic O
Coverage O
Act O
of O
1988 O
, O
however O
, O
which O
would O
end O
the O
monthly O
catastrophic O
- O
care O
premium O
, O
as O
well O
as O
an O
unpopular O
income O
surtax O
paid O
by O
about O
40 O
% O
of O
the O
wealthier O
Medicare B-ORG
beneficiaries O
. O

Under O
a O
less O
- O
sweeping O
Senate B-ORG
plan O
, O
the O
catastrophic O
- O
care O
monthly O
premium O
would O
continue O
, O
rising O
to O
$ O
4.90 O
next O
year O
, O
but O
the O
surtax O
would O
be O
abolished O
. O

Medicare O
Part O
B O
pays O
80 O
% O
of O
a O
beneficiary O
's O
allowable O
doctor O
's O
bills O
after O
an O
annual O
deductible O
of O
$ O
75 O
. O

The B-LAW
Catastrophic I-LAW
Coverage I-LAW
Act I-LAW
would O
add O
a O
stop O
- O
loss O
provision O
next O
year O
to O
limit O
the O
maximum O
beneficiaries O
must O
pay O
for O
doctors O
. O

Both O
the O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
bills O
to O
reduce O
the O
cost O
and O
coverage O
of O
the O
catastrophic O
- O
care O
plan O
would O
eliminate O
the O
cap O
on O
doctor O
's O
bills O
. O

If O
the O
House O
prevails O
in O
its O
efforts O
to O
kill O
the O
catastrophic O
- O
care O
plan O
, O
the O
monthly O
Part O
B O
premium O
will O
be O
$ O
29 O
next O
year O
. O

If O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
plan O
prevails O
, O
the O
premium O
will O
be O
$ O
33.90 O
, O
with O
the O
additional O
$ O
4.90 O
going O
to O
pay O
for O
expanded O
hospital O
coverage O
under O
Part O
A O
of O
Medicare B-ORG
. O

Most O
of O
Part O
A O
's O
costs O
are O
paid O
by O
a O
payroll O
tax O
on O
workers O
and O
employers O
. O

Following O
is O
a O
weekly O
listing O
of O
unadited O
net O
asset O
values O
of O
publicly O
traded O
investment O
fund O
shares O
, O
reported O
by O
the O
companies O
as O
of O
Friday O
's O
close O
. O

Also O
shown O
is O
the O
closing O
listed O
market O
price O
or O
a O
dealer O
- O
to O
- O
dealer O
asked O
price O
of O
each O
fund O
's O
shares O
, O
with O
the O
percentage O
of O
difference O
. O

Closed O
End O
Bond O
Funds O

Flexible O
Portfolio O
Funds O

Specialized O
Equity O
and O
Convertible O
Funds O

a O
- O
Ex-dividend O
. O

b O
- O
As O
of O
Thursday O
's O
close O
. O

c O
- O
Translated O
at O
Commercial O
Rand O
exchange O
rate O
. O

e O
- O
In O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
. O

f O
- O
As O
of O
Wednesday O
's O
close O
. O

z O
- O
Not O
available O
. O

Ajinomoto B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
Tokyo B-GPE
- O
based O
food O
- O
processing O
concern O
, O
said O
net O
income O
in O
its O
first O
half O
rose O
8.9 O
% O
to O
8.2 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
57.7 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
7.54 O
billion O
yen O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Sales O
in O
the O
six O
months O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
were O
up O
4.5 O
% O
to O
229.03 O
billion O
yen O
from O
219.27 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Sales O
were O
higher O
in O
all O
of O
the O
company O
's O
business O
categories O
, O
with O
the O
biggest O
growth O
coming O
in O
sales O
of O
foodstuffs O
such O
as O
margarine O
, O
coffee O
and O
frozen O
food O
, O
which O
rose O
6.3 O
% O
. O

Oils O
and O
fats O
also O
did O
well O
, O
posting O
a O
5.3 O
% O
sales O
increase O
. O

Sales O
in O
the O
category O
that O
includes O
pharmaceuticals O
, O
amino O
acids O
and O
chemicals O
rose O
4.7 O
% O
. O

Ajinomoto B-ORG
predicted O
sales O
in O
the O
current O
fiscal O
year O
ending O
next O
March O
31 O
of O
480 O
billion O
yen O
, O
compared O
with O
460.05 O
billion O
yen O
in O
fiscal O
1989 O
. O

It O
said O
it O
expects O
full O
- O
year O
net O
of O
16 O
billion O
yen O
, O
compared O
with O
15 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
latest O
year O
. O

The B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
deficit O
may O
worsen O
next O
year O
, O
after O
two O
years O
of O
significant O
improvement O
. O

In O
its O
report O
to O
Congress B-ORG
on O
international O
economic O
policies O
, O
the O
Treasury O
said O
that O
any O
improvement O
in O
the O
broadest O
measure O
of O
trade O
, O
known O
as O
the O
current O
account O
, O
`` O
is O
likely O
at O
best O
to O
be O
very O
modest O
, O
'' O
and O
`` O
the O
possibility O
of O
deterioration O
in O
the O
current O
account O
next O
year O
can O
not O
be O
excluded O
. O
'' O

The O
statement O
was O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
's O
first O
acknowledgement O
of O
what O
other O
groups O
, O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
have O
been O
predicting O
for O
months O
. O

Continued O
strength O
in O
the O
dollar O
was O
cited O
as O
one O
reason O
the O
trade O
position O
may O
deteriorate O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
report O
, O
which O
is O
required O
annually O
by O
a O
provision O
of O
the O
1988 O
trade O
act O
, O
again O
took O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
to O
task O
for O
its O
exchange O
- O
rate O
policies O
. O

`` O
We O
believe O
that O
there O
have O
continued O
to O
be O
indications O
of O
exchange O
- O
rate O
` O
manipulation O
' O
'' O
during O
the O
past O
six O
months O
, O
it O
said O
, O
citing O
the O
lack O
of O
market O
forces O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
exchange O
- O
rate O
system O
and O
the O
use O
of O
capital O
and O
interest O
- O
rate O
controls O
to O
manipulate O
exchange O
rates O
. O

The O
Treasury O
expressed O
pleasure O
, O
however O
, O
with O
the O
government O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
which O
was O
cited O
for O
exchange O
- O
rate O
manipulation O
in O
last O
year O
's O
report O
. O

The O
Treasury O
said O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
liberalized O
its O
exchange O
rate O
system O
in O
the O
past O
year O
. O

Italy B-GPE
's O
trade O
deficit O
narrowed O
to O
2.007 O
trillion O
lire O
-LRB- O
$ O
1.49 O
billion O
-RRB- O
in O
September O
from O
2.616 O
trillion O
lire O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the O
state O
statistical O
office O
Istat B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
deficit O
was O
466 O
billion O
lire O
in O
August O
. O

For O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
, O
the O
trade O
deficit O
was O
14.933 O
trillion O
lire O
, O
compared O
with O
10.485 O
trillion O
lire O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
. O

Istat B-ORG
said O
the O
statistics O
are O
provisional O
and O
are O
n't O
seasonally O
adjusted O
. O

Imports O
rose O
11 O
% O
to O
18.443 O
trillion O
lire O
in O
September O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
while O
exports O
rose O
17 O
% O
to O
16.436 O
trillion O
lire O
. O

In O
the O
nine O
months O
, O
imports O
rose O
20 O
% O
to O
155.039 O
trillion O
lire O
, O
while O
exports O
grew O
18 O
% O
to O
140.106 O
trillion O
lire O
. O

Import O
values O
are O
calculated O
on O
a O
cost O
, O
insurance O
and O
freight O
-LRB- O
c.i.f O
. O
-RRB- O
basis O
, O
while O
exports O
are O
accounted O
for O
on O
a O
free O
- O
on O
- O
board O
-LRB- O
f.o.b O
. O
-RRB- O
basis O
. O

The O
Treasury O
said O
it O
plans O
to O
sell O
$ O
2 O
billion O
of O
51 O
- O
day O
cash O
- O
management O
bills O
today O
, O
raising O
all O
new O
cash O
. O

The O
bills O
will O
be O
dated O
Oct. O
31 O
and O
will O
mature O
Dec. O
21 O
, O

No O
non-competitive O
tenders O
will O
be O
accepted O
. O

Tenders O
, O
available O
in O
minimum O
denominations O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
, O
must O
be O
received O
by O
noon O
EST O
today O
at O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Banks I-ORG
or O
branches O
. O

The O
Treasury O
also O
announced O
details O
of O
this O
week O
's O
unusual O
bill O
auction O
, O
which O
has O
been O
changed O
to O
accommodate O
the O
expiration O
of O
the O
federal O
debt O
ceiling O
at O
midnight O
tomorrow O
. O

The O
13 O
- O
week O
and O
27 O
- O
week O
bills O
will O
be O
issued O
tomorrow O
rather O
than O
Thursday O
, O
Nov. O
2 O
, O
as O
originally O
planned O
. O

The O
three O
- O
month O
bills O
will O
still O
mature O
Feb. O
1 O
, O
1990 O
, O
and O
the O
six O
- O
month O
bills O
on O
May O
3 O
, O
1990 O
. O

The O
Treasury O
also O
said O
noncompetitive O
tenders O
will O
be O
considered O
timely O
if O
postmarked O
no O
later O
than O
Sunday O
, O
Oct. O
29 O
, O
and O
received O
no O
later O
than O
tomorrow O
. O

The O
Treasury O
said O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
honor O
reinvestment O
requests O
from O
holders O
of O
bills O
maturing O
Nov. O
2 O
held O
in O
the O
Treasury O
's O
book O
- O
entry O
system O
. O

The O
department O
will O
make O
payment O
for O
bills O
maturing O
on O
Nov. O
2 O
to O
all O
investors O
who O
have O
requested O
reinvestment O
of O
their O
bills O
on O
that O
date O
, O
as O
well O
as O
to O
all O
account O
holders O
who O
have O
previously O
requested O
payment O
. O

The O
following O
U.S. B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
, O
corporate O
and O
municipal O
offerings O
are O
tentatively O
scheduled O
for O
sale O
this O
week O
, O
according O
to O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Report I-ORG
: O

$ O
15.6 O
billion O
of O
three O
- O
month O
and O
six O
- O
month O
bills O
. O

$ O
2 O
billion O
of O
51 O
- O
day O
cash O
management O
bills O
. O

Associated B-ORG
Natural I-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
1.4 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Dillon O
Read O
& O
Co O
. O

B O
& O
H O
Crude O
Carriers O
Ltd. O
-- O
Four O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Chemical B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
14 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co O
. O

Chemex B-ORG
Pharmaceuticals I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
-- O
1.2 O
million O
units O
consisting O
of O
two O
shares O
of O
common O
stock O
and O
one O
common O
warrant O
, O
via O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Comcast B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
$ O
150 O
million O
convertible O
debentures O
, O
via O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

Energy B-ORG
Service I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
-- O
9.5 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Alex B-ORG
. O

Brown O
& O
Sons O
Inc O
. O

Harmonia B-ORG
Bancorp I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
-- O
4,750,000 O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Healthsource B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
-- O
Two O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co O
. O

Immune B-ORG
Response I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
Three O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
. O

Marsam B-ORG
Pharmaceuticals I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
-- O
1.3 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Smith O
Barney O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co O
. O

Potash O
Corp. O
of O
Saskatchewan O
Inc. O
-- O
13 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
. O

Municipal O

New O
Jersey O
Wastewater O
Treatment O
Trust O
-- O
$ O
75,075,000 O
of O
various O
bonds O
, O
including O
$ O
40.86 O
million O
Wastewater O
Treatment O
insured O
bonds O
, O
Series O
1989A O
, O
and O
$ O
34,215,000 O
Wastewater O
Treatment O
bonds O
, O
Series O
1989B O
, O
via O
competitive O
bid O
. O

Eastern B-LOC
Municipal I-LOC
Water I-LOC
District I-LOC
, O
Calif. B-GPE
-- O
$ O
56,565,000 O
of O
1989 O
certificates O
of O
participation O
-LRB- O
treatment O
plant O
projects O
-RRB- O
, O
via O
competitive O
bid O
. O

California B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Facilities I-ORG
Financing I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
-- O
$ O
114 O
million O
of O
health O
facility O
revenue O
bonds O
-LRB- O
Catholic B-ORG
Healthcare I-ORG
West I-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
Series O
1989A O
, O
via O
a O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
group O
. O

Detroit B-GPE
-- O
$ O
130 O
million O
of O
distributable O
state O
aid O
bonds O
, O
via O
a O
Chemical B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
group O
. O

Maryland O
Community O
Development O
Administration O
, O
Department O
of O
Housing O
and O
Community O
Development O
-- O
$ O
80 O
million O
of O
single O
- O
family O
program O
bonds O
, O
1989 O
4th O
and O
5th O
Series O
, O
via O
a O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
group O
. O

Matagorda O
County O
Navigation O
District O
No. O
1 O
, O
Texas B-GPE
-- O
$ O
70,315,000 O
of O
pollution O
control O
revenue O
Alternative O
Minimum O
Tax O
-LRB- O
AMT O
-RRB- O
bonds O
-LRB- O
South O
Texas O
Project O
Units O
No. O
1 O
and O
2 O
-RRB- O
, O
via O
a O
Goldman B-ORG
Sachs I-ORG
group O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
-- O
$ O
786,860,000 O
of O
bonds O
, O
Fiscal O
1990 O
Series O
C O
and O
D O
, O
including O
$ O
729.04 O
million O
tax O
- O
exempt O
bonds O
and O
$ O
57.82 O
million O
taxable O
bonds O
, O
via O
a O
Goldman B-ORG
Sachs I-ORG
group O
. O

Santa O
Ana O
Redevelopment O
Agency O
-- O
$ O
107 O
million O
of O
tax O
allocation O
bonds O
, O
1989 O
Series O
A O
- O
D O
, O
via O
a O
Donaldson B-ORG
Lufkin I-ORG
& O
Jenrette O
Securities O
Corp. O
group O
. O

Pending O
Shelby O
County O
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
-- O
$ O
80 O
million O
of O
refunding O
bonds O
, O
Series O
1989 O
, O
via O
a O
First B-ORG
Tennessee I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
group O
. O

We O
are O
deeply O
disturbed O
that O
a O
recent O
editorial O
stated O
that O
the O
`` O
Americans O
With O
Disabilities O
Act O
of O
1989 O
'' O
was O
`` O
crafted O
primarily O
by O
Democratic O
Senators O
Kennedy O
and O
Harkin B-PERSON
'' O
with O
a O
premise O
`` O
based O
on O
the O
presumption O
that O
most O
Americans O
are O
hostile O
to O
the O
disabled O
... O
. O
'' O

Perhaps O
even O
more O
offensive O
is O
the O
statement O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
surprising O
that O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
and O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
inner O
circle O
would O
ally O
themselves O
with O
this O
crabby O
philosophy O
. O
'' O

This O
legislation O
was O
not O
drafted O
by O
a O
handful O
of O
Democratic O
`` O
do O
- O
gooders O
. O
'' O

Quite O
the O
contrary O
-- O
it O
results O
from O
years O
of O
work O
by O
members O
of O
the O
National O
Council O
on O
the O
Handicapped O
, O
all O
appointed O
by O
President O
Reagan O
. O

You O
depict O
the O
bill O
as O
something O
Democratic O
leaders O
`` O
hoodwinked O
'' O
the O
administration O
into O
endorsing O
. O

The O
opposite O
is O
true O
: O
It O
's O
the O
product O
of O
many O
meetings O
with O
administration O
officials O
, O
Senate B-ORG
staffers O
, O
advocates O
, O
and O
business O
and O
transportation O
officials O
. O

Many O
congressmen O
are O
citing O
the O
compromise O
on O
the O
`` O
Americans O
With O
Disabilities O
Act O
of O
1989 O
'' O
as O
a O
model O
for O
bipartisan O
deliberations O
. O

Most O
National B-ORG
Council I-ORG
members O
are O
themselves O
disabled O
or O
are O
parents O
of O
children O
with O
disabilities O
. O

We O
know O
firsthand O
the O
discrimination O
addressed O
by O
the O
act O
: O
to O
be O
told O
there O
's O
no O
place O
for O
your O
child O
in O
school O
; O
to O
spend O
lonely O
hours O
at O
home O
because O
there O
is O
no O
transportation O
for O
someone O
in O
a O
wheelchair O
; O
to O
be O
denied O
employment O
because O
you O
are O
disabled O
. O

Your O
editorial O
mockingly O
entitles O
this O
legislation O
the O
`` O
Lawyers O
' O
Employment O
Act O
. O
'' O

For O
the O
43 O
million O
people O
with O
disabilities O
and O
their O
families O
, O
this O
legislation O
is O
the O
`` O
Emancipation B-LAW
Proclamation I-LAW
. O
'' O

Sandra B-PERSON
Swift I-PERSON
Parrino I-PERSON

Chairperson O

National B-ORG
Council I-ORG
on O
the O
Handicapped O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
is O
just O
about O
ready O
to O
line O
the O
bird O
cage O
with O
paper O
stocks O
. O

For O
three O
years O
, O
a O
healthy O
economy O
and O
the O
export O
- O
boosting O
effects O
of O
a O
weak O
dollar O
propelled O
sales O
and O
earnings O
of O
the O
big O
paper O
companies O
to O
record O
levels O
. O

As O
the O
good O
times O
rolled O
they O
more O
than O
doubled O
their O
prices O
for O
pulp O
, O
a O
raw O
material O
used O
in O
all O
sorts O
of O
paper O
, O
to O
$ O
830 O
a O
metric O
ton O
this O
past O
spring O
from O
$ O
380 O
a O
ton O
at O
the O
start O
of O
1986 O
. O

But O
now O
the O
companies O
are O
getting O
into O
trouble O
because O
they O
undertook O
a O
record O
expansion O
program O
while O
they O
were O
raising O
prices O
sharply O
. O

Third O
- O
quarter O
profits O
fell O
at O
several O
companies O
. O

`` O
Put O
your O
money O
in O
a O
good O
utility O
or O
bank O
stock O
, O
not O
a O
paper O
company O
, O
'' O
advises O
George B-PERSON
Adler I-PERSON
of O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
. O

Other O
analysts O
are O
nearly O
as O
pessimistic O
. O

Gary B-PERSON
Palmero I-PERSON
of O
Oppenheimer B-ORG
& O
Co. O
expects O
a O
30 O
% O
decline O
in O
earnings O
between O
now O
and O
1991 O
for O
`` O
commodity O
- O
oriented O
'' O
paper O
companies O
, O
which O
account O
for O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
industry O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Schneider I-PERSON
of O
Duff O
& O
Phelps O
sees O
paper O
- O
company O
stock O
prices O
falling O
10 O
% O
to O
15 O
% O
in O
1990 O
, O
perhaps O
25 O
% O
if O
there O
's O
a O
recession O
. O

Paper O
companies O
concede O
that O
business O
has O
been O
off O
recently O
. O

But O
they O
attribute O
much O
of O
the O
weakness O
to O
customer O
inventory O
reductions O
. O

Generally O
they O
maintain O
that O
, O
barring O
a O
recession O
and O
a O
further O
strengthening O
of O
the O
dollar O
against O
foreign O
currencies O
, O
the O
industry O
is O
n't O
headed O
for O
a O
prolonged O
slump O
. O

`` O
It O
wo O
n't O
be O
an O
earthshaking O
drop O
, O
'' O
a O
Weyerhaeuser B-ORG
spokesman O
says O
. O

Last O
week O
Mr. O
Adler O
lowered O
his O
rating O
from O
hold O
to O
`` O
avoid O
'' O
on O
Boise B-ORG
Cascade I-ORG
, O
Champion B-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
Great B-ORG
Northern I-ORG
Nekoosa I-ORG
, O
International B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
, O
Louisiana B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
and O
Weyerhaeuser B-ORG
. O

Oppenheimer B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Palmero O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
is O
steering O
clear O
of O
Gaylord B-ORG
Container I-ORG
, O
Stone B-ORG
Container I-ORG
and O
Federal B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
Board I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Schneider O
is O
cool O
to O
Georgia B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
and O
Abitibi B-ORG
- I-ORG
Price I-ORG
. O

Lawrence B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
of O
PaineWebber B-ORG
would O
avoid O
Union B-ORG
Camp I-ORG
. O

The O
companies O
in O
question O
believe O
the O
analysts O
are O
too O
pessimistic O
. O

Great B-ORG
Northern I-ORG
Nekoosa I-ORG
said O
, O
`` O
The O
odds O
of O
the O
dire O
predictions O
about O
us O
being O
right O
are O
small O
. O
'' O

International B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
emphasizes O
that O
it O
is O
better O
positioned O
than O
most O
companies O
for O
the O
coming O
overcapacity O
because O
its O
individual O
mills O
can O
make O
more O
than O
one O
grade O
of O
paper O
. O

A O
Boise B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cascade I-ORG
spokesman O
referred O
to O
a O
speech O
by O
Chairman O
John O
Fery O
, O
in O
which O
he O
said O
that O
markets O
generally O
are O
stable O
, O
although O
some O
risk O
of O
further O
price O
deterioration O
exists O
. O

Stone O
Container O
Chairman O
Roger O
Stone O
said O
that O
, O
unlike O
for O
some O
other O
paper O
products O
, O
demand O
for O
Stone B-ORG
's O
principal O
commodity O
, O
unbleached O
containerboard O
, O
remains O
strong O
. O

He O
expects O
the O
price O
for O
that O
product O
to O
rise O
even O
more O
next O
year O
. O

Gaylord B-ORG
Container I-ORG
said O
analysts O
are O
skeptical O
of O
it O
because O
it O
's O
carrying O
a O
lot O
of O
debt O
. O

Champion B-ORG
International I-ORG
said O
, O
`` O
We O
've O
gotten O
our O
costs O
down O
and O
we O
're O
better O
positioned O
for O
any O
cyclical O
downturn O
than O
we O
've O
ever O
been O
. O
'' O

Louisiana B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
and O
Georgia B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
said O
a O
number O
of O
other O
analysts O
are O
recommending O
them O
because O
of O
their O
strong O
wood O
- O
products O
business O
. O

Federal B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
Board I-ORG
said O
, O
`` O
We O
're O
not O
as O
exposed O
as O
the O
popular O
perception O
of O
us O
. O
'' O

The O
company O
explained O
that O
its O
main O
product O
, O
bleached O
paperboard O
, O
which O
goes O
into O
some O
advertising O
materials O
and O
white O
boxes O
, O
historically O
does O
n't O
have O
sharp O
price O
swings O
. O

Because O
the O
stock O
prices O
of O
some O
paper O
companies O
already O
reflect O
an O
expected O
profit O
slump O
, O
PaineWebber B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Ross O
says O
he O
thinks O
that O
next O
year O
the O
share O
prices O
of O
some O
companies O
may O
fall O
at O
most O
only O
5 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

A O
company O
such O
as O
Federal B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
Board I-ORG
may O
be O
overly O
discounted O
and O
looks O
`` O
tempting O
'' O
to O
him O
, O
he O
says O
, O
though O
he O
is O
n't O
yet O
recommending O
the O
shares O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
is O
n't O
avoiding O
everything O
connected O
with O
paper O
. O

Mr. O
Palmero O
recommends O
Temple B-GPE
- O
Inland O
, O
explaining O
that O
it O
is O
`` O
virtually O
the O
sole O
major O
paper O
company O
not O
undergoing O
a O
major O
capacity O
expansion O
, O
'' O
and O
thus O
should O
be O
able O
to O
lower O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
substantially O
next O
year O
. O

A O
Temple B-GPE
- O
Inland O
spokesman O
said O
the O
company O
expects O
record O
earnings O
in O
1989 O
, O
and O
`` O
we O
're O
still O
pretty O
bullish O
'' O
on O
1990 O
. O

The O
analysts O
say O
their O
gloomy O
forecasts O
have O
a O
flip O
side O
. O

Some O
take O
a O
warm O
view O
of O
consumer O
- O
oriented O
paper O
companies O
, O
which O
buy O
pulp O
from O
the O
commodity O
producers O
and O
should O
benefit O
from O
the O
expected O
declines O
in O
pulp O
prices O
. O

Estimates O
on O
how O
much O
pulp O
prices O
will O
fall O
next O
year O
currently O
run O
between O
$ O
150 O
and O
$ O
250 O
a O
metric O
ton O
. O

Analysts O
agree O
that O
the O
price O
drop O
should O
especially O
benefit O
the O
two O
big O
tissue O
makers O
, O
Scott B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
and O
Kimberly B-ORG
- I-ORG
Clark I-ORG
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Scott B-GPE
says O
that O
assuming O
the O
price O
of O
pulp O
continues O
to O
soften O
, O
`` O
We O
should O
do O
well O
. O

First B-ORG
Tennessee I-ORG
National I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
would O
take O
a O
$ O
4 O
million O
charge O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
, O
as O
a O
result O
of O
plans O
to O
expand O
its O
systems O
operation O
. O

The O
banking O
company O
said O
it O
reached O
an O
agreement O
in O
principle O
with O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
on O
a O
systems O
operations O
contract O
calling O
for O
IBM B-ORG
to O
operate O
First B-ORG
Tennessee I-ORG
's O
computer O
and O
telecommunications O
functions O
. O

Further O
, O
under O
the O
agreement O
, O
First B-ORG
Tennesse I-ORG
would O
continue O
to O
develop O
the O
software O
that O
creates O
customer O
products O
and O
sevices O
. O

`` O
Because O
personal O
computers O
will O
soon O
be O
on O
the O
desks O
of O
all O
of O
our O
tellers O
, O
and O
customer O
service O
and O
loan O
representatives O
, O
information O
will O
be O
instantly O
available O
to O
help O
customers O
with O
product O
decisions O
and O
provide O
them O
with O
information O
about O
their O
accounts O
, O
'' O
according O
to O
John B-PERSON
Kelley I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
corporate O
services O
group O
manager O
at O
First B-ORG
Tennessee I-ORG
. O

However O
, O
about O
120 O
employees O
will O
be O
affected O
by O
the O
agreement O
. O

First B-ORG
Tennessee I-ORG
, O
assisted O
by O
IBM B-ORG
, O
said O
it O
will O
attempt O
to O
place O
the O
employees O
within O
the O
company O
, O
IBM B-ORG
or O
other O
companies O
in O
Memphis B-GPE
. O

The O
process O
will O
take O
as O
many O
as O
six O
months O
to O
complete O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

The O
agreement O
is O
subject O
to O
the O
banking O
company O
's O
board O
approval O
, O
which O
is O
expected O
next O
month O
. O

Kerr B-ORG
- I-ORG
McGee I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
spend O
$ O
42 O
million O
to O
purchase O
land O
and O
relocate O
its O
ammonium O
perchlorate O
storage O
facility O
to O
Clark B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Nev. B-GPE
, O
from O
Henderson B-GPE
, O
Nev B-GPE
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
will O
move O
the O
storage O
and O
cross-blending O
operations O
to O
a O
site O
23 O
miles O
northeast O
of O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
to O
distance O
the O
operations O
from O
residential O
areas O
. O

Ammonium O
perchlorate O
is O
an O
oxidizer O
that O
is O
mixed O
with O
a O
propellant O
to O
make O
rocket O
fuel O
used O
in O
the O
space O
shuttle O
and O
military O
rockets O
. O

In O
May O
1988 O
, O
an O
ammonium O
perchlorate O
plant O
in O
Henderson B-GPE
owned O
by O
an O
American B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unit O
was O
leveled O
by O
a O
series O
of O
explosions O
. O

After O
the O
explosion O
, O
Kerr B-ORG
- I-ORG
McGee I-ORG
temporarily O
shut O
down O
its O
facility O
just O
south O
of O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
for O
a O
safety O
inspection O
. O

American B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
and O
Kerr B-ORG
- I-ORG
McGee I-ORG
are O
the O
only O
two O
U.S. B-GPE
manufacturers O
of O
ammonium O
perchlorate O
. O

When O
the O
plant O
was O
destroyed O
, O
`` O
I O
think O
everyone O
got O
concerned O
that O
the O
same O
thing O
would O
happen O
at O
our O
plant O
, O
'' O
a O
KerrMcGee B-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

That O
prompted O
Kerr B-ORG
- I-ORG
McGee I-ORG
to O
consider O
moving O
the O
potentially O
volatile O
storage O
facilities O
and O
cross-blending O
operations O
away O
from O
town O
. O

Kerr B-ORG
- I-ORG
McGee I-ORG
said O
it O
has O
purchased O
3,350 O
acres O
from O
the O
federal O
government O
in O
Clark B-GPE
County I-GPE
and O
plans O
to O
begin O
construction O
early O
next O
year O
. O

The O
new O
facility O
is O
expected O
to O
begin O
operations O
in O
early O
1991 O
. O

The O
Henderson B-GPE
plant O
will O
continue O
its O
other O
chemical O
operations O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Lion B-ORG
Nathan I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
brewing O
and O
retail O
concern O
, O
said O
Friday O
that O
Bond B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O
Holdings O
Ltd. O
is O
`` O
committed O
'' O
to O
a O
transaction O
whereby O
Lion B-ORG
Nathan I-ORG
would O
acquire O
50 O
% O
of O
Bond B-ORG
's O
Australian B-NORP
brewing O
assets O
. O

Lion B-ORG
Nathan I-ORG
issued O
a O
statement O
saying O
it O
is O
applying O
to O
Australia B-GPE
's O
National O
Companies O
& O
Securities O
Commission O
, O
the O
nation O
's O
corporate O
watchdog O
agency O
, O
for O
a O
modification O
to O
takeover O
regulations O
`` O
similar O
to O
that O
obtained O
by O
'' O
S.A. B-ORG
Brewing I-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

SA B-ORG
Brewing I-ORG
, O
an O
Australian B-NORP
brewer O
, O
last O
Thursday O
was O
given O
approval O
to O
acquire O
an O
option O
for O
up O
to O
20 O
% O
of O
Bell B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Bond B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Bell B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
is O
acquiring O
Bond B-ORG
's O
brewing O
businesses O
for O
2.5 O
billion O
Australian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
1.9 O
billion O
-RRB- O
. O

S.A. O
brewing O
would O
make O
a O
takeover O
offer O
for O
all O
of O
Bell B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
if O
it O
exercises O
the O
option O
, O
according O
to O
the O
commission O
. O

Bond B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
brewing O
, O
property O
, O
media O
and O
resources O
company O
, O
is O
selling O
many O
of O
its O
assets O
to O
reduce O
its O
debts O
. O

`` O
Lion B-ORG
Nathan I-ORG
has O
a O
concluded O
contract O
with O
Bond B-ORG
and O
Bell B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
, O
'' O
said O
Douglas B-PERSON
Myers I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
of O
Lion B-ORG
Nathan I-ORG
. O

Mobil B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
cutting O
back O
its O
exploration O
and O
production O
group O
, O
which O
finds O
and O
develops O
oil O
and O
gas O
reserves O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
by O
as O
much O
as O
15 O
% O
as O
part O
of O
a O
new O
restructuring O
of O
that O
sector O
of O
its O
business O
. O

Management O
advised O
employees O
Friday O
that O
it O
was O
going O
to O
reduce O
employment O
in O
production O
operations O
of O
the O
group O
by O
8 O
% O
, O
or O
400 O
people O
. O

The O
exploration O
side O
of O
the O
unit O
has O
recently O
undergone O
a O
similar O
overhaul O
, O
during O
which O
it O
also O
lost O
as O
many O
as O
400 O
employees O
, O
a O
company O
spokesman O
said O
in O
response O
to O
questions O
. O

Mobil O
Exploration O
& O
Producing O
U.S. O
Inc. O
, O
the O
group O
involved O
, O
currently O
has O
a O
work O
force O
of O
somewhat O
less O
than O
5,000 O
. O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
Mobil B-ORG
restructured O
the O
entire O
company O
during O
an O
industrywide O
shakeout O
. O

But O
since O
then O
U.S. B-GPE
oil O
production O
has O
declined O
and O
Mobil B-ORG
wants O
to O
focus O
its O
oil O
- O
finding O
efforts O
overseas O
. O

Mobil B-ORG
alluded O
to O
the O
work O
- O
force O
cuts O
last O
week O
when O
it O
took O
a O
$ O
40 O
million O
charge O
as O
part O
of O
its O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
and O
attributed O
it O
to O
a O
restructuring O
. O

Mobil B-ORG
officials O
said O
that O
it O
is O
unlikely O
any O
additional O
charges O
related O
to O
this O
move O
will O
be O
taken O
in O
future O
quarters O
. O

On O
Wednesday O
, O
Mobil B-ORG
will O
begin O
offering O
separation O
packages O
and O
voluntary O
retirement O
in O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
production O
operation O
. O

Mobil B-ORG
officials O
said O
they O
have O
been O
studying O
ways O
of O
streamlining O
these O
operations O
since O
early O
this O
year O
. O

During O
the O
coming O
months O
, O
layers O
of O
management O
will O
be O
peeled O
away O
and O
regional O
offices O
will O
become O
more O
autonomous O
. O

For O
greater O
efficiency O
, O
employees O
at O
those O
locations O
will O
be O
reorganized O
into O
teams O
responsible O
for O
managing O
the O
properties O
under O
their O
jurisdiction O
, O
Mobil B-ORG
said O
. O

`` O
The O
main O
feature O
of O
the O
new O
organization O
is O
that O
each O
local O
manager O
will O
have O
both O
the O
authority O
and O
accountability O
for O
profitable O
and O
technically O
sound O
operations O
, O
'' O
said O
Charles B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Spruell I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
Mobil O
unit O
. O

Field O
offices O
at O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
; O
Houston B-GPE
; O
Denver B-GPE
; O
Midland B-GPE
, O
Tex. B-GPE
; O
Bakersfield B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
; O
Oklahoma B-GPE
City I-GPE
; O
and O
Liberal B-GPE
, O
Kan. B-GPE
, O
will O
be O
maintained O
. O

But O
the O
staffs O
at O
some O
of O
those O
locations O
will O
be O
slashed O
while O
at O
others O
the O
work O
force O
will O
be O
increased O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
employment O
in O
Denver B-GPE
will O
be O
reduced O
to O
105 O
from O
430 O
. O

But O
on O
the B-LOC
West I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
, O
where O
profitable O
oil O
production O
is O
more O
likely O
than O
in O
the O
midcontinent O
region O
, O
the O
Bakersfield B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
office O
staff O
of O
130 O
will O
grow O
by O
175 O
to O
305 O
. O

The O
reorganization O
will O
`` O
focus O
on O
the O
value O
and O
potential O
of O
assets O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Spruell O
said O
. O

ABB B-ORG
Asea I-ORG
Brown I-ORG
Boveri I-ORG
B.V. I-ORG
said O
it O
signed O
a O
contract O
for O
the O
largest O
- O
ever O
power O
plant O
order O
in O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
. O

ABB B-ORG
said O
the O
contract O
, O
signed O
with O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
utility O
N.V O
. O
Energieproduktiebedrijf O
UNA O
, O
is O
valued O
in O
excess O
of O
$ O
200 O
million O
. O

The O
accord O
is O
for O
a O
turbogenerator O
plant O
at O
the O
coal O
- O
fired O
power O
station O
Hemweg B-FAC
in O
Amsterdam B-GPE
. O

ABB B-ORG
Asea I-ORG
Brown I-ORG
Boveri I-ORG
is O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
unit O
of O
the O
Swedish B-NORP
- O
Swiss B-NORP
electrical O
engineering O
group O
ABB B-ORG
Asea I-ORG
Brown I-ORG
Boveri I-ORG
AG I-ORG
. O

ABB B-ORG
said O
a O
significant O
portion O
of O
the O
order O
will O
be O
placed O
with O
Dutch B-NORP
subcontractors O
, O
adding O
that O
a O
group O
has O
been O
set O
up O
for O
this O
purpose O
. O

The O
Dutch B-NORP
utility O
firm O
serves O
the O
Amsterdam B-GPE
and O
Utrecht B-GPE
areas O
. O

The O
planned O
turbogenerator O
plant O
is O
expected O
to O
go O
into O
operation O
in O
1994 O
. O

Friday O
, O
October O
27 O
, O
1989 O

The O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
annual O
interest O
rates O
below O
are O
a O
guide O
to O
general O
levels O
but O
do O
n't O
always O
represent O
actual O
transactions O
. O

PRIME O
RATE O
: O
10 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

The O
base O
rate O
on O
corporate O
loans O
at O
large O
U.S. B-GPE
money O
center O
commercial O
banks O
. O

FEDERAL O
FUNDS O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
high O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
low O
, O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
near O
closing O
bid O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
offered O
. O

Reserves O
traded O
among O
commercial O
banks O
for O
overnight O
use O
in O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Source O
: O
Fulton O
Prebon O
-LRB- O
U.S.A B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Inc O
. O

DISCOUNT O
RATE O
: O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
depository O
institutions O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

CALL O
MONEY O
: O
9 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
brokers O
on O
stock O
exchange O
collateral O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
placed O
directly O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
: O
8.50 O
% O
30 O
to O
44 O
days O
; O
8.25 O
% O
45 O
to O
65 O
days O
; O
8.375 O
% O
66 O
to O
89 O
days O
; O
8 O
% O
90 O
to O
119 O
days O
; O
7.875 O
% O
120 O
to O
149 O
days O
; O
7.75 O
% O
150 O
to O
179 O
days O
; O
7.50 O
% O
180 O
to O
270 O
days O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
: O
High O
- O
grade O
unsecured O
notes O
sold O
through O
dealers O
by O
major O
corporations O
in O
multiples O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
: O
8.575 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.475 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.40 O
% O
90 O
days O
. O

CERTIFICATES O
OF O
DEPOSIT O
: O
8.09 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.04 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8.03 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
7.96 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
7.92 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

Average O
of O
top O
rates O
paid O
by O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
banks O
on O
primary O
new O
issues O
of O
negotiable O
C.D.s O
, O
usually O
on O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
and O
more O
. O

The O
minimum O
unit O
is O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Typical O
rates O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
: O
8.55 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.50 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8.40 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

BANKERS O
ACCEPTANCES O
: O
8.52 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.35 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.33 O
% O
90 O
days O
; O
8.17 O
% O
120 O
days O
; O
8.08 O
% O
150 O
days O
; O
8 O
% O
180 O
days O
. O

Negotiable O
, O
bank O
- O
backed O
business O
credit O
instruments O
typically O
financing O
an O
import O
order O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
LATE O
EURODOLLARS O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
four O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
to O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
five O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/16 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
INTERBANK O
OFFERED O
RATES O
-LRB- O
LIBOR O
-RRB- O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

The O
average O
of O
interbank O
offered O
rates O
for O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
based O
on O
quotations O
at O
five O
major O
banks O
. O

FOREIGN O
PRIME O
RATES O
: O
Canada B-GPE
13.50 O
% O
; O
Germany B-GPE
9 O
% O
; O
Japan B-GPE
4.875 O
% O
; O
Switzerland B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Britain B-GPE
15 O
% O
. O

These O
rate O
indications O
are O
n't O
directly O
comparable O
; O
lending O
practices O
vary O
widely O
by O
location O
. O

TREASURY B-ORG
BILLS O
: O
Results O
of O
the O
Monday O
, O
October O
23 O
, O
1989 O
, O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bills O
, O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
from O
face O
value O
in O
units O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
: O
7.52 O
% O
13 O
weeks O
; O
7.50 O
% O
26 O
weeks O
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
HOME I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
CORP I-ORG
. O
-LRB- O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O

Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
. O

9.80 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
7.875 O
% O
, O
2 O
% O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG
-LRB- O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O

Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
-LRB- O
priced O
at O
par O
-RRB- O
9.75 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
8.70 O
% O
, O
6/2 O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

MERRILL O
LYNCH O
READY O
ASSETS O
TRUST O
: O
8.65 O
% O
. O

Annualized O
average O
rate O
of O
return O
after O
expenses O
for O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
; O
not O
a O
forecast O
of O
future O
returns O
. O

Southern B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
unit O
may O
plead O
guilty O
this O
week O
to O
charges O
that O
it O
illegally O
steered O
company O
money O
to O
politicians O
through O
outside O
vendors O
, O
according O
to O
individuals O
close O
to O
an O
investigation O
of O
the O
utility O
holding O
company O
. O

The O
tentative O
settlement O
between O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
, O
a O
Pensacola B-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
electric O
company O
, O
and O
federal O
prosecutors O
would O
mark O
the O
end O
of O
one O
part O
of O
a O
wide O
- O
ranging O
inquiry O
of O
Southern B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
the O
past O
year O
. O

A O
grand O
jury O
has O
been O
investigating O
whether O
officials O
at O
Southern B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
conspired O
to O
cover O
up O
their O
accounting O
for O
spare O
parts O
to O
evade O
federal O
income O
taxes O
. O

The O
grand O
jury O
has O
also O
been O
investigating O
whether O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
executives O
violated O
the O
federal O
Utility B-LAW
Holding I-LAW
Company I-LAW
Act I-LAW
, O
which O
prohibits O
certain O
utilities O
from O
making O
political O
contributions O
. O

The O
individuals O
said O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
and O
federal O
prosecutors O
are O
considering O
a O
settlement O
under O
which O
the O
company O
would O
plead O
guilty O
to O
two O
felony O
charges O
and O
pay O
fines O
totaling O
between O
$ O
500,000 O
and O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
. O

Under O
one O
count O
, O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
would O
plead O
guilty O
to O
conspiring O
to O
violate O
the B-LAW
Utility I-LAW
Holding I-LAW
Company I-LAW
Act I-LAW
. O

Under O
the O
second O
count O
, O
the O
company O
would O
plead O
guilty O
to O
conspiring O
to O
evade O
taxes O
. O

The O
guilty O
pleas O
would O
be O
made O
solely O
by O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
, O
the O
individuals O
said O
. O

No O
employee O
or O
vendor O
would O
be O
involved O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Southern B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
would O
say O
only O
that O
discussions O
are O
continuing O
between O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
and O
federal O
prosecutors O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
no O
further O
developments O
to O
report O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Officials O
at O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

And O
prosecutors O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

While O
Southern B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
has O
been O
reluctant O
to O
discuss O
the O
grand O
jury O
investigations O
, O
Edward B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Addison I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
has O
said O
the O
company O
is O
prepared O
to O
defend O
its O
tax O
and O
acccounting O
practices O
if O
any O
charges O
are O
brought O
against O
it O
. O

Morever O
, O
Mr. O
Addison O
has O
said O
Southern B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
its O
units O
do O
n't O
condone O
illegal O
political O
contributions O
. O

Neither O
Mr. O
Addison O
nor O
any O
other O
Southern B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
official O
has O
been O
charged O
with O
any O
wrongdoing O
in O
connection O
with O
the O
current O
inquiries O
. O

The O
probe O
of O
Southern B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
has O
attracted O
considerable O
attention O
this O
year O
because O
of O
several O
events O
that O
have O
befallen O
the O
company O
, O
including O
the O
death O
of O
a O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
executive O
in O
a O
plane O
crash O
and O
the O
disappearance O
of O
a O
company O
vendor O
who O
was O
to O
be O
a O
key O
grand O
jury O
witness O
. O

Witnesses O
have O
said O
the O
grand O
jury O
has O
asked O
numerous O
questions O
about O
Jacob O
F. O
`` O
Jake O
'' O
Horton O
, O
the O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
who O
died O
in O
the O
plane O
crash O
in O
April O
. O

Mr. O
Horton O
oversaw O
Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
's O
governmental O
- O
affairs O
efforts O
. O

On O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
crash O
, O
he O
had O
been O
put O
on O
notice O
that O
an O
audit O
committee O
was O
recommending O
his O
dismissal O
because O
of O
invoicing O
irregularities O
in O
a O
company O
audit O
. O

Investigators O
have O
been O
trying O
to O
determine O
whether O
the O
crash O
was O
an O
accident O
, O
sabotage O
or O
suicide O
. O

Gulf B-ORG
Power I-ORG
said O
in O
May O
that O
an O
internal O
audit O
had O
disclosed O
that O
at O
least O
one O
vendor O
had O
used O
false O
invoices O
to O
fund O
political O
causes O
. O

But O
the O
company O
said O
the O
political O
contributions O
had O
been O
made O
more O
than O
five O
years O
ago O
. O

Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
applied O
to O
Taiwanese B-NORP
securities O
officials O
for O
permission O
to O
open O
brokerage O
offices O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Shearson B-ORG
's O
application O
is O
the O
first O
since O
the O
Taiwan O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
announced O
June B-GPE
21 O
that O
it O
would O
allow O
foreign O
brokerage O
firms O
to O
do O
business O
in O
that O
country O
. O

Taiwan B-GPE
officials O
are O
expected O
to O
review O
the O
Shearson O
application O
later O
this O
year O
. O

Under O
current O
rules O
, O
investors O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
can O
buy O
overseas O
stocks O
only O
through O
the O
purchase O
of O
mutual O
funds O
issued O
by O
local O
and O
foreign O
investment O
trusts O
. O

The O
new O
rules O
will O
allow O
investors O
to O
buy O
foreign O
stocks O
directly O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Shearson B-ORG
said O
the O
brokerage O
service O
will O
be O
directed O
at O
individual O
investors O
who O
want O
to O
buy O
foreign O
and O
domestic O
stocks O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
an O
attractive O
market O
with O
good O
growth O
opportunities O
, O
'' O
he O
added O
. O

Leaseway B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
restructure O
$ O
192.5 O
million O
of O
certain O
subordinated O
debentures O
to O
reduce O
its O
debt O
obligations O
and O
interest O
expense O
. O

The O
13.25 O
% O
subordinated O
debentures O
due O
2002 O
were O
issued O
in O
August O
1987 O
as O
part O
of O
the O
$ O
690 O
million O
financing O
for O
a O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
of O
the O
company O
. O

Leaseway B-ORG
provides O
transportation O
services O
for O
manufacturers O
, O
distributors O
and O
retailers O
. O

Leaseway B-ORG
said O
it O
has O
begun O
discussions O
with O
certain O
institutional O
debt O
holders O
to O
review O
the O
proposed O
private O
placement O
transaction O
, O
which O
would O
exchange O
the O
debt O
for O
new O
subordinated O
debt O
instruments O
and O
equity O
securities O
. O

Specific O
terms O
are O
subject O
to O
review O
and O
a O
final O
agreement O
with O
debt O
holders O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

But O
the O
proposed O
transaction O
calls O
for O
an O
exchange O
of O
the O
debt O
for O
new O
debentures O
of O
lower O
face O
value O
and O
reduced O
cash O
interest O
. O

Also O
, O
debt O
holders O
would O
be O
offered O
an O
equity O
position O
in O
Leaseway B-ORG
, O
which O
in O
total O
would O
represent O
a O
controlling O
interest O
in O
the O
company O
. O

Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
is O
the O
adviser O
on O
the O
transaction O
. O

Company O
officials O
said O
Leaseway B-ORG
fulfilled O
payment O
requirements O
of O
its O
debt O
obligations O
since O
the O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
, O
but O
`` O
our O
performance O
since O
the O
-LCB- O
buy O
- O
out O
-RCB- O
makes O
it O
imperative O
to O
implement O
actions O
that O
will O
further O
improve O
our O
cash O
flow O
. O

Telxon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
its O
vice O
president O
for O
manufacturing O
resigned O
and O
its O
Houston B-GPE
work O
force O
has O
been O
trimmed O
by O
40 O
people O
, O
or O
about O
15 O
% O
. O

The O
maker O
of O
hand O
- O
held O
computers O
and O
computer O
systems O
said O
the O
personnel O
changes O
were O
needed O
to O
improve O
the O
efficiency O
of O
its O
manufacturing O
operation O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
has O
n't O
named O
a O
successor O
to O
Ronald B-PERSON
Bufton I-PERSON
, O
the O
vice O
president O
who O
resigned O
. O

Its O
Houston B-GPE
work O
force O
now O
totals O
230 O
. O

Milton B-PERSON
Petrie I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Petrie B-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
he O
has O
agreed O
to O
sell O
his O
15.2 O
% O
stake O
in O
Deb B-ORG
Shops I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
Petrie B-ORG
Stores I-ORG
. O

In O
a O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
filing O
, O
Mr. O
Petrie O
said O
that O
on O
Oct. O
26 O
Petrie B-ORG
Stores I-ORG
agreed O
to O
purchase O
Mr. O
Petrie O
's O
2,331,100 O
Deb B-ORG
Shops I-ORG
shares O
. O

The O
transaction O
will O
take O
place O
tomorrow O
. O

The O
filing O
said O
Petrie B-ORG
Stores I-ORG
of O
Secaucus B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
is O
purchasing O
Mr. O
Petrie O
's O
Deb B-ORG
Shops I-ORG
stake O
as O
an O
investment O
. O

Although O
Petrie B-ORG
Stores I-ORG
has O
considered O
seeking O
to O
acquire O
the O
remaining O
equity O
of O
Deb B-ORG
Stores I-ORG
, O
it O
has O
no O
current O
intention O
to O
pursue O
such O
a O
possibility O
, O
the O
filing O
said O
. O

Philadelphia B-GPE
- O
based O
Deb B-ORG
Shops I-ORG
said O
it O
saw O
little O
significance O
in O
Mr. O
Petrie O
selling O
his O
stock O
to O
Petrie B-ORG
Stores I-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
did O
n't O
look O
at O
it O
and O
say O
, O
` O
Oh O
my O
God O
, O
something O
is O
going O
to O
happen O
, O
' O
'' O
said O
Stanley B-PERSON
Uhr I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
and O
corporate O
counsel O
. O

Mr. O
Uhr O
said O
that O
Mr. O
Petrie O
or O
his O
company O
have O
been O
accumulating O
Deb B-ORG
Shops I-ORG
stock O
for O
several O
years O
, O
each O
time O
issuing O
a O
similar O
regulatory O
statement O
. O

He O
said O
no O
discussions O
currently O
are O
taking O
place O
between O
the O
two O
companies O
. O

Dennis O
Farney O
's O
Oct. O
13 O
page O
- O
one O
article O
`` O
River B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Despair I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
about O
the O
poverty O
along O
the O
Mississippi B-GPE
, O
fanned O
childhood O
memories O
of O
when O
my O
parents O
were O
sharecroppers O
in O
southeastern O
Arkansas B-GPE
, O
only O
a O
few O
miles O
from O
the O
river O
. O

Although O
we O
were O
white O
, O
the O
same O
economic O
factors O
affected O
us O
as O
affects O
the O
black O
people O
Mr. O
Farney O
writes O
about O
. O

Fortunately O
, O
an O
aunt O
with O
a O
college O
degree O
bought O
a O
small O
farm O
and O
moved O
us O
50 O
miles O
north O
to O
good O
schools O
and O
an O
environment O
that O
opened O
the O
world O
of O
opportunity O
for O
me O
as O
an O
eight O
- O
year O
- O
old O
. O

Though O
I O
've O
been O
blessed O
with O
academic O
degrees O
and O
some O
success O
in O
the O
materialistic O
world O
, O
I O
've O
never O
forgotten O
or O
lost O
contact O
with O
those O
memories O
of O
the O
1930s O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
land O
in O
that O
and O
other O
parts O
of O
the O
Delta O
are O
now O
owned O
by O
second O
, O
third O
or O
fourth O
generations O
of O
the O
same O
families O
. O

These O
are O
the O
families O
who O
used O
-- O
and O
sometime O
abused O
-- O
their O
sharecroppers O
, O
people O
who O
had O
no O
encouragement O
and O
little O
access O
to O
an O
education O
or O
training O
for O
a O
better O
life O
. O

Following O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
when O
one O
family O
with O
mechanized O
equipment O
could O
farm O
crops O
formerly O
requiring O
20 O
families O
, O
the O
surplus O
people O
were O
dumped O
into O
the O
mainstream O
of O
society O
with O
no O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
, O
no O
skills O
in O
the O
workplace O
, O
no O
hope O
for O
their O
future O
except O
welfare O
. O

And O
today O
, O
many O
of O
their O
children O
, O
grandchildren O
and O
great O
- O
grandchildren O
remain O
on O
welfare O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
the O
landowners O
continue O
receiving O
generous O
subsidies O
that O
began O
during O
New O
Deal O
days O
. O

Or O
those O
who O
choose O
not O
to O
farm O
can O
lease O
their O
lands O
and O
crop O
allotments O
for O
handsome O
sums O
. O

Farmers O
in O
the O
Midwest O
and O
other O
areas O
have O
suffered O
, O
but O
those O
along O
the O
Mississippi B-GPE
continue O
to O
prosper O
with O
holdings O
that O
were O
built O
with O
the O
sweat O
of O
men O
and O
women O
living O
in O
economic O
slavery O
. O

And O
when O
they O
were O
no O
longer O
needed O
, O
they O
were O
turned O
loose O
unprepared O
to O
build O
lives O
of O
their O
own O
. O

Denton B-PERSON
Harris I-PERSON

Chairman O

Metro B-ORG
Bank I-ORG

Atlanta B-GPE

Because O
the O
cycle O
of O
poverty O
along O
the O
lower O
Mississippi B-GPE
goes O
back O
so O
many O
generations O
, O
breaking O
this O
cycle O
will O
be O
next O
to O
impossible O
. O

Sadly O
, O
the O
cycle O
appears O
not O
as O
waves O
but O
as O
a O
downward O
spiral O
. O

Yet O
the O
evidence O
that O
we O
have O
not O
hit O
bottom O
is O
found O
in O
the O
fact O
that O
we O
are O
not O
yet O
helping O
ourselves O
. O

The O
people O
of O
the O
Delta O
are O
waiting O
for O
that O
big O
factory O
to O
open O
, O
river O
traffic O
to O
increase O
, O
government O
spending O
to O
fund O
job O
- O
training O
programs O
or O
public O
schools O
to O
educate O
apathetic O
students O
. O

Because O
we O
refuse O
to O
face O
the O
tough O
answers O
, O
the O
questions O
continue O
as O
fodder O
for O
the O
commissions O
and O
committees O
, O
for O
the O
media O
and O
politicians O
. O

Coffee O
- O
shop O
chatter O
does O
not O
lend O
itself O
to O
solving O
the O
problems O
of O
racism O
, O
teen O
pregnancy O
or O
lack O
of O
parental O
support O
or O
guidance O
. O

Does O
the O
Delta B-ORG
deserve O
government O
help O
in O
attracting O
industry O
when O
the O
majority O
of O
residents O
, O
black O
and O
white O
, O
do O
not O
realize O
racism O
alienates O
potential O
employers O
? O

Should O
we O
focus O
on O
the O
region O
's O
infant O
- O
mortality O
rate O
when O
the O
vocal O
right O
- O
wingers O
and O
the O
school O
boards O
, O
mayors O
and O
legislators O
prohibit O
schools O
from O
teaching O
the O
two O
ways O
-LRB- O
abstinence O
or O
contraceptives O
-RRB- O
of O
decreasing O
teen O
pregnancy O
? O

Delta B-ORG
problems O
are O
difficult O
, O
not O
impossible O
, O
to O
solve O
-- O
I O
am O
just O
not O
convinced O
that O
we O
are O
ready O
to O
solve O
them O
yet O
. O

Leslie B-PERSON
Falls I-PERSON
Humphries I-PERSON

Little B-GPE
Rock I-GPE
, O
Ark B-GPE
. O

I O
would O
like O
to O
issue O
a O
challenge O
to O
corporate O
America B-GPE
. O

The O
next O
time O
expansion O
plans O
are O
mentioned O
at O
the O
old O
company O
and O
somebody O
says O
, O
`` O
Aw O
heck O
, O
guys O
, O
nobody O
can O
do O
it O
like O
Japan B-GPE
or O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
'' O
I O
wish O
you O
would O
butt O
in O
and O
say O
, O
`` O
Hold O
it O
, O
fellas O
, O
why O
do O
n't O
we O
compare O
prices O
and O
use O
our O
own O
little O
Third B-LOC
World I-LOC
country O
. O

We O
would O
even O
save O
on O
freight O
. O
'' O

There O
is O
no O
mystery O
why O
the O
Delta O
originated O
`` O
Singin B-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Blues I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Eugene B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Clarke I-PERSON
IV I-PERSON

Hollandale B-GPE
, O
Miss B-GPE
. O

Your O
story O
is O
an O
insult O
to O
the O
citizens O
of O
the B-LOC
Mississippi I-LOC
Delta I-LOC
. O

Many O
of O
the O
problems O
you O
presented O
exist O
in O
every O
part O
of O
this O
country O
. O

Poverty O
is O
only O
two O
blocks O
from O
President O
Bush O
's O
residence O
. O

For O
years O
, O
we O
tried O
to O
ignore O
the O
problem O
of O
poverty O
, O
and O
now O
that O
it O
has O
gotten O
out O
of O
hand O
it O
's O
a O
new O
crusade O
for O
the O
media O
and O
our O
Democratic O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Nobody O
should O
have O
to O
live O
in O
such O
poor O
conditions O
as O
in O
`` O
Sugar B-WORK_OF_ART
Ditch I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
but O
when O
you O
travel O
to O
Washington B-GPE
, O
Boston B-GPE
, O
Chicago B-GPE
or O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
the O
same O
problems O
exist O
. O

The O
only O
difference O
is O
, O
in O
those O
cities O
the O
poor O
are O
housed O
in O
high O
- O
rise O
- O
project O
apartments O
each O
consisting O
of O
one O
room O
, O
with O
rusty O
pipes O
called O
plumbing O
, O
rodents O
and O
cockroaches O
everywhere O
and O
nonworking O
elevators O
-- O
and O
with O
the O
building O
patrolled O
by O
gangs O
and O
drug O
dealers O
. O

Many O
middle O
- O
class O
people O
would O
love O
free O
food O
, O
Medicaid B-ORG
insurance O
, O
utilities O
and O
rent O
. O

Then O
maybe O
I O
could O
stay O
home O
and O
have O
seven O
children O
and O
watch O
Oprah B-PERSON
Winfrey I-PERSON
, O
like O
Beulah B-PERSON
in O
the O
article O
, O
instead O
of O
having O
one O
child O
and O
working O
constantly O
just O
to O
stay O
above O
water O
, O
like O
so O
many O
families O
in O
this O
country O
. O

Dee B-PERSON
Ann I-PERSON
Wilson I-PERSON

Greenville B-GPE
, O
Miss B-GPE
. O

Federal O
drug O
regulators O
, O
concerned O
over O
British B-NORP
reports O
that O
diabetics O
have O
died O
after O
shifting O
from O
animal O
to O
human O
- O
based O
insulin O
, O
say O
they O
are O
considering O
a O
study O
to O
see O
if O
similar O
deaths O
have O
occurred O
here O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
reports O
came O
from O
Dr. O
Patrick O
Toseland O
, O
head O
of O
clinical O
chemistry O
at O
Guy O
's O
Hospital O
in O
London B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
telephone O
interview O
Friday O
, O
Dr. O
Toseland O
said O
the O
number O
of O
sudden O
, O
unexplained O
deaths O
of O
diabetics O
he O
had O
seen O
this O
year O
was O
17 O
compared O
with O
just O
two O
in O
1985 O
. O

At O
least O
six O
of O
the O
deaths O
occurred O
among O
relatively O
young O
diabetics O
who O
had O
switched O
from O
animal O
to O
human O
insulin O
within O
the O
past O
year O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Dr. O
Solomon O
Sobel O
, O
director O
of O
metabolism O
and O
endrocrine O
drug O
products O
for O
the O
U.S. O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
, O
said O
FDA B-ORG
officials O
have O
discussed O
Dr. O
Toseland O
's O
findings O
`` O
fairly O
intensively O
. O
'' O

While O
there O
have O
been O
no O
reports O
of O
similar O
sudden O
unexplained O
deaths O
among O
diabetics O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Dr. O
Sobel O
said O
the O
FDA O
plans O
to O
examine O
Dr. O
Toseland O
's O
evidence O
and O
is O
considering O
its O
own O
study O
here O
. O

Dr. O
Toseland O
, O
a O
toxicologist O
, O
said O
he O
was O
preparing O
an O
article O
for O
a O
British B-NORP
forensic O
medical O
journal O
raising O
the O
possibility O
that O
the O
deaths O
may O
have O
occurred O
after O
human O
insulin O
blunted O
critical O
warning O
signs O
indicating O
hypoglycemia O
, O
or O
low O
blood O
sugar O
, O
which O
can O
kill O
diabetics O
. O

The O
usual O
warning O
signs O
of O
hypoglycemia O
include O
sweating O
, O
anxiety O
and O
cramps O
. O

With O
proper O
warning O
, O
diabetics O
can O
easily O
raise O
their O
blood O
sugar O
to O
safe O
levels O
by O
eating O
sugar O
or O
sugary O
food O
. O

`` O
The O
anecdotal O
data O
certainly O
shows O
that O
some O
of O
the O
people O
were O
not O
aware O
of O
the O
rapid O
onset O
of O
hypoglycemia O
, O
'' O
Dr. O
Toseland O
said O
. O

At O
the O
U.S. O
National O
Institutes O
of O
Health B-ORG
, O
Dr. O
Robert O
E. O
Silverman O
, O
chief O
of O
the O
diabetes O
program O
branch O
, O
said O
no O
evidence O
of O
unexpected O
deaths O
from O
hypoglycemia O
had O
shown O
up O
in O
a O
study O
of O
1,500 O
diabetics O
that O
has O
been O
under O
way O
at O
NIH B-ORG
for O
five O
years O
. O

However O
, O
he O
said O
officials O
conducting O
the O
study O
had O
n't O
been O
looking O
for O
signs O
of O
problems O
related O
to O
hypoglycemia O
unawareness O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
now O
monitoring O
for O
it O
much O
more O
closely O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
know O
there O
are O
slight O
differences O
in O
the O
way O
human O
and O
animal O
insulins O
drive O
down O
blood O
sugar O
, O
'' O
Dr. O
Sobel O
said O
. O

The O
human O
- O
based O
drug O
starts O
the O
blood O
sugar O
dropping O
sooner O
and O
drives O
it O
down O
faster O
, O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
But O
we O
do O
n't O
believe O
there O
is O
enough O
of O
a O
difference O
to O
be O
clinically O
significant O
, O
'' O
Dr. O
Sobel O
said O
. O

Reports O
of O
Dr. O
Toseland O
's O
findings O
in O
the O
British B-NORP
press O
have O
triggered O
widespread O
concern O
among O
diabetics O
there O
. O

Both O
the B-ORG
British I-ORG
Diabetic I-ORG
Association I-ORG
and O
the O
Committee O
on O
Safety O
in O
Medicines O
-- O
Britain B-GPE
's O
equivalent O
of O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
FDA I-ORG
-- O
recently O
issued O
statements O
noting O
the O
lack O
of O
hard O
scientific O
evidence O
to O
support O
Dr. O
Toseland O
's O
findings O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Diabetes I-ORG
Association I-ORG
issued O
a O
similar O
statement O
urging O
the O
six O
million O
U.S. B-GPE
diabetics O
not O
to O
overreact O
to O
the O
British B-NORP
report O
. O

`` O
A O
loss O
of O
the O
warning O
symptoms O
of O
hypoglycemia O
is O
a O
complex O
problem O
that O
is O
very O
unlikely O
to O
be O
due O
simply O
to O
the O
type O
of O
insulin O
used O
, O
'' O
the O
American B-NORP
association O
said O
. O

The O
FDA O
already O
requires O
drug O
manufacturers O
to O
include O
warnings O
with O
insulin O
products O
that O
symptoms O
of O
hypoglycemia O
are O
less O
pronounced O
with O
human O
insulin O
than O
with O
animal O
- O
based O
products O
. O

Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
the O
Indianapolis B-GPE
- O
based O
drug O
manufacturer O
, O
dominates O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
human O
insulin O
market O
with O
its O
product O
known O
as O
Humulin B-PRODUCT
. O

Lilly B-ORG
is O
building O
plants O
to O
make O
the O
insulin O
in O
Indianapolis B-GPE
and O
Fagershein B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
. O

In O
its O
latest O
annual O
report O
, O
Lilly B-ORG
said O
Humulin B-PRODUCT
sales O
have O
shown O
`` O
excellent O
growth O
. O
'' O

Lilly B-ORG
officials O
said O
they O
had O
seen O
reports O
of O
hypoglycemic O
unawareness O
among O
some O
patients O
making O
the O
shift O
from O
animal O
to O
human O
insulin O
, O
but O
did O
n't O
know O
if O
the O
problem O
had O
caused O
any O
deaths O
. O

Dr. O
Leigh O
Thompson O
, O
a O
Lilly B-ORG
group O
vice O
president O
, O
said O
the O
company O
's O
clinical O
trials O
of O
both O
its O
animal O
and O
human O
- O
based O
insulins O
indicated O
no O
difference O
in O
the O
level O
of O
hypoglycemia O
between O
users O
of O
either O
product O
. O

Dr. O
Toseland O
said O
most O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
diabetics O
who O
died O
had O
been O
taking O
a O
human O
- O
based O
insulin O
made O
by O
Novo O
/ O
Nordisk O
, O
a O
Danish B-NORP
manufacturer O
. O

None O
of O
the O
diabetics O
were O
using O
Lilly B-ORG
's O
insulin O
. O

MEDICINE B-ORG
SHOPPE I-ORG
INTERNATIONAL I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
declared O
a O
3 O
- O
for O
- O
2 O
stock O
split O
, O
and O
substantially O
boosted O
the O
dividend O
payout O
. O

The O
franchiser O
of O
pharmacies O
said O
the O
added O
shares O
will O
be O
distributed O
Dec. O
4 O
to O
stock O
of O
record O
Nov. O
13 O
. O

The O
company O
also O
changed O
its O
dividend O
policy O
, O
under O
which O
holders O
had O
received O
an O
annual O
10 O
cents O
- O
a O
- O
share O
payment O
, O
by O
declaring O
a O
four O
- O
cents O
- O
a O
- O
share O
dividend O
, O
to O
be O
paid O
quarterly O
on O
post-split O
shares O
. O

Finnair B-ORG
, O
Finland B-GPE
's O
state O
- O
owned O
airline O
, O
joined O
the O
wave O
of O
global O
airline O
alliances O
and O
signed O
a O
wide O
- O
ranging O
cooperation O
agreement O
with O
archrival O
Scandinavian B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
System I-ORG
. O

Under O
the O
accord O
, O
Finnair B-ORG
agreed O
to O
coordinate O
flights O
, O
marketing O
and O
other O
functions O
with O
SAS B-ORG
, O
the O
50% O
- O
state O
- O
owned O
airline O
of O
Denmark B-GPE
, O
Norway B-GPE
and O
Sweden B-GPE
. O

The O
pact O
also O
calls O
for O
coordination O
between O
Finnair B-ORG
and O
Switzerland B-GPE
's O
national O
carrier O
, O
Swissair B-ORG
, O
with O
which O
SAS B-ORG
entered O
a O
similar O
alliance O
last O
month O
. O

Finnair B-ORG
and O
SAS B-ORG
said O
they O
plan O
to O
swap O
stakes O
in O
each O
other O
. O

Neither O
disclosed O
details O
pending O
board O
meetings O
next O
month O
. O

Officials O
hinted O
, O
however O
, O
that O
SAS B-ORG
would O
take O
a O
stake O
of O
at O
least O
6 O
% O
in O
Finnair B-ORG
, O
valued O
at O
about O
$ O
40 O
million O
at O
current O
market O
prices O
. O

Finnair B-ORG
would O
receive O
SAS B-ORG
shares O
valued O
at O
the O
same O
amount O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

Sharp B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
said O
net O
income O
in O
its O
first O
half O
rose O
59 O
% O
to O
18.32 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
128.9 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
11.53 O
billion O
yen O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
consumer O
electronics O
, O
home O
appliances O
and O
information O
- O
processing O
concern O
said O
revenue O
in O
the O
six O
months O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
rose O
8.9 O
% O
to O
517.85 O
billion O
yen O
from O
475.6 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Sales O
of O
information O
- O
processing O
products O
and O
electric O
parts O
increased O
a O
strong O
22 O
% O
to O
236.23 O
billion O
yen O
from O
194.24 O
billion O
yen O
and O
accounted O
for O
46 O
% O
of O
total O
sales O
. O

In O
audio O
equipment O
, O
sales O
rose O
13 O
% O
to O
44.3 O
billion O
yen O
from O
39.19 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Sales O
of O
electric O
appliances O
were O
flat O
, O
and O
sales O
of O
electronic O
equipment O
declined O
slightly O
. O

Sharp O
projected O
sales O
for O
the O
current O
year O
ending O
March O
31 O
at O
1.6 O
trillion O
yen O
, O
a O
7 O
% O
increase O
the O
previous O
fiscal O
year O
. O

It O
said O
it O
expects O
net O
to O
rise O
45 O
% O
to O
380 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
is O
trying O
to O
struggle O
back O
. O

Only O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
, O
the O
124 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
securities O
firm O
seemed O
to O
be O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
a O
meltdown O
, O
racked O
by O
internal O
squabbles O
and O
defections O
. O

Its O
relationship O
with O
parent O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
had O
been O
frayed O
since O
a O
big O
Kidder B-ORG
insider O
- O
trading O
scandal O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Chief O
executives O
and O
presidents O
had O
come O
and O
gone O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
firm O
says O
it O
's O
at O
a O
turning O
point O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
, O
63 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Chairman O
Silas O
Cathcart O
-- O
the O
former O
chairman O
of O
Illinois B-ORG
Tool I-ORG
Works I-ORG
who O
was O
derided O
as O
a O
`` O
tool O
- O
and O
- O
die O
man O
'' O
when O
GE B-ORG
brought O
him O
in O
to O
clean O
up O
Kidder B-ORG
in O
1987 O
-- O
retires O
to O
his O
Lake B-GPE
Forest I-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
home O
, O
possibly O
to O
build O
a O
shopping O
mall O
on O
some O
land O
he O
owns O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
done O
what O
I O
came O
to O
do O
'' O
at O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
he O
says O
. O

And O
that O
means O
42 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Michael B-PERSON
Carpenter I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
since O
January O
, O
will O
for O
the O
first O
time O
take O
complete O
control O
of O
Kidder B-ORG
and O
try O
to O
make O
good O
on O
some O
grandiose O
plans O
. O

Mr. O
Carpenter O
says O
he O
will O
return O
Kidder B-ORG
to O
prominence O
as O
a O
great O
investment O
bank O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
is O
understandably O
skeptical O
. O

Through O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
the O
year O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
ranks O
a O
distant O
10th O
among O
underwriters O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
stocks O
and O
bonds O
, O
with O
a O
2.8 O
% O
market O
share O
, O
up O
slightly O
from O
2.5 O
% O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
, O
according O
to O
Securities B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

It O
's O
quite O
a O
fall O
from O
the O
early O
1980s O
, O
when O
Kidder B-ORG
still O
was O
counted O
as O
an O
investment O
- O
banking O
powerhouse O
. O

Gary B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Goldstein I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Whitney I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
an O
executive O
search O
firm O
, O
said O
: O
`` O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
-LRB- O
Kidder B-ORG
-RRB- O
succeed O
. O

But O
they O
have O
to O
attract O
good O
senior O
bankers O
who O
can O
bring O
in O
the O
business O
from O
day O
one O
. O
'' O

In O
1988 O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
eked O
out O
a O
$ O
46 O
million O
profit O
, O
mainly O
because O
of O
severe O
cost O
cutting O
. O

Its O
1,400 O
- O
member O
brokerage O
operation O
reported O
an O
estimated O
$ O
5 O
million O
loss O
last O
year O
, O
although O
Kidder B-ORG
expects O
it O
to O
turn O
a O
profit O
this O
year O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
is O
a O
minor O
player O
in O
just O
about O
every O
business O
it O
does O
except O
computer O
- O
driven O
program O
trading O
; O
in O
that O
controversial O
business O
, O
only O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
rivals O
Kidder B-ORG
. O

But O
even O
that O
niche O
is O
under O
attack O
, O
as O
several O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
pulled O
back O
from O
program O
trading O
last O
week O
under O
pressure O
from O
big O
investors O
. O

Mr. O
Carpenter O
, O
a O
former O
consulting O
- O
firm O
executive O
who O
has O
a O
love O
for O
`` O
task O
forces O
, O
'' O
says O
he O
has O
done O
a O
`` O
complete O
rethink O
'' O
of O
Kidder B-ORG
in O
recent O
months O
. O

There O
have O
been O
a O
dizzying O
parade O
of O
studies O
of O
the O
firm O
's O
operations O
. O

More O
than O
20 O
new O
managing O
directors O
and O
senior O
vice O
presidents O
have O
been O
hired O
since O
January O
. O

The O
firm O
's O
brokerage O
force O
has O
been O
trimmed O
and O
its O
mergers O
- O
and O
- O
acquisitions O
staff O
increased O
to O
a O
record O
55 O
people O
. O

Mr. O
Carpenter O
says O
that O
when O
he O
assumes O
full O
control O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
will O
finally O
tap O
the O
resources O
of O
GE B-ORG
. O

One O
of O
GE B-ORG
's O
goals O
when O
it O
bought O
80 O
% O
of O
Kidder B-ORG
in O
1986 O
was O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
`` O
syngeries O
'' O
between O
Kidder B-ORG
and O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
GE B-ORG
's O
corporate O
- O
finance O
unit O
, O
which O
has O
$ O
42 O
billion O
in O
assets O
. O

The O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
group O
of O
GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
now O
reports O
to O
Mr. O
Carpenter O
. O

So O
far O
, O
instead O
of O
teaming O
up O
, O
GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
staffers O
and O
Kidder B-ORG
investment O
bankers O
have O
bickered O
. O

Yet O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Carpenter O
, O
`` O
We O
've O
really O
started O
to O
exploit O
the O
synergy O
between O
GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
and O
Kidder B-ORG
Peabody I-ORG
. O
'' O

The O
units O
have O
worked O
on O
37 O
investment O
banking O
deals O
this O
year O
, O
he O
says O
, O
though O
not O
all O
of O
them O
have O
panned O
out O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
had O
a O
good O
relationship O
with O
GE B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
the O
first O
time O
you O
could O
say O
that O
-- O
uh O
, O
let O
me O
withdraw O
that O
. O

It O
's O
been O
a O
steadily O
improving O
relationship O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Carpenter O
. O

Still O
, O
without O
many O
actual O
deals O
to O
show O
off O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
is O
left O
to O
stress O
that O
it O
finally O
has O
`` O
a O
team O
'' O
in O
place O
, O
and O
that O
everyone O
works O
harder O
. O

A O
month O
ago O
, O
the O
firm O
started O
serving O
dinner O
at O
about O
7:30 O
each O
night O
; O
about O
50 O
to O
60 O
of O
the O
350 O
people O
in O
the O
investment O
banking O
operation O
have O
consistently O
been O
around O
that O
late O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
working O
significantly O
longer O
and O
harder O
than O
has O
been O
the O
case O
in O
the O
past O
, O
'' O
says O
Scott B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Newquist I-PERSON
, O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
head O
of O
investment O
banking O
since O
June B-GPE
. O

Everywhere O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
stresses O
the O
`` O
always O
working O
'' O
theme O
. O

A O
new O
in O
- O
house O
magazine O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
World I-ORG
-- O
which O
will O
focus O
on O
the O
firm O
's O
synergy O
strategy O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Carpenter O
-- O
confides O
that O
on O
weekends O
Mr. O
Newquist O
`` O
often O
gets O
value O
- O
added O
ideas O
while O
flying O
his O
single O
- O
engine O
Cessna B-PRODUCT
Centurion I-PRODUCT
on O
the O
way O
to O
Nantucket B-GPE
. O
'' O

The O
firm O
's O
new O
head O
of O
mergers O
and O
acquisitions O
under O
Mr. O
Newquist O
, O
B.J. B-PERSON
Megargel I-PERSON
, O
talks O
of O
the O
opportunity O
to O
`` O
rebuild O
a O
franchise O
'' O
at O
Kidder B-ORG
. O

`` O
The O
Kidder O
name O
is O
one O
of O
only O
six O
or O
seven O
that O
every O
CEO O
recognizes O
as O
a O
viable O
alternative O
'' O
when O
considering O
a O
merger O
deal O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Now O
, O
according O
to O
a O
Kidder B-ORG
World I-ORG
story O
about O
Mr. O
Megargel O
, O
all O
the O
firm O
has O
to O
do O
is O
`` O
position O
ourselves O
more O
in O
the O
deal O
flow O
. O
'' O

With O
investment O
banking O
as O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
`` O
lead O
business O
, O
'' O
where O
do O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
42 O
- O
branch O
brokerage O
network O
and O
its O
1,400 O
brokers O
fit O
in O
? O

Mr. O
Carpenter O
this O
month O
sold O
off O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
eight O
brokerage O
offices O
in O
Florida B-GPE
and O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
to O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
refueling O
speculation O
that O
Kidder B-ORG
is O
getting O
out O
of O
the O
brokerage O
business O
entirely O
. O

Mr. O
Carpenter O
denies O
the O
speculation O
. O

To O
answer O
the O
brokerage O
question O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
in O
typical O
fashion O
, O
completed O
a O
task O
- O
force O
study O
. O

The O
result O
: O
Kidder B-ORG
will O
focus O
on O
rich O
individual O
investors O
and O
small O
companies O
, O
much O
closer O
to O
the O
clientele O
of O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
than O
a O
serve O
- O
the O
- O
world O
firm O
like O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
or O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Carpenter O
notes O
that O
these O
types O
of O
investors O
also O
are O
`` O
sophisticated O
'' O
enough O
not O
to O
complain O
about O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
aggressive O
use O
of O
program O
trading O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
upscale O
push O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
is O
putting O
brokers O
through O
a O
20 O
- O
week O
training O
course O
, O
turning O
them O
into O
`` O
investment O
counselors O
'' O
with O
knowledge O
of O
corporate O
finance O
. O

They O
will O
get O
`` O
new O
and O
improved O
tools O
to O
sell O
, O
particularly O
to O
the O
affluent O
investor O
, O
'' O
says O
brokerage O
chief O
Charles B-PERSON
V. I-PERSON
Sheehan I-PERSON
. O

Theoretically O
, O
the O
brokers O
will O
then O
be O
able O
to O
funnel O
`` O
leads O
'' O
on O
corporate O
finance O
opportunities O
to O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
investment O
bankers O
, O
possibly O
easing O
the O
longstanding O
tension O
between O
the O
two O
camps O
. O

However O
, O
skeptics O
caution O
that O
this O
kind O
of O
cross-pollination O
between O
brokers O
and O
investment O
bankers O
looks O
great O
on O
paper O
, O
but O
does O
n't O
always O
happen O
. O

Kidder B-ORG
competitors O
are O
n't O
outwardly O
hostile O
to O
the O
firm O
, O
as O
many O
are O
to O
a O
tough O
competitor O
like O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
that O
does O
n't O
have O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
long O
history O
. O

However O
, O
competitors O
say O
that O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
hiring O
binge O
involving O
executive O
- O
level O
staffers O
, O
some O
with O
multiple O
- O
year O
contract O
guarantees O
, O
could O
backfire O
unless O
there O
are O
results O
. O

The O
departing O
Mr. O
Cathcart O
says O
he O
has O
no O
worries O
about O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
future O
. O

Mr. O
Cathcart O
, O
who O
will O
return O
to O
the O
Quaker O
Oats O
Co. O
board O
of O
directors O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
his O
personal O
ventures O
, O
is O
credited O
with O
bringing O
some O
basic O
budgeting O
and O
planning O
discipline O
to O
traditionally O
free O
- O
wheeling O
Kidder B-ORG
. O

He O
also O
improved O
the O
firm O
's O
compliance O
procedures O
for O
trading O
. O

Mr. O
Cathcart O
says O
he O
has O
had O
`` O
a O
lot O
of O
fun O
'' O
at O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
adding O
the O
crack O
about O
his O
being O
a O
`` O
tool O
- O
and O
- O
die O
man O
'' O
never O
bothered O
him O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
an O
absolutely O
marvelous O
line O
and O
one O
I O
used O
many O
times O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Smiling O
broadly O
when O
he O
talks O
about O
Mr. O
Carpenter O
, O
Mr. O
Cathcart O
says O
the O
new O
Kidder B-ORG
chief O
is O
`` O
going O
to O
be O
recognized O
shortly O
as O
one O
of O
the O
real O
leaders O
in O
the O
investment O
- O
banking O
business O
. O
'' O

In O
coming O
years O
, O
Mr. O
Cathcart O
says O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
is O
`` O
gon O
na O
hum O
. O
'' O

Or O
, O
as O
Mr. O
Carpenter O
, O
again O
drawing O
on O
his O
consulting O
- O
firm O
background O
, O
puts O
it O
: O
`` O
We O
're O
ready O
to O
implement O
at O
this O
point O
. O

Texas B-ORG
Instruments I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
once O
a O
pioneer O
in O
portable O
computer O
technology O
, O
today O
will O
make O
a O
bid O
to O
reassert O
itself O
in O
that O
business O
by O
unveiling O
three O
small O
personal O
computers O
. O

The O
announcements O
are O
scheduled O
to O
be O
made O
in O
Temple B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
and O
include O
a O
so O
- O
called O
`` O
notebook O
'' O
PC O
that O
weighs O
less O
than O
seven O
pounds O
, O
has O
a O
built O
- O
in O
hard O
disk O
drive O
and O
is O
powered O
by O
Intel B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
286 O
microprocessor O
. O

That O
introduction O
comes O
only O
two O
weeks O
after O
Compaq B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
believing O
it O
had O
a O
lead O
of O
three O
to O
six O
months O
on O
competitors O
, O
introduced O
the O
first O
U.S. B-GPE
notebook O
computer O
with O
such O
features O
. O

Despite O
the O
inevitable O
comparison O
with O
Compaq B-ORG
, O
however O
, O
Texas B-ORG
Instruments I-ORG
' O
new O
notebook O
wo O
n't O
be O
a O
direct O
competitor O
. O

While O
Compaq B-ORG
sells O
its O
machines O
to O
businesses O
through O
computer O
retailers O
, O
Texas B-ORG
Instruments I-ORG
will O
be O
selling O
most O
of O
its O
machines O
to O
the O
industrial O
market O
and O
to O
value O
- O
added O
resellers O
and O
original O
- O
equipment O
manufacturers O
. O

The O
introductions O
also O
mark O
Texas B-ORG
Instruments I-ORG
' O
plunge O
back O
into O
a O
technology O
it O
has O
all O
but O
ignored O
for O
the O
past O
several O
years O
. O

Although O
the O
Dallas B-GPE
- O
based O
computer O
giant O
introduced O
the O
first O
portable O
data O
terminal O
in O
1971 O
-- O
a O
38 O
- O
pound O
monster O
-- O
and O
the O
world O
's O
first O
microprocessor O
- O
based O
portable O
in O
1976 O
, O
the O
only O
portable O
machines O
it O
has O
introduced O
since O
the O
first O
part O
of O
the O
decade O
have O
been O
`` O
dumb O
'' O
terminals O
with O
limited O
on O
- O
board O
processing O
ability O
. O

It O
stopped O
selling O
a O
standard O
personal O
computer O
a O
while O
ago O
. O

Now O
that O
is O
about O
to O
change O
, O
as O
Texas B-ORG
Instruments I-ORG
begins O
marketing O
two O
14 O
- O
pound O
laptop O
PCs O
with O
20 O
megabyte O
and O
40 O
megabyte O
hard O
drives O
. O

The O
laptops O
are O
not O
revolutionary O
and O
, O
indeed O
, O
are O
tardy O
in O
a O
market O
first O
opened O
by O
GRiD B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
now O
a O
unit O
of O
Tandy B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
almost O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

But O
the O
notebook O
, O
with O
the O
more O
advanced O
microprocessor O
and O
hard O
disk O
, O
is O
more O
innovative O
. O

Weighing O
6.7 O
pounds O
with O
battery O
, O
the O
notebook O
measures O
8.2 O
by O
11.7 O
inches O
, O
has O
a O
20 O
- O
megabyte O
hard O
disk O
drive O
and O
boasts O
a O
backlit O
screen O
that O
is O
22 O
% O
larger O
than O
Compaq B-ORG
's O
. O

Its O
keyboard O
, O
according O
to O
industry O
consultants O
, O
is O
better O
than O
Compaq B-ORG
's O
, O
but O
its O
battery O
life O
of O
two O
to O
three O
hours O
is O
shorter O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
have O
an O
internal O
floppy O
disk O
drive O
, O
although O
a O
snap O
- O
on O
drive O
can O
be O
purchased O
separately O
. O

Its O
greatest O
drawback O
may O
be O
its O
3 O
- O
inch O
thickness O
, O
big O
enough O
for O
one O
consultant O
to O
describe O
it O
as O
`` O
clunky O
. O
'' O

List O
prices O
on O
the O
heavier O
Texas B-ORG
Instrument I-ORG
laptops O
will O
be O
$ O
4,999 O
for O
the B-PRODUCT
TI I-PRODUCT
Model I-PRODUCT
25 I-PRODUCT
, O
with O
a O
20 O
megabyte O
disk O
drive O
, O
and O
$ O
5,599 O
for O
the O
40 O
- O
megabyte O
Model B-PRODUCT
45 I-PRODUCT
. O

The O
notebook O
, O
the B-PRODUCT
TI I-PRODUCT
Model I-PRODUCT
12 I-PRODUCT
, O
will O
be O
priced O
at O
$ O
4,199 O
. O

The O
NBC O
network O
canceled O
its O
first O
new O
series O
of O
the O
fall O
TV O
season O
, O
killing O
Mel O
Brooks O
's O
wacky O
hotel O
comedy O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Nutt I-WORK_OF_ART
House I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
show O
, O
one O
of O
five O
new O
NBC B-ORG
series O
, O
is O
the O
second O
casualty O
of O
the O
three O
networks O
so O
far O
this O
fall O
. O

Last O
week O
CBS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
canceled O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
People I-WORK_OF_ART
Next I-WORK_OF_ART
Door I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

NBC B-ORG
's O
comedy O
had O
aired O
Wednesdays O
at O
9:30 O
p.m. O
and O
in O
five O
outings O
had O
drawn O
an O
average O
of O
only O
13.2 O
% O
of O
homes O
, O
lagging O
behind O
the O
Jamie B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
Curtis I-PERSON
comedy O
`` O
Anything B-WORK_OF_ART
But I-WORK_OF_ART
Love I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
on O
ABC B-ORG
and O
CBS B-ORG
's O
one O
- O
hour O
drama O
`` O
Jake O
and O
the O
Fatman O
. O
'' O

NBC B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
has O
n't O
decided O
on O
a O
permanent O
replacement O
for O
the O
canceled O
series O
. O

UNDER O
A O
PROPOSAL O
by O
Democrats B-NORP
to O
expand O
Individual O
Retirement O
Accounts O
, O
a O
$ O
2,000 O
contribution O
by O
a O
taxpayer O
in O
the O
33 O
% O
bracket O
would O
save O
$ O
330 O
on O
his O
taxes O
. O

The O
savings O
was O
given O
incorrectly O
in O
Friday O
's O
edition O
. O

Employees O
of O
the O
Globe O
and O
Mail O
, O
a O
Thomson B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
newspaper O
in O
Toronto B-GPE
, O
voted O
to O
accept O
a O
tentative O
contract O
agreement O
Saturday O
, O
averting O
a O
strike O
at O
Canada B-GPE
's O
leading O
daily O
. O

Under O
the O
terms O
of O
the O
three O
- O
year O
contract O
, O
similar O
to O
one O
reached O
at O
Torstar O
Corp. O
's O
Toronto B-ORG
Star I-ORG
newspaper O
earlier O
this O
month O
, O
the O
500 O
Globe B-ORG
and O
Mail O
workers O
will O
see O
a O
raise O
of O
8 O
% O
in O
the O
contract O
's O
first O
year O
and O
7 O
% O
in O
each O
of O
the O
following O
two O
years O
. O

Lorne B-PERSON
Slotnick I-PERSON
, O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Southern I-ORG
Ontario I-ORG
Newspaper I-ORG
Guild I-ORG
, O
the O
union O
representing O
the O
workers O
, O
said O
Thomson B-ORG
made O
significant O
concessions O
in O
the O
final O
round O
of O
talks O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
wage O
increases O
, O
the O
union O
negotiated O
improved O
vacation O
plans O
, O
benefit O
packages O
and O
pension O
plans O
, O
Mr. O
Slotnick O
said O
. O

He O
said O
more O
than O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
bargaining O
unit O
voted O
in O
favor O
of O
the O
agreement O
. O

In O
an O
age O
of O
specialization O
, O
the O
federal O
judiciary O
is O
one O
of O
the O
last O
bastions O
of O
the O
generalist O
. O

A O
judge O
must O
jump O
from O
murder O
to O
antitrust O
cases O
, O
from O
arson O
to O
securities O
fraud O
, O
without O
missing O
a O
beat O
. O

But O
even O
on O
the O
federal O
bench O
, O
specialization O
is O
creeping O
in O
, O
and O
it O
has O
become O
a O
subject O
of O
sharp O
controversy O
on O
the O
newest O
federal O
appeals O
court O
. O

The O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
for O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
was O
created O
in O
1982 O
to O
serve O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
as O
the O
court O
of O
last O
resort O
for O
most O
patent O
disputes O
. O

Previously O
, O
patent O
cases O
moved O
through O
the O
court O
system O
to O
one O
of O
the O
12 O
circuit O
appeals O
courts O
. O

There O
, O
judges O
who O
saw O
few O
such O
cases O
and O
had O
no O
experience O
in O
the O
field O
grappled O
with O
some O
of O
the O
most O
technical O
and O
complex O
disputes O
imaginable O
. O

A O
new O
specialty O
court O
was O
sought O
by O
patent O
experts O
, O
who O
believed O
that O
the O
generalists O
had O
botched O
too O
many O
important O
, O
multimillion O
- O
dollar O
cases O
. O

Some O
patent O
lawyers O
had O
hoped O
that O
such O
a O
specialty O
court O
would O
be O
filled O
with O
experts O
in O
the O
field O
. O

But O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
thought O
otherwise O
, O
and O
so O
may O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
. O

Since O
1984 O
, O
the O
president O
has O
filled O
four O
vacancies O
in O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
court O
with O
non-patent O
lawyers O
. O

Now O
only O
three O
of O
the O
12 O
judges O
-- O
Pauline B-PERSON
Newman I-PERSON
, O
Chief O
Judge O
Howard O
T. O
Markey O
, O
68 O
, O
and O
Giles B-PERSON
Rich I-PERSON
, O
85 O
-- O
have O
patent O
- O
law O
backgrounds O
. O

The O
latter O
two O
and O
Judge O
Daniel O
M. O
Friedman O
, O
73 O
, O
are O
approaching O
senior O
status O
or O
retirement O
. O

Three O
seats O
currently O
are O
vacant O
and O
three O
others O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
filled O
within O
a O
few O
years O
, O
so O
patent O
lawyers O
and O
research O
- O
based O
industries O
are O
making O
a O
new O
push O
for O
specialists O
to O
be O
added O
to O
the O
court O
. O

Several O
organizations O
, O
including O
the B-ORG
Industrial I-ORG
Biotechnical I-ORG
Association I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Manufacturers I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
have O
asked O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
to O
name O
candidates O
with O
both O
patent O
and O
scientific O
backgrounds O
. O

The O
associations O
would O
like O
the O
court O
to O
include O
between O
three O
and O
six O
judges O
with O
specialized O
training O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
associations O
have O
recommended O
Dr. O
Alan O
D. O
Lourie O
, O
54 O
, O
a O
former O
patent O
agent O
with O
a O
doctorate O
in O
organic O
chemistry O
who O
now O
is O
associate O
general O
counsel O
with O
SmithKline B-ORG
Beckman I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
. O

Dr. O
Lourie O
says O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
interviewed O
him O
last O
July O
. O

Their O
effort O
has O
received O
a O
lukewarm O
response O
from O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
do O
not O
feel O
that O
seats O
are O
reserved O
-LRB- O
for O
patent O
lawyers O
-RRB- O
, O
'' O
says O
Justice B-ORG
spokesman O
David B-PERSON
Runkel I-PERSON
, O
who O
declines O
to O
say O
how O
soon O
a O
candidate O
will O
be O
named O
. O

`` O
But O
we O
will O
take O
it O
into O
consideration O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
view O
is O
shared O
by O
other O
lawyers O
and O
at O
least O
one O
member O
of O
the O
court O
, O
Judge O
H. O
Robert O
Mayer O
, O
a O
former O
civil O
litigator O
who O
served O
at O
the O
claims O
court O
trial O
level O
before O
he O
was O
appointed O
to O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
two O
years O
ago O
. O

`` O
I O
believe O
that O
any O
good O
lawyer O
should O
be O
able O
to O
figure O
out O
and O
understand O
patent O
law O
, O
'' O
Judge O
Mayer O
says O
, O
adding O
that O
`` O
it O
's O
the O
responsibility O
of O
highly O
paid O
lawyers O
-LRB- O
who O
argue O
before O
the O
court O
-RRB- O
to O
make O
us O
understand O
-LRB- O
complex O
patent O
litigation O
-RRB- O
. O
'' O

Yet O
some O
lawyers O
point O
to O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
& O
Co. O
vs. O
Medtronic B-ORG
, O
Inc. O
, O
the O
patent O
infringement O
case O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
this O
month O
agreed O
to O
review O
, O
as O
an O
example O
of O
poor O
legal O
reasoning O
by O
judges O
who O
lack O
patent O
litigation O
experience O
. O

-LRB- O
Judge O
Mayer O
was O
not O
on O
the O
three O
- O
member O
panel O
. O
-RRB- O

In O
the O
Lilly O
case O
, O
the O
appeals O
court O
broadly O
construed O
a O
federal O
statute O
to O
grant O
Medtronic B-ORG
, O
a O
medical O
device O
manufacturer O
, O
an O
exemption O
to O
infringe O
a O
patent O
under O
certain O
circumstances O
. O

If O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
holds O
in O
Medtronic B-ORG
's O
favor O
, O
the O
decision O
will O
have O
billion O
- O
dollar O
consequences O
for O
the O
manufacturers O
of O
medical O
devices O
, O
color O
and O
food O
additives O
and O
all O
other O
non-drug O
products O
that O
required O
Food O
& O
Drug O
Administration O
approval O
. O

Lisa B-PERSON
Raines I-PERSON
, O
a O
lawyer O
and O
director O
of O
government O
relations O
for O
the B-ORG
Industrial I-ORG
Biotechnical I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
contends O
that O
a O
judge O
well O
- O
versed O
in O
patent O
law O
and O
the O
concerns O
of O
research O
- O
based O
industries O
would O
have O
ruled O
otherwise O
. O

And O
Judge O
Newman O
, O
a O
former O
patent O
lawyer O
, O
wrote O
in O
her O
dissent O
when O
the O
court O
denied O
a O
motion O
for O
a O
rehearing O
of O
the O
case O
by O
the O
full O
court O
, O
`` O
The O
panel O
's O
judicial O
legislation O
has O
affected O
an O
important O
high O
- O
technological O
industry O
, O
without O
regard O
to O
the O
consequences O
for O
research O
and O
innovation O
or O
the O
public O
interest O
. O
'' O

Says O
Ms. O
Raines O
, O
`` O
-LRB- O
The O
judgment O
-RRB- O
confirms O
our O
concern O
that O
the O
absence O
of O
patent O
lawyers O
on O
the O
court O
could O
prove O
troublesome O
. O

This O
maker O
of O
electronic O
devices O
said O
it O
replaced O
all O
five O
incumbent O
directors O
at O
a O
special O
meeting O
called O
by O
Milton B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Hollander I-PERSON
, O
whose O
High B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
Stamford B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
acquired O
most O
of O
its O
49.4 O
% O
stake O
in O
Newport B-GPE
in O
August O
. O

Elected O
as O
directors O
were O
Mr. O
Hollander O
, O
Frederick B-PERSON
Ezekiel I-PERSON
, O
Frederick B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
, O
Arthur B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Crozier I-PERSON
and O
Rose B-PERSON
Pothier I-PERSON
. O

Removed O
from O
office O
were O
George B-PERSON
Pratt I-PERSON
, O
Robert B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON
, O
Norman B-PERSON
Gray I-PERSON
, O
John B-PERSON
Virtue I-PERSON
, O
corporate O
secretary O
, O
and O
Barrett B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Weekes I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

Newport B-GPE
officials O
did O
n't O
respond O
Friday O
to O
requests O
to O
discuss O
the O
changes O
at O
the O
company O
but O
earlier O
, O
Mr. O
Weekes O
had O
said O
Mr. O
Hollander O
wanted O
to O
have O
his O
own O
team O
on O
the O
board O
. O

A O
frozen O
mountaintop O
in O
Tibet B-GPE
may O
offer O
an O
important O
clue O
about O
whether O
the O
Earth O
is O
warming O
perilously O
. O

Researchers O
at O
Ohio B-ORG
State I-ORG
University I-ORG
and O
Lanzhou O
Institute O
of O
Glaciology O
and O
Geocryology O
in O
China B-GPE
have O
analyzed O
samples O
of O
glacial O
ice O
in O
Tibet B-GPE
and O
say O
temperatures O
there O
have O
been O
significantly O
higher O
on O
average O
over O
the O
past O
half O
- O
century O
than O
in O
any O
similar O
period O
in O
the O
past O
10,000 O
years O
. O

The O
ice O
samples O
are O
an O
important O
piece O
of O
evidence O
supporting O
theories O
that O
the O
Earth O
has O
warmed O
considerably O
in O
recent O
times O
, O
largely O
because O
of O
pollutants O
in O
the O
air O
, O
and O
will O
warm O
far O
more O
in O
the O
century O
ahead O
. O

A O
substantial O
warming O
would O
melt O
some O
of O
the O
Earth O
's O
polar O
ice O
caps O
, O
raising O
the O
level O
of O
the O
oceans O
and O
causing O
widespread O
flooding O
of O
heavily O
populated O
coastal O
areas O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
can O
use O
data O
to O
reconstruct O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
past O
, O
you O
have O
much O
more O
confidence O
in O
predictions O
for O
the O
future O
, O
'' O
said O
Lonnie B-PERSON
Thompson I-PERSON
, O
a O
research O
scientist O
at O
Ohio B-ORG
State I-ORG
who O
dug O
for O
and O
analyzed O
the O
ice O
samples O
. O

To O
compare O
temperatures O
over O
the O
past O
10,000 O
years O
, O
researchers O
analyzed O
the O
changes O
in O
concentrations O
of O
two O
forms O
of O
oxygen O
. O

These O
measurements O
can O
indicate O
temperature O
changes O
, O
researchers O
said O
, O
because O
the O
rates O
of O
evaporation O
of O
these O
oxygen O
atoms O
differ O
as O
temperatures O
change O
. O

Analysis O
of O
ice O
from O
the O
Dunde O
ice O
cap O
, O
a O
glacial O
plateau O
in O
Tibet B-GPE
17,000 O
feet O
above O
sea O
level O
, O
show O
that O
average O
temperatures O
were O
higher O
in O
1937-87 O
than O
in O
any O
other O
50 O
- O
year O
period O
since O
before O
the O
last O
Ice O
Age O
, O
Mr. O
Thompson O
said O
. O

Some O
climate O
models O
project O
that O
interior O
regions O
of O
Asia B-GPE
would O
be O
among O
the O
first O
to O
heat O
up O
in O
a O
global O
warming O
because O
they O
are O
far O
from O
oceans O
, O
which O
moderate O
temperature O
changes O
. O

But O
the O
ice O
- O
core O
samples O
are O
n't O
definitive O
proof O
that O
the O
so O
- O
called O
greenhouse O
effect O
will O
lead O
to O
further O
substantial O
global O
heating O
, O
Mr. O
Thompson O
acknowledged O
. O

According O
to O
greenhouse O
theories O
, O
increased O
carbon O
dioxide O
emissions O
, O
largely O
caused O
by O
burning O
of O
fossil O
fuels O
, O
will O
cause O
the O
Earth O
to O
warm O
up O
because O
carbon O
dioxide O
prevents O
heat O
from O
escaping O
into O
space O
. O

Skeptics O
say O
that O
if O
that O
's O
the O
case O
, O
temperatures O
should O
have O
risen O
fairly O
uniformly O
over O
the O
past O
century O
, O
reflecting O
the O
increase O
in O
carbon O
dioxide O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
Dunde O
ice O
- O
core O
record O
shows O
increasing O
temperatures O
from O
1900 O
through O
the O
early O
1950s O
, O
decreasing O
temperatures O
from O
the O
late O
1950s O
through O
the O
mid-1970s O
, O
then O
higher O
temperatures O
again O
through O
last O
year O
. O

Other O
temperature O
data O
show O
similar O
unexplained O
swings O
. O

`` O
Climate O
varies O
drastically O
due O
to O
natural O
causes O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Thompson O
. O

But O
he O
said O
ice O
samples O
from O
Peru B-GPE
, O
Greenland B-GPE
and O
Antarctica B-LOC
all O
show O
substantial O
signs O
of O
warming O
. O

The O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
Kuala B-GPE
Lumpur I-GPE
stock O
exchanges O
are O
bracing O
for O
a O
turbulent O
separation O
, O
following O
Malaysian B-NORP
Finance O
Minister O
Daim O
Zainuddin O
's O
long O
- O
awaited O
announcement O
that O
the O
exchanges O
will O
sever O
ties O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
Datuk B-PERSON
Daim I-PERSON
added O
spice O
to O
an O
otherwise O
unremarkable O
address O
on O
Malaysia B-GPE
's O
proposed O
budget O
for O
1990 O
by O
ordering O
the B-ORG
Kuala I-ORG
Lumpur I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
`` O
to O
take O
appropriate O
action O
immediately O
'' O
to O
cut O
its O
links O
with O
the O
Stock O
Exchange O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
. O

The O
delisting O
of O
Malaysian B-NORP
- O
based O
companies O
from O
the O
Singapore B-GPE
exchange O
may O
not O
be O
a O
smooth O
process O
, O
analysts O
say O
. O

Though O
the O
split O
has O
long O
been O
expected O
, O
the O
exchanges O
are O
n't O
fully O
prepared O
to O
go O
their O
separate O
ways O
. O

The O
finance O
minister O
's O
order O
was O
n't O
sparked O
by O
a O
single O
event O
and O
does O
n't O
indicate O
a O
souring O
in O
relations O
between O
the O
neighboring O
countries O
. O

Rather O
, O
the O
two O
closely O
linked O
exchanges O
have O
been O
drifting O
apart O
for O
some O
years O
, O
with O
a O
nearly O
five O
- O
year O
- O
old O
moratorium O
on O
new O
dual O
listings O
, O
separate O
and O
different O
listing O
requirements O
, O
differing O
trading O
and O
settlement O
guidelines O
and O
diverging O
national O
- O
policy O
aims O
. O

Insurers O
may O
see O
claims O
resulting O
from O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
earthquake O
totaling O
nearly O
$ O
1 O
billion O
-- O
far O
less O
than O
the O
claims O
they O
face O
from O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
-- O
but O
the O
recent O
spate O
of O
catastrophes O
should O
jolt O
property O
insurance O
rates O
in O
coming O
months O
. O

The O
property O
claims O
service O
division O
of O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Group I-ORG
estimated O
insured O
losses O
from O
the O
earthquake O
at O
$ O
960 O
million O
. O

This O
estimate O
does O
n't O
include O
claims O
under O
workers O
' O
compensation O
, O
life O
, O
health O
disability O
and O
liability O
insurance O
and O
damage O
to O
infrastructure O
such O
as O
bridges O
, O
highways O
and O
public O
buildings O
. O

The O
estimated O
earthquake O
losses O
are O
low O
compared O
with O
the O
$ O
4 O
billion O
in O
claims O
that O
insurers O
face O
from O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
which O
ripped O
through O
the O
Caribbean O
and O
the O
Carolinas B-GPE
last O
month O
. O

That O
's O
because O
only O
about O
30 O
% O
of O
California B-GPE
homes O
and O
businesses O
had O
earthquake O
insurance O
to O
cover O
the O
losses O
. O

However O
, O
insurance O
brokers O
and O
executives O
say O
that O
the O
combination O
of O
the O
Bay O
area O
earthquake O
, O
Hugo B-EVENT
and O
last O
week O
's O
explosion O
at O
the O
Phillips O
Petroleum O
Co. O
's O
refinery O
in O
Pasadena B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
will O
cause O
property O
insurance O
and O
reinsurance O
rates O
to O
jump O
. O

Other O
insurance O
rates O
such O
as O
casualty O
insurance O
, O
which O
would O
cover O
liability O
claims O
, O
are O
n't O
likely O
to O
firm O
right O
away O
, O
says O
Alice B-PERSON
Cornish I-PERSON
, O
an O
industry O
analyst O
with O
Northington B-ORG
Research I-ORG
in O
Avon B-GPE
, O
Conn B-GPE
. O

She O
believes O
the O
impact O
of O
losses O
from O
these O
catastrophes O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
halt O
the O
growth O
of O
the O
industry O
's O
surplus O
capital O
next O
year O
. O

Property O
reinsurance O
rates O
are O
likely O
to O
climb O
first O
, O
analysts O
and O
brokers O
believe O
. O

`` O
The O
reinsurance O
market O
has O
been O
bloodied O
by O
disasters O
'' O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
as O
well O
as O
in O
Great B-GPE
Britain I-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
, O
says O
Thomas B-PERSON
Rosencrants I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
research O
at O
Interstate O
/ O
Johnson O
Lane O
Inc. O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

Insurers O
typically O
retain O
a O
small O
percentage O
of O
the O
risks O
they O
underwrite O
and O
pass O
on O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
losses O
. O

Insurers O
buy O
this O
insurance O
protection O
for O
themselves O
by O
giving O
up O
a O
portion O
of O
the O
premiums O
they O
collect O
on O
a O
policy O
to O
another O
firm O
-- O
a O
reinsurance O
company O
, O
which O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
accepts O
a O
portion O
of O
any O
losses O
resulting O
from O
this O
policy O
. O

Insurers O
, O
such O
as O
Cigna B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Transamerica B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
, O
and O
Aetna O
Life O
& O
Casualty O
Co. O
, O
buy O
reinsurance O
from O
other O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
based O
companies O
and O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
of O
London B-GPE
for O
one O
catastrophe O
at O
a O
time O
. O

After O
Hugo B-EVENT
hit O
, O
many O
insurers O
exhausted O
their O
reinsurance O
coverage O
and O
had O
to O
tap O
reinsurers O
to O
replace O
that O
coverage O
in O
case O
there O
were O
any O
other O
major O
disasters O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

After O
the O
earthquake O
two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
brokers O
say O
companies O
scrambled O
to O
replace O
reinsurance O
coverages O
again O
and O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
syndicates O
turned O
to O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
excess O
lines O
for O
protection O
of O
their O
own O
. O

James B-PERSON
Snedeker I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Gill O
& O
Roeser O
Inc. O
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
reinsurance O
broker O
, O
says O
insurers O
who O
took O
big O
losses O
this O
fall O
and O
had O
purchased O
little O
reinsurance O
in O
recent O
years O
will O
be O
asked O
to O
pay O
some O
pretty O
hefty O
rates O
if O
they O
want O
to O
buy O
reinsurance O
for O
1990 O
. O

However O
, O
companies O
with O
few O
catastrophe O
losses O
this O
year O
and O
already O
big O
buyers O
of O
reinsurance O
are O
likely O
to O
see O
their O
rates O
remain O
flat O
, O
or O
perhaps O
even O
decline O
slightly O
. O

Many O
companies O
will O
be O
negotiating O
their O
1990 O
reinsurance O
contracts O
in O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
seller O
's O
market O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Snedeker O
of O
the O
reinsurance O
market O
right O
now O
. O

But O
some O
large O
insurers O
, O
such O
as O
State B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
Mutual I-ORG
Automobile I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
do O
n't O
purchase O
reinsurance O
, O
but O
fund O
their O
own O
program O
. O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
State B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
, O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
home O
insurer O
, O
stopped O
buying O
reinsurance O
because O
no O
one O
carrier O
could O
provide O
all O
the O
coverage O
that O
it O
needed O
and O
the O
company O
found O
it O
cheaper O
to O
self O
- O
reinsure O
. O

The O
$ O
472 O
million O
of O
losses O
State B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
expects O
from O
Hugo B-PERSON
and O
an O
additional O
$ O
300 O
million O
from O
the O
earthquake O
are O
less O
than O
5 O
% O
of O
State B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
's O
$ O
16.7 O
billion O
total O
net O
worth O
. O

Since O
few O
insurers O
have O
announced O
what O
amount O
of O
losses O
they O
expect O
to O
see O
from O
the O
earthquake O
, O
it O
's O
impossible O
to O
get O
a O
clear O
picture O
of O
the O
quake O
's O
impact O
on O
fourth O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
, O
said O
Herbert B-PERSON
Goodfriend I-PERSON
at O
Prudential B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Transamerica B-ORG
expects O
an O
after O
- O
tax O
charge O
of O
less O
than O
$ O
3 O
million O
against O
fourth O
- O
quarter O
net O
; O
Hartford B-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
ITT B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
expects O
a O
$ O
15 O
million O
or O
10 O
cents O
after O
- O
tax O
charge O
; O
and O
Fireman O
's O
Fund O
Corp. O
expects O
a O
charge O
of O
no O
more O
than O
$ O
50 O
million O
before O
taxes O
and O
after O
using O
its O
reinsurance O
. O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
's O
consumer O
price O
index O
rose O
a O
provisional O
0.6 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
August O
and O
was O
up O
5.3 O
% O
from O
September O
1988 O
, O
according O
to O
Eurostat B-ORG
, O
the O
EC O
's O
statistical O
agency O
. O

The O
month O
- O
to O
- O
month O
rise O
in O
the O
index O
was O
the O
largest O
since O
April O
, O
Eurostat B-ORG
said O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
resigning O
from O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Wildlife I-ORG
Federation I-ORG
's O
corporate O
advisory O
panel O
, O
saying O
the O
conservation O
group O
has O
been O
unfairly O
critical O
of O
the O
Exxon O
Valdez O
oil O
spill O
along O
the O
Alaskan O
coast O
. O

The O
federation O
said O
Friday O
that O
it O
regrets O
the O
resignation O
, O
but O
issued O
a O
stinging O
response O
that O
called O
Exxon B-ORG
a O
`` O
corporate O
pariah O
'' O
that O
should O
keep O
an O
open O
dialogue O
with O
environmentalists O
. O

The O
federation O
, O
with O
5.8 O
million O
members O
nationwide O
, O
has O
been O
one O
of O
the O
sharpest O
critics O
of O
Exxon B-ORG
's O
handling O
of O
the O
11 O
million O
gallon O
tanker O
spill O
and O
has O
accused O
the O
company O
of O
repeatedly O
ignoring O
requests O
to O
meet O
and O
discuss O
it O
. O

The O
March O
24 O
oil O
spill O
soiled O
hundreds O
of O
miles O
of O
shoreline O
along O
Alaska B-GPE
's O
southern O
coast O
and O
wreaked O
havoc O
with O
wildlife O
and O
the O
fishing O
industry O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
's O
Exxon B-ORG
USA I-ORG
unit O
was O
one O
of O
the O
charter O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Corporate I-ORG
Conservation I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
a O
panel O
of O
executives O
formed O
in O
1982 O
by O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Wildlife I-ORG
Federation I-ORG
to O
foster O
`` O
frank O
and O
open O
discussions O
'' O
between O
industry O
and O
the O
federation O
's O
leaders O
. O

In O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
federation O
, O
Raymond B-PERSON
Campion I-PERSON
, O
Exxon B-ORG
's O
environmental O
coordinator O
, O
said O
: O
`` O
Recent O
public O
actions O
by O
you O
regarding O
the O
Valdez O
oil O
spill O
have O
failed O
to O
demonstrate O
any O
sense O
of O
objectivity O
or O
fairness O
. O
'' O

The O
federation O
was O
among O
the O
plaintiffs O
in O
a O
lawsuit O
filed O
in O
August O
against O
Exxon O
seeking O
full O
payment O
of O
environmental O
recovery O
costs O
from O
the O
spill O
. O

Companies O
listed O
below O
reported O
quarterly O
profit O
substantially O
different O
from O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

The O
companies O
are O
followed O
by O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
, O
and O
had O
a O
minimum O
five O
- O
cent O
change O
in O
actual O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

Estimated O
and O
actual O
results O
involving O
losses O
are O
omitted O
. O

The O
percent O
difference O
compares O
actual O
profit O
with O
the O
30 O
- O
day O
estimate O
where O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
have O
issues O
forecasts O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
actual O
profit O
is O
compared O
with O
the O
300 O
- O
day O
estimate O
. O

The O
head O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
car O
- O
dealers O
group O
is O
telling O
dealers O
to O
`` O
just O
say O
no O
'' O
when O
auto O
makers O
pressure O
them O
to O
stockpile O
cars O
on O
their O
lots O
. O

In O
an O
open O
letter O
that O
will O
run O
today O
in O
the O
trade O
journal O
Automotive B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Ron B-NORP
Tonkin O
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Car I-ORG
Dealers I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
says O
dealers O
should O
cut O
their O
inventories O
to O
no O
more O
than O
half O
the O
level O
traditionally O
considered O
desirable O
. O

Mr. O
Tonkin O
, O
who O
has O
been O
feuding O
with O
the O
Big O
Three O
since O
he O
took O
office O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
said O
that O
with O
half O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
dealers O
losing O
money O
or O
breaking O
even O
, O
it O
was O
time O
for O
`` O
emergency O
action O
. O
'' O

U.S. B-GPE
car O
dealers O
had O
an O
average O
of O
59 O
days O
' O
supply O
of O
cars O
in O
their O
lots O
at O
the O
end O
of O
September O
, O
according O
to O
Ward B-ORG
's O
Automotive O
Reports O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Tonkin O
said O
dealers O
should O
slash O
stocks O
to O
between O
15 O
and O
30 O
days O
to O
reduce O
the O
costs O
of O
financing O
inventory O
. O

His O
message O
is O
getting O
a O
chilly O
reception O
in O
Detroit B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
Big O
Three O
auto O
makers O
are O
already O
being O
forced O
to O
close O
plants O
because O
of O
soft O
sales O
and O
reduced O
dealer O
orders O
. O

Even O
before O
Mr. O
Tonkin O
's O
broadside O
, O
some O
large O
dealers O
said O
they O
were O
cutting O
inventories O
. O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Chrysler B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
representatives O
criticized O
Mr. O
Tonkin O
's O
plan O
as O
unworkable O
. O

It O
`` O
is O
going O
to O
sound O
neat O
to O
the O
dealer O
except O
when O
his O
15 O
- O
day O
car O
supply O
does O
n't O
include O
the O
bright O
red O
one O
that O
the O
lady O
wants O
to O
buy O
and O
she O
goes O
up O
the O
street O
to O
buy O
one O
, O
'' O
a O
Chrysler B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

Congress B-ORG
sent O
to O
President O
Bush O
an O
$ O
8.5 O
billion O
military O
construction O
bill O
that O
cuts O
spending O
for O
new O
installations O
by O
16 O
% O
while O
revamping O
the O
Pentagon O
budget O
to O
move O
more O
than O
$ O
450 O
million O
from O
foreign O
bases O
to O
home O
- O
state O
projects O
. O

The O
fiscal O
1990 O
measure O
builds O
on O
a O
pattern O
set O
earlier O
this O
year O
by O
House B-ORG
and O
Senate B-ORG
defense O
authorizing O
committees O
, O
and O
-- O
at O
a O
time O
of O
retrenchment O
for O
the O
military O
and O
concern O
about O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
standing O
in O
the O
world O
economy O
-- O
overseas O
spending O
is O
most O
vulnerable O
. O

Total O
Pentagon B-ORG
requests O
for O
installations O
in O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
the O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
and O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
are O
cut O
by O
almost O
two O
- O
thirds O
, O
while O
lawmakers O
added O
to O
the O
military O
budget O
for O
construction O
in O
all O
but O
a O
dozen O
states O
at O
home O
. O

The O
result O
is O
that O
instead O
of O
the O
Pentagon O
's O
proposed O
split O
of O
60 O
- O
40 O
between O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
bases O
, O
the O
reduced O
funding O
is O
distributed O
by O
a O
ratio O
of O
approximately O
70 O
- O
30 O
. O

The O
extra O
margin O
for O
bases O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
enhances O
the O
power O
of O
the O
appropriations O
committees O
; O
meanwhile O
, O
lawmakers O
used O
their O
positions O
to O
garner O
as O
much O
as O
six O
times O
what O
the O
Pentagon O
had O
requested O
for O
their O
individual O
states O
. O

House O
Appropriations O
Committee O
Chairman O
Jamie O
Whitten O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Miss B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
helped O
secure O
$ O
49.7 O
million O
for O
his O
state O
, O
or O
more O
than O
double O
the O
Pentagon O
's O
budget O
. O

West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
, O
home O
of O
Senate O
Appropriations O
Committee O
Chairman O
Robert O
Byrd O
, O
would O
receive O
$ O
21.5 O
million O
-- O
four O
times O
the O
military O
's O
request O
. O

Tennessee B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
, O
home O
states O
of O
the O
two O
Democratic O
chairmen O
of O
the O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
military O
construction O
subcommittees O
, O
receive O
$ O
243.2 O
million O
, O
or O
25 O
% O
above O
the O
Pentagon O
's O
request O
. O

Though O
spending O
for O
Iowa B-GPE
and O
Oregon B-GPE
was O
far O
less O
, O
their O
increases O
above O
Pentagon B-ORG
requests O
-- O
640 O
% O
and O
430 O
% O
, O
respectively O
-- O
were O
much O
greater O
because O
of O
the O
influence O
of O
Republicans B-NORP
at O
critical O
junctures O
. O

The O
swift O
passage O
of O
the O
bill O
, O
which O
cleared O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
on O
simple O
voice O
votes O
last O
week O
, O
contrasts O
with O
the O
problems O
still O
facing O
a O
more O
cumbersome O
$ O
66.8 O
billion O
measure O
funding O
housing O
, O
environmental O
, O
space O
and O
veterans O
programs O
. O

By O
an O
84 O
- O
6 O
margin O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
approved O
the O
bulk O
of O
the O
spending O
Friday O
, O
but O
the O
bill O
was O
then O
sent O
back O
to O
the O
House O
to O
resolve O
the O
question O
of O
how O
to O
address O
budget O
limits O
on O
credit O
allocations O
for O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Housing I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
. O

The O
House O
Democratic O
leadership O
could O
seek O
to O
waive O
these O
restrictions O
, O
but O
the O
underlying O
bill O
is O
already O
under O
attack O
for O
excesses O
elsewhere O
. O

Appropriations O
committees O
have O
used O
an O
assortment O
of O
devices O
to O
disguise O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
spending O
, O
and O
as O
critics O
have O
awakened O
to O
these O
devices O
, O
the O
bill O
can O
seem O
like O
a O
wounded O
caribou O
trying O
to O
make O
it O
past O
ice O
and O
wolves O
to O
reach O
safer O
winter O
grazing O
. O

Much O
of O
the O
excess O
spending O
will O
be O
pushed O
into O
fiscal O
1991 O
, O
and O
in O
some O
cases O
is O
temporarily O
parked O
in O
slow O
- O
spending O
accounts O
in O
anticipation O
of O
being O
transferred O
to O
faster O
- O
spending O
areas O
after O
the O
budget O
scorekeeping O
is O
completed O
. O

For O
example O
, O
a O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
ostensibly O
increased O
the O
National O
Aeronautics O
and O
Space O
Administration O
budget O
for O
construction O
of O
facilities O
to O
nearly O
$ O
592 O
million O
, O
or O
more O
than O
$ O
200 O
million O
above O
what O
either O
chamber O
had O
previously O
approved O
. O

Part O
of O
the O
increase O
would O
provide O
$ O
90 O
million O
toward O
ensuring O
construction O
of O
a O
costly O
solid O
rocket O
- O
motor O
facility O
in O
Mr. O
Whitten O
's O
Mississippi B-GPE
. O

But O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
177 O
million O
, O
or O
nearly O
30 O
% O
of O
the O
account O
, O
is O
marked O
for O
potential O
transfers O
to O
research O
, O
management O
and O
flight O
accounts O
that O
are O
spent O
out O
at O
a O
faster O
clip O
. O

The O
bill O
's O
managers O
face O
criticism O
, O
too O
, O
for O
the O
unusual O
number O
of O
conditions O
openly O
imposed O
on O
where O
funds O
will O
be O
spent O
. O

Conservatives O
, O
embarrassed O
by O
Republican O
influence O
- O
peddling O
scandals O
at O
the O
Department O
of O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
, O
have O
used O
the O
issue O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
shift O
blame O
onto O
a O
Democratic B-NORP
- O
controlled O
Congress B-ORG
. O

HUD O
Secretary O
Jack O
Kemp O
backed O
an O
unsuccessful O
effort O
to O
strike O
such O
language O
last O
week O
, O
but O
received O
little O
support O
from O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
budget O
office O
, O
which O
wants O
to O
protect O
space O
- O
station O
funding O
in O
the O
bill O
and O
has O
tended O
to O
turn O
its O
eyes O
from O
pork O
- O
barrel O
amendments O
. O

Within O
discretionary O
funds O
for O
community O
development O
grants O
, O
more O
than O
$ O
3.7 O
million O
is O
allocated O
to O
six O
projects O
in O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
home O
state O
of O
a O
subcommittee O
chairman O
, O
Rep. O
Bob O
Traxler O
. O

House O
Speaker O
Thomas O
Foley O
won O
$ O
510,000 O
for O
a O
project O
in O
his O
district O
in O
Washington B-GPE
state O
, O
and O
$ O
1.3 O
million O
, O
earmarked O
by O
Sen. O
Daniel O
Inouye O
, O
amounts O
to O
a O
business O
subsidy O
under O
the O
title O
`` O
Hawaiian O
sugar O
mills O
job O
retention O
. O
'' O

The O
powerful O
Democrat B-NORP
had O
first O
wanted O
to O
add O
language O
relaxing O
environmental O
restrictions O
on O
two O
mills O
on O
the O
Hamakua O
coast O
that O
are O
threatening O
to O
close O
. O

When O
this O
plan O
met O
resistance O
, O
it O
was O
agreed O
instead O
to O
take O
money O
from O
HUD B-ORG
to O
subsidize O
needed O
improvements O
in O
two O
settling O
ponds O
for O
the O
mills O
, O
which O
employ O
an O
estimated O
1,500 O
workers O
, O
according O
to O
Mr. O
Inouye O
's O
office O
. O

Presidio B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
signed O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
to O
acquire O
Gulf B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
's O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
for O
$ O
163 O
million O
. O

Presidio B-ORG
, O
a O
Denver B-GPE
oil O
and O
gas O
concern O
, O
said O
it O
will O
acquire O
the O
properties O
and O
operations O
of O
Home B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
includes O
two O
regional O
gas O
- O
gathering O
systems O
and O
proved O
reserves O
of O
about O
nine O
million O
barrels O
of O
oil O
and O
72 O
billion O
cubic O
feet O
of O
natural O
gas O
. O

Presidio O
said O
the O
properties O
are O
generally O
situated O
in O
Wyoming B-GPE
, O
North B-GPE
Dakota I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
Oklahoma B-GPE
and O
Louisiana B-GPE
. O

Gulf B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
Calgary B-GPE
, O
said O
the O
transaction O
is O
part O
of O
its O
plan O
to O
sell O
non-strategic O
assets O
and O
focus O
operations O
on O
Canada B-GPE
, O
Indonesia B-GPE
and O
other O
international O
areas O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Gulf B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
controlled O
by O
Toronto B-GPE
's O
Reichmann B-PERSON
family O
, O
said O
the O
properties O
account O
for O
about O
6 O
% O
of O
the O
company O
's O
assets O
and O
produce O
about O
5,000 O
barrels O
of O
oil O
and O
35 O
million O
cubic O
feet O
of O
gas O
a O
day O
. O

He O
said O
Gulf B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
will O
likely O
report O
an O
extraordinary O
gain O
from O
the O
sale O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
, O
but O
he O
would O
n't O
offer O
a O
specific O
estimate O
. O

The O
transaction O
is O
expected O
to O
close O
by O
Nov. O
30 O
. O

Wilfred B-ORG
American I-ORG
Educational I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
a O
federal O
grand O
jury O
in O
Boston B-GPE
indicted O
the O
operator O
of O
cosmetology O
and O
business O
schools O
for O
mail O
fraud O
. O

The O
charges O
in O
the O
12 O
- O
count O
indictment O
, O
which O
stem O
from O
events O
that O
allegedly O
occurred O
in O
late O
1984 O
and O
early O
1985 O
, O
involve O
enrollment O
procedures O
of O
six O
students O
and O
the O
preparation O
of O
certain O
reports O
, O
Wilfred B-ORG
said O
. O

No O
individuals O
were O
charged O
in O
the O
indictment O
. O

Wilfred B-ORG
American I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
`` O
vigorously O
defend O
'' O
itself O
against O
the O
charges O
and O
added O
that O
the O
charges O
relate O
to O
procedures O
that O
it O
has O
since O
changed O
. O

Eight O
admissions O
representatives O
at O
two O
of O
Wilfred B-ORG
's O
former O
Massachusetts B-GPE
schools O
previously O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
charges O
of O
aiding O
, O
abetting O
and O
counseling O
students O
to O
submit O
false O
financial O
- O
aid O
applications O
. O

Wilfred B-ORG
closed O
its O
Massachusetts B-GPE
schools O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

In O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
composite O
trading O
Friday O
, O
Wilfred B-ORG
fell O
6.25 O
cents O
to O
93.75 O
cents O
a O
share O
. O

Nicaraguan B-NORP
President O
Daniel O
Ortega O
may O
have O
accomplished O
over O
the O
weekend O
what O
his O
U.S. B-GPE
antagonists O
have O
failed O
to O
do O
: O
revive O
a O
constituency O
for O
the O
Contra B-NORP
rebels O
. O

Lawmakers O
have O
n't O
publicly O
raised O
the O
possibility O
of O
renewing O
military O
aid O
to O
the O
Contras B-NORP
, O
and O
President O
Bush O
parried O
the O
question O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
here O
Saturday O
, O
saying O
only O
that O
`` O
if O
there O
's O
an O
all O
- O
out O
military O
offensive O
, O
that O
's O
going O
to O
change O
the O
equation O
180 O
degrees O
. O
'' O

But O
Mr. O
Ortega O
's O
threat O
over O
the O
weekend O
to O
end O
a O
19 O
- O
month O
cease O
- O
fire O
with O
the O
rebels O
seeking O
to O
topple O
him O
, O
effectively O
elevated O
the O
Contras B-NORP
as O
a O
policy O
priority O
just O
as O
they O
were O
slipping O
from O
the O
agendas O
of O
their O
most O
ardent O
supporters O
. O

Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Maine B-GPE
-RRB- O
said O
yesterday O
on O
NBC B-ORG
- I-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
`` O
Meet B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Press I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
that O
Mr. O
Ortega O
's O
threat O
was O
`` O
a O
very O
unwise O
move O
, O
particularly O
the O
timing O
of O
it O
. O
'' O

The O
threat O
came O
during O
a O
two O
- O
day O
celebration O
in O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
to O
highlight O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
's O
progress O
toward O
democracy O
in O
the O
region O
, O
attended O
by O
President O
Bush O
, O
Canadian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Brian O
Mulroney O
and O
14 O
other O
Western B-LOC
Hemisphere I-LOC
leaders O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
returned O
to O
Washington O
Saturday O
night O
. O

Mr. O
Ortega O
announced O
on O
Friday O
that O
he O
would O
end O
the O
cease O
- O
fire O
this O
week O
in O
response O
to O
the O
periodic O
Contra B-NORP
assaults O
against O
his O
army O
. O

Saturday O
, O
he O
amended O
his O
remarks O
to O
say O
that O
he O
would O
continue O
to O
abide O
by O
the O
cease O
- O
fire O
if O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
ends O
its O
financial O
support O
for O
the O
Contras B-NORP
. O

He O
asked O
that O
the O
remaining O
U.S. B-GPE
humanitarian O
aid O
be O
diverted O
to O
disarming O
and O
demobilizing O
the O
rebels O
. O

Not O
only O
did O
Mr. O
Ortega O
's O
comments O
come O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
what O
was O
intended O
as O
a O
showcase O
for O
the O
region O
, O
it O
came O
as O
Nicaragua B-GPE
is O
under O
special O
international O
scrutiny O
in O
anticipation O
of O
its O
planned O
February O
elections O
. O

Outside O
observers O
are O
gathering O
in O
Nicaragua B-GPE
to O
monitor O
the O
registration O
and O
treatment O
of O
opposition O
candidates O
. O

And O
important O
U.S. B-GPE
lawmakers O
must O
decide O
at O
the O
end O
of O
November O
if O
the O
Contras B-NORP
are O
to O
receive O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
$ O
49 O
million O
in O
so O
- O
called O
humanitarian O
assistance O
under O
a O
bipartisan O
agreement O
reached O
with O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
in O
March O
. O

The O
humanitarian O
assistance O
, O
which O
pays O
for O
supplies O
such O
as O
food O
and O
clothing O
for O
the O
rebels O
amassed O
along O
the O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
border O
with O
Honduras O
, O
replaced O
the O
military O
aid O
cut O
off O
by O
Congress B-ORG
in O
February O
1988 O
. O

While O
few O
lawmakers O
anticipated O
that O
the O
humanitarian O
aid O
would O
be O
cut O
off O
next O
month O
, O
Mr. O
Ortega O
's O
threat O
practically O
guarantees O
that O
the O
humanitarian O
aid O
will O
be O
continued O
. O

Senate O
Minority O
Leader O
Robert O
Dole O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Kan O
. O
-RRB- O
said O
yesterday O
on O
`` O
Meet B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Press I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
: O
`` O
I O
would O
hope O
after O
his O
-LCB- O
Mr. O
Ortega O
's O
-RCB- O
act O
yesterday O
or O
the O
day O
before O
, O
we O
'd O
have O
unanimous O
support O
for O
quick O
action O
on O
remaining O
humanitarian O
aid O
. O
'' O

Sen. O
Dole O
also O
said O
he O
hoped O
for O
unanimous O
support O
for O
a O
resolution O
he O
plans O
to O
offer O
tomorrow O
denouncing O
the O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
leader O
. O

While O
renewing O
military O
aid O
had O
been O
considered O
out O
of O
the O
question O
, O
rejected O
by O
Congress B-ORG
and O
de-emphasized O
by O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
, O
Mr. O
Ortega O
's O
statement O
provides O
Contra B-NORP
supporters O
with O
the O
opportunity O
to O
press O
the O
administration O
on O
the O
issue O
. O

`` O
The O
administration O
should O
now O
state O
that O
if O
the O
-LCB- O
February O
-RCB- O
election O
is O
voided O
by O
the O
Sandinistas O
... O
they O
should O
call O
for O
military O
aid O
, O
'' O
said O
former O
Assistant O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Elliott O
Abrams O
. O

`` O
In O
these O
circumstances O
, O
I O
think O
they O
'd O
win O
. O
'' O

Sen. O
Mitchell O
said O
that O
congressional O
Democrats B-NORP
intend O
to O
honor O
the O
March O
agreement O
to O
give O
non-lethal O
support O
to O
the O
Contras B-NORP
through O
the O
February O
elections O
, O
although O
he O
added O
that O
the O
agreement O
requires O
that O
the O
Contras B-NORP
not O
initiate O
any O
military O
action O
. O

Mr. O
Ortega O
's O
threat O
to O
breach O
the O
cease O
- O
fire O
comes O
as O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
were O
acknowledging O
that O
the O
Contras B-NORP
have O
at O
times O
violated O
it O
themselves O
. O

Secretary O
of O
State O
James O
Baker O
, O
who O
accompanied O
President O
Bush O
to O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
, O
told O
reporters O
Friday O
: O
`` O
I O
have O
no O
reason O
to O
deny O
reports O
that O
some O
Contras B-NORP
ambushed O
some O
Sandinista B-NORP
soldiers O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Baker O
's O
assistant O
for O
inter-American O
affairs O
, O
Bernard B-PERSON
Aronson I-PERSON
, O
while O
maintaining O
that O
the O
Sandinistas B-NORP
had O
also O
broken O
the O
cease O
- O
fire O
, O
acknowledged O
: O
`` O
It O
's O
never O
very O
clear O
who O
starts O
what O
. O
'' O

He O
added O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
cut O
off O
aid O
to O
some O
rebel O
units O
when O
it O
was O
determined O
that O
those O
units O
broke O
the O
cease O
- O
fire O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
undermining O
arguments O
in O
favor O
of O
ending O
Contra B-NORP
aid O
, O
Mr. O
Ortega O
's O
remarks O
also O
played O
to O
the O
suspicions O
of O
some O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
and O
conservatives O
outside O
the O
government O
that O
he O
is O
searching O
for O
ways O
to O
manipulate O
or O
void O
the O
February O
elections O
. O

Administration O
officials O
traveling O
with O
President O
Bush O
in O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
interpreted O
Mr. O
Ortega O
's O
wavering O
as O
a O
sign O
that O
he O
is O
n't O
responding O
to O
the O
military O
attacks O
so O
much O
as O
he O
is O
searching O
for O
ways O
to O
strengthen O
his O
hand O
prior O
to O
the O
elections O
. O

Mr. O
Abrams O
said O
that O
Mr. O
Ortega O
is O
seeking O
to O
demobilize O
the O
Contras B-NORP
prior O
to O
the O
elections O
to O
remove O
any O
pressure O
to O
hold O
fair O
elections O
. O

`` O
My O
sense O
is O
what O
they O
have O
in O
mind O
is O
an O
excuse O
for O
clamping O
down O
on O
campaigning O
'' O
by O
creating O
an O
atmosphere O
of O
a O
military O
emergency O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Bruce B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Wilkinson I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
was O
named O
to O
the O
additional O
post O
of O
chairman O
of O
this O
architectural O
and O
design O
services O
concern O
. O

Mr. O
Wilkinson O
, O
45 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
Thomas B-PERSON
A. O
Bullock O
, O
66 O
, O
who O
is O
retiring O
as O
chairman O
but O
will O
continue O
as O
a O
director O
and O
chairman O
of O
the O
executive O
committee O
. O

In O
Bombay B-GPE
stock O
market O
circles O
, O
the O
buzzword O
is O
`` O
mega O
. O
'' O

At O
least O
40 O
companies O
are O
coming O
to O
the O
capital O
market O
to O
raise O
$ O
6 O
billion O
, O
an O
amount O
never O
thought O
possible O
in O
India B-GPE
. O

`` O
When O
they O
talk O
mega-issues O
, O
they O
're O
truly O
talking O
mega O
, O
'' O
says O
S.A. B-PERSON
Dave I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Board O
of O
India B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
capital O
market O
is O
booming O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
mega-issues O
are O
raising O
megaquestions O
about O
the O
rapidly O
evolving O
Indian B-NORP
capital O
market O
. O

One O
is O
whether O
there O
is O
enough O
money O
to O
fund O
the O
new O
issues O
without O
depressing O
stock O
trading O
. O

Moreover O
, O
in O
the O
relatively O
unregulated O
Indian B-NORP
stock O
markets O
, O
investors O
frequently O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
they O
are O
getting O
when O
they O
subscribe O
to O
an O
issue O
. O

A O
prospectus O
in O
India B-GPE
does O
n't O
always O
tell O
a O
potential O
investor O
much O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
large O
amounts O
are O
being O
raised O
by O
small O
firms O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
once O
money O
is O
raised O
, O
investors O
usually O
have O
no O
way O
of O
knowing O
how O
it O
is O
spent O
. O

Some O
analysts O
are O
concerned O
that O
the O
mega-issues O
, O
in O
such O
an O
unregulated O
environment O
, O
could O
lead O
to O
a O
mega-crash O
. O

`` O
The O
rate O
of O
failures O
will O
be O
much O
more O
than O
the O
rate O
of O
successes O
in O
the O
mega-projects O
, O
'' O
says O
G.S. B-PERSON
Patel I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
chairman O
of O
the O
giant O
, O
government O
- O
run O
mutual O
fund O
, O
the O
Unit O
Trust O
of O
India B-GPE
. O

`` O
They O
're O
going O
to O
have O
mega-problems O
. O
'' O

The O
Indian B-NORP
stock O
markets O
have O
been O
on O
a O
five O
- O
year O
high O
, O
with O
dips O
and O
corrections O
, O
since O
Prime O
Minister O
Rajiv O
Gandhi O
started O
liberalizing O
industry O
. O

But O
the O
last O
stock O
market O
boom O
, O
in O
1986 O
, O
seems O
small O
compared O
with O
the O
current O
rush O
to O
market O
. O

The O
$ O
6 O
billion O
that O
some O
40 O
companies O
are O
looking O
to O
raise O
in O
the O
year O
ending O
March O
31 O
compares O
with O
only O
$ O
2.7 O
billion O
raised O
on O
the O
capital O
market O
in O
the O
previous O
fiscal O
year O
. O

In O
fiscal O
1984 O
, O
before O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
came O
to O
power O
, O
only O
$ O
810 O
million O
was O
raised O
. O

This O
year O
's O
biggest O
issue O
, O
$ O
570 O
million O
of O
convertible O
debentures O
by O
engineering O
company O
Larsen O
& O
Toubro O
Ltd. O
, O
is O
the O
largest O
in O
Indian B-NORP
history O
. O

And O
it O
is O
n't O
the O
only O
giant O
issue O
: O
together O
, O
the O
top O
four O
issues O
will O
raise O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
. O

Convertible O
debentures O
-- O
bonds O
that O
can O
later O
be O
converted O
into O
equity O
shares O
-- O
are O
the O
most O
popular O
instrument O
this O
year O
, O
though O
many O
companies O
are O
also O
selling O
nonconvertible O
bonds O
or O
equity O
shares O
. O

These O
mega-issues O
are O
being O
propelled O
by O
two O
factors O
, O
economic O
and O
political O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
the O
socialist O
policies O
of O
the O
government O
strictly O
limited O
the O
size O
of O
new O
steel O
mills O
, O
petrochemical O
plants O
, O
car O
factories O
and O
other O
industrial O
concerns O
to O
conserve O
resources O
and O
restrict O
the O
profits O
businessmen O
could O
make O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
industry O
operated O
out O
of O
small O
, O
expensive O
, O
highly O
inefficient O
industrial O
units O
. O

When O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
came O
to O
power O
, O
he O
ushered O
in O
new O
rules O
for O
business O
. O

He O
said O
industry O
should O
build O
plants O
on O
the O
same O
scale O
as O
those O
outside O
India B-GPE
and O
benefit O
from O
economies O
of O
scale O
. O

If O
the O
output O
was O
too O
great O
for O
the O
domestic O
market O
, O
he O
said O
, O
companies O
should O
export O
. O

India B-GPE
's O
overregulated O
businessmen O
had O
to O
be O
persuaded O
, O
but O
they O
have O
started O
to O
think O
big O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
projects O
being O
funded O
by O
the O
new O
issues O
are O
the O
first O
fruits O
of O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
's O
policy O
, O
and O
they O
require O
more O
capital O
than O
the O
smaller O
industrial O
units O
built O
in O
the O
past O
. O

The O
industrial O
revolution O
has O
produced O
an O
explosion O
in O
the O
capital O
market O
, O
which O
is O
a O
far O
cheaper O
source O
of O
funds O
than O
government O
- O
controlled O
banks O
, O
where O
interest O
rates O
for O
prime O
borrowers O
are O
around O
16 O
% O
. O

The O
second O
factor O
spurring O
mega-issues O
is O
political O
. O

Mr. O
Gandhi O
has O
called O
general O
elections O
for O
November O
, O
and O
many O
businessmen O
fear O
that O
he O
and O
his O
Congress B-ORG
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
Party B-ORG
will O
lose O
. O

Some O
companies O
are O
raising O
money O
in O
anticipation O
of O
a O
government O
less O
predictable O
than O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
's O
, O
and O
possibly O
more O
restrictive O
. O

The O
buoyant O
Bombay B-GPE
rumor O
mill O
also O
says O
that O
some O
of O
the O
money O
raised O
in O
the O
current O
spate O
of O
issues O
will O
be O
used O
as O
campaign O
donations O
before O
the O
elections O
. O

No O
one O
admits O
to O
anything O
, O
but O
India B-GPE
's O
industrialists O
have O
a O
history O
of O
making O
under O
- O
the O
- O
table O
campaign O
donations O
. O

So O
far O
, O
the O
mega-issues O
are O
a O
hit O
with O
investors O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Tata O
Iron O
& O
Steel O
Co. O
's O
offer O
of O
$ O
355 O
million O
of O
convertible O
debentures O
was O
oversubscribed O
. O

Essar B-ORG
Gujarat I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
marine O
construction O
company O
, O
had O
similar O
success O
with O
a O
slightly O
smaller O
issue O
. O

Larsen O
& O
Toubro O
started O
accepting O
applications O
for O
its O
giant O
issue O
earlier O
this O
month O
; O
bankers O
and O
analysts O
expect O
it O
to O
be O
oversubscribed O
. O

Still O
to O
come O
are O
big O
issues O
by O
Bindal B-ORG
Agro I-ORG
Chem I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
petrochemical O
and O
agrochemical O
company O
, O
and O
Usha O
Rectifier O
Corp O
. O
-LRB- O
India B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
a O
semiconductor O
maker O
. O

While O
many O
investors O
are O
selling O
parts O
of O
their O
portfolios O
to O
buy O
the O
new O
issues O
, O
prices O
on O
India B-GPE
's O
16 O
stock O
exchanges O
are O
holding O
up O
so O
far O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
will O
lead O
to O
any O
chaos O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Patel O
, O
`` O
only O
a O
sagging O
tendency O
. O
'' O

Says O
M.J. B-PERSON
Pherwani I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Unit O
Trust O
of O
India B-GPE
: O
The O
`` O
markets O
are O
headed O
for O
growth O
unheard O
of O
and O
unseen O
before O
. O
'' O

But O
with O
growth O
come O
growing O
pains O
, O
and O
never O
has O
this O
been O
clearer O
on O
the O
Indian B-NORP
capital O
market O
than O
now O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
the O
government O
controlled O
the O
markets O
indirectly O
, O
through O
its O
tight O
grip O
on O
industry O
itself O
. O

Various O
ministries O
decided O
the O
products O
businessmen O
could O
produce O
and O
how O
much O
; O
and O
government O
- O
owned O
banks O
controlled O
the O
financing O
of O
projects O
and O
monitored O
whether O
companies O
came O
through O
on O
promised O
plans O
. O

The O
government O
has O
been O
content O
with O
this O
far O
- O
reaching O
, O
subtle O
form O
of O
control O
, O
exercised O
on O
a O
case O
- O
by O
- O
case O
basis O
with O
no O
clear O
rules O
or O
guidelines O
. O

But O
now O
, O
with O
large O
amounts O
being O
raised O
from O
investors O
, O
the O
government O
's O
dawdling O
on O
regulation O
and O
disclosure O
requirements O
has O
a O
more O
dangerous O
aspect O
. O

The O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Board O
of O
India B-GPE
was O
set O
up O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
along O
the O
lines O
of O
the O
U.S. O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
, O
but O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
has O
n't O
pushed O
the O
legislation O
to O
make O
it O
operational O
. O

Mr. O
Dave O
, O
its O
head O
, O
acts O
cheery O
and O
patient O
, O
but O
he O
makes O
no O
bones O
about O
the O
need O
to O
get O
to O
work O
. O

`` O
Mega O
or O
non-mega O
, O
we O
feel O
the O
prospectus O
standards O
need O
to O
be O
considerably O
improved O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
Disclosures O
are O
very O
poor O
in O
India B-GPE
. O
'' O

He O
says O
the O
big O
questions O
-- O
`` O
Do O
you O
really O
need O
this O
much O
money O
to O
put O
up O
these O
investments O
? O
Have O
you O
told O
investors O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
your O
sector O
? O
What O
about O
your O
track O
record O
? O
-- O
`` O
are O
n't O
asked O
of O
companies O
coming O
to O
market O
. O

Instead O
, O
he O
says O
, O
most O
investors O
have O
to O
rely O
on O
the O
rumor O
- O
happy O
Indian B-NORP
press O
. O

An O
example O
is O
the O
biggest O
offering O
of O
them O
all O
, O
Larsen O
& O
Toubro O
's O
$ O
570 O
million O
bond O
issue O
. O

The O
engineering O
company O
was O
acquired O
in O
a O
takeover O
earlier O
this O
year O
by O
the O
giant O
Reliance B-ORG
textile O
group O
. O

Although O
Larsen O
& O
Toubro O
had O
n't O
raised O
money O
from O
the O
public O
in O
38 O
years O
, O
its O
new O
owners O
frequently O
raise O
funds O
on O
the O
local O
market O
. O

-LRB- O
Reliance B-ORG
floated O
a O
$ O
357 O
million O
petrochemical O
company O
in O
1988 O
that O
was O
, O
at O
the O
time O
, O
the O
largest O
public O
issue O
in O
Indian B-NORP
history O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
media O
has O
raised O
questions O
about O
Larsen O
& O
Toubro O
's O
issue O
, O
pointing O
out O
that O
it O
exceeds O
the O
company O
's O
annual O
sales O
and O
its O
market O
capitalization O
. O

Even O
stranger O
is O
the O
case O
of O
Usha B-ORG
Rectifier I-ORG
, O
a O
semiconductor O
company O
with O
1988 O
sales O
of O
$ O
28 O
million O
that O
's O
raising O
$ O
270 O
million O
to O
build O
an O
iron O
plant O
. O

Once O
the O
money O
is O
raised O
, O
it O
is O
n't O
always O
certain O
how O
it O
is O
used O
. O

Larsen O
& O
Toubro O
, O
for O
example O
, O
says O
it O
's O
raising O
$ O
570 O
million O
to O
use O
as O
supplier O
credit O
on O
large O
engineering O
jobs O
. O

Unlike O
other O
companies O
, O
it O
has O
n't O
pin O
- O
pointed O
specific O
projects O
for O
the O
funds O
. O

And O
even O
when O
specific O
projects O
are O
described O
in O
prospectuses O
, O
the O
money O
often O
is O
used O
elsewhere O
, O
according O
to O
analysts O
. O

`` O
Someone O
must O
monitor O
where O
the O
funds O
are O
deployed O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Dave O
. O

Mr. O
Patel O
agrees O
: O
`` O
There O
is O
no O
proper O
monitoring O
and O
screening O
of O
the O
use O
of O
these O
funds O
. O

They O
're O
trying O
to O
plug O
the O
various O
loopholes O
, O
but O
they O
're O
totally O
unprepared O
for O
this O
. O
'' O

Because O
of O
the O
large O
amounts O
of O
money O
being O
raised O
, O
the O
loose O
disclosure O
requirements O
and O
the O
casual O
monitoring O
of O
how O
the O
money O
is O
used O
, O
some O
analysts O
fear O
that O
there O
could O
be O
a O
few O
mega-crashes O
, O
which O
could O
hurt O
market O
confidence O
far O
more O
than O
the O
small O
bankruptcies O
that O
followed O
the O
boom O
of O
1986 O
. O

The O
government O
insists O
that O
such O
a O
possibility O
is O
low O
. O

It O
says O
that O
despite O
loose O
regulation O
of O
the O
market O
itself O
, O
its O
longstanding O
regulation O
of O
industry O
will O
prevent O
such O
crashes O
. O

T.T. B-PERSON
Ram I-PERSON
Mohan I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Nikon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
unconsolidated O
pretax O
profit O
increased O
70 O
% O
to O
12.12 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
85.3 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
first O
half O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
from O
7.12 O
billion O
yen O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

The O
Tokyo B-GPE
camera O
maker O
said O
net O
income O
more O
than O
doubled O
to O
5.85 O
billion O
yen O
, O
or O
16.08 O
a O
share O
, O
from O
2.63 O
billion O
yen O
, O
or O
7.24 O
yen O
a O
share O
. O

Nikon B-ORG
said O
sales O
rose O
despite O
the O
adverse O
effect O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
unpopular O
consumption O
tax O
, O
introduced O
in O
April O
. O

Increasing O
personal O
spending O
and O
capital O
investment O
are O
fueling O
growth O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Rising O
export O
sales O
also O
contributed O
to O
strong O
growth O
, O
Nikon B-ORG
added O
. O

Total O
sales O
gained O
20 O
% O
to O
122.36 O
billion O
yen O
from O
102.01 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Exports O
made O
up O
46.2 O
% O
of O
the O
latest O
year O
's O
total O
, O
up O
from O
39.8 O
% O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

Camera O
sales O
showed O
the O
strongest O
gains O
, O
rising O
37 O
% O
to O
50.59 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Nikon B-ORG
forecast O
sales O
for O
the O
year O
ending O
March O
31 O
will O
rise O
9.6 O
% O
to O
240 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Pretax O
profit O
is O
expected O
to O
increase O
18 O
% O
to O
22 O
billion O
yen O
and O
net O
income O
is O
expected O
to O
rise O
53 O
% O
to O
10.5 O
billion O
yen O
. O

QUANTUM O
CHEMICAL O
Corp. O
's O
plant O
in O
Morris B-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
is O
expected O
to O
resume O
production O
in O
early O
1990 O
. O

The O
year O
was O
misstated O
in O
Friday O
's O
editions O
. O

THE B-ORG
YALE I-ORG
POLITICAL I-ORG
UNION I-ORG
does O
n't O
pay O
an O
honorarium O
to O
speakers O
. O

In O
Thursday O
's O
edition O
, O
it O
was O
incorrectly O
indicated O
that O
the O
union O
had O
paid O
a O
fee O
to O
former O
House O
Speaker O
Jim O
Wright O
. O

Although O
bullish O
dollar O
sentiment O
has O
fizzled O
, O
many O
currency O
analysts O
say O
a O
massive O
sell O
- O
off O
probably O
wo O
n't O
occur O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

While O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
's O
tough O
times O
and O
lower O
U.S. B-GPE
interest O
rates O
continue O
to O
undermine O
the O
dollar O
, O
weakness O
in O
the O
pound O
and O
the O
yen O
is O
expected O
to O
offset O
those O
factors O
. O

`` O
By O
default O
, O
'' O
the O
dollar O
probably O
will O
be O
able O
to O
hold O
up O
pretty O
well O
in O
coming O
days O
, O
says O
Francoise B-PERSON
Soares I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Kemp I-PERSON
, O
a O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
adviser O
at O
Credit B-ORG
Suisse I-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
're O
close O
to O
the O
bottom O
'' O
of O
the O
near O
- O
term O
ranges O
, O
she O
contends O
. O

In O
late O
Friday O
afternoon O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
at O
1.8300 O
marks O
and O
141.65 O
yen O
, O
off O
from O
late O
Thursday O
's O
1.8400 O
marks O
and O
142.10 O
yen O
. O

The O
pound O
strengthened O
to O
$ O
1.5795 O
from O
$ O
1.5765 O
. O

In O
Tokyo O
Monday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
opened O
for O
trading O
at O
141.70 O
yen O
, O
down O
from O
Friday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
of O
142.75 O
yen O
. O

The O
dollar O
began O
Friday O
on O
a O
firm O
note O
, O
gaining O
against O
all O
major O
currencies O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
dealings O
and O
early O
European B-NORP
trading O
despite O
reports O
that O
the O
Bank O
of O
Japan B-GPE
was O
seen O
unloading O
dollars O
around O
142.70 O
yen O
. O

The O
rise O
came O
as O
traders O
continued O
to O
dump O
the O
pound O
after O
the O
sudden O
resignation O
Thursday O
of O
British B-NORP
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
. O

But O
once O
the O
pound O
steadied O
with O
help O
from O
purchases O
by O
the O
Bank O
of O
England B-GPE
and O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
dragged O
down O
, O
traders O
say O
, O
by O
the O
stock O
- O
market O
slump O
that O
left O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
with O
a O
loss O
of O
17.01 O
points O
. O

With O
the O
stock O
market O
wobbly O
and O
dollar O
buyers O
discouraged O
by O
signs O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
weakness O
and O
the O
recent O
decline O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
interest O
rates O
that O
has O
diminished O
the O
attractiveness O
of O
dollar O
- O
denominated O
investments O
, O
traders O
say O
the O
dollar O
is O
still O
in O
a O
precarious O
position O
. O

`` O
They O
'll O
be O
looking O
at O
levels O
to O
sell O
the O
dollar O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
Scalfaro I-PERSON
, O
a O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
marketing O
representative O
at O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Montreal B-GPE
. O

While O
some O
analysts O
say O
the O
dollar O
eventually O
could O
test O
support O
at O
1.75 O
marks O
and O
135 O
yen O
, O
Mr. O
Scalfaro O
and O
others O
do O
n't O
see O
the O
currency O
decisively O
sliding O
under O
support O
at O
1.80 O
marks O
and O
140 O
yen O
soon O
. O

Predictions O
for O
limited O
dollar O
losses O
are O
based O
largely O
on O
the O
pound O
's O
weak O
state O
after O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
resignation O
and O
the O
yen O
's O
inability O
to O
strengthen O
substantially O
when O
there O
are O
dollar O
retreats O
. O

With O
the O
pound O
and O
the O
yen O
lagging O
behind O
other O
major O
currencies O
, O
`` O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
confirmation O
'' O
that O
a O
sharp O
dollar O
downturn O
is O
in O
the O
works O
, O
says O
Mike B-PERSON
Malpede I-PERSON
, O
senior O
currency O
analyst O
at O
Refco B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

As O
far O
as O
the O
pound O
goes O
, O
some O
traders O
say O
a O
slide O
toward O
support O
at O
$ O
1.5500 O
may O
be O
a O
favorable O
development O
for O
the O
dollar O
this O
week O
. O

While O
the O
pound O
has O
attempted O
to O
stabilize O
, O
currency O
analysts O
say O
it O
is O
in O
critical O
condition O
. O

Sterling O
plunged O
about O
four O
cents O
Thursday O
and O
hit O
the O
week O
's O
low O
of O
$ O
1.5765 O
when O
Mr. O
Lawson O
resigned O
from O
his O
six O
- O
year O
post O
because O
of O
a O
policy O
squabble O
with O
other O
cabinet O
members O
. O

He O
was O
succeeded O
by O
John B-PERSON
Major I-PERSON
, O
who O
Friday O
expressed O
a O
desire O
for O
a O
firm O
pound O
and O
supported O
the O
relatively O
high O
British B-NORP
interest O
rates O
that O
he O
said O
`` O
are O
working O
exactly O
as O
intended O
'' O
in O
reducing O
inflation O
. O

But O
the O
market O
remains O
uneasy O
about O
Mr. O
Major O
's O
policy O
strategy O
and O
the O
prospects O
for O
the O
pound O
, O
currency O
analysts O
contend O
. O

Although O
the O
Bank O
of O
England B-GPE
's O
tight O
monetary O
policy O
has O
fueled O
worries O
that O
Britain B-GPE
's O
slowing O
economy O
is O
headed O
for O
a O
recession O
, O
it O
is O
widely O
believed O
that O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
willingness O
to O
prop O
up O
the O
pound O
with O
interest O
- O
rate O
increases O
helped O
stem O
pound O
selling O
in O
recent O
weeks O
. O

If O
there O
are O
any O
signs O
that O
Mr. O
Major O
will O
be O
less O
inclined O
to O
use O
interest O
- O
rate O
boosts O
to O
rescue O
the O
pound O
from O
another O
plunge O
, O
that O
currency O
is O
expected O
to O
fall O
sharply O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
fair O
to O
say O
there O
are O
more O
risks O
for O
the O
pound O
under O
Major O
than O
there O
were O
under O
Lawson B-PERSON
, O
'' O
says O
Malcolm B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
, O
a O
director O
of O
international O
bond O
market O
research O
at O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
. O

`` O
There O
's O
very O
little O
upside O
to O
sterling O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Roberts O
says O
, O
but O
he O
adds O
that O
near O
- O
term O
losses O
may O
be O
small O
because O
the O
selling O
wave O
that O
followed O
Mr. O
Major O
's O
appointment O
apparently O
has O
run O
its O
course O
. O

But O
some O
other O
analysts O
have O
a O
stormier O
forecast O
for O
the O
pound O
, O
particularly O
because O
Britain B-GPE
's O
inflation O
is O
hovering O
at O
a O
relatively O
lofty O
annual O
rate O
of O
about O
7.6 O
% O
and O
the O
nation O
is O
burdened O
with O
a O
struggling O
government O
and O
large O
current O
account O
and O
trade O
deficits O
. O

The O
pound O
likely O
will O
fall O
in O
coming O
days O
and O
may O
trade O
as O
low O
as O
2.60 O
marks O
within O
the O
next O
year O
, O
says O
Nigel B-PERSON
Rendell I-PERSON
, O
an O
international O
economist O
at O
James O
Capel O
& O
Co. O
in O
London B-GPE
. O

The O
pound O
was O
at O
2.8896 O
marks O
late O
Friday O
, O
off O
sharply O
from O
2.9511 O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
a O
week O
earlier O
. O

If O
the O
pound O
falls O
closer O
to O
2.80 O
marks O
, O
the O
Bank O
of O
England B-GPE
may O
raise O
Britain B-GPE
's O
base O
lending O
rate O
by O
one O
percentage O
point O
to O
16 O
% O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Rendell O
. O

But O
such O
an O
increase O
, O
he O
says O
, O
could O
be O
viewed O
by O
the O
market O
as O
`` O
too O
little O
too O
late O
. O
'' O

The O
Bank O
of O
England B-GPE
indicated O
its O
desire O
to O
leave O
its O
monetary O
policy O
unchanged O
Friday O
by O
declining O
to O
raise O
the O
official O
15 O
% O
discount O
- O
borrowing O
rate O
that O
it O
charges O
discount O
houses O
, O
analysts O
say O
. O

Pound O
concerns O
aside O
, O
the O
lack O
of O
strong O
buying O
interest O
in O
the O
yen O
is O
another O
boon O
for O
the O
dollar O
, O
many O
traders O
say O
. O

The O
dollar O
has O
a O
`` O
natural O
base O
of O
support O
'' O
around O
140 O
yen O
because O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
currency O
has O
n't O
been O
purchased O
heavily O
in O
recent O
weeks O
, O
says O
Ms. O
Soares O
- O
Kemp O
of O
Credit B-ORG
Suisse I-ORG
. O

The O
yen O
's O
softness O
, O
she O
says O
, O
apparently O
stems O
from O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
' O
interest O
in O
buying O
dollars O
against O
the O
yen O
to O
purchase O
U.S. B-GPE
bond O
issues O
and O
persistent O
worries O
about O
this O
year O
's O
upheaval O
in O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
. O

On O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
Commodity O
Exchange O
Friday O
, O
gold O
for O
current O
delivery O
jumped O
$ O
5.80 O
, O
to O
$ O
378.30 O
an O
ounce O
, O
the O
highest O
settlement O
since O
July O
12 O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
a O
heavy O
seven O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Monday O
, O
gold O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
378.87 O
an O
ounce O
. O

Ciba B-ORG
- I-ORG
Geigy I-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
the O
big O
Swiss B-NORP
chemicals O
company O
, O
said O
that O
it O
agreed O
in O
a O
letter O
of O
intent O
with O
Corning B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
to O
acquire O
Corning B-ORG
's O
50 O
% O
share O
of O
Ciba B-ORG
Corning I-ORG
Diagnostics I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Medfield B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

Ciba B-ORG
Corning I-ORG
, O
which O
had O
been O
a O
50 O
- O
50 O
venture O
between O
Basel B-GPE
- O
based O
Ciba B-ORG
- I-ORG
Geigy I-ORG
and O
Corning B-ORG
, O
has O
annual O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
300 O
million O
, O
the O
announcement O
said O
. O

Terms O
of O
the O
transaction O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Ciba B-ORG
Corning I-ORG
makes O
clinical O
diagnostics O
systems O
and O
related O
products O
for O
the O
medical O
- O
care O
industry O
. O

The O
announcement O
said O
the O
acquisition O
should O
be O
completed O
by O
December O
after O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
is O
completed O
and O
regulatory O
approval O
is O
received O
. O

Ciba B-ORG
- I-ORG
Geigy I-ORG
intends O
to O
develop O
the O
Ciba O
Corning O
unit O
into O
a O
`` O
substantial O
business O
, O
'' O
making O
the O
unit O
an O
`` O
integral O
part O
'' O
of O
Ciba B-ORG
- I-ORG
Geigy I-ORG
's O
`` O
comprehensive O
disease O
management O
concept O
. O

While O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
is O
retreating O
from O
computer O
- O
driven O
program O
trading O
, O
big O
institutional O
investors O
are O
likely O
to O
continue O
these O
strategies O
at O
full O
blast O
, O
further O
roiling O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
trading O
executives O
say O
. O

Bowing O
to O
a O
mounting O
public O
outcry O
, O
three O
more O
major O
securities O
firms O
-- O
Bear O
, O
Stearns O
& O
Co. O
Inc. O
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Oppenheimer B-ORG
& O
Co. O
-- O
announced O
Friday O
they O
would O
suspend O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
trading O
for O
their O
own O
accounts O
. O

PaineWebber B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
announced O
a O
pullback O
on O
Thursday O
from O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
a O
controversial O
program O
- O
trading O
strategy O
blamed O
by O
many O
investors O
for O
encouraging O
big O
stock O
- O
market O
swings O
. O

Though O
the O
trading O
halts O
are O
offered O
as O
a O
sign O
of O
concern O
about O
recent O
stock O
market O
volatility O
, O
most O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
remain O
open O
to O
handle O
program O
trading O
for O
customers O
. O

Trading O
executives O
privately O
say O
that O
huge O
stock O
- O
index O
funds O
, O
which O
dwarf O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
size O
of O
their O
program O
trades O
, O
will O
continue O
to O
launch O
big O
programs O
through O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Advisers I-ORG
, O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Mellon B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
are O
among O
the O
top O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
clients O
of O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
trading O
executives O
say O
. O

These O
huge O
stock O
- O
index O
funds O
build O
portfolios O
that O
match O
the O
S&P O
500 O
stock O
index O
or O
other O
stock O
indexes O
, O
and O
frequently O
swap O
between O
stocks O
and O
futures O
to O
capture O
profits O
. O

`` O
They O
will O
do O
it O
every O
chance O
they O
get O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
program O
- O
trading O
executive O
. O

Consequently O
, O
abrupt O
swings O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
are O
not O
likely O
to O
disappear O
anytime O
soon O
, O
they O
say O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
without O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
trading O
for O
their O
own O
accounts O
, O
the O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
trading O
opportunities O
for O
the O
big O
funds O
may O
be O
all O
the O
more O
abundant O
. O

`` O
More O
customers O
may O
come O
to O
us O
now O
, O
'' O
said O
James B-PERSON
Cayne I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
Cos I-ORG
. O

Executives O
who O
manage O
these O
funds O
see O
the O
current O
debate O
over O
program O
trading O
as O
a O
repeat O
of O
the O
concern O
expressed O
after O
the O
1987 O
crash O
. O

They O
noted O
that O
studies O
completed O
after O
the O
1987 O
crash O
exonerated O
program O
trading O
as O
a O
source O
of O
volatility O
. O

`` O
The O
issues O
that O
are O
-LRB- O
now O
-RRB- O
being O
raised O
, O
in O
classic O
anti-intellectual O
fashion O
, O
fly O
in O
the O
face O
of O
a O
number O
of O
post-crash O
studies O
, O
'' O
said O
Fred B-PERSON
Grauer I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Advisers I-ORG
. O

A O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
spokesman O
said O
that O
the O
company O
's O
investment O
arm O
uses O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
to O
enhance O
investors O
' O
returns O
. O

Officials O
at O
Mellon B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
were O
unavailable O
for O
comment O
. O

Stock O
- O
index O
funds O
have O
grown O
in O
popularity O
over O
the O
past O
decade O
as O
pension O
funds O
and O
other O
institutional O
investors O
have O
sought O
a O
low O
- O
cost O
way O
to O
match O
the O
performance O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

Many O
money O
managers O
who O
trade O
stock O
actively O
have O
trouble O
consistently O
matching O
the O
S&P-500 O
's O
returns O
. O

Some O
stock O
- O
index O
funds O
are O
huge O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Advisers I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
managed O
$ O
25 O
billion O
in O
stock O
investments O
tracking O
the O
S&P O
500 O
at O
the O
end O
of O
June B-GPE
, O
according O
to O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp O
. O

Mr. O
Grauer O
said O
$ O
2 O
billion O
of O
that O
is O
used O
in O
active O
index O
arbitrage O
. O

Stock O
- O
index O
funds O
frequently O
use O
the O
futures O
markets O
as O
a O
hedging O
tool O
, O
but O
that O
is O
a O
far O
less O
aggressive O
strategy O
than O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
in O
which O
traders O
buy O
and O
sell O
big O
blocks O
of O
stocks O
with O
offsetting O
trades O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
to O
profit O
from O
price O
differences O
. O

The O
190 O
- O
point O
plunge O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
Oct. O
13 O
has O
heightened O
concerns O
about O
volatility O
. O

And O
while O
signs O
of O
an O
economic O
slowdown O
, O
softer O
corporate O
earnings O
and O
troubles O
with O
takeover O
financing O
all O
have O
contributed O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
recent O
weakness O
, O
many O
investors O
rushed O
to O
blame O
program O
trading O
for O
aggravating O
market O
swings O
. O

The O
Wall O
Street O
firms O
' O
pullback O
followed O
their O
recent O
blacklisting O
by O
several O
institutional O
investors O
. O

Last O
Tuesday O
, O
Kemper B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Kemper B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
said O
it O
would O
no O
longer O
trade O
with O
firms O
committed O
to O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
including O
the O
three O
that O
later O
suspended O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
trading O
on O
Friday O
. O

Phoenix B-ORG
Mutual I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Founders B-ORG
Asset I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
also O
cut O
off O
brokerage O
firms O
that O
engage O
in O
program O
trading O
. O

Though O
it O
is O
still O
doing O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
trades O
for O
customers O
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
's O
trading O
halt O
for O
its O
own O
account O
is O
likely O
to O
shake O
up O
firms O
such O
as O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
that O
still O
do O
such O
trades O
for O
their O
own O
account O
. O

Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
has O
consistently O
been O
one O
of O
the O
top O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
traders O
in O
recent O
months O
. O

Indeed O
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
's O
president O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Fisher I-PERSON
, O
said O
the O
firm O
is O
putting O
up O
money O
to O
form O
a O
group O
of O
regulators O
, O
investors O
and O
investment O
banks O
to O
find O
out O
if O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
artificially O
induces O
stock O
- O
market O
volatility O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
to O
clear O
up O
these O
issues O
and O
find O
out O
what O
is O
present O
that O
is O
creating O
artificial O
volatility O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Fisher O
said O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
no O
question O
that O
investor O
confidence O
-LRB- O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
-RRB- O
is O
critical O
. O
'' O

Joining O
the O
call O
for O
some O
kind O
of O
study O
or O
regulatory O
action O
, O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
recommended O
program O
- O
trading O
reforms O
late O
Friday O
, O
including O
higher O
margins O
on O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
and O
greater O
regulatory O
coordination O
. O

Separately O
, O
Mr. O
Cayne O
of O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
said O
his O
firm O
is O
working O
with O
regulators O
to O
balance O
margin O
requirements O
to O
`` O
enhance O
stabilization O
. O
'' O

Margin O
rules O
determine O
the O
minimum O
amount O
of O
cash O
an O
investor O
must O
put O
up O
when O
buying O
a O
security O
. O

Current O
rules O
permit O
investors O
to O
put O
up O
less O
cash O
for O
futures O
than O
for O
stocks O
. O

Some O
observers O
say O
that O
different O
rules O
governing O
stock O
and O
futures O
markets O
are O
partly O
responsible O
for O
volatility O
. O

These O
rules O
, O
they O
say O
, O
permit O
faster O
and O
cheaper O
trading O
in O
futures O
than O
in O
stocks O
, O
which O
frequently O
knocks O
the O
two O
markets O
out O
of O
line O
. O

Stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
because O
it O
sells O
the O
more O
`` O
expensive O
'' O
market O
and O
buys O
the O
`` O
cheaper O
'' O
one O
, O
attempts O
to O
reestablish O
the O
link O
between O
the O
stock O
and O
futures O
markets O
, O
and O
the O
adjustments O
are O
often O
abrupt O
. O

But O
unequal O
trading O
rules O
allow O
the O
futures O
market O
to O
trade O
differently O
from O
stocks O
, O
which O
invites O
frequent O
bouts O
of O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O

`` O
There O
has O
to O
be O
better O
coordination O
on O
a O
regulatory O
basis O
, O
'' O
said O
Christopher B-PERSON
Pedersen I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
trading O
at O
Twenty B-ORG
- I-ORG
First I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

`` O
One O
agency O
should O
have O
the O
authority O
over O
all O
equity O
products O
. O

In O
the O
second O
step O
of O
a O
reorganization O
that O
began O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Boeing B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
create O
a O
Defense B-ORG
and O
Space O
Group O
to O
consolidate O
several O
divisions O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Boeing B-ORG
officials O
and O
representatives O
of O
the O
Machinists O
union O
met O
separately O
last O
night O
with O
a O
federal O
mediator O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
break O
the O
month O
- O
old O
strike O
that O
has O
shut O
the O
aerospace O
giant O
's O
assembly O
lines O
at O
a O
time O
when O
it O
has O
an O
$ O
80 O
billion O
backlog O
of O
jetliner O
orders O
. O

The O
two O
sides O
were O
scheduled O
to O
meet O
with O
the O
mediator O
this O
morning O
. O

Machinists O
already O
have O
rejected O
a O
package O
that O
would O
provide O
a O
10 O
% O
pay O
raise O
plus O
bonuses O
over O
the O
three O
- O
year O
life O
of O
the O
contract O
. O

Boeing B-ORG
has O
said O
repeatedly O
it O
wo O
n't O
expand O
its O
offer O
and O
the O
machinists O
have O
responded O
that O
the O
offer O
is O
n't O
good O
enough O
. O

However O
, O
the O
resolve O
of O
some O
of O
the O
striking O
57,000 O
machinists O
might O
be O
weakening O
. O

About O
1,000 O
strikers O
signed O
petitions O
last O
week O
calling O
for O
Boeing B-ORG
and O
Machinists B-ORG
representatives O
to O
schedule O
new O
meetings O
. O

The O
two O
sides O
had O
n't O
met O
since O
Oct. O
18 O
. O

While O
Boeing B-ORG
's O
commercial O
business O
is O
booming O
, O
its O
military O
business O
is O
feeling O
the O
effects O
of O
a O
declining O
defense O
budget O
after O
a O
strong O
buildup O
during O
the O
Reagan O
presidency O
. O

In O
May O
, O
the O
company O
consolidated O
its O
Aerospace O
and O
Electronics O
groups O
; O
the O
new O
Defense B-ORG
and O
Space O
Group O
will O
contain O
the O
Aerospace O
and O
Electronics O
division O
and O
Advanced B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
both O
based O
in O
the O
Seattle B-GPE
area O
; O
Boeing B-ORG
Helicopters I-ORG
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
; O
Boeing B-ORG
Military I-ORG
Airplanes I-ORG
in O
Wichita B-GPE
, O
Kan. B-GPE
, O
and O
ArgoSystems B-ORG
in O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

B. B-PERSON
Dan I-PERSON
Pinick I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Boeing O
Aerospace O
and O
Electronics O
, O
will O
become O
president O
of O
the O
new O
group O
, O
which O
will O
become O
operational O
Jan. O
2 O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Boeing B-ORG
said O
it O
also O
will O
reorganize O
all O
its O
work O
in O
Wichita B-GPE
into O
military O
and O
commercial O
divisions O
. O

All O
of O
the O
changes O
will O
reduce O
its O
overhead O
and O
streamline O
operations O
, O
Boeing B-ORG
said O
. O

Analysts O
agreed O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
further O
step O
to O
better O
returns O
in O
the O
hemorrhaging O
defense O
business O
, O
'' O
said O
Steven B-PERSON
Binder I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
Bear O
, O
Stearns O
& O
Co. O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

`` O
They O
had O
to O
do O
it O
. O
'' O

Howard B-PERSON
Rubel I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
C.J. B-ORG
Lawrence I-ORG
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
said O
the O
shift O
reflects O
Boeing B-ORG
confidence O
in O
Mr. O
Pinick O
, O
described O
by O
Mr. O
Rubel O
as O
an O
expert O
on O
doing O
business O
with O
the O
military O
. O

`` O
His O
side O
of O
the O
business O
has O
been O
successful O
in O
a O
tough O
environment O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Rubel O
said O
. O

Since O
its O
founding O
in O
1818 O
, O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
, O
the O
standard O
- O
bearer O
of O
the O
Ivy O
League O
look O
, O
has O
eschewed O
flashy O
sales O
promotions O
and O
fashion O
trends O
-- O
the O
rules O
that O
most O
retailers O
live O
by O
. O

But O
with O
sales O
growth O
sluggish O
and O
other O
men O
's O
stores O
putting O
on O
the O
heat O
, O
the O
venerable O
retailer O
can O
no O
longer O
afford O
such O
a O
smug O
attitude O
. O

So O
two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
thousands O
of O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
charge O
customers O
-- O
customers O
conditioned O
to O
wait O
for O
twice O
- O
yearly O
clearance O
sales O
-- O
got O
a O
surprise O
: O
an O
invitation O
to O
come O
in O
and O
buy O
any O
one O
item O
for O
25 O
% O
off O
. O

During O
the O
four O
- O
day O
promotion O
, O
shoppers O
at O
the O
Short B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
store O
lined O
up O
to O
pay O
for O
big O
- O
ticket O
items O
like O
coats O
and O
suits O
. O

That O
's O
not O
all O
. O

Departing O
from O
its O
newspaper O
ads O
featuring O
prim O
sketches O
of O
a O
suit O
or O
a O
coat O
, O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
is O
marketing O
an O
updated O
image O
in O
a O
new O
campaign O
that O
carries O
the O
slogan O
, O
`` O
The O
Surprise O
of O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
. O
'' O

One O
color O
photo O
displays O
a O
rainbow O
of O
dress O
shirts O
tied O
in O
a O
knot O
; O
another O
picture O
shows O
neckties O
with O
bold O
designs O
. O

The O
message O
is O
loud O
and O
clear O
: O
This O
is O
not O
your O
father O
's O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
. O

As O
part O
of O
its O
national O
ad O
pitch O
, O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
will O
show O
less O
preppy O
women O
's O
clothes O
, O
moving O
away O
from O
its O
floppy O
- O
tie O
business O
stereotype O
. O

One O
ad O
shows O
a O
bright O
red O
jacket O
paired O
with O
a O
black O
leather O
skirt O
. O

And O
the O
ad O
copy O
is O
cheeky O
: O
`` O
How O
can O
you O
be O
a O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
hot O
shot O
without O
at O
least O
one O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
suit O
in O
your O
portfolio O
? O
'' O

Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
hopes O
that O
shaking O
its O
time O
- O
honored O
traditions O
will O
attract O
more O
young O
men O
and O
more O
women O
and O
change O
consumer O
perceptions O
about O
its O
range O
of O
merchandise O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
men O
who O
only O
buy O
their O
shirts O
and O
underwear O
here O
or O
younger O
customers O
who O
only O
buy O
their O
-LCB- O
job O
-RCB- O
interview O
suit O
here O
, O
'' O
says O
William B-PERSON
Roberti I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
. O
`` O

We O
want O
them O
to O
buy O
more O
of O
their O
wardrobe O
here O
. O
'' O

Industry O
watchers O
agree O
that O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
is O
long O
overdue O
in O
updating O
its O
buttoned O
- O
down O
image O
, O
which O
has O
stunted O
its O
growth O
. O

When O
acquired O
in O
May O
1988 O
by O
British B-NORP
retailer O
Marks B-ORG
& O
Spencer O
PLC O
, O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
' O
annual O
operating O
profit O
was O
about O
$ O
41.8 O
million O
on O
sales O
of O
$ O
290.1 O
million O
. O

Mr. O
Roberti O
concedes O
that O
since O
the O
$ O
750 O
million O
takeover O
, O
`` O
sales O
growth O
has O
n't O
been O
dramatic O
. O
'' O

For O
the O
11 O
months O
ended O
March O
31 O
, O
operating O
profit O
at O
the O
52 O
- O
store O
chain O
totaled O
$ O
40.5 O
million O
on O
sales O
of O
$ O
286.8 O
million O
. O

As O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
jumps O
into O
the O
fashion O
fray O
, O
it O
will O
be O
playing O
catch O
up O
. O

Many O
clothiers O
, O
especially O
Ralph B-PERSON
Lauren I-PERSON
, O
have O
cashed O
in O
on O
the O
recent O
popularity O
of O
updated O
Ivy O
League O
and O
English O
styles O
. O

In O
keeping O
with O
men O
's O
broader O
fashion O
scope O
today O
, O
businessmen O
are O
dabbling O
in O
English O
and O
Italian B-NORP
suits O
that O
are O
conservative O
but O
not O
stodgy O
. O

The O
rigid O
Ivy O
League O
customer O
, O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
' O
bread O
and O
butter O
, O
meanwhile O
is O
becoming O
extinct O
. O

Thus O
, O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
has O
lost O
customers O
to O
stores O
that O
offer O
more O
variety O
such O
as O
Paul B-ORG
Stuart I-ORG
, O
Barneys B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
and O
Louis O
, O
Boston B-GPE
. O

`` O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
no O
longer O
has O
a O
lock O
on O
the O
-LCB- O
Ivy O
League O
-RCB- O
customer O
who O
is O
status O
- O
conscious O
about O
his O
clothes O
, O
'' O
says O
Charlie B-PERSON
Davidson I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Andover I-ORG
Shop I-ORG
, O
a O
traditional O
men O
's O
store O
in O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

By O
making O
a O
break O
from O
tradition O
, O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
is O
seeking O
a O
delicate O
balance O
. O

If O
it O
promotes O
fashion O
too O
much O
, O
the O
shop O
risks O
alienating O
its O
old O
- O
line O
customers O
; O
by O
emphasizing O
`` O
value O
, O
'' O
it O
risks O
watering O
down O
its O
high O
- O
minded O
mystique O
. O

Fashion O
industry O
consultants O
also O
question O
whether O
the O
company O
can O
make O
significant O
strides O
in O
its O
women O
's O
business O
, O
given O
that O
its O
customer O
base O
is O
less O
established O
and O
that O
conservative O
business O
dress O
for O
women O
is O
on O
the O
decline O
. O

Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
' O
aim O
is O
for O
20 O
% O
of O
total O
sales O
to O
come O
from O
the O
women O
's O
department O
, O
up O
from O
the O
current O
12 O
% O
. O

`` O
Everybody O
forgets O
that O
there O
are O
fashion O
cycles O
in O
classic O
merchandise O
, O
'' O
observes O
Carol B-PERSON
Farmer I-PERSON
, O
a O
retail O
consultant O
. O

`` O
For O
women O
, O
dressing O
for O
success O
in O
a O
real O
structured O
way O
is O
over O
. O
'' O

Despite O
these O
challenges O
, O
Marks B-ORG
& O
Spencer B-PERSON
sees O
big O
potential O
in O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
, O
noting O
the O
widely O
recognized O
name O
and O
global O
presence O
. O

Marks B-ORG
& O
Spencer B-PERSON
plans O
to O
open O
roughly O
18 O
more O
U.S. B-GPE
stores O
in O
the O
next O
five O
years O
. O

Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
says O
business O
is O
robust O
at O
its O
30 O
outlets O
in O
Japan B-GPE
and O
two O
shops O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

Marks B-ORG
& O
Spencer B-PERSON
is O
also O
considering O
opening O
stores O
across O
Europe B-GPE
sometime O
in O
the O
future O
. O

Alan B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Marks B-ORG
& O
Spencer O
North O
America O
and O
Far B-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
says O
that O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
' O
focus O
is O
to O
boost O
sales O
by O
broadening O
its O
merchandise O
assortment O
while O
keeping O
its O
`` O
traditional O
emphasis O
. O
'' O

The O
British B-NORP
parent O
is O
also O
streamlining O
: O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
, O
which O
continues O
to O
make O
almost O
all O
of O
its O
merchandise O
, O
recently O
shut O
one O
of O
its O
two O
shirt O
plants O
in O
Paterson B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
and O
has O
closed O
boys O
' O
departments O
in O
all O
but O
20 O
stores O
. O

Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
is O
also O
remodeling O
its O
stores O
. O

Wednesday O
, O
it O
will O
unveil O
a O
$ O
7 O
million O
refurbishing O
at O
its O
flagship O
store O
on O
Madison B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC
. O

With O
newly O
installed O
escalators O
, O
the O
store O
retains O
its O
signature O
wood O
- O
and O
- O
brass O
look O
but O
is O
less O
intimidating O
. O

More O
shirts O
and O
sweaters O
will O
be O
laid O
out O
on O
tables O
, O
instead O
of O
sitting O
behind O
glass O
cases O
, O
so O
that O
customers O
can O
`` O
walk O
up O
and O
touch O
them O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Roberti O
says O
. O

Because O
the O
biggest O
growth O
in O
menswear O
is O
in O
casual O
sportswear O
, O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
is O
chasing O
more O
of O
that O
business O
. O

The O
entire O
second O
floor O
of O
its O
Madison B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC
store O
is O
now O
casual O
sportswear O
featuring O
items O
such O
as O
ski O
sweaters O
, O
leather O
backpacks O
and O
a O
$ O
42 O
wool O
baseball O
hat O
with O
the O
store O
's O
crest O
. O

The O
centerpiece O
of O
the O
overhaul O
, O
according O
to O
Mr. O
Roberti O
, O
is O
the O
men O
's O
tailored O
clothing O
department O
, O
where O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
has O
added O
new O
suit O
styles O
and O
fabrics O
. O

`` O
The O
perception O
out O
there O
is O
that O
we O
are O
very O
conservative O
and O
we O
only O
sell O
one O
type O
of O
suit O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Roberti O
says O
, O
referring O
to O
Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
' O
signature O
three O
- O
button O
`` O
sack O
suit O
, O
'' O
with O
a O
center O
- O
vented O
jacket O
and O
boxy O
fit O
. O

But O
it O
now O
offers O
more O
two O
- O
button O
versions O
and O
suits O
with O
a O
tapered O
fit O
. O

It O
also O
plans O
to O
add O
suits O
cut O
for O
athletic O
men O
with O
broader O
upper O
bodies O
. O

Next O
spring O
, O
nearly O
30 O
% O
of O
its O
suits O
will O
have O
pleated O
pants O
, O
compared O
with O
virtually O
none O
a O
couple O
of O
years O
ago O
. O

Says O
Mr. O
Roberti O
: O
`` O
We O
want O
to O
turn O
the O
customer O
on O
. O

The B-ORG
American I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
said O
a O
seat O
was O
sold O
for O
$ O
165,000 O
, O
unchanged O
from O
the O
previous O
sale O
Oct. O
13 O
. O

Seats O
on O
the O
Amex O
currently O
are O
quoted O
at O
$ O
151,000 O
bid O
and O
$ O
200,000 O
asked O
. O

A O
state O
trial O
judge O
in O
Illinois B-GPE
gave O
preliminary O
approval O
to O
a O
proposed O
settlement O
of O
a O
suit O
against O
a O
Bank B-ORG
of O
New O
York O
Co. O
unit O
, O
Irving B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
over O
the O
interest O
rates O
on O
Irving B-GPE
's O
former O
One O
Wall O
Street O
Account O
money O
- O
market O
deposit O
accounts O
. O

Judge O
Albert O
Green O
, O
in O
Cook B-ORG
County I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
Court I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
also O
recognized O
the O
suit O
, O
filed O
last O
May O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
and O
Cynthia B-PERSON
Langendorf I-PERSON
, O
as O
a O
class O
action O
covering O
thousands O
of O
Irving B-GPE
customers O
. O

The O
plaintiffs O
accused O
Irving B-GPE
of O
paying O
less O
interest O
than O
promised O
in O
a O
marketing O
brochure O
. O

Irving B-GPE
maintained O
-- O
and O
still O
does O
-- O
that O
its O
actions O
were O
proper O
under O
its O
account O
agreements O
with O
customers O
. O

Under O
the O
proposed O
settlement O
, O
customers O
with O
valid O
claims O
-- O
to O
be O
submitted O
by O
Dec. O
15 O
-- O
will O
receive O
`` O
valuable O
bank O
services O
, O
'' O
such O
as O
credit O
cards O
with O
reduced O
finance O
charges O
, O
for O
two O
years O
. O

Larry B-PERSON
Drury I-PERSON
, O
attorney O
for O
the O
plaintiffs O
, O
valued O
the O
settlement O
at O
between O
$ O
6 O
million O
and O
$ O
8 O
million O
. O

A O
Bank B-ORG
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
spokesman O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
, O
Owen B-PERSON
Brady I-PERSON
, O
said O
, O
`` O
That O
's O
the O
maximum O
, O
outside O
figure O
. O

The O
Canadian B-NORP
pig O
herd O
totaled O
10,674,500 O
at O
Oct. O
1 O
, O
down O
3 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
said O
Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
a O
federal O
agency O
. O

Sows O
for O
breeding O
and O
bred O
gilts O
totaled O
1,070,000 O
, O
down O
2 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

-LRB- O
Jacksonville B-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O
Charles B-PERSON
Bates I-PERSON
, O
president O
, O
chief O
executive O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
will O
resign O
from O
these O
positions O
and O
the O
board O
effective O
Oct. O
31 O
. O

Norman B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Harrison I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
, O
will O
succeed O
him O
as O
chief O
executive O
. O

Roger B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Sutton I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
was O
appointed O
as O
the O
new O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
. O

Kerry B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Charlet I-PERSON
will O
become O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
and O
retain O
his O
positions O
as O
chief O
financial O
officer O
and O
treasurer O
. O

APARTHEID O
FOES O
STAGED O
a O
massive O
anti-government O
rally O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
. O

More O
than O
70,000 O
people O
filled O
a O
soccer O
stadium O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
the O
black O
township O
of O
Soweto B-GPE
and O
welcomed O
freed O
leaders O
of O
the O
outlawed O
African B-ORG
National I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
. O

It O
was O
considered O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
's O
largest O
opposition O
rally O
. O

Walter B-PERSON
Sisulu I-PERSON
, O
the O
ANC O
's O
former O
secretary O
general O
who O
served O
26 O
years O
in O
prison O
before O
being O
released O
two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
urged O
peace O
, O
negotiation O
and O
discipline O
. O

President O
de O
Klerk O
's O
government O
permitted O
the O
rally O
, O
and O
security O
forces O
did O
n't O
interfere O
. O

Pretoria B-GPE
's O
approval O
of O
the O
demonstration O
and O
the O
ANC O
's O
conciliatory O
tone O
appeared O
aimed O
at O
setting O
up O
negotiations O
to O
give O
blacks O
political O
rights O
. O

CONGRESSIONAL O
LEADERS O
BACKED O
Bush B-GPE
's O
criticism O
of O
Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
Ortega B-PERSON
. O

While O
lawmakers O
have O
n't O
raised O
the O
possibility O
of O
renewing O
military O
aid O
to O
the O
Contras B-NORP
following O
Ortega B-PERSON
's O
weekend O
threat O
to O
end O
a O
truce O
, O
Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
Mitchell O
said O
on O
NBC B-ORG
- I-ORG
TV I-ORG
that O
Ortega B-PERSON
had O
made O
`` O
a O
very O
unwise O
move O
. O

'' O
Minority O
Leader O
Dole O
plans O
to O
offer O
a O
resolution O
tomorrow O
denouncing O
the O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
president O
, O
whose O
remarks O
came O
during O
a O
celebration O
in O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
marking O
regional O
moves O
to O
democracy O
. O

Ortega B-PERSON
cited O
renewed O
attacks O
by O
the O
U.S.backed O
rebels O
. O

Lawmakers O
must O
decide O
next O
month O
whether O
the O
Contras B-NORP
will O
get O
so O
- O
called O
humanitarian O
aid O
under O
a O
bipartisan O
agreement O
reached O
in O
March O
. O

Spain B-GPE
's O
Socialist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
claimed O
victory O
in O
nationwide O
elections O
, O
saying O
it O
had O
retained O
its O
parliamentary O
majority O
by O
one O
seat O
. O

With O
all O
the O
votes O
counted O
, O
a O
government O
spokesman O
said O
Prime O
Minister O
Gonzalez O
's O
party O
won O
176 O
seats O
in O
the O
350 O
- O
seat O
Cortes B-ORG
, O
or O
lower O
house O
of O
parliament O
. O

The O
Socialists B-NORP
held O
184 O
seats O
going O
into O
the O
balloting O
. O

Thousands O
of O
East B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
attended O
public O
rallies O
organized O
by O
the O
Communist B-NORP
leadership O
and O
demanded O
free O
speech O
, O
controls O
on O
the O
security O
forces O
and O
an O
end O
to O
official O
privileges O
. O

The O
gatherings O
in O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
and O
elsewhere O
were O
viewed O
as O
part O
of O
a O
government O
effort O
to O
stop O
activists O
from O
staging O
protests O
to O
press O
their O
demands O
. O

Dissidents O
in O
Czechoslovakia B-GPE
said O
the O
nation O
's O
pro-democracy O
movement O
was O
growing O
despite O
the O
government O
's O
move O
to O
crush O
a O
protest O
Saturday O
in O
Prague B-GPE
's O
Wenceslas B-FAC
Square I-FAC
. O

More O
than O
10,000 O
demonstrators O
had O
called O
for O
free O
elections O
and O
the O
resignation O
of O
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
leader O
Milos B-PERSON
Jakes I-PERSON
. O

Police O
detained O
more O
than O
350 O
people O
. O

Federal O
investigators O
have O
determined O
a O
metallurgical O
flaw O
that O
developed O
during O
the O
making O
of O
an O
engine O
disk O
led O
to O
the O
July O
crash O
of O
a O
United B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
jetliner O
in O
Sioux B-NORP
City O
, O
Iowa B-GPE
, O
killing O
112 O
people O
. O

Congress B-ORG
sent O
to O
Bush B-GPE
an O
$ O
8.5 O
billion O
military O
construction O
bill O
that O
cuts O
spending O
for O
new O
installations O
by O
16 O
% O
. O

The O
measure O
also O
moves O
more O
than O
$ O
450 O
million O
in O
the O
Pentagon O
budget O
to O
home O
- O
state O
projects O
from O
foreign O
bases O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
and O
Soviet B-NORP
officials O
are O
to O
open O
a O
new O
round O
of O
talks O
today O
aimed O
at O
reducing O
chemical O
- O
weapons O
arsenals O
amid O
superpower O
differences O
over O
whether O
to O
stop O
making O
the O
gases O
. O

The O
talks O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
are O
the O
first O
since O
Bush B-GPE
and O
Soviet O
Foreign O
Minister O
Shevardnadze O
unveiled O
proposals O
in O
September O
to O
scrap O
existing O
weapons O
. O

Afghan B-NORP
guerrillas O
bombarded O
Kabul B-GPE
in O
a O
weekend O
assault O
that O
Western B-NORP
diplomats O
called O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
offensives O
since O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
completed O
a O
troop O
withdrawal O
in O
February O
. O

The O
rebels O
also O
reportedly O
tightened O
a O
blockade O
on O
roads O
leading O
to O
the O
capital O
, O
and O
government O
forces O
shelled O
a O
guerrilla O
- O
held O
area O
in O
western O
Afghanistan B-GPE
. O

Lebanon B-GPE
's O
Christian B-NORP
leader O
convened O
an O
emergency O
meeting O
of O
his O
cabinet O
after O
indications O
that O
he O
might O
dissolve O
Parliament B-ORG
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
scuttle O
an O
Arab B-LOC
- O
sponsored O
peace O
plan O
. O

Gen. O
Michel O
Aoun O
rejected O
the O
pact O
because O
it O
fails O
to O
provide O
a O
timetable O
for O
a O
Syrian B-NORP
troop O
pullout O
from O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

Authorities O
in O
Hawaii B-GPE
said O
the O
wreckage O
of O
a O
missing O
commuter O
plane O
with O
20 O
people O
aboard O
was O
spotted O
in O
a O
remote O
valley O
on O
the O
island O
of O
Molokai B-LOC
. O

There O
was O
n't O
any O
evidence O
of O
survivors O
. O

The O
plane O
failed O
to O
reach O
Molokai B-LOC
's O
airport O
Saturday O
while O
on O
a O
flight O
from O
the O
neighboring O
island O
of O
Maui B-LOC
. O

The B-ORG
Oakland I-ORG
Athletics I-ORG
won O
baseball O
's O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
, O
defeating O
the B-ORG
San I-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
Giants I-ORG
in O
a O
four O
- O
game O
sweep O
. O

An O
earthquake O
Oct. O
17 O
in O
Northern B-LOC
California I-LOC
had O
caused O
a O
10 O
- O
day O
delay O
midway O
through O
the O
championship O
contest O
, O
which O
ended O
Saturday O
at O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
Candlestick B-FAC
Park I-FAC
. O

Died O
: O
Rudolf B-PERSON
von I-PERSON
Bennigsen I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Foerder I-PERSON
, O
63 O
, O
chairman O
of O
Veba B-ORG
AG I-ORG
of O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
in O
Duesseldorf B-GPE
, O
of O
pneumonia O
. O

Ferro B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
buy O
back O
as O
many O
as O
one O
million O
common O
shares O
. O

The O
maker O
of O
chemical O
and O
industrial O
materials O
did O
n't O
say O
how O
much O
it O
would O
pay O
or O
when O
it O
would O
make O
the O
transactions O
. O

Ferro B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
would O
cancel O
the O
unused O
portion O
of O
a O
1987 O
buy O
- O
back O
plan O
for O
administrative O
reasons O
. O

The O
plan O
calls O
for O
the O
company O
to O
buy O
back O
2,250,000 O
shares O
, O
which O
reflects O
a O
3 O
- O
for O
- O
2 O
stock O
split O
this O
year O
. O

So O
far O
the O
company O
had O
bought O
back O
1.6 O
million O
shares O
. O

In O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
composite O
trading O
Friday O
, O
Ferro B-ORG
closed O
at O
$ O
25.25 O
, O
down O
50 O
cents O
. O

Last O
week O
the O
British B-NORP
displayed O
unusual O
political O
immaturity O
. O

The O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
, O
Nigel B-PERSON
Lawson I-PERSON
, O
resigned O
because O
Prime O
Minister O
Thatcher O
would O
not O
fire O
her O
trusted O
adviser O
Sir O
Alan O
Walters O
. O

The O
opposition O
Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
leader O
, O
Neil B-PERSON
Kinnock I-PERSON
, O
in O
a O
display O
of O
the O
male O
chauvinism O
typical O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
lower O
class O
, O
denounced O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
for O
having O
an O
independent O
mind O
and O
refusing O
to O
heed O
the O
men O
in O
her O
Cabinet B-ORG
. O

The O
British B-NORP
press O
, O
making O
a O
mountain O
out O
of O
a O
molehill O
, O
precipitated O
an O
unnecessary O
economic O
crisis O
by O
portraying O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
as O
an O
autocrat O
who O
had O
thrown O
economic O
policy O
into O
confusion O
by O
driving O
a O
respected O
figure O
from O
her O
government O
. O

Behind O
the O
silly O
posturing O
lies O
a O
real O
dispute O
. O

Mr. O
Lawson O
and O
his O
European B-NORP
- O
minded O
colleagues O
want O
the O
British B-NORP
pound O
formally O
tied O
to O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
mark O
. O

Sir O
Alan O
considers O
this O
an O
ill O
- O
advised O
and O
costly O
policy O
. O

As O
there O
is O
an O
effort O
to O
`` O
anchor O
the O
dollar O
'' O
either O
to O
gold O
or O
other O
currencies O
, O
the O
dispute O
is O
worth O
examining O
. O

Until O
his O
resignation O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
had O
been O
conducting O
British B-NORP
monetary O
policy O
as O
if O
the O
pound O
were O
tied O
to O
the O
mark O
. O

When O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
cut O
the O
top O
tax O
rate O
to O
40 O
% O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
flooded O
the O
country O
with O
money O
to O
prevent O
the O
pound O
from O
rising O
against O
the O
mark O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
he O
reignited O
the O
inflation O
that O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
, O
through O
a O
long O
and O
costly O
effort O
, O
had O
subdued O
. O

With O
inflation O
surging O
, O
the O
pound O
began O
falling O
against O
the O
mark O
. O

To O
keep O
the O
exchange O
rate O
pegged O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
tightened O
monetary O
policy O
and O
pushed O
interest O
rates O
up O
to O
15 O
% O
. O

This O
doubled O
the O
mortgage O
interest O
rates O
of O
the O
many O
new O
homeowners O
that O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
policies O
had O
created O
, O
producing O
widespread O
disaffection O
and O
pushing O
Labor O
ahead O
in O
the O
polls O
. O

Instead O
of O
realizing O
his O
mistake O
in O
letting O
the O
exchange O
rate O
dominate O
both O
British B-NORP
economic O
policy O
and O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
political O
fortune O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
pushed O
for O
tying O
the O
pound O
formally O
to O
the O
mark O
by O
entering O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
System I-ORG
, O
which O
subordinates O
all O
member O
currencies O
to O
German B-NORP
monetary O
policy O
. O

This O
put O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
in O
a O
bind O
. O

The O
concept O
of O
European B-NORP
integration O
is O
one O
of O
those O
grand O
schemes O
that O
appeal O
to O
intellectuals O
, O
the O
media O
and O
the O
imagination O
, O
but O
are O
full O
of O
practical O
pitfalls O
. O

If O
the O
pound O
had O
been O
tied O
to O
the O
mark O
, O
the O
British B-NORP
would O
have O
been O
unable O
to O
cut O
their O
exorbitant O
tax O
rates O
. O

The O
reason O
is O
simple O
. O

When O
a O
country O
cuts O
tax O
rates O
, O
it O
makes O
itself O
more O
attractive O
to O
investors O
and O
drives O
up O
the O
value O
of O
its O
currency O
. O

It O
was O
fear O
of O
disturbing O
EMS B-ORG
exchange O
- O
rate O
relationships O
that O
caused O
the O
Chirac B-PERSON
government O
in O
France B-GPE
to O
be O
timid O
about O
cutting O
tax O
rates O
. O

Edouard B-PERSON
Balladur I-PERSON
, O
the O
finance O
minister O
at O
the O
time O
, O
was O
sold O
on O
the O
tax O
- O
cut O
policy O
but O
was O
concerned O
that O
his O
government O
would O
be O
criticized O
as O
anti-European O
for O
disturbing O
the O
linked O
European B-NORP
currency O
relationship O
. O

The O
price O
of O
attracting O
capital O
-- O
whether O
one O
's O
own O
or O
that O
of O
foreigners O
-- O
is O
a O
trade O
deficit O
. O

To O
avoid O
this O
deficit O
Mr. O
Lawson O
inflated O
the O
pound O
in O
order O
to O
prevent O
its O
rise O
. O

This O
misguided O
policy O
could O
not O
prevent O
a O
British B-NORP
trade O
deficit O
. O

Consequently O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
saddled O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
with O
a O
record O
trade O
deficit O
, O
renewed O
inflation O
and O
high O
interest O
rates O
-- O
three O
political O
failures O
in O
a O
row O
. O

Little O
wonder O
that O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
opponents O
were O
so O
anxious O
to O
keep O
Mr. O
Lawson O
in O
office O
. O

It O
is O
extraordinary O
that O
the B-ORG
British I-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
thought O
it O
could O
prevent O
a O
trade O
deficit O
by O
inflating O
the O
pound O
. O

The O
British B-NORP
balance O
- O
of O
- O
payments O
statistics O
show O
that O
after O
the O
top O
tax O
rate O
was O
cut O
to O
40 O
% O
, O
the O
flow O
abroad O
of O
British B-NORP
capital O
slowed O
, O
to O
50 O
billion O
pounds O
-LRB- O
$ O
79 O
billion O
at O
the O
current O
rate O
-RRB- O
in O
1988 O
from O
93 O
billion O
pounds O
in O
1986 O
. O

This O
change O
in O
the O
British B-NORP
capital O
account O
required O
an O
offsetting O
change O
in O
the O
trade O
account O
, O
a O
change O
that O
could O
not O
be O
prevented O
by O
pegging O
the O
currency O
. O

Nigel B-PERSON
Lawson I-PERSON
was O
a O
victim O
of O
the O
immense O
confusion O
in O
thought O
that O
has O
been O
characteristic O
of O
Western B-NORP
financial O
circles O
during O
the O
1980s O
. O

The O
most O
important O
governments O
have O
ignored O
the O
role O
of O
low O
tax O
rates O
in O
attracting O
real O
capital O
investment O
, O
instead O
emphasizing O
financial O
flows O
in O
response O
to O
high O
interest O
rates O
. O

This O
has O
led O
them O
in O
a O
fruitless O
and O
destructive O
policy O
circle O
. O

First O
comes O
monetary O
expansion O
to O
drive O
down O
the O
currency O
's O
value O
that O
was O
pushed O
up O
by O
tax O
- O
rate O
reduction O
. O

Then O
, O
when O
the O
currency O
falls O
, O
interest O
rates O
are O
raised O
to O
attract O
financial O
flows O
in O
order O
to O
stabilize O
the O
exchange O
rate O
. O

This O
policy O
is O
totally O
mindless O
, O
and O
Sir O
Alan O
is O
correct O
to O
point O
out O
its O
deficiencies O
. O

Britain B-GPE
and O
all O
of O
Europe B-GPE
need O
to O
reconsider O
the O
prospects O
for O
European B-NORP
integration O
in O
light O
of O
the O
possible O
reunification O
and O
neutralization O
of O
Germany B-GPE
. O

A O
unified O
Germany B-GPE
that O
remained O
within O
the O
Western B-NORP
alliance O
would O
give O
Germany B-GPE
such O
an O
overshadowing O
position O
that O
all O
other O
members O
of O
a O
unified O
Europe B-GPE
would O
become O
vassals O
of O
the O
German B-NORP
state O
. O

Unless O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
collapses O
, O
German B-NORP
reunification O
is O
likely O
to O
require O
Germany B-GPE
's O
neutralization O
. O

The O
implications O
for O
Britain B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
and O
the O
rest O
of O
Europe B-GPE
of O
having O
their O
currencies O
tied O
to O
the O
economic O
policy O
of O
a O
neutral O
country O
need O
considering O
before O
we O
judge O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
resignation O
to O
be O
unfortunate O
. O

In O
the O
least O
, O
we O
must O
recognize O
the O
futility O
of O
trying O
to O
use O
exchange O
- O
rate O
intervention O
to O
offset O
the O
effects O
of O
tax O
- O
rate O
reduction O
on O
capital O
flows O
. O

Mr. O
Roberts O
was O
assistant O
Treasury B-ORG
secretary O
under O
President O
Reagan O
. O

Broad B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
doubled O
its O
regular O
quarterly O
dividend O
to O
five O
cents O
a O
share O
from O
2.5 O
cents O
on O
common O
, O
and O
to O
4.5 O
cents O
a O
share O
2.25 O
cents O
on O
Class O
B O
stock O
, O
payable O
Nov. O
10 O
to O
holders O
of O
record O
Nov. O
6 O
. O

The O
financial O
services O
company O
emerged O
from O
the O
restructuring O
of O
Kaufman O
& O
Broad O
, O
Inc. O
, O
which O
spun O
off O
its O
home O
- O
building O
subsidiary O
into O
Kaufman O
& O
Broad O
Home O
Corp. O
earlier O
this O
year O
and O
changed O
its O
name O
to O
Broad B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

For O
the O
10 O
- O
month O
fiscal O
year O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
Chairman O
Eli O
Broad O
said O
he O
expected O
earnings O
results O
to O
approximate O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
, O
which O
the O
company O
said O
have O
been O
revised O
upward O
to O
80 O
cents O
a O
share O
. O

This O
would O
compare O
with O
an O
estimated O
loss O
of O
3 O
cents O
a O
share O
for O
the O
comparable O
10 O
months O
last O
year O
, O
which O
included O
restructuring O
costs O
. O

Among O
the O
things O
I O
learned O
covering O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
these O
past O
few O
weeks O
is O
that O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
, O
which O
measures O
earthquakes O
, O
is O
n't O
like O
the O
one O
in O
your O
bathroom O
. O

A O
quake O
that O
measures O
two O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
is O
n't O
twice O
as O
severe O
as O
a O
`` O
one O
'' O
-- O
it O
's O
10 O
times O
worse O
. O

A O
`` O
three O
'' O
is O
10 O
times O
10 O
again O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

That O
put O
the O
`` O
seven O
'' O
of O
Oct. O
17 O
in O
perspective O
for O
me O
. O

Think O
I O
'll O
buy O
one O
of O
those O
`` O
I O
Survived O
'' O
T O
- O
shirts O
after O
all O
. O

By O
Richterian O
standards O
, O
the O
show O
that O
the B-ORG
Oakland I-ORG
Athletics I-ORG
put O
on O
Friday O
and O
Saturday O
nights O
, O
in O
putting O
a O
mercifully O
swift O
end O
to O
the O
game O
's O
Longest B-EVENT
Short I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
, O
rated O
somewhere O
between O
a O
10 O
and O
an O
11 O
. O

The O
boys O
with O
the O
white O
elephants O
on O
their O
sleeves O
might O
not O
have O
made O
the O
earth O
move O
much O
, O
but O
they O
certainly O
did O
some O
impressive O
things O
with O
baseballs O
. O

The B-ORG
Pale I-ORG
Pachyderms I-ORG
propelled O
six O
of O
'em O
out O
of O
the O
unfriendly O
confines O
of O
Candlestick B-FAC
Park I-FAC
during O
the O
two O
games O
en O
route O
to O
13 O
- O
7 O
and O
9 O
- O
6 O
wins O
over O
the B-ORG
San I-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
Giants I-ORG
. O

Combined O
with O
their O
two O
pre-quake O
victories O
, O
way O
back O
on O
Oct. O
14 O
and O
15 O
-LRB- O
the O
scores O
were O
5 O
- O
0 O
and O
5 O
- O
1 O
, O
remember O
? O
-RRB- O
, O
that O
gave O
them O
a O
sweep O
of O
the O
best O
- O
of O
- O
seven O
series O
. O

The O
joke O
here O
is O
that O
the O
Giants O
lost O
by O
de O
fault O
. O

That O
's O
geologically O
correct O
, O
but O
a O
trifle O
unfair O
otherwise O
. O

They O
showed O
up O
, O
but O
did O
n't O
-- O
or O
could O
n't O
-- O
challenge O
. O

They O
led O
for O
nary O
an O
inning O
in O
the O
four O
games O
, O
and O
managed O
to O
stir O
their O
fans O
only O
once O
. O

That O
came O
in O
the O
seventh O
inning O
of O
Game B-EVENT
Four I-EVENT
when O
, O
trailing O
8 O
- O
2 O
, O
they O
scored O
four O
times O
and O
brought O
their O
big O
heat O
-- O
Will B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
and O
Kevin B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
-- O
to O
the O
plate O
with O
one O
out O
and O
a O
runner O
on O
. O

But O
Clark B-PERSON
flied O
out O
to O
short O
right O
field O
and O
Mitchell B-ORG
's O
drive O
to O
left O
was O
caught O
on O
the O
warning O
track O
by O
Rickey B-PERSON
Henderson I-PERSON
as O
62,000 O
sets O
of O
lungs O
exhaled O
as O
one O
. O

`` O
I O
went O
out O
to O
Todd O
-LCB- O
Burns B-PERSON
, O
the O
A O
's O
reliever O
-RCB- O
and O
told O
him O
that O
we O
were O
n't O
gon O
na O
let O
this O
guy O
beat O
us O
, O
'' O
said O
Oakland B-GPE
catcher O
Terry B-PERSON
Steinbach I-PERSON
of O
the O
decisive O
confrontation O
with O
Mitchell B-ORG
, O
the O
National O
League O
's O
reigning O
home O
- O
run O
king O
. O

`` O
I O
told O
him O
to O
make O
Mitchell B-ORG
reach O
for O
everything O
, O
and O
that O
's O
what O
we O
did O
. O

The O
ball O
he O
hit O
was O
n't O
a O
strike O
. O

If O
it O
had O
been O
, O
he O
mighta O
hit O
it O
out O
. O
'' O

But O
if O
the O
A O
's O
had O
n't O
won O
in O
four O
, O
they O
would O
have O
prevailed O
in O
five O
, O
or O
six O
, O
or O
seven O
. O

The O
best O
team O
won O
this O
Series O
, O
which O
is O
more O
unusual O
than O
it O
may O
sound O
. O

Baseball O
ai O
n't O
football O
, O
where O
the O
good O
teams O
beat O
up O
on O
the O
bad O
ones O
. O

The O
best O
baseball O
teams O
win O
six O
of O
10 O
games O
and O
the O
worst O
win O
four O
of O
10 O
. O

Without O
becoming O
overly O
contentious O
, O
allow O
me O
to O
suggest O
that O
several O
recent O
champions O
of O
the O
world O
according O
to O
us O
-LRB- O
as O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
-RRB- O
might O
not O
have O
ranked O
No. O
1 O
in O
many O
polls O
. O

That O
list O
includes O
last O
season O
's O
champs O
, O
the B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Dodgers I-ORG
, O
who O
rode O
a O
miracle O
home O
run O
by O
Kirk B-PERSON
Gibson I-PERSON
and O
two O
faultless O
pitching O
performances O
by O
Orel B-PERSON
Hershiser I-PERSON
to O
a O
five O
- O
game O
triumph O
over O
a O
bewitched O
, O
bothered O
Oakland B-GPE
crew O
. O

These O
A B-ORG
's O
, O
however O
, O
got O
few O
grades O
as O
low O
as O
B O
on O
their O
1989 O
report O
card O
. O

They O
led O
the B-ORG
Major I-ORG
Leagues I-ORG
in O
regular O
- O
season O
wins O
with O
99 O
and O
flattened O
the B-ORG
Toronto I-ORG
Blue I-ORG
Jays I-ORG
four O
games O
to O
one O
for O
the O
American O
League O
pennant O
before O
stomping O
their O
cross-bay O
rivals O
. O

The O
pithiest O
testimony O
to O
their O
domination O
of O
the O
just O
- O
concluded O
tournament O
came O
from O
Giants B-ORG
' O
manager O
Roger B-PERSON
Craig I-PERSON
after O
his O
team O
had O
fallen O
in O
Game B-EVENT
Three I-EVENT
to O
a O
five O
- O
home O
- O
run O
barrage O
that O
tied O
a O
61 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Series O
record O
. O

Asked O
what O
he O
would O
do O
differently O
on O
the O
morrow O
, O
Craig B-PERSON
allowed O
that O
he O
might O
play O
his O
outfielders O
deeper O
, O
`` O
maybe O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
fence O
. O
'' O

The O
A O
's O
offensive O
showing O
in O
the O
Series O
got O
an O
A O
, O
as O
in O
awesome O
. O

Their O
85 O
total O
bases O
broke O
a O
record O
for O
a O
four O
- O
game O
set O
, O
and O
their O
nine O
home O
runs O
tied O
one O
. O

Eight O
Oakland B-GPE
players O
hit O
homers O
, O
with O
centerfielder O
Dave B-PERSON
Henderson I-PERSON
getting O
two O
, O
both O
on O
Friday O
. O

Rickey B-PERSON
Henderson I-PERSON
, O
the O
do O
- O
everything O
leadoff O
man O
, O
had O
nine O
hits O
and O
set O
or O
tied O
four O
- O
game O
Series O
marks O
for O
triples O
-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
and O
stolen O
bases O
-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
sole O
A B-ORG
not O
to O
homer O
was O
cleanup O
hitter O
Mark B-PERSON
McGwire I-PERSON
, O
their O
regular O
- O
season O
leader O
with O
33 O
, O
and O
he O
contributed O
five O
hits O
plus O
a O
diving O
fielding O
play O
on O
a O
ground O
ball O
in O
Game B-EVENT
Three I-EVENT
that O
stopped O
a O
Giant B-ORG
rally O
while O
the O
issue O
still O
was O
in O
doubt O
. O

`` O
Think O
I O
'll O
redo O
my O
image O
-- O
get O
this O
changed O
to O
a O
glove O
, O
'' O
quipped O
the O
big O
first O
baseman O
Saturday O
night O
, O
fingering O
the O
gold O
bat O
he O
wears O
on O
a O
neck O
chain O
. O

Even O
with O
that O
power O
show O
, O
though O
, O
the O
Oakland O
Series O
' O
star O
, O
certified O
by O
the O
Most B-WORK_OF_ART
Valuable I-WORK_OF_ART
Player I-WORK_OF_ART
award O
, O
was O
a O
pitcher O
, O
Dave B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
. O

He O
shut O
out O
the O
Giants O
on O
five O
hits O
in O
Game B-EVENT
One I-EVENT
, O
and O
allowed O
three O
runs O
on O
five O
hits O
in O
seven O
innings O
Friday O
after O
the O
12 O
- O
day O
break O
caused O
by O
the O
earthquake O
. O

Stewart B-PERSON
's O
honor O
was O
a O
nice O
note O
on O
a O
couple O
of O
grounds O
. O

One O
was O
that O
, O
despite O
his O
62 O
regular O
- O
season O
wins O
over O
the O
past O
three O
seasons O
in O
the O
Land O
Beyond O
the O
Late O
News O
, O
he O
has O
been O
overshadowed O
by O
his O
more O
- O
muscular O
mates O
and O
missed O
out O
on O
prizes O
that O
might O
have O
been O
his O
due O
. O

The O
other O
is O
that O
he O
's O
an O
Oakland B-GPE
native O
, O
and O
lifted O
residents O
' O
spirits O
by O
his O
visits O
to O
quake O
- O
hit O
areas O
last O
week O
. O

Afterward O
, O
as O
the O
A O
's O
toasted O
their O
victory O
with O
beer O
-LRB- O
they O
dispensed O
with O
traditional O
champagne O
showers O
in O
deference O
to O
the O
quake O
victims O
-RRB- O
, O
Stewart B-PERSON
said O
he O
thought O
his O
championship O
- O
team O
ring O
would O
outshine O
his O
individual O
trophy O
. O

`` O
Give O
me O
four O
or O
five O
more O
Series O
with O
these O
guys O
, O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
care O
if O
I O
ever O
win O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
Cy I-WORK_OF_ART
Young I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
in O
reference O
to O
baseball O
's O
best O
- O
pitcher O
award O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
possibility O
of O
an O
A B-ORG
's O
ring O
cycle O
, O
a O
/ O
k O
/ O
a O
a O
dynasty O
, O
was O
a O
major O
topic O
of O
post-game O
discussion O
Saturday O
, O
so O
much O
so O
that O
Sandy B-PERSON
Alderson I-PERSON
, O
the O
team O
's O
general O
manager O
, O
felt O
obliged O
to O
dampen O
it O
. O

`` O
People O
change O
, O
teams O
change O
, O
'' O
he O
cautioned O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
easier O
to O
get O
worse O
than O
better O
in O
this O
game O
. O
'' O

He O
might O
have O
added O
an O
interesting O
historical O
fact O
: O
The O
last O
Series O
sweep O
, O
by O
the B-ORG
Cincinnati I-ORG
Reds I-ORG
, O
came O
in O
1976 O
, O
which O
also O
was O
the O
first O
year O
of O
baseball O
player O
free O
agency O
. O

It O
was O
widely O
predicted O
that O
free O
agency O
would O
allow O
the O
glamorous O
, O
`` O
big O
market O
'' O
teams O
to O
monopolize O
the O
best O
talent O
, O
but O
quite O
the O
opposite O
has O
occurred O
: O
Twelve O
different O
clubs O
have O
won O
titles O
in O
the O
14 O
seasons O
since O
its O
advent O
. O

The O
number O
includes O
such O
unstylish O
burgs O
as O
, O
well O
, O
Oakland B-GPE
. O

Upset O
over O
the O
use O
of O
what O
it O
says O
are O
its O
exclusive O
trademarks O
, O
Hells B-ORG
Angels I-ORG
Motorcycle I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
fighting O
back O
-- O
in O
court O
. O

Concord B-ORG
New I-ORG
Horizons I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
creators O
of O
a O
1988 O
movie O
called O
Nam B-WORK_OF_ART
Angels I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
used O
the O
gang O
's O
name O
and O
trademarks O
without O
authorization O
, O
the O
not O
- O
for O
- O
profit O
corporation O
says O
in O
a O
complaint O
filed O
in O
federal O
court O
. O

Nam B-WORK_OF_ART
Angels I-WORK_OF_ART
depicts O
a O
group O
of O
the O
cycle O
gang O
's O
members O
on O
a O
mercenary O
mission O
to O
Viet B-GPE
Nam I-GPE
during O
the O
war O
years O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
being O
broadcast O
on O
cable O
television O
, O
the O
movie O
also O
is O
being O
distributed O
on O
videocassettes O
, O
the O
suit O
alleges O
in O
seeking O
unspecified O
damages O
. O

Also O
named O
in O
the O
suit O
is O
Media B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Culver B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
its O
parent O
, O
Heron B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
and O
Broadstar B-ORG
Television I-ORG
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
holders O
of O
the O
copyright O
on O
the O
movie O
. O

A O
Concord B-GPE
spokeswoman O
called O
the O
suit O
`` O
unfounded O
'' O
but O
declined O
to O
comment O
further O
. O

Besides O
being O
upset O
with O
the O
film O
's O
use O
of O
the B-ORG
Hells I-ORG
Angels I-ORG
name O
and O
logos O
, O
the O
Angels O
are O
angry O
with O
their O
depiction O
in O
the O
movie O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
absolutely O
no O
way O
our O
board O
or O
membership O
would O
have O
approved O
the O
portrayal O
of O
the B-ORG
Hells I-ORG
Angels I-ORG
in O
this O
movie O
, O
'' O
said O
George B-PERSON
Christie I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
club O
's O
Ventura B-GPE
chapter O
. O

`` O
Portrayal O
of O
our O
members O
as O
disloyal O
to O
each O
other O
is O
totally O
contrary O
to O
the O
most O
important O
values O
of O
our O
organization O
-- O
loyalty O
and O
trust O
. O
'' O

Nam B-WORK_OF_ART
Angels I-WORK_OF_ART
shows O
Angels O
fighting O
with O
each O
other O
and O
also O
depicts O
them O
as O
showing O
no O
remorse O
when O
a O
member O
is O
killed O
. O

Both O
of O
these O
actions O
are O
n't O
characteristic O
of O
real O
Hells B-ORG
Angels I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Christie O
said O
. O

Hells B-ORG
Angels I-ORG
was O
formed O
in O
1948 O
and O
incorporated O
in O
1966 O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
26 O
chapters O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
there O
are O
40 O
chapters O
in O
foreign O
countries O
. O

General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
rail O
- O
car O
leasing O
unit O
completed O
the O
$ O
178.5 O
million O
purchase O
of O
similar O
businesses O
from O
Leucadia B-ORG
National I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Brae B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
74 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
Leucadia B-ORG
, O
the O
sellers O
said O
. O

The O
buyer O
was O
GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Railcar I-ORG
Services I-ORG
, O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
a O
major O
owner O
of O
railway O
equipment O
and O
part O
of O
the O
GE O
Capital O
operations O
. O

Leucadia B-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
estimated O
it O
had O
a O
pre-tax O
gain O
on O
the O
transaction O
of O
$ O
57 O
million O
, O
including O
its O
part O
of O
Brae B-ORG
's O
gain O
. O

Because O
of O
tax O
- O
loss O
carry O
- O
forward O
, O
Leucadia B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
to O
escape O
taxes O
on O
`` O
a O
substantial O
portion O
of O
the O
gain O
. O
'' O

The O
estimated O
gain O
for O
Brae B-ORG
is O
$ O
15 O
million O
, O
including O
a O
tax O
credit O
of O
$ O
7 O
million O
, O
the O
sellers O
said O
. O

`` O
The O
credit O
for O
income O
taxes O
is O
a O
result O
of O
having O
provided O
deferred O
income O
taxes O
applicable O
to O
the O
sold O
assets O
at O
the O
higher O
income O
tax O
rates O
in O
effect O
in O
prior O
years O
, O
'' O
the O
sellers O
said O
. O

TransCanada B-ORG
PipeLines I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
shift O
its O
headquarters O
to O
Calgary B-GPE
, O
Alberta B-GPE
, O
from O
Toronto B-GPE
next O
year O
to O
cut O
costs O
and O
be O
closer O
to O
the O
upstream O
natural O
- O
gas O
industry O
. O

Gerald B-PERSON
Maier I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
the O
natural O
- O
gas O
pipeline O
and O
marketing O
concern O
, O
said O
the O
company O
's O
future O
growth O
is O
`` O
increasingly O
linked O
'' O
to O
decisions O
made O
by O
Calgary B-GPE
- O
based O
gas O
producers O
. O

`` O
Since O
deregulation O
of O
the O
market O
in O
1985 O
, O
producers O
have O
become O
much O
more O
intensely O
involved O
in O
both O
transportation O
and O
marketing O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Maier O
said O
. O
`` O

It O
's O
a O
matter O
of O
being O
close O
to O
those O
suppliers O
; O
many O
of O
those O
companies O
do O
n't O
know O
us O
as O
well O
as O
they O
should O
. O
'' O

TransCanada B-ORG
transports O
all O
gas O
that O
moves O
eastward O
from O
Alberta B-GPE
. O

That O
includes O
all O
the O
gas O
consumed O
in O
Ontario B-GPE
and O
Quebec B-GPE
, O
along O
with O
the O
bulk O
of O
Canadian B-NORP
gas O
exports O
to O
the O

Walter B-PERSON
Litvinchuk I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
Pan-Alberta B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
Calgary B-GPE
- O
based O
gas O
marketing O
concern O
, O
said O
the O
industry O
will O
welcome O
the O
move O
. O

`` O
Having O
more O
than O
a O
token O
presence O
here O
should O
enhance O
communications O
and O
business O
relationships O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Litvinchuk O
said O
. O
`` O

Since O
the O
cost O
of O
transporting O
gas O
is O
so O
important O
to O
producers O
' O
ability O
to O
sell O
it O
, O
it O
helps O
to O
have O
input O
and O
access O
to O
transportation O
companies O
. O
'' O

The O
move O
, O
which O
could O
cost O
TransCanada B-ORG
as O
much O
as O
50 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
42.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
relocation O
and O
severance O
payments O
, O
should O
be O
complete O
by O
next O
summer O
, O
Mr. O
Maier O
said O
. O

All O
700 O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
employees O
will O
be O
offered O
positions O
in O
Calgary B-GPE
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

The O
company O
will O
save O
between O
C$ O
4 O
million O
and O
C$ O
6 O
million O
annually O
in O
office O
expenses O
and O
other O
administrative O
costs O
by O
moving O
to O
Calgary B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Maier O
added O
. O

Part O
of O
both O
the O
costs O
and O
the O
savings O
could O
be O
passed O
on O
to O
shippers O
on O
the O
TransCanada O
pipeline O
through O
tolls O
, O
which O
are O
based O
on O
the O
value O
of O
the O
pipeline O
system O
and O
the O
cost O
of O
operating O
it O
. O

TransCanada B-ORG
is O
49.1 O
% O
owned O
by O
Montreal B-GPE
- O
based O
holding O
company O
BCE B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Switzerland B-GPE
's O
most O
famous O
raider O
says O
he O
is O
n't O
one O
. O

Werner B-PERSON
K. I-PERSON
Rey I-PERSON
believes O
fortunes O
are O
made O
by O
being O
friendly O
. O

And O
in O
little O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
of O
being O
friendly O
-- O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
rocking O
the O
staid O
Swiss B-NORP
business O
community O
with O
some O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
style O
wheeling O
and O
dealing O
-- O
the O
46 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Rey O
has O
grown O
from O
a O
modest O
banker O
to O
a O
billionaire O
. O

He O
achieved O
this O
in O
part O
with O
an O
uncanny O
talent O
for O
getting O
his O
foot O
peacefully O
in O
the O
door O
of O
established O
European B-NORP
companies O
. O

His O
latest O
coup O
: O
September O
's O
masterminding O
of O
the O
five O
billion O
Swiss B-NORP
- O
franc O
-LRB- O
$ O
3.07 O
billion O
-RRB- O
merger O
between O
Adia B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
the O
world O
's O
second O
- O
largest O
temporary O
employment O
agency O
, O
and O
Inspectorate B-ORG
International I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
a O
Rey B-PERSON
- O
controlled O
product O
- O
inspection O
company O
. O

Shareholders O
must O
approve O
the O
merger O
at O
general O
meetings O
of O
the O
two O
companies O
in O
late O
November O
. O

But O
approval O
is O
almost O
certain O
since O
Mr. O
Rey O
and O
a O
friendly O
Adia B-ORG
management O
are O
in O
control O
. O

After O
the O
transaction O
, O
Mr. O
Rey O
estimates O
the O
value O
of O
his O
20 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
new O
company O
, O
to O
be O
held O
by O
his O
Omni B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
will O
be O
about O
1 O
billion O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
. O

This O
will O
be O
his O
return O
on O
an O
original O
investment O
of O
between O
50 O
million O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
and O
80 O
million O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
. O

Mr. O
Rey O
bought O
a O
controlling O
stake O
in O
Inspectorate B-ORG
for O
18 O
million O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
in O
1982 O
, O
building O
up O
the O
little O
- O
known O
engineering O
company O
with O
European B-NORP
and O
U.S. B-GPE
acquisitions O
. O

`` O
I O
like O
to O
succeed O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Rey O
during O
a O
recent O
morning O
of O
working O
at O
home O
, O
which O
he O
also O
likes O
. O

Home O
is O
an O
estate O
with O
green O
meadows O
opening O
onto O
Lake B-LOC
Geneva I-LOC
and O
a O
low O
- O
slung O
house O
whose O
rooms O
overlook O
the O
water O
and O
offer O
a O
view O
of O
the O
French O
Alps O
. O

In O
the O
corner O
of O
his O
reception O
room O
is O
a O
delicate O
antique O
desk O
piled O
high O
with O
dossiers O
. O

There O
is O
a O
small O
Renoir B-WORK_OF_ART
on O
the O
wall O
. O

Zurich B-GPE
- O
based O
magazine O
Bilanz B-ORG
lists O
Mr. O
Rey O
as O
having O
a O
fortune O
of O
about O
1.5 O
billion O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
. O

Writes O
Bilanz B-ORG
: O
`` O
No O
one O
in O
Switzerland B-GPE
ever O
came O
so O
far O
so O
fast O
... O

He O
was O
simply O
the O
first O
in O
this O
country O
to O
realize O
that O
treasures O
were O
just O
lying O
around O
waiting O
to O
be O
picked O
up O
. O

In O
short O
: O
Rey B-PERSON
found O
companies O
with O
weak O
earnings O
but O
rich O
assets O
. O
'' O

However O
, O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
financial O
press O
in O
general O
, O
as O
well O
as O
many O
analysts O
, O
have O
had O
a O
hard O
time O
making O
up O
their O
minds O
about O
Mr. O
Rey O
and O
his O
un-Swiss O
ways O
. O

For O
Switzerland B-GPE
's O
most O
prestigious O
newspaper O
, O
Neue B-ORG
Zuercher I-ORG
Zeitung I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Rey O
seems O
destined O
to O
remain O
the O
`` O
former O
Bally B-ORG
raider O
, O
'' O
an O
image O
that O
has O
proved O
hard O
to O
overcome O
. O

In O
1976 O
, O
as O
an O
upstart O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
Switzerland B-GPE
's O
establishment O
, O
Mr. O
Rey O
laid O
the O
foundations O
of O
his O
present O
- O
day O
prominence O
with O
an O
unheard O
- O
of O
raid O
on O
Bally B-ORG
, O
the O
country O
's O
traditional O
shoemaker O
. O

Sitting O
beside O
a O
banker O
at O
a O
luncheon O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
where O
he O
was O
working O
as O
a O
financial O
consultant O
, O
he O
learned O
that O
a O
large O
packet O
of O
Bally B-ORG
's O
shares O
was O
up O
for O
sale O
. O

Looking O
into O
Bally B-ORG
, O
he O
could O
hardly O
believe O
what O
he O
saw O
: O
a O
company O
with O
enormous O
real O
- O
estate O
holdings O
in O
major O
European B-NORP
cities O
and O
a O
market O
capitalization O
of O
28 O
million O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
; O
it O
had O
7,000 O
employees O
. O

Investing O
four O
million O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
earned O
from O
his O
financial O
transactions O
and O
two O
million O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
from O
his O
parents O
and O
his O
wife O
, O
Mr. O
Rey O
acquired O
20 O
% O
of O
Bally B-ORG
's O
shares O
. O

But O
such O
tactics O
were O
alien O
to O
Switzerland B-GPE
in O
1976 O
, O
and O
still O
are O
n't O
common O
because O
of O
share O
restrictions O
that O
companies O
are O
allowed O
to O
maintain O
. O

Eventually O
, O
Mr. O
Rey O
was O
forced O
to O
sell O
his O
Bally B-ORG
shares O
to O
the O
weapons O
maker O
Oerlikon O
- O
Buehrle O
Holding O
AG O
as O
establishment O
pressure O
grew O
on O
this O
hostile O
move O
into O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
old O
boys O
' O
network O
. O

Mr. O
Rey O
made O
50 O
million O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
on O
the O
sale O
. O

`` O
Bally B-ORG
was O
not O
an O
unfriendly O
takeover O
, O
'' O
he O
insists O
. O

Buying O
from O
willing O
shareholders O
makes O
an O
unfriendly O
takeover O
impossible O
, O
Mr. O
Rey O
contends O
. O

`` O
I O
bought O
from O
willing O
shareholders O
. O
'' O

Nevertheless O
, O
Mr. O
Rey O
has O
been O
very O
careful O
since O
then O
to O
make O
sure O
his O
moves O
are O
welcome O
. O

And O
he O
has O
worked O
to O
shed O
his O
raider O
image O
. O

In O
1979 O
, O
his O
career O
as O
an O
industrialist O
began O
with O
the O
acquisition O
of O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
metals O
works O
Selve B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Thun B-GPE
. O

With O
the O
nonferrous O
metals O
business O
undermined O
in O
Switzerland B-GPE
by O
tough O
foreign O
competition O
and O
high O
domestic O
costs O
, O
this O
looked O
like O
a O
dull O
undertaking O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Rey O
brought O
about O
a O
merger O
in O
the O
next O
few O
years O
between O
the O
country O
's O
major O
producers O
; O
the O
increased O
efficiency O
has O
perked O
up O
the O
industry O
. O

Three O
years O
later O
, O
machinery O
producer O
Ateliers B-ORG
de I-ORG
Constructions I-ORG
Mecaniques I-ORG
de I-ORG
Vevey I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
was O
to O
become O
part O
of O
the O
Rey B-PERSON
empire O
. O

Once O
again O
the O
company O
's O
future O
looked O
less O
than O
rosy O
. O

But O
after O
restructuring O
under O
new O
management O
, O
the O
profits O
began O
rolling O
in O
. O

A O
major O
boost O
to O
Mr. O
Rey O
's O
respectability O
among O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
came O
in O
1986 O
when O
he O
sold O
60 O
% O
of O
his O
Phibro B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
to O
the O
conservative O
Swiss B-NORP
cantonal O
banks O
. O

They O
renamed O
it O
Swiss B-ORG
Cantobank I-ORG
and O
are O
using O
it O
to O
expand O
abroad O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
Mr. O
Rey O
bested O
leading O
publishing O
houses O
to O
take O
over O
Switzerland B-GPE
's O
Jean B-ORG
Frey I-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
producer O
of O
magazines O
and O
newspapers O
. O

And O
with O
the O
recent O
acquisition O
of O
30 O
% O
of O
Winterthur B-GPE
- O
based O
machinery O
manufacturer O
Gebrueder B-ORG
Sulzer I-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Rey O
has O
enjoyed O
the O
status O
of O
white O
knight O
. O

Sulzer B-ORG
preferred O
him O
to O
financier O
Tito B-PERSON
Tettamanti I-PERSON
, O
whose O
secretive O
raid O
on O
the O
company O
's O
stock O
had O
led O
to O
a O
bitter O
battle O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
as O
such O
strategic O
investments O
have O
mounted O
, O
the O
merchant O
- O
banking O
arm O
of O
Mr. O
Rey O
's O
Omni B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
has O
been O
busily O
buying O
and O
selling O
dozens O
of O
companies O
, O
often O
after O
a O
financial O
or O
corporate O
restructuring O
. O

Today O
, O
this O
branch O
of O
Mr. O
Rey O
's O
empire O
runs O
under O
the O
name O
Omnicorp B-ORG
Offering I-ORG
Services I-ORG
and O
handles O
mergers O
and O
acquisitions O
, O
placement O
of O
securities O
and O
real O
estate O
. O

In O
its O
portfolio O
are O
such O
diverse O
companies O
as O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
- O
based O
Air B-ORG
Europe I-ORG
; O
Checkrobot B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
company O
that O
makes O
supermarket O
checkout O
machines O
; O
Norment B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
, O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
manufacturer O
of O
securities O
systems O
; O
Com O
Systems O
Inc. O
, O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
regional O
telephone O
company O
; O
and O
major O
real O
- O
estate O
projects O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
. O

For O
financial O
analysts O
, O
reading O
Omni B-ORG
's O
accounts O
is O
a O
tough O
challenge O
. O

`` O
Companies O
move O
in O
and O
out O
, O
'' O
says O
Helga B-PERSON
Kern I-PERSON
of O
KK B-ORG
Swiss I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
. O

Financial O
analysts O
note O
that O
Mr. O
Rey O
is O
attracted O
to O
companies O
that O
are O
undervalued O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
their O
real O
- O
estate O
interests O
. O

In O
August O
, O
Omni B-ORG
unexpectedly O
bought O
Inspectorate B-ORG
's O
80 O
% O
stake O
in O
Harpener B-ORG
AG I-ORG
of O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
a O
land O
- O
rich O
company O
. O

The O
internal O
transaction O
within O
the O
Rey B-PERSON
empire O
puzzled O
Harpener B-ORG
's O
small O
shareholders O
, O
but O
analysts O
say O
it O
makes O
sense O
for O
Inspectorate B-ORG
- I-ORG
Adia I-ORG
to O
focus O
on O
its O
main O
businesses O
of O
product O
inspection O
and O
temporary O
help O
. O

Mr. O
Rey O
says O
the O
move O
is O
yet O
another O
example O
of O
his O
conservatism O
. O

He O
explains O
that O
companies O
with O
real O
estate O
give O
`` O
security O
. O
'' O

The O
real O
estate O
can O
be O
used O
, O
he O
points O
out O
, O
as O
guarantees O
for O
bank O
loans O
for O
corporate O
development O
. O

He O
says O
he O
wants O
to O
`` O
influence O
'' O
but O
not O
`` O
manage O
'' O
companies O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
like O
-LCB- O
financier O
Alan B-PERSON
-RCB- O
Bond B-ORG
and O
the O
other O
Australians B-NORP
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
companies O
to O
be O
built O
around O
me O
as O
a O
person O
. O

I O
want O
them O
to O
stand O
alone O
. O

R.H. B-ORG
Macy I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
the O
closely O
held O
department O
store O
chain O
, O
said O
in O
a O
financial O
filing O
Friday O
that O
its O
sales O
for O
the O
fiscal O
fourth O
quarter O
ended O
July O
29 O
were O
up O
10 O
% O
to O
$ O
1.59 O
billion O
against O
$ O
1.44 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Comparable O
store O
sales O
for O
the O
quarter O
were O
up O
7.3 O
% O
. O

The O
net O
loss O
for O
the O
quarter O
was O
$ O
43.1 O
million O
against O
a O
year O
- O
earlier O
loss O
of O
$ O
106 O
million O
. O

The O
loss O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
of O
1988 O
reflected O
in O
part O
expenses O
for O
an O
unsuccessful O
bid O
for O
Federated B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
restructuring O
of O
some O
of O
its O
department O
store O
operations O
. O

For O
the O
year O
, O
sales O
were O
up O
5.6 O
% O
to O
$ O
6.97 O
billion O
compared O
with O
$ O
6.61 O
billion O
in O
fiscal O
1988 O
. O

Sales O
for O
both O
years O
reflect O
12 O
- O
month O
performances O
for O
each O
year O
of O
I. B-ORG
Magnin I-ORG
, O
Bullock O
's O
, O
and O
Bullocks B-ORG
Wilshire I-ORG
. O

Macy B-ORG
acquired O
those O
three O
businesses O
in O
May O
1988 O
. O

On O
a O
comparable O
store O
basis O
, O
including O
the O
new O
acquisitions O
for O
both O
years O
, O
sales O
for O
fiscal O
1989 O
were O
up O
1.9 O
% O
. O

Macy B-ORG
reported O
a O
net O
loss O
for O
fiscal O
1989 O
of O
$ O
53.7 O
million O
compared O
with O
a O
net O
loss O
of O
$ O
188.2 O
million O
for O
fiscal O
1988 O
. O

The O
company O
's O
earnings O
before O
interest O
, O
taxes O
and O
depreciation O
, O
which O
bondholders O
use O
a O
measurement O
of O
the O
chain O
's O
ability O
to O
pay O
its O
existing O
debt O
, O
increased O
11 O
% O
in O
fiscal O
1989 O
to O
$ O
926.1 O
million O
from O
$ O
833.6 O
million O
. O

The O
$ O
833.6 O
million O
figures O
includes O
the O
new O
acquisitions O
. O

Excluding O
those O
businesses O
, O
earnings O
before O
interest O
, O
taxes O
and O
depreciation O
for O
1988 O
would O
have O
been O
$ O
728.5 O
million O
. O

As O
of O
Feb. O
1 O
, O
1990 O
, O
the O
Bullocks O
Wilshire O
stores O
will O
operate O
as O
I. B-ORG
Magnin I-ORG
stores O
. O

Altogether O
, O
Macy B-ORG
and O
its O
subsidiaries O
own O
or O
lease O
149 O
department O
stores O
and O
61 O
specialty O
stores O
nationwide O
. O

Although O
management O
led O
a O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
of O
R.H. B-ORG
Macy I-ORG
in O
July O
1986 O
, O
the O
company O
still O
makes O
financial O
filings O
because O
of O
its O
publicly O
traded O
debt O
. O

The O
company O
estimates O
its O
total O
debt O
at O
about O
$ O
5.2 O
billion O
. O

This O
includes O
$ O
4.6 O
billion O
of O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
, O
$ O
457.5 O
million O
in O
short O
- O
term O
debt O
, O
and O
$ O
95.7 O
million O
of O
the O
current O
portion O
of O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
. O

In O
a O
letter O
to O
investors O
, O
Chairman O
Edward O
S. O
Finkelstein O
wrote O
that O
he O
expects O
the O
company O
to O
`` O
benefit O
from O
some O
of O
the O
disruption O
faced O
by O
our O
competitors O
. O

While O
our O
competitors O
are O
concerned O
with O
their O
financial O
viability O
and O
possible O
ownership O
changes O
, O
we O
will O
be O
concentrating O
on O
buying O
and O
selling O
merchandise O
our O
customers O
need O
and O
want O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Finkelstein O
is O
apparently O
referring O
to O
B. B-ORG
Altman I-ORG
and O
Bonwit B-ORG
Teller I-ORG
, O
two O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
retailers O
that O
have O
recently O
filed O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
bankruptcy O
protection O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
retail O
chains O
owned O
by O
financially O
troubled O
Campeau B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Those O
chains O
include O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
, O
which O
Campeau B-ORG
recently O
said O
it O
will O
sell O
. O

Other O
retail O
properties O
for O
sale O
include O
Saks B-ORG
Fifth I-ORG
Avenue I-ORG
and O
Marshall B-ORG
Field I-ORG
, O
retailers O
now O
owned O
by O
B.A.T B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
the O
British B-NORP
tobacco O
conglomerate O
. O

In O
his O
letter O
, O
Mr. O
Finkelstein O
also O
referred O
to O
the O
recent O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
earthquake O
. O

Mr. O
Finkelstein O
flew O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
the O
day O
after O
the O
earthquake O
, O
and O
found O
that O
10 O
to O
12 O
of O
his O
company O
's O
stores O
had O
sustained O
some O
damage O
, O
including O
the O
breakage O
of O
most O
windows O
at O
the O
I. O
Magnin O
store O
on O
Union B-FAC
Square I-FAC
. O

`` O
The O
volume O
and O
profit O
impact O
on O
our O
fiscal O
first O
quarter O
will O
not O
be O
positive O
, O
but O
looking O
at O
the O
whole O
fiscal O
year O
, O
we O
do O
n't O
see O
the O
effect O
as O
material O
, O
'' O
wrote O
Mr. O
Finkelstein O
. O

Humana B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
to O
receive O
about O
$ O
27 O
million O
in O
federal O
income O
- O
tax O
refunds O
and O
interest O
from O
a O
court O
ruling O
on O
a O
tax O
dispute O
. O

The O
health O
- O
care O
company O
said O
it O
expects O
the O
refund O
to O
be O
included O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
ending O
Nov. O
30 O
. O

The O
refund O
is O
about O
$ O
9 O
million O
. O

Accrued O
interest O
on O
the O
refund O
was O
about O
$ O
18 O
million O
as O
of O
Oct. O
25 O
. O

The O
refund O
stems O
from O
a O
court O
ruling O
that O
found O
certain O
payments O
by O
Humana B-ORG
subsidiaries O
to O
its O
insurance O
subsidiary O
during O
fiscal O
1977 O
through O
1979 O
were O
deductible O
as O
premiums O
for O
liability O
insurance O
. O

If O
a O
TV O
weatherman O
gets O
butterflies O
facing O
the O
camera O
again O
after O
a O
questionable O
forecast O
, O
Donald B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Straszheim I-PERSON
surely O
understands O
. O

The O
chief O
economist O
of O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
finds O
himself O
in O
such O
a O
position O
as O
he O
buzzes O
the O
Midwest O
on O
his O
first O
road O
trip O
since O
backpedaling O
on O
a O
major O
prediction O
. O

Mr. O
Straszheim O
expects O
he O
will O
take O
some O
heat O
, O
and O
he O
's O
right O
. O

Since O
the O
last O
time O
he O
traveled O
this O
way O
several O
months O
ago O
, O
he O
has O
recanted O
a O
series O
of O
bold O
forecasts O
of O
a O
recession O
. O

In O
February O
1988 O
, O
for O
example O
, O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
's O
weekly O
commentary O
announced O
that O
`` O
the O
economy O
is O
likely O
to O
fall O
into O
recession O
in O
early O
1989 O
. O
'' O

The O
forecasts O
were O
widely O
disseminated O
, O
and O
, O
in O
a O
splashy O
ad O
campaign O
launched O
in O
the O
summer O
of O
1988 O
, O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
urged O
investors O
to O
buy O
bonds O
. O

It O
said O
long O
- O
term O
interest O
rates O
, O
then O
above O
9 O
% O
, O
could O
drop O
to O
7 O
% O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1989 O
, O
so O
bonds O
, O
which O
benefit O
from O
falling O
rates O
, O
would O
be O
a O
good O
buy O
. O

The O
firm O
also O
raised O
the O
percentage O
of O
bonds O
in O
its O
model O
portfolio O
from O
40 O
% O
to O
45 O
% O
and O
later O
to O
55 O
% O
. O

But O
this O
September O
-- O
just O
when O
many O
market O
economists O
, O
including O
some O
at O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
, O
believed O
that O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
was O
about O
to O
be O
proved O
right O
-- O
he O
took O
a O
detour O
if O
not O
a O
U-turn O
. O

He O
softened O
the O
talk O
about O
a O
recession O
. O

Now O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
he O
is O
predicting O
economic O
growth O
of O
2.9 O
% O
this O
year O
and O
2.1 O
% O
next O
year O
, O
a O
more O
optimistic O
outlook O
than O
the O
consensus O
of O
some O
four O
dozen O
top O
forecasters O
surveyed O
by O
Blue B-ORG
Chip I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Indicators I-ORG
newsletter O
. O

And O
, O
just O
recently O
, O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
cut O
the O
recommended O
bondholdings O
back O
to O
50 O
% O
. O

While O
such O
changes O
might O
sound O
minor O
, O
they O
are O
n't O
: O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
manages O
or O
oversees O
some O
$ O
300 O
billion O
in O
retail O
accounts O
that O
include O
everything O
from O
mutual O
funds O
to O
individual O
annuities O
. O

Two O
well O
- O
known O
colleagues O
who O
believe O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
was O
right O
the O
first O
time O
are O
David B-PERSON
Bostian I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
and O
A. B-PERSON
Gary I-PERSON
Shilling I-PERSON
, O
both O
of O
whom O
run O
their O
own O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
research O
firms O
. O

Mr. O
Bostian O
said O
in O
August O
that O
his O
macroeconomic O
index O
signaled O
recession O
. O

Mr. O
Shilling O
, O
who O
was O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
's O
chief O
economist O
from O
1967 O
to O
1971 O
, O
has O
heralded O
a O
recession O
for O
months O
. O

`` O
My O
own O
personal O
opinion O
is O
that O
Don B-FAC
threw O
in O
the O
towel O
just O
about O
the O
time O
he O
should O
have O
doubled O
his O
bet O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Now O
a O
rocky O
stock O
market O
and O
weak O
corporate O
profits O
may O
further O
threaten O
the O
economy O
. O

And O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
conceded O
after O
a O
recent O
drop O
in O
manufacturing O
jobs O
that O
`` O
it O
may O
prove O
to O
be O
the O
case O
that O
we O
got O
whipsawed O
-- O
that O
we O
pulled O
the O
recession O
forecast O
at O
just O
the O
wrong O
time O
. O
'' O

He O
adds O
, O
`` O
That O
's O
the O
forecasting O
business O
. O
'' O

However O
risky O
the O
business O
, O
it O
's O
brisk O
these O
days O
. O

Pestered O
by O
bosses O
, O
brokers O
, O
clients O
and O
media O
people O
and O
pushed O
by O
their O
own O
egos O
, O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
economists O
are O
forecasting O
about O
everything O
from O
broad O
economic O
trends O
to O
the O
dinkiest O
monthly O
indicator O
. O

But O
the O
surprisingly O
durable O
seven O
- O
year O
economic O
expansion O
has O
made O
mincemeat O
of O
more O
than O
one O
forecast O
. O

This O
is O
n't O
the O
quiet O
economic O
science O
practiced O
in O
the O
universities O
. O

This O
is O
the O
commercial O
version O
. O

Carrying O
the O
new O
message O
on O
the O
road O
, O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
meets O
confrontation O
that O
often O
occurs O
in O
inverse O
proportion O
to O
the O
size O
of O
the O
client O
. O

No O
sophisticated O
professional O
expects O
economists O
to O
be O
right O
all O
the O
time O
. O

Some O
smaller O
clients O
do O
n't O
seem O
to O
notice O
his O
switch O
. O

But O
with O
some O
clients O
, O
the O
talk O
can O
heat O
up O
a O
bit O
. O

Dennis B-PERSON
O'Brien I-PERSON
, O
the O
treasurer O
of O
Commonwealth B-ORG
Edison I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
adopts O
a O
polite O
approach O
, O
waiting O
for O
an O
opportunity O
to O
ask O
about O
the O
forecast O
. O

A O
good O
half O
- O
hour O
into O
breakfast O
at O
the B-FAC
Palmer I-FAC
House I-FAC
, O
Mr. O
O'Brien O
looks O
up O
from O
his O
plate O
after O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
says O
something O
about O
people O
who O
believe O
interest O
rates O
are O
about O
to O
nosedive O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
one O
of O
them O
who O
hope O
they O
will O
, O
with O
$ O
6 O
billion O
in O
debt O
on O
the O
books O
. O

Is O
that O
the O
forecast O
? O
'' O
Mr. O
O'Brien O
asks O
, O
trying O
to O
pin O
down O
the O
economist O
. O

He O
does O
n't O
fully O
succeed O
, O
although O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
lists O
an O
array O
of O
interest O
- O
rate O
scenarios O
. O

In O
a O
chilly O
conference O
room O
at O
Alliance B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
in O
Minneapolis B-GPE
, O
in O
contrast O
, O
the O
firm O
's O
money O
managers O
seem O
ready O
to O
pin O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
to O
the O
wall O
. O

Alfred B-PERSON
Harrison I-PERSON
, O
the O
manager O
, O
shoves O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
's O
handout O
back O
at O
him O
: O
`` O
Do O
we O
want O
to O
go O
through O
this O
? O

Or O
can O
we O
ask O
you O
why O
you O
changed O
your O
forecast O
just O
when O
it O
's O
about O
to O
be O
right O
? O
'' O

Swiveling O
in O
his O
chair O
, O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
replies O
that O
the O
new O
outlook O
, O
though O
still O
weak O
, O
does O
n't O
justify O
calling O
a O
recession O
right O
now O
. O
`` O

It O
's O
all O
in O
this O
handout O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
look O
at O
. O

We O
could O
still O
have O
a O
recession O
'' O
at O
some O
point O
. O

One O
of O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
's O
recurring O
themes O
is O
that O
the O
state O
of O
the O
economy O
is O
n't O
a O
simple O
black O
or O
white O
. O

Sometimes O
, O
like O
now O
, O
it O
's O
gray O
. O

This O
somewhat O
- O
ambiguous O
assessment O
moves O
one O
Alliance B-ORG
portfolio O
manager O
to O
ask O
: O
`` O
So O
, O
what O
is O
this O
-- O
a O
Stealth O
recession O
? O
'' O

Another O
challenges O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
's O
bond O
recommendation O
last O
year O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
not O
running O
that O
ad O
campaign O
any O
more O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
snaps O
in O
a O
rare O
show O
of O
irritation O
. O

He O
adds O
, O
`` O
I O
think O
it O
was O
a O
fairly O
decent O
call O
. O
'' O

Explaining O
his O
change O
of O
mind O
, O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
says O
later O
, O
`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
pin O
this O
on O
one O
factor O
. O
'' O

He O
says O
the O
economy O
, O
and O
especially O
the O
employment O
numbers O
, O
look O
much O
better O
than O
he O
expected O
; O
interest O
rates O
have O
generally O
declined O
; O
inflation O
has O
n't O
run O
amok O
. O

`` O
Our O
business O
is O
constantly O
looking O
at O
all O
these O
things O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

His O
new O
forecast O
calls O
for O
`` O
a O
soft O
landing O
. O
'' O

And O
it O
may O
be O
right O
, O
judging O
from O
last O
week O
's O
report O
that O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
gross O
national O
product O
rose O
at O
a O
2.5 O
% O
annual O
rate O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

Mr. O
Shilling O
understands O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
's O
problems O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
unbelievable O
pressure O
on O
economists O
to O
forecast O
these O
numbers O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O
`` O

You O
make O
a O
forecast O
, O
and O
then O
you O
become O
its O
prisoner O
. O
'' O

It O
is O
indeed O
hard O
to O
back O
away O
from O
a O
widely O
publicized O
forecast O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Straszheim O
is O
fidgeting O
with O
the O
handcuffs O
on O
this O
trip O
. O

His O
approach O
to O
the O
recantation O
is O
direct O
but O
low O
- O
key O
. O

`` O
For O
some O
time O
, O
we O
had O
forecast O
negative O
third O
- O
and O
fourth O
- O
quarter O
growth O
. O

We O
pulled O
that O
forecast O
, O
'' O
he O
begins O
matter O
- O
of O
- O
factly O
in O
a O
meeting O
with O
Piper O
, O
Jaffray O
& O
Hopwood O
Inc. O
officials O
in O
Minneapolis B-GPE
, O
the O
first O
stop O
. O

Despite O
politicians O
' O
hand O
- O
wringing O
about O
the O
federal O
budget O
, O
the O
government O
ended O
fiscal O
1989 O
with O
a O
$ O
152.08 O
billion O
deficit O
, O
about O
the O
same O
as O
the O
two O
previous O
years O
. O

Even O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
budget O
director O
Richard B-PERSON
Darman I-PERSON
had O
trouble O
finding O
a O
silver O
lining O
in O
the O
report O
. O

`` O
I O
suppose O
you O
could O
say O
the O
good O
news O
is O
that O
the O
deficits O
are O
not O
heading O
up O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
but O
you O
ca O
n't O
be O
satisfied O
with O
deficits O
at O
this O
level O
and O
we O
're O
not O
. O
'' O

The O
federal O
deficit O
was O
$ O
155.15 O
billion O
in O
1988 O
and O
$ O
149.69 O
billion O
in O
1987 O
. O

The O
1989 O
deficit O
would O
have O
been O
nearly O
$ O
10 O
billion O
larger O
had O
the O
government O
been O
able O
to O
spend O
as O
much O
as O
Congress B-ORG
intended O
on O
cleaning O
up O
the O
thrift O
industry O
before O
the O
year O
ended O
on O
Sept. O
30 O
. O

Because O
the B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O
could O
n't O
spend O
the O
money O
fast O
enough O
, O
the O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
outlays O
were O
pushed O
into O
fiscal O
1990 O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
the O
1989 O
deficit O
still O
exceeded O
the O
$ O
136 O
billion O
target O
set O
by O
the O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
law O
by O
$ O
16 O
billion O
, O
a O
reminder O
of O
that O
law O
's O
shortcomings O
. O

The O
law O
sets O
a O
deficit O
target O
of O
$ O
100 O
billion O
for O
fiscal O
1990 O
. O

A O
partisan O
fight O
over O
cutting O
capital O
- O
gains O
taxes O
has O
slowed O
the O
progress O
of O
1990 O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
legislation O
almost O
to O
a O
halt O
, O
triggering O
across O
- O
the O
- O
board O
spending O
cuts O
under O
the O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
law O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
the O
Democratic O
leadership O
in O
Congress B-ORG
blame O
each O
other O
for O
turning O
capital O
- O
gains O
taxes O
into O
such O
a O
divisive O
issue O
this O
year O
. O

Neither O
side O
showed O
any O
sign O
of O
retreating O
. O

Meeting O
with O
reporters O
Friday O
, O
Mr. O
Darman O
again O
said O
he O
would O
rather O
live O
with O
across O
- O
the O
- O
board O
spending O
cuts O
than O
accept O
a O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
bill O
like O
the O
one O
passed O
by O
the O
House O
, O
which O
would O
increase O
spending O
in O
future O
years O
. O

Underscoring O
the O
size O
of O
the O
deficits O
of O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
the O
Treasury O
report O
showed O
that O
for O
the O
first O
time O
interest O
paid O
on O
the O
public O
debt O
-- O
$ O
240.86 O
billion O
-- O
exceeded O
spending O
on O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
, O
the O
single O
largest O
government O
program O
. O

In O
all O
, O
federal O
outlays O
amounted O
to O
$ O
1.143 O
trillion O
in O
1989 O
, O
up O
7.5 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
year O
, O
the O
Treasury O
said O
. O

Federal O
revenues O
rose O
9 O
% O
to O
$ O
990.79 O
billion O
. O

The O
Treasury O
said O
a O
surge O
in O
tax O
receipts O
noted O
earlier O
in O
the O
year O
did O
n't O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
quite O
as O
strong O
as O
it O
first O
appeared O
. O

The O
Treasury O
marked O
up O
its O
forecast O
by O
$ O
17 O
million O
in O
July O
, O
but O
that O
proved O
to O
be O
about O
$ O
5 O
billion O
too O
optimistic O
. O

The O
government O
ran O
a O
deficit O
of O
$ O
6.16 O
billion O
in O
September O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
surplus O
of O
$ O
10.17 O
billion O
in O
September O
1988 O
. O

Outlays O
for O
the O
month O
totaled O
$ O
105.39 O
billion O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
87.57 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
increase O
reflects O
spending O
on O
the O
S&L O
rescue O
as O
well O
as O
payroll O
and O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
checks O
normally O
issued O
in O
October O
that O
were O
issued O
in O
September O
this O
year O
because O
Oct. O
1 O
fell O
on O
a O
Sunday O
. O

Revenues O
were O
$ O
99.23 O
billion O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
97.74 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Arthur B-PERSON
Price I-PERSON
abruptly O
quit O
as O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
MTM B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
production O
company O
that O
has O
fallen O
on O
hard O
times O
. O

Mr. O
Price O
, O
61 O
years O
old O
, O
also O
stepped O
down O
from O
the O
board O
of O
TVS B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
the O
British B-NORP
TV O
company O
that O
last O
year O
bought O
MTM B-ORG
, O
producer O
of O
such O
TV O
programs O
as O
`` O
Hill B-WORK_OF_ART
Street I-WORK_OF_ART
Blues I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Mary I-WORK_OF_ART
Tyler I-WORK_OF_ART
Moore I-WORK_OF_ART
Show I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

A O
TVS B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
he O
did O
n't O
know O
Mr. O
Price O
's O
plans O
. O

James B-PERSON
Gatward I-PERSON
, O
TVS B-ORG
's O
chief O
executive O
, O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
he O
will O
`` O
assume O
overall O
responsibility O
'' O
for O
MTM B-ORG
's O
operations O
until O
a O
successor O
is O
named O
. O

Industry O
analysts O
speculated O
that O
Mr. O
Price O
's O
sudden O
departure O
may O
have O
stemmed O
from O
conflicts O
with O
Mr. O
Gatward O
. O

Mr. O
Price O
`` O
wanted O
to O
run O
the O
MTM O
business O
'' O
and O
may O
have O
regretted O
selling O
the O
company O
to O
TVS B-ORG
, O
suggested O
Charles B-PERSON
Denton I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
Zenith B-ORG
Productions I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Carlton B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Gatward O
declined O
to O
comment O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Price O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
on O
Friday O
. O

In O
the O
TVS O
statement O
, O
Mr. O
Price O
said O
`` O
leaving O
MTM B-ORG
was O
a O
very O
difficult O
decision O
, O
'' O
but O
added O
that O
`` O
it O
is O
now O
time O
for O
a O
change O
... O
. O
'' O

The O
$ O
320 O
million O
purchase O
of O
MTM B-ORG
represented O
an O
audacious O
international O
move O
for O
TVS B-ORG
, O
which O
then O
was O
about O
half O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
concern O
's O
size O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
Mr. O
Gatward O
said O
his O
friendship O
with O
Mr. O
Price O
had O
smoothed O
the O
way O
for O
its O
link O
with O
the O
small O
British B-NORP
company O
. O

But O
TVS B-ORG
stunned O
industry O
analysts O
last O
month O
by O
disclosing O
that O
it O
expected O
MTM B-ORG
to O
post O
an O
operating O
loss O
for O
this O
year O
. O

In O
that O
announcement O
, O
TVS B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
was O
trimming O
production O
finance O
and O
hiring O
a O
new O
U.S. B-GPE
sales O
manager O
. O

Mr. O
Gatward O
has O
spent O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
since O
late O
September O
at O
MTM B-ORG
's O
headquarters O
; O
he O
eliminated O
three O
departments O
and O
fired O
six O
executives O
, O
according O
to O
the O
TVS O
spokesman O
. O

Further O
staff O
cuts O
are O
likely O
, O
the O
spokesman O
indicated O
. O

`` O
Obviously O
, O
we O
are O
looking O
at O
making O
economies O
across O
the O
board O
. O
'' O

TVS B-ORG
blames O
difficulties O
in O
peddling O
reruns O
of O
MTM B-ORG
shows O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
broadcasters O
for O
the O
problems O
at O
MTM B-ORG
. O

The O
market O
for O
reruns O
sold O
to O
local O
U.S. B-GPE
broadcasters O
has O
been O
weak O
for O
the O
past O
three O
or O
four O
seasons O
. O

Mr. O
Price O
co-founded O
MTM B-ORG
in O
1969 O
with O
U.S. B-GPE
actress O
Mary B-PERSON
Tyler I-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
and O
Grant B-PERSON
Tinker I-PERSON
, O
her O
then O
- O
husband O
. O

Mr. O
Tinker O
later O
left O
to O
become O
chairman O
of O
National B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

The O
TVS O
spokesman O
said O
Mr. O
Price O
still O
holds O
about O
an O
8 O
% O
TVS B-ORG
stake O
, O
acquired O
as O
part O
of O
the O
MTM O
acquisition O
. O

In O
late O
trading O
on O
London B-GPE
's O
Stock O
Exchange O
Friday O
, O
TVS B-ORG
shares O
rose O
four O
pence O
to O
195 O
pence O
a O
share O
. O

The O
rationale O
for O
responding O
to O
your O
customers O
' O
needs O
faster O
than O
the O
competition O
can O
is O
clear O
: O
Your O
company O
will O
benefit O
in O
terms O
of O
market O
share O
, O
customer O
satisfaction O
and O
profitability O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
managers O
today O
are O
probably O
more O
aware O
of O
speed O
as O
a O
competitive O
variable O
than O
ever O
before O
. O

However O
, O
for O
many O
, O
managing O
speed O
does O
not O
come O
naturally O
. O

`` O
Most O
of O
us O
grew O
up O
believing O
in O
the O
axioms O
` O
Haste O
makes O
waste O
' O
and O
` O
Do O
n't O
cut O
corners O
, O
' O
ideas O
that O
seem O
to O
run O
counter O
to O
the O
concept O
of O
managing O
speed O
, O
'' O
says O
Dean B-PERSON
Cassell I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
for O
product O
integrity O
at O
Grumman B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

`` O
But O
in O
the O
real O
world O
, O
you O
learn O
that O
speed O
and O
quality O
are O
not O
a O
trade O
- O
off O
. O

Speed O
is O
a O
component O
of O
quality O
-- O
one O
of O
the O
things O
we O
must O
deliver O
to O
satisfy O
customers O
. O
'' O

Companies O
that O
actually O
market O
speed O
as O
part O
of O
their O
service O
train O
their O
managers O
to O
lead O
and O
participate O
in O
teams O
that O
increase O
speed O
and O
improve O
quality O
in O
everyday O
operations O
. O

Managers O
learn O
to O
spot O
opportunities O
to O
increase O
customer O
satisfaction O
through O
speed O
, O
and O
shift O
some O
responsibility O
for O
analyzing O
, O
improving O
and O
streamlining O
work O
processes O
from O
themselves O
to O
teams O
of O
employees O
. O

One O
team O
at O
the O
Federal O
Express O
Ground O
Operations O
station O
in O
Natick B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
focused O
on O
a O
particularly O
time O
- O
sensitive O
operation O
: O
the O
morning O
package O
sort O
. O

Every O
morning O
, O
tractor O
- O
trailer O
trucks O
arrive O
at O
the B-FAC
Natick I-FAC
Ground I-FAC
Station I-FAC
from O
Boston B-GPE
's O
Logan B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
carrying O
the O
day O
's O
package O
load O
. O

In O
peak O
periods O
that O
load O
may O
include O
4,000 O
pieces O
. O

The O
packages O
must O
be O
sorted O
quickly O
and O
distributed O
to O
smaller O
vans O
for O
delivery O
, O
so O
couriers O
can O
be O
on O
the O
road O
by O
8:35 O
. O

No O
customer O
is O
present O
at O
the O
morning O
package O
sort O
, O
but O
the O
process O
is O
nevertheless O
critical O
to O
customer O
satisfaction O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
committed O
to O
deliver O
the O
customer O
's O
package O
by O
a O
stated O
time O
, O
usually O
10:30 O
, O
'' O
notes O
Glenn B-PERSON
Mortimer I-PERSON
, O
a O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
courier O
who O
led O
the O
Natick B-GPE
team O
. O

`` O
The O
sooner O
our O
vans O
hit O
the O
road O
each O
morning O
, O
the O
easier O
it O
is O
for O
us O
to O
fulfill O
that O
obligation O
. O
'' O

Following O
a O
problem O
- O
solving O
formula O
used O
by O
teams O
throughout O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
, O
members O
of O
the O
Natick B-GPE
team O
monitored O
their O
morning O
routine O
, O
carefully O
noting O
where O
and O
when O
the O
work O
group O
's O
resources O
were O
used O
effectively O
and O
where O
they O
were O
idle O
, O
waiting O
for O
others O
upstream O
in O
the O
process O
to O
send O
packages O
their O
way O
. O

`` O
We O
suspected O
there O
was O
downtime O
built O
into O
our O
process O
. O

But O
we O
did O
n't O
know O
just O
where O
it O
was O
until O
we O
completed O
our O
data O
gathering O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Mortimer O
says O
. O

`` O
We O
used O
the O
data O
to O
redesign O
our O
sorting O
system O
and O
put O
our O
resources O
where O
they O
could O
do O
the O
most O
good O
. O
'' O

The O
team O
even O
created O
a O
points O
system O
to O
identify O
those O
couriers O
and O
subgroups O
that O
were O
doing O
the O
most O
to O
reduce O
package O
- O
sort O
cycle O
time O
. O

Winners O
of O
the O
friendly O
competition O
earn O
a O
steak O
dinner O
out O
with O
their O
spouses O
. O

`` O
Monitoring O
shows O
that O
the O
Natick B-GPE
team O
's O
new O
system O
really O
does O
reduce O
cycle O
time O
for O
the O
morning O
package O
sort O
, O
'' O
reports O
James B-PERSON
Barksdale I-PERSON
, O
chief O
operating O
officer O
at O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
. O

`` O
The O
vans O
leave O
at O
least O
15 O
minutes O
earlier O
, O
on O
average O
, O
than O
they O
used O
to O
. O

And O
service O
levels O
have O
increased O
to O
the O
point O
where O
they O
're O
consistently O
above O
99 O
% O
. O
'' O

A O
cross-functional O
team O
at O
Union B-ORG
Carbide I-ORG
's O
Tonawanda B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
facility O
, O
which O
produces O
air O
- O
separation O
plants O
, O
followed O
a O
similar O
path O
to O
reduce O
manufacturing O
cycle O
time O
. O

`` O
The O
team O
included O
craftsmen O
from O
the O
shop O
floor O
as O
well O
as O
engineering O
, O
scheduling O
and O
purchasing O
personnel O
, O
'' O
reports O
Alan B-PERSON
Westendorf I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
quality O
. O

`` O
First O
, O
they O
produced O
a O
flowchart O
detailing O
the O
process O
by O
which O
an O
air O
- O
separation O
plant O
actually O
gets O
built O
. O

Then O
they O
identified O
snags O
in O
the O
process O
. O
'' O

The O
Tonawanda B-GPE
team O
determined O
that O
holdups O
for O
inspections O
were O
the O
main O
problem O
and O
identified O
which O
kinds O
of O
delays O
involved O
critical O
inspections O
and O
which O
were O
less O
critical O
or O
could O
be O
handled O
by O
workers O
already O
on O
the O
line O
. O

The O
team O
then O
proposed O
modifications O
in O
their O
work O
process O
to O
management O
. O

`` O
The O
streamlined O
manufacturing O
process O
benefits O
our O
customers O
in O
at O
least O
two O
ways O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Westendorf O
concludes O
. O

`` O
First O
, O
we O
have O
better O
quality O
assurance O
than O
ever O
, O
because O
the O
people O
building O
the O
product O
have O
taken O
on O
more O
responsibility O
for O
the O
quality O
of O
their O
own O
work O
. O

Second O
, O
we O
trimmed O
more O
than O
a O
month O
off O
the O
time O
required O
to O
deliver O
a O
finished O
product O
. O
'' O

At O
Grumman B-ORG
's O
Aircraft O
Systems O
Division O
, O
a O
cross-functional O
team O
reduced O
the O
cycle O
time O
required O
to O
produce O
a O
new O
business O
proposal O
for O
an O
important O
government O
contract O
. O

The O
team O
was O
composed O
of O
representatives O
from O
engineering O
, O
manufacturing O
, O
corporate O
estimating O
, O
flight O
test O
, O
material O
, O
quality O
control O
, O
and O
other O
departments O
. O

`` O
We O
needed O
contributions O
from O
all O
these O
departments O
to O
generate O
the O
proposal O
, O
'' O
says O
Carl B-PERSON
Anton I-PERSON
, O
configuration O
- O
data O
manager O
for O
Grumman B-ORG
's O
A B-ORG
- O
6 O
combat O
aircraft O
program O
. O

`` O
But O
instead O
of O
gathering O
their O
input O
piecemeal O
, O
we O
formed O
the O
team O
, O
which O
reached O
consensus O
on O
the O
proposal O
objectives O
and O
produced O
a O
statement O
of O
work O
to O
guide O
all O
the O
functions O
that O
were O
involved O
. O
'' O

Armed O
with O
this O
shared O
understanding O
and O
requisite O
background O
information O
, O
each O
department O
developed O
its O
specialized O
contribution O
to O
the O
proposal O
, O
submitting O
data O
and O
cost O
estimates O
on O
a O
closely O
managed O
schedule O
. O

`` O
We O
cleared O
up O
questions O
and O
inconsistencies O
very O
quickly O
, O
because O
the O
people O
who O
had O
the O
skills O
and O
perspective O
required O
to O
resolve O
them O
were O
part O
of O
the O
task O
team O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Anton O
explains O
. O

The O
team O
trimmed O
more O
than O
two O
months O
from O
the O
cycle O
time O
previously O
required O
to O
develop O
comparable O
proposals O
. O

`` O
The O
team O
eliminated O
the O
crisis O
mentality O
that O
proposal O
deadlines O
can O
generate O
. O

The O
result O
was O
a O
more O
thoughtful O
, O
complete O
and O
competitive O
proposal O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Anton O
concludes O
. O

The O
successes O
achieved O
at O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
, O
Union B-ORG
Carbide I-ORG
and O
Grumman B-ORG
suggest O
that O
managing O
speed O
may O
be O
an O
underutilized O
source O
of O
competitive O
advantage O
. O

Managers O
in O
all O
three O
companies O
recognize O
speed O
as O
a O
component O
of O
quality O
and O
a O
key O
to O
customer O
satisfaction O
. O

They O
effectively O
lead O
team O
efforts O
to O
reduce O
cycle O
time O
. O

And O
they O
prepare O
all O
their O
people O
to O
increase O
the O
speed O
and O
improve O
the O
quality O
of O
their O
own O
work O
. O

Mr. O
Labovitz O
is O
president O
of O
ODI B-ORG
, O
a O
consulting O
firm O
in O
Burlington B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

Douglas B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
self O
- O
employed O
in O
the O
oil O
and O
gas O
securities O
business O
, O
was O
named O
chairman O
of O
this O
oil O
and O
gas O
exploration O
company O
, O
filling O
a O
vacancy O
. O

Mr. O
Miller O
, O
who O
has O
been O
a O
Coda B-ORG
director O
, O
also O
was O
named O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
succeeding O
Ted B-PERSON
Eubank I-PERSON
, O
who O
remains O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
. O

The O
following O
issues O
were O
recently O
filed O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
: O

ECI B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
initial O
offering O
of O
1.1 O
million O
shares O
, O
of O
which O
ECI B-ORG
will O
sell O
990,000 O
and O
co-founders O
will O
sell O
110,000 O
shares O
, O
via O
Oppenheimer B-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

Fastenal B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
proposed O
offering O
of O
400,000 O
common O
shares O
by O
holders O
, O
via O
Robert O
W. O
Baird O
& O
Co. O
and O
William O
Blair O
& O
Co O
. O

First B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
proposed O
offering O
of O
$ O
275 O
million O
of O
floating O
rate O
senior O
notes O
, O
via O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Industrial B-ORG
Funding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
initial O
offering O
of O
common O
stock O
, O
via O
Alex B-ORG
. O
Brown O
& O
Sons O
Inc. O
and O
Piper O
Jaffray O
& O
Hopwood O
. O

Parametric B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
initial O
offering O
of O
1.7 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
of O
which O
1,365,226 O
shares O
will O
be O
sold O
by O
the O
company O
and O
334,774 O
shares O
by O
holders O
, O
via O
Alex O
Brown O
& O
Sons O
, O
Hambrecht B-ORG
& O
Quist O
and O
Wessels O
, O
Arnold O
& O
Henderson B-GPE
. O

Union B-ORG
Camp I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
shelf O
offering O
of O
up O
to O
$ O
250 O
million O
of O
debt O
securities O
. O

Australia B-GPE
's O
inflation O
is O
expected O
to O
rise O
as O
high O
as O
8.3 O
% O
in O
the O
quarter O
ending O
March O
30 O
, O
but O
could O
fall O
to O
around O
7 O
% O
by O
June B-GPE
, O
according O
to O
economists O
. O

The O
government O
said O
the O
consumer O
price O
index O
rose O
2.3 O
% O
in O
the O
quarter O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
from O
the O
previous O
quarter O
and O
8 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
will O
expand O
its O
trans-Atlantic O
service O
30 O
% O
beginning O
next O
year O
with O
six O
new O
daily O
flights O
between O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
, O
officials O
announced O
yesterday O
. O

American O
, O
a O
unit O
of O
AMR B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
is O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
airline O
. O

The O
new O
nonstop O
flights O
, O
starting O
next O
May O
, O
will O
include O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
Warsaw B-GPE
, O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
Helsinki B-GPE
, O
Miami B-GPE
- O
Madrid B-GPE
, O
Dallas B-GPE
- O
Barcelona B-GPE
, O
a O
second O
daily O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
Paris O
flight O
and O
a O
second O
daily O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
Manchester O
flight O
, O
the O
officials O
said O
. O

Chicago B-GPE
has O
the O
largest O
population O
of O
citizens O
of O
Polish B-NORP
heritage O
in O
any O
city O
outside O
Poland B-GPE
. O

With O
the O
new O
service O
, O
American O
will O
fly O
161 O
flights O
a O
week O
to O
17 O
European B-NORP
cities O
. O

The O
additions O
solidify O
American O
's O
position O
as O
the O
third O
- O
largest O
U.S. B-GPE
transatlantic O
carrier O
, O
behind O
PanAm O
Corp. O
's O
Pan B-ORG
American I-ORG
World I-ORG
Airways I-ORG
and O
Trans B-ORG
World I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
. O

Lawrence B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Gressette I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
president O
, O
was O
elected O
to O
the O
additional O
posts O
of O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
utility O
holding O
company O
, O
effective O
Feb. O
1 O
, O
1990 O
. O

The O
57 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Gressette O
, O
who O
was O
also O
elected O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
all O
Scana B-ORG
subsidiaries O
, O
succeeds O
John B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Warren I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Warren O
will O
remain O
on O
the O
company O
's O
board O
. O

Karstadt B-ORG
AG I-ORG
said O
sales O
for O
its O
domestic O
group O
rose O
4.6 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
1989 O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
retailing O
group O
also O
said O
that O
the O
results O
of O
the O
first O
three O
quarters O
suggest O
it O
will O
meet O
its O
profit O
goal O
for O
the O
year O
. O

Earnings O
at O
the O
department O
- O
store O
division O
, O
which O
generates O
the O
bulk O
of O
profit O
, O
should O
remain O
at O
least O
stable O
, O
while O
income O
at O
the O
mail O
- O
order O
and O
tourism O
units O
is O
likely O
to O
fall O
slightly O
from O
1988 O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Karstadt B-ORG
did O
n't O
give O
any O
group O
sales O
or O
profit O
figures O
for O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
GMC B-ORG
Truck I-ORG
division O
put O
a O
$ O
750 O
cash O
incentive O
on O
its O
1990 O
full O
- O
sized O
Jimmy B-PRODUCT
and O
Suburban B-PRODUCT
trucks O
. O

The O
program O
, O
which O
runs O
through O
Jan. O
4 O
, O
also O
offers O
low O
- O
rate O
financing O
in O
lieu O
of O
the O
cash O
rebate O
. O

Chamberlain B-ORG
Manufacturing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
won O
a O
$ O
25.8 O
million O
Army B-ORG
contract O
for O
155mm O
artillery O
shell O
casings O
. O

Avondale B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
received O
a O
$ O
13.5 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
ship O
spare O
parts O
. O

A O
two O
- O
day O
meeting O
of O
representatives O
of O
Cocom B-ORG
, O
the O
17 O
- O
nation O
group O
that O
oversees O
exports O
of O
sensitive O
goods O
to O
communist O
countries O
, O
did O
n't O
take O
any O
substantive O
decisions O
on O
trimming O
the O
list O
of O
items O
under O
controls O
. O

Nor O
did O
it O
ease O
restrictions O
on O
exports O
to O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
, O
according O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
who O
attended O
the O
talks O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
had O
been O
under O
pressure O
from O
several O
Cocom B-ORG
members O
, O
especially O
France B-GPE
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
and O
Italy B-GPE
, O
to O
ease O
restrictions O
on O
some O
types O
of O
machine O
tools O
, O
which O
those O
countries O
argued O
were O
now O
widely O
available O
to O
East B-LOC
Bloc I-LOC
countries O
from O
non-Cocom O
members O
. O

For O
several O
years O
some O
European B-NORP
countries O
have O
complained O
that O
outdated O
Cocom B-ORG
lists O
and O
restrictions O
served O
more O
to O
hamper O
their O
trade O
than O
to O
add O
to O
Western B-NORP
security O
. O

Some O
countries O
also O
have O
been O
pressing O
for O
special O
treatment O
for O
Hungary B-GPE
and O
Poland B-GPE
as O
they O
move O
toward O
more O
democratic O
rule O
, O
just O
as O
special O
treatment O
had O
been O
agreed O
on O
for O
China B-GPE
. O

But O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
said O
representatives O
at O
the O
meeting O
decided O
that O
this O
was O
`` O
a O
matter O
for O
further O
discussion O
at O
future O
meetings O
. O
'' O

They O
added O
that O
`` O
all O
of O
us O
-LRB- O
Cocom B-ORG
members O
-RRB- O
look O
at O
the O
changes O
in O
Hungary B-GPE
and O
Poland B-GPE
in O
a O
positive O
way O
, O
but O
a O
question O
of O
this O
scope O
deserves O
further O
discussion O
and O
study O
. O
'' O

The O
officials O
also O
said O
the O
meeting O
agreed O
to O
continue O
treating O
China B-GPE
as O
a O
special O
case O
, O
despite O
the O
recent O
repression O
of O
dissent O
there O
, O
but O
to O
offer O
no O
further O
concessions O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
said O
that O
despite O
the O
rapid O
changes O
under O
way O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
all O
the O
Cocom O
members O
agreed O
on O
`` O
the O
continuing O
need O
for O
this O
organization O
, O
'' O
which O
was O
founded O
40 O
years O
ago O
at O
the O
start O
of O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

The O
officials O
said O
the O
meeting O
agreed O
to O
continue O
working O
toward O
`` O
streamlining O
'' O
Cocom B-ORG
's O
restricted O
products O
list O
, O
and O
to O
improve O
procedures O
for O
punishing O
companies O
that O
do O
n't O
comply O
with O
the O
export O
restrictions O
. O

The O
officials O
said O
this O
meeting O
`` O
put O
in O
motion O
'' O
procedural O
steps O
that O
would O
speed O
up O
both O
of O
these O
functions O
, O
but O
that O
no O
specific O
decisions O
were O
taken O
on O
either O
matter O
. O

The O
world O
had O
a O
big O
yuk O
recently O
when O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
reported O
a O
rash O
of O
UFO O
landings O
, O
one O
of O
them O
bringing O
tall O
aliens O
who O
glowed O
in O
the O
dark O
to O
Voronezh B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
the O
opinion O
of O
Timothy B-PERSON
Good I-PERSON
, O
author O
of O
`` O
Above B-WORK_OF_ART
Top I-WORK_OF_ART
Secret I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART
UFO I-WORK_OF_ART
Cover I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Up I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Quill O
/ O
William O
Morrow O
, O
592 O
pages O
, O
$ O
12.95 O
-RRB- O
, O
that O
the O
world O
laughs O
too O
fast O
. O

Here O
is O
a O
bible O
for O
UFO O
watchers O
, O
complete O
with O
pictures O
of O
people O
who O
say O
they O
've O
had O
personal O
relationships O
with O
aliens O
. O

One O
photo O
shows O
a O
woman O
sporting O
a O
scar O
she O
says O
was O
made O
by O
a O
laser O
beam O
-LRB- O
a O
low O
- O
caliber O
weapon O
, O
from O
the O
looks O
of O
the O
wound O
-RRB- O
. O

So O
far O
anyway O
, O
our O
alien O
visitors O
seem O
more O
intent O
on O
brightening O
our O
skies O
than O
pulverizing O
us O
. O

Mr. O
Good O
devotes O
much O
serious O
space O
to O
the O
events O
of O
Feb. O
25 O
, O
1942 O
, O
when O
American B-NORP
gunners O
spotted O
strange O
lights O
in O
the O
sky O
above O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

Air O
- O
raid O
sirens O
sounded O
the O
alarm O
at O
2:25 O
a.m. O
, O
summoning O
12,000 O
air O
wardens O
to O
duty O
. O

Soon O
all O
hell O
broke O
loose O
. O

Ground O
batteries O
, O
targeting O
an O
odd O
assortment O
of O
aircraft O
traveling O
at O
highly O
unusual O
speeds O
, O
opened O
up O
a O
furious O
fusillade O
. O

The O
sky O
filled O
with O
12.8 O
- O
pound O
shells O
, O
several O
of O
which O
fell O
back O
to O
Earth O
, O
destroying O
homes O
and O
buildings O
. O

When O
the O
smoke O
cleared O
, O
six O
people O
were O
dead O
-LRB- O
three O
from O
heart O
attacks O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
everyone O
wondered O
what O
in O
the O
world O
they O
were O
shooting O
at O
. O

Mr. O
Good O
, O
who O
documents O
these O
things O
as O
best O
he O
can O
, O
provides O
an O
official O
explanation O
in O
the O
form O
of O
a O
memorandum O
from O
Chief O
of O
Staff O
George O
C. O
Marshall O
to O
President O
Roosevelt O
: O
`` O
1,430 O
pounds O
of O
ammunition O
, O
'' O
he O
wrote O
his O
commander O
in O
chief O
, O
were O
expended O
on O
`` O
unidentified O
aircraft O
, O
'' O
flying O
at O
speeds O
as O
slow O
as O
200 O
mph O
and O
elevations O
between O
9,000 O
and O
18,000 O
feet O
. O

Well O
, O
thousands O
of O
Californians B-NORP
on O
the O
scene O
insisted O
the O
ammo O
had O
been O
uselessly O
aimed O
at O
a O
large O
, O
hardy O
UFO O
, O
but O
you O
will O
just O
have O
to O
make O
your O
own O
decision O
about O
such O
sightings O
. O

One O
thing O
's O
for O
sure O
: O
There O
have O
been O
a O
ton O
of O
them O
, O
and O
greater O
beings O
than O
the O
editors O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Enquirer I-ORG
have O
shown O
interest O
. O

Gerald B-PERSON
Ford I-PERSON
, O
a O
fairly O
down O
- O
to O
- O
earth O
fellow O
, O
once O
sent O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Armed I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
recommending O
that O
`` O
there O
be O
a O
committee O
investigation O
of O
the O
UFO O
phenomenon O
. O

I O
think O
we O
owe O
it O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
to O
establish O
credibility O
regarding O
UFOs O
and O
to O
produce O
the O
greatest O
possible O
enlightenment O
on O
the O
subject O
. O
'' O

Jimmy B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON
went O
further O
in O
a O
1976 O
campaign O
promise O
: O
`` O
If O
I O
become O
president O
, O
I O
'll O
make O
every O
piece O
of O
information O
this O
country O
has O
about O
UFO O
sightings O
available O
to O
the O
public O
, O
and O
the O
scientists O
. O

I O
am O
convinced O
that O
UFOs O
exist O
because O
I O
have O
seen O
one O
... O
. O
'' O

But O
you O
know O
about O
campaign O
promises O
. O

It O
still O
does O
n't O
look O
like O
governments O
are O
coughing O
up O
everything O
they O
know O
. O

Still O
, O
despite O
their O
efforts O
to O
convince O
the O
world O
that O
we O
are O
indeed O
alone O
, O
the O
visitors O
do O
seem O
to O
keep O
coming O
and O
, O
like O
the O
recent O
sightings O
, O
there O
's O
often O
a O
detail O
or O
two O
that O
suggests O
they O
may O
actually O
be O
a O
little O
on O
the O
dumb O
side O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
witnesses O
in O
Voronezh B-GPE
say O
the O
pinheaded O
behemoths O
and O
their O
robot O
friend O
, O
after O
strolling O
around O
the O
city O
park O
, O
left O
behind O
some O
rocks O
. O

Now O
why O
, O
you O
have O
to O
ask O
yourself O
, O
would O
intelligent O
beings O
haul O
a O
bunch O
of O
rocks O
around O
the O
universe O
? O

Or O
land O
in O
Russia B-GPE
so O
often O
. O

In O
a O
1961 O
incident O
, O
a O
Soviet B-NORP
mail O
plane O
disappeared O
off O
the O
radar O
screen O
just O
after O
radioing O
its O
position O
to O
ground O
control O
in O
Sverdlovsk B-GPE
. O

A O
search O
party O
soon O
found O
the O
unscathed O
aircraft O
in O
a O
forest O
clearing O
much O
too O
small O
to O
have O
allowed O
a O
conventional O
landing O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
the O
seven O
mail O
personnel O
aboard O
were O
missing O
. O

Again O
, O
you O
have O
to O
ask O
the O
obvious O
question O
: O
Why O
would O
intelligent O
beings O
kidnap O
seven O
Soviet B-NORP
mailmen O
? O

Speculation O
as O
to O
the O
nature O
of O
aliens O
will O
no O
doubt O
continue O
until O
we O
wake O
up O
one O
morning O
to O
find O
they O
've O
taken O
over O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Today I-WORK_OF_ART
Show I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
the O
way O
they O
overwhelm O
an O
entire O
town O
in O
Jack O
Finney O
's O
`` O
Invasion B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Body I-WORK_OF_ART
Snatchers I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Fireside O
/ O
Simon B-PERSON
& O
Schuster O
, O
216 O
pages O
, O
$ O
8.95 O
-RRB- O
. O

Maybe O
some O
of O
our O
talk O
- O
show O
hosts O
and O
anchors O
have O
already O
been O
taken O
over O
? O

The O
point O
of O
this O
1955 O
novel O
, O
which O
spawned O
two O
movies O
, O
is O
that O
the O
soulless O
pod O
people O
replicated O
by O
alien O
plants O
are O
virtually O
indistinguishable O
from O
human O
folks O
. O

Another O
guy O
who O
thinks O
they O
're O
out O
there O
and O
closing O
fast O
is O
Whitley B-PERSON
Strieber I-PERSON
, O
whose O
new O
novel O
, O
`` O
Majestic B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Putnam B-ORG
, O
317 O
pages O
, O
$ O
18.95 O
-RRB- O
, O
takes O
a O
look O
at O
a O
reported O
1947 O
UFO O
crash O
near O
the B-FAC
Roswell I-FAC
Army I-FAC
Air I-FAC
Field I-FAC
in O
a O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
desert O
. O

Mr. O
Strieber O
knows O
a O
lot O
about O
aliens O
. O

He O
even O
had O
sex O
with O
one O
-- O
sort O
of O
, O
and O
not O
intentionally O
-- O
as O
readers O
learned O
in O
his O
`` O
Communion B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
a O
book O
recently O
described O
in O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
as O
a O
`` O
nonfiction O
best O
seller O
'' O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
way O
Mr. O
Strieber O
tells O
it O
in O
his O
earnest O
prose O
, O
the O
intelligence O
officer O
who O
found O
the O
craft O
's O
strange O
debris O
was O
forced O
by O
the O
government O
to O
call O
the O
flower O
- O
inscribed O
scraps O
parts O
of O
a O
weather O
balloon O
. O

The O
apparent O
crash O
became O
top O
secret O
, O
and O
the O
alien O
creatures O
went O
away O
upset O
with O
the O
rude O
ways O
of O
human O
beings O
. O

We O
lost O
our O
chance O
to O
communicate O
with O
sweet O
- O
natured O
visitors O
`` O
about O
four O
feet O
tall O
-LCB- O
who O
-RCB- O
looked O
as O
though O
they O
were O
made O
of O
puffed O
- O
up O
marshmallow O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Shiflett O
is O
an O
editorial O
writer O
for O
the B-ORG
Rocky I-ORG
Mountain I-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Small O
businesses O
say O
a O
recent O
trend O
is O
like O
a O
dream O
come O
true O
: O
more O
- O
affordable O
rates O
for O
employee O
- O
health O
insurance O
, O
initially O
at O
least O
. O

But O
then O
they O
wake O
up O
to O
a O
nightmare O
. O

The O
reasonable O
first O
- O
year O
rates O
can O
be O
followed O
by O
increases O
of O
60 O
% O
or O
more O
if O
a O
covered O
employee O
files O
a O
major O
claim O
, O
they O
complain O
. O

Insurance O
premiums O
for O
one O
small O
Maryland B-GPE
concern O
went O
up O
130 O
% O
in O
less O
than O
two O
years O
, O
the O
last O
increase O
coming O
after O
one O
of O
its O
three O
workers O
developed O
a O
herniated O
disk O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
distinct O
possibility O
that O
I O
may O
lose O
my O
job O
over O
this O
, O
'' O
the O
employee O
, O
Karen B-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
, O
of O
Floor B-ORG
Covering I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
, O
Kensington B-GPE
, O
Md. B-GPE
, O
recently O
told O
a O
congressional O
hearing O
. O

She O
said O
her O
employer O
ca O
n't O
afford O
the O
rate O
increases O
, O
and O
she O
fears O
she O
wo O
n't O
find O
another O
job O
with O
a O
benefit O
plan O
covering O
her O
ailment O
. O

For O
employee O
and O
employer O
alike O
, O
the O
worry O
is O
widespread O
. O

Surveys O
repeatedly O
show O
that O
small O
- O
business O
owners O
rank O
the O
availability O
and O
rising O
cost O
of O
health O
insurance O
as O
one O
of O
their O
biggest O
concerns O
. O

The O
House O
Energy O
and O
Commerce O
Committee O
's O
health O
subcommittee O
, O
headed O
by O
Democratic O
Rep. O
Henry O
Waxman O
of O
California B-GPE
, O
is O
looking O
into O
complaints O
that O
small O
businesses O
not O
only O
ca O
n't O
keep O
reasonably O
priced O
employee O
- O
health O
insurance O
if O
claims O
are O
filed O
, O
but O
often O
ca O
n't O
get O
coverage O
at O
all O
if O
a O
worker O
is O
termed O
medically O
uninsurable O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
an O
old O
- O
fashioned O
name O
for O
people O
in O
that O
position O
: O
sick O
people O
who O
need O
health O
insurance O
, O
'' O
Rep. O
Waxman O
says O
. O
`` O

What O
we O
're O
seeing O
now O
makes O
a O
mockery O
of O
the O
idea O
of O
insurance O
: O
collect O
premiums O
from O
the O
healthy O
, O
dump O
the O
sick O
and O
let O
them O
pay O
their O
own O
bills O
. O
'' O

Some O
lawmakers O
may O
seek O
legislation O
to O
limit O
overly O
restrictive O
insurance O
policies O
. O

The O
concern O
grows O
out O
of O
increased O
efforts O
by O
the O
insurers O
to O
woo O
the O
small O
- O
business O
market O
. O

As O
larger O
companies O
increasingly O
self O
- O
insure O
, O
or O
use O
reserves O
to O
pay O
their O
own O
workers O
' O
medical O
bills O
, O
the O
insurance O
industry O
has O
turned O
to O
the O
small O
- O
employer O
market O
that O
was O
once O
a O
backwater O
for O
them O
. O

`` O
Insurance O
companies O
will O
offer O
a O
good O
rate O
if O
no O
one O
is O
sick O
, O
but O
it O
's O
a O
roll O
of O
the O
dice O
, O
'' O
says O
Rosemary B-PERSON
Heinhold I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Small I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Service I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
a O
group O
representing O
35,000 O
small O
businesses O
nationwide O
. O

`` O
One O
case O
of O
cancer O
or O
a O
high O
- O
risk O
pregnancy O
with O
a O
sick O
infant O
, O
and O
rates O
go O
up O
40 O
% O
to O
60 O
% O
. O

Small O
- O
business O
people O
end O
up O
paying O
insurance O
premiums O
worth O
two O
to O
three O
times O
the O
cost O
of O
one O
illness O
. O
'' O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
group O
says O
some O
of O
its O
member O
companies O
have O
been O
denied O
insurance O
because O
individual O
workers O
had O
medical O
problems O
that O
ranged O
from O
a O
mild O
cardiac O
condition O
to O
psychological O
counseling O
after O
a O
divorce O
, O
hemorrhoids O
and O
overweight O
. O

The O
Health O
Insurance O
Association O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
an O
insurers O
' O
trade O
group O
, O
acknowledges O
that O
stiff O
competition O
among O
its O
members O
to O
insure O
businesses O
likely O
to O
be O
good O
risks O
during O
the O
first O
year O
of O
coverage O
has O
aggravated O
the O
problem O
in O
the O
small O
- O
business O
market O
. O

But O
it O
says O
that O
rapid O
rate O
increases O
are O
directly O
tied O
to O
the O
soaring O
cost O
of O
health O
care O
. O

Some O
business O
analysts O
blame O
the O
problem O
on O
tough O
competition O
in O
the O
insurance O
market O
. O

They O
say O
insurance O
companies O
use O
policies O
aimed O
at O
excluding O
bad O
risks O
because O
their O
competitors O
do O
. O

But O
the O
general O
practice O
makes O
it O
more O
difficult O
to O
combine O
small O
groups O
of O
people O
into O
larger O
groups O
, O
thus O
spreading O
the O
risk O
over O
a O
larger O
base O
of O
premiums O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
not O
accusing O
insurers O
of O
dereliction O
of O
duty O
, O
'' O
Robert B-PERSON
Patricelli I-PERSON
of O
the O
U.S. O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
told O
Mr. O
Waxman O
's O
panel O
. O

`` O
You O
ca O
n't O
ask O
one O
carrier O
to O
underwrite O
on O
social O
grounds O
when O
that O
might O
destroy O
it O
in O
the O
marketplace O
. O
'' O

Rep. O
Waxman O
and O
Democratic O
Sen. O
Edward O
Kennedy O
of O
Massachusetts B-GPE
have O
proposed O
regulation O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
problem O
. O

The O
proposal O
is O
just O
part O
of O
legislation O
that O
would O
require O
businesses O
to O
provide O
health O
benefits O
, O
an O
idea O
that O
is O
strongly O
opposed O
by O
small O
business O
who O
say O
it O
would O
just O
compound O
the O
insurance O
- O
cost O
problems O
. O

But O
small O
- O
business O
lobbyists O
say O
they O
support O
the O
idea O
, O
included O
in O
the O
Kennedy O
- O
Waxman O
bill O
, O
of O
new O
laws O
or O
regulations O
requiring O
greater O
use O
of O
community O
rating O
, O
which O
pegs O
rates O
to O
the O
use O
of O
health O
care O
by O
a O
community O
or O
other O
large O
group O
, O
and O
is O
designed O
to O
prevent O
insurance O
companies O
from O
taking O
only O
low O
- O
risk O
small O
companies O
as O
clients O
. O

But O
first O
on O
the O
list O
of O
priorities O
, O
says O
the O
National O
Federation O
of O
Independent O
Business O
, O
is O
to O
prohibit O
state O
laws O
requiring O
the O
inclusion O
of O
specialty O
items O
, O
such O
as O
psychiatric O
care O
, O
in O
basic O
health O
plans O
. O

Such O
requirements O
, O
they O
argue O
, O
make O
it O
difficult O
to O
provide O
a O
basic O
, O
low O
- O
cost O
health O
- O
benefits O
package O
. O

`` O
Before O
the O
state O
of O
Wisconsin B-GPE
mandated O
that O
mental O
- O
health O
care O
be O
covered O
, O
there O
were O
only O
70 O
mental O
- O
health O
clinics O
in O
the O
state O
; O
now O
there O
are O
400 O
, O
'' O
says O
Carolyn B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
an O
NFIB B-ORG
lobbyist O
. O

She O
contends O
that O
similar O
mandates O
have O
driven O
up O
insurance O
costs O
20 O
% O
in O
Maryland B-GPE
and O
30 O
% O
in O
California B-GPE
. O

The O
insurance O
- O
industry O
association O
also O
strongly O
disagrees O
with O
the O
proposed O
community O
rating O
, O
which O
`` O
does O
n't O
save O
one O
dollar O
, O
'' O
argues O
James B-PERSON
Dorsch I-PERSON
, O
HIAA B-ORG
's O
Washington B-GPE
counsel O
. O

`` O
It O
just O
makes O
healthy O
businesses O
subsidize O
unhealthy O
ones O
and O
gives O
each O
employer O
less O
incentive O
to O
keep O
his O
workers O
healthy O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Dorsch O
says O
the O
HIAA O
is O
working O
on O
a O
proposal O
to O
establish O
a O
privately O
funded O
reinsurance O
mechanism O
to O
help O
cover O
small O
groups O
that O
ca O
n't O
get O
insurance O
without O
excluding O
certain O
employees O
. O

The O
complexities O
of O
the O
insurance O
problem O
make O
the O
outcome O
difficult O
to O
predict O
. O

But O
to O
Ms. O
Allen O
, O
the O
employee O
whose O
back O
problem O
triggered O
a O
huge O
insurance O
- O
rate O
increase O
, O
the O
issue O
was O
simple O
. O

`` O
What O
good O
is O
having O
health O
insurance O
, O
'' O
she O
asked O
, O
`` O
when O
it O
's O
so O
expensive O
that O
it O
becomes O
impossible O
to O
keep O
after O
only O
one O
major O
claim O
? O

Home O
taping O
of O
pre-recorded O
music O
cuts O
into O
record O
industry O
revenues O
, O
but O
banning O
home O
taping O
would O
hurt O
consumers O
even O
more O
. O

That O
's O
the O
conclusion O
of O
an O
independent O
report O
prepared O
by O
the O
Office O
of O
Technology O
Assessment O
at O
the O
request O
of O
the O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
judiciary O
committees O
. O

The O
report O
is O
to O
be O
released O
today O
. O

The O
report O
says O
the O
availability O
of O
such O
advanced O
analog O
recording O
equipment O
as O
cassette O
recorders O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
increase O
the O
quantity O
of O
home O
copying O
. O

That O
finding O
, O
the O
report O
says O
, O
casts O
doubt O
on O
the O
record O
industry O
's O
contention O
that O
the O
new O
generation O
of O
digital O
recording O
equipment O
will O
inevitably O
lead O
to O
wholesale O
abuse O
of O
copyrighted O
material O
by O
home O
tapers O
. O

The O
longstanding O
position O
of O
the O
Recording O
Industry O
Association O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
a O
trade O
group O
based O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
is O
that O
record O
companies O
, O
performers O
, O
songwriters O
and O
music O
publishers O
need O
to O
be O
remunerated O
by O
government O
- O
imposed O
fees O
on O
the O
sale O
of O
blank O
tapes O
and O
recording O
equipment O
to O
make O
up O
for O
royalties O
lost O
to O
home O
taping O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
it O
is O
a O
nail O
in O
the O
coffin O
in O
any O
royalty O
tax O
proposal O
, O
'' O
says O
Gary B-PERSON
Shapiro I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
for O
government O
and O
legal O
affairs O
of O
the B-ORG
Electronic I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Association I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

`` O
What O
-LCB- O
the O
report O
-RCB- O
shows O
is O
everything O
we O
've O
been O
saying O
for O
the O
past O
eight O
or O
nine O
years O
-- O
that O
audio O
taping O
is O
the O
best O
thing O
to O
happen O
for O
the O
recording O
industry O
. O

The O
people O
who O
tape O
the O
most O
buy O
the O
most O
. O
'' O

Trish B-PERSON
Heimers I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokesperson O
for O
RIAA B-ORG
says O
her O
organization O
has O
n't O
received O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
completed O
report O
yet O
and O
has O
no O
immediate O
comment O
. O

A O
recent O
agreement O
between O
the O
recording O
industry O
and O
electronics O
manufacturers O
requires O
that O
any O
digital O
audio O
tape O
, O
or O
DAT O
, O
recorder O
sold O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
have O
a O
built O
- O
in O
device O
that O
restricts O
its O
ability O
to O
make O
second O
copies O
from O
DAT O
tape O
copies O
of O
digital O
compact O
disks O
. O

But O
the O
disappointing O
sales O
of O
DAT O
machines O
here O
and O
abroad O
so O
far O
have O
not O
seemed O
to O
warrant O
the O
three O
years O
of O
legal O
wrangling O
that O
went O
into O
the O
agreement O
. O

Under O
current O
copyright O
laws O
, O
it O
is O
considered O
`` O
fair O
use O
'' O
to O
reproduce O
copyrighted O
material O
for O
one O
's O
personal O
use O
or O
for O
use O
by O
one O
's O
family O
or O
friends O
, O
while O
copying O
for O
purposes O
of O
resale O
or O
profit O
is O
prohibited O
. O

A O
survey O
contained O
in O
the O
291 O
- O
page O
report O
, O
`` O
Copyright B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Home I-WORK_OF_ART
Copying I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Technology I-WORK_OF_ART
Challenges I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Law I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
found O
that O
most O
people O
consider O
home O
copying O
for O
such O
personal O
use O
a O
`` O
right O
'' O
-- O
a O
right O
, O
moreover O
, O
that O
was O
exercised O
by O
40 O
% O
of O
Americans O
over O
the O
age O
of O
10 O
in O
the O
past O
year O
. O

The O
study O
says O
that O
the O
`` O
ambiguous O
legal O
status O
'' O
of O
home O
copying O
makes O
it O
`` O
appropriate O
to O
examine O
the O
effects O
on O
consumers O
, O
as O
well O
as O
on O
industry O
. O
'' O

Reports O
by O
the O
Office O
of O
Technology O
Assessment O
do O
n't O
prescribe O
any O
specific O
legislative O
action O
but O
suggest O
a O
range O
of O
options O
that O
Congress B-ORG
may O
pursue O
. O

The O
study O
also O
says O
that O
advent O
of O
new O
communications O
technologies O
makes O
`` O
an O
explicit O
congressional O
definition O
of O
the O
legal O
status O
of O
home O
copying O
more O
desirable O
in O
order O
to O
reduce O
legal O
and O
market O
uncertainties O
and O
to O
prevent O
de O
facto O
changes O
to O
copyright O
law O
through O
technology O
, O
'' O
and O
says O
that O
finding O
an O
`` O
appropriate O
balance O
of O
harms O
and O
benefits O
is O
a O
political O
decision O
, O
not O
a O
technical O
one O
. O

Several O
of O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
's O
own O
listed O
companies O
, O
led O
by O
giant O
Contel B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
are O
joining O
for O
the O
first O
time O
to O
complain O
about O
program O
trading O
and O
the O
exchange O
's O
role O
in O
it O
. O

Claiming O
program O
trading O
has O
turned O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
into O
a O
`` O
gambling O
casino O
, O
'' O
Contel O
Chairman O
Charles O
Wohlstetter O
said O
that O
he O
and O
at O
least O
20 O
other O
corporate O
executives O
are O
forming O
an O
unprecedented O
alliance O
. O

The O
group O
, O
Mr. O
Wohlstetter O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
, O
wants O
to O
end O
the O
market O
's O
wild O
price O
swings O
that O
critics O
blame O
on O
computer O
- O
aided O
program O
- O
trading O
strategies O
. O

The O
group O
will O
complain O
to O
Washington B-GPE
, O
to O
the O
heads O
of O
program O
- O
trading O
firms O
and O
to O
the O
heads O
of O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
itself O
, O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
They O
should O
call O
-LCB- O
the O
exchange O
-RCB- O
Trump B-ORG
East I-ORG
, O
'' O
charged O
Mr. O
Wohlstetter O
, O
the O
79 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
founder O
of O
Contel B-ORG
who O
's O
also O
a O
former O
investment O
banker O
and O
stock O
trader O
. O

`` O
What O
is O
the O
mission O
of O
the O
financial O
community O
-- O

to O
help O
some O
scavengers O
or O
schemers O
, O
or O
help O
corporate O
America B-GPE
? O
'' O

Contel B-ORG
is O
a O
$ O
6 O
billion O
telephone O
and O
electronics O
company O
. O

Pressure O
has O
been O
building O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
in O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
to O
do O
something O
about O
market O
volatility O
, O
which O
many O
investors O
say O
is O
caused O
by O
program O
trading O
. O

The O
market O
's O
Friday O
- O
the O
- O
13th O
plunge O
of O
190 O
points O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
understated O
response O
to O
it O
, O
galvanized O
some O
longstanding O
dissatisfaction O
among O
companies O
listed O
on O
the O
exchange O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
program O
trading O
accounted O
for O
a O
record O
13.8 O
% O
of O
average O
daily O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
volume O
. O

Mr. O
Wohlstetter O
, O
for O
example O
, O
said O
he O
wrote O
to O
Big O
Board O
Chairman O
John O
J. O
Phelan O
Jr. O
about O
program O
trading O
after O
the O
190 O
- O
point O
Dow B-ORG
plunge O
, O
and O
as O
in O
previous O
queries O
, O
`` O
what O
I O
get O
back O
is O
gobbledygook O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
he O
's O
upset O
that O
Mr. O
Phelan O
, O
trying O
to O
calm O
investors O
after O
the O
plunge O
, O
said O
that O
investors O
would O
simply O
have O
to O
get O
used O
to O
the O
market O
's O
big O
price O
swings O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
`` O
is O
partly O
to O
blame O
-LCB- O
for O
the O
price O
swings O
-RCB- O
, O
because O
they O
're O
cowards O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Wohlstetter O
. O

`` O
Their O
powerful O
members O
manage O
them O
. O
'' O

The O
focus O
of O
the O
outcry O
has O
been O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
which O
accounts O
for O
about O
half O
the O
program O
trading O
that O
goes O
on O
. O

Index O
arbitragers O
argue O
that O
their O
trading O
is O
healthy O
because O
it O
links O
markets O
, O
but O
critics O
say O
such O
trading O
accelerates O
market O
movements O
and O
increases O
the O
chance O
for O
a O
crash O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
has O
refused O
to O
be O
drawn O
into O
a O
public O
debate O
about O
program O
trading O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Grasso I-PERSON
, O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
president O
, O
last O
week O
said O
only O
that O
the O
exchange O
is O
concerned O
about O
all O
its O
constituents O
. O

Privately O
, O
exchange O
officials O
worry O
that O
without O
a O
hospitable O
system O
for O
program O
trading O
at O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
, O
billions O
of O
dollars O
in O
trading O
will O
simply O
migrate O
to O
overseas O
exchanges O
such O
as O
London B-GPE
's O
. O

It O
is O
partly O
for O
this O
reason O
that O
the O
exchange O
last O
week O
began O
trading O
in O
its O
own O
stock O
`` O
basket O
'' O
product O
that O
allows O
big O
investors O
to O
buy O
or O
sell O
all O
500 O
stocks O
in O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
index O
in O
a O
single O
trade O
. O

One O
intended O
customer O
of O
the O
new O
basket O
product O
is O
index O
arbitragers O
, O
according O
to O
the O
exchange O
. O

Investors O
have O
complained O
for O
some O
time O
about O
program O
trading O
, O
particularly O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
to O
little O
avail O
. O

But O
according O
to O
some O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
traders O
, O
an O
organized O
campaign O
from O
exchange O
- O
listed O
companies O
might O
make O
the O
exchange O
finally O
consider O
big O
changes O
. O

`` O
They O
wo O
n't O
fight O
the O
listed O
companies O
. O

Now O
the O
assault O
is O
on O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
top O
trader O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
ca O
n't O
ban O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
, O
of O
course O
, O
but O
it O
could O
ban O
use O
of O
its O
high O
- O
speed O
electronic O
trading O
system O
for O
program O
trading O
or O
at O
least O
encourage O
securities O
firms O
to O
back O
off O
. O

The O
exchange O
put O
a O
bit O
of O
a O
damper O
on O
program O
trading O
when O
, O
last O
year O
, O
it O
simply O
started O
to O
publish O
monthly O
statistics O
of O
each O
firm O
's O
program O
- O
trading O
volume O
. O

Contel B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Wohlstetter O
said O
the O
group O
of O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
companies O
is O
n't O
ready O
to O
go O
public O
yet O
with O
its O
effort O
, O
and O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
plan O
to O
be O
the O
leader O
once O
it O
is O
public O
. O

However O
, O
he O
said O
he O
planned O
to O
spend O
the O
weekend O
making O
calls O
to O
gather O
additional O
support O
. O

Among O
those O
Mr. O
Wohlstetter O
said O
he O
has O
been O
talking O
to O
are O
Sanford B-PERSON
Weill I-PERSON
of O
Primerica B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
the O
parent O
of O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co. O
; O
GTE O
Corp. O
's O
James B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
, O
and O
ITT B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Rand B-PERSON
Araskog I-PERSON
. O

None O
of O
these O
chief O
executives O
were O
available O
for O
comment O
. O

Among O
the O
targets O
of O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
companies O
' O
campaign O
will O
be O
some O
corporate O
pension O
funds O
that O
use O
program O
- O
trading O
strategies O
to O
maximize O
returns O
on O
their O
investments O
. O

For O
Contel B-ORG
's O
part O
, O
the O
company O
a O
month O
ago O
informed O
each O
of O
its O
money O
managers O
that O
it O
would O
drop O
them O
if O
they O
give O
business O
to O
program O
- O
trading O
firms O
. O

It O
was O
just O
those O
kinds O
of O
ultimatums O
that O
last O
week O
succeeded O
in O
turning O
up O
the O
heat O
in O
the O
debate O
. O

Kemper B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Kemper B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
unit O
said O
it O
cut O
off O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
, O
Oppenheimer B-ORG
and O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
unit O
. O

All O
of O
the O
firms O
except O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
the O
second O
- O
biggest O
program O
trader O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
quickly O
announced O
pull O
- O
backs O
from O
index O
arbitrage O
. O

Kidder B-ORG
officials O
stand O
by O
their O
aggressive O
use O
of O
program O
trading O
. O

Chief O
Executive O
Officer O
Michael O
Carpenter O
said O
that O
despite O
the O
outcry O
even O
by O
some O
of O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
own O
brokers O
, O
he O
believes O
index O
arbitrage O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
`` O
negative O
impact O
on O
the O
market O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

'' O
However O
, O
pressure O
on O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
parent O
, O
GE B-ORG
, O
could O
change O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
policy O
. O

GE O
Chairman O
John O
Welch O
has O
been O
`` O
besieged O
with O
phone O
calls O
'' O
complaining O
about O
his O
unit O
's O
program O
trading O
, O
according O
to O
a O
person O
close O
to O
him O
. O

John O
Lehman O
's O
editorial O
- O
page O
article O
on O
the O
Pentagon O
as O
a O
haunted O
house O
omits O
the O
real O
roots O
of O
its O
ghost O
population O
-LRB- O
`` O
In B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Pentagon I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Undead I-WORK_OF_ART
Walk I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
Oct. O
18 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
media O
's O
treatment O
of O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Department I-ORG
during O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
the O
Carter B-PERSON
administration O
's O
denigration O
of O
the O
military O
, O
and O
the O
public O
scapegoating O
of O
Lt. O
Col. O
Oliver O
North O
have O
all O
served O
to O
emasculate O
the O
poor O
souls O
who O
live O
there O
. O

The O
resulting O
haunted O
house O
tends O
to O
reward O
followership O
, O
not O
leadership O
, O
it O
creates O
guilt O
about O
wearing O
the O
uniform O
, O
and O
raises O
doubt O
about O
having O
the O
will O
to O
fulfill O
the O
ghosts O
' O
role O
, O
i.e. O
, O
to O
be O
able O
to O
win O
if O
called O
on O
. O

Perhaps O
the O
Halloween O
season O
is O
a O
good O
time O
for O
Congress B-ORG
to O
be O
looking O
at O
funding O
for O
some O
ghostbusting O
equipment O
. O

Mike O
Greece O
Former O
Air O
Force O
Career O
Officer O
New O
York O

Where O
does O
Mr. O
Lehman O
get O
off O
castigating O
Gen. O
George O
Marshall O
for O
muscling O
in O
on O
naval O
prerogatives O
? O

Ever O
since O
the O
days O
of O
Alfred B-PERSON
Thayer I-PERSON
Mahan I-PERSON
-LRB- O
U.S. B-GPE
naval O
officer O
and O
naval O
historian O
-RRB- O
and O
Teddy B-PERSON
Roosevelt I-PERSON
the O
Navy B-ORG
has O
been O
the O
service O
most O
favored O
by O
Washington B-GPE
officialdom O
. O

Mr. O
Lehman O
overlooks O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
Navy O
possesses O
its O
own O
air O
force O
-LRB- O
the O
carrier O
fleet O
-RRB- O
and O
its O
own O
army O
-LRB- O
the O
Marines B-NORP
-RRB- O
, O
which O
in O
turn O
has O
its O
own O
air O
force O
. O

Of O
course O
these O
turf O
battles O
are O
unseemly O
, O
wasteful O
and O
potentially O
dangerous O
and O
should O
be O
resolved O
in O
the O
interest O
of O
national O
security O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Lehman O
seems O
to O
be O
part O
of O
the O
problem O
rather O
than O
part O
of O
the O
answer O
. O

L.H. O
Blum O
Beaumont O
, O
Texas B-GPE

I O
agree O
with O
Mr. O
Lehman O
100 O
% O
! O

Is O
n't O
this O
the O
same O
guy O
who O
resigned O
as O
Navy B-ORG
secretary O
because O
he O
could O
n't O
get O
his O
1,000 O
- O
ship O
Navy B-ORG
? O

I O
personally O
do O
not O
want O
to O
hasten O
Mr. O
Lehman O
's O
demise O
, O
but O
I O
can O
see O
him O
figuring O
prominently O
in O
his O
own O
article O
. O

Carl O
Banerian O
Jr O
. O
Birmingham B-GPE
, O
Mich B-GPE
. O

Stuart B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Eizenstat I-PERSON
, O
a O
partner O
in O
the O
Washington B-GPE
law O
firm O
of O
Powell B-PERSON
, O
Goldstein O
, O
Frazer O
& O
Murphy B-PERSON
, O
was O
named O
a O
director O
of O
this O
utility O
holding O
company O
, O
increasing O
board O
membership O
to O
14 O
. O

It O
is O
a O
peaceful O
time O
in O
this O
part O
of O
western O
India B-GPE
. O

The O
summer O
crop O
is O
harvested O
, O
winter O
sowing O
has O
yet O
to O
begin O
. O

Farmers O
in O
loose O
turbans O
and O
fancy O
earrings O
spend O
their O
afternoons O
laughing O
and O
gossiping O
at O
the O
markets O
. O

One O
could O
imagine O
such O
a O
lull O
in O
the O
lives O
of O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
before O
the O
quadrupling O
of O
oil O
prices O
. O

For O
just O
as O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
were O
in O
the O
1960s O
, O
the O
farmers O
of O
Sidhpur B-GPE
are O
on O
the O
brink O
of O
global O
power O
and O
fame O
. O

The O
Arabs B-NORP
had O
merely O
oil O
. O

These O
farmers O
may O
have O
a O
grip O
on O
the O
world O
's O
very O
heart O
. O

Or O
, O
at O
least O
, O
its O
heart O
disease O
. O

That O
is O
because O
Sidhpur B-GPE
has O
a O
near O
- O
monopoly O
on O
the O
world O
's O
supply O
of O
flea O
seed O
, O
also O
known O
as O
flea O
wort O
or O
, O
in O
Western B-NORP
parlance O
, O
psyllium O
: O
a O
tiny O
, O
tasteless O
, O
obscure O
seed O
that O
, O
according O
to O
early O
research O
, O
may O
reduce O
cholesterol O
levels O
in O
the O
blood O
. O

Ever O
since O
the O
link O
to O
cholesterol O
was O
disclosed O
, O
Americans O
have O
begun O
scarfing O
up O
psyllium O
in O
their O
breakfast O
cereals O
. O

If O
further O
research O
proves O
the O
seed O
's O
benefits O
, O
this O
dusty O
farm O
district O
could O
become O
the O
epicenter O
of O
a O
health O
- O
food O
fad O
to O
rival O
all O
fads O
since O
cod O
- O
liver O
oil O
. O

`` O
This O
seed O
's O
not O
grown O
anywhere O
else O
in O
India B-GPE
, O
or O
anywhere O
else O
in O
the O
world O
, O
'' O
says O
T.V. B-PERSON
Krishnamurthy I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
of O
Procter O
& O
Gamble O
India O
Ltd. O
, O
a O
major O
psyllium O
buyer O
and O
promoter O
. O

`` O
The O
proper O
climatic O
conditions O
do O
n't O
exist O
in O
many O
places O
in O
the O
world O
. O
'' O

Arvind B-PERSON
Patel I-PERSON
, O
a O
processor O
and O
exporter O
of O
the O
seed O
, O
raves O
: O
`` O
If O
psyllium O
takes O
the O
place O
of O
oat O
bran O
, O
it O
will O
be O
huge O
. O
'' O

Whether O
psyllium O
makes O
Sidhpur B-GPE
's O
fortune O
depends O
on O
cholesterol O
- O
fearing O
Americans O
, O
the O
U.S. O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
and O
, O
of O
course O
, O
the O
outcome O
of O
further O
research O
. O

Only O
one O
thing O
is O
certain O
here O
: O
Pysllium O
is O
likely O
to O
remain O
solely O
an O
export O
item O
from O
Sidhpur B-GPE
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

Local O
farmers O
say O
it O
is O
as O
good O
a O
cash O
crop O
as O
mustard O
or O
fenugreek O
, O
a O
legume O
. O

But O
they O
have O
no O
desire O
to O
eat O
a O
bowl O
of O
psyllium O
each O
morning O
, O
and O
, O
perhaps O
, O
little O
need O
: O
lean O
, O
frugal O
vegetarians O
, O
the O
farmers O
are O
innocents O
in O
the O
clogged O
, O
treacherous O
world O
of O
cholesterol O
. O

Psyllium O
is O
an O
annual O
herb O
, O
Plantago O
ovata O
, O
that O
has O
been O
used O
for O
centuries O
by O
folk O
doctors O
here O
, O
mainly O
as O
a O
laxative O
and O
anti-diarrheal O
. O

As O
such O
, O
the O
soluble O
fiber O
has O
an O
almost O
fanatic O
following O
in O
northern O
India B-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
can O
assure O
you O
, O
'' O
attests O
a O
25 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
lawyer O
in O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
, O
with O
a O
meaningfully O
raised O
eyebrow O
, O
`` O
from O
personal O
experience O
, O
it O
works O
. O
'' O

A O
prominent O
businessman O
in O
Bombay B-GPE
gives O
a O
similar O
testimonial O
: O
`` O
I O
have O
been O
taking O
it O
daily O
since O
1961 O
. O

'' O
Folk O
doctors O
also O
prescribe O
it O
for O
kidney O
, O
bladder O
and O
urethra O
problems O
, O
duodenal O
ulcers O
and O
hemorrhoids O
. O

Some O
apply O
it O
to O
gouty O
joints O
. O

The O
plant O
has O
a O
hairy O
stem O
that O
produces O
flowers O
and O
diminutive O
seeds O
. O

It O
is O
the O
seed O
's O
colorlessness O
and O
size O
-- O
1,000 O
of O
them O
weigh O
only O
1.5 O
grams O
, O
or O
about O
as O
much O
as O
two O
paper O
clips O
-- O
that O
explain O
the O
historical O
allusions O
to O
fleas O
. O

The O
transluscent O
husk O
of O
the O
seed O
is O
removed O
, O
sifted O
and O
crushed O
; O
the O
seed O
itself O
is O
fed O
to O
animals O
. O

Some O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
crop O
, O
which O
was O
worth O
$ O
26 O
million O
last O
year O
, O
is O
exported O
. O

For O
decades O
, O
psyllium O
husk O
has O
been O
the O
main O
ingredient O
in O
such O
laxatives O
as O
Procter O
& O
Gamble O
Co. O
's O
Metamucil B-PRODUCT
, O
the O
top O
- O
selling O
brand O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
and O
Ciba O
- O
Geigy O
Corp. O
's O
Fiberall B-PRODUCT
. O

But O
some O
time O
ago O
, O
researchers O
discovered O
that O
soluble O
fibers O
also O
lower O
cholesterol O
levels O
in O
the O
blood O
. O

Cincinnati B-GPE
- O
based O
P&G B-ORG
took O
an O
interest O
; O
it O
ordered O
two O
studies O
on O
psyllium O
and O
cholesterol O
. O

One O
of O
the O
studies O
, O
done O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Minnesota B-GPE
, O
tested O
75 O
people O
with O
raised O
cholesterol O
levels O
. O

After O
16 O
weeks O
, O
the O
group O
that O
took O
three O
daily O
teaspoons O
of O
Metamucil B-PRODUCT
saw O
a O
significant O
dip O
in O
their O
general O
cholesterol O
levels O
, O
and O
an O
even O
larger O
reduction O
in O
levels O
of O
low O
- O
density O
lipoproteins O
, O
the O
so O
- O
called O
bad O
cholesterol O
. O

In O
late O
1987 O
, O
P&G B-ORG
asked O
the O
FDA O
for O
approval O
to O
market O
Metamucil B-PRODUCT
as O
the O
first O
non-prescription O
, O
cholesterol O
- O
lowering O
product O
in O
the O

In O
April O
, O
the O
psyllium O
bandwagon O
got O
more O
crowded O
. O

General B-ORG
Mills I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
food O
giant O
, O
launched O
a O
breakfast O
cereal O
called O
Benefit B-PRODUCT
, O
containing O
psyllium O
, O
oat O
, O
wheat O
and O
beet O
bran O
; O
the O
words O
, O
`` O
reduce O
cholesterol O
'' O
were O
prominently O
displayed O
on O
its O
package O
. O

In O
September O
, O
Kellogg B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
launched O
a O
competing O
psyllium O
- O
fortified O
cereal O
called O
Heartwise B-PRODUCT
. O

Suddenly O
, O
on O
television O
, O
in O
advertisements O
and O
on O
their O
cereal O
boxes O
, O
Americans O
were O
inundated O
with O
news O
about O
the O
obscure O
seed O
. O

The O
flood O
of O
claims O
and O
counter-claims O
worried O
consumers O
and O
actually O
hurt O
sales O
of O
the O
new O
cereals O
. O

This O
month O
, O
the O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
expressed O
concern O
that O
Americans O
might O
someday O
, O
in O
various O
forms O
, O
ingest O
too O
much O
psyllium O
. O

Currently O
, O
there O
is O
a O
lull O
in O
the O
psyllium O
war O
. O

The O
FDA O
has O
asked O
Kellogg B-ORG
and O
General B-ORG
Mills I-ORG
to O
show O
research O
that O
their O
cereals O
are O
safe O
. O

It O
also O
ordered O
P&G B-ORG
to O
produce O
more O
studies O
to O
buttress O
its O
claims O
that O
Metamucil B-PRODUCT
can O
lower O
cholesterol O
. O

But O
the O
agency O
has O
n't O
yanked O
psyllium O
off O
store O
shelves O
. O

If O
the O
FDA O
approves O
the O
new O
uses O
of O
psyllium O
, O
other O
companies O
are O
expected O
to O
rush O
to O
market O
with O
psyllium O
products O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
a O
sensational O
thing O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Krishnamurthy O
of O
P&G B-ORG
in O
Bombay B-GPE
. O

Says O
psyllium O
exporter O
Mr. O
Patel O
: O
`` O
I O
just O
got O
back O
yesterday O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
newspapers O
, O
on O
the O
radio O
and O
TV O
, O
psyllium O
is O
everywhere O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
news O
of O
the O
boom O
has O
yet O
to O
trickle O
down O
to O
the O
farmers O
. O

They O
only O
know O
of O
one O
use O
for O
the O
crop O
, O
as O
a O
laxative O
, O
and O
with O
psyllium O
prices O
currently O
languishing O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
a O
bumper O
crop O
, O
they O
think O
of O
the O
seed O
as O
a O
marginal O
crop O
, O
something O
to O
grow O
between O
summer O
wheat O
crops O
. O

`` O
Psyllium O
's O
not O
a O
good O
crop O
, O
'' O
complains O
Sooraji B-PERSON
Jath I-PERSON
, O
a O
26 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
farmer O
from O
the O
village O
of O
Lakshmipura B-GPE
. O
`` O

You O
get O
a O
rain O
at O
the O
wrong O
time O
and O
the O
crop O
is O
ruined O
. O
'' O

Even O
at O
the O
Basic O
Chemicals O
, O
Pharmaceuticals O
and O
Cosmetics O
Export O
Promotion O
Council O
, O
the O
government O
agency O
that O
promotes O
the O
seed O
, O
the O
psyllium O
boom O
is O
distant O
thunder O
. O

The O
staff O
brags O
about O
psyllium O
's O
hefty O
contribution O
to O
American B-NORP
regularity O
, O
without O
quite O
grasping O
the O
implications O
of O
the O
research O
on O
cholesterol O
. O

The O
council O
's O
annual O
report O
has O
psyllium O
on O
its O
last O
page O
, O
lumped O
with O
such O
unglamorous O
export O
items O
as O
sarsaparilla O
and O
`` O
Nux O
vomica O
, O
'' O
a O
plant O
that O
induces O
vomiting O
. O

In O
one O
way O
, O
the O
psyllium O
middlemen O
-- O
the O
buyers O
and O
exporters O
-- O
are O
glad O
to O
keep O
news O
of O
the O
boom O
to O
themselves O
. O

They O
want O
psyllium O
prices O
low O
for O
their O
purchases O
next O
year O
. O

But O
there O
's O
a O
catch O
. O

Sidhpur B-GPE
and O
adjacent O
districts O
are O
the O
only O
places O
in O
the O
world O
where O
psyllium O
is O
grown O
in O
large O
quantities O
. O

This O
is O
partly O
due O
to O
the O
particular O
demands O
of O
the O
crop O
. O

Psyllium O
needs O
sandy O
soil O
, O
dew O
during O
the O
first O
few O
weeks O
, O
and O
then O
total O
dryness O
when O
its O
seeds O
are O
maturing O
. O

Small O
crops O
are O
grown O
in O
Pakistan B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
Spain B-GPE
, O
Italy B-GPE
, O
Belgium B-GPE
and O
Brazil B-GPE
, O
but O
their O
quality O
ca O
n't O
compare O
to O
that O
of O
Indian B-NORP
psyllium O
. O

Big O
buyers O
like O
Procter O
& O
Gamble O
say O
there O
are O
other O
spots O
on O
the O
globe O
, O
and O
in O
India B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
seed O
could O
be O
grown O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
not O
a O
crop O
that O
ca O
n't O
be O
doubled O
or O
tripled O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Krishnamurthy O
. O

But O
no O
one O
has O
made O
a O
serious O
effort O
to O
transplant O
the O
crop O
. O

In O
Sidhpur B-GPE
, O
it O
is O
almost O
time O
to O
sow O
this O
year O
's O
crop O
. O

Many O
farmers O
, O
too O
removed O
to O
glean O
psyllium O
's O
new O
sparkle O
in O
the O
West O
, O
have O
decided O
to O
plant O
mustard O
, O
fennel O
, O
cumin O
, O
fenugreek O
or O
castor O
- O
oil O
seeds O
. O

Mr. O
Jath O
is O
thinking O
of O
passing O
up O
psyllium O
altogether O
this O
year O
in O
favor O
of O
a O
crop O
with O
a O
future O
such O
as O
cumin O
or O
fennel O
. O

`` O
Maybe O
I O
'll O
plant O
castor O
- O
oil O
seeds O
. O
'' O

His O
brother O
, O
Parkhaji B-PERSON
, O
whose O
head O
is O
swathed O
in O
a O
gorgeous O
crimson O
turban O
, O
nods O
vigorous O
assent O
. O

So O
when O
next O
year O
's O
psyllium O
crop O
is O
harvested O
in O
March O
, O
it O
may O
be O
smaller O
than O
the O
16,000 O
metric O
tons O
of O
the O
past O
few O
years O
-- O
right O
at O
the O
crest O
of O
the O
psyllium O
boom O
. O

And O
the O
world O
could O
experience O
its O
first O
psyllium O
shortage O
. O

Doskocil B-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
said O
its O
bank O
- O
debt O
payments O
have O
been O
extended O
until O
May O
31 O
, O
1990 O
, O
to O
give O
it O
more O
time O
to O
sell O
its O
Wilson B-ORG
Foods I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
retail O
and O
fresh O
meat O
operations O
. O

The O
company O
was O
to O
repay O
$ O
58 O
million O
in O
debt O
on O
Dec. O
31 O
and O
$ O
15 O
million O
on O
March O
31 O
. O

The O
company O
acquired O
the O
debt O
when O
it O
paid O
$ O
155 O
million O
to O
purchase O
Wilson B-ORG
last O
year O
. O

An O
agreement O
to O
sell O
the O
Wilson O
assets O
for O
$ O
150 O
million O
in O
cash O
and O
notes O
collapsed O
in O
late O
September O
, O
when O
the O
buyer O
, O
a O
company O
controlled O
by O
George B-PERSON
Gillett I-PERSON
, O
could O
n't O
secure O
financing O
. O

When O
Westinghouse B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
shuttered O
its O
massive O
steam O
turbine O
plant O
in O
Lester B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
it O
seemed O
like O
the O
company O
had O
pulled O
the O
plug O
on O
its O
century O
- O
old O
power O
generation O
business O
. O

But O
now O
Westinghouse B-ORG
is O
enjoying O
a O
resurgence O
in O
demand O
for O
both O
steam O
and O
combustion O
turbines O
and O
may O
even O
join O
the O
growing O
legion O
of O
independent O
electric O
producers O
. O

And O
with O
its O
new O
venture O
with O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Heavy I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
announced O
last O
week O
, O
it O
is O
poised O
to O
penetrate O
growing O
markets O
overseas O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
since O
the O
mid-1970s O
, O
Westinghouse B-ORG
this O
year O
has O
seen O
a O
significant O
increase O
in O
orders O
for O
power O
plants O
. O

Most O
are O
from O
independent O
producers O
instead O
of O
regulated O
utilities O
, O
and O
Westinghouse B-ORG
believes O
it O
will O
ride O
a O
wave O
of O
demand O
stretching O
over O
the O
next O
six O
years O
. O

Analysts O
agree O
, O
predicting O
that O
the O
revived O
market O
could O
significantly O
boost O
Westinghouse B-ORG
's O
bottom O
line O
in O
coming O
years O
. O

`` O
Westinghouse B-ORG
's O
earnings O
could O
be O
materially O
enhanced O
in O
the O
mid-1990s O
or O
sooner O
, O
'' O
says O
Russell B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Leavitt I-PERSON
, O
of O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
company O
expects O
a O
need O
for O
140,000 O
megawatts O
of O
new O
generation O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
over O
the O
next O
decade O
. O

Already O
this O
year O
, O
it O
has O
received O
orders O
for O
four O
150 O
- O
megawatt O
advanced O
combustion O
turbines O
from O
Florida B-ORG
Power I-ORG
& O
Light O
Co. O
and O
for O
two O
300 O
- O
megawatt O
plants O
from O
Intercontinental B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
among O
others O
. O

Westinghouse B-ORG
's O
own O
role O
as O
a O
supplier O
also O
is O
changing O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
the O
company O
usually O
took O
token O
equity O
positions O
in O
power O
plants O
it O
supplied O
as O
a O
`` O
kicker O
'' O
to O
close O
deals O
. O

But O
last O
June B-GPE
's O
annnouncement O
that O
Westinghouse B-ORG
would O
put O
up O
all O
of O
the O
$ O
70 O
million O
to O
build O
a O
new O
55 O
- O
megawatt O
plant O
could O
herald O
a O
new O
age O
. O

Westinghouse B-ORG
's O
plant O
will O
provide O
electrical O
power O
to O
the B-ORG
Southern I-ORG
California I-ORG
Edison I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
backup O
power O
and O
steam O
to O
the O
U.S. O
Borax O
& O
Chemical O
Co O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
n't O
decided O
on O
a O
strategy O
yet O
, O
but O
we O
could O
become O
an O
independent O
producer O
depending O
on O
whether O
we O
're O
the O
developer O
or O
just O
the O
supplier O
, O
'' O
says O
Theodore B-PERSON
Stern I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
company O
's O
energy O
and O
utility O
systems O
group O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Westinghouse B-ORG
hopes O
its O
venture O
with O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
will O
help O
fend O
off O
growing O
competition O
, O
particularly O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
from O
such O
European B-NORP
competitors O
as O
Asea B-ORG
Brown I-ORG
Boveri I-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
Siemens B-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
and O
British B-ORG
General I-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Under O
the O
agreement O
, O
Westinghouse B-ORG
will O
be O
able O
to O
purchase O
smaller O
combustion O
turbines O
from O
its O
Japanese B-NORP
partner O
, O
and O
package O
and O
sell O
them O
with O
its O
own O
generators O
and O
other O
equipment O
. O

Westinghouse B-ORG
also O
jointly O
will O
bid O
on O
projects O
with O
Misubishi B-ORG
, O
giving O
it O
an O
edge O
in O
developing O
Asian O
markets O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
two O
companies O
will O
develop O
new O
steam O
turbine O
technology O
, O
such O
as O
the O
plants O
ordered O
by O
Florida B-ORG
Power I-ORG
, O
and O
even O
utilize O
each O
other O
's O
plants O
at O
times O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
currency O
fluctuations O
. O

`` O
Even O
though O
we O
'll O
still O
compete O
against O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
, O
we O
can O
also O
work O
jointly O
on O
some O
projects O
, O
and O
we O
'll O
gain O
a O
lot O
of O
sourcing O
flexibility O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Stern O
contends O
. O

The O
Westinghouse O
- O
Mitsubishi O
venture O
was O
designed O
as O
a O
non-equity O
transaction O
, O
circumventing O
any O
possible O
antitrust O
concerns O
. O

Westinghouse B-ORG
carefully O
crafted O
the O
agreement O
because O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
earlier O
this O
year O
successfully O
challenged O
a O
proposed O
steam O
turbine O
joint O
venture O
with O
Asea B-ORG
Brown I-ORG
Boveri I-ORG
. O

It O
is O
expected O
that O
the O
current O
surge O
in O
demand O
for O
new O
power O
will O
be O
filled O
primarily O
by O
independent O
producers O
which O
, O
unlike O
utilities O
, O
are O
n't O
regulated O
and O
therefore O
do O
n't O
need O
government O
approval O
to O
construct O
new O
plants O
. O

Westinghouse B-ORG
expects O
about O
half O
of O
its O
new O
orders O
for O
turbines O
to O
come O
from O
independent O
producers O
for O
at O
least O
the O
next O
six O
years O
. O

Despite O
shutdowns O
of O
the O
company O
's O
Lester B-GPE
and O
East B-GPE
Pittsburgh I-GPE
plants O
, O
the O
company O
believes O
it O
has O
sufficient O
capacity O
to O
meet O
near O
- O
term O
demand O
with O
its O
much O
smaller O
and O
more O
efficient O
manufacturing O
facilities O
in O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
. O

Still O
, O
Westinghouse B-ORG
acknowledges O
that O
demand O
from O
independent O
producers O
could O
evaporate O
if O
prices O
for O
fuel O
such O
as O
natural O
gas O
or O
oil O
rise O
sharply O
or O
if O
utilities O
, O
which O
have O
been O
pressured O
by O
regulators O
to O
keep O
down O
rates O
, O
are O
suddenly O
freed O
to O
add O
significant O
generating O
capacity O
. O

Even O
if O
that O
scenario O
occurs O
, O
Westinghouse B-ORG
figures O
it O
is O
prepared O
. O

The O
company O
already O
is O
gearing O
up O
for O
a O
renaissance O
of O
nuclear O
power O
even O
though O
it O
has O
n't O
received O
an O
order O
for O
a O
domestic O
nuclear O
plant O
in O
a O
decade O
. O

John B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Marous I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
says O
he O
expects O
a O
commercial O
order O
by O
1995 O
for O
the O
company O
's O
AP600 B-FAC
nuclear O
power O
plant O
, O
which O
is O
under O
development O
. O

`` O
Once O
we O
see O
an O
order O
, O
we O
expect O
it O
'll O
be O
on O
line O
by O
2000 O
. O

When O
Michael B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Perry I-PERSON
took O
the O
podium O
at O
a O
recent O
cosmetics O
industry O
event O
, O
more O
than O
500 O
executives O
packing O
the O
room O
snapped O
to O
attention O
. O

Mr. O
Perry O
, O
who O
runs O
Unilever O
Group O
's O
world O
- O
wide O
personal O
- O
care O
business O
, O
paused O
to O
scan O
the O
crowd O
. O

`` O
I O
see O
we O
have O
about O
half O
the O
audience O
working O
for O
us O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
tongue O
in O
cheek O
. O

`` O
The O
other O
half O
, O
we O
may O
have O
before O
long O
. O
'' O

Members O
of O
the O
audience O
gasped O
or O
laughed O
nervously O
; O
their O
industry O
has O
been O
unsettled O
recently O
by O
acquisitions O
. O

First O
Unilever B-ORG
, O
the O
Anglo O
- O
Dutch B-NORP
packaged O
- O
goods O
giant O
, O
spent O
$ O
2 O
billion O
to O
acquire O
brands O
such O
as O
Faberge B-PRODUCT
and O
Elizabeth B-ORG
Arden I-ORG
. O

It O
now O
holds O
the O
No. O
3 O
position O
at O
U.S. B-GPE
department O
- O
store O
cosmetic O
counters O
. O

Then O
Procter O
& O
Gamble O
Co. O
agreed O
to O
buy O
Noxell B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
for O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
. O

That O
acquisition O
, O
to O
be O
completed O
by O
year O
end O
, O
will O
include O
the O
Cover O
Girl O
and O
Clarion B-PRODUCT
makeup O
lines O
, O
making O
P&G B-ORG
the O
top O
marketer O
of O
cosmetics O
in O
mass O
- O
market O
outlets O
. O

It O
's O
not O
so O
much O
the O
idea O
of O
acquisitions O
that O
has O
agitated O
the O
cosmetics O
industry O
as O
the O
companies O
doing O
the O
acquiring O
: O
P&G B-ORG
and O
Unilever B-ORG
bring O
with O
them O
great O
experience O
with O
mundane O
products O
like O
soap O
and O
toilet O
paper O
, O
sparking O
disdain O
in O
the O
glitzy O
cosmetics O
trade O
; O
but O
they O
also O
bring O
mammoth O
marketing O
clout O
, O
sparking O
fear O
. O

Though O
it O
is O
far O
from O
certain O
that O
companies O
best O
known O
for O
selling O
Promise B-PRODUCT
margarine O
and O
Tide B-PRODUCT
detergent O
will O
succeed O
in O
cosmetics O
, O
there O
's O
little O
doubt O
they O
will O
shake O
up O
the O
industry O
. O

For O
now O
, O
both O
companies O
are O
keeping O
quiet O
about O
their O
specific O
plans O
. O

But O
industry O
watchers O
expect O
them O
to O
blend O
the O
methodical O
marketing O
strategies O
they O
use O
for O
more O
mundane O
products O
with O
the O
more O
intuitive O
approach O
typical O
of O
cosmetics O
companies O
. O

Likely O
changes O
include O
more O
emphasis O
on O
research O
, O
soaring O
advertising O
budgets O
and O
aggressive O
pricing O
. O

But O
some O
cosmetics O
- O
industry O
executives O
wonder O
whether O
techniques O
honed O
in O
packaged O
goods O
will O
translate O
to O
the O
cosmetics O
business O
. O

Estee B-ORG
Lauder I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Revlon B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
other O
cosmetics O
houses O
traditionally O
have O
considered O
themselves O
fashion O
enterprises O
whose O
product O
development O
is O
guided O
by O
the O
creative O
intuition O
of O
their O
executives O
. O

Cosmetics O
companies O
roll O
out O
new O
makeup O
colors O
several O
times O
a O
year O
, O
and O
since O
most O
products O
can O
be O
easily O
copied O
by O
competitors O
, O
they O
're O
loath O
to O
test O
them O
with O
consumers O
. O

`` O
Just O
because O
upscale O
cosmetics O
look O
like O
packaged O
goods O
and O
smell O
like O
packaged O
goods O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
mean O
they O
are O
packaged O
goods O
, O
'' O
says O
Leonard B-PERSON
Lauder I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
of O
Estee B-ORG
Lauder I-ORG
. O

`` O
They O
're O
really O
fashion O
items O
wrapped O
up O
in O
little O
jars O
. O
'' O

In O
contrast O
to O
the O
more O
artistic O
nature O
of O
traditional O
cosmetics O
houses O
, O
Unilever B-ORG
and O
P&G B-ORG
are O
the O
habitats O
of O
organization O
men O
in O
gray O
- O
flannel O
suits O
. O

Both O
companies O
are O
conservative O
marketers O
that O
rely O
on O
extensive O
market O
research O
. O

P&G B-ORG
, O
in O
particular O
, O
rarely O
rolls O
out O
a O
product O
nationally O
before O
extensive O
test O
- O
marketing O
. O

Both O
can O
be O
extremely O
aggressive O
at O
pricing O
such O
products O
as O
soaps O
and O
diapers O
-- O
to O
the O
extent O
that O
some O
industry O
consultants O
predict O
cents O
- O
off O
coupons O
for O
mascara O
could O
result O
from O
their O
entry O
into O
the O
field O
. O

P&G B-ORG
already O
has O
shown O
it O
can O
meld O
some O
traditional O
packaged O
- O
goods O
techniques O
with O
the O
image O
- O
making O
of O
the O
cosmetics O
trade O
in O
the O
mass O
- O
market O
end O
of O
the O
business O
. O

Consider O
Oil B-PRODUCT
of I-PRODUCT
Olay I-PRODUCT
, O
which O
P&G B-ORG
acquired O
as O
part O
of O
Richardson B-GPE
- O
Vicks O
International O
in O
1985 O
. O

The O
moisturizer O
, O
introduced O
in O
1962 O
, O
had O
a O
dowdy O
image O
. O

`` O
Oil B-PRODUCT
of I-PRODUCT
Olay I-PRODUCT
brought O
with O
it O
the O
baggage O
of O
being O
used O
basically O
by O
older O
women O
who O
had O
already O
aged O
, O
'' O
says O
David B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
with O
New B-ORG
England I-ORG
Consulting I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

P&G B-ORG
set O
out O
to O
reposition O
the O
brand O
by O
broadening O
the O
product O
line O
to O
include O
facial O
cleansers O
and O
moisturizers O
for O
sensitive O
skin O
. O

It O
also O
redesigned O
Oil B-PRODUCT
of I-PRODUCT
Olay I-PRODUCT
's O
packaging O
, O
stamping O
the O
traditional O
pink O
boxes O
with O
gold O
lines O
to O
create O
a O
more O
opulent O
look O
. O

Moreover O
, O
P&G B-ORG
shifted O
its O
ad O
campaign O
from O
one O
targeting O
older O
women O
to O
one O
featuring O
a O
woman O
in O
her O
mid-30s O
vowing O
`` O
not O
to O
grow O
old O
gracefully O
. O
'' O

The O
company O
says O
sales O
have O
soared O
. O

Goliaths O
like O
Unilever B-ORG
and O
P&G B-ORG
have O
enormous O
financial O
advantages O
over O
smaller O
rivals O
. O

Next O
year O
, O
Noxell B-ORG
plans O
to O
roll O
out O
a O
perfume O
called O
Navy B-ORG
, O
says O
George B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Bunting I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Noxell B-ORG
. O

Without O
P&G B-ORG
's O
backing O
, O
Noxell B-ORG
might O
not O
have O
been O
able O
to O
spend O
the O
estimated O
$ O
5 O
million O
to O
$ O
7 O
million O
needed O
to O
accomplish O
that O
without O
scrimping O
on O
its O
existing O
brands O
. O

Packaged O
- O
goods O
companies O
`` O
will O
make O
it O
tougher O
for O
smaller O
people O
to O
remain O
competitive O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Bunting O
says O
. O

Further O
consolidations O
in O
the O
industry O
could O
follow O
. O

Rumors O
that O
Unilever B-ORG
is O
interested O
in O
acquiring O
Schering B-ORG
- I-ORG
Plough I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Maybelline B-ORG
unit O
are O
widespread O
. O

Unilever B-ORG
wo O
n't O
comment O
; O
Schering B-ORG
, O
however O
, O
denies O
the O
brand O
is O
for O
sale O
. O

The O
presence O
of O
Unilever B-ORG
and O
P&G B-ORG
is O
likely O
to O
increase O
the O
impact O
of O
advertising O
on O
cosmetics O
. O

While O
the O
two O
are O
among O
the O
world O
's O
biggest O
advertisers O
, O
most O
makers O
of O
upscale O
cosmetics O
spend O
relatively O
little O
on O
national O
ads O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
focus O
on O
events O
in O
department O
stores O
and O
pour O
their O
promotional O
budgets O
into O
gifts O
that O
go O
along O
with O
purchases O
. O

Estee B-ORG
Lauder I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
spends O
only O
an O
estimated O
5 O
% O
of O
sales O
on O
advertising O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
and O
Mr. O
Lauder O
says O
he O
has O
no O
plans O
to O
change O
his O
strategy O
. O

The O
most O
dramatic O
changes O
, O
however O
, O
probably O
will O
come O
in O
new O
- O
product O
development O
. O

Nearly O
70 O
% O
of O
cosmetics O
sales O
come O
through O
mass O
- O
distribution O
outlets O
such O
as O
drug O
stores O
and O
supermarkets O
, O
according O
to O
Andrew B-PERSON
Shore I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

That O
figure O
has O
been O
inching O
up O
for O
several O
years O
. O

As O
the O
trend O
continues O
, O
demand O
for O
mass O
- O
market O
items O
that O
are O
high O
quality O
but O
only O
mid-priced O
-- O
particularly O
skin O
- O
care O
products O
-- O
is O
expected O
to O
increase O
. O

This O
fall O
, O
for O
example O
, O
L'Oreal B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
ordinarily O
a O
high O
- O
end O
line O
, O
rolled O
out O
a O
drug O
- O
store O
line O
of O
skin O
- O
care O
products O
called O
Plenitude B-PRODUCT
, O
which O
retail O
for O
$ O
5 O
to O
$ O
15 O
. O

The O
packaged O
- O
goods O
marketers O
may O
try O
filling O
that O
gap O
with O
a O
spate O
of O
new O
products O
. O

Unlike O
the O
old O
- O
line O
cosmetics O
houses O
, O
Unilever B-ORG
and O
P&G B-ORG
both O
have O
enormous O
research O
and O
development O
bases O
to O
draw O
on O
for O
new O
products O
. O

P&G B-ORG
, O
in O
fact O
, O
is O
noted O
for O
gaining O
market O
leadership O
by O
introducing O
products O
that O
offer O
a O
technical O
edge O
over O
the O
competition O
. O

Sales O
of O
its O
Tide B-PRODUCT
detergent O
soared O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
for O
example O
, O
after O
P&G B-ORG
introduced O
a O
version O
that O
includes O
a O
bleach O
safe O
for O
all O
colors O
and O
fabrics O
. O

That O
's O
led O
industry O
executives O
to O
speculate O
that O
future O
product O
development O
will O
be O
driven O
more O
by O
technological O
innovation O
than O
by O
fashion O
whims O
-- O
especially O
among O
mass O
- O
market O
brands O
. O

`` O
There O
will O
be O
more O
emphasis O
on O
quality O
, O
'' O
says O
Guy B-PERSON
Peyrelongue I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
of O
Cosmair B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
licensee O
of O
L'Oreal B-ORG
. O

`` O
You O
'll O
see O
fewer O
gimmicks O
. O
'' O

But O
success O
for O
Unilever B-ORG
and O
P&G B-ORG
is O
far O
from O
guaranteed O
, O
as O
shown O
by O
the O
many O
consumer O
- O
product O
companies O
that O
have O
tried O
and O
failed O
to O
master O
the O
quirky O
beauty O
business O
. O

In O
the O
1970s O
, O
several O
pharmaceutical O
and O
packaged O
- O
goods O
companies O
, O
including O
Colgate B-ORG
- I-ORG
Palmolive I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
Pfizer B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Schering B-ORG
- I-ORG
Plough I-ORG
acquired O
cosmetics O
companies O
. O

Industry O
consultants O
say O
only O
Schering B-ORG
- I-ORG
Plough I-ORG
, O
which O
makes O
the O
mass O
- O
market O
Maybelline B-ORG
, O
has O
maintained O
a O
meaningful O
business O
. O

Colgate B-ORG
, O
which O
acquired O
Helena B-ORG
Rubenstein I-ORG
in O
1973 O
, O
sold O
the O
brand O
seven O
years O
later O
after O
the O
brand O
languished O
. O

Unilever B-ORG
already O
has O
experienced O
some O
disappointment O
. O

The O
mass O
- O
market O
Aziza B-PRODUCT
brand O
, O
which O
it O
acquired O
in O
1987 O
along O
with O
Chesebrough O
- O
Pond O
's O
Inc. O
, O
has O
lost O
share O
, O
according O
to O
industry O
analysts O
. O

The O
ritzy O
world O
of O
department O
- O
store O
cosmetics O
retailing O
, O
where O
Unilever B-ORG
is O
concentrating O
its O
efforts O
, O
may O
prove O
even O
more O
treacherous O
. O

In O
this O
niche O
, O
makeup O
colors O
change O
seasonally O
because O
they O
are O
linked O
to O
ready O
- O
to O
- O
wear O
fashions O
. O

Because O
brand O
loyalty O
is O
weak O
and O
most O
cosmetics O
purchases O
are O
unplanned O
, O
careful O
training O
of O
store O
sales O
staffs O
by O
cosmetics O
companies O
is O
important O
. O

And O
cultivating O
a O
luxury O
image O
strong O
enough O
to O
persuade O
consumers O
to O
pay O
more O
than O
$ O
15 O
for O
lipstick O
or O
eye O
makeup O
requires O
a O
subtle O
touch O
that O
packaged O
- O
goods O
companies O
have O
yet O
to O
demonstrate O
on O
their O
own O
. O

There O
may O
be O
a O
truce O
in O
the O
long O
war O
of O
nerves O
between O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
Congress B-ORG
over O
how O
this O
country O
conducts O
secret O
intelligence O
operations O
abroad O
. O

After O
years O
of O
mistrust O
born O
of O
Watergate B-EVENT
, O
past O
misdeeds O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
scandal O
, O
President O
Bush O
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
appear O
ready O
-- O
for O
now O
, O
at O
least O
-- O
to O
trust O
each O
other O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
setting O
policy O
on O
covert O
activities O
. O

If O
that O
attitude O
lasts O
, O
it O
could O
infuse O
covert O
action O
planning O
with O
a O
level O
of O
care O
and O
confidence O
that O
has O
n't O
been O
seen O
in O
years O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
week O
, O
the O
president O
has O
agreed O
to O
keep O
the O
committee O
informed O
, O
usually O
in O
advance O
, O
of O
covert O
actions O
and O
to O
put O
key O
intelligence O
decisions O
in O
writing O
. O

That O
was O
n't O
always O
the O
way O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
handled O
such O
matters O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
has O
pledged O
as O
well O
to O
respect O
the O
14 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
executive O
order O
barring O
U.S. B-GPE
agents O
from O
assassinating O
foreign O
leaders O
or O
helping O
others O
to O
do O
so O
. O

Congress B-ORG
never O
fully O
trusted O
former O
CIA B-ORG
chief O
William B-PERSON
Casey I-PERSON
and O
National O
Security O
Adviser O
John O
Poindexter O
to O
honor O
the O
ban O
. O

Despite O
objections O
by O
the O
CIA O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
also O
has O
agreed O
to O
the O
establishment O
of O
an O
inspector O
general O
at O
the O
CIA O
who O
would O
be O
independent O
of O
the O
CIA O
director O
. O

In O
return O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
panel O
has O
dropped O
efforts O
to O
enact O
legislation O
requiring O
the O
administration O
to O
inform O
it O
within O
48 O
hours O
of O
the O
launching O
of O
any O
covert O
activity O
. O

It O
also O
has O
removed O
a O
ban O
on O
CIA B-ORG
use O
of O
a O
contingency O
fund O
for O
covert O
acts O
and O
has O
agreed O
to O
wipe O
away O
some O
tortured O
and O
legalistic O
restrictions O
on O
coup O
planning O
put O
in O
place O
to O
ensure O
that O
the O
CIA O
did O
n't O
get O
back O
in O
the O
assassination O
game O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
finally O
been O
able O
to O
convince O
them O
that O
Casey B-PERSON
and O
-LCB- O
Oliver O
-RCB- O
North B-GPE
do O
n't O
work O
here O
anymore O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
administration O
official O
. O

The O
new O
understanding O
did O
n't O
just O
spring O
to O
life O
in O
a O
spontaneous O
eruption O
of O
sweetness O
and O
light O
. O

It O
emerged O
after O
a O
rancorous O
display O
of O
old O
- O
style O
intelligence O
politics O
that O
followed O
this O
month O
's O
failed O
coup O
attempt O
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
used O
television O
appearances O
and O
leaks O
to O
argue O
that O
congressionally O
imposed O
restrictions O
on O
covert O
actions O
made O
U.S. B-GPE
support O
for O
such O
coups O
difficult O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
even O
disclosed O
privately O
that O
one O
Reagan B-PERSON
- O
era O
deal O
with O
Congress B-ORG
required O
him O
to O
notify O
the O
odious O
Panamanian B-NORP
dictator O
, O
Manuel B-PERSON
Noriega I-PERSON
, O
if O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
learned O
of O
a O
coup O
plot O
that O
might O
endanger O
his O
life O
. O

The O
president O
also O
hinted O
he O
might O
veto O
this O
year O
's O
intelligence O
authorization O
bill O
if O
it O
is O
too O
restrictive O
. O

Intelligence O
Committee O
Chairman O
David O
Boren O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Okla O
. O
-RRB- O
and O
Vice O
Chairman O
William O
Cohen O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Maine B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
for O
their O
part O
, O
angrily O
accused O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
of O
selectively O
leaking O
classified O
documents O
and O
trying O
unfairly O
to O
shift O
the O
blame O
to O
Congress B-ORG
for O
the O
bungled O
attempt O
to O
topple O
Gen. O
Noriega O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
got O
the O
better O
of O
the O
exchange O
but O
took O
care O
not O
to O
press O
its O
advantage O
to O
the O
kind O
of O
constitutional O
confrontation O
sought O
by O
conservative O
Republicans B-NORP
who O
do O
n't O
want O
any O
congressional O
oversight O
of O
intelligence O
activities O
. O

Instead O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
and O
his O
aides O
made O
it O
clear O
they O
respected O
Congress B-ORG
's O
role O
and O
felt O
they O
could O
work O
with O
the O
conservative O
Mr. O
Boren O
and O
the O
moderate O
Mr. O
Cohen O
to O
iron O
out O
their O
differences O
. O

The O
senators O
responded O
in O
kind O
. O

Sen. O
Boren O
happily O
told O
reporters O
that O
there O
had O
been O
`` O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
minds O
'' O
with O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
and O
that O
the O
committee O
had O
given O
Mr. O
Bush O
`` O
a O
clean O
slate O
, O
'' O
free O
of O
the O
impediments O
imposed O
during O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
years O
. O

Sen. O
Cohen O
said O
the O
relationship O
has O
reverted O
to O
its O
pre-Reagan O
character O
. O

There O
still O
are O
some O
details O
to O
be O
nailed O
down O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
is O
reserving O
the O
right O
in O
`` O
rare O
'' O
instances O
to O
keep O
Congress B-ORG
in O
the O
dark O
, O
asserting O
a O
constitutional O
prerogative O
the O
committee O
does O
n't O
recognize O
. O

And O
a O
pending O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
interpretation O
of O
the O
assassination O
ban O
could O
raise O
questions O
that O
would O
have O
to O
be O
settled O
. O

Moreover O
, O
both O
sides O
may O
face O
political O
critics O
. O

Some O
conservatives O
will O
accuse O
the O
president O
of O
promising O
Congress B-ORG
too O
much O
. O

And O
they O
continue O
anonymously O
attacking O
CIA O
Director O
William O
Webster O
for O
being O
too O
accommodating O
to O
the O
committee O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
some O
congressional O
liberals O
will O
accuse O
Sens. O
Boren O
and O
Cohen B-PERSON
of O
wimping O
out O
, O
and O
they O
will O
warn O
that O
the O
lawmakers O
' O
concessions O
raise O
the O
specter O
of O
more O
internationally O
embarrassing O
covert O
operations O
like O
the O
mining O
of O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
harbors O
and O
the O
Iran B-GPE
arms O
sales O
. O

But O
if O
the O
cooperative O
attitude O
holds O
and O
there O
is O
greater O
consultation O
on O
covert O
activities O
, O
the O
country O
could O
be O
entering O
an O
era O
when O
such O
hare O
- O
brained O
schemes O
are O
scrapped O
before O
they O
get O
off O
the O
drawing O
boards O
, O
while O
risky O
but O
well O
- O
planned O
secret O
operations O
can O
be O
undertaken O
without O
fear O
that O
a O
panicky O
Congress B-ORG
will O
balk O
. O

Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
, O
whose O
declining O
profitability O
prompted O
its O
takeover O
by O
WPP B-ORG
Group I-ORG
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
will O
see O
its O
profit O
margins O
bounce O
back O
to O
the O
`` O
11.5 O
% O
range O
'' O
in O
1990 O
, O
said O
Graham B-PERSON
Phillips I-PERSON
, O
the O
agency O
's O
new O
chairman O
- O
elect O
. O

The O
ad O
agency O
's O
pretax O
profit O
margins O
were O
slightly O
under O
10 O
% O
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
takeover O
, O
according O
to O
analysts O
; O
London B-GPE
- O
based O
WPP B-ORG
's O
goal O
is O
to O
increase O
margins O
to O
12 O
% O
. O

Mr. O
Phillips O
made O
his O
comments O
during O
an O
interview O
detailing O
his O
plans O
for O
the O
agency O
. O

British B-NORP
- O
born O
, O
the O
24 O
- O
year O
Ogilvy B-ORG
veteran O
was O
named O
last O
week O
to O
succeed O
Kenneth B-PERSON
Roman I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
leaving O
by O
year O
's O
end O
to O
take O
a O
top O
post O
at O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
, O
an O
Ogilvy B-ORG
client O
. O

Surrounded O
by O
stacks O
of O
paper O
, O
two O
computers O
and O
photos O
of O
himself O
boating O
and O
flying O
, O
Mr. O
Phillips O
laid O
out O
several O
changes O
he O
hopes O
to O
make O
at O
the O
agency O
. O

First O
and O
foremost O
, O
Mr. O
Phillips O
said O
he O
hopes O
to O
improve O
client O
service O
. O

Ogilvy B-ORG
under O
the O
fastidious O
Mr. O
Roman O
gained O
a O
reputation O
as O
occasionally O
being O
high O
- O
handed O
in O
its O
treatment O
of O
clients O
, O
of O
preaching O
what O
strategy O
a O
client O
should O
-- O
indeed O
, O
must O
-- O
follow O
. O

And O
some O
of O
its O
top O
client O
- O
service O
executives O
, O
including O
Mr. O
Phillips O
, O
were O
promoted O
to O
the O
point O
they O
were O
saddled O
with O
administrative O
duties O
, O
with O
little O
time O
to O
see O
clients O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Phillips O
recently O
freed O
himself O
up O
to O
spend O
more O
time O
with O
clients O
by O
delegating O
much O
of O
his O
administrative O
work O
to O
a O
deputy O
. O

He O
also O
plans O
to O
get O
to O
know O
clients O
that O
Mr. O
Roman O
was O
closer O
to O
, O
such O
as O
Lever B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
, O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
and O
Seagram B-ORG
. O

The O
two O
men O
are O
planning O
joint O
visits O
to O
a O
number O
of O
clients O
to O
attempt O
to O
smoothly O
hand O
over O
the O
reins O
. O

`` O
Clients O
want O
to O
see O
more O
of O
our O
senior O
people O
involved O
in O
the O
business O
-- O
not O
once O
a O
month O
, O
but O
two O
or O
three O
times O
a O
week O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Phillips O
also O
hopes O
to O
finally O
implement O
a O
reorganization O
announced O
earlier O
this O
year O
but O
put O
on O
hold O
by O
the O
WPP O
takeover O
. O

The O
reorganization O
is O
supposed O
to O
make O
one O
- O
stop O
shopping O
-- O
buying O
advertising O
, O
public O
relations O
and O
design O
all O
in O
one O
place O
, O
or O
`` O
Ogilvy O
Orchestration O
'' O
in O
Ogilvyspeak B-LANGUAGE
-- O
a O
reality O
. O

Under O
the O
reorganization O
, O
Ogilvy B-ORG
plans O
to O
name O
one O
executive O
on O
each O
account O
as O
a O
`` O
client O
service O
director O
'' O
to O
work O
as O
the O
client O
's O
single O
contact O
for O
all O
those O
services O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
little O
or O
no O
integration O
of O
our O
work O
, O
quality O
is O
spotty O
, O
there O
is O
no O
single O
focus O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Phillips O
complained O
to O
staffers O
in O
March O
, O
when O
the O
reorganization O
was O
announced O
. O

Now O
Mr. O
Phillips O
says O
he O
hopes O
to O
have O
the O
new O
system O
in O
place O
for O
several O
clients O
-- O
including O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
, O
American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
and O
Ryder B-ORG
-- O
by O
year O
's O
end O
. O

Industry O
executives O
and O
analysts O
are O
divided O
on O
whether O
Mr. O
Phillips O
is O
up O
to O
the O
task O
. O

He O
is O
n't O
as O
well O
- O
known O
to O
clients O
as O
is O
Mr. O
Roman O
. O

Under O
his O
watch O
, O
office O
politicking O
was O
often O
rampant O
in O
the O
agency O
's O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
operation O
and O
the O
office O
there O
has O
had O
a O
dismal O
new O
- O
business O
record O
for O
more O
than O
a O
year O
. O

And O
while O
last O
week O
the O
agency O
hired O
a O
top O
Chiat O
/ O
Day O
/ O
Mojo O
executive O
, O
Bill B-PERSON
Hamilton I-PERSON
, O
to O
try O
to O
bolster O
its O
work O
, O
`` O
Graham B-PERSON
has O
to O
get O
the O
revenue O
of O
that O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
office O
moving O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
Dougherty I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
County B-ORG
NatWest I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
. O

The O
one O
thing O
Mr. O
Phillips O
clearly O
does O
have O
going O
for O
him O
is O
continuity O
, O
although O
it O
is O
n't O
certain O
if O
that O
will O
be O
enough O
. O

As O
Mr. O
Dougherty O
says O
, O
`` O
The O
last O
thing O
they O
need O
is O
enormous O
disruption O
at O
the O
top O
... O
and O
Graham B-PERSON
is O
obviously O
a O
long O
- O
term O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Ogilvy I-ORG
Mafia I-ORG
, O
as O
we O
call O
it O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Phillips O
and O
Mr. O
Roman O
are O
indeed O
quite O
similar O
in O
substance O
, O
if O
not O
in O
style O
. O

While O
Mr. O
Roman O
is O
a O
workaholic O
detailsman O
, O
Mr. O
Phillips O
would O
rather O
delegate O
, O
leaving O
him O
time O
for O
his O
interests O
outside O
the O
office O
. O

Mr. O
Roman O
, O
by O
contrast O
, O
seems O
rarely O
to O
cut O
loose O
at O
all O
, O
although O
he O
did O
appear O
at O
Ogilvy B-ORG
's O
Halloween O
party O
Friday O
decked O
out O
in O
duck O
feet O
and O
a O
duck O
hat O
, O
costumed O
as O
a O
`` O
lame O
duck O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Phillips O
said O
the O
company O
's O
expected O
margin O
improvement O
will O
be O
all O
but O
inevitable O
, O
given O
that O
the O
company O
's O
profitability O
was O
dragged O
down O
this O
year O
by O
an O
expensive O
move O
to O
luxurious O
, O
oversized O
new O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
headquarters O
. O

The O
move O
, O
budgeted O
at O
about O
$ O
7 O
million O
, O
actually O
came O
in O
at O
about O
$ O
10 O
million O
, O
he O
said O
. O

But O
margins O
will O
be O
helped O
, O
too O
, O
by O
some O
other O
cost O
- O
saving O
steps O
. O

Ogilvy B-ORG
eliminated O
the O
mail O
room O
staff O
, O
closed O
the O
executive O
dining O
room O
and O
, O
after O
the O
takeover O
, O
let O
go O
half O
a O
dozen O
financial O
executives O
. O

WPP B-ORG
, O
which O
assumes O
financial O
control O
of O
its O
businesses O
in O
a O
hands O
- O
on O
way O
, O
instituted O
a O
new O
financial O
system O
and O
plans O
to O
sublet O
some O
floors O
in O
Ogilvy B-ORG
's O
new O
headquarters O
building O
to O
outsiders O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
the O
agency O
will O
now O
be O
part O
of O
a O
U.K. B-GPE
company O
, O
under O
British B-NORP
accounting O
rules O
, O
will O
also O
make O
the O
profit O
picture O
look O
better O
. O

Y&R B-ORG
's O
Klein B-PERSON
Steps O
Down O

Arthur B-PERSON
Klein I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
's O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
office O
, O
stepped O
down O
`` O
temporarily O
'' O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
charges O
by O
a O
federal O
grand O
jury O
in O
New B-GPE
Haven I-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
that O
he O
, O
the O
agency O
and O
another O
top O
executive O
bribed O
Jamaican B-NORP
tourist O
officials O
to O
win O
its O
account O
in O
1981 O
. O

In O
an O
internal O
memo O
, O
Alex B-PERSON
Kroll I-PERSON
, O
the O
agency O
's O
chairman O
, O
said O
Mr. O
Klein O
decided O
to O
remove O
himself O
to O
minimize O
`` O
negative O
reaction O
'' O
from O
prospective O
clients O
and O
others O
and O
to O
prepare O
for O
his O
defense O
. O

`` O
The O
fact O
that O
he O
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
defending O
himself O
against O
the O
present O
charges O
could O
conceivably O
have O
an O
adverse O
impact O
on O
Y&R B-ORG
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Kroll O
wrote O
. O

He O
said O
Mr. O
Klein O
will O
return O
to O
his O
post O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
trial O
`` O
at O
which O
he O
will O
be O
vindicated O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Klein O
will O
work O
with O
Mr. O
Kroll O
on O
some O
of O
the O
agency O
's O
joint O
venture O
activities O
and O
acquisitions O
while O
the O
case O
is O
pending O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
Georgescu I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Y&R B-ORG
's O
ad O
operations O
, O
will O
assume O
Mr. O
Klein O
's O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
role O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Rich I-ORG
's O
New O
Partner O

Wells O
, O
Rich O
, O
Greene O
named O
Cheryl B-PERSON
Heller I-PERSON
as O
an O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
creative O
partner O
in O
its O
image O
group O
, O
which O
concentrates O
on O
fashion O
and O
visually O
oriented O
advertising O
. O

Ms. O
Heller O
, O
38 O
, O
had O
headed O
up O
Boston B-GPE
agency O
Heller B-ORG
/ I-ORG
Breene I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
WCRS B-ORG
. O

The O
agency O
, O
with O
about O
$ O
35 O
million O
in O
billings O
, O
will O
be O
dissolved O
, O
with O
some O
of O
its O
staffers O
absorbed O
by O
WCRS B-ORG
's O
Della B-ORG
Femina I-ORG
McNamee I-ORG
unit O
in O
Boston B-GPE
, O
Ms. O
Heller O
said O
. O

She O
said O
it O
was O
too O
early O
to O
say O
what O
would O
happen O
to O
its O
clients O
, O
including O
Reebok B-ORG
and O
Apple B-ORG
. O

At O
Wells B-ORG
Rich I-ORG
, O
Ms. O
Heller O
will O
concentrate O
on O
accounts O
that O
include O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
's O
Benson O
& O
Hedges O
cigarette O
brand O
, O
which O
relies O
on O
print O
ads O
, O
Ms. O
Heller O
's O
specialty O
. O

As O
previously O
reported O
, O
the O
account O
is O
troubled O
, O
with O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
asking O
Backer B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG
Bates I-ORG
, O
Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
, O
and O
possibly O
others O
to O
try O
their O
hand O
at O
developing O
new O
creative O
work O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Rich I-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
status O
of O
the O
account O
, O
as O
did O
the O
other O
agencies O
. O

Analog B-ORG
Devices I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
may O
purchase O
as O
many O
as O
one O
million O
of O
its O
common O
shares O
over O
the O
next O
several O
months O
. O

Analog B-ORG
also O
said O
that O
a O
one O
million O
share O
buy O
- O
back O
program O
announced O
in O
March O
is O
substantially O
complete O
. O

The O
company O
, O
which O
makes O
integrated O
circuits O
and O
other O
electronic O
parts O
, O
now O
has O
about O
47 O
million O
common O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

In O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
composite O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
Analog B-ORG
Devices I-ORG
closed O
at O
$ O
8.875 O
, O
up O
25 O
cents O
. O

Charles O
D O
. O
Way O
, O
president O
of O
this O
restaurant O
operator O
, O
assumed O
the O
additional O
post O
of O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

He O
succeeds O
Alvin B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
McCall I-PERSON
in O
the O
position O
. O

Mr. O
McCall O
will O
remain O
chairman O
. O

Out O
of O
the O
mouths O
of O
revolutionaries O
are O
coming O
words O
of O
moderation O
. O

Here O
, O
at O
a O
soccer O
stadium O
near O
the O
black O
township O
of O
Soweto B-GPE
yesterday O
, O
were O
eight O
leaders O
of O
the B-ORG
African I-ORG
National I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
, O
seven O
of O
whom O
had O
spent O
most O
of O
their O
adult O
lives O
in O
prison O
for O
sabotage O
and O
conspiracy O
to O
overthrow O
the O
government O
. O

Here O
were O
more O
than O
70,000 O
ANC B-ORG
supporters O
, O
gathering O
for O
the O
first O
ANC B-ORG
rally O
inside O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
since O
the O
black O
liberation O
movement O
was O
banned O
in O
1960 O
. O

Here O
was O
the O
state O
security O
appartus O
poised O
to O
pounce O
on O
any O
words O
or O
acts O
of O
provocation O
, O
let O
alone O
revolution O
. O

But O
the O
words O
that O
boomed O
over O
the O
loudspeakers O
bore O
messages O
of O
peace O
, O
unity O
, O
negotiation O
and O
discipline O
. O

`` O
We O
stand O
for O
peace O
today O
and O
we O
will O
stand O
for O
peace O
tomorrow O
, O
'' O
said O
Walter B-PERSON
Sisulu I-PERSON
, O
the O
ANC O
's O
former O
secretary O
general O
who O
, O
along O
with O
five O
of O
his O
colleagues O
, O
served O
26 O
years O
in O
prison O
before O
being O
released O
two O
weeks O
ago O
. O

Some O
members O
of O
the O
huge O
crowd O
shouted O
`` O
Viva O
peace O
, O
viva O
. O
'' O

These O
are O
curious O
times O
in O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
politics O
. O

The O
government O
and O
the O
ANC O
, O
the O
bitterest O
of O
enemies O
, O
are O
engaged O
in O
an O
elaborate O
mating O
dance O
designed O
to O
entice O
each O
other O
to O
the O
negotiating O
table O
. O

Pretoria O
releases O
the O
ANC O
leaders O
, O
most O
of O
whom O
were O
serving O
life O
sentences O
, O
and O
allows O
them O
to O
speak O
freely O
, O
hoping O
that O
the O
ANC O
will O
abandon O
its O
use O
of O
violence O
. O

The O
ANC O
leaders O
speak O
in O
tones O
of O
moderation O
, O
emphasizing O
discipline O
, O
hoping O
the O
government O
will O
be O
encouraged O
to O
take O
further O
steps O
, O
such O
as O
freeing O
Nelson B-PERSON
Mandela I-PERSON
, O
the O
most O
prominent O
ANC B-ORG
figure O
, O
and O
unbanning O
the O
organization O
. O

The O
government O
of O
President B-PERSON
F.W. I-PERSON
de I-PERSON
Klerk I-PERSON
is O
using O
this O
situation O
to O
improve O
its O
international O
image O
and O
head O
off O
further O
economic O
sanctions O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
many O
organizations O
inside O
the O
country O
that O
back O
the O
ANC O
are O
taking O
the O
opportunity O
to O
regain O
their O
strength O
and O
mobilize O
their O
supporters O
even O
though O
the O
state O
of O
emergency O
, O
which O
has O
severely O
curtailed O
black O
opposition O
, O
remains O
in O
force O
. O

The O
result O
is O
that O
the O
unthinkable O
and O
illogical O
are O
happening O
. O

Six O
months O
ago O
, O
government O
approval O
for O
an O
ANC B-ORG
rally O
was O
inconceivable O
. O

Equally O
inconceivable O
is O
that O
the O
ANC O
, O
given O
the O
chance O
to O
hold O
a O
rally O
, O
would O
extend O
a O
hand O
, O
albeit O
warily O
, O
to O
the O
government O
. O

In O
a O
message O
read O
out O
at O
the O
rally O
, O
exiled O
ANC O
President O
Oliver O
Tambo O
, O
who O
ca O
n't O
legally O
be O
quoted O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
said O
the O
country O
was O
at O
a O
crossroads O
and O
that O
Mr. O
de O
Klerk O
`` O
may O
yet O
earn O
a O
place O
among O
the O
peacemakers O
of O
our O
country O
'' O
if O
he O
chooses O
a O
`` O
path O
of O
genuine O
political O
settlement O
. O
'' O

Still O
, O
this O
does O
n't O
mean O
that O
either O
the O
government O
or O
the O
ANC O
is O
changing O
stripes O
-- O
or O
that O
either O
has O
moved O
significantly O
closer O
to O
the O
other O
. O

The O
government O
may O
ease O
repression O
in O
some O
areas O
, O
but O
it O
still O
keeps O
a O
tight O
grip O
in O
others O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
it O
releases O
Mr. O
Sisulu O
without O
conditions O
, O
yet O
his O
son O
, O
Zwelakhe B-PERSON
, O
a O
newspaper O
editor O
, O
is O
restricted O
to O
his O
home O
much O
of O
the O
day O
and O
is O
n't O
allowed O
to O
work O
as O
a O
journalist O
. O

The O
ANC O
vows O
to O
keep O
up O
pressure O
on O
the O
government O
. O

Speakers O
yesterday O
called O
on O
foreign O
governments O
to O
increase O
sanctions O
against O
Pretoria O
and O
urged O
supporters O
inside O
the O
country O
to O
continue O
defying O
emergency O
restrictions O
and O
racial O
segregation O
, O
known O
as O
apartheid O
. O

`` O
We O
can O
not O
wait O
on O
the O
government O
to O
make O
changes O
at O
its O
own O
pace O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Sisulu O
said O
. O

Because O
the O
ANC O
remains O
banned O
, O
both O
the O
government O
, O
which O
approved O
the O
rally O
, O
and O
the O
organizers O
, O
who O
orchestrated O
it O
, O
denied O
it O
was O
an O
ANC B-ORG
rally O
. O

They O
both O
called O
it O
a O
`` O
welcome O
home O
'' O
gathering O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
an O
ANC B-ORG
rally O
by O
any O
other O
name O
is O
still O
an O
ANC B-ORG
rally O
. O

The O
recently O
released O
leaders O
sat O
high O
atop O
a O
podium O
in O
one O
section O
of O
the O
stadium O
stands O
. O

Behind O
them O
was O
a O
huge O
ANC B-ORG
flag O
and O
an O
even O
bigger O
sign O
that O
said O
`` O
ANC B-ORG
Lives O
, O
ANC B-ORG
Leads O
. O
'' O

Next O
to O
them O
was O
the O
red O
flag O
of O
the O
outlawed O
South B-ORG
African I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
long O
been O
an O
ANC B-ORG
ally O
. O

In O
the O
stands O
, O
people O
waved O
ANC B-ORG
flags O
, O
wore O
ANC B-ORG
T O
- O
shirts O
, O
sang O
ANC B-ORG
songs O
and O
chanted O
ANC B-ORG
slogans O
. O

`` O
Today O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Sisulu O
, O
`` O
the O
ANC O
has O
captured O
the O
center O
stage O
of O
political O
life O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
. O
'' O

As O
a O
police O
helicopter O
circled O
overhead O
, O
Mr. O
Sisulu O
repeated O
the O
ANC O
's O
demands O
on O
the O
government O
to O
create O
a O
climate O
for O
negotiations O
: O
Release O
all O
political O
prisoners O
unconditionally O
; O
lift O
all O
bans O
and O
restrictions O
on O
individuals O
and O
organizations O
; O
remove O
all O
troops O
from O
the O
black O
townships O
; O
end O
the O
state O
of O
emergency O
, O
and O
cease O
all O
political O
trials O
and O
political O
executions O
. O

If O
these O
conditions O
are O
met O
, O
he O
said O
, O
the O
ANC O
would O
be O
prepared O
to O
discuss O
suspending O
its O
guerrilla O
activities O
. O

`` O
There O
can O
be O
no O
question O
of O
us O
unilaterally O
abandoning O
the O
armed O
struggle O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O
`` O

To O
date O
, O
we O
see O
no O
clear O
indication O
that O
the O
government O
is O
serious O
about O
negotiations O
. O

All O
their O
utterances O
are O
vague O
. O
'' O

Echoing O
a O
phrase O
from O
Mr. O
de O
Klerk O
, O
Mr. O
Sisulu O
said O
, O
`` O
Let O
all O
of O
us O
who O
love O
this O
country O
engage O
in O
the O
task O
of O
building O
a O
new O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
. O

Companies O
listed O
below O
reported O
quarterly O
profit O
substantially O
different O
from O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

The O
companies O
are O
followed O
by O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
, O
and O
had O
a O
minimum O
five O
- O
cent O
change O
in O
actual O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

Estimated O
and O
actual O
results O
involving O
losses O
are O
omitted O
. O

The O
percent O
difference O
compares O
actual O
profit O
with O
the O
30 O
- O
day O
estimate O
where O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
have O
issues O
forecasts O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
actual O
profit O
is O
compared O
with O
the O
300 O
- O
day O
estimate O
. O

Wives O
May O
Not O
Benefit O
When O
Men O
Do O
Chores O

WHEN O
HUSBANDS O
take O
on O
more O
housework O
, O
they O
tend O
to O
substitute O
for O
chores O
done O
by O
the O
kids O
rather O
than O
by O
the O
wife O
. O

Rand B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
researchers O
Linda B-PERSON
Waite I-PERSON
and O
Frances B-PERSON
Goldscheider I-PERSON
analyzed O
a O
large O
sample O
of O
married O
women O
with O
at O
least O
one O
child O
at O
home O
between O
the O
ages O
of O
six O
and O
18 O
. O

The O
women O
indicated O
which O
family O
member O
usually O
did O
various O
household O
chores O
and O
the O
approximate O
share O
each O
did O
. O

Not O
unexpectedly O
, O
wives O
, O
whether O
working O
or O
non-working O
, O
did O
by O
far O
the O
most O
-- O
about O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
shopping O
, O
laundry O
and O
cooking O
, O
and O
about O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
housecleaning O
, O
washing O
dishes O
, O
child O
care O
and O
family O
paper O
work O
. O

Only O
for O
yardwork O
and O
home O
maintenance O
did O
women O
do O
less O
than O
half O
. O

But O
the O
researchers O
found O
that O
while O
children O
's O
household O
tasks O
eased O
the O
mother O
's O
burden O
appreciably O
, O
the O
husband O
's O
helping O
hand O
`` O
appears O
to O
lighten O
the O
children O
's O
load O
almost O
on O
a O
one O
- O
for O
- O
one O
basis O
and O
to O
reduce O
the O
wife O
's O
responsibility O
only O
modestly O
. O
'' O

This O
pattern O
was O
particularly O
evident O
among O
more O
highly O
educated O
couples O
. O

In O
these O
families O
, O
husbands O
took O
on O
80 O
% O
more O
chores O
than O
in O
couples O
with O
only O
grammar O
school O
education O
. O

But O
the O
kids O
with O
highly O
educated O
parents O
did O
68 O
% O
less O
housework O
than O
those O
in O
less O
- O
educated O
families O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
clear O
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Waite O
says O
, O
`` O
that O
most O
of O
the O
effect O
of O
increasing O
education O
has O
been O
to O
shift O
who O
is O
helping O
the O
wife O
/ O
mother O
. O

Her O
share O
decreases O
, O
but O
only O
slightly O
. O
'' O

Nursing O
Home O
Patients O
Apt O
to O
Be O
Private O
Payers O

FAR O
FEWER O
elderly O
nursing O
home O
residents O
bankrupt O
themselves O
than O
was O
previously O
believed O
, O
two O
recent O
studies O
declare O
. O

State O
governments O
place O
very O
low O
ceilings O
on O
how O
much O
property O
people O
may O
own O
or O
how O
much O
income O
they O
may O
keep O
if O
they O
want O
welfare O
help O
on O
medical O
bills O
. O

Conventional O
wisdom O
has O
long O
held O
that O
anywhere O
from O
one O
- O
fourth O
to O
one O
- O
half O
of O
all O
elderly O
long O
- O
term O
care O
patients O
are O
obliged O
to O
spend O
themselves O
into O
poverty O
before O
qualifying O
for O
Medicaid B-ORG
assistance O
. O

But O
separate O
reports O
from O
Joshua B-PERSON
Weiner I-PERSON
and O
Denise B-PERSON
Spence I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Brookings I-ORG
Institution I-ORG
and O
Korbin B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Urban I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
find O
that O
`` O
a O
surprisingly O
small O
proportion O
'' O
-- O
only O
about O
10 O
% O
-- O
of O
residents O
start O
out O
as O
private O
payers O
but O
`` O
spend O
down O
'' O
to O
Medicaid B-ORG
levels O
in O
a O
single O
nursing O
home O
stay O
before O
they O
die O
or O
are O
discharged O
. O

-LRB- O
Another O
one O
- O
third O
are O
already O
on O
Medicaid B-ORG
when O
they O
enter O
the O
nursing O
homes O
, O
a O
considerably O
higher O
proportion O
than O
the O
analysts O
anticipated O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
a O
remarkably O
high O
percentage O
-- O
over O
half O
-- O
are O
private O
payers O
throughout O
their O
stay O
, O
even O
a O
fairly O
lengthy O
one O
. O

About O
one O
- O
third O
pay O
out O
of O
their O
own O
pockets O
, O
while O
the O
rest O
are O
covered O
throughout O
by O
Medicare B-ORG
, O
private O
insurers O
or O
the B-ORG
Veterans I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
. O

Both O
reports O
are O
based O
on O
several O
thousand O
patients O
sampled O
in O
a O
1985 O
nationwide O
government O
survey O
. O

The O
Brookings O
and O
Urban B-ORG
Institute I-ORG
authors O
caution O
, O
however O
, O
that O
most O
nursing O
home O
stays O
are O
of O
comparatively O
short O
duration O
, O
and O
reaching O
the O
Medicaid O
level O
is O
more O
likely O
with O
an O
unusually O
long O
stay O
or O
repeated O
stays O
. O

Moreover O
, O
they O
note O
, O
those O
who O
manage O
to O
pay O
their O
own O
way O
often O
do O
so O
only O
by O
selling O
their O
homes O
, O
using O
up O
life O
savings O
or O
drawing O
heavily O
on O
children O
and O
other O
relatives O
. O

Reagan B-PERSON
Era O
Young O
Hold O
Liberal O
Views O

THE O
REAGAN B-PERSON
generation O
young O
men O
and O
women O
reaching O
political O
maturity O
during O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
's O
presidency O
-- O
are O
firmly O
liberal O
on O
race O
and O
gender O
, O
according O
to O
NORC B-ORG
, O
the O
social O
science O
research O
center O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

Many O
political O
analysts O
have O
speculated O
that O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
years O
would O
produce O
a O
staunchly O
conservative O
younger O
generation O
. O

NORC B-ORG
's O
most O
recent O
opinion O
surveys O
find O
the O
youngest O
adults O
indeed O
somewhat O
more O
pro-Reagan O
and O
pro-Republican O
than O
other O
adults O
. O

But O
, O
says O
chief O
investigator O
Tom B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
this O
`` O
does O
not O
translate O
into O
support O
for O
conservatism O
in O
general O
or O
into O
conservative O
positions O
on O
feminist O
and O
civil O
rights O
issues O
. O
'' O

Answers O
to O
a O
dozen O
questions O
in O
the O
1986 O
, O
1987 O
, O
1988 O
and O
1989 O
national O
surveys O
reveal O
that O
men O
and O
women O
in O
the O
18 O
to O
24 O
age O
bracket O
are O
considerably O
more O
liberal O
on O
race O
and O
gender O
than O
were O
the O
18 O
to O
24 O
year O
olds O
in O
NORC B-ORG
's O
polling O
in O
the O
early O
1970s O
and O
early O
1980s O
. O

They O
were O
also O
as O
liberal O
or O
more O
liberal O
than O
any O
other O
age O
group O
in O
the O
1986 O
through O
1989 O
surveys O
. O

For O
example O
, O
66 O
% O
of O
the O
18 O
to O
24 O
year O
olds O
in O
the O
four O
latest O
surveys O
favored O
an O
`` O
open O
housing O
'' O
law O
prohibiting O
homeowners O
from O
refusing O
on O
racial O
grounds O
to O
sell O
to O
prospective O
buyers O
. O

That O
compares O
with O
58 O
% O
of O
the O
similar O
age O
group O
in O
the O
1980 O
through O
1982 O
surveys O
and O
55 O
% O
in O
the O
1972 O
through O
1975 O
surveys O
. O

Asked O
whether O
they O
agreed O
or O
disagreed O
with O
the O
claim O
that O
men O
are O
emotionally O
better O
suited O
to O
politics O
than O
women O
, O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
generation O
disagreed O
, O
compared O
with O
under O
60 O
% O
of O
younger O
men O
and O
women O
in O
the O
earlier O
years O
. O

Odds O
and O
Ends O

SEPARATED O
and O
divorced O
men O
and O
women O
are O
far O
more O
likely O
to O
be O
smokers O
than O
married O
persons O
, O
the O
Centers O
for O
Disease O
Control O
discovers O
... O
. O

Graduate O
students O
are O
taking O
longer O
than O
ever O
to O
get O
their O
doctor O
of O
philosophy O
degrees O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Council I-ORG
says O
. O

It O
estimates O
the O
time O
between O
college O
graduation O
and O
the O
awarding O
of O
a O
Ph. O
D. O
has O
lengthened O
by O
30 O
% O
over O
the O
past O
20 O
years O
, O
with O
the O
average O
gap O
now O
ranging O
from O
about O
7.4 O
years O
in O
the O
physical O
sciences O
to O
16.2 O
years O
in O
education O
. O

A O
seat O
on O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
was O
sold O
for O
$ O
416,000 O
, O
down O
$ O
36,000 O
from O
the O
previous O
sale O
Oct O
. O

Seats O
currently O
are O
quoted O
at O
$ O
410,000 O
bid O
, O
$ O
425,000 O
asked O
. O

The O
record O
price O
for O
a O
full O
membership O
on O
the O
exchange O
is O
$ O
550,000 O
, O
set O
March O
9 O
, O
1989 O
. O

We O
're O
sorry O
to O
see O
Nigel B-PERSON
Lawson I-PERSON
's O
departure O
from O
the O
British B-NORP
government O
. O

He O
is O
a O
politician O
with O
the O
courage O
of O
true O
conviction O
, O
as O
in O
summarily O
sacking O
exchange O
controls O
and O
in O
particular O
slashing O
the O
top O
rate O
of O
income O
taxation O
to O
40 O
% O
. O

But O
in O
the O
end O
his O
resignation O
as O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
may O
be O
a O
good O
thing O
, O
especially O
if O
it O
works O
as O
he O
no O
doubt O
intends O
-- O
by O
forcing O
Prime O
Minister O
Thatcher O
and O
her O
counterparts O
elsewhere O
to O
confront O
the O
genuine O
intellectual O
issues O
involved O
. O

The O
early O
omens O
, O
we O
admit O
, O
scarcely O
suggest O
so O
wholesome O
an O
outcome O
. O

The O
Fleet O
Street O
reaction O
was O
captured O
in O
the O
Guardian O
headline O
, O
`` O
Departure B-WORK_OF_ART
Reveals I-WORK_OF_ART
Thatcher I-WORK_OF_ART
Poison I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

British B-NORP
politicians O
divide O
into O
two O
groups O
of O
chickens O
, O
those O
with O
their O
necks O
cut O
and O
those O
screaming O
the O
sky O
is O
falling O
. O

So O
far O
as O
we O
can O
see O
only O
two O
persons O
are O
behaving O
with O
a O
dignity O
recognizing O
the O
seriousness O
of O
the O
issues O
: O
Mr. O
Lawson O
and O
Sir O
Alan O
Walters O
, O
the O
counterpoint O
of O
the O
Chancellor O
's O
difficulties O
, O
who O
also O
resigned O
as O
personal O
adviser O
to O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
on O
the O
vital O
issue O
of O
monetary O
policy O
and O
exchange O
rates O
, O
conservative O
, O
free O
- O
market O
economists O
divide O
into O
at O
least O
three O
incompatible O
camps O
. O

There O
are O
the O
strict O
monetarists O
, O
who O
believe O
that O
floating O
exchange O
rates O
free O
an O
economy O
to O
stabilize O
its O
price O
level O
by O
stabilizing O
the O
monetary O
aggregates O
. O

There O
are O
the O
supply O
- O
side O
globalists O
, O
who O
seek O
to O
spread O
the O
advantages O
of O
a O
common O
currency O
through O
fixed O
exchange O
rates O
. O

And O
there O
are O
the O
twin O
- O
deficit O
Keynesians O
, O
who O
predict O
/ O
advocate O
devaluations O
to O
balance O
trade O
flows O
. O

This O
is O
a O
problem O
not O
only O
for O
Prime O
Minister O
Thatcher O
but O
for O
President O
Bush O
, O
as O
shown O
in O
the O
ongoing O
bickering O
over O
the O
dollar O
between O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Mulford I-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
. O

In O
the O
British B-NORP
case O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
is O
the O
closest O
thing O
in O
London B-GPE
to O
a O
supply O
- O
side O
globalist O
. O

He O
not O
only O
slashed O
marginal O
tax O
rates O
, O
initially O
sparking O
fresh O
growth O
in O
Britain B-GPE
, O
but O
he O
wanted O
to O
regulate O
monetary O
policy O
by O
targeting O
exchange O
rates O
, O
indeed O
joining O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
System I-ORG
. O

While O
no O
doubt O
agreeing O
with O
Mr. O
Lawson O
on O
everything O
else O
, O
Sir O
Alan O
is O
a O
dyed O
- O
in O
- O
the O
- O
wool O
monetarist O
, O
inclined O
to O
defend O
floating O
rates O
to O
the O
death O
. O

To O
make O
matters O
even O
more O
confusing O
, O
the O
earlier O
U.S. B-GPE
experience O
made O
clear O
that O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
tax O
cuts O
would O
have O
profound O
effects O
on O
Britain B-GPE
's O
international O
accounts O
and O
the O
value O
of O
sterling O
. O

They O
increased O
the O
after O
- O
tax O
rate O
of O
return O
and O
made O
Britain B-GPE
a O
far O
more O
attractive O
place O
to O
invest O
, O
producing O
sudden O
capital O
inflows O
. O

By O
accounting O
definitions O
, O
this O
had O
to O
produce O
a O
sudden O
trade O
deficit O
. O

As O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
it O
also O
produced O
a O
sudden O
burst O
in O
the O
demand O
for O
sterling O
, O
that O
is O
a O
surge O
in O
the O
sterling O
monetary O
aggregates O
, O
M O
- O
Whatever O
. O

At O
this O
point O
, O
the O
options O
were O
: O
Crunch O
money O
to O
stop O
the O
boost O
in O
the O
aggregates O
, O
as O
Sir O
Alan O
surely O
advised O
, O
and O
forget O
the O
soaring O
pound O
. O

To O
push O
the O
pound O
even O
lower O
trying O
to O
cure O
the O
trade O
deficit O
, O
a O
policy O
Britain B-GPE
has O
repeatedly O
proved O
disastrous O
. O

Or O
to O
supply O
enough O
money O
to O
meet O
the O
increased O
demand O
and O
stabilize O
the O
exchange O
rate O
, O
as O
the O
Chancellor O
argued O
, O
and O
ensure O
the O
permanence O
of O
this O
policy O
by O
joining O
the O
EMS O
. O

Faced O
with O
a O
similar O
situation O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
Volcker I-PERSON
let O
the O
dollar O
soar O
, O
-LRB- O
though O
monetary O
aggregates O
also O
grew O
so O
rapidly O
monetarists O
issued O
egg O
- O
on O
- O
the O
- O
face O
warnings O
of O
inflation O
-RRB- O
. O

But O
this O
devastated O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
manufacturing O
sector O
, O
laying O
the O
seeds O
of O
protectionism O
. O

Mr. O
Lawson O
, O
though O
not O
allowed O
to O
join O
the O
EMS O
, O
chose O
to O
`` O
shadow O
'' O
the O
deutsche O
mark O
. O

He O
reaped O
inflation O
along O
with O
rapid O
growth O
, O
no O
doubt O
validating O
Sir O
Alan O
's O
predictions O
in O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
's O
mind O
. O

But O
more O
recently O
, O
the O
pound O
has O
been O
falling O
with O
high O
inflation O
, O
which O
has O
also O
seemed O
almost O
impervious O
to O
the O
high O
interest O
rates O
Mr. O
Lawson O
deployed O
to O
stop O
it O
. O

So O
the O
British B-NORP
experience O
presents O
a O
genuine O
puzzle O
that O
reaches O
far O
beyond O
the O
shores O
of O
Albion B-GPE
. O

We O
had O
been O
soliciting O
opinions O
on O
it O
long O
before O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
resignation O
, O
and O
offer O
some O
of O
the O
collection O
for O
the O
benefit O
of O
his O
successor O
and O
one O
- O
time O
deputy O
, O
John B-PERSON
Major I-PERSON
. O

To O
begin O
with O
, O
we O
should O
note O
that O
in O
contrast O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
deficit O
, O
Britain B-GPE
has O
been O
running O
largish O
budget O
surpluses O
. O

In O
pursuit O
of O
this O
mystery O
, O
Keynesian O
adepts O
and O
twin O
- O
deficit O
mavens O
need O
not O
apply O
. O

We O
should O
also O
add O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
own O
explanation O
, O
as O
we O
understand O
it O
. O

Unlike O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Britain B-GPE
never O
achieved O
even O
a O
momentary O
reduction O
in O
real O
wages O
. O

The O
wage O
stickiness O
, O
which O
OECD B-ORG
studies O
confirm O
is O
particularly O
high O
in O
Britain B-GPE
, O
gives O
its O
economy O
a O
structural O
bias O
toward O
inflation O
. O

Inflation O
is O
easier O
to O
spark O
and O
harder O
to O
control O
. O

We O
should O
also O
concede O
that O
in O
the O
British B-NORP
experience O
the O
monetarist O
cause O
regains O
some O
of O
the O
credibility O
it O
lost O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
experience O
. O

Nearby O
Paul B-PERSON
Craig I-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
, O
a O
distinguished O
supply O
- O
sider O
with O
monetarist O
sympathies O
, O
argues O
the O
case O
for O
Sir O
Alan O
. O

Perhaps O
the O
fiscal O
shock O
of O
tax O
cuts O
is O
after O
all O
best O
absorbed O
by O
floating O
rates O
, O
though O
of O
course O
in O
the O
event O
Mr. O
Lawson O
resigned O
over O
whether O
to O
support O
a O
weak O
pound O
, O
not O
restrain O
a O
strong O
one O
. O

We O
recall O
that O
Mr. O
Roberts O
not O
only O
chides O
the O
Chancellor O
for O
being O
too O
easy O
because O
of O
a O
desire O
to O
constrain O
sterling O
, O
but O
also O
led O
the O
chorus O
saying O
that O
Mr. O
Volcker O
was O
too O
tight O
when O
he O
let O
the O
dollar O
rise O
. O

Somewhere O
in O
between O
there O
must O
be O
a O
golden O
mean O
, O
perhaps O
measured O
by O
M O
- O
Whatever O
, O
but O
perhaps O
measured O
by O
purchasing O
power O
parity O
. O

The O
globalists O
tend O
to O
think O
Mr. O
Lawson O
ran O
onto O
technical O
reefs O
. O

In O
fixing O
rates O
the O
choice O
of O
initial O
parities O
is O
crucial O
, O
for O
example O
, O
and O
perhaps O
he O
picked O
the O
wrong O
pound O
- O
DM O
rate O
. O

For O
that O
matter O
, O
perhaps O
he O
fixed O
to O
the O
wrong O
currency O
. O

We O
sympathize O
with O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
reluctance O
to O
tie O
her O
currency O
to O
one O
governed O
by O
the O
domestic O
political O
imperatives O
of O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

Perhaps O
the O
shock O
would O
have O
been O
less O
if O
they O
'd O
fixed O
to O
another O
low O
- O
tax O
, O
deregulated O
, O
supply O
- O
side O
economy O
. O

Alan B-PERSON
Reynolds I-PERSON
of O
Polyconomics B-ORG
adds O
his O
suspicion O
that O
the O
unrecognized O
inflationary O
culprit O
is O
the O
budget O
surplus O
. O

Those O
who O
can O
shake O
Keynesian O
ghosts O
out O
of O
their O
heads O
might O
recognize O
that O
the O
retirement O
of O
gilts O
for O
cash O
is O
equivalent O
to O
an O
expansionary O
open O
- O
market O
operation O
, O
indeed O
, O
it O
is O
the O
definition O
of O
an O
open O
market O
operation O
to O
expand O
the O
money O
supply O
. O

Mr. O
Reynolds O
also O
notes O
that O
since O
British B-NORP
banks O
have O
no O
reserve O
requirements O
, O
high O
interest O
rates O
are O
less O
likely O
to O
curb O
inflation O
than O
to O
cause O
recession O
. O

We O
would O
add O
that O
in O
political O
terms O
, O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
problem O
was O
failing O
to O
decide O
between O
the O
Chancellor O
and O
her O
adviser O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
neither O
policy O
was O
followed O
, O
and O
instead O
of O
learning O
anything O
we O
are O
left O
with O
a O
mystery O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
`` O
shadowing O
'' O
a O
currency O
is O
anything O
but O
fixing O
; O
it O
is O
an O
open O
announcement O
that O
the O
exchange O
rate O
target O
has O
no O
credibility O
. O

All O
the O
more O
so O
when O
strong O
voices O
are O
heard O
opposing O
the O
policy O
. O

Better O
to O
have O
a O
true O
monetarist O
policy O
, O
just O
for O
the O
experience O
. O

So O
Mr. O
Lawson O
had O
to O
resign O
. O

In O
the O
end O
his O
move O
was O
sparked O
by O
remarks O
in O
excerpts O
from O
Sir O
Alan O
's O
autobiography O
in O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
American I-WORK_OF_ART
Economist I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
a O
10,000 O
- O
circulation O
academic O
journal O
. O

But O
it O
was O
the O
underlying O
situation O
that O
became O
intolerable O
. O

What O
Mr. O
Major O
and O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
will O
do O
now O
remains O
to O
be O
seen O
. O

They O
confront O
stubborn O
inflation O
and O
a O
sagging O
economy O
, O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
stagflation O
. O

This O
can O
not O
be O
solved O
by O
provoking O
a O
further O
downturn O
; O
reducing O
the O
supply O
of O
goods O
does O
not O
solve O
inflation O
. O

Our O
advice O
is O
this O
: O
Immediately O
return O
the O
government O
surpluses O
to O
the O
economy O
through O
incentive O
- O
maximizing O
tax O
cuts O
, O
and O
find O
some O
monetary O
policy O
target O
that O
balances O
both O
supply O
and O
demand O
for O
money O
-LRB- O
which O
neither O
aggregates O
nor O
interest O
rates O
can O
do O
-RRB- O
. O

This O
was O
the O
version O
of O
supply O
- O
side O
economics O
that O
, O
in O
the O
late O
1970s O
and O
early O
'80s O
, O
worked O
in O
America B-GPE
and O
world O
- O
wide O
to O
solve O
a O
far O
more O
serious O
stagflation O
than O
afflicts O
Britain B-GPE
today O
. O

Like O
so O
many O
trends O
in O
the O
entertainment O
industry O
, O
the O
current O
spate O
of O
rape O
dramas O
on O
television O
seems O
to O
represent O
a O
confluence O
of O
high O
- O
mindedness O
and O
self O
- O
interest O
. O

The O
former O
comes O
from O
the O
latest O
wave O
of O
political O
activism O
in O
Hollywood B-GPE
, O
especially O
around O
feminist O
issues O
such O
as O
abortion O
. O

The O
latter O
comes O
from O
the O
perception O
, O
on O
the O
part O
of O
many O
people O
in O
network O
TV O
, O
that O
their O
only O
hope O
of O
keeping O
viewers O
from O
defecting O
to O
cable O
is O
to O
fill O
the O
airwaves O
with O
an O
increasingly O
raw O
sensationalism O
. O

Put O
these O
together O
, O
and O
you O
get O
programs O
about O
rape O
. O

The O
best O
of O
the O
crop O
was O
last O
week O
's O
season O
premiere O
of O
`` O
In B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Heat I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
the O
NBC O
series O
based O
on O
a O
1967 O
feature O
film O
about O
a O
black O
Philadelphia B-GPE
police O
detective O
in O
a O
small O
Southern O
town O
. O

In O
the O
series O
, O
Virgil B-PERSON
Tibbs I-PERSON
-LRB- O
Howard B-PERSON
Rollins I-PERSON
-RRB- O
and O
his O
wife O
, O
Althea B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Anne B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Marie I-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
-RRB- O
have O
settled O
in O
Sparta B-GPE
, O
Miss B-GPE
. O

Because O
the O
show O
has O
acquired O
a O
sense O
of O
place O
by O
being O
filmed O
on O
location O
in O
Georgia B-GPE
, O
this O
episode O
-- O
in O
which O
Althea B-PERSON
gets O
raped O
by O
an O
arrogant O
white O
schoolteacher O
-- O
does O
a O
decent O
job O
of O
tracing O
the O
social O
repercussions O
of O
the O
crime O
. O

Obviously O
, O
it O
's O
harder O
to O
establish O
a O
sense O
of O
place O
in O
a O
one O
- O
shot O
TV O
movie O
. O

But O
tonight O
's O
offering O
, O
`` O
Settle B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Score I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
9 O
- O
11 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
NBC B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
does O
n't O
even O
try O
. O

This O
tale O
of O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
policewoman O
returning O
home O
to O
find O
the O
man O
who O
raped O
her O
20 O
years O
earlier O
is O
supposed O
to O
be O
set O
in O
the O
Ozarks O
. O

But O
it O
's O
more O
like O
an O
illustration O
of O
what O
Ben B-PERSON
Stein I-PERSON
describes O
in O
his O
study O
of O
social O
attitudes O
in O
the O
TV O
industry O
: O
`` O
Fear O
of O
violence O
and O
animosity O
... O
because O
of O
race O
or O
religion O
, O
fear O
and O
lack O
of O
comprehension O
about O
the O
politics O
of O
small O
- O
town O
people O
... O
produce O
a O
powerful O
wave O
of O
dislike O
of O
small O
towns O
in O
the O
minds O
of O
TV O
writers O
and O
producers O
. O
'' O

The O
writer O
and O
executive O
producer O
of O
`` O
Settle B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Score I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Steve B-PERSON
Sohmer I-PERSON
, O
is O
a O
graduate O
of O
Yale B-ORG
who O
participated O
in O
a O
PBS B-ORG
documentary O
, O
aired O
this O
summer O
, O
in O
which O
six O
members O
of O
the O
Yale O
class O
of O
1963 O
ruminated O
about O
their O
lives O
since O
graduation O
. O

At O
one O
point O
in O
the O
documentary O
, O
Mr. O
Sohmer O
, O
who O
is O
Jewish O
, O
says O
he O
felt O
rejected O
by O
many O
of O
the O
Protestants O
and O
Southerners O
he O
met O
at O
Yale B-ORG
. O

He O
quotes O
one O
student O
saying O
, O
`` O
You O
're O
just O
the O
kind O
of O
Jewboy O
we O
Southerners B-NORP
ca O
n't O
stand O
. O

'' O
Mr. O
Sohmer O
confesses O
that O
it O
was O
partly O
in O
response O
to O
such O
attitudes O
that O
he O
is O
now O
`` O
a O
dweller O
on O
one O
of O
the O
two O
islands O
off O
the O
coast O
of O
America B-GPE
. O
'' O

But O
is O
exile O
in O
Hollywood B-GPE
enough O
? O

Not O
to O
judge O
by O
`` O
Settle B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Score I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
in O
which O
Mr. O
Sohmer O
seems O
to O
be O
settling O
a O
score O
of O
his O
own O
. O

Of O
all O
the O
unflattering O
portraits O
of O
small O
- O
town O
America B-GPE
I O
've O
seen O
on O
TV O
, O
this O
film O
is O
the O
most O
gratuitously O
nasty O
. O

The O
sole O
sympathetic O
character O
is O
the O
prodigal O
daughter O
Kate B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Jaclyn B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
and O
she O
is O
tolerable O
only O
by O
virtue O
of O
having O
nothing O
in O
common O
with O
her O
kinfolk O
, O
a O
truly O
benighted O
pack O
of O
Southern O
Protestants B-NORP
whose O
grim O
existence O
consists O
mostly O
of O
growing O
peaches O
and O
repressing O
sex O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
these O
folks O
are O
so O
uptight O
that O
they O
blame O
pretty O
Kate B-PERSON
for O
the O
fact O
that O
when O
she O
was O
a O
teen O
- O
ager O
, O
someone O
tied O
her O
hands O
behind O
her O
back O
, O
thrust O
her O
head O
into O
a O
gunny O
sack O
, O
brutally O
raped O
and O
beat O
her O
, O
and O
then O
left O
her O
to O
die O
in O
a O
cold O
- O
storage O
room O
. O

Her O
Pa B-GPE
-LRB- O
Howard B-PERSON
Duff I-PERSON
-RRB- O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
guy O
who O
, O
while O
saying O
grace O
at O
the O
supper O
table O
, O
pauses O
at O
the O
word O
`` O
sin O
'' O
and O
glares O
at O
the O
daughter O
he O
has O
n't O
seen O
for O
two O
decades O
, O
because O
he O
knows O
in O
his O
heart O
that O
she O
enjoyed O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
cold O
- O
storage O
room O
, O
and O
has O
been O
indulging O
the O
same O
taste O
ever O
since O
in O
the O
fleshpots O
of O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

People O
like O
Pa B-GPE
do O
exist O
, O
of O
course O
. O

But O
in O
Mr. O
Sohmer O
's O
Ozarks B-LOC
, O
he O
is O
but O
the O
tip O
of O
the O
patriarchal O
iceberg O
. O

Every O
man O
Kate B-PERSON
encounters O
is O
either O
sniggeringly O
puritanical O
, O
viciously O
patronizing O
, O
revoltingly O
lecherous O
, O
or O
all O
three O
. O

Add O
the O
fact O
that O
any O
one O
of O
them O
, O
including O
Pa B-GPE
, O
could O
be O
her O
attacker O
, O
and O
you O
have O
a O
setting O
that O
does O
n't O
resemble O
small O
- O
town O
America B-GPE
, O
or O
even O
Hollywood B-GPE
's O
nightmare O
of O
small O
- O
town O
America B-GPE
, O
so O
much O
as O
a O
paranoid O
feminist O
dystopia O
like O
Margaret O
Atwood O
's O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Handmaid I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Tale I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
itself O
soon O
to O
be O
-LRB- O
you O
guessed O
it O
-RRB- O
a O
Hollywood B-GPE
movie O
. O

There O
are O
two O
exceptions O
: O
Josh B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
DeMunn I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
the O
local O
doctor O
who O
has O
always O
loved O
Kate B-PERSON
; O
and O
Lincoln B-GPE
-LRB- O
Richard B-PERSON
Masur I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
Kate B-PERSON
's O
simple O
- O
minded O
but O
affectionate O
brother O
. O

Josh B-PERSON
makes O
clumsy O
passes O
at O
Kate B-PERSON
when O
she O
's O
seething O
with O
anger O
and O
fear O
, O
but O
we O
know O
from O
the O
outset O
that O
he O
's O
not O
a O
member O
of O
the O
evil O
patriarchy O
. O

How O
could O
he O
be O
? O

He O
's O
the O
director O
of O
the O
local O
Planned B-ORG
Parenthood I-ORG
chapter O
. O

As O
for O
Lincoln B-GPE
, O
if O
you O
ca O
n't O
guess O
why O
he O
's O
so O
sweet O
to O
his O
sister O
when O
everybody O
else O
hates O
her O
, O
then O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
tell O
you O
. O

As O
for O
the O
women O
, O
they O
're O
pathetic O
. O

Kate B-PERSON
's O
Ma B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Louise B-PERSON
Latham I-PERSON
-RRB- O
is O
a O
moral O
coward O
. O

Her O
sister O
- O
in O
- O
law O
-LRB- O
Amy B-PERSON
Wright I-PERSON
-RRB- O
is O
a O
sniveling O
prude O
afraid O
that O
Kate B-PERSON
will O
seduce O
all O
the O
married O
men O
in O
town O
, O
including O
a O
particularly O
loathsome O
fellow O
named O
Tucker B-PERSON
, O
whose O
idea O
of O
fun O
is O
to O
leave O
his O
wife O
at O
home O
tending O
to O
her O
bruises O
and O
cigarette O
burns O
, O
while O
he O
bullies O
Kate B-PERSON
into O
a O
dance O
that O
consists O
of O
drooling O
on O
her O
while O
trying O
to O
break O
her O
ribs O
. O

At O
the O
very O
least O
, O
it O
would O
appear O
that O
Sis O
is O
a O
poor O
judge O
of O
masculine O
charm O
. O

Yet O
even O
these O
insulting O
caricatures O
are O
not O
as O
bad O
as O
the O
moral O
hypocrisy O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
`` O
Settle B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Score I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

In O
the O
aforementioned O
episode O
of O
`` O
In B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Heat I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
we O
saw O
Althea B-PERSON
being O
attacked O
, O
but O
we O
were O
n't O
invited O
to O
enjoy O
the O
spectacle O
. O

In O
Mr. O
Sohmer O
's O
film O
, O
by O
contrast O
, O
we O
are O
urged O
to O
share O
the O
perverse O
excitement O
of O
the O
rapist O
creeping O
up O
on O
his O
victim O
, O
as O
the O
camera O
ogles O
Kate B-PERSON
in O
various O
stages O
of O
undress O
and O
lingers O
on O
the O
sight O
of O
her O
trussed O
- O
up O
body O
during O
frequent O
flashbacks O
to O
the O
rape O
. O

At O
this O
point O
, O
the O
truce O
between O
feminism O
and O
sensationalism O
gets O
mighty O
uneasy O
. O

Take O
the O
scene O
in O
which O
Kate B-PERSON
stands O
naked O
by O
a O
lighted O
window O
, O
whispering O
to O
her O
hidden O
assailant O
, O
`` O
Look O
all O
you O
want O
. O

Starting O
tomorrow O
, O
I O
'm O
stalking O
you O
. O

'' O
Or O
the O
one O
in O
which O
she O
and O
Josh B-PERSON
are O
stranded O
in O
the O
city O
, O
and O
, O
after O
insisting O
on O
separate O
motel O
rooms O
, O
she O
knocks O
on O
his O
door O
to O
pour O
out O
her O
feelings O
about O
the O
rape O
-- O
wearing O
nothing O
but O
a O
mini-slip O
and O
a O
push O
- O
up O
bra O
. O

Surely O
the O
question O
is O
obvious O
. O

With O
friends O
like O
Mr. O
Sohmer O
, O
do O
the O
feminists O
of O
Hollywood B-GPE
need O
enemies O
? O

For O
the O
sixth O
time O
in O
as O
many O
years O
, O
Continental B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
has O
a O
new O
senior O
executive O
. O

Gone O
is O
D. B-PERSON
Joseph I-PERSON
Corr I-PERSON
, O
the O
airline O
's O
chairman O
, O
chief O
executive O
and O
president O
, O
appointed O
only O
last O
December O
. O

Mr. O
Corr O
resigned O
to O
pursue O
other O
business O
interests O
, O
the O
airline O
said O
. O

He O
could O
not O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

Succeeding O
him O
as O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
will O
be O
Frank B-PERSON
Lorenzo I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Continental B-ORG
's O
parent O
, O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Lorenzo O
, O
49 O
years O
old O
, O
is O
reclaiming O
the O
job O
that O
was O
his O
before O
Mr. O
Corr O
signed O
on O
. O

The O
airline O
also O
named O
Mickey B-PERSON
Foret I-PERSON
as O
president O
. O

Mr. O
Foret O
, O
44 O
, O
is O
a O
15 O
- O
year O
veteran O
of O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
and O
Texas B-ORG
International I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
its O
predecessor O
. O

Most O
recently O
he O
had O
been O
executive O
vice O
president O
for O
planning O
and O
finance O
at O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
. O

Top O
executives O
at O
Continental B-ORG
have O
n't O
lasted O
long O
, O
especially O
those O
recruited O
from O
outside O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Corr O
's O
tenure O
was O
shorter O
than O
most O
. O

The O
48 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Corr O
was O
hired O
largely O
because O
he O
was O
credited O
with O
returning O
Trans B-ORG
World I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
to O
profitability O
while O
he O
was O
its O
president O
from O
1986 O
to O
1988 O
. O

Before O
that O
, O
he O
was O
an O
executive O
with O
a O
manufacturing O
concern O
. O

At O
Continental B-ORG
he O
cut O
money O
- O
losing O
operations O
, O
which O
helped O
produce O
a O
modest O
profit O
in O
this O
year O
's O
second O
quarter O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Corr O
, O
a O
stunt O
pilot O
in O
his O
spare O
time O
, O
was O
understood O
to O
be O
frustrated O
by O
what O
he O
regarded O
as O
limited O
freedom O
under O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
. O

While O
not O
officially O
an O
executive O
at O
Continental B-ORG
during O
Mr. O
Corr O
's O
tenure O
, O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
is O
known O
for O
keeping O
close O
tabs O
on O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
's O
operating O
units O
. O

Continental B-ORG
is O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
's O
flagship O
and O
was O
built O
painfully O
to O
its O
present O
size O
under O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
after O
emerging O
from O
bankruptcy O
proceedings O
in O
1986 O
. O

It O
's O
unclear O
what O
role O
, O
if O
any O
, O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
's O
recent O
exploration O
of O
a O
possible O
sale O
of O
a O
stake O
in O
Continental B-ORG
had O
in O
Mr. O
Corr O
's O
departure O
. O

One O
source O
familiar O
with O
the O
airline O
said O
, O
however O
, O
that O
Mr. O
Corr O
was O
n't O
informed O
in O
advance O
during O
the O
summer O
when O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
began O
discussions O
with O
potential O
buyers O
. O

During O
his O
tenure O
, O
Mr. O
Corr O
attempted O
through O
a O
series O
of O
meetings O
to O
inform O
managers O
of O
some O
of O
the O
company O
's O
future O
plans O
, O
traveled O
widely O
to O
talk O
to O
employees O
and O
backed O
training O
sessions O
designed O
to O
improve O
the O
carrier O
's O
image O
. O

Mr. O
Foret O
is O
one O
of O
a O
handful O
of O
executives O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
has O
relied O
on O
over O
the O
years O
. O

Previously O
, O
he O
had O
served O
in O
financial O
planning O
positions O
at O
the O
company O
's O
Eastern B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
unit O
. O

Another O
longtime O
ally O
, O
Phil B-PERSON
Bakes I-PERSON
, O
currently O
heads O
Eastern B-ORG
, O
now O
in O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
bankruptcy O
proceedings O
. O

Mr. O
Bakes O
previously O
had O
a O
turn O
at O
running O
Continental B-ORG
. O

Among O
the O
other O
alumni O
are O
Stephen B-PERSON
Wolf I-PERSON
, O
now O
chairman O
of O
UAL B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
and O
Thomas B-PERSON
Plaskett I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Pan B-ORG
Am I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
critics O
used O
to O
complain O
of O
`` O
stop O
and O
go O
'' O
monetary O
policies O
. O

They O
claimed O
that O
the O
Fed O
would O
first O
give O
a O
green O
light O
to O
the O
economy O
by O
making O
credit O
readily O
available O
and O
then O
turn O
on O
the O
red O
and O
bring O
growth O
to O
a O
screeching O
halt O
. O

But O
under O
Alan B-PERSON
Greenspan I-PERSON
that O
has O
changed O
. O

A O
supremely O
cautious O
man O
, O
the O
Fed O
chairman O
is O
forever O
blinking O
yellow O
. O

Indeed O
, O
his O
caution O
has O
become O
legendary O
within O
the O
government O
. O

He O
fusses O
endlessly O
over O
economic O
statistics O
, O
dissecting O
them O
in O
dozens O
of O
ways O
, O
probing O
for O
hours O
in O
search O
of O
potential O
problems O
. O

After O
thoroughly O
digesting O
reams O
of O
information O
, O
he O
often O
concludes O
that O
more O
data O
are O
needed O
, O
and O
when O
he O
finally O
decides O
to O
act O
, O
his O
movements O
sometimes O
seem O
excrutiatingly O
small O
. O

Such O
caution O
was O
evident O
after O
the O
recent O
Friday O
- O
the O
- O
13th O
stock O
market O
plunge O
. O

Some O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
officials O
urged O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
to O
make O
an O
immediate O
public O
announcement O
of O
his O
plans O
to O
provide O
ample O
credit O
to O
the O
markets O
. O

But O
he O
refused O
, O
claiming O
that O
he O
wanted O
to O
see O
what O
happened O
Monday O
morning O
before O
making O
any O
public O
statement O
. O

Mr. O
Greenspan O
's O
decision O
to O
keep O
quiet O
also O
prompted O
a O
near O
- O
mutiny O
within O
the O
Fed O
's O
ranks O
. O

A O
`` O
senior O
Fed B-ORG
official O
'' O
spoke O
on O
Saturday O
after O
the O
market O
swoon O
to O
both O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
saying O
the O
Fed O
was O
prepared O
to O
provide O
as O
much O
credit O
as O
the O
markets O
needed O
. O

The O
statement O
angered O
Chairman O
Greenspan O
, O
but O
it O
was O
greeted O
with O
applause O
by O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
and O
the O
financial O
markets O
. O

And O
, O
while O
the O
mutinous O
Fed B-ORG
member O
has O
n't O
gone O
public O
, O
some O
Fed B-ORG
governors O
, O
most O
notably O
Vice O
Chairman O
Manuel O
Johnson O
, O
are O
known O
to O
have O
disagreed O
with O
the O
chairman O
's O
decision O
to O
remain O
silent O
. O

Ironically O
, O
the O
anonymous O
official O
's O
comments O
have O
earned O
some O
plaudits O
for O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
, O
who O
is O
mistakenly O
seen O
as O
the O
source O
. O

At O
a O
hearing O
last O
week O
, O
Democratic O
Sen. O
Chris O
Dodd O
of O
Connecticut B-GPE
told O
Treasury O
Secretary O
Nicholas O
Brady O
that O
`` O
Chairman O
Greenspan O
's O
'' O
announcement O
over O
the O
Oct. O
13 O
weekend O
was O
a O
`` O
very O
important O
statement O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Brady O
hesitantly O
replied O
that O
he O
was O
n't O
sure O
whether O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
`` O
made O
a O
statement O
himself O
, O
or O
whether O
that O
was O
a O
newspaper O
report O
. O
'' O

The O
Fed O
chairman O
's O
caution O
was O
apparent O
again O
on O
the O
Monday O
morning O
after O
the O
market O
's O
plunge O
, O
when O
the O
central O
bank O
took O
only O
modest O
steps O
to O
aid O
the O
markets O
. O

A O
surprisingly O
small O
amount O
of O
reserves O
was O
added O
to O
the O
banking O
system O
. O

And O
, O
by O
the O
end O
of O
that O
week O
, O
the O
key O
federal O
funds O
interest O
rate O
, O
which O
is O
largely O
controlled O
by O
the O
Fed O
, O
had O
settled O
at O
8.75 O
% O
, O
barely O
changed O
from O
the O
level O
of O
just O
under O
9 O
% O
that O
prevailed O
the O
previous O
week O
. O

Bush B-GPE
administration O
officials O
appear O
increasingly O
concerned O
that O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
is O
cautious O
to O
a O
fault O
. O

Signs O
of O
growing O
weakness O
in O
the O
economy O
, O
paired O
with O
indications O
that O
inflation O
is O
staying O
well O
under O
control O
, O
have O
caused O
them O
to O
wonder O
why O
the O
Fed O
chairman O
is O
so O
grudging O
in O
reducing O
rates O
. O

Those O
concerns O
are O
n't O
expressed O
in O
public O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
administration O
and O
the O
Fed O
have O
been O
going O
out O
of O
their O
way O
in O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
to O
dispel O
any O
impression O
that O
they O
are O
at O
odds O
, O
fearing O
stories O
about O
an O
administration O
- O
Fed B-ORG
split O
added O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
jitters O
. O

Still O
, O
the O
split O
is O
there O
. O

The O
administration O
's O
concerns O
are O
understandable O
. O

The O
economy O
is O
showing O
signs O
of O
weakness O
, O
particularly O
among O
manufacturers O
. O

Exports O
, O
which O
played O
a O
key O
role O
in O
fueling O
growth O
over O
the O
last O
two O
years O
, O
seem O
to O
have O
stalled O
. O

Factory O
payrolls O
and O
production O
fell O
in O
September O
, O
and O
the O
auto O
industry O
and O
housing O
are O
in O
a O
severe O
crunch O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
remains O
reluctant O
to O
loosen O
policy O
, O
partly O
because O
he O
faces O
a O
phalanx O
of O
presidents O
of O
regional O
Fed B-ORG
banks O
who O
oppose O
credit O
easing O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
chairman O
has O
a O
wary O
eye O
aimed O
a O
year O
or O
two O
down O
the O
road O
. O

Inflation O
may O
be O
stable O
at O
the O
moment O
, O
running O
at O
about O
4.5 O
% O
. O

But O
if O
the O
Fed O
eases O
too O
soon O
, O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
fears O
, O
prices O
may O
begin O
to O
accelerate O
again O
next O
year O
. O

Moreover O
, O
if O
the O
Fed O
holds O
tight O
, O
it O
may O
be O
able O
gradually O
to O
reduce O
inflation O
, O
moving O
toward O
the O
zero O
- O
inflation O
goal O
that O
the O
Fed O
chairman O
embraced O
in O
testimony O
to O
Congress B-ORG
last O
week O
. O

So O
far O
, O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
's O
cautious O
approach O
to O
policy O
has O
served O
both O
him O
and O
the O
nation O
well O
. O

His O
hand O
on O
the O
monetary O
tiller O
seems O
one O
reason O
why O
the O
economy O
next O
month O
seems O
highly O
likely O
to O
begin O
an O
unprecedented O
eighth O
year O
of O
peacetime O
growth O
without O
a O
recession O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
gotten O
through O
two O
stock O
market O
crashes O
, O
and O
we O
've O
gone O
through O
an O
election O
without O
any O
major O
problems O
, O
'' O
says O
David B-PERSON
Hale I-PERSON
, O
an O
economist O
of O
Kemper B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
think O
you O
have O
to O
give O
Greenspan B-PERSON
a O
good O
rating O
. O
'' O

But O
such O
caution O
is O
no O
guarantee O
against O
mistakes O
. O

The O
Fed O
's O
reluctance O
to O
ease O
credit O
now O
could O
be O
laying O
the O
groundwork O
for O
a O
new O
recession O
, O
perhaps O
starting O
early O
next O
year O
. O

If O
that O
happens O
, O
Chairman O
Greenspan O
could O
well O
become O
an O
open O
target O
. O

Already O
, O
Congress B-ORG
is O
toying O
with O
legislation O
to O
curb O
the O
Fed O
's O
independence O
. O

If O
the O
economy O
turns O
down O
, O
such O
proposals O
could O
gain O
strong O
momentum O
. O

CMS B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
would O
begin O
paying O
a O
10 O
- O
cent O
- O
a O
- O
share O
quarterly O
dividend O
, O
the O
company O
's O
first O
since O
1984 O
. O

Consumers B-ORG
Power I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
now O
the O
main O
unit O
of O
CMS B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
, O
ran O
into O
financial O
problems O
over O
its O
$ O
4.2 O
billion O
Midland B-GPE
nuclear O
plant O
, O
which O
was O
abandoned O
as O
a O
nuclear O
facility O
in O
1984 O
because O
of O
construction O
delays O
and O
high O
costs O
. O

CMS B-ORG
is O
nearly O
done O
converting O
the O
Midland B-GPE
plant O
to O
a O
gas O
- O
fired O
cogeneration O
facility O
at O
a O
cost O
of O
$ O
600 O
million O
. O

CMS B-ORG
management O
said O
Thursday O
that O
they O
planned O
to O
recommend O
paying O
a O
modest O
dividend O
when O
the O
board O
of O
directors O
met O
Friday O
. O

The O
dividend O
will O
be O
paid O
Nov. O
22 O
to O
shares O
of O
record O
Nov. O
7 O
. O

The O
company O
suffered O
a O
loss O
of O
$ O
270 O
million O
in O
1985 O
, O
but O
its O
financial O
situation O
has O
been O
improving O
since O
then O
. O

After O
days O
of O
intense O
but O
fruitless O
negotiations O
, O
a O
federal O
judge O
last O
week O
threatened O
to O
convert O
William B-PERSON
Herbert I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
's O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
personal O
bankruptcy O
case O
into O
a B-LAW
Chapter I-LAW
7 I-LAW
liquidation O
. O

Judge O
Harold O
C. O
Abramson O
raised O
the O
possibility O
after O
talks O
to O
end O
a O
feud O
between O
two O
major O
creditors O
failed O
and O
all O
three O
reorganization O
plans O
in O
the O
case O
ran O
into O
roadblocks O
. O

If O
the O
case O
is O
converted O
to O
Chapter B-LAW
7 I-LAW
, O
what O
remains O
of O
the O
oil O
tycoon O
's O
once O
- O
vast O
estate O
-- O
now O
believed O
to O
have O
a O
value O
of O
less O
than O
$ O
125 O
million O
-- O
would O
be O
sold O
off O
quickly O
with O
most O
of O
the O
proceeds O
going O
to O
the B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
whose O
claim O
for O
$ O
300 O
million O
in O
back O
taxes O
has O
priority O
in O
the O
case O
. O

Hundreds O
of O
smaller O
creditors O
could O
get O
nothing O
, O
according O
to O
attorneys O
involved O
. O

While O
admitting O
such O
a O
move O
would O
be O
`` O
devastating O
'' O
to O
most O
creditors O
, O
Judge O
Abramson O
told O
a O
courtroom O
filled O
with O
nearly O
two O
dozen O
attorneys O
that O
he O
was O
concerned O
about O
the O
toll O
mounting O
legal O
bills O
will O
take O
on O
Mr. O
Hunt O
's O
shrinking O
estate O
and O
about O
the O
fact O
that O
, O
following O
voting O
by O
creditors O
, O
none O
of O
the O
reorganization O
plans O
appeared O
to O
be O
viable O
in O
their O
present O
form O
. O

`` O
It O
would O
be O
a O
shame O
to O
have O
a B-LAW
Chapter I-LAW
7 I-LAW
after O
all O
the O
progress O
in O
this O
case O
, O
'' O
said O
Judge O
Abramson O
. O

Under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
of O
the B-LAW
Federal I-LAW
Bankruptcy I-LAW
Code I-LAW
, O
a O
company O
continues O
to O
operate O
under O
protection O
from O
creditors O
' O
lawsuits O
while O
it O
works O
out O
a O
plan O
to O
pay O
its O
debts O
. O

Under O
Chapter B-LAW
7 I-LAW
, O
the O
assets O
of O
a O
company O
are O
sold O
off O
to O
pay O
creditors O
. O

Despite O
his O
reluctance O
to O
take O
the O
latter O
step O
, O
the O
judge O
indicated O
he O
would O
move O
quickly O
after O
hearing O
testimony O
later O
this O
week O
in O
the O
bitter O
dispute O
between O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Minpeco B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
a O
minerals O
concern O
owned O
by O
the O
Peruvian B-NORP
governmemt O
. O

The O
Manufacturers O
Hanover O
Corp. O
unit O
, O
which O
is O
seeking O
repayment O
of O
a O
$ O
36 O
million O
loan O
, O
has O
asked O
the O
court O
to O
give O
its O
claim O
priority O
over O
that O
of O
Minpeco B-ORG
, O
which O
won O
a O
$ O
132 O
million O
judgment O
against O
Mr. O
Hunt O
, O
his O
brother O
Nelson B-PERSON
Bunker I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
and O
other O
defendants O
last O
year O
in O
a O
case O
stemming O
from O
their O
alleged O
attempts O
to O
corner O
the O
silver O
market O
in O

While O
claiming O
that O
penalties O
, O
legal O
fees O
and O
interest O
have O
driven O
the O
value O
of O
its O
claim O
to O
more O
than O
$ O
250 O
million O
, O
Minpeco B-ORG
has O
agreed O
to O
settle O
for O
an O
allowed O
claim O
of O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
65.7 O
million O
. O

But O
even O
that O
is O
disputed O
by O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
which O
, O
in O
alliance O
with O
the O
IRS O
, O
contends O
that O
Minpeco B-ORG
has O
already O
collected O
more O
than O
its O
actual O
damages O
from O
other O
defendants O
in O
the O
silver O
- O
conspiracy O
case O
. O

Under O
prodding O
from O
Judge O
Abramson O
, O
a O
Minpeco B-ORG
executive O
flew O
in O
from O
Peru B-GPE
last O
week O
to O
talk O
directly O
with O
executives O
from O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
on O
a O
settlement O
. O

Despite O
long O
private O
sessions O
in O
both O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
the O
two O
sides O
ended O
the O
week O
`` O
6,000 O
miles O
and O
many O
dollars O
apart O
, O
'' O
according O
to O
attorney O
Hugh B-PERSON
Ray I-PERSON
, O
who O
represents O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
inside O
the O
courtroom O
, O
the O
judge O
said O
he O
would O
fine O
attorneys O
for O
the O
two O
creditors O
$ O
50 O
every O
time O
they O
referred O
to O
each O
other O
with O
terms O
such O
as O
`` O
liar O
'' O
or O
`` O
slime O
. O
'' O

All O
three O
major O
creditors O
-- O
the O
IRS O
, O
Minpeco B-ORG
and O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
-- O
voted O
against O
and O
effectively O
doomed O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
proposed O
by O
Mr. O
Hunt O
. O

A O
reorganization O
plan O
proposed O
jointly O
by O
the O
IRS O
and O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
was O
stalled O
by O
a O
negative O
vote O
from O
Minpeco B-ORG
. O

The O
mineral O
concern O
's O
own O
reorganization O
plan O
met O
a O
similar O
fate O
after O
opposition O
from O
the O
IRS O
and O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
. O

Neither O
plan O
is O
dead O
, O
however O
, O
and O
the O
judge O
could O
force O
creditors O
to O
accept O
some O
version O
of O
them O
after O
ruling O
on O
the O
Minpeco O
- O
Manufacturers O
Hanover O
dispute O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
settlement O
negotiations O
continue O
between O
Mr. O
Hunt O
and O
the O
IRS O
, O
which O
has O
already O
reached O
a O
tentative O
agreement O
with O
Nelson B-PERSON
Bunker I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
. O

The O
two O
sides O
have O
been O
far O
apart O
on O
how O
much O
Herbert B-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
will O
continue O
to O
owe O
the O
government O
after O
his O
assets O
are O
sold O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
companies O
have O
long O
been O
accused O
of O
sacrificing O
profit O
to O
boost O
sales O
. O

But O
Fujitsu B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
has O
taken O
that O
practice O
to O
a O
new O
extreme O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
biggest O
computer O
maker O
last O
week O
undercut O
seven O
competitors O
to O
win O
a O
contract O
to O
design O
a O
mapping O
system O
for O
the O
city O
of O
Hiroshima B-GPE
's O
waterworks O
. O

Its O
bid O
: O
one O
yen O
, O
or O
less O
than O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
penny O
. O

The O
bid O
created O
such O
a O
furor O
that O
Fujitsu B-ORG
said O
it O
is O
now O
offering O
to O
withdraw O
from O
the O
project O
. O

`` O
From O
a O
common O
- O
sense O
viewpoint O
, O
it O
was O
not O
socially O
acceptable O
, O
'' O
a O
Fujitsu B-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
yesterday O
. O

Hiroshima B-GPE
city O
officials O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
to O
find O
out O
whether O
they O
would O
drop O
Fujitsu B-ORG
's O
bid O
. O

Fujitsu B-ORG
said O
it O
issued O
the O
low O
bid O
because O
it O
wanted O
a O
foot O
in O
the O
door O
of O
a O
potentially O
lucrative O
market O
. O

`` O
We O
desperately O
wanted O
the O
contract O
because O
we O
want O
experience O
in O
the O
field O
, O
'' O
the O
Fujitsu O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
expect O
a O
big O
market O
in O
the O
future O
, O
so O
in O
the O
long O
term O
it O
will O
be O
profitable O
. O

It O
's O
a O
kind O
of O
an O
investment O
. O
'' O

Hiroshima B-GPE
's O
waterworks O
bureau O
said O
the O
municipal O
government O
had O
budgeted O
about O
11 O
million O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
77,500 O
-RRB- O
for O
the O
project O
. O

`` O
I O
was O
flabbergasted O
, O
'' O
Tatsuhara B-PERSON
Yamane I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the O
bureau O
, O
was O
quoted O
by O
Kyodo B-ORG
news O
service O
as O
saying O
. O

`` O
I O
understand O
the O
firm O
's O
enthusiasm O
in O
getting O
the O
deal O
, O
but O
such O
a O
large O
company O
would O
have O
been O
better O
off O
showing O
a O
little O
more O
discretion O
. O
'' O

Indeed O
, O
Fujitsu B-ORG
officials O
admitted O
they O
may O
have O
been O
a O
little O
overzealous O
. O

The O
Fujitsu O
spokeswoman O
said O
headquarter O
officials O
did O
n't O
approve O
the O
bid O
in O
advance O
and O
will O
take O
measures O
so O
this O
kind O
of O
thing O
does O
n't O
happen O
in O
the O
future O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
contrary O
to O
common O
sense O
, O
'' O
she O
added O
. O

Specifically O
, O
Fujitsu B-ORG
won O
the O
right O
to O
design O
the O
specifications O
for O
a O
computerized O
system O
that O
will O
show O
water O
lines O
throughout O
the O
city O
. O

The O
system O
could O
be O
used O
in O
a O
fire O
or O
earthquake O
to O
locate O
problems O
, O
among O
other O
things O
. O

A O
waterworks O
official O
said O
Fujitsu B-ORG
will O
have O
to O
design O
the O
system O
so O
it O
would O
be O
compatible O
with O
other O
makers O
' O
equipment O
. O

But O
industry O
officials O
expressed O
concern O
that O
the O
initial O
project O
might O
give O
Fujitsu B-ORG
an O
edge O
in O
winning O
more O
lucrative O
contracts O
later O
. O

Fujitsu B-ORG
said O
it O
hopes O
the O
Hiroshima B-GPE
contract O
will O
help O
it O
secure O
pacts O
with O
other O
municipalities O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
local O
governments O
are O
expected O
to O
invest O
heavily O
in O
computer O
systems O
over O
the O
next O
few O
years O
, O
and O
many O
companies O
expect O
that O
field O
to O
provide O
substantial O
revenue O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
near O
future O
, O
it O
will O
be O
a O
big O
market O
, O
not O
just O
for O
waterworks O
, O
but O
for O
all O
mapping O
systems O
, O
'' O
the O
Fujitsu O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
can O
expect O
a O
hundreds O
- O
of O
- O
billions O
- O
of O
- O
yen O
market O
. O
'' O

No O
foreign O
companies O
bid O
on O
the O
Hiroshima B-GPE
project O
, O
according O
to O
the O
bureau O
. O

But O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
practice O
of O
deep O
discounting O
often O
is O
cited O
by O
Americans O
as O
a O
classic O
barrier O
to O
entry O
in O
Japan B-GPE
's O
market O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
complained O
that O
Japan B-GPE
's O
supercomputer O
makers O
were O
effectively O
closing O
out O
foreign O
competitors O
by O
slashing O
prices O
as O
much O
as O
90 O
% O
for O
universities O
. O

Fujitsu B-ORG
was O
n't O
the O
only O
company O
willing O
to O
sacrifice O
profit O
on O
the O
project O
. O

Three O
competitors O
bid O
between O
300,000 O
yen O
and O
500,000 O
yen O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Hiroshima B-GPE
government O
office O
. O

Other O
bids O
ranged O
from O
about O
10 O
million O
yen O
to O
29 O
million O
yen O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Pearce I-PERSON
, O
66 O
years O
old O
, O
will O
retire O
from O
his O
post O
as O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
bank O
holding O
company O
effective O
Dec. O
31 O
. O

He O
will O
remain O
chairman O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Simpson I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
46 O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
, O
will O
assume O
the O
chief O
executive O
's O
post O
. O

The O
current O
account O
deficit O
on O
France B-GPE
's O
balance O
of O
payments O
narrowed O
to O
1.48 O
billion O
French B-NORP
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
236.8 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
August O
from O
a O
revised O
2.1 O
billion O
francs O
in O
July O
, O
the B-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
said O
. O

Previously O
, O
the O
July O
figure O
was O
estimated O
at O
a O
deficit O
of O
613 O
million O
francs O
. O

Seasonally O
adjusted O
figures O
for O
August O
were O
n't O
available O
because O
of O
a O
recent O
strike O
that O
has O
disrupted O
the O
ministry O
's O
data O
collection O
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Jordan I-PERSON
, O
52 O
years O
old O
, O
becomes O
president O
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
and O
a O
director O
of O
the O
bank O
company O
. O

Mr. O
Jordan O
, O
formerly O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Fishkill B-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
Beacon B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
succeeds O
Donald B-PERSON
Broderick I-PERSON
, O
who O
died O
at O
52 O
in O
an O
automobile O
accident O
. O

When O
the O
economy O
stumbled O
in O
the O
mid-1970s O
, O
Akzo B-ORG
NV I-ORG
fell O
out O
of O
bed O
. O

Towering O
overcapacity O
in O
the O
synthetic O
fiber O
business O
, O
which O
accounted O
for O
half O
of O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
chemical O
company O
's O
sales O
, O
led O
to O
huge O
losses O
and O
left O
Akzo B-ORG
's O
survival O
in O
doubt O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
until O
the O
early O
1980s O
that O
Akzo B-ORG
nursed O
itself O
back O
to O
health O
. O

Now O
, O
as O
a O
new O
downturn O
in O
the O
chemical O
industry O
looms O
, O
Akzo B-ORG
says O
it O
is O
in O
far O
better O
shape O
to O
cope O
. O

Investment O
analysts O
generally O
agree O
. O

Aside O
from O
slashing O
costs O
and O
investing O
heavily O
in O
its O
plants O
, O
Akzo B-ORG
has O
spent O
3.9 O
billion O
guilders O
-LRB- O
$ O
1.88 O
billion O
-RRB- O
on O
acquisitions O
since O
1983 O
to O
give O
it O
better O
balance O
. O

During O
the O
same O
period O
, O
the O
company O
has O
sold O
about O
1.6 O
billion O
guilders O
of O
assets O
. O

The O
fibers O
business O
, O
whose O
products O
go O
into O
textiles O
, O
carpeting O
and O
myriad O
industrial O
uses O
, O
now O
accounts O
for O
only O
20 O
% O
of O
Akzo B-ORG
's O
sales O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
definitely O
become O
less O
cyclical O
, O
'' O
Syb B-PERSON
Bergsma I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
- O
finance O
, O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
. O

Still O
, O
Akzo B-ORG
has O
n't O
yet O
found O
a O
way O
to O
achieve O
another O
goal O
: O
a O
large O
presence O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
for O
prescription O
drugs O
. O

Mr. O
Bergsma O
said O
prices O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
pharmaceutical O
companies O
remain O
too O
high O
, O
making O
it O
unlikely O
that O
Akzo B-ORG
will O
pursue O
any O
major O
acquisitions O
in O
that O
area O
. O

But O
he O
said O
Akzo B-ORG
is O
considering O
`` O
alliances O
'' O
with O
American B-NORP
drug O
companies O
, O
although O
he O
would O
n't O
elaborate O
. O

An O
indication O
of O
Akzo B-ORG
's O
success O
in O
reshaping O
itself O
will O
come O
Thursday O
when O
it O
reports O
third O
- O
quarter O
results O
. O

Analysts O
expect O
the O
company O
to O
show O
profit O
of O
about O
225 O
million O
guilders O
, O
up O
9 O
% O
from O
206.3 O
million O
guilders O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

A O
bigger O
test O
will O
come O
next O
year O
if O
, O
as O
many O
analysts O
expect O
, O
bulk O
chemical O
prices O
slump O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

`` O
Maybe O
Akzo B-ORG
can O
surprise O
the O
investment O
world O
a O
bit O
, O
'' O
said O
Jaap B-PERSON
Visker I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Amsterdam B-GPE
- O
Rotterdam O
Bank O
NV O
. O

He O
figures O
Akzo B-ORG
is O
likely O
to O
be O
one O
of O
the O
few O
major O
chemical O
companies O
to O
show O
profit O
growth O
next O
year O
. O

The O
bank O
projects O
Akzo B-ORG
will O
show O
per O
- O
share O
earnings O
of O
24 O
guilders O
in O
1990 O
, O
up O
from O
an O
estimated O
22.5 O
guilders O
for O
this O
year O
and O
the O
20.9 O
guilders O
reported O
for O
1988 O
. O

At O
James O
Capel O
& O
Co. O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
analyst O
Jackie B-PERSON
Ashurst I-PERSON
notes O
that O
Akzo B-ORG
is O
less O
exposed O
than O
many O
of O
its O
rivals O
to O
the O
most O
volatile O
chemical O
products O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Akzo B-ORG
has O
only O
minor O
petrochemical O
operations O
, O
is O
small O
in O
plastics O
and O
does O
n't O
make O
fertilizers O
. O

Thus O
, O
while O
Akzo B-ORG
profited O
less O
than O
many O
rivals O
from O
the O
boom O
of O
recent O
years O
in O
petrochemicals O
and O
plastics O
, O
it O
has O
less O
to O
fear O
from O
the O
current O
slump O
. O

The O
company O
is O
exposed O
to O
bulk O
chemicals O
, O
however O
. O

Although O
bulk O
- O
chemical O
prices O
have O
begun O
falling O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
they O
are O
generally O
stable O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Bergsma O
said O
. O

A O
decline O
may O
come O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1990 O
, O
he O
said O
, O
but O
the O
market O
does O
n't O
appear O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
a O
severe O
downturn O
. O

To O
reduce O
the O
danger O
of O
such O
pricing O
cycles O
, O
Akzo B-ORG
has O
invested O
heavily O
in O
specialty O
chemicals O
, O
which O
have O
highly O
specific O
industrial O
uses O
and O
tend O
to O
produce O
much O
higher O
profit O
margins O
than O
do O
bulk O
chemicals O
. O

Akzo B-ORG
's O
biggest O
move O
in O
this O
area O
was O
the O
1987 O
acquisition O
of O
Stauffer O
Chemical O
Co. O
's O
specialty O
chemical O
business O
for O
$ O
625 O
million O
. O

In O
a O
less O
glamorous O
field O
, O
Akzo B-ORG
is O
the O
world O
's O
biggest O
producer O
of O
industrial O
salt O
, O
used O
as O
a O
raw O
material O
for O
the O
chemical O
industry O
as O
well O
as O
for O
such O
tasks O
as O
melting O
ice O
. O

Akzo B-ORG
also O
makes O
products O
derived O
from O
salt O
, O
such O
as O
chlorine O
and O
caustic O
soda O
. O

In O
the O
fibers O
division O
, O
profit O
remains O
weak O
, O
largely O
because O
of O
persistent O
overcapacity O
. O

But O
Akzo B-ORG
is O
still O
slimming O
down O
: O
It O
recently O
announced O
plans O
to O
eliminate O
about O
1,700 O
fiber O
- O
related O
jobs O
in O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
and O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

Although O
the O
polyester O
and O
rayon O
markets O
remain O
mostly O
bleak O
, O
Akzo B-ORG
has O
high O
hopes O
for O
some O
emerging O
fiber O
businesses O
, O
such O
carbon O
fibers O
and O
aramid O
, O
extremely O
strong O
fibers O
used O
to O
reinforce O
tires O
and O
metals O
and O
to O
make O
such O
products O
as O
bullet O
- O
proof O
vests O
. O

Akzo B-ORG
's O
Twaron B-ORG
aramid O
fiber O
is O
a O
distant O
second O
to O
Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Kevlar B-PRODUCT
, O
which O
dominates O
the O
market O
. O

Mr. O
Bergsma O
said O
world O
- O
wide O
industry O
sales O
of O
aramid O
fibers O
are O
expected O
to O
total O
about O
$ O
500 O
million O
this O
year O
. O

Sales O
growth O
of O
10 O
% O
a O
year O
seems O
possible O
, O
he O
said O
, O
and O
Akzo B-ORG
expects O
its O
Twaron B-ORG
business O
to O
become O
profitable O
in O
1990 O
. O

Akzo B-ORG
also O
has O
spent O
heavily O
on O
acquisitions O
in O
paints O
, O
auto O
finishes O
and O
industrial O
coatings O
. O

In O
August O
, O
for O
example O
, O
it O
completed O
the O
$ O
110 O
million O
acquisition O
of O
Reliance B-ORG
Universal I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
maker O
of O
industrial O
coatings O
for O
wood O
, O
metals O
and O
plastics O
, O
from O
Tyler B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Bergsma O
said O
Akzo B-ORG
is O
likely O
to O
see O
strong O
profit O
growth O
from O
coatings O
as O
it O
realizes O
cost O
savings O
and O
other O
benefits O
from O
its O
greater O
scale O
. O

For O
Akzo B-ORG
's O
drug O
business O
, O
where O
profits O
have O
shown O
litle O
change O
for O
the O
past O
five O
years O
, O
Mr. O
Bergsma O
predicted O
moderate O
profit O
growth O
. O

Akzo B-ORG
is O
the O
leading O
seller O
of O
birth O
- O
control O
pills O
in O
Europe B-GPE
but O
is O
still O
seeking O
regulatory O
approvals O
to O
enter O
that O
market O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Bergsma O
said O
Akzo B-ORG
hopes O
to O
have O
approval O
to O
sell O
its O
Marvelon B-PRODUCT
pill O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
in O
1992 O
. O

Akzo B-ORG
also O
has O
small O
operations O
in O
diagnostic O
tests O
, O
generic O
drugs O
and O
veterinary O
products O
. O

Veterinary O
products O
are O
showing O
especially O
strong O
growth O
, O
Mr. O
Bergsma O
said O
. O

Among O
the O
leading O
products O
is O
a O
flu O
shot O
for O
horses O
. O

Centerior B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
the B-ORG
Ohio I-ORG
Water I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
approved O
terms O
for O
two O
series O
of O
tax O
- O
exempt O
bonds O
to O
finance O
a O
water O
- O
pollution O
control O
and O
solid O
- O
waste O
disposal O
facilities O
. O

The O
authority O
will O
issue O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
446.5 O
million O
of O
pollution O
- O
control O
revenue O
bonds O
. O

Proceeds O
of O
the O
sale O
will O
go O
to O
Centerior B-ORG
's O
operating O
subsidiaries O
to O
finance O
the O
projects O
, O
located O
at O
a O
nuclear O
unit O
located O
near O
Cleveland B-GPE
. O

The O
bonds O
will O
be O
issued O
for O
a O
term O
of O
34 O
years O
at O
an O
interest O
rate O
of O
8 O
% O
. O

Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
is O
the O
underwriter O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
arrogant O
East B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
media O
have O
spoken O
again O
-LRB- O
`` O
Going B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Green I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
editorial O
, O
Oct. O
17 O
-RRB- O
. O

Having O
resided O
in O
the O
great O
state O
of O
California B-GPE
for O
the O
past O
seven O
years O
, O
I O
find O
it O
hard O
to O
ignore O
our O
environmental O
problems O
when O
I O
start O
my O
commute O
to O
work O
with O
eyes O
tearing O
and O
head O
aching O
from O
the O
polluted O
air O
; O
when O
I O
try O
to O
enjoy O
the O
beaches O
and O
come O
home O
covered O
with O
tar O
and O
oil O
; O
when O
I O
hear O
of O
numerous O
deaths O
related O
to O
irresponsible O
processing O
of O
cheese O
and O
use O
of O
chemicals O
in O
fruit O
growing O
. O

Perhaps O
it O
's O
entertaining O
for O
those O
like O
you O
to O
discount O
the O
concerns O
of O
environmentalists O
, O
suggesting O
that O
their O
save O
- O
the O
- O
earth O
initiatives O
are O
`` O
whacky O
'' O
and O
referring O
to O
so O
many O
citizens O
as O
`` O
la O
- O
la O
activists O
. O
'' O

Strange O
that O
we O
do O
n't O
hear O
similar O
criticisms O
of O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
activists O
who O
seek O
to O
clean O
up O
Boston B-LOC
Harbor I-LOC
or O
rid O
their O
beaches O
of O
medical O
waste O
. O

While O
there O
are O
no O
easy O
low O
- O
cost O
solutions O
, O
simply O
ignoring O
our O
problems O
will O
result O
in O
their O
severity O
increasing O
and O
spreading O
throughout O
the O
state O
, O
the O
nation O
and O
the O
world O
. O

If O
nothing O
else O
, O
such O
initiatives O
as O
these O
will O
provide O
an O
awareness O
to O
citizens O
and O
lawmakers O
and O
encourage O
appropriate O
corrective O
action O
. O

Before O
your O
next O
California B-GPE
- O
bashing O
editorial O
, O
please O
spend O
more O
time O
out O
here O
witnessing O
the O
situation O
-- O
it O
just O
may O
change O
your O
view O
. O

John O
Barry O
Ventura O
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

I O
realize O
you O
were O
just O
looking O
for O
something O
snotty O
to O
say O
about O
California B-GPE
and O
its O
environmental O
movement O
, O
but O
picking O
Frank B-PERSON
Lloyd I-PERSON
Wright I-PERSON
to O
say O
it O
for O
you O
was O
a O
bad O
call O
. O

Wright B-PERSON
's O
organic O
architecture O
demonstrated O
a O
keen O
sensitivity O
to O
the O
environment O
decades O
before O
it O
became O
fashionable O
among O
`` O
la O
- O
la O
activists O
. O
'' O

Indeed O
, O
Wright B-PERSON
said O
all O
his O
life O
that O
the O
greatest O
lessons O
he O
learned O
were O
derived O
from O
the O
study O
of O
nature O
. O

Obviously O
, O
it O
's O
lost O
on O
you O
that O
about O
75 O
% O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
these O
days O
-LRB- O
and O
in O
fact O
the O
president O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
-RRB- O
consider O
themselves O
environmentalists O
. O

As O
for O
California B-GPE
being O
a O
state O
run O
by O
liberal O
environmental O
loonies O
, O
let O
's O
not O
forget O
where O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
came O
from O
. O

Perhaps O
Mr. O
Reagan O
, O
who O
claimed O
that O
air O
pollution O
is O
caused O
by O
trees O
, O
is O
the O
man O
you O
should O
be O
quoting O
to O
back O
up O
your O
position O
that O
economics O
is O
more O
important O
than O
the O
Earth O
. O

But O
it O
was O
Frank B-PERSON
Lloyd I-PERSON
Wright I-PERSON
who O
said O
, O
`` O
Is O
this O
not O
Anti-Christ O
? O

The O
Moloch O
that O
knows O
no O
God O
but O
more O
? O
'' O

Robert O
Borden O
Santa O
Monica O
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

Your O
editorial O
was O
commendable O
and O
neatly O
matched O
by O
the O
readers O
' O
comments O
in O
letters O
to O
the O
editor O
, O
`` O
Alar B-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Scaring I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Side I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Caution I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
illogic O
and O
inaccuracy O
of O
John O
H. O
Adams O
's O
comments O
for O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Council I-ORG
fully O
justifies O
your O
characterization O
of O
California B-GPE
's O
Greens O
in O
particular O
as O
`` O
la O
- O
la O
activists O
. O
'' O

We O
may O
all O
hope O
that O
California B-GPE
's O
voters O
will O
heed O
the O
scientific O
realities O
that O
their O
own O
university O
's O
renowned O
Prof. O
Tom O
Jukes O
provides O
them O
and O
ignore O
the O
charlatanry O
profferred O
by O
their O
`` O
wealthy O
Hollywood B-GPE
weepers O
. O
'' O

I O
have O
a O
different O
approach O
to O
offer O
, O
not O
only O
to O
Californians B-NORP
, O
but O
to O
all O
Americans O
. O

In O
a O
free O
country O
, O
the O
law O
should O
restrict O
citizens O
as O
little O
as O
is O
consistent O
with O
good O
manners O
and O
public O
safety O
. O

Would O
- O
be O
naysayers O
should O
have O
the O
burden O
of O
proving O
reasonable O
necessity O
when O
they O
urge O
a O
prohibition O
for O
enactment O
into O
law O
. O

W. O
Brown O
Morton O
Jr O
. O
Warsaw B-GPE
, O
Va B-GPE
. O

The O
170 O
airlines O
in O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Air I-ORG
Transport I-ORG
Association I-ORG
last O
year O
posted O
group O
net O
profit O
of O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
on O
revenue O
of O
$ O
125.1 O
billion O
. O

According O
to O
the O
association O
's O
annual O
report O
, O
scheduled O
to O
be O
released O
today O
in O
Warsaw B-GPE
, O
IATA B-ORG
members O
have O
n't O
posted O
such O
a O
strong O
performance O
since O
the O
late O
1970s O
. O

Revenue O
last O
year O
increased O
by O
more O
than O
11 O
% O
over O
1988 O
, O
and O
net O
income O
nearly O
tripled O
from O
restated O
year O
- O
earlier O
net O
of O
$ O
900 O
million O
. O

The O
group O
attributed O
the O
strong O
results O
to O
the O
favorable O
economic O
climate O
, O
rising O
demand O
for O
air O
travel O
and O
improved O
average O
yield O
-LRB- O
revenue O
received O
per O
ton O
of O
traffic O
transported O
a O
kilometer O
-RRB- O
. O

Systemwide O
, O
IATA B-ORG
airlines O
carried O
632 O
million O
passengers O
last O
year O
, O
2 O
% O
more O
than O
in O
1987 O
. O

But O
passenger O
- O
kilometers O
, O
the O
distance O
flown O
while O
carrying O
people O
, O
increased O
5.3 O
% O
in O
1988 O
. O

The O
association O
said O
that O
lack O
of O
airport O
and O
air O
space O
capacity O
is O
the O
biggest O
problem O
facing O
the O
airline O
industry O
. O

The O
KGB O
has O
abolished O
a O
unit O
known O
for O
persecuting O
dissidents O
, O
the O
government O
newspaper O
Izvestia B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
newspaper O
quoted O
KGB B-ORG
chairman O
Vladimir B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Kryuchkov I-PERSON
as O
saying O
the O
definition O
of O
anti-Soviet O
crimes O
had O
narrowed O
, O
the O
laws O
had O
changed O
and O
people O
no O
longer O
have O
to O
fear O
a O
simple O
slip O
of O
the O
tongue O
. O

Mr. O
Kryuchkov O
was O
quoted O
as O
saying O
that O
in O
place O
of O
the O
infamous O
5th O
Directorate O
a O
new O
unit O
would O
work O
`` O
to O
foil O
the O
conspiracies O
of O
foreign O
intelligence O
services O
to O
create O
and O
use O
organized O
anti-government O
groups O
in O
our O
country O
. O
'' O

Czechoslovakia B-GPE
has O
restricted O
consumer O
- O
goods O
exports O
to O
neighbor O
countries O
because O
of O
`` O
massive O
buying O
out O
of O
food O
'' O
by O
tourists O
from O
Poland B-GPE
, O
Hungary B-GPE
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
the O
Rude O
Pravo O
daily O
said O
. O

Rising O
inflation O
in O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
makes O
Czechoslovak O
food O
, O
clothing O
and O
shoes O
relatively O
cheap O
for O
visitors O
from O
these O
countries O
. O

The O
paper O
gave O
no O
details O
of O
what O
the O
restrictions O
would O
entail O
but O
said O
the O
measures O
were O
necessary O
to O
protect O
the O
domestic O
market O
. O

West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
biggest O
union O
, O
IG B-ORG
Metall I-ORG
, O
said O
it O
is O
ready O
to O
back O
demands O
for O
more O
pay O
and O
shorter O
hours O
with O
strikes O
against O
the O
nation O
's O
automotive O
, O
steel O
and O
engineering O
industries O
. O

Its O
chairman O
told O
the O
union O
to O
prepare O
for O
the O
worst O
in O
next O
year O
's O
confrontation O
with O
employers O
over O
a O
new O
three O
- O
year O
wage O
deal O
. O

A O
major O
goal O
is O
to O
cut O
the O
working O
week O
to O
35 O
hours O
from O
the O
present O
37 O
. O

Last O
week O
came O
news O
of O
alarm O
in O
Venice B-GPE
over O
a O
plan O
to O
tap O
gas O
fields O
off O
the O
city O
's O
coast O
. O

Now O
comes O
word O
from O
a O
scientist O
that O
over O
the O
next O
century O
Venice B-GPE
will O
sink O
nearly O
three O
times O
faster O
than O
the O
present O
rate O
because O
of O
the O
`` O
greenhouse O
effect O
. O
'' O

`` O
Global O
warming O
means O
higher O
tides O
which O
will O
lower O
Venice B-GPE
by O
another O
23 O
inches O
in O
the O
next O
100 O
years O
, O
'' O
Giovanni B-PERSON
Cecconi I-PERSON
of O
the O
the O
New O
Venice O
Consortium O
said O
. O

The O
consortium O
of O
scientists O
and O
companies O
was O
set O
up O
by O
Italy B-GPE
to O
help O
preserve O
the O
fabled O
city O
of O
canals O
. O

Venice B-GPE
has O
sunk O
10 O
inches O
in O
this O
century O
. O

West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
Quelle B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
establish O
a O
mail O
- O
order O
operation O
with O
two O
local O
partners O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
next O
year O
. O

Saying O
this O
is O
a O
first O
for O
a O
Western B-NORP
company O
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
largest O
mail O
- O
order O
group O
said O
the O
newly O
established O
Moscow B-GPE
- O
based O
Intermoda B-ORG
company O
is O
scheduled O
to O
begin O
operations O
in O
February O
1990 O
. O

Intermoda B-ORG
will O
initially O
only O
send O
the O
textile O
and O
clothing O
section O
of O
the O
Quelle O
catalog O
, O
translated O
into O
Russian O
, O
to O
Soviet B-NORP
customers O
who O
have O
access O
to O
convertible O
currency O
. O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
has O
imposed O
provisional O
anti-dumping O
duties O
on O
imports O
of O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
small O
- O
screen O
color O
- O
television O
sets O
. O

Saying O
that O
a O
surge O
in O
low O
- O
priced O
imports O
had O
damaged O
EC B-ORG
producers O
' O
profits O
and O
led O
to O
job O
losses O
, O
the O
commission O
imposed O
a O
duty O
of O
10.2 O
% O
on O
TVs O
made O
by O
Daewoo B-ORG
, O
a O
duty O
of O
12.3 O
% O
on O
Goldstar B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
13 O
% O
on O
Samsung B-ORG
and O
19.6 O
% O
on O
TVs O
made O
by O
other O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
producers O
. O

The O
commission O
said O
that O
EC B-ORG
television O
producers O
lost O
`` O
important O
market O
shares O
'' O
and O
suffered O
an O
`` O
unsustainable O
'' O
pressure O
on O
prices O
because O
of O
the O
Korean O
companies O
' O
marketing O
and O
pricing O
policies O
, O
which O
it O
said O
were O
`` O
in O
clear O
violation O
'' O
of O
international O
trade O
rules O
. O

In O
other O
news O
concerning O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
television O
industry O
, O
Samsung B-ORG
signed O
an O
agreement O
with O
Soyuz B-PRODUCT
, O
the O
external O
- O
trade O
organization O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
to O
swap O
Korean O
television O
sets O
and O
videocassette O
recorders O
for O
pig O
iron O
from O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
have O
no O
diplomatic O
relations O
but O
exchanged O
trade O
offices O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Sri B-GPE
Lanka I-GPE
, O
where O
more O
than O
15,000 O
people O
have O
died O
in O
six O
years O
of O
ethnic O
turmoil O
, O
said O
it O
will O
ban O
sex O
and O
violence O
from O
state O
- O
owned O
television O
next O
year O
. O

`` O
Many O
programs O
we O
have O
now O
come O
from O
the O
West O
and O
are O
not O
suitable O
to O
our O
culture O
, O
'' O
a O
government O
minister O
said O
. O

A O
star O
attraction O
on O
the O
national O
network O
is O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
`` O
Dynasty O
. O
'' O
... O

A O
poll O
of O
South O
Koreans O
showed O
overwhelming O
opposition O
to O
efforts O
to O
curb O
dog O
- O
meat O
consumption O
just O
because O
it O
offends O
foreigners O
. O

If O
this O
battle O
were O
a O
movie O
, O
the O
producers O
would O
be O
fighting O
over O
two O
scripts O
with O
nothing O
but O
an O
opening O
scene O
in O
common O
. O

In O
the O
opener O
, O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
would O
agree O
to O
buy O
Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
a O
transaction O
valued O
at O
close O
to O
$ O
5 O
billion O
. O

Shortly O
after O
that O
, O
Sony B-ORG
would O
offer O
to O
buy O
Guber B-ORG
- I-ORG
Peters I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
for O
$ O
200 O
million O
and O
offer O
its O
co-chairmen O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
Guber I-PERSON
and O
Jon B-PERSON
Peters I-PERSON
, O
the O
chance O
to O
run O
Columbia B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Peters O
would O
fly O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
with O
the O
intention O
of O
telling O
Warner O
Communications O
Inc. O
Chairman O
Steven O
J. O
Ross O
that O
Guber B-ORG
- I-ORG
Peters I-ORG
planned O
to O
end O
its O
five O
- O
year O
contract O
to O
produce O
movies O
exclusively O
for O
Warner B-ORG
. O

That O
's O
where O
the O
two O
scripts O
would O
diverge O
. O

In O
affidavits O
filed O
in O
Los B-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Superior I-ORG
Court I-ORG
in O
connection O
with O
the O
$ O
1 O
billion O
breach O
- O
of O
- O
contract O
suit O
Warner B-ORG
brought O
against O
Sony B-ORG
for O
hiring O
the O
two O
producers O
, O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
tell O
one O
story O
. O

Warner B-ORG
tells O
another O
. O

In O
the O
affidavits O
, O
Mr. O
Peters O
says O
he O
was O
`` O
shocked O
'' O
when O
Mr. O
Ross O
refused O
a O
meeting O
and O
made O
it O
clear O
he O
would O
stop O
them O
. O

Mr. O
Peters O
claims O
he O
reminded O
Mr. O
Ross O
that O
Robert B-PERSON
Daly I-PERSON
and O
Terry B-PERSON
Semel I-PERSON
, O
the O
top O
executives O
of O
the O
Warner O
Brothers O
studio O
, O
had O
`` O
repeatedly O
agreed O
that O
we O
had O
every O
right O
to O
accept O
'' O
an O
offer O
such O
as O
Sony B-ORG
's O
. O

In O
response O
, O
Mr. O
Peters O
says O
, O
Mr. O
Ross O
referred O
to O
his O
colleagues O
at O
Warner B-ORG
with O
an O
`` O
obscenity O
'' O
and O
said O
: O
`` O
Tell O
them O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
job O
. O

You O
can O
take O
them O
with O
you O
. O
'' O

Warner B-ORG
denies O
Mr. O
Ross O
ever O
said O
any O
such O
thing O
, O
and O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
denies O
virtually O
everything O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
say O
in O
their O
affidavits O
. O

Tomorrow O
, O
Warner B-ORG
will O
file O
another O
batch O
of O
documents O
contending O
that O
`` O
the O
essence O
of O
everything O
these O
guys O
are O
saying O
is O
basically O
lies O
, O
'' O
says O
Warner B-ORG
's O
chief O
outside O
counsel O
, O
Stuart B-PERSON
Rabinowitz I-PERSON
. O

Thursday O
, O
a O
judge O
is O
scheduled O
to O
rule O
on O
Warner B-ORG
's O
motion O
seeking O
to O
block O
the O
Guber O
- O
Peters O
duo O
from O
going O
to O
Columbia B-GPE
. O

The O
battery O
of O
legal O
documents O
filed O
in O
the O
past O
week O
in O
connection O
with O
the O
suit O
provide O
a O
peek O
into O
the O
inner O
workings O
of O
this O
Hollywood B-GPE
dogfight O
. O

But O
they O
also O
make O
it O
clear O
that O
the O
first O
thing O
a O
judge O
will O
have O
to O
decide O
is O
which O
, O
if O
any O
, O
version O
of O
events O
in O
this O
morass O
is O
fiction O
, O
and O
which O
fact O
. O

The O
matter O
may O
never O
even O
be O
tried O
in O
court O
. O

Warner B-ORG
says O
that O
what O
it O
really O
wants O
is O
for O
the O
producers O
to O
fulfill O
their O
contractual O
obligations O
, O
but O
the O
bitterness O
of O
this O
battle O
and O
the O
accusations O
flying O
on O
both O
sides O
make O
it O
unlikely O
that O
the O
decade O
- O
long O
relationship O
between O
Warner B-ORG
and O
its O
two O
most O
prolific O
producers O
can O
ever O
be O
repaired O
. O

Warner B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
merging O
with O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
says O
it O
is O
willing O
to O
settle O
the O
matter O
out O
of O
court O
. O

So O
far O
, O
however O
, O
Sony B-ORG
has O
n't O
been O
willing O
to O
meet O
its O
considerable O
financial O
demands O
. O

Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
do O
n't O
have O
much O
to O
gain O
from O
a O
protracted O
battle O
. O

Sony B-ORG
, O
for O
its O
part O
, O
could O
decide O
that O
the O
cost O
of O
a O
Warner B-ORG
settlement O
or O
court O
fight O
is O
too O
high O
, O
choosing O
instead O
to O
find O
someone O
else O
to O
run O
Columbia B-GPE
, O
although O
that O
too O
would O
be O
costly O
given O
the O
financial O
arrangement O
already O
guaranteed O
to O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
. O

In O
that O
case O
, O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
might O
not O
suffer O
financially O
, O
but O
they O
would O
be O
left O
without O
their O
dream O
job O
of O
running O
a O
studio O
and O
with O
a O
considerably O
scarred O
relationship O
with O
Warner B-ORG
. O

At O
the O
center O
of O
any O
court O
fight O
will O
be O
the O
differing O
interpretations O
of O
the O
written O
contract O
between O
Warner B-ORG
and O
the O
two O
producers O
, O
but O
other O
murkier O
issues O
will O
play O
a O
big O
role O
. O

Sony B-ORG
and O
the O
Guber O
- O
Peters O
team O
are O
hanging O
much O
of O
their O
case O
on O
Warner B-ORG
's O
willingness O
last O
year O
to O
release O
the O
producers O
from O
another O
contract O
and O
on O
an O
oral O
agreement O
they O
say O
allowed O
them O
to O
terminate O
the O
current O
written O
contract O
if O
the O
opportunity O
to O
run O
a O
major O
studio O
came O
up O
. O

Warner B-ORG
denies O
such O
an O
agreement O
was O
made O
, O
and O
disputes O
the O
Guber O
- O
Peters O
version O
of O
virtually O
every O
telephone O
call O
and O
meeting O
the O
two O
sides O
had O
on O
the O
matter O
. O

Just O
how O
rancorous O
the O
relationship O
has O
become O
is O
clear O
from O
the O
differing O
versions O
of O
the O
two O
sides O
' O
current O
business O
dealings O
. O

Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
say O
in O
their O
affidavits O
that O
Warner B-ORG
already O
is O
taking O
steps O
to O
freeze O
them O
out O
of O
their O
projects O
at O
Warner B-ORG
, O
notably O
the O
Sylvester B-PERSON
Stallone I-PERSON
film O
`` O
Tango B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Cash I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Peters O
says O
in O
his O
affidavit O
that O
the O
movie O
's O
staff O
was O
told O
last O
week O
that O
Warner B-ORG
was O
`` O
taking O
over O
'' O
the O
picture O
, O
and O
another O
producer O
would O
be O
giving O
all O
of O
the O
orders O
. O

Over O
his O
objections O
, O
Mr. O
Peters O
says O
, O
the O
film O
's O
release O
date O
was O
moved O
up O
`` O
by O
many O
months O
'' O
to O
December O
, O
and O
plans O
for O
a O
soundtrack O
`` O
worth O
millions O
of O
dollars O
'' O
were O
dropped O
. O

Hubert B-PERSON
de I-PERSON
la I-PERSON
Bouillaire I-PERSON
, O
an O
editor O
on O
the O
film O
, O
backs O
Mr. O
Peters O
in O
a O
separate O
sworn O
declaration O
. O

Mr. O
de O
la O
Bouillaire O
says O
Warner B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
production O
president O
Mark B-PERSON
Canton I-PERSON
called O
him O
Oct. O
19 O
and O
said O
Mr. O
Peters O
is O
`` O
off O
the O
picture O
. O

If O
he O
calls O
you O
up O
, O
just O
tell O
him O
everything O
is O
fine O
. O
'' O

The O
editor O
also O
says O
the O
new O
producer O
on O
the O
film O
, O
Bruce B-PERSON
Baird I-PERSON
, O
told O
editors O
to O
screen O
the O
picture O
without O
telling O
stars O
Sylvester B-PERSON
Stallone I-PERSON
and O
Kurt B-PERSON
Russell I-PERSON
or O
Mr. O
Peters O
. O

`` O
The O
less O
they O
know O
, O
the O
easier O
it O
is O
for O
us O
. O

If O
someone O
asks O
, O
just O
lie O
and O
tell O
them O
it O
will O
be O
done O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
de O
la O
Bouillaire O
says O
Mr. O
Baird O
told O
them O
. O

That O
, O
says O
Warner B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Rabinowitz O
, O
is O
`` O
a O
total O
100 O
% O
lie O
. O
'' O

The O
movie O
, O
he O
says O
, O
is O
in O
its O
post-production O
stages O
of O
`` O
cleaning O
up O
the O
film O
. O
'' O

He O
says O
Mr. O
Peters O
and O
Mr. O
Guber O
, O
as O
the O
contractual O
producers O
with O
consultation O
rights O
, O
have O
been O
invited O
to O
screenings O
and O
to O
give O
their O
input O
on O
the O
film O
. O

Dozens O
of O
Guber B-ORG
- I-ORG
Peters I-ORG
staffers O
are O
still O
working O
on O
the O
Warner O
lot O
and O
consulting O
on O
various O
projects O
on O
a O
`` O
daily O
basis O
, O
'' O
the O
attorney O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Guber O
, O
in O
his O
affidavit O
, O
says O
that O
when O
he O
advised O
Warner O
President O
Terry O
Semel O
of O
the O
Sony O
offer O
at O
lunch O
on O
Sept. O
25 O
, O
Mr. O
Semel O
`` O
hugged O
and O
congratulated O
me O
, O
and O
expressed O
joy O
that O
we O
had O
finally O
realized O
our O
long O
- O
term O
ambition O
of O
running O
and O
having O
an O
equity O
position O
in O
a O
major O
entertainment O
company O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Guber O
says O
he O
brought O
to O
lunch O
a O
release O
document O
Warner B-ORG
had O
agreed O
to O
in O
1988 O
, O
when O
he O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
made O
an O
aborted O
bid O
to O
buy O
part O
of O
MGM B-ORG
/ O
UA O
Entertainment O
Co. O
to O
run O
the O
MGM O
studio O
. O

Mr. O
Guber O
says O
he O
had O
crossed O
out O
`` O
MGM B-ORG
'' O
with O
a O
red O
pen O
and O
written O
in O
`` O
Columbia B-GPE
, O
'' O
giving O
the O
document O
to O
Mr. O
Semel O
. O

`` O
Mr. O
Semel O
said O
absolutely O
nothing O
to O
indicate O
Warner B-ORG
would O
have O
any O
objection O
to O
our O
assuming O
management O
positions O
at O
Columbia B-GPE
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Guber O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Semel O
, O
in O
his O
affidavit O
, O
does O
n't O
mention O
any O
hugging O
or O
congratulating O
. O

He O
says O
he O
told O
Mr. O
Guber O
he O
could O
n't O
sign O
any O
documents O
and O
that O
`` O
the O
deal O
, O
although O
apparently O
a O
good O
one O
for O
him O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
, O
would O
have O
a O
very O
negative O
impact O
on O
Warner B-ORG
. O
'' O

He O
said O
he O
would O
contact O
Mr. O
Ross O
and O
Warner O
Brothers O
Chairman O
Robert O
Daly O
and O
that O
, O
in O
a O
conference O
call O
, O
the O
three O
agreed O
they O
could O
n't O
let O
the O
producers O
out O
of O
their O
contract O
. O

Mr. O
Ross O
, O
in O
his O
own O
affidavit O
, O
says O
he O
and O
Mr. O
Daly O
instructed O
Mr. O
Semel O
to O
tell O
the O
producers O
Warner B-ORG
would O
n't O
terminate O
their O
agreement O
. O

Mr. O
Guber O
says O
that O
Mr. O
Semel O
did O
convey O
that O
information O
and O
that O
Mr. O
Semel O
said O
Mr. O
Ross O
was O
`` O
crazy O
because O
of O
the O
Time O
deal O
, O
'' O
meaning O
, O
Mr. O
Guber O
says O
, O
that O
Mr. O
Ross O
`` O
did O
not O
want O
to O
communicate O
to O
his O
new O
merger O
partner O
, O
Time B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
that O
Warner B-ORG
's O
agreements O
provided O
for O
our O
departure O
under O
these O
circumstances O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Guber O
also O
says O
in O
his O
affidavit O
that O
Mr. O
Daly O
`` O
told O
us O
that O
even O
if O
Sony B-ORG
did O
not O
want O
us O
, O
Warner B-ORG
's O
relationship O
with O
us O
already O
was O
irreparably O
damaged O
, O
that O
there O
was O
no O
way O
` O
to O
put O
the O
egg O
together O
, O
' O
and O
that O
it O
would O
sue O
Sony B-ORG
for O
tons O
of O
money O
. O
'' O

Moreover O
, O
Mr. O
Guber O
claims O
, O
Mr. O
Semel O
told O
him O
that O
Mr. O
Ross O
probably O
would O
n't O
object O
`` O
if O
it O
were O
anybody O
other O
than O
Sony B-ORG
. O

But O
Sony B-ORG
is O
a O
problem O
. O
'' O

The O
Guber O
- O
Peters O
side O
has O
said O
Warner B-ORG
is O
particularly O
concerned O
about O
the O
prospect O
of O
a O
huge O
Japanese B-NORP
company O
controlling O
important O
segments O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
entertainment O
business O
. O

Some O
in O
Hollywood B-GPE
suggest O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
took O
encouragement O
from O
Warner B-ORG
studio O
executives O
such O
as O
Mr. O
Semel O
and O
Mr. O
Canton O
too O
literally O
. O

According O
to O
this O
theory O
, O
Warner B-ORG
executives O
, O
hoping O
to O
strengthen O
their O
relationships O
with O
the O
producers O
, O
encouraged O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
in O
their O
ambitions O
to O
build O
a O
major O
entertainment O
company O
. O

But O
the O
Warner O
executives O
in O
their O
affidavits O
deny O
ever O
telling O
the O
producers O
they O
could O
get O
out O
of O
their O
written O
contract O
. O

Mr. O
Rabinowitz O
, O
the O
Warner O
attorney O
, O
says O
the O
studio O
still O
wants O
the O
producers O
to O
come O
back O
and O
fulfill O
their O
contract O
. O

`` O
They O
are O
like O
a O
mini-studio O
; O
they O
have O
50 O
projects O
in O
development O
for O
Warner B-ORG
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Guber O
indicates O
in O
his O
affidavit O
that O
not O
all O
of O
the O
projects O
will O
be O
used O
. O

For O
example O
, O
he O
says O
that O
since O
1985 O
, O
he O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
have O
developed O
over O
85 O
movie O
projects O
, O
and O
Warner B-ORG
has O
`` O
passed O
'' O
or O
chosen O
not O
to O
produce O
at O
least O
76 O
. O

As O
for O
the O
projects O
remaining O
at O
Warner B-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Guber O
says O
, O
`` O
Mr. O
Semel O
informed O
me O
that O
Warner B-ORG
's O
producers O
have O
already O
started O
a O
` O
feeding O
frenzy O
' O
for O
our O
projects O
. O

In O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
massacre O
on O
June B-GPE
4 O
, O
economists O
advanced O
wildly O
divergent O
views O
on O
how O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
would O
be O
affected O
. O

Among O
the O
most O
upbeat O
was O
BT O
Brokerage O
-LRB- O
Asia B-GPE
-RRB- O
Ltd O
. O

In O
a O
June B-GPE
5 O
reaction O
, O
the O
Bankers O
Trust O
Co. O
unit O
proclaimed O
the O
economy O
`` O
shockproof O
. O
'' O

Others O
were O
more O
cautious O
. O

In O
a O
July O
analysis O
titled O
`` O
From B-WORK_OF_ART
Euphoria I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Despair I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
W.I. B-ORG
Carr I-ORG
-LRB- O
Far B-LOC
East I-LOC
-RRB- O
Ltd. O
, O
another O
securities O
firm O
, O
said O
that O
eroding O
confidence O
might O
undermine O
future O
economic O
development O
. O

Today O
, O
with O
business O
activity O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
staggering O
along O
at O
an O
uneven O
pace O
, O
the O
economy O
itself O
seems O
locked O
in O
a O
struggle O
between O
hope O
and O
fear O
. O

Manufacturers O
have O
survived O
the O
turmoil O
in O
China B-GPE
largely O
unscathed O
. O

Signs O
of O
revival O
seem O
evident O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
hard O
- O
hit O
hotel O
sector O
. O

But O
in O
the O
stock O
and O
real O
- O
estate O
markets O
, O
activity O
remains O
spotty O
even O
though O
prices O
have O
regained O
much O
of O
their O
lost O
ground O
. O

Waning O
demand O
reported O
by O
importers O
, O
retailers O
and O
even O
fancy O
restaurants O
all O
reinforce O
a O
profile O
of O
a O
community O
that O
is O
sharply O
tightening O
its O
belt O
. O

As O
many O
economists O
and O
businessmen O
see O
it O
, O
those O
incongruities O
underscore O
a O
paradox O
that O
seems O
likely O
to O
bedevil O
the O
economy O
throughout O
the O
1990s O
. O

That O
paradox O
is O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
economically O
rewarding O
yet O
politically O
perilous O
relationship O
with O
China B-GPE
. O

As O
a O
model O
of O
capitalist O
efficiency O
on O
southern O
China B-GPE
's O
doorstep O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
prospects O
look O
good O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
land O
and O
labor O
offer O
inexpensive O
alternatives O
to O
local O
industry O
. O

China B-GPE
- O
bound O
freight O
streams O
through O
the O
territory O
's O
port O
. O

In O
the O
decade O
since O
the O
communist O
nation O
emerged O
from O
isolation O
, O
its O
burgeoning O
trade O
with O
the O
West O
has O
lifted O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
status O
as O
a O
regional O
business O
center O
. O

These O
benefits O
seem O
secure O
despite O
China B-GPE
's O
current O
economic O
and O
political O
troubles O
. O

But O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
is O
n't O
purely O
business O
. O

It O
is O
also O
the O
sovereign O
power O
that O
, O
come O
1997 O
, O
will O
take O
over O
this O
British B-NORP
colony O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
leaders O
have O
promised O
generous O
liberties O
for O
post-1997 O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

That O
promise O
sounds O
shaky O
now O
that O
those O
same O
leaders O
have O
fallen O
back O
on O
Marxist O
dogma O
and O
brute O
force O
to O
crush O
their O
nation O
's O
democracy O
movement O
. O

Outflows O
of O
people O
and O
capital O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
have O
been O
growing O
since O
the O
sovereignty O
issue O
first O
arose O
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
. O

A O
widely O
held O
assumption O
all O
along O
has O
been O
that O
, O
given O
its O
robust O
economy O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
will O
be O
able O
to O
attract O
sufficient O
foreign O
money O
and O
talent O
to O
comfortably O
offset O
the O
outflows O
. O

With O
interest O
in O
emigration O
and O
investment O
abroad O
soaring O
since O
June B-GPE
4 O
, O
that O
assumption O
no O
longer O
seems O
so O
safe O
. O

Investment O
and O
emigration O
plans O
take O
time O
to O
come O
to O
fruition O
. O

Only O
four O
months O
have O
passed O
since O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
massacre O
, O
and O
few O
are O
prepared O
to O
predict O
its O
ultimate O
impact O
. O

The O
only O
consensus O
is O
that O
more O
money O
and O
people O
may O
leave O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
than O
had O
been O
thought O
likely O
. O

This O
expected O
blow O
has O
cast O
a O
pall O
over O
the O
economy O
's O
prospects O
. O

The O
question O
, O
as O
many O
people O
see O
it O
, O
is O
how O
long O
such O
uncertainty O
will O
last O
. O

Maureen B-PERSON
Fraser I-PERSON
, O
an O
economist O
with O
W.I. B-ORG
Carr I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
France B-GPE
's O
Banque B-ORG
Indosuez I-ORG
, O
believes O
that O
the O
territory O
may O
not O
be O
able O
to O
regain O
its O
momentum O
until O
some O
time O
after O
1997 O
. O

It O
may O
experience O
an O
upswing O
or O
two O
in O
between O
. O

But O
with O
local O
investors O
shaken O
by O
China B-GPE
's O
political O
and O
economic O
turmoil O
, O
she O
says O
, O
a O
genuine O
recovery O
may O
not O
arrive O
until O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
can O
prove O
itself O
secure O
under O
Chinese B-NORP
sovereignty O
. O

`` O
Investors O
have O
to O
accept O
the O
possibility O
of O
a O
significant O
slowdown O
in O
economic O
activity O
in O
the O
runup O
to O
1997 O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

`` O
Over O
the O
next O
few O
years O
, O
I O
would O
advise O
caution O
. O
'' O

In O
a O
soon O
- O
to O
- O
be O
published O
book O
on O
the O
territory O
, O
a O
political O
economist O
, O
Miron B-PERSON
Mushkat I-PERSON
, O
has O
derived O
three O
future O
scenarios O
from O
interviews O
with O
41 O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
government O
officials O
and O
businessmen O
. O

Nearly O
half O
of O
them O
argue O
that O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
uneasy O
relationship O
with O
China B-GPE
will O
constrain O
-- O
though O
not O
inhibit O
-- O
long O
- O
term O
economic O
growth O
. O

The O
rest O
are O
split O
roughly O
between O
optimists O
who O
expect O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
to O
hum O
along O
as O
before O
and O
pessimists O
who O
foresee O
irreparable O
chaos O
. O

The O
interviews O
took O
place O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Since O
the O
China B-GPE
crisis O
erupted O
, O
Mr. O
Mushkat O
says O
, O
the O
scenario O
as O
depicted O
by O
the O
middle O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
road O
group O
bears O
a O
remarkable O
resemblance O
to O
the O
difficulties O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
currently O
faces O
. O

The O
consensus O
of O
this O
group O
, O
which O
he O
dubs O
`` O
realists O
, O
'' O
is O
that O
the O
local O
economy O
will O
grow O
through O
the O
1990s O
at O
annual O
rates O
averaging O
between O
3 O
% O
and O
5 O
% O
. O

Such O
a O
pace O
of O
growth O
, O
though O
respectable O
for O
mature O
industrialized O
economies O
, O
would O
be O
unusually O
slow O
for O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

Only O
twice O
since O
the O
1960s O
has O
annual O
gross O
domestic O
product O
growth O
here O
fallen O
below O
5 O
% O
for O
two O
or O
more O
consecutive O
years O
. O

The O
first O
instance O
occurred O
in O
1967 O
- O
68 O
, O
when O
China B-GPE
's O
Cultural B-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
triggered O
bloody O
street O
rioting O
in O
the O
colony O
. O

The O
other O
came O
in O
1974 O
- O
75 O
from O
the O
combined O
shock O
of O
world O
recession O
and O
a O
severe O
local O
stock O
market O
crash O
. O

During O
the O
past O
10 O
years O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
economic O
growth O
has O
averaged O
8.3 O
% O
annually O
. O

Given O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
record O
, O
Mr. O
Mushkat O
's O
`` O
realists O
'' O
might O
have O
sounded O
unduly O
conservative O
when O
the O
interviews O
took O
place O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Under O
the O
current O
circumstances O
, O
he O
says O
, O
their O
scenario O
no O
longer O
seems O
unrealistic O
. O

`` O
The O
city O
could O
lose O
some O
of O
its O
entrepreneurial O
flavor O
. O

It O
could O
lose O
some O
of O
its O
dynamism O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Mushkat O
, O
a O
director O
of O
Baring O
Securities O
-LRB- O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
-RRB- O
Ltd. O
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Barings B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
. O
`` O

It O
does O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
a O
disaster O
. O

It O
just O
means O
that O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
would O
become O
a O
less O
exciting O
place O
. O
'' O

Going O
by O
official O
forecasts O
of O
GDP O
, O
which O
measures O
the O
colony O
's O
output O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
, O
minus O
foreign O
income O
, O
Mr. O
Mushkat O
's O
`` O
realists O
'' O
seem O
relatively O
close O
to O
the O
mark O
. O

After O
taking O
into O
account O
the O
fallout O
from O
the O
China B-GPE
crisis O
, O
the O
government O
has O
projected O
1989 O
GDP O
growth O
of O
5 O
% O
. O

The O
updated O
forecast O
, O
published O
Aug. O
25 O
, O
compares O
with O
an O
earlier O
forecast O
of O
6 O
% O
published O
March O
1 O
and O
a O
7.4 O
% O
rate O
achieved O
in O

Sir O
Piers O
Jacobs O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
financial O
secretary O
, O
says O
a O
further O
downward O
revision O
may O
be O
justified O
unless O
the O
economy O
stages O
a O
more O
convincing O
rally O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
n't O
looking O
at O
anything O
like O
a O
doomsday O
scenario O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
clearly O
we O
're O
entering O
a O
difficult O
period O
. O
'' O

Many O
factors O
besides O
a O
dread O
of O
1997 O
will O
have O
a O
bearing O
on O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

One O
concerns O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
. O

Barely O
visible O
on O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
property O
scene O
in O
1985 O
, O
by O
last O
year O
Japan B-GPE
had O
become O
the O
top O
foreign O
investor O
, O
spending O
$ O
602 O
million O
. O

The O
market O
has O
grown O
relatively O
quiet O
since O
the O
China B-GPE
crisis O
. O

But O
if O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
return O
in O
force O
, O
their O
financial O
might O
could O
compensate O
to O
some O
extent O
for O
local O
investors O
' O
waning O
commitment O
. O

Another O
-- O
and O
critical O
-- O
factor O
is O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
biggest O
export O
market O
. O

Even O
before O
the O
China B-GPE
crisis O
, O
weak O
U.S. B-GPE
demand O
was O
slowing O
local O
economic O
growth O
. O

Conversely O
, O
strong O
consumer O
spending O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
two O
years O
ago O
helped O
propel O
the O
local O
economy O
at O
more O
than O
twice O
its O
current O
rate O
. O

Indeed O
, O
a O
few O
economists O
maintain O
that O
global O
forces O
will O
continue O
to O
govern O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
economic O
rhythm O
. O

Once O
external O
conditions O
, O
such O
as O
U.S. B-GPE
demand O
, O
swing O
in O
the O
territory O
's O
favor O
, O
they O
argue O
, O
local O
businessmen O
will O
probably O
overcome O
their O
1997 O
worries O
and O
continue O
doing O
business O
as O
usual O
. O

But O
economic O
arguments O
, O
however O
solid O
, O
wo O
n't O
necessarily O
impress O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
5.7 O
million O
people O
. O

Many O
are O
refugees O
, O
having O
fled O
China B-GPE
's O
unending O
cycles O
of O
political O
repression O
and O
poverty O
since O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
took O
power O
in O
1949 O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
many O
of O
those O
now O
planning O
to O
leave O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
ca O
n't O
easily O
be O
swayed O
by O
momentary O
improvements O
in O
the O
colony O
's O
political O
and O
economic O
climate O
. O

Emigration O
applications O
soared O
in O
1985 O
, O
when O
Britain B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
ratified O
their O
accord O
on O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
future O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
most O
prosperous O
year O
for O
a O
decade O
, O
30,000 O
left O
, O
up O
58 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
45,000 O
went O
. O

The O
government O
predicts O
that O
annual O
outflows O
will O
level O
off O
over O
the O
next O
few O
years O
at O
as O
much O
as O
60,000 O
-- O
a O
projection O
that O
is O
widely O
regarded O
as O
unrealistically O
low O
. O

A O
large O
number O
of O
those O
leaving O
are O
managers O
and O
professionals O
. O

While O
no O
one O
professes O
to O
know O
the O
exact O
cost O
of O
such O
a O
`` O
brain O
drain O
'' O
to O
the O
economy O
, O
hardly O
anyone O
doubts O
that O
it O
poses O
a O
threat O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
economy O
loses O
a O
big O
portion O
of O
its O
work O
force O
that O
also O
happens O
to O
include O
its O
most O
productive O
members O
, O
economic O
growth O
is O
bound O
to O
be O
affected O
, O
'' O
says O
Anthong B-PERSON
Wong I-PERSON
, O
an O
economist O
with O
Hang B-ORG
Seng I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Dionne I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
McGraw B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hill I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
elected O
to O
the O
board O
of O
directors O
of O
this O
electronics O
manufacturer O
. O

He O
succeeds O
the O
retiring O
James B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Wilcock I-PERSON
. O

October O
was O
an O
edgy O
month O
for O
the O
practitioners O
of O
glasnost O
, O
the O
official O
Soviet B-NORP
policy O
of O
allowing O
more O
candor O
from O
the O
nation O
's O
media O
. O

For O
one O
of O
the O
superstars O
of O
glasnost O
, O
Vitaly B-PERSON
Korotich I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
the O
trail O
- O
blazing O
weekly O
Ogonyok B-ORG
, O
Friday O
, O
Oct. O
20 O
was O
a O
somersaulting O
day O
that O
turned O
from O
tension O
to O
elation O
. O

He O
had O
been O
summoned O
to O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
the O
Soviet O
Communist O
Party O
, O
after O
he O
finished O
his O
lunch O
at O
the B-ORG
Savoy I-ORG
Hotel I-ORG
, O
an O
unlikely O
prelude O
to O
a O
bureaucratic O
brow O
- O
beating O
: O
Eight O
- O
foot O
- O
tall O
Rubenesquely O
naked O
ladies O
float O
on O
their O
canvases O
toward O
a O
ceiling O
teeming O
with O
cherubs O
, O
all O
surrounded O
by O
gilt O
laid O
on O
with O
a O
pastry O
chef O
's O
trowel O
and O
supported O
by O
marble O
corinthian O
columns O
whose O
capitals O
are O
fluting O
fountains O
of O
gold O
. O

Why O
had O
Mr. O
Korotich O
been O
called O
? O

`` O
I O
told O
my O
driver O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
that O
he O
was O
taking O
my O
butt O
to O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
so O
they O
can O
... O
'' O
whack O
, O
whack O
, O
whack O
his O
hand O
made O
vigorous O
spanking O
gestures O
on O
his O
left O
palm O
. O
`` O

They O
feel O
the O
need O
from O
time O
to O
time O
to O
` O
educate O
' O
me O
. O
'' O

And O
indeed O
, O
as O
he O
later O
reported O
, O
that O
was O
the O
import O
of O
the O
meeting O
. O

Anxious O
allies O
of O
President O
Mikhail O
Gorbachev O
are O
cautioning O
media O
leaders O
to O
take O
it O
easy O
, O
to O
be O
careful O
not O
to O
do O
anything O
that O
could O
be O
used O
by O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
opponents O
. O

The O
government O
is O
nervous O
. O

According O
to O
Mr. O
Korotich O
, O
who O
was O
present O
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
publicized O
tongue O
- O
lashing O
of O
the O
press O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
was O
more O
of O
a O
plea O
: O
`` O
Be O
careful O
boys O
; O
use O
good O
judgment O
. O

We O
're O
standing O
in O
gasoline O
, O
so O
do O
n't O
smoke O
! O
'' O

U.S. B-GPE
and O
northern O
European B-NORP
diplomats O
confirm O
Mr. O
Korotich O
's O
assessment O
that O
glasnost O
is O
in O
no O
immediate O
danger O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
a O
very O
high O
- O
ranking O
Soviet B-NORP
official O
told O
an O
American B-NORP
official O
at O
a O
diplomatic O
dinner O
that O
no O
change O
in O
the O
policy O
was O
contemplated O
. O

The O
day O
after O
that O
conversation O
at O
the O
residence O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
ambassador O
, O
the O
Brezhnevite O
editor O
of O
Pravda B-ORG
, O
Victor B-PERSON
Afnasjev I-PERSON
, O
was O
replaced O
by O
a O
college O
classmate O
of O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
. O

Brezhnevite O
holdovers O
have O
more O
to O
fear O
from O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
than O
the O
verbal O
spanking O
he O
gave O
to O
the O
press O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
the O
very O
week O
in O
which O
Mr. O
Korotich O
was O
called O
to O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
Ogonyok B-ORG
was O
again O
demonstrating O
its O
independence O
by O
printing O
a O
poll O
that O
showed O
that O
35 O
% O
of O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
population O
, O
a O
plurality O
, O
believed O
that O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
economic O
reforms O
, O
perestroika O
, O
would O
result O
in O
only O
insignificant O
change O
. O

A O
good O
measurement O
of O
the O
popularity O
of O
ice O
- O
breaker O
journals O
like O
Ogonyok B-ORG
is O
circulation O
. O

When O
Mr. O
Korotich O
took O
it O
over O
in O
1986 O
, O
it O
sold O
250,000 O
copies O
; O
today O
it O
sells O
3.4 O
million O
. O

Pravda B-ORG
, O
meanwhile O
, O
has O
retained O
only O
57 O
% O
of O
its O
1986 O
readership O
. O

Glasnost O
has O
made O
celebrities O
of O
men O
like O
Mr. O
Korotich O
. O

Prevented O
by O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
from O
getting O
on O
its O
slate O
of O
nominees O
for O
the O
new O
Supreme B-ORG
Soviet I-ORG
, O
he O
stood O
as O
an O
independent O
candidate O
for O
Congress B-ORG
from O
his O
native O
Ukraine B-GPE
and O
won O
with O
84 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
. O

The O
same O
evening O
that O
he O
was O
summoned O
for O
a O
warning O
from O
the O
Party O
, O
he O
was O
cheered O
by O
thousands O
of O
his O
supporters O
at O
a O
rally O
of O
what O
can O
only O
be O
called O
the O
Korotich B-PERSON
party O
. O

But O
as O
astounding O
as O
the O
changes O
that O
have O
already O
occurred O
are O
, O
there O
is O
a O
fragility O
to O
glasnost O
. O

Censorship O
is O
n't O
a O
Marxist O
invention O
. O

The O
czars O
were O
no O
civil O
libertarians O
. O

As O
late O
as O
the O
1890s O
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
prevented O
any O
coverage O
of O
famines O
. O

It O
even O
directed O
newspapers O
not O
to O
publish O
anything O
that O
might O
stain O
the O
honor O
of O
the O
Turkish B-NORP
sultan O
's O
wives O
. O

So O
glasnost O
is O
not O
a O
value O
woven O
with O
steel O
threads O
into O
the O
fabric O
of O
Russian B-NORP
society O
. O

It O
is O
an O
admirable O
public O
relations O
program O
initiated O
by O
a O
single O
political O
leader O
during O
a O
four O
- O
year O
blink O
of O
history O
. O

It O
is O
public O
relations O
of O
the O
highest O
sophistication O
, O
that O
recognizes O
that O
credibility O
is O
enhanced O
by O
honesty O
-- O
up O
to O
a O
point O
. O

What O
is O
that O
point O
? O

Will O
Ogonyok B-ORG
begin O
a O
series O
of O
reports O
analyzing O
the O
failures O
of O
perestroika O
? O

`` O
I O
'd O
be O
destroying O
myself O
, O
'' O
replies O
Mr. O
Korotich O
, O
who O
then O
asks O
, O
`` O
What O
would O
that O
accomplish O
? O

'' O
His O
answer O
reveals O
his O
vulnerability O
-- O
it O
also O
draws O
the O
line O
that O
Soviet B-NORP
society O
must O
cross O
to O
enter O
the O
normal O
dialogue O
of O
Western B-NORP
culture O
. O

It O
is O
the O
line O
beyond O
which O
the O
press O
can O
report O
not O
only O
on O
the O
bankruptcy O
of O
factories O
but O
on O
the O
failures O
of O
even O
admirable O
leaders O
. O

Mr. O
Ayers O
is O
editor O
and O
publisher O
of O
the O
Anniston B-GPE
, O
Ala. B-GPE
, O
Star B-ORG
. O

The O
Belgian B-NORP
consumer O
price O
index O
rose O
a O
provisional O
0.1 O
% O
in O
October O
from O
the O
previous O
month O
and O
was O
up O
3.64 O
% O
from O
October O
1988 O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Economic O
Affairs O
said O
. O

The O
index O
, O
which O
uses O
a O
base O
of O
1981 O
as O
100 O
, O
was O
calculated O
at O
140.91 O
points O
in O
October O
, O
from O
140.74 O
in O
September O
. O

Annual O
inflation O
rose O
to O
3.64 O
% O
in O
October O
from O
3.55 O
% O
in O
September O
. O

Belgium B-GPE
's O
inflation O
has O
been O
rising O
steadily O
for O
the O
past O
year O
, O
but O
the O
ministry O
said O
the O
latest O
rise O
is O
slower O
than O
gains O
in O
September O
and O
August O
. O

Air O
& O
Water O
Technologies O
Corp. O
completed O
the O
acquisition O
of O
Falcon B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Bristol B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
asbestos O
- O
abatement O
concern O
, O
for O
$ O
25 O
million O
of O
stock O
. O

Air O
& O
Water O
, O
which O
provides O
environmental O
services O
and O
systems O
, O
paid O
about O
1.4 O
million O
of O
its O
shares O
for O
Falcon B-ORG
. O

In O
American B-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
composite O
trading O
Friday O
, O
Air O
& O
Water O
closed O
unchanged O
at O
$ O
17.50 O
. O

At O
July O
31 O
, O
Air O
& O
Water O
had O
nearly O
10 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

Weisfield O
's O
Inc. O
said O
it O
is O
in O
preliminary O
discussions O
regarding O
the O
possible O
sale O
of O
the O
company O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
retail O
jeweler O
said O
the O
company O
would O
provide O
more O
details O
today O
and O
that O
it O
expects O
to O
reach O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
. O

In O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
Friday O
, O
Weisfield O
's O
gained O
$ O
9.50 O
to O
$ O
39 O
. O

At O
that O
price O
, O
the O
company O
has O
an O
indicated O
value O
of O
$ O
42.9 O
million O
. O

Weisfield O
's O
had O
about O
1.1 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
as O
of O
July O
31 O
. O

The O
stock O
gained O
$ O
2.75 O
Thursday O
to O
close O
at O
a O
then O
- O
52 O
week O
high O
. O

Pacific B-ORG
First I-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
signed O
a O
non-binding O
letter O
of O
intent O
to O
acquire O
the O
construction O
lending O
unit O
of O
Old B-ORG
Stone I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
California B-GPE
. O

Terms O
have O
n't O
been O
finalized O
, O
but O
the O
transaction O
is O
expected O
to O
close O
by O
year O
end O
, O
Pacific B-ORG
First I-ORG
said O
. O

Old O
Stone O
's O
construction O
lending O
portfolio O
includes O
about O
$ O
250 O
million O
in O
real O
- O
estate O
loans O
outstanding O
. O

The O
unit O
has O
30 O
employees O
in O
four O
California B-GPE
offices O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Pacific B-ORG
First I-ORG
owns O
Pacific B-ORG
First I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Savings I-ORG
Banks I-ORG
and O
other O
financial O
services O
firms O
. O

Base O
Data O

Computers O
that O
once O
were O
the O
state O
of O
the O
art O
, O
The O
marvels O
bought O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
Are O
now O
obsolete O
. O

As O
we O
queasily O
start O
The O
search O
for O
replacements O
, O
we O
know O
The O
new O
one O
we O
purchase O
in O
hopes O
it O
will O
do O
, O
Despite O
every O
wonder O
that O
's O
stated O
, O
Means O
more O
speed O
, O
more O
graphics O
, O
more O
memory O
, O
too O
, O
But O
also O
more O
quickly O
out O
- O
dated O
! O

-- O
Bern O
Sharfman O
. O

Curdling O
Confession O

I O
know O
when O
dividends O
are O
due O
; O
When O
bonds O
should O
be O
retired O
; O
But O
what O
gets O
by O
me O
every O
time O
Is O
has O
the O
milk O
expired O
? O

-- O
Ralph O
Shaffer O
. O

Daffynition O

Tithing O
: O
Obedience O
to O
one O
- O
tenth O
Commandment O
. O

-- O
Len O
Elliott O
. O

McDonnell B-ORG
Douglas I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
received O
contracts O
totaling O
$ O
244.8 O
million O
for O
72 O
F O
- O
A O
- O
18 O
aircraft O
for O
the O
Navy O
and O
helicopter O
spare O
parts O
for O
the O
Army O
. O

Aerojet B-ORG
General I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
GenCorp B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
awarded O
a O
$ O
40.1 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
Minuteman B-PRODUCT
missile O
rocket O
motors O
. O

Rockwell B-ORG
International I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
received O
a O
$ O
26.7 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
submarine O
ballistic O
missiles O
. O

Honeywell B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
got O
a O
$ O
22.3 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
aircraft O
missile O
warning O
sets O
. O

Beech B-ORG
Aircraft I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Raytheon B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
received O
an O
$ O
11.5 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
C O
- O
12 O
aircraft O
support O
. O

Kellwood B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
completed O
a O
previously O
announced O
acquisition O
of O
Crowntuft B-ORG
Manufacturing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
maker O
of O
chenille O
robes O
and O
lounge O
wear O
. O

The O
apparel O
maker O
would O
n't O
disclose O
terms O
of O
the O
agreement O
. O

Kellwood B-ORG
said O
Gabriel B-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
Sr. I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Crowntuft B-ORG
, O
will O
continue O
to O
head O
Crowntuft B-ORG
's O
management O
group O
. O

The O
envelope O
arrives O
in O
the O
mail O
. O

Open O
it O
and O
two O
soulful O
eyes O
on O
a O
boy O
's O
brown O
face O
peer O
out O
from O
the O
page O
, O
pleadingly O
. O

Does O
the O
tyke O
have O
a O
good O
mind O
about O
to O
be O
wasted O
? O

Is O
he O
a O
victim O
of O
Gramm B-LAW
- I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW
cuts O
? O

No O
, O
but O
he O
's O
endangered O
all O
the O
same O
: O
His O
new O
sitcom O
on O
ABC B-ORG
needs O
a O
following O
to O
stay O
on O
the O
air O
. O

ABC B-ORG
has O
n't O
had O
much O
luck O
with O
shows O
featuring O
blacks O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
and O
the O
producers O
of O
one O
new O
arrival O
are O
a O
bit O
desperate O
. O

`` O
Homeroom B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
show O
about O
a O
black O
ad O
executive O
who O
gives O
up O
the O
boardroom O
for O
a O
fourth O
- O
grade O
classroom O
, O
is O
flunking O
the O
ratings O
test O
. O

So O
producers O
Alyce B-PERSON
and O
Topper B-PERSON
Carew I-PERSON
spun O
their O
Rolodexes B-PRODUCT
and O
gathered O
names O
of O
black O
opinion O
makers O
to O
mount O
a O
direct O
- O
mail O
campaign O
. O

By O
wooing O
a O
core O
black O
audience O
they O
figure O
they O
might O
keep O
the O
show O
alive O
at O
least O
until O
the O
spring O
semester O
. O

Using O
direct O
mail O
for O
a O
TV O
show O
is O
like O
fishing O
for O
whale O
with O
a O
breaded O
hook O
. O

It O
just O
is O
n't O
done O
. O

But O
employing O
this O
kind O
of O
gut O
- O
wrenching O
plea O
to O
black O
consciousness O
makes O
it O
even O
more O
unusual O
. O

Still O
, O
Mr. O
Carew O
thinks O
he O
can O
reach O
a O
good O
chunk O
of O
the O
three O
million O
- O
plus O
black O
homes O
he O
needs O
by O
mailing O
to O
the O
almost O
10,000 O
blacks O
who O
form O
what O
he O
calls O
`` O
the O
grapevine O
. O
'' O

`` O
The O
grapevine O
is O
n't O
organized O
, O
but O
you O
and O
I O
know O
it O
exists O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Carew O
, O
referring O
to O
the O
often O
uncannily O
small O
world O
of O
black O
professionals O
and O
community O
leaders O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
very O
personal O
, O
ethnic O
style O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Carew O
says O
. O
`` O

I O
want O
people O
in O
the O
barber O
shops O
and O
the O
beauty O
shops O
and O
standing O
in O
line O
at O
the O
rib O
joints O
to O
be O
talking O
about O
the O
show O
. O

I O
want O
white O
America B-GPE
to O
talk O
about O
it O
, O
too O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
convinced O
that O
the O
grapevine O
is O
what O
's O
happening O
. O
'' O

ABC B-ORG
says O
it O
is O
aware O
of O
the O
producers O
' O
action O
, O
but O
the O
mailing O
was O
sent O
without O
the O
network O
's O
blessing O
. O

The O
letter O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
takes O
a O
jab O
at O
ABC B-ORG
for O
being O
a O
laggard O
in O
black O
programming O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
as O
the O
Sunday O
evening O
show O
struggles O
to O
stay O
afloat O
against O
the O
tough O
competition O
of O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Murder I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
She I-WORK_OF_ART
Wrote I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
the O
grapevine O
idea O
is O
threatening O
to O
turn O
into O
a O
weed O
: O
The O
tactic O
apparently O
has O
inspired O
sample O
viewings O
, O
but O
accolades O
are O
slow O
in O
coming O
. O

Doug B-PERSON
Alligood I-PERSON
, O
a O
black O
advertising O
executive O
who O
tracks O
black O
viewing O
patterns O
, O
gives O
the O
Carews B-PERSON
an O
`` O
A O
'' O
for O
marketing O
moxie O
, O
but O
is O
n't O
alone O
in O
his O
lukewarm O
reaction O
. O

Some O
shows O
just O
do O
n't O
impress O
, O
he O
says O
, O
and O
this O
is O
one O
of O
them O
. O

Personal O
spending O
, O
which O
fueled O
the O
economy O
's O
growth O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
was O
clearly O
slowing O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
period O
, O
raising O
questions O
about O
the O
economy O
's O
strength O
as O
the O
year O
ends O
. O

Personal O
spending O
grew O
0.2 O
% O
in O
September O
to O
a O
$ O
3.526 O
trillion O
annual O
rate O
, O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
. O

It O
was O
the O
smallest O
monthly O
increase O
in O
a O
year O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
personal O
income O
was O
held O
down O
by O
the O
effects O
of O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
which O
tore O
through O
parts O
of O
North B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
in O
late O
September O
. O

The O
department O
said O
personal O
income O
rose O
0.3 O
% O
in O
September O
to O
a O
$ O
4.469 O
trillion O
rate O
but O
would O
have O
climbed O
0.6 O
% O
had O
it O
not O
been O
for O
the O
storm O
. O

Among O
the O
economic O
effects O
of O
the O
hurricane O
was O
a O
sharp O
drop O
in O
rental O
income O
. O

The O
figures O
came O
a O
day O
after O
the O
government O
released O
a O
report O
showing O
that O
consumer O
spending O
propelled O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
expansion O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
while O
-- O
on O
an O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
basis O
-- O
business O
investment O
slowed O
, O
government O
spending O
declined O
, O
and O
exports O
were O
flat O
. O

But O
the O
new O
statistics O
show O
that O
by O
September O
, O
the O
burst O
in O
spending O
seemed O
to O
be O
tapering O
off O
. O

Many O
economists O
expect O
the O
weakness O
to O
continue O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
the O
consumer O
has O
pretty O
well O
played O
himself O
out O
, O
'' O
said O
David B-PERSON
Littman I-PERSON
, O
senior O
economist O
at O
Manufacturers O
National O
Bank O
of O
Detroit B-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
in O
the O
wings O
'' O
in O
other O
sectors O
of O
the O
economy O
to O
keep O
growth O
above O
1 O
% O
, O
he O
said O
. O

In O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
the O
economy O
grew O
at O
a O
moderate O
2.5 O
% O
annual O
rate O
. O

In O
August O
, O
personal O
income O
rose O
0.3 O
% O
and O
spending O
grew O
0.9 O
% O
. O

Analysts O
have O
attributed O
much O
of O
the O
summer O
's O
spurt O
in O
spending O
to O
bargain O
car O
prices O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
model O
year O
. O

Car O
sales O
slackened O
in O
September O
after O
the O
1990 O
models O
were O
introduced O
. O

According O
to O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
report O
, O
spending O
on O
durable O
goods O
-- O
items O
expected O
to O
last O
at O
least O
three O
years O
, O
including O
cars O
-- O
declined O
by O
$ O
6.2 O
billion O
. O

The O
nation O
's O
savings O
rate O
was O
unchanged O
in O
September O
at O
4.9 O
% O
of O
after O
- O
tax O
income O
, O
far O
below O
the O
5.6 O
% O
it O
reached O
in O
July O
. O

All O
the O
figures O
are O
adjusted O
for O
seasonal O
variations O
. O

Here O
is O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
latest O
report O
on O
personal O
income O
. O

The O
figures O
are O
at O
seasonally O
adjusted O
annual O
rates O
in O
trillions O
of O
dollars O
. O

E.W. B-ORG
Scripps I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
has O
acquired O
a O
Georgia B-GPE
cable O
television O
company O
and O
a O
Massachusetts B-GPE
publishing O
firm O
. O

Terms O
on O
both O
deals O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
media O
company O
said O
it O
purchased O
Cable B-ORG
USA I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
privately O
held O
cable O
television O
system O
in O
Carroll B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Ga. B-GPE
, O
a O
suburb O
of O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

The O
system O
is O
still O
under O
construction O
and O
will O
serve O
a O
market O
of O
7,600 O
homes O
. O

The O
company O
also O
has O
acquired O
Sundance B-PRODUCT
Publishers O
and O
Distributors O
Inc. O
, O
a O
family O
owned O
producer O
and O
distributor O
of O
educational O
materials O
in O
Littleton B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

The O
closely O
held O
supermarket O
chain O
named O
Frank B-PERSON
Nicastro I-PERSON
vice O
president O
and O
treasurer O
. O

The O
47 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Nicastro O
joins O
Grand B-ORG
Union I-ORG
from O
Singer B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
where O
he O
was O
treasurer O
. O

Ultimate B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
signed O
a O
letter O
of O
intent O
to O
market O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
minicomputers O
, O
the O
companies O
said O
. O

Ultimate B-ORG
expects O
the O
3 O
1/2 O
- O
year O
agreement O
to O
generate O
$ O
100 O
million O
in O
sales O
, O
but O
it O
would O
n't O
estimate O
profit O
. O

Under O
terms O
of O
the O
pact O
, O
Ultimate B-ORG
, O
a O
computer O
- O
systems O
concern O
, O
will O
market O
the O
full O
line O
of O
HP O
9000 O
series O
800 O
multipleuser O
minicomputers O
. O

Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
is O
based O
in O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

Margaret O
Thatcher O
's O
instinctive O
response O
to O
the O
latest O
upheaval O
in O
her O
government O
is O
to O
promise O
business O
as O
usual O
. O

That O
may O
be O
the O
last O
thing O
she O
needs O
. O

As O
the O
air O
clears O
from O
last O
week O
's O
storm O
of O
resignations O
and O
reshufflings O
, O
the O
government O
faces O
a O
daunting O
job O
of O
rebuilding O
confidence O
in O
its O
policies O
. O

The O
prime O
minister O
and O
her O
new O
chancellor O
of O
the O
exchequer O
, O
the O
untested O
John B-PERSON
Major I-PERSON
, O
need O
to O
haul O
the O
country O
through O
something O
like O
a O
recession O
to O
bring O
down O
inflation O
and O
set O
the O
economy O
moving O
again O
. O

Mrs. O
Thatcher O
has O
to O
come O
to O
terms O
with O
European B-NORP
economic O
integration O
, O
beginning O
with O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
System I-ORG
, O
which O
Britain B-GPE
is O
committed O
to O
joining O
fully O
someday O
. O

Finally O
, O
the O
government O
has O
to O
convince O
a O
rattled O
financial O
community O
-- O
and O
voters O
-- O
it O
is O
proceeding O
coherently O
toward O
its O
goals O
. O

It O
sounds O
like O
the O
work O
of O
a O
decade O
, O
but O
the O
deadline O
is O
late O
1991 O
, O
when O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
is O
expected O
to O
call O
another O
national O
election O
. O

What O
's O
worrying O
her O
supporters O
is O
that O
the O
economic O
cycle O
may O
be O
out O
of O
kilter O
with O
the O
political O
timetable O
. O

She O
could O
end O
up O
seeking O
a O
fourth O
term O
in O
an O
economy O
sick O
with O
inflation O
, O
high O
interest O
rates O
and O
a O
heavy O
trade O
deficit O
. O

Though O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
has O
pulled O
through O
other O
crises O
, O
supporters O
wonder O
if O
her O
steely O
, O
autocratic O
ways O
are O
the O
right O
formula O
today O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
rising O
fear O
that O
perhaps O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
style O
of O
management O
has O
become O
a O
political O
liability O
, O
'' O
says O
Bill B-PERSON
Martin I-PERSON
, O
senior O
economist O
at O
London B-GPE
brokers O
UBS B-ORG
- O
Phillips O
& O
Drew B-PERSON
. O

The O
prime O
minister O
's O
insistence O
on O
keeping O
a O
private O
coterie O
of O
advisers O
-- O
including O
an O
economic O
guru O
who O
openly O
criticized O
former O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
-- O
confused O
the O
financial O
community O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
the O
strategy O
of O
playing O
the O
two O
experts O
off O
each O
other O
blew O
up O
: O
Mr. O
Lawson O
quit O
in O
exasperation O
and O
Sir O
Alan O
Walters O
, O
the O
adviser O
, O
announced O
his O
resignation O
within O
an O
hour O
. O

The O
confusion O
could O
be O
costly O
. O

Currency O
traders O
, O
suspecting O
Mr. O
Major O
wo O
n't O
defend O
the O
pound O
strenuously O
, O
sent O
the O
British B-NORP
currency O
sharply O
lower O
Friday O
against O
the O
dollar O
and O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
mark O
. O

Analysts O
expect O
further O
jitters O
this O
week O
. O

A O
continuing O
slide O
in O
the O
pound O
could O
force O
the O
government O
to O
push O
through O
another O
rise O
in O
the O
base O
rate O
, O
currently O
15 O
% O
. O

That O
could O
shove O
a O
weak O
economy O
into O
recession O
. O

Economists O
have O
been O
anticipating O
a O
slump O
for O
months O
, O
but O
they O
now O
say O
it O
will O
be O
deeper O
and O
longer O
than O
they O
had O
thought O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
economy O
`` O
is O
developing O
rapidly O
toward O
no O
- O
growth O
, O
'' O
says O
J. B-PERSON
Paul I-PERSON
Horne I-PERSON
, O
international O
economist O
with O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
Co. O
in O
Paris B-GPE
. O

A O
mild O
slowdown O
probably O
would O
have O
run O
its O
course O
by O
early O
1991 O
, O
economists O
say O
, O
while O
the O
grueling O
downturn O
now O
expected O
could O
stretch O
into O
1992 O
. O

Recovery O
could O
be O
hampered O
if O
Britain B-GPE
's O
major O
trading O
partners O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
which O
are O
enjoying O
robust O
economic O
activity O
, O
cool O
off O
as O
expected O
in O
late O
1990 O
and O
1991 O
. O

That O
would O
leave O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
little O
room O
for O
maneuver O
. O

For O
the O
Tories B-NORP
to O
win O
the O
next O
election O
, O
voters O
will O
need O
to O
sense O
economic O
improvement O
for O
about O
a O
year O
beforehand O
. O

Though O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
does O
n't O
need O
to O
call O
an O
election O
until O
June B-GPE
1992 O
, O
she O
would O
prefer O
doing O
so O
in O
late O
1991 O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
economy O
shows O
no O
sign O
of O
turning O
around O
in O
about O
year O
's O
time O
, O
she O
will O
be O
very O
vulnerable O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Barnes I-PERSON
, O
a O
lecturer O
at O
the O
London O
School O
of O
Economics O
. O

There O
's O
an O
equally O
pressing O
deadline O
for O
the O
government O
to O
define O
its O
monetary O
and O
economic O
ties O
to O
the O
rest O
of O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
. O

It O
has O
sent O
mixed O
signals O
about O
its O
willingness O
to O
take O
part O
in O
the O
exchange O
- O
rate O
mechanism O
of O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
System I-ORG
, O
which O
links O
the O
major O
EC B-ORG
currencies O
. O

At O
a O
June O
EC O
summit O
, O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
appeared O
to O
ease O
her O
opposition O
to O
full O
EMS B-ORG
membership O
, O
saying O
Britain B-GPE
would O
join O
once O
its O
inflation O
rate O
fell O
and O
the O
EC O
liberalized O
capital O
movements O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
the O
government O
has O
left O
observers O
wondering O
if O
it O
ever O
meant O
to O
join O
. O

Sir O
Alan O
assailed O
the O
monetary O
arrangement O
as O
`` O
half O
- O
baked O
'' O
in O
an O
article O
being O
published O
in O
an O
American B-NORP
economics O
journal O
. O

That O
produced O
little O
reaction O
from O
his O
boss O
, O
reinforcing O
speculation O
the O
government O
would O
use O
its O
two O
conditions O
as O
a O
pretext O
for O
avoiding O
full O
EMS B-ORG
membership O
. O

Despite O
the O
departure O
of O
Mr. O
Lawson O
and O
Sir O
Alan O
, O
the O
tug O
- O
of O
- O
war O
over O
the O
EMS O
could O
continue O
. O

Sir O
Geoffrey O
Howe O
, O
deputy O
prime O
minister O
and O
a O
Lawson B-PERSON
ally O
on O
the O
EMS O
, O
has O
signaled O
he O
will O
continue O
pressing O
for O
early O
membership O
. O

Of O
immediate O
concern O
is O
whether O
the O
Thatcher B-PERSON
government O
will O
continue O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
policy O
of O
tracking O
the O
monetary O
policies O
of O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
Bundesbank B-ORG
and O
responding O
in O
kind O
when O
the O
Frankfurt B-GPE
authorities O
move O
interest O
rates O
. O

Mrs. O
Thatcher O
`` O
does O
n't O
like O
taking O
orders O
from O
foreigners O
, O
'' O
says O
Tim B-PERSON
Congdon I-PERSON
, O
economist O
with O
Gerrard O
& O
National O
Holding O
PLC O
. O

As O
Conservatives B-NORP
rally O
around O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
during O
the O
crisis O
, O
many O
harbor O
hopes O
last O
week O
's O
debacle O
will O
prompt O
change O
. O

`` O
We O
wo O
n't O
have O
any O
more O
of O
this O
wayward O
behavior O
, O
'' O
says O
Sir O
Peter O
Hordern O
, O
a O
backbench O
Tory B-NORP
member O
of O
Parliament B-ORG
. O

`` O
The O
party O
is O
fed O
up O
with O
sackings O
of O
good O
people O
. O
'' O

It O
's O
an O
unrealistic O
expectation O
. O

As O
long O
as O
a O
decade O
ago O
, O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
declared O
she O
did O
n't O
want O
debate O
in O
her O
cabinet O
; O
she O
wanted O
strong O
government O
. O

Over O
the O
weekend O
, O
she O
said O
she O
did O
n't O
intend O
to O
change O
her O
style O
and O
denied O
she O
is O
authoritarian O
. O

`` O
Nonsense O
, O
'' O
she O
told O
an O
interviewer O
yesterday O
on O
London B-ORG
Weekend I-ORG
Television I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
am O
staying O
my O
own O
sweet O
, O
reasonable O
self O
. O

CRA B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
sell O
a O
40 O
% O
stake O
in O
its O
Howick B-GPE
coal O
mine O
in O
the O
state O
of O
New B-GPE
South I-GPE
Wales I-GPE
to O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Pty. I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
price O
was O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
agreement O
is O
subject O
to O
government O
approval O
. O

RA B-ORG
acquired O
the O
Howick B-GPE
coal O
mine O
Oct. O
20 O
when O
it O
bought O
British O
Petroleum O
Co. O
's O
Australian B-NORP
coal O
interests O
for O
$ O
275 O
million O
. O

CRA B-ORG
said O
then O
that O
it O
was O
looking O
for O
a O
partner O
for O
the O
mine O
, O
which O
produces O
more O
than O
three O
million O
metric O
tons O
of O
coal O
a O
year O
. O

CRA B-ORG
is O
49 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
RTZ B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Britain B-GPE
. O

Applause O
for O
`` O
Sometimes B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Talk I-WORK_OF_ART
Is I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Best I-WORK_OF_ART
Medicine I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
in O
your O
Oct. O
5 O
Marketplace O
section O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
`` O
art O
of O
doctoring O
'' O
does O
contribute O
to O
better O
health O
results O
and O
discourages O
unwarranted O
malpractice O
litigation O
. O

Elaborating O
on O
the O
concern O
about O
doctors O
' O
sacrificing O
earnings O
in O
order O
to O
spend O
`` O
talk O
time O
'' O
with O
patients O
, O
we O
are O
finding O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
time O
spent O
is O
the O
key O
to O
true O
rapport O
. O

Even O
brief O
conversations O
can O
show O
caring O
and O
trust O
, O
and O
need O
not O
restrict O
the O
efficiency O
of O
the O
communication O
or O
restrain O
the O
doctor O
's O
earnings O
. O

The O
issue O
is O
far O
- O
reaching O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
the O
American B-NORP
populace O
is O
spending O
about O
12 O
% O
of O
our O
gross O
national O
product O
on O
health O
care O
. O

That O
amounts O
to O
more O
than O
$ O
350 O
billion O
a O
year O
. O

And O
it O
is O
estimated O
that O
more O
than O
20 O
% O
of O
that O
, O
$ O
70 O
billion O
, O
goes O
to O
`` O
defensive O
medicine O
'' O
-- O
those O
measures O
taken O
by O
doctors O
to O
protect O
themselves O
from O
the O
most O
unlikely O
possibilities O
. O

So O
we O
all O
stand O
to O
benefit O
if O
patient O
- O
physician O
relations O
become O
a O
`` O
partnership O
. O
'' O

President O
North O
American O
Physicians O
Insurance O
Risk O
Retention O
Group O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
recalling O
about O
3,600 O
of O
its O
1990 O
- O
model O
Escorts B-PRODUCT
because O
the O
windshield O
adhesive O
was O
improperly O
applied O
to O
some O
cars O
. O

Separately O
, O
Ford B-ORG
and O
Mazda B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
U.S. B-GPE
sales O
arm O
said O
they O
are O
recalling O
about O
88,500 O
1988 O
- O
model O
Mercury O
Tracers O
and O
220,000 O
1986 O
, O
1987 O
and O
1988 O
model O
Mazda O
323s O
equipped O
with O
1.6 O
- O
liter O
fuel O
- O
injected O
engines O
to O
replace O
the O
oil O
filler O
cap O
. O

Mazda B-ORG
makes O
the O
Tracer O
for O
Ford B-ORG
. O

As O
a O
result O
of O
the O
adhesive O
problem O
on O
the O
Ford O
Escort B-PRODUCT
subcompacts O
, O
windshields O
may O
easily O
separate O
from O
the O
car O
during O
frontal O
impact O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
auto O
maker O
said O
. O

When O
properly O
applied O
, O
the O
adhesive O
is O
designed O
to O
retain O
the O
windshield O
in O
place O
in O
a O
crash O
test O
at O
30 O
miles O
per O
hour O
. O

A O
Ford B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
the O
Dearborn B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
auto O
maker O
is O
n't O
aware O
of O
any O
injuries O
caused O
by O
the O
windshield O
problem O
. O

Ford B-ORG
said O
owners O
should O
return O
the O
cars O
to O
dealers O
so O
the O
windshields O
can O
be O
removed O
and O
securely O
reinstalled O
. O

Mazda B-ORG
and O
Ford B-ORG
said O
a O
combination O
of O
limited O
crankcase O
ventilation O
and O
improper O
maintenance O
could O
cause O
engine O
oil O
in O
some O
of O
the O
Mercury O
Tracers O
and O
Mazda B-ORG
323s O
to O
deteriorate O
more O
rapidly O
than O
normal O
, O
causing O
increased O
engine O
noise O
or O
reduced O
engine O
life O
. O

They O
said O
the O
problems O
are O
n't O
safety O
related O
. O

Both O
companies O
will O
replace O
the O
oil O
filler O
cap O
with O
a O
ventilated O
oil O
filler O
cap O
. O

Both O
also O
will O
inspect O
and O
replace O
, O
if O
necessary O
, O
oil O
filters O
and O
oil O
strainers O
, O
at O
no O
charge O
to O
owners O
. O

For O
owners O
who O
have O
followed O
the O
recommended O
oil O
maintenance O
schedule O
, O
Mazda B-ORG
will O
extend O
to O
five O
years O
or O
60,000 O
miles O
the O
warranty O
term O
for O
engine O
damage O
due O
to O
abnormal O
engine O
oil O
deterioration O
. O

The O
normal O
term O
for O
the O
1986 O
and O
1987 O
model O
323 O
is O
two O
years O
or O
24,000 O
miles O
; O
the O
term O
for O
the O
1988 O
323 O
is O
three O
years O
or O
50,000 O
miles O
. O

Ford B-ORG
said O
the O
term O
on O
its O
warranty O
is O
already O
six O
years O
or O
60,000 O
miles O
. O

Separately O
, O
Ford B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
offer O
$ O
750 O
cash O
rebates O
to O
buyers O
of O
its O
1990 O
- O
model O
Ford O
Bronco O
sport O
utility O
vehicle O
. O

It O
said O
it O
will O
also O
offer O
buyers O
the O
option O
of O
financing O
as O
low O
as O
6.9 O
% O
on O
24 O
- O
month O
loans O
. O

Ford B-ORG
also O
offered O
the O
low O
financing O
rate O
option O
on O
1989 O
- O
model O
Broncos B-PRODUCT
, O
which O
previously O
carried O
a O
$ O
750 O
cash O
discount O
. O

Ford B-ORG
said O
the O
new O
offer O
will O
begin O
Saturday O
and O
run O
indefinitely O
. O

Medical O
scientists O
are O
starting O
to O
uncover O
a O
handful O
of O
genes O
which O
, O
if O
damaged O
, O
unleash O
the O
chaotic O
growth O
of O
cells O
that O
characterizes O
cancer O
. O

Scientists O
say O
the O
discovery O
of O
these O
genes O
in O
recent O
months O
is O
painting O
a O
new O
and O
startling O
picture O
of O
how O
cancer O
develops O
. O

An O
emerging O
understanding O
of O
the O
genes O
is O
expected O
to O
produce O
an O
array O
of O
new O
strategies O
for O
future O
cancer O
treatment O
and O
prevention O
. O

That O
is O
for O
the O
future O
. O

Already O
, O
scientists O
are O
developing O
tests O
based O
on O
the O
newly O
identified O
genes O
that O
, O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
can O
predict O
whether O
an O
otherwise O
healthy O
individual O
is O
likely O
to O
get O
cancer O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
super-exciting O
set O
of O
discoveries O
, O
'' O
says O
Bert B-PERSON
Vogelstein I-PERSON
, O
a O
Johns B-ORG
Hopkins I-ORG
University I-ORG
researcher O
who O
has O
just O
found O
a O
gene O
pivotal O
to O
the O
triggering O
of O
colon O
cancer O
. O

`` O
Only O
a O
decade O
ago O
cancer O
was O
a O
black O
box O
about O
which O
we O
knew O
nothing O
at O
the O
molecular O
level O
. O

Today O
, O
we O
know O
that O
the O
accumulation O
of O
several O
of O
these O
altered O
genes O
can O
initiate O
a O
cancer O
and O
, O
then O
, O
propel O
it O
into O
a O
deadly O
state O
. O
'' O

Scientists O
call O
the O
new O
class O
of O
genes O
tumor O
- O
suppressors O
, O
or O
simply O
anti-cancer O
genes O
. O

When O
functioning O
normally O
, O
they O
make O
proteins O
that O
hold O
a O
cell O
's O
growth O
in O
check O
. O

But O
if O
the O
genes O
are O
damaged O
-- O
perhaps O
by O
radiation O
, O
a O
chemical O
or O
through O
a O
chance O
accident O
in O
cell O
division O
-- O
their O
growth O
- O
suppressing O
proteins O
no O
longer O
work O
, O
and O
cells O
normally O
under O
control O
turn O
malignant O
. O

The O
newly O
identified O
genes O
differ O
from O
a O
family O
of O
genes O
discovered O
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
called O
oncogenes O
. O

Oncogenes O
must O
be O
present O
for O
a O
cell O
to O
become O
malignant O
, O
but O
researchers O
have O
found O
them O
in O
normal O
as O
well O
as O
in O
cancerous O
cells O
, O
suggesting O
that O
oncogenes O
do O
n't O
cause O
cancer O
by O
themselves O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
, O
researchers O
have O
come O
to O
believe O
the O
two O
types O
of O
cancer O
genes O
work O
in O
concert O
: O
An O
oncogene O
may O
turn O
proliferating O
cells O
malignant O
only O
after O
the O
tumor O
- O
suppressor O
gene O
has O
been O
damaged O
. O

Like O
all O
genes O
, O
tumor O
- O
suppressor O
genes O
are O
inherited O
in O
two O
copies O
, O
one O
from O
each O
parent O
. O

Either O
copy O
can O
make O
the O
proteins O
needed O
to O
control O
cell O
growth O
, O
so O
for O
cancer O
to O
arise O
, O
both O
copies O
must O
be O
impaired O
. O

A O
person O
who O
is O
born O
with O
one O
defective O
copy O
of O
a O
suppressor O
gene O
, O
or O
in O
whom O
one O
copy O
is O
damaged O
early O
in O
life O
, O
is O
especially O
prone O
to O
cancer O
because O
he O
need O
only O
lose O
the O
other O
copy O
for O
a O
cancer O
to O
develop O
. O

Emerging O
genetic O
tests O
will O
be O
able O
to O
spot O
such O
cancer O
- O
susceptible O
individuals O
, O
ushering O
in O
what O
some O
scientists O
believe O
is O
a O
new O
age O
of O
predictive O
cancer O
diagnosis O
. O

Bill O
and O
Bonnie B-PERSON
Quinlan I-PERSON
are O
among O
the O
first O
beneficiaries O
of O
the O
new O
findings O
. O

The O
Dedham B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
couple O
knew O
even O
before O
Bonnie B-PERSON
became O
pregnant O
in O
1987 O
that O
any O
child O
of O
theirs O
had O
a O
50 O
% O
chance O
of O
being O
at O
risk O
for O
retinoblastoma O
, O
an O
eye O
cancer O
that O
occurs O
about O
once O
every O
20,000 O
births O
. O

Mr. O
Quinlan O
, O
30 O
years O
old O
, O
knew O
he O
carried O
a O
damaged O
gene O
, O
having O
lost O
an O
eye O
to O
the O
rare O
tumor O
when O
he O
was O
only O
two O
months O
old O
-- O
after O
his O
mother O
had O
suffered O
the O
same O
fate O
when O
she O
was O
a O
baby O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
isolation O
of O
the O
retinoblastoma O
tumor O
- O
suppressor O
gene O
, O
it O
became O
possible O
last O
January O
to O
find O
out O
what O
threat O
the O
Quinlan B-PERSON
baby O
faced O
. O

A O
test O
using O
new O
`` O
genetic O
probes O
'' O
showed O
that O
little O
Will B-PERSON
Quinlan I-PERSON
had O
not O
inherited O
a O
damaged O
retinoblastoma O
supressor O
gene O
and O
, O
therefore O
, O
faced O
no O
more O
risk O
than O
other O
children O
of O
developing O
the O
rare O
cancer O
. O

`` O
It O
made O
our O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Quinlan O
. O

This O
test O
was O
the O
first O
to O
predict O
reliably O
whether O
an O
individual O
could O
expect O
to O
develop O
cancer O
. O

Equally O
important O
, O
the O
initial O
discovery O
of O
the O
gene O
that O
controls O
retinal O
cell O
growth O
, O
made O
by O
a O
Boston B-GPE
doctor O
named O
Thaddeus B-PERSON
Dryja I-PERSON
, O
has O
opened O
a O
field O
of O
cancer O
study O
, O
which O
in O
recent O
months O
has O
exploded O
. O

`` O
It O
turns O
out O
that O
studying O
a O
tragic O
but O
uncommon O
tumor O
made O
possible O
some O
fundamental O
insights O
about O
the O
most O
basic O
workings O
of O
cancer O
, O
'' O
says O
Samuel B-PERSON
Broder I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

`` O
All O
this O
may O
not O
be O
obvious O
to O
the O
public O
, O
which O
is O
concerned O
about O
advances O
in O
treatment O
, O
but O
I O
am O
convinced O
this O
basic O
research O
will O
begin O
showing O
results O
there O
soon O
. O
'' O

To O
date O
, O
scientists O
have O
fingered O
two O
of O
these O
cancer O
- O
suppressors O
. O

Dr. O
Dryja O
made O
his O
retinoblastoma O
discovery O
in O
1986 O
. O

Then O
last O
spring O
, O
researchers O
reported O
finding O
a O
gene O
called O
p53 O
which O
, O
if O
impaired O
, O
turns O
healthy O
colon O
cells O
cancerous O
. O

Soon O
after O
that O
report O
, O
two O
other O
research O
teams O
uncovered O
evidence O
that O
the O
same O
damaged O
p53 O
gene O
is O
present O
in O
tissue O
from O
lung O
and O
breast O
cancers O
. O

Colon O
, O
lung O
and O
breast O
cancers O
are O
the O
most O
common O
and O
lethal O
forms O
of O
the O
disease O
, O
collectively O
killing O
almost O
200,000 O
Americans O
a O
year O
. O

Right O
now O
about O
a O
dozen O
laboratories O
, O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
, O
are O
racing O
to O
unmask O
other O
suspected O
tumor O
- O
suppressing O
genes O
. O

They O
have O
about O
seven O
candidates O
. O

Researchers O
say O
the O
inactivation O
of O
tumor O
- O
suppressor O
genes O
, O
alone O
or O
in O
combination O
, O
appears O
crucial O
to O
the O
development O
of O
such O
scourges O
as O
cancer O
of O
the O
brain O
, O
the O
skin O
, O
kidney O
, O
prostate O
, O
and O
cervix O
. O

There O
is O
evidence O
that O
if O
people O
inherit O
defective O
versions O
of O
these O
genes O
, O
they O
are O
especially O
prone O
to O
cancer O
, O
perhaps O
explaining O
, O
finally O
, O
why O
some O
cancers O
seem O
to O
haunt O
certain O
families O
. O

The O
story O
of O
tumor O
- O
suppressor O
genes O
goes O
back O
to O
the O
1970s O
, O
when O
a O
pediatrician O
named O
Alfred B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Knudson I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
proposed O
that O
retinoblastoma O
stemmed O
from O
two O
separate O
genetic O
defects O
. O

He O
theorized O
that O
in O
the O
eye O
cancer O
, O
an O
infant O
inherited O
a O
damaged O
copy O
of O
a O
gene O
from O
one O
parent O
and O
a O
normal O
copy O
from O
the O
other O
. O

The O
tumor O
, O
he O
suggested O
, O
developed O
when O
the O
second O
, O
normal O
copy O
also O
was O
damaged O
. O

But O
there O
was O
no O
way O
to O
prove O
Dr. O
Knudson O
's O
`` O
two O
- O
hit O
'' O
theory O
. O

Back O
then O
, O
scientists O
had O
no O
way O
of O
ferreting O
out O
specific O
genes O
, O
but O
under O
a O
microscope O
they O
could O
see O
the O
23 O
pairs O
of O
chromosomes O
in O
the O
cells O
that O
contain O
the O
genes O
. O

Occasionally O
, O
gross O
chromosome O
damage O
was O
visible O
. O

Dr. O
Knudson O
found O
that O
some O
children O
with O
the O
eye O
cancer O
had O
inherited O
a O
damaged O
copy O
of O
chromosome O
No. O
13 O
from O
a O
parent O
who O
had O
had O
the O
disease O
. O

Under O
a O
microscope O
he O
could O
actually O
see O
that O
a O
bit O
of O
chromosome O
13 O
was O
missing O
. O

He O
assumed O
the O
missing O
piece O
contained O
a O
gene O
or O
genes O
whose O
loss O
had O
a O
critical O
role O
in O
setting O
off O
the O
cancer O
. O

But O
he O
did O
n't O
know O
which O
gene O
or O
genes O
had O
disappeared O
. O

Then O
, O
a O
scientific O
team O
led O
by O
molecular O
geneticist O
Webster B-PERSON
Cavenee I-PERSON
, O
then O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Utah B-GPE
, O
found O
the O
answer O
. O

The O
team O
used O
a O
battery O
of O
the O
newly O
developed O
`` O
gene O
probes O
, O
'' O
snippets O
of O
genetic O
material O
that O
can O
track O
a O
gene O
's O
presence O
in O
a O
cell O
. O

By O
analyzing O
cells O
extracted O
from O
eye O
tumors O
, O
they O
found O
defects O
in O
the O
second O
copy O
of O
chromosome O
13 O
in O
the O
exact O
area O
as O
in O
the O
first O
copy O
of O
the O
chromosome O
. O

The O
finding O
riveted O
medicine O
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
time O
anyone O
had O
showed O
that O
the O
loss O
of O
both O
copies O
of O
the O
same O
gene O
could O
lead O
to O
the O
eruption O
of O
a O
cancer O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
extraordinarily O
satisfying O
, O
'' O
says O
Dr. O
Knudson O
, O
now O
at O
Fox B-ORG
Chase I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
was O
convinced O
that O
what O
was O
true O
of O
retinoblastoma O
would O
be O
true O
for O
all O
cancers O
. O
'' O

It O
was O
an O
audacious O
claim O
. O

But O
in O
Baltimore B-GPE
, O
Dr. O
Vogelstein O
, O
a O
young O
molecular O
biologist O
at O
Johns B-ORG
Hopkins I-ORG
Medical I-ORG
School I-ORG
, O
believed O
Dr. O
Knudson O
was O
right O
, O
and O
set O
out O
to O
repeat O
the O
Cavenee B-PERSON
experiment O
in O
cells O
from O
other O
cancers O
. O

His O
was O
one O
of O
two O
research O
teams O
in O
1984 O
to O
report O
dual O
chromosome O
losses O
for O
a O
rare O
childhood O
cancer O
of O
the O
kidney O
called O
Wilm O
's O
tumor O
. O

Dr. O
Vogelstein O
next O
turned O
his O
attention O
to O
colon O
cancer O
, O
the O
second O
biggest O
cancer O
killer O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
after O
lung O
cancer O
. O

He O
believed O
colon O
cancer O
might O
also O
arise O
from O
multiple O
`` O
hits O
'' O
on O
cancer O
suppressor O
genes O
, O
because O
it O
often O
seems O
to O
develop O
in O
stages O
. O

It O
often O
is O
preceded O
by O
the O
development O
of O
polyps O
in O
the O
bowel O
, O
which O
in O
some O
cases O
become O
increasingly O
malignant O
in O
identifiable O
stages O
-- O
progressing O
from O
less O
severe O
to O
deadly O
-- O
as O
though O
a O
cascade O
of O
genetic O
damage O
might O
be O
occurring O
. O

Dr. O
Vogelstein O
and O
a O
doctoral O
student O
, O
Eric B-PERSON
Fearon I-PERSON
, O
began O
months O
of O
tedious O
and O
often O
frustrating O
probing O
of O
the O
chromosomes O
searching O
for O
signs O
of O
genetic O
damage O
. O

They O
began O
uncovering O
a O
confusing O
variety O
of O
genetic O
deletions O
, O
some O
existing O
only O
in O
benign O
polyps O
, O
others O
in O
malignant O
cells O
and O
many O
in O
both O
polyps O
and O
malignant O
cells O
. O

Gradually O
, O
a O
coherent O
picture O
of O
cancer O
development O
emerged O
. O

If O
both O
copies O
of O
a O
certain O
gene O
were O
knocked O
out O
, O
benign O
polyps O
would O
develop O
. O

If O
both O
copies O
of O
a O
second O
gene O
were O
then O
deleted O
, O
the O
polyps O
would O
progress O
to O
malignancy O
. O

It O
was O
clear O
that O
more O
than O
one O
gene O
had O
to O
be O
damaged O
for O
colon O
cancer O
to O
develop O
. O

Their O
report O
galvanized O
other O
molecular O
biologists O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
the O
confirming O
evidence O
we O
all O
needed O
that O
-LCB- O
gene O
-RCB- O
losses O
were O
critical O
to O
the O
development O
of O
a O
common O
tumor O
, O
'' O
says O
Ray B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
at O
Howard B-ORG
Hughes I-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
in O
Salt B-GPE
Lake I-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

But O
Dr. O
Vogelstein O
had O
yet O
to O
nail O
the O
identity O
of O
the O
gene O
that O
, O
if O
damaged O
, O
flipped O
a O
colon O
cell O
into O
full O
- O
blown O
malignancy O
. O

They O
focused O
on O
chromosome O
17 O
. O

For O
months O
the O
Johns O
Hopkins O
researchers O
, O
using O
gene O
probes O
, O
experimentally O
crawled O
down O
the O
length O
of O
chromosome O
17 O
, O
looking O
for O
the O
smallest O
common O
bit O
of O
genetic O
material O
lost O
in O
all O
tumor O
cells O
. O

Such O
a O
piece O
of O
DNA O
would O
probably O
constitute O
a O
gene O
. O

When O
they O
found O
it O
last O
winter O
, O
Dr. O
Vogelstein O
was O
dubious O
that O
the O
search O
was O
over O
. O

His O
doubts O
stemmed O
from O
the O
fact O
that O
several O
years O
earlier O
a O
Princeton B-ORG
University I-ORG
researcher O
, O
Arnold B-PERSON
Levine I-PERSON
, O
had O
found O
in O
experiments O
with O
mice O
that O
a O
gene O
called O
p53 O
could O
transform O
normal O
cells O
into O
cancerous O
ones O
. O

The O
deletion O
Dr. O
Vogelstein O
found O
was O
in O
exactly O
the O
same O
spot O
as O
p53 O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Levine O
had O
said O
the O
p53 O
gene O
caused O
cancer O
by O
promoting O
growth O
, O
whereas O
the O
Johns O
Hopkins O
scientists O
were O
looking O
for O
a O
gene O
that O
suppressed O
growth O
. O

Despite O
that O
, O
when O
the O
Johns O
Hopkins O
scientists O
compared O
the O
gene O
they O
had O
found O
in O
the O
human O
cancer O
cells O
with O
the O
Mr. O
Levine O
's O
p53 O
gene O
they O
found O
the O
two O
were O
identical O
; O
it O
turned O
out O
that O
in O
Mr. O
Levine O
's O
cancer O
studies O
, O
he O
had O
unknowingly O
been O
observing O
a O
damaged O
form O
of O
p53 O
-- O
a O
cancer O
- O
suppressing O
gene O
. O

The O
discovery O
`` O
suddenly O
puts O
an O
obscure O
gene O
right O
in O
the O
cockpit O
of O
cancer O
formation O
, O
'' O
says O
Robert B-PERSON
Weinberg I-PERSON
, O
a O
leader O
in O
cancer O
- O
gene O
research O
at O
Whitehead B-ORG
Institute I-ORG
in O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

Evidence O
now O
is O
emerging O
that O
the O
p53 O
suppressor O
gene O
is O
involved O
in O
other O
cancers O
, O
too O
. O

Researchers O
in O
Edinburgh B-GPE
, O
Scotland B-GPE
, O
have O
found O
that O
in O
23 O
of O
38 O
breast O
tumors O
, O
one O
copy O
of O
chromosome O
17 O
was O
mutated O
at O
the O
spot O
where O
gene O
p53 O
lies O
. O

The O
scientists O
say O
that O
since O
breast O
cancer O
often O
strikes O
multiple O
members O
of O
certain O
families O
, O
the O
gene O
, O
when O
inherited O
in O
a O
damaged O
form O
, O
may O
predispose O
women O
to O
the O
cancer O
. O

The O
p53 O
gene O
has O
just O
been O
implicated O
in O
lung O
cancer O
. O

In O
a O
report O
out O
last O
week O
, O
John B-PERSON
Minna I-PERSON
and O
colleagues O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
say O
that O
about O
half O
the O
cells O
taken O
from O
lung O
cancer O
tissue O
they O
tested O
are O
missing O
this O
gene O
. O

There O
also O
are O
reports O
from O
several O
labs O
, O
as O
yet O
unpublished O
, O
of O
missing O
p53 O
genes O
in O
tissue O
taken O
from O
kidney O
, O
brain O
and O
skin O
cancers O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Johns O
Hopkins O
team O
and O
others O
are O
rushing O
to O
pinpoint O
other O
tumor O
- O
suppressor O
genes O
. O

Dr. O
Vogelstein O
hopes O
soon O
to O
isolate O
one O
on O
chromosome O
18 O
, O
also O
involved O
in O
colon O
cancer O
. O

Ray B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
in O
Utah B-GPE
and O
Walter B-PERSON
Bodmer I-PERSON
, O
a O
researcher O
in O
Great O
Britain B-GPE
, O
are O
close O
to O
finding O
another O
gene O
involved O
with O
some O
types O
of O
colon O
cancer O
, O
thought O
to O
be O
on O
chromosome O
5 O
. O

Dr. O
Minna O
believes O
people O
who O
inherit O
a O
defective O
gene O
somewhere O
on O
one O
of O
their O
two O
copies O
of O
chromosome O
3 O
are O
especially O
prone O
to O
lung O
cancer O
. O

Recently O
, O
he O
and O
others O
reported O
that O
the O
retinoblastoma O
suppressor O
gene O
may O
also O
be O
involved O
in O
some O
lung O
cancers O
, O
as O
well O
as O
several O
other O
more O
common O
cancers O
, O
too O
. O

Where O
these O
discoveries O
will O
lead O
, O
scientists O
can O
only O
speculate O
. O

Already O
two O
major O
pharmaceutical O
companies O
, O
the O
Squibb O
unit O
of O
Bristol B-GPE
- O
Myers O
Squibb O
Co. O
and O
Hoffmann B-ORG
- I-ORG
La I-ORG
Roche I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
are O
collaborating O
with O
gene O
hunters O
to O
turn O
the O
anticipated O
cascade O
of O
discoveries O
into O
predictive O
tests O
and O
, O
maybe O
, O
new O
therapies O
. O

Some O
researchers O
say O
new O
cancer O
drugs O
to O
slow O
or O
reverse O
tumor O
growth O
may O
be O
based O
on O
the O
suppressor O
proteins O
normally O
produced O
by O
the O
genes O
. O

The O
idea O
would O
be O
to O
administer O
to O
patients O
the O
growth O
- O
controlling O
proteins O
made O
by O
healthy O
versions O
of O
the O
damaged O
genes O
. O

It O
may O
even O
be O
possible O
to O
replace O
defective O
genes O
with O
healthy O
versions O
, O
though O
no O
one O
has O
come O
close O
to O
doing O
that O
so O
far O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
says O
Dr. O
Minna O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
`` O
We O
're O
witnessing O
the O
discovery O
of O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
steps O
in O
the O
genesis O
of O
cancer O
. O

Secretary O
of O
State O
Baker O
, O
we O
read O
, O
decided O
to O
kill O
a O
speech O
that O
Robert B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
national O
security O
adviser O
and O
a O
career O
Soviet B-NORP
expert O
, O
was O
going O
to O
give O
to O
a O
student O
colloquium O
, O
the O
National O
Collegiate O
Security O
Conference O
. O

We O
keep O
wondering O
what O
Mr. O
Gates O
wanted O
to O
say O
. O

Perhaps O
he O
might O
have O
cited O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
need O
for O
`` O
a O
stable O
currency O
, O
free O
and O
competitive O
markets O
, O
private O
property O
and O
real O
prices O
'' O
and O
other O
pie O
- O
in O
- O
the O
- O
sky O
reforms O
. O

Perhaps O
he O
'd O
have O
called O
for O
`` O
a O
decentralized O
political O
and O
economic O
system O
'' O
without O
a O
dominant O
communist O
party O
. O

Or O
political O
arrangements O
`` O
to O
alleviate O
the O
grievances O
and O
demands O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
ethnic O
minorities O
and O
republics O
. O
'' O

Why O
, O
a O
Bob B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
might O
even O
have O
said O
, O
`` O
Nor O
are O
Soviet B-NORP
problems O
susceptible O
to O
rescue O
from O
abroad O
through O
abundant O
Western B-NORP
credits O
. O
'' O

If O
Mr. O
Gates O
had O
been O
allowed O
to O
say O
these O
things O
, O
we O
would O
now O
be O
hearing O
about O
`` O
discord O
'' O
and O
`` O
disarray O
'' O
on O
foreign O
policy O
. O

Dark O
hints O
would O
be O
raised O
that O
parts O
of O
the O
administration O
hope O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
would O
fail O
, O
just O
as O
they O
were O
when O
Vice O
President O
Quayle O
voiced O
similar O
sentiments O
. O

It O
's O
somehow O
OK O
for O
Secretary O
Baker O
himself O
, O
however O
, O
to O
say O
all O
the O
same O
things O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
he O
did O
; O
the O
quotes O
above O
are O
from O
Mr. O
Baker O
's O
speech O
of O
two O
weeks O
ago O
. O

So O
far O
as O
we O
can O
see O
, O
there O
is O
no O
disagreement O
among O
Mr. O
Baker O
, O
Mr. O
Quayle O
, O
the O
Mr. O
Gates O
we O
've O
read O
, O
or O
for O
that O
matter O
President O
Bush O
. O

They O
all O
understand O
point O
one O
: O
Nothing O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
can O
do O
will O
make O
much O
difference O
in O
whether O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
succeeds O
with O
perestroika O
. O

Perhaps O
Mr. O
Gates O
would O
emphasize O
more O
than O
Mr. O
Baker O
the O
many O
hurdles O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
leader O
must O
leap O
if O
he O
is O
going O
to O
succeed O
. O

But O
everyone O
agrees O
that O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
problems O
result O
from O
the O
failure O
of O
his O
own O
system O
. O

They O
can O
be O
relieved O
only O
by O
changing O
that O
system O
, O
not O
by O
pouring O
Western B-NORP
money O
into O
it O
. O

GATT B-LAW
membership O
will O
not O
matter O
to O
Donbas B-GPE
coal O
miners O
short O
of O
soap O
, O
nor O
will O
a O
START B-LAW
treaty O
make O
any O
difference O
to O
Ukrainian B-NORP
nationalists O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
so O
long O
as O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
is O
easing O
his O
grip O
on O
his O
empire O
, O
everyone O
we O
've O
heard O
agrees O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
can O
benefit O
by O
engaging O
him O
. O

If O
a O
deal O
can O
be O
made O
to O
cut O
the O
world O
's O
Ortegas B-PERSON
loose O
from O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
why O
not O
? O

We O
do O
n't O
expect O
much O
good O
from O
nuclear O
- O
arms O
control O
, O
but O
conventional O
- O
arms O
talks O
might O
demilitarize O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

There O
's O
nothing O
in O
the O
least O
contradictory O
in O
all O
this O
, O
and O
it O
would O
be O
nice O
to O
think O
that O
Washington B-GPE
could O
tolerate O
a O
reasonably O
sophisticated O
, O
complex O
view O
. O

Yet O
much O
of O
the O
political O
culture O
seems O
intent O
on O
castigating O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
for O
not O
`` O
helping O
'' O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
. O

So O
every O
time O
a O
Bush B-GPE
official O
raises O
a O
doubt O
about O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
, O
the O
Washington B-GPE
community O
shouts O
`` O
Cold B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
'' O
and O
`` O
timidity O
, O
'' O
and O
an O
administration O
spokesman O
is O
quickly O
trotted O
out O
to O
reply O
, O
`` O
Mr. O
Bush O
wants O
perestroika O
to O
succeed O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Baker O
seems O
especially O
sensitive O
to O
the O
Washington B-GPE
ailment O
known O
as O
Beltway-itis O
. O

Its O
symptoms O
include O
a O
cold O
sweat O
at O
the O
sound O
of O
debate O
, O
clammy O
hands O
in O
the O
face O
of O
congressional O
criticism O
, O
and O
fainting O
spells O
when O
someone O
writes O
the O
word O
`` O
controversy O
. O
'' O

As O
one O
unidentified O
official O
clearly O
in O
the O
late O
stages O
of O
the O
disease O
told O
the O
Times O
: O
`` O
Baker B-PERSON
just O
felt O
that O
there O
were O
some O
lines O
in O
the O
speech O
that O
could O
be O
misinterpreted O
and O
seized O
by O
the O
press O
. O
'' O

In O
short O
, O
the O
problem O
is O
not O
intra-administration O
disagreement O
, O
but O
preoccupation O
with O
the O
prospect O
that O
perestrokia O
might O
fail O
, O
and O
its O
political O
opponents O
will O
ask O
`` O
Who O
lost O
Gorbachev B-GPE
? O
'' O

Mr. O
Baker O
may O
want O
to O
avoid O
criticism O
from O
Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
, O
but O
as O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
his O
audience O
is O
the O
entire O
Free O
World O
, O
not O
just O
Congress B-ORG
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
he O
's O
likely O
to O
find O
that O
the O
more O
he O
muzzles O
his O
colleagues O
, O
the O
more O
leaks O
will O
pop O
up O
all O
around O
Washington B-GPE
, O
a O
lesson O
once O
learned O
by O
Henry B-PERSON
Kissinger I-PERSON
. O

Letting O
officials O
express O
their O
own O
nuances O
can O
be O
educational O
. O

We O
note O
that O
in O
Rome B-GPE
yesterday O
Defense O
Secretary O
Cheney O
said O
that O
European B-NORP
euphoria O
over O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
is O
starting O
to O
be O
tempered O
by O
a O
recognition O
of O
`` O
the O
magnitude O
of O
the O
problems O
he O
was O
trying O
to O
deal O
with O
. O
'' O

It O
is O
in O
the O
Western B-NORP
interest O
to O
see O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
succeed O
. O

The O
odds O
are O
against O
him O
, O
as O
he O
himself O
would O
no O
doubt O
tell O
you O
. O

The O
ultimate O
outcome O
depends O
on O
what O
he O
does O
, O
not O
on O
what O
we O
do O
. O

Even O
if O
the O
press O
is O
ready O
to O
seize O
and O
misinterpret O
, O
these O
are O
not O
very O
complicated O
thoughts O
. O

Surely O
there O
is O
someone O
in O
the O
administration O
, O
maybe O
Bob B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
, O
who O
could O
explain O
them O
to O
college O
students O
, O
or O
even O
schoolchildren O
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
planning O
to O
build O
a O
new O
engine O
plant O
in O
Europe B-GPE
that O
may O
be O
built O
in O
Britain B-GPE
, O
provided O
the O
company O
can O
reach O
a O
satisfactory O
agreement O
with O
unions O
, O
sources O
said O
. O

Officials O
of O
Vauxhall B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
GM B-ORG
's O
British B-NORP
unit O
, O
were O
meeting O
with O
union O
leaders O
late O
yesterday O
in O
hopes O
of O
winning O
such O
an O
accord O
. O

The O
engine O
plant O
may O
encompass O
plans O
for O
a O
joint O
components O
venture O
with O
Jaguar B-ORG
. O

Alternatively O
, O
a O
separate O
engine O
plant O
may O
be O
built O
as O
part O
of O
GM B-ORG
's O
planned O
tie O
- O
up O
with O
the O
British B-NORP
luxury O
car O
maker O
, O
the O
sources O
said O
. O

Sources O
said O
a O
`` O
complex O
and O
detailed O
'' O
announcement O
of O
a O
joint O
agreement O
between O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
and O
Jaguar B-ORG
would O
be O
made O
by O
Jaguar B-ORG
`` O
some O
time O
in O
the O
next O
2 O
1/2 O
weeks O
. O

BROKERAGE O
HIRING O
languishes O
amid O
market O
turmoil O
. O

But O
survivors O
earn O
more O
. O

Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
counts O
under O
39,000 O
workers O
, O
down O
100 O
from O
the O
start O
of O
the O
year O
and O
off O
8,500 O
from O
after O
its O
merger O
and O
the O
market O
collapse O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Another O
major O
firm O
has O
cut O
6,000 O
workers O
, O
13 O
% O
of O
its O
staff O
, O
since O
Black B-EVENT
Monday I-EVENT
. O

The O
Bureau O
of O
Labor O
Statistics O
says O
securities O
firms O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
alone O
have O
slashed O
17,000 O
jobs O
from O
the O
December O
1987 O
peak O
of O
163,000 O
. O

Average O
annual O
earnings O
of O
those O
who O
have O
hung O
on O
, O
though O
, O
surged O
to O
$ O
78,625 O
last O
year O
from O
$ O
69,553 O
in O
1987 O
. O

Any O
hiring O
is O
confined O
to O
retail O
sales O
. O

Illinois B-ORG
Company I-ORG
Investments I-ORG
had O
been O
trimming O
its O
ranks O
until O
last O
summer O
. O

But O
then O
it O
was O
acquired O
by O
Household B-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Now O
it O
offers O
richer O
commissions O
to O
lure O
a O
broker O
a O
week O
. O

Interstate O
/ O
Johnson O
Lane O
Inc. O
this O
year O
adds O
70 O
people O
-- O
60 O
of O
them O
in O
retail O
-- O
to O
its O
1,300 O
- O
member O
staff O
. O

A.G. O
Edwards O
& O
Sons O
runs O
training O
classes O
and O
looks O
for O
experienced O
brokers O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
always O
going O
to O
hire O
someone O
we O
consider O
to O
be O
a O
winner O
, O
'' O
an O
Edwards B-ORG
official O
says O
. O

SKILLED O
WORKERS O
aplenty O
are O
available O
to O
cope O
with O
earthquake O
damage O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
foresee O
any O
shortages O
over O
the O
next O
few O
months O
, O
'' O
says O
Ken B-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
, O
an O
official O
of O
Operating O
Engineers O
Local O
3 O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

Ironically O
, O
`` O
up O
until O
the O
quake O
, O
we O
desperately O
tried O
to O
fill O
jobs O
, O
'' O
especially O
for O
crane O
and O
bulldozer O
operators O
. O

But O
the O
Oct. O
17 O
temblor O
put O
a O
halt O
to O
much O
nonessential O
building O
, O
and O
heavy O
rains O
last O
week O
slowed O
the O
rest O
, O
freeing O
construction O
workers O
for O
earthquake O
repairs O
. O

The O
supply O
of O
experienced O
civil O
engineers O
, O
though O
, O
is O
tighter O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
, O
California B-GPE
's O
Transportation B-ORG
Department I-ORG
has O
been O
recruiting O
in O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
Arizona B-GPE
and O
Texas B-GPE
for O
engineers O
experienced O
in O
road O
and O
bridge O
design O
. O

But O
, O
with O
the O
state O
offering O
only O
$ O
39,000 O
a O
year O
and O
California B-GPE
's O
high O
standard O
of O
living O
, O
`` O
there O
are O
n't O
too O
many O
to O
choose O
from O
, O
'' O
says O
Brent B-PERSON
Scott I-PERSON
, O
a O
recruiting O
officer O
. O

He O
says O
the O
department O
now O
has O
75 O
openings O
and O
wants O
to O
hire O
625 O
civil O
engineers O
over O
the O
next O
15 O
months O
. O

THE O
IRS O
may O
taketh O
what O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
giveth O
. O

But O
stay O
tuned O
. O

Employee O
- O
benefit O
specialists O
drew O
a O
collective O
sigh O
of O
relief O
in O
early O
October O
when O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
backed O
away O
from O
a O
proposal O
that O
companies O
let O
former O
employees O
and O
beneficiaries O
-- O
along O
with O
active O
workers O
-- O
borrow O
against O
balances O
in O
401 O
-LRB- O
k O
-RRB- O
and O
similar O
savings O
plans O
. O

In O
an O
advisory O
letter O
, O
the O
department O
said O
that O
, O
starting O
Oct. O
18 O
, O
loans O
could O
be O
limited O
to O
`` O
parties O
in O
interest O
, O
'' O
which O
generally O
means O
active O
workers O
but O
also O
includes O
retirees O
who O
continue O
as O
directors O
and O
10 O
% O
shareholders O
. O

Now O
comes O
word O
that O
IRS B-ORG
regulations O
being O
drafted O
could O
put O
companies O
in O
violation O
of O
the O
tax O
code O
if O
they O
make O
loans O
to O
retiree O
shareholders O
and O
directors O
but O
do O
n't O
make O
them O
available O
to O
other O
former O
workers O
who O
usually O
earned O
less O
. O

The O
IRS O
says O
the O
question O
wo O
n't O
be O
settled O
until O
the O
regulations O
are O
issued O
`` O
shortly O
. O
'' O

But O
violation O
could O
bring O
substantial O
tax O
penalties O
to O
both O
employer O
and O
employees O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
severe O
case O
of O
regulatory O
whiplash O
, O
'' O
complains O
Henry B-PERSON
Saveth I-PERSON
of O
consultant O
A. O
Foster O
Higgins O
& O
Co O
. O

Frederick B-PERSON
Rumack I-PERSON
of O
Buck B-ORG
Consultants I-ORG
has O
asked O
Labor B-ORG
to O
recraft O
its O
rule O
to O
remove O
the O
IRS O
threat O
. O

CORPORATE O
DOWNSIZING O
digs O
deeper O
. O

Outplacement O
consultant O
Right B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
says O
the O
average O
pay O
of O
its O
clients O
fell O
to O
$ O
66,743 O
last O
year O
from O
$ O
70,765 O
in O
1987 O
; O
severance O
pay O
dropped O
to O
25 O
weeks O
from O
29 O
. O

Both O
reflect O
the O
dismissal O
of O
lower O
- O
level O
and O
shorter O
- O
tenure O
executives O
. O

FIRST O
TEACH O
THYSELF O
. O

Executives O
universally O
believe O
workers O
should O
know O
their O
employer O
- O
sponsored O
benefits O
. O

But O
three O
out O
of O
four O
managers O
ca O
n't O
accurately O
state O
the O
value O
of O
their O
own O
packages O
, O
consultant O
Noble B-PERSON
Lowndes I-PERSON
says O
. O

MEA O
CULPA O
. O

Fully O
62 O
% O
of O
the O
doctors O
surveyed O
for O
Metropolitan B-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
think O
their O
fellow O
physicians O
are O
responsible O
for O
rising O
health O
- O
care O
costs O
, O
ahead O
of O
hospitals O
-LRB- O
55 O
% O
-RRB- O
and O
patients O
-LRB- O
48 O
% O
-RRB- O
. O

NO O
, O
YOU O
WORK O
! O

Only O
one O
in O
four O
companies O
with O
flexible O
benefit O
plans O
lets O
workers O
buy O
or O
sell O
vacation O
days O
, O
consultant O
Towers O
Perrin O
says O
. O

Employees O
like O
the O
option O
but O
firms O
say O
it O
's O
too O
tough O
to O
run O
. O

STUDENTS O
SHUN O
burger O
flipping O
for O
jobs O
tied O
to O
careers O
. O

Some O
even O
study O
. O

`` O
Fast O
- O
food O
jobs O
are O
n't O
popular O
no O
matter O
what O
they O
pay O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
Tufts B-ORG
official O
. O

Working O
students O
, O
she O
explains O
, O
want O
`` O
some O
satisfaction O
. O
'' O

University O
of O
Michigan B-GPE
students O
look O
for O
jobs O
related O
to O
planned O
careers O
. O

Carnegie B-ORG
Mellon I-ORG
, O
though O
, O
says O
some O
students O
conclude O
they O
can O
help O
their O
careers O
most O
by O
hitting O
the O
books O
: O
`` O
They O
're O
opting O
to O
build O
their O
resumes O
through O
good O
grades O
and O
leadership O
roles O
in O
fraternities O
. O
'' O

Slowing O
economies O
in O
some O
areas O
limit O
student O
choice O
. O

Student O
job O
postings O
at O
Boston B-ORG
University I-ORG
slip O
10 O
% O
this O
year O
following O
a O
10 O
% O
drop O
in O
1988 O
. O

Still O
, O
the O
school O
says O
there O
are O
an O
ample O
number O
and O
pay O
is O
up O
to O
$ O
7.20 O
an O
hour O
from O
$ O
6.90 O
last O
year O
. O

M.B.A. O
candidates O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
earn O
up O
to O
$ O
15 O
an O
hour O
on O
marketing O
or O
computer O
projects O
. O

THE O
CHECKOFF O
: O
Fiery O
ambition O
: O

Hyatt B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
hires O
a O
University O
of O
Wyoming B-GPE
graduate O
with O
degrees O
in O
geology O
and O
petroleum O
engineering O
for O
$ O
7.50 O
an O
hour O
to O
tend O
wood O
fires O
at O
a O
Colorado B-GPE
ski O
resort O
... O
. O

Is O
somebody O
telling O
us O
something O
? O

Our O
copy O
of O
Racine O
-LRB- O
Wis B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Labor O
comes O
through O
the O
mail O
wrapped O
around O
two O
sections O
of O
Baseball B-ORG
Card I-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

WPP O
GROUP O
'S O
Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
expects O
profit O
margins O
to O
improve O
to O
11.5 O
% O
in O
1990 O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE

Yesterday O
's O
edition O
did O
n't O
specify O
where O
the O
improvement O
would O
take O
place O
. O

The O
dollar O
finished O
mostly O
stronger O
yesterday O
, O
boosted O
by O
a O
modest O
recovery O
in O
share O
prices O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
climbed O
6.76 O
points O
in O
a O
spate O
of O
bargain O
- O
hunting O
following O
last O
week O
's O
declines O
. O

`` O
Attention O
is O
fixed O
on O
the O
stock O
market O
for O
lack O
of O
anything O
else O
to O
sink O
our O
teeth O
into O
, O
'' O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
at O
First O
Interstate O
of O
California B-GPE
. O

Some O
analysts O
predict O
that O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
market O
- O
moving O
news O
to O
push O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
sharply O
higher O
or O
lower O
, O
the O
currency O
is O
likely O
to O
drift O
below O
1.80 O
marks O
this O
week O
. O

But O
others O
reject O
the O
view O
, O
and O
forecast O
the O
dollar O
will O
continue O
to O
hold O
its O
current O
tight O
trading O
pattern O
. O

They O
argue O
that O
weakness O
in O
both O
the O
yen O
and O
sterling O
have O
helped O
offset O
bearish O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
news O
and O
have O
lent O
support O
to O
the O
dollar O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
yesterday O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8340 O
marks O
, O
up O
from O
1.8300 O
marks O
late O
Friday O
, O
and O
at O
141.90 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
141.65 O
yen O
late O
Friday O
. O

Sterling O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
1.5820 O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
1.5795 O
late O
Friday O
. O

The O
dollar O
rose O
against O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
and O
French B-NORP
francs O
. O

In O
Tokyo O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
opened O
for O
trading O
at O
142.32 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
Monday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
of O
142.17 O
yen O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
the O
surprise O
resignation O
of O
British B-NORP
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
sent O
the O
British B-NORP
pound O
into O
a O
tailspin O
. O

While O
sterling O
bounced O
back O
from O
session O
lows O
in O
a O
bout O
of O
short O
- O
covering O
yesterday O
, O
foreign O
exchange O
dealers O
said O
that O
any O
hopes O
that O
the O
pound O
would O
soon O
post O
significant O
gains O
have O
evaporated O
. O

Traders O
said O
that O
statements O
made O
over O
the O
weekend O
to O
quell O
concern O
about O
the O
stability O
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Margaret O
Thatcher O
's O
government O
and O
the O
future O
of O
her O
economic O
program O
largely O
failed O
to O
reassure O
investors O
and O
bolster O
the O
flagging O
British B-NORP
unit O
. O

In O
her O
first O
televised O
interview O
following O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
resignation O
, O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
reiterated O
her O
desire O
to O
keep O
sterling O
strong O
and O
warned O
again O
that O
full O
entry O
into O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
System I-ORG
's O
exchange O
rate O
mechanism O
would O
provide O
no O
easy O
solution O
to O
Britain B-GPE
's O
economic O
troubles O
. O

She O
said O
that O
the O
timing O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
's O
entry O
would O
depend O
on O
the O
speed O
with O
which O
other O
members O
liberalize O
their O
economies O
. O

Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
remarks O
were O
seen O
as O
a O
rebuff O
to O
several O
leading O
members O
of O
her O
own O
Conservative B-ORG
Party I-ORG
who O
have O
called O
for O
a O
more O
clear O
- O
cut O
British B-NORP
commitment O
to O
the O
EMS O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
a O
recent O
poll O
shows O
that O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
has O
hit O
the O
lowest O
popularity O
rating O
of O
any O
British B-NORP
leader O
since O
polling O
began O
50 O
years O
ago O
. O

Comments O
by O
John B-PERSON
Major I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
succeeded O
Mr. O
Lawson O
, O
also O
failed O
to O
damp O
market O
concern O
, O
despite O
his O
pledge O
to O
maintain O
relatively O
high O
British B-NORP
interest O
rates O
. O

According O
to O
one O
London B-GPE
- O
based O
analyst O
, O
even O
higher O
interest O
rates O
wo O
n't O
help O
the O
pound O
if O
Britain B-GPE
's O
government O
continues O
to O
appear O
unstable O
. O

One O
U.S. B-GPE
trader O
, O
however O
, O
dismissed O
sterling O
doomsayers O
while O
acknowledging O
there O
is O
little O
immediate O
upside O
potential O
for O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
unit O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
no O
question O
that O
the O
situation O
is O
bad O
, O
but O
we O
may O
be O
painting O
a O
gloomier O
picture O
than O
we O
should O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

He O
predicts O
the O
pound O
will O
continue O
to O
trade O
in O
a O
very O
volatile O
fashion O
, O
with O
`` O
fits O
of O
being O
oversold O
and O
overbought O
'' O
before O
recovering O
its O
losses O
. O

Dealers O
also O
note O
that O
the O
general O
lack O
of O
enthusiasm O
for O
the O
yen O
has O
helped O
bolster O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
dollar O
. O

They O
observe O
that O
persistent O
Japanese B-NORP
investor O
demand O
for O
dollars O
for O
both O
portfolio O
and O
direct O
investment O
has O
kept O
a O
base O
of O
support O
for O
the O
dollar O
at O
around O
140 O
yen O
. O

The O
dollar O
began O
yesterday O
on O
a O
firm O
note O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
closing O
higher O
in O
late O
trade O
. O

In O
Europe B-GPE
, O
the O
dollar O
closed O
slightly O
up O
in O
a O
market O
dominated O
by O
cross O
trades O
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
gold O
for O
current O
delivery O
settled O
at O
$ O
377.80 O
an O
ounce O
, O
down O
70 O
cents O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
a O
moderate O
3.5 O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Tuesday O
, O
gold O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
376.80 O
an O
ounce O
. O

The B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
Department I-ORG
proposed O
that O
banks O
be O
required O
to O
keep O
detailed O
records O
of O
international O
wire O
transfers O
, O
which O
officials O
believe O
is O
the O
main O
vehicle O
used O
by O
drug O
traffickers O
to O
move O
billions O
of O
dollars O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

In O
recent O
testimony O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
, O
Treasury B-ORG
officials O
said O
they O
were O
considering O
the O
new O
reporting O
requirements O
, O
and O
the O
expected O
publication O
of O
the O
proposal O
in O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Register I-ORG
today O
is O
the O
first O
official O
step O
toward O
creating O
final O
regulations O
. O

The O
Treasury O
is O
still O
working O
out O
the O
details O
with O
bank O
trade O
associations O
and O
the O
other O
government O
agencies O
that O
have O
a O
hand O
in O
fighting O
money O
laundering O
. O

Among O
the O
possibilities O
the O
Treasury O
is O
considering O
are O
requirements O
that O
banks O
keep O
records O
identifying O
the O
originators O
and O
recipients O
of O
international O
wire O
transfers O
. O

Another O
suggestion O
would O
draw O
banks O
more O
directly O
into O
tracking O
down O
money O
launderers O
by O
developing O
a O
`` O
suspicious O
international O
wire O
transfer O
profile O
, O
'' O
which O
banks O
would O
use O
to O
spotlight O
questionable O
payments O
. O

But O
banks O
may O
prefer O
using O
a O
profile O
that O
targets O
selected O
transactions O
, O
rather O
than O
a O
blanket O
reporting O
requirement O
. O

Banks O
now O
are O
required O
only O
to O
report O
cash O
deposits O
or O
withdrawals O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
or O
more O
. O

But O
wire O
transfers O
from O
a O
standing O
account O
-- O
including O
those O
bigger O
than O
$ O
10,000 O
-- O
are O
n't O
reported O
. O

Officials O
believe O
this O
has O
left O
a O
gaping O
loophole O
that O
illegal O
drug O
businesses O
are O
exploiting O
. O

Authorities O
estimate O
that O
revenues O
from O
illegal O
drugs O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
total O
about O
$ O
110 O
billion O
annually O
. O

Sen. O
John O
Kerry O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mass. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
chairman O
of O
a O
Senate B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Relations I-ORG
subcommittee O
that O
oversees O
the O
issue O
of O
money O
laundering O
, O
criticized O
the O
proposal O
for O
ignoring O
wire O
transfers O
between O
foreign O
banks O
that O
are O
executed O
and O
cleared O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
wire O
systems O
. O

The B-ORG
American I-ORG
Bankers I-ORG
Association I-ORG
did O
n't O
have O
any O
comment O
on O
the O
plan O
. O

The O
proposal O
now O
enters O
a O
60 O
- O
day O
comment O
period O
, O
after O
which O
the O
Treasury O
will O
propose O
final O
regulations O
, O
followed O
by O
another O
comment O
period O
. O

Mitsui B-ORG
& O
Co. O
said O
it O
started O
a O
joint O
venture O
with O
Dae B-ORG
Woong I-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
pharmaceutical O
manufacturer O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
to O
manufacture O
antibiotic O
medicines O
. O

The O
new O
company O
is O
capitalized O
at O
about O
$ O
3.5 O
million O
. O

Mitsui O
expects O
the O
antibiotic O
products O
to O
be O
exported O
to O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
and O
Africa B-GPE
. O

It O
also O
hopes O
to O
enter O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
. O

From O
a O
reading O
of O
the O
somewhat O
scant O
English O
- O
language O
medical O
literature O
on O
RU O
- O
486 O
, O
the O
French B-NORP
abortion O
pill O
emerges O
as O
one O
of O
the O
creepiest O
concoctions O
around O
. O

This O
is O
not O
only O
because O
it O
kills O
the O
unborn O
, O
a O
job O
at O
which O
it O
actually O
is O
not O
outstandingly O
efficient O
, O
zapping O
only O
50 O
% O
to O
85 O
% O
of O
them O
depending O
on O
which O
study O
you O
read O
-LRB- O
prostaglandin O
, O
taken O
in O
conjunction O
with O
the O
pill O
, O
boosts O
the O
rate O
to O
95 O
% O
-RRB- O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
surgical O
abortion O
is O
99 O
% O
effective O
. O

Abortion O
via O
the O
pill O
is O
far O
more O
of O
an O
ordeal O
than O
conventional O
surgical O
abortion O
. O

It O
is O
time O
- O
consuming O
-LRB- O
the O
abortion O
part O
alone O
lasts O
three O
days O
, O
and O
the O
clinical O
part O
comprises O
a O
week O
's O
worth O
of O
visits O
-RRB- O
, O
bloody O
-LRB- O
one O
woman O
in O
a O
Swedish B-NORP
trial O
required O
a O
transfusion O
, O
although O
for O
most O
it O
resembles O
a O
menstrual O
period O
, O
with O
bleeding O
lasting O
an O
average O
of O
10 O
days O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
painful O
-LRB- O
many O
women O
require O
analgesic O
shots O
to O
ease O
them O
through O
-RRB- O
. O

Nausea O
and O
vomiting O
are O
other O
common O
side O
effects O
. O

Timing O
is O
of O
the O
essence O
with O
RU O
- O
486 O
. O

It O
is O
most O
effective O
taken O
about O
a O
week O
after O
a O
woman O
misses O
her O
menstrual O
period O
up O
through O
the O
seventh O
week O
of O
pregnancy O
, O
when O
it O
is O
markedly O
less O
effective O
. O

That O
is O
typically O
about O
a O
three O
- O
week O
window O
. O

So O
far O
, O
all O
the O
studies O
have O
concluded O
that O
RU O
- O
486 O
is O
`` O
safe O
. O
'' O

But O
`` O
safe O
, O
'' O
in O
the O
definition O
of O
Marie B-PERSON
Bass I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Reproductive I-ORG
Health I-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
Project I-ORG
, O
means O
`` O
there O
's O
been O
no O
evidence O
so O
far O
of O
mortality O
. O
'' O

No O
one O
has O
researched O
the O
long O
- O
term O
effects O
of O
RU O
- O
486 O
on O
a O
woman O
's O
health O
or O
fertility O
. O

The O
drug O
seems O
to O
suppress O
ovulation O
for O
three O
to O
seven O
months O
after O
it O
is O
taken O
. O

Some O
women O
clearly O
have O
no O
trouble O
eventually O
conceiving O
again O
: O
The O
studies O
have O
reported O
repeaters O
in O
their O
programs O
. O

But O
there O
are O
no O
scientific O
data O
on O
this O
question O
. O

Rather O
ominously O
, O
rabbit O
studies O
reveal O
that O
RU O
- O
486 O
can O
cause O
birth O
defects O
, O
Lancet B-ORG
, O
the O
British B-NORP
medical O
journal O
, O
reported O
in O
1987 O
. O

However O
, O
Dr. O
Etienne O
- O
Emile O
Baulieu O
, O
the O
French B-NORP
physician O
who O
invented O
RU O
- O
486 O
, O
wrote O
in O
a O
Science B-ORG
magazine O
article O
last O
month O
that O
the O
rabbit O
- O
test O
results O
could O
not O
be O
duplicated O
in O
rats O
and O
monkeys O
. O

The O
drug O
has O
a O
three O
- O
dimensional O
structure O
similar O
to O
that O
of O
DES O
, O
the O
anti-miscarriage O
drug O
that O
has O
been O
linked O
to O
cervical O
and O
vaginal O
cancer O
in O
some O
of O
the O
daughters O
of O
the O
women O
who O
took O
it O
. O

All O
the O
published O
studies O
recommend O
that O
women O
on O
whom O
the O
drug O
proves O
ineffective O
not O
carry O
the O
pregnancy O
to O
term O
but O
undergo O
a O
surgical O
abortion O
. O

A O
risk O
of O
birth O
defects O
, O
a O
sure O
source O
of O
lawsuits O
, O
is O
one O
reason O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
pharmaceutical O
industry O
is O
steering O
clear O
of O
RU O
- O
486 O
. O

One O
might O
well O
ask O
: O
Why O
bother O
with O
this O
drug O
at O
all O
? O

Some O
abortion O
advocates O
have O
been O
asking O
themselves O
this O
very O
question O
. O

RU O
- O
486 O
`` O
probably O
represents O
a O
technical O
advance O
in O
an O
area O
where O
none O
is O
needed O
, O
or O
at O
least O
not O
very O
much O
, O
'' O
said O
Phillip B-PERSON
Stubblefield I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Abortion I-ORG
Federation I-ORG
, O
at O
a O
reproductive O
health O
conference O
in O
1986 O
. O

Many O
physicians O
have O
expressed O
concern O
over O
the O
heavy O
bleeding O
, O
which O
occurs O
even O
if O
the O
drug O
fails O
to O
induce O
an O
abortion O
. O

It O
typically O
takes O
from O
eight O
to O
10 O
years O
to O
obtain O
the O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
's O
approval O
for O
a O
new O
drug O
, O
and O
the O
cost O
of O
testing O
and O
marketing O
a O
new O
drug O
can O
range O
from O
$ O
30 O
million O
to O
$ O
70 O
million O
. O

The O
Health O
and O
Human O
Services O
Department O
currently O
forbids O
the O
National O
Institutes O
of O
Health B-ORG
from O
funding O
abortion O
research O
as O
part O
of O
its O
$ O
8 O
million O
contraceptive O
program O
. O

But O
the B-ORG
Population I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
a O
37 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
, O
$ O
20 O
million O
nonprofit O
organization O
that O
has O
the O
backing O
of O
the O
Rockefeller O
and O
Mellon B-ORG
foundations O
and O
currently O
subsidizes O
most O
U.S. B-GPE
research O
on O
contraceptives O
, O
has O
recently O
been O
paying O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
studies O
of O
RU O
- O
486 O
on O
a O
license O
from O
its O
French B-NORP
developer O
, O
Roussel B-ORG
- I-ORG
Uclaf I-ORG
, O
a O
joint O
subsidiary O
of O
the O
German B-NORP
pharmaceutical O
company O
Hoechst B-ORG
and O
the O
French B-NORP
government O
. O

In O
the O
year O
since O
the O
pill O
went O
on O
the O
French B-NORP
market O
, O
the O
National O
Organization O
for O
Women O
and O
its O
offshoot O
, O
former O
NOW O
President O
Eleanor O
Smeal O
's O
Fund O
for O
a O
Feminist O
Majority O
, O
have O
been O
trying O
to O
browbeat O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
pharmaceutical O
industry O
into O
getting O
involved O
. O

-LRB- O
Its O
scare O
- O
tactic O
prediction O
: O
the O
pill O
`` O
will O
be O
available O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
either O
legally O
or O
illegally O
, O
in O
no O
more O
than O
2 O
- O
5 O
years O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

Following O
the O
feminist O
and O
population O
- O
control O
lead O
has O
been O
a O
generally O
bovine O
press O
. O

A O
June B-GPE
1988 O
article O
in O
Mother B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
magazine O
is O
typical O
of O
the O
general O
level O
of O
media O
ignorance O
. O

`` O
For O
a O
woman O
whose O
period O
is O
late O
, O
using O
RU O
- O
486 O
means O
no O
waiting O
, O
no O
walking O
past O
picket O
lines O
at O
abortion O
clinics O
, O
and O
no O
feet O
up O
in O
stirrups O
for O
surgery O
, O
'' O
burbles O
health O
writer O
Laura B-PERSON
Fraser I-PERSON
. O

`` O
It O
also O
means O
she O
will O
never O
have O
to O
know O
whether O
she O
had O
actually O
been O
pregnant O
. O
'' O

Wrong O
on O
all O
counts O
, O
Miss O
Fraser O
. O

RU O
- O
486 O
is O
being O
administered O
in O
France B-GPE
only O
under O
strict O
supervision O
in O
the O
presence O
of O
a O
doctor O
. O

-LRB- O
Roussel B-ORG
reportedly O
has O
every O
pill O
marked O
and O
accounted O
for O
to O
make O
sure O
none O
slips O
into O
the O
black O
market O
. O
-RRB- O

Thus O
, O
a O
woman O
who O
used O
RU O
- O
486 O
to O
have O
an O
abortion O
would O
have O
to O
make O
three O
trips O
to O
the O
clinic O
past O
those O
picket O
lines O
; O
an O
initial O
visit O
for O
medical O
screening O
-LRB- O
anemics O
and O
those O
with O
previous O
pregnancy O
problems O
are O
eliminated O
-RRB- O
and O
to O
take O
the O
pill O
, O
a O
second O
trip O
48 O
hours O
later O
for O
the O
prostaglandin O
, O
administered O
either O
via O
injection O
or O
vaginal O
suppository O
, O
and O
a O
third O
trip O
a O
week O
later O
to O
make O
sure O
she O
has O
completely O
aborted O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
because O
timing O
is O
so O
critical O
with O
RU O
- O
486 O
, O
she O
will O
learn O
, O
via O
a O
pelvic O
examination O
and O
ultrasound O
, O
not O
only O
that O
she O
is O
pregnant O
, O
but O
just O
how O
pregnant O
she O
is O
. O

No O
doctor O
who O
fears O
malpractice O
liability O
would O
likely O
expose O
a O
non-pregnant O
patient O
to O
the O
risk O
of O
hemorrhaging O
. O

Many O
women O
may O
even O
see O
the O
dead O
embryo O
they O
have O
expelled O
, O
a O
sight O
the O
surgical O
- O
abortion O
industry O
typically O
spares O
them O
. O

At O
seven O
weeks O
, O
an O
embryo O
is O
about O
three O
- O
fourths O
of O
an O
inch O
long O
and O
recognizably O
human O
. O

At O
the O
behest O
of O
pro-choice O
members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
, O
a O
four O
- O
year O
reauthorization O
bill O
for O
Title B-LAW
X I-LAW
federal O
family O
- O
planning O
assistance O
now O
contains O
a O
$ O
10 O
million O
grant O
for O
`` O
development O
, O
evaluation O
and O
bringing O
to O
the O
marketplace O
of O
new O
improved O
contraceptive O
devices O
, O
drugs O
and O
methods O
. O
'' O

If O
this O
passes O
-- O
a O
Senate B-ORG
version O
has O
already O
been O
cleared O
for O
a O
floor O
vote O
that O
is O
likely O
early O
next O
year O
-- O
it O
would O
put O
the O
federal O
government O
into O
the O
contraceptive O
marketing O
business O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

It O
also O
could O
put O
the O
government O
into O
the O
RU O
- O
486 O
business O
, O
which O
would O
please O
feminists O
dismayed O
at O
what O
they O
view O
as O
pusillanimity O
in O
the O
private O
- O
sector O
drug O
industry O
. O

We O
do O
not O
know O
whether O
RU O
- O
486 O
will O
be O
as O
disastrous O
as O
some O
of O
the O
earlier O
fertility O
- O
control O
methods O
released O
to O
unblinking O
, O
uncritical O
cheers O
from O
educated O
people O
who O
should O
have O
known O
better O
. O

-LRB- O
Remember O
the B-PRODUCT
Dalkon I-PRODUCT
Shield I-PRODUCT
and O
the O
early O
birth O
- O
control O
pills O
? O
-RRB- O

We O
will O
not O
know O
until O
a O
first O
generation O
of O
female O
guinea O
pigs O
-- O
all O
of O
whom O
will O
be O
more O
than O
happy O
to O
volunteer O
for O
the O
job O
-- O
has O
put O
the O
abortion O
pill O
through O
the O
clinical O
test O
of O
time O
. O

Mrs. O
Allen O
is O
a O
senior O
editor O
of O
Insight B-ORG
magazine O
. O

This O
article O
is O
adapted O
from O
one O
in O
the O
October O
American O
Spectator O
. O

Genentech B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
distributor O
of O
its O
heart O
drug O
TPA O
reached O
a O
joint O
marketing O
agreement O
with O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Hoechst B-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
which O
makes O
the O
rival O
anti-clotting O
agent O
streptokinase O
. O

The O
biotechnology O
concern O
said O
the O
agreement O
between O
its O
longtime O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
distributor O
, O
Boehringer O
- O
Ingleheim O
's O
Dr. B-ORG
Karl I-ORG
Thomae I-ORG
G.m.b.H. I-ORG
subsidiary O
, O
and O
Hoechst B-ORG
's O
Behringwerke B-ORG
subsidiary O
was O
an O
attempt O
to O
expand O
the O
market O
for O
blood O
- O
clot O
drugs O
in O
general O
. O

A O
Genentech B-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
the O
agreement O
calls O
for O
Hoechst B-ORG
to O
promote O
TPA O
for O
heart O
patients O
and O
streptokinase O
for O
other O
clot O
- O
reducing O
purposes O
. O

The B-ORG
Oakland I-ORG
Athletics I-ORG
' O
four O
- O
game O
sweep O
over O
the B-ORG
San I-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
Giants I-ORG
in O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
may O
widen O
already O
- O
sizable O
losses O
that O
the O
ABC O
network O
will O
incur O
on O
the O
current O
, O
final O
year O
of O
its O
baseball O
contract O
. O

The O
1989 O
Series O
, O
disrupted O
by O
a O
devastating O
earthquake O
and O
diminished O
in O
national O
interest O
because O
both O
teams O
came O
from O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
, O
is O
likely O
to O
end O
up O
as O
the O
lowest O
- O
rated O
Series O
of O
this O
decade O
and O
probably O
since O
the O
event O
has O
been O
broadcast O
. O

The O
first O
three O
games O
were O
seen O
by O
an O
average O
of O
only O
17 O
% O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
homes O
, O
a O
sharp O
decline O
from O
the O
23.7 O
% O
rating O
for O
last O
year O
's O
Series O
. O

A O
final O
ratings O
tally O
from O
A.C. B-ORG
Nielsen I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
is O
due O
today O
. O

The O
sweep O
by O
the O
A's O
, O
whose O
pitchers O
and O
home O
- O
run O
hitters O
dominated O
the O
injury O
- O
prone O
Giants B-ORG
, O
will O
only O
make O
things O
worse O
for O
ABC B-ORG
, O
owned O
by O
Capital O
Cities O
/ O
ABC O
Inc O
. O

The O
network O
had O
been O
expected O
to O
have O
losses O
of O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
20 O
million O
on O
baseball O
this O
year O
. O

It O
is O
n't O
clear O
how O
much O
those O
losses O
may O
widen O
because O
of O
the O
short O
Series O
. O

Had O
the O
contest O
gone O
a O
full O
seven O
games O
, O
ABC B-ORG
could O
have O
reaped O
an O
extra O
$ O
10 O
million O
in O
ad O
sales O
on O
the O
seventh O
game O
alone O
, O
compared O
with O
the O
ad O
take O
it O
would O
have O
received O
for O
regular O
prime O
- O
time O
shows O
. O

ABC B-ORG
had O
based O
its O
budget O
for O
baseball O
on O
a O
six O
- O
game O
Series O
. O

A O
network O
spokesman O
would O
n't O
comment O
, O
and O
ABC B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
officials O
declined O
to O
be O
interviewed O
. O

But O
some O
industry O
executives O
said O
ABC B-ORG
, O
in O
anticipation O
of O
a O
four O
- O
game O
sweep O
, O
limited O
its O
losses O
by O
jacking O
up O
the O
number O
of O
commercials O
it O
aired O
in O
the O
third O
and O
fourth O
games O
. O

A O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
telecast O
typically O
carries O
56 O
30 O
- O
second O
commercials O
, O
but O
by O
the O
fourth O
game O
ABC B-ORG
was O
cramming O
in O
60 O
to O
62 O
ads O
to O
generate O
extra O
revenue O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
baseball O
experience O
may O
be O
of O
interest O
to O
CBS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
next O
season O
takes O
over O
the O
broadcasting O
of O
all O
baseball O
playoffs O
in O
a O
four O
- O
year O
television O
contract O
priced O
at O
$ O
1.06 O
billion O
. O

CBS O
Sports O
President O
Neal O
Pilson O
has O
conceded O
only O
that O
CBS B-ORG
will O
have O
a O
loss O
in O
the O
first O
year O
. O

But O
other O
industry O
executives O
contend O
the O
losses O
could O
reach O
$ O
250 O
million O
over O
four O
years O
and O
could O
go O
even O
higher O
if O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
end O
in O
four O
- O
game O
romps O
. O

The O
Series O
typically O
is O
among O
the O
highest O
- O
rated O
sports O
events O
on O
television O
. O

Last O
year O
's O
series O
, O
broadcast O
by O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
NBC B-ORG
, O
was O
the O
lowest O
- O
rated O
Series O
in O
four O
years O
; O
instead O
of O
featuring O
a O
major O
East B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
team O
against O
a O
West B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
team O
, O
it O
pitted O
the B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Dodgers I-ORG
against O
the O
losing O
Oakland B-ORG
A's I-ORG
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
hurdle O
was O
even O
higher O
this O
year O
with O
two O
teams O
from O
the O
same O
area O
. O

The O
Series O
got O
off O
to O
a O
lukewarm O
start O
Oct. O
14 O
with O
a O
16.2 O
% O
rating O
; O
the O
next O
night O
it O
drew O
17.4 O
% O
of O
homes O
. O

Then O
came O
the O
earthquake O
and O
a O
damaging O
delay O
of O
11 O
days O
. O

Some O
people O
had O
hoped O
ABC B-ORG
's O
ratings O
would O
go O
up O
because O
of O
the O
intense O
focus O
on O
the O
event O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
earthquake O
. O

An O
analyst O
's O
opinion O
to O
that O
effect O
even O
sent O
Capital O
Cities O
/ O
ABC B-ORG
shares O
soaring O
two O
weeks O
ago O
. O

But O
interest O
instead O
decreased O
. O

The O
third O
game O
, O
last O
Friday O
night O
, O
drew O
a O
disappointing O
17.5 O
rating O
. O

Foothills B-ORG
Pipe I-ORG
Lines I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
filed O
an O
application O
with O
Canadian B-NORP
regulators O
to O
build O
a O
4.4 O
billion O
Canadian B-NORP
dollar O
-LRB- O
US$ O
3.74 O
billion O
-RRB- O
pipeline O
to O
transport O
natural O
gas O
from O
Canada B-GPE
's O
Arctic B-LOC
to O
U.S. B-GPE
markets O
beginning O
in O

The O
application O
by O
Foothills B-ORG
, O
owned O
by O
Calgary B-GPE
- O
based O
Nova B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Alberta B-GPE
and O
Westcoast B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Vancouver B-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
, O
is O
expected O
to O
kick O
off O
what O
could O
be O
a O
contentious O
battle O
for O
the O
right O
to O
transport O
vast O
quantities O
of O
gas O
to O
southern O
markets O
from O
still O
- O
undeveloped O
fields O
in O
Canada B-GPE
's O
Mackenzie B-LOC
River I-LOC
delta O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
pre-emptive O
strike O
by O
Foothills B-ORG
, O
'' O
said O
Rick B-PERSON
Hillary I-PERSON
, O
natural O
gas O
manager O
of O
the O
Calgary B-GPE
- O
based O
Independent O
Petroleum O
Association O
of O
Canada B-GPE
, O
an O
industry O
group O
. O

`` O
Foothills O
wants O
to O
make O
it O
clear O
to O
other O
pipeline O
companies O
that O
it O
's O
on O
first O
insofar O
as O
transporting O
gas O
from O
the O
Arctic O
to O
southern O
markets O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Hillary O
said O
. O

At O
least O
two O
rival O
applications O
are O
expected O
to O
emerge O
in O
coming O
months O
, O
including O
one O
from O
TransCanada B-ORG
PipeLines I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
Canada B-GPE
's O
largest O
natural O
gas O
pipeline O
operator O
. O

Another O
is O
expected O
from O
a O
consortium O
of O
oil O
and O
gas O
producers O
who O
won O
conditional O
approval O
this O
month O
from O
Canada B-GPE
's O
National B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Board I-ORG
to O
export O
about O
9.2 O
trillion O
cubic O
feet O
of O
Mackenzie O
delta O
gas O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
starting O
in O
1996 O
. O

The O
producers O
include O
Shell B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Royal O
Dutch O
/ O
Shell O
Group O
; O
Esso B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Imperial B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
71%-owned O
by O
Exxon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
; O
and O
Gulf B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Olympia O
& O
York O
Developments O
Ltd O
. O

`` O
The O
-LCB- O
National B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Board I-ORG
-RCB- O
approval O
of O
the O
exports O
just O
waved O
the O
starting O
flag O
for O
the O
next O
stage O
, O
the O
rush O
to O
build O
facilities O
to O
transport O
the O
gas O
, O
'' O
said O
Bill B-PERSON
Koerner I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
Brady B-PERSON
& O
Berliner O
, O
a O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
law O
firm O
. O

Foothills B-ORG
' O
main O
rival O
to O
build O
a O
Mackenzie B-LOC
Delta I-LOC
pipeline O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
TransCanada B-ORG
PipeLines I-ORG
. O

The O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
company O
, O
together O
with O
Tenneco B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Houston B-GPE
, O
has O
had O
an O
incomplete O
proposal O
filed O
with O
Canadian B-NORP
regulators O
since O
1984 O
that O
it O
is O
now O
updating O
. O

Like O
Foothills B-ORG
, O
TransCanada B-ORG
's O
Polar B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
consortium O
plans O
to O
build O
a O
pipeline O
directly O
south O
from O
the O
Mackenzie O
River O
delta O
in O
Canada B-GPE
's O
western O
Arctic B-LOC
with O
an O
initial O
capacity O
to O
transport O
1.2 O
billion O
cubic O
feet O
of O
gas O
daily O
. O

Industry O
sources O
said O
they O
expect O
a O
fierce O
battle O
to O
emerge O
between O
TransCanada B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
a O
monopoly O
on O
Canadian B-NORP
gas O
transportation O
east O
of O
Alberta B-GPE
, O
and O
Nova B-ORG
and O
Westcoast B-ORG
, O
which O
control O
the O
pipelines O
within O
and O
running O
west O
of O
Alberta B-GPE
, O
respectively O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
virgin O
territory O
, O
unclaimed O
, O
and O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
nasty O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
observer O
, O
who O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
named O
. O

`` O
Neither O
is O
going O
to O
back O
down O
easily O
. O
'' O

TransCanada B-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
Foothills O
application O
. O

But O
last O
week O
Gerald B-PERSON
Maier I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
TransCanada B-ORG
, O
said O
the O
company O
`` O
intends O
to O
be O
a O
party O
to O
any O
transportation O
system O
that O
goes O
up O
there O
'' O
and O
that O
it O
would O
consider O
joint O
ventures O
with O
other O
players O
to O
ensure O
it O
has O
a O
role O
. O

A O
number O
of O
issues O
still O
need O
to O
be O
resolved O
before O
Canadian B-NORP
regulators O
give O
any O
project O
the O
final O
go O
- O
ahead O
. O

First O
, O
the O
price O
of O
natural O
gas O
will O
have O
to O
almost O
double O
. O

Kent B-PERSON
Jesperson I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Foothills B-ORG
, O
said O
the O
company O
believes O
the O
project O
would O
be O
viable O
if O
gas O
prices O
reach O
US$ O
3.25 O
a O
thousand O
cubic O
feet O
by O
1995 O
, O
in O
current O
dollars O
, O
up O
from O
a O
current O
spot O
price O
of O
about O
US$ O
1.50 O
. O

Mr. O
Jesperson O
's O
US$ O
3.25 O
estimate O
is O
somewhat O
below O
the O
$ O
3.39 O
floor O
price O
that O
Calgary B-GPE
- O
based O
consulting O
firm O
Paul O
Ziff O
& O
Co. O
recently O
said O
would O
be O
needed O
for O
Mackenzie O
delta O
gas O
producers O
to O
see O
a O
return O
on O
their O
investment O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
gas O
buyers O
must O
also O
decide O
whether O
they O
want O
to O
enter O
firm O
contracts O
for O
Mackenzie O
delta O
gas O
or O
develop O
Alaskan O
reserves O
in O
the O
Prudhoe O
Bay O
area O
first O
, O
a O
project O
that O
has O
been O
on O
hold O
for O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Pierce I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Foothills B-ORG
, O
said O
it O
's O
too O
early O
to O
say O
whether O
Alaskan O
or O
Mackenzie B-LOC
delta O
gas O
would O
flow O
to O
market O
first O
. O

But O
Foothills B-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
seek O
regulatory O
approval O
to O
build O
an O
alternative O
line O
, O
the O
Alaska O
Natural O
Gas O
Transportation O
System O
further O
north O
toward O
Alaska B-GPE
. O

If O
that O
option O
is O
favored O
by O
gas O
buyers O
and O
regulators O
, O
Foothills B-ORG
said O
it O
would O
build O
another O
smaller O
pipeline O
connecting O
Mackenzie B-LOC
Delta I-LOC
reserves O
to O
the O
Alaska B-GPE
mainline O
. O

It O
's O
also O
likely O
that O
regulators O
will O
try O
to O
forge O
some O
kind O
of O
consensus O
between O
the O
would O
- O
be O
pipeline O
builders O
before O
undertaking O
any O
hearings O
into O
rival O
projects O
. O

Douglas B-PERSON
Stoneman I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
Shell B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
noted O
that O
producers O
would O
prefer O
to O
avoid O
hearings O
into O
competing O
proposals O
that O
would O
lengthen O
the O
regulatory O
review O
process O
and O
bog O
down O
development O
. O

Interprovincial B-ORG
Pipe I-ORG
Line I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
an O
oil O
pipeline O
operator O
rumored O
to O
be O
mulling O
a O
gas O
pipeline O
proposal O
of O
its O
own O
, O
said O
that O
is O
n't O
in O
the O
cards O
. O

Instead O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
Haskayne I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Interprovincial B-ORG
's O
Calgary B-GPE
- O
based O
parent O
, O
Interhome B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
company O
would O
prefer O
to O
work O
with O
other O
`` O
interested O
parties O
'' O
on O
a O
joint O
proposal O
. O

As O
for O
Foothills B-ORG
' O
pre-emptive O
bid O
, O
Mr. O
Haskayne O
said O
, O
`` O
If O
they O
think O
it O
gives O
them O
some O
kind O
of O
priority O
position O
, O
well O
, O
that O
's O
their O
strategy O
. O

James B-ORG
River I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Richmond B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
acquired O
the O
tissue O
operations O
of O
Buhrmann B-ORG
- I-ORG
Tetterode I-ORG
N.V. I-ORG
of O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
for O
about O
$ O
77 O
million O
. O

The O
Dutch B-NORP
unit O
, O
known O
as O
Celtona B-ORG
B.V. I-ORG
, O
is O
a O
leading O
maker O
of O
consumer O
and O
away O
- O
from O
- O
home O
tissue O
products O
for O
the O
Benelux B-GPE
region O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
acquisition O
includes O
production O
assets O
of O
Invercon B-ORG
Papermils I-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
household O
tissue O
products O
for O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
and O
Ireland B-GPE
. O

The O
combined O
operations O
had O
1988 O
revenue O
of O
about O
$ O
100 O
million O
. O

James B-ORG
River I-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
pulp O
, O
paper O
and O
plastic O
products O
, O
already O
has O
interests O
in O
tissue O
businesses O
in O
France B-GPE
, O
Spain B-GPE
, O
Italy B-GPE
and O
Turkey B-GPE
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
plans O
to O
form O
European B-NORP
ventures O
with O
Italian B-NORP
and O
Finnish B-NORP
companies O
. O

The O
Celtona O
operations O
would O
become O
part O
of O
those O
ventures O
. O

Private O
housing O
starts O
in O
Japan B-GPE
were O
unchanged O
in O
September O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
at O
144,610 O
units O
, O
the B-ORG
Construction I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
flat O
report O
followed O
a O
four O
- O
month O
string O
of O
declines O
. O

The O
down O
trend O
was O
partly O
the O
result O
of O
tighter O
credit O
sparked O
by O
a O
discount O
rate O
increase O
by O
the O
Bank O
of O
Japan B-GPE
in O
May O
. O

The O
central O
bank O
also O
unexpectedly O
raised O
the O
base O
rate O
by O
half O
a O
percentage O
point O
to O
3.75 O
% O
Oct. O
11 O
as O
part O
of O
an O
inflation O
- O
fighting O
move O
that O
indirectly O
increases O
interest O
rates O
charged O
on O
new O
home O
construction O
loans O
. O

It O
can O
be O
hoped O
that O
Spanish B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Felipe O
Gonzalez O
will O
draw O
the O
right O
conclusion O
from O
his O
narrow O
election O
victory O
Sunday O
. O

A O
strong O
challenge O
from O
the O
far O
left O
, O
the O
Communist O
coalition O
Izquierda B-ORG
Unida I-ORG
, O
failed O
to O
topple O
him O
. O

He O
should O
consider O
his O
victory O
a O
mandate O
to O
continue O
his O
growth O
- O
oriented O
economic O
reforms O
and O
not O
a O
demand O
that O
he O
move O
further O
left O
. O

If O
he O
follows O
the O
correct O
path O
, O
he O
may O
be O
able O
to O
look O
back O
on O
this O
election O
as O
the O
high O
- O
water O
mark O
of O
far O
- O
left O
opposition O
. O

The O
far O
left O
had O
some O
good O
issues O
even O
if O
it O
did O
not O
have O
good O
programs O
for O
dealing O
with O
them O
. O

It O
could O
point O
to O
plenty O
of O
ailments O
that O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
economic O
rejuvenation O
so O
far O
has O
failed O
to O
cure O
. O

Unemployment O
still O
is O
officially O
recorded O
at O
16.5 O
% O
, O
the O
highest O
rate O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
although O
actual O
joblessness O
may O
be O
lower O
. O

Housing O
is O
scarce O
and O
public O
services O
-- O
the O
court O
system O
, O
schools O
, O
mail O
service O
, O
telephone O
network O
and O
the O
highways O
-- O
are O
in O
disgraceful O
condition O
. O

Large O
pockets O
of O
poverty O
still O
exist O
. O

The O
left O
also O
is O
critical O
of O
the O
style O
of O
the O
Socialist O
government O
-- O
a O
remarkable O
parallel O
to O
the O
situation O
in O
Britain B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Gonzalez O
and O
his O
colleagues O
, O
particularly O
the O
finance O
minister O
, O
Carlos B-PERSON
Solchaga I-PERSON
, O
are O
charged O
with O
having O
abandoned O
their O
socialist O
principles O
and O
with O
having O
become O
arrogant O
elitists O
who O
refuse O
even O
to O
go O
on O
television O
-LRB- O
controlled O
by O
the O
state O
-RRB- O
to O
face O
their O
accusers O
. O

In O
response O
to O
this O
, O
the O
Socialist O
prime O
minister O
has O
simply O
cited O
his O
free O
- O
market O
accomplishments O
. O

They O
are O
very O
considerable O
: O
Since O
1986 O
, O
when O
Spain B-GPE
joined O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
, O
its O
gross O
domestic O
product O
has O
grown O
at O
an O
annual O
average O
of O
4.6 O
% O
-- O
the O
fastest O
in O
the O
EC O
. O

In O
that O
time O
more O
than O
1.2 O
million O
jobs O
have O
been O
created O
and O
the O
official O
jobless O
rate O
has O
been O
pushed O
below O
17 O
% O
from O
21 O
% O
. O

A O
14 O
% O
inflation O
rate O
dropped O
below O
5 O
% O
. O

Net O
foreign O
investment O
through O
August O
this O
year O
has O
been O
running O
at O
a O
pace O
of O
$ O
12.5 O
billion O
, O
about O
double O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
rate O
. O

Mr. O
Gonzalez O
also O
has O
split O
with O
the O
left O
in O
reaffirming O
Spain B-GPE
's O
NATO B-ORG
commitment O
and O
in O
renewing O
a O
defense O
treaty O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Gonzalez O
is O
not O
quite O
a O
closet O
supply O
- O
side O
revolutionary O
, O
however O
. O

He O
did O
not O
go O
as O
far O
as O
he O
could O
have O
in O
tax O
reductions O
; O
indeed O
he O
combined O
them O
with O
increases O
in O
indirect O
taxes O
. O

Yet O
the O
best O
the O
far O
- O
left O
could O
do O
was O
not O
enough O
to O
deter O
the O
biggest O
voting O
bloc O
-- O
nearly O
40 O
% O
-- O
from O
endorsing O
the O
direction O
Spain B-GPE
is O
taking O
. O

Now O
he O
can O
go O
further O
. O

He O
should O
do O
more O
to O
reduce O
tax O
rates O
on O
wealth O
and O
income O
, O
in O
recognition O
of O
the O
fact O
that O
those O
cuts O
yield O
higher O
, O
not O
lower O
, O
revenues O
. O

He O
could O
do O
more O
to O
cut O
public O
subsidies O
and O
transfers O
, O
thus O
making O
funds O
available O
for O
public O
services O
starved O
of O
money O
for O
six O
years O
. O

The O
voters O
delivered O
Mr. O
Gonzalez O
a O
third O
mandate O
for O
his O
successes O
. O

They O
, O
as O
well O
as O
numerous O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
and O
East O
European B-NORP
countries O
that O
hope O
to O
adopt O
elements O
of O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
model O
, O
are O
supporting O
the O
direction O
Spain B-GPE
is O
taking O
. O

It O
would O
be O
sad O
for O
Mr. O
Gonzalez O
to O
abandon O
them O
to O
appease O
his O
foes O
. O

The B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
let O
stand O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
court O
's O
ruling O
that O
the O
manufacturers O
of O
a O
drug O
once O
used O
to O
prevent O
miscarriages O
must O
share O
liability O
for O
injuries O
or O
deaths O
when O
the O
maker O
of O
an O
individual O
dose O
is O
unknown O
. O

The O
high O
court O
's O
action O
, O
refusing O
to O
hear O
appeals O
by O
several O
drug O
companies O
, O
is O
likely O
to O
have O
a O
significant O
impact O
at O
several O
levels O
. O

The O
most O
immediate O
effect O
is O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
where O
former O
manufacturers O
of O
the O
anti-miscarriage O
drug O
DES O
-- O
the O
synthetic O
female O
hormone O
diethylstilbestrol O
-- O
face O
the O
prospect O
of O
shared O
liability O
for O
damages O
in O
many O
of O
the O
700 O
to O
1,000 O
DES O
lawsuits O
pending O
in O
that O
state O
. O

The O
lawsuits O
stemmed O
from O
the O
development O
of O
cancer O
and O
other O
problems O
in O
the O
daughters O
of O
women O
who O
took O
the O
drug O
. O

On O
a O
broader O
scale O
, O
the O
ruling O
could O
encourage O
other O
states O
' O
courts O
to O
adopt O
the O
logic O
of O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
court O
, O
not O
only O
in O
DES O
cases O
but O
in O
other O
product O
- O
related O
lawsuits O
, O
as O
well O
. O

The O
New O
York O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
ruling O
parallels O
a O
1980 O
decision O
by O
the B-ORG
California I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
requiring O
shared O
liability O
among O
manufacturers O
for O
injuries O
when O
it O
ca O
n't O
be O
determined O
which O
company O
is O
at O
fault O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Rheingold I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
lawyer O
who O
represents O
DES O
victims O
, O
said O
that O
before O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
ruling O
, O
only O
the O
states O
of O
Washington B-GPE
and O
Wisconsin B-GPE
had O
followed O
the O
California B-GPE
decision O
. O

Now O
that O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
decision O
has O
been O
left O
intact O
, O
other O
states O
may O
follow O
suit O
. O

`` O
Generally O
, O
when O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
California B-GPE
go O
one O
way O
, O
it O
has O
a O
tremendous O
influence O
on O
other O
states O
, O
especially O
small O
ones O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Rheingold O
. O

The O
high O
court O
refused O
to O
hear O
appeals O
by O
Rexall B-ORG
Drug I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
went O
out O
of O
business O
in O
1987 O
and O
was O
taken O
over O
by O
RXDC B-ORG
Liquidating I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
; O
E.R. O
Squibb O
& O
Sons O
Inc. O
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Squibb B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
; O
and O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

The O
appeals O
involved O
DES O
, O
which O
was O
approved O
by O
the O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
for O
use O
from O
the O
1940s O
until O
1971 O
to O
prevent O
miscarriages O
during O
pregnancy O
. O

In O
1971 O
, O
the O
FDA O
banned O
the O
use O
of O
DES O
after O
studies O
linked O
it O
to O
cancer O
and O
other O
problems O
in O
daughters O
of O
women O
who O
took O
the O
drug O
. O

Lawsuits O
over O
the O
harm O
caused O
by O
DES O
have O
flooded O
federal O
and O
state O
courts O
in O
the O
past O
decade O
. O

In O
many O
cases O
, O
the O
lawsuit O
was O
filed O
long O
after O
the O
drug O
was O
used O
-- O
the O
cancer O
in O
the O
daughters O
was O
typically O
not O
detected O
for O
years O
-- O
and O
there O
is O
no O
way O
to O
prove O
which O
of O
several O
companies O
manufactured O
the O
doses O
consumed O
by O
certain O
women O
. O

Under O
traditional O
legal O
theories O
, O
inability O
to O
prove O
which O
company O
manufactured O
a O
drug O
that O
caused O
an O
injury O
or O
death O
would O
lead O
to O
the O
lawsuit O
being O
dismissed O
. O

But O
in O
its O
ruling O
last O
April O
, O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
court O
said O
that O
all O
producers O
of O
the O
anti-miscarriage O
drug O
should O
share O
liability O
when O
the O
manufacturer O
of O
a O
specific O
dose O
ca O
n't O
be O
determined O
. O

Each O
company O
's O
share O
of O
liability O
would O
be O
based O
on O
their O
share O
of O
the O
national O
DES O
market O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
court O
also O
upheld O
a O
state O
law O
, O
passed O
in O
1986 O
, O
extending O
for O
one O
year O
the O
statute O
of O
limitations O
on O
filing O
DES O
lawsuits O
. O

The O
effect O
is O
that O
lawsuits O
that O
might O
have O
been O
barred O
because O
they O
were O
filed O
too O
late O
could O
proceed O
because O
of O
the O
one O
- O
year O
extension O
. O

-LRB- O
Rexall B-ORG
Drug I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
vs. O
Tigue B-ORG
; O
E.R. O
Squibb O
& O
Sons O
Inc. O
vs. O
Hymowitz B-ORG
, O
and O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
& O
Co. O
vs. O
Hymowitz B-ORG
-RRB- O

Government O
Contractors O

Last O
year O
, O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
defined O
when O
companies O
, O
such O
as O
military O
contractors O
, O
may O
defend O
themselves O
against O
lawsuits O
for O
deaths O
or O
injuries O
by O
asserting O
that O
they O
were O
simply O
following O
specifications O
of O
a O
federal O
government O
contract O
. O

In O
that O
decision O
, O
the O
high O
court O
said O
a O
company O
must O
prove O
that O
the O
government O
approved O
precise O
specifications O
for O
the O
contract O
, O
that O
those O
specifications O
were O
met O
and O
that O
the O
government O
was O
warned O
of O
any O
dangers O
in O
use O
of O
the O
equipment O
. O

But O
last O
February O
, O
a O
federal O
appeals O
court O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
upheld O
a O
damage O
award O
against O
General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
, O
rejecting O
the O
company O
's O
use O
of O
the O
government O
contractor O
defense O
. O

The O
appeals O
court O
said O
the O
defense O
is O
valid O
only O
if O
federal O
officials O
did O
more O
than O
rubber O
stamp O
a O
company O
's O
design O
or O
plans O
and O
engaged O
in O
a O
`` O
substantive O
review O
and O
evaluation O
'' O
on O
a O
par O
with O
a O
policy O
decision O
. O

General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
appealed O
to O
the O
high O
court O
, O
backed O
by O
numerous O
business O
trade O
groups O
, O
arguing O
that O
the O
appeals O
court O
definition O
restricts O
the O
defense O
too O
severely O
. O

General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
was O
sued O
by O
the O
families O
of O
five O
Navy B-ORG
divers O
who O
were O
killed O
in O
1982 O
after O
they O
re-entered O
a O
submarine O
through O
a O
diving O
chamber O
. O

The O
accident O
was O
caused O
by O
faulty O
operation O
of O
a O
valve O
. O

A O
federal O
district O
court O
awarded O
damages O
to O
the O
families O
and O
the O
appeals O
court O
affirmed O
the O
award O
. O

-LRB- O
General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
vs. O
Trevino B-PERSON

Court O
in O
Brief O

In O
other O
action O
yesterday O
, O
the O
high O
court O
: O

-- O
Let O
stand O
the O
mail O
fraud O
and O
conspiracy O
conviction O
of O
John B-PERSON
Lavery I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
vice O
president O
of O
Beech B-ORG
- I-ORG
Nut I-ORG
Nutrition I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Nestle B-ORG
S.A I-ORG
. O

The O
conviction O
stemmed O
from O
federal O
charges O
of O
consumer O
fraud O
for O
sale O
of O
phony O
infant O
apple O
juice O
between O
1978 O
and O
1983 O
. O

-LRB- O
Lavery B-PERSON
vs. O
U.S. B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

-- O
Left O
intact O
an O
award O
of O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
in O
damages O
against O
Dow B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
the O
death O
of O
an O
Oregon B-GPE
man O
from O
exposure O
to O
Agent O
Orange O
. O

The O
award O
was O
made O
by O
a O
federal O
court O
to O
the O
widow O
of O
a O
U.S. B-ORG
Forest I-ORG
Service I-ORG
employee O
who O
contracted O
Hodgkin O
's O
disease O
after O
using O
herbicides O
containing O
Agent O
Orange O
in O
a O
weed O
- O
killing O
program O
. O

So O
- O
called O
cross-border O
acquisitions O
totaled O
$ O
23.1 O
billion O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
down O
from O
$ O
33.6 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
according O
to O
the O
accounting O
firm O
KPMG B-ORG
Peat I-ORG
Marwick I-ORG
. O

In O
a O
cross-border O
transaction O
, O
the O
buyer O
is O
in O
a O
different O
region O
of O
the O
globe O
from O
the O
target O
. O

Such O
transactions O
numbered O
670 O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
up O
from O
527 O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

However O
, O
the O
total O
value O
declined O
for O
deals O
of O
$ O
100 O
million O
and O
up O
. O

The O
downturn O
in O
total O
value O
may O
be O
only O
temporary O
, O
suggested O
Herb B-PERSON
Adler I-PERSON
, O
a O
KPMG B-ORG
Peat I-ORG
Marwick I-ORG
partner O
. O

He O
explained O
, O
in O
part O
, O
that O
restructuring O
to O
prepare O
for O
the O
Common O
Market O
expansion O
due O
in O
1992 O
`` O
has O
become O
more O
of O
a O
strategic O
priority O
, O
both O
for O
companies O
inside O
and O
outside O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
. O
'' O

In O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
middle O
- O
market O
cross-border O
transactions O
-- O
deals O
under O
$ O
100 O
million O
each O
-- O
numbered O
619 O
and O
totaled O
$ O
6 O
billion O
, O
compared O
with O
478 O
such O
transactions O
totaling O
$ O
4.9 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the O
firm O
said O
. O

Large O
cross-border O
deals O
numbered O
51 O
and O
totaled O
$ O
17.1 O
billion O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
the O
firm O
added O
. O

That O
compared O
with O
49 O
such O
transactions O
totaling O
$ O
28.7 O
billion O
as O
year O
earlier O
. O

USG B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
agreed O
to O
sell O
its O
headquarters O
building O
here O
to O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
Toronto B-GPE
, O
and O
will O
lease O
the O
19 O
- O
story O
facility O
until O
it O
moves O
to O
a O
new O
quarters O
in O
1992 O
. O

The O
building O
- O
materials O
concern O
did O
n't O
disclose O
terms O
of O
the O
sale O
, O
which O
will O
close O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
next O
year O
. O

Proceeds O
from O
the O
planned O
sale O
of O
the O
250,000 O
- O
square O
- O
foot O
building O
`` O
will O
help O
reduce O
the O
debt O
incurred O
as O
a O
result O
of O
our O
July O
1988 O
recapitalization O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
USG B-ORG
official O
. O

The O
recently O
revived O
enthusiasm O
among O
small O
investors O
for O
stock O
mutual O
funds O
has O
been O
damped O
by O
a O
jittery O
stock O
market O
and O
the O
tumult O
over O
program O
trading O
. O

After O
hitting O
two O
- O
year O
highs O
this O
summer O
, O
net O
sales O
of O
stock O
funds O
slowed O
in O
September O
, O
according O
to O
the B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Company I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
a O
trade O
group O
. O

The O
sales O
recovery O
screeched O
to O
a O
halt O
this O
month O
, O
some O
analysts O
say O
. O

`` O
Confidence O
was O
starting O
to O
come O
back O
because O
we O
did O
n't O
have O
wildly O
volatile O
days O
, O
'' O
says O
Tyler B-PERSON
Jenks I-PERSON
, O
research O
director O
for O
Kanon O
Bloch O
Carre O
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
Boston B-GPE
research O
firm O
. O

`` O
Now O
everything O
'' O
-- O
such O
as O
program O
trading O
and O
wide O
stock O
market O
swings O
-- O
`` O
that O
everyone O
had O
pushed O
back O
in O
their O
consciousness O
is O
just O
sitting O
right O
there O
. O
'' O

Net O
sales O
of O
stock O
funds O
in O
September O
totaled O
$ O
839.4 O
million O
, O
down O
from O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
in O
August O
, O
the O
institute O
said O
. O

But O
if O
reinvested O
dividends O
are O
excluded O
, O
investors O
put O
in O
only O
$ O
340 O
million O
more O
than O
they O
pulled O
out O
for O
the O
month O
. O

October O
's O
numbers O
, O
which O
wo O
n't O
be O
released O
for O
a O
month O
, O
are O
down O
further O
, O
mutual O
fund O
executives O
say O
. O

Investors O
in O
stock O
funds O
did O
n't O
panic O
the O
weekend O
after O
mid-October O
's O
190 O
- O
point O
market O
plunge O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
those O
who O
left O
stock O
funds O
simply O
switched O
into O
money O
market O
funds O
. O

And O
some O
fund O
groups O
said O
investors O
actually O
became O
net O
buyers O
. O

But O
the O
stock O
market O
swings O
have O
continued O
. O

The O
recent O
outcry O
over O
program O
trading O
will O
cast O
a O
pall O
over O
the O
stock O
- O
fund O
environment O
in O
the O
coming O
months O
, O
some O
analysts O
say O
. O

`` O
The O
public O
is O
very O
close O
to O
having O
had O
it O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Jenks O
says O
. O

Investors O
pulled O
back O
from O
bond O
funds O
in O
September O
, O
too O
. O

Net O
sales O
of O
bond O
funds O
for O
the O
month O
totaled O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
, O
down O
two O
- O
thirds O
from O
$ O
3.1 O
billion O
in O
August O
. O

The O
major O
reason O
: O
heavy O
outflows O
from O
high O
- O
risk O
, O
high O
- O
yield O
junk O
bond O
funds O
. O

Big O
withdrawals O
from O
the O
junk O
funds O
have O
continued O
this O
month O
. O

Overall O
, O
net O
sales O
of O
all O
mutual O
funds O
, O
excluding O
money O
market O
funds O
, O
fell O
to O
$ O
1.9 O
billion O
in O
September O
from O
$ O
4.2 O
billion O
in O
August O
, O
the O
trade O
group O
said O
. O

`` O
Small O
net O
inflows O
into O
stock O
and O
bond O
funds O
were O
offset O
by O
slight O
declines O
in O
the O
value O
of O
mutual O
fund O
stock O
and O
bond O
portfolios O
'' O
stemming O
from O
falling O
prices O
, O
said O
Jacob B-PERSON
Dreyer I-PERSON
, O
the O
institute O
's O
chief O
economist O
. O

Many O
small O
investors O
went O
for O
the O
safety O
of O
money O
market O
funds O
. O

Assets O
of O
these O
and O
other O
short O
- O
term O
funds O
surged O
more O
than O
$ O
5 O
billion O
in O
September O
, O
the O
institute O
said O
. O

Analysts O
say O
additional O
investors O
transferred O
their O
assets O
into O
money O
funds O
this O
month O
. O

At O
Fidelity B-ORG
Investments I-ORG
, O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
fund O
group O
, O
money O
funds O
continue O
to O
draw O
the O
most O
business O
, O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Hines I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
, O
marketing O
. O

In O
October O
, O
net O
sales O
of O
stock O
funds O
at O
Fidelity B-ORG
dropped O
sharply O
, O
Mr. O
Hines O
said O
. O

But O
he O
emphasized O
that O
new O
accounts O
, O
new O
sales O
, O
inquiries O
and O
subsequent O
sales O
of O
stock O
funds O
are O
all O
up O
this O
month O
from O
September O
's O
level O
. O

Investor O
interest O
in O
stock O
funds O
`` O
has O
n't O
stalled O
at O
all O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Hines O
maintains O
. O

He O
notes O
that O
most O
of O
the O
net O
sales O
drop O
stemmed O
from O
a O
three O
- O
day O
period O
following O
the O
Friday O
the O
13th O
plunge O
. O

`` O
If O
that O
follows O
through O
next O
month O
, O
then O
it O
will O
be O
a O
different O
story O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

But O
, O
Mr. O
Hines O
adds O
, O
sales O
`` O
based O
on O
a O
few O
days O
' O
events O
do O
n't O
tell O
you O
much O
about O
October O
's O
trends O
. O
'' O

One O
trend O
that O
continues O
is O
growth O
in O
the O
money O
invested O
in O
funds O
. O

Buoyed O
by O
the O
continued O
inflows O
into O
money O
funds O
, O
assets O
of O
all O
mutual O
funds O
swelled O
to O
a O
record O
$ O
953.8 O
billion O
in O
September O
, O
up O
fractionally O
from O
$ O
949.3 O
billion O
in O
August O
. O

Stock O
- O
fund O
managers O
, O
meantime O
, O
went O
into O
October O
with O
less O
cash O
on O
hand O
than O
they O
held O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

These O
managers O
held O
9.8 O
% O
of O
assets O
in O
cash O
at O
the O
end O
of O
September O
, O
down O
from O
10.2 O
% O
in O
August O
and O
10.6 O
% O
in O
September O
1988 O
. O

Large O
cash O
positions O
help O
buffer O
funds O
from O
market O
declines O
but O
can O
cut O
down O
on O
gains O
in O
rising O
markets O
. O

Managers O
of O
junk O
funds O
were O
bolstering O
their O
cash O
hoards O
after O
the O
September O
cash O
crunch O
at O
Campeau B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Junk O
- O
portfolio O
managers O
raised O
their O
cash O
position O
to O
9.4 O
% O
of O
assets O
in O
September O
from O
8.3 O
% O
in O
August O
. O

In O
September O
1988 O
, O
that O
level O
was O
9.5 O
% O
. O

Investors O
in O
all O
funds O
will O
seek O
safety O
in O
the O
coming O
months O
, O
some O
analysts O
say O
. O

Among O
stock O
funds O
, O
the O
conservative O
growth O
- O
and O
- O
income O
portfolios O
probably O
will O
remain O
popular O
, O
fund O
specialists O
say O
. O

`` O
There O
will O
be O
a O
continuation O
and O
possibly O
greater O
focus O
on O
conservative O
equity O
funds O
, O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
growth O
and O
aggressive O
growth O
funds O
, O
'' O
says O
Avi B-PERSON
Nachmany I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Strategic B-ORG
Insight I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
fund O
- O
research O
concern O
. O

EAST O
GERMANS O
RALLIED O
in O
three O
cities O
to O
demand O
democratic O
freedoms O
. O

As O
the O
country O
's O
new O
leader O
, O
Egon B-PERSON
Krenz I-PERSON
, O
prepared O
to O
travel O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
today O
for O
talks O
with O
Soviet B-NORP
leader O
Gorbachev B-GPE
, O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
East B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
massed O
in O
the O
streets O
of O
Leipzig B-GPE
, O
Halle B-GPE
and O
Schwerin B-GPE
to O
call O
for O
internal O
freedoms O
and O
the O
legalization O
of O
the O
New O
Forum O
opposition O
group O
. O

Krenz B-PERSON
, O
however O
, O
vowed O
to O
preserve O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
's O
hold O
on O
political O
power O
and O
said O
East O
Germans B-NORP
should O
n't O
destabilize O
the O
nation O
with O
unrealistic O
demands O
. O

Communist O
officials O
this O
month O
have O
faced O
nearly O
daily O
pro-democracy O
protests O
, O
accompanied O
by O
the O
flight O
to O
the O
West O
by O
thousands O
of O
East O
Germans B-NORP
. O

Soviet B-NORP
police O
clashed O
with O
demonstrators O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
following O
a O
candlelight O
vigil O
around O
the O
KGB O
's O
Lubyanka B-FAC
headquarters O
in O
memory O
of O
those O
persecuted O
under O
Stalin B-PERSON
. O

More O
than O
1,000 O
Muscovites O
attended O
the O
service O
. O

A O
splinter O
group O
demonstrated O
in O
Pushkin B-FAC
Square I-FAC
, O
where O
the O
police O
clubbed O
and O
detained O
a O
number O
of O
protesters O
. O

Police O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
dispersed O
about O
1,000 O
ethnic O
Albanians B-NORP
who O
were O
protesting O
the O
trial O
of O
the O
former O
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
chief O
of O
the O
southern O
province O
of O
Kosovo B-GPE
. O

Azem B-PERSON
Vlasi I-PERSON
and O
14 O
others O
are O
accused O
of O
inciting O
riots O
and O
strikes O
and O
opposing O
constitutional O
limits O
to O
Kosovo B-GPE
's O
autonomy O
. O

If O
convicted O
, O
they O
could O
be O
sentenced O
to O
death O
. O

A O
court O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
sentenced O
a O
Palestinian O
to O
16 O
life O
terms O
for O
forcing O
a O
bus O
off O
a O
cliff O
July O
6 O
, O
killing O
16 O
people O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
radio O
reported O
. O

He O
also O
received O
20 O
- O
year O
sentences O
for O
each O
of O
the O
24 O
passengers O
injured O
. O

It O
was O
considered O
the O
stiffest O
sentence O
passed O
since O
the O
start O
of O
the O
22 O
- O
month O
- O
old O
Arab B-LOC
uprising O
in O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
occupied O
territories O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
and O
Soviet B-NORP
negotiators O
opened O
talks O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
aimed O
at O
resolving O
differences O
in O
proposals O
to O
reduce O
chemical O
- O
weapons O
arsenals O
. O

While O
the O
Kremlin B-GPE
has O
urged O
a O
ban O
on O
output O
of O
the O
poison O
gases O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
wants O
to O
continue O
producing O
the O
weapons O
even O
after O
an O
international O
treaty O
calling O
for O
their O
destruction O
is O
signed O
. O

South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
's O
government O
said O
peaceful O
demonstrations O
such O
as O
the O
anti-apartheid O
rally O
Sunday O
near O
Soweto B-GPE
have O
helped O
ease O
tensions O
and O
assisted O
political O
changes O
. O

About O
70,000 O
people O
attended O
the O
anti-government O
rally O
, O
at O
which O
leaders O
of O
the O
banned O
African B-ORG
National I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
refused O
to O
renounce O
violence O
to O
end O
apartheid O
. O

Secretary O
of O
State O
Baker O
expressed O
concern O
that O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
President O
Ortega O
may O
attempt O
to O
use O
alleged O
attacks O
by O
the O
U.S.backed O
Contra B-NORP
rebels O
as O
an O
excuse O
to O
scuttle O
elections O
scheduled O
for O
February O
. O

Ortega B-PERSON
had O
threatened O
to O
end O
a O
19 O
- O
month O
- O
old O
ceasefire O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
's O
remarks O
came O
as O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
urged O
both O
sides O
to O
honor O
the O
truce O
. O

The B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Lexington I-PRODUCT
returned O
to O
dock O
in O
Pensacola B-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
following O
an O
accident O
Sunday O
in O
which O
the O
pilot O
of O
a O
training O
jet O
crashed O
into O
the O
ship O
, O
killing O
five O
sailors O
. O

The O
captain O
of O
the O
aircraft O
carrier O
, O
the O
oldest O
in O
the O
Navy O
, O
said O
the O
flier O
was O
making O
his O
first O
attempt O
to O
land O
on O
a O
carrier O
. O

Four O
people O
torched O
three O
U.S. B-GPE
flags O
on O
the O
central O
steps O
of O
the O
U.S. O
Capitol O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
test O
a O
new O
federal O
law O
protecting O
the O
American B-NORP
flag O
from O
desecration O
. O

All O
four O
demonstrators O
were O
arrested O
. O

The O
law O
, O
which O
Bush B-GPE
allowed O
to O
take O
effect O
without O
his O
signature O
, O
went O
into O
force O
Friday O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
officials O
said O
armed O
police O
would O
replace O
soldiers O
in O
Tiananmen B-FAC
Square I-FAC
as O
part O
of O
a O
scaling O
down O
of O
Beijing B-GPE
's O
five O
- O
month O
- O
old O
state O
of O
emergency O
. O

Separately O
, O
the B-FAC
U.S. I-FAC
Embassy I-FAC
has O
filed O
three O
protests O
in O
as O
many O
days O
with O
China B-GPE
's O
government O
, O
alleging O
harassment O
of O
diplomats O
and O
their O
families O
, O
an O
embassy O
source O
said O
. O

Authorities O
in O
Algeria B-GPE
said O
the O
toll O
from O
two O
earthquakes O
Sunday O
had O
reached O
at O
least O
30 O
dead O
and O
about O
250 O
injured O
. O

The O
heaviest O
damage O
was O
reported O
in O
Tipasa B-GPE
, O
about O
40 O
miles O
west O
of O
Algiers B-GPE
. O

As O
rescue O
teams O
continued O
searching O
for O
victims O
, O
hundreds O
of O
suvivors O
accused O
the O
government O
of O
a O
feeble O
response O
following O
the O
temblors O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
Thatcher B-PERSON
summoned O
senior O
advisers O
for O
strategy O
talks O
as O
opinion O
polls O
showed O
the O
prime O
minister O
's O
popularity O
had O
hit O
a O
record O
low O
following O
the O
resignation O
last O
Thursday O
of O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Lawson O
. O

One O
poll O
, O
conducted O
for O
the B-ORG
British I-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
found O
that O
52 O
% O
of O
voters O
believed O
that O
she O
should O
quit O
. O

Lawmakers O
in O
Hungary B-GPE
approved O
legislation O
granting O
amnesty O
to O
many O
people O
convicted O
of O
crimes O
punishable O
by O
less O
than O
three O
years O
in O
prison O
. O

They O
also O
established O
an O
office O
to O
control O
government O
and O
party O
finances O
. O

The O
laws O
take O
effect O
next O
month O
. O

Died O
: O
Robert B-PERSON
V. I-PERSON
Van I-PERSON
Fossan I-PERSON
, O
63 O
, O
chairman O
of O
Mutual B-ORG
Benefit I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Sunday O
, O
in O
Morristown B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
of O
cancer O
. O

President O
Bush O
said O
that O
three O
members O
of O
his O
cabinet O
will O
lead O
a O
presidential O
mission O
to O
Poland B-GPE
to O
gauge O
how O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
can O
help O
the O
new O
non-Communist O
government O
's O
economic O
changes O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
announced O
several O
weeks O
ago O
that O
he O
intended O
to O
send O
such O
a O
mission O
, O
composed O
of O
top O
government O
aides O
and O
business O
and O
labor O
leaders O
. O

The O
mission O
will O
visit O
Poland B-GPE
from O
Nov. O
29 O
to O
Dec. O
2 O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
. O

In O
remarks O
at O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
ceremony O
marking O
Polish O
Heritage O
Month O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
announced O
that O
Agriculture O
Secretary O
Clayton O
Yeutter O
, O
Commerce O
Secretary O
Robert O
Mosbacher O
and O
Labor O
Secretary O
Elizabeth O
Dole O
will O
lead O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
group O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Boskin I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Council O
of O
Economic O
Advisers O
, O
also O
will O
be O
a O
member O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
that O
Charles B-PERSON
Harper I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
ConAgra B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
and O
John B-PERSON
McGillicuddy I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
will O
be O
among O
a O
group O
of O
at O
least O
15 O
business O
and O
labor O
representatives O
in O
the O
presidential O
mission O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
said O
the O
group O
is O
to O
`` O
focus O
on O
economic O
sectors O
where O
U.S. B-GPE
expertise O
and O
cooperation O
can O
indeed O
make O
a O
difference O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Bush O
has O
asked O
Congress B-ORG
to O
provide O
more O
than O
$ O
400 O
million O
in O
economic O
aid O
and O
food O
grants O
for O
Poland B-GPE
's O
new O
government O
, O
but O
has O
been O
chided O
by O
Democrats O
for O
failing O
to O
do O
more O
. O

Warner B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
resumed O
settlement O
talks O
on O
their O
legal O
battle O
over O
Hollywood B-GPE
producers O
Peter B-PERSON
Guber I-PERSON
and O
Jon B-PERSON
Peters I-PERSON
, O
but O
continued O
to O
level O
strong O
accusations O
at O
each O
other O
in O
legal O
documents O
. O

Warner B-ORG
has O
filed O
a O
$ O
1 O
billion O
breach O
of O
contract O
suit O
in O
Los B-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Superior I-ORG
Court I-ORG
against O
Sony B-ORG
and O
the O
Guber O
- O
Peters O
duo O
, O
who O
in O
turn O
are O
countersuing O
Warner B-ORG
for O
trying O
to O
interfere O
in O
Sony B-ORG
's O
acquisition O
of O
Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Guber B-ORG
Peters I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
two O
transactions O
valued O
at O
over O
$ O
5 O
billion O
. O

Although O
settlement O
talks O
had O
been O
dropped O
, O
attorneys O
for O
the O
two O
sides O
apparently O
began O
talking O
again O
yesterday O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
settle O
the O
matter O
before O
Thursday O
, O
when O
a O
judge O
is O
expected O
to O
rule O
on O
Warner B-ORG
's O
request O
for O
an O
injunction O
that O
would O
block O
the O
two O
producers O
from O
taking O
over O
the O
management O
of O
Columbia B-GPE
. O

Yesterday O
, O
in O
documents O
filed O
in O
connection O
with O
that O
case O
, O
Warner B-ORG
accused O
Sony B-ORG
officials O
of O
falsely O
claiming O
that O
they O
never O
read O
the O
five O
- O
year O
contract O
requiring O
the O
two O
producers O
to O
make O
movies O
exclusively O
for O
Columbia B-GPE
, O
citing O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
filings O
made O
by O
Sony B-ORG
that O
described O
the O
contracts O
. O

Warner B-ORG
was O
referring O
to O
documents O
filed O
last O
week O
in O
which O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
America O
Vice O
Chairman O
Michael O
Schulof O
and O
Walter B-PERSON
Yetnikoff I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
its O
CBS B-ORG
Records I-ORG
unit O
, O
said O
they O
had O
taken O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
at O
their O
word O
when O
the O
producers O
told O
them O
that O
getting O
out O
of O
the O
contract O
would O
be O
no O
problem O
because O
of O
a O
previous O
oral O
agreement O
. O

Wayne B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
an O
attorney O
at O
Gibson O
, O
Dunn O
& O
Crutcher O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
representing O
Sony B-ORG
, O
said O
the O
Sony O
executives O
had O
n't O
seen O
the O
contract O
because O
`` O
it O
was O
n't O
relevant O
once O
Guber B-PERSON
and O
Peters B-PERSON
told O
them O
Warner B-ORG
would O
let O
them O
terminate O
it O
at O
any O
time O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Smith O
said O
statements O
about O
the O
contract O
made O
in O
SEC B-ORG
filings O
were O
made O
by O
attorneys O
who O
did O
have O
access O
to O
the O
contracts O
but O
who O
were O
n't O
part O
of O
the O
negotiations O
between O
Sony B-ORG
and O
the O
duo O
. O

Warner B-ORG
executives O
also O
filed O
new O
sworn O
affidavits O
denying O
claims O
by O
Messrs. O
Guber B-PERSON
and O
Peters B-PERSON
that O
the O
two O
sides O
had O
an O
oral O
agreement O
that O
enabled O
the O
producers O
to O
terminate O
their O
contract O
with O
Warner B-ORG
should O
the O
opportunity O
to O
run O
a O
major O
studio O
come O
up O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Smith O
said O
Sony B-ORG
intends O
to O
prove O
that O
the O
oral O
agreement O
did O
in O
fact O
exist O
, O
and O
that O
even O
the O
existing O
written O
contract O
does O
n't O
preclude O
the O
producers O
from O
taking O
executive O
posts O
at O
another O
studio O
. O

Warner B-ORG
described O
as O
`` O
nonsense O
'' O
yesterday O
Sony B-ORG
's O
assertions O
in O
prior O
court O
filings O
that O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
could O
in O
theory O
run O
Columbia B-GPE
while O
still O
fulfilling O
their O
contract O
to O
produce O
movies O
for O
Warner B-ORG
. O

Such O
a O
dual O
role O
would O
be O
`` O
impractical O
and O
unethical O
, O
'' O
Warner B-ORG
said O
, O
adding O
, O
`` O
that O
concept O
is O
as O
silly O
as O
suggesting O
that O
the O
head O
coach O
of O
the B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Dodgers I-ORG
could O
simultaneously O
be O
general O
manager O
of O
the B-ORG
San I-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
Giants I-ORG
. O
'' O

Warner B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
being O
acquired O
by O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
also O
said O
it O
paid O
the O
two O
producers O
a O
fixed O
annual O
salary O
of O
$ O
3 O
million O
. O

A O
group O
of O
Michigan B-GPE
investors O
has O
offered O
to O
buy O
Knight O
- O
Ridder O
Inc. O
's O
ailing O
Detroit B-ORG
Free I-ORG
Press I-ORG
for O
$ O
68 O
million O
but O
has O
left O
unclear O
how O
the O
offer O
will O
be O
financed O
. O

The O
offer O
came O
just O
prior O
to O
arguments O
before O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
over O
whether O
the B-ORG
Free I-ORG
Press I-ORG
should O
be O
allowed O
to O
enter O
into O
a O
joint O
operating O
pact O
with O
Gannett O
Co. O
's O
Detroit B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

The O
group O
led O
by O
Birmingham B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
publicist O
William B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
McMaster I-PERSON
did O
n't O
name O
an O
investment O
banker O
backing O
the O
deal O
or O
say O
how O
much O
its O
members O
will O
contribute O
to O
the O
offer O
. O

Indeed O
, O
some O
individuals O
identified O
with O
the O
group O
said O
they O
have O
n't O
committed O
any O
money O
to O
the O
bid O
and O
were O
n't O
aware O
of O
it O
until O
they O
heard O
about O
it O
in O
local O
news O
accounts O
over O
the O
weekend O
. O

Knight B-ORG
- I-ORG
Ridder I-ORG
would O
n't O
comment O
on O
the O
offer O
. O

The O
company O
has O
said O
the O
paper O
is O
n't O
for O
sale O
, O
and O
has O
rebuffed O
Mr. O
McMaster O
's O
earlier O
requests O
for O
access O
to O
Free B-ORG
Press I-ORG
financial O
statements O
. O

In O
his O
letter O
to O
Knight O
- O
Ridder O
President O
James O
K. O
Batten O
, O
Mr. O
McMaster O
said O
he O
arrived O
at O
the O
$ O
68 O
million O
figure O
using O
Knight B-ORG
- I-ORG
Ridder I-ORG
's O
corporate O
financial O
statements O
and O
comments O
by O
Knight B-ORG
- I-ORG
Ridder I-ORG
officials O
that O
the B-ORG
Free I-ORG
Press I-ORG
has O
a O
$ O
50 O
million O
value O
in O
salvage O
. O

But O
in O
an O
interview O
, O
Mr. O
McMaster O
said O
he O
and O
his O
investment O
banker O
would O
need O
access O
to O
full O
financial O
records O
before O
firming O
up O
the O
offer O
. O

Pacific B-ORG
Telesis I-ORG
Group I-ORG
said O
its O
Pacific B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
unit O
sustained O
property O
damage O
of O
about O
$ O
45 O
million O
to O
$ O
50 O
million O
from O
the O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

The O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
- O
based O
telecommunications O
company O
said O
it O
carries O
$ O
150 O
million O
of O
earthquake O
insurance O
with O
a O
$ O
10 O
million O
deductible O
provision O
. O

Sam B-PERSON
Ginn I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
told O
securities O
analysts O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
that O
the O
company O
expects O
somewhat O
slower O
per O
- O
share O
earnings O
growth O
in O
1990 O
, O
although O
annual O
growth O
should O
return O
to O
the O
traditional O
figure O
of O
about O
7 O
% O
thereafter O
. O

As O
factors O
contributing O
to O
the O
temporary O
slowdown O
, O
he O
cited O
one O
- O
time O
rate O
reductions O
prescribed O
by O
California B-GPE
regulators O
as O
a O
prelude O
to O
a O
new O
framework O
that O
removes O
profit O
constraints O
. O

He O
also O
mentioned O
increased O
capital O
investment O
by O
Pacific B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
for O
network O
improvements O
. O

Mr. O
Ginn O
said O
the O
company O
's O
cellular O
operations O
now O
serve O
about O
341,000 O
customers O
, O
up O
46 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

Penn B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Cincinnati B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
agreed O
in O
principle O
to O
acquire O
Noranda B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
Carol B-ORG
Cable I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
unit O
for O
$ O
177 O
million O
. O

The O
company O
said O
Carol B-ORG
Cable I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Pawtucket B-GPE
, O
R.I. B-GPE
, O
is O
a O
leading O
supplier O
of O
electrical O
and O
electronic O
wire O
and O
cable O
for O
the O
distributor O
, O
retail O
and O
original O
equipment O
manufacturer O
markets O
. O

Carol B-ORG
Cable I-ORG
, O
which O
operates O
12 O
manufacturing O
plants O
, O
had O
operating O
profit O
of O
$ O
11.7 O
million O
on O
sales O
of O
$ O
153.3 O
million O
for O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
this O
year O
and O
operating O
profit O
of O
$ O
25.6 O
million O
on O
sales O
of O
$ O
294.6 O
million O
for O
all O
of O
1988 O
. O

The O
maker O
of O
telecommunications O
and O
defense O
equipment O
said O
Carol B-ORG
Cable I-ORG
's O
portfolio O
and O
market O
focus O
would O
complement O
the O
company O
's O
current O
wire O
and O
cable O
businesses O
. O

The O
plan O
is O
subject O
to O
a O
satisfactory O
due O
diligence O
investigation O
of O
Carol B-ORG
Cable I-ORG
by O
Penn B-ORG
Central I-ORG
, O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
and O
regulatory O
approvals O
. O

If O
there O
's O
somethin' O
strange O
in O
your O
neighborhood O
... O

If O
there O
's O
something O
' O
weird O
and O
it O
do O
n't O
look O
good O
. O

Who O
ya O
gon O
na O
call O
? O

For O
starters O
, O
some O
people O
call O
Ed B-PERSON
and O
Lorraine B-PERSON
Warren I-PERSON
. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
busting O
ghosts O
, O
the O
Monroe B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
couple O
are O
perfect O
demons O
. O

They O
claim O
to O
have O
busted O
spirits O
, O
poltergeists O
and O
other O
spooks O
in O
hundreds O
of O
houses O
around O
the O
country O
. O

They O
say O
they O
now O
get O
three O
or O
four O
`` O
legitimate O
'' O
calls O
a O
week O
from O
people O
harried O
by O
haunts O
. O

`` O
I O
firmly O
believe O
in O
angels O
, O
devils O
and O
ghosts O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Warren O
, O
whose O
business O
card O
identifies O
him O
as O
a O
`` O
demonologist O
. O
'' O

If O
psychics O
do O
n't O
work O
, O
but O
your O
house O
still O
seems O
haunted O
, O
you O
can O
call O
any O
one O
of O
a O
swelling O
band O
of O
skeptics O
such O
as O
Richard B-PERSON
Busch I-PERSON
. O

A O
professional O
magician O
and O
musician O
, O
he O
heads O
the O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
branch O
of O
the O
Committee O
for O
the O
Scientific O
Investigation O
of O
the O
Paranormal O
. O

Mr. O
Busch O
says O
there O
is O
a O
scientific O
explanation O
for O
all O
haunts O
, O
and O
he O
can O
even O
tell O
you O
how O
to O
encourage O
the O
spirits O
. O

`` O
All O
you O
have O
to O
do O
is O
eat O
a O
big O
pizza O
, O
and O
then O
go O
to O
bed O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
You O
'll O
have O
weird O
dreams O
, O
too O
. O
'' O

Either O
way O
, O
the O
ghostbusting O
business O
is O
going O
like O
gangbusters O
. O

Tales O
of O
haunts O
and O
horrors O
are O
proliferating O
beyond O
the O
nation O
's O
Elm O
Streets O
and O
Amityvilles B-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
get O
calls O
nearly O
every O
day O
from O
people O
who O
have O
ghosts O
in O
their O
house O
, O
'' O
says O
Raymond B-PERSON
Hyman I-PERSON
, O
a O
skeptical O
psychology O
professor O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Oregon B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
public O
opinion O
poll O
published O
in O
the O
October O
issue O
of O
Parents B-ORG
Magazine I-ORG
, O
a O
third O
of O
those O
queried O
said O
they O
believe O
that O
ghosts O
or O
spirits O
make O
themselves O
known O
to O
people O
. O

`` O
The O
movies O
, O
the O
books O
, O
the O
tabloids O
-- O
even O
Nancy B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
is O
boosting O
this O
stuff O
, O
'' O
says O
Paul B-PERSON
Kurtz I-PERSON
, O
a O
philosophy O
professor O
at O
the O
State O
University O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
at O
Buffalo B-GPE
, O
who O
heads O
the O
Committee O
for O
the O
Scientific O
Investigation O
of O
the O
Paranormal O
. O

The O
committee O
, O
formed O
in O
1967 O
, O
now O
has O
60 O
chapters O
around O
the O
world O
. O

The O
spirits O
, O
of O
course O
, O
could O
hardly O
care O
less O
whether O
people O
do O
or O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
them O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
even O
give O
a O
nod O
to O
human O
sensibilities O
by O
celebrating O
Halloween O
. O

For O
the O
spooks O
it O
's O
just O
another O
day O
of O
ectoplasmic O
business O
as O
usual O
, O
ghostbusters O
say O
; O
the O
holiday O
seems O
to O
occasion O
no O
unusual O
number O
of O
ghost O
reports O
. O

One O
of O
the O
busiest O
ghostbusters O
is O
Robert B-PERSON
Baker I-PERSON
, O
a O
68 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
semi-retired O
University O
of O
Kentucky B-GPE
psychology O
professor O
whose O
bushy O
gray O
eyebrows O
arch O
at O
the O
mere O
mention O
of O
a O
ghost O
. O

Mr. O
Baker O
says O
he O
has O
personally O
bested O
more O
than O
50 O
haunts O
, O
from O
aliens O
to O
poltergeists O
. O

Mr. O
Baker O
heads O
the O
Kentucky O
Association O
of O
Science O
Educators O
and O
Skeptics O
. O

Like O
Hollywood B-GPE
's O
Ghostbusters O
, O
Kentucky B-GPE
's O
stand O
ready O
to O
roll O
when O
haunts O
get O
out O
of O
hand O
. O

But O
they O
do O
n't O
careen O
around O
in O
an O
old O
Cadillac O
, O
wear O
funny O
suits O
or O
blast O
away O
at O
slimy O
spirits O
. O

Mr. O
Baker O
drives O
a O
1987 O
Chevy B-PRODUCT
and O
usually O
wears O
a O
tweed O
jacket O
on O
his O
ghostbusting O
forays O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
never O
met O
a O
ghost O
that O
could O
n't O
be O
explained O
away O
by O
perfectly O
natural O
means O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

When O
a O
Louisville B-GPE
woman O
complained O
that O
a O
ghost O
was O
haunting O
her O
attic O
, O
Mr. O
Baker O
discovered O
a O
rat O
dragging O
a O
trap O
across O
the O
rafters O
. O

A O
foul O
- O
smelling O
demon O
supposedly O
plagued O
a O
house O
in O
Mannington B-GPE
, O
Ky B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Baker O
found O
an O
opening O
under O
the O
house O
that O
led O
to O
a O
fume O
- O
filled O
coal O
mine O
. O

When O
the O
weather O
cools O
, O
Mr. O
Baker O
says O
, O
hobos O
often O
hole O
up O
in O
abandoned O
houses O
. O

`` O
People O
see O
activity O
in O
there O
, O
and O
the O
next O
thing O
you O
know O
, O
you O
've O
got O
a O
haunting O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

On O
a O
recent O
afternoon O
, O
Mr. O
Baker O
and O
a O
reporter O
go O
ghost O
- O
busting O
, O
visiting O
Kathleen B-PERSON
Stinnett I-PERSON
, O
a O
Lexington B-GPE
woman O
who O
has O
phoned O
the O
University O
of O
Kentucky B-GPE
to O
report O
mysterious O
happenings O
in O
her O
house O
. O

Mrs. O
Stinnett O
says O
she O
never O
believed O
in O
ghosts O
before O
, O
but O
lately O
her O
vacuum O
cleaner O
turned O
itself O
on O
, O
a O
telephone O
flew O
off O
its O
stand O
, O
doors O
slammed O
inexplicably O
, O
and O
she O
heard O
footsteps O
in O
her O
empty O
kitchen O
. O

`` O
I O
was O
doing O
the O
laundry O
and O
nearly O
broke O
my O
neck O
running O
upstairs O
to O
see O
who O
was O
there O
, O
and O
it O
was O
nobody O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
, O
eyes O
wide O
at O
the O
recollection O
. O

Mr. O
Baker O
hears O
her O
out O
, O
pokes O
around O
a O
bit O
, O
asks O
a O
few O
questions O
and O
proposes O
some O
explanations O
. O

Of O
the O
self O
- O
starting O
vacuum O
cleaner O
, O
he O
says O
: O
`` O
Could O
be O
Cuddles O
, O
-LCB- O
Mrs. O
Stinnett O
's O
dog O
-RCB- O
. O
'' O

The O
flying O
telephone O
: O
`` O
You O
tangle O
the O
base O
cord O
around O
a O
chair O
leg O
, O
and O
the O
receiver O
does O
seem O
to O
fly O
off O
. O
'' O

The O
ghostly O
footsteps O
: O
`` O
Interstate O
64 O
is O
a O
block O
away O
, O
and O
heavy O
traffic O
can O
sure O
set O
a O
house O
to O
vibrating O
. O
'' O

`` O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
he O
's O
explained O
everything O
, O
'' O
Mrs. O
Stinnett O
says O
grudgingly O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
some O
things O
that O
have O
gone O
on O
here O
that O
nobody O
can O
explain O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Baker O
promises O
to O
return O
if O
the O
haunting O
continues O
. O

For O
especially O
stubborn O
haunts O
, O
Mr. O
Baker O
carries O
a O
secret O
weapon O
, O
a O
vial O
of O
cornstarch O
. O

`` O
I O
tell O
people O
it O
's O
the O
groundup O
bones O
of O
saints O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
sprinkle O
a O
little O
around O
and O
tell O
the O
demons O
to O
leave O
. O

It O
's O
reassuring O
, O
and O
it O
usually O
works O
. O
'' O

Oregon B-GPE
's O
Mr. O
Hyman O
has O
investigated O
claims O
of O
flying O
cats O
, O
apparitions O
and O
bouncing O
chandeliers O
and O
has O
come O
up O
with O
a O
plausible O
explanation O
, O
he O
says O
, O
for O
every O
one O
. O

`` O
Invariably O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
eyewitnesses O
are O
untrustworthy O
. O
'' O

Two O
years O
ago O
, O
a O
Canadian B-NORP
reader O
bet O
Omni B-ORG
Magazine I-ORG
$ O
1,000 O
that O
it O
could O
n't O
debunk O
the O
uncanny O
goings O
- O
on O
in O
`` O
the B-LOC
Oregon I-LOC
Vortex I-LOC
, O
'' O
a O
former O
Indian B-NORP
burial O
ground O
in O
southern O
Oregon B-GPE
. O

To O
viewers O
from O
a O
distance O
, O
visitors O
to O
the O
spot O
seemed O
to O
shrink O
disproportionately O
, O
relative O
to O
the O
background O
. O

The O
magazine O
called O
in O
Mr. O
Hyman O
as O
a O
consultant O
. O

He O
showed O
up O
with O
a O
carpenter O
's O
level O
, O
carefully O
measured O
every O
surface O
and O
showed O
how O
the O
apparent O
shrinkage O
was O
caused O
by O
the O
perspective O
. O

`` O
A O
very O
striking O
illusion O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Hyman O
says O
now O
, O
his O
voice O
dripping O
with O
skepticism O
, O
`` O
but O
an O
illusion O
nevertheless O
. O
'' O

The O
Canadian O
wound O
up O
writing O
a O
check O
. O

The O
Rev. O
Alphonsus O
Trabold O
, O
a O
theology O
professor O
and O
exorcism O
expert O
at O
St. B-ORG
Bonaventure I-ORG
University I-ORG
in O
Olean B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
frequently O
is O
asked O
to O
exorcise O
unruly O
spirits O
, O
and O
he O
often O
obliges O
. O

`` O
On O
certain O
occasions O
a O
spirit O
could O
be O
earthbound O
and O
make O
itself O
known O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
It O
happens O
. O
'' O

Father O
Trabold O
often O
uses O
what O
he O
calls O
`` O
a O
therapeutic O
exorcism O
'' O
: O
a O
few O
prayers O
and O
an O
admonition O
to O
the O
spirit O
to O
leave O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
person O
believes O
there O
's O
an O
evil O
spirit O
, O
you O
ask O
it O
to O
be O
gone O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
The O
suggestion O
itself O
may O
do O
the O
healing O
. O
'' O

But O
sometimes O
more O
energetic O
attacks O
are O
required O
. O

To O
wrestle O
with O
a O
demon O
in O
a O
house O
owned O
by O
a O
Litchfield B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
woman O
, O
the O
Warrens O
recently O
called O
in O
an O
exorcist O
, O
the O
Rev. O
Robert O
McKenna O
, O
a O
dissident O
clergyman O
who O
hews O
to O
the B-ORG
Catholic I-ORG
Church I-ORG
's O
old O
Latin B-NORP
liturgy O
. O

I O
attend O
, O
and O
so O
does O
a O
television O
crew O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Warren O
pronounces O
the O
Litchfield B-GPE
case O
`` O
your O
typical O
demonic O
infestation O
. O
'' O

A O
Scottish B-NORP
dwarf O
built O
the O
small O
red O
house O
110 O
years O
ago O
and O
now O
his O
demonic O
ghost O
haunts O
it O
, O
Mr. O
Warren O
says O
. O

The O
owner O
, O
who O
begs O
anonymity O
, O
asserts O
that O
the O
dwarf O
, O
appearing O
as O
a O
dark O
shadow O
, O
has O
manhandled O
her O
, O
tossing O
her O
around O
the O
living O
room O
and O
yanking O
out O
a O
hank O
of O
hair O
. O

Two O
previous O
exorcisms O
have O
failed O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
very O
tenacious O
ghost O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Warren O
says O
darkly O
. O

Father O
McKenna O
moves O
through O
the O
house O
praying O
in O
Latin B-LANGUAGE
, O
urging O
the O
demon O
to O
split O
. O

Suddenly O
the O
woman O
begins O
swaying O
and O
then O
writhing O
. O

`` O
She O
's O
being O
attacked O
by O
the O
demon O
, O
'' O
Mrs. O
Warren O
stagewhispers O
as O
the O
priest O
sprinkles O
holy O
water O
over O
the O
squirming O
woman O
, O
and O
the O
television O
camera O
grinds O
. O

A O
half O
- O
hour O
later O
, O
the O
woman O
is O
smiling O
and O
chatting O
; O
the O
demon O
seems O
to O
have O
gone O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Warren O
says O
the O
woman O
has O
`` O
psychic O
burns O
'' O
on O
her O
back O
from O
the O
confrontation O
. O

She O
declines O
to O
show O
them O
. O

`` O
This O
was O
an O
invisible O
, O
powerful O
force O
that O
's O
almost O
impossible O
for O
a O
layman O
to O
contemplate O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Warren O
says O
solemnly O
as O
the O
ghostbusting O
entourage O
packs O
up O
to O
leave O
. O

`` O
This O
time O
though O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
think O
we O
got O
it O
. O
'' O

Lyrics O
from O
`` O
Ghostbusters B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
by O
Ray B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Parker I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
1984 O
by O
Golden B-ORG
Torch I-ORG
Music I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-LRB- O
ASCAP B-ORG
-RRB- O
and O
Raydiola B-ORG
Music I-ORG
-LRB- O
ASCAP B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

All O
administrative O
rights O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
jointly O
controlled O
by O
both O
companies O
. O

International O
copyright O
secured O
. O

Made O
in O
USA B-GPE
. O

All O
rights O
Reserved O
. O

Reprinted O
by O
permission O
. O

Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
its O
Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
unit O
sued O
it O
in O
federal O
court O
here O
, O
seeking O
to O
recover O
an O
intercompany O
receivable O
valued O
at O
a O
minimum O
of O
$ O
23 O
million O
. O

The O
lawsuit O
was O
filed O
by O
Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Steel I-ORG
's O
unsecured O
creditors O
' O
committee O
on O
behalf O
of O
Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Steel I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
been O
operating O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
of O
the O
federal O
Bankruptcy B-LAW
Code I-LAW
since O
June B-GPE
30 O
. O

Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
said O
it O
and O
its O
subsidiary O
's O
creditors O
agree O
that O
the O
parent O
company O
owes O
the O
unit O
money O
, O
but O
they O
have O
n't O
been O
able O
to O
reach O
agreement O
on O
the O
amount O
. O

Judith B-PERSON
Elkin I-PERSON
, O
lawyer O
for O
the O
creditors O
, O
said O
the O
creditors O
group O
is O
challenging O
certain O
accounting O
entries O
on O
the O
parent O
company O
's O
books O
and O
estimates O
that O
the O
receivable O
owed O
the O
steel O
company O
could O
be O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
40 O
million O
. O

The O
Lone O
Star O
Steel O
lawsuit O
also O
asks O
the O
court O
to O
rule O
that O
Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
is O
jointly O
responsible O
for O
a O
$ O
4.5 O
million O
Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Steel I-ORG
pension O
payment O
that O
was O
due O
, O
but O
was O
n't O
paid O
, O
in O
September O
and O
that O
the O
parent O
company O
ca O
n't O
recover O
the O
amount O
from O
its O
subsidiary O
if O
the O
parent O
company O
makes O
the O
payment O
. O

Separately O
, O
Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
said O
the O
bankruptcy O
court O
granted O
Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Steel I-ORG
an O
extension O
until O
year O
end O
on O
its O
exclusive O
period O
to O
present O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
. O

The O
120 O
- O
day O
exclusivity O
period O
was O
to O
expire O
yesterday O
. O

Under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
, O
a O
company O
continues O
to O
operate O
, O
but O
is O
protected O
from O
creditor O
lawsuits O
while O
it O
tries O
to O
work O
out O
a O
plan O
to O
pay O
its O
debt O
. O

BROWN O
- O
FORMAN O
Corp O
. O
-LRB- O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O

David B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
vice O
president O
, O
managing O
director O
of O
corporate O
communications O
for O
Maxwell B-ORG
Communication I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
vice O
president O
and O
assistant O
to O
the O
chairman O
of O
this O
maker O
of O
alcoholic O
beverages O
and O
consumer O
products O
. O

The B-ORG
American I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
said O
a O
seat O
was O
sold O
for O
$ O
160,000 O
, O
down O
$ O
5,000 O
from O
the O
previous O
sale O
last O
Friday O
. O

Seats O
are O
currently O
quoted O
at O
$ O
151,000 O
, O
bid O
, O
and O
$ O
162,000 O
, O
asked O
. O

The B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
agreed O
to O
decide O
whether O
the O
federal O
Pension B-ORG
Benefit I-ORG
Guaranty I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
may O
require O
LTV B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
reassume O
funding O
responsibility O
for O
a O
$ O
2.3 O
billion O
shortfall O
in O
the O
company O
's O
pension O
plans O
. O

The O
high O
court O
's O
decision O
, O
expected O
next O
spring O
, O
may O
affect O
the O
stability O
of O
many O
large O
corporate O
pension O
plans O
that O
have O
relied O
on O
the O
availability O
of O
pension O
insurance O
provided O
by O
the O
federal O
pension O
regulatory O
and O
insurance O
agency O
. O

The O
agency O
, O
which O
is O
funded O
through O
insurance O
premiums O
from O
employers O
, O
insures O
pension O
benefits O
for O
some O
30 O
million O
private O
- O
sector O
workers O
who O
take O
part O
in O
single O
- O
employer O
pension O
plans O
. O

It O
recently O
reported O
assets O
of O
$ O
2.4 O
billion O
and O
liabilities O
of O
$ O
4 O
billion O
. O

In O
its O
appeal O
to O
the O
high O
court O
, O
the O
agency O
said O
the O
federal O
appeals O
court O
ruling O
, O
which O
favored O
LTV B-ORG
, O
threatened O
to O
transform O
the O
agency O
from O
an O
insurer O
of O
troubled O
pension O
plans O
into O
an O
`` O
open O
- O
ended O
source O
of O
industry O
bailouts O
. O
'' O

The O
ruling O
also O
may O
determine O
how O
quickly O
LTV B-ORG
is O
able O
to O
complete O
its O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
reorganization O
. O

LTV B-ORG
filed O
for O
protection O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
in O
federal O
bankruptcy O
court O
in O
1986 O
. O

The O
filing O
was O
partly O
the O
result O
of O
the O
$ O
2.3 O
billion O
shortfall O
in O
LTV B-ORG
's O
three O
pension O
plans O
operated O
for O
its O
LTV B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
subsidiary O
's O
employees O
. O

In O
January O
1987 O
, O
as O
LTV B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
continued O
operating O
while O
under O
reorganization O
, O
the O
agency O
terminated O
the O
three O
LTV B-ORG
pension O
plans O
to O
keep O
its O
insurance O
liability O
from O
increasing O
. O

Termination O
means O
that O
the O
agency O
's O
insurance O
assumes O
the O
liabilities O
and O
pays O
the O
pension O
benefits O
already O
owed O
under O
the O
plans O
, O
but O
workers O
do O
n't O
accrue O
new O
benefits O
. O

A O
few O
months O
later O
, O
under O
pressure O
from O
the O
United O
Steelworkers O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
LTV B-ORG
instituted O
a O
new O
program O
to O
provide O
retirement O
benefits O
similar O
to O
those O
in O
the O
terminated O
plans O
. O

Because O
the O
federal O
pension O
agency O
had O
taken O
over O
the O
old O
plans O
, O
LTV B-ORG
would O
be O
responsible O
only O
for O
benefits O
paid O
under O
the O
new O
pension O
plans O
. O

But O
the O
agency O
viewed O
the O
creation O
of O
the O
new O
plans O
as O
an O
abuse O
of O
federal O
pension O
law O
and O
an O
attempt O
to O
transfer O
the O
liability O
of O
the O
$ O
2.3 O
billion O
shortfall O
from O
LTV B-ORG
to O
federal O
insurance O
. O

The O
agency O
also O
concluded O
that O
LTV B-ORG
's O
financial O
status O
had O
improved O
while O
it O
was O
under O
reorganization O
. O

In O
September O
1987 O
, O
it O
ordered O
LTV B-ORG
to O
reassume O
liability O
and O
funding O
for O
the O
three O
original O
plans O
. O

LTV B-ORG
challenged O
the O
order O
, O
and O
a O
federal O
district O
court O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
in O
June B-GPE
1988 O
ruled O
that O
the O
agency O
improperly O
ordered O
LTV B-ORG
to O
reassume O
responsibility O
for O
the O
plans O
. O

In O
May O
, O
a O
federal O
appeals O
court O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
agreed O
that O
the O
agency O
acted O
unlawfully O
. O

The O
appeals O
court O
said O
there O
was O
no O
evidence O
that O
Congress B-ORG
intended O
to O
allow O
the O
pension O
agency O
to O
consider O
a O
company O
's O
creation O
of O
new O
benefit O
plans O
as O
a O
basis O
for O
ordering O
that O
company O
to O
reassume O
liability O
for O
old O
plans O
. O

The O
appeals O
court O
also O
said O
the O
agency O
had O
to O
consider O
a O
company O
's O
long O
- O
term O
ability O
to O
fund O
pension O
plans O
, O
not O
just O
short O
- O
term O
improved O
financial O
status O
. O

In O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
LTV B-ORG
said O
that O
it O
was O
disappointed O
that O
the O
court O
agreed O
to O
hear O
the O
case O
because O
it O
believes O
the O
move O
will O
further O
delay O
its O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
proceedings O
. O

The O
company O
has O
n't O
been O
able O
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
, O
in O
part O
, O
because O
of O
the O
sizable O
disagreement O
with O
the O
pension O
agency O
. O

But O
LTV B-ORG
, O
a O
steel O
, O
aerospace O
and O
energy O
concern O
, O
said O
it O
is O
confident O
that O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
will O
uphold O
the O
lower O
- O
court O
decisions O
and O
said O
it O
expects O
to O
continue O
discussions O
with O
the O
agency O
about O
a O
settlement O
while O
the O
case O
is O
being O
reviewed O
. O

-LRB- O
Pension B-ORG
Benefit I-ORG
Guaranty I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
vs. O
LTV B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Part O
of O
a O
Series O
-RCB- O

Tom B-PERSON
Panelli I-PERSON
had O
a O
perfectly O
good O
reason O
for O
not O
using O
the O
$ O
300 O
rowing O
machine O
he O
bought O
three O
years O
ago O
. O

`` O
I O
ate O
a O
bad O
tuna O
sandwich O
, O
got O
food O
poisoning O
and O
had O
to O
have O
a O
shot O
in O
my O
shoulder O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
making O
it O
too O
painful O
to O
row O
. O

The O
soreness O
, O
he O
admits O
, O
went O
away O
about O
a O
week O
after O
the O
shot O
. O

Yet O
the O
rowing O
machine O
has O
n't O
been O
touched O
since O
, O
even O
though O
he O
has O
moved O
it O
across O
the O
country O
with O
him O
twice O
. O

A O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
lawyer O
, O
Mr. O
Panelli O
rowed O
religiously O
when O
he O
first O
got O
the O
machine O
, O
but O
, O
he O
complains O
, O
it O
left O
grease O
marks O
on O
his O
carpet O
, O
`` O
and O
it O
was O
boring O
. O

It O
's O
a O
horrible O
machine O
, O
actually O
. O

I O
'm O
ashamed O
I O
own O
the O
stupid O
thing O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Panelli O
has O
plenty O
of O
company O
. O

Nearly O
three O
- O
fourths O
of O
the O
people O
who O
own O
home O
exercise O
equipment O
do O
n't O
use O
it O
as O
much O
as O
they O
planned O
, O
according O
to O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
`` O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Way I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Buying I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
survey O
. O

The B-ORG
Roper I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
which O
conducted O
the O
survey O
, O
said O
almost O
half O
of O
the O
exercise O
equipment O
owners O
found O
it O
duller O
than O
they O
expected O
. O

It O
is O
n't O
just O
exercise O
gear O
that O
is O
n't O
getting O
a O
good O
workout O
. O

The O
fitness O
craze O
itself O
has O
gone O
soft O
, O
the O
survey O
found O
. O

Fewer O
people O
said O
they O
were O
working O
up O
a O
sweat O
with O
such O
activities O
as O
jogging O
, O
tennis O
, O
swimming O
and O
aerobics O
. O

Half O
of O
those O
surveyed O
said O
they O
simply O
walk O
these O
days O
for O
exercise O
. O

That O
's O
good O
news O
for O
marketers O
of O
walking O
shoes O
. O

The O
survey O
also O
detected O
a O
bit O
more O
interest O
in O
golf O
, O
a O
positive O
sign O
for O
country O
clubs O
and O
golf O
club O
makers O
. O

The O
survey O
's O
findings O
certainly O
are O
n't O
encouraging O
for O
marketers O
of O
health O
- O
club O
memberships O
, O
tennis O
rackets O
and O
home O
exercise O
equipment O
, O
but O
people O
's O
good O
intentions O
, O
if O
not O
their O
actions O
, O
are O
keeping O
sales O
of O
some O
fitness O
products O
healthy O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
sales O
of O
treadmills O
, O
exercise O
bikes O
, O
stair O
climbers O
and O
the O
like O
are O
expected O
to O
rise O
8 O
% O
to O
about O
$ O
1.52 O
billion O
this O
year O
, O
according O
to O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Sporting I-ORG
Goods I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
which O
sees O
the O
home O
market O
as O
one O
of O
the O
hottest O
growth O
areas O
for O
the O
1990s O
. O

But O
even O
that O
group O
knows O
some O
people O
do O
n't O
use O
their O
machines O
as O
much O
as O
they O
should O
. O

`` O
The O
first O
excuse O
is O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
enough O
time O
, O
'' O
says O
research O
director O
Thomas B-PERSON
Doyle I-PERSON
. O

`` O
The O
second O
is O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
enough O
discipline O
. O
'' O

With O
more O
than O
15 O
million O
exercise O
bikes O
sold O
in O
the O
past O
five O
years O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
`` O
a O
lot O
of O
garages O
, O
basements O
and O
attics O
must O
be O
populated O
with O
them O
. O
'' O

Still O
, O
the O
average O
price O
of O
such O
bikes O
rose O
last O
year O
to O
$ O
145 O
. O

Mr. O
Doyle O
predicts O
a O
trend O
toward O
fewer O
pieces O
of O
home O
exercise O
equipment O
being O
sold O
at O
higher O
prices O
. O

Electronic O
gimmicks O
are O
key O
. O

Premark B-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
peddles O
the B-PRODUCT
M8.7sp I-PRODUCT
Electronic I-PRODUCT
Cycling I-PRODUCT
Simulator I-PRODUCT
, O
a O
$ O
2,000 O
stationary O
cycle O
. O

On O
a O
video O
screen O
, O
riders O
can O
see O
30 O
different O
`` O
rides O
, O
'' O
including O
urban O
, O
mountain O
and O
desert O
scenes O
, O
and O
check O
how O
many O
calories O
are O
burned O
a O
minute O
. O

Nancy B-PERSON
Igdaloff I-PERSON
, O
who O
works O
in O
corporate O
payments O
at O
Bank B-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
may O
be O
a O
good O
prospect O
for O
such O
a O
gizmo O
. O

She O
's O
trying O
to O
sell O
a O
$ O
150 O
exercise O
bike O
she O
bought O
about O
five O
years O
ago O
for O
her O
roommate O
. O

But O
rather O
than O
write O
off O
home O
fitness O
equipment O
, O
she O
traded O
up O
: O
Ms. O
Igdaloff O
just O
paid O
about O
$ O
900 O
for O
a O
fancier O
stationary O
bike O
, O
with O
a O
timer O
, O
dials O
showing O
average O
and O
maximum O
speeds O
and O
a O
comfortable O
seat O
that O
feels O
almost O
like O
a O
chair O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
using O
it O
a O
lot O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
spent O
so O
much O
money O
that O
if O
I O
look O
at O
it O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
not O
on O
it O
, O
I O
feel O
guilty O
. O
'' O

The O
poll O
points O
up O
some O
inconsistencies O
between O
what O
people O
say O
and O
what O
they O
do O
. O

A O
surprising O
78 O
% O
of O
people O
said O
they O
exercise O
regularly O
, O
up O
from O
73 O
% O
in O
1981 O
. O

This O
conjures O
up O
images O
of O
a O
nation O
full O
of O
trim O
, O
muscular O
folks O
, O
and O
suggests O
couch O
potatoes O
are O
out O
of O
season O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
that O
is O
n't O
really O
the O
case O
. O

The O
discrepancy O
may O
be O
because O
asking O
people O
about O
their O
fitness O
regime O
is O
a O
bit O
like O
inquiring O
about O
their O
love O
life O
. O

They O
're O
bound O
to O
exaggerate O
. O

`` O
People O
say O
they O
swim O
, O
and O
that O
may O
mean O
they O
've O
been O
to O
the O
beach O
this O
year O
, O
'' O
says O
Krys B-PERSON
Spain I-PERSON
, O
research O
specialist O
for O
the O
President O
's O
Council O
on O
Physical O
Fitness O
and O
Sports O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
know O
if O
people O
are O
responding O
truthfully O
. O

People O
are O
too O
embarrassed O
to O
say O
they O
have O
n't O
done O
anything O
. O
'' O

While O
she O
applauds O
the O
fact O
that O
more O
Americans O
are O
getting O
up O
from O
the O
television O
to O
stroll O
or O
garden O
, O
she O
says O
the O
percentage O
of O
Americans O
who O
do O
`` O
real O
exercise O
to O
build O
the O
heart O
'' O
is O
only O
10 O
% O
to O
20 O
% O
. O

So O
many O
people O
fudge O
on O
answers O
about O
exercise O
, O
the O
president O
's O
council O
now O
uses O
specific O
criteria O
to O
determine O
what O
is O
considered O
vigorous O
: O
It O
must O
produce O
contractions O
of O
large O
muscle O
groups O
, O
must O
achieve O
60 O
% O
of O
maximum O
aerobic O
capacity O
and O
must O
be O
done O
three O
or O
more O
times O
a O
week O
for O
a O
minimum O
of O
20 O
minutes O
. O

One O
of O
the O
council O
's O
goals O
, O
set O
in O
1980 O
, O
was O
to O
see O
more O
than O
60 O
% O
of O
adults O
under O
65 O
years O
of O
age O
getting O
vigorous O
exercise O
by O
1990 O
. O

That O
target O
has O
been O
revised O
to O
30 O
% O
by O
the O
year O
2000 O
. O

But O
even O
that O
goal O
may O
prove O
optimistic O
. O

Of O
14 O
activities O
, O
the O
Journal O
survey O
found O
that O
12 O
-- O
including O
bicycling O
, O
skiing O
and O
swimming O
-- O
are O
being O
done O
by O
fewer O
Americans O
today O
than O
eight O
years O
ago O
. O

Time O
pressures O
and O
the O
ebb O
of O
the O
fitness O
fad O
are O
cited O
as O
reasons O
for O
the O
decline O
. O

Only O
walking O
and O
golf O
increased O
in O
popularity O
during O
the O
1980s O
-- O
and O
only O
slightly O
. O

Jeanette B-PERSON
Traverso I-PERSON
, O
a O
California B-GPE
lawyer O
, O
gave O
up O
running O
three O
times O
a O
week O
to O
play O
a O
weekly O
round O
of O
golf O
, O
finding O
it O
more O
social O
and O
serene O
. O

It O
's O
an O
activity O
she O
feels O
she O
can O
do O
for O
life O
, O
and O
by O
pulling O
a O
golf O
cart O
, O
she O
still O
gets O
a O
good O
workout O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
really O
wiped O
out O
after O
walking O
five O
hours O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

Most O
people O
said O
they O
exercise O
both O
for O
health O
and O
enjoyment O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
sit O
down O
all O
the O
time O
, O
you O
'll O
go O
stiff O
, O
'' O
says O
Joyce B-PERSON
Hagood I-PERSON
, O
a O
Roxboro B-GPE
, O
N.C. B-GPE
, O
homemaker O
who O
walks O
several O
miles O
a O
week O
. O

`` O
And O
it O
's O
relaxing O
. O

Sometimes O
, O
if O
you O
have O
a O
headache O
, O
you O
can O
go O
out O
and O
walk O
it O
right O
off O
. O
'' O

Only O
about O
a O
quarter O
of O
the O
respondents O
said O
they O
exercise O
to O
lose O
weight O
. O

Slightly O
more O
, O
like O
Leslie B-PERSON
Sherren I-PERSON
, O
a O
law O
librarian O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
who O
attends O
dance O
aerobics O
five O
times O
a O
week O
, O
exercise O
to O
relieve O
stress O
. O

`` O
Working O
with O
lawyers O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
need O
it O
. O
'' O

But O
fully O
90 O
% O
of O
those O
polled O
felt O
they O
did O
n't O
need O
to O
belong O
to O
a O
health O
club O
. O

`` O
They O
're O
too O
crowded O
, O
and O
everybody O
's O
showing O
off O
, O
'' O
says O
Joel B-PERSON
Bryant I-PERSON
, O
a O
22 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
student O
from O
Pasadena B-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
guys O
are O
being O
macho O
, O
and O
the O
girls O
are O
walking O
around O
in O
little O
things O
. O

They O
're O
not O
there O
to O
work O
out O
. O
'' O

But O
at O
least O
they O
show O
up O
. O

Nearly O
half O
of O
those O
who O
joined O
health O
clubs O
said O
they O
did O
n't O
use O
their O
membership O
as O
often O
as O
they O
planned O
. O

Feeling O
they O
should O
devote O
more O
time O
to O
their O
families O
or O
their O
jobs O
, O
many O
yuppies O
are O
skipping O
their O
once O
- O
sacred O
workout O
. O

Even O
so O
, O
the O
Association O
of O
Quality O
Clubs O
, O
a O
health O
- O
club O
trade O
group O
in O
Boston B-GPE
, O
says O
membership O
revenues O
will O
rise O
about O
5 O
% O
this O
year O
from O
last O
year O
's O
$ O
5 O
billion O
. O

A O
spokeswoman O
adds O
, O
however O
, O
that O
the O
group O
is O
considering O
offering O
`` O
a O
behavior O
- O
modification O
course O
, O
similar O
to O
a O
smoking O
- O
cessation O
program O
, O
to O
teach O
people O
ways O
to O
stay O
with O
it O
. O
'' O

There O
are O
die O
- O
hard O
bodies O
, O
of O
course O
. O

The O
proprietor O
of O
Sante B-ORG
West I-ORG
, O
an O
aerobics O
studio O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
Marina B-LOC
district O
, O
which O
was O
hit O
hard O
by O
the O
earthquake O
, O
says O
, O
`` O
People O
were O
going O
nuts O
the O
minute O
we O
opened O
, O
'' O
three O
days O
after O
the O
quake O
. O

`` O
The O
emotional O
aspect O
is O
so O
draining O
, O
they O
needed O
a O
good O
workout O
. O
'' O

Perhaps O
the O
most O
disturbing O
finding O
is O
that O
the O
bowling O
alley O
may O
be O
an O
endangered O
American B-NORP
institution O
. O

The O
survey O
reported O
the O
number O
of O
people O
who O
said O
they O
bowl O
regularly O
has O
fallen O
to O
just O
8 O
% O
from O
17 O
% O
in O
1981 O
. O

The B-ORG
American I-ORG
Bowling I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
claims O
a O
higher O
percentage O
of O
the O
public O
bowls O
regularly O
, O
but O
concedes O
its O
membership O
has O
declined O
this O
decade O
. O

To O
find O
out O
why O
, O
the O
group O
recently O
commissioned O
a O
study O
of O
the O
past O
20 O
years O
of O
bowling O
- O
related O
research O
. O

Three O
reasons O
were O
pinpointed O
: O
a O
preference O
for O
watching O
bowling O
and O
other O
sports O
on O
television O
rather O
than O
actually O
bowling O
, O
dowdy O
bowling O
centers O
, O
and O
dissatisfaction O
with O
bowling O
itself O
. O

People O
who O
start O
bowling O
expecting O
it O
to O
be O
a O
pleasurable O
exercise O
`` O
have O
been O
generally O
disappointed O
, O
'' O
the O
report O
said O
. O

But O
not O
Richard B-PERSON
Cottrell I-PERSON
, O
a O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
cab O
driver O
who O
bowls O
in O
two O
weekly O
leagues O
. O

He O
hit O
the O
lanes O
three O
years O
ago O
on O
the O
advice O
of O
his O
doctor O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
good O
exercise O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
ca O
n't O
do O
anything O
score-wise O
, O
but O
I O
like O
meeting O
the O
girls O
. O
'' O

He O
says O
bowling O
helps O
him O
shed O
pounds O
, O
though O
that O
effort O
is O
sometimes O
thwarted O
by O
the O
fact O
that O
`` O
when O
I O
'm O
drinking O
, O
I O
bowl O
better O
. O
'' O

His O
Tuesday O
night O
team O
, O
the O
Leftovers O
, O
is O
in O
first O
place O
. O

Annualized O
interest O
rates O
on O
certain O
investments O
as O
reported O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
on O
a O
weekly O
- O
average O
basis O
: O

a O
- O
Discounted O
rate O
. O

b O
- O
Week O
ended O
Wednesday O
, O
October O
25 O
, O
1989 O
and O
Wednesday O
October O
18 O
, O
1989 O
. O

c O
- O
Yields O
, O
adjusted O
for O
constant O
maturity O
. O

On O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
a O
major O
part O
of O
our O
trade O
deficit O
went O
poof O
! O

No O
figure O
juggling O
; O
no O
witchcraft O
; O
just O
vastly O
improved O
recording O
of O
some O
of O
our O
exports O
. O

The O
result O
? O

The B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
found O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
exports O
in O
1988 O
, O
net O
of O
imports O
, O
were O
understated O
by O
$ O
20.9 O
billion O
a O
year O
and O
understated O
at O
the O
annualized O
rate O
of O
$ O
25.4 O
billion O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
1989 O
. O

More O
than O
half O
of O
the O
`` O
newly O
found O
'' O
net O
exports O
were O
from O
just O
a O
few O
service O
- O
sector O
categories O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
biggest O
service O
- O
industry O
exporters O
-- O
American B-NORP
financial O
- O
service O
companies O
, O
for O
example O
-- O
have O
yet O
to O
be O
fully O
included O
in O
our O
export O
statistics O
. O

Nearly O
10 O
years O
ago O
, O
representatives O
of O
service O
- O
sector O
companies O
worked O
out O
a O
plan O
with O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
to O
improve O
the O
data O
on O
service O
- O
sector O
exports O
. O

Both O
groups O
believed O
that O
tens O
of O
billions O
of O
dollars O
of O
service O
exports O
-- O
such O
as O
inbound O
tourism O
; O
legal O
, O
accounting O
and O
other O
professional O
services O
furnished O
to O
foreigners O
; O
financial O
, O
engineering O
and O
construction O
services O
; O
and O
the O
like O
-- O
were O
not O
being O
counted O
as O
exports O
. O

The O
monthly O
`` O
trade O
deficit O
'' O
figure O
is O
limited O
to O
traditional O
merchandise O
trade O
: O
manufactured O
goods O
and O
raw O
materials O
. O

In O
the O
quarterly O
balance O
- O
of O
- O
payments O
report O
, O
those O
merchandise O
trade O
figures O
are O
merged O
with O
statistics O
on O
exports O
and O
imports O
of O
services O
, O
as O
well O
as O
returns O
on O
investments O
abroad O
by O
Americans O
and O
returns O
on O
foreign O
investments O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Over O
time O
, O
through O
benchmark O
surveys O
, O
the O
corrected O
data O
on O
service O
exports O
and O
imports O
have O
been O
gathered O
. O

The O
first O
three O
major O
areas O
of O
the O
service O
sector O
to O
be O
revamped O
were O
expenditures O
by O
foreign O
students O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O
-LRB- O
net O
after O
expenditures O
by O
Americans O
studying O
abroad O
-RRB- O
, O
some O
exports O
by O
professional O
firms O
-LRB- O
a O
law O
firm O
billing O
a O
German B-NORP
client O
for O
services O
rendered O
in O
watching O
legislation O
in O
Washington B-GPE
is O
as O
much O
an O
export O
as O
shipment O
of O
an O
American B-NORP
jet O
engine O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
improved O
data O
from O
travel O
and O
tourism O
. O

In O
just O
these O
three O
areas O
, O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
found O
$ O
23 O
billion O
more O
exports O
than O
previously O
reported O
and O
$ O
11.6 O
billion O
more O
imports O
, O
with O
the O
net O
result O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
service O
surplus O
in O
1988 O
increased O
by O
$ O
11.3 O
billion O
, O
to O
$ O
19 O
billion O
. O

Combined O
with O
recalculations O
and O
revisions O
in O
other O
trade O
areas O
, O
the O
value O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
net O
exports O
that O
had O
not O
previously O
been O
recorded O
was O
about O
$ O
20 O
billion O
a O
year O
. O

That O
means O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
deficit O
was O
running O
closer O
to O
$ O
75 O
billion O
than O
to O
$ O
95 O
billion O
in O
1988 O
, O
and O
$ O
55 O
billion O
-LRB- O
annualized O
-RRB- O
rather O
than O
$ O
80 O
billion O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
1989 O
. O

These O
revised O
figures O
also O
may O
explain O
some O
of O
the O
recent O
strength O
of O
the O
dollar O
. O

The O
materially O
smaller O
trade O
deficit O
may O
have O
been O
already O
discounted O
in O
the O
market O
. O

What O
does O
this O
mean O
for O
trade O
policy O
? O

Too O
early O
to O
tell O
, O
but O
a O
trade O
deficit O
that O
is O
significantly O
smaller O
than O
we O
imagined O
does O
suggest O
a O
review O
of O
our O
trade O
posture O
. O

It O
does O
not O
relieve O
the O
need O
for O
our O
market O
- O
opening O
efforts O
for O
both O
goods O
and O
services O
, O
but O
it O
does O
suggest O
that O
it O
is O
our O
exports O
of O
services O
, O
and O
not O
just O
borrowing O
, O
that O
is O
financing O
our O
imports O
of O
goods O
. O

Mr. O
Freeman O
is O
an O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
. O

Democracy O
is O
making O
a O
return O
with O
a O
vengeance O
to O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
's O
most O
populous O
and O
deeply O
indebted O
country O
. O

On O
Nov. O
15 O
, O
when O
Brazilians B-NORP
elect O
a O
president O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
29 O
years O
, O
the O
country O
's O
82 O
million O
voters O
will O
have O
22 O
candidates O
to O
choose O
from O
. O

The O
candidates O
have O
been O
crisscrossing O
this O
huge O
country O
of O
145 O
million O
people O
, O
holding O
rallies O
and O
televised O
debates O
in O
hope O
of O
being O
elected O
to O
what O
must O
be O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
most O
thankless O
political O
jobs O
: O
trying O
to O
drag O
Brazil B-GPE
out O
of O
its O
economic O
and O
social O
mess O
. O

`` O
I O
feel O
sorry O
for O
whoever O
wins O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
Brazilian B-NORP
diplomat O
. O

Who O
that O
winner O
will O
be O
is O
highly O
uncertain O
. O

A O
half O
- O
dozen O
candidates O
, O
backing O
policies O
ranging O
from O
Thatcherism O
to O
watered O
- O
down O
Marxism O
, O
are O
given O
a O
chance O
of O
winning O
. O

`` O
Whoever O
says O
he O
knows O
which O
of O
the O
six O
will O
win O
is O
out O
of O
his O
mind O
, O
'' O
says O
Antonio B-PERSON
Britto I-PERSON
, O
a O
centrist O
member O
of O
Parliament B-ORG
. O

The O
favorite O
remains O
Fernando B-PERSON
Collor I-PERSON
de I-PERSON
Mello I-PERSON
, O
a O
40 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
former O
governor O
of O
the O
state O
of O
Alagoas B-GPE
. O

He O
came O
out O
of O
nowhere O
to O
grab O
the O
lead O
in O
opinion O
polls O
, O
probably O
less O
because O
of O
his O
vague O
program O
to O
`` O
build O
a O
new O
Brazil B-GPE
'' O
than O
because O
of O
his O
good O
looks O
, O
the O
open O
backing O
of O
the O
powerful O
Rede B-ORG
Globo I-ORG
television O
network O
and O
his O
reputation O
as O
a O
hunter O
of O
`` O
maharajahs O
, O
'' O
or O
overpaid O
and O
underworked O
civil O
servants O
. O

But O
after O
building O
up O
a O
commanding O
lead O
, O
the O
moderate O
to O
conservative O
Mr. O
Collor O
has O
slipped O
to O
about O
30 O
% O
in O
the O
polls O
from O
a O
high O
of O
about O
43 O
% O
only O
a O
few O
weeks O
ago O
. O

To O
avoid O
a O
runoff O
, O
one O
candidate O
would O
have O
to O
win O
50 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
-- O
a O
feat O
that O
most O
analysts O
consider O
impossible O
with O
so O
many O
candidates O
running O
. O

Two O
left O
- O
wing O
politicians O
, O
Socialist O
Leonel O
Brizola O
, O
a O
former O
governor O
of O
Rio B-GPE
de I-GPE
Janeiro I-GPE
state O
, O
and O
Marxist B-NORP
- O
leaning O
Luis B-PERSON
Inacio I-PERSON
da I-PERSON
Silva I-PERSON
, O
currently O
are O
running O
neck O
and O
neck O
at O
about O
15 O
% O
, O
and O
three O
other O
candidates O
are O
given O
a O
chance O
of O
reaching O
the O
Dec. O
17 O
runoff O
election O
between O
the O
two O
biggest O
vote O
- O
getters O
: O
Social O
Democrat O
Mario O
Covas O
and O
two O
conservatives O
, O
Paulo B-PERSON
Salim I-PERSON
Maluf I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
governor O
of O
the O
state O
of O
Sao B-GPE
Paulo I-GPE
, O
and O
Guilherme B-PERSON
Afif I-PERSON
Domingos I-PERSON
. O

The O
uncertainty O
is O
sending O
shivers O
through O
Brazilian B-NORP
financial O
markets O
. O

The O
dollar O
, O
the O
best O
indicator O
of O
the O
country O
's O
mood O
, O
has O
skyrocketed O
on O
the O
parallel O
market O
, O
as O
has O
gold O
. O

Capital O
flight O
is O
reported O
to O
be O
strong O
. O

The O
big O
question O
is O
whether O
the O
new O
president O
will O
have O
the O
strength O
and O
the O
political O
support O
in O
Congress B-ORG
to O
take O
steps O
to O
cure O
Brazil B-GPE
's O
economic O
ills O
. O

President O
Jose O
Sarney O
, O
who O
took O
office O
in O
1985 O
when O
the O
man O
picked O
by O
an O
electoral O
college O
became O
critically O
ill O
, O
appears O
to O
be O
simply O
trying O
to O
avoid O
hyperinflation O
. O

The O
unpopular O
Mr. O
Sarney O
, O
whose O
task O
was O
to O
bring O
about O
a O
smooth O
transition O
to O
democracy O
after O
21 O
years O
of O
military O
rule O
, O
is O
n't O
seeking O
re-election O
. O

What O
comes O
out O
of O
the O
ballot O
box O
could O
be O
crucial O
in O
determining O
whether O
Brazil B-GPE
finally O
lives O
up O
to O
the O
potential O
of O
the O
world O
's O
eighth O
largest O
economy O
or O
keeps O
living O
up O
to O
its O
other O
, O
less O
enviable O
title O
: O
that O
of O
the O
developing O
world O
's O
largest O
debtor O
, O
teetering O
on O
the O
brink O
of O
hyperinflation O
, O
mired O
in O
deficits O
and O
stagnation O
, O
with O
huge O
economic O
inequalities O
and O
social O
discontent O
boiling O
under O
the O
surface O
. O

If O
Brazil B-GPE
devises O
an O
economic O
strategy O
allowing O
it O
to O
resume O
growth O
and O
service O
debt O
, O
this O
could O
lead O
it O
to O
open O
up O
and O
deregulate O
its O
sheltered O
economy O
, O
analysts O
say O
, O
just O
as O
Argentinian O
President O
Carlos O
Saul O
Menem O
has O
been O
doing O
even O
though O
he O
was O
elected O
on O
a O
populist O
platform O
. O

`` O
Depending O
on O
the O
president O
, O
we O
could O
either O
be O
a O
trillion O
- O
dollar O
economy O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
century O
or O
stay O
where O
we O
are O
, O
'' O
says O
political O
scientist O
Amaury B-PERSON
de I-PERSON
Souza I-PERSON
. O

`` O
And O
where O
we O
are O
is O
bad O
. O
'' O

Despite O
valiant O
efforts O
by O
Finance O
Minister O
Mailson O
Ferreira O
da O
Nobrega O
, O
inflation O
came O
to O
36 O
% O
in O
September O
alone O
and O
is O
expected O
to O
top O
1,000 O
% O
for O
the O
year O
. O

That O
might O
have O
been O
considered O
hyperinflation O
not O
long O
ago O
, O
but O
Argentina B-GPE
endured O
price O
increases O
of O
almost O
200 O
% O
in O
July O
before O
bringing O
the O
rate O
down O
sharply O
in O
August O
and O
September O
. O

Still O
, O
massive O
internal O
debt O
has O
forced O
the O
government O
to O
borrow O
massively O
on O
the O
domestic O
market O
and O
to O
offer O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
returns O
of O
2 O
% O
to O
3 O
% O
a O
month O
just O
to O
get O
investors O
to O
hold O
on O
to O
its O
paper O
. O

About O
$ O
70 O
billion O
is O
estimated O
to O
be O
tied O
up O
in O
the O
short O
- O
term O
money O
market O
, O
which O
acts O
both O
as O
a O
hedge O
against O
inflation O
for O
consumers O
and O
an O
accelerator O
of O
inflation O
and O
deficits O
for O
the O
government O
. O

By O
some O
estimates O
, O
Brazil B-GPE
's O
internal O
debt O
, O
or O
combined O
public O
deficit O
, O
could O
reach O
6.5 O
% O
of O
its O
$ O
351 O
billion O
gross O
domestic O
product O
. O

Much O
of O
the O
money O
goes O
into O
subsidies O
or O
keeping O
inefficient O
state O
- O
controlled O
companies O
operating O
. O

Among O
the O
results O
is O
a O
frequent O
breakdown O
of O
public O
services O
. O

It O
's O
not O
uncommon O
to O
wait O
three O
minutes O
for O
a O
dial O
tone O
after O
picking O
up O
the O
telephone O
, O
and O
then O
to O
be O
interrupted O
by O
a O
busy O
signal O
before O
finishing O
dialing O
the O
number O
. O

Officials O
also O
say O
a O
national O
electricity O
shortage O
might O
not O
be O
far O
off O
. O

Economists O
, O
businessmen O
and O
some O
politicians O
agree O
that O
the O
answer O
is O
an O
orthodox O
economic O
austerity O
program O
including O
reduced O
state O
spending O
; O
focusing O
spending O
on O
vital O
areas O
such O
as O
education O
, O
health O
and O
welfare O
; O
turning O
state O
companies O
private O
; O
reforming O
the O
tax O
system O
, O
raising O
public O
service O
rates O
to O
match O
costs O
; O
and O
possibly O
a O
temporary O
wage O
and O
price O
freeze O
and O
a O
devaluation O
of O
the O
cruzado O
. O

Analysts O
also O
say O
it O
's O
inevitable O
that O
Brazil B-GPE
will O
seek O
to O
renegotiate O
its O
$ O
115 O
billion O
foreign O
debt O
, O
on O
which O
it O
suspended O
interest O
payments O
last O
month O
. O

Analysts O
say O
, O
however O
, O
that O
a O
tough O
economic O
program O
would O
have O
to O
be O
accompanied O
by O
measures O
to O
shield O
the O
poor O
from O
its O
recessionary O
effects O
, O
for O
instance O
by O
subsidizing O
staple O
food O
items O
. O

About O
80 O
% O
of O
Brazil B-GPE
's O
voters O
are O
believed O
to O
live O
near O
the O
poverty O
level O
. O

Of O
the O
three O
candidates O
with O
a O
serious O
chance O
of O
winning O
, O
Mr. O
Collor O
comes O
closest O
to O
advocating O
the O
sort O
of O
measures O
that O
economists O
say O
are O
necessary O
. O

But O
his O
inexperience O
raises O
doubts O
that O
he O
would O
have O
the O
political O
power O
to O
carry O
them O
out O
. O

The O
67 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Brizola O
has O
been O
vague O
about O
his O
intentions O
and O
often O
inflammatory O
in O
his O
rhetoric O
, O
but O
analysts O
say O
he O
probably O
would O
be O
pragmatic O
. O

Mr. O
da O
Silva O
, O
a O
43 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
former O
factory O
worker O
and O
labor O
leader O
, O
is O
the O
most O
radical O
, O
vowing O
to O
withhold O
payments O
on O
the O
foreign O
debt O
and O
saying O
he O
`` O
would O
n't O
go O
around O
putting O
the O
country O
up O
for O
sale O
to O
the O
highest O
bidder O
. O
'' O

But O
despite O
the O
differences O
in O
what O
they O
say O
, O
according O
to O
some O
analysts O
here O
, O
economic O
constraints O
mean O
the O
next O
president O
may O
not O
have O
many O
choices O
about O
what O
he O
does O
. O

Monday O
, O
October O
30 O
, O
1989 O

The O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
annual O
interest O
rates O
below O
are O
a O
guide O
to O
general O
levels O
but O
do O
n't O
always O
represent O
actual O
transactions O
. O

PRIME O
RATE O
: O
10 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

The O
base O
rate O
on O
corporate O
loans O
at O
large O
U.S. B-GPE
money O
center O
commercial O
banks O
. O

FEDERAL O
FUNDS O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
high O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
low O
, O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
near O
closing O
bid O
, O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
offered O
. O

Reserves O
traded O
among O
commercial O
banks O
for O
overnight O
use O
in O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Source O
: O
Fulton O
Prebon O
-LRB- O
U.S.A B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Inc O
. O

DISCOUNT O
RATE O
: O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
depository O
institutions O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

CALL O
MONEY O
: O
9 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
brokers O
on O
stock O
exchange O
collateral O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
placed O
directly O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
: O
8.50 O
% O
30 O
to O
44 O
days O
; O
8.25 O
% O
45 O
to O
62 O
days O
; O
8.375 O
% O
63 O
to O
89 O
days O
; O
8 O
% O
90 O
to O
119 O
days O
; O
7.90 O
% O
120 O
to O
149 O
days O
; O
7.80 O
% O
150 O
to O
179 O
days O
; O
7.55 O
% O
180 O
to O
270 O
days O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
: O
High O
- O
grade O
unsecured O
notes O
sold O
through O
dealers O
by O
major O
corporations O
in O
multiples O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
: O
8.55 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.50 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.45 O
% O
90 O
days O
. O

CERTIFICATES O
OF O
DEPOSIT O
: O
8.09 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.04 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8.03 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
7.96 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
7.92 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

Average O
of O
top O
rates O
paid O
by O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
banks O
on O
primary O
new O
issues O
of O
negotiable O
C.D.s O
, O
usually O
on O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
and O
more O
. O

The O
minimum O
unit O
is O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Typical O
rates O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
: O
8.55 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.55 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8.35 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

BANKERS O
ACCEPTANCES O
: O
8.47 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.42 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.25 O
% O
90 O
days O
; O
8.10 O
% O
120 O
days O
; O
8.02 O
% O
150 O
days O
; O
7.95 O
% O
180 O
days O
. O

Negotiable O
, O
bank O
- O
backed O
business O
credit O
instruments O
typically O
financing O
an O
import O
order O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
LATE O
EURODOLLARS O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
13/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
four O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
to O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
five O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/16 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
INTERBANK O
OFFERED O
RATES O
-LRB- O
LIBOR O
-RRB- O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

The O
average O
of O
interbank O
offered O
rates O
for O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
based O
on O
quotations O
at O
five O
major O
banks O
. O

FOREIGN O
PRIME O
RATES O
: O
Canada B-GPE
13.50 O
% O
; O
Germany B-GPE
9 O
% O
; O
Japan B-GPE
4.875 O
% O
; O
Switzerland B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Britain B-GPE
15 O
% O
. O

These O
rate O
indications O
are O
n't O
directly O
comparable O
; O
lending O
practices O
vary O
widely O
by O
location O
. O

TREASURY B-ORG
BILLS O
: O
Results O
of O
the O
Monday O
, O
October O
30 O
, O
1989 O
, O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bills O
, O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
from O
face O
value O
in O
units O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
: O
7.78 O
% O
, O
13 O
weeks O
; O
7.62 O
% O
, O
26 O
weeks O
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
HOME I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
-LRB- O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
. O

9.86 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
7.875 O
% O
, O
2 O
% O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG
-LRB- O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
-LRB- O
priced O
at O
par O
-RRB- O
. O

9.76 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
8.75 O
% O
, O
6/2 O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

MERRILL O
LYNCH O
READY O
ASSETS O
TRUST O
: O
8.70 O
% O
. O

Annualized O
average O
rate O
of O
return O
after O
expenses O
for O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
; O
not O
a O
forecast O
of O
future O
returns O
. O

It O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
a O
routine O
courtesy O
call O
. O

A O
half O
- O
dozen O
Soviet B-NORP
space O
officials O
, O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
in O
July O
for O
an O
exhibit O
, O
stopped O
by O
to O
see O
their O
counterparts O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Space I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

But O
after O
a O
few O
pleasantries O
, O
the O
Soviets O
unexpectedly O
got O
serious O
. O

The O
Soviets O
have O
a O
world O
- O
leading O
space O
program O
, O
the O
guests O
noted O
. O

Would O
n't O
the O
Japanese O
like O
a O
piece O
of O
it O
? O

The O
visitors O
then O
listed O
technologies O
up O
for O
sale O
, O
including O
launch O
services O
and O
propulsion O
hardware O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
just O
surprised O
, O
'' O
says O
Tad B-PERSON
Inada I-PERSON
, O
NASDA B-ORG
's O
director O
for O
international O
affairs O
. O

`` O
Shocked O
. O
'' O

That O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
with O
its O
dilapidated O
economic O
machine O
, O
would O
try O
to O
sell O
high O
technology O
to O
Japan B-GPE
, O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
high O
- O
tech O
leaders O
, O
sounds O
like O
a O
coals O
- O
to O
- O
Newcastle B-GPE
notion O
. O

But O
`` O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
has O
areas O
where O
it O
is O
n't O
behind O
Japan B-GPE
, O
'' O
says O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Shapovalov I-PERSON
of O
the O
Soviet O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Economic O
Relations O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
obtained O
through O
the O
development O
of O
Cosmos O
-LCB- O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
space O
program O
-RCB- O
technologies O
you O
do O
n't O
see O
anywhere O
else O
. O
'' O

The O
sales O
pitch O
might O
n't O
be O
as O
farfetched O
as O
it O
seems O
. O

Japan B-GPE
- O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
relations O
are O
bumpy O
these O
days O
, O
and O
some O
Japanese O
favor O
decreasing O
their O
reliance O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
technology O
in O
light O
of O
the O
FSX O
fighter O
- O
plane O
flap O
, O
when O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
reversed O
an O
earlier O
decision O
and O
refused O
to O
share O
certain O
crucial O
fighter O
- O
plane O
technology O
. O

And O
, O
despite O
its O
image O
as O
a O
technology O
superpower O
, O
Japan B-GPE
has O
a O
lot O
of O
weaknesses O
. O

It O
's O
a O
world O
leader O
in O
semiconductors O
, O
but O
behind O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
in O
making O
the O
computers O
that O
use O
those O
chips O
. O

It O
's O
a O
world O
leader O
in O
auto O
manufacturing O
, O
but O
its O
aviation O
industry O
is O
struggling O
, O
and O
its O
space O
program O
is O
years O
behind O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
the O
Europeans B-NORP
and O
the O
Soviets O
. O

One O
question O
being O
debated O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
is O
how O
to O
use O
the O
defense O
sector O
's O
research O
- O
and O
- O
production O
expertise O
in O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
economy O
. O

Many O
plants O
that O
used O
to O
make O
military O
equipment O
are O
now O
being O
ordered O
to O
produce O
televisions O
, O
videocassette O
recorders O
, O
small O
tractors O
and O
food O
- O
processing O
machinery O
. O

The O
Soviets O
also O
hope O
to O
make O
better O
use O
of O
their O
considerable O
expertise O
in O
theoretical O
science O
, O
which O
has O
helped O
them O
win O
twice O
as O
many O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
science O
prizes O
as O
the O
Japanese O
. O

Where O
they O
lag O
behind O
the O
Japanese O
is O
in O
turning O
the O
scientific O
inventiveness O
into O
improved O
production O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
the O
Japanese O
have O
proved O
adept O
at O
making O
use O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
inventions O
. O

Kobe B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
adopted O
Soviet B-NORP
casting O
technology O
in O
1966 O
and O
used O
it O
for O
14 O
years O
until O
it O
developed O
its O
own O
system O
. O

Kawasaki B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
bought O
a O
Soviet B-NORP
steel O
- O
casting O
patent O
two O
years O
ago O
and O
has O
jointly O
developed O
the O
system O
with O
the O
Soviets O
. O

In O
1991 O
, O
the O
Soviets O
will O
take O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
journalist O
into O
space O
, O
the O
first O
Japanese O
to O
go O
into O
orbit O
. O

Soviet B-NORP
efforts O
to O
sell O
their O
technology O
abroad O
do O
n't O
appear O
to O
worry O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
principal O
ally O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
never O
opposed O
the O
development O
of O
economic O
relations O
between O
our O
allies O
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
'' O
says O
a O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
official O
. O

`` O
Frankly O
, O
I O
would O
n't O
expect O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
to O
get O
hooked O
on O
anybody O
's O
technology O
, O
least O
of O
all O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
. O
'' O

Under O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
's O
perestroika O
, O
the O
Soviets O
have O
sought O
economic O
ties O
all O
over O
the O
world O
, O
including O
new O
export O
markets O
. O

They O
believe O
technology O
is O
one O
of O
their O
best O
bets O
, O
and O
some O
Soviet B-NORP
officials O
say O
Moscow B-GPE
will O
even O
consider O
declassifying O
military O
know O
- O
how O
if O
the O
price O
is O
right O
. O

The O
Soviets O
held O
export O
exhibitions O
that O
included O
high O
- O
tech O
items O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

Last O
week O
, O
a O
Soviet B-NORP
delegation O
came O
to O
Japan B-GPE
to O
push O
more O
space O
technologies O
. O

Japan B-GPE
is O
a O
major O
target O
for O
the O
Soviets O
. O

In O
August O
, O
representatives O
of O
Keidanren B-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
largest O
business O
organization O
, O
visited O
Moscow B-GPE
to O
explore O
exports O
and O
investments O
that O
would O
help O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
economy O
. O

Out O
of O
the O
blue O
, O
the O
Soviet O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
handed O
over O
details O
on O
59 O
technologies O
that O
the O
Japanese O
might O
want O
to O
buy O
. O

These O
mainly O
involved O
such O
areas O
as O
materials O
-- O
advanced O
soldering O
machines O
, O
for O
example O
-- O
and O
medical O
developments O
derived O
from O
experimentation O
in O
space O
, O
such O
as O
artificial O
blood O
vessels O
. O

A O
main O
motive O
is O
hard O
cash O
. O

But O
, O
while O
the O
Soviets O
ca O
n't O
expect O
direct O
technology O
flow O
from O
Japan B-GPE
, O
they O
also O
hope O
to O
benefit O
from O
Japanese B-NORP
manufacturing O
expertise O
. O

`` O
The O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
has O
a O
lot O
of O
know O
- O
how O
, O
but O
it O
has O
been O
difficult O
to O
put O
that O
into O
actual O
production O
because O
of O
various O
structural O
problems O
in O
the O
economy O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Shapovalov O
, O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
official O
. O

The O
Soviets O
are O
`` O
contemplating O
a O
flexible O
system O
under O
which O
it O
would O
be O
possible O
to O
develop O
-LCB- O
technology O
-RCB- O
jointly O
and O
even O
to O
market O
it O
jointly O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Even O
if O
the O
Japanese O
find O
Soviet B-NORP
technology O
desirable O
, O
such O
discussions O
would O
be O
fraught O
with O
political O
complications O
. O

Still O
stinging O
from O
the O
international O
backlash O
over O
the O
sale O
two O
years O
ago O
of O
sensitive O
military O
technology O
to O
the O
Soviets O
by O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Toshiba B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
many O
Japanese O
are O
eager O
to O
avoid O
appearing O
to O
help O
the O
Soviets O
in O
any O
way O
. O

Another O
hurdle O
concerns O
Japan B-GPE
's O
attempts O
to O
persuade O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
to O
relinquish O
its O
post-World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
control O
of O
four O
islands O
north O
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

So O
far O
, O
the O
Soviets O
have O
provided O
only O
the O
sketchiest O
information O
about O
their O
technology O
and O
business O
plans O
. O

And O
what O
they O
have O
shown O
is O
n't O
impressive O
. O

`` O
My O
impression O
is O
that O
there O
is O
n't O
anything O
which O
arouses O
our O
interest O
at O
first O
glance O
, O
'' O
says O
an O
official O
from O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Ministry O
of O
International B-ORG
Trade I-ORG
and O
Industry O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
Gumbel I-PERSON
in O
Moscow B-GPE
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

RADIO O
: O

Viacom B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
definitively O
agreed O
to O
acquire O
KOFY O
-LRB- O
AM O
-RRB- O
and O
KOFY B-ORG
- I-ORG
FM I-ORG
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
for O
about O
$ O
19.5 O
million O
from O
Pacific B-ORG
FM I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

New O
construction O
contracting O
climbed O
8 O
% O
in O
September O
to O
an O
annualized O
$ O
274.2 O
billion O
, O
with O
commercial O
, O
industrial O
and O
public O
- O
works O
contracts O
providing O
most O
of O
the O
increase O
, O
according O
to O
F.W. B-ORG
Dodge I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

Through O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
the O
year O
, O
the O
unadjusted O
total O
of O
all O
new O
construction O
was O
$ O
199.6 O
billion O
, O
flat O
compared O
with O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
South O
was O
off O
2 O
% O
after O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
, O
while O
the O
North O
Central O
region O
was O
up O
3 O
% O
. O

The O
Northeast O
and O
West B-LOC
regions O
were O
unchanged O
. O

A O
small O
decline O
in O
total O
construction O
for O
the O
entire O
year O
is O
possible O
if O
contracting O
for O
housing O
does O
n't O
increase O
in O
response O
to O
this O
year O
's O
lower O
mortgage O
rates O
, O
said O
George B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Christie I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
economist O
of O
Dodge B-ORG
, O
the O
forecasting O
division O
of O
publisher O
McGraw O
- O
Hill O
Inc O
. O

The O
seasonally O
adjusted O
Dodge O
Index O
reached O
175 O
in O
September O
, O
its O
highest O
level O
this O
year O
, O
from O
162 O
in O
August O
. O

The O
index O
uses O
a O
base O
of O
100 O
in O
1982 O
. O

Newly O
contracted O
residential O
work O
edged O
up O
2 O
% O
in O
September O
to O
an O
annualized O
$ O
121.2 O
billion O
, O
largely O
because O
multifamily O
building O
rebounded O
from O
a O
very O
weak O
August O
. O

`` O
At O
the O
end O
of O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
there O
was O
still O
no O
evidence O
of O
renewed O
home O
building O
in O
response O
to O
the O
midyear O
decline O
of O
mortgage O
rates O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Christie O
said O
. O

Housing O
has O
been O
weak O
all O
year O
and O
especially O
so O
in O
the O
past O
five O
months O
. O

Contracting O
for O
non-residential O
buildings O
rose O
10 O
% O
in O
September O
to O
an O
annualized O
$ O
100.8 O
billion O
. O

Commercial O
and O
industrial O
construction O
rose O
sharply O
, O
partly O
because O
of O
three O
large O
projects O
, O
each O
expected O
to O
cost O
more O
than O
$ O
100 O
million O
. O

Institutional O
building O
, O
such O
as O
hospitals O
and O
schools O
, O
eased O
in O
September O
following O
a O
surge O
in O
August O
. O

Although O
the O
third O
quarter O
was O
the O
best O
so O
far O
this O
year O
for O
non-residential O
building O
, O
weakness O
early O
in O
the O
year O
held O
the O
nine O
- O
month O
total O
to O
$ O
69.6 O
billion O
, O
up O
just O
1 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Public O
- O
works O
and O
utility O
projects O
, O
also O
known O
as O
non-building O
contracting O
, O
grew O
18 O
% O
to O
$ O
52.2 O
billion O
in O
September O
, O
but O
the O
nine O
- O
month O
total O
of O
$ O
36.9 O
billion O
was O
down O
3 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
Sept. O
30 O
end O
of O
the O
federal O
fiscal O
year O
may O
have O
prodded O
contractors O
to O
get O
any O
behind O
- O
schedule O
road O
and O
bridge O
construction O
under O
way O
`` O
before O
the O
clock O
ran O
out O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Christie O
said O
, O
referring O
to O
threatened O
5 O
% O
across O
- O
the O
- O
board O
budget O
cuts O
. O

a O
- O
Monthly O
construction O
contract O
values O
are O
reported O
on O
an O
annualized O
, O
seasonally O
adjusted O
basis O
. O

Copper O
futures O
prices O
failed O
to O
extend O
Friday O
's O
rally O
. O

Declines O
came O
because O
of O
concern O
that O
demand O
for O
copper O
may O
slow O
down O
. O

The O
December O
contract O
was O
down O
three O
cents O
a O
pound O
, O
settling O
at O
$ O
1.1280 O
, O
which O
was O
just O
above O
the O
day O
's O
low O
of O
$ O
1.1270 O
. O

Futures O
prices O
fell O
during O
three O
of O
five O
sessions O
last O
week O
, O
and O
the O
losses O
, O
individually O
and O
cumulatively O
, O
were O
greater O
than O
the O
advances O
. O

Two O
of O
the O
major O
factors O
buoying O
prices O
, O
the O
prolonged O
strikes O
at O
the O
Highland O
Valley O
mine O
in O
Canada B-GPE
and O
the O
Cananea B-GPE
mine O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
were O
finally O
resolved O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
premiums O
paid O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
on O
a O
purchase O
of O
copper O
for O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Mint I-ORG
were O
lower O
than O
expected O
, O
and O
acted O
as O
a O
price O
depressant O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

The O
mint O
purchases O
were O
at O
premiums O
about O
4 O
1/2 O
cents O
a O
pound O
above O
the O
respective O
prices O
for O
the O
copper O
. O

At O
the O
time O
merchants O
were O
asking O
for O
premiums O
of O
about O
five O
cents O
a O
pound O
. O

All O
this O
has O
led O
to O
prolonged O
selling O
in O
futures O
, O
mostly O
on O
the O
part O
of O
computer O
- O
guided O
funds O
. O

Prices O
fell O
through O
levels O
regarded O
as O
important O
support O
areas O
, O
which O
added O
to O
the O
selling O
. O

The O
reluctance O
of O
traders O
to O
buy O
contracts O
indicates O
that O
they O
have O
begun O
focusing O
on O
demand O
rather O
than O
supply O
. O

At O
least O
one O
analyst O
noted O
that O
as O
production O
improves O
, O
the O
concern O
among O
traders O
is O
whether O
the O
prospective O
increased O
supply O
will O
find O
buyers O
because O
of O
uncertainty O
over O
national O
economies O
. O

`` O
Demand O
from O
Japan B-GPE
is O
expected O
to O
continue O
strong O
, O
but O
not O
from O
other O
areas O
of O
the O
world O
into O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
next O
year O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Japan B-GPE
normally O
depends O
heavily O
on O
the O
Highland O
Valley O
and O
Cananea B-GPE
mines O
as O
well O
as O
the O
Bougainville B-GPE
mine O
in O
Papua B-GPE
New I-GPE
Guinea I-GPE
. O

Recently O
, O
Japan B-GPE
has O
been O
buying O
copper O
elsewhere O
. O

But O
as O
Highland B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
and O
Cananea B-GPE
begin O
operating O
, O
they O
are O
expected O
to O
resume O
their O
roles O
as O
Japan B-GPE
's O
suppliers O
. O

According O
to O
Fred B-PERSON
Demler I-PERSON
, O
metals O
economist O
for O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
`` O
Highland B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
has O
already O
started O
operating O
and O
Cananea B-GPE
is O
expected O
to O
do O
so O
soon O
. O
'' O

The O
Bougainville B-GPE
mine O
is O
generally O
expected O
to O
remain O
closed O
until O
at O
least O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

It O
has O
n't O
been O
operating O
since O
May O
15 O
because O
of O
attacks O
by O
native O
landowners O
. O

A O
recent O
attempt O
to O
resume O
operations O
was O
cut O
short O
quickly O
by O
these O
attacks O
. O

However O
, O
traders O
disregarded O
a O
potential O
production O
disruption O
in O
Chile B-GPE
and O
a O
continued O
drop O
in O
inventories O
. O

Workers O
at O
two O
Chilean B-NORP
mines O
, O
Los O
Bronces O
and O
El O
Soldado O
, O
which O
belong O
to O
the O
Exxon O
- O
owned O
Minera B-ORG
Disputado I-ORG
group O
, O
will O
vote O
Thursday O
on O
whether O
to O
strike O
after O
a O
two O
- O
year O
labor O
pact O
ends O
today O
. O

The O
mines O
produced O
a O
total O
of O
110,000 O
tons O
of O
copper O
in O
1988 O
. O

According O
to O
Drexel B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Demler O
, O
the O
potential O
strike O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
resolved O
quickly O
, O
which O
may O
be O
one O
reason O
why O
the O
situation O
did O
n't O
affect O
prices O
much O
. O

Another O
analyst O
said O
that O
, O
if O
there O
was O
any O
concern O
, O
it O
was O
that O
a O
strike O
could O
encourage O
other O
walkouts O
in O
Chile B-GPE
. O

London B-ORG
Metal I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
copper O
inventories O
fell O
550 O
tons O
last O
week O
to O
83,950 O
tons O
, O
a O
smaller O
- O
than O
- O
expected O
decline O
. O

But O
that O
development O
also O
had O
little O
effect O
on O
traders O
' O
sentiment O
. O

Mr. O
Demler O
said O
that O
stocks O
of O
copper O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
producers O
' O
hands O
at O
the O
end O
of O
September O
were O
down O
16,000 O
metric O
tons O
from O
August O
to O
30,000 O
tons O
. O

Outside O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
he O
said O
, O
producer O
stocks O
at O
the O
end O
of O
August O
were O
273,000 O
tons O
, O
down O
3,000 O
tons O
from O
the O
end O
of O
July O
. O

Consumer O
stocks O
of O
copper O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
fell O
to O
44,000 O
tons O
at O
the O
end O
of O
September O
from O
54,000 O
tons O
a O
month O
earlier O
, O
and O
stocks O
of O
copper O
held O
by O
consumers O
and O
merchants O
outside O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
at O
the O
end O
of O
July O
stood O
at O
123,000 O
tons O
, O
down O
from O
125,000 O
tons O
in O
June B-GPE
. O

The O
high O
point O
of O
foreigners O
' O
copper O
stocks O
this O
year O
was O
136,000 O
tons O
at O
the O
end O
of O
April O
, O
according O
to O
Mr. O
Demler O
. O

In O
other O
commodity O
markets O
yesterday O
: O

GRAINS O
AND O
SOYBEANS O
: O

The O
prices O
of O
most O
corn O
, O
soybean O
and O
wheat O
futures O
contracts O
dropped O
slightly O
as O
farmers O
in O
the O
Midwest O
continued O
to O
rebuild O
stockpiles O
that O
were O
depleted O
by O
the O
1988 O
drought O
. O

Buying O
by O
the O
Soviets O
has O
helped O
to O
prop O
up O
corn O
prices O
in O
recent O
weeks O
, O
but O
a O
lack O
of O
any O
new O
purchases O
kept O
prices O
in O
the O
doldrums O
. O

COFFEE O
: O

Futures O
prices O
rose O
slightly O
in O
a O
market O
filled O
with O
rumors O
that O
a O
new O
international O
coffee O
agreement O
might O
still O
be O
achieved O
. O

The O
December O
contract O
ended O
with O
a O
gain O
of O
1.29 O
cents O
a O
pound O
at O
74.35 O
cents O
. O

According O
to O
one O
analyst O
, O
prices O
opened O
higher O
because O
of O
reports O
over O
the O
weekend O
that O
Brazil B-GPE
and O
Colombia B-GPE
, O
at O
the O
Pan-American O
summit O
meeting O
in O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
, O
had O
agreed O
to O
a O
reduction O
in O
their O
coffee O
export O
quotas O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
creating O
a O
new O
agreement O
. O

The O
reports O
, O
attributed O
to O
the O
Colombian B-NORP
minister O
of O
economic O
development O
, O
said O
Brazil B-GPE
would O
give O
up O
500,000 O
bags O
of O
its O
quota O
and O
Colombia B-GPE
200,000 O
bags O
, O
the O
analyst O
said O
. O

These O
reports O
were O
later O
denied O
by O
a O
high O
Brazilian B-NORP
official O
, O
who O
said O
Brazil B-GPE
was O
n't O
involved O
in O
any O
coffee O
discussions O
on O
quotas O
, O
the O
analyst O
said O
. O

The O
Colombian B-NORP
minister O
was O
said O
to O
have O
referred O
to O
a O
letter O
that O
he O
said O
President O
Bush O
sent O
to O
Colombian B-NORP
President O
Virgilio O
Barco O
, O
and O
in O
which O
President O
Bush O
said O
it O
was O
possible O
to O
overcome O
obstacles O
to O
a O
new O
agreement O
. O

The O
minister O
was O
also O
quoted O
as O
saying O
that O
a O
new O
pact O
could O
be O
achieved O
during O
the O
first O
half O
of O
next O
year O
, O
according O
to O
the O
analyst O
. O

PRECIOUS O
METALS O
: O

Futures O
prices O
showed O
modest O
changes O
in O
light O
trading O
volume O
. O

December O
delivery O
gold O
eased O
40 O
cents O
an O
ounce O
to O
$ O
380.80 O
. O

December O
silver O
was O
off O
3.7 O
cents O
an O
ounce O
at O
$ O
5.2830 O
. O

January O
platinum O
rose O
90 O
cents O
an O
ounce O
at O
$ O
500.20 O
. O

The O
market O
turned O
quiet O
after O
rising O
sharply O
late O
last O
week O
, O
according O
to O
one O
analyst O
. O

Last O
week O
's O
uncertainty O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
and O
a O
weaker O
dollar O
triggered O
a O
flight O
to O
safety O
, O
he O
said O
, O
but O
yesterday O
the O
market O
lacked O
such O
stimuli O
. O

There O
was O
some O
profit O
- O
taking O
because O
prices O
for O
all O
the O
precious O
metals O
had O
risen O
to O
levels O
at O
which O
there O
was O
resistance O
to O
further O
advance O
, O
he O
said O
. O

The O
dollar O
was O
also O
slightly O
firmer O
and O
prompted O
some O
selling O
, O
as O
well O
, O
according O
to O
the O
analyst O
. O

Oh O
, O
that O
terrible O
Mr. O
Ortega O
. O

Just O
when O
American B-NORP
liberalism O
had O
pulled O
the O
arms O
plug O
on O
the O
Contras O
and O
their O
friend O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
, O
along O
comes O
Mr. O
Ortega O
in O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
this O
weekend O
to O
`` O
blunder O
'' O
into O
the O
hands O
of O
what O
are O
often O
called O
conservatives O
. O

Conservatives O
are O
the O
faction O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
politics O
which O
always O
said O
that O
Mr. O
Ortega O
and O
his O
friends O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
hold O
an O
election O
in O
Nicaragua B-GPE
. O

Liberals O
are O
the O
faction O
that O
says O
, O
Give O
peace O
a O
chance O
; O
now O
they O
are O
saying O
Mr. O
Ortega O
should O
give O
them O
a O
break O
, O
lest O
the O
conservatives O
ask O
them O
to O
vote O
for O
bullets O
instead O
of O
bandages O
. O

We O
suspect O
Daniel B-PERSON
Ortega I-PERSON
knows O
the O
difference O
between O
a O
blunder O
and O
a O
strategy O
. O

He O
knows O
that O
making O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
look O
silly O
in O
a O
photograph O
with O
him O
will O
trigger O
Noriegan O
fulminations O
, O
and O
that O
announcing O
an O
end O
to O
the O
liberals O
' O
cease O
- O
fire O
will O
produce O
mainly O
their O
concern O
over O
the O
Contras B-NORP
' O
military O
activities O
in O
northern O
Nicaragua B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Ortega O
understands O
better O
than O
those O
who O
worry O
about O
his O
behavior O
that O
what O
sustains O
the O
Sandinista B-NORP
movement O
is O
not O
democratic O
peace O
, O
but O
nondemocratic O
unpeace O
. O

It O
is O
the O
presence O
of O
internal O
and O
external O
`` O
enemies O
'' O
which O
justifies O
the O
need O
for O
a O
large O
, O
active O
army O
that O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
's O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
continues O
to O
supply O
with O
bullets O
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
reached O
a O
settlement O
with O
independent O
home O
delivery O
dealers O
in O
the O
metropolitan O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
area O
that O
will O
free O
the O
newspaper O
to O
expand O
home O
delivery O
circulation O
. O

The O
settlement O
stemmed O
from O
a O
lawsuit O
the O
dealers O
filed O
in O
1982 O
when O
the O
Times O
began O
its O
own O
competing O
direct O
delivery O
service O
. O

The O
pact O
calls O
for O
the O
Times O
to O
pay O
dealers O
$ O
3.6 O
million O
over O
six O
years O
, O
as O
well O
as O
other O
payments O
in O
the O
form O
of O
subsidies O
over O
three O
years O
, O
based O
on O
the O
number O
of O
`` O
new O
customers O
started O
by O
the O
dealers O
and O
on O
pricing O
structures O
, O
'' O
the O
Times O
said O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
the O
settlement O
will O
be O
taken O
as O
a O
charge O
against O
earnings O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
. O

The O
settlement O
, O
which O
involves O
most O
of O
the O
300 O
independent O
newspaper O
dealers O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
area O
, O
will O
allow O
the O
Times O
to O
freely O
operate O
its O
own O
direct O
home O
delivery O
system O
. O

Home O
delivery O
is O
the O
fastest O
growing O
segment O
of O
the O
Times O
's O
1.1 O
million O
daily O
circulation O
. O

Currently O
, O
about O
60 O
% O
of O
home O
delivery O
subscribers O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
area O
receive O
the O
paper O
directly O
from O
the O
Times O
. O

MiniScribe B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Longmont B-GPE
, O
Colo. B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
introduced O
a O
one O
- O
inch O
high O
, O
80 O
- O
megabyte O
hard O
disk O
drive O
that O
it O
hopes O
will O
prove O
popular O
with O
makers O
of O
high O
- O
performance O
laptop O
and O
portable O
computers O
. O

The O
troubled O
disk O
drive O
maker O
aims O
with O
the O
new O
3 O
1/2 O
- O
inch O
disks O
to O
revive O
its O
reputation O
and O
sales O
growth O
. O

MiniScribe B-ORG
said O
the O
disk O
drives O
have O
more O
memory O
capacity O
than O
other O
disks O
that O
size O
. O

MiniScribe B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
to O
begin O
full O
volume O
production O
of O
the O
drives O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Singapore B-GPE
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
next O
year O
. O

A O
drive O
with O
120 O
megabytes O
of O
capacity O
is O
scheduled O
for O
release O
during O
the O
third O
quarter O
of O
1990 O
. O

MiniScribe B-ORG
has O
been O
on O
the O
rocks O
since O
it O
disclosed O
early O
this O
year O
that O
its O
earnings O
reports O
for O
1988 O
were O
n't O
accurate O
. O

After O
an O
internal O
investigation O
, O
the O
company O
found O
that O
senior O
officials O
used O
a O
variety O
of O
schemes O
to O
fabricate O
sales O
gains O
, O
including O
counting O
shipments O
of O
bricks O
and O
defective O
drives O
as O
sales O
. O

The O
French B-NORP
Economics O
Ministry O
approved O
a O
planned O
asset O
swap O
between O
the O
defense O
and O
electronics O
group O
Thomson B-ORG
- O
CSF O
S.A. O
and O
the O
bank O
group O
Credit B-ORG
Lyonnais I-ORG
. O

The O
ministry O
said O
the O
swap O
, O
details O
of O
which O
were O
disclosed O
last O
Thursday O
, O
will O
allow O
both O
state O
- O
controlled O
companies O
to O
reinforce O
operations O
in O
their O
main O
markets O
and O
argued O
that O
the O
move O
shows O
the O
dynamism O
of O
France B-GPE
's O
state O
- O
sector O
concerns O
. O

The O
approval O
also O
ends O
any O
hope O
that O
Banque B-ORG
Nationale I-ORG
de I-ORG
Paris I-ORG
, O
another O
state O
- O
sector O
bank O
, O
might O
have O
had O
about O
taking O
Credit B-ORG
Lyonnais I-ORG
's O
place O
in O
the O
accord O
. O

It O
hinted O
over O
the O
weekend O
that O
it O
would O
have O
been O
interested O
in O
a O
hook O
- O
up O
with O
Thomson B-ORG
- I-ORG
CSF I-ORG
. O

Under O
details O
of O
the O
accord O
, O
Credit B-ORG
Lyonnais I-ORG
will O
take O
slightly O
more O
than O
50 O
% O
of O
Thomson B-ORG
- I-ORG
CSF I-ORG
Finance I-ORG
in O
exchange O
for O
about O
14 O
% O
of O
its O
own O
shares O
. O

The O
move O
will O
help O
the O
bank O
to O
keep O
up O
with O
international O
solvency O
ratios O
being O
phased O
in O
by O
the O
Bank O
for O
International O
Settlements O
and O
will O
also O
represent O
the O
first O
time O
that O
its O
voting O
shares O
have O
been O
held O
by O
a O
party O
other O
than O
the O
government O
. O

Concerning O
your O
Sept. O
29 O
article O
`` O
Retailers B-WORK_OF_ART
Face I-WORK_OF_ART
Cutbacks I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Uncertain I-WORK_OF_ART
Future I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
: O
The O
outcome O
of O
our O
leveraged O
buyout O
is O
looking O
very O
positive O
. O

Unlike O
most O
of O
the O
other O
retailers O
mentioned O
in O
the O
story O
, O
Jos. B-ORG
A. I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Clothiers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
is O
not O
in O
serious O
financial O
problems O
. O

We O
did O
experience O
some O
difficulties O
with O
the O
initial O
LBO O
terms O
and O
, O
as O
your O
article O
made O
clear O
, O
successfully O
restructured O
our O
debt O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
something O
those O
other O
retailers O
have O
yet O
to O
accomplish O
. O

Your O
were O
on O
target O
regarding O
industry O
problems O
, O
but O
wide O
of O
the O
mark O
in O
portraying O
the O
financial O
health O
of O
this O
company O
. O

Chairman O
and O
CEO O
Jos. O
A. O
Bank O
Clothiers O
Inc. O
Owings O
Mills O
, O
Md B-GPE
. O

If O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
are O
so O
efficient O
, O
why O
does O
Kawasaki B-ORG
- I-ORG
Rikuso I-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
sometimes O
need O
a O
week O
just O
to O
tell O
its O
clients O
how O
soon O
it O
can O
ship O
goods O
from O
here O
to O
Osaka B-GPE
? O

Why O
, O
until O
last O
spring O
, O
did O
the B-ORG
Long I-ORG
- I-ORG
Term I-ORG
Credit I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
sometimes O
take O
several O
days O
to O
correct O
typographical O
errors O
in O
its O
paper O
work O
for O
international O
transactions O
? O

Because O
the O
companies O
have O
lacked O
office O
computers O
considered O
standard O
equipment O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
, O
Japanese B-NORP
corporations O
' O
reputation O
as O
hi O
- O
tech O
powerhouses O
is O
only O
half O
right O
. O

Their O
factories O
may O
look O
like O
sets O
for O
a O
Spielberg B-PERSON
movie O
, O
but O
their O
offices O
, O
with O
rows O
of O
clerks O
hunched O
over O
ledgers O
and O
abacuses O
, O
are O
more O
like O
scenes O
from O
a O
Dickens B-PERSON
novel O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
personal O
- O
computer O
revolution O
is O
finally O
reaching O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Kawasaki B-ORG
- I-ORG
Rikuso I-ORG
, O
a O
freight O
company O
, O
set O
up O
its O
own O
software O
subsidiary O
this O
year O
and O
is O
spending O
nearly O
a O
year O
's O
profit O
to O
more O
than O
double O
the O
computer O
terminals O
at O
its O
main O
office O
. O

In O
April O
, O
the B-ORG
Long I-ORG
- I-ORG
Term I-ORG
Credit I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
linked O
its O
computers O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
with O
its O
three O
American B-NORP
offices O
. O

Overall O
, O
PC O
sales O
in O
Japan B-GPE
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1989 O
were O
34 O
% O
higher O
than O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
. O

Combined O
PC O
and O
work O
- O
station O
use O
in O
Japan B-GPE
will O
jump O
as O
much O
as O
25 O
% O
annually O
over O
the O
next O
five O
years O
, O
according O
to O
some O
analysts O
, O
compared O
with O
about O
10 O
% O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

And O
with O
a O
labor O
shortage O
and O
intense O
competitive O
pressure O
to O
improve O
efficiency O
, O
more O
and O
more O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
are O
concluding O
that O
they O
have O
no O
choice O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
too O
many O
people O
in O
our O
home O
offices O
, O
'' O
says O
Yoshio B-PERSON
Hatakeyama I-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Japan I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

`` O
Productivity O
in O
Japanese B-GPE
offices O
is O
relatively O
low O
. O
'' O

With O
Japanese B-GPE
companies O
in O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
industries O
-- O
from O
heavy O
industry O
to O
securities O
firms O
-- O
increasing O
their O
market O
share O
world O
- O
wide O
, O
the O
prospect O
of O
an O
even O
more O
efficient O
Japanese B-NORP
economic O
army O
may O
rattle O
foreigners O
. O

But O
it O
also O
offers O
opportunities O
; O
Americans O
are O
well O
poised O
to O
supply O
the O
weapons O
. O

Japan B-GPE
may O
be O
a O
tough O
market O
for O
outsiders O
to O
penetrate O
, O
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
hopelessly O
behind O
Japan B-GPE
in O
certain O
technologies O
. O

But O
for O
now O
, O
at O
least O
, O
Americans O
are O
far O
better O
at O
making O
PCs O
and O
the O
software O
that O
runs O
them O
. O

After O
years O
of O
talking O
about O
selling O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
more O
and O
more O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
are O
seriously O
pouring O
in O
. O

Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
has O
doubled O
its O
staff O
here O
over O
the O
past O
year O
. O

Lotus B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
has O
slashed O
the O
lag O
between O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
product O
introductions O
to O
six O
months O
from O
three O
years O
. O

Ungermann B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bass I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
has O
a O
bigger O
share O
of O
the O
computer O
- O
network O
market O
in O
Japan B-GPE
than O
at O
home O
. O

But O
the O
Japanese O
have O
to O
go O
a O
long O
way O
to O
catch O
up O
. O

Typical O
is O
one O
office O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
International B-ORG
Trade I-ORG
and O
Industry O
's O
Machinery O
and O
Information O
Industries O
Bureau O
-- O
the O
main O
bureaucracy O
overseeing O
the O
computer O
industry O
. O

`` O
Personal O
Computer O
'' O
yearbooks O
are O
lined O
up O
on O
nearly O
every O
desk O
, O
and O
dog O
- O
eared O
copies O
of O
Nikkei B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
crowd O
magazine O
racks O
. O

But O
amid O
the O
two O
dozen O
bureaucrats O
and O
secretaries O
sits O
only O
one O
real O
- O
life O
PC O
. O

While O
American B-NORP
PC O
sales O
have O
averaged O
roughly O
25 O
% O
annual O
growth O
since O
1984 O
and O
West O
European B-NORP
sales O
a O
whopping O
40 O
% O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
sales O
were O
flat O
for O
most O
of O
that O
time O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
office O
workers O
use O
PCs O
at O
half O
the O
rate O
of O
their O
European B-NORP
counterparts O
and O
one O
- O
third O
that O
of O
the O
Americans O
. O

Moreover O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
offices O
tend O
to O
use O
computers O
less O
efficiently O
than O
American B-NORP
offices O
do O
. O

In O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
PCs O
commonly O
perform O
many O
tasks O
and O
plug O
into O
a O
broad O
network O
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
many O
desktop O
terminals O
are O
limited O
to O
one O
function O
and O
ca O
n't O
communicate O
with O
other O
machines O
. O

The O
market O
planning O
and O
sales O
promotion O
office O
of O
Nomura B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
has O
more O
than O
30 O
computers O
for O
its O
60 O
workers O
, O
a O
respectable O
ratio O
. O

But O
the O
machines O
are O
n't O
on O
employees O
' O
desks O
; O
they O
ring O
the O
perimeter O
of O
the O
large O
office O
. O

Some O
machines O
make O
charts O
for O
presentations O
. O

Others O
analyze O
the O
data O
. O

To O
transfer O
information O
from O
one O
to O
the O
other O
, O
employees O
make O
printouts O
and O
enter O
the O
data O
manually O
. O

To O
transmit O
charts O
to O
branch O
offices O
, O
they O
use O
a O
fax O
machine O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
a O
woman O
sitting O
next O
to O
a O
new O
Fujitsu B-ORG
terminal O
writes O
stock O
- O
market O
information O
on O
a O
chart O
with O
a O
pencil O
and O
adds O
it O
up O
with O
a O
hand O
calculator O
. O

In O
an O
efficient O
setup O
, O
the O
same O
PC O
could O
perform O
all O
those O
tasks O
. O

In O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
more O
than O
half O
the O
PC O
software O
sold O
is O
either O
for O
spreadsheets O
or O
for O
database O
analysis O
, O
according O
to O
Lotus B-ORG
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
those O
functions O
account O
for O
only O
about O
a O
third O
of O
the O
software O
market O
. O

Machines O
dedicated O
solely O
to O
word O
processing O
, O
which O
have O
all O
but O
disappeared O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
are O
still O
more O
common O
in O
Japan B-GPE
than O
PCs O
. O

In O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
one O
- O
fifth O
of O
the O
office O
PCs O
are O
hooked O
up O
to O
some O
sort O
of O
network O
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
about O
1 O
% O
are O
linked O
. O

`` O
Computers O
here O
are O
used O
for O
data O
gathering O
, O
'' O
says O
Roger B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Boisvert I-PERSON
, O
who O
manages O
the O
integrated O
- O
technologies O
group O
in O
McKinsey O
& O
Co. O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
office O
. O

Some O
Japanese B-NORP
operations O
, O
such O
as O
securities O
- O
trading O
rooms O
, O
may O
be O
ahead O
of O
their O
American B-NORP
counterparts O
, O
he O
says O
, O
but O
`` O
basically O
, O
there O
's O
little O
analysis O
done O
on O
computers O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O
'' O

Of O
course O
, O
simply O
buying O
computers O
does O
n't O
always O
solve O
problems O
, O
and O
many O
American B-NORP
companies O
have O
erred O
by O
purchasing O
technology O
they O
did O
n't O
understand O
. O

But O
healthy O
skepticism O
is O
only O
a O
small O
reason O
for O
Japan B-GPE
's O
PC O
lag O
. O

Various O
cultural O
and O
economic O
forces O
have O
suppressed O
demand O
. O

Because O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
`` O
alphabet O
'' O
is O
so O
huge O
, O
Japan B-GPE
has O
no O
history O
of O
typewriter O
use O
, O
and O
so O
`` O
keyboard O
allergy O
, O
'' O
especially O
among O
older O
workers O
, O
remains O
a O
common O
affliction O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
no O
experience O
before O
with O
such O
sophisticated O
machinery O
, O
'' O
says O
Matsuo B-PERSON
Toshimitsu I-PERSON
, O
a O
66 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
Japan B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Lines I-ORG
, O
explaining O
his O
reluctance O
before O
accepting O
a O
terminal O
in O
his O
office O
this O
summer O
. O

While O
most O
American B-NORP
employees O
have O
their O
own O
private O
space O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
`` O
salarymen O
'' O
usually O
share O
large O
, O
common O
tables O
and O
rely O
heavily O
on O
old O
- O
fashioned O
personal O
contact O
. O

Top O
Japanese B-NORP
executives O
often O
make O
decisions O
based O
on O
consensus O
and O
personal O
relationships O
rather O
than O
complex O
financial O
projections O
and O
fancy O
presentations O
. O

And O
Japan B-GPE
's O
management O
system O
makes O
it O
hard O
to O
impose O
a O
single O
, O
integrated O
computer O
system O
corporatewide O
. O

Besides O
, O
a O
computer O
processing O
the B-LANGUAGE
Japanese I-LANGUAGE
language I-LANGUAGE
needs O
a O
huge O
memory O
and O
much O
processing O
capability O
, O
while O
the O
screen O
and O
printer O
need O
far O
better O
definition O
to O
depict O
accurately O
the O
intricate O
symbols O
. O

Until O
recently O
, O
much O
of O
the O
necessary O
technology O
has O
been O
unavailable O
or O
at O
least O
unaffordable O
. O

Some O
analysts O
estimate O
the O
average O
PC O
costs O
about O
50 O
% O
more O
in O
Japan B-GPE
than O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

But O
the O
complex O
language O
is O
n't O
the O
only O
reason O
. O

For O
the O
past O
decade O
, O
NEC B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
has O
owned O
more O
than O
half O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
PC O
market O
and O
ruled O
it O
with O
near O
- O
monopoly O
power O
. O

With O
little O
competition O
, O
the O
computer O
industry O
here O
is O
inefficient O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
, O
too O
, O
is O
dominated O
by O
a O
giant O
, O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

But O
early O
on O
, O
IBM B-ORG
offered O
its O
basic O
design O
to O
anybody O
wanting O
to O
copy O
it O
. O

Dozens O
of O
small O
companies O
did O
, O
swiftly O
establishing O
a O
standard O
operating O
system O
. O

That O
spurs O
competition O
and O
growth O
, O
allows O
users O
to O
change O
and O
mix O
brands O
easily O
, O
and O
increases O
software O
firms O
' O
incentive O
to O
write O
packages O
because O
they O
can O
be O
sold O
to O
users O
of O
virtually O
any O
computer O
. O

If O
a O
record O
industry O
lacked O
a O
common O
standard O
, O
Sony B-ORG
CD O
owners O
could O
listen O
to O
a O
Sony B-ORG
version O
of O
Madonna B-PERSON
's O
`` O
Like B-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Prayer I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
but O
not O
one O
made O
for O
a O
Panasonic B-ORG
player O
. O

That O
is O
the O
state O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
computer O
industry O
. O

NEC B-ORG
wo O
n't O
release O
its O
code O
, O
and O
every O
one O
of O
the O
dozen O
or O
so O
makers O
has O
its O
own O
proprietary O
operating O
system O
-- O
all O
incompatible O
with O
each O
other O
. O

IBM B-ORG
established O
its O
standard O
to O
try O
to O
stop O
falling O
behind O
upstart O
Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
, O
but O
NEC B-ORG
was O
ahead O
from O
the O
start O
and O
did O
n't O
need O
to O
invite O
in O
competitive O
allies O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
big O
players O
have O
n't O
tried O
to O
copy O
the O
NEC O
standard O
. O

Corporate O
pride O
as O
well O
as O
the O
close O
ties O
common O
among O
Japanese B-NORP
manufacturers O
help O
explain O
why O
. O

Most O
rivals O
`` O
have O
a O
working O
relationship O
with O
NEC B-ORG
, O
often O
through O
cross-licensing O
of O
technology O
, O
'' O
the B-ORG
Japan I-ORG
Personal I-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Software I-ORG
Association I-ORG
noted O
recently O
. O

`` O
They O
hesitate O
to O
market O
NEC B-ORG
- O
compatible O
machines O
; O
NEC B-ORG
disapproves O
of O
such O
machines O
, O
and O
marketing O
one O
would O
jeopardize O
their O
relationship O
. O
'' O

The O
result O
, O
according O
to O
many O
analysts O
, O
is O
higher O
prices O
and O
less O
innovation O
. O

While O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
software O
packages O
using O
the O
IBM O
standard O
are O
available O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
they O
say O
only O
about O
8,000 O
are O
written O
for O
NEC B-ORG
. O

A O
year O
ago O
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Fair B-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
warned O
NEC B-ORG
about O
possible O
violations O
of O
anti-monopoly O
laws O
for O
discouraging O
retailers O
from O
discounting O
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
`` O
software O
is O
four O
to O
five O
years O
behind O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
because O
hardware O
is O
four O
to O
five O
years O
behind O
, O
because O
NEC B-ORG
is O
enjoying O
a O
monopoly O
, O
'' O
complains O
Kazuhiko B-PERSON
Nishi I-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
Ascii B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
leading O
PC O
- O
magazine O
publishing O
and O
software O
companies O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
no O
price O
wars O
, O
no O
competition O
. O
'' O

An O
NEC B-ORG
spokeswoman O
responds O
that O
prices O
are O
higher O
in O
Japan B-GPE
because O
customers O
put O
a O
greater O
emphasis O
on O
quality O
and O
service O
than O
they O
do O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

She O
adds O
that O
some O
technological O
advances O
trail O
those O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
because O
the O
Japanese O
still O
import O
basic O
operating O
systems O
from O
American B-NORP
companies O
. O

But O
the O
market O
is O
changing O
. O

The O
government O
is O
funding O
several O
projects O
to O
push O
PC O
use O
. O

Over O
the O
next O
three O
years O
, O
public O
schools O
will O
get O
1.5 O
million O
PCs O
, O
a O
15-fold O
increase O
from O
current O
levels O
. O

In O
the O
private O
sector O
, O
practically O
every O
major O
company O
is O
setting O
explicit O
goals O
to O
increase O
employees O
' O
exposure O
to O
computers O
. O

Toyota B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
sales O
offices O
in O
Japan B-GPE
have O
one O
- O
tenth O
the O
computers O
per O
employee O
that O
its O
own O
U.S. B-GPE
offices O
do O
; O
over O
the O
next O
five O
years O
, O
it O
is O
aiming O
for O
rough O
parity O
. O

Within O
a O
year O
, O
Kao B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
cosmetics O
company O
, O
plans O
to O
eliminate O
1,000 O
clerical O
jobs O
by O
putting O
on O
a O
central O
computer O
network O
some O
work O
, O
such O
as O
credit O
reports O
, O
currently O
performed O
in O
22 O
separate O
offices O
. O

By O
increasing O
the O
number O
of O
PCs O
it O
uses O
from O
66 O
to O
1,000 O
, O
Omron B-ORG
Tateishi I-ORG
Electronics I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
of O
Kyoto B-GPE
, O
hopes O
not O
only O
to O
make O
certain O
tasks O
easier O
but O
also O
to O
transform O
the O
way O
the O
company O
is O
run O
. O

`` O
Managers O
have O
long O
been O
those O
who O
supervise O
their O
subordinates O
so O
orders O
would O
be O
properly O
acted O
on O
, O
'' O
a O
spokesman O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
new O
managers O
will O
have O
to O
be O
creators O
and O
innovators O
... O
and O
for O
that O
purpose O
it O
is O
necessary O
to O
create O
an O
environment O
where O
information O
from O
both O
inside O
and O
outside O
the O
company O
can O
be O
reached O
easily O
, O
and O
also O
shared O
. O
'' O

Meanwhile O
, O
more O
computer O
makers O
now O
are O
competing O
for O
the O
new O
business O
. O

Seiko B-ORG
Epson I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
newcomer O
to O
the O
industry O
, O
fought O
off O
a O
legal O
challenge O
and O
started O
selling O
NEC B-ORG
clones O
last O
year O
. O

It O
has O
won O
about O
15 O
% O
of O
the O
retail O
PC O
market O
. O

Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
temporarily O
dropped O
out O
of O
the O
PC O
business O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
started O
selling O
its O
work O
station O
in O
1987 O
and O
quickly O
became O
the O
leading O
Japanese B-NORP
company O
in O
that O
market O
. O

In O
a O
country O
where O
elbow O
room O
is O
scarce O
, O
laptop O
machines O
will O
take O
a O
large O
portion O
of O
the O
industry O
's O
future O
growth O
. O

Toshiba B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
busted O
open O
that O
sector O
this O
summer O
with O
a O
notebook O
- O
sized O
machine O
that O
retails O
for O
less O
than O
200,000 O
yen O
-LRB- O
under O
$ O
1,500 O
-RRB- O
-- O
one O
of O
the O
smallest O
, O
cheapest O
PCs O
available O
in O
the O
country O
. O

Fujitsu B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
is O
lavishing O
the O
most O
expensive O
promotion O
campaign O
in O
its O
history O
-- O
including O
a O
100,000 O
- O
guest O
bash O
at O
Tokyo B-ORG
Dome I-ORG
-- O
for O
its O
sophisticated O
sound O
/ O
graphics O
FM O
Towns O
machine O
, O
which O
it O
advertises O
for O
everything O
from O
balancing O
the O
family O
checkbook O
to O
practicing O
karaoke O
, O
bar O
singing O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
companies O
are O
even O
dropping O
their O
traditional O
independence O
and O
trying O
to O
band O
together O
to O
create O
some O
sort O
of O
standard O
. O

Two O
years O
ago O
, O
most O
of O
the O
smaller O
makers O
joined O
under O
the O
Microsoft O
Corp. O
umbrella O
to O
adopt O
a O
version O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
IBM O
AT O
standard O
. O

That O
has O
n't O
generated O
much O
sales O
, O
but O
this O
summer O
Microsoft B-ORG
rallied O
all O
the O
major O
NEC B-ORG
competitors O
to O
make O
their O
new O
machines O
compatible O
with O
the O
IBM O
OS O
/ O
2 O
standard O
. O

A O
healthy O
, O
coherent O
Japanese B-NORP
market O
could O
also O
make O
it O
far O
easier O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
to O
sell O
overseas O
, O
where O
their O
share O
is O
still O
minimal O
. O

But O
it O
could O
also O
help O
American B-NORP
companies O
, O
which O
also O
are O
starting O
to O
try O
to O
open O
the O
market O
. O

As O
with O
many O
other O
goods O
, O
the O
American B-NORP
share O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
PC O
market O
is O
far O
below O
that O
in O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
makers O
have O
under O
10 O
% O
share O
, O
compared O
with O
half O
the O
market O
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
80 O
% O
at O
home O
. O

Though O
no O
formal O
trade O
barriers O
exist O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
computer O
industry O
is O
difficult O
for O
outsiders O
to O
enter O
. O

`` O
If O
it O
were O
an O
open O
market O
, O
we O
would O
have O
been O
in O
in O
1983 O
or O
1984 O
, O
'' O
says O
Eckhard B-PERSON
Pfeiffer I-PERSON
, O
who O
heads O
Compaq B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
European B-NORP
and O
international O
operations O
. O

His O
company O
, O
without O
any O
major O
effort O
, O
sells O
more O
machines O
in O
China B-GPE
than O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Although O
it O
has O
opened O
a O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
subsidiary O
, O
it O
is O
still O
only O
`` O
studying O
'' O
Japan B-GPE
, O
the O
only O
nation O
that O
has O
n't O
adopted O
IBM B-ORG
- O
oriented O
specifications O
. O

And O
because O
general O
retail O
centers O
such O
as O
ComputerLand B-ORG
have O
little O
presence O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
sales O
remain O
in O
the O
iron O
grip O
of O
established O
computer O
makers O
. O

But O
the O
Americans O
are O
also O
to O
blame O
. O

They O
long O
made O
little O
effort O
here O
. O

IBM B-ORG
, O
though O
long O
a O
leader O
in O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
mainframe O
business O
, O
did O
n't O
introduce O
its O
first O
PC O
in O
Japan B-GPE
until O
five O
years O
after O
NEC B-ORG
did O
, O
and O
that O
was O
n't O
compatible O
even O
with O
the O
U.S. O
IBM O
standard O
. O

Apple B-ORG
did O
n't O
introduce O
a O
kanji O
machine O
-- O
one O
that O
handles O
the O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
characters O
of O
written O
Japanese B-GPE
-- O
until O
three O
years O
after O
entering O
the O
market O
. O

Critics O
also O
say O
American B-NORP
companies O
charge O
too O
much O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
FTC B-ORG
says O
it O
is O
investigating O
Apple B-ORG
for O
allegedly O
discouraging O
retailers O
from O
discounting O
. O

But O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
are O
redoubling O
their O
efforts O
. O

Apple B-ORG
recently O
hired O
its O
first O
Japanese B-NORP
president O
, O
luring O
away O
an O
official O
of O
Toshiba B-ORG
's O
European B-NORP
operations O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
whole O
Japanese B-NORP
top O
- O
management O
team O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
it O
introduced O
a O
much O
more O
powerful O
kanji O
operating O
system O
and O
a O
kanji O
laser O
printer O
. O

IBM B-ORG
just O
last O
year O
started O
selling O
its O
first O
machine O
that O
could O
run O
in O
both O
Japanese B-GPE
and O
English O
and O
that O
substantially O
enhances O
compatibility O
with O
its O
American B-NORP
products O
. O

`` O
It O
may O
take O
five O
years O
to O
break O
even O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Siniscal I-PERSON
, O
who O
runs O
the O
Asia O
- O
Pacific O
office O
for O
McCormack O
& O
Dodge B-ORG
, O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
software O
company O
. O

`` O
But O
it O
's O
an O
enormous O
business O
opportunity O
. O

Warner B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
is O
close O
to O
an O
agreement O
to O
back O
a O
new O
recorded O
music O
and O
music O
publishing O
company O
in O
partnership O
with O
Irving B-PERSON
Azoff I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
in O
September O
as O
head O
of O
MCA B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
MCA B-ORG
Records I-ORG
unit O
. O

Warner B-ORG
and O
Mr. O
Azoff O
declined O
comment O
, O
as O
did O
MCA B-ORG
, O
where O
Mr. O
Azoff O
had O
also O
been O
discussing O
such O
a O
venture O
. O

But O
record O
industry O
executives O
familiar O
with O
the O
talks O
said O
Mr. O
Azoff O
and O
Warner B-ORG
came O
to O
an O
agreement O
yesterday O
to O
form O
a O
50 O
- O
50 O
joint O
- O
venture O
company O
funded O
by O
Warner B-ORG
and O
run O
by O
Mr. O
Azoff O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
they O
said O
, O
Mr. O
Azoff O
would O
develop O
musical O
acts O
for O
a O
new O
record O
label O
. O

The O
agreement O
is O
said O
to O
be O
similar O
to O
Warner B-ORG
's O
50 O
- O
50 O
partnership O
with O
record O
and O
movie O
producer O
David B-PERSON
Geffen I-PERSON
, O
whose O
films O
and O
records O
are O
distributed O
by O
the O
Warner O
Bros. O
studio O
and O
the O
Warner O
records O
unit O
. O

Although O
Mr. O
Azoff O
wo O
n't O
produce O
films O
at O
first O
, O
it O
is O
possible O
that O
he O
could O
do O
so O
later O
, O
the O
sources O
said O
. O

Like O
Mr. O
Geffen O
's O
arrangement O
, O
the O
venture O
gives O
Mr. O
Azoff O
a O
link O
to O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
and O
most O
successful O
record O
distributor O
; O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
alone O
, O
Warner B-ORG
has O
a O
40 O
% O
share O
of O
the O
market O
, O
about O
double O
its O
nearest O
competitor O
, O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
CBS B-ORG
Records I-ORG
. O

For O
Warner B-ORG
, O
meanwhile O
, O
it O
gives O
the O
company O
a O
second O
young O
partner O
with O
a O
finger O
on O
the O
pulse O
of O
the O
hottest O
trends O
in O
the O
music O
business O
. O

The O
41 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Azoff O
, O
a O
former O
rock O
'n' O
roll O
manager O
, O
is O
credited O
with O
turning O
around O
MCA B-ORG
's O
once O
- O
moribund O
music O
division O
in O
his O
six O
years O
at O
the O
company O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Azoff O
had O
been O
negotiating O
for O
more O
than O
a O
year O
to O
get O
out O
of O
his O
MCA B-ORG
contract O
, O
which O
expired O
in O
1991 O
. O

Mr. O
Azoff O
reportedly O
was O
bored O
and O
frequently O
clashed O
with O
top O
MCA B-ORG
management O
over O
a O
number O
of O
issues O
such O
as O
compensation O
and O
business O
plans O
. O

Mr. O
Azoff O
also O
was O
eager O
to O
return O
to O
a O
more O
entrepreneurial O
role O
in O
which O
he O
had O
a O
big O
financial O
stake O
in O
his O
own O
efforts O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
at O
the O
time O
of O
his O
resignation O
from O
MCA B-ORG
, O
he O
said O
: O
`` O
I O
'd O
rather O
build O
a O
company O
than O
run O
one O
. O

After O
a O
bad O
start O
, O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
were O
buoyed O
by O
a O
late O
burst O
of O
buying O
to O
end O
modestly O
higher O
. O

`` O
The O
market O
was O
pretty O
dull O
'' O
for O
most O
of O
the O
day O
, O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Chandross I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
at O
Lloyds B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
. O

He O
said O
some O
investors O
were O
reluctant O
to O
plunge O
into O
the O
market O
ahead O
of O
several O
key O
economic O
indicators O
due O
this O
week O
, O
especially O
Friday O
's O
potentially O
market O
- O
moving O
employment O
report O
. O

During O
the O
first O
hour O
of O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
prices O
fell O
as O
much O
as O
1/4 O
point O
, O
or O
down O
about O
$ O
2.50 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

But O
market O
activity O
was O
energized O
as O
investors O
started O
to O
view O
the O
lower O
price O
levels O
as O
attractive O
. O

And O
the O
Treasury O
's O
$ O
17.6 O
billion O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
bills O
, O
which O
generated O
strong O
buying O
interest O
, O
helped O
to O
lift O
the O
bond O
market O
out O
of O
the O
doldrums O
. O

`` O
We O
saw O
good O
retail O
demand O
by O
small O
banks O
, O
individuals O
and O
institutions O
and O
that O
is O
one O
reason O
why O
the O
market O
advanced O
'' O
late O
in O
the O
day O
, O
said O
Sung B-PERSON
Won I-PERSON
Sohn I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
economist O
at O
Norwest B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Minneapolis B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
the O
change O
in O
sentiment O
also O
reflected O
perceptions O
that O
the O
slate O
of O
economic O
statistic O
due O
this O
week O
will O
be O
`` O
conducive O
to O
a O
bond O
market O
rally O
. O
'' O

The O
employment O
report O
, O
which O
will O
provide O
the O
first O
official O
measure O
of O
the O
economy O
's O
strength O
in O
October O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
show O
smaller O
gains O
in O
the O
generation O
of O
new O
jobs O
. O

Other O
key O
economic O
indicators O
due O
this O
week O
include O
today O
's O
release O
of O
the O
September O
leading O
indicators O
index O
and O
new O
- O
home O
sales O
. O

Tomorrow O
, O
the O
October O
purchasing O
managers O
report O
is O
due O
and O
on O
Thursday O
comes O
October O
chain O
- O
store O
sales O
. O

Despite O
yesterday O
's O
modest O
bond O
market O
gains O
, O
economists O
say O
investors O
are O
anxious O
about O
the O
Treasury O
's O
huge O
quarterly O
refunding O
of O
government O
debt O
, O
the O
timing O
of O
which O
depends O
on O
Congressional O
efforts O
to O
raise O
the O
debt O
ceiling O
. O

Although O
the O
Treasury O
will O
announce O
details O
of O
the O
November O
refunding O
tomorrow O
, O
it O
could O
be O
delayed O
if O
Congress B-ORG
and O
President O
Bush O
fail O
to O
increase O
the O
Treasury O
's O
borrowing O
capacity O
. O

The O
debt O
ceiling O
is O
scheduled O
to O
fall O
to O
$ O
2.8 O
trillion O
from O
$ O
2.87 O
trillion O
at O
midnight O
tonight O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
rose O
1/8 O
point O
. O

Mortgage O
- O
backed O
securities O
were O
up O
less O
than O
1/8 O
point O
and O
investment O
- O
grade O
corporate O
bonds O
were O
unchanged O
. O

Strong O
demand O
for O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
's O
$ O
813 O
million O
general O
obligation O
bonds O
propped O
up O
the O
municipal O
market O
. O

Traders O
said O
most O
municipal O
bonds O
ended O
1/2 O
point O
higher O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
issue O
included O
$ O
757 O
million O
of O
tax O
- O
exempt O
bonds O
priced O
to O
yield O
between O
6.50 O
% O
to O
7.88 O
% O
, O
depending O
on O
the O
maturity O
. O

The O
$ O
56 O
million O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
taxable O
general O
obligation O
bonds O
were O
priced O
to O
yield O
between O
9.125 O
% O
to O
9.90 O
% O
. O

As O
expected O
, O
the O
longer O
- O
term O
tax O
- O
exempt O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bonds O
had O
yields O
nearly O
as O
high O
as O
those O
on O
taxable O
long O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
. O

The O
yield O
on O
the O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
Treasury B-ORG
bond O
ended O
yesterday O
at O
about O
7.92 O
% O
. O

Bond O
dealers O
said O
the O
rates O
for O
the O
long O
- O
term O
tax O
- O
exempt O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
bonds O
were O
among O
the O
highest O
, O
as O
a O
percentage O
of O
Treasury B-ORG
rates O
, O
for O
any O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
issue O
in O
recent O
memory O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
New O
York O
City O
Comptroller O
Harrison O
Goldin O
said O
the O
high O
rates O
reflect O
investors O
concerns O
about O
the O
city O
's O
financial O
health O
and O
political O
uncertainties O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bonds O
, O
which O
have O
been O
hammered O
in O
recent O
weeks O
on O
the O
pending O
supply O
and O
reports O
that O
the O
city O
's O
economy O
is O
growing O
weaker O
, O
rose O
1/2 O
point O
yesterday O
. O

Treasury O
Securities O

Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
ended O
slightly O
higher O
in O
light O
trading O
. O

The O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
ended O
at O
102 O
7/32 O
to O
yield O
7.92 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
Friday O
's O
price O
of O
102 O
2/32 O
to O
yield O
7.93 O
% O
. O

The O
latest O
10 O
- O
year O
notes O
ended O
at O
about O
100 O
16/32 O
to O
yield O
7.90 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
100 O
11/32 O
to O
yield O
7.93 O
% O
on O
Friday O
. O

Short O
- O
term O
interest O
rates O
rose O
at O
the O
government O
's O
regular O
weekly O
Treasury O
- O
bill O
auction O
. O

The O
average O
discount O
rate O
on O
three O
- O
month O
bills O
was O
7.78 O
% O
and O
the O
rate O
on O
six O
- O
month O
bills O
was O
7.62 O
% O
. O

Those O
rates O
are O
up O
from O
7.52 O
% O
and O
7.50 O
% O
, O
respectively O
, O
at O
last O
week O
's O
auction O
. O

Due O
to O
the O
Treasury O
's O
need O
to O
raise O
funds O
quickly O
before O
the O
current O
authority O
to O
issue O
debt O
expires O
at O
midnight O
tonight O
, O
yesterday O
's O
auction O
was O
structured O
differently O
from O
previous O
sales O
. O

The O
Treasury O
bills O
sold O
yesterday O
settle O
today O
, O
rather O
than O
the O
standard O
settlement O
day O
of O
Thursday O
. O

And O
because O
of O
the O
early O
settlement O
, O
the O
three O
- O
month O
bills O
actually O
have O
a O
93 O
- O
day O
maturity O
, O
and O
the O
six O
- O
month O
bills O
have O
an O
184 O
- O
day O
maturity O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
early O
settlement O
, O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
was O
unable O
to O
purchase O
bills O
for O
its O
system O
account O
. O

However O
, O
analysts O
expect O
the O
Fed O
to O
buy O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
that O
were O
auctioned O
yesterday O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
. O

The O
Treasury O
also O
held O
a O
hastily O
scheduled O
$ O
2 O
billion O
sale O
of O
51 O
- O
cash O
management O
bills O
yesterday O
. O

Here O
are O
details O
of O
yesterday O
's O
three O
- O
month O
and O
six O
- O
month O
bill O
auction O
: O

Rates O
are O
determined O
by O
the O
difference O
between O
the O
purchase O
price O
and O
face O
value O
. O

Thus O
, O
higher O
bidding O
narrows O
the O
investor O
's O
return O
while O
lower O
bidding O
widens O
it O
. O

The O
percentage O
rates O
are O
calculated O
on O
a O
360 O
- O
day O
year O
, O
while O
the O
coupon O
equivalent O
yield O
is O
based O
on O
a O
365 O
- O
day O
year O
. O

Both O
issues O
are O
dated O
Oct. O
31 O
. O

The O
13 O
- O
week O
bills O
mature O
Feb. O
1 O
, O
and O
the O
26 O
- O
week O
bills O
mature O
May O
3 O
, O
1990 O
. O

Here O
are O
details O
of O
yesterday O
's O
51 O
- O
day O
cash O
management O
bill O
auction O
: O

Interest O
rate O
8.07 O
% O

The O
bills O
are O
dated O
Oct. O
31 O
and O
mature O
Dec. O
21 O
, O
1989 O
. O

Corporate O
Issues O

The O
junk O
bond O
prices O
of O
Western B-ORG
Union I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
tumbled O
after O
the O
company O
said O
it O
wo O
n't O
proceed O
with O
an O
exchange O
offer O
to O
holders O
of O
its O
reset O
notes O
. O

The O
Upper B-GPE
Saddle I-GPE
River I-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
communications O
firm O
said O
it O
is O
considering O
alternatives O
to O
the O
restructuring O
of O
the O
senior O
secured O
notes O
because O
of O
changes O
in O
the O
high O
- O
yield O
market O
. O

In O
June B-GPE
, O
Western B-ORG
Union I-ORG
was O
forced O
to O
reset O
the O
interest O
rate O
on O
the O
senior O
secured O
notes O
due O
in O
1992 O
to O
19 O
1/4 O
% O
from O
16 O
1/2 O
% O
, O
a O
move O
which O
increased O
the O
firm O
's O
annual O
interest O
payments O
by O
$ O
13.8 O
million O
. O

Although O
the O
notes O
held O
at O
a O
price O
of O
92 O
to O
93 O
immediately O
after O
the O
reset O
, O
they O
started O
falling O
soon O
afterward O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
Western B-ORG
Union I-ORG
's O
senior O
secured O
reset O
notes O
fell O
3 O
3/4 O
points O
, O
or O
about O
$ O
37.50 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
, O
to O
close O
at O
50 O
1/4 O
. O

Other O
Western B-ORG
Union I-ORG
securities O
were O
also O
lower O
. O

The O
company O
's O
7.90 O
% O
sinking O
fund O
debentures O
were O
quoted O
at O
a O
bid O
price O
of O
14 O
1/4 O
and O
an O
offered O
price O
of O
30 O
, O
while O
the O
10 O
3/4 O
% O
subordinated O
debentures O
of O
1997 O
were O
being O
bid O
for O
at O
28 O
and O
offered O
at O
around O
34 O
3/4 O
. O

The O
10 O
3/4 O
% O
debentures O
last O
traded O
at O
35 O
. O

High O
- O
yield O
traders O
said O
spreads O
between O
the O
bid O
and O
offered O
prices O
of O
Western B-ORG
Union I-ORG
junk O
bonds O
have O
been O
widening O
for O
some O
time O
, O
and O
in O
certain O
cases O
, O
bids O
for O
Western B-ORG
Union I-ORG
securities O
are O
not O
available O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
prices O
of O
investment O
- O
grade O
and O
high O
- O
risk O
, O
high O
- O
yield O
junk O
bonds O
ended O
unchanged O
. O

In O
the O
new O
- O
issue O
market O
for O
junk O
securities O
, O
underwriters O
at O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
are O
expected O
to O
price O
today O
a O
$ O
350 O
million O
junk O
bond O
offering O
by O
Beatrice B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
. O

The O
two O
- O
part O
issue O
consists O
of O
$ O
200 O
million O
of O
senior O
subordinated O
reset O
notes O
maturing O
in O
1997 O
and O
$ O
150 O
million O
of O
subordinated O
floating O
rate O
notes O
also O
maturing O
in O
1997 O
. O

Portfolio O
managers O
said O
expectations O
are O
for O
the O
issue O
to O
be O
priced O
at O
a O
discount O
with O
a O
coupon O
of O
13 O
3/4 O
% O
and O
a O
yield O
of O
about O
14 O
% O
. O

The O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
based O
food O
and O
consumer O
goods O
concern O
was O
acquired O
in O
April O
1986 O
in O
a O
$ O
6.2 O
billion O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
engineered O
by O
Kohlberg O
Kravis O
Roberts O
& O
Co O
. O

Proceeds O
from O
the O
note O
sale O
will O
be O
used O
to O
repay O
a O
portion O
of O
the O
bank O
borrowings O
used O
by O
Beatrice B-ORG
to O
redeem O
its O
$ O
526.3 O
million O
principal O
amount O
of O
increasing O
rate O
debentures O
in O
August O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
underwriters O
at O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
are O
expected O
today O
to O
price O
a O
$ O
350 O
million O
high O
- O
yield O
offering O
by O
Continental B-ORG
Cablevision I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
senior O
subordinated O
debentures O
maturing O
in O
2004 O
are O
targeted O
to O
be O
offered O
at O
a O
yield O
of O
between O
12 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
12 O
3/4 O
% O
. O

Mortgage O
- O
Backed O
Securities O

Mortgage O
securities O
ended O
2/32 O
to O
4/32 O
higher O
in O
light O
trading O
. O

Ginnie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
's O
9 O
% O
issue O
for O
November O
delivery O
finished O
at O
98 O
1/2 O
, O
up O
4/32 O
, O
and O
its O
10 O
% O
issue O
at O
102 O
3/8 O
, O
up O
4/32 O
. O

Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
's O
9 O
% O
issue O
ended O
at O
97 O
19/32 O
, O
up O
2/32 O
. O

In O
the O
derivative O
market O
, O
insurance O
companies O
have O
scaled O
back O
their O
purchases O
of O
Remic O
securities O
, O
or O
real O
estate O
mortgage O
investment O
conduits O
, O
as O
they O
assess O
potential O
claims O
from O
the O
recent O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
and O
hurricane O
in O
the O
Carolinas B-GPE
. O

This O
could O
mean O
diminished O
issuance O
of O
derivative O
mortgage O
issues O
during O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
. O

Insurance O
companies O
have O
been O
major O
buyers O
of O
prepayment O
- O
protected O
planned O
amortization O
classes O
-LRB- O
PACs O
-RRB- O
during O
the O
past O
few O
months O
. O

The O
PACs O
appeal O
to O
insurance O
companies O
and O
other O
investors O
because O
they O
have O
higher O
yields O
than O
topgrade O
corporate O
bonds O
and O
carry O
the O
guarantee O
of O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
and O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
, O
quasi-federal O
agencies O
. O

In O
the O
asset O
- O
backed O
market O
, O
Beneficial B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
offered O
$ O
248 O
million O
of O
securities O
backed O
by O
home O
- O
equity O
loans O
, O
the O
second O
large O
deal O
in O
the O
past O
week O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
a O
unit O
of O
MNC B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
offered O
$ O
268 O
million O
of O
home O
- O
equity O
securities O
. O

Both O
the O
MNC O
and O
Beneficial B-ORG
offering O
were O
underwritten O
by O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
, O
the O
leading O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firm O
in O
the O
home O
- O
equity O
securities O
market O
, O
which O
was O
created O
early O
this O
year O
. O

Municipal O
Issues O

The O
improved O
tone O
in O
the O
municipal O
market O
, O
largely O
an O
offshoot O
of O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
sale O
's O
reception O
, O
helped O
municipal O
futures O
rebound O
from O
early O
lows O
, O
but O
the O
spread O
between O
the O
contract O
and O
Tbond O
futures O
continued O
to O
grow O
more O
negative O
. O

The O
MOB O
spread O
, O
or O
difference O
between O
the O
municipal O
and O
T O
- O
bond O
futures O
contracts O
, O
has O
been O
near O
all O
- O
time O
lows O
in O
recent O
trading O
, O
driven O
basically O
by O
concerns O
that O
new O
- O
issue O
supply O
would O
overwhelm O
demand O
. O

December O
municipal O
futures O
ended O
up O
11/32 O
point O
to O
92 O
- O
14 O
, O
having O
pulled O
off O
a O
morning O
low O
of O
91 O
- O
23 O
as O
cash O
municipals O
rebounded O
. O

But O
front O
month O
T O
- O
bond O
futures O
settled O
the O
afternoon O
session O
up O
a O
slightly O
greater O
13/32 O
at O
99 O
- O
04 O
. O

Foreign O
Bonds O

British B-NORP
government O
bonds O
ended O
moderately O
higher O
, O
encouraged O
by O
a O
steadier O
pound O
and O
a O
rise O
in O
British B-NORP
stocks O
. O

The O
benchmark O
11 O
3/4 O
% O
bond O
due O
2003 O
/ O
2007 O
rose O
10/32 O
to O
111 O
14/32 O
to O
yield O
10.14 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
Treasury O
's O
12 O
% O
notes O
due O
1995 O
rose O
7/32 O
to O
103 O
5/8 O
to O
yield O
11.04 O
% O
. O

West B-NORP
German I-NORP
government O
bonds O
fell O
as O
much O
as O
0.60 O
point O
in O
light O
, O
nervous O
trading O
. O

The O
7 O
% O
Treasury B-ORG
bond O
due O
October O
1999 O
ended O
off O
0.60 O
point O
to O
99.35 O
to O
yield O
7.09 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
6 O
3/4 O
% O
notes O
due O
1994 O
fell O
0.35 O
point O
to O
97.25 O
to O
yield O
7.45 O
% O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
government O
bonds O
continued O
to O
erode O
as O
the O
dollar O
remained O
resilient O
against O
the O
yen O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
No. O
111 O
4.6 O
% O
bond O
due O
1998 O
ended O
the O
day O
on O
brokers O
screens O
at O
95.11 O
to O
yield O
5.43 O
% O
. O

The O
following O
were O
among O
yesterday O
's O
offerings O
and O
pricings O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
non-U.S. O
capital O
markets O
, O
with O
terms O
and O
syndicate O
manager O
, O
as O
compiled O
by O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Report I-ORG
: O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
-- O

$ O
813.4 O
million O
of O
general O
obligation O
bonds O
, O
Fiscal O
1990 O
Series O
C O
and O
D O
, O
including O
$ O
757.4 O
million O
of O
tax O
- O
exempt O
bonds O
and O
$ O
56 O
million O
of O
taxable O
bonds O
, O
tentatively O
priced O
by O
a O
Goldman B-ORG
Sachs I-ORG
& O
Co. O
group O
. O

Yields O
for O
tax O
- O
exempt O
bonds O
range O
from O
6 O
1/2 O
% O
in O
1990 O
to O
7.88 O
% O
in O
2003 O
- O
2005 O
. O

Yields O
for O
taxable O
bonds O
range O
from O
9 O
1/8 O
% O
in O
1994 O
to O
9.90 O
% O
in O
2009 O
and O
2010 O
. O

The O
bonds O
are O
all O
rated O
single O
- O
A O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc O
. O

The O
underwriters O
expect O
a O
single O
- O
A O
- O
minus O
rating O
from O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp. O
, O
which O
has O
the O
issue O
under O
review O
. O

Collateralized O
Mortgage O
Securities O
Corp. O
-- O

$ O
150 O
million O
of O
Remic O
mortgage O
securities O
offered O
in O
12 O
classes O
by O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
offering O
, O
Series O
1989 O
- O
3 O
, O
is O
by O
a O
company O
established O
by O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
for O
issuing O
Remics O
and O
other O
derivative O
mortgage O
securities O
. O

It O
is O
backed O
by O
Government B-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
9 O
1/2 O
% O
securities O
with O
a O
weighted O
average O
remaining O
term O
to O
maturity O
of O
29 O
years O
and O
being O
offered O
at O
market O
prices O
. O

Beneficial B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O

$ O
248.3 O
million O
of O
securities O
backed O
by O
home O
- O
equity O
loans O
through O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

The O
offering O
, O
with O
an O
expected O
average O
life O
of O
3.2 O
years O
, O
will O
float O
monthly O
at O
20 O
basis O
points O
above O
the O
rate O
on O
an O
index O
of O
30 O
- O
day O
double O
- O
A O
- O
rated O
commercial O
paper O
, O
which O
now O
yields O
about O
8.50 O
% O
. O

The O
issue O
has O
an O
expected O
final O
maturity O
date O
of O
1998 O
. O

The O
offering O
is O
rated O
triple O
- O
A O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
and O
S&P B-ORG
, O
based O
on O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
underlying O
home O
equity O
loans O
and O
a O
letter O
of O
credit O
covering O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
deal O
from O
Union B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Switzerland B-GPE
. O

The O
offering O
is O
being O
made O
through O
BCI O
Home O
Equity O
Loan O
Asset O
- O
Backed O
Certificates O
, O
Series O
1989 O
- O
1 O
. O

Rochester O
Community O
Savings O
Bank O
-- O

$ O
200 O
million O
of O
8.85 O
% O
certificates O
backed O
by O
automobile O
loans O
priced O
to O
yield O
8.99 O
% O
via O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
issue O
, O
through O
RCSB O
1989 O
- O
A O
Grantor O
Trust O
, O
was O
priced O
at O
a O
yield O
spread O
of O
100 O
basis O
points O
above O
the O
Treasury O
7 O
3/4 O
% O
note O
due O
July O
1991 O
. O

The O
offering O
has O
an O
expected O
average O
life O
of O
1.7 O
years O
and O
a O
final O
maturity O
date O
of O
May O
15 O
, O
1995 O
. O

The O
issue O
is O
rated O
triple O
- O
A O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
, O
based O
on O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
underlying O
auto O
loans O
and O
a O
letter O
of O
credit O
covering O
13 O
% O
of O
the O
deal O
from O
Credit B-ORG
Suisse I-ORG
. O

South O
Australian B-NORP
Government O
Finance O
Authority O
-LRB- O
agency O
-RRB- O
-- O

125 O
million O
Australian O
dollars O
of O
zero O
- O
coupon O
Eurobonds O
due O
Dec. O
12 O
, O
1994 O
, O
priced O
at O
50.9375 O
to O
yield O
15.06 O
% O
less O
fees O
via O
Hambros B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

Guaranteed O
by O
the B-ORG
South I-ORG
Australian I-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
. O

Fees O
1 O
3/8 O
. O

Government O
Insurance O
Office O
of O
New B-GPE
South I-GPE
Wales I-GPE
-LRB- O
agency O
-RRB- O
-- O

A$ O
50 O
million O
of O
17 O
1/2 O
% O
Eurobonds O
due O
Dec. O
4 O
, O
1991 O
, O
priced O
at O
101.95 O
to O
yield O
17.06 O
less O
fees O
via O
Westpac B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Fees O
1 O
1/4 O
. O

Swedish O
Export O
Credit O
Corp O
. O
-LRB- O
Sweden B-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O

100 O
million O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
of O
6 O
1/8 O
% O
privately O
placed O
notes O
due O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
1996 O
, O
priced O
at O
100 O
3/4 O
to O
yield O
5.99 O
% O
via O
Citicorp O
Investment O
Bank O
Switzerland O
. O

Call O
from O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
1993 O
, O
at O
100 O
3/16 O
, O
declining O
by O
1/16 O
point O
a O
year O
to O
to O
par O
. O

Fees O
1 O
3/4 O
. O

Vernon B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Jordan I-PERSON
was O
elected O
to O
the O
board O
of O
this O
transportation O
services O
concern O
. O

Mr. O
Jordan O
has O
served O
as O
executive O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Negro I-ORG
College I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
director O
of O
the O
Voter O
Education O
Project O
of O
the O
Southern O
Regional O
Council O
and O
attorney O
- O
consultant O
to O
the O
U.S. O
Office O
of O
Economic O
Opportunity O
. O

His O
election O
increases O
Ryder B-ORG
's O
board O
to O
14 O
members O
. O

General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Monogram B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
USA I-ORG
acquired O
a O
Visa B-ORG
and O
MasterCard B-ORG
portfolio O
from O
Commercial B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Savings I-ORG
& O
Loan O
Association O
, O
an O
Omaha B-GPE
, O
Neb. B-GPE
, O
unit O
of O
Commercial B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Omaha B-GPE
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
portfolio O
currently O
includes O
$ O
95 O
million O
in O
receivables O
, O
GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
said O
. O

GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
is O
a O
financial O
services O
subsidiary O
of O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
Fairfield B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
which O
also O
has O
broadcasting O
and O
electrical O
- O
products O
businesses O
. O

GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
said O
Commercial B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Savings I-ORG
will O
continue O
to O
market O
Visa B-ORG
and O
MasterCard B-ORG
programs O
while O
Monogram B-ORG
provides O
`` O
operational O
and O
marketing O
support O
'' O
and O
actually O
owns O
the O
accounts O
. O

With O
the O
acquisition O
, O
Monogram B-ORG
, O
Blue B-GPE
Ash I-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
has O
more O
than O
2.4 O
million O
total O
accounts O
, O
GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
added O
. O

West B-NORP
German I-NORP
insurance O
giant O
Allianz B-ORG
AG I-ORG
entered O
the O
takeover O
battle O
between O
France B-GPE
's O
Cie O
. O
Financiere O
de O
Paribas O
and O
Cie. B-ORG
de I-ORG
Navigation I-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
. O

Allianz B-ORG
said O
it O
won O
French B-NORP
government O
approval O
to O
buy O
as O
much O
as O
one O
- O
third O
of O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
, O
a O
diversified O
financial O
, O
transport O
and O
food O
holding O
company O
. O

The O
move O
comes O
a O
week O
after O
Paribas B-ORG
announced O
that O
it O
was O
preparing O
to O
bid O
for O
66.7 O
% O
control O
of O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
. O

Munich B-GPE
- O
based O
Allianz B-ORG
's O
brief O
explanatory O
statement O
said O
it O
is O
acting O
to O
protect O
its O
own O
interests O
as O
a O
shareholder O
of O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
. O

That O
would O
be O
a O
blow O
to O
both O
Paribas B-ORG
and O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
. O

Each O
had O
claimed O
Allianz B-ORG
, O
Europe B-GPE
's O
largest O
insurance O
company O
, O
as O
a O
tacit O
ally O
. O

The O
Allianz O
statement O
also O
reinforced O
the O
belief O
that O
the O
takeover O
battle O
could O
be O
a O
long O
one O
. O

It O
led O
to O
broad O
market O
speculation O
that O
Paribas B-ORG
now O
will O
sweeten O
its O
bid O
, O
which O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
formally O
launched O
later O
this O
week O
, O
after O
approval O
from O
French B-NORP
government O
regulators O
. O

Allianz B-ORG
's O
entry O
reflects O
the O
increasing O
eagerness O
of O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
companies O
, O
looking O
ahead O
to O
the O
reduction O
in O
European B-ORG
Community I-ORG
internal O
barriers O
in O
1992 O
, O
to O
get O
involved O
in O
what O
until O
now O
were O
considered O
internal O
French B-NORP
affairs O
. O

Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
Dresdner B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
Commerzbank B-ORG
all O
also O
have O
expressed O
eagerness O
to O
expand O
in O
France B-GPE
before O
1992 O
. O

Dresdner B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
this O
month O
moved O
to O
acquire O
Banque B-ORG
Internationale I-ORG
des I-ORG
Placements I-ORG
, O
a O
small O
French B-NORP
merchant O
bank O
that O
Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
had O
looked O
at O
and O
passed O
over O
. O

Commerzbank B-ORG
had O
hoped O
to O
buy O
a O
stake O
in O
Credit B-ORG
Lyonnais I-ORG
, O
until O
the O
Socialists O
returned O
to O
government O
last O
year O
and O
canceled O
plans O
to O
privatize O
the O
large O
French B-NORP
bank O
. O

Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
has O
actively O
sought O
a O
French B-NORP
acquisition O
for O
at O
least O
two O
years O
. O

Lately O
, O
analysts O
say O
, O
Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
has O
shocked O
some O
in O
the O
French B-NORP
financial O
community O
by O
indicating O
it O
wants O
a O
strong O
bank O
with O
a O
large O
number O
of O
branches O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
still O
looking O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
spokesman O
. O

`` O
The O
banks O
we O
think O
would O
fit O
into O
our O
concept O
are O
either O
government O
- O
owned O
or O
not O
for O
sale O
, O
though O
Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
would O
be O
able O
to O
pay O
a O
good O
price O
. O
'' O

While O
Allianz B-ORG
officials O
were O
n't O
willing O
to O
comment O
in O
any O
detail O
on O
their O
plans O
, O
they O
said O
Allianz B-ORG
currently O
holds O
between O
5 O
% O
and O
10 O
% O
of O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
, O
an O
apparent O
increase O
from O
the O
5 O
% O
stake O
that O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
officials O
had O
earlier O
announced O
. O

Paris B-GPE
market O
sources O
said O
they O
believed O
Allianz B-ORG
was O
buying O
yesterday O
morning O
, O
and O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
moved O
up O
108 O
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
17.19 O
-RRB- O
to O
close O
at O
1,908 O
francs O
in O
heavy O
trading O
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
day O
of O
trading O
following O
the O
suspension O
of O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
shares O
last O
Monday O
, O
when O
Paribas B-ORG
announced O
its O
plan O
to O
pay O
1,850 O
francs O
for O
each O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
share O
. O

Allianz B-ORG
also O
holds O
a O
50 O
% O
stake O
in O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
's O
insurance O
subsidiary O
, O
one O
of O
France B-GPE
's O
largest O
insurance O
groups O
, O
which O
it O
bought O
for O
about O
6.5 O
billion O
francs O
just O
before O
Paribas B-ORG
launched O
its O
bid O
. O

Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
holds O
the O
remaining O
50 O
% O
. O

Allianz B-ORG
said O
in O
its O
statement O
that O
it O
was O
acting O
to O
protect O
that O
interest O
, O
which O
ties O
it O
to O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
as O
a O
partner O
. O

Allianz B-ORG
's O
statement O
stressed O
the O
company O
's O
previously O
announced O
position O
that O
Paribas B-ORG
's O
offer O
price O
is O
too O
low O
. O

Allianz B-ORG
also O
suggested O
, O
without O
saying O
so O
directly O
, O
that O
it O
regrets O
that O
Paribas B-ORG
is O
n't O
bidding O
for O
all O
of O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
's O
shares O
. O

The O
problem O
here O
, O
analysts O
say O
, O
is O
that O
if O
Paribas B-ORG
wins O
its O
66.7 O
% O
, O
remaining O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
shares O
will O
fall O
in O
value O
. O

That O
displeases O
many O
current O
holders O
, O
such O
as O
Allianz B-ORG
, O
which O
could O
n't O
be O
sure O
of O
selling O
all O
their O
shares O
if O
they O
tendered O
to O
Paribas B-ORG
. O

The O
Allianz O
statement O
led O
to O
speculation O
that O
Allianz B-ORG
eventually O
could O
sell O
to O
Paribas B-ORG
. O

That O
would O
be O
bad O
news O
for O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
's O
current O
management O
, O
which O
was O
counting O
on O
Allianz B-ORG
to O
help O
fend O
off O
Paribas B-ORG
. O

Allianz B-ORG
did O
n't O
say O
whom O
, O
if O
anyone O
, O
it O
will O
support O
. O

It O
said O
simply O
that O
it O
will O
boost O
its O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
stake O
as O
it O
sees O
fit O
over O
the O
coming O
days O
to O
protect O
itself O
, O
as O
long O
as O
it O
has O
French B-NORP
regulatory O
officials O
' O
approval O
. O

Paribas B-ORG
currently O
intends O
to O
offer O
1,850 O
francs O
a O
share O
for O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
shares O
that O
receive O
full O
dividends O
this O
year O
. O

It O
is O
to O
offer O
1,800 O
francs O
for O
shares O
created O
on O
July O
1 O
, O
which O
receive O
partial O
dividends O
. O

Alternatively O
, O
it O
would O
offer O
to O
swap O
three O
Paribas B-ORG
shares O
for O
one O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
share O
. O

Paribas B-ORG
already O
holds O
about O
18.7 O
% O
of O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
acquisition O
of O
the O
additional O
48 O
% O
would O
cost O
it O
about O
11 O
billion O
francs O
under O
its O
current O
bid O
. O

The O
bid O
values O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
at O
around O
23 O
billion O
francs O
, O
depending O
on O
how O
many O
holders O
of O
Navigation B-ORG
Mixte I-ORG
warrants O
exchange O
them O
for O
shares O
before O
the O
bid O
expires O
. O

Two O
gunmen O
entered O
a O
Maryland B-GPE
restaurant O
, O
ordered O
two O
employees O
to O
lie O
on O
the O
floor O
and O
shot O
them O
in O
the O
backs O
of O
their O
heads O
. O

The O
killers O
fled O
with O
less O
than O
$ O
100 O
. O

Describing O
this O
and O
other O
grisly O
killings O
, O
Sen. O
Strom O
Thurmond O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
S.C B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
recently O
urged O
fellow O
lawmakers O
to O
revive O
a O
broad O
federal O
death O
penalty O
. O

`` O
The O
ultimate O
punishment O
, O
'' O
he O
declared O
, O
`` O
will O
protect O
the O
law O
- O
abiding O
from O
the O
vicious O
, O
cruel O
individuals O
who O
commit O
these O
crimes O
. O
'' O

There O
's O
just O
one O
problem O
: O
The O
law O
that O
Sen. O
Thurmond O
is O
pushing O
would O
be O
irrelevant O
in O
the O
case O
of O
the O
Maryland B-GPE
restaurant O
murders O
and O
almost O
all O
other O
killings O
. O

Most O
murders O
are O
state O
crimes O
, O
so O
any O
federal O
capital O
- O
punishment O
law O
probably O
would O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
more O
symbolism O
than O
substance O
. O

Yet O
the O
bill O
is O
riding O
high O
on O
the O
furor O
over O
drug O
trafficking O
. O

Senate O
Republicans O
, O
after O
repeatedly O
failing O
to O
attach O
death O
- O
penalty O
amendments O
to O
unrelated O
legislation O
, O
have O
finally O
gotten O
a O
full O
- O
blown O
death O
- O
penalty O
bill O
through O
committee O
. O

The O
Democratic O
leadership O
agreed O
to O
allow O
a O
floor O
vote O
on O
the O
issue O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
-- O
a O
debate O
certain O
to O
focus O
on O
the O
alleged O
racial O
inequality O
of O
death O
sentencing O
. O

Even O
some O
Democrats O
concede O
that O
there O
is O
probably O
a O
majority O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
that O
favors O
some O
kind O
of O
broad O
capital O
- O
punishment O
measure O
. O

The O
pending O
bill O
, O
introduced O
by O
Mr. O
Thurmond O
, O
would O
revive O
the O
long O
- O
dormant O
federal O
death O
- O
penalty O
laws O
by O
instituting O
legal O
procedures O
required O
by O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

In O
1972 O
, O
the O
high O
court O
swept O
aside O
all O
capital O
- O
punishment O
laws O
-- O
federal O
and O
state O
alike O
-- O
as O
unconstitutional O
. O

But O
in O
1976 O
, O
the O
court O
permitted O
resurrection O
of O
such O
laws O
, O
if O
they O
meet O
certain O
procedural O
requirements O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
juries O
would O
have O
to O
consider O
specific O
`` O
aggravating O
'' O
and O
`` O
mitigating O
'' O
factors O
before O
deciding O
whether O
to O
condemn O
someone O
to O
death O
. O

Since O
that O
1976 O
ruling O
, O
37 O
states O
have O
reintroduced O
the O
death O
penalty O
. O

But O
congressional O
Democrats O
have O
blocked O
the O
same O
from O
occurring O
at O
the O
federal O
level O
, O
with O
the O
exception O
of O
a O
1988 O
law O
allowing O
capital O
punishment O
for O
certain O
drug O
- O
related O
homicides O
. O

The O
Thurmond B-PERSON
bill O
would O
establish O
a O
federally O
administered O
death O
sentence O
for O
23 O
crimes O
, O
most O
of O
which O
were O
formerly O
punishable O
by O
death O
under O
federal O
statutes O
that O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
invalidated O
. O

Among O
these O
crimes O
are O
murder O
on O
federal O
land O
, O
presidential O
assassination O
and O
espionage O
. O

The O
Thurmond B-PERSON
bill O
would O
also O
add O
five O
new O
crimes O
punishable O
by O
death O
, O
including O
murder O
for O
hire O
. O

-LRB- O
Separately O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
last O
week O
passed O
a O
bill O
permitting O
execution O
of O
terrorists O
who O
kill O
Americans O
abroad O
. O
-RRB- O

Amid O
the O
swirl O
of O
punitive O
rhetoric O
surrounding O
the O
issue O
, O
one O
critical O
question O
involves O
whether O
a O
federal O
death O
penalty O
, O
on O
top O
of O
existing O
state O
laws O
, O
would O
deter O
any O
would O
- O
be O
criminals O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
it O
's O
unlikely O
that O
many O
people O
would O
receive O
federal O
death O
sentences O
, O
let O
alone O
be O
executed O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
crimes O
incorporated O
in O
the O
Thurmond B-PERSON
bill O
are O
exceedingly O
rare O
-- O
killing O
a O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
justice O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
or O
deliberately O
causing O
a O
train O
wreck O
that O
results O
in O
a O
death O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
only O
28 O
defendants O
would O
have O
been O
eligible O
for O
federal O
death O
sentences O
if O
the O
Thurmond B-PERSON
bill O
had O
been O
in O
effect O
in O
the O
past O
three O
years O
, O
according O
to O
a O
study O
by O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
's O
Democratic O
staff O
. O

The O
last O
federal O
execution O
before O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
's O
1972 O
ruling O
banning O
the O
death O
penalty O
took O
place O
in O
1963 O
, O
meaning O
that O
the O
federal O
government O
did O
n't O
exercise O
its O
execution O
authority O
for O
eight O
years O
. O

`` O
In O
that O
sense O
, O
the O
whole O
debate O
is O
sort O
of O
a O
fraud O
, O
'' O
argues O
a O
Democratic O
Senate B-ORG
staff O
member O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
distracting O
attention O
from O
serious O
issues O
, O
like O
how O
to O
make O
DEA B-ORG
, O
FBI B-ORG
and O
Customs B-ORG
work O
together O
'' O
on O
drug O
enforcement O
. O

Republicans O
acknowledge O
that O
few O
people O
would O
be O
executed O
under O
the O
Thurmond B-PERSON
bill O
, O
but O
they O
contend O
that O
is O
n't O
the O
point O
. O

`` O
Many O
scholars O
are O
of O
the O
opinion O
that O
the O
mere O
existence O
of O
the O
penalty O
deters O
many O
people O
from O
the O
commission O
of O
capital O
crimes O
, O
'' O
says O
Sen. O
Orrin O
Hatch O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Utah B-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

Executions O
, O
regardless O
of O
how O
frequently O
they O
occur O
, O
are O
also O
`` O
proper O
retribution O
'' O
for O
heinous O
crimes O
, O
Mr. O
Hatch O
argues O
. O

Thomas B-PERSON
Boyd I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
official O
, O
says O
the O
new O
federal O
drug O
- O
related O
crimes O
punishable O
by O
death O
since O
last O
November O
may O
result O
in O
a O
jump O
in O
capital O
sentences O
, O
though O
that O
has O
n't O
happened O
so O
far O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
resuscitating O
the O
old O
issue O
of O
whether O
death O
sentences O
deter O
criminals O
, O
this O
bill O
has O
made O
race O
a O
major O
part O
of O
the O
death O
- O
penalty O
debate O
. O

Before O
the O
bill O
left O
committee O
, O
Sen. O
Edward O
Kennedy O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
attached O
an O
amendment O
that O
would O
allow O
a O
defendant O
to O
escape O
from O
a O
death O
sentence O
in O
jurisdictions O
shown O
to O
have O
meted O
out O
executions O
in O
a O
racist O
manner O
. O

The O
amendment O
prompted O
an O
ironic O
protest O
from O
Mr. O
Thurmond O
, O
who O
complained O
that O
it O
would O
`` O
kill O
'' O
capital O
punishment O
. O

A O
large O
number O
of O
studies O
suggest O
that O
state O
judges O
and O
juries O
have O
imposed O
the O
penalty O
in O
a O
racially O
discriminatory O
fashion O
. O

And O
the O
Kennedy B-PERSON
amendment O
would O
invade O
not O
only O
federal O
but O
state O
sentencings O
, O
in O
two O
important O
ways O
. O

It O
would O
allow O
all O
defendants O
to O
introduce O
statistical O
evidence O
showing O
racially O
disproportionate O
application O
of O
the O
death O
penalty O
in O
the O
past O
. O

And O
it O
would O
shift O
the O
burden O
to O
prosecutors O
to O
disprove O
that O
discrimination O
caused O
any O
statistical O
racial O
disparities O
. O

`` O
That O
burden O
is O
very O
difficult O
, O
if O
not O
impossible O
, O
to O
meet O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Boyd O
. O

`` O
How O
do O
you O
prove O
a O
negative O
? O
'' O

Since O
most O
prosecutors O
would O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
demonstrate O
conclusively O
that O
racial O
considerations O
did O
n't O
affect O
sentencing O
, O
executions O
everywhere O
might O
come O
to O
a O
halt O
, O
Mr. O
Boyd O
explains O
. O

At O
least O
15 O
major O
studies O
purport O
to O
show O
that O
particular O
states O
have O
imposed O
the O
death O
penalty O
disproportionately O
against O
killers O
of O
whites O
compared O
with O
blacks O
, O
and O
against O
black O
defendants O
compared O
with O
white O
defendants O
. O

Conservatives O
question O
the O
validity O
of O
the O
studies O
and O
note O
that O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
ruled O
in O
1987 O
that O
such O
research O
, O
regardless O
of O
its O
accuracy O
, O
is O
n't O
relevant O
to O
a O
constitutional O
attack O
on O
a O
particular O
death O
sentence O
. O

The O
Kennedy B-PERSON
amendment O
would O
, O
in O
effect O
, O
legislate O
around O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
ruling O
. O

Lawyers O
would O
eagerly O
seize O
on O
the O
provision O
in O
their O
death O
- O
penalty O
appeals O
, O
says O
Richard B-PERSON
Burr I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
NAACP O
Legal O
Defense O
and O
Educational O
Fund O
's O
capital O
- O
punishment O
defense O
team O
. O

Mr. O
Kennedy O
failed O
to O
get O
his O
amendment O
incorporated O
into O
last O
year O
's O
anti-drug O
legislation O
, O
and O
it O
will O
be O
severely O
attacked O
on O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
floor O
this O
time O
around O
. O

But O
if O
it O
survives O
, O
it O
could O
prompt O
other O
statutory O
changes O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Mr. O
Burr O
. O

It O
might O
force O
Congress B-ORG
and O
the O
states O
to O
narrow O
the O
death O
penalty O
only O
to O
convictions O
shown O
to O
be O
relatively O
free O
of O
racial O
imbalance O
-- O
murders O
by O
repeat O
offenders O
who O
torture O
their O
victims O
, O
perhaps O
. O

Narrowing O
the O
penalty O
in O
this O
fashion O
would O
clearly O
reduce O
whatever O
deterrent O
effect O
it O
now O
has O
. O

And O
that O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
would O
only O
strengthen O
the O
argument O
of O
those O
who O
oppose O
execution O
under O
any O
circumstances O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
said O
it O
lowered O
ratings O
on O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
of O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
holding O
company O
of O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
giant O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
because O
of O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
's O
`` O
aggressive O
merchant O
banking O
risk O
'' O
in O
highly O
leveraged O
takeovers O
. O

In O
downgrading O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
's O
subordinated O
domestic O
, O
Euromarket O
and O
Swiss B-NORP
debt O
to O
single O
- O
A O
- O
3 O
from O
single O
- O
A O
- O
2 O
, O
Moody B-ORG
's O
is O
matching O
a O
move O
made O
by O
the O
other O
major O
credit O
rating O
concern O
, O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp. O
, O
several O
months O
ago O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
also O
confirmed O
the O
Prime O
- O
1 O
rating O
, O
its O
highest O
, O
on O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
's O
commercial O
paper O
, O
or O
short O
- O
term O
corporate O
IOUs O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Moody B-ORG
's O
said O
it O
downgraded O
Financiere O
Credit O
Suisse O
- O
First O
Boston O
's O
senior O
and O
subordinated O
Swiss B-NORP
debt O
to O
single O
- O
A O
- O
2 O
from O
single O
- O
A O
- O
1 O
and O
lowered O
Financiere O
CSFB O
N.V. O
's O
junior O
subordinated O
perpetual O
Eurodebt O
, O
guaranteed O
by O
Financiere B-ORG
Credit I-ORG
Suisse I-ORG
-- O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
, O
to O
single O
- O
A O
- O
3 O
from O
single O
- O
A O
- O
2 O
. O

About O
$ O
550 O
million O
of O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
is O
affected O
, O
according O
to O
Moody B-ORG
's O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
said O
: O
`` O
We O
remain O
committed O
to O
a O
full O
range O
of O
businesses O
, O
including O
merchant O
banking O
. O

We O
think O
that O
the O
ratings O
revision O
is O
unfortunate O
but O
not O
unexpected O
. O

Our O
commitment O
to O
manage O
these O
businesses O
profitably O
will O
continue O
. O
'' O

First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
's O
merchant O
banking O
risks O
mounted O
last O
month O
as O
highly O
leveraged O
Campeau B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
's O
most O
lucrative O
client O
of O
the O
decade O
, O
was O
hit O
by O
a O
cash O
squeeze O
and O
the O
high O
- O
risk O
junk O
bond O
market O
tumbled O
. O

First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
incurred O
millions O
of O
dollars O
of O
losses O
on O
Campeau B-ORG
securities O
it O
owned O
as O
well O
as O
on O
special O
securities O
it O
could O
n't O
sell O
. O

First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
financings O
for O
several O
other O
highly O
leveraged O
clients O
, O
including O
Ohio B-ORG
Mattress I-ORG
, O
unraveled O
as O
the O
high O
- O
risk O
junk O
bond O
market O
plummeted O
. O

Moody O
's O
said O
its O
rating O
changes O
actions O
`` O
reflect O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
's O
aggressive O
merchant O
banking O
risk O
as O
well O
as O
the O
risk O
profile O
of O
its O
current O
merchant O
banking O
exposures O
. O
'' O

It O
said O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
`` O
has O
consistently O
been O
one O
of O
the O
most O
aggressive O
firms O
in O
merchant O
banking O
'' O
and O
that O
`` O
a O
very O
significant O
portion O
'' O
of O
the O
firm O
's O
profit O
in O
recent O
years O
has O
come O
from O
merchant O
banking O
- O
related O
business O
. O

`` O
Moody B-ORG
's O
believes O
that O
the O
uncertain O
environment O
for O
merchant O
banking O
could O
put O
pressure O
on O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
's O
performance O
, O
'' O
the O
rating O
concern O
said O
, O
citing O
`` O
continued O
problems O
'' O
from O
the O
firm O
's O
exposures O
to O
`` O
various O
Campeau B-ORG
- O
related O
firms O
'' O
and O
to O
Ohio B-ORG
Mattress I-ORG
. O

`` O
These O
two O
exposures O
alone O
represent O
a O
very O
substantial O
portion O
of O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
's O
equity O
, O
'' O
Moody B-ORG
's O
said O
. O

`` O
Total O
merchant O
banking O
exposures O
are O
in O
excess O
of O
the O
firm O
's O
equity O
. O

Bargain O
hunters O
helped O
stock O
prices O
break O
a O
weeklong O
losing O
streak O
while O
bond O
prices O
and O
the O
dollar O
inched O
higher O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
gained O
6.76 O
points O
to O
2603.48 O
in O
light O
trading O
after O
losing O
more O
than O
92 O
points O
last O
week O
. O

Bond O
prices O
continued O
to O
edge O
higher O
in O
anticipation O
of O
more O
news O
showing O
a O
slower O
economy O
. O

Although O
the O
dollar O
rose O
slightly O
against O
most O
major O
currencies O
, O
the O
focus O
in O
currency O
markets O
was O
on O
the O
beleaguered O
British B-NORP
pound O
, O
which O
gained O
slightly O
against O
the O
dollar O
. O

Trading O
volume O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
dwindled O
to O
only O
126.6 O
million O
shares O
yesterday O
as O
major O
brokerage O
firms O
continued O
to O
throw O
in O
the O
towel O
on O
program O
trading O
. O

Kidder B-ORG
Peabody I-ORG
became O
the O
most O
recent O
firm O
to O
swear O
off O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
trading O
for O
its O
own O
account O
, O
and O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
late O
yesterday O
took O
the O
major O
step O
of O
renouncing O
the O
trading O
strategy O
even O
for O
its O
clients O
. O

Yet O
that O
did O
n't O
eliminate O
program O
trading O
from O
the O
market O
. O

The O
Dow O
industrials O
shot O
up O
23 O
points O
in O
the O
opening O
hour O
, O
at O
least O
in O
part O
because O
of O
buy O
programs O
generated O
by O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
a O
form O
of O
program O
trading O
involving O
futures O
contracts O
. O

But O
interest O
waned O
as O
the O
day O
wore O
on O
and O
investors O
looked O
ahead O
to O
the O
release O
later O
this O
week O
of O
two O
important O
economic O
reports O
. O

The O
first O
is O
Wednesday O
's O
survey O
of O
purchasing O
managers O
, O
considered O
a O
good O
indicator O
of O
how O
the O
nation O
's O
manufacturing O
sector O
fared O
in O
October O
. O

The O
other O
is O
Friday O
's O
measure O
of O
October O
employment O
, O
an O
indicator O
of O
the O
broader O
economy O
's O
health O
. O

Both O
are O
expected O
to O
show O
continued O
sluggishness O
, O
which O
would O
be O
good O
for O
bonds O
and O
bad O
for O
stocks O
. O

In O
major O
market O
activity O
: O
Stock O
prices O
rose O
in O
light O
trading O
. O

But O
declining O
issues O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
outnumbered O
gainers O
774 O
to O
684 O
, O
and O
broader O
market O
indexes O
were O
virtually O
unchanged O
. O

Bond O
prices O
crept O
higher O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
gained O
about O
an O
eighth O
of O
a O
point O
, O
or O
about O
$ O
1.25 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

The O
yield O
on O
the O
issue O
slipped O
to O
7.92 O
% O
. O

The O
dollar O
gained O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8340 O
marks O
and O
141.90 O
yen O
, O
compared O
with O
1.8300 O
marks O
and O
141.65 O
yen O
Friday O
. O

The O
British B-NORP
pound O
, O
pressured O
by O
last O
week O
's O
resignations O
of O
key O
Thatcher B-PERSON
administration O
officials O
, O
nevertheless O
rose O
Monday O
to O
$ O
1.5820 O
from O
Friday O
's O
$ O
1.5795 O
. O

Cetus B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
the O
government O
of O
Spain B-GPE
approved O
the O
marketing O
of O
its O
Proleukin O
interleukin O
- O
2 O
drug O
to O
treat O
kidney O
cancer O
. O

The O
biotechnology O
concern O
said O
Spanish B-NORP
authorities O
must O
still O
clear O
the O
price O
for O
the O
treatment O
, O
but O
that O
it O
expects O
to O
receive O
such O
approval O
by O
year O
end O
. O

Four O
other O
countries O
in O
Europe B-GPE
have O
approved O
Proleukin O
in O
recent O
months O
. O

Cetus B-ORG
is O
currently O
trying O
to O
obtain O
federal O
regulatory O
clearance O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
distribution O
. O

Chrysler O
Corp. O
Chairman O
Lee O
A. O
Iacocca O
said O
the O
nation O
's O
No. O
3 O
auto O
maker O
will O
need O
to O
close O
one O
or O
two O
of O
its O
assembly O
plants O
because O
of O
the O
slowdown O
hitting O
the O
industry O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
with O
the O
trade O
journal O
Automotive B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Iacocca O
declined O
to O
say O
which O
plants O
will O
close O
or O
when O
Chrysler B-ORG
will O
make O
the O
moves O
. O

But O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
we O
have O
too O
many O
plants O
in O
our O
system O
. O

So O
the O
older O
or O
most O
inefficient O
capacity O
has O
got O
to O
go O
. O
'' O

According O
to O
industry O
analysts O
, O
Chrysler B-ORG
plants O
most O
likely O
to O
close O
are O
the O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
No. O
1 O
facility O
, O
which O
builds O
Chrysler O
LeBaron O
and O
Dodge O
Daytona O
models O
; O
the O
Toledo B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
Jeep B-ORG
plant O
, O
which O
dates O
back O
to O
the O
early O
1900s O
; O
and O
two O
Canadian B-NORP
plants O
that O
build O
the O
Jeep O
Wrangler O
and O
Chrysler B-ORG
's O
full O
- O
sized O
vans O
. O

Chrysler B-ORG
has O
had O
to O
temporarily O
close O
the O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
and O
Toledo B-GPE
plants O
recently O
because O
of O
excess O
inventories O
of O
vehicles O
built O
there O
. O

At O
Chrysler B-ORG
's O
1990 O
model O
preview O
last O
month O
, O
Chrysler O
Motors O
President O
Robert O
A. O
Lutz O
said O
the O
No. O
3 O
auto O
maker O
, O
along O
with O
other O
U.S. B-GPE
manufacturers O
, O
might O
be O
forced O
to O
`` O
realign O
... O
capacity O
'' O
if O
market O
demand O
does O
n't O
improve O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Iacocca O
's O
remarks O
are O
the O
most O
specific O
indication O
to O
date O
of O
how O
many O
plants O
could O
be O
in O
jeopardy O
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
has O
signaled O
that O
as O
many O
as O
five O
of O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Canadian B-NORP
plants O
may O
not O
survive O
the O
mid-1990s O
as O
it O
struggles O
to O
trim O
its O
excess O
vehicle O
- O
production O
capacity O
. O

The O
overcapacity O
problem O
has O
intensified O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
with O
foreign O
auto O
makers O
beginning O
car O
and O
truck O
production O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

With O
companies O
such O
as O
Honda B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Toyota B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Nissan B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
running O
so O
- O
called O
transplant O
auto O
operations O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
auto O
production O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
will O
reach O
one O
million O
vehicles O
this O
year O
. O

`` O
Unless O
the O
market O
goes O
to O
19 O
million O
units O
-- O
which O
we O
all O
know O
it O
's O
not O
going O
to O
do O
-- O
we O
have O
the O
inescapable O
fact O
that O
the O
transplants O
are O
adding O
capacity O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Lutz O
said O
last O
month O
. O

The O
Japanese B-GPE
- O
managed O
plants O
eventually O
will O
have O
the O
capacity O
to O
build O
some O
2.5 O
million O
vehicles O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
that O
will O
translate O
into O
`` O
market O
share O
that O
is O
going O
to O
have O
to O
come O
out O
of O
somebody O
, O
'' O
he O
added O
. O

Already O
Chrysler B-ORG
has O
closed O
the O
Kenosha B-GPE
, O
Wis. B-GPE
, O
plant O
it O
acquired O
when O
it O
bought O
American B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
1987 O
. O

Chrysler B-ORG
has O
also O
launched O
a O
$ O
1 O
billion O
cost O
- O
cutting O
program O
that O
will O
cut O
about O
2,300 O
white O
- O
collar O
workers O
from O
the O
payroll O
in O
the O
next O
few O
months O
. O

Revco B-ORG
D.S. I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
drugstore O
chain O
that O
filed O
for O
bankruptcy O
- O
court O
protection O
last O
year O
, O
received O
a O
$ O
925 O
million O
offer O
from O
a O
group O
led O
by O
Texas B-GPE
billionaire O
Robert B-PERSON
Bass I-PERSON
. O

Revco B-ORG
reacted O
cautiously O
, O
saying O
the O
plan O
would O
add O
$ O
260 O
million O
of O
new O
debt O
to O
the O
highly O
leveraged O
company O
. O

It O
was O
Revco B-ORG
's O
huge O
debt O
from O
its O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
in O
1986 O
that O
forced O
it O
to O
seek O
protection O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
of O
the O
federal O
Bankruptcy B-LAW
Code I-LAW
. O

Revco B-ORG
insists O
that O
the O
proposal O
is O
simply O
an O
`` O
expression O
of O
interest O
, O
'' O
because O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
Revco B-ORG
has O
`` O
exclusivity O
rights O
'' O
until O
Feb. O
28 O
. O

Those O
rights O
prevent O
anyone O
other O
than O
Revco B-ORG
from O
proposing O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
. O

Also O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
, O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
is O
subject O
to O
approval O
by O
bondholders O
, O
banks O
and O
other O
creditors O
. O

A O
financial O
adviser O
for O
Revco B-ORG
bondholders O
, O
David B-PERSON
Schulte I-PERSON
, O
of O
Chilmark B-ORG
Partners I-ORG
, O
had O
mixed O
reactions O
to O
the O
offer O
. O

He O
said O
he O
feared O
a O
Revco B-ORG
reorganization O
might O
force O
bondholders O
to O
accept O
a O
`` O
cheap O
deal O
, O
'' O
and O
that O
the O
Bass B-PERSON
group O
's O
offer O
would O
give O
them O
more O
money O
. O

However O
, O
the O
group O
is O
offering O
to O
pay O
off O
bondholders O
in O
cash O
only O
-- O
$ O
260.5 O
million O
-- O
and O
no O
equity O
. O

The O
Revco O
bonds O
are O
high O
- O
yield O
, O
high O
- O
risk O
`` O
junk O
'' O
bonds O
; O
holders O
have O
$ O
750 O
million O
in O
claims O
against O
Revco B-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Schulte O
said O
. O

Revco B-ORG
received O
the O
offer O
Oct. O
20 O
, O
but O
issued O
a O
response O
yesterday O
only O
after O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
proposal O
was O
made O
public O
by O
bondholders O
. O

Acadia B-ORG
Partners I-ORG
Limited I-ORG
Partnership I-ORG
, O
a O
Fort B-GPE
Worth I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
partnership O
that O
includes O
the B-ORG
Robert I-ORG
M. I-ORG
Bass I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
made O
the O
proposal O
. O

Mr. O
Bass O
is O
based O
in O
Fort B-GPE
Worth I-GPE
. O

Analysts O
said O
the O
nation O
's O
second O
- O
largest O
drugstore O
chain O
was O
a O
valuable O
company O
, O
despite O
its O
financial O
woes O
. O

Its O
problem O
, O
they O
say O
, O
is O
that O
management O
paid O
too O
much O
in O
the O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
and O
the O
current O
$ O
515 O
million O
debt O
load O
is O
keeping O
Revco B-ORG
in O
the O
red O
. O

`` O
If O
bought O
at O
the O
right O
price O
, O
it O
could O
still O
be O
profitable O
, O
'' O
said O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Stein I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
McDonald B-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
Cleveland B-GPE
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Revco B-ORG
's O
1,900 O
stores O
in O
27 O
states O
represent O
a O
lot O
of O
real O
estate O
, O
he O
said O
, O
and O
demographics O
are O
helping O
pharmacies O
: O
The O
nation O
's O
aging O
population O
will O
boost O
demand O
for O
prescription O
drugs O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
Revco B-ORG
's O
parent O
company O
, O
Anac B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
company O
reported O
a O
loss O
of O
$ O
16.2 O
million O
for O
the O
fiscal O
first O
quarter O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
loss O
of O
$ O
27.9 O
million O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
quarter O
. O

Sales O
were O
$ O
597.8 O
million O
, O
up O
2.4 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

The O
company O
, O
based O
in O
Twinsburg B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
said O
its O
operating O
profit O
before O
depreciation O
and O
amortization O
increased O
51 O
% O
, O
to O
$ O
9.2 O
million O
from O
$ O
6.1 O
million O
. O

Acadia B-ORG
Partners I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Bass I-ORG
Group I-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

The O
partnership O
also O
includes O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Equitable B-ORG
Life I-ORG
Assurance I-ORG
Society I-ORG
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
offer O
consists O
of O
$ O
410.5 O
million O
in O
cash O
and O
the O
rest O
in O
notes O
. O

Acadia B-ORG
would O
sell O
up O
to O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
equity O
in O
the O
reorganized O
company O
to O
creditors O
and O
bondholders O
in O
exchange O
for O
the O
cash O
distribution O
, O
but O
creditors O
and O
bondholders O
would O
receive O
no O
discount O
for O
their O
shares O
. O

Revco B-ORG
's O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
Boake B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Sells I-PERSON
, O
said O
both O
the O
company O
and O
the O
bondholders O
have O
put O
forth O
reorganization O
plans O
, O
but O
little O
progress O
has O
been O
made O
since O
negotiations O
began O
this O
summer O
. O

He O
said O
he O
has O
not O
met O
with O
representatives O
from O
Acadia B-ORG
. O

Any O
reorganization O
proposal O
, O
Mr. O
Sells O
said O
, O
is O
difficult O
to O
assess O
because O
it O
must O
be O
agreed O
upon O
by O
the O
company O
, O
bondholders O
, O
banks O
and O
other O
creditors O
. O

Revco B-ORG
has O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
in O
claims O
outstanding O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
not O
like O
the O
board O
can O
decide O
'' O
by O
itself O
, O
Mr. O
Sells O
said O
, O
adding O
, O
`` O
we O
're O
indifferent O
to O
-LRB- O
the O
Bass B-PERSON
-RRB- O
plan O
. O

We O
just O
want O
a O
plan O
that O
satisfies O
creditors O
and O
at O
the O
end O
leaves O
a O
healthy O
Revco B-ORG
. O
'' O

But O
Mr. O
Schulte O
, O
the O
bondholders O
' O
adviser O
, O
said O
Revco B-ORG
was O
dragging O
its O
feet O
in O
responding O
to O
the O
proposal O
. O

`` O
They O
want O
to O
pretend O
it O
does O
n't O
exist O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Schulte O
, O
who O
met O
with O
Acadia B-ORG
representatives O
on O
Oct. O
10 O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
's O
certainly O
a O
responsible O
offer O
. O

It O
's O
not O
an O
effort O
to O
steal O
the O
company O
'' O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O
. O

Fletcher B-ORG
Challenge I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
its O
Petrocorp B-ORG
unit O
agreed O
to O
acquire O
certain O
Alberta B-GPE
oil O
and O
gas O
interests O
from O
Amoco B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Canadian B-NORP
unit O
, O
for O
about O
130 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
110.6 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

Fletcher B-ORG
Challenge I-ORG
, O
a O
big O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
- O
based O
forest O
products O
concern O
with O
forestry O
operations O
in O
Canada B-GPE
, O
said O
the O
assets O
include O
stakes O
in O
four O
natural O
gas O
fields O
and O
one O
oil O
field O
near O
Provost B-GPE
, O
Alberta B-GPE
, O
plus O
gas O
processing O
facilities O
and O
about O
247,000 O
acres O
of O
undeveloped O
land O
. O

The O
proposed O
purchase O
requires O
approval O
from O
Investment B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
which O
monitors O
large O
foreign O
investments O
in O
Canada B-GPE
. O

Amoco B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
operates O
the O
major O
properties O
included O
in O
the O
asset O
package O
, O
said O
the O
sale O
is O
part O
of O
a O
plan O
to O
streamline O
its O
assets O
. O

Petrocorp B-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
- O
based O
oil O
and O
gas O
producer O
, O
said O
the O
planned O
purchase O
would O
be O
its O
first O
oil O
and O
gas O
acquisition O
outside O
its O
home O
country O
, O
and O
would O
form O
the O
basis O
for O
a O
new O
stand O
- O
alone O
exploration O
and O
production O
unit O
in O
Canada B-GPE
. O

Singer O
Bette B-PERSON
Midler I-PERSON
won O
a O
$ O
400,000 O
federal O
court O
jury O
verdict O
against O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
in O
a O
case O
that O
threatens O
a O
popular O
advertising O
industry O
practice O
of O
using O
`` O
sound O
- O
alike O
'' O
performers O
to O
tout O
products O
. O

The O
decision O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
federal O
court O
stems O
from O
a O
1985 O
Mercury O
Sable O
TV O
ad O
that O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
worked O
up O
for O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

The O
ad O
agency O
had O
approached O
Ms. O
Midler O
about O
appearing O
, O
but O
she O
declined O
, O
citing O
a O
longstanding O
policy O
of O
refusing O
advertising O
work O
. O

The O
agency O
then O
turned O
to O
a O
former O
backup O
singer O
for O
Ms. O
Midler O
who O
appeared O
in O
the O
ad O
and O
crooned O
what O
was O
generally O
considered O
a O
more O
than O
credible O
imitation O
of O
Ms. O
Midler O
's O
1973 O
hit O
song O
`` O
Do B-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
Wanna I-WORK_OF_ART
Dance I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
appeals O
court O
held O
: O
`` O
When O
a O
distinctive O
voice O
of O
a O
professional O
singer O
is O
widely O
known O
and O
is O
deliberately O
imitated O
in O
order O
to O
sell O
a O
product O
, O
the O
sellers O
have O
appropriated O
what O
is O
not O
theirs O
. O
'' O

The O
judge O
in O
the O
jury O
trial O
said O
there O
was O
insufficient O
evidence O
to O
hold O
Ford B-ORG
liable O
in O
the O
case O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
, O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
called O
the O
award O
`` O
unfortunate O
but O
bearable O
. O
'' O

Peter B-PERSON
Laird I-PERSON
, O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
lawyer O
for O
Ms. O
Midler O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
believe O
that O
the O
verdict O
reaffirms O
her O
position O
and O
our O
position O
that O
advertisers O
and O
advertising O
agencies O
can O
not O
with O
impunity O
imitate O
the O
voices O
of O
well O
- O
known O
performers O
. O

That O
is O
a O
property O
right O
that O
belongs O
to O
the O
performer O
. O
'' O

The O
award O
, O
although O
far O
less O
than O
the O
$ O
10 O
million O
, O
including O
punitive O
damages O
, O
that O
Ms. O
Midler O
sought O
, O
is O
likely O
to O
force O
Madison B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC
to O
further O
rethink O
how O
they O
use O
famous O
songs O
in O
ads O
. O

Last O
year O
's O
appeals O
court O
decision O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
spawned O
several O
suits O
, O
reportedly O
including O
a O
recent O
action O
by O
the O
heirs O
of O
singer O
Bobby B-PERSON
Darin I-PERSON
against O
McDonald B-ORG
's O
Corp. O
over O
its O
`` O
Mac B-WORK_OF_ART
Tonight I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
TV O
commercials O
, O
a O
rough O
parody O
of O
Mr. O
Darin O
's O
`` O
Mack B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Knife I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
trademark O
. O

The O
appeals O
- O
court O
decision O
last O
year O
was O
particularly O
surprising O
because O
the O
same O
court O
had O
dismissed O
a O
similar O
case O
in O
1970 O
involving O
singer O
Nancy B-PERSON
Sinatra I-PERSON
and O
a O
tire O
ad O
-- O
also O
a O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
product O
. O

Ms. O
Sinatra O
sued O
over O
the O
use O
of O
her O
`` O
These B-WORK_OF_ART
Boots I-WORK_OF_ART
are I-WORK_OF_ART
Made I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Walkin I-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
song O
in O
the O
ad O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
the O
court O
held O
that O
such O
a O
claim O
would O
interfere O
with O
federal O
copyright O
law O
, O
which O
has O
always O
cracked O
down O
on O
the O
unauthorized O
copying O
of O
songs O
and O
musical O
compositions O
but O
never O
actual O
performances O
. O

`` O
One O
thing O
that O
is O
a O
little O
unnerving O
is O
that O
you O
had O
three O
old O
men O
on O
the O
court O
of O
appeals O
in O
California B-GPE
coming O
up O
with O
a O
statement O
that O
Nancy B-PERSON
Sinatra I-PERSON
is O
not O
distinctive O
but O
that O
Bette B-PERSON
Midler I-PERSON
is O
. O

I O
am O
not O
sure O
that O
judges O
, O
many O
of O
whom O
I O
like O
very O
much O
, O
are O
proper O
repositories O
for O
making O
distinctions O
about O
pop O
singers O
, O
'' O
said O
Richard B-PERSON
Kurnit I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
advertising O
lawyer O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
Mr. O
Kurnit O
said O
that O
the O
latest O
decisions O
are O
having O
a O
chilling O
effect O
. O

`` O
It O
has O
made O
people O
think O
twice O
about O
how O
they O
use O
music O
and O
is O
forcing O
them O
to O
be O
more O
circumspect O
about O
doing O
a O
particular O
rendition O
of O
a O
song O
in O
its O
most O
famous O
form O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Joanne B-PERSON
Lipman I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

-LRB- O
During O
its O
centennial O
year O
, O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
will O
report O
events O
of O
the O
past O
century O
that O
stand O
as O
milestones O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
history O
. O
-RRB- O

MAY O
1 O
, O
1975 O
, O
SIGNALED O
A O
DISTRESSFUL O
May O
Day O
for O
securities O
houses O
, O
which O
were O
forced O
to O
end O
183 O
years O
of O
charging O
fixed O
commissions O
. O

It O
scared O
brokers O
, O
but O
most O
survived O
. O

It O
took O
effect O
after O
seven O
years O
of O
bitter O
debate O
between O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
and O
traders O
and O
exchanges O
. O

Despite O
warnings O
from O
such O
leaders O
as O
former O
Federal O
Reserve O
Board O
Chairman O
William O
McChesney O
Martin O
that O
unfixed O
commissions O
would O
undo O
the O
industry O
, O
the O
SEC O
in O
September O
1973 O
said O
full O
competition O
must O
start O
May O
l O
, O
1975 O
. O

The O
timing O
for O
change O
was O
right O
. O

Institutions O
had O
become O
active O
market O
players O
in O
the O
early O
1970s O
and O
sought O
exchange O
seats O
to O
handle O
their O
own O
trades O
. O

And O
the O
industry O
was O
rife O
with O
brokers O
trying O
to O
secure O
big O
client O
orders O
by O
using O
kickbacks O
, O
gifts O
, O
women O
and O
junkets O
. O

Within O
three O
weeks O
of O
the O
1975 O
end O
to O
fixed O
rates O
there O
were O
all O
- O
out O
price O
wars O
among O
brokers O
fighting O
for O
institutional O
business O
, O
with O
rate O
slashes O
of O
35 O
% O
to O
60 O
% O
below O
pre-May O
1 O
levels O
. O

Ray B-PERSON
Garrett I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
SEC B-ORG
chairman O
, O
said O
the O
`` O
breadth O
and O
depth O
of O
the O
discounting O
is O
more O
than O
I O
expected O
. O
'' O

Even O
a O
federal O
measure O
in O
June B-GPE
allowing O
houses O
to O
add O
research O
fees O
to O
their O
commissions O
did O
n't O
stop O
it O
. O

Longer O
term O
, O
the O
impact O
is O
unclear O
. O

The O
change O
prompted O
the O
rise O
of O
discount O
brokers O
and O
a O
reduction O
in O
securities O
research O
firms O
. O

But O
there O
are O
currently O
more O
exchange O
members O
than O
in O
1975 O
, O
with O
the O
bigger O
houses O
gaining O
a O
larger O
share O
of O
total O
commissions O
. O

Commissions O
, O
however O
, O
account O
for O
a O
smaller O
share O
of O
investment O
- O
house O
business O
as O
takeover O
advisory O
fees O
have O
soared O
. O

Foreign O
stock O
markets O
, O
with O
which O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
entwined O
, O
also O
have O
ended O
fixed O
commissions O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

It O
came O
in O
London B-GPE
's O
`` O
Big O
Bang O
'' O
1986 O
deregulation O
; O
and O
Toronto B-GPE
's O
`` O
Little O
Bang O
'' O
the O
same O
year O
. O

Paris B-GPE
is O
currently O
phasing O
out O
fixed O
commissions O
under O
its O
`` O
Le O
Petit O
Bang O
'' O
plan O
. O

Cray B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
won O
government O
clearance O
for O
its O
proposed O
reorganization O
of O
founder O
Seymour B-PERSON
Cray I-PERSON
's O
supercomputer O
design O
team O
into O
a O
separate O
company O
. O

Internal B-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
approval O
of O
the O
move O
as O
a O
tax O
- O
free O
transaction O
was O
the O
last O
hurdle O
to O
splitting O
up O
the O
world O
's O
dominant O
maker O
of O
supercomputers O
, O
which O
Mr. O
Cray O
founded O
in O
1974 O
. O

Cray B-ORG
's O
directors O
set O
Nov. O
15 O
as O
the O
record O
date O
for O
distribution O
of O
shares O
in O
the O
new O
company O
, O
to O
be O
called O
Cray B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

It O
will O
trade O
over O
the O
counter O
under O
the O
symbol O
CRAY O
. O

The O
plan O
calls O
for O
Cray B-ORG
Research I-ORG
holders O
to O
receive O
one O
share O
in O
the O
new O
company O
for O
every O
two O
shares O
held O
. O

An O
estimated O
14.7 O
million O
Cray B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
shares O
will O
be O
distributed O
, O
Cray B-ORG
Research I-ORG
said O
. O

Under O
the O
accord O
, O
Cray B-ORG
Research I-ORG
will O
transfer O
to O
Mr. O
Cray O
's O
fledgling O
operation O
$ O
53.3 O
million O
of O
assets O
primarily O
related O
to O
the O
Cray O
- O
3 O
development O
project O
his O
team O
is O
undertaking O
and O
will O
lend O
Cray B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
$ O
98.6 O
million O
. O

Cray B-ORG
Research I-ORG
will O
retain O
a O
10 O
% O
interest O
in O
the O
new O
company O
, O
which O
will O
be O
based O
in O
Colorado B-GPE
Springs I-GPE
, O
Colo B-GPE
. O

When O
it O
announced O
the O
planned O
breakup O
in O
May O
, O
Cray B-ORG
Research I-ORG
said O
development O
costs O
of O
several O
competing O
projects O
were O
squeezing O
its O
earnings O
growth O
. O

After O
the O
split O
, O
the O
two O
companies O
presumably O
will O
be O
rivals O
for O
orders O
from O
government O
and O
commercial O
customers O
. O

The B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Equal I-ORG
Employment I-ORG
Opportunity I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
sued O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
state O
for O
age O
discrimination O
against O
appointed O
state O
judges O
. O

The O
suit O
, O
filed O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
, O
charges O
that O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
mandatory O
retirement O
age O
of O
76 O
violates O
federal O
law O
. O

Separately O
, O
the O
commission O
intervened O
in O
a O
Connecticut B-GPE
state O
judge O
's O
age O
- O
bias O
suit O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
New B-GPE
Haven I-GPE
. O

The O
commission O
's O
filing O
in O
that O
case O
challenges O
Connecticut B-GPE
's O
mandatory O
retirement O
age O
of O
70 O
for O
appointed O
judges O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
suit O
was O
filed O
on O
behalf O
of O
Justice O
Isaac O
Rubin O
, O
whose O
appointment O
to O
the O
state O
appellate O
division O
expires O
at O
year O
end O
, O
and O
all O
other O
judges O
hurt O
by O
the O
alleged O
age O
discrimination O
. O

The O
suit O
, O
assigned O
to O
federal O
Judge O
Kimba O
Wood O
, O
seeks O
a O
permanent O
injunction O
, O
back O
pay O
for O
judges O
who O
have O
been O
forced O
to O
retire O
, O
reinstatement O
of O
retired O
judges O
and O
`` O
other O
affirmative O
relief O
necessary O
to O
eradicate O
the O
effects O
of O
-LRB- O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
-RRB- O
unlawful O
employment O
practices O
. O
'' O

Justice O
Rubin O
, O
a O
state O
judge O
since O
1969 O
, O
said O
the O
mandatory O
- O
retirement O
age O
hurts O
the O
court O
system O
because O
it O
deprives O
the O
state O
of O
experienced O
judges O
still O
capable O
of O
serving O
on O
the O
bench O
. O

`` O
The O
issue O
is O
n't O
age O
-- O
age O
is O
just O
a O
number O
. O

The O
issue O
is O
one O
of O
a O
judge O
's O
experience O
, O
his O
competence O
and O
his O
physical O
ability O
to O
serve O
on O
the O
bench O
, O
'' O
Justice O
Rubin O
said O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
had O
no O
problems O
performing O
my O
duties O
and O
responsibilities O
. O
'' O

Because O
Justice O
Rubin O
turned O
76 O
on O
May O
9 O
, O
he O
is O
n't O
eligible O
to O
be O
reappointed O
to O
the O
bench O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

The O
suit O
's O
impact O
on O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
may O
be O
narrow O
, O
however O
. O

Most O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
judges O
are O
elected O
, O
and O
the O
federal O
age O
- O
discrimination O
law O
does O
n't O
apply O
to O
elected O
officials O
, O
said O
James B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
regional O
attorney O
for O
the O
EEOC O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Under O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
law O
, O
elected O
judges O
must O
retire O
at O
age O
70 O
, O
but O
then O
can O
be O
appointed O
to O
two O
- O
year O
terms O
until O
they O
reach O
76 O
. O

A O
spokeswoman O
for O
the O
state O
's O
Office B-ORG
of O
Court O
Administration O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
suit O
. O

But O
she O
said O
the O
state O
currently O
has O
35 O
appointed O
judges O
who O
are O
over O
70 O
. O

In O
Connecticut B-GPE
, O
however O
, O
most O
state O
judges O
are O
appointed O
by O
the O
governor O
and O
approved O
by O
the O
state O
legislature O
. O

The O
parties O
in O
the O
Connecticut B-GPE
case O
have O
agreed O
to O
stay O
proceedings O
pending O
the O
appeal O
of O
another O
EEOC B-ORG
age O
- O
bias O
case O
against O
Vermont B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
Vermont B-GPE
case O
, O
a O
federal O
judge O
ruled O
that O
the O
state O
's O
mandatory O
age O
of O
70 O
for O
appointed O
judges O
was O
illegal O
; O
Vermont B-GPE
's O
appeal O
of O
that O
decision O
is O
pending O
before O
the O
U.S. O
Second O
Circuit O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
. O

Aaron B-PERSON
Ment I-PERSON
, O
Connecticut B-GPE
's O
chief O
court O
administrator O
, O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
suit O
and O
the O
EEOC O
's O
intervention O
. O

He O
said O
the O
state O
has O
165 O
appointed O
judges O
and O
15 O
`` O
trial O
referees O
, O
'' O
who O
are O
former O
judges O
over O
age O
70 O
and O
serve O
a O
restricted O
role O
on O
the O
bench O
. O

ORGANIZED O
CRIME O
Strike O
Forces O
likely O
to O
be O
abolished O
next O
month O
. O

U.S. O
Attorney O
General O
Dick O
Thornburgh O
's O
plan O
to O
dissolve O
the O
14 O
regional O
organized O
- O
crime O
strike O
forces O
is O
expected O
to O
go O
into O
effect O
next O
month O
, O
despite O
the O
opposition O
of O
Democratic O
congressional O
leaders O
and O
lawyers O
in O
the O
special O
units O
. O

The O
units O
are O
autonomous O
from O
U.S. B-GPE
attorneys O
' O
offices O
and O
focus O
exclusively O
on O
prosecuting O
organized O
- O
crime O
cases O
. O

In O
February O
, O
Mr. O
Thornburgh O
announced O
his O
plan O
to O
abolish O
the O
units O
. O

He O
says O
the O
strike O
- O
force O
lawyers O
will O
work O
more O
efficiently O
under O
the O
supervision O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
attorneys O
. O

Mr. O
Thornburgh O
will O
be O
free O
to O
disband O
the O
strike O
forces O
after O
Congress B-ORG
approves O
a O
$ O
479 O
million O
appropriation O
for O
federal O
law O
- O
enforcement O
and O
drug O
- O
interdiction O
agencies O
, O
according O
to O
David B-PERSON
Runkel I-PERSON
, O
a O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
spokesman O
. O

The O
bill O
is O
expected O
to O
pass O
in O
Congress B-ORG
next O
month O
. O

Congress B-ORG
temporarily O
halted O
Mr. O
Thornburgh O
's O
effort O
with O
an O
appropriation O
resolution O
that O
prohibited O
him O
from O
using O
budgeted O
funds O
to O
implement O
his O
plan O
. O

Opponents O
say O
Mr. O
Thornburgh O
's O
plan O
will O
needlessly O
break O
up O
longtime O
, O
tightly O
knit O
crime O
- O
fighting O
units O
that O
have O
successfully O
prosecuted O
major O
organized O
- O
crime O
figures O
. O

They O
predict O
that O
organized O
- O
crime O
activity O
will O
increase O
once O
the O
units O
are O
dissolved O
and O
their O
responsibilities O
transferred O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
attorneys O
' O
offices O
. O

Some O
former O
strike O
- O
force O
personnel O
say O
the O
units O
have O
already O
begun O
to O
break O
up O
. O

The O
Eastern O
District O
unit O
in O
Brooklyn B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
lost O
seven O
of O
its O
15 O
attorneys O
this O
year O
partly O
because O
the O
lawyers O
were O
troubled O
by O
the O
proposed O
reorganization O
, O
says O
Laura B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Brevetti I-PERSON
, O
who O
left O
the O
strike O
force O
to O
join O
Morrison O
Cohen O
Singer O
& O
Weinstein O
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
law O
firm O
. O

`` O
Those O
who O
have O
left O
have O
expressed O
an O
opinion O
that O
the O
strike O
force O
should O
continue O
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Brevetti O
says O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Runkel O
contends O
there O
has O
been O
no O
exodus O
of O
strike O
- O
force O
lawyers O
. O

He O
says O
27 O
lawyers O
have O
left O
and O
21 O
have O
been O
hired O
since O
Mr. O
Thornburgh O
announced O
his O
plan O
. O

At O
the O
time O
the O
plan O
was O
announced O
, O
there O
were O
135 O
lawyers O
. O

Some O
congressional O
leaders O
intend O
to O
continue O
to O
fight O
for O
independent O
strike O
forces O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Sen. O
Edward O
M. O
Kennedy O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
says O
Mr. O
Thornburgh O
would O
be O
required O
to O
reinstate O
the O
units O
next O
year O
if O
an O
proposed O
omnibus O
crime O
bill O
is O
passed O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
the O
bill O
calls O
for O
a O
reorganization O
of O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

The O
Senate O
is O
expected O
to O
consider O
the O
bill O
shortly O
, O
says O
the O
senator O
's O
spokesman O
. O

Mr. O
Runkel O
says O
he O
doubts O
Mr. O
Kennedy O
can O
muster O
enough O
congressional O
support O
to O
reorganize O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
will O
vigorously O
oppose O
the O
bill O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
-LRB- O
the O
reorganization O
is O
-RRB- O
going O
to O
happen O
. O
'' O

WHITMAN O
& O
RANSOM O
recruits O
lawyers O
from O
disbanding O
firm O
: O

The O
204 O
- O
lawyer O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
firm O
will O
bring O
in O
at O
least O
12 O
partners O
and O
a O
not O
yet O
determined O
number O
of O
associates O
from O
Golenbock B-ORG
& O
Barell O
, O
which O
will O
dissolve O
Dec. O
31 O
. O

Golenbock B-ORG
, O
with O
35 O
lawyers O
, O
has O
lost O
several O
partners O
during O
the O
past O
year O
. O

Some O
Golenbock B-ORG
lawyers O
wo O
n't O
be O
invited O
to O
join O
Whitman O
& O
Ransom O
, O
according O
to O
partners O
at O
both O
firms O
. O

Whitman O
& O
Ransom O
managing O
partner O
Maged B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Riad I-PERSON
said O
the O
Golenbock O
recruits O
will O
enhance O
the O
firm O
's O
corporate O
and O
litigation O
departments O
. O

SHORT O
SKIRTS O
not O
welcome O
in O
Texas B-GPE
court O
: O

Shelly B-PERSON
Hancock I-PERSON
, O
a O
male O
county O
court O
judge O
in O
Houston B-GPE
, O
refused O
to O
let O
a O
woman O
plead O
guilty O
to O
a O
drunk O
- O
driving O
charge O
because O
her O
skirt O
stopped O
three O
inches O
above O
her O
knees O
. O

The O
woman O
appeared O
in O
court O
Thursday O
to O
enter O
her O
plea O
, O
but O
when O
she O
started O
to O
approach O
the O
bench O
, O
she O
was O
stopped O
by O
Judge O
Hancock O
. O

He O
told O
the O
woman O
's O
lawyer O
, O
Victor B-PERSON
Blaine I-PERSON
, O
that O
the O
short O
skirt O
was O
inappropriate O
for O
a O
court O
appearance O
. O

Despite O
Mr. O
Blaine O
's O
protests O
, O
the O
judge O
rescheduled O
her O
case O
for O
Nov. O
27 O
. O

Kelly B-PERSON
Siegler I-PERSON
, O
an O
assistant O
district O
attorney O
who O
was O
in O
the O
courtroom O
, O
disputed O
suggestions O
the O
action O
was O
sexist O
, O
saying O
she O
had O
seen O
Judge O
Hancock O
turn O
away O
male O
defendants O
dressed O
in O
shorts O
, O
tank O
tops O
or O
muscle O
shirts O
`` O
many O
times O
. O
'' O

Judge O
Hancock O
did O
n't O
return O
phone O
calls O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
exports O
of O
cars O
, O
trucks O
and O
buses O
declined O
2.4 O
% O
to O
535,322 O
units O
in O
September O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the B-ORG
Japan I-ORG
Automobile I-ORG
Manufacturers I-ORG
Association I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
association O
attributed O
the O
drop O
to O
a O
trend O
among O
auto O
makers O
to O
move O
manufacturing O
operations O
overseas O
. O

With O
the O
exception O
of O
August O
, O
when O
exports O
rose O
2.1 O
% O
, O
exports O
have O
declined O
every O
month O
from O
year O
- O
earlier O
levels O
since O
March O
. O

Hospital O
Regulation O
Sparks O
Kentucky B-GPE
Feud O

WHICH O
IS O
the O
best O
medicine O
for O
runaway O
health O
costs O
: O
competition O
or O
regulation O
? O

The O
question O
is O
at O
the O
root O
of O
a O
brawl O
between O
Humana B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
big O
for O
- O
profit O
hospital O
and O
insurance O
company O
, O
and O
its O
not O
- O
for O
- O
profit O
brethren O
in O
its O
home O
state O
of O
Kentucky B-GPE
. O

The O
battle O
focuses O
on O
the O
state O
's O
certificate O
- O
of O
- O
need O
law O
, O
which O
regulates O
investment O
in O
new O
medical O
technology O
. O

The O
law O
has O
prevented O
$ O
216 O
million O
of O
unnecessary O
expenditures O
since O
1986 O
, O
according O
to O
William B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Conn I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Kentucky I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

But O
according O
to O
David B-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
, O
Humana B-ORG
's O
chief O
executive O
, O
it O
promotes O
technology O
monopolies O
, O
stifles O
innovation O
and O
raises O
prices O
. O

If O
the O
Legislature O
does O
n't O
repeal O
the O
law O
, O
due O
for O
revision O
in O
1990 O
, O
Mr. O
Jones O
says O
Humana B-ORG
may O
move O
its O
insurance O
operations O
, O
including O
3,000 O
jobs O
in O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
to O
another O
state O
. O

The O
company O
complains O
that O
it O
paid O
$ O
10 O
million O
to O
non-Humana O
hospitals O
in O
its O
latest O
fiscal O
year O
for O
services O
provided O
to O
its O
insurance O
plan O
members O
. O

But O
Humana B-ORG
says O
its O
own O
facilities O
could O
serve O
its O
insured O
for O
less O
if O
they O
were O
properly O
equipped O
. O

Mr. O
Conn O
charges O
that O
Humana B-ORG
's O
own O
actions O
undermine O
its O
argument O
. O

When O
a O
hospital O
in O
Lexington B-GPE
installed O
a O
lithotripter O
last O
year O
, O
demand O
for O
a O
similar O
kidney O
- O
stone O
smashing O
machine O
at O
a O
Humana B-ORG
hospital O
in O
Louisville B-GPE
fell O
34 O
% O
. O

The O
Humana O
hospital O
responded O
by O
jacking O
up O
prices O
to O
make O
up O
for O
lost O
revenue O
, O
Mr. O
Conn O
says O
, O
and O
now O
charges O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
8,000 O
for O
the O
procedure O
, O
which O
costs O
only O
about O
$ O
3,500 O
in O
Lexington B-GPE
. O

Humana B-ORG
contends O
that O
$ O
8,000 O
represents O
an O
extreme O
case O
and O
that O
its O
regular O
charge O
for O
lithotripsy O
is O
$ O
4,900 O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
another O
hospital O
's O
proposal O
for O
a O
new O
- O
generation O
lithotripter O
is O
pending O
before O
the O
board O
that O
administers O
the O
certificate O
- O
of O
- O
need O
law O
. O

Humana B-ORG
, O
which O
wants O
to O
acquire O
one O
of O
the O
new O
machines O
itself O
, O
is O
on O
the O
record O
as O
opposed O
to O
the O
proposal O
. O

Debt O
- O
Burdened O
Doctors O
Seek O
Financial O
Security O

HEALTH O
- O
CARE O
experts O
have O
long O
worried O
that O
young O
doctors O
emerging O
from O
medical O
school O
with O
a O
mountain O
of O
debt O
will O
choose O
careers O
in O
high O
- O
paying O
specialties O
instead O
of O
primary O
care O
, O
where O
more O
physicians O
are O
needed O
most O
. O

Now O
there O
's O
a O
new O
wrinkle O
in O
what O
young O
doctors O
want O
: O
More O
than O
half O
of O
300 O
residents O
responding O
to O
recent O
survey O
said O
they O
'd O
prefer O
a O
guaranteed O
salary O
over O
traditional O
fee O
- O
for O
- O
service O
compensation O
in O
their O
first O
professional O
position O
. O

And O
81 O
% O
preferred O
a O
group O
practice O
or O
health O
maintenance O
organization O
, O
while O
just O
11 O
% O
favored O
solo O
practice O
. O

`` O
Ten O
years O
ago O
, O
a O
physician O
would O
go O
to O
a O
town O
and O
take O
out O
a O
loan O
-LRB- O
to O
start O
a O
practice O
-RRB- O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
Merritt I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Merritt O
, O
Hawkins O
& O
Associates B-ORG
, O
an O
Irvine B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
physician O
recruiter O
that O
conducted O
the O
survey O
. O

`` O
They O
wo O
n't O
do O
that O
very O
often O
today O
at O
all O
. O

They O
're O
looking O
for O
something O
that O
's O
very O
safe O
. O
'' O

The O
numbers O
behind O
such O
fears O
: O
The O
average O
debt O
of O
medical O
school O
graduates O
who O
borrowed O
to O
pay O
for O
their O
education O
jumped O
10 O
% O
to O
$ O
42,374 O
this O
year O
from O
$ O
38,489 O
in O
1988 O
, O
says O
the O
Association O
of O
American O
Medical O
Colleges O
. O

That O
's O
115 O
% O
more O
than O
in O
1981 O
. O

Money O
is O
n't O
the O
only O
reason O
for O
the O
shift O
in O
practice O
preferences O
. O

It O
reflects O
values O
of O
a O
generation O
that O
wants O
more O
time O
for O
families O
and O
personal O
interests O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Moxley I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
, O
who O
directs O
physician O
- O
executive O
searches O
for O
Korn O
/ O
Ferry O
International O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
change O
in O
the O
social O
fabric O
of O
medicine O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Related O
Roommates O
Trim O
Hospital O
Bills O

WHEN O
Catherine B-PERSON
Bobar I-PERSON
spent O
several O
weeks O
at O
the O
Medical O
Center O
of O
Vermont B-GPE
recently O
with O
a O
bone O
infection O
in O
her O
toe O
, O
she O
shared O
a O
room O
just O
like O
most O
patients O
. O

But O
unlike O
most O
patients O
, O
her O
roommate O
was O
her O
husband O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
certainly O
good O
to O
have O
him O
handy O
, O
'' O
Mrs. O
Bobar O
says O
. O

The O
12 O
- O
bed O
`` O
cooperative O
care O
'' O
unit O
is O
one O
of O
about O
18 O
nationwide O
where O
a O
family O
member O
or O
friend O
helps O
care O
for O
a O
patient O
in O
the O
hospital O
. O

`` O
The O
philosophy O
is O
to O
make O
the O
patient O
and O
the O
family O
very O
responsible O
for O
a O
portion O
of O
their O
own O
care O
, O
'' O
says O
Anthony B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Grieco I-PERSON
, O
medical O
director O
of O
cooperative O
care O
at O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
University I-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
where O
the O
concept O
began O
10 O
years O
ago O
. O

`` O
It O
helps O
us O
, O
and O
them O
, O
while O
they O
're O
here O
, O
and O
it O
certainly O
makes O
them O
a O
better O
health O
- O
care O
team O
when O
they O
get O
home O
. O
'' O

It O
also O
saves O
money O
. O

Because O
patients O
require O
less O
attention O
from O
nurses O
and O
other O
staff O
, O
room O
charges O
are O
lower O
-- O
about O
$ O
100 O
less O
per O
day O
than O
a O
regular O
room O
at O
the O
Vermont B-GPE
hospital O
. O

Cancer O
patients O
needing O
prolonged O
radiation O
therapy O
, O
diabetics O
learning O
to O
manage O
their O
blood O
sugar O
levels O
, O
and O
cardiac O
bypass O
patients O
are O
among O
those O
who O
spend O
time O
on O
cooperative O
- O
care O
units O
. O

The O
approach O
has O
generated O
so O
much O
interest O
that O
NYU B-ORG
is O
host O
to O
the O
first O
conference O
on O
cooperative O
care O
Nov. O
30 O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
really O
part O
of O
the O
hospital O
of O
the O
21st O
century O
, O
'' O
Dr. O
Grieco O
says O
. O

Odds O
and O
Ends O

THE O
CHIEF O
NURSING O
officer O
can O
be O
responsible O
for O
more O
than O
1,000 O
employees O
and O
at O
least O
one O
- O
third O
of O
a O
hospital O
's O
budget O
; O
a O
head O
nurse O
typically O
oversees O
up O
to O
80 O
employees O
and O
$ O
8 O
million O
. O

So O
says O
the B-ORG
Commonwealth I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
philanthropist O
that O
's O
sponsoring O
a O
$ O
1 O
million O
project O
to O
develop O
joint O
masters O
in O
business O
and O
nursing O
programs O
at O
10 O
universities O
... O
. O

Meharry B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
College I-ORG
in O
Nashville B-GPE
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
, O
launches O
a O
new O
research O
publication O
in O
the O
spring O
: O
the O
Journal O
on O
Health O
Care O
for O
the O
Poor O
and O
Underserved O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
continued O
to O
buckle O
under O
the O
public O
outcry O
against O
computer O
- O
driven O
program O
trading O
. O

Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
unit O
of O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
announced O
it O
would O
stop O
doing O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
for O
its O
own O
account O
, O
and O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
pulled O
out O
of O
the O
practice O
altogether O
. O

At O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
been O
buffeted O
by O
complaints O
from O
angry O
individual O
investors O
and O
the O
exchange O
's O
own O
listed O
companies O
, O
Chairman O
John O
J. O
Phelan O
Jr. O
held O
an O
emergency O
meeting O
with O
senior O
partners O
of O
some O
of O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
49 O
stock O
specialist O
firms O
. O

The O
specialists O
, O
a O
trader O
said O
, O
were O
`` O
livid O
'' O
about O
Mr. O
Phelan O
's O
recent O
remarks O
that O
sophisticated O
computer O
- O
driven O
trading O
strategies O
are O
`` O
here O
to O
stay O
. O
'' O

Many O
investors O
blame O
program O
trading O
for O
wild O
swings O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
including O
the O
190 O
- O
point O
plunge O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
. O

A O
specialist O
is O
an O
exchange O
member O
designated O
to O
maintain O
a O
fair O
and O
orderly O
market O
in O
a O
specified O
stock O
. O

Mr. O
Phelan O
's O
meeting O
with O
the O
floor O
brokers O
comes O
as O
he O
prepares O
to O
explain O
the O
exchange O
's O
position O
on O
program O
trading O
to O
key O
congressional O
regulators O
in O
a O
closed O
session O
tomorrow O
, O
according O
to O
exchange O
officials O
. O

A O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
spokesman O
would O
only O
say O
, O
`` O
We O
're O
working O
the O
problem O
and O
looking O
at O
the O
issue O
and O
meeting O
with O
a O
broad O
number O
of O
customers O
and O
constituents O
to O
get O
their O
views O
and O
ideas O
on O
the O
issue O
. O
'' O

The O
program O
- O
trading O
outcry O
was O
taken O
to O
a O
new O
level O
when O
giant O
Contel B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
and O
20 O
or O
more O
of O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
listed O
companies O
are O
forming O
an O
unprecedented O
alliance O
to O
complain O
about O
the O
exchange O
's O
role O
in O
program O
trading O
. O

The O
decision O
by O
Merrill B-ORG
, O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
securities O
firm O
, O
represents O
the O
biggest O
retreat O
yet O
from O
program O
trading O
. O

Merrill B-ORG
has O
been O
the O
fourth O
- O
biggest O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
trader O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
this O
year O
, O
executing O
an O
average O
of O
18.1 O
million O
shares O
a O
month O
in O
such O
trades O
, O
or O
about O
one O
million O
shares O
a O
day O
. O

Merrill O
's O
move O
is O
one O
of O
the O
most O
sweeping O
program O
- O
trading O
pullbacks O
of O
recent O
days O
, O
because O
the O
big O
securities O
firm O
will O
no O
longer O
execute O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
trades O
for O
customers O
. O

Most O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
, O
in O
pulling O
back O
, O
have O
merely O
stopped O
such O
trading O
for O
their O
own O
accounts O
. O

Merrill B-ORG
has O
been O
one O
of O
the O
main O
firms O
executing O
index O
arbitrage O
for O
customers O
. O

Merrill B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
is O
lobbying O
for O
significant O
regulatory O
controls O
on O
program O
trading O
, O
including O
tough O
margin O
-- O
or O
down O
- O
payment O
-- O
requirements O
and O
limits O
on O
price O
moves O
for O
program O
- O
driven O
financial O
futures O
. O

Merrill B-ORG
, O
in O
a O
statement O
by O
Chairman O
William O
A. O
Schreyer O
and O
President O
Daniel O
P. O
Tully O
, O
said O
index O
arbitrage O
`` O
has O
been O
clearly O
identified O
in O
the O
investing O
public O
's O
mind O
as O
a O
contributing O
factor O
to O
excess O
market O
volatility O
, O
'' O
so O
Merrill B-ORG
wo O
n't O
execute O
such O
trades O
until O
`` O
effective O
controls O
'' O
are O
in O
place O
. O

In O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
traders O
buy O
and O
sell O
large O
amounts O
of O
stocks O
with O
offsetting O
trades O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
and O
options O
. O

The O
idea O
is O
to O
lock O
in O
profits O
from O
short O
- O
term O
swings O
in O
volatile O
markets O
. O

Last O
Thursday O
, O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
also O
said O
it O
would O
cease O
index O
arbitrage O
altogether O
, O
but O
the O
firm O
was O
n't O
as O
big O
an O
index O
arbitrager O
as O
Merrill O
is O
. O

Other O
large O
firms O
, O
including O
Bear O
, O
Stearns O
& O
Co. O
and O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
last O
week O
announced O
a O
pullback O
from O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
but O
only O
for O
the O
firms O
' O
own O
accounts O
. O

Kidder B-ORG
made O
an O
abrupt O
about O
- O
face O
on O
program O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
after O
a O
special O
meeting O
between O
the O
firm O
's O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Carpenter I-PERSON
, O
and O
its O
senior O
managers O
. O

Just O
a O
week O
ago O
, O
Mr. O
Carpenter O
staunchly O
defended O
index O
arbitrage O
at O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
the O
most O
active O
index O
- O
arbitrage O
trading O
firm O
on O
the O
stock O
exchange O
this O
year O
. O

Index O
arbitrage O
, O
Mr. O
Carpenter O
said O
last O
week O
, O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
`` O
negative O
impact O
on O
the O
market O
as O
a O
whole O
'' O
and O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
customers O
were O
`` O
sophisticated O
'' O
enough O
to O
know O
that O
. O

But O
yesterday O
, O
Mr. O
Carpenter O
said O
big O
institutional O
investors O
, O
which O
he O
would O
n't O
identify O
, O
`` O
told O
us O
they O
would O
n't O
do O
business O
with O
firms O
'' O
that O
continued O
to O
do O
index O
arbitrage O
for O
their O
own O
accounts O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
following O
the O
trend O
of O
our O
competitors O
who O
were O
under O
pressure O
from O
institutions O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Kidder B-ORG
so O
far O
this O
year O
has O
executed O
a O
monthly O
average O
of O
37.8 O
million O
shares O
in O
index O
- O
arbitrage O
trading O
, O
and O
is O
second O
only O
to O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
in O
overall O
program O
trading O
, O
which O
includes O
index O
arbitrage O
. O

Most O
of O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
program O
trading O
is O
for O
its O
own O
account O
, O
according O
to O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

Kidder B-ORG
denied O
that O
GE B-ORG
's O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
, O
John B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Welch I-PERSON
, O
had O
anything O
to O
do O
with O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
decision O
. O

But O
at O
least O
one O
chief O
executive O
said O
he O
called O
Mr. O
Welch O
to O
complain O
about O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
aggressive O
use O
of O
program O
trading O
, O
and O
other O
market O
sources O
said O
they O
understood O
that O
Mr. O
Welch O
received O
many O
phone O
calls O
complaining O
about O
Kidder B-ORG
's O
reliance O
on O
index O
arbitrage O
as O
a O
major O
business O
. O

Kidder B-ORG
has O
generally O
been O
sensitive O
to O
suggestions O
that O
GE B-ORG
makes O
decisions O
for O
its O
Kidder B-ORG
unit O
. O

`` O
Our O
decision O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
any O
pressure O
Mr. O
Welch O
received O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Carpenter O
said O
. O

`` O
This O
was O
a O
Kidder B-ORG
Peabody I-ORG
stand O
- O
alone O
decision O
. O
'' O

A O
spokeswoman O
for O
GE B-ORG
in O
Fairfield B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
said O
, O
`` O
Absolutely O
no O
one O
spoke O
to O
Jack B-PERSON
Welch I-PERSON
on O
this O
subject O
'' O
and O
added O
, O
`` O
Anyone O
who O
claims O
they O
talked O
to O
Jack B-PERSON
Welch I-PERSON
is O
n't O
telling O
the O
truth O
. O
'' O

Supporters O
of O
index O
arbitrage O
have O
n't O
been O
publicly O
sticking O
up O
for O
the O
trading O
strategy O
, O
as O
some O
did O
during O
the O
post-crash O
outcry O
of O
1987 O
. O

But O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
, O
in O
its O
statement O
about O
pulling O
out O
of O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
suggested O
that O
the O
current O
debate O
has O
missed O
the O
mark O
. O

Merrill O
said O
it O
continues O
to O
believe O
that O
`` O
the O
causes O
of O
excess O
market O
volatility O
are O
far O
more O
complex O
than O
any O
particular O
computer O
trading O
strategy O
. O

Indeed O
, O
there O
are O
legitimate O
hedging O
strategies O
used O
by O
managers O
of O
large O
portfolios O
such O
as O
pension O
funds O
that O
involve O
program O
trading O
as O
a O
means O
of O
protecting O
the O
assets O
of O
their O
pension O
beneficiaries O
. O
'' O

Merrill B-ORG
's O
index O
arbitragers O
will O
continue O
to O
do O
other O
kinds O
of O
computer O
- O
assisted O
program O
trading O
, O
so O
there O
probably O
wo O
n't O
be O
any O
layoffs O
at O
the O
firm O
, O
people O
familiar O
with O
Merrill B-ORG
's O
program O
operation O
said O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Bear O
Stearns O
Chairman O
and O
Chief O
Executive O
Alan O
C. O
Greenberg O
said O
his O
firm O
will O
continue O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
for O
its O
clients O
. O

At O
the O
firm O
's O
annual O
meeting O
last O
night O
, O
he O
told O
shareholders O
that O
index O
arbitrage O
wo O
n't O
go O
away O
, O
despite O
the O
public O
outcry O
. O

`` O
If O
they O
think O
they O
are O
going O
to O
stop O
index O
arbitrage O
by O
causing O
a O
few O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
to O
quit O
, O
they O
are O
crazy O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Greenberg O
said O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
not O
going O
to O
stop O
it O
at O
all O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Greenberg O
, O
noting O
that O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
rises O
and O
ebbs O
with O
stock O
market O
's O
volatility O
, O
said O
that O
for O
the O
first O
four O
months O
of O
the O
firm O
's O
fiscal O
year O
beginning O
in O
July O
, O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
had O
been O
a O
`` O
break O
- O
even O
'' O
proposition O
for O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
. O

In O
response O
to O
a O
shareholder O
's O
suggestion O
, O
Mr. O
Greenberg O
agreed O
that O
European B-NORP
firms O
will O
simply O
pick O
up O
the O
index O
- O
arbitrage O
business O
left O
behind O
by O
U.S. B-GPE
institutions O
. O

Pressure O
from O
big O
institutional O
investors O
has O
been O
the O
major O
catalyst O
for O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
's O
program O
- O
trading O
pullback O
. O

And O
there O
was O
speculation O
yesterday O
that O
Fidelity B-ORG
Investments I-ORG
and O
other O
large O
mutual O
- O
fund O
companies O
might O
soon O
follow O
the O
lead O
of O
Kemper B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
other O
institutions O
in O
cutting O
off O
trading O
business O
to O
securities O
firms O
that O
do O
program O
trading O
. O

A O
Fidelity B-ORG
spokesman O
in O
Boston B-GPE
denied O
the O
speculation O
, O
saying O
the O
program O
- O
trading O
issue O
was O
more O
of O
a O
regulatory O
problem O
. O

But O
a O
much O
smaller O
mutual O
fund O
company O
, O
the O
USAA O
Investment O
Management O
Co. O
unit O
of O
USAA B-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Antonio I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
informed O
nine O
national O
brokerage O
firms O
it O
will O
cease O
business O
with O
them O
unless O
they O
stop O
index O
- O
arbitrage O
trading O
. O

USAA B-ORG
, O
with O
400,000 O
mutual O
fund O
accounts O
, O
manages O
more O
than O
$ O
10 O
billion O
, O
$ O
2 O
billion O
of O
which O
is O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
J.C. I-PERSON
Roth I-PERSON
, O
USAA B-ORG
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
called O
program O
trading O
`` O
mindless O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
there O
is O
`` O
no O
valid O
investment O
reason O
'' O
for O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
to O
exist O
. O

A O
program O
- O
bashing O
move O
is O
clearly O
on O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
Wohlstetter I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Contel B-ORG
, O
who O
is O
helping O
organize O
the O
alliance O
of O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
- O
listed O
firms O
, O
said O
he O
had O
no O
time O
to O
work O
yesterday O
because O
he O
received O
so O
many O
phone O
calls O
, O
faxes O
and O
letters O
supporting O
his O
view O
that O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
has O
been O
turned O
into O
a O
`` O
gambling O
casino O
'' O
by O
program O
traders O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
reaching O
the O
moment O
of O
truth O
'' O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
said O
Rep. O
Edward O
J. O
Markey O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mass. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
House O
subcommittee O
on O
telecommunications O
and O
finance O
. O

`` O
-LCB- O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
-RCB- O
is O
beginning O
to O
realize O
-- O
as O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
said O
-- O
the O
trouble O
is O
not O
in O
our O
stars O
, O
but O
in O
ourselves O
. O
'' O

Craig B-PERSON
Torres I-PERSON
and O
Anne B-PERSON
Newman I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Edison B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
buy O
229 O
Foxmoor B-ORG
women O
's O
apparel O
stores O
from O
Foxmoor B-ORG
Specialty I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Dylex B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
of O
Toronto B-GPE
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Edison O
said O
the O
acquired O
stores O
would O
be O
integrated O
into O
its O
current O
operations O
. O

Sherwin B-ORG
- I-ORG
Williams I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Whittaker B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
they O
've O
discontinued O
talks O
toward O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
regarding O
Sherwin B-ORG
- I-ORG
Williams I-ORG
' O
acquisition O
of O
Whittaker B-ORG
's O
chemical O
coating O
group O
. O

The O
companies O
reached O
an O
agreement O
in O
principle O
for O
the O
sale O
in O
August O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Cleveland B-GPE
- O
based O
Sherwin B-ORG
- I-ORG
Williams I-ORG
produces O
paints O
and O
coatings O
, O
while O
the O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
- O
based O
Whittaker B-ORG
coatings O
group O
produces O
industrial O
coatings O
. O

Nixdorf B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
citing O
continued O
profitability O
problems O
, O
said O
it O
will O
have O
to O
reduce O
personnel O
further O
, O
notably O
in O
research O
and O
development O
sectors O
. O

The O
troubled O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
computer O
company O
said O
, O
in O
a O
statement O
to O
its O
employees O
, O
that O
the O
number O
of O
persons O
working O
in O
product O
development O
will O
be O
reduced O
world O
- O
wide O
to O
2,440 O
from O
2,888 O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1990 O
. O

The O
number O
of O
workers O
in O
production O
sectors O
will O
be O
cut O
by O
488 O
, O
to O
5,200 O
by O
September O
. O

The O
cuts O
will O
be O
made O
half O
within O
Germany B-GPE
and O
half O
abroad O
. O

In O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
1989 O
, O
Nixdorf B-ORG
said O
, O
sales O
rose O
5 O
% O
amid O
good O
growth O
in O
selected O
areas O
such O
as O
banks O
and O
trading O
companies O
. O

The O
company O
also O
cited O
some O
success O
in O
damping O
cost O
increases O
and O
said O
it O
wants O
to O
return O
to O
profitability O
in O
1990 O
. O

It O
cited O
the O
expected O
beneficial O
effects O
of O
a O
concentration O
on O
key O
products O
, O
further O
structural O
changes O
within O
the O
group O
and O
cooperation O
agreements O
with O
other O
companies O
. O

An O
ancient O
red O
- O
figured O
Greek B-NORP
kylix O
, O
or O
drinking O
cup O
, O
was O
recovered O
backstage O
at O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
this O
spring O
and O
has O
been O
returned O
to O
the O
Manhattan B-GPE
couple O
who O
lost O
it O
in O
a O
burglary O
three O
years O
ago O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Guy I-PERSON
, O
an O
associate O
curator O
at O
the B-ORG
Princeton I-ORG
Art I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
, O
was O
previewing O
a O
June B-GPE
antiquities O
sale O
at O
the O
auction O
house O
when O
he O
recognized O
the O
kylix O
, O
which O
he O
, O
as O
a O
specialist O
in O
Attic O
pottery O
and O
a O
careful O
reader O
of O
the O
Stolen O
Art O
Alert O
in O
`` O
IFAR B-ORG
Reports I-ORG
, O
'' O
knew O
was O
stolen O
. O

The O
timing O
of O
his O
visit O
was O
fortuitous O
; O
the O
man O
who O
had O
brought O
it O
in O
for O
an O
estimate O
had O
returned O
to O
collect O
it O
and O
was O
waiting O
in O
the O
hall O
. O

To O
confirm O
Mr. O
Guy O
's O
identification O
, O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
and O
IFAR B-ORG
exchanged O
photos O
by O
fax O
, O
and O
the O
waiting O
man O
, O
apparently O
innocent O
of O
knowledge O
that O
the O
kylix O
was O
stolen O
, O
agreed O
to O
release O
it O
. O

The O
cup O
had O
been O
insured O
, O
and O
in O
short O
order O
it O
was O
given O
over O
to O
a O
Chubb O
& O
Son O
representative O
. O

The O
original O
owners O
happily O
repaid O
the O
claim O
and O
took O
their O
kylix O
home O
. O

A O
former O
curator O
of O
the O
Museum O
of O
Cartoon O
Art O
in O
Rye B-GPE
Brook I-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
pleaded O
guilty O
in O
July O
to O
stealing O
and O
selling O
original O
signed O
and O
dated O
comic O
strips O
, O
among O
them O
29 O
Dick B-PERSON
Tracy I-PERSON
strips O
by O
Chester B-PERSON
Gould I-PERSON
, O
77 O
Prince O
Valiant O
Sunday O
cartoons O
by O
Hal B-PERSON
Foster I-PERSON
, O
and O
a O
dozen O
Walt B-ORG
Disney I-ORG
animation O
celluloids O
, O
according O
to O
Barbara B-PERSON
Hammond I-PERSON
, O
the O
museum O
's O
director O
. O

He O
sold O
them O
well O
below O
market O
value O
to O
raise O
cash O
`` O
to O
pay O
off O
mounting O
credit O
- O
card O
debts O
, O
'' O
incurred O
to O
buy O
presents O
for O
his O
girlfriend O
, O
his O
attorney O
, O
Philip B-PERSON
Russell I-PERSON
, O
told O
IFAR B-ORG
. O

The O
curator O
, O
27 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Sherman B-PERSON
Krisher I-PERSON
of O
Greenwich B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
had O
worked O
his O
way O
up O
from O
janitor O
in O
seven O
years O
at O
the O
museum O
. O

The O
theft O
was O
discovered O
early O
this O
year O
, O
soon O
after O
Ms. O
Hammond O
took O
her O
post O
. O

Sentencing O
was O
postponed O
on O
Aug. O
18 O
, O
when O
Mr. O
Krisher O
was O
hospitalized O
for O
depression O
. O

His O
efforts O
to O
get O
back O
the O
stolen O
strips O
had O
resulted O
in O
recovery O
of O
just O
three O
. O

But O
on O
Oct. O
6 O
, O
he O
had O
reason O
to O
celebrate O
. O

Two O
days O
earlier O
, O
his O
attorney O
met O
in O
a O
Park B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC
law O
office O
with O
a O
cartoon O
dealer O
who O
expected O
to O
sell O
44 O
of O
the O
most O
important O
stolen O
strips O
to O
Mr. O
Russell O
for O
$ O
62,800 O
. O

Instead O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
police O
seized O
the O
stolen O
goods O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Krisher O
avoided O
jail O
. O

He O
was O
sentenced O
to O
500 O
hours O
of O
community O
service O
and O
restitution O
to O
the O
museum O
of O
$ O
45,000 O
. O

Authorities O
at O
London B-GPE
's O
Heathrow B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
are O
investigating O
the O
disappearance O
of O
a O
Paul B-PERSON
Gauguin I-PERSON
watercolor O
, O
`` O
Young B-WORK_OF_ART
Tahitian I-WORK_OF_ART
Woman I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Red I-WORK_OF_ART
Pareo I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
that O
has O
two O
sketches O
on O
its O
verso O
-LRB- O
opposite O
-RRB- O
side O
. O

Valued O
at O
$ O
1.3 O
million O
, O
it O
was O
part O
of O
a O
four O
- O
crate O
shipment O
. O

The O
air O
- O
waybill O
number O
was O
changed O
en O
route O
, O
and O
paper O
work O
showing O
that O
the O
crates O
had O
cleared O
customs O
was O
misplaced O
, O
so O
it O
was O
a O
week O
before O
three O
of O
the O
four O
crates O
could O
be O
located O
in O
a O
bonded O
warehouse O
and O
the O
Gauguin B-PERSON
discovered O
missing O
. O

Although O
Heathrow B-FAC
authorities O
have O
been O
watching O
a O
group O
of O
allegedly O
crooked O
baggage O
handlers O
for O
some O
time O
, O
the O
Gauguin B-PERSON
may O
be O
`` O
lost O
. O
'' O

Chief O
Inspector O
Peter O
Seacomb O
of O
the B-ORG
Criminal I-ORG
Investigation I-ORG
Department I-ORG
at O
the O
airport O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
not O
uncommon O
for O
property O
to O
be O
temporarily O
mislaid O
or O
misrouted O
. O
'' O

Officials O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Virginia O
Art O
Museum O
certainly O
would O
agree O
. O

Their O
museum O
had O
purchased O
an O
Attic O
black O
- O
figured O
column O
krater O
and O
shipped O
it O
from O
London B-GPE
. O

It O
was O
reported O
stolen O
in O
transit O
en O
route O
to O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
in O
February O
. O

Months O
later O
, O
the O
Greek B-NORP
vase O
arrived O
in O
good O
condition O
at O
the O
museum O
in O
Charlottesville B-GPE
, O
having O
inexplicably O
traveled O
by O
a O
circuitous O
route O
through O
Nairobi B-GPE
. O

Two O
Mexican B-NORP
college O
dropouts O
, O
not O
professional O
art O
thieves O
, O
have O
been O
arrested O
for O
a O
1985 O
Christmas O
Eve O
burglary O
from O
the O
National O
Museum O
of O
Anthropology O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

About O
140 O
Mayan O
, O
Aztec O
, O
Mixtec O
and O
Zapotec O
objects O
, O
including O
some O
of O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
best O
- O
known O
archaeological O
treasures O
, O
were O
taken O
. O

The O
government O
offered O
a O
reward O
for O
the O
return O
of O
the O
antiquities O
, O
but O
routine O
police O
work O
led O
to O
the O
recovery O
. O

As O
it O
turned O
out O
, O
Carlos B-PERSON
Perches I-PERSON
Trevino I-PERSON
and O
Ramon B-PERSON
Sardina I-PERSON
Garcia I-PERSON
had O
hidden O
the O
haul O
in O
a O
closet O
in O
the O
Perches B-PERSON
family O
's O
home O
for O
a O
year O
. O

Then O
they O
took O
the O
art O
to O
Acapulco B-GPE
and O
began O
to O
trade O
some O
of O
it O
for O
cocaine O
. O

Information O
from O
an O
arrested O
drug O
trafficker O
led O
to O
the O
two O
men O
and O
the O
recovery O
of O
almost O
all O
the O
stolen O
art O
. O

Among O
other O
happy O
news O
bulletins O
from O
the O
German B-GPE
Democratic I-GPE
Republic I-GPE
, O
the O
Leipzig O
Museum O
of O
Fine O
Arts O
announced O
that O
it O
has O
recovered O
`` O
Cemetery B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Snow I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
painting O
by O
the O
German B-NORP
Romantic O
painter O
Caspar B-PERSON
David I-PERSON
Friedrich I-PERSON
. O

The O
artist O
's O
melancholy O
subjects O
bring O
high O
prices O
on O
the O
world O
market O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
notified O
IFAR B-ORG
of O
the O
theft O
in O
February O
1988 O
. O

According O
to O
a O
source O
at O
the O
East O
Europe O
desk O
, O
two O
previously O
convicted O
felons O
were O
charged O
, O
tried O
, O
convicted O
and O
sentenced O
to O
prison O
terms O
of O
four O
and O
12 O
years O
. O

The O
precious O
canvas O
, O
cut O
from O
its O
frame O
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
theft O
, O
was O
found O
in O
nearby O
Jena B-GPE
, O
hidden O
in O
the O
upholstery O
of O
an O
easy O
chair O
in O
the O
home O
of O
the O
girlfriend O
of O
one O
of O
the O
thieves O
. O

No O
charges O
were O
brought O
against O
her O
. O

Trompe O
l'oeil O
painting O
is O
meant O
to O
fool O
the O
eye O
, O
but O
Robert B-PERSON
Lawrence I-PERSON
Trotter I-PERSON
, O
35 O
, O
of O
Kennett B-GPE
Square I-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
took O
his O
fooling O
seriously O
. O

He O
painted O
one O
himself O
in O
the O
style O
of O
John B-PERSON
Haberle I-PERSON
and O
sold O
it O
as O
a O
19th O
- O
century O
original O
to O
antique O
dealers O
in O
Woodbridge B-GPE
, O
Conn B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Trotter O
's O
painting O
showed O
a O
wall O
of O
wood O
boards O
with O
painted O
ribbons O
tacked O
down O
in O
a O
rectangle O
; O
tucked O
behind O
the O
ribbons O
were O
envelopes O
, O
folded O
, O
faded O
and O
crumpled O
papers O
and O
currency O
. O

Mr. O
Trotter O
's O
fake O
Haberle B-PERSON
was O
offered O
at O
a O
bargain O
price O
of O
$ O
25,000 O
with O
a O
phony O
story O
that O
it O
belonged O
to O
his O
wife O
's O
late O
aunt O
in O
New B-GPE
Canaan I-GPE
, O
Conn B-GPE
. O

The O
dealers O
immediately O
showed O
their O
new O
acquisition O
to O
an O
expert O
and O
came O
to O
see O
it O
as O
a O
fake O
. O

They O
persuaded O
Mr. O
Trotter O
to O
take O
it O
back O
and O
, O
with O
the O
help O
of O
the O
FBI O
, O
taped O
their O
conversation O
with O
him O
. O

After O
his O
arrest O
, O
the O
forger O
admitted O
to O
faking O
and O
selling O
other O
paintings O
up O
and O
down O
the O
Eastern O
seaboard O
. O

Ms. O
Lowenthal O
is O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
International O
Foundation O
for O
Art O
Research O
-LRB- O
IFAR B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

The O
commercial O
was O
absolutely O
silent O
. O

Breaking O
into O
the O
raucous O
Chicago O
Bears O
- O
Cleveland O
Browns O
match O
during O
last O
week O
's O
Monday O
night O
football O
game O
, O
it O
was O
nothing O
but O
simple O
block O
letters O
superimposed O
on O
the O
TV O
screen O
. O

`` O
Due O
to O
the O
earthquake O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
Nissan B-ORG
is O
donating O
its O
commercial O
air O
time O
to O
broadcast O
American O
Red O
Cross O
Emergency O
Relief O
messages O
. O

Please O
contribute O
what O
you O
can O
, O
'' O
the O
ad O
said O
. O

The O
Nissan O
logo O
flashed O
on O
the O
screen O
for O
a O
moment O
, O
and O
then O
came O
a O
taped O
plea O
for O
donations O
from O
former O
President O
Reagan O
-- O
followed O
by O
the O
silent O
print O
telling O
viewers O
where O
to O
call O
. O

Within O
two O
hours O
, O
viewers O
pledged O
over O
$ O
400,000 O
, O
according O
to O
a O
Red B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
executive O
. O

Call O
it O
disaster O
marketing O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
is O
just O
one O
of O
a O
slew O
of O
advertisers O
that O
have O
hitched O
their O
ads O
to O
the O
devastating O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
quake O
and O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

Sometimes O
, O
the O
ads O
attempt O
to O
raise O
money O
; O
always O
, O
they O
try O
to O
boost O
good O
will O
. O

By O
advertising O
disaster O
relief O
, O
these O
companies O
are O
hoping O
to O
don O
a O
white O
hat O
and O
come O
out O
a O
hero O
. O

But O
the O
strategy O
can O
backfire O
; O
if O
the O
ads O
appear O
too O
self O
- O
serving O
, O
the O
companies O
may O
end O
up O
looking O
like O
rank O
opportunists O
instead O
of O
good O
Samaritans O
. O

That O
has O
n't O
deterred O
plenty O
of O
companies O
. O

Along O
with O
Nissan B-ORG
, O
Grand B-ORG
Metropolitan I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
's O
Burger B-ORG
King I-ORG
and O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
have O
tied O
ads O
to O
Red B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
donations O
. O

Other O
ads O
do O
n't O
bother O
with O
the O
fundraising O
; O
a O
touching O
, O
if O
self O
- O
congratulatory O
, O
American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph B-FAC
ad O
that O
aired O
Sunday O
intermixed O
footage O
of O
the O
devastation O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
and O
Charleston B-GPE
, O
S.C. B-GPE
, O
with O
interviews O
of O
people O
recounting O
how O
AT&T B-ORG
helped O
. O

At O
Nissan B-ORG
, O
`` O
we O
felt O
we O
wanted O
to O
do O
something O
to O
help O
them O
gather O
money O
, O
and O
we O
had O
this O
airtime O
on O
Monday B-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
Football I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
explains O
Brooke B-PERSON
Mitzel I-PERSON
, O
a O
Nissan B-ORG
advertising O
creative O
manager O
. O

`` O
What O
did O
we O
get O
out O
of O
it O
? O

We O
got O
some O
exposure O
... O
and O
pretty O
much O
good O
will O
. O
'' O

The O
ads O
are O
just O
the O
latest O
evidence O
of O
how O
television O
advertising O
is O
getting O
faster O
on O
the O
draw O
. O

While O
TV O
commercials O
typically O
take O
weeks O
to O
produce O
, O
advertisers O
in O
the O
past O
couple O
of O
years O
have O
learned O
to O
turn O
on O
a O
dime O
, O
to O
crash O
out O
ads O
in O
days O
or O
even O
hours O
. O

The O
big O
brokerage O
houses O
learned O
the O
art O
of O
the O
instant O
commercial O
after O
the O
1987 O
crash O
, O
when O
they O
turned O
out O
reassuring O
ads O
inviting O
investors O
right O
back O
into O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

They O
trotted O
out O
another O
crop O
of O
instant O
commercials O
after O
the O
sudden O
market O
dip O
a O
few O
weeks O
ago O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
created O
its O
quake O
ad O
in O
a O
weekend O
. O

But O
as O
advertisers O
latch O
onto O
disasters O
with O
increasing O
frequency O
, O
they O
risk O
hurting O
themselves O
as O
much O
as O
helping O
the O
cause O
. O

They O
chance O
alienating O
the O
customers O
they O
hope O
to O
woo O
by O
looking O
like O
opportunistic O
sharks O
. O

`` O
People O
see O
extra O
messages O
in O
advertising O
, O
and O
if O
a O
manufacturer O
is O
clearly O
trying O
to O
get O
something O
out O
of O
it O
... O
if O
it O
's O
too O
transparent O
... O
then O
consumers O
will O
see O
through O
that O
, O
'' O
warns O
John B-PERSON
Philip I-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
advertising O
department O
at O
the O
Newhouse O
School O
of O
Public O
Communications O
at O
Syracuse B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
can O
backfire O
because O
companies O
can O
step O
across O
the O
line O
and O
go O
too O
far O
, O
be O
too O
pushy O
, O
'' O
agrees O
Gary B-PERSON
Stibel I-PERSON
, O
a O
principal O
with O
New B-ORG
England I-ORG
Consulting I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
Westport B-GPE
, O
Conn B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
ultimate O
form O
of O
charity O
is O
when O
you O
do O
n't O
tell O
anyone O
. O
'' O

Still O
, O
he O
says O
that O
only O
a O
few O
of O
the O
quake O
- O
related O
campaigns O
have O
been O
`` O
tasteless O
'' O
and O
that O
`` O
the O
majority O
have O
been O
truly O
beneficial O
to O
the O
people O
who O
need O
the O
help O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
consider O
that O
ambulance O
chasing O
. O
'' O

The O
companies O
running O
the O
disaster O
ads O
certainly O
do O
n't O
see O
themselves O
as O
ambulance O
chasers O
, O
either O
. O

Burger B-ORG
King I-ORG
's O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
Barry B-PERSON
Gibbons I-PERSON
, O
stars O
in O
ads O
saying O
that O
the O
fast O
- O
food O
chain O
will O
donate O
25 O
cents O
to O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
for O
every O
purchase O
of O
a O
BK O
Doubles O
hamburger O
. O

The O
campaign O
, O
which O
started O
last O
week O
and O
runs O
through O
Nov. O
23 O
, O
with O
funds O
earmarked O
for O
both O
the O
quake O
and O
Hugo B-EVENT
, O
`` O
was O
Barry B-PERSON
's O
idea O
, O
'' O
a O
spokeswoman O
says O
. O

`` O
Barry B-PERSON
felt O
very O
committed O
. O

He O
felt O
we O
should O
be O
giving O
something O
back O
. O
'' O

While O
the O
campaign O
was O
Mr. O
Gibbons O
's O
idea O
, O
however O
, O
he O
wo O
n't O
be O
paying O
for O
it O
: O
The O
donations O
will O
come O
out O
of O
the O
chain O
's O
national O
advertising O
fund O
, O
which O
is O
financed O
by O
the O
franchisees O
. O

And O
by O
basing O
donations O
on O
BK O
Doubles O
, O
a O
new O
double O
- O
hamburger O
line O
the O
fast O
- O
food O
chain O
is O
trying O
to O
push O
, O
Burger B-ORG
King I-ORG
works O
a O
sales O
pitch O
into O
its O
public O
- O
service O
message O
. O

Toyota B-ORG
's O
upscale O
Lexus B-ORG
division O
, O
a O
sponsor O
of O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
, O
also O
put O
in O
a O
plug O
for O
Red B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
donations O
in O
a O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
game O
it O
sponsored O
. O

`` O
The B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
is O
brought O
to O
you O
by O
Lexus B-ORG
, O
who O
urges O
you O
to O
help O
relieve O
the O
suffering O
caused O
by O
the O
recent O
earthquake O
... O
, O
'' O
the O
game O
announcer O
said O
. O

And O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Life I-ORG
made O
a O
plea O
for O
Red B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
donations O
in O
newspaper O
ads O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
, O
latching O
onto O
the O
coattails O
of O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
's O
impeccable O
reputation O
: O
`` O
The B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
has O
been O
helping O
people O
for O
125 O
years O
. O

New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Life I-ORG
has O
been O
doing O
the O
same O
for O
over O
140 O
years O
. O
'' O

Nancy B-PERSON
Craig I-PERSON
, O
advertising O
manager O
for O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
, O
readily O
admits O
`` O
they O
're O
piggybacking O
on O
our O
reputation O
. O
'' O

But O
she O
has O
no O
problem O
with O
that O
, O
she O
says O
: O
`` O
In O
the O
meanwhile O
, O
they O
're O
helping O
us O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
does O
n't O
track O
contributions O
raised O
by O
the O
disaster O
ads O
, O
but O
it O
has O
amassed O
$ O
46.6 O
million O
since O
it O
first O
launched O
its O
hurricane O
relief O
effort O
Sept. O
23 O
. O

Ad O
Notes O
... O
. O

NEW O
ACCOUNT O
: O

Northrup B-ORG
King I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Golden B-GPE
Valley I-GPE
, O
Minn. B-GPE
, O
awarded O
its O
$ O
4 O
million O
field O
- O
crop O
- O
seeds O
account O
to O
Creswell O
, O
Munsell O
, O
Fultz O
& O
Zirbel O
, O
a O
Cedar B-GPE
Rapids I-GPE
, O
Iowa B-GPE
, O
division O
of O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
. O

The O
account O
had O
previously O
been O
handled O
by O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi O
Wegener O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

TV O
GUIDE O
: O

Wieden O
& O
Kennedy B-PERSON
, O
Portland B-GPE
, O
Ore. B-GPE
, O
was O
named O
to O
handle O
the O
News O
Corp. O
publication O
's O
$ O
1 O
million O
to O
$ O
2 O
million O
trade O
- O
ad O
account O
. O

N B-ORG
W I-ORG
Ayer I-ORG
, O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
agency O
that O
had O
handled O
the O
account O
since O
1963 O
, O
resigned O
the O
account O
about O
two O
weeks O
ago O
. O

NO O
ALCOHOL O
: O

Miller B-ORG
Brewing I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
will O
introduce O
its O
first O
non-alcoholic O
beer O
Jan. O
1 O
. O

The O
brew O
, O
called O
Miller O
Sharp O
's O
, O
will O
be O
supported O
by O
ads O
developed O
by O
Frankenberry O
, O
Laughlin B-GPE
& O
Constable O
, O
Milwaukee B-GPE
. O

Seasonal O
Stackup O

Air O
- O
traffic O
problems O
, O
though O
often O
quite O
grim O
, O
This O
time O
of O
year O
leave O
us O
in O
stitches O
, O
When O
we O
notice O
around O
our O
airport O
A O
holding O
pattern O
for O
witches O
. O

-- O
Edward O
F. O
Dempsey O
. O

Double O
- O
Jointed O

`` O
I O
am O
beside O
myself O
, O
'' O
I O
've O
said O
in O
moments O
of O
heat O
, O
Without O
ever O
bothering O
To O
marvel O
at O
the O
feat O
. O

-- O
Joshua O
Adams O
. O

Humility O
Helper O

The O
ultimate O
blow O
to O
the O
ego O
is O
learning O
that O
even O
your O
mistakes O
go O
unnoticed O
. O

-- O
Ivern O
Ball O
. O

Quotron B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
plans O
to O
cut O
about O
400 O
, O
or O
16 O
% O
, O
of O
its O
2,500 O
employees O
over O
the O
next O
several O
months O
. O

`` O
This O
action O
will O
continue O
to O
keep O
operating O
expenses O
in O
line O
'' O
with O
revenue O
, O
said O
J. B-PERSON
David I-PERSON
Hann I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
- O
based O
Quotron B-ORG
. O

The O
move O
by O
the O
financial O
information O
and O
services O
subsidiary O
of O
Citicorp B-ORG
is O
a O
`` O
response O
to O
changing O
conditions O
in O
the O
retail O
securities O
industry O
, O
which O
has O
been O
contracting O
'' O
since O
October O
1987 O
's O
stock O
market O
crash O
, O
the O
executive O
added O
. O

Quotron B-ORG
, O
which O
Citicorp B-ORG
purchased O
in O
1986 O
, O
provides O
price O
quotations O
for O
securities O
, O
particularly O
stocks O
. O

Quotron B-ORG
also O
provides O
trading O
and O
other O
systems O
, O
services O
for O
brokerage O
firms O
, O
and O
communications O
- O
network O
services O
. O

Independent O
providers O
of O
financial O
information O
, O
including O
Quotron O
, O
have O
been O
under O
some O
pressure O
as O
the O
major O
securities O
houses O
try O
to O
regain O
their O
hold O
on O
the O
production O
of O
market O
data O
and O
on O
the O
related O
revenue O
. O

Shearson B-ORG
, O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Salomon B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
are O
discussing O
formation O
of O
a O
group O
to O
sell O
securities O
- O
price O
data O
. O

The O
job O
cuts O
, O
to O
be O
made O
in O
a O
number O
of O
areas O
at O
various O
job O
levels O
, O
are O
`` O
a O
streamlining O
of O
operations O
, O
'' O
a O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

The O
company O
has O
no O
immediate O
plans O
to O
close O
any O
operations O
, O
she O
said O
, O
but O
Quotron B-ORG
may O
subcontract O
some O
work O
that O
it O
has O
been O
doing O
in O
- O
house O
, O
including O
refurbishment O
and O
production O
of O
Quotron B-ORG
1000 O
equipment O
used O
in O
delivering O
financial O
data O
. O

The O
spokeswoman O
said O
the O
move O
is O
n't O
directly O
a O
response O
to O
Quotron B-ORG
's O
loss O
of O
its O
two O
biggest O
customers O
, O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
to O
Automated B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Processing I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

The O
spokeswoman O
noted O
that O
last O
week O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
, O
the O
securities O
subsidiary O
of O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
chose O
a O
Quotron B-ORG
subsidiary O
to O
provide O
order O
- O
processing O
services O
. O

And O
Oct. O
24 O
, O
Quotron B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
market O
the O
automated O
trading O
system O
of O
broker O
- O
dealer O
Chapdelaine B-ORG
Government I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Quotron B-ORG
is O
n't O
profitable O
on O
Citicorp B-ORG
's O
books O
because O
of O
the O
interest O
charges O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bank O
holding O
company O
incurred O
in O
buying O
the O
financial O
- O
data O
concern O
for O
$ O
680 O
million O
, O
says O
Ronald B-PERSON
I. I-PERSON
Mandle I-PERSON
, O
analyst O
for O
Sanford O
C. O
Bernstein O
& O
Co O
. O

But O
Citicorp B-ORG
`` O
does O
view O
Quotron B-ORG
-RRB- O
as O
being O
crucial O
to O
the O
financial O
- O
services O
business O
in O
the O
1990s O
, O
'' O
the O
analyst O
added O
. O

This O
past O
summer O
, O
Quotron B-ORG
sold O
its O
customer O
- O
service O
unit O
, O
employing O
600 O
, O
to O
Phoenix B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
closely O
held O
computer O
- O
service O
firm O
in O
Valley B-GPE
Forge I-GPE
, O
Pa B-GPE
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Giant B-ORG
Group I-ORG
said O
a O
federal O
court O
in O
Delaware B-GPE
has O
denied O
a O
motion O
by O
Rally B-ORG
's O
Inc. O
seeking O
to O
block O
a O
group O
led O
by O
Giant O
Chairman O
Burt O
Sugarman O
from O
acquiring O
more O
of O
the O
company O
's O
shares O
. O

Rally B-ORG
's O
, O
a O
fast O
- O
food O
chain O
based O
in O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
, O
is O
contending O
that O
Mr. O
Sugarman O
and O
two O
other O
company O
directors O
failed O
to O
disclose O
to O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
that O
they O
intended O
to O
acquire O
a O
big O
Rally B-ORG
stake O
. O

Mr. O
Sugarman O
has O
in O
turn O
contended O
that O
the O
other O
major O
shareholder O
group O
-- O
whose O
interests O
are O
represented O
by O
three O
other O
directors O
connected O
to O
trusts O
in O
the O
name O
of O
the O
children O
of O
the O
company O
's O
founder O
, O
James B-PERSON
Patterson I-PERSON
-- O
has O
ties O
to O
a O
competing O
fast O
food O
chain O
, O
Wendy O
's O
International O
Inc O
. O

The O
company O
last O
week O
assembled O
a O
three O
- O
member O
committee O
of O
directors O
aligned O
with O
neither O
side O
to O
analyze O
the O
situation O
. O

Each O
group O
controls O
more O
than O
40 O
% O
of O
Rally B-ORG
's O
stock O
. O

The O
company O
just O
went O
public O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

Rally B-ORG
's O
had O
no O
comment O
, O
but O
was O
expected O
to O
make O
an O
announcement O
this O
morning O
about O
the O
situation O
. O

When O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Soviet I-ORG
passed O
laws O
on O
workers O
' O
rights O
in O
May O
1987 O
and O
on O
self O
- O
managing O
cooperatives O
a O
year O
later O
, O
some O
Western B-NORP
observers O
assumed O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
had O
launched O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
on O
a O
course O
that O
would O
lead O
inevitably O
to O
the O
creation O
of O
a O
market O
economy O
. O

Their O
only O
doubt O
concerned O
the O
possibility O
that O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
might O
not O
survive O
the O
opposition O
that O
his O
reforms O
would O
arouse O
and O
that O
the O
whole O
process O
might O
be O
reversed O
. O

If O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
goal O
is O
the O
creation O
of O
a O
free O
market O
, O
he O
and O
these O
Western B-NORP
observers O
have O
good O
reason O
to O
fear O
for O
his O
future O
, O
as O
economic O
liberalization O
within O
communist O
societies O
leads O
inexorably O
to O
demands O
for O
fundamental O
political O
reform O
accompanied O
by O
civil O
unrest O
. O

These O
fears O
were O
clearly O
apparent O
when O
, O
last O
week O
, O
Secretary O
of O
State O
James O
Baker O
blocked O
a O
speech O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
national O
security O
adviser O
and O
Soviet B-NORP
expert O
, O
on O
the O
ground O
that O
it O
was O
too O
pessimistic O
about O
the O
chances O
of O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
economic O
reforms O
succeeding O
. O

Yet O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
leader O
's O
readiness O
to O
embark O
on O
foreign O
visits O
and O
steady O
accumulation O
of O
personal O
power O
, O
particularly O
since O
the O
last O
Politburo B-ORG
reshuffle O
on O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
do O
not O
suggest O
that O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
is O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
being O
toppled O
; O
nor O
does O
he O
look O
likely O
to O
reverse O
the O
powers O
of O
perestroika O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
miners O
strike O
this O
summer O
clearly O
demonstrated O
that O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
must O
proceed O
with O
economic O
reform O
. O

But O
is O
he O
so O
clever O
that O
he O
has O
achieved O
the O
political O
equivalent O
of O
making O
water O
run O
uphill O
? O

And O
has O
he O
truly O
persuaded O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
to O
accept O
economic O
change O
of O
a O
kind O
that O
will O
, O
sooner O
or O
later O
, O
lead O
to O
its O
demise O
? O

An O
alternative O
and O
more O
convincing O
explanation O
, O
confirmed O
by O
recent O
events O
and O
a O
close O
inspection O
of O
the O
Gorbachev B-GPE
program O
, O
is O
that O
the O
new O
Soviet B-NORP
economic O
and O
social O
structures O
are O
intended O
to O
conform O
to O
a O
model O
other O
than O
that O
of O
the O
market O
. O

For O
example O
, O
while O
the O
laws O
on O
individual O
labor O
activity O
allow O
a O
citizen O
to O
earn O
a O
living O
independent O
of O
the O
state O
, O
strict O
provisions O
are O
attached O
on O
how O
far O
this O
may O
lead O
to O
the O
development O
of O
a O
free O
market O
. O

Before O
becoming O
self O
- O
employed O
, O
or O
setting O
up O
a O
cooperative O
, O
workers O
must O
seek O
permission O
from O
the O
local O
soviet O
-LRB- O
council O
-RRB- O
. O

Permission O
is O
far O
from O
automatic O
: O
The O
soviets O
have O
the O
legal O
right O
to O
turn O
down O
applications O
and O
impose O
conditions O
, O
and O
they O
appear O
to O
be O
exercising O
these O
powers O
. O

Private O
dressmaking O
, O
for O
example O
, O
is O
allowed O
in O
10 O
Soviet B-NORP
republics O
but O
banned O
by O
five O
; O
shoemaking O
is O
allowed O
in O
seven O
but O
illegal O
in O
nine O
. O

The O
controls O
on O
cooperatives O
appeared O
relatively O
liberal O
when O
first O
introduced O
. O

But O
that O
changed O
following O
a O
resolution O
from O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Soviet I-ORG
banning O
cooperatives O
from O
operating O
in O
some O
areas O
of O
the O
economy O
, O
and O
permitting O
activity O
in O
others O
only O
if O
the O
cooperatives O
are O
under O
contract O
to O
the O
state O
. O

All O
independent O
media O
activity O
is O
now O
illegal O
, O
which O
perhaps O
is O
not O
surprising O
, O
but O
so O
is O
the O
manufacture O
of O
perfume O
, O
cosmetics O
, O
household O
chemicals O
and O
sand O
candles O
. O

Medical O
cooperatives O
, O
among O
the O
most O
successful O
in O
the O
U.S.S.R. B-GPE
, O
are O
banned O
from O
providing O
general O
- O
practitioner O
services O
-LRB- O
their O
main O
source O
of O
income O
-RRB- O
, O
carrying O
out O
surgery O
, O
and O
treating O
cancer O
patients O
, O
drug O
addicts O
and O
pregnant O
women O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
, O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Soviet I-ORG
adopted O
two O
more O
resolutions O
restricting O
the O
freedom O
of O
cooperatives O
: O
The O
first O
enables O
the O
soviets O
to O
set O
prices O
for O
which O
goods O
may O
be O
sold O
; O
the O
second O
bans O
cooperatives O
from O
buying O
`` O
industrial O
and O
food O
goods O
'' O
from O
the O
state O
or O
other O
cooperatives O
. O

If O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
is O
looking O
toward O
unleashing O
the O
productive O
forces O
of O
the O
market O
, O
these O
latest O
resolutions O
are O
nothing O
short O
of O
reckless O
. O

Along O
with O
some O
other O
revealing O
indicators O
, O
these O
developments O
suggest O
that O
while O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
wishes O
to O
move O
away O
from O
some O
rigid O
central O
controls O
, O
he O
is O
bent O
on O
creating O
economic O
structures O
of O
a O
kind O
that O
would O
scarcely O
find O
favor O
with O
the O
Austrian B-NORP
or O
Chicago B-GPE
schools O
of O
economic O
thought O
. O

Mr. O
Gorbachev O
has O
ruled O
out O
the O
use O
of O
the O
market O
to O
solve O
the O
problem O
of O
insufficient O
consumer O
goods O
. O

He O
told O
the O
Congress O
of O
People O
's O
Deputies O
on O
May O
30 O
: O
`` O
We O
do O
not O
share O
this O
approach O
, O
since O
it O
would O
immediately O
destroy O
the O
social O
situation O
and O
disrupt O
all O
the O
processes O
in O
the O
country O
. O
'' O

Having O
rejected O
central O
economic O
planning O
for O
economic O
reasons O
, O
and O
the O
market O
for O
fear O
of O
the O
social O
-LRB- O
political O
-RRB- O
consequences O
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
seeks O
a O
`` O
third O
way O
'' O
that O
would O
combine O
the O
discipline O
and O
controls O
of O
the O
former O
with O
the O
economic O
benefits O
of O
the O
latter O
. O

Most O
important O
, O
this O
would O
leave O
the O
party O
intact O
and O
its O
monopoly O
of O
political O
power O
largely O
undisturbed O
. O

Indeed O
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
proposals O
display O
a O
close O
conceptual O
resemblance O
to O
the O
tenets O
of O
Italian B-NORP
fascism O
, O
whose O
architects O
spoke O
specifically O
of O
a O
`` O
third O
way O
'' O
: O
of O
having O
produced O
a O
historic O
synthesis O
of O
socialism O
and O
capitalism O
. O

They O
, O
too O
, O
promised O
to O
combine O
economic O
efficiency O
with O
order O
and O
discipline O
. O

The O
emergence O
of O
Russian B-NORP
corporatism O
had O
been O
anticipated O
in O
journalist O
George B-PERSON
Urban I-PERSON
's O
introduction O
to O
a O
series O
of O
colloquies O
-- O
`` O
Can B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Soviet I-WORK_OF_ART
System I-WORK_OF_ART
Survive I-WORK_OF_ART
Reform I-WORK_OF_ART
? O
'' O
-- O
published O
this O
spring O
. O

`` O
Communism O
will O
reach O
its O
final O
stage O
of O
development O
in O
a O
feckless O
Russo B-NORP
-- O
corporation O
- O
socialist O
in O
form O
, O
nationalistic O
in O
content O
and O
Oriental O
in O
style O
-- O
that O
will O
puzzle O
the O
world O
with O
alternating O
feats O
of O
realism O
and O
recklessness O
... O
. O
'' O

The O
fascist O
concept O
of O
corporatism O
envisaged O
an O
`` O
organic O
'' O
society O
in O
which O
citizens O
were O
spiritually O
and O
morally O
unified O
, O
and O
prepared O
to O
sacrifice O
themselves O
for O
the O
nation O
. O

This O
unification O
was O
to O
be O
brought O
about O
through O
policies O
and O
institutions O
that O
would O
unite O
workers O
and O
employers O
with O
government O
in O
a O
fully O
integrated O
and O
`` O
harmonic O
'' O
society O
. O

The O
key O
to O
the O
creation O
of O
the O
`` O
organic O
'' O
state O
lay O
in O
the O
formation O
of O
`` O
natural O
'' O
groups O
that O
would O
undertake O
the O
role O
of O
decision O
- O
making O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
a O
parliamentary O
system O
based O
on O
abstract O
political O
rights O
and O
groups O
was O
held O
to O
cause O
, O
rather O
than O
resolve O
, O
conflict O
. O

The O
closeness O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
perestroika O
to O
the O
fascist O
social O
blueprint O
of O
Mussolini B-PERSON
was O
evident O
when O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
presented O
his O
economic O
vision O
to O
the B-ORG
Soviet I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
. O

In O
doing O
so O
, O
he O
neither O
rejected O
a O
socialist O
planned O
economy O
nor O
embraced O
the O
free O
market O
. O

Instead O
, O
he O
proposed O
a O
`` O
law O
- O
governed O
economy O
, O
'' O
in O
which O
there O
would O
be O
a O
`` O
clear O
- O
cut O
division O
between O
state O
direction O
of O
the O
economy O
and O
economic O
management O
. O
'' O

The O
latter O
would O
be O
undertaken O
by O
`` O
enterprises O
, O
joint O
stock O
companies O
and O
cooperatives O
. O
'' O

These O
would O
not O
function O
independently O
, O
but O
would O
act O
together O
to O
form O
`` O
combines O
, O
unions O
and O
associations O
'' O
to O
tackle O
problems O
and O
coordinate O
their O
activities O
. O

Mr. O
Gorbachev O
is O
in O
a O
much O
stronger O
position O
to O
pursue O
the O
corporatist O
ideal O
than O
was O
Mussolini B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
never O
able O
to O
influence O
business O
giants O
such O
as O
Pirelli B-ORG
and O
Fiat B-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
Soviet I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
has O
the O
power O
to O
shape O
corporate O
development O
and O
mold O
it O
into O
a O
body O
dependent O
upon O
it O
. O

To O
ensure O
the O
loyalty O
of O
the O
business O
sector O
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
may O
offer O
concessions O
and O
powers O
that O
will O
allow O
the O
business O
community O
to O
preserve O
its O
own O
interests O
, O
probably O
by O
restricting O
competition O
. O

However O
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
must O
ensure O
that O
within O
this O
`` O
alliance O
'' O
the O
business O
sector O
remains O
subordinate O
to O
the O
party O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
he O
must O
give O
it O
sufficient O
freedom O
to O
provide O
the O
economic O
benefits O
so O
desperately O
needed O
. O

It O
is O
the O
promise O
of O
economic O
returns O
that O
is O
supposed O
to O
make O
the O
corporatist O
model O
attractive O
to O
both O
the O
party O
and O
labor O
. O

The O
work O
force O
provides O
the O
third O
arm O
of O
the O
`` O
alliance O
. O
'' O

Within O
the O
alliance O
it O
is O
supposed O
to O
act O
as O
a O
balancing O
force O
, O
guarding O
against O
excessive O
control O
by O
government O
or O
abuse O
of O
its O
economic O
position O
by O
business O
, O
for O
either O
could O
result O
in O
a O
deterioration O
of O
its O
living O
standards O
-LRB- O
under O
the O
new O
resolutions O
, O
workers O
councils O
may O
demand O
that O
a O
cooperative O
be O
closed O
or O
its O
prices O
be O
reduced O
-RRB- O
. O

By O
providing O
workers O
with O
the O
opportunity O
to O
move O
into O
the O
private O
sector O
where O
wages O
tend O
to O
be O
higher O
, O
and O
by O
holding O
out O
the O
promise O
of O
more O
consumer O
goods O
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
hopes O
to O
revive O
the O
popularity O
of O
the O
party O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
strategy O
requires O
that O
he O
deal O
effectively O
with O
those O
who O
seek O
genuine O
Western B-NORP
- O
style O
political O
pluralism O
. O

The O
most O
important O
development O
in O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
policy O
for O
marginalizing O
the O
opposition O
movement O
is O
the O
claim O
that O
the O
U.S.S.R. B-GPE
also O
suffers O
from O
terrorism O
. O

An O
increasing O
number O
of O
references O
by O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
press O
to O
opposition O
groups O
now O
active O
in O
the O
U.S.S.R. B-GPE
, O
particularly O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Union I-ORG
, O
allege O
that O
they O
show O
`` O
terroristic O
tendencies O
'' O
and O
claim O
that O
they O
would O
be O
prepared O
to O
kill O
in O
order O
to O
achieve O
their O
aims O
. O

It O
is O
possible O
that O
, O
in O
perpetuating O
such O
myths O
, O
the O
ground O
is O
being O
laid O
for O
the O
arrest O
of O
opposition O
activists O
on O
the O
ground O
of O
terrorism O
. O

Mr. O
Gorbachev O
would O
appear O
to O
see O
his O
central O
task O
, O
however O
, O
as O
that O
of O
ensuring O
that O
foundations O
of O
an O
alliance O
among O
labor O
, O
capital O
and O
the O
state O
are O
properly O
laid O
before O
the O
demands O
for O
a O
multiparty O
system O
reach O
a O
crescendo O
. O

If O
he O
were O
able O
to O
construct O
a O
popular O
and O
efficient O
corporatist O
system O
, O
he O
or O
his O
heir O
would O
be O
wellplaced O
to O
rein O
in O
political O
opposition O
, O
and O
to O
re-establish O
control O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

The O
weaknesses O
in O
his O
plan O
do O
not O
lie O
in O
the O
political O
calculations O
-- O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
is O
a O
consummate O
political O
leader O
, O
perhaps O
one O
of O
the O
greatest O
-- O
but O
in O
its O
economic O
prescription O
. O

Contrary O
to O
widespread O
belief O
, O
Mussolini B-PERSON
failed O
to O
live O
up O
to O
his O
promise O
to O
make O
the O
trains O
run O
on O
time O
; O
it O
is O
doubtful O
whether O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
style O
corporatism O
will O
make O
Soviet B-NORP
trains O
run O
on O
time O
, O
or O
fill O
the O
shops O
with O
goods O
that O
the O
consumers O
so O
desperately O
crave O
. O

Miss O
Brady O
is O
deputy O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Russian I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
. O

Your O
Oct. O
4 O
front O
page O
noted O
that O
British B-NORP
lawyers O
have O
to O
wear O
wigs O
in O
court O
and O
that O
these O
wigs O
are O
made O
from O
horses O
' O
tails O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
the O
British O
know O
something O
that O
we O
do O
n't O
? O

Yale B-PERSON
Jay I-PERSON
Lubkin I-PERSON

Owings B-GPE
, O
Md B-GPE
. O

Eastern B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
' O
creditors O
committee O
backed O
off O
a O
move O
to O
come O
up O
with O
its O
own O
alternative O
proposals O
to O
the O
carrier O
's O
bankruptcy O
reorganization O
plans O
, O
according O
to O
sources O
familiar O
with O
the O
committee O
. O

In O
a O
meeting O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
yesterday O
, O
the O
committee O
put O
on O
hold O
instructions O
it O
gave O
two O
weeks O
ago O
to O
its O
experts O
to O
explore O
other O
options O
for O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
future O
, O
the O
sources O
said O
. O

The O
consultants O
had O
been O
working O
to O
finish O
a O
report O
this O
week O
. O

That O
means O
Eastern B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Houston B-GPE
, O
can O
go O
forward O
with O
its O
pitch O
for O
creditor O
approval O
as O
early O
as O
today O
, O
when O
it O
is O
expected O
to O
deliver O
a O
revised O
reorganization O
plan O
to O
the O
committee O
. O

The O
committee O
intends O
to O
meet O
next O
week O
to O
make O
a O
recommendation O
on O
the O
new O
plan O
. O

In O
another O
development O
yesterday O
, O
creditors O
were O
told O
that O
$ O
40 O
million O
they O
had O
expected O
to O
become O
available O
for O
implementing O
a O
reorganization O
may O
not O
materialize O
, O
according O
to O
one O
source O
. O

Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
has O
run O
into O
difficulty O
reselling O
about O
$ O
20 O
million O
of O
debt O
securities O
because O
of O
problems O
in O
the O
junk O
bond O
market O
, O
the O
person O
said O
. O

And O
plans O
to O
raise O
another O
$ O
20 O
million O
through O
changes O
to O
an O
insurance O
policy O
have O
hit O
a O
snag O
, O
the O
source O
said O
. O

An O
Eastern B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
`` O
the O
$ O
40 O
million O
will O
have O
no O
effect O
whatsoever O
on O
the O
asset O
structure O
of O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
plan O
. O

Forty O
million O
in O
the O
total O
scheme O
of O
things O
is O
not O
that O
significant O
. O
'' O

It O
is O
unclear O
what O
caused O
the O
creditors O
to O
do O
an O
about O
- O
face O
on O
exploring O
alternatives O
to O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
new O
reorganization O
plan O
. O

However O
, O
since O
Eastern B-ORG
first O
filed O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
protection O
March O
9 O
, O
it O
has O
consistently O
promised O
to O
pay O
creditors O
100 O
cents O
on O
the O
dollar O
. O

Because O
the O
carrier O
is O
still O
pledging O
to O
do O
that O
, O
some O
committee O
members O
successfully O
argued O
that O
there O
's O
little O
reason O
yet O
to O
explore O
a O
different O
plan O
, O
according O
to O
one O
person O
familiar O
with O
the O
creditors O
' O
position O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
the O
accounting O
firm O
of O
Ernst O
& O
Young O
and O
the O
securities O
firm O
of O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
, O
the O
experts O
hired O
by O
the O
creditors O
, O
contended O
that O
Eastern B-ORG
would O
have O
difficulty O
meeting O
earnings O
targets O
the O
airline O
was O
projecting O
. O

Ernst O
& O
Young O
said O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
plan O
would O
miss O
projections O
by O
$ O
100 O
million O
. O

Goldman B-ORG
said O
Eastern B-ORG
would O
miss O
the O
same O
mark O
by O
at O
least O
$ O
120 O
million O
. O

The O
consultants O
maintained O
Eastern B-ORG
would O
n't O
generate O
the O
cash O
it O
needs O
and O
would O
have O
to O
issue O
new O
debt O
to O
meet O
its O
targets O
under O
the O
plan O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
at O
the O
time O
disputed O
those O
assessments O
and O
called O
the O
experts O
' O
report O
`` O
completely O
off O
base O
. O
'' O

Yesterday O
, O
Joel B-PERSON
Zweibel I-PERSON
, O
an O
attorney O
for O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
creditors O
committee O
, O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
whether O
the O
experts O
had O
ever O
been O
instructed O
to O
look O
at O
other O
choices O
and O
whether O
they O
now O
were O
asked O
not O
to O
. O

He O
said O
only O
that O
the O
committee O
has O
not O
yet O
taken O
any O
position O
on O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
reorganization O
plan O
and O
that O
the O
two O
sides O
were O
still O
negotiating O
. O

`` O
In O
every O
case O
, O
people O
would O
like O
to O
see O
a O
consentual O
plan O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
and O
its O
creditors O
agreed O
in O
July O
on O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
that O
called O
for O
the O
carrier O
to O
sell O
off O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
in O
assets O
and O
to O
emerge O
from O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
status O
in O
late O
1989 O
at O
two O
- O
thirds O
its O
former O
size O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
eventually O
decided O
not O
to O
sell O
off O
a O
major O
chunk O
, O
its O
South O
American B-NORP
routes O
, O
which O
were O
valued O
at O
$ O
400 O
million O
. O

Such O
a O
change O
meant O
the O
reorganization O
plan O
the O
creditors O
had O
agreed O
on O
was O
no O
longer O
valid O
, O
and O
the O
two O
sides O
had O
to O
begin O
negotiating O
again O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
has O
publicly O
stated O
it O
is O
exceeding O
its O
goals O
for O
getting O
back O
into O
operation O
and O
has O
predicted O
it O
would O
emerge O
from O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
proceedings O
early O
next O
year O
, O
operating O
more O
flights O
than O
it O
originally O
had O
scheduled O
. O

G.D. B-ORG
Searle I-ORG
& O
Co. O
said O
the O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
approved O
the O
sale O
of O
Kerlone O
, O
a O
hypertension O
drug O
developed O
by O
a O
joint O
venture O
between O
Searle B-ORG
and O
a O
French B-NORP
concern O
. O

Searle B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Monsanto B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
`` O
beta O
- O
blocker O
'' O
high O
- O
blood O
- O
pressure O
drug O
Kerlone O
is O
the O
first O
product O
to O
reach O
the O
market O
through O
Lorex B-ORG
Pharmaceuticals I-ORG
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
company O
jointly O
owned O
by O
Searle B-ORG
and O
Synthelabo B-ORG
, O
a O
French B-NORP
pharmaceutical O
concern O
owned O
by O
France B-GPE
's O
L'Oreal B-ORG
S.A I-ORG
. O

FARMERS O
REAP O
abundant O
crops O
. O

But O
how O
much O
will O
shoppers O
benefit O
? O

The O
harvest O
arrives O
in O
plenty O
after O
last O
year O
's O
drought O
- O
ravaged O
effort O
: O
The O
government O
estimates O
corn O
output O
at O
7.45 O
billion O
bushels O
, O
up O
51 O
% O
from O
last O
fall O
. O

Soybean O
production O
swells O
24 O
% O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
prices O
paid O
to O
farmers O
for O
the O
commodities O
, O
which O
are O
used O
in O
products O
as O
diverse O
as O
bubble O
gum O
and O
chicken O
feed O
, O
plummet O
20 O
% O
to O
33 O
% O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
expect O
too O
much O
in O
the O
way O
of O
price O
breaks O
soon O
at O
the O
supermarket O
. O

Economists O
expect O
consumer O
food O
prices O
to O
jump O
5.5 O
% O
this O
year O
to O
the O
highest O
level O
since O
1980 O
and O
up O
from O
last O
year O
's O
4.1 O
% O
rise O
. O

Next O
year O
may O
see O
a O
drop O
of O
one O
percentage O
point O
. O

Beef O
prices O
, O
hovering O
near O
records O
since O
the O
drought O
, O
could O
drop O
in O
earnest O
this O
winter O
if O
ranchers O
expand O
herds O
. O

Lower O
feed O
prices O
may O
help O
animals O
eat O
more O
cheaply O
, O
but O
humans O
have O
to O
factor O
in O
an O
expensive O
middleman O
: O
the O
processor O
. O

Food O
companies O
probably O
wo O
n't O
cut O
their O
prices O
much O
, O
blaming O
other O
costs O
. O

`` O
Labor O
takes O
the O
biggest O
single O
chunk O
out O
of O
the O
` O
food O
dollar O
, O
' O
'' O
says O
Frank B-PERSON
Pankyo I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Food I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

Stokely O
says O
stores O
revive O
specials O
like O
three O
cans O
of O
peas O
for O
99 O
cents O
. O

Two O
cans O
cost O
89 O
cents O
during O
the O
drought O
. O

IF O
IN O
VITRO O
fertilization O
works O
, O
it O
usually O
does O
so O
after O
only O
a O
few O
tries O
. O

Costly O
infertility O
problems O
and O
procedures O
proliferate O
as O
aging O
baby O
boomers O
and O
others O
decide O
to O
have O
children O
-- O
now O
. O

It O
's O
estimated O
that O
one O
in O
six O
couples O
experiences O
infertility O
, O
and O
in O
1987 O
, O
Americans O
spent O
about O
$ O
1 O
billion O
to O
fight O
the O
problem O
. O

Only O
about O
five O
states O
now O
offer O
some O
form O
of O
insurance O
coverage O
, O
but O
more O
are O
expected O
. O

A O
letter O
in O
the O
New O
England O
Journal O
of O
Medicine O
notes O
that O
while O
technology O
offers O
`` O
almost O
endless O
hope O
... O
when O
to O
stop O
has O
become O
a O
difficult O
question O
... O
. O
'' O

The O
authors O
, O
from O
Boston B-GPE
's O
Beth B-ORG
Israel I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
, O
say O
that O
84 O
% O
of O
the O
50 O
births O
they O
followed O
occurred O
after O
only O
two O
in O
vitro O
cycles O
. O

It O
adds O
that O
births O
were O
`` O
extremely O
unlikely O
'' O
after O
the O
fourth O
cycle O
and O
concludes O
couples O
who O
do O
n't O
achieve O
a O
pregnancy O
after O
four O
to O
six O
procedures O
should O
be O
advised O
that O
success O
is O
unlikely O
. O

Some O
couples O
continue O
to O
try O
. O

`` O
Such O
determination O
may O
translate O
into O
extreme O
physical O
, O
emotional O
and O
financial O
costs O
, O
'' O
the O
letter O
warns O
. O

MARKET O
MOVES O
, O
these O
managers O
do O
n't O
. O

Only O
three O
of O
the O
25 O
corporate O
pension O
fund O
managers O
attending O
a O
Lowry B-ORG
Consulting I-ORG
Group I-ORG
client O
conference O
say O
they O
plan O
to O
change O
the O
asset O
allocation O
mix O
in O
their O
portfolios O
because O
of O
the O
market O
drop O
. O

WORLD O
ODDITIES O
come O
alive O
in O
a O
multimedia O
version O
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Guinness I-WORK_OF_ART
Book I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Records I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
$ O
99 O
CD O
- O
ROM O
disk O
-LRB- O
it O
can O
only O
be O
played O
on O
an O
Apple O
Macintosh O
computer O
at O
the O
moment O
-RRB- O
combines O
animation O
, O
music O
and O
sound O
. O

Among O
the O
Guinness O
disk O
's O
wonders O
: O
the O
world O
's O
loudest O
recorded O
belch O
. O

ARTY O
FAX O
from O
David B-PERSON
Hockney I-PERSON
begins O
a O
tongue O
- O
in O
- O
cheek O
exhibit O
today O
at O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
Andre B-FAC
Emmerich I-FAC
Gallery I-FAC
. O

One O
of O
the O
artist O
's O
earliest O
Fax O
works O
was O
`` O
Little B-WORK_OF_ART
Stanley I-WORK_OF_ART
Sleeping I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
portrait O
of O
his O
dog O
. O

PACS O
GIVE O
and O
receive O
in O
a O
debatable O
duet O
with O
employees O
' O
favored O
charities O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Election I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
clears O
corporate O
plans O
to O
donate O
to O
an O
employee O
's O
chosen O
charity O
in O
exchange O
for O
the O
worker O
's O
gift O
to O
the O
company O
political O
action O
committee O
. O

Latest O
approvals O
: O
Bell B-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG
's O
New B-ORG
Jersey I-ORG
Bell I-ORG
and O
General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
. O

Companies O
get O
more O
political O
clout O
plus O
a O
possible O
tax O
- O
deductible O
charitable O
donation O
-- O
so O
far O
no O
word O
from O
the O
IRS O
on O
deductibility O
. O

Detroit B-ORG
Edison I-ORG
, O
the O
plan O
pioneer O
, O
generated O
$ O
54,000 O
in O
matching O
funds O
this O
year O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
39,000 O
in O
1988 O
. O

But O
the O
utility O
may O
not O
continue O
next O
year O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
on O
a O
tight O
budget O
, O
'' O
says O
Detroit B-ORG
Edison I-ORG
's O
Carol B-PERSON
Roskind I-PERSON
. O

Two O
election O
commission O
members O
opposed O
the O
matching O
plans O
. O

Scott B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Thomas I-PERSON
says O
the O
plans O
give O
employees O
`` O
a O
bonus O
in O
the O
form O
of O
charitable O
donations O
made O
from O
an O
employer O
's O
treasury O
'' O
in O
exchange O
for O
the O
political O
donation O
. O

`` O
The O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
could O
be O
, O
in O
effect O
, O
subsidizing O
political O
contributions O
to O
corporate O
PACs O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

New B-ORG
Jersey I-ORG
Bell I-ORG
awaits O
state O
clearance O
. O

Despite O
federal O
approval O
, O
General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
says O
it O
decided O
it O
wo O
n't O
go O
ahead O
with O
the O
matching O
program O
. O

CHRISTMAS O
SHOPPERS O
find O
a O
helping O
hand O
from O
some O
catalog O
companies O
. O

Blunt B-ORG
Ellis I-ORG
& O
Loewi O
estimates O
direct O
mail O
catalog O
sales O
rose O
to O
$ O
12 O
billion O
last O
year O
. O

And O
while O
it O
's O
too O
soon O
to O
tell O
how O
sales O
will O
fare O
in O
the O
important O
1989 O
Christmas O
season O
, O
some O
companies O
take O
steps O
to O
ease O
the O
usual O
11th O
- O
hour O
crush O
. O

Spiegel B-ORG
promises O
a O
`` O
Guaranteed O
Christmas O
, O
'' O
with O
a O
pledge O
to O
deliver O
goods O
before O
Christmas O
if O
ordered O
by O
Dec. O
20 O
. O

And O
, O
for O
an O
extra O
$ O
6 O
, O
Land O
's O
End O
will O
deliver O
orders O
within O
two O
days O
; O
customers O
can O
designate O
the O
day O
. O

Spiegel B-ORG
, O
which O
also O
owns O
Eddie B-ORG
Bauer I-ORG
and O
Honeybee B-ORG
, O
says O
that O
since O
1987 O
, O
sales O
have O
doubled O
during O
the O
week O
before O
Christmas O
. O

An O
L.L. B-ORG
Bean I-ORG
spokeswoman O
notes O
: O
`` O
People O
are O
just O
used O
to O
living O
in O
a O
last O
- O
minute O
society O
. O
'' O

Blunt B-ORG
Ellis I-ORG
, O
a O
Milwaukee B-GPE
brokerage O
firm O
, O
says O
part O
of O
the O
reason O
catalog O
sales O
grow O
in O
popularity O
is O
because O
consumers O
have O
more O
money O
but O
less O
time O
to O
spend O
it O
. O

L.L. B-ORG
Bean I-ORG
hires O
about O
2,700 O
workers O
for O
the O
season O
rush O
, O
about O
300 O
more O
than O
last O
year O
; O
Land O
's O
End O
hires O
2,000 O
. O

BRIEFS O
: O

Guarana B-PRODUCT
Antarctica I-PRODUCT
, O
a O
Brazilian B-NORP
soft O
drink O
, O
is O
brought O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
by O
Amcap B-ORG
, O
Chevy B-GPE
Chase I-GPE
, O
Md B-GPE
. O

New B-ORG
Product I-ORG
News I-ORG
says O
the O
beverage O
`` O
looks O
like O
ginger O
ale O
, O
tastes O
a O
little O
like O
cherries O
and O
smells O
like O
bubble O
gum O
. O
'' O
... O

`` O
Amenities O
'' O
planned O
for O
Chicago B-GPE
's O
new O
Parkshore B-FAC
Tower I-FAC
apartments O
include O
an O
on O
- O
site O
investment O
counselor O
. O

This O
temblor O
- O
prone O
city O
dispatched O
inspectors O
, O
firefighters O
and O
other O
earthquake O
- O
trained O
personnel O
to O
aid O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

But O
a O
secondary O
agenda O
among O
officials O
in O
the O
City O
of O
Angels O
was O
to O
learn O
about O
the O
disaster O
- O
contingency O
plans O
that O
work O
and O
those O
that O
do O
n't O
. O

Los O
Angeles O
Mayor O
Tom O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
used O
the O
opportunity O
to O
push O
the B-ORG
City I-ORG
Council I-ORG
harder O
to O
pass O
a O
measure O
establishing O
a O
loss O
- O
recovery O
reserve O
of O
$ O
100 O
million O
. O

The O
amount O
would O
help O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
cope O
in O
the O
first O
few O
weeks O
after O
its O
own O
anticipated O
quake O
, O
while O
waiting O
for O
federal O
assistance O
to O
arrive O
. O

After O
San O
Francisco O
Mayor O
Art O
Agnos O
spoke O
on O
television O
of O
the O
need O
for O
building O
inspectors O
to O
check O
the O
soundness O
of O
buildings O
, O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
dispatched O
32 O
inspectors O
to O
help O
. O

And O
the O
county O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
placed O
its O
firefighters O
and O
sheriffs O
on O
alert O
, O
ready O
to O
send O
in O
reinforcements O
, O
and O
alerted O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
that O
the O
city O
has O
1,000 O
hospital O
beds O
at O
its O
disposal O
. O

Two O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
radio O
stations O
initiated O
Red B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
donation O
campaigns O
, O
and O
one O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
bank O
manager O
forked O
over O
$ O
150,000 O
of O
his O
own O
money O
for O
relief O
purposes O
, O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
said O
. O

The B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
sent O
2,480 O
cots O
, O
500 O
blankets O
, O
and O
300 O
pints O
of O
Type O
- O
O O
blood O
. O

It O
is O
also O
pulling O
20 O
people O
out O
of O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
, O
who O
were O
helping O
Huricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
victims O
, O
and O
sending O
them O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
instead O
. O

Congress B-ORG
sent O
President O
Bush O
an O
$ O
18.4 O
billion O
fiscal O
1990 O
Treasury B-ORG
and O
Postal B-ORG
Service I-ORG
bill O
providing O
$ O
5.5 O
billion O
for O
the B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
and O
increasing O
the O
Customs O
Service O
's O
air O
- O
interdiction O
program O
nearly O
a O
third O
. O

Final O
approval O
came O
on O
a O
simple O
voice O
vote O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
swift O
passage O
contrasted O
with O
months O
of O
negotiations O
over O
the O
underlying O
bill O
which O
is O
laced O
with O
special O
- O
interest O
provisions O
for O
both O
members O
and O
the O
executive O
branch O
. O

An O
estimated O
$ O
33 O
million O
was O
added O
for O
university O
and O
science O
grants O
, O
including O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
for O
Smith B-ORG
College I-ORG
. O

And O
Southwest B-NORP
lawmakers O
were O
a O
driving O
force O
behind O
$ O
54.6 O
million O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Mexico B-GPE
border O
facilities O
, O
or O
more O
than O
double O
the O
administration O
's O
request O
. O

More O
than O
$ O
1.8 O
million O
is O
allocated O
for O
pensions O
and O
expenses O
for O
former O
presidents O
, O
and O
the O
budget O
for O
the O
official O
residence O
of O
Vice O
President O
Quayle O
is O
more O
than O
doubled O
, O
with O
$ O
200,000 O
designated O
for O
improvements O
to O
the O
property O
. O

Even O
the O
Office O
of O
Management O
and O
Budget O
is O
remembered O
with O
an O
extra O
$ O
1 O
million O
to O
help O
offset O
pay O
costs O
that O
other O
government O
departments O
are O
being O
asked O
to O
absorb O
. O

Within O
the O
IRS O
, O
nearly O
$ O
1.95 O
billion O
is O
provided O
for O
processing O
tax O
returns O
, O
a O
12 O
% O
increase O
over O
fiscal O
1989 O
and O
double O
what O
the O
government O
was O
spending O
five O
years O
ago O
. O

Investigation O
and O
taxpayer O
service O
accounts O
would O
grow O
to O
$ O
1.6 O
billion O
, O
and O
Congress B-ORG
specifically O
added O
$ O
7.4 O
million O
for O
stepped O
up O
criminal O
investigations O
of O
money O
laundering O
related O
to O
drug O
traffic O
. O

The O
large O
increase O
in O
Customs B-ORG
Service I-ORG
air O
- O
interdiction O
funds O
is O
also O
intended O
to O
counter O
smuggling O
, O
and O
the O
annual O
appropriations O
level O
has O
more O
than O
quadrupled O
in O
five O
years O
. O

The O
$ O
196.7 O
million O
provided O
for O
fiscal O
1990 O
anticipates O
the O
purchase O
of O
a O
Lockheed O
P O
- O
3 O
surveillance O
aircraft O
and O
five O
Cessna O
Citation O
II O
jets O
. O

Despite O
administration O
reservations O
, O
the O
plan O
has O
had O
the O
quiet O
backing O
of O
customs O
officials O
as O
well O
as O
influential O
lawmakers O
from O
Cessna B-ORG
's O
home O
state O
, O
Kansas B-GPE
. O

Among O
legislative O
provisions O
attached O
to O
the O
bill O
is O
a O
ban O
on O
any O
Treasury B-ORG
Department I-ORG
expenditure O
for O
enforcement O
of O
a O
1986 O
tax O
provision O
intended O
to O
counter O
discrimination O
in O
employee O
- O
benefit O
plans O
. O

Small O
- O
business O
interests O
have O
lobbied O
against O
the O
so O
- O
called O
Section B-LAW
89 I-LAW
tax O
rules O
. O

Repeal O
is O
considered O
likely O
now O
, O
but O
the B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
Department I-ORG
bill O
has O
been O
used O
as O
a O
vehicle O
to O
raise O
the O
profile O
of O
the O
issue O
and O
block O
any O
action O
in O
the O
interim O
. O

Less O
noticed O
is O
a O
bit O
of O
legislative O
legerdemain O
by O
Houston O
Republicans O
on O
behalf O
of O
HEI B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Texas B-GPE
to O
retroactively O
`` O
move O
'' O
a O
Missouri B-GPE
hospital O
from O
one O
county O
to O
the O
next O
to O
justify O
higher O
Medicare B-ORG
reimbursements O
. O

The O
provision O
seeks O
to O
wipe O
out O
an O
estimated O
$ O
1.4 O
million O
in O
claims O
made O
by O
the B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Care I-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
against O
HEI B-ORG
, O
which O
owned O
the O
hospital O
in O
Sullivan B-GPE
, O
Mo. B-GPE
, O
during O
most O
of O
the O
four O
- O
year O
period O
-- O
1983 O
- O
1987 O
-- O
covered O
in O
the O
amendment O
. O

In O
a O
separate O
development O
, O
a O
private O
meeting O
is O
scheduled O
this O
morning O
between O
House O
Appropriations O
Committee O
Chairman O
Jamie O
Whitten O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Miss B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
and O
Sen. O
Dale O
Bumpers O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ark B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
end O
a O
dispute O
which O
for O
two O
weeks O
has O
delayed O
action O
on O
an O
estimated O
$ O
44 O
billion O
agriculture O
bill O
. O

A O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
reached O
agreement O
Oct. O
5 O
on O
virtually O
all O
major O
provisions O
of O
the O
bill O
, O
but O
final O
settlement O
has O
been O
stalled O
because O
of O
differences O
between O
the O
two O
men O
over O
the O
fate O
of O
a O
modest O
Arkansas B-GPE
- O
based O
program O
to O
provide O
technical O
information O
to O
farmers O
seeking O
to O
reduce O
their O
dependence O
on O
chemical O
fertilizers O
and O
pesticides O
. O

The O
program O
's O
nonprofit O
sponsors O
received O
$ O
900,000 O
in O
fiscal O
1989 O
through O
an O
Extension O
Service O
grant O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Whitten O
has O
been O
adamant O
in O
insisting O
that O
the O
program O
be O
cut O
in O
1990 O
. O

The O
79 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mississippian B-NORP
takes O
a O
more O
orthodox O
, O
entrenched O
view O
of O
agriculture O
policy O
than O
those O
in O
the O
movement O
to O
reduce O
chemical O
use O
, O
but O
as O
a O
master O
of O
pork O
- O
barrel O
politics O
, O
he O
is O
believed O
to O
be O
annoyed O
as O
well O
that O
the O
project O
moved O
to O
Arkansas B-GPE
from O
a O
Tennessee B-GPE
center O
near O
Memphis B-GPE
and O
the O
northern O
Mississippi B-GPE
border O
. O

Japan B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Lines I-ORG
, O
Lufthansa B-ORG
German I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
and O
Air B-ORG
France I-ORG
reportedly O
plan O
to O
form O
an O
international O
air O
- O
freight O
company O
this O
year O
, O
a O
move O
that O
could O
further O
consolidate O
the O
industry O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
newspaper O
Nihon B-ORG
Keizai I-ORG
Shimbun I-ORG
reported O
that O
the O
three O
giants O
plan O
to O
integrate O
their O
cargo O
computers O
and O
ground O
- O
cargo O
and O
air O
- O
cargo O
systems O
. O

They O
reportedly O
will O
invest O
a O
total O
of O
20 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
140 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
venture O
, O
whose O
headquarters O
would O
be O
in O
France B-GPE
or O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

The O
action O
follows O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
acquisition O
of O
Flying B-ORG
Tiger I-ORG
Line I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
August O
. O

After O
that O
, O
`` O
it O
would O
make O
sense O
for O
airlines O
to O
talk O
about O
doing O
things O
jointly O
, O
'' O
said O
Cotton B-PERSON
Daly I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
cargo O
services O
for O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
consulting O
firm O
Simat O
, O
Helliesen O
& O
Eichner O
Inc O
. O

Mr. O
Daly O
said O
such O
discussions O
are O
motivated O
by O
the O
competitive O
threat O
posed O
by O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
, O
United B-ORG
Parcel I-ORG
Service I-ORG
of O
America O
Inc. O
and O
other O
fast O
- O
growing O
air O
- O
freight O
companies O
. O

Many O
airlines O
are O
talking O
about O
cargo O
ventures O
, O
and O
there O
have O
been O
rumors O
about O
such O
a O
tie O
between O
JAL B-ORG
and O
European B-NORP
airlines O
. O

In O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
a O
JAL B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
he O
could O
n't O
confirm O
or O
deny O
the O
latest O
Japanese B-NORP
report O
. O

But O
he O
said O
JAL B-ORG
is O
talking O
to O
Lufthansa B-ORG
and O
Air B-ORG
France I-ORG
about O
some O
sort O
of O
cargo O
venture O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
just O
one O
of O
a O
number O
of O
strategies O
JAL B-ORG
has O
embarked O
upon O
to O
come O
to O
terms O
with O
the O
situation O
in O
Europe B-GPE
after O
1992 O
, O
'' O
the O
deadline O
for O
ending O
trade O
barriers O
in O
the O
EC O
, O
he O
said O
. O

In O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
a O
Lufthansa B-ORG
spokesman O
confirmed O
talks O
are O
under O
way O
, O
but O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

A O
Lufthansa B-ORG
spokeswoman O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
said O
the O
head O
of O
Lufthansa B-ORG
's O
cargo O
operations O
had O
been O
in O
Toyko B-GPE
last O
week O
for O
talks O
with O
JAL B-ORG
. O

In O
Paris B-GPE
, O
Air B-ORG
France I-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

`` O
Nothing O
is O
defined O
or O
signed O
at O
this O
point O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Daly O
said O
of O
the O
talks O
. O

Whatever O
accord O
the O
three O
carriers O
reach O
, O
he O
said O
, O
he O
is O
skeptical O
it O
would O
create O
a O
separate O
airline O
. O

If O
the O
three O
companies O
pool O
their O
air O
- O
freight O
businesses O
, O
their O
clout O
would O
be O
considerable O
. O

According O
to O
figures O
from O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Air I-ORG
Transport I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
they O
carried O
a O
combined O
1.8 O
million O
tons O
of O
freight O
last O
year O
. O

Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
and O
Flying B-ORG
Tiger I-ORG
, O
as O
separate O
companies O
, O
carried O
a O
combined O
2.6 O
million O
tons O
. O

Air B-ORG
France I-ORG
and O
Lufthansa B-ORG
last O
month O
concluded O
a O
far O
- O
reaching O
cooperation O
accord O
that O
includes O
air O
- O
freight O
activities O
. O

They O
plan O
to O
increase O
cooperation O
in O
freight O
ground O
- O
handling O
and O
create O
a O
world O
- O
wide O
computer O
system O
to O
process O
cargo O
. O

Other O
airlines O
would O
have O
access O
to O
the O
system O
, O
they O
said O
, O
and O
negotiations O
with O
partners O
were O
already O
under O
way O
. O

Both O
European B-NORP
airlines O
operate O
extensive O
fleets O
of O
Boeing B-ORG
747 O
freighters O
and O
747 O
Combis O
, O
aircraft O
that O
carry O
both O
freight O
and O
passengers O
on O
the O
main O
deck O
. O

They O
currently O
have O
large O
orders O
for O
cargo O
planes O
. O

Several O
airlines O
, O
including O
Lufthansa B-ORG
, O
JAL B-ORG
and O
Cathay B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Airways I-ORG
, O
are O
working O
on O
a O
so O
- O
called O
global O
cargo O
system O
and O
are O
trying O
to O
attract O
other O
carriers O
to O
join O
, O
Mr. O
Daly O
said O
. O

JAL B-ORG
also O
has O
signaled O
it O
is O
looking O
for O
toeholds O
in O
Europe B-GPE
before O
the O
end O
of O
1992 O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
the O
carrier O
said O
it O
wanted O
to O
lease O
crews O
and O
planes O
from O
British B-ORG
Airways I-ORG
so O
it O
could O
funnel O
its O
passengers O
from O
London B-GPE
to O
other O
European B-NORP
destinations O
. O

British B-ORG
Airways I-ORG
said O
it O
has O
n't O
received O
a O
proposal O
from O
JAL B-ORG
. O

But O
last O
week O
there O
were O
air O
- O
traffic O
negotiations O
between O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
a O
likely O
first O
step O
to O
any O
commercial O
agreement O
between O
JAL B-ORG
and O
British B-ORG
Airways I-ORG
or O
another O
U.K. B-GPE
carrier O
. O

Without O
federal O
subsidies O
to O
developers O
of O
beach O
houses O
, O
the O
economic O
and O
structural O
damage O
by O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
in O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
would O
have O
been O
much O
less O
, O
as O
highlighted O
by O
your O
Oct. O
3 O
editorial O
`` O
Subsidizing B-WORK_OF_ART
Disaster I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Congress B-ORG
should O
stop O
throwing O
tax O
dollars O
out O
to O
sea O
by O
subsidizing O
the O
development O
of O
beach O
communities O
on O
ecologically O
fragile O
coastal O
barrier O
islands O
, O
such O
as O
the O
hard O
- O
hit O
Isle O
of O
Palms O
near O
Charleston B-GPE
. O

As O
you O
mentioned O
, O
subsidies O
for O
development O
on O
a O
number O
of O
barrier O
islands O
were O
curtailed O
in O
1982 O
by O
the B-ORG
Coastal I-ORG
Barrier I-ORG
Resource I-ORG
System I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Taxpayers I-ORG
Union I-ORG
would O
like O
Congress B-ORG
to O
add O
800,000 O
acres O
to O
the O
453,000 O
of O
shoreline O
in O
the O
system O
by O
enacting O
`` O
The O
Coastal O
Barrier O
Improvement O
Act O
of O
1989 O
. O
'' O

This O
bill O
simply O
says O
that O
if O
you O
want O
to O
develop O
property O
on O
a O
barrier O
island O
you O
have O
to O
do O
so O
without O
taxpayer O
support O
. O

Private O
- O
property O
rights O
would O
be O
upheld O
because O
the O
legislation O
would O
not O
ban O
coastal O
development O
. O

However O
, O
home O
builders O
would O
have O
to O
bear O
the O
full O
costs O
of O
such O
beach O
- O
house O
construction O
. O

A O
Taxpayers B-ORG
Union I-ORG
study O
concluded O
the O
bill O
would O
save O
taxpayers O
up O
to O
$ O
9.3 O
billion O
in O
barrier O
- O
island O
subsidies O
over O
20 O
years O
. O

Already O
, O
the O
1982 O
legislation O
has O
saved O
an O
estimated O
$ O
800 O
million O
. O

Marshall B-PERSON
Y. I-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON

Communications O
Director O

National B-ORG
Taxpayers I-ORG
Union I-ORG

Frederick B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Lang I-PERSON
, O
65 O
years O
old O
, O
the O
founder O
of O
this O
software O
services O
concern O
, O
was O
elected O
to O
the O
new O
post O
of O
chairman O
. O

Formerly O
president O
and O
treasurer O
, O
Mr. O
Lang O
remains O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

Victor B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Benda I-PERSON
, O
58 O
, O
formerly O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
succeeds O
Mr. O
Lang O
as O
president O
and O
becomes O
chief O
operating O
officer O
, O
a O
new O
post O
. O

Christopher B-PERSON
Whittington I-PERSON
, O
51 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
deputy O
chairman O
of O
this O
British B-NORP
investment O
- O
banking O
group O
and O
chairman O
of O
Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
the O
group O
's O
main O
banking O
unit O
, O
has O
retired O
from O
his O
executive O
duties O
. O

Succeeding O
Mr. O
Whittington O
as O
deputy O
chairman O
of O
the O
group O
is O
Anthony B-PERSON
Richmond I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Watson I-PERSON
, O
43 O
, O
currently O
a O
main O
board O
member O
. O

Succeeding O
Mr. O
Whittington O
at O
Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
& O
Co. O
is O
Richard B-PERSON
Webb I-PERSON
, O
50 O
, O
currently O
deputy O
chairman O
. O

Mr. O
Whittington O
will O
remain O
on O
the O
main O
group O
board O
as O
a O
nonexecutive O
director O
. O

Diamond B-ORG
- I-ORG
Star I-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
joint O
venture O
of O
Chrysler B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
begin O
shipping O
Mitsubishi O
Eclipse B-PRODUCT
cars O
to O
Japan B-GPE
next O
week O
, O
emulating O
other O
Japanese B-NORP
auto O
ventures O
shipping O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
built O
vehicles O
back O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Diamond B-ORG
- I-ORG
Star I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
export O
about O
1,500 O
Eclipse B-PRODUCT
cars O
to O
Japan B-GPE
by O
year O
's O
end O
. O

Honda B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
first O
Japanese B-NORP
auto O
maker O
to O
ship O
cars O
to O
Japan B-GPE
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
is O
now O
exporting O
more O
than O
5,000 O
Accord B-PRODUCT
Coupes I-PRODUCT
a O
year O
from O
its O
Marysville B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
factory O
. O

After O
failing O
to O
find O
a O
buyer O
for O
the B-FAC
Sears I-FAC
Tower I-FAC
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
Sears B-ORG
, O
Roebuck O
& O
Co. O
is O
negotiating O
with O
Boston B-GPE
pension O
fund O
adviser O
Aldrich O
, O
Eastman O
& O
Waltch O
Inc. O
to O
refinance O
the O
property O
for O
close O
to O
$ O
850 O
million O
, O
according O
to O
people O
close O
to O
the O
negotiations O
. O

Under O
the O
proposed O
agreement O
involving O
the O
world O
's O
tallest O
building O
, O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
based O
Sears B-ORG
would O
receive O
about O
half O
the O
money O
through O
conventional O
mortgage O
financing O
and O
the O
other O
half O
as O
a O
convertible O
mortgage O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
the O
term O
of O
the O
convertible O
loan O
, O
Sears B-ORG
could O
still O
own O
half O
the O
building O
, O
and O
AEW B-ORG
could O
own O
the O
other O
half O
. O

Neither O
side O
would O
comment O
. O

The O
parties O
are O
currently O
negotiating O
over O
who O
would O
manage O
the O
building O
, O
which O
will O
be O
emptied O
of O
6,000 O
employees O
from O
Sears B-ORG
' O
merchandise O
group O
, O
which O
is O
moving O
elsewhere O
. O

The O
new O
manager O
will O
face O
the O
daunting O
task O
of O
leasing O
1.8 O
million O
square O
feet O
in O
a O
relatively O
soft O
Chicago B-GPE
real O
estate O
market O
. O

Also O
, O
it O
has O
not O
yet O
been O
decided O
exactly O
how O
much O
of O
the O
mortgage O
AEW B-ORG
will O
be O
able O
to O
convert O
into O
equity O
. O

Convertible O
mortgages O
have O
become O
an O
increasingly O
popular O
way O
to O
finance O
prestigious O
buildings O
of O
late O
. O

In O
a O
convertible O
mortgage O
, O
the O
investor O
lends O
the O
building O
owner O
a O
certain O
amount O
in O
return O
for O
the O
option O
to O
convert O
its O
interest O
into O
equity O
, O
usually O
less O
than O
50 O
% O
, O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
loan O
term O
. O

During O
the O
term O
, O
the O
lender O
can O
either O
receive O
a O
percentage O
of O
cash O
flow O
, O
a O
percentage O
of O
the O
building O
's O
appreciation O
or O
a O
fixed O
return O
. O

The O
main O
advantage O
of O
a O
convertible O
mortgage O
is O
that O
it O
is O
not O
a O
sale O
and O
therefore O
does O
not O
trigger O
costly O
transfer O
taxes O
and O
reappraisal O
. O

Sears O
said O
it O
would O
put O
the O
110 O
- O
story O
tower O
on O
the O
block O
almost O
a O
year O
ago O
as O
part O
of O
its O
anti-takeover O
restructuring O
. O

But O
Japanese B-NORP
institutions O
shied O
away O
from O
bidding O
on O
the O
high O
- O
profile O
tower O
out O
of O
fear O
their O
purchase O
of O
the O
property O
would O
trigger O
anti-Japanese O
sentiment O
. O

Last O
summer O
, O
Sears B-ORG
appeared O
to O
have O
a O
deal O
with O
Canadian B-NORP
developer O
Olympia O
& O
York O
Developments O
Ltd O
. O

But O
that O
deal O
fell O
through O
in O
September O
after O
it O
became O
clear O
that O
the O
sale O
would O
lead O
to O
a O
major O
real O
estate O
tax O
reassessment O
, O
raising O
property O
taxes O
, O
and O
making O
it O
difficult O
to O
lease O
the O
building O
at O
competitive O
prices O
. O

Real O
estate O
industry O
executives O
said O
Sears B-ORG
' O
investment O
banker O
, O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
, O
sought O
financing O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
authorities O
apparently O
were O
concerned O
that O
a O
refinancing O
also O
would O
attract O
too O
much O
publicity O
. O

Sears B-ORG
then O
went O
back O
to O
AEW B-ORG
, O
the O
Boston B-GPE
pension O
adviser O
that O
had O
proposed O
a O
convertible O
debt O
deal O
during O
the O
first O
round O
of O
bids O
last O
spring O
. O

AEW B-ORG
has O
$ O
3.5 O
billion O
of O
real O
estate O
investments O
nationwide O
, O
according O
to O
a O
spokesman O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Klatman I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
corporate O
public O
relations O
at O
Data B-ORG
General I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
to O
the O
new O
position O
of O
vice O
president O
, O
corporate O
communications O
, O
of O
this O
maker O
of O
data O
storage O
equipment O
. O

The O
Treasury O
plans O
to O
raise O
$ O
700 O
million O
in O
new O
cash O
with O
the O
sale O
Tuesday O
of O
about O
$ O
10 O
billion O
in O
two O
- O
year O
notes O
to O
redeem O
$ O
9.29 O
billion O
in O
maturing O
notes O
. O

The O
offering O
will O
be O
dated O
Oct. O
31 O
and O
mature O
Oct. O
31 O
, O

Tenders O
for O
the O
notes O
, O
available O
in O
minimum O
$ O
5,000 O
denominations O
, O
must O
be O
received O
by O
1 O
p.m. O
EDT O
Tuesday O
at O
the O
Treasury O
or O
at O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
banks O
or O
branches O
. O

A O
grand O
jury O
here O
indicted O
Norton O
Co. O
's O
former O
director O
of O
advanced O
- O
ceramics O
research O
, O
charging O
him O
with O
interstate O
transportation O
of O
stolen O
property O
. O

Norton B-ORG
and O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
last O
month O
filed O
a O
lawsuit O
against O
the O
former O
research O
manager O
, O
Chien B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Min I-PERSON
Sung I-PERSON
, O
charging O
him O
with O
stealing O
trade O
secrets O
. O

Mr. O
Sung O
formerly O
worked O
at O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
in O
research O
on O
synthetic O
diamonds O
. O

The O
criminal O
charges O
brought O
against O
him O
involved O
GE B-ORG
technology O
, O
according O
the O
court O
documents O
. O

If O
convicted O
, O
he O
could O
be O
imprisoned O
for O
up O
to O
10 O
years O
and O
fined O
$ O
250,000 O
. O

Mr. O
Sung O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

He O
earlier O
denied O
the O
allegations O
against O
him O
in O
the O
lawsuit O
by O
Norton B-ORG
and O
GE B-ORG
. O

Norton B-ORG
makes O
sandpaper O
and O
other O
abrasives O
, O
diamond O
tools O
, O
specialty O
plastics O
and O
ceramics O
. O

Bridge O
and O
highway O
collapses O
will O
disrupt O
truck O
and O
auto O
transportation O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
for O
months O
to O
come O
. O

But O
rail O
, O
air O
and O
ocean O
- O
shipping O
links O
to O
the O
area O
escaped O
Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
with O
only O
minor O
damage O
, O
and O
many O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
operating O
normally O
today O
, O
government O
and O
corporate O
transport O
officials O
said O
. O

Air O
traffic O
at O
San B-FAC
Francisco I-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
was O
running O
about O
50 O
% O
of O
normal O
yesterday O
afternoon O
, O
but O
airport O
officals O
said O
they O
expect O
a O
return O
to O
full O
operations O
by O
Saturday O
. O

The O
major O
gateway O
to O
Asia B-GPE
and O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
10 O
busiest O
airports O
was O
closed O
to O
all O
but O
emergency O
traffic O
from O
the O
time O
the O
quake O
hit O
Tuesday O
afternoon O
, O
until O
6 O
a.m. O
PDT O
yesterday O
when O
controllers O
returned O
to O
the O
tower O
. O

Getting O
to O
and O
from O
the O
airport O
in O
coming O
weeks O
may O
be O
the O
problem O
, O
however O
. O

`` O
People O
's O
ability O
to O
drive O
throughout O
the O
bay O
area O
is O
greatly O
restricted O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Automobile I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

Tom B-PERSON
Schumacher I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
general O
manager O
of O
the B-ORG
California I-ORG
Trucking I-ORG
Association I-ORG
in O
Sacremento B-GPE
, O
said O
his O
organization O
urged O
trucking O
firms O
to O
halt O
all O
deliveries O
into O
the O
Bay O
area O
yesterday O
, O
except O
for O
emergency O
- O
medical O
supplies O
. O

`` O
Some O
foodstuff O
shipments O
will O
probably O
resume O
Thursday O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Right O
now O
most O
of O
the O
roads O
into O
the O
Bay O
area O
are O
closed O
, O
but O
the O
list O
of O
closings O
changes O
about O
every O
20 O
minutes O
. O

This O
-LCB- O
Wednesday O
-RCB- O
morning O
the O
San B-GPE
Mateo I-GPE
bridge O
was O
open O
and O
now O
we O
are O
informed O
that O
it O
is O
closed O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Schumacher O
said O
. O

United B-ORG
Parcel I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
Greenwich B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
said O
its O
operations O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
have O
been O
reduced O
to O
40 O
% O
of O
normal O
. O

A O
UPS B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
that O
although O
none O
of O
the O
company O
's O
terminals O
, O
trucks O
or O
airplanes O
were O
damaged O
in O
the O
quake O
, O
road O
shutdowns O
and O
power O
failures O
have O
impeded O
its O
pickup O
and O
delivery O
of O
packages O
. O

The O
spokesman O
noted O
four O
- O
hour O
to O
five O
- O
hour O
traffic O
delays O
on O
the O
San B-GPE
Mateo I-GPE
bridge O
, O
for O
example O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
power O
failures O
prevented O
its O
package O
- O
sorting O
facilities O
from O
operating O
, O
causing O
delays O
. O

But O
freight O
railroads O
reported O
that O
damage O
to O
their O
facilities O
was O
relatively O
minor O
, O
with O
Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
rail O
unit O
the O
least O
affected O
by O
the O
quake O
. O

Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
stopped O
freight O
trains O
Tuesday O
night O
while O
its O
officials O
inspected O
track O
but O
resumed O
service O
at O
10:45 O
p.m. O
when O
they O
found O
no O
damage O
. O

Union B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
rail O
unit O
said O
that O
except O
for O
damage O
to O
shipping O
containers O
in O
its O
Oakland B-GPE
yard O
, O
its O
track O
, O
bridges O
and O
structures O
were O
unharmed O
. O

That O
railroad O
is O
operating O
trains O
but O
with O
delays O
caused O
by O
employees O
unable O
to O
get O
to O
work O
. O

Southern B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
hardest O
hit O
of O
the O
three O
railroads O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
, O
said O
service O
on O
its O
north O
- O
south O
coastline O
, O
which O
is O
used O
by O
an O
Amtrak B-ORG
train O
between O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
and O
Seattle B-GPE
, O
was O
suspended O
temporarily O
because O
of O
kinked O
rails O
near O
the O
epicenter O
of O
the O
quake O
. O

But O
service O
on O
the O
line O
is O
expected O
to O
resume O
by O
noon O
today O
. O

`` O
We O
had O
no O
serious O
damage O
on O
the O
railroad O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
Southern B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
spokesman O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
no O
problem O
to O
our O
freight O
service O
at O
all O
expect O
for O
the O
fact O
businesses O
are O
shut O
down O
. O
'' O

Amtrak B-ORG
said O
it O
suspended O
train O
service O
into O
its O
Oakland B-GPE
station O
, O
which O
sustained O
`` O
heavy O
structural O
damage O
'' O
during O
the O
quake O
. O

The O
passenger O
railroad O
said O
it O
terminated O
some O
runs O
in O
Sacramento B-GPE
, O
relying O
on O
buses O
to O
ferry O
passengers O
to O
the O
Bay O
area O
. O

Amtrak B-ORG
said O
it O
planned O
to O
resume O
some O
train O
operations O
to O
Oakland B-GPE
late O
yesterday O
. O

Rail O
- O
transit O
operations O
suffered O
little O
damage O
, O
according O
to O
Albert B-PERSON
Engelken I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
executive O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Public I-ORG
Transit I-ORG
Association I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Bay I-ORG
Area I-ORG
Rapid I-ORG
Transit I-ORG
`` O
withstood O
the O
earthquake O
perfectly O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Engelken O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
rail O
system O
was O
running O
a O
full O
fleet O
of O
45 O
trains O
during O
the O
day O
to O
provide O
an O
alternative O
for O
highway O
travelers O
. O

`` O
The O
highway O
system O
is O
screwed O
up O
'' O
by O
the O
earthquake O
, O
Mr. O
Engelken O
said O
. O

`` O
The O
transit O
system O
is O
how O
people O
are O
going O
to O
be O
getting O
around O
. O
'' O

He O
added O
that O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
trolley O
cars O
and O
trolley O
buses O
were O
also O
running O
at O
full O
service O
levels O
. O

Although O
air O
- O
traffic O
delays O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
were O
significant O
yesterday O
, O
they O
did O
n't O
appear O
to O
spread O
to O
other O
airports O
. O

The O
earthquake O
shattered O
windows O
at O
San B-FAC
Francisco I-FAC
International I-FAC
's O
air O
- O
traffic O
control O
tower O
and O
rained O
pieces O
of O
the O
ceiling O
down O
on O
controllers O
, O
three O
of O
whom O
suffered O
minor O
injuries O
. O

Terminals O
at O
San B-FAC
Francisco I-FAC
International I-FAC
also O
were O
damaged O
, O
but O
the O
tower O
itself O
was O
intact O
. O

Tuesday O
night O
, O
thousands O
were O
diverted O
to O
other O
airports O
and O
had O
to O
wait O
a O
day O
to O
resume O
travel O
. O

Runways O
at O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
were O
n't O
damaged O
, O
but O
traffic O
was O
being O
limited O
yesterday O
to O
27 O
arrivals O
and O
27 O
departures O
an O
hour O
-- O
down O
from O
33 O
to O
45 O
an O
hour O
normally O
-- O
mainly O
because O
the O
noise O
level O
in O
the O
control O
tower O
was O
overwhelming O
without O
the O
windows O
, O
an O
FAA B-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

While O
the O
airport O
was O
closed O
, O
flights O
were O
diverted O
to O
airports O
in O
Sacramento B-GPE
and O
Stockton B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
; O
Reno B-GPE
and O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
, O
Nev. B-GPE
; O
and O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

United B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
the O
largest O
carrier O
at O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
was O
operating O
only O
50 O
% O
of O
its O
scheduled O
service O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
area O
because O
of O
damage O
to O
its O
terminal O
, O
which O
in O
turn O
was O
causing O
delays O
for O
travelers O
headed O
to O
the O
Bay O
area O
. O

A O
United B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
14 O
of O
its O
21 O
gates O
were O
unusable O
, O
mainly O
because O
of O
water O
damage O
caused O
when O
a O
sprinkler O
system O
was O
triggered O
by O
the O
tremors O
. O

The O
United O
spokesman O
said O
none O
of O
its O
people O
were O
injured O
at O
the O
airport O
; O
in O
fact O
, O
as O
the O
airport O
was O
being O
evacuated O
Tuesday O
night O
, O
two O
babies O
were O
born O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
the O
United O
ticket O
counter O
was O
active O
, O
with O
people O
trying O
to O
get O
flights O
out O
, O
but O
the O
airline O
said O
demand O
for O
seats O
into O
the O
city O
also O
was O
active O
, O
with O
people O
trying O
to O
get O
there O
to O
help O
family O
and O
friends O
. O

The O
airports O
in O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
and O
Oakland B-GPE
were O
both O
fully O
operational O
by O
noon O
yesterday O
, O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Aviation I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
said O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
diversions O
, O
Denver B-GPE
's O
Stapleton B-FAC
International I-FAC
may O
have O
experienced O
the O
most O
far O
- O
flung O
: O
A O
United B-ORG
flight O
from O
Japan B-GPE
was O
rerouted O
there O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
that O
's O
the O
first O
nonstop O
commercial O
passenger O
flight O
from O
Japan B-GPE
to O
land O
here O
, O
'' O
an O
airport O
spokesman O
said O
. O

A O
Japan B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Lines I-ORG
spokesman O
said O
its O
flights O
into O
and O
out O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
were O
n't O
affected O
, O
but O
getting O
information O
about O
its O
operations O
was O
difficult O
. O

Its O
telecommunications O
headquarters O
in O
Burlingame B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
had O
been O
knocked O
out O
since O
the O
quake O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
in O
the O
dark O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
officials O
gave O
the O
media O
high O
marks O
for O
helping O
people O
find O
shelter O
and O
obtain O
emergency O
information O
after O
Tuesday O
's O
catastrophic O
earthquake O
. O

`` O
The O
press O
has O
been O
doing O
an O
excellent O
job O
. O

They O
are O
telling O
people O
what O
roads O
are O
closed O
and O
just O
keeping O
the O
public O
informed O
has O
helped O
to O
keep O
the O
panic O
down O
, O
'' O
said O
James B-PERSON
Ball I-PERSON
, O
a O
station O
supervisor O
at O
Daly B-ORG
City I-ORG
Police I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Ball O
noted O
that O
television O
stations O
featured O
people O
holding O
up O
phone O
books O
, O
explaining O
where O
to O
call O
for O
help O
. O

Radio O
stations O
provided O
an O
emergency O
number O
for O
people O
who O
smelled O
gas O
but O
did O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
turn O
off O
their O
gas O
supply O
. O

Kim B-PERSON
Schwartz I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokesperson O
for O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
said O
television O
and O
radio O
stations O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
played O
a O
`` O
very O
positive O
role O
'' O
by O
providing O
the O
address O
of O
28 O
shelters O
of O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
and O
by O
giving O
out O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
number O
for O
contributions O
to O
help O
earthquake O
victims O
-LRB- O
1-800-453-9000 O
-RRB- O
. O

The B-ORG
San I-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
Examiner I-ORG
issued O
a O
special O
edition O
around O
noon O
yesterday O
that O
was O
filled O
entirely O
with O
earthquake O
news O
and O
information O
. O

The O
Examiner O
and O
the B-ORG
San I-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
Chronicle I-ORG
were O
able O
to O
publish O
despite O
Tuesday O
's O
quake O
, O
which O
occurred O
close O
to O
deadline O
for O
many O
newspapers O
. O

The O
average O
publicly O
offered O
commodity O
fund O
fell O
4.2 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
largely O
because O
of O
the O
volatile O
markets O
in O
foreign O
currencies O
, O
according O
to O
Norwood B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
. O

The O
firm O
said O
that O
losers O
outnumbered O
gainers O
by O
more O
than O
three O
to O
one O
among O
the O
122 O
funds O
it O
tracks O
. O

For O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
the O
year O
, O
Norwood B-ORG
said O
the O
average O
fund O
has O
lost O
3.3 O
% O
. O

One O
of O
the O
most O
remarkable O
features O
of O
the O
forced O
marches O
of O
the O
ethnic O
Turks B-NORP
out O
of O
Bulgaria B-GPE
over O
the O
past O
five O
months O
has O
been O
the O
lack O
of O
international O
attention O
. O

The O
deportation O
of O
more O
than O
315,000 O
men O
, O
women O
and O
children O
by O
the O
Bulgarian B-NORP
regime O
adds O
up O
to O
one O
of O
the O
largest O
migrations O
seen O
in O
the O
postwar O
years O
. O

Yet O
some O
people O
are O
advancing O
a O
chilling O
casuistry O
: O
that O
what O
we O
are O
seeing O
is O
somehow O
the O
understandable O
result O
of O
the O
historical O
sins O
committed O
by O
the O
Turks B-NORP
in O
the O
16th O
century O
. O

Today O
's O
Turks B-NORP
in O
Bulgaria B-GPE
, O
in O
other O
words O
, O
deserve O
what O
is O
coming O
to O
them O
four O
centuries O
later O
. O

As O
if O
this O
were O
n't O
enough O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
is O
getting O
into O
the O
act O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
it O
approved O
Senator O
Bob O
Dole O
's O
proposed O
commemorative O
resolution O
designating O
April O
24 O
, O
1990 O
, O
as O
the O
`` O
National B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
of O
Remembrance O
of O
the O
75th O
Anniversary O
of O
the O
Armenian B-NORP
Genocide O
of O
1915 O
- O
1923 O
, O
'' O
suffered O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
warring O
Ottoman B-GPE
Empire I-GPE
. O

There O
can O
be O
no O
quibbling O
that O
the O
Armenians B-NORP
endured O
terrible O
suffering O
, O
but O
one O
has O
to O
wonder O
what O
possible O
good O
such O
a O
resolution O
will O
achieve O
. O

It O
puts O
great O
strain O
on O
a O
longstanding O
U.S. B-GPE
friendship O
with O
Turkey B-GPE
, O
a O
country O
that O
has O
been O
one O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
strongest O
allies O
in O
NATO B-ORG
. O

The O
resolution O
also O
comes O
at O
a O
time O
when O
Turkey B-GPE
has O
been O
seeking O
help O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
in O
resolving O
its O
Bulgarian B-NORP
emigration O
controversy O
and O
pursuing O
democratic O
reforms O
that O
may O
lead O
to O
membership O
in O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
. O

Turkey B-GPE
has O
been O
fighting O
its O
past O
for O
years O
, O
and O
thus O
far O
has O
been O
only O
partially O
successful O
. O

Must O
it O
now O
accept O
that O
one O
of O
its O
strongest O
allies O
blames O
it O
for O
the O
genocide O
of O
another O
people O
? O

Such O
sentiment O
only O
encourages O
the O
adverse O
feelings O
toward O
Turkey B-GPE
that O
surfaced O
when O
Turkey B-GPE
asked O
for O
assistance O
in O
dealing O
with O
its O
Bulgarian B-NORP
emigration O
crisis O
. O

Mr. O
Dole O
's O
odd O
effort O
notwithstanding O
, O
most O
of O
Turkey B-GPE
's O
political O
problems O
lie O
with O
the O
Europeans B-NORP
. O

Part O
of O
the O
problem O
some O
Europeans B-NORP
have O
with O
Turkey B-GPE
seems O
to O
stem O
from O
its O
location O
-- O
Turkey B-GPE
is O
n't O
really O
part O
of O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Why O
, O
they O
wonder O
, O
should O
it O
belong O
to O
the O
EC O
? O

Another O
anti-Turkish O
hook O
is O
the O
Islamic O
faith O
of O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
Turkish B-NORP
people O
: O
Turkey B-GPE
, O
we O
are O
told O
, O
is O
not O
a O
Christian O
nation O
; O
its O
people O
simply O
wo O
n't O
fit O
in O
with O
the O
Western B-NORP
European B-NORP
Judeo O
- O
Christian O
tradition O
. O

It O
's O
when O
these O
rationalizations O
fall O
on O
deaf O
ears O
that O
the O
old O
standby O
of O
retribution O
for O
treatment O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
Ottoman B-GPE
Empire I-GPE
comes O
to O
the O
fore O
. O

No O
one O
has O
to O
accept O
the O
sins O
of O
the O
Ottoman B-GPE
Empire I-GPE
to O
reject O
that O
argument O
. O

Turkey B-GPE
in O
any O
event O
is O
long O
past O
it O
. O

The O
country O
has O
in O
recent O
years O
accepted O
more O
than O
500,000 O
refugees O
from O
at O
least O
four O
bordering O
nations O
. O

Kurds B-NORP
, O
suffering O
what O
many O
people O
consider O
to O
be O
a O
current O
extermination O
campaign O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
Syria B-GPE
, O
Iran B-GPE
and O
Iraq B-GPE
have O
inundated O
eastern O
Turkey B-GPE
. O

Now O
it O
is O
their O
fellow O
Turks B-NORP
arriving O
as O
refugees O
from O
Bulgaria B-GPE
. O

The O
Turkish B-NORP
refugee O
tragedy O
and O
the O
ongoing O
crisis O
can O
not O
be O
ignored O
and O
shuttled O
off O
to O
that O
notorious O
dustbin O
of O
history O
that O
has O
become O
so O
convenient O
recently O
. O

Surely O
, O
the O
past O
suffering O
of O
any O
people O
at O
any O
time O
can O
not O
be O
simply O
filed O
away O
and O
forgotten O
. O

But O
what O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
has O
done O
in O
supporting O
the O
strongly O
worded O
Armenian B-NORP
resolution O
achieves O
no O
useful O
end O
; O
it O
merely O
produces O
more O
controversy O
and O
embittered O
memories O
. O

Congress B-ORG
has O
enough O
difficulty O
dealing O
with O
the O
realities O
of O
the O
world O
as O
it O
currently O
exists O
. O

Bulgaria B-GPE
's O
government O
has O
been O
behaving O
beyond O
the O
pale O
for O
months O
, O
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
does O
its O
values O
no O
credit O
by O
ignoring O
that O
while O
casting O
its O
votes O
into O
the O
past O
. O

Insurers O
face O
the O
prospect O
of O
paying O
out O
billions O
of O
dollars O
for O
damages O
caused O
by O
this O
week O
's O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
. O

Getting O
a O
grip O
on O
the O
extent O
of O
the O
damages O
is O
proving O
a O
far O
more O
difficult O
task O
than O
what O
insurers O
faced O
after O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
ripped O
through O
the O
Caribbean O
and O
the O
Carolinas B-GPE
last O
month O
. O

The O
earthquake O
's O
toll O
, O
including O
possible O
deep O
structural O
damage O
, O
goes O
far O
beyond O
the O
more O
easily O
observed O
damage O
from O
a O
hurricane O
, O
says O
George B-PERSON
Reider I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
in O
Aetna O
Life O
& O
Casualty O
Insurance O
Co. O
's O
claims O
division O
. O

But O
investors O
are O
betting O
that O
the O
financial O
and O
psychological O
impact O
of O
the O
earthquake O
, O
coming O
so O
soon O
after O
the O
hurricane O
, O
will O
help O
stem O
more O
than O
two O
years O
of O
intense O
price O
- O
cutting O
wars O
among O
business O
insurers O
. O

Reflecting O
that O
logic O
, O
insurance O
- O
company O
stocks O
posted O
strong O
gains O
. O

Aetna B-ORG
and O
other O
insurers O
are O
hiring O
engineers O
and O
architects O
to O
help O
them O
assess O
structural O
damage O
. O

Most O
insurers O
already O
have O
mobilized O
their O
`` O
catastrophe O
'' O
teams O
to O
begin O
processing O
claims O
from O
their O
policyholders O
in O
northern O
California B-GPE
. O

Since O
commercial O
air O
travel O
is O
interrupted O
, O
Aetna B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Hartford B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
chartered O
three O
planes O
to O
fly O
claims O
adjusters O
into O
Sacramento B-GPE
and O
then O
planned O
for O
them O
to O
drive O
to O
the O
Bay O
area O
. O

About O
25 O
adjusters O
were O
dispatched O
yesterday O
afternoon O
, O
along O
with O
laptop O
computers O
, O
cellular O
phones O
and O
blank O
checks O
. O

Some O
adjusters O
, O
already O
in O
other O
parts O
of O
California B-GPE
, O
drove O
to O
the O
disaster O
area O
with O
recreational O
vehicles O
and O
mobile O
homes O
that O
could O
be O
used O
as O
makeshift O
claims O
- O
processing O
centers O
. O

Insurers O
will O
be O
advertising O
800 O
numbers O
-- O
probably O
on O
the O
radio O
-- O
that O
policyholders O
can O
call O
to O
get O
assistance O
on O
how O
to O
submit O
claims O
. O

State B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
Mutual I-ORG
Automobile I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
largest O
home O
and O
auto O
insurer O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
believes O
the O
losses O
from O
the O
earthquake O
could O
be O
somewhat O
less O
than O
the O
$ O
475 O
million O
in O
damages O
it O
expects O
to O
pay O
out O
for O
claims O
resulting O
from O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

State B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Bloomington B-GPE
, O
Ind. B-GPE
, O
is O
also O
the O
largest O
writer O
of O
personal O
- O
property O
earthquake O
insurance O
in O
California B-GPE
. O

Earthquake O
insurance O
is O
sold O
as O
a O
separate O
policy O
or O
a O
specific O
endorsement O
`` O
rider O
'' O
on O
a O
homeowner O
's O
policy O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
because O
of O
the O
area O
's O
vulnerability O
to O
earthquakes O
. O

State B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
said O
about O
25 O
% O
of O
its O
policyholders O
in O
California B-GPE
have O
also O
purchased O
earthquake O
insurance O
. O

Allstate B-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Sears B-ORG
, O
Roebuck O
& O
Co. O
, O
said O
about O
23 O
% O
of O
its O
personal O
property O
policyholders O
-- O
about O
28 O
% O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Franciso I-GPE
area O
-- O
also O
have O
earthquake O
coverage O
. O

The O
Association O
of O
California O
Insurance O
Companies O
estimated O
damage O
to O
residential O
property O
could O
total O
$ O
500 O
million O
, O
but O
only O
$ O
100 O
million O
to O
$ O
150 O
million O
is O
insured O
, O
it O
said O
. O

Officials O
from O
the O
American O
Insurance O
Association O
's O
property O
- O
claim O
service O
division O
, O
which O
coordinates O
the O
efforts O
of O
the O
claims O
adjusters O
in O
an O
area O
after O
a O
natural O
disaster O
, O
will O
be O
flying O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
today O
. O

They O
expect O
to O
have O
a O
preliminary O
estimate O
of O
the O
damages O
in O
a O
day O
or O
two O
. O

Roads O
and O
bridges O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
appear O
to O
have O
suffered O
some O
of O
the O
most O
costly O
damage O
. O

Highways O
, O
such O
as O
the O
section O
of O
Interstate O
880 O
that O
collapsed O
in O
Oakland O
, O
generally O
do O
n't O
have O
insurance O
coverage O
. O

Industry O
officials O
say O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
-- O
unlike O
some O
bridges O
-- O
has O
no O
earthquake O
coverage O
, O
either O
, O
so O
the O
cost O
of O
repairing O
it O
probably O
would O
have O
to O
be O
paid O
out O
of O
state O
general O
operating O
funds O
. O

However O
, O
the O
bridge O
, O
which O
charges O
a O
$ O
1 O
toll O
each O
way O
, O
does O
have O
`` O
loss O
of O
income O
'' O
insurance O
to O
replace O
lost O
revenue O
if O
the O
operation O
of O
the O
bridge O
is O
interrupted O
for O
more O
than O
seven O
days O
. O

That O
coverage O
is O
provided O
by O
a O
syndicate O
of O
insurance O
companies O
including O
Fireman O
's O
Fund O
Corp. O
, O
based O
in O
Novato B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
and O
Cigna B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
. O

Earthquake O
- O
related O
claims O
are O
n't O
expected O
to O
cause O
significant O
financial O
problems O
for O
the O
insurance O
industry O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

Instead O
, O
even O
with O
the O
liabilities O
of O
two O
natural O
disasters O
in O
recent O
weeks O
, O
analysts O
said O
the O
total O
capital O
of O
the O
industry O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
higher O
at O
year O
end O
than O
it O
was O
at O
midyear O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
earthquake O
could O
contribute O
to O
a O
turnaround O
in O
the O
insurance O
cycle O
in O
a O
couple O
of O
ways O
. O

For O
example O
, O
insurers O
may O
seek O
to O
limit O
their O
future O
exposure O
to O
catastrophes O
by O
increasing O
the O
amount O
of O
reinsurance O
they O
buy O
. O

Such O
increased O
demand O
for O
reinsurance O
, O
along O
with O
the O
losses O
the O
reinsurers O
will O
bear O
from O
these O
two O
disasters O
, O
are O
likely O
to O
spur O
increases O
in O
reinsurance O
prices O
that O
will O
later O
be O
translated O
into O
an O
overall O
price O
rise O
. O

Reinsurance O
is O
protection O
taken O
out O
by O
the O
insurance O
firms O
themselves O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
saying O
this O
is O
the O
breaking O
point O
, O
this O
is O
the O
event O
that O
will O
change O
the O
psychology O
of O
the O
marketplace O
, O
'' O
said O
William B-PERSON
Yankus I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
Conning O
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
Hartford B-GPE
firm O
that O
specializes O
in O
the O
insurance O
industry O
. O

His O
firm O
, O
along O
with O
some O
others O
, O
issued O
new O
buy O
recommendations O
on O
insurer O
stocks O
yesterday O
. O

Among O
the O
insurance O
stocks O
, O
big O
gainers O
included O
American B-ORG
International I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
up O
$ O
3.25 O
to O
$ O
102.625 O
; O
General B-ORG
Re I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
up O
$ O
2.75 O
to O
$ O
86.50 O
; O
Aetna B-ORG
, O
up O
$ O
2.375 O
to O
$ O
59.50 O
; O
and O
Marsh O
& O
McLennan O
Inc. O
, O
up O
$ O
3.125 O
to O
$ O
75.875 O
. O

Still O
, O
a O
few O
individual O
companies O
, O
most O
likely O
smaller O
ones O
, O
could O
be O
devastated O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
there O
is O
a O
damned O
good O
chance O
someone O
is O
going O
to O
hit O
the O
skids O
on O
this O
, O
'' O
said O
Oppenheimer B-ORG
& O
Co. O
analyst O
Myron B-PERSON
Picoult I-PERSON
. O

He O
suspects O
some O
insurers O
who O
had O
purchased O
reinsurance O
to O
limit O
their O
exposure O
to O
catastrophes O
will O
discover O
that O
reinsurance O
was O
used O
up O
by O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

British B-NORP
, O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
, O
Scandinavian O
and O
other O
overseas O
insurers O
are O
bracing O
for O
big O
claims O
from O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
earthquake O
disaster O
. O

Although O
it O
's O
unclear O
how O
much O
exposure O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
will O
face O
, O
U.K. B-GPE
underwriters O
traditionally O
have O
a O
large O
reinsurance O
exposure O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
catastrophe O
coverage O
. O

Jack B-PERSON
Byrne I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Fireman O
's O
Fund O
, O
said O
this O
disaster O
will O
test O
the O
catastrophe O
reinsurance O
market O
, O
causing O
these O
rates O
to O
soar O
. O

The O
catastrophe O
losses O
sustained O
by O
insurers O
this O
year O
will O
probably O
be O
the O
worst O
on O
an O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
basis O
since O
1906 O
-- O
when O
another O
earthquake O
sparked O
the O
Great O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Fire O
. O

Orin B-PERSON
Kramer I-PERSON
, O
an O
insurance O
consultant O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
estimates O
that O
the O
1906 O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
destruction O
, O
on O
an O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
basis O
, O
included O
insured O
losses O
of O
$ O
5.8 O
billion O
. O

He O
is O
estimating O
this O
week O
's O
disaster O
will O
generate O
insured O
losses O
of O
$ O
2 O
billion O
to O
$ O
4 O
billion O
, O
following O
about O
$ O
4 O
billion O
in O
costs O
to O
insurers O
from O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

From O
a O
helicopter O
a O
thousand O
feet O
above O
Oakland O
after O
the O
second O
- O
deadliest O
earthquake O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
history O
, O
a O
scene O
of O
devastation O
emerges O
: O
a O
freeway O
crumbled O
into O
a O
concrete O
sandwich O
, O
hoses O
pumping O
water O
into O
once O
- O
fashionable O
apartments O
, O
abandoned O
autos O
. O

But O
this O
quake O
was O
n't O
the O
big O
one O
, O
the O
replay O
of O
1906 O
that O
has O
been O
feared O
for O
so O
many O
years O
. O

Despite O
the O
tragic O
loss O
of O
more O
than O
270 O
lives O
, O
and O
damage O
estimated O
in O
the O
billions O
, O
most O
businesses O
and O
their O
plants O
and O
offices O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
were O
n't O
greatly O
affected O
. O

The O
economic O
life O
of O
the O
region O
is O
expected O
to O
revive O
in O
a O
day O
or O
two O
, O
although O
some O
transportation O
problems O
may O
last O
weeks O
or O
months O
. O

A O
main O
factor O
mitigating O
more O
widespread O
damage O
was O
the O
location O
of O
the O
quake O
's O
epicenter O
-- O
20 O
miles O
from O
the O
heart O
of O
the B-LOC
Silicon I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
and O
more O
than O
50 O
miles O
from O
downtown O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
and O
Oakland B-GPE
. O

Also O
, O
the O
region O
's O
insistence O
on O
strict O
building O
codes O
helped O
prevent O
wider O
damage O
. O

The O
tremendous O
energy O
of O
the O
quake O
was O
dissipated O
by O
the O
distance O
, O
so O
that O
most O
parts O
of O
the O
valley O
and O
the O
major O
cities O
suffered O
largely O
cosmetic O
damage O
-- O
broken O
windows O
, O
falling O
brick O
and O
cornices O
, O
buckled O
asphalt O
or O
sidewalks O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
the O
quake O
was O
the O
worst O
since O
the O
emergence O
of O
the O
computer O
era O
turned O
Silicon B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
into O
the O
nation O
's O
capital O
of O
high O
technology O
. O

Like O
other O
major O
American B-NORP
cities O
, O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
-- O
Oakland B-GPE
area O
owes O
its O
current O
prosperity O
more O
to O
its O
infrastructure O
of O
fiber O
- O
optic O
cables O
linking O
thousands O
of O
computer O
terminals O
and O
telephones O
than O
to O
its O
location O
astride O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
great O
natural O
harbors O
. O

When O
the O
tremors O
struck O
, O
the O
region O
's O
largely O
unseen O
high O
- O
tech O
fabric O
held O
up O
surprisingly O
well O
despite O
the O
devastation O
visible O
from O
the O
air O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Bandler I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
for O
network O
technology O
at O
Pacific B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
says O
nearly O
all O
the O
network O
's O
computer O
switches O
, O
which O
move O
thousands O
of O
calls O
a O
minute O
from O
one O
location O
to O
another O
, O
changed O
to O
battery O
power O
when O
the O
city O
lost O
power O
. O

The O
battery O
packs O
have O
enough O
power O
for O
only O
three O
hours O
, O
but O
that O
gave O
emergency O
crews O
time O
to O
turn O
on O
an O
emergency O
system O
that O
runs O
primarily O
on O
diesel O
fuel O
. O

Of O
some O
160 O
switches O
in O
Pacific B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
's O
network O
, O
only O
four O
went O
down O
. O

One O
of O
those O
was O
in O
Hollister B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
near O
the O
earthquake O
's O
epicenter O
. O

Few O
telephone O
lines O
snapped O
. O

That O
's O
because O
the O
widely O
used O
fiber O
- O
optic O
cable O
has O
been O
installed O
underground O
with O
25 O
extra O
feet O
of O
cable O
between O
junction O
points O
. O

The O
slack O
absorbs O
the O
pulling O
strain O
generated O
by O
an O
earthquake O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
phone O
service O
was O
sporadic O
; O
many O
computer O
terminals O
remained O
dark O
, O
and O
by O
late O
yesterday O
a O
third O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
remained O
without O
power O
. O

Business O
in O
the O
nation O
's O
fourth O
- O
largest O
metropolitan O
region O
was O
nearly O
paralyzed O
; O
an O
estimated O
one O
million O
members O
of O
the O
work O
force O
stayed O
at O
home O
. O

The O
economic O
dislocation O
was O
as O
abrupt O
as O
the O
earthquake O
itself O
, O
as O
virtually O
all O
businesses O
shut O
down O
. O

The O
$ O
125 O
- O
billion O
- O
a O
- O
year O
Bay O
area O
economy O
represents O
one O
- O
fourth O
of O
the O
economy O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
most O
populous O
state O
and O
accounts O
for O
2 O
% O
to O
3 O
% O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
total O
output O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Center O
for O
Continuing O
Study O
of O
the O
California O
Economy O
in O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
. O

In O
high O
- O
tech O
, O
the O
Bay O
area O
accounts O
for O
15 O
% O
to O
20 O
% O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
computer O
- O
related O
industry O
. O

`` O
This O
has O
been O
a O
major O
disruption O
for O
the O
Bay O
area O
economy O
, O
'' O
says O
Pauline B-PERSON
Sweezey I-PERSON
, O
the O
chief O
economist O
at O
the O
California O
Department O
of O
Finance O
. O

`` O
Obviously O
, O
things O
are O
going O
to O
have O
to O
go O
on O
hold O
for O
many O
companies O
. O
'' O

The O
damage O
to O
the O
Bay O
area O
's O
roadways O
could O
cause O
significant O
economic O
hardship O
. O

A O
quarter O
of O
a O
million O
people O
cross O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
every O
day O
, O
far O
more O
than O
the O
100,000 O
that O
use O
the O
Bay O
Area O
Rapid O
Transit O
system O
-LRB- O
BART B-ORG
-RRB- O
-- O
which O
was O
working O
but O
was O
n't O
stopping O
in O
the O
city O
's O
Financial B-LOC
District I-LOC
yesterday O
afternoon O
because O
electricity O
was O
shut O
off O
and O
the O
area O
was O
being O
checked O
for O
gas O
leaks O
. O

California B-GPE
state O
transportation O
officials O
interviewed O
by O
telephone O
say O
they O
nevertheless O
do O
n't O
expect O
serious O
problems O
for O
commerce O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
Bay O
area O
. O

All O
major O
roadways O
except O
Interstate O
880 O
, O
known O
as O
the B-FAC
Nimitz I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
, O
and O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
were O
open O
by O
1 O
p.m. O
yesterday O
. O

Officials O
expect O
difficulty O
routing O
traffic O
through O
downtown O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

The O
earthquake O
caused O
many O
streets O
to O
buckle O
and O
crack O
, O
making O
them O
impassible O
. O

Other O
roads O
were O
obstructed O
by O
collapsed O
buildings O
and O
damaged O
water O
and O
power O
lines O
, O
an O
emergency O
relief O
spokesman O
says O
. O

San O
Francisco O
Mayor O
Art O
Agnos O
estimated O
the O
damage O
to O
his O
city O
alone O
at O
$ O
2 O
billion O
. O

But O
many O
predicted O
that O
the O
commercial O
disruption O
would O
be O
short O
- O
lived O
. O

Of O
the O
scores O
of O
companies O
contacted O
by O
this O
newspaper O
, O
few O
reported O
any O
damage O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
expect O
to O
have O
remedied O
within O
a O
day O
or O
two O
. O

It O
is O
possible O
, O
of O
course O
, O
that O
some O
of O
the O
most O
seriously O
damaged O
companies O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
, O
particularly O
in O
areas O
nearest O
the O
epicenter O
. O

Typical O
, O
perhaps O
, O
was O
the O
situation O
at O
New B-ORG
United I-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Manufacturing I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
General O
Motors O
Corp. O
- O
Toyota O
joint O
- O
venture O
auto O
plant O
in O
Fremont B-GPE
, O
about O
35 O
miles O
south O
of O
Oakland B-GPE
. O

Ten O
of O
the O
plant O
's O
workers O
were O
injured O
when O
the O
quake O
hit O
about O
a O
half O
- O
hour O
into O
the O
afternoon O
shift O
; O
seven O
were O
hospitalized O
. O

Metal O
racks O
on O
the O
plant O
floor O
fell O
over O
, O
and O
water O
mains O
ruptured O
, O
a O
spokeswoman O
says O
. O

The O
plant O
was O
evacuated O
and O
workers O
sent O
home O
. O

But O
the O
plant O
was O
able O
to O
resume O
limited O
production O
of O
its O
Toyota O
Corollas O
and O
Geo B-PRODUCT
Prizms I-PRODUCT
by O
6 O
a.m. O
yesterday O
, O
and O
absenteeism O
was O
only O
7 O
% O
of O
the O
work O
force O
, O
about O
twice O
normal O
. O

Computer O
maker O
Hewlett O
- O
Packard O
Co. O
, O
based O
in O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
says O
one O
of O
its O
buildings O
sustained O
severe O
damage O
when O
it O
was O
knocked O
off O
its O
foundation O
. O

Other O
buildings O
had O
broken O
glass O
, O
dangling O
light O
fixtures O
and O
broken O
pipes O
, O
a O
spokesperson O
says O
, O
estimating O
the O
cost O
of O
reconstruction O
`` O
in O
the O
millions O
. O
'' O

Most O
banks O
were O
closed O
but O
were O
expected O
to O
reopen O
today O
with O
few O
problems O
anticipated O
. O

At O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
Vice O
President O
Robert O
Fienberg O
says O
operations O
were O
`` O
steaming O
along O
as O
usual O
'' O
yesterday O
afternoon O
. O

` O
When O
the O
quake O
hit O
, O
we O
turned O
on O
our O
emergency O
generator O
and O
brought O
our O
computers O
up O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

The O
Fed O
serves O
as O
a O
middleman O
for O
banks O
, O
taking O
checks O
from O
one O
bank O
and O
sending O
them O
to O
another O
, O
an O
operation O
that O
it O
handled O
smoothly O
Tuesday O
night O
after O
the O
quake O
. O

`` O
The O
volume O
we O
received O
from O
the O
banks O
was O
a O
lot O
lower O
than O
usual O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

A O
disaster O
- O
contingency O
plan O
in O
which O
the B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Fed I-ORG
would O
come O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
aid O
was O
n't O
needed O
, O
he O
adds O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
telephone O
problems O
in O
the O
immediate O
aftermath O
stemmed O
from O
congestion O
. O

The O
telephone O
network O
simply O
could O
n't O
handle O
the O
large O
number O
of O
people O
seeking O
to O
make O
a O
call O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

The O
volume O
resulted O
in O
dial O
- O
tone O
delays O
that O
were O
as O
short O
as O
15 O
seconds O
and O
as O
long O
as O
five O
minutes O
. O

Mr. O
Bandler O
puts O
traffic O
volume O
at O
10 O
to O
50 O
times O
normal O
. O

American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
, O
MCI B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
United O
Telecommunications O
' O
U B-ORG
S I-ORG
Sprint I-ORG
unit O
were O
blocking O
phone O
calls O
into O
the O
Bay O
area O
to O
alleviate O
congestion O
. O

The O
companies O
block O
traffic O
much O
as O
highway O
on O
- O
ramps O
are O
blocked O
when O
traffic O
backs O
up O
. O

William B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Downing I-PERSON
, O
Pacific B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
's O
vice O
president O
of O
customer O
services O
for O
the O
Bay O
area O
, O
says O
most O
long O
- O
distance O
companies O
were O
blocking O
about O
50 O
% O
of O
all O
calls O
. O

Pacific B-ORG
Telesis I-ORG
says O
its O
Pacific B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
unit O
also O
was O
blocking O
about O
50 O
% O
of O
its O
calls O
locally O
. O

Ironically O
, O
the O
long O
- O
term O
effect O
of O
the O
earthquake O
may O
be O
to O
bolster O
the O
Bay O
area O
's O
economic O
fortunes O
and O
, O
indeed O
, O
the O
nation O
's O
gross O
national O
product O
. O

It O
may O
also O
lead O
to O
new O
safeguards O
in O
major O
construction O
projects O
such O
as O
double O
- O
deck O
highways O
. O

`` O
It O
would O
in O
the O
near O
- O
term O
give O
a O
boost O
to O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
economy O
because O
there O
will O
be O
an O
influx O
of O
people O
to O
help O
, O
'' O
says O
Beth B-PERSON
Burnham I-PERSON
Mace I-PERSON
, O
a O
regional O
economist O
at O
DRI O
/ O
McGraw B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
, O
a O
Lexington B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
forecasting O
firm O
. O

The O
construction O
industry O
is O
sure O
to O
feel O
increased O
demand O
. O

`` O
There O
will O
be O
a O
big O
influx O
of O
federal O
dollars O
and O
gains O
in O
state O
, O
federal O
and O
local O
employment O
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Mace O
says O
. O

Adds O
Stacy B-PERSON
Kotman I-PERSON
, O
an O
economist O
at O
Georgia B-ORG
State I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
`` O
There O
's O
nothing O
positive O
about O
an O
earthquake O
, O
but O
it O
will O
probably O
generate O
more O
construction O
activity O
. O
'' O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
reacted O
swiftly O
yesterday O
to O
the O
disaster O
by O
bidding O
up O
stocks O
of O
construction O
and O
related O
companies O
. O

Shares O
of O
Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
cement O
maker O
, O
rose O
sharply O
in O
anticipation O
of O
stepped O
- O
up O
demand O
. O

In O
Greenwich B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
Lone B-PRODUCT
Star I-PRODUCT
spokesman O
Michael B-PERSON
London I-PERSON
says O
, O
`` O
Obviously O
with O
an O
earthquake O
of O
this O
size O
, O
there O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
construction O
projects O
that O
would O
n't O
otherwise O
have O
been O
anticipated O
. O

But O
any O
increase O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
be O
any O
kind O
of O
a O
surge O
. O

It O
's O
something O
likely O
to O
be O
spread O
out O
over O
a O
long O
period O
of O
time O
. O

There O
will O
be O
a O
lot O
of O
repair O
work O
that O
wo O
n't O
require O
the O
quantities O
of O
cement O
or O
concrete O
that O
new O
constructon O
would O
. O
'' O

Lone B-PRODUCT
Star I-PRODUCT
's O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
facilities O
were O
n't O
damaged O
in O
the O
quake O
. O

The O
earthquake O
is O
likely O
to O
reduce O
GNP O
negligibly O
in O
the O
near O
term O
and O
then O
could O
raise O
it O
a O
bit O
as O
rebuilding O
begins O
. O

The O
first O
effects O
are O
, O
of O
course O
, O
negative O
as O
work O
is O
disrupted O
and O
people O
lose O
income O
and O
cut O
spending O
. O

Corporate O
profits O
may O
also O
dip O
initially O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
lost O
tourism O
dollars O
wo O
n't O
be O
recovered O
; O
many O
trips O
delayed O
never O
take O
place O
. O

Subsequently O
, O
however O
, O
the O
ill O
effects O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
offset O
, O
at O
least O
in O
economic O
terms O
, O
as O
construction O
activity O
begins O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
way O
the O
government O
keeps O
its O
books O
, O
the O
damage O
to O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
, O
however O
costly O
, O
wo O
n't O
be O
counted O
as O
a O
minus O
. O

The O
money O
spent O
on O
repairs O
will O
be O
counted O
as O
a O
plus O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
very O
difficult O
to O
model O
the O
long O
- O
term O
impact O
of O
this O
, O
'' O
says O
Andrew B-PERSON
Goldberg I-PERSON
, O
who O
studies O
the O
public O
- O
policy O
and O
crisis O
- O
management O
aspects O
of O
earthquakes O
at O
the O
Center O
for O
Strategic O
International O
Studies O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C B-GPE
. O

`` O
You O
certainly O
can O
say O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
extremely O
severe O
. O

We O
really O
are O
talking O
about O
shutting O
down O
a O
major O
American B-NORP
city O
for O
a O
number O
of O
days O
, O
maybe O
for O
a O
few O
weeks O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Goldberg O
says O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
earthquake O
will O
definitely O
top O
$ O
1 O
billion O
and O
could O
reach O
$ O
4 O
billion O
. O

He O
cautions O
that O
early O
damage O
estimates O
are O
often O
low O
; O
the O
damage O
totals O
in O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
increased O
tenfold O
as O
more O
information O
was O
received O
. O

The O
earthquake O
damage O
, O
of O
course O
, O
would O
have O
been O
far O
greater O
if O
the O
epicenter O
had O
been O
in O
downtown O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

A O
direct O
hit O
on O
a O
major O
city O
, O
Mr. O
Goldberg O
figures O
, O
would O
cause O
$ O
20 O
billion O
to O
$ O
40 O
billion O
of O
damage O
. O

Experts O
caution O
that O
it O
is O
far O
too O
soon O
for O
reliable O
estimates O
of O
the O
quake O
's O
total O
damage O
, O
but O
it O
's O
clear O
that O
insurers O
are O
likely O
to O
pay O
out O
enormous O
sums O
. O

Jack B-PERSON
Byrne I-PERSON
, O
the O
chairman O
of O
Fireman O
's O
Fund O
Corp. O
, O
which O
is O
based O
in O
Novato B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
estimates O
insured O
losses O
resulting O
the O
earthquake O
could O
total O
$ O
2 O
billion O
. O

The O
impact O
on O
the O
insurance O
industry O
`` O
will O
be O
big O
and O
harsh O
, O
but O
less O
than O
-LCB- O
Hurricane O
-RCB- O
Hugo B-EVENT
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Byrne O
, O
who O
toured O
the O
Bay O
area O
by O
car O
yesterday O
afternoon O
to O
get O
a O
sense O
of O
the O
company O
's O
exposure O
to O
the O
earthquake O
. O

Mr. O
Byrne O
says O
Fireman O
's O
Fund O
will O
probably O
pay O
hundreds O
of O
millions O
in O
primary O
claims O
, O
but O
, O
after O
taxes O
and O
use O
of O
its O
reinsurance O
lines O
, O
the O
company O
's O
fourthquarter O
charge O
against O
earnings O
should O
n't O
top O
$ O
50 O
million O
. O

The O
company O
was O
able O
to O
assess O
its O
damage O
liability O
quickly O
because O
it O
has O
computerized O
maps O
of O
Northern O
California B-GPE
showing O
the O
exact O
locations O
of O
all O
the O
property O
it O
insures O
. O

Fireman O
's O
Fund O
had O
claims O
adjusters O
on O
the O
streets O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
right O
after O
sunrise O
yesterday O
and O
was O
paying O
as O
many O
claims O
as O
it O
could O
right O
on O
the O
spot O
. O

Fireman O
's O
Fund O
insures O
37,300 O
homes O
and O
autos O
and O
35,000 O
businesses O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
paying O
for O
earthquake O
and O
fire O
damage O
, O
the O
insurer O
must O
cover O
worker O
- O
compensation O
claims O
and O
also O
losses O
due O
to O
businesses O
being O
shut O
down O
by O
lack O
of O
power O
or O
phone O
service O
. O

But O
many O
Californians B-NORP
may O
not O
have O
adequate O
insurance O
coverage O
to O
pay O
for O
damages O
to O
their O
property O
. O

The O
Independent O
Insurance O
Agents O
of O
America B-GPE
says O
fewer O
than O
one O
of O
every O
five O
California B-GPE
homeowners O
has O
earthquake O
insurance O
. O

A O
somewhat O
higher O
percentage O
of O
people O
living O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
have O
bought O
the O
additional O
insurance O
protection O
, O
but O
the O
great O
majority O
are O
n't O
covered O
. O

Earthquake O
insurance O
typically O
runs O
$ O
200 O
or O
more O
a O
year O
for O
a O
small O
house O
. O

Whatever O
the O
long O
- O
term O
economic O
effect O
, O
the O
scene O
from O
the O
helicopter O
above O
Oakland B-GPE
is O
one O
of O
tragedy O
. O

Gargantuan O
sections O
of O
a O
double O
- O
decker O
freeway O
have O
been O
heaved O
about O
like O
plastic O
building O
blocks O
. O

Atop O
them O
sit O
cars O
and O
trucks O
abandoned O
in O
a O
terrifying O
scramble O
to O
safety O
the O
day O
before O
. O

In O
areas O
where O
the O
freeway O
made O
giant O
concrete O
sandwiches O
of O
itself O
lie O
cars O
that O
police O
say O
have O
been O
flattened O
into O
foot O
- O
thick O
slabs O
. O

On O
the O
periphery O
, O
rescue O
workers O
seem O
, O
from O
the O
air O
, O
to O
move O
in O
slow O
motion O
. O

They O
peck O
away O
at O
the O
1 O
1/2 O
- O
mile O
section O
of O
rubble O
, O
searching O
for O
more O
of O
the O
250 O
people O
thought O
to O
have O
died O
here O
. O

About O
20 O
other O
deaths O
were O
also O
attributed O
to O
the O
earthquake O
. O

The O
heart O
of O
the O
earthquake O
, O
6.9 O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
, O
was O
50 O
miles O
to O
the O
south O
, O
near O
Santa B-GPE
Cruz I-GPE
, O
but O
its O
terrible O
fist O
struck O
here O
on O
the B-FAC
Nimitz I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
, O
a O
major O
artery O
serving O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
between O
Oakland B-GPE
and O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

Along O
the O
way O
, O
the O
quake O
toppled O
a O
mall O
in O
Santa B-GPE
Cruz I-GPE
, O
knocked O
down O
buildings O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
fashionable O
Marina B-LOC
District I-LOC
and O
sent O
a O
wall O
of O
bricks O
crashing O
on O
motorists O
in O
the O
city O
's O
Financial O
District O
. O

Just O
a O
short O
span O
across O
the O
bay O
to O
the O
west O
, O
the O
quake O
also O
showed O
its O
mettle O
: O
A O
four O
- O
square O
- O
block O
area O
of O
the B-LOC
Marina I-LOC
District I-LOC
lies O
smoldering O
under O
a O
steady O
stream O
of O
seawater O
being O
pumped O
onto O
rubble O
to O
prevent O
it O
from O
blazing O
anew O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
buildings O
, O
mostly O
condominiums O
and O
apartments O
, O
were O
flattened O
almost O
instantly O
as O
the O
underlying O
soil O
-- O
much O
of O
it O
landfill O
-- O
was O
literally O
turned O
to O
ooze O
by O
the O
quake O
's O
intensive O
shaking O
, O
rupturing O
gas O
lines O
. O

Onlookers O
say O
three O
persons O
died O
when O
one O
of O
the O
buildings O
exploded O
into O
a O
fireball O
shortly O
after O
the O
quake O
struck O
. O

Efforts O
to O
fight O
the O
blaze O
were O
hampered O
because O
water O
mains O
were O
severed O
as O
well O
. O

From O
the O
air O
, O
ribbons O
of O
yellow O
fire O
hose O
carry O
water O
from O
the O
bay O
to O
high O
- O
pressure O
nozzles O
trained O
on O
the O
site O
. O

As O
onlookers O
stand O
behind O
barricades O
, O
helmeted O
firemen O
and O
building O
inspectors O
survey O
rows O
of O
nearby O
buildings O
that O
were O
twisted O
from O
their O
foundations O
and O
seem O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
collapse O
. O

In O
the B-LOC
Marina I-LOC
District I-LOC
, O
residents O
spent O
yesterday O
assessing O
damage O
, O
cleaning O
up O
and O
trying O
to O
find O
friends O
and O
neighbors O
. O

Evelyn B-PERSON
Boccone I-PERSON
, O
85 O
years O
old O
, O
has O
lived O
in O
the O
district O
most O
of O
her O
life O
. O

Her O
parents O
lost O
everything O
in O
the O
1906 O
earthquake O
. O

`` O
Now O
, O
we O
realize O
what O
our O
mothers O
must O
have O
gone O
through O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

`` O
We O
always O
heard O
about O
the O
earthquake O
, O
but O
as O
children O
we O
did O
n't O
always O
listen O
. O

The O
space O
shuttle O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
boosted O
the O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
spacecraft O
on O
its O
way O
to O
Jupiter B-ORG
, O
giving O
a O
big O
lift O
as O
well O
to O
an O
ambitious O
U.S. B-GPE
program O
of O
space O
exploration O
. O

Seven O
years O
late O
in O
the O
launching O
, O
$ O
1 O
billion O
over O
budget O
and O
a O
target O
of O
anti-nuclear O
protestors O
, O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
has O
long O
been O
a O
symbol O
of O
trouble O
for O
the O
National O
Aeronautics O
and O
Space O
Administration O
. O

But O
yesterday O
, O
as O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
rumbled O
into O
a O
patch O
of O
clear O
sky O
above O
Florida B-GPE
with O
storm O
clouds O
closing O
in O
on O
it O
, O
NASA B-ORG
sought O
to O
turn O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
into O
a O
symbol O
of O
triumph O
. O

`` O
NASA B-ORG
did O
it O
right O
; O
that O
's O
the O
message O
, O
'' O
said O
J.R. B-PERSON
Thompson I-PERSON
, O
the O
agency O
's O
deputy O
administrator O
. O

The O
$ O
1.4 O
billion O
robot O
spacecraft O
faces O
a O
six O
- O
year O
journey O
to O
explore O
Jupiter B-ORG
and O
its O
16 O
known O
moons O
. O

If O
all O
goes O
well O
, O
it O
will O
parachute O
a O
probe O
into O
the O
dense O
Jovian O
atmosphere O
in O
July O
1995 O
to O
pick O
up O
detailed O
data O
about O
gases O
that O
may O
be O
similar O
to O
the O
material O
from O
which O
the O
solar O
system O
was O
formed O
4.6 O
billion O
years O
ago O
. O

Jupiter B-ORG
is O
so O
enormous O
-- O
its O
mass O
is O
318 O
times O
that O
of O
Earth B-LOC
-- O
that O
its O
gravity O
may O
have O
trapped O
these O
primordial O
gases O
and O
never O
let O
them O
escape O
. O

Investigating O
Jupiter B-ORG
in O
detail O
may O
provide O
clues O
to O
what O
astronomer O
Tobias B-PERSON
Owen I-PERSON
calls O
the O
`` O
cosmic O
paradox O
'' O
of O
life O
: O
Jupiter B-ORG
and O
other O
bodies O
in O
the O
outer O
solar O
system O
are O
rich O
in O
elements O
such O
as O
hydrogen O
that O
are O
essential O
for O
life O
on O
Earth B-LOC
, O
but O
these O
planets O
are O
lifeless O
; O
Earth B-LOC
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
has O
a O
diminished O
store O
of O
such O
material O
but O
is O
rich O
in O
life O
. O

Some O
scientists O
have O
suggested O
that O
comets O
and O
asteroids O
may O
have O
brought O
enough O
of O
this O
kind O
of O
material O
from O
the O
outer O
solar O
system O
to O
Earth B-LOC
to O
spawn O
life O
. O

Beginning O
in O
December O
1995 O
, O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
will O
begin O
a O
two O
- O
year O
tour O
of O
the O
Jovian O
moons O
. O

In O
1979 O
, O
two O
Voyager B-PRODUCT
spacecraft O
sent O
back O
stunning O
photos O
of O
Jovian O
moons O
Io B-LOC
and O
Europa B-LOC
that O
showed O
them O
to O
be O
among O
the O
most O
intriguing O
bodies O
in O
the O
solar O
system O
. O

The O
photos O
showed O
active O
geysers O
on O
Io B-LOC
spewing O
sulfurous O
material O
190 O
miles O
into O
its O
atmosphere O
and O
indicated O
that O
Europa B-LOC
may O
have O
an O
ocean O
hidden O
under O
a O
thick O
sheet O
of O
ice O
. O

Galileo B-PRODUCT
's O
photos O
of O
Europa O
will O
be O
more O
than O
1,000 O
times O
as O
sharp O
as O
Voyager B-PRODUCT
's O
, O
according O
to O
Torrence B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
, O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
's O
project O
scientist O
, O
and O
may O
show O
whether O
it O
actually O
has O
the O
only O
known O
ocean O
other O
than O
those O
on O
Earth B-LOC
. O

Atlantis B-PRODUCT
lifted O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
from O
the O
launch O
pad O
at O
12:54 O
p.m. O
EDT O
and O
released O
the O
craft O
from O
its O
cargo O
bay O
about O
six O
hours O
later O
. O

`` O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
is O
on O
its O
way O
to O
another O
world O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
best O
flight O
controllers O
in O
this O
world O
, O
'' O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
Commander O
Donald O
Williams O
said O
. O

`` O
Fly O
safely O
. O
'' O

The O
five O
- O
member O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
crew O
will O
conduct O
several O
experiments O
, O
including O
growing O
plants O
and O
processing O
polymeric O
materials O
in O
space O
, O
before O
their O
scheduled O
landing O
at O
Edwards B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Force I-FAC
Base I-FAC
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
Monday O
. O

The O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
project O
started O
in O
1977 O
, O
and O
a O
number O
of O
project O
veterans O
were O
on O
hand O
to O
watch O
the O
launch O
. O

An O
ebullient O
Mr. O
Johnson O
, O
wearing O
a O
NASA B-ORG
baseball O
cap O
and O
carrying O
a O
camera O
and O
binoculars O
, O
called O
the O
launch O
`` O
fantastic O
. O
'' O

Benny B-PERSON
Chin I-PERSON
, O
manager O
of O
the O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
probe O
, O
compared O
it O
to O
watching O
a O
child O
leave O
home O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
happy O
and O
sad O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Anti-nuclear O
activists O
took O
a O
less O
positive O
view O
. O

Having O
argued O
that O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
's O
plutonium O
power O
source O
could O
have O
released O
lethal O
doses O
of O
radiation O
if O
the O
shuttle O
exploded O
yesterday O
, O
they O
were O
n't O
quieted O
by O
yesterday O
's O
successful O
launch O
. O

Galileo B-PRODUCT
will O
skim O
past O
Earth B-LOC
in O
1990 O
and O
1992 O
, O
collecting O
energy O
from O
the O
planet O
's O
gravitational O
field O
to O
gain O
momentum O
for O
its O
trip O
to O
Jupiter B-ORG
. O

The O
protesters O
point O
out O
that O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
also O
could O
crash O
to O
Earth B-LOC
then O
. O

They O
said O
they O
dropped O
plans O
to O
infiltrate O
the B-FAC
Kennedy I-FAC
Space I-FAC
Center I-FAC
after O
NASA B-ORG
beefed O
up O
its O
security O
. O

One O
protest O
did O
get O
past O
NASA B-ORG
's O
guard O
, O
though O
; O
a O
computer O
virus O
caused O
anti-Galileo O
messages O
to O
flash O
onto O
some O
computer O
screens O
at O
NASA B-ORG
centers O
. O

The O
successful O
launch O
continues O
a O
remarkable O
recovery O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
space O
- O
science O
program O
. O

An O
unmanned O
spacecraft O
, O
Magellan B-PRODUCT
, O
already O
is O
heading O
to O
Venus B-WORK_OF_ART
and O
is O
due O
to O
begin O
mapping O
the O
planet O
next O
August O
. O

Voyager B-PRODUCT
2 I-PRODUCT
sent O
back O
spectacular O
photos O
of O
Neptune B-ORG
and O
its O
moon O
, O
Triton B-LOC
, O
this O
summer O
. O

Next O
month O
, O
NASA B-ORG
plans O
to O
launch O
a O
satellite O
to O
study O
cosmic O
rays O
dating O
from O
the O
birth O
of O
the O
universe O
. O

In O
December O
, O
the O
shuttle O
Columbia B-GPE
will O
try O
to O
retrieve O
a O
satellite O
that O
's O
been O
in O
orbit O
for O
nearly O
five O
years O
measuring O
the O
deleterious O
effects O
of O
space O
on O
materials O
and O
instruments O
. O

Next O
March O
, O
the O
shuttle O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
will O
launch O
the O
Hubble O
space O
telescope O
, O
a O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
instrument O
designed O
to O
see O
the O
faintest O
galaxies O
in O
the O
universe O
. O

Not O
all O
of O
NASA B-ORG
's O
space O
- O
science O
work O
will O
be O
so O
auspicious O
, O
though O
. O

Around O
Thanksgiving B-EVENT
, O
the O
Solar O
Max O
satellite O
, O
which O
NASA B-ORG
repaired O
in O
orbit O
in O
1984 O
, O
will O
tumble O
back O
into O
the O
Earth O
's O
atmosphere O
. O

NASA B-ORG
wo O
n't O
attempt O
a O
rescue O
; O
instead O
, O
it O
will O
try O
to O
predict O
whether O
any O
of O
the O
rubble O
will O
smash O
to O
the O
ground O
and O
where O
. O

Silicon B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
heaved O
a O
sigh O
of O
relief O
yesterday O
. O

Though O
details O
were O
sketchy O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
violent O
earthquake O
that O
shook O
the O
high O
- O
tech O
corridor O
along O
with O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
, O
a O
spot O
check O
of O
computer O
makers O
turned O
up O
little O
, O
if O
any O
, O
potentially O
lingering O
damage O
to O
facilities O
or O
fabrication O
equipment O
. O

Analysts O
and O
corporate O
officials O
said O
they O
expected O
practically O
no O
long O
- O
term O
disruption O
in O
shipments O
from O
the O
Valley O
of O
either O
hardware O
or O
software O
goods O
. O

Intel B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Advanced B-ORG
Micro I-ORG
Devices I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
National B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
were O
all O
up O
and O
running O
yesterday O
, O
though O
many O
workers O
were O
forced O
to O
stay O
home O
because O
of O
damaged O
roadways O
; O
others O
elected O
to O
take O
the O
day O
off O
. O

`` O
These O
systems O
are O
more O
rugged O
than O
many O
people O
would O
believe O
, O
'' O
said O
Thomas B-PERSON
Kurlak I-PERSON
, O
who O
tracks O
the O
computer O
industry O
for O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Research I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
's O
not O
the O
end O
of O
the O
world O
if O
you O
shake O
them O
up O
a O
little O
bit O
. O
'' O

Other O
companies O
, O
including O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
completely O
idled O
their O
operations O
because O
of O
Tuesday O
evening O
's O
temblor O
, O
which O
registered O
6.9 O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
. O

Personnel O
spent O
the O
morning O
inspecting O
buildings O
for O
structural O
weaknesses O
, O
mopping O
up O
water O
from O
broken O
pipes O
and O
clearing O
ceiling O
tiles O
and O
other O
debris O
from O
factory O
floors O
. O

Still O
, O
many O
were O
confident O
that O
`` O
in O
a O
day O
or O
two O
, O
everything O
should O
be O
back O
to O
normal O
, O
'' O
according O
to O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
the B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Cupertino B-GPE
. O

IBM B-ORG
, O
for O
instance O
, O
said O
it O
anticipates O
returning O
to O
a O
normal O
work O
schedule O
by O
the O
weekend O
at O
its O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
plant O
, O
which O
puts O
out O
disk O
drives O
for O
the O
3090 O
family O
of O
mainframes O
. O

A O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
that O
, O
while O
`` O
things O
are O
a O
big O
mess O
, O
'' O
some O
18,000 O
Valley B-LOC
employees O
have O
been O
called O
back O
to O
work O
today O
. O

Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
added O
that O
it O
was O
being O
`` O
cautiously O
optimistic O
, O
'' O
despite O
not O
yet O
closely O
eyeballing O
all O
of O
its O
50 O
buildings O
in O
the O
region O
. O

Even O
the O
carefully O
calibrated O
machinery O
in O
its O
giant O
Fremont B-GPE
plant O
, O
to O
the O
north O
of O
the O
Valley O
, O
was O
believed O
to O
be O
undamaged O
. O

Sun B-ORG
Microsystems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Tandem B-ORG
Computers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
also O
signaled O
that O
they O
should O
recover O
quickly O
. O

Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
with O
major O
facilities O
in O
Santa B-GPE
Clara I-GPE
, O
Cupertino B-GPE
, O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
and O
Mountain B-GPE
View I-GPE
, O
said O
that O
all O
of O
its O
engineering O
and O
manufacturing O
sites O
had O
reported O
to O
corporate O
headquarters O
in O
Maynard B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
Tuesday O
night O
. O

None O
sustained O
`` O
significant O
'' O
damage O
, O
a O
spokesman O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
`` O
the O
delicate O
manufacturing O
process O
machines O
were O
checked O
and O
were O
all O
found O
to O
be O
operating O
normally O
. O
'' O

For O
many O
companies O
, O
of O
course O
, O
there O
is O
still O
a O
slew O
of O
nagging O
problems O
to O
grapple O
with O
, O
some O
of O
which O
have O
the O
potential O
to O
become O
quite O
serious O
. O

For O
example O
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Advanced B-ORG
Micro I-ORG
Devices I-ORG
said O
the O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
chip O
maker O
is O
worried O
about O
blackouts O
. O

A O
sudden O
surge O
or O
drop O
in O
electric O
power O
could O
ruin O
integrated O
circuits O
being O
built O
. O

But O
, O
given O
what O
might O
have O
happened O
to O
the O
fragile O
parts O
that O
are O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
microelectronics O
business O
, O
the O
bulk O
of O
Valley B-LOC
companies O
seemed O
to O
be O
just O
about O
shouting O
hosannas O
. O

Several O
factors O
apparently O
spared O
the O
Valley O
-- O
a O
sprawling O
suburban O
stretch O
from O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
to O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
-- O
from O
the O
kind O
of O
impact O
felt O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
an O
hour O
's O
drive O
north O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
buildings O
there O
tend O
to O
be O
newer O
and O
, O
thus O
, O
in O
step O
with O
the O
latest O
safety O
codes O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
soil O
in O
the O
Valley O
is O
solid O
, O
unlike O
the O
landfill O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
downtown O
Marina B-LOC
District I-LOC
, O
which O
was O
hit O
with O
fires O
and O
vast O
destruction O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
some O
microelectronics O
companies O
said O
they O
were O
prepared O
for O
tremulous O
conditions O
like O
Tuesday O
's O
. O

Their O
machine O
tools O
are O
even O
bolted O
to O
the O
shop O
floor O
. O

Intel B-ORG
said O
that O
over O
the O
past O
decade O
, O
it O
has O
installed O
computer O
sensors O
and O
shutoff O
valves O
, O
sensitive O
to O
the O
shake O
of O
an O
earthquake O
, O
in O
the O
pipes O
that O
snake O
through O
its O
plants O
. O

Like O
other O
large O
Valley B-LOC
companies O
, O
Intel B-ORG
also O
noted O
that O
it O
has O
factories O
in O
several O
parts O
of O
the O
nation O
, O
so O
that O
a O
breakdown O
at O
one O
location O
should O
n't O
leave O
customers O
in O
a O
total O
pinch O
. O

That O
's O
certainly O
good O
news O
for O
such O
companies O
as O
Compaq B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Houston B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
only O
a O
four O
- O
day O
supply O
of O
microprocessors O
from O
the O
Valley O
on O
hand O
because O
of O
a O
just O
- O
in O
- O
time O
manufacturing O
approach O
that O
limits O
the O
buildup O
of O
inventory O
. O

Compaq B-ORG
said O
it O
foresees O
no O
difficulties O
in O
obtaining O
parts O
in O
the O
immediate O
future O
. O

Computer O
makers O
were O
scrambling O
to O
help O
customers O
recover O
from O
the O
disaster O
. O

Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
has O
set O
up O
disaster O
- O
recovery O
response O
centers O
in O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
Atlanta B-GPE
and O
Colorado B-GPE
Springs I-GPE
, O
Colo B-GPE
. O

These O
units O
were O
handling O
calls O
both O
from O
people O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
and O
from O
computers O
themselves O
, O
which O
are O
set O
to O
dial O
Digital B-ORG
automatically O
when O
trouble O
arises O
. O

They O
then O
run O
remotely O
controlled O
self O
- O
diagnostic O
programs O
. O

Digital B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
has O
dispatched O
teams O
of O
technicians O
to O
California B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
several O
other O
major O
installations O
around O
the O
Valley O
-- O
America B-GPE
's O
center O
of O
high O
- O
tech O
-- O
said O
they O
, O
too O
, O
fared O
as O
well O
as O
could O
be O
expected O
. O

Lawrence B-FAC
Livermore I-FAC
National I-FAC
Laboratory I-FAC
, O
where O
the B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Department I-ORG
tests O
and O
conducts O
research O
on O
nuclear O
weapons O
, O
had O
only O
`` O
superficial O
damage O
, O
'' O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

At O
Lockheed B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
missiles O
and O
space O
systems O
group O
in O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
, O
about O
40 O
miles O
south O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
workers O
were O
asked O
to O
head O
to O
work O
yesterday O
after O
it O
was O
realized O
that O
`` O
there O
were O
no O
show O
- O
stoppers O
'' O
in O
the O
150 O
- O
plus O
buildings O
on O
its O
one O
- O
square O
- O
mile O
campus O
. O

Several O
engineering O
and O
research O
offices O
needed O
closer O
scrutiny O
to O
make O
sure O
they O
were O
n't O
in O
danger O
of O
crumbling O
, O
but O
`` O
the O
bulk O
of O
the O
place O
is O
in O
pretty O
good O
shape O
, O
'' O
an O
official O
said O
. O

One O
of O
Lockheed B-ORG
's O
most O
lucrative O
sectors O
-- O
accounting O
for O
more O
than O
half O
the O
aerospace O
company O
's O
$ O
10.59 O
billion O
in O
sales O
in O
1988 O
-- O
the O
missiles O
and O
space O
group O
is O
the O
prime O
Pentagon B-ORG
contractor O
on O
the O
Trident B-PRODUCT
II O
ballistic O
missile O
. O

It O
also O
generates O
pieces O
of O
the O
missile O
shield O
called O
the O
Strategic O
Defense O
Initiative O
. O

Fortunately O
, O
the B-FAC
Hubble I-FAC
Space I-FAC
Telescope I-FAC
-- O
set O
to O
be O
launched O
on O
the O
shuttle O
next O
year O
in O
a O
search O
for O
distant O
solar O
systems O
and O
light O
emitted O
14 O
billion O
years O
ago O
from O
the O
farthest O
reaches O
of O
the O
universe O
-- O
was O
moved O
from O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
to O
the B-FAC
Kennedy I-FAC
Space I-FAC
Center I-FAC
in O
Florida B-GPE
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
October O
. O

John B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Wilke I-PERSON
contribued O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Program O
traders O
were O
buying O
and O
selling O
at O
full O
steam O
Monday O
, O
the O
first O
trading O
session O
after O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
190.58 O
- O
point O
plunge O
Friday O
. O

They O
accounted O
for O
a O
hefty O
16 O
% O
of O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
volume O
Monday O
, O
the O
fourth O
busiest O
session O
ever O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
13 O
% O
of O
volume O
was O
in O
computer O
- O
guided O
program O
trades O
. O

In O
August O
, O
by O
contrast O
, O
program O
trading O
averaged O
10.3 O
% O
of O
daily O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
turnover O
. O

Program O
traders O
were O
publicly O
castigated O
following O
the O
508 O
- O
point O
crash O
Oct. O
19 O
, O
1987 O
, O
and O
a O
number O
of O
brokerage O
firms O
pulled O
back O
from O
using O
this O
strategy O
for O
a O
while O
. O

But O
as O
the O
outcry O
faded O
by O
the O
spring O
of O
1988 O
, O
they O
resumed O
. O

Some O
observers O
thought O
that O
after O
Friday O
's O
sharp O
drop O
, O
the O
firms O
would O
rein O
in O
their O
program O
traders O
to O
avoid O
stoking O
more O
controversy O
. O

But O
the O
statistics O
released O
yesterday O
show O
the O
firms O
did O
nothing O
of O
the O
sort O
. O

One O
reason O
, O
they O
said O
, O
was O
that O
the O
official O
reports O
on O
the O
1987 O
crash O
exonerated O
program O
trading O
as O
a O
cause O
. O

Stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
is O
the O
most O
controversial O
form O
of O
program O
trading O
because O
it O
accelerates O
market O
moves O
, O
if O
not O
actually O
causing O
them O
. O

In O
it O
, O
traders O
buy O
or O
sell O
stocks O
and O
offset O
those O
positions O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
contracts O
to O
profit O
from O
fleeting O
price O
discrepancies O
. O

Under O
the O
exchange O
's O
definitions O
, O
program O
trading O
also O
describes O
a O
number O
of O
other O
strategies O
that O
, O
in O
the O
opinion O
of O
some O
traders O
, O
do O
n't O
cause O
big O
swings O
in O
the O
market O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
disclosure O
of O
program O
trading O
activity O
on O
these O
two O
days O
was O
unusual O
. O

Though O
it O
collects O
such O
data O
daily O
, O
its O
monthly O
reports O
on O
program O
trading O
usually O
come O
out O
about O
three O
weeks O
after O
each O
month O
ends O
. O

The O
September O
figures O
are O
due O
to O
be O
released O
this O
week O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
declined O
to O
name O
the O
Wall O
Street O
firms O
involved O
in O
the O
activity O
Friday O
and O
Monday O
, O
or O
the O
type O
of O
strategies O
used O
. O

But O
traders O
on O
the O
exchange O
floor O
, O
who O
can O
observe O
the O
computer O
- O
guided O
trading O
activity O
on O
monitor O
screens O
, O
said O
most O
of O
the O
top O
program O
- O
trading O
firms O
were O
active O
both O
days O
. O

Through O
August O
, O
the O
top O
five O
program O
trading O
firms O
in O
volume O
were O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
, O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Though O
brokerage O
officials O
defended O
their O
use O
of O
program O
trading O
, O
one O
sign O
of O
what O
an O
issue O
it O
remains O
was O
that O
few O
executives O
would O
comment O
on O
the O
record O
. O

Besides O
reciting O
the O
pardon O
for O
program O
trading O
contained O
in O
the O
Brady O
Commission O
report O
, O
they O
said O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
was O
actually O
needed O
Monday O
to O
restore O
the O
markets O
' O
equilibrium O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
the O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
market O
was O
unhinged O
from O
the O
stock O
market O
when O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
halted O
trading O
in O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
futures O
contract O
-- O
a O
`` O
circuit O
breaker O
'' O
procedure O
instituted O
after O
the O
1987 O
crash O
and O
implemented O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

Futures O
trading O
resumed O
a O
half O
- O
hour O
later O
, O
but O
the O
session O
ended O
shortly O
thereafter O
, O
leaving O
the O
stock O
market O
set O
up O
for O
more O
sell O
programs O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

By O
Monday O
morning O
, O
they O
said O
, O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
sell O
programs O
helped O
re-establish O
the O
link O
between O
stocks O
and O
futures O
. O

But O
stunning O
volatility O
was O
produced O
in O
the O
process O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
plunged O
a O
breathtaking O
63.52 O
points O
in O
the O
first O
40 O
minutes O
of O
trading O
Monday O
as O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
sell O
programs O
kicked O
in O
. O

At O
about O
10:10 O
a.m. O
EDT O
, O
the O
market O
abruptly O
turned O
upward O
on O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
buy O
programs O
. O

By O
day O
's O
end O
, O
the O
Dow O
industrials O
had O
rebounded O
88.12 O
points O
, O
or O
nearly O
half O
of O
Friday O
's O
drop O
. O

Tandy B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
signed O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
to O
acquire O
two O
units O
of O
Datatronic B-ORG
AB I-ORG
of O
Stockholm B-GPE
for O
cash O
. O

The O
amount O
was O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
electronics O
maker O
and O
retailer O
previously O
estimated O
the O
sale O
price O
at O
between O
$ O
100 O
million O
and O
$ O
200 O
million O
for O
Datatronic B-ORG
's O
Victor B-PRODUCT
microcomputer O
and O
Micronic B-PRODUCT
hand O
- O
held O
computer O
subsidiaries O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Tandy B-ORG
will O
acquire O
rights O
to O
the O
Victor O
and O
Micronic B-PRODUCT
names O
for O
computers O
. O

During O
1988 O
, O
the O
Datatronic O
subsidiaries O
had O
combined O
sales O
in O
excess O
of O
$ O
200 O
million O
. O

The O
transaction O
will O
give O
Tandy B-ORG
a O
well O
- O
known O
European B-NORP
computer O
brand O
that O
includes O
2,700 O
dealers O
and O
distributors O
marketing O
to O
medium O
- O
sized O
business O
and O
educational O
institutions O
. O

Closing O
of O
the O
transaction O
is O
subject O
to O
certain O
conditions O
and O
regulatory O
approvals O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Addington B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
called O
for O
redemption O
on O
Nov. O
21 O
its O
$ O
25.8 O
million O
outstanding O
of O
8 O
% O
convertible O
subordinated O
debentures O
due O
2013 O
. O

The O
debentures O
were O
issued O
in O
the O
face O
amount O
of O
$ O
46 O
million O
on O
July O
11 O
, O
1988 O
, O
the O
Ashland B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
, O
coal O
mining O
, O
water O
transportation O
and O
construction O
company O
said O
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
redemption O
is O
permitted O
because O
the O
price O
of O
Addington B-ORG
's O
stock O
has O
equaled O
or O
exceeded O
$ O
19.60 O
for O
20 O
consecutive O
trading O
days O
, O
a O
condition O
set O
in O
the O
terms O
of O
the O
debentures O
. O

Debenture O
holders O
are O
expected O
to O
convert O
most O
of O
the O
debentures O
into O
common O
because O
the O
value O
of O
the O
stock O
received O
in O
a O
conversion O
would O
exceed O
the O
$ O
1,103.11 O
redemption O
price O
. O

The B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
said O
it O
fined O
Capcom B-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
$ O
500,000 O
and O
accepted O
its O
withdrawal O
from O
membership O
as O
part O
of O
a O
settlement O
of O
disciplinary O
actions O
against O
the O
firm O
. O

Capcom B-ORG
Futures I-ORG
is O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
subsidiary O
of O
Capcom B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
London B-GPE
financial O
firm O
that O
was O
implicated O
last O
year O
in O
a O
scheme O
to O
launder O
drug O
money O
. O

The O
case O
is O
pending O
. O

The O
firm O
was O
indicted O
in O
Tampa B-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
on O
money O
- O
laundering O
charges O
. O

In O
June B-GPE
, O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
said O
it O
suspended O
Capcom B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
. O

The O
Capcom O
Futures O
unit O
withdrew O
from O
Board O
of O
Trade O
membership O
voluntarily O
in O
August O
, O
a O
Board O
of O
Trade O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Capcom B-ORG
Futures I-ORG
, O
while O
neither O
admitting O
nor O
denying O
the O
Merc O
charges O
, O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
the O
Merc O
charges O
were O
`` O
technical O
in O
nature O
'' O
and O
that O
`` O
no O
customers O
were O
hurt O
'' O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
violations O
cited O
by O
the O
Merc O
. O

The O
Merc O
alleged O
that O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
from O
April O
1987 O
through O
October O
1988 O
Capcom B-ORG
Futures I-ORG
failed O
to O
document O
trades O
between O
Capcom B-ORG
Futures I-ORG
and O
people O
or O
entities O
directly O
or O
indirectly O
controlled O
by O
Capcom B-ORG
Futures I-ORG
shareholders O
. O

Enron B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
a O
subsidiary O
and O
two O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
firms O
are O
studying O
the O
feasibility O
of O
constructing O
a O
1,500 O
megawatt O
gas O
- O
fired O
power O
plant O
in O
northern O
England B-GPE
as O
an O
outgrowth O
of O
the O
government O
's O
privatization O
program O
. O

Enron B-ORG
Power I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
the O
Houston B-GPE
natural O
gas O
pipeline O
company O
, O
would O
design O
, O
construct O
and O
run O
the O
plant O
. O

Gas O
to O
fuel O
it O
would O
be O
piped O
from O
the B-LOC
North I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
. O

A O
subsidiary O
of O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Imperial B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
would O
buy O
electricity O
and O
steam O
from O
the O
proposed O
station O
. O

Surplus O
power O
would O
be O
sold O
on O
the O
open O
market O
, O
Enron B-ORG
said O
. O

Also O
participating O
in O
the O
study O
, O
Enron B-ORG
said O
, O
is O
the O
National O
Power O
division O
of O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Central B-ORG
Electricity I-ORG
Generating I-ORG
Board I-ORG
. O

Upon O
privatization O
, O
National B-ORG
Power I-ORG
will O
be O
responsible O
for O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
country O
's O
power O
generating O
business O
. O

John B-PERSON
V. I-PERSON
Holmes I-PERSON
, O
an O
investment O
- O
newsletter O
publisher O
, O
and O
three O
venture O
- O
capital O
firms O
he O
organized O
were O
enjoined O
from O
violating O
the O
registration O
provisions O
of O
the O
securities O
laws O
governing O
investment O
companies O
. O

As O
part O
of O
an O
agreement O
that O
settled O
charges O
brought O
by O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
, O
a O
receiver O
was O
also O
appointed O
for O
the O
three O
venture O
- O
capital O
firms O
. O

Mr. O
Holmes O
was O
the O
subject O
of O
a O
page O
one O
profile O
in O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
in O
1984 O
, O
after O
the O
SEC O
questioned O
him O
about O
ties O
between O
him O
and O
companies O
he O
touted O
in O
a O
newsletter O
. O

In O
1986 O
, O
in O
another O
consent O
agreement O
with O
the O
SEC O
, O
Mr. O
Holmes O
was O
enjoined O
from O
violating O
the O
stock O
- O
registration O
and O
anti-fraud O
provisions O
of O
the O
securities O
laws O
. O

Without O
any O
admission O
or O
denial O
of O
guilt O
by O
Mr. O
Holmes O
, O
that O
agreement O
settled O
SEC B-ORG
charges O
that O
Mr. O
Holmes O
sold O
unregistered O
securities O
and O
misled O
investors O
. O

In O
charges O
filed O
last O
week O
in O
federal O
district O
court O
in O
Charlotte B-GPE
, O
N.C. B-GPE
, O
the O
SEC O
alleged O
that O
Venture B-ORG
Capitalists I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Venture B-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
New B-ORG
Ventures I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
all O
of O
Charlotte B-GPE
, O
failed O
repeatedly O
to O
file O
proper O
documents O
. O

The O
SEC O
also O
charged O
that O
Mr. O
Holmes O
acted O
as O
an O
officer O
or O
director O
of O
New B-ORG
Ventures I-ORG
, O
in O
violation O
of O
his O
previous O
consent O
agreement O
. O

`` O
Some O
companies O
were O
delinquent O
in O
filings O
and O
other O
actions O
, O
all O
of O
which O
cost O
money O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Holmes O
said O
. O

Two O
of O
Mr. O
Holmes O
's O
business O
associates O
who O
worked O
for O
Venture B-ORG
Capitalists I-ORG
, O
Kimberly B-PERSON
Ann I-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
and O
Frederick B-PERSON
Byrum I-PERSON
, O
also O
consented O
to O
being O
enjoined O
from O
violations O
of O
registration O
provisions O
of O
the O
securities O
laws O
. O

Ms. O
Smith O
also O
agreed O
to O
a O
permanent O
injunction O
barring O
her O
from O
acting O
as O
an O
officer O
, O
director O
or O
investment O
adviser O
of O
any O
mutual O
fund O
, O
unit O
investment O
trust O
or O
face O
- O
amount O
certificate O
company O
. O

Mr. O
Byrum O
and O
Ms. O
Smith O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

In O
consenting O
to O
the O
injunctions O
, O
none O
of O
the O
individuals O
or O
companies O
admitted O
or O
denied O
the O
allegations O
. O

Whitbread B-ORG
& O
Co. O
put O
its O
spirits O
division O
up O
for O
sale O
, O
triggering O
a O
scramble O
among O
global O
groups O
for O
the O
British B-NORP
company O
's O
brands O
. O

Whitbread B-ORG
already O
has O
been O
approached O
by O
`` O
about O
half O
a O
dozen O
'' O
companies O
interested O
in O
buying O
all O
or O
part O
of O
the O
spirits O
business O
, O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Analysts O
expect O
the O
spirits O
operations O
and O
some O
California B-GPE
vineyards O
that O
also O
are O
being O
sold O
to O
fetch O
about O
# O
500 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
788.8 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

Among O
the O
brands O
for O
sale O
are O
Beefeater B-ORG
gin O
, O
the O
No. O
2 O
imported O
gin O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
and O
Laphroaig B-ORG
single O
- O
malt O
whiskey O
. O

Also O
for O
sale O
are O
Buckingham B-ORG
Wile I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
distributes O
Cutty B-ORG
Sark I-ORG
blended O
whiskey O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
and O
Whitbread B-ORG
's O
Atlas B-ORG
Peak I-ORG
Vineyards I-ORG
in O
California B-GPE
's O
Napa B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
. O

Beefeater B-ORG
alone O
is O
worth O
as O
much O
as O
# O
300 O
million O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

Whitbread B-ORG
bought O
the O
Beefeater O
distillery O
two O
years O
ago O
for O
# O
174.5 O
million O
. O

That O
purchase O
represented O
an O
attempt O
by O
Whitbread B-ORG
, O
a O
venerable O
British B-NORP
brewer O
, O
to O
become O
a O
major O
player O
in O
the O
global O
liquor O
business O
. O

But O
Whitbread B-ORG
has O
been O
squeezed O
by O
giant O
rivals O
amid O
widespread O
consolidation O
in O
the O
industry O
. O

Now O
, O
it O
wants O
to O
concentrate O
on O
beer O
and O
its O
newer O
hotel O
and O
restaurant O
operations O
. O

For O
rival O
liquor O
companies O
, O
the O
Whitbread O
auction O
is O
a O
rare O
opportunity O
to O
acquire O
valuable O
brands O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
not O
very O
often O
something O
like O
this O
comes O
up O
, O
'' O
said O
Ron B-NORP
Littleboy O
, O
a O
liquor O
company O
analyst O
at O
Nomura B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
division O
will O
be O
sold O
off O
quite O
rapidly O
, O
'' O
predicted O
Neill B-PERSON
Junor I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
London B-GPE
brokers O
County B-ORG
NatWest I-ORG
WoodMac I-ORG
. O

Among O
possible O
buyers O
, O
Grand B-ORG
Metropolitan I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
might O
find O
Beefeater B-ORG
a O
useful O
addition O
to O
its O
portfolio O
. O

Grand B-ORG
Met I-ORG
owns O
Bombay B-GPE
gin O
, O
the O
No. O
3 O
imported O
gin O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
; O
rival O
Guinness B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
has O
the O
No. O
1 O
imported O
brand O
, O
Tanqueray B-ORG
. O

The O
Whitbread O
spirits O
auction O
`` O
is O
an O
extremely O
interesting O
development O
... O
and O
naturally O
we O
'll O
be O
considering O
it O
carefully O
, O
'' O
a O
Grand B-ORG
Met I-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

Guinness B-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
several O
leading O
whiskey O
brands O
plus O
Gordon B-ORG
's O
gin O
, O
the O
world O
's O
No. O
1 O
gin O
, O
is O
considered O
less O
likely O
to O
bid O
for O
the O
Whitbread O
spirits O
. O

A O
Guinness B-ORG
spokesman O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

Two O
other O
global O
liquor O
giants O
, O
Canada B-GPE
's O
Seagram B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Allied B-ORG
- I-ORG
Lyons I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
also O
are O
possible O
buyers O
. O

Seagram B-ORG
's O
gin O
is O
the O
world O
's O
No. O
2 O
gin O
brand O
, O
but O
the O
company O
does O
n't O
own O
any O
of O
the O
major O
gin O
brands O
imported O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Allied B-ORG
- I-ORG
Lyons I-ORG
, O
while O
powerful O
in O
whiskey O
, O
does O
n't O
own O
any O
major O
white O
- O
spirit O
brands O
. O

`` O
We O
will O
certainly O
have O
to O
take O
a O
look O
at O
'' O
the O
Whitbread O
spirits O
business O
, O
an O
Allied B-ORG
- I-ORG
Lyons I-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
would O
certainly O
like O
to O
have O
a O
major O
white O
- O
spirits O
brand O
in O
our O
portfolio O
. O
'' O

A O
Seagram B-ORG
spokesman O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
would O
n't O
comment O
. O

Smaller O
liquor O
companies O
, O
such O
as O
Brown B-ORG
- I-ORG
Forman I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
also O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
interested O
. O

Such O
companies O
`` O
are O
increasingly O
being O
left O
behind O
'' O
in O
the O
global O
liquor O
business O
, O
says O
Nomura O
's O
Mr. O
Littleboy O
. O

In O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
would O
n't O
comment O
. O

Brown B-ORG
- I-ORG
Forman I-ORG
, O
a O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
distiller O
, O
also O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

Whitbread B-ORG
's O
wine O
, O
spirits O
and O
soft O
- O
drink O
operations O
had O
trading O
profit O
of O
# O
35.4 O
million O
on O
sales O
of O
# O
315.5 O
million O
in O
the O
year O
ended O
Feb. O
25 O
. O

The O
company O
, O
which O
is O
retaining O
most O
of O
its O
wine O
and O
all O
of O
its O
soft O
- O
drink O
interests O
, O
did O
n't O
break O
out O
results O
for O
the O
businesses O
it O
plans O
to O
sell O
. O

But O
analysts O
estimate O
their O
trading O
profit O
at O
# O
30 O
million O
. O

Whitbread B-ORG
had O
total O
pretax O
profit O
in O
the O
year O
ended O
Feb. O
25 O
of O
# O
223.2 O
million O
, O
on O
sales O
of O
# O
2.26 O
billion O
. O

Whitbread B-ORG
's O
spirits O
auction O
occurs O
amid O
a O
parallel O
shakeup O
in O
the O
British B-NORP
beer O
industry O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
the O
government O
announced O
plans O
to O
foster O
increased O
competition O
in O
the O
industry O
. O

British B-NORP
brewers O
currently O
own O
thousands O
of O
pubs O
, O
which O
in O
turn O
sell O
only O
the O
breweries O
' O
beer O
and O
soft O
drinks O
. O

Under O
new O
rules O
, O
many O
of O
the O
country O
's O
pubs O
would O
become O
`` O
free O
houses O
, O
'' O
selling O
beers O
of O
their O
choice O
. O

Whitbread B-ORG
now O
intends O
to O
bolster O
its O
brewing O
interests O
, O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
grab O
a O
share O
of O
sales O
to O
free O
houses O
. O

The O
company O
, O
which O
last O
month O
paid O
# O
50.7 O
million O
for O
regional O
British B-NORP
brewer O
Boddington B-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
has O
about O
13 O
% O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
beer O
market O
. O

Whitbread B-ORG
also O
owns O
the O
license O
to O
brew O
and O
distribute O
Heineken B-ORG
and O
Stella B-ORG
Artois I-ORG
beers O
in O
Britain B-GPE
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Whitbread B-ORG
intends O
to O
focus O
on O
its O
newer O
hotel O
, O
liquor O
store O
and O
restaurant O
businesses O
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

In O
Britain B-GPE
, O
those O
interests O
include O
the O
Beefeater O
steakhouse O
chain O
and O
joint O
ownership O
with O
PepsiCo B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
the O
country O
's O
Pizza B-ORG
Hut I-ORG
chain O
. O

In O
Canada B-GPE
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Whitbread B-ORG
owns O
The O
Keg O
chain O
of O
steak O
and O
seafood O
restaurants O
. O

Focusing O
on O
beer O
, O
restaurants O
and O
hotels O
means O
`` O
we O
can O
concentrate O
our O
skills O
and O
resources O
more O
effectively O
, O
'' O
Peter B-PERSON
Jarvis I-PERSON
, O
Whitbread B-ORG
's O
managing O
director O
, O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
spirits O
business O
`` O
would O
require O
substantial O
additional O
investment O
to O
enable O
it O
to O
compete O
effectively O
in O
the O
first O
division O
of O
global O
players O
. O
'' O

Whitbread B-ORG
also O
announced O
that O
Mr. O
Jarvis O
, O
who O
is O
48 O
, O
will O
become O
the O
company O
's O
chief O
executive O
March O
1 O
. O

At O
that O
time O
Sam B-PERSON
Whitbread I-PERSON
, O
the O
company O
's O
chairman O
and O
a O
descendant O
of O
its O
18th O
- O
century O
founder O
, O
will O
retire O
from O
executive O
duties O
. O

He O
will O
retain O
the O
honorary O
title O
of O
non-executive O
chairman O
. O

Bond O
prices O
rambled O
yesterday O
as O
investors O
kept O
close O
watch O
on O
the O
stock O
market O
and O
worried O
about O
a O
wave O
of O
new O
supply O
. O

Early O
yesterday O
, O
bonds O
rose O
as O
investors O
rushed O
to O
buy O
Treasury B-ORG
securities O
on O
the O
prospect O
that O
stocks O
would O
plummet O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
massive O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
. O

For O
example O
, O
some O
securities O
analysts O
warned O
that O
stocks O
of O
certain O
insurance O
companies O
, O
which O
face O
massive O
damage O
claims O
, O
would O
get O
hit O
hard O
. O

But O
when O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
rose O
instead O
, O
bonds O
drifted O
lower O
. O

With O
stocks O
not O
a O
major O
focus O
, O
`` O
we O
're O
waiting O
for O
the O
next O
guiding O
light O
, O
'' O
said O
Brian B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Fabbri I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
Midland B-ORG
Montagu I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
If O
the O
stock O
market O
tremors O
are O
behind O
us O
, O
then O
the O
bond O
market O
will O
go O
back O
to O
looking O
at O
the O
next O
batch O
of O
economic O
numbers O
to O
determine O
'' O
where O
interest O
rates O
are O
heading O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
, O
which O
jumped O
3/8 O
point O
, O
or O
about O
$ O
3.75 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
, O
during O
the O
first O
hour O
of O
trading O
, O
ended O
little O
changed O
. O

Interest O
rates O
barely O
budged O
from O
Tuesday O
's O
levels O
. O

Most O
junk O
bonds O
, O
which O
have O
been O
battered O
in O
recent O
weeks O
, O
continued O
a O
slow O
recuperation O
and O
ended O
unchanged O
to O
slightly O
higher O
. O

But O
some O
so O
- O
called O
high O
- O
quality O
junk O
issues O
fell O
as O
some O
mutual O
funds O
sold O
their O
most O
liquid O
issues O
to O
raise O
cash O
. O

RJR B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
14.7 O
% O
bonds O
due O
2009 O
fell O
one O
point O
. O

Other O
RJR B-ORG
issues O
fell O
between O
1/2 O
point O
and O
1 O
1/2 O
point O
. O

In O
the O
latest O
sign O
of O
how O
difficult O
it O
is O
to O
place O
certain O
junk O
bonds O
, O
Continental B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
said O
it O
was O
forced O
to O
scale O
back O
the O
size O
of O
its O
latest O
offering O
. O

Continental B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
slashed O
the O
size O
of O
its O
note O
offering O
from O
$ O
150 O
million O
to O
$ O
71 O
million O
. O

The O
move O
had O
been O
widely O
expected O
. O

In O
the O
multipart O
offering O
, O
the O
company O
sold O
a O
portion O
of O
secured O
notes O
but O
shelved O
all O
the O
unsecured O
notes O
. O

A O
Continental B-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
the O
notes O
may O
be O
offered O
at O
a O
later O
date O
. O

`` O
This O
was O
not O
a O
do O
- O
or O
- O
die O
deal O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
this O
is O
a O
market O
that O
required O
some O
level O
of O
security O
. O

It O
did O
not O
make O
sense O
to O
offer O
unsecured O
paper O
in O
an O
unsettling O
market O
. O
'' O

Investors O
have O
been O
speculating O
for O
weeks O
about O
the O
market O
's O
ability O
to O
place O
the O
$ O
7 O
billion O
to O
$ O
10 O
billion O
of O
new O
junk O
bonds O
scheduled O
to O
be O
sold O
by O
year O
end O
. O

Supply O
troubles O
were O
also O
on O
the O
minds O
of O
Treasury B-ORG
investors O
yesterday O
, O
who O
worried O
about O
the O
flood O
of O
new O
government O
securities O
coming O
next O
week O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
being O
bombarded O
by O
new O
Treasury B-ORG
and O
agency O
debt O
offerings O
, O
'' O
said O
William B-PERSON
Sullivan I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
money O
- O
market O
research O
at O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
Reynolds I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
The O
market O
is O
concerned O
about O
its O
ability O
to O
underwrite O
all O
this O
debt O
at O
current O
levels O
. O
'' O

In O
addition O
to O
the O
$ O
15.6 O
billion O
of O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
to O
be O
sold O
at O
next O
week O
's O
regular O
Monday O
auction O
, O
the O
government O
will O
sell O
$ O
10 O
billion O
of O
new O
two O
- O
year O
Treasury B-ORG
notes O
. O

And O
Resolution B-ORG
Funding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
late O
yesterday O
that O
it O
will O
sell O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
of O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
Wednesday O
. O

Refcorp B-ORG
is O
the O
financing O
unit O
of O
Resolution B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
new O
government O
agency O
created O
to O
rescue O
the O
nation O
's O
troubled O
thrifts O
. O

Its O
securities O
have O
been O
dubbed O
`` O
bailout O
bonds O
'' O
by O
traders O
. O

In O
when O
- O
issued O
trading O
, O
the O
two O
- O
year O
Treasurys B-ORG
had O
a O
yield O
of O
about O
7.88 O
% O
. O

In O
the O
municipal O
market O
, O
all O
eyes O
were O
on O
California B-GPE
debt O
as O
investors O
tried O
to O
gauge O
the O
financial O
ramifications O
of O
Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
. O

But O
traders O
said O
the O
quake O
had O
only O
a O
minor O
impact O
on O
the O
trading O
of O
California B-GPE
state O
and O
local O
municipal O
debt O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
certain O
bonds O
traders O
refer O
to O
as O
` O
earthquake O
' O
bonds O
because O
the O
-LRB- O
issuers O
-RRB- O
are O
on O
top O
of O
the B-LOC
San I-LOC
Andreas I-LOC
fault O
, O
'' O
said O
Zane B-PERSON
Mann I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
the B-ORG
California I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Bond I-ORG
Advisor I-ORG
, O
a O
newsletter O
for O
investors O
. O

Since O
those O
bonds O
already O
pay O
a O
slightly O
higher O
yield O
, O
an O
extra O
premium O
for O
the O
earthquake O
risk O
, O
they O
were O
n't O
materially O
affected O
. O

But O
some O
bond O
market O
analysts O
said O
that O
could O
quickly O
change O
if O
property O
casualty O
insurance O
companies O
scramble O
to O
sell O
portions O
of O
their O
municipal O
portfolios O
to O
raise O
cash O
to O
pay O
damage O
claims O
. O

`` O
Insurance O
companies O
will O
foot O
a O
substantial O
amount O
of O
the O
bill O
to O
reconstruct O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
'' O
said O
Charles B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

He O
also O
expects O
the O
performance O
of O
municipals O
to O
lag O
Treasurys B-ORG
as O
California B-GPE
is O
forced O
to O
issue O
new O
debt O
over O
time O
to O
repair O
public O
facilities O
. O

A O
report O
issued O
late O
yesterday O
by O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp. O
concluded O
the O
quake O
wo O
n't O
cause O
`` O
wide O
- O
scale O
credit O
deterioration O
'' O
for O
issuers O
and O
debt O
issues O
in O
the O
12 O
- O
county O
area O
of O
Northern O
California B-GPE
affected O
by O
the O
quake O
. O

Treasury B-ORG
Securities O

Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
ended O
narrowly O
mixed O
in O
quiet O
trading O
. O

The O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
ended O
at O
a O
price O
of O
100 O
29/32 O
to O
yield O
8.03 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
100 O
28/32 O
to O
yield O
8.04 O
% O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
latest O
10 O
- O
year O
notes O
were O
quoted O
late O
at O
a O
price O
of O
99 O
26/32 O
to O
yield O
8 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
99 O
25/32 O
to O
yield O
8.01 O
% O
. O

Short O
- O
term O
rates O
were O
little O
changed O
. O

Corporate O
Issues O

Investment O
- O
grade O
corporate O
bonds O
ended O
1/4 O
point O
lower O
. O

The O
Continental O
junk O
bond O
offering O
, O
underwritten O
by O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
the O
only O
new O
issue O
priced O
yesterday O
. O

In O
the O
four O
- O
part O
offering O
, O
the O
$ O
71 O
million O
of O
secured O
equipment O
certificates O
was O
priced O
to O
yield O
13.75 O
% O
to O
15.75 O
% O
. O

Municipals O

Municipal O
bonds O
ended O
about O
1/8 O
to O
3/8 O
point O
lower O
, O
hurt O
by O
the O
circulation O
of O
two O
`` O
bid O
- O
wanted O
'' O
lists O
totaling O
$ O
655 O
million O
. O

Chemical B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
is O
acting O
as O
agent O
for O
the O
seller O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
some O
California B-GPE
issues O
were O
down O
a O
touch O
more O
than O
the O
broad O
market O
, O
but O
traders O
said O
there O
had O
n't O
been O
much O
investor O
selling O
because O
of O
the O
quake O
. O

But O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
general O
obligation O
bonds O
came O
under O
selling O
pressure O
. O

Traders O
said O
a O
steady O
stream O
of O
bonds O
was O
put O
up O
for O
sale O
yesterday O
, O
pushing O
yields O
for O
longer O
maturities O
up O
0.05 O
percentage O
point O
. O

Traders O
said O
investors O
were O
reacting O
to O
recent O
negative O
news O
on O
the O
city O
's O
finances O
and O
are O
nervous O
ahead O
of O
the O
Nov. O
7 O
election O
. O

Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
topped O
the O
competitive O
slate O
yesterday O
with O
a O
sale O
of O
$ O
200 O
million O
of O
general O
obligation O
tax O
revenue O
anticipation O
notes O
. O

In O
late O
trading O
, O
New O
Jersey O
Turnpike O
Authority O
's O
7.20 O
% O
issue O
of O
2018 O
was O
off O
1/4 O
point O
at O
98 O
bid O
. O

The O
yield O
was O
7.35 O
% O
, O
up O
0.01 O
percentage O
point O
. O

Mortgage O
- O
Backed O
Securities O

Mortgage O
securities O
ended O
little O
changed O
after O
light O
dealings O
. O

There O
was O
no O
appreciable O
market O
impact O
from O
the O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
. O

Dealers O
said O
there O
was O
some O
concern O
that O
insurance O
companies O
might O
be O
forced O
to O
sell O
mortgage O
securities O
to O
help O
pay O
earthquake O
- O
related O
claims O
, O
but O
no O
selling O
materialized O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Federal B-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
two O
dominant O
issuers O
of O
mortgage O
securities O
, O
have O
a O
sizable O
amount O
of O
California B-GPE
home O
loans O
in O
their O
mortgagebacked O
pools O
. O

But O
their O
potential O
quake O
exposure O
is O
seen O
as O
small O
given O
that O
they O
require O
a O
financial O
cushion O
on O
all O
the O
loans O
they O
purchase O
. O

And O
because O
Northern B-LOC
California I-LOC
home O
prices O
are O
so O
high O
, O
loans O
from O
the O
region O
often O
are O
too O
large O
to O
be O
included O
in O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
and O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
pools O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Government B-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
for O
November O
delivery O
ended O
at O
97 O
29/32 O
, O
unchanged O
. O

Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
were O
at O
97 O
4/32 O
, O
down O
1/32 O
. O

In O
derivative O
markets O
, O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
issued O
two O
$ O
400 O
million O
real O
estate O
mortgage O
investment O
conduits O
backed O
by O
its O
9 O
% O
securities O
. O

Foreign O
Bonds O

British B-NORP
government O
bonds O
, O
or O
gilts O
, O
ended O
moderately O
lower O
as O
equities O
there O
recovered O
from O
Tuesday O
's O
drop O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
11 O
3/4 O
% O
bond O
due O
2003 O
/ O
2007 O
fell O
11/32 O
to O
111 O
31/32 O
to O
yield O
10.08 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
12 O
% O
notes O
due O
1995 O
were O
down O
7/32 O
to O
103 O
22/32 O
to O
yield O
11.04 O
% O
. O

Traders O
said O
today O
may O
be O
an O
anxious O
day O
for O
the O
market O
. O

Several O
key O
economic O
figures O
are O
due O
out O
and O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
is O
scheduled O
to O
give O
the O
annual O
`` O
Mansion B-FAC
House I-FAC
'' O
address O
to O
the O
financial O
community O
. O

The O
chancellor O
sometimes O
has O
used O
the O
occasion O
to O
announce O
major O
economic O
policy O
changes O
. O

Economists O
do O
n't O
expect O
any O
such O
changes O
in O
this O
year O
's O
address O
, O
given O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
apparent O
reluctance O
to O
adjust O
policy O
currently O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
bonds O
retreated O
in O
quiet O
trading O
, O
stymied O
by O
the O
dollar O
's O
resiliency O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
bellwether O
4.6 O
% O
bond O
due O
1998 O
ended O
on O
brokers O
' O
screens O
at O
95.75 O
to O
yield O
5.315 O
% O
. O

In O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
investors O
stayed O
on O
the O
sidelines O
as O
the O
bond O
market O
searched O
for O
direction O
. O

The O
government O
's O
7 O
% O
issue O
due O
October O
1999 O
fell O
0.05 O
point O
to O
99.90 O
to O
yield O
7.01 O
% O
. O

On O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
yesterday O
, O
northern O
California B-GPE
's O
killer O
earthquake O
was O
just O
another O
chance O
to O
make O
a O
buck O
. O

At O
the O
opening O
bell O
, O
investors O
quickly O
began O
singling O
out O
shares O
of O
companies O
expected O
to O
profit O
or O
suffer O
in O
some O
way O
from O
the O
California B-GPE
disaster O
, O
including O
insurers O
, O
construction O
- O
related O
companies O
, O
refiners O
and O
housing O
lenders O
. O

Brokerage O
houses O
jumped O
in O
, O
touting O
`` O
post-quake O
demand O
'' O
stocks O
, O
and O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
set O
up O
a O
toll O
- O
free O
hot O
line O
for O
San B-GPE
Franciscans I-GPE
who O
might O
need O
emergency O
investment O
advice O
and O
help O
in O
transferring O
funds O
. O

`` O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
thinks O
of O
everything O
in O
terms O
of O
money O
, O
'' O
says O
Tom B-PERSON
Gallagher I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
Oppenheimer B-ORG
& O
Co. O
trader O
. O

However O
, O
he O
added O
, O
such O
event O
- O
driven O
trading O
moves O
typically O
last O
only O
a O
few O
hours O
and O
are O
often O
made O
without O
full O
information O
. O

The O
most O
popular O
plays O
of O
the O
day O
were O
insurance O
companies O
such O
as O
General B-ORG
Re I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
rose O
$ O
2.75 O
to O
$ O
86.50 O
, O
Nac B-ORG
Re I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
up O
$ O
2 O
to O
$ O
37.75 O
, O
American B-ORG
International I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
up O
$ O
3.25 O
to O
$ O
102.625 O
, O
and O
Cigna B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
up O
87.5 O
cents O
to O
$ O
62.50 O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
the O
brokerage O
firm O
Conning O
& O
Co. O
said O
insurers O
will O
use O
the O
earthquake O
as O
an O
excuse O
to O
raise O
insurance O
rates O
, O
ending O
their O
long O
price O
wars O
. O

Before O
this O
bullish O
theory O
surfaced O
, O
some O
insurance O
stocks O
initially O
fell O
, O
indicating O
that O
investors O
thought O
the O
quake O
might O
cost O
insurers O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Fireman O
's O
Fund O
Corp. O
, O
which O
ended O
the O
day O
off O
50 O
cents O
to O
$ O
36.50 O
, O
said O
earthquake O
damage O
would O
slightly O
hurt O
fourth O
- O
quarter O
profit O
. O

On O
the O
prospect O
for O
rebuilding O
northern O
California B-GPE
, O
investors O
bid O
up O
cement O
- O
makers O
Calmat B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
up O
$ O
2.75 O
to O
$ O
28.75 O
, O
and O
Lone B-ORG
Star I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
up O
$ O
1.75 O
to O
$ O
29.25 O
. O

Bridge O
and O
road O
builders O
had O
a O
field O
day O
, O
including O
Kasler B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
up O
$ O
2.125 O
to O
$ O
9.875 O
, O
Guy B-ORG
F. I-ORG
Atkinson I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
up O
87.5 O
to O
$ O
61.875 O
, O
and O
Morrison B-ORG
Knudsen I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
reported O
higher O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
yesterday O
, O
up O
$ O
2.25 O
to O
$ O
44.125 O
. O

Fluor B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
construction O
engineering O
firm O
, O
gained O
75 O
cents O
to O
$ O
33.375 O
. O

But O
home O
- O
building O
stocks O
were O
a O
mixed O
bag O
. O

Timber O
stocks O
got O
a O
big O
boost O
. O

Georgia B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
up O
$ O
1.25 O
to O
$ O
58 O
, O
and O
Maxxam B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
up O
$ O
3 O
to O
$ O
43.75 O
, O
both O
reported O
strong O
profits O
. O

Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
touted O
Georgia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
, O
Louisiana B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Willamette B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
as O
the O
best O
post-quake O
plywood O
plays O
. O

Other O
gainers O
were O
companies O
with O
one O
or O
more O
undamaged O
California B-GPE
refineries O
. O

Tosco B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
jumped O
$ O
1.125 O
to O
$ O
20.125 O
and O
Chevron B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
despite O
a O
temporary O
pipeline O
shutdown O
, O
rose O
$ O
1 O
to O
$ O
65 O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
shares O
of O
some O
big O
housing O
lenders O
got O
hit O
, O
on O
the O
likelihood O
that O
the O
lenders O
' O
collateral O
-- O
people O
's O
homes O
-- O
suffered O
physical O
damage O
and O
perhaps O
a O
loss O
in O
value O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
& O
Co. O
fell O
50 O
cents O
to O
$ O
81.50 O
, O
and O
BankAmerica B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
fell O
50 O
cents O
to O
$ O
31.875 O
. O

Some O
California B-GPE
thrift O
stocks O
also O
fell O
, O
including O
Golden B-ORG
West I-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
H.F. O
Ahmanson O
& O
Co. O
, O
which O
reported O
lower O
earnings O
yesterday O
. O

`` O
Property O
values O
did O
n't O
go O
up O
in O
California B-GPE
yesterday O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
money O
manager O
. O

Pacific O
Gas O
& O
Electric O
Co. O
fell O
37.5 O
cents O
to O
$ O
19.625 O
. O

One O
of O
its O
power O
generators O
was O
damaged O
, O
though O
the O
company O
said O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
any O
financial O
impact O
. O

Pacific B-ORG
Telesis I-ORG
Group I-ORG
lost O
62.5 O
cents O
to O
$ O
44.625 O
. O

A O
computer O
failure O
delayed O
its O
earnings O
announcement O
, O
and O
some O
investors O
think O
it O
might O
have O
extra O
costs O
to O
repair O
damaged O
telephone O
lines O
. O

Heavy O
construction O
, O
property O
- O
casualty O
insurance O
and O
forest O
products O
were O
among O
the O
best O
performing O
industry O
groups O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Equity O
Market O
Index O
yesterday O
. O

Michelle B-PERSON
Pfeiffer I-PERSON
ca O
n't O
chew O
gum O
and O
sing O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

But O
on O
the O
evidence O
of O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Fabulous I-WORK_OF_ART
Baker I-WORK_OF_ART
Boys I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
that O
may O
be O
the O
only O
thing O
she O
ca O
n't O
do O
, O
at O
least O
when O
she O
's O
acting O
in O
movies O
. O

As O
the O
tough O
, O
slinky O
lounge O
chanteuse O
in O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Fabulous I-WORK_OF_ART
Baker I-WORK_OF_ART
Boys I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Pfeiffer O
sings O
for O
herself O
, O
and O
more O
than O
passably O
well O
. O

Her O
Susie B-PERSON
Diamond I-PERSON
handles O
a O
song O
the O
way O
the O
greats O
do O
, O
like O
she O
's O
hearing O
the O
way O
it O
should O
sound O
inside O
her O
head O
and O
she O
's O
concentrating O
on O
matching O
that O
internal O
tone O
. O

Yet O
her O
intensity O
stops O
and O
starts O
with O
the O
music O
. O

When O
she O
is O
n't O
performing O
for O
an O
audience O
, O
she O
prepares O
for O
a O
song O
by O
removing O
the O
wad O
of O
gum O
from O
her O
mouth O
, O
and O
indicates O
that O
she O
's O
finished O
by O
sticking O
the O
gum O
back O
in O
. O

Like O
almost O
everything O
in O
this O
wonderfully O
romantic O
and O
edgy O
movie O
, O
Ms. O
Pfeiffer O
's O
Susie B-PERSON
seems O
like O
someone O
you O
've O
seen O
before O
, O
in O
numerous O
show O
- O
biz O
stories O
-LRB- O
even O
her O
name O
, O
Susie B-PERSON
Diamond I-PERSON
, O
sounds O
like O
a O
character O
Marilyn B-PERSON
Monroe I-PERSON
must O
have O
played O
-RRB- O
. O

Yet O
nothing O
about O
`` O
Baker B-WORK_OF_ART
Boys I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
and O
certainly O
nothing O
about O
Ms. O
Pfeiffer O
, O
really O
is O
like O
something O
from O
the O
video O
vault O
. O

Steve B-PERSON
Kloves I-PERSON
, O
the O
young O
writer O
and O
director O
-LRB- O
he O
is O
n't O
yet O
30 O
-RRB- O
, O
has O
only O
one O
produced O
picture O
to O
his O
credit O
; O
he O
wrote O
the O
screenplay O
for O
`` O
Racing B-WORK_OF_ART
With I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Moon I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
lovely O
coming O
- O
of O
- O
age O
picture O
set O
in O
the O
'40s O
. O

Both O
movies O
are O
infused O
with O
the O
nostalgic O
sensibility O
of O
someone O
much O
older O
, O
someone O
who O
does O
n't O
dismiss O
dreams O
, O
but O
who O
also O
has O
enough O
experience O
to O
see O
his O
limits O
. O

However O
, O
Mr. O
Kloves O
directs O
his O
own O
material O
without O
sentimentality O
and O
at O
its O
own O
eccentric O
pace O
; O
`` O
Baker B-WORK_OF_ART
Boys I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
both O
bluesy O
and O
funny O
. O

He O
's O
put O
a O
fresh O
spin O
on O
material O
that O
could O
come O
off O
terribly O
cliched O
; O
for O
example O
, O
the O
way O
Susie O
wows O
an O
audience O
the O
first O
time O
she O
sings O
with O
the O
Baker O
Boys O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
hurt O
that O
Mr. O
Kloves O
has O
made O
up O
for O
his O
lack O
of O
experience O
behind O
the O
camera O
with O
technicians O
who O
know O
exactly O
what O
they O
're O
doing O
. O

Much O
of O
the O
picture O
's O
sensuality O
emerges O
from O
cinematographer O
Michael B-PERSON
Ballhaus I-PERSON
's O
slyly O
seductive O
lens O
work O
. O

After O
working O
for O
years O
with O
Werner B-PERSON
Rainer I-PERSON
Fassbinder I-PERSON
, O
the O
late O
German B-NORP
director O
, O
and O
more O
recently O
with O
Martin B-PERSON
Scorsese I-PERSON
-LRB- O
`` O
After O
Hours O
, O
'' O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Color I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Money I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Last I-WORK_OF_ART
Temptation I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Christ I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
Mr. O
Ballhaus O
has O
developed O
a O
distinctively O
fluid O
style O
. O

And O
Dave O
Grusin O
's O
witty O
score O
embraces O
the O
banal O
requirements O
of O
banquet O
- O
hall O
musicianship O
-LRB- O
`` O
Feelings O
'' O
is O
a O
must O
-RRB- O
without O
condescension O
. O

Though O
Ms. O
Pfeiffer O
has O
the O
flashy O
part O
-- O
she O
gets O
the O
best O
comic O
bits O
and O
to O
wear O
glamorous O
dresses O
and O
spiked O
heels O
the O
boys O
are O
pretty O
great O
, O
too O
. O

What O
seemed O
like O
a O
good O
idea O
, O
to O
cast O
the O
Bridges B-PERSON
brothers O
-LRB- O
Jeff B-PERSON
and O
Beau B-PERSON
-RRB- O
as O
the O
Baker B-PERSON
brothers O
, O
actually O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
a O
good O
idea O
. O

Anyone O
who O
's O
tried O
to O
appear O
`` O
natural O
'' O
in O
front O
of O
a O
camera O
knows O
that O
it O
's O
much O
more O
natural O
to O
end O
up O
looking O
like O
a O
stiff O
. O

So O
it O
's O
quite O
possible O
that O
the O
terrific O
play O
between O
the O
brothers O
is O
n't O
natural O
at O
all O
, O
that O
Jeff B-PERSON
and O
Beau B-PERSON
had O
to O
work O
like O
crazy O
to O
make O
their O
brotherly O
love O
-- O
and O
resentment O
and O
frustration O
and O
rage O
-- O
seem O
so O
very O
real O
. O

When O
the O
movie O
opens O
the O
Baker B-PERSON
brothers O
are O
doing O
what O
they O
've O
done O
for O
15 O
years O
professionally O
, O
and O
twice O
as O
long O
as O
that O
for O
themselves O
: O
They O
're O
playing O
proficient O
piano O
, O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
, O
on O
twin O
pianos O
. O

They O
're O
small O
time O
in O
the O
small O
time O
- O
hotels O
-LRB- O
not O
the O
best O
ones O
-RRB- O
and O
restaurants O
in O
Seattle B-GPE
. O

Yet O
they O
do O
n't O
disparage O
their O
audiences O
by O
disparaging O
their O
act O
. O

They O
wear O
tuxedos O
most O
nights O
, O
unless O
circumstances O
-LRB- O
a O
regular O
gig O
at O
a O
`` O
tropical O
'' O
lounge O
, O
for O
example O
-RRB- O
require O
them O
to O
wear O
special O
costumes O
, O
like O
Hawaiian O
shirts O
. O

Plump O
Beau B-PERSON
, O
looking O
eager O
to O
please O
with O
his O
arched O
eyebrows O
and O
round O
face O
, O
plays O
the O
older O
brother O
, O
Frank B-PERSON
. O

Frank B-PERSON
plans O
the O
program O
, O
takes O
care O
of O
business O
, O
and O
approaches O
the O
work O
like O
any O
other O
job O
. O

He O
's O
even O
able O
to O
think O
of O
a O
job O
that O
takes O
him O
out O
of O
the O
house O
300 O
nights O
a O
week O
as O
an O
ordinary O
job O
. O

He O
's O
got O
a O
wife O
and O
two O
kids O
and O
a O
house O
in O
the O
suburbs O
; O
the O
audience O
sees O
only O
the O
house O
, O
and O
only O
near O
the O
end O
of O
the O
movie O
. O

Frank B-PERSON
grovels O
a O
little O
for O
the O
bookers O
, O
probably O
no O
more O
or O
less O
than O
he O
would O
have O
to O
if O
he O
worked O
for O
a O
big O
corporation O
. O

On O
his O
off O
- O
hours O
he O
wears O
cardigan O
sweaters O
. O

Jeff B-PERSON
Bridges I-PERSON
is O
the O
younger O
brother O
, O
Jack B-PERSON
, O
who O
fancies O
himself O
the O
rebellious O
artist O
; O
he O
lives O
in O
a O
loft O
with O
his O
sick O
dog O
and O
the O
occasional O
visit O
from O
the O
little O
girl O
upstairs O
, O
who O
climbs O
down O
the O
fire O
escape O
. O

Yet O
Jack B-PERSON
's O
the O
one O
who O
can O
remember O
every O
dive O
they O
ever O
played O
, O
and O
when O
, O
and O
he O
dutifully O
shows O
up O
for O
work O
night O
after O
night O
-LRB- O
he O
consoles O
himself O
with O
booze O
and O
by O
showing O
up O
at O
the O
last O
minute O
-RRB- O
. O

Looking O
leaner O
than O
he O
has O
in O
a O
while O
, O
the O
younger O
Mr. O
Bridges O
's O
Jack B-PERSON
is O
sexy O
and O
cynical O
and O
a O
far O
sadder O
case O
than O
Frank B-PERSON
, O
who O
's O
managed O
to O
chisel O
his O
dreams O
to O
fit O
reality O
without O
feeling O
too O
cheated O
. O

He O
can O
live O
with O
little O
pleasures O
. O

Mr. O
Kloves O
has O
put O
together O
some O
priceless O
moments O
. O

These O
include O
Jennifer O
Tilly O
's O
audition O
to O
be O
the O
Baker O
Boys O
' O
girl O
singer O
. O

Ms. O
Tilly O
of O
the O
tweety O
- O
bird O
voice O
showed O
great O
comic O
promise O
during O
her O
stint O
as O
the O
mobster O
's O
girlfriend O
on O
the O
television O
show O
, O
`` O
Hill B-WORK_OF_ART
Street I-WORK_OF_ART
Blues I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Here O
she O
delivers O
, O
especially O
during O
her O
enthusiastically O
awful O
rendition O
of O
the O
`` O
Candy B-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
which O
she O
sings O
while O
prancing O
around O
in O
a O
little O
cotton O
candy O
pink O
angora O
sweater O
that O
could O
n't O
be O
more O
perfect O
. O

-LRB- O
It O
matches O
her O
voice O
. O
-RRB- O

And O
Ms. O
Pfeiffer O
's O
particular O
version O
of O
`` O
Making B-WORK_OF_ART
Whoopee I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-- O
and O
the O
way O
Mr. O
Ballhaus O
photographs O
her O
, O
from O
the O
tips O
of O
her O
red O
high O
heels O
right O
up O
her O
clingy O
red O
velvet O
dress O
-- O
might O
make O
you O
think O
of O
Marilyn B-PERSON
Monroe I-PERSON
if O
Ms. O
Pfeiffer O
had O
n't O
gone O
and O
become O
a O
star O
in O
her O
own O
right O
. O

VIDEO O
TIP O
: O

If O
you O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
the O
first O
time O
Michelle B-PERSON
Pfeiffer I-PERSON
sang O
on O
screen O
, O
and O
you O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
patience O
, O
take O
a O
look O
at O
`` O
Grease B-WORK_OF_ART
2 I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

You O
'll O
find O
her O
there O
. O

Better O
yet O
, O
check O
out O
the O
emergence O
of O
her O
comic O
persona O
in O
`` O
Married B-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Mob I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Jonathan O
Demme O
's O
delightful O
Mafia B-ORG
comedy O
. O

Money O
- O
market O
mutual O
fund O
assets O
grew O
at O
nearly O
three O
times O
their O
usual O
rate O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
, O
as O
investors O
opted O
for O
safety O
instead O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

Money O
- O
fund O
assets O
soared O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Tuesday O
, O
to O
a O
record O
$ O
348.4 O
billion O
, O
according O
to O
IBC O
/ O
Donoghue O
's O
Money B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Report I-ORG
, O
a O
Holliston B-GPE
, O
Mass. O
- O
based O
newsletter O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
expecting O
it O
, O
following O
the O
fall O
of O
the O
Dow O
Friday O
, O
'' O
said O
Brenda B-PERSON
Malizia I-PERSON
Negus I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
Money B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Report I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
's O
the O
proverbial O
flight O
to O
safety O
. O
'' O

Despite O
recent O
declines O
in O
interest O
rates O
, O
money O
funds O
continue O
to O
offer O
better O
yields O
than O
other O
comparable O
investments O
. O

The O
average O
seven O
- O
day O
compound O
yield O
on O
the O
400 O
taxable O
funds O
tracked O
by O
IBC O
/ O
Donoghue O
's O
was O
8.55 O
% O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
, O
down O
from O
8.60 O
% O
. O

Compound O
yields O
assume O
reinvestment O
of O
dividends O
and O
that O
current O
yields O
continue O
for O
a O
year O
. O

Most O
short O
- O
term O
certificates O
of O
deposit O
are O
yielding O
about O
8 O
% O
or O
less O
at O
major O
banks O
, O
and O
the O
yields O
on O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
sold O
at O
Monday O
's O
auction O
fell O
to O
7.61 O
% O
for O
three O
months O
and O
7.82 O
% O
for O
six O
months O
. O

Money O
- O
fund O
assets O
have O
been O
rising O
at O
an O
average O
rate O
of O
$ O
1.6 O
billion O
a O
week O
in O
recent O
months O
, O
Ms. O
Negus O
said O
, O
reflecting O
the O
relatively O
high O
yields O
. O

In O
the O
latest O
week O
, O
funds O
open O
to O
institutions O
alone O
grew O
by O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
. O

Some O
fund O
managers O
say O
inflows O
could O
increase O
in O
coming O
days O
as O
a O
result O
of O
stock O
selling O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
Friday O
's O
190.58 O
point O
drop O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
're O
selling O
equities O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
start O
getting O
proceeds O
for O
five O
to O
seven O
days O
, O
'' O
said O
Frank B-PERSON
Rachwalski I-PERSON
, O
who O
manages O
the B-ORG
Kemper I-ORG
Money I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
. O

Neal B-PERSON
Litvack I-PERSON
, O
marketing O
vice O
president O
for O
Fidelity B-ORG
Investments I-ORG
, O
said O
inflows O
Friday O
into O
Fidelity B-ORG
's O
Spartan O
and O
Cash O
Reserves O
money O
- O
market O
funds O
were O
about O
twice O
normal O
levels O
, O
with O
about O
half O
coming O
from O
equity O
and O
junk O
- O
bond O
funds O
. O

Monday O
and O
Tuesday O
`` O
were O
lackluster O
in O
comparison O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
People O
are O
n't O
necessarily O
running O
scared O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Litvack O
said O
. O

`` O
They O
're O
maintaining O
their O
attitude O
toward O
investing O
, O
which O
has O
leaned O
toward O
the O
conservative O
recently O
. O
'' O

Money O
- O
fund O
yields O
tend O
to O
lag O
interestrate O
trends O
as O
portfolio O
managers O
adjust O
the O
maturities O
of O
their O
investments O
-- O
short O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
securities O
, O
commercial O
paper O
and O
the O
like O
-- O
to O
capture O
the O
highest O
yields O
. O

Maturities O
usually O
are O
shorter O
when O
rates O
are O
rising O
and O
longer O
when O
they O
are O
falling O
. O

The O
average O
maturity O
of O
the O
funds O
tracked O
by O
IBC O
/ O
Donoghue O
's O
remained O
at O
38 O
days O
for O
the O
third O
consecutive O
week O
. O

It O
was O
as O
short O
as O
29 O
days O
at O
the O
start O
of O
this O
year O
, O
when O
rates O
were O
marching O
steadily O
upward O
, O
and O
hit O
42 O
days O
in O
August O
. O

The O
average O
seven O
- O
day O
simple O
yield O
of O
the O
funds O
fell O
to O
8.21 O
% O
this O
week O
from O
8.26 O
% O
. O

The O
average O
30 O
- O
day O
simple O
yield O
was O
8.26 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
8.27 O
% O
the O
week O
before O
, O
and O
the O
30 O
- O
day O
compound O
yield O
slid O
to O
8.60 O
% O
from O
8.61 O
% O
. O

Some O
funds O
are O
posting O
yields O
far O
higher O
than O
the O
average O
. O

The O
highest O
yielding O
taxable O
fund O
this O
week O
was O
Harbor B-ORG
Money I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
with O
a O
seven O
- O
day O
compound O
yield O
of O
12.75 O
% O
. O

That O
included O
capital O
gains O
that O
were O
passed O
along O
to O
customers O
. O

Among O
the O
other O
high O
- O
yielding O
funds O
, O
Fidelity B-ORG
's O
Spartan O
Fund O
had O
a O
seven O
- O
day O
compound O
yield O
of O
9.33 O
% O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
. O

The O
seven O
- O
day O
compound O
yield O
of O
the B-ORG
Dreyfus I-ORG
Worldwide I-ORG
Dollar I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
was O
9.51 O
% O
. O

Natural O
upheavals O
, O
and O
most O
particularly O
earthquakes O
, O
are O
not O
only O
horrible O
realities O
in O
and O
of O
themselves O
, O
but O
also O
symbols O
through O
which O
the O
state O
of O
a O
society O
can O
be O
construed O
. O

The O
rubble O
after O
the O
Armenian B-NORP
earthquake O
a O
year O
ago O
disclosed O
, O
quite O
literally O
, O
a O
city O
whose O
larger O
structures O
had O
been O
built O
with O
sand O
. O

The O
extent O
of O
the O
disaster O
stemmed O
from O
years O
of O
chicanery O
and O
bureaucratic O
indifference O
. O

The O
larger O
parallel O
after O
the O
earthquake O
centered O
south O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
is O
surely O
with O
the O
state O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
. O

Did O
the O
stock O
- O
market O
tremors O
of O
Friday O
, O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
presage O
larger O
fragility O
, O
far O
greater O
upheavals O
? O

Are O
the O
engineering O
and O
architecture O
of O
the O
economy O
as O
vulnerable O
as O
the O
spans O
of O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
? O

The O
eerie O
complacency O
of O
the O
Reagan O
- O
Bush B-GPE
era O
has O
produced O
Panglossian O
paeans O
about O
the O
present O
perfection O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
and O
social O
arrangements O
. O

A O
licensed O
government O
intellectual O
, O
Francis B-PERSON
Fukuyama I-PERSON
, O
recently O
announced O
in O
The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Interest I-ORG
that O
history O
is O
, O
so O
to O
speak O
, O
at O
an O
end O
since O
the O
course O
of O
human O
progress O
has O
now O
culminated O
in O
the O
glorious O
full O
stop O
of O
American B-NORP
civilization O
. O

His O
observations O
were O
taken O
seriously O
. O

But O
we O
are O
, O
in O
reality O
, O
witnessing O
the O
continuing O
decline O
of O
the O
political O
economy O
of O
capitalism O
: O
not O
so O
much O
the O
end O
of O
history O
but O
the O
history O
of O
the O
end O
. O

The O
financial O
equivalent O
of O
the O
sand O
used O
by O
those O
Armenian B-NORP
contractors O
is O
junk O
bonds O
and O
the O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
associated O
with O
them O
. O

Builders O
get O
away O
with O
using O
sand O
and O
financiers O
junk O
when O
society O
decides O
it O
's O
okay O
, O
necessary O
even O
, O
to O
look O
the O
other O
way O
. O

And O
by O
the O
early O
1980s O
U.S. B-GPE
capitalists O
had O
ample O
reason O
to O
welcome O
junk O
bonds O
, O
to O
look O
the O
other O
way O
. O

By O
that O
time O
they O
found O
extremely O
low O
profit O
rates O
from O
non-financial O
corporate O
investment O
. O

Government O
statistics O
in O
fact O
show O
that O
the O
profit O
rate O
-- O
net O
pretax O
profits O
divided O
by O
capital O
stock O
-- O
peaked O
in O
1965 O
at O
17.2 O
% O
. O

That O
same O
calculation O
saw O
profit O
rates O
fall O
to O
4.6 O
% O
in O
the O
recession O
year O
1982 O
and O
the O
supposed O
miracle O
that O
followed O
has O
seen O
the O
profit O
rate O
rise O
only O
to O
8.1 O
% O
in O
1986 O
and O
8 O
% O
in O
1987 O
. O

Corresponding O
to O
the O
fall O
in O
profit O
rates O
was O
-- O
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
-- O
the O
drop O
in O
the O
number O
arrived O
at O
if O
you O
divide O
the O
market O
value O
of O
firms O
by O
the O
replacement O
costs O
of O
their O
assets O
, O
the O
famous O
Q O
ratio O
associated O
with O
Prof. O
James O
Tobin O
. O

In O
theory O
, O
the O
value O
attached O
to O
a O
firm O
by O
the O
market O
and O
the O
cost O
of O
replacing O
its O
assets O
should O
be O
the O
same O
. O

But O
of O
course O
the O
market O
could O
decide O
that O
the O
firm O
's O
capital O
stock O
-- O
its O
assets O
-- O
means O
nothing O
if O
the O
firm O
is O
not O
producing O
profits O
. O

This O
is O
indeed O
what O
the O
market O
decided O
. O

By O
1982 O
the O
ratio O
was O
43.5 O
% O
, O
meaning O
that O
the O
market O
was O
valuing O
every O
dollar O
's O
worth O
of O
the O
average O
firm O
's O
assets O
at O
43 O
cents O
. O

From O
the O
history O
of O
capitalism O
we O
can O
take O
it O
as O
a O
sound O
bet O
that O
if O
it O
takes O
only O
43 O
cents O
to O
buy O
a O
dollar O
's O
worth O
of O
a O
firm O
's O
capital O
stock O
, O
an O
alert O
entrepreneur O
wo O
n't O
look O
the O
other O
way O
. O

His O
assumption O
is O
that O
the O
underlying O
profitability O
rate O
will O
go O
up O
and O
the O
capital O
assets O
he O
bought O
on O
the O
cheap O
will O
soon O
be O
producing O
profits O
, O
thus O
restoring O
the O
market O
's O
faith O
in O
them O
. O

Hence O
the O
LBO O
craze O
. O

But O
here O
is O
where O
the O
entrepreneur O
made O
a O
very O
risky O
bet O
, O
and O
where O
society O
was O
maybe O
foolish O
to O
look O
the O
other O
way O
. O

The O
profit O
rate O
is O
still O
low O
and O
the O
Q O
ratio O
was O
only O
65 O
% O
in O
1987 O
and O
68.9 O
% O
in O
1988 O
. O

Result O
: O
a O
landscape O
littered O
with O
lemons O
, O
huge O
debt O
burdens O
crushing O
down O
upon O
the O
arch O
and O
spans O
of O
corporate O
America B-GPE
. O

The O
mounting O
risks O
did O
not O
go O
unobserved O
, O
even O
in O
the O
mid-1980s O
. O

But O
there O
were O
enough O
promoters O
announcing O
the O
end O
of O
history O
-LRB- O
in O
this O
case O
suspension O
of O
normal O
laws O
of O
economic O
gravity O
-RRB- O
for O
society O
to O
continue O
shielding O
its O
eyes O
. O

Mainstream O
economists O
and O
commentators O
, O
craning O
their O
necks O
up O
at O
the O
great O
pyramids O
of O
junk O
financing O
, O
swiveling O
their O
heads O
to O
watch O
the O
avalanche O
of O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
, O
claimed O
the O
end O
result O
would O
be O
a O
leaner O
, O
meaner O
corporate O
America B-GPE
, O
with O
soaring O
productivity O
and O
profits O
and O
the O
weaker O
gone O
to O
the O
wall O
. O

But O
this O
is O
not O
where O
the O
rewards O
of O
junk O
financing O
were O
found O
. O

The O
beneficiaries O
were O
those O
financiers O
whose O
icon O
was O
the O
topic O
figure O
of O
'80s O
capitalism O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Milken I-PERSON
's O
$ O
517 O
million O
salary O
in O
one O
year O
. O

Left O
- O
stream O
economists O
I O
associate O
with O
-- O
fellows O
in O
the O
Union O
of O
Radical O
Political O
Economists O
, O
most O
particularly O
Robert B-PERSON
Pollin I-PERSON
of O
the O
economics O
faculty O
at O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
at O
Riverside O
-- O
were O
not O
hypnotized O
in O
the O
manner O
of O
their O
pliant O
colleagues O
. O

All O
along O
they O
have O
been O
noting O
the O
tremors O
and O
pointing O
out O
the O
underlying O
realities O
. O

Profit O
rates O
after O
the O
great O
merger O
wave O
are O
no O
higher O
, O
and O
now O
we O
have O
an O
extremely O
high O
- O
interest O
burden O
relative O
to O
cash O
flow O
. O

The O
consequences O
of O
building O
empires O
with O
sand O
are O
showing O
up O
. O

In O
contrast O
to O
previous O
estimates O
reckoning O
the O
default O
rate O
on O
junk O
bonds O
at O
2 O
% O
or O
3 O
% O
, O
a O
Harvard B-ORG
study O
published O
in O
April O
of O
this O
year O
-LRB- O
and O
discussed O
in O
a O
lead O
story O
in O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
for O
Sept. O
18 O
-RRB- O
found O
the O
default O
rate O
on O
these O
junk O
bonds O
is O
34 O
% O
. O

What O
is O
the O
consequence O
of O
a O
high O
- O
interest O
burden O
, O
high O
default O
rates O
and O
continued O
low O
profitability O
? O

Corporations O
need O
liquidity O
, O
in O
the O
form O
of O
borrowed O
funds O
. O

Without O
liquidity O
from O
the O
junk O
- O
bond O
market O
or O
cash O
flow O
from O
profits O
, O
they O
look O
to O
the O
government O
, O
which O
obediently O
assists O
the O
natural O
motions O
of O
the O
capitalist O
economy O
with O
charity O
in O
the O
form O
of O
cuts O
in O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
rate O
or O
bailouts O
. O

The O
consequence O
can O
be O
inflation O
, O
brought O
on O
as O
the O
effect O
of O
a O
desperate O
bid O
to O
avoid O
the O
deflationary O
shock O
of O
a O
sudden O
crash O
. O

Attacks O
on O
inflation O
come O
with O
another O
strategy O
of O
capital O
of O
a O
very O
traditional O
sort O
: O
an O
assault O
on O
wages O
. O

Mr. O
Fukuyama O
, O
peering O
through O
binoculars O
at O
the O
end O
of O
history O
, O
said O
in O
his O
essay O
that O
`` O
the O
class O
issue O
has O
actually O
been O
successfully O
resolved O
in O
the O
West O
... O

the O
egalitarianism O
of O
modern O
America B-GPE
represents O
the O
essential O
achievement O
of O
the O
classless O
society O
envisioned O
by O
Marx B-PERSON
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Fukuyama O
might O
want O
to O
consult O
some O
American B-NORP
workers O
on O
the O
subject O
of O
class O
and O
egalitarianism O
. O

From O
its O
peak O
in O
1972 O
of O
$ O
198.41 O
, O
the O
average O
American B-NORP
weekly O
wage O
had O
fallen O
to O
$ O
169.28 O
in O
1987 O
-- O
both O
figures O
being O
expressed O
in O
1977 O
dollars O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
after O
the O
glory O
boom O
of O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
years O
, O
wages O
had O
sunk O
from O
the O
post O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
peak O
by O
16 O
% O
as O
capitalists O
, O
helped O
by O
the O
government O
, O
turned O
down O
the O
screws O
or O
went O
offshore O
. O

But O
there O
are O
signs O
now O
-- O
the O
strikes O
by O
miners O
, O
Boeing B-ORG
workers O
, O
telephone O
workers O
, O
etc. O
-- O
that O
this O
attack O
on O
wages O
is O
being O
more O
fiercely O
resisted O
. O

These O
are O
long O
- O
term O
Richter B-PERSON
readings O
on O
American B-NORP
capitalism O
. O

The O
whole O
structure O
is O
extremely O
shaky O
. O

Governments O
have O
become O
sophisticated O
in O
handling O
moments O
of O
panic O
-LRB- O
a O
word O
the B-ORG
London I-ORG
Times I-ORG
forbade O
my O
father O
to O
use O
when O
he O
was O
reporting O
the O
Wall O
Street O
crash O
in O
1929 O
-RRB- O
. O

But O
sophistication O
has O
its O
limits O
. O

The O
S&L O
bailout O
could O
cost O
$ O
300 O
billion O
, O
computing O
interest O
on O
the O
government O
's O
loans O
. O

These O
are O
real O
costs O
. O

Under O
what O
weights O
will O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
totter O
? O

Capitalism O
may O
now O
be O
engineered O
to O
withstand O
sudden O
shocks O
, O
but O
there O
are O
fault O
lines O
-- O
the O
crisis O
in O
profits O
, O
the O
assault O
on O
wages O
, O
the O
structural O
inequity O
of O
the O
system O
-- O
that O
make O
fools O
of O
those O
who O
claim O
that O
the O
future O
is O
here O
and O
that O
history O
is O
over O
. O

Mr. O
Cockburn O
is O
a O
columnist O
for O
The B-ORG
Nation I-ORG
and O
LA B-ORG
Weekly I-ORG
. O

Granges B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
citing O
depressed O
gold O
prices O
, O
said O
it O
plans O
to O
suspend O
operations O
for O
an O
indefinite O
period O
at O
its O
Tartan B-FAC
gold O
mine O
in O
Manitoba B-GPE
. O

Granges O
said O
in O
Vancouver B-GPE
, O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
, O
that O
the O
production O
halt O
will O
be O
phased O
in O
over O
a O
10 O
- O
week O
period O
. O

Tartan B-FAC
currently O
produces O
gold O
at O
a O
cash O
operating O
cost O
of O
$ O
393 O
an O
ounce O
, O
which O
is O
high O
by O
industry O
standards O
and O
$ O
25 O
or O
so O
above O
the O
current O
spot O
price O
. O

Granges B-ORG
said O
it O
also O
plans O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
to O
write O
down O
the O
carrying O
value O
of O
the O
Tartan O
mine O
by O
2.5 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
2.12 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
to O
write O
off O
most O
of O
the O
C$ O
6.3 O
million O
carrying O
value O
of O
its O
Windflower B-ORG
gold O
property O
in O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
. O

Granges O
did O
n't O
say O
what O
impact O
the O
moves O
would O
have O
on O
total O
gold O
output O
or O
earnings O
, O
and O
company O
officials O
were O
n't O
available O
. O

whose O
Della B-ORG
Femina I-ORG
McNamee I-ORG
WCRS I-ORG
agency O
created O
liar O
Joe B-PERSON
Isuzu I-PERSON
, O
among O
others O
-- O
announced O
a O
massive O
restructuring O
that O
largely O
removes O
it O
from O
the O
advertising O
business O
and O
includes O
selling O
the O
majority O
of O
its O
advertising O
unit O
to O
Paris B-GPE
- O
based O
Eurocom B-ORG
. O

The O
complex O
restructuring O
, O
which O
was O
long O
expected O
, O
transforms O
London B-GPE
- O
based O
WCRS B-ORG
from O
primarily O
a O
creator O
of O
advertising O
into O
one O
of O
Europe B-GPE
's O
largest O
buyers O
of O
advertising O
time O
and O
space O
. O

It O
also O
creates O
a O
newly O
merged O
world O
- O
wide O
ad O
agency O
controlled O
by O
Eurocom B-ORG
and O
headed O
jointly O
by O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
ad O
man O
Jerry B-PERSON
Della I-PERSON
Femina I-PERSON
and O
two O
top O
WCRS B-ORG
executives O
. O

The O
merged O
agency O
's O
admittedly O
ambitious O
goal O
: O
to O
become O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
10 O
largest O
agencies O
, O
while O
attracting O
more O
multinational O
clients O
than O
the O
agencies O
were O
able O
to O
attract O
alone O
. O

WCRS B-ORG
's O
restructuring O
reflects O
the O
growing O
importance O
of O
media O
buying O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
only O
way O
to O
get O
a O
good O
price O
on O
advertising O
time O
and O
space O
is O
to O
buy O
it O
in O
bulk O
. O

For O
Eurocom B-ORG
, O
meanwhile O
, O
the O
move O
gives O
it O
a O
strong O
U.S. B-GPE
foothold O
in O
Della B-ORG
Femina I-ORG
, O
and O
more O
than O
quadruples O
the O
size O
of O
its O
ad O
agency O
business O
world O
- O
wide O
. O

It O
also O
gives O
the O
outspoken O
Mr. O
Della O
Femina O
-- O
who O
often O
generates O
as O
much O
publicity O
for O
himself O
as O
for O
his O
clients O
-- O
an O
international O
platform O
that O
he O
most O
certainly O
wo O
n't O
be O
loath O
to O
use O
. O

According O
to O
terms O
, O
WCRS B-ORG
will O
pay O
2.02 O
billion O
French B-NORP
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
318.6 O
million O
-RRB- O
for O
the O
50 O
% O
it O
does O
n't O
already O
own O
of O
Carat B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
Europe B-GPE
's O
largest O
media O
buyers O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Eurocom B-ORG
, O
which O
had O
held O
20 O
% O
of O
WCRS B-ORG
's O
ad O
unit O
, O
will O
pay O
# O
43.5 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
68.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
to O
raise O
its O
stake O
to O
60 O
% O
. O

That O
price O
also O
covers O
Eurocom B-ORG
raising O
to O
60 O
% O
its O
51 O
% O
stake O
in O
Europe B-GPE
's O
Belier B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
joint O
venture O
ad O
agency O
network O
it O
owns O
with O
WCRS B-ORG
. O

Eurocom B-ORG
will O
also O
have O
the O
right O
to O
buy O
the O
remaining O
40 O
% O
of O
the O
merged O
ad O
agency O
group O
in O
six O
years O
. O

The O
transaction O
places O
the O
three O
executives O
squarely O
at O
the O
helm O
of O
a O
major O
agency O
with O
the O
rather O
unwieldy O
name O
of O
Eurocom B-ORG
WCRS I-ORG
Della I-ORG
Femina I-ORG
Ball I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
or O
EWDB B-ORG
. O

The O
merged O
agency O
will O
include O
Della B-ORG
Femina I-ORG
McNamee I-ORG
based O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Eurocom B-ORG
's O
various O
agencies O
in O
France B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Belier I-ORG
Group I-ORG
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
WCRS B-ORG
's O
other O
advertising O
and O
direct O
marketing O
operations O
. O

Mr. O
Della O
Femina O
will O
be O
joint O
chairman O
with O
former O
WCRS B-ORG
executive O
Robin B-PERSON
Wight I-PERSON
. O

Both O
will O
report O
to O
Tim B-PERSON
Breene I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
WCRS B-ORG
executive O
who O
will O
be O
chief O
executive O
officer O
at O
the O
new O
agency O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Breene O
, O
fresh O
from O
a O
Concorde B-PRODUCT
flight O
from O
Paris B-GPE
where O
executives O
had O
worked O
through O
most O
of O
the O
night O
, O
outlined O
big O
plans O
for O
the O
new O
agency O
. O

`` O
Our O
goal O
is O
to O
develop O
quite O
rapidly O
to O
a O
top O
- O
10 O
position O
... O
by O
the O
end O
of O
three O
years O
from O
now O
. O

It O
implies O
very O
dramatic O
growth O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

He O
added O
that O
Eurocom B-ORG
and O
WCRS B-ORG
had O
agreed O
to O
provide O
a O
development O
fund O
of O
# O
100 O
million O
for O
acquisitions O
. O

The O
new O
agency O
group O
is O
already O
in O
discussions O
about O
a O
possible O
purchase O
in O
Spain B-GPE
, O
while O
Mr. O
Breene O
said O
it O
also O
plans O
to O
make O
acquisitions O
in O
Scandinavia B-LOC
, O
Germany B-GPE
and O
elsewhere O
. O

Cracking O
the O
top O
10 O
within O
three O
years O
will O
be O
difficult O
at O
best O
. O

Della B-ORG
Femina I-ORG
had O
billings O
of O
just O
$ O
660 O
million O
last O
year O
and O
ranked O
as O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
24th O
- O
largest O
ad O
agency O
. O

The O
merged O
company O
that O
it O
now O
becomes O
part O
of O
will O
have O
billings O
of O
just O
more O
than O
$ O
2.6 O
billion O
-- O
most O
of O
that O
in O
Europe B-GPE
-- O
bringing O
it O
to O
about O
14th O
world O
- O
wide O
. O

To O
make O
it O
to O
top O
- O
10 O
status O
, O
it O
would O
have O
to O
leapfrog O
over O
such O
formidable O
forces O
as O
Grey B-ORG
Advertising I-ORG
, O
D'Arcy O
Masius O
Benton O
& O
Bowles O
and O
Omnicom B-ORG
's O
DDB B-ORG
Needham I-ORG
. O

The O
merged O
agency O
's O
game O
plan O
to O
attract O
multinational O
packaged O
- O
goods O
advertisers O
may O
prove O
equally O
difficult O
. O

When O
WCRS B-ORG
created O
Della B-ORG
Femina I-ORG
McNamee I-ORG
out O
of O
the O
merger O
of O
three O
smaller O
agency O
units O
in O
1988 O
, O
it O
said O
it O
did O
so O
in O
order O
to O
attract O
larger O
clients O
, O
especially O
packaged O
- O
goods O
companies O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
Della B-ORG
Femina I-ORG
won O
Pan B-ORG
Am I-ORG
as O
an O
international O
client O
and O
also O
does O
work O
for O
a O
few O
packaged O
- O
goods O
clients O
, O
including O
Dow B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Saran B-PRODUCT
Wrap I-PRODUCT
. O

But O
major O
packaged O
- O
goods O
players O
of O
the O
world O
-- O
such O
as O
Procter O
& O
Gamble O
, O
Colgate B-ORG
- I-ORG
Palmolive I-ORG
and O
Unilever B-ORG
-- O
have O
steadfastly O
eluded O
the O
agency O
. O

`` O
Three O
of O
our O
favorite O
names O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Della O
Femina O
calls O
that O
roster O
, O
adding O
hopefully O
, O
`` O
We O
're O
a O
much O
more O
attractive O
agency O
to O
large O
multinationals O
today O
than O
we O
were O
yesterday O
. O
'' O

Still O
, O
the O
restructuring O
could O
create O
one O
of O
the O
most O
powerful O
alliances O
between O
advertising O
and O
media O
- O
buying O
firms O
that O
Europe B-GPE
has O
seen O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
restructuring O
, O
WCRS B-ORG
and O
Eurocom B-ORG
said O
they O
will O
look O
for O
ways O
to O
combine O
their O
media O
buying O
across O
Europe B-GPE
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
both O
Eurocom B-ORG
and O
brothers O
Francis B-PERSON
and O
Gilbert B-PERSON
Gross I-PERSON
, O
who O
founded O
Carat B-ORG
, O
will O
acquire O
14.99 O
% O
stakes O
in O
WCRS B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
creating O
a O
powerful O
link O
between O
Eurocom B-ORG
and O
Carat B-ORG
. O

Carat B-ORG
will O
receive O
its O
WCRS B-ORG
stake O
as O
part O
of O
payment O
for O
the O
50 O
% O
Carat B-ORG
stake O
that O
WCRS B-ORG
is O
buying O
, O
while O
Eurocom B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
to O
pay O
about O
# O
32 O
million O
for O
its O
WCRS B-ORG
stake O
. O

Mr. O
Della O
Femina O
says O
he O
plans O
to O
remain O
heavily O
involved O
in O
the O
creative O
product O
at O
the O
world O
- O
wide O
agency O
, O
serving O
as O
a O
sort O
of O
`` O
creative O
conscience O
. O
'' O

Louise B-PERSON
McNamee I-PERSON
, O
Della B-ORG
Femina I-ORG
's O
president O
, O
will O
continue O
running O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
agency O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
. O

They O
and O
other O
top O
executives O
signed O
long O
- O
term O
employment O
contracts O
and O
Mr. O
Della O
Femina O
will O
receive O
an O
additional O
multimillion O
- O
dollar O
sum O
, O
which O
some O
industry O
executives O
pegged O
at O
about O
$ O
10 O
million O
. O

WCRS B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
for O
its O
part O
, O
will O
now O
be O
able O
to O
follow O
its O
longstanding O
plan O
of O
becoming O
`` O
a O
holding O
company O
for O
a O
series O
of O
media O
- O
related O
businesses O
, O
'' O
said O
Peter B-PERSON
Scott I-PERSON
, O
the O
firm O
's O
chief O
executive O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
Carat B-ORG
, O
WCRS B-ORG
will O
hold O
onto O
its O
public O
relations O
, O
TV O
programming O
and O
other O
businesses O
. O

WCRS B-ORG
says O
its O
debt O
will O
be O
cut O
to O
# O
24 O
million O
from O
# O
66 O
million O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
transaction O
. O

For O
Carat B-ORG
, O
meanwhile O
, O
the O
alliance O
with O
Eurocom B-ORG
and O
WCRS B-ORG
is O
intended O
to O
strengthen O
its O
own O
push O
outside O
France B-GPE
. O

Carat B-ORG
's O
Gross O
brothers O
invented O
the O
idea O
of O
large O
- O
scale O
buying O
of O
media O
space O
. O

By O
buying O
the O
space O
in O
bulk O
, O
they O
obtain O
discounts O
as O
high O
as O
50 O
% O
, O
which O
they O
can O
pass O
on O
to O
customers O
. O

They O
thus O
have O
won O
the O
French B-NORP
space O
- O
buying O
business O
of O
such O
advertising O
giants O
as O
Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Fiat O
S.p O
. O
A. O
, O
Gillette B-ORG
and O
Kodak B-ORG
. O

But O
now O
, O
other O
agencies O
are O
getting O
into O
the O
business O
with O
their O
own O
competing O
media O
- O
buying O
groups O
-- O
and O
Carat B-ORG
wants O
to O
expand O
to O
the O
rest O
of O
Europe B-GPE
. O

To O
help O
finance O
the O
Carat O
purchase O
, O
WCRS B-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
an O
issue O
of O
Euroconvertible O
preferred O
shares O
once O
the O
market O
settles O
down O
. O

But O
WCRS B-ORG
added O
that O
`` O
in O
the O
light O
of O
the O
current O
uncertainty O
in O
the O
equity O
markets O
, O
'' O
it O
has O
arranged O
medium O
- O
term O
debt O
financing O
, O
which O
would O
be O
underwritten O
by O
Samuel O
Montagu O
& O
Co. O
Ltd O
. O

Earthquake O
's O
Damage O

Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
brought O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
ad O
scene O
to O
a O
screeching O
halt O
yesterday O
, O
with O
only O
a O
few O
staffers O
showing O
up O
at O
their O
offices O
, O
mainly O
to O
survey O
the O
damage O
or O
to O
wring O
their O
hands O
about O
imminent O
new O
- O
business O
presentations O
. O

While O
no O
agencies O
reported O
injuries O
to O
employees O
, O
the O
quake O
damaged O
the O
offices O
of O
J. B-ORG
Walter I-ORG
Thompson I-ORG
, O
Chiat O
/ O
Day O
/ O
Mojo O
and O
DDB B-ORG
Needham I-ORG
, O
among O
others O
, O
spokesmen O
for O
those O
agencies O
said O
. O

Staffers O
at O
Thompson B-ORG
, O
whose O
offices O
are O
in O
the O
ultramodern O
Embarcadero B-FAC
Center I-FAC
, O
watched O
pictures O
drop O
from O
the O
walls O
and O
then O
felt O
the O
skyscraper O
sway O
seven O
to O
eight O
feet O
, O
according O
to O
a O
spokeswoman O
. O

Plaster O
fell O
and O
windows O
were O
broken O
at O
Chiat O
/ O
Day O
/ O
Mojo O
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
that O
agency O
said O
. O

Late O
yesterday O
afternoon O
, O
DDB B-ORG
Needham I-ORG
executives O
were O
scrambling O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
to O
do O
about O
a O
new O
business O
presentation O
that O
had O
been O
scheduled O
for O
today O
, O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

DDB B-ORG
Needham I-ORG
's O
office O
building O
may O
have O
sustained O
structural O
damage O
, O
the O
spokesman O
added O
. O

`` O
All O
operations O
have O
stopped O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

A O
number O
of O
agencies O
, O
including O
Thompson B-ORG
and O
Foote O
, O
Cone O
& O
Belding O
, O
said O
some O
employees O
who O
live O
outside O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
fearful O
that O
they O
would O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
get O
home O
, O
spent O
the O
night O
at O
the O
agency O
. O

Ad O
Notes O
... O
. O

NEW O
ACCOUNT O
: O

Chesebrough O
- O
Pond O
's O
Inc. O
, O
Greenwich B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
awarded O
its O
Faberge B-PRODUCT
hair O
care O
accounts O
to O
J. B-ORG
Walter I-ORG
Thompson I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Thompson B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
WPP B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
will O
handle O
Faberge B-PRODUCT
Organic I-PRODUCT
shampoo O
and O
conditioner O
and O
Aqua B-PRODUCT
Net I-PRODUCT
hairspray O
. O

The O
accounts O
, O
which O
billed O
about O
$ O
7 O
million O
last O
year O
, O
according O
to O
Leading O
National O
Advertisers O
, O
were O
previously O
handled O
at O
Bozell B-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

WHO O
'S O
NEWS O
: O

William B-PERSON
Morrissey I-PERSON
, O
44 O
, O
was O
named O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
world O
- O
wide O
director O
of O
McCann B-ORG
Direct I-ORG
, O
the O
direct O
marketing O
unit O
of O
Interpublic B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
McCann B-ORG
- I-ORG
Erickson I-ORG
agency O
. O

He O
had O
been O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
Direct O
. O

BOZELL B-ORG
: O

Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
will O
be O
the O
site O
of O
a O
new O
entertainment O
division O
for O
the O
ad O
agency O
. O

The O
division O
will O
be O
headed O
by O
Dick B-PERSON
Porter I-PERSON
, O
who O
returns O
to O
Bozell B-ORG
after O
being O
vice O
president O
of O
media O
at O
MGM B-ORG
. O

AC&R O
ADVERTISING O
: O

The O
agency O
's O
three O
California B-GPE
offices O
, O
previously O
called O
AC&R O
/ O
CCL O
Advertising O
, O
will O
now O
be O
called O
AC&R B-ORG
Advertising I-ORG
to O
match O
the O
name O
of O
its O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
office O
. O

AC&R B-ORG
Advertising I-ORG
is O
a O
unit O
of O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi O
Co O
. O

NEW O
BEER O
: O

Sibra B-ORG
Products I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Greenwich B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
awarded O
its O
Cardinal B-PRODUCT
Amber I-PRODUCT
Light I-PRODUCT
beer O
account O
to O
Heidelberg B-ORG
& O
Associates B-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Budget O
is O
set O
at O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
. O

The O
new O
beer O
, O
introduced O
this O
week O
at O
a O
liquor O
industry O
convention O
, O
is O
imported O
from O
Switzerland B-GPE
's O
Cardinal B-PRODUCT
brewery O
. O

Heidelberg B-ORG
's O
first O
ads O
for O
the O
brand O
, O
which O
Sibra B-ORG
says O
will O
compete O
with O
imported O
light O
beer O
leader O
Amstel B-PRODUCT
Light I-PRODUCT
, O
feature O
the O
line O
`` O
The O
best O
tasting O
light O
beer O
you O
've O
ever O
seen O
. O

Gen. B-PERSON
Paul I-PERSON
X. I-PERSON
Kelley I-PERSON
, O
retired O
commandant O
of O
the O
U.S. O
Marine O
Corps O
, O
was O
elected O
a O
director O
of O
this O
plastics O
, O
specialty O
materials O
and O
aerospace O
concern O
, O
succeeding O
Jewel B-PERSON
Lafontant I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
to O
accept O
a O
government O
position O
. O

The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
`` O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Way I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Buying I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
Survey O
consists O
of O
two O
separate O
, O
door O
- O
to O
- O
door O
nationwide O
polls O
conducted O
for O
the O
Journal O
by O
Peter B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Hart I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Roper I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
. O

The O
two O
surveys O
, O
which O
asked O
different O
questions O
, O
were O
conducted O
using O
national O
random O
probability O
samples O
. O

The O
poll O
conducted O
by O
Peter B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Hart I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
interviewed O
2,064 O
adults O
age O
18 O
and O
older O
from O
June B-GPE
15 O
to O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
1989 O
. O

The O
poll O
conducted O
by O
the B-ORG
Roper I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
interviewed O
2,002 O
adults O
age O
18 O
and O
older O
from O
July O
7 O
to O
July O
15 O
, O
1989 O
. O

Responses O
were O
weighted O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
age O
and O
gender O
to O
conform O
with O
U.S. B-ORG
Census I-ORG
data O
. O

For O
each O
poll O
, O
the O
odds O
are O
19 O
out O
of O
20 O
that O
if O
pollsters O
had O
sought O
to O
survey O
every O
household O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
using O
the O
same O
questionnaire O
, O
the O
findings O
would O
differ O
from O
these O
poll O
results O
by O
no O
more O
than O
2 O
1/2 O
percentage O
points O
in O
either O
direction O
. O

The O
margin O
of O
error O
for O
subgroups O
-- O
for O
example O
, O
married O
women O
with O
children O
at O
home O
-- O
would O
be O
larger O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
in O
any O
survey O
, O
there O
is O
always O
the O
chance O
that O
other O
factors O
such O
as O
question O
wording O
could O
introduce O
errors O
into O
the O
findings O
. O

PRINCE B-PERSON
HENRI I-PERSON
is O
the O
crown O
prince O
and O
hereditary O
grand O
duke O
of O
Luxembourg B-GPE
. O

An O
article O
in O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Report I-ORG
of O
Sept. O
22 O
editions O
incorrectly O
referred O
to O
his O
father O
, O
Grand O
Duke O
Jean O
, O
as O
the O
crown O
prince O
. O

Four O
years O
ago O
, O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
was O
designated O
the O
most O
- O
livable O
U.S. B-GPE
city O
by O
Rand B-ORG
McNally I-ORG
's O
Places B-WORK_OF_ART
Rated I-WORK_OF_ART
Almanac I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
the O
honor O
did O
wonders O
to O
improve O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
's O
soot O
- O
stained O
image O
. O

`` O
People O
asked O
, O
is O
it O
really O
true O
? O
'' O
says O
Maury B-PERSON
Kelley I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
, O
marketing O
services O
, O
for O
Beecham B-ORG
Products I-ORG
USA I-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
health O
and O
personal O
- O
care O
products O
that O
used O
the O
ranking O
in O
its O
recruiting O
brochure O
. O

Yuba B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
meanwhile O
, O
ranked O
dead O
last O
among O
329 O
metro O
areas O
. O

Unamused O
, O
residents O
burned O
Rand B-ORG
McNally I-ORG
books O
and O
wore O
T O
- O
shirts O
that O
said O
: O
`` O
Kiss B-WORK_OF_ART
my I-WORK_OF_ART
Atlas I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
almanac O
will O
be O
making O
new O
friends O
and O
enemies O
on O
Oct. O
27 O
, O
when O
an O
updated O
version O
will O
be O
released O
. O

Pittsburgh B-GPE
figures O
it O
will O
be O
dethroned O
but O
plans O
to O
accept O
its O
ouster O
graciously O
. O

The O
city O
's O
Office B-ORG
of O
Promotion O
plans O
media O
events O
to O
welcome O
its O
successor O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
encouraging O
a O
graceful O
transition O
, O
'' O
says O
Mary B-PERSON
Kay I-PERSON
Poppenberg I-PERSON
, O
the O
organization O
's O
president O
. O

`` O
Our O
attitude O
is O
that O
-LRB- O
the O
ranking O
-RRB- O
is O
like O
Miss B-PERSON
America I-PERSON
. O

Once O
you O
're O
Miss B-PERSON
America I-PERSON
, O
you O
're O
always O
Miss B-PERSON
America I-PERSON
. O
'' O

Tell O
that O
to O
Atlanta B-GPE
, O
which O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
replaced O
as O
the O
most O
- O
livable O
city O
in O
1985 O
. O

Many O
Atlantans B-NORP
thought O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
was O
an O
unworthy O
heir O
. O

A O
columnist O
in O
the O
Atlanta O
Journal O
and O
Constitution O
wrote O
: O
`` O
Who O
did O
the O
research O
for O
this O
report O
? O

Two O
guys O
from O
Gary B-GPE
, O
Ind. B-GPE
? O
'' O

Not O
so O
. O

Co-authors O
David B-PERSON
Savageau I-PERSON
and O
Richard B-PERSON
Boyer I-PERSON
, O
live O
in O
Gloucester B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
and O
Asheville B-GPE
, O
N.C. B-GPE
, O
respectively O
. O

`` O
Atlanta B-GPE
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Savageau O
sniffs O
, O
`` O
has O
unrealistic O
pretensions O
to O
world O
- O
class O
status O
. O
'' O

The O
new O
edition O
lists O
the O
top O
10 O
metropolitan O
areas O
as O
Anaheim B-GPE
- O
Santa B-GPE
Ana I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
; O
Boston B-GPE
; O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
; O
Nassau O
- O
Suffolk B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
; O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
; O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
; O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
; O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
; O
Seattle O
; O
and O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Savageau O
says O
earthquake O
or O
not O
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
makes O
the O
list O
. O

But O
attention O
also O
rivets O
on O
who O
finishes O
last O
, O
and O
Pine B-GPE
Bluff I-GPE
, O
Ark. B-GPE
-- O
which O
finished O
third O
to O
last O
in O
1981 O
and O
second O
to O
last O
in O
1985 O
-- O
is O
certainly O
in O
the O
running O
. O

`` O
I O
hate O
to O
dignify O
the O
publication O
by O
commenting O
on O
the O
obscene O
rating O
, O
'' O
Mayor B-PERSON
Carolyn I-PERSON
Robinson I-PERSON
says O
, O
adding O
that O
cities O
have O
no O
way O
to O
rebut O
the O
book O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
like O
fighting O
your O
way O
out O
of O
a O
fog O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
know O
which O
way O
to O
punch O
. O

Mellon B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
directors O
authorized O
the O
buy O
- O
back O
of O
as O
many O
as O
250,000 O
common O
shares O
. O

The O
bank O
holding O
company O
said O
stock O
repurchased O
will O
be O
used O
to O
meet O
requirements O
for O
the O
company O
's O
benefit O
plans O
. O

Mellon B-ORG
has O
36.6 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
awarded O
contracts O
totaling O
$ O
589 O
million O
for O
one O
Navy O
Trident B-PRODUCT
submarine O
and O
for O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
research O
on O
the O
National O
Aerospace O
plane O
. O

Grumman B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
won O
a O
$ O
58.9 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
12 O
F O
- O
14 O
aircraft O
. O

Raytheon B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
was O
issued O
a O
$ O
19.2 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
support O
of O
the O
Milstar O
communications O
satellite O
. O

McDonnell B-ORG
Douglas I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
got O
a O
$ O
12.5 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
support O
work O
on O
the O
National O
Aerospace O
plane O
. O

The O
government O
said O
13.1 O
% O
of O
Americans O
, O
or O
31.9 O
million O
people O
, O
were O
living O
in O
poverty O
in O
1988 O
. O

While O
last O
year O
's O
figure O
was O
down O
from O
13.4 O
% O
in O
1987 O
and O
marked O
the O
fifth O
consecutive O
annual O
decline O
in O
the O
poverty O
rate O
, O
the B-ORG
Census I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
said O
the O
1988 O
drop O
was O
n't O
statistically O
significant O
. O

The O
bureau O
's O
report O
also O
showed O
that O
while O
some O
measures O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
economic O
well O
- O
being O
improved O
modestly O
in O
1988 O
, O
the O
fruits O
of O
prosperity O
were O
shared O
less O
equitably O
than O
the O
year O
before O
. O

Summarizing O
data O
derived O
from O
a O
March O
1989 O
survey O
of O
58,000 O
households O
, O
William B-PERSON
Butz I-PERSON
, O
associate O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Census I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
said O
that O
`` O
most O
groups O
either O
stayed O
the O
same O
or O
improved O
. O
'' O

But O
, O
he O
added O
, O
`` O
Since O
the O
late O
1960s O
, O
the O
distribution O
of O
income O
has O
been O
slowly O
getting O
less O
equal O
. O

There O
was O
no O
reversal O
-LCB- O
of O
that O
trend O
-RCB- O
between O
1987 O
and O
1988 O
. O
'' O

Per O
capita O
income O
, O
a O
widely O
used O
measure O
of O
a O
nation O
's O
economic O
health O
, O
hit O
a O
record O
in O
1988 O
, O
rising O
1.7 O
% O
after O
inflation O
adjustment O
to O
$ O
13,120 O
. O

But O
the O
median O
income O
of O
American B-NORP
families O
fell O
0.2 O
% O
, O
the O
first O
time O
it O
has O
failed O
to O
rise O
since O
1982 O
. O

Mr. O
Butz O
said O
the O
divergence O
in O
the O
two O
measures O
reflects O
changes O
in O
family O
size O
and O
structure O
, O
including O
the O
rising O
number O
of O
female O
- O
headed O
families O
and O
a O
sharp O
increase O
in O
income O
reported O
by O
Americans O
who O
are O
n't O
living O
in O
families O
. O

As O
a O
result O
of O
last O
year O
's O
decline O
, O
the O
government O
's O
estimate O
for O
the O
number O
of O
people O
living O
below O
the O
poverty O
line O
declined O
by O
about O
500,000 O
. O

The O
poverty O
threshold O
, O
defined O
as O
three O
times O
food O
expenses O
as O
calculated O
by O
the B-ORG
Agricultural I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
last O
year O
was O
$ O
12,092 O
for O
a O
family O
of O
four O
. O

The B-ORG
Census I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
counts O
all O
cash O
income O
in O
determining O
whether O
families O
are O
below O
the O
line O
, O
but O
it O
does O
n't O
consider O
other O
government O
benefits O
, O
such O
as O
Medicare B-ORG
. O

Thanks O
largely O
to O
the O
continued O
growth O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
, O
the O
poverty O
rate O
is O
now O
substantially O
lower O
than O
the O
1983 O
peak O
of O
15.3 O
% O
, O
but O
the O
improvements O
have O
been O
modest O
in O
the O
past O
couple O
of O
years O
. O

Poverty O
remains O
far O
more O
widespread O
among O
blacks O
than O
other O
Americans O
. O

In O
1988 O
, O
31.6 O
% O
of O
blacks O
lived O
in O
poverty O
, O
compared O
with O
10.1 O
% O
for O
whites O
and O
26.8 O
% O
for O
Hispanics B-NORP
. O

But O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
all O
poor O
Americans O
were O
white O
. O

More O
than O
half O
of O
poor O
families O
were O
headed O
by O
women O
living O
without O
men O
, O
the O
bureau O
said O
. O

More O
than O
three O
- O
fourths O
of O
poor O
black O
families O
were O
headed O
by O
women O
. O

The O
poverty O
rate O
of O
children O
under O
18 O
years O
old O
dropped O
last O
year O
to O
19.7 O
% O
from O
20.5 O
% O
in O
1987 O
, O
but O
remained O
far O
higher O
than O
a O
decade O
ago O
. O

The O
rate O
among O
the O
elderly O
-- O
12 O
% O
in O
1988 O
-- O
was O
n't O
significantly O
lower O
than O
the O
year O
before O
. O

If O
it O
were O
n't O
for O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
payments O
, O
more O
than O
three O
times O
as O
many O
elderly O
would O
be O
below O
the O
poverty O
line O
, O
Mr. O
Butz O
said O
. O

The B-ORG
Census I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
also O
said O
: O

-- O
Some O
17.2 O
% O
of O
all O
money O
income O
received O
by O
families O
in O
1988 O
went O
to O
the O
wealthiest O
5 O
% O
of O
all O
families O
, O
up O
from O
16.9 O
% O
in O
1987 O
. O

That O
is O
the O
greatest O
share O
reported O
for O
any O
year O
since O
1950 O
, O
although O
changing O
definitions O
over O
the O
years O
distort O
the O
comparison O
. O

-- O
The O
top O
fifth O
of O
all O
families O
got O
44 O
% O
of O
the O
income O
, O
up O
from O
41.5 O
% O
a O
decade O
earlier O
. O

The O
bottom O
fifth O
of O
all O
families O
got O
4.6 O
% O
of O
the O
income O
, O
down O
from O
5.2 O
% O
a O
decade O
earlier O
. O

-- O
Confirming O
other O
government O
data O
showing O
that O
wages O
are O
n't O
keeping O
pace O
with O
inflation O
, O
earnings O
of O
year O
- O
round O
, O
full O
- O
time O
male O
workers O
fell O
1.3 O
% O
in O
1988 O
after O
adjusting O
for O
higher O
prices O
, O
the O
first O
such O
drop O
since O
1982 O
. O

Earnings O
of O
female O
workers O
were O
unchanged O
. O

-- O
Women O
working O
full O
- O
time O
earned O
66 O
cents O
for O
every O
dollar O
earned O
by O
men O
, O
a O
penny O
more O
than O
in O
1987 O
and O
seven O
cents O
more O
than O
in O
1978 O
. O

-- O
Median O
household O
income O
-- O
which O
includes O
both O
those O
living O
in O
families O
and O
those O
who O
are O
n't O
-- O
rose O
0.3 O
% O
last O
year O
to O
$ O
27,225 O
after O
inflation O
. O

It O
rose O
sharply O
in O
the O
Northeast O
and O
Midwest B-LOC
and O
fell O
slightly O
in O
the O
South O
and O
West B-LOC
. O

Median O
family O
income O
was O
$ O
32,191 O
, O
down O
0.2 O
% O
. O

-- O
Per O
capita O
income O
of O
blacks O
, O
though O
still O
only O
60 O
% O
that O
of O
whites O
, O
rose O
3.9 O
% O
in O
1988 O
, O
while O
per O
capita O
income O
of O
whites O
rose O
only O
1.5 O
% O
. O

-- O
Among O
married O
couples O
, O
the O
gap O
between O
blacks O
and O
whites O
narrowed O
sharply O
, O
as O
income O
of O
black O
families O
shot O
up O
6.8 O
% O
while O
income O
of O
whites O
did O
n't O
budge O
. O

Fueling O
a O
controversy O
that O
has O
been O
simmering O
for O
years O
, O
the B-ORG
Census I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
also O
said O
its O
figures O
would O
look O
far O
rosier O
if O
it O
recalculated O
the O
poverty O
threshold O
using O
an O
improved O
consumer O
- O
price O
measure O
adopted O
in O
1983 O
. O

The O
bureau O
said O
some O
3.5 O
million O
fewer O
people O
would O
have O
fallen O
below O
the O
poverty O
line O
in O
1988 O
-- O
and O
the O
poverty O
rate O
would O
have O
been O
10.5 O
% O
instead O
of O
13.1 O
% O
-- O
under O
the O
alternative O
calculation O
. O

Critics O
on O
the O
left O
and O
right O
have O
been O
calling O
for O
all O
sorts O
of O
revisions O
to O
the O
measure O
for O
years O
. O

A O
report O
by O
the O
staff O
of O
the B-ORG
Joint I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
of O
Congress B-ORG
released O
yesterday O
concluded O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
misleading O
to O
make O
this O
change O
without O
adjusting O
for O
other O
changes O
. O
'' O

The O
official O
poverty O
threshold O
is O
set O
by O
the O
Office O
of O
Management O
and O
Budget O
. O

Many O
in O
Washington B-GPE
say O
President O
Bush O
will O
have O
to O
raise O
taxes O
to O
pay O
for O
his O
war O
on O
drugs O
. O

We O
have O
a O
better O
idea O
: O
Dismantle O
HUD B-ORG
to O
pay O
for O
the O
war O
on O
drugs O
. O

Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
's O
budget O
is O
$ O
17 O
billion O
. O

From O
what O
we O
and O
the O
nation O
have O
been O
reading O
, O
the O
money O
is O
n't O
being O
spent O
very O
well O
. O

The O
single O
most O
important O
contribution O
the O
government O
could O
make O
now O
to O
help O
the O
poor O
is O
to O
get O
the O
specter O
of O
drugs O
out O
of O
their O
neighborhoods O
. O

If O
that O
takes O
money O
, O
take O
it O
away O
from O
this O
discredited O
federal O
department O
. O

But O
of O
course O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
pillorying O
HUD B-ORG
in O
hearings O
and O
in O
the O
press O
have O
no O
such O
solution O
in O
mind O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
're O
scrambling O
to O
protect O
the O
very O
programs O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
HUD O
scandal O
. O

This O
month O
, O
HUD O
Secretary O
Jack O
Kemp O
unveiled O
a O
series O
of O
proposed O
reforms O
to O
improve O
management O
at O
HUD B-ORG
. O

No O
doubt O
many O
of O
his O
ideas O
are O
worthy O
, O
but O
ultimately O
he O
is O
proposing O
to O
make O
fundamentally O
flawed O
programs O
work O
slightly O
more O
fairly O
and O
efficiently O
. O

Congress B-ORG
is O
unlikely O
to O
go O
even O
that O
far O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
Secretary O
Kemp O
ran O
into O
a O
buzzsaw O
of O
criticism O
from O
House B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
members O
. O

They O
were O
appalled O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
that O
he O
wanted O
to O
target O
more O
of O
the O
$ O
3 O
billion O
Community O
Development O
Block O
Grant O
-LRB- O
CDBG O
-RRB- O
program O
to O
low O
- O
income O
projects O
and O
zero O
out O
the O
notorious O
`` O
discretionary O
'' O
funds O
that O
have O
allowed O
HUD B-ORG
officials O
to O
steer O
contracts O
to O
political O
cronies O
. O

These O
development O
grants O
mainly O
enrich O
developers O
who O
want O
to O
put O
up O
shopping O
centers O
and O
parking O
garages O
. O

They O
also O
give O
those O
in O
Congress B-ORG
political O
credit O
for O
bringing O
home O
the O
pork O
, O
and O
so O
they O
are O
popular O
with O
such O
Members O
as O
Mary B-PERSON
Rose I-PERSON
Oakar I-PERSON
. O

Rep. O
Oakar O
, O
a O
Democrat B-NORP
from O
Cleveland B-GPE
, O
wants O
a O
$ O
6.9 O
million O
grant O
so O
Cleveland B-GPE
can O
build O
an O
18 O
- O
story O
Rock O
and O
Roll O
Hall O
of O
Fame B-ORG
. O

She O
says O
it O
'd O
create O
600 O
jobs O
and O
bring O
Cleveland B-GPE
tourist O
revenue O
. O

HUD B-ORG
says O
the O
project O
does O
n't O
qualify O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Kemp O
says O
that O
rock O
'n' O
roll O
musicians O
and O
the O
music O
industry O
ought O
to O
put O
up O
the O
money O
. O

At O
the O
hearing O
, O
Rep. O
Oakar O
started O
wailing O
about O
`` O
phoney O
baloney O
regulations O
'' O
that O
would O
stand O
between O
her O
and O
`` O
housing O
for O
downtown O
Cleveland O
. O
'' O

Rep. O
Chalmers O
Wylie O
, O
an O
Ohio O
Republican O
, O
rallied O
to O
the O
cause O
: O
`` O
I O
think O
the O
gentlelady O
is O
making O
an O
important O
statement O
. O

The O
implication O
that O
if O
a O
congressman O
calls O
about O
a O
project O
in O
his O
district O
there O
's O
something O
wrong O
, O
I O
think O
is O
most O
unfortunate O
. O
'' O

We O
're O
sure O
some O
theologian O
can O
explain O
the O
difference O
between O
what O
the O
Republican O
consultants O
have O
been O
doing O
with O
HUD B-ORG
and O
what O
these O
gentleladies O
and O
gentlemen O
want O
to O
do O
with O
HUD B-ORG
. O

Our O
view O
is O
that O
given O
Congress B-ORG
's O
attitude O
toward O
HUD B-ORG
, O
the O
place O
probably O
is O
beyond O
reform O
. O

For O
more O
than O
50 O
years O
the O
federal O
government O
has O
tried O
various O
ways O
to O
provide O
housing O
for O
the O
poor O
and O
revive O
cities O
. O

In O
the O
process O
HUD B-ORG
has O
wasted O
untold O
billions O
, O
created O
slums O
and O
invited O
corruption O
. O

Much O
of O
HUD B-ORG
's O
spending O
actually O
is O
disguised O
welfare O
for O
developers O
or O
the O
middle O
class O
. O

That O
includes O
the O
CDBG O
funds O
and O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Housing I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
, O
which O
loans O
out O
money O
for O
private O
home O
mortgages O
and O
has O
just O
been O
discovered O
to O
be O
$ O
4 O
billion O
in O
the O
hole O
. O

Selling O
the O
FHA O
's O
loan O
portfolio O
to O
the O
highest O
bidder O
would O
save O
the O
taxpayers O
untold O
billions O
in O
future O
losses O
. O

Some O
HUD B-ORG
money O
actually O
does O
trickle O
down O
to O
the O
poor O
, O
and O
zeroing O
out O
housing O
middlemen O
would O
free O
up O
more O
money O
for O
public O
housing O
tenants O
to O
manage O
and O
even O
own O
their O
units O
. O

The O
rest O
ought O
to O
be O
used O
to O
clean O
out O
drugs O
from O
the O
neighbhorhoods O
. O

Rival O
gangs O
have O
turned O
cities O
into O
combat O
zones O
. O

Even O
suburban O
Prince O
George O
's O
County O
, O
Md. B-GPE
, O
reported O
last O
week O
there O
have O
been O
a O
record O
96 O
killings O
there O
this O
year O
, O
most O
of O
them O
drug O
- O
related O
. O

Innocent O
bystanders O
often O
are O
the O
victims O
. O

A O
man O
in O
a O
wheelchair O
was O
gunned O
down O
in O
the O
crossfire O
of O
a O
Miami B-GPE
drug O
battle O
. O

A O
three O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Brooklyn B-GPE
boy O
was O
used O
as O
a O
shield O
by O
a O
drug O
dealer O
. O

Decent O
life O
in O
the O
inner O
cities O
wo O
n't O
be O
restored O
unless O
the O
government O
reclaims O
the O
streets O
from O
the O
drug O
gangs O
. O

Until O
then O
, O
the O
billions O
HUD B-ORG
spends O
on O
inner O
- O
city O
housing O
simply O
is O
wasted O
. O

It O
's O
still O
unclear O
whether O
Secretary O
Kemp O
wants O
to O
completely O
overhaul O
the O
engine O
room O
at O
HUD B-ORG
or O
just O
tighten O
a O
few O
screws O
here O
and O
there O
. O

No O
doubt O
he O
believes O
the O
place O
can O
be O
salvaged O
. O

Having O
seen O
the O
hypocrisy O
with O
which O
Congress B-ORG
has O
addressed O
the O
HUD O
scandals O
, O
we O
disagree O
. O

It O
's O
time O
to O
scrap O
the O
politically O
infested O
spending O
machine O
HUD B-ORG
has O
become O
and O
channel O
the O
resources O
into O
the O
drug O
war O
. O

FREDERICK O
'S O
OF O
HOLLYWOOD O
Inc. O
, O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
said O
its O
board O
voted O
a O
50 O
% O
increase O
in O
the O
specialty O
boutique O
- O
store O
operator O
's O
semiannual O
dividend O
, O
to O
five O
cents O
a O
common O
share O
. O

The O
dividend O
is O
payable O
Dec. O
15 O
to O
stock O
of O
record O
Nov. O
15 O
. O

G.D. B-ORG
Searle I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
Monsanto B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
unit O
, O
is O
launching O
a O
program O
to O
give O
consumers O
more O
information O
about O
its O
drugs O
when O
doctors O
prescribe O
them O
. O

Called O
Patients O
in O
the O
Know O
, O
the O
program O
features O
fact O
sheets O
designed O
to O
be O
easy O
to O
understand O
. O

The O
sheets O
tell O
how O
the O
medicine O
works O
, O
describe O
how O
to O
use O
it O
and O
list O
its O
possible O
side O
effects O
. O

They O
are O
designed O
to O
be O
given O
to O
patients O
by O
their O
doctors O
when O
the O
medicines O
are O
prescribed O
and O
include O
space O
for O
the O
doctor O
to O
write O
special O
instructions O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Searle B-ORG
will O
give O
pharmacists O
brochures O
on O
the O
use O
of O
prescription O
drugs O
for O
distribution O
in O
their O
stores O
. O

Consumer O
groups O
have O
long O
advocated O
that O
drug O
companies O
and O
doctors O
make O
more O
information O
available O
to O
patients O
. O

`` O
We O
believe O
that O
every O
drug O
that O
's O
marketed O
to O
a O
consumer O
should O
have O
a O
consumer O
label O
, O
'' O
said O
Douglas B-PERSON
Teich I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Public I-ORG
Citizen I-ORG
Health I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
Ralph B-PERSON
Nader I-PERSON
affiliate O
. O

Dr. O
Teich O
said O
Searle B-ORG
is O
`` O
the O
only O
company O
I O
know O
that O
voluntarily O
'' O
will O
make O
consumer O
information O
available O
. O

According O
to O
federal O
officials O
and O
drug O
- O
industry O
studies O
, O
nearly O
half O
of O
the O
1.6 O
billion O
prescriptions O
filled O
each O
year O
are O
n't O
used O
properly O
, O
meaning O
that O
money O
is O
wasted O
on O
some O
prescriptions O
and O
patients O
are O
deprived O
of O
the O
benefits O
of O
medication O
. O

`` O
We O
think O
it O
's O
very O
important O
to O
provide O
as O
much O
information O
as O
possible O
on O
the O
drugs O
consumers O
take O
, O
'' O
said O
Searle B-ORG
Chairman O
Sheldon B-PERSON
Gilgore I-PERSON
. O

As O
the O
citizens O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
and O
surrounding O
communities O
began O
assessing O
the O
damage O
from O
Tuesday O
's O
devastating O
earthquake O
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
began O
assessing O
the O
damage O
from O
what O
some O
said O
was O
a O
failure O
to O
provide O
comprehensive O
coverage O
in O
the O
earthquake O
's O
initial O
moments O
. O

`` O
In O
terms O
of O
coverage O
, O
it O
was O
a O
disaster O
equal O
to O
the O
earthquakes O
, O
'' O
said O
Eric B-PERSON
Premner I-PERSON
, O
president O
for O
broadcasting O
of O
King B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
the O
NBC O
affiliate O
in O
Seattle B-GPE
, O
Wash B-GPE
. O

While O
rival O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
outstripped O
the O
competition O
in O
live O
coverage O
of O
the O
event O
by O
sheer O
luck O
-- O
the O
network O
was O
broadcasting O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
from O
Candlestick B-FAC
Park I-FAC
when O
the O
quake O
struck O
-- O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
was O
unable O
to O
get O
its O
signal O
out O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
for O
the O
first O
hour O
after O
the O
quake O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
to O
attribute O
the O
lackluster O
performance O
to O
a O
natural O
disaster O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Premner O
. O

`` O
So O
before O
I O
start O
to O
be O
really O
critical O
of O
NBC B-ORG
, O
I O
would O
like O
to O
know O
more O
about O
what O
happened O
. O
'' O

There O
were O
no O
complaints O
from O
affiliates O
of O
CBS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Cable B-ORG
News I-ORG
Network I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
System I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

But O
that O
was O
not O
the O
case O
at O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
been O
dogged O
with O
the O
image O
of O
not O
being O
aggressive O
on O
major O
breaking O
stories O
. O

Last O
summer O
, O
the O
affiliates O
bitterly O
complained O
to O
network O
executives O
about O
the O
poor O
coverage O
of O
the O
student O
uprising O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
was O
not O
pleased O
with O
the O
slow O
start O
, O
and O
neither O
was O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
'' O
said O
Guy B-PERSON
Hempel I-PERSON
, O
general O
manager O
of O
NBC B-ORG
affiliate O
WAVE B-ORG
in O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
Ky B-GPE
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
National B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
network O
was O
`` O
looking O
into O
what O
happened O
. O
'' O

The O
stations O
said O
they O
were O
pleased O
with O
the O
extended O
coverage O
yesterday O
, O
including O
a O
special O
five O
- O
hour O
edition O
of O
`` O
Today O
. O
'' O

Don B-PERSON
Browne I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
news O
at O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
that O
`` O
we O
could O
n't O
get O
a O
signal O
out O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

We O
were O
out O
of O
the O
box O
. O

It O
was O
horrible O
. O

The O
comment O
we O
're O
hearing O
is O
that O
we O
were O
slow O
out O
of O
the O
box O
, O
but O
beat O
everyone O
else O
in O
the O
stretch O
. O
'' O

NBC B-ORG
broadcast O
throughout O
the O
entire O
night O
and O
did O
not O
go O
off O
the O
air O
until O
noon O
yesterday O
. O

The O
quake O
postponed O
the O
third O
and O
fourth O
games O
of O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
. O

In O
place O
of O
the O
games O
, O
ABC B-ORG
said O
it O
planned O
to O
broadcast O
next O
week O
's O
episodes O
of O
its O
prime O
- O
time O
Wednesday O
and O
Thursday O
lineups O
, O
except O
for O
a O
one O
- O
hour O
special O
on O
the O
earthquake O
at O
10 O
p.m. O
last O
night O
. O

The O
series O
is O
scheduled O
to O
resume O
Tuesday O
evening O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

`` O
There O
are O
no O
commercials O
to O
make O
up O
for O
since O
we O
're O
going O
to O
eventually O
broadcast O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
, O
'' O
said O
a O
network O
spokesman O
. O

In O
a O
move O
to O
prevent O
any O
dislocation O
in O
the O
financial O
markets O
from O
the O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
, O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
said O
it O
temporarily O
reassigned O
options O
listed O
on O
the B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
to O
the O
American B-NORP
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
Philadelphia B-GPE
stock O
exchanges O
and O
to O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Board I-ORG
Options I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

The O
decision O
, O
which O
affects O
millions O
of O
dollars O
of O
trading O
positions O
, O
was O
made O
late O
yesterday O
because O
the O
Pacific O
exchange O
's O
options O
floor O
was O
shut O
down O
as O
a O
result O
of O
Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
. O

The O
SEC O
, O
faced O
with O
a O
major O
squeeze O
on O
options O
positions O
, O
said O
it O
was O
necessary O
to O
ensure O
that O
options O
listed O
on O
the O
exchange O
could O
be O
traded O
today O
and O
tomorrow O
. O

SEC O
Chairman O
Richard O
Breeden O
said O
the O
cooperation O
by O
the O
exchanges O
would O
enable O
investors O
to O
buy O
and O
sell O
options O
listed O
solely O
on O
the O
Pacific O
exchange O
, O
guaranteeing O
the O
liquidity O
of O
the O
market O
. O

Officials O
at O
the O
four O
exchanges O
said O
well O
over O
50 O
traders O
from O
the O
Pacific O
exchange O
were O
taking O
flights O
from O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
late O
yesterday O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
Philadelphia B-GPE
exchanges O
and O
to O
the O
CBOE O
, O
where O
they O
would O
continue O
making O
markets O
in O
the O
Pacific O
- O
listed O
options O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
said O
carpenters O
quickly O
erected O
a O
new O
options O
floor O
to O
accomodate O
40 O
traders O
from O
the O
Pacific O
exchange O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
specialists O
on O
the O
exchanges O
agreed O
to O
provide O
backup O
capital O
for O
market O
- O
making O
in O
Pacific B-LOC
exchange O
options O
traded O
on O
the O
exchanges O
. O

Trading O
was O
light O
on O
the B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
yesterday O
, O
with O
workers O
at O
the O
exchange O
's O
main O
floor O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
struggling O
to O
execute O
orders O
by O
flashlight O
as O
a O
result O
of O
a O
continuing O
power O
outage O
. O

The O
most O
pressing O
problem O
was O
the O
suspension O
of O
options O
trading O
. O

The O
Pacific O
exchange O
has O
options O
for O
129 O
underlying O
stock O
issues O
, O
including O
highly O
active O
Hilton B-ORG
Hotels I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
listed O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
. O

Investors O
were O
concerned O
that O
they O
might O
be O
unable O
to O
exercise O
options O
that O
expire O
tomorrow O
. O

But O
professionals O
said O
throughout O
the O
day O
that O
the O
shutdown O
would O
n't O
be O
a O
cause O
for O
alarm O
even O
if O
it O
were O
to O
persist O
for O
several O
days O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
told O
my O
staff O
and O
clients O
that O
they O
still O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
exercise O
their O
options O
, O
because O
they O
are O
guaranteed O
by O
the B-ORG
Options I-ORG
Clearing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
'' O
said O
Michael B-PERSON
Schwartz I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
registered O
options O
strategist O
at O
Oppenheimer B-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

The O
SEC O
reassigned O
trading O
in O
the O
options O
, O
however O
, O
to O
allow O
investors O
to O
do O
more O
than O
simply O
exercise O
the O
options O
. O

While O
the O
exchange O
's O
equities O
floor O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
remained O
open O
on O
a O
limited O
basis O
, O
orders O
were O
being O
routed O
and O
executed O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

Workers O
could O
dial O
out O
, O
but O
they O
could O
n't O
receive O
telephone O
calls O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
very O
uncertain O
situation O
right O
now O
, O
'' O
said O
Navin B-PERSON
Vyas I-PERSON
, O
administrative O
assistant O
of O
trading O
floor O
operations O
of O
the O
exchange O
, O
which O
has O
daily O
volume O
of O
about O
10 O
million O
shares O
. O

Because O
the O
exchange O
's O
computer O
was O
rerouting O
orders O
to O
the O
exchange O
's O
trading O
operations O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
`` O
business O
is O
as O
usual O
'' O
Mr. O
Vyas O
said O
. O

`` O
If O
one O
city O
is O
down O
, O
the O
other O
can O
take O
over O
. O
'' O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
brokerage O
firms O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
were O
trying O
to O
cope O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
Daggs I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Sutro B-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
said O
traders O
came O
to O
work O
at O
5 O
a.m. O
PDT O
-- O
many O
on O
foot O
because O
of O
uncertain O
road O
and O
traffic O
conditions O
-- O
but O
learned O
that O
they O
would O
have O
to O
await O
a O
required O
inspection O
by O
the O
city O
in O
order O
to O
turn O
the O
power O
back O
on O
at O
the O
company O
's O
two O
main O
facilities O
there O
. O

That O
should O
happen O
by O
today O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Traders O
worked O
with O
the O
help O
of O
sunlight O
streaming O
through O
windows O
, O
despite O
large O
cracks O
in O
the O
walls O
and O
a O
lack O
of O
incoming O
phone O
calls O
. O

Also O
, O
most O
of O
the O
telecommunications O
equipment O
was O
out O
. O

The O
traders O
were O
executing O
municipal O
bond O
, O
mutual O
fund O
and O
other O
orders O
through O
a O
sister O
firm O
, O
Tucker B-ORG
Anthony I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
also O
owned O
by O
John B-ORG
Hancock I-ORG
Freedom I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
but O
is O
based O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

`` O
We O
are O
having O
a O
regular O
day O
. O

Volume O
is O
down O
out O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
but O
not O
out O
of O
the O
11 O
outlying O
offices O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Daggs O
added O
. O

Sutro B-ORG
's O
Oakland B-GPE
office O
executed O
orders O
through O
the O
Sacramento B-GPE
office O
, O
which O
was O
n't O
affected O
by O
the O
quake O
. O

Others O
, O
like O
Prudential B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
eight O
offices O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
, O
set O
up O
an O
800 O
number O
yesterday O
morning O
for O
customers O
to O
obtain O
market O
commentary O
and O
other O
help O
. O

At O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
's O
Sacramento B-GPE
branch O
, O
Manager O
Janet B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
received O
calls O
yesterday O
morning O
from O
workers O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
who O
offered O
to O
work O
in O
Sacramento B-GPE
. O

Then O
she O
discovered O
that O
Quotron B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
Sacramento B-GPE
lines O
were O
down O
, O
because O
they O
are O
normally O
tied O
in O
through O
a O
system O
that O
goes O
through O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

So O
the O
Kidder O
brokers O
had O
to O
call O
other O
company O
offices O
to O
get O
quotes O
on O
stocks O
. O

At O
Quotron B-ORG
, O
the O
company O
's O
National O
Call O
- O
In O
Center O
, O
which O
swung O
into O
action O
for O
the O
first O
time O
last O
month O
for O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
assembled O
a O
tactical O
team O
at O
5 O
a.m. O
yesterday O
to O
begin O
rerouting O
lines O
and O
restore O
service O
to O
brokers O
and O
traders O
. O

The O
company O
dispatched O
as O
many O
as O
200 O
people O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
to O
do O
the O
work O
, O
though O
most O
of O
the O
rerouting O
was O
done O
by O
computer O
. O

Service O
appeared O
to O
be O
down O
throughout O
the O
financial O
district O
in O
downtown O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
while O
just O
parts O
of O
Oakland B-GPE
and O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
were O
knocked O
out O
. O

But O
Dale B-PERSON
Irvine I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
emergency O
center O
, O
said O
service O
was O
being O
restored O
to O
outlying O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
areas O
. O

In O
Chicago B-GPE
yesterday O
, O
Options B-ORG
Clearing I-ORG
confirmed O
that O
it O
guarantees O
the O
Pacific O
exchange O
options O
. O

The O
firm O
also O
will O
permit O
its O
members O
and O
the O
public O
`` O
to O
exercise O
their O
put O
and O
call O
options O
contracts O
traded O
on O
the O
Pacific O
exchange O
'' O
even O
if O
the O
exchange O
is O
closed O
, O
said O
Wayne B-PERSON
Luthringshausen I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Options B-ORG
Clearing I-ORG
. O

-LRB- O
Put O
options O
give O
holders O
the O
right O
, O
but O
not O
the O
obligation O
, O
to O
sell O
a O
financial O
instrument O
at O
a O
specified O
price O
, O
while O
call O
options O
give O
holders O
the O
right O
, O
but O
not O
the O
obligation O
, O
to O
buy O
a O
financial O
instrument O
at O
a O
specified O
price O
-RRB- O
. O

Investors O
and O
traders O
in O
Pacific B-LOC
exchange O
options O
`` O
are O
protected O
to O
the O
extent O
that O
they O
can O
convert O
their O
put O
and O
call O
options O
into O
the O
underlying O
instrument O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Luthringshausen O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
seeing O
such O
exercises O
today O
, O
in O
fact O
. O

Two O
years O
of O
coddling O
, O
down O
the O
drain O
. O

That O
's O
the O
way O
a O
lot O
of O
brokers O
feel O
today O
on O
the O
second O
anniversary O
of O
the O
1987 O
stock O
- O
market O
crash O
. O

Ever O
since O
that O
fearful O
Black B-EVENT
Monday I-EVENT
, O
they O
've O
been O
tirelessly O
wooing O
wary O
individual O
investors O
-- O
trying O
to O
convince O
them O
that O
Oct. O
19 O
, O
1987 O
, O
was O
a O
fluke O
and O
that O
the O
stock O
market O
really O
is O
a O
safe O
place O
for O
average O
Americans O
to O
put O
their O
hard O
- O
earned O
dollars O
. O

And O
until O
last O
Friday O
, O
it O
seemed O
those O
efforts O
were O
starting O
to O
pay O
off O
. O

`` O
Some O
of O
those O
folks O
were O
coming O
back O
, O
'' O
says O
Leslie B-PERSON
Quick I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
, O
of O
discount O
brokers O
Quick O
& O
Reilly O
Group O
Inc O
. O

`` O
We O
had O
heard O
from O
people O
who O
had O
n't O
been O
active O
'' O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

Then O
came O
the O
frightening O
190 O
- O
point O
plunge O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
and O
a O
new O
wave O
of O
stock O
- O
market O
volatility O
. O

All O
of O
a O
sudden O
, O
it O
was O
back O
to O
square O
one O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
going O
to O
set O
things O
back O
for O
a O
period O
, O
because O
it O
reinforces O
the O
concern O
of O
volatility O
, O
'' O
says O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Lane I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
think O
it O
will O
shake O
confidence O
one O
more O
time O
, O
and O
a O
lot O
of O
this O
business O
is O
based O
on O
client O
confidence O
. O
'' O

Brokers O
around O
the O
country O
say O
the O
reaction O
from O
individual O
investors O
this O
week O
has O
been O
almost O
eerie O
. O

Customers O
and O
potential O
customers O
are O
suddenly O
complaining O
about O
the O
stock O
market O
in O
the O
exact O
way O
they O
did O
in O
post-crash O
1987 O
. O

`` O
The O
kinds O
of O
questions O
you O
had O
before O
have O
resurfaced O
, O
'' O
says O
Raymond O
A. O
`` O
Chip O
'' O
Mason B-ORG
, O
chairman O
of O
regional O
brokerage O
firm O
Legg B-ORG
Mason I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Baltimore B-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
can O
just O
tell O
the O
questions O
are O
right O
back O
where O
they O
were O
: O
` O
What O
's O
going O
on O
? O
, O
' O
` O
Ca O
n't O
anything O
be O
done O
about O
program O
trading O
? O
, O
' O
` O
Does O
n't O
the O
exchange O
understand O
? O
, O
' O
` O
Where O
is O
the O
SEC O
on O
this O
? O
' O
'' O

Mr. O
Mason O
says O
he O
's O
convinced O
the O
public O
still O
wants O
to O
invest O
in O
common O
stocks O
, O
even O
though O
they O
believe O
the O
deck O
is O
stacked O
against O
them O
. O

But O
`` O
these O
wide O
swings O
scare O
them O
to O
death O
. O
'' O

All O
of O
this O
is O
bad O
news O
for O
the O
big O
brokerage O
firms O
such O
as O
Shearson B-ORG
and O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
that O
have O
big O
`` O
retail O
, O
'' O
or O
individual O
- O
investor O
, O
businesses O
. O

After O
expanding O
rapidly O
during O
the O
bull O
- O
market O
years O
up O
to O
the O
1987 O
crash O
, O
retail O
brokerage O
operations O
these O
days O
are O
getting O
barely O
enough O
business O
to O
pay O
the O
overhead O
. O

True O
, O
the O
amount O
of O
money O
investors O
are O
willing O
to O
entrust O
to O
their O
brokers O
has O
been O
growing O
lately O
. O

But O
those O
dollars O
have O
been O
going O
into O
such O
`` O
safe O
'' O
products O
as O
money O
market O
funds O
, O
which O
do O
n't O
generate O
much O
in O
the O
way O
of O
commissions O
for O
the O
brokerage O
firms O
. O

At O
discount O
brokerage O
Charles B-ORG
Schwab I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
such O
`` O
cash O
- O
equivalent O
'' O
investments O
recently O
accounted O
for O
a O
record O
$ O
8 O
billion O
of O
the O
firm O
's O
$ O
25 O
billion O
of O
client O
's O
assets O
. O

The O
brokers O
' O
hope O
has O
been O
that O
they O
could O
soon O
coax O
investors O
into O
shifting O
some O
of O
their O
hoard O
into O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

And O
before O
last O
Friday O
, O
they O
were O
actually O
making O
modest O
progress O
. O

A O
slightly O
higher O
percentage O
of O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
volume O
has O
been O
attributed O
to O
retail O
investors O
in O
recent O
months O
compared O
with O
post-crash O
1988 O
, O
according O
to O
Securities B-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Association I-ORG
data O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
an O
average O
19.7 O
% O
of O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
volume O
was O
retail O
business O
, O
with O
the O
monthly O
level O
never O
more O
than O
21.4 O
% O
. O

The O
retail O
participation O
dropped O
to O
an O
average O
18.2 O
% O
in O
1988 O
, O
and O
shriveled O
to O
barely O
14 O
% O
some O
months O
during O
the O
year O
. O

Yet O
in O
1989 O
, O
retail O
participation O
has O
been O
more O
than O
20 O
% O
in O
every O
month O
, O
and O
was O
23.5 O
% O
in O
August O
, O
the O
latest O
month O
for O
which O
figures O
are O
available O
. O

Jeffrey B-PERSON
Schaefer I-PERSON
, O
the O
SIA O
's O
research O
director O
, O
says O
that O
all O
of O
his O
group O
's O
retail O
- O
volume O
statistics O
could O
be O
overstated O
by O
as O
much O
as O
five O
percentage O
points O
because O
corporate O
buy O
- O
backs O
are O
sometimes O
inadvertently O
included O
in O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
data O
. O

But O
there O
did O
seem O
to O
be O
a O
retail O
activity O
pickup O
. O

But O
`` O
Friday O
did O
n't O
help O
things O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Schaefer O
. O

With O
the O
gyrations O
of O
recent O
days O
, O
says O
Hugo B-PERSON
Quackenbush I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
Charles B-ORG
Schwab I-ORG
, O
many O
small O
investors O
are O
absolutely O
convinced O
that O
`` O
they O
should O
n't O
play O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O
'' O

Joseph B-PERSON
Grano I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
retail O
sales O
and O
marketing O
at O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
still O
thinks O
that O
individual O
investors O
will O
eventually O
go O
back O
into O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

Investors O
will O
develop O
`` O
thicker O
skins O
, O
'' O
and O
their O
confidence O
will O
return O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Friday O
's O
plunge O
, O
he O
is O
telling O
PaineWebber B-ORG
brokers O
, O
was O
nothing O
more O
than O
a O
`` O
tremendous O
reaction O
to O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
stocks O
. O
'' O

Meanwhile O
, O
PaineWebber B-ORG
remains O
among O
the O
leaders O
in O
efforts O
to O
simply O
persuade O
investors O
to O
keep O
giving O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
their O
money O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
more O
of O
an O
important O
issue O
to O
keep O
control O
of O
those O
assets O
, O
rather O
than O
push O
the O
investor O
to O
move O
into O
-LRB- O
specific O
-RRB- O
products O
such O
as O
equities O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Grano O
says O
. O

`` O
The O
equity O
decision O
will O
come O
when O
the O
client O
is O
ready O
and O
when O
there O
's O
a O
semblance O
of O
confidence O
. O
'' O

It O
could O
be O
a O
long O
wait O
, O
say O
some O
industry O
observers O
. O

`` O
Some O
investors O
will O
tiptoe O
back O
in O
, O
'' O
says O
Richard B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
, O
a O
market O
research O
director O
for O
Elrick O
& O
Lavidge O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

`` O
Then O
there O
'll O
be O
another O
swing O
. O

Given O
enough O
of O
these O
, O
this O
will O
drive O
everyone O
out O
except O
the O
most O
hardy O
, O
'' O
he O
adds O
. O

Mr. O
Ross O
, O
who O
has O
been O
studying O
retail O
investors O
' O
perception O
of O
risks O
in O
the O
brokerage O
industry O
, O
said O
a O
market O
plunge O
like O
Friday O
's O
`` O
shatters O
investors O
' O
confidence O
in O
their O
ability O
to O
make O
any O
judgments O
on O
the O
market O
. O
'' O

The O
long O
- O
term O
outlook O
for O
the O
retail O
brokerage O
business O
is O
`` O
miserable O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Ross O
declares O
. O

Wednesday O
, O
October O
18 O
, O
1989 O

The O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
annual O
interest O
rates O
below O
are O
a O
guide O
to O
general O
levels O
but O
do O
n't O
always O
represent O
actual O
transactions O
. O

PRIME O
RATE O
: O
10 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

The O
base O
rate O
on O
corporate O
loans O
at O
large O
U.S. B-GPE
money O
center O
commercial O
banks O
. O

FEDERAL O
FUNDS O
: O
8 O
15/16 O
% O
high O
, O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
low O
, O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
near O
closing O
bid O
, O
8 O
7/8 O
% O
offered O
. O

Reserves O
traded O
among O
commercial O
banks O
for O
overnight O
use O
in O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Source O
: O
Fulton O
Prebon O
-LRB- O
U.S.A B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Inc O
. O

DISCOUNT O
RATE O
: O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
depository O
institutions O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

CALL O
MONEY O
: O
9 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
brokers O
on O
stock O
exchange O
collateral O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
placed O
directly O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
: O
8.45 O
% O
30 O
to O
44 O
days O
; O
8.25 O
% O
45 O
to O
74 O
days O
; O
8.30 O
% O
75 O
to O
99 O
days O
; O
7.75 O
% O
100 O
to O
179 O
days O
; O
7.50 O
% O
180 O
to O
270 O
days O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
: O
High O
- O
grade O
unsecured O
notes O
sold O
through O
dealers O
by O
major O
corporations O
in O
multiples O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
: O
8.55 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.45 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.375 O
% O
90 O
days O
. O

CERTIFICATES O
OF O
DEPOSIT O
: O
8.05 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.02 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
7.98 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
7.95 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

Average O
of O
top O
rates O
paid O
by O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
banks O
on O
primary O
new O
issues O
of O
negotiable O
C.D.s O
, O
usually O
on O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
and O
more O
. O

The O
minimum O
unit O
is O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Typical O
rates O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
: O
8.53 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.48 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8.40 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

BANKERS O
ACCEPTANCES O
: O
8.42 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.30 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.28 O
% O
90 O
days O
; O
8.15 O
% O
120 O
days O
; O
8.05 O
% O
150 O
days O
; O
7.95 O
% O
180 O
days O
. O

Negotiable O
, O
bank O
- O
backed O
business O
credit O
instruments O
typically O
financing O
an O
import O
order O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
LATE O
EURODOLLARS O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
four O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
to O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
five O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
to O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
INTERBANK O
OFFERED O
RATES O
-LRB- O
LIBOR O
-RRB- O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

The O
average O
of O
interbank O
offered O
rates O
for O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
based O
on O
quotations O
at O
five O
major O
banks O
. O

FOREIGN O
PRIME O
RATES O
: O
Canada B-GPE
13.50 O
% O
; O
Germany B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Japan B-GPE
4.875 O
% O
; O
Switzerland O
8.50 O
% O
; O
Britain B-GPE
15 O
% O
. O

These O
rate O
indications O
are O
n't O
directly O
comparable O
; O
lending O
practices O
vary O
widely O
by O
location O
. O

TREASURY B-ORG
BILLS O
: O
Results O
of O
the O
Monday O
, O
October O
16 O
, O
1989 O
, O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bills O
, O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
from O
face O
value O
in O
units O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
: O
7.37 O
% O
13 O
weeks O
; O
7.42 O
% O
26 O
weeks O
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
HOME I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
CORP I-ORG
. O
-LRB- O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O

Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
. O

9.88 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
7.875 O
% O
, O
2 O
% O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG
-LRB- O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O

Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
-LRB- O
priced O
at O
par O
-RRB- O
9.83 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
8.70 O
% O
, O
6/2 O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

MERRILL B-ORG
LYNCH I-ORG
READY O
ASSETS O
TRUST O
: O
8.50 O
% O
. O

Annualized O
average O
rate O
of O
return O
after O
expenses O
for O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
; O
not O
a O
forecast O
of O
future O
returns O
. O

Senate O
Republicans O
have O
settled O
on O
a O
proposal O
that O
would O
cut O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
for O
individuals O
and O
corporations O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
a O
small O
group O
of O
Senate O
Democrats O
are O
working O
on O
a O
similar O
plan O
and O
may O
introduce O
it O
soon O
. O

Sen. O
Bob O
Packwood O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Ore. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
the O
lead O
sponsor O
of O
the O
GOP B-NORP
proposal O
, O
said O
he O
intends O
to O
unveil O
the O
plan O
today O
and O
to O
offer O
it O
as O
an O
amendment O
to O
whatever O
legislation O
comes O
along O
, O
particularly O
this O
month O
's O
bill O
to O
raise O
the O
federal O
borrowing O
limit O
. O

He O
gave O
10 O
- O
to O
- O
1 O
odds O
that O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
of O
some O
sort O
would O
be O
approved O
this O
year O
, O
though O
it O
probably O
wo O
n't O
be O
included O
in O
the O
pending O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
bill O
. O

He O
added O
that O
he O
expects O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
who O
also O
wanted O
to O
cut O
the O
gains O
tax O
about O
drafting O
a O
joint O
proposal O
. O

For O
individuals O
, O
the O
Packwood B-PERSON
plan O
would O
exclude O
from O
income O
5 O
% O
of O
the O
gain O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
a O
capital O
asset O
held O
for O
more O
than O
one O
year O
. O

The O
exclusion O
would O
rise O
five O
percentage O
points O
for O
each O
year O
the O
asset O
was O
held O
until O
it O
reached O
a O
maximum O
of O
35 O
% O
. O

The O
exclusion O
would O
apply O
to O
assets O
sold O
after O
Oct. O
1 O
, O
1989 O
. O

As O
an O
alternative O
, O
he O
said O
, O
taxpayers O
could O
chose O
to O
reduce O
their O
gains O
by O
an O
inflation O
index O
. O

For O
corporations O
, O
the O
top O
tax O
rate O
on O
the O
sale O
of O
assets O
held O
for O
more O
than O
three O
years O
would O
be O
cut O
to O
33 O
% O
from O
the O
current O
top O
rate O
of O
34 O
% O
. O

That O
rate O
would O
gradually O
decline O
to O
as O
little O
as O
29 O
% O
for O
corporate O
assets O
held O
for O
15 O
years O
. O

The O
Packwood B-PERSON
plan O
would O
also O
include O
a O
proposal O
, O
designed O
by O
Sen. O
William O
Roth O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Del. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
that O
would O
expand O
and O
alter O
the O
deduction O
for O
individual O
retirement O
accounts O
. O

The O
Roth B-PERSON
plan O
would O
create O
a O
new O
, O
non-deductible O
IRA B-ORG
from O
which O
money O
could O
be O
withdrawn O
tax O
- O
free O
not O
only O
for O
retirement O
, O
but O
also O
for O
the O
purchase O
of O
a O
first O
home O
and O
to O
pay O
education O
and O
medical O
expenses O
. O

Current O
IRAs O
could O
be O
rolled O
over O
into O
the O
new O
IRAs O
but O
would O
be O
subject O
to O
tax O
. O

For O
their O
part O
, O
the O
group O
of O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
working O
on O
a O
plan O
that O
, O
like O
the O
Packwood B-PERSON
proposal O
, O
would O
grant O
larger O
exclusions O
to O
assets O
the O
longer O
they O
were O
held O
by O
individuals O
and O
companies O
. O

Newly O
acquired O
assets O
would O
get O
a O
bigger O
break O
than O
those O
currently O
held O
. O

An O
extra O
exclusion O
would O
be O
given O
to O
long O
- O
held O
stock O
in O
small O
and O
medium O
- O
size O
corporations O
just O
starting O
up O
. O

No O
one O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
is O
considering O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
plan O
passed O
by O
the O
House O
. O

That O
plan O
would O
provide O
a O
30 O
% O
exclusion O
to O
assets O
sold O
over O
a O
2 O
1/2 O
- O
year O
period O
ending O
Dec. O
31 O
, O
1991 O
. O

After O
then O
, O
the O
House O
measure O
would O
boost O
the O
tax O
rate O
to O
28 O
% O
and O
exclude O
from O
tax O
the O
gain O
attributable O
to O
inflation O
. O

Senators O
are O
focusing O
on O
making O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
differential O
permanent O
. O

Separately O
, O
Chairman O
Dan O
Rostenkowski O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ill B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
of O
the O
House O
Ways O
and O
Means O
Committee O
said O
he O
did O
n't O
want O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
or O
any O
other O
amendments O
attached O
to O
the O
pending O
bill O
raising O
the O
federal O
borrowing O
limit O
. O

The O
current O
debt O
limit O
expires O
Oct. O
31 O
. O

He O
also O
urged O
House B-ORG
and O
Senate B-ORG
negotiators O
to O
rid O
the O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
bill O
of O
all O
provisions O
that O
increase O
the O
budget O
deficit O
, O
including O
the O
House O
- O
passed O
capital O
- O
gains O
provision O
. O

Denis B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
was O
named O
to O
the O
new O
post O
of O
vice O
president O
of O
world O
- O
wide O
advanced O
materials O
operations O
for O
this O
chemicals O
concern O
. O

Mr. O
Smith O
, O
50 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
formerly O
responsible O
for O
advanced O
materials O
, O
which O
include O
plastic O
composites O
and O
alloys O
, O
in O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
only O
. O

Himont B-ORG
is O
81 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
Montedison O
S.p O
. O
A. O
of O
Milan B-GPE
, O
Italy B-GPE
. O

Part O
of O
a O
Series O
-RCB- O

Betty B-PERSON
Lombardi I-PERSON
is O
a O
mild O
- O
mannered O
homemaker O
and O
grandmother O
in O
rural O
Hunterdon B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
N.J B-GPE
. O

But O
put O
her O
behind O
a O
shopping O
cart O
and O
she O
turns O
ruthless O
. O

If O
Colgate B-ORG
toothpaste O
offers O
a O
tempting O
money O
- O
saving O
coupon O
, O
she O
'll O
cross O
Crest B-ORG
off O
her O
shopping O
list O
without O
a O
second O
thought O
. O

Never O
mind O
that O
her O
husband O
prefers O
Crest B-ORG
. O

Some O
weeks O
when O
her O
supermarket O
runs O
a O
double O
- O
coupon O
promotion O
, O
she O
boasts O
that O
she O
shaves O
$ O
22 O
off O
her O
bill O
. O

Money O
is O
n't O
the O
only O
thing O
that O
makes O
her O
dump O
once O
favorite O
brands O
. O

After O
she O
heard O
about O
the O
artery O
- O
clogging O
hazards O
of O
tropical O
oils O
in O
many O
cookies O
, O
she O
dropped O
Pepperidge B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
and O
started O
buying O
brands O
free O
of O
such O
oils O
. O

`` O
I O
always O
thought O
Pepperidge B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
was O
tasty O
and O
high O
quality O
, O
'' O
Mrs. O
Lombardi O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
any O
of O
that O
oil O
for O
my O
grandkids O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Pepperidge B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
says O
it O
ca O
n't O
tell O
exactly O
how O
many O
customers O
it O
has O
lost O
, O
but O
it O
hopes O
to O
remove O
the O
objectionable O
tropical O
oil O
from O
all O
its O
products O
by O
year O
end O
. O
-RRB- O

Clearly O
, O
people O
like O
Mrs. O
Lombardi O
are O
giving O
marketers O
fits O
. O

She O
represents O
a O
new O
breed O
of O
savvy O
consumer O
who O
puts O
bargain O
prices O
, O
nutritional O
and O
environmental O
concerns O
, O
and O
other O
priorities O
ahead O
of O
old O
- O
fashioned O
brand O
loyalty O
. O

While O
brand O
loyalty O
is O
far O
from O
dead O
, O
marketing O
experts O
say O
it O
has O
eroded O
during O
the O
1980s O
. O

Marketers O
themselves O
are O
partly O
to O
blame O
: O
They O
've O
increased O
spending O
for O
coupons O
and O
other O
short O
- O
term O
promotions O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
image O
- O
building O
advertising O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
a O
flood O
of O
new O
products O
has O
given O
consumers O
a O
dizzying O
choice O
of O
brands O
, O
many O
of O
which O
are O
virtually O
carbon O
copies O
of O
one O
other O
. O

`` O
Marketers O
have O
brought O
this O
on O
themselves O
with O
their O
heavy O
use O
'' O
of O
promotions O
, O
contends O
Joe B-PERSON
Plummer I-PERSON
, O
an O
executive O
vice O
president O
at O
the O
D'Arcy O
Masius O
Benton O
& O
Bowles O
ad O
agency O
. O

`` O
Without O
some O
real O
product O
improvements O
, O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
difficult O
to O
win O
that O
loyalty O
back O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
`` O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Way I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Buying I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
survey O
this O
year O
found O
that O
most O
consumers O
switch O
brands O
for O
many O
of O
the O
products O
they O
use O
. O

For O
the O
survey O
, O
Peter B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Hart I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
asked O
some O
2,000 O
consumers O
, O
including O
Mrs. O
Lombardi O
, O
whether O
they O
usually O
buy O
one O
brand O
of O
a O
certain O
type O
of O
product O
or O
have O
no O
brand O
loyalty O
. O

More O
than O
half O
the O
users O
of O
17 O
of O
the O
25 O
products O
included O
in O
the O
survey O
said O
they O
're O
brand O
switchers O
. O

Overall O
, O
12 O
% O
of O
consumers O
are O
n't O
brand O
loyal O
for O
any O
of O
the O
25 O
product O
categories O
. O

About O
47 O
% O
are O
loyal O
for O
one O
to O
five O
of O
the O
products O
. O

Only O
2 O
% O
are O
brand O
loyal O
in O
16 O
to O
20 O
of O
the O
categories O
, O
and O
no O
one O
is O
loyal O
for O
more O
than O
20 O
types O
of O
products O
. O

For O
such O
products O
as O
canned O
vegetables O
and O
athletic O
shoes O
, O
devotion O
to O
a O
single O
brand O
was O
quite O
low O
, O
with O
fewer O
than O
30 O
% O
saying O
they O
usually O
buy O
the O
same O
brand O
. O

Only O
for O
cigarettes O
, O
mayonnaise O
and O
toothpaste O
did O
more O
than O
60 O
% O
of O
users O
say O
they O
typically O
stick O
with O
the O
same O
brand O
. O

People O
tend O
to O
be O
most O
loyal O
to O
brands O
that O
have O
distinctive O
flavors O
, O
such O
as O
cigarettes O
and O
ketchup O
. O

Kathie B-PERSON
Huff I-PERSON
, O
a O
respondent O
in O
the O
Journal O
survey O
from O
Spokane B-GPE
, O
Wash. B-GPE
, O
says O
her O
husband O
is O
adamant O
about O
eating O
only O
Hunt B-ORG
's O
ketchup O
. O

He O
simply O
ca O
n't O
stomach O
the O
taste O
of O
Heinz B-ORG
, O
she O
says O
. O

The O
31 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
homemaker O
adds O
, O
`` O
The O
only O
other O
thing O
I O
'm O
really O
loyal O
to O
is O
my O
Virginia B-PRODUCT
Slims I-PRODUCT
cigarettes O
. O

Coke B-PRODUCT
and O
Pepsi B-ORG
are O
all O
the O
same O
to O
me O
, O
and O
I O
usually O
buy O
whichever O
brand O
of O
coffee O
happens O
to O
be O
on O
sale O
. O
'' O

Brand O
imagery O
plays O
a O
significant O
role O
in O
loyalty O
to O
such O
products O
as O
cigarettes O
, O
perfume O
and O
beer O
. O

People O
often O
stay O
with O
a O
particular O
brand O
because O
they O
want O
to O
be O
associated O
with O
the O
image O
its O
advertising O
conveys O
, O
whether O
that O
's O
macho O
Marlboro B-ORG
cigarettes O
or O
Cher B-PERSON
's O
Uninhibited B-PRODUCT
perfume O
. O

Loyalty O
lags O
most O
for O
utilitarian O
products O
like O
trash O
bags O
and O
batteries O
. O

Only O
23 O
% O
of O
trash O
- O
bag O
users O
in O
the O
Journal O
survey O
usually O
buy O
the O
same O
brand O
, O
and O
just O
29 O
% O
of O
battery O
buyers O
stick O
to O
one O
brand O
. O

Underwear O
scored O
a O
middling O
36 O
% O
in O
brand O
loyalty O
, O
but O
consumer O
researchers O
say O
that O
's O
actually O
quite O
high O
for O
such O
a O
mundane O
product O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
past O
, O
you O
just O
wore O
Fruit O
of O
the O
Loom O
and O
did O
n't O
care O
, O
'' O
says O
Peter B-PERSON
Kim I-PERSON
, O
U.S. B-GPE
director O
of O
consumer O
behavior O
research O
for O
the O
J. O
Walter O
Thompson O
ad O
agency O
. O

`` O
The O
high O
score O
reflects O
the O
attempts O
to O
make O
underwear O
more O
of O
a O
fashion O
image O
business O
for O
both O
men O
and O
women O
. O
'' O

He O
believes O
there O
's O
opportunity O
for O
a O
smart O
gasoline O
marketer O
to O
create O
a O
strong O
brand O
image O
and O
more O
consumer O
loyalty O
. O

What O
loyalty O
there O
is O
to O
gas O
brands O
, O
he O
believes O
, O
is O
a O
matter O
of O
stopping O
at O
the O
most O
conveniently O
located O
service O
stations O
. O

Brand O
loyalty O
was O
stronger O
among O
older O
consumers O
in O
the O
Journal O
survey O
. O

Nearly O
one O
- O
fourth O
of O
participants O
age O
60 O
and O
older O
claim O
brand O
loyalty O
for O
more O
than O
10 O
of O
the O
25 O
products O
in O
the O
survey O
; O
only O
9 O
% O
of O
those O
age O
18 O
to O
29 O
have O
such O
strong O
allegiance O
. O

Higher O
- O
income O
people O
also O
tend O
to O
be O
more O
brand O
loyal O
these O
days O
, O
the O
Journal O
survey O
and O
other O
research O
studies O
indicate O
. O

Marketers O
speculate O
that O
more O
affluent O
people O
tend O
to O
lead O
more O
pressured O
lives O
and O
do O
n't O
have O
time O
to O
research O
the O
products O
they O
buy O
for O
the O
highest O
quality O
and O
most O
reasonable O
price O
. O

An O
established O
brand O
name O
is O
insurance O
that O
at O
least O
the O
product O
will O
be O
of O
acceptable O
quality O
, O
if O
not O
always O
the O
best O
value O
for O
the O
money O
. O

It O
's O
sort O
of O
loyalty O
by O
default O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
`` O
the O
bottom O
end O
of O
the O
market O
is O
becoming O
less O
loyal O
, O
'' O
says O
Laurel B-PERSON
Cutler I-PERSON
, O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the O
ad O
agency O
FCB O
/ O
Leber O
Katz O
Partners O
. O

`` O
They O
're O
buying O
whatever O
's O
cheaper O
. O
'' O

The O
biggest O
wild O
card O
in O
the O
brand O
loyalty O
game O
: O
How O
those O
hotly O
pursued O
but O
highly O
unpredictable O
baby O
boomers O
will O
behave O
as O
they O
move O
into O
middle O
age O
. O

They O
grew O
up O
with O
more O
brand O
choices O
than O
any O
generation O
and O
have O
shown O
less O
allegiance O
so O
far O
. O

But O
now O
that O
they O
're O
settling O
down O
and O
raising O
families O
, O
might O
they O
also O
show O
more O
stability O
in O
their O
brand O
choices O
? O

Mr. O
Kim O
of O
J. B-ORG
Walter I-ORG
Thompson I-ORG
does O
n't O
think O
so O
. O

He O
believes O
baby O
boomers O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
selective O
in O
their O
brand O
loyalties O
. O

`` O
Earlier O
generations O
were O
brand O
loyal O
across O
categories O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
but O
boomers O
tend O
to O
be O
brand O
loyal O
in O
categories O
like O
running O
shoes O
and O
bottled O
water O
, O
but O
less O
so O
in O
others O
like O
toilet O
paper O
and O
appliances O
. O
'' O

While O
not O
as O
brand O
loyal O
as O
in O
the O
past O
, O
consumers O
today O
do O
n't O
buy O
products O
capriciously O
, O
either O
. O

Rather O
, O
they O
tend O
to O
have O
a O
set O
of O
two O
or O
three O
favorites O
. O

Sometimes O
, O
they O
'll O
choose O
Ragu B-ORG
spaghetti O
sauce O
; O
other O
times O
, O
it O
will O
be O
Prego B-ORG
. O

Advertisers O
attribute O
this O
shared O
loyalty O
to O
the O
striking O
similarity O
among O
brands O
. O

If O
a O
more O
absorbent O
Pampers B-ORG
hits O
the O
market O
, O
you O
can O
be O
sure O
a O
new O
and O
improved O
Huggies B-ORG
wo O
n't O
be O
far O
behind O
. O

The O
BBDO O
Worldwide O
ad O
agency O
studied O
`` O
brand O
parity O
'' O
and O
found O
that O
consumers O
believe O
all O
brands O
are O
about O
the O
same O
in O
a O
number O
of O
categories O
, O
particularly O
credit O
cards O
, O
paper O
towels O
, O
dry O
soups O
and O
snack O
chips O
. O

`` O
When O
there O
's O
a O
clutter O
of O
brands O
, O
consumers O
simplify O
the O
complexity O
by O
telling O
themselves O
, O
` O
All O
brands O
are O
the O
same O
so O
what O
difference O
does O
it O
make O
which O
I O
buy O
, O
' O
'' O
says O
Karen B-PERSON
Olshan I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
BBDO B-ORG
. O

`` O
Too O
often O
, O
advertising O
imagery O
has O
n't O
done O
a O
good O
job O
of O
forging O
a O
special O
emotional O
bond O
between O
a O
brand O
and O
the O
consumer O
. O
'' O

But O
given O
such O
strong O
brand O
disloyalty O
, O
some O
marketers O
are O
putting O
renewed O
emphasis O
on O
image O
advertising O
. O

A O
small O
but O
growing O
number O
of O
companies O
are O
also O
trying O
to O
instill O
more O
fervent O
brand O
loyalty O
through O
such O
personalized O
direct O
- O
marketing O
ploys O
as O
catalogs O
, O
magazines O
and O
membership O
clubs O
for O
brand O
users O
. O

While O
discount O
promotions O
are O
essential O
for O
most O
brands O
, O
some O
companies O
concede O
they O
went O
overboard O
in O
shifting O
money O
from O
advertising O
to O
coupons O
, O
refunds O
and O
other O
sales O
incentives O
. O

Some O
people O
argue O
that O
strong O
brands O
can O
afford O
to O
stop O
advertising O
for O
a O
time O
because O
of O
the O
residual O
impact O
of O
hundreds O
of O
millions O
of O
dollars O
spent O
on O
advertising O
through O
the O
years O
. O

But O
most O
companies O
are O
too O
afraid O
to O
take O
that O
chance O
. O

And O
perhaps O
with O
good O
reason O
. O

Says O
Clayt B-PERSON
Wilhite I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
D'Arcy O
Masius O
ad O
agency O
's O
U.S. B-GPE
division O
, O
`` O
Every O
time O
24 O
hours O
pass O
without O
any O
advertising O
reinforcement O
, O
brand O
loyalty O
will O
diminish O
ever O
so O
slightly O
-- O
even O
for O
a O
powerful O
brand O
like O
Budweiser B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

Consider O
, O
for O
example O
, O
what O
happened O
to O
Maxwell B-ORG
House I-ORG
coffee O
. O

The O
Kraft O
General O
Foods O
brand O
stopped O
advertising O
for O
about O
a O
year O
in O
1987 O
and O
gave O
up O
several O
market O
share O
points O
and O
its O
leadership O
position O
in O
the O
coffee O
business O
. O

But O
since O
returning O
to O
advertising O
, O
Maxwell B-ORG
House I-ORG
has O
regained O
the O
lost O
share O
and O
is O
running O
neck O
and O
neck O
with O
archrival O
Folgers B-ORG
. O

`` O
Now O
, O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
-LCB- O
Kraft B-ORG
General I-ORG
Foods I-ORG
' O
parent O
company O
-RCB- O
is O
committed O
to O
the O
coffee O
business O
and O
to O
increased O
advertising O
for O
Maxwell B-ORG
House I-ORG
, O
'' O
says O
Dick B-PERSON
Mayer I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
General O
Foods O
USA O
division O
. O

`` O
Even O
though O
brand O
loyalty O
is O
rather O
strong O
for O
coffee O
, O
we O
need O
advertising O
to O
maintain O
and O
strengthen O
it O
. O
'' O

Campbell B-ORG
Soup I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
for O
one O
, O
has O
concluded O
that O
it O
makes O
good O
sense O
to O
focus O
more O
on O
its O
most O
loyal O
customers O
than O
on O
people O
who O
buy O
competitive O
brands O
. O

`` O
The O
probability O
of O
converting O
a O
non-user O
to O
your O
brand O
is O
about O
three O
in O
1,000 O
, O
'' O
says O
Tony B-PERSON
Adams I-PERSON
, O
the O
company O
's O
vice O
president O
for O
marketing O
research O
. O

`` O
The O
best O
odds O
are O
with O
your O
core O
franchise O
. O

Our O
heavy O
users O
consume O
two O
to O
three O
cans O
of O
soup O
a O
week O
, O
and O
we O
'd O
like O
to O
increase O
that O
. O
'' O

So O
Campbell B-ORG
is O
talking O
to O
its O
`` O
brand O
enthusiasts O
, O
'' O
probing O
their O
psychological O
attachment O
to O
its O
soup O
. O

In O
one O
consumer O
focus O
group O
, O
a O
fan O
declared O
that O
, O
`` O
Campbell B-ORG
's O
soup O
is O
like O
getting O
a O
hug O
from O
a O
friend O
. O
'' O

That O
helped O
persuade O
the O
company O
to O
introduce O
a O
new O
advertising O
slogan O
: O
`` O
A O
warm O
hug O
from O
Campbell B-ORG
's O
. O
'' O

Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
agreed O
to O
sell O
its O
idle O
supercomputer O
manufacturing O
plant O
here O
to O
Minnesota O
Mining O
& O
Manufacturing O
Co. O
for O
$ O
5.8 O
million O
. O

The O
tentative O
agreement O
calls O
for O
3M B-ORG
to O
use O
the O
115,000 O
- O
square O
- O
foot O
plant O
and O
19 O
acres O
of O
land O
for O
research O
laboratories O
. O

Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
has O
been O
seeking O
a O
buyer O
for O
the O
facility O
since O
it O
folded O
its O
ETA B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
supercomputer O
unit O
this O
past O
April O
. O

Computer B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Garden B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
and O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
they O
agreed O
to O
jointly O
develop O
software O
to O
help O
manage O
Digital B-ORG
's O
Vax B-PRODUCT
computers O
. O

Computer B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
has O
carved O
out O
a O
huge O
business O
selling O
such O
software O
for O
use O
in O
managing O
networks O
of O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
computers O
but O
needs O
to O
find O
new O
markets O
if O
it O
is O
to O
maintain O
its O
growth O
rate O
of O
30 O
% O
and O
more O
each O
year O
. O

The O
market O
for O
system O
- O
management O
software O
for O
Digital B-ORG
's O
hardware O
is O
fragmented O
enough O
that O
a O
giant O
such O
as O
Computer B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
should O
do O
well O
there O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
market O
is O
smaller O
than O
the O
market O
for O
IBM B-ORG
- O
compatible O
software O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
Digital B-ORG
, O
Maynard B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
has O
sold O
fewer O
machines O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
its O
machines O
are O
typically O
easier O
to O
operate O
, O
so O
customers O
require O
less O
assistance O
from O
software O
. O

A O
group O
of O
investors O
, O
including O
Giancarlo O
Parretti O
's O
Pathe B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Sasea B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
have O
agreed O
to O
buy O
76.66 O
% O
of O
Odeon B-ORG
Finanziaria I-ORG
, O
a O
financially O
troubled O
Italian B-NORP
TV O
station O
. O

Florio B-PERSON
Fiorini I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
Geneva B-GPE
- O
based O
Sasea B-ORG
, O
said O
the O
investors O
would O
pay O
only O
a O
symbolic O
one O
lira O
for O
the O
station O
, O
`` O
but O
we O
have O
agreed O
to O
raise O
the O
capital O
that O
will O
enable O
the O
company O
to O
continue O
operating O
. O

It O
's O
sort O
of O
a B-LAW
Chapter I-LAW
11 I-LAW
situation O
, O
'' O
he O
added O
, O
referring O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
bankruptcy O
law O
that O
protects O
companies O
from O
creditors O
while O
they O
restructure O
. O

Milan B-GPE
- O
based O
Odeon B-ORG
, O
which O
draws O
about O
3 O
% O
of O
Italian B-NORP
TV O
viewers O
, O
has O
debt O
of O
250 O
billion O
lire O
-LRB- O
$ O
181.9 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
Mr. O
Fiorini O
said O
. O

He O
added O
that O
details O
of O
the O
recapitalization O
still O
have O
to O
be O
worked O
out O
, O
but O
that O
Pathe B-ORG
will O
take O
50 O
% O
of O
Odeon B-ORG
, O
Rome B-GPE
film O
producer O
Bruno B-PERSON
Lucisano I-PERSON
will O
take O
10 O
% O
and O
the O
remaining O
16.66 O
% O
, O
currently O
owned O
by O
Sasea B-ORG
, O
will O
eventually O
be O
sold O
to O
other O
investors O
. O

Calisto B-PERSON
Tanzi I-PERSON
, O
Odeon B-ORG
's O
owner O
, O
will O
retain O
his O
23.34 O
% O
stake O
. O

Italy B-GPE
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
this O
year O
ordered O
Parliament B-ORG
to O
write O
a O
law O
that O
will O
regulate O
media O
ownership O
. O

`` O
We O
think O
that O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
far O
more O
favorable O
to O
own O
a O
station O
before O
the O
law O
is O
passed O
than O
to O
try O
to O
buy O
one O
afterward O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Fiorini O
said O
. O

John B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Hayes I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
was O
elected O
chairman O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
succeeding O
David B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Black I-PERSON
, O
who O
retired O
. O

Mr. O
Hayes O
, O
52 O
years O
old O
, O
left O
Southwestern B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
January O
, O
where O
he O
had O
been O
chairman O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
, O
to O
join O
Triad B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Partners I-ORG
, O
a O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
company O
with O
interests O
in O
solid O
waste O
and O
recycling O
, O
telecommunications O
and O
international O
venture O
capital O
. O

He O
has O
resigned O
his O
posts O
at O
Triad B-ORG
to O
take O
the O
Kansas O
Power O
positions O
. O

Kansas B-ORG
Power I-ORG
said O
Mr. O
Black O
, O
61 O
, O
chose O
early O
retirement O
. O

The O
government O
moved O
aggressively O
to O
open O
the O
spigots O
of O
federal O
aid O
for O
victims O
of O
the O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
, O
but O
its O
reservoir O
of O
emergency O
funds O
must O
be O
replenished O
soon O
if O
the O
aid O
is O
to O
continue O
. O

President O
Bush O
signed O
a O
disaster O
declaration O
covering O
seven O
Northern O
California B-GPE
counties O
. O

The O
declaration O
immediately O
made O
the O
counties O
eligible O
for O
temporary O
housing O
, O
grants O
and O
low O
- O
cost O
loans O
to O
cover O
uninsured O
property O
losses O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
an O
unusually O
wide O
array O
of O
federal O
agencies O
moved O
to O
provide O
specialized O
assistance O
. O

The O
Department O
of O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
prepared O
to O
make O
as O
many O
as O
100 O
vacant O
houses O
available O
for O
those O
left O
homeless O
, O
the B-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG
Department I-ORG
was O
set O
to O
divert O
food O
from O
the O
school O
- O
lunch O
program O
to O
earthquake O
victims O
, O
and O
the O
Pentagon O
was O
providing O
everything O
from O
radio O
communications O
to O
blood O
transfusions O
to O
military O
police O
for O
directing O
traffic O
. O

But O
the O
pool O
of O
federal O
emergency O
- O
relief O
funds O
already O
is O
running O
low O
because O
of O
the O
heavy O
costs O
of O
cleaning O
up O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
and O
Congress B-ORG
will O
be O
under O
pressure O
to O
allocate O
more O
money O
quickly O
. O

In O
Hugo B-EVENT
's O
wake O
, O
Congress B-ORG
allocated O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
in O
relief O
funds O
, O
and O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
Marlin B-PERSON
Fitzwater I-PERSON
said O
$ O
273 O
million O
of O
that O
money O
remains O
and O
could O
be O
diverted O
for O
quick O
expenditures O
related O
to O
the O
earthquake O
. O

Now O
, O
though O
, O
enormous O
costs O
for O
earthquake O
relief O
will O
pile O
on O
top O
of O
outstanding O
costs O
for O
hurricane O
relief O
. O

`` O
That O
obviously O
means O
that O
we O
wo O
n't O
have O
enough O
for O
all O
of O
the O
emergencies O
that O
are O
now O
facing O
us O
, O
and O
we O
will O
have O
to O
consider O
appropriate O
requests O
for O
follow O
- O
on O
funding O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Fitzwater O
said O
. O

The O
federal O
government O
is O
n't O
even O
attempting O
yet O
to O
estimate O
how O
much O
the O
earthquake O
will O
cost O
it O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Fitzwater O
said O
, O
`` O
There O
will O
be O
, O
I O
think O
quite O
obviously O
, O
a O
very O
large O
amount O
of O
money O
required O
from O
all O
levels O
of O
government O
. O
'' O

In O
Congress B-ORG
, O
lawmakers O
already O
are O
looking O
for O
ways O
to O
add O
relief O
funds O
. O

Money O
could O
be O
added O
to O
a O
pending O
spending O
bill O
covering O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Emergency I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
which O
coordinates O
federal O
disaster O
relief O
. O

More O
likely O
, O
relief O
funds O
could O
be O
added O
to O
an O
omnibus O
spending O
bill O
that O
Congress B-ORG
is O
to O
begin O
considering O
next O
week O
. O

But O
it O
is O
n't O
just O
Washington B-GPE
's O
relief O
dollars O
that O
are O
spread O
thin O
; O
its O
relief O
manpower O
also O
is O
stretched O
. O

FEMA B-ORG
still O
has O
special O
disaster O
centers O
open O
to O
handle O
the O
aftermath O
of O
Hugo B-EVENT
, O
and O
spokesman O
Russell B-PERSON
Clanahan I-PERSON
acknowledged O
that O
`` O
we O
're O
pretty O
thin O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Clanahan O
says O
FEMA B-ORG
now O
possibly O
may O
have O
the O
heaviest O
caseload O
in O
its O
history O
. O

To O
further O
complicate O
relief O
efforts O
, O
the O
privately O
funded O
American B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
also O
finds O
itself O
strapped O
for O
funds O
after O
its O
big O
Hugo B-EVENT
operation O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
been O
a O
bad O
month O
money-wise O
and O
every O
other O
way O
, O
'' O
said O
Sally B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
just O
makes O
it O
a O
little O
rough O
when O
you O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
the O
budget O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
has O
opened O
30 O
shelters O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
, O
serving O
5,000 O
people O
. O

Twenty O
- O
five O
trucks O
capable O
of O
cooking O
food O
were O
dispatched O
from O
other O
states O
. O

All O
the O
precise O
types O
of O
federal O
aid O
that O
will O
be O
sent O
to O
California B-GPE
wo O
n't O
be O
determined O
until O
state O
officials O
make O
specific O
requests O
to O
FEMA B-ORG
, O
agency O
officials O
said O
. O

And O
in O
the O
confusion O
after O
the O
earthquake O
, O
`` O
the O
information O
flow O
is O
a O
little O
slow O
coming O
in O
from O
the O
affected O
area O
, O
'' O
said O
Carl B-PERSON
Suchocki I-PERSON
, O
a O
FEMA B-ORG
spokesman O
. O

Still O
, O
some O
aid O
is O
moving O
westward O
from O
Washington B-GPE
almost O
immediately O
. O

HUD B-ORG
officials O
said O
they O
will O
make O
available O
as O
many O
as O
100 O
Bay O
area O
houses O
that O
are O
under O
HUD B-ORG
loans O
but O
now O
are O
vacant O
after O
the O
houses O
have O
been O
inspected O
to O
ensure O
they O
are O
sound O
. O

Additional O
housing O
vouchers O
and O
certificates O
will O
be O
made O
available O
, O
officials O
said O
, O
and O
some O
housing O
and O
community O
- O
development O
funds O
may O
be O
shifted O
from O
other O
programs O
or O
made O
available O
for O
emergency O
use O
. O

Another O
federal O
agency O
not O
normally O
associated O
with O
disaster O
relief O
-- O
the B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
-- O
moved O
quickly O
as O
well O
. O

The O
IRS O
said O
it O
will O
waive O
certain O
tax O
penalties O
for O
earthquake O
victims O
unable O
to O
meet O
return O
deadlines O
or O
make O
payments O
because O
of O
the O
quake O
's O
devastation O
. O

The O
agency O
plans O
to O
announce O
specific O
relief O
procedures O
in O
the O
coming O
days O
. O

And O
the O
Treasury O
said O
residents O
of O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
will O
be O
able O
to O
cash O
in O
savings O
bonds O
even O
if O
they O
have O
n't O
held O
them O
for O
the O
minimum O
six O
- O
month O
period O
. O

One O
advantage O
that O
federal O
officials O
have O
in O
handling O
earthquake O
relief O
is O
the O
large O
number O
of O
military O
facilities O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
, O
facilities O
that O
provide O
a O
ready O
base O
of O
supplies O
and O
workers O
. O

Even O
before O
the O
full O
extent O
of O
the O
devastation O
was O
known O
, O
Defense O
Secretary O
Dick O
Cheney O
ordered O
the O
military O
services O
to O
set O
up O
an O
emergency O
command O
center O
in O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
prepare O
to O
respond O
to O
various O
FEMA B-ORG
requests O
for O
assistance O
. O

By O
yesterday O
afternoon O
, O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
transport O
planes O
began O
moving O
additional O
rescue O
and O
medical O
supplies O
, O
physicians O
, O
communications O
equipment O
and O
FEMA B-ORG
personnel O
to O
California B-GPE
. O

A O
military O
jet O
flew O
a O
congressional O
delegation O
and O
senior O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
officials O
to O
survey O
the O
damage O
. O

And O
the O
Pentagon O
said O
dozens O
of O
additional O
crews O
and O
transport O
aircraft O
were O
on O
alert O
`` O
awaiting O
orders O
to O
move O
emergency O
supplies O
. O
'' O

Two O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
facilities O
near O
Sacramento B-GPE
, O
and O
Travis B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Force I-FAC
Base I-FAC
, O
50 O
miles O
northeast O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
were O
designated O
to O
serve O
as O
medical O
- O
airlift O
centers O
. O

Some O
victims O
also O
were O
treated O
at O
the B-ORG
Letterman I-ORG
Army I-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
and O
at O
the B-FAC
Naval I-FAC
Hospital I-FAC
in O
Oakland B-GPE
. O

In O
addition O
, O
20 O
military O
police O
from O
the O
Presidio O
, O
a O
military O
base O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
are O
assisting O
with O
traffic O
control O
, O
and O
a O
Navy B-ORG
ship O
was O
moved O
from O
a O
naval O
station O
at O
Treasure B-WORK_OF_ART
Island I-WORK_OF_ART
near O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
to O
help O
fight O
fires O
. O

To O
help O
residents O
in O
Northern O
California B-GPE
rebuild O
, O
FEMA B-ORG
intends O
to O
set O
up O
17 O
disaster O
assistance O
offices O
in O
the O
earthquake O
area O
in O
the O
next O
several O
days O
and O
to O
staff O
them O
with O
400 O
to O
500 O
workers O
from O
various O
agencies O
, O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
Volland I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
the O
agency O
's O
individual O
assistance O
division O
. O

At O
these O
offices O
, O
earthquake O
victims O
will O
be O
helped O
in O
filling O
out O
a O
one O
- O
page O
form O
that O
they O
will O
need O
to O
qualify O
for O
such O
federal O
assistance O
as O
home O
- O
improvement O
loans O
and O
to O
repair O
houses O
. O

And O
federal O
officials O
are O
promising O
to O
move O
rapidly O
with O
federal O
highway O
aid O
to O
rebuild O
the O
area O
's O
severely O
damaged O
road O
system O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Highway I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
has O
an O
emergency O
relief O
program O
to O
help O
states O
and O
local O
governments O
repair O
federally O
funded O
highways O
and O
bridges O
seriously O
damaged O
by O
natural O
disasters O
. O

The O
account O
currently O
has O
$ O
220 O
million O
. O

And O
though O
federal O
law O
dictates O
that O
only O
$ O
100 O
million O
can O
be O
disbursed O
from O
that O
fund O
in O
any O
one O
state O
per O
disaster O
, O
administration O
officials O
expect O
Congress B-ORG
to O
move O
in O
to O
authorize O
spending O
more O
now O
in O
California B-GPE
. O

To O
get O
that O
money O
, O
states O
must O
go O
through O
an O
elaborate O
approval O
process O
, O
but O
officials O
expect O
red O
tape O
to O
be O
cut O
this O
time O
. O

Keith B-PERSON
Mulrooney I-PERSON
, O
special O
assistant O
to O
Federal O
Highway O
Administrator O
Thomas O
Larson O
, O
also O
said O
that O
after O
the O
1971 O
San B-GPE
Fernando I-GPE
earthquake O
in O
Southern B-LOC
California I-LOC
, O
the O
state O
set O
tougher O
standards O
for O
bridges O
, O
and O
with O
federal O
aid O
, O
began O
a O
program O
to O
retrofit O
highways O
and O
bridges O
for O
earthquake O
hazards O
. O

The O
first O
phase O
of O
the O
program O
has O
been O
completed O
, O
but O
two O
other O
phases O
are O
continuing O
. O

The O
two O
major O
structures O
that O
failed O
Tuesday O
night O
, O
he O
said O
, O
were O
both O
built O
well O
before O
the O
1971 O
earthquake O
-- O
the B-FAC
San I-FAC
Francisco I-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
, O
completed O
in O
the O
1930s O
, O
and O
the O
section O
of O
I O
- O
880 O
, O
built O
in O
the O
1950s O
. O

The O
I O
- O
880 O
section O
had O
completed O
the O
first O
phase O
of O
the O
retrofitting O
. O

Laurie B-PERSON
McGinley I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

The B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
's O
earthquake O
coverage O
drew O
attention O
to O
a O
phenomenon O
that O
deserves O
some O
thought O
by O
public O
officials O
and O
other O
policy O
makers O
. O

Private O
relief O
agencies O
, O
such O
as O
the O
Salvation O
Army O
and O
Red B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
, O
mobilized O
almost O
instantly O
to O
help O
people O
, O
while O
the O
Washington B-GPE
bureaucracy O
`` O
took O
hours O
getting O
into O
gear O
. O
'' O

One O
news O
show O
we O
saw O
yesterday O
even O
displayed O
25 O
federal O
officials O
meeting O
around O
a O
table O
. O

We O
recall O
that O
the O
mayor O
of O
Charleston B-GPE
complained O
bitterly O
about O
the O
federal O
bureaucracy O
's O
response O
to O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

The O
sense O
grows O
that O
modern O
public O
bureaucracies O
simply O
do O
n't O
perform O
their O
assigned O
functions O
well O
. O

NEWHALL O
LAND O
& O
FARMING O
Co. O
, O
Valencia B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
announced O
a O
2 O
- O
for O
- O
1 O
split O
in O
the O
real O
estate O
limited O
partnership O
's O
units O
and O
increased O
its O
regular O
quarterly O
cash O
distribution O
33 O
% O
, O
to O
40 O
cents O
a O
unit O
. O

The O
real O
estate O
limited O
partnership O
also O
said O
it O
will O
pay O
a O
special O
year O
- O
end O
cash O
distribution O
of O
10 O
cents O
a O
unit O
. O

Both O
distributions O
are O
payable O
Dec. O
4 O
to O
limited O
partners O
of O
record O
Nov. O
3 O
. O

The O
Berlin O
Wall O
still O
stands O
. O

But O
the O
man O
who O
built O
it O
has O
fallen O
. O

East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
yesterday O
removed O
Erich B-PERSON
Honecker I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
the O
staunchest O
holdouts O
against O
the O
reform O
rumbling O
through O
the O
Communist O
world O
, O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
win O
back O
the O
confidence O
of O
its O
increasingly O
rebellious O
citizens O
. O

But O
while O
it O
was O
a O
move O
that O
stunned O
the O
East O
bloc O
, O
it O
hardly O
ushers O
in O
an O
era O
of O
reform O
-- O
at O
least O
anytime O
soon O
. O

For O
the O
Politburo O
replaced O
Mr. O
Honecker O
, O
who O
had O
led O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
for O
18 O
years O
and O
before O
that O
headed O
its O
security O
apparatus O
, O
with O
a O
man O
cut O
of O
the O
same O
cloth O
: O
Egon B-PERSON
Krenz I-PERSON
, O
the O
most O
recent O
internal O
- O
security O
chief O
and O
a O
longtime O
Honecker B-PERSON
protege O
. O

East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
it O
is O
clear O
, O
is O
no O
Poland B-GPE
, O
where O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
now O
shares O
power O
with O
the O
democratically O
elected O
Solidarity B-ORG
union O
. O

Nor O
is O
it O
a O
Hungary B-GPE
, O
where O
yesterday O
the O
parliament O
approved O
constitutional O
changes O
meant O
to O
help O
turn O
the O
Communist O
nation O
into O
a O
multiparty O
democracy O
. O

Still O
, O
any O
change O
in O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
has O
enormous O
implications O
, O
for O
both O
East B-LOC
and O
West B-LOC
. O

It O
raises O
the O
long O
- O
cherished O
hopes O
of O
many O
Germans B-NORP
for O
reunification O
-- O
a O
prospect O
that O
almost O
equally O
alarms O
political O
leaders O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
Washington B-GPE
and O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

Mr. O
Krenz O
, O
52 O
, O
was O
named O
the O
new O
party O
chief O
just O
minutes O
after O
the O
Party O
's O
163 O
- O
member O
Central B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
convened O
in O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
. O

Although O
the O
East B-NORP
German I-NORP
news O
agency O
ADN B-ORG
claimed O
Mr. O
Honecker O
had O
asked O
to O
be O
relieved O
of O
his O
duties O
for O
`` O
health O
reasons O
, O
'' O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
government O
sources O
said O
the O
26 O
- O
man O
Politburo B-ORG
had O
asked O
for O
his O
resignation O
at O
a O
separate O
meeting O
late O
Tuesday O
. O

-LRB- O
Mr. O
Honecker O
was O
twice O
hospitalized O
this O
summer O
for O
a O
gall O
bladder O
ailment O
and O
his O
physical O
condition O
has O
been O
the O
subject O
of O
intense O
speculation O
in O
the O
Western B-NORP
media O
. O
-RRB- O

ADN B-ORG
said O
Mr. O
Honecker O
, O
a O
hard O
- O
line O
Stalinist B-NORP
who O
in O
1961 O
supervised O
the O
construction O
of O
the B-FAC
Berlin I-FAC
Wall I-FAC
, O
also O
was O
relieved O
of O
his O
title O
as O
head O
of O
state O
and O
his O
position O
as O
chief O
of O
the O
military O
. O

Mr. O
Krenz O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
formally O
named O
to O
all O
three O
positions O
once O
the O
nation O
's O
parliament O
convenes O
later O
this O
week O
. O

Mr. O
Honecker O
's O
ignoble O
fall O
culminates O
nearly O
two O
decades O
of O
iron O
- O
handed O
leadership O
during O
which O
Mr. O
Honecker O
, O
now O
77 O
years O
old O
, O
built O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
into O
the O
most O
economically O
advanced O
nation O
in O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
bloc O
. O

His O
grip O
on O
power O
unraveled O
this O
summer O
as O
thousands O
of O
his O
countrymen O
, O
dissatisfied O
by O
the O
harshness O
of O
his O
rule O
, O
fled O
to O
the O
West O
. O

Thousands O
more O
have O
taken O
to O
the O
streets O
in O
the O
last O
month O
in O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
largest O
wave O
of O
domestic O
unrest O
since O
a O
workers O
' O
uprising O
in O
1953 O
. O

In O
Washington B-GPE
, O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
took O
a O
characteristically O
cautious O
and O
skeptical O
view O
of O
the O
leadership O
change O
. O

The O
official O
line O
was O
to O
offer O
warmer O
ties O
to O
Mr. O
Krenz O
, O
provided O
he O
is O
willing O
to O
institute O
reforms O
. O

But O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
have O
strong O
doubts O
that O
he O
is O
a O
reformer O
. O

President O
Bush O
told O
reporters O
: O
`` O
Whether O
that O
-LCB- O
the O
leadership O
change O
-RCB- O
reflects O
a O
change O
in O
East O
- O
West O
relations O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
. O

Because O
Mr. O
Krenz O
has O
been O
very O
much O
in O
accord O
with O
the O
policies O
of O
Honecker B-PERSON
. O
'' O

One O
top O
U.S. B-GPE
expert O
on O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
added O
: O
`` O
There O
is O
no O
clear O
- O
cut O
champion O
of O
reform O
, O
that O
we O
know O
of O
, O
in O
the O
East O
German B-NORP
leadership O
. O
'' O

Indeed O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
said O
on O
East O
German B-NORP
television O
last O
night O
that O
there O
will O
be O
no O
sharing O
of O
power O
with O
pro-democracy O
groups O
. O

He O
said O
, O
while O
dialogue O
is O
important O
, O
enough O
forums O
already O
exist O
`` O
in O
which O
different O
interests O
'' O
can O
express O
themselves O
. O

The O
removal O
of O
Mr. O
Honecker O
was O
apparently O
the O
result O
of O
bitter O
infighting O
within O
the O
top O
ranks O
of O
the O
Communist O
party O
. O

According O
to O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
government O
sources O
, O
Mr. O
Honecker O
and O
several O
senior O
Politburo B-ORG
members O
fought O
over O
the O
last O
week O
to O
delay O
any O
decisions O
about O
a O
leadership O
change O
. O

But O
, O
with O
public O
demonstrations O
in O
the O
country O
growing O
in O
size O
and O
intensity O
, O
Mr. O
Honecker O
and O
several O
key O
allies O
lost O
out O
in O
this O
battle O
, O
officials O
say O
. O

Those O
allies O
included O
Politburo B-ORG
members O
Guenter B-PERSON
Mittag I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
long O
headed O
economic O
affairs O
, O
and O
Joachim B-PERSON
Hermann I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
information O
policy O
. O

Both O
men O
were O
also O
relieved O
of O
their O
duties O
yesterday O
. O

Although O
other O
resignations O
may O
follow O
, O
it O
's O
still O
not O
clear O
to O
what O
extent O
the O
change O
in O
party O
personnel O
will O
alter O
the O
government O
's O
resistance O
to O
fundamental O
change O
. O

Clearly O
, O
the O
central O
figure O
in O
this O
process O
is O
Egon B-PERSON
Krenz I-PERSON
. O

Born O
in O
1937 O
in O
a O
Baltic B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
town O
now O
part O
of O
Poland B-GPE
, O
he O
was O
eight O
years O
old O
when O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
ended O
. O

Like O
West O
German O
Chancellor O
Helmut O
Kohl O
, O
he O
represents O
the O
postwar O
generation O
that O
has O
grown O
up O
during O
Germany B-GPE
's O
division O
. O

Since O
joining O
the O
Politburo O
in O
1983 O
as O
its O
youngest O
member O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
had O
acquired O
the O
nickname O
`` O
crown O
prince O
, O
'' O
a O
reference O
to O
the O
widely O
held O
view O
that O
he O
was O
the O
hand O
- O
picked O
successor O
to O
Mr. O
Honecker O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
two O
men O
have O
had O
strikingly O
similar O
career O
paths O
, O
both O
having O
served O
as O
chief O
of O
internal O
security O
before O
their O
rise O
to O
the O
top O
party O
position O
. O

Moreover O
, O
both O
men O
have O
hewn O
to O
a O
similar O
hard O
- O
line O
philosophy O
. O

Notably O
, O
one O
of O
Mr. O
Krenz O
's O
few O
official O
visits O
overseas O
came O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
, O
when O
he O
visited O
China B-GPE
after O
the O
massacre O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

He O
later O
defended O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
's O
response O
during O
a O
separate O
visit O
to O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

East O
German B-NORP
Protestantism B-NORP
in O
particular O
fears O
Mr. O
Krenz O
, O
in O
part O
because O
of O
an O
incident O
in O
January O
1988 O
when O
he O
was O
believed O
to O
have O
ordered O
the O
arrest O
of O
hundreds O
of O
dissidents O
who O
had O
sought O
refuge O
in O
the O
Church O
. O

However O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
also O
has O
a O
reputation O
for O
being O
politically O
savvy O
. O

His O
shrewd O
ability O
to O
read O
the O
shifting O
popular O
mood O
in O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
is O
best O
illustrated O
by O
his O
apparent O
break O
with O
his O
old O
mentor O
, O
Mr. O
Honecker O
. O

Indeed O
, O
according O
to O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
government O
sources O
, O
he O
was O
one O
of O
the O
leaders O
in O
the O
power O
struggle O
that O
toppled O
Mr. O
Honecker O
. O

In O
recent O
days O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
has O
sought O
to O
project O
a O
kinder O
image O
. O

According O
to O
a O
report O
widely O
circulating O
in O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
, O
it O
was O
Mr. O
Krenz O
who O
ordered O
police O
to O
stop O
using O
excessive O
force O
against O
demonstrators O
in O
Leipzig B-GPE
. O

`` O
He O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
have O
the O
image O
of O
the O
gun O
man O
, O
'' O
says O
Fred B-PERSON
Oldenburg I-PERSON
, O
an O
expert O
at O
the O
Bonn B-GPE
- O
sponsored O
Institute O
of O
East O
European O
and O
International O
Studies O
in O
Cologne B-GPE
. O

`` O
He O
's O
not O
a O
reformer O
-- O
he O
wants O
to O
have O
the O
image O
of O
a O
reformer O
. O
'' O

As O
part O
of O
his O
image O
polishing O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
is O
expected O
to O
take O
modest O
steps O
toward O
reform O
to O
rebuild O
confidence O
among O
the O
people O
and O
reassert O
the O
party O
's O
authority O
. O

Besides O
sacking O
other O
senior O
Politburo B-ORG
officials O
who O
allied O
themselves O
with O
Mr. O
Honecker O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
could O
loosen O
controls O
on O
the O
news O
media O
, O
free O
up O
travel O
restrictions O
, O
and O
establish O
a O
dialogue O
with O
various O
dissident O
groups O
. O

But O
will O
it O
be O
enough O
? O

West B-NORP
German I-NORP
government O
officials O
and O
Western B-NORP
analysts O
are O
doubtful O
. O

`` O
He O
does O
n't O
signify O
what O
people O
want O
, O
so O
the O
unrest O
will O
go O
on O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Oldenburg O
predicts O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
expectations O
of O
the O
East O
German B-NORP
people O
are O
great O
and O
will O
continue O
to O
grow O
. O

Says O
one O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
official O
: O
`` O
What O
's O
necessary O
now O
is O
the O
process O
of O
democratization O
. O

Not O
just O
that O
people O
are O
being O
heard O
but O
that O
their O
interests O
are O
being O
taken O
seriously O
. O
'' O

Chancellor O
Kohl O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
has O
invited O
Mr. O
Krenz O
to O
open O
discussions O
with O
Bonn B-GPE
on O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
subjects O
. O

Reports O
in O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
press O
, O
citing O
sources O
in O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
suggest O
Mr. O
Krenz O
may O
serve O
only O
as O
a O
bridge O
between O
Mr. O
Honecker O
and O
a O
genuine O
reform O
leader O
. O

Adding O
to O
that O
speculation O
is O
Mr. O
Krenz O
's O
reputation O
as O
a O
heavy O
drinker O
, O
who O
is O
said O
to O
also O
suffer O
from O
diabetes O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
dynamic O
process O
and O
we O
're O
experiencing O
the O
first O
step O
, O
'' O
the O
Bonn B-GPE
official O
adds O
. O

The O
selection O
of O
Mr. O
Krenz O
may O
also O
disappoint O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

Soviet B-NORP
leader O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
has O
pressed O
hard O
for O
a O
change O
in O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
rigid O
stance O
. O

Two O
reform O
- O
minded O
party O
leaders O
favored O
by O
Moscow B-GPE
as O
possible O
successors O
to O
Mr. O
Honecker O
, O
Dresden B-GPE
party O
secretary O
Hans B-PERSON
Modrow I-PERSON
and O
Politburo B-ORG
member O
Guenter B-PERSON
Schabowski I-PERSON
, O
were O
passed O
over O
. O

If O
Mr. O
Krenz O
sticks O
to O
rigid O
policies O
the O
pressure O
from O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
could O
intensify O
. O

In O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
sent O
Mr. O
Krenz O
a O
congratulatory O
telegram O
that O
appeared O
to O
urge O
the O
new O
leadership O
to O
heed O
growing O
calls O
for O
change O
. O

According O
to O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
news O
agency O
Tass B-ORG
, O
`` O
Gorbachev B-GPE
expressed O
the O
conviction O
that O
the O
leadership O
of O
the B-ORG
Socialist I-ORG
Unity I-ORG
Party I-ORG
of O
-LCB- O
East B-LOC
-RCB- O
Germany B-GPE
, O
being O
sensitive O
to O
the O
demands O
of O
the O
time O
, O
... O
will O
find O
solutions O
to O
complicated O
problems O
the O
GDR B-GPE
-LCB- O
German B-GPE
Democratic I-GPE
Republic I-GPE
-RCB- O
encountered O
. O
'' O

A O
force O
of O
younger O
pro-Gorbachev O
members O
in O
the O
East O
German B-NORP
bureaucracy O
has O
for O
some O
time O
been O
pushing O
for O
relaxation O
within O
their O
country O
. O

The O
older O
generation O
has O
been O
torn O
between O
a O
fear O
of O
tampering O
with O
the O
status O
quo O
and O
a O
fear O
of O
what O
might O
happen O
if O
they O
did O
n't O
. O

From O
the O
perspective O
of O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
old O
guard O
, O
reforms O
that O
smack O
of O
capitalism O
and O
Western B-NORP
- O
style O
democracy O
could O
eliminate O
their O
country O
's O
reason O
for O
being O
. O

Unlike O
the O
other O
nations O
of O
the O
bloc O
, O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
is O
a O
creature O
of O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

Erasing O
the O
differences O
still O
dividing O
Europe B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
vast O
international O
reordering O
that O
implies O
, O
wo O
n't O
endanger O
the O
statehood O
of O
a O
Poland B-GPE
or O
a O
Hungary O
. O

But O
it O
could O
ultimately O
lead O
to O
German B-NORP
reunification O
and O
the O
disappearance O
of O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
from O
the O
map O
. O

Which O
is O
what O
the O
Old O
Guard O
fears O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
sure O
they O
'll O
formulate O
a O
reform O
that O
will O
be O
a O
recipe O
for O
the O
GDR B-GPE
's O
future O
as O
a O
separately O
identifiable O
state O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Simmons I-PERSON
, O
a O
British B-NORP
journalist O
whose O
book O
on O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
entitled O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Unloved I-WORK_OF_ART
Country I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
was O
published O
this O
month O
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
that O
recipe O
has O
consisted O
of O
a O
dogged O
effort O
by O
former O
leader O
Walter B-PERSON
Ulbricht I-PERSON
to O
establish O
the O
country O
's O
international O
legitimacy O
, O
followed O
by O
Mr. O
Honecker O
's O
campaign O
to O
build O
the O
East O
bloc O
's O
only O
successful O
Stalinist O
economy O
into O
a O
consumer O
paradise O
. O

Neither O
man O
achieved O
perfection O
. O

Early O
in O
1987 O
, O
Mr. O
Honecker O
and O
his O
team O
stopped O
paying O
thin O
compliments O
to O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
and O
joined O
with O
Romania B-GPE
in O
rejecting O
any O
necessity O
for O
adjustments O
in O
their O
systems O
. O

The O
less O
- O
self O
- O
confident O
Czechoslovaks O
and O
Bulgarians B-NORP
, O
in O
contrast O
, O
declared O
their O
intentions O
to O
reform O
, O
while O
doing O
nothing O
concrete O
about O
it O
. O

The O
East O
German B-NORP
media O
soon O
began O
presenting O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
speeches O
only O
as O
sketchy O
summaries O
, O
and O
giving O
space O
to O
his O
opponents O
. O

By O
late O
1988 O
, O
they O
were O
banning O
Soviet B-NORP
publications O
. O

The O
country O
abandoned O
its O
former O
devotion O
to O
socialist O
unity O
and O
took O
to O
insisting O
instead O
that O
each O
country O
in O
the O
bloc O
ought O
to O
travel O
its O
own O
road O
. O

Mr. O
Honecker O
spoke O
of O
`` O
generally O
valid O
objective O
laws O
of O
socialism O
'' O
and O
left O
no O
room O
for O
debate O
. O

With O
this O
year O
's O
dislocations O
in O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
and O
the O
drive O
to O
democracy O
in O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
, O
the O
East O
German B-NORP
leadership O
grew O
still O
more O
defensive O
. O

Politburo B-ORG
member O
Joachim B-PERSON
Herrman I-PERSON
confessed O
to O
a O
`` O
grave O
concern O
'' O
over O
Hungarian B-NORP
democracy O
. O

`` O
Under O
the O
banner O
that O
proclaims O
the O
` O
renewal O
of O
socialism O
, O
' O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
forces O
are O
at O
work O
that O
are O
striving O
to O
eliminate O
socialism O
. O
'' O

Some O
loyal O
voices O
, O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
East O
German B-NORP
Communist O
party O
, O
saw O
the O
nation O
's O
unrest O
coming O
. O

The O
first O
signs O
were O
economic O
. O

Despite O
heavily O
subsidized O
consumer O
industries O
, O
East B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
have O
for O
years O
watched O
the O
West O
pull O
farther O
out O
ahead O
. O

In O
1988 O
, O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
economic O
growth O
came O
to O
a O
dead O
stop O
. O

Gingerly O
, O
some O
economists O
began O
to O
blame O
central O
planning O
. O

Some O
writers O
in O
theoretical O
journals O
even O
raised O
the O
notion O
of O
introducing O
democracy O
, O
at O
least O
in O
the O
workplace O
. O

By O
summer O
, O
an O
independent O
reform O
movement O
was O
saying O
out O
loud O
what O
it O
had O
only O
whispered O
before O
. O

But O
they O
are O
stalwart O
socialists O
. O

Their O
proclaimed O
purpose O
is O
to O
cleanse O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
of O
its O
Stalinist O
muck O
, O
not O
to O
merge O
with O
the O
West O
. O

One O
of O
their O
pastors O
has O
envisioned O
a O
`` O
new O
utopia O
'' O
of O
`` O
creative O
socialism O
. O
'' O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
man O
Mr. O
Krenz O
replaces O
has O
left O
an O
indelible O
mark O
on O
East O
German B-NORP
society O
. O

Imprisoned O
by O
the O
Nazis B-NORP
during O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
for O
his O
political O
beliefs O
, O
Mr. O
Honecker O
typified O
the O
postwar O
generation O
of O
committed O
Communist O
leaders O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
who O
took O
their O
cues O
from O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
a O
`` O
socialist O
warrior O
'' O
who O
felt O
rankled O
by O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
enormous O
postwar O
prosperity O
and O
the O
Bonn B-GPE
government O
's O
steadfast O
refusal O
to O
recognize O
the O
legitimacy O
of O
his O
state O
. O

Finally O
, O
during O
his O
first O
and O
only O
state O
visit O
to O
Bonn B-GPE
two O
years O
ago O
, O
he O
won O
some O
measure O
of O
the O
recognition O
he O
had O
long O
sought O
. O

But O
ultimately O
he O
was O
undone O
by O
forces O
unleashed O
by O
his O
own O
comrade O
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
. O

Mr. O
Honecker O
's O
removal O
`` O
was O
bound O
to O
happen O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
aide O
to O
Chancellor O
Kohl O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
only O
a O
matter O
of O
time O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
increased O
its O
forecast O
for O
economic O
growth O
in O
the O
EC O
in O
1989 O
to O
3.5 O
% O
, O
slightly O
higher O
than O
its O
June B-GPE
projection O
of O
3.25 O
% O
. O

In O
its O
annual O
economic O
report O
for O
1989 O
- O
1990 O
, O
the O
commission O
also O
projected O
1990 O
gross O
domestic O
product O
growth O
for O
the O
12 O
EC B-ORG
members O
at O
3 O
% O
. O

EC B-ORG
inflation O
was O
seen O
at O
4.8 O
% O
in O
1989 O
, O
higher O
than O
1988 O
's O
3.6 O
% O
price O
rise O
. O

However O
, O
inflation O
for O
1990 O
was O
seen O
slowing O
to O
4.5 O
% O
. O

Leading O
EC B-ORG
growth O
forecasts O
in O
1989 O
was O
Ireland B-GPE
, O
seen O
growing O
5 O
% O
at O
constant O
prices O
. O

Slower O
growth O
countries O
included O
Greece B-GPE
, O
at O
2.5 O
% O
, O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
, O
at O
2.25 O
% O
, O
and O
Denmark B-GPE
, O
at O
1.75 O
% O
. O

Inflation O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
highest O
in O
Greece B-GPE
, O
where O
it O
is O
projected O
at O
14.25 O
% O
, O
and O
Portugal B-GPE
, O
at O
13 O
% O
. O

At O
the O
other O
end O
of O
the O
spectrum O
, O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
inflation O
was O
forecast O
at O
3 O
% O
in O
1989 O
and O
2.75 O
% O
in O
1990 O
. O

Nestle B-ORG
Korea I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
opened O
a O
coffee O
and O
non-dairy O
- O
creamer O
plant O
in O
Chongju B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

An O
official O
at O
Nestle B-ORG
Korea I-ORG
, O
a O
50 O
- O
50 O
joint O
venture O
between O
Nestle B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Doosan I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
new O
facility O
will O
manufacture O
all O
types O
of O
soluble O
, O
roasted O
and O
ground O
coffee O
, O
coffee O
mix O
and O
nondairy O
coffee O
creamer O
. O

The O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
coffee O
market O
, O
consisting O
mostly O
of O
instant O
coffee O
, O
was O
estimated O
at O
about O
100 O
billion O
won O
-LRB- O
$ O
150.7 O
million O
-RRB- O
last O
year O
. O

Brands O
made O
by O
the O
Kraft O
General O
Foods O
unit O
of O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
had O
about O
95 O
% O
of O
the O
market O
share O
. O

Nestle B-ORG
currently O
has O
only O
about O
a O
2 O
% O
share O
with O
its O
Taster O
's O
Choice O
coffee O
. O

Poland B-GPE
plans O
to O
start O
negotiations O
soon O
on O
purchasing O
natural O
gas O
from O
Iran B-GPE
, O
the O
official O
Islamic B-ORG
Republic I-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
reported O
. O

The O
agency O
said O
Polish B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Tadeusz O
Mazowiecki O
told O
Iranian B-NORP
Deputy O
Foreign O
Minister O
Mahmoud O
Vaezi O
of O
Poland B-GPE
's O
willingess O
to O
purchase O
the O
gas O
during O
Mr. O
Vaezi O
's O
current O
visit O
to O
Warsaw B-GPE
. O

The O
agency O
did O
n't O
mention O
possible O
quantities O
and O
did O
n't O
say O
how O
the O
gas O
would O
be O
delivered O
. O

A O
Chinese B-NORP
official O
harshly O
criticized O
plans O
to O
close O
a O
British B-NORP
naval O
base O
in O
downtown O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
officials O
announced O
last O
week O
that O
the O
base O
will O
be O
relocated O
to O
a O
small O
island O
to O
allow O
downtown O
redevelopment O
. O

But O
Beijing B-GPE
wants O
to O
use O
the O
base O
for O
the O
People O
's O
Liberation O
Army O
after O
1997 O
, O
when O
the O
territory O
returns O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
sovereignty O
. O

Ke B-PERSON
Zaishuo I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
delegation O
to O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
- O
British B-NORP
Liaison B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
on O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
accused O
Britain B-GPE
of O
trying O
to O
impose O
a O
fait O
accompli O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
something O
we O
can O
not O
accept O
. O
'' O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Soviet B-NORP
national O
airlines O
have O
reached O
preliminary O
agreement O
for O
launching O
the O
first O
direct O
flights O
between O
Tel B-GPE
Aviv I-GPE
and O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
airline O
, O
El B-ORG
Al I-ORG
, O
said O
. O

El B-ORG
Al I-ORG
director O
Rafi O
Har O
- O
Lev O
and O
top O
officials O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
's O
Aeroflot B-ORG
negotiated O
a O
preliminary O
pact O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
this O
week O
, O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

He O
added O
that O
concluding O
the O
deal O
requires O
approval O
by O
the O
governments O
of O
both O
countries O
, O
which O
have O
never O
had O
direct O
air O
links O
. O

The O
chairman O
and O
a O
director O
of O
one O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
's O
leading O
property O
companies O
, O
City B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
or O
CDL B-ORG
, O
were O
charged O
yesterday O
with O
criminal O
breach O
of O
trust O
of O
some O
800,000 O
Singapore B-GPE
dollars O
-LRB- O
about O
US$ O
409,000 O
-RRB- O
. O

Kwek B-PERSON
Hong I-PERSON
Png I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
CDL B-ORG
, O
and O
director O
Quek B-PERSON
Leng I-PERSON
Chye I-PERSON
were O
arrested O
by O
the O
republic O
's O
Corrupt O
Practices O
Investigation O
Bureau O
Tuesday O
night O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
abetting O
in O
the O
alleged O
criminal O
breach O
of O
trust O
, O
Kwek B-PERSON
Hong I-PERSON
Png I-PERSON
was O
also O
charged O
with O
dishonestly O
receiving O
US$ O
500,000 O
that O
had O
been O
stolen O
. O

Both O
men O
were O
charged O
in O
a O
subordinate O
court O
and O
released O
on O
bail O
of O
US$ O
1 O
million O
. O

The O
charges O
are O
the O
culmination O
of O
weeks O
of O
rumors O
concerning O
CDL B-ORG
that O
have O
depressed O
the O
company O
's O
share O
price O
and O
to O
a O
lesser O
extent O
the O
shares O
of O
all O
companies O
owned O
by O
CDL B-ORG
's O
controlling O
Quek B-PERSON
family O
, O
brokers O
in O
Singapore B-GPE
say O
. O

The O
Queks B-PERSON
control O
the B-ORG
Hong I-ORG
Leong I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
widespread O
interests O
in O
manufacturing O
, O
property O
and O
finance O
in O
both O
Malaysia B-GPE
and O
Singapore B-GPE
. O

News O
of O
the O
arrest O
and O
charging O
of O
the O
two O
men O
helped O
to O
push O
prices O
on O
the O
Singapore O
Stock O
market O
sharply O
lower O
in O
early O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
but O
brokers O
said O
that O
the O
market O
and O
CDL B-ORG
shares O
recovered O
once O
it O
became O
apparent O
the O
charges O
were O
limited O
to O
the O
two O
men O
personally O
. O

One O
of O
the O
two O
British B-NORP
companies O
still O
making O
hard O
toilet O
paper O
stopped O
production O
of O
it O
. O

British B-ORG
Tissues I-ORG
decided O
to O
do O
away O
with O
its O
hard O
paper O
after O
a O
major O
customer O
, O
British B-ORG
Rail I-ORG
, O
switched O
to O
softer O
tissues O
for O
train O
bathrooms O
... O
. O

Peasants O
in O
Inner B-GPE
Mongolia I-GPE
have O
partly O
dismantled O
a O
20 O
- O
mile O
section O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
famed O
Great B-FAC
Wall I-FAC
, O
the O
official O
People O
's O
Daily O
said O
. O

The O
paper O
said O
the O
bricks O
were O
used O
to O
build O
homes O
and O
furnaces O
and O
, O
as O
a O
result O
, O
the O
wall O
`` O
is O
in O
terrible O
shape O
. O

James B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Madson I-PERSON
, O
46 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
a O
vice O
president O
and O
assistant O
general O
manager O
of O
this O
producer O
of O
copper O
and O
other O
minerals O
. O

He O
will O
succeed O
Arthur B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Himebaugh I-PERSON
as O
general O
manager O
Feb. O
1 O
, O
when O
Mr. O
Himebaugh O
retires O
. O

The O
frenetic O
stock O
and O
bond O
markets O
cooled O
off O
, O
but O
the O
dollar O
slumped O
. O

Stocks O
rose O
slightly O
as O
trading O
activity O
slowed O
from O
the O
frenzied O
pace O
earlier O
this O
week O
. O

Prices O
of O
long O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
hovered O
in O
a O
narrow O
band O
most O
of O
the O
day O
, O
finishing O
little O
changed O
despite O
the O
dollar O
's O
weakness O
and O
fears O
about O
a O
wave O
of O
government O
borrowing O
coming O
soon O
. O

Helped O
by O
futures O
- O
related O
program O
buying O
, O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
gained O
4.92 O
points O
to O
close O
at O
2643.65 O
. O

But O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Transportation O
Average O
fell O
for O
the O
seventh O
- O
consecutive O
session O
as O
more O
investors O
dumped O
UAL B-ORG
shares O
. O

Bond O
prices O
rallied O
early O
yesterday O
morning O
as O
traders O
scrambled O
to O
buy O
Treasury B-ORG
issues O
on O
fears O
that O
the O
Northern O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
might O
lead O
to O
a O
stock O
- O
market O
debacle O
. O

But O
when O
stocks O
held O
steady O
, O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
later O
retreated O
. O

Speculation O
that O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
will O
lower O
interest O
rates O
in O
coming O
weeks O
helped O
push O
the O
dollar O
down O
while O
boosting O
stocks O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

But O
many O
investors O
remain O
wary O
about O
stocks O
, O
partly O
because O
they O
expect O
continued O
turbulence O
in O
the O
junk O
- O
bond O
market O
that O
would O
make O
it O
more O
difficult O
to O
finance O
corporate O
takeovers O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
surprised O
we O
did O
n't O
see O
more O
volatility O
'' O
in O
stocks O
, O
said O
Raymond B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
DeVoe I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
market O
strategist O
at O
Legg B-ORG
Mason I-ORG
Wood I-ORG
Walker I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
think O
the O
problems O
in O
the O
junk O
- O
bond O
area O
are O
just O
beginning O
, O
and O
this O
will O
be O
very O
unsettling O
for O
companies O
that O
have O
issued O
junk O
bonds O
. O

In O
a O
bull O
market O
, O
credit O
does O
not O
matter O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
DeVoe O
added O
. O

`` O
But O
when O
it O
does O
matter O
, O
then O
it O
's O
the O
only O
thing O
that O
matters O
. O
'' O

However O
, O
many O
institutional O
investors O
are O
reacting O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
plunge O
as O
`` O
a O
great O
buying O
opportunity O
, O
'' O
said O
Charles B-PERSON
I. O
Clough O
, O
chief O
investment O
strategist O
at O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

`` O
Things O
are O
beginning O
to O
settle O
down O
. O

The O
markets O
are O
returning O
to O
normalcy O
. O
'' O

Oil O
prices O
initially O
rose O
on O
fears O
that O
the O
massive O
earthquake O
in O
Northern O
California B-GPE
would O
disrupt O
production O
. O

But O
prices O
later O
reversed O
course O
, O
finishing O
slightly O
lower O
, O
as O
investors O
concluded O
that O
any O
cuts O
would O
n't O
be O
large O
and O
that O
foreign O
oil O
producers O
would O
quickly O
pick O
up O
the O
slack O
. O

In O
major O
market O
activity O
: O

Stock O
prices O
rose O
. O

New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
volume O
shrank O
to O
166.9 O
million O
shares O
from O
224.1 O
million O
Tuesday O
. O

Advancers O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
outpaced O
decliners O
by O
822 O
to O
668 O
. O

Bond O
prices O
were O
little O
changed O
in O
sluggish O
activity O
. O

The O
yield O
on O
the O
Treasury O
's O
30 O
- O
year O
issue O
fell O
slightly O
to O
8.03 O
% O
. O

The O
dollar O
dropped O
. O

In O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
late O
yesterday O
, O
the O
currency O
was O
at O
141.45 O
yen O
and O
1.8485 O
marks O
, O
down O
from O
142.75 O
yen O
and O
1.8667 O
marks O
late O
Tuesday O
. O

Maurice B-PERSON
Warren I-PERSON
, O
56 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
group O
managing O
director O
, O
was O
named O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
food O
and O
agriculture O
group O
. O

The O
post O
of O
chief O
executive O
has O
been O
vacant O
since O
July O
when O
Terry B-PERSON
Pryce I-PERSON
, O
55 O
, O
left O
the O
company O
. O

Resolution B-ORG
Funding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
plans O
to O
sell O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
of O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
Wednesday O
in O
the O
agency O
's O
first O
sale O
of O
securities O
. O

The O
new O
bonds O
will O
be O
dated O
Oct. O
30 O
and O
mature O
Oct. O
15 O
, O
2019 O
. O

Tenders O
for O
the O
bonds O
, O
available O
in O
minimum O
denominations O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
, O
must O
be O
received O
by O
1 O
p.m. O
EDT O
Wednesday O
at O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
banks O
. O

Refcorp B-ORG
, O
created O
by O
the O
thrift O
- O
overhaul O
law O
enacted O
in O
August O
, O
will O
use O
the O
proceeds O
to O
merge O
or O
sell O
off O
ailing O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
institutions O
. O

Congress B-ORG
authorized O
$ O
50 O
billion O
to O
be O
borrowed O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
thrift O
bailout O
. O

Of O
that O
amount O
, O
$ O
20 O
billion O
has O
already O
been O
borrowed O
by O
the B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

Unless O
otherwise O
specified O
in O
a O
particular O
offer O
, O
the O
bonds O
wo O
n't O
be O
subject O
to O
redemption O
prior O
to O
maturity O
. O

Interest O
payments O
on O
the O
bonds O
will O
be O
payable O
semiannually O
. O

The O
bonds O
are O
subject O
to O
federal O
taxation O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
including O
income O
taxes O
. O

At O
the O
state O
and O
local O
level O
, O
the O
bonds O
are O
subject O
to O
surtaxes O
and O
estate O
, O
inheritance O
and O
gift O
taxes O
, O
but O
exempt O
from O
taxation O
as O
to O
principal O
and O
interest O
. O

Rep. O
Mary O
Rose O
Oakar O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ohio B-GPE
-RRB- O
at O
last O
week O
's O
hearings O
on O
irregularities O
in O
programs O
at O
the O
Department O
of O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
: O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
feel O
guilty O
representing O
my O
constituents O
. O

And O
if O
I O
think O
that O
some O
people O
-LCB- O
on O
HUD O
Secretary O
Jack O
Kemp O
's O
-RCB- O
staff O
are O
off O
base O
in O
terms O
in O
which O
they O
're O
evaluating O
certain O
things O
affecting O
my O
hometown O
, O
I O
have O
to O
tell O
you O
something O
-- O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
take O
it O
. O

I O
think O
that O
I O
'm O
elected O
to O
represent O
the O
people O
that O
sent O
me O
here O
. O

And O
one O
of O
our O
charges O
is O
to O
be O
an O
ombudsman O
for O
our O
area O
. O

And O
if O
we O
're O
not O
ombudsman O
for O
our O
area O
, O
we O
ought O
to O
be O
thrown O
out O
of O
office O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
if O
we O
're O
asking O
for O
something O
unreasonable O
or O
unethical O
and O
so O
on O
, O
then O
that O
's O
a O
whole O
different O
story O
. O

But O
if O
I O
feel O
that O
there O
are O
situations O
where O
I O
'm O
trying O
to O
get O
housing O
for O
our O
area O
-- O
whatever O
it O
happens O
to O
be O
-- O
and O
I O
have O
to O
feel O
that O
I O
ca O
n't O
even O
ask O
a O
question O
, O
I O
've O
got O
to O
tell O
you O
, O
I O
think O
that O
's O
outrageous O
. O
. O

I O
think O
these O
regulations O
that O
would O
prohibit O
well O
- O
operated O
programs O
in O
areas O
across O
this O
country O
would O
be O
wrong O
to O
change O
... O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
see O
some O
guidelines O
change O
that O
's O
going O
to O
inhibit O
my O
city O
's O
opportunity O
to O
use O
its O
money O
. O

Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
planning O
a O
big O
coming O
- O
out O
party O
on O
Tuesday O
for O
its O
first O
line O
of O
mainframe O
computers O
. O

But O
an O
uninvited O
guest O
is O
expected O
to O
try O
to O
crash O
the O
party O
. O

On O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
long O
- O
planned O
announcement O
, O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
to O
introduce O
its O
own O
new O
mainframe O
. O

`` O
Their O
attitude O
is O
, O
` O
You O
want O
to O
talk O
mainframes O
, O
we O
'll O
talk O
mainframes O
, O
' O
'' O
says O
one O
computer O
industry O
executive O
. O

`` O
They O
're O
deliberately O
trying O
to O
steal O
our O
thunder O
, O
'' O
a O
Digital B-ORG
executive O
complains O
. O

`` O
Maybe O
we O
should O
take O
it O
as O
a O
compliment O
. O
'' O

Digital B-ORG
's O
target O
is O
the O
$ O
40 O
billion O
market O
for O
mainframe O
computers O
, O
the O
closet O
- O
sized O
number O
- O
crunchers O
that O
nearly O
every O
big O
company O
needs O
to O
run O
its O
business O
. O

IBM B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Armonk B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
has O
dominated O
the O
market O
for O
decades O
. O

That O
does O
n't O
scare O
Digital B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
grown O
to O
be O
the O
world O
's O
second O
- O
largest O
computer O
maker O
by O
poaching O
customers O
of O
IBM B-ORG
's O
mid-range O
machines O
. O

Digital B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Maynard B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
hopes O
to O
stage O
a O
repeat O
performance O
in O
mainframes O
, O
and O
it O
has O
spent O
almost O
$ O
1 O
billion O
developing O
the O
new O
technology O
. O

A O
spoiler O
, O
nimble O
Tandem B-ORG
Computers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Cupertino B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
jumped O
into O
the O
fray O
earlier O
this O
week O
with O
an O
aggressively O
priced O
entry O
. O

IBM B-ORG
appears O
more O
worried O
about O
Digital B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
a O
broad O
base O
of O
customers O
waiting O
for O
the O
new O
line O
, O
dubbed O
the B-PRODUCT
VAX I-PRODUCT
9000 I-PRODUCT
. O

`` O
It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
nuclear O
war O
, O
'' O
says O
Thomas B-PERSON
Willmott I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
with O
Aberdeen B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
surge O
in O
competition O
is O
expected O
to O
stir O
new O
life O
into O
the O
huge O
mainframe O
market O
, O
where O
growth O
has O
slowed O
to O
single O
digits O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

IBM B-ORG
's O
traditional O
mainframe O
rivals O
, O
including O
Unisys B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
NCR B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
have O
struggled O
recently O
. O

Digital B-ORG
is O
promising O
a O
new O
approach O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Glorioso I-PERSON
, O
Digital B-ORG
's O
vice O
president O
for O
high O
performance O
systems O
, O
says O
Digital B-ORG
's O
mainframe O
is O
designed O
not O
as O
a O
central O
computer O
around O
which O
everything O
revolves O
, O
but O
as O
part O
of O
a O
decentralized O
network O
weaving O
together O
hundreds O
of O
workstations O
, O
personal O
computers O
, O
printers O
and O
other O
devices O
. O

And O
unlike O
IBM B-ORG
's O
water O
- O
cooled O
mainframes O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
need O
any O
plumbing O
. O

The O
challengers O
will O
have O
a O
big O
price O
advantage O
. O

Digital B-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
tag O
its O
new O
line O
from O
about O
$ O
1.24 O
million O
to O
$ O
4.4 O
million O
and O
up O
, O
depending O
on O
configuration O
. O

That O
's O
about O
half O
the O
price O
of O
comparably O
equipped O
IBM B-ORG
mainframes O
. O

Tandem B-ORG
's O
pricing O
is O
just O
as O
aggressive O
. O

The O
heightened O
competition O
will O
hit O
IBM B-ORG
at O
a O
difficult O
time O
. O

The O
computer O
giant O
's O
current O
mainframe O
line O
, O
which O
has O
sold O
well O
and O
has O
huge O
profit O
margins O
, O
is O
starting O
to O
show O
its O
age O
. O

The O
new O
3090s O
due O
next O
week O
will O
boost O
performance O
by O
only O
about O
8 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

And O
IBM B-ORG
is O
n't O
expected O
to O
deliver O
a O
new O
generation O
of O
mainframes O
until O
1991 O
. O

Still O
, O
no O
one O
expects O
IBM B-ORG
's O
rivals O
to O
deliver O
a O
knockout O
. O

IBM B-ORG
has O
a O
near O
- O
monopoly O
on O
mainframes O
, O
with O
an O
estimated O
70 O
% O
share O
of O
the O
market O
. O

IBM B-ORG
is O
five O
times O
the O
size O
of O
Digital B-ORG
-- O
and O
40 O
times O
the O
size O
of O
Tandem B-ORG
-- O
and O
wields O
enormous O
market O
power O
. O

It O
counts O
among O
its O
customers O
a O
majority O
of O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
corporations O
, O
which O
entrust O
their O
most O
critical O
business O
information O
to O
IBM B-ORG
computers O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
not O
going O
to O
walk O
in O
and O
replace O
a O
company O
's O
corporate O
accounting O
system O
if O
it O
's O
already O
running O
on O
an O
IBM B-ORG
mainframe O
, O
'' O
concedes O
Kenneth B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Olsen I-PERSON
, O
Digital B-ORG
's O
president O
. O

He O
says O
Digital B-ORG
will O
target O
faster O
- O
growing O
market O
segments O
such O
as O
on O
- O
line O
transaction O
processing O
, O
which O
includes O
retail O
- O
sales O
tracking O
, O
airline O
reservations O
and O
bank O
- O
teller O
networks O
. O

Tandem B-ORG
, O
which O
already O
specializes O
in O
on O
- O
line O
transaction O
processing O
, O
is O
a O
potent O
competitor O
in O
that O
market O
. O

A O
key O
marketing O
target O
for O
Digital B-ORG
will O
be O
the O
large O
number O
of O
big O
customers O
who O
already O
own O
both O
Digital B-ORG
and O
IBM B-ORG
systems O
. O

One O
such O
company O
is O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Stanley B-PERSON
Rose I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
, O
technological O
and O
strategic O
planning O
at O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
despite O
Digital B-ORG
's O
low O
prices O
, O
`` O
we O
are O
n't O
about O
to O
unplug O
our O
IBM B-ORG
mainframes O
for O
a O
DEC B-ORG
machine O
. O

The O
software O
conversion O
costs O
would O
dwarf O
any O
savings O
. O
'' O

But O
Mr. O
Rose O
is O
still O
looking O
seriously O
at O
the O
9000 O
. O

Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
uses O
Digital B-ORG
's O
VAX B-PRODUCT
to O
run O
its O
huge O
money O
- O
transfer O
and O
capital O
markets O
accounts O
, O
juggling O
hundreds O
of O
billions O
of O
dollars O
each O
day O
, O
he O
says O
. O

As O
that O
system O
grows O
, O
larger O
computers O
may O
be O
needed O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
past O
, O
customers O
had O
to O
go O
to O
IBM B-ORG
when O
they O
outgrew O
the O
VAX B-PRODUCT
. O

Now O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
going O
to O
cost O
IBM B-ORG
revenue O
. O
'' O

Analysts O
say O
Digital B-ORG
can O
expect O
this O
pent O
- O
up O
demand O
for O
the O
new O
VAX B-PRODUCT
to O
fuel O
strong O
sales O
next O
year O
. O

Barry B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Willman I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Sanford O
C. O
Bernstein O
& O
Co. O
, O
estimates O
the O
9000 O
could O
boost O
sales O
by O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
the O
fiscal O
year O
beginning O
in O
July O
. O

He O
bases O
the O
estimate O
on O
a O
survey O
of O
hundreds O
of O
Digital B-ORG
's O
largest O
customers O
. O

Although O
Digital B-ORG
will O
announce O
a O
full O
family O
of O
mainframes O
next O
week O
, O
it O
is O
n't O
expected O
to O
begin O
shipping O
in O
volume O
until O
next O
year O
. O

The O
first O
model O
available O
will O
be O
the O
210 O
, O
which O
is O
likely O
to O
appeal O
to O
many O
technical O
and O
scientific O
buyers O
interested O
in O
the O
optional O
super-charger O
, O
or O
vector O
processor O
, O
says O
Terry B-PERSON
Shannon I-PERSON
of O
International B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
market O
research O
concern O
. O

Four O
more O
models O
, O
aimed O
squarely O
at O
IBM B-ORG
's O
commercial O
customers O
, O
are O
expected O
to O
begin O
shipping O
in O
late O
June B-GPE
. O

Most O
analysts O
do O
n't O
expect O
the O
new O
mainframes O
to O
begin O
contributing O
significantly O
to O
revenue O
before O
the O
fiscal O
first O
quarter O
, O
which O
begins O
next O
July O
1 O
. O

Digital B-ORG
's O
new O
line O
has O
been O
a O
long O
time O
coming O
. O

The O
company O
has O
long O
struggled O
to O
deliver O
a O
strong O
mainframe O
- O
class O
product O
, O
and O
made O
a O
costly O
decision O
in O
1988 O
to O
halt O
development O
of O
an O
interim O
product O
meant O
to O
stem O
the O
revenue O
losses O
at O
the O
high O
end O
. O

Digital B-ORG
's O
failure O
to O
deliver O
a O
true O
mainframe O
- O
class O
machine O
before O
now O
may O
have O
cost O
the O
company O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
revenue O
in O
fiscal O
1989 O
, O
Mr. O
Willman O
says O
. O

IBM B-ORG
will O
face O
still O
more O
competition O
in O
coming O
months O
. O

Amdahl B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
backed O
by O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Fujitsu B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
has O
a O
growing O
share O
of O
the O
market O
with O
its O
low O
- O
priced O
, O
IBM B-ORG
- O
compatible O
machines O
. O

And O
National B-ORG
Advanced I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
a O
joint O
venture O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Hitachi B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
and O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Electronic B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
is O
expected O
to O
unveil O
a O
line O
of O
powerful O
IBM B-ORG
- O
compatible O
mainframes O
later O
this O
year O
. O

NOTE O
: O

NAS B-ORG
is O
National B-ORG
Advanced I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
CDC B-ORG
-- O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Bull B-ORG
NH I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Source O
: O
International B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Compiled O
by O
Publishers B-ORG
Weekly I-ORG
from O
data O
from O
large O
- O
city O
bookstores O
, O
bookstore O
chains O
and O
local O
bestseller O
lists O
across O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Copyright O
1989 O
by O
Reed B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
USA I-ORG
. O

Randy B-PERSON
Delchamps I-PERSON
was O
named O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
grocery O
chain O
. O

Mr. O
Delchamps O
, O
46 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
A.F. B-PERSON
Delchamps I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
who O
died O
in O
a O
plane O
crash O
on O
Sunday O
at O
the O
age O
of O
58 O
. O

Randy B-PERSON
Delchamps I-PERSON
retains O
his O
position O
as O
president O
. O

Two O
rules O
in O
pending O
congressional O
legislation O
threaten O
to O
hinder O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
by O
raising O
the O
price O
tags O
of O
such O
deals O
by O
as O
much O
as O
10 O
% O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
is O
seething O
over O
the O
rules O
, O
which O
would O
curtail O
the O
tax O
deductibility O
of O
debt O
used O
in O
most O
LBOs O
. O

The O
provisions O
, O
in O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
bills O
recently O
passed O
by O
the O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
, O
could O
further O
cool O
the O
takeover O
boom O
that O
has O
been O
the O
driving O
force O
behind O
the O
bull O
market O
in O
stocks O
for O
much O
of O
the O
1980s O
, O
some O
tax O
experts O
and O
investment O
bankers O
argue O
. O

Indeed O
, O
some O
investment O
bankers O
have O
already O
started O
restructuring O
deals O
to O
cope O
with O
the O
expected O
rules O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
has O
all O
but O
conceded O
on O
the O
issue O
and O
is O
now O
lobbying O
for O
the O
less O
onerous O
Senate B-ORG
version O
of O
one O
of O
the O
provisions O
. O

At O
issue O
is O
the O
deductibility O
of O
certain O
junk O
bonds O
that O
are O
used O
in O
most O
LBOs O
. O

Such O
high O
- O
yield O
debt O
is O
similar O
to O
a O
zero O
- O
coupon O
bond O
in O
that O
it O
is O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
to O
face O
value O
, O
with O
interest O
accruing O
instead O
of O
being O
paid O
to O
the O
holder O
. O

Under O
current O
rules O
, O
that O
accrued O
interest O
is O
deductible O
by O
the O
company O
issuing O
the O
debt O
. O

The O
House O
version O
of O
the O
legislation O
would O
kill O
that O
deduction O
, O
and O
label O
any O
such O
debt O
as O
equity O
, O
which O
is O
n't O
deductible O
. O

The O
less O
- O
rigorous O
Senate B-ORG
version O
would O
defer O
the O
deductibility O
for O
roughly O
five O
years O
. O

`` O
You O
see O
these O
in O
just O
about O
every O
LBO O
, O
'' O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
Willens I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
in O
charge O
of O
tax O
issues O
at O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

`` O
It O
becomes O
a O
source O
of O
cash O
'' O
for O
the O
company O
making O
the O
LBO O
because O
it O
gets O
a O
deduction O
and O
does O
n't O
have O
to O
repay O
the O
debt O
for O
several O
years O
. O

Typically O
, O
Mr. O
Willens O
estimates O
, O
this O
type O
of O
debt O
makes O
up O
15 O
% O
to O
20 O
% O
of O
the O
financing O
for O
LBOs O
. O

These O
types O
of O
bonds O
have O
been O
used O
in O
buy O
- O
outs O
of O
companies O
such O
as O
RJR B-ORG
Nabisco I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Storer B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Kroger B-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

A O
second O
provision O
passed O
by O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
would O
eliminate O
a O
rule O
allowing O
companies O
that O
post O
losses O
resulting O
from O
LBO O
debt O
to O
receive O
refunds O
of O
taxes O
paid O
over O
the O
previous O
three O
years O
. O

For O
example O
, O
if O
a O
company O
posted O
a O
loss O
of O
$ O
100 O
million O
from O
buy O
- O
out O
interest O
payments O
, O
the O
existing O
rule O
would O
allow O
the O
concern O
to O
be O
able O
to O
receive O
a O
refund O
from O
the O
tax O
it O
paid O
from O
1986 O
through O
1989 O
, O
when O
it O
may O
have O
been O
a O
profitable O
public O
company O
. O

But O
that O
rule O
is O
being O
virtually O
overlooked O
by O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
concentrating O
on O
coping O
with O
the O
deduction O
issue O
. O

`` O
Prices O
for O
LBOs O
have O
to O
come O
down O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
that O
feature O
, O
'' O
argued O
Lawrence B-PERSON
Schloss I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
for O
merchant O
banking O
at O
Donaldson B-ORG
, O
Lufkin O
& O
Jenrette O
Securities O
Corp. O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Several O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
officials O
say O
the O
proposed O
legislation O
already O
is O
having O
an O
impact O
. O

An O
investment O
group O
led O
by O
Chicago B-GPE
's O
Pritzker B-PERSON
family O
recently O
lowered O
a O
$ O
3.35 O
billion O
bid O
for O
American B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
because O
of O
the O
threat O
of O
the O
legislation O
. O

Moreover O
, O
one O
investment O
banker O
, O
who O
requested O
anonymity O
, O
said O
his O
firm O
did O
n't O
raise O
the O
ante O
for O
a O
target O
company O
earlier O
this O
month O
after O
a O
stronger O
bid O
emerged O
from O
a O
public O
company O
that O
was O
n't O
concerned O
about O
the O
financing O
provision O
. O

`` O
We O
would O
have O
paid O
more O
if O
we O
thought O
that O
law O
was O
n't O
going O
to O
pass O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

One O
possible O
solution O
for O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
is O
to O
increase O
the O
equity O
part O
of O
the O
transaction O
-- O
that O
is O
, O
give O
lenders O
a O
bigger O
stake O
in O
the O
surviving O
company O
rather O
than O
just O
interest O
payments O
. O

That O
would O
force O
the O
buy O
- O
out O
firm O
and O
the O
target O
company O
's O
management O
to O
reduce O
their O
level O
of O
ownership O
. O

`` O
The O
pigs O
in O
the O
trough O
may O
have O
to O
give O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
the O
slop O
back O
and O
then O
the O
deal O
can O
go O
through O
, O
'' O
said O
Peter B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Canellos I-PERSON
, O
tax O
partner O
at O
Wachtell B-ORG
, O
Lipton B-ORG
, O
Rosen O
& O
Katz O
. O

Another O
solution O
, O
said O
a O
tax O
lawyer O
who O
requested O
anonymity O
, O
is O
for O
firms O
to O
use O
convertible O
bonds O
that O
sell O
at O
a O
discount O
. O

Since O
they O
have O
a O
lower O
interest O
rate O
, O
they O
would O
n't O
fall O
under O
the O
junk O
- O
bond O
category O
that O
would O
lose O
its O
deductibility O
. O

The O
House O
version O
of O
the O
bill O
would O
make O
debt O
non-deductible O
if O
it O
pays O
five O
percentage O
points O
above O
Treasury B-ORG
notes O
, O
has O
at O
least O
a O
five O
- O
year O
maturity O
and O
does O
n't O
pay O
interest O
for O
at O
least O
one O
year O
out O
of O
the O
first O
five O
. O

The O
bill O
would O
then O
declare O
that O
the O
debt O
is O
equity O
and O
therefore O
is O
n't O
deductible O
. O

The O
Senate O
bill O
would O
only O
deny O
the O
deduction O
until O
interest O
is O
actually O
paid O
. O

Currently O
, O
even O
though O
the O
issuer O
does O
n't O
pay O
tax O
, O
the O
debt O
holder O
is O
taxed O
on O
the O
accrued O
interest O
. O

But O
those O
holders O
are O
often O
foreign O
investors O
and O
tax O
- O
exempt O
pension O
funds O
that O
do O
n't O
pay O
taxes O
on O
their O
holdings O
. O

The O
Senate O
estimates O
that O
its O
version O
of O
the O
provision O
would O
yield O
$ O
17 O
million O
the O
first O
year O
and O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
409 O
million O
over O
five O
years O
. O

The O
House O
version O
would O
raise O
slightly O
more O
. O

Even O
if O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
finds O
ways O
around O
the O
new O
rules O
, O
a O
Senate B-ORG
aide O
contends O
LBOs O
will O
become O
somewhat O
more O
difficult O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
no O
question O
it O
will O
make O
LBOs O
more O
expensive O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
The O
interest O
deduction O
was O
the O
engine O
that O
made O
these O
things O
more O
productive O
. O

Federal B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
Board I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
completed O
the O
previously O
announced O
purchase O
of O
Imperial B-ORG
Cup I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
closely O
held O
maker O
of O
paper O
cups O
based O
in O
Kenton B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Imperial B-ORG
Cup I-ORG
has O
annual O
sales O
of O
approximately O
$ O
75 O
million O
. O

Federal B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
Board I-ORG
sells O
paper O
and O
wood O
products O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Maynard I-PERSON
offered O
the O
world O
a O
faster O
way O
to O
break O
eggs O
. O

As O
thanks O
, O
the O
egg O
industry O
tried O
to O
break O
him O
. O

And O
the O
egg O
producers O
have O
done O
a O
pretty O
good O
job O
. O

They O
tried O
to O
put O
Mr. O
Maynard O
out O
of O
business O
by O
an O
act O
of O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Egg O
- O
industry O
lobbying O
helped O
persuade O
six O
states O
to O
ban O
Mr. O
Maynard O
's O
automatic O
egg O
- O
breaking O
machine O
because O
of O
fears O
over O
salmonella O
. O

His O
company O
, O
Misa B-ORG
Manufacturing I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
forced O
to O
seek O
protection O
from O
creditors O
under O
federal O
bankruptcy O
law O
in O
1987 O
and O
has O
since O
been O
liquidated O
. O

Monthly O
sales O
of O
his O
Egg B-FAC
King I-FAC
machine O
-- O
which O
he O
now O
is O
marketing O
through O
a O
new O
company O
-- O
have O
sunk O
to O
about O
half O
a O
dozen O
from O
a O
peak O
of O
75 O
, O
says O
the O
46 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
businessman O
. O

Mr. O
Maynard O
is O
n't O
the O
first O
entrepreneur O
to O
bump O
up O
against O
entrenched O
interests O
. O

But O
his O
case O
is O
notable O
both O
for O
the O
scale O
of O
the O
fight O
-- O
it O
is O
n't O
often O
that O
a O
congressional O
hearing O
is O
held O
to O
determine O
whether O
one O
small O
businessman O
is O
a O
threat O
to O
the O
republic O
-- O
and O
for O
what O
it O
tells O
about O
the O
pitfalls O
of O
marketing O
a O
new O
product O
. O

Now O
one O
might O
ask O
why O
people O
who O
sell O
eggs O
would O
fight O
someone O
who O
is O
trying O
to O
make O
it O
easier O
to O
crack O
them O
. O

Part O
of O
the O
answer O
lies O
in O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
industry O
. O

Many O
larger O
egg O
producers O
are O
also O
egg O
processors O
, O
who O
crack O
, O
inspect O
, O
and O
sanitize O
billions O
of O
eggs O
, O
turning O
them O
into O
powdered O
, O
liquified O
or O
frozen O
egg O
products O
. O

However O
, O
dozens O
of O
bakers O
, O
restaurant O
chefs O
and O
other O
food O
preparers O
who O
flocked O
to O
Mr. O
Maynard O
's O
defense O
say O
that O
products O
ranging O
from O
egg O
bread O
to O
eclairs O
lose O
some O
zip O
when O
the O
eggs O
come O
in O
30 O
- O
pound O
cans O
instead O
of O
shells O
. O

But O
for O
companies O
that O
use O
hundreds O
of O
eggs O
a O
day O
, O
breaking O
them O
by O
hand O
can O
get O
, O
well O
, O
out O
of O
hand O
. O

The O
idea O
behind O
the B-FAC
Egg I-FAC
King I-FAC
is O
pretty O
simple O
: O
put O
the O
eggs O
into O
a O
cylinder O
that O
contains O
perforated O
baskets O
, O
spin O
them O
at O
a O
high O
speed O
to O
break O
the O
shells O
and O
strain O
the O
edible O
part O
through O
the O
baskets O
. O

One O
Egg B-FAC
King I-FAC
-- O
which O
at O
just O
under O
four O
feet O
tall O
and O
two O
feet O
wide O
has O
been O
likened O
to O
the O
robot O
R2 B-FAC
- I-FAC
D2 I-FAC
-- O
can O
crack O
about O
20,000 O
eggs O
an O
hour O
. O

Because O
fresh O
eggs O
are O
less O
expensive O
than O
processed O
ones O
, O
a O
big O
egg O
user O
can O
recover O
the B-FAC
Egg I-FAC
King I-FAC
's O
$ O
3,390 O
cost O
in O
a O
few O
months O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Maynard O
. O

Such O
centrifugal O
egg O
breakers O
have O
been O
around O
since O
the O
1890s O
. O

But O
when O
Mr. O
Maynard O
came O
forward O
with O
his O
machine O
in O
the O
early O
1970s O
nobody O
else O
was O
offering O
them O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

The O
main O
reason O
: O
salmonella O
. O

Chickens O
carry O
this O
bacteria O
, O
which O
can O
cause O
upset O
stomachs O
and O
, O
in O
rare O
cases O
, O
death O
among O
people O
. O

Hens O
sometimes O
pass O
salmonella O
to O
the O
eggs O
, O
and O
it O
can O
also O
be O
found O
on O
unclean O
shells O
. O

Thus O
, O
any O
machine O
that O
breaks O
large O
amounts O
of O
eggs O
at O
once O
has O
the O
potential O
to O
spread O
salmonella O
if O
a O
bad O
egg O
gets O
in O
with O
the O
good O
ones O
. O

Mr. O
Maynard O
claims O
this O
is O
a O
manageable O
problem O
. O

The B-FAC
Egg I-FAC
King I-FAC
carries O
written O
instructions O
to O
break O
only O
high O
- O
grade O
eggs O
that O
have O
been O
properly O
sanitized O
and O
, O
as O
an O
added O
precaution O
, O
to O
use O
the O
eggs O
only O
in O
products O
that O
will O
be O
cooked O
enough O
to O
kill O
bacteria O
. O

With O
nearly O
4,000 O
machines O
in O
use O
, O
there O
have O
been O
no O
salmonella O
problems O
as O
long O
as O
instructions O
were O
followed O
, O
Mr. O
Maynard O
boasts O
. O

He O
says O
the O
handful O
of O
salmonella O
cases O
involving O
products O
that O
may O
have O
used O
eggs O
broken O
by O
an O
Egg B-FAC
King I-FAC
stemmed O
from O
a O
failure O
to O
adequately O
cook O
the O
products O
. O

But O
he O
says O
that O
's O
no O
more O
a O
reason O
for O
banning O
Egg B-FAC
Kings I-FAC
than O
bad O
drivers O
are O
a O
reason O
for O
banning O
cars O
. O

Opponents O
do O
n't O
buy O
such O
arguments O
. O

`` O
Human O
nature O
being O
what O
it O
is O
, O
people O
do O
n't O
always O
follow O
instructions O
, O
'' O
says O
Jack B-PERSON
Guzewich I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
food O
protection O
for O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
state O
Health B-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

Leading O
the O
assault O
against O
the B-FAC
Egg I-FAC
King I-FAC
has O
been O
United B-ORG
Egg I-ORG
Producers I-ORG
. O

The O
Decatur B-GPE
, O
Ga. B-GPE
, O
trade O
group O
has O
issued O
a O
`` O
briefing O
book O
'' O
that O
claims O
the O
machine O
is O
`` O
a O
health O
hazard O
'' O
and O
that O
Mr. O
Maynard O
is O
trying O
`` O
to O
make O
a O
fast O
buck O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
egg O
producers O
. O
'' O

The O
UEP O
declines O
to O
comment O
, O
but O
the O
group O
's O
attorney O
, O
Alfred B-PERSON
Frawley I-PERSON
, O
says O
the O
group O
's O
actions O
are O
motivated O
solely O
by O
`` O
health O
concerns O
. O
'' O

An O
early O
battleground O
was O
the O
U.S. O
Department O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Maynard O
initially O
won O
approval O
for O
his O
machine O
to O
be O
used O
at O
egg O
- O
processing O
facilities O
regulated O
by O
the O
USDA O
's O
Food B-ORG
Safety I-ORG
Inspection I-ORG
Service I-ORG
. O

Unfortunately O
for O
Mr. O
Maynard O
, O
another O
branch O
of O
the O
USDA O
, O
the B-ORG
Agricultural I-ORG
Marketing I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
eggs O
. O

After O
receiving O
complaints O
from O
egg O
producers O
, O
this O
branch O
got O
the O
other O
branch O
to O
rescind O
its O
approval O
, O
thus O
limiting O
the O
machine O
's O
potential O
market O
to O
bakeries O
and O
restaurants O
and O
other O
establishments O
that O
are O
n't O
regulated O
by O
the O
USDA O
. O

The O
egg O
producers O
also O
lobbied O
the O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
. O

But O
the O
FDA O
in O
a O
1985 O
letter O
to O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Egg I-ORG
Producers I-ORG
said O
that O
there O
was O
`` O
little O
likelihood O
'' O
of O
a O
health O
problem O
as O
long O
as O
instructions O
were O
followed O
. O

So O
the O
producers O
went O
to O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
, O
where O
a O
congressman O
from O
Georgia B-GPE
introduced O
a O
measure O
to O
ban O
centrifugal O
egg O
- O
breaking O
machines O
. O

Mr. O
Maynard O
, O
whose O
company O
at O
the O
time O
was O
based O
in O
Santa B-GPE
Ana I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
enlisted O
his O
local O
congressman O
, O
and O
the O
battle O
was O
joined O
. O

Mr. O
Maynard O
's O
forces O
finally O
defeated O
the O
measure O
, O
though O
it O
took O
a O
vote O
on O
the O
floor O
of O
the O
House O
of O
Representatives O
to O
do O
it O
. O

Even O
then O
, O
opponents O
managed O
to O
get O
a O
congressional O
hearing O
to O
examine O
what O
one O
congressman O
called O
an O
`` O
unscrupulous O
'' O
method O
for O
breaking O
eggs O
. O

Foiled O
in O
their O
effort O
to O
get O
a O
national O
ban O
, O
the O
egg O
producers O
turned O
their O
attention O
to O
the O
states O
. O

So O
far O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
Nebraska B-GPE
, O
Georgia B-GPE
, O
Michigan B-GPE
and O
Minnesota B-GPE
have O
outlawed O
Mr. O
Maynard O
's O
device O
, O
citing O
health O
concerns O
. O

An O
antitrust O
suit O
that O
Mr. O
Maynard O
's O
company O
filed O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
federal O
court O
against O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Egg I-ORG
Producers I-ORG
and O
others O
only O
added O
to O
the O
entrepreneur O
's O
woes O
. O

The O
judge O
dismissed O
the O
suit O
and O
ordered O
Mr. O
Maynard O
's O
company O
to O
pay O
over O
$ O
100,000 O
in O
legal O
fees O
to O
the O
defendants O
' O
lawyers O
. O

Mr. O
Maynard O
says O
the O
ruling O
pushed O
his O
company O
into O
bankruptcy O
court O
. O

Now O
he O
has O
moved O
to O
Oklahoma B-GPE
where O
costs O
are O
lower O
, O
and O
started O
a O
new O
company O
, O
Adsi B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
to O
market O
his O
machine O
. O

But O
, O
so O
far O
, O
the O
change O
of O
scenery O
has O
n't O
ended O
his O
string O
of O
bad O
breaks O
. O

Mr. O
Maynard O
recently O
fell O
from O
a O
horse O
and O
fractured O
his O
arm O
. O

Sterling B-ORG
Software I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
lost O
its O
bid O
to O
supply O
software O
services O
to O
the O
National O
Aeronautics O
and O
Space O
Administration O
's O
Ames B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Center I-ORG
at O
Moffett B-GPE
Field I-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

Sterling B-GPE
, O
which O
estimated O
the O
value O
of O
the O
contract O
at O
$ O
150 O
million O
, O
said O
NASA B-ORG
selected O
another O
bidder O
for O
final O
negotiations O
. O

In O
1988 O
, O
Dallas B-GPE
- O
based O
Sterling B-GPE
protested O
a O
similar O
decision O
by O
NASA B-ORG
involving O
the O
same O
contract O
, O
claiming O
it O
had O
submitted O
the O
lowest O
bid O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
last O
March O
the O
General B-ORG
Services I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
board O
of O
contract O
appeals O
directed O
NASA B-ORG
to O
reopen O
negotiations O
on O
the O
contract O
. O

Sterling B-GPE
said O
it O
had O
requested O
a O
briefing O
by O
NASA B-ORG
but O
had O
not O
decided O
whether O
to O
protest O
the O
agency O
's O
latest O
decision O
. O

Friday O
's O
stock O
market O
plunge O
claimed O
its O
second O
victim O
among O
the O
scores O
of O
futures O
and O
options O
trading O
firms O
here O
. O

Petco B-ORG
Options I-ORG
, O
an O
options O
trading O
firm O
owned O
by O
the O
family O
of O
the O
deceased O
former O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
chairman O
Ralph B-PERSON
Peters I-PERSON
, O
is O
getting O
out O
of O
the O
trade O
clearing O
, O
or O
processing O
and O
guaranteeing O
, O
business O
after O
sustaining O
a O
multimillion O
dollar O
loss O
Friday O
, O
options O
industry O
officials O
said O
. O

Nearly O
75 O
options O
traders O
on O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Board I-ORG
Options I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
who O
cleared O
trades O
through O
Petco B-ORG
, O
including O
a O
handful O
of O
traders O
who O
lost O
between O
$ O
500,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
themselves O
as O
a O
result O
of O
Friday O
's O
debacle O
, O
are O
trying O
to O
transfer O
their O
business O
to O
other O
clearing O
firms O
, O
CBOE B-ORG
members O
said O
. O

Timothy B-PERSON
Vincent I-PERSON
, O
Petco B-ORG
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
confirmed O
that O
Petco B-ORG
was O
withdrawing O
from O
the O
clearing O
business O
. O

`` O
The O
owners O
of O
the O
company O
got O
a O
look O
at O
the O
potential O
risks O
in O
this O
business O
, O
and O
after O
Monday O
they O
felt O
they O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
exposed O
any O
more O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

He O
added O
that O
Petco B-ORG
remained O
in O
compliance O
with O
all O
industry O
capital O
requirements O
during O
the O
market O
's O
rapid O
plunge O
Friday O
and O
Monday O
's O
rebound O
. O

A O
CBOE B-ORG
spokeswoman O
declined O
comment O
on O
Petco B-ORG
. O

Over O
the O
weekend O
Fossett B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
another O
options O
trading O
firm O
, O
transferred O
the O
clearing O
accounts O
of O
about O
160 O
traders O
to O
First B-ORG
Options I-ORG
of O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Continental B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
because O
it O
could O
n't O
meet O
regulatory O
capital O
requirements O
after O
Friday O
's O
market O
slide O
. O

The O
unprecedented O
transfer O
of O
accounts O
underscored O
the O
options O
industry O
's O
desire O
not O
to O
have O
its O
credibility O
tarnished O
by O
potentially O
widespread O
trading O
defaults O
on O
Monday O
. O

The O
CBOE O
, O
American B-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
Options B-ORG
Clearing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Stephen B-PERSON
Fossett I-PERSON
, O
owner O
of O
Fossett B-ORG
, O
joined O
in O
putting O
up O
$ O
50 O
million O
to O
guarantee O
the O
accounts O
at O
First B-ORG
Options I-ORG
. O

The O
head O
of O
another O
small O
options O
clearing O
firm O
, O
who O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
identified O
, O
said O
that O
the O
heightened O
volatility O
in O
the O
financial O
markets O
in O
recent O
years O
makes O
it O
increasingly O
difficult O
for O
any O
but O
the O
largest O
financial O
trading O
firms O
to O
shoulder O
the O
risk O
inherent O
in O
the O
highly O
leveraged O
options O
and O
futures O
business O
. O

Prior O
to O
the O
introduction O
of O
financial O
futures O
in O
the O
late O
1970s O
, O
most O
trading O
firms O
clustered O
around O
the O
LaSalle O
Street O
financial O
district O
here O
were O
family O
operations O
handed O
down O
from O
one O
generation O
to O
the O
next O
. O

Most O
also O
were O
relatively O
undercapitalized O
compared O
with O
the O
size O
of O
most O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
securities O
firms O
. O

Mr. O
Peters O
, O
a O
LaSalle B-FAC
Street I-FAC
legend O
among O
the O
post-World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
generation O
of O
commodity O
traders O
, O
was O
rumored O
to O
have O
amassed O
a O
multimillion O
- O
dollar O
fortune O
from O
commodity O
trading O
and O
other O
activities O
by O
the O
time O
he O
died O
in O
May O
. O

Diversification O
pays O
. O

That O
's O
a O
fundamental O
lesson O
for O
investors O
, O
but O
its O
truth O
was O
demonstrated O
once O
again O
in O
the O
performance O
of O
mutual O
funds O
during O
and O
after O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
Friday O
- O
the O
- O
13th O
plunge O
. O

Stock O
funds O
, O
like O
the O
market O
as O
a O
whole O
, O
generally O
dropped O
more O
than O
2 O
% O
in O
the O
week O
through O
last O
Thursday O
, O
according O
to O
figures O
compiled O
by O
Lipper B-ORG
Analytical I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

That O
reflects O
the O
huge O
drop O
a O
week O
ago O
Friday O
, O
last O
Monday O
's O
rebound O
and O
the O
dips O
and O
blips O
that O
followed O
. O

But O
several O
other O
types O
of O
funds O
shielded O
investors O
from O
the O
worst O
of O
the O
market O
's O
slide O
. O

Funds O
that O
invest O
internationally O
were O
the O
top O
- O
performing O
stock O
and O
fixed O
- O
income O
funds O
. O

`` O
More O
than O
ever O
, O
people O
should O
realize O
they O
should O
have O
a O
diversified O
portfolio O
, O
'' O
said O
Jeremy B-PERSON
Duffield I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Vanguard B-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

`` O
That O
means O
stocks O
, O
bonds O
, O
money O
market O
instruments O
and O
real O
estate O
. O
'' O

One O
week O
's O
performance O
should O
n't O
be O
the O
basis O
for O
any O
investment O
decision O
. O

But O
the O
latest O
mutual O
fund O
performance O
figures O
do O
show O
what O
can O
happen O
when O
the O
going O
gets O
rough O
. O

`` O
You O
want O
to O
know O
how O
a O
fund O
did O
when O
the O
market O
got O
hammered O
, O
'' O
said O
Kurt B-PERSON
Brouwer I-PERSON
, O
an O
investment O
adviser O
with O
Brouwer O
& O
Janachowski O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

`` O
It O
's O
like O
kicking O
the O
tires O
of O
a O
car O
... O
. O

What O
you O
want O
to O
know O
is O
when O
the O
road O
's O
rough O
, O
when O
there O
's O
snow O
and O
ice O
, O
how O
's O
this O
car O
going O
to O
perform O
? O
'' O

General O
equity O
funds O
fell O
an O
average O
of O
2.35 O
% O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Thursday O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
2.32 O
% O
slide O
for O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
- O
stock O
index O
. O

But O
Lipper B-ORG
Analytical I-ORG
's O
figures O
show O
that O
there O
were O
a O
number O
of O
ways O
investors O
could O
have O
cushioned O
themselves O
from O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
gyrations O
. O

Gold O
- O
oriented O
funds O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
which O
invest O
in O
companies O
that O
mine O
and O
process O
the O
precious O
metal O
, O
posted O
an O
average O
decline O
of O
1.15 O
% O
. O

Flexible O
portfolio O
funds O
, O
which O
allocate O
investments O
among O
stocks O
, O
bonds O
and O
money O
- O
market O
instruments O
and O
other O
investments O
, O
declined O
at O
about O
half O
the O
rate O
of O
stock O
funds O
-- O
an O
average O
drop O
of O
1.27 O
% O
, O
according O
to O
Lipper B-ORG
. O

Global O
allocation O
funds O
take O
the O
asset O
- O
allocation O
concept O
one O
step O
further O
by O
investing O
at O
least O
25 O
% O
of O
their O
portfolios O
outside O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

This O
gives O
them O
the O
added O
benefits O
of O
international O
diversification O
-- O
including O
a O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
boost O
during O
periods O
, O
like O
the O
past O
week O
, O
when O
the O
dollar O
declines O
against O
other O
major O
currencies O
. O

With O
all O
that O
going O
for O
them O
, O
global O
flexible O
portfolio O
funds O
declined O
only O
1.07 O
% O
in O
the O
week O
through O
last O
Thursday O
. O

But O
while O
the O
merits O
of O
diversification O
shine O
through O
when O
times O
are O
tough O
, O
there O
's O
also O
a O
price O
to O
pay O
: O
A O
diversified O
portfolio O
always O
underperforms O
an O
undiversified O
portfolio O
during O
those O
times O
when O
the O
investment O
in O
the O
undiversified O
portfolio O
is O
truly O
hot O
. O

And O
Friday O
the O
13th O
notwithstanding O
, O
stocks O
have O
been O
this O
year O
's O
hot O
investment O
. O

Thus O
, O
even O
including O
the O
latest O
week O
, O
the O
average O
general O
stock O
fund O
has O
soared O
more O
than O
24 O
% O
so O
far O
this O
year O
, O
the O
Lipper O
Analytical O
figures O
show O
. O

By O
comparison O
, O
global O
asset O
allocation O
funds O
have O
turned O
in O
an O
average O
total O
return O
of O
about O
19 O
% O
, O
while O
domestic O
flexible O
portfolios O
are O
up O
about O
17 O
% O
. O

Fixed O
- O
income O
funds O
have O
returned O
8.2 O
% O
, O
while O
gold O
funds O
, O
which O
tend O
to O
be O
volatile O
, O
have O
risen O
just O
4.55 O
% O
, O
on O
average O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
the O
problem O
with O
trying O
to O
hedge O
too O
much O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Brouwer O
. O

`` O
You O
do O
n't O
make O
any O
real O
money O
. O
'' O

Over O
the O
last O
20 O
years O
, O
for O
example O
, O
Mr. O
Brouwer O
says O
, O
an O
investor O
putting O
$ O
5,000 O
a O
year O
in O
the O
S&P O
500 O
would O
have O
made O
nearly O
twice O
as O
much O
than O
if O
it O
were O
invested O
in O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
. O

Some O
equity O
funds O
did O
better O
than O
others O
in O
the O
week O
that O
began O
on O
Friday O
the O
13th O
. O

The O
$ O
4 O
million O
Monetta B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
for O
instance O
, O
was O
the O
seventh O
top O
performing O
fund O
for O
the O
week O
, O
with O
a O
2.65 O
% O
return O
. O

Its O
return O
so O
far O
this O
year O
has O
been O
a O
credible O
21.71 O
% O
. O

The O
fund O
's O
strategy O
is O
to O
sell O
when O
a O
stock O
appreciates O
30 O
% O
over O
its O
cost O
. O

By O
the O
time O
the O
market O
plummeted O
10 O
days O
ago O
, O
Monetta B-ORG
was O
55 O
% O
in O
cash O
, O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
Bacarella I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
portfolio O
manager O
. O

Last O
Monday O
, O
he O
started O
`` O
buying O
the O
high O
- O
quality O
growth O
companies O
that O
people O
were O
throwing O
away O
at O
discount O
prices O
. O
'' O

Among O
Mr. O
Bacarella O
's O
picks O
: O
Oracle B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
Reebok B-ORG
International I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
and O
Digital B-ORG
Microwave I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
fund O
's O
cash O
position O
is O
now O
about O
22 O
% O
, O
which O
Mr. O
Bacarella O
calls O
`` O
still O
bearish O
. O
'' O

Among O
the O
big O
stock O
funds O
, O
Dreyfus B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
with O
more O
than O
$ O
2 O
billion O
in O
assets O
, O
had O
a O
decline O
of O
just O
1.49 O
% O
for O
the O
week O
and O
a O
return O
of O
21.42 O
% O
for O
the O
year O
. O

Howard B-PERSON
Stein I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Dreyfus B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
fund O
was O
about O
half O
invested O
in O
government O
bonds O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
and O
about O
10 O
% O
in O
cash O
. O

`` O
In O
a O
downward O
market O
, O
bonds O
act O
better O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
still O
think O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
unsettlement O
in O
this O
market O
. O

We O
believe O
interest O
rates O
will O
continue O
to O
trend O
lower O
, O
and O
the O
economy O
will O
slow O
around O
the O
world O
. O
'' O

Many O
of O
the O
funds O
that O
did O
best O
in O
the O
last O
week O
are O
heavily O
invested O
overseas O
, O
giving O
them O
the O
benefit O
of O
foreign O
currency O
translations O
when O
the O
dollar O
is O
weak O
. O

From O
its O
high O
point O
on O
Thursday O
, O
Oct. O
12 O
, O
to O
where O
it O
traded O
late O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
a O
week O
later O
, O
the O
dollar O
fell O
3.6 O
% O
against O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
mark O
, O
3.4 O
% O
against O
the O
British B-NORP
pound O
and O
2.1 O
% O
against O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
yen O
. O

Three O
International O
Cash O
Portfolios O
funds O
, O
which O
invest O
almost O
exclusively O
in O
bonds O
and O
money O
- O
market O
instruments O
overseas O
, O
were O
among O
the O
four O
top O
- O
performing O
funds O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
. O

Because O
the O
funds O
' O
investments O
are O
denominated O
in O
foreign O
currencies O
, O
their O
value O
expressed O
in O
dollars O
goes O
up O
when O
those O
currencies O
rise O
against O
the O
dollar O
. O

But O
when O
the O
dollar O
rises O
against O
major O
foreign O
currencies O
, O
as O
it O
did O
for O
much O
of O
this O
year O
, O
the O
dollar O
value O
of O
these O
funds O
declines O
. O

All O
three O
funds O
posted O
negative O
returns O
for O
the O
year O
to O
date O
. O

Of O
the O
funds O
that O
fared O
the O
worst O
in O
the O
post-Oct O
. O
13 O
week O
, O
two O
are O
heavily O
invested O
in O
airlines O
stocks O
, O
which O
led O
the O
market O
slide O
following O
problems O
with O
financing O
for O
the O
UAL O
Corp O
. O
buy O
- O
out O
plan O
. O

Reflecting O
airline O
takeover O
activity O
, O
however O
, O
both O
the O
Fidelity O
Select O
Air O
Transportation O
Portfolio O
and O
the O
National O
Aviation O
& O
Technology O
fund O
posted O
better O
- O
than O
- O
average O
returns O
for O
the O
the O
year O
to O
date O
: O
30.09 O
% O
for O
the O
Fidelity O
Air O
Transportation O
fund O
and O
a O
whopping O
47.24 O
% O
for O
National O
Aviation O
& O
Technology O
. O

The O
small O
drop O
in O
equity O
funds O
in O
general O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
may O
not O
necessarily O
be O
a O
good O
sign O
, O
said O
A. O
Michael B-PERSON
Lipper I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Lipper B-ORG
Analytical I-ORG
. O

Noting O
that O
equity O
funds O
are O
up O
nearly O
60 O
% O
from O
their O
post-crash O
low O
on O
Dec. O
3 O
, O
1987 O
, O
he O
said O
that O
what O
happened O
last O
week O
`` O
may O
not O
be O
enough O
of O
an O
adjustment O
. O

There O
's O
either O
more O
to O
come O
or O
an O
extremely O
long O
period O
of O
dullness O
. O
'' O

But O
investors O
do O
n't O
seem O
to O
think O
so O
. O

Several O
big O
mutual O
fund O
groups O
said O
last O
week O
that O
cash O
flows O
into O
stock O
funds O
were O
heavier O
than O
usual O
after O
heavy O
outflows O
on O
the O
13th O
. O

Vanguard B-ORG
Group I-ORG
said O
it O
had O
a O
more O
than O
$ O
50 O
million O
net O
inflow O
into O
its O
stock O
funds O
last O
week O
. O

`` O
There O
certainly O
has O
n't O
been O
a O
panic O
reaction O
, O
'' O
said O
Steven B-PERSON
Norwitz I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
at O
T. B-ORG
Rowe I-ORG
Price I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
. O

`` O
People O
showed O
some O
staying O
power O
and O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
interest O
in O
buying O
equities O
. O
'' O

Source O
: O
Lipper B-ORG
Analytical I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

\* O
Not O
counting O
dividends O

\*\* O
With O
dividends O
reinvested O

Sources O
: O
Lipper B-ORG
Analytical I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
; O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp O
. O

The B-ORG
Bakersfield I-ORG
Supermarket I-ORG
went O
out O
of O
business O
last O
May O
. O

The O
reason O
was O
not O
high O
interest O
rates O
or O
labor O
costs O
. O

Nor O
was O
there O
a O
shortage O
of O
customers O
in O
the O
area O
, O
the O
residential O
Inwood B-LOC
section O
of O
northern O
Manhattan B-GPE
. O

The O
business O
closed O
when O
the O
owner O
was O
murdered O
by O
robbers O
. O

The O
owner O
was O
Israel B-PERSON
Ortiz I-PERSON
, O
a O
29 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
entrepreneur O
and O
father O
of O
two O
. O

In O
his O
first O
year O
of O
operating O
the O
store O
he O
bought O
for O
$ O
220,000 O
, O
Mr. O
Ortiz O
was O
robbed O
at O
least O
twice O
at O
gunpoint O
. O

The O
first O
time O
he O
was O
shot O
in O
the O
hand O
as O
he O
chased O
the O
robbers O
outside O
. O

The O
second O
time O
he O
identified O
two O
robbers O
, O
who O
were O
arrested O
and O
charged O
. O

Two O
weeks O
later O
-- O
perhaps O
in O
retaliation O
-- O
Mr. O
Ortiz O
was O
shot O
three O
times O
in O
the O
back O
, O
during O
what O
police O
classified O
as O
a O
third O
robbery O
attempt O
. O

That O
was O
his O
reward O
for O
working O
until O
11 O
p.m. O
seven O
days O
a O
week O
to O
cover O
his O
$ O
3,000 O
a O
month O
rent O
. O

For O
providing O
what O
his O
customers O
described O
as O
very O
personal O
and O
helpful O
service O
. O

For O
creating O
a O
focus O
for O
neighborhood O
life O
. O

Israel B-PERSON
Ortiz I-PERSON
is O
only O
one O
of O
the O
thousands O
of O
entrepreneurs O
and O
their O
employees O
who O
will O
be O
injured O
or O
killed O
by O
crime O
this O
year O
. O

The O
U.S. O
Bureau O
of O
Justice O
Statistics O
reports O
that O
almost O
2 O
% O
of O
all O
retail O
- O
sales O
workers O
suffer O
injuries O
from O
crime O
each O
year O
, O
almost O
twice O
the O
national O
average O
and O
about O
four O
times O
the O
rate O
for O
teachers O
, O
truck O
drivers O
, O
medical O
workers O
and O
door O
- O
to O
- O
door O
salespeople O
. O

Only O
a O
few O
other O
occupations O
have O
higher O
reported O
rates O
of O
criminal O
injury O
, O
such O
as O
police O
, O
bartenders O
and O
taxi O
drivers O
. O

Yet O
these O
figures O
show O
only O
the O
most O
visible O
part O
of O
the O
problem O
. O

Recent O
data O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
provide O
more O
of O
the O
picture O
. O

While O
by O
no O
means O
the O
highest O
crime O
community O
in O
the O
country O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
is O
a O
prime O
example O
of O
a O
city O
where O
crime O
strangles O
small O
- O
business O
development O
. O

A O
survey O
of O
small O
businesses O
there O
was O
conducted O
this O
spring O
by O
Interface B-ORG
, O
a O
policy O
research O
organization O
. O

It O
gave O
1,124 O
businesses O
a O
questionnaire O
and O
analyzed O
353 O
responses O
. O

The O
survey O
found O
that O
over O
a O
three O
- O
year O
period O
22 O
% O
of O
the O
firms O
said O
employees O
or O
owners O
had O
been O
robbed O
on O
their O
way O
to O
or O
from O
work O
or O
while O
on O
the O
job O
. O

Seventeen O
percent O
reported O
their O
customers O
being O
robbed O
. O

Crime O
was O
the O
reason O
that O
26 O
% O
reported O
difficulty O
recruiting O
personnel O
and O
that O
19 O
% O
said O
they O
were O
considering O
moving O
. O

More O
than O
one O
- O
third O
of O
the O
responding O
businesses O
said O
they O
suffer O
from O
drug O
dealing O
and O
loitering O
near O
their O
premises O
. O

In O
Brooklyn B-GPE
and O
the O
Bronx B-GPE
, O
one O
out O
of O
four O
commercial O
firms O
is O
burglarized O
each O
year O
. O

Industrial O
neighborhoods O
fare O
even O
worse O
, O
with O
burglary O
rates O
twice O
the O
citywide O
average O
. O

Crime O
is O
clearly O
more O
deadly O
to O
small O
- O
scale O
entrepreneurship O
than O
to O
big O
businesses O
. O

Two O
decades O
ago O
, O
the B-ORG
Small I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
reported O
Yale O
Prof. O
Albert O
Reiss O
's O
landmark O
study O
of O
crime O
against O
2,500 O
small O
businesses O
drawn O
from O
national O
IRS B-ORG
records O
. O

He O
found O
that O
monetary O
crime O
losses O
, O
as O
a O
proportion O
of O
gross O
receipts O
, O
were O
37 O
times O
higher O
for O
small O
businesses O
than O
for O
large O
ones O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
study O
's O
companies O
averaged O
27 O
employees O
; O
their O
annual O
crime O
losses O
averaged O
about O
$ O
15,000 O
, O
with O
an O
additional O
$ O
8,385 O
annual O
cost O
in O
security O
-- O
enough O
money O
to O
hire O
at O
least O
one O
more O
worker O
. O

The O
costs O
of O
crime O
may O
also O
be O
enough O
to O
destroy O
a O
struggling O
business O
. O

Whatever O
the O
monetary O
crime O
losses O
, O
they O
may O
not O
be O
nearly O
as O
important O
to O
entrepreneurs O
as O
the O
risk O
of O
personal O
injury O
. O

After O
repeated O
gun O
robberies O
, O
some O
entrepreneurs O
may O
give O
up O
a O
business O
out O
of O
fear O
for O
their O
lives O
. O

One O
Washington B-GPE
couple O
recently O
sold O
their O
liquor O
store O
after O
34 O
years O
in O
business O
that O
included O
four O
robbery O
deaths O
and O
16 O
robberies O
or O
burglaries O
on O
the O
premises O
. O

These O
findings O
illustrate O
the O
vicious O
cycle O
that O
National O
Institute O
of O
Justice O
Director O
James O
K. O
Stewart O
calls O
`` O
crime O
causing O
poverty O
. O
'' O

Underclass O
neighborhoods O
offer O
relatively O
few O
employment O
opportunities O
, O
contributing O
to O
the O
poverty O
of O
local O
residents O
. O

Small O
neighborhood O
businesses O
could O
provide O
more O
jobs O
, O
if O
crime O
were O
not O
so O
harmful O
to O
creating O
and O
maintaining O
those O
businesses O
. O

This O
may O
help O
explain O
why O
small O
businesses O
create O
65 O
% O
of O
all O
jobs O
nationally O
, O
but O
only O
22 O
% O
of O
jobs O
in O
a O
crime O
- O
ridden O
city O
like O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Bigger O
business O
can O
often O
better O
afford O
to O
minimize O
the O
cost O
of O
crime O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
study O
found O
that O
the O
cost O
of O
security O
measures O
in O
firms O
with O
fewer O
than O
five O
employees O
was O
almost O
$ O
1,000 O
per O
worker O
, O
compared O
with O
one O
- O
third O
that O
amount O
for O
firms O
with O
more O
than O
10 O
employees O
. O

The O
shift O
of O
retailing O
to O
large O
shopping O
centers O
has O
created O
even O
greater O
economies O
of O
scale O
for O
providing O
low O
- O
crime O
business O
environments O
. O

Private O
security O
guards O
and O
moonlighting O
police O
can O
invoke O
the O
law O
of O
trespass O
to O
regulate O
access O
to O
these O
quasi-public O
places O
. O

Since O
1984 O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
revenues O
of O
the O
10 O
largest O
guard O
companies O
, O
primarily O
serving O
such O
big O
businesses O
, O
have O
increased O
by O
almost O
62 O
% O
. O

Few O
small O
neighborhood O
businesses O
, O
however O
, O
can O
afford O
such O
protection O
, O
even O
in O
collaboration O
with O
other O
local O
merchants O
. O

In O
the O
neighborhoods O
with O
the O
highest O
crime O
rates O
, O
small O
business O
generally O
relies O
on O
the O
public O
police O
force O
for O
protection O
. O

This O
creates O
several O
problems O
. O

One O
is O
that O
there O
are O
not O
enough O
police O
to O
satisfy O
small O
businesses O
. O

The O
number O
one O
proposal O
for O
reducing O
crime O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
survey O
was O
to O
put O
more O
police O
on O
foot O
or O
scooter O
patrol O
, O
suggested O
by O
more O
than O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
the O
respondents O
. O

Only O
22 O
% O
supported O
private O
security O
patrols O
funded O
by O
the O
merchants O
themselves O
. O

A O
second O
problem O
is O
the O
persistent O
frustration O
of O
false O
alarms O
, O
which O
can O
make O
urban O
police O
less O
than O
enthusiastic O
about O
responding O
to O
calls O
from O
small O
businesses O
. O

Only O
half O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
small O
businesses O
surveyed O
, O
for O
their O
part O
, O
are O
satisfied O
with O
the O
police O
response O
they O
receive O
. O

Some O
cities O
, O
including O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
have O
experimented O
with O
special O
tax O
districts O
for O
commercial O
areas O
that O
provide O
additional O
patrols O
funded O
by O
local O
businesses O
. O

But O
this O
raises O
added O
cost O
barriers O
to O
urban O
entrepreneurship O
. O

Another O
solution O
cities O
might O
consider O
is O
giving O
special O
priority O
to O
police O
patrols O
of O
small O
- O
business O
areas O
. O

For O
cities O
losing O
business O
to O
suburban O
shopping O
centers O
, O
it O
may O
be O
a O
wise O
business O
investment O
to O
help O
keep O
those O
jobs O
and O
sales O
taxes O
within O
city O
limits O
. O

Increased O
patrolling O
of O
business O
zones O
makes O
sense O
because O
urban O
crime O
is O
heavily O
concentrated O
in O
such O
`` O
hot O
spots O
'' O
of O
pedestrian O
density O
. O

With O
National O
Institute O
of O
Justice B-ORG
support O
, O
the O
Minneapolis B-GPE
police O
and O
the B-ORG
Crime I-ORG
Control I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
are O
currently O
testing O
the O
effects O
of O
such O
a O
strategy O
, O
comparing O
its O
deterrence O
value O
with O
traditional O
random O
patrols O
. O

Small O
- O
business O
patrols O
would O
be O
an O
especially O
helpful O
gesture O
whenever O
a O
small O
- O
business O
person O
is O
scheduled O
to O
testify O
against O
a O
robbery O
suspect O
. O

While O
no O
guarantee O
, O
an O
increased O
police O
presence O
might O
even O
deter O
further O
attacks O
. O

It O
might O
even O
have O
saved O
the O
life O
, O
and O
business O
, O
of O
Israel B-PERSON
Ortiz I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Sherman O
is O
a O
professor O
of O
criminology O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Maryland B-GPE
and O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Crime I-ORG
Control I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C B-GPE
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
Finance B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
strongly O
denied O
playing O
any O
role O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stock O
- O
price O
free O
fall O
. O

Makoto B-PERSON
Utsumi I-PERSON
, O
vice O
minister O
for O
international O
affairs O
, O
said O
the O
ministry O
did O
n't O
in O
any O
way O
suggest O
to O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
that O
they O
stay O
out O
of O
the O
UAL O
Corp. O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
. O

The O
ministry O
has O
never O
even O
suggested O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
be O
cautious O
about O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
in O
general O
, O
Mr. O
Utsumi O
said O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
no O
facts O
-LCB- O
behind O
the O
assertions O
-RCB- O
that O
we O
sent O
any O
kind O
of O
signal O
, O
'' O
he O
declared O
in O
an O
interview O
. O

The O
comments O
were O
the O
ministry O
's O
first O
detailed O
public O
statement O
on O
the O
subject O
, O
and O
reflect O
the O
ministry O
's O
concern O
that O
foreigners O
will O
think O
Japan B-GPE
is O
using O
its O
tremendous O
financial O
power O
to O
control O
events O
in O
foreign O
markets O
. O

A O
number O
of O
accounts O
of O
the O
events O
leading O
to O
the O
190 O
point O
drop O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stock O
prices O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
accused O
the O
ministry O
of O
pulling O
the O
plug O
on O
the O
UAL O
deal O
for O
one O
reason O
or O
another O
. O

Mr. O
Utsumi O
said O
the O
most O
the O
ministry O
had O
ever O
done O
was O
ask O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
about O
`` O
the O
status O
of O
their O
participation O
'' O
in O
one O
previous O
U.S. B-GPE
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
. O

The O
ministry O
inquired O
about O
that O
deal O
-- O
which O
Mr. O
Utsumi O
declined O
to O
identify O
-- O
because O
the O
large O
presence O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
in O
the O
deal O
was O
`` O
being O
strongly O
criticized O
in O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
'' O
and O
it O
was O
`` O
necessary O
for O
us O
to O
grasp O
the O
situation O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
the O
inquiry O
was O
n't O
made O
in O
a O
way O
that O
the O
banks O
could O
have O
interpreted O
as O
either O
encouraging O
or O
discouraging O
participation O
, O
and O
he O
added O
that O
none O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
changed O
their O
posture O
on O
the O
deal O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
inquiry O
. O

Mr. O
Utsumi O
also O
said O
some O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
were O
willing O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
UAL O
financing O
up O
to O
the O
very O
end O
, O
which O
would O
suggest O
at O
the O
very O
least O
that O
they O
were O
n't O
under O
orders O
to O
back O
out O
. O

In O
general O
, O
Mr. O
Utsumi O
said O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
are O
becoming O
more O
`` O
independent O
'' O
in O
their O
approach O
to O
overseas O
deals O
. O

`` O
Each O
Japanese B-NORP
bank O
has O
its O
own O
judgment O
on O
the O
profits O
and O
risks O
in O
that O
-LCB- O
UAL B-ORG
-RCB- O
deal O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
They O
are O
becoming O
more O
independent O
. O

It O
's O
a O
sound O
phenomenon O
. O
'' O

Sanwa B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
is O
one O
Japanese B-NORP
bank O
that O
decided O
not O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
first O
UAL B-ORG
proposal O
. O

A O
Sanwa B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
spokesman O
denied O
that O
the O
finance O
ministry O
played O
any O
part O
in O
the O
bank O
's O
decision O
. O

`` O
We O
made O
our O
own O
decision O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Still O
, O
Mr. O
Utsumi O
may O
have O
a O
hard O
time O
convincing O
market O
analysts O
who O
have O
rightly O
or O
wrongly O
believed O
that O
the O
ministry O
played O
a O
role O
in O
orchestrating O
recent O
moves O
by O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
. O

All O
week O
there O
has O
been O
much O
speculation O
in O
financial O
circles O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
and O
abroad O
about O
the O
ministry O
's O
real O
position O
. O

Bank O
analysts O
say O
ministry O
officials O
have O
been O
growing O
increasingly O
concerned O
during O
the O
past O
few O
months O
about O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
getting O
in O
over O
their O
heads O
. O

`` O
The O
-LCB- O
ministry O
-RCB- O
thinks O
the O
banks O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
they O
are O
doing O
, O
that O
they O
have O
very O
little O
idea O
how O
to O
cope O
with O
risk O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
foreign O
bank O
analyst O
who O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
identified O
. O

`` O
The O
-LCB- O
ministry O
-RCB- O
wants O
to O
see O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
pull O
in O
their O
horns O
'' O
on O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
, O
he O
added O
. O

Although O
some O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
involved O
in O
the O
first O
proposed O
bid O
for O
UAL B-ORG
bowed O
out O
because O
they O
found O
the O
terms O
unattractive O
, O
observers O
here O
say O
they O
have O
a O
hard O
time O
believing O
that O
commercial O
considerations O
were O
the O
only O
reason O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
banks O
are O
under O
`` O
political O
pressure O
'' O
as O
well O
, O
the O
analyst O
said O
. O

Moreover O
, O
analysts O
point O
out O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
have O
a O
reputation O
for O
doing O
deals O
that O
are O
n't O
extremely O
profitable O
if O
they O
offer O
the O
chance O
to O
build O
market O
share O
, O
cement O
an O
important O
business O
relationship O
or O
curry O
favor O
with O
powerful O
bureaucrats O
. O

Clearly O
, O
some O
financial O
authorities O
are O
concerned O
about O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
role O
in O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
. O

At O
a O
news O
conference O
this O
week O
, O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Japan O
Gov. O
Satoshi O
Sumita O
cautioned O
banks O
to O
take O
a O
`` O
prudent O
'' O
stance O
regarding O
highly O
leveraged O
deals O
. O

Despite O
Mr. O
Sumita O
's O
statements O
, O
it O
is O
the B-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
, O
not O
the O
central O
bank O
, O
that O
makes O
policy O
decisions O
. O

While O
recent O
events O
may O
cool O
some O
of O
the O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
fever O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
are O
n't O
likely O
to O
walk O
away O
from O
the O
game O
. O

Despite O
the O
risks O
, O
the O
deals O
can O
be O
an O
attractive O
way O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
to O
increase O
their O
presence O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
, O
bank O
analysts O
say O
. O

Flush O
with O
cash O
at O
home O
, O
but O
with O
fewer O
customers O
to O
lend O
to O
, O
leading O
banks O
are O
eager O
to O
expand O
overseas O
. O

Jumping O
in O
on O
big O
deals O
is O
a O
high O
profile O
way O
to O
leapfrog O
the O
problem O
of O
not O
having O
a O
strong O
retail O
- O
banking O
network O
. O

Move O
over O
, O
pornographic O
phone O
services O
: O
A O
legal O
service O
with O
a O
`` O
900 O
'' O
number O
has O
been O
launched O
in O
California B-GPE
. O

A O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
law O
firm O
started O
the O
pay O
- O
as O
- O
you O
- O
go O
legal O
service O
, O
called O
Telelawyer B-ORG
, O
using O
MCI O
Communication O
Corp. O
's O
toll O
- O
tele O
- O
phone O
service O
. O

Cane B-ORG
& O
Associates B-ORG
touts O
its O
$ O
2 O
- O
a O
- O
minute O
service O
as O
the O
`` O
cheapest O
legal O
hour O
you O
'll O
ever O
find O
. O
'' O

Though O
the O
service O
is O
available O
only O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
Telelawyer B-ORG
founder O
Michael B-PERSON
Cane I-PERSON
says O
he O
plans O
to O
franchise O
it O
in O
other O
states O
. O

He O
says O
his O
aim O
is O
to O
reach O
people O
who O
are O
bedridden O
, O
have O
no O
access O
to O
transportation O
, O
ca O
n't O
find O
a O
lawyer O
to O
take O
their O
case O
or O
simply O
ca O
n't O
afford O
lawyers O
' O
consultation O
fees O
. O

Mr. O
Cane O
stresses O
that O
he O
is O
n't O
using O
the O
telephone O
to O
lure O
clients O
to O
his O
doorstep O
. O

`` O
We O
will O
only O
deal O
with O
clients O
on O
the O
phone O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
no O
in O
- O
office O
business O
. O
'' O

Telelawyer B-ORG
is O
apparently O
the O
only O
telephone O
service O
that O
offers O
the O
telephone O
equivalent O
of O
an O
office O
visit O
. O

Local O
bar O
associations O
in O
some O
states O
have O
numbers O
that O
provide O
free O
tape O
- O
recorded O
messages O
explaining O
certain O
areas O
of O
the O
law O
. O

There O
also O
are O
`` O
800 O
'' O
hotlines O
which O
refer O
people O
to O
lawyers O
, O
usually O
personal O
- O
injury O
specialists O
, O
for O
in O
- O
office O
consultation O
. O

When O
a O
caller O
reaches O
Telelawyer B-ORG
by O
dialing O
900 O
- O
TELELAW O
, O
a O
receptionist O
refers O
the O
call O
to O
one O
of O
six O
attorneys O
. O

In O
an O
effort O
to O
determine O
whether O
a O
caller O
has O
reason O
to O
sue O
, O
Cane B-ORG
lawyers O
review O
documents O
and O
perform O
research O
, O
if O
necessary O
, O
with O
the O
help O
of O
three O
law O
clerks O
and O
several O
support O
staffers O
. O

There O
is O
no O
charge O
for O
research O
-- O
only O
for O
time O
on O
the O
phone O
. O

If O
the O
matter O
requires O
further O
legal O
work O
or O
litigation O
, O
Mr. O
Cane O
says O
, O
his O
lawyers O
may O
refer O
the O
client O
to O
a O
law O
firm O
. O

But O
he O
says O
Cane B-ORG
& O
Associates B-ORG
does O
n't O
receive O
referral O
fees O
. O

So O
far O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Cane O
, O
most O
calls O
have O
involved O
landlord O
- O
tenant O
problems O
, O
tax O
problems O
, O
divorce O
, O
and O
probate O
questions O
. O

The O
firm O
is O
getting O
about O
50 O
calls O
a O
day O
, O
and O
the O
average O
call O
lasts O
about O
15 O
minutes O
. O

Out O
of O
the O
$ O
2 O
charge O
, O
the O
law O
firm O
pockets O
about O
$ O
1.55 O
. O

JURY O
CONVICTS O
congressman O
in O
connection O
with O
Wedtech B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
scandal O
. O

A O
federal O
court O
jury O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
found O
U.S. O
Rep. O
Robert O
Garcia O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
N.Y B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
and O
his O
wife O
, O
Jane B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
Garcia I-PERSON
, O
guilty O
of O
extorting O
$ O
76,000 O
from O
Wedtech B-ORG
in O
return O
for O
official O
acts O
by O
the O
congressman O
. O

The O
jury O
also O
convicted O
them O
of O
extortion O
in O
obtaining O
a O
$ O
20,000 O
, O
interest O
- O
free O
loan O
from O
a O
Wedtech B-ORG
officer O
. O

The O
jury O
found O
them O
guilty O
of O
conspiracy O
in O
obtaining O
the O
payments O
, O
some O
of O
which O
were O
disguised O
as O
fees O
for O
consulting O
services O
from O
Mrs. O
Garcia O
. O

Wedtech B-ORG
, O
which O
became O
embroiled O
in O
political O
- O
corruption O
cases O
that O
eventually O
led O
to O
its O
demise O
, O
formerly O
was O
a O
minority O
- O
owned O
South B-LOC
Bronx I-LOC
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
defense O
contractor O
. O

Edward B-PERSON
J.M. I-PERSON
Little I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
the O
assistant O
U.S. B-GPE
attorneys O
who O
prosecuted O
the O
case O
, O
said O
the O
Garcia B-PERSON
trial O
`` O
is O
the O
last O
of O
the O
Wedtech O
prosecutions O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Little O
said O
more O
than O
20 O
people O
have O
been O
convicted O
in O
the O
Wedtech O
cases O
, O
including O
former O
U.S. O
Rep. O
Mario O
Biaggi O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
N.Y B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

Lawyers O
for O
the O
Garcias B-PERSON
said O
they O
plan O
to O
appeal O
. O

Mr. O
Garcia O
, O
who O
represents O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
18th O
congressional O
district O
, O
which O
includes O
the O
Bronx B-GPE
, O
said O
he O
has O
n't O
decided O
whether O
he O
will O
resign O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
, O
I O
will O
be O
consulting O
with O
my O
political O
advisers O
and O
with O
the O
Democratic O
leaders O
about O
the O
best O
way O
of O
preserving O
the O
interests O
of O
my O
constituents O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Garcia O
, O
56 O
years O
old O
. O

Mrs. O
Garcia O
, O
49 O
, O
formerly O
was O
a O
member O
of O
Mr. O
Garcia O
's O
congressional O
staff O
. O

The O
Garcias B-PERSON
were O
cleared O
of O
four O
other O
felony O
counts O
, O
involving O
the O
receipt O
of O
bribes O
and O
gratuities O
. O

U.S. O
Judge O
Leonard O
B. O
Sand O
set O
the O
Garcias B-PERSON
' O
sentencing O
for O
Jan. O
5 O
. O

FIVE O
SHEA O
& O
GOULD O
PARTNERS O
are O
leaving O
to O
form O
a O
new O
firm O
. O

The O
new O
firm O
, O
Hutton O
Ingram O
Yuzek O
Gainen O
Carroll O
& O
Bertolotti O
, O
will O
be O
based O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
five O
partners O
who O
resigned O
from O
Shea O
& O
Gould B-PERSON
late O
last O
week O
are O
Tom B-PERSON
Hutton I-PERSON
, O
Sam B-PERSON
Ingram I-PERSON
, O
Dean B-PERSON
Yuzek I-PERSON
, O
Daniel B-PERSON
Carroll I-PERSON
and O
Ernest B-PERSON
Bertolotti I-PERSON
. O

They O
will O
be O
joined O
by O
Larry B-PERSON
Gainen I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
from O
the O
firm O
of O
LePatner O
, O
Gainen O
& O
Block O
. O

Howard B-PERSON
Rubenstein I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
publicist O
who O
represents O
Shea O
& O
Gould B-PERSON
, O
said O
, O
`` O
Shea O
& O
Gould B-PERSON
understands O
they O
're O
leaving O
because O
they O
wanted O
a O
different O
environment O
-- O
a O
smaller O
firm O
they O
would O
be O
principals O
of O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Rubenstein O
said O
the O
five O
, O
who O
were O
n't O
on O
Shea O
& O
Gould B-PERSON
's O
management O
committee O
, O
`` O
are O
leaving O
on O
good O
terms O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
Shea O
& O
Gould B-PERSON
held O
a O
number O
of O
discussions O
with O
the O
five O
partners O
during O
the O
past O
few O
weeks O
to O
get O
them O
to O
stay O
but O
that O
the O
five O
were O
firmly O
committed O
to O
running O
their O
own O
firm O
. O

Hutton B-ORG
Ingram I-ORG
will O
have O
a O
general O
corporate O
, O
securities O
, O
real O
- O
estate O
and O
litigation O
practice O
, O
and O
a O
substantial O
practice O
serving O
the O
professional O
- O
design O
community O
. O

DISCIPLINARY O
PROCEEDINGS O
against O
lawyers O
open O
to O
public O
in O
Illinois B-GPE
. O

While O
investigations O
into O
lawyer O
misconduct O
will O
remain O
secret O
, O
the O
public O
will O
be O
notified O
once O
a O
formal O
complaint O
is O
filed O
against O
an O
attorney O
. O

The O
actual O
disciplinary O
hearings O
will O
be O
public O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Illinois B-GPE
attorneys O
will O
lose O
the O
right O
to O
sue O
clients O
who O
file O
malicious O
complaints O
against O
them O
. O

Non-lawyers O
will O
be O
added O
to O
the O
inquiry O
panels O
that O
look O
into O
allegations O
of O
misconduct O
. O

Illinois B-GPE
joins O
36 O
other O
states O
that O
allow O
public O
participation O
in O
attorney O
- O
disciplinary O
proceedings O
and O
32 O
states O
that O
open O
disciplinary O
hearings O
to O
the O
public O
, O
according O
to O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Bar I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

One O
vocal O
critic O
of O
the O
changes O
, O
Chicago B-GPE
lawyer O
Warren B-PERSON
Lupel I-PERSON
, O
says O
non-lawyers O
should O
n't O
be O
on O
the O
inquiry O
panels O
because O
they O
are O
unlikely O
to O
appreciate O
the O
nuances O
of O
attorney O
- O
client O
relationships O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
he O
says O
, O
publishing O
the O
names O
of O
lawyers O
who O
are O
facing O
charges O
unnecessarily O
subjects O
them O
to O
public O
derogation O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
Mr. O
Lupel O
anticipates O
no O
legal O
action O
to O
reverse O
the O
Illinois O
Supreme O
Court O
's O
decision O
to O
institute O
the O
changes O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
no O
constitutional O
right O
involved O
in O
the O
rule O
change O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
You O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
right O
to O
practice O
. O

You O
only O
have O
a O
privilege O
to O
practice O
. O
'' O

DREXEL B-ORG
BURNHAM I-ORG
LAMBERT I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
agreed O
to O
pay O
a O
$ O
50,000 O
fine O
to O
Delaware B-GPE
, O
the O
26th O
state O
to O
settle O
with O
Drexel B-ORG
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
firm O
's O
guilty O
plea O
to O
federal O
insider O
- O
trading O
charges O
. O

Drexel B-ORG
does O
n't O
have O
a O
Delaware B-GPE
office O
, O
but O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
firm O
has O
been O
negotiating O
settlements O
that O
would O
allow O
it O
to O
operate O
freely O
nationwide O
despite O
its O
record O
as O
an O
admitted O
felon O
. O

The O
firm O
has O
said O
it O
expects O
to O
pay O
$ O
11.5 O
million O
overall O
to O
settle O
with O
states O
. O

Drexel B-ORG
pleaded O
guilty O
in O
September O
to O
six O
felony O
counts O
of O
securities O
and O
mail O
fraud O
; O
it O
also O
made O
a O
$ O
650 O
million O
civil O
settlement O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
. O

Immunex B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
its O
scientists O
isolated O
a O
molecule O
which O
may O
hold O
potential O
as O
a O
treatment O
for O
disruptions O
of O
the O
immune O
- O
system O
, O
ranging O
from O
organ O
- O
transplant O
rejection O
, O
to O
allergies O
and O
asthma O
. O

The O
molecule O
is O
the O
mouse O
version O
of O
a O
protein O
called O
the O
interleukin O
- O
4 O
receptor O
. O

IL O
- O
4 O
is O
a O
hormone O
which O
directs O
the O
growth O
and O
function O
of O
white O
blood O
cells O
involved O
in O
the O
body O
's O
immune O
response O
. O

The O
IL O
- O
4 O
receptor O
on O
the O
surface O
of O
such O
cells O
receives O
the O
hormone O
's O
message O
to O
rally O
the O
body O
's O
defense O
. O

But O
in O
certain O
conditions O
such O
as O
autoimmune O
diseases O
and O
allergies O
and O
transplant O
rejection O
, O
doctors O
would O
like O
to O
damp O
the O
immune O
response O
so O
such O
cells O
do O
n't O
touch O
off O
harmful O
inflammatory O
reactions O
or O
cell O
destruction O
. O

A O
soluble O
form O
of O
the O
receptor O
might O
turn O
off O
a O
specific O
part O
of O
the O
immune O
response O
without O
general O
immune O
suppression O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

The O
IL O
- O
4 O
receptor O
is O
one O
of O
five O
such O
receptors O
to O
be O
developed O
and O
tested O
by O
Receptech B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
spinoff O
of O
Immunex B-ORG
, O
through O
a O
proposed O
$ O
30 O
million O
initial O
public O
offering O
. O

Immunex B-ORG
will O
contract O
with O
the O
spinoff O
to O
provide O
the O
research O
, O
development O
and O
initial O
testing O
of O
the O
new O
agents O
. O

Immunex B-ORG
will O
have O
the O
option O
to O
buy O
back O
Receptech B-ORG
shares O
after O
five O
years O
. O

Grand B-ORG
Metropolitan I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
the O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
food O
and O
beverage O
group O
that O
owns O
Pillsbury B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
announced O
a O
reshuffling O
of O
board O
- O
level O
executive O
duties O
intended O
to O
fit O
the O
company O
's O
recent O
expansion O
. O

David B-PERSON
Nash I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
group O
finance O
director O
at O
Cadbury B-ORG
Schweppes I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
will O
become O
Grand B-ORG
Met I-ORG
's O
first O
group O
finance O
director O
in O
January O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
, O
Grand B-ORG
Met I-ORG
said O
its O
recent O
`` O
growth O
and O
wider O
geographic O
spread O
'' O
made O
it O
necessary O
to O
create O
the O
new O
position O
. O

The O
company O
also O
reassigned O
several O
executive O
responsibilities O
. O

David B-PERSON
Tagg I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
in O
charge O
of O
gambling O
operations O
, O
was O
appointed O
chief O
executive O
for O
retailing O
and O
property O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
Cawdron I-PERSON
, O
group O
strategy O
development O
director O
, O
and O
Bill B-PERSON
Shardlow I-PERSON
, O
group O
personnel O
director O
, O
will O
become O
part O
of O
the O
board O
's O
management O
committee O
. O

For O
Cathay B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Airways I-ORG
, O
the O
smooth O
ride O
may O
be O
ending O
. O

The O
first O
signs O
of O
trouble O
came O
last O
month O
when O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
carrier O
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Swire B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
posted O
a O
5 O
% O
drop O
in O
operating O
profit O
for O
the O
first O
six O
months O
and O
warned O
that O
margins O
will O
remain O
under O
pressure O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
year O
. O

Securities O
analysts O
, O
many O
of O
whom O
scrapped O
their O
buy O
recommendations O
after O
seeing O
Cathay B-ORG
's O
interim O
figures O
, O
believe O
more O
jolts O
lie O
ahead O
. O

Fuel O
and O
personnel O
costs O
are O
rising O
, O
and O
tourism O
in O
and O
through O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
remains O
clouded O
by O
China B-GPE
's O
turmoil O
since O
the O
June B-GPE
4 O
killings O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

In O
addition O
, O
delivery O
delays O
for O
the O
first O
two O
of O
as O
many O
as O
28 O
Boeing O
747 O
- O
400s O
that O
the O
carrier O
has O
ordered O
have O
raised O
costs O
because O
personnel O
had O
been O
hired O
to O
man O
the O
planes O
. O

And O
tough O
competition O
in O
the O
air O
- O
freight O
market O
is O
cutting O
into O
an O
important O
sideline O
. O

There O
also O
is O
concern O
that O
once O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
reverts O
to O
China B-GPE
's O
sovereignty O
in O
1997 O
, O
Cathay B-ORG
will O
be O
forced O
to O
play O
second O
fiddle O
to O
China B-GPE
's O
often O
- O
disparaged O
flag O
carrier O
, O
Civil O
Aviation O
Administration O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
or O
CAAC B-ORG
. O

`` O
The O
sense O
is O
we O
would O
never O
be O
in O
a O
position O
again O
where O
everything O
works O
for O
us O
the O
way O
it O
did O
before O
, O
'' O
says O
Rod B-PERSON
Eddington I-PERSON
, O
Cathay B-ORG
's O
commercial O
director O
. O

Sarah B-PERSON
Hall I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
James O
Capel O
-LRB- O
Far B-LOC
East I-LOC
-RRB- O
Ltd. O
, O
says O
there O
is O
n't O
much O
Cathay B-ORG
can O
do O
about O
rising O
costs O
for O
jet O
fuel O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
tight O
labor O
market O
, O
or O
the O
strengthening O
of O
the O
local O
currency O
, O
which O
is O
pegged O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
dollar O
. O

These O
factors O
are O
further O
complicated O
by O
the O
airline O
's O
push O
to O
transform O
itself O
from O
a O
regional O
carrier O
to O
an O
international O
one O
, O
Ms. O
Hall O
says O
. O

Ms. O
Hall O
expects O
Cathay B-ORG
's O
profit O
to O
grow O
around O
13 O
% O
annually O
this O
year O
and O
next O
. O

In O
1988 O
, O
it O
earned O
$ O
2.82 O
billion O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
-LRB- O
US$ O
361.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
on O
revenue O
of O
HK$ O
11.79 O
billion O
. O

Cathay B-ORG
is O
taking O
several O
steps O
to O
bolster O
business O
. O

One O
step O
is O
to O
beef O
up O
its O
fleet O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
aircraft O
from O
Boeing B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Cathay B-ORG
announced O
earlier O
this O
year O
an O
order O
for O
as O
many O
as O
20 O
Airbus O
A330 O
- O
300s O
. O

The O
expansion O
, O
which O
could O
cost O
as O
much O
as O
US$ O
5.7 O
billion O
over O
the O
next O
eight O
years O
, O
will O
expand O
the O
fleet O
to O
about O
43 O
planes O
by O
1991 O
, O
up O
from O
30 O
at O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
according O
to O
Sun B-ORG
Hung I-ORG
Kai I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

The O
fuel O
- O
efficient O
Airbus B-ORG
planes O
will O
be O
used O
largely O
to O
replace O
Cathay B-ORG
's O
aging O
fleet O
of O
Lockheed O
Tristars O
for O
regional O
flights O
, O
while O
the O
Boeing O
aircraft O
will O
be O
used O
on O
long O
- O
haul O
routes O
to O
Europe B-GPE
and O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

Cathay B-ORG
also O
is O
moving O
some O
of O
its O
labor O
- O
intensive O
data O
- O
processing O
operations O
outside O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

Fierce O
bidding O
for O
young O
employees O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
is O
pushing O
up O
Cathay B-ORG
's O
labor O
costs O
by O
20 O
% O
a O
year O
for O
low O
- O
level O
staff O
, O
while O
experienced O
, O
skilled O
employees O
are O
leaving O
the O
colony O
as O
part O
of O
the O
brain O
drain O
. O

Some O
jobs O
already O
have O
been O
moved O
to O
Australia B-GPE
, O
and O
there O
are O
plans O
to O
place O
others O
in O
Canada B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
Bell I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
airline O
, O
says O
the O
move O
is O
partly O
aimed O
at O
retaining O
existing O
staff O
who O
are O
leaving O
to O
secure O
foreign O
passports O
ahead O
of O
1997 O
. O

Cathay B-ORG
is O
working O
to O
promote O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
as O
a O
destination O
worth O
visiting O
on O
its O
own O
merits O
, O
rather O
than O
just O
a O
stopover O
. O

Although O
the O
June B-GPE
4 O
killings O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
have O
hurt O
its O
China B-GPE
flights O
, O
Cathay B-ORG
's O
other O
routes O
have O
retained O
high O
load O
factors O
. O

Mr. O
Eddington O
regards O
promoting O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
as O
an O
important O
part O
of O
attracting O
visitors O
from O
Japan B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
number O
of O
people O
looking O
to O
travel O
abroad O
has O
surged O
. O

There O
also O
has O
been O
speculation O
that O
Cathay B-ORG
will O
be O
among O
the O
major O
private O
- O
sector O
participants O
in O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
government O
's O
plans O
to O
build O
a O
new O
airport O
, O
with O
the O
carrier O
possibly O
investing O
in O
its O
own O
terminal O
. O

Cathay B-ORG
officials O
decline O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
speculation O
. O

Mr. O
Eddington O
sees O
alliances O
with O
other O
carriers O
-- O
particularly O
Cathay B-ORG
's O
recent O
link O
with O
AMR B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
-- O
as O
an O
important O
part O
of O
Cathay B-ORG
's O
strategy O
. O

But O
he O
emphasizes O
that O
Cathay B-ORG
has O
n't O
any O
interest O
in O
swapping O
equity O
stakes O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
carrier O
or O
with O
Lufthansa B-ORG
, O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
airline O
with O
which O
it O
has O
cooperated O
for O
about O
a O
decade O
. O

Analysts O
believe O
Cathay B-ORG
is O
approached O
for O
such O
swaps O
by O
other O
carriers O
on O
a O
regular O
basis O
, O
particularly O
as O
the O
popularity O
of O
share O
exchanges O
has O
grown O
among O
European B-NORP
carriers O
. O

`` O
We O
think O
alliances O
are O
very O
important O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Eddington O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
we O
'd O
rather O
put O
funds O
into O
our O
own O
business O
rather O
than O
someone O
else O
's O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
cross-ownership O
would O
necessarily O
make O
things O
smoother O
. O
'' O

In O
a O
pattern O
it O
aims O
to O
copy O
in O
several O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
destinations O
, O
Cathay B-ORG
recently O
announced O
plans O
to O
serve O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
by O
flying O
into O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
' O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
hub O
and O
routing O
continuing O
passengers O
onto O
a O
flight O
on O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
carrier O
. O

`` O
We O
'll O
never O
have O
a O
big O
operation O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
and O
they O
'll O
never O
have O
one O
as O
big O
as O
us O
in O
the O
Pacific O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Eddington O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
this O
way O
, O
American O
will O
coordinate O
good O
extensions O
to O
Boston B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Chicago B-GPE
and O
Dallas B-GPE
. O

We O
'll O
coordinate O
on O
this O
end O
to O
places O
like O
Bangkok B-GPE
, O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
Manila B-GPE
. O
'' O

Asian O
traffic O
, O
which O
currently O
accounts O
for O
65 O
% O
of O
Cathay B-ORG
's O
business O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
continue O
as O
the O
carrier O
's O
mainstay O
. O

Cathay B-ORG
has O
long O
stated O
its O
desire O
to O
double O
its O
weekly O
flights O
into O
China B-GPE
to O
14 O
, O
and O
it O
is O
applying O
to O
restart O
long O
- O
canceled O
flights O
into O
Vietnam B-GPE
. O

Further O
expansion O
into O
southern O
Europe B-GPE
is O
also O
possible O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Bell O
, O
the O
spokesman O
. O

While O
a O
large O
number O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
companies O
have O
reincorporated O
offshore O
ahead O
of O
1997 O
, O
such O
a O
move O
is O
n't O
an O
option O
for O
Cathay B-ORG
because O
it O
would O
jeopardize O
its O
landing O
rights O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

And O
Mr. O
Eddington O
emphatically O
rules O
out O
a O
move O
to O
London B-GPE
: O
`` O
Our O
lifeblood O
is O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
traffic O
rights O
. O
'' O

He O
says O
the O
airline O
is O
putting O
its O
faith O
in O
the O
Sino O
- O
British B-NORP
agreement O
on O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
return O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

A O
special O
section O
dealing O
with O
aviation O
rights O
states O
that O
landing O
rights O
for O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
airlines O
, O
which O
include O
the O
smaller O
Hong O
Kong O
Dragon O
Airlines O
, O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
negotiated O
by O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
government O
. O

But O
critics O
fret O
that O
post-1997 O
officials O
ultimately O
will O
be O
responsible O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

`` O
My O
feeling O
is O
-LCB- O
Cathay B-ORG
does O
n't O
-RCB- O
have O
a O
hope O
in O
the O
long O
run O
, O
'' O
says O
an O
analyst O
, O
who O
declines O
to O
be O
identified O
. O

`` O
Cathay B-ORG
would O
love O
to O
keep O
going O
, O
but O
the O
general O
sense O
is O
they O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
do O
something O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Eddington O
acknowledges O
that O
the O
carrier O
will O
have O
to O
evolve O
and O
adapt O
to O
local O
changes O
, O
but O
he O
feels O
that O
the O
Sino O
- O
British B-NORP
agreement O
is O
firm O
ground O
to O
build O
on O
for O
the O
foreseeable O
future O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
confident O
that O
it O
protects O
our O
route O
structure O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
and O
our O
ability O
to O
grow O
and O
prosper O
. O

The O
Office O
of O
Thrift O
Supervision O
banned O
B.J. B-PERSON
Garman I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
director O
of O
the O
failed O
Vision B-ORG
Banc I-ORG
Savings I-ORG
Association I-ORG
of O
Kingsville B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
from O
working O
in O
any O
financial O
institution O
insured O
by O
the O
government O
. O

The O
office O
, O
a O
Treasury B-ORG
Department I-ORG
unit O
that O
is O
the O
successor O
to O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Board I-ORG
, O
said O
this O
was O
the O
first O
announcement O
of O
an O
enforcement O
action O
since O
this O
year O
's O
thrift O
- O
bailout O
legislation O
ordered O
that O
all O
such O
actions O
by O
federal O
banking O
regulators O
be O
made O
public O
. O

Generally O
, O
regulators O
have O
n't O
announced O
enforcement O
actions O
in O
the O
past O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
OTS O
said O
that O
before O
the O
law O
took O
effect O
Aug. O
9 O
, O
it O
banned O
another O
`` O
key O
Vision B-ORG
Banc I-ORG
insider O
'' O
from O
insured O
financial O
institutions O
. O

That O
individual O
was O
n't O
identified O
. O

Vision B-ORG
Banc I-ORG
was O
placed O
in O
government O
conservatorship O
in O
March O
, O
and O
it O
operates O
under O
the O
control O
of O
the B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
the O
agency O
created O
to O
sell O
or O
liquidate O
insolvent O
thrifts O
. O

The O
OTS O
did O
n't O
say O
specifically O
why O
the O
action O
was O
taken O
against O
Ms. O
Garman O
. O

However O
, O
it O
said O
examiners O
found O
a O
variety O
of O
insider O
dealings O
at O
the O
thrift O
, O
including O
`` O
extraordinary O
loan O
commissions O
'' O
paid O
to O
a O
firm O
associated O
with O
Vision B-ORG
Banc I-ORG
officials O
, O
and O
loans O
diverted O
through O
borrowers O
back O
to O
the O
thrift O
officials O
. O

Ms. O
Garman O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

Rochester B-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
completed O
its O
purchase O
of O
Urban O
Telephone O
Corp. O
, O
of O
Clintonville B-GPE
, O
Wis. B-GPE
, O
the O
second O
- O
largest O
unaffiliated O
independent O
telephone O
company O
in O
that O
state O
. O

Rochester B-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
said O
the O
acquisition O
was O
made O
in O
an O
exchange O
of O
its O
common O
shares O
for O
all O
the O
shares O
of O
Urban B-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
, O
but O
a O
price O
was O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Urban B-ORG
is O
the O
company O
's O
first O
telephone O
subsidiary O
in O
Wisconsin B-GPE
. O

Since O
June B-GPE
, O
Rochester B-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
signed O
letters O
of O
intent O
to O
purchase O
three O
other O
Wisconsin B-GPE
firms O
. O

When O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
upheld O
Missouri B-GPE
's O
abortion O
restrictions O
last O
July O
, O
the O
justices O
almost O
certainly O
did O
n't O
have O
drunk O
driving O
, O
trespassing O
and O
false O
imprisonment O
on O
their O
minds O
. O

But O
the O
5 O
- O
4 O
ruling O
may O
have O
had O
as O
much O
immediate O
impact O
on O
those O
activities O
-- O
especially O
trespassing O
-- O
as O
on O
abortion O
rights O
. O

The O
decision O
, O
Webster B-PERSON
vs. O
Reproductive B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Services I-ORG
, O
illustrates O
how O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
rulings O
often O
have O
a O
ripple O
effect O
, O
spreading O
into O
areas O
of O
law O
and O
policy O
that O
were O
n't O
part O
of O
the O
actual O
cases O
decided O
and O
that O
never O
were O
contemplated O
by O
the O
justices O
. O

In O
the O
Missouri B-GPE
case O
, O
unforeseen O
consequences O
may O
have O
arisen O
because O
the O
high O
court O
reinstated O
the O
preamble O
of O
the O
state O
's O
1986 O
abortion O
law O
. O

The O
preamble O
says O
that O
human O
life O
begins O
at O
conception O
and O
that O
unborn O
children O
have O
rights O
protected O
by O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
. O

Last O
year O
, O
a O
federal O
appeals O
court O
in O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
said O
the O
preamble O
was O
unconstitutional O
, O
citing O
an O
earlier O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
ruling O
that O
states O
ca O
n't O
justify O
stricter O
abortion O
curbs O
by O
changing O
the O
definition O
of O
when O
life O
begins O
. O

But O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
concluded O
that O
it O
was O
premature O
to O
rule O
on O
the O
constitutionality O
of O
the O
preamble O
because O
the O
definition O
of O
human O
life O
had O
n't O
yet O
been O
used O
to O
restrict O
abortion O
services O
. O

The O
high O
court O
majority O
said O
it O
was O
up O
to O
the O
state O
courts O
for O
now O
to O
decide O
whether O
the O
definition O
has O
any O
bearing O
on O
other O
state O
laws O
. O

Already O
, O
local O
Missouri B-GPE
judges O
have O
relied O
on O
the O
restored O
preamble O
in O
two O
separate O
cases O
to O
throw O
out O
criminal O
trespass O
charges O
against O
anti-abortion O
demonstrators O
who O
blocked O
access O
to O
Reproductive B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Services I-ORG
, O
an O
abortion O
clinic O
in O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
. O

The O
protesters O
said O
their O
actions O
were O
justified O
by O
the O
desire O
to O
save O
the O
lives O
of O
unborn O
children O
. O

Under O
a O
1981 O
Missouri B-GPE
law O
, O
persons O
accused O
of O
some O
crimes O
, O
including O
trespassing O
, O
may O
offer O
a O
defense O
that O
their O
actions O
were O
justified O
`` O
as O
an O
emergency O
measure O
to O
avoid O
an O
imminent O
public O
or O
private O
injury O
. O
'' O

Relying O
on O
the O
preamble O
's O
statement O
that O
a O
fetus O
is O
an O
unborn O
child O
, O
the O
two O
St. B-ORG
Louis I-ORG
County I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
Court I-ORG
judges O
in O
August O
accepted O
the O
justification O
that O
the O
abortion O
clinic O
protesters O
were O
trying O
to O
save O
lives O
. O

In O
another O
case O
, O
a O
protester O
, O
Ann B-PERSON
O'Brien I-PERSON
, O
was O
convicted O
of O
trespass O
before O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
's O
Webster B-PERSON
ruling O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
when O
her O
appeal O
was O
argued O
before O
the O
Missouri O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
, O
her O
lawyer O
also O
relied O
on O
the O
preamble O
. O

`` O
The O
effect O
of O
the O
Supreme O
Court O
Webster O
opinion O
is O
that O
it O
left O
room O
for O
grass O
to O
grow O
in O
the O
cracks O
of O
Roe B-LAW
vs. O
Wade B-PERSON
, O
and O
I O
think O
this O
is O
one O
of O
the O
cracks O
, O
'' O
said O
Mark B-PERSON
Belz I-PERSON
, O
a O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
lawyer O
who O
represented O
Ms. O
O'Brien O
and O
the O
other O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
protesters O
. O

Roe B-LAW
vs. O
Wade B-PERSON
was O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
's O
1973 O
decision O
that O
recognized O
a O
woman O
's O
right O
to O
abortion O
. O

Mario B-PERSON
Mandina I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Kansas O
City O
Lawyers O
for O
Life O
, O
says O
that O
if O
abortion O
foes O
succeed O
in O
using O
the O
preamble O
to O
escape O
prosecution O
for O
trespass O
, O
`` O
This O
will O
shut O
down O
abortion O
in O
Missouri B-GPE
. O

There O
's O
no O
risk O
to O
the O
protesters O
, O
and O
you O
ca O
n't O
keep O
an O
abortion O
clinic O
open O
if O
there O
are O
3,000 O
people O
standing O
outside O
every O
day O
. O
'' O

That O
would O
be O
an O
ironic O
result O
of O
a O
case O
in O
which O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
expressly O
stopped O
short O
of O
overruling O
Roe B-LAW
vs. O
Wade B-PERSON
. O

In O
two O
other O
cases O
, O
the O
possible O
consequences O
of O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
ruling O
appear O
even O
more O
unintended O
. O

In O
one O
, O
the O
lawyer O
for O
a O
20 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
resident O
of O
Columbia B-GPE
, O
Mo. B-GPE
, O
who O
was O
charged O
with O
drunk O
driving O
, O
argued O
that O
his O
client O
should O
be O
treated O
as O
a O
21 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
adult O
because O
his O
actual O
age O
should O
be O
calculated O
from O
conception O
, O
not O
from O
birth O
. O

In O
Missouri B-GPE
, O
those O
caught O
drinking O
and O
driving O
between O
the O
ages O
of O
16 O
and O
21 O
may O
have O
their O
licenses O
revoked O
for O
one O
year O
, O
while O
those O
21 O
or O
older O
suffer O
only O
a O
30 O
- O
day O
suspension O
. O

A O
Boone B-GPE
County I-GPE
judge O
rejected O
the O
motion O
, O
but O
Daniel B-PERSON
Dodson I-PERSON
, O
a O
Jefferson B-GPE
City I-GPE
lawyer O
, O
says O
he O
has O
appealed O
. O

And O
in O
a O
case O
filed O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
August O
, O
a O
lawyer O
is O
arguing O
that O
Missouri B-GPE
authorities O
are O
wrongfully O
imprisoning O
the O
fetus O
of O
a O
pregnant O
woman O
who O
is O
in O
jail O
for O
theft O
and O
forgery O
. O

Citizens B-ORG
& O
Southern O
Corp. O
said O
it O
signed O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
to O
acquire O
Security B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
New O
York O
- O
based O
factoring O
unit O
. O

Terms O
of O
the O
bank O
holding O
companies O
' O
agreement O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Factoring O
involves O
the O
purchase O
and O
collection O
of O
another O
company O
's O
receivables O
. O

Citizens B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
has O
about O
$ O
4.6 O
billion O
in O
factored O
sales O
annually O
; O
the O
Security O
Pacific O
unit O
has O
about O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
annually O
. O

Security B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
's O
factoring O
business O
works O
with O
companies O
in O
the O
apparel O
, O
textile O
and O
food O
industries O
, O
among O
others O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
said O
it O
lowered O
the O
ratings O
of O
some O
$ O
145 O
million O
of O
Pinnacle B-ORG
debt O
because O
of O
`` O
accelerating O
deficiency O
in O
liquidity O
, O
'' O
which O
it O
said O
was O
evidenced O
by O
Pinnacle B-ORG
's O
elimination O
of O
dividend O
payments O
. O

Henry B-PERSON
Sargent I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
Pinnacle B-ORG
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
said O
the O
action O
`` O
wo O
n't O
really O
have O
any O
effect O
on O
us O
. O

We O
are O
n't O
selling O
bonds O
right O
now O
, O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
will O
affect O
the O
value O
of O
our O
existing O
bonds O
. O
'' O

The O
rating O
agency O
said O
it O
lowered O
the O
ratings O
on O
$ O
75 O
million O
of O
the O
holding O
company O
's O
convertible O
subordinated O
Eurodebentures O
to O
B O
- O
3 O
from O
B O
- O
1 O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
said O
it O
also O
lowered O
the O
ratings O
of O
$ O
70 O
million O
of O
Pinnacle B-ORG
's O
MeraBank B-ORG
thrift O
unit O
long O
- O
term O
deposits O
to O
B O
- O
3 O
from O
B O
- O
2 O
, O
and O
on O
its O
subordinated O
debt O
to O
Ca O
from O
Caa O
. O

MeraBank B-ORG
's O
rating O
for O
short O
- O
term O
deposits O
remains O
Not O
Prime O
. O

Securities O
of O
MeraBank B-ORG
were O
placed O
under O
review O
last O
May O
, O
and O
will O
remain O
under O
review O
for O
downgrade O
, O
the O
agency O
said O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
Serious B-ORG
Fraud I-ORG
Office I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
investigate O
the O
circumstances O
surrounding O
alleged O
phantom O
contracts O
at O
Ferranti O
International O
Signal O
PLC O
's O
International O
Signal O
& O
Control O
unit O
. O

The O
investigation O
, O
which O
will O
be O
coordinated O
with O
one O
already O
under O
way O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
follows O
the O
discovery O
of O
what O
Ferranti B-ORG
has O
called O
a O
`` O
serious O
'' O
fraud O
involving O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
subsidiary O
. O

International O
Signal O
& O
Control O
, O
Lancaster B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
a O
defense O
- O
equipment O
manufacturer O
, O
was O
bought O
by O
Ferranti B-ORG
in O
1987 O
for O
# O
420 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
670.3 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

Ferranti B-ORG
has O
said O
that O
it O
would O
be O
forced O
to O
write O
off O
# O
185 O
million O
against O
the O
phantom O
contracts O
, O
reducing O
its O
net O
asset O
value O
by O
more O
than O
half O
. O

The B-ORG
Serious I-ORG
Fraud I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
a O
division O
of O
London B-GPE
's O
Metropolitan B-ORG
Police I-ORG
responsible O
for O
investigating O
financial O
crimes O
, O
said O
its O
work O
would O
take O
in O
`` O
allegations O
of O
fraud O
prior O
to O
, O
surrounding O
and O
subsequent O
to O
the O
merger O
. O
'' O

Ferranti B-ORG
said O
that O
it O
welcomes O
the O
investigation O
and O
that O
it O
will O
`` O
cooperate O
fully O
. O
'' O

Derek B-PERSON
Alun I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
, O
Ferranti B-ORG
's O
chairman O
, O
has O
said O
he O
hoped O
to O
pursue O
legal O
action O
against O
those O
responsible O
. O

The O
British B-NORP
defense O
electronics O
group O
has O
said O
it O
will O
sell O
# O
100 O
million O
in O
assets O
and O
may O
seek O
a O
merger O
to O
strengthen O
itself O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
its O
troubles O
. O

Guardian B-ORG
Royal I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
Assurance I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
British B-NORP
composite O
insurer O
, O
said O
it O
is O
taking O
a O
stake O
in O
Nationwide O
Anglia O
Building O
Society O
's O
estate O
agency O
business O
as O
part O
of O
a O
plan O
to O
create O
a O
range O
of O
commercial O
linkages O
in O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Officials O
declined O
to O
disclose O
the O
value O
of O
the O
transaction O
or O
the O
exact O
stake O
that O
GRE B-ORG
will O
hold O
in O
Nationwide B-ORG
Anglia I-ORG
Estate I-ORG
Agents I-ORG
. O

But O
the O
companies O
said O
that O
Nationwide B-ORG
Anglia I-ORG
Estate I-ORG
Agents I-ORG
will O
market O
GRE B-ORG
life O
insurance O
, O
pension O
and O
investment O
products O
through O
its O
more O
than O
1,000 O
retail O
outlets O
in O
the O
U.K B-GPE
. O

Besides O
the O
marketing O
agreement O
, O
GRE B-ORG
said O
Nationwide B-ORG
Anglia I-ORG
has O
agreed O
to O
develop O
life O
insurance O
products O
with O
the O
composite O
insurer O
. O

First O
, O
the O
somewhat O
affected O
idealism O
of O
the O
1960s O
. O

Then O
, O
the O
all O
- O
too O
- O
sincere O
opportunism O
of O
the O
1970s O
and O
1980s O
. O

What O
now O
? O

To O
judge O
from O
novels O
that O
mirror O
the O
contemporary O
scene O
, O
we O
're O
back O
in O
the O
age O
of O
anxiety O
. O

Where O
'60s O
dropouts O
professed O
to O
scorn O
middle O
- O
class O
life O
and O
ambitious O
yuppies O
hoped O
to O
leave O
it O
far O
behind O
as O
they O
scaled O
the O
upper O
reaches O
of O
success O
, O
it O
now O
seems O
that O
so O
many O
people O
feel O
they O
're O
slipping O
between O
the O
cracks O
, O
that O
middle O
- O
class O
life O
is O
viewed O
with O
nostalgia O
or O
outright O
longing O
. O

Lisa O
Zeidner O
's O
third O
novel O
, O
`` O
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Partnerships I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
North B-ORG
Point I-ORG
Press I-ORG
, O
256 O
pages O
, O
$ O
18.95 O
-RRB- O
is O
a O
stylish O
, O
funny O
and O
thoughtful O
look O
at O
the O
way O
love O
relationships O
are O
affected O
by O
the O
pressures O
of O
money O
, O
or O
, O
more O
specifically O
, O
the O
lack O
of O
it O
. O

Nora B-PERSON
Worth I-PERSON
and O
Malcolm B-PERSON
DeWitt I-PERSON
, O
33 O
and O
39 O
respectively O
, O
live O
together O
in O
a O
townhouse O
in O
a O
transitional O
Philadelphia B-GPE
neighborhood O
. O

Malcolm B-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
film O
- O
maker O
turned O
architect O
, O
has O
just O
seen O
his O
first O
big O
chance O
at O
a O
lucrative O
commission O
turn O
to O
dust O
with O
the O
arrest O
of O
his O
shady O
, O
obnoxious O
client O
, O
a O
fly O
- O
by O
- O
night O
real O
estate O
developer O
. O

Nora B-PERSON
, O
who O
still O
has O
artistic O
aspirations O
, O
knows O
she O
is O
lucky O
to O
be O
working O
as O
a O
food O
stylist O
, O
prepping O
pies O
, O
burgers O
, O
frosty O
cold O
drinks O
and O
other O
comestibles O
to O
look O
as O
appetizing O
as O
possible O
in O
front O
of O
the O
camera O
. O

After O
all O
, O
she O
reasons O
, O
`` O
there O
were O
housewives O
with O
Nikons B-ORG
and O
degrees O
from O
cooking O
schools O
in O
France B-GPE
who O
would O
kill O
for O
her O
job O
. O
'' O

But O
Nora B-PERSON
and O
Malcolm B-PERSON
feel O
trapped O
. O

They O
seem O
to O
be O
having O
the O
`` O
worst O
of O
both O
worlds O
: O
artistic O
work O
with O
none O
of O
art O
's O
integrity O
and O
no O
control O
over O
the O
finished O
product O
; O
self O
- O
employment O
without O
fun O
or O
profit O
. O
'' O

It O
's O
a O
downbeat O
, O
`` O
thirtysomething B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
world O
, O
in O
which O
bright O
, O
still O
youngish O
people O
are O
engaged O
in O
a O
glossy O
version O
of O
day O
labor O
, O
doing O
free O
- O
lance O
, O
semi-professional O
work O
that O
brings O
little O
satisfaction O
or O
security O
but O
that O
they O
know O
they O
should O
be O
grateful O
to O
do O
. O

Uncertainty O
dogs O
every O
aspect O
of O
their O
lives O
. O

Malcolm O
faces O
bankruptcy O
and O
an O
IRS B-ORG
audit O
, O
but O
Nora B-PERSON
finds O
an O
extra O
$ O
30,000 O
in O
her O
bank O
account O
, O
suddenly O
increasing O
her O
available O
funds O
some O
fifteenfold O
. O

While O
she O
is O
wondering O
whether O
to O
live O
it O
up O
, O
and O
do O
something O
even O
more O
dramatic O
, O
say O
get O
married O
, O
her O
life O
is O
further O
complicated O
by O
the O
reappearance O
of O
an O
old O
flame O
, O
David B-PERSON
, O
a O
film O
critic O
and O
actor O
who O
always O
seems O
to O
be O
just O
on O
the O
brink O
of O
stardom O
. O

In O
novels O
of O
an O
earlier O
vintage O
, O
David B-PERSON
would O
have O
represented O
excitement O
and O
danger O
; O
Malcolm B-PERSON
, O
placid O
, O
middle O
- O
class O
security O
. O

The O
irony O
in O
this O
novel O
is O
that O
neither O
man O
represents O
a O
`` O
safe O
'' O
middle O
- O
class O
haven O
: O
Nora B-PERSON
's O
decision O
is O
between O
emotional O
excitement O
and O
emotional O
security O
, O
with O
no O
firm O
economic O
base O
anywhere O
. O

The O
characters O
confront O
a O
world O
in O
which O
it O
seems O
increasingly O
difficult O
to O
find O
a O
`` O
middle O
way O
'' O
between O
the O
extremes O
of O
success O
and O
failure O
, O
wealth O
and O
poverty O
. O

In O
making O
Malcolm B-PERSON
and O
Nora B-PERSON
such O
wonderfully O
representative O
specimens O
of O
their O
class O
and O
generation O
, O
Ms. O
Zeidner O
has O
somewhat O
neglected O
the O
task O
of O
making O
them O
distinctively O
individual O
characters O
. O

The O
humor O
of O
the O
story O
owes O
much O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
no O
hearts O
-LRB- O
even O
the O
characters O
' O
own O
-RRB- O
are O
likely O
to O
bleed O
for O
the O
plight O
of O
health O
- O
food O
eaters O
. O

But O
readers O
may O
well O
feel O
the O
pangs O
of O
recognition O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
the O
foundering O
middle O
classes O
are O
n't O
the O
only O
ones O
in O
trouble O
-- O
or O
whose O
troubles O
provide O
material O
for O
fiction O
. O

`` O
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Money I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
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Contemporary B-ORG
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, O
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$ O
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, O
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novel O
by O
consultant O
and O
business O
analyst O
Joseph B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Garber I-PERSON
, O
tells O
the O
story O
of O
an O
innovative O
, O
well O
- O
run O
, O
widely O
respected O
computer O
manufacturing O
company O
called O
PegaSys B-ORG
as O
it O
faces O
a O
hostile O
takeover O
attempt O
by O
AIW B-ORG
, O
a O
much O
smaller O
corporation O
that O
is O
so O
incompetently O
managed O
as O
to O
constitute O
a O
standing O
joke O
in O
the O
business O
world O
. O

Patrician O
, O
dynamic O
Scott B-PERSON
Thatcher I-PERSON
, O
founder O
and O
head O
of O
PegaSys B-ORG
, O
initially O
finds O
the O
takeover O
threat O
risible O
. O

But O
, O
as O
he O
and O
his O
skilled O
team O
soon O
discover O
, O
they O
're O
up O
against O
two O
factors O
they O
had O
n't O
counted O
on O
: O
first O
, O
a O
business O
climate O
in O
which O
a O
failing O
company O
with O
few O
assets O
and O
many O
debts O
can O
borrow O
against O
the O
assets O
of O
the O
successful O
company O
it O
hopes O
to O
acquire O
in O
order O
to O
finance O
the O
takeover O
; O
second O
, O
that O
standing O
behind O
AIW B-ORG
is O
a O
sinister O
consortium O
of O
much O
bigger O
, O
shadier O
and O
shrewder O
foreign O
interests O
secretly O
providing O
the O
money O
and O
muscle O
for O
the O
deal O
. O

Mr. O
Garber O
manages O
to O
invest O
this O
tale O
of O
financial O
wars O
with O
the O
colorful O
characters O
and O
fast O
- O
paced O
action O
of O
a O
suspense O
novel O
. O

And O
like O
a O
spy O
or O
mystery O
story O
, O
this O
novel O
has O
strong O
elements O
of O
allegory O
, O
as O
the O
good O
and O
evil O
forces O
battle O
it O
out O
. O

Mr. O
Garber O
depicts O
these O
moral O
qualities O
with O
the O
broad O
brush O
strokes O
of O
a O
satire O
that O
occasionally O
descends O
to O
the O
realm O
of O
cliched O
caricatures O
. O

Standard O
- O
issue O
portraits O
of O
flaky O
Californians B-NORP
, O
snobbish O
homosexuals O
and O
Neanderthal O
union O
leaders O
undermine O
the O
force O
of O
the O
author O
's O
perceptions O
. O

Yet O
the O
heavy O
- O
handedness O
of O
the O
satire O
also O
can O
be O
effective O
in O
a O
book O
like O
this O
: O
If O
the O
head O
of O
AIW B-ORG
were O
not O
portrayed O
as O
an O
utterly O
contemptible O
, O
malicious O
dolt O
, O
we O
would O
not O
much O
care O
whether O
his O
schemes O
were O
defeated O
, O
and O
would O
not O
be O
so O
diverted O
in O
the O
process O
. O

Ms. O
Rubin O
is O
a O
free O
- O
lance O
writer O
based O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

The O
Better O
Business O
Bureau O
of O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
and O
the O
state O
Attorney O
General O
's O
office O
entered O
into O
a O
settlement O
stemming O
from O
an O
investigation O
of O
bureau O
- O
sponsored O
business O
directories O
published O
by O
an O
outside O
firm O
, O
Better B-ORG
Book I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
settlement O
stems O
from O
charges O
that O
Better B-ORG
Book I-ORG
, O
now O
defunct O
, O
made O
misrepresentations O
in O
selling O
advertising O
for O
the O
directories O
and O
memberships O
in O
the O
bureau O
from O
1984 O
to O
1986 O
. O

Without O
admitting O
any O
guilt O
, O
the O
bureau O
agreed O
to O
several O
conditions O
if O
it O
again O
contracts O
with O
an O
outside O
firm O
to O
publish O
its O
directories O
. O

The O
conditions O
include O
not O
misrepresenting O
how O
many O
directories O
will O
be O
distributed O
, O
and O
agreeing O
to O
make O
refunds O
to O
directory O
advertisers O
if O
any O
misrepresentations O
are O
involved O
in O
the O
sale O
. O

The O
Attorney O
General O
's O
investigation O
was O
sparked O
by O
lawsuits O
and O
charges O
by O
angry O
California B-GPE
businesspeople O
that O
they O
were O
swindled O
in O
a O
bureau O
- O
sponsored O
directory O
project O
contracted O
by O
Better B-ORG
Book I-ORG
. O

The O
uproar O
led O
to O
the O
closing O
of O
the B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Better I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
in O
late O
1987 O
. O

Comair B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
in O
Cincinnati B-GPE
that O
it O
bought O
Airline B-ORG
Aviation I-ORG
Academy I-ORG
, O
a O
pilot O
training O
school O
based O
at O
Sanford B-FAC
Regional I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
near O
Orlando B-GPE
, O
Fla B-GPE
. O

Comair B-ORG
said O
it O
paid O
cash O
but O
declined O
to O
disclose O
the O
price O
. O

Comair B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
is O
the O
parent O
of O
Comair B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
regional O
air O
carrier O
. O

Airline B-ORG
Aviation I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
annual O
revenue O
of O
$ O
5 O
million O
to O
$ O
6 O
million O
, O
has O
great O
growth O
potential O
because O
of O
the O
large O
number O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
pilots O
nearing O
retirement O
age O
, O
Comair B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
unit O
will O
be O
renamed O
Comair B-ORG
Aviation I-ORG
Academy I-ORG
and O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
headed O
by O
Scott B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
, O
a O
son O
of O
its O
founder O
, O
Comair B-ORG
said O
. O

Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
, O
whose O
Benson O
& O
Hedges O
cigarette O
brand O
has O
been O
losing O
market O
share O
, O
has O
asked O
at O
least O
one O
other O
agency O
to O
try O
its O
hand O
at O
creative O
work O
for O
the O
big O
account O
, O
which O
has O
been O
at O
Wells B-ORG
Rich I-ORG
Greene I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
since O
1966 O
. O

Executives O
close O
to O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
said O
that O
the O
tobacco O
and O
food O
giant O
has O
asked O
Backer B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG
Bates I-ORG
Worldwide I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi O
Co. O
, O
and O
possibly O
others O
to O
work O
on O
creative O
ideas O
for O
the O
account O
. O

Several O
executives O
said O
another O
potential O
contender O
is O
WPP B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
agency O
, O
which O
works O
on O
some O
other O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
products O
. O

Both O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
and O
Backer B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

A O
spokeswoman O
for O
Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
said O
the O
agency O
does O
n't O
comment O
on O
`` O
idle O
speculation O
. O
'' O

Also O
mentioned O
as O
a O
contender O
was O
TBWA B-ORG
Advertising I-ORG
, O
but O
the O
company O
denied O
it O
was O
participating O
. O

The O
loss O
of O
the O
cigarette O
account O
would O
be O
a O
severe O
blow O
to O
Wells B-ORG
Rich I-ORG
. O

Benson O
& O
Hedges O
has O
been O
one O
of O
its O
most O
high O
- O
visibility O
campaigns O
, O
as O
well O
as O
one O
of O
its O
largest O
clients O
. O

The O
account O
billed O
almost O
$ O
60 O
million O
last O
year O
, O
according O
to O
Leading O
National O
Advertisers O
. O

But O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
has O
scaled O
back O
ad O
spending O
on O
the O
brand O
over O
the O
past O
year O
, O
industry O
executives O
said O
, O
and O
it O
now O
bills O
about O
$ O
30 O
million O
to O
$ O
40 O
million O
. O

Industry O
executives O
said O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
had O
asked O
the O
other O
agencies O
to O
create O
campaigns O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
stop O
the O
brand O
's O
slipping O
market O
share O
. O

According O
to O
John B-PERSON
Maxwell I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Wheat B-ORG
First I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
, O
Richmond B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
Benson O
& O
Hedges O
has O
slipped O
from O
4.7 O
% O
of O
the O
cigarette O
market O
in O
1985 O
to O
just O
4.1 O
% O
after O
the O
second O
quarter O
of O
this O
year O
. O

The O
brand O
is O
No. O
7 O
overall O
in O
the O
cigarette O
business O
, O
Mr. O
Maxwell O
said O
. O

The O
slip O
has O
come O
despite O
high O
- O
profile O
ads O
created O
by O
Wells B-ORG
Rich I-ORG
, O
including O
one O
picturing O
a O
young O
man O
clad O
only O
in O
pajama O
bottoms O
interrupting O
a O
festive O
brunch O
. O

That O
ad O
generated O
so O
much O
publicity O
that O
a O
trade O
magazine O
launched O
a O
contest O
for O
its O
readers O
to O
guess O
who O
the O
guy O
was O
and O
what O
he O
was O
doing O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Rich I-ORG
first O
popularized O
the O
Benson O
& O
Hedges O
brand O
more O
than O
20 O
years O
ago O
with O
ads O
portraying O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
an O
elevator O
door O
closing O
on O
a O
passenger O
's O
cigarette O
. O

The O
brand O
early O
on O
achieved O
an O
upscale O
appeal O
-- O
a O
trait O
that O
some O
analysts O
believe O
is O
partly O
responsible O
for O
its O
staid O
performance O
. O

Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
, O
trying O
to O
revive O
the O
Benson O
& O
Hedges O
franchise O
, O
put O
the O
account O
up O
for O
review O
in O
1986 O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Rich I-ORG
Greene I-ORG
, O
however O
, O
in O
an O
effort O
directed O
by O
Mary B-PERSON
Wells I-PERSON
Lawrence I-PERSON
, O
emerged O
the O
victor O
of O
the O
review O
and O
retained O
the O
business O
. O

Kenneth B-PERSON
Olshan I-PERSON
, O
Wells B-ORG
Rich I-ORG
's O
chairman O
, O
did O
n't O
return O
phone O
calls O
seeking O
comment O
. O

While O
Wells B-ORG
Rich I-ORG
recently O
picked O
up O
Hertz B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
$ O
25 O
million O
to O
$ O
30 O
million O
account O
, O
it O
has O
lost O
a O
number O
of O
big O
accounts O
this O
year O
, O
including O
the O
$ O
20 O
million O
to O
$ O
25 O
million O
Cadbury B-ORG
- I-ORG
Schweppes I-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Dry I-ORG
and O
Sunkist B-ORG
accounts O
, O
the O
$ O
18 O
million O
Procter O
& O
Gamble O
Co O
. O
Sure B-PRODUCT
deodorant O
account O
and O
the O
$ O
10 O
million O
Polo O
/ O
Ralph B-PERSON
Lauren I-PERSON
business O
. O

Its O
victories O
include O
more O
than O
$ O
30 O
million O
in O
Sheraton B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
business O
and O
an O
assignment O
from O
Dun O
& O
Bradstreet O
worth O
$ O
5 O
million O
to O
$ O
10 O
million O
. O

The O
following O
issues O
were O
recently O
filed O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
: O

Heller B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
an O
indirect O
subsidiary O
of O
Fuji B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
shelf O
offering O
of O
up O
to O
$ O
1 O
billion O
debt O
securities O
and O
warrants O
. O

Jason B-ORG
Overseas I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
proposed O
offering O
of O
five O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Mabon O
Nugent O
& O
Co O
. O

MCI B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
shelf O
offering O
of O
up O
to O
$ O
750 O
million O
of O
debt O
securities O
via O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
, O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
, O
and O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Millicom B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
offering O
of O
$ O
60 O
million O
subordinated O
exchangeable O
debentures O
, O
via O
Bear O
, O
Stearns O
& O
Co. O
Inc O
. O

Union B-ORG
Tank I-ORG
Car I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
offering O
of O
$ O
100 O
million O
of O
equipment O
trust O
certificates O
, O
via O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
. O

The O
neighborhood O
around O
Alexander O
Haagen O
Co. O
's O
Vermont B-FAC
- I-FAC
Slauson I-FAC
Shopping I-FAC
Center I-FAC
in O
the O
Watts O
section O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
resembles O
the O
crime O
- O
ridden O
, O
deteriorating O
sections O
of O
many O
inner O
cities O
and O
certainly O
is O
n't O
the O
sort O
of O
area O
one O
would O
choose O
to O
visit O
. O

But O
turn O
into O
the O
shopping O
center O
's O
parking O
lot O
, O
and O
one O
could O
be O
in O
the O
safe O
, O
busy O
mall O
of O
a O
prosperous O
suburb O
. O

Only O
it O
is O
safer O
, O
and O
busier O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
year O
there O
have O
been O
only O
one O
burglary O
, O
three O
thefts O
of O
or O
from O
autos O
, O
no O
purse O
- O
snatchings O
, O
and O
one O
attempted O
robbery O
in O
the O
mall O
, O
which O
opened O
in O
late O
1981 O
. O

A O
shopping O
center O
of O
similar O
size O
in O
an O
affluent O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
suburb O
would O
, O
per O
year O
, O
be O
expected O
to O
have O
eight O
burglaries O
, O
70 O
thefts O
of O
or O
from O
autos O
, O
and O
four O
robberies O
. O

The O
Watts O
mall O
has O
annual O
sales O
of O
more O
than O
$ O
350 O
per O
leasable O
square O
foot O
; O
the O
figure O
for O
a O
comparable O
suburban O
shopping O
center O
would O
be O
$ O
200 O
. O

Three O
other O
Haagen B-ORG
shopping O
centers O
in O
the O
Watts O
area O
are O
doing O
almost O
as O
well O
. O

A O
successful O
low O
- O
crime O
mall O
in O
a O
high O
- O
crime O
area O
violates O
the O
more O
typical O
inner O
- O
city O
pattern O
, O
in O
which O
commercial O
areas O
are O
taken O
over O
by O
unruly O
youth O
, O
gangs O
, O
and O
the O
criminal O
element O
, O
with O
an O
erosion O
of O
the O
customer O
base O
, O
development O
capital O
, O
and O
insurability O
. O

Major O
regional O
and O
national O
chain O
stores O
are O
replaced O
by O
mom O
- O
and O
- O
pop O
operations O
offering O
poorer O
- O
quality O
merchandise O
at O
higher O
prices O
. O

Along O
with O
the O
exodus O
of O
shopping O
opportunities O
is O
an O
exodus O
of O
the O
jobs O
that O
the O
major O
chains O
used O
to O
provide O
to O
community O
residents O
. O

Thus O
there O
is O
even O
more O
to O
the B-FAC
Vermont I-FAC
- I-FAC
Slauson I-FAC
Center I-FAC
than O
a O
good O
place O
to O
shop O
. O

This O
defensible O
commercial O
zone O
becomes O
, O
for O
the O
residents O
, O
a O
secure O
oasis O
in O
a O
barren O
urban O
landscape O
, O
evidence O
that O
community O
decay O
is O
not O
inevitable O
and O
that O
the O
gangs O
are O
not O
invincible O
. O

The O
center O
improves O
the O
community O
image O
to O
outsiders O
as O
well O
, O
and O
may O
help O
to O
arrest O
, O
or O
even O
reverse O
, O
the O
exodus O
of O
capital O
and O
investment O
. O

An O
additional O
benefit O
is O
the O
creation O
of O
jobs O
. O

This O
starts O
in O
the O
construction O
phase O
through O
the O
use O
of O
minority O
contractors O
and O
local O
workers O
. O

It O
continues O
through O
the O
life O
of O
the O
center O
; O
the B-FAC
Vermont I-FAC
- I-FAC
Slauson I-FAC
Center I-FAC
has O
created O
500 O
permanent O
private O
- O
sector O
jobs O
at O
a O
one O
- O
time O
cost O
in O
public O
funds O
of O
only O
$ O
2,500 O
per O
job O
. O

As O
many O
of O
these O
jobs O
are O
filled O
by O
local O
residents O
, O
who O
move O
from O
the O
welfare O
rolls O
to O
the O
tax O
rolls O
, O
the O
$ O
2,500 O
- O
per O
- O
job O
public O
investment O
should O
repay O
itself O
in O
a O
few O
years O
. O

And O
that O
is O
before O
consideration O
of O
increased O
state O
and O
local O
revenues O
from O
taxes O
and O
fees O
on O
sales O
, O
real O
estate O
, O
licenses O
and O
the O
like O
. O

Profits O
are O
also O
plowed O
back O
into O
the O
community O
; O
the O
non-profit O
Vermont B-GPE
- O
Slauson O
Economic O
Development O
Corp. O
receives O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
profits O
from O
the B-FAC
Vermont I-FAC
- I-FAC
Slauson I-FAC
Center I-FAC
and O
uses O
the O
money O
to O
provide O
moderate O
and O
low O
- O
cost O
housing O
in O
the O
community O
-- O
now O
running O
into O
the O
hundreds O
of O
units O
-- O
as O
well O
as O
commercial O
and O
industrial O
development O
projects O
. O

Bradford B-PERSON
Crowe I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
mayor O
's O
City B-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
says O
: O
`` O
There O
is O
no O
question O
that O
Vermont B-FAC
- I-FAC
Slauson I-FAC
had O
a O
halo O
effect O
on O
the O
surrounding O
neighborhood O
. O

What O
had O
been O
a O
deteriorated O
area O
with O
nothing O
but O
wig O
shops O
and O
shoe O
shops O
is O
now O
experiencing O
a O
major O
upgrading O
in O
the O
housing O
and O
commercial O
stock O
, O
thanks O
to O
a O
continuously O
replenished O
source O
of O
revitalization O
capital O
that O
Vermont B-FAC
- I-FAC
Slauson I-FAC
yields O
. O
'' O

Another O
benefit O
is O
that O
substantial O
percentages O
of O
the O
proprietors O
in O
these O
centers O
are O
minority O
businessmen O
and O
women O
. O

In O
the B-FAC
Grand I-FAC
Boulevard I-FAC
Plaza I-FAC
developed O
by O
Matanky B-ORG
Realty I-ORG
Group I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
's O
Third B-GPE
Ward I-GPE
, O
opposite O
the B-FAC
Robert I-FAC
Taylor I-FAC
Homes I-FAC
, O
29 O
% O
of O
the O
stores O
to O
date O
have O
been O
leased O
to O
blacks O
and O
14 O
% O
to O
members O
of O
other O
minority O
groups O
. O

Children O
from O
the O
community O
will O
have O
worthier O
role O
models O
than O
the O
drug O
kingpins O
. O

So O
what O
's O
the O
catch O
? O

Primarily O
that O
putting O
one O
of O
these O
inner O
- O
city O
deals O
together O
takes O
time O
, O
patience O
, O
breadth O
of O
vision O
and O
negotiating O
skills O
that O
not O
all O
developers O
possess O
. O

Security O
costs O
are O
also O
quite O
high O
. O

One O
of O
these O
centers O
can O
involve O
years O
of O
negotiating O
with O
numerous O
public O
agencies O
, O
local O
political O
leaders O
, O
and O
citizen O
groups O
, O
and O
with O
prospective O
tenants O
and O
sources O
of O
financing O
. O

Suburban B-PRODUCT
deals O
are O
not O
without O
their O
delays O
and O
complications O
-- O
inner O
- O
city O
deals O
just O
have O
more O
of O
them O
. O

Security O
at O
a O
typical O
Haagen B-ORG
inner O
- O
city O
center O
is O
impressive O
, O
but O
unobtrusive O
. O

The O
entire O
site O
is O
enclosed O
by O
a O
6 O
- O
to O
- O
8 O
- O
foot O
- O
high O
ornamental O
iron O
fence O
with O
a O
small O
number O
of O
remote O
- O
controlled O
gates O
. O

Shrubs O
and O
flowers O
give O
it O
a O
pleasing O
and O
non-fortress O
- O
like O
appearance O
. O

Infrared O
motion O
detectors O
and O
closed O
- O
circuit O
TV O
cameras O
monitor O
the O
entire O
center O
; O
lighting O
levels O
are O
three O
to O
five O
times O
the O
industry O
standard O
. O

The O
security O
command O
post O
, O
camouflaged O
as O
second O
- O
story O
retail O
space O
, O
has O
its O
own O
`` O
crow O
's O
nest O
'' O
above O
the O
roofs O
of O
the O
other O
buildings O
, O
with O
a O
panoramic O
view O
of O
the O
entire O
center O
. O

Local O
law O
enforcement O
is O
present O
in O
a O
sub-station O
occupying O
space O
donated O
by O
the O
center O
. O

These O
features O
are O
also O
used O
in O
Matanky B-ORG
Realty I-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
Grand B-FAC
Boulevard I-FAC
Plaza I-FAC
. O

Haagen B-ORG
has O
its O
own O
large O
security O
force O
of O
well O
- O
trained O
and O
well O
- O
paid O
personnel O
on O
round O
- O
the O
- O
clock O
duty O
at O
each O
center O
. O

Security O
is O
60 O
% O
to O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
common O
area O
charges O
of O
these O
centers O
, O
vs. O
an O
industry O
average O
of O
about O
15 O
% O
. O

These O
security O
costs O
are O
kept O
off O
- O
budget O
because O
the O
centers O
' O
site O
acquisition O
, O
construction O
, O
and O
financing O
costs O
were O
reduced O
by O
such O
programs O
as O
Urban O
Development O
Action O
Grants O
, O
Economic O
Development O
Administration O
Grants O
, O
Community O
Development O
Block O
Grants O
, O
tax O
- O
free O
Industrial O
Development O
Bonds O
, O
Enterprise O
Zone O
tax O
write O
- O
offs O
, O
city O
infrastructure O
grants O
, O
and O
tax O
increment O
financing O
. O

Many O
of O
these O
programs O
no O
longer O
exist O
, O
or O
have O
been O
severely O
cut O
back O
. O

However O
, O
since O
these O
centers O
appear O
to O
pay O
for O
themselves O
, O
there O
is O
nothing O
to O
prevent O
state O
and O
local O
governments O
from O
enacting O
legislation O
with O
similar O
provisions O
. O

Many O
states O
already O
have O
Enterprise O
Zones O
and O
legislation O
that O
combines O
tax O
incentives O
, O
loans O
, O
and O
grants O
to O
encourage O
investment O
in O
depressed O
areas O
with O
requirements O
for O
the O
hiring O
of O
the O
unemployed O
and O
minorities O
. O

These O
programs O
could O
be O
expanded O
to O
focus O
on O
funds O
for O
project O
planning O
, O
identifying O
sources O
of O
funds O
, O
and O
for O
acquiring O
a O
site O
and O
preparing O
it O
. O

Combatting O
crime O
and O
the O
fear O
of O
it O
in O
inner O
- O
city O
commercial O
areas O
should O
give O
Enterprise O
Zones O
more O
success O
than O
most O
have O
enjoyed O
to O
date O
. O

With O
many O
suburban O
areas O
basically O
overbuilt O
with O
shopping O
centers O
, O
inner O
- O
city O
areas O
may O
represent O
a O
major O
new O
untapped O
market O
for O
investment O
. O

New O
approaches O
to O
mall O
design O
and O
operation O
make O
it O
possible O
to O
tap O
these O
markets O
. O

If O
the O
risks O
and O
rewards O
are O
reasonable O
, O
developers O
will O
respond O
. O

Government O
officials O
who O
wonder O
how O
important O
it O
is O
for O
them O
to O
encourage O
development O
in O
high O
- O
risk O
areas O
should O
visit O
Vermont B-GPE
- O
Slauson O
and O
Grand O
Boulevard O
Plaza O
and O
decide O
for O
themselves O
. O

The O
answer O
will O
be O
obvious O
. O

Mr. O
Titus O
is O
a O
researcher O
at O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
National O
Institute O
of O
Justice B-ORG
. O

Chairman O
Jamie O
Whitten O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Miss B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
of O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
proposed O
a O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
emergency O
funding O
package O
to O
assist O
California B-GPE
's O
recovery O
from O
last O
week O
's O
earthquake O
and O
extend O
further O
aid O
to O
East O
Coast O
victims O
of O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

The O
sweeping O
measure O
incorporates O
$ O
500 O
million O
in O
small O
- O
business O
loans O
, O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
highway O
- O
construction O
funds O
and O
$ O
1.25 O
billion O
divided O
between O
general O
emergency O
assistance O
and O
a O
reserve O
to O
be O
available O
to O
President O
Bush O
to O
meet O
unanticipated O
costs O
from O
the O
two O
disasters O
. O

The O
funds O
would O
be O
attached O
to O
a O
stop O
- O
gap O
spending O
bill O
required O
to O
keep O
most O
of O
the O
government O
operating O
past O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
measure O
is O
scheduled O
to O
be O
taken O
up O
by O
the B-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
today O
. O

The O
panel O
is O
expected O
to O
add O
provisions O
waiving O
restrictions O
on O
the O
use O
of O
federal O
highway O
funds O
and O
may O
also O
shift O
money O
within O
the O
package O
to O
bolster O
the O
share O
for O
the B-ORG
Small I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
will O
support O
it O
, O
we O
will O
thank O
him O
, O
and O
we O
will O
augment O
it O
where O
appropriate O
, O
'' O
said O
Rep. O
Vic O
Fazio O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

Dubbed O
the O
`` O
Dire O
Emergency O
Supplemental O
to O
Meet O
the O
Needs O
of O
Natural O
Disasters O
of O
National O
Significance O
, O
'' O
the O
measure O
is O
vintage O
Whitten B-PERSON
in O
asserting O
federal O
responsibility O
and O
in O
disdaining O
budget O
impediments O
. O

`` O
Such O
other O
amounts O
will O
be O
made O
available O
subsequently O
as O
required O
, O
'' O
the O
legislation O
reads O
, O
and O
the O
new O
obligations O
`` O
shall O
not O
be O
a O
charge O
against O
the B-LAW
Budget I-LAW
Act I-LAW
, O
Gramm B-LAW
- I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW
- I-LAW
Hollings I-LAW
, O
or O
other O
ceilings O
. O

In O
a O
blow O
to O
France B-GPE
's O
Rafale B-PRODUCT
jet O
fighter O
, O
the O
French B-NORP
navy O
for O
the O
first O
time O
publicly O
stated O
its O
desire O
to O
buy O
15 O
McDonnell O
Douglas O
Corp. O
F O
- O
18 O
Hornets O
to O
defend O
its O
aircraft O
carriers O
. O

The O
statement O
is O
likely O
to O
sharpen O
the O
debate O
within O
France B-GPE
's O
military O
establishment O
over O
the O
Rafale B-PRODUCT
, O
which O
is O
made O
by O
Avions B-ORG
Marcel I-ORG
Dassault I-ORG
- I-ORG
Breguet I-ORG
Aviation I-ORG
SA I-ORG
. O

In O
an O
interview O
in O
the O
navy O
's O
official O
weekly O
magazine O
Cols B-ORG
Bleus I-ORG
, O
the O
navy O
's O
second O
- O
in O
- O
command O
, O
Adm. O
Yves O
Goupil O
, O
said O
the O
navy O
still O
intends O
to O
buy O
86 O
Rafales B-PRODUCT
as O
scheduled O
in O
the O
late O
1990s O
and O
early O
21st O
century O
. O

The O
air O
force O
is O
to O
take O
at O
least O
250 O
more O
. O

Adm. O
Goupil O
said O
the O
navy O
ca O
n't O
wait O
until O
1998 O
, O
when O
the O
naval O
Rafale B-PRODUCT
becomes O
available O
, O
to O
replace O
its O
obsolete O
fleet O
of O
American O
- O
made O
Crusaders B-PRODUCT
, O
used O
since O
the O
1950s O
to O
protect O
carriers O
from O
attack O
. O

Rather O
than O
renovate O
the O
Crusaders B-PRODUCT
, O
which O
Dassault B-ORG
is O
proposing O
to O
do O
for O
around O
1.8 O
billion O
French B-NORP
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
286.6 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
Adm. O
Goupil O
said O
the O
navy O
wants O
to O
buy O
used O
F B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
18s I-PRODUCT
from O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Navy I-ORG
. O

Officially O
, O
the O
statement O
is O
n't O
an O
attack O
on O
the O
Rafale B-PRODUCT
. O

Adm. O
Goupil O
said O
that O
when O
the B-PRODUCT
F I-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
18s I-PRODUCT
wear O
out O
, O
the O
navy O
is O
prepared O
to O
take O
Rafales B-PRODUCT
to O
replace O
them O
. O

But O
unofficially O
, O
senior O
navy O
officials O
sharply O
criticize O
the O
Rafale B-PRODUCT
as O
an O
air O
force O
plane O
ill O
- O
suited O
to O
carrier O
use O
. O

Although O
they O
never O
said O
so O
publicly O
, O
they O
have O
made O
no O
secret O
of O
their O
preference O
for O
the O
F O
- O
18 O
on O
operational O
grounds O
. O

Adm. O
Goupil O
's O
comments O
are O
likely O
to O
inflame O
the O
broader O
dispute O
within O
the O
military O
establishment O
here O
over O
the O
role O
of O
Dassault B-ORG
. O

Although O
government O
- O
controlled O
, O
Dassault B-ORG
still O
is O
run O
by O
the O
founder O
's O
son O
, O
Chairman O
Serge O
Dassault O
, O
who O
has O
fiercely O
protected O
his O
company O
's O
independence O
. O

The O
Rafale B-PRODUCT
project O
is O
the O
result O
of O
France B-GPE
's O
inability O
jointly O
to O
develop O
a O
plane O
with O
other O
countries O
, O
and O
French B-NORP
officials O
question O
whether O
the O
state O
can O
continue O
paying O
for O
expensive O
independent O
programs O
. O

So O
far O
, O
Mr. O
Dassault O
has O
resisted O
pressure O
to O
change O
. O

What O
brought O
the O
naval O
issue O
to O
a O
head O
is O
that O
the O
Crusaders B-PRODUCT
are O
literally O
falling O
apart O
, O
without O
any O
immediate O
plan O
to O
replace O
them O
. O

Adm. O
Goupil O
, O
a O
former O
Crusader B-PRODUCT
squadron O
leader O
, O
said O
that O
the O
last O
other O
country O
to O
use O
Crusaders B-PRODUCT
, O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
, O
retired O
its O
last O
ones O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

A O
French B-NORP
Crusader B-PRODUCT
crash O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
heightened O
pressure O
for O
new O
planes O
here O
. O

Adm. O
Goupil O
rejected O
Dassault O
's O
proposal O
to O
renovate O
the O
Crusaders B-PRODUCT
, O
saying O
the O
cost O
was O
impossible O
to O
estimate O
. O

Even O
modernized O
, O
he O
said O
, O
the O
Crusaders B-PRODUCT
represent O
an O
obsolete O
and O
dangerous O
protection O
for O
the O
aircraft O
carriers O
France B-GPE
has O
sent O
to O
meet O
such O
crises O
as O
the O
wars O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
. O

Defense O
Minister O
Jean O
- O
Pierre O
Chevenement O
told O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
Anglo O
- O
American B-NORP
Press O
Association O
that O
the O
question O
of O
modernizing O
the O
Crusaders B-PRODUCT
or O
buying O
used O
F18s O
is O
a O
`` O
political O
'' O
decision O
that O
he O
will O
make O
in O
due O
time O
. O

Burmah B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
British B-NORP
independent O
oil O
and O
specialty O
- O
chemicals O
marketing O
concern O
, O
said O
SHV B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
N.V. I-ORG
has O
built O
up O
a O
7.5 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
company O
. O

The O
holding O
of O
13.6 O
million O
shares O
is O
up O
from O
a O
6.7 O
% O
stake O
that O
Burmah B-ORG
announced O
SHV B-ORG
held O
as O
of O
last O
Monday O
. O

SHV B-ORG
, O
of O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
, O
which O
last O
year O
merged O
its O
North B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
oil O
and O
gas O
operations O
with O
those O
of O
Calor B-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
and O
which O
owns O
40 O
% O
of O
Calor B-ORG
, O
was O
identified O
as O
a O
possible O
suitor O
for O
Burmah B-ORG
. O

Burmah B-ORG
said O
it O
had O
n't O
held O
any O
discussions O
with O
SHV B-ORG
and O
that O
`` O
no O
deal O
of O
any O
nature O
is O
in O
contemplation O
. O

Spending O
by O
average O
Japanese B-NORP
households O
in O
August O
fell O
an O
adjusted O
1.9 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the B-ORG
Statistics I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
of O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
's O
Office O
said O
. O

The O
bureau O
cited O
typhoons O
in O
the O
month O
that O
discouraged O
shopping O
and O
leisure O
opportunities O
. O

Spending O
by O
Japanese B-NORP
households O
averaged O
290,782 O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
2,052.10 O
-RRB- O
in O
August O
. O

In O
nominal O
terms O
it O
rose O
0.6 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
before O
adjustment O
. O

August O
adjusted O
spending O
by O
wage O
- O
earning O
families O
was O
down O
0.6 O
% O
to O
309,381 O
yen O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
real O
income O
of O
wage O
- O
earning O
families O
in O
the O
month O
eased O
1.2 O
% O
to O
438,845 O
yen O
from O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

With O
the O
dust O
settling O
from O
the O
failed O
coup O
attempt O
in O
Panama B-GPE
, O
one O
of O
the O
many O
lingering O
questions O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
will O
ponder O
is O
this O
: O
Is O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
staff O
big O
enough O
, O
and O
does O
it O
have O
enough O
clout O
, O
to O
do O
its O
job O
of O
coordinating O
foreign O
policy O
? O

President O
Bush O
's O
national O
security O
adviser O
, O
Lt. O
Gen. O
Brent O
Scowcroft O
, O
came O
into O
office O
in O
January O
intent O
on O
making O
the O
NSC O
staff O
leaner O
and O
more O
disciplined O
than O
it O
had O
been O
during O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
. O

Gen. B-PERSON
Scowcroft I-PERSON
was O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Tower I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
which O
investigated O
the O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
affair O
. O

He O
was O
all O
too O
aware O
of O
how O
a O
large O
, O
inadequately O
supervised O
NSC B-ORG
staff O
had O
spun O
out O
of O
control O
and O
nearly O
wrecked O
President O
Reagan O
's O
second O
term O
. O

So O
, O
following O
both O
the O
style O
he O
pursued O
as O
President O
Ford O
's O
national O
security O
adviser O
and O
the O
recommendations O
of O
the B-ORG
Tower I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
Gen. B-PERSON
Scowcroft I-PERSON
has O
pruned O
the O
NSC O
staff O
and O
tried O
to O
ensure O
that O
it O
sticks O
to O
its O
assigned O
tasks O
-- O
namely O
, O
gathering O
the O
views O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
Pentagon B-ORG
and O
intelligence O
community O
; O
serving O
as O
an O
honest O
broker O
in O
distilling O
that O
information O
for O
the O
president O
and O
then O
making O
sure O
presidential O
decisions O
are O
carried O
out O
. O

The B-ORG
Tower I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
specifically O
said O
that O
the O
NSC O
staff O
should O
be O
`` O
small O
'' O
and O
warned O
against O
letting O
`` O
energetic O
self O
- O
starters O
'' O
like O
Lt. O
Col. O
Oliver O
North O
strike O
out O
on O
their O
own O
rather O
than O
leaving O
the O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
execution O
of O
policies O
to O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
Pentagon B-ORG
or O
Central B-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
. O

However O
, O
the O
Panama B-GPE
episode O
has O
raised O
questions O
about O
whether O
the O
NSC O
staff O
is O
sufficiently O
big O
, O
diverse O
and O
powerful O
to O
coordinate O
U.S. B-GPE
policy O
on O
tough O
issues O
. O

During O
the O
coup O
attempt O
and O
its O
aftermath O
, O
NSC B-ORG
staffers O
were O
`` O
stretched O
very O
thin O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
senior O
administration O
official O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
very O
small O
shop O
. O
'' O

Gen. B-PERSON
Scowcroft I-PERSON
does O
n't O
plan O
to O
increase O
the O
staff O
right O
now O
, O
but O
is O
weighing O
that O
possibility O
, O
the O
official O
adds O
. O

The O
NSC O
staff O
`` O
does O
n't O
have O
the O
horsepower O
that O
I O
believe O
is O
required O
to O
have O
an O
effective O
interagency O
process O
, O
'' O
says O
Frank B-PERSON
Gaffney I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Pentagon B-ORG
aide O
who O
now O
runs O
the O
Center O
for O
Security O
Policy O
, O
a O
conservative O
Washington B-GPE
think O
- O
tank O
. O

`` O
The O
problem O
with O
this O
administration O
, O
I O
think O
, O
is O
that O
by O
design O
it O
has O
greatly O
diminished O
, O
both O
in O
a O
physical O
sense O
and O
in O
a O
procedural O
sense O
, O
the O
role O
of O
the O
NSC O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
itself O
was O
established O
in O
1947 O
because O
policy O
makers O
sensed O
a O
need O
, O
in O
an O
increasingly O
complex O
world O
, O
for O
a O
formal O
system O
within O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
to O
make O
sure O
that O
communications O
flowed O
smoothly O
between O
the O
president O
and O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
Pentagon B-ORG
and O
intelligence O
agencies O
. O

By O
law O
, O
the O
council O
includes O
the O
president O
, O
vice O
president O
and O
secretaries O
of O
state O
and O
defense O
. O

In O
practice O
, O
the O
director O
of O
central O
intelligence O
and O
chairman O
of O
the O
Joint O
Chiefs O
of O
Staff O
also O
serve O
as O
unofficial O
members O
. O

But O
the O
size O
, O
shape O
and O
role O
of O
the O
NSC O
staff O
have O
been O
left O
for O
each O
president O
and O
his O
national O
security O
adviser O
to O
decide O
. O

That O
task O
is O
one O
of O
Washington B-GPE
's O
perennial O
problems O
. O

In O
the O
Bush O
White O
House O
, O
the O
size O
of O
the O
NSC O
's O
staff O
of O
professional O
officers O
is O
down O
to O
about O
50 O
from O
about O
70 O
in O
1987 O
, O
administration O
officials O
say O
. O

Administration O
officials O
insist O
that O
the O
size O
of O
the O
staff O
was O
n't O
a O
problem O
during O
the O
Panama B-GPE
crisis O
. O

But O
one O
clear O
problem O
during O
the O
coup O
attempt O
was O
that O
the O
NSC O
staffer O
most O
experienced O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
Everett B-PERSON
Briggs I-PERSON
, O
was O
gone O
. O

He O
had O
just O
resigned O
, O
at O
least O
in O
part O
because O
of O
a O
feud O
with O
Assistant O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Bernard O
Aronson O
over O
the O
administration O
's O
policy O
on O
Panama B-GPE
and O
support O
for O
Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
Contra O
rebels O
. O

The O
absence O
of O
Mr. O
Briggs O
underscored O
the O
possible O
inadequacy O
of O
the O
current O
NSC B-ORG
staff O
. O

Both O
Gen. B-PERSON
Scowcroft I-PERSON
and O
his O
deputy O
, O
Robert B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
, O
are O
experts O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Soviet O
affairs O
. O

Gen. B-PERSON
Scowcroft I-PERSON
is O
particularly O
well O
- O
versed O
in O
arms O
control O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Gates O
has O
spent O
years O
studying O
Soviet B-NORP
politics O
and O
society O
. O

Both O
have O
become O
confidants O
of O
President O
Bush O
. O

But O
neither O
has O
an O
extensive O
background O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
or O
Asia B-GPE
. O

In O
those O
areas O
, O
the O
role O
of O
NSC B-ORG
staffers O
under O
them O
therefore O
have O
become O
more O
important O
. O

Gen. B-PERSON
Scowcroft I-PERSON
knows O
as O
well O
as O
anyone O
that O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
dangers O
he O
faces O
is O
that O
NSC B-ORG
staffers O
working O
in O
relative O
anonymity O
will O
take O
over O
policy O
- O
making O
and O
operational O
tasks O
that O
are O
best O
left O
to O
bigger O
and O
more O
experienced O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
Pentagon B-ORG
bureaus O
. O

But O
just O
as O
every O
previous O
NSC B-ORG
adviser O
has O
, O
Gen. B-PERSON
Scowcroft I-PERSON
now O
will O
have O
to O
mull O
at O
what O
point O
the O
NSC O
staff O
becomes O
too O
lean O
and O
too O
restrained O
. O

This O
letter O
was O
inspired O
by O
David O
Asman O
's O
Sept. O
25 O
editorial O
- O
page O
article O
about O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
, O
`` O
Man B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Middle I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Drug I-WORK_OF_ART
Trafficking I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

I O
've O
organized O
a O
series O
of O
exchanges O
, O
exhibitions O
and O
other O
continuing O
projects O
between O
Cuban B-NORP
and O
American B-NORP
artists O
. O

In O
any O
matters O
between O
us O
and O
the O
Cubans B-NORP
there O
can O
be O
no O
simplicity O
, O
consequently O
I O
've O
become O
familiar O
not O
only O
with O
Cuban B-NORP
art O
and O
artists O
, O
but O
also O
with O
Cuban B-NORP
bureaucrats O
and O
their O
counterparts O
in O
our O
own O
government O
. O

Despite O
levels O
of O
obstruction O
, O
incompetence O
and O
ensuing O
frustration O
of O
mythic O
proportion O
, O
these O
projects O
all O
remain O
, O
in O
my O
mind O
, O
valuable O
and O
well O
worth O
the O
effort O
. O

There O
is O
a O
simple O
reason O
for O
this O
: O
the O
Cuban O
people O
. O

Let O
me O
immediately O
put O
limits O
to O
whatever O
nostalgic O
notions O
that O
may O
intimate O
. O

Those O
`` O
people O
'' O
to O
whom O
I O
refer O
are O
not O
some O
heroic O
, O
indecipherable O
quantity O
; O
they O
are O
artists O
, O
critics O
, O
taxi O
drivers O
, O
grandmothers O
, O
even O
some O
employees O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Culture O
, O
all O
of O
whom O
share O
a O
deep O
belief O
in O
the O
original O
principles O
of O
the B-EVENT
Cuban I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
, O
spelled O
out O
in O
terms O
such O
as O
equality O
among O
all O
members O
of O
the O
society O
, O
reverence O
for O
education O
and O
creative O
expression O
, O
universal O
rights O
to O
health O
and O
livelihood O
, O
housing O
, O
etc O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
generation O
of O
painters O
growing O
into O
maturity O
right O
now O
works O
with O
such O
profoundly O
held O
humanist O
assumptions O
and O
such O
passionate O
commitment O
to O
moral O
and O
ethical O
principles O
that O
it O
makes O
Che O
Guevara O
's O
famous O
linkages O
of O
art O
, O
idealism O
and O
revolution O
seem O
modest O
. O

It O
is O
on O
behalf O
of O
these O
people O
, O
and O
out O
of O
my O
real O
respect O
for O
them O
, O
that O
I O
am O
responding O
to O
Mr. O
Asman O
's O
opinions O
of O
their O
country O
. O

The O
Ochoa B-PERSON
trial O
in O
July O
, O
with O
its O
revelations O
of O
deeply O
rooted O
and O
widespread O
corruption O
, O
and O
the O
summary O
trial O
and O
execution O
, O
was O
extremely O
disturbing O
to O
everyone O
who O
has O
ever O
considered O
himself O
a O
friend O
of O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
unacceptable O
though O
those O
occurrences O
may O
have O
been O
, O
they O
still O
provide O
no O
excuse O
for O
wholesale O
departures O
from O
truth O
. O

Mr. O
Asman O
should O
make O
distinctions O
among O
Fidel B-PERSON
, O
the O
army O
and O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
people O
. O

They O
are O
not O
interchangeable O
, O
since O
they O
are O
motivated O
to O
act O
based O
on O
their O
own O
circumstances O
. O

It O
is O
naivete O
to O
equate O
a O
government O
's O
policies O
with O
the O
will O
of O
the O
people O
-LRB- O
as O
we O
well O
know O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
it O
is O
even O
worse O
folly O
to O
merge O
the O
clearly O
divergent O
agendas O
of O
Fidel B-PERSON
and O
the O
military O
and O
the O
state O
bureaucracy O
. O

Mr. O
Asman O
is O
also O
annoyed O
that O
Mr. O
Castro O
has O
resisted O
collaboration O
with O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
, O
even O
though O
by O
his O
own O
account O
that O
collaboration O
has O
been O
devised O
essentially O
as O
a O
mechanism O
for O
acts O
directly O
hostile O
to O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
regime O
, O
such O
as O
facilitating O
defections O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
a O
little O
disingenuous O
to O
be O
surprised O
that O
Fidel B-PERSON
does O
n't O
invite O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
to O
violate O
the O
jurisdiction O
of O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
government O
over O
its O
own O
territory O
. O

We O
badly O
need O
to O
follow O
fact O
rather O
than O
the O
rhetoric O
of O
conventional O
wisdom O
. O

Without O
this O
basic O
level O
of O
attention O
to O
reality O
, O
our O
policies O
on O
Cuba B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
be O
as O
counterproductive O
as O
they O
have O
for O
30 O
years O
. O

From O
my O
own O
point O
of O
view O
, O
given O
the O
qualities O
of O
humanity O
, O
creativity O
and O
warm O
spirit O
in O
which O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
people O
excel O
, O
we O
deny O
ourselves O
access O
to O
things O
we O
hold O
dear O
, O
and O
which O
seem O
to O
run O
in O
such O
short O
supply O
these O
days O
. O

There O
is O
no O
rational O
justification O
for O
such O
behavior O
. O

Rachel O
Weiss O
Brookline O
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

France B-GPE
's O
national O
tobacco O
company O
, O
known O
for O
making O
brown O
- O
tobacco O
cigarettes O
such O
as O
Gauloises B-PRODUCT
and O
Gitanes B-PRODUCT
, O
is O
branching O
out O
. O

Concerned O
by O
dipping O
demand O
for O
its O
traditional O
products O
, O
it O
is O
moving O
not O
only O
into O
blonde O
cigarettes O
, O
but O
also O
into O
electronic O
car O
- O
parking O
payment O
cards O
to O
be O
sold O
in O
neighborhood O
tobacco O
stores O
. O

Brown O
tobacco O
in O
France B-GPE
is O
a O
more O
pungent O
, O
stronger O
grade O
than O
the O
lighter O
grade O
, O
or O
blonde O
tobacco O
, O
used O
in O
so O
- O
called O
American B-NORP
- O
style O
cigarettes O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
n't O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
, O
'' O
says O
Bertrand O
de O
Galle O
, O
chairman O
of O
government O
- O
owned O
Societe O
Nationale O
d'Exploitation O
Industrielle O
des O
Tabacs O
& O
Allumettes O
S.A. O
, O
known O
as O
Seita B-ORG
. O

He O
says O
that O
because O
Seita B-ORG
's O
profits O
are O
limited O
by O
government O
- O
controlled O
cigarette O
prices O
, O
he O
does O
n't O
have O
the O
cash O
to O
diversify O
as O
heavily O
into O
food O
and O
drink O
as O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
concern O
has O
done O
. O

-LRB- O
Last O
year O
, O
for O
example O
, O
Seita B-ORG
's O
net O
profit O
soared O
150 O
% O
to O
461.6 O
million O
French B-NORP
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
73.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
on O
sales O
of O
FFr O
27.68 O
billion O
- O
a O
1.7 O
% O
profit O
margin O
. O
-RRB- O

Instead O
, O
he O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
, O
he O
is O
looking O
for O
ways O
to O
exploit O
France B-GPE
's O
network O
of O
39,000 O
tobacco O
agents O
, O
most O
of O
them O
cafes O
. O

While O
Seita B-ORG
does O
n't O
own O
the O
French B-NORP
tabacs O
, O
its O
close O
alliance O
with O
them O
offers O
distribution O
possibilities O
. O

One O
proposal O
is O
to O
introduce O
a O
new O
payment O
system O
for O
parking O
in O
Paris B-GPE
. O

Instead O
of O
paying O
for O
parking O
by O
putting O
money O
in O
the O
existing O
machines O
, O
which O
deliver O
little O
paper O
receipts O
, O
drivers O
would O
be O
able O
to O
buy O
electronic O
cards O
in O
local O
tobacco O
shops O
. O

Once O
activated O
, O
the O
card O
would O
sit O
in O
the O
car O
's O
window O
, O
showing O
traffic O
wardens O
how O
much O
time O
the O
motorist O
could O
remain O
. O

When O
the O
motorist O
returned O
to O
his O
car O
he O
could O
turn O
the O
card O
off O
and O
, O
if O
it O
showed O
time O
remaining O
, O
save O
it O
for O
later O
. O

Seita B-ORG
is O
a O
partner O
in O
the O
project O
, O
which O
was O
developed O
by O
Matra B-ORG
SA I-ORG
using O
Japanese B-NORP
technology O
. O

Seita B-ORG
and O
Matra B-ORG
currently O
are O
negotiating O
with O
city O
officials O
for O
the O
right O
to O
begin O
service O
. O

And O
Seita B-ORG
is O
considering O
further O
diversification O
. O

It O
wanted O
to O
buy O
RJR B-ORG
Nabisco I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
French B-NORP
cracker O
subsidiary O
, O
Belin B-ORG
, O
in O
hopes O
of O
selling O
its O
products O
in O
tobacco O
stores O
, O
but O
lost O
the O
bidding O
to O
food O
group O
BSN B-ORG
SA I-ORG
. O

It O
currently O
is O
considering O
bidding O
for O
Swedish B-ORG
Match I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

And O
it O
retains O
an O
interest O
in O
acquiring O
candies O
and O
other O
articles O
that O
might O
be O
sold O
in O
tobacco O
shops O
. O

It O
also O
is O
trying O
to O
shore O
up O
its O
tobacco O
business O
. O

Brown O
- O
tobacco O
cigarettes O
such O
as O
Gauloises B-PRODUCT
now O
make O
up O
just O
40 O
% O
of O
the O
French B-NORP
tobacco O
market O
, O
half O
the O
level O
of O
about O
two O
decades O
ago O
. O

While O
Seita B-ORG
retains O
a O
manufacturing O
monopoly O
in O
France B-GPE
, O
it O
is O
being O
hurt O
by O
rising O
imports O
and O
from O
waning O
cigarette O
demand O
. O

So O
Seita B-ORG
has O
introduced O
blonde O
cigarettes O
under O
the O
Gauloises B-PRODUCT
label O
, O
and O
intends O
to O
relaunch O
the O
unsuccessful O
Gitanes B-PRODUCT
Blondes I-PRODUCT
in O
new O
packaging O
, O
similar O
to O
the O
slide O
- O
packs O
used O
by O
brown O
- O
tobacco O
Gitanes B-PRODUCT
. O

The O
aim O
, O
says O
Mr. O
de O
Galle O
, O
is O
to O
win O
market O
share O
from O
imported O
cigarettes O
, O
and O
to O
persuade O
smokers O
who O
are O
switching O
to O
blonde O
cigarettes O
to O
keep O
buying O
French B-NORP
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
said O
a O
seat O
was O
sold O
for O
$ O
500,000 O
, O
unchanged O
from O
the O
sale O
Thursday O
. O

Seats O
are O
quoted O
at O
$ O
430,000 O
bid O
and O
$ O
525,000 O
asked O
. O

After O
several O
years O
of O
booming O
business O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
foreign O
traders O
are O
bracing O
for O
the O
biggest O
slump O
in O
a O
decade O
. O

The O
imposition O
of O
austerity O
measures O
, O
starting O
last O
October O
, O
already O
had O
begun O
to O
pinch O
when O
the O
massacre O
in O
Tiananmen B-FAC
Square I-FAC
on O
June B-GPE
4 O
and O
subsequent O
events O
tugged O
the O
belt O
far O
tighter O
. O

Foreign O
lending O
has O
been O
virtually O
suspended O
since O
then O
, O
choking O
liquidity O
and O
hobbling O
many O
projects O
. O

And O
Beijing B-GPE
has O
pulled O
back O
on O
domestic O
loans O
and O
subsidies O
, O
leaving O
many O
domestic O
buyers O
and O
export O
- O
oriented O
plants O
strapped O
for O
cash O
. O

Givaudan B-ORG
Far I-ORG
East I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
Swiss B-NORP
concern O
that O
sells O
chemicals O
to O
shampoo O
and O
soap O
factories O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
typifies O
the O
problems O
. O

Last O
year O
's O
retrenchment O
dried O
up O
the O
working O
capital O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
factories O
. O

The O
company O
's O
sales O
flattened O
during O
1989 O
's O
first O
half O
. O

The O
June B-GPE
killings O
magnified O
the O
problems O
. O

In O
Canton B-GPE
, O
Givaudan B-ORG
's O
representative O
office O
received O
no O
orders O
in O
June B-GPE
. O

At O
first O
it O
attributed O
the O
slump O
to O
temporary O
business O
disruptions O
, O
but O
when O
no O
orders O
were O
logged O
in O
August O
and O
September O
, O
manager O
Donald B-PERSON
Lai I-PERSON
became O
convinced O
that O
business O
would O
be O
bad O
for O
many O
months O
. O

`` O
Things O
have O
grown O
worse O
since O
June B-GPE
4 O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Lai O
says O
. O

He O
predicts O
that O
sales O
will O
drop O
between O
30 O
% O
and O
40 O
% O
from O
last O
year O
's O
$ O
3 O
million O
. O

The O
consumer O
- O
products O
and O
light O
- O
industrial O
sectors O
are O
bearing O
the O
brunt O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
austerity O
measures O
, O
and O
foreign O
companies O
such O
as O
Givaudan B-ORG
that O
deal O
with O
those O
industries O
are O
being O
hit O
the O
hardest O
. O

But O
in O
general O
, O
all O
foreign O
- O
trading O
companies O
are O
feeling O
the O
pinch O
. O

`` O
The O
import O
pie O
will O
shrink O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Kamm I-PERSON
, O
first O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
American O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
a O
China B-GPE
trade O
specialist O
. O

`` O
On O
the O
down O
side O
, O
sales O
could O
fall O
as O
much O
as O
90 O
% O
for O
some O
companies O
; O
on O
the O
upper O
side O
, O
sales O
will O
be O
flat O
. O
'' O

China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
trade O
has O
gone O
in O
cycles O
during O
the O
past O
decade O
. O

The O
last O
time O
that O
traders O
experienced O
a O
trough O
was O
during O
1985 O
- O
86 O
, O
when O
Beijing B-GPE
imposed O
tough O
measures O
to O
curb O
imports O
and O
conserve O
foreign O
exchange O
. O

The O
current O
trough O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
much O
deeper O
, O
because O
Beijing B-GPE
has O
cut O
off O
domestic O
funds O
from O
factories O
for O
the O
first O
time O
to O
slow O
inflation O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
suspension O
of O
loans O
and O
export O
credits O
from O
foreign O
governments O
and O
institutions O
following O
the O
June B-GPE
killings O
have O
been O
a O
big O
setback O
. O

`` O
The O
freeze O
on O
new O
lending O
is O
dealing O
the O
single O
biggest O
blow O
to O
trading O
, O
'' O
says O
Raymond B-PERSON
Wong I-PERSON
, O
China B-GPE
manager O
for O
Mannesmann B-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
a O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
machinery O
- O
trading O
company O
. O

Import O
growth O
from O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
months O
slowed O
to O
16 O
% O
in O
July O
and O
7.1 O
% O
in O
August O
, O
compared O
with O
an O
average O
growth O
rate O
of O
26 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
half O
. O

In O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
of O
1989 O
, O
imports O
grew O
21 O
% O
, O
to O
$ O
38.32 O
billion O
, O
down O
slightly O
from O
a O
growth O
rate O
of O
23 O
% O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
picture O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
exports O
is O
just O
as O
bleak O
, O
mainly O
because O
of O
the O
domestic O
credit O
squeeze O
. O

Exports O
in O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
grew O
only O
9 O
% O
, O
to O
$ O
31.48 O
billion O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
growth O
rate O
of O
25 O
% O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
according O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
customs O
figures O
. O

The O
threat O
to O
China B-GPE
's O
balance O
of O
payments O
is O
further O
aggravated O
by O
the O
plunge O
in O
its O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
reserves O
, O
excluding O
gold O
holdings O
. O

The O
reserves O
dropped O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
to O
$ O
14 O
billion O
in O
June B-GPE
from O
$ O
19 O
billion O
in O
April O
. O

The O
trend O
has O
prompted O
Beijing B-GPE
to O
intensify O
efforts O
to O
curb O
imports O
. O

In O
recent O
weeks O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
leaders O
have O
recentralized O
trading O
in O
wool O
and O
scores O
of O
chemical O
products O
and O
commodities O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Economic O
Relations O
and O
Trade O
set O
up O
a O
special O
bureau O
last O
month O
to O
monitor O
the O
issue O
of O
import O
and O
export O
licenses O
. O

Beijing B-GPE
's O
periodic O
clampdowns O
on O
imports O
have O
taught O
many O
trading O
companies O
that O
the O
best O
way O
to O
get O
through O
the O
drought O
is O
by O
helping O
China B-GPE
export O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Nissho B-ORG
Iwai I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
Japanese B-NORP
trading O
houses O
, O
now O
buys O
almost O
twice O
as O
many O
goods O
from O
China B-GPE
as O
it O
sells O
to O
that O
country O
. O

Three O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
ratio O
was O
reversed O
. O

But O
the O
strategy O
is O
n't O
helping O
much O
this O
time O
. O

`` O
Both O
sectors O
of O
imports O
and O
exports O
look O
just O
as O
bad O
, O
'' O
says O
Masahiko B-PERSON
Kitamura I-PERSON
, O
general O
manager O
of O
Nissho B-PERSON
Iwai I-PERSON
's O
Canton B-GPE
office O
. O

He O
expects O
the O
company O
's O
trading O
business O
to O
drop O
as O
much O
as O
40 O
% O
this O
year O
. O

For O
a O
short O
time O
after O
June B-GPE
4 O
, O
it O
appeared O
that O
the O
trade O
picture O
would O
remain O
fairly O
bright O
. O

Many O
foreign O
trading O
offices O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
were O
swamped O
with O
telexes O
and O
telephone O
calls O
from O
Chinese B-NORP
trade O
officials O
urging O
them O
not O
to O
sever O
ties O
. O

Even O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
which O
normally O
took O
weeks O
to O
process O
letters O
of O
credit O
, O
was O
settling O
the O
letters O
at O
record O
speed O
to O
dispel O
rumors O
about O
the O
bank O
's O
financial O
health O
. O

But O
when O
foreign O
traders O
tried O
to O
do O
business O
, O
they O
discovered O
that O
the O
eagerness O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
trade O
officials O
was O
just O
a O
smokescreen O
. O

The O
suspension O
of O
foreign O
loans O
has O
weakened O
the O
buying O
power O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
national O
trading O
companies O
, O
which O
are O
among O
the O
country O
's O
biggest O
importers O
. O

Business O
is O
n't O
any O
better O
on O
the O
provincial O
or O
municipal O
level O
, O
foreign O
traders O
say O
. O

Shanghai O
Investment O
& O
Trust O
Co. O
, O
known O
as O
Sitco B-ORG
, O
is O
the O
city O
's O
main O
financier O
for O
trading O
business O
. O

Sitco B-ORG
had O
customarily O
tapped O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
bond O
market O
for O
funds O
, O
but O
it O
ca O
n't O
do O
that O
any O
longer O
. O

Foreign O
traders O
say O
the O
company O
is O
strapped O
for O
cash O
. O

`` O
It O
has O
difficulties O
paying O
its O
foreign O
debts O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
executive O
who O
is O
familiar O
with O
Sitco B-ORG
's O
business O
. O

`` O
How O
can O
it O
make O
available O
funds O
for O
purchases O
? O
'' O

Foreign O
traders O
also O
say O
many O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
big O
infrastructural O
projects O
have O
been O
canceled O
or O
postponed O
because O
of O
the O
squeeze O
on O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
credit O
. O

Albert B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
a O
veteran O
trader O
who O
specializes O
in O
machinery O
sales O
, O
estimates O
that O
as O
many O
as O
70 O
% O
of O
projects O
that O
had O
obtained O
approval O
to O
proceed O
have O
been O
canceled O
in O
recent O
months O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
virtually O
no O
new O
projects O
, O
and O
that O
means O
no O
new O
business O
for O
us O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Even O
when O
new O
lending O
resumes O
, O
foreign O
exchange O
would O
still O
be O
tight O
because O
Beijing B-GPE
will O
likely O
try O
to O
rein O
in O
foreign O
borrowing O
, O
which O
has O
grown O
between O
30 O
% O
and O
40 O
% O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
. O

And O
foreign O
creditors O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
more O
cautious O
about O
extending O
new O
loans O
because O
China B-GPE
is O
nearing O
a O
peak O
repayment O
period O
as O
many O
loans O
start O
falling O
due O
in O
the O
next O
two O
to O
five O
years O
. O

Another O
reason O
for O
the O
intensity O
of O
the O
trade O
problems O
is O
that O
Beijing B-GPE
has O
extended O
the O
current O
clampdown O
on O
imports O
beyond O
the O
usual O
target O
of O
consumer O
products O
to O
include O
steel O
, O
chemical O
fertilizers O
and O
plastics O
. O

These O
have O
been O
among O
the O
country O
's O
leading O
imports O
, O
particularly O
last O
year O
when O
there O
were O
shortages O
that O
led O
many O
traders O
to O
buy O
heavily O
and O
pay O
dearly O
. O

But O
the O
shortages O
also O
spawned O
rampant O
speculation O
and O
spiraling O
prices O
. O

To O
stem O
speculation O
, O
Beijing B-GPE
imposed O
ceiling O
prices O
that O
went O
into O
effect O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Traders O
who O
had O
bought O
the O
goods O
at O
prices O
above O
the O
ceiling O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
take O
a O
loss O
on O
resales O
and O
are O
holding O
onto O
their O
stock O
. O

The O
resulting O
stockpiling O
has O
depressed O
the O
market O
. O

But O
Beijing B-GPE
ca O
n't O
cut O
back O
on O
such O
essential O
imports O
as O
raw O
materials O
for O
too O
long O
without O
hampering O
the O
country O
's O
export O
business O
. O

Mr. O
Kamm O
, O
the O
China B-GPE
trade O
expert O
, O
estimates O
that O
as O
much O
as O
50 O
% O
of O
Guangdong B-GPE
's O
exports O
is O
made O
up O
of O
processed O
imported O
raw O
materials O
. O

Following O
is O
a O
weekly O
listing O
of O
unadited O
net O
asset O
values O
of O
publicly O
traded O
investment O
fund O
shares O
, O
reported O
by O
the O
companies O
as O
of O
Friday O
's O
close O
. O

Also O
shown O
is O
the O
closing O
listed O
market O
price O
or O
a O
dealer O
- O
to O
- O
dealer O
asked O
price O
of O
each O
fund O
's O
shares O
, O
with O
the O
percentage O
of O
difference O
. O

Closed O
End O
Bond O
Funds O

Flexible O
Portfolio O
Funds O

Specialized O
Equity O
and O
Convertible O
Funds O

a O
- O
Ex-dividend O
. O

b O
- O
As O
of O
Thursday O
's O
close O
. O

c O
- O
Translated O
at O
Commercial O
Rand O
exchange O
rate O
. O

e O
- O
In O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
. O

f O
- O
As O
of O
Wednesday O
's O
close O
. O

Former O
U.N. O
Ambassador O
Jeane O
Kirkpatrick O
, O
in O
a O
CNN B-ORG
`` O
Capital B-WORK_OF_ART
Gang I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
discussion O
Oct. O
7 O
of O
House B-ORG
action O
on O
federal O
catastrophic O
- O
illness O
insurance O
: O

I O
think O
this O
repeal O
was O
kind O
of O
a O
thoughtless O
action O
, O
as O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
... O
. O

They O
will O
have O
to O
revisit O
this O
issue O
, O
and O
they O
'll O
have O
to O
revisit O
it O
before O
long O
. O

Canada B-GPE
's O
consumer O
price O
index O
rose O
a O
seasonally O
adjusted O
0.2 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
August O
, O
Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
a O
federal O
agency O
, O
said O
. O

The O
rise O
followed O
boosts O
of O
0.1 O
% O
in O
August O
, O
0.7 O
% O
in O
July O
and O
0.6 O
% O
in O
June B-GPE
. O

ATHLONE B-ORG
INDUSTRIES I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
that O
on O
Dec. O
21 O
it O
will O
redeem O
$ O
10 O
million O
face O
amount O
of O
its O
$ O
59.3 O
million O
of O
15.625 O
% O
subordinated O
notes O
outstanding O
, O
due O
June B-GPE
1 O
, O
1991 O
. O

For O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
of O
notes O
, O
the O
maker O
of O
specialty O
metals O
, O
industrial O
fasteners O
and O
consumer O
products O
will O
pay O
$ O
1,026.46 O
plus O
$ O
8.68 O
of O
interest O
accrued O
from O
Dec. O
1 O
. O

The O
company O
will O
notify O
holders O
of O
the O
notes O
to O
be O
redeemed O
. O

Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
is O
redemption O
agent O
. O

Wisconsin B-ORG
Toy I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
definitively O
agreed O
to O
acquire O
closely O
held O
Everything B-ORG
's I-ORG
a I-ORG
Dollar I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Virginia B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
for O
stock O
currently O
valued O
at O
about O
$ O
4.7 O
million O
. O

The O
Milwaukee B-GPE
toy O
retailer O
said O
the O
agreement O
calls O
for O
Everything B-ORG
's I-ORG
a I-ORG
Dollar I-ORG
holders O
to O
receive O
for O
their O
holdings O
a O
total O
of O
354,600 O
newly O
issued O
Wisconsin B-ORG
Toy I-ORG
shares O
. O

Wisconsin B-ORG
Toy I-ORG
currently O
has O
about O
4.7 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

A O
company O
official O
said O
Arthur B-PERSON
Borie I-PERSON
, O
until O
January O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Pic O
'N O
Save O
Inc. O
, O
will O
buy O
a O
20 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
new O
Wisconsin B-ORG
Toy I-ORG
subsidiary O
, O
and O
will O
act O
as O
head O
of O
Everything O
's O
a O
Dollar O
. O

Wisconsin B-ORG
Toy I-ORG
has O
71 O
retail O
stores O
, O
primarily O
in O
discount O
settings O
. O

Everything O
's O
a O
Dollar O
operates O
60 O
specialty O
- O
retail O
stores O
. O

A O
bill O
that O
would O
permit O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
to O
monitor O
the O
financial O
condition O
of O
securities O
firms O
' O
holding O
companies O
is O
facing O
tough O
opposition O
from O
some O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
, O
which O
argue O
that O
the O
legislation O
is O
unnecessary O
. O

The O
legislation O
and O
other O
issues O
related O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
will O
be O
the O
focus O
of O
hearings O
this O
week O
by O
the O
House O
Telecommunications O
and O
Finance O
Subcommittee O
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Subcommittee I-ORG
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Breeden I-PERSON
, O
the O
new O
chairman O
of O
the O
SEC O
, O
has O
n't O
taken O
a O
formal O
position O
on O
the O
bill O
, O
which O
would O
also O
require O
investors O
to O
disclose O
large O
trades O
and O
give O
the O
SEC O
additional O
authority O
during O
market O
emergencies O
. O

However O
, O
he O
recently O
told O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
that O
he O
believes O
the O
agency O
should O
have O
explicit O
authority O
to O
monitor O
debt O
levels O
at O
holding O
companies O
and O
affiliates O
of O
broker O
- O
dealers O
, O
which O
are O
frequently O
used O
to O
issue O
bridge O
loans O
. O

The O
bridge O
loans O
are O
intended O
to O
provide O
temporary O
financing O
for O
acquisitions O
. O

Since O
such O
loans O
are O
often O
refinanced O
through O
the O
sale O
of O
high O
- O
risk O
, O
high O
- O
yield O
junk O
bonds O
, O
the O
recent O
woes O
of O
the O
junk O
- O
bond O
market O
have O
renewed O
concerns O
among O
regulators O
about O
the O
risks O
associated O
with O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
issuing O
bridge O
loans O
. O

But O
some O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
executives O
argue O
that O
such O
fears O
are O
unwarranted O
. O

In O
a O
July O
6 O
letter O
to O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Subcommittee I-ORG
, O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
argued O
that O
the O
fact O
that O
no O
retail O
brokerage O
firm O
failed O
during O
the O
1987 O
market O
crash O
demonstrates O
that O
current O
rules O
are O
adequate O
. O

First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
, O
whose O
holding O
company O
, O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
is O
one O
of O
the O
larger O
issuers O
of O
bridge O
loans O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
said O
it O
is O
also O
concerned O
that O
once O
the O
SEC O
has O
the O
power O
to O
monitor O
holding O
companies O
, O
it O
will O
try O
to O
regulate O
their O
activities O
. O

`` O
The O
proposal O
, O
while O
well O
- O
intended O
, O
I O
think O
can O
be O
dangerously O
misleading O
because O
the O
likely O
consequence O
would O
be O
to O
weaken O
, O
rather O
than O
strengthen O
the O
control O
the O
SEC O
has O
exercised O
for O
50 O
years O
over O
the O
financial O
adequacy O
and O
viability O
of O
broker O
- O
dealers O
, O
'' O
Michael B-PERSON
Raoul I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Duval I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
, O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
. O

The O
bill O
would O
`` O
divert O
scarce O
resources O
of O
the O
commission O
away O
from O
broker O
- O
dealers O
into O
areas O
which O
simply O
have O
no O
way O
of O
affecting O
broker O
- O
dealers O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Raoul O
- O
Duval O
said O
. O

Sources O
in O
the O
industry O
and O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
say O
a O
compromise O
that O
would O
placate O
the O
industry O
while O
addressing O
the O
SEC O
's O
concerns O
may O
be O
possible O
. O

An O
aide O
to O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Subcommittee I-ORG
says O
some O
legislators O
support O
the O
concept O
of O
risk O
disclosure O
, O
but O
adds O
: O
`` O
nobody O
is O
wedded O
to O
the O
language O
in O
the O
bill O
. O
'' O

Edward B-PERSON
O'Brien I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
said O
that O
the O
securities O
- O
industry O
trade O
group O
opposes O
the O
bill O
as O
it O
is O
written O
but O
that O
it O
is O
`` O
hopeful O
a O
compromise O
can O
be O
reached O
to O
achieve O
the O
SEC O
's O
goals O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
O'Brien O
will O
elaborate O
on O
the O
SIA O
's O
position O
in O
testimony O
before O
the O
House O
Telecommunications O
and O
Finance O
Subcommittee O
this O
week O
, O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

CRI B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
reduced O
the O
estimated O
cash O
distribution O
for O
its O
Capital O
Housing O
and O
Mortgage O
Partners O
Inc. O
trust O
to O
between O
71 O
cents O
and O
74 O
cents O
a O
share O
, O
from O
between O
75 O
cents O
and O
80 O
cents O
, O
for O
the O
year O
ending O
June B-GPE
9 O
, O
1990 O
. O

The O
change O
in O
expected O
cash O
distributions O
from O
the O
Champs O
real O
estate O
investment O
trust O
stems O
from O
a O
revised O
estimate O
of O
administrative O
costs O
, O
said O
Jay B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Cohen I-PERSON
, O
Champs B-ORG
executive O
vice O
president O
. O

CRI B-ORG
, O
which O
sponsors O
Champs B-ORG
, O
is O
a O
world O
- O
wide O
real O
estate O
investment O
firm O
. O

David B-PERSON
Baltimore I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
just O
been O
named O
president O
of O
Rockefeller B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
already O
knows O
what O
it O
's O
like O
to O
go O
through O
life O
with O
`` O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
laureate O
'' O
appended O
to O
one O
's O
name O
. O

He O
is O
currently O
experiencing O
what O
it O
's O
like O
to O
have O
the O
phrase O
, O
`` O
under O
investigation O
for O
scientific O
fraud O
, O
'' O
also O
attached O
to O
his O
name O
. O

The O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
committee O
made O
the O
first O
addition O
; O
John B-PERSON
Dingell I-PERSON
's O
congressional O
committee O
created O
the O
second O
. O

Both O
of O
Dr. O
Baltimore O
's O
public O
faces O
have O
been O
on O
view O
the O
past O
few O
weeks O
while O
he O
was O
under O
consideration O
to O
succeed O
Joshua B-PERSON
Lederberg I-PERSON
as O
head O
of O
the O
prestigious O
Rockefeller B-ORG
research O
institution O
. O

It O
came O
to O
light O
that O
a O
substantial O
number O
of O
Rockefeller B-ORG
's O
faculty O
were O
upset O
over O
or O
even O
opposed O
to O
Dr. O
Baltimore O
's O
impending O
appointment O
. O

They O
were O
disturbed O
at O
what O
they O
regarded O
as O
Dr. O
Baltimore O
's O
confrontational O
attitude O
toward O
the O
Dingell B-PERSON
committee O
, O
which O
held O
hearings O
on O
a O
dispute O
over O
the O
lab O
notebooks O
of O
a O
researcher O
who O
had O
co-authored O
a O
scientific O
paper O
with O
Dr. O
Baltimore O
. O

Readers O
of O
these O
columns O
-LRB- O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Science I-WORK_OF_ART
Police I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
May O
15 O
-RRB- O
will O
recall O
that O
Dr. O
Baltimore O
was O
merely O
the O
most O
well O
- O
known O
part O
of O
the O
Dingell B-PERSON
committee O
's O
larger O
investigation O
, O
which O
touched O
MIT B-ORG
, O
Tufts B-ORG
, O
Duke B-ORG
, O
the O
National O
Institutes O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
elsewhere O
. O

Rep. O
Dingell O
even O
managed O
to O
enlist O
the O
services O
of O
the B-ORG
Secret I-ORG
Service I-ORG
in O
his O
investigation O
of O
the O
Baltimore B-GPE
paper O
. O

Insofar O
as O
Mr. O
Dingell O
has O
a O
special O
interest O
in O
NIH B-ORG
and O
the O
institutions O
that O
receive O
its O
funding O
, O
the O
Rockefeller O
scientists O
were O
no O
doubt O
discomfited O
by O
Dr. O
Baltimore O
's O
unflattering O
public O
opinion O
of O
this O
congressional O
patron O
, O
whose O
behavior O
reminded O
Dr. O
Baltimore O
of O
the O
McCarthy B-PERSON
era O
. O

This O
well O
may O
be O
the O
first O
time O
that O
the O
venerable O
Rockefeller B-ORG
University I-ORG
has O
brushed O
up O
publicly O
against O
the O
intimidations O
now O
common O
in O
American B-NORP
science O
. O

John B-PERSON
Dingell I-PERSON
demagogues O
a O
David B-PERSON
Baltimore I-PERSON
, O
animal O
- O
rights O
activists O
do O
$ O
3.5 O
million O
of O
damage O
to O
labs O
at O
the B-ORG
U.Cal I-ORG
- I-ORG
Davis I-ORG
, O
Meryl B-PERSON
Streep I-PERSON
decries O
the O
horrors O
of O
chemistry O
on O
talk O
shows O
, O
Jeremy B-PERSON
Rifkin I-PERSON
files O
lawsuits O
in O
federal O
court O
to O
thwart O
biotech O
experiments O
, O
and O
Dutch B-NORP
- O
elm O
- O
disease O
researcher O
Gary B-PERSON
Strobel I-PERSON
's O
own O
colleagues O
at O
Montana B-ORG
State I-ORG
denounce O
him O
for O
`` O
violating O
'' O
EPA B-ORG
rules O
. O

Scientists O
are O
mistaken O
who O
still O
think O
that O
the O
anti-science O
movement O
in O
this O
country O
is O
n't O
their O
concern O
or O
that O
a O
David B-PERSON
Baltimore I-PERSON
could O
have O
somehow O
placated O
a O
John B-PERSON
Dingell I-PERSON
. O

-LRB- O
Mr. O
Dingell O
, O
by O
the O
way O
, O
has O
decreed O
another O
NIH B-ORG
investigation O
of O
the O
Baltimore B-GPE
paper O
, O
adding O
to O
several O
previous O
investigations O
. O

Something O
other O
than O
what O
most O
scientists O
would O
recognize O
as O
the O
truth O
is O
being O
sought O
here O
. O
-RRB- O

Fortunately O
, O
there O
are O
signs O
that O
increasing O
numbers O
of O
scientists O
understand O
the O
necessity O
of O
speaking O
out O
. O

David B-PERSON
Hubel I-PERSON
, O
a O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
laureate O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
, O
has O
taken O
the O
lead O
in O
defending O
research O
with O
animals O
, O
as O
has O
Dr. O
Michael O
DeBakey O
. O

NASA B-ORG
defended O
itself O
vigorously O
and O
successfully O
against O
a O
Rifkin B-PERSON
suit O
to O
block O
the O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
launch O
. O

Scientists O
need O
to O
understand O
that O
while O
they O
tend O
to O
believe O
their O
work O
is O
primarly O
about O
establishing O
new O
knowledge O
or O
doing O
good O
, O
today O
it O
is O
also O
about O
power O
. O

In O
a O
media O
- O
linked O
world O
, O
scientists O
may O
earn O
wide O
praise O
and O
even O
Nobels B-WORK_OF_ART
for O
their O
work O
, O
but O
they O
also O
attract O
the O
attention O
of O
people O
who O
wish O
to O
gain O
control O
over O
the O
content O
, O
funding O
and O
goals O
of O
that O
work O
. O

When O
a O
David B-PERSON
Baltimore I-PERSON
-- O
or O
the O
next O
target O
-- O
decides O
it O
is O
better O
to O
stand O
up O
to O
these O
forces O
, O
his O
fellow O
scientists O
would O
do O
well O
to O
recognize O
what O
is O
fundamentally O
at O
stake O
, O
and O
offer O
their O
public O
support O
. O

Translant B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Rancho B-GPE
Cucamonga I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
got O
an O
$ O
86 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
missile O
- O
launch O
systems O
. O

General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
received O
a O
$ O
30.6 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
MX B-PRODUCT
- O
missile O
nose O
cones O
. O

Goodyear O
Tire O
& O
Rubber O
Co. O
was O
awarded O
a O
$ O
19.1 O
million O
Army B-ORG
contract O
for O
armored O
- O
vehicle O
parts O
. O

Analytic B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
awarded O
a O
$ O
10.1 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
technical O
support O
. O

President O
Bush O
wants O
the O
Pentagon O
to O
get O
special O
treatment O
in O
coping O
with O
the O
across O
- O
the O
- O
board O
spending O
cuts O
that O
took O
effect O
last O
week O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
asked O
Congress B-ORG
to O
raise O
to O
$ O
6 O
billion O
from O
$ O
3 O
billion O
the O
amount O
of O
money O
Defense O
Secretary O
Dick O
Cheney O
may O
shift O
among O
the O
Pentagon O
's O
individual O
programs O
, O
projects O
and O
activities O
, O
allowing O
him O
to O
ease O
the O
pain O
that O
the O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
budget O
law O
was O
intended O
to O
inflict O
. O

If O
the O
request O
is O
approved O
by O
both O
the O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Cheney O
would O
need O
only O
permission O
from O
the O
White O
House O
Office O
of O
Management O
and O
Budget O
to O
move O
the O
money O
, O
according O
to O
Senate B-ORG
budget O
analysts O
. O

That O
would O
give O
the O
Pentagon O
flexibility O
that O
no O
other O
federal O
agency O
has O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
simply O
a O
way O
of O
making O
the O
cuts O
less O
onerous O
for O
defense O
than O
they O
are O
for O
domestic O
programs O
, O
'' O
said O
Chairman O
James O
Sasser O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Tenn O
. O
-RRB- O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Budget I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
who O
said O
he O
would O
oppose O
the O
request O
. O

`` O
That O
is O
n't O
consistent O
with O
the O
kind O
of O
discipline O
that O
Gramm B-LAW
- I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW
is O
supposed O
to O
impose O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

The O
president O
's O
request O
did O
n't O
indicate O
how O
Mr. O
Cheney O
would O
shift O
the O
money O
. O

A O
Pentagon B-ORG
official O
said O
the O
request O
was O
made O
to O
give O
the O
department O
`` O
maximum O
flexibility O
'' O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
cuts O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
Budget O
Director O
Richard O
Darman O
structured O
the O
$ O
16.1 O
billion O
spending O
reduction O
, O
half O
of O
which O
must O
come O
from O
defense O
, O
to O
`` O
impose O
a O
little O
bit O
more O
discipline O
'' O
by O
applying O
cuts O
to O
each O
individual O
program O
, O
project O
or O
activity O
in O
the O
budget O
. O

That O
would O
give O
agencies O
`` O
less O
ability O
... O
to O
fudge O
over O
things O
, O
'' O
he O
told O
reporters O
. O

Under O
the O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
law O
, O
4.3 O
% O
of O
the O
Pentagon O
's O
money O
and O
5.3 O
% O
of O
other O
agencies O
' O
money O
has O
been O
canceled O
. O

Lawmakers O
are O
expected O
to O
try O
to O
restore O
the O
funds O
once O
a O
pending O
deficit O
- O
cutting O
measure O
has O
been O
signed O
into O
law O
. O

Troubled O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi O
Co. O
has O
attracted O
offers O
for O
some O
of O
its O
advertising O
units O
, O
with O
potential O
suitors O
including O
Interpublic B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
but O
has O
rejected O
them O
, O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Industry O
executives O
said O
Interpublic B-ORG
approached O
Saatchi B-ORG
in O
August O
about O
buying O
its O
Campbell B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mithun I-ORG
- I-ORG
Esty I-ORG
unit O
, O
but O
was O
turned O
down O
by O
Chairman O
Maurice O
Saatchi O
. O

More O
recently O
, O
Interpublic B-ORG
inquired O
about O
one O
of O
Saatchi B-ORG
's O
smaller O
communications O
companies O
-- O
identified O
as O
the O
Rowland O
public O
relations O
firm O
by O
several O
industry O
executives O
-- O
but O
again O
was O
rebuffed O
, O
they O
said O
. O

Interpublic B-ORG
's O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
Philip B-PERSON
Geier I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
made O
the O
pitches O
in O
visits O
to O
Mr. O
Saatchi O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
the O
executives O
said O
. O

A O
Saatchi B-ORG
spokesman O
declined O
to O
comment O
about O
Interpublic B-ORG
. O

But O
the O
spokesman O
confirmed O
that O
Saatchi B-ORG
has O
received O
several O
inquiries O
from O
companies O
interested O
in O
acquiring O
its O
Campbell B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mithun I-ORG
and O
Rowland B-ORG
units O
. O

He O
added O
, O
`` O
We O
have O
no O
intention O
of O
selling O
either O
business O
. O
'' O

Interpublic B-ORG
declined O
comment O
. O

The O
offers O
come O
as O
Saatchi B-ORG
is O
struggling O
through O
the O
most O
troubled O
period O
in O
its O
19 O
- O
year O
history O
. O

Takeover O
speculation O
has O
been O
rife O
, O
its O
consulting O
business O
is O
on O
the O
block O
, O
and O
its O
largest O
shareholder O
, O
Southeastern B-ORG
Asset I-ORG
Management I-ORG
, O
has O
said O
it O
's O
been O
approached O
by O
third O
parties O
regarding O
a O
possible O
restructuring O
. O

Analysts O
have O
continually O
lowered O
their O
earnings O
estimates O
for O
the O
company O
, O
and O
their O
outlook O
, O
at O
least O
for O
the O
short O
term O
, O
is O
bleak O
. O

In O
the O
midst O
of O
the O
current O
turmoil O
, O
Saatchi B-ORG
is O
attempting O
to O
shore O
up O
its O
ad O
businesses O
. O

It O
named O
a O
new O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
former O
IMS B-ORG
International I-ORG
head O
Robert B-PERSON
Louis I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Dreyfus I-PERSON
. O

It O
rebuffed O
an O
offer O
by O
Carl B-PERSON
Spielvogel I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
Saatchi B-ORG
's O
Backer B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG
Bates I-ORG
unit O
, O
to O
lead O
a O
management O
buy O
- O
out O
of O
all O
or O
part O
of O
Saatchi B-ORG
. O

And O
last O
week O
, O
people O
close O
to O
Saatchi B-ORG
said O
Maurice B-PERSON
Saatchi I-PERSON
and O
his O
brother O
, O
Charles B-PERSON
, O
would O
lead O
a O
buy O
- O
out O
if O
a O
hostile O
bid O
emerged O
. O

But O
Saatchi B-ORG
's O
troubles O
have O
only O
whipped O
up O
interest O
among O
outsiders O
interested O
in O
picking O
off O
pieces O
of O
its O
ad O
businesses O
. O

While O
Saatchi B-ORG
's O
major O
agency O
networks O
-- O
Backer B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG
and O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi O
Advertising O
-- O
would O
be O
difficult O
for O
any O
ad O
firm O
to O
buy O
because O
of O
potential O
client O
conflicts O
, O
its O
smaller O
businesses O
are O
quite O
attractive O
. O

Campbell B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mithun I-ORG
- I-ORG
Esty I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
has O
had O
big O
problems O
at O
its O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
office O
, O
but O
offers O
strong O
offices O
in O
other O
areas O
of O
the O
country O
, O
including O
Minneapolis B-GPE
and O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

That O
would O
would O
make O
it O
appealing O
to O
a O
network O
such O
as O
Interpublic B-ORG
that O
already O
has O
a O
healthy O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
presence O
. O

-LRB- O
While O
there O
would O
be O
some O
client O
conflicts O
, O
they O
would O
n't O
be O
nearly O
as O
onerous O
as O
with O
Saatchi B-ORG
's O
other O
agencies O
. O
-RRB- O

Campbell B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mithun I-ORG
also O
would O
be O
a O
sizable O
addition O
to O
an O
agency O
network O
: O
It O
has O
billings O
of O
about O
$ O
850 O
million O
and O
blue O
- O
chip O
clients O
including O
General B-ORG
Mills I-ORG
, O
Jeep B-ORG
/ O
Eagle B-ORG
and O
Dow B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
. O

Rowland B-ORG
, O
meanwhile O
, O
has O
expanded O
aggressively O
, O
and O
now O
ranks O
as O
the O
fifth O
- O
largest O
U.S. B-GPE
public O
relations O
firm O
, O
according O
to O
O'Dwyer's O
Directory O
of O
Public O
Relations O
Firms O
. O

It O
would O
be O
attractive O
to O
an O
agency O
such O
as O
Interpublic B-ORG
, O
one O
of O
the O
few O
big O
agency O
groups O
without O
an O
affiliated O
public O
relations O
firm O
of O
its O
own O
. O

Other O
Saatchi B-ORG
units O
include O
ad O
agency O
McCaffrey O
& O
McCall B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
the O
Mercedes O
account O
and O
which O
has O
been O
attempting O
to O
buy O
itself O
back O
; O
and O
Howard B-ORG
Marlboro I-ORG
, O
a O
sports O
and O
event O
marketing O
firm O
. O

Despite O
Saatchi B-ORG
's O
firm O
stand O
against O
selling O
its O
ad O
units O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
analysts O
believe O
the O
company O
may O
ultimately O
sell O
some O
of O
the O
smaller O
units O
. O

Mr. O
Louis O
- O
Dreyfus O
, O
in O
a O
recent O
interview O
, O
said O
he O
might O
sell O
`` O
a O
marginal O
agency O
or O
office O
. O
'' O

Analysts O
believe O
he O
may O
ultimately O
dispose O
of O
some O
of O
the O
non-advertising O
businesses O
. O

Prudential B-ORG
's O
Final O
Four O

Prudential O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
America B-GPE
said O
it O
selected O
four O
agencies O
to O
pitch O
its O
$ O
60 O
million O
to O
$ O
70 O
million O
account O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
Backer B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG
Bates I-ORG
, O
a O
Saatchi B-ORG
unit O
that O
has O
handled O
the O
account O
since O
1970 O
, O
the O
other O
agencies O
include O
Lowe B-ORG
Marschalk I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
the B-ORG
Lowe I-ORG
Group I-ORG
; O
Grey B-ORG
Advertising I-ORG
; O
and O
WPP B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
Scali O
, O
McCabe O
, O
Sloves O
agency O
. O

All O
agencies O
are O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
insurance O
and O
financial O
services O
firm O
, O
based O
in O
Newark B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
hopes O
to O
make O
a O
decision O
within O
three O
to O
four O
months O
. O

Jamaica B-GPE
Fires O
Back O

The B-ORG
Jamaica I-ORG
Tourist I-ORG
Board I-ORG
, O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
's O
indictment O
on O
charges O
that O
it O
bribed O
Jamaican B-NORP
officials O
to O
win O
the O
account O
in O
1981 O
, O
released O
a O
scathing O
memo O
blaming O
the O
agency O
for O
the O
embarrassing O
incident O
. O

The O
memo O
attempts O
to O
remove O
the O
tourist O
board O
as O
far O
as O
possible O
from O
the O
agency O
, O
which O
pleaded O
innocent O
to O
the O
charges O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
the O
memo O
contends O
that O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
gave O
false O
assurances O
that O
the O
investigation O
would O
n't O
uncover O
any O
information O
that O
would O
`` O
embarrass O
the O
government O
of O
Jamaica B-GPE
or O
the B-ORG
Jamaica I-ORG
Tourist I-ORG
Board I-ORG
. O
'' O

It O
also O
contends O
that O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
never O
told O
the O
tourist O
board O
about O
its O
relationship O
with O
Ad B-ORG
Ventures I-ORG
, O
a O
Jamaican B-NORP
firm O
hired O
by O
the O
agency O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
indictment O
charges O
Ad B-ORG
Ventures I-ORG
was O
a O
front O
used O
to O
funnel O
kickbacks O
to O
the O
then O
- O
minister O
of O
tourism O
. O

The O
memo O
also O
chastises O
the O
agency O
for O
the O
timing O
of O
its O
announcement O
Thursday O
that O
it O
would O
no O
longer O
handle O
the O
$ O
5 O
million O
to O
$ O
6 O
million O
account O
. O

The O
agency O
declined O
comment O
, O
but O
said O
it O
will O
continue O
work O
until O
a O
new O
agency O
is O
chosen O
. O

Ad O
Notes O
... O
. O

NEW O
ACCOUNT O

: O
American B-ORG
Suzuki I-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Brea B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
awarded O
its O
estimated O
$ O
10 O
million O
to O
$ O
30 O
million O
account O
to O
Asher O
/ O
Gould B-PERSON
, O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

Also O
participating O
in O
the O
finals O
was O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
agency O
Hakuhodo B-ORG
Advertising I-ORG
America I-ORG
. O

American O
Suzuki O
's O
previous O
agency O
, O
Keye O
/ O
Donna O
/ O
Pearlstein O
, O
did O
n't O
participate O
. O

AYER B-ORG
TALKS O
: O

N B-ORG
W I-ORG
Ayer I-ORG
's O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
Jerry B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Siano I-PERSON
, O
said O
the O
agency O
is O
holding O
`` O
conversations O
'' O
about O
acquiring O
Zwiren O
Collins O
Karo B-NORP
& O
Trusk O
, O
a O
midsized O
Chicago B-GPE
agency O
, O
but O
a O
deal O
is O
n't O
yet O
close O
to O
being O
completed O
. O

WHO O
'S O
NEWS O
: O

John B-PERSON
Wells I-PERSON
, O
47 O
, O
former O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
N B-ORG
W I-ORG
Ayer I-ORG
's O
Chicago B-GPE
office O
, O
was O
named O
management O
director O
and O
director O
of O
account O
services O
at O
WPP B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
J. B-ORG
Walter I-ORG
Thompson I-ORG
agency O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
... O
. O

Shelly B-PERSON
Lazarus I-PERSON
, O
42 O
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
Direct O
, O
the O
direct O
mail O
division O
of O
WPP B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
agency O
. O

Bureaucrats O
may O
deserve O
their O
bad O
reputation O
, O
after O
all O
. O

Matthew B-PERSON
Lesko I-PERSON
, O
something O
of O
a O
professional O
defender O
of O
government O
, O
thought O
he O
had O
a O
sure O
- O
fire O
winner O
last O
summer O
when O
he O
offered O
$ O
5,000 O
for O
the O
best O
`` O
verifiable O
story O
of O
250 O
words O
or O
less O
about O
how O
a O
government O
bureaucrat O
helped O
you O
. O
'' O

He O
sent O
out O
thousands O
of O
news O
releases O
from O
his O
Kensington B-GPE
, O
Md. B-GPE
, O
office O
. O

He O
plugged O
the O
contest O
on O
Larry B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
's O
radio O
show O
, O
on O
Pat O
Sajak O
's O
television O
show O
and O
on O
the O
C O
- O
SPAN O
cable O
television O
network O
. O

He O
talked O
about O
it O
in O
every O
speech O
he O
made O
as O
he O
roamed O
the O
country O
promoting O
his O
books O
, O
which O
dispense O
handy O
how O
- O
to O
advice O
on O
using O
government O
information O
for O
fun O
and O
profit O
. O

Mr. O
Lesko O
figured O
he O
would O
be O
flooded O
with O
entries O
by O
now O
. O

After O
all O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
we O
've O
got O
like O
15 O
million O
bureaucrats O
. O
'' O

And O
in O
addition O
to O
the O
$ O
5,000 O
, O
he O
has O
promised O
the O
winner O
a O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
My I-WORK_OF_ART
Favorite I-WORK_OF_ART
Bureaucrat I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
plaque O
and O
offered O
each O
of O
two O
runners O
- O
up O
$ O
500 O
. O

So O
far O
, O
though O
, O
Mr. O
Lesko O
has O
received O
only O
one O
entry O
. O

To O
make O
matters O
worse O
, O
the O
lone O
nomination O
came O
from O
another O
bureaucrat O
: O
A O
woman O
from O
the O
New O
York O
State O
Department O
of O
Taxation O
and O
Finance O
who O
nominated O
her O
boss O
. O

Mr. O
Lesko O
, O
who O
is O
making O
the O
rules O
as O
he O
goes O
, O
has O
determined O
that O
bureaucrats O
are O
eligible O
for O
nomination O
by O
other O
bureaucrats O
. O

But O
he O
says O
he O
would O
prefer O
to O
get O
nominations O
from O
rank O
- O
and O
- O
file O
folks O
. O

He O
admits O
that O
he O
has O
n't O
had O
much O
luck O
generating O
free O
publicity O
for O
his O
contest O
. O

Newspapers O
, O
including O
this O
one O
, O
have O
generally O
ignored O
his O
news O
releases O
. O

Talk O
show O
hosts O
quickly O
change O
the O
topic O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Lesko O
's O
staff O
is O
beginning O
to O
wonder O
whether O
there O
is O
n't O
some O
larger O
phenomenon O
foiling O
the O
contest O
. O

`` O
Is O
the O
government O
not O
helping O
anybody O
? O
'' O
asks O
Toni B-PERSON
Murray I-PERSON
, O
an O
assistant O
to O
Mr. O
Lesko O
. O

Mr. O
Lesko O
himself O
is O
n't O
yet O
prepared O
to O
accept O
that O
explanation O
. O

`` O
People O
hate O
to O
write O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
Maybe O
people O
do O
n't O
believe O
I O
want O
to O
give O
this O
money O
away O
. O
'' O

Maybe O
Americans O
are O
just O
so O
annoyed O
with O
government O
that O
they O
are O
n't O
interested O
in O
admitting O
that O
bureaucrats O
come O
in O
handy O
once O
in O
a O
while O
. O

If O
he O
sponsored O
a O
contest O
on O
how O
a O
bureaucrat O
mishandled O
something O
, O
Mr. O
Lesko O
admits O
, O
`` O
I O
'd O
get O
5,000 O
entries O
. O
'' O

Now O
there O
's O
an O
idea O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
sheer O
brutality O
, O
the O
Somali B-NORP
regime O
of O
Siad B-ORG
Barre I-ORG
may O
rank O
as O
No. O
1 O
in O
the O
world O
. O

The O
only O
reason O
that O
Somalia B-GPE
remains O
in O
obscurity O
is O
numbers O
: O
a O
sparsely O
populated O
wasteland O
of O
8.5 O
million O
people O
spread O
out O
over O
an O
expanse O
nearly O
the O
size O
of O
Texas B-GPE
. O

The O
Barre B-PERSON
dictatorship O
simply O
is O
limited O
in O
the O
amount O
of O
people O
it O
can O
torture O
and O
kill O
. O

Beheading O
small O
children O
, O
stabbing O
elderly O
people O
to O
death O
, O
raping O
and O
shooting O
women O
, O
and O
burying O
people O
alive O
are O
just O
a O
few O
of O
the O
grisly O
activities O
that O
the O
Somali B-NORP
armed O
forces O
have O
been O
engaged O
in O
over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
. O

Up O
to O
500,000 O
Somalis B-NORP
have O
escaped O
to O
the O
relative O
safety O
of O
Marxist O
Ethiopia B-GPE
because O
of O
the O
behavior O
of O
President O
Barre O
's O
troops O
. O

In O
the O
port O
of O
Berbera B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
hundreds O
of O
men O
of O
the O
rival O
Issak B-NORP
clan O
were O
rounded O
up O
in O
May O
1988 O
, O
imprisoned O
, O
and O
then O
taken O
out O
at O
night O
in O
groups O
of O
five O
to O
50 O
men O
to O
be O
executed O
without O
any O
judicial O
process O
whatsoever O
. O

Guns O
were O
never O
used O
: O
Each O
man O
was O
stabbed O
to O
death O
with O
a O
large O
knife O
. O

The O
horrific O
details O
are O
only O
now O
emerging O
from O
a O
painstakingly O
documented O
report O
, O
based O
on O
hundreds O
of O
interviews O
with O
randomly O
selected O
refugees O
. O

The O
study O
was O
done O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Gersony I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
to O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
who O
has O
years O
of O
experience O
in O
investigating O
human O
- O
rights O
abuses O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
left O
- O
right O
ideological O
divide O
. O

What O
gives O
these O
events O
particular O
significance O
, O
however O
, O
is O
the O
fact O
that O
they O
are O
part O
of O
a O
wider O
drama O
affecting O
the O
strategic O
positions O
of O
both O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
on O
the O
horn O
of O
Africa B-GPE
. O

Not O
since O
the O
late O
1970s O
has O
the O
horn O
been O
so O
up O
for O
grabs O
as O
it O
has O
suddenly O
become O
in O
just O
the O
past O
few O
weeks O
. O

Mr. O
Barre O
's O
rule O
is O
crumbling O
fast O
. O

Mutinies O
wrack O
his O
armed O
forces O
-LRB- O
really O
just O
an O
armed O
gang O
-RRB- O
, O
which O
control O
less O
than O
half O
the O
country O
. O

Inflation O
is O
at O
record O
levels O
. O

Desperate O
, O
he O
has O
called O
in O
the O
Libyans B-NORP
to O
help O
fight O
the O
rebels O
of O
the O
Somali B-NORP
National O
Movement O
in O
the O
north O
, O
which O
is O
only O
one O
of O
several O
groups O
picking O
away O
at O
the O
regime O
in O
the O
capital O
of O
Mogadishu B-GPE
. O

Seventy O
years O
old O
and O
a O
self O
- O
declared O
`` O
scientific O
socialist O
, O
'' O
President O
Barre O
has O
a O
power O
base O
, O
composed O
only O
of O
his O
minority O
Mareham B-PERSON
clan O
, O
that O
according O
to O
observers O
is O
`` O
narrowing O
. O
'' O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
interest O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
consists O
of O
a O
single O
runway O
at O
the O
port O
of O
Berbera B-GPE
, O
which O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
aircraft O
have O
the O
right O
to O
use O
for O
surveillance O
of O
the O
Gulf O
of O
Aden B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Indian I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

That O
strip O
of O
concrete O
is O
backed O
up O
by O
a O
few O
one O
- O
story O
, O
air O
- O
conditioned O
shacks O
where O
a O
handful O
of O
American B-NORP
nationals O
-- O
buttressed O
by O
imported O
food O
, O
cold O
soft O
drinks O
and O
back O
issues O
of O
Sports B-ORG
Illustrated I-ORG
-- O
maintain O
radio O
contact O
with O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

In O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
the O
desert O
behind O
them O
has O
become O
a O
land O
of O
mass O
executions O
and O
utter O
anarchy O
, O
where O
, O
due O
to O
Mr. O
Barre O
's O
brutality O
and O
ineptitude O
, O
nobody O
is O
any O
longer O
in O
control O
. O

As O
long O
as O
the O
rival O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
backed O
regime O
of O
Mengistu B-PERSON
Haile I-PERSON
Mariam I-PERSON
held O
a O
total O
gridlock O
over O
neighboring O
Ethiopia B-GPE
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
was O
forced O
to O
accept O
that O
lonely O
Berbera B-GPE
runway O
as O
a O
distant O
No. O
2 O
to O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
' O
array O
of O
airfields O
next O
door O
. O

But O
due O
to O
dramatic O
events O
on O
the O
battlefield O
over O
the O
past O
few O
days O
and O
weeks O
, O
those O
Soviet B-NORP
bases O
may O
soon O
be O
as O
endangered O
and O
as O
lonely O
as O
the O
American B-NORP
runway O
. O

On O
Sept. O
7 O
, O
I O
wrote O
on O
these O
pages O
about O
the O
killing O
and O
capturing O
of O
10,000 O
Ethiopian B-NORP
soldiers O
by O
Eritrean B-NORP
and O
Tigrean O
guerrillas O
. O

Recently O
, O
in O
Wollo B-GPE
province O
in O
the O
center O
of O
Ethiopia B-GPE
, O
Tigrean O
forces O
have O
killed O
, O
wounded O
and O
captured O
an O
additional O
20,000 O
government O
troops O
. O

-LRB- O
Think O
what O
these O
numbers O
mean O
-- O
considering O
the O
headline O
space O
devoted O
to O
hundreds O
of O
deaths O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
a O
small O
country O
of O
little O
strategic O
importance O
! O
-RRB- O

Tigrean O
armies O
are O
now O
200 O
miles O
north O
of O
Addis B-GPE
Ababa I-GPE
, O
threatening O
the O
town O
of O
Dese B-GPE
, O
which O
would O
cut O
off O
Mr. O
Mengistu O
's O
capital O
from O
the O
port O
of O
Assab B-GPE
, O
through O
which O
all O
fuel O
and O
other O
supplies O
reach O
Addis B-GPE
Ababa I-GPE
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Mr. O
Mengistu O
has O
been O
forced O
to O
transfer O
thousands O
of O
troops O
from O
Eritrea B-GPE
just O
to O
hold O
the O
town O
, O
thereby O
risking O
the O
loss O
of O
even O
more O
territory O
in O
Eritrea B-GPE
only O
to O
keep O
the O
Tigreans B-NORP
at O
bay O
. O

Mr. O
Mengistu O
is O
in O
an O
increasingly O
weak O
position O
: O
Half O
his O
army O
is O
tied O
down O
defending O
the O
northern O
city O
of O
Asmara B-GPE
from O
the O
Eritreans B-NORP
. O

The O
weaker O
he O
gets O
, O
the O
more O
he O
turns O
toward O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
for O
help O
. O

While O
the O
Tigreans B-NORP
are O
communists O
, O
like O
the O
Eritreans B-NORP
they O
are O
among O
the O
most O
anti-Soviet O
guerrillas O
in O
the O
world O
, O
having O
suffered O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
of O
aerial O
bombardment O
by O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
supplied O
Mengistu B-PERSON
air O
force O
. O

What O
this O
all O
means O
in O
shorthand O
is O
that O
Soviet B-NORP
dominance O
in O
Ethiopia B-GPE
is O
collapsing O
as O
fast O
as O
President O
Barre O
's O
regime O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
is O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
therefore O
, O
has O
a O
historic O
opportunity O
both O
to O
strike O
a O
blow O
for O
human O
rights O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
and O
to O
undo O
the O
superpower O
flip O
- O
flop O
of O
the O
late O
1970s O
on O
the O
Horn O
of O
Africa B-GPE
. O

Back O
to O
Somalia O
: O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
to O
its O
credit O
, O
has O
already O
begun O
distancing O
itself O
from O
Mr. O
Barre O
, O
evinced O
by O
its O
decision O
to O
publish O
the O
Gersony B-PERSON
report O
-LRB- O
which O
the O
press O
has O
ignored O
-RRB- O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
suspended O
$ O
2.5 O
million O
in O
military O
aid O
and O
$ O
1 O
million O
in O
economic O
aid O
. O

But O
this O
is O
not O
enough O
. O

Because O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
still O
perceived O
to O
be O
tied O
to O
Mr. O
Barre O
, O
when O
he O
goes O
the O
runway O
could O
go O
too O
. O

Considering O
how O
tenuous O
the O
security O
of O
that O
runway O
is O
anyway O
, O
the O
better O
option O
-- O
both O
morally O
and O
strategically O
-- O
would O
be O
for O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
to O
blast O
the O
regime O
publicly O
, O
in O
terms O
clear O
enough O
for O
all O
influential O
Somalis B-NORP
to O
understand O
. O

It O
is O
a O
certainty O
that O
Mr. O
Barre O
's O
days O
are O
numbered O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
should O
take O
care O
, O
however O
, O
that O
its O
own O
position O
in O
the O
country O
does O
not O
go O
down O
with O
him O
. O

Nobody O
is O
sure O
what O
will O
come O
next O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
or O
whom O
the O
successor O
might O
be O
. O

But O
as O
one O
expert O
tells O
me O
: O
`` O
Whoever O
it O
is O
will O
have O
to O
work O
pretty O
damn O
hard O
to O
be O
worse O
than O
Barre B-PERSON
. O
'' O

While O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
positions O
itself O
for O
the O
post-Barre O
period O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
, O
it O
should O
continue O
to O
back O
former O
President O
Carter O
's O
well O
- O
intentioned O
role O
as O
a O
mediator O
between O
Mr. O
Mengistu O
and O
the O
Eritrean B-NORP
guerrillas O
in O
Ethiopia B-GPE
, O
while O
concomitantly O
opening O
up O
channels O
of O
communications O
with O
the O
Tigrean O
rebels O
through O
neighboring O
Sudan B-GPE
. O

Ethiopian B-NORP
politics O
are O
the O
most O
sophisticated O
, O
secretive O
and O
Byzantine O
in O
all O
of O
black O
Africa B-GPE
. O

Remember O
that O
it O
took O
Mr. O
Mengistu O
many O
months O
, O
in O
what O
became O
known O
as O
the O
`` O
creeping O
coup O
, O
'' O
to O
topple O
Emperor O
Haile O
Selassie O
in O
1974 O
and O
1975 O
. O

There O
is O
simply O
no O
way O
to O
engineer O
a O
succession O
covertly O
, O
as O
is O
sometimes O
possible O
elsewhere O
on O
the O
continent O
. O

But O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
one O
great O
advantage O
: O
The O
Soviets B-NORP
are O
universally O
loathed O
throughout O
Ethiopia O
for O
what O
they O
did O
to O
the O
country O
this O
past O
decade O
-- O
famine O
and O
all O
. O

It O
's O
not O
just O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
where O
the O
march O
of O
events O
is O
finally O
on O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
side O
, O
but O
on O
the O
horn O
of O
Africa B-GPE
as O
well O
. O

The O
only O
U.S. B-GPE
liability O
in O
the O
region O
is O
what O
remains O
of O
the O
link O
to O
Mr. O
Barre O
, O
and O
that O
should O
be O
cut O
fast O
. O

Mr. O
Kaplan O
, O
author O
of O
`` O
Surrender B-WORK_OF_ART
or I-WORK_OF_ART
Starve I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Wars I-WORK_OF_ART
Behind I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Famine I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Westview B-ORG
Press I-ORG
, O
1988 O
-RRB- O
, O
lives O
in O
Lisbon B-GPE
. O

Sitting O
at O
the O
bar O
of O
the O
Four O
Seasons O
restaurant O
, O
architect O
William B-PERSON
McDonough I-PERSON
seems O
oblivious O
to O
the O
glamorous O
clientele O
and O
the O
elegant O
setting O
. O

He O
is O
ogling O
the O
curtains O
rippling O
above O
the O
ventilation O
ducts O
. O

`` O
Look O
how O
much O
air O
is O
moving O
around O
! O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
The O
ventilation O
here O
is O
great O
! O
'' O

You O
may O
be O
hearing O
more O
about O
the O
38 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
McDonough O
and O
his O
preoccupation O
with O
clean O
air O
. O

After O
years O
of O
relative O
obscurity O
, O
he O
is O
starting O
to O
attract O
notice O
for O
the O
ecological O
as O
well O
as O
the O
aesthetic O
quality O
of O
his O
architecture O
. O

Mr. O
McDonough O
believes O
that O
the O
well O
- O
being O
of O
the O
planet O
depends O
on O
such O
stratagems O
as O
opening O
windows O
to O
cut O
indoor O
air O
pollution O
, O
tacking O
down O
carpets O
instead O
of O
using O
toxic O
glues O
, O
and O
avoiding O
mahogany O
, O
which O
comes O
from O
endangered O
rain O
forests O
. O

He O
has O
put O
some O
of O
his O
aesthetic O
ideas O
into O
practice O
with O
his O
design O
of O
the O
four O
- O
star O
Quilted B-ORG
Giraffe I-ORG
restaurant O
-- O
`` O
architecturally O
impeccable O
, O
'' O
Progressive B-ORG
Architecture I-ORG
magazine O
called O
it O
-- O
and O
his O
remodeling O
of O
Paul B-ORG
Stuart I-ORG
, O
the O
Madison O
Avenue O
clothing O
store O
. O

He O
has O
designed O
furniture O
and O
homes O
as O
well O
as O
commercial O
and O
office O
space O
. O

He O
is O
now O
designing O
a O
Broadway B-FAC
stage O
set O
for O
a O
show O
by O
the O
band O
Kid O
Creole O
and O
the O
Coconuts O
. O

What O
really O
stirs O
his O
muse O
, O
though O
, O
is O
aerobic O
architecture O
. O

Now O
the O
question O
is O
: O
Is O
Poland B-GPE
ready O
for O
it O
? O

Mr. O
McDonough O
is O
about O
to O
tackle O
his O
biggest O
clean O
- O
air O
challenge O
yet O
, O
the O
proposed O
Warsaw B-FAC
Trade I-FAC
Center I-FAC
in O
Poland B-GPE
, O
the O
first O
such O
center O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

The O
project O
has O
already O
acquired O
a O
certain O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
cachet O
. O

Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
plans O
to O
sell O
a O
foot O
- O
tall O
chocolate O
model O
of O
the O
center O
during O
the O
holidays O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
sales O
proceeds O
will O
go O
to O
the B-ORG
Design I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
for O
AIDS O
. O

A O
cake O
topped O
with O
a O
replica O
of O
the O
center O
will O
be O
auctioned O
at O
an O
AIDS O
benefit O
at O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
in O
December O
. O

If O
Mr. O
McDonough O
's O
plans O
get O
executed O
, O
as O
much O
of O
the O
Polish B-NORP
center O
as O
possible O
will O
be O
made O
from O
aluminum O
, O
steel O
and O
glass O
recycled O
from O
Warsaw B-GPE
's O
abundant O
rubble O
. O

A O
20 O
- O
story O
mesh O
spire O
will O
stand O
atop O
50 O
stories O
of O
commercial O
space O
. O

Solar O
- O
powered O
batteries O
will O
make O
the O
spire O
glow O
. O

The O
windows O
will O
open O
. O

The O
carpets O
wo O
n't O
be O
glued O
down O
, O
and O
walls O
will O
be O
coated O
with O
nontoxic O
finishes O
. O

To O
the O
extent O
that O
the O
$ O
150 O
million O
budget O
will O
allow O
it O
, O
Mr. O
McDonough O
will O
rely O
on O
solid O
wood O
, O
rather O
than O
plywood O
or O
particle O
board O
, O
to O
limit O
the O
emission O
of O
formaldehyde O
. O

If O
Mr. O
McDonough O
has O
his O
way O
, O
the O
Poles B-NORP
will O
compensate O
for O
the O
trade O
center O
's O
emissions O
of O
carbon O
dioxide O
, O
a O
prime O
suspect O
in O
the O
global O
atmospheric O
warming O
many O
scientists O
fear O
. O

The O
Poles B-NORP
would O
plant O
a O
10 O
- O
square O
- O
mile O
forest O
somewhere O
in O
the O
country O
at O
a O
cost O
of O
$ O
150,000 O
, O
with O
the O
center O
's O
developer O
footing O
the O
bill O
. O

The O
news O
has O
n't O
exactly O
moved O
others O
in O
Mr. O
McDonough O
's O
profession O
to O
become O
architectural O
Johnny B-PERSON
Appleseeds I-PERSON
. O

All O
architects O
want O
to O
be O
aware O
of O
the O
ecological O
consequences O
of O
their O
work O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Burgee I-PERSON
, O
whose O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
firm O
is O
designing O
the O
redevelopment O
of O
Times B-FAC
Square I-FAC
, O
`` O
but O
we O
ca O
n't O
all O
carry O
it O
to O
that O
extreme O
. O
'' O

Karen B-PERSON
Nichols I-PERSON
, O
senior O
associate O
at O
Michael O
Graves O
's O
architecture O
firm O
in O
Princeton B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
says O
: O
`` O
We O
're O
really O
at O
the O
mercy O
of O
what O
the O
construction O
industry O
can O
and O
will O
do O
readily O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
McDonough O
responds O
: O
`` O
I O
'm O
asking O
people O
to O
broaden O
their O
agendas O
. O
'' O

The O
son O
of O
a O
Seagram B-ORG
's O
executive O
who O
was O
stationed O
in O
many O
countries O
around O
the O
world O
, O
Mr. O
McDonough O
was O
born O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
and O
attended O
19 O
schools O
in O
places O
ranging O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
to O
Shaker B-GPE
Heights I-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
before O
entering O
Dartmouth B-ORG
College I-ORG
. O

He O
earned O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
master I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
degree I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
architecture O
from O
Yale B-ORG
. O

His O
interest O
in O
the O
natural O
environment O
dates O
from O
his O
youth O
. O

He O
and O
his O
father O
still O
spend O
time O
each O
summer O
fly O
- O
fishing O
for O
salmon O
in O
Iceland B-GPE
. O

Living O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
he O
says O
, O
made O
him O
sensitive O
to O
the O
limits O
on O
food O
, O
power O
and O
water O
supplies O
. O

At O
his O
first O
school O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
he O
was O
thought O
a O
little O
strange O
for O
shutting O
off O
open O
water O
taps O
and O
admonishing O
his O
schoolmates O
to O
take O
only O
brief O
showers O
. O

He O
and O
a O
Dartmouth B-ORG
roommate O
established O
a O
company O
that O
restored O
three O
hydroelectric O
power O
plants O
in O
Vermont B-GPE
. O

At O
Yale B-ORG
, O
he O
designed O
one O
of O
the O
first O
solarheated O
houses O
to O
be O
built O
in O
Ireland B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
McDonough O
's O
first O
professional O
project O
fully O
to O
reflect O
his O
environmental O
ardor O
was O
his O
1986 O
design O
for O
the O
headquarters O
of O
the B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
offices O
took O
10,000 O
square O
feet O
of O
a O
building O
with O
14 O
- O
foot O
ceilings O
and O
big O
, O
operable O
windows O
. O

Since O
the O
1970s O
energy O
crisis O
, O
some O
efforts O
to O
conserve O
energy O
by O
sealing O
buildings O
have O
had O
an O
unintended O
side O
effect O
: O
high O
indoor O
pollution O
. O

To O
reduce O
it O
at O
the O
fund O
's O
building O
, O
workers O
rubbed O
beeswax O
instead O
of O
polyurethane O
on O
the O
floors O
in O
the O
executive O
director O
's O
office O
. O

Jute O
, O
rather O
than O
a O
synthetic O
material O
, O
lies O
under O
the O
tacked O
- O
down O
carpets O
, O
and O
the O
desks O
are O
of O
wood O
and O
granite O
instead O
of O
plastic O
. O

The O
budget O
was O
only O
$ O
400,000 O
. O

`` O
Athens B-GPE
with O
Spartan O
means O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
McDonough O
says O
. O

The O
fund O
's O
lawyers O
work O
in O
an O
Athenian O
grove O
of O
potted O
trees O
. O

Economists O
and O
administrators O
sit O
along O
a O
`` O
boulevard O
'' O
with O
street O
lamps O
and O
ficus O
trees O
. O

In O
offices O
, O
triphosphorous O
bulbs O
simulate O
daylight O
. O

Offices O
with O
outside O
windows O
have O
inside O
windows O
, O
too O
, O
to O
let O
in O
more O
real O
daylight O
. O

`` O
We O
proved O
a O
healthy O
office O
does O
n't O
cost O
more O
, O
'' O
says O
Frederic B-PERSON
Krupp I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
fund O
. O

It O
`` O
really O
looks O
beautiful O
and O
is O
very O
light O
, O
'' O
says O
Ann B-PERSON
Hornaday I-PERSON
, O
a O
free O
- O
lance O
writer O
who O
has O
visited O
the O
office O
for O
lunch O
meetings O
. O

But O
, O
she O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
guess O
I O
did O
n't O
really O
notice O
the O
trees O
. O

Maybe O
they O
were O
hidden O
by O
all O
the O
people O
. O
'' O

Neither O
the B-ORG
Quilted I-ORG
Giraffe I-ORG
nor O
the O
Paul O
Stuart O
renovation O
reflects O
much O
of O
Mr. O
McDonough O
's O
environmental O
concern O
. O

The O
restaurant O
was O
conceived O
as O
a O
sparkling O
, O
crystalline O
`` O
geode O
. O
'' O

It O
makes O
extensive O
use O
of O
stainless O
steel O
, O
silver O
and O
aluminum O
that O
sets O
off O
black O
granite O
table O
tops O
and O
a O
gray O
terrazzo O
with O
zinc O
- O
strip O
floors O
. O

To O
more O
than O
replace O
the O
wood O
from O
two O
English O
oaks O
used O
for O
paneling O
at O
Paul B-ORG
Stuart I-ORG
, O
however O
, O
Mr. O
McDonough O
and O
friends O
planted O
1,000 O
acorns O
around O
the O
country O
. O

The O
ambitious O
Warsaw B-GPE
project O
still O
awaits O
approval O
by O
city O
officials O
. O

Its O
developer O
is O
a O
Polish B-NORP
American I-NORP
, O
Sasha B-PERSON
Muniak I-PERSON
. O

He O
had O
worked O
with O
Mr. O
McDonough O
on O
an O
earlier O
project O
and O
recruited O
him O
as O
architect O
for O
the O
trade O
center O
. O

The O
center O
will O
provide O
space O
for O
computer O
hardware O
and O
facsimile O
and O
other O
telecommunications O
equipment O
, O
not O
readily O
accessible O
in O
Poland B-GPE
now O
, O
for O
a O
growing O
number O
of O
Westerners B-NORP
doing O
business O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

Mr. O
McDonough O
thinks O
of O
the O
center O
as O
the O
`` O
Eiffel O
Tower O
of O
Warsaw B-GPE
'' O
and O
`` O
a O
symbol O
of O
the O
resurgence O
of O
Poland B-GPE
. O
'' O

If O
any O
nation O
can O
use O
environmentally O
benign O
architecture O
, O
it O
is O
Poland B-GPE
. O

Jessica B-PERSON
Mathews I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
World B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
says O
that O
perhaps O
a O
quarter O
of O
Poland B-GPE
's O
soil O
is O
too O
contaminated O
for O
safe O
farming O
because O
of O
air O
pollution O
. O

The O
pollution O
is O
also O
killing O
forests O
and O
destroying O
buildings O
that O
date O
back O
to O
the O
Middle O
Ages O
. O

The O
future O
of O
the O
forest O
remains O
uncertain O
. O

Mr. O
Muniak O
's O
company O
, O
Balag B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
has O
agreed O
to O
set O
aside O
the O
money O
to O
plant O
and O
maintain O
it O
, O
but O
discussions O
are O
still O
going O
on O
over O
where O
to O
place O
it O
and O
how O
to O
ensure O
that O
it O
will O
be O
maintained O
. O

After O
all O
, O
Mr. O
Muniak O
says O
, O
`` O
in O
Poland B-GPE
there O
are O
n't O
too O
many O
people O
worried O
about O
the O
environment O
. O

They O
're O
more O
worried O
about O
bread O
on O
the O
table O
. O

Friday O
, O
October O
20 O
, O
1989 O

The O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
annual O
interest O
rates O
below O
are O
a O
guide O
to O
general O
levels O
but O
do O
n't O
always O
represent O
actual O
transactions O
. O

PRIME O
RATE O
: O
10 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

The O
base O
rate O
on O
corporate O
loans O
at O
large O
U.S. B-GPE
money O
center O
commercial O
banks O
. O

FEDERAL O
FUNDS O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
high O
, O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
low O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
near O
closing O
bid O
, O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
offered O
. O

Reserves O
traded O
among O
commercial O
banks O
for O
overnight O
use O
in O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Source O
: O
Fulton O
Prebon O
-LRB- O
U.S.A B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Inc O
. O

DISCOUNT O
RATE O
: O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
depository O
institutions O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

CALL O
MONEY O
: O
9 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
brokers O
on O
stock O
exchange O
collateral O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
placed O
directly O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
: O
8.50 O
% O
15 O
to O
44 O
days O
; O
8.25 O
% O
45 O
to O
72 O
days O
; O
8.375 O
% O
73 O
to O
96 O
days O
; O
8.125 O
% O
97 O
to O
119 O
days O
; O
8 O
% O
120 O
to O
149 O
days O
; O
7.875 O
% O
150 O
to O
179 O
days O
; O
7.50 O
% O
180 O
to O
270 O
days O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
: O
High O
- O
grade O
unsecured O
notes O
sold O
through O
dealers O
by O
major O
corporations O
in O
multiples O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
: O
8.55 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.45 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.40 O
% O
90 O
days O
. O

CERTIFICATES O
OF O
DEPOSIT O
: O
8.05 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.02 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
7.98 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
7.95 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

Average O
of O
top O
rates O
paid O
by O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
banks O
on O
primary O
new O
issues O
of O
negotiable O
C.D.s O
, O
usually O
on O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
and O
more O
. O

The O
minimum O
unit O
is O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Typical O
rates O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
: O
8.55 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.50 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8.40 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

BANKERS O
ACCEPTANCES O
: O
8.45 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.33 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.32 O
% O
90 O
days O
; O
8.15 O
% O
120 O
days O
; O
8.06 O
% O
150 O
days O
; O
7.96 O
% O
180 O
days O
. O

Negotiable O
, O
bank O
- O
backed O
business O
credit O
instruments O
typically O
financing O
an O
import O
order O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
LATE O
EURODOLLARS O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
four O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
five O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
to O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

LONDON O
INTERBANK O
OFFERED O
RATES O
-LRB- O
LIBOR O
-RRB- O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

The O
average O
of O
interbank O
offered O
rates O
for O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
based O
on O
quotations O
at O
five O
major O
banks O
. O

FOREIGN O
PRIME O
RATES O
: O
Canada B-GPE
13.50 O
% O
; O
Germany B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Japan B-GPE
4.875 O
% O
; O
Switzerland B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Britain B-GPE
15 O
% O
. O

These O
rate O
indications O
are O
n't O
directly O
comparable O
; O
lending O
practices O
vary O
widely O
by O
location O
. O

TREASURY O
BILLS O
: O
Results O
of O
the O
Monday O
, O
October O
16 O
, O
1989 O
, O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bills O
, O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
from O
face O
value O
in O
units O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
: O
7.37 O
% O
13 O
weeks O
; O
7.42 O
% O
26 O
weeks O
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
HOME I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
CORP I-ORG
. O
-LRB- O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days. O
9.84 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
7.875 O
% O
, O
2 O
% O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG
-LRB- O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
-LRB- O
priced O
at O
par O
-RRB- O
9.78 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
8.75 O
% O
, O
6/2 O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

MERRILL B-ORG
LYNCH I-ORG
READY O
ASSETS O
TRUST O
: O
8.52 O
% O
. O

Annualized O
average O
rate O
of O
return O
after O
expenses O
for O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
; O
not O
a O
forecast O
of O
future O
returns O
. O

How O
interestingly O
clever O
of O
Robert B-PERSON
Goldberg I-PERSON
to O
use O
the O
form O
of O
pretend O
advocacy O
journalism O
to O
explain O
his O
perception O
of O
`` O
Days B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Rage I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
in O
his O
television O
critique O
-LRB- O
Leisure O
& O
Arts O
, O
Sept O
11 O
-RRB- O
. O

He O
chastises O
Jo B-PERSON
Franklin I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Trout I-PERSON
for O
her O
inept O
presentation O
of O
advocacy O
journalism O
, O
judging O
her O
project O
as O
`` O
intellectually O
slipshod O
. O
'' O

Was O
not O
the O
title O
very O
clear O
? O

One O
example O
he O
gives O
: O
`` O
She O
did O
n't O
ask O
'' O
-LRB- O
why O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
children O
are O
soldiers O
throwing O
stones O
-RRB- O
. O

Really O
now O
, O
did O
she O
have O
to O
ask O
? O

Were O
not O
the O
pictures O
and O
happenings O
, O
which O
have O
been O
continuing O
news O
headlines O
, O
answers O
enough O
? O

Mr. O
Goldberg O
contends O
that O
even O
as O
`` O
propaganda O
'' O
the O
film O
fails O
because O
it O
presents O
only O
one O
view O
. O

Of O
course O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
complain O
about O
their O
treatment O
; O
of O
course O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
feel O
put O
upon O
. O

But O
his O
complaint O
that O
`` O
Days B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Rage I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
does O
n't O
contain O
balanced O
comments O
from O
Israelis B-NORP
about O
how O
badly O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
behaving O
is O
irrelevant O
. O

It O
's O
like O
doing O
a O
documentary O
on O
apartheid O
and O
insisting O
that O
equal O
time O
be O
given O
to O
how O
terrific O
white O
South B-NORP
Africans I-NORP
are O
. O

This O
film O
did O
emphasize O
how O
long O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
/ O
Palestinian B-NORP
stalemate O
has O
existed O
by O
tracing O
the O
conflict O
to O
the O
days O
of O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
I I-EVENT
when O
the O
British B-NORP
tried O
to O
guarantee O
both O
a O
Jewish O
state O
and O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
state O
without O
specifying O
how O
it O
was O
to O
be O
done O
. O

Well O
, O
`` O
Days B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Rage I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
airing O
with O
before O
- O
and O
- O
after O
packaging O
, O
and O
after O
repeated O
delays O
, O
was O
a O
beginning O
. O

Every O
issue O
is O
multisided O
. O

This O
film O
attempts O
to O
show O
a O
side O
rarely O
seen O
in O
our O
media O
. O

Now O
we O
must O
endure O
a O
rash O
of O
critics O
who O
apparently O
wish O
to O
know O
details O
of O
one O
side O
only O
. O

Salaam O
. O

Shalom O
. O

Charlotte O
Carpenter O
Bainbridge O
Island O
, O
Wash B-GPE
. O

Ducks O
. O

If O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spots O
one O
, O
it O
intends O
to O
fire O
a O
veto O
at O
it O
. O

Ducks O
are O
this O
season O
's O
word O
for O
new O
taxes O
, O
under O
OMB O
Director O
Richard O
Darman O
's O
formulation O
that O
`` O
if O
it O
looks O
like O
a O
duck O
, O
walks O
like O
a O
duck O
and O
quacks O
like O
a O
duck O
, O
it O
's O
a O
duck O
. O
'' O

George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
is O
quite O
clear O
: O
No O
new O
ducks O
. O

But O
what O
about O
all O
those O
non-duck O
ducks O
flapping O
over O
Washington B-GPE
? O

We O
see O
a O
whole O
flock O
of O
programs O
that O
will O
impose O
significant O
costs O
on O
the O
American B-NORP
economy O
in O
the O
form O
of O
burdensome O
regulation O
and O
higher O
liabilities O
. O

Federal O
child O
care O
-LRB- O
quack O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
Clean O
Air O
bill O
-LRB- O
quack O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
disabled O
- O
workers O
bill O
-LRB- O
quack O
, O
quack O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
Bush O
White O
House O
is O
breeding O
non-duck O
ducks O
the O
same O
way O
the O
Nixon O
White O
House O
did O
: O
It O
hops O
on O
an O
issue O
that O
is O
unopposable O
-- O
cleaner O
air O
, O
better O
treatment O
of O
the O
disabled O
, O
better O
child O
care O
. O

It O
comes O
up O
with O
a O
toned O
- O
down O
version O
of O
a O
Democratic O
proposal O
. O

The O
bill O
gets O
signed O
into O
law O
and O
then O
the O
administration O
watches O
helplessly O
, O
wondering O
where O
all O
the O
`` O
unexpected O
'' O
costs O
came O
from O
. O

Consider O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
the O
very O
fat O
fowl O
known O
as O
federalized O
child O
care O
. O

The O
President O
came O
up O
with O
a O
good O
bill O
, O
but O
now O
may O
end O
up O
signing O
the O
awful O
bureaucratic O
creature O
hatched O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
. O

It O
would O
create O
38,000 O
local O
day O
- O
care O
commissions O
, O
answerable O
to O
the O
Department O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
. O

They O
'd O
determine O
where O
parents O
could O
store O
their O
kids O
during O
the O
day O
, O
and O
they O
'd O
regulate O
the O
storage O
facilities O
. O

The O
initial O
costs O
are O
said O
to O
be O
in O
the O
$ O
2 O
billion O
a O
year O
range O
, O
but O
that O
's O
only O
the O
beginning O
. O

New O
entitlements O
tend O
to O
grow O
, O
creating O
a O
rationale O
for O
new O
taxes O
. O

Quack O
. O

The O
administration O
claims O
that O
its O
Clean O
Air O
bill O
will O
cost O
businesses O
between O
$ O
14 O
billion O
and O
$ O
19 O
billion O
annually O
, O
but O
economist O
Michael B-PERSON
Evans I-PERSON
estimates O
that O
the O
costs O
for O
firms O
will O
actually O
be O
in O
the O
$ O
60 O
billion O
a O
year O
range O
. O

The O
House O
bill O
also O
distorts O
economic O
efficiency O
in O
all O
sorts O
of O
perverse O
ways O
. O

For O
example O
, O
the O
administration O
proposal O
imposes O
extremely O
tough O
emissions O
standards O
on O
new O
power O
plants O
. O

So O
instead O
of O
building O
more O
efficient O
modern O
plants O
, O
utilities O
stick O
scrubbers O
on O
the O
old O
plants O
. O

The O
money O
spent O
on O
scrubbers O
is O
diverted O
from O
planned O
research O
on O
new O
, O
cleaner O
technology O
. O

The O
bill O
also O
imposes O
the O
California B-GPE
auto O
- O
emissions O
standards O
on O
all O
cars O
nationwide O
, O
as O
if O
a O
car O
registered O
in O
Big B-GPE
Sky I-GPE
, O
Montana B-GPE
, O
needed O
to O
be O
as O
clean O
as O
one O
driven O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

Proponents O
of O
the O
nationwide O
standards O
say O
the O
cost O
for O
car O
buyers O
would O
be O
about O
$ O
500 O
per O
car O
. O

Other O
analysts O
say O
that O
estimate O
is O
low O
. O

Quack O
. O

Nobody O
knows O
how O
many O
billions O
of O
dollars O
the O
Americans O
With O
Disabilities O
Act O
will O
cost O
, O
because O
nobody O
knows O
what O
the O
bill O
entails O
. O

It O
is O
an O
intentionally O
vague O
document O
that O
will O
create O
a O
wave O
of O
litigation O
. O

Judges O
will O
write O
the O
real O
bill O
as O
suits O
roll O
through O
the O
courts O
. O

Lawyers O
will O
benefit O
. O

Private O
companies O
, O
and O
ultimately O
their O
customers O
, O
will O
end O
up O
footing O
the O
huge O
bill O
. O

The O
effect O
of O
Nixon B-PERSON
era O
non-duck O
ducks O
was O
an O
economy O
clogged O
up O
with O
regulations O
and O
distortions O
. O

All O
this O
was O
recognized O
and O
documented O
in O
the O
succeeding O
years O
by O
economists O
, O
some O
of O
whom O
worked O
in O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
to O
lift O
this O
burden O
from O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
, O
states O
and O
local O
governments O
. O

Running O
for O
President O
in O
1980 O
and O
1988 O
, O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
also O
persuasively O
diagnosed O
the O
economic O
stagnation O
of O
the O
1970s O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
during O
last O
year O
's O
campaign O
, O
the O
entire O
nation O
constantly O
heard O
Mr. O
Bush O
tout O
his O
accomplishments O
as O
head O
of O
the O
Task O
Force O
on O
Regulatory O
Relief O
. O

`` O
Government O
continues O
to O
inhibit O
the O
productivity O
of O
our O
citizenry O
and O
the O
international O
competitiveness O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
, O
'' O
the O
vice O
president O
declared O
when O
he O
was O
head O
of O
the O
task O
force O
. O

But O
with O
the O
impending O
passage O
of O
these O
new O
programs O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
will O
surely O
be O
sending O
many O
people O
hurtling O
back O
into O
the O
regulatory O
thicket O
that O
he O
had O
helped O
cut O
back O
. O

By O
1986 O
, O
the O
number O
of O
federal O
regulators O
was O
down O
to O
about O
103,000 O
. O

Then O
it O
turned O
up O
, O
and O
by O
one O
estimate O
the O
number O
will O
be O
up O
to O
about O
109,000 O
regulators O
by O
next O
year O
. O

Holding O
the O
dam O
on O
taxes O
is O
the O
most O
important O
task O
of O
the O
Bush B-GPE
presidency O
. O

We O
would O
have O
thought O
by O
now O
, O
though O
, O
that O
there O
was O
a O
significant O
core O
of O
people O
involved O
in O
government O
life O
who O
understood O
that O
direct O
taxation O
is O
n't O
the O
only O
way O
to O
slow O
down O
an O
economy O
. O

It O
is O
merely O
the O
most O
obvious O
. O

What O
is O
even O
more O
ironic O
is O
that O
all O
over O
the O
world O
nations O
are O
learning O
that O
well O
- O
intentioned O
public O
programs O
often O
backfire O
. O

But O
while O
they O
are O
unloading O
these O
burdens O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
close O
to O
creating O
three O
more O
big O
ones O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
ought O
to O
be O
setting O
aside O
some O
of O
its O
buckshot O
for O
the O
non-duck O
ducks O
. O

Chicago B-GPE
businessmen O
Bertram B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
and O
Peter B-PERSON
Bynoe I-PERSON
signed O
a O
new O
agreement O
to O
purchase O
the O
Denver O
Nuggets O
basketball O
team O
, O
but O
not O
as O
principal O
owners O
. O

On O
Saturday O
, O
the O
partners O
said O
the O
team O
would O
be O
purchased O
for O
$ O
54 O
million O
by O
a O
new O
group O
including O
Comsat B-ORG
Video I-ORG
Enterprises I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Communications B-ORG
Satellite I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
based O
here O
. O

Comsat B-ORG
Video I-ORG
will O
pay O
$ O
17 O
million O
for O
a O
62.5 O
% O
interest O
, O
with O
Messrs. O
Lee O
and O
Bynoe B-PERSON
putting O
up O
$ O
8 O
million O
for O
a O
37.5 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
team O
. O

Under O
terms O
of O
the O
sale O
, O
Nuggets B-ORG
owner O
Sidney B-PERSON
Shlenker I-PERSON
could O
receive O
up O
to O
$ O
11 O
million O
in O
additional O
payments O
from O
the O
franchise O
's O
future O
earnings O
. O

Messrs. O
Lee O
and O
Bynoe B-PERSON
last O
July O
announced O
a O
deal O
that O
would O
have O
made O
them O
the O
first O
black O
principal O
owners O
of O
a O
major O
professional O
sports O
franchise O
. O

But O
the O
deal O
fell O
apart O
last O
week O
for O
lack O
of O
financing O
. O

Comsat B-ORG
Video I-ORG
is O
headed O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Wussler I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
his O
No. O
2 O
executive O
post O
with O
Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
System I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
just O
two O
weeks O
ago O
to O
take O
the O
Comsat O
position O
. O

Comsat B-ORG
Video I-ORG
, O
which O
distributes O
pay O
- O
per O
- O
view O
programs O
to O
hotel O
rooms O
, O
plans O
to O
add O
Nuggets B-ORG
games O
to O
their O
offerings O
, O
as O
Mr. O
Turner O
did O
successfully O
with O
his O
Atlanta B-ORG
Hawks I-ORG
and O
Braves B-ORG
sports O
teams O
. O

Messrs. O
Lee O
and O
Bynoe B-PERSON
will O
manage O
the O
Nuggets O
' O
day O
- O
today O
affairs O
. O

Your O
Oct. O
2 O
article O
on O
Daniel B-PERSON
Yankelovich I-PERSON
cited O
the O
quote O
`` O
A O
good O
name O
is O
better O
than O
great O
riches O
'' O
as O
being O
from O
Cervantes B-PERSON
' O
`` O
Don B-WORK_OF_ART
Quixote I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Actually O
, O
Cervantes B-PERSON
borrowed O
that O
quote O
from O
a O
writer O
of O
some O
25 O
centuries O
earlier O
: O
Israel B-GPE
's O
King O
Solomon O
wrote O
those O
words O
in O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Book I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Proverbs I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
22:1 O
-RRB- O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON

This O
business O
trust O
company O
said O
its O
board O
elected O
Kieran B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Burke I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
to O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
as O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
a O
new O
post O
, O
and O
as O
president O
. O

Mr. O
Burke O
succeeds O
Richard B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Manley I-PERSON
, O
who O
will O
remain O
as O
a O
consultant O
to O
the O
company O
. O

Both O
men O
were O
unavailable O
to O
comment O
. O

The O
company O
also O
named O
Michael B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Gellert I-PERSON
, O
a O
director O
and O
a O
major O
shareholder O
, O
to O
fill O
the O
vacant O
seat O
of O
chairman O
. O

Groupe O
AG O
's O
chairman O
said O
the O
Belgian B-NORP
insurer O
is O
prepared O
to O
give O
up O
some O
of O
its O
independence O
to O
a O
white O
knight O
if O
necessary O
to O
repel O
a O
raider O
. O

Amid O
heavy O
buying O
of O
shares O
in O
Belgium B-GPE
's O
largest O
insurer O
, O
Maurice B-PERSON
Lippens I-PERSON
also O
warned O
in O
an O
interview O
that O
a O
white O
knight O
, O
in O
buying O
out O
a O
raider O
, O
could O
leave O
speculators O
with O
big O
losses O
on O
their O
AG B-ORG
stock O
. O

Since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
year O
, O
the O
stock O
has O
nearly O
doubled O
, O
giving O
AG B-ORG
a O
market O
value O
of O
about O
105 O
billion O
Belgian B-NORP
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
2.7 O
billion O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
most O
likely O
white O
knight O
would O
be O
Societe B-ORG
Generale I-ORG
de O
Belgique O
S.A. O
, O
which O
already O
owns O
18 O
% O
of O
AG B-ORG
and O
which O
itself O
is O
controlled O
by O
Cie O
. O
Financiere O
de O
Suez B-ORG
, O
the O
acquisitive O
French B-NORP
financial O
conglomerate O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Lippens O
said O
a O
rescue O
also O
could O
involve O
Asahi B-ORG
Mutual I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
5 O
% O
of O
AG B-ORG
. O

AG B-ORG
is O
hardly O
alone O
in O
its O
anxiety O
. O

A O
rambunctious O
shake O
- O
up O
is O
quickly O
reshaping O
Europe B-GPE
's O
once O
- O
stately O
insurance O
business O
. O

Worried O
by O
European B-ORG
Community I-ORG
directives O
that O
will O
remove O
many O
of O
the O
barriers O
to O
cross-border O
insurance O
services O
, O
starting O
in O
mid-1990 O
, O
insurers O
are O
rushing O
to O
find O
partners O
and O
preparing O
for O
price O
wars O
. O

In O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
and O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
, O
insurers O
are O
flirting O
with O
banks O
. O

In O
France B-GPE
, O
Suez B-ORG
and O
Axa B-ORG
- I-ORG
Midi I-ORG
Assurances I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
both O
have O
been O
on O
the O
prowl O
for O
giant O
acquisitions O
; O
Suez B-ORG
last O
month O
acquired O
control O
of O
Groupe B-ORG
Victoire I-ORG
, O
the O
sixth O
- O
largest O
European B-NORP
insurance O
company O
, O
after O
a O
takeover O
battle O
with O
Cie O
. O
Industrielle O
. O

Mr. O
Lippens O
said O
the O
volume O
of O
shares O
changing O
hands O
has O
grown O
significantly O
since O
mid-September O
. O

But O
he O
estimated O
that O
a O
raider O
would O
have O
been O
able O
to O
amass O
no O
more O
than O
4 O
% O
of O
the O
shares O
in O
recent O
months O
. O

Aside O
from O
exploring O
plans O
for O
joint O
ventures O
or O
acquisitions O
, O
Mr. O
Lippens O
has O
called O
top O
managers O
of O
companies O
rumored O
as O
potential O
raiders O
-- O
among O
them O
, O
Axa B-ORG
- I-ORG
Midi I-ORG
, O
Union O
des O
Assurances O
de O
Paris B-GPE
and O
Suez B-ORG
, O
all O
based O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

They O
have O
all O
`` O
very O
clearly O
stated O
that O
they O
have O
not O
acquired O
and O
are O
not O
acquiring O
shares O
of O
AG B-ORG
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Any O
raider O
would O
find O
it O
hard O
to O
crack O
AG B-ORG
's O
battlements O
. O

A O
`` O
syndicate O
'' O
of O
shareholders O
holds O
just O
under O
50 O
% O
of O
AG B-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Lippens O
said O
, O
and O
members O
have O
agreed O
to O
give O
one O
another O
the O
right O
of O
first O
refusal O
should O
they O
sell O
any O
AG B-ORG
shares O
. O

Aside O
from O
Generale B-ORG
de O
Belgique O
and O
Asahi B-ORG
, O
the O
syndicate O
includes O
Antwerpsche B-ORG
Hypotheekkas I-ORG
, O
a O
Belgian B-NORP
savings O
bank O
, O
and O
various O
family O
interests O
. O

A O
Generale B-ORG
spokesman O
confirmed O
that O
the O
giant O
Belgian B-NORP
holding O
company O
would O
be O
willing O
to O
raise O
its O
stake O
in O
AG B-ORG
should O
a O
raider O
seek O
control O
. O

Asahi O
officials O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

Even O
without O
bid O
talk O
, O
this O
year O
's O
surge O
in O
prices O
for O
Brussels B-GPE
real O
estate O
has O
excited O
interest O
in O
AG B-ORG
. O

The O
company O
says O
those O
holdings O
constitute O
the O
third O
- O
biggest O
real O
- O
estate O
portfolio O
in O
Belgium B-GPE
. O

While O
welcoming O
Nicholas O
McInnes O
's O
Sept. O
18 O
letter O
offering O
corrections O
to O
your O
`` O
World B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Wide I-WORK_OF_ART
Tax I-WORK_OF_ART
Revolution I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
table O
-LRB- O
editorial O
page O
, O
Aug. O
29 O
-RRB- O
, O
I O
am O
surprised O
that O
he O
neglected O
other O
errors O
that O
, O
for O
some O
of O
us O
, O
strike O
close O
to O
home O
. O

As O
a O
Channel O
Islander O
, O
I O
was O
amazed O
to O
see O
my O
birthplace O
listed O
as O
one O
of O
`` O
86 O
countries O
with O
an O
income O
tax O
. O
'' O

Despite O
a O
history O
of O
heated O
local O
debate O
on O
the O
topic O
, O
my O
passport O
clearly O
reads O
`` O
British B-NORP
citizen O
. O
'' O

Whether O
Mr. O
McInnes O
's O
oversight O
is O
merely O
a O
sign O
of O
a O
mainlander O
's O
benign O
neglect O
is O
a O
question O
my O
fellow O
Channel B-NORP
Islanders I-NORP
-LRB- O
and O
friends O
on O
the O
Isle O
of O
Man O
-RRB- O
will O
continue O
to O
ponder O
. O

Patrick B-PERSON
Basham I-PERSON

A O
former O
Sperry B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
marketing O
executive O
, O
admitting O
his O
role O
in O
the O
Pentagon O
procurement O
scandal O
, O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
bribery O
and O
conspiracy O
charges O
for O
helping O
funnel O
$ O
400,000 O
to O
a O
midlevel O
Navy B-ORG
acquisition O
official O
during O
the O
early O
1980s O
. O

Frank B-PERSON
Lavelle I-PERSON
, O
who O
at O
the O
time O
was O
the O
marketing O
director O
for O
Sperry B-ORG
in O
Clearwater B-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
admitted O
participating O
in O
a O
scheme O
to O
bribe O
Garland B-PERSON
Tomlin I-PERSON
, O
the O
Navy O
official O
. O

Mr. O
Tomlin O
, O
who O
left O
the O
Navy O
in O
1985 O
, O
pleaded O
guilty O
earlier O
this O
year O
to O
related O
conspiracy O
, O
bribery O
and O
tax O
- O
evasion O
charges O
. O

The O
bribery O
scheme O
took O
place O
between O
1982 O
and O
1985 O
, O
according O
to O
documents O
filed O
by O
prosecutors O
in O
connection O
with O
Mr. O
Lavelle O
's O
guilty O
plea O
in O
federal O
district O
court O
in O
Alexandria B-GPE
, O
Va B-GPE
. O

Sperry B-ORG
merged O
with O
Burroughs B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
become O
Unisys B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
late O
1986 O
. O

Court O
documents O
filed O
by O
prosecutors O
indicate O
Mr. O
Tomlin O
tried O
to O
steer O
to O
Sperry B-ORG
a O
multimillion O
dollar O
contract O
to O
computerize O
maintenance O
of O
certain O
Navy B-ORG
electronics O
equiment O
. O

Mr. O
Tomlin O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
illegally O
provided O
Mr. O
Lavelle O
with O
inside O
information O
and O
documents O
intended O
to O
give O
Sperry B-ORG
an O
unfair O
advantage O
in O
the O
competition O
, O
the O
documents O
said O
. O

Sperry B-ORG
ultimately O
was O
eliminated O
from O
the O
competition O
without O
receiving O
the O
work O
. O

Documents O
filed O
by O
prosecutors O
also O
indicate O
that O
Mr. O
Lavelle O
and O
his O
fellow O
conspirators O
requested O
and O
obtained O
`` O
approval O
of O
the O
scheme O
'' O
from O
more O
- O
senior O
Sperry B-ORG
officials O
`` O
because O
the O
payment O
which O
-LCB- O
Mr O
. O
-RCB- O
Tomlin B-PERSON
requested O
was O
so O
large O
. O
'' O

Charles B-PERSON
Gardner I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Unisys B-ORG
vice O
president O
, O
and O
James B-PERSON
Neal I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
company O
consultant O
, O
have O
admitted O
participating O
in O
this O
and O
other O
bribery O
schemes O
. O

Unisys B-ORG
has O
said O
that O
all O
of O
the O
company O
officials O
who O
participated O
in O
improper O
activities O
have O
left O
the O
company O
. O

Mr. O
Lavelle O
faces O
a O
maximum O
of O
20 O
years O
in O
jail O
and O
a O
$ O
500,000 O
fine O
. O

Bullish O
bond O
market O
sentiment O
is O
on O
the O
rise O
again O
. O

As O
the O
government O
prepares O
to O
release O
the O
next O
batch O
of O
economic O
reports O
, O
the O
consensus O
among O
economists O
and O
money O
managers O
is O
that O
the O
news O
will O
be O
negative O
. O

And O
that O
, O
they O
say O
, O
will O
be O
good O
for O
bonds O
. O

`` O
Recent O
data O
have O
indicated O
somewhat O
weaker O
economic O
activity O
, O
'' O
said O
Elliott B-PERSON
Platt I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
economic O
research O
at O
Donaldson B-ORG
, O
Lufkin O
& O
Jenrette O
Securities O
. O

Mr. O
Platt O
is O
advising O
clients O
that O
`` O
the O
near O
- O
term O
direction O
of O
bond O
prices O
is O
likely O
to O
remain O
upward O
. O
'' O

Analysts O
insist O
that O
even O
without O
help O
from O
a O
shaky O
stock O
market O
, O
which O
provided O
a O
temporary O
boost O
for O
bonds O
during O
the O
Oct. O
13 O
stock O
market O
plunge O
, O
bond O
prices O
will O
start O
to O
climb O
on O
the O
prospects O
that O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
will O
allow O
interest O
rates O
to O
move O
lower O
in O
the O
coming O
weeks O
. O

That O
would O
be O
comforting O
to O
fixed O
- O
income O
investors O
, O
many O
of O
whom O
were O
badly O
burned O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
by O
incorrectly O
assuming O
that O
the O
Fed O
would O
ease O
. O

Investors O
rushed O
to O
buy O
bonds O
during O
the O
summer O
as O
prices O
soared O
on O
speculation O
that O
interest O
rates O
would O
continue O
to O
fall O
. O

But O
when O
it O
became O
clear O
that O
rates O
had O
stabilized O
and O
that O
the O
Fed O
's O
credit O
- O
easing O
policy O
was O
on O
hold O
, O
bond O
yields O
jumped O
and O
prices O
tumbled O
. O

Long O
- O
term O
bonds O
have O
performed O
erratically O
this O
year O
. O

For O
example O
, O
a O
group O
of O
long O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
tracked O
by O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
produced O
a O
total O
return O
of O
1 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
, O
12.45 O
% O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
and O
-0.06 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

Total O
return O
is O
price O
changes O
plus O
interest O
income O
. O

Now O
some O
investment O
analysts O
insist O
that O
the O
economic O
climate O
has O
turned O
cold O
and O
gloomy O
, O
and O
they O
are O
urging O
clients O
to O
buy O
bonds O
before O
the O
rally O
begins O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
economists O
note O
that O
consumer O
spending O
is O
slowing O
, O
corporate O
profit O
margins O
are O
being O
squeezed O
, O
business O
confidence O
is O
slipping O
and O
construction O
and O
manufacturing O
industries O
are O
depressed O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
last O
week O
's O
consumer O
price O
index O
showed O
that O
inflation O
is O
moderating O
. O

Add O
it O
all O
up O
and O
it O
means O
`` O
that O
the O
Fed O
has O
a O
little O
leeway O
to O
ease O
its O
credit O
policy O
stance O
without O
the O
risk O
of O
rekindling O
inflation O
, O
'' O
said O
Norman B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
Mellon B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
think O
we O
will O
see O
a O
federal O
funds O
rate O
of O
close O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
in O
the O
next O
two O
weeks O
and O
8 O
% O
by O
year O
end O
. O
'' O

The O
federal O
funds O
rate O
, O
which O
banks O
charge O
each O
other O
on O
overnight O
loans O
, O
is O
considered O
an O
early O
signal O
of O
changes O
in O
the O
Fed O
's O
credit O
policy O
. O

Economists O
generally O
agree O
that O
the O
rate O
was O
lowered O
by O
the O
Fed O
from O
around O
9 O
% O
, O
where O
it O
had O
been O
since O
July O
, O
to O
about O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
in O
early O
October O
on O
the O
heels O
of O
a O
weak O
employment O
report O
. O

Although O
the O
rate O
briefly O
drifted O
even O
lower O
following O
the O
stock O
market O
sell O
- O
off O
that O
occurred O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
it O
ended O
Friday O
at O
about O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
. O

James B-PERSON
Kochan I-PERSON
, O
chief O
fixed O
- O
income O
strategist O
at O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
, O
is O
touting O
shorter O
- O
term O
securities O
, O
which O
he O
says O
should O
benefit O
more O
quickly O
than O
longer O
- O
term O
bonds O
as O
interest O
rates O
fall O
. O

`` O
Given O
our O
forecast O
for O
lower O
rates O
, O
purchases O
made O
now O
should O
prove O
quite O
rewarding O
before O
year O
end O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Kochan O
also O
likes O
long O
- O
term O
, O
investment O
- O
grade O
corporate O
bonds O
and O
long O
- O
term O
Treasurys B-ORG
. O

He O
says O
these O
bonds O
should O
appreciate O
in O
value O
as O
some O
investors O
, O
reacting O
to O
the O
recent O
turmoil O
in O
the O
stock O
and O
high O
- O
yield O
junk O
bond O
markets O
, O
seek O
safer O
securities O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
-LCB- O
Tennessee B-ORG
Valley I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
-RCB- O
sale O
is O
any O
guide O
, O
there O
appears O
to O
be O
good O
demand O
for O
top O
- O
quality O
, O
long O
- O
term O
paper O
from O
both O
domestic O
and O
overseas O
accounts O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

TVA B-ORG
, O
in O
its O
first O
public O
debt O
offering O
in O
15 O
years O
, O
sold O
$ O
4 O
billion O
of O
long O
- O
term O
and O
intermediate O
- O
term O
securities O
last O
week O
. O

Strong O
investor O
demand O
prompted O
the O
utility O
to O
boost O
the O
size O
of O
the O
issue O
from O
$ O
3 O
billion O
. O

TVA B-ORG
, O
which O
operates O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
electric O
power O
systems O
, O
is O
a O
corporation O
owned O
by O
the O
federal O
government O
. O

But O
persuading O
investors O
to O
buy O
bonds O
may O
be O
especially O
tough O
this O
week O
, O
when O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
will O
auction O
more O
than O
$ O
30 O
billion O
of O
new O
securities O
. O

Today O
, O
the B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
Department I-ORG
will O
sell O
$ O
15.6 O
billion O
of O
three O
- O
month O
and O
six O
- O
month O
bills O
at O
the O
regular O
weekly O
auction O
. O

Tomorrow O
, O
the O
Treasury O
will O
sell O
$ O
10 O
billion O
of O
two O
- O
year O
notes O
. O

Resolution B-ORG
Funding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
known O
as O
Refcorp B-ORG
, O
a O
division O
of O
a O
new O
government O
agency O
created O
to O
bail O
out O
the O
nation O
's O
troubled O
savings O
and O
loan O
associations O
, O
will O
hold O
its O
first O
bond O
auction O
Wednesday O
, O
when O
it O
will O
sell O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
of O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
. O

All O
of O
this O
comes O
ahead O
of O
the O
government O
's O
big O
quarterly O
refunding O
of O
the O
federal O
debt O
, O
which O
takes O
place O
sometime O
in O
November O
. O

So O
far O
, O
investors O
have O
n't O
shown O
much O
appetite O
for O
Refcorp B-ORG
's O
initial O
bond O
offering O
. O

Roger B-PERSON
Early I-PERSON
, O
a O
portfolio O
manager O
at O
Federated B-ORG
Investors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
that O
yields O
on O
the O
so O
- O
called O
bailout O
bonds O
are O
n't O
high O
enough O
to O
attract O
his O
attention O
. O

`` O
Why O
should O
I O
bother O
with O
something O
that O
's O
an O
unknown O
for O
a O
very O
small O
pickup O
in O
yield O
? O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
jump O
on O
them O
the O
first O
day O
they O
come O
out O
. O
'' O

He O
seems O
to O
be O
typical O
of O
many O
professional O
money O
managers O
. O

When O
the O
size O
of O
the O
Refcorp O
offering O
was O
announced O
last O
week O
and O
when O
- O
issued O
trading O
activity O
began O
, O
the O
bailout O
bonds O
were O
yielding O
about O
1/20 O
percentage O
point O
more O
than O
the O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
the O
yield O
was O
quoted O
at O
about O
1/4 O
percentage O
point O
higher O
than O
the O
benchmark O
bond O
, O
an O
indication O
of O
weak O
demand O
. O

Some O
economists O
believe O
that O
yields O
on O
all O
Treasury B-ORG
securities O
may O
rise O
this O
week O
as O
the O
market O
struggles O
to O
absorb O
the O
new O
supply O
. O

But O
once O
the O
new O
securities O
are O
digested O
, O
they O
expect O
investors O
to O
focus O
on O
the O
weak O
economic O
data O
. O

`` O
The O
supply O
is O
not O
a O
constraint O
to O
the O
market O
, O
'' O
said O
Samuel B-PERSON
Kahan I-PERSON
, O
chief O
financial O
economist O
at O
Kleinwort B-ORG
Benson I-ORG
Government I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
If O
one O
thinks O
that O
rates O
are O
going O
down O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
care O
how O
much O
supply O
is O
coming O
. O
'' O

Friday O
's O
Market O
Activity O

Most O
bond O
prices O
fell O
on O
concerns O
about O
this O
week O
's O
new O
supply O
and O
disappointment O
that O
stock O
prices O
did O
n't O
stage O
a O
sharp O
decline O
. O

Junk O
bond O
prices O
moved O
higher O
, O
however O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
, O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
were O
higher O
on O
expectations O
that O
a O
surge O
in O
buying O
among O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
would O
continue O
. O

Also O
providing O
support O
to O
Treasurys B-ORG
was O
hope O
that O
the O
stock O
market O
might O
see O
declines O
because O
of O
the O
expiration O
of O
some O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
and O
options O
on O
indexes O
and O
individual O
stocks O
. O

Those O
hopes O
were O
dashed O
when O
the O
stock O
market O
put O
in O
a O
relatively O
quiet O
performance O
. O

Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
ended O
with O
losses O
of O
as O
much O
as O
1/4 O
point O
, O
or O
about O
$ O
2.50 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

The O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
, O
which O
traded O
as O
high O
as O
102 O
1/4 O
during O
the O
day O
, O
ended O
at O
101 O
17/32 O
. O

The O
yield O
on O
the O
benchmark O
bond O
rose O
slightly O
to O
7.98 O
% O
from O
7.96 O
% O
. O

In O
the O
corporate O
bond O
market O
, O
traders O
said O
the O
new O
- O
issue O
market O
for O
junk O
bonds O
is O
likely O
to O
pick O
up O
following O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
Acquisition O
Corp. O
's O
$ O
475 O
million O
junk O
bond O
offering O
Friday O
. O

Today O
, O
for O
example O
, O
underwriters O
at O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
said O
they O
expect O
to O
price O
a O
$ O
150 O
million O
, O
12 O
- O
year O
senior O
subordinated O
debenture O
offering O
by O
Imo B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Traders O
expect O
the O
issue O
to O
be O
priced O
to O
yield O
12 O
% O
. O

Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
that O
a O
$ O
150 O
million O
senior O
subordinated O
discount O
debenture O
issue O
by O
R.P. B-ORG
Scherer I-ORG
Drugs I-ORG
is O
expected O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
month O
. O

However O
, O
despite O
the O
big O
new O
- O
issue O
calendar O
, O
many O
junk O
bond O
investors O
and O
analysts O
are O
skeptical O
the O
deals O
will O
get O
done O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
about O
a O
dozen O
more O
deals O
coming O
, O
'' O
said O
Michael B-PERSON
McNamara I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
fixed O
- O
income O
research O
at O
Kemper B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
If O
they O
had O
this O
much O
trouble O
with O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
, O
they O
are O
going O
to O
have O
an O
awful O
time O
with O
the O
rest O
. O
'' O

Last O
week O
, O
underwriters O
were O
forced O
to O
postpone O
three O
junk O
bond O
deals O
because O
of O
recent O
weakness O
in O
the O
market O
. O

And O
pressure O
by O
big O
investors O
forced O
Donaldson B-ORG
Lufkin I-ORG
& O
Jenrette O
Securities O
Corp. O
to O
sweeten O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
's O
$ O
475 O
million O
junk O
bond O
offering O
. O

After O
hours O
of O
negotiating O
that O
stretched O
late O
into O
Thursday O
night O
, O
underwriters O
priced O
the O
12 O
- O
year O
issue O
of O
resettable O
senior O
subordinated O
debentures O
at O
par O
to O
yield O
14.75 O
% O
, O
higher O
than O
the O
14.5 O
% O
that O
had O
been O
expected O
. O

The O
coupon O
on O
the O
issue O
will O
be O
reset O
in O
one O
year O
at O
a O
rate O
that O
will O
give O
the O
issue O
a O
market O
value O
of O
101 O
. O

However O
, O
the O
maximum O
coupon O
rate O
on O
the O
issue O
when O
it O
is O
reset O
is O
15.50 O
% O
. O

Debenture O
holders O
also O
will O
receive O
the O
equivalent O
of O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
common O
stock O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
's O
parent O
company O
. O

`` O
The O
coupon O
was O
raised O
to O
induce O
some O
of O
the O
big O
players O
on O
the O
fence O
to O
come O
in O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Donaldson B-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
put O
a O
price O
on O
the O
deal O
that O
the O
market O
required O
to O
get O
it O
done O
. O
'' O

The O
spokesman O
said O
the O
issue O
was O
sold O
out O
and O
met O
with O
strong O
interest O
abroad O
, O
particularly O
from O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
. O

In O
the O
secondary O
, O
or O
resale O
, O
market O
, O
junk O
bonds O
closed O
1/2 O
point O
higher O
, O
while O
investment O
- O
grade O
corporate O
bonds O
fell O
1/8 O
to O
1/4 O
point O
. O

In O
the O
hard O
- O
hit O
Marina B-LOC
neighborhood O
, O
life O
after O
the O
earthquake O
is O
often O
all O
too O
real O
, O
but O
sometimes O
surreal O
. O

Some O
scenes O
: O
-- O
Saturday O
morning O
, O
a O
resident O
was O
given O
15 O
minutes O
to O
scurry O
into O
a O
sagging O
building O
and O
reclaim O
what O
she O
could O
of O
her O
life O
's O
possessions O
. O

Saturday O
night O
she O
dined O
in O
an O
emergency O
shelter O
on O
salmon O
steaks O
prepared O
by O
chefs O
from O
one O
of O
the O
city O
's O
four O
- O
star O
restaurants O
. O

-- O
Mayor O
Art O
Agnos O
stands O
in O
the O
glare O
of O
television O
lights O
trying O
to O
explain O
for O
the O
20th O
time O
why O
the O
city O
is O
severely O
restricting O
access O
to O
badly O
damaged O
structures O
. O

A O
couple O
in O
fashionable O
spandex O
warm O
- O
up O
suits O
jogs O
by O
, O
headphones O
jauntily O
in O
place O
, O
weaving O
their O
way O
along O
a O
street O
of O
fractured O
and O
fallen O
houses O
. O

At O
a O
nearby O
corner O
, O
they O
swerve O
perilously O
close O
to O
a O
listing O
apartment O
house O
, O
oblivious O
to O
any O
danger O
. O

A O
policeman O
shakes O
his O
head O
in O
amazement O
as O
he O
steers O
them O
away O
. O

-- O
A O
young O
woman O
who O
has O
been O
out O
of O
town O
shows O
up O
at O
the B-ORG
Marina I-ORG
Middle I-ORG
School I-ORG
to O
learn O
that O
her O
apartment O
is O
on O
the O
condemned O
list O
. O

She O
is O
told O
she O
ca O
n't O
enter O
unless O
she O
is O
accompanied O
by O
an O
inspector O
. O

She O
bursts O
into O
tears O
and O
walks O
away O
. O

Nearby O
, O
five O
temporary O
residents O
of O
the O
school O
shelter O
sit O
on O
stools O
, O
having O
their O
necks O
and O
backs O
kneaded O
by O
volunteer O
masseuses O
. O

The O
Marina O
rescue O
center O
offered O
a O
very O
San O
Franciscan O
response O
to O
the O
disaster O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
free O
massages O
, O
there O
was O
free O
counseling O
, O
phone O
calls O
and O
a O
free O
shuttle O
bus O
to O
a O
health O
club O
, O
which O
offered O
up O
its O
showers O
, O
saunas O
and O
hot O
tubs O
. O

The O
cafeteria O
offered O
donated O
croissants O
and O
brie O
for O
breakfast O
, O
and O
for O
dinner O
, O
pasta O
salad O
and O
chocolate O
mousse O
torts O
along O
with O
the O
salmon O
. O

`` O
This O
has O
been O
a O
15 O
- O
pound O
earthquake O
for O
me O
, O
'' O
said O
resident O
Joan B-PERSON
O'Shea I-PERSON
, O
who O
works O
in O
an O
acupuncturist O
's O
office O
. O

She O
and O
some O
friends O
are O
considering O
offering O
earthquake O
victims O
free O
yoga O
classes O
and O
`` O
aroma O
therapy O
'' O
-- O
massages O
with O
scented O
oils O
. O

She O
finds O
the O
response O
of O
Marina B-LOC
residents O
-- O
primarily O
yuppies O
and O
elderly O
people O
-- O
to O
the O
devastation O
of O
their O
homes O
`` O
incredible O
. O

People O
have O
been O
very O
respectful O
of O
each O
other O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
this O
would O
have O
happened O
somewhere O
else O
. O
'' O

Out O
on O
the O
streets O
, O
some O
residents O
of O
badly O
damaged O
buildings O
were O
allowed O
a O
15 O
- O
minute O
scavenger O
hunt O
through O
their O
possessions O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
so O
weird O
to O
have O
to O
decide O
what O
's O
really O
important O
to O
you O
, O
'' O
said O
Barbara B-PERSON
May I-PERSON
. O

She O
went O
first O
for O
personal O
mementos O
. O

In O
post-earthquake O
parlance O
, O
her O
building O
is O
a O
`` O
red O
. O
'' O

After O
being O
inspected O
, O
buildings O
with O
substantial O
damage O
were O
color O
- O
coded O
. O

Green O
allowed O
residents O
to O
re-enter O
; O
yellow O
allowed O
limited O
access O
; O
red O
allowed O
residents O
one O
last O
entry O
to O
gather O
everything O
they O
could O
within O
15 O
minutes O
. O

Reds O
and O
yellows O
went O
about O
their O
business O
with O
a O
kind O
of O
measured O
grimness O
. O

Some O
frantically O
dumped O
belongings O
into O
pillowcases O
, O
others O
threw O
goods O
out O
windows O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
help O
that O
on O
Saturday O
, O
after O
three O
days O
of O
sunshine O
, O
it O
rained O
. O

`` O
The O
guys O
are O
going O
for O
their O
skis O
, O
their O
stereos O
, O
their O
personal O
computers O
, O
'' O
said O
Frank B-PERSON
Fitzgerald I-PERSON
, O
who O
helped O
others O
empty O
their O
apartments O
. O

`` O
The O
women O
wanted O
photo O
albums O
, O
a O
certain O
brooch O
, O
kind O
of O
sentimental O
things O
. O
'' O

He O
showed O
an O
unbroken O
, O
still O
- O
ticking O
pocket O
watch O
that O
he O
retrieved O
for O
one O
woman O
. O

It O
belonged O
to O
her O
grandfather O
. O

Some O
residents O
defied O
orders O
and O
returned O
to O
`` O
red O
'' O
buildings O
to O
retrieve O
goods O
. O

One O
building O
was O
upgraded O
to O
red O
status O
while O
people O
were O
taking O
things O
out O
, O
and O
a O
resident O
who O
was O
n't O
allowed O
to O
go O
back O
inside O
called O
up O
the O
stairs O
to O
his O
girlfriend O
, O
telling O
her O
to O
keep O
sending O
things O
down O
to O
the O
lobby O
. O

A O
policewoman O
had O
to O
be O
called O
in O
to O
make O
her O
leave O
; O
the O
policewoman O
helped O
carry O
out O
one O
last O
load O
. O

Enforcement O
of O
restricted O
- O
entry O
rules O
was O
sporadic O
, O
residents O
said O
. O

One O
man O
trying O
to O
remove O
his O
car O
was O
told O
by O
officials O
to O
get O
out O
of O
his O
garage O
. O

When O
he O
sneaked O
back O
later O
to O
try O
again O
, O
a O
different O
policeman O
offered O
to O
help O
him O
get O
the O
car O
out O
. O

The O
Marina O
also O
has O
become O
the O
focal O
point O
of O
city O
efforts O
to O
reunite O
residents O
with O
any O
pets O
that O
may O
have O
fled O
or O
become O
lost O
during O
the O
earthquake O
. O

On O
lampposts O
along O
Fillmore B-FAC
Street I-FAC
, O
a O
major O
Marina B-LOC
artery O
, O
posters O
were O
offering O
a O
$ O
100 O
reward O
for O
a O
cat O
lost O
during O
the O
quake O
. O

The O
San O
Francisco O
Society O
for O
the O
Prevention O
of O
Cruelty O
to O
Animals O
also O
has O
been O
providing O
medical O
care O
, O
food O
, O
water O
and O
foster O
homes O
for O
quake O
- O
displaced O
animals O
. O

The O
SPCA O
says O
it O
has O
received O
more O
than O
100 O
requests O
for O
foster O
homes O
on O
behalf O
of O
dogs O
and O
cats O
, O
though O
some O
people O
have O
sought O
temporary O
homes O
for O
birds O
and O
fish O
. O

For O
example O
, O
one O
parakeet O
owner O
returning O
home O
found O
that O
her O
apartment O
, O
like O
many O
others O
in O
the O
Marina O
, O
did O
n't O
have O
heat O
. O

`` O
She O
can O
stay O
there O
with O
no O
heat O
, O
but O
for O
a O
parakeet O
, O
that O
can O
be O
deadly O
, O
'' O
says O
Daralee B-PERSON
Konowitch I-PERSON
, O
animalcare O
services O
manager O
for O
the O
SPCA O
. O

A O
warm O
foster O
home O
has O
been O
found O
. O

ENGRAPH B-ORG
INC. I-ORG
recently O
reported O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
, O
which O
were O
mistakenly O
shown O
in O
the O
Quarterly B-WORK_OF_ART
Earnings I-WORK_OF_ART
Surprises I-WORK_OF_ART
table O
in O
last O
Tuesday O
's O
edition O
to O
be O
lower O
than O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

Zacks B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Research I-ORG
did O
n't O
adjust O
one O
analyst O
's O
estimate O
for O
a O
stock O
split O
, O
which O
therefore O
was O
artificially O
high O
. O

Engraph B-ORG
's O
third O
- O
quarter O
net O
income O
of O
15 O
cents O
a O
share O
actually O
was O
7 O
% O
higher O
than O
the O
adjusted O
average O
of O
estimates O
. O

MCI B-ORG
COMMUNICATIONS I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
filed O
a O
shelf O
registration O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
for O
issuance O
of O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
750 O
million O
of O
debt O
securities O
. O

The O
debt O
will O
include O
medium O
- O
term O
notes O
sold O
through O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
; O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
; O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
and O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
funds O
will O
be O
used O
for O
refinancing O
existing O
debt O
of O
the O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
concern O
at O
lower O
interest O
rates O
and O
for O
other O
general O
purposes O
. O

The O
effective O
date O
of O
the O
registration O
is O
to O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
SEC O
. O

The O
long O
- O
running O
scandal O
surrounding O
the O
1982 O
collapse O
of O
Banco B-ORG
Ambrosiano I-ORG
was O
reignited O
by O
the O
arrest O
last O
week O
of O
Rome B-GPE
businessman O
Flavio B-PERSON
Carboni I-PERSON
on O
fraud O
charges O
. O

Rome B-GPE
magistrates O
accuse O
Mr. O
Carboni O
and O
several O
other O
people O
of O
trying O
to O
extort O
1.2 O
billion O
lire O
-LRB- O
$ O
880,000 O
-RRB- O
from O
the O
Vatican B-GPE
in O
return O
for O
documents O
contained O
in O
the O
briefcase O
of O
Roberto B-PERSON
Calvi I-PERSON
, O
the O
Ambrosiano O
chairman O
found O
hanged O
under O
London B-GPE
's O
Blackfriar O
's O
Bridge O
shortly O
before O
the O
bank O
's O
collapse O
. O

Banco B-ORG
Ambrosiano I-ORG
, O
which O
was O
Italy B-GPE
's O
largest O
private O
- O
sector O
bank O
, O
collapsed O
in O
1982 O
with O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
of O
debts O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
money O
was O
lent O
to O
a O
series O
of O
shell O
companies O
in O
Panama B-GPE
and O
Luxembourg B-GPE
that O
were O
owned O
, O
directly O
or O
indirectly O
, O
by O
the O
Vatican B-GPE
bank O
. O

The O
Vatican B-GPE
, O
which O
denies O
any O
wrongdoing O
, O
paid O
$ O
250 O
million O
to O
the O
Milan B-GPE
bank O
's O
creditors O
as O
a O
`` O
goodwill O
gesture O
'' O
in O
1985 O
. O

Italian B-NORP
news O
reports O
said O
Mr. O
Carboni O
and O
a O
colleague O
obtained O
1.2 O
billion O
lire O
in O
checks O
from O
a O
Vatican B-FAC
official O
, O
Pavel B-PERSON
Hnilica I-PERSON
. O

Italian B-NORP
papers O
speculated O
the O
briefcase O
contained O
papers O
either O
exonerating O
the O
Vatican B-GPE
bank O
from O
blame O
in O
the O
scandal O
, O
or O
showing O
that O
the O
bank O
, O
known O
as O
the O
Istituto O
per O
le O
Opere O
di O
Religione O
, O
channeled O
funds O
to O
East B-LOC
bloc I-LOC
groups O
such O
as O
Solidarity B-ORG
in O
Poland B-GPE
. O

Neither O
Mr. O
Hnilica O
, O
Mr. O
Carboni O
nor O
Vatican O
officials O
could O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
over O
the O
weekend O
. O

Roland B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Hawkins I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Jet B-ORG
Vacations I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
elected O
to O
the O
board O
of O
this O
cruise O
line O
. O

The O
board O
expands O
to O
seven O
members O
. O

Oil O
Spill O
Case O
Shows O
Liability O
Fund O
Flaws O

AN O
UNRESOLVED O
two O
- O
year O
- O
old O
dispute O
stemming O
from O
an O
Alaskan O
oil O
spill O
has O
helped O
spur O
a O
drive O
for O
tougher O
federal O
laws O
to O
protect O
victims O
of O
such O
accidents O
. O

The O
class O
- O
action O
suit O
highlights O
shortcomings O
of O
the O
Trans-Alaska O
Pipeline O
Liability O
Fund O
, O
which O
gets O
its O
money O
from O
oil O
companies O
using O
the O
pipeline O
and O
compensates O
those O
harmed O
by O
oil O
spills O
. O

On O
July O
2 O
, O
1987 O
, O
the O
tanker O
S.S. B-PRODUCT
Glacier I-PRODUCT
Bay I-PRODUCT
struck O
a O
rock O
and O
spilled O
almost O
150,000 O
gallons O
of O
oil O
into O
the B-LOC
Cook I-LOC
Inlet I-LOC
. O

Commercial O
fishermen O
and O
fish O
processors O
filed O
suit O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
a O
claim O
that O
has O
ballooned O
to O
more O
than O
$ O
104.8 O
million O
. O

Defendants O
include O
British B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
America I-ORG
; O
Trinidad B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
the O
shipper O
; O
and O
the O
pipeline O
liability O
fund O
. O

The O
fund O
was O
created O
by O
the B-LAW
Trans-Alaska I-LAW
Pipeline I-LAW
Act I-LAW
, O
which O
provides O
that O
the O
owner O
or O
operator O
of O
a O
vessel O
involved O
in O
an O
oil O
spill O
must O
pay O
the O
first O
$ O
14 O
million O
in O
damages O
. O

The O
fund O
is O
required O
to O
pay O
claims O
up O
to O
an O
additional O
$ O
86 O
million O
. O

The O
fund O
's O
purpose O
is O
to O
provide O
quick O
and O
adequate O
relief O
. O

But O
the O
Glacier O
Bay O
case O
, O
the O
fund O
's O
first O
test O
, O
shows O
how O
easily O
the O
fund O
can O
be O
undermined O
. O

Trinidad B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
contesting O
liability O
. O

It O
claims O
the B-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
failed O
to O
chart O
the O
rock O
and O
refuses O
to O
pay O
damages O
. O

That O
means O
the O
fund O
is O
n't O
obligated O
to O
pay O
anything O
, O
at O
least O
so O
far O
. O

The B-LAW
Oil I-LAW
Pollution I-LAW
Act I-LAW
, O
scheduled O
to O
come O
up O
for O
a O
vote O
in O
Congress B-ORG
this O
fall O
, O
would O
provide O
that O
if O
claimants O
are O
n't O
paid O
within O
90 O
days O
of O
a O
spill O
, O
the O
liability O
fund O
would O
compensate O
them O
and O
seek O
reimbursement O
from O
the O
owner O
or O
operator O
of O
the O
vessel O
, O
says O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Rep. O
George O
Miller O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
a O
sponsor O
of O
the O
bill O
. O

The O
spokesman O
says O
the O
`` O
glitch O
'' O
in O
the O
statute O
is O
`` O
the O
worst O
kind O
of O
Catch O
- O
22 O
. O
'' O

Many O
Law O
School O
Grads O
Find O
Classes O
Never O
End O

RECENT O
LAW O
school O
graduates O
are O
starting O
jobs O
with O
law O
firms O
this O
fall O
-- O
and O
heading O
back O
to O
class O
. O

Bar O
associations O
and O
consultants O
are O
offering O
more O
programs O
to O
teach O
associates O
all O
they O
need O
to O
know O
about O
law O
but O
did O
n't O
learn O
in O
law O
school O
. O

`` O
Law O
school O
teaches O
wonderful O
theory O
, O
but O
it O
does O
n't O
teach O
the O
nuts O
and O
bolts O
of O
practical O
lawyering O
, O
'' O
says O
Aaron B-PERSON
Weitz I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
a O
New O
York O
County O
Lawyers O
' O
Association O
committee O
that O
sponsors O
such O
a O
course O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
associates O
learned O
the O
basics O
from O
senior O
lawyers O
who O
acted O
as O
mentors O
. O

But O
these O
days O
, O
large O
firms O
hire O
as O
many O
as O
30 O
new O
associates O
a O
year O
, O
and O
it O
's O
impossible O
to O
personally O
train O
everyone O
, O
says O
Joel B-PERSON
Henning I-PERSON
of O
Hildebrandt B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
consulting O
firm O
that O
runs O
training O
classes O
. O

The O
Hildebrandt O
course O
enables O
students O
to O
brush O
up O
on O
negotiation O
skills O
by O
role O
playing O
in O
simulated O
deals O
. O

Students O
also O
are O
taught O
to O
return O
clients O
' O
phone O
calls O
immediately O
and O
to O
treat O
the O
support O
staff O
with O
respect O
. O

Many O
law O
firms O
sponsor O
their O
own O
programs O
. O

At O
the O
Baltimore B-GPE
firm O
of O
Weinberg O
& O
Green O
, O
new O
corporate O
and O
banking O
associates O
are O
required O
to O
enroll O
in O
a O
20 O
- O
class O
course O
. O

Partners O
lecture O
on O
how O
to O
form O
corporations O
, O
draft O
agreements O
and O
defend O
clients O
against O
unwanted O
tender O
offers O
. O

Now O
, O
clients O
know O
that O
new O
associates O
have O
had O
some O
practical O
training O
before O
working O
on O
their O
cases O
, O
says O
James B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Hanks I-PERSON
, O
a O
partner O
at O
the O
firm O
. O

Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
Creates O
A O
Courthouse O
for O
Kids O

THE O
CHILDREN O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
will O
soon O
have O
their O
own O
$ O
52 O
million O
courthouse O
. O

The O
building O
, O
which O
will O
handle O
child O
abuse O
, O
custody O
and O
foster O
care O
cases O
, O
will O
be O
`` O
less O
formal O
, O
less O
threatening O
and O
just O
basically O
less O
grim O
than O
most O
courthouses O
, O
'' O
says O
Edmund B-PERSON
Edelman I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Los O
Angeles O
County O
Board O
of O
Supervisors O
. O

Designs O
call O
for O
an O
L O
- O
shaped O
structure O
with O
a O
playground O
in O
the O
center O
. O

There O
will O
be O
recreation O
and O
movie O
rooms O
. O

Teens O
will O
be O
able O
to O
listen O
to O
music O
with O
headsets O
. O

Study O
halls O
, O
complete O
with O
reference O
materials O
, O
will O
be O
available O
. O

And O
there O
will O
be O
a O
nurse O
's O
station O
and O
rooms O
for O
children O
to O
meet O
with O
social O
workers O
. O

The O
building O
's O
25 O
courtrooms O
will O
be O
smaller O
, O
says O
Charlene B-PERSON
Saunders I-PERSON
, O
a O
court O
administrator O
. O

The O
bench O
will O
be O
lower O
so O
the O
judge O
seems O
less O
intimidating O
, O
and O
walls O
will O
be O
painted O
in O
bright O
colors O
and O
covered O
with O
murals O
. O

Cases O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
County I-GPE
involving O
dependent O
children O
are O
usually O
heard O
in O
the B-FAC
Criminal I-FAC
Courts I-FAC
Building I-FAC
. O

`` O
We O
need O
to O
get O
the O
kids O
away O
from O
the O
criminals O
into O
a O
less O
traumatic O
environment O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Edelman O
. O

About O
45,000 O
children O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
County I-GPE
are O
under O
court O
supervision O
, O
Mr. O
Edelman O
says O
, O
and O
an O
average O
of O
1,500 O
new O
children O
are O
added O
each O
month O
. O

The O
courthouse O
, O
to O
be O
built O
in O
Monterey B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
is O
expected O
to O
open O
in O
the O
spring O
of O
1992 O
. O

Law O
Firm O
Management O
Can O
Be O
Quite O
Rewarding O

IT O
PAYS O
to O
follow O
a O
management O
career O
path O
-- O
even O
at O
law O
firms O
. O

That O
's O
the O
conclusion O
of O
a O
recent O
study O
of O
large O
law O
firms O
conducted O
by O
Altman O
& O
Weil O
Inc. O
, O
an O
Ardmore B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
law O
firm O
consultant O
. O

Its O
survey O
of O
96 O
firms O
, O
each O
with O
100 O
to O
1,000 O
lawyers O
, O
shows O
that O
managing O
partners O
earned O
an O
average O
of O
$ O
395,974 O
in O
compensation O
and O
cash O
benefits O
in O
the O
firms O
' O
1988 O
fiscal O
years O
. O

Managing O
partners O
who O
responded O
to O
the O
survey O
typically O
spend O
over O
half O
their O
time O
supervising O
their O
firms O
' O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
operations O
and O
just O
a O
little O
more O
than O
a O
third O
of O
their O
time O
practicing O
law O
. O

Partners O
in O
the O
survey O
who O
devote O
most O
of O
their O
time O
to O
practicing O
law O
earned O
an O
average O
of O
about O
$ O
217,000 O
. O

One O
company O
recently O
was O
listed O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
and O
another O
will O
join O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
from O
the O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
market O
this O
week O
. O

Putnam B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Grade I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
, O
Boston B-GPE
, O
was O
listed O
with O
the O
symbol O
PGM B-ORG
. O

The O
new O
closed O
- O
end O
management O
investment O
company O
trades O
shares O
of O
beneficial O
interest O
. O

It O
invests O
primarily O
in O
tax O
- O
exempt O
municipal O
securities O
. O

Hibernia B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
bank O
holding O
company O
, O
will O
join O
the O
Big O
Board O
Thursday O
under O
HIB B-ORG
. O

Three O
companies O
began O
trading O
over O
the O
counter O
. O

Exabyte B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
Boulder B-GPE
, O
Colo. B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
high O
- O
capacity O
tape O
cartridge O
systems O
used O
to O
back O
up O
computer O
disk O
drives O
, O
started O
OTC O
trading O
with O
the O
symbol O
EXBT B-ORG
. O

Rally B-ORG
's O
Inc. O
, O
a O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
, O
restaurant O
franchisor O
, O
started O
trading O
under O
RLLY B-ORG
. O

Sierra B-ORG
Tucson I-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
, O
Tucson B-GPE
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
, O
started O
trading O
under O
STSN B-ORG
. O

It O
operates O
various O
types O
of O
addiction O
- O
treatment O
facilities O
. O

Separately O
, O
on O
the B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
put O
and O
call O
options O
on O
the O
common O
stock O
of O
Aldus B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
started O
trading O
. O

Aldus B-ORG
, O
Seattle B-GPE
, O
makes O
computer O
software O
products O
. O

Options O
give O
a O
holder O
the O
right O
, O
but O
not O
the O
obligation O
, O
to O
buy O
or O
sell O
a O
security O
at O
a O
set O
price O
within O
a O
set O
period O
of O
time O
. O

The O
following O
U.S. B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
, O
corporate O
and O
municipal O
offerings O
are O
tentatively O
scheduled O
for O
sale O
this O
week O
, O
according O
to O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Report I-ORG
: O
$ O
15.6 O
billion O
three O
- O
month O
and O
six O
- O
month O
bills O
. O

$ O
10 O
billion O
of O
two O
- O
year O
notes O
. O

Resolution B-ORG
Funding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
sell O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
. O

Aim B-ORG
Prime I-ORG
Rate I-ORG
Plus I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
-- O
10 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Allied B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
II I-ORG
-- O
6,500,000 O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

American B-ORG
Cyanamid I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
-- O
1,250,000 O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

Associated B-ORG
Natural I-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
1,400,000 O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Dillon O
Read O
& O
Co O
. O

B O
& O
H O
Crude O
Carriers O
Ltd. O
-- O
Four O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Baldwin B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
-- O
2,600,000 O
Class O
A O
shares O
, O
via O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co O
. O

Blockbuster B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
$ O
250 O
million O
-LRB- O
face O
amount O
-RRB- O
Liquid O
Yield O
Option O
Notes O
, O
via O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
. O

Chemex B-ORG
Pharmaceuticals I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
-- O
1,200,000 O
units O
, O
via O
PaineWebber B-ORG
. O

Immune B-ORG
Response I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
Three O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
. O

Marsam B-ORG
Pharmaceuticals I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
-- O
1,300,000 O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
. O

RMI B-ORG
Titanium I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
-- O
15 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Tidewater B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
-- O
4,631,400 O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Massachusetts B-GPE
-- O
Approximately O
$ O
230 O
million O
of O
general O
bonds O
, O
consolidated O
loan O
of O
1989 O
, O
Series O
D O
, O
via O
competitive O
bid O
. O

Montgomery B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Maryland B-GPE
-- O
$ O
75 O
million O
of O
general O
consolidated O
public O
improvement O
bonds O
of O
1989 O
, O
Series O
B O
, O
via O
competitive O
bid O
. O

Trinity B-ORG
River I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
, O
Texas B-GPE
-- O
$ O
134,750,000 O
of O
regional O
wastewater O
system O
improvement O
revenue O
bonds O
, O
Series O
1989 O
, O
via O
competitive O
bid O
. O

City O
and O
County O
of O
Honolulu B-GPE
, O
Hawaii B-GPE
-- O
$ O
75 O
million O
of O
obligation O
bonds O
, O
1989 O
Series O
B O
, O
due O
1993 O
- O
2009 O
, O
via O
competitive O
bid O
. O

Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
-- O
$ O
110 O
million O
of O
civic O
center O
project O
certificates O
of O
participation O
, O
Series O
1989 O
, O
via O
a O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
group O
. O

Broward B-ORG
County I-ORG
School I-ORG
District I-ORG
, O
Florida B-GPE
-- O
$ O
185 O
million O
of O
school O
district O
general O
bonds O
, O
via O
a O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
group O
. O

Connecticut B-ORG
Housing I-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
-- O
$ O
132,620,000 O
of O
housing O
mortgage O
revenue O
-LRB- O
AMT O
and O
non-AMT O
-RRB- O
bonds O
, O
via O
a O
PaineWebber B-ORG
group O
. O

Maryland B-ORG
Stadium I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
-- O
$ O
137,550,000 O
of O
sports O
facilities O
lease O
revenue O
Alternative O
Minimum O
Tax O
-LRB- O
AMT O
-RRB- O
bonds O
, O
Series O
1989 O
D O
, O
via O
a O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
group O
. O

Michigan B-GPE
-- O
$ O
80 O
million O
of O
Michigan B-ORG
First I-ORG
general O
bonds O
, O
including O
$ O
70 O
million O
of O
environmental O
protection O
project O
bonds O
and O
$ O
10 O
million O
of O
recreation O
project O
bonds O
, O
via O
a O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
group O
. O

West O
Virginia O
Parkways O
Economic O
Development O
and O
Tourism O
Authority O
-- O
$ O
143 O
million O
of O
parkway O
revenue O
bonds O
, O
Series O
1989 O
, O
via O
a O
PaineWebber B-ORG
group O
. O

San B-GPE
Antonio I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
-- O
$ O
640 O
million O
of O
gas O
and O
electric O
revenue O
refunding O
bonds O
, O
via O
a O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
group O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
wholesale O
prices O
in O
the O
first O
10 O
days O
of O
October O
fell O
0.3 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
10 O
days O
but O
rose O
3.3 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
the O
Bank O
of O
Japan B-GPE
said O
. O

The O
wholesale O
price O
index O
stood O
at O
89.6 O
-LRB- O
1985 O
equals O
100 O
-RRB- O
. O

Japan B-GPE
had O
an O
unadjusted O
trade O
surplus O
of O
$ O
1.82 O
billion O
for O
the O
first O
10 O
days O
of O
October O
, O
down O
from O
$ O
3.16 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the B-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
latest O
drop O
shows O
the O
narrowing O
in O
the O
nation O
's O
trade O
gap O
reflected O
in O
successive O
full O
monthly O
reports O
is O
continuing O
. O

The O
report O
follows O
five O
- O
consecutive O
declines O
in O
full O
monthly O
figures O
. O

Imports O
rose O
sharply O
in O
the O
period O
, O
to O
$ O
5.19 O
billion O
from O
$ O
4.04 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
a O
change O
of O
28 O
% O
. O

Exports O
during O
the O
period O
were O
$ O
7.01 O
billion O
, O
2.6 O
% O
below O
$ O
7.20 O
billion O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

The O
top O
state O
environmental O
official O
in O
Massachusetts B-GPE
said O
Clean O
Harbors O
Inc. O
's O
environmental O
- O
impact O
statement O
for O
a O
proposed O
incinerator O
in O
Braintree B-GPE
was O
inadequate O
. O

The O
official O
, O
John B-PERSON
DeVillars I-PERSON
, O
asked O
Clean B-ORG
Harbors I-ORG
for O
more O
information O
before O
ruling O
on O
a O
permit O
for O
the O
site O
. O

Critics O
of O
the O
plan O
, O
including O
the O
town O
of O
Braintree B-GPE
, O
say O
the O
incinerator O
is O
a O
health O
hazard O
. O

Clean B-ORG
Harbors I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Quincy B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
`` O
will O
proceed O
expeditiously O
'' O
to O
submit O
the O
data O
requested O
. O

Alan B-PERSON
McKim I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Clean B-ORG
Harbors I-ORG
said O
he O
was O
`` O
very O
much O
encouraged O
'' O
by O
the O
official O
's O
praise O
of O
Clean B-ORG
Harbors I-ORG
for O
the O
quality O
of O
some O
of O
the O
data O
in O
the O
report O
. O

OPEC B-ORG
's O
ability O
to O
produce O
more O
petroleum O
than O
it O
can O
sell O
is O
beginning O
to O
cast O
a O
shadow O
over O
world O
oil O
markets O
. O

Output O
from O
the O
Organization O
of O
Petroleum O
Exporting O
Countries O
is O
already O
at O
a O
high O
for O
the O
year O
and O
most O
member O
nations O
are O
running O
flat O
out O
. O

But O
industry O
and O
OPEC B-ORG
officials O
agree O
that O
a O
handful O
of O
members O
still O
have O
enough O
unused O
capacity O
to O
glut O
the O
market O
and O
cause O
an O
oil O
- O
price O
collapse O
a O
few O
months O
from O
now O
if O
OPEC B-ORG
does O
n't O
soon O
adopt O
a O
new O
quota O
system O
to O
corral O
its O
chronic O
cheaters O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
effort O
by O
some O
oil O
ministers O
to O
get O
OPEC B-ORG
to O
approve O
a O
new O
permanent O
production O
- O
sharing O
agreement O
next O
month O
is O
taking O
on O
increasing O
urgency O
. O

The O
organization O
is O
scheduled O
to O
meet O
in O
Vienna B-GPE
beginning O
Nov. O
25 O
. O

So O
far O
this O
year O
, O
rising O
demand O
for O
OPEC B-ORG
oil O
and O
production O
restraint O
by O
some O
members O
have O
kept O
prices O
firm O
despite O
rampant O
cheating O
by O
others O
. O

But O
that O
could O
change O
if O
demand O
for O
OPEC B-ORG
's O
oil O
softens O
seasonally O
early O
next O
year O
as O
some O
think O
may O
happen O
. O

OPEC B-ORG
is O
currently O
producing O
more O
than O
22 O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
, O
sharply O
above O
its O
nominal O
, O
self O
- O
imposed O
fourth O
- O
quarter O
ceiling O
of O
20.5 O
million O
, O
according O
to O
OPEC B-ORG
and O
industry O
officials O
at O
an O
oil O
conference O
here O
sponsored O
by O
the B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Herald I-ORG
Tribune I-ORG
. O

At O
that O
rate O
, O
a O
majority O
of O
OPEC B-ORG
's O
13 O
members O
have O
reached O
their O
output O
limits O
, O
they O
said O
. O

But O
it O
is O
estimated O
that O
at O
least O
three O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
-- O
and O
possibly O
as O
much O
as O
seven O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
-- O
of O
spare O
capacity O
still O
exists O
within O
OPEC B-ORG
. O

Most O
is O
concentrated O
in O
five O
Persian B-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
countries O
, O
including O
his O
own O
, O
Issam B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Chalabi I-PERSON
, O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
oil O
minister O
, O
told O
the O
conference O
Friday O
. O

He O
puts O
OPEC B-ORG
's O
current O
capacity O
at O
28 O
million O
to O
29 O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
. O

That O
's O
higher O
than O
some O
other O
estimates O
. O

Ali B-PERSON
Khalifa I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Sabah I-PERSON
, O
Kuwait B-GPE
's O
oil O
minister O
, O
recently O
estimated O
OPEC B-ORG
capacity O
at O
25 O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
. O

Either O
way O
, O
the O
overhang O
is O
big O
enough O
to O
keep O
delicately O
balanced O
oil O
markets O
on O
edge O
. O

Even O
modest O
amounts O
of O
additional O
output O
by O
those O
with O
the O
huge O
extra O
capacity O
and O
reserves O
, O
such O
as O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
and O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
could O
upset O
the O
market O
. O

The O
Iraqi B-NORP
oil O
minister O
and O
Saudi B-NORP
oil O
minister O
Hisham B-PERSON
Nazer I-PERSON
insisted O
in O
their O
comments O
to O
the O
conference O
that O
their O
countries O
would O
act O
responsibly O
to O
maintain O
a O
stable O
market O
. O

However O
, O
in O
interviews O
later O
, O
both O
ministers O
stressed O
that O
they O
expect O
future O
OPEC B-ORG
quotas O
to O
be O
based O
mainly O
on O
the O
production O
capacity O
and O
reserves O
of O
each O
member O
. O

Under O
that O
approach O
, O
countries O
with O
the O
most O
unused O
oil O
capacity O
would O
get O
bigger O
shares O
of O
any O
future O
increases O
in O
OPEC B-ORG
's O
production O
ceiling O
than O
they O
would O
under O
the O
current O
system O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
are O
already O
producing O
at O
95 O
% O
or O
100 O
% O
of O
your O
capacity O
, O
what O
's O
the O
good O
to O
be O
told O
you O
can O
produce O
at O
105 O
% O
of O
capacity O
? O
'' O
asked O
Mr. O
Al O
- O
Chalabi O
. O

At O
an O
inconclusive O
Geneva B-GPE
meeting O
late O
last O
month O
, O
OPEC B-ORG
's O
oil O
ministers O
halfheartedly O
approved O
another O
increase O
of O
one O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
in O
their O
production O
ceiling O
. O

They O
doled O
it O
out O
using O
the O
existing O
formula O
, O
however O
, O
which O
meant O
that O
even O
those O
countries O
that O
could O
n't O
produce O
more O
received O
higher O
official O
allotments O
. O

The O
main O
effect O
of O
the O
ceiling O
boost O
was O
to O
`` O
legitimize O
'' O
some O
of O
the O
overproduction O
already O
coming O
from O
the O
quota O
cheaters O
. O

Still O
, O
there O
was O
a O
breakthrough O
at O
Geneva B-GPE
. O

Previously O
, O
no O
OPEC B-ORG
member O
had O
been O
willing O
to O
accept O
a O
reduction O
in O
its O
percentage O
share O
of O
the O
group O
's O
total O
output O
target O
, O
or O
ceiling O
. O

But O
the O
concept O
of O
disproportionate O
quotas O
for O
those O
with O
unused O
capacity O
, O
advanced O
there O
in O
an O
Iranian B-NORP
proposal O
, O
was O
generally O
endorsed O
by O
the O
ministers O
. O

In O
the O
end O
politics O
got O
in O
the O
way O
. O

Libya B-GPE
accepted O
Iran B-GPE
's O
proposal O
only O
so O
long O
as O
it O
was O
promised O
production O
parity O
with O
Kuwait B-GPE
. O

And O
the O
United B-GPE
Arab I-GPE
Emirates I-GPE
, O
a O
chronic O
quota O
cheater O
, O
refused O
to O
give O
any O
guarantee O
it O
would O
change O
its O
ways O
. O

But O
the O
oil O
ministers O
continue O
to O
study O
the O
plan O
, O
and O
it O
will O
probably O
be O
the O
basis O
for O
discussion O
at O
next O
month O
's O
meeting O
. O

It O
's O
understood O
several O
compromises O
already O
have O
been O
worked O
into O
the O
plan O
. O

The O
ceiling O
would O
be O
lifted O
to O
21.5 O
million O
barrels O
to O
provide O
Kuwait B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
Arab I-GPE
Emirates I-GPE
much O
higher O
official O
quotas O
while O
reducing O
percentage O
shares O
of O
some O
others O
. O

Libya B-GPE
's O
previous O
conditions O
are O
no O
longer O
considered O
a O
problem O
, O
although O
the O
United B-GPE
Arab I-GPE
Emirates I-GPE
is O
still O
an O
issue O
. O

Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
OPEC B-ORG
's O
kingpin O
, O
also O
has O
surfaced O
as O
a O
possible O
obstacle O
, O
some O
OPEC B-ORG
sources O
said O
. O

Insisting O
on O
a O
24.5 O
% O
share O
of O
any O
ceiling O
, O
Saudi B-NORP
officials O
have O
long O
pressed O
for O
the O
pro O
rata O
distribution O
of O
increases O
to O
all O
members O
. O

In O
Geneva B-GPE
, O
however O
, O
they O
supported O
Iran B-GPE
's O
proposal O
because O
it O
would O
have O
left O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
percentage O
of O
the O
OPEC O
total O
intact O
, O
and O
increased O
actual O
Saudi B-NORP
volume O
to O
nearly O
5.3 O
million O
barrels O
daily O
from O
five O
million O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
proposed O
modifications O
since O
, O
however O
, O
call O
on O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
to O
`` O
give O
back O
'' O
to O
the O
production O
- O
sharing O
pool O
a O
token O
23,000 O
barrels O
. O

Though O
tiny O
, O
that O
's O
a O
reduction O
in O
its O
share O
. O

Mr. O
Nazer O
, O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
oil O
minister O
, O
reiterated O
here O
that O
the O
kingdom O
would O
insist O
on O
maintaining O
its O
percentage O
share O
of O
OPEC B-ORG
production O
under O
any O
quota O
revisions O
. O

`` O
Under O
any O
circumstances O
, O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
should O
get O
more O
'' O
rather O
than O
less O
, O
Mr. O
Nazer O
said O
. O

Investors O
bailed O
out O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
bonds O
in O
droves O
last O
week O
, O
driving O
prices O
lower O
and O
boosting O
yields O
. O

One O
bond O
trader O
estimated O
that O
more O
than O
$ O
50 O
million O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
general O
obligation O
bonds O
were O
put O
up O
for O
sale O
Friday O
alone O
. O

While O
that O
represents O
a O
small O
percentage O
of O
the O
city O
's O
public O
debt O
outstanding O
, O
Friday O
's O
selling O
followed O
a O
weeklong O
effort O
to O
unload O
the O
bonds O
by O
a O
broad O
spectrum O
of O
institutional O
and O
individual O
investors O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
never O
seen O
so O
many O
-LCB- O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
-RCB- O
G.O. O
's O
up O
for O
sale O
, O
'' O
said O
another O
trader O
. O

`` O
Every O
broker O
has O
blocks O
of O
every O
size O
and O
maturity O
. O
'' O

Municipal O
bond O
analysts O
said O
the O
sell O
- O
off O
was O
triggered O
by O
concerns O
about O
the O
city O
's O
financial O
health O
, O
rumors O
of O
a O
$ O
900 O
million O
bond O
offering O
coming O
soon O
, O
and O
political O
uncertainty O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
city O
would O
n't O
confirm O
the O
size O
of O
the O
bond O
issue O
, O
but O
did O
say O
that O
a O
general O
obligation O
offering O
is O
in O
the O
works O
and O
should O
be O
priced O
sometime O
in O
the O
next O
two O
weeks O
, O
before O
the O
November O
mayoral O
election O
. O

-LRB- O
General O
obligation O
bonds O
are O
backed O
by O
the O
city O
's O
overall O
revenues O
and O
credit O
. O
-RRB- O

Although O
many O
investors O
were O
aware O
that O
a O
bond O
offering O
was O
being O
scheduled O
, O
many O
expected O
a O
much O
smaller O
amount O
of O
bonds O
to O
be O
sold O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
the O
city O
will O
issue O
such O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
debt O
was O
interpreted O
as O
a O
sign O
that O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
budgetary O
problems O
are O
more O
serious O
than O
had O
been O
expected O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
issuers O
of O
tax O
- O
exempt O
bonds O
, O
sold O
$ O
750 O
million O
of O
municipal O
bonds O
just O
a O
few O
weeks O
ago O
. O

There O
have O
been O
reports O
for O
months O
that O
the O
city O
's O
economy O
is O
weakening O
, O
as O
the O
October O
1987 O
stock O
market O
crash O
continues O
to O
make O
itself O
felt O
. O

The O
recent O
sharp O
stock O
market O
decline O
exacerbated O
those O
concerns O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
tax O
revenues O
are O
falling O
while O
the O
city O
's O
spending O
needs O
are O
expanding O
. O

Rumors O
persisted O
last O
week O
that O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
credit O
ratings O
-- O
single O
- O
A O
from O
Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
and O
single O
- O
A O
- O
minus O
from O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp. O
-- O
are O
at O
risk O
. O

The O
weakness O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
bonds O
follows O
a O
warning O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
state O
Comptroller O
Edward B-PERSON
Regan I-PERSON
that O
the O
1987 O
crash O
seriously O
weakened O
the O
city O
's O
economy O
. O

In O
a O
study O
, O
the O
comptroller O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
city O
's O
glory O
days O
are O
over O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Regan O
warned O
mayoral O
candidates O
`` O
to O
be O
prepared O
for O
limited O
options O
and O
constraints O
on O
service O
increases O
to O
address O
the O
city O
's O
problems O
in O
the O
next O
few O
years O
, O
due O
to O
the O
now O
- O
evident O
weakening O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
economy O
. O
'' O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
's O
revised O
financial O
plan O
, O
due O
out O
later O
this O
month O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
include O
measures O
to O
balance O
the O
city O
's O
$ O
27 O
billion O
budget O
. O

At O
present O
, O
analysts O
project O
a O
budget O
gap O
on O
the O
order O
of O
$ O
500 O
million O
to O
$ O
600 O
million O
for O
the O
fiscal O
year O
ending O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
1990 O
, O
although O
the O
city O
's O
own O
budget O
analysts O
project O
a O
narrower O
deficit O
. O

Mark B-PERSON
Page I-PERSON
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
deputy O
director O
of O
finance O
, O
said O
that O
investors O
' O
concerns O
about O
the O
city O
's O
financial O
health O
are O
`` O
unwarranted O
given O
our O
proven O
ability O
to O
manage O
ourselves O
. O
'' O

He O
charges O
the O
city O
's O
critics O
with O
spreading O
`` O
unfounded O
emotional O
rhetoric O
. O
'' O

There O
are O
also O
questions O
about O
whether O
a O
new O
and O
inexperienced O
mayor O
can O
manage O
the O
city O
through O
what O
could O
become O
a O
financial O
crisis O
. O

The O
leading O
contender O
for O
the O
mayoral O
office O
, O
Democrat O
David O
Dinkins O
, O
has O
been O
criticized O
recently O
for O
the O
way O
he O
handled O
his O
personal O
financial O
affairs O
. O

And O
the O
controversy O
has O
led O
to O
uncertainty O
about O
the O
outcome O
of O
the O
election O
. O

Until O
last O
week O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
was O
considered O
a O
shoo O
- O
in O
. O

`` O
The O
market O
can O
adjust O
to O
good O
news O
or O
bad O
news O
, O
but O
uncertainty O
drives O
people O
wild O
, O
'' O
said O
Bernard B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Beal I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
of O
M.R. O
Beal O
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
securities O
firm O
that O
specializes O
in O
the O
municipal O
market O
. O

Until O
last O
week O
, O
`` O
Everyone O
felt O
certain O
they O
knew O
the O
outcome O
of O
the O
election O
. O

Now O
, O
there O
have O
been O
a O
number O
of O
questions O
raised O
. O
'' O

Last O
week O
, O
yields O
on O
long O
- O
term O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
general O
obligation O
bonds O
jumped O
half O
a O
percentage O
point O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
's O
6 O
% O
bonds O
due O
2018 O
, O
for O
example O
, O
were O
quoted O
late O
Friday O
at O
a O
price O
to O
yield O
7.80 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
7.60 O
% O
Thursday O
. O

As O
the O
yield O
on O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
general O
obligation O
bonds O
rose O
, O
the B-ORG
Bond I-ORG
Buyer I-ORG
20 O
- O
bond O
general O
obligation O
index O
, O
the O
mostly O
widely O
followed O
gauge O
of O
the O
tax O
- O
exempt O
market O
, O
held O
steady O
at O
7.19 O
% O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Oct. O
19 O
. O

THE O
SUPREME O
COURT O
ruling O
upholding O
Missouri B-GPE
's O
restrictive O
abortion O
law O
was O
Webster B-PERSON
vs. O
Reproductive B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Services I-ORG
. O

The O
citation O
was O
misstated O
in O
Friday O
's O
edition O
. O

Sotheby B-ORG
's O
Inc. O
's O
gamble O
in O
the O
art O
- O
dealing O
business O
appears O
to O
have O
paid O
off O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
arm O
of O
the O
London O
- O
based O
auction O
house O
auctioned O
off O
the O
estate O
of O
John B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Dorrance I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
the O
Campbell O
's O
Soup O
Co. O
heir O
, O
for O
$ O
131 O
million O
last O
week O
, O
a O
record O
for O
a O
single O
- O
owner O
art O
collection O
. O

That O
total O
was O
below O
the O
$ O
140 O
million O
the O
auction O
house O
estimated O
the O
collection O
might O
sell O
for O
, O
but O
was O
enough O
to O
ensure O
that O
an O
unprecedented O
financial O
arrangement O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
had O
made O
with O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
family O
proved O
profitable O
to O
the O
auction O
house O
. O

Sotheby B-ORG
's O
provided O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
family O
a O
guarantee O
of O
at O
least O
$ O
100 O
million O
, O
and O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
120 O
million O
, O
to O
obtain O
the O
collection O
, O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
transaction O
said O
, O
thus O
taking O
a O
greater O
than O
usual O
financial O
interest O
in O
the O
property O
to O
be O
sold O
. O

The O
Dorrance B-PERSON
estate O
, O
auctioned O
off O
in O
a O
series O
of O
sales O
held O
over O
four O
days O
, O
included O
porcelains O
, O
furniture O
and O
paintings O
. O

An O
Henri O
Matisse O
, O
auctioned O
last O
Wednesday O
, O
fetched O
$ O
12.4 O
million O
, O
a O
world O
record O
for O
the O
artist O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
a O
handful O
of O
paintings O
from O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
collection O
remain O
to O
be O
sold O
at O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
annual O
old O
masters O
paintings O
auction O
in O
January O
. O

Financial O
printer O
Bowne O
& O
Co. O
said O
it O
formed O
a O
business O
translation O
service O
, O
which O
will O
provide O
legal O
, O
financial O
and O
other O
services O
in O
most O
major O
languages O
, O
including O
Japanese B-GPE
, O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
Russian O
. O

Falcon B-ORG
Cable I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
proposed O
an O
amendment O
that O
would O
allow O
it O
to O
increase O
its O
debt O
cap O
to O
65 O
% O
of O
the O
company O
's O
fair O
market O
value O
from O
the O
40 O
% O
currently O
allowed O
. O

Falcon B-ORG
, O
a O
limited O
partnership O
, O
said O
it O
wanted O
the O
increase O
in O
order O
to O
continue O
its O
$ O
2.15 O
- O
per O
- O
unit O
annual O
payment O
, O
and O
for O
expansion O
and O
acquisitions O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
company O
said O
a O
meeting O
would O
be O
held O
for O
shareholders O
to O
vote O
on O
the O
amendment O
before O
year O
's O
end O
. O

This O
city O
is O
girding O
for O
gridlock O
today O
as O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
commuters O
avoid O
travel O
routes O
ravaged O
by O
last O
week O
's O
earthquake O
. O

Estimates O
of O
damage O
in O
the O
six O
- O
county O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
neared O
$ O
5 O
billion O
, O
excluding O
the O
cost O
of O
repairing O
the O
region O
's O
transportation O
system O
. O

The B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
, O
the O
main O
artery O
into O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
from O
the O
east O
, O
will O
be O
closed O
for O
at O
least O
several O
weeks O
. O

Part O
of O
the O
bridge O
collapsed O
in O
the O
quake O
, O
which O
registered O
6.9 O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
. O

The O
bridge O
normally O
carries O
250,000 O
commuters O
a O
day O
. O

Also O
, O
most O
of O
the O
ramps O
connecting O
the O
city O
to O
its O
main O
link O
to O
the O
south O
, O
the O
101 O
freeway O
, O
have O
been O
closed O
for O
repairs O
. O

The B-ORG
Bay I-ORG
Area I-ORG
Rapid I-ORG
Transit I-ORG
system O
, O
which O
runs O
subway O
trains O
beneath O
the O
bay O
, O
is O
braced O
for O
a O
doubling O
of O
its O
daily O
regular O
ridership O
to O
300,000 O
. O

BART B-ORG
has O
increased O
service O
to O
24 O
hours O
a O
day O
in O
preparation O
for O
the O
onslaught O
. O

Most O
unusual O
will O
be O
water O
- O
borne O
commuters O
from O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Bay I-LOC
towns O
of O
Oakland B-GPE
and O
Berkeley B-GPE
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
in O
32 O
years O
, O
ferry O
service O
has O
been O
restored O
between O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Bay I-LOC
and O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

The O
Red O
and O
White O
Fleet O
, O
which O
operates O
regular O
commuter O
ferry O
service O
to O
and O
from O
Marin B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
and O
tourist O
tours O
of O
the O
bay O
, O
is O
offering O
East B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
commuters O
a O
chance O
to O
ride O
the O
waves O
for O
the O
price O
of O
$ O
10 O
round O
- O
trip O
. O

That O
tariff O
is O
too O
stiff O
for O
some O
Financial B-LOC
District I-LOC
wage O
earners O
. O

`` O
I O
'll O
stay O
with O
BART B-ORG
, O
'' O
said O
one O
secretary O
, O
swallowing O
her O
fears O
about O
using O
the O
transbay O
tube O
. O

Officials O
expect O
the B-FAC
Golden I-FAC
Gate I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
to O
be O
swamped O
with O
an O
extra O
load O
of O
commuters O
, O
including O
East B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
residents O
making O
a O
long O
detour O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
anticipating O
quite O
a O
traffic O
crunch O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
official O
. O

About O
23,000 O
people O
typically O
travel O
over O
the B-FAC
Golden I-FAC
Gate I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
during O
commute O
hours O
. O

About O
130,000 O
vehicles O
cross O
during O
a O
24 O
- O
hour O
period O
. O

Meetings O
canceled O
by O
Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
European B-NORP
sales O
force O
and O
by O
other O
groups O
raised O
the O
specter O
of O
empty O
hotel O
rooms O
and O
restaurants O
. O

It O
also O
raised O
hackles O
of O
the O
city O
's O
tourism O
boosters O
. O

`` O
Other O
cities O
are O
calling O
-LCB- O
groups O
booked O
here O
for O
tours O
and O
conferences O
-RCB- O
and O
-- O
not O
to O
be O
crass O
-- O
stealing O
our O
booking O
list O
, O
'' O
said O
Scott B-PERSON
Shafer I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Mayor O
Art O
Agnos O
. O

City O
officials O
stuck O
by O
their O
estimate O
of O
$ O
2 O
billion O
in O
damage O
to O
the O
quake O
- O
shocked O
city O
. O

The O
other O
five O
Bay O
area O
counties O
have O
increased O
their O
total O
damage O
estimates O
to O
$ O
2.8 O
billion O
. O

All O
estimates O
exclude O
highway O
repair O
, O
which O
could O
exceed O
$ O
1 O
billion O
. O

Among O
the O
expensive O
unknowns O
are O
stretches O
of O
elevated O
freeway O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
that O
were O
closed O
because O
of O
quake O
- O
inflicted O
damage O
. O

The O
most O
worrisome O
stretch O
is O
1.2 O
miles O
of O
waterfront O
highway O
known O
as O
the B-FAC
Embarcadero I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
. O

Until O
it O
was O
closed O
Tuesday O
, O
it O
had O
provided O
the O
quickest O
series O
of O
exits O
for O
commuters O
from O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
heading O
into O
the B-LOC
Financial I-LOC
District I-LOC
. O

Engineers O
say O
it O
will O
take O
at O
least O
eight O
months O
to O
repair O
the O
Embarcadero O
structure O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
quake O
recovery O
effort O
, O
the O
city O
Building B-ORG
Department I-ORG
has O
surveyed O
about O
3,000 O
buildings O
, O
including O
all O
of O
the B-LOC
Financial I-LOC
District I-LOC
's O
high O
- O
rises O
. O

The O
preliminary O
conclusion O
from O
a O
survey O
of O
200 O
downtown O
high O
- O
rises O
is O
that O
`` O
we O
were O
incredibly O
lucky O
, O
'' O
said O
Lawrence B-PERSON
Kornfield I-PERSON
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
chief O
building O
inspector O
. O

While O
many O
of O
these O
buildings O
sustained O
heavy O
damage O
, O
little O
of O
that O
involved O
major O
structural O
damage O
. O

City O
building O
codes O
require O
construction O
that O
can O
resist O
temblors O
. O

In O
England B-GPE
, O
Martin B-PERSON
Leach I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Lloyd O
's O
of O
London B-GPE
, O
said O
the O
insurance O
market O
has O
n't O
yet O
been O
able O
to O
estimate O
the O
total O
potential O
claims O
from O
the O
disaster O
. O

`` O
The O
extent O
of O
the O
claims O
wo O
n't O
be O
known O
for O
some O
time O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Leach O
said O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
during O
a O
visit O
to O
California B-GPE
to O
survey O
quake O
damage O
, O
President O
Bush O
promised O
to O
`` O
meet O
the O
federal O
government O
's O
obligation O
'' O
to O
assist O
relief O
efforts O
. O

California B-GPE
officials O
plan O
to O
ask O
Congress B-ORG
for O
$ O
3 O
billion O
or O
more O
of O
federal O
aid O
, O
in O
the O
form O
of O
grants O
and O
low O
- O
interest O
loans O
. O

The O
state O
has O
a O
$ O
1 O
billion O
reserve O
, O
and O
is O
expected O
to O
add O
$ O
1 O
billion O
to O
that O
fund O
in O
the O
next O
year O
. O

Some O
of O
that O
money O
will O
be O
available O
for O
highway O
repair O
and O
special O
emergency O
aid O
, O
but O
members O
of O
the O
legislature O
are O
also O
mulling O
over O
a O
temporary O
state O
gasoline O
tax O
to O
raise O
money O
for O
earthquake O
relief O
. O

However O
, O
state O
initiatives O
restrict O
the O
ability O
of O
the O
legislature O
to O
raise O
such O
taxes O
unless O
the O
voters O
approve O
in O
a O
statewide O
referendum O
. O

G. B-PERSON
Christian I-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON
and O
Ken B-PERSON
Wells I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

High O
- O
definition O
television O
promises O
to O
be O
the O
TV O
of O
tomorrow O
, O
so O
it O
is O
a O
natural O
multibillion O
- O
dollar O
market O
. O

Although O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
manufacturers O
have O
all O
but O
ceded O
the O
main O
segment O
of O
that O
future O
business O
to O
Japan B-GPE
, O
not O
everyone O
here O
is O
ready O
to O
give O
up O
. O

A O
handful O
of O
small O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
are O
struggling O
to O
develop O
the O
technology O
to O
build O
the O
screens O
for O
the O
thin O
, O
high O
- O
quality O
televisions O
that O
are O
expected O
to O
hang O
on O
living O
room O
walls O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
1990s O
. O

With O
only O
small O
help O
from O
the O
government O
, O
these O
start O
- O
up O
concerns O
are O
trying O
to O
compete O
with O
the O
Goliaths B-PERSON
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
consumer O
electronics O
industry O
, O
which O
enjoy O
considerable O
backing O
from O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
. O

Photonics B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Northwood B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
aims O
to O
use O
a O
new O
form O
of O
plasma O
technology O
to O
put O
movie O
- O
quality O
images O
on O
a O
TV O
display O
that O
is O
40 O
inches O
in O
diameter O
but O
only O
a O
few O
inches O
thick O
. O

Planar B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Beaverton B-GPE
, O
Ore. B-GPE
, O
the O
largest O
of O
these O
firms O
, O
with O
$ O
20 O
million O
in O
annual O
revenue O
, O
has O
similar O
plans O
. O

It O
already O
has O
had O
success O
in O
electroluminescence O
, O
another O
promising O
technology O
adaptable O
for O
high O
- O
definition O
television O
. O

Two O
other O
firms O
, O
Ovonic B-ORG
Imaging I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Troy B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
and O
Magnascreen O
Corp. O
of O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
are O
developing O
a O
variation O
of O
the O
flat O
- O
panel O
screens O
called O
active O
- O
matrix O
liquid O
crystal O
displays O
. O

The O
new O
technologies O
are O
intended O
to O
retire O
the O
cathode O
- O
ray O
tube O
, O
which O
accounts O
for O
most O
of O
the O
bulk O
of O
the O
conventional O
TV O
set O
. O

Replacing O
the O
cathode O
- O
ray O
tube O
with O
a O
large O
, O
thin O
screen O
is O
the O
key O
to O
the O
creation O
of O
a O
high O
- O
definition O
television O
, O
or O
HDTV O
, O
which O
is O
expected O
to O
become O
a O
$ O
30 O
billion O
business O
world O
- O
wide O
within O
a O
decade O
. O

Large O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
are O
interested O
in O
other O
segments O
of O
the O
HDTV O
business O
, O
such O
as O
signal O
- O
processing O
and O
broadcast O
equipment O
. O

But O
except O
for O
Zenith B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
collaborating O
with O
Toshiba B-ORG
on O
computer O
displays O
, O
they O
are O
poorly O
positioned O
to O
exploit O
advances O
in O
large O
panels O
. O

General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
recently O
sold O
off O
its O
interests O
in O
liquid O
- O
crystal O
displays O
to O
Thompson B-ORG
- I-ORG
CSF I-ORG
of O
France B-GPE
. O

`` O
We O
found O
the O
market O
not O
developing O
as O
we O
thought O
it O
would O
, O
'' O
a O
GE B-ORG
spokesman O
says O
. O

The O
small O
U.S. B-GPE
firms O
are O
persisting O
because O
of O
their O
strong O
positions O
in O
patents O
, O
and O
because O
the O
prize O
is O
still O
there O
to O
be O
seized O
. O

`` O
No O
one O
yet O
has O
shown O
the O
ability O
to O
manufacture O
these O
panels O
'' O
at O
commercial O
costs O
, O
says O
Zvi B-PERSON
Yaniv I-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
Ovonic B-ORG
Imaging I-ORG
. O

He O
says O
he O
thinks O
his O
company O
is O
just O
a O
few O
years O
from O
doing O
that O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
, O
hearing O
conflicting O
advice O
about O
what O
its O
role O
in O
HDTV O
should O
be O
, O
is O
n't O
doing O
much O
for O
now O
. O

The O
only O
material O
support O
it O
is O
extending O
to O
the O
struggling O
U.S. B-GPE
industry O
is O
$ O
30 O
million O
in O
awards O
from O
the O
Pentagon O
's O
Defense B-ORG
Advanced I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Projects I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
. O

The O
DARPA O
funds O
are O
a O
pittance O
compared O
with O
what O
Japan B-GPE
and O
other O
prospective O
competitors O
are O
spending O
. O

The B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
estimates O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
and O
industry O
spending O
on O
HDTV O
research O
is O
already O
over O
$ O
1 O
billion O
. O

`` O
Unless O
it O
gets O
more O
help O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
industry O
wo O
n't O
have O
a O
chance O
, O
'' O
says O
Peter B-PERSON
Friedman I-PERSON
, O
Photonics B-ORG
's O
executive O
vice O
president O
. O

Thus O
far O
, O
almost O
all O
of O
the O
basic O
technology O
relating O
to O
high O
- O
definition O
television O
has O
come O
from O
U.S. B-GPE
laboratories O
. O

But O
Peter B-PERSON
Brody I-PERSON
, O
Magnascreen B-ORG
's O
president O
, O
says O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
are O
poised O
to O
snatch O
the O
technology O
and O
put O
it O
to O
commercial O
use O
, O
just O
as O
they O
did O
with O
earlier O
U.S. B-GPE
innovations O
in O
color O
television O
and O
video O
recording O
. O

In O
the O
1970s O
, O
Mr. O
Brody O
helped O
develop O
the O
first O
display O
panels O
based O
on O
active O
- O
matrix O
liquid O
crystals O
at O
Westinghouse B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
research O
labs O
in O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
. O

The O
panels O
are O
like O
oversized O
semiconductors O
surfaced O
with O
a O
million O
or O
more O
picture O
elements O
, O
each O
contributing O
to O
the O
color O
and O
tone O
of O
a O
TV O
image O
. O

In O
1979 O
, O
however O
, O
Westinghouse B-ORG
abandoned O
the O
project O
along O
with O
its O
stake O
in O
advanced O
television O
. O

Mr. O
Brody O
left O
the O
company O
to O
find O
other O
backers O
. O

He O
has O
a O
claim O
to O
the O
right O
to O
commercialize O
the O
Westinghouse O
patents O
, O
but O
he O
contends O
that O
those O
patents O
are O
being O
infringed O
by O
a O
number O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
producers O
. O

`` O
Most O
American B-NORP
investors O
have O
just O
given O
up O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Brody O
says O
. O

`` O
They O
are O
n't O
prepared O
to O
compete O
in O
an O
area O
where O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
want O
to O
enter O
. O
'' O

Many O
critics O
question O
the O
industry O
's O
need O
for O
federal O
support O
; O
the O
Pentagon O
justifies O
its O
help O
on O
national O
- O
security O
grounds O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
see O
a O
domestic O
source O
for O
some O
of O
our O
-LCB- O
HDTV O
-RCB- O
requirements O
, O
and O
that O
's O
a O
source O
of O
concern O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Kelly I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
DARPA B-ORG
's O
defense O
manufacturing O
office O
. O

So O
DARPA B-ORG
is O
trying O
to O
keep O
the O
industry O
interested O
in O
developing O
large O
display O
panels O
by O
doling O
out O
research O
funds O
. O

HDTV O
already O
has O
some O
military O
applications O
, O
such O
as O
creating O
realistic O
flight O
simulations O
and O
transmitting O
information O
to O
combat O
commanders O
. O

The O
Navy O
is O
ordering O
displays O
for O
its O
Aegis B-PRODUCT
cruisers O
and O
the O
Army O
wants O
smaller O
versions O
for O
its O
Abrams B-PRODUCT
battle O
tanks O
. O

The B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
also O
is O
trying O
to O
encourage O
HDTV O
because O
of O
the O
benefits O
that O
could O
spin O
off O
to O
the O
semiconductor O
and O
computer O
industries O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
n't O
just O
yuppie O
television O
, O
'' O
argues O
Jack B-PERSON
Clifford I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
department O
's O
office O
of O
microelectronics O
and O
instrumentation O
. O

`` O
The O
industry O
will O
create O
industrial O
products O
such O
as O
displays O
for O
work O
stations O
and O
medical O
diagnostic O
equipment O
before O
it O
acquires O
a O
mass O
consumer O
market O
. O
'' O

Although O
some O
HDTV O
advocates O
are O
calling O
for O
other O
forms O
of O
aid O
, O
such O
as O
antitrust O
relief O
for O
research O
consortia O
, O
the O
small O
firms O
simply O
would O
prefer O
more O
DARPA B-ORG
funds O
. O

Each O
claims O
to O
possess O
the O
right O
technology O
and O
wants O
just O
a O
bit O
more O
money O
to O
make O
it O
commercial O
. O

They O
also O
want O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
policy O
to O
reflect O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
Commerce B-GPE
department O
's O
concern O
over O
their O
future O
. O

They O
all O
are O
strongly O
opposed O
to O
a O
petition O
from O
several O
Japanese B-NORP
TV O
manufacturers O
, O
including O
Matsushita B-ORG
, O
Hitachi B-ORG
, O
and O
Toshiba B-ORG
, O
to O
exempt O
portable O
color O
TVs O
with O
liquid O
- O
crystal O
displays O
from O
anti-dumping O
duties O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
imposes O
on O
the O
larger O
Japanese B-NORP
color O
TVs O
. O

And O
they O
want O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
help O
them O
sell O
overseas O
. O

Planar O
President O
James O
Hurd O
says O
he O
has O
to O
pay O
tariffs O
as O
high O
as O
15 O
% O
to O
sell O
his O
display O
panels O
in O
Japan B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
while O
panels O
from O
those O
countries O
enter O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
duty O
- O
free O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
n't O
a O
technology O
issue O
, O
but O
an O
attitude O
issue O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
We O
just O
have O
n't O
learned O
what O
it O
takes O
to O
compete O
. O

Norimasa B-PERSON
Furuta I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Mazda B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
car O
maker O
is O
planning O
joint O
production O
with O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
Europe B-GPE
ahead O
of O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
's O
1992 O
integration O
. O

Mr. O
Furuta O
did O
n't O
disclose O
further O
details O
of O
the O
arrangement O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
, O
but O
said O
the O
project O
would O
be O
undertaken O
with O
Ford B-ORG
's O
European B-NORP
subsidiary O
. O

A O
Ford B-ORG
official O
confirmed O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
motor O
vehicle O
maker O
is O
studying O
such O
an O
arrangement O
. O

American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
said O
it O
will O
lay O
off O
75 O
to O
85 O
technicians O
here O
, O
effective O
Nov. O
1 O
. O

The O
workers O
install O
, O
maintain O
and O
repair O
its O
private O
branch O
exchanges O
, O
which O
are O
large O
intracompany O
telephone O
networks O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
said O
it O
lowered O
the O
debt O
ratings O
of O
certain O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
held O
by O
this O
company O
. O

The O
debt O
- O
rating O
concern O
cited O
the O
bank O
's O
move O
into O
the O
Texas B-GPE
market O
, O
noting O
its O
profitability O
and O
capital O
adequacy O
measurements O
will O
be O
depressed O
relative O
to O
the O
bank O
's O
past O
performance O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
also O
said O
it O
raised O
its O
rating O
on O
the B-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Bridge I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
now O
known O
as O
Bank B-ORG
One O
, O
Texas O
N.A. O
, O
reflecting O
the O
support O
of O
other O
banking O
affiliates O
and O
substantial O
assistance O
for O
the O
FDIC O
. O

Officials O
at O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bank O
- O
holding O
company O
were O
n't O
available O
for O
comment O
on O
the O
debt O
- O
rating O
changes O
. O

Program O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
September O
rose O
to O
its O
highest O
recorded O
level O
as O
a O
percentage O
of O
total O
monthly O
trading O
volume O
. O

September O
program O
trading O
amounted O
to O
13.8 O
% O
of O
average O
daily O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
volume O
of O
151.8 O
million O
shares O
, O
the O
largest O
percentage O
since O
the O
exchange O
began O
making O
such O
figures O
public O
in O
July O
1988 O
. O

A O
daily O
average O
of O
20.9 O
million O
shares O
traded O
in O
program O
strategies O
in O
September O
, O
the O
second O
- O
highest O
level O
ever O
. O

The O
highest O
level O
was O
in O
June B-GPE
1989 O
, O
when O
a O
daily O
average O
of O
22.1 O
million O
shares O
traded O
in O
program O
strategies O
. O

Average O
daily O
trading O
volume O
in O
June B-GPE
of O
180.3 O
million O
shares O
was O
considerably O
higher O
than O
in O
September O
. O

Program O
trading O
amounted O
to O
12.3 O
% O
of O
average O
daily O
volume O
in O
June B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
says O
program O
trading O
describes O
a O
variety O
of O
strategies O
involving O
the O
purchase O
or O
sale O
of O
a O
basket O
of O
15 O
or O
more O
stocks O
. O

The O
most O
controversial O
of O
these O
is O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
in O
which O
traders O
buy O
or O
sell O
baskets O
of O
stocks O
and O
offset O
the O
position O
with O
an O
opposite O
trade O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
to O
lock O
in O
profits O
. O

It O
's O
the O
most O
controversial O
form O
of O
program O
trading O
because O
it O
can O
create O
abrupt O
price O
swings O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
was O
the O
top O
program O
trader O
in O
September O
, O
but O
most O
of O
the O
firm O
's O
activity O
involved O
portfolio O
trading O
strategies O
other O
than O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
. O

Overall O
, O
Salomon B-ORG
reported O
program O
trading O
volume O
of O
75.2 O
million O
shares O
. O

The O
top O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
firm O
last O
month O
was O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

Of O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
's O
66.8 O
million O
shares O
in O
program O
trades O
for O
the O
month O
, O
53.1 O
million O
were O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
trades O
. O

Behind O
second O
- O
place O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
were O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
, O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
and O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unit O
. O

The O
following O
were O
among O
yesterday O
's O
offerings O
and O
pricings O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
non-U.S. O
capital O
markets O
, O
with O
terms O
and O
syndicate O
manager O
, O
as O
compiled O
by O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Report I-ORG
: O

Imo B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
-- O
$ O
150 O
million O
of O
senior O
subordinated O
debentures O
due O
2001 O
, O
priced O
at O
par O
to O
yield O
12 O
% O
. O

The O
issue O
will O
be O
sold O
through O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

Other O
details O
were O
n't O
available O
. O

San B-GPE
Antonio I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
-- O
$ O
575 O
million O
of O
electric O
and O
gas O
system O
revenue O
refunding O
bonds O
, O
Series O
1989 O
, O
1989A O
and O
1989B O
, O
tentatively O
priced O
by O
a O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
group O
to O
yield O
from O
6.15 O
% O
in O
1991 O
to O
7.30 O
% O
in O
2009 O
. O

The O
issue O
includes O
current O
interest O
bonds O
due O
1991 O
- O
2000 O
, O
2009 O
, O
2012 O
, O
2014 O
and O
2016 O
, O
and O
capital O
appreciation O
bonds O
due O
2001 O
- O
2005 O
. O

The O
current O
interest O
serial O
bonds O
are O
priced O
to O
yield O
from O
6.15 O
% O
in O
1991 O
to O
7.10 O
% O
in O
2000 O
. O

There O
are O
about O
$ O
100 O
million O
of O
7 O
% O
term O
bonds O
due O
2009 O
, O
priced O
to O
yield O
7.30 O
% O
, O
which O
is O
the O
issue O
's O
high O
yield O
. O

There O
are O
also O
about O
$ O
124 O
million O
of O
6 O
1/2 O
% O
bonds O
priced O
to O
yield O
7.25 O
% O
in O
2012 O
; O
about O
$ O
97 O
million O
of O
6 O
% O
bonds O
priced O
to O
yield O
7.20 O
% O
in O
2014 O
; O
and O
about O
$ O
26.5 O
million O
of O
5 O
% O
bonds O
priced O
to O
yield O
7.15 O
% O
in O
2016 O
. O

All O
of O
the O
term O
bonds O
are O
original O
issue O
discount O
bonds O
, O
according O
to O
the O
lead O
underwriter O
. O

The O
capital O
appreciation O
bonds O
are O
tentatively O
priced O
to O
yield O
to O
maturity O
from O
7 O
% O
in O
2001 O
to O
7.10 O
% O
in O
2003 O
- O
2005 O
. O

The O
bonds O
are O
rated O
double O
- O
A O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
and O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp O
. O

Maryland B-ORG
Stadium I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
-- O
$ O
137.6 O
million O
of O
sports O
facilities O
lease O
revenue O
bonds O
, O
Series O
1989 O
D O
, O
due O
1992 O
- O
1999 O
, O
2004 O
, O
2009 O
and O
2019 O
, O
tentatively O
priced O
at O
par O
by O
a O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
group O
to O
yield O
from O
6.35 O
% O
in O
1992 O
to O
7.60 O
% O
in O
2019 O
. O

Serial O
bonds O
are O
priced O
to O
yield O
to O
7.10 O
% O
in O
1999 O
. O

There O
are O
$ O
15,845,000 O
of O
7 O
3/8 O
% O
bonds O
priced O
at O
par O
and O
due O
2004 O
; O
$ O
22,985,000 O
of O
7 O
1/2 O
% O
bonds O
priced O
at O
par O
and O
due O
2009 O
; O
and O
$ O
82.6 O
million O
of O
7.60 O
% O
bonds O
priced O
at O
par O
and O
due O
2019 O
. O

The O
bonds O
are O
rated O
double O
- O
A O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
and O
double O
- O
A O
- O
minus O
by O
S&P B-ORG
. O

Interest O
on O
the O
bonds O
will O
be O
treated O
as O
a O
preference O
item O
in O
calculating O
the O
federal O
alternative O
minimum O
tax O
that O
may O
be O
imposed O
on O
certain O
investors O
. O

Federal B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
$ O
250 O
million O
of O
Remic O
mortgage O
securities O
being O
offered O
in O
11 O
classes O
by O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
. O

The O
offering O
, O
Series O
107 O
, O
is O
backed O
by O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
15 O
- O
year O
, O
9 O
% O
securities O
, O
and O
brings O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
's O
1989 O
Remic O
issuance O
to O
$ O
32.8 O
billion O
and O
its O
total O
volume O
to O
$ O
46.8 O
billion O
since O
the O
program O
began O
in O
February O
1988 O
. O

The O
offering O
used O
at O
- O
market O
pricing O
. O

Federal B-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
-- O
$ O
500 O
million O
of O
Remic O
mortgage O
securities O
being O
offered O
in O
10 O
classes O
by O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

The O
offering O
, O
Series O
1989 O
- O
85 O
, O
is O
backed O
by O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
. O

Separately O
, O
a O
$ O
400 O
million O
issue O
of O
Fannie O
Mae O
Remic O
mortgage O
securities O
is O
being O
offered O
in O
15 O
classes O
by O
Bear O
, O
Stearns O
& O
Co O
. O

The O
offering O
, O
Series O
1989 O
- O
86 O
, O
is O
backed O
by O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
. O

Finally O
, O
a O
$ O
300 O
million O
issue O
of O
Fannie O
Mae O
Remic O
mortgage O
securities O
is O
being O
offered O
in O
12 O
classes O
by O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co O
. O

The O
offering O
, O
Series O
1989 O
- O
87 O
, O
is O
backed O
by O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
9 O
1/2 O
% O
securities O
. O

The O
three O
offerings O
together O
bring O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
's O
1989 O
Remic O
issuance O
to O
$ O
32.4 O
billion O
and O
its O
total O
Remic O
volume O
to O
$ O
44.5 O
billion O
since O
the O
program O
began O
in O
April O
1987 O
. O

Credit B-ORG
Agricole I-ORG
-LRB- O
CNCA B-ORG
-RRB- O
-LRB- O
French O
-RRB- O
-- O
$ O
250 O
million O
of O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
bonds O
due O
Nov. O
21 O
, O
1994 O
, O
priced O
at O
101.80 O
to O
yield O
8.77 O
% O
annually O
less O
full O
fees O
, O
via O
IBJ B-ORG
International I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

Fees O
1 O
7/8 O
. O

Hokuriku O
Electric O
Power O
Co O
. O
-LRB- O
Japan B-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O
$ O
200 O
million O
of O
8 O
7/8 O
% O
bonds O
due O
Nov. O
20 O
, O
1996 O
, O
priced O
at O
101 O
3/4 O
to O
yield O
8.90 O
% O
less O
full O
fees O
, O
via O
Yamaichi O
International O
-LRB- O
Europe B-GPE
-RRB- O
Ltd O
. O

Fees O
1 O
7/8 O
. O

International O
Finance O
Corp O
. O
-LRB- O
agency O
-RRB- O
-- O
10 O
billion O
pesetas O
of O
11.6 O
% O
bonds O
due O
Nov. O
30 O
, O
1994 O
, O
priced O
at O
101 O
5/8 O
to O
yield O
11.60 O
% O
less O
full O
fees O
, O
via O
Citibank B-ORG
-LRB- O
Madrid B-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
Banco B-ORG
Espanol I-ORG
de I-ORG
Credito I-ORG
, O
Spain B-GPE
. O

Fees O
1 O
5/8 O
. O

Royal O
Bank O
of O
Canada B-GPE
, O
Grand B-GPE
Cayman I-GPE
branch O
-LRB- O
Canada B-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O
100 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
of O
10 O
3/4 O
% O
deposit O
notes O
due O
Nov. O
30 O
, O
1994 O
, O
priced O
at O
101 O
3/4 O
to O
yield O
10.78 O
% O
less O
full O
fees O
, O
via O
RBC B-ORG
Dominion I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
International I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

Fees O
1 O
7/8 O
. O

Union B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Finland B-GPE
-- O
100 O
million O
Australian B-NORP
dollars O
of O
9 O
% O
bonds O
due O
Nov. O
9 O
, O
1990 O
, O
priced O
at O
94 O
to O
yield O
17.20 O
% O
less O
full O
fees O
, O
via O
Banque B-ORG
Paribas I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

Fees O
1 O
. O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Credit I-ORG
-- O
$ O
2.57 O
billion O
of O
certificates O
backed O
by O
automobile O
loans O
with O
a O
coupon O
rate O
of O
8.70 O
% O
, O
priced O
at O
99 O
19/32 O
to O
yield O
8.903 O
% O
through O
an O
underwriting O
group O
headed O
by O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
issue O
is O
the O
first O
by O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Credit I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
second O
largest O
in O
the O
four O
- O
year O
history O
of O
the O
$ O
45 O
billion O
asset O
- O
backed O
market O
. O

The O
largest O
issue O
was O
a O
$ O
4 O
billion O
offering O
of O
auto O
- O
loan O
securities O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
1986 O
. O

The O
Ford B-PERSON
issue O
, O
through O
Ford O
Credit O
1989 O
- O
A O
Grantor O
Trust O
, O
was O
priced O
at O
a O
yield O
spread O
of O
95 O
basis O
points O
above O
the O
Treasury O
7 O
3/4 O
% O
issue O
due O
July O
1991 O
. O

The O
offering O
is O
rated O
doubleA O
- O
2 O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
and O
double O
- O
A O
by O
S&P B-ORG
, O
based O
on O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
underlying O
auto O
loans O
and O
a O
guarantee O
covering O
9 O
% O
of O
the O
deal O
from O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Credit I-ORG
. O

The O
certificates O
have O
an O
estimated O
average O
life O
of O
1.8 O
years O
, O
assuming O
monthly O
prepayments O
at O
1.3 O
% O
of O
the O
original O
balance O
. O

The O
final O
maturity O
is O
in O
five O
years O
. O

The B-ORG
House I-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
approved O
an O
estimated O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
in O
emergency O
funding O
to O
assist O
California B-GPE
's O
recovery O
from O
last O
week O
's O
earthquake O
and O
to O
extend O
further O
aid O
to O
East B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
victims O
of O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

The O
package O
was O
termed O
excessive O
by O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
, O
but O
it O
also O
provoked O
a O
struggle O
with O
influential O
California B-GPE
lawmakers O
who O
sought O
unsuccessfully O
to O
add O
nearly O
$ O
1 O
billion O
more O
and O
waive O
current O
restrictions O
to O
expedite O
the O
distribution O
of O
funds O
. O

By O
a O
26 O
- O
7 O
margin O
, O
the O
committee O
scuttled O
the O
more O
expensive O
alternative O
, O
and O
the O
debate O
forced O
a O
strained O
confrontation O
between O
Appropriations O
Committee O
Chairman O
Jamie O
Whitten O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Miss B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
and O
his O
party O
's O
largest O
state O
delegation O
in O
the O
House O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
no O
regrets O
about O
going O
forward O
, O
'' O
said O
Rep. O
Vic O
Fazio O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
who O
sought O
later O
to O
play O
down O
the O
sometimes O
hostile O
tone O
of O
the O
long O
evening O
meeting O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
the O
Golden O
State O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Fazio O
said O
, O
`` O
and O
there O
is O
a O
certain O
amount O
of O
jealousy O
. O
'' O

The O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
package O
incorporates O
$ O
500 O
million O
for O
small O
- O
business O
loans O
, O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
highway O
construction O
funds O
, O
and O
$ O
1.35 O
billion O
divided O
between O
general O
emergency O
assistance O
and O
a O
reserve O
to O
be O
available O
to O
President O
Bush O
to O
meet O
unanticipated O
costs O
from O
the O
two O
disasters O
. O

The O
funding O
is O
attached O
to O
a O
stopgap O
bill O
to O
keep O
most O
of O
the O
government O
operating O
through O
Nov. O
15 O
. O

The O
measure O
is O
expected O
to O
come O
before O
the O
House O
today O
, O
and O
Congress B-ORG
is O
under O
pressure O
to O
complete O
action O
before O
midnight O
EDT O
tomorrow O
, O
when O
the O
current O
continuing O
resolution O
expires O
. O

Given O
California B-GPE
's O
size O
and O
political O
importance O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
eager O
to O
appear O
generous O
. O

But O
in O
private O
meetings O
yesterday O
, O
Budget O
Director O
Richard O
Darman O
argued O
that O
only O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
in O
new O
federal O
appropriations O
are O
needed O
to O
supplement O
existing O
resources O
. O

A O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
budget O
office O
analysis O
estimates O
that O
$ O
500 O
million O
-- O
or O
half O
the O
level O
in O
the O
committee O
bill O
-- O
is O
needed O
for O
highway O
assistance O
to O
meet O
California B-GPE
's O
needs O
, O
and O
the O
administration O
rejects O
the O
notion O
that O
new O
appropriations O
are O
needed O
to O
finance O
disaster O
loans O
by O
the B-ORG
Small I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
. O

`` O
Everybody O
appreciates O
that O
it O
is O
a O
national O
disaster O
and O
that O
we O
've O
got O
to O
address O
it O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Darman O
, O
who O
came O
to O
the O
Capitol O
to O
meet O
with O
Mr. O
Whitten O
and O
California B-GPE
lawmakers O
before O
the O
committee O
session O
. O

`` O
I O
would O
hope O
very O
much O
that O
we O
would O
n't O
end O
up O
in O
a O
kind O
of O
situation O
where O
you O
have O
a O
bidding O
war O
and O
then O
a O
veto O
threat O
. O
'' O

Although O
this O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
pressure O
was O
clearly O
a O
factor O
among O
committee O
Republicans B-NORP
, O
no O
single O
influence O
was O
greater O
than O
Mr. O
Whitten O
. O

A O
master O
of O
pork O
- O
barrel O
politics O
, O
he O
had O
crafted O
the O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
package O
in O
vintage O
style O
and O
used O
the O
full O
force O
of O
his O
chairmanship O
to O
keep O
the O
proposal O
intact O
and O
dismiss O
any O
alternative O
. O

When O
Mr. O
Fazio O
offered O
the O
California B-GPE
- O
backed O
$ O
3.84 O
billion O
plan O
, O
Mr. O
Whitten O
insisted O
that O
the O
full O
14 O
pages O
be O
read O
aloud O
by O
the O
panel O
's O
clerk O
to O
underscore O
the O
range O
of O
legislative O
changes O
also O
sought O
by O
the O
delegation O
. O

On O
the O
chairman O
's O
motion O
, O
the O
California B-GPE
package O
was O
subsequently O
reduced O
to O
less O
- O
binding O
report O
language O
, O
and O
even O
when O
this O
was O
accepted O
as O
such O
on O
a O
voice O
vote O
, O
Mr. O
Whitten O
pointedly O
opposed O
it O
. O

More O
important O
than O
money O
in O
many O
cases O
are O
waivers O
California B-GPE
is O
seeking O
on O
current O
restrictions O
covering O
federal O
highway O
funds O
, O
such O
as O
a O
$ O
100 O
million O
cap O
on O
how O
much O
any O
single O
state O
can O
receive O
in O
emergency O
funds O
in O
a O
year O
. O

Mr. O
Whitten O
's O
package O
appears O
to O
accomplish O
this O
purpose O
, O
but O
the O
state O
faces O
more O
resistance O
in O
its O
bid O
for O
an O
extended O
waiver O
on O
having O
to O
put O
up O
any O
matching O
funds O
on O
repairs O
completed O
in O
the O
next O
six O
months O
. O

A O
member O
in O
the O
House O
leadership O
and O
skilled O
legislator O
, O
Mr. O
Fazio O
nonetheless O
found O
himself O
burdened O
not O
only O
by O
California B-GPE
's O
needs O
but O
by O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
amendments O
he O
accepted O
in O
a O
vain O
effort O
to O
build O
support O
in O
the O
panel O
. O

The O
California O
Democrat O
appeared O
embarrassed O
by O
provisions O
inserted O
on O
behalf O
of O
owners O
of O
private O
beaches O
in O
the O
Virgin B-GPE
Islands I-GPE
, O
and O
lumber O
interests O
sought O
to O
add O
another O
$ O
100 O
million O
in O
federal O
aid O
to O
plant O
timber O
on O
private O
land O
in O
North B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
. O

California B-GPE
's O
high O
- O
priced O
real O
estate O
puts O
it O
in O
an O
awkward O
position O
, O
too O
. O

One O
provision O
last O
night O
would O
have O
raised O
the O
cap O
on O
disaster O
loans O
to O
$ O
500,000 O
from O
$ O
100,000 O
per O
household O
to O
accommodate O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
losses O
. O

The O
Senate O
convicted O
U.S. O
District O
Judge O
Alcee O
Hastings O
of O
Florida B-GPE
of O
eight O
impeachment O
articles O
, O
removing O
the O
53 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
judge O
from O
his O
$ O
89,500 O
- O
a O
- O
year O
, O
lifetime O
job O
. O

Mr. O
Hastings O
's O
case O
was O
particularly O
nettlesome O
because O
it O
marked O
the O
first O
time O
a O
federal O
official O
was O
impeached O
and O
removed O
from O
office O
on O
charges O
of O
which O
a O
jury O
had O
acquitted O
him O
. O

In O
1983 O
, O
Mr. O
Hastings O
was O
found O
not O
guilty O
of O
accepting O
a O
$ O
150,000 O
bribe O
in O
a O
case O
before O
him O
, O
the O
central O
charge O
on O
which O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
convicted O
him O
. O

He O
was O
only O
the O
sixth O
federal O
judge O
ever O
ousted O
from O
office O
after O
an O
impeachment O
trial O
. O

With O
no O
floor O
debate O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
on O
Friday O
voted O
69 O
- O
26 O
to O
convict O
Mr. O
Hastings O
of O
perjury O
and O
conspiring O
to O
accept O
a O
bribe O
, O
five O
votes O
more O
than O
needed O
. O

Conviction O
on O
any O
single O
impeachment O
article O
was O
enough O
to O
remove O
Judge O
Hastings O
from O
office O
. O

He O
was O
found O
not O
guilty O
of O
three O
charges O
, O
involving O
accusations O
that O
he O
had O
improperly O
disclosed O
information O
about O
a O
sensitive O
, O
government O
investigation O
. O

The O
Senate O
did O
n't O
vote O
on O
six O
lesser O
charges O
. O

Although O
Mr. O
Hastings O
had O
been O
acquitted O
by O
a O
jury O
, O
lawmakers O
handling O
the O
prosecution O
in O
Congress B-ORG
had O
argued O
that O
the O
purpose O
of O
impeachment O
is O
n't O
to O
punish O
an O
individual O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
argued O
that O
impeachment O
aims O
to O
protect O
public O
institutions O
from O
people O
who O
have O
abused O
their O
positions O
of O
trust O
, O
irrespective O
of O
the O
outcome O
of O
prior O
criminal O
or O
civil O
cases O
. O

Mr. O
Hastings O
faced O
the O
senators O
and O
sat O
impassively O
during O
the O
first O
two O
roll O
- O
call O
votes O
, O
then O
quickly O
left O
the O
chamber O
. O

In O
an O
impromptu O
news O
conference O
on O
the O
Capitol O
steps O
, O
he O
denounced O
the O
senators O
' O
action O
. O

`` O
Their O
opinion O
is O
devoid O
of O
the O
wisdom O
of O
the O
forefathers O
' O
teaching O
regarding O
impeachment O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Hastings O
said O
. O

For O
the O
future O
, O
he O
said O
he O
would O
run O
for O
governor O
of O
Florida B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Hastings O
was O
appointed O
to O
the O
federal O
bench O
by O
President O
Carter O
in O
1979 O
and O
was O
one O
of O
the O
few O
black O
federal O
judges O
in O
the O
country O
. O

While O
he O
packed O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
gallery O
with O
his O
supporters O
during O
some O
of O
the O
impeachment O
trial O
, O
most O
civil O
rights O
groups O
kept O
their O
distance O
from O
his O
case O
. O

Following O
the O
impeachment O
conviction O
, O
Dr. O
Benjamin O
Hooks O
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
National O
Association O
for O
the O
Advancement O
of O
Colored O
People O
, O
issued O
a O
restrained O
statement O
, O
warning O
that O
the O
Hastings B-GPE
case O
could O
set O
a O
`` O
dangerous O
precedent O
, O
'' O
but O
adding O
, O
`` O
We O
must O
respect O
the O
considered O
judgment O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
. O

Cray B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
sold O
one O
of O
its O
newest O
and O
largest O
computer O
systems O
, O
the O
Cray O
Y O
- O
MP O
/ O
832 O
, O
to O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Meteorological I-ORG
Office I-ORG
. O

The O
system O
is O
the O
first O
to O
be O
sold O
through O
the O
joint O
marketing O
agreement O
between O
Cray B-ORG
and O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
supercomputer O
, O
which O
lists O
for O
$ O
18.5 O
million O
, O
will O
be O
installed O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
1990 O
in O
the O
meteorological O
office O
's O
headquarters O
in O
Bracknell B-GPE
, O
England B-GPE
. O

A O
federal O
judge O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
has O
entered O
a O
judgment O
requiring O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
organized O
crime O
figure O
to O
pay O
the O
government O
$ O
250,000 O
, O
representing O
alleged O
profits O
he O
gained O
from O
his O
involvement O
with O
the O
International O
Brotherhood O
of O
Teamsters O
. O

Manhattan O
U.S. O
Attorney O
Otto O
Obermaier O
said O
it O
was O
the O
first O
time O
ever O
that O
the O
government O
had O
obtained O
any O
disgorgement O
from O
an O
organized O
crime O
figure O
indicted O
under O
the O
civil O
racketeering O
law O
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
Lombardo I-PERSON
, O
who O
the O
government O
alleged O
was O
the O
`` O
captain O
'' O
of O
organized O
crime O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
was O
one O
of O
numerous O
defendants O
in O
the O
government O
's O
sweeping O
racketeering O
suit O
against O
the O
Teamsters O
. O

In O
the O
suit O
, O
filed O
in O
June B-GPE
1988 O
, O
the O
government O
accused O
the O
union O
's O
leadership O
of O
depriving O
its O
1.6 O
million O
members O
of O
their O
rights O
through O
a O
pattern O
of O
racketeering O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
the O
government O
claimed O
that O
organized O
crime O
figures O
had O
routinely O
handpicked O
the O
union O
's O
top O
officials O
. O

U.S. O
District O
Judge O
David O
Edelstein O
also O
permanently O
enjoined O
Mr. O
Lombardo O
from O
any O
future O
dealings O
with O
the O
Teamsters O
or O
any O
other O
labor O
union O
. O

Mr. O
Lombardo O
, O
the O
last O
of O
the O
defendants O
to O
settle O
the O
suit O
, O
agreed O
to O
pay O
the O
government O
the O
$ O
250,000 O
within O
one O
week O
. O

When O
Robert B-PERSON
McDuffie I-PERSON
was O
14 O
, O
he O
got O
a O
chance O
to O
play O
in O
the O
starting O
lineup O
for O
his O
high O
school O
basketball O
team O
in O
Macon B-GPE
, O
Ga B-GPE
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
his O
mother O
had O
tickets O
for O
a O
recital O
by O
Itzhak B-PERSON
Perlman I-PERSON
the O
same O
night O
, O
and O
she O
was O
adamant O
about O
his O
attending O
. O

`` O
I O
threw O
such O
a O
fit O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
, O
who O
had O
begun O
violin O
studies O
at O
the O
age O
of O
six O
. O

`` O
But O
once O
Perlman B-PERSON
started O
playing O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
give O
a O
damn O
about O
basketball O
... O
. O

Afterwards O
, O
I O
went O
home O
and O
practiced O
for O
three O
hours O
. O
'' O

Today O
, O
it O
's O
obvious O
that O
the O
brawny O
, O
six O
- O
foot O
, O
one O
- O
inch O
musician O
made O
the O
right O
choice O
. O

At O
31 O
, O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
has O
a O
rich O
, O
full O
- O
bodied O
tone O
, O
an O
admirable O
rhythmic O
precision O
and O
an O
increasingly O
busy O
schedule O
. O

He O
's O
currently O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
17 O
- O
city O
U.S. B-GPE
tour O
with O
Yehudi B-PERSON
Menuhin I-PERSON
and O
the B-ORG
Warsaw I-ORG
Sinfonia I-ORG
, O
with O
stops O
including O
Charleston B-GPE
, O
S.C B-GPE
. O
-LRB- O
Oct. O
25 O
-RRB- O
, O
Sarasota B-GPE
, O
Fla B-GPE
. O
-LRB- O
Oct. O
28 O
-RRB- O
, O
Tampa B-GPE
, O
Fla B-GPE
. O
-LRB- O
Oct. O
29 O
-RRB- O
and O
Miami B-GPE
-LRB- O
Oct. O
31 O
-RRB- O
. O

Later O
this O
season O
he O
gives O
a O
recital O
at O
Washington B-GPE
's O
Kennedy B-FAC
Center I-FAC
, O
and O
appears O
as O
soloist O
with O
several O
major O
orchestras O
. O

Yet O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
's O
career O
has O
developed O
at O
a O
slower O
pace O
than O
those O
of O
some O
of O
his O
better O
known O
contemporaries O
. O

During O
the O
late O
1970s O
, O
he O
was O
part O
of O
a O
musical O
`` O
brat O
pack O
'' O
-- O
a O
group O
of O
budding O
virtuosos O
who O
studied O
at O
the B-ORG
Juilliard I-ORG
School I-ORG
with O
the O
noted O
pedagogue O
Dorothy B-PERSON
DeLay I-PERSON
. O

His O
violin O
classmates O
included O
Shlomo B-PERSON
Mintz I-PERSON
, O
a O
protege O
of O
Isaac B-PERSON
Stern I-PERSON
who O
performed O
with O
major O
orchestras O
while O
still O
a O
student O
; O
Cho B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Liang I-PERSON
Lin I-PERSON
, O
who O
joined O
the O
roster O
of O
ICM B-ORG
Artists I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
at O
the O
age O
of O
18 O
; O
and O
Nadja B-PERSON
Salerno I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Sonnenberg I-PERSON
, O
who O
launched O
her O
career O
by O
winning O
the O
1981 O
Naumberg B-EVENT
Competition I-EVENT
. O

`` O
I O
thought O
I O
was O
over O
the O
hill O
at O
22 O
, O
'' O
recalls O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
, O
an O
outgoing O
man O
with O
pale O
blue O
eyes O
and O
a O
light O
Southern O
drawl O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
was O
n't O
ready O
for O
a O
career O
at O
that O
time O
. O
'' O

Young O
McDuffie B-PERSON
's O
first O
violin O
teacher O
was O
Henrik B-PERSON
Schwarzenberger I-PERSON
, O
a O
Hungarian B-NORP
refugee O
who O
taught O
in O
the O
Macon B-GPE
public O
school O
system O
. O

`` O
He O
taught O
me O
how O
to O
play O
like O
a O
gypsy O
, O
'' O
jokes O
the O
musician O
. O

`` O
I O
did O
n't O
learn O
to O
count O
until O
I O
got O
to O
Juilliard O
. O
'' O

After O
studies O
at O
that O
conservatory O
's O
Pre-College B-ORG
Division I-ORG
with O
an O
assistant O
to O
the O
legendary O
instructor O
Ivan B-PERSON
Galamian I-PERSON
, O
he O
switched O
at O
the O
college O
level O
to O
Miss O
DeLay O
, O
Mr. O
Galamian O
's O
longtime O
assistant O
and O
, O
ultimately O
, O
his O
rival O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
I O
had O
to O
prove O
myself O
to O
her O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
. O

`` O
But O
she O
was O
always O
encouraging O
. O

She O
only O
put O
her O
foot O
down O
twice O
, O
'' O
he O
continues O
. O

`` O
In O
my O
freshman O
year O
, O
my O
roommate O
was O
known O
as O
a O
party O
animal O
. O

She O
thought O
I O
was O
n't O
getting O
my O
practicing O
done O
. O
'' O

As O
the O
violinist O
tells O
it O
, O
his O
grandmotherly O
looking O
teacher O
`` O
put O
her O
hands O
on O
her O
hips O
, O
stomped O
her O
foot O
and O
said O
, O
` O
You O
've O
just O
got O
to O
get O
the O
-LCB- O
expletive O
deleted O
-RCB- O
out O
of O
there O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
second O
incident O
took O
place O
after O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
gave O
an O
ambitious O
student O
recital O
and O
was O
feeling O
rather O
pleased O
with O
himself O
. O

Miss O
DeLay O
requested O
that O
he O
come O
to O
her O
studio O
with O
a O
tape O
of O
the O
recital O
. O

`` O
We O
listened O
to O
the O
Chausson B-PERSON
` O
Poeme B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
' O
'' O
he O
recalls O
, O
`` O
and O
she O
said O
, O
` O
You O
hear O
the O
first O
note O
, O
that O
B O
- O
flat O
? O

That O
's O
the O
only O
note O
that O
's O
truly O
in O
tune O
... O
' O
. O
'' O

`` O
That O
's O
the O
most O
important O
experience O
I O
've O
had O
with O
any O
teacher O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
because O
she O
taught O
me O
how O
to O
listen O
. O

Now O
, O
when O
I O
play O
with O
orchestras O
, O
the O
musicians O
often O
compliment O
me O
on O
my O
intonation O
. O
'' O

It O
was O
also O
at O
Juilliard B-ORG
that O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
discovered O
his O
predilection O
for O
conservative O
, O
20th O
- O
century O
American B-NORP
composers O
such O
as O
David B-PERSON
Diamond I-PERSON
and O
Samuel B-PERSON
Barber I-PERSON
. O

After O
winning O
a O
school O
competition O
with O
a O
performance O
of O
the O
latter O
's O
`` O
Violin B-WORK_OF_ART
Concerto I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
was O
invited O
to O
play O
the O
work O
for O
the O
composer O
, O
who O
was O
dying O
of O
cancer O
. O

`` O
Barber B-PERSON
was O
seated O
by O
the O
fireplace O
looking O
very O
pale O
, O
'' O
recalls O
the O
violinist O
, O
who O
performed O
the O
work O
with O
a O
piano O
accompanist O
at O
the O
composer O
's O
apartment O
. O

`` O
He O
did O
n't O
say O
much O
, O
but O
what O
he O
said O
was O
important O
because O
it O
's O
not O
in O
the O
score O
. O

There O
's O
a O
beautiful O
, O
Coplandesque O
motif O
-- O
he O
'd O
kill O
me O
if O
he O
heard O
me O
say O
that O
-- O
throughout O
the O
first O
movement O
... O

The O
only O
time O
the O
violin O
has O
it O
is O
right O
at O
the O
end O
. O

It O
's O
written O
` O
marcato O
' O
in O
the O
score O
, O
and O
I O
played O
it O
that O
way O
, O
kind O
of O
gigue O
- O
like O
. O

And O
he O
yelled O
out O
` O
dolce O
! O
dolce O
! O
' O
-LCB- O
` O
sweet O
! O
sweet O
! O
' O
-RCB- O
. O
'' O

`` O
So O
we O
did O
it O
over O
, O
'' O
he O
adds O
. O

`` O
I O
played O
very O
transparently O
, O
with O
the O
tip O
of O
the O
bow O
. O

If O
a O
conductor O
is O
sensitive O
enough O
to O
bring O
down O
the O
orchestra O
-LCB- O
volume O
-RCB- O
at O
that O
point O
, O
it O
makes O
the O
piece O
magical O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
why O
Barber B-PERSON
never O
told O
anybody O
else O
. O

On O
Isaac B-PERSON
Stern I-PERSON
's O
recording O
it O
's O
very O
biting O
. O
'' O

Since O
leaving O
Juilliard B-ORG
, O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
has O
made O
some O
smart O
moves O
and O
some O
controversial O
ones O
. O

His O
guest O
appearance O
on O
the O
NBC O
soap O
opera O
`` O
Another B-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
scandalized O
musical O
elitists O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
he O
's O
won O
kudos O
for O
his O
espousal O
of O
William O
Schuman O
's O
`` O
Violin B-WORK_OF_ART
Concerto I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
which O
he O
recently O
recorded O
for O
Angel O
/ O
EMI O
along O
with O
Leonard O
Bernstein O
's O
engaging O
`` O
Serenade B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Violin I-WORK_OF_ART
Solo I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Strings I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Percussion I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Mr. O
McDuffie O
's O
sweet O
tone O
, O
heartfelt O
lyricism O
and O
rhythmic O
punch O
make O
him O
an O
ideal O
interpreter O
of O
both O
works O
. O

Aided O
by O
the O
fluid O
playing O
of O
the B-ORG
St. I-ORG
Louis I-ORG
Symphony I-ORG
under O
Leonard O
Slatkin O
's O
direction O
, O
this O
`` O
Serenade B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
really O
swings O
. O

Mr. O
Schuman O
's O
`` O
Violin B-WORK_OF_ART
Concerto I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
which O
sounds O
more O
like O
a O
mildly O
atonal O
rhapsody O
for O
solo O
violin O
with O
orchestral O
accompaniment O
, O
meanders O
until O
the O
propulsive O
`` O
Agitato O
, O
fervente O
. O
'' O

But O
there O
are O
ample O
rewards O
in O
its O
plaintive O
slow O
sections O
and O
virtuoso O
fireworks O
for O
soloist O
, O
brass O
and O
timpani O
. O

At O
Avery B-FAC
Fisher I-FAC
Hall I-FAC
here O
, O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
was O
heard O
recently O
with O
Mr. O
Menuhin O
and O
the B-ORG
Warsaw I-ORG
Sinfonia I-ORG
in O
more O
conventional O
fare O
-- O
Bruch B-PERSON
's O
overwrought O
`` O
Violin B-WORK_OF_ART
Concerto I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
G O
Minor O
. O
'' O

His O
performance O
was O
so O
effusive O
and O
driven O
that O
the O
phrases O
rarely O
breathed O
. O

The O
35 O
- O
member O
Sinfonia B-ORG
played O
adroitly O
with O
a O
big O
, O
lush O
sound O
that O
belied O
its O
size O
. O

Whatever O
he O
plays O
, O
Mr. O
McDuffie O
finds O
satisfaction O
in O
the O
music O
itself O
-- O
`` O
something O
greater O
out O
there O
than O
me O
, O
'' O
as O
he O
puts O
it O
during O
an O
interview O
at O
the O
Manhattan B-GPE
apartment O
he O
shares O
with O
wife O
, O
Camille B-PERSON
, O
a O
literary O
publicist O
. O

`` O
A O
normal O
person O
did O
not O
write O
the O
Beethoven B-PERSON
` O
Violin B-WORK_OF_ART
Concerto I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
' O
'' O
he O
declares O
. O

`` O
Even O
when O
I O
hear O
it O
played O
badly O
, O
I O
'm O
still O
humbled O
by O
the O
piece O
. O

If O
I O
could O
ever O
feel O
I O
've O
contributed O
to O
it O
in O
some O
way O
, O
then O
all O
the O
hard O
work O
has O
been O
worth O
it O
. O
'' O

Ms. O
Jepson O
is O
a O
free O
- O
lance O
music O
writer O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

When O
Anne B-PERSON
Volokh I-PERSON
and O
her O
family O
immigrated O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
14 O
years O
ago O
, O
they O
started O
life O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
with O
only O
$ O
400 O
. O

They O
'd O
actually O
left O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
with O
$ O
480 O
, O
but O
during O
a O
stop O
in O
Italy O
Ms. O
Volokh O
dropped O
$ O
80 O
on O
a O
black O
velvet O
suit O
. O

Not O
surprisingly O
, O
she O
quickly O
adapted O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
way O
. O

Three O
months O
after O
she O
arrived O
in O
L.A. B-GPE
she O
spent O
$ O
120 O
she O
did O
n't O
have O
for O
a O
hat O
. O

-LRB- O
`` O
A O
turban O
, O
'' O
she O
specifies O
, O
`` O
though O
it O
was O
n't O
the O
time O
for O
that O
14 O
years O
ago O
. O

But O
I O
loved O
turbans O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

Since O
then O
she O
has O
become O
wealthy O
. O

Her O
husband O
and O
older O
son O
-- O
a O
computer O
prodigy O
profiled O
in O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
in O
1981 O
, O
when O
he O
was O
13 O
-- O
run O
a O
software O
company O
with O
expected O
sales O
this O
year O
of O
$ O
10 O
million O
. O

Most O
recently O
, O
she O
has O
become O
the O
publisher O
of O
Movieline B-ORG
, O
a O
four O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
magazine O
that O
began O
national O
distribution O
last O
month O
, O
with O
an O
initial O
press O
run O
of O
100,000 O
copies O
. O

Distributed O
by O
the O
Hearst O
Corp. O
's O
Eastern B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
glossy O
publication O
melds O
Vanity B-ORG
Fair I-ORG
's O
gossipy O
archness O
and O
Premiere B-ORG
's O
earnest O
delving O
into O
behind O
- O
the O
- O
scenes O
minutiae O
, O
with O
a O
special O
emphasis O
on O
Tinseltown B-GPE
as O
fashion O
trendsetter O
. O

It O
's O
being O
sold O
through O
bookstores O
, O
newsstands O
and O
some O
video O
stores O
. O

Though O
Ms. O
Volokh O
is O
a O
small O
woman O
, O
she O
has O
an O
outsized O
personality O
and O
dramatic O
flair O
that O
seem O
perfectly O
suited O
to O
capitalism O
as O
it O
is O
practiced O
in O
Hollywood B-GPE
. O

Certainly O
life O
for O
her O
has O
changed O
considerably O
since O
the O
days O
in O
Kiev B-GPE
, O
when O
she O
lived O
with O
her O
parents O
, O
her O
husband O
and O
her O
two O
sons O
in O
a O
2 O
1/2 O
- O
room O
apartment O
in O
what O
she O
calls O
`` O
silent O
internal O
immigration O
, O
'' O
dreaming O
of O
escape O
. O

Now O
, O
for O
example O
, O
she O
owns O
48 O
hats O
. O

However O
, O
she O
remembers O
the O
lean O
years O
and O
recalls O
with O
relish O
wearing O
her O
first O
major O
American B-NORP
purchase O
-- O
that O
turban O
10 O
years O
later O
and O
having O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
boutique O
owner O
ask O
her O
if O
it O
was O
a O
Chanel B-ORG
. O

With O
obvious O
satisfaction O
, O
she O
says O
she O
told O
him O
: O
`` O
No O
darling O
, O
I O
just O
give O
it O
a O
Chanel B-ORG
look O
. O
'' O

She O
keeps O
track O
of O
the O
rest O
of O
her O
hats O
by O
stapling O
Polaroid B-ORG
snapshots O
to O
the O
outside O
of O
each O
hatbox O
. O

Are O
the O
hats O
merely O
part O
of O
her O
new O
L.A. B-GPE
persona O
, O
along O
with O
the O
many O
ultra-thin O
Capri B-ORG
cigarettes O
she O
smokes O
, O
the O
parties O
she O
throws O
for O
500 O
people O
, O
the O
Chekovian O
feasts O
she O
offers O
guests O
at O
her O
weekend O
place O
in O
Santa B-GPE
Barbara I-GPE
? O

`` O
No O
, O
darling O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
recently O
in O
her O
fluent O
, O
slightly O
affected O
English O
, O
during O
a O
trip O
East O
to O
promote O
Movieline B-ORG
's O
national O
expansion O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
to O
be O
born O
with O
it O
. O

I O
used O
to O
wear O
hats O
in O
Russia B-GPE
, O
but O
I O
had O
to O
make O
them O
and O
my O
dresses O
. O

On O
the O
hat O
side O
I O
was O
n't O
getting O
what O
I O
wanted O
. O
'' O

Now O
48 O
years O
old O
, O
Ms. O
Volokh O
has O
definite O
ideas O
about O
what O
she O
wants O
. O

At O
Movieline B-ORG
, O
she O
wants O
`` O
specific O
paragraphing O
, O
specific O
tone O
, O
a O
specific O
attitude O
-- O
bright O
and O
bold O
and O
tongue O
- O
in O
- O
cheek O
. O
'' O

In O
restaurants O
-LRB- O
in O
this O
case O
, O
the B-ORG
Russian I-ORG
Samovar I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
restaurant O
operated O
by O
and O
for O
Soviet B-NORP
emigres O
-RRB- O
, O
she O
did O
n't O
want O
the O
chirpy O
, O
folkish O
music O
bouncing O
through O
the O
room O
. O

`` O
You O
people O
here O
think O
this O
is O
Russian B-NORP
music O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
with O
disdain O
, O
and O
called O
over O
to O
the O
waitress O
: O
`` O
Could O
you O
turn O
it O
off O
? O
'' O

That O
done O
, O
Ms. O
Volokh O
spoke O
with O
rampant O
eloquence O
about O
the O
many O
attributes O
she O
feels O
she O
was O
born O
with O
: O
an O
understanding O
of O
food O
, O
business O
, O
Russian B-NORP
culture O
, O
human O
nature O
, O
and O
parties O
. O

`` O
Parties O
are O
rather O
a O
state O
of O
mind O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
, O
pausing O
only O
to O
taste O
and O
pass O
judgment O
on O
the O
Georgian B-NORP
shashlik O
-LRB- O
`` O
a O
little O
well O
done O
, O
but O
very O
good O
'' O
-RRB- O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
are O
born O
to O
give O
parties O
, O
you O
give O
parties O
. O

Even O
in O
Russia B-GPE
we O
managed O
to O
give O
parties O
. O

In O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
in O
our O
lean O
years O
, O
we O
gave O
parties O
. O
'' O

As O
publisher O
of O
a O
magazine O
devoted O
to O
movies O
as O
guideposts O
for O
fashion O
and O
other O
fantasies O
, O
Ms. O
Volokh O
sees O
her O
party O
- O
giving O
as O
an O
important O
part O
of O
business O
. O

She O
has O
thrown O
extravagant O
soirees O
for O
crowds O
of O
people O
, O
but O
prefers O
more O
intimate O
gatherings O
. O

`` O
At O
American B-NORP
cocktail O
parties O
everyone O
's O
always O
looking O
over O
your O
shoulder O
to O
see O
who O
they O
can O
talk O
to O
next O
. O

I O
like O
rather O
tea O
, O
because O
it O
is O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
. O
'' O

She O
serves O
high O
Russian B-NORP
tea O
, O
at O
5 O
p.m O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
supposed O
to O
be O
later O
but O
I O
just O
moved O
it O
. O

In O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
it O
's O
important O
to O
catch O
people O
just O
after O
work O
. O
'' O

She O
also O
frequently O
invites O
directors O
, O
producers O
, O
actors O
, O
writers O
and O
other O
show O
business O
people O
for O
`` O
coffee O
and O
clips O
in O
the O
pleasure O
dome O
. O
'' O

Guests O
bring O
movies O
on O
tape O
, O
and O
show O
their O
favorite O
three O
- O
to O
- O
five O
minute O
segments O
on O
the O
screen O
that O
unrolls O
from O
the O
ceiling O
of O
the O
Volokhs B-PERSON
' O
art O
- O
nouveau O
library O
-LRB- O
`` O
the O
pleasure O
dome O
'' O
-RRB- O
. O

They O
eat O
`` O
sinful O
and O
sensual O
things O
'' O
-- O
and O
explain O
their O
clips O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
very O
revealing O
and O
soul O
baring O
, O
'' O
said O
Ms. O
Volokh O
. O

The O
idea O
for O
Movieline B-ORG
actually O
was O
dreamed O
up O
by O
an O
old O
friend O
of O
the O
Volokhs B-PERSON
, O
Boris B-PERSON
Krutchensky I-PERSON
-LRB- O
who O
has O
the O
title O
of O
co-publisher O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
Laurie B-PERSON
Halpern I-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
now O
the O
magazine O
's O
co-editor O
. O

Mr. O
Krutchensky O
approached O
Ms. O
Volokh O
five O
years O
ago O
about O
backing O
the O
publication O
, O
which O
started O
out O
as O
a O
listing O
guide O
. O

She O
was O
interested O
only O
if O
she O
could O
guide O
it O
editorially O
as O
well O
. O

`` O
Anne B-PERSON
does O
n't O
believe O
in O
blandness O
, O
'' O
said O
Ms. O
Smith O
. O

`` O
She O
wants O
things O
to O
be O
exciting O
. O

And O
she O
has O
this O
inexhaustible O
energy O
. O

She O
'll O
think O
of O
an O
idea O
the O
editorial O
people O
think O
is O
impossible O
, O
then O
she O
'll O
have O
us O
make O
it O
work O
. O
'' O

In O
fact O
, O
Ms. O
Volokh O
was O
n't O
just O
a O
rich O
lady O
who O
needed O
a O
hobby O
. O

Back O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
she O
was O
a O
respected O
journalist O
, O
writing O
a O
weekly O
column O
about O
the O
national O
cuisine O
for O
Sunday B-ORG
Izvestia I-ORG
. O

Those O
columns O
-- O
vivid O
discussions O
of O
the O
cultural O
and O
literary O
reverberations O
of O
food O
as O
well O
as O
practical O
advice O
on O
how O
to O
glamorize O
dreary O
Sovietized O
meals O
-- O
became O
the O
basis O
for O
her O
erudite O
and O
entertaining O
cookbook O
, O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Art I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Russian I-WORK_OF_ART
Cuisine I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
brought O
out O
in O
1983 O
by O
Macmillan B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
trust O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
eat O
, O
'' O
said O
Ms. O
Volokh O
, O
though O
she O
herself O
stopped O
eating O
lunch O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
to O
drop O
25 O
pounds O
. O

`` O
Look O
at O
Dostoevski B-PERSON
and O
Kafka B-PERSON
. O

No O
one O
ever O
eats O
in O
their O
books O
and O
look O
at O
them O
... O
. O

Tolstoy B-PERSON
's O
characters O
eat O
, O
Pushkin B-PERSON
's O
, O
Gogol B-PERSON
's O
. O
'' O

In O
her O
cookbook O
, O
which O
Macmillan B-ORG
is O
bringing O
out O
in O
soft O
cover O
this O
month O
-LRB- O
with O
the O
blini O
recipe O
revised O
so O
it O
works O
-RRB- O
, O
she O
introduces O
each O
chapter O
with O
appropriate O
quotations O
from O
Russian B-LANGUAGE
literature O
: O
Pushkin B-PERSON
on O
blini O
, O
Goncharov B-PERSON
on O
piroghi O
. O

In O
life O
, O
she O
offers O
practical O
dieting O
advice O
: O
`` O
Divide O
your O
meals O
into O
important O
and O
unimportant O
. O

In O
a O
great O
restaurant O
, O
do O
n't O
deprive O
yourself O
. O

The O
other O
meals O
do O
n't O
matter O
. O
'' O

Amusing O
as O
she O
is O
, O
and O
frivolous O
as O
she O
can O
seem O
, O
this O
is O
a O
serious O
person O
with O
some O
difficult O
memories O
. O

She O
was O
the O
child O
of O
relative O
privilege O
. O

Her O
mother O
was O
a O
translator O
; O
her O
father O
was O
`` O
the O
eternal O
vice O
director O
. O
'' O

`` O
I O
emigrated O
to O
wear O
better O
hats O
, O
do O
better O
parties O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
with O
a O
giggle O
. O

`` O
But O
we O
should O
n't O
leave O
out O
political O
reasons O
, O
number O
one O
. O

You O
try O
to O
maintain O
your O
dignity O
under O
difficult O
circumstances O
. O

One O
can O
not O
imagine O
how O
you O
live O
when O
you O
live O
those O
double O
and O
triple O
lives O
. O
'' O

By O
1973 O
, O
after O
their O
second O
child O
was O
born O
, O
it O
had O
become O
clear O
to O
Ms. O
Volokh O
and O
her O
husband O
Vladimir B-PERSON
, O
a O
computer O
scientist O
, O
that O
they O
wanted O
to O
leave O
the O
U.S.S.R B-GPE
. O

Ms. O
Volokh O
quit O
her O
job O
, O
to O
remove O
herself O
from O
the O
public O
eye O
. O

The O
wait O
was O
miserable O
. O

Before O
granting O
Ms. O
Volokh O
's O
parents O
a O
visa O
, O
the O
government O
required O
her O
mother O
to O
obtain O
permission O
from O
her O
first O
husband O
, O
whom O
she O
had O
divorced O
38 O
years O
earlier O
. O

Mr. O
Volokh O
was O
fired O
from O
his O
job O
, O
and O
had O
to O
endure O
hours O
of O
organized O
verbal O
abuse O
from O
his O
co-workers O
, O
accusations O
of O
sabotage O
and O
counterrevolutionary O
activities O
. O

The O
Volokhs B-PERSON
were O
afraid O
that O
they O
'd O
end O
up O
like O
a O
friend O
of O
theirs O
who O
'd O
applied O
for O
a O
visa O
and O
waited O
for O
10 O
years O
, O
having O
been O
demoted O
from O
his O
profession O
of O
theoretical O
mathematician O
to O
shipping O
clerk O
. O

They O
did O
n't O
. O

Their O
visa O
came O
in O
relatively O
short O
order O
, O
and O
they O
moved O
to O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Volokh O
soon O
found O
work O
in O
his O
field O
, O
but O
Ms. O
Volokh O
refused O
the O
obvious O
and O
available O
occupation O
- O
as O
translator O
for O
a O
Russian O
who O
spoke O
fluent O
English O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
always O
looking O
back O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
. O

`` O
I O
wanted O
to O
be O
in O
business O
. O
'' O

On O
the O
way O
to O
that O
goal O
, O
she O
received O
her O
first O
U.S. B-GPE
paycheck O
for O
proofreading O
a O
book O
of O
Polish B-NORP
poetry O
, O
attended O
secretarial O
school O
, O
then O
went O
to O
work O
for O
a O
fund O
- O
raising O
organization O
. O

Soon O
she O
was O
running O
the O
office O
. O

When O
her O
husband O
and O
son O
founded O
their O
computer O
company O
, O
Vesoft B-ORG
, O
she O
worked O
as O
business O
manager O
, O
bookkeeper O
and O
publicist O
. O

Now O
Movieline B-ORG
is O
located O
in O
the O
same O
building O
as O
Vesoft B-ORG
. O

`` O
Things O
work O
out O
unexpectedly O
in O
life O
, O
'' O
said O
Ms. O
Volokh O
. O

`` O
You O
never O
know O
if O
you O
'll O
be O
chosen O
to O
be O
the O
scapegoat O
or O
the O
lucky O
one O
. O

We O
were O
lucky O
. O

BRISTOL O
- O
MYERS O
SQUIBB O
Co O
. O
-LRB- O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O

Gerald B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Beddall I-PERSON
, O
47 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
president O
of O
the O
Clairol O
division O
of O
this O
pharmaceuticals O
and O
health O
- O
care O
company O
. O

He O
succeeds O
C. B-PERSON
Benjamin I-PERSON
Brooks I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
who O
will O
retire O
Nov. O
1 O
. O

Mr. O
Brooks O
declined O
to O
give O
his O
age O
, O
but O
he O
said O
his O
leaving O
is O
a O
normal O
retirement O
. O

Mr. O
Beddall O
had O
been O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
division O
since O
April O
. O

Clairol B-ORG
, O
which O
makes O
hair O
and O
skin O
products O
, O
was O
a O
division O
of O
Bristol B-GPE
- O
Myers O
Co. O
before O
that O
company O
's O
merger O
with O
Squibb B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

LDI B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Cleveland B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
will O
offer O
$ O
50 O
million O
in O
commercial O
paper O
backed O
by O
lease O
- O
rental O
receivables O
. O

The O
program O
matches O
funds O
raised O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
commercial O
paper O
with O
small O
to O
medium O
- O
sized O
leases O
. O

LDI B-ORG
termed O
the O
paper O
`` O
non-recourse O
financing O
, O
'' O
meaning O
that O
investors O
would O
be O
repaid O
from O
the O
lease O
receivables O
, O
rather O
than O
directly O
by O
LDI B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

LDI B-ORG
leases O
and O
sells O
data O
- O
processing O
, O
telecommunications O
and O
other O
high O
- O
tech O
equipment O
. O

Amtech B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Tempe B-GPE
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
, O
said O
its O
preliminary O
year O
- O
end O
results O
of O
operations O
indicate O
`` O
substantial O
improvement O
'' O
over O
the O
previous O
fiscal O
year O
. O

Amtech B-ORG
, O
which O
makes O
an O
automated O
process O
system O
that O
improves O
the O
yields O
of O
semiconductor O
manufacturers O
, O
said O
profit O
for O
the O
year O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
rose O
to O
more O
than O
$ O
800,000 O
from O
$ O
446,000 O
last O
year O
. O

Per O
- O
share O
earnings O
are O
estimated O
at O
more O
than O
40 O
cents O
, O
up O
from O
22 O
cents O
for O
fiscal O
1988 O
. O

Total O
revenue O
is O
expected O
to O
double O
to O
more O
than O
$ O
22 O
million O
from O
$ O
10.8 O
million O
. O

Amtech B-ORG
, O
which O
also O
provides O
technical O
temporary O
employment O
services O
to O
aerospace O
, O
defense O
, O
computer O
and O
high O
- O
tech O
companies O
in O
the O
Southwest O
and O
Baltimore B-GPE
- O
Washington B-GPE
areas O
, O
said O
its O
final O
audited O
results O
are O
due O
in O
late O
November O
. O

The O
company O
attributed O
the O
improvement O
to O
strong O
demand O
in O
the O
semiconductor O
equipment O
segment O
as O
well O
as O
the O
acquisition O
of O
Echelon B-ORG
Service I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
the O
inclusion O
of O
a O
full O
year O
's O
results O
of O
operations O
for O
RTS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
compared O
with O
seven O
months O
' O
results O
for O
the O
prior O
year O
. O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
has O
revised O
certain O
internal O
guidelines O
and O
clarified O
others O
in O
a O
move O
that O
could O
restrict O
the O
use O
of O
criminal O
racketeering O
charges O
against O
white O
- O
collar O
defendants O
. O

The O
most O
significant O
changes O
in O
department O
policy O
are O
new O
requirements O
that O
federal O
prosecutors O
avoid O
disrupting O
`` O
the O
normal O
business O
functions O
'' O
of O
companies O
charged O
under O
the O
racketeering O
law O
, O
a O
senior O
department O
official O
said O
. O

Another O
important O
revision O
of O
department O
policy O
is O
a O
new O
guideline O
warning O
prosecutors O
`` O
not O
to O
take O
steps O
that O
would O
harm O
innocent O
third O
parties O
'' O
in O
a O
case O
brought O
under O
the O
racketeering O
law O
, O
the O
official O
, O
David B-PERSON
Runkel I-PERSON
, O
said O
. O

The O
department O
distributed O
the O
revisions O
and O
clarifications O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
attorneys O
around O
the O
country O
this O
summer O
as O
part O
of O
a O
routine O
process O
of O
updating O
prosecutorial O
guidelines O
, O
Mr. O
Runkel O
said O
. O

The O
changes O
apply O
to O
prosecutions O
brought O
under O
the O
Racketeer O
Influenced O
and O
Corrupt O
Organizations O
law O
. O

Under O
that O
law O
, O
defendants O
who O
allegedly O
commit O
a O
pattern O
of O
crimes O
by O
means O
of O
a O
`` O
criminal O
enterprise O
'' O
may O
be O
charged O
with O
racketeering O
and O
forced O
to O
forfeit O
the O
proceeds O
of O
the O
enterprise O
. O

The O
RICO O
law O
has O
come O
under O
criticism O
from O
some O
defendants O
and O
defense O
lawyers O
. O

They O
argue O
that O
the O
rights O
of O
RICO B-LAW
defendants O
and O
third O
parties O
not O
named O
in O
RICO B-LAW
indictments O
have O
been O
unfairly O
damaged O
. O

The O
department O
's O
most O
significant O
clarification O
of O
existing O
RICO B-LAW
policy O
is O
a O
directive O
to O
prosecutors O
that O
they O
should O
seek O
to O
seize O
assets O
from O
defendants O
`` O
in O
proportion O
'' O
to O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
alleged O
offense O
, O
Mr. O
Runkel O
said O
. O

`` O
That O
means O
that O
if O
the O
offense O
deals O
with O
one O
part O
of O
the O
business O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
attempt O
to O
seize O
the O
whole O
business O
; O
you O
attempt O
to O
seize O
assets O
related O
to O
the O
crime O
, O
'' O
he O
explained O
. O

In O
general O
, O
the O
thrust O
of O
the O
department O
's O
directive O
is O
to O
encourage O
prosecutors O
to O
limit O
pretrial O
asset O
seizures O
if O
there O
are O
less O
intrusive O
means O
of O
protecting O
assets O
the O
government O
may O
subsequently O
be O
able O
to O
seize O
after O
a O
conviction O
, O
Mr. O
Runkel O
said O
. O

Roche B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
parent O
of O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
chemical O
and O
pharmaceutical O
group O
, O
said O
its O
group O
sales O
rose O
22 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
the O
year O
to O
7.32 O
billion O
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
4.51 O
billion O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
company O
reported O
good O
gains O
in O
all O
of O
its O
divisions O
. O

Roche B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
expects O
a O
`` O
considerable O
rise O
'' O
in O
1989 O
group O
profit O
from O
the O
641.5 O
million O
- O
franc O
-LRB- O
$ O
396 O
million O
-RRB- O
net O
in O
1988 O
. O

The O
dollar O
weakened O
in O
indecisive O
trading O
as O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
dealers O
awaited O
fresh O
economic O
news O
that O
they O
hope O
will O
jolt O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
out O
of O
its O
narrow O
ranges O
. O

The O
Canadian B-NORP
dollar O
climbed O
to O
its O
highest O
level O
against O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
dollar O
since O
late O
August O
, O
prompting O
the O
Bank O
of O
Canada B-GPE
to O
sell O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
currency O
on O
the O
market O
. O

Traders O
say O
that O
after O
a O
week O
of O
nervously O
tracking O
every O
development O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
the O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
market O
has O
settled O
back O
to O
catch O
its O
breath O
ahead O
of O
new O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
data O
. O

They O
noted O
, O
however O
, O
that O
a O
26 O
- O
point O
drop O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
gave O
the O
dollar O
a O
sharp O
nudge O
downward O
late O
in O
the O
day O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
yesterday O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8470 O
marks O
, O
down O
from O
1.8578 O
marks O
late O
Friday O
, O
and O
at O
141.90 O
yen O
, O
down O
from O
142.43 O
yen O
late O
Friday O
. O

Sterling O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
1.6030 O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
1.5885 O
late O
Friday O
. O

In O
Tokyo O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
opened O
for O
trading O
at O
141.80 O
yen O
, O
down O
from O
Monday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
of O
142.40 O
yen O
. O

The O
market O
's O
attention O
is O
especially O
focused O
on O
a O
preliminary O
report O
on O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
third O
- O
quarter O
gross O
national O
product O
, O
due O
out O
Thursday O
, O
which O
could O
show O
the O
economy O
is O
continuing O
to O
expand O
at O
a O
relatively O
brisk O
pace O
. O

The O
consensus O
view O
on O
real O
GNP O
, O
the O
total O
value O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
output O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
adjusted O
for O
inflation O
, O
calls O
for O
a O
2.3 O
% O
gain O
on O
an O
annual O
basis O
, O
slowing O
somewhat O
from O
the O
second O
quarter O
's O
2.5 O
% O
, O
but O
still O
fairly O
strong O
. O

Few O
market O
participants O
expect O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
to O
rally O
sharply O
on O
the O
news O
, O
if O
it O
turns O
out O
as O
expected O
. O

Many O
contend O
that O
the O
report O
may O
overstate O
the O
economy O
's O
health O
and O
predict O
the O
third O
- O
quarter O
figures O
may O
be O
the O
last O
vigorous O
statistics O
for O
some O
time O
to O
come O
. O

`` O
Everyone O
is O
waiting O
for O
GNP O
, O
'' O
says O
Walter B-PERSON
Simon I-PERSON
, O
an O
assistant O
treasurer O
with O
Bank O
Julius O
Baer O
& O
Co O
. O

`` O
Yet O
even O
a O
relatively O
strong O
number O
-- O
2.8 O
% O
to O
2.9 O
% O
-- O
wo O
n't O
alter O
the O
market O
's O
view O
that O
the O
economy O
is O
softening O
. O
'' O

Hubert B-PERSON
Pedroli I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
at O
Credit B-ORG
Suisse I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
adds O
, O
`` O
The O
market O
sees O
this O
as O
the O
last O
piece O
of O
good O
news O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Pedroli O
notes O
that O
the O
GNP O
deflator O
, O
a O
measure O
of O
inflation O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
slow O
, O
which O
would O
give O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
more O
room O
to O
ease O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
rates O
. O

Analysts O
predict O
a O
3.5 O
% O
rise O
in O
the O
deflator O
, O
after O
climbing O
4.6 O
% O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
. O

They O
note O
that O
when O
an O
unexpectedly O
sharp O
widening O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
gap O
in O
August O
was O
reported O
earlier O
this O
month O
, O
hopes O
for O
a O
sustained O
narrowing O
of O
the O
trade O
deficit O
were O
dashed O
and O
sentiment O
gripped O
the O
market O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
was O
losing O
its O
momentum O
. O

A O
190 O
- O
point O
plunge O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
stock O
shares O
compounded O
the O
view O
, O
they O
say O
. O

`` O
Everyone O
is O
extremely O
convinced O
the O
economy O
is O
slowing O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
senior O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
dealer O
. O

`` O
If O
we O
're O
not O
headed O
for O
a O
recession O
, O
we O
're O
certainly O
headed O
for O
a O
major O
slowdown O
. O
'' O

While O
the O
market O
expects O
little O
reaction O
from O
news O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
durable O
goods O
orders O
, O
scheduled O
for O
release O
today O
, O
participants O
note O
that O
the O
figures O
will O
probably O
serve O
to O
reinforce O
this O
bearish O
sentiment O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
durable O
goods O
orders O
are O
expected O
to O
show O
a O
decline O
of O
1.2 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
according O
to O
economists O
. O

The O
anticipated O
drop O
follows O
a O
3.9 O
% O
rise O
in O
August O
. O

Traders O
, O
however O
, O
are O
quick O
to O
point O
out O
that O
while O
there O
is O
little O
enthusiasm O
for O
buying O
dollars O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
has O
found O
a O
`` O
natural O
bottom O
'' O
at O
about O
1.85 O
marks O
and O
140 O
yen O
. O

Its O
resilience O
around O
these O
levels O
is O
pegged O
to O
persistent O
investor O
demand O
for O
the O
greenback O
, O
especially O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
gold O
for O
current O
delivery O
settled O
at O
$ O
367 O
an O
ounce O
, O
down O
30 O
cents O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
a O
very O
light O
one O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Tuesday O
, O
gold O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
366.79 O
an O
ounce O
. O

GAF B-ORG
, O
Part O
III O
is O
scheduled O
to O
begin O
today O
. O

After O
two O
mistrials O
, O
the O
stakes O
in O
the O
stock O
manipulation O
trial O
of O
GAF B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
its O
vice O
chairman O
, O
James B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Sherwin I-PERSON
, O
have O
changed O
considerably O
. O

The O
first O
two O
GAF B-ORG
trials O
were O
watched O
closely O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
because O
they O
were O
considered O
to O
be O
important O
tests O
of O
the O
government O
's O
ability O
to O
convince O
a O
jury O
of O
allegations O
stemming O
from O
its O
insider O
- O
trading O
investigations O
. O

In O
an O
eight O
- O
count O
indictment O
, O
the O
government O
charged O
GAF B-ORG
, O
a O
Wayne B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
chemical O
maker O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Sherwin O
with O
illegally O
attempting O
to O
manipulate O
the O
common O
stock O
of O
Union B-ORG
Carbide I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
advance O
of O
GAF B-ORG
's O
planned O
sale O
of O
a O
large O
block O
of O
the O
stock O
in O
1986 O
. O

The O
government O
's O
credibility O
in O
the O
GAF O
case O
depended O
heavily O
on O
its O
star O
witness O
, O
Boyd B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Jefferies I-PERSON
, O
the O
former O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
brokerage O
chief O
who O
was O
implicated O
by O
former O
arbitrager O
Ivan B-PERSON
Boesky I-PERSON
, O
and O
then O
pointed O
the O
finger O
at O
Mr. O
Sherwin O
, O
takeover O
speculator O
Salim B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Lewis I-PERSON
and O
corporate O
raider O
Paul B-PERSON
Bilzerian I-PERSON
. O

The O
GAF O
trials O
were O
viewed O
as O
previews O
of O
the O
government O
's O
strength O
in O
its O
cases O
against O
Mr. O
Lewis O
and O
Mr. O
Bilzerian O
. O

Mr. O
Jefferies O
's O
performance O
as O
a O
witness O
was O
expected O
to O
affect O
his O
sentencing O
. O

But O
GAF B-ORG
's O
bellwether O
role O
was O
short O
- O
lived O
. O

The O
first O
GAF B-ORG
trial O
ended O
in O
a O
mistrial O
after O
four O
weeks O
when O
U.S. O
District O
Judge O
Mary O
Johnson O
Lowe O
found O
that O
a O
prosecutor O
improperly O
, O
but O
unintentionally O
, O
withheld O
a O
document O
. O

After O
93 O
hours O
of O
deliberation O
, O
the O
jurors O
in O
the O
second O
trial O
said O
they O
were O
hopelessly O
deadlocked O
, O
and O
another O
mistrial O
was O
declared O
on O
March O
22 O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
a O
federal O
jury O
found O
Mr. O
Bilzerian O
guilty O
on O
securities O
fraud O
and O
other O
charges O
in O
June B-GPE
. O

A O
month O
later O
, O
Mr. O
Jefferies O
was O
spared O
a O
jail O
term O
by O
a O
federal O
judge O
who O
praised O
him O
for O
helping O
the O
government O
. O

In O
August O
, O
Mr. O
Lewis O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
three O
felony O
counts O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
the O
stakes O
are O
still O
high O
for O
the O
players O
directly O
involved O
in O
the O
GAF O
case O
. O

The O
mistrials O
have O
left O
the O
reputations O
of O
GAF B-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Sherwin O
and O
GAF O
Chairman O
Samuel O
Heyman O
in O
limbo O
. O

For O
Mr. O
Sherwin O
, O
a O
conviction O
could O
carry O
penalties O
of O
five O
years O
in O
prison O
and O
a O
$ O
250,000 O
fine O
on O
each O
count O
. O

GAF B-ORG
faces O
potential O
fines O
of O
$ O
500,000 O
for O
each O
count O
. O

Individuals O
familiar O
with O
the O
case O
said O
that O
throughout O
September O
, O
defense O
attorneys O
were O
talking O
with O
the O
government O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
prevent O
a O
trial O
, O
but O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
month O
the O
talks O
had O
ended O
. O

There O
is O
much O
speculation O
among O
attorneys O
not O
involved O
that O
the O
strategy O
of O
GAF B-ORG
's O
attorney O
, O
Arthur B-PERSON
Liman I-PERSON
, O
and O
Mr. O
Sherwin O
's O
counsel O
, O
Stephen B-PERSON
Kaufman I-PERSON
, O
will O
include O
testimony O
by O
Mr. O
Sherwin O
or O
Mr. O
Heyman O
. O

Neither O
testified O
at O
the O
previous O
trials O
. O

For O
now O
, O
defense O
attorneys O
are O
tight O
- O
lipped O
about O
their O
plans O
. O

Max B-PERSON
Gitter I-PERSON
, O
another O
GAF B-ORG
defense O
attorney O
, O
said O
yesterday O
, O
`` O
As O
we O
go O
in O
for O
the O
third O
time O
, O
Yogi B-PERSON
Berra I-PERSON
's O
famous O
line O
is O
apt O
: O
` O
It O
's O
deja O
vu O
all O
over O
again O
. O
' O
'' O

DALKON B-PRODUCT
SHIELD I-PRODUCT
CLAIMANTS O
hope O
to O
stop O
reorganization O
- O
plan O
appeal O
. O

Attorneys O
for O
more O
than O
18,000 O
women O
who O
claim O
injuries O
from O
the B-PRODUCT
Dalkon I-PRODUCT
Shield I-PRODUCT
contraceptive O
device O
have O
asked O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
to O
refuse O
to O
hear O
an O
appeal O
of O
the O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
reorganization O
plan O
for O
A.H. B-ORG
Robins I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
manufactured O
the O
device O
. O

The O
dispute O
pits O
two O
groups O
of O
claimants O
against O
each O
other O
. O

Baltimore B-GPE
attorney O
Michael B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Pretl I-PERSON
and O
17 O
other O
attorneys O
representing O
18,136 O
claimants O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
abroad O
argue O
that O
the O
appeal O
would O
delay O
-- O
and O
perhaps O
even O
destroy O
-- O
a O
$ O
2.38 O
billion O
settlement O
fund O
that O
is O
the O
centerpiece O
of O
the O
reorganization O
plan O
. O

The O
bankruptcy O
- O
court O
reorganization O
is O
being O
challenged O
before O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
by O
a O
dissident O
group O
of O
claimants O
because O
it O
places O
a O
cap O
on O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
money O
available O
to O
settle O
claims O
. O

It O
also O
bars O
future O
suits O
against O
Robins B-ORG
company O
officials O
, O
members O
of O
the O
Robins B-PERSON
family O
and O
Robins B-ORG
's O
former O
insurer O
, O
Aetna O
Life O
& O
Casualty O
Co O
. O

The O
latter O
provision O
is O
`` O
legally O
unprecedented O
, O
'' O
said O
Alan B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Morrison I-PERSON
, O
a O
public O
interest O
lawyer O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
who O
is O
challenging O
the O
plan O
on O
behalf O
of O
900 O
claimants O
. O

More O
than O
100,000 O
claims O
against O
Robins B-ORG
are O
pending O
. O

The O
company O
made O
and O
marketed O
the B-PRODUCT
Dalkon I-PRODUCT
Shield I-PRODUCT
in O
the O
early O
1970s O
amid O
mounting O
evidence O
that O
it O
could O
cause O
serious O
injuries O
. O

Robins B-ORG
has O
been O
in O
proceedings O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
of O
the B-LAW
U.S. I-LAW
Bankruptcy I-LAW
Code I-LAW
since O
August O
1985 O
; O
such O
proceedings O
give O
it O
protection O
from O
creditor O
lawsuits O
while O
it O
works O
out O
a O
plan O
for O
paying O
its O
debts O
. O

American B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Products I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
wants O
to O
acquire O
Robins B-ORG
, O
but O
only O
if O
all O
legal O
challenges O
to O
the O
plan O
are O
exhausted O
. O

In O
a O
brief O
filed O
with O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
last O
week O
, O
Mr. O
Pretl O
criticizes O
the O
appeal O
for O
raising O
`` O
abstract O
'' O
and O
`` O
theoretical O
'' O
legal O
issues O
, O
while O
jeopardizing O
the O
proposed O
reorganization O
and O
the O
settlement O
payments O
to O
claimants O
. O

The B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
is O
scheduled O
to O
consider O
the O
case O
Nov. O
3 O
and O
may O
issue O
a O
decision O
as O
early O
as O
Nov. O
6 O
. O

JURY O
'S O
CRIMINAL O
CONVICTION O
under O
Superfund B-LAW
law O
is O
a O
first O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Donohoo I-PERSON
, O
sole O
proprieter O
of O
a O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
, O
demolition O
company O
, O
was O
found O
guilty O
of O
violating O
the O
Superfund O
law O
as O
well O
as O
the B-LAW
Clean I-LAW
Air I-LAW
Act I-LAW
. O

Criminal O
convictions O
under O
the O
federal O
Superfund B-LAW
law O
are O
rare O
, O
and O
the O
decision O
is O
the O
first O
jury O
verdict O
in O
such O
a O
case O
. O

Under O
Superfund B-LAW
, O
those O
who O
owned O
, O
generated O
or O
transported O
hazardous O
waste O
are O
liable O
for O
its O
cleanup O
, O
regardless O
of O
whether O
their O
actions O
were O
legal O
at O
the O
time O
. O

Environmental O
lawyers O
say O
virtually O
all O
of O
the O
Superfund O
cases O
to O
date O
have O
involved O
civil O
penalties O
designed O
to O
insure O
cleanup O
of O
past O
polluting O
activities O
. O

But O
Superfund B-LAW
also O
contains O
a O
criminal O
provision O
concerning O
the O
release O
of O
toxic O
substances O
into O
the O
environment O
. O

In O
1986 O
Congress B-ORG
strengthened O
the O
penalty O
by O
making O
it O
a O
felony O
. O

Mr. O
Donohoo O
was O
convicted O
in O
Louisville B-GPE
late O
last O
month O
of O
violating O
Superfund B-LAW
by O
failing O
to O
report O
the O
release O
of O
asbestos O
into O
the O
environment O
from O
a O
building O
he O
was O
demolishing O
. O

He O
was O
also O
convicted O
of O
failing O
to O
properly O
remove O
asbestos O
from O
the O
building O
, O
a O
violation O
of O
the B-LAW
Clean I-LAW
Air I-LAW
Act I-LAW
. O

The O
government O
sought O
a O
criminal O
penalty O
because O
`` O
no O
cleanup O
is O
possible O
here O
. O

Once O
-LCB- O
asbestos O
-RCB- O
is O
released O
into O
the O
environment O
, O
it O
can O
lodge O
anywhere O
, O
'' O
says O
Richard B-PERSON
A. O
Dennis O
, O
the O
assistant O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
who O
prosecuted O
the O
case O
. O

Mr. O
Donohoo O
is O
scheduled O
to O
be O
sentenced O
Dec. O
11 O
. O

His O
lawyer O
could O
not O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

Mr. O
Donohoo O
faces O
as O
much O
as O
three O
years O
in O
prison O
and O
a O
$ O
250,000 O
fine O
for O
the O
Superfund O
conviction O
and O
as O
much O
as O
one O
year O
in O
prison O
and O
a O
$ O
100,000 O
fine O
for O
the O
violation O
of O
the B-LAW
Clean I-LAW
Air I-LAW
Act I-LAW
. O

TED B-PERSON
BUNDY'S I-PERSON
LAWYERS O
switch O
to O
victims O
' O
side O
in O
death O
- O
sentence O
case O
. O

Wilmer O
, O
Cutler O
& O
Pickering O
, O
the O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
law O
firm O
that O
spent O
over O
$ O
1 O
million O
fighting O
the O
execution O
of O
mass O
- O
murderer O
Ted B-PERSON
Bundy I-PERSON
-- O
who O
eventually O
was O
executed O
-- O
has O
taken O
on O
another O
death O
penalty O
case O
before O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
this O
time O
on O
the O
side O
of O
the O
family O
of O
four O
murder O
victims O
in O
Arkansas B-GPE
. O

The O
law O
firm O
has O
filed O
a O
friend O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
court O
brief O
jointly O
with O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Legal I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
a O
conservative O
legal O
group O
. O

The O
key O
issue O
in O
the O
case O
, O
which O
the O
law O
firm O
is O
handling O
without O
a O
fee O
, O
or O
pro O
bono O
, O
is O
whether O
a O
person O
sentenced O
to O
death O
can O
voluntarily O
waive O
his O
rights O
of O
appellate O
review O
. O

The O
murderer O
, O
Ronald B-PERSON
Gene I-PERSON
Simmons I-PERSON
, O
was O
convicted O
of O
killing O
14 O
people O
. O

Another O
murderer O
on O
death O
row O
has O
appealed O
Mr. O
Simmons O
's O
death O
sentence O
in O
a O
`` O
next O
friend O
'' O
capacity O
. O

Wilmer B-ORG
Cutler I-ORG
's O
brief O
argues O
that O
there O
is O
no O
mandatory O
appellate O
review O
of O
capital O
sentences O
and O
that O
the O
inmate O
who O
filed O
the O
appeal O
lacks O
proper O
standing O
. O

P.J. B-PERSON
Mode I-PERSON
, O
Wilmer B-ORG
Cutler I-ORG
's O
managing O
partner O
, O
says O
the O
trial O
team O
that O
represented O
Mr. O
Bundy O
was O
asked O
by O
the O
firm O
's O
pro O
bono O
committee O
whether O
the O
new O
case O
posed O
a O
conflict O
and O
that O
no O
objections O
were O
raised O
. O

The O
coupling O
of O
the O
law O
firm O
and O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Legal I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
is O
odd O
also O
, O
because O
Wilmer B-ORG
Cutler I-ORG
was O
one O
of O
the O
firms O
singled O
out O
for O
criticism O
two O
years O
ago O
by O
the O
conservative O
legal O
group O
for O
displaying O
a O
liberal O
bias O
in O
its O
pro O
bono O
work O
. O

`` O
We O
give O
them O
a O
lot O
of O
credit O
for O
taking O
this O
case O
, O
'' O
says O
WLF B-ORG
's O
Alan B-PERSON
Slobodin I-PERSON
. O

THE O
CASE O
OF O
THE O
FAKE O
DALIS B-PERSON
: O

In O
federal O
court O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
, O
three O
defendants O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
charges O
of O
fraud O
in O
connection O
with O
the O
sale O
of O
fake O
Salvador B-PERSON
Dali I-PERSON
lithographs O
. O

James B-PERSON
Burke I-PERSON
and O
Larry B-PERSON
Evans I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
owners O
of O
the O
now O
- O
defunct O
Barclay B-ORG
Gallery I-ORG
, O
and O
Prudence B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
, O
a O
Barclay B-ORG
sales O
representative O
, O
were O
charged O
with O
conducting O
high O
- O
pressure O
telephone O
sales O
in O
which O
they O
misrepresented O
cheap O
copies O
of O
Dali B-PERSON
artwork O
as O
signed O
, O
limited O
- O
edition O
lithographs O
. O

The O
posters O
were O
sold O
for O
$ O
1,300 O
to O
$ O
6,000 O
, O
although O
the O
government O
says O
they O
had O
a O
value O
of O
only O
$ O
53 O
to O
$ O
200 O
apiece O
. O

Henry B-PERSON
Pitman I-PERSON
, O
the O
assistant O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
handling O
the O
case O
, O
said O
about O
1,000 O
customers O
were O
defrauded O
and O
that O
Barclay B-ORG
's O
total O
proceeds O
from O
the O
sales O
were O
$ O
3.4 O
million O
. O

Attorneys O
for O
Messrs. O
Burke O
and O
Evans B-PERSON
and O
Ms. O
Clarke O
said O
that O
although O
their O
clients O
admitted O
to O
making O
some O
misrepresentations O
in O
the O
sales O
, O
they O
had O
believed O
that O
the O
works O
were O
authorized O
by O
Mr. O
Dali O
, O
who O
died O
in O
January O
. O

The O
posters O
were O
printed O
on O
paper O
pre-signed O
by O
Mr. O
Dali O
, O
the O
attorneys O
said O
. O

Manville B-ORG
, O
having O
rid O
itself O
of O
asbestos O
, O
now O
sells O
fiberglass O
, O
forest O
products O
, O
minerals O
and O
industrial O
goods O
. O

Heady O
stuff O
it O
's O
not O
. O

But O
Manville B-ORG
's O
ownership O
is O
unusual O
, O
and O
it O
has O
caught O
the O
eye O
of O
some O
canny O
-- O
and O
patient O
-- O
investors O
. O

The O
Denver B-GPE
- O
based O
concern O
, O
which O
emerged O
from O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
proceedings O
late O
last O
year O
, O
is O
controlled O
by O
the B-ORG
Manville I-ORG
Personal I-ORG
Injury I-ORG
Settlement I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
. O

The O
trust O
, O
which O
owns O
80 O
% O
of O
Manville B-ORG
's O
stock O
on O
a O
fully O
diluted O
basis O
, O
is O
a O
separate O
legal O
entity O
that O
is O
settling O
claims O
with O
asbestos O
victims O
. O

When O
and O
if O
the O
trust O
runs O
out O
of O
cash O
-- O
which O
seems O
increasingly O
likely O
-- O
it O
will O
need O
to O
convert O
its O
Manville B-ORG
stock O
to O
cash O
. O

But O
as O
an O
80 O
% O
owner O
, O
if O
it O
tried O
to O
sell O
much O
of O
its O
stock O
in O
the O
market O
, O
it O
would O
likely O
depress O
the O
price O
of O
its O
shares O
. O

Some O
investors O
say O
there O
is O
a O
good O
chance O
that O
the O
trust O
will O
, O
instead O
, O
seek O
to O
convert O
the O
company O
's O
shares O
to O
cash O
, O
in O
some O
sort O
of O
friendly O
restructuring O
that O
would O
n't O
involve O
just O
dumping O
stock O
on O
the O
market O
. O

`` O
Their O
principal O
asset O
is O
Manville B-ORG
common O
stock O
, O
'' O
says O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Halis I-PERSON
, O
who O
runs O
Sabre B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
, O
an O
investment O
fund O
that O
owns O
Manville B-ORG
shares O
. O

`` O
If O
they O
tried O
to O
sell O
, O
they O
'd O
be O
chasing O
their O
own O
tail O
. O

What O
makes O
the O
most O
sense O
is O
to O
find O
someone O
who O
wants O
to O
buy O
the O
whole O
company O
or O
cause O
a O
recapitalization O
of O
all O
shares O
. O
'' O

The O
trust O
is O
n't O
commenting O
on O
when O
it O
might O
need O
to O
liquefy O
its O
Manville B-ORG
stock O
. O

However O
, O
the O
trust O
's O
cash O
flow O
from O
investments O
is O
far O
short O
of O
its O
payments O
to O
asbestos O
victims O
. O

Its O
cash O
and O
liquid O
securities O
fell O
by O
$ O
338 O
million O
in O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
1989 O
. O

The O
trust O
also O
will O
receive O
$ O
75 O
million O
a O
year O
starting O
in O
1991 O
on O
a O
bond O
it O
holds O
from O
Manville B-ORG
. O

And O
, O
beginning O
in O
1992 O
, O
it O
will O
have O
a O
claim O
on O
as O
much O
as O
20 O
% O
of O
Manville B-ORG
's O
annual O
net O
income O
. O

Even O
so O
, O
the O
trust O
would O
seem O
to O
be O
facing O
a O
cash O
crunch O
. O

As O
of O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
it O
had O
settled O
only O
about O
15,000 O
of O
the O
81,000 O
received O
claims O
from O
asbestos O
victims O
, O
for O
an O
average O
of O
$ O
40,424 O
each O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
average O
should O
drop O
over O
time O
, O
since O
the O
most O
expensive O
claims O
are O
being O
settled O
first O
-RRB- O
. O

And O
as O
of O
midyear O
, O
settled O
but O
unpaid O
claims O
amounted O
to O
$ O
136 O
million O
-- O
more O
than O
half O
the O
trust O
's O
total O
of O
$ O
268 O
million O
in O
cash O
and O
marketable O
securities O
. O

`` O
At O
some O
point O
, O
we O
're O
going O
to O
need O
an O
infusion O
of O
funds O
, O
'' O
a O
person O
close O
to O
the O
trust O
says O
. O

Even O
before O
then O
, O
the O
trust O
may O
be O
eager O
to O
unload O
Manville B-ORG
stock O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
pay O
a O
dividend O
, O
and O
this O
trust O
needs O
income O
. O

Moreover O
, O
with O
88 O
% O
of O
its O
assets O
tied O
up O
in O
Manville B-ORG
, O
the O
trust O
is O
badly O
in O
need O
of O
diversification O
. O

`` O
Obviously O
, O
a O
diversified O
portfolio O
would O
have O
less O
risk O
, O
'' O
the O
person O
close O
to O
the O
trust O
says O
. O

Manville B-ORG
itself O
does O
n't O
rule O
out O
a O
restructuring O
. O

Though O
the O
ink O
is O
barely O
dry O
on O
its O
new O
, O
post-bankruptcy O
law O
structure O
, O
Bill B-PERSON
Bullock I-PERSON
, O
Manville B-ORG
's O
head O
of O
investor O
relations O
, O
says O
the O
company O
is O
continually O
pondering O
`` O
whether O
there O
is O
a O
better O
way O
to O
be O
structured O
. O

We O
understand O
that O
the O
trust O
is O
ultimately O
going O
to O
need O
to O
sell O
some O
of O
our O
shares O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
one O
option O
would O
be O
for O
Manville B-ORG
to O
buy O
out O
the O
trust O
's O
shares O
-- O
which O
would O
do O
little O
to O
benefit O
public O
stockholders O
. O

But O
the O
trust O
, O
in O
most O
cases O
, O
is O
forbidden O
from O
seeking O
a O
buyer O
for O
only O
its O
shares O
before O
November O
1993 O
. O

And O
both O
the O
trust O
and O
Manville B-ORG
are O
seeking O
to O
avoid O
the O
bad O
publicity O
that O
, O
in O
the O
asbestos O
era O
, O
tarred O
the O
Manville O
name O
. O

Thus O
, O
analysts O
say O
, O
the O
trust O
is O
unlikely O
to O
do O
anything O
that O
would O
hurt O
Manville B-ORG
's O
other O
shareholders O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
rare O
case O
of O
a O
company O
with O
a O
big O
majority O
holder O
which O
will O
probably O
act O
in O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
minority O
holders O
, O
'' O
one O
investor O
says O
. O

Even O
if O
there O
is O
no O
restructuring O
, O
Manville B-ORG
seems O
to O
be O
attractive O
long O
- O
term O
. O

Its O
stock O
, O
at O
9 O
5/8 O
, O
trades O
at O
about O
8 O
1/2 O
times O
estimated O
1989 O
earnings O
-- O
an O
appropriately O
low O
multiple O
for O
a O
company O
with O
recession O
- O
sensitive O
customers O
. O

Mr. O
Bullock O
says O
45 O
% O
of O
revenues O
are O
tied O
to O
construction O
. O

Analysts O
predict O
little O
or O
no O
near O
- O
term O
growth O
. O

They O
are O
, O
nonetheless O
, O
high O
on O
Manville B-ORG
's O
management O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
one O
of O
the O
best O
in O
the O
business O
, O
'' O
says O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
analyst O
Stephen B-PERSON
Dobi I-PERSON
. O

And O
he O
says O
Manville B-ORG
has O
the O
financial O
flexibility O
to O
buy O
other O
companies O
at O
the O
best O
possible O
moment O
when O
other O
construction O
- O
related O
firms O
are O
hurting O
and O
selling O
cheap O
. O

With O
a O
conservative O
debt O
- O
to O
- O
equity O
ratio O
of O
1 O
- O
to O
- O
1 O
-- O
and O
$ O
329 O
million O
in O
cash O
-- O
Manville B-ORG
is O
indeed O
actively O
on O
the O
prowl O
. O

So O
far O
, O
as O
a O
price O
- O
conscious O
shopper O
, O
Manville B-ORG
has O
n't O
bought O
much O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Kleinaitis I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Duff O
& O
Phelps O
, O
says O
, O
`` O
Even O
though O
they O
have O
borrowing O
power O
, O
they O
have O
been O
disciplined O
about O
acquisitions O
. O
'' O

And O
Mr. O
Kleinaitis O
says O
that O
with O
80 O
% O
of O
its O
stock O
in O
friendly O
hands O
, O
Manville B-ORG
is O
the O
rare O
publicly O
traded O
company O
that O
can O
ignore O
short O
- O
term O
stock O
fluctuations O
and O
plan O
for O
the O
long O
haul O
. O

Manville B-ORG
-LRB- O
NYSE B-ORG
; O
Symbol O
: O
MVL B-ORG
-RRB- O

Business O
: O
Forest O
products O
and O
roofing O

Year O
ended O
Dec. O
31 O
, O
1988 O
: O
Sales O
: O
$ O
2.06 O
billions O
Net O
loss O
: O
$ O
1.30 O
billion O
\* O

Third O
quarter O
, O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
1989 O
: O
Per O
- O
share O
earnings O
: O
30 O
cents O
vs. O
44 O
cents O
\*\* O

Average O
daily O
trading O
volume O
: O
74,351 O
shares O

Common O
shares O
outstanding O
: O
120 O
million O

\* O
Includes O
$ O
1.29 O
billion O
extraordinary O
charge O
. O

\*\* O
Year O
ago O
figure O
is O
restated O
. O

The O
Mouth O
is O
back O
. O

Morton B-PERSON
Downey I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
who O
self O
- O
destructed O
as O
a O
talk O
- O
show O
host O
and O
frequently O
verbally O
abused O
his O
guests O
, O
has O
been O
signed O
to O
co-host O
a O
half O
- O
hour O
nightly O
program O
on O
the O
Consumer O
News O
and O
Business O
Channel O
, O
the O
cable O
channel O
partly O
owned O
by O
the O
General O
Electric O
Co. O
's O
National B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

The O
premiere O
of O
`` O
Showdown B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
with O
Mr. O
Downey O
and O
Richard B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON
, O
a O
columnist O
with O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
is O
scheduled O
for O
Dec. O
4 O
at O
8 O
p.m O
. O

CNBC B-ORG
is O
available O
to O
13 O
million O
cable O
households O
. O

Mr. O
Downey O
said O
he O
is O
not O
going O
to O
change O
his O
style O
, O
which O
some O
critics O
said O
was O
flamboyant O
and O
others O
deemed O
offensive O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
proceed O
in O
a O
more O
logical O
way O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
do O
anything O
that O
is O
not O
acceptable O
in O
anyone O
's O
home O
. O

But O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
get O
angry O
. O
'' O

Michael B-PERSON
Eskridge I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
CNBC B-ORG
, O
said O
that O
although O
there O
will O
be O
a O
studio O
audience O
, O
viewers O
will O
no O
longer O
have O
to O
endure O
the O
shouting O
of O
`` O
Mort B-PERSON
! O
Mort B-PERSON
! O
Mort B-PERSON
! O
'' O

But O
just O
how O
does O
Mr. O
Downey O
's O
unorthodox O
style O
mesh O
with O
the O
sedate O
tone O
of O
CNBC B-ORG
's O
business O
programming O
? O

`` O
Ninety O
percent O
of O
Mort B-PERSON
's O
old O
show O
fits O
into O
our O
style O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Eskridge O
. O

`` O
That O
is O
consumer O
issues O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Downey O
's O
previous O
show O
, O
a O
one O
- O
hour O
shout O
fest O
, O
syndciated O
by O
MCA B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
produced O
by O
Quantum B-ORG
Media I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
canceled O
in O
July O
after O
advertisers O
and O
stations O
abandoned O
it O
. O

With O
a O
Twist O
of O
the O
Wrist O
Boys O
with O
tops O
, O
and O
Frisbee B-PRODUCT
tossers O
, O
And O
P.R. O
types O
with O
bees O
in O
their O
bonnet O
, O
Have O
a O
goal O
in O
common O
, O
all O
of O
them O
try O
To O
put O
the O
right O
spin O
on O
it O
. O

-- O
George O
O. O
Ludcke O
. O

Net O
Gain O

Investment O
letters O
now O
abound O
, O
I O
really O
like O
to O
read O
them O
; O
If O
I O
peruse O
enough O
, O
I O
've O
found O
I O
've O
no O
time O
left O
to O
heed O
them O
! O

-- O
Bern O
Sharfman O
. O

Daffynition O

TV O
evangelist O
: O
salesparson O
. O

-- O
Marguerite O
Whitley O
May O
. O

Part O
of O
a O
Series O
-RCB- O

SMYRNA B-GPE
, O
Ga. B-GPE
-- O

The O
auto O
- O
dealer O
strip O
in O
this O
booming O
suburb O
runs O
nearly O
five O
miles O
along O
Cobb B-FAC
Parkway I-FAC
, O
stretching O
from O
the O
Perimeter O
highway O
that O
circles O
Atlanta B-GPE
to O
the O
`` O
Big O
Chicken O
, O
'' O
a O
pullet O
- O
roofed O
fast O
- O
food O
restaurant O
and O
local O
landmark O
. O

Twenty O
years O
ago O
, O
in O
the O
infancy O
of O
suburban O
sprawl O
, O
just O
a O
handful O
of O
dealerships O
were O
here O
. O

Now O
there O
are O
23 O
. O

Alongside O
such O
long O
- O
familiar O
names O
as O
Chevrolet B-ORG
, O
Ford B-ORG
and O
Dodge B-ORG
are O
nameplates O
that O
did O
n't O
exist O
until O
three O
years O
ago O
: O
Acura B-ORG
, O
Sterling B-GPE
, O
Hyundai B-ORG
. O

Under O
construction O
is O
the O
strip O
's O
24th O
showroom O
, O
the O
future O
home O
of O
Lexus B-ORG
, O
a O
luxury O
marque O
launched O
by O
Toyota B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
just O
two O
months O
ago O
. O

The O
1980s O
have O
spawned O
an O
explosion O
of O
consumer O
choice O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
in O
everything O
from O
phone O
companies O
to O
colas O
. O

And O
especially O
, O
as O
the O
Cobb O
Parkway O
strip O
attests O
, O
in O
cars O
. O

Americans O
now O
can O
choose O
among O
572 O
different O
models O
of O
cars O
, O
vans O
and O
trucks O
, O
up O
from O
just O
408 O
when O
the O
decade O
began O
, O
according O
to O
Automotive B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
a O
trade O
publication O
. O

For O
car O
marketers O
, O
it O
has O
become O
a O
much O
tougher O
battle O
to O
keep O
loyal O
customers O
from O
defecting O
to O
one O
of O
the O
new O
makes O
on O
the O
block O
. O

For O
American B-NORP
car O
buyers O
, O
the O
proliferation O
of O
choice O
is O
both O
liberating O
and O
confusing O
. O

Malcolm B-PERSON
MacDougall I-PERSON
, O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the O
Jordan B-GPE
, O
McGrath O
, O
Case O
& O
Taylor B-PERSON
advertising O
agency O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
calls O
the O
proliferation O
`` O
nameplate O
mania O
. O
'' O

He O
says O
the O
number O
of O
automobile O
choices O
is O
causing O
stress O
among O
consumers O
today O
, O
and O
that O
people O
will O
simply O
ignore O
new O
models O
that O
lack O
a O
well O
- O
defined O
image O
. O

`` O
The O
winners O
, O
'' O
he O
predicts O
, O
`` O
will O
be O
brands O
from O
car O
makers O
that O
have O
traditionally O
been O
associated O
with O
quality O
and O
value O
. O
'' O

He O
says O
it O
's O
important O
for O
a O
new O
make O
to O
be O
as O
distinctive O
as O
possible O
while O
still O
retaining O
links O
to O
the O
parent O
company O
's O
quality O
image O
. O

He O
applauds O
Toyota B-ORG
and O
Nissan B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
for O
creating O
separate O
divisions O
for O
their O
new O
luxury O
models O
, O
rather O
than O
simply O
adding O
more O
nameplates O
to O
their O
standard O
car O
lines O
. O

Some O
auto O
executives O
believe O
the O
benefits O
of O
more O
choice O
outweigh O
the O
drawbacks O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
more O
noise O
out O
there O
, O
and O
the O
consumer O
may O
have O
to O
work O
harder O
to O
cut O
through O
it O
, O
'' O
says O
Vincent B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Barabba I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
market O
research O
and O
planning O
at O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

`` O
But O
the O
reward O
is O
that O
there O
's O
less O
need O
to O
make O
tradeoffs O
'' O
in O
choosing O
one O
's O
wheels O
. O

Jeanene B-PERSON
Page I-PERSON
, O
of O
North B-GPE
Salt I-GPE
Lake I-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
Utah B-GPE
, O
likes O
the O
broader O
selection O
. O

She O
wants O
something O
big O
, O
and O
already O
has O
looked O
at O
the O
Chrysler O
New O
Yorker O
and O
Lincoln O
Town O
Car O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
55 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
car O
shopper O
is O
zeroing O
in O
on O
a O
full O
- O
sized O
van O
, O
figuring O
that O
it O
's O
just O
the O
thing O
to O
haul O
nine O
grandchildren O
and O
pull O
a O
boat O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

`` O
That O
seems O
to O
be O
what O
all O
my O
friends O
are O
using O
to O
take O
the O
grandkids O
to O
the O
lake O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

Market O
segmentation O
in O
cars O
is O
n't O
new O
, O
but O
it O
's O
far O
more O
extensive O
than O
when O
Alfred B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Sloan I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
conceived O
the O
idea O
50 O
years O
ago O
. O

The O
legendary O
GM B-ORG
chairman O
declared O
that O
his O
company O
would O
make O
`` O
a O
car O
for O
every O
purse O
and O
purpose O
. O
'' O

Now O
there O
are O
many O
cars O
for O
every O
purse O
and O
purpose O
. O

Just O
four O
years O
ago O
, O
GM B-ORG
planners O
divided O
the O
combined O
car O
and O
truck O
market O
into O
seven O
segments O
. O

Today O
, O
they O
identify O
19 O
distinct O
segments O
for O
cars O
, O
and O
another O
11 O
for O
trucks O
and O
vans O
. O

The O
number O
of O
makes O
has O
mushroomed O
because O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
the O
world O
's O
biggest O
and O
richest O
market O
for O
automobiles O
; O
virtually O
every O
auto O
maker O
wants O
to O
sell O
here O
. O

For O
every O
brand O
like O
Renault B-ORG
or O
Fiat B-ORG
that O
has O
been O
squeezed O
out O
, O
others O
such O
as O
Isuzu B-ORG
, O
Daihatsu B-ORG
and O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
have O
come O
in O
. O

Detroit B-GPE
tries O
to O
counter O
the O
foreign O
invasion O
with O
new O
brands O
of O
its O
own O
. O

GM B-ORG
launched O
the O
Geo O
marque O
this O
year O
to O
sell O
cars O
made O
in O
partnership O
with O
foreign O
auto O
makers O
, O
and O
next O
year O
GM B-ORG
's O
long O
- O
awaited O
Saturn B-PRODUCT
cars O
will O
make O
their O
debut O
. O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
created O
the O
Merkur O
nameplate O
in O
1985 O
to O
sell O
its O
German B-NORP
- O
made O
touring O
sedans O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

But O
slow O
sales O
forced O
Ford B-ORG
to O
kill O
the O
brand O
just O
last O
week O
. O

When O
consumers O
have O
so O
many O
choices O
, O
brand O
loyalty O
is O
much O
harder O
to O
maintain O
. O

The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
`` O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Way I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Buying I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
survey O
found O
that O
53 O
% O
of O
today O
's O
car O
buyers O
tend O
to O
switch O
brands O
. O

For O
the O
survey O
, O
Peter B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Hart I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Roper I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
each O
asked O
about O
2,000 O
U.S. B-GPE
consumers O
about O
their O
buying O
habits O
. O

Which O
cars O
do O
Americans O
favor O
most O
these O
days O
? O

It O
's O
hard O
to O
generalize O
, O
but O
age O
seems O
to O
be O
the O
best O
predictor O
. O

Adults O
under O
age O
30 O
like O
sports O
cars O
, O
luxury O
cars O
, O
convertibles O
and O
imports O
far O
more O
than O
their O
elders O
do O
. O

Three O
of O
every O
10 O
buyers O
under O
30 O
would O
prefer O
to O
buy O
a O
sports O
car O
, O
compared O
with O
just O
16 O
% O
of O
adults O
30 O
and O
over O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Journal O
survey O
. O

Young O
consumers O
prefer O
luxury O
cars O
by O
a O
37 O
% O
to O
28 O
% O
margin O
-- O
even O
though O
older O
buyers O
, O
because O
of O
their O
incomes O
, O
are O
more O
likely O
to O
actually O
purchase O
a O
luxury O
car O
. O

Perhaps O
most O
striking O
, O
35 O
% O
of O
households O
headed O
by O
people O
aged O
18 O
to O
44 O
have O
at O
least O
one O
foreign O
car O
. O

That O
's O
true O
of O
only O
14 O
% O
of O
households O
headed O
by O
someone O
60 O
or O
older O
. O

Generally O
, O
imports O
appeal O
most O
to O
Americans O
who O
live O
in O
the O
West O
and O
are O
well O
- O
educated O
, O
affluent O
and O
, O
especially O
, O
young O
. O

`` O
For O
many O
baby O
boomers O
, O
buying O
a O
domestic O
car O
is O
a O
totally O
foreign O
experience O
, O
'' O
says O
Christopher B-PERSON
Cedergren I-PERSON
, O
auto O
- O
market O
analyst O
with O
J.D. O
Power O
& O
Co. O
of O
Agoura B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

Such O
preferences O
persist O
even O
though O
many O
Americans O
believe O
differences O
between O
imported O
and O
domestic O
cars O
are O
diminishing O
. O

Only O
58 O
% O
of O
Americans O
now O
believe O
that O
foreign O
cars O
get O
better O
gas O
mileage O
than O
domestic O
models O
, O
the O
Journal O
survey O
found O
, O
down O
from O
68 O
% O
in O
1987 O
. O

Some O
46 O
% O
give O
foreign O
cars O
higher O
quality O
ratings O
, O
down O
from O
50 O
% O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
only O
42 O
% O
say O
foreign O
cars O
are O
less O
comfortable O
than O
U.S. B-GPE
models O
, O
down O
from O
55 O
% O
in O
1987 O
. O

People O
in O
the O
automotive O
business O
disagree O
over O
how O
susceptible O
younger O
Americans O
are O
to O
brand O
switching O
. O

`` O
Once O
buying O
habits O
are O
formed O
, O
they O
're O
very O
hard O
to O
break O
, O
'' O
declares O
Thomas B-PERSON
Mignanelli I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
for O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
U.S. B-GPE
sales O
operations O
. O

But O
out O
on O
Cobb B-FAC
Parkway I-FAC
, O
Ted B-PERSON
Negas I-PERSON
sees O
it O
differently O
. O

`` O
The O
competition O
is O
so O
intense O
that O
an O
owner O
's O
loyalty O
to O
a O
dealership O
or O
a O
car O
is O
virtually O
nonexistent O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Negas O
, O
vice O
president O
of O
Ed B-ORG
Voyles I-ORG
Oldsmobile I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
the O
first O
dealerships O
to O
locate O
on O
the O
strip O
. O

Thus O
the O
very O
fickleness O
of O
baby O
boomers O
may O
make O
it O
possible O
to O
win O
them O
back O
, O
just O
as O
it O
was O
possible O
to O
lose O
them O
. O

The O
battle O
for O
customer O
loyalty O
is O
evident O
along O
the O
Cobb O
Parkway O
strip O
. O

Ed B-ORG
Voyles I-ORG
Olds I-ORG
recently O
established O
a O
special O
section O
in O
the O
service O
department O
for O
owners O
whose O
cars O
are O
less O
than O
a O
year O
old O
, O
so O
they O
get O
quicker O
service O
. O

Just O
down O
the O
street O
, O
Chris B-ORG
Volvo I-ORG
invites O
serious O
shoppers O
to O
test O
- O
drive O
a O
new O
Volvo B-ORG
to O
any O
other O
dealership O
along O
the O
strip O
, O
and O
compare O
the O
cars O
side O
- O
by O
- O
side O
. O

Manufacturers O
, O
too O
, O
are O
stretching O
further O
to O
lure O
buyers O
. O

GM B-ORG
's O
Cadillac B-ORG
division O
, O
ignoring O
Detroit B-GPE
's O
long O
- O
held O
maxim O
that O
safety O
does O
n't O
sell O
, O
is O
airing O
television O
commercials O
touting O
its O
cars O
' O
safety O
features O
. O

Cadillac B-ORG
may O
be O
on O
to O
something O
. O

Some O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
survey O
respondents O
said O
they O
would O
buy O
anti-lock O
brakes O
even O
if O
they O
carry O
a O
medium O
or O
high O
price O
tag O
. O

More O
than O
50 O
% O
felt O
the O
same O
way O
about O
air O
bags O
. O

Both O
features O
appealed O
most O
to O
buyers O
under O
45 O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
dashboard O
computers O
, O
power O
seats O
and O
turbo O
- O
charged O
engines O
had O
little O
appeal O
. O

But O
even O
a O
little O
appeal O
has O
a O
lot O
of O
attraction O
these O
days O
. O

GM B-ORG
's O
Pontiac B-ORG
division O
is O
offering O
a O
turbo O
- O
charged O
V O
- O
6 O
engine O
on O
its O
Grand B-PRODUCT
Prix I-PRODUCT
model O
, O
even O
though O
it O
expects O
to O
sell O
only O
about O
4,000 O
cars O
equipped O
with O
that O
option O
. O

The O
reason O
: O
Items O
with O
narrow O
appeal O
can O
be O
important O
in O
a O
market O
as O
fragmented O
as O
today O
's O
. O

Americans O
spent O
more O
than O
$ O
190 O
billion O
on O
new O
cars O
and O
trucks O
last O
year O
, O
and O
just O
1 O
% O
of O
that O
market O
exceeded O
Polaroid O
Co. O
's O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.86 O
billion O
. O

`` O
Even O
if O
it O
's O
only O
1 O
% O
, O
'' O
says O
GM B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Barabba O
, O
`` O
would O
you O
throw O
away O
sales O
the O
size O
of O
Polaroid B-ORG
? O
'' O

A O
federal O
judge O
granted O
a O
temporary O
stay O
of O
the O
California O
Student O
Aid O
Commission O
's O
emergency O
action O
to O
stop O
guaranteeing O
loans O
for O
National B-ORG
Technical I-ORG
Schools I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
United O
Education O
& O
Software O
Inc O
. O

The B-ORG
California I-ORG
Student I-ORG
Aid I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
took O
the O
action O
Oct. O
15 O
after O
a O
government O
audit O
cited O
National B-ORG
Technical I-ORG
Schools I-ORG
for O
having O
courses O
too O
short O
to O
be O
eligible O
for O
the O
educational O
loan O
program O
and O
having O
a O
student O
drop O
- O
out O
rate O
far O
in O
excess O
of O
federal O
standards O
, O
and O
it O
alleged O
other O
serious O
violations O
of O
law O
and O
regulations O
. O

United O
Education O
& O
Software O
, O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
education O
services O
company O
, O
called O
the O
commission O
's O
action O
`` O
precipitous O
and O
unwarranted O
. O
'' O

The O
court O
set O
a O
hearing O
on O
the O
emergency O
action O
for O
Oct. O
30 O
. O

United O
Education O
& O
Software O
posted O
a O
$ O
250,000 O
bond O
against O
potential O
losses O
to O
the O
student O
aid O
commission O
and O
to O
taxpayers O
in O
guaranteeing O
any O
more O
loans O
for O
National B-ORG
Technical I-ORG
Schools I-ORG
students O
prior O
to O
the O
hearing O
. O

Tandy B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
wo O
n't O
join O
U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
, O
the O
group O
that O
seeks O
to O
battle O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
in O
the O
market O
for O
computer O
memory O
chips O
. O

Tandy B-ORG
's O
decision O
is O
a O
second O
setback O
for O
U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
. O

Last O
month O
, O
Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
that O
it O
would O
n't O
invest O
in O
the O
group O
. O

Apple B-ORG
said O
that O
its O
money O
would O
be O
better O
spent O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
research O
and O
development O
. O

U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
is O
seeking O
major O
investors O
to O
back O
its O
attempt O
to O
crack O
the O
$ O
10 O
billion O
market O
for O
dynamic O
random O
access O
memory O
chips O
, O
a O
market O
dominated O
by O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
. O

Those O
chips O
were O
in O
dire O
shortage O
last O
year O
, O
hurting O
many O
U.S. B-GPE
computer O
companies O
that O
could O
n't O
get O
sufficient O
Japanese B-GPE
- O
supplied O
chips O
. O

Tandy B-ORG
said O
its O
experience O
during O
the O
shortage O
did O
n't O
merit O
the O
$ O
5 O
million O
to O
$ O
50 O
million O
investment O
U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
is O
seeking O
from O
each O
investor O
. O

`` O
At O
this O
time O
, O
we O
elected O
not O
to O
get O
involved O
because O
we O
have O
been O
able O
to O
satisfy O
our O
need O
-LCB- O
for O
DRAMs O
-RCB- O
from O
the O
market O
as O
a O
rule O
, O
'' O
said O
Ed B-PERSON
Juge I-PERSON
, O
Tandy B-ORG
's O
director O
of O
market O
planning O
. O

Sanford B-PERSON
Kane I-PERSON
, O
U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
president O
, O
said O
the O
decision O
was O
`` O
disappointing O
, O
'' O
but O
does O
n't O
presage O
U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
' O
failure O
. O

`` O
I O
would O
like O
to O
have O
had O
them O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

But O
`` O
they O
were O
n't O
on O
my O
list O
of O
companies O
who O
were O
critical O
to O
be O
a O
part O
of O
it O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Kane O
became O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
last O
June B-GPE
, O
when O
the O
group O
was O
formed O
by O
seven O
electronics O
companies O
: O
Advanced B-ORG
Micro I-ORG
Devices I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
; O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
; O
Intel B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
; O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
; O
LSI B-ORG
Logic I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
National B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Kane O
said O
he O
expects O
two O
or O
three O
major O
corporations O
to O
announce O
their O
participation O
in O
U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
soon O
after O
the O
group O
finishes O
a O
business O
plan O
, O
probably O
late O
this O
week O
. O

U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
needs O
a O
catalyst O
, O
he O
said O
, O
to O
inspire O
others O
to O
join O
. O

But O
so O
far O
, O
most O
potential O
participants O
have O
n't O
decided O
. O

Sun B-ORG
Microsystems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
's O
still O
actively O
evaluating O
U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
and O
plans O
to O
meet O
with O
U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
representatives O
later O
this O
week O
. O

American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
said O
it O
was O
waiting O
to O
see O
U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
' O
business O
plan O
. O

Personal O
- O
computer O
maker O
AST B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
still O
studying O
the O
situation O
. O

A O
Compaq B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
that O
the O
company O
has O
n't O
made O
a O
decision O
yet O
, O
although O
`` O
it O
is O
n't O
under O
active O
consideration O
. O

At O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
of O
London B-GPE
, O
underwriters O
still O
scratch O
out O
policies O
using O
fountain O
pens O
and O
blotting O
paper O
. O

Visitors O
are O
ushered O
into O
the O
premises O
by O
red O
- O
frocked O
doormen O
known O
as O
waiters O
, O
a O
reminder O
of O
the O
insurance O
market O
's O
origins O
in O
a O
coffeehouse O
in O
17th O
century O
London B-GPE
. O

Such O
trappings O
suggest O
a O
glorious O
past O
but O
give O
no O
hint O
of O
a O
troubled O
present O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
, O
once O
a O
pillar O
of O
the O
world O
insurance O
market O
, O
is O
being O
shaken O
to O
its O
very O
foundation O
. O

The O
301 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
exchange O
is O
battered O
by O
enormous O
claims O
from O
a O
decade O
- O
long O
run O
of O
unprecedented O
disasters O
, O
the O
most O
recent O
of O
which O
is O
last O
week O
's O
earthquake O
in O
California B-GPE
's O
Bay B-LOC
Area I-LOC
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
is O
besieged O
by O
disgruntled O
investors O
and O
hamstrung O
by O
inefficient O
but O
time O
- O
honored O
ways O
of O
conducting O
business O
. O

The O
exchange O
is O
gradually O
being O
squeezed O
into O
narrow O
, O
less O
- O
profitable O
segments O
of O
the O
market O
by O
less O
hidebound O
competitors O
. O

`` O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
is O
on O
the O
ropes O
, O
'' O
says O
Peter B-PERSON
Nutting I-PERSON
, O
a O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
investor O
for O
17 O
years O
who O
now O
leads O
a O
dissident O
group O
threatening O
to O
sue O
exchange O
underwriters O
for O
alleged O
mismanagement O
and O
negligence O
. O

`` O
It O
needs O
more O
discipline O
. O

It O
needs O
to O
sort O
itself O
out O
. O
'' O

Most O
troublesome O
is O
the O
shrinking O
pool O
of O
`` O
names O
, O
'' O
the O
well O
- O
heeled O
investors O
-LRB- O
some O
of O
them O
royal O
-RRB- O
who O
, O
as O
members O
of O
about O
360 O
syndicates O
, O
underwrite O
policies O
. O

Some O
1,750 O
members O
quit O
the O
exchange O
last O
year O
, O
more O
than O
triple O
the O
number O
of O
resignations O
in O
1987 O
. O

Names O
are O
resigning O
at O
an O
even O
faster O
pace O
this O
year O
. O

Lackluster O
returns O
are O
one O
reason O
. O

The O
average O
after O
- O
tax O
return O
on O
investment O
in O
1986 O
, O
the O
most O
recent O
year O
for O
which O
results O
are O
available O
, O
was O
6.5 O
% O
, O
according O
to O
Chatset B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
an O
insurance O
consulting O
firm O
in O
London B-GPE
. O

In O
1985 O
, O
it O
was O
2.1 O
% O
. O

Between O
1981 O
and O
1986 O
, O
the O
most O
recent O
five O
- O
year O
period O
for O
which O
figures O
are O
available O
, O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
reported O
over O
# O
3.6 O
billion O
in O
claims O
and O
reserves O
against O
future O
losses O
-LRB- O
$ O
5.7 O
billion O
at O
today O
's O
exchange O
rates O
-RRB- O
, O
more O
than O
double O
the O
# O
1.35 O
billion O
posted O
in O
the O
previous O
five O
- O
year O
period O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
31,329 O
investors O
who O
remain O
are O
beginning O
to O
question O
one O
of O
the O
exchange O
's O
most O
basic O
tenets O
, O
the O
concept O
of O
unlimited O
personal O
liability O
. O

Investors O
may O
reap O
huge O
profits O
when O
premiums O
exceed O
claims O
, O
but O
they O
are O
liable O
to O
their O
last O
pound O
or O
dollar O
in O
the O
event O
of O
a O
catastrophe O
. O

And O
catastrophes O
are O
getting O
ever O
more O
costly O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
claims O
for O
the O
1988 O
Piper B-FAC
Alpha I-FAC
oil O
- O
rig O
disaster O
in O
the B-LOC
North I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
, O
for O
instance O
, O
may O
reach O
$ O
1 O
billion O
. O

During O
the O
five O
- O
year O
period O
ended O
1986 O
, O
roughly O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
names O
had O
money O
tied O
up O
in O
money O
- O
losing O
syndicates O
, O
according O
to O
Chatset B-ORG
consultants O
. O

The O
peril O
of O
unlimited O
liability O
looms O
large O
for O
a O
number O
of O
them O
now O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
wished O
I O
could O
die O
and O
be O
out O
of O
it O
-- O
that O
's O
how O
bad O
it O
is O
, O
'' O
Betty B-PERSON
Atkins I-PERSON
, O
a O
secretary O
from O
suburban O
London B-GPE
, O
says O
. O

Ms. O
Atkins O
, O
whose O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
membership O
was O
a O
bonus O
from O
a O
former O
employer O
in O
1981 O
, O
belongs O
to O
Mr. O
Nutting O
's O
dissident O
group O
on O
the O
Outhwaite O
syndicate O
, O
which O
has O
been O
hard O
hit O
by O
asbestos O
reinsurance O
claims O
. O

Ms. O
Atkins O
, O
who O
underwrote O
# O
20,000 O
, O
or O
about O
$ O
32,000 O
, O
of O
insurance O
coverage O
on O
that O
syndicate O
, O
now O
faces O
potential O
losses O
of O
roughly O
# O
70,000 O
, O
or O
$ O
111,000 O
. O

`` O
If O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
wants O
# O
70,000 O
out O
of O
me O
they O
will O
have O
to O
take O
everything O
I O
've O
got O
-- O
and O
even O
then O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
it O
will O
be O
enough O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

Unease O
is O
widespread O
among O
exchange O
members O
. O

`` O
I O
ca O
n't O
think O
of O
any O
reason O
to O
join O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
now O
, O
'' O
says O
Keith B-PERSON
Whitten I-PERSON
, O
a O
British B-NORP
businessman O
and O
a O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
member O
since O
1979 O
. O

`` O
The O
downside O
is O
very O
considerable O
, O
and O
at O
the O
moment O
the O
upside O
is O
very O
marginal O
. O
'' O

If O
profits O
do O
n't O
improve O
, O
Mr. O
Whitten O
says O
he O
may O
quit O
the O
exchange O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
competition O
from O
rivals O
unencumbered O
by O
history O
is O
intensifying O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
is O
being O
squeezed O
out O
of O
low O
- O
margin O
but O
more O
consistently O
profitable O
product O
lines O
such O
as O
primary O
property O
and O
marine O
insurance O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
decade O
, O
competitors O
have O
chipped O
away O
at O
the O
exchange O
's O
share O
of O
the O
# O
2.5 O
billion O
marine O
market O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
where O
half O
the O
world O
's O
ships O
are O
insured O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
66 O
% O
stake O
in O
that O
market O
has O
shrunk O
to O
50 O
% O
in O
that O
period O
, O
according O
to O
an O
official O
at O
the O
Institute O
of O
London O
Underwriters O
, O
a O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
competitor O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
official O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
named O
. O
-RRB- O

Much O
of O
the O
business O
has O
gone O
to O
the O
institute O
, O
an O
association O
of O
more O
than O
100 O
insurers O
, O
including O
Cigna B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Allianz B-ORG
Versicherungs I-ORG
AG I-ORG
of O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Commercial B-ORG
Union I-ORG
Assurance I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
has O
endured O
decades O
of O
genteel O
decline O
. O

At O
the O
peak O
of O
its O
power O
and O
influence O
a O
century O
ago O
, O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
dominated O
the O
insurance O
world O
with O
a O
50 O
% O
stake O
. O

It O
virtually O
dictated O
how O
ships O
were O
to O
be O
built O
and O
it O
monitored O
commerce O
through O
a O
unrivaled O
intelligence O
network O
in O
ports O
around O
the O
globe O
. O

Today O
, O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
share O
of O
the O
world O
market O
, O
excluding O
life O
insurance O
, O
is O
about O
2 O
% O
. O

-LRB- O
Its O
stake O
is O
even O
smaller O
if O
life O
insurance O
is O
included O
. O
-RRB- O

Bigger O
rivals O
, O
such O
as O
Aetna B-ORG
and O
Allianz B-ORG
, O
backed O
by O
armies O
of O
statisticians O
using O
computers O
in O
hundreds O
of O
branches O
, O
operate O
more O
efficiently O
and O
often O
can O
offer O
lower O
rates O
, O
brokers O
say O
. O

Though O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
pioneered O
such O
now O
- O
standard O
policies O
as O
worker O
's O
compensation O
insurance O
, O
burglary O
insurance O
for O
homeowners O
and O
businesses O
, O
and O
bankers O
' O
liability O
insurance O
, O
competitors O
now O
underwrite O
most O
of O
that O
business O
. O

Beyond O
that O
, O
many O
big O
oil O
, O
chemical O
and O
airline O
companies O
are O
siphoning O
off O
big O
chunks O
of O
the O
market O
by O
insuring O
themselves O
through O
`` O
captive O
'' O
offshore O
companies O
for O
industry O
- O
specific O
coverage O
. O

Even O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
specialty O
-- O
unusually O
risky O
ventures O
-- O
is O
being O
challenged O
. O

Only O
10 O
years O
ago O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
was O
the O
pre-eminent O
insurer O
of O
thoroughbred O
horses O
. O

But O
since O
1981 O
, O
Kirk B-ORG
Horse I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Lexington B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
has O
grabbed O
a O
20 O
% O
stake O
of O
the O
market O
. O

Ronald B-PERSON
Kirk I-PERSON
, O
president O
, O
says O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
has O
suffered O
because O
its O
structure O
does O
n't O
allow O
underwriters O
to O
deal O
directly O
with O
clients O
; O
brokers O
are O
required O
intermediaries O
. O

Thus O
, O
he O
asserts O
, O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
ca O
n't O
react O
quickly O
to O
competition O
. O

`` O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
has O
lost O
control O
of O
the O
situation O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
They O
are O
n't O
controlling O
their O
destiny O
like O
they O
used O
to O
. O
'' O

Murray B-PERSON
Lawrence I-PERSON
, O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
chairman O
, O
agrees O
the O
exchange O
faces O
big O
challenges O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
watershed O
time O
, O
and O
we O
are O
trying O
to O
plot O
our O
way O
ahead O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
been O
a O
great O
market O
for O
inventing O
risks O
which O
other O
people O
then O
take O
, O
copy O
and O
cut O
rates O
. O
'' O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
, O
he O
says O
, O
is O
cut O
off O
from O
`` O
the O
vast O
body O
of O
premium O
down O
at O
the O
bottom O
end O
which O
acts O
as O
a O
steadying O
influence O
'' O
against O
catastrophic O
losses O
. O

By O
that O
, O
he O
means O
low O
- O
margin O
but O
low O
- O
risk O
products O
such O
as O
certain O
types O
of O
primary O
property O
insurance O
. O

The O
exchange O
, O
he O
says O
, O
must O
find O
new O
products O
and O
new O
markets O
. O

That O
wo O
n't O
be O
an O
easy O
task O
. O

Tradition O
is O
dictator O
at O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
. O

Three O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
exchange O
took O
up O
residence O
in O
a O
space O
- O
age O
tower O
of O
steel O
and O
glass O
-- O
evocative O
of O
the O
kind O
of O
modern O
architecture O
that O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Prince B-PERSON
Charles I-PERSON
has O
denounced O
. O

-LRB- O
Some O
exchange O
wags O
call O
the O
building O
`` O
the O
oil O
rig O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

But O
along O
with O
such O
treasured O
artifacts O
as O
Lord O
Nelson O
's O
spyglass O
, O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
also O
brought O
its O
outmoded O
ways O
of O
doing O
business O
. O

The O
Lloyd O
's O
market O
actively O
underwrites O
insurance O
just O
4 O
1/2 O
hours O
a O
day O
, O
brokers O
say O
. O

Underwriting O
does O
n't O
get O
under O
way O
until O
after O
morning O
tea O
at O
10 O
a.m O
. O

A O
two O
- O
hour O
lunch O
break O
follows O
. O

Things O
wind O
down O
at O
about O
4:30 O
p.m. O
, O
just O
in O
time O
for O
afternoon O
tea O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
vast O
trading O
hall O
houses O
a O
warren O
of O
well O
- O
polished O
desks O
. O

The O
hall O
's O
few O
computers O
are O
used O
mostly O
to O
send O
messages O
. O

Sandwiched O
between O
desks O
, O
underwriters O
sit O
on O
benches O
surrounded O
by O
stacks O
of O
policies O
. O

Brokers O
clutching O
thick O
folders O
stand O
in O
lines O
, O
waiting O
their O
turn O
to O
speak O
to O
the O
underwriters O
. O

A O
broker O
may O
have O
to O
approach O
as O
many O
as O
20 O
underwriters O
who O
insure O
the O
endeavors O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
syndicates O
. O

It O
could O
take O
six O
months O
for O
a O
claim O
to O
be O
paid O
. O

`` O
The O
system O
, O
'' O
says O
Nicholas B-PERSON
Samengo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Turner I-PERSON
, O
a O
Lloyd O
's O
broker O
who O
left O
the O
exchange O
in O
1985 O
, O
`` O
is O
so O
ludicrously O
unprofessional O
it O
drives O
you O
mad O
. O
'' O

Some O
maintain O
underwriters O
also O
have O
been O
inept O
. O

John B-PERSON
Wetherell I-PERSON
, O
a O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
underwriter O
, O
says O
he O
and O
his O
fellow O
underwriters O
underestimated O
by O
as O
much O
as O
50 O
% O
the O
premiums O
they O
should O
have O
charged O
for O
property O
risks O
from O
1980 O
to O
1985 O
. O

`` O
How O
unprofessional O
we O
must O
have O
appeared O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
-- O
how O
incompetent O
at O
risk O
assessment O
and O
evaluation O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
officials O
decline O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
matter O
. O

More O
recently O
, O
property O
rates O
have O
increased O
. O

Many O
at O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
expect O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
earthquake O
will O
cause O
the O
industry O
to O
boost O
rates O
even O
further O
. O

But O
it O
will O
be O
years O
before O
it O
is O
clear O
whether O
higher O
rates O
will O
offset O
the O
payouts O
for O
such O
disasters O
. O

The O
magnitude O
of O
the O
exchange O
's O
problems O
may O
not O
become O
known O
for O
some O
time O
because O
of O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
practice O
of O
leaving O
the O
books O
open O
for O
three O
years O
to O
allow O
for O
the O
settlement O
of O
claims O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
only O
recently O
reported O
its O
financial O
results O
for O
1986 O
. O

That O
year O
, O
it O
posted O
record O
pretax O
profit O
of O
# O
650 O
million O
, O
a O
gain O
it O
attributes O
to O
higher O
rates O
and O
fewer O
claims O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Lawrence O
says O
reported O
profit O
will O
be O
down O
in O
1987 O
, O
1988 O
and O
1989 O
, O
though O
he O
declines O
to O
specify O
how O
steep O
the O
decline O
will O
be O
. O

Insurance O
analysts O
say O
the O
exchange O
's O
downturn O
in O
profitability O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
aggravated O
by O
more O
than O
$ O
600 O
million O
in O
aviation O
losses O
-LRB- O
including O
the O
1988 O
Pan B-ORG
Am I-ORG
airline O
disaster O
over O
Lockerbie B-GPE
, O
Scotland B-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
a O
still O
- O
uncalculated O
chunk O
of O
claims O
from O
September O
's O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
says O
the O
departures O
of O
names O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
hurt O
its O
underwriting O
capacity O
, O
currently O
about O
# O
11 O
billion O
. O

Mr. O
Lawrence O
says O
the O
drain O
of O
funds O
has O
been O
offset O
by O
an O
increase O
in O
investments O
by O
the O
remaining O
names O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
exchange O
has O
been O
trying O
to O
lower O
costs O
. O

-LRB- O
It O
recently O
cut O
its O
work O
force O
by O
9 O
% O
, O
or O
213 O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
is O
hampered O
in O
its O
efforts O
to O
overhaul O
operations O
by O
its O
reluctance O
to O
embrace O
modern O
technology O
. O

Mr. O
Wetherell O
, O
the O
underwriter O
, O
reckons O
half O
of O
his O
business O
could O
be O
transacted O
by O
computer O
, O
cutting O
costs O
at O
least O
10 O
% O
. O

Though O
Lloyd O
's O
has O
talked O
for O
years O
about O
computerizing O
underwriting O
transactions O
, O
the O
effort O
has O
n't O
gotten O
very O
far O
. O

Competition O
among O
underwriters O
and O
brokers O
makes O
them O
loath O
to O
centralize O
price O
and O
policy O
information O
. O

Both O
groups O
cling O
to O
traditional O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
dealings O
, O
even O
for O
routine O
policies O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
overblown O
bureaucracy O
also O
hampers O
efforts O
to O
update O
marketing O
strategies O
. O

Some O
underwriters O
have O
been O
pressing O
for O
years O
to O
tap O
the O
low O
- O
margin O
business O
by O
selling O
some O
policies O
directly O
to O
consumers O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
presently O
sells O
only O
auto O
insurance O
directly O
to O
the O
public O
, O
and O
such O
policies O
are O
sold O
only O
in O
limited O
markets O
such O
as O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
. O

But O
such O
changes O
must O
be O
cleared O
by O
four O
internal O
committees O
and O
dozens O
of O
underwriters O
, O
brokers O
and O
administrators O
before O
being O
implemented O
. O

The O
proposal O
to O
sell O
directly O
to O
the O
public O
remains O
mired O
in O
bureaucratic O
quicksand O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
is O
moving O
forward O
on O
some O
fronts O
, O
though O
. O

Mr. O
Lawrence O
says O
the O
exchange O
is O
updating O
some O
procedures O
to O
make O
speedier O
payments O
on O
claims O
. O

By O
next O
year O
, O
all O
underwriters O
will O
be O
linked O
to O
a O
communications O
network O
that O
could O
reduce O
paper O
work O
on O
claims O
. O

Rockwell B-ORG
International I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
bought O
out O
Ikegai B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
interest O
in O
Ikegai B-ORG
- I-ORG
Goss I-ORG
, O
a O
joint O
venture O
of O
the O
two O
companies O
based O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

The O
price O
was O
3.6 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
25 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
agreement O
provides O
that O
Ikegai B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
will O
remain O
a O
supplier O
to O
Ikegai B-ORG
- I-ORG
Goss I-ORG
, O
which O
makes O
printing O
presses O
for O
the O
newspaper O
industry O
. O

The O
purchase O
was O
made O
by O
Rockwell B-ORG
Graphic I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
subsidiary O
of O
the O
El B-GPE
Segundo I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
concern O
. O

Ikegai B-ORG
- I-ORG
Goss I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
about O
200 O
employees O
, O
is O
among O
the O
industry O
leaders O
in O
keyless O
inking O
technology O
, O
which O
reduces O
time O
and O
materials O
waste O
when O
preparing O
a O
press O
for O
printing O
. O

China B-GPE
could O
exhaust O
its O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
reserves O
as O
early O
as O
next O
year O
, O
a O
Western B-NORP
government O
report O
says O
, O
unless O
imports O
are O
cut O
drastically O
to O
help O
narrow O
the O
balance O
- O
of O
- O
payments O
deficit O
. O

According O
to O
the O
report O
, O
completed O
last O
month O
, O
if O
China B-GPE
's O
trade O
gap O
continues O
to O
widen O
at O
the O
pace O
seen O
in O
the O
first O
seven O
months O
of O
this O
year O
, O
the O
reserves O
would O
be O
wiped O
out O
either O
in O
1990 O
or O
1991 O
. O

A O
country O
is O
considered O
financially O
healthy O
if O
its O
reserves O
cover O
three O
months O
of O
its O
imports O
. O

The O
$ O
14 O
billion O
of O
reserves O
China B-GPE
had O
in O
June B-GPE
would O
cover O
just O
that O
much O
. O

The O
report O
by O
the O
Western B-NORP
government O
, O
which O
declines O
to O
be O
identified O
, O
concludes O
that O
`` O
a O
near O
- O
term O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
payment O
problem O
can O
be O
avoided O
only O
if O
import O
growth O
drops O
to O
below O
5 O
% O
per O
annum O
. O
'' O

According O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
customs O
figures O
, O
import O
growth O
has O
slowed O
in O
recent O
months O
, O
dropping O
to O
16 O
% O
in O
July O
and O
7.1 O
% O
in O
August O
from O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
periods O
, O
compared O
with O
an O
average O
growth O
rate O
of O
26 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
half O
. O

But O
before O
import O
growth O
slowed O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
buying O
spree O
in O
the O
first O
half O
already O
had O
taken O
its O
toll O
on O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
reserves O
. O

The O
$ O
14 O
billion O
level O
in O
June B-GPE
marked O
a O
drop O
from O
$ O
19 O
billion O
at O
the O
end O
of O
April O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
last O
big O
import O
binge O
sent O
reserves O
tumbling O
to O
$ O
10.6 O
billion O
in O
June B-GPE
1985 O
from O
$ O
16.6 O
billion O
the O
previous O
September O
. O

China B-GPE
might O
stave O
off O
a O
crisis O
if O
it O
acts O
as O
forcefully O
as O
it O
did O
to O
arrest O
the O
1985 O
decline O
, O
when O
Beijing B-GPE
slammed O
the O
brakes O
on O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
spending O
and O
devalued O
the O
currency O
. O

But O
this O
time O
, O
China B-GPE
faces O
a O
more O
difficult O
battle O
because O
of O
economic O
forces O
that O
have O
come O
into O
play O
since O
the O
Tiananmen O
Square O
killings O
June B-GPE
4 O
. O

For O
example O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
hard O
- O
currency O
income O
is O
expected O
to O
suffer O
from O
the O
big O
drop O
in O
tourist O
arrivals O
since O
June B-GPE
4 O
. O

Revenue O
from O
tourism O
this O
year O
is O
projected O
to O
total O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
, O
down O
from O
$ O
2.2 O
billion O
last O
year O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
and O
the O
huge O
trade O
gap O
, O
the O
deficit O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
current O
account O
, O
which O
measures O
trade O
in O
goods O
and O
services O
plus O
certain O
unilateral O
transfers O
of O
funds O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
widen O
sharply O
from O
the O
$ O
3.8 O
billion O
deficit O
last O
year O
. O

The O
Western B-NORP
government O
report O
suggests O
a O
number O
of O
scenarios O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
current O
- O
account O
balance O
, O
two O
of O
which O
are O
considered O
most O
likely O
. O

In O
one O
, O
imports O
and O
exports O
continue O
to O
grow O
at O
the O
respective O
average O
rates O
of O
25 O
% O
and O
5 O
% O
recorded O
during O
the O
first O
seven O
months O
, O
and O
the O
current O
- O
account O
deficit O
widens O
to O
$ O
13.1 O
billion O
. O

In O
1985 O
, O
China B-GPE
had O
a O
record O
deficit O
of O
$ O
11.4 O
billion O
. O

The O
other O
scenario O
assumes O
that O
Beijing B-GPE
takes O
effective O
actions O
to O
curb O
imports O
in O
the O
coming O
months O
. O

In O
this O
case O
, O
China B-GPE
would O
still O
finish O
the O
year O
with O
a O
current O
- O
account O
deficit O
of O
$ O
8.7 O
billion O
, O
based O
on O
projections O
that O
imports O
for O
all O
of O
this O
year O
grow O
20 O
% O
and O
exports O
10 O
% O
. O

If O
China B-GPE
were O
still O
on O
good O
terms O
with O
foreign O
lenders O
, O
it O
might O
be O
able O
to O
stem O
the O
drain O
on O
its O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
reserves O
by O
using O
some O
loan O
funds O
to O
offset O
the O
current O
- O
account O
deficit O
. O

But O
since O
June B-GPE
, O
foreign O
bankers O
led O
by O
international O
financial O
institutions O
have O
virtually O
suspended O
their O
new O
loans O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

Even O
if O
borrowing O
resumes O
, O
commercial O
bankers O
are O
n't O
expected O
to O
lend O
as O
much O
as O
before O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
economists O
are O
forecasting O
a O
slowdown O
in O
foreign O
direct O
investments O
as O
businessmen O
become O
increasingly O
wary O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
deteriorating O
political O
and O
economic O
environment O
. O

On O
top O
of O
all O
this O
, O
foreign O
- O
debt O
repayments O
are O
expected O
to O
peak O
in O
1991 O
to O
1992 O
. O

With O
less O
capital O
coming O
in O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
balance O
of O
payments O
would O
suffer O
. O

The O
Western B-NORP
government O
report O
's O
first O
scenario O
assumes O
a O
30 O
% O
reduction O
in O
foreign O
borrowing O
and O
a O
5 O
% O
contraction O
in O
foreign O
direct O
investment O
. O

In O
the O
second O
, O
foreign O
borrowing O
is O
projected O
to O
grow O
10 O
% O
and O
investment O
to O
drop O
10 O
% O
. O

But O
in O
either O
case O
, O
the O
report O
says O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
balance O
of O
payments O
would O
rapidly O
dry O
up O
foreign O
reserves O
, O
which O
are O
used O
to O
finance O
the O
imbalance O
. O

In O
the O
first O
scenario O
, O
the O
reserves O
would O
be O
exhausted O
next O
year O
, O
and O
in O
the O
second O
they O
would O
be O
wiped O
out O
in O
1991 O
. O

At O
age O
eight O
, O
Josephine B-PERSON
Baker I-PERSON
was O
sent O
by O
her O
mother O
to O
a O
white O
woman O
's O
house O
to O
do O
chores O
in O
exchange O
for O
meals O
and O
a O
place O
to O
sleep O
-- O
a O
place O
in O
the O
basement O
with O
the O
coal O
. O

At O
age O
19 O
, O
she O
was O
a O
Paris B-GPE
sensation O
, O
transformed O
from O
unwanted O
child O
to O
international O
sex O
symbol O
in O
just O
over O
a O
decade O
. O

It O
is O
the O
stuff O
of O
dreams O
, O
but O
also O
of O
traumas O
. O

Only O
the O
bravest O
spirits O
survive O
such O
roller O
coasters O
. O

And O
, O
for O
Ms. O
Baker O
, O
the O
ride O
was O
far O
from O
over O
. O

Her O
bare O
breasts O
, O
her O
dancing O
, O
her O
voice O
, O
her O
beauty O
and O
, O
perhaps O
most O
famously O
, O
her O
derriere O
, O
were O
prominent O
attractions O
, O
but O
courage O
of O
a O
rare O
sort O
made O
her O
remarkable O
life O
possible O
. O

Bricktop B-PERSON
, O
another O
American B-NORP
black O
woman O
who O
found O
a O
measure O
of O
fame O
in O
Paris B-GPE
, O
said O
: O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
I O
've O
ever O
known O
anyone O
with O
a O
less O
complicated O
view O
of O
life O
, O
or O
whose O
life O
was O
more O
complicated O
than O
Josephine B-PERSON
's O
. O
'' O

Men O
were O
a O
constant O
complication O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
had O
lots O
of O
them O
. O

But O
she O
did O
n't O
trust O
them O
and O
did O
n't O
reward O
trust O
. O

As O
she O
saw O
one O
key O
love O
affair O
, O
the O
problem O
was O
n't O
her O
infidelity O
, O
it O
was O
his O
jealousy O
. O

Her O
appetite O
for O
children O
also O
was O
large O
. O

She O
adopted O
12 O
of O
assorted O
races O
, O
naming O
them O
the O
Rainbow O
Tribe O
, O
and O
driving O
her O
husband O
first O
to O
despair O
and O
then O
to O
Argentina B-GPE
. O

She O
made O
money O
, O
but O
spent O
more O
. O

Friends O
pitched O
in O
. O

Finally O
, O
Prince O
Rainier O
and O
Princess O
Grace O
saved O
her O
with O
the O
offer O
of O
a O
house O
in O
Monaco B-GPE
. O

Another O
lifelong O
complication O
, O
as O
Phyllis B-PERSON
Rose I-PERSON
makes O
clear O
in O
`` O
Jazz B-WORK_OF_ART
Cleopatra I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Josephine I-WORK_OF_ART
Baker I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Her I-WORK_OF_ART
Time I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Doubleday B-ORG
, O
321 O
pages O
, O
$ O
22.50 O
-RRB- O
, O
was O
racism O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
had O
the O
good O
luck O
to O
arrive O
in O
1925 O
Paris B-GPE
, O
where O
blacks O
had O
become O
exotic O
. O

African O
art O
was O
in O
vogue O
and O
some O
intellectuals O
were O
writing O
breathlessly O
of O
a O
dawning O
age O
to O
be O
inspired O
by O
blacks O
. O

To O
be O
exotic O
was O
to O
be O
patronized O
as O
well O
as O
prized O
, O
but O
for O
the O
most O
part O
Paris B-GPE
was O
a O
friendly O
island O
in O
a O
racist O
world O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
had O
bitter O
experience O
of O
bigotry O
from O
her O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
childhood O
and O
her O
days O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
theater O
, O
where O
she O
was O
judged O
too O
dark O
for O
an O
all O
- O
black O
chorus O
line O
-LRB- O
performing O
of O
course O
for O
all O
- O
white O
audiences O
-RRB- O
. O

Paris B-GPE
loved O
her O
at O
first O
sight O
. O

`` O
She O
just O
wiggled O
her O
fanny O
and O
all O
the O
French O
fell O
in O
love O
with O
her O
, O
'' O
sniffed O
the O
literary O
world O
's O
Maria B-PERSON
Jolas I-PERSON
, O
not O
entirely O
inaccurately O
. O

`` O
One O
can O
hardly O
overemphasize O
the O
importance O
of O
her O
rear O
end O
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Rose O
writes O
. O

Ms. O
Rose O
, O
who O
teaches O
literature O
at O
Wesleyan B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
quickly O
proceeds O
to O
overemphasize O
, O
claiming O
that O
Baker B-PERSON
's O
dancing O
`` O
had O
uncovered O
a O
new O
region O
for O
desire O
'' O
and O
thereby O
ignoring O
centuries O
of O
tributes O
to O
the O
callipygous O
. O

`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Jazz I-WORK_OF_ART
Cleopatra I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
contains O
other O
, O
more O
important O
, O
false O
notes O
that O
undermine O
what O
is O
, O
for O
the O
most O
part O
, O
a O
lively O
account O
of O
a O
life O
already O
familiar O
from O
earlier O
works O
. O

It O
is O
easy O
to O
see O
why O
Baker B-PERSON
, O
a O
free O
spirit O
who O
broke O
many O
of O
the O
restraints O
convention O
places O
on O
women O
, O
attracts O
Ms. O
Rose O
, O
the O
author O
of O
`` O
Parallel B-WORK_OF_ART
Lives I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
wonderful O
study O
of O
Victorian O
marriage O
. O

Still O
, O
even O
the O
title O
raises O
questions O
about O
the O
author O
's O
vision O
of O
her O
subject O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
's O
art O
was O
jazz O
only O
by O
the O
widest O
stretch O
of O
the O
term O
. O

To O
find O
parallels O
, O
other O
than O
sexual O
appeal O
, O
with O
Cleopatra B-PERSON
, O
requires O
an O
equal O
stretch O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
was O
68 O
years O
old O
when O
she O
died O
in O
Paris B-GPE
, O
two O
days O
after O
the O
sold O
- O
out O
opening O
of O
her O
newest O
show O
: O
a O
movie O
- O
like O
ending O
to O
what O
was O
a O
cinematic O
life O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Ms. O
Baker O
played O
scenes O
in O
Casablanca B-WORK_OF_ART
that O
could O
have O
made O
it O
into O
`` O
Casablanca B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

During O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
her O
uncomplicated O
view O
of O
life O
led O
her O
to O
the O
conclusion O
that O
the O
Nazis B-NORP
were O
evil O
and O
must O
be O
resisted O
, O
a O
decision O
made O
by O
only O
about O
2 O
% O
of O
French B-NORP
citizens O
. O

She O
was O
devoted O
to O
Charles B-PERSON
de O
Gaulle O
's O
cause O
, O
accepting O
great O
financial O
sacrifice O
and O
considerable O
risk O
to O
become O
first O
a O
spy O
and O
then O
a O
one O
- O
woman O
USO B-ORG
tour O
for O
the O
forces O
of O
Free O
France O
. O

In O
Humphrey O
Bogart O
's O
nightclub O
, O
Victor B-PERSON
Laszlo I-PERSON
leads O
Free O
French O
sympathizers O
in O
`` O
La B-WORK_OF_ART
Marseillaise I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
to O
drown O
out O
the O
Nazis O
. O

The O
night O
the O
Germans B-NORP
occupied O
all O
of O
France B-GPE
, O
Baker B-PERSON
performed O
in O
Casablanca B-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
Free O
French O
wore O
black O
arm O
bands O
, O
and O
when O
she O
sang O
`` O
J'ai B-WORK_OF_ART
deux I-WORK_OF_ART
amours I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
they O
wept O
. O

Ms. O
Rose O
is O
best O
on O
the O
early O
years O
and O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
. O

In O
her O
introduction O
, O
Ms. O
Rose O
writes O
that O
she O
feels O
she O
has O
much O
in O
common O
with O
Baker B-PERSON
, O
but O
as O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Jazz I-WORK_OF_ART
Cleopatra I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
goes O
on O
, O
it O
seems O
more O
rushed O
, O
as O
though O
the O
author O
were O
growing O
less O
interested O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
help O
that O
sometimes O
Ms. O
Rose O
's O
language O
fails O
to O
deliver O
the O
effect O
she O
appears O
to O
want O
. O

One O
chapter O
opens O
: O
`` O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
was O
not O
one O
of O
France B-GPE
's O
glorious O
moments O
. O
'' O

Elsewhere O
, O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
explain O
without O
stating O
it O
plainly O
that O
Baker B-PERSON
had O
a O
large O
gay O
following O
later O
in O
her O
career O
when O
she O
was O
an O
overdressed O
singer O
rather O
than O
underdressed O
dancer O
, O
Ms. O
Rose O
writes O
: O
`` O
She O
was O
a O
female O
impersonator O
who O
happened O
to O
be O
a O
woman O
. O
'' O

One O
devoted O
fan O
who O
fell O
under O
Baker B-PERSON
's O
spell O
in O
1963 O
and O
began O
collecting O
Baker B-PERSON
memorabilia O
was O
Bryan B-PERSON
Hammond I-PERSON
. O

In O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Josephine I-WORK_OF_ART
Baker I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Cape I-PERSON
, O
304 O
pages O
, O
$ O
35 O
-RRB- O
, O
which O
was O
published O
in O
Britain B-GPE
last O
year O
and O
distributed O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
this O
month O
, O
Mr. O
Hammond O
has O
used O
his O
collection O
to O
produce O
an O
album O
of O
photographs O
and O
drawings O
of O
the O
star O
. O

The O
text O
by O
Patrick B-PERSON
O'Connor I-PERSON
is O
a O
tough O
read O
, O
but O
the O
pictures O
make O
her O
magnetism O
clear O
and O
help O
explain O
why O
Ernest B-PERSON
Hemingway I-PERSON
called O
Baker B-PERSON
`` O
The O
most O
sensational O
woman O
anybody O
ever O
saw O
. O

Or O
ever O
will O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Lescaze O
is O
foreign O
editor O
of O
the O
Journal O
. O

It O
was O
the O
kind O
of O
snubbing O
rarely O
seen O
within O
the O
Congress O
, O
let O
alone O
within O
the O
same O
party O
. O

Sen. O
Alan O
Cranston O
trekked O
over O
to O
the O
House O
side O
of O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
a O
few O
days O
ago O
and O
volunteered O
his O
testimony O
to O
fellow O
Democrat O
Rep. O
Henry O
Gonzalez O
. O

It O
was O
offered O
as O
an O
expression O
of O
cooperation O
to O
Mr. O
Gonzalez O
, O
who O
is O
investigating O
the O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
failure O
of O
Lincoln O
Savings O
& O
Loan O
Association O
. O

But O
instead O
of O
thanks O
, O
Sen. O
Cranston O
was O
treated O
with O
cool O
formality O
. O

`` O
Every O
witness O
receives O
a O
formal O
subpoena O
, O
'' O
Rep. O
Gonzalez O
told O
him O
. O

Seldom O
have O
House B-ORG
hearings O
caused O
so O
much O
apprehension O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
where O
California O
Sen. O
Cranston O
and O
four O
other O
senators O
were O
already O
writhing O
in O
the O
glare O
of O
unfavorable O
publicity O
over O
the O
alleged O
looting O
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
by O
their O
friend O
and O
political O
benefactor O
, O
Charles B-PERSON
Keating I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
principal O
stockholder O
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
's O
parent O
company O
, O
American B-ORG
Continental I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Phoenix B-GPE
, O
Ariz B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
's O
hearings O
last O
week O
, O
William B-PERSON
Seidman I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
the O
federal O
agency O
created O
to O
sell O
sick O
thrifts O
, O
said O
the O
agency O
is O
investigating O
whether O
Lincoln B-GPE
made O
illegal O
political O
contributions O
. O

Mr. O
Keating O
arranged O
nearly O
$ O
1 O
million O
in O
donations O
to O
Sen. O
Cranston O
and O
his O
various O
political O
causes O
, O
and O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
more O
to O
other O
lawmakers O
. O

Future O
witnesses O
include O
a O
former O
federal O
S&L O
regulator O
who O
has O
accused O
the O
five O
senators O
of O
attempting O
to O
`` O
subvert O
'' O
the O
regulatory O
process O
by O
intervening O
on O
behalf O
of O
Mr. O
Keating O
. O

Unlike O
many O
lawmakers O
, O
Chairman O
Gonzalez O
says O
he O
considers O
intervening O
with O
regulators O
to O
be O
improper O
. O

`` O
When O
you O
reach O
a O
point O
where O
a O
policy O
- O
making O
body O
is O
trying O
to O
shape O
administrative O
decisions O
, O
then O
that O
's O
a O
no O
- O
no O
in O
my O
book O
, O
'' O
the O
Texas B-GPE
lawmaker O
says O
. O

And O
he O
has O
attached O
himself O
to O
the O
Lincoln B-GPE
story O
tenaciously O
. O

`` O
Unless O
the O
questions O
are O
answered O
, O
I O
will O
keep O
on O
going O
. O
'' O

Lawmakers O
often O
are O
reluctant O
to O
embarrass O
colleagues O
, O
even O
those O
of O
opposing O
political O
parties O
. O

In O
the O
recent O
Housing O
and O
Urban B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Department I-ORG
scandal O
, O
for O
example O
, O
Rep. O
Thomas O
Lantos O
, O
the O
California O
Democrat O
who O
led O
the O
hearings O
, O
tiptoed O
through O
embarrassing O
disclosures O
about O
HUD B-ORG
grants O
secured O
by O
Sen. O
Alfonse O
D'Amato O
, O
a O
New O
York O
Republican O
. O

But O
Chairman O
Gonzalez O
is O
a O
genuine O
maverick O
. O

He O
comes O
from O
the O
same O
political O
line O
as O
Wright B-PERSON
Patman I-PERSON
, O
a O
bank O
- O
baiting O
Texas B-GPE
populist O
who O
chaired O
the B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
until O
1974 O
. O

Mr. O
Gonzalez O
is O
also O
a O
stickler O
for O
ethical O
standards O
who O
refuses O
to O
accept O
honorariums O
and O
who O
believes O
in O
conducting O
official O
business O
in O
the O
open O
. O

Early O
in O
his O
political O
career O
, O
as O
a O
city O
councilman O
in O
San B-GPE
Antonio I-GPE
, O
he O
walked O
out O
of O
a O
meeting O
when O
political O
supporters O
asked O
that O
the O
police O
chief O
be O
replaced O
, O
denouncing O
the O
closed O
- O
door O
affair O
publicly O
as O
a O
`` O
bat O
- O
roost O
meeting O
. O
'' O

The O
immediate O
target O
of O
Rep. O
Gonzalez O
's O
inquiry O
is O
Danny B-PERSON
Wall I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Office O
of O
Thrift O
Supervision O
. O

As O
the O
principal O
regulator O
of O
the O
thrift O
industry O
, O
Mr. O
Wall O
delayed O
seizing O
Lincoln B-ORG
S&L I-ORG
for O
more O
than O
two O
years O
after O
his O
staff O
told O
him O
that O
the O
California B-GPE
thrift O
was O
insolvent O
and O
that O
potential O
losses O
to O
taxpayers O
were O
growing O
rapidly O
. O

Rep. O
Gonzalez O
seems O
primed O
to O
lash O
out O
at O
Mr. O
Wall O
when O
hearings O
resume O
Thursday O
with O
testimony O
by O
two O
federal O
regulators O
from O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
William B-PERSON
Black I-PERSON
and O
Mike B-PERSON
Patriarca I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Wall O
relieved O
them O
of O
responsibility O
for O
supervising O
Lincoln B-GPE
in O
1988 O
. O

Mr. O
Gonzalez O
expressed O
concern O
over O
a O
report O
that O
the O
two O
had O
been O
summoned O
to O
Washington B-GPE
by O
Mr. O
Wall O
last O
week O
to O
discuss O
their O
testimony O
in O
advance O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
he O
is O
trying O
to O
improperly O
influence O
a O
witness O
, O
and O
by O
God O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
tolerate O
it O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Wall O
, O
however O
, O
is O
a O
self O
- O
proclaimed O
`` O
child O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
'' O
and O
former O
staff O
director O
of O
its O
Banking B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

An O
inquiry O
into O
his O
handling O
of O
Lincoln B-ORG
S&L I-ORG
inevitably O
will O
drag O
in O
Sen. O
Cranston O
and O
the O
four O
others O
, O
Sens. B-PERSON
Dennis I-PERSON
DeConcini I-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
John B-PERSON
Glenn I-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ohio B-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
Donald B-PERSON
Riegle I-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mich B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

They O
all O
attended O
a O
meeting O
in O
April O
1987 O
questioning O
why O
a O
federal O
audit O
of O
Lincoln B-ORG
S&L I-ORG
had O
dragged O
on O
for O
two O
years O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
certain O
that O
in O
the O
course O
of O
the O
hearings O
the O
names O
-LCB- O
of O
the O
senators O
-RCB- O
will O
be O
brought O
out O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Gonzalez O
says O
. O

This O
is O
raising O
eyebrows O
. O

`` O
When O
I O
first O
got O
a O
glimpse O
at O
the O
witness O
list O
, O
I O
could O
n't O
believe O
that O
they O
were O
going O
to O
go O
ahead O
and O
do O
this O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Waldman I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
Congress B-ORG
Watch I-ORG
, O
a O
consumer O
group O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
some O
witnesses O
who O
will O
be O
forced O
to O
testify O
about O
their O
meetings O
with O
senators O
. O
'' O

And O
a O
Democratic O
aide O
to O
a O
Banking B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
member O
remarks O
, O
`` O
I O
too O
am O
astounded O
by O
it O
, O
because O
Gonzalez B-PERSON
has O
certainly O
placed O
a O
lot O
of O
Democratic O
senators O
in O
a O
very O
bad O
position O
. O
'' O

All O
the O
senators O
say O
they O
merely O
were O
trying O
to O
ensure O
fairness O
for O
a O
constituent O
. O

Mr. O
Keating O
lives O
in O
Phoenix B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
California B-GPE
thrift O
's O
parent O
is O
an O
Ohio B-GPE
- O
chartered O
corporation O
with O
holdings O
in O
Michigan B-GPE
. O

Chairman O
Gonzalez O
expresses O
sympathy O
for O
Sen. O
Riegle O
, O
his O
counterpart O
as O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

`` O
He O
's O
wise O
, O
he O
's O
good O
and O
I O
know O
he O
's O
an O
honest O
man O
, O
'' O
the O
Texan B-NORP
says O
. O

But O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Mr. O
Gonzalez O
has O
n't O
forgotten O
a O
confrontation O
over O
Mr. O
Wall O
during O
House O
- O
Senate O
negotiations O
over O
S&L O
bailout O
legislation O
during O
the O
summer O
. O

The O
Senate O
negotiators O
included O
Sens. O
Cranston O
and O
Riegle B-PERSON
and O
Mr. O
Wall O
's O
principal O
sponsor O
, O
Republican O
Sen. O
Jake O
Garn O
of O
Utah B-GPE
. O

They O
were O
willing O
to O
trade O
important O
provisions O
in O
the O
bailout O
legislation O
to O
preserve O
Mr. O
Wall O
's O
job O
and O
to O
avoid O
a O
reconfirmation O
hearing O
in O
which O
he O
would O
be O
called O
upon O
to O
testify O
about O
Lincoln B-ORG
S&L I-ORG
. O

Most O
importantly O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
traded O
away O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
's O
controversial O
plan O
to O
finance O
the O
bailout O
, O
which O
was O
partly O
reinstated O
later O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
Mr. O
Gonzalez O
said O
several O
senators O
told O
him O
that O
they O
`` O
could O
get O
some O
roadblocks O
out O
of O
the O
way O
if O
there O
could O
be O
some O
understanding O
on O
Garn B-PERSON
's O
insistence O
on O
Wall B-FAC
. O
'' O

Now O
Mr. O
Gonzalez O
is O
holding O
the O
equivalent O
of O
reconfirmation O
hearings O
anyway O
, O
under O
the O
guise O
of O
the O
Lincoln B-GPE
investigation O
. O

`` O
In O
a O
way O
, O
that O
's O
what O
this O
is O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Gonzalez O
concedes O
. O

Even O
some O
House B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
members O
could O
suffer O
from O
the O
fallout O
. O

Mr. O
Keating O
raised O
$ O
20,000 O
for O
Rep. O
Doug O
Barnard O
's O
1986 O
re-election O
campaign O
while O
the O
Georgia O
Democrat O
was O
taking O
his O
side O
against O
regulators O
who O
wanted O
to O
curb O
risky O
investments O
and O
wholesale O
deposit O
brokering O
. O

He O
recently O
voted O
`` O
present O
'' O
when O
the O
committee O
authorized O
a O
subpoena O
to O
compel O
Mr. O
Keating O
to O
testify O
, O
then O
changed O
his O
vote O
to O
yes O
. O

But O
the O
chairman O
's O
supporters O
have O
the O
upper O
hand O
as O
federal O
regulators O
press O
a O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
fraud O
suit O
against O
Mr. O
Keating O
and O
others O
. O

Rep. O
Jim O
Leach O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Iowa B-GPE
-RRB- O
says O
the O
Lincoln B-GPE
S&L O
affair O
is O
`` O
the O
biggest O
bank O
heist O
in O
history O
, O
'' O
and O
adds O
: O
`` O
The O
great O
question O
that O
remains O
to O
be O
resolved O
is O
whether O
we O
have O
a O
congressional O
Watergate B-EVENT
in O
the O
making O
. O
'' O

A O
witness O
set O
to O
testify O
on O
Thursday O
was O
quoted O
in O
a O
news O
report O
over O
the O
weekend O
as O
saying O
Lincoln B-GPE
`` O
laundered O
'' O
campaign O
contributions O
illegally O
. O

But O
the O
witness O
, O
William B-PERSON
Crawford I-PERSON
, O
California B-GPE
's O
chief O
state O
thrift O
regulator O
, O
denies O
saying O
that O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
whether O
it O
was O
done O
properly O
or O
not O
, O
because O
I O
'm O
not O
a O
lawyer O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
in O
a O
telephone O
interview O
yesterday O
. O

But O
he O
said O
he O
is O
prepared O
to O
testify O
that O
executives O
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
and O
its O
parent O
corporation O
got O
unusually O
high O
salaries O
and O
frequent O
calls O
directing O
them O
to O
make O
specific O
contributions O
. O

The O
committee O
also O
has O
summoned O
Mr. O
Wall O
's O
predecessor O
, O
Edwin B-PERSON
Gray I-PERSON
. O

He O
has O
characterized O
the O
five O
senators O
' O
roles O
as O
`` O
tantamount O
to O
an O
attempt O
to O
subvert O
the O
... O
regulatory O
process O
, O
'' O
and O
he O
is O
n't O
expected O
to O
back O
down O
even O
though O
the O
five O
senators O
have O
disputed O
his O
account O
of O
a O
1987 O
meeting O
. O

So O
the O
senators O
must O
brace O
themselves O
. O

Sen. O
Cranston O
, O
as O
he O
returned O
to O
the O
capital O
last O
week O
from O
a O
one O
- O
day O
trip O
to O
inspect O
earthquake O
damage O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
sighed O
to O
an O
aide O
: O
`` O
Well O
, O
back O
to O
Keatingland B-GPE
. O

Crude O
oil O
futures O
prices O
fell O
further O
as O
analysts O
and O
traders O
said O
OPEC B-ORG
oil O
producers O
are O
n't O
putting O
the O
brakes O
on O
output O
ahead O
of O
the O
traditionally O
weak O
first O
quarter O
. O

In O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
benchmark O
West B-PRODUCT
Texas I-PRODUCT
Intermediate I-PRODUCT
crude O
fell O
39 O
cents O
a O
barrel O
to O
$ O
19.76 O
for O
December O
delivery O
. O

Petroleum O
products O
prices O
also O
declined O
. O

Analysts O
pointed O
to O
reports O
that O
the O
Organization O
of O
Petroleum O
Exporting O
Countries O
is O
producing O
substantially O
more O
than O
its O
official O
limit O
of O
20.5 O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
, O
with O
some O
accounts O
putting O
the O
13 O
- O
nation O
group O
's O
output O
as O
high O
as O
23 O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
. O

That O
level O
of O
production O
did O
n't O
take O
its O
toll O
on O
futures O
prices O
for O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
, O
when O
demand O
is O
traditionally O
strong O
. O

But O
because O
first O
- O
quarter O
demand O
is O
normally O
the O
weakest O
of O
the O
year O
, O
several O
market O
participants O
say O
, O
OPEC B-ORG
production O
will O
have O
to O
decline O
to O
keep O
prices O
from O
eroding O
further O
. O

The O
group O
plans O
to O
meet O
in O
a O
month O
to O
discuss O
production O
strategy O
for O
early O
1990 O
. O

With O
prices O
already O
headed O
lower O
, O
news O
of O
a O
series O
of O
explosions O
at O
a O
major O
Phillips B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
chemical O
facility O
on O
the B-LOC
Houston I-LOC
Ship I-LOC
Channel I-LOC
also O
was O
bearish O
for O
prices O
. O

Even O
though O
such O
facilities O
use O
a O
relatively O
small O
amount O
of O
crude O
, O
analysts O
say O
, O
now O
the O
facility O
wo O
n't O
need O
any O
, O
at O
a O
time O
of O
already O
high O
availability O
. O

The O
Phillips O
plant O
makes O
polyethylene O
, O
polypropylene O
and O
other O
plastic O
products O
. O

A O
company O
official O
said O
the O
explosions O
began O
when O
a O
seal O
blew O
out O
. O

Dozens O
of O
workers O
were O
injured O
, O
authorities O
said O
. O

There O
was O
no O
immediate O
estimate O
of O
damage O
from O
the O
company O
. O

Some O
petroleum O
futures O
traders O
say O
technical O
considerations O
now O
will O
help O
to O
put O
downward O
pressure O
on O
futures O
prices O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
one O
trader O
said O
that O
prices O
inevitably O
will O
go O
lower O
now O
that O
they O
've O
fallen O
below O
$ O
20 O
a O
barrel O
. O

`` O
Our O
technician O
is O
a O
little O
bearish O
now O
that O
we O
've O
taken O
out O
$ O
20 O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

In O
other O
commodity O
markets O
yesterday O
: O

COPPER O
: O

The O
selling O
that O
started O
on O
Friday O
continued O
yesterday O
. O

The O
December O
contract O
fell O
3.85 O
cents O
a O
pound O
to O
$ O
1.1960 O
. O

London B-ORG
Metal I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
warehouse O
stocks O
were O
down O
only O
4,800 O
metric O
tons O
for O
the O
week O
to O
84,500 O
tons O
; O
expectations O
late O
last O
week O
were O
a O
drop O
of O
10,000 O
to O
15,000 O
tons O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
market O
made O
its O
high O
for O
the O
day O
on O
the O
opening O
and O
when O
it O
dropped O
below O
the O
$ O
1.23 O
- O
a O
- O
pound O
level O
, O
selling O
picked O
up O
as O
previous O
buyers O
bailed O
out O
of O
their O
positions O
and O
aggressive O
short O
sellers O
-- O
anticipating O
further O
declines O
-- O
moved O
in O
. O

Fund O
selling O
also O
picked O
up O
at O
that O
point O
. O

According O
to O
Bernard B-PERSON
Savaiko I-PERSON
, O
senior O
commodity O
analyst O
at O
PaineWebber B-ORG
, O
the O
only O
stability O
to O
the O
market O
came O
when O
short O
sellers O
periodically O
moved O
in O
to O
cover O
their O
positions O
by O
buying O
contracts O
. O

This O
activity O
produced O
small O
rallies O
, O
which O
in O
turn O
attracted O
new O
short O
selling O
. O

Mr. O
Savaiko O
noted O
that O
copper O
had O
a O
steep O
fall O
in O
spite O
of O
a O
weak O
dollar O
, O
which O
would O
normally O
support O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
copper O
market O
. O

Such O
support O
usually O
comes O
from O
arbitragers O
who O
use O
a O
strong O
British B-NORP
pound O
to O
buy O
copper O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
sell O
- O
off O
would O
probably O
have O
been O
worse O
if O
the O
dollar O
had O
been O
strong O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Copper O
has O
been O
stuck O
in O
a O
trading O
range O
of O
$ O
1.19 O
to O
$ O
1.34 O
. O

Mr. O
Savaiko O
believes O
that O
if O
copper O
falls O
below O
the O
bottom O
of O
this O
range O
the O
next O
significant O
support O
level O
will O
be O
about O
$ O
1.04 O
. O

PRECIOUS O
METALS O
: O

Platinum O
and O
palladium O
struggled O
to O
maintain O
their O
prices O
all O
day O
despite O
news O
stories O
over O
the O
weekend O
that O
recent O
cold O
fusion O
experiments O
, O
which O
use O
both O
metals O
, O
showed O
signs O
of O
producing O
extra O
heat O
. O

January O
platinum O
closed O
down O
$ O
2.80 O
an O
ounce O
at O
$ O
486.30 O
, O
nearly O
$ O
4 O
above O
its O
low O
for O
the O
day O
. O

December O
palladium O
was O
off O
$ O
1.55 O
an O
ounce O
at O
$ O
137.20 O
. O

Platinum O
is O
believed O
to O
have O
good O
support O
around O
$ O
480 O
and O
palladium O
at O
around O
$ O
130 O
. O

Some O
traders O
were O
thought O
to O
be O
waiting O
for O
the O
auto O
sales O
report O
, O
which O
will O
be O
released O
today O
. O

Such O
sales O
are O
watched O
closely O
by O
platinum O
and O
palladium O
traders O
because O
both O
metals O
are O
used O
in O
automobile O
catalytic O
converters O
. O

Mr. O
Savaiko O
theorized O
that O
the O
news O
on O
cold O
fusion O
did O
n't O
affect O
the O
market O
yesterday O
because O
many O
traders O
have O
already O
been O
badly O
burnt O
by O
such O
stories O
. O

He O
said O
the O
traders O
are O
demanding O
a O
higher O
level O
of O
proof O
before O
they O
will O
buy O
palladium O
again O
. O

Also O
weighing O
on O
both O
metals O
' O
prices O
is O
the O
role O
of O
the O
chief O
supplier O
, O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

Many O
analysts O
believe O
that O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
' O
thirst O
for O
dollars O
this O
year O
to O
buy O
grain O
and O
other O
Western B-NORP
commodities O
and O
goods O
will O
bring O
them O
to O
the O
market O
whenever O
prices O
rally O
very O
much O
. O

GRAINS O
AND O
SOYBEANS O
: O

Prices O
closed O
mixed O
as O
contracts O
reacted O
to O
largely O
offsetting O
bullish O
and O
bearish O
news O
. O

On O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
, O
soybeans O
for O
November O
delivery O
closed O
at O
$ O
5.63 O
a O
bushel O
, O
down O
half O
a O
cent O
, O
while O
the O
December O
wheat O
contract O
rose O
three O
- O
quarters O
of O
a O
cent O
to O
$ O
4.0775 O
a O
bushel O
. O

Supporting O
prices O
was O
the O
announcement O
late O
Friday O
of O
additional O
grain O
sales O
to O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

But O
acting O
as O
a O
drag O
on O
prices O
was O
the O
improved O
harvest O
weather O
over O
the O
weekend O
and O
the O
prospect O
for O
continued O
fair O
weather O
this O
week O
over O
much O
of O
the B-LOC
Farm I-LOC
Belt I-LOC
. O

Strong O
farmer O
selling O
over O
the O
weekend O
also O
weighed O
on O
prices O
. O

SUGAR O
: O

World O
prices O
tumbled O
, O
mostly O
from O
their O
own O
weight O
, O
according O
to O
analysts O
. O

The O
March O
contract O
ended O
at O
13.79 O
cents O
a O
pound O
, O
down O
0.37 O
cent O
. O

For O
the O
past O
week O
or O
so O
, O
traders O
have O
been O
expecting O
India B-GPE
to O
buy O
between O
150,000 O
and O
200,000 O
tons O
of O
refined O
sugar O
, O
and O
there O
have O
been O
expectations O
of O
a O
major O
purchase O
by O
Japan B-GPE
. O

But O
with O
no O
reports O
of O
either O
country O
actually O
entering O
the O
market O
, O
analysts O
said O
, O
futures O
prices O
became O
vulnerable O
. O

Developing O
countries O
such O
as O
India B-GPE
, O
some O
analysts O
said O
, O
seem O
to O
have O
made O
it O
a O
point O
to O
stay O
away O
whenever O
sugar O
reached O
the O
top O
of O
its O
trading O
range O
, O
around O
14.75 O
cents O
, O
and O
wait O
for O
prices O
to O
return O
to O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
range O
, O
around O
13.50 O
cents O
. O

But O
Erik B-PERSON
Dunlaevy I-PERSON
, O
a O
sugar O
analyst O
with O
Balfour B-ORG
Maclaine I-ORG
International I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
explanation O
for O
the O
latest O
drop O
in O
sugar O
prices O
is O
much O
simpler O
: O
Speculators O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
got O
too O
long O
too O
soon O
and O
ran O
into O
resistance O
around O
the O
old O
contract O
highs O
. O
'' O

A O
PaineWebber B-ORG
analyst O
said O
that O
in O
light O
of O
a O
new O
estimate O
of O
a O
production O
increase O
of O
four O
million O
metric O
tons O
and O
only O
a O
modest O
increase O
in O
consumption O
, O
sugar O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
rise O
above O
the O
top O
of O
its O
trading O
range O
without O
a O
crop O
problem O
in O
a O
major O
producing O
country O
. O

COCOA O
: O

Futures O
rallied O
modestly O
. O

The O
December O
contract O
rose O
$ O
33 O
a O
metric O
ton O
to O
$ O
1,027 O
, O
near O
its O
high O
for O
the O
day O
. O

Gill O
& O
Duffus O
Ltd. O
, O
a O
British B-NORP
cocoa O
- O
trading O
house O
, O
estimated O
that O
the O
1989 O
- O
90 O
world O
cocoa O
surplus O
would O
be O
231,000 O
tons O
, O
down O
from O
314,000 O
tons O
for O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Market O
technicians O
were O
encouraged O
by O
the O
price O
patterns O
, O
which O
in O
the O
past O
have O
preceded O
sharp O
rallies O
. O

Recent O
prices O
for O
cocoa O
have O
been O
near O
levels O
last O
seen O
in O
the O
mid-1970s O
. O

At O
such O
prices O
, O
according O
to O
Mr. O
Savaiko O
, O
bargain O
hunting O
and O
short O
- O
covering O
-- O
buying O
back O
of O
contracts O
previously O
sold O
-- O
by O
speculators O
is O
n't O
uncommon O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Savaiko O
expects O
stepped O
- O
up O
producer O
selling O
at O
around O
the O
$ O
1,040 O
to O
$ O
1,050 O
level O
. O

He O
also O
noted O
that O
a O
strong O
sterling O
market O
yesterday O
might O
have O
helped O
cocoa O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
as O
arbitragers O
took O
advantage O
of O
the O
currency O
move O
. O

Sandra B-PERSON
Kaul I-PERSON
, O
research O
analyst O
at O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
market O
pushed O
higher O
mainly O
in O
anticipation O
of O
a O
late O
harvest O
in O
the O
Ivory B-GPE
Coast I-GPE
, O
a O
major O
cocoa O
producer O
. O

American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
said O
it O
will O
spend O
$ O
20 O
million O
to O
build O
a O
factory O
in O
Guadalajara B-GPE
, O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
to O
make O
telephone O
answering O
machines O
. O

Construction O
of O
the O
265,000 O
- O
square O
- O
foot O
facility O
will O
begin O
next O
year O
, O
with O
production O
expected O
to O
start O
in O
late O
1991 O
. O

When O
fully O
operational O
, O
the O
Guadalajara B-GPE
factory O
will O
employ O
about O
1,500 O
workers O
and O
have O
annual O
operating O
expenses O
of O
$ O
5 O
million O
to O
$ O
6 O
million O
. O

An O
AT&T B-ORG
representative O
said O
that O
the O
Guadalajara B-GPE
factory O
will O
make O
a O
full O
line O
of O
answering O
machines O
. O

AT&T B-ORG
already O
has O
a O
factory O
in O
Matamoros B-GPE
, O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
to O
make O
electrical O
devices O
. O

It O
also O
purchases O
data O
systems O
products O
from O
a O
manufacturer O
based O
in O
Monterrey B-GPE
. O

Annualized O
interest O
rates O
on O
certain O
investments O
as O
reported O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
on O
a O
weekly O
- O
average O
basis O
: O

a O
- O
Discounted O
rate O
. O

b O
- O
Week O
ended O
Wednesday O
, O
October O
18 O
, O
1989 O
and O
Wednesday O
October O
11 O
, O
1989 O
. O

c O
- O
Yields O
, O
adjusted O
for O
constant O
maturity O
. O

Just O
five O
months O
after O
Ogilvy B-ORG
Group I-ORG
was O
swallowed O
up O
in O
an O
unsolicited O
takeover O
, O
Kenneth B-PERSON
Roman I-PERSON
, O
Ogilvy B-ORG
's O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
said O
he O
is O
leaving O
to O
take O
a O
top O
post O
at O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Roman O
, O
59 O
years O
old O
, O
abruptly O
announced O
he O
will O
leave O
the O
venerable O
ad O
agency O
, O
whose O
largest O
client O
is O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
, O
to O
become O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
's O
executive O
vice O
president O
for O
corporate O
affairs O
and O
communications O
. O

He O
will O
succeed O
Harry B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Freeman I-PERSON
, O
57 O
, O
who O
has O
said O
he O
will O
retire O
in O
December O
. O

Mr. O
Freeman O
said O
in O
August O
that O
he O
would O
retire O
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
to O
take O
`` O
executive O
responsibility O
'' O
for O
an O
embarrassing O
effort O
to O
discredit O
banker O
Edmond B-PERSON
Safra I-PERSON
. O

American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
representatives O
apparently O
influenced O
the O
publication O
of O
unfavorable O
articles O
about O
Mr. O
Safra O
. O

The O
company O
later O
apologized O
and O
agreed O
to O
make O
$ O
8 O
million O
in O
contributions O
to O
charities O
chosen O
by O
him O
. O

Although O
Mr. O
Freeman O
is O
retiring O
, O
he O
will O
continue O
to O
work O
as O
a O
consultant O
for O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
on O
a O
project O
basis O
. O

Ad O
industry O
executives O
were O
n't O
surprised O
by O
Mr. O
Roman O
's O
decision O
to O
leave O
Ogilvy B-ORG
. O

The O
agency O
, O
under O
his O
direction O
, O
bitterly O
fought O
a O
takeover O
attempt O
by O
WPP B-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
of O
London B-GPE
before O
succumbing O
in O
May O
. O

And O
although O
Mr. O
Roman O
and O
WPP B-ORG
's O
chief O
executive O
, O
Martin B-PERSON
Sorrell I-PERSON
, O
have O
gone O
out O
of O
their O
way O
to O
be O
publicly O
supportive O
of O
each O
other O
, O
people O
close O
to O
Mr. O
Roman O
say O
he O
was O
unhappy O
giving O
up O
control O
of O
the O
company O
. O

Some O
executives O
also O
cite O
tension O
because O
of O
efforts O
by O
Mr. O
Sorrell O
, O
a O
financial O
man O
, O
to O
cut O
costs O
at O
the O
agency O
. O

Mr. O
Roman O
will O
be O
succeeded O
as O
the O
head O
of O
Ogilvy B-ORG
's O
flagship O
ad O
agency O
, O
Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
Worldwide O
, O
by O
Graham B-PERSON
Phillips I-PERSON
, O
50 O
, O
who O
had O
been O
president O
of O
North O
American B-NORP
operations O
and O
who O
, O
like O
Mr. O
Sorrell O
, O
is O
British B-NORP
. O

Alexander B-PERSON
Brody I-PERSON
, O
56 O
, O
will O
take O
on O
the O
newly O
created O
position O
of O
president O
of O
the O
world O
- O
wide O
agency O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
its O
international O
operations O
. O

He O
had O
been O
president O
of O
the O
international O
operations O
. O

Mr. O
Roman O
also O
had O
overseen O
Ogilvy B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
two O
other O
units O
, O
the O
Scali O
McCabe O
Sloves O
advertising O
agency O
and O
its O
research O
division O
, O
but O
those O
units O
will O
now O
report O
directly O
to O
WPP B-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Roman O
appears O
custom O
- O
made O
for O
the O
American O
Express O
job O
. O

Known O
as O
a O
traditional O
executive O
, O
he O
is O
very O
much O
in O
the O
conservative O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
mold O
. O

Moreover O
, O
after O
26 O
years O
at O
Ogilvy B-ORG
he O
had O
honed O
a O
reputation O
for O
being O
squeaky O
- O
clean O
and O
a O
straight O
arrow O
-- O
which O
can O
only O
help O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
Safra B-PERSON
incident O
. O

He O
also O
is O
close O
to O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
's O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
James B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Robinson I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
. O

Aside O
from O
working O
with O
Mr. O
Robinson O
on O
the O
American O
Express O
advertising O
account O
for O
about O
11 O
years O
, O
Mr. O
Roman O
serves O
on O
several O
of O
the O
same O
charities O
and O
boards O
as O
Mr. O
Robinson O
. O

The O
abrupt O
management O
change O
sparked O
widespread O
speculation O
that O
Mr. O
Roman O
had O
been O
pushed O
out O
of O
Ogilvy B-ORG
's O
top O
spot O
by O
Mr. O
Sorrell O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Roman O
flatly O
denied O
the O
speculation O
, O
saying O
Mr. O
Sorrell O
had O
tried O
several O
times O
to O
persuade O
him O
to O
stay O
, O
offering O
various O
incentives O
and O
in O
one O
instance O
sending O
a O
note O
with O
a O
case O
of O
wine O
-LRB- O
The O
wine O
, O
naturally O
, O
was O
Seagram B-ORG
's O
brand O
, O
an O
Ogilvy B-ORG
client O
-RRB- O
. O

`` O
He O
asked O
me O
not O
to O
resign O
. O

The O
implication O
that O
I O
was O
pushed O
aside O
would O
n't O
be O
accurate O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Roman O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Sorrell O
, O
traveling O
in O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
. O

Mr. O
Roman O
said O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Robinson O
first O
approached O
him O
about O
the O
job O
in O
late O
September O
. O

According O
to O
industry O
executives O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
Sutherland I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
European B-ORG
Community I-ORG
commissioner O
from O
Ireland B-GPE
, O
was O
also O
a O
serious O
contender O
for O
the O
American O
Express O
job O
. O

Although O
it O
ultimately O
was O
n't O
offered O
to O
him O
, O
he O
will O
be O
on O
retainer O
to O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
as O
an O
adviser O
on O
international O
matters O
. O

After O
talking O
on O
and O
off O
for O
the O
past O
four O
weeks O
, O
Mr. O
Roman O
said O
, O
he O
agreed O
to O
take O
the O
job O
because O
`` O
it O
's O
the O
right O
time O
, O
it O
's O
a O
terrific O
opportunity O
, O
and O
I O
think O
I O
leave O
the O
company O
in O
very O
strong O
hands O
. O

It O
was O
my O
decision O
, O
not O
anyone O
else O
's O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Roman O
also O
brushed O
aside O
reports O
about O
infighting O
between O
him O
and O
Mr. O
Phillips O
, O
his O
successor O
at O
Ogilvy B-ORG
. O

The O
two O
executives O
could O
hardly O
be O
more O
different O
. O

Mr. O
Roman O
comes O
across O
as O
a O
low O
- O
key O
executive O
; O
Mr. O
Phillips O
has O
a O
flashier O
personality O
. O

During O
time O
off O
, O
Mr. O
Roman O
tends O
to O
his O
garden O
; O
Mr. O
Phillips O
confesses O
to O
a O
fondness O
for O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
fast O
cars O
and O
planes O
. O

Industry O
executives O
say O
that O
although O
the O
two O
executives O
used O
to O
clash O
more O
frequently O
, O
the O
WPP O
takeover O
brought O
them O
closer O
together O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
the O
guy O
who O
made O
him O
head O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
head O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
president O
of O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
and O
recommended O
him O
-LCB- O
to O
Mr. O
Sorrell O
-RCB- O
as O
my O
successor O
. O

Would O
I O
have O
done O
all O
those O
things O
successively O
if O
I O
did O
n't O
think O
he O
was O
the O
right O
guy O
? O
'' O
Mr. O
Roman O
asked O
. O

He O
labeled O
reports O
of O
friction O
`` O
ridiculous O
, O
'' O
and O
said O
that O
he O
spent O
part O
of O
the O
weekend O
on O
Mr. O
Phillips O
's O
boat O
in O
Connecticut B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Roman O
will O
oversee O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
's O
public O
relations O
and O
government O
affairs O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
but O
he O
wo O
n't O
be O
involved O
in O
its O
advertising O
, O
which O
is O
handled O
by O
the O
operating O
units O
. O

`` O
I O
consider O
this O
a O
second O
career O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

He O
also O
will O
sit O
on O
the O
company O
's O
corporate O
planning O
and O
policy O
committee O
, O
made O
up O
of O
the O
top O
corporate O
and O
operating O
executives O
. O

Mr. O
Roman O
's O
departure O
is O
n't O
expected O
to O
have O
any O
enormous O
repercussions O
at O
Ogilvy B-ORG
. O

American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
, O
Kraft B-ORG
General I-ORG
Foods I-ORG
, O
and O
Mattel B-ORG
executives O
said O
the O
move O
wo O
n't O
affect O
their O
relationships O
with O
the O
ad O
agency O
. O

`` O
General O
Foods O
's O
relationships O
with O
its O
agencies O
are O
based O
on O
the O
agencies O
' O
work O
, O
and O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
, O
'' O
said O
David B-PERSON
Hurwitt I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
of O
Kraft B-ORG
General I-ORG
Foods I-ORG
. O

But O
some O
clients O
and O
analysts O
expressed O
concern O
that O
Mr. O
Phillips O
is O
n't O
as O
well O
- O
known O
to O
many O
clients O
. O

`` O
Ken B-PERSON
was O
my O
key O
contact O
, O
'' O
said O
J. B-PERSON
Nicholas I-PERSON
Hahn I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Cotton B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
represents O
cotton O
producers O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
-LCB- O
Mr. O
Phillips O
-RCB- O
all O
that O
well O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
seen O
or O
talked O
to O
him O
in O
several O
years O
. O
'' O

And O
some O
analysts O
questioned O
whether O
Mr. O
Phillips O
would O
have O
the O
skills O
Ogilvy B-ORG
needs O
to O
turn O
the O
agency O
around O
. O

While O
the O
agency O
has O
done O
well O
in O
many O
parts O
of O
the O
world O
, O
its O
flagship O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
office O
has O
had O
a O
dismal O
track O
record O
recently O
; O
it O
has O
won O
few O
new O
accounts O
while O
losing O
big O
ones O
, O
including O
Maxwell B-ORG
House I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
think O
-LCB- O
Mr. O
Phillips O
-RCB- O
is O
going O
to O
need O
some O
help O
. O

I O
think O
they O
need O
creative O
leadership O
, O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
they O
have O
it O
, O
'' O
said O
Emma B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
Wertheim O
& O
Co O
. O

Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
's O
top O
creative O
executive O
, O
Norman B-PERSON
Berry I-PERSON
, O
left O
the O
agency O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

`` O
Norm B-PERSON
Berry I-PERSON
was O
a O
creative O
inspiration O
at O
the O
company O
, O
and O
nobody O
has O
filled O
that O
void O
, O
'' O
said O
Ms. O
Hill O
. O

But O
other O
analysts O
said O
that O
having O
Mr. O
Phillips O
succeed O
Mr. O
Roman O
would O
make O
for O
a O
smooth O
transition O
. O

`` O
Graham B-PERSON
Phillips I-PERSON
has O
been O
there O
a O
long O
time O
, O
knows O
the O
culture O
well O
, O
is O
aggressive O
, O
and O
apparently O
gets O
along O
well O
with O
'' O
Mr. O
Sorrell O
, O
said O
Andrew B-PERSON
Wallach I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
's O
probably O
a O
reasonable O
transition O
. O

Hopefully O
, O
he O
'll O
be O
the O
answer O
to O
the O
problems O
they O
've O
had O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O
'' O

Sale O
of O
Saatchi O
Unit O
Close O

Computer B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
El B-GPE
Segundo I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
is O
close O
to O
making O
final O
an O
agreement O
to O
buy O
Cleveland B-ORG
Consulting I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
from O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi B-ORG

Computer B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
would O
n't O
disclose O
the O
proposed O
purchase O
price O
for O
Cleveland B-ORG
Consulting I-ORG
, O
which O
counsels O
companies O
on O
logistics O
and O
supply O
. O

But O
David B-PERSON
Lord I-PERSON
, O
managing O
editor O
of O
Consultants B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
an O
industry O
publication O
based O
in O
Fitzwilliam B-GPE
, O
N.H. B-GPE
, O
said O
an O
industry O
standard O
would O
suggest O
a O
purchase O
price O
of O
between O
one O
and O
two O
times O
Cleveland B-ORG
Consulting I-ORG
's O
approximately O
$ O
15 O
million O
annual O
revenue O
. O

Both O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi B-ORG
, O
which O
announced O
its O
intention O
to O
sell O
off O
most O
of O
its O
consulting O
business O
in O
June B-GPE
, O
and O
Cleveland B-ORG
Consulting I-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
proposed O
sale O
. O

Ad O
Notes O
... O
. O

NEW O
ACCOUNT O
: O

AmBase B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
awarded O
the O
ad O
account O
for O
its O
Home B-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
unit O
to O
Biederman O
, O
Kelly B-PERSON
& O
Shaffer O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Billings O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
... O
. O

Puerto B-ORG
Rico I-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
awarded O
its O
$ O
3 O
million O
account O
to O
West O
Indies O
& O
Grey O
, O
Grey B-ORG
Advertising I-ORG
's O
office O
in O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
. O

DIET O
COKE O
: O

Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
yesterday O
said O
singer O
Elton B-PERSON
John I-PERSON
signed O
to O
appear O
in O
an O
ad O
for O
Diet B-PRODUCT
Coke I-PRODUCT
. O

Details O
of O
the O
commercial O
, O
which O
will O
be O
part O
of O
the O
brand O
's O
1990 O
advertising O
campaign O
, O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Mr. O
John O
becomes O
the O
latest O
of O
many O
music O
stars O
, O
including O
George B-PERSON
Michael I-PERSON
and O
Whitney B-PERSON
Houston I-PERSON
, O
to O
appear O
in O
ads O
for O
the O
diet O
drink O
. O

SHEVARDNADZE B-PERSON
ADMITTED O
that O
Moscow B-GPE
violated O
the O
1972 O
ABM B-LAW
treaty O
. O

In O
a O
foreign O
- O
policy O
address O
before O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
legislature O
, O
the O
foreign O
minister O
conceded O
that O
the O
radar O
station O
in O
Krasnoyarsk B-GPE
breached O
the O
superpower O
Anti-Ballistic O
Missile O
treaty O
and O
said O
it O
would O
be O
dismantled O
. O

Shevardnadze B-PERSON
said O
it O
took O
Gorbachev B-GPE
's O
government O
four O
years O
to O
determine O
that O
the O
station O
's O
location O
in O
Siberia B-LOC
violated O
the O
accord O
, O
as O
Western B-NORP
arms O
- O
control O
officials O
have O
long O
contended O
. O

He O
also O
denounced O
Moscow B-GPE
's O
nine O
- O
year O
involvement O
in O
the O
war O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
saying O
it O
involved O
`` O
gross O
violations O
of O
... O
civil O
norms O
and O
ethics O
. O
'' O

Secretary O
of O
State O
Baker O
, O
in O
his O
first O
major O
arms O
- O
control O
speech O
, O
called O
for O
a O
new O
military O
relationship O
with O
Moscow B-GPE
to O
reduce O
`` O
first O
strike O
'' O
nuclear O
arms O
. O

BAY O
AREA O
COMMUTERS O
BATTLED O
earthquake O
- O
related O
transportation O
snarls O
. O

Travelers O
crowded O
into O
subways O
, O
sat O
in O
traffic O
jams O
on O
major O
freeways O
or O
waited O
for O
buses O
in O
the O
rain O
, O
but O
the O
massive O
gridlock O
anticipated O
by O
officials O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
never O
materialized O
. O

As O
the O
death O
toll O
from O
last O
week O
's O
temblor O
climbed O
to O
61 O
, O
the O
condition O
of O
freeway O
survivor O
Buck B-PERSON
Helm I-PERSON
, O
who O
spent O
four O
days O
trapped O
under O
rubble O
, O
improved O
, O
hospital O
officials O
said O
. O

Rescue O
crews O
, O
however O
, O
gave O
up O
hope O
that O
others O
would O
be O
found O
alive O
under O
the O
collapsed O
roadway O
. O

The B-ORG
House I-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
approved O
a O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
aid O
package O
for O
the O
quake O
region O
, O
less O
than O
the O
$ O
3.8 O
billion O
sought O
by O
California B-GPE
officials O
. O

Hungary B-GPE
declared O
itself O
a O
democracy O
and O
for O
the O
first O
time O
openly O
commemorated O
the O
anniversary O
of O
the O
1956 O
anti-Stalinist O
uprising O
that O
was O
crushed O
by O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

A O
crowd O
estimated O
at O
100,000 O
held O
a O
torch O
- O
lit O
march O
through O
Budapest B-GPE
as O
Acting O
President O
Szuros O
delivered O
a O
nationally O
televised O
address O
rejecting O
communist O
dominance O
. O

About O
200,000 O
East B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
marched O
in O
Leipzig B-GPE
and O
thousands O
more O
staged O
protests O
in O
three O
other O
cities O
in O
a O
fresh O
challenge O
to O
the O
Communist O
leadership O
to O
introduce O
democratic O
freedoms O
. O

In O
an O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
suburb O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
employees O
at O
an O
electronics O
plant O
formed O
an O
independent O
trade O
union O
called O
Reform B-ORG
, O
a O
worker O
spokesman O
said O
. O

The O
space O
shuttle O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
landed O
at O
a O
desert O
air O
strip O
at O
Edwards B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Force I-FAC
Base I-FAC
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
ending O
a O
five O
- O
day O
mission O
that O
dispatched O
the O
Jupiter O
- O
bound O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
space O
probe O
. O

The O
five O
astronauts O
returned O
to O
Earth B-LOC
about O
three O
hours O
early O
because O
high O
winds O
had O
been O
predicted O
at O
the O
landing O
site O
. O

Fog O
shrouded O
the O
base O
before O
touchdown O
. O

Explosions O
shook O
a O
Phillips B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
plastics O
plant O
near O
Pasadena B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
hurling O
debris O
and O
causing O
a O
fire O
visible O
from O
10 O
miles O
away O
. O

More O
than O
100 O
people O
were O
injured O
, O
and O
a O
number O
of O
workers O
were O
missing O
. O

Parts O
of O
the B-LOC
Houston I-LOC
Ship I-LOC
Channel I-LOC
were O
closed O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
Bush B-GPE
is O
conferring O
with O
leaders O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
to O
ease O
differences O
over O
guidelines O
for O
CIA B-ORG
agents O
. O

The O
statement O
came O
after O
officials O
said O
Bush B-GPE
complained O
at O
a O
private O
meeting O
last O
week O
that O
a O
strict O
interpretation O
of O
a O
policy O
requires O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
notify O
foreign O
dictators O
of O
certain O
coup O
plots O
. O

Lebanon B-GPE
's O
Gen. O
Aoun O
placed O
Christian O
military O
forces O
on O
alert O
in O
case O
of O
renewed O
fighting O
with O
Syrian B-NORP
- O
backed O
Moslems B-NORP
after O
Lebanon B-GPE
's O
two O
main O
Shiite O
militias O
rejected O
an O
Arab B-LOC
- O
sponsored O
peace O
accord O
. O

The O
plan O
, O
approved O
by O
lawmakers O
and O
rejected O
Sunday O
by O
Aoun B-PERSON
, O
includes O
political O
changes O
aimed O
at O
ending O
the O
14 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
civil O
war O
. O

NATO B-ORG
defense O
ministers O
are O
expected O
to O
call O
for O
a O
reduction O
in O
nuclear O
forces O
in O
Europe B-GPE
when O
the O
alliance O
's O
nuclear O
planning O
group O
convenes O
a O
two O
- O
day O
session O
today O
in O
Portugal B-GPE
. O

The O
ministers O
are O
to O
reshape O
NATO B-ORG
's O
defenses O
in O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
amid O
fast O
- O
paced O
changes O
in O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
bloc O
. O

Iran B-GPE
's O
President O
Rafsanjani O
offered O
to O
help O
gain O
freedom O
for O
Western B-NORP
hostages O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
but O
said O
the O
assistance O
was O
contingent O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
aid O
in O
resolving O
the O
cases O
of O
three O
Iranians B-NORP
kidnapped O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
in O
1982 O
or O
the O
release O
of O
frozen O
Iranian B-NORP
assets O
. O

Washington B-GPE
rejected O
the O
bid O
, O
saying O
the O
hostages O
were O
n't O
linked O
to O
other O
issues O
. O

PLO B-ORG
leader O
Arafat B-PERSON
asked O
Egypt B-GPE
to O
seek O
clarifications O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
on O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Baker O
's O
plan O
for O
Mideast O
peace O
talks O
, O
an O
aide O
to O
Egyptian O
President O
Mubarak O
said O
. O

The O
official O
stressed O
that O
the O
PLO O
has O
n't O
rejected O
the O
five O
- O
point O
formula O
. O

Commonwealth O
leaders O
turned O
to O
issues O
ranging O
from O
drugs O
to O
the O
world O
economy O
after O
Zimbabwe B-GPE
's O
President O
Mugabe O
called O
Thatcher B-PERSON
's O
views O
on O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
`` O
despicable O
. O
'' O

At O
a O
meeting O
in O
Malaysia B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
also O
assailed O
the O
British B-NORP
prime O
minister O
for O
criticizing O
the O
49 O
- O
nation O
group O
's O
call O
for O
Pretoria B-GPE
to O
ease O
apartheid O
. O

Detrex B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
a O
reserve O
it O
is O
establishing O
to O
cover O
expected O
pollution O
cleanup O
costs O
at O
an O
Ohio B-GPE
plant O
reduced O
its O
third O
- O
quarter O
net O
income O
by O
$ O
1.9 O
million O
. O

Detrex B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
annual O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
100 O
million O
, O
declined O
to O
say O
if O
it O
would O
post O
a O
loss O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

The O
Southfield B-GPE
, O
Mich. O
- O
based O
company O
earned O
$ O
774,000 O
in O
the O
quarter O
last O
year O
. O

Detrex B-ORG
is O
setting O
aside O
$ O
3.1 O
million O
for O
the O
cleanup O
, O
but O
said O
the O
reserve O
reduced O
its O
quarterly O
income O
by O
only O
$ O
1.9 O
million O
because O
of O
tax O
considerations O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
manufacturer O
said O
it O
signed O
a O
consent O
decree O
with O
Ohio B-GPE
to O
build O
a O
$ O
1.4 O
million O
pollution O
- O
control O
facility O
at O
the O
Ashtabula B-GPE
chemical O
manufacturing O
plant O
by O
Aug. O
1 O
, O
1990 O
. O

Detrex B-ORG
said O
it O
is O
one O
of O
at O
least O
17 O
companies O
notified O
by O
the B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
that O
they O
may O
be O
potentially O
responsible O
for O
cleaning O
up O
the O
Fields O
Brook O
watershed O
near O
Detrex B-ORG
's O
Ashtabula O
plant O
at O
a O
total O
cost O
the O
EPA O
estimates O
at O
$ O
48 O
million O
-- O
a O
figure O
Detrex B-ORG
said O
the O
companies O
dispute O
. O

When O
last O
we O
left O
him O
, O
FBI O
Agent O
Nick O
Mancuso O
had O
solved O
a O
murder O
mystery O
, O
unraveled O
a O
Washington B-GPE
political O
scandal O
, O
and O
racked O
up O
some O
pretty O
good O
ratings O
numbers O
in O
the O
miniseries O
`` O
Favorite B-WORK_OF_ART
Son I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

What O
next O
for O
the O
crusty O
FBI B-ORG
agent O
with O
the O
heart O
of O
gold O
? O

A O
spinoff O
series O
, O
of O
course O
. O

There O
are O
plenty O
of O
worse O
inspirations O
for O
shows O
-- O
and O
most O
of O
them O
had O
already O
made O
the O
fall O
lineup O
: O

a O
nun O
raising O
some O
lovable O
orphans O
. O

A O
den O
mother O
raising O
some O
lovable O
teen O
models O
. O

A O
bunch O
of O
tans O
and O
bathing O
suits O
posing O
as O
lovable O
lifeguards O
. O

In O
that O
context O
, O
Robert O
Loggia O
's O
riveting O
performance O
as O
the O
unlovable O
-- O
even O
crotchety O
-- O
veteran O
agent O
seems O
a O
better O
franchise O
for O
a O
series O
than O
most O
. O

Week O
by O
week O
on O
`` O
Mancuso B-WORK_OF_ART
FBI I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
NBC B-ORG
, O
Fridays O
, O
10 O
p.m O
. O
ET O
-RRB- O
, O
he O
pokes O
around O
the O
crime O
styles O
of O
the O
rich O
, O
famous O
and O
powerful O
of O
the O
Washington B-GPE
scene O
-- O
a O
loose O
cannon O
on O
deck O
at O
the O
FBI O
. O

Over O
the O
first O
few O
weeks O
, O
`` O
Mancuso B-WORK_OF_ART
FBI I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
has O
sprung O
straight O
from O
the O
headlines O
, O
which O
is O
either O
a O
commendable O
stab O
at O
topicality O
, O
or O
a O
lack O
of O
imagination O
, O
or O
both O
. O

The O
opening O
show O
featured O
a O
secretary O
of O
defense O
designate O
accused O
of O
womanizing O
-LRB- O
a O
la O
John B-PERSON
Tower I-PERSON
-RRB- O
. O

When O
his O
secretary O
is O
found O
floating O
dead O
in O
the O
pol O
's O
pool O
, O
Mancuso B-PERSON
is O
called O
in O
to O
investigate O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
a O
young O
black O
girl O
claimed O
she O
had O
been O
raped O
by O
a O
white O
police O
officer O
-LRB- O
a O
la O
Tawana B-PERSON
Brawley I-PERSON
-RRB- O
. O

In O
this O
week O
's O
show O
, O
there O
's O
an O
unsafe O
nuclear O
weaponsmaking O
facility O
-LRB- O
a O
la O
Rocky B-FAC
Flats I-FAC
-RRB- O
. O

Along O
the O
way O
, O
we O
're O
introduced O
to O
the O
supporting O
cast O
: O
a O
blond O
bombshell O
secretary O
-LRB- O
Randi B-PERSON
Brazen I-PERSON
-- O
her O
real O
name O
, O
honest O
-RRB- O
, O
a O
scheming O
young O
boss O
-LRB- O
Fredric B-PERSON
Lehne I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
another O
blonde O
bombshell O
who O
's O
also O
an O
idealistic O
lawyer O
-LRB- O
Lindsay B-PERSON
Frost I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
and O
a O
forensics O
expert O
-LRB- O
Charles B-PERSON
Siebert I-PERSON
-RRB- O
. O

If O
all O
of O
this O
seems O
a O
little O
stale O
, O
it O
's O
redeemed O
in O
part O
by O
some O
tricky O
plot O
twists O
: O

The O
usual O
suspects O
are O
found O
to O
be O
guilty O
, O
then O
not O
guilty O
, O
then O
guilty O
-- O
but O
of O
a O
different O
crime O
. O

-LRB- O
In O
last O
week O
's O
rape O
case O
, O
for O
example O
, O
the O
girl O
turns O
out O
to O
have O
been O
a O
victim O
of O
incest O
, O
and O
the O
biggest O
villains O
are O
the O
politicians O
who O
exploit O
the O
case O
. O
-RRB- O

Most O
of O
all O
though O
, O
the O
show O
is O
redeemed O
by O
the O
character O
of O
Mancuso B-PERSON
. O

What O
makes O
the O
veteran O
FBI B-ORG
man O
so O
endearing O
is O
his O
hard O
- O
bitten O
cynicism O
-- O
earned O
, O
we O
discover O
, O
when O
he O
was O
assigned O
to O
the O
civil O
rights O
movement O
back O
in O
the O
1960s O
. O

He O
was O
n't O
protecting O
the O
Freedom O
Marchers O
; O
he O
was O
tailing O
them O
as O
subversives O
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
`` O
Mississippi B-GPE
Burning O
'' O
scenario O
that O
thrills O
his O
young O
colleagues O
: O
`` O
Kid O
, O
you O
've O
been O
reading O
Classic B-ORG
Comics I-ORG
too O
long O
, O
'' O
Mancuso O
says O
. O

`` O
Back O
in O
1964 O
, O
the O
FBI O
had O
five O
black O
agents O
. O

Three O
were O
chauffeurs O
for O
J. B-PERSON
Edgar I-PERSON
Hoover I-PERSON
, O
and O
two O
cleaned O
his O
house O
. O
'' O

At O
the O
core O
of O
Mr. O
Loggia O
's O
Mancuso B-PERSON
is O
his O
world O
- O
weary O
truculence O
. O

He O
describes O
a O
reporter O
as O
`` O
Miss O
First O
Amendment O
. O
'' O

He O
describes O
a O
drowned O
corpse O
as O
`` O
Esther B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
. O
'' O

And O
when O
he O
's O
told O
`` O
Try O
a O
little O
tenderness O
, O
'' O
he O
shoots O
back O
`` O
I O
'm O
going O
home O
to O
try O
a O
little O
linguine O
. O
'' O

Yet O
for O
all O
his O
cynicism O
, O
he O
's O
at O
heart O
a O
closet O
idealist O
, O
a O
softy O
with O
a O
secret O
crush O
on O
truth O
, O
justice O
and O
the O
American O
Way O
. O

He O
's O
the O
kind O
of O
guy O
who O
rescues O
trampled O
flags O
. O

If O
`` O
Mancuso B-WORK_OF_ART
FBI I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
has O
an O
intriguing O
central O
character O
, O
it O
also O
has O
a O
major O
flaw O
: O

It O
's O
wildly O
overwritten O
. O

Executive O
Producers O
Steve O
Sohmer O
and O
Jeff B-PERSON
Bleckner I-PERSON
-LRB- O
and O
writer O
/ O
producers O
Ken B-PERSON
Solarz I-PERSON
and O
Steve B-PERSON
Bello I-PERSON
-RRB- O
have O
revved O
this O
show O
up O
to O
the O
breaking O
point O
. O

To O
start O
, O
there O
's O
always O
a O
crisis O
-- O
and O
someone O
always O
worries O
, O
`` O
What O
if O
the O
press O
gets O
a O
hold O
of O
this O
? O
'' O

At O
least O
once O
an O
episode O
we O
see O
protestors O
marching O
around O
screaming O
slogans O
. O

At O
least O
once O
Mancuso B-PERSON
's O
boss O
yells O
`` O
In O
here O
-- O
now O
, O
'' O
and O
proceeds O
to O
dress O
his O
investigator O
down O
: O

`` O
You O
are O
a O
dinosaur O
... O
a O
hangover O
in O
a O
$ O
10 O
suit O
... O

One O
more O
word O
and O
you O
are O
out O
on O
a O
park O
bench O
, O
mister O
. O
'' O

Finally O
, O
of O
course O
, O
the O
boss O
gives O
in O
, O
but O
he O
's O
still O
yelling O
: O
`` O
I O
find O
myself O
explaining O
anything O
to O
Teddy B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
, O
you O
'll O
be O
chasing O
stolen O
cars O
in O
Anchorage B-GPE
. O
'' O

In O
fact O
, O
throughout O
`` O
Mancuso B-WORK_OF_ART
FBI I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
we O
do O
n't O
get O
words O
or O
lines O
-- O
we O
get O
speeches O
. O

Witnesses O
shout O
, O
scream O
, O
pontificate O
: O
`` O
... O
a O
dream O
that O
the O
planet O
could O
be O
saved O
from O
itself O
and O
from O
the O
sadistic O
dumb O
creatures O
who O
try O
to O
tear O
down O
every O
decent O
man O
who O
raises O
his O
voice O
. O
'' O

And O
Mancuso B-PERSON
himself O
is O
investigating O
at O
the O
top O
of O
his O
lungs O
: O
`` O
How O
the O
hell O
can O
you O
live O
with O
yourself O
? O
'' O
he O
erupts O
at O
a O
politician O
. O

`` O
You O
twist O
people O
's O
trust O
. O

You O
built O
your O
career O
on O
prejudice O
and O
hate O
. O

The O
scars O
will O
be O
here O
years O
after O
the O
polls O
close O
. O
'' O

In O
each O
show O
, O
Mancuso B-PERSON
gets O
to O
unleash O
similar O
harangues O
: O

`` O
Where O
the O
hell O
are O
they O
gon O
na O
live O
when O
people O
like O
you O
turn O
the O
world O
into O
a O
big O
toxic O
waste O
dump O
? O

You O
're O
the O
real O
criminal O
here O
... O
and O
what O
you O
did O
was O
n't O
just O
a O
murder O
-- O
it O
was O
a O
crime O
against O
humanity O
. O
'' O

And O
, O
at O
least O
once O
a O
show O
, O
someone O
delivers O
the O
line O
`` O
Get O
off O
that O
soapbox O
. O
'' O

Now O
that O
's O
advice O
the O
writers O
should O
take O
to O
heart O
. O

They O
have O
a O
series O
with O
a O
good O
character O
, O
some O
interesting O
, O
even O
occasionally O
surprising O
plot O
lines O
, O
and O
they O
're O
ruining O
it O
. O

Why O
, O
when O
a O
key O
witness O
disappears O
, O
does O
Mancuso B-PERSON
trash O
her O
apartment O
, O
tearing O
down O
drapes O
, O
smashing O
walls O
? O

It O
's O
a O
bizarre O
and O
totally O
inappropriate O
reaction O
, O
all O
to O
add O
more O
pizzazz O
to O
a O
script O
that O
's O
already O
overdosing O
on O
pizzazz O
. O

That O
's O
not O
plot O
. O

That O
's O
not O
character O
. O

That O
's O
hyperventilating O
. O

There O
is O
a O
scene O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
first O
week O
's O
show O
where O
Mancuso B-PERSON
attends O
the O
unveiling O
of O
the O
memorial O
to O
his O
dead O
partner O
David B-PERSON
. O

Asked O
to O
say O
a O
few O
words O
, O
he O
pulls O
out O
his O
crumpled O
piece O
of O
paper O
and O
tries O
to O
talk O
, O
but O
he O
's O
too O
choked O
up O
to O
get O
the O
words O
out O
. O

He O
bangs O
on O
the O
piece O
of O
paper O
in O
frustration O
, O
then O
turns O
and O
walks O
away O
. O

It O
was O
a O
profoundly O
moving O
moment O
for O
series O
television O
, O
and O
Robert O
Loggia O
's O
acting O
resonated O
in O
the O
silence O
. O

There O
's O
a O
pretty O
good O
program O
inside O
all O
the O
noise O
of O
`` O
Mancuso B-WORK_OF_ART
FBI I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

If O
the O
show O
's O
creators O
could O
just O
let O
themselves O
be O
quiet O
for O
a O
little O
, O
they O
might O
just O
hear O
it O
. O

Consumer O
spending O
in O
Britain B-GPE
rose O
0.1 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
from O
the O
second O
quarter O
and O
was O
up O
3.8 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Statistical I-ORG
Office I-ORG
estimated O
Friday O
. O

Are O
consumers O
too O
deep O
in O
hock O
? O

A O
lot O
of O
observers O
think O
so O
, O
and O
, O
if O
they O
're O
right O
, O
the O
whole O
economy O
as O
well O
as O
the O
spendthrifts O
among O
us O
could O
be O
hurt O
. O

A O
sudden O
, O
forced O
cutback O
by O
consumers O
, O
who O
normally O
account O
for O
about O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
economic O
activity O
, O
would O
damp O
the O
economy O
at O
a O
time O
when O
plant O
- O
and O
- O
equipment O
spending O
is O
slowing O
and O
deficit O
- O
racked O
governments O
ca O
n't O
readily O
take O
up O
the O
slack O
. O

And O
another O
wave O
of O
bad O
loans O
would O
further O
batter O
many O
already O
- O
shaky O
lending O
institutions O
. O

The O
worriers O
cite O
some O
worrisome O
trends O
. O

During O
the O
almost O
seven O
- O
year O
- O
old O
economic O
expansion O
, O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
gross O
national O
product O
, O
disposable O
personal O
income O
and O
personal O
consumption O
expenditures O
have O
risen O
30 O
% O
, O
but O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
consumer O
installment O
credit O
has O
surged O
66 O
% O
. O

And O
the O
ratio O
of O
installment O
debt O
to O
disposable O
personal O
income O
-- O
personal O
income O
after O
taxes O
-- O
has O
hit O
a O
high O
of O
about O
18 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

However O
, O
these O
figures O
do O
n't O
seem O
to O
worry O
Thomas B-PERSON
A. O
Durkin O
, O
an O
economist O
at O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
. O

In O
a O
paper O
presented O
at O
the O
recent O
annual O
meeting O
of O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Business O
Economists O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Durkin O
comments O
that O
`` O
installment O
credit O
always O
grows O
rapidly O
in O
cyclical O
advances O
, O
and O
growth O
in O
this O
cycle O
is O
very O
typical O
of O
earlier O
experiences O
. O
'' O

He O
adds O
: O
`` O
We O
are O
now O
witnessing O
a O
slowdown O
which O
, O
if O
history O
is O
a O
guide O
, O
could O
persist O
for O
a O
while O
. O
'' O

But O
what O
about O
the O
debt O
burden O
? O

Mr. O
Durkin O
doubts O
that O
`` O
there O
is O
some O
magic O
level O
'' O
at O
which O
the O
ratio O
of O
installment O
debt O
to O
disposable O
income O
`` O
indicates O
economic O
problems O
. O
'' O

And O
, O
`` O
more O
importantly O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
the O
debt O
burden O
measured O
other O
ways O
is O
not O
really O
in O
uncharted O
waters O
. O
'' O

The O
chart O
below O
shows O
why O
-LRB- O
see O
accompanying O
illustration O
-- O
WSJ O
Oct. O
23 O
, O
1989 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
ratio O
of O
consumer O
installment O
credit O
to O
disposable O
income O
, O
though O
up O
a O
bit O
, O
has O
n't O
climbed O
steeply O
, O
and O
such O
debt O
as O
a O
percent O
of O
household O
assets O
is O
little O
changed O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
burden O
of O
consumer O
credit O
payments O
relative O
to O
disposable O
income O
may O
be O
`` O
lower O
in O
this O
cycle O
than O
earlier O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Durkin O
says O
. O

He O
notes O
that O
some O
`` O
revolving O
credit O
- O
card O
credit O
is O
actually O
convenience O
credit O
'' O
being O
used O
simply O
as O
a O
handy O
way O
of O
paying O
bills O
rather O
than O
a O
handy O
way O
of O
borrowing O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
longer O
maturities O
on O
automobile O
and O
other O
forms O
of O
installment O
credit O
boost O
the O
stock O
of O
debt O
faster O
than O
the O
flow O
of O
repayments O
and O
the O
accompanying O
payment O
burden O
. O
'' O

And O
if O
you O
`` O
consider O
the O
changing O
distribution O
of O
credit O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Durkin O
says O
, O
`` O
much O
of O
the O
increase O
in O
debt O
in O
recent O
years O
is O
due O
to O
increasing O
credit O
use O
by O
higher O
- O
income O
families O
, O
'' O
that O
is O
, O
`` O
those O
probably O
best O
able O
to O
handle O
it O
. O
'' O

Citing O
figures O
on O
home O
- O
equity O
loans O
, O
he O
notes O
that O
`` O
11 O
% O
of O
homeowners O
had O
home O
- O
equity O
credit O
accounts O
, O
but O
the O
proportion O
rises O
to O
16 O
% O
of O
homeowners O
in O
the O
$ O
45,000-$60,000 O
income O
range O
and O
23 O
% O
of O
homeowners O
with O
income O
above O
$ O
60,000 O
. O
'' O

And O
much O
home O
- O
equity O
credit O
is O
used O
conservatively O
. O

`` O
The O
most O
frequent O
use O
is O
home O
improvement O
, O
which O
presumably O
improves O
the O
value O
of O
the O
property O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Durkin O
says O
. O

So O
, O
it O
is O
n't O
surprising O
that O
consumer O
- O
credit O
delinquencies O
at O
banks O
remain O
, O
as O
the O
chart O
shows O
, O
reassuringly O
below O
some O
earlier O
highs O
-LRB- O
see O
accompanying O
illustration O
-- O
WSJ O
Oct. O
23 O
, O
1989 O
-RRB- O
. O

A O
severe O
recession O
could O
, O
of O
course O
, O
raise O
delinquency O
rates O
, O
but O
so O
far O
the O
current O
levels O
of O
consumer O
debt O
do O
n't O
seem O
to O
loom O
as O
a O
major O
threat O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
current O
weakness O
in O
auto O
buying O
and O
department O
- O
store O
sales O
and O
the O
gradual O
upturn O
in O
the O
household O
saving O
rate O
suggest O
that O
consumers O
, O
conservative O
as O
ever O
, O
are O
already O
clutching O
their O
purses O
a O
bit O
more O
tightly O
. O

In O
July O
, O
consumer O
installment O
credit O
outstanding O
fell O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
January O
1987 O
. O

`` O
Consumers O
appear O
unwilling O
to O
add O
to O
their O
leverage O
to O
support O
their O
spending O
, O
'' O
Bruce B-PERSON
Steinberg I-PERSON
, O
a O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
economist O
, O
says O
. O

`` O
As O
a O
result O
, O
household O
debt O
appears O
to O
be O
stabilizing O
at O
around O
63 O
% O
of O
GNP O
. O
'' O

Consumers O
, O
credit O
cards O
in O
hand O
, O
are O
n't O
running O
amok O
through O
the O
shopping O
malls O
-- O
or O
putting O
the O
economy O
at O
any O
great O
risk O
. O

Yet O
another O
political O
scandal O
is O
racking O
Japan B-GPE
. O

But O
this O
time O
it O
's O
hurting O
opposition O
as O
well O
as O
ruling O
- O
party O
members O
. O

And O
as O
it O
unfolds O
, O
it O
's O
revealing O
some O
of O
the O
more O
tangled O
and O
seamier O
aspects O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
society O
. O

Already O
, O
ruling O
Liberal B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
demands O
that O
opposition O
members O
testify O
under O
oath O
in O
parliament O
have O
stalled O
one O
budget O
committee O
session O
and O
forced O
the O
committee O
to O
plan O
a O
special O
two O
- O
day O
investigation O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
month O
. O

But O
the O
scandal O
itself O
is O
so O
convoluted O
that O
ruling O
- O
party O
members O
are O
divided O
between O
those O
who O
want O
to O
pursue O
the O
matter O
in O
hope O
of O
undermining O
the O
opposition O
and O
those O
who O
favor O
leaving O
well O
enough O
alone O
. O

`` O
The O
opposition O
can O
be O
the O
most O
hurt O
because O
everyone O
already O
figures O
the O
LDP O
is O
that O
kind O
of O
beast O
, O
'' O
says O
Shigezo B-PERSON
Hayasaka I-PERSON
, O
former O
aide O
to O
LDP B-ORG
kingmaker O
Kakuei B-PERSON
Tanaka I-PERSON
and O
now O
an O
independent O
analyst O
. O

But O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
`` O
We O
ca O
n't O
tell O
where O
it O
will O
go O
at O
all O
because O
we O
're O
still O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
it O
. O
'' O

This O
time O
, O
the O
scandal O
centers O
on O
donations O
made O
by O
the O
not O
- O
quite O
- O
mainstream O
pachinko O
parlor O
industry O
. O

Pachinko O
, O
a O
kind O
of O
pinball O
, O
is O
Japan B-GPE
's O
favorite O
form O
of O
legal O
gambling O
. O

The O
donations O
so O
far O
appear O
to O
be O
small O
, O
especially O
compared O
with O
the O
huge O
sums O
that O
changed O
hands O
in O
the O
Recruit O
Co O
. O
influence O
- O
peddling O
scandal O
that O
plagued O
the O
ruling O
party O
last O
year O
. O

But O
the O
implications O
could O
be O
great O
. O

Pachinko O
is O
slightly O
on O
the O
shady O
side O
, O
often O
linked O
to O
the O
lower O
ranks O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
underworld O
and O
regularly O
at O
the O
top O
of O
annual O
lists O
of O
tax O
evaders O
. O

Recently O
the O
industry O
has O
faced O
the O
threat O
of O
new O
restrictions O
, O
and O
political O
donations O
may O
have O
been O
made O
with O
the O
intent O
to O
bribe O
. O

Also O
, O
about O
60 O
% O
of O
pachinko O
parlor O
owners O
are O
Korean O
, O
many O
of O
whom O
maintain O
close O
ties O
with O
North O
or O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
residents O
' O
organizations O
, O
and O
donations O
by O
such O
foreign O
groups O
are O
illegal O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

To O
many O
Japanese B-GPE
, O
pachinko O
is O
benign O
or O
enticingly O
unsavory O
. O

Garish O
neon O
pachinko O
marquees O
blaze O
from O
the O
main O
streets O
and O
narrow O
alleys O
of O
cities O
and O
towns O
across O
the O
country O
. O

Devotees O
pass O
hours O
, O
watching O
the O
lights O
blink O
and O
listening O
to O
the O
metal O
balls O
ping O
, O
as O
much O
to O
gamble O
as O
to O
get O
a O
little O
time O
to O
be O
anonymous O
, O
alone O
with O
their O
thoughts O
. O

At O
500 O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
3.60 O
-RRB- O
for O
a O
handful O
of O
balls O
, O
pachinko O
is O
a O
common O
pastime O
, O
and O
has O
been O
since O
it O
took O
root O
as O
cheap O
entertainment O
in O
the O
years O
after O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
. O

But O
the O
total O
of O
all O
those O
pinging O
balls O
has O
created O
an O
industry O
with O
a O
reported O
annual O
income O
of O
13 O
trillion O
yen O
-LRB- O
almost O
$ O
92 O
billion O
-RRB- O
, O
or O
nearly O
the O
size O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
vaunted O
automobile O
industry O
. O

And O
because O
the O
pachinko O
industry O
is O
regularly O
at O
the O
top O
of O
annual O
lists O
for O
tax O
evasion O
, O
some O
observers O
estimate O
the O
real O
income O
could O
be O
as O
much O
as O
20 O
trillion O
yen O
. O

If O
that O
money O
were O
being O
taxed O
, O
it O
could O
bring O
the O
government O
a O
badly O
needed O
several O
trillion O
yen O
. O

In O
1984 O
, O
an O
attempt O
was O
made O
to O
crack O
down O
on O
the O
industry O
with O
tougher O
restrictions O
. O

Then O
, O
in O
1988 O
, O
a O
proposal O
to O
keep O
better O
track O
of O
income O
by O
selling O
prepaid O
cards O
for O
pachinko O
was O
fielded O
in O
parliament O
. O

The O
proposal O
split O
the O
industry O
in O
two O
, O
along O
the O
lines O
of O
national O
origin O
: O
North B-NORP
Koreans I-NORP
oppose O
the O
plan O
while O
South O
Koreans O
, O
Japanese B-GPE
and O
Taiwanese O
accept O
it O
or O
are O
neutral O
. O

In O
August O
, O
a O
conservative O
weekly O
magazine O
reported O
that O
a O
pachinko O
industry O
organization O
donated O
money O
to O
Japan B-ORG
Socialist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
members O
. O

The O
magazine O
alleged O
that O
in O
making O
the O
donations O
, O
the O
pachinko O
industry O
may O
have O
been O
offering O
bribes O
to O
win O
support O
in O
the O
battle O
against O
prepaid O
cards O
, O
or O
it O
may O
have O
been O
laundering O
money O
back O
and O
forth O
between O
the O
JSP O
and O
the O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
residents O
' O
organization O
, O
the B-ORG
Chosen I-ORG
Soren I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
Chosen I-ORG
Soren I-ORG
and O
the O
JSP O
immediately O
denied O
the O
report O
. O

And O
at O
first O
, O
neither O
the O
opposition O
nor O
the O
LDP O
wanted O
to O
pursue O
the O
issue O
. O

But O
the O
press O
kept O
it O
alive O
; O
as O
with O
the O
Recruit O
scandal O
, O
lists O
began O
circulating O
with O
names O
of O
people O
who O
had O
received O
money O
. O

Within O
a O
matter O
of O
weeks O
, O
less O
- O
conservative O
magazines O
reported O
that O
members O
of O
the O
ruling O
LDP B-ORG
had O
received O
much O
larger O
donations O
from O
pachinko O
organizations O
. O

So O
far O
, O
though O
, O
there O
have O
been O
no O
allegations O
that O
the O
contributions O
the O
LDP O
members O
received O
amounted O
to O
bribes O
. O

Then O
the O
two O
camps O
upped O
the O
ante O
: O
Reports O
that O
Chosen B-ORG
Soren I-ORG
had O
donated O
directly O
to O
JSP B-ORG
members O
were O
rapidly O
countered O
by O
statements O
that O
the O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
residents O
' O
organization O
had O
long O
been O
donating O
directly O
to O
LDP B-ORG
members O
. O

The O
JSP O
admitted O
Oct. O
13 O
that O
its O
members O
received O
about O
eight O
million O
yen O
from O
the O
pachinko O
organization O
, O
and O
charged O
LDP B-ORG
members O
with O
receiving O
125 O
million O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
880,000 O
-RRB- O
and O
other O
opposition O
parties O
with O
taking O
about O
2.5 O
million O
yen O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
the O
chief O
cabinet O
secretary O
announced O
that O
eight O
cabinet O
ministers O
had O
received O
five O
million O
yen O
from O
the O
industry O
, O
including O
450,000 O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
3,175 O
-RRB- O
by O
Prime O
Minister O
Toshiki O
Kaifu O
. O

No O
one O
has O
alleged O
that O
the O
donations O
were O
by O
themselves O
illegal O
. O

Direct O
donations O
from O
either O
of O
the O
residents O
' O
organizations O
would O
be O
illegal O
because O
the O
groups O
are O
defined O
as O
foreign O
, O
but O
both O
groups O
deny O
making O
direct O
donations O
. O

They O
say O
it O
s O
possible O
some O
of O
their O
members O
may O
be O
donating O
privately O
. O

The O
issue O
is O
further O
complicated O
because O
although O
the O
organizations O
represent O
Korean O
residents O
, O
those O
residents O
were O
largely O
born O
and O
raised O
in O
Japan B-GPE
and O
many O
speak O
only O
Japanese B-LANGUAGE
. O

That O
they O
retain O
Korean O
citizenship O
and O
ties O
is O
a O
reflection O
of O
history O
-- O
their O
parents O
were O
shipped O
in O
as O
laborers O
during O
the O
decades O
when O
Japan B-GPE
occupied O
Korea B-GPE
before O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
-- O
and O
the O
discrimination O
that O
still O
faces O
Koreans O
in O
Japanese B-NORP
society O
. O

Many O
Japanese B-GPE
think O
it O
only O
natural O
that O
the O
organizations O
or O
their O
members O
would O
donate O
to O
politicians O
, O
the O
way O
many O
Japanese B-GPE
do O
, O
to O
win O
favor O
or O
support O
. O

Both O
residents O
' O
organizations O
admit O
to O
receiving O
some O
funding O
from O
abroad O
. O

But O
LDP B-ORG
members O
and O
supporters O
of O
the O
prepaid O
card O
idea O
tend O
to O
speak O
in O
innuendo O
about O
the O
JSP O
's O
alleged O
donations O
, O
implying O
that O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
money O
would O
be O
more O
suspect O
than O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
because O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
is O
communist O
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
is O
an O
ally O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
filed O
suit O
against O
the O
state O
of O
Alaska B-GPE
, O
charging O
state O
officials O
interfered O
with O
the O
oil O
company O
's O
initial O
efforts O
to O
treat O
last O
spring O
's O
giant O
oil O
spill O
. O

The O
action O
is O
a O
counterclaim O
to O
a O
suit O
filed O
by O
Alaska B-GPE
in O
August O
against O
Exxon B-ORG
and O
six O
other O
oil O
companies O
. O

The O
state O
's O
suit O
alleges O
that O
Exxon B-ORG
's O
response O
to O
the O
spill O
failed O
to O
prevent O
contamination O
of O
hundreds O
of O
miles O
of O
shoreline O
along O
Prince B-LOC
William I-LOC
Sound I-LOC
. O

That O
suit O
and O
Exxon B-ORG
's O
countersuit O
were O
filed O
in O
a O
state O
court O
in O
Anchorage B-GPE
. O

Neither O
suit O
lists O
specific O
dollar O
claims O
, O
largely O
because O
damage O
assessment O
has O
n't O
yet O
been O
completed O
. O

Legal O
strategists O
say O
that O
damage O
claims O
against O
the O
oil O
giant O
and O
others O
could O
well O
exceed O
$ O
1 O
billion O
. O

Litigation O
, O
if O
not O
settled O
out O
of O
court O
, O
could O
drag O
on O
for O
years O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
said O
in O
its O
suit O
that O
it O
will O
seek O
reimbursement O
from O
the O
state O
for O
that O
part O
of O
the O
cleanup O
costs O
and O
damage O
claims O
it O
says O
resulted O
from O
the O
state O
's O
conduct O
. O

The O
oil O
company O
claims O
that O
Alaskan O
officials O
prevented O
Exxon B-ORG
from O
spraying O
dispersant O
onto O
the O
almost O
11 O
million O
gallons O
of O
oil O
dumped O
when O
one O
of O
its O
tankers O
ran O
into O
an O
underwater O
reef O
. O

Craig B-PERSON
Tillery I-PERSON
, O
an O
Alaska B-GPE
assistant O
attorney O
general O
, O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
last O
night O
that O
Exxon B-ORG
's O
accusations O
`` O
are O
not O
new O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
has O
made O
them O
before O
, O
at O
which O
point O
the O
state O
demonstrated O
they O
were O
untrue O
. O

The O
state O
will O
vigorously O
defend O
against O
any O
counterclaim O
. O
'' O

Since O
the O
spill O
last O
March O
, O
Exxon B-ORG
and O
the O
state O
have O
been O
wrangling O
over O
whether O
spraying O
dispersant O
on O
the O
oil O
in O
the O
first O
hours O
after O
the O
spill O
, O
when O
the O
weather O
was O
clear O
and O
calm O
, O
would O
have O
helped O
limit O
the O
environmental O
damage O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
claims O
that O
use O
of O
dispersants O
, O
which O
break O
an O
oil O
slick O
into O
microscopic O
droplets O
, O
was O
a O
crucial O
part O
of O
its O
immediate O
- O
response O
plan O
and O
that O
state O
officials O
banned O
their O
use O
during O
the O
two O
days O
of O
fair O
weather O
following O
the O
spill O
. O

The O
oil O
company O
claims O
that O
it O
had O
permission O
from O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
prior O
to O
the O
spill O
to O
use O
dispersant O
during O
such O
an O
incident O
at O
the O
discretion O
of O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
. O

The O
state O
's O
opposition O
to O
the O
use O
of O
dispersants O
, O
Exxon B-ORG
says O
, O
caused O
the B-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
`` O
to O
delay O
granting O
permission O
. O
'' O

Alaskan O
and O
Coast B-ORG
Guard I-ORG
officials O
say O
Exxon B-ORG
's O
charges O
are O
n't O
relevant O
because O
tests O
conducted O
during O
the O
first O
two O
days O
following O
the O
spill O
showed O
that O
the O
dispersant O
was O
n't O
working O
anyway O
. O

Use O
of O
dispersants O
was O
approved O
when O
a O
test O
on O
the O
third O
day O
showed O
some O
positive O
results O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

Chip O
's O
Memory O
Is O
Here O
Today O
, O
Here O
Tomorrow O

TWO O
COMPANIES O
plan O
to O
market O
a O
new O
chip O
with O
ceramic O
circuits O
that O
store O
data O
even O
when O
the O
power O
is O
off O
. O

Today O
's O
most O
widely O
used O
data O
- O
storing O
chips O
have O
`` O
volatile O
'' O
memories O
-- O
their O
data O
disappear O
if O
they O
are O
n't O
fed O
a O
steady O
diet O
of O
electricity O
, O
so O
they O
need O
external O
power O
supplies O
. O

National B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
a O
start O
- O
up O
named O
Ramtron B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
plan O
to O
start O
shipping O
so O
- O
called O
ferroelectric O
memories O
, O
which O
can O
remember O
data O
for O
at O
least O
10 O
years O
without O
any O
current O
flowing O
to O
them O
. O

The O
chips O
use O
materials O
, O
such O
as O
lead O
zirconate O
titanate O
, O
to O
form O
microscopic O
switches O
that O
retain O
their O
data O
without O
electricity O
. O

Developers O
caution O
that O
broad O
applications O
are O
several O
years O
away O
because O
the O
technology O
is O
n't O
fully O
refined O
. O

But O
Ramtron B-ORG
of O
Colorado B-GPE
Springs I-GPE
, O
Colo. B-GPE
, O
plans O
to O
start O
shipping O
commercial O
quantities O
of O
simple O
ferroelectric O
chips O
in O
December O
. O

The O
company O
expects O
the O
chips O
eventually O
to O
be O
used O
in O
devices O
that O
mimic O
a O
whole O
range O
of O
computer O
memory O
equipment O
, O
including O
floppy O
- O
disk O
and O
hard O
- O
disk O
drives O
. O

National B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
is O
getting O
ferroelectric O
technology O
from O
Krysalis B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
Albuquerque B-GPE
, O
N.M B-GPE
. O

National B-ORG
says O
it O
agreed O
to O
acquire O
Krysalis B-ORG
's O
assets O
and O
will O
start O
shipping O
commercial O
quantities O
of O
its O
first O
chips O
, O
including O
a O
4 O
- O
kilobit O
memory O
, O
next O
year O
. O

Once O
production O
hurdles O
are O
overcome O
, O
the O
chips O
could O
take O
over O
a O
significant O
part O
of O
the O
market O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
not O
needing O
an O
outside O
power O
source O
, O
they O
are O
potentially O
cheaper O
to O
make O
because O
they O
require O
fewer O
manufacturing O
steps O
than O
conventional O
chips O
. O

Military O
buyers O
have O
shown O
interest O
, O
National O
says O
, O
because O
ferroelectric O
chips O
resist O
atomic O
radiation O
. O

And O
while O
today O
's O
non-volatile O
chips O
-- O
such O
as O
electronically O
erasable O
programmable O
read O
- O
only O
memory O
chips O
-- O
ca O
n't O
be O
used O
in O
a O
computer O
's O
central O
memory O
because O
they O
`` O
learn O
'' O
data O
slowly O
, O
ferroelectric O
chips O
accept O
data O
at O
very O
high O
speeds O
. O

Showing O
Up O
in O
Court O
Without O
Being O
There O

AN O
AUSTIN B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
company O
plans O
to O
make O
it O
easy O
for O
you O
show O
up O
in O
court O
a O
thousand O
miles O
away O
without O
leaving O
town O
. O

Witnesses O
often O
must O
travel O
long O
distances O
to O
give O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
depositions O
before O
lawyers O
and O
court O
reporters O
. O

That O
means O
huge O
travel O
bills O
. O

And O
telephone O
or O
videotape O
depositions O
just O
do O
n't O
match O
physical O
encounters O
. O

That O
could O
change O
, O
thanks O
to O
lower O
long O
- O
distance O
rates O
and O
cheaper O
electronics O
. O

Video B-ORG
Telecom I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
markets O
videoconferencing O
systems O
, O
is O
working O
with O
court O
reporters O
to O
wire O
a O
nationwide O
network O
to O
allow O
depositions O
by O
live O
television O
. O

The O
company O
installed O
a O
prototype O
system O
that O
connects O
Dallas B-GPE
with O
Miami B-GPE
over O
digital O
phone O
lines O
. O

And O
it O
is O
preparing O
to O
set O
up O
shop O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
10 O
other O
cities O
where O
court O
- O
reporting O
agencies O
can O
tie O
conference O
rooms O
into O
the O
network O
. O

While O
lawyers O
arranged O
individual O
tie O
- O
ups O
before O
, O
the O
formal O
network O
of O
court O
reporters O
should O
make O
things O
easier O
and O
cheaper O
. O

An O
attorney O
will O
be O
able O
to O
use O
the O
network O
for O
an O
hourly O
fee O
of O
between O
$ O
200 O
and O
$ O
400 O
, O
depending O
on O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
picture O
, O
to O
take O
depositions O
from O
witnesses O
in O
any O
of O
the O
connected O
cities O
. O

Japanese B-GPE
Reverse O
Tack O
On O
Patent O
Protection O

JAPAN B-GPE
'S O
MISUSE O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
patents O
has O
been O
a O
sore O
point O
for O
American B-NORP
chip O
makers O
. O

Now O
at O
least O
one O
Japanese B-NORP
company O
is O
turning O
the O
courtroom O
tables O
. O

Until O
now O
, O
most O
Japanese B-NORP
charges O
have O
been O
responses O
to O
suits O
against O
them O
. O

But O
last O
year O
Hitachi B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
surprised O
Japan B-GPE
's O
electronics O
industry O
when O
it O
accused O
Korea B-GPE
's O
Samsung B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
using O
Hitachi B-ORG
technology O
to O
make O
dynamic O
random O
- O
access O
memory O
chips O
. O

-LRB- O
A O
settlement O
was O
reached O
but O
was O
n't O
made O
public O
. O
-RRB- O

And O
Hitachi B-ORG
went O
on O
the O
offensive O
against O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
Motorola B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
earlier O
this O
month O
with O
a O
suit O
charging O
that O
Motorola B-ORG
's O
new O
MC88200 B-PRODUCT
chip O
infringes O
on O
a O
Hitachi B-ORG
patent O
. O

Another O
recent O
Hitachi B-ORG
suit O
accuses O
Motorola B-ORG
of O
reverse O
engineering O
a O
Hitachi B-ORG
technology O
-- O
a O
turnabout O
from O
a O
nation O
of O
champion O
reverse O
engineers O
. O

The O
moves O
illustrate O
the O
more O
aggressive O
attitude O
toward O
patent O
protection O
that O
patent O
experts O
say O
Japan B-GPE
is O
starting O
to O
take O
. O

Hitachi B-ORG
made O
the O
reverse O
- O
engineering O
charges O
in O
an O
amendment O
to O
a O
counterclaim O
filed O
in O
a O
federal O
district O
court O
in O
Texas B-GPE
after O
Motorola B-ORG
sued O
Hitachi B-ORG
for O
patent O
violation O
. O

Hitachi B-ORG
charges O
Motorola B-ORG
`` O
has O
engaged O
in O
fraudulent O
and O
inequitable O
conduct O
in O
the O
procurement O
of O
certain O
Motorola B-ORG
patents O
'' O
used O
in O
Motorola B-ORG
's O
MC68030 O
microprocessor O
chip O
. O

Translation O
: O
Motorola B-ORG
appears O
to O
have O
taken O
a O
Hitachi B-ORG
technology O
that O
is O
patented O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Hitachi B-ORG
says O
, O
and O
`` O
tried O
to O
make O
it O
look O
like O
a O
new O
technology O
. O
'' O

Motorola B-ORG
either O
denied O
or O
would O
n't O
comment O
on O
the O
various O
charges O
. O

Odds O
and O
Ends O

COMPUTER O
chips O
that O
simulate O
human O
vision O
have O
been O
developed O
by O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Sharp B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

They O
mimic O
the O
brain O
by O
`` O
looking O
'' O
at O
an O
image O
, O
extracting O
the O
fundamentals O
-- O
boundaries O
, O
corners O
and O
lines O
-- O
and O
translating O
them O
into O
computer O
data O
. O

Sharp B-ORG
says O
the O
set O
of O
chips O
could O
improve O
fax O
machines O
, O
graphics O
computers O
or O
identification O
systems O
that O
recognize O
facial O
features O
... O
. O

An O
N.V O
. O
Philips O
unit O
has O
created O
a O
computer O
system O
that O
processes O
video O
images O
3,000 O
times O
faster O
than O
conventional O
systems O
. O

Using O
reduced O
instruction O
- O
set O
computing O
, O
or O
RISC O
, O
chips O
made O
by O
Intergraph B-ORG
of O
Huntsville B-GPE
, O
Ala. B-GPE
, O
the O
system O
splits O
the O
image O
it O
`` O
sees O
'' O
into O
20 O
digital O
representations O
, O
each O
processed O
by O
one O
chip O
. O

Companies O
listed O
below O
reported O
quarterly O
profit O
substantially O
different O
from O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

The O
companies O
are O
followed O
by O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
, O
and O
had O
a O
minimum O
five O
- O
cent O
change O
in O
actual O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

Estimated O
and O
actual O
results O
involving O
losses O
are O
omitted O
. O

The O
percent O
difference O
compares O
actual O
profit O
with O
the O
30 O
- O
day O
estimate O
where O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
have O
issues O
forecasts O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
actual O
profit O
is O
compared O
with O
the O
300 O
- O
day O
estimate O
. O

Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
System I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
formed O
a O
unit O
to O
make O
and O
distribute O
movies O
to O
theaters O
overseas O
and O
, O
eventually O
, O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
theaters O
, O
too O
. O

The O
operator O
of O
cable O
- O
television O
networks O
said O
the O
new O
Turner B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
unit O
will O
produce O
movies O
that O
will O
premiere O
on O
Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
's O
Turner B-ORG
Network I-ORG
Television I-ORG
channel O
, O
or O
TNT B-ORG
, O
and O
then O
will O
be O
released O
internationally O
in O
movie O
theaters O
. O

The O
unit O
's O
first O
two O
offerings O
are O
slated O
to O
be O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Secret I-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Ian I-WORK_OF_ART
Fleming I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
dramatization O
about O
the O
former O
British B-NORP
spy O
who O
wrote O
the O
James B-PERSON
Bond I-PERSON
novels O
, O
and O
`` O
Treasure B-WORK_OF_ART
Island I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
produced O
by O
Charlton B-PERSON
Heston I-PERSON
, O
who O
also O
stars O
in O
the O
movie O
. O

Ted B-PERSON
Turner I-PERSON
, O
Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
's O
chairman O
, O
was O
named O
chairman O
of O
Turner B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
, O
and O
Gerry B-PERSON
Hogan I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Turner B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Networks I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
president O
of O
the O
unit O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
, O
Mr. O
Hogan O
said O
the O
subsidiary O
's O
primary O
mission O
will O
be O
to O
make O
movies O
for O
TNT B-ORG
and O
to O
distribute O
them O
internationally O
. O

But O
he O
said O
Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
already O
has O
found O
some O
ideas O
that O
might O
work O
well O
as O
films O
for O
theatrical O
release O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

`` O
When O
that O
occurs O
, O
and O
when O
the O
time O
is O
right O
, O
we O
'll O
release O
the O
films O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
Turner B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
may O
develop O
such O
movies O
next O
year O
for O
domestic O
release O
in O
1991 O
. O

Turner B-ORG
has O
made O
several O
movies O
, O
docudramas O
and O
documentaries O
for O
its O
networks O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
but O
the O
company O
has O
never O
acted O
as O
a O
full O
- O
fledged O
movie O
studio O
and O
released O
its O
own O
pictures O
to O
theaters O
. O

Mr. O
Hogan O
said O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Secret I-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Ian I-WORK_OF_ART
Fleming I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
`` O
Treasure B-WORK_OF_ART
Island I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
cost O
more O
than O
$ O
6 O
million O
each O
to O
make O
, O
which O
is O
only O
about O
one O
- O
third O
the O
cost O
of O
most O
movies O
made O
for O
theatrical O
release O
. O

The O
Turner O
move O
is O
in O
line O
with O
a O
cable O
- O
TV O
trend O
toward O
more O
original O
programming O
-- O
and O
toward O
finding O
more O
ways O
to O
amortize O
the O
high O
cost O
of O
producing O
films O
. O

In O
July O
, O
Viacom B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
formed O
Viacom B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
to O
produce O
12 O
low O
- O
budget O
movies O
a O
year O
that O
will O
premiere O
on O
Showtime B-ORG
network O
and O
be O
distributed O
later O
in O
various O
markets O
, O
including O
foreign O
theaters O
. O

AEG B-ORG
AG I-ORG
and O
Siemens B-ORG
AG I-ORG
said O
they O
will O
launch O
their O
previously O
announced O
joint O
venture O
for O
power O
semiconductors O
in O
January O
. O

The O
two O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
electronics O
concerns O
said O
they O
have O
set O
up O
European B-ORG
Power I-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
to O
merge O
their O
activities O
in O
the O
field O
. O

AEG B-ORG
and O
Siemens B-ORG
each O
will O
hold O
a O
50 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
venture O
. O

The O
joint O
venture O
will O
have O
nominal O
capital O
of O
50 O
million O
marks O
-LRB- O
$ O
26.9 O
million O
-RRB- O
and O
700 O
employees O
. O

It O
will O
develop O
, O
produce O
and O
market O
high O
- O
performance O
electronic O
parts O
. O

Siemens B-ORG
is O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
largest O
electronics O
group O
. O

AEG B-ORG
is O
80 O
% O
owned O
by O
Daimler B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
the O
country O
's O
biggest O
industrial O
concern O
. O

It O
's O
a O
California B-GPE
crime O
saga O
worthy O
of O
an O
Erle B-PERSON
Stanley I-PERSON
Gardner I-PERSON
title O
: O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Case I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Purloined I-WORK_OF_ART
Palm I-WORK_OF_ART
Trees I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Edward B-PERSON
Carlson I-PERSON
awoke O
one O
morning O
last O
month O
to O
find O
eight O
holes O
in O
his O
front O
yard O
where O
his O
prized O
miniature O
palms O
, O
called O
cycads O
, O
once O
stood O
. O

Days O
later O
, O
the O
thieves O
returned O
and O
dug O
out O
more O
, O
this O
time O
adding O
insult O
to O
injury O
. O

`` O
The O
second O
time O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
they O
left O
the O
shovel O
. O
'' O

No O
garden O
- O
variety O
crime O
, O
palm O
- O
tree O
rustling O
is O
sprouting O
up O
all O
over O
Southern B-LOC
California I-LOC
, O
bringing O
big O
bucks O
to O
crooks O
who O
know O
their O
botany O
. O

Cycads O
, O
the O
most O
popular O
of O
which O
is O
the O
Sago O
Palm O
, O
are O
doll O
- O
sized O
versions O
of O
California B-GPE
's O
famous O
long O
- O
necked O
palms O
, O
with O
stubby O
trunks O
and O
fern O
- O
like O
fronds O
. O

Because O
the O
Sago O
is O
relatively O
rare O
and O
grows O
only O
a O
couple O
of O
inches O
a O
year O
, O
it O
's O
a O
pricey O
lawn O
decoration O
: O
A O
two O
- O
foot O
tall O
Sago O
can O
retail O
for O
$ O
1,000 O
, O
and O
taller O
ones O
often O
fetch O
$ O
3,000 O
or O
more O
. O

`` O
Evidently O
, O
somebody O
has O
realized O
it O
's O
easy O
money O
to O
steal O
these O
things O
, O
'' O
says O
Loran B-PERSON
Whitelock I-PERSON
, O
a O
research O
associate O
specializing O
in O
cycads O
at O
the B-FAC
Los I-FAC
Angeles I-FAC
State I-FAC
and I-FAC
County I-FAC
Arboretum I-FAC
. O

Just O
last O
week O
, O
would O
- O
be O
thieves O
damaged O
three O
Sagos O
at O
Mr. O
Whitelock O
's O
home O
in O
the O
Eagle O
Rock O
section O
before O
something O
frightened O
them O
off O
, O
foiled O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
think O
someone O
is O
raping O
your O
garden O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Police O
suspect O
that O
the O
criminals O
, O
who O
dig O
up O
the O
plants O
in O
the O
dead O
of O
night O
, O
are O
selling O
them O
to O
nurseries O
or O
landscapers O
. O

The O
Sago O
has O
become O
a O
popular O
accent O
in O
tony O
new O
housing O
tracts O
, O
apparently O
giving O
the O
rustlers O
a O
ready O
market O
for O
their O
filched O
fronds O
. O

Thieves O
are O
going O
to O
find O
`` O
anybody O
who O
has O
enough O
bucks O
to O
plant O
these O
things O
in O
their O
front O
yard O
, O
'' O
says O
William B-PERSON
Morrissey I-PERSON
, O
an O
investigator O
with O
the O
police O
department O
in O
Garden B-GPE
Grove I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
where O
five O
such O
thefts O
have O
been O
reported O
in O
the O
past O
several O
weeks O
. O

The O
department O
is O
advising O
residents O
to O
plant O
Sagos O
, O
if O
they O
must O
, O
in O
the O
back O
yard O
and O
telling O
nurseries O
to O
be O
on O
the O
lookout O
for O
anyone O
trying O
to O
palm O
one O
off O
. O

But O
for O
those O
Californians O
who O
want O
exotic O
gardens O
out O
front O
where O
neighbors O
can O
appreciate O
them O
, O
there O
's O
always O
Harold O
Smith O
's O
approach O
. O

After O
three O
Sagos O
were O
stolen O
from O
his O
home O
in O
Garden B-GPE
Grove I-GPE
, O
`` O
I O
put O
a O
big O
iron O
stake O
in O
the O
ground O
and O
tied O
the O
tree O
to O
the O
stake O
with O
a O
chain O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
proudly O
. O

`` O
And O
you O
ca O
n't O
cut O
this O
chain O
with O
bolt O
cutters O
. O

Harsco B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
obtained O
a O
$ O
33.1 O
million O
export O
order O
for O
armored O
recovery O
vehicles O
and O
related O
support O
equipment O
. O

Harsco B-ORG
declined O
to O
say O
what O
country O
placed O
the O
order O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
received O
an O
order O
for O
23 O
of O
the O
vehicles O
, O
which O
retrieve O
tanks O
and O
other O
heavy O
- O
tracked O
vehicles O
when O
they O
break O
down O
or O
are O
damaged O
, O
and O
an O
option O
for O
16 O
more O
. O

Delivery O
is O
to O
begin O
in O
early O
1991 O
. O

Harsco B-ORG
produces O
products O
for O
defense O
, O
industrial O
, O
commercial O
and O
construction O
markets O
. O

The O
bond O
market O
, O
which O
sometimes O
thrives O
on O
bad O
news O
, O
cheered O
yesterday O
's O
stock O
market O
sell O
- O
off O
and O
perceptions O
that O
the O
economy O
is O
growing O
weaker O
. O

Early O
in O
the O
day O
, O
bonds O
rose O
modestly O
on O
economists O
' O
forecasts O
that O
this O
week O
's O
slate O
of O
economic O
data O
will O
portray O
an O
economy O
headed O
for O
trouble O
. O

Such O
news O
is O
good O
for O
bonds O
because O
economic O
weakness O
sometimes O
causes O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
to O
lower O
interest O
rates O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
stimulate O
the O
economy O
and O
stave O
off O
a O
recession O
. O

For O
example O
, O
today O
the O
Department O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
is O
scheduled O
to O
release O
the O
September O
durable O
goods O
report O
. O

The O
consensus O
forecast O
of O
14 O
economists O
surveyed O
by O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Report I-ORG
is O
for O
a O
1.2 O
% O
drop O
in O
September O
orders O
. O

That O
would O
follow O
a O
3.9 O
% O
advance O
in O
August O
. O

Bonds O
received O
a O
bigger O
boost O
later O
in O
the O
day O
when O
stock O
prices O
moved O
broadly O
lower O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
fell O
26.23 O
points O
to O
2662.91 O
. O

`` O
Bond O
investors O
have O
been O
watching O
stocks O
closely O
, O
'' O
said O
Joel B-PERSON
Marver I-PERSON
, O
chief O
fixed O
- O
income O
analyst O
at O
Technical B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Global I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

`` O
When O
you O
get O
a O
big O
sell O
- O
off O
in O
equities O
, O
money O
starts O
to O
shift O
into O
bonds O
, O
'' O
which O
are O
considered O
safer O
, O
he O
said O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
ended O
about O
1/2 O
point O
higher O
, O
or O
up O
about O
$ O
5 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
, O
while O
the O
yield O
slid O
to O
7.93 O
% O
from O
7.98 O
% O
Friday O
. O

Municipals O
ended O
mixed O
, O
while O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
and O
investment O
- O
grade O
corporate O
bonds O
rose O
. O

Prices O
of O
high O
- O
yield O
, O
high O
- O
risk O
corporate O
securities O
ended O
unchanged O
. O

In O
more O
evidence O
of O
the O
growing O
division O
between O
`` O
good O
'' O
and O
`` O
bad O
'' O
junk O
bonds O
, O
a O
$ O
150 O
million O
issue O
by O
Imo B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
was O
snapped O
up O
by O
investors O
while O
underwriters O
for O
Beatrice B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
$ O
350 O
million O
issue O
are O
considering O
restructuring O
the O
deal O
to O
attract O
buyers O
. O

In O
the O
Treasury O
market O
, O
analysts O
expect O
bond O
prices O
to O
trade O
in O
narrow O
ranges O
this O
week O
as O
the O
market O
takes O
in O
positive O
and O
negative O
news O
. O

`` O
On O
the O
negative O
side O
, O
the O
market O
will O
be O
affected O
by O
constant O
supply O
in O
all O
sectors O
of O
the O
market O
, O
'' O
said O
William B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Brachfeld I-PERSON
, O
economist O
at O
Daiwa B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
America I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
we O
have O
economic O
news O
that O
is O
-LCB- O
expected O
to O
be O
-RCB- O
relatively O
positive O
for O
the O
bond O
market O
. O

We O
will O
go O
back O
and O
forth O
with O
a O
tilt O
toward O
slightly O
lower O
yields O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Today O
, O
the O
Treasury O
will O
sell O
$ O
10 O
billion O
of O
new O
two O
- O
year O
notes O
. O

Tomorrow O
, O
Resolution B-ORG
Funding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
division O
of O
a O
new O
government O
agency O
created O
to O
bail O
out O
the O
nation O
's O
troubled O
thrifts O
, O
will O
hold O
its O
first O
bond O
auction O
at O
which O
it O
will O
sell O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
of O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
. O

So O
far O
, O
money O
managers O
and O
other O
bond O
buyers O
have O
n't O
shown O
much O
interest O
in O
the O
Refcorp O
bonds O
. O

Analysts O
have O
mixed O
views O
about O
the O
two O
- O
year O
note O
auction O
. O

While O
some O
say O
the O
auction O
should O
proceed O
smoothly O
, O
others O
contend O
that O
yesterday O
's O
sale O
of O
$ O
2.58 O
billion O
of O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
by O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Credit I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
may O
have O
siphoned O
some O
potential O
institutional O
buyers O
from O
the O
government O
's O
note O
sale O
. O

The O
division O
of O
auto O
maker O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
made O
its O
debut O
in O
the O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
market O
with O
the O
second O
- O
largest O
issue O
in O
the O
market O
's O
four O
- O
year O
history O
. O

The O
company O
offered O
securities O
backed O
by O
automobile O
loans O
through O
an O
underwriting O
group O
headed O
by O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
issue O
yields O
8.90 O
% O
and O
carries O
a O
guarantee O
covering O
9 O
% O
of O
the O
deal O
from O
the O
company O
. O

First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
sweetened O
the O
terms O
from O
the O
original O
yield O
estimate O
in O
an O
apparent O
effort O
to O
place O
the O
huge O
offering O
. O

The O
issue O
was O
offered O
at O
a O
yield O
nearly O
one O
percentage O
point O
above O
the O
yield O
on O
two O
- O
year O
Treasurys B-ORG
. O

The O
only O
asset O
- O
backed O
deal O
larger O
than O
Ford B-ORG
's O
was O
a O
$ O
4 O
billion O
offering O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
1986 O
. O

Treasury B-ORG
Securities O

Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
were O
1/8 O
to O
1/2 O
point O
higher O
yesterday O
in O
light O
trading O
. O

The O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
ended O
at O
a O
price O
of O
102 O
3/32 O
, O
compared O
with O
101 O
17/32 O
Friday O
. O

The O
latest O
10 O
- O
year O
notes O
were O
quoted O
late O
at O
100 O
17/32 O
to O
yield O
7.90 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
100 O
3/32 O
to O
yield O
7.97 O
% O
. O

The O
latest O
two O
- O
year O
notes O
were O
quoted O
late O
at O
100 O
28/32 O
to O
yield O
7.84 O
% O
. O

Short O
- O
term O
rates O
rose O
yesterday O
at O
the O
government O
's O
weekly O
Treasury B-ORG
bill O
auction O
, O
compared O
with O
the O
previous O
bill O
sale O
. O

The O
Treasury O
sold O
$ O
7.81 O
billion O
of O
three O
- O
month O
bills O
with O
an O
average O
discount O
rate O
of O
7.52 O
% O
, O
the O
highest O
since O
the O
average O
of O
7.63 O
% O
at O
the O
auction O
on O
Oct. O
10 O
. O

The O
$ O
7.81 O
billion O
of O
six O
- O
month O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
were O
sold O
with O
an O
average O
discount O
rate O
of O
7.50 O
% O
, O
the O
highest O
since O
the O
average O
of O
7.60 O
% O
at O
the O
Oct. O
10 O
auction O
. O

The O
rates O
were O
up O
from O
last O
week O
's O
auction O
, O
when O
they O
were O
7.37 O
% O
and O
7.42 O
% O
, O
respectively O
. O

Here O
are O
auction O
details O
: O

Rates O
are O
determined O
by O
the O
difference O
between O
the O
purchase O
price O
and O
face O
value O
. O

Thus O
, O
higher O
bidding O
narrows O
the O
investor O
's O
return O
while O
lower O
bidding O
widens O
it O
. O

The O
percentage O
rates O
are O
calculated O
on O
a O
360 O
- O
day O
year O
, O
while O
the O
coupon O
- O
equivalent O
yield O
is O
based O
on O
a O
365 O
- O
day O
year O
. O

Both O
issues O
are O
dated O
Oct. O
26 O
. O

The O
13 O
- O
week O
bills O
mature O
Jan. O
25 O
, O
1990 O
, O
and O
the O
26 O
- O
week O
bills O
mature O
April O
26 O
, O
1990 O
. O

Corporate O
Issues O

Investment O
- O
grade O
corporates O
closed O
about O
1/4 O
point O
higher O
in O
quiet O
trading O
. O

In O
the O
junk O
bond O
market O
, O
Imo O
Industries O
' O
issue O
of O
12 O
- O
year O
debentures O
, O
considered O
to O
be O
one O
of O
the O
market O
's O
high O
- O
quality O
credits O
, O
was O
priced O
at O
par O
to O
yield O
12 O
% O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
Karches I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
at O
underwriter O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
said O
the O
issue O
was O
oversubscribed O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
segmented O
market O
, O
and O
if O
you O
have O
a O
good O
, O
strong O
credit O
, O
people O
have O
an O
appetite O
for O
it O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
price O
another O
junk O
bond O
deal O
, O
$ O
350 O
million O
of O
senior O
subordinated O
debentures O
by O
Continental B-ORG
Cablevision I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
next O
Tuesday O
. O

In O
light O
of O
the O
recent O
skittishness O
in O
the O
high O
- O
yield O
market O
, O
junk O
bond O
analysts O
and O
traders O
expect O
other O
high O
- O
yield O
deals O
to O
be O
sweetened O
or O
restructured O
before O
they O
are O
offered O
to O
investors O
. O

In O
the O
case O
of O
Beatrice B-ORG
, O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
is O
considering O
restructuring O
the O
reset O
mechanism O
on O
the O
$ O
200 O
million O
portion O
of O
the O
offering O
. O

Under O
the O
originally O
contemplated O
terms O
of O
the O
offering O
, O
the O
notes O
would O
have O
been O
reset O
annually O
at O
a O
fixed O
spread O
above O
Treasurys B-ORG
. O

Under O
the O
new O
plan O
being O
considered O
, O
the O
notes O
would O
reset O
annually O
at O
a O
rate O
to O
maintain O
a O
market O
value O
of O
101 O
. O

Price O
talk O
calls O
for O
the O
reset O
notes O
to O
be O
priced O
at O
a O
yield O
of O
between O
13 O
1/4 O
% O
and O
13 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

Mortgage O
- O
Backed O
Securities O

Activity O
in O
derivative O
markets O
was O
strong O
with O
four O
new O
real O
estate O
mortgage O
investment O
conduits O
announced O
and O
talk O
of O
several O
more O
deals O
in O
today O
's O
session O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
offered O
$ O
1.2 O
billion O
of O
Remic O
securities O
in O
three O
issues O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
offered O
a O
$ O
250 O
million O
Remic O
backed O
by O
9 O
% O
15 O
- O
year O
securities O
. O

Part O
of O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
heavy O
activity O
in O
derivative O
markets O
is O
that O
underwriters O
are O
repackaging O
mortgage O
securities O
being O
sold O
by O
thrifts O
. O

Traders O
said O
thrifts O
have O
stepped O
up O
their O
mortgage O
securities O
sales O
as O
the O
bond O
market O
has O
risen O
in O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
. O

In O
the O
mortgage O
pass O
- O
through O
sector O
, O
active O
issues O
rose O
but O
trailed O
gains O
in O
the O
Treasury O
market O
. O

Government B-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
for O
November O
delivery O
were O
quoted O
late O
yesterday O
at O
98 O
10/32 O
, O
up O
10/32 O
; O
and O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
were O
at O
97 O
1/2 O
, O
up O
1/4 O
. O

The O
Ginnie O
Mae O
9 O
% O
issue O
was O
yielding O
8.36 O
% O
to O
a O
12 O
- O
year O
average O
life O
assumption O
, O
as O
the O
spread O
above O
the O
Treasury O
10 O
- O
year O
note O
widened O
slightly O
to O
1.46 O
percentage O
points O
. O

Municipals O

A O
$ O
575 O
million O
San B-GPE
Antonio I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
electric O
and O
gas O
system O
revenue O
bond O
issue O
dominated O
the O
new O
issue O
sector O
. O

The O
refunding O
issue O
, O
which O
had O
been O
in O
the O
wings O
for O
two O
months O
, O
was O
one O
of O
the O
chief O
offerings O
overhanging O
the O
market O
and O
limiting O
price O
appreciation O
. O

But O
alleviating O
that O
overhang O
failed O
to O
stimulate O
much O
activity O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
, O
where O
prices O
were O
off O
1/8 O
to O
up O
3/8 O
point O
. O

An O
official O
with O
lead O
underwriter O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
said O
orders O
for O
the O
San B-GPE
Antonio I-GPE
bonds O
were O
`` O
on O
the O
slow O
side O
. O
'' O

He O
attributed O
that O
to O
the O
issue O
's O
aggressive O
pricing O
and O
large O
size O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
general O
lethargy O
in O
the O
municipal O
marketplace O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
he O
noted O
, O
the O
issue O
would O
normally O
be O
the O
type O
purchased O
by O
property O
and O
casualty O
insurers O
, O
but O
recent O
disasters O
, O
such O
as O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
and O
the O
Northern O
California O
earthquake O
, O
have O
stretched O
insurers O
' O
resources O
and O
damped O
their O
demand O
for O
bonds O
. O

A O
$ O
137.6 O
million O
Maryland B-ORG
Stadium I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
sports O
facilities O
lease O
revenue O
bond O
issue O
appeared O
to O
be O
off O
to O
a O
good O
start O
. O

The O
issue O
was O
oversubscribed O
and O
`` O
doing O
very O
well O
, O
'' O
according O
to O
an O
official O
with O
lead O
underwriter O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
. O

Activity O
quieted O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
bond O
market O
, O
where O
heavy O
investor O
selling O
last O
week O
drove O
yields O
on O
the O
issuer O
's O
full O
faith O
and O
credit O
backed O
bonds O
up O
as O
much O
as O
0.50 O
percentage O
point O
. O

Foreign O
Bonds O

Japanese B-NORP
government O
bonds O
ended O
lower O
after O
the O
dollar O
rose O
modestly O
against O
the O
yen O
. O

The O
turnaround O
in O
the O
dollar O
fueled O
bearish O
sentiment O
about O
Japan B-GPE
's O
bond O
market O
. O

The O
benchmark O
No. O
111 O
4.6 O
% O
bond O
due O
1998 O
ended O
on O
brokers O
' O
screens O
at O
a O
price O
of O
95.39 O
, O
off O
0.28 O
. O

The O
yield O
rose O
to O
5.38 O
% O
. O

West B-NORP
German I-NORP
bond O
prices O
ended O
lower O
after O
a O
day O
of O
aimless O
trading O
. O

The O
benchmark O
7 O
% O
bond O
due O
October O
1999 O
fell O
0.20 O
point O
to O
99.80 O
to O
yield O
7.03 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
6 O
3/4 O
% O
notes O
due O
July O
1994 O
fell O
0.10 O
to O
97.65 O
to O
yield O
7.34 O
% O
. O

British B-NORP
government O
bonds O
ended O
slightly O
higher O
in O
quiet O
trading O
as O
investors O
looked O
ahead O
to O
today O
's O
British B-NORP
trade O
report O
. O

The O
benchmark O
11 O
3/4 O
% O
Treasury B-ORG
bond O
due O
2003 O
/ O
2007 O
rose O
1/8 O
to O
111 O
21/32 O
to O
yield O
10.11 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
12 O
% O
issue O
of O
1995 O
rose O
3/32 O
to O
103 O
23/32 O
to O
yield O
11.01 O
% O
. O

Rhone B-ORG
- I-ORG
Poulenc I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
completed O
the O
purchase O
of O
the O
specialty O
chemicals O
operation O
of O
RTZ B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
British B-NORP
mining O
and O
industrial O
group O
. O

Rhone B-ORG
- I-ORG
Poulenc I-ORG
, O
a O
chemical O
and O
pharmaceutical O
company O
, O
said O
RTZ B-ORG
Chemicals I-ORG
has O
annual O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
900 O
million O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
release O
terms O
of O
the O
transaction O
. O

A O
group O
of O
shareholders O
filed O
suit O
against O
Imperial O
Corp. O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
First B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
others O
, O
charging O
them O
with O
artificially O
inflating O
Imperial B-ORG
's O
stock O
price O
to O
protect O
certain O
major O
investors O
. O

The O
complaint O
, O
filed O
in O
federal O
district O
court O
, O
accuses O
Imperial B-ORG
and O
other O
defendants O
of O
issuing O
false O
and O
misleading O
financial O
data O
. O

It O
also O
charges O
that O
Imperial B-ORG
, O
the O
holding O
company O
for O
Imperial O
Savings O
& O
Loan O
, O
experienced O
major O
losses O
and O
writedowns O
because O
of O
improper O
assessment O
of O
the O
risks O
of O
junk O
- O
bond O
investments O
and O
wholesale O
consumer O
loan O
packages O
. O

The O
suit O
seeks O
unspecified O
damages O
. O

Imperial B-ORG
is O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
reducing O
its O
junk O
- O
bond O
holdings O
and O
getting O
out O
of O
the O
investment O
banking O
business O
in O
order O
to O
return O
to O
traditional O
thrift O
activities O
. O

The O
derivative O
suit O
is O
similar O
to O
a O
class O
- O
action O
complaint O
filed O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Imperial B-ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
it O
expects O
other O
complaints O
to O
be O
filed O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
original O
suit O
and O
a O
recent O
article O
in O
Barron O
's O
magazine O
that O
focused O
on O
the O
company O
's O
problems O
. O

Although O
an O
Imperial O
spokesman O
said O
the O
company O
had O
n't O
yet O
been O
served O
with O
the O
derivative O
suit O
, O
he O
reiterated O
the O
company O
's O
statement O
that O
it O
would O
vigorously O
defend O
itself O
against O
the O
class O
- O
action O
suit O
. O

Spokesmen O
at O
Drexel B-ORG
and O
First B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
said O
the O
companies O
had O
n't O
yet O
been O
served O
with O
the O
suit O
. O

In O
a O
separate O
complaint O
also O
filed O
in O
federal O
court O
here O
, O
shareholder O
Max B-PERSON
Grill I-PERSON
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
charged O
Imperial B-ORG
, O
its O
top O
executives O
and O
directors O
with O
breach O
of O
fiduciary O
duty O
and O
squandering O
the O
company O
's O
assets O
. O

Imperial B-ORG
said O
it O
had O
n't O
been O
served O
with O
this O
suit O
either O
. O

First B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
about O
96 O
% O
of O
the O
rights O
to O
purchase O
its O
depositary O
shares O
and O
warrants O
have O
been O
exercised O
. O

Of O
the O
17.6 O
million O
rights O
units O
issued O
, O
just O
under O
17 O
million O
were O
exercised O
before O
the O
Oct. O
10 O
expiration O
of O
the O
offering O
, O
the O
insurance O
holding O
company O
said O
. O

Remaining O
units O
will O
be O
sold O
to O
the O
underwriters O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
, O
which O
will O
also O
purchase O
an O
over O
- O
allotment O
of O
2.3 O
million O
additional O
units O
. O

First B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
said O
the O
offering O
will O
raise O
about O
$ O
299 O
million O
-- O
minus O
underwriting O
fees O
and O
other O
expenses O
-- O
that O
the O
company O
plans O
to O
use O
to O
write O
new O
life O
insurance O
and O
annuity O
business O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
analysts O
have O
viewed O
the O
rights O
offering O
as O
a O
takeover O
defense O
that O
prospectively O
balloons O
the O
number O
of O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

Each O
of O
the O
units O
consists O
of O
two O
warrants O
, O
each O
of O
which O
could O
be O
used O
to O
purchase O
a O
half O
- O
share O
of O
common O
stock O
, O
and O
one O
depositary O
preference O
share O
. O

Depositary O
shares O
are O
convertible O
into O
common O
stock O
on O
a O
1 O
- O
to O
- O
1 O
basis O
. O

Currently O
, O
the O
company O
has O
about O
88.1 O
million O
common O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

In O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
Monday O
, O
the O
stock O
closed O
at O
$ O
10.625 O
, O
off O
37.5 O
cents O
. O

William B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Forrester I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
U.S.S.R. O
Trade O
and O
Economic O
Council O
, O
has O
a O
warning O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
trying O
to O
do O
business O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

`` O
It O
's O
an O
extremely O
complex O
market O
, O
and O
you O
have O
to O
be O
prepared O
to O
make O
a O
big O
commitment O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Forrester O
says O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
not O
trying O
to O
encourage O
everyone O
. O
'' O

Undeterred O
by O
such O
words O
of O
caution O
, O
corporate O
America B-GPE
is O
flocking O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
lured O
by O
a O
huge O
untapped O
market O
and O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
's O
attempt O
to O
overhaul O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
economy O
. O

Doing O
business O
with O
the O
Russians B-NORP
, O
once O
the O
pursuit O
of O
a O
handful O
of O
hardened O
veterans O
, O
has O
become O
the O
goal O
of O
such O
major O
companies O
as O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Procter O
& O
Gamble O
Co. O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
cluster O
of O
smaller O
firms O
. O

Reflecting O
the O
new O
- O
found O
interest O
, O
more O
than O
140 O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
are O
taking O
part O
in O
a O
Moscow B-GPE
exhibition O
organized O
by O
Mr. O
Forrester O
's O
trade O
group O
. O

But O
while O
U.S. B-GPE
interest O
may O
be O
big O
and O
growing O
, O
the O
difficulties O
that O
have O
stymied O
deals O
in O
the O
past O
show O
no O
sign O
of O
abating O
. O

Alongside O
the O
old O
problems O
of O
a O
non-convertible O
currency O
and O
an O
inpenetrable O
bureaucracy O
, O
Western B-NORP
business O
executives O
must O
now O
grapple O
with O
new O
complexities O
linked O
to O
perestroika O
, O
the O
restructuring O
of O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
economy O
. O

Executives O
say O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
moves O
to O
break O
up O
the O
government O
's O
foreign O
trade O
monopoly O
have O
created O
uncertainties O
as O
well O
as O
opportunities O
. O

Changing O
legislation O
has O
opened O
the O
field O
to O
thousands O
of O
inexperienced O
Soviet B-NORP
players O
, O
many O
who O
promise O
more O
than O
they O
can O
deliver O
. O

And O
some O
foreign O
firms O
are O
finding O
that O
even O
when O
they O
manage O
to O
overcome O
such O
hurdles O
, O
their O
ventures O
now O
have O
to O
be O
endorsed O
by O
such O
unpredictable O
bodies O
as O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
parliament O
and O
the O
governments O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
republics O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
to O
go O
out O
to O
all O
your O
constituents O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Giffen I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
spearheading O
the O
most O
ambitious O
attempt O
by O
U.S. B-GPE
firms O
to O
break O
into O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
market O
, O
involving O
investment O
of O
more O
than O
$ O
5 O
billion O
in O
some O
two O
dozen O
joint O
ventures O
. O

As O
part O
of O
that O
attempt O
, O
by O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Consortium I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Giffen O
says O
he O
spends O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
lobbying O
. O

Growing O
public O
fears O
about O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
environment O
is O
one O
new O
factor O
affecting O
some O
joint O
- O
venture O
plans O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
Soviet B-NORP
ministries O
have O
been O
talking O
to O
international O
firms O
, O
including O
Occidental B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Combustion B-ORG
Engineering I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Montedison B-ORG
S.p.A. I-ORG
of O
Italy B-GPE
and O
several O
Japanese B-NORP
groups O
, O
about O
jointly O
building O
and O
operating O
several O
big O
petrochemical O
plants O
. O

The O
plans O
have O
come O
under O
fire O
from O
Soviet B-NORP
environmentalists O
, O
and O
officials O
say O
many O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
scaled O
back O
or O
dropped O
. O

Whatever O
the O
difficulties O
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
remains O
committed O
to O
increasing O
foreign O
trade O
. O

For O
political O
as O
well O
as O
economic O
reasons O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
are O
at O
the O
top O
of O
his O
priorities O
-- O
a O
point O
he O
underscored O
by O
spending O
two O
hours O
walking O
around O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
show O
last O
week O
. O

Talking O
to O
a O
small O
group O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
executives O
afterwards O
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
appeared O
impatient O
for O
a O
big O
expansion O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Soviet O
trade O
, O
which O
now O
amounts O
to O
a O
meager O
$ O
3 O
billion O
annually O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
ranks O
fourth O
of O
countries O
that O
have O
concluded O
joint O
ventures O
, O
behind O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
Finland B-GPE
and O
Italy B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
several O
people O
present O
at O
the O
meeting O
, O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
also O
supported O
the O
idea O
of O
concluding O
several O
commercial O
accords O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
possibly O
at O
his O
next O
summit O
meeting O
with O
President O
Bush O
. O

Judging O
by O
the O
crush O
at O
the O
exhibition O
, O
deprived O
Soviet B-NORP
consumers O
are O
more O
than O
ready O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
products O
. O

Hundreds O
of O
people O
lined O
up O
every O
day O
at O
the O
Colgate O
- O
Palmolive O
Co. O
stand O
to O
receive O
a O
free O
tube O
of O
toothpaste O
, O
a O
commodity O
in O
chronically O
short O
supply O
here O
. O

And O
unruly O
crowds O
at O
RJR B-ORG
Nabisco I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
booth O
almost O
knocked O
over O
a O
glass O
showcase O
in O
the O
rush O
to O
get O
a O
free O
Camel B-ORG
cigarette O
sticker O
. O

Some O
U.S. B-GPE
products O
are O
filtering O
into O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
market O
under O
an O
emergency O
import O
program O
. O

Both O
Colgate B-ORG
and O
Procter O
& O
Gamble O
have O
received O
big O
orders O
for O
toothpaste O
, O
soap O
and O
detergents O
. O

The B-ORG
American I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Consortium I-ORG
says O
it O
is O
planning O
to O
ship O
some O
$ O
500 O
million O
of O
consumer O
goods O
, O
financed O
by O
bank O
credits O
, O
in O
the O
first O
few O
months O
of O
next O
year O
. O

But O
the O
current O
Soviet B-NORP
purchasing O
spree O
may O
be O
a O
one O
- O
time O
affair O
. O

The O
goal O
of O
most O
U.S. B-GPE
firms O
-- O
joint O
ventures O
-- O
remains O
elusive O
. O

Because O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
ruble O
is O
n't O
convertible O
into O
dollars O
, O
marks O
and O
other O
Western B-NORP
currencies O
, O
companies O
that O
hope O
to O
set O
up O
production O
facilities O
here O
must O
either O
export O
some O
of O
the O
goods O
to O
earn O
hard O
currency O
or O
find O
Soviet B-NORP
goods O
they O
can O
take O
in O
a O
counter-trade O
transaction O
. O

International O
competition O
for O
the O
few O
Soviet B-NORP
goods O
that O
can O
be O
sold O
on O
world O
markets O
is O
heating O
up O
, O
however O
. O

Shelley B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Zeiger I-PERSON
, O
an O
entrepreneur O
from O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
who O
buys O
Soviet B-NORP
porcelain O
and O
`` O
matryoshka O
'' O
nesting O
dolls O
for O
export O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
says O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
companies O
already O
have O
snapped O
up O
much O
of O
the O
production O
of O
these O
items O
. O

Seeking O
to O
overcome O
the O
currency O
problems O
, O
Mr. O
Giffen O
's O
American B-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Consortium I-ORG
, O
which O
comprises O
Chevron B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
RJR B-ORG
, O
Johnson B-PERSON
& O
Johnson B-PERSON
, O
Eastman B-ORG
Kodak I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
and O
Archer B-ORG
- I-ORG
Daniels I-ORG
- I-ORG
Midland I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
has O
concocted O
an O
elaborate O
scheme O
to O
share O
out O
dollar O
earnings O
, O
largely O
from O
the O
revenues O
of O
a O
planned O
Chevron B-ORG
oil O
project O
. O

Several O
medical O
concerns O
, O
including O
Pfizer B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Colgate B-ORG
and O
Abbott B-ORG
Laboratories I-ORG
intend O
to O
pursue O
a O
similar O
consortium O
approach O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
invest O
capital O
here O
on O
the O
same O
basis O
as O
investing O
in O
other O
countries O
, O
'' O
says O
Dennis B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Sokol I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Medical B-ORG
Service I-ORG
Partners I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
who O
is O
putting O
the O
medical O
consortium O
together O
. O

Some O
U.S. B-GPE
entrepreneurs O
operate O
on O
a O
smaller O
scale O
. O

One O
group O
seeks O
to O
publish O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Soviet O
medical O
journal O
in O
conjunction O
with O
the O
U.S.S.R. O
Ministry O
of O
Health B-ORG
. O

According O
to O
Richard B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Mills I-PERSON
, O
a O
Boston B-GPE
- O
based O
official O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
partner O
, O
10,000 O
copies O
of O
the O
quarterly O
will O
be O
printed O
in O
Russian O
from O
next O
year O
. O

It O
will O
be O
financed O
by O
advertisements O
from O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
and O
by O
simultaneous O
publication O
of O
an O
English O
- O
language O
journal O
containing O
details O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
medical O
advancements O
. O

`` O
We O
found O
a O
market O
niche O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Mills O
boasts O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
truly O
entrepreneurial O
. O

Maidenform B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
loves O
to O
be O
intimate O
with O
its O
customers O
, O
but O
not O
with O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
public O
. O

The O
67 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
maker O
of O
brassieres O
, O
panties O
, O
and O
lingerie O
enjoys O
one O
of O
the O
best O
- O
known O
brand O
images O
, O
but O
its O
financial O
profile O
is O
closely O
guarded O
by O
members O
of O
the O
founding O
family O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
very O
few O
companies O
that O
can O
boast O
of O
such O
a O
close O
- O
knit O
group O
, O
'' O
says O
Robert B-PERSON
A. O
Brawer O
, O
52 O
years O
old O
, O
recently O
named O
president O
, O
succeeding O
Beatrice B-PERSON
Coleman I-PERSON
, O
his O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
, O
who O
remains O
chairman O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
a O
vanishing O
breed O
, O
'' O
he O
muses O
. O

Mrs. B-PERSON
Coleman I-PERSON
, O
73 O
, O
who O
declined O
to O
be O
interviewed O
, O
is O
the O
Maidenform O
strategist O
. O

Sales O
have O
tripled O
during O
her O
21 O
- O
year O
tenure O
to O
about O
$ O
200 O
million O
in O
1988 O
. O

Maidenform B-ORG
says O
it O
is O
very O
profitable O
but O
declines O
to O
provide O
specifics O
. O

The O
company O
sells O
image O
. O

Its O
current O
ad O
campaign O
, O
on O
which O
Maidenform B-ORG
has O
spent O
more O
than O
$ O
15 O
million O
since O
fall O
1987 O
, O
does O
n't O
even O
show O
its O
underwear O
products O
, O
but O
rather O
men O
like O
Christopher B-PERSON
Reeve I-PERSON
, O
star O
of O
the O
`` O
Superman B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
movies O
, O
talking O
about O
their O
lingerie O
turn O
- O
ons O
. O

The O
Maidenform O
name O
`` O
is O
part O
of O
American B-NORP
pop O
culture O
, O
'' O
says O
Joan B-PERSON
Sinopoli I-PERSON
, O
account O
supervisor O
of O
the O
campaign O
by O
Levine B-PERSON
, O
Huntley O
, O
Schmidt B-PERSON
& O
Beaver O
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
ad O
firm O
. O

Maidenform B-ORG
generated O
such O
memorable O
campaigns O
as O
`` O
I O
dreamed O
I O
... O
in O
my O
Maidenform B-ORG
bra O
, O
'' O
and O
`` O
The O
Maidenform O
woman O
. O

You O
never O
know O
where O
she O
'll O
turn O
up O
. O
'' O

`` O
Capitalizing O
on O
the O
brand O
is O
key O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Brawer O
, O
whose O
immediate O
plans O
include O
further O
international O
expansion O
and O
getting O
better O
control O
of O
distribution O
outside O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
intimate O
apparel O
industry O
is O
perceived O
to O
be O
a O
growth O
industry O
and O
clearly O
-LCB- O
Maidenform B-ORG
-RCB- O
is O
a O
force O
to O
be O
reckoned O
with O
, O
'' O
says O
David B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Leibowitz I-PERSON
, O
a O
special O
situations O
analyst O
at O
American B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Although O
working O
women O
are O
`` O
forced O
to O
wear O
the O
uniform O
of O
the O
day O
, O
to O
retain O
their O
femininity O
they O
are O
buying O
better O
quality O
, O
more O
upscale O
intimate O
apparel O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Although O
Mr. O
Brawer O
's O
appointment O
as O
president O
was O
long O
expected O
, O
the O
move O
on O
Sept. O
25 O
precipitated O
the O
resignation O
of O
Alan B-PERSON
Lesk I-PERSON
as O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
sales O
and O
merchandising O
. O

Three O
days O
later O
, O
Mr. O
Lesk O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Olga B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
competing O
intimate O
apparel O
division O
of O
Warnaco B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Warnaco B-ORG
also O
owns O
Warners O
, O
another O
major O
intimate O
apparel O
maker O
. O

Mr. O
Lesk O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
to O
comment O
. O

But O
Maidenform B-ORG
officials O
say O
that O
after O
spending O
24 O
years O
at O
Maidenform B-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Lesk O
, O
48 O
, O
made O
it O
clear O
he O
wanted O
the O
top O
job O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
want O
the O
presidency O
of O
the O
company O
, O
this O
is O
n't O
the O
firm O
to O
work O
for O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
Mogan I-PERSON
, O
45 O
, O
who O
was O
named O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
sales O
, O
assuming O
some O
of O
the O
responsibilities O
of O
Mr. O
Lesk O
. O

The O
company O
downplayed O
the O
loss O
of O
Mr. O
Lesk O
and O
split O
his O
merchandising O
responsibilities O
among O
a O
committee O
of O
four O
people O
. O

`` O
My O
style O
is O
less O
informal O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Brawer O
says O
. O

Top O
officers O
insist O
Maidenform B-ORG
's O
greatest O
strength O
is O
its O
family O
ownership O
. O

`` O
You O
ca O
n't O
go O
anywhere O
in O
this O
company O
and O
find O
an O
organizational O
chart O
, O
'' O
one O
delights O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
fun O
competing O
as O
a O
private O
company O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Brawer O
says O
. O

`` O
You O
can O
think O
long O
range O
. O
'' O

Other O
major O
players O
in O
intimate O
apparel O
apparently O
feel O
the O
same O
way O
. O

Warnaco B-ORG
was O
taken O
private O
by O
Spectrum B-ORG
Group I-ORG
in O
1986 O
for O
about O
$ O
487 O
million O
. O

And O
last O
year O
, O
Playtex B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
went O
private O
for O
about O
$ O
680 O
million O
. O

It O
was O
then O
split O
into O
Playtex B-ORG
Apparel I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
intimate O
apparel O
division O
, O
and O
Playtex B-ORG
Family I-ORG
Products I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
makes O
tampons O
, O
hair O
- O
care O
items O
and O
other O
products O
. O

Publicly O
traded O
VF B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
Vanity B-ORG
Fair I-ORG
, O
and O
Sara B-ORG
Lee I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
Bali B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
are O
also O
strong O
forces O
in O
intimate O
apparel O
. O

Buy O
- O
out O
offers O
for O
Maidenform B-ORG
are O
n't O
infrequent O
, O
says O
Executive O
Vice O
President O
David O
C. O
Masket O
, O
but O
they O
are O
n't O
taken O
very O
seriously O
. O

When O
he O
gets O
calls O
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
even O
have O
to O
consult O
'' O
with O
Mrs. B-PERSON
Coleman I-PERSON
, O
Mr. O
Masket O
says O
. O

The O
company O
could O
command O
a O
good O
price O
in O
the O
market O
. O

`` O
Over O
the O
past O
three O
and O
a O
half O
years O
, O
apparel O
companies O
, O
many O
of O
whom O
have O
strong O
brand O
names O
, O
have O
been O
bought O
at O
about O
60 O
% O
of O
sales O
, O
'' O
says O
Deborah B-PERSON
Bronston I-PERSON
, O
Prudential B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
apparel O
analyst O
. O

Mr. O
Brawer O
, O
along O
with O
Mrs. B-PERSON
Coleman I-PERSON
and O
her O
daughter O
, O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
, O
an O
attorney O
who O
is O
vice O
chairman O
, O
are O
the O
family O
members O
involved O
in O
the O
operations O
of O
Maidenform B-ORG
, O
which O
employs O
about O
5,000 O
. O

Mr. O
Brawer O
's O
wife O
, O
Catherine B-PERSON
, O
and O
Robert B-PERSON
Stroup I-PERSON
, O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
's O
husband O
, O
round O
out O
the O
five O
- O
member O
board O
. O

Each O
has O
an O
equal O
vote O
at O
the O
monthly O
meetings O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
all O
very O
amiable O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Brawer O
says O
. O

Executives O
say O
Mrs. B-PERSON
Coleman I-PERSON
is O
very O
involved O
in O
the O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
operations O
, O
especially O
product O
development O
. O

In O
the O
late O
1960s O
she O
designed O
a O
lightweight O
stretch O
bra O
that O
boosted O
sales O
. O

Her O
father O
, O
William B-PERSON
Rosenthal I-PERSON
, O
designed O
the O
then O
- O
dress O
making O
company O
's O
first O
bra O
in O
the O
1920s O
, O
which O
he O
said O
gave O
women O
a O
`` O
maiden O
form O
'' O
compared O
with O
the O
`` O
boyish O
form O
'' O
they O
got O
from O
the O
`` O
flat O
bandages O
'' O
used O
for O
support O
at O
the O
time O
. O

While O
Mr. O
Rosenthal O
introduced O
new O
undergarment O
designs O
, O
his O
wife O
, O
Ida B-PERSON
, O
concentrated O
on O
sales O
and O
other O
financial O
matters O
. O

The O
name O
Maidenform B-ORG
was O
coined O
by O
a O
third O
business O
partner O
, O
Enid B-PERSON
Bissett I-PERSON
. O

The O
company O
has O
14 O
plants O
and O
distribution O
facilities O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
, O
other O
parts O
of O
the O
Caribbean O
and O
Ireland B-GPE
. O

Maidenform B-ORG
products O
are O
mainly O
sold O
at O
department O
stores O
, O
but O
the O
company O
has O
quietly O
opened O
a O
retail O
store O
of O
its O
own O
in O
Omaha B-GPE
, O
Neb. B-GPE
, O
and O
has O
24 O
factory O
outlets O
, O
with O
plans O
to O
add O
more O
. O

Before O
joining O
Maidenform B-ORG
in O
1972 O
, O
Mr. O
Brawer O
, O
who O
holds O
a O
doctoral O
degree O
in O
English O
from O
the O
University O
of O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
taught O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Wisconsin B-GPE
. O

As O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
, O
he O
has O
headed O
the O
company O
's O
designer O
lingerie O
division O
, O
Oscar B-WORK_OF_ART
de O
la O
Renta O
, O
since O
its O
inception O
in O
1988 O
. O

To O
maintain O
exclusivity O
of O
that O
designer O
line O
, O
it O
is O
n't O
labeled O
with O
the O
Maidenform O
name O
. O

While O
the O
company O
has O
always O
been O
family O
- O
run O
, O
Mr. O
Brawer O
is O
n't O
the O
first O
person O
to O
marry O
into O
the O
family O
and O
subsequently O
head O
Maidenform B-ORG
. O

Mrs. B-PERSON
Coleman I-PERSON
's O
husband O
, O
Joseph B-PERSON
, O
a O
physician O
, O
succeeded O
Mrs. O
Rosenthal O
as O
president O
and O
served O
in O
that O
post O
until O
his O
death O
in O
1968 O
. O

New B-ORG
Canaan I-ORG
Investments I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
closed O
the O
acquisition O
of O
Carr B-ORG
- I-ORG
Lowrey I-ORG
Glass I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
from O
Newell B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
Freeport B-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
do O
- O
it O
- O
yourself O
home O
products O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Carr B-ORG
- I-ORG
Lowrey I-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
glass O
bottles O
for O
the O
cosmetics O
and O
toiletries O
industries O
, O
had O
sales O
last O
year O
of O
about O
$ O
40 O
million O
. O

New B-ORG
Canaan I-ORG
Investments I-ORG
is O
a O
closely O
held O
investment O
partnership O
with O
interests O
primarily O
in O
the O
packaging O
industry O
. O

`` O
The O
croaker O
's O
done O
gone O
from O
the O
hook O
-- O

damn O
! O

My O
language O
sure O
goes O
to O
pot O
down O
here O
on O
the O
coast O
. O
'' O

The O
husky O
blond O
guide O
with O
the O
Aggie O
cap O
twists O
his O
face O
in O
mock O
fury O
. O

`` O
I O
got O
to O
get O
back O
to O
school O
and O
straighten O
out O
my O
English O
. O
'' O

He O
has O
two O
more O
years O
at O
Texas B-ORG
A&M I-ORG
. O

Right O
now O
he O
takes O
people O
out O
to O
fish O
in O
the O
bays O
behind O
the O
barrier O
islands O
that O
curve O
for O
hundreds O
of O
miles O
along O
the O
eastern O
coast O
of O
Texas B-GPE
, O
enclosing O
milky O
green O
lagoons O
behind O
ridges O
of O
sand O
and O
grassy O
scrub O
that O
rim O
the O
deep O
blue O
of O
the O
Gulf O
beyond O
. O

There O
have O
been O
three O
days O
of O
hot O
, O
wind O
- O
swept O
rain O
, O
and O
now O
with O
the O
first O
sun O
we O
are O
after O
speckled O
seatrout O
, O
which O
with O
redfish O
provides O
most O
of O
the O
game O
fishing O
hereabouts O
. O

The O
little O
radio O
fizzes O
as O
other O
boats O
want O
to O
see O
if O
we O
have O
found O
any O
fish O
-- O
spotting O
location O
is O
everything O
in O
this O
sport O
. O

Negative O
answers O
crackle O
back O
. O

The O
fish O
often O
are O
plentiful O
around O
the O
pilings O
of O
the O
old O
gas O
wells O
that O
dot O
the O
flat O
surface O
like O
the O
remains O
of O
sunken O
ships O
. O

We O
go O
from O
one O
to O
the O
other O
. O

The O
sun O
is O
hot O
now O
though O
it O
's O
only O
8 O
in O
the O
morning O
. O

The O
great O
silver O
clouds O
on O
the O
horizon O
build O
themselves O
on O
the O
pale O
water O
. O

We O
cruise O
toward O
another O
set O
of O
pilings O
. O

The O
guide O
scoops O
into O
a O
pail O
and O
puts O
a O
frantically O
wiggling O
croaker O
on O
the O
hook O
. O

Then O
he O
casts O
out O
. O

`` O
Just O
wait O
for O
that O
tap O
- O
tap O
, O
that O
thump O
- O
thump O
. O

It O
comes O
real O
gentle O
before O
it O
pulls O
. O

Do O
n't O
forget O
, O
trout O
have O
very O
soft O
mouths O
. O
'' O

The O
radio O
queries O
again O
. O

`` O
Pickin O
' O
one O
or O
two O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
guide O
, O
chuckling O
. O

`` O
You O
can O
tell O
they O
've O
got O
nothin O
' O
. O
'' O

A O
pair O
of O
black O
skimmers O
zig O
- O
zag O
past O
close O
to O
the O
surface O
. O

Soon O
we O
have O
our O
limit O
of O
the O
shimmering O
fish O
stippled O
in O
rose O
- O
gold O
and O
black O
. O

And O
we O
are O
the O
first O
back O
at O
the O
dock O
, O
where O
the O
great O
blue O
herons O
stand O
waiting O
by O
the O
cleaning O
benches O
. O

The O
guide O
is O
young O
and O
he O
knows O
this O
business O
but O
he O
wants O
a O
different O
life O
after O
college O
, O
such O
as O
working O
for O
IBM B-ORG
and O
wearing O
a O
necktie O
. O

This O
must O
be O
the O
last O
big O
stretch O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
seacoast O
that O
is O
`` O
undeveloped O
. O
'' O

There O
are O
a O
few O
ramshackle O
fishing O
towns O
with O
quiet O
atolls O
of O
resort O
houses O
nearby O
. O

People O
are O
not O
apt O
to O
be O
self O
- O
conscious O
about O
the O
place O
or O
themselves O
. O

Texas B-GPE
is O
big O
and O
beautiful O
and O
they O
live O
here O
, O
that O
's O
all O
. O

Jutting O
out O
just O
to O
the O
north O
of O
us O
is O
the B-LOC
Blackjack I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC
-LRB- O
after O
the O
oak O
, O
not O
the O
game O
-RRB- O
which O
forms O
the O
core O
of O
the B-LOC
Aransas I-LOC
Wildlife I-LOC
Refuge I-LOC
. O

It O
is O
famous O
as O
the O
winter O
home O
of O
the O
whooping O
crane O
, O
that O
symbol O
of O
the O
destruction O
of O
wild O
America B-GPE
. O

Last O
year O
a O
gunner O
shot O
a O
whooper O
by O
mistake O
thinking O
that O
it O
was O
a O
snow O
goose O
. O

He O
paid O
an O
immense O
fine O
and O
was O
lucky O
, O
according O
to O
a O
local O
wag O
, O
to O
escape O
the O
gas O
chamber O
. O

The O
peninsula O
comes O
off O
the O
vast O
southeastern O
alluvial O
plain O
with O
fields O
of O
rice O
and O
cotton O
and O
sorghum O
as O
far O
as O
the O
eye O
can O
see O
. O

Near O
the O
coast O
there O
are O
dense O
coverts O
of O
live O
oak O
interspersed O
with O
marshes O
and O
prairies O
. O

Deer O
, O
wild O
hog O
, O
armadillos O
and O
alligators O
are O
the O
glamour O
quadrupeds O
and O
the O
birds O
are O
innumerable O
, O
especially O
the O
herons O
and O
the O
spoonbills O
. O

Above O
the O
blossoms O
of O
lantana O
and O
scarlet O
pea O
the O
inky O
- O
brown O
and O
golden O
palamedes O
butterfly O
floats O
on O
its O
lazy O
wingbeat O
. O

Inland O
a O
few O
miles O
from O
the O
refuge O
there O
is O
a O
place O
called O
Tivoli B-GPE
, O
with O
a O
white O
church O
, O
a O
gas O
station O
and O
a O
grocery O
, O
the O
houses O
relatively O
close O
together O
for O
such O
a O
settlement O
in O
these O
parts O
. O

`` O
Tivoli B-ORG
Motel I-ORG
, O
'' O
I O
read O
a O
sign O
in O
the O
usual O
pronunciation O
of O
the O
name O
as O
we O
whoosh O
through O
. O

`` O
Here O
in O
south O
Texas B-GPE
we O
say O
Tie O
- O
vole O
- O
ee O
, O
'' O
my O
host O
gently O
corrects O
. O

Mr. O
King O
is O
the O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Press I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

As O
Helen B-PERSON
Boehm I-PERSON
, O
who O
owns O
an O
art O
porcelain O
company O
, O
sipped O
her O
luncheon O
cocktail O
, O
she O
reeled O
off O
the O
names O
of O
a O
few O
pals O
-- O
Prince B-PERSON
Charles I-PERSON
, O
Princess B-PERSON
Diana I-PERSON
, O
Sarah B-PERSON
Ferguson I-PERSON
, O
John B-PERSON
Kluge I-PERSON
, O
Milton B-PERSON
Petrie I-PERSON
. O

Then O
, O
flashing O
a O
diamond O
ring O
as O
big O
as O
the O
Ritz O
-LRB- O
`` O
my O
day O
diamond O
, O
darling O
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
she O
told O
her O
two O
companions O
that O
she O
is O
on O
the O
`` O
board O
'' O
of O
the B-ORG
Vatican I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
in O
Rome B-GPE
. O

As O
it O
turns O
out O
, O
the O
board O
has O
a O
lot O
of O
important O
members O
, O
including O
Winton B-PERSON
Blount I-PERSON
-LRB- O
former O
postmaster O
general O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
Mrs. O
Henry O
Gaisman O
-LRB- O
widow O
of O
the O
inventor O
of O
auto O
- O
strop O
razor O
-RRB- O
and O
Vincent B-PERSON
Murphy I-PERSON
-LRB- O
an O
investment O
banker O
at O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
Mrs. O
Boehm O
did O
n't O
mention O
any O
of O
them O
. O

`` O
Helen B-PERSON
Boehm I-PERSON
has O
a O
way O
with O
names O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
Revson I-PERSON
, O
a O
gossip O
columnist O
for O
Newsday B-ORG
-LRB- O
and O
son O
of O
Joseph B-PERSON
Revson I-PERSON
, O
a O
founder O
of O
Revlon B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

Like O
which O
are O
droppable O
and O
which O
are O
not O
. O

With O
the O
fall O
social O
season O
well O
under O
way O
, O
name O
- O
droppers O
are O
out O
in O
force O
, O
trying O
to O
impress O
their O
betters O
and O
sometimes O
put O
down O
their O
lessers O
. O

But O
the O
truth O
is O
that O
almost O
everyone O
, O
from O
real O
- O
estate O
agents O
to O
city O
fathers O
, O
name O
- O
drops O
; O
and O
a O
surprising O
number O
of O
people O
have O
an O
ancient O
uncle O
who O
claims O
he O
lived O
next O
door O
to O
the O
cartoonist O
who O
did O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Katzenjammer I-WORK_OF_ART
Kids I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

-LRB- O
In O
case O
you O
have O
forgotten O
, O
his O
name O
was O
Rudolph B-PERSON
Dirks I-PERSON
. O
-RRB- O

`` O
Name O
- O
dropping O
is O
pervasive O
and O
getting O
more O
so O
as O
society O
becomes O
more O
complex O
and O
alienating O
, O
'' O
says O
Herbert B-PERSON
Freudenberger I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
psychoanalyst O
, O
with O
a O
high O
- O
powered O
clientele O
. O

`` O
It O
can O
be O
an O
avenue O
of O
entrance O
to O
a O
certain O
sector O
of O
society O
... O
. O

It O
provides O
some O
people O
a O
needed O
sense O
of O
affiliation O
and O
can O
help O
open O
up O
a O
conversation O
with O
someone O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
. O
'' O

Like O
the O
Long B-GPE
Island I-GPE
matron O
in O
the O
theater O
district O
the O
other O
day O
who O
swore O
to O
a O
stranger O
that O
she O
once O
met O
Liza B-PERSON
Minnelli I-PERSON
. O

`` O
I O
was O
having O
a O
drink O
in O
Sardi O
's O
, O
when O
all O
of O
a O
sudden O
I O
saw O
a O
woman O
's O
backside O
coming O
up O
the O
steps O
on O
the O
second O
floor O
and O
she O
was O
wearing O
sequined O
slacks O
. O

I O
knew O
it O
was O
someone O
important O
, O
so O
I O
followed O
her O
into O
the O
ladies O
room O
and O
sure O
enough O
, O
it O
was O
Liza B-PERSON
. O

So O
I O
said O
, O
` O
Hello O
. O
' O

And O
she O
said O
, O
` O
Hello O
. O
' O

Can O
you O
imagine O
? O

Liza B-PERSON
said O
hello O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

Some O
people O
must O
drop O
names O
-- O
call O
it O
an O
irresistible O
impulse O
. O

`` O
They O
ca O
n't O
help O
talking O
about O
the O
big O
important O
people O
they O
know O
, O
even O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
really O
know O
them O
, O
'' O
says O
Dr. O
Freudenberger O
. O

Beauregard B-PERSON
Houston I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Montgomery I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
writer O
who O
changed O
his O
name O
from O
William B-PERSON
Stretch I-PERSON
in O
1980 O
, O
is O
an O
inveterate O
name O
- O
dropper O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
it O
innately O
and O
pathologically O
, O
and O
while O
it O
may O
occasionally O
get O
me O
into O
trouble O
, O
it O
's O
also O
gotten O
me O
access O
to O
parties O
and O
society O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Name O
- O
dropping O
recently O
helped O
Mr. O
Houston O
- O
Montgomery O
crash O
a O
party O
Fame B-ORG
magazine O
threw O
for O
100 O
of O
the O
2,809 O
people O
mentioned O
in O
the O
diaries O
of O
the O
late O
Andy B-PERSON
Warhol I-PERSON
. O

`` O
I O
guess O
I O
might O
have O
asked O
Beauregard B-PERSON
to O
leave O
, O
but O
he O
drops O
so O
many O
good O
names O
, O
we O
decided O
to O
let O
him O
stay O
, O
'' O
says O
Steven B-PERSON
Greenberg I-PERSON
, O
publisher O
of O
Fame B-ORG
. O

`` O
After O
all O
, O
Warhol B-PERSON
was O
the O
ultimate O
namedropper O
, O
dropping O
five O
a O
day O
in O
his O
diaries O
. O

And O
Beauregard B-PERSON
was O
mentioned O
twice O
-- O
although O
very O
briefly O
and O
in O
passing O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Houston O
- O
Montgomery O
says O
that O
at O
the O
party O
he O
waved O
to O
Malcolm B-PERSON
Forbes I-PERSON
, O
publisher O
of O
Forbes B-ORG
magazine O
-LRB- O
`` O
We've O
been O
in O
the O
columns O
together O
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
Mary B-PERSON
Boone I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
art O
dealer O
-LRB- O
`` O
I O
think O
she O
knows O
me O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
'' O
-RRB- O
and O
Bridget B-PERSON
Fonda I-PERSON
, O
the O
actress O
-LRB- O
`` O
She O
knows O
me O
, O
but O
we O
're O
not O
really O
the O
best O
of O
friends O
'' O
-RRB- O
. O

Mr. O
Revson O
, O
the O
gossip O
columnist O
, O
says O
there O
are O
people O
who O
actually O
plan O
whose O
names O
they O
are O
going O
to O
drop O
before O
attending O
a O
party O
. O

These O
droppers O
do O
n't O
flaunt O
only O
their O
friendships O
with O
the O
Trumps B-PERSON
, O
Brooke B-PERSON
Astor I-PERSON
or O
Georgette B-PERSON
Mosbacher I-PERSON
. O

`` O
They O
even O
drop O
semi-obscure O
names O
like O
Wolfgang B-PERSON
Flottl I-PERSON
, O
whom O
everybody O
these O
days O
apparently O
has O
heard O
of O
but O
no O
one O
really O
knows O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Revson O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
the O
one O
- O
upsmanship O
of O
name O
- O
dropping O
that O
counts O
. O
'' O

But O
name O
- O
dropping O
has O
other O
benefits O
, O
often O
civic O
. O

In O
the O
name O
of O
civic O
pride O
and O
from O
the O
desire O
to O
nullify O
a O
negative O
image O
, O
some O
city O
promoters O
seek O
to O
link O
their O
municipality O
with O
the O
most O
recognizable O
names O
the O
city O
has O
to O
offer O
. O

Take O
Cleveland B-GPE
. O

It O
has O
gotten O
a O
bad O
rep O
because O
its O
once O
heavily O
polluted O
Cuyahoga B-LOC
River I-LOC
caught O
fire O
, O
because O
former O
Mayor O
Ralph O
Perk O
set O
his O
hair O
on O
fire O
with O
an O
acetylene O
torch O
and O
because O
its O
proposed O
Rock O
'n' O
Roll O
Hall O
of O
Fame B-ORG
was O
recently O
refused O
an O
urban O
- O
development O
grant O
. O

Some O
people O
call O
it O
`` O
The O
Mistake O
on O
the O
Lake O
'' O
-- O
Lake B-LOC
Erie I-LOC
, O
that O
is O
. O

`` O
It O
helps O
to O
point O
out O
how O
many O
important O
people O
came O
through O
Cleveland B-GPE
on O
their O
way O
to O
the O
top O
, O
'' O
says O
George B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Cleveland I-ORG
Campaign I-ORG
, O
a O
nonprofit O
organization O
devoted O
to O
citing O
the O
city O
's O
strengths O
. O

Mr. O
Miller O
notes O
that O
actor O
Paul B-PERSON
Newman I-PERSON
's O
family O
owned O
a O
sporting O
- O
goods O
store O
in O
Cleveland B-GPE
, O
that O
the O
late O
actress O
Margaret B-PERSON
Hamilton I-PERSON
, O
who O
played O
the O
bad O
witch O
in O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Wizard I-WORK_OF_ART
Of I-WORK_OF_ART
Oz I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
once O
ran O
a O
nursery O
school O
in O
Cleveland B-GPE
and O
that O
comedian O
Bob B-PERSON
Hope I-PERSON
's O
father O
, O
a O
stonemason O
, O
once O
worked O
on O
a O
church O
next O
to O
Severence B-FAC
Hall I-FAC
, O
Cleveland B-GPE
's O
main O
concert O
hall O
. O

`` O
Power O
names O
like O
that O
do O
n't O
hurt O
the O
city O
's O
reputation O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Miller O
says O
. O

In O
Hollywood B-GPE
, O
an O
average O
family O
can O
gain O
cachet O
from O
moving O
into O
a O
home O
vacated O
by O
the O
famous O
or O
near O
famous O
. O

`` O
Why O
we O
even O
just O
sold O
a O
three O
- O
bedroom O
house O
in O
Van B-GPE
Nuys I-GPE
and O
were O
able O
to O
keep O
the O
price O
firm O
in O
a O
weak O
real O
- O
estate O
market O
by O
noting O
that O
the O
original O
Lone B-PERSON
Ranger I-PERSON
lived O
there O
, O
'' O
says O
David B-PERSON
Rambo I-PERSON
, O
a O
sales O
associate O
with O
Jon B-ORG
Douglas I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
real O
- O
estate O
agency O
. O

`` O
Most O
people O
ca O
n't O
even O
remember O
his O
name O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
It O
is O
John B-PERSON
Hart I-PERSON
. O
-RRB- O

Mr. O
Rambo O
says O
that O
a O
3.2 O
- O
acre O
property O
overlooking O
the B-LOC
San I-LOC
Fernando I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
is O
priced O
at O
$ O
4 O
million O
because O
the O
late O
actor O
Erroll B-PERSON
Flynn I-PERSON
once O
lived O
there O
. O

`` O
If O
Flynn B-PERSON
had O
n't O
lived O
there O
, O
the O
property O
might O
have O
been O
priced O
$ O
1 O
million O
lower O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Rambo O
, O
noting O
that O
Flynn B-PERSON
's O
house O
has O
been O
bulldozed O
, O
and O
only O
the O
swimming O
pool O
remains O
. O

Press O
agents O
and O
public O
- O
relations O
practitioners O
are O
notorious O
name O
- O
droppers O
. O

And O
some O
even O
do O
it O
with O
malice O
aforethought O
. O

Len B-PERSON
Kessler I-PERSON
, O
a O
financial O
publicist O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
sometimes O
uses O
it O
to O
get O
the O
attention O
of O
journalists O
who O
try O
to O
avoid O
him O
. O

He O
says O
that O
when O
Dan B-PERSON
Dorfman I-PERSON
, O
a O
financial O
columnist O
with O
USA B-ORG
Today I-ORG
, O
has O
n't O
returned O
his O
phone O
calls O
, O
he O
leaves O
messages O
with O
Mr. O
Dorfman O
's O
office O
saying O
that O
he O
has O
an O
important O
story O
on O
Donald B-PERSON
Trump I-PERSON
, O
Meshulam B-PERSON
Riklis I-PERSON
or O
Marvin B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON
. O

He O
admits O
he O
has O
no O
story O
on O
any O
of O
them O
on O
these O
occasions O
. O

`` O
But O
it O
does O
get O
him O
to O
return O
my O
calls O
, O
and O
it O
makes O
me O
feel O
better O
for O
the O
times O
he O
's O
given O
me O
the O
brushoff O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Kessler O
says O
. O

There O
are O
, O
of O
course O
, O
obvious O
dangers O
to O
blatant O
, O
unsubstantiated O
name O
- O
dropping O
. O

Jeffry B-PERSON
Thal I-PERSON
, O
a O
publicity O
agent O
for O
the B-ORG
Lantz I-ORG
Office I-ORG
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
warns O
that O
dropping O
the O
wrong O
name O
labels O
the O
dropper O
as O
a O
fake O
and O
a O
fraud O
. O

`` O
Get O
caught O
and O
you O
're O
dead O
in O
the O
water O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Thal O
. O

Mr. O
Thal O
says O
that O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
, O
a O
client O
, O
`` O
hates O
being O
called O
` O
Liz B-PERSON
. O
' O
... O

If O
directors O
or O
producers O
phone O
me O
and O
say O
they O
know O
` O
Liz B-PERSON
, O
' O
I O
know O
they O
've O
never O
met O
her O
. O

She O
prefers O
` O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
. O
' O
'' O

In O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
society O
, O
Pat B-PERSON
Buckley I-PERSON
, O
the O
very O
social O
wife O
of O
author O
William B-PERSON
Buckley I-PERSON
, O
has O
the O
nicknames O
`` O
Mrs. O
Buckles O
'' O
and O
`` O
Patsy B-PERSON
. O
'' O

And O
her O
husband O
sometimes O
calls O
her O
`` O
Ducky B-PERSON
. O
'' O

`` O
But O
call O
her O
` O
Patty B-PERSON
, O
' O
and O
it O
's O
a O
sure O
giveaway O
you O
're O
not O
in O
her O
circle O
, O
because O
she O
does O
n't O
use O
that O
name O
, O
'' O
says O
Joan B-PERSON
Kron I-PERSON
, O
editor O
- O
in O
- O
chief O
of O
Avenue B-ORG
magazine O
, O
a O
monthly O
publication O
sent O
to O
all O
the O
right O
names O
. O

John B-PERSON
Spencer I-PERSON
Churchill I-PERSON
, O
a O
nephew O
of O
the O
late O
Sir O
Winston O
Churchill O
, O
former O
prime O
minister O
of O
Great B-GPE
Britain I-GPE
, O
is O
n't O
that O
impressed O
with O
most O
name O
- O
droppers O
he O
meets O
. O

That O
's O
because O
they O
only O
drop O
`` O
mere O
names O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Churchill O
. O

Currently O
writing O
his O
memoirs O
, O
Mr. O
Churchill O
, O
an O
artist O
, O
tells O
how O
tycoons O
such O
as O
the O
late O
Jean B-PERSON
Paul I-PERSON
Getty I-PERSON
, O
the O
oil O
billionnaire O
, O
were O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
known O
only O
by O
one O
initial O
, O
their O
last O
. O

`` O
When O
you O
're O
at O
the O
club O
, O
you O
ask O
whether O
they O
've O
spoken O
to O
` O
G B-PERSON
. O
' O

Now O
they O
know O
who O
you O
mean O
and O
you O
know O
who O
you O
mean O
. O

But O
no O
one O
else O
does O
. O

Now O
that O
's O
name O
- O
dropping O
, O
if O
you O
know O
what O
I O
mean O
. O

We O
've O
heard O
California B-GPE
's O
property O
- O
tax O
- O
cutting O
Proposition O
13 O
blamed O
for O
a O
lot O
over O
the O
years O
, O
but O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Ted B-PERSON
Koppel I-PERSON
came O
up O
with O
a O
new O
wrinkle O
in O
his O
earthquake O
coverage O
last O
week O
when O
he O
asked O
Democratic O
Assemblyman O
Richard O
Katz O
if O
Prop. O
13 O
had O
withheld O
money O
needed O
for O
road O
maintenance O
. O

Mr. O
Katz O
happily O
agreed O
, O
sliding O
over O
the O
fact O
that O
California B-GPE
's O
roads O
and O
bridges O
are O
n't O
funded O
by O
property O
taxes O
but O
by O
state O
and O
federal O
gasoline O
taxes O
. O

Both O
have O
been O
raised O
at O
least O
30 O
% O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
even O
while O
the O
price O
of O
gasoline O
has O
fallen O
. O

Dragging O
Prop. O
13 O
into O
this O
story O
is O
a O
pretty O
long O
stretch O
. O

Randolph B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
McElroy I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
chairman O
of O
this O
bank O
- O
holding O
company O
, O
was O
named O
to O
the O
additional O
position O
of O
chairman O
of O
its O
principal O
unit O
, O
Sovran B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
McElroy O
, O
54 O
years O
old O
, O
will O
remain O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
the O
unit O
. O

Sovran B-ORG
also O
named O
John B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Werner I-PERSON
a O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the O
parent O
company O
and O
the O
unit O
and O
elected O
him O
to O
the O
newly O
created O
position O
of O
chief O
credit O
officer O
of O
Sovran B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
, O
increasing O
the O
number O
of O
corporate O
board O
members O
to O
35 O
. O

Mr. O
Werner O
, O
58 O
, O
was O
formerly O
senior O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
parent O
company O
and O
the O
unit O
. O

`` O
Hacksaw B-PERSON
'' O
and O
`` O
Bonecrusher B-PERSON
'' O
are O
the O
sort O
of O
nicknames O
normally O
associated O
with O
linebackers O
and O
heavyweight O
contenders O
. O

Who O
'd O
have O
thought O
that O
the O
next O
group O
of O
tough O
guys O
carrying O
around O
reputations O
like O
that O
would O
be O
school O
superintendents O
? O

Chicago B-GPE
's O
new O
school O
chief O
is O
the O
hard O
- O
nosed O
Ted B-PERSON
Kimbrough I-PERSON
. O

At O
his O
old O
job O
in O
Compton B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
he O
took O
a O
bitter O
teachers O
' O
strike O
and O
nearly O
came O
to O
blows O
with O
a O
school O
- O
board O
member O
. O

At O
his O
first O
Chicago B-GPE
press O
conference O
, O
he O
berated O
the O
reporters O
. O

In O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
the O
new O
Chancellor O
, O
Joseph B-PERSON
Fernandez I-PERSON
, O
has O
landed O
like O
a O
16 O
- O
inch O
shell O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
system O
that O
has O
been O
impervious O
to O
serious O
reform O
. O

Both O
men O
fit O
the O
mood O
of O
the O
times O
-- O
the O
mood O
being O
one O
of O
a O
public O
fed O
up O
with O
officials O
' O
rationalizations O
for O
why O
their O
schools O
do O
n't O
work O
. O

Former O
Patterson B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
principal O
Joe B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
was O
no O
doubt O
the O
general O
public O
's O
first O
experience O
with O
this O
new O
breed O
of O
no O
- O
nonsense O
administrator O
. O

The O
subject O
of O
the O
movie O
`` O
Lean B-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Clark O
controlled O
his O
school O
with O
a O
bullhorn O
and O
a O
baseball O
bat O
. O

He O
may O
have O
gone O
overboard O
in O
his O
pursuit O
of O
good O
discipline O
, O
but O
is O
n't O
it O
interesting O
that O
some O
of O
the O
country O
's O
biggest O
, O
most O
troubled O
school O
districts O
are O
choosing O
new O
chiefs O
from O
the O
same O
gravel O
- O
chewing O
mold O
? O

Elena B-PERSON
Scambio I-PERSON
, O
the O
woman O
assigned O
to O
run O
the O
Jersey B-GPE
City I-GPE
school O
system O
that O
was O
taken O
over O
by O
the O
state O
, O
says O
her O
top O
priority O
will O
be O
to O
`` O
cut O
through O
the O
dead O
hand O
of O
bureaucracy O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Fernandez O
does O
n't O
take O
control O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
until O
January O
, O
but O
already O
he O
's O
roiling O
the O
waters O
. O

He O
's O
attacked O
the O
concept O
of O
`` O
building O
tenure O
, O
'' O
one O
of O
the O
most O
disgraceful O
institutions O
in O
American B-NORP
public O
schools O
. O

It O
means O
it O
is O
virtually O
impossible O
to O
fire O
or O
even O
transfer O
incompetent O
principals O
. O

Once O
they O
are O
in O
the O
building O
, O
they O
stay O
. O

One O
South B-LOC
Bronx I-LOC
principal O
kept O
his O
job O
for O
16 O
years O
, O
despite O
a O
serious O
drinking O
problem O
and O
rarely O
showing O
up O
for O
work O
. O

He O
was O
finally O
given O
leave O
when O
he O
was O
arrested O
for O
allegedly O
buying O
crack O
. O

Naturally O
, O
the O
principals O
' O
union O
loves O
building O
tenure O
, O
and O
tenure O
has O
withstood O
previous O
challenge O
. O

We O
suggest O
that O
Mr. O
Fernandez O
find O
an O
incompetent O
principal O
, O
toss O
him O
out O
of O
the O
building O
and O
let O
the O
forces O
of O
the O
status O
quo O
explain O
to O
the O
parents O
whatever O
it O
is O
they O
're O
defending O
. O

In O
his O
old O
job O
, O
as O
Dade B-GPE
County I-GPE
chief O
, O
Mr. O
Fernandez O
forced O
out O
92 O
teachers O
and O
reshuffled O
48 O
principals O
. O

He O
cut O
the O
dropout O
rate O
by O
5.5 O
% O
. O

But O
the O
no O
- O
more O
- O
nonsense O
superintendents O
are O
going O
to O
have O
to O
be O
judicious O
as O
well O
; O
incompetent O
principals O
and O
administrators O
should O
go O
, O
but O
the O
good O
ones O
ought O
to O
be O
left O
alone O
. O

The O
situation O
will O
be O
especially O
delicate O
for O
Mr. O
Kimbrough O
. O

He O
takes O
over O
a O
school O
system O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
radical O
reform O
. O

Chicagoans B-NORP
have O
just O
elected O
540 O
neophyte O
school O
boards O
, O
one O
for O
each O
school O
. O

This O
of O
course O
led O
to O
disaster O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Getting O
a O
community O
of O
parents O
to O
care O
again O
about O
its O
schools O
is O
essential O
, O
but O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
the O
new O
boards O
will O
make O
mistakes O
and O
Mr. O
Kimbrough O
will O
have O
to O
identify O
them O
. O

The O
rise O
of O
superintendents O
such O
as O
Joseph B-PERSON
Fernandez I-PERSON
and O
Ted B-PERSON
Kimbrough I-PERSON
suggests O
plainly O
the O
process O
of O
disintegration O
in O
many O
school O
systems O
. O

The O
schools O
' O
central O
mission O
, O
educating O
children O
, O
became O
subsumed O
by O
the O
competing O
interests O
of O
bureaucrats O
, O
politicians O
and O
unions O
. O

The O
classroom O
itself O
operated O
on O
the O
periphery O
of O
this O
awful O
system O
, O
discipline O
collapsed O
, O
and O
kids O
stopped O
learning O
. O

Mr. O
Chips O
was O
a O
nice O
fellow O
, O
and O
maybe O
some O
day O
he O
'll O
return O
. O

Until O
then O
, O
it O
's O
clear O
that O
some O
of O
the O
people O
who O
've O
been O
keeping O
big O
- O
city O
schools O
down O
are O
going O
to O
be O
dealing O
with O
the O
Terminator O
. O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Highway I-ORG
Traffic I-ORG
Safety I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
start O
enforcing O
stiffer O
regulations O
Jan. O
31 O
for O
so O
- O
called O
gray O
- O
market O
imports O
of O
vehicles O
. O

The O
regulations O
, O
required O
under O
legislation O
enacted O
by O
Congress B-ORG
last O
year O
, O
will O
apply O
to O
imports O
of O
vehicles O
that O
were O
n't O
built O
to O
meet O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
auto O
safety O
standards O
and O
were O
intended O
for O
use O
in O
Europe B-GPE
or O
elsewhere O
abroad O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
estimated O
that O
gray O
- O
market O
imports O
total O
about O
2,100 O
units O
a O
year O
, O
a O
small O
part O
of O
the O
more O
than O
three O
million O
vehicles O
exported O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
each O
year O
. O

According O
to O
the O
NHTSA O
, O
the O
new O
regulations O
will O
prohibit O
anyone O
other O
than O
an O
importer O
that O
has O
registered O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
, O
or O
a O
person O
who O
has O
a O
contract O
with O
a O
registered O
importer O
, O
from O
permanently O
importing O
a O
vehicle O
that O
does O
n't O
meet O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
auto O
safety O
standards O
. O

The O
registered O
importer O
would O
be O
required O
to O
bring O
such O
vehicles O
into O
compliance O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
safety O
standards O
, O
compared O
with O
the O
current O
situation O
in O
which O
anyone O
can O
bring O
in O
such O
vehicles O
and O
modify O
them O
to O
meet O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
standards O
. O

Congress B-ORG
tightened O
auto O
safety O
standards O
for O
gray O
- O
market O
imports O
after O
U.S. B-GPE
auto O
dealers O
, O
including O
franchised O
foreign O
- O
car O
dealers O
, O
complained O
that O
they O
often O
were O
blamed O
when O
the O
second O
and O
third O
buyers O
of O
such O
vehicles O
found O
that O
the O
cars O
could O
n't O
meet O
U.S. B-GPE
auto O
safety O
standards O
. O

Tokyo B-GPE
stocks O
closed O
firmer O
Monday O
, O
with O
the O
Nikkei O
index O
making O
its O
fifth O
consecutive O
daily O
gain O
. O

Stocks O
also O
rose O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
while O
the O
Frankfurt B-GPE
market O
was O
mixed O
. O

In O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
the O
Nikkei O
index O
added O
99.14 O
to O
35585.52 O
. O

The O
index O
moved O
above O
35670 O
at O
midmorning O
, O
nearly O
reaching O
the O
record O
of O
35689.98 O
set O
Sept. O
28 O
. O

But O
the O
market O
lost O
part O
of O
the O
early O
gains O
on O
index O
- O
linked O
investment O
trust O
fund O
selling O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Tokyo O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
Nikkei O
index O
rose O
1.08 O
points O
to O
35586.60 O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
traders O
noted O
that O
some O
investors O
took O
profits O
against O
the O
backdrop O
of O
the O
Nikkei O
's O
fast O
- O
paced O
recovery O
following O
its O
plunge O
last O
Monday O
in O
reaction O
to O
the O
Oct. O
13 O
drop O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stock O
prices O
. O

But O
overall O
buying O
interest O
remained O
strong O
through O
Monday O
, O
with O
many O
observers O
saying O
they O
expect O
the O
Nikkei O
to O
continue O
with O
moderate O
gains O
this O
week O
. O

Turnover O
remained O
relatively O
small O
. O

Volume O
on O
the O
first O
section O
was O
estimated O
at O
600 O
million O
shares O
, O
down O
from O
1.03 O
billion O
shares O
Friday O
. O

The O
Tokyo B-GPE
stock O
price O
index O
of O
first O
section O
issues O
was O
up O
7.81 O
at O
2687.53 O
. O

Relatively O
stable O
foreign O
currency O
dealings O
Monday O
were O
viewed O
favorably O
by O
market O
players O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

But O
institutional O
investors O
may O
wait O
a O
little O
longer O
to O
appraise O
the O
direction O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
monetary O
policy O
and O
the O
dollar O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

Hiroyuki B-PERSON
Wada I-PERSON
, O
general O
manager O
of O
the O
stock O
department O
at O
Okasan B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
, O
said O
Monday O
's O
trading O
was O
`` O
unfocused O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
investors O
were O
picking O
individual O
stocks O
based O
on O
specific O
incentives O
and O
the O
likelihood O
of O
a O
wider O
price O
increase O
over O
the O
short O
term O
. O

The O
selective O
approach O
blurred O
themes O
such O
as O
domestic O
- O
demand O
issues O
, O
large O
- O
capitalization O
issues O
or O
high O
- O
technology O
shares O
, O
which O
had O
been O
providing O
at O
least O
some O
trading O
direction O
over O
the O
past O
few O
weeks O
, O
Mr. O
Wada O
said O
. O

Investors O
took O
profits O
on O
major O
construction O
shares O
, O
which O
advanced O
last O
week O
, O
shifting O
their O
attention O
to O
some O
midsize O
companies O
such O
as O
Aoki B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Tobishima B-ORG
and O
Maeda B-ORG
. O

Aoki B-ORG
gained O
60 O
yen O
to O
1,480 O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
10.40 O
-RRB- O
. O

Some O
pharmaceutical O
shares O
were O
popular O
on O
rumors O
related O
to O
new O
products O
to O
be O
introduced O
at O
a O
cancer O
conference O
that O
opened O
in O
Nagoya B-GPE
. O

Teijin B-ORG
was O
up O
15 O
at O
936 O
, O
and O
Kyowa B-ORG
Hakko I-ORG
gained O
30 O
to O
1,770 O
. O

Mochida B-ORG
advanced O
40 O
to O
4,440 O
. O

Fujisawa B-ORG
continued O
to O
attract O
investors O
because O
of O
strong O
earning O
prospects O
stemming O
from O
a O
new O
immune O
control O
agent O
. O

Fujisawa B-ORG
gained O
50 O
to O
2,060 O
. O

Kikkoman B-ORG
was O
up O
30 O
to O
1,600 O
, O
receiving O
investor O
interest O
for O
its O
land O
property O
holdings O
near O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
a O
trader O
said O
. O

London B-GPE
prices O
closed O
modestly O
higher O
in O
the O
year O
's O
thinnest O
turnover O
, O
a O
condition O
that O
underscored O
a O
lack O
of O
conviction O
ahead O
of O
a O
U.K. B-GPE
balance O
of O
payments O
report O
Tuesday O
. O

Limited O
volume O
ahead O
of O
the O
September O
trade O
data O
showed O
the O
market O
is O
nervous O
, O
but O
dealers O
added O
that O
the O
day O
's O
modest O
gains O
also O
signaled O
some O
support O
for O
London B-GPE
equities O
. O

They O
pegged O
the O
support O
largely O
to O
anticipation O
that O
Britain B-GPE
's O
current O
account O
imbalance O
ca O
n't O
be O
much O
worse O
than O
the O
near O
record O
deficits O
seen O
in O
July O
and O
August O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
case O
of O
the O
market O
being O
too O
high O
to O
buy O
and O
too O
afraid O
to O
sell O
, O
'' O
a O
senior O
dealer O
with O
Kleinwort B-ORG
Benson I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
said O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
better O
to O
wait O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Times I-ORG
100 O
- O
share O
index O
finished O
10.6 O
points O
higher O
at O
2189.7 O
. O

The O
30 O
- O
share O
index O
closed O
11.6 O
points O
higher O
at O
1772.6 O
. O

Volume O
was O
276.8 O
million O
shares O
, O
beneath O
the O
year O
's O
previous O
low O
of O
280.5 O
million O
shares O
Sept. O
25 O
, O
the O
session O
before O
the O
August O
trade O
figures O
were O
released O
. O

Analysts O
' O
expectations O
suggest O
a O
September O
current O
account O
deficit O
of O
# O
1.6 O
billion O
-LRB- O
$ O
2.54 O
billion O
-RRB- O
, O
compared O
with O
August O
's O
# O
2.0 O
billion O
deficit O
. O

Dealers O
, O
however O
, O
said O
forecasts O
are O
broadly O
divergent O
with O
estimates O
ranging O
between O
# O
1 O
billion O
and O
# O
2 O
billion O
. O

`` O
The O
range O
of O
expectations O
is O
so O
broad O
, O
'' O
a O
dealer O
at O
another O
major O
U.K. B-GPE
brokerage O
firm O
said O
, O
`` O
the O
deficit O
may O
have O
to O
be O
nearer O
or O
above O
# O
2 O
billion O
for O
it O
to O
have O
any O
impact O
on O
the O
market O
. O
'' O

Lucas B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
, O
a O
British B-NORP
automotive O
and O
aerospace O
concern O
, O
rose O
13 O
pence O
to O
614 O
pence O
after O
it O
said O
its O
pretax O
profit O
for O
the O
year O
rose O
28 O
% O
. O

Share O
prices O
on O
the O
Frankfurt B-GPE
stock O
exchange O
closed O
narrowly O
mixed O
in O
quiet O
dealings O
after O
recovering O
most O
of O
their O
early O
losses O
. O

The O
DAX O
index O
eased O
0.99 O
point O
to O
end O
at O
1523.22 O
after O
falling O
5.5 O
points O
early O
in O
the O
session O
. O

Brokers O
said O
the O
declines O
early O
in O
the O
day O
were O
partly O
caused O
by O
losses O
of O
the O
ruling O
Christian B-ORG
- I-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Union I-ORG
in O
communal O
elections O
in O
the O
state O
of O
Baden O
- O
Wuerttemberg O
. O

The O
start O
of O
a O
weeklong O
conference O
by O
the O
IG O
Metall O
metal O
worker O
union O
in O
Berlin B-GPE
is O
drawing O
attention O
to O
the O
impending O
wage O
negotiations O
, O
which O
could O
boost O
companies O
' O
personnel O
costs O
next O
year O
, O
they O
said O
. O

But O
there O
was O
little O
selling O
pressure O
, O
and O
even O
small O
orders O
at O
the O
lower O
levels O
sufficed O
to O
bring O
the O
market O
back O
to O
Friday O
's O
opening O
levels O
. O

Traders O
said O
the O
thin O
trading O
volume O
points O
to O
continued O
uncertainty O
by O
most O
investors O
following O
last O
Monday O
's O
record O
13 O
% O
loss O
. O

The O
market O
is O
still O
4 O
% O
short O
of O
its O
level O
before O
the O
plunge O
, O
and O
analysts O
are O
n't O
sure O
how O
long O
it O
will O
take O
until O
the O
DAX O
has O
closed O
that O
gap O
. O

But O
Norbert B-PERSON
Braeuer I-PERSON
, O
chief O
trader O
at O
Hessische B-ORG
Landesbank I-ORG
Girozentrale I-ORG
-LRB- O
Helaba B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
said O
he O
expects O
share O
prices O
to O
move O
upward O
in O
the O
coming O
weeks O
. O

Banking O
stocks O
were O
the O
major O
gainers O
Monday O
amid O
hope O
that O
interest O
rates O
have O
peaked O
, O
as O
Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
Dresdner B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
added O
4 O
marks O
each O
to O
664 O
marks O
-LRB- O
$ O
357 O
-RRB- O
and O
326 O
marks O
, O
respectively O
. O

Commerzbank B-ORG
gained O
1 O
to O
252.5 O
. O

Auto O
shares O
were O
mixed O
, O
as O
Daimler B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
firmed O
2 O
to O
723 O
, O
Bayerische B-ORG
Motoren I-ORG
Werke I-ORG
lost O
the O
same O
amount O
to O
554 O
, O
and O
Volkswagen B-ORG
inched O
down O
1.4 O
to O
451.6 O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
prices O
closed O
higher O
in O
Amsterdam B-GPE
, O
lower O
in O
Zurich B-GPE
, O
Stockholm B-GPE
and O
Milan B-GPE
, O
mixed O
in O
Brussels B-GPE
and O
unchanged O
in O
Paris B-GPE
. O

Shares O
closed O
higher O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
Manila B-GPE
, O
and O
were O
lower O
in O
Sydney B-GPE
, O
Seoul B-GPE
and O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Wellington B-GPE
was O
closed O
. O

Here O
are O
price O
trends O
on O
the O
world O
's O
major O
stock O
markets O
, O
as O
calculated O
by O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
International I-ORG
Perspective I-ORG
, O
Geneva B-GPE
. O

To O
make O
them O
directly O
comparable O
, O
each O
index O
is O
based O
on O
the O
close O
of O
1969 O
equaling O
100 O
. O

The O
percentage O
change O
is O
since O
year O
- O
end O
. O

Eastman B-ORG
Kodak I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
seeking O
to O
position O
itself O
in O
the O
potentially O
huge O
high O
- O
definition O
television O
market O
, O
unveiled O
a O
converter O
that O
can O
transform O
conventional O
motion O
- O
picture O
film O
into O
high O
- O
definition O
video O
. O

The O
move O
also O
helps O
the O
Rochester B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
photographic O
giant O
ensure O
that O
its O
motion O
- O
picture O
film O
business O
-- O
for O
which O
it O
holds O
a O
virtual O
monopoly O
, O
supplying O
every O
Hollywood B-GPE
movie O
company O
-- O
is O
n't O
made O
obsolete O
by O
the O
upstart O
HDTV O
business O
. O

While O
the O
prototype O
converter O
is O
costly O
, O
it O
's O
being O
lauded O
by O
the O
infant O
HDTV O
industry O
as O
a O
way O
of O
increasing O
the O
number O
of O
high O
- O
quality O
shows O
that O
can O
be O
seen O
on O
the O
new O
medium O
. O

`` O
The O
industry O
has O
been O
waiting O
with O
bated O
breath O
for O
the O
machines O
to O
come O
along O
, O
'' O
says O
David B-PERSON
Niles I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Eleven B-ORG
Twenty I-ORG
Five I-ORG
Productions I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
pioneer O
in O
high O
- O
definition O
programming O
. O

He O
notes O
that O
industry O
executives O
have O
until O
now O
worried O
that O
they O
would O
face O
a O
severe O
shortage O
of O
programs O
once O
consumers O
begin O
replacing O
their O
TV O
sets O
with O
HDTVs O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
electronic O
giants O
, O
such O
as O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Hitachi B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
have O
focused O
almost O
entirely O
on O
HDTV O
hardware O
, O
and O
virtually O
ignored O
software O
or O
programs O
shot O
in O
high O
- O
definition O
. O

And O
only O
a O
handful O
of O
small O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
are O
engaged O
in O
high O
- O
definition O
software O
development O
. O

It O
's O
estimated O
that O
just O
about O
250 O
hours O
of O
HD O
programming O
is O
currently O
available O
for O
airing O
. O

Kodak B-ORG
says O
its O
new O
CCD O
HDTV O
converter O
will O
help O
alleviate O
the O
problem O
by O
allowing O
programmers O
and O
broadcasters O
to O
convert O
movies O
and O
television O
programs O
shot O
in O
35mm O
motion O
- O
picture O
film O
into O
high O
- O
definition O
video O
. O

Consumers O
will O
be O
able O
to O
switch O
on O
their O
HDTV O
sets O
and O
get O
all O
the O
viewing O
benefits O
the O
high O
- O
tech O
medium O
offers O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
they O
'd O
be O
watching O
programs O
that O
are O
no O
different O
in O
quality O
from O
what O
they O
currently O
view O
on O
color O
TVs O
. O

It O
would O
be O
like O
`` O
watching O
a O
black O
and O
white O
movie O
on O
a O
color O
TV O
set O
, O
'' O
says O
Malcolm B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Saull I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
film O
and O
video O
department O
at O
the O
Rochester O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
. O

The O
new O
converters O
are O
`` O
a O
critical O
link O
between O
film O
and O
the O
television O
domain O
, O
'' O
says O
Joerg B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Agin I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
and O
general O
manager O
of O
Kodak B-ORG
's O
Motion O
Picture O
and O
Audiovisual O
Products O
division O
. O

Kodak B-ORG
wo O
n't O
disclose O
the O
cost O
or O
when O
its O
converter O
will O
be O
on O
the O
market O
, O
but O
it O
's O
estimated O
the O
machine O
may O
be O
available O
within O
two O
years O
. O

A O
similar O
machine O
already O
on O
the O
market O
, O
made O
by O
Rank B-ORG
Sintel I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Rank B-ORG
Organisation I-ORG
, O
costs O
about O
$ O
500,000 O
. O

And O
the O
potential O
market O
is O
tremendous O
, O
industry O
experts O
say O
. O

If O
HDTV O
takes O
off O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
there O
will O
be O
demand O
for O
some O
4,000 O
to O
5,000 O
HDTV O
converters O
, O
known O
in O
the O
industry O
as O
telecines O
. O

Demand O
will O
come O
first O
from O
programming O
production O
companies O
and O
then O
from O
television O
stations O
. O

`` O
The O
converter O
is O
head O
and O
shoulders O
above O
anything O
else O
I O
've O
seen O
, O
'' O
says O
Richard B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Stumpf I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
- O
engineering O
and O
development O
at O
MCA B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
Universal B-ORG
City I-ORG
Studios I-ORG
. O

And O
Mr. O
Niles O
, O
the O
program O
producer O
, O
contends O
that O
Kodak B-ORG
's O
move O
is O
`` O
a O
sound O
marketing O
decision O
. O

They O
ca O
n't O
afford O
to O
stay O
out O
of O
HDTV O
. O
'' O

Indeed O
, O
the O
stakes O
are O
high O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
electronics O
industry O
estimates O
that O
the O
HDTV O
market O
will O
total O
about O
$ O
150 O
billion O
over O
the O
next O
two O
decades O
, O
with O
an O
additional O
$ O
400 O
billion O
expected O
to O
go O
for O
related O
products O
. O

HDTVs O
break O
down O
images O
into O
more O
than O
1,100 O
lines O
, O
compared O
with O
525 O
for O
today O
's O
televisions O
, O
providing O
considerably O
sharper O
detail O
. O

And O
the O
sets O
are O
wider O
, O
resembling O
the O
dimensions O
of O
a O
movie O
screen O
. O

But O
the O
financial O
rewards O
are O
n't O
expected O
soon O
, O
nor O
are O
they O
guaranteed O
. O

Experts O
estimate O
the O
first O
sets O
of O
HDTVs O
wo O
n't O
be O
available O
for O
another O
five O
to O
10 O
years O
, O
and O
will O
probably O
retail O
for O
more O
than O
$ O
3,000 O
each O
in O
today O
's O
dollars O
. O

Some O
critics O
say O
they O
wo O
n't O
be O
quickly O
embraced O
by O
consumers O
because O
of O
the O
high O
price O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
Kodak B-ORG
could O
n't O
risk O
letting O
HDTV O
turn O
its O
motion O
- O
picture O
film O
business O
into O
a O
dinosaur O
. O

`` O
Kodak B-ORG
understands O
HDTV O
is O
where O
everybody O
is O
going O
, O
'' O
says O
RIT B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Spaull O
. O

Monday O
, O
October O
23 O
, O
1989 O

The O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
annual O
interest O
rates O
below O
are O
a O
guide O
to O
general O
levels O
but O
do O
n't O
always O
represent O
actual O
transactions O
. O

PRIME O
RATE O
: O
10 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

The O
base O
rate O
on O
corporate O
loans O
at O
large O
U.S. B-GPE
money O
center O
commercial O
banks O
. O

FEDERAL O
FUNDS O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
high O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
low O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
near O
closing O
bid O
, O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
offered O
. O

Reserves O
traded O
among O
commercial O
banks O
for O
overnight O
use O
in O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Source O
: O
Fulton O
Prebon O
-LRB- O
U.S.A B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Inc O
. O

DISCOUNT O
RATE O
: O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
depository O
institutions O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

CALL O
MONEY O
: O
9 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
brokers O
on O
stock O
exchange O
collateral O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
placed O
directly O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
: O
8.50 O
% O
2 O
to O
44 O
days O
; O
8.25 O
% O
45 O
to O
69 O
days O
; O
8.40 O
% O
70 O
to O
89 O
days O
; O
8.20 O
% O
90 O
to O
119 O
days O
; O
8.05 O
% O
120 O
to O
149 O
days O
; O
7.90 O
% O
150 O
to O
179 O
days O
; O
7.50 O
% O
180 O
to O
270 O
days O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
: O
High O
- O
grade O
unsecured O
notes O
sold O
through O
dealers O
by O
major O
corporations O
in O
multiples O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
: O
8.575 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.50 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.45 O
% O
90 O
days O
. O

CERTIFICATES O
OF O
DEPOSIT O
: O
8.09 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.09 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8.06 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
7.94 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

Average O
of O
top O
rates O
paid O
by O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
banks O
on O
primary O
new O
issues O
of O
negotiable O
C.D.s O
, O
usually O
on O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
and O
more O
. O

The O
minimum O
unit O
is O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Typical O
rates O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
: O
8.60 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.60 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8.40 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

BANKERS O
ACCEPTANCES O
: O
8.50 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.32 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.32 O
% O
90 O
days O
; O
8.16 O
% O
120 O
days O
; O
8.05 O
% O
150 O
days O
; O
7.96 O
% O
180 O
days O
. O

Negotiable O
, O
bank O
- O
backed O
business O
credit O
instruments O
typically O
financing O
an O
import O
order O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
LATE O
EURODOLLARS O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
four O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
five O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
INTERBANK O
OFFERED O
RATES O
-LRB- O
LIBOR O
-RRB- O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

The O
average O
of O
interbank O
offered O
rates O
for O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
based O
on O
quotations O
at O
five O
major O
banks O
. O

FOREIGN O
PRIME O
RATES O
: O
Canada B-GPE
13.50 O
% O
; O
Germany B-GPE
9 O
% O
; O
Japan B-GPE
4.875 O
% O
; O
Switzerland O
8.50 O
% O
; O
Britain B-GPE
15 O
% O
. O

These O
rate O
indications O
are O
n't O
directly O
comparable O
; O
lending O
practices O
vary O
widely O
by O
location O
. O

Results O
of O
the O
Monday O
, O
October O
23 O
, O
1989 O
, O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bills O
, O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
from O
face O
value O
in O
units O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
: O
7.52 O
% O
, O
13 O
weeks O
; O
7.50 O
% O
, O
26 O
weeks O
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
HOME I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
CORP I-ORG
. O
-LRB- O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
. O
9.86 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
7.875 O
% O
, O
2 O
% O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG
-LRB- O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
-LRB- O
priced O
at O
par O
-RRB- O
. O
9.80 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
8.75 O
% O
, O
6/2 O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

MERRILL O
LYNCH O
READY O
ASSETS O
TRUST O
: O
8.56 O
% O
. O

Annualized O
average O
rate O
of O
return O
after O
expenses O
for O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
; O
not O
a O
forecast O
of O
future O
returns O
. O

A O
group O
including O
Gene B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Phillips I-PERSON
, O
former O
chairman O
of O
Southmark B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
and O
William B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Friedman I-PERSON
, O
former O
vice O
chairman O
of O
Southmark B-ORG
, O
lowered O
its O
stake O
in O
the O
Dallas B-GPE
real O
estate O
concern O
to O
7.7 O
% O
, O
according O
to O
a O
filing O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
. O

The O
group O
said O
it O
sold O
455,410 O
Southmark B-ORG
common O
shares O
from O
Sept. O
5 O
to O
Oct. O
5 O
for O
18.75 O
cents O
to O
25 O
cents O
a O
share O
. O

The O
filing O
said O
the O
group O
continues O
to O
hold O
3,481,887 O
remaining O
shares O
. O

In O
a O
startling O
turnabout O
, O
Members O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
are O
complaining O
that O
someone O
in O
the O
executive O
branch O
is O
leaking O
on O
them O
. O

David B-PERSON
Boren I-PERSON
, O
the B-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
chairman O
, O
is O
upset O
that O
someone O
leaked O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
committee O
from O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
suggesting O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
would O
undertake O
to O
warn O
Panamanian B-NORP
thug O
Manuel B-PERSON
Noriega I-PERSON
if O
it O
got O
wind O
of O
an O
impending O
coup O
that O
might O
result O
in O
his O
assassination O
. O

With O
due O
respect O
to O
`` O
highly O
classified O
correspondence O
'' O
and O
other O
buzzwords O
, O
the O
leakers O
are O
performing O
a O
public O
service O
. O

If O
the O
CIA O
has O
become O
a O
protection O
service O
for O
Mr. O
Noriega O
, O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
ought O
to O
know O
. O

What O
went O
wrong O
in O
Panama B-GPE
is O
a O
fitting O
subject O
for O
public O
and O
congressional O
inquiry O
. O

Naturally O
, O
Senator O
Boren O
and O
his O
committee O
would O
like O
free O
rein O
to O
blame O
the O
executive O
branch O
while O
stamping O
`` O
top O
secret O
'' O
on O
their O
own O
complicity O
. O

But O
there O
's O
no O
danger O
of O
exposing O
sources O
and O
methods O
in O
disclosing O
the O
debate O
running O
up O
and O
down O
Pennsylvania B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC
. O

And O
if O
Congress B-ORG
is O
going O
to O
assume O
authority O
to O
micromanage O
foreign O
policy O
, O
it O
's O
going O
to O
have O
to O
take O
some O
of O
the O
responsibility O
too O
. O

The O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
urged O
the O
Panamanian B-NORP
armed O
forces O
to O
move O
against O
Mr. O
Noriega O
. O

When O
they O
did O
, O
his O
commanders O
did O
n't O
have O
the O
initiative O
to O
do O
more O
than O
block O
a O
couple O
of O
roads O
. O

The O
executive O
branch O
bears O
the O
first O
responsibility O
for O
timidity O
. O

But O
what O
kind O
of O
initiative O
can O
you O
expect O
given O
the O
climate O
set O
by O
Congress B-ORG
? O

For O
example O
, O
what O
exactly O
did O
the O
CIA O
tell O
Major O
Giroldi O
and O
his O
fellow O
coup O
plotters O
about O
U.S. B-GPE
laws O
and O
executive O
orders O
on O
assassinations O
? O

What O
part O
did O
U.S. B-GPE
warnings O
play O
in O
the O
major O
's O
unwillingness O
to O
pull O
the O
trigger O
when O
he O
had O
General O
Noriega O
in O
custody O
, O
but O
was O
under O
attack O
by O
pro-Noriega O
troops O
? O

Mr. O
Noriega O
did O
n't O
suffer O
from O
any O
hesitation O
once O
he O
had O
the O
pistol O
. O

Maybe O
we O
need O
a O
CIA B-ORG
version O
of O
the O
Miranda O
warning O
: O
You O
have O
the O
right O
to O
conceal O
your O
coup O
intentions O
, O
because O
we O
may O
rat O
on O
you O
. O

Or O
maybe O
a O
Surgeon O
General O
's O
warning O
: O
Confiding O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
may O
be O
fatal O
. O

CIA B-ORG
chief O
William B-PERSON
Webster I-PERSON
, O
hardly O
a O
Washington B-GPE
malcontent O
, O
got O
the O
debate O
started O
last O
week O
by O
noting O
that O
the O
executive O
order O
banning O
assassinations O
had O
contributed O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
paralysis O
during O
the O
coup O
. O

The O
CIA O
's O
Deputy O
Director O
of O
Operations B-ORG
, O
Richard B-PERSON
Stoltz I-PERSON
, O
tried O
to O
smooth O
things O
over O
a O
few O
days O
later O
, O
but O
instead O
simply O
underlined O
Mr. O
Webster O
's O
point O
. O

`` O
The O
interpretation O
'' O
of O
the O
executive O
order O
, O
Mr. O
Stoltz O
said O
, O
`` O
and O
the O
way O
in O
which O
the O
various O
committees O
have O
over O
time O
interpreted O
it O
, O
has O
led O
in O
my O
view O
to O
a O
proper O
caution O
on O
the O
part O
of O
operators O
, O
including O
me O
. O
'' O

In O
other O
words O
, O
Congress B-ORG
wo O
n't O
let O
the O
CIA O
do O
much O
of O
anything O
anymore O
, O
and O
that O
's O
fine O
with O
the O
CIA O
. O

The O
pay O
's O
the O
same O
, O
and O
the O
duty O
's O
lighter O
. O

And O
of O
course O
, O
doing O
anything O
that O
might O
be O
second O
- O
guessed O
by O
Congress B-ORG
carries O
heavy O
penalties O
. O

Witness O
the O
Walsh B-PERSON
prosecution O
of O
Ollie B-PERSON
North I-PERSON
. O

The O
Intelligence O
Committee O
's O
ranking O
Republican B-NORP
, O
Senator O
William O
Cohen O
, O
joined O
with O
Senator O
George O
Mitchell O
to O
write O
a O
best O
seller O
about O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
, O
deploring O
`` O
Men O
of O
Zeal O
. O
'' O

No O
doubt O
many O
people O
in O
the O
CIA O
, O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
have O
read O
it O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
initiative O
should O
anyone O
expect O
from O
people O
out O
on O
the O
line O
who O
've O
read O
all O
this O
and O
know O
what O
can O
happen O
if O
they O
fail O
? O

Who O
wants O
to O
end O
up O
as O
the O
protagonist O
in O
a O
Bill B-PERSON
Cohen I-PERSON
morality O
play O
? O

The O
order O
against O
assassinations O
is O
another O
artifact O
of O
the O
same O
congressional O
mind O
- O
set O
, O
a O
product O
of O
the O
1970s O
Vietnam B-GPE
syndrome O
against O
any O
executive O
action O
. O

President O
Bush O
would O
do O
himself O
and O
the O
country O
a O
favor O
by O
rescinding O
the O
order O
as O
an O
ambiguous O
intrusion O
on O
his O
ability O
to O
defend O
America B-GPE
's O
national O
security O
. O

There O
are O
of O
course O
good O
reasons O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
should O
n't O
get O
into O
the O
assassination O
business O
, O
but O
rescinding O
the O
executive O
order O
is O
not O
the O
same O
thing O
as O
saying O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
should O
start O
passing O
out O
exploding O
cigars O
. O

The O
world O
being O
the O
nasty O
place O
it O
is O
, O
we O
want O
Presidents O
to O
have O
the O
freedom O
to O
order O
operations O
in O
which O
someone O
might O
get O
killed O
. O

In O
such O
situations O
, O
you O
can O
not O
write O
rules O
in O
advance O
, O
you O
can O
only O
make O
sure O
the O
President O
takes O
the O
responsibility O
. O

The O
executive O
order O
and O
the O
reported O
agreements O
with O
the B-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
are O
neither O
sensible O
nor O
moral O
. O

As O
it O
now O
stands O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
can O
bomb O
Tripoli B-GPE
, O
but O
ca O
n't O
`` O
assassinate O
'' O
Colonel O
Gadhafi O
. O

It O
can O
send O
a O
fighter O
squadron O
to O
strafe O
terrorist O
hideouts O
in O
the B-LOC
Bekaa I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
, O
but O
ca O
n't O
shoot O
Abu B-PERSON
Nidal I-PERSON
. O

Both O
the O
assassination O
order O
and O
the O
quality O
of O
debate O
in O
Washington B-GPE
are O
telling O
the O
world O
that O
the O
only O
way O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
will O
kill O
a O
madman O
is O
by O
making O
sure O
we O
take O
some O
innocent O
civilians O
with O
him O
. O

At O
a O
private O
dinner O
Thursday O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
chief O
executive O
Frederick B-PERSON
Joseph I-PERSON
delivered O
a O
sobering O
message O
about O
the O
junk O
bond O
market O
to O
officials O
of O
Prudential O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
America B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Joseph O
conceded O
the O
junk O
market O
was O
in O
disarray O
, O
according O
to O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
discussion O
. O

He O
said O
Drexel B-ORG
-- O
the O
leading O
underwriter O
of O
high O
- O
risk O
junk O
bonds O
-- O
could O
no O
longer O
afford O
to O
sell O
any O
junk O
offerings O
if O
they O
might O
later O
become O
troubled O
because O
Drexel B-ORG
risked O
losing O
its O
highly O
lucrative O
junk O
franchise O
. O

The O
dinner O
was O
a O
stark O
confirmation O
that O
1989 O
is O
the O
worst O
year O
ever O
for O
the O
$ O
200 O
billion O
junk O
market O
. O

And O
investors O
and O
traders O
alike O
say O
the O
current O
turmoil O
could O
take O
years O
to O
resolve O
. O

Amid O
the O
market O
disorder O
, O
even O
Drexel B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
the O
widest O
and O
most O
loyal O
following O
of O
junk O
bond O
investors O
, O
is O
pulling O
in O
its O
horns O
. O

Although O
the O
big O
investment O
bank O
still O
dominates O
the O
junk O
market O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
has O
been O
unable O
to O
stem O
the O
fallout O
from O
growing O
junk O
bond O
defaults O
, O
withdrawn O
new O
offerings O
, O
redemptions O
by O
shareholders O
in O
junk O
bond O
mutual O
funds O
and O
an O
exodus O
of O
once O
- O
devoted O
investors O
. O

For O
many O
money O
managers O
, O
the O
past O
four O
months O
have O
been O
humiliating O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
the O
worst O
shakeout O
ever O
in O
the O
junk O
market O
, O
and O
it O
could O
take O
years O
before O
it O
's O
over O
, O
'' O
says O
Mark B-PERSON
Bachmann I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp. O
, O
a O
credit O
rating O
company O
. O

In O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
for O
example O
, O
junk O
bonds O
-- O
those O
with O
less O
than O
an O
investment O
- O
grade O
rating O
-- O
showed O
negative O
returns O
, O
the O
only O
major O
sector O
of O
the O
bond O
market O
to O
do O
so O
. O

Since O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
, O
junk O
bonds O
have O
been O
outperformed O
by O
all O
categories O
of O
investment O
- O
grade O
bonds O
, O
including O
ultra-safe O
Treasury B-ORG
securities O
. O

The O
junk O
market O
, O
which O
mushroomed O
to O
$ O
200 O
billion O
from O
less O
than O
$ O
2 O
billion O
at O
the O
start O
of O
the O
decade O
, O
has O
been O
declining O
for O
months O
as O
issuers O
have O
stumbled O
under O
the O
weight O
of O
hefty O
interest O
payments O
. O

The O
fragile O
market O
received O
its O
biggest O
jolt O
last O
month O
from O
Campeau B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
created O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
retailing O
empire O
with O
more O
than O
$ O
3 O
billion O
in O
junk O
financing O
. O

Campeau B-ORG
developed O
a O
cash O
squeeze O
that O
caused O
it O
to O
be O
tardy O
on O
some O
interest O
payments O
and O
to O
put O
its O
prestigious O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
department O
store O
chain O
up O
for O
sale O
. O

At O
that O
point O
, O
the O
junk O
market O
went O
into O
a O
tailspin O
as O
buyers O
disappeared O
and O
investors O
tried O
to O
sell O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
, O
Mr. O
Joseph O
says O
his O
dinner O
discussion O
with O
the O
Prudential O
executives O
acknowledged O
problems O
for O
junk O
. O

`` O
What O
I O
thought O
I O
was O
saying O
is O
that O
the O
market O
is O
troubled O
but O
still O
viable O
and O
, O
appropriately O
enough O
, O
quite O
quality O
- O
conscious O
, O
which O
is O
not O
at O
all O
bad O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
Nobody O
's O
been O
perfect O
in O
their O
credit O
judgments O
the O
past O
couple O
years O
, O
and O
we O
're O
going O
to O
make O
sure O
our O
default O
rates O
are O
going O
to O
be O
in O
the O
acceptable O
parameters O
of O
the O
market O
. O
'' O

What O
has O
jolted O
many O
junk O
buyers O
is O
the O
sudden O
realization O
that O
junk O
bonds O
can O
not O
necessarily O
be O
bought O
and O
sold O
with O
the O
ease O
of O
common O
stocks O
and O
many O
investment O
- O
grade O
bonds O
. O

Unlike O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
where O
buyers O
and O
sellers O
are O
quickly O
matched O
, O
the O
junk O
market O
, O
where O
risky O
corporate O
loans O
are O
traded O
, O
is O
sometimes O
closed O
for O
repairs O
. O

At O
closely O
held O
Deltec B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
junk O
bond O
money O
managers O
Amy B-PERSON
K. I-PERSON
Minella I-PERSON
and O
Hannah B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Strasser I-PERSON
say O
the O
problems O
of O
the O
junk O
market O
go O
deeper O
than O
a O
temporary O
malaise O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
, O
they O
say O
, O
there O
has O
been O
heavy O
selling O
of O
junk O
bonds O
by O
some O
of O
the O
market O
's O
traditional O
investors O
, O
while O
new O
buyers O
have O
n't O
materialized O
to O
replace O
them O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
securities O
firms O
, O
`` O
the O
primary O
source O
of O
liquidity O
for O
the O
high O
yield O
market O
, O
'' O
have O
been O
net O
sellers O
of O
junk O
bonds O
because O
of O
trading O
losses O
, O
Deltec B-ORG
said O
in O
a O
recent O
, O
grim O
report O
to O
customers O
. O

Mutual O
funds O
have O
also O
been O
net O
sellers O
of O
junk O
bonds O
as O
junk O
's O
relatively O
poor O
performance O
and O
negative O
press O
coverage O
have O
produced O
`` O
above O
- O
normal O
'' O
redemptions O
by O
shareholders O
, O
Deltec B-ORG
said O
. O

Investors O
, O
trying O
to O
raise O
cash O
, O
have O
sold O
`` O
large O
liquid O
issues O
'' O
such O
as O
RJR B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Kroger B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
; O
declines O
in O
these O
benchmark O
issues O
have O
contributed O
to O
the O
market O
's O
distress O
. O

And O
, O
Deltec B-ORG
said O
, O
buying O
has O
been O
severely O
reduced O
because O
savings O
and O
loans O
have O
been O
restricted O
in O
their O
junk O
purchases O
by O
recently O
passed O
congressional O
legislation O
. O

`` O
In O
fact O
, O
savings O
and O
loans O
were O
sellers O
of O
high O
yield O
holdings O
throughout O
the O
quarter O
, O
'' O
Deltec B-ORG
said O
. O

Ms. O
Minella O
and O
Ms. O
Strasser O
say O
they O
are O
managing O
their O
junk O
portfolios O
defensively O
, O
building O
cash O
and O
selectively O
upgrading O
the O
overall O
quality O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Prudential B-ORG
, O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
insurer O
and O
the O
biggest O
investor O
in O
junk O
bonds O
, O
has O
seen O
the O
value O
of O
its O
junk O
bond O
portfolio O
drop O
to O
$ O
6.5 O
billion O
from O
$ O
7 O
billion O
since O
August O
because O
of O
falling O
junk O
prices O
. O

`` O
We O
certainly O
do O
have O
a O
lack O
of O
liquidity O
here O
, O
and O
it O
's O
something O
to O
be O
concerned O
about O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Gregoire I-PERSON
, O
a O
managing O
director O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
no O
reason O
to O
think O
things O
will O
get O
worse O
, O
but O
this O
market O
has O
a O
knack O
for O
surprising O
us O
. O

This O
market O
teaches O
us O
to O
be O
humble O
. O
'' O

The O
junk O
market O
's O
`` O
yield O
hogs O
are O
learning O
a O
real O
painful O
lesson O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Although O
the O
majority O
of O
junk O
bonds O
outstanding O
show O
no O
signs O
of O
default O
, O
the O
market O
has O
downgraded O
many O
junk O
issues O
as O
if O
they O
were O
in O
trouble O
, O
says O
Stuart B-PERSON
Reese I-PERSON
, O
manager O
of O
Aetna O
Life O
& O
Casualty O
Insurance O
Co. O
's O
$ O
17 O
billion O
investment O
- O
grade O
public O
bond O
portfolio O
. O

`` O
But O
we O
think O
the O
risks O
are O
there O
for O
things O
getting O
a O
lot O
worse O
. O

And O
the O
risks O
are O
n't O
appropriate O
for O
us O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

The O
big O
insurer O
, O
unlike O
Prudential B-ORG
, O
owns O
only O
about O
$ O
150 O
million O
of O
publicly O
sold O
junk O
bonds O
. O

The O
string O
of O
big O
junk O
bond O
defaults O
, O
which O
have O
been O
a O
major O
cause O
of O
the O
market O
's O
problems O
this O
year O
, O
probably O
will O
persist O
, O
some O
analysts O
say O
. O

`` O
If O
anything O
, O
we O
're O
going O
to O
see O
defaults O
increase O
because O
credit O
ratings O
have O
declined O
, O
'' O
says O
Paul B-PERSON
Asquith I-PERSON
, O
associate O
professor O
at O
the O
Massachusetts O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
's O
Sloan O
School O
of O
Management O
. O

Mr. O
Asquith O
, O
whose O
study O
on O
junk O
bond O
defaults O
caused O
a O
furor O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
when O
it O
was O
disclosed O
last O
April O
, O
says O
this O
year O
's O
junk O
bond O
defaults O
already O
show O
a O
high O
correlation O
with O
his O
own O
findings O
. O

His O
study O
showed O
that O
junk O
bonds O
over O
time O
had O
a O
cumulative O
default O
rate O
of O
34 O
% O
. O

One O
indication O
of O
a O
growing O
number O
of O
junk O
defaults O
, O
Mr. O
Asquith O
says O
, O
is O
that O
about O
half O
of O
the O
$ O
3 O
billion O
of O
corporate O
bonds O
outstanding O
that O
have O
been O
lowered O
to O
a O
default O
rating O
by O
S&P B-ORG
this O
year O
are O
junk O
bonds O
sold O
during O
the O
market O
's O
big O
issue O
years O
of O
1984 O
through O
1986 O
. O

These O
bonds O
, O
now O
rated O
single O
- O
D O
, O
include O
junk O
offerings O
by O
AP B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
, O
Columbia B-ORG
Savings I-ORG
-LRB- O
Colorado B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
First B-ORG
Texas I-ORG
Savings I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
Gilbraltar B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Integrated B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Metropolitan B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Resorts B-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Southmark B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Vyquest B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
Obviously O
, O
we O
got O
a O
lot O
more O
smoke O
than O
fire O
from O
the O
people O
who O
told O
us O
the O
market O
was O
n't O
so O
risky O
, O
'' O
says O
Bradford B-PERSON
Cornell I-PERSON
, O
professor O
of O
finance O
at O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
's O
Anderson O
Graduate O
School O
of O
Management O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Cornell O
has O
just O
completed O
a O
study O
that O
finds O
that O
the O
risks O
and O
returns O
of O
junk O
bonds O
are O
less O
than O
on O
common O
stocks O
but O
more O
than O
on O
investment O
- O
grade O
bonds O
. O

Mr. O
Cornell O
says O
: O
`` O
The O
junk O
market O
is O
no O
bonanza O
as O
Drexel B-ORG
claimed O
, O
but O
it O
also O
is O
n't O
a O
disaster O
as O
the O
doomsayers O
say O
. O
'' O

Despite O
the O
junk O
market O
's O
problems O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
continues O
to O
enjoy O
a O
loyalty O
among O
junk O
bond O
investors O
that O
its O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
rivals O
have O
n't O
found O
. O

During O
the O
past O
three O
weeks O
, O
for O
example O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
has O
sold O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
of O
new O
junk O
bonds O
for O
Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Uniroyal B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
, O
Continental B-ORG
Air I-ORG
and O
Duff O
& O
Phelps O
. O

Still O
, O
the O
list O
of O
troubled O
Drexel B-ORG
bond O
offerings O
dwarfs O
that O
of O
any O
firm O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
as O
does O
its O
successful O
offerings O
. O

Troubled O
Drexel B-ORG
- O
underwritten O
issues O
include O
Resorts B-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
Braniff B-ORG
, O
Integrated B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
, O
SCI O
TV O
, O
Gillette B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
, O
Western B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
and O
Southmark B-ORG
. O

`` O
Quality O
junk O
bonds O
will O
continue O
to O
trade O
well O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Holland I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Asset I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
But O
the O
deals O
that O
never O
should O
have O
been O
brought O
have O
now O
become O
nuclear O
waste O
. O

Ingersoll B-ORG
Publications I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
agreed O
to O
buy O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Haven I-ORG
Register I-ORG
in O
a O
transaction O
valued O
at O
$ O
275 O
million O
from O
Goodson B-ORG
Newspaper I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
agreement O
, O
Goodson B-ORG
also O
terminated O
the O
contract O
under O
which O
Ingersoll B-ORG
manages O
Goodson B-ORG
's O
66 O
newspapers O
, O
ending O
a O
long O
association O
between O
the O
two O
companies O
that O
has O
turned O
increasingly O
bitter O
recently O
. O

Goodson B-ORG
has O
accused O
Ingersoll B-ORG
of O
paying O
less O
attention O
to O
its O
properties O
and O
more O
to O
such O
ventures O
as O
the O
recent O
launch O
of O
the B-ORG
St. I-ORG
Louis I-ORG
Sun I-ORG
. O

Under O
the O
terms O
of O
the O
accord O
, O
Ingersoll B-ORG
will O
pay O
about O
$ O
255 O
million O
for O
the O
Register O
, O
a O
daily O
that O
Goodson B-ORG
bought O
for O
about O
$ O
170 O
million O
in O
1986 O
. O

Goodson B-ORG
will O
pay O
the O
additional O
$ O
20 O
million O
in O
settlement O
of O
the O
management O
contract O
. O

Goodson B-ORG
also O
announced O
that O
it O
hired O
the O
former O
president O
and O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Ingersoll B-ORG
to O
run O
the O
Goodson O
papers O
. O

Both O
executives O
left O
the O
company O
after O
clashes O
with O
Chairman O
Ralph O
Ingersoll O
Jr O
. O

Goodson B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
based O
here O
, O
will O
use O
part O
of O
the O
proceeds O
to O
pay O
down O
debt O
associated O
with O
its O
purchase O
of O
the B-ORG
Morristown I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
Record I-ORG
for O
$ O
155 O
million O
in O
1987 O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
paper O
, O
like O
the O
New B-GPE
Haven I-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
paper O
, O
was O
purchased O
by O
Ingersoll B-ORG
on O
Goodson B-ORG
's O
behalf O
as O
part O
of O
the O
management O
contract O
. O

Industry O
analysts O
have O
said O
that O
the O
purchase O
price O
for O
the O
paper O
was O
too O
high O
, O
causing O
a O
strain O
on O
Goodson B-ORG
's O
finances O
. O

Investment O
bankers O
familiar O
with O
the O
company O
said O
Goodson B-ORG
is O
seeking O
a O
new O
bank O
credit O
line O
of O
$ O
190 O
million O
and O
may O
have O
to O
sell O
additional O
newspapers O
. O

David B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
Hurwitz I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Goodson B-ORG
, O
said O
in O
a O
telephone O
interview O
that O
the O
company O
does O
n't O
currently O
have O
any O
plans O
to O
sell O
additional O
newspapers O
. O

Goodson B-ORG
said O
David B-PERSON
Carr I-PERSON
, O
former O
president O
of O
Ingersoll B-ORG
Publications I-ORG
, O
and O
Ray B-PERSON
Cockburn I-PERSON
, O
former O
senior O
vice O
president O
, O
would O
head O
the O
new O
in O
- O
house O
management O
team O
at O
Goodson B-ORG
, O
which O
had O
revenue O
of O
$ O
225 O
million O
in O
1988 O
. O

The O
association O
between O
the O
two O
companies O
stretches O
back O
thirty O
years O
to O
a O
friendship O
between O
television O
producer O
Mark B-PERSON
Goodson I-PERSON
and O
Ingersoll B-ORG
founder O
Ralph B-PERSON
Ingersoll I-PERSON
. O

The O
latter O
's O
son O
, O
Ralph B-PERSON
Ingersoll I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
took O
over O
the O
company O
and O
has O
been O
managing O
the O
Goodson O
properties O
and O
acting O
as O
an O
agent O
in O
the O
purchase O
of O
newspapers O
for O
Goodson B-ORG
. O

But O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
Mr. O
Ingersoll O
began O
focusing O
more O
on O
expanding O
his O
own O
newspaper O
empire O
in O
partnership O
with O
investment O
banking O
firm O
Warburg O
, O
Pincus O
& O
Co O
. O

Ingersoll B-ORG
has O
28 O
dailies O
and O
200 O
other O
non-daily O
papers O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
. O

The O
company O
said O
its O
revenue O
will O
exceed O
$ O
750 O
million O
this O
year O
. O

Ingersoll O
President O
Robert O
M. O
Jelenic O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
that O
the O
company O
is O
`` O
delighted O
by O
the O
conclusion O
of O
the O
Goodson O
relationship O
'' O
and O
will O
be O
able O
to O
`` O
concentrate O
all O
our O
energies O
'' O
on O
Ingersoll B-ORG
's O
own O
papers O
. O

Mr. O
Goodson O
, O
in O
his O
own O
statement O
, O
was O
less O
upbeat O
, O
saying O
`` O
unfortunately O
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
it O
has O
become O
increasingly O
clear O
that O
Ralph B-PERSON
and O
I O
have O
different O
agendas O
, O
'' O
and O
that O
he O
feels O
`` O
more O
comfortable O
with O
a O
management O
team O
whose O
sole O
interest O
and O
responsibility O
is O
in O
the O
Goodson O
papers O
. O

General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
was O
given O
an O
$ O
89.6 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
nuclear O
propulsion O
parts O
. O

Westinghouse B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
also O
won O
a O
$ O
75.5 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
nuclear O
propulsion O
parts O
. O

Federal B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
issued O
a O
$ O
14.5 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
computer O
systems O
. O

American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
was O
awarded O
an O
$ O
11.5 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
oceanographic O
services O
. O

Kurzweil B-ORG
Music I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
retained O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
to O
study O
financial O
alternatives O
, O
including O
the O
possible O
sale O
of O
the O
financially O
struggling O
company O
. O

Kurzweil B-ORG
, O
Waltham B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
makes O
digital O
electronic O
keyboard O
instruments O
used O
by O
professional O
recording O
musicians O
. O

It O
recently O
introduced O
a O
line O
for O
the O
home O
market O
. O

However O
, O
Raymond B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Kurzweil I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
, O
said O
`` O
The O
company O
continues O
to O
require O
additional O
funding O
to O
realize O
the O
potential O
of O
its O
technology O
. O
'' O

In O
the O
year O
's O
first O
six O
months O
, O
Kurzweil B-ORG
had O
a O
loss O
of O
$ O
6.9 O
million O
on O
sales O
of O
$ O
11.2 O
million O
. O

Last O
month O
its O
president O
, O
John B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Donnelly I-PERSON
, O
resigned O
citing O
`` O
management O
differences O
'' O
with O
Mr. O
Kurzweil O
. O

William B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Ballard I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
48 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
elected O
a O
director O
of O
this O
distilled O
beverages O
concern O
, O
expanding O
the O
board O
to O
11 O
members O
. O

Mercedes B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
of O
North O
America O
Inc. O
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Daimler B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
paid O
Massachusetts B-GPE
$ O
9.1 O
million O
in O
taxes O
, O
bringing O
to O
an O
end O
a O
10 O
- O
month O
- O
long O
corporate O
tax O
chase O
. O

Officials O
at O
the O
Department O
of O
Revenue O
had O
dogged O
the O
foreign O
car O
maker O
for O
taxes O
owed O
on O
business O
transactions O
and O
were O
proceeding O
to O
settle O
the O
dispute O
in O
court O
. O

But O
`` O
the O
check O
arrived O
in O
the O
mail O
, O
'' O
said O
Stephen B-PERSON
Kidder I-PERSON
, O
Massachusetts O
Commissioner O
of O
Revenue O
. O

Mercedes B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
, O
which O
had O
said O
it O
did O
n't O
owe O
taxes O
to O
Massachusetts B-GPE
partly O
because O
it O
sells O
its O
cars O
at O
a O
dock O
in O
Baltimore B-GPE
and O
not O
in O
Massachusetts B-GPE
, O
did O
n't O
explain O
its O
change O
of O
heart O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
Mercedes B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
executives O
approached O
state O
revenue O
officials O
complaining O
about O
bad O
press O
, O
the O
commissioner O
said O
. O

The O
dispute O
was O
the O
subject O
of O
a O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
article O
in O
August O
. O

The O
amount O
covers O
taxes O
, O
interest O
and O
penalties O
owed O
from O
1966 O
, O
when O
the O
state O
began O
collecting O
corporate O
taxes O
, O
to O
1985 O
. O

Mercedes B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
also O
agreed O
to O
pay O
taxes O
owed O
for O
the O
years O
1986 O
through O
1988 O
, O
Mr. O
Kidder O
added O
. O

Under O
Massachusetts B-GPE
tax O
laws O
, O
corporations O
must O
pay O
9.5 O
% O
of O
estimated O
profits O
resulting O
from O
business O
transactions O
in O
the O
state O
if O
the O
company O
conducts O
a O
variety O
of O
non-sales O
activities O
, O
including O
warranties O
, O
customer O
complaints O
and O
relations O
with O
independent O
dealerships O
. O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
I O
was O
on O
a O
panel O
of O
journalists O
that O
discussed O
the O
`` O
image O
'' O
of O
intercollegiate O
athletics O
for O
an O
audience O
of O
campus O
information O
directors O
and O
others O
. O

We O
scribblers O
quickly O
concurred O
that O
not O
only O
was O
the O
bad O
rep O
of O
big O
- O
time O
college O
sports O
richly O
earned O
, O
but O
also O
that O
it O
could O
be O
corrected O
. O

Competition O
could O
be O
maintained O
-- O
and O
stadiums O
probably O
would O
remain O
full O
-- O
if O
schedules O
were O
reduced O
and O
the O
games O
returned O
to O
the O
students O
, O
we O
said O
. O

Comments O
from O
the O
audience O
reflected O
widespread O
, O
if O
wistful O
, O
agreement O
with O
those O
conclusions O
. O

As O
the O
session O
broke O
up O
, O
I O
was O
approached O
by O
a O
man O
who O
identified O
himself O
as O
the O
alumni O
director O
of O
a O
Big O
Ten O
university O
. O

`` O
I O
'd O
love O
to O
see O
sports O
cut O
back O
, O
and O
so O
would O
a O
lot O
of O
my O
counterparts O
at O
other O
schools O
, O
but O
everybody O
's O
afraid O
to O
make O
the O
first O
move O
, O
'' O
he O
confided O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
like O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
the O
Russians B-NORP
: O
Nobody O
wants O
to O
disarm O
first O
. O
'' O

And O
so O
our O
institutions O
of O
higher O
learning O
lurch O
from O
scandal O
to O
scandal O
on O
gridiron O
and O
basketball O
court O
, O
while O
the O
casualties O
mount O
. O

Three O
new O
books O
make O
the O
point O
that O
one O
large O
price O
of O
the O
glittery O
college O
- O
sports O
show O
can O
be O
the O
integrity O
of O
the O
schools O
that O
stage O
it O
. O

They O
are O
: O
`` O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Payroll I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Meet I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
A I-WORK_OF_ART
Story I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Greed I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Corruption I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Football I-WORK_OF_ART
at I-WORK_OF_ART
SMU I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Macmillan B-ORG
, O
221 O
pages O
, O
$ O
18.95 O
-RRB- O
by O
David B-PERSON
Whitford I-PERSON
; O
`` O
Big B-WORK_OF_ART
Red I-WORK_OF_ART
Confidential I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Inside I-WORK_OF_ART
Nebraska I-WORK_OF_ART
Football I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Contemporary B-ORG
, O
231 O
pages O
, O
$ O
17.95 O
-RRB- O
by O
Armen B-PERSON
Keteyian I-PERSON
; O
and O
`` O
Never B-WORK_OF_ART
Too I-WORK_OF_ART
Young I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Die I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Death I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Len I-WORK_OF_ART
Bias I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Pantheon B-ORG
, O
252 O
pages O
, O
$ O
18.95 O
-RRB- O
by O
Lewis O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O

The O
pick O
of O
the O
group O
is O
`` O
Payroll O
'' O
; O
it O
should O
be O
required O
reading O
for O
every O
college O
president O
. O

It O
chronicles O
how O
, O
over O
a O
period O
of O
a O
dozen O
years O
, O
Southern B-ORG
Methodist I-ORG
University I-ORG
bought O
its O
way O
to O
football O
respectability O
in O
the B-ORG
Southwest I-ORG
Conference I-ORG
, O
only O
to O
find O
itself O
trapped O
and O
strangled O
by O
the O
athlete O
- O
payoff O
system O
it O
created O
. O

The O
school O
was O
the O
first O
, O
in O
1987 O
, O
to O
receive O
the O
NCAA O
's O
`` O
death O
penalty O
'' O
-- O
two O
years O
without O
football O
-- O
for O
repeated O
rules O
violations O
. O

Given O
current O
headlines O
about O
the O
University O
of O
Florida B-GPE
, O
it O
may O
not O
be O
the O
last O
. O

The O
man O
who O
brought O
the O
bribe O
to O
the O
Dallas B-GPE
school O
was O
Ron B-NORP
Meyer O
, O
a O
flashy O
sort O
who O
came O
in O
1975 O
to O
rescue O
a O
woebegone O
program O
, O
Mr. O
Whitford O
writes O
. O

Mr. O
Meyer O
's O
personal O
style O
was O
illustrated O
by O
his O
pinning O
a O
$ O
100 O
bill O
to O
a O
high O
- O
school O
bulletin O
board O
on O
which O
other O
coaches O
tacked O
their O
cards O
. O

One O
recruiter O
working O
with O
Mr. O
Meyer O
was O
so O
generous O
with O
$ O
10 O
and O
$ O
20 O
bills O
that O
prospects O
sang O
`` O
Here B-WORK_OF_ART
Comes I-WORK_OF_ART
Santa I-WORK_OF_ART
Claus I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
when O
he O
approached O
. O

Paying O
players O
at O
SMU B-ORG
was O
no O
casual O
operation O
. O

It O
involved O
the O
athletics O
director O
, O
two O
different O
football O
coaching O
staffs O
, O
and O
school O
trustees O
and O
governors O
-- O
just O
about O
everybody O
, O
it O
seemed O
, O
but O
Donald B-PERSON
Shields I-PERSON
, O
the O
university O
's O
president O
. O

There O
's O
a O
memorable O
passage O
in O
which O
Mr. O
Shields O
, O
having O
finally O
learned O
of O
the O
practice O
, O
expresses O
his O
outrage O
to O
Bill B-PERSON
Clements I-PERSON
, O
then O
a O
university O
governor O
-LRB- O
and O
now O
the O
governor O
of O
Texas B-GPE
! O
-RRB- O
and O
oil O
man O
Edwin B-PERSON
Cox I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
board O
of O
trustees O
. O

`` O
You O
stay O
out O
of O
it O
, O
'' O
author O
Whitford B-PERSON
quotes O
Mr. O
Clements O
as O
saying O
. O

`` O
Go O
run O
the O
university O
. O
'' O

Which O
was O
about O
what O
Mr. O
Shields O
did O
, O
and O
quietly O
, O
until O
he O
resigned O
a O
few O
years O
later O
, O
pleading O
ill O
health O
, O
when O
the O
stuff O
hit O
the O
fan O
. O

Mr. O
Whitford O
drew O
on O
voluminous O
news O
media O
coverage O
of O
the O
SMU O
scandal O
, O
and O
on O
a O
university O
internal O
investigation O
. O

Mr. O
Keteyian O
had O
to O
do O
most O
of O
his O
own O
digging O
on O
University O
of O
Nebraska B-GPE
football O
, O
which O
is O
, O
to O
date O
, O
high O
and O
dry O
as O
far O
as O
the O
NCAA O
is O
concerned O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
he O
gets O
low O
grades O
as O
an O
investigative O
reporter O
, O
relying O
heavily O
on O
what O
Chicago B-GPE
's O
late O
mayor O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Daley I-PERSON
, O
called O
`` O
insinuendo O
. O
'' O

Discrepancies O
go O
unexplained O
in O
`` O
Confidential O
'' O
-LRB- O
one O
ex-player O
claims O
he O
received O
$ O
4,000 O
to O
$ O
5,000 O
for O
his O
season O
football O
tickets O
while O
others O
said O
theirs O
brought O
only O
a O
few O
hundred O
dollars O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
when O
Mr. O
Keteyian O
ca O
n't O
nail O
down O
something O
, O
like O
who O
really O
owned O
a O
car O
driven O
by O
Husker B-NORP
tailback O
Doug B-PERSON
Dubose I-PERSON
, O
he O
simply O
reprints O
his O
notes O
. O

There O
are O
gratuitous O
references O
to O
supposed O
romantic O
liaisons O
between O
Husker B-NORP
players O
and O
a O
low O
- O
level O
female O
university O
employee O
. O

A O
serious O
charge O
-- O
that O
star O
flanker O
Irving B-PERSON
Fryar I-PERSON
`` O
threw O
'' O
the O
1984 O
Orange B-EVENT
Bowl I-EVENT
game O
by O
intentionally O
dropping O
a O
pass O
in O
the O
end O
zone O
-- O
is O
included O
, O
even O
though O
the O
Nebraska B-GPE
assistant O
coach O
quoted O
denied O
making O
it O
. O

Still O
, O
the O
book O
produces O
more O
smoke O
than O
a O
smoldering O
sofa O
, O
along O
with O
a O
few O
flames O
, O
especially O
concerning O
the O
use O
of O
steroids O
. O

Dean B-PERSON
Steinkuhler I-PERSON
, O
a O
spectacularly O
bulked O
- O
up O
former O
lineman O
, O
confesses O
that O
he O
used O
'em O
, O
and O
says O
other O
Huskers B-NORP
did O
too O
. O

It O
's O
a O
mystery O
how O
this O
could O
have O
escaped O
the O
notice O
of O
Nebraska B-GPE
coaches O
. O

Probably O
, O
it O
did O
n't O
. O

`` O
Never B-WORK_OF_ART
Too I-WORK_OF_ART
Young I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
a O
different O
sort O
of O
work O
, O
focusing O
on O
the O
1986 O
death O
from O
cocaine O
ingestion O
of O
Bias O
, O
a O
University O
of O
Maryland B-GPE
basketball O
star O
ticketed O
for O
sure O
pro O
stardom O
. O

While O
the O
university O
was O
no O
more O
to O
blame O
for O
that O
than O
for O
the O
similar O
fate O
of O
any O
other O
student O
, O
it O
must O
bear O
responsibility O
for O
its O
conduct O
in O
the O
aftermath O
. O

Bias O
's O
coach O
, O
Lefty B-PERSON
Driesell I-PERSON
, O
ordered O
the O
room O
in O
which O
Bias O
died O
to O
be O
cleaned O
before O
the O
police O
could O
arrive O
-LRB- O
the O
order O
was O
n't O
carried O
out O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
the O
school O
's O
athletics O
director O
issued O
false O
information O
about O
the O
academic O
standing O
of O
Bias O
and O
other O
players O
. O

Those O
, O
of O
course O
, O
were O
the O
responses O
of O
people O
with O
something O
to O
hide O
. O

One O
wonders O
how O
other O
college O
athletic O
officials O
would O
behave O
under O
the O
same O
circumstances O
. O

Tomorrow O
's O
`` O
On B-WORK_OF_ART
Sports I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
column O
will O
look O
at O
another O
aspect O
of O
the O
college O
sports O
mess O
. O

The O
Soviet O
State O
Bank O
announced O
a O
90 O
% O
devaluation O
of O
the O
ruble O
against O
the O
dollar O
for O
private O
transactions O
, O
in O
an O
apparent O
attempt O
to O
curb O
the O
nation O
's O
rapidly O
growing O
black O
market O
for O
hard O
currency O
. O

The O
measure O
, O
which O
will O
take O
effect O
next O
Wednesday O
, O
will O
create O
a O
two O
- O
tier O
exchange O
rate O
. O

Commercial O
transactions O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
based O
on O
the O
official O
rate O
of O
about O
0.63 O
rubles O
to O
the O
dollar O
. O

But O
for O
Soviet B-NORP
citizens O
who O
travel O
abroad O
for O
business O
or O
tourism O
, O
the O
rate O
will O
jump O
to O
6.26 O
rubles O
to O
the O
dollar O
. O

Tass B-ORG
news O
agency O
said O
the O
devaluation O
also O
will O
apply O
to O
foreigners O
' O
transactions O
. O

But O
it O
did O
n't O
elaborate O
, O
and O
it O
remains O
unclear O
how O
far O
Western B-NORP
tourists O
and O
foreigners O
living O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
benefit O
from O
the O
sweeping O
rate O
cut O
. O

The O
current O
ruble O
rate O
has O
long O
been O
out O
of O
line O
with O
the O
black O
market O
. O

As O
Soviet B-NORP
leader O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
has O
opened O
up O
the O
country O
to O
foreign O
trade O
, O
the O
discrepancy O
has O
become O
ever O
greater O
. O

Western B-NORP
tourists O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
who O
could O
exchange O
a O
dollar O
-- O
albeit O
illegally O
-- O
for O
about O
four O
rubles O
a O
year O
ago O
are O
now O
being O
offered O
15 O
rubles O
or O
more O
. O

Even O
at O
such O
rates O
, O
black O
marketeers O
have O
been O
able O
to O
make O
big O
profits O
because O
of O
the O
dire O
shortage O
of O
consumer O
goods O
here O
. O

They O
use O
dollars O
to O
buy O
Western B-NORP
items O
such O
as O
video O
recorders O
and O
personal O
computers O
and O
then O
sell O
them O
at O
a O
huge O
mark O
- O
up O
. O

The O
going O
rate O
for O
a O
small O
personal O
computer O
that O
costs O
about O
$ O
2,000 O
in O
the O
West O
is O
anywhere O
from O
50,000 O
to O
100,000 O
rubles O
. O

Even O
a O
pack O
of O
20 O
Western B-NORP
cigarettes O
can O
fetch O
20 O
rubles O
or O
more O
. O

With O
more O
than O
300 O
billion O
rubles O
in O
savings O
accounts O
and O
little O
to O
spend O
them O
on O
, O
Soviet B-NORP
consumers O
grumble O
at O
the O
exorbitant O
black O
- O
market O
prices O
for O
such O
goods O
-- O
but O
they O
buy O
them O
anyway O
. O

Moscow B-GPE
has O
already O
tacitly O
admitted O
that O
the O
ruble O
is O
n't O
worth O
much O
, O
announcing O
in O
August O
that O
it O
will O
pay O
Soviet B-NORP
farmers O
in O
hard O
currency O
for O
grain O
and O
other O
produce O
that O
they O
grow O
in O
excess O
of O
state O
- O
plan O
quotas O
. O

`` O
The O
absurdity O
of O
the O
official O
rate O
should O
seem O
obvious O
to O
everyone O
, O
'' O
the O
afternoon O
newspaper O
Izvestia B-ORG
wrote O
in O
a O
brief O
commentary O
on O
the O
devaluation O
. O

The O
State O
Bank O
's O
move O
is O
part O
of O
a O
drive O
to O
iron O
out O
exchange O
- O
rate O
discrepancies O
as O
Moscow B-GPE
moves O
toward O
making O
the O
ruble O
convertible O
-- O
a O
goal O
that O
Soviet B-NORP
bankers O
and O
economists O
say O
is O
still O
far O
away O
. O

Rumors O
of O
an O
impending O
devaluation O
have O
been O
circulating O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
for O
weeks O
, O
but O
the O
size O
of O
the O
cut O
took O
many O
Western B-NORP
bankers O
by O
surprise O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
much O
bigger O
than O
we O
expected O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
German B-NORP
banker O
, O
who O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
named O
. O

The O
next O
step O
, O
which O
could O
have O
a O
larger O
effect O
on O
businesses O
, O
will O
come O
early O
next O
month O
, O
when O
the O
Bank O
for O
Foreign O
Economic O
Affairs O
is O
to O
hold O
its O
first O
auction O
of O
foreign O
currency O
. O

Soviet B-NORP
companies O
needing O
Western B-NORP
currencies O
to O
buy O
equipment O
and O
supplies O
abroad O
will O
be O
able O
to O
submit O
bids O
. O

Plans O
for O
the O
auction O
, O
which O
was O
supposed O
to O
take O
place O
last O
spring O
and O
become O
a O
regular O
event O
, O
have O
been O
thwarted O
by O
a O
lack O
of O
hard O
currency O
. O

Soviet B-NORP
firms O
that O
hold O
some O
are O
unwilling O
to O
part O
with O
it O
, O
and O
joint O
ventures O
are O
n't O
yet O
allowed O
to O
participate O
. O

The O
Kremlin B-GPE
also O
has O
been O
unwilling O
to O
provide O
hard O
currency O
for O
the O
auction O
, O
using O
a O
lot O
of O
it O
instead O
to O
finance O
emergency O
imports O
of O
consumer O
goods O
. O

If O
foreign O
tourists O
and O
businesses O
could O
sell O
their O
currencies O
freely O
at O
the O
new O
, O
better O
exchange O
rate O
, O
that O
would O
enable O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
to O
increase O
its O
dollar O
reserves O
and O
would O
mop O
up O
some O
of O
the O
excess O
rubles O
in O
the O
economy O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

But O
the O
amounts O
they O
exchange O
may O
be O
limited O
; O
most O
Soviet B-NORP
hotels O
, O
for O
example O
, O
demand O
payment O
in O
hard O
currency O
from O
Western B-NORP
visitors O
. O

Unless O
other O
rules O
are O
changed O
, O
the O
devaluation O
could O
cause O
difficulties O
for O
the O
people O
it O
is O
primarily O
meant O
to O
help O
: O
Soviets B-NORP
who O
travel O
abroad O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
three O
years O
, O
thousands O
of O
people O
here O
have O
made O
use O
of O
looser O
travel O
restrictions O
to O
get O
their O
first O
taste O
of O
life O
abroad O
. O

But O
under O
current O
rules O
, O
they O
are O
allowed O
to O
change O
just O
200 O
rubles O
into O
dollars O
and O
other O
currencies O
for O
each O
trip O
. O

At O
the O
new O
rate O
, O
that O
would O
give O
them O
about O
$ O
30 O
to O
travel O
on O
. O

It O
is O
n't O
yet O
clear O
whether O
the O
200 O
- O
ruble O
limit O
will O
be O
lifted O
. O

If O
it O
is O
n't O
, O
the O
black O
market O
for O
dollars O
probably O
will O
continue O
to O
thrive O
. O

HEALTH O
CLUBS O
gear O
up O
for O
a O
graying O
clientele O
. O

Although O
their O
ads O
picture O
curvy O
young O
people O
in O
skimpy O
outfits O
, O
club O
owners O
know O
the O
future O
lies O
with O
the O
lumpier O
over O
- O
40 O
set O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
misconception O
that O
physical O
fitness O
is O
something O
for O
the O
young O
and O
middle O
- O
aged O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Pacholik I-PERSON
, O
sales O
manager O
of O
the O
LA O
Fitness O
club O
, O
Diamond B-GPE
Bar I-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

About O
10 O
% O
to O
15 O
% O
of O
members O
at O
Atlanta B-GPE
's O
Holiday B-ORG
Espre I-ORG
Center I-ORG
are O
elderly O
, O
says O
Gerald B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
, O
fitness O
consultant O
. O

`` O
Most O
want O
cardiovascular O
conditioning O
... O
the O
No. O
1 O
way O
of O
reducing O
risk O
of O
heart O
disease O
. O
'' O

The O
Association O
of O
Quality O
Clubs O
, O
which O
puts O
1988 O
industry O
revenue O
at O
$ O
5 O
billion O
, O
surveyed O
the O
health O
- O
conscious O
over O
- O
40 O
market O
and O
found O
that O
43 O
% O
exercise O
regularly O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Hays I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
ProBody B-ORG
Fitness I-ORG
, O
notes O
an O
industry O
`` O
wash O
'' O
is O
in O
progress O
. O

`` O
Clubs O
need O
to O
be O
run O
like O
restaurants O
where O
every O
square O
foot O
makes O
a O
dollar O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Older O
people O
help O
profits O
by O
filling O
in O
`` O
downtime O
. O
'' O

He O
adds O
: O
`` O
The O
medical O
market O
and O
the O
fitness O
market O
parallel O
each O
other O
and O
are O
going O
to O
cross O
real O
soon O
. O
'' O

People O
on O
fixed O
incomes O
get O
a O
break O
at O
Espre B-ORG
; O
over O
55 O
wins O
a O
45 O
% O
discount O
at O
Anaheim B-ORG
Imperial I-ORG
Health I-ORG
Spa I-ORG
. O

`` O
HOT O
'' O
TOPAZ O
sparks O
regulator O
, O
jeweler O
concern O
over O
import O
of O
irradiated O
stones O
. O

A O
committee O
of O
gem O
dealers O
investigates O
the O
source O
of O
some O
`` O
hot O
'' O
blue O
topaz O
stones O
recently O
reported O
by O
a O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
jewelry O
manufacturer O
. O

In O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
radiation O
limits O
are O
set O
and O
monitored O
by O
the B-ORG
Nuclear I-ORG
Regulatory I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
which O
licenses O
reactors O
that O
process O
the O
topaz O
. O

The O
agency O
is O
working O
on O
licensing O
importers O
but O
does O
n't O
currently O
monitor O
imports O
. O

Topaz O
, O
a O
translucent O
mineral O
that O
is O
often O
whitish O
when O
taken O
from O
the O
ground O
, O
can O
be O
turned O
blue O
by O
irradiation O
, O
which O
transforms O
it O
into O
a O
gemstone O
that O
looks O
like O
an O
aquamarine O
. O

`` O
The O
-LCB- O
stones O
-RCB- O
that O
were O
irradiated O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
are O
safe O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Hickey I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
the O
NRC O
operations O
branch O
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

`` O
We O
believe O
that O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
imported O
material O
is O
safe O
. O

But O
there O
is O
a O
small O
risk O
that O
some O
were O
imported O
with O
high O
radiation O
levels O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Hickey O
added O
that O
the O
stones O
found O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
are O
thought O
to O
carry O
double O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
radiation O
limit O
, O
although O
he O
noted O
that O
double O
or O
even O
triple O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
limit O
is O
`` O
still O
in O
the O
range O
of O
safe O
levels O
. O
'' O

Some O
jewelers O
have O
Geiger B-PERSON
counters O
to O
measure O
topaz O
radiation O
. O

CAPITAL O
TRAVELS O
to O
Europe B-GPE
as O
1992 O
unification O
nears O
. O

Boston B-GPE
's O
Advent B-ORG
International I-ORG
raises O
$ O
230 O
million O
from O
U.S. B-GPE
pension O
funds O
and O
other O
institutions O
to O
invest O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Other O
venture O
capitalists O
are O
already O
there O
: O
MMG B-ORG
Patricof I-ORG
Group I-ORG
and O
its O
Alan B-ORG
Patricof I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
; O
Burr O
, O
Egan O
, O
Deleage O
& O
Co. O
, O
Boston B-GPE
; O
and O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
Hambrecht B-ORG
& O
Quist O
have O
about O
$ O
800 O
million O
to O
invest O
in O
European B-NORP
companies O
. O

European B-NORP
venture O
capital O
funds O
total O
about O
$ O
14 O
billion O
and O
are O
expected O
to O
continue O
growing O
35 O
% O
annually O
. O

Continentals O
believe O
that O
the O
strongest O
growth O
area O
will O
be O
southern O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Spain B-GPE
and O
Italy B-GPE
are O
most O
often O
mentioned O
as O
the O
future O
economic O
hot O
spots O
. O

Favored O
ventures O
include O
media O
, O
telecommunications O
and O
retailing O
. O

Most O
popular O
acquisition O
method O
: O
the O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
. O

Family O
- O
owned O
firms O
that O
need O
cash O
to O
grow O
are O
attractive O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Turner I-PERSON
of O
Matuschka B-ORG
Gruppe I-ORG
, O
Munich B-GPE
. O

AN O
AIDS O
DIRECTORY O
from O
the O
American O
Foundation O
for O
AIDS O
Research O
rates O
and O
reviews O
educational O
materials O
. O

`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Learning I-WORK_OF_ART
AIDS I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
lists O
films O
, O
pamphlets O
, O
brochures O
, O
videos O
and O
other O
educational O
data O
. O

The O
distributor O
is O
R.R. B-ORG
Bowker I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

SUSPECT O
`` O
SALES O
'' O
ads O
are O
challenged O
by O
the O
Better O
Business O
Bureau O
of O
Metropolitan O
New O
York O
. O

The O
bureau O
found O
that O
only O
two O
of O
six O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
furniture O
stores O
could O
prove O
their O
presale O
prices O
were O
higher O
. O

DRACULA B-PERSON
'S O
BUSY O
this O
time O
of O
year O
, O
but O
a O
visit O
to O
his O
Transylvania B-ORG
castle O
is O
part O
of O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
based O
Unitours B-ORG
trip O
in O
the O
spring O
, O
presumably O
the O
count O
's O
off O
- O
season O
. O

RADIO O
MALAISE O
draws O
the O
ear O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

AM O
radio O
, O
which O
has O
been O
losing O
listeners O
to O
FM O
channels O
since O
the O
1970s O
, O
approaches O
the O
1990s O
with O
a O
diminished O
voice O
. O

But O
it O
may O
have O
a O
good O
listener O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

The O
FCC O
plans O
to O
hear O
a O
day O
of O
testimony O
Nov. O
16 O
on O
the O
plight O
of O
AM O
radio O
. O

The O
commission O
believes O
that O
improving O
AM O
service O
would O
broaden O
listening O
selections O
and O
increase O
options O
for O
advertisers O
. O

The O
issues O
are O
also O
thought O
to O
be O
important O
to O
the O
FCC O
's O
new O
chairman O
, O
Alfred B-PERSON
Sikes I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
AM O
broadcaster O
in O
his O
native O
Missouri B-GPE
. O

The O
FM O
radio O
band O
, O
considered O
technically O
superior O
because O
it O
can O
carry O
stereo O
broadcasts O
, O
has O
cornered O
the O
airwaves O
for O
delivering O
music O
. O

AM O
stereo O
remains O
largely O
undeveloped O
because O
it O
lacks O
a O
uniform O
delivery O
system O
. O

The O
National O
Association O
of O
Broadcasters O
in O
June B-GPE
adopted O
an O
agenda O
for O
revitalizing O
AM O
radio O
that O
includes O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
pursuing O
further O
FCC B-ORG
action O
on O
selecting O
an O
AM O
stereo O
standard O
and O
seeking O
a O
law O
requiring O
all O
stereo O
receivers O
to O
include O
AM O
stereo O
. O

Listeners O
turned O
to O
radios O
run O
on O
batteries O
for O
news O
when O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
earthquake O
and O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
cut O
power O
lines O
. O

BRIEFS O
: O

A O
Modern B-ORG
Healthcare I-ORG
magazine O
article O
says O
40 O
% O
of O
surveyed O
executives O
admitted O
falling O
asleep O
during O
formal O
presentations O
... O
. O

Lee B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
jeans O
maker O
, O
celebrates O
its O
100th O
anniversary O
with O
a O
hardcover O
yearbook O
featuring O
photos O
of O
its O
10,000 O
employees O
. O

Adolph B-ORG
Coors I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
its O
Coors B-ORG
Brewing I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
unit O
will O
test O
market O
a O
new O
line O
of O
bottled O
water O
in O
the O
West O
beginning O
early O
next O
year O
. O

The O
move O
, O
which O
was O
expected O
, O
marks O
the O
first O
time O
since O
Prohibition B-EVENT
that O
Coors B-ORG
has O
sold O
a O
non-alcoholic O
beverage O
, O
and O
marks O
the O
company O
's O
entry O
into O
a O
crowded O
, O
but O
fast O
- O
growing O
market O
that O
generated O
about O
$ O
2.2 O
billion O
in O
sales O
last O
year O
. O

Coors B-ORG
is O
hoping O
to O
become O
one O
of O
the O
first O
companies O
to O
distribute O
bottled O
water O
nationwide O
. O

Perrier B-ORG
, O
sold O
by O
Perrier O
Group O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Source B-ORG
Perrier I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
of O
Paris B-GPE
, O
and O
Evian B-ORG
, O
sold O
by O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
BSN B-ORG
of O
France B-GPE
, O
are O
distributed O
to O
urban O
areas O
nationally O
, O
but O
are O
less O
available O
in O
rural O
communities O
. O

Coors B-ORG
, O
with O
its O
large O
beer O
- O
distribution O
network O
, O
could O
penetrate O
more O
markets O
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
water O
will O
be O
called O
Coors B-PRODUCT
Rocky I-PRODUCT
Mountain I-PRODUCT
Sparkling I-PRODUCT
Water I-PRODUCT
and O
will O
come O
from O
the O
same O
mountain O
spring O
as O
water O
used O
in O
Coors B-ORG
beer O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
will O
sell O
the O
water O
plain O
and O
with O
lemon O
- O
lime O
and O
cherry O
flavors O
and O
will O
package O
it O
in O
28 O
- O
ounce O
bottles O
and O
6.5 O
ounce O
bottles O
as O
part O
of O
six O
- O
packs O
. O

The O
test O
markets O
, O
though O
not O
specified O
, O
will O
be O
in O
northern O
California B-GPE
, O
Arizona B-GPE
and O
Colorado B-GPE
, O
some O
of O
the O
hottest O
bottled O
- O
water O
markets O
. O

The O
recent O
bids O
for O
United B-ORG
and O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
have O
led O
Congress B-ORG
to O
move O
with O
supersonic O
speed O
to O
protect O
incumbent O
airline O
managements O
. O

The O
House O
is O
scheduled O
to O
vote O
today O
on O
an O
anti-airline O
- O
takeover O
bill O
that O
would O
block O
, O
for O
up O
to O
50 O
days O
, O
any O
bid O
for O
15 O
% O
or O
more O
of O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
airline O
, O
even O
a O
straight O
cash O
purchase O
. O

Transportation O
Secretary O
Sam O
Skinner O
, O
who O
earlier O
fueled O
the O
anti-takeover O
fires O
with O
his O
quasi-xenophobic O
attacks O
on O
foreign O
investment O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
carriers O
, O
now O
says O
the O
bill O
would O
further O
disturb O
the O
jittery O
capital O
markets O
. O

Texas O
Rep. O
Steve O
Bartlett O
, O
who O
has O
40,000 O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
workers O
in O
his O
district O
, O
says O
the O
bill O
is O
`` O
good O
politics O
, O
but O
bad O
law O
. O
'' O

It O
is O
ironic O
that O
at O
a O
time O
when O
America B-GPE
's O
partial O
airline O
deregulation O
is O
being O
emulated O
by O
governments O
from O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
to O
Ethiopia B-GPE
, O
so O
many O
in O
Congress B-ORG
favor O
an O
incumbent O
- O
protection O
program O
for O
airlines O
that O
would O
be O
more O
appropriate O
for O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
airline O
, O
Aeroflot B-ORG
. O

Western B-NORP
European B-NORP
leaders O
who O
favor O
speedy O
economic O
and O
monetary O
union O
are O
adding O
a O
new O
argument O
to O
their O
arsenal O
: O
the O
dizzying O
political O
changes O
under O
way O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

French B-NORP
President O
Francois O
Mitterrand O
, O
European O
Community O
Commission O
President O
Jacques O
Delors O
, O
Spanish B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Felipe O
Gonzalez O
and O
others O
have O
begun O
linking O
the O
rapid O
changes O
in O
the O
East O
to O
the O
need O
to O
speed O
up O
changes O
in O
the O
West O
. O

They O
are O
stressing O
that O
the O
best O
way O
for O
the O
West O
to O
help O
the O
East O
is O
to O
move O
faster O
towards O
Western B-NORP
European B-NORP
economic O
and O
monetary O
unity O
. O

This O
would O
make O
the O
market O
- O
oriented O
system O
more O
attractive O
to O
Eastern O
countries O
, O
they O
argue O
, O
and O
allow O
greater O
economic O
aid O
and O
technological O
know O
- O
how O
to O
flow O
from O
West B-LOC
to O
East B-LOC
. O

`` O
The O
only O
response O
to O
the O
challenge O
being O
presented O
to O
us O
by O
the O
East O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Mitterrand O
told O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Parliament I-ORG
in O
Strasbourg B-GPE
yesterday O
, O
`` O
is O
to O
reinforce O
and O
accelerate O
the O
union O
and O
cohesion O
of O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Mitterrand O
proposed O
that O
a O
conference O
be O
convened O
next O
fall O
to O
write O
a O
new O
treaty O
for O
the O
EC O
allowing O
a O
European B-NORP
central O
bank O
, O
and O
that O
the O
treaty O
be O
ratified O
by O
1992 O
. O

Mr. O
Mitterrand O
also O
proposed O
a O
separate O
`` O
Bank B-ORG
for O
Europe B-GPE
'' O
that O
would O
channel O
development O
money O
to O
the O
East O
. O

One O
basis O
for O
linking O
change O
in O
the O
East O
and O
change O
in O
the O
West O
is O
the O
notion O
that O
integrating O
110 O
million O
Eastern O
Europeans B-NORP
with O
320 O
million O
Western B-NORP
Europeans B-NORP
is O
primarily O
the O
task O
of O
Europeans B-NORP
, O
despite O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
obvious O
strategic O
and O
economic O
interest O
. O

Says O
a O
European B-NORP
strategist O
: O
`` O
The O
U.S. B-GPE
tends O
to O
look O
at O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
-LCB- O
not O
including O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
-RCB- O
as O
Europe B-GPE
looks O
at O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
: O
important O
but O
far O
away O
. O

But O
for O
us O
in O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
, O
these O
are O
Europeans B-NORP
next O
door O
. O
'' O

A O
reintegrated O
Europe B-GPE
implies O
big O
changes O
in O
40 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
military O
and O
economic O
policies O
. O

There O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
a O
natural O
division O
of O
labor O
, O
says O
Francois B-PERSON
Heisbourg I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
International O
Institute O
for O
Strategic O
Studies O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
more O
engaged O
in O
strategic O
issues O
with O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
and O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
more O
involved O
with O
specific O
aid O
measures O
for O
the O
East O
. O

The O
designation O
at O
July O
's O
economic O
summit O
of O
major O
industrialized O
nations O
of O
the B-ORG
EC I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
as O
coordinator O
of O
Western B-NORP
aid O
to O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
was O
a O
first O
step O
. O

In O
part O
, O
this O
division O
is O
dictated O
by O
economics O
: O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
is O
a O
net O
exporter O
of O
capital O
while O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
n't O
. O

While O
American B-NORP
aid O
efforts O
have O
been O
limited O
by O
budget O
problems O
, O
yesterday O
France B-GPE
announced O
a O
three O
- O
year O
, O
four O
billion O
French B-NORP
franc O
-LRB- O
$ O
650 O
million O
-RRB- O
aid O
plan O
for O
Poland B-GPE
. O

Despite O
sudden O
changes O
in O
the O
strategic O
equation O
, O
some O
Western B-NORP
European B-NORP
leaders O
, O
especially O
British B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Margaret O
Thatcher O
, O
remain O
skeptical O
about O
European B-NORP
political O
and O
economic O
unity O
, O
and O
are O
unlikely O
to O
let O
East O
- O
West O
concerns O
change O
their O
minds O
. O

But O
British B-NORP
analysts O
are O
beginning O
to O
link O
the O
issues O
. O

`` O
We O
need O
a O
Western B-NORP
Ostpolitik O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Roper I-PERSON
, O
of O
the O
Royal O
Institute O
of O
International O
Affairs O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
referring O
to O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
longstanding O
policy O
of O
a O
diplomatic O
opening O
to O
the O
East O
. O

`` O
For O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
we O
need O
to O
think O
about O
a O
stick O
- O
and O
- O
carrot O
economic O
approach O
that O
would O
force O
them O
to O
price O
things O
realistically O
in O
return O
for O
removing O
all O
our O
tariff O
barriers O
. O
'' O

He O
notes O
that O
the O
Marshall O
Plan O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
aid O
to O
Europe B-GPE
`` O
did O
n't O
just O
throw O
money O
at O
post-war O
Europe B-GPE
, O
it O
also O
liberalized O
and O
opened O
up O
those O
markets O
. O
'' O

The O
French B-NORP
analysis O
goes O
further O
. O

`` O
Most O
of O
the O
West O
's O
leaders O
have O
finally O
concluded O
that O
we O
all O
want O
perestroika O
-LCB- O
Soviet B-NORP
leader O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
's O
policy O
of O
economic O
restructuring O
-RCB- O
to O
succeed O
, O
'' O
says O
Hubert B-PERSON
Vedrine I-PERSON
, O
security O
adviser O
to O
Mr. O
Mitterrand O
. O

`` O
But O
they O
have O
n't O
yet O
drawn O
the O
operational O
policy O
conclusions O
. O
'' O

He O
adds O
that O
with O
communism O
collapsing O
and O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
scrambling O
to O
rejuvenate O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
economy O
, O
`` O
Our O
interest O
lies O
in O
a O
controlled O
transformation O
, O
a O
contained O
nuclear O
reaction O
, O
so O
we O
need O
to O
help O
him O
, O
and O
not O
just O
with O
words O
. O
'' O

Managing O
change O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
will O
require O
a O
lot O
more O
aid O
and O
a O
prominent O
role O
for O
the O
EC O
, O
especially O
in O
dealing O
with O
the O
question O
of O
German B-NORP
reunification O
. O

Thierry B-PERSON
de I-PERSON
Montbrial I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
French O
Institutue O
for O
International O
Relations O
in O
Paris B-GPE
, O
says O
it O
is O
n't O
clear O
what O
, O
exactly O
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
wants O
. O

Any O
push O
for O
a O
Gorbachev B-GPE
vision O
of O
a O
`` O
common O
European B-NORP
home O
, O
'' O
implying O
the O
eventual O
dissolution O
of O
the O
EC O
, O
a O
Soviet O
- O
German O
partnership O
and O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
, O
`` O
would O
be O
a O
very O
, O
very O
serious O
problem O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

He O
doubts O
a O
Bismarckian O
super O
state O
will O
emerge O
that O
would O
dominate O
Europe B-GPE
, O
but O
warns O
of O
`` O
a O
risk O
of O
profound O
change O
in O
the O
heart O
of O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
from O
a O
Germany B-GPE
that O
is O
too O
strong O
, O
even O
if O
democratic O
. O
'' O

He O
adds O
: O
`` O
We O
, O
and O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
EC O
have O
to O
talk O
to O
the O
Germans B-NORP
, O
now O
, O
frankly O
and O
raise O
these O
future O
risks O
with O
them O
. O
'' O

While O
many O
commentators O
, O
particularly O
French B-NORP
ones O
, O
worry O
that O
hasty O
and O
emotional O
reaction O
to O
the O
changes O
in O
the O
East O
might O
lead O
to O
dangerous O
pressures O
for O
a O
denuclearized O
Europe B-GPE
or O
the O
speeded O
- O
up O
withdrawal O
of O
American B-NORP
troops O
, O
Mr. O
Roper O
in O
London B-GPE
sees O
a O
more O
positive O
scenario O
. O

`` O
There O
seems O
to O
be O
a O
message O
from O
Moscow B-GPE
there O
's O
a O
deal O
on O
offer O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
They O
want O
reassurance O
we O
wo O
n't O
try O
to O
undermine O
or O
destroy O
the B-LAW
Warsaw I-LAW
Pact I-LAW
... O
. O

In O
return O
, O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
could O
keep O
their O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

He O
adds O
: O
`` O
Once O
both O
sides O
feel O
comfortable O
, O
it O
should O
be O
that O
much O
easier O
to O
make O
more O
progress O
toward O
the O
economic O
and O
social O
reforms O
that O
are O
now O
starting O
in O
the O
East O
. O

Furukawa B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
increase O
production O
of O
computer O
memory O
devices O
on O
a O
large O
scale O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
move O
, O
its O
affiliated O
U.S. B-GPE
company O
, O
International B-ORG
Components I-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
purchased O
a O
Mexican B-NORP
plant O
formerly O
belonging O
to O
KSI B-ORG
Disc I-ORG
Products I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
price O
was O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Together O
with O
two O
existing O
plants O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Furukawa B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
expand O
its O
current O
local O
monthly O
production O
of O
memory O
disks O
to O
1.4 O
million O
sheets O
from O
800,000 O
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Furukawa B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
raise O
production O
at O
a O
plant O
outside O
Tokyo B-GPE
to O
300,000 O
sheets O
monthly O
from O
100,000 O
. O

Furukawa B-ORG
said O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
is O
strengthening O
as O
related O
computer O
technology O
gains O
in O
sophistication O
and O
quality O
. O

Regarding O
your O
Oct. O
4 O
page O
- O
one O
article O
`` O
Bad B-WORK_OF_ART
Blood I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
on O
the O
generic O
- O
drug O
battle O
: O
The B-ORG
Epilepsy I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
is O
not O
just O
a O
patient O
- O
advocacy O
organization O
. O

It O
is O
primarily O
a O
certified O
outpatient O
treatment O
facility O
providing O
comprehensive O
services O
to O
people O
with O
epilepsy O
and O
their O
families O
. O

The O
institute O
's O
advocacy O
efforts O
are O
based O
on O
the O
needs O
of O
the O
population O
it O
serves O
and O
represents O
. O

In O
1985 O
, O
the B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Tribune I-ORG
reported O
that O
a O
growing O
number O
of O
critics O
are O
challenging O
the O
FDA O
bioequivalence O
- O
therapeutic O
- O
equivalence O
equation O
. O

`` O
They O
contend O
it O
is O
based O
on O
an O
assumption O
that O
has O
not O
yet O
been O
proven O
in O
valid O
tests O
, O
'' O
the O
Tribune O
said O
. O

In O
1986 O
, O
some O
institute O
patients O
were O
reporting O
breakthrough O
seizures O
when O
they O
were O
switched O
from O
a O
specific O
brand O
- O
name O
medication O
to O
a O
generic O
one O
or O
from O
one O
generic O
manufacturer O
of O
a O
specific O
product O
to O
another O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
neurologists O
were O
beginning O
to O
report O
these O
observations O
as O
well O
. O

Call O
it O
anecdotal O
if O
you O
will O
. O

But O
no O
ethical O
physician O
would O
switch O
patients O
who O
were O
doing O
well O
on O
a O
specific O
medication O
from O
a O
specific O
manufacturer O
to O
prove O
a O
point O
. O

We O
do O
not O
depend O
on O
pharmaceutical O
companies O
for O
our O
support O
. O

The O
institute O
has O
governmental O
service O
contracts O
for O
the O
provision O
of O
direct O
patient O
services O
; O
collects O
patient O
fees O
; O
receives O
money O
through O
contributions O
from O
individuals O
, O
foundations O
and O
bequests O
. O

The O
funds O
received O
from O
pharmaceutical O
firms O
are O
used O
to O
offset O
physician O
symposiums O
, O
and O
these O
symposiums O
do O
not O
stress O
any O
particular O
medication O
or O
manufacturer O
. O

The B-ORG
Epilepsy I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
's O
reporting O
of O
breakthrough O
seizures O
stemmed O
from O
concerns O
about O
the O
people O
we O
treat O
and O
care O
about O
daily O
. O

This O
perhaps O
was O
perceived O
as O
a O
`` O
bold O
'' O
stance O
, O
and O
thus O
suspicious O
. O

But O
let O
us O
not O
confuse O
profits O
of O
big O
business O
masquerading O
as O
concerns O
for O
people O
's O
health O
care O
or O
for O
the O
cost O
. O

For O
whom O
is O
the O
saving O
? O

Surely O
not O
to O
people O
with O
epilepsy O
who O
depend O
on O
the O
same O
levels O
of O
medication O
in O
their O
bloodstream O
daily O
to O
maintain O
seizure O
control O
. O

Reina B-PERSON
Berner I-PERSON

Executive O
Director O

Arnold B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Katz I-PERSON

Calgon B-ORG
Carbon I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
build O
a O
$ O
40 O
million O
plant O
for O
producing O
granular O
activated O
carbon O
. O

The O
maker O
of O
water O
- O
treatment O
chemicals O
and O
equipment O
said O
it O
will O
select O
the O
plant O
site O
early O
next O
year O
, O
and O
production O
is O
expected O
to O
begin O
in O
1991 O
. O

Burmah B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
British B-NORP
independent O
oil O
company O
, O
said O
its O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
subsidiary O
Castrol B-ORG
has O
a O
49 O
% O
share O
in O
Explonaft B-ORG
G.m.b.H. I-ORG
, O
a O
new O
Polish B-NORP
lubricants O
company O
. O

The O
remaining O
51 O
% O
of O
the O
joint O
venture O
will O
be O
controlled O
by O
Polish B-NORP
lubricants O
manufacturers O
, O
refiners O
and O
technical O
institutes O
. O

Explonaft B-ORG
will O
develop O
application O
guidelines O
for O
lubricants O
, O
sell O
high O
- O
quality O
mineral O
oils O
, O
and O
offer O
services O
in O
industrial O
cleaning O
and O
related O
fields O
. O

Burmah B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
a O
strong O
market O
position O
supplying O
marine O
lubricants O
and O
metal O
- O
working O
fluids O
in O
Poland B-GPE
, O
described O
the O
joint O
venture O
as O
`` O
fairly O
small O
. O
'' O

It O
did O
n't O
provide O
details O
of O
setup O
costs O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
has O
decided O
to O
push O
for O
changes O
in O
pesticide O
law O
that O
are O
designed O
to O
speed O
the O
removal O
of O
harmful O
chemicals O
from O
the O
nation O
's O
food O
supply O
. O

The O
proposed O
changes O
, O
which O
are O
scheduled O
to O
be O
announced O
today O
, O
would O
apply O
to O
pesticides O
and O
other O
substances O
found O
on O
fresh O
and O
processed O
foods O
, O
according O
to O
federal O
officials O
. O

Environmental O
groups O
have O
been O
calling O
for O
faster O
action O
on O
dangerous O
pesticides O
and O
may O
welcome O
part O
of O
the O
proposal O
. O

But O
they O
are O
already O
objecting O
to O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
a O
plan O
to O
give O
more O
weight O
to O
cost O
- O
benefit O
considerations O
in O
evaluating O
pesticides O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
tremendous O
disappointment O
, O
'' O
said O
Janet B-PERSON
Hathaway I-PERSON
, O
an O
attorney O
with O
the B-ORG
Natural I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

`` O
Allowing O
the O
EPA O
to O
condone O
continued O
use O
of O
a O
chemical O
whenever O
the O
benefits O
outweigh O
the O
risks O
is O
absolutely O
anathema O
to O
the O
environmental O
community O
. O
'' O

The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
plans O
to O
announce O
a O
series O
of O
principles O
and O
to O
work O
with O
congressional O
leaders O
in O
writing O
specific O
legislative O
proposals O
that O
embody O
them O
. O

The O
principles O
would O
give O
the B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
increased O
authority O
and O
flexibility O
in O
regulating O
pesticides O
, O
with O
the O
aim O
of O
enabling O
the O
agency O
to O
move O
more O
quickly O
. O

There O
already O
are O
proposals O
pending O
in O
Congress B-ORG
to O
overhaul O
pesticide O
law O
. O

Moves O
to O
accelerate O
the O
removal O
of O
dangerous O
pesticides O
gained O
new O
impetus O
during O
this O
year O
's O
Alar O
scare O
, O
when O
the O
EPA O
was O
harshly O
criticized O
for O
failing O
to O
yank O
the O
possible O
carcinogen O
, O
a O
growth O
regulator O
used O
to O
make O
apples O
redder O
and O
crunchier O
. O

The O
agency O
has O
since O
acted O
to O
remove O
Alar O
from O
the O
nation O
's O
grocery O
shelves O
by O
May O
31 O
, O
1991 O
, O
and O
the O
apple O
industry O
has O
said O
that O
growers O
already O
have O
stopped O
using O
the O
chemical O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
principles O
attempt O
to O
eliminate O
the O
so O
- O
called O
Delaney O
Paradox O
. O

Under O
the O
Delaney O
clause O
, O
which O
applies O
to O
processed O
food O
, O
a O
chemical O
is O
banned O
if O
it O
causes O
cancer O
in O
laboratory O
animals O
. O

Under O
other O
laws O
applying O
to O
pesticide O
use O
, O
however O
, O
that O
same O
chemical O
could O
be O
allowed O
to O
be O
used O
on O
fresh O
food O
if O
it O
fell O
within O
the O
EPA O
's O
tolerance O
level O
. O

Among O
other O
changes O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
wants O
to O
: O

-- O
Give O
the O
EPA O
more O
flexibility O
to O
declare O
a O
pesticide O
an O
imminent O
hazard O
and O
pull O
it O
from O
the O
marketplace O
. O

-- O
Speed O
up O
the O
process O
for O
removing O
a O
pesticide O
that O
is O
n't O
an O
imminent O
hazard O
. O

-- O
Bar O
states O
from O
setting O
more O
stringent O
tolerance O
levels O
for O
a O
pesticide O
once O
the O
federal O
government O
has O
set O
a O
standard O
. O

-- O
Give O
the O
EPA O
added O
discretion O
to O
set O
`` O
negligible O
risk O
'' O
levels O
for O
pesticide O
residues O
in O
processed O
food O
. O

Chemicals O
that O
exceed O
these O
risk O
levels O
would O
be O
barred O
, O
but O
those O
that O
fall O
below O
these O
levels O
would O
be O
allowed O
. O

-- O
Allow O
the O
EPA O
to O
permit O
the O
continued O
use O
of O
pesticides O
that O
exceed O
its O
negligible O
risk O
standard O
if O
the O
benefits O
of O
doing O
so O
outweigh O
the O
cost O
. O

Robert O
H. O
Knight O
's O
Oct. O
5 O
editorial O
- O
page O
article O
bemoaning O
violence O
in O
comedy O
movies O
-LRB- O
`` O
Hollywood B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
Slay I-WORK_OF_ART
Me I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-RRB- O
is O
interesting O
, O
but O
somewhat O
off O
- O
base O
. O

As O
a O
fan O
of O
older O
movies O
from O
the O
1920s O
on O
, O
I O
do O
not O
find O
modern O
comedies O
contain O
violence O
, O
sex O
and O
foul O
language O
to O
any O
greater O
degree O
than O
other O
recent O
movies O
. O

Older O
movies O
have O
plenty O
of O
violence O
, O
though O
it O
is O
portrayed O
in O
keeping O
with O
the O
more O
restrictive O
social O
conventions O
of O
the O
time O
. O

For O
example O
, O
one O
of O
my O
favorite O
movies O
is O
the O
1949 O
British B-NORP
comedy O
`` O
Kind B-WORK_OF_ART
Hearts I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Coronets I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
in O
which O
the O
entire O
comedy O
is O
based O
on O
actor O
Dennis B-PERSON
Price I-PERSON
's O
murdering O
eight O
titled O
relatives O
-LRB- O
all O
played O
by O
Alec B-PERSON
Guinness I-PERSON
-RRB- O
because O
they O
snubbed O
his O
mother O
and O
stand O
in O
the O
way O
of O
his O
acquiring O
the O
family O
title O
. O

Similarly O
, O
one O
of O
the O
most O
popular O
comedy O
genres O
of O
the O
1930s O
and O
'40s O
was O
the O
`` O
murder O
mystery O
/ O
comedy O
. O
'' O

The O
`` O
Thin B-WORK_OF_ART
Man I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
series O
of O
movies O
, O
as O
well O
as O
many O
others O
, O
based O
their O
entire O
comedic O
appeal O
on O
the O
star O
detectives O
' O
witty O
quips O
and O
puns O
as O
other O
characters O
in O
the O
movies O
were O
murdered O
. O

Further O
, O
I O
think O
Mr. O
Knight O
made O
a O
poor O
choice O
in O
picking O
`` O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Fish I-WORK_OF_ART
Called I-WORK_OF_ART
Wanda O
'' O
as O
an O
example O
of O
the O
deplorable O
state O
of O
modern O
comedy O
movies O
. O

The O
specific O
scene O
he O
mentions O
in O
which O
pet O
dogs O
are O
crushed O
is O
somewhat O
reminiscent O
of O
the O
continual O
plights O
that O
befall O
the O
coyote O
in O
the O
old O
Warner O
Bros O
. O
`` O
Road B-WORK_OF_ART
Runner I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
cartoons O
. O

There O
is O
no O
slow O
- O
motion O
close O
- O
up O
, O
blood O
- O
and O
- O
guts O
portrayal O
of O
the O
animal O
's O
demise O
. O

Keep O
in O
mind O
that O
this O
is O
the O
same O
movie O
in O
which O
a O
character O
is O
flattened O
by O
a O
steamroller O
only O
to O
pop O
right O
back O
up O
and O
peer O
in O
the O
window O
of O
a O
Boeing B-ORG
747 O
-- O
from O
the O
outside O
-- O
as O
it O
takes O
off O
. O

I O
will O
be O
the O
first O
to O
agree O
that O
there O
is O
much O
to O
be O
found O
wrong O
with O
modern O
movie O
making O
. O

Many O
modern O
scriptwriters O
seem O
to O
be O
incapable O
of O
writing O
drama O
, O
or O
anything O
else O
, O
without O
foul O
- O
mouthed O
cursing O
. O

Sex O
and O
violence O
are O
routinely O
included O
even O
when O
they O
are O
irrelevant O
to O
the O
script O
, O
and O
high O
- O
tech O
special O
effects O
are O
continually O
substituted O
for O
good O
plot O
and O
character O
development O
. O

In O
short O
, O
we O
have O
a O
movie O
and O
television O
industry O
that O
is O
either O
incapable O
or O
petrified O
of O
making O
a O
movie O
unless O
it O
carries O
a O
PG O
- O
13 O
or O
R O
rating O
. O

Hence O
copious O
amounts O
of O
gratuitous O
sex O
, O
violence O
and O
gutter O
language O
are O
included O
as O
a O
crutch O
. O

However O
, O
these O
faults O
are O
not O
the O
exclusive O
property O
of O
modern O
comedies O
, O
and O
I O
believe O
Mr. O
Knight O
errs O
when O
he O
attempts O
to O
link O
this O
modern O
phenomenon O
too O
closely O
to O
a O
single O
category O
of O
movie O
making O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON

Duriron B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
has O
agreed O
to O
buy O
Automax B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Cincinnati B-GPE
maker O
of O
control O
accessories O
for O
industrial O
valves O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
, O
but O
Duriron B-ORG
said O
the O
deal O
will O
be O
completed O
through O
an O
exchange O
of O
stock O
. O

Closely O
held O
Automax B-ORG
has O
annual O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
10 O
million O
. O

Duriron B-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
pumps O
, O
valves O
and O
other O
controls O
, O
said O
the O
acquisition O
wo O
n't O
impact O
its O
1989 O
profit O
. O

The O
Canadian B-NORP
government O
plans O
to O
auction O
on O
Tuesday O
750 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
639.9 O
million O
-RRB- O
of O
9.25 O
% O
bonds O
due O
Dec. O
1 O
, O
1999 O
, O
the B-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
. O

Proceeds O
of O
the O
issue O
will O
be O
used O
for O
general O
government O
purposes O
. O

Two O
recent O
decisions O
by O
federal O
courts O
cast O
judges O
in O
the O
odd O
role O
of O
telling O
authors O
how O
they O
should O
write O
history O
and O
biography O
. O

These O
decisions O
deserve O
more O
attention O
than O
they O
have O
received O
from O
scholars O
, O
and O
from O
journalists O
as O
well O
. O

Russell O
Miller O
's O
`` O
Bare B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Faced I-WORK_OF_ART
Messiah I-WORK_OF_ART
: O
The O
True O
Story O
of O
L. O
Ron B-NORP
Hubbard O
'' O
is O
a O
biography O
of O
the O
founder O
of O
the O
Church O
of O
Scientology O
. O

Mr. O
Hubbard O
, O
who O
died O
in O
1986 O
, O
bequeathed O
the O
copyrights O
on O
his O
writings O
to O
his O
church O
, O
which O
licensed O
them O
to O
New B-ORG
Era I-ORG
Publications I-ORG
, O
a O
Danish B-NORP
corporation O
. O

In O
1988 O
New B-ORG
Era I-ORG
sought O
a O
permanent O
injunction O
to O
restrain O
Henry O
Holt O
& O
Co. O
from O
publishing O
`` O
Bare B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Faced I-WORK_OF_ART
Messiah I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
on O
the O
ground O
that O
Mr. O
Miller O
's O
quotations O
from O
Mr. O
Hubbard O
infringed O
the O
copyrights O
. O

The O
publisher O
argued O
in O
response O
that O
the O
`` O
fair O
use O
'' O
statute O
permits O
quotation O
`` O
for O
purposes O
such O
as O
criticism O
, O
comment O
, O
news O
reporting O
, O
teaching O
, O
... O
scholarship O
, O
or O
research O
. O
'' O

District O
Court O
Judge O
Pierre O
Leval O
denied O
the O
injunction O
on O
the O
ground O
that O
New B-ORG
Era I-ORG
had O
failed O
to O
make O
its O
claim O
within O
a O
reasonable O
time O
-- O
the O
doctrine O
lawyers O
call O
`` O
laches O
. O
'' O

As O
for O
the O
merits O
, O
Judge O
Leval O
said O
that O
Mr. O
Miller O
had O
written O
`` O
a O
serious O
book O
of O
responsible O
historical O
criticism O
. O
'' O

Verbatim O
quotation O
, O
the O
judge O
believed O
, O
was O
justified O
in O
order O
to O
prove O
points O
the O
author O
had O
asserted O
about O
Mr. O
Hubbard O
-- O
mendacity O
, O
bigotry O
, O
paranoia O
and O
other O
unlovely O
traits O
that O
could O
not O
be O
persuasively O
demonstrated O
without O
use O
of O
Mr. O
Hubbard O
's O
own O
words O
. O

`` O
The O
biographer O
/ O
critic O
, O
'' O
Judge O
Leval O
wrote O
, O
`` O
should O
not O
be O
required O
simply O
to O
express O
... O
conclusions O
without O
defending O
them O
by O
example O
. O

'' O
In O
such O
circumstances O
, O
free O
- O
speech O
interests O
outweighed O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
copyright O
owner O
. O

But O
Judge O
Leval O
felt O
constrained O
by O
an O
earlier O
decision O
of O
the B-ORG
Second I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
Court I-ORG
forbidding O
a O
biographer O
of O
J.D. B-PERSON
Salinger I-PERSON
to O
quote O
from O
Mr. O
Salinger O
's O
personal O
letters O
. O

He O
distinguished O
the O
two O
cases O
: O
In O
Salinger B-PERSON
, O
Judge O
Leval O
noted O
, O
the O
quotations O
were O
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
enlivening O
the O
biography O
rather O
than O
of O
proving O
points O
about O
the O
subject O
. O

Still O
the O
Salinger B-PERSON
decision O
created O
a O
strong O
presumption O
against O
fair O
use O
of O
unpublished O
materials O
. O

Judge O
Leval O
reluctantly O
concluded O
that O
a O
few O
of O
Mr. O
Miller O
's O
quotations O
from O
Mr. O
Hubbard O
's O
unpublished O
writings O
, O
because O
they O
were O
not O
necessary O
to O
prove O
historical O
points O
, O
failed O
the O
fair O
- O
use O
test O
and O
therefore O
infringed O
copyright O
. O

But O
the O
proper O
remedy O
, O
Judge O
Leval O
said O
, O
lay O
in O
a O
suit O
for O
damages O
, O
not O
in O
an O
injunction O
. O

The O
case O
went O
on O
appeal O
to O
the B-ORG
Second I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
. O

In O
a O
decision O
in O
April O
of O
this O
year O
, O
Judge O
Roger O
Miner O
, O
joined O
by O
Judge O
Frank O
Altimari O
, O
agreed O
on O
denying O
the O
injunction O
and O
did O
not O
doubt O
that O
`` O
Bare B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Faced I-WORK_OF_ART
Messiah I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
was O
a O
serious O
work O
but O
rejected O
Judge O
Leval O
's O
argument O
that O
the O
public O
interest O
in O
scholarship O
could O
outweigh O
the O
sanctity O
of O
copyright O
. O

`` O
We O
conclude O
, O
'' O
the O
two O
judges O
wrote O
, O
`` O
that O
laches O
is O
the O
sole O
bar O
to O
the O
issuance O
of O
an O
injunction O
. O
'' O

Had O
the O
suit O
been O
filed O
in O
time O
, O
they O
said O
, O
`` O
Bare B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Faced I-WORK_OF_ART
Messiah I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
would O
have O
been O
suppressed O
. O

This O
was O
too O
much O
for O
James B-PERSON
Oakes I-PERSON
, O
the O
court O
's O
chief O
judge O
. O

In O
a O
powerful O
separate O
opinion O
, O
Judge O
Oakes O
further O
distinguished O
the O
Salinger B-PERSON
case O
by O
pointing O
out O
that O
a O
living O
person O
, O
like O
Mr. O
Salinger O
, O
had O
privacy O
rights O
that O
did O
not O
apply O
to O
a O
dead O
man O
, O
like O
Mr. O
Hubbard O
. O

`` O
I O
thought O
that O
Salinger B-PERSON
might O
by O
being O
taken O
in O
another O
factual O
context O
come O
back O
to O
haunt O
us O
. O

This O
case O
realizes O
that O
concern O
. O
'' O

Decisions O
by O
the B-ORG
Second I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
itself O
, O
Judge O
Oakes O
continued O
, O
had O
recognized O
that O
public O
interest O
in O
the O
subject O
matter O
and O
the O
indispensability O
in O
particular O
cases O
of O
verbatim O
quotations O
are O
vital O
components O
of O
fair O
use O
. O

And O
the O
injunction O
Judges O
Miner O
and O
Altimari B-PERSON
would O
so O
readily O
have O
granted O
had O
New B-ORG
Era I-ORG
sued O
in O
time O
? O

Suppression O
of O
the O
book O
, O
Judge O
Oakes O
observed O
, O
would O
operate O
as O
a O
prior O
restraint O
and O
thus O
involve O
the B-LAW
First I-LAW
Amendment I-LAW
. O

Moreover O
, O
and O
here O
Judge O
Oakes O
went O
to O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
question O
, O
`` O
Responsible O
biographers O
and O
historians O
constantly O
use O
primary O
sources O
, O
letters O
, O
diaries O
, O
and O
memoranda O
. O

Indeed O
, O
it O
would O
be O
irresponsible O
to O
ignore O
such O
sources O
of O
information O
. O
'' O

Now O
, O
scholars O
in O
fulfilling O
their O
responsibility O
do O
not O
claim O
the O
right O
to O
invade O
every O
collection O
of O
papers O
that O
bears O
upon O
their O
topics O
of O
investigation O
. O

And O
of O
course O
they O
agree O
that O
people O
can O
impose O
restrictions O
on O
the O
use O
of O
their O
papers O
, O
whether O
in O
their O
own O
possession O
or O
as O
donated O
or O
sold O
to O
libraries O
. O

But O
in O
the O
`` O
Bare B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Faced I-WORK_OF_ART
Messiah I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
case O
the O
author O
found O
most O
of O
his O
material O
in O
court O
records O
or O
via O
the B-LAW
Freedom I-LAW
of I-LAW
Information I-LAW
Act I-LAW
. O

And O
when O
responsible O
scholars O
gain O
legitimate O
access O
to O
unpublished O
materials O
, O
copyright O
should O
not O
be O
permitted O
to O
deny O
them O
use O
of O
quotations O
that O
help O
to O
establish O
historical O
points O
. O

Judges O
Oakes O
and O
Leval B-PERSON
understand O
the O
requirements O
of O
historical O
scholarship O
. O

Judges O
Miner O
and O
Altimari B-PERSON
do O
not O
appear O
to O
have O
a O
clue O
. O

Yet O
at O
the O
moment O
they O
are O
the O
judges O
who O
are O
making O
the O
law O
. O

As O
matters O
stand O
, O
the O
Salinger B-PERSON
ruling O
, O
torn O
from O
context O
and O
broadly O
construed O
, O
is O
controlling O
. O

If O
an O
author O
quotes O
`` O
more O
than O
minimal O
amounts O
'' O
of O
unpublished O
copyrighted O
materials O
, O
as O
the O
Salinger B-PERSON
decision O
had O
it O
, O
`` O
he O
deserves O
to O
be O
enjoined O
. O
'' O

The O
courts O
have O
not O
defined O
`` O
minimal O
amounts O
, O
'' O
but O
publishers O
, O
I O
understand O
, O
take O
it O
to O
mean O
about O
50 O
words O
. O

The O
`` O
Bare B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Faced I-WORK_OF_ART
Messiah I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
decision O
strikes O
a O
blow O
against O
the O
whole O
historical O
enterprise O
. O

A O
second O
decision O
, O
handed O
down O
in O
August O
by O
the O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
for O
the B-ORG
Ninth I-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
, O
is O
another O
blow O
against O
scholarship O
. O

Janet B-PERSON
Malcolm I-PERSON
, O
a O
professional O
writer O
on O
psychiatric O
matters O
, O
wrote O
a O
series O
of O
articles O
for O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Yorker I-ORG
, O
later O
published O
in O
book O
form O
by O
Knopf B-ORG
under O
the O
title O
`` O
In B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Freud I-WORK_OF_ART
Archives I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
articles O
were O
largely O
based O
on O
interviews O
Ms. O
Malcolm O
had O
taped O
with O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Masson I-PERSON
, O
a O
psychoanalyst O
who O
had O
served O
as O
projects O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Freud I-ORG
Archives I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Masson O
then O
brought O
a O
libel O
suit O
against O
Ms. O
Malcolm O
, O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Yorker I-ORG
and O
Knopf B-ORG
. O

As O
a O
public O
figure O
, O
Mr. O
Masson O
had O
to O
prove O
malice O
and O
, O
as O
proof O
of O
malice O
, O
Mr. O
Masson O
contended O
that O
defamatory O
quotations O
ascribed O
to O
him O
by O
Ms. O
Malcolm O
were O
in O
fact O
fabricated O
. O

The O
quotes O
could O
not O
be O
found O
on O
the O
tapes O
, O
and O
the O
two O
judges O
who O
decided O
the O
case O
for O
Ms. O
Malcolm O
and O
her O
publishers O
conceded O
that O
, O
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
their O
decision O
, O
`` O
we O
assume O
the O
quotations O
were O
deliberately O
altered O
. O
'' O

For O
all O
historians O
and O
most O
journalists O
, O
this O
admission O
would O
have O
been O
sufficient O
to O
condemn O
the O
Malcolm B-PERSON
articles O
. O

But O
Judge O
Arthur O
Alarcon O
, O
joined O
by O
Judge O
Cynthia O
Holcomb O
Hall O
, O
took O
the O
astonishing O
position O
that O
it O
is O
perfectly O
OK O
to O
fabricate O
quotations O
so O
long O
as O
a O
judge O
finds O
that O
the O
fabrications O
do O
not O
alter O
substantive O
content O
or O
are O
rational O
interpretations O
of O
ambiguous O
remarks O
. O

In O
his O
eloquent O
dissent O
, O
Judge O
Alex O
Kozinski O
observed O
that O
when O
a O
writer O
uses O
quotation O
marks O
in O
reporting O
what O
someone O
has O
said O
, O
the O
reader O
assumes O
that O
these O
are O
the O
speaker O
's O
precise O
words O
or O
at O
least O
his O
words O
purged O
of O
`` O
uh O
'' O
and O
`` O
you O
know O
'' O
and O
grammatical O
error O
. O

While O
judges O
have O
an O
obligation O
under O
the B-LAW
First I-LAW
Amendment I-LAW
to O
safeguard O
freedom O
of O
the O
press O
, O
`` O
the O
right O
to O
deliberately O
alter O
quotations O
is O
not O
, O
in O
my O
view O
, O
a O
concomitant O
of O
a O
free O
press O
. O
'' O

Ms. O
Malcolm O
, O
for O
example O
, O
wrote O
that O
Mr. O
Masson O
described O
himself O
as O
`` O
the O
greatest O
analyst O
who O
ever O
lived O
. O
'' O

No O
such O
statement O
appears O
on O
the O
tapes O
. O

The O
majority O
cited O
Mr. O
Masson O
's O
remark O
`` O
It O
's O
me O
alone O
... O
against O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
analytic O
world O
'' O
as O
warrant O
for O
the O
Malcolm B-PERSON
fabrication O
. O

But O
, O
as O
Judge O
Kozinski O
noted O
, O
the O
context O
shows O
that O
Mr. O
Masson O
's O
`` O
me O
alone O
'' O
remark O
referred O
not O
to O
his O
alleged O
pre-eminence O
in O
his O
profession O
but O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
his O
position O
on O
a O
particular O
issue O
was O
not O
shared O
by O
anyone O
else O
. O

Ms. O
Malcolm O
had O
Mr. O
Masson O
describing O
himself O
as O
`` O
an O
intellectual O
gigolo O
. O
'' O

Again O
, O
no O
such O
statement O
appears O
on O
the O
tapes O
. O

The O
majority O
decision O
contended O
that O
the O
phrase O
was O
a O
rational O
interpretation O
of O
Mr. O
Masson O
's O
description O
of O
himself O
as O
a O
`` O
private O
asset O
but O
a O
public O
liability O
'' O
to O
Anna B-PERSON
Freud I-PERSON
and O
that O
in O
any O
case O
it O
was O
not O
defamatory O
. O

Judge O
Kozinski O
found O
the O
derivation O
entirely O
strained O
and O
writes O
that O
`` O
for O
an O
academic O
to O
refer O
to O
himself O
as O
an O
intellectual O
gigolo O
is O
... O
a O
devastating O
admission O
of O
professional O
dishonesty O
. O
'' O

These O
were O
only O
two O
of O
a O
series O
of O
fabrications O
that O
had O
, O
in O
Judge O
Kozinski O
's O
words O
, O
the O
cumulative O
effect O
of O
making O
Mr. O
Masson O
`` O
appear O
more O
arrogant O
, O
less O
sensitive O
, O
shallower O
, O
more O
self O
- O
aggrandizing O
, O
and O
less O
in O
touch O
with O
reality O
than O
he O
appears O
from O
his O
own O
statements O
. O
'' O

As O
Robert B-PERSON
Coles I-PERSON
wrote O
in O
a O
review O
of O
Ms. O
Malcolm O
's O
book O
, O
Mr. O
Masson O
emerges O
`` O
as O
a O
grandiose O
egotist O
... O
and O
, O
in O
the O
end O
, O
a O
self O
- O
destructive O
fool O
. O

But O
it O
is O
not O
Janet B-PERSON
Malcolm I-PERSON
who O
calls O
him O
such O
: O
his O
own O
words O
reveal O
this O
psychological O
profile O
. O
'' O

We O
now O
know O
that O
the O
words O
were O
not O
always O
his O
own O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
one O
sacred O
rule O
of O
journalism O
, O
'' O
John B-PERSON
Hersey I-PERSON
has O
said O
. O

`` O
The O
writer O
must O
not O
invent O
. O
'' O

Should O
the O
green O
light O
Judges O
Alarcon O
and O
Hall O
have O
given O
to O
the O
fabrication O
of O
quotations O
become O
standard O
practice O
, O
it O
will O
notably O
reduce O
the O
value O
of O
journalism O
for O
historians O
-- O
and O
for O
citizens O
. O

As O
Judge O
Kozinski O
put O
it O
: O
`` O
To O
invoke O
the O
right O
to O
deliberately O
distort O
what O
someone O
else O
has O
said O
is O
to O
assert O
the O
right O
to O
lie O
in O
print O
... O
. O

Masson B-PERSON
has O
lost O
his O
case O
, O
but O
the O
defendants O
, O
and O
the O
profession O
to O
which O
they O
belong O
, O
have O
lost O
far O
more O
. O
'' O

The O
historical O
profession O
will O
survive O
these O
decisions O
. O

Perhaps O
in O
time O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
will O
correct O
them O
. O

But O
writing O
history O
is O
tough O
enough O
without O
judges O
gratuitously O
throwing O
obstacles O
in O
the O
scholar O
's O
path O
. O

Mr. O
Schlesinger O
is O
Albert B-PERSON
Schweitzer I-PERSON
professor O
of O
the O
humanities O
at O
the O
City O
University O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
a O
winner O
of O
Pulitzer B-WORK_OF_ART
Prizes I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
history O
and O
biography O
. O

I O
read O
the O
exerpts O
of O
Wayne O
Angell O
's O
exchange O
with O
a O
Gosbank B-ORG
representative O
-LRB- O
`` O
Put B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Soviet I-WORK_OF_ART
Economy I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
Golden I-WORK_OF_ART
Rails I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
editorial O
page O
, O
Oct. O
5 O
-RRB- O
with O
great O
interest O
, O
since O
the O
gold O
standard O
is O
one O
of O
my O
areas O
of O
research O
. O

Mr. O
Angell O
is O
incorrect O
when O
he O
states O
that O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
's O
large O
gold O
reserves O
would O
give O
it O
`` O
great O
power O
to O
establish O
credibility O
. O
'' O

During O
the O
latter O
part O
of O
the O
19th O
century O
, O
Russia B-GPE
was O
on O
a O
gold O
standard O
and O
had O
gold O
reserves O
representing O
more O
than O
100 O
% O
of O
its O
outstanding O
currency O
, O
but O
no O
one O
outside O
Russia B-GPE
used O
rubles O
. O

The O
Bank O
of O
England B-GPE
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
had O
gold O
reserves O
that O
averaged O
about O
30 O
% O
of O
its O
outstanding O
currency O
, O
and O
Bank B-ORG
of O
England B-GPE
notes O
were O
accepted O
throughout O
the O
world O
. O

The O
most O
likely O
reason O
for O
this O
disparity O
is O
that O
the O
Bank O
of O
England B-GPE
was O
a O
private O
bank O
with O
substantial O
earning O
assets O
, O
and O
the O
common O
- O
law O
rights O
of O
creditors O
to O
collect O
claims O
against O
the O
bank O
were O
well O
established O
in O
Britain B-GPE
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
in O
19th O
- O
century O
Russia B-GPE
an O
authoritarian O
government O
owned O
the O
bank O
and O
had O
the O
power O
to O
revoke O
payment O
whenever O
it O
chose O
, O
much O
as O
it O
would O
in O
today O
's O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

The O
success O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
gold O
standard O
was O
due O
to O
independent O
private O
banking O
and O
common O
law O
, O
rather O
than O
the O
choice O
of O
gold O
for O
valuing O
the O
currency O
. O

It O
is O
no O
coincidence O
that O
from O
1844 O
to O
1914 O
, O
when O
the O
Bank O
of O
England B-GPE
was O
an O
independent O
private O
bank O
, O
the O
pound O
was O
never O
devalued O
and O
payment O
of O
gold O
for O
pound O
notes O
was O
never O
suspended O
, O
but O
with O
the O
subsequent O
nationalization O
of O
the O
Bank O
of O
England B-GPE
, O
the O
pound O
was O
devalued O
with O
increasing O
frequency O
and O
its O
use O
as O
an O
international O
medium O
of O
exchange O
declined O
. O

The O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
should O
keep O
these O
lessons O
in O
mind O
as O
it O
seeks O
to O
establish O
the O
ruble O
as O
an O
international O
currency O
. O

One O
way O
to O
make O
the O
ruble O
into O
a O
major O
international O
currency O
would O
be O
to O
leave O
reserves O
of O
gold O
and O
earning O
assets O
in O
a O
Swiss B-NORP
bank O
with O
distributions O
based O
on O
Swiss B-NORP
laws O
. O

Unless O
the O
laws O
determining O
the O
noteholder O
's O
rights O
to O
payment O
are O
independent O
of O
the O
issuer O
of O
those O
notes O
, O
however O
, O
a O
gold O
- O
based O
ruble O
would O
be O
as O
unsuccessful O
for O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
as O
it O
was O
for O
the O
czars O
. O

Christopher B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Petruzzi I-PERSON

Professor O
of O
Taxation O

California B-ORG
State I-ORG
University I-ORG

Fullerton B-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
corner O
of O
the O
cavernous O
, O
new O
Nippon B-FAC
Convention I-FAC
Center I-FAC
sits O
Mazda B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
advanced O
- O
technology O
display O
. O

The O
highlight O
: O
a O
`` O
fragrance O
control O
system O
. O
'' O

With O
the O
touch O
of O
a O
button O
, O
drivers O
can O
choose O
from O
lavender O
, O
jasmine O
, O
mint O
or O
perfume O
scents O
, O
all O
blown O
in O
through O
the O
car O
's O
air O
- O
conditioning O
system O
. O

The O
soft O
, O
wafting O
aromas O
will O
`` O
improve O
ride O
comfort O
, O
'' O
the O
display O
attests O
, O
and O
a O
proud O
employee O
says O
Mazda B-ORG
hopes O
to O
move O
the O
system O
out O
of O
the O
lab O
and O
into O
its O
cars O
in O
a O
year O
or O
two O
. O

Welcome O
to O
the O
28th O
Tokyo B-EVENT
Motor I-EVENT
Show I-EVENT
. O

Here O
you O
can O
find O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
displaying O
a O
`` O
live O
fish O
transporter O
, O
'' O
a O
truck O
akin O
to O
an O
aquarium O
on O
wheels O
, O
and O
Nissan B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
with O
its O
`` O
keyless O
'' O
Boga B-PRODUCT
, O
whose O
doors O
unlock O
upon O
recognizing O
the O
owner O
's O
fingerprints O
. O

Suzuki O
Motor O
Co. O
's O
Escudome B-PRODUCT
sport O
vehicle O
features O
a O
pop O
- O
out O
rear O
tent O
and O
invites O
drivers O
to O
go O
`` O
back O
to O
the O
nature O
. O
'' O

But O
this O
biennial O
event O
, O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
display O
of O
cars O
and O
trucks O
, O
has O
its O
serious O
side O
, O
including O
the O
first O
major O
exhibitions O
of O
future O
engines O
and O
vehicle O
- O
suspension O
systems O
. O

It O
's O
also O
the O
prime O
showcase O
for O
a O
country O
whose O
world O
dominance O
in O
the O
industry O
is O
increasingly O
acknowledged O
, O
and O
therein O
lies O
the O
draw O
. O

Even O
the O
biggest O
auto O
shows O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
are O
largely O
regional O
affairs O
, O
but O
the O
Tokyo B-GPE
show O
is O
international O
. O

Virtually O
every O
automotive O
analyst O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
showed O
up O
. O

Detroit B-GPE
- O
to O
- O
Tokyo B-GPE
flights O
were O
booked O
solid O
this O
week O
as O
Motor B-GPE
City I-GPE
executives O
, O
including O
Ford O
Motor O
Co. O
Chairman O
Donald O
E. O
Petersen O
and O
Chrysler O
Corp. O
Vice O
Chairman O
Gerald O
Greenwald O
, O
flocked O
to O
see O
the O
future O
. O

Even O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
came O
, O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
24 O
years O
, O
to O
show O
off O
its O
Lada B-PRODUCT
Niva I-PRODUCT
sedan O
and O
its O
futuristic O
dark O
- O
blue O
`` O
Kompakt O
'' O
model O
. O

Here O
's O
a O
firsthand O
look O
at O
what O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
hosts O
sported O
, O
and O
what O
the O
foreign O
visitors O
saw O
. O

New O
Technology O

The O
hottest O
displays O
were O
items O
that O
insulate O
passengers O
from O
bumps O
, O
potholes O
and O
other O
rigors O
of O
the O
road O
. O

These O
`` O
active O
suspension O
systems O
'' O
electronically O
sense O
road O
conditions O
and O
adjust O
a O
car O
's O
ride O
. O

Existing O
suspension O
systems O
try O
to O
absorb O
bounces O
, O
but O
active O
suspension O
provides O
power O
to O
counter O
the O
jolts O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
, O
in O
a O
34 O
- O
page O
tract O
, O
modestly O
compares O
its O
`` O
hydraulic O
active O
suspension O
'' O
to O
a O
cheetah O
, O
and O
equates O
the O
various O
parts O
to O
the O
animal O
's O
heart O
, O
brain O
, O
nerves O
and O
blood O
vessels O
. O

Toyota B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
grandly O
touted O
its O
system O
in O
a O
car O
that O
splits O
in O
half O
to O
reveal O
the O
suspension O
's O
inner O
workings O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
says O
it O
will O
introduce O
its O
first O
system O
next O
month O
on O
the O
Infiniti O
Q45 O
luxury O
sedan O
, O
and O
Toyota B-ORG
's O
Celica B-PRODUCT
coupe O
will O
go O
on O
sale O
with O
the O
suspension O
device O
next O
spring O
. O

But O
drivers O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
must O
wait O
: O
The O
Japanese B-GPE
, O
for O
now O
, O
are O
keeping O
active O
suspension O
for O
domestic O
use O
only O
. O

And O
Detroit B-GPE
's O
Big O
Three O
auto O
makers O
say O
their O
systems O
are O
still O
under O
development O
. O

In O
the O
engine O
department O
, O
several O
companies O
displayed O
experimental O
models O
that O
within O
a O
decade O
could O
provide O
power O
equal O
to O
today O
's O
engines O
and O
yet O
take O
up O
only O
half O
the O
space O
, O
allowing O
for O
shorter O
hoods O
. O

In O
the O
so O
- O
called O
two O
- O
stroke O
engines O
, O
which O
are O
expected O
to O
get O
sharply O
higher O
gas O
mileage O
, O
each O
piston O
goes O
up O
and O
down O
only O
once O
to O
provide O
power O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
the O
pistons O
in O
conventional O
four O
- O
stroke O
engines O
must O
move O
up O
and O
down O
twice O
in O
each O
power O
cycle O
. O

The O
two O
- O
stroke O
engine O
displays O
by O
Toyota B-ORG
and O
Fuji B-ORG
Heavy I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
, O
the O
maker O
of O
Subaru B-ORG
cars O
, O
drew O
plenty O
of O
interest O
from O
U.S. B-GPE
auto O
executives O
, O
who O
are O
rushing O
to O
develop O
two O
- O
stroke O
engines O
. O

Honda B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
shows O
a O
more O
conventional O
five O
- O
cylinder O
engine O
in O
the O
new O
Accord B-PRODUCT
Inspire I-PRODUCT
model O
, O
which O
made O
its O
debut O
just O
this O
month O
-- O
in O
Japan B-GPE
only O
. O

Honda B-ORG
says O
the O
five O
- O
cylinder O
engine O
provides O
a O
compromise O
between O
the O
fuel O
- O
economy O
of O
a O
four O
- O
cylinder O
, O
and O
the O
power O
of O
a O
V O
- O
6 O
. O

It O
is O
rumored O
to O
be O
bound O
for O
a O
new O
model O
in O
the O
luxury O
Acura B-ORG
line O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
but O
Honda B-ORG
officials O
would O
n't O
comment O
. O

Odd O
Cars O
, O
Funny O
Names O

There O
's O
plenty O
of O
whimsy O
here O
, O
but O
it O
is O
n't O
always O
clear O
whether O
it O
's O
intentional O
. O

The O
show O
's O
symbol O
is O
a O
woman O
riding O
on O
a O
snail O
, O
not O
your O
usual O
metaphor O
for O
speed O
and O
agility O
. O

But O
the O
sponsors O
have O
an O
explanation O
: O
`` O
Through O
the O
character O
associated O
with O
a O
snail O
, O
'' O
they O
say O
, O
`` O
important O
values O
such O
as O
harmony O
with O
nature O
and O
aspirations O
for O
the O
future O
are O
sought O
. O
'' O

Japanese B-NORP
auto O
makers O
are O
known O
for O
coming O
up O
with O
funny O
names O
, O
but O
this O
year O
the O
practice O
seems O
to O
have O
reached O
a O
new O
high O
-- O
or O
low O
. O

Honda B-ORG
has O
a O
tiny O
motorcycle O
called O
the O
Monkey O
, O
and O
a O
slightly O
larger O
cousin O
, O
the O
Gorilla O
. O

Mitsubishi B-ORG
has O
a O
futuristic O
delivery O
truck O
called O
the O
Guppy O
. O

Mazda B-ORG
has O
the O
Bongo O
truck O
and O
, O
under O
its O
Autozam B-PRODUCT
nameplate O
, O
a O
`` O
microvan O
'' O
called O
the O
Scrum O
. O

Its O
buglike O
Carol B-PRODUCT
minicar O
is O
`` O
designed O
with O
softness O
, O
gentleness O
and O
warmheartedness O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
court O
jester O
appears O
to O
be O
Japan B-GPE
's O
smallest O
car O
maker O
, O
Daihatsu B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

One O
of O
its O
futuristic O
concepts O
is O
the O
bubblelike O
Sneaker B-PRODUCT
, O
which O
seats O
just O
one O
person O
in O
front O
and O
could O
hold O
a O
small O
child O
and O
bag O
of O
groceries O
in O
the O
rear O
. O

Daihatsu B-ORG
also O
has O
the B-PRODUCT
Fellow I-PRODUCT
90 I-PRODUCT
, O
the B-PRODUCT
Leeza I-PRODUCT
Spider I-PRODUCT
and O
the B-PRODUCT
Hijet I-PRODUCT
Dumbo I-PRODUCT
. O

The O
jokes O
are O
n't O
just O
on O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
, O
though O
. O

Regie B-ORG
Nationale I-ORG
des I-ORG
Usines I-ORG
Renault I-ORG
, O
the O
French B-NORP
auto O
maker O
, O
has O
a O
concept O
car O
called O
the O
Megane O
. O

The O
name O
is O
supposed O
to O
connote O
feminine O
grandeur O
, O
but O
in O
Japanese B-GPE
it O
means O
`` O
eyeglasses O
. O
'' O

Foreign O
Presence O

Foreign O
auto O
makers O
are O
taking O
the B-EVENT
Tokyo I-EVENT
Motor I-EVENT
Show I-EVENT
more O
seriously O
than O
ever O
. O

AB B-ORG
Volvo I-ORG
invites O
passers O
- O
by O
to O
play O
`` O
the O
role O
of O
the O
test O
dummy O
'' O
by O
hopping O
in O
a O
car O
that O
simulates O
a O
crash O
to O
show O
just O
how O
its O
seat O
- O
belt O
tightener O
works O
. O

Hyundai B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
has O
its O
first O
- O
ever O
exhibit O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
sponsoring O
its O
first O
independent O
display O
in O
10 O
years O
, O
and O
it O
includes O
a O
boxy O
Buick B-ORG
station O
wagon O
with O
wood O
- O
grain O
side O
panels O
. O

Ford B-ORG
and O
Chrysler B-ORG
also O
have O
exhibits O
, O
although O
theirs O
are O
tucked O
in O
a O
separate O
room O
with O
the O
less O
- O
popular O
automotive O
parts O
section O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
got O
to O
get O
out O
of O
the O
Detroit B-GPE
mentality O
and O
be O
part O
of O
the O
world O
mentality O
, O
'' O
declares O
Charles B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Jordan I-PERSON
, O
GM B-ORG
's O
vice O
president O
for O
design O
, O
in O
explaining O
his O
pilgrimage O
to O
the B-EVENT
Tokyo I-EVENT
Show I-EVENT
. O

Even O
so O
, O
traditional O
American B-NORP
cockiness O
is O
n't O
terribly O
endangered O
. O

Ford B-ORG
officials O
, O
for O
example O
, O
crowed O
about O
their O
first O
- O
ever O
Tokyo O
Grand B-PRODUCT
Prix I-PRODUCT
racing O
victory O
. O

True O
, O
Ford B-ORG
was O
declared O
the O
winner O
Sunday O
, O
but O
only O
after O
the O
Honda O
driver O
who O
crossed O
the O
finish O
line O
first O
was O
disqualified O
because O
it O
hit O
another O
car O
and O
skid O
momentarily O
out O
of O
bounds O
. O

Mr. O
Jordan O
of O
GM B-ORG
, O
meanwhile O
, O
still O
criticizes O
Japanese B-NORP
styling O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
for O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
to O
get O
a O
feeling O
in O
a O
car O
, O
to O
get O
a O
passion O
in O
a O
car O
, O
to O
get O
emotion O
in O
a O
car O
. O

The O
National O
Aeronautics O
and O
Space O
Administration O
said O
it O
awarded O
General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
a O
$ O
64 O
million O
contract O
to O
launch O
the O
Combined O
Release O
and O
Radiation O
Effects O
Satellite O
in O
June B-GPE
1990 O
. O

CRRES B-PRODUCT
is O
a O
joint O
NASA O
- O
Air O
Force O
satellite O
to O
study O
the O
effects O
of O
space O
radiation O
on O
micro-electronic O
components O
. O

NASA B-ORG
said O
General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
will O
launch O
CRRES B-PRODUCT
using O
an O
Atlas B-PRODUCT
1 I-PRODUCT
rocket O
. O

SHORT O
INTEREST O
in O
International B-ORG
Mobile I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
fell O
to O
3,102,935 O
shares O
in O
the O
month O
ended O
Oct. O
13 O
from O
3,420,936 O
in O
September O
. O

Because O
of O
an O
error O
by O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Securities O
Dealers O
, O
the O
listing O
appeared O
incorrectly O
in O
the O
main O
table O
and O
several O
highlight O
tables O
in O
yesterday O
's O
edition O
. O

PRIMERICA B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
raised O
its O
quarterly O
14 O
% O
to O
eight O
cents O
a O
share O
, O
from O
seven O
cents O
, O
payable O
Nov. O
24 O
to O
stock O
of O
record O
Nov. O
6 O
. O

The O
financial O
services O
company O
, O
which O
has O
about O
98.8 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
, O
noted O
its O
`` O
continued O
confidence O
in O
the O
ongoing O
strength O
of O
the O
operations O
. O

`` O
Parenthood O
, O
'' O
this O
summer O
's O
successful O
and O
amusing O
movie O
about O
parents O
and O
children O
, O
apparently O
was O
only O
the O
beginning O
. O

It O
seems O
that O
every O
day O
a O
new O
movie O
opens O
featuring O
a O
child O
coping O
with O
a O
mother O
's O
death O
, O
or O
adoption O
, O
or O
aging O
parents O
, O
or O
pregnancy O
. O

And O
why O
not O
? O

Some O
of O
our O
best O
and O
most O
idiosyncratic O
film O
makers O
-- O
from O
Truffaut B-PERSON
to O
Fellini B-PERSON
to O
Woody B-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
-- O
have O
taken O
a O
cue O
from O
Chekhov B-PERSON
: O
When O
it O
comes O
to O
compelling O
drama O
, O
there O
's O
no O
place O
like O
home O
. O

Yet O
too O
many O
people O
working O
in O
Hollywood B-GPE
today O
seem O
to O
suffer O
from O
the O
delusion O
that O
the O
drama O
played O
out O
in O
every O
home O
will O
be O
interesting O
to O
people O
who O
live O
somewhere O
else O
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
case O
. O

Some O
diaries O
simply O
are O
n't O
worth O
snooping O
in O
. O

Yet O
there O
will O
be O
people O
who O
will O
sob O
at O
`` O
Immediate B-WORK_OF_ART
Family I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
limply O
constructed O
and O
offensive O
movie O
about O
adoption O
. O

These O
are O
the O
sensitive O
souls O
who O
can O
empathize O
with O
and O
even O
enjoy O
hearing O
about O
other O
people O
's O
troubles O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
haltingly O
or O
predictably O
the O
sad O
tale O
is O
told O
. O

Written O
by O
Barbara B-PERSON
Benedek I-PERSON
, O
co-author O
of O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Big I-WORK_OF_ART
Chill I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
`` O
Immediate B-WORK_OF_ART
Family I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
takes O
the O
position O
that O
only O
rich O
people O
living O
in O
nice O
houses O
should O
have O
children O
. O

The O
film O
makers O
have O
couched O
this O
offensive O
idea O
in O
pretty O
packaging O
. O

Everyone O
is O
very O
nice O
and O
good O
- O
looking O
-- O
the O
adoptive O
parents O
-LRB- O
Glenn B-PERSON
Close I-PERSON
and O
James B-PERSON
Woods I-PERSON
-RRB- O
and O
the O
teen O
- O
age O
couple O
who O
decide O
to O
give O
up O
their O
baby O
for O
adoption O
-LRB- O
Mary B-PERSON
Stuart I-PERSON
Masterson I-PERSON
and O
Kevin B-PERSON
Dillon I-PERSON
-RRB- O
. O

Linda B-PERSON
and O
Michael B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Ms. O
Close O
and O
Mr. O
Woods O
-RRB- O
, O
who O
seem O
to O
be O
pushing O
40 O
, O
live O
in O
a O
large O
and O
tastefully O
decorated O
home O
in O
suburban O
Seattle B-GPE
. O

All O
of O
their O
friends O
have O
children O
and O
they O
ca O
n't O
, O
so O
now O
they O
want O
a O
child O
more O
than O
anything O
-- O
perhaps O
even O
more O
than O
Michael B-PERSON
wanted O
his O
fancy O
convertible O
or O
his O
deluxe O
stereo O
equipment O
. O

The O
idea O
of O
a O
child O
- O
as O
- O
required O
- O
yuppie O
- O
possession O
must O
be O
motivating O
them O
, O
since O
the O
wealthy O
offspring O
of O
their O
friends O
are O
shown O
to O
be O
rude O
brats O
, O
in O
therapy O
by O
age O
five O
. O

Having O
exhausted O
all O
modern O
aids O
to O
fertility O
, O
Linda B-PERSON
and O
Michael B-PERSON
decide O
to O
adopt O
. O

The O
actors O
wear O
pained O
expressions O
to O
indicate O
their O
genuine O
longing O
for O
a O
little O
one O
-- O
or O
maybe O
they O
're O
not O
- O
so O
- O
subtly O
commenting O
on O
the O
inadequacy O
of O
the O
script O
, O
and O
Jonathan O
Kaplan O
's O
-LRB- O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Accused I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-RRB- O
dull O
direction O
. O

Or O
maybe O
they O
are O
disgusted O
by O
the O
literal O
- O
minded O
musical O
score O
; O
when O
a O
character O
arrives O
at O
a O
major O
decision O
her O
thoughts O
are O
revealed O
by O
the O
sound O
of O
`` O
I B-WORK_OF_ART
Can I-WORK_OF_ART
See I-WORK_OF_ART
Clearly I-WORK_OF_ART
Now I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
adoption O
agency O
insists O
on O
introducing O
the O
adopting O
parents O
to O
the O
birth O
mother O
, O
so O
Linda B-PERSON
and O
Michael B-PERSON
pay O
for O
pregnant O
Lucy B-PERSON
's O
-LRB- O
Ms. O
Masterson O
-RRB- O
bus O
ticket O
from O
Ohio B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
Why O
in O
these O
movies O
is O
the O
unwed O
pregnant O
woman O
always O
from O
Ohio B-GPE
? O

I O
ask O
this O
not O
necessarily O
as O
a O
native O
Ohioan B-NORP
. O
-RRB- O

Lucy B-PERSON
, O
of O
course O
, O
is O
pretty O
and O
smart O
, O
though O
uneducated O
. O

Everyone O
falls O
in O
love O
with O
everyone O
else O
. O

There O
is O
some O
pain O
, O
when O
Lucy B-PERSON
has O
the O
baby O
and O
`` O
did O
n't O
know O
she O
would O
feel O
like O
this O
'' O
and O
wants O
to O
keep O
the O
baby O
. O

But O
in O
the O
end O
, O
everything O
turns O
out O
for O
the O
best O
, O
in O
the O
film O
makers O
' O
warped O
view O
. O

Like O
lawyers O
in O
the O
hostile O
takeover O
field O
, O
the O
baby O
goes O
where O
the O
money O
is O
. O

At O
the O
other O
end O
of O
the O
life O
cycle O
is O
`` O
Dad O
, O
'' O
Gary O
David O
Goldberg O
's O
adaptation O
of O
the O
William B-PERSON
Wharton I-PERSON
novel O
. O

This O
picture O
is O
about O
a O
middle O
- O
aged O
son O
who O
makes O
sure O
that O
his O
delayed O
bond O
with O
his O
father O
will O
last O
by O
waiting O
to O
cement O
it O
until O
just O
before O
the O
old O
man O
dies O
. O

The O
glib O
emotional O
style O
Mr. O
Goldberg O
has O
perfected O
on O
television O
's O
`` O
Family B-WORK_OF_ART
Ties I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
does O
n't O
benefit O
from O
magnification O
. O

His O
characters O
practically O
scamper O
through O
a O
vast O
range O
of O
human O
emotions O
, O
like O
travelers O
doing O
10 O
cities O
in O
eight O
days O
. O

They O
pause O
only O
to O
register O
little O
whimpers O
of O
distress O
and O
sighs O
of O
satisfaction O
, O
like O
tourists O
cataloging O
the O
sights O
they O
've O
seen O
from O
the O
window O
of O
a O
bus O
. O

Not O
even O
Jack O
Lemmon O
's O
expert O
doddering O
makes O
this O
trip O
worth O
taking O
. O

So O
it O
's O
entirely O
possible O
that O
`` O
Look B-WORK_OF_ART
Who I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Talking I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
n't O
as O
entertaining O
as O
it O
seems O
in O
comparison O
to O
the O
turgid O
other O
films O
opening O
now O
. O

But O
by O
comparison O
, O
this O
fluffy O
comedy O
seems O
like O
a O
gem O
. O

It O
starts O
with O
conception O
, O
taking O
the O
sperm O
's O
point O
of O
view O
, O
then O
progresses O
to O
the O
baby O
's O
point O
of O
view O
. O

Bruce O
Willis O
's O
best O
attribute O
as O
an O
actor O
is O
his O
coy O
, O
lazy O
voice O
, O
and O
that O
's O
all O
you O
get O
of O
him O
here O
, O
speaking O
for O
the O
baby O
. O

Finally O
, O
there O
is O
one O
family O
movie O
that O
quite O
eloquently O
explores O
the O
depth O
of O
human O
emotion O
-- O
only O
its O
stars O
are O
bears O
. O

For O
the O
second O
time O
, O
in O
a O
movie O
called O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Bear I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
French B-NORP
director O
Jean O
- O
Jacques O
Annaud O
demonstrates O
just O
how O
powerful O
pictures O
can O
be O
. O

-LRB- O
`` O
Quest B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Fire I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
was O
the O
first O
time O
. O
-RRB- O

To O
be O
sure O
, O
one O
wonders O
what O
kind O
of O
man O
is O
this O
, O
who O
feels O
compelled O
to O
try O
to O
understand O
the O
most O
primitive O
longing O
and O
instinct O
in O
a O
way O
that O
requires O
the O
most O
sophisticated O
appreciation O
of O
visual O
storytelling O
. O

Supposedly O
, O
he O
proposed O
the O
movie O
to O
his O
producer O
, O
Claude B-PERSON
Berri I-PERSON
, O
in O
four O
lines O
: O

`` O
An O
orphan O
bear O
cub O
. O

A O
big O
solitary O
bear O
. O

Two O
hunters O
in O
the O
forest O
. O

The O
animals O
' O
point O
of O
view O
. O
'' O

But O
then O
, O
even O
a O
great O
many O
words O
could O
n't O
summarize O
the O
extraordinary O
pull O
of O
this O
movie O
about O
an O
orphaned O
bear O
who O
adopts O
a O
parent O
. O

Video O
Tip O
: O

One O
of O
the O
best O
movies O
about O
the O
child O
- O
parent O
thing O
in O
recent O
years O
was O
`` O
Raising B-WORK_OF_ART
Arizona I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
the O
1987 O
Coen B-PERSON
brothers O
' O
comedy O
that O
definitely O
was O
not O
about O
the O
folks O
next O
door O
. O

Two O
old O
friends O
, O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
and O
Deng B-PERSON
Xiaoping I-PERSON
, O
are O
trying O
to O
limit O
further O
damage O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
China B-GPE
ties O
. O

But O
as O
Congress B-ORG
prepares O
a O
fresh O
package O
of O
sanctions O
against O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
the O
already O
- O
tense O
relationship O
could O
get O
worse O
. O

The O
problem O
for O
Congress B-ORG
will O
be O
to O
weigh O
what O
China B-GPE
is O
saying O
to O
its O
people O
against O
the O
more O
conciliatory O
message O
it O
is O
delivering O
to O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
. O

In O
a O
move O
apparently O
aimed O
at O
heading O
off O
new O
punitive O
legislation O
, O
Mr. O
Deng O
sent O
an O
indirect O
signal O
to O
Washington B-GPE
via O
T.D. B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
a O
Columbia B-ORG
University I-ORG
physicist O
who O
met O
Mr. O
Deng O
and O
other O
Chinese B-NORP
leaders O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
last O
month O
. O

When O
he O
met O
with O
Mr. O
Bush O
on O
his O
return O
, O
Mr. O
Lee O
says O
, O
he O
told O
the O
president O
that O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
`` O
made O
statements O
to O
me O
that O
I O
regard O
as O
a O
first O
step O
toward O
reconciliation O
. O
'' O

The O
communication O
Mr. O
Lee O
brought O
represents O
the O
softer O
line O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
been O
hoping O
to O
hear O
from O
Chinese B-NORP
officials O
since O
the O
June B-GPE
4 O
massacre O
of O
pro-democracy O
demonstrators O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
leader O
, O
Mr. O
Lee O
informed O
Mr. O
Bush O
, O
expressed O
some O
regret O
for O
what O
had O
happened O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
conceded O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
officials O
bore O
some O
responsibility O
. O

Mr. O
Lee O
says O
Mr. O
Deng O
told O
him O
: O
`` O
We O
should O
not O
mind O
those O
who O
participated O
in O
demonstrations O
, O
signed O
anti-government O
materials O
and O
went O
on O
hunger O
strikes O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Deng O
added O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Lee O
, O
that O
`` O
we O
really O
made O
mistakes O
. O

We O
must O
not O
shirk O
our O
responsibility O
and O
we O
can O
not O
just O
blame O
the O
demonstrators O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Lee O
also O
reported O
to O
the O
president O
that O
, O
in O
a O
separate O
meeting O
, O
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
chief O
Jiang B-PERSON
Zemin I-PERSON
said O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
leadership O
`` O
looked O
kindly O
on O
the O
students O
who O
took O
part O
in O
the O
demonstrations O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Jiang O
also O
pledged O
that O
the O
Chinese O
Red O
Cross O
would O
publish O
`` O
very O
soon O
'' O
a O
list O
of O
those O
killed O
. O

And O
he O
told O
the O
physicist O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
leaders O
were O
`` O
very O
much O
concerned O
'' O
about O
the O
deaths O
and O
had O
arranged O
aid O
for O
the O
victims O
' O
families O
. O

`` O
I O
transmitted O
my O
conversations O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
'' O
Prof. O
Lee O
says O
. O

But O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
`` O
I O
was O
not O
acting O
as O
a O
messenger O
. O
'' O

He O
says O
that O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
never O
asked O
him O
to O
convey O
their O
statements O
to O
President O
Bush O
, O
but O
that O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spontaneously O
invited O
him O
to O
do O
so O
. O

Mr. O
Lee O
concedes O
the O
statements O
made O
to O
him O
are O
far O
different O
from O
others O
being O
issued O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
but O
attributes O
that O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
situation O
in O
China B-GPE
is O
`` O
very O
complex O
. O
'' O

According O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
sources O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
the O
administration O
hopes O
Mr. O
Deng O
's O
fairly O
conciliatory O
comments O
will O
prod O
Congress B-ORG
to O
be O
cautious O
about O
further O
sanctions O
against O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
president O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
have O
legislative O
sanctions O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
. O

`` O
But O
he O
may O
not O
have O
a O
choice O
. O
'' O

Given O
China B-GPE
's O
far O
- O
from O
- O
conciliatory O
statements O
to O
its O
own O
people O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
may O
be O
unable O
to O
prevent O
new O
sanctions O
. O

Beijing B-GPE
officials O
have O
said O
they O
will O
step O
up O
the O
campaign O
of O
arrests O
and O
intimidation O
against O
those O
who O
participated O
in O
the O
demonstrations O
. O

Sentences O
have O
been O
stiff O
. O

A O
university O
student O
got O
eight O
years O
for O
participating O
in O
the O
rallies O
, O
sources O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
said O
, O
while O
an O
18 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
worker O
got O
10 O
years O
. O

Nor O
has O
Beijing B-GPE
hinted O
to O
its O
citizens O
that O
it O
will O
publish O
the O
identities O
of O
those O
killed O
. O

So O
far O
, O
the O
victims O
are O
officially O
considered O
evil O
- O
doers O
, O
and O
their O
families O
receive O
no O
compensation O
. O

A O
man O
gunned O
down O
by O
a O
stray O
bullet O
while O
cycling O
to O
work O
carries O
, O
after O
his O
death O
, O
the O
official O
stigma O
of O
`` O
counterrevolutionary O
, O
'' O
his O
wife O
says O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
much O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
official O
rhetoric O
is O
hostile O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

China B-GPE
frequently O
lambastes O
the B-FAC
U.S. I-FAC
Embassy I-FAC
for O
harboring O
astrophysicist O
Fang B-NORP
Lizhi O
, O
a O
political O
dissident O
who O
took O
refuge O
there O
after O
the O
massacre O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
there O
are O
still O
people O
who O
want O
to O
crush O
China B-GPE
and O
interfere O
in O
our O
internal O
affairs O
, O
'' O
Zhu B-PERSON
Qizhen I-PERSON
, O
China B-GPE
's O
new O
ambassador O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
said O
as O
he O
left O
for O
Washington B-GPE
last O
week O
. O

The O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
are O
to O
begin O
soon O
hashing O
out O
an O
agreement O
for O
sanctions O
legislation O
. O

It O
will O
probably O
be O
attached O
to O
a O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
authorization O
bill O
, O
which O
Mr. O
Bush O
is O
n't O
expected O
to O
veto O
. O

A O
congressional O
staffer O
involved O
in O
drafting O
the O
sanctions O
says O
they O
are O
likely O
to O
mirror O
those O
Mr. O
Bush O
enacted O
shortly O
after O
the O
massacre O
. O

But O
as O
legislative O
action O
, O
they O
would O
carry O
greater O
weight O
and O
would O
be O
more O
difficult O
to O
rescind O
. O

Measures O
already O
in O
effect O
that O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
made O
law O
include O
a O
ban O
on O
military O
sales O
and O
exchanges O
, O
a O
suspension O
of O
most O
high O
- O
level O
government O
contacts O
and O
a O
halt O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
enhancement O
programs O
, O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
Overseas I-ORG
Private I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Program I-ORG
. O

Codifying O
those O
sanctions O
could O
prompt O
Chinese B-NORP
retaliation O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
two O
sides O
are O
n't O
careful O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
China B-GPE
ties O
could O
spin O
downward O
, O
out O
of O
control O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

`` O
Bush B-GPE
and O
Deng B-PERSON
are O
hoping O
-LCB- O
that O
-RCB- O
cooler O
heads O
prevail O
. O

Financial O
markets O
took O
a O
midweek O
break O
from O
their O
recent O
wild O
gyrations O
with O
stock O
prices O
falling O
modestly O
, O
bond O
prices O
posting O
tiny O
gains O
and O
the O
dollar O
almost O
unchanged O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
lost O
5.94 O
points O
to O
2653.28 O
in O
moderate O
trading O
. O

Long O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
rose O
slightly O
despite O
the O
arrival O
on O
the O
market O
of O
$ O
4.52 O
billion O
in O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
offered O
by O
the B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG
Funding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
as O
part O
of O
the O
government O
's O
bailout O
of O
the O
savings O
and O
loan O
industry O
. O

The O
dollar O
was O
barely O
changed O
against O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
mark O
and O
up O
marginally O
against O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
yen O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
sluggish O
action O
was O
in O
marked O
contrast O
to O
the O
rearing O
and O
plunging O
of O
stock O
prices O
Tuesday O
after O
the O
proposed O
buy O
- O
out O
of O
UAL B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
once O
again O
collapsed O
. O

Traders O
said O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
lurching O
moves O
have O
prompted O
many O
investors O
to O
head O
for O
the O
sidelines O
until O
it O
regains O
some O
semblance O
of O
stability O
. O

Although O
bond O
prices O
were O
n't O
as O
volatile O
on O
Tuesday O
trading O
as O
stock O
prices O
, O
traders O
nevertheless O
said O
action O
also O
was O
much O
slower O
yesterday O
in O
the O
Treasury O
market O
. O

Bond O
investors O
paid O
close O
attention O
to O
comments O
by O
Federal O
Reserve O
Chairman O
Alan O
Greenspan O
, O
who O
was O
testifying O
before O
a O
congressional O
hearing O
, O
but O
were O
n't O
able O
to O
extract O
many O
clues O
about O
the O
future O
course O
of O
the O
Fed O
's O
monetary O
policy O
. O

Many O
analysts O
are O
expecting O
the O
Fed O
to O
lower O
interest O
rates O
at O
least O
once O
more O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

Investors O
now O
are O
awaiting O
today O
's O
release O
of O
the O
preliminary O
estimate O
of O
third O
- O
quarter O
gross O
national O
product O
. O

Economists O
predict O
the O
report O
will O
show O
economic O
growth O
of O
about O
2.5 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
which O
would O
have O
little O
effect O
on O
financial O
markets O
. O

But O
an O
unexpected O
deviation O
either O
way O
could O
roil O
bond O
and O
currency O
markets O
. O

In O
major O
market O
activity O
: O

Stock O
prices O
slipped O
lower O
in O
moderate O
trading O
. O

Volume O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
totaled O
155.7 O
million O
shares O
. O

But O
advancing O
issues O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
were O
ahead O
of O
decliners O
784 O
to O
700 O
. O

Bond O
prices O
inched O
higher O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
issue O
rose O
less O
than O
an O
eighth O
of O
a O
point O
, O
or O
less O
than O
$ O
1.25 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
of O
face O
amount O
. O

The O
yield O
on O
the O
issue O
stood O
at O
7.88 O
% O
. O

The O
dollar O
was O
virtually O
unchanged O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8353 O
marks O
and O
141.52 O
yen O
, O
compared O
with O
1.8355 O
marks O
and O
141.45 O
yen O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
Sept. O
25 O
`` O
Tracking B-WORK_OF_ART
Travel I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
column O
advises O
readers O
to O
`` O
Charge B-WORK_OF_ART
With I-WORK_OF_ART
Caution I-WORK_OF_ART
When I-WORK_OF_ART
Traveling I-WORK_OF_ART
Abroad I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
because O
credit O
- O
card O
companies O
charge O
1 O
% O
to O
convert O
foreign O
- O
currency O
expenditures O
into O
dollars O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
this O
is O
the O
best O
bargain O
available O
to O
someone O
traveling O
abroad O
. O

In O
contrast O
to O
the O
1 O
% O
conversion O
fee O
charged O
by O
Visa B-ORG
, O
foreign O
- O
currency O
dealers O
routinely O
charge O
7 O
% O
or O
more O
to O
convert O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
into O
foreign O
currency O
. O

On O
top O
of O
this O
, O
the O
traveler O
who O
converts O
his O
dollars O
into O
foreign O
currency O
before O
the O
trip O
starts O
will O
lose O
interest O
from O
the O
day O
of O
conversion O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
the O
trip O
, O
any O
unspent O
foreign O
exchange O
will O
have O
to O
be O
converted O
back O
into O
dollars O
, O
with O
another O
commission O
due O
. O

The O
card O
holder O
will O
pay O
the O
modest O
1 O
% O
fee O
only O
on O
the O
amounts O
actually O
needed O
. O

Typically O
, O
he O
will O
be O
billed O
only O
several O
weeks O
after O
the O
expenditure O
, O
and O
then O
has O
another O
couple O
of O
weeks O
before O
he O
has O
to O
pay O
the O
bill O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
the O
money O
can O
continue O
to O
earn O
interest O
for O
the O
card O
holder O
-- O
often O
more O
than O
1 O
% O
during O
that O
`` O
float O
'' O
period O
alone O
. O

Daniel B-PERSON
Brigham I-PERSON

Visa O
U.S.A. O
Inc O
. O

Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
Chairman O
Richard O
Breeden O
told O
a O
congressional O
subcommittee O
that O
he O
would O
consider O
imposing O
`` O
circuit O
breakers O
'' O
to O
halt O
program O
trading O
at O
volatile O
times O
. O

Mr. O
Breeden O
, O
in O
his O
first O
testimony O
to O
Congress B-ORG
since O
taking O
the O
SEC O
post O
, O
said O
the O
agency O
is O
studying O
the O
Friday O
the O
13th O
market O
plunge O
, O
including O
how O
current O
circuit O
breakers O
affected O
the O
market O
that O
day O
and O
the O
following O
Monday O
. O

After O
the O
study O
, O
the O
SEC O
would O
be O
willing O
to O
consider O
adding O
new O
circuit O
breakers O
or O
fine O
- O
tuning O
the O
current O
ones O
, O
he O
added O
. O

Circuit O
breakers O
, O
designed O
to O
give O
the O
markets O
a O
breather O
in O
cases O
of O
sharp O
price O
movements O
, O
curb O
trading O
of O
futures O
or O
stocks O
at O
various O
trigger O
points O
. O

At O
certain O
points O
during O
the O
Friday O
the O
13th O
drop O
, O
circuit O
breakers O
kicked O
in O
on O
the O
futures O
market O
, O
slowing O
trading O
at O
times O
. O

A O
circuit O
breaker O
that O
would O
have O
closed O
down O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
was O
n't O
tripped O
. O

Rep. O
Edward O
Markey O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mass. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
House O
Telecommunications O
and O
Finance O
Subcommittee O
, O
is O
pushing O
the O
idea O
of O
a O
circuit O
breaker O
for O
computer O
- O
driven O
program O
trading O
in O
hopes O
that O
would O
curb O
`` O
turmoil O
'' O
in O
the O
marketplace O
. O

He O
argued O
that O
program O
- O
trading O
by O
roughly O
15 O
big O
institutions O
is O
pushing O
around O
the O
markets O
and O
scaring O
individual O
investors O
. O

Mr. O
Breeden O
did O
n't O
reject O
the O
proposal O
. O

After O
the O
SEC O
study O
of O
the O
drop O
is O
completed O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
'm O
perfectly O
happy O
to O
work O
with O
this O
committee O
... O
in O
identifying O
whether O
we O
need O
other O
devices O
, O
'' O
such O
as O
a O
program O
- O
trading O
curb O
. O

Mr. O
Breeden O
backed O
most O
of O
the O
provisions O
in O
a O
market O
- O
reform O
bill O
that O
the O
SEC O
brought O
to O
the O
subcommittee O
last O
year O
under O
then O
- O
chairman O
David B-PERSON
Ruder I-PERSON
. O

The O
measure O
is O
expected O
to O
move O
through O
this O
Congress B-ORG
. O

But O
the O
new O
chairman O
vehemently O
opposed O
a O
provision O
in O
the O
bill O
that O
would O
give O
the O
agency O
the O
right O
to O
close O
the O
markets O
at O
times O
of O
stress O
. O

Mr. O
Breeden O
contended O
that O
uncertainty O
over O
when O
the O
SEC O
might O
act O
could O
worsen O
volatility O
in O
the O
markets O
. O

He O
argued O
that O
the O
current O
circuit O
- O
breaker O
system O
allows O
investors O
to O
know O
`` O
precisely O
when O
and O
where O
any O
trading O
interruptions O
will O
occur O
and O
how O
long O
they O
will O
last O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Breeden O
offered O
strong O
support O
for O
two O
other O
provisions O
in O
the O
bill O
. O

One O
would O
force O
brokerage O
houses O
to O
provide O
the O
SEC O
detailed O
information O
about O
loans O
made O
by O
their O
holding O
companies O
. O

Such O
loans O
often O
are O
used O
to O
finance O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
, O
and O
the O
agency O
is O
worried O
that O
a O
sharp O
market O
drop O
could O
create O
capital O
problems O
for O
the O
firms O
. O

He O
also O
backed O
a O
rule O
to O
require O
large O
traders O
to O
report O
transactions O
on O
a O
systematic O
basis O
. O

That O
information O
, O
he O
argued O
, O
is O
critical O
to O
reconstructing O
sharp O
market O
moves O
, O
such O
as O
the O
one O
nearly O
two O
weeks O
ago O
. O

Regarding O
your O
Sept. O
28 O
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Policy I-WORK_OF_ART
column O
on O
the O
party O
differences O
over O
cutting O
capital O
gains O
or O
expanding O
IRAs O
: O
Why O
not O
compromise O
now O
and O
save O
the O
public O
from O
the O
coming O
infantile O
congressional O
political O
rhetoric O
that O
seems O
to O
go O
hand O
in O
hand O
with O
the O
process O
? O

The O
Republicans B-NORP
maintain O
that O
a O
30 O
% O
capital O
- O
gains O
exclusion O
will O
raise O
revenue O
in O
the O
short O
term O
and O
spur O
economic O
investment O
, O
while O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
maintain O
that O
an O
increase O
in O
the O
top O
income O
- O
tax O
rate O
and O
expanded O
IRAs O
will O
raise O
revenue O
and O
spur O
savings O
. O

This O
is O
a O
classic O
example O
of O
the O
old O
saying O
, O
`` O
The O
whole O
is O
greater O
than O
the O
sum O
of O
its O
parts O
. O
'' O

It O
's O
ridiculous O
for O
a O
family O
with O
taxable O
income O
of O
$ O
50,000 O
to O
pay O
the O
same O
28 O
% O
incremental O
tax O
rate O
as O
a O
family O
with O
taxable O
income O
of O
$ O
250,000 O
. O

The O
33 O
% O
bracket O
should O
apply O
to O
all O
income O
over O
the O
applicable O
level O
, O
not O
just O
the O
5 O
% O
rate O
adjustment O
amount O
. O

It O
's O
equally O
ridiculous O
not O
to O
provide O
a O
capital O
investment O
or O
retirement O
- O
savings O
tax O
incentive O
. O

Jeffrey B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Schmidlin I-PERSON

Senate O
Democrats O
who O
favor O
cutting O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
are O
n't O
ready O
to O
line O
up O
behind O
the O
leading O
Senate B-ORG
proposal O
. O

Their O
reluctance O
to O
support O
the O
proposal O
is O
another O
blow O
to O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
cut O
, O
which O
has O
had O
a O
roller O
- O
coaster O
existence O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
year O
, O
when O
it O
was O
considered O
dead O
and O
then O
suddenly O
revived O
and O
was O
passed O
by O
the O
House O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
Oregon O
Sen. O
Bob O
Packwood O
, O
the O
ranking O
GOP B-NORP
member O
on O
the O
tax O
- O
writing O
Senate B-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
last O
night O
introduced O
his O
plan O
as O
an O
amendment O
to O
a O
pending O
measure O
authorizing O
U.S. B-GPE
aid O
for O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
. O

Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Maine B-GPE
-RRB- O
was O
confident O
he O
had O
enough O
votes O
to O
block O
the O
maneuver O
on O
procedural O
grounds O
, O
perhaps O
as O
soon O
as O
today O
. O

Mr. O
Packwood O
all O
but O
conceded O
defeat O
, O
telling O
Mr. O
Mitchell O
: O
`` O
I O
sense O
at O
this O
stage O
you O
may O
have O
the O
votes O
. O
'' O

The O
two O
lawmakers O
sparred O
in O
a O
highly O
personal O
fashion O
, O
violating O
usual O
Senate B-ORG
decorum O
. O

Their O
tone O
was O
good O
- O
natured O
, O
with O
Mr. O
Packwood O
saying O
he O
intended O
to O
offer O
the O
proposal O
again O
and O
again O
on O
future O
legislation O
and O
Sen. O
Mitchell O
saying O
he O
intended O
to O
use O
procedural O
means O
to O
block O
it O
again O
and O
again O
. O

Although O
the O
proposal O
, O
authored O
by O
Mr. O
Packwood O
and O
Sen. O
William O
Roth O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Del. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
appears O
to O
have O
general O
backing O
by O
Republicans B-NORP
, O
their O
votes O
are O
n't O
sufficient O
to O
pass O
it O
. O

And O
Democrats B-NORP
, O
who O
are O
under O
increasing O
pressure O
from O
their O
leaders O
to O
reject O
the O
gains O
- O
tax O
cut O
, O
are O
finding O
reasons O
to O
say O
no O
, O
at O
least O
for O
now O
. O

A O
major O
reason O
is O
that O
they O
believe O
the O
Packwood O
- O
Roth O
plan O
would O
lose O
buckets O
of O
revenue O
over O
the O
long O
run O
. O

The O
Packwood O
- O
Roth O
proposal O
would O
reduce O
the O
tax O
depending O
on O
how O
long O
an O
asset O
was O
held O
. O

It O
also O
would O
create O
a O
new O
individual O
retirement O
account O
that O
would O
shield O
from O
taxation O
the O
appreciation O
on O
investments O
made O
for O
a O
wide O
variety O
of O
purposes O
, O
including O
retirement O
, O
medical O
expenses O
, O
first O
- O
home O
purchases O
and O
tuition O
. O

`` O
A O
number O
of O
us O
are O
not O
going O
to O
touch O
capital O
gains O
, O
IRAs O
or O
anything O
else O
unless O
it O
contributes O
to O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
, O
'' O
said O
Sen. O
Charles O
Robb O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Va. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
who O
is O
one O
of O
the O
10 O
to O
20 O
Democrats B-NORP
who O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
believes O
might O
favor O
giving O
preferential O
treatment O
to O
capital O
gains O
. O

President O
Bush O
has O
been O
hearing O
this O
kind O
of O
opposition O
first O
hand O
during O
meetings O
over O
the O
past O
two O
days O
with O
Democratic O
senators O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

And O
at O
a O
luncheon O
meeting O
Tuesday O
of O
Democratic O
senators O
, O
there O
was O
outspoken O
opposition O
to O
cutting O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
this O
year O
, O
according O
to O
participants O
. O

The O
trend O
is O
making O
advocates O
of O
the O
tax O
cut O
less O
optimistic O
about O
success O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
a O
one O
- O
out O
- O
of O
- O
three O
shot O
of O
getting O
it O
this O
year O
, O
'' O
said O
Sen. O
David O
Boren O
of O
Oklahoma B-GPE
, O
a O
leading O
Democratic O
proponent O
of O
cutting O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
. O

He O
called O
the O
battle O
`` O
uphill O
. O
'' O

Other O
Democrats B-NORP
who O
favor O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
cut O
are O
even O
more O
pessimistic O
. O

`` O
There O
will O
be O
no O
capital O
- O
gains O
bill O
this O
year O
, O
'' O
said O
Sen. O
Dale O
Bumpers O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ark B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
probably O
not O
going O
to O
vote O
for O
any O
capital O
- O
gains O
proposal O
. O

The O
IRA O
portion O
-LRB- O
of O
the O
Packwood O
- O
Roth O
plan O
-RRB- O
is O
irresponsible O
. O
'' O

Another O
significant O
factor O
in O
the O
capitalgains O
debate O
is O
the O
extent O
to O
which O
it O
has O
become O
a O
purely O
political O
battle O
between O
President O
Bush O
and O
Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
Mitchell O
. O

Mr. O
Mitchell O
has O
made O
clear O
to O
his O
wavering O
colleagues O
that O
the O
issue O
is O
important O
to O
him O
personally O
. O

Today O
, O
Sen. O
Mitchell O
and O
other O
leading O
Democrats B-NORP
plan O
to O
turn O
up O
the O
heat O
again O
by O
holding O
a O
news O
conference O
to O
bash O
the O
proposal O
. O

Estimates O
requested O
by O
Sen. O
Mitchell O
from O
the B-ORG
Congressional I-ORG
Joint I-ORG
Taxation I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
show O
that O
the O
richest O
100 O
taxpayers O
got O
an O
average O
benefit O
from O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
differential O
of O
$ O
13 O
million O
each O
in O
1985 O
, O
the O
last O
year O
for O
which O
figures O
are O
available O
. O

White B-GPE
House I-GPE
officials O
acknowledged O
yesterday O
that O
Democrats B-NORP
still O
are O
reluctant O
to O
publicly O
express O
support O
for O
the O
Packwood O
- O
Roth O
capital O
gains O
proposal O
because O
they O
are O
loath O
to O
buck O
Sen. O
Mitchell O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
officials O
said O
they O
are O
open O
to O
making O
a O
variety O
of O
deals O
with O
Senate O
Democrats O
to O
win O
their O
support O
for O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
asked O
in O
this O
week O
for O
discussions O
with O
President O
Bush O
have O
suggested O
ways O
of O
`` O
tinkering O
'' O
with O
the O
Packwood O
- O
Roth O
proposal O
, O
suggesting O
an O
interest O
in O
looking O
for O
a O
modified O
version O
they O
can O
back O
, O
one O
official O
said O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
aides O
think O
that O
there O
are O
numerous O
other O
important O
measures O
Democrats B-NORP
badly O
wanted O
passed O
-- O
such O
as O
the O
scaling O
back O
of O
a O
controversial O
catastrophic O
health O
- O
care O
plan O
for O
the O
elderly O
-- O
that O
might O
provide O
the O
president O
leverage O
in O
cutting O
deals O
with O
Democrats B-NORP
. O

A O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
might O
be O
paired O
with O
such O
measures O
to O
help O
ensure O
passage O
. O

Other O
possibilities O
include O
a O
child O
- O
care O
initiative O
and O
an O
increase O
in O
the O
minimum O
wage O
. O

If O
they O
ca O
n't O
secure O
immediate O
passage O
of O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
plan O
, O
administration O
officials O
also O
are O
n't O
ruling O
out O
making O
a O
deal O
with O
Congress B-ORG
to O
put O
off O
a O
vote O
until O
a O
firm O
date O
in O
the O
future O
, O
even O
next O
year O
. O

But O
the O
officials O
insist O
that O
such O
a O
deal O
on O
a O
future O
vote O
would O
have O
to O
apply O
to O
both O
the O
House O
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
. O

Gerald B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Seib I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
immigration O
authorities O
said O
they O
found O
658 O
more O
Chinese B-GPE
among O
Vietnamese B-NORP
boat O
people O
, O
bringing O
the O
number O
of O
Chinese B-GPE
trying O
to O
enter O
Japan B-GPE
by O
posing O
as O
Vietnamese B-NORP
refugees O
this O
year O
to O
1,642 O
. O

Japan B-GPE
plans O
to O
send O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
back O
home O
and O
is O
negotiating O
with O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
, O
a O
Justice B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
official O
said O
. O

The O
Chinese B-GPE
were O
among O
3,372 O
boat O
people O
supposedly O
from O
Vietnam B-GPE
who O
arrived O
in O
Japan B-GPE
this O
year O
, O
compared O
with O
219 O
for O
all O
of O
1988 O
, O
the O
official O
said O
. O

The O
658 O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
who O
have O
been O
in O
a O
refugee O
- O
assistance O
center O
, O
were O
sent O
to O
immigration O
facilities O
yesterday O
pending O
deportation O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
official O
said O
. O

On O
Sept. O
13 O
, O
Japan B-GPE
began O
a O
policy O
of O
screening O
boat O
people O
, O
accepting O
only O
those O
deemed O
to O
be O
political O
refugees O
. O

Francoise B-PERSON
Verne I-PERSON
, O
52 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
former O
deputy O
director O
of O
France B-GPE
's O
mint O
, O
faces O
prison O
for O
her O
theft O
of O
some O
67 O
rare O
coins O
from O
the O
mint O
's O
collections O
. O

Second O
in O
command O
from O
1979 O
to O
1984 O
, O
Mrs. O
Verne O
told O
a O
Paris B-GPE
court O
that O
the O
`` O
great O
disorder O
'' O
that O
reigned O
at O
the O
agency O
led O
her O
into O
temptation O
. O

Before O
an O
inventory O
in O
1984 O
that O
showed O
the O
`` O
disappearance O
'' O
of O
944 O
coins O
valued O
at O
about O
2.9 O
million O
French O
francs O
-LRB- O
about O
$ O
465,000 O
-RRB- O
, O
there O
had O
n't O
been O
any O
stock O
- O
taking O
since O
1868 O
. O

Tony B-PERSON
Lambert I-PERSON
, O
Mrs. O
Verne O
's O
successor O
, O
says O
the O
mint O
's O
losses O
from O
the O
theft O
run O
into O
the O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
francs O
. O

El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
is O
destroying O
more O
than O
1.6 O
million O
pounds O
of O
food O
that O
had O
rotted O
in O
government O
warehouses O
, O
government O
officials O
said O
. O

The O
state O
Supply B-ORG
Regulator I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
is O
to O
burn O
rice O
, O
corn O
and O
beans O
that O
spoiled O
because O
of O
neglect O
and O
corruption O
in O
the O
previous O
Christian B-NORP
Democrat I-NORP
government O
, O
a O
statement O
from O
the O
information O
service O
SISAL B-ORG
said O
. O

During O
the O
past O
administration O
the O
foodstuffs O
were O
first O
bought O
by O
the O
institute O
, O
then O
sold O
at O
low O
prices O
to O
`` O
unscrupulous O
businessmen O
'' O
who O
resold O
them O
to O
the O
institute O
at O
inflated O
prices O
, O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

A O
black O
- O
draped O
cruise O
liner O
sailed O
into O
Naples B-GPE
yesterday O
bringing O
800 O
Libyans B-NORP
threatening O
vengeance O
if O
Italy B-GPE
refuses O
to O
pay O
compensation O
for O
more O
than O
30 O
years O
of O
colonial O
rule O
. O

Another O
250 O
Libyans B-NORP
were O
already O
in O
Italy B-GPE
to O
stage O
a O
day O
of O
mourning O
for O
victims O
of O
Italy B-GPE
's O
colonial O
rule O
between O
1911 O
and O
1943 O
, O
when O
Tripoli B-GPE
says O
Rome B-GPE
kidnapped O
5,000 O
Libyans B-NORP
and O
deported O
them O
as O
forced O
labor O
. O

Libya B-GPE
's O
revolutionary O
Committees O
have O
threatened O
attacks O
on O
Italians B-NORP
if O
Rome B-GPE
does O
n't O
pay O
compensation O
. O

But O
officials O
in O
Rome B-GPE
say O
the O
issue O
was O
legally O
resolved O
by O
a O
settlement O
between O
Italy B-GPE
and O
King O
Idris O
, O
deposed O
by O
Col. O
Muammar O
Gadhafi O
in O
1969 O
. O

Canadian B-NORP
Indians I-NORP
are O
taking O
five O
countries O
to O
court O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
stop O
low O
military O
flights O
over O
their O
homes O
, O
the B-ORG
Dutch I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
said O
. O

Representatives O
of O
the O
Inuit B-NORP
and O
Cree B-NORP
peoples O
living O
in O
Quebec B-GPE
and O
Labrador B-GPE
in O
northeastern O
Canada B-GPE
told O
the O
ministry O
of O
the O
planned O
action O
at O
a O
meeting O
, O
a O
ministry O
spokesman O
said O
. O

They O
also O
wanted O
to O
prevent O
a O
NATO B-ORG
training O
base O
being O
built O
in O
the O
region O
, O
he O
said O
. O

The O
action O
, O
in O
the B-ORG
Canadian I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
will O
be O
against O
Canada B-GPE
, O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
Britain B-GPE
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
the O
ministry O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Japan B-GPE
suspended O
imports O
of O
French O
mushrooms O
after O
finding O
some O
contaminated O
by O
radiation O
, O
an O
official O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
Welfare O
said O
. O

Japan B-GPE
has O
been O
testing O
imported O
food O
from O
Europe B-GPE
since O
the O
April O
1986 O
Chernobyl B-GPE
accident O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
the O
ministry O
has O
announced O
50 O
bans O
on O
food O
imports O
from O
European B-NORP
countries O
, O
including O
Italy B-GPE
, O
Spain B-GPE
, O
Turkey B-GPE
, O
Greece B-GPE
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

The O
Venice B-GPE
city O
council O
is O
battling O
plans O
to O
tap O
huge O
gas O
fields O
off O
the O
coast O
that O
it O
says O
will O
speed O
up O
the O
city O
's O
slow O
sinking O
into O
its O
lagoon O
. O

AGIP B-ORG
, O
the O
state O
- O
owned O
energy O
giant O
, O
made O
the O
announcement O
about O
the O
gas O
field O
last O
month O
. O

Located O
six O
miles O
northeast O
of O
Venice B-GPE
, O
the O
field O
contains O
875 O
billion O
cubic O
feet O
of O
methane O
gas O
- O
one O
- O
tenth O
of O
Italy B-GPE
's O
reserves O
. O

Alarmed O
councilors O
say O
the O
project O
could O
jeopardize O
costly O
efforts O
to O
stop O
, O
or O
slow O
down O
, O
the O
subsidence O
that O
makes O
Venice B-GPE
subject O
to O
regular O
and O
destructive O
flooding O
. O

The O
council O
unanimously O
opposed O
the O
idea O
of O
AGIP B-ORG
pumping O
out O
the O
methane O
gas O
and O
swiftly O
appealed O
to O
the O
company O
and O
to O
Prime O
Minister O
Giulio O
Andreotti O
, O
who O
has O
yet O
to O
reply O
. O

AGIP B-ORG
refused O
to O
reconsider O
and O
says O
drilling O
is O
due O
to O
start O
early O
next O
year O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
unlikely O
extracting O
the O
gas O
will O
cause O
subsidence O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
spokeswoman O
. O

Thieves O
stole O
a O
12th O
century O
fresco O
from O
an O
abandoned O
church O
in O
Camerino B-GPE
, O
Italy B-GPE
, O
by O
removing O
the O
entire O
wall O
on O
which O
the O
work O
had O
been O
painted O
, O
police O
said O
... O
. O

West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
BMW B-ORG
commissioned O
the O
Nuremberg B-GPE
post O
office O
to O
test O
a O
prototype O
battery O
- O
powered O
car O
. O

The O
vehicle O
has O
a O
top O
speed O
of O
65 O
miles O
an O
hour O
and O
requires O
recharging O
from O
a O
standard O
wall O
socket O
every O
100 O
miles O
. O

ALAMCO B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
its O
board O
has O
approved O
a O
1 O
- O
for O
- O
10 O
reverse O
stock O
split O
. O

The O
Clarksburg B-GPE
, O
W.Va. B-GPE
, O
producer O
of O
gas O
and O
oil O
, O
said O
it O
wants O
shareholders O
to O
approve O
the O
split O
because O
it O
would O
`` O
enhance O
the O
marketability O
'' O
and O
trading O
of O
the O
stock O
. O

If O
approved O
at O
a O
shareholder O
meeting O
in O
December O
, O
the O
number O
of O
shares O
outstanding O
would O
decrease O
to O
five O
million O
from O
50 O
million O
, O
and O
par O
value O
would O
rise O
to O
10 O
cents O
from O
a O
penny O
. O

Friday O
, O
Oct. O
27 O
, O
9 O
p.m. O
- O
midnight O
EDT O
, O
on O
PBS B-ORG
-LRB- O
PBS B-ORG
air O
dates O
and O
times O
vary O
, O
so O
check O
local O
listings O
-RRB- O
: O
`` O
Show B-WORK_OF_ART
Boat I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
's O
Paper B-ORG
Mill I-ORG
Playhouse I-ORG
produced O
this O
faithful O
revival O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
most O
influential O
musical O
, O
written O
by O
Jerome B-PERSON
Kern I-PERSON
and O
Oscar B-PERSON
Hammerstein I-PERSON
and O
first O
produced O
on O
Broadway B-FAC
in O
1927 O
. O

Worth O
watching O
, O
although O
the O
music O
has O
lasted O
better O
than O
the O
plot O
or O
the O
humor O
. O

Saturday O
, O
Oct. O
28 O
, O
8 O
- O
10 O
p.m. O
EDT O
, O
on O
HBO B-ORG
-LRB- O
repeated O
Oct. O
31 O
, O
Nov. O
5 O
, O
8 O
, O
14 O
, O
16 O
and O
20 O
-RRB- O
: O
`` O
Perfect B-WORK_OF_ART
Witness I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Aidan B-PERSON
Quinn I-PERSON
, O
Brian B-PERSON
Dennehy I-PERSON
and O
Stockard B-PERSON
Channing I-PERSON
are O
excellent O
in O
this O
gripping O
tale O
of O
a O
reluctant O
witness O
in O
an O
organized O
crime O
prosecution O
. O

It O
's O
set O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
but O
it O
resonates O
with O
the O
terrible O
dynamics O
of O
the O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
drug O
wars O
. O

Sunday O
, O
Oct. O
29 O
, O
8 O
- O
11 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
ABC B-ORG
: O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Final I-WORK_OF_ART
Days I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

No O
doubt O
there O
is O
something O
to O
irk O
everyone O
in O
this O
AT&T B-ORG
- O
sponsored O
dramatization O
of O
Bob B-PERSON
Woodward I-PERSON
and O
Carl B-PERSON
Bernstein I-PERSON
's O
book O
about O
Watergate B-EVENT
. O

Personally O
, O
I O
'm O
irked O
by O
its O
combination O
of O
ponderousness O
and O
timidity O
, O
which O
adds O
up O
to O
an O
utter O
lack O
of O
drama O
. O

Sunday O
, O
Oct. O
29 O
, O
10 O
- O
11 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
Showtime B-ORG
-LRB- O
repeated O
Nov. O
2 O
, O
6 O
, O
11 O
and O
15 O
-RRB- O
: O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Strange I-WORK_OF_ART
Case I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Dr. I-WORK_OF_ART
Jekyll I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Mr. I-WORK_OF_ART
Hyde I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Fans O
of O
Anthony B-PERSON
Andrews I-PERSON
-LRB- O
`` O
Brideshead B-WORK_OF_ART
Revisited I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-RRB- O
will O
relish O
watching O
him O
play O
the O
title O
role O
-LRB- O
s O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
19th O
- O
century O
Robert B-PERSON
Louis I-PERSON
Stevenson I-PERSON
pre-Freudian O
drama O
of O
schizoid O
horror O
. O

Monday O
, O
Oct. O
30 O
, O
10 O
- O
11 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
PBS B-ORG
: O
`` O
Journey B-WORK_OF_ART
Into I-WORK_OF_ART
Sleep I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

I O
promise O
you O
will O
stay O
awake O
through O
this O
intriguing O
documentary O
about O
the O
science O
of O
sleep O
. O

Wednesday O
, O
Nov. O
1 O
, O
9 O
- O
10:30 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
PBS B-ORG
: O
`` O
Thomas B-WORK_OF_ART
Hart I-WORK_OF_ART
Benton I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Critical O
opinion O
is O
divided O
about O
the O
success O
of O
Benton B-PERSON
's O
populist O
defiance O
of O
modernist O
art O
. O

But O
no O
one O
could O
disagree O
that O
Ken B-PERSON
Burns I-PERSON
has O
made O
a O
fascinating O
film O
about O
this O
famous O
American B-NORP
painter O
. O

Thursday O
, O
Nov. O
2 O
, O
9 O
- O
10 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
A&E B-ORG
-LRB- O
repeated O
at O
1 O
a.m. O
and O
on O
Nov. O
5 O
-RRB- O
: O
`` O
Third B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Oak I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Pool I-WORK_OF_ART
Hall I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

A O
one O
- O
acter O
by O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Pulitzer I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
- O
winning O
playwright O
Marsha B-PERSON
Norman I-PERSON
is O
the O
first O
presentation O
in O
a O
new O
series O
called O
`` O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Playwrights I-WORK_OF_ART
Theater I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
sponsored O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
. O

James B-PERSON
Earl I-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
and O
Mario B-PERSON
Van I-PERSON
Peebles I-PERSON
carry O
out O
a O
bitter O
intergenerational O
dialogue O
between O
two O
black O
men O
. O

Thursdays O
, O
Nov. O
2 O
- O
23 O
, O
10 O
- O
11 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
PBS B-ORG
: O
`` O
Taiwan B-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Other I-WORK_OF_ART
China I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Judy B-PERSON
Woodruff I-PERSON
hosts O
this O
handsome O
four O
- O
part O
series O
about O
the O
history O
, O
economy O
, O
culture O
and O
politics O
of O
the O
island O
home O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
democracy O
and O
capitalism O
. O

Friday O
, O
Nov. O
3 O
, O
9 O
- O
11 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
PBS B-ORG
: O
`` O
Our B-WORK_OF_ART
Town I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Along O
with O
`` O
Show B-WORK_OF_ART
Boat I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
`` O
Great B-WORK_OF_ART
Performances I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
kicks O
off O
its O
new O
season O
with O
this O
Lincoln B-ORG
Center I-ORG
production O
of O
Thornton O
Wilder O
's O
best O
known O
play O
, O
in O
which O
the O
role O
of O
the O
small O
- O
town O
Stage O
Manager O
is O
given O
a O
hip O
twist O
by O
performance O
artist O
Spalding B-PERSON
Gray I-PERSON
. O

Saturday O
, O
Nov. O
4 O
, O
1:30 O
- O
6 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
NBC B-ORG
: O
Breeder O
's O
Cup O
Day O
. O

Polished O
hooves O
, O
fancy O
turf O
, O
fat O
purses O
-- O
the O
horse O
race O
of O
the O
year O
. O

Sunday O
, O
Nov. O
5 O
, O
10:30 O
a.m. O
- O
1:30 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
ABC B-ORG
: O
New B-EVENT
York I-EVENT
City I-EVENT
Marathon I-EVENT
. O

Shiny O
Nikes O
, O
cracked O
cement O
, O
media O
glory O
-- O
the O
foot O
race O
of O
the O
year O
. O

Sunday O
, O
Nov. O
5 O
, O
8 O
- O
9 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
TNT B-ORG
: O
`` O
Gary B-WORK_OF_ART
Cooper I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
American I-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
American I-WORK_OF_ART
Legend I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

I O
've O
seen O
a O
great O
many O
moviestar O
film O
portraits O
, O
and O
this O
one O
is O
outstanding O
. O

Sundays O
, O
Nov. O
5 O
- O
12 O
, O
9 O
- O
10:30 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
PBS B-ORG
: O
`` O
Glory B-WORK_OF_ART
Enough I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
All I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Can O
`` O
Masterpiece B-WORK_OF_ART
Theatre I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
make O
a O
compelling O
human O
story O
out O
of O
the O
discovery O
of O
insulin O
? O

This O
earthy O
, O
amusing O
film O
answers O
with O
a O
resounding O
`` O
yes O
. O
'' O

Sunday O
and O
Monday O
, O
Nov. O
5 O
and O
6 O
, O
9 O
- O
11 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
NBC B-ORG
: O
`` O
Cross O
of O
Fire O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
Ku I-ORG
Klux I-ORG
Klan I-ORG
was O
revived O
in O
the O
1920s O
as O
a O
national O
organization O
aimed O
at O
Catholics O
and O
Jews O
as O
well O
as O
blacks O
. O

One O
reason O
for O
its O
downfall O
was O
the O
murder O
trial O
of O
D.C. B-PERSON
Stephenson I-PERSON
, O
an O
Indiana B-GPE
leader O
whose O
reckless O
career O
is O
depicted O
in O
this O
film O
starring O
Mel B-PERSON
Harris I-PERSON
-LRB- O
`` O
thirtysomething B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-RRB- O
and O
John B-PERSON
Heard I-PERSON
. O

Tuesday O
, O
Nov. O
7 O
, O
8 O
- O
9 O
p.m. O
EST O
, O
on O
PBS B-ORG
: O
`` O
Hurricane O
! O
'' O

Has O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
earthquake O
caused O
you O
to O
forget O
Hugo B-EVENT
? O

You O
'll O
remember O
when O
you O
see O
the O
stunning O
footage O
taken O
from O
inside O
a O
hurricane O
's O
eye O
, O
in O
this O
edition O
of O
`` O
NOVA B-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Motorola B-ORG
is O
fighting O
back O
against O
junk O
mail O
. O

So O
much O
of O
the O
stuff O
poured O
into O
its O
Austin B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
offices O
that O
its O
mail O
rooms O
there O
simply O
stopped O
delivering O
it O
. O

Now O
, O
thousands O
of O
mailers O
, O
catalogs O
and O
sales O
pitches O
go O
straight O
into O
the O
trash O
. O

`` O
We O
just O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
staff O
to O
-LCB- O
deliver O
-RCB- O
it O
, O
nor O
do O
we O
have O
the O
space O
or O
the O
time O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Schaumburg B-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
electronics O
company O
, O
which O
has O
5,000 O
employees O
in O
the O
Austin B-GPE
area O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
the O
overload O
problem O
and O
the O
weight O
problem O
we O
have O
. O
'' O

Motorola B-ORG
is O
in O
good O
company O
. O

Businesses O
across O
the O
country O
are O
getting O
fed O
up O
with O
junk O
mail O
, O
and O
some O
are O
saying O
they O
just O
are O
n't O
going O
to O
take O
it O
anymore O
-- O
literally O
. O

While O
no O
one O
has O
tracked O
how O
many O
company O
mail O
rooms O
throw O
out O
junk O
mail O
, O
direct O
- O
mail O
advertising O
firms O
say O
the O
number O
is O
growing O
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
earlier O
this O
year O
said O
it O
would O
n't O
deliver O
bulk O
mail O
or O
free O
magazines O
in O
its O
Flint B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
office O
, O
while O
Air B-ORG
Products I-ORG
& O
Chemicals O
, O
Allentown B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
says O
it O
screens O
junk O
mail O
and O
often O
throws O
out O
most O
of O
a O
given O
mass O
mailing O
. O

Why O
the O
revolt O
? O

Anybody O
with O
a O
mailbox O
can O
answer O
that O
: O
sheer O
, O
overwhelming O
, O
mind O
- O
numbing O
volume O
. O

According O
to O
the B-ORG
Direct I-ORG
Marketing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
total O
direct O
mail O
-- O
to O
both O
businesses O
and O
consumers O
-- O
jumped O
50 O
% O
to O
65.4 O
billion O
pieces O
in O
1988 O
from O
five O
years O
earlier O
. O

Though O
direct O
mail O
to O
businesses O
is O
n't O
broken O
out O
separately O
, O
the O
association O
says O
it O
's O
growing O
even O
faster O
. O

The O
deluge O
has O
spurred O
cost O
- O
conscious O
companies O
to O
action O
, O
with O
mail O
rooms O
throwing O
the O
stuff O
out O
rather O
than O
taking O
the O
time O
or O
money O
to O
deliver O
it O
. O

The O
direct O
- O
mail O
industry O
, O
not O
surprisingly O
, O
is O
fuming O
at O
the O
injustice O
of O
it O
all O
. O

After O
all O
, O
this O
is O
the O
industry O
that O
has O
a O
hard O
enough O
time O
getting O
any O
respect O
, O
that O
is O
the O
butt O
of O
so O
many O
jokes O
that O
television O
's O
`` O
L.A. B-WORK_OF_ART
Law I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
portrays O
direct O
- O
mail O
- O
mogul O
David B-PERSON
as O
short O
, O
bald O
, O
intensely O
nerdy O
, O
and O
unremittingly O
boring O
. O

The O
practice O
of O
businesses O
throwing O
out O
junk O
mail O
`` O
is O
a O
commonly O
known O
problem O
, O
and O
it O
's O
increasing O
as O
companies O
attempt O
to O
put O
through O
budget O
cuts O
across O
the O
board O
, O
'' O
right O
down O
to O
the O
mail O
- O
room O
level O
, O
says O
Stephen B-PERSON
Belth I-PERSON
, O
a O
list O
consultant O
and O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Direct I-ORG
Marketing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
's O
business O
- O
to O
- O
business O
council O
. O

`` O
But O
it O
's O
like O
biting O
the O
hand O
that O
feeds O
them O
, O
because O
every O
one O
of O
these O
companies O
uses O
direct O
marketing O
. O
'' O

It O
's O
almost O
impossible O
to O
track O
the O
number O
of O
companies O
trashing O
junk O
mail O
, O
since O
the O
decision O
is O
usually O
made O
in O
the O
mail O
room O
-- O
not O
the O
board O
room O
. O

And O
the O
practice O
often O
varies O
from O
location O
to O
location O
even O
within O
a O
company O
. O

But O
industry O
executives O
say O
businesses O
seem O
especially O
inclined O
to O
dump O
mailers O
sent O
to O
titles O
rather O
than O
to O
individual O
names O
. O

Motorola B-ORG
's O
Austin B-GPE
operation O
was O
one O
of O
the O
first O
to O
lose O
patience O
, O
deciding O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
to O
junk O
any O
bulk O
mail O
that O
was O
n't O
addressed O
to O
an O
individual O
. O

Magazines O
are O
n't O
delivered O
at O
all O
, O
even O
if O
an O
individual O
's O
name O
is O
listed O
; O
employees O
who O
want O
their O
magazines O
have O
to O
pick O
them O
up O
from O
the O
mail O
room O
or O
the O
company O
library O
-- O
and O
are O
told O
to O
change O
the O
subscriptions O
to O
their O
home O
addresses O
. O

At O
Air B-ORG
Products I-ORG
, O
meanwhile O
, O
the O
mailroom O
staff O
opens O
junk O
mail O
and O
often O
throws O
it O
away O
-- O
even O
if O
addressed O
to O
an O
individual O
. O

`` O
If O
they O
get O
50 O
packets O
of O
something O
, O
they O
open O
one O
, O
see O
what O
it O
says O
, O
throw O
48 O
away O
and O
send O
two O
to O
people O
or O
departments O
they O
think O
are O
appropriate O
, O
'' O
a O
spokesman O
says O
. O

Direct O
marketers O
were O
especially O
alarmed O
when O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
-- O
one O
of O
the O
country O
's O
largest O
companies O
and O
a O
big O
direct O
- O
mail O
user O
itself O
-- O
entered O
the O
junk O
- O
mail O
battle O
. O

As O
of O
March O
1 O
, O
its O
Flint B-GPE
office O
, O
with O
about O
2,500 O
employees O
, O
stopped O
delivering O
bulk O
mail O
and O
non-subscription O
magazines O
. O

Employees O
were O
told O
that O
if O
they O
really O
wanted O
the O
publications O
, O
they O
would O
have O
to O
have O
them O
sent O
home O
instead O
. O

The O
reason O
: O
overload O
, O
especially O
of O
non-subscription O
magazines O
. O

Direct O
- O
mail O
executives O
see O
GM B-ORG
's O
stand O
as O
an O
ominous O
sign O
-- O
even O
if O
the O
junk O
- O
mail O
kings O
did O
bring O
it O
on O
themselves O
. O

`` O
Why O
anyone O
would O
want O
to O
close O
themselves O
off O
-LCB- O
from O
direct O
mail O
-RCB- O
, O
a O
priori O
, O
does O
n't O
make O
any O
sense O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Bronner I-PERSON
of O
Bronner B-ORG
Slosberg I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
, O
a O
Boston B-GPE
directmail O
firm O
. O

`` O
It O
smacks O
of O
big O
brotherism O
. O

They O
're O
going O
to O
decide O
what O
their O
employees O
can O
or O
can O
not O
read O
. O
'' O

The O
practice O
is O
, O
however O
, O
legal O
in O
most O
cases O
. O

Jack B-PERSON
Ellis I-PERSON
, O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
postal O
inspector O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
says O
the B-ORG
Postal I-ORG
Service I-ORG
's O
only O
job O
is O
to O
deliver O
the O
mail O
to O
the O
mail O
room O
; O
once O
it O
gets O
there O
, O
a O
company O
can O
do O
with O
it O
what O
it O
wishes O
. O

The O
junk O
- O
mail O
titans O
, O
ever O
optimistic O
, O
are O
looking O
for O
ways O
around O
the O
problem O
. O

So O
far O
, O
they O
say O
, O
it O
has O
n't O
had O
any O
noticeable O
effect O
on O
response O
rates O
. O

And O
before O
it O
does O
, O
they O
're O
trying O
to O
cut O
back O
on O
the O
clutter O
that O
created O
the O
situation O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
the O
industry O
is O
trying O
to O
come O
up O
with O
standardized O
business O
lists O
that O
cut O
down O
on O
duplications O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
mail O
a O
lot O
less O
and O
a O
lot O
smarter O
, O
'' O
says O
Jack B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Quill B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
Lincolnshire B-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
business O
- O
to O
- O
business O
mail O
- O
order O
company O
. O

But O
then O
again O
, O
mailing O
less O
and O
smarter O
wo O
n't O
be O
much O
help O
if O
the O
mail O
ends O
up O
in O
the O
garbage O
anyway O
. O

New O
Hyundai B-ORG
Campaign O

Hyundai B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
America I-ORG
, O
fighting O
quality O
complaints O
, O
declining O
sales O
and O
management O
turmoil O
, O
yesterday O
unveiled O
its O
1990 O
ad O
strategy O
, O
tagged O
`` O
We B-WORK_OF_ART
're I-WORK_OF_ART
Making I-WORK_OF_ART
More I-WORK_OF_ART
Sense I-WORK_OF_ART
Than I-WORK_OF_ART
Ever I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
ad O
campaign O
, O
created O
by O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi B-ORG
's O
Backer B-ORG
Spielvogel I-ORG
Bates I-ORG
agency O
, O
is O
an O
extension O
of O
the O
auto O
company O
's O
`` O
Cars B-WORK_OF_ART
That I-WORK_OF_ART
Make I-WORK_OF_ART
Sense I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
campaign O
, O
which O
emphasized O
affordability O
. O

TV O
ads O
plugging O
the O
company O
's O
new O
V O
- O
6 O
Sonata B-PRODUCT
and O
its O
souped O
- O
up O
Excel B-PRODUCT
subcompact O
will O
begin O
appearing O
Monday O
. O

One O
spot O
shows O
a O
Sonata B-PRODUCT
next O
to O
a O
rival O
midsized O
car O
, O
and O
an O
announcer O
says O
, O
`` O
Listen O
to O
what O
they O
're O
saying O
about O
the O
Hyundai O
Sonata B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

As O
the O
announcer O
reads O
favorable O
quotes O
about O
the O
model O
from O
Motor O
Trend O
and O
Road O
& O
Track O
magazines O
, O
the O
other O
car O
, O
which O
is O
white O
, O
slowly O
turns O
green O
. O

`` O
No O
wonder O
the O
competition O
's O
green O
with O
envy O
, O
'' O
the O
announcer O
says O
. O

Ad O
Notes O
... O
. O

ACQUISITION O
: O

EWDB B-ORG
, O
formed O
by O
the O
merger O
of O
Eurocom B-ORG
and O
Della B-ORG
Femina I-ORG
McNamee I-ORG
WCRS I-ORG
, O
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
buy O
Vizeversa B-ORG
, O
an O
agency O
in O
Barcelona B-GPE
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

HOLIDAY O
ADS O
: O

Seagram B-ORG
will O
run O
two O
interactive O
ads O
in O
December O
magazines O
promoting O
its O
Chivas B-PRODUCT
Regal I-PRODUCT
and O
Crown B-PRODUCT
Royal I-PRODUCT
brands O
. O

The O
Chivas B-PRODUCT
ad O
illustrates O
-- O
via O
a O
series O
of O
pullouts O
-- O
the O
wild O
reactions O
from O
the O
pool O
man O
, O
gardener O
and O
others O
if O
not O
given O
Chivas B-PRODUCT
for O
Christmas O
. O

The O
three O
- O
page O
Crown B-PRODUCT
Royal I-PRODUCT
ad O
features O
a O
black O
- O
and O
- O
white O
shot O
of O
a O
boring O
holiday O
party O
-- O
and O
a O
set O
of O
colorful O
stickers O
with O
which O
readers O
can O
dress O
it O
up O
. O

Both O
ads O
were O
designed O
by O
Omnicom B-ORG
's O
DDB B-ORG
Needham I-ORG
agency O
. O

ARTICLE O
I O
, O
SECTION O
7 O
, O
CLAUSE O
2 O
: O

Every O
Bill O
which O
shall O
have O
passed O
the O
House O
of O
Representatives O
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
shall O
, O
before O
it O
becomes O
a O
Law O
, O
be O
presented O
to O
the O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
; O
If O
he O
approve O
he O
shall O
sign O
it O
, O
but O
if O
not O
he O
shall O
return O
it O
, O
with O
his O
Objections O
to O
that O
House B-ORG
in O
which O
it O
shall O
have O
originated O
, O
who O
shall O
enter O
the O
Objections O
at O
large O
on O
their O
Journal O
, O
and O
proceed O
to O
reconsider O
it O
. O

If O
after O
such O
Reconsideration O
two O
thirds O
of O
that O
House B-ORG
shall O
agree O
to O
pass O
the O
Bill O
, O
it O
shall O
be O
sent O
, O
together O
with O
the O
Objections O
, O
to O
the O
other O
House B-ORG
, O
by O
which O
it O
shall O
likewise O
be O
reconsidered O
, O
and O
if O
approved O
by O
two O
thirds O
of O
that O
House B-ORG
, O
it O
shall O
become O
a O
Law O
... O
. O

ARTICLE O
I O
, O
SECTION O
7 O
, O
CLAUSE O
3 O
: O

Every O
Order O
, O
Resolution O
, O
or O
Vote O
to O
which O
the O
Concurrence O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
of O
Representatives O
may O
be O
necessary O
-LRB- O
except O
on O
a O
question O
of O
Adjournment O
-RRB- O
shall O
be O
presented O
to O
the O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
; O
and O
before O
the O
Same O
shall O
take O
Effect O
, O
shall O
be O
approved O
by O
him O
, O
or O
being O
disapproved O
by O
him O
, O
shall O
be O
repassed O
by O
two O
thirds O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
of O
Representatives O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Rules O
and O
Limitations O
prescribed O
in O
the O
Case O
of O
a O
Bill O
. O

President O
Bush O
told O
reporters O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
that O
he O
was O
looking O
for O
the O
right O
test O
case O
to O
see O
whether O
he O
already O
has O
the O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
. O

Vice O
President O
Quayle O
and O
Budget O
Director O
Darman O
said O
recently O
they O
've O
joined O
the O
search O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
subject O
came O
up O
again O
when O
Marlin B-PERSON
Fitzwater I-PERSON
explained O
the O
constitutional O
argument O
based O
on O
the O
provisions O
above O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
press O
corps O
. O

President O
Bush O
does O
n't O
have O
any O
provision O
in O
mind O
, O
but O
line O
- O
item O
- O
veto O
bait O
will O
be O
like O
earthworms O
at O
midnight O
in O
the O
coming O
Continuing O
Resolution O
. O

The O
harder O
question O
is O
whether O
anyone O
yet O
understands O
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
fight O
for O
his O
constitutional O
prerogatives O
is O
about O
politics O
as O
much O
as O
it O
is O
about O
law O
. O

We O
have O
been O
persuaded O
by O
the O
constitutional O
argument O
for O
the O
inherent O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
since O
1987 O
, O
when O
lawyer O
Stephen B-PERSON
Glazier I-PERSON
first O
made O
the O
case O
on O
this O
page O
. O

The O
1974 O
budget O
`` O
reform O
, O
'' O
passed O
over O
President O
Nixon O
's O
veto O
, O
took O
away O
the O
presidential O
impoundment O
power O
, O
thereby O
introducing O
monstrous O
CRs O
and O
eviscerating O
the O
presidential O
veto O
. O

Mr. O
Glazier O
discovered O
that O
the O
Founders O
had O
worried O
that O
Congress B-ORG
might O
take O
the O
President O
out O
of O
the O
loop O
. O

Article B-LAW
I I-LAW
, O
Section B-LAW
7 I-LAW
, O
Clause O
3 O
says O
that O
whether O
it O
's O
called O
an O
`` O
order O
, O
resolution O
or O
vote O
'' O
or O
anything O
else O
, O
Presidents O
must O
have O
the O
chance O
to O
veto O
. O

Labeling O
an O
omnibus O
budget O
a O
`` O
bill O
'' O
ca O
n't O
deprive O
the O
President O
of O
his O
power O
to O
veto O
items O
. O

Finding O
a O
test O
case O
should O
n't O
be O
hard O
, O
but O
there O
is O
something O
to O
be O
said O
for O
picking O
the O
best O
one O
possible O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
had O
the O
perfect O
case O
, O
but O
Congress B-ORG
blinked O
before O
it O
could O
go O
to O
court O
. O

After O
the O
HUD O
and O
S&L O
stories O
broke O
, O
some O
Congressmen O
began O
to O
worry O
that O
their O
influence O
peddling O
at O
executive O
- O
branch O
and O
independent O
agencies O
might O
some O
day O
get O
them O
in O
trouble O
. O

They O
worried O
about O
an O
Interior B-ORG
Department I-ORG
directive O
to O
log O
all O
communications O
with O
Members O
or O
their O
staffs O
. O

Congress B-ORG
inserted O
the O
following O
into O
the O
Interior O
appropriation O
: O
`` O
None O
of O
the O
funds O
available O
under O
this O
title O
may O
be O
used O
to O
prepare O
reports O
on O
contacts O
between O
employees O
of O
the O
Dept. O
of O
the O
Interior O
and O
Members O
and O
committees O
of O
Congress B-ORG
and O
their O
staff O
. O
'' O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
warned O
that O
this O
would O
be O
an O
unconstitutional O
usurpation O
of O
its O
power O
. O

When O
it O
threatened O
to O
use O
this O
provision O
as O
the O
test O
for O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
, O
Congress B-ORG
caved O
. O

The O
fear O
Congress B-ORG
has O
of O
any O
line O
- O
item O
- O
veto O
test O
led O
Members O
to O
add O
the O
single O
most O
contorted O
and O
ridiculous O
provision O
this O
year O
, O
`` O
This O
section O
shall O
be O
effective O
only O
on O
Oct. O
1 O
, O
1989 O
. O
'' O

This O
means O
Interior O
contacts O
can O
not O
be O
logged O
only O
on O
one O
day O
-- O
a O
Sunday O
that O
had O
already O
passed O
. O

If O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
looking O
for O
another O
unconstitutional O
bill O
, O
Rep. O
John O
Dingell O
is O
trying O
again O
to O
raise O
the O
Fairness O
Doctrine O
from O
the O
dead O
. O

President O
Reagan O
vetoed O
this O
as O
a O
First B-LAW
Amendment I-LAW
violation O
. O

The O
`` O
Fairness O
'' O
Doctrine O
's O
enthusiasts O
are O
incumbents O
in O
the O
House O
who O
know O
the O
rules O
squelch O
lively O
discussions O
on O
broadcasts O
, O
deterring O
feisty O
challengers O
. O

There O
are O
also O
other O
provisions O
requiring O
Congressmen O
to O
join O
treaty O
- O
negotiating O
teams O
and O
new O
restrictions O
on O
OMB O
. O

Unconstitutional O
bills O
make O
good O
legal O
targets O
, O
but O
the O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
is O
better O
understood O
as O
a O
political O
opportunity O
than O
as O
mere O
fodder O
for O
lawyers O
. O

Commenting O
on O
the O
budget O
mess O
this O
week O
, O
President O
Bush O
said O
: O
`` O
The O
perception O
out O
there O
is O
that O
it O
's O
the O
fault O
of O
Congress B-ORG
. O

And O
you O
can O
look O
to O
the O
leadership O
and O
ask O
them O
why O
that O
is O
the O
perception O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
. O
'' O

Exactly O
right O
. O

Now O
's O
the O
time O
to O
make O
the O
political O
case O
that O
Presidents O
need O
the O
line O
- O
item O
weapon O
to O
restore O
discipline O
to O
the O
budget O
. O

Congress B-ORG
is O
in O
no O
position O
to O
naysay O
Mr. O
Bush O
now O
that O
we O
're O
into O
Gramm B-LAW
- I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW
's O
sequestration O
. O

Just O
this O
week O
, O
the O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
met O
-- O
231 O
conferees O
, O
divided O
into O
26 O
different O
subconferences O
. O

Senator O
Daniel O
Inouye O
agreed O
to O
close O
some O
bases O
in O
Hawaii B-GPE
in O
exchange O
for O
such O
goodies O
as O
$ O
11 O
million O
for O
a O
parking O
lot O
at O
Walter B-ORG
Reed I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
. O

Conference O
negotiator O
Rep. O
Bill O
Hefner O
pulled O
down O
$ O
40 O
million O
in O
military O
bases O
for O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
and O
graciously O
allowed O
Senator O
James O
Sasser O
$ O
70 O
million O
for O
bases O
in O
Tennessee B-GPE
. O

President O
Bush O
should O
take O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
in O
one O
hand O
and O
a O
budget O
ax O
in O
the O
other O
and O
get O
to O
work O
. O

He O
should O
chop O
out O
both O
unconstitutional O
provisions O
and O
budget O
pork O
. O

Congress B-ORG
may O
have O
lost O
any O
sense O
of O
discipline O
, O
but O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
the O
country O
must O
learn O
to O
live O
forever O
with O
this O
mess O
. O

President O
Bush O
has O
the O
power O
to O
change O
how O
Washington B-GPE
works O
, O
if O
only O
he O
will O
use O
it O
. O

Alvin B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Trivelpiece I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
Oak B-ORG
Ridge I-ORG
National I-ORG
Laboratory I-ORG
, O
Oak B-GPE
Ridge I-GPE
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
, O
was O
elected O
a O
director O
of O
this O
optical O
- O
products O
concern O
. O

Mr. O
Trivelpiece O
, O
58 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
William B-PERSON
Bolger I-PERSON
, O
who O
died O
in O
August O
. O

Ronald B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
, O
48 O
, O
was O
named O
chairman O
of O
this O
insurance O
firm O
's O
reinsurance O
brokerage O
group O
and O
its O
major O
unit O
, O
G.L. O
Hodson O
& O
Son O
Inc O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Hodson I-PERSON
, O
65 O
, O
retired O
as O
chairman O
but O
will O
remain O
a O
consultant O
. O

Stephen B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Crane I-PERSON
, O
44 O
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
financial O
and O
planning O
officer O
of O
the O
parent O
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
the O
brokerage O
group O
and O
the O
unit O
, O
succeeding O
Mr. O
Taylor O
. O

The O
appointments O
are O
effective O
Nov. O
1 O
. O

Corroon B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
announce O
a O
successor O
to O
Mr. O
Crane O
at O
a O
later O
date O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Breeden I-PERSON
had O
n't O
noticed O
that O
his O
new O
desk O
had O
just O
four O
telephone O
lines O
and O
one O
phone O
. O

It O
was O
, O
after O
all O
, O
only O
his O
second O
full O
day O
as O
chairman O
of O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
. O

But O
the O
lack O
of O
lines O
became O
painfully O
apparent O
. O

As O
the O
stock O
market O
lurched O
into O
a O
190 O
- O
point O
free O
fall O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
Mr. O
Breeden O
found O
himself O
scurrying O
around O
the O
sixth O
floor O
of O
the O
SEC O
-- O
from O
his O
desk O
, O
where O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
was O
on O
an O
open O
line O
, O
to O
his O
assistant O
's O
office O
, O
where O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Trading I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
was O
connected O
, O
to O
a O
third O
room O
, O
where O
a O
computer O
monitored O
market O
moves O
. O

With O
other O
anxious O
calls O
pouring O
in O
, O
he O
recalls O
, O
`` O
I O
'd O
either O
have O
to O
disconnect O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
or O
go O
out O
to O
the O
secretary O
's O
desk O
. O
'' O

It O
wo O
n't O
happen O
again O
. O

Now O
there O
are O
more O
lines O
connected O
to O
the O
chairman O
's O
office O
, O
and O
the O
market O
- O
monitoring O
computer O
has O
been O
moved O
next O
to O
his O
desk O
. O

It O
's O
all O
part O
of O
a O
new O
`` O
command O
center O
. O
'' O

The O
changes O
in O
the O
office O
layout O
illustrate O
Mr. O
Breeden O
's O
stance O
as O
the O
nation O
's O
top O
securities O
regulator O
. O

Like O
his O
predecessor O
, O
David B-PERSON
Ruder I-PERSON
, O
he O
was O
faced O
with O
a O
crisis O
in O
the O
stock O
markets O
soon O
after O
coming O
into O
office O
. O

But O
unlike O
Mr. O
Ruder O
, O
who O
during O
the O
1987 O
crash O
damaged O
himself O
by O
saying O
rather O
offhandedly O
that O
the O
markets O
might O
be O
closed O
, O
Mr. O
Breeden O
is O
turning O
the O
market O
drop O
to O
his O
own O
advantage O
, O
using O
it O
to O
further O
his O
agenda O
for O
the O
SEC O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
and O
in O
congressional O
testimony O
, O
he O
repeatedly O
points O
to O
the O
recent O
190 O
- O
point O
plunge O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
-- O
the O
second O
- O
largest O
ever O
-- O
as O
evidence O
of O
the O
need O
for O
Congress B-ORG
to O
give O
the O
SEC O
the O
ability O
to O
better O
monitor O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
loan O
activity O
by O
brokerage O
firms O
and O
to O
track O
big O
trades O
in O
the O
market O
. O

A O
veteran O
of O
another O
financial O
crisis O
, O
the O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
bailout O
, O
Mr. O
Breeden O
wants O
to O
have O
the O
SEC O
regulate O
securities O
issued O
by O
banks O
and O
S&Ls O
. O

More O
broadly O
, O
he O
wants O
to O
`` O
modernize O
'' O
regulation O
by O
eliminating O
barriers O
between O
commercial O
and O
investment O
banking O
and O
by O
helping O
U.S. B-GPE
financial O
firms O
compete O
in O
the O
global O
market O
. O

He O
believes O
the O
tax O
code O
encourages O
the O
use O
of O
debt O
instead O
of O
stock O
and O
may O
fuel O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
, O
an O
area O
the O
SEC O
does O
n't O
regulate O
directly O
but O
one O
where O
it O
wields O
influence O
both O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
and O
in O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Also O
unlike O
Mr. O
Ruder O
, O
Mr. O
Breeden O
appears O
to O
be O
in O
a O
position O
to O
get O
somewhere O
with O
his O
agenda O
. O

As O
a O
former O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
aide O
who O
worked O
closely O
with O
Congress B-ORG
, O
he O
is O
savvy O
in O
the O
ways O
of O
Washington B-GPE
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
the O
coming O
months O
likely O
will O
offer O
him O
the O
opportunity O
to O
obtain O
his O
own O
majority O
on O
the O
five O
- O
member O
commission O
, O
enabling O
him O
to O
avoid O
the O
dissension O
that O
frustrated O
his O
predecessor O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Breeden O
, O
a O
39 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
securities O
lawyer O
, O
has O
skirted O
some O
of O
the O
heftier O
issues O
facing O
the O
financial O
markets O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
he O
has O
n't O
stated O
a O
clear O
position O
on O
high O
- O
risk O
, O
high O
- O
yield O
junk O
bonds O
, O
an O
area O
of O
growing O
concern O
as O
turmoil O
in O
the O
junk O
market O
spills O
over O
into O
stocks O
. O

He O
may O
be O
waiting O
to O
see O
the O
results O
of O
several O
pending O
SEC B-ORG
studies O
of O
junk O
market O
liquidity O
and O
disclosure O
rules O
. O

He O
also O
has O
kept O
a O
close O
wrap O
on O
the O
names O
of O
people O
under O
consideration O
for O
the O
crucial O
post O
of O
enforcement O
director O
at O
the O
commission O
, O
a O
job O
vacant O
since O
the O
summer O
. O

Mr. O
Breeden O
's O
selection O
will O
be O
scrutinized O
as O
an O
important O
signal O
about O
the O
strength O
of O
his O
commitment O
to O
continuing O
the O
SEC O
's O
high O
- O
profile O
pursuit O
of O
insider O
trading O
and O
market O
manipulation O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

Congress B-ORG
seems O
likely O
to O
let O
the O
new O
chairman O
have O
his O
way O
for O
a O
while O
. O

Members O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
know O
Mr. O
Breeden O
from O
working O
on O
the O
thrift O
- O
bailout O
bill O
, O
and O
the O
relationship O
generally O
remains O
warm O
. O

Indeed O
, O
during O
Mr. O
Breeden O
's O
confirmation O
hearing O
last O
month O
, O
senators O
asked O
him O
to O
introduce O
his O
children O
three O
separate O
times O
-- O
more O
often O
than O
they O
asked O
about O
his O
qualifications O
for O
the O
job O
. O

These O
days O
, O
Mr. O
Breeden O
is O
winning O
praise O
in O
Washington B-GPE
and O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
for O
his O
behind O
- O
the O
- O
scenes O
role O
in O
monitoring O
the O
Friday O
- O
the O
- O
13th O
market O
plunge O
and O
the O
following O
Monday O
's O
harrowing O
morning O
session O
. O

As O
a O
regulator O
charged O
with O
restoring O
investor O
confidence O
, O
Mr. O
Breeden O
avoided O
making O
market O
- O
jarring O
comments O
and O
worked O
to O
gather O
information O
critical O
to O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
and O
to O
other O
government O
agencies O
. O

Not O
everyone O
has O
jumped O
on O
the O
Breeden B-PERSON
bandwagon O
, O
however O
. O

Some O
in O
Washington B-GPE
contend O
that O
it O
's O
too O
soon O
to O
tell O
whether O
Mr. O
Breeden O
will O
help O
or O
hinder O
the O
SEC O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
this O
was O
a O
real O
test O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
congressional O
aide O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
a O
fairly O
stressful O
weekend O
, O
but O
my O
sense O
is O
if O
you O
had O
n't O
had O
Richard B-PERSON
Breeden I-PERSON
there O
, O
it O
would O
n't O
have O
made O
much O
of O
a O
difference O
. O
'' O

For O
some O
at O
the O
SEC O
, O
an O
agency O
that O
covets O
its O
independence O
, O
Mr. O
Breeden O
may O
be O
too O
much O
of O
a O
Washington B-GPE
insider O
. O

They O
note O
that O
he O
has O
adorned O
his O
office O
with O
five O
photos O
of O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
them O
featuring O
the O
First O
Dog O
, O
Millie O
. O

They O
worry O
that O
Mr. O
Breeden O
also O
will O
roll O
over O
when O
told O
to O
do O
so O
by O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

But O
Mr. O
Breeden O
already O
has O
shown O
an O
eagerness O
to O
run O
the O
SEC O
his O
way O
. O

During O
the O
Monday O
market O
rebound O
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
exchange O
spokesman O
told O
Cable B-ORG
News I-ORG
Network I-ORG
viewers O
that O
the O
industrial O
average O
had O
turned O
down O
70 O
points O
. O

Stunned O
, O
Mr. O
Breeden O
turned O
to O
his O
market O
- O
monitoring O
computer O
, O
which O
by O
then O
was O
next O
to O
his O
desk O
. O

It O
showed O
the O
DJIA O
up O
30 O
points O
. O

SEC B-ORG
staffers O
soon O
determined O
that O
a O
widely O
watched O
stock O
- O
market O
service O
, O
Quotron B-ORG
, O
had O
miscalculated O
the O
industrial O
average O
. O

Mr. O
Breeden O
instructed O
SEC B-ORG
staffers O
to O
inform O
the O
network O
that O
it O
was O
airing O
the O
wrong O
number O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
the O
plunge O
that O
did O
n't O
happen O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Breeden O
also O
is O
trying O
to O
use O
a O
far O
more O
catastrophic O
event O
-- O
the O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
-- O
to O
move O
another O
rule O
change O
past O
Congress B-ORG
. O

That O
disaster O
closed O
the B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
's O
stock O
options O
- O
trading O
operation O
, O
forcing O
those O
options O
to O
be O
switched O
to O
other O
exchanges O
temporarily O
. O

Though O
obscure O
to O
most O
investors O
, O
the O
question O
of O
whether O
to O
list O
options O
on O
more O
than O
one O
exchange O
has O
aroused O
much O
interest O
in O
Congress B-ORG
, O
mainly O
because O
regional O
exchanges O
fear O
the O
change O
could O
bankrupt O
them O
. O

Congressmen O
raised O
the O
issue O
yesterday O
at O
a O
hearing O
. O

Mr. O
Breeden O
, O
not O
missing O
a O
chance O
to O
press O
his O
agenda O
, O
cited O
the O
earthquake O
. O

That O
event O
, O
he O
contended O
, O
simply O
shows O
the O
`` O
vulnerability O
'' O
of O
having O
listings O
on O
only O
one O
exchange O
. O

David B-PERSON
Evans I-PERSON
, O
who O
last O
week O
resigned O
as O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Qintex B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
`` O
for O
personal O
reasons O
'' O
just O
as O
the O
company O
filed O
for O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
protection O
, O
has O
been O
temporarily O
reappointed O
to O
both O
positions O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Qintex B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
also O
said O
Chief O
Financial O
Officer O
and O
Treasurer B-PERSON
Jonathan I-PERSON
Lloyd I-PERSON
, O
37 O
years O
old O
, O
would O
join O
the O
nine O
- O
member O
board O
. O

He O
succeeds O
Roger B-PERSON
Kimmel I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
last O
week O
saying O
his O
participation O
in O
evaluating O
the O
company O
's O
role O
in O
buying O
MGM B-ORG
/ O
UA O
Communications O
Co. O
was O
no O
longer O
necessary O
. O

Mr. O
Evans O
will O
stay O
until O
a O
successor O
is O
found O
, O
but O
not O
later O
than O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

It O
was O
the O
49 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Evans O
who O
had O
moved O
into O
the O
offices O
of O
MGM B-ORG
/ O
UA O
and O
run O
the O
company O
during O
Qintex O
Australia O
Ltd. O
's O
aborted O
bid O
for O
the O
movie O
company O
. O

After O
MGM B-ORG
/ O
UA O
terminated O
the O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
merger O
because O
of O
a O
dispute O
over O
a O
$ O
50 O
million O
letter O
of O
credit O
, O
Qintex B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
-- O
which O
is O
43 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
Qintex B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
-- O
found O
itself O
facing O
problems O
of O
its O
own O
. O

And O
the O
relationship O
between O
Qintex B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
and O
the O
Australian B-NORP
company O
appears O
to O
be O
quickly O
deteriorating O
. O

On O
Oct. O
19 O
, O
Qintex B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
was O
about O
to O
default O
on O
a O
$ O
5.9 O
million O
payment O
owed O
to O
MCA B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
connection O
with O
the O
distribution O
of O
a O
television O
program O
. O

Qintex B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
was O
depending O
on O
Qintex B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
to O
arrange O
financing O
. O

But O
early O
on O
Oct. O
19 O
, O
the O
second O
of O
two O
hectic O
days O
of O
board O
meetings O
, O
Mr. O
Evans O
said O
he O
believed O
Qintex B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
would O
n't O
be O
forthcoming O
. O

He O
recommended O
that O
the O
company O
file O
for O
protection O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
of O
the B-LAW
U.S. I-LAW
Bankruptcy I-LAW
Code I-LAW
before O
the O
MCA O
deadline O
, O
according O
to O
a O
source O
familiar O
with O
the O
sessions O
. O

But O
a O
majority O
of O
the O
board O
, O
which O
includes O
three O
members O
from O
the O
Australian B-NORP
company O
, O
overrode O
him O
. O

Mr. O
Evans O
resigned O
. O

Later O
in O
the O
day O
, O
according O
to O
the O
source O
, O
the O
board O
reversed O
itself O
, O
decided O
to O
file O
for O
bankruptcy O
protection O
, O
and O
asked O
Mr. O
Evans O
to O
stay O
on O
. O

Mr. O
Evans O
told O
the O
board O
he O
needed O
the O
weekend O
to O
think O
about O
it O
. O

Mr. O
Evans O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
yesterday O
for O
comment O
. O

Last O
Monday O
, O
Qintex B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
announced O
a O
restructuring O
plan O
and O
said O
it O
would O
sell O
off O
assets O
. O

Last O
week O
the O
company O
indicated O
it O
would O
cut O
back O
on O
the O
working O
capital O
it O
would O
supply O
to O
Qintex B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
. O

Separately O
, O
a O
Qintex B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
shareholder O
filed O
suit O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
charging O
Qintex B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
with O
misleading O
shareholders O
about O
Qintex B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
's O
financial O
position O
. O

Qintex B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
said O
it O
had O
n't O
seen O
the O
suit O
and O
could O
n't O
comment O
. O

Computer B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
received O
a O
U.S. B-ORG
Postal I-ORG
Service I-ORG
contract O
that O
will O
have O
a O
value O
of O
at O
least O
$ O
33 O
million O
. O

Computer B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
will O
perform O
data O
processing O
work O
for O
the B-ORG
Postal I-ORG
Service I-ORG
under O
the O
three O
- O
year O
contract O
, O
which O
also O
includes O
two O
additional O
option O
years O
for O
which O
compensation O
has O
n't O
yet O
been O
fixed O
. O

Computer B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
said O
its O
work O
will O
improve O
mail O
- O
processing O
efficiency O
. O

For O
its O
fiscal O
year O
ended O
March O
31 O
, O
Computer B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
had O
revenue O
of O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
. O

Brooks B-ORG
Armored I-ORG
Car I-ORG
Service I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
never O
wanted O
to O
get O
into O
money O
laundering O
. O

But O
July O
5 O
, O
a O
thunderstorm O
in O
Wilmington B-GPE
, O
Del. B-GPE
, O
caused O
Shellpot B-LOC
Creek I-LOC
to O
rise O
15 O
feet O
, O
pouring O
1.3 O
million O
gallons O
of O
water O
into O
basement O
vaults O
. O

The O
water O
destroyed O
about O
$ O
75 O
million O
in O
currency O
and O
caked O
$ O
4 O
million O
of O
coins O
with O
mud O
, O
rendering O
them O
dangerous O
to O
counting O
machines O
. O

The O
$ O
75 O
million O
in O
paper O
money O
, O
although O
moldy O
, O
mildewy O
and O
smelly O
, O
was O
exchanged O
through O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Philadelphia B-GPE
without O
incident O
. O

But O
Brooks B-ORG
was O
unable O
to O
reach O
a O
coin O
- O
cleaning O
agreement O
with O
the O
government O
. O

`` O
We O
kind O
of O
got O
caught O
between O
bureaucracies O
, O
'' O
says O
President O
William O
F. O
Brooks O
Jr O
. O

The B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Mint I-ORG
would O
n't O
take O
the O
coin O
because O
it O
was O
n't O
mutilated O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
accepts O
only O
clean O
coins O
, O
he O
says O
. O

The B-ORG
Philadelphia I-ORG
Fed I-ORG
says O
it O
is O
merely O
an O
`` O
agent O
'' O
for O
coins O
, O
responsible O
only O
for O
storage O
and O
distribution O
. O

`` O
We O
issue O
paper O
money O
; O
we O
destroy O
paper O
money O
, O
'' O
says O
Jane B-PERSON
Hinkle I-PERSON
, O
a O
Philadelphia B-ORG
Fed I-ORG
spokeswoman O
. O

`` O
The O
coin O
is O
their O
problem O
. O
'' O

A O
Mint B-ORG
official O
says O
the O
agency O
offered O
to O
clean O
the O
coins O
for O
its O
`` O
bare O
- O
bones O
'' O
cost O
of O
$ O
17,000 O
plus O
certain O
other O
expenses O
. O

But O
Brooks B-ORG
declined O
, O
figuring O
that O
transporting O
the O
mucked O
up O
money O
to O
Washington B-GPE
would O
cost O
the O
company O
thousands O
more O
. O

So O
Brooks B-ORG
gave O
the O
dirty O
work O
to O
Coin B-ORG
Wrap I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
came O
up O
with O
an O
unusual O
solution O
. O

For O
eight O
hours O
a O
day O
for O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
, O
in O
aggregates O
of O
as O
much O
as O
27,000 O
pounds O
-LRB- O
equaling O
$ O
20,000 O
in O
pennies O
-RRB- O
, O
Coin B-ORG
Wrap I-ORG
has O
been O
pouring O
money O
into O
a O
cement O
- O
mixing O
truck O
. O

A O
giant O
heater O
, O
working O
like O
a O
blowtorch O
, O
causes O
the O
mud O
to O
crust O
and O
burns O
off O
any O
wrappers O
. O

After O
clanging O
around O
for O
an O
hour O
or O
so O
, O
the O
shiny O
, O
hot O
money O
pours O
out O
of O
the O
cement O
chute O
, O
where O
a O
giant O
vacuum O
sucks O
away O
the O
dried O
mud O
and O
burnt O
wrappers O
. O

After O
cooling O
, O
the O
coins O
are O
then O
rewrapped O
. O

Brooks B-ORG
expects O
to O
pay O
Coin B-ORG
Wrap I-ORG
a O
total O
of O
about O
$ O
20,000 O
-- O
a O
cost O
that O
insurance O
wo O
n't O
cover O
. O

And O
while O
the O
job O
is O
half O
done O
, O
Brooks B-ORG
is O
still O
bitter O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
there O
's O
only O
one O
person O
involved O
who O
's O
happy O
, O
and O
that O
's O
Floyd B-PERSON
String I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Coin B-ORG
Wrap I-ORG
and O
conceiver O
of O
the O
cement O
- O
truck O
solution O
. O

Not O
only O
did O
his O
company O
find O
$ O
20,000 O
worth O
of O
work O
, O
but O
when O
the O
approach O
was O
suggested O
, O
Mr. O
String O
says O
, O
Brooks B-ORG
officials O
`` O
did O
n't O
laugh O
at O
me O
or O
anything O
. O

Sears B-ORG
, O
Roebuck O
& O
Co. O
signed O
a O
contract O
with O
Bob B-PERSON
Vila I-PERSON
, O
the O
former O
host O
of O
the O
popular O
public O
television O
program O
`` O
This B-WORK_OF_ART
Old I-WORK_OF_ART
House I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
to O
star O
in O
a O
half O
- O
hour O
home O
improvement O
show O
sponsored O
by O
the O
giant O
retailer O
. O

The O
do O
- O
it O
- O
yourself O
show O
, O
slated O
to O
start O
airing O
by O
June B-GPE
1990 O
, O
marks O
Sears B-ORG
's O
entry O
into O
the O
burgeoning O
market O
of O
home O
repair O
television O
programs O
and O
could O
bolster O
sales O
of O
its O
home O
improvement O
products O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
, O
sales O
of O
home O
improvement O
items O
have O
sagged O
, O
along O
with O
sales O
of O
other O
big O
ticket O
durable O
goods O
. O

The O
show O
also O
signals O
Mr. O
Vila O
's O
return O
as O
a O
television O
celebrity O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
public O
television O
station O
WGBH B-ORG
in O
Boston B-GPE
fired O
Mr. O
Vila O
after O
a O
sponsor O
protested O
some O
of O
his O
numerous O
commercial O
endorsements O
. O

With O
Mr. O
Vila O
as O
host O
, O
`` O
This B-WORK_OF_ART
Old I-WORK_OF_ART
House I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
became O
one O
of O
the O
Public O
Broadcasting O
Service O
's O
top O
10 O
programs O
, O
airing O
weekly O
on O
about O
300 O
of O
the O
network O
's O
stations O
and O
seen O
by O
an O
average O
of O
12 O
million O
viewers O
. O

But O
Home B-ORG
Depot I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
an O
Atlanta B-GPE
- O
based O
home O
center O
chain O
, O
objected O
when O
Mr. O
Vila O
started O
doing O
commercial O
endorsements O
for O
Rickel B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Centers I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
building O
supply O
company O
that O
competes O
with O
Home B-ORG
Depot I-ORG
in O
some O
markets O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
ecstatic O
about O
the O
change O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Vila O
, O
whose O
new O
syndicated O
program O
is O
called O
`` O
Home B-WORK_OF_ART
Again I-WORK_OF_ART
with I-WORK_OF_ART
Bob I-WORK_OF_ART
Vila I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

In O
an O
interview O
, O
Mr. O
Vila O
criticized O
his O
old O
show O
, O
which O
is O
continuing O
with O
a O
new O
host O
. O

`` O
Public O
TV O
is O
in O
fantasy O
land O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Last O
season O
, O
we O
did O
a O
story O
that O
involved O
spending O
$ O
700,000 O
in O
converting O
a O
two O
- O
family O
house O
into O
a O
bed O
and O
breakfast O
. O
'' O

In O
the O
new O
show O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
we O
're O
going O
to O
spend O
$ O
60,000 O
building O
a O
start O
- O
up O
house O
'' O
for O
a O
young O
couple O
. O

While O
Sears B-ORG
would O
n't O
comment O
on O
the O
brouhaha O
over O
Mr. O
Vila O
's O
commercial O
endorsements O
, O
it O
appears O
to O
be O
building O
a O
fence O
around O
Mr. O
Vila O
's O
affections O
. O

His O
contract O
makes O
him O
`` O
exclusive O
'' O
spokesman O
for O
Sears B-ORG
's O
home O
improvement O
marketing O
campaigns O
. O

Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
a O
unit O
of O
WPP B-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
will O
handle O
the O
advertising O
account O
and O
syndication O
. O

The O
only O
other O
endorsement O
permitted O
by O
the O
contract O
involves O
a O
series O
of O
Time B-ORG
- I-ORG
Life I-ORG
home O
improvement O
and O
repair O
books O
. O

His O
other O
agreements O
to O
promote O
products O
have O
expired O
. O

Little O
matter O
for O
Mr. O
Vila O
, O
who O
complains O
that O
`` O
public O
TV O
never O
paid O
me O
more O
than O
$ O
40,000 O
a O
year O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
his O
compensation O
under O
the O
Sears O
contract O
is O
`` O
a O
multimillion O
dollar O
deal O
. O

This O
year O
is O
the O
75th O
anniversary O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
System I-ORG
, O
and O
some O
members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
think O
it O
's O
time O
to O
take O
a O
fresh O
look O
at O
the O
nation O
's O
central O
bank O
. O

After O
75 O
years O
there O
may O
be O
a O
few O
things O
that O
are O
worth O
reexamining O
. O

The O
regional O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
setup O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
may O
be O
out O
of O
date O
. O

In O
earlier O
years O
it O
may O
have O
seemed O
reasonable O
to O
give O
Richmond B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
a O
bank O
and O
allow O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
only O
a O
branch O
of O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
bank O
, O
but O
times O
have O
changed O
. O

Maybe O
the O
whole O
regional O
system O
is O
an O
anachronism O
; O
the O
Fed O
, O
after O
all O
, O
is O
a O
national O
central O
bank O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
would O
- O
be O
reformers O
, O
however O
, O
want O
to O
restore O
an O
arrangement O
we O
once O
had O
-- O
or O
, O
at O
least O
, O
part O
of O
it O
. O

In O
the O
beginning O
, O
the O
treasury O
secretary O
and O
the O
comptroller O
of O
the O
currency O
were O
both O
ex O
officio O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
. O

But O
in O
1935 O
, O
when O
Congress B-ORG
was O
trying O
to O
find O
someone O
or O
something O
to O
blame O
for O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Depression I-EVENT
, O
it O
decided O
to O
drop O
both O
the O
secretary O
and O
the O
comptroller O
from O
the O
board O
. O

Carter B-PERSON
Glass I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
treasury O
secretary O
who O
was O
then O
back O
in O
Congress B-ORG
, O
probably O
influenced O
the O
decision O
. O

He O
said O
that O
when O
he O
was O
on O
the O
board O
he O
felt O
that O
he O
had O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
power O
and O
, O
somehow O
, O
he O
did O
n't O
think O
that O
was O
a O
good O
thing O
. O

Times O
have O
changed O
. O

Rep. O
Byron O
Dorgan O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
N.D O
. O
-RRB- O
has O
introduced O
a O
bill O
in O
Congress B-ORG
, O
co-sponsored O
by O
Rep. O
Lee O
Hamilton O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ind. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
that O
would O
put O
the O
treasury O
secretary O
back O
on O
the O
board O
. O

There O
is O
doubt O
that O
the O
change O
would O
accomplish O
much O
but O
at O
least O
Congress B-ORG
, O
as O
in O
1935 O
, O
would O
be O
doing O
something O
. O

So O
far O
no O
one O
has O
suggested O
putting O
the O
comptroller O
back O
on O
the O
board O
. O

Nicholas B-PERSON
Brady I-PERSON
, O
the O
incumbent O
treasury O
secretary O
, O
is O
of O
course O
aware O
of O
the O
proposal O
, O
and O
he O
does O
n't O
like O
it O
much O
. O

Mr. O
Dorgen O
has O
changed O
tactics O
, O
dropping O
the O
seat O
- O
for O
- O
the O
- O
secretary O
idea O
. O

That O
may O
have O
pleased O
the O
secretary O
, O
but O
H. B-PERSON
Erich I-PERSON
Heinemann I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
of O
the O
investment O
firm O
of O
Ladenburg B-ORG
, O
Thalmann O
& O
Co. O
, O
suggests O
that O
Mr. O
Brady O
may O
figure O
he O
already O
has O
all O
the O
power O
he O
needs O
. O

Like O
most O
treasury O
secretaries O
, O
Mr. O
Brady O
takes O
a O
keen O
interest O
in O
monetary O
matters O
, O
of O
course O
. O

He O
was O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
taking O
an O
especially O
keen O
interest O
in O
board O
matters O
even O
before O
he O
went O
to O
the O
treasury O
. O

After O
the O
October O
1987 O
market O
crash O
, O
Mr. O
Brady O
as O
a O
private O
citizen O
headed O
a O
presidential O
commission O
that O
tried O
to O
decide O
what O
went O
wrong O
and O
what O
should O
be O
done O
about O
it O
. O

One O
of O
the O
commission O
's O
recommendations O
was O
that O
a O
single O
agency O
, O
probably O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
, O
should O
coordinate O
regulation O
of O
all O
financial O
markets O
. O

This O
recommendation O
might O
have O
encouraged O
a O
turf O
- O
hungry O
bureaucrat O
to O
try O
to O
expand O
his O
power O
, O
but O
so O
far O
Federal O
Reserve O
Chairman O
Alan O
Greenspan O
has O
n't O
made O
a O
pitch O
for O
the O
job O
. O

The O
Fed O
has O
plenty O
of O
responsibilities O
in O
times O
of O
market O
turmoil O
and O
in O
1987 O
and O
again O
in O
1989 O
it O
appears O
to O
have O
handled O
them O
well O
. O

Mr. O
Brady O
has O
said O
he O
thought O
government O
agencies O
in O
the O
latest O
market O
drop O
were O
better O
prepared O
to O
coordinate O
their O
actions O
, O
but O
he O
has O
left O
no O
doubt O
that O
he O
still O
likes O
the O
ideas O
the O
commission O
advanced O
nearly O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

In O
recent O
weeks O
, O
moreover O
, O
Mr. O
Brady O
has O
joined O
other O
administration O
officials O
in O
trying O
to O
urge O
the O
Fed O
toward O
lower O
interest O
rates O
. O

The O
urging O
admittedly O
has O
been O
gentle O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
with O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
in O
early O
October O
, O
the O
secretary O
said O
the O
Fed O
may O
be O
slightly O
more O
interested O
in O
curbing O
inflation O
than O
the O
administration O
is O
, O
while O
the O
administration O
may O
put O
slightly O
more O
emphasis O
on O
spurring O
economic O
growth O
. O

At O
least O
some O
economists O
, O
of O
course O
, O
would O
argue O
that O
inflation O
deserves O
a O
lot O
of O
emphasis O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
the B-ORG
St. I-ORG
Louis I-ORG
Fed I-ORG
held O
a O
conference O
to O
assess O
the O
system O
's O
first O
75 O
years O
. O

Allan B-PERSON
Meltzer I-PERSON
, O
a O
Carnegie B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mellon I-ORG
University I-ORG
economist O
, O
noted O
that O
the O
Fed O
's O
record O
included O
the O
longest O
, O
most O
sustained O
, O
peacetime O
inflation O
in O
our O
history O
, O
dating O
from O
either O
1966 O
or O
1967 O
to O
1989 O
. O

The O
inflation O
- O
growth O
argument O
is O
an O
old O
one O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Brady O
, O
on O
the O
board O
or O
off O
, O
is O
surely O
trying O
to O
influence O
Fed B-ORG
policy O
. O

Equally O
importantly O
, O
the O
treasury O
secretary O
has O
spearheaded O
the O
administration O
effort O
to O
bring O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
dollar O
down O
by O
shopping O
avidly O
for O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
marks O
and O
Japanese B-NORP
yen O
. O

The O
treasury O
can O
do O
something O
on O
its O
own O
, O
but O
to O
have O
any O
hope O
of O
success O
it O
needs O
help O
from O
the O
Fed O
. O

The O
central O
bank O
has O
been O
helping O
, O
but O
apparently O
not O
especially O
eagerly O
. O

The O
Fed O
has O
been O
intervening O
in O
foreign O
currency O
markets O
, O
all O
right O
, O
but O
through O
August O
, O
at O
least O
, O
it O
appeared O
to O
be O
`` O
sterilizing O
'' O
the O
intervention O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
it O
was O
offsetting O
purchases O
of O
marks O
and O
yen O
by O
buying O
dollars O
in O
the O
domestic O
money O
market O
. O

Now O
, O
sterilized O
intervention O
may O
have O
some O
effect O
. O

When O
traders O
see O
the O
Fed O
is O
in O
the O
exchange O
market O
it O
may O
make O
them O
tread O
a O
little O
carefully O
, O
for O
fear O
of O
what O
the O
central O
bank O
may O
do O
. O

But O
it O
's O
generally O
accepted O
that O
sterilized O
intervention O
has O
little O
or O
no O
lasting O
impact O
on O
currency O
values O
. O

After O
August O
the O
Fed B-ORG
may O
have O
stopped O
sterilizing O
, O
but O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
see O
much O
impact O
on O
the O
dollar O
. O

The O
dollar O
is O
still O
highly O
volatile O
. O

The O
Fed O
has O
let O
interest O
rates O
slip O
slightly O
, O
but O
whether O
the O
main O
reason O
was O
dollar O
intervention O
, O
the O
gloomy O
reports O
on O
manufacturing O
employment O
, O
or O
the O
Friday O
13 O
market O
drop O
, O
only O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
and O
his O
associates O
know O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Martin B-PERSON
Feldstein I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
National O
Bureau O
of O
Economic O
Research O
, O
argued O
forcefully O
that O
a O
government O
that O
wants O
steady O
, O
stable O
exchange O
rates O
might O
try O
some O
steady O
stable O
economic O
policies O
. O

Trying O
to O
manage O
exchange O
rates O
to O
some O
desired O
level O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
would O
mean O
diverting O
monetary O
and O
fiscal O
policies O
from O
their O
customary O
roles O
and O
thereby O
risking O
excessive O
inflation O
and O
unemployment O
and O
inadequate O
capital O
formation O
. O
'' O

The O
more O
we O
think O
about O
it O
, O
the O
more O
we O
suspect O
Mr. O
Brady O
does O
indeed O
have O
enough O
power O
where O
he O
already O
is O
. O

Finnish B-NORP
conglomerate O
Nokia B-ORG
Oy I-ORG
AB I-ORG
said O
it O
reached O
an O
agreement O
to O
buy O
Dutch B-NORP
cable O
company O
NKF B-ORG
Kabel I-ORG
B.V. I-ORG
for O
420 O
million O
Finnish B-NORP
markka O
-LRB- O
$ O
99.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

Nokia B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
gain O
control O
over O
NKF B-ORG
Kabel I-ORG
by O
buying O
51 O
% O
of O
the O
shares O
in O
NKF B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
N.V. I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
NKF B-ORG
Kabel I-ORG
. O

Rochester B-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
buy O
Viroqua B-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
Viroqua B-GPE
, O
Wis B-GPE
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Rochester B-GPE
will O
exchange O
shares O
of O
its O
common O
stock O
for O
all O
shares O
outstanding O
of O
Viroqua B-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
, O
a O
family O
- O
owned O
company O
. O

Viroqua B-GPE
serves O
about O
3,000 O
access O
lines O
in O
western O
Wisconsin B-GPE
. O

Federal O
Reserve O
Chairman O
Alan O
Greenspan O
told O
Congress B-ORG
that O
the O
Fed O
can O
wipe O
out O
inflation O
without O
causing O
a O
recession O
, O
but O
he O
said O
doing O
so O
will O
inflict O
some O
short O
- O
term O
pain O
and O
will O
require O
reducing O
the O
federal O
deficit O
sharply O
. O

Mr. O
Greenspan O
said O
he O
and O
other O
Fed B-ORG
governors O
endorse O
a O
bill O
by O
Rep. O
Stephen O
Neal O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
N.C. B-GPE
-RRB- O
that O
would O
require O
the O
Fed O
to O
pursue O
policies O
aimed O
at O
eliminating O
inflation O
within O
five O
years O
. O

`` O
Such O
a O
deadline O
is O
attainable O
, O
but O
it O
would O
have O
costs O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
told O
Rep. O
Neal O
's O
monetary O
policy O
subcommittee O
. O

The O
Fed O
chief O
opposed O
a O
bill O
- O
introduced O
by O
Reps. O
Lee O
Hamilton O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ind. B-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
Byron B-PERSON
Dorgan I-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
N.D. B-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O
that O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
would O
require O
the O
Fed O
to O
disclose O
all O
monetary O
policy O
moves O
immediately O
and O
increase O
outside O
scrutiny O
of O
the O
Fed O
. O

In O
responding O
to O
questions O
, O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
played O
down O
reports O
of O
tension O
between O
the O
Fed O
and O
the O
Treasury O
over O
exchange O
- O
rate O
policy O
. O

`` O
What O
seem O
to O
be O
interpreted O
as O
great O
conflicts O
are O
relatively O
minor O
issues O
of O
tactics O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

He O
did O
n't O
elaborate O
. O

But O
the O
Fed O
is O
n't O
enthusiastic O
about O
Treasury B-ORG
efforts O
to O
bring O
down O
the O
value O
of O
the O
dollar O
through O
intervention O
in O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
markets O
, O
and O
the O
Treasury O
is O
frustrated O
at O
the O
Fed O
's O
reluctance O
to O
cut O
interest O
rates O
to O
pull O
down O
the O
dollar O
's O
value O
. O

Mr. O
Greenspan O
said O
the O
inflation O
rate O
, O
currently O
about O
4 O
1/2 O
% O
, O
`` O
could O
be O
brought O
down O
to O
levels O
which O
are O
close O
to O
zero O
without O
putting O
the O
economy O
into O
a O
recession O
, O
but O
I O
do O
suspect O
that O
there O
might O
be O
some O
modest O
loss O
of O
economic O
output O
. O
'' O

In O
other O
words O
, O
economic O
growth O
would O
be O
lower O
and O
unemployment O
would O
be O
higher O
for O
a O
few O
years O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
, O
who O
has O
repeatedly O
said O
the O
Fed O
's O
goal O
is O
to O
reduce O
inflation O
, O
added O
that O
`` O
whatever O
losses O
are O
incurred O
in O
the O
pursuing O
of O
price O
stability O
would O
surely O
be O
more O
than O
made O
up O
in O
increased O
output O
thereafter O
. O
'' O

He O
warned O
that O
Fed B-ORG
efforts O
to O
conquer O
inflation O
would O
fail O
-- O
and O
could O
produce O
`` O
a O
major O
financial O
crunch O
'' O
-- O
unless O
they O
are O
accompanied O
by O
a O
significant O
reduction O
in O
the O
federal O
deficit O
, O
which O
causes O
the O
government O
to O
borrow O
heavily O
. O

Rep. O
Neal O
's O
bill O
originally O
called O
on O
the O
Fed O
to O
reduce O
the O
inflation O
rate O
by O
one O
percentage O
point O
a O
year O
for O
five O
years O
and O
to O
maintain O
a O
zero O
inflation O
rate O
thereafter O
. O

He O
altered O
the O
wording O
to O
win O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
's O
endorsement O
. O

Even O
so O
, O
his O
bill O
is O
given O
little O
chance O
of O
passage O
. O

Reps. O
Hamilton O
and O
Dorgan B-PERSON
also O
have O
altered O
their O
bill O
, O
dropping O
a O
proposal O
to O
add O
the O
Treasury O
secretary O
to O
the O
12 O
- O
member O
Fed B-ORG
committee O
that O
makes O
monetary O
policy O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
bill O
simply O
calls O
for O
twice O
- O
a O
- O
year O
meetings O
between O
the O
committee O
and O
top O
administration O
officials O
. O

Even O
that O
met O
with O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
's O
disapproval O
because O
it O
might O
subject O
the O
Fed O
`` O
to O
a O
more O
intensely O
political O
perspective O
'' O
and O
`` O
could O
risk O
bending O
monetary O
policy O
away O
from O
long O
- O
term O
strategic O
goals O
. O
'' O

While O
each O
of O
the O
Hamilton O
- O
Dorgan O
proposals O
represents O
only O
a O
small O
step O
, O
together O
they O
would O
erode O
the O
Fed O
's O
independence O
, O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Greenspan O
also O
said O
that O
although O
he O
favors O
cutting O
capital O
- O
gains O
taxes O
as O
sound O
economic O
policy O
, O
he O
would O
oppose O
such O
a O
move O
if O
it O
would O
undo O
the O
political O
compromise O
embodied O
in O
the O
Tax O
Reform O
Act O
of O
1986 O
and O
result O
in O
higher O
marginal O
income O
tax O
rates O
. O

This O
has O
been O
a O
week O
of O
stunning O
events O
behind O
what O
was O
once O
called O
the O
Iron O
Curtain O
and O
interesting O
shifts O
in O
official O
American B-NORP
policy O
toward O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

It O
has O
also O
been O
a O
week O
when O
inside O
- O
the O
- O
beltway O
Washington B-GPE
has O
had O
a O
high O
old O
time O
gnawing O
over O
ex-President O
Reagan B-PERSON
's O
multimillion O
- O
dollar O
junket O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
latter O
may O
seem O
oddly O
irrelevant O
, O
if O
not O
downright O
trivial O
, O
given O
the O
big O
picture O
and O
the O
way O
we O
have O
handled O
it O
in O
the O
nation O
's O
capital O
has O
done O
nothing O
to O
dispel O
that O
impression O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
however O
, O
Mr. O
Reagan O
's O
casual O
debasement O
of O
the O
office O
he O
so O
recently O
held O
raises O
issues O
about O
which O
Americans O
can O
actually O
do O
something O
. O

Our O
ability O
to O
influence O
the O
outcome O
of O
events O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
is O
far O
more O
marginal O
. O

Those O
events O
continue O
to O
move O
at O
a O
rate O
, O
and O
in O
a O
direction O
, O
which O
leave O
informed O
commentary O
-- O
let O
alone O
policy O
-- O
far O
in O
their O
wake O
. O

Earlier O
this O
week O
, O
Soviet O
Foreign O
Minister O
Eduard O
A. O
Shevardnadze O
confessed O
that O
the O
U.S.S.R. B-GPE
ignored O
universal O
human O
values O
by O
invading O
Afghanistan B-GPE
and O
, O
to O
put O
it O
bluntly O
, O
`` O
engaged O
in O
a O
violation O
of O
the B-LAW
ABM I-LAW
Treaty I-LAW
'' O
by O
building O
its O
radar O
station O
at O
Krasnoyarsk B-GPE
. O

Hungary B-GPE
is O
no O
longer O
a O
`` O
Socialist B-NORP
Peoples I-NORP
'' O
republic O
, O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
no O
longer O
has O
automatic O
delegates O
in O
the O
U.S.S.R. B-GPE
's O
Congress B-ORG
of O
Peoples O
Deputies O
and O
Egon B-PERSON
Krenz I-PERSON
was O
not O
backed O
unanimously O
by O
his O
fellow O
party O
functionaries O
when O
he O
took O
over O
as O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
new O
maximum O
leader O
. O

All O
of O
that O
is O
just O
for O
starters O
, O
or O
so O
the O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
Eastern B-NORP
Europeans I-NORP
in O
the O
streets O
seem O
to O
hope O
and O
are O
certainly O
demanding O
. O

Of O
like O
, O
though O
lesser O
, O
note O
, O
Secretary O
of O
State O
James O
Baker O
put O
the O
administration O
four O
- O
square O
behind O
perestroika O
and O
glasnost O
, O
and O
therefore O
behind O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
, O
in O
a O
pair O
of O
carefully O
reasoned O
speeches O
over O
the O
past O
week O
or O
so O
. O

And O
, O
last O
but O
not O
least O
, O
President O
George O
Bush O
now O
views O
the O
changes O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
as O
`` O
absolutely O
extraordinary O
'' O
and O
believes O
that O
Mr. O
Krenz O
`` O
ca O
n't O
turn O
the O
clock O
back O
'' O
in O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
because O
the O
change O
is O
too O
inexorable O
, O
'' O
as O
he O
told O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
's O
R.W. B-PERSON
Apple I-PERSON
Jr I-PERSON
. O

-LRB- O
In O
other O
words O
, O
after O
some O
highly O
visible O
dithering O
and O
public O
airing O
of O
differences O
, O
the O
administration O
has O
come O
down O
on O
the O
side O
of O
those O
who O
believe O
that O
what O
we O
are O
witnessing O
from O
Berlin B-GPE
to O
Siberia B-LOC
is O
a O
good O
thing O
to O
be O
welcomed O
, O
rather O
than O
a O
new O
thing O
to O
be O
feared O
or O
viewed O
with O
suspicion O
. O
-RRB- O

All O
of O
this O
is O
what O
history O
will O
note O
, O
assuming O
that O
events O
do O
n't O
make O
it O
seem O
a O
bad O
joke O
, O
when O
the O
record O
of O
this O
time O
is O
put O
down O
. O

For O
journalists O
, O
however O
, O
who O
write O
what O
they O
fondly O
view O
as O
history O
's O
first O
draft O
, O
this O
has O
also O
been O
a O
week O
to O
give O
a O
lot O
of O
space O
and O
time O
to O
Ron B-NORP
and O
Nancy B-PERSON
's O
sales O
appearance O
in O
Japan B-GPE
on O
behalf O
of O
a O
communications O
giant O
and O
its O
controversial O
founder O
. O

It O
has O
been O
a O
well O
- O
paid O
transaction O
, O
this O
bartering O
away O
of O
the O
prestige O
of O
the O
republic O
's O
highest O
office O
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
industrialist O
has O
coughed O
up O
at O
least O
$ O
2 O
million O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
has O
put O
up O
just O
about O
as O
much O
, O
or O
so O
it O
is O
reported O
and O
at O
least O
one O
estimate O
puts O
the O
total O
tab O
at O
$ O
7 O
million O
. O

All O
of O
which O
has O
enabled O
those O
of O
us O
in O
Washington B-GPE
who O
enjoy O
wallowing O
in O
such O
things O
to O
go O
into O
high O
public O
dudgeon O
, O
as O
Mr. O
Apple O
and O
I O
did O
the O
other O
night O
on O
ABC B-ORG
's O
`` O
Nightline B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Punching O
away O
, O
we O
raised O
what O
I O
still O
think O
were O
all O
the O
right O
issues O
and O
landed O
more O
than O
one O
hard O
blow O
, O
but O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
affair O
, O
there O
was O
just O
the O
tiniest O
nagging O
worry O
that O
we O
had O
been O
aiming O
at O
the O
wrong O
target O
. O

As O
one O
of O
his O
defenders O
so O
aptly O
put O
it O
, O
President O
Reagan O
was O
simply O
doing O
what O
he O
had O
always O
done O
before O
his O
election O
-LRB- O
and O
some O
would O
say O
thereafter O
as O
well O
-RRB- O
. O

He O
was O
performing O
for O
pay O
, O
and O
why O
should O
anyone O
expect O
anything O
more O
? O

Primarily O
because O
there O
's O
more O
to O
the O
matter O
than O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
's O
personal O
values O
, O
or O
lack O
of O
them O
. O

Selling O
the O
presidency O
for O
a O
mess O
of O
pottage O
is O
not O
so O
much O
a O
devaluation O
from O
the O
norm O
of O
public O
life O
today O
as O
it O
is O
a O
reflection O
of O
the O
disintegration O
of O
public O
standards O
. O

The O
theme O
song O
for O
the O
1980s O
has O
been O
, O
`` O
Anything B-WORK_OF_ART
Goes I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
and O
it O
has O
been O
whistled O
with O
gusto O
from O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
to O
some O
of O
the O
highest O
peaks O
of O
televangelism O
. O

There O
are O
those O
who O
say O
that O
this O
is O
nothing O
new O
, O
that O
America B-GPE
has O
always O
suffered O
from O
a O
bad O
case O
of O
schizophrenia O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
the O
dichotomy O
between O
what O
is O
professed O
and O
what O
is O
practiced O
. O

There O
is O
evidence O
to O
support O
that O
view O
. O

Eighty O
- O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
William B-PERSON
James I-PERSON
wrote O
to O
H.G. B-PERSON
Wells I-PERSON
: O
`` O
The O
moral O
flabbiness O
born O
of O
the O
exclusive O
worship O
of O
the O
bitch O
goddess O
success O
... O
that O
, O
with O
the O
squalid O
cash O
interpretation O
put O
on O
the O
word O
success O
, O
is O
our O
national O
disease O
. O
'' O

But O
if O
it O
was O
the O
national O
disease O
in O
1906 O
, O
it O
is O
today O
the O
national O
commonplace O
. O

If O
there O
is O
no O
law O
against O
it O
, O
do O
it O
. O

If O
the O
law O
leaves O
loopholes O
, O
use O
them O
. O

If O
there O
is O
no O
moral O
prohibition O
that O
expressly O
forbids O
it O
, O
full O
speed O
ahead O
. O

And O
if O
you O
are O
caught O
or O
if O
people O
complain O
, O
simply O
argue O
that O
`` O
everyone O
does O
it O
'' O
or O
`` O
no O
one O
said O
I O
should O
n't O
'' O
and O
brazen O
it O
out O
. O

As O
a O
last O
recourse O
, O
when O
all O
else O
has O
failed O
and O
you O
are O
pinned O
, O
apologize O
for O
having O
disappointed O
those O
who O
trusted O
you O
but O
deny O
having O
actually O
done O
anything O
wrong O
. O

-LRB- O
See O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
Jim B-PERSON
Bakker I-PERSON
's O
remarks O
upon O
being O
sentenced O
to O
prison O
this O
Tuesday O
for O
defrauding O
the O
faithful O
. O
-RRB- O

Consider O
the O
troubling O
dissonance O
between O
Mr. O
Shevardnadze O
's O
speech O
of O
confession O
this O
week O
and O
the O
hang O
- O
tough O
defense O
of O
everyone O
concerned O
with O
the O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
affair O
. O

The O
Soviet B-NORP
foreign O
minister O
publicly O
concedes O
that O
his O
government O
`` O
violated O
norms O
of O
behavior O
'' O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
and O
just O
plain O
lied O
about O
the O
radar O
station O
. O

We O
have O
people O
in O
high O
place O
still O
lying O
through O
their O
teeth O
about O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
, O
and O
that O
apparently O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
change O
. O

For O
that O
matter O
, O
those O
long O
ago O
identified O
as O
liars O
are O
still O
given O
respectful O
hearings O
in O
the O
press O
. O

That O
is O
the O
key O
to O
the O
current O
`` O
national O
disease O
. O
'' O

No O
one O
seems O
willing O
to O
hold O
anyone O
in O
public O
life O
to O
a O
standard O
higher O
than O
the O
narrowest O
construction O
of O
the O
law O
. O

The O
occasional O
media O
witch O
hunt O
about O
some O
politician O
's O
private O
peccadilloes O
notwithstanding O
, O
the O
general O
inclination O
is O
to O
offer O
a O
version O
of O
the O
old O
refrain O
, O
`` O
Who O
am O
I O
to O
judge O
? O
'' O

Thus O
, O
no O
standards O
, O
no O
judgment O
and O
no O
values O
. O

`` O
You O
are O
mad O
because O
he O
's O
making O
so O
much O
money O
, O
'' O
say O
President O
Reagan O
's O
defenders O
. O

No O
, O
we O
ought O
to O
be O
mad O
because O
he O
has O
demeaned O
the O
office O
we O
gave O
him O
, O
enlisting O
it O
in O
the O
service O
of O
private O
gain O
, O
just O
as O
we O
ought O
to O
be O
mad O
that O
public O
officials O
lie O
through O
their O
teeth O
, O
play O
disingenuous O
games O
about O
their O
activities O
or O
, O
to O
steal O
a O
phrase O
, O
make O
public O
service O
a O
private O
trough O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
be O
stampeded O
into O
overreacting O
to O
any O
of O
this O
, O
President O
Bush O
told O
Mr. O
Apple O
in O
this O
week O
's O
interview O
. O

He O
was O
referring O
to O
the O
`` O
absolutely O
extraordinary O
'' O
events O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
, O
and O
it O
is O
a O
defensible O
position O
. O

But O
there O
is O
no O
defense O
at O
all O
for O
the O
ethos O
of O
the O
1980s O
. O

We O
did O
n't O
stampede O
into O
it O
, O
we O
slithered O
and O
slipped O
down O
the O
long O
slope O
, O
and O
now O
we O
have O
as O
its O
quintessential O
symbol O
a O
former O
president O
huckstering O
for O
a O
foreign O
poohbah O
. O

Or O
perhaps O
that O
is O
a O
fitting O
symbol O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
1989 O
: O
Everything O
for O
sale O
; O
nothing O
of O
real O
value O
. O

Mr. O
Carter O
is O
a O
political O
commentator O
who O
heads O
a O
television O
production O
firm O
. O

American B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
was O
dropped O
from O
the O
health O
care O
providers O
industry O
group O
of O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Equity O
Market O
Index O
. O

The O
company O
is O
being O
acquired O
. O

U.S. B-ORG
Healthcare I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
was O
added O
to O
the O
health O
care O
providers O
group O
. O

Both O
moves O
are O
effective O
today O
. O

Troubled O
SCI B-ORG
Television I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
proposed O
to O
restructure O
much O
of O
its O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
in O
debt O
to O
buy O
time O
to O
sell O
assets O
and O
pay O
its O
obligations O
. O

The O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
firm O
of O
Kohlberg O
Kravis O
Roberts O
& O
Co. O
, O
which O
owns O
46 O
% O
of O
the O
common O
equity O
of O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
indicated O
in O
the O
debt O
plan O
that O
it O
would O
reduce O
its O
equity O
stake O
to O
15 O
% O
, O
giving O
the O
rest O
of O
its O
stake O
to O
bondholders O
in O
the O
restructuring O
. O

KKR B-ORG
also O
signaled O
to O
the O
company O
's O
creditors O
that O
Henry B-PERSON
Kravis I-PERSON
and O
other O
KKR B-ORG
directors O
of O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
would O
resign O
from O
the O
board O
once O
the O
restructuring O
is O
completed O
and O
forgo O
their O
voting O
rights O
. O

Holders O
of O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
$ O
507 O
million O
of O
high O
- O
yield O
junk O
bonds O
are O
being O
asked O
to O
forgive O
a O
lot O
of O
debt O
in O
exchange O
for O
taking O
a O
39 O
% O
equity O
stake O
in O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
. O

They O
immediately O
termed O
the O
proposal O
inadequate O
and O
said O
the O
restructuring O
would O
not O
solve O
the O
company O
's O
problems O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
the O
current O
plan O
is O
sufficiently O
flawed O
in O
a O
sufficient O
number O
of O
bondholders O
' O
eyes O
that O
substantial O
revisions O
will O
be O
required O
to O
get O
it O
done O
, O
'' O
says O
analyst O
Craig B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON
of O
R.D. O
Smith O
& O
Co. O
here O
. O

Investors O
interpreted O
the O
KKR O
move O
as O
a O
desire O
by O
the O
firm O
to O
wash O
its O
hands O
of O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
. O

But O
a O
spokesman O
for O
KKR B-ORG
says O
that O
with O
only O
a O
15 O
% O
equity O
stake O
, O
it O
would O
n't O
be O
appropriate O
for O
KKR B-ORG
to O
keep O
board O
representation O
. O

KKR B-ORG
already O
has O
made O
about O
$ O
1 O
billion O
of O
gains O
from O
earlier O
transactions O
with O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
thus O
it O
is O
n't O
significantly O
affected O
by O
the O
company O
's O
troubles O
. O

SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
controlled O
by O
Nashville B-GPE
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
, O
entrepreneur O
George B-PERSON
Gillett I-PERSON
, O
owns O
six O
TV O
stations O
, O
including O
several O
CBS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
affiliates O
. O

It O
is O
having O
trouble O
meeting O
its O
debt O
payments O
because O
of O
heavy O
borrowing O
in O
1987 O
for O
a O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
. O

Through O
investment O
banker O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
is O
offering O
to O
exchange O
three O
classes O
of O
junk O
bonds O
for O
packages O
of O
new O
bonds O
and O
equity O
that O
investors O
value O
at O
ranges O
from O
20 O
cents O
to O
70 O
cents O
on O
the O
dollar O
. O

KKR B-ORG
would O
give O
up O
a O
31 O
% O
equity O
stake O
to O
bondholders O
, O
while O
Mr. O
Gillett O
would O
surrender O
an O
8 O
% O
stake O
. O

While O
one O
big O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
investor O
thinks O
that O
's O
pretty O
generous O
, O
many O
junkholders O
had O
been O
hoping O
that O
KKR B-ORG
and O
Mr. O
Gillett O
would O
invest O
new O
money O
in O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
. O

Those O
investors O
think O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
needs O
new O
equity O
to O
survive O
. O

SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
debt O
restructuring O
plan O
would O
defer O
payment O
of O
$ O
153 O
million O
of O
bank O
debt O
. O

It O
also O
would O
defer O
interest O
and O
principal O
on O
junk O
bonds O
that O
have O
fallen O
due O
; O
the O
grace O
period O
for O
paying O
the O
bill O
expires O
Nov. O
16 O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
investors O
estimate O
the O
restructuring O
would O
cut O
the O
company O
's O
annual O
cash O
interest O
bill O
from O
about O
$ O
90 O
million O
to O
$ O
85 O
million O
. O

Yet O
to O
pay O
that O
interest O
bill O
, O
analysts O
say O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
will O
only O
produce O
about O
$ O
80 O
million O
to O
$ O
90 O
million O
of O
cash O
flow O
a O
year O
. O

This O
British B-NORP
banking O
and O
financial O
- O
services O
group O
's O
investment O
- O
banking O
arm O
, O
Barclays B-ORG
de I-ORG
Zoete I-ORG
Wedd I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
announced O
the O
following O
appointments O
at O
its O
merchant O
- O
banking O
subsidiary O
Barclays B-ORG
de I-ORG
Zoete I-ORG
Wedd I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

John B-PERSON
Padovan I-PERSON
, O
51 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
a O
deputy O
chairman O
. O

Mr. O
Padovan O
is O
currently O
a O
director O
at O
Barclays B-ORG
de I-ORG
Zoete I-ORG
Wedd I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

Graham B-PERSON
Pimlott I-PERSON
, O
40 O
, O
was O
named O
to O
the O
new O
post O
of O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
the O
merchant O
- O
banking O
corporate O
- O
finance O
division O
. O

Callum B-PERSON
McCarthy I-PERSON
, O
45 O
, O
was O
named O
to O
the O
new O
post O
of O
deputy O
head O
of O
the O
corporate O
- O
finance O
division O
and O
a O
managing O
director O
. O

Mr. O
Pimlott O
and O
Mr. O
McCarthy O
join O
Barclay B-ORG
's O
from O
Kleinwort B-ORG
Benson I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
where O
they O
served O
as O
directors O
. O

Parker B-ORG
Hannifin I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
sell O
its O
three O
automotive O
parts O
divisions O
to O
a O
management O
- O
led O
investor O
group O
for O
$ O
80 O
million O
. O

The O
buy O
- O
out O
group O
is O
headed O
by O
Paul B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Lederer I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Parker B-ORG
's O
automotive O
group O
, O
and O
includes O
several O
other O
executives O
of O
the O
three O
divisions O
. O

The O
units O
are O
the O
Edelmann O
, O
Ideal B-ORG
and O
Plews B-ORG
divisions O
. O

Net O
sales O
for O
the O
units O
for O
the O
fiscal O
year O
ended O
June B-GPE
30 O
were O
$ O
135.6 O
million O
. O

Parker B-ORG
officials O
said O
the O
company O
is O
selling O
the O
units O
to O
focus O
on O
its O
other O
businesses O
. O

Two O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
chemical O
companies O
announced O
steps O
that O
apparently O
are O
designed O
to O
boost O
the O
chemical O
industry O
's O
standing O
among O
environmental O
groups O
and O
the O
general O
public O
. O

Hoechst B-ORG
AG I-ORG
's O
Chairman O
Wolfgang O
Hilger O
said O
the O
company O
wants O
to O
have O
a O
substitute O
product O
to O
completely O
replace O
ozone O
- O
damaging O
chlorofluorocarbons O
by O
1995 O
. O

In O
April O
, O
Hoechst B-ORG
, O
the O
largest O
producer O
of O
CFCs O
in O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
said O
it O
wanted O
to O
reduce O
production O
of O
the O
product O
by O
50 O
% O
by O
1993 O
. O

Mr. O
Hilger O
said O
Hoechst B-ORG
will O
invest O
50 O
million O
marks O
-LRB- O
$ O
27.2 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
a O
plant O
to O
make O
a O
substitute O
product O
it O
has O
developed O
that O
it O
says O
is O
unchlorinated O
. O

The O
company O
hopes O
the O
new O
plant O
, O
likely O
to O
be O
built O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
will O
be O
able O
to O
produce O
10,000 O
tons O
a O
year O
. O

This O
year O
, O
Hoechst B-ORG
will O
produce O
about O
62,000 O
tons O
of O
CFCs O
in O
factories O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
Spain B-GPE
and O
Brazil B-GPE
. O

Of O
Hoechst B-ORG
's O
40.9 O
billion O
marks O
in O
group O
sales O
in O
1988 O
, O
200 O
million O
marks O
came O
from O
sales O
of O
CFCs O
. O

Also O
, O
BASF B-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
another O
large O
chemicals O
company O
, O
said O
it O
formed O
a O
separate O
division O
that O
will O
study O
the O
environmental O
impact O
of O
plastics O
and O
will O
investigate O
all O
possibilities O
of O
recycling O
plastics O
. O

NORTH B-ORG
SIDE I-ORG
SAVINGS I-ORG
BANK I-ORG
directors O
declared O
an O
initial O
dividend O
of O
10 O
cents O
a O
share O
, O
payable O
Dec. O
5 O
to O
stock O
of O
record O
Nov. O
21 O
. O

The O
Floral B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
thrift O
has O
a O
strong O
capital O
- O
to O
- O
assets O
ratio O
, O
said O
Vice O
President O
Michael O
D.N. O
Confer O
. O

At O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
the O
thrift O
, O
which O
converted O
to O
a O
stock O
form O
of O
ownership O
from O
a O
mutual O
form O
in O
April O
1986 O
, O
had O
more O
than O
four O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

The O
average O
unemployment O
rate O
in O
the O
15 O
biggest O
industrialized O
democracies O
was O
steady O
in O
August O
at O
the O
6.1 O
% O
rate O
of O
the O
two O
previous O
months O
, O
the O
Organization O
for O
Economic O
Cooperation O
and O
Development O
-LRB- O
OECD B-ORG
-RRB- O
said O
. O

The O
August O
rate O
was O
0.6 O
percentage O
point O
lower O
than O
in O
the O
like O
month O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
reflecting O
the O
pickup O
of O
activity O
in O
the O
15 O
countries O
. O

The O
OECD O
said O
that O
most O
of O
the O
improvement O
occurred O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
last O
year O
; O
since O
February O
of O
this O
year O
, O
unemployment O
has O
been O
steady O
at O
around O
6.2 O
% O
of O
the O
labor O
force O
. O

An O
investment O
company O
said O
it O
offered O
to O
acquire O
Arby O
's O
Inc. O
, O
the O
fast O
- O
food O
operator O
, O
for O
$ O
205 O
million O
. O

The O
proposal O
, O
however O
, O
was O
immediately O
rebuffed O
by O
Arby O
's O
parent O
, O
DWG B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

`` O
Arby O
's O
is O
n't O
for O
sale O
, O
'' O
said O
Renee B-PERSON
Mottram I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
DWG B-ORG
. O

The O
new O
suitor O
, O
Stevric B-ORG
Equity I-ORG
Ventures I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
of O
Mineola B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
characterized O
its O
proposal O
as O
the O
`` O
first O
truly O
independent O
offer O
which O
does O
not O
pit O
one O
interest O
group O
against O
another O
within O
the O
Arby O
's O
franchisee O
community O
. O
'' O

In O
September O
, O
DWG B-ORG
, O
a O
Miami B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
holding O
company O
controlled O
by O
financeer O
Victor B-PERSON
Posner I-PERSON
, O
rejected O
an O
offer O
from O
a O
group O
of O
Arby O
's O
franchisees O
to O
acquire O
Arby O
's O
for O
$ O
200 O
million O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
a O
second O
group O
of O
franchisees O
has O
banded O
together O
to O
try O
to O
wrestle O
control O
of O
the O
unit O
from O
Mr. O
Posner O
. O

Arby O
's O
is O
the O
marketing O
, O
franchising O
and O
service O
company O
for O
the O
2,100 O
restaurants O
in O
the O
chain O
. O

Stevric B-ORG
's O
principals O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
and O
Steven B-PERSON
Buckley I-PERSON
, O
said O
they O
led O
the O
acquisition O
group O
that O
acquired O
the O
Nathan B-PERSON
's O
Famous O
Inc. O
restaurant O
chain O
and O
subsequently O
served O
as O
the O
top O
officers O
of O
the O
company O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Buckley I-PERSON
said O
Stevric B-ORG
's O
acquisition O
of O
Arby O
's O
`` O
would O
allow O
seasoned O
franchisers O
and O
food O
- O
service O
operators O
, O
with O
no O
conflicts O
of O
interest O
, O
to O
stabilize O
franchisee O
relations O
and O
properly O
refocus O
the O
company O
's O
energies O
toward O
growth O
. O

One O
day O
after O
Delmed B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
made O
top O
management O
changes O
and O
disclosed O
the O
end O
of O
an O
important O
business O
tie O
, O
its O
stock O
did O
n't O
trade O
and O
the O
company O
forecast O
a O
`` O
significant O
'' O
drop O
next O
year O
in O
sales O
of O
its O
core O
product O
. O

That O
disclosure O
came O
, O
a O
Delmed B-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
, O
after O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
alerted O
the O
company O
that O
trading O
would O
n't O
resume O
in O
its O
stock O
until O
additional O
information O
about O
developments O
was O
provided O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
the O
forecast O
, O
the O
company O
also O
said O
it O
is O
examining O
potential O
cost O
cuts O
and O
reductions O
in O
overhead O
. O

The O
spokeswoman O
said O
the O
exchange O
would O
resume O
trading O
of O
Delmed B-ORG
stock O
today O
. O

Delmed B-ORG
, O
which O
makes O
and O
sells O
peritoneal O
dialysis O
products O
used O
in O
treating O
kidney O
disease O
, O
on O
Tuesday O
announced O
the O
resignations O
of O
Robert B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Ehrlich I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
and O
of O
Leslie B-PERSON
I. I-PERSON
Shapiro I-PERSON
, O
chief O
operating O
officer O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
. O

They O
were O
succeeded O
by O
executives O
of O
Fresenius B-ORG
USA I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
its O
parent O
, O
Fresenius B-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
about O
45 O
% O
of O
Delmed B-ORG
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
New B-GPE
Brunswick I-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
company O
said O
negotiations O
about O
pricing O
and O
volumes O
of O
product O
had O
collapsed O
between O
it O
and O
its O
exclusive O
distributor O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
National B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Care I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Following O
that O
announcement O
Tuesday O
, O
however O
, O
company O
officials O
were O
unavailable O
to O
elaborate O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
the O
spokeswoman O
said O
sales O
of O
Delmed B-ORG
products O
through O
the O
exclusive O
arrangement O
with O
National B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
accounted O
for O
87 O
% O
of O
Delmed B-ORG
's O
1988 O
sales O
of O
$ O
21.1 O
million O
. O

The O
current O
distribution O
arrangement O
ends O
in O
March O
1990 O
, O
although O
Delmed B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
continue O
to O
provide O
some O
supplies O
of O
the O
peritoneal O
dialysis O
products O
to O
National B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
, O
the O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
`` O
Delmed B-ORG
currently O
expects O
that O
1990 O
sales O
... O
will O
be O
significantly O
below O
their O
1989 O
level O
, O
'' O
the O
company O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

Delmed B-ORG
said O
yesterday O
that O
Fresenius B-ORG
USA I-ORG
would O
begin O
distributing O
the O
product O
and O
that O
the O
company O
is O
investigating O
other O
possible O
distribution O
channels O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
supplies O
to O
patients O
wo O
n't O
be O
interrupted O
, O
the O
company O
added O
. O

Fresenius B-ORG
, O
a O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
pharmaceutical O
concern O
, O
has O
been O
discussing O
a O
transaction O
in O
which O
it O
would O
buy O
Delmed B-ORG
stock O
for O
cash O
to O
bring O
its O
beneficial O
ownership O
to O
between O
70 O
% O
and O
80 O
% O
. O

The O
transaction O
also O
would O
combine O
Fresenius B-ORG
USA I-ORG
and O
Delmed B-ORG
. O

But O
the O
plan O
now O
is O
being O
`` O
reformulated O
, O
'' O
Delmed B-ORG
said O
, O
declining O
to O
provide O
most O
of O
the O
new O
terms O
of O
the O
combination O
. O

Said O
the O
spokeswoman O
: O
`` O
The O
whole O
structure O
has O
changed O
. O

The O
value O
of O
the O
company O
has O
changed O
. O
'' O

Delmed B-ORG
did O
say O
that O
the O
proposal O
still O
would O
infuse O
cash O
into O
Delmed B-ORG
but O
less O
than O
the O
$ O
10 O
million O
originally O
expected O
. O

Delmed B-ORG
also O
would O
receive O
the O
North O
American B-NORP
rights O
to O
certain O
Fresenius B-ORG
AG I-ORG
products O
. O

Another O
option O
for O
Delmed B-ORG
, O
the O
company O
said O
, O
is O
that O
it O
could O
sell O
its O
plant O
in O
Ogden B-GPE
, O
Utah B-GPE
. O

It O
added O
that O
no O
discussions O
about O
such O
a O
sale O
are O
under O
way O
. O

WASHINGTON B-GPE
-- O

United B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
won O
an O
$ O
18 O
million O
Army B-ORG
contract O
for O
helicopter O
modifications O
and O
spare O
parts O
. O

The O
company O
will O
modify O
one O
UH B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
60A I-PRODUCT
Blackhawk I-PRODUCT
transport O
helicopter O
to O
the O
prototype O
MH B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
60K I-PRODUCT
configuration O
for O
use O
by O
military O
special O
forces O
. O

Ingalls B-ORG
Shipbuilding I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
division O
of O
Litton B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
given O
a O
$ O
15.5 O
million O
extension O
on O
a O
contract O
for O
shipyard O
services O
. O

Office O
Market O
Weakens O
In O
Overbuilt O
Northeast O

THE O
NORTHEAST O
office O
market O
is O
feeling O
serious O
aftereffects O
of O
the O
giddy O
overbuilding O
of O
the O
1980s O
. O

Foreclosures O
and O
other O
signs O
of O
financial O
distress O
, O
most O
often O
associated O
with O
the O
real O
estate O
market O
in O
the O
Southwest O
, O
are O
surfacing O
in O
the O
suburban O
office O
market O
of O
the O
once O
thriving O
Northeast O
. O

Some O
projects O
are O
now O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
lenders O
, O
including O
a O
425,000 O
- O
square O
- O
foot O
office O
facility O
in O
Little B-PERSON
Falls I-PERSON
, O
N.J B-GPE
. O

The O
owners O
of O
a O
32 O
- O
acre O
hotel O
and O
office O
complex O
in O
King O
of O
Prussia O
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
have O
advertised O
for O
new O
financing O
. O

Rising O
office O
vacancy O
rates O
in O
Fairfield B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
have O
builders O
and O
bankers O
scrambling O
to O
restructure O
loans O
. O

And O
in O
suburban O
Boston B-GPE
, O
developers O
are O
bracing O
for O
cutbacks O
in O
the O
computer O
industry O
, O
a O
major O
user O
of O
office O
space O
. O

Many O
troubled O
properties O
have O
n't O
been O
foreclosed O
on O
and O
are O
hard O
to O
identify O
, O
says O
Albert B-PERSON
I. I-PERSON
Berger I-PERSON
, O
who O
heads O
the O
Secaucus B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
office O
of O
Helmsley B-ORG
- I-ORG
Spear I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
real O
estate O
brokerage O
. O

Owners O
are O
voluntarily O
-- O
and O
quietly O
-- O
turning O
over O
properties O
to O
lenders O
through O
`` O
deeds O
in O
lieu O
of O
foreclosure O
. O
'' O

Often O
, O
developers O
stay O
on O
as O
property O
manager O
. O

Real O
estate O
analyst O
Lloyd B-PERSON
Lynford I-PERSON
says O
the O
Northeast O
's O
distress O
is O
masked O
by O
relatively O
low O
vacancy O
rates O
. O

But O
in O
today O
's O
overbuilt O
market O
, O
tenants O
have O
many O
choices O
and O
are O
negotiating O
low O
rents O
that O
squeeze O
building O
owners O
. O

On O
average O
, O
Mr. O
Lynford O
says O
, O
it O
now O
takes O
three O
to O
3 O
1/2 O
years O
to O
fill O
new O
office O
space O
, O
compared O
with O
2 O
1/2 O
years O
in O
1988 O
. O

Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
Comes O
To O
Suburban B-PRODUCT
Tokyo B-GPE

WHY O
SHOULD O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
cross O
the O
Pacific O
to O
buy O
American B-NORP
real O
estate O
when O
they O
can O
simply O
recreate O
it O
at O
home O
? O

Tokyu B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
spending O
$ O
500 O
million O
to O
build O
American B-NORP
- O
style O
luxury O
homes O
in O
suburban O
Tokyo B-GPE
with O
rarely O
seen O
back O
yards O
, O
front O
yards O
, O
swimming O
pools O
and O
tennis O
courts O
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
company O
hired O
Richardson B-PERSON
Nagy I-PERSON
Martin I-PERSON
, O
a O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
architectural O
firm O
, O
to O
design O
what O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
press O
has O
dubbed O
`` O
the O
Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
of O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O
'' O

Instead O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
typical O
small O
homes O
clustered O
on O
narrow O
streets O
with O
no O
sidewalks O
, O
the O
new O
`` O
One O
Hundred O
Hills O
'' O
development O
will O
offer O
65 O
houses O
on O
half O
- O
acre O
lots O
. O

That O
's O
more O
than O
10 O
times O
the O
usual O
housing O
site O
size O
. O

Buyers O
with O
$ O
6 O
million O
to O
spend O
can O
select O
from O
11 O
designs O
, O
including O
a O
Mediterranean B-LOC
- O
inspired O
California B-GPE
style O
, O
a O
traditional O
Yankee O
look O
and O
designs O
inspired O
by O
Midwestern O
architect O
Frank B-PERSON
Lloyd I-PERSON
Wright I-PERSON
. O

There O
are O
spacious O
living O
rooms O
and O
baths O
, O
plus O
a O
master O
grandparents O
suite O
and O
a O
foyer O
for O
removing O
shoes O
to O
suit O
Japanese B-NORP
life O
styles O
. O

Exteriors O
are O
faced O
with O
brick O
, O
wood O
or O
stone O
, O
but O
the O
homes O
are O
made O
of O
steel O
- O
reinforced O
concrete O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
disappointed O
we O
could O
n't O
use O
wood O
, O
'' O
says O
architect O
Walter B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Richardson I-PERSON
, O
`` O
but O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
only O
want O
stronger O
materials O
. O
'' O

At O
$ O
1,000 O
per O
square O
foot O
, O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
want O
the O
feeling O
of O
indestructibility O
, O
he O
explains O
, O
not O
to O
mention O
protection O
from O
possible O
earthquake O
damage O
. O

Housing O
Developers O
Try O
Brand O
- O
Name O
Buildings O

RESIDENTIAL O
builders O
, O
faced O
with O
a O
more O
competitive O
market O
, O
are O
turning O
to O
a O
traditional O
consumer O
marketing O
technique O
to O
establish O
brand O
- O
name O
identity O
. O

`` O
One O
of O
the O
difficulties O
people O
in O
real O
estate O
have O
is O
that O
each O
product O
is O
like O
starting O
a O
new O
company O
, O
or O
starting O
a O
new O
line O
in O
the O
fashion O
business O
, O
'' O
says O
L. B-PERSON
Robert I-PERSON
Lieb I-PERSON
president O
of O
Mountain B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
West B-GPE
Paterson I-GPE
, O
N.J B-GPE
. O

So O
he O
's O
using O
`` O
river O
'' O
in O
many O
project O
names O
. O

`` O
It O
'll O
never O
be O
like O
what O
Bristol B-GPE
- O
Myers O
does O
, O
'' O
he O
adds O
, O
`` O
but O
it O
helps O
establish O
recognition O
with O
the O
public O
-- O
and O
with O
banks O
. O
'' O

Weingarten B-ORG
- I-ORG
Siegel I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Manalapan B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
has O
built O
Cross B-FAC
Creek I-FAC
Pointe I-FAC
, O
Allegro B-FAC
Pointe I-FAC
and O
other O
Pointes B-FAC
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
. O

Caspi B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
of O
Armonk B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
has O
developed O
two O
apartment O
buildings O
called O
Classic O
and O
plans O
a O
third O
. O

Developer O
Steve B-PERSON
Caspi I-PERSON
says O
the O
same O
brand O
name O
indicates O
consistent O
quality O
, O
`` O
regardless O
of O
location O
, O
design O
or O
amenities O
. O
'' O

The O
leader O
in O
real O
estate O
brand O
names O
is O
developer O
Ara B-PERSON
Hovnanian I-PERSON
. O

His O
entry O
- O
price O
condos O
are O
labeled O
Society B-FAC
Hill I-FAC
. O

Beacon B-FAC
Hill I-FAC
is O
for O
`` O
move O
- O
up O
'' O
town O
houses O
, O
and O
Nob B-FAC
Hill I-FAC
, O
for O
single O
- O
family O
houses O
. O

Because O
of O
standardized O
designs O
, O
Mr. O
Hovnanian O
says O
, O
`` O
a O
buyer O
can O
visualize O
Society B-FAC
Hill I-FAC
regardless O
of O
where O
it O
is O
. O
'' O

Quake O
Not O
Likely O
to O
Jolt O
The O
Commercial O
Market O

THE O
EARTHQUAKE O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
has O
sent O
few O
tremors O
through O
the O
hearts O
of O
real O
estate O
investors O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
there O
's O
a O
disease O
called O
buyer O
's O
regret O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
sure O
it O
's O
running O
rampant O
at O
this O
moment O
, O
but O
it O
gets O
cured O
in O
a O
short O
period O
of O
time O
, O
'' O
says O
Kenneth B-PERSON
Leventhal I-PERSON
, O
co-managing O
partner O
of O
Kenneth B-PERSON
Leventhal I-PERSON
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
accounting O
firm O
specializing O
in O
real O
estate O
. O

`` O
If O
I O
were O
buying O
a O
building O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
now O
the O
first O
thing O
I O
'd O
do O
is O
insist O
on O
a O
structural O
inspection O
, O
then O
I O
'd O
delay O
a O
little O
, O
stall O
a O
little O
. O
'' O

But O
like O
other O
real O
estate O
professionals O
accustomed O
to O
California B-GPE
's O
quake O
risks O
, O
Mr. O
Leventhal O
anticipates O
little O
long O
- O
term O
change O
in O
the O
city O
's O
commercial O
real O
estate O
market O
. O

Still O
, O
local O
builders O
are O
eager O
to O
tell O
the O
world O
that O
most O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
does O
n't O
look O
like O
the O
TV O
images O
of O
destruction O
. O

Planners O
of O
the B-ORG
Urban I-ORG
Land I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
real O
estate O
conference O
this O
week O
hastily O
added O
a O
panel O
on O
the O
quake O
's O
effects O
. O

`` O
The O
message O
is O
we O
build O
'em O
right O
, O
'' O
says O
Peter B-PERSON
Bedford I-PERSON
, O
a O
California B-GPE
developer O
and O
officer O
at O
Urban B-ORG
Land I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

`` O
There O
's O
seven O
million O
square O
feet O
of O
space O
that O
's O
doing O
great O
. O

Labor O
Secretary O
Elizabeth O
Dole O
named O
a O
mediator O
to O
help O
resolve O
the O
lengthy O
labor O
dispute O
between O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Mine I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
and O
Pittston B-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

W.J. B-PERSON
Usery I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
labor O
secretary O
during O
the O
Ford B-PERSON
administration O
, O
was O
named O
to O
mediate O
talks O
to O
settle O
the O
six O
- O
month O
strike O
by O
the O
UMW O
. O

Previous O
talks O
between O
Pittston B-ORG
, O
of O
Greenwich B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
union O
have O
been O
sporadic O
and O
unsuccessful O
. O

The O
union O
called O
the O
strike O
in O
April O
after O
Pittston B-ORG
refused O
to O
sign O
the O
UMW O
's O
national O
labor O
pact O
. O

Pittston B-ORG
seeks O
changes O
in O
health O
and O
pension O
benefits O
, O
among O
other O
things O
. O

No O
schedule O
for O
formal O
talks O
was O
set O
, O
but O
meetings O
are O
expected O
to O
begin O
soon O
. O

Investors O
poured O
$ O
2.8 O
billion O
more O
into O
money O
- O
market O
mutual O
funds O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
despite O
further O
declines O
in O
yields O
. O

Assets O
of O
the O
400 O
taxable O
funds O
tracked O
by O
IBC O
/ O
Donoghue O
's O
Money B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Report I-ORG
jumped O
to O
$ O
351.2 O
billion O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
Holliston B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
- O
based O
newsletter O
said O
. O

Assets O
soared O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
in O
the O
previous O
week O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
average O
yield O
on O
taxable O
funds O
dropped O
nearly O
a O
tenth O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
, O
the O
largest O
drop O
since O
midsummer O
. O

The O
average O
seven O
- O
day O
compound O
yield O
, O
which O
assumes O
that O
dividends O
are O
reinvested O
and O
that O
current O
rates O
continue O
for O
a O
year O
, O
fell O
to O
8.47 O
% O
, O
its O
lowest O
since O
late O
last O
year O
, O
from O
8.55 O
% O
the O
week O
before O
, O
according O
to O
Donoghue O
's O
. O

`` O
Lower O
yields O
are O
just O
reflecting O
lower O
short O
- O
term O
interest O
rates O
, O
'' O
said O
Brenda B-PERSON
Malizia I-PERSON
Negus I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
Money B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Report I-ORG
. O

Money O
funds O
invest O
in O
such O
things O
as O
short O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
securities O
, O
commercial O
paper O
and O
certificates O
of O
deposit O
, O
all O
of O
which O
have O
been O
posting O
lower O
interest O
rates O
since O
last O
spring O
. O

Individual O
investors O
can O
still O
get O
better O
yields O
on O
money O
funds O
than O
on O
many O
other O
short O
- O
term O
instruments O
. O

The O
yield O
on O
six O
- O
month O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
sold O
at O
Monday O
's O
auction O
, O
for O
example O
, O
was O
just O
7.77 O
% O
. O

The O
average O
yield O
on O
six O
- O
month O
CDs O
of O
$ O
50,000 O
or O
less O
at O
major O
banks O
was O
7.96 O
% O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Tuesday O
, O
according O
to O
Banxquote B-ORG
Money I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
information O
service O
. O

One O
way O
that O
money O
fund O
managers O
boost O
yields O
in O
a O
declining O
rate O
environment O
is O
by O
extending O
the O
maturities O
of O
their O
investments O
, O
so O
they O
can O
earn O
the O
current O
higher O
rates O
for O
a O
longer O
period O
. O

The O
average O
maturity O
of O
the O
taxable O
funds O
that O
Donoghue O
's O
follows O
increased O
by O
two O
days O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
to O
40 O
days O
, O
its O
longest O
since O
August O
. O

`` O
They O
're O
anticipating O
further O
declines O
in O
rates O
and O
they O
're O
going O
to O
get O
them O
, O
slowly O
, O
'' O
said O
Walter B-PERSON
Frank I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
for O
the B-ORG
Donoghue I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
publisher O
of O
Money B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Report I-ORG
. O

Average O
maturity O
was O
as O
short O
as O
29 O
days O
at O
the O
start O
of O
this O
year O
, O
when O
short O
- O
term O
interest O
rates O
were O
moving O
steadily O
upward O
. O

The O
average O
seven O
- O
day O
compound O
yield O
of O
the O
funds O
reached O
9.62 O
% O
in O
late O
April O
. O

The O
highest O
- O
yielding O
funds O
are O
still O
above O
9 O
% O
. O

The O
top O
- O
performing O
fund O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
was O
Dreyfus O
Worldwide O
Dollar O
, O
with O
a O
seven O
- O
day O
compound O
yield O
of O
9.45 O
% O
. O

The O
fund O
invests O
heavily O
in O
dollar O
- O
denominated O
money O
- O
market O
securities O
overseas O
. O

It O
is O
currently O
waiving O
management O
fees O
, O
which O
contributes O
to O
the O
higher O
yield O
. O

The O
average O
seven O
- O
day O
simple O
yield O
of O
the O
400 O
funds O
fell O
to O
8.14 O
% O
from O
8.21 O
% O
, O
Donoghue O
's O
reported O
. O

The O
average O
30 O
- O
day O
simple O
yield O
slid O
to O
8.22 O
% O
from O
8.26 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
average O
30 O
- O
day O
compound O
yield O
fell O
to O
8.56 O
% O
from O
8.60 O
% O
. O

C.B. B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
was O
named O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
business O
information O
concern O
. O

Mr. O
Rogers O
, O
60 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
J.V. B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
, O
64 O
, O
who O
will O
remain O
chairman O
and O
chairman O
of O
the O
executive O
committee O
. O

Mr. O
Rogers O
, O
who O
was O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Equifax B-ORG
, O
will O
retain O
his O
position O
as O
president O
. O

The O
company O
said O
a O
new O
chief O
operating O
officer O
wo O
n't O
be O
appointed O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
blood O
surgical O
patients O
can O
donate O
and O
store O
before O
surgery O
can O
be O
increased O
by O
the O
new O
genetically O
engineered O
drug O
, O
EPO O
. O

EPO O
, O
or O
erythropoietin O
, O
is O
a O
protein O
the O
human O
body O
makes O
to O
stimulate O
the O
growth O
of O
red O
blood O
cells O
. O

A O
genetically O
engineered O
version O
of O
the O
human O
protein O
developed O
by O
Amgen B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Thousand B-GPE
Oaks I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
recently O
has O
been O
marketed O
by O
the O
Ortho O
Pharmaceuticals O
division O
of O
Johnson B-PERSON
& O
Johnson B-PERSON
. O

A O
competing O
version O
of O
EPO O
is O
being O
developed O
by O
Genetics B-ORG
Institute I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

The O
drug O
is O
being O
used O
primarily O
to O
treat O
anemias O
. O

A O
new O
experiment O
, O
reported O
in O
this O
week O
's O
New O
England O
Journal O
of O
Medicine O
, O
involved O
giving O
injections O
of O
Amgen B-ORG
's O
EPO O
to O
23 O
patients O
who O
wanted O
to O
store O
units O
of O
their O
own O
blood O
. O

The O
patients O
began O
receiving O
EPO O
injections O
about O
a O
month O
before O
their O
scheduled O
surgery O
. O

They O
then O
began O
donating O
blood O
twice O
a O
week O
, O
receiving O
an O
EPO O
injection O
each O
time O
. O

If O
tests O
indicated O
a O
low O
number O
of O
red O
cells O
, O
blood O
was O
n't O
taken O
. O

The O
EPO O
- O
treated O
patients O
donated O
an O
average O
of O
5.4 O
units O
of O
blood O
each O
compared O
with O
only O
4.1 O
units O
donated O
by O
a O
similar O
group O
of O
surgical O
patients O
who O
received O
a O
placebo O
injection O
. O

The O
volume O
of O
red O
cells O
donated O
by O
the O
EPO O
- O
treated O
patients O
was O
41 O
% O
higher O
per O
donor O
, O
the O
research O
team O
representing O
a O
number O
of O
hospitals O
and O
blood O
banks O
reported O
. O

Eugene B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
52 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
elected O
a O
director O
of O
this O
electric O
utility O
company O
, O
filling O
a O
vacancy O
. O

He O
is O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Comerica B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Detroit B-GPE
. O

National B-ORG
Convenience I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
trying O
to O
shake O
the O
doldrums O
in O
the O
convenience O
- O
store O
business O
, O
said O
it O
will O
rearrange O
the O
merchandise O
in O
all O
of O
its O
stores O
in O
the O
next O
18 O
months O
to O
cater O
better O
to O
the O
neighborhoods O
around O
its O
stores O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
plan O
, O
the O
Houston B-GPE
- O
based O
company O
's O
1,100 O
Stop B-ORG
'N I-ORG
Go I-ORG
stores O
will O
be O
refocused O
to O
target O
black O
, O
Hispanic O
, O
upscale O
or O
core O
middle O
- O
class O
customers O
. O

Stores O
in O
upper O
- O
income O
neighborhoods O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
will O
carry O
high O
- O
priced O
wines O
, O
publications O
such O
as O
Vanity B-ORG
Fair I-ORG
, O
gourmet O
pasta O
sauces O
, O
oat O
bran O
cereals O
and O
Weight B-ORG
Watchers I-ORG
and O
Pritikin B-ORG
products O
. O

Stores O
in O
Hispanic B-NORP
areas O
will O
stock O
an O
assortment O
of O
Spanish B-NORP
- O
language O
magazines O
, O
Mexican B-NORP
cooking O
items O
and O
candies O
. O

Stores O
in O
the O
company O
's O
core O
middle O
- O
class O
market O
will O
get O
more O
frozen O
and O
quick O
- O
to O
- O
prepare O
foods O
and O
a O
greater O
selection O
of O
bottled O
water O
. O

V.H. B-PERSON
Van I-PERSON
Horn I-PERSON
, O
National B-ORG
Convenience I-ORG
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
said O
the O
move O
reflects O
the O
company O
's O
realization O
that O
the O
industry O
's O
poor O
performance O
stems O
from O
its O
failure O
to O
give O
customers O
what O
they O
want O
-- O
rather O
than O
from O
increasing O
competition O
from O
gasoline O
stations O
and O
24 O
- O
hour O
grocery O
stores O
. O

`` O
Convenience O
store O
merchandise O
has O
not O
kept O
pace O
with O
current O
trends O
in O
consumer O
preferences O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
in O
a O
speech O
at O
the O
company O
's O
annual O
shareholders O
meeting O
. O

Analysts O
and O
competitors O
said O
the O
move O
reflects O
a O
growing O
need O
by O
the O
stores O
to O
expand O
their O
customer O
base O
beyond O
the O
traditional O
blue O
- O
collar O
worker O
who O
pops O
into O
a O
convenience O
store O
for O
a O
sandwich O
, O
cigarettes O
, O
soda O
or O
beer O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
an O
increasing O
number O
of O
people O
out O
there O
who O
are O
time O
- O
poor O
, O
'' O
said O
Chris B-PERSON
Vroom I-PERSON
, O
retail O
analyst O
with O
Alex B-ORG
. O
Brown O
& O
Sons O
of O
Baltimore B-GPE
. O

`` O
Those O
are O
primarily O
white O
- O
collar O
workers O
, O
a O
customer O
segment O
that O
has O
historically O
proved O
elusive O
for O
convenience O
stores O
. O
'' O

National B-ORG
Convenience I-ORG
's O
move O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
echoed O
by O
other O
chains O
, O
though O
analysts O
note O
that O
Southland B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
owner O
of O
7 B-ORG
- I-ORG
Eleven I-ORG
stores O
, O
and O
Circle B-ORG
K I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
are O
too O
debt O
- O
heavy O
to O
roll O
out O
such O
an O
extensive O
effort O
. O

Still O
, O
Southland B-ORG
said O
that O
its O
franchisees O
have O
been O
targeting O
their O
merchandise O
to O
their O
customers O
for O
years O
, O
and O
that O
the O
company O
has O
begun O
to O
follow O
suit O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
Southland B-ORG
has O
expanded O
its O
bottled O
water O
selection O
in O
some O
stores O
and O
added O
fresh O
sandwiches O
in O
some O
outlets O
. O

Several O
months O
ago O
, O
it O
also O
added O
black O
health O
and O
beauty O
aids O
displays O
to O
many O
stores O
, O
a O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
certainly O
see O
an O
increasing O
trend O
toward O
that O
, O
'' O
she O
added O
. O

National B-ORG
Convenience I-ORG
said O
it O
has O
tested O
its O
new O
merchandise O
mix O
in O
100 O
stores O
, O
with O
favorable O
results O
. O

Analysts O
said O
the O
company O
's O
effort O
will O
be O
helped O
by O
its O
decision O
last O
year O
to O
put O
point O
- O
of O
- O
sale O
scanners O
in O
200 O
stores O
, O
allowing O
National B-ORG
Convenience I-ORG
to O
quickly O
track O
items O
that O
are O
selling O
and O
those O
that O
are O
n't O
. O

To O
promote O
its O
new O
strategy O
, O
National B-ORG
Convenience I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
spend O
about O
$ O
12 O
million O
on O
advertising O
for O
the O
year O
ending O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
up O
from O
about O
$ O
10 O
million O
in O
fiscal O
1989 O
. O

Canadian B-NORP
manufacturers O
recorded O
a O
0.8 O
% O
decline O
in O
August O
in O
their O
backlog O
of O
unfilled O
orders O
, O
Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
a O
federal O
agency O
, O
said O
. O

The O
August O
drop O
was O
the O
fourth O
decline O
in O
five O
months O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
August O
decrease O
was O
attributed O
to O
lower O
order O
backlogs O
in O
the O
primary O
metal O
and O
electric O
and O
electronics O
- O
product O
industries O
. O

Manufacturers O
' O
shipments O
rose O
0.3 O
% O
in O
August O
following O
two O
months O
of O
declines O
. O

Inventories O
fell O
0.3 O
% O
in O
August O
. O

C. B-PERSON
Hyde I-PERSON
Tucker I-PERSON
will O
become O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Bell B-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
this O
telecommunications O
concern O
, O
effective O
Jan. O
1 O
. O

Mr. O
Tucker O
, O
56 O
years O
old O
, O
is O
currently O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Bell B-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG
's O
C&P O
Telephone O
unit O
. O

Mr. O
Tucker O
will O
succeed O
Salvatore B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Barbera I-PERSON
, O
64 O
, O
who O
will O
hold O
the O
newly O
created O
position O
of O
chairman O
of O
the O
international O
unit O
until O
his O
retirement O
April O
1 O
. O

Many O
small O
investors O
are O
facing O
a O
double O
whammy O
this O
year O
: O
They O
got O
hurt O
by O
investing O
in O
the O
highly O
risky O
junk O
bond O
market O
, O
and O
the O
pain O
is O
worse O
because O
they O
did O
it O
with O
borrowed O
money O
. O

These O
people O
invested O
in O
`` O
leveraged O
'' O
junk O
bond O
mutual O
funds O
, O
the O
publicly O
traded O
funds O
that O
make O
a O
habit O
of O
taking O
out O
loans O
to O
buy O
extra O
junk O
. O

It O
's O
a O
good O
strategy O
in O
a O
rising O
market O
, O
where O
a O
25 O
% O
leveraged O
portfolio O
in O
effect O
allows O
investors O
to O
have O
125 O
% O
of O
their O
money O
working O
for O
them O
. O

The O
strategy O
boosts O
current O
yield O
by O
putting O
more O
bonds O
into O
the O
portfolio O
. O

Trouble O
is O
, O
junk O
bond O
prices O
have O
been O
weak O
for O
months O
. O

Thus O
, O
the O
leverage O
has O
amplified O
the O
funds O
' O
portfolio O
losses O
. O

And O
shares O
of O
leveraged O
junk O
funds O
this O
year O
have O
been O
clobbered O
even O
harder O
than O
the O
junk O
bonds O
they O
hold O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
really O
where O
the O
leverage O
hurt O
, O
'' O
says O
Thomas B-PERSON
Herzfeld I-PERSON
, O
a O
Miami B-GPE
- O
based O
investment O
manager O
who O
specializes O
in O
closed O
- O
end O
funds O
. O

`` O
Share O
prices O
performed O
even O
worse O
than O
the O
funds O
' O
asset O
values O
because O
fear O
has O
taken O
hold O
'' O
in O
the O
junk O
market O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Leverage O
is O
never O
a O
problem O
for O
the O
traditional O
`` O
open O
end O
'' O
mutual O
funds O
, O
which O
are O
n't O
publicly O
traded O
and O
are O
n't O
allowed O
to O
use O
leverage O
at O
all O
. O

Leverage O
is O
used O
only O
by O
some O
of O
the O
closed O
- O
end O
funds O
. O

The O
usual O
maneuver O
is O
to O
borrow O
against O
the O
portfolio O
value O
or O
issue O
preferred O
stock O
, O
using O
the O
proceeds O
to O
buy O
additional O
bonds O
. O

The O
fallout O
for O
investors O
lately O
has O
been O
painful O
. O

Consider O
the O
New O
America O
High O
Income O
Fund O
. O

With O
a O
leveraged O
position O
of O
about O
45 O
% O
, O
the O
fund O
's O
share O
price O
has O
plunged O
28.5 O
% O
so O
far O
this O
year O
. O

That O
's O
worse O
than O
the O
price O
drop O
sustained O
by O
the O
bonds O
in O
its O
portfolio O
, O
whose O
total O
return O
-LRB- O
bond O
- O
price O
changes O
plus O
interest O
-RRB- O
has O
amounted O
to O
a O
negative O
6.08 O
% O
. O

Such O
problems O
may O
not O
be O
over O
. O

Leveraged O
funds O
in O
particular O
`` O
are O
still O
extremely O
vulnerable O
, O
because O
we O
're O
still O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
problems O
in O
the O
junk O
market O
, O
'' O
says O
George B-PERSON
Foot I-PERSON
, O
a O
managing O
partner O
at O
Newgate B-ORG
Management I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
in O
Northampton B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

Many O
investors O
are O
unaware O
their O
funds O
have O
borrowed O
to O
speculate O
in O
such O
a O
risky O
market O
. O

`` O
If O
someone O
actually O
sat O
down O
and O
thought O
about O
what O
they O
were O
being O
sold O
, O
'' O
says O
Gerald B-PERSON
Perritt I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
the B-ORG
Mutual I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Letter I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
they O
might O
shy O
away O
. O

In O
a O
typical O
leverage O
strategy O
, O
a O
fund O
tries O
to O
capture O
the O
spread O
between O
what O
it O
costs O
to O
borrow O
and O
the O
higher O
return O
on O
the O
bonds O
it O
buys O
with O
the O
borrowed O
money O
. O

If O
the O
market O
surges O
, O
holders O
can O
make O
that O
much O
more O
profit O
; O
the O
leverage O
effectively O
acts O
as O
an O
interest O
- O
free O
margin O
account O
for O
investors O
. O

But O
when O
the O
market O
moves O
against O
the O
fund O
, O
investors O
lose O
more O
than O
other O
junk O
holders O
because O
the O
market O
decline O
is O
magnified O
by O
the O
amount O
the O
fund O
is O
leveraged O
. O

Fund O
managers O
, O
for O
their O
part O
, O
defend O
their O
use O
of O
leverage O
. O

Carl B-PERSON
Ericson I-PERSON
, O
who O
runs O
the O
Colonial O
Intermediate O
High O
Income O
Fund O
, O
says O
the O
fund O
's O
25 O
% O
leverage O
has O
jacked O
up O
its O
interest O
income O
. O

`` O
As O
long O
as O
I O
am O
borrowing O
at O
9.9 O
% O
and O
each O
-LCB- O
bond O
-RCB- O
yields O
over O
that O
, O
it O
enhances O
the O
yield O
, O
'' O
he O
maintains O
. O

Mr. O
Ericson O
says O
he O
tries O
to O
offset O
the O
leverage O
by O
diversifying O
the O
fund O
's O
portfolio O
. O

Yet O
some O
funds O
have O
pulled O
in O
their O
horns O
. O

New O
America O
High O
Income O
Fund O
recently O
said O
that O
it O
plans O
to O
reduce O
its O
leverage O
position O
by O
buying O
back O
$ O
5 O
million O
in O
preferred O
stock O
and O
notes O
from O
investors O
. O

The O
fund O
made O
a O
similar O
move O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
trying O
to O
increase O
our O
flexibility O
, O
'' O
says O
Ellen B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Terry I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
at O
Ostrander B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
, O
the O
fund O
's O
investment O
adviser O
. O

She O
declined O
to O
elaborate O
and O
would O
n't O
disclose O
the O
fund O
's O
recent O
purchases O
, O
sales O
or O
cash O
position O
. O

Ms. O
Terry O
did O
say O
the O
fund O
's O
recent O
performance O
`` O
illustrates O
what O
happens O
in O
a O
leveraged O
product O
'' O
when O
the O
market O
does O
n't O
cooperate O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
market O
turns O
around O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
, O
`` O
it O
will O
give O
a O
nice O
picture O
'' O
of O
how O
leverage O
can O
help O
performance O
. O

Several O
leveraged O
funds O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
cut O
the O
amount O
they O
borrow O
because O
it O
would O
slash O
the O
income O
they O
pay O
shareholders O
, O
fund O
officials O
said O
. O

But O
a O
few O
funds O
have O
taken O
other O
defensive O
steps O
. O

Some O
have O
raised O
their O
cash O
positions O
to O
record O
levels O
. O

High O
cash O
positions O
help O
buffer O
a O
fund O
when O
the O
market O
falls O
. O

Prospect O
Street O
High O
Income O
Portfolio O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
now O
holds O
about O
15 O
% O
in O
cash O
and O
equivalents O
, O
nearly O
quintuple O
the O
amount O
it O
held O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Frabotta I-PERSON
, O
portfolio O
co-manager O
. O

He O
says O
the O
fund O
, O
which O
is O
40 O
% O
leveraged O
, O
has O
maintained O
a O
`` O
substantial O
cushion O
'' O
between O
its O
borrowing O
costs O
and O
the O
yields O
of O
the O
portfolio O
's O
bonds O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
in O
a O
position O
to O
have O
to O
sell O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Frabotta O
says O
. O

Other O
funds O
have O
recently O
sold O
weak O
junk O
bonds O
to O
raise O
cash O
. O

At O
the O
50 O
% O
- O
leveraged O
Zenith O
Income O
Fund O
, O
portfolio O
manager O
John B-PERSON
Bianchi I-PERSON
recently O
dumped O
Mesa B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
, O
Wickes B-ORG
and O
Horsehead B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
, O
among O
others O
, O
to O
raise O
his O
cash O
position O
to O
a O
record O
15 O
% O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
a O
problem O
because O
cash O
is O
n't O
earning O
us O
very O
much O
money O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Bianchi O
says O
. O

He O
concedes O
: O
`` O
This O
is O
the O
most O
difficult O
market O
that O
I O
've O
been O
involved O
in O
. O
'' O

Because O
of O
the O
recent O
junk O
- O
market O
turmoil O
, O
the O
fund O
is O
considering O
investing O
in O
other O
issues O
instead O
, O
including O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
bonds O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
looking O
at O
the O
leverage O
factor O
every O
day O
, O
'' O
says O
Robert B-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Bernstein B-ORG
- I-ORG
Macaulay I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
and O
the O
fund O
's O
adviser O
. O

`` O
At O
some O
point O
, O
if O
we O
are O
unable O
to O
cover O
our O
leveraged O
cost O
-- O
and O
at O
the O
moment O
we O
're O
right O
on O
it O
-- O
we O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
make O
a O
move O
. O

Hale B-PERSON
Milgrim I-PERSON
, O
41 O
years O
old O
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
, O
marketing O
at O
Elecktra B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
president O
of O
Capitol B-ORG
Records I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
this O
entertainment O
concern O
. O

Mr. O
Milgrim O
succeeds O
David B-PERSON
Berman I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
last O
month O
. O

A O
merchant O
bank O
and O
investment O
fund O
have O
agreed O
to O
co-sponsor O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
to O
bring O
Sharon B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
out O
of O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
proceedings O
and O
to O
acquire O
the O
company O
's O
steel O
- O
related O
assets O
in O
a O
transaction O
valued O
at O
more O
than O
$ O
300 O
million O
. O

Castle B-ORG
Harlan I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
merchant O
bank O
, O
and O
Quantum B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
said O
they O
would O
acquire O
the O
assets O
for O
a O
combination O
of O
cash O
and O
the O
assumption O
of O
certain O
of O
Sharon B-ORG
's O
liabilities O
. O

The O
balance O
of O
the O
company O
's O
assets O
and O
liabilities O
would O
be O
transferred O
to O
a O
new O
company O
that O
would O
be O
owned O
by O
Sharon B-ORG
's O
creditors O
. O

Quantum B-ORG
said O
it O
has O
agreed O
to O
purchase O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
50 O
million O
in O
equity O
in O
the O
new O
company O
, O
if O
necessary O
, O
for O
the O
confirmation O
of O
the O
plan O
. O

Castle B-ORG
Harlan I-ORG
and O
Quantum B-ORG
said O
the O
plan O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
filed O
within O
60 O
days O
with O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Bankruptcy I-ORG
Court I-ORG
in O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
. O

The O
agreement O
is O
subject O
to O
certain O
conditions O
, O
including O
obtaining O
financing O
. O

Castle B-ORG
Harlan I-ORG
said O
that O
such O
financing O
is O
already O
being O
sought O
and O
that O
a O
formal O
proposal O
would O
be O
made O
to O
Sharon B-ORG
's O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
trustee O
and O
other O
Sharon B-ORG
creditors O
over O
the O
next O
few O
days O
. O

Sharon B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Farrell B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
filed O
for O
protection O
from O
creditors O
under O
the O
federal O
Bankruptcy B-LAW
Code I-LAW
in O
April O
1987 O
. O

The O
company O
had O
been O
one O
of O
the O
maninstays O
of O
Miami B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
financier O
Victor B-PERSON
Posner I-PERSON
's O
empire O
. O

Mr. O
Posner O
resigned O
as O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Sharon B-ORG
in O
April O
1988 O
. O

He O
remains O
chairman O
, O
but O
wields O
little O
power O
at O
the O
company O
. O

Quantum B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
is O
a O
$ O
2.1 O
billion O
investment O
fund O
managed O
by O
Soros B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Management I-ORG
. O

Quantum B-ORG
is O
Sharon B-ORG
's O
largest O
unsecured O
creditor O
. O

The O
Castle O
Harlan O
group O
includes O
Walter B-PERSON
Sieckman I-PERSON
, O
former O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Sharon B-ORG
, O
and O
Wolfgang B-PERSON
Jansen I-PERSON
, O
former O
executive O
vice O
president O
. O

Executives O
at O
Sharon B-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
proposal O
. O

The O
company O
's O
trustee O
, O
F.E. B-PERSON
Agnew I-PERSON
, O
was O
unavailable O
for O
comment O
. O

Marsh O
& O
McLennan O
Cos. O
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
acquire O
the O
rest O
of O
Gradmann O
& O
Holler O
, O
a O
leading O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
insurance O
brokerage O
firm O
in O
which O
it O
has O
held O
a O
15 O
% O
stake O
for O
15 O
years O
. O

The O
transaction O
, O
for O
cash O
and O
stock O
, O
would O
represent O
the O
biggest O
European B-NORP
takeover O
since O
1980 O
for O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
Marsh O
& O
McLennan O
, O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
insurance O
broker O
. O

It O
's O
also O
the O
first O
major O
sign O
of O
the O
long O
- O
awaited O
consolidation O
in O
the O
European B-NORP
insurance O
industry O
as O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
moves O
toward O
a O
single O
market O
by O
1992 O
. O

Protective O
barriers O
will O
start O
coming O
down O
within O
the O
insurance O
industry O
next O
summer O
, O
when O
big O
industrial O
companies O
will O
be O
able O
to O
buy O
insurance O
from O
carriers O
in O
any O
other O
EC B-ORG
country O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

That O
's O
why O
`` O
we O
have O
been O
working O
hard O
to O
develop O
a O
single O
, O
more O
unified O
presence O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
'' O
said O
A.J.C. B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
Marsh O
& O
McLennan O
's O
president O
, O
at O
a O
London B-GPE
news O
conference O
yesterday O
. O

Analysts O
speculated O
that O
Marsh O
& O
McLennan O
would O
spend O
between O
250 O
million O
marks O
-LRB- O
$ O
136.4 O
million O
-RRB- O
and O
350 O
million O
marks O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
Gradmann O
& O
Holler O
, O
or O
roughly O
25 O
to O
30 O
times O
the O
private O
firm O
's O
estimated O
earnings O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
paying O
a O
big O
price O
to O
maintain O
their O
virility O
as O
the O
world O
's O
leading O
insurance O
broker O
, O
'' O
said O
Philip B-PERSON
Olsen I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Kitcat O
& O
Aitken O
, O
a O
U.K. B-GPE
brokerage O
firm O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
agreed O
to O
acquire O
Windsor B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
first O
step O
toward O
establishing O
a O
presence O
in O
the O
European B-NORP
market O
ahead O
of O
1992 O
. O

But O
most O
U.S. B-GPE
insurers O
have O
n't O
rushed O
to O
change O
the O
way O
they O
do O
business O
in O
Europe B-GPE
because O
they O
believe O
the O
European B-NORP
market O
will O
still O
be O
dominated O
by O
a O
handful O
of O
domestic O
companies O
. O

Under O
the O
proposed O
combination O
, O
Marsh O
& O
McLennan O
would O
gain O
a O
majority O
stake O
in O
Gradmann O
& O
Holler O
that O
would O
increase O
over O
time O
to O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
remaining O
85 O
% O
. O

The O
three O
managing O
general O
partners O
would O
receive O
a O
`` O
significant O
'' O
number O
of O
Marsh O
& O
McLennan O
shares O
, O
said O
Walther B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Kiep I-PERSON
, O
a O
partner O
who O
would O
also O
join O
Marsh O
& O
McLennan O
's O
board O
. O

Mr. O
Kiep O
said O
he O
sought O
the O
combination O
because O
`` O
all O
our O
large O
clients O
in O
Germany B-GPE
are O
becoming O
European B-NORP
companies O
or O
multinational O
companies O
and O
they O
expect O
an O
insurance O
broker O
'' O
to O
serve O
them O
as O
well O
in O
Paris B-GPE
as O
in O
Germany B-GPE
. O

Beatrice B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Garcia I-PERSON
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Wilson B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
insurance O
and O
financial O
services O
concern O
, O
was O
elected O
to O
the O
additional O
post O
of O
chairman O
. O

Mr. O
Taylor O
, O
45 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
Robert B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Kilpatrick I-PERSON
, O
64 O
, O
who O
is O
retiring O
, O
as O
reported O
earlier O
. O

Mr. O
Kilpatrick O
will O
remain O
a O
director O
. O

Call O
Jim O
Wright O
's O
office O
in O
downtown O
Fort B-GPE
Worth I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
these O
days O
and O
the O
receptionist O
still O
answers O
the O
phone O
, O
`` O
Speaker O
Wright O
's O
office O
. O
'' O

The O
former O
congressman O
, O
who O
resigned O
as O
speaker O
of O
the O
House O
after O
an O
investigation O
of O
his O
financial O
dealings O
, O
is O
ensconced O
in O
his O
district O
office O
, O
maintained O
by O
taxpayers O
on O
a O
$ O
200,000 O
allowance O
. O

He O
is O
negotiating O
a O
rich O
book O
contract O
to O
boot O
. O

One O
of O
the O
hottest O
tickets O
on O
Washington B-GPE
's O
social O
calendar O
this O
fall O
was O
a O
charity O
benefit O
honoring O
former O
Congressman O
Tony O
Coelho O
, O
who O
landed O
a O
million O
- O
dollar O
job O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
after O
resigning O
over O
a O
controversial O
junk O
- O
bond O
investment O
last O
summer O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Deaver I-PERSON
, O
the O
former O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
aide O
, O
has O
become O
the O
most O
recent O
addition O
to O
the O
teeming O
ranks O
of O
fallen O
politicians O
and O
officials O
earning O
their O
way O
as O
lobbyists O
and O
consultants O
here O
. O

Mr. O
Deaver O
has O
reopened O
a O
public O
- O
relations O
business O
. O

Surviving O
scandal O
has O
become O
a O
rite O
of O
political O
passage O
at O
a O
time O
when O
a O
glut O
of O
scandal O
has O
blunted O
this O
town O
's O
sensibility O
. O

Let O
the O
president O
demand O
strict O
new O
ethics O
rules O
: O
With O
four O
sitting O
House B-ORG
members O
accused O
of O
sexual O
misdeeds O
, O
amid O
the O
unfolding O
HUD B-ORG
scandal O
and O
after O
the O
Wright B-PERSON
debacle O
, O
`` O
people O
are O
slightly O
dulled O
by O
scandal O
, O
'' O
says O
political O
humorist O
Art B-PERSON
Buchwald I-PERSON
. O

`` O
It O
now O
takes O
something O
really O
weird O
to O
inspire O
public O
outrage O
. O
'' O

Not O
all O
the O
scandal O
- O
tripped O
have O
enjoyed O
soft O
landings O
. O

But O
many O
have O
. O

`` O
These O
people O
bounce O
back O
more O
resiliently O
than O
regular O
people O
, O
'' O
says O
Washington B-GPE
writer O
Suzanne B-PERSON
Garment I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
working O
on O
a O
history O
of O
post-Watergate O
scandal O
. O

Given O
their O
own O
penchant O
for O
book O
writing O
, O
it O
is O
surprising O
that O
none O
of O
the O
masters O
of O
scandal O
survival O
have O
yet O
published O
a O
guide O
to O
the O
art O
. O

For O
there O
is O
an O
emerging O
protocol O
-- O
indeed O
, O
an O
etiquette O
-- O
to O
it O
. O

Among O
the O
rules O
: O

Pretend O
Nothing O
Happened O

As O
if O
he O
were O
still O
in O
his O
old O
job O
, O
Mr. O
Wright O
, O
by O
resigning O
with O
his O
title O
instead O
of O
being O
forced O
from O
his O
job O
, O
by O
law O
enjoys O
a O
$ O
120,000 O
annual O
office O
expense O
allowance O
, O
three O
paid O
staffers O
, O
up O
to O
$ O
67,000 O
for O
stationery O
and O
telephones O
and O
continued O
use O
of O
the O
franking O
privilege O
. O

Not O
to O
mention O
a O
generous O
federal O
pension O
. O

There O
is O
also O
a O
busy O
schedule O
of O
speaking O
engagements O
at O
$ O
10,000 O
a O
pop O
, O
at O
tony O
places O
including O
the B-ORG
Yale I-ORG
Political I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

`` O
He O
's O
as O
busy O
as O
he O
was O
as O
speaker O
, O
'' O
reports O
Mr. O
Wright O
's O
administrative O
aide O
, O
Larry B-PERSON
Shannon I-PERSON
. O

Atone O

On O
the O
edge O
of O
fashionable O
Georgetown B-FAC
, O
in O
a O
chic O
office O
with O
a O
river O
view O
and O
a O
number O
of O
corporate O
clients O
whom O
he O
wo O
n't O
name O
, O
Mr. O
Deaver O
is O
trying O
to O
reclaim O
his O
reputation O
as O
one O
of O
the O
savviest O
image O
makers O
in O
town O
. O

There O
are O
few O
mementos O
of O
his O
days O
as O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
deputy O
chief O
of O
staff O
and O
confidant O
of O
Ronald B-PERSON
and O
Nancy B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
. O

The O
former O
$ O
3 O
million O
- O
a O
- O
year O
lobbyist O
now O
frequents O
shelters O
for O
the O
homeless O
and O
devotes O
a O
third O
of O
his O
time O
counseling O
other O
recovering O
alcoholics O
. O

`` O
I O
feel O
better O
than O
I O
ever O
have O
in O
my O
life O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Deaver O
confessed O
to O
his O
alcoholism O
during O
his O
trial O
on O
perjury O
charges O
. O

He O
is O
also O
a O
recovering O
workaholic O
, O
relaxing O
with O
his O
family O
and O
creating O
topiary O
, O
or O
garden O
- O
shrub O
sculpture O
, O
a O
fashionable O
pursuit O
for O
which O
he O
developed O
a O
passion O
during O
his O
three O
- O
year O
legal O
ordeal O
. O

One O
sign O
of O
Mr. O
Deaver O
's O
renaissance O
: O
an O
appearance O
on O
ABC B-ORG
's O
`` O
Nightline B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
for O
a O
show O
on O
pack O
journalism O
. O

Host O
Ted B-PERSON
Koppel I-PERSON
introduced O
him O
as O
`` O
the O
media O
master O
of O
the B-ORG
Reagan I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
, O
'' O
with O
nary O
a O
mention O
of O
Mr. O
Deaver O
's O
conviction O
in O
1987 O
on O
perjury O
charges O
. O

Finding O
God O

`` O
When O
someone O
says O
, O
` O
I O
've O
turned O
to O
God O
, O
' O
everybody O
lays O
off O
, O
'' O
observes O
Frank B-PERSON
Mankiewicz I-PERSON
, O
an O
old O
Washington B-GPE
hand O
and O
former O
aide O
to O
Robert B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
. O

Thus O
have O
Charles B-PERSON
Colson I-PERSON
and O
Jeb B-PERSON
Magruder I-PERSON
launched O
successful O
post-Watergate O
careers O
at O
the O
pulpit O
. O

But O
it O
does O
n't O
always O
work O
so O
smoothly O
. O

After O
allegations O
surfaced O
in O
a O
1985 O
divorce O
contest O
that O
he O
had O
beaten O
his O
wife O
, O
SEC B-ORG
enforcement O
chief O
John B-PERSON
Fedders I-PERSON
retreated O
to O
a O
Trappist O
monastery O
in O
rural O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

He O
is O
now O
in O
solo O
law O
practice O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
but O
his O
fees O
have O
been O
meager O
and O
he O
failed O
in O
efforts O
to O
win O
a O
chunk O
of O
his O
ex-wife O
's O
royalties O
on O
her O
tell O
- O
all O
book O
. O

From O
time O
to O
time O
he O
returns O
to O
the O
monastery O
for O
prayer O
, O
meditation O
and O
pro O
bono O
legal O
work O
. O

Mr. O
Fedders O
is O
philosophical O
about O
his O
travails O
. O

`` O
This O
whole O
experience O
has O
been O
an O
opportunity O
for O
internal O
growth O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

He O
sees O
a O
psychoanalyst O
five O
mornings O
a O
week O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
surrendered O
to O
the O
circumstances O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Fedders O
says O
. O

`` O
The O
word O
surrender O
has O
a O
precise O
psychoanalytic O
meaning O
. O

My O
universe O
has O
changed O
. O

I O
'm O
enjoying O
my O
life O
and O
who O
I O
am O
today O
. O

The O
aspect O
of O
being O
a O
mega-lawyer O
is O
n't O
as O
important O
. O
'' O

Do O
n't O
Linger O

`` O
The O
best O
thing O
you O
can O
do O
is O
get O
off O
the O
screen O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Buchwald O
. O

Nobody O
proved O
that O
more O
masterfully O
than O
Mr. O
Coelho O
, O
the O
former O
Democratic O
majority O
whip O
. O

Declaring O
that O
there O
was O
life O
after O
Congress B-ORG
, O
he O
resigned O
almost O
immediately O
after O
media O
reports O
questioned O
the O
propriety O
of O
a O
1986 O
junk O
- O
bond O
investment O
, O
before O
any O
official O
investigations O
took O
hold O
. O

Among O
the O
glitterati O
who O
turned O
out O
in O
bipartisan O
black O
- O
tie O
force O
to O
benefit O
the O
Coelho O
Epilepsy O
Fund O
last O
month O
were O
Sen. O
Robert O
Dole O
, O
Rep. O
Newt O
Gingrich O
, O
and O
other O
kingpins O
of O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Dan B-PERSON
Rather I-PERSON
served O
as O
emcee O
. O

From O
his O
new O
, O
million O
- O
dollar O
- O
a O
- O
year O
perch O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
as O
a O
managing O
director O
of O
Wertheim O
Schroder O
& O
Co. O
, O
Mr. O
Coelho O
reports O
that O
many O
of O
his O
former O
colleagues O
have O
contacted O
him O
to O
find O
out O
how O
they O
, O
too O
, O
can O
pursue O
investment O
banking O
careers O
. O

It O
Helps O
to O
Be O
Male O

Male O
scandal O
victims O
invariably O
fare O
better O
. O

Anne B-PERSON
Burford I-PERSON
, O
the O
former O
EPA B-ORG
chief O
who O
resigned O
under O
fire O
in O
1983 O
during O
a O
flap O
with O
Congress B-ORG
, O
was O
kayoed O
in O
the O
confrontation O
, O
even O
though O
she O
was O
never O
charged O
with O
official O
wrondgoing O
. O

She O
worked O
part O
- O
time O
as O
a O
consultant O
and O
wrote O
a O
book O
, O
but O
never O
restarted O
her O
high O
- O
powered O
legal O
career O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
help O
when O
, O
in O
1986 O
, O
she O
was O
charged O
-LRB- O
and O
then O
cleared O
-RRB- O
on O
allegations O
of O
public O
drunkenness O
. O

`` O
I O
cut O
my O
losses O
and O
ran O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
, O
from O
her O
new O
home O
in O
Colorado B-GPE
, O
where O
she O
is O
busy O
remodeling O
. O

Mrs. O
Burford O
remains O
bitter O
over O
the O
overwhelming O
legal O
expenses O
involved O
in O
clearing O
her O
name O
. O

`` O
My O
husband O
was O
instantly O
impoverished O
by O
the O
very O
act O
of O
marrying O
me O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

Another O
former O
EPA B-ORG
official O
, O
Rita B-PERSON
Lavelle I-PERSON
, O
is O
still O
struggling O
after O
her O
conviction O
in O
1983 O
on O
perjury O
charges O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
nothing O
she O
could O
do O
to O
bring O
herself O
back O
to O
where O
she O
was O
, O
'' O
says O
her O
lawyer O
, O
James B-PERSON
Bierbower I-PERSON
. O

`` O
You O
could O
say O
she O
survived O
, O
but O
it O
was O
n't O
easy O
on O
her O
. O
'' O

No O
book O
contracts O
have O
been O
dangled O
before O
Deborah B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
Dean I-PERSON
, O
the O
reigning O
queen O
of O
the O
HUD O
scandal O
. O

Donna B-PERSON
Rice I-PERSON
of O
Gary B-PERSON
Hart I-PERSON
fame O
failed O
to O
obtain O
a O
book O
contract O
and O
lost O
her O
modeling O
contract O
for O
`` O
No O
Excuses O
'' O
jeans O
. O

Fawn B-PERSON
Hall I-PERSON
, O
Oliver B-PERSON
North I-PERSON
's O
former O
secretary O
, O
has O
yet O
to O
launch O
a O
hoped O
- O
for O
television O
news O
career O
, O
according O
to O
her O
lawyer O
. O

Rita B-PERSON
Jenrette I-PERSON
, O
the O
former O
wife O
of O
Abscam B-ORG
- O
indicted O
Rep. O
John O
Jenrette O
, O
has O
yet O
to O
hit O
it O
big O
in O
Hollywood B-GPE
, O
although O
with O
roles O
in O
such O
movies O
as O
`` O
Zombie B-WORK_OF_ART
Island I-WORK_OF_ART
Massacre I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
`` O
Aunt B-WORK_OF_ART
Ida I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Bikini I-WORK_OF_ART
Shop I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
she O
is O
doing O
a O
lot O
better O
than O
her O
former O
husband O
. O

He O
was O
back O
in O
jail O
over O
the O
summer O
on O
shoplifting O
charges O
. O

Be O
the O
Star O

Central O
figures O
-- O
such O
as O
Richard B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
-- O
usually O
fare O
better O
than O
those O
with O
supporting O
roles O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Secord I-PERSON
, O
the O
retired O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
general O
felled O
in O
the O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
scandal O
, O
is O
all O
but O
ruined O
-- O
forced O
to O
sell O
his O
Virginia B-GPE
home O
and O
pull O
his O
kids O
out O
of O
college O
, O
according O
to O
a O
recent O
fund O
- O
raising O
appeal O
sent O
out O
on O
his O
behalf O
. O

Yet O
his O
co-defendant O
in O
the O
case O
-- O
also O
a O
former O
military O
officer O
by O
the O
name O
of O
Oliver B-PERSON
North I-PERSON
-- O
has O
been O
busily O
and O
profitably O
burnishing O
his O
involvement O
in O
the O
affair O
. O

What O
accounts O
for O
the O
difference O
? O

During O
the O
televised O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
hearings O
, O
Mr. O
North O
came O
off O
as O
a O
patriot O
from O
central O
casting O
. O

Mr. O
Secord O
's O
performance O
was O
decidedly O
less O
inspiring O
. O

Mr. O
North O
remains O
in O
heavy O
demand O
as O
a O
speaker O
, O
for O
fees O
reported O
in O
the O
$ O
20,000 O
range O
. O

Even O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
750 O
people O
turned O
out O
in O
a O
remote O
Virginia B-GPE
town O
in O
September O
for O
a O
`` O
family O
tribute O
'' O
to O
Mr. O
North O
given O
by O
two O
dozen O
conservative O
members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
. O

If O
Sex O
Is O
Involved O
, O
All O
Bets O
Are O
Off O

Sex O
scandals O
make O
people O
look O
careless O
and O
silly O
, O
and O
one O
of O
the O
worst O
sins O
in O
Washington B-GPE
is O
to O
be O
laughed O
at O
. O

`` O
You O
can O
be O
wicked O
, O
but O
not O
foolish O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Mankiewicz O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
Rep. O
Gerry O
Studds O
of O
Massachusetts B-GPE
was O
handily O
re-elected O
because O
of O
the O
candor O
with O
which O
he O
handled O
revelations O
that O
he O
had O
sex O
with O
a O
male O
congressional O
page O
in O
1983 O
. O

Former O
Rep. O
Robert O
Bauman O
, O
a O
Maryland O
Republican O
who O
lost O
his O
seat O
in O
1980 O
after O
he O
was O
caught O
soliciting O
sex O
from O
a O
16 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
boy O
, O
has O
never O
regained O
his O
professional O
footing O
as O
a O
lawyer O
. O

Mr. O
Bauman O
, O
a O
conservative O
, O
says O
he O
was O
deserted O
by O
the O
right O
wing O
. O

`` O
Conservatives O
shoot O
their O
own O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

If O
the O
political O
establishment O
is O
reluctant O
to O
forgive O
sexual O
misadventures O
, O
the O
private O
sector O
sometimes O
will O
. O

John B-PERSON
Tower I-PERSON
was O
accused O
of O
womanizing O
and O
boozing O
during O
his O
unsuccessful O
bid O
to O
win O
confirmation O
as O
secretary O
of O
defense O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Now O
he O
is O
writing O
a O
book O
, O
serving O
on O
an O
elite O
foreign O
policy O
advisory O
board O
and O
consulting O
for O
an O
array O
of O
corporate O
clients O
, O
including O
British B-NORP
publishing O
mogul O
Robert B-PERSON
Maxwell I-PERSON
. O

Become O
a O
Lobbyist O

When O
all O
else O
fails O
, O
Gucci B-PERSON
Gulch I-PERSON
-- O
the O
fabled O
halls O
of O
the O
Capitol O
inhabited O
by O
lobbyists O
and O
their O
imported O
shoes O
-- O
offers O
a O
welcome O
environment O
for O
fallen O
officials O
. O

Former O
Rep. O
Fernand O
St O
Germain O
, O
brought O
down O
by O
the O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
crisis O
, O
now O
represents O
-- O
you O
guessed O
it O
-- O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loans O
associations O
. O

Some O
become O
pseudo-lobbyists O
. O

John B-PERSON
Mack I-PERSON
promptly O
quit O
his O
job O
last O
spring O
as O
an O
aide O
to O
Speaker O
Wright O
amid O
public O
outrage O
over O
Mr. O
Mack O
's O
violent O
attack O
on O
a O
young O
woman O
when O
he O
was O
19 O
years O
old O
. O

After O
a O
few O
weeks O
in O
seclusion O
, O
Mr. O
Mack O
opened O
a O
consulting O
firm O
, O
but O
not O
to O
enable O
him O
to O
directly O
lobby O
; O
that O
would O
require O
him O
to O
disclose O
his O
clients O
by O
registering O
as O
a O
lobbyist O
. O

Still O
, O
Mr. O
Mack O
says O
he O
talks O
to O
`` O
30 O
members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
a O
week O
. O
'' O

Misery O
Loves O
Company O

Other O
scandal O
survivors O
are O
sometimes O
the O
best O
source O
of O
solace O
. O

Raymond B-PERSON
Donovan I-PERSON
, O
the O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
construction O
executive O
who O
was O
forced O
to O
resign O
as O
labor O
secretary O
and O
indicted O
in O
1985 O
, O
only O
to O
be O
acquitted O
of O
fraud O
charges O
, O
often O
calls O
other O
scandal O
- O
tossed O
public O
figures O
to O
offer O
a O
sympathetic O
ear O
. O

Each O
time O
a O
new O
scandal O
hits O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
it O
pulls O
the O
scabs O
off O
your O
knees O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
first O
people O
to O
come O
to O
the O
Deaver B-PERSON
home O
after O
his O
troubles O
erupted O
was O
former O
Nixon B-PERSON
aide O
John B-PERSON
Ehrlichman I-PERSON
, O
whom O
Mr. O
Deaver O
scarcely O
knew O
. O

`` O
He O
reassured O
me O
that O
the O
hurricane O
would O
end O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Deaver O
recalls O
. O

Mr. O
Bauman O
received O
an O
encouraging O
letter O
from O
the O
recognized O
master O
of O
scandal O
survival O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
. O

Says O
Mr. O
Bauman O
: O
`` O
If O
things O
get O
really O
tough O
, O
I O
can O
always O
auction O
it O
off O
at O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
. O

Legal O
controversies O
in O
America B-GPE
have O
a O
way O
of O
assuming O
a O
symbolic O
significance O
far O
exceeding O
what O
is O
involved O
in O
the O
particular O
case O
. O

They O
speak O
volumes O
about O
the O
state O
of O
our O
society O
at O
a O
given O
moment O
. O

It O
has O
always O
been O
so O
. O

In O
the O
1920s O
, O
a O
young O
schoolteacher O
, O
John B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Scopes I-PERSON
, O
volunteered O
to O
be O
a O
guinea O
pig O
in O
a O
test O
case O
sponsored O
by O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Civil I-ORG
Liberties I-ORG
Union I-ORG
to O
challenge O
a O
ban O
on O
the O
teaching O
of O
evolution O
imposed O
by O
the O
Tennessee O
Legislature O
. O

The O
result O
was O
a O
world O
- O
famous O
trial O
exposing O
profound O
cultural O
conflicts O
in O
American B-NORP
life O
between O
the O
`` O
smart O
set O
, O
'' O
whose O
spokesman O
was O
H.L. B-PERSON
Mencken I-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
religious O
fundamentalists O
, O
whom O
Mencken B-PERSON
derided O
as O
benighted O
primitives O
. O

Few O
now O
recall O
the O
actual O
outcome O
: O
Scopes B-PERSON
was O
convicted O
and O
fined O
$ O
100 O
, O
and O
his O
conviction O
was O
reversed O
on O
appeal O
because O
the O
fine O
was O
excessive O
under O
Tennessee B-GPE
law O
. O

So O
it O
was O
with O
the O
Hiss B-PERSON
case O
a O
generation O
later O
, O
when O
Alger B-PERSON
Hiss I-PERSON
became O
a O
lightning O
rod O
for O
the O
anxieties O
of O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
and O
conflicting O
attitudes O
toward O
the O
New O
Deal O
he O
had O
served O
. O

His O
trials O
aroused O
public O
passions O
out O
of O
all O
proportion O
to O
the O
rather O
banal O
secrets O
he O
allegedly O
had O
passed O
to O
Soviet B-NORP
intelligence O
. O

And O
so O
it O
seems O
to O
be O
with O
the O
case O
of O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
Morgan I-PERSON
, O
the O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
plastic O
surgeon O
jailed O
in O
a O
child O
custody O
case O
for O
refusing O
to O
reveal O
the O
whereabouts O
of O
her O
daughter O
. O

Dr. O
Morgan O
has O
just O
emerged O
from O
the O
D.C. B-GPE
jail O
after O
more O
than O
two O
years O
' O
confinement O
for O
contempt O
of O
court O
, O
a O
heroine O
to O
her O
many O
supporters O
. O

To O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
, O
the O
case O
is O
a O
puzzle O
. O

It O
is O
what O
lawyers O
call O
`` O
fact O
intensive O
. O
'' O

It O
presents O
no O
great O
issue O
of O
legal O
principle O
, O
no O
overriding O
question O
of O
family O
law O
or O
the O
law O
of O
contempt O
. O

Instead O
, O
it O
turns O
on O
the O
disputed O
and O
elusive O
facts O
of O
`` O
who O
did O
what O
to O
whom O
. O
'' O

It O
is O
difficult O
, O
if O
not O
impossible O
, O
for O
anyone O
who O
has O
not O
pored O
over O
the O
thousands O
of O
pages O
of O
court O
pleadings O
and O
transcripts O
to O
have O
a O
worthwhile O
opinion O
on O
the O
underlying O
merits O
of O
the O
controversy O
. O

Certainly O
I O
do O
not O
. O

So O
we O
must O
look O
elsewhere O
for O
an O
explanation O
of O
the O
unusual O
power O
this O
case O
has O
exerted O
over O
the O
minds O
of O
many O
, O
not O
just O
in O
Washington B-GPE
but O
elsewhere O
in O
the O
country O
and O
even O
the O
world O
. O

I O
suggest O
that O
three O
themes O
have O
come O
together O
in O
the O
strange O
case O
of O
Dr. O
Morgan O
. O

The O
first O
is O
that O
it O
represents O
an O
intense O
battle O
in O
what O
James B-PERSON
Thurber I-PERSON
used O
to O
caricature O
as O
`` O
the O
war O
between O
the O
sexes O
. O
'' O

But O
although O
Thurber B-PERSON
did O
so O
gently O
and O
lightheartedly O
, O
many O
of O
Dr. O
Morgan O
's O
supporters O
have O
taken O
Thurber B-PERSON
's O
memorable O
title O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Male I-WORK_OF_ART
Animal I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
quite O
literally O
. O

The O
vehemence O
of O
the O
emotions O
aroused O
by O
the O
case O
testifies O
to O
its O
symbolic O
importance O
in O
the O
war O
that O
Thurber B-PERSON
accepted O
as O
an O
eternal O
part O
of O
the O
human O
condition O
. O

A O
second O
theme O
is O
the O
undercurrent O
of O
social O
class O
and O
race O
in O
the O
public O
reaction O
to O
the O
Morgan B-PERSON
case O
. O

Dr. O
Morgan O
is O
a O
highly O
educated O
white O
professional O
who O
attended O
some O
of O
the O
`` O
best O
'' O
schools O
. O

As O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Black I-ORG
Caucus I-ORG
in O
Congress B-ORG
asked O
during O
the O
debate O
on O
the O
legislation O
that O
freed O
Dr. O
Morgan O
, O
does O
anyone O
seriously O
believe O
that O
if O
she O
were O
an O
uneducated O
, O
black O
, O
working O
- O
class O
woman O
, O
Congress B-ORG
would O
have O
rushed O
to O
pass O
a O
private O
relief O
bill O
freeing O
her O
? O

Or O
that O
the O
president O
would O
have O
hurried O
to O
sign O
the O
bill O
`` O
out O
of O
compassion O
for O
her O
plight O
'' O
? O

To O
ask O
those O
questions O
is O
to O
answer O
them O
. O

Finally O
, O
the O
case O
of O
Dr. O
Morgan O
gave O
Congress B-ORG
an O
opportunity O
to O
act O
with O
unaccustomed O
decisiveness O
and O
to O
engage O
in O
one O
of O
its O
favorite O
pastimes O
-- O
bashing O
the O
District B-GPE
of O
Columbia B-GPE
government O
. O

The O
local O
government O
is O
discredited O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
many O
residents O
for O
a O
variety O
of O
reasons O
, O
and O
congressmen O
read O
the O
same O
newspapers O
and O
watch O
the O
same O
TV O
newscasts O
as O
other O
people O
in O
the O
area O
do O
. O

Bashing O
the O
D.C. B-GPE
government O
is O
risk O
- O
free O
for O
members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
, O
who O
do O
not O
have O
to O
answer O
to O
their O
own O
constituents O
for O
it O
. O

Congress B-ORG
is O
paralyzed O
from O
acting O
on O
such O
great O
issues O
of O
the O
day O
as O
the O
federal O
budget O
deficit O
. O

Yet O
a O
bill O
tailored O
to O
the O
interests O
of O
a O
single O
individual O
passed O
Congress B-ORG
with O
almost O
unimaginable O
speed O
, O
before O
the O
judicial O
process O
had O
run O
its O
course O
, O
and O
, O
indeed O
, O
while O
the O
Morgan B-PERSON
case O
was O
awaiting O
a O
ruling O
by O
the O
appellate O
court O
. O

The O
Morgan B-PERSON
case O
thus O
tells O
us O
much O
more O
about O
the O
current O
state O
of O
sex O
, O
class O
, O
race O
and O
politics O
in O
our O
society O
than O
it O
does O
about O
the O
facts O
of O
Dr. O
Morgan O
's O
particular O
situation O
. O

It O
may O
stand O
as O
a O
metaphor O
for O
how O
wide O
and O
deep O
the O
divisions O
in O
that O
society O
continue O
to O
be O
however O
we O
try O
to O
deny O
their O
existence O
. O

Mr. O
Rezneck O
is O
a O
lawyer O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
During O
its O
centennial O
year O
, O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
will O
report O
events O
of O
the O
past O
century O
that O
stand O
as O
milestones O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
history O
. O
-RRB- O

TAX O
SHELTERS O
CALLED O
Individual O
Retirement O
Accounts O
, O
or O
`` O
IRAs O
, O
'' O
were O
created O
without O
fanfare O
on O
Sept. O
2 O
, O
1974 O
, O
but O
grew O
beyond O
expectations O
as O
an O
inducement O
to O
personal O
saving O
. O

That O
Labor B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
, O
in O
his O
first O
major O
act O
after O
succeeding O
the O
resigned O
Richard B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
as O
president O
, O
Gerald B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Ford I-PERSON
signed O
the B-LAW
Employee I-LAW
Retirement I-LAW
Income I-LAW
Security I-LAW
Act I-LAW
. O

Pension O
reform O
was O
its O
main O
thrust O
. O

Labor O
and O
business O
leaders O
, O
quoted O
at O
the O
White O
House O
Rose O
Garden O
rites O
, O
hailed O
its O
provisions O
for O
insuring O
corporate O
pension O
benefits O
. O

IRAs O
were O
like O
stepchildren O
there O
. O

The O
IRA O
's O
conception O
is O
murky O
. O

In O
1972 O
, O
then O
Treasury O
Secretary O
George O
Shultz O
, O
with O
the O
key O
support O
of O
Sen. O
Carl O
Curtis O
, O
sought O
some O
form O
of O
pensions O
for O
the O
uncovered O
. O

That O
year O
a O
four O
- O
man O
group O
headed O
by O
William B-PERSON
Lieber I-PERSON
in O
the O
Legislation O
and O
Regulations O
division O
of O
the O
Office O
of O
the O
Chief O
Counsel O
for O
the B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
was O
assigned O
the O
task O
of O
designing O
a O
plan O
. O

They O
used O
the O
1962 O
Keogh O
Plan O
, O
a O
pension O
plan O
created O
by O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
congressman O
for O
the O
self O
- O
employed O
, O
as O
a O
partial O
model O
. O

This O
team O
initially O
called O
its O
new O
model O
Personal O
Retirement O
Account O
, O
or O
`` O
PRA O
. O
'' O

But O
it O
did O
n't O
sing O
. O

So O
they O
opted O
for O
IRA B-ORG
, O
naming O
it O
after O
Ira B-PERSON
Cohen I-PERSON
, O
a O
brilliant O
IRS B-ORG
actuary O
who O
helped O
them O
. O

Ira B-PERSON
, O
himself O
, O
confirms O
this O
account O
. O

IRA B-ORG
rules O
have O
been O
changed O
over O
the O
years O
. O

One O
in O
1981 O
raised O
to O
$ O
2,000 O
a O
year O
from O
$ O
1,500 O
the O
amount O
a O
person O
could O
put O
, O
tax O
- O
deductible O
, O
into O
the O
tax O
- O
deferred O
accounts O
and O
widened O
coverage O
to O
people O
under O
employer O
retirement O
plans O
. O

This O
caused O
an O
explosion O
of O
IRA B-ORG
promotions O
by O
brokers O
, O
banks O
, O
mutual O
funds O
and O
others O
. O

But O
in O
1986 O
Congress B-ORG
sharply O
reduced O
the O
number O
of O
people O
who O
could O
qualify O
for O
its O
benefits O
and O
IRA B-ORG
tax O
- O
deductions O
slowed O
their O
roaring O
growth O
. O

IRA B-ORG
account O
assets O
have O
grown O
to O
about O
$ O
400 O
billion O
from O
$ O
393 O
billion O
last O
year O
and O
just O
$ O
26 O
billion O
in O
1981 O
. O

Wednesday O
, O
October O
25 O
, O
1989 O

The O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
annual O
interest O
rates O
below O
are O
a O
guide O
to O
general O
levels O
but O
do O
n't O
always O
represent O
actual O
transactions O
. O

PRIME O
RATE O
: O
10 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

The O
base O
rate O
on O
corporate O
loans O
at O
large O
U.S. B-GPE
money O
center O
commercial O
banks O
. O

FEDERAL O
FUNDS O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
high O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
low O
, O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
near O
closing O
bid O
, O
8 O
13/16 O
% O
offered O
. O

Reserves O
traded O
among O
commercial O
banks O
for O
overnight O
use O
in O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Source O
: O
Fulton O
Prebon O
-LRB- O
U.S.A B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Inc O
. O

DISCOUNT O
RATE O
: O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
depository O
institutions O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

CALL O
MONEY O
: O
9 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
brokers O
on O
stock O
exchange O
collateral O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
placed O
directly O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
: O
8.45 O
% O
30 O
to O
44 O
days O
; O
8.20 O
% O
45 O
to O
67 O
days O
; O
8.325 O
% O
68 O
to O
89 O
days O
; O
8 O
% O
90 O
to O
119 O
days O
; O
7.875 O
% O
120 O
to O
149 O
days O
; O
7.75 O
% O
150 O
to O
179 O
days O
; O
7.50 O
% O
180 O
to O
270 O
days O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
: O
High O
- O
grade O
unsecured O
notes O
sold O
through O
dealers O
by O
major O
corporations O
in O
multiples O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
: O
8.55 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.45 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.40 O
% O
90 O
days O
. O

CERTIFICATES O
OF O
DEPOSIT O
: O
8.09 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.09 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8.06 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
7.94 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

Average O
of O
top O
rates O
paid O
by O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
banks O
on O
primary O
new O
issues O
of O
negotiable O
C.D.s O
, O
usually O
on O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
and O
more O
. O

The O
minimum O
unit O
is O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Typical O
rates O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
: O
8.53 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.45 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8.27 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

BANKERS O
ACCEPTANCES O
: O
8.47 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.30 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.27 O
% O
90 O
days O
; O
8.08 O
% O
120 O
days O
; O
7.98 O
% O
150 O
days O
; O
7.90 O
% O
180 O
days O
. O

Negotiable O
, O
bank O
- O
backed O
business O
credit O
instruments O
typically O
financing O
an O
import O
order O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
LATE O
EURODOLLARS O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
to O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
four O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/16 O
% O
five O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/16 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
INTERBANK O
OFFERED O
RATES O
-LRB- O
LIBOR O
-RRB- O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

The O
average O
of O
interbank O
offered O
rates O
for O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
based O
on O
quotations O
at O
five O
major O
banks O
. O

FOREIGN O
PRIME O
RATES O
: O
Canada B-GPE
13.50 O
% O
; O
Germany B-GPE
9 O
% O
; O
Japan B-GPE
4.875 O
% O
; O
Switzerland B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Britain B-GPE
15 O
% O
. O

These O
rate O
indications O
are O
n't O
directly O
comparable O
; O
lending O
practices O
vary O
widely O
by O
location O
. O

TREASURY O
BILLS O
: O
Results O
of O
the O
Monday O
, O
October O
23 O
, O
1989 O
, O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bills O
, O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
from O
face O
value O
in O
units O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
: O
7.52 O
% O
13 O
weeks O
; O
7.50 O
% O
26 O
weeks O
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
HOME I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
CORP I-ORG
. O
-LRB- O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
. O

9.75 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
7.875 O
% O
, O
2 O
% O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG
-LRB- O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
-LRB- O
priced O
at O
par O
-RRB- O
9.68 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
8.70 O
% O
, O
6/2 O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

MERRILL O
LYNCH O
READY O
ASSETS O
TRUST O
: O
8.62 O
% O
. O

Annualized O
average O
rate O
of O
return O
after O
expenses O
for O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
; O
not O
a O
forecast O
of O
future O
returns O
. O

Some O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
biggest O
trading O
partners O
gave O
a O
quick O
thumbs O
- O
down O
to O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
proposal O
to O
liberalize O
world O
trade O
and O
reduce O
farm O
- O
product O
subsidies O
. O

In O
Geneva B-GPE
, O
where O
world O
trade O
talks O
are O
being O
held O
under O
the O
General O
Agreement O
on O
Tariffs O
and O
Trade O
, O
or O
GATT B-LAW
, O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
called O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
proposal O
`` O
a O
step O
backward O
. O
'' O

And O
Japan B-GPE
's O
minister O
of O
agriculture O
, O
forestry O
and O
fisheries O
told O
a O
committee O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
parliament O
that O
Washington B-GPE
's O
proposal O
was O
impractical O
and O
that O
Tokyo B-GPE
would O
continue O
to O
heavily O
subsidize O
its O
rice O
farmers O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
in O
a O
far O
- O
reaching O
plan O
submitted O
to O
the O
Geneva B-GPE
meeting O
Tuesday O
, O
proposed O
curbing O
price O
support O
subsidies O
within O
10 O
years O
and O
eliminating O
export O
subsidies O
within O
five O
years O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
said O
the O
plan O
was O
flexible O
, O
and O
was O
intended O
as O
a O
pragmatic O
approach O
for O
gradually O
removing O
trade O
- O
distorting O
subsidies O
. O

But O
the O
EC O
reacted O
defiantly O
, O
arguing O
that O
the O
proposal O
's O
main O
aim O
is O
to O
destroy O
the B-ORG
Common I-ORG
Agricultural I-ORG
Policy I-ORG
, O
the O
EC O
's O
$ O
28 O
billion O
- O
a O
- O
year O
price O
support O
program O
. O

`` O
The O
American B-NORP
proposal O
is O
not O
an O
adequate O
basis O
for O
negotiation O
, O
'' O
the O
EC O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

EC B-ORG
officials O
say O
they O
are O
irked O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
set O
a O
specific O
timetable O
and O
is O
insisting O
on O
the O
`` O
elimination O
'' O
of O
export O
subsides O
, O
not O
just O
reduction O
. O

EC O
Agriculture O
Commissioner O
Ray O
MacSharry O
said O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
plan O
`` O
calls O
into O
question O
'' O
the O
agreement O
reached O
by O
world O
negotiators O
last O
April O
in O
Geneva B-GPE
seeking O
`` O
substantial O
progressive O
reductions O
in O
agricultural O
support O
and O
protection O
. O
'' O

U.S. O
Deputy O
Trade O
Representative O
Jules O
Katz O
replied O
that O
the O
proposal O
was O
entirely O
consistent O
with O
the O
April O
accord O
. O

He O
said O
he O
was O
surprised O
by O
the O
EC O
's O
reaction O
, O
calling O
it O
`` O
vehement O
, O
even O
frenetic O
. O
'' O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
proposal O
also O
was O
criticized O
by O
food O
- O
importing O
developing O
countries O
, O
who O
said O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
made O
no O
special O
allowances O
for O
poor O
nations O
. O

While O
many O
experts O
argue O
that O
food O
- O
importing O
nations O
would O
eventually O
become O
self O
- O
sufficient O
in O
a O
free O
- O
market O
system O
, O
the O
poorest O
nations O
are O
likely O
to O
need O
help O
in O
the O
meantime O
. O

Ambassador O
Katz O
said O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
was O
open O
to O
discussing O
particular O
problems O
of O
developing O
countries O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
administration O
said O
its O
plan O
would O
allow O
considerable O
flexibility O
in O
determining O
how O
and O
when O
the O
free O
- O
trade O
goals O
would O
be O
achieved O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
argues O
that O
its O
plan O
would O
ease O
the O
transition O
to O
freer O
agriculture O
trade O
by O
converting O
certain O
non-tariff O
barriers O
into O
tariffs O
that O
, O
together O
with O
existing O
tariffs O
, O
then O
would O
be O
phased O
out O
over O
10 O
years O
. O

But O
the O
EC O
is O
strongly O
opposed O
to O
converting O
agricultural O
supports O
into O
tariffs O
. O

The O
new O
U.S. B-GPE
package O
also O
says O
countries O
could O
temporarily O
raise O
tariffs O
on O
certain O
products O
if O
they O
experience O
an O
unusually O
heavy O
volume O
of O
imports O
. O

It O
would O
establish O
procedures O
to O
prevent O
countries O
from O
using O
health O
and O
sanitation O
rules O
to O
impede O
trade O
arbitrarily O
. O

Seeking O
to O
allay O
European B-NORP
concerns O
, O
U.S. O
Agriculture O
Secretary O
Clayton O
Yeutter O
said O
in O
Washington B-GPE
that O
the O
new O
U.S. B-GPE
plan O
would O
n't O
`` O
put O
farmers O
out O
of O
business O
'' O
but O
would O
encourage O
them O
to O
`` O
grow O
what O
the O
markets O
desire O
instead O
of O
what O
the O
government O
wants O
. O
'' O

The O
EC O
, O
with O
a O
population O
of O
320 O
million O
, O
has O
8.5 O
million O
farmers O
, O
while O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
with O
a O
population O
of O
about O
245 O
million O
, O
has O
only O
two O
million O
farmers O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
objections O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
plan O
center O
around O
its O
desire O
to O
stay O
self O
- O
sufficient O
in O
rice O
, O
a O
staple O
food O
, O
even O
though O
foreign O
producers O
are O
far O
more O
efficient O
. O

Ohbayashi B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
agreed O
to O
buy O
E.W. B-ORG
Howell I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
subsidiary O
of O
Selmer B-ORG
- I-ORG
Sande I-ORG
AS I-ORG
, O
of O
Norway B-GPE
, O
for O
about O
$ O
7 O
million O
. O

Howell B-ORG
, O
a O
Port B-GPE
Washington I-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
construction O
concern O
, O
was O
established O
in O
1891 O
. O

It O
has O
three O
U.S. B-GPE
branches O
. O

Ohbayashi B-ORG
officials O
said O
the O
purchase O
was O
undertaken O
to O
participate O
in O
ventures O
in O
and O
around O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

They O
said O
Howell B-ORG
is O
particularly O
successful O
there O
because O
of O
its O
membership O
cooperation O
with O
local O
unions O
. O

Ohbayashi B-ORG
is O
Japan B-GPE
's O
second O
largest O
construction O
company O
. O

Until O
now O
, O
its O
inability O
to O
form O
membership O
ties O
with O
organized O
labor O
has O
kept O
it O
from O
penetrating O
the O
lucrative O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
metropolitan O
area O
construction O
market O
. O

The O
company O
also O
hopes O
the O
latest O
acquisition O
will O
help O
secure O
large O
construction O
orders O
from O
Japanese B-NORP
concerns O
with O
U.S. B-GPE
operations O
. O

Ohbayashi B-ORG
cited O
industry O
publications O
crediting O
Howell B-ORG
, O
currently O
capitalized O
at O
$ O
2.2 O
million O
, O
with O
receiving O
orders O
valued O
at O
$ O
225 O
million O
in O
1988 O
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
company O
received O
orders O
totaling O
12.44 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
87.9 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
business O
activities O
during O
the O
fiscal O
year O
ended O
in O
March O
. O

One O
of O
the O
more O
bizarre O
garden O
stories O
since O
Eden B-LOC
has O
been O
unfolding O
for O
four O
years O
now O
, O
in O
the O
private O
paper O
- O
and O
- O
crayon O
fantasies O
of O
artist O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Bartlett I-PERSON
. O

And O
if O
she O
and O
the B-ORG
Battery I-ORG
Park I-ORG
City I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
have O
their O
way O
, O
her O
horticulturally O
inept O
plan O
will O
soon O
go O
public O
as O
a O
real O
garden O
`` O
artwork O
'' O
in O
the O
downtown O
complex O
. O

South B-LOC
Gardens I-LOC
, O
as O
the O
Bartlett B-PERSON
scheme O
is O
called O
, O
will O
occupy O
the O
last O
3.5 O
acres O
of O
open O
space O
at O
the O
southwest O
tip O
of O
Manhattan B-GPE
. O

It O
could O
cost O
taxpayers O
$ O
15 O
million O
to O
install O
and O
BPC B-LOC
residents O
$ O
1 O
million O
a O
year O
to O
maintain O
. O

Created O
by O
an O
artist O
who O
flaunts O
her O
ignorance O
of O
plants O
and O
gardens O
, O
South B-LOC
Gardens I-LOC
, O
as O
now O
planned O
, O
will O
die O
from O
congestive O
garden O
design O
. O

Ms. O
Bartlett O
's O
previous O
work O
, O
which O
earned O
her O
an O
international O
reputation O
in O
the O
non-horticultural O
art O
world O
, O
often O
took O
gardens O
as O
its O
nominal O
subject O
. O

Mayhap O
this O
metaphorical O
connection O
made O
the B-ORG
BPC I-ORG
Fine I-ORG
Arts I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
think O
she O
had O
a O
literal O
green O
thumb O
. O

-LRB- O
Ms. O
Bartlett O
would O
not O
discuss O
her O
garden O
for O
this O
article O
. O
-RRB- O

Last O
year O
she O
boasted O
to O
HG B-ORG
magazine O
: O
`` O
I O
'd O
never O
looked O
at O
a O
garden O
in O
my O
life O
. O
'' O

And O
she O
proved O
no O
shirking O
violet O
in O
her O
initial O
statement O
to O
the O
BPCA O
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
State I-GPE
public O
benefit O
corporation O
: O
`` O
The O
only O
thing O
I O
was O
interested O
in O
doing O
was O
a O
very O
complicated O
garden O
, O
which O
would O
cost O
an O
enormous O
amount O
of O
money O
and O
be O
very O
expensive O
to O
maintain O
. O
'' O

Undeterred O
, O
the O
BPCA O
hired O
Ms. O
Bartlett O
and O
another O
confessed O
garden O
ignoramus O
, O
the O
architect O
Alexander B-PERSON
Cooper I-PERSON
, O
who O
claimed O
he O
had O
never O
visited O
, O
much O
less O
built O
, O
a O
garden O
, O
and O
said O
of O
the O
project O
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
view O
this O
as O
a O
landscape O
. O

I O
view O
this O
as O
a O
building O
. O
'' O

The O
third O
principal O
in O
the O
South O
Gardens O
adventure O
did O
have O
garden O
experience O
. O

The O
firm O
of O
Bruce O
Kelly O
/ O
David O
Varnell O
Landscape O
Architects O
had O
created O
Central B-LOC
Park I-LOC
's O
Strawberry B-PERSON
Fields I-PERSON
and O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
Garden I-PERSON
. O

The O
BPCA O
called O
its O
team O
a O
`` O
stunning O
'' O
collaboration O
. O

After O
four O
years O
, O
though O
, O
the O
South O
Gardens O
design O
is O
100 O
% O
uncollaborated O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Bartlett I-PERSON
. O

She O
has O
done O
little O
more O
than O
recycle O
her O
standard O
motifs O
-- O
trees O
, O
water O
, O
landscape O
fragments O
, O
rudimentary O
square O
houses O
, O
circles O
, O
triangles O
, O
rectangles O
-- O
and O
fit O
them O
into O
a O
grid O
, O
as O
if O
she O
were O
making O
one O
of O
her O
gridded O
two O
- O
dimensional O
works O
for O
a O
gallery O
wall O
. O

But O
for O
South B-LOC
Gardens I-LOC
, O
the O
grid O
was O
to O
be O
a O
3 O
- O
D O
network O
of O
masonry O
or O
hedge O
walls O
with O
real O
plants O
inside O
them O
. O

In O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
BPCA O
, O
kelly O
/ O
varnell O
called O
this O
`` O
arbitrary O
and O
amateurish O
. O
'' O

The O
landscape O
architects O
were O
expelled O
from O
the O
garden O
in O
July O
. O

All O
the O
while O
, O
Ms. O
Bartlett O
had O
been O
busy O
at O
her O
assignment O
, O
serene O
in O
her O
sense O
of O
self O
- O
tilth O
. O

As O
she O
put O
it O
in O
a O
1987 O
lecture O
at O
the O
Harvard O
Graduate O
School O
of O
Design O
: O
`` O
I O
have O
designed O
a O
garden O
, O
not O
knowing O
the O
difference O
between O
a O
rhododendron O
and O
a O
tulip O
. O
'' O

Moreover O
, O
she O
proclaimed O
that O
`` O
landscape O
architects O
have O
been O
going O
wrong O
for O
the O
last O
20 O
years O
'' O
in O
the O
design O
of O
open O
space O
. O

And O
she O
further O
stunned O
her O
listeners O
by O
revealing O
her O
secret O
garden O
design O
method O
: O
Commissioning O
a O
friend O
to O
spend O
`` O
five O
or O
six O
thousand O
dollars O
... O
on O
books O
that O
I O
ultimately O
cut O
up O
. O
'' O

After O
that O
, O
the O
layout O
had O
been O
easy O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
always O
relied O
heavily O
on O
the O
grid O
and O
found O
it O
never O
to O
fail O
. O
'' O

Ms. O
Bartlett O
told O
her O
audience O
that O
she O
absolutely O
did O
not O
believe O
in O
compromise O
or O
in O
giving O
in O
to O
the O
client O
`` O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
can O
do O
watered O
- O
down O
versions O
of O
things O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
This O
was O
never O
a O
problem O
with O
South B-LOC
Gardens I-LOC
, O
because O
the O
client O
had O
long O
since O
given O
in O
to O
Ms. O
Bartlett O
's O
every O
whim O
. O
-RRB- O

Last O
year O
the O
public O
was O
afforded O
a O
preview O
of O
Ms. O
Bartlett O
's O
creation O
in O
a O
tablemodel O
version O
, O
at O
a O
BPC B-LOC
exhibition O
. O

The O
labels O
were O
breathy O
: O
`` O
Within O
its O
sheltering O
walls O
is O
a O
microcosm O
of O
a O
thousand O
years O
in O
garden O
design O
... O
a O
rose O
garden O
, O
herb O
garden O
, O
serpentine O
garden O
, O
flower O
fields O
, O
an O
apple O
orchard O
... O
organized O
in O
a O
patchwork O
of O
50 O
- O
by O
- O
50 O
- O
foot O
squares O
to O
form O
` O
rooms O
' O
... O
here O
and O
there O
are O
simple O
architectural O
forms O
, O
a O
whimsical O
jet O
of O
water O
, O
a O
conceit O
of O
topiary O
or O
tartan O
plaid O
, O
and O
chairs O
of O
every O
sort O
to O
drag O
around O
... O
. O

At O
the O
core O
of O
it O
all O
is O
a O
love O
for O
plants O
. O
'' O

Plant O
lovers O
who O
studied O
the O
maquette O
were O
alarmed O
. O

They O
looked O
at O
the O
miniature O
and O
saw O
a O
giant O
folly O
. O

Ms. O
Bartlett O
's O
little O
rooms O
left O
little O
room O
for O
plants O
or O
people O
. O

Kelly B-PERSON
/ O
Varnell O
had O
put O
South B-LOC
Gardens I-LOC
' O
carrying O
capacity O
at O
four O
people O
per O
room O
, O
or O
about O
100 O
humans O
overall O
. O

This O
mincemeat O
of O
tiny O
gridlocked O
squares O
was O
inspired O
by O
the O
artist O
's O
own O
digs O
: O
`` O
My O
loft O
was O
50 O
by O
100 O
feet O
, O
so O
50 O
feet O
by O
50 O
feet O
seemed O
like O
a O
good O
garden O
room O
. O
'' O

Inside O
the O
grid O
were O
24 O
of O
these O
plant O
cells O
jammed O
full O
of O
clutter O
. O

One O
she O
made O
into O
a O
topiary O
rec O
room O
, O
replete O
with O
plants O
shaped O
into O
a O
Barcalounger O
, O
TV O
, O
piano O
and O
chairs O
. O

In O
another O
, O
she O
requisitioned O
topiary O
MX B-PRODUCT
missile O
cones O
-- O
costing O
$ O
10,000 O
each O
-- O
in O
heights O
up O
to O
20 O
feet O
. O

Another O
she O
stuffed O
with O
eight O
`` O
rectilinear O
hedges O
'' O
for O
a O
topiary O
geometry O
lesson O
in O
the O
right O
- O
angling O
of O
plants O
. O

In O
the O
herbal O
lounge O
she O
specified O
a O
`` O
plaid O
knot O
garden O
'' O
decor O
. O

She O
ordered O
the O
foyer O
done O
in O
a O
different O
plaid O
planting O
, O
and O
made O
the O
landscape O
architects O
study O
a O
book O
on O
tartans O
. O

In O
one O
garden O
roomette O
she O
implanted O
a O
43 O
- O
foot O
square O
glass O
cube O
meant O
to O
show O
off O
a O
plaid O
tile O
floor O
conceit O
, O
a O
`` O
zinc O
sink O
, O
'' O
a O
`` O
huge O
fishbowl O
with O
carp O
'' O
and O
a O
`` O
birdcage O
with O
cockatoos O
. O
'' O

Next O
door O
she O
put O
a O
smaller O
plaid O
- O
floored O
glass O
house O
, O
where O
, O
she O
suggested O
, O
a O
flat O
of O
strawberries O
might O
be O
displayed O
in O
the O
dead O
of O
winter O
. O

In O
another O
compartment O
called O
the B-FAC
Linden I-FAC
Bosque I-FAC
, O
62 O
linden O
trees O
were O
to O
be O
crowded O
together O
at O
killing O
intervals O
of O
10 O
or O
16 O
feet O
. O

-LRB- O
Lindens B-FAC
need O
about O
36 O
feet O
. O
-RRB- O

One O
thing O
about O
the O
Bartlett B-PERSON
plan O
was O
never O
in O
doubt O
: O
It O
would O
demand O
the O
full O
- O
time O
skills O
of O
a O
battalion O
of O
topiary O
barbers O
, O
rosarians O
, O
orchardists O
and O
arborists O
. O

Ms. O
Bartlett O
blithely O
suggested O
calling O
upon O
`` O
semi-skilled O
garden O
club O
workers O
for O
maintenance O
. O
'' O

Furthermore O
, O
she O
had O
insisted O
on O
paths O
so O
narrow O
-LRB- O
five O
to O
eight O
feet O
-RRB- O
and O
hedge O
corners O
so O
square O
that O
standard O
maintenance O
equipment O
-- O
trucks O
or O
cherry O
pickers O
-- O
could O
n't O
maneuver O
. O

Then O
, O
to O
make O
these O
gardenettes O
quite O
literally O
rooms O
, O
Ms. O
Bartlett O
had O
thrown O
up O
windowless O
walls O
-LRB- O
brick O
, O
lattice O
, O
hedge O
-RRB- O
eight O
to O
10 O
feet O
tall O
, O
casting O
her O
interiors O
into O
day O
- O
long O
Stygian O
shade O
. O

It O
was O
hard O
to O
see O
how O
photosynthesis O
would O
ever O
happen O
in O
South B-LOC
Gardens I-LOC
without O
decking O
the O
walls O
in O
a O
Christmas O
- O
like O
array O
of O
Gro O
- O
Lites O
. O

Finally O
, O
flouting O
the O
BPCA O
's O
wishes O
to O
continue O
the O
popular O
two O
- O
mile O
riverside O
Esplanade B-LOC
, O
prized O
for O
its O
expansive O
views O
of O
New B-LOC
York I-LOC
Harbor I-LOC
, O
the O
Statue O
of O
Liberty O
and O
Ellis B-LOC
Island I-LOC
, O
Ms. O
Bartlett O
threw O
up O
yet O
another O
wall O
, O
this O
time O
concrete O
, O
this O
time O
10 O
1/2 O
feet O
tall O
. O

She O
ran O
it O
the O
length O
of O
the O
South O
Gardens O
riverfront O
, O
blotting O
out O
the O
city O
's O
great O
natural O
water O
features O
, O
the O
harbor O
and O
the O
river O
. O

-LRB- O
Within O
her O
garden O
, O
she O
has O
decreed O
a O
waterfall O
, O
a O
rill O
, O
ponds O
and O
other O
costly O
, O
trivial O
waterworks O
beside O
the O
Hudson O
. O
-RRB- O

While O
the O
model O
was O
still O
on O
view O
, O
Manhattan O
Community O
Board O
1 O
passed O
a O
resolution O
against O
South B-LOC
Gardens I-LOC
. O

The B-ORG
Parks I-ORG
Council I-ORG
wrote O
the O
BPCA O
that O
this O
`` O
too O
` O
private O
' O
... O
exclusive O
, O
'' O
complex O
and O
expensive O
`` O
enclosed O
garden O
... O
belongs O
in O
almost O
any O
location O
but O
the O
waterfront O
. O
'' O

Lynden B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
the O
noted O
public O
garden O
designer O
who O
restored O
Central B-LOC
Park I-LOC
's O
Conservatory B-FAC
Garden I-FAC
, O
recalls O
her O
reaction O
to O
the O
South O
Gardens O
model O
in O
light O
of O
the O
public O
garden O
she O
was O
designing O
for O
42nd B-FAC
Street I-FAC
's O
Bryant B-FAC
Park I-FAC
: O
`` O
Bryant B-FAC
Park I-FAC
, O
as O
designed O
in O
1933 O
, O
failed O
as O
a O
public O
space O
, O
because O
it O
made O
people O
feel O
trapped O
. O

By O
removing O
the O
hedges O
and O
some O
walls O
, O
the B-ORG
Bryant I-ORG
Park I-ORG
Restoration I-ORG
is O
opening O
it O
up O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
me O
the O
BPCA O
plan O
has O
the O
potential O
of O
making O
South B-LOC
Gardens I-LOC
a O
horticultural O
jail O
for O
people O
and O
plants O
. O
'' O

The O
three O
urban O
horticulture O
experts O
with O
Cornell B-ORG
Cooperative I-ORG
Extension I-ORG
weighed O
in O
with O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
BPCA O
that O
began O
: O
`` O
We O
feel O
that O
the O
garden O
is O
horticulturally O
doomed O
. O
'' O

They O
then O
addressed O
the O
decidedly O
`` O
questionable O
safety O
of O
... O
a O
complex O
garden O
of O
endless O
hiding O
places O
. O

The O
8 O
ft. O
hedges O
which O
obstruct O
views O
in O
and O
out O
of O
small O
` O
rooms O
' O
insure O
... O
that O
this O
garden O
will O
be O
a O
potential O
breeding O
ground O
for O
crime O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
At O
Harvard B-ORG
, O
Ms. O
Bartlett O
had O
declared O
: O
`` O
There O
are O
going O
to O
be O
problems O
with O
safety O
... O

I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
address O
questions O
of O
safety O
! O
'' O
-RRB- O

Despite O
the O
dire O
assessments O
of O
knowledgeable O
garden O
professionals O
, O
Ms. O
Bartlett O
's O
South B-LOC
Gardens I-LOC
design O
somehow O
continues O
on O
, O
seemingly O
impervious O
to O
reason O
, O
stalled O
only O
by O
bureaucratic O
lethargy O
and O
logistical O
complications O
. O

BPCA O
President O
and O
CEO O
David O
Emil O
hopes O
to O
negotiate O
a O
seawall O
that O
could O
`` O
be O
significantly O
more O
visually O
permeable O
. O
'' O

And O
by O
substituting O
yet O
another O
landscape O
architect O
, O
Nicholas B-PERSON
Quennell I-PERSON
, O
he O
insists O
he O
can O
achieve O
that O
and O
other O
accommodations O
to O
gardening O
reality O
while O
still O
preserving O
the O
`` O
artistic O
vision O
'' O
of O
a O
`` O
truly O
great O
artist O
. O
'' O

After O
four O
years O
of O
no O
progress O
in O
this O
direction O
, O
it O
is O
doubtful O
any O
viable O
collaboration O
with O
Ms. O
Bartlett O
will O
suddenly O
now O
be O
possible O
. O

-LRB- O
Mr. O
Quennell O
has O
said O
he O
plans O
to O
go O
with O
the O
grid O
, O
regardless O
. O
-RRB- O

There O
is O
still O
time O
, O
however O
, O
for O
Gov. O
Mario O
Cuomo O
or O
Fabian B-PERSON
Palomino I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
BPCA O
board O
, O
to O
prevent O
this O
topiary O
`` O
Tilted B-WORK_OF_ART
Arc I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

These O
statesmen O
might O
take O
counsel O
from O
William B-PERSON
Robinson I-PERSON
, O
author O
of O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
English I-WORK_OF_ART
Flower I-WORK_OF_ART
Garden I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-- O
the O
gardener O
's O
bible O
since O
1883 O
-- O
who O
seems O
to O
have O
had O
a O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Bartlett I-PERSON
in O
mind O
when O
he O
wrote O
: O
`` O
Unhappily O
, O
our O
gardeners O
for O
ages O
have O
suffered O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
decorative O
artist O
when O
applying O
his O
` O
designs O
' O
to O
the O
garden O
... O
. O

It O
is O
this O
adapting O
of O
absurd O
` O
knots O
' O
and O
patterns O
from O
old O
books O
to O
any O
surface O
where O
a O
flower O
garden O
has O
to O
be O
made O
that O
leads O
to O
bad O
and O
frivolous O
design O
-- O
wrong O
in O
plan O
and O
hopeless O
for O
the O
life O
of O
plants O
. O

International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
made O
news O
this O
summer O
when O
it O
landed O
an O
unusual O
contract O
to O
manage O
all O
of O
Eastman B-ORG
Kodak I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
data O
- O
processing O
needs O
. O

But O
the O
computer O
giant O
appears O
to O
have O
lost O
a O
second O
key O
contract O
with O
Kodak B-ORG
to O
archrival O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Kodak B-ORG
yesterday O
confirmed O
that O
it O
has O
entered O
negotiations O
with O
Maynard B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
- O
based O
Digital B-ORG
to O
manage O
all O
of O
its O
voice O
and O
data O
communications O
needs O
. O

Kodak B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Rochester B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
said O
IBM B-ORG
also O
had O
bid O
for O
the O
business O
. O

IBM B-ORG
is O
based O
in O
Armonk B-GPE
, O
N.Y B-GPE
. O

The O
loss O
is O
a O
setback O
to O
IBM B-ORG
, O
which O
pointed O
to O
the O
Kodak O
contract O
as O
an O
example O
of O
its O
success O
in O
systems O
integration O
. O

That O
's O
an O
emerging O
business O
in O
which O
computer O
makers O
or O
consultants O
provide O
turnkey O
communications O
and O
computing O
services O
to O
major O
corporations O
. O

A O
Kodak B-ORG
spokesman O
declined O
to O
disclose O
the O
potential O
value O
of O
the O
contract O
, O
which O
is O
still O
in O
negotiation O
. O

He O
said O
that O
American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph B-FAC
, O
MCI B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Rochester B-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
IBM B-ORG
itself O
would O
likely O
be O
Digital B-ORG
's O
subcontractors O
on O
the O
project O
. O

`` O
When O
we O
decided O
to O
look O
outside O
the O
company O
for O
critical O
data O
- O
processing O
and O
communications O
services O
, O
we O
wanted O
to O
get O
the O
best O
vendor O
for O
that O
service O
, O
'' O
said O
Paul B-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
, O
the O
spokesman O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
why O
we O
went O
with O
IBM B-ORG
for O
data O
center O
management O
... O
and O
now O
Digital B-ORG
for O
voice O
and O
data O
telecommunications O
. O

A O
proposed O
conflict O
- O
of O
- O
interest O
policy O
for O
federally O
funded O
biomedical O
researchers O
may O
thwart O
many O
high O
- O
technology O
new O
ventures O
, O
say O
financiers O
, O
researchers O
and O
university O
administrators O
. O

The O
National O
Institutes O
of O
Health B-ORG
policy O
would O
require O
researchers O
to O
cut O
financial O
ties O
with O
health O
- O
care O
businesses O
-- O
or O
lose O
their O
government O
money O
. O

Among O
other O
concerns O
, O
the O
agency O
says O
researchers O
with O
business O
ties O
are O
more O
likely O
to O
falsify O
findings O
in O
order O
to O
tout O
new O
drugs O
. O

As O
ties O
between O
academia O
and O
venture O
capital O
have O
blossomed O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
governmental O
fear O
of O
abuse O
has O
risen O
. O

But O
the O
guidelines O
could O
`` O
make O
it O
impossible O
to O
commercialize O
research O
, O
'' O
says O
Kenneth B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
associate O
provost O
and O
vice O
president O
for O
research O
at O
Massachusetts O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
. O

The O
NIH O
is O
asking O
grant O
recipients O
and O
others O
for O
comments O
on O
the O
proposed O
guidelines O
until O
Dec. O
15 O
. O

After O
that O
, O
it O
will O
make O
a O
final O
decision O
on O
the O
policy O
. O

The O
guidelines O
could O
foil O
future O
arrangements O
similar O
to O
the O
deal O
behind O
Lithox B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Salem B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
start O
- O
up O
, O
says O
Robert B-PERSON
Daly I-PERSON
, O
a O
managing O
partner O
of O
TA B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
, O
a O
venture O
- O
capital O
firm O
. O

With O
$ O
2.3 O
million O
, O
he O
and O
other O
investors O
launched O
Lithox B-ORG
last O
year O
to O
market O
a O
gallstone O
cure O
being O
developed O
by O
researchers O
of O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
at O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
. O

The O
researchers O
, O
who O
are O
being O
financed O
by O
the O
Lithox O
funds O
, O
will O
receive O
a O
royalty O
, O
or O
percentage O
of O
sales O
, O
if O
their O
research O
yields O
a O
commercial O
product O
. O

But O
because O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
, O
like O
many O
other O
universities O
, O
shares O
its O
royalties O
with O
researchers O
, O
it O
may O
disqualify O
itself O
from O
federal O
funds O
under O
the O
proposed O
guidelines O
, O
Mr. O
Daly O
says O
. O

The O
high O
- O
tech O
industry O
is O
full O
of O
the O
kind O
of O
arrangement O
that O
the O
new O
guidelines O
would O
affect O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
Commonwealth B-ORG
BioVentures I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
venture O
- O
capital O
concern O
, O
last O
month O
invested O
$ O
600,000 O
to O
launch O
Amira B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Worcester B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
concern O
that O
will O
produce O
pharmaceuticals O
. O

Scientists O
Rima O
Kaddurah O
- O
Daouk O
and O
Paul B-PERSON
Schimmel I-PERSON
conducted O
the O
initial O
research O
at O
the O
Massachusetts O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
. O

While O
Ms. O
Kaddurah O
- O
Daouk O
left O
MIT B-ORG
to O
head O
Amira B-ORG
, O
Prof. O
Schimmel O
will O
continue O
to O
work O
at O
MIT B-ORG
, O
serve O
on O
Amira B-ORG
's O
board O
and O
own O
a O
small O
equity O
stake O
in O
the O
company O
. O

The O
Amira O
transaction O
is O
typical O
of O
the O
way O
venture O
- O
capital O
firms O
are O
approaching O
the O
task O
of O
commercializing O
biotechnology O
research O
. O

While O
universities O
develop O
the O
basic O
research O
, O
`` O
venture O
capitalists O
are O
the O
ones O
best O
positioned O
to O
finance O
its O
commercialization O
, O
'' O
says O
Gloria B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Doubleday I-PERSON
of O
Commonwealth B-GPE
. O

`` O
This O
is O
the O
best O
way O
to O
transfer O
technology O
straight O
off O
the O
campuses O
of O
universities O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
new O
guidelines O
could O
prevent O
scientists O
like O
Prof. O
Schimmel O
from O
being O
involved O
with O
start O
- O
ups O
such O
as O
Amira B-ORG
, O
venture O
capitalists O
point O
out O
. O

And O
if O
that O
happens O
, O
the O
entire O
process O
of O
transferring O
technology O
to O
the O
marketplace O
could O
be O
harmed O
, O
they O
say O
. O

The O
stakes O
in O
the O
controversy O
are O
large O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
venture O
capitalists O
spent O
an O
estimated O
$ O
600 O
million O
to O
finance O
start O
- O
up O
companies O
in O
medical O
and O
biotechnology O
businesses O
, O
according O
to O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Venture I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
a O
trade O
group O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
deals O
involved O
transactions O
in O
which O
scientific O
institutions O
or O
researchers O
agreed O
to O
commercialize O
their O
work O
in O
return O
for O
an O
equity O
stake O
or O
royalties O
. O

In O
many O
of O
these O
deals O
, O
`` O
venture O
capitalists O
had O
the O
inside O
track O
, O
'' O
says O
Lawrence B-PERSON
Bock I-PERSON
of O
Avalon B-ORG
Ventures I-ORG
, O
La B-GPE
Jolla I-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

Investors O
were O
willing O
to O
gamble O
on O
new O
technologies O
because O
`` O
we O
had O
exclusive O
rights O
to O
those O
technologies O
, O
'' O
he O
adds O
. O

But O
under O
the O
proposed O
guidelines O
, O
all O
federally O
funded O
research O
will O
have O
to O
be O
reported O
publicly O
so O
that O
anyone O
can O
capitalize O
on O
the O
work O
. O

`` O
Without O
the O
exclusivity O
, O
most O
venture O
capitalists O
wo O
n't O
have O
the O
incentive O
to O
invest O
in O
such O
deals O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Bock O
says O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
for O
example O
, O
Avalon B-ORG
and O
others O
invested O
$ O
14 O
million O
in O
Athena B-ORG
Neurosciences I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
South B-GPE
San I-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
to O
license O
and O
develop O
technology O
for O
delivery O
of O
drugs O
to O
the O
brain O
. O

But O
before O
Athena B-ORG
was O
able O
to O
get O
an O
exclusive O
license O
to O
the O
technology O
, O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Register I-ORG
published O
most O
of O
the O
details O
, O
`` O
giving O
all O
of O
the O
company O
's O
potential O
competitors O
a O
chance O
to O
exploit O
it O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Bock O
says O
. O

Athena B-ORG
eventually O
acquired O
exclusive O
rights O
to O
the O
technology O
and O
currently O
is O
developing O
it O
. O

But O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Bock O
, O
`` O
It O
was O
a O
close O
call O
. O
'' O

The O
proposed O
guidelines O
could O
also O
delay O
commercialization O
-- O
and O
force O
small O
companies O
to O
waste O
scarce O
capital O
, O
entrepreneurs O
say O
. O

If O
start O
- O
ups O
ca O
n't O
have O
early O
access O
to O
research O
being O
conducted O
at O
institutions O
, O
`` O
we O
have O
to O
replicate O
it O
ourselves O
or O
do O
without O
the O
research O
, O
'' O
says O
Ruth B-PERSON
Emyanitoff I-PERSON
, O
manager O
of O
business O
development O
at O
Applied B-ORG
bioTechnology I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
concern O
. O

Duplicating O
research O
is O
both O
costly O
and O
time O
- O
consuming O
for O
a O
start O
- O
up O
, O
Ms. O
Emyanitoff O
says O
. O

For O
its O
part O
, O
NIH B-ORG
insists O
that O
its O
guidelines O
`` O
should O
not O
stifle O
research O
creativity O
or O
technology O
transfer O
from O
the O
research O
laboratory O
to O
commercial O
use O
. O
'' O

Universities O
such O
as O
Harvard B-ORG
and O
MIT B-ORG
should O
be O
able O
to O
develop O
a O
way O
to O
act O
as O
brokers O
for O
the O
individual O
scientists O
, O
says O
Katherine B-PERSON
Bick I-PERSON
, O
who O
oversees O
the O
huge O
NIH B-ORG
grants O
program O
as O
its O
deputy O
director O
for O
extramural O
research O
. O

NIH B-ORG
staff O
members O
believe O
the O
guidelines O
are O
essential O
to O
prevent O
the O
escalation O
of O
problems O
that O
have O
already O
begun O
to O
surface O
in O
scientific O
ventures O
. O

Not O
long O
ago O
, O
scientists O
holding O
stock O
in O
Spectra B-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
were O
accused O
of O
falsifying O
research O
to O
boost O
the O
stock O
. O

Many O
officials O
are O
also O
concerned O
about O
companies O
getting O
a O
`` O
free O
ride O
'' O
on O
government O
- O
sponsored O
research O
. O

A O
congressional O
subcommitee O
has O
been O
investigating O
the O
potential O
abuse O
from O
researchers O
holding O
stock O
in O
companies O
exploiting O
their O
research O
. O

Among O
other O
provisions O
, O
the O
NIH O
guidelines O
would O
prohibit O
researchers O
and O
members O
of O
their O
immediate O
families O
from O
holding O
stock O
in O
any O
company O
that O
is O
affected O
by O
the O
outcome O
of O
their O
research O
. O

Ms. O
Bick O
, O
the O
NIH O
administrator O
, O
says O
the O
business O
and O
scientific O
community O
is O
overreacting O
to O
what O
the O
agency O
merely O
meant O
to O
be O
`` O
ideas O
for O
discussion O
. O
'' O

The O
predictions O
of O
doom O
are O
`` O
premature O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

But O
when O
agencies O
like O
the O
NIH O
circulate O
guidelines O
, O
they O
've O
often O
already O
formulated O
policy O
, O
veteran O
scientists O
say O
. O

Indeed O
, O
institutions O
already O
are O
taking O
note O
. O

On O
Sept. O
14 O
, O
Harvard B-ORG
began O
circulating O
a O
conflict O
- O
of O
- O
interest O
policy O
statement O
that O
, O
in O
effect O
, O
would O
follow O
the O
NIH O
guidelines O
faithfully O
. O

The O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
at O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
is O
also O
circulating O
a O
memo O
among O
its O
scientific O
faculty O
that O
will O
restrict O
contact O
with O
the O
world O
of O
business O
. O

In O
many O
other O
institutions O
, O
scientists O
are O
shunning O
contacts O
with O
venture O
investors O
until O
the O
NIH O
policy O
is O
settled O
. O

Says O
Mr. O
Daly O
, O
the O
venture O
capitalist O
: O
`` O
It O
does O
n't O
matter O
whether O
they O
call O
it O
guidelines O
or O
policy O
. O

The O
damage O
is O
already O
done O
. O

A O
volcano O
will O
erupt O
next O
month O
on O
the O
fabled O
Strip B-GPE
: O
a O
60 O
- O
foot O
mountain O
spewing O
smoke O
and O
flame O
every O
five O
minutes O
. O

The O
man O
- O
made O
inferno O
will O
tower O
over O
a O
man O
- O
made O
lagoon O
with O
more O
than O
four O
acres O
of O
pools O
, O
grottoes O
and O
waterfalls O
. O

Visitors O
, O
whisked O
from O
the O
Strip B-GPE
on O
a O
moving O
walkway O
, O
will O
glide O
over O
a O
habitat O
for O
rare O
white O
tigers O
, O
which O
will O
star O
in O
performances O
by O
the O
famed O
illusionist O
team O
of O
Siegfried B-PERSON
& O
Roy B-PERSON
. O

Nearby O
, O
six O
dolphins O
will O
frolic O
in O
a O
1.5 O
million O
- O
gallon O
saltwater O
aquarium O
. O

At O
the O
core O
of O
all O
this O
stands O
a O
hotel O
. O

In O
the O
lobby O
behind O
its O
nine O
- O
story O
, O
orchid O
- O
strewn O
atrium O
, O
a O
20,000 O
- O
gallon O
aquarium O
will O
come O
alive O
with O
sharks O
, O
stingrays O
, O
angelfish O
, O
puffers O
and O
other O
creatures O
of O
the O
deep O
. O

And O
oh O
, O
yes O
. O

There O
's O
a O
casino O
, O
the O
financial O
heart O
of O
it O
all O
. O

This O
is O
the O
Mirage O
, O
a O
$ O
630 O
million O
island O
- O
fantasy O
hotel O
- O
casino O
now O
being O
completed O
for O
opening O
in O
November O
by O
Golden B-ORG
Nugget I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

It O
's O
the O
most O
stunning O
example O
of O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
's O
concerted O
effort O
to O
transform O
itself O
into O
a O
world O
- O
famous O
vacation O
resort O
for O
families O
as O
well O
as O
gamblers O
. O

Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
has O
seen O
nothing O
quite O
like O
it O
before O
. O

Not O
for O
15 O
years O
has O
a O
big O
new O
hotel O
- O
casino O
opened O
here O
. O

Now O
the O
Mirage O
and O
Circus O
Circus O
Enterprises O
Inc. O
's O
$ O
290 O
million O
Excalibur B-ORG
are O
going O
up O
. O

The O
Excalibur O
, O
with O
a O
castlelike O
hotel O
, O
jousting O
tournaments O
and O
other O
Arthurian O
attractions O
, O
will O
be O
able O
to O
handle O
up O
to O
30,000 O
visitors O
a O
day O
when O
it O
opens O
in O
1990 O
. O

If O
MGM B-ORG
Grand I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
proceeds O
with O
its O
plan O
for O
an O
amusement O
park O
-- O
a O
$ O
700 O
million O
movieland O
resort O
with O
a O
working O
studio O
, O
casino O
and O
5,000 O
- O
room O
hotel O
that O
would O
become O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
's O
biggest O
-- O
the O
investment O
in O
the O
three O
properties O
will O
total O
some O
$ O
1.6 O
billion O
. O

MGM B-ORG
Grand I-ORG
has O
agreed O
to O
buy O
a O
117 O
- O
acre O
site O
for O
the O
resort O
for O
$ O
93 O
million O
in O
cash O
plus O
stock O
currently O
valued O
at O
nearly O
$ O
30 O
million O
. O

Smaller O
projects O
swell O
the O
figure O
to O
at O
least O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
. O

Still O
other O
projects O
that O
have O
been O
announced O
but O
not O
yet O
started O
could O
put O
expenditures O
above O
$ O
3 O
billion O
over O
the O
next O
few O
years O
. O

Stephen B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Wynn I-PERSON
, O
who O
owns O
29.4 O
% O
of O
Golden B-ORG
Nugget I-ORG
's O
shares O
, O
says O
the O
Mirage O
and O
other O
projects O
will O
help O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
attract O
a O
whole O
new O
generation O
of O
visitors O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
create O
a O
wonderment O
, O
if O
you O
create O
something O
so O
exciting O
that O
the O
public O
dreams O
of O
being O
part O
of O
it O
, O
then O
they O
'll O
come O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

The O
projects O
already O
under O
construction O
will O
increase O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
's O
supply O
of O
hotel O
rooms O
by O
11,795 O
, O
or O
nearly O
20 O
% O
, O
to O
75,500 O
. O

By O
a O
rule O
of O
thumb O
of O
1.5 O
new O
jobs O
for O
each O
new O
hotel O
room O
, O
Clark B-GPE
County I-GPE
will O
have O
nearly O
18,000 O
new O
jobs O
. O

The O
county O
at O
the O
end O
of O
1988 O
had O
307,000 O
jobs O
, O
95,400 O
of O
them O
in O
the O
tourist O
industry O
. O

Projects O
in O
the O
talking O
or O
blueprint O
stage O
would O
add O
a O
further O
48,000 O
rooms O
. O

Hotel O
- O
casino O
operators O
play O
down O
the O
possibility O
of O
a O
labor O
shortage O
. O

After O
all O
, O
40,000 O
newcomers O
a O
year O
are O
settling O
in O
the B-LOC
Las I-LOC
Vegas I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
. O

But O
Nevada B-GPE
state O
labor O
economists O
think O
a O
shortage O
is O
probable O
. O

Nobody O
yet O
seems O
to O
have O
calculated O
the O
total O
number O
of O
slot O
machines O
, O
crap O
tables O
or O
roulette O
wheels O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
will O
add O
to O
the O
enormous O
store O
that O
Lady B-PERSON
Luck I-PERSON
already O
guards O
here O
, O
much O
less O
the O
ultimate O
impact O
of O
the O
growth O
on O
schools O
and O
municipal O
services O
. O

`` O
Traffic O
is O
certainly O
a O
concern O
, O
as O
is O
pollution O
, O
water O
and O
an O
adequate O
labor O
market O
, O
'' O
says O
Frank B-PERSON
Sain I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
Las O
Vegas O
Convention O
and O
Visitors O
Bureau O
. O

City O
fathers O
have O
managed O
to O
push O
through O
projects O
that O
are O
crucial O
for O
tourist O
growth O
, O
such O
as O
the O
expansion O
of O
McCarran B-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
to O
accommodate O
the O
44 O
% O
of O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
tourists O
who O
fly O
here O
. O

This O
year O
, O
by O
one O
means O
of O
transport O
or O
another O
, O
more O
than O
18 O
million O
people O
will O
visit O
the O
city O
. O

The O
expansion O
will O
set O
off O
a O
marketing O
war O
among O
the O
big O
hotel O
- O
casinos O
. O

Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
promises O
, O
or O
threatens O
, O
to O
become O
a O
giant O
carnival O
, O
with O
rooms O
to O
be O
had O
for O
$ O
45 O
a O
day O
or O
less O
, O
for O
visitors O
uninspired O
solely O
by O
gambling O
. O

Amid O
a O
riot O
of O
jousting O
knights O
, O
circus O
clowns O
, O
gold O
- O
leaf O
centurions O
and O
creatures O
of O
the O
wild O
, O
lesser O
competitors O
will O
fall O
. O

Caesars B-ORG
World I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
plans O
to O
defend O
its O
august O
reputation O
by O
sinking O
$ O
190 O
million O
into O
its O
opulent O
Caesars B-ORG
Palace I-ORG
, O
next O
door O
to O
the O
new O
Mirage B-ORG
, O
and O
adding O
a O
$ O
100 O
million O
shopping O
area O
reminiscent O
of O
Rodeo B-FAC
Drive I-FAC
. O

The O
Palace O
, O
with O
its O
marble O
fountains O
and O
toga O
parties O
for O
high O
rollers O
, O
is O
already O
well O
- O
known O
for O
its O
Caesarean O
theme O
. O

The B-ORG
Flamingo I-ORG
Hilton I-ORG
, O
Imperial B-ORG
Palace I-ORG
, O
Frontier B-ORG
and O
others O
are O
pouring O
millions O
of O
dollars O
into O
facelifts O
, O
new O
room O
towers O
and O
casino O
floor O
space O
just O
to O
keep O
up O
. O

Where O
's O
this O
huge O
amount O
of O
investment O
capital O
coming O
from O
? O

Golden B-ORG
Nugget I-ORG
, O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
first O
casino O
client O
, O
has O
borrowed O
on O
more O
than O
$ O
600 O
million O
worth O
of O
mortgage O
notes O
, O
mostly O
sold O
to O
private O
investors O
by O
Drexel B-ORG
, O
to O
build O
the O
Mirage O
. O

Other O
casino O
owners O
, O
Circus B-ORG
Circus I-ORG
among O
them O
, O
are O
financing O
their O
expansion O
with O
their O
own O
cash O
and O
revolving O
credit O
lines O
from O
local O
lenders O
such O
as O
First B-ORG
Interstate I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Nevada B-GPE
. O

Will O
the O
investments O
pay O
off O
? O

The O
growth O
of O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
tourism O
in O
recent O
years O
persuades O
lenders O
that O
they O
will O
. O

Casino O
revenues O
and O
hotel O
occupancy O
rates O
are O
high O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
tourists O
left O
$ O
3 O
billion O
with O
the O
area O
's O
casinos O
, O
nearly O
10 O
% O
more O
than O
in O
1987 O
. O

The O
people O
with O
a O
stake O
in O
Nevada B-GPE
's O
gambling O
industry O
believe O
that O
they O
have O
barely O
tapped O
the O
potentially O
huge O
family O
trade O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
build O
a O
better O
mousetrap O
, O
it O
will O
catch O
more O
mice O
, O
'' O
says O
Fred B-PERSON
Benninger I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
MGM B-ORG
Grand I-ORG
. O

Ellen B-PERSON
Cokely I-PERSON
, O
a O
tourist O
from O
Alton B-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
seems O
inclined O
to O
agree O
. O

`` O
I O
'd O
love O
it O
if O
my O
daughter O
had O
something O
else O
to O
do O
here O
, O
'' O
says O
Ms. O
Cokely O
, O
watching O
seven O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Kristin B-PERSON
on O
the O
water O
slide O
at O
the O
Strip B-GPE
's O
Wet O
'n' O
Wild O
water O
park O
. O

`` O
Two O
generations O
ago O
, O
Dad O
came O
to O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
by O
himself O
for O
a O
little O
diversion O
, O
'' O
says O
Van B-PERSON
Heffner I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
Nevada O
Hotel O
and O
Motel O
Association O
. O

`` O
One O
generation O
ago O
, O
Mom O
joined O
Dad O
. O

Now O
, O
in O
the O
'90s O
, O
we O
're O
headed O
toward O
a O
total O
resort O
environment O
. O
'' O

Only O
a O
decade O
or O
so O
ago O
, O
casino O
managers O
balked O
at O
in O
- O
room O
TV O
sets O
and O
other O
fripperies O
that O
distracted O
from O
gambling O
. O

Casinos O
today O
offer O
bowling O
alleys O
, O
water O
parks O
, O
golf O
courses O
, O
tennis O
courts O
, O
lush O
swimming O
pools O
and O
other O
diversions O
, O
and O
more O
such O
facilities O
are O
being O
designed O
. O

Despite O
the O
new O
emphasis O
on O
the O
family O
trade O
, O
however O
, O
tourists O
in O
search O
of O
naughtier O
fun O
than O
gambling O
seem O
certain O
to O
find O
it O
, O
with O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
call O
girls O
remaining O
on O
the O
scene O
. O

A O
serious O
economic O
downturn O
, O
pessimists O
observe O
, O
could O
hurt O
the O
expansionists O
. O

For O
now O
, O
however O
, O
the O
naysayers O
' O
voices O
are O
drowned O
by O
the O
roar O
of O
cement O
mixers O
and O
the O
clanging O
of O
construction O
cranes O
along O
the O
Strip B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
no O
place O
for O
pedestrians O
, O
but O
at O
7:30 O
on O
a O
recent O
morning O
, O
when O
construction O
choked O
traffic O
at O
the O
famous O
Four O
Corners O
intersection O
to O
one O
lane O
, O
a O
taxi O
passenger O
found O
it O
faster O
to O
abandon O
the O
cab O
and O
walk O
to O
her O
destination O
. O

The O
ferocious O
competition O
probably O
will O
drive O
some O
poorly O
managed O
properties O
into O
bankruptcy O
or O
new O
ownership O
. O

It O
has O
happened O
before O
. O

The O
Dunes O
, O
the O
Aladdin O
and O
the O
Riviera O
were O
all O
acquired O
by O
the O
present O
owners O
from O
bankruptcy O
proceedings O
spawned O
by O
the O
last O
recession O
, O
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
. O

Yet O
that O
has O
n't O
discouraged O
investors O
. O

Some O
have O
bought O
big O
chunks O
of O
Strip B-GPE
property O
for O
what O
may O
turn O
into O
another O
wave O
of O
building O
. O

Atlantic B-GPE
City I-GPE
casino O
owner O
Donald B-PERSON
Trump I-PERSON
is O
scouting O
the O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
market O
with O
an O
eye O
toward O
building O
an O
appropriately O
spectacular O
place O
. O

Even O
before O
the O
huge O
new O
projects O
began O
, O
the O
Strip B-GPE
's O
recent O
expansion O
squeezed O
smaller O
competitors O
. O

Many O
blue O
- O
collar O
customers O
of O
downtown O
's O
no O
- O
frills O
gambling O
spots O
have O
been O
lured O
to O
the O
Strip B-GPE
or O
to O
Laughlin B-GPE
, O
Nev. B-GPE
, O
a O
Colorado B-LOC
River I-LOC
town O
catering O
to O
snowbirds O
and O
the O
recreational O
- O
vehicle O
crowd O
. O

Hotel O
expansion O
and O
an O
influx O
of O
more O
- O
discriminating O
tourists O
have O
hurt O
motels O
. O

Since O
1979 O
, O
the O
number O
of O
motel O
rooms O
has O
fallen O
by O
17,000 O
. O

Many O
people O
here O
expect O
a O
room O
- O
rate O
war O
as O
the O
new O
projects O
open O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
probably O
going O
to O
be O
some O
pressure O
on O
occupancy O
and O
room O
rates O
over O
the O
next O
year O
, O
but O
after O
that O
you O
should O
see O
the O
market O
return O
to O
80 O
% O
- O
plus O
occupancy O
and O
regular O
rates O
, O
'' O
says O
Paul B-PERSON
Rubeli I-PERSON
, O
casino O
executive O
at O
Ramada B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
runs O
the O
Tropicana O
. O

Skeptics O
wonder O
whether O
mega-resorts O
such O
as O
the O
Mirage O
will O
be O
able O
to O
squeeze O
a O
profit O
from O
their O
cash O
flow O
. O

The O
Mirage O
will O
cost O
at O
least O
$ O
1 O
million O
a O
day O
to O
operate O
. O

Mr. O
Wynn O
seems O
confident O
that O
it O
will O
produce O
a O
healthy O
profit O
, O
but O
some O
securities O
analysts O
doubt O
it O
. O

Competitors O
and O
analysts O
say O
that O
among O
large O
existing O
properties O
Bally O
Manufacturing O
Corp. O
's O
Bally B-ORG
Grand I-ORG
hotel O
- O
casino O
probably O
will O
be O
hardest O
hit O
among O
major O
properties O
. O

Bally B-ORG
officials O
decline O
to O
discuss O
the O
situation O
. O

Bally B-ORG
bought O
the O
former O
MGM B-ORG
Grand I-ORG
hotel O
- O
casino O
from O
Kirk B-PERSON
Kerkorian I-PERSON
four O
years O
ago O
. O

Only O
now O
is O
it O
undergoing O
a O
badly O
needed O
facelift O
. O

Its O
parking O
lot O
is O
inconvenient O
, O
the O
MGM O
lion O
's O
- O
head O
logo O
still O
appears O
in O
places O
, O
and O
customers O
still O
call O
it O
the O
Grand O
, O
rather O
than O
the B-ORG
Bally I-ORG
Grand I-ORG
. O

It O
has O
a O
`` O
great O
location O
, O
but O
they O
're O
going O
to O
have O
some O
real O
problems O
when O
everyone O
around O
them O
opens O
, O
'' O
says O
Daniel B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
a O
Drexel B-ORG
analyst O
. O

Older O
properties O
that O
still O
have O
a O
1950s O
image O
are O
also O
vulnerable O
. O

Any O
hotel O
- O
casino O
without O
a O
strong O
identity O
will O
get O
whacked O
by O
the O
new O
competition O
, O
says O
Glenn B-PERSON
Schaeffer I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Circus B-ORG
Circus I-ORG
. O

`` O
If O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
you O
are O
, O
bigger O
wo O
n't O
make O
you O
better O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
it O
'll O
sure O
make O
you O
poorer O
. O
'' O

Circus B-ORG
Circus I-ORG
's O
flagship O
casino O
has O
become O
the O
envy O
of O
competitors O
for O
its O
ability O
to O
vacuum O
cash O
from O
the O
pockets O
of O
vacationing O
families O
. O

The B-ORG
Circus I-ORG
Circus I-ORG
lures O
them O
with O
low O
room O
rates O
, O
inexpensive O
buffets O
and O
entertainment O
for O
children O
at O
no O
extra O
charge O
. O

The O
company O
's O
Excalibur B-ORG
will O
also O
appeal O
to O
families O
, O
of O
course O
. O

Its O
castle O
, O
Mr. O
Schaeffer O
says O
, O
will O
be O
`` O
the O
most O
compelling O
piece O
of O
folk O
architecture O
ever O
built O
. O
'' O

Some O
casino O
owners O
have O
resisted O
the O
temptation O
to O
add O
rooms O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
are O
spending O
to O
reinforce O
the O
identity O
that O
they O
believe O
attracts O
their O
customers O
. O

`` O
More O
rooms O
are O
n't O
the O
answer O
for O
us O
, O
'' O
says O
Caesars B-ORG
World I-ORG
chairman O
Henry B-PERSON
Gluck I-PERSON
. O

While O
his O
company O
's O
hotel O
is O
building O
a O
retail O
complex O
in O
Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
style O
and O
redoing O
existing O
rooms O
, O
it O
has O
decreased O
the O
number O
of O
its O
rooms O
. O

Some O
have O
been O
combined O
into O
suites O
for O
the O
high O
rollers O
. O

Caesars B-ORG
has O
made O
a O
specialty O
of O
catering O
to O
high O
rollers O
from O
abroad O
, O
who O
are O
also O
being O
aggressively O
courted O
by O
the O
Mirage O
, O
the B-ORG
Las I-ORG
Vegas I-ORG
Hilton I-ORG
and O
others O
. O

Other O
, O
smaller O
concerns O
are O
also O
pursuing O
market O
niches O
-- O
Hawaiian O
tourists O
, O
for O
example O
, O
or O
the O
local O
trade O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
still O
room O
for O
boutique O
properties O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
Barrett I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
MarCor B-ORG
Resorts I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Off O
the O
Strip B-GPE
, O
MarCor B-ORG
is O
building O
the O
Rio O
, O
a O
hotel O
- O
casino O
with O
a O
Brazilian B-NORP
theme O
and O
only O
430 O
rooms O
-- O
all O
of O
them O
suites O
. O

Despite O
the O
proliferation O
of O
tourist O
distractions O
, O
Las B-NORP
Vegans I-NORP
have O
n't O
forgot O
that O
gambling O
is O
still O
what O
the O
town O
is O
all O
about O
. O

`` O
The O
days O
when O
when O
the O
thrust O
of O
casinos O
was O
all O
high O
rollers O
, O
with O
no O
windows O
and O
clocks O
and O
lots O
of O
red O
and O
black O
decor O
, O
are O
gone O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Sain O
of O
the O
visitors O
' O
bureau O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
93 O
% O
of O
tourists O
still O
come O
for O
gambling O
. O

We O
ca O
n't O
lose O
sight O
of O
that O
. O

George B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Manzanec I-PERSON
, O
53 O
years O
old O
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Texas B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
was O
elected O
a O
group O
vice O
president O
of O
this O
natural O
- O
gas O
- O
pipeline O
concern O
. O

Mr. O
Manzanec O
, O
who O
succeeds O
retiring O
Richard B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Dixon I-PERSON
, O
will O
be O
responsible O
for O
gas O
supply O
, O
regulatory O
affairs O
, O
and O
marketing O
and O
transportation O
and O
exchange O
for O
Panhandle B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Pipe I-ORG
Line I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Trunkline B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Texas B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Transmission I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Algonquin B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Transmission I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

All O
of O
the O
companies O
are O
units O
of O
Panhandle B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
acquired O
Texas B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

The O
Canadian B-NORP
government O
, O
with O
a O
view O
to O
becoming O
more O
politically O
active O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
is O
expected O
to O
announce O
tomorrow O
its O
application O
to O
join O
the O
Organization O
of O
American O
States O
, O
a O
Washington B-GPE
- O
based O
regional O
agency O
. O

The O
expected O
Canadian B-NORP
move O
has O
been O
welcomed O
by O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
even O
though O
Canada B-GPE
has O
opposed O
such O
U.S. B-GPE
actions O
as O
the O
trade O
embargo O
against O
Cuba B-GPE
, O
the O
invasion O
of O
Grenada B-EVENT
and O
the O
military O
support O
for O
Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
Contra B-NORP
guerrillas O
. O

Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
countries O
have O
long O
urged O
Canada B-GPE
to O
join O
the O
OAS O
in O
the O
hopes O
that O
it O
would O
be O
a O
counterweight O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
which O
for O
many O
years O
tended O
to O
dominate O
the O
32 O
- O
nation O
organization O
. O

Even O
though O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
also O
has O
supported O
Canadian B-NORP
membership O
, O
it O
has O
n't O
been O
a O
Washington B-GPE
priority O
. O

`` O
The O
fact O
that O
we O
might O
not O
side O
with O
the O
Americans O
may O
be O
a O
reason O
why O
Canada B-GPE
's O
membership O
in O
the O
OAS O
has O
n't O
been O
, O
over O
the O
years O
, O
an O
item O
high O
on O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
agenda O
, O
'' O
said O
Allan B-PERSON
Gotlieb I-PERSON
, O
former O
Canadian B-NORP
ambassador O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

The O
Canadian B-NORP
application O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
announced O
in O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
, O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
, O
by O
Canadian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Brian O
Mulroney O
, O
who O
is O
attending O
a O
centenary O
celebration O
of O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
democracy O
. O

`` O
Canada B-GPE
has O
a O
larger O
and O
more O
beneficial O
role O
to O
play O
in O
the O
hemisphere O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Mulroney O
said O
recently O
. O

Some O
Canadian B-NORP
political O
commentators O
have O
opposed O
Canada B-GPE
's O
joining O
what O
they O
see O
as O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
dominated O
organization O
. O

`` O
Canada B-GPE
could O
do O
plenty O
of O
things O
to O
get O
serious O
about O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
without O
running O
the O
risk O
of O
getting O
caught O
in O
the O
cross O
fire O
'' O
between O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
members O
of O
the O
OAS O
, O
said O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Simpson I-PERSON
, O
a O
columnist O
in O
Toronto B-GPE
's O
Globe B-ORG
& O
Mail O
newspaper O
. O

Canada B-GPE
, O
at O
times O
, O
could O
be O
an O
awkward O
OAS B-ORG
partner O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
if O
its O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
voting O
record O
is O
an O
indication O
. O

In O
U.N. B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
votes O
last O
year O
, O
Canada B-GPE
voted O
the O
same O
as O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
only O
63 O
% O
of O
the O
time O
. O

France B-GPE
voted O
the O
same O
as O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
76 O
% O
of O
the O
time O
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
79 O
% O
and O
Britain B-GPE
83 O
% O
. O

Larry B-PERSON
Birns I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
Washington B-GPE
- O
based O
Council O
on O
Hemispheric O
Affairs O
, O
a O
liberal O
research O
group O
, O
said O
that O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
countries O
would O
be O
`` O
profoundly O
disappointed O
'' O
if O
Canada B-GPE
were O
to O
follow O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
lead O
in O
the O
OAS O
. O

`` O
Latin B-NORP
Americans I-NORP
see O
Canada B-GPE
as O
a O
non-interventionist O
power O
that O
respects O
their O
sovereignty O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

The O
OAS O
, O
which O
tries O
to O
promote O
peace O
and O
economic O
development O
within O
the O
Americas O
, O
is O
attempting O
to O
find O
a O
settlement O
of O
the O
current O
Panama B-GPE
political O
crisis O
. O

Cuba B-GPE
has O
been O
suspended O
from O
OAS B-ORG
membership O
, O
but O
the O
organization O
's O
members O
are O
discussing O
Cuba B-GPE
's O
reinstatement O
. O

PWA B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
sell O
by O
spring O
1992 O
all O
15 O
passenger O
planes O
it O
acquired O
earlier O
this O
year O
in O
its O
248 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollar O
-LRB- O
US$ O
211.6 O
million O
-RRB- O
purchase O
of O
Wardair B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

PWA B-ORG
, O
which O
recently O
merged O
Wardair B-ORG
's O
operations O
with O
those O
of O
PWA B-ORG
- O
owned O
Canadian B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
International I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
Canada B-GPE
's O
second O
- O
biggest O
airline O
, O
said O
the O
proposed O
sale O
is O
part O
of O
a O
revised O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
aimed O
at O
streamlining O
its O
fleet O
and O
shedding O
debt O
. O

PWA B-ORG
would O
n't O
estimate O
the O
value O
of O
Wardair B-ORG
's O
aircraft O
, O
which O
include O
12 O
Airbus O
A310 O
- O
300s O
and O
three O
Boeing O
747 O
- O
100s O
. O

But O
James B-PERSON
Ireland I-PERSON
, O
a O
Miami B-GPE
- O
based O
technical O
analyst O
with O
Avmark B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
an O
aircraft O
evaluation O
firm O
, O
estimated O
the O
total O
`` O
half O
- O
life O
'' O
value O
of O
the O
15 O
planes O
at O
about O
$ O
650 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Mr. O
Ireland O
said O
11 O
DC10 O
- O
30 O
aircraft O
that O
PWA B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
plans O
to O
sell O
, O
beginning O
in O
1992 O
, O
have O
a O
current O
half O
- O
life O
value O
of O
about O
$ O
34 O
million O
each O
, O
or O
a O
total O
$ O
374 O
million O
, O
raising O
aggregate O
potential O
proceeds O
from O
the O
aircraft O
sale O
to O
about O
$ O
1.02 O
billion O
. O

Mr. O
Ireland O
said O
current O
demand O
for O
used O
aircraft O
is O
strong O
, O
partly O
because O
surging O
orders O
for O
new O
aircraft O
have O
lengthened O
waiting O
lists O
. O

He O
predicted O
that O
PWA B-ORG
would O
have O
little O
difficulty O
attracting O
prospective O
buyers O
. O

Under O
its O
revised O
fleet O
plan O
, O
PWA B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
also O
increase O
its O
existing O
fleet O
of O
eight O
Boeing O
767 O
- O
300ER O
aircraft O
to O
18 O
by O
1994 O
, O
and O
add O
four O
more O
Boeing O
747 O
- O
400s O
by O
1994 O
to O
the O
two O
units O
that O
it O
previously O
planned O
to O
add O
by O
next O
year O
. O

PWA B-ORG
said O
two O
of O
the O
Boeing O
767 O
- O
300ER O
aircraft O
scheduled O
for O
delivery O
in O
1990 O
would O
be O
leased O
out O
for O
two O
to O
five O
years O
. O

PWA B-ORG
did O
n't O
disclose O
the O
expected O
net O
cost O
of O
the O
fleet O
overhaul O
, O
but O
a O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
analyst O
estimated O
it O
at O
about O
$ O
450 O
million O
-LRB- O
US B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
excluding O
replacement O
costs O
for O
the O
11 O
DC10 O
- O
30 O
aircraft O
that O
PWA B-ORG
plans O
to O
sell O
, O
and O
purchase O
costs O
for O
as O
many O
as O
17 O
Airbus B-ORG
320 O
- O
200 O
aircraft O
that O
PWA B-ORG
previously O
ordered O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
this O
as O
a O
debt O
reduction O
exercise O
. O

It O
's O
focused O
on O
streamlining O
'' O
PWA B-ORG
's O
fleet O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
cut O
training O
and O
aircraft O
servicing O
costs O
, O
the O
analyst O
said O
. O

PWA B-ORG
's O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
and O
capital O
lease O
obligations O
rose O
to O
C$ O
1.24 O
billion O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
nearly O
double O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
figure O
, O
reflecting O
debt O
absorbed O
under O
the O
Wardair O
purchase O
. O

PWA B-ORG
said O
it O
also O
expects O
to O
announce O
by O
Tuesday O
whether O
it O
will O
take O
delivery O
of O
all O
17 O
Airbus B-ORG
320 O
- O
200 O
aircraft O
it O
previously O
ordered O
. O

The O
first O
five O
leased O
units O
were O
to O
be O
delivered O
in O
1991 O
. O

For O
all O
of O
this O
year O
's O
explosive O
run O
- O
up O
in O
stock O
prices O
, O
Renaissance O
Investment O
Management O
Inc. O
's O
computer O
sat O
on O
the O
sidelines O
. O

Now O
it O
's O
on O
the O
fence O
. O

Renaissance B-ORG
, O
a O
Cincinnati B-GPE
- O
based O
money O
manager O
, O
began O
buying O
stocks O
again O
this O
week O
with O
half O
of O
the O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
that O
it O
oversees O
for O
clients O
, O
according O
to O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
firm O
's O
revised O
strategy O
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
time O
since O
January O
that O
Renaissance B-ORG
has O
thought O
stocks O
are O
worth O
owning O
. O

Renaissance B-ORG
declined O
to O
confirm O
the O
move O
, O
but O
its O
stock O
purchases O
were O
thought O
to O
have O
begun O
Tuesday O
, O
timed O
to O
coincide O
with O
the O
maturity O
this O
week O
of O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
owned O
by O
the O
firm O
. O

The O
other O
half O
of O
its O
portfolio O
is O
expected O
to O
remain O
invested O
in O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
for O
the O
time O
being O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
executives O
said O
they O
believed O
that O
Renaissance B-ORG
's O
$ O
900 O
million O
buy O
program O
was O
carried O
out O
by O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

As O
reported O
, O
PaineWebber B-ORG
bought O
shares O
Tuesday O
as O
part O
of O
a O
customer O
strategy O
shift O
, O
although O
the O
broker O
's O
client O
was O
said O
then O
to O
have O
been O
Japanese B-GPE
. O

Yesterday O
, O
PaineWebber B-ORG
declined O
comment O
. O

When O
it O
owns O
stocks O
, O
Renaissance B-ORG
's O
portfolio O
typically O
is O
composed O
of O
about O
60 O
large O
- O
capitalization O
issues O
; O
to O
make O
buy O
or O
sell O
moves O
, O
the O
firm O
solicits O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
brokerage O
houses O
a O
day O
or O
so O
in O
advance O
, O
looking O
for O
the O
best O
package O
price O
to O
carry O
out O
the O
trades O
. O

The O
broker O
winning O
the O
business O
does O
n't O
charge O
commissions O
, O
but O
instead O
profits O
by O
buying O
or O
selling O
for O
less O
than O
the O
overall O
package O
price O
. O

That O
puts O
the O
broker O
at O
risk O
if O
it O
's O
trying O
to O
buy O
stock O
in O
a O
rising O
market O
. O

In O
Tuesday O
's O
gyrating O
session O
, O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
fell O
by O
80 O
points O
early O
in O
the O
day O
, O
but O
finished O
with O
less O
than O
a O
four O
- O
point O
loss O
. O

Renaissance B-ORG
's O
last O
portfolio O
shift O
, O
carried O
out O
by O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
, O
was O
a O
highly O
publicized O
decision O
last O
January O
to O
sell O
its O
entire O
stock O
portfolio O
and O
buy O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
. O

The O
sell O
signal O
, O
which O
sent O
a O
bearish O
chill O
through O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
came O
when O
Renaissance B-ORG
's O
computer O
found O
that O
stocks O
were O
overpriced O
compared O
with O
bonds O
and O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
stood O
at O
about O
2200 O
. O

The O
Dow O
average O
now O
stands O
more O
than O
20 O
% O
higher O
, O
while O
Renaissance B-ORG
's O
portfolio O
of O
Treasurys B-ORG
produced O
a O
return O
of O
about O
6 O
% O
through O
the O
first O
three O
quarters O
of O
the O
year O
. O

The O
computer O
's O
miscalculation O
has O
been O
painful O
for O
Renaissance B-ORG
. O

Almost O
any O
money O
manager O
holding O
stocks O
has O
turned O
in O
better O
results O
, O
while O
Renaissance B-ORG
has O
played O
it O
safe O
with O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
. O

So O
why O
does O
Renaissance B-ORG
's O
computer O
like O
stocks O
with O
the O
Dow O
at O
2653.28 O
, O
where O
it O
closed O
yesterday O
, O
when O
it O
did O
n't O
with O
the O
Dow O
at O
2200 O
? O

`` O
With O
the O
decline O
in O
stock O
prices O
and O
continued O
low O
or O
stable O
interest O
rates O
, O
stocks O
are O
representing O
a O
better O
value O
all O
the O
time O
, O
'' O
Renaissance O
President O
Frank O
W. O
Terrizzi O
said O
yesterday O
. O

Three O
- O
month O
T O
- O
bill O
yields O
have O
fallen O
to O
7.8 O
% O
from O
about O
9 O
% O
at O
the O
start O
of O
the O
year O
. O

Stock O
prices O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
are O
about O
140 O
points O
lower O
than O
the O
peak O
of O
2791.41 O
reached O
on O
the O
Dow O
industrial O
average O
Oct. O
9 O
. O

Are O
those O
declines O
enough O
to O
signal O
a O
partial O
return O
to O
stocks O
? O

Mr. O
Terrizzi O
wo O
n't O
say O
specifically O
, O
explaining O
that O
if O
there O
was O
such O
a O
move O
, O
it O
would O
take O
about O
three O
days O
to O
complete O
the O
loose O
ends O
of O
the O
transaction O
. O

During O
that O
time O
, O
a O
buyer O
with O
the O
clout O
of O
a O
Renaissance B-ORG
could O
end O
up O
driving O
up O
the O
price O
of O
stocks O
it O
was O
trying O
to O
buy O
if O
it O
tipped O
its O
hand O
. O

But O
everything O
is O
relative O
to O
Mr. O
Terrizzi O
, O
so O
stocks O
in O
his O
view O
can O
become O
more O
attractive O
in O
comparison O
with O
bonds O
or O
T O
- O
bills O
, O
even O
if O
shares O
are O
more O
expensive O
than O
when O
they O
were O
sold O
in O
January O
. O

`` O
Our O
-LCB- O
computer O
-RCB- O
model O
has O
a O
certain O
trigger O
point O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

When O
the O
computer O
says O
switch O
, O
Renaissance B-ORG
switches O
. O

The O
firm O
has O
made O
17 O
previous O
shifts O
from O
one O
type O
of O
asset O
to O
another O
in O
its O
10 O
- O
year O
history O
. O

Almost O
all O
have O
involved O
at O
least O
half O
and O
often O
the O
firm O
's O
entire O
portfolio O
, O
as O
the O
computer O
searches O
for O
the O
most O
undervalued O
investment O
category O
, O
following O
a O
money O
- O
management O
style O
called O
tactical O
asset O
allocation O
. O

Competing O
asset O
- O
allocation O
firms O
march O
to O
their O
own O
computer O
models O
, O
so O
some O
have O
been O
partly O
or O
fully O
invested O
in O
stocks O
this O
year O
while O
Renaissance B-ORG
has O
sat O
on O
the O
sidelines O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
competitors O
say O
Renaissance B-ORG
has O
been O
looking O
for O
any O
opportunity O
to O
return O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
rather O
than O
risk O
losing O
business O
by O
continuing O
to O
remain O
fully O
invested O
in O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
. O

Mr. O
Terrizzi O
confirms O
some O
clients O
have O
left O
Renaissance B-ORG
, O
but O
no O
major O
ones O
, O
and O
the O
firm O
has O
added O
new O
accounts O
. O

Bell B-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
agreed O
definitively O
to O
acquire O
one O
of O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
computer O
- O
maintenance O
businesses O
. O

Terms O
of O
the O
accord O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
's O
third O
- O
party O
maintenance O
unit O
services O
products O
primarily O
made O
by O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
unit O
has O
6,000 O
customers O
and O
, O
according O
to O
one O
analyst O
, O
had O
1988 O
revenue O
of O
about O
$ O
85 O
million O
. O

Under O
the O
agreement O
, O
which O
had O
been O
widely O
expected O
, O
Bell B-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG
would O
be O
buying O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
's O
customer O
base O
and O
its O
approximately O
100 O
U.S. B-GPE
maintenance O
facilities O
in O
about O
33 O
cities O
. O

However O
, O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
would O
continue O
to O
provide O
maintenance O
services O
for O
customers O
of O
its O
Cyber B-PRODUCT
product O
line O
. O

The O
unit O
represents O
a O
small O
portion O
of O
Minneapolis B-GPE
- O
based O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
's O
overall O
computer O
- O
servicing O
business O
, O
which O
last O
year O
posted O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
400 O
million O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
the O
company O
sold O
a O
similar O
unit O
in O
Europe B-GPE
for O
about O
$ O
25 O
million O
. O

Lawrence B-PERSON
Perlman I-PERSON
, O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
's O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
, O
said O
the O
maintenance O
business O
no O
longer O
fits O
into O
the O
company O
's O
`` O
strategy O
to O
be O
a O
data O
solutions O
company O
. O
'' O

Thomas B-PERSON
Vassiliades I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Bell B-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG
's O
customer O
services O
division O
, O
said O
the O
acquisition O
would O
give O
the O
company O
's O
Sorbus B-ORG
computer O
- O
maintenance O
unit O
added O
expertise O
in O
`` O
the O
increasingly O
sophisticated O
workstation O
and O
high O
- O
end O
mainframe O
technologies O
. O

Merksamer B-ORG
Jewelers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
fast O
- O
growing O
jewelry O
store O
chain O
, O
filed O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
protection O
from O
creditors O
, O
apparently O
to O
speed O
a O
management O
buy O
- O
out O
of O
the O
chain O
. O

The O
filing O
, O
made O
yesterday O
in O
U.S. B-ORG
Bankruptcy I-ORG
Court I-ORG
here O
, O
follows O
an O
agreement O
by O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Merksamer B-ORG
's O
owner O
, O
to O
sell O
the O
chain O
to O
management O
for O
an O
undisclosed O
price O
. O

GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
financial O
services O
subsidiary O
of O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
is O
providing O
Merksamer B-ORG
management O
with O
$ O
15 O
million O
in O
financing O
. O

L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
, O
filed O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
protection O
in O
August O
and O
has O
also O
announced O
its O
intention O
to O
sell O
its O
B. B-ORG
Altman I-ORG
& O
Co. O
department O
store O
chain O
. O

L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
is O
owned O
by O
Hooker B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Sydney B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
, O
which O
itself O
is O
currently O
being O
managed O
by O
a O
court O
- O
appointed O
provisional O
liquidator O
. O

L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
's O
planned O
sale O
of O
Merksamer B-ORG
is O
subject O
to O
approval O
by O
Judge O
Tina O
Brozman O
of O
U.S. B-ORG
Bankruptcy I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

Rumors O
to O
the O
effect O
that O
the O
Merksamer O
chain O
would O
file O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
arose O
last O
week O
in O
the O
jewelry O
industry O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
Sam B-PERSON
Merksamer I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
chain O
, O
angrily O
denied O
that O
his O
company O
was O
about O
to O
file O
. O

Mr. O
Merksamer O
is O
leading O
the O
buy O
- O
out O
. O

According O
to O
executives O
close O
to O
the O
situation O
, O
Merksamer B-ORG
filed O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
to O
speed O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
chain O
. O

One O
executive O
said O
an O
accord O
signed O
by O
the O
unsecured O
creditors O
of O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
had O
frozen O
in O
place O
all O
of O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
's O
assets O
. O

The O
Merksamer O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
filing O
appears O
to O
supersede O
that O
agreement O
. O

`` O
By O
filing O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
, O
the O
Merksamer O
chain O
will O
only O
need O
approval O
from O
a O
bankruptcy O
judge O
for O
the O
sale O
, O
not O
the O
hundreds O
of O
unsecured O
creditors O
, O
'' O
said O
this O
executive O
. O

`` O
The O
cash O
from O
the O
sale O
will O
go O
to O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
, O
but O
the O
company O
itself O
will O
belong O
to O
Sam B-PERSON
Merksamer I-PERSON
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Merksamer O
and O
Sanford B-PERSON
Sigoloff I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
of O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
, O
were O
unavailable O
for O
comment O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
, O
Mr. O
Merksamer O
described O
the O
filing O
as O
a O
`` O
legal O
technicality O
, O
'' O
but O
also O
said O
that O
`` O
our O
inability O
to O
obtain O
trade O
credit O
, O
combined O
with O
a O
need O
to O
ensure O
that O
our O
stores O
were O
properly O
stocked O
for O
the O
Christmas O
season O
, O
necessitated O
our O
filing O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
. O
'' O

The O
jewelry O
chain O
, O
which O
is O
based O
in O
Sacramento B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
had O
revenue O
of O
$ O
62 O
million O
and O
operating O
profit O
of O
$ O
2.5 O
million O
for O
the O
year O
ended O
June B-GPE
30 O
. O

In O
a O
rare O
package O
sale O
of O
its O
real O
estate O
, O
K B-ORG
mart I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Troy B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
has O
sold O
17 O
of O
its O
strip O
shopping O
centers O
to O
a O
limited O
partnership O
led O
by O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
developer O
Philip B-PERSON
Pilevsky I-PERSON
, O
according O
to O
sources O
familiar O
with O
the O
transaction O
. O

They O
estimate O
the O
value O
of O
the O
transaction O
at O
close O
to O
$ O
100 O
million O
. O

K B-ORG
mart I-ORG
officials O
and O
Mr. O
Pilevsky O
would O
n't O
comment O
on O
the O
sale O
. O

K B-ORG
mart I-ORG
previously O
had O
announced O
it O
would O
report O
its O
third O
consecutive O
decline O
in O
quarterly O
earnings O
for O
the O
period O
ended O
yesterday O
, O
the O
same O
day O
the O
real O
estate O
deal O
was O
completed O
. O

Analysts O
are O
estimating O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
will O
drop O
between O
13 O
% O
and O
20 O
% O
to O
about O
50 O
to O
55 O
cents O
per O
share O
, O
compared O
with O
63 O
cents O
per O
share O
in O
the O
year O
- O
ago O
quarter O
. O

It O
is O
unclear O
what O
effect O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
shopping O
centers O
will O
have O
on O
earnings O
. O

K B-ORG
mart I-ORG
developed O
the O
centers O
, O
which O
range O
in O
size O
from O
about O
150,000 O
square O
feet O
to O
just O
over O
250,000 O
square O
feet O
. O

Most O
are O
anchored O
by O
a O
K B-ORG
mart I-ORG
store O
. O

The O
retailer O
reportedly O
will O
lease O
its O
stores O
back O
from O
the O
developer O
, O
who O
plans O
to O
expand O
the O
small O
centers O
. O

The O
centers O
comprise O
a O
total O
of O
about O
1.6 O
million O
square O
feet O
of O
retail O
space O
. O

They O
are O
spread O
around O
the O
country O
and O
include O
locations O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
, O
Washington B-GPE
and O
Arizona B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Pilevsky O
, O
who O
heads O
Philips B-ORG
International I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
real O
estate O
company O
, O
owns O
more O
than O
a O
dozen O
other O
shopping O
centers O
in O
which O
K B-ORG
mart I-ORG
is O
a O
tenant O
. O

The O
company O
is O
active O
in O
office O
and O
residential O
development O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

However O
, O
nationally O
, O
Mr. O
Pilevsky O
controls O
through O
limited O
partnerships O
about O
85 O
shopping O
centers O
with O
about O
17 O
million O
square O
feet O
. O

K B-ORG
mart I-ORG
runs O
2,200 O
K B-ORG
mart I-ORG
stores O
, O
primarily O
in O
leased O
facilities O
. O

The O
company O
typically O
sells O
the O
centers O
it O
develops O
, O
but O
has O
usually O
sold O
only O
one O
or O
several O
at O
a O
time O
. O

Albert B-PERSON
Fried I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
a O
59 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
director O
and O
holder O
of O
a O
9.5 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
company O
, O
was O
named O
chairman O
of O
this O
maker O
of O
products O
for O
the O
construction O
equipment O
, O
material O
handling O
and O
railroad O
industries O
. O

He O
succeeds O
L.L. B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
62 O
, O
who O
resigned O
but O
continues O
as O
a O
director O
. O

Mr. O
Fried O
also O
is O
the O
managing O
partner O
of O
Albert O
Fried O
& O
Co O
. O

Your O
Sept. O
26 O
`` O
Politics B-WORK_OF_ART
& I-WORK_OF_ART
Policy I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
article O
about O
William B-PERSON
Bennett I-PERSON
's O
Emergency O
Drug O
Plan O
for O
Washington B-GPE
gives O
the O
impression O
that O
the O
FBI O
has O
not O
been O
nor O
is O
actively O
involved O
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
case O
. O

The O
FBI O
is O
very O
supportive O
of O
and O
an O
active O
participant O
in O
Mr. O
Bennett O
's O
initiative O
. O

It O
was O
agreed O
at O
the O
outset O
of O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Drug I-ORG
Initiative I-ORG
that O
the O
FBI O
's O
role O
would O
be O
to O
continue O
targeting O
the O
major O
drug O
traffickers O
through O
our O
National B-ORG
Drug I-ORG
Strategy I-ORG
. O

Through O
these O
investigations O
we O
do O
not O
focus O
on O
the O
street O
drug O
user O
, O
but O
rather O
we O
target O
and O
attack O
major O
drug O
- O
trafficking O
organizations O
that O
control O
a O
large O
segment O
of O
the O
drug O
market O
. O

The O
trial O
of O
Raful B-PERSON
Edmond I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
in O
Washington B-GPE
serves O
to O
highlight O
our O
efforts O
in O
this O
area O
and O
the O
results O
achieved O
through O
our O
excellent O
working O
relationship O
with O
the B-ORG
Drug I-ORG
Enforcement I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Metropolitan I-ORG
Police I-ORG
Department I-ORG
-LRB- O
MPD O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
FBI O
's O
role O
is O
to O
complement O
the O
D.C. B-GPE
initiative O
through O
not O
only O
these O
major O
trafficking O
investigations O
, O
but O
also O
by O
providing O
a O
full O
range O
of O
services O
through O
various O
task O
forces O
and O
our O
contacts O
with O
local O
police O
squads O
handling O
drug O
- O
related O
crimes O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
we O
have O
agents O
assigned O
full O
time O
to O
assist O
the O
MPD O
in O
drug O
- O
related O
crimes O
such O
as O
homicide O
and O
other O
crimes O
of O
violence O
. O

Milt O
Ahlerich O
Assistant O
Director O
Office O
of O
Public O
Affairs O
Federal O
Bureau O
of O
Investigation O

WINSTON O
- O
SALEM O
, O
N.C. B-GPE
-- O

First B-ORG
Wachovia I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
John B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
McNair I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
will O
retire O
as O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
regional O
banking O
company O
's O
Wachovia B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Wachovia O
Bank O
& O
Trust O
Co. O
subsidiaries O
on O
Dec. O
31 O
. O

Mr. O
McNair O
, O
62 O
years O
old O
, O
will O
be O
succeeded O
by O
L.M. O
`` O
Bud O
'' O
Baker O
Jr. O
, O
47 O
, O
the O
parent O
's O
chief O
credit O
officer O
and O
head O
of O
its O
administration O
division O
. O

Mr. O
Baker O
will O
relinquish O
his O
previous O
positions O
, O
but O
a O
successor O
for O
him O
has O
n't O
been O
named O
yet O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
on O
Jan. O
1 O
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Bennett I-PERSON
, O
52 O
, O
will O
become O
vice O
chairman O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Wachovia B-ORG
and O
Wachovia O
Bank O
& O
Trust O
, O
filling O
a O
vacancy O
left O
by O
the O
retired O
Hans B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Wanders I-PERSON
in O
April O
. O

Mr. O
Bennett O
will O
continue O
as O
executive O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
banking O
operation O
. O

Messrs. O
Baker O
and O
Bennett B-PERSON
have O
been O
elected O
directors O
of O
Wachovia B-ORG
and O
Wachovia O
Bank O
& O
Trust O
filling O
vacant O
seats O
on O
both O
boards O
. O

David B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Lodge I-PERSON
was O
elected O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
, O
effective O
Nov. O
1 O
. O

Mr. O
Lodge O
, O
48 O
years O
old O
, O
a O
former O
finance O
executive O
at O
Singer B-ORG
Sewing I-ORG
Machine I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Celanese B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
succeeds O
Francis B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Brophy I-PERSON
, O
64 O
, O
who O
plans O
to O
retire O
from O
the O
company O
next O
year O
. O

The O
Philippine O
merchandise O
trade O
deficit O
widened O
to O
$ O
1.71 O
billion O
during O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
of O
1989 O
from O
$ O
807 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Imports O
continued O
to O
outpace O
Philippine O
exports O
, O
despite O
gains O
in O
shipments O
abroad O
, O
the O
government O
National B-ORG
Statistics I-ORG
Office I-ORG
said O
. O

Exports O
reached O
$ O
5.12 O
billion O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
4.52 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
while O
imports O
rose O
to O
$ O
6.81 O
billion O
from O
$ O
5.33 O
billion O
. O

The O
trade O
deficit O
in O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
is O
already O
wider O
than O
the O
trade O
gap O
of O
$ O
1.09 O
billion O
for O
all O
of O
1988 O
. O

Analysts O
expect O
the O
trade O
gap O
for O
the O
year O
to O
surpass O
$ O
2 O
billion O
as O
demand O
for O
capital O
equipment O
and O
raw O
materials O
continues O
to O
push O
imports O
higher O
. O

BSB B-ORG
BANCORP I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Binghamton B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
increased O
its O
regular O
quarterly O
dividend O
50 O
% O
, O
to O
15 O
cents O
a O
share O
from O
10 O
cents O
. O

It O
is O
payable O
Dec. O
10 O
to O
stock O
of O
record O
Nov. O
24 O
. O

The O
move O
was O
made O
because O
of O
the O
bank O
- O
holding O
company O
's O
increased O
profitability O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

In O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
BSB B-ORG
earned O
$ O
2 O
million O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
1.8 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

In O
national O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
BSB B-ORG
closed O
at O
$ O
17.50 O
, O
up O
12.5 O
cents O
. O

BSB B-ORG
has O
3.1 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

Manville B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
build O
a O
$ O
24 O
million O
power O
plant O
to O
provide O
electricity O
to O
its O
Igaras B-FAC
pulp O
and O
paper O
mill O
in O
Brazil B-GPE
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
plant O
will O
ensure O
that O
it O
has O
adequate O
energy O
for O
the O
mill O
and O
will O
reduce O
the O
mill O
's O
energy O
costs O
. O

Manville B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
the O
plant O
to O
begin O
operating O
at O
the O
end O
of O
1991 O
. O

Americans O
are O
drinking O
less O
, O
but O
young O
professionals O
from O
Australia B-GPE
to O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
are O
rushing O
to O
buy O
premium O
- O
brand O
American B-NORP
vodka O
, O
brandy O
and O
other O
spirits O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
many O
are O
snubbing O
the O
scotch O
preferred O
by O
their O
parents O
and O
opting O
for O
bourbon O
, O
the O
sweet O
firewater O
from O
the O
Kentucky B-GPE
countryside O
. O

With O
U.S. B-GPE
liquor O
consumption O
declining O
steadily O
, O
many O
American B-NORP
producers O
are O
stepping O
up O
their O
marketing O
efforts O
abroad O
. O

And O
those O
efforts O
are O
paying O
off O
: O
Spirits O
exports O
jumped O
more O
than O
2 O
1/2 O
times O
to O
$ O
157.2 O
million O
in O
1988 O
from O
$ O
59.8 O
million O
in O
1983 O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Distilled O
Spirits O
Council O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
a O
trade O
group O
. O

`` O
Spirits O
companies O
now O
view O
themselves O
as O
global O
marketers O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Bellas I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Beverage B-ORG
Marketing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
research O
and O
consulting O
firm O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
want O
to O
be O
a O
player O
, O
you O
have O
to O
be O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
Europe B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

You O
must O
have O
world O
- O
class O
brands O
, O
a O
long O
- O
term O
perspective O
and O
deep O
pockets O
. O
'' O

The O
internationalization O
of O
the O
industry O
has O
been O
hastened O
by O
foreign O
companies O
' O
acquisitions O
of O
many O
U.S. B-GPE
producers O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
for O
example O
, O
Grand B-ORG
Metropolitan I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
of O
Britain B-GPE
acquired O
Heublein B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
while O
another O
British B-NORP
company O
, O
Guinness B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
took O
over O
United B-ORG
Distillers I-ORG
Group I-ORG
and O
Schenley B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

But O
the O
shift O
has O
also O
been O
fueled O
by O
necessity O
. O

While O
premium O
- O
brand O
spirits O
like O
Smirnoff B-ORG
vodka O
and O
Jack O
Daniel O
's O
whiskey O
are O
riding O
high O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
domestic O
spirits O
consumption O
fell O
15 O
% O
to O
141.1 O
million O
cases O
in O
1988 O
from O
166 O
million O
cases O
in O
1979 O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
growth O
has O
come O
in O
the O
foreign O
markets O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
brandy O
exports O
more O
than O
doubled O
last O
year O
to O
360,000 O
proof O
gallons O
, O
a O
standard O
industry O
measure O
, O
according O
to O
Jobson B-ORG
Beverage I-ORG
Alcohol I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
an O
industry O
association O
. O

Exports O
of O
rum O
surged O
54 O
% O
to O
814,000 O
proof O
gallons O
. O

Mexico B-GPE
is O
the O
biggest O
importer O
of O
both O
rum O
and O
brandy O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Japan B-GPE
, O
the O
world O
's O
third O
- O
largest O
liquor O
market O
after O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
, O
helped O
American B-NORP
companies O
in O
April O
when O
it O
lowered O
its O
tax O
on O
imported O
spirits O
and O
levied O
a O
tax O
on O
many O
domestic O
products O
. O

California O
wineries O
, O
benefiting O
from O
lowered O
trade O
barriers O
and O
federal O
marketing O
subsidies O
, O
are O
expanding O
aggressively O
into O
Japan B-GPE
, O
as O
well O
as O
Canada B-GPE
and O
Great B-GPE
Britain I-GPE
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
the O
wineries O
are O
promoting O
their O
products O
' O
Pacific O
roots O
and O
courting O
restaurant O
and O
hotel O
chefs O
, O
whose O
recommendations O
carry O
weight O
. O

In O
Australia B-GPE
, O
Britain B-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
and O
Greece B-GPE
, O
Brown B-ORG
- I-ORG
Forman I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
has O
increased O
its O
marketing O
of O
Southern B-PRODUCT
Comfort I-PRODUCT
Liqueur I-PRODUCT
. O

Using O
cinema O
, O
television O
and O
print O
ads O
, O
the O
company O
pitches O
Southern B-PRODUCT
Comfort I-PRODUCT
as O
a O
grand O
old O
drink O
of O
the O
antebellum O
American B-LOC
South I-LOC
. O

The O
biggest O
foreign O
inroads O
, O
though O
, O
have O
been O
made O
by O
bourbon O
. O

While O
U.S. B-GPE
makers O
of O
vodka O
, O
rum O
and O
other O
spirits O
compete O
against O
powerhouses O
abroad O
, O
trade O
agreements O
prohibit O
any O
other O
country O
from O
making O
bourbon O
. O

-LRB- O
All O
bourbon O
comes O
from O
Kentucky B-GPE
, O
though O
Jack O
Daniel O
's O
Tennessee B-GPE
whiskey O
often O
is O
counted O
as O
bourbon O
because O
of O
similarity O
of O
taste O
. O
-RRB- O

Moreover O
, O
just O
as O
vodka O
has O
acquired O
an O
upscale O
image O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
bourbon O
has O
become O
fashionable O
in O
many O
foreign O
countries O
, O
a O
uniquely O
American B-NORP
product O
tied O
to O
frontier O
folklore O
. O

How O
was O
the O
West O
won O
? O

With O
a O
six O
- O
shooter O
in O
one O
hand O
and O
bourbon O
in O
the O
other O
. O

`` O
We O
imagine O
with O
bourbon O
the B-LOC
Wild I-LOC
West I-LOC
, O
Western B-NORP
motion O
pictures O
and O
gunmen O
appearing O
, O
'' O
says O
Kenji B-PERSON
Kishimoto I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
Suntory B-ORG
International I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
division O
of O
Suntory B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
largest O
liquor O
company O
. O

Suntory B-ORG
distributes O
Brown B-ORG
- I-ORG
Forman I-ORG
bourbons O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Bourbon O
makes O
up O
just O
1 O
% O
of O
world O
- O
wide O
spirits O
consumption O
, O
but O
it O
represented O
57 O
% O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
liquor O
exports O
last O
year O
, O
according O
to O
Jobson B-ORG
; O
no O
other O
category O
had O
more O
than O
19 O
% O
. O

Big O
U.S. B-GPE
distillers O
are O
fiercely O
vying O
for O
this O
market O
, O
which O
grew O
to O
$ O
77 O
million O
last O
year O
from O
$ O
33 O
million O
in O
1987 O
, O
according O
to O
government O
figures O
. O

Jim B-ORG
Beam I-ORG
Brands I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
division O
of O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
is O
the O
leading O
exporter O
of O
bourbon O
and O
produces O
10 O
other O
types O
of O
liquor O
. O

The O
company O
says O
it O
will O
increase O
its O
international O
advertising O
35 O
% O
in O
1990 O
, O
with O
bourbon O
representing O
most O
of O
that O
amount O
. O

Guinness B-ORG
's O
Schenley B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
unit O
has O
increased O
its O
TV O
advertising O
in O
Japan B-GPE
and O
has O
built O
partnerships O
with O
duty O
- O
free O
shops O
throughout O
Asia B-GPE
, O
enabling O
it O
to O
install O
prominent O
counter O
displays O
. O

The O
company O
's O
I.W. B-PRODUCT
Harper I-PRODUCT
brand O
is O
the O
leading O
bourbon O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
with O
40 O
% O
of O
the O
market O
. O

Bourbon O
exporters O
have O
succeeded O
in O
Japan B-GPE
where O
other O
industries O
have O
failed O
, O
avoiding O
cultural O
hitches O
in O
marketing O
and O
distribution O
by O
allying O
themselves O
with O
local O
agents O
. O

Jim B-ORG
Beam I-ORG
Brands I-ORG
has O
a O
distribution O
partnership O
with O
Nikka B-ORG
Whiskey I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
distiller O
. O

Seagram B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
exports O
Four B-PRODUCT
Roses I-PRODUCT
bourbon O
, O
has O
such O
a O
link O
with O
Kirin B-ORG
Brewery I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Some O
bourbon O
makers O
advertise O
abroad O
as O
they O
do O
at O
home O
. O

To O
promote O
Jack O
Daniel O
's O
overseas O
, O
Brown B-ORG
- I-ORG
Forman I-ORG
uses O
the O
same O
photos O
of O
front O
porches O
from O
Lynchburg B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
and O
avuncular O
old O
men O
in O
overalls O
and O
hightops O
. O

Jim B-ORG
Beam I-ORG
print O
ads O
, O
however O
, O
strike O
different O
chords O
in O
different O
countries O
. O

In O
Australia B-GPE
, O
land O
of O
the O
outback O
, O
a O
snapshot O
of O
Jim B-ORG
Beam I-ORG
lies O
on O
a O
strip O
of O
hand O
- O
tooled O
leather O
. O

West B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
get O
glitz O
, O
with O
bourbon O
in O
the O
foreground O
and O
a O
posh O
Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
hotel O
in O
the O
background O
. O

Ads O
for O
England B-GPE
are O
artsy O
and O
irreverent O
. O

One O
ad O
features O
a O
huge O
robot O
carrying O
a O
voluptuous O
woman O
in O
a O
faint O
. O

The O
tagline O
: O
`` O
I O
only O
asked O
if O
she O
wanted O
a O
Jim B-ORG
Beam I-ORG
. O

Magazine O
publishers O
are O
facing O
spiraling O
costs O
and O
a O
glut O
of O
new O
titles O
. O

But O
even O
a O
raft O
of O
recent O
failures O
is O
n't O
stopping O
them O
from O
launching O
new O
publications O
. O

At O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Magazine I-ORG
Conference I-ORG
here O
, O
publishers O
are O
plenty O
worried O
about O
the O
industry O
's O
woes O
. O

But O
they O
are O
also O
talking O
about O
new O
magazines O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
Telemedia B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
will O
publish O
Eating B-ORG
Well I-ORG
, O
a O
new O
food O
and O
health O
magazine O
due O
out O
next O
summer O
. O

New O
York O
- O
based O
Hearst B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
this O
fall O
plans O
to O
publish O
its O
first O
issue O
of O
9 O
Months O
, O
a O
magazine O
for O
expectant O
mothers O
, O
and O
has O
already O
launched O
American B-ORG
Home I-ORG
. O

And O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
is O
developing O
a O
spinoff O
of O
Time B-ORG
magazine O
aimed O
at O
kids O
, O
on O
the O
heels O
of O
its O
successful O
Sports B-ORG
Illustrated I-ORG
for O
Kids O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
four O
years O
, O
the O
number O
of O
consumer O
magazines O
has O
increased O
by O
an O
average O
of O
80 O
magazines O
annually O
, O
according O
to O
Donald B-PERSON
Kummerfeld I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
Magazine O
Publishers O
of O
America B-GPE
. O

`` O
This O
is O
an O
impressive O
show O
of O
faith O
in O
the O
future O
of O
the O
magazine O
industry O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Kummerfeld O
. O

`` O
Entrepreneurs O
do O
n't O
rush O
to O
get O
into O
a O
stagnant O
or O
declining O
industry O
. O
'' O

And O
despite O
the O
recent O
tough O
advertising O
climate O
, O
industry O
figures O
released O
at O
the O
meeting O
here O
indicate O
things O
may O
be O
turning O
around O
. O

For O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
, O
advertising O
pages O
in O
consumer O
magazines O
tracked O
by O
the B-ORG
Publishers I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
increased O
4 O
% O
from O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
, O
to O
125,849 O
pages O
. O

Total O
magazine O
ad O
revenue O
for O
the O
same O
period O
increased O
12 O
% O
to O
$ O
4.6 O
billion O
. O

Though O
for O
some O
magazines O
categories O
a O
tough O
advertising O
climate O
persists O
, O
the O
industry O
in O
general O
is O
doing O
well O
compared O
with O
the O
newspaper O
industry O
. O

Though O
some O
magazines O
are O
thriving O
, O
the O
magazine O
publishing O
industry O
remains O
a O
risky O
business O
. O

Within O
the O
same O
nine O
months O
, O
News B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
closed O
down O
In O
Fashion O
, O
a O
once O
- O
promising O
young O
woman O
's O
fashion O
magazine O
, O
Drake B-ORG
Publications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
has O
folded O
the O
long O
- O
troubled O
Venture B-ORG
magazine O
, O
and O
Lang B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
has O
announced O
Ms. B-ORG
magazine O
, O
after O
17 O
years O
, O
will O
no O
longer O
carry O
advertising O
as O
of O
January O
. O

Lang B-ORG
is O
cutting O
costs O
and O
will O
attempt O
to O
operate O
the O
magazine O
with O
only O
subscription O
revenue O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
American B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Partners I-ORG
, O
publisher O
of O
American B-ORG
Health I-ORG
magazine O
, O
is O
deep O
in O
debt O
, O
and O
Owen B-PERSON
Lipstein I-PERSON
, O
founder O
and O
managing O
partner O
, O
is O
being O
forced O
to O
sell O
the O
magazine O
to O
Reader O
's O
Digest O
Association O
Inc O
. O

Mr. O
Lipstein O
's O
absence O
from O
the O
meeting O
here O
raised O
speculation O
that O
the O
sale O
is O
in O
trouble O
. O

Mr. O
Lipstein O
said O
in O
a O
telephone O
interview O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
that O
the O
sale O
was O
proceeding O
as O
planned O
. O

`` O
The O
magazine O
is O
strong O
. O

It O
's O
simply O
the O
right O
time O
to O
do O
what O
we O
are O
doing O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Lipstein O
said O
. O

`` O
Magazines O
can O
no O
longer O
be O
considered O
institutions O
, O
'' O
said O
James B-PERSON
Autry I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Meredith B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
magazine O
group O
. O

`` O
Publishers O
will O
find O
that O
some O
magazines O
have O
served O
their O
purpose O
and O
should O
die O
, O
'' O
he O
added O
. O

`` O
Magazines O
could O
, O
like O
other O
brands O
, O
find O
that O
they O
have O
only O
a O
limited O
life O
. O
'' O

There O
are O
also O
indications O
that O
the O
number O
of O
magazine O
entrepreneurs O
, O
traditionally O
depended O
upon O
to O
break O
new O
ground O
with O
potentially O
risky O
start O
- O
ups O
, O
are O
dwindling O
. O

More O
than O
ever O
, O
independent O
magazines O
and O
small O
publishing O
groups O
are O
being O
gobbled O
up O
by O
larger O
publishing O
groups O
, O
such O
as O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
and O
Conde B-ORG
Nast I-ORG
Publications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Advance B-ORG
Publications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
are O
consolidating O
in O
order O
to O
gain O
leverage O
with O
advertisers O
. O

Some O
entrepreneurs O
are O
still O
active O
, O
though O
. O

Gerry B-PERSON
Ritterman I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
New O
York O
- O
based O
Network B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
earlier O
this O
year O
sold O
his O
Soap B-ORG
Opera I-ORG
Digest I-ORG
magazine O
to O
Rupert B-PERSON
Murdoch I-PERSON
's O
News B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Ritterman O
said O
that O
in O
the O
next O
six O
months O
he O
will O
take O
$ O
50 O
million O
from O
the O
Soap O
Opera O
Digest O
sale O
to O
acquire O
new O
magazines O
. O

He O
would O
not O
reveal O
which O
magazines O
he O
is O
considering O
. O

`` O
The O
magazines O
I O
am O
looking O
for O
are O
underdeveloped O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Ritterman O
. O

`` O
They O
could O
be O
old O
or O
new O
, O
but O
they O
are O
magazines O
whose O
editorial O
quality O
needs O
to O
be O
improved O
. O

They O
will O
be O
the O
next O
hot O
magazines O
. O

Well O
- O
Seasoned O
Reasoning O

-LRB- O
`` O
Food O
manufacturer O
changes O
spelling O
of O
` O
catsup O
' O
to O
` O
ketchup O
, O
' O
saying O
that O
's O
the O
spelling O
people O
now O
prefer O
. O
'' O

-- O
WSJ O
Business O
Bulletin O
-RRB- O

Public O
preference O
is O
important O
, O
So O
product O
names O
should O
match O
up O
, O
And O
firms O
that O
find O
they O
're O
lagging O
behind O
Should O
now O
take O
steps O
to O
ketchup O
! O

-- O
George O
O. O
Ludcke O
. O

Judge O
Not O

How O
easy O
it O
is O
To O
attack O
others O
' O
views O
Without O
ever O
setting O
A O
foot O
in O
their O
shoes O
! O

-- O
G. O
Sterling O
Leiby O
. O

Daffynition O

Money O
- O
making O
course O
: O
wad O
- O
working O
. O

-- O
Thomas O
Henry O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Penn I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
will O
take O
early O
retirement O
from O
this O
steelmaker O
Dec O
31 O
. O

William B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Leavitt I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
, O
said O
Mr. O
Penn O
, O
58 O
years O
old O
, O
would O
continue O
as O
a O
consultant O
and O
would O
work O
with O
the O
board O
in O
selecting O
a O
successor O
. O

UNR B-ORG
recently O
emerged O
from O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
proceedings O
that O
left O
64 O
% O
of O
the O
reorganized O
company O
's O
common O
stock O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
trustees O
of O
an O
asbestos O
- O
disease O
claims O
trust O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
would O
have O
no O
further O
comment O
. O

Mr. O
Leavitt O
, O
37 O
, O
was O
elected O
chairman O
earlier O
this O
year O
by O
the O
company O
's O
new O
board O
, O
having O
served O
as O
vice O
president O
for O
legal O
and O
corporate O
affairs O
. O

His O
father O
, O
David B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Leavitt I-PERSON
, O
was O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
until O
his O
death O
in O
an O
accident O
five O
years O
ago O
, O
at O
which O
time O
Mr. O
Penn O
was O
named O
president O
. O

Garry B-PERSON
Kasparov I-PERSON
went O
to O
combat O
Sunday O
with O
the O
world O
's O
most O
advanced O
chess O
computer O
and O
kicked O
it O
around O
-- O
symbolically O
, O
anyway O
-- O
like O
an O
old O
tin O
can O
. O

Playing O
black O
in O
the O
first O
game O
, O
the O
human O
champion O
maneuvered O
Deep B-WORK_OF_ART
Thought I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
known O
for O
its O
attacking O
prowess O
, O
into O
a O
totally O
passive O
position O
. O

Then O
he O
unleashed O
his O
own O
, O
unstoppable O
, O
attack O
. O

And O
in O
the O
second O
game O
, O
with O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
advancing O
ferociously O
as O
white O
, O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
offered O
feeble O
resistance O
and O
lost O
even O
faster O
. O

Well O
, O
mankind O
can O
rest O
easier O
for O
now O
. O

Though O
almost O
everybody O
at O
the O
playing O
site O
had O
been O
looking O
for O
the O
26 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Soviet B-NORP
to O
beat O
the O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
- O
based O
computer O
, O
he O
gave O
the O
machine O
a O
far O
worse O
drubbing O
than O
many O
expected O
. O

And O
when O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
strode O
into O
the O
playing O
hall O
, O
he O
called O
the O
outcome O
. O

As O
if O
he O
were O
Iron B-PERSON
Mike I-PERSON
, O
about O
to O
enter O
the O
ring O
with O
a O
98 O
- O
pound O
weakling O
, O
he O
declared O
: O
`` O
I O
'll O
be O
able O
to O
beat O
any O
computer O
for O
the O
next O
five O
years O
. O
'' O

His O
strategy O
against O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
was O
based O
on O
a O
thorough O
study O
of O
dozens O
of O
its O
games O
, O
he O
said O
, O
including O
its O
notorious O
whippings O
of O
the O
grandmasters O
Bent B-PERSON
Larsen I-PERSON
of O
Denmark B-GPE
and O
Robert B-PERSON
Byrne I-PERSON
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Kasparov O
was O
underwhelmed O
. O

`` O
The O
computer O
's O
mind O
is O
too O
straight O
, O
too O
primitive O
, O
'' O
lacking O
the O
intuition O
and O
creativity O
needed O
to O
reach O
the O
top O
, O
he O
said O
. O

The O
champion O
apparently O
was O
not O
worried O
at O
all O
about O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
's O
strong O
points O
. O

Its O
chief O
builder O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
born O
Feng B-PERSON
- O
hsiung O
Hsu B-PERSON
, O
nicknamed O
his O
brainchild O
`` O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Weasel I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
for O
its O
tactical O
flair O
at O
wriggling O
out O
of O
horrible O
positions O
. O

D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
also O
has O
a O
prodigious O
and O
flawless O
memory O
, O
is O
utterly O
fearless O
, O
and O
could O
n't O
be O
distracted O
by O
the O
sexy O
nude O
sculptures O
spread O
around O
the O
playing O
hall O
, O
in O
the B-FAC
New I-FAC
York I-FAC
Academy I-FAC
of I-FAC
Art I-FAC
. O

In O
fact O
, O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
never O
left O
home O
, O
Carnegie B-ORG
Mellon I-ORG
University I-ORG
in O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
, O
but O
communicated O
with O
its O
human O
handlers O
by O
telephone O
link O
. O

They O
conceded O
that O
the O
odds O
favored O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
, O
but O
they O
put O
their O
hope O
in O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
's O
recently O
enhanced O
capacity O
for O
examining O
positions O
-- O
up O
to O
a O
million O
per O
second O
, O
from O
720,000 O
. O

But O
the O
handlers O
mistakenly O
stuck O
with O
silicon O
chips O
; O
they O
needed O
kryptonite O
. O

This O
became O
apparent O
as O
game O
one O
, O
a O
Sicilian O
Defense O
by O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
, O
proceeded O
. O

No O
human O
can O
examine O
millions O
of O
moves O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
, O
using O
his O
ineffably O
powerful O
brain O
, O
consistently O
found O
very O
good O
ones O
. O

After O
eight O
moves O
by O
each O
side O
, O
the O
board O
was O
the O
same O
as O
in O
a O
game O
in O
which O
Nigel B-PERSON
Short I-PERSON
of O
Great B-GPE
Britain I-GPE
fought O
the O
champion O
to O
a O
draw O
in O
1980 O
. O

But O
the O
computer O
did O
n't O
play O
Mr. O
Short O
's O
ninth O
move O
, O
a O
key O
pawn O
thrust O
, O
and O
its O
position O
deteriorated O
rapidly O
. O

Instead O
of O
castling O
, O
a O
standard O
measure O
to O
safeguard O
the O
king O
, O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
made O
a O
second O
- O
rate O
rook O
maneuver O
at O
move O
13 O
; O
then O
it O
put O
a O
knight O
offside O
on O
move O
16 O
. O

`` O
Only O
two O
classes O
of O
minds O
would O
think O
of O
this O
-- O
very O
weak O
human O
players O
, O
and O
computers O
, O
'' O
said O
Edmar B-PERSON
Mednis I-PERSON
, O
the O
expert O
commentator O
for O
the O
match O
, O
which O
was O
attended O
by O
hundreds O
of O
chess O
fans O
. O

By O
move O
21 O
, O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
had O
fallen O
into O
a O
deep O
positional O
trap O
. O

It O
allowed O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
to O
exchange O
his O
dark O
- O
squared O
bishop O
for O
one O
of O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
's O
knights O
. O

Bishops O
usually O
are O
worth O
slightly O
more O
than O
knights O
, O
but O
in O
this O
case O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
was O
left O
with O
a O
very O
dangerous O
knight O
and O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
's O
surviving O
bishop O
was O
reduced O
to O
passivity O
. O

Indeed O
, O
it O
looked O
more O
like O
a O
pawn O
, O
a O
`` O
tall O
pawn O
, O
'' O
as O
spectators O
snidely O
put O
it O
. O

Consistently O
, O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
was O
over O
- O
optimistic O
about O
its O
chances O
, O
which O
it O
continually O
sized O
up O
, O
in O
numerical O
form O
. O

When O
most O
spectators O
thought O
its O
position O
hopeless O
, O
the O
computer O
thought O
it O
was O
only O
, O
in O
effect O
, O
one O
- O
half O
of O
a O
pawn O
down O
. O

Such O
evaluations O
met O
with O
derision O
, O
and O
kept O
the O
machine O
from O
resigning O
as O
soon O
as O
humans O
would O
have O
-- O
prompting O
more O
derision O
. O

While O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
shuffled O
its O
king O
back O
and O
forth O
in O
a O
defensive O
crouch O
, O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
maneuvered O
the O
knight O
to O
a O
dominant O
outpost O
. O

He O
also O
launched O
a O
kingside O
storm O
, O
sacrificing O
a O
pawn O
to O
denude O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
's O
king O
. O

No O
amount O
of O
weasling O
could O
have O
saved O
this O
game O
for O
D.T B-WORK_OF_ART
. O

A O
piece O
down O
, O
the O
computer O
resigned O
. O

Now O
, O
with O
the O
crowd O
in O
the O
analysis O
room O
smelling O
figurative O
blood O
, O
the O
only O
question O
seemed O
to O
be O
how O
fast O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
could O
win O
game O
two O
. O

With O
the O
advantage O
of O
playing O
white O
-LRB- O
which O
moves O
first O
-RRB- O
, O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
followed O
up O
cleverly O
against O
the O
computer O
's O
defense O
, O
a O
Queen O
's O
Gambit O
Accepted O
. O

As O
early O
as O
move O
six O
, O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
deviated O
from O
a O
well O
- O
known O
sequence O
of O
moves O
, O
developing O
a O
knight O
instead O
of O
making O
a O
standard O
bishop O
attack O
against O
the O
computer O
's O
advanced O
knight O
. O

This O
left O
the O
computer O
with O
a O
broader O
range O
of O
plausible O
replies O
-- O
and O
it O
immediately O
blundered O
by O
moving O
a O
queenside O
pawn O
, O
to O
the O
neglect O
of O
kingside O
development O
. O

`` O
In O
a O
new O
position O
just O
after O
the O
opening O
, O
a O
computer O
will O
have O
serious O
problems O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
said O
later O
. O

In O
such O
positions O
, O
he O
explained O
, O
`` O
you O
have O
to O
create O
something O
new O
, O
and O
the O
computer O
is O
n't O
able O
to O
do O
that O
right O
now O
. O
'' O

After O
only O
11 O
moves O
for O
each O
side O
, O
the O
computer O
's O
position O
was O
shaky O
. O

Greedily O
, O
it O
grabbed O
a O
pawn O
, O
at O
the O
cost O
of O
facing O
a O
brutal O
attack O
. O

And O
when O
a O
defensive O
move O
was O
called O
for O
, O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
passed O
up O
an O
obvious O
pawn O
move O
and O
instead O
exposed O
its O
queen O
to O
immediate O
tactical O
threats O
. O

Mr. O
Kasparov O
remarked O
later O
that O
`` O
even O
a O
weak O
club O
player O
'' O
would O
have O
avoided O
the O
queen O
move O
. O

Now O
, O
after O
only O
a O
dozen O
moves O
, O
spectators O
were O
looking O
for O
a O
mating O
combination O
. O

On O
a O
demonstration O
board O
, O
emcee O
Shelby B-PERSON
Lyman I-PERSON
showed O
a O
quick O
kill O
initiated O
by O
a O
knight O
sacrifice O
; O
no O
spectator O
refuted O
this O
line O
of O
play O
. O

Mr. O
Kasparov O
's O
continuation O
was O
slower O
but O
, O
in O
the O
end O
, O
just O
as O
deadly O
. O

He O
won O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
's O
queen O
for O
two O
minor O
pieces O
and O
two O
pawns O
-- O
not O
enough O
compensation O
, O
in O
this O
position O
, O
to O
give O
the O
computer O
much O
hope O
. O

In O
a O
hopeless O
position O
, O
the O
computer O
resigned O
rather O
than O
make O
its O
37th O
move O
. O

And O
Mr. O
Kasparov O
, O
to O
cheers O
and O
applause O
, O
marched O
back O
into O
the O
analysis O
room O
. O

`` O
In O
both O
games O
I O
got O
exactly O
what O
I O
wanted O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

What O
he O
had O
demonstrated O
, O
he O
added O
, O
is O
that O
there O
's O
more O
to O
chess O
than O
sheer O
calculation O
. O

Undeterred O
, O
D.T. B-WORK_OF_ART
's O
handlers O
vowed O
to O
press O
on O
. O

Indeed O
, O
three O
of O
them O
will O
be O
building O
a O
successor O
machine O
for O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Promises O
Feng B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
Hsu I-PERSON
: O
`` O
In O
three O
years O
we O
'll O
mount O
a O
better O
challenge O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Tannenbaum O
is O
a O
reporter O
in O
the O
Journal O
's O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bureau O
. O

In O
Poland B-GPE
's O
rapid O
shift O
from O
socialism O
to O
an O
undefined O
alternative O
, O
environmental O
issues O
have O
become O
a O
cutting O
edge O
of O
broader O
movements O
to O
restructure O
the O
economy O
, O
cut O
cumbersome O
bureaucracies O
, O
and O
democratize O
local O
politics O
. O

Initial O
steps O
were O
taken O
at O
Poland B-GPE
's O
first O
international O
environmental O
conference O
, O
which O
I O
attended O
last O
month O
. O

The O
conference O
, O
held O
in O
Lower B-LOC
Silesia I-LOC
, O
was O
co-sponsored O
by O
the B-ORG
Environment I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Rockefeller I-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
Polish O
Ecological O
Club O
, O
and O
was O
attended O
by O
50 O
Poles B-NORP
from O
government O
and O
industry O
, O
as O
well O
as O
Hungarians B-NORP
, O
Czechs B-NORP
, O
Russians B-NORP
, O
Japanese B-GPE
and O
Americans O
. O

The O
conference O
was O
entitled O
`` O
Economic B-EVENT
Mechanisms I-EVENT
for I-EVENT
Environmental I-EVENT
Protection I-EVENT
, O
'' O
a O
significant O
departure O
from O
East B-LOC
Bloc I-LOC
usage O
, O
which O
recognizes O
only O
one O
economic O
mechanism O
-- O
central O
planning O
-- O
to O
direct O
industrial O
behavior O
. O

Even O
more O
remarkably O
, O
it O
focused O
on O
emissions O
trading O
and O
similar O
market O
approaches O
to O
address O
pollution O
, O
notwithstanding O
Poland B-GPE
's O
lack O
of O
functioning O
markets O
. O

Why O
did O
East B-LOC
Bloc I-LOC
participants O
unanimously O
endorse O
market O
- O
based O
pollution O
approaches O
? O

The O
answer O
lies O
both O
in O
the O
degraded O
environment O
of O
these O
countries O
and O
the O
perceived O
causes O
of O
that O
degradation O
. O

Like O
other O
East B-LOC
Bloc I-LOC
countries O
, O
Poland B-GPE
possesses O
environmental O
laws O
more O
honored O
in O
their O
breach O
than O
in O
their O
observance O
. O

According O
to O
a O
detailed O
report O
by O
Zbigniew B-PERSON
Bochniarz I-PERSON
of O
the O
University O
of O
Minnesota B-GPE
's O
Hubert B-ORG
Humphrey I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
27 O
areas O
containing O
a O
third O
of O
Poland B-GPE
's O
population O
are O
regarded O
as O
`` O
ecological O
hazards O
'' O
due O
to O
multiple O
violations O
of O
standards O
. O

Norms O
are O
consistently O
exceeded O
at O
60 O
% O
of O
nitrogen O
oxide O
monitoring O
sites O
and O
80 O
% O
of O
those O
for O
dust O
and O
soot O
emissions O
. O

Four O
- O
fifths O
of O
Poland B-GPE
's O
soils O
have O
become O
highly O
acidified O
; O
70 O
% O
of O
its O
southern O
forests O
are O
projected O
to O
die O
by O
century O
's O
end O
. O

Between O
1965 O
and O
1985 O
, O
Polish B-NORP
waters O
fit O
for O
human O
consumption O
dropped O
from O
33 O
% O
to O
6 O
% O
of O
all O
surface O
waters O
, O
while O
those O
unfit O
even O
for O
industry O
use O
nearly O
doubled O
. O

Poland B-GPE
produces O
about O
20 O
times O
more O
soot O
and O
five O
times O
more O
sulfur O
dioxide O
and O
solid O
waste O
per O
unit O
of O
gross O
national O
product O
than O
does O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

Its O
mortality O
rate O
for O
males O
over O
35 O
is O
about O
50 O
% O
higher O
than O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
, O
and O
50 O
% O
higher O
in O
hazard O
areas O
than O
the O
national O
average O
. O

Since O
1978 O
, O
average O
annual O
growth O
rates O
for O
most O
pollutants O
have O
outstripped O
the O
growth O
of O
GNP O
. O

Conference O
participants O
saw O
these O
effects O
as O
flowing O
directly O
from O
-LRB- O
a O
-RRB- O
Marxist O
devaluation O
of O
environmental O
resources O
, O
which O
are O
not O
produced O
by O
labor O
; O
-LRB- O
b O
-RRB- O
planned O
economies O
' O
inability O
to O
control O
pollution O
where O
enterprises O
are O
state O
- O
owned O
and O
penalties O
are O
paid O
by O
the O
government O
; O
and O
-LRB- O
c O
-RRB- O
the O
continuing O
Stalinist O
emphasis O
on O
heavy O
industry O
for O
economic O
development O
, O
producing O
a O
far O
heavier O
and O
more O
wasteful O
use O
of O
energy O
and O
natural O
resources O
than O
in O
the O
West O
. O

They O
repeatedly O
noted O
that O
environmental O
progress O
could O
not O
be O
secured O
without O
true O
ownership O
, O
genuine O
competition O
based O
on O
market O
factors O
, O
and O
the O
risk O
of O
bankruptcy O
if O
a O
business O
makes O
the O
wrong O
decisions O
. O

The O
solutions O
they O
formally O
proposed O
included O
lead O
/ O
sulfur O
taxes O
, O
conservation O
and O
recycling O
incentives O
, O
reforestation O
offsets O
, O
transferable O
pollution O
permits O
, O
an O
ecological O
bank O
to O
finance O
pollution O
- O
reduction O
credits O
, O
and O
debt O
- O
for O
- O
environment O
swaps O
. O

But O
their O
most O
fundamental O
recommendation O
was O
to O
separate O
industry O
from O
the O
state O
, O
making O
it O
fully O
accountable O
for O
pollution O
control O
. O

A O
revolution O
takes O
more O
than O
conference O
manifestos O
. O

Indeed O
, O
skepticism O
was O
amply O
captured O
by O
a O
joke O
told O
by O
Poles B-NORP
at O
the O
conference O
: O
`` O
The O
world O
must O
be O
coming O
to O
an O
end O
. O

The O
Russians B-NORP
are O
talking O
peace O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
talking O
elections O
. O

And O
the O
Poles B-NORP
are O
engaged O
in O
commerce O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
implications O
of O
such O
a O
shift O
to O
market O
approaches O
go O
well O
beyond O
the O
fact O
that O
Poland B-GPE
is O
already O
working O
on O
nationwide O
emissions O
trades O
to O
reduce O
smelter O
pollution O
, O
or O
that O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
plan O
to O
introduce O
marketable O
pollution O
permits O
in O
some O
republics O
next O
year O
. O

Those O
implications O
include O
: O
-- O
Privatization O
. O

Faced O
with O
a O
$ O
40 O
billion O
foreign O
debt O
and O
skyrocketing O
inflation O
, O
Poland B-GPE
must O
privatize O
industry O
and O
eliminate O
subsidies O
to O
stabilize O
its O
currency O
and O
qualify O
for O
international O
assistance O
. O

Market O
- O
based O
pollution O
control O
may O
consume O
some O
capital O
that O
would O
otherwise O
purchase O
state O
industries O
. O

But O
it O
could O
also O
accelerate O
`` O
marketization O
'' O
by O
reinforcing O
industrial O
accountability O
, O
breaking O
up O
state O
monopolies O
, O
giving O
managers O
a O
stake O
in O
solutions O
, O
and O
ensuring O
that O
modernization O
is O
not O
reversible O
for O
failure O
to O
address O
environmental O
effects O
. O

-- O
Least O
- O
cost O
solutions O
. O

As O
conferees O
noted O
, O
scarce O
capital O
means O
the O
costs O
of O
control O
must O
be O
minimized O
through O
a O
broad O
menu O
of O
compliance O
choices O
for O
individual O
firms O
. O

That O
means O
simple O
, O
clear O
rules O
that O
secure O
the O
first O
large O
blocks O
of O
reduction O
, O
deferring O
more O
complex O
issues O
such O
as O
risk O
. O

It O
also O
means O
use O
of O
quantity O
- O
based O
pollution O
limits O
such O
as O
transferable O
permits O
, O
rather O
than O
price O
- O
based O
limits O
such O
as O
effluent O
fees O
. O

That O
's O
because O
quota O
- O
trained O
managers O
will O
likely O
respond O
better O
to O
quantity O
than O
to O
price O
signals O
. O

-- O
Creative O
financing O
. O

Even O
least O
- O
cost O
environmental O
solutions O
will O
require O
billions O
of O
dollars O
. O

New O
types O
of O
financing O
must O
make O
funds O
available O
without O
draining O
Poland B-GPE
's O
hard O
- O
currency O
reserves O
. O

-- O
Democratization O
. O

East B-LOC
Bloc I-LOC
pollution O
data O
typically O
have O
been O
state O
secrets O
. O

While O
Polish B-NORP
data O
have O
been O
freely O
available O
since O
1980 O
, O
it O
was O
no O
accident O
that O
participants O
urged O
the O
free O
flow O
of O
information O
. O

For O
once O
information O
flows O
, O
public O
participation O
follows O
and O
repression O
becomes O
difficult O
to O
reimpose O
. O

-- O
Global O
reciprocity O
. O

One O
participant O
prematurely O
declared O
that O
America B-GPE
has O
had O
a O
free O
market O
in O
goods O
but O
a O
planned O
economy O
for O
environmental O
protection O
, O
while O
Poland B-GPE
represents O
the O
opposite O
. O

His O
point O
: O
It O
will O
be O
increasingly O
difficult O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
cling O
to O
command O
- O
and O
- O
control O
measures O
if O
even O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Bloc I-LOC
steps O
to O
a O
different O
drummer O
. O

At O
the O
moment O
, O
Poland B-GPE
resembles O
19th O
- O
century O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
more O
than O
a O
modern O
industrial O
society O
-- O
with O
antiquated O
production O
, O
inadequate O
environmental O
management O
, O
and O
little O
ecological O
awareness O
. O

But O
the O
continuing O
pressures O
for O
free O
- O
market O
economics O
suggest O
the O
conference O
's O
vision O
was O
not O
all O
fantasy O
. O

Mr. O
Levin O
, O
former O
head O
of O
EPA B-ORG
's O
regulatory O
reform O
staff O
, O
adapted O
this O
from O
his O
November O
column O
for O
the O
Journal O
of O
the O
Air O
and O
Waste O
Management O
Association O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
Big O
Four O
securities O
firms O
posted O
first O
- O
half O
unconsolidated O
results O
that O
mirrored O
softer O
performance O
as O
a O
result O
of O
slower O
turnover O
on O
the B-ORG
Tokyo I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
during O
July O
and O
August O
. O

Figures O
for O
the O
period O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
for O
the O
four O
largest O
brokerage O
firms O
-- O
Nomura B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Daiwa B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Yamaichi B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Nikko B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
-- O
also O
reflected O
a O
changeover O
to O
a O
fiscal O
year O
ending O
March O
31 O
, O
replacing O
the O
12 O
- O
month O
term O
formerly O
finishing O
Sept. O
30 O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
brokerage O
house O
officials O
said O
, O
appropriate O
comparisons O
from O
the O
same O
period O
a O
year O
earlier O
were O
unavailable O
. O

Operating O
profit O
, O
pretax O
profit O
and O
net O
income O
results O
, O
however O
, O
were O
provided O
for O
the O
immediately O
preceding O
six O
- O
month O
period O
. O

The O
statistics O
follow O
a O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
rebound O
in O
consolidated O
and O
unconsolidated O
results O
in O
the O
full O
fiscal O
year O
ended O
in O
March O
1989 O
, O
recovering O
from O
dismal O
results O
in O
the O
prior O
fiscal O
year O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
October O
1987 O
stock O
market O
crash O
. O

Nomura B-ORG
said O
its O
pretax O
profits O
inched O
up O
0.9 O
% O
to O
248.91 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
US$ O
1.75 O
billion O
-RRB- O
from O
246.60 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
six O
months O
ended O
March O
31 O
. O

Total O
operating O
profit O
fell O
3.1 O
% O
to O
486.1 O
billion O
yen O
from O
501.61 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Net O
income O
, O
however O
, O
rose O
3.7 O
% O
to O
107.87 O
billion O
yen O
from O
103.98 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Per O
- O
share O
net O
rose O
to O
55.10 O
yen O
from O
54.51 O
yen O
. O

Daiwa B-ORG
said O
its O
pretax O
profits O
surged O
9.6 O
% O
to O
171.04 O
billion O
yen O
from O
156.12 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
preceding O
six O
- O
month O
term O
. O

Operating O
profit O
rose O
5.5 O
% O
to O
332.38 O
billion O
yen O
from O
315.12 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Net O
income O
jumped O
21 O
% O
to O
79.03 O
billion O
yen O
from O
65.53 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Per O
- O
share O
net O
rose O
to O
62.04 O
yen O
from O
51.50 O
yen O
. O

Yamaichi B-ORG
said O
its O
pretax O
profit O
increased O
8.9 O
% O
to O
117.94 O
billion O
yen O
from O
108.28 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Operating O
profit O
rose O
5.3 O
% O
to O
279.75 O
billion O
yen O
from O
265.79 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Net O
income O
surged O
21 O
% O
to O
55.59 O
billion O
yen O
from O
46.02 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Per O
- O
share O
net O
rose O
to O
47.46 O
yen O
from O
39.31 O
yen O
. O

Nikko B-ORG
's O
pretax O
profit O
rose O
1.6 O
% O
to O
130.25 O
billion O
yen O
from O
128.19 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Operating O
profit O
rose O
4 O
% O
to O
293.29 O
billion O
yen O
from O
282.08 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Net O
income O
rose O
23 O
% O
to O
63.52 O
billion O
yen O
from O
51.65 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Per O
- O
share O
net O
rose O
to O
44.08 O
yen O
from O
36.13 O
yen O
. O

Fatalities O
on O
rural O
interstates O
rose O
33 O
% O
between O
1986 O
and O
last O
year O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Highway I-ORG
Traffic I-ORG
Safety I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
said O
in O
a O
report O
on O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
65 O
miles O
- O
per O
- O
hour O
speed O
limit O
on O
those O
roads O
. O

The O
report O
to O
Congress B-ORG
said O
that O
fatalities O
rose O
18 O
% O
in O
1987 O
and O
13 O
% O
in O
1988 O
on O
rural O
interstates O
. O

The O
1987 O
highway O
bill O
permitted O
states O
to O
raise O
the O
speed O
limit O
to O
65 O
mph O
from O
55 O
mph O
on O
interstate O
roads O
, O
which O
are O
defined O
as O
highways O
that O
pass O
through O
areas O
with O
fewer O
than O
50,000 O
people O
. O

Since O
1987 O
, O
40 O
states O
have O
increased O
the O
speed O
limit O
on O
rural O
interstates O
. O

`` O
About O
one O
- O
third O
of O
the O
fatality O
increase O
is O
attributed O
to O
greater O
travel O
, O
and O
about O
two O
- O
thirds O
is O
attributed O
to O
other O
factors O
-LCB- O
primarily O
to O
greater O
speed O
-RCB- O
, O
'' O
according O
to O
NHTSA B-ORG
. O

The O
report O
showed O
that O
deaths O
on O
urban O
interstate O
highways O
rose O
7 O
% O
between O
1986 O
and O
last O
year O
, O
while O
fatalities O
on O
non-interstate O
roads O
were O
about O
the O
same O
in O
1988 O
as O
in O
1986 O
. O

In O
states O
that O
raised O
the O
speed O
limit O
on O
rural O
interstates O
, O
the O
fatality O
rate O
rose O
about O
18 O
% O
to O
1.7 O
deaths O
per O
100 O
million O
miles O
traveled O
between O
1986 O
and O
1988 O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
the O
fatality O
rate O
in O
the O
states O
that O
retained O
the O
55 O
mph O
limit O
was O
0.9 O
last O
year O
, O
the O
same O
as O
in O
1986 O
. O

The O
estimates O
of O
real O
gross O
national O
product O
prepared O
by O
the O
Bureau O
of O
Economic O
Analysis O
in O
the O
Department O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
significantly O
understate O
the O
rate O
of O
economic O
growth O
. O

Since O
the O
bureau O
's O
estimates O
for O
the O
business O
sector O
provide O
the O
numerator O
for O
the O
productivity O
ratios O
calculated O
by O
the O
Department O
of O
Labor B-ORG
, O
underestimated O
growth O
rates O
artificially O
depress O
official O
productivity O
statistics O
. O

If O
this O
thesis O
is O
correct O
, O
it O
has O
important O
implications O
for O
macroeconomic O
policies O
: O
It O
may O
lower O
the O
sense O
of O
urgency O
behind O
efforts O
to O
enact O
tax O
incentives O
and O
other O
measures O
to O
increase O
the O
rate O
of O
growth O
in O
productivity O
and O
real O
GNP O
. O

It O
would O
also O
affect O
the O
perceptions O
of O
the O
board O
of O
governors O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
System I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
informed O
public O
generally O
, O
as O
to O
what O
constitutes O
a O
reasonable O
degree O
of O
price O
stability O
. O

In O
the O
early O
1980s O
, O
I O
predicted O
a O
significant O
acceleration O
in O
productivity O
growth O
over O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
decade O
. O

This O
forecast O
was O
based O
on O
the O
apparent O
reversal O
of O
most O
of O
the O
negative O
forces O
-- O
such O
as O
demographic O
changes O
, O
the O
oil O
shock O
and O
accelerating O
inflation O
-- O
that O
had O
reduced O
productivity O
gains O
in O
the O
1970s O
. O

There O
has O
indeed O
been O
more O
than O
a O
one O
percentage O
point O
improvement O
in O
productivity O
growth O
since O
1981 O
. O

But O
I O
had O
expected O
more O
, O
which O
is O
one O
reason O
I O
began O
looking O
at O
evidence O
suggesting O
defects O
in O
the O
official O
output O
estimates O
. O

The O
evidence O
does O
not O
clearly O
support O
the O
view O
that O
the O
downward O
bias O
in O
output O
growth O
has O
become O
greater O
during O
the O
1948 O
- O
89 O
period O
, O
but O
all O
I O
am O
claiming O
is O
that O
the O
growth O
trend O
is O
understated O
. O

-LRB- O
It O
is O
, O
however O
, O
possible O
, O
that O
further O
study O
will O
reveal O
increasing O
bias O
. O
-RRB- O

This O
bias O
is O
in O
no O
way O
deliberate O
. O

The O
understatement O
of O
growth O
is O
due O
largely O
to O
the O
conservative O
expedients O
adopted O
to O
deal O
with O
deficiencies O
in O
basic O
economic O
data O
. O

The O
first O
of O
three O
major O
sources O
of O
error O
is O
the O
use O
of O
labor O
input O
estimates O
-LRB- O
mainly O
employment O
or O
hours O
-RRB- O
instead O
of O
output O
estimates O
for O
those O
sectors O
, O
such O
as O
governments O
, O
paid O
household O
services O
and O
private O
non-profit O
institutions O
, O
where O
there O
are O
difficulties O
in O
assembling O
output O
data O
. O

This O
means O
that O
no O
allowance O
is O
made O
for O
possible O
increases O
in O
output O
per O
unit O
of O
labor O
. O

In O
an O
unrelated O
program O
in O
which O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
does O
estimate O
output O
per O
employee O
for O
more O
than O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
federal O
civilian O
employees O
, O
it O
found O
an O
average O
annual O
rate O
of O
productivity O
improvement O
of O
1.7 O
% O
during O
the O
1980s O
. O

Even O
if O
it O
is O
assumed O
that O
productivity O
rose O
no O
more O
than O
half O
as O
quickly O
in O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
nonbusiness O
sector O
, O
this O
Labor B-ORG
Department I-ORG
estimate O
indicates O
a O
downward O
bias O
in O
the O
real O
GNP O
estimates O
of O
0.2 O
percentage O
point O
a O
year O
, O
on O
average O
. O

The O
federal O
productivity O
estimators O
use O
labor O
input O
, O
rather O
than O
output O
, O
data O
for O
their O
calculations O
of O
half O
of O
private O
financial O
and O
service O
industries O
as O
well O
. O

Independent O
estimates O
of O
output O
in O
those O
industries O
, O
including O
one O
by O
the O
Department O
of O
Labor B-ORG
for O
banking O
, O
suggests O
that O
productivity O
in O
finance O
and O
services O
appears O
to O
have O
risen O
by O
an O
average O
of O
at O
least O
1.5 O
% O
a O
year O
between O
1948 O
and O
1988 O
. O

Because O
finance O
and O
services O
contribute O
10 O
% O
to O
final O
business O
product O
, O
missing O
these O
productivity O
improvements O
depresses O
the O
overall O
growth O
rate O
by O
0.15 O
% O
a O
year O
. O

The O
second O
source O
of O
error O
in O
growth O
statistics O
is O
the O
use O
of O
inappropriate O
deflators O
to O
adjust O
for O
price O
changes O
. O

I O
estimate O
that O
these O
mismeasurements O
as O
detailed O
by O
Martin B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
Baily I-PERSON
and O
Robert B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Gordon I-PERSON
add O
a O
further O
0.12 O
percentage O
point O
to O
the O
downward O
bias O
in O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
real O
business O
product O
. O

Finally O
, O
the O
official O
estimates O
understate O
growth O
because O
they O
make O
inadequate O
allowance O
for O
improvements O
in O
quality O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
. O

In O
1985 O
, O
a O
new O
price O
index O
for O
computers O
adjusted O
for O
changes O
in O
performance O
characteristics O
was O
introduced O
, O
and O
that O
resulted O
in O
a O
significantly O
larger O
increase O
in O
real O
outlays O
for O
durable O
goods O
than O
the O
earlier O
estimates O
had O
showed O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
further O
research O
argues O
that O
failure O
to O
take O
account O
of O
quality O
improvements O
has O
contributed O
a O
total O
of O
at O
least O
0.26 O
percentage O
point O
to O
the O
downward O
bias O
in O
the O
growth O
rate O
. O

In O
sum O
, O
the O
biases O
ennumerated O
above O
indicate O
a O
0.7 O
percentage O
point O
understatement O
in O
growth O
of O
total O
real O
GNP O
. O

For O
the O
private O
domestic O
business O
economy O
, O
the O
bias O
was O
a O
bit O
over O
0.5 O
percentage O
point O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
the O
growth O
rates O
of O
both O
total O
GNP O
and O
real O
private O
business O
product O
per O
labor O
hour O
have O
been O
underestimated O
by O
about O
20 O
% O
. O

Mr. O
Kendrick O
is O
professor O
emeritus O
of O
economics O
at O
George B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

He O
is O
co-author O
of O
`` O
Personal B-WORK_OF_ART
Productivity I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
How I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Increase I-WORK_OF_ART
Your I-WORK_OF_ART
Satisfaction I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Living I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
M.E. B-ORG
Sharp I-ORG
, O
1988 O
-RRB- O
. O

Eagle B-ORG
Clothes I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
operating O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
of O
the O
federal O
Bankruptcy B-LAW
Code I-LAW
, O
said O
it O
reached O
an O
agreement O
with O
its O
creditors O
. O

Under O
the O
accord O
, O
Albert B-PERSON
Roth I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
and O
Arthur B-PERSON
Chase I-PERSON
, O
Sam B-PERSON
Beigel I-PERSON
, O
and O
Louis B-PERSON
Polsky I-PERSON
will O
resign O
as O
officers O
and O
directors O
of O
the O
menswear O
retailer O
. O

Mr. O
Roth O
, O
who O
has O
been O
on O
leave O
from O
his O
posts O
, O
will O
be O
succeeded O
by O
Geoffrie B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Lurie I-PERSON
of O
GDL B-ORG
Management I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
Eagle B-ORG
's O
crisis O
manager O
. O

Mr. O
Lurie O
is O
currently O
co-chief O
executive O
. O

Arnold B-PERSON
Levine I-PERSON
, O
acting O
co-chief O
executive O
, O
will O
continue O
as O
senior O
vice O
president O
and O
a O
board O
member O
. O

Eagle B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
received O
a O
commitment O
for O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
8 O
million O
in O
financing O
from O
Norfolk B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

In O
addition O
, O
a O
Norfolk B-GPE
affiliate O
, O
York B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
will O
purchase O
all O
of O
the O
interests O
of O
Eagle B-ORG
's O
secured O
lenders O
, O
which O
total O
$ O
11.5 O
million O
, O
and O
guarantee O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
8.2 O
million O
in O
payments O
to O
Eagle B-ORG
's O
unsecured O
creditors O
. O

A O
committee O
representing O
the O
unsecured O
creditors O
agreed O
to O
accept O
24 O
cents O
on O
the O
dollar O
, O
Eagle B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
plan O
would O
extend O
the O
period O
under O
which O
Eagle B-ORG
has O
the O
exclusive O
right O
to O
file O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
. O

It O
would O
extinguish O
all O
of O
Eagle B-ORG
's O
existing O
capital O
stock O
and O
issue O
new O
stock O
to O
York B-ORG
as O
sole O
holder O
. O

A O
bankruptcy O
court O
hearing O
is O
set O
for O
Nov. O
3 O
on O
these O
accords O
. O

In O
its O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
petition O
, O
filed O
in O
U.S. B-ORG
Bankruptcy I-ORG
Court I-ORG
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
, O
Eagle B-ORG
said O
its O
problems O
began O
in O
1987 O
and O
early O
1988 O
when O
its O
then O
- O
senior O
lender O
, O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
reduced O
its O
credit O
line O
. O

In O
September O
1988 O
, O
Eagle B-ORG
acquired O
Biny B-ORG
Clothing I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
closely O
held O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
chain O
operated O
under O
the O
Bonds O
name O
. O

Eagle B-ORG
's O
management O
retired O
and O
Biny B-ORG
's O
management O
took O
control O
of O
the O
company O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
Eagle B-ORG
reached O
a O
new O
credit O
agreement O
with O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
and O
with O
Bank B-ORG
Leumi I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
for O
$ O
8 O
million O
, O
and O
a O
new O
subordinated O
debt O
accord O
with O
First B-ORG
Century I-ORG
Partners I-ORG
and O
Biny B-ORG
management O
for O
$ O
2 O
million O
. O

But O
Eagle B-ORG
said O
the O
financing O
was O
insufficient O
and O
sales O
during O
the O
past O
fiscal O
year O
sagged O
. O

Under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
, O
a O
company O
operates O
under O
protection O
from O
creditors O
' O
lawsuits O
while O
it O
works O
out O
a O
plan O
to O
pay O
debts O
. O

Your O
Sept. O
21 O
article O
`` O
It O
's B-WORK_OF_ART
So I-WORK_OF_ART
Easy I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Get I-WORK_OF_ART
Burned I-WORK_OF_ART
When I-WORK_OF_ART
Buying I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Small I-WORK_OF_ART
Firm I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
was O
excellent O
. O

I O
've O
been O
advising O
small O
businesses O
many O
years O
and O
have O
lived O
with O
the O
fact O
that O
50 O
% O
will O
go O
out O
of O
business O
within O
two O
years O
, O
and O
80 O
% O
in O
five O
years O
. O

The O
economic O
loss O
, O
jobs O
lost O
, O
anguish O
, O
frustration O
and O
humiliation O
are O
beyond O
measure O
. O

And O
most O
of O
these O
are O
absolutely O
unnecessary O
. O

Your O
article O
points O
out O
the O
traps O
people O
fall O
into O
, O
but O
when O
reviewing O
those O
traps O
one O
sees O
just O
about O
all O
of O
them O
could O
have O
been O
avoided O
. O

An O
accountant O
did O
not O
review O
the O
seller O
's O
books O
before O
buying O
a O
business O
. O

`` O
I O
guess O
I O
was O
naive O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

There O
is O
a O
more O
descriptive O
word O
to O
describe O
his O
lapse O
of O
common O
sense O
. O

Corporate O
managers O
who O
want O
to O
start O
their O
own O
business O
are O
the O
highest O
failure O
risks O
. O

They O
know O
all O
the O
answers O
and O
are O
not O
used O
to O
working O
more O
than O
40 O
hours O
a O
week O
. O

The O
blue O
- O
collar O
worker O
who O
decides O
to O
start O
a O
business O
will O
listen O
and O
take O
advice O
. O

His O
humility O
gives O
him O
a O
much O
better O
chance O
of O
success O
. O

A O
few O
months O
ago O
your O
paper O
reported O
the O
results O
of O
a O
study O
to O
determine O
why O
Asians B-NORP
who O
arrive O
in O
this O
country O
without O
any O
money O
, O
and O
unable O
to O
speak O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
become O
overnight O
successes O
. O

Their O
`` O
secret O
'' O
is O
that O
they O
gather O
a O
small O
group O
of O
advisers O
around O
them O
, O
listen O
to O
what O
they O
have O
to O
say O
, O
prepare O
a O
business O
plan O
and O
they O
are O
on O
their O
way O
. O

Successful O
American B-NORP
business O
owners O
do O
the O
same O
thing O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
they O
are O
in O
the O
minority O
. O

Avoiding O
failure O
is O
easy O
. O

It O
's O
unfortunate O
so O
many O
must O
learn O
the O
hard O
way O
. O

Daniel O
B. O
Scully O
Tucson O
, O
Ariz B-GPE
. O

Bausch B-ORG
& O
Lomb O
Inc. O
said O
its O
pharmaceuticals O
subsidiary O
agreed O
to O
supply O
collagen O
corneal O
shields O
for O
animal O
eye O
surgery O
to O
a O
unit O
of O
International B-ORG
Minerals I-ORG
& O
Chemical O
Corp O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
agreement O
marks O
Bausch B-ORG
& O
Lomb O
's O
first O
venture O
selling O
its O
eye O
care O
products O
for O
use O
by O
veterinarians O
. O

The O
collagen O
corneal O
shield O
helps O
speed O
healing O
of O
the O
cornea O
after O
eye O
surgery O
. O

The O
product O
will O
be O
distributed O
by O
Pitman B-ORG
- I-ORG
Moore I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
International B-ORG
Minerals I-ORG
. O

The O
tougher O
new O
regulations O
under O
the O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
bailout O
law O
are O
accelerating O
the O
thrift O
industry O
's O
shrinking O
act O
. O

Largely O
to O
meet O
tougher O
new O
capital O
requirements O
, O
thrifts O
reduced O
their O
assets O
$ O
13.4 O
billion O
in O
August O
, O
by O
selling O
such O
assets O
as O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
securities O
and O
loans O
. O

Industry O
assets O
as O
of O
Aug. O
31 O
were O
$ O
1.31 O
trillion O
, O
the O
lowest O
since O
August O
1988 O
. O

As O
thrifts O
sell O
assets O
to O
improve O
their O
capital O
- O
to O
- O
asset O
ratio O
, O
as O
required O
under O
the O
new O
law O
passed O
in O
August O
, O
they O
must O
also O
reduce O
liabilities O
, O
such O
as O
deposits O
. O

As O
interest O
rates O
paid O
depositors O
were O
lowered O
, O
thrift O
withdrawals O
exceeded O
deposits O
by O
$ O
5.1 O
billion O
, O
not O
including O
interest O
credited O
to O
accounts O
. O

It O
was O
the O
third O
consecutive O
month O
in O
which O
thrifts O
shed O
assets O
to O
increase O
the O
size O
of O
their O
capital O
in O
relation O
to O
their O
assets O
, O
the O
Office O
of O
Thrift O
Supervision O
said O
. O

The O
asset O
shrinkage O
was O
particularly O
concentrated O
in O
several O
large O
California B-GPE
institutions O
. O

`` O
The O
downsizing O
of O
the O
thrift O
industry O
is O
well O
under O
way O
, O
'' O
said O
Bert B-PERSON
Ely I-PERSON
, O
an O
industry O
consultant O
in O
Alexandria B-GPE
, O
Va B-GPE
. O

`` O
This O
suggests O
the O
bailout O
law O
is O
having O
a O
more O
dramatic O
effect O
than O
anyone O
would O
have O
imagined O
so O
soon O
. O
'' O

James B-PERSON
Barth I-PERSON
, O
an O
economist O
with O
the O
Office O
of O
Thrift O
Supervision O
, O
also O
attributed O
some O
of O
the O
outflow O
to O
seasonal O
factors O
. O

`` O
August O
is O
a O
month O
when O
people O
are O
paying O
school O
tuition O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
That O
and O
adjustment O
to O
the O
new O
law O
were O
the O
biggest O
factors O
in O
the O
industry O
. O
'' O

Not O
including O
thrifts O
under O
government O
conservatorship O
, O
S&Ls O
reduced O
their O
assets O
by O
$ O
10.1 O
billion O
from O
the O
previous O
month O
, O
and O
deposit O
outflows O
totaled O
$ O
3.9 O
billion O
. O

For O
the O
264 O
insolvent O
thrifts O
under O
government O
management O
at O
the O
end O
of O
August O
, O
assets O
declined O
by O
$ O
3.3 O
billion O
and O
withdrawals O
exceeded O
deposits O
by O
$ O
1.2 O
billion O
. O

Thrifts O
raised O
capital O
mostly O
by O
selling O
mortgages O
and O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
securities O
, O
which O
were O
reduced O
by O
$ O
7.8 O
billion O
in O
August O
from O
the O
prior O
month O
. O

As O
of O
Aug. O
31 O
, O
thrifts O
held O
$ O
185 O
billion O
in O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
securities O
. O

The O
deposit O
numbers O
for O
August O
marked O
a O
swing O
back O
to O
huge O
outflows O
after O
a O
July O
net O
deposit O
inflow O
of O
$ O
54 O
million O
-- O
the O
only O
net O
inflow O
in O
more O
than O
a O
year O
. O

Deposits O
are O
n't O
expected O
to O
exceed O
withdrawals O
in O
the O
foreseeable O
future O
, O
as O
the O
industry O
continues O
to O
shrink O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
we O
are O
going O
to O
see O
deposit O
shrinkage O
continue O
, O
unless O
we O
see O
big O
changes O
in O
rates O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Ely O
said O
. O

For O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
of O
1989 O
, O
thrifts O
' O
withdrawals O
exceeded O
deposits O
by O
$ O
44.5 O
billion O
. O

For O
the O
prior O
year O
, O
deposits O
exceeded O
withdrawals O
by O
$ O
8.8 O
billion O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
production O
of O
cars O
, O
trucks O
and O
buses O
in O
September O
fell O
4.1 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
to O
1,120,317 O
units O
because O
of O
a O
slip O
in O
exports O
, O
the O
Japan O
Automobile O
Manufacturers O
' O
Association O
said O
. O

Domestic O
demand O
continues O
to O
grow O
, O
but O
its O
contribution O
to O
higher O
production O
was O
sapped O
in O
September O
by O
the O
estimated O
2 O
% O
fall O
in O
imports O
, O
accompanied O
by O
a O
growing O
tendency O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
manufacturers O
to O
build O
vehicles O
overseas O
, O
according O
to O
the O
association O
. O

The O
association O
said O
domestic O
demand O
grew O
8.8 O
% O
in O
September O
. O

Demand O
has O
been O
growing O
consistently O
under O
the O
encouragement O
of O
pro-consumption O
government O
policies O
, O
an O
association O
spokesman O
said O
. O

He O
also O
said O
the O
introduction O
of O
a O
3 O
% O
consumption O
tax O
in O
April O
has O
helped O
sales O
. O

The O
new O
tax O
, O
though O
a O
source O
of O
general O
resentment O
among O
Japanese B-NORP
taxpayers O
, O
replaced O
a O
higher O
commodities O
tax O
that O
applied O
to O
automobiles O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
domestic O
motor O
- O
vehicle O
sales O
rose O
12 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
the O
Japan O
Automobile O
Dealers O
' O
Association O
said O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

The O
manufacturers O
' O
association O
will O
issue O
statistics O
on O
vehicle O
exports O
later O
this O
month O
. O

Production O
of O
cars O
rose O
to O
801,835 O
units O
in O
September O
, O
a O
5.5 O
% O
increase O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Midsized O
cars O
accounted O
for O
the O
greatest O
growth O
in O
units O
, O
rising O
62,872 O
units O
to O
134,550 O
units O
, O
or O
88 O
% O
. O

Minicar O
output O
more O
than O
tripled O
. O

Manufacturers O
produced O
46,835 O
of O
the O
vehicles O
-- O
which O
have O
engines O
of O
500 O
cubic O
centimeters O
or O
less O
-- O
an O
increase O
of O
31,777 O
units O
. O

Total O
truck O
production O
fell O
22 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
to O
315,546 O
units O
. O

Minitruck O
production O
fell O
13 O
% O
to O
94,243 O
units O
. O

Bus O
production O
also O
slipped O
, O
by O
49 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
to O
2,936 O
units O
. O

The O
association O
spokesman O
said O
bus O
production O
has O
declined O
since O
January O
, O
but O
could O
n't O
offer O
an O
explanation O
for O
the O
fall O
. O

Auto O
production O
for O
the O
first O
half O
of O
the O
fiscal O
year O
, O
which O
began O
in O
August O
, O
totaled O
6,379,884 O
units O
, O
the O
association O
said O
. O

Half O
- O
year O
production O
was O
up O
3.4 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
same O
period O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

EAST O
GERMANY'S O
KRENZ O
WARNED O
against O
further O
pro-democracy O
protests O
. O

After O
the O
legislature O
confirmed O
him O
as O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
leader O
, O
Krenz B-PERSON
said O
demonstrations O
to O
demand O
democratic O
freedoms O
could O
cause O
a O
`` O
worsening O
of O
the O
situation O
, O
or O
confrontation O
. O
'' O

He O
also O
reaffirmed O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
allegiance O
to O
Communist B-NORP
orthodoxy O
. O

But O
as O
many O
as O
12,000 O
people O
marched O
in O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
after O
the O
speech O
to O
protest O
his O
election O
. O

During O
the O
balloting O
, O
26 O
members O
of O
the O
500 O
- O
seat O
Parliament B-ORG
voted O
against O
Krenz B-PERSON
, O
a O
move O
considered O
unprecedented O
in O
the O
country O
's O
40 O
- O
year O
history O
. O

Officials O
in O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
, O
responding O
to O
complaints O
from O
opposition O
groups O
, O
admitted O
police O
used O
excessive O
force O
in O
dispersing O
protesters O
this O
month O
. O

The O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
judge O
agreed O
to O
allow O
Poindexter B-PERSON
to O
subpoena O
the O
personal O
papers O
of O
ex-President O
Reagan O
, O
ruling O
that O
there O
was O
sufficient O
evidence O
that O
the O
data O
would O
be O
important O
to O
the O
defense O
. O

But O
the O
judge O
denied O
a O
request O
by O
the O
former O
national O
security O
adviser O
, O
who O
faces O
five O
criminal O
charges O
, O
to O
seek O
documents O
from O
Bush B-GPE
. O

San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
officials O
said O
nine O
people O
remain O
missing O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
last O
week O
's O
earthquake O
. O

The O
death O
toll O
rose O
to O
63 O
. O

The O
House O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
approved O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
to O
aid O
in O
the O
recovery O
from O
the O
temblor O
and O
from O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
as O
state O
legislators O
moved O
toward O
a O
temporary O
sales O
- O
tax O
increase O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
expressed O
skepticism O
over O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
effort O
to O
show O
the O
PLO O
continues O
to O
practice O
terrorism O
. O

Israel B-GPE
provided O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
with O
a O
list O
of O
recent O
alleged O
terrorist O
incidents O
attributed O
to O
forces O
controlled O
by O
Arafat B-PERSON
, O
but O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
said O
it O
was O
n't O
satisfied O
that O
the O
incidents O
constituted O
terrorism O
. O

TV O
evangelist O
Jim B-PERSON
Bakker I-PERSON
was O
sentenced O
to O
45 O
years O
in O
prison O
and O
fined O
$ O
500,000 O
for O
defrauding O
followers O
of O
his O
PTL B-ORG
ministry O
. O

Bakker B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
immediately O
taken O
into O
custody O
, O
was O
convicted O
Oct. O
5 O
by O
a O
federal O
court O
jury O
in O
Charlotte B-GPE
, O
N.C. B-GPE
, O
of O
fraud O
and O
conspiracy O
for O
diverting O
more O
than O
$ O
3.7 O
million O
of O
ministry O
funds O
for O
personal O
use O
. O

Lawmakers O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
voted O
to O
deny O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
its O
100 O
guaranteed O
seats O
in O
the B-ORG
Soviet I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
, O
meaning O
Gorbachev B-GPE
and O
other O
aides O
might O
have O
to O
face O
voters O
. O

In O
Warsaw B-GPE
, O
Shevardnadze B-PERSON
held O
his O
first O
talks O
with O
the O
Solidarity O
- O
led O
government O
and O
vowed O
to O
maintain O
fuel O
supplies O
. O

Poland B-GPE
's O
premier O
is O
to O
visit O
Moscow B-GPE
next O
month O
. O

The B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
pledged O
an O
accord O
for O
a O
complete O
Syrian B-NORP
troop O
pullout O
from O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
where O
about O
70,000 O
people O
marched O
to O
the O
headquarters O
of O
Christian B-NORP
leader O
Aoun B-PERSON
to O
support O
his O
rejection O
of O
a O
peace O
plan O
approved O
Sunday O
by O
Lebanon B-GPE
's O
legislature O
. O

The O
plan O
lacked O
a O
withdrawal O
timetable O
. O

Pro-Iranian O
kidnappers O
renewed O
an O
offer O
to O
trade O
their O
captives O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
for O
at O
least O
15 O
Shiite O
Moslem O
comrades O
jailed O
in O
Kuwait B-GPE
. O

The O
statement O
by O
Islamic B-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
, O
which O
holds O
at O
least O
two O
U.S. B-GPE
hostages O
, O
was O
accompanied O
by O
a O
photograph O
of O
Associated B-WORK_OF_ART
Press I-WORK_OF_ART
correspondent O
Terry B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
, O
longest O
held O
of O
18 O
Western B-NORP
hostages O
. O

The B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
S&Ls O
reject O
blacks O
for O
mortgage O
loans O
twice O
as O
often O
as O
they O
reject O
whites O
. O

The O
department O
's O
Office B-ORG
of O
Thrift O
Supervision O
said O
that O
does O
n't O
necessarily O
mean O
thrifts O
are O
biased O
, O
but O
conceded O
that O
it O
does O
n't O
have O
data O
about O
applicants O
to O
determine O
why O
blacks O
are O
rejected O
more O
often O
. O

Emergency O
crews O
searched O
through O
the O
charred O
rubble O
of O
a O
Phillips B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
plastics O
plant O
near O
Pasadena B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
where O
a O
series O
of O
explosions O
Monday O
killed O
at O
least O
two O
people O
and O
injured O
124 O
. O

Company O
officials O
said O
22 O
workers O
were O
missing O
and O
presumed O
dead O
. O

Safety O
authorities O
did O
n't O
immediately O
know O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
blasts O
. O

NATO B-ORG
defense O
ministers O
opened O
a O
two O
- O
day O
meeting O
in O
Portugal B-GPE
to O
assess O
the O
alliance O
's O
nuclear O
- O
weapons O
needs O
amid O
reduced O
East O
- O
West O
tensions O
. O

The O
ministers O
ordered O
a O
study O
on O
the O
strategic O
role O
of O
nuclear O
arms O
in O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
once O
Soviet B-NORP
conventional O
weapons O
are O
reduced O
in O
the O
East O
bloc O
. O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
scrambled O
to O
play O
down O
the O
significance O
of O
revised O
guidelines O
concerning O
prosecutions O
under O
the O
federal O
racketeering O
law O
. O

The O
guidelines O
, O
which O
discourage O
prosecutors O
from O
seeking O
court O
orders O
seizing O
the O
assets O
of O
certain O
racketeering O
defendants O
prior O
to O
trial O
, O
were O
first O
disclosed O
this O
week O
. O

Died O
: O
S. B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
Beise I-PERSON
, O
91 O
, O
ex-president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Bank B-ORG
of O
America O
NT&SA O
, O
Saturday O
, O
in O
Hillsboro B-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unveiled O
a O
broad O
strategy O
to O
tackle O
the O
biggest O
problem O
that O
manufacturers O
face O
when O
computerizing O
their O
operations O
: O
Most O
machines O
ca O
n't O
talk O
to O
each O
other O
. O

The O
company O
unveiled O
more O
than O
50 O
products O
, O
mostly O
software O
, O
that O
are O
designed O
to O
integrate O
the O
three O
areas O
of O
a O
manufacturing O
operation O
-- O
the O
plant O
floor O
, O
design O
operations O
and O
production O
planning O
. O

The O
aim O
, O
ultimately O
, O
is O
to O
increase O
the O
flow O
of O
information O
into O
a O
manufacturer O
's O
main O
computer O
network O
for O
use O
in O
business O
planning O
, O
marketing O
and O
other O
operations O
. O

Manufacturers O
have O
already O
spent O
so O
heavily O
on O
automation O
that O
they O
are O
one O
of O
the O
computer O
industry O
's O
leading O
revenue O
sources O
. O

But O
many O
manufacturers O
find O
that O
communication O
between O
different O
computers O
has O
been O
rendered O
nearly O
impossible O
by O
the O
babel O
of O
computer O
languages O
used O
by O
different O
machines O
, O
including O
robots O
and O
machine O
tools O
. O

IBM B-ORG
's O
announcement O
, O
which O
was O
expected O
and O
will O
formally O
be O
made O
to O
customers O
today O
, O
also O
marks O
an O
attempt O
to O
gain O
credibility O
on O
the O
plant O
floor O
, O
where O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
has O
long O
dominated O
and O
where O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
has O
recently O
gained O
market O
share O
. O

Consultants O
have O
said O
that O
it O
will O
take O
a O
while O
for O
all O
the O
pieces O
of O
the O
IBM O
strategy O
to O
fall O
into O
place O
, O
even O
though O
the O
specific O
products O
IBM B-ORG
unveiled O
will O
generally O
be O
available O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
first O
quarter O
. O

Sam B-PERSON
Albert I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
in O
Scarsdale B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
said O
that O
in O
the O
past O
IBM B-ORG
has O
developed O
broad O
software O
strategies O
only O
for O
problems O
that O
crossed O
industry O
lines O
. O

He O
said O
he O
believes O
IBM B-ORG
's O
decision O
to O
invest O
this O
sort O
of O
effort O
into O
a O
single O
industry O
showed O
that O
it O
was O
getting O
serious O
about O
understanding O
customers O
' O
problems O
and O
was O
n't O
just O
selling O
technology O
. O

He O
said O
he O
expects O
IBM B-ORG
to O
unveil O
similar O
strategies O
for O
other O
industries O
in O
coming O
months O
. O

IBM B-ORG
's O
push O
is O
also O
unusual O
in O
its O
approach O
to O
marketing O
. O

Rather O
than O
just O
send O
out O
marketing O
people O
to O
knock O
on O
customers O
' O
doors O
, O
IBM B-ORG
is O
making O
several O
hundred O
of O
its O
own O
manufacturing O
people O
available O
to O
discuss O
specific O
needs O
. O

IBM B-ORG
's O
manufacturing O
staff O
also O
will O
be O
able O
to O
provide O
software O
that O
IBM B-ORG
has O
developed O
internally O
and O
will O
be O
able O
to O
form O
teams O
with O
a O
customer O
to O
jointly O
solve O
manufacturing O
problems O
. O

IBM B-ORG
can O
obviously O
bring O
its O
expertise O
to O
bear O
on O
problems O
related O
to O
computer O
manufacturing O
, O
but O
it O
could O
also O
help O
customers O
on O
software O
to O
deal O
with O
such O
things O
as O
changes O
in O
engineering O
documents O
. O

`` O
We O
may O
not O
have O
every O
manufacturing O
problem O
, O
but O
we O
have O
most O
, O
'' O
said O
George B-PERSON
Conrades I-PERSON
, O
IBM B-ORG
's O
top O
marketing O
official O
. O

Ronald B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Koenig I-PERSON
, O
55 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
a O
senior O
managing O
director O
of O
the O
Gruntal O
& O
Co. O
brokerage O
subsidiary O
of O
this O
insurance O
and O
financial O
- O
services O
firm O
. O

Mr. O
Koenig O
will O
build O
the O
corporate O
- O
finance O
and O
investment O
- O
banking O
business O
of O
Gruntal B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
primarily O
been O
a O
retail O
- O
based O
firm O
. O

He O
was O
chairman O
and O
co-chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Ladenburg B-ORG
, O
Thalmann O
& O
Co. O
until O
July O
, O
when O
he O
was O
named O
co-chairman O
of O
the O
investment O
- O
banking O
firm O
along O
with O
Howard B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Blum I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
who O
then O
became O
the O
sole O
chief O
executive O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
Mr. O
Blum O
, O
41 O
, O
said O
he O
was O
n't O
aware O
of O
plans O
at O
Ladenburg B-ORG
to O
name O
a O
co-chairman O
to O
succeed O
Mr. O
Koenig O
and O
said O
the O
board O
would O
need O
to O
approve O
any O
appointments O
or O
title O
changes O
. O

Mr. O
Blum O
added O
he O
was O
n't O
surprised O
Mr. O
Koenig O
resigned O
, O
but O
his O
departure O
was O
`` O
nothing O
that O
we O
desired O
or O
worked O
for O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Koenig O
said O
: O
`` O
I O
just O
got O
a O
tremendous O
offer O
from O
Gruntal B-ORG
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
of O
London B-GPE
said O
it O
plans O
to O
clamp O
down O
on O
the O
ability O
of O
underwriting O
syndicates O
to O
leave O
their O
annual O
accounts O
open O
beyond O
the O
customary O
three O
years O
. O

Underwriting O
syndicates O
at O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
, O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
insurance O
market O
, O
generally O
do O
n't O
close O
their O
accounts O
for O
three O
years O
, O
to O
allow O
for O
the O
filing O
of O
claims O
and O
litigation O
. O

When O
such O
claims O
and O
litigation O
extend O
beyond O
the O
period O
, O
the O
syndicates O
can O
extend O
their O
accounting O
deadlines O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
said O
there O
are O
currently O
115 O
open O
account O
years O
involving O
68 O
of O
the O
market O
's O
roughly O
360 O
syndicates O
. O

The O
open O
- O
year O
accounting O
practice O
`` O
is O
widely O
recognized O
within O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
as O
of O
serious O
concern O
'' O
to O
the O
31,329 O
member O
investors O
, O
who O
underwrite O
insurance O
at O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
in O
return O
for O
premium O
and O
investment O
income O
, O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
said O
. O

The O
procedure O
causes O
`` O
great O
uncertainty O
'' O
because O
an O
investor O
ca O
n't O
be O
sure O
of O
his O
or O
her O
individual O
liability O
, O
Lloyd B-ORG
's O
said O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
insurance O
market O
plans O
new O
measures O
to O
restrict O
the O
ability O
of O
syndicate O
officials O
to O
leave O
years O
open O
. O

Lloyd B-ORG
's O
said O
it O
expects O
to O
enact O
new O
rules O
mandating O
the O
changes O
by O
year O
end O
. O

Under O
the O
new O
rules O
, O
the O
officials O
will O
have O
to O
secure O
additional O
information O
and O
reports O
from O
actuaries O
, O
including O
an O
assessment O
of O
whether O
officials O
have O
acted O
reasonably O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
officials O
will O
have O
to O
get O
quotes O
for O
certain O
reinsurance O
contracts O
and O
obtain O
approvals O
from O
other O
syndicate O
directors O
. O

Walter B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Brady I-PERSON
was O
named O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
this O
insurer O
in O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
head O
office O
. O

He O
had O
been O
vice O
president O
in O
that O
office O
. O

John B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Foy I-PERSON
was O
named O
senior O
vice O
president O
and O
remains O
responsible O
for O
the O
individual O
policy O
services O
department O
. O

Frank B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Ollari I-PERSON
was O
named O
senior O
vice O
president O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
mortgage O
finance O
department O
. O

He O
had O
been O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
department O
, O
which O
was O
formerly O
called O
the O
real O
estate O
department O
. O

Staar O
Surgical O
Co. O
's O
board O
said O
that O
it O
has O
removed O
Thomas B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Waggoner I-PERSON
as O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
and O
that O
John B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Wolf I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
sales O
and O
marketing O
, O
has O
been O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

Mr. O
Waggoner O
has O
been O
involved O
in O
a O
dispute O
with O
the O
board O
since O
August O
, O
when O
he O
ousted O
all O
the O
directors O
. O

Later O
they O
said O
they O
fired O
him O
, O
and O
two O
directors O
attempted O
to O
place O
the O
company O
under O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
protection O
. O

A O
federal O
judge O
turned O
down O
the B-LAW
Chapter I-LAW
11 I-LAW
petition O
. O

The O
company O
's O
latest O
announcement O
said O
Mr. O
Waggoner O
will O
remain O
a O
director O
of O
Staar B-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
products O
for O
small O
- O
incision O
surgery O
. O

Mr. O
Wolf O
and O
other O
members O
of O
the O
board O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
announcement O
. O

Mr. O
Waggoner O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
. O

The O
Staar O
board O
also O
said O
that O
John B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Ford I-PERSON
resigned O
as O
a O
director O
, O
and O
that O
Mr. O
Wolf O
was O
named O
a O
member O
of O
the O
board O
. O

The O
management O
turnover O
at O
Reebok B-ORG
International I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
continued O
with O
the O
resignation O
of O
company O
president O
C. B-PERSON
Joseph I-PERSON
LaBonte I-PERSON
, O
who O
joined O
Reebok B-ORG
just O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Mr. O
LaBonte O
's O
departure O
follows O
by O
two O
months O
the O
resignation O
of O
Mark B-PERSON
Goldston I-PERSON
as O
senior O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
marketing O
officer O
after O
only O
11 O
months O
at O
Reebok B-ORG
. O

The O
resignations O
by O
the O
two O
executives O
, O
considered O
hard O
- O
charging O
and O
abrasive O
by O
Reebok B-ORG
insiders O
, O
reflect O
a O
difference O
in O
style O
with O
Paul B-PERSON
Fireman I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
, O
according O
to O
several O
former O
executives O
. O

The O
two O
executives O
are O
among O
a O
number O
of O
outsiders O
recruited O
by O
Reebok B-ORG
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
to O
help O
it O
make O
the O
transition O
from O
a O
small O
start O
- O
up O
company O
to O
a O
marketing O
giant O
with O
sales O
last O
year O
of O
$ O
1.79 O
billion O
. O

The O
changes O
come O
as O
Reebok B-ORG
, O
which O
grew O
rapidly O
in O
the O
mid-1980s O
but O
has O
seen O
its O
sales O
flatten O
of O
late O
, O
is O
seeking O
to O
regain O
momentum O
in O
the O
athletic O
- O
shoe O
business O
against O
rivals O
Nike B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
L.A. B-ORG
Gear I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
departures O
, O
said O
Alice B-PERSON
Ruth I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Montgomery B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
should O
enable O
the O
company O
to O
focus O
on O
business O
issues O
instead O
of O
management O
differences O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
it O
's O
more O
an O
issue O
of O
style O
. O

I O
would O
view O
it O
as O
a O
net O
positive O
. O

The O
company O
can O
go O
about O
its O
business O
. O

They O
're O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
turnaround O
, O
'' O
she O
noted O
. O

Earnings O
have O
rebounded O
in O
1989 O
after O
a O
20 O
% O
decline O
last O
year O
. O

A O
former O
executive O
agreed O
that O
the O
departures O
do O
n't O
reflect O
major O
problems O
, O
adding O
: O
`` O
If O
you O
see O
any O
company O
that O
grows O
as O
fast O
as O
Reebok B-ORG
did O
, O
it O
is O
going O
to O
have O
people O
coming O
and O
going O
. O
'' O

Reebok B-ORG
said O
Mr. O
LaBonte O
will O
resume O
the O
presidency O
of O
Vantage B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
California B-GPE
- O
based O
venture O
capital O
firm O
that O
he O
founded O
in O
1983 O
. O

Before O
that O
he O
was O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Twentieth B-ORG
Century I-ORG
- I-ORG
Fox I-ORG
Film I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Reebok B-ORG
added O
that O
Mr. O
Fireman O
will O
assume O
the O
title O
of O
president O
. O

A O
spokesman O
said O
that O
neither O
Mr. O
Fireman O
nor O
Mr. O
LaBonte O
would O
be O
available O
for O
comment O
. O

`` O
We O
will O
not O
be O
commenting O
beyond O
the O
news O
release O
, O
'' O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Goldston O
, O
who O
had O
been O
president O
of O
Faberge B-PRODUCT
Inc. O
's O
Faberge B-PRODUCT
U.S.A. O
division O
before O
joining O
Reebok B-ORG
in O
September O
1988 O
, O
left O
in O
August O
to O
pursue O
other O
interests O
. O

After O
being O
whipsawed O
by O
a O
volatile O
stock O
market O
, O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
closed O
higher O
. O

But O
junk O
bonds O
took O
more O
hits O
. O

Early O
in O
the O
day O
, O
bond O
dealers O
said O
trading O
volume O
was O
heavy O
as O
large O
institutional O
investors O
scrambled O
to O
buy O
long O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
on O
speculation O
that O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
volatility O
would O
lead O
to O
a O
`` O
flight O
- O
to O
- O
quality O
'' O
rally O
. O

That O
happens O
when O
nervous O
stock O
investors O
dump O
equities O
and O
buy O
Treasurys O
, O
which O
are O
higher O
in O
quality O
and O
thus O
considered O
safe O
. O

`` O
Some O
retail O
accounts O
, O
such O
as O
commercial O
banks O
and O
pension O
funds O
, O
wanted O
to O
get O
on O
the O
bandwagon O
before O
it O
was O
too O
late O
, O
'' O
said O
Sung B-PERSON
Won I-PERSON
Sohn I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
Norwest B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Minneapolis B-GPE
. O

At O
one O
point O
, O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
average O
fell O
about O
80 O
points O
on O
news O
that O
UAL B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
decided O
to O
remain O
independent O
. O

In O
response O
, O
Treasury B-ORG
prices O
soared O
1 O
1/8 O
points O
, O
or O
about O
$ O
11.25 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

But O
the O
gains O
in O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
were O
pared O
as O
stocks O
staged O
a O
partial O
recovery O
. O

The O
industrial O
average O
ended O
at O
2659.22 O
, O
down O
3.69 O
points O
. O

Economists O
said O
the O
bond O
market O
's O
strength O
also O
is O
a O
sign O
that O
investors O
expect O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
to O
cut O
interest O
rates O
amid O
growing O
evidence O
that O
the O
economy O
is O
slowing O
. O

While O
they O
do O
n't O
expect O
the O
Fed O
to O
move O
right O
away O
, O
they O
say O
the O
case O
for O
lower O
rates O
is O
building O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
for O
example O
, O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
that O
new O
orders O
for O
durable O
goods O
fell O
0.1 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
nation O
's O
auto O
makers O
reported O
lackluster O
mid-October O
sales O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
ended O
over O
1/4 O
point O
higher O
. O

Municipal O
, O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
and O
investment O
- O
grade O
corporate O
bonds O
rose O
1/8 O
to O
1/2 O
point O
. O

But O
high O
- O
yield O
, O
high O
- O
risk O
bonds O
fell O
1/4 O
to O
1/2 O
point O
with O
the O
stock O
market O
early O
in O
the O
session O
and O
never O
recovered O
. O

According O
to O
a O
trader O
at O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
hardest O
hit O
junk O
bonds O
were O
those O
issued O
by O
RJR B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
are O
the O
easiest O
to O
sell O
. O

RJR B-ORG
's O
14.70 O
% O
bonds O
due O
2007 O
fell O
2 O
1/2 O
points O
. O

Trading O
activity O
in O
the O
junk O
market O
was O
extremely O
light O
as O
dealers O
could O
n't O
find O
enough O
buyers O
to O
match O
sellers O
. O

`` O
While O
the O
stock O
market O
was O
falling O
, O
most O
-LCB- O
junk O
bond O
holders O
-RCB- O
were O
just O
watching O
it O
not O
knowing O
what O
to O
do O
, O
'' O
said O
Paul B-PERSON
Suckow I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
fixed O
- O
income O
securities O
at O
Oppenheimer B-ORG
Management I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
was O
like O
driving O
down O
the O
highway O
watching O
a O
wreck O
. O

Everybody O
was O
rubber O
- O
necking O
. O
'' O

Adding O
to O
the O
junk O
market O
's O
jitters O
were O
reports O
that O
Donaldson B-ORG
, O
Lufkin O
& O
Jenrette O
Securities O
Corp. O
is O
having O
trouble O
structuring O
a O
$ O
1.6 O
billion O
offering O
for O
TW B-ORG
Food I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
will O
postpone O
or O
even O
cancel O
the O
issue O
. O

TW B-ORG
is O
the O
largest O
franchisee O
of O
Hardee O
's O
, O
a O
fast O
- O
food O
restaurant O
, O
and O
operates O
several O
other O
food O
chains O
. O

Donaldson B-ORG
Lufkin I-ORG
would O
n't O
comment O
. O

Credit O
analysts O
said O
investors O
are O
nervous O
about O
the O
issue O
because O
they O
say O
the O
company O
's O
ability O
to O
meet O
debt O
payments O
is O
dependent O
on O
too O
many O
variables O
, O
including O
the O
sale O
of O
assets O
and O
the O
need O
to O
mortgage O
property O
to O
retire O
some O
existing O
debt O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
TW O
offering O
includes O
interest O
- O
deferred O
and O
pay O
- O
in O
- O
kind O
securities O
, O
which O
are O
currently O
unpopular O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
investors O
turned O
a O
cold O
shoulder O
to O
the O
Treasury O
's O
sale O
of O
$ O
10 O
billion O
of O
new O
two O
- O
year O
notes O
yesterday O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
not O
too O
surprising O
that O
the O
auction O
was O
sloppy O
, O
given O
the O
volatility O
in O
the O
bond O
market O
because O
of O
stocks O
, O
'' O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
McGee I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
Tokai B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

`` O
People O
are O
looking O
past O
supply O
to O
lower O
interest O
rates O
, O
but O
they O
're O
also O
worried O
about O
being O
whipsawed O
by O
the O
volatility O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O
'' O

The O
new O
two O
- O
year O
notes O
were O
priced O
with O
an O
average O
yield O
of O
7.74 O
% O
. O

That O
was O
higher O
than O
the O
7.71 O
% O
to O
7.73 O
% O
average O
yield O
that O
traders O
had O
expected O
. O

In O
when O
- O
issued O
trading O
, O
the O
notes O
were O
quoted O
at O
a O
price O
to O
yield O
7.78 O
% O
. O

Sluggish O
demand O
was O
also O
evidenced O
by O
the O
weak O
2.41 O
- O
to O
- O
1 O
bid O
- O
to O
- O
cover O
ratio O
, O
which O
was O
lower O
than O
the O
average O
2.79 O
- O
to O
- O
1 O
ratio O
at O
the O
last O
12 O
similar O
auctions O
. O

The O
ratio O
, O
which O
reflects O
the O
number O
of O
bids O
the O
Treasury O
receives O
for O
each O
bid O
accepted O
, O
is O
used O
to O
gauge O
investor O
demand O
. O

Dealers O
said O
players O
shied O
away O
from O
the O
note O
sale O
because O
they O
were O
concerned O
that O
prices O
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
auction O
might O
erode O
if O
the O
stock O
market O
staged O
a O
recovery O
, O
which O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
did O
happen O
. O

Individual O
and O
Japanese B-NORP
participation O
in O
the O
auction O
was O
disappointing O
, O
according O
to O
dealers O
. O

`` O
Interest O
by O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
was O
limited O
, O
'' O
said O
Michael B-PERSON
Moran I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
Daiwa B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
America I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
They O
are O
typically O
not O
active O
in O
two O
- O
year O
note O
auctions O
, O
but O
today O
's O
participation O
could O
be O
viewed O
as O
lighter O
- O
than O
- O
normal O
. O
'' O

However O
, O
Mr. O
Moran O
added O
that O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
generally O
have O
a O
positive O
view O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
bond O
market O
because O
of O
expectations O
that O
the O
dollar O
will O
remain O
strong O
and O
interest O
rates O
will O
decline O
. O

He O
said O
, O
`` O
Possibly O
, O
they O
're O
waiting O
to O
buy O
at O
the O
-LRB- O
quarterly O
-RRB- O
refunding O
'' O
of O
government O
debt O
to O
be O
held O
next O
month O
by O
the O
Treasury O
. O

A O
trader O
at O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
firm O
estimated O
that O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
purchased O
no O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
two O
- O
year O
notes O
. O

Treasury B-ORG
, O
Agency O
Securities O

Today O
investors O
will O
focus O
on O
the O
long O
- O
awaited O
auction O
of O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
of O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
by O
Resolution B-ORG
Funding I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
initial O
bond O
offering O
by O
the O
new O
government O
agency O
, O
which O
was O
created O
to O
help O
rescue O
the O
nation O
's O
troubled O
thrifts O
, O
is O
n't O
expected O
to O
see O
robust O
demand O
. O

A O
small O
yield O
premium O
over O
comparable O
Treasurys O
and O
a O
lack O
of O
liquidity O
is O
hampering O
dealers O
' O
efforts O
to O
drum O
up O
interest O
in O
the O
so O
- O
called O
bailout O
bonds O
. O

In O
when O
- O
issued O
trading O
, O
the O
Refcorp O
bonds O
were O
quoted O
at O
a O
price O
to O
yield O
8.17 O
% O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
the O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
was O
quoted O
late O
at O
102 O
18/32 O
to O
yield O
7.89 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
102 O
9/32 O
to O
yield O
7.93 O
% O
on O
Monday O
. O

The O
latest O
10 O
- O
year O
Treasury O
was O
quoted O
at O
100 O
22/32 O
to O
yield O
7.88 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
100 O
17/32 O
to O
yield O
7.9 O
% O
. O

Short O
- O
term O
rates O
were O
unchanged O
to O
slightly O
lower O
. O

The O
discount O
rate O
on O
three O
- O
month O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
was O
quoted O
at O
7.52 O
% O
for O
a O
bond O
- O
equivalent O
yield O
of O
7.75 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
rate O
on O
six O
- O
month O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
was O
quoted O
at O
7.47 O
% O
for O
a O
yield O
of O
7.85 O
% O
. O

Rates O
are O
determined O
by O
the O
difference O
between O
the O
purchase O
price O
and O
face O
value O
. O

Thus O
, O
higher O
bidding O
narrows O
the O
investor O
's O
return O
while O
lower O
bidding O
widens O
it O
. O

Corporate O
Issues O

Several O
blue O
- O
chip O
companies O
tapped O
the O
new O
- O
issue O
market O
yesterday O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
falling O
interest O
rates O
. O

Three O
of O
the O
largest O
offerings O
, O
by O
Exxon B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Xerox B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Citicorp B-ORG
, O
were O
underwritten O
by O
groups O
led O
by O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Exxon B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
, O
long O
- O
rumored O
to O
be O
a O
potential O
debt O
issuer O
, O
offered O
$ O
200 O
million O
of O
10 O
- O
year O
notes O
priced O
to O
yield O
8.31 O
% O
. O

Citicorp B-ORG
issued O
$ O
200 O
million O
of O
seven O
- O
year O
notes O
priced O
to O
yield O
8.82 O
% O
, O
and O
Xerox B-ORG
priced O
$ O
150 O
million O
of O
six O
- O
year O
notes O
to O
yield O
8.85 O
% O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
paved O
the O
way O
for O
a O
visit O
to O
the O
credit O
markets O
by O
filing O
a O
shelf O
registration O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
for O
$ O
800 O
million O
in O
new O
debt O
. O

This O
is O
in O
addition O
to O
IBM B-ORG
's O
existing O
shelf O
registration O
under O
which O
$ O
200 O
million O
in O
debt O
securities O
are O
available O
for O
issuance O
. O

In O
secondary O
trading O
, O
investment O
- O
grade O
corporate O
bonds O
ended O
1/8 O
to O
1/4 O
higher O
. O

Municipals O

Actively O
traded O
municipal O
bonds O
ended O
1/4 O
to O
1/2 O
point O
higher O
in O
brisk O
trading O
, O
despite O
a O
flood O
of O
new O
supply O
. O

New O
Jersey O
Turnpike O
Authority O
's O
7.20 O
% O
issue O
of O
2018 O
finished O
1/4 O
point O
stronger O
at O
98 O
1/2 O
bid O
, O
to O
yield O
7.32 O
% O
. O

Traders O
said O
municipals O
were O
underpinned O
by O
influences O
including O
the O
climb O
in O
Treasury B-ORG
issue O
prices O
. O

Also O
, O
municipal O
bonds O
lured O
buying O
because O
the O
stock O
market O
remains O
wobbly O
, O
traders O
contended O
. O

Mainly O
, O
though O
, O
it O
was O
a O
favorable O
outlook O
for O
yesterday O
's O
new O
supply O
that O
propped O
up O
municipals O
, O
some O
traders O
said O
. O

Among O
the O
new O
issues O
was O
Massachusetts B-GPE
's O
$ O
230 O
million O
of O
general O
obligation O
bonds O
. O

The O
bonds O
were O
won O
by O
a O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
group O
with O
a O
true O
interest O
cost O
of O
7.17 O
% O
. O

They O
were O
priced O
to O
yield O
from O
6.00 O
% O
in O
1990 O
to O
7.20 O
% O
in O
2009 O
. O

The O
Massachusetts B-GPE
deal O
had O
an O
unsold O
balance O
of O
$ O
84.3 O
million O
in O
late O
trading O
, O
the O
underwriter O
said O
. O

Mortgage O
- O
, O
Asset O
- O
Backed O
Securities O

Mortgage O
securities O
gained O
3/32 O
to O
9/32 O
point O
after O
a O
hectic O
session O
, O
with O
Government B-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
8 O
% O
securities O
as O
the O
standout O
issue O
. O

The O
Ginnie O
Mae O
issue O
rose O
amid O
talk O
of O
large O
purchases O
of O
the O
securities O
by O
institutional O
investors O
. O

The O
derivative O
markets O
remained O
active O
as O
one O
new O
issue O
was O
priced O
and O
talk O
circulated O
about O
more O
offerings O
in O
the O
next O
day O
or O
two O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
issued O
a O
$ O
500 O
million O
real O
estate O
mortgage O
investment O
conduit O
backed O
by O
its O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
securities O
. O

In O
the O
asset O
- O
backed O
market O
, O
a O
big O
offering O
of O
Ford O
Motor O
Credit O
Corp O
. O
auto O
- O
loan O
securities O
was O
increased O
in O
size O
after O
strong O
institutional O
demand O
. O

The O
deal O
by O
the O
Ford O
Motor O
Co. O
unit O
, O
priced O
Monday O
, O
was O
increased O
to O
$ O
3.05 O
billion O
from O
$ O
2.58 O
billion O
. O

Among O
major O
pass O
- O
through O
issues O
, O
Ginnie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
for O
November O
delivery O
ended O
at O
98 O
15/32 O
, O
up O
5/32 O
, O
after O
touching O
an O
early O
high O
of O
98 O
27/32 O
; O
8 O
% O
securities O
were O
at O
94 O
5/32 O
, O
up O
9/32 O
; O
9 O
1/2 O
% O
securities O
at O
100 O
15/32 O
, O
up O
4/32 O
; O
and O
10 O
% O
securities O
at O
102 O
11/32 O
, O
up O
3/32 O
. O

Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
were O
at O
97 O
21/32 O
, O
up O
5/32 O
. O

The O
Ginnie O
Mae O
9 O
% O
issue O
was O
yielding O
9.34 O
% O
to O
a O
12 O
- O
year O
average O
life O
assumption O
, O
as O
the O
spread O
above O
the O
Treasury O
10 O
- O
year O
note O
held O
at O
1.46 O
percentage O
points O
. O

Foreign O
Bonds O

The O
Eurodollar O
bond O
market O
sprang O
to O
life O
late O
in O
the O
European B-NORP
trading O
session O
after O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
tumbled O
. O

Eurodollar O
bonds O
are O
often O
issued O
by O
foreign O
corporations O
, O
but O
interest O
and O
principal O
are O
paid O
in O
dollars O
. O

The O
bonds O
ended O
about O
1/2 O
point O
higher O
yesterday O
. O

Prices O
of O
European B-NORP
government O
bonds O
also O
rose O
as O
U.S. B-GPE
stocks O
declined O
. O

West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
7 O
% O
issue O
due O
October O
1999 O
rose O
0.13 O
point O
to O
99.93 O
to O
yield O
7.01 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
6 O
3/4 O
% O
issue O
due O
July O
1994 O
rose O
0.05 O
to O
97.70 O
to O
yield O
7.33 O
% O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
11 O
3/4 O
% O
Treasury O
bond O
due O
2003 O
/ O
2007 O
rose O
17/32 O
to O
112 O
6/32 O
to O
yield O
10.05 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
12 O
% O
notes O
due O
1995 O
rose O
11/32 O
to O
104 O
2/32 O
to O
yield O
10.93 O
% O
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
government O
bond O
prices O
fell O
. O

The O
No. O
111 O
4.6 O
% O
bond O
due O
1998 O
ended O
on O
brokers O
' O
screens O
at O
95.22 O
, O
down O
0.17 O
point O
, O
to O
yield O
5.41 O
% O
. O

MINORITY O
RECRUITING O
has O
yet O
to O
meet O
hopes O
raised O
by O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
. O

Six O
months O
ago O
, O
as O
some O
personnel O
specialists O
saw O
it O
, O
a O
perception O
that O
President O
Bush O
really O
cared O
about O
fair O
employment O
-- O
after O
what O
they O
said O
was O
eight O
years O
of O
Reagan O
- O
era O
neglect O
-- O
was O
prodding O
top O
management O
to O
raise O
hiring O
goals O
for O
females O
, O
blacks O
and O
other O
minorities O
. O

The O
perception O
lingers O
, O
says O
an O
official O
at O
a O
major O
industrial O
company O
. O

But O
so O
far O
, O
he O
declares O
, O
there O
's O
little O
evidence O
the O
`` O
new O
urgency O
'' O
is O
trickling O
down O
to O
the O
managers O
who O
actually O
do O
hiring O
. O

`` O
Is O
there O
really O
a O
commitment O
or O
an O
illusion O
of O
activity O
? O
'' O
he O
asks O
. O

The O
recruiting O
`` O
has O
n't O
materialized O
, O
'' O
asserts O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Christian I-PERSON
, O
who O
runs O
a O
search O
agency O
. O

Samuel B-PERSON
Hall I-PERSON
, O
Howard O
University O
's O
placement O
director O
, O
also O
does O
n't O
see O
it O
. O

And O
he O
questions O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
dedication O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
has O
done O
anything O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Recruiter O
Donald O
Clark O
does O
note O
an O
increase O
in O
searches O
for O
minority O
candidates O
. O

But O
some O
of O
the O
activity O
, O
he O
says O
, O
may O
reflect O
a O
rush O
to O
get O
`` O
numbers O
in O
order O
'' O
for O
end O
- O
of O
- O
year O
reports O
. O

PAY O
FOR O
PERFORMANCE O
hangs O
mostly O
on O
boss O
's O
subjective O
view O
. O

Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
a O
couple O
of O
units O
has O
installed O
objective O
tests O
based O
on O
earnings O
or O
return O
on O
equity O
. O

Many O
companies O
have O
set O
up O
machinery O
to O
assure O
workers O
a O
fair O
shake O
. O

At O
most O
firms O
, O
though O
, O
it O
's O
the O
immediate O
supervisor O
who O
decides O
the O
merit O
increases O
subordinates O
will O
be O
paid O
. O

Managers O
have O
`` O
some O
very O
broad O
discretion O
, O
'' O
says O
an O
official O
at O
Walt B-ORG
Disney I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Unocal B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
top O
management O
sets O
guidelines O
, O
but O
line O
supervisors O
slice O
up O
the O
merit O
pie O
. O

Lotus B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
feeds O
its O
evaluations O
into O
a O
computer O
, O
but O
only O
for O
storage O
; O
the O
decisions O
are O
made O
by O
supervisors O
. O

Hershey B-ORG
Foods I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
strives O
for O
fairness O
by O
basing O
increases O
on O
quarterly O
reviews O
, O
annual O
appraisals O
and O
meetings O
with O
workers O
. O

At O
Chemfix B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
each O
supervisor O
's O
recommendation O
must O
be O
approved O
by O
the O
next O
boss O
up O
the O
line O
, O
and O
then O
sanctioned O
by O
a O
salary O
review O
committee O
. O

JAPANESE O
COMPANIES O
fare O
best O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
when O
they O
give O
Americans O
more O
say O
. O

University O
of O
Michigan B-GPE
researchers O
find O
the O
companies O
earn O
more O
and O
win O
a O
bigger O
market O
share O
when O
their O
American B-NORP
employees O
get O
a O
voice O
in O
planning O
, O
product O
development O
and O
design O
, O
including O
decision O
- O
making O
back O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

`` O
You O
ca O
n't O
hire O
competent O
Americans O
and O
say O
, O
` O
Let O
them O
run O
only O
their O
own O
show O
, O
' O
'' O
says O
Vladimir B-PERSON
Pucik I-PERSON
, O
who O
headed O
the O
study O
run O
with O
Egon B-ORG
Zehnder I-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
a O
search O
firm O
. O

The O
researchers O
say O
many O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
err O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
by O
adopting O
the O
American B-NORP
practice O
of O
hiring O
managers O
on O
the O
`` O
open O
market O
. O
'' O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
by O
contrast O
, O
companies O
tend O
to O
develop O
their O
own O
talent O
and O
promote O
from O
within O
. O

The O
Japanese B-GPE
also O
are O
accused O
of O
keeping O
their O
cards O
too O
close O
to O
their O
vests O
. O

`` O
Some O
Japanese B-NORP
executives O
are O
not O
yet O
... O
comfortable O
about O
sharing O
strategic O
information O
with O
their O
American B-NORP
colleagues O
, O
'' O
the O
researchers O
say O
. O

Americans O
stay O
longer O
with O
Japanese B-NORP
firms O
than O
American B-NORP
companies O
. O

But O
they O
think O
promotions O
are O
limited O
. O

THE O
HOUSE O
votes O
down O
a O
proposal O
to O
put O
pension O
plans O
under O
the O
control O
of O
joint O
labor O
- O
management O
boards O
. O

Some O
consultants O
had O
insisted O
it O
would O
n't O
work O
. O

LONG O
- O
TERM O
care O
insurance O
gains O
favor O
. O

More O
than O
half O
the O
people O
surveyed O
for O
the B-ORG
Employee I-ORG
Benefit I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
say O
they O
would O
be O
willing O
and O
able O
to O
pick O
up O
most O
of O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
coverage O
. O

FRINGE O
- O
BENEFIT O
spending O
by O
small O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
employers O
has O
dropped O
to O
25 O
% O
of O
payroll O
from O
29 O
% O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
says O
the O
National O
Institute O
of O
Business O
Management O
, O
an O
advisory O
service O
. O

OUSTED O
EXECUTIVES O
over O
50 O
years O
old O
take O
slightly O
less O
time O
than O
their O
younger O
colleagues O
to O
find O
a O
job O
-- O
3.23 O
months O
vs. O
3.26 O
for O
the O
juniors O
-- O
outplacement O
firm O
Challenger O
, O
Gray O
& O
Christmas O
finds O
. O

It O
's O
the O
first O
time O
in O
the O
survey O
's O
15 O
years O
that O
the O
over O
- O
50 O
group O
came O
out O
ahead O
. O

FEAR O
OF O
AIDS O
hinders O
hiring O
at O
few O
hospitals O
. O

Dedication O
runs O
high O
. O

Wafaa O
El O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
, O
who O
heads O
the O
AIDS O
program O
at O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
's O
Harlem B-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
ca O
n't O
find O
help O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
been O
recruiting O
every O
single O
day O
since O
it O
's O
been O
identified O
that O
many O
AIDS O
patients O
come O
from O
the O
inner O
city O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

She O
was O
the O
only O
staff O
physician O
available O
to O
treat O
AIDS O
patients O
last O
summer O
and O
now O
she O
has O
the O
help O
of O
only O
two O
doctors O
part O
time O
. O

Part O
of O
the O
problem O
, O
though O
, O
may O
reflect O
a O
general O
unwillingness O
to O
work O
with O
the O
urban O
poor O
. O

Parkland B-ORG
Memorial I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
in O
Dallas B-GPE
says O
it O
has O
n't O
had O
any O
problem O
recruiting O
, O
even O
after O
a O
nurse O
contracted O
the O
virus O
while O
injecting O
an O
AIDS O
patient O
. O

`` O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
that O
nobody O
quit O
over O
it O
. O

No O
one O
panicked O
, O
'' O
a O
spokeswoman O
says O
. O

St. O
Paul O
Medical O
Center O
, O
also O
in O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
sees O
only O
a O
`` O
minimal O
erosion O
'' O
of O
support O
staff O
due O
to O
AIDS O
. O

Yale B-ORG
- I-ORG
New I-ORG
Haven I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
sees O
no O
problem O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Fenn I-PERSON
, O
the O
chief O
of O
staff O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
enough O
enlightened O
and O
spirited O
individuals O
who O
know O
their O
responsibilities O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

THE O
CHECKOFF O
: O
At O
least O
somebody O
gains O
on O
layoffs O
. O

The O
Association O
of O
Outplacement O
Consulting O
Firms O
says O
the O
industry O
's O
volume O
has O
soared O
tenfold O
since O
1980 O
, O
to O
$ O
350 O
million O
a O
year O
... O
. O

And O
somebody O
loses O
on O
the O
expected O
repeal O
of O
Section B-LAW
89 I-LAW
, O
the O
benefits O
test O
fought O
by O
most O
employers O
. O

Triad B-ORG
Solutions I-ORG
says O
software O
producers O
had O
each O
invested O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
dollars O
in O
programs O
that O
now O
have O
no O
use O
. O

Big O
gains O
for O
the O
ultra-right O
Republicans B-NORP
party O
in O
Baden O
- O
Wuerttemburg O
state O
municipal O
elections O
Sunday O
showed O
eroding O
support O
for O
Chancellor O
Helmut O
Kohl O
in O
a O
traditional O
bastion O
for O
his O
Christian B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

With O
ballots O
from O
most O
of O
the O
state O
's O
major O
cities O
in O
by O
yesterday O
morning O
, O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
came O
away O
with O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
in O
several O
of O
the O
key O
districts O
. O

With O
many O
rural O
districts O
yet O
to O
report O
ballots O
, O
election O
officials O
estimate O
support O
for O
Christian B-NORP
Democrats I-NORP
fell O
an O
average O
five O
percentage O
points O
statewide O
. O

The O
left O
- O
of O
- O
center O
Social B-NORP
Democrats I-NORP
and O
the O
environmental O
Greens B-NORP
party O
posted O
mixed O
results O
. O

Headed O
by O
a O
former O
Waffen B-ORG
SS I-ORG
sergeant O
and O
working O
from O
a O
nationalistic O
platform O
of O
anti-foreigner O
rhetoric O
, O
the O
fledgling O
Republicans B-NORP
party O
has O
scored O
surprising O
gains O
in O
earlier O
elections O
in O
the O
states O
of O
West B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
, O
Hesse B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
- O
Rhine O
Westphalia O
. O

With O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
unemployment O
remaining O
high O
at O
two O
million O
jobless O
and O
the O
lack O
of O
affordable O
housing O
becoming O
a O
primary O
issue O
for O
next O
year O
's O
campaign O
, O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
are O
seen O
drawing O
support O
for O
their O
`` O
Germans B-NORP
First O
'' O
stand O
on O
social O
- O
welfare O
issues O
. O

Election O
analysts O
acknowledge O
that O
a O
`` O
Red O
- O
Green O
'' O
coalition O
of O
Social O
Democrats O
and O
Greens O
could O
edge O
out O
Chancellor O
Kohl O
's O
coalition O
in O
the O
December O
1990 O
national O
election O
if O
support O
for O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
continues O
to O
spread O
. O

International O
investigators O
urged O
Britain B-GPE
to O
allow O
prosecution O
of O
suspected O
Nazi B-NORP
war O
criminals O
who O
took O
refuge O
there O
after O
1945 O
. O

Under O
current O
law O
, O
such O
suspects O
are O
immune O
from O
prosecution O
for O
acts O
committed O
while O
not O
British B-NORP
citizens O
. O

`` O
If O
we O
're O
not O
careful O
we O
could O
become O
known O
as O
a O
haven O
for O
war O
criminals O
, O
'' O
said O
Jeff B-PERSON
Rooker I-PERSON
, O
a O
member O
of O
Parliament B-ORG
and O
one O
of O
several O
British B-NORP
politicians O
attending O
a O
London B-GPE
conference O
with O
government O
investigators O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
and O
Australia B-GPE
. O

A O
parliamentary O
inquiry O
found O
in O
July O
that O
more O
than O
70 O
people O
living O
in O
Britain B-GPE
could O
have O
been O
part O
of O
death O
squads O
that O
roamed O
Nazi O
- O
occupied O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

Parliament B-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
discuss O
next O
month O
whether O
to O
change O
the O
law O
. O

British B-NORP
investigations O
were O
prompted O
by O
a O
list O
of O
17 O
alleged O
war O
criminals O
living O
in O
Britain B-GPE
sent O
to O
Prime O
Minister O
Margaret O
Thatcher O
in O
October O
1986 O
by O
the B-ORG
Simon I-ORG
Wiesenthal I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

In O
a O
sign O
of O
easing O
tension O
between O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
said O
it O
will O
again O
take O
back O
illegal O
immigrants O
caught O
crossing O
into O
the O
British B-NORP
colony O
. O

China B-GPE
had O
refused O
to O
repatriate O
citizens O
who O
sneaked O
into O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
illegally O
since O
early O
this O
month O
, O
when O
the O
colony O
allowed O
a O
dissident O
Chinese B-NORP
swimmer O
to O
flee O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

About O
1,100 O
Chinese B-GPE
were O
awaiting O
repatriation O
yesterday O
. O

Italy B-GPE
's O
Foreign B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
investigating O
exports O
to O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
by O
an O
Ing B-ORG
. O
C. O
Olivetti O
& O
Co. O
subsidiary O
called O
OCN B-ORG
- I-ORG
PPL I-ORG
that O
makes O
numerically O
controlled O
machine O
tools O
. O

Although O
Italy B-GPE
's O
investigation O
of O
whether O
Olivetti B-ORG
had O
violated O
Western B-NORP
export O
- O
control O
rules O
had O
previously O
been O
made O
known O
, O
this O
marked O
the O
first O
time O
the O
unit O
and O
product O
were O
named O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
worried O
about O
the O
convertibility O
of O
Olivetti B-ORG
's O
machine O
tools O
to O
military O
use O
. O

However O
, O
an O
Olivetti B-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
OCN B-ORG
- I-ORG
PPL I-ORG
, O
of O
which O
Olivetti B-ORG
sold O
the O
majority O
interest O
last O
year O
, O
`` O
does O
n't O
make O
equipment O
that O
has O
the O
type O
of O
precision O
necessary O
for O
sophisticated O
productions O
. O
'' O

Conservationists O
say O
that O
drift O
- O
net O
fishing O
threatens O
to O
wipe O
out O
much O
of O
the O
world O
's O
tuna O
stocks O
in O
a O
few O
years O
. O

But O
the B-ORG
Japanese I-ORG
Fisheries I-ORG
Association I-ORG
criticized O
moves O
to O
ban O
the O
practice O
in O
international O
waters O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
really O
unfortunate O
for O
human O
beings O
to O
be O
swayed O
by O
emotional O
discussions O
, O
'' O
the O
association O
said O
. O

In O
driftnet O
, O
or O
`` O
wall O
of O
death O
, O
'' O
fishing O
, O
fleets O
lay O
nets O
up O
to O
three O
miles O
long O
that O
trap O
almost O
everything O
in O
their O
path O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Japan B-GPE
said O
it O
would O
cut O
the O
number O
of O
its O
drift O
- O
net O
vessels O
in O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
by O
two O
- O
thirds O
, O
or O
down O
to O
20 O
. O

Workers O
at O
Peugeot O
S.A. O
's O
car O
plant O
at O
Sochaux B-GPE
, O
in O
eastern O
France B-GPE
, O
voted O
to O
end O
a O
six O
- O
week O
- O
old O
strike O
that O
has O
cost O
the O
Peugeot O
group O
production O
of O
60,000 O
automobiles O
, O
a O
company O
spokesman O
said O
. O

The O
strikers O
voted O
to O
accept O
a O
series O
of O
management O
proposals O
that O
will O
give O
them O
a O
higher O
basic O
wage O
, O
better O
profit O
- O
sharing O
benefits O
and O
bigger O
annual O
bonuses O
. O

The O
spokesman O
said O
the O
vote O
at O
Sochaux B-GPE
is O
expected O
to O
be O
followed O
by O
a O
similar O
move O
at O
the O
company O
's O
assembly O
plant O
at O
Mulhouse B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
number O
of O
strikers O
has O
been O
whittled O
down O
to O
80 O
. O

About O
8,000 O
National O
Union O
of O
Mineworkers O
members O
resumed O
their O
strike O
against O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
Consolidated I-ORG
Mines I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
after O
further O
negotiations O
to O
settle O
a O
wage O
dispute O
broke O
down O
. O

Striking O
workers O
, O
who O
began O
striking O
five O
diamond O
mines O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
had O
returned O
to O
work O
last O
week O
when O
the O
union O
and O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
arranged O
to O
reopen O
negotiations O
. O

A O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
spokesman O
said O
yesterday O
the O
company O
had O
offered O
to O
increase O
the O
minimum O
wage O
by O
18 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
union O
was O
demanding O
26.6 O
% O
. O

Before O
the O
two O
parties O
resumed O
talks O
last O
week O
, O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
offered O
17 O
% O
and O
the O
union O
wanted O
37.6 O
% O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
People O
's O
Daily O
took O
note O
of O
the O
growing O
problem O
of O
computer O
fraud O
. O

Since O
the O
first O
fraud O
was O
discovered O
in O
July O
1986 O
at O
an O
office O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
in O
Shenzhen B-GPE
, O
15 O
major O
cases O
have O
been O
found O
, O
the O
paper O
said O
; O
the O
biggest O
was O
the O
theft O
of O
$ O
235,000 O
from O
a O
bank O
in O
Chengdu B-GPE
in O
March O
1988 O
. O

The O
number O
of O
computers O
has O
mushroomed O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
with O
10,000 O
in O
use O
, O
as O
well O
as O
30,000 O
miniature O
models O
. O

But O
security O
systems O
, O
effective O
management O
controls O
and O
regulations O
to O
govern O
their O
use O
have O
not O
kept O
pace O
, O
the O
People O
's O
Daily O
said O
. O

Besides O
money O
, O
criminals O
have O
also O
used O
computers O
to O
steal O
secrets O
and O
intelligence O
, O
the O
newspaper O
said O
, O
but O
it O
gave O
no O
more O
details O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
tourists O
will O
be O
told O
to O
take O
care O
when O
photographing O
earthquake O
damage O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
the O
Japan O
Association O
of O
Travel O
Agents O
said O
. O

The O
association O
issued O
an O
advisory O
to O
its O
1,685 O
member O
agencies O
following O
a O
report O
from O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
that O
picture O
- O
taking O
by O
Japanese B-NORP
tourists O
in O
earthquake O
- O
stricken O
areas O
was O
causing O
ill O
feeling O
among O
local O
residents O
... O
. O

Tass B-ORG
said O
Lenin B-PERSON
's O
tomb O
in O
Red B-FAC
Square I-FAC
will O
be O
closed O
from O
Nov. O
10 O
to O
Jan. O
15 O
for O
essential O
maintenance O
. O

The O
red O
granite O
mausoleum O
draws O
thousands O
of O
visitors O
daily O
. O

Weyerhaeuser B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
sold O
its O
wall O
- O
paneling O
business O
to O
an O
affiliate O
of O
one O
of O
Indonesia B-GPE
's O
largest O
wood O
- O
products O
firms O
. O

Terms O
of O
the O
transaction O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Weyerhaeuser B-ORG
said O
its O
paneling O
business O
employs O
about O
300 O
workers O
at O
two O
facilities O
in O
Chesapeake B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
and O
Hancock B-GPE
, O
Vt B-GPE
. O

Meredith B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
launching O
a O
new O
service O
to O
offer O
advertisers O
package O
deals O
combining O
its O
book O
, O
magazine O
and O
videocassette O
products O
. O

The O
Des B-GPE
Moines I-GPE
- O
based O
publisher O
said O
it O
created O
a O
new O
Custom B-ORG
Marketing I-ORG
Group I-ORG
that O
will O
offer O
advertisers O
special O
rates O
for O
combination O
packages O
in O
its O
magazines O
, O
such O
as O
Ladies B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
and O
Better O
Homes O
and O
Gardens O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
group O
will O
create O
custom O
- O
designed O
media O
such O
as O
cookbooks O
, O
newspaper O
inserts O
and O
videos O
for O
ad O
campaigns O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Meredith B-ORG
sold O
its O
first O
such O
package O
for O
$ O
3 O
million O
to O
Kraft B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
now O
a O
unit O
of O
New O
York O
- O
based O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
Cos I-ORG
. O

The O
Kraft O
package O
included O
a O
specially O
published O
cookbook O
, O
a O
national O
free O
- O
standing O
insert O
in O
Sunday O
newspapers O
, O
and O
a O
Kraft B-ORG
`` O
advertorial O
'' O
section O
that O
ran O
in O
five O
Meredith B-ORG
magazines O
. O

Kraft B-ORG
recently O
agreed O
to O
spend O
an O
additional O
$ O
3 O
million O
on O
similar O
programs O
through O
1990 O
. O

Bill B-PERSON
Murphy I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
new O
marketing O
unit O
, O
said O
Meredith B-ORG
is O
negotiating O
other O
large O
- O
scale O
packages O
with O
leading O
companies O
in O
several O
product O
categories O
, O
but O
he O
would O
n't O
disclose O
their O
names O
. O

Sources O
close O
to O
the O
company O
and O
ad O
agencies O
that O
work O
with O
Meredith B-ORG
said O
leading O
advertisers O
in O
consumer O
electronics O
, O
packaged O
goods O
and O
automotive O
products O
were O
among O
those O
negotiating O
ad O
packages O
with O
the O
Meredith O
group O
. O

Other O
magazine O
publishing O
companies O
have O
been O
moving O
in O
the O
same O
direction O
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Magazine B-ORG
Group I-ORG
earlier O
this O
year O
began O
offering O
advertisers O
extensive O
merchandising O
services O
built O
around O
buying O
ad O
pages O
in O
its O
Golf B-ORG
Digest I-ORG
magazine O
. O

Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
recently O
formed O
a O
`` O
synergy O
department O
'' O
to O
seek O
out O
ways O
to O
offer O
advertisers O
packages O
that O
could O
combine O
Time B-ORG
's O
magazines O
with O
Warner B-ORG
products O
such O
as O
videocassettes O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
DuCharme I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
media O
services O
at O
Grey B-ORG
Advertising I-ORG
, O
said O
Meredith O
is O
the O
leader O
in O
providing O
multimedia O
packages O
. O

`` O
They O
may O
get O
passed O
up O
later O
when O
other O
publishers O
get O
their O
acts O
together O
, O
but O
for O
now O
they O
are O
the O
quickest O
offering O
the O
most O
extensive O
plan O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Murphy O
of O
Meredith B-ORG
said O
one O
advertiser O
, O
which O
he O
would O
n't O
identify O
, O
wants O
Meredith B-ORG
to O
provide O
ad O
pages O
in O
seven O
Meredith B-ORG
magazines O
, O
publish O
an O
interior O
- O
decorating O
book O
that O
will O
be O
distributed O
at O
point O
of O
purchase O
, O
give O
away O
a O
videotape O
on O
installation O
pointers O
, O
and O
possibly O
use O
Meredith B-ORG
's O
Better O
Homes O
and O
Gardens O
' O
residential O
real O
- O
estate O
agents O
to O
distribute O
discount O
- O
coupon O
books O
to O
new O
homeowners O
. O

`` O
Five O
years O
ago O
, O
magazine O
publishers O
would O
simply O
bid O
on O
an O
advertiser O
's O
big O
ad O
schedule O
for O
their O
magazine O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Murphy O
. O

`` O
But O
the O
marketplace O
changed O
. O

Advertisers O
now O
say O
` O
Help O
us O
improve O
our O
image O
and O
extend O
our O
selling O
season O
. O
' O

They O
are O
coming O
to O
publishers O
looking O
for O
ideas O
. O

Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
Secretary O
Jack O
Kemp O
called O
on O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
System I-ORG
to O
lower O
interest O
rates O
. O

In O
a O
speech O
to O
the B-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Bankers I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Kemp O
broke O
the O
administration O
's O
public O
silence O
on O
the O
Fed O
and O
complained O
that O
`` O
interest O
rates O
are O
too O
high O
. O
'' O

`` O
I O
am O
convinced O
that O
a O
monetary O
policy O
for O
this O
country O
that O
would O
return O
interest O
rates O
to O
the O
historical O
level O
of O
4 O
% O
or O
5 O
% O
would O
have O
not O
only O
an O
immediate O
impact O
on O
housing O
starts O
, O
the O
housing O
stock O
, O
our O
industry O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
the O
refurbishing O
of O
our O
industrial O
system O
, O
it O
would O
help O
the B-LOC
Third I-LOC
World I-LOC
economies O
considerably O
and O
it O
would O
particularly O
have O
a O
favorable O
impact O
upon O
our O
budget O
deficit O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Kemp O
said O
. O

The O
Fed O
recently O
eased O
credit O
by O
lowering O
the O
bellwether O
federal O
funds O
interest O
rate O
to O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
from O
about O
9 O
% O
. O

Bush B-GPE
administration O
officials O
say O
inflation O
is O
under O
control O
. O

With O
economic O
growth O
slowing O
, O
they O
say O
they O
believe O
the O
Fed O
should O
ease O
credit O
even O
further O
. O

But O
for O
the O
most O
part O
, O
officials O
have O
avoided O
expressing O
those O
views O
in O
public O
, O
fearing O
they O
would O
unnecessarily O
antagonize O
the O
Fed O
. O

The O
government O
said O
it O
would O
streamline O
its O
enormous O
and O
often O
- O
criticized O
food O
marketing O
and O
distribution O
network O
, O
Compania O
Nacional O
de O
Subsistencias O
Populares O
, O
or O
Conasupo B-ORG
. O

Conasupo O
Director O
Ignacio O
Ovalle O
Fernandez O
said O
the O
agency O
will O
sell O
589 O
midsized O
supermarkets O
and O
several O
food O
- O
production O
plants O
and O
warehouses O
beginning O
early O
next O
year O
. O

The O
agency O
will O
withdraw O
from O
the O
production O
of O
nine O
food O
products O
, O
maintaining O
production O
of O
the O
two O
most O
important O
ones O
, O
corn O
and O
milk O
. O

Mr. O
Ovalle O
also O
said O
Conasupo B-ORG
will O
cut O
back O
subsidies O
to O
producers O
of O
nonessential O
farm O
products O
and O
close O
retail O
outlets O
in O
wealthy O
neighborhoods O
. O

The O
agency O
's O
workers O
and O
private O
companies O
would O
be O
allowed O
to O
bid O
for O
the O
assets O
up O
for O
sale O
. O

Conasupo B-ORG
controls O
prices O
on O
agricultural O
goods O
and O
operates O
retail O
outlets O
where O
basic O
consumer O
items O
are O
sold O
at O
state O
- O
subsidized O
prices O
. O

Business O
leaders O
have O
long O
criticized O
the O
agency O
as O
a O
leading O
example O
of O
bureacratic O
waste O
. O

Private O
- O
sector O
leaders O
praised O
the O
Conasupo O
restructuring O
. O

But O
most O
economists O
doubt O
the O
streamlining O
would O
cut O
deeply O
into O
Conasupo B-ORG
government O
subsidy O
, O
which O
largely O
goes O
to O
reduce O
consumer O
prices O
for O
corn O
and O
milk O
. O

Genetic O
Defect O
Spotted O
In O
3 O
- O
Day O
- O
Old O
Embryo O

RESEARCHERS O
diagnosed O
a O
genetic O
defect O
in O
a O
three O
- O
day O
- O
old O
mouse O
embryo O
in O
an O
experiment O
directly O
applicable O
to O
humans O
. O

Prenatal O
diagnosis O
of O
genetic O
defects O
as O
early O
as O
the O
sixth O
week O
of O
pregnancy O
is O
increasingly O
common O
today O
. O

But O
the O
mouse O
experiment O
at O
a O
Medical B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Council I-ORG
laboratory O
in O
London B-GPE
shows O
genetic O
defects O
can O
be O
detected O
three O
days O
after O
conception O
using O
a O
new O
American O
- O
developed O
gene O
- O
copying O
technique O
. O

The O
experiment O
, O
applicable O
to O
many O
genetic O
disorders O
, O
involved O
beta O
- O
thalassemia O
, O
a O
severe O
blood O
anemia O
resulting O
from O
a O
missing O
hemoglobin O
gene O
. O

It O
's O
an O
inherited O
human O
disorder O
that O
's O
been O
duplicated O
in O
mice O
. O

In O
the O
experiment O
, O
mice O
with O
the O
defective O
gene O
were O
mated O
. O

Three O
days O
later O
, O
before O
the O
new O
embryo O
had O
become O
implanted O
in O
the O
uterus O
, O
it O
was O
washed O
out O
of O
the O
mother O
mouse O
. O

The O
embryo O
had O
progressed O
only O
to O
a O
clump O
of O
eight O
identical O
cells O
. O

One O
cell O
was O
teased O
out O
, O
and O
its O
DNA O
extracted O
. O

Using O
the O
new O
technique O
developed O
by O
Cetus B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
called O
the O
polymerase O
chain O
reaction O
, O
the O
scientists O
rapidly O
made O
millions O
of O
copies O
of O
the O
section O
of O
DNA O
that O
ordinarily O
contains O
the O
hemoglobin O
gene O
, O
providing O
enough O
copies O
to O
test O
. O

A O
genetic O
probe O
showed O
the O
hemoglobin O
gene O
was O
missing O
, O
the O
researchers O
report O
in O
the O
medical O
journal O
Lancet B-ORG
. O

In O
the O
report O
, O
two O
molecular O
biologists O
suggest O
such O
embryo O
diagnosis O
can O
be O
used O
by O
couples O
at O
high O
risk O
of O
passing O
a O
genetic O
defect O
to O
a O
child O
. O

For O
example O
, O
infertile O
couples O
who O
have O
the O
woman O
's O
eggs O
fertilized O
in O
the O
test O
tube O
usually O
have O
several O
eggs O
fertilized O
at O
a O
time O
. O

When O
the O
fertilized O
cells O
divide O
to O
eight O
cells O
, O
a O
single O
cell O
from O
each O
embryo O
can O
be O
tested O
for O
genetic O
defects O
. O

A O
healthy O
embryo O
can O
be O
picked O
for O
implantation O
and O
defective O
ones O
discarded O
. O

Or O
in O
other O
couples O
, O
the O
embryo O
could O
be O
temporarily O
taken O
out O
and O
tested O
three O
days O
after O
conception O
and O
returned O
if O
healthy O
, O
or O
discarded O
if O
not O
. O

Yeast O
Adapted O
to O
Make O
Gene O
- O
Spliced O
Drugs O

AN O
OIL O
COMPANY O
finds O
a O
sideline O
in O
the O
microscopic O
world O
of O
yeast O
. O

In O
the O
early O
1970s O
, O
when O
the O
`` O
world O
food O
crisis O
'' O
was O
a O
major O
worry O
, O
Phillips B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
like O
several O
other O
big O
companies O
, O
began O
developing O
`` O
single O
- O
cell O
protein O
, O
'' O
edible O
protein O
made O
by O
microbes O
feeding O
on O
non-edible O
materials O
. O

Phillips B-ORG
found O
and O
improved O
a O
yeast O
, O
`` O
Pichia O
pastoris O
, O
'' O
which O
made O
protein O
from O
natural O
gas O
- O
derived O
alcohol O
. O

It O
also O
could O
convert O
glucose O
from O
farm O
wastes O
into O
edible O
protein O
. O

Single O
- O
cell O
protein O
never O
panned O
out O
, O
and O
most O
companies O
abandoned O
such O
research O
. O

But O
Phillips B-ORG
persisted O
, O
calling O
in O
scientists O
from O
the B-ORG
Salk I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

They O
've O
now O
adapted O
the O
yeast O
to O
making O
genetically O
engineered O
drugs O
. O

Like O
the O
bacteria O
used O
by O
genetic O
engineers O
, O
the O
yeast O
can O
take O
in O
human O
genes O
and O
churn O
out O
human O
proteins O
for O
medical O
use O
. O

But O
the O
yeast O
genetic O
apparatus O
is O
more O
like O
that O
of O
animals O
than O
the O
bacterial O
genetic O
apparatus O
. O

Thus O
, O
the O
proteins O
from O
the O
yeast O
are O
molecularly O
more O
like O
human O
proteins O
than O
those O
from O
bacteria O
. O

The O
oil O
company O
claims O
its O
yeast O
system O
also O
is O
better O
than O
bacteria O
at O
high O
- O
volume O
production O
of O
genetically O
engineered O
drugs O
. O

Chiron B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
an O
Emeryville B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
biotechnology O
firm O
, O
is O
seeing O
if O
the O
Phillips O
yeast O
can O
be O
used O
to O
make O
its O
genetically O
engineered O
human O
proteins O
. O

Peeking O
Inside O
Arteries O
From O
Outside O
the O
Body O

VISUALIZING O
BLOOD O
vessels O
without O
poking O
catheters O
into O
the O
body O
may O
come O
out O
of O
research O
at O
AT&T B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
Laboratories I-ORG
. O

Strokes O
, O
heart O
attacks O
, O
leg O
pains O
-LRB- O
intermittent O
claudication O
-RRB- O
and O
other O
problems O
stem O
from O
clogging O
of O
the O
arteries O
by O
cholesterol O
- O
rich O
deposits O
. O

At O
present O
, O
doctors O
can O
see O
how O
badly O
an O
artery O
is O
clogged O
only O
by O
inserting O
a O
thin O
catheter O
into O
the O
artery O
and O
injecting O
a O
fluid O
that O
makes O
the O
arteries O
visible O
on O
X-rays O
. O

A O
non-invasive O
method O
is O
being O
researched O
by O
biophysicist O
Lynn B-PERSON
Jelinski I-PERSON
at O
the O
AT&T O
unit O
. O

It O
relies O
on O
the O
fact O
that O
certain O
atoms O
give O
off O
detectable O
signals O
when O
subjected O
to O
an O
intense O
magnetic O
field O
. O

It O
's O
the O
same O
phenomenon O
used O
in O
the O
new O
MRI O
-LRB- O
magnetic O
resonance O
imaging O
-RRB- O
scanners O
being O
used O
in O
hospitals O
in O
place O
of O
X-ray O
scans O
. O

In O
the O
Bell O
Labs O
experiments O
, O
an O
MRI O
- O
type O
of O
machine O
, O
synchronized O
with O
the O
heartbeat O
via O
an O
electrocardiogram O
, O
rapidly O
flashes O
a O
magnetic O
field O
on O
and O
off O
as O
blood O
passes O
a O
certain O
point O
in O
a O
vessel O
. O

The O
rapidly O
flashing O
return O
signals O
from O
excited O
hydrogen O
atoms O
in O
the O
blood O
give O
a O
`` O
stop O
- O
motion O
'' O
movie O
of O
the O
blood O
- O
filled O
vessel O
, O
-LRB- O
like O
the O
`` O
stop O
- O
motion O
'' O
seen O
in O
disco O
dancers O
when O
a O
strobe O
light O
is O
flashing O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
scientists O
have O
experimented O
on O
the O
tiny O
neck O
arteries O
of O
rats O
. O

They O
've O
been O
able O
to O
measure O
the O
minuscule O
movements O
of O
the O
artery O
wall O
as O
the O
beating O
heart O
raises O
and O
lowers O
the O
pressure O
of O
the O
flowing O
blood O
, O
a O
first O
for O
such O
tiny O
blood O
vessels O
, O
they O
report O
in O
Nature B-ORG
, O
a O
scientific O
journal O
. O

They O
now O
are O
experimenting O
with O
measuring O
blood O
flow O
. O

The O
ultimate O
hope O
is O
that O
the O
technique O
could O
identify O
diseased O
vessels O
. O

Odds O
and O
Ends O

TESTS O
ON O
2,800 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
mummies O
from O
Chile B-GPE
indicate O
ancient O
wood O
fires O
did O
n't O
produce O
dioxins O
or O
dibenzofurans O
, O
contradicting O
a O
theory O
the O
two O
pollutants O
today O
are O
coming O
from O
wood O
burning O
, O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
reports O
in O
Environmental O
Science O
& O
Technology O
magazine O
... O
. O

Almost O
40 O
% O
of O
schizophrenic O
men O
have O
an O
impaired O
sense O
of O
smell O
vs. O
fewer O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
schizophrenic O
women O
, O
reports O
the O
American O
Journal O
of O
Psychiatry O
. O

The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
`` O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Way I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Buying I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
Survey O
consists O
of O
two O
separate O
, O
door O
- O
to O
- O
door O
nationwide O
polls O
conducted O
for O
the O
Journal O
by O
Peter B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Hart I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Roper I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
. O

The O
two O
surveys O
, O
which O
asked O
different O
questions O
, O
were O
conducted O
using O
national O
random O
probability O
samples O
. O

The O
poll O
conducted O
by O
Peter B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Hart I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
interviewed O
2,064 O
adults O
age O
18 O
and O
older O
from O
June B-GPE
15 O
to O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
1989 O
. O

The O
poll O
conducted O
by O
the B-ORG
Roper I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
interviewed O
2,002 O
adults O
age O
18 O
and O
older O
from O
July O
7 O
to O
July O
15 O
, O
1989 O
. O

Responses O
were O
weighted O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
age O
and O
gender O
to O
conform O
with O
U.S. B-ORG
Census I-ORG
data O
. O

For O
each O
poll O
, O
the O
odds O
are O
19 O
out O
of O
20 O
that O
if O
pollsters O
had O
sought O
to O
survey O
every O
household O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
using O
the O
same O
questionnaire O
, O
the O
findings O
would O
differ O
from O
these O
poll O
results O
by O
no O
more O
than O
2 O
1/2 O
percentage O
points O
in O
either O
direction O
. O

The O
margin O
of O
error O
for O
subgroups O
-- O
for O
example O
, O
married O
women O
with O
children O
at O
home O
-- O
would O
be O
larger O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
in O
any O
survey O
, O
there O
is O
always O
the O
chance O
that O
other O
factors O
such O
as O
question O
wording O
could O
introduce O
errors O
into O
the O
findings O
. O

-LRB- O
See O
related O
story O
: O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
American I-WORK_OF_ART
Way I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Buying I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Is I-WORK_OF_ART
Buying I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Car I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Choice I-WORK_OF_ART
or I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Chore I-WORK_OF_ART
? I-WORK_OF_ART
-- O

Bond O
prices O
took O
the O
high O
road O
and O
stock O
prices O
took O
the O
low O
road O
as O
worries O
mounted O
about O
the O
economy O
and O
the O
junk O
bond O
market O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
fell O
26.23 O
points O
to O
2662.91 O
in O
sluggish O
trading O
. O

But O
long O
- O
term O
Treasury O
bonds O
staged O
a O
modest O
rally O
, O
with O
prices O
on O
most O
issues O
rising O
about O
half O
a O
point O
, O
or O
$ O
5 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

The O
dollar O
sagged O
against O
other O
major O
currencies O
in O
lethargic O
trading O
. O

Traders O
and O
analysts O
said O
the O
divergence O
between O
the O
stock O
and O
bond O
markets O
is O
a O
sign O
of O
growing O
unease O
about O
the O
economic O
outlook O
. O

A O
sinking O
economy O
depresses O
corporate O
earnings O
and O
thus O
stock O
prices O
, O
but O
it O
buoys O
bond O
prices O
as O
interest O
rates O
fall O
. O

That O
unease O
is O
expected O
to O
grow O
today O
when O
the O
government O
reports O
on O
September O
durable O
goods O
orders O
and O
again O
Thursday O
when O
the O
first O
assessment O
of O
third O
- O
quarter O
economic O
growth O
is O
released O
. O

Analysts O
say O
they O
think O
durable O
goods O
orders O
fell O
about O
1 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
3.9 O
% O
gain O
in O
August O
, O
and O
that O
growth O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
slowed O
to O
about O
2.3 O
% O
from O
the O
second O
quarter O
's O
2.5 O
% O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
's O
decline O
, O
coming O
after O
a O
record O
weekly O
gain O
of O
119.88 O
points O
, O
surprised O
some O
investors O
. O

But O
A.C. B-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
research O
at O
Argus B-ORG
Research I-ORG
, O
said O
last O
week O
's O
rally O
was O
a O
reflex O
reaction O
to O
the O
Oct. O
13 O
stock O
market O
rout O
. O

Overall O
, O
he O
said O
, O
the O
trend O
in O
stock O
prices O
will O
be O
down O
as O
the O
economy O
weakens O
. O

`` O
We O
think O
we O
're O
on O
target O
in O
looking O
for O
renewed O
economic O
deterioration O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Corporate O
profits O
are O
going O
to O
decrease O
faster O
than O
interest O
rates O
will O
fall O
, O
and O
the O
probability O
is O
that O
we O
'll O
see O
negative O
economic O
growth O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
. O
'' O

Hugh B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
, O
chief O
investment O
officer O
at O
First B-ORG
Albany I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
agreed O
that O
a O
deteriorating O
economy O
is O
worrisome O
, O
but O
he O
said O
the O
real O
concern O
among O
stock O
investors O
is O
that O
some O
new O
problem O
will O
crop O
up O
in O
the O
junk O
bond O
market O
. O

In O
major O
market O
activity O
: O
Stock O
prices O
slumped O
in O
sluggish O
trading O
. O

Volume O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
totaled O
135.9 O
million O
shares O
. O

Declining O
issues O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
were O
ahead O
of O
gainers O
, O
1,012 O
to O
501 O
. O

Bond O
prices O
rallied O
. O

The O
yield O
on O
the O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
slipped O
to O
7.93 O
% O
. O

The O
dollar O
weakened O
against O
most O
other O
major O
currencies O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8470 O
marks O
and O
141.90 O
yen O
, O
compared O
with O
1.8578 O
marks O
and O
142.43 O
yen O
late O
Friday O
. O

but O
worries O
about O
1990 O
. O

With O
most O
legislatures O
adjourned O
for O
the O
year O
, O
small O
business O
is O
tallying O
its O
scorecard O
. O

Much O
of O
its O
attention O
was O
spent O
fighting O
organized O
labor O
's O
initiatives O
on O
issues O
the O
small O
- O
business O
community O
traditionally O
opposes O
-- O
from O
raising O
state O
minimum O
wage O
levels O
to O
mandating O
benefits O
in O
health O
plans O
. O

While O
results O
were O
mixed O
in O
many O
states O
, O
`` O
small O
business O
got O
by O
fairly O
well O
, O
'' O
concludes O
Don B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Robinson I-PERSON
, O
associate O
director O
of O
the O
National O
Federation O
of O
Independent O
Business O
, O
the O
largest O
small O
- O
business O
organization O
. O

Five O
states O
-- O
Oregon B-GPE
, O
Rhode B-GPE
Island I-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
, O
Iowa B-GPE
and O
Wisconsin B-GPE
-- O
passed O
bills O
to O
boost O
the O
minimum O
wage O
, O
but O
measures O
in O
19 O
other O
states O
were O
defeated O
. O

Oregon B-GPE
's O
rate O
will O
rise O
to O
$ O
4.75 O
an O
hour O
, O
the O
nation O
's O
highest O
, O
in O
Jan. O
1 O
, O
1991 O
. O

Iowa B-GPE
's O
will O
be O
the O
second O
highest O
-- O
at O
$ O
4.65 O
an O
hour O
in O
January O
1992 O
-- O
but O
small O
- O
business O
lobbyists O
won O
an O
exclusion O
for O
tiny O
concerns O
and O
a O
lower O
training O
rate O
. O

In O
17 O
central O
states O
, O
one O
small O
- O
business O
count O
shows O
lawmakers O
adopted O
only O
three O
of O
46 O
bills O
mandating O
health O
coverage O
or O
parental O
leave O
. O

The B-ORG
Illinois I-ORG
Legislature I-ORG
narrowly O
passed O
a O
parental O
- O
leave O
bill O
, O
which O
Gov. O
James O
Thompson O
vetoed O
, O
and O
Iowa B-GPE
and O
Tennessee B-GPE
amended O
laws O
to O
require O
that O
employers O
pay O
for O
breast O
- O
cancer O
exams O
. O

Small O
business O
is O
bracing O
for O
an O
avalanche O
of O
similar O
proposals O
next O
year O
. O

`` O
Those O
kinds O
of O
issues O
always O
keep O
coming O
back O
, O
'' O
says O
Robert B-PERSON
Beckwith I-PERSON
, O
who O
manages O
the O
Illinois O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
's O
small O
- O
business O
office O
. O

DESPITE O
VICTORIES O
this O
year O
, O
small O
business O
fears O
losing O
parental O
- O
leave O
war O
. O

Only O
two O
states O
-- O
Vermont B-GPE
and O
Washington B-GPE
-- O
this O
year O
joined O
five O
others O
requiring O
private O
employers O
to O
grant O
leaves O
of O
absence O
to O
employees O
with O
newborn O
or O
adopted O
infants O
. O

Similar O
proposals O
were O
defeated O
in O
at O
least O
15 O
other O
states O
. O

But O
small O
business O
, O
which O
generally O
detests O
government O
- O
mandated O
benefits O
, O
has O
taken O
note O
of O
the O
growing O
number O
of O
close O
votes O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
just O
a O
matter O
of O
time O
before O
the O
tide O
turns O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
Midwestern O
lobbyist O
. O

Consequently O
, O
small O
business O
is O
taking O
more O
`` O
pro-active O
'' O
steps O
to O
counter O
mandated O
leaves O
. O

In O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
small O
businesses O
are O
pushing O
for O
a O
voluntary O
alternative O
; O
they O
favor O
a O
commission O
that O
would O
develop O
sample O
leave O
policies O
that O
employers O
could O
adopt O
. O

They O
also O
support O
a O
tax O
credit O
for O
employers O
to O
offset O
the O
cost O
of O
hiring O
and O
training O
workers O
who O
temporarily O
replace O
employees O
on O
parental O
leave O
. O

In O
1990 O
, O
the O
issue O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
especially O
close O
in O
Alaska B-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
and O
Illinois B-GPE
. O

`` O
We O
'll O
be O
playing O
a O
lot O
of O
defense O
, O
especially O
in O
the O
Midwest O
and O
Northeast B-ORG
, O
'' O
says O
Jim B-PERSON
Buente I-PERSON
of O
the O
NFIB O
. O

IN O
LOS B-GPE
ANGELES I-GPE
, O
more O
small O
businesses O
ponder O
adopting O
a O
child O
- O
care O
policy O
. O

Triggering O
the O
re-examination O
is O
a O
recent O
city O
council O
decision O
to O
give O
preference O
in O
letting O
city O
contracts O
to O
suppliers O
with O
a O
stated O
policy O
on O
child O
care O
for O
their O
employees O
. O

The O
preferential O
treatment O
even O
applies O
to O
awarding O
small O
contracts O
under O
$ O
25,000 O
and O
consulting O
and O
temporary O
services O
-- O
which O
often O
go O
to O
the O
smaller O
concerns O
. O

Firms O
are O
permitted O
wide O
flexibility O
in O
the O
child O
- O
care O
arrangements O
they O
provide O
. O

Council O
member O
Joy B-PERSON
Picus I-PERSON
, O
the O
measure O
's O
chief O
advocate O
, O
considers O
it O
part O
of O
a O
`` O
pro-family O
policy O
'' O
that O
makes O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
a O
leader O
in O
`` O
humanizing O
the O
workplace O
. O
'' O

NOVEMBER O
BALLOTS O
will O
contain O
few O
referendum O
or O
initiative O
issues O
that O
especially O
affect O
small O
business O
. O

In O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
small O
businesses O
are O
urging O
passage O
of O
a O
local O
initiative O
to O
build O
a O
new O
$ O
95 O
million O
downtown O
baseball O
stadium O
; O
they O
believe O
it O
will O
spur O
retail O
sales O
and O
hotel O
- O
restaurant O
business O
. O

But O
in O
Washington B-GPE
state O
, O
small O
business O
generally O
opposes O
an O
initiative O
to O
boost O
spending O
on O
children O
's O
programs O
by O
$ O
360 O
million O
, O
fearing O
the O
state O
's O
7.8 O
% O
sales O
tax O
will O
be O
raised O
to O
finance O
the O
outlays O
. O

DIALING O
DOLLARS O
: O

Small O
businesses O
in O
suburban O
Chicago B-GPE
are O
discovering O
that O
an O
area O
- O
code O
switch O
Nov. O
11 O
-- O
to O
708 O
from O
the O
familiar O
312 O
-- O
wo O
n't O
be O
without O
some O
costs O
as O
they O
alter O
stationery O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
and O
notify O
customers O
. O

Wessels O
& O
Pautsch O
, O
a O
small O
St. B-GPE
Charles I-GPE
law O
firm O
, O
plans O
to O
mail O
500 O
customers O
a O
list O
of O
its O
lawyers O
' O
new O
phone O
and O
fax O
numbers O
as O
well O
as O
updated O
Rolodex B-ORG
cards O
. O

But O
many O
owners O
plan O
to O
practice O
frugality O
-- O
crossing O
out O
the O
old O
code O
and O
writing O
in O
the O
new O
one O
until O
their O
stock O
runs O
out O
. O

Even O
print O
- O
shop O
operator O
Clay B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
of O
Naperville B-GPE
wo O
n't O
discard O
his O
old O
supply O
. O

-LRB- O
He O
reports O
his O
business O
is O
up O
slightly O
from O
customers O
replacing O
old O
stock O
. O
-RRB- O

CALIFORNIA B-GPE
, O
A O
TREND O
- O
SETTER O
in O
franchising O
rules O
, O
stirs O
a O
controversy O
. O

With O
some O
new O
rules O
, O
state O
officials O
say O
they O
made O
it O
easier O
-- O
and O
faster O
-- O
to O
sell O
new O
franchises O
whose O
terms O
stray O
from O
those O
in O
state O
- O
registered O
contracts O
. O

Previously O
, O
regulators O
insisted O
that O
franchisers O
pre-register O
such O
changes O
with O
the O
state O
-- O
a O
costly O
process O
taking O
at O
least O
six O
weeks O
. O

Now O
some O
negotiated O
sales O
that O
meet O
a O
series O
of O
tests O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
pre-registered O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
franchisers O
no O
longer O
must O
pre-register O
sales O
to O
aspiring O
franchisees O
who O
qualify O
as O
`` O
sophisticated O
purchasers O
. O
'' O

Such O
buyers O
must O
have O
a O
minimum O
net O
worth O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
, O
$ O
200,000 O
annual O
income O
, O
or O
recent O
experience O
in O
the O
business O
area O
of O
the O
franchise O
being O
sold O
. O

But O
critics O
consider O
the O
changes O
regressive O
. O

Lewis B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Rudnick I-PERSON
, O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
lawyer O
who O
represents O
franchisers O
, O
contends O
California B-GPE
is O
narrowly O
limiting O
-- O
rather O
than O
expanding O
-- O
opportunities O
for O
negotiating O
sales O
. O

He O
argues O
California B-GPE
regulators O
historically O
have O
misinterpreted O
their O
law O
-- O
and O
he O
says O
negotiated O
sales O
that O
are O
n't O
pre-registered O
have O
been O
legal O
all O
along O
. O

San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
lawyer O
Timothy B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Fine I-PERSON
, O
who O
represents O
franchisees O
, O
insists O
California B-GPE
's O
cautiousness O
helps O
protect O
franchisees O
from O
crafty O
sales O
negotiators O
who O
push O
unlawful O
clauses O
. O

SMALL O
TALK O
: O

A O
new O
Maryland B-GPE
law O
frees O
store O
owners O
of O
liability O
if O
a O
customer O
trips O
or O
otherwise O
gets O
hurt O
on O
the O
way O
to O
the O
restroom O
... O
. O

Only O
4 O
% O
of O
Missouri B-GPE
small O
businesses O
surveyed O
say O
they O
've O
tested O
an O
employee O
or O
applicant O
for O
drug O
or O
alcohol O
use O
... O
. O

By O
52%-36 O
% O
, O
Tennessee O
NFIB O
members O
favor O
laws O
to O
limit O
foreign O
ownership O
of O
land O
and O
facilities O
in O
the O
state O
. O

MCI B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
received O
a O
$ O
12 O
million O
contract O
to O
provide O
virtual O
network O
services O
to O
Woolworth O
Corp. O
's O
5,600 O
corporate O
and O
retail O
sites O
in O
the O

The O
contract O
also O
provides O
for O
advanced O
billing O
and O
network O
management O
services O
. O

Woolworth B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
to O
expand O
usage O
of O
the O
MCI O
services O
as O
it O
adds O
about O
6,000 O
business O
locations O
over O
the O
next O
few O
years O
. O

Reaching O
for O
that O
extra O
bit O
of O
yield O
can O
be O
a O
big O
mistake O
-- O
especially O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
understand O
what O
you O
're O
investing O
in O
. O

Just O
ask O
Richard B-PERSON
Blumenfeld I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
dentist O
who O
considers O
himself O
`` O
a O
reasonably O
sophisticated O
investor O
. O
'' O

In O
May O
1986 O
, O
Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
gave O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
about O
$ O
40,000 O
for O
a O
federally O
insured O
certificate O
of O
deposit O
offering O
an O
effective O
yield O
of O
more O
than O
9 O
% O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
a O
time O
when O
interest O
rates O
came O
down O
very O
rapidly O
, O
'' O
Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
recalls O
. O

Yields O
on O
five O
- O
year O
CDs O
at O
major O
banks O
were O
averaging O
about O
7.45 O
% O
, O
and O
10 O
- O
year O
Treasury O
notes O
were O
paying O
less O
than O
8 O
% O
. O

The O
CD O
seemed O
like O
a O
great O
deal O
. O

But O
nearly O
3 O
1/2 O
years O
later O
, O
Merrill B-ORG
says O
the O
investment O
is O
worth O
about O
$ O
43,000 O
-- O
an O
amount O
that O
represents O
an O
annual O
return O
of O
just O
over O
2 O
% O
on O
Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
's O
$ O
40,000 O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
the O
CD O
he O
bought O
for O
a O
retirement O
plan O
was O
n't O
a O
plain O
vanilla O
CD O
. O

Instead O
, O
his O
Merrill B-ORG
broker O
put O
him O
in O
a O
zero O
- O
coupon O
CD O
, O
which O
is O
sold O
at O
a O
deep O
discount O
to O
its O
face O
value O
. O

The O
difference O
between O
the O
price O
and O
the O
face O
value O
payable O
at O
maturity O
is O
the O
investor O
's O
return O
. O

More O
important O
, O
the O
CD O
was O
purchased O
on O
the O
secondary O
, O
or O
resale O
, O
market O
. O

Because O
the O
CD O
had O
an O
effective O
yield O
of O
13.4 O
% O
when O
it O
was O
issued O
in O
1984 O
, O
and O
interest O
rates O
in O
general O
had O
declined O
sharply O
since O
then O
, O
part O
of O
the O
price O
Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
paid O
was O
a O
premium O
-- O
an O
additional O
amount O
on O
top O
of O
the O
CD O
's O
base O
value O
plus O
accrued O
interest O
that O
represented O
the O
CD O
's O
increased O
market O
value O
. O

Now O
the O
thrift O
that O
issued O
the O
CD O
is O
insolvent O
, O
and O
Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
has O
learned O
to O
his O
surprise O
that O
the O
premium O
is O
n't O
insured O
under O
federal O
deposit O
insurance O
. O

The O
tip O
- O
off O
came O
when O
he O
opened O
a O
recent O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
statement O
and O
found O
that O
the O
CD O
's O
`` O
estimated O
current O
market O
value O
'' O
had O
plummeted O
by O
$ O
9,000 O
in O
a O
month O
. O

Several O
phone O
calls O
and O
a O
visit O
to O
his O
broker O
's O
office O
later O
, O
the O
dentist O
found O
out O
that O
the O
$ O
9,000 O
drop O
represented O
the O
current O
value O
of O
the O
premium O
he O
paid O
when O
he O
bought O
the O
CD O
, O
and O
that O
the O
amount O
was O
n't O
insured O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
one O
thing O
I O
was O
never O
aware O
of O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

He O
assumed O
that O
principal O
and O
interest O
were O
`` O
fully O
insured O
up O
to O
$ O
100,000 O
, O
'' O
he O
adds O
. O

Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
is O
n't O
unique O
. O

Especially O
at O
times O
like O
these O
, O
when O
declining O
rates O
make O
it O
hard O
for O
investors O
to O
get O
yields O
they O
have O
come O
to O
expect O
, O
too O
many O
people O
chase O
the O
promise O
of O
above O
- O
market O
returns O
without O
fully O
appreciating O
the O
risk O
. O

`` O
Yield O
greed O
often O
gets O
in O
the O
way O
of O
understanding O
things O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Markese I-PERSON
, O
research O
director O
of O
the O
American O
Association O
of O
Individual O
Investors O
, O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
based O
educational O
group O
. O

`` O
The O
biggest O
problem O
we O
have O
is O
that O
investors O
realize O
, O
after O
the O
fact O
, O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
understand O
what O
they O
were O
investing O
in O
. O
'' O

Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
concedes O
he O
did O
n't O
fully O
understand O
what O
he O
was O
buying O
. O

He O
says O
that O
he O
knew O
he O
was O
getting O
a O
zero O
- O
coupon O
CD O
and O
that O
he O
had O
previously O
invested O
in O
TIGRs O
-LRB- O
Treasury O
Income O
Growth O
Receipts O
-RRB- O
, O
a O
type O
of O
zero O
- O
coupon O
Treasury B-ORG
security O
sold O
by O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
. O

But O
he O
says O
he O
did O
n't O
understand O
he O
was O
buying O
the O
CD O
on O
the O
secondary O
market O
, O
and O
he O
contends O
his O
broker O
never O
fully O
explained O
the O
risks O
. O

The O
broker O
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
Beairsto I-PERSON
of O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
's O
Morristown B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
office O
, O
refuses O
to O
discuss O
the O
matter O
with O
a O
reporter O
, O
referring O
inquiries O
to O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
officials O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Those O
officials O
say O
there O
was O
full O
disclosure O
of O
the O
risks O
in O
a O
`` O
fact O
sheet O
'' O
sent O
to O
all O
CD O
investors O
with O
their O
confirmation O
of O
sale O
. O

The O
fact O
sheet O
, O
dated O
April O
1986 O
, O
says O
on O
page O
three O
: O
`` O
If O
the O
price O
paid O
for O
a O
CD O
purchased O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
... O
is O
higher O
than O
the O
accreted O
value O
in O
the O
case O
of O
zero O
- O
coupon O
CDs O
, O
the O
difference O
... O
is O
not O
insured O
... O
. O

Computations O
involving O
zero O
- O
coupon O
CDs O
are O
more O
complicated O
and O
you O
should O
discuss O
any O
questions O
you O
may O
have O
with O
your O
financial O
consultant O
. O
'' O

Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
says O
he O
does O
n't O
remember O
the O
paragraph O
about O
premiums O
in O
the O
fact O
sheet O
he O
received O
and O
did O
n't O
realize O
part O
of O
what O
he O
paid O
was O
a O
premium O
. O

`` O
I O
assumed O
I O
was O
buying O
a O
CD O
as O
a O
CD O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
has O
agreed O
that O
if O
the O
thrift O
that O
issued O
Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
's O
CD O
, O
Peoples O
Heritage O
Federal O
Savings O
& O
Loan O
Association O
in O
Salina B-GPE
, O
Kan. B-GPE
, O
is O
liquidated O
and O
the O
CD O
terminated O
, O
the O
brokerage O
firm O
would O
cover O
the O
premium O
Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
paid O
. O

-LRB- O
Federal O
deposit O
insurance O
would O
pay O
principal O
and O
interest O
accrued O
to O
the O
date O
of O
liquidation O
, O
to O
a O
maximum O
of O
$ O
100,000 O
. O
-RRB- O

`` O
It O
's O
not O
a O
blanket O
commitment O
, O
it O
's O
a O
case O
- O
by O
- O
case O
situation O
, O
'' O
says O
Albert B-PERSON
Disposti I-PERSON
, O
a O
managing O
director O
of O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Money I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
question O
whether O
brokers O
at O
the O
time O
were O
fully O
aware O
'' O
of O
the O
risks O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
n't O
sure O
that O
full O
disclosure O
, O
as O
we O
wanted O
it O
, O
was O
being O
made O
. O
'' O

Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
says O
it O
's O
impossible O
to O
estimate O
how O
many O
investors O
are O
in O
Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
's O
situation O
, O
although O
it O
says O
the O
firm O
has O
received O
only O
one O
other O
complaint O
about O
premiums O
on O
the O
secondary O
market O
in O
three O
years O
. O

Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
now O
provides O
credit O
rating O
information O
about O
the O
institutions O
whose O
CDs O
it O
sells O
, O
which O
it O
did O
n't O
provide O
in O
1986 O
. O

Zero O
- O
coupon O
CDs O
are O
only O
a O
small O
portion O
of O
the O
$ O
1 O
trillion O
- O
plus O
in O
CDs O
outstanding O
, O
and O
those O
purchased O
on O
the O
secondary O
market O
are O
an O
even O
smaller O
part O
of O
the O
total O
. O

Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
estimates O
that O
fewer O
than O
10 O
financial O
institutions O
currently O
issue O
zero O
- O
coupon O
CDs O
. O

Still O
, O
there O
are O
several O
billion O
dollars O
of O
zero O
- O
coupon O
CDs O
with O
various O
maturities O
outstanding O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
tax O
consequences O
of O
zero O
- O
coupon O
investments O
-- O
income O
tax O
is O
payable O
in O
the O
year O
interest O
is O
accrued O
, O
although O
interest O
is O
n't O
actually O
paid O
until O
maturity O
-- O
zero O
- O
coupon O
CDs O
are O
usually O
sold O
for O
tax O
- O
advantaged O
accounts O
to O
finance O
things O
like O
retirement O
and O
children O
's O
education O
. O

Most O
zero O
- O
coupon O
CDs O
are O
in O
maturities O
of O
six O
to O
nine O
years O
, O
and O
they O
usually O
double O
in O
value O
by O
maturity O
. O

But O
investors O
who O
bought O
zero O
- O
coupon O
CDs O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
are O
n't O
the O
only O
ones O
who O
may O
be O
surprised O
to O
learn O
the O
full O
amount O
of O
their O
investments O
is O
n't O
insured O
. O

People O
who O
paid O
a O
premium O
for O
standard O
CDs O
purchased O
on O
the O
secondary O
market O
could O
also O
find O
that O
those O
premiums O
are O
n't O
insured O
if O
the O
institutions O
that O
issued O
the O
CDs O
failed O
. O

However O
, O
those O
premiums O
are O
usually O
far O
smaller O
than O
on O
zero O
- O
coupon O
CDs O
, O
and O
the O
simpler O
pricing O
structure O
of O
a O
standard O
CD O
makes O
it O
more O
apparent O
when O
a O
premium O
is O
paid O
. O

Whatever O
the O
case O
, O
a O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
spokesman O
emphasizes O
, O
investors O
should O
n't O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
the O
uninsured O
premium O
issue O
, O
unless O
the O
bank O
or O
thrift O
that O
issued O
the O
CD O
is O
closed O
and O
its O
deposits O
paid O
off O
before O
maturity O
or O
transferred O
to O
another O
institution O
at O
a O
lower O
rate O
. O

Dr. O
Blumenfeld O
says O
he O
's O
satisfied O
that O
his O
problem O
has O
been O
resolved O
. O

And O
he O
says O
he O
's O
learned O
a O
lesson O
: O
`` O
You O
always O
have O
to O
watch O
out O
for O
yourself O
. O

No O
one O
else O
will O
watch O
out O
for O
you O
. O

International B-ORG
Minerals I-ORG
& O
Chemical O
Corp. O
said O
it O
agreed O
definitively O
to O
sell O
its O
international O
fragrance O
business O
to O
Bayer B-ORG
AG I-ORG
of O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
maker O
of O
animal O
health O
and O
nutrition O
products O
said O
the O
business O
, O
Creations B-PERSON
Aromatiques I-PERSON
of O
Port B-GPE
Valais I-GPE
, O
Switzerland B-GPE
, O
and O
Woodside B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
is O
a O
division O
of O
its O
Mallinckrodt B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
subsidiary O
and O
had O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
30 O
million O
for O
its O
most O
recent O
year O
. O

International B-ORG
Minerals I-ORG
said O
the O
sale O
will O
allow O
Mallinckrodt B-ORG
to O
focus O
its O
resources O
on O
its O
core O
businesses O
of O
medical O
products O
, O
specialty O
chemicals O
and O
flavors O
. O

Why O
ca O
n't O
we O
teach O
our O
children O
to O
read O
, O
write O
and O
reckon O
? O

It O
's O
not O
that O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
, O
because O
we O
do O
. O

It O
's O
that O
we O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
. O

And O
the O
reason O
we O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
is O
that O
effective O
education O
would O
require O
us O
to O
relinquish O
some O
cherished O
metaphysical O
beliefs O
about O
human O
nature O
in O
general O
and O
the O
human O
nature O
of O
young O
people O
in O
particular O
, O
as O
well O
as O
to O
violate O
some O
cherished O
vested O
interests O
. O

These O
beliefs O
so O
dominate O
our O
educational O
establishment O
, O
our O
media O
, O
our O
politicians O
, O
and O
even O
our O
parents O
that O
it O
seems O
almost O
blasphemous O
to O
challenge O
them O
. O

Here O
is O
an O
example O
. O

If O
I O
were O
to O
ask O
a O
sample O
of O
American B-NORP
parents O
, O
`` O
Do O
you O
wish O
the O
elementary O
schools O
to O
encourage O
creativity O
in O
your O
children O
? O
'' O
the O
near O
- O
unanimous O
answer O
would O
be O
, O
`` O
Yes O
, O
of O
course O
. O
'' O

But O
what O
do O
we O
mean O
, O
specifically O
, O
by O
`` O
creativity O
'' O
? O

No O
one O
can O
say O
. O

In O
practice O
, O
it O
ends O
up O
being O
equated O
with O
a O
`` O
self O
- O
expression O
'' O
that O
encourages O
the O
youngsters O
' O
`` O
self O
- O
esteem O
. O
'' O

The O
result O
is O
a O
generation O
of O
young O
people O
whose O
ignorance O
and O
intellectual O
incompetence O
is O
matched O
only O
by O
their O
good O
opinion O
of O
themselves O
. O

The O
whole O
notion O
of O
`` O
creativity O
'' O
in O
education O
was O
-LRB- O
and O
is O
-RRB- O
part O
and O
parcel O
of O
a O
romantic O
rebellion O
against O
disciplined O
instruction O
, O
which O
was O
-LRB- O
and O
is O
-RRB- O
regarded O
as O
`` O
authoritarian O
, O
'' O
a O
repression O
and O
frustration O
of O
the O
latent O
talents O
and O
the O
wonderful O
, O
if O
as O
yet O
undefined O
, O
potentialities O
inherent O
in O
the O
souls O
of O
all O
our O
children O
. O

It O
is O
not O
surprising O
that O
parents O
find O
this O
romantic O
extravagance O
so O
attractive O
. O

Fortunately O
, O
these O
same O
parents O
do O
want O
their O
children O
to O
get O
a O
decent O
education O
as O
traditionally O
understood O
, O
and O
they O
have O
enough O
common O
sense O
to O
know O
what O
that O
demands O
. O

Their O
commitment O
to O
`` O
creativity O
'' O
can O
not O
survive O
adolescent O
illiteracy O
. O

American B-NORP
education O
's O
future O
will O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
degree O
to O
which O
we O
-- O
all O
of O
us O
-- O
allow O
this O
common O
sense O
to O
prevail O
over O
the O
illusions O
that O
we O
also O
share O
. O

The O
education O
establishment O
will O
fight O
against O
common O
sense O
every O
inch O
of O
the O
way O
. O

The O
reasons O
are O
complex O
, O
but O
one O
simple O
reason O
ought O
not O
to O
be O
underestimated O
. O

`` O
Progressive O
education O
'' O
-LRB- O
as O
it O
was O
once O
called O
-RRB- O
is O
far O
more O
interesting O
and O
agreeable O
to O
teachers O
than O
is O
disciplined O
instruction O
. O

It O
is O
nice O
for O
teachers O
to O
think O
they O
are O
engaged O
in O
`` O
personality O
development O
'' O
and O
even O
nicer O
to O
minimize O
those O
irksome O
tests O
with O
often O
disappointing O
results O
. O

It O
also O
provides O
teachers O
with O
a O
superior O
self O
- O
definition O
as O
a O
`` O
profession O
, O
'' O
since O
they O
will O
have O
passed O
courses O
in O
educational O
psychology O
and O
educational O
philosophy O
. O

I O
myself O
took O
such O
courses O
in O
college O
, O
thinking O
I O
might O
end O
up O
a O
schoolteacher O
. O

They O
could O
all O
fairly O
be O
described O
as O
`` O
pap O
'' O
courses O
. O

But O
it O
is O
unfair O
to O
dump O
on O
teachers O
, O
as O
distinct O
from O
the O
educational O
establishment O
. O

I O
know O
many O
schoolteachers O
and O
, O
on O
the O
whole O
, O
they O
are O
seriously O
committed O
to O
conscientious O
teaching O
. O

They O
may O
not O
be O
among O
the O
`` O
best O
and O
brightest O
'' O
of O
their O
generation O
-- O
there O
are O
very O
few O
such O
people O
, O
by O
definition O
. O

But O
they O
need O
not O
be O
to O
do O
their O
jobs O
well O
. O

Yes O
, O
we O
all O
can O
remember O
one O
or O
two O
truly O
inspiring O
teachers O
from O
our O
school O
days O
. O

But O
our O
education O
proceeded O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
those O
others O
, O
who O
were O
merely O
competent O
and O
conscientious O
. O

In O
this O
sense O
, O
a O
teacher O
can O
be O
compared O
to O
one O
's O
family O
doctor O
. O

If O
he O
were O
brilliant O
, O
he O
probably O
would O
not O
be O
a O
family O
doctor O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O

If O
he O
is O
competent O
and O
conscientious O
, O
he O
serves O
us O
well O
. O

Our O
teachers O
are O
not O
an O
important O
factor O
in O
our O
educational O
crisis O
. O

Whether O
they O
are O
or O
are O
not O
underpaid O
is O
a O
problem O
of O
equity O
; O
it O
is O
not O
an O
educational O
problem O
. O

It O
is O
silly O
libel O
on O
our O
teachers O
to O
think O
they O
would O
educate O
our O
children O
better O
if O
only O
they O
got O
a O
few O
thousand O
dollars O
a O
year O
more O
. O

It O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
libel O
the O
teachers O
' O
unions O
do O
n't O
mind O
spreading O
, O
for O
their O
own O
narrow O
purposes O
. O

It O
is O
also O
the O
kind O
of O
libel O
politicians O
find O
useful O
, O
since O
it O
helps O
them O
strike O
a O
friendly O
posture O
on O
behalf O
of O
an O
important O
constituency O
. O

But O
there O
is O
not O
one O
shred O
of O
evidence O
that O
, O
other O
things O
being O
equal O
, O
salary O
differentials O
result O
in O
educational O
differentials O
. O

If O
there O
were O
such O
evidence O
, O
you O
can O
be O
sure O
you O
would O
have O
heard O
of O
it O
. O

If O
we O
wish O
to O
be O
serious O
about O
American B-NORP
education O
, O
we O
know O
exactly O
what O
to O
do O
-- O
and O
, O
just O
as O
important O
, O
what O
not O
to O
do O
. O

There O
are O
many O
successful O
schools O
scattered O
throughout O
this O
nation O
, O
some O
of O
them O
in O
the O
poorest O
of O
ghettos O
, O
and O
they O
are O
all O
sending O
us O
the O
same O
message O
. O

Conversely O
, O
there O
are O
the O
majority O
of O
unsuccessful O
schools O
, O
and O
we O
know O
which O
efforts O
at O
educational O
reform O
are O
doomed O
beforehand O
. O

We O
really O
do O
know O
all O
we O
need O
to O
know O
, O
if O
only O
we O
could O
assimilate O
this O
knowledge O
into O
our O
thinking O
. O

In O
this O
respect O
, O
it O
would O
be O
helpful O
if O
our O
political O
leaders O
were O
mute O
, O
rather O
than O
eloquently O
`` O
concerned O
. O
'' O

They O
are O
inevitably O
inclined O
to O
echo O
the O
conventional O
pap O
, O
since O
this O
is O
the O
least O
controversial O
option O
that O
is O
open O
to O
them O
. O

Thus O
at O
the O
recent O
governors O
' O
conference O
on O
education O
, O
Gov. O
Bill O
Clinton O
of O
Arkansas B-GPE
announced O
that O
`` O
this O
country O
needs O
a O
comprehensive O
child O
- O
development O
policy O
for O
children O
under O
five O
. O
'' O

A O
comprehensive O
development O
policy O
for O
governors O
over O
30 O
would O
seem O
to O
be O
a O
more O
pressing O
need O
. O

What O
Gov. O
Clinton O
is O
advocating O
, O
in O
effect O
, O
is O
extending O
the O
educational O
system O
down O
to O
the O
pre-kindergarten O
years O
. O

Whether O
desirable O
or O
not O
, O
this O
is O
a O
child O
- O
care O
program O
, O
not O
an O
educational O
program O
. O

We O
know O
that O
very O
early O
exposure O
to O
schooling O
improves O
performance O
in O
the O
first O
grade O
, O
but O
afterward O
the O
difference O
is O
quickly O
washed O
away O
. O

Let O
us O
sum O
up O
what O
we O
do O
know O
about O
education O
and O
about O
those O
education O
reforms O
that O
do O
work O
and O
do O
n't O
work O
: O
-- O
`` O
Parental O
involvement O
'' O
is O
a O
bad O
idea O
. O

Parents O
are O
too O
likely O
to O
blame O
schools O
for O
the O
educational O
limitations O
of O
their O
children O
. O

Parents O
should O
be O
involved O
with O
their O
children O
's O
education O
at O
home O
, O
not O
in O
school O
. O

They O
should O
see O
to O
it O
that O
their O
kids O
do O
n't O
play O
truant O
; O
they O
should O
make O
certain O
that O
the O
children O
spend O
enough O
time O
doing O
homework O
; O
they O
should O
scrutinize O
the O
report O
card O
. O

If O
parents O
are O
dissatisfied O
with O
a O
school O
, O
they O
should O
have O
the O
option O
of O
switching O
to O
another O
. O

-- O
`` O
Community O
involvement O
'' O
is O
an O
even O
worse O
idea O
. O

Here O
, O
the O
experience O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
is O
decisive O
. O

Locally O
elected O
school O
boards O
, O
especially O
in O
our O
larger O
cities O
, O
become O
the O
prey O
of O
ambitious O
, O
generally O
corrupt O
, O
and O
invariably O
demagogic O
local O
politicians O
or O
would O
- O
be O
politicians O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
trying O
to O
disengage O
itself O
from O
a O
20 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
commitment O
to O
this O
system O
of O
school O
governance O
, O
even O
as O
Chicago B-GPE
and O
other O
cities O
are O
moving O
to O
institute O
it O
. O

-- O
In O
most O
states O
, O
increasing O
expenditures O
on O
education O
, O
in O
our O
current O
circumstances O
, O
will O
probably O
make O
things O
worse O
, O
not O
better O
. O

The O
reason O
is O
simple O
: O
Education O
takes O
place O
in O
the O
classroom O
, O
where O
the O
influence O
of O
money O
is O
minimal O
. O

Decades O
of O
educational O
research O
tell O
us O
unequivocally O
that O
even O
smaller O
classes O
have O
zero O
effect O
on O
the O
academic O
performance O
of O
the O
pupils O
-- O
though O
they O
may O
sometimes O
be O
desirable O
for O
other O
reasons O
. O

The O
new O
money O
flows O
into O
the O
already O
top O
- O
heavy O
administrative O
structure O
, O
which O
busies O
itself O
piling O
more O
and O
more O
paper O
work O
on O
the O
teachers O
. O

There O
is O
neither O
mystery O
nor O
paradox O
in O
the O
fact O
that O
as O
educational O
expenditures O
-LRB- O
in O
real O
terms O
-RRB- O
have O
increased O
sharply O
in O
the O
past O
quarter O
- O
of O
- O
a O
- O
century O
-- O
we O
now O
spend O
more O
per O
pupil O
than O
any O
other O
country O
in O
the O
world O
-- O
educational O
performance O
has O
declined O
. O

That O
is O
the O
way O
the O
system O
works O
. O

-- O
Students O
should O
move O
up O
the O
educational O
ladder O
as O
their O
academic O
potential O
allows O
. O

No O
student O
should O
be O
permitted O
to O
be O
graduated O
from O
elementary O
school O
without O
having O
mastered O
the O
3 O
R O
's O
at O
the O
level O
that O
prevailed O
20 O
years O
ago O
. O

This O
means O
`` O
tracking O
, O
'' O
whose O
main O
purpose O
is O
less O
to O
permit O
the O
gifted O
youngsters O
to O
flourish O
-LRB- O
though O
that O
is O
clearly O
desirable O
-RRB- O
than O
to O
ensure O
that O
the O
less O
gifted O
get O
the O
necessary O
grounding O
for O
further O
study O
or O
for O
entering O
the O
modern O
world O
of O
work O
. O

The O
notion O
that O
tracking O
is O
somehow O
`` O
undemocratic O
'' O
is O
absurd O
. O

The O
purpose O
of O
education O
is O
to O
encourage O
young O
men O
and O
women O
to O
realize O
their O
full O
academic O
potential O
. O

No O
one O
in O
his O
right O
mind O
actually O
believes O
that O
we O
all O
have O
an O
equal O
academic O
potential O
. O

-- O
It O
is O
generally O
desirable O
to O
use O
older O
textbooks O
-- O
many O
of O
them O
, O
alas O
, O
out O
of O
print O
-- O
rather O
than O
newer O
ones O
. O

The O
latter O
are O
modish O
, O
trendy O
, O
often O
downright O
silly O
, O
and O
at O
best O
insubstantial O
. O

They O
are O
based O
on O
dubious O
psychological O
and O
sociological O
theories O
rather O
than O
on O
educational O
experience O
. O

One O
of O
the O
reasons O
American B-NORP
students O
do O
so O
poorly O
in O
math O
tests O
, O
as O
compared O
with O
British B-NORP
, O
French B-NORP
, O
German B-NORP
or O
Japanese B-NORP
students O
, O
is O
the O
influence O
of O
the O
`` O
New O
Math O
'' O
on O
American B-NORP
textbooks O
and O
teaching O
methods O
. O

Anyone O
who O
wants O
to O
appreciate O
just O
how O
bizarre O
this O
situation O
is O
-- O
with O
students O
who O
ca O
n't O
add O
or O
subtract O
`` O
learning O
'' O
the O
conceptual O
basis O
of O
mathematical O
theory O
-- O
should O
read O
the O
article O
by O
Caleb B-PERSON
Nelson I-PERSON
-LRB- O
himself O
a O
recent O
math O
major O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
-RRB- O
in O
the O
November O
American O
Spectator O
. O

-- O
Most O
important O
of O
all O
, O
schools O
should O
have O
principals O
with O
a O
large O
measure O
of O
authority O
over O
the O
faculty O
, O
the O
curriculum O
, O
and O
all O
matters O
of O
student O
discipline O
. O

Study O
after O
study O
-- O
the O
most O
recent O
from O
the B-ORG
Brookings I-ORG
Institution I-ORG
-- O
tells O
us O
that O
the O
best O
schools O
are O
those O
that O
are O
free O
of O
outside O
interference O
and O
are O
governed O
by O
a O
powerful O
head O
. O

With O
that O
authority O
, O
of O
course O
, O
goes O
an O
unambiguous O
accountability O
. O

Schools O
that O
are O
structured O
in O
this O
way O
produce O
students O
with O
higher O
morale O
and O
superior O
academic O
performance O
. O

This O
is O
a O
fact O
-- O
though O
, O
in O
view O
of O
all O
the O
feathers O
that O
are O
ruffled O
by O
this O
fact O
, O
it O
is O
not O
surprising O
that O
one O
hears O
so O
little O
about O
it O
. O

Mr. O
Kristol O
, O
an O
American B-ORG
Enterprise I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
fellow O
, O
co-edits O
The B-ORG
Public I-ORG
Interest I-ORG
and O
publishes O
The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Interest I-ORG
. O

With O
reduced O
exports O
and O
rising O
imports O
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
trade O
surpluses O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
between O
January O
and O
September O
fell O
sharply O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
the B-ORG
Customs I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
said O
. O

Officials O
said O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
trade O
surplus O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
for O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
the O
year O
totaled O
$ O
3.49 O
billion O
, O
down O
43 O
% O
from O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
on O
a O
customs O
- O
clearance O
basis O
. O

South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
exports O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
during O
the O
period O
fell O
1.6 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
to O
$ O
15.06 O
billion O
, O
while O
imports O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
soared O
26 O
% O
to O
$ O
11.56 O
billion O
. O

The O
trade O
surplus O
with O
Europe B-GPE
was O
pegged O
at O
$ O
414 O
million O
, O
down O
57 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

Officials O
said O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
exports O
to O
Europe B-GPE
dropped O
5.3 O
% O
to O
$ O
3.02 O
billion O
while O
imports O
from O
there O
went O
up O
17 O
% O
to O
$ O
2.61 O
billion O
. O

Francis B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
John I-PERSON
, O
35 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
president O
, O
will O
assume O
the O
additional O
job O
of O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

He O
succeeds O
Paul B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Montle I-PERSON
, O
42 O
, O
who O
will O
remain O
chairman O
. O

National B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
also O
said O
it O
will O
move O
its O
headquarters O
from O
Hingham B-GPE
to O
Folcroft B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
the O
site O
of O
its O
sludge O
dewatering O
facility O
. O

National B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
, O
formerly O
Yankee B-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
, O
is O
a O
sludge O
treatment O
company O
. O

Companies O
listed O
below O
reported O
quarterly O
profit O
substantially O
different O
from O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

The O
companies O
are O
followed O
by O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
, O
and O
had O
a O
minimum O
five O
- O
cent O
change O
in O
actual O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

Estimated O
and O
actual O
results O
involving O
losses O
are O
omitted O
. O

The O
percent O
difference O
compares O
actual O
profit O
with O
the O
30 O
- O
day O
estimate O
where O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
have O
issues O
forecasts O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
actual O
profit O
is O
compared O
with O
the O
300 O
- O
day O
estimate O
. O

Canadian B-NORP
retail O
sales O
rose O
0.2 O
% O
in O
August O
from O
July O
, O
Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
a O
federal O
agency O
, O
said O
. O

The O
August O
increase O
followed O
a O
0.3 O
% O
decline O
in O
July O
. O

During O
the O
past O
four O
months O
, O
retail O
sales O
have O
remained O
generally O
weak O
, O
advancing O
an O
average O
0.2 O
% O
a O
month O
, O
the O
agency O
said O
. O

France B-GPE
's O
industrial O
production O
index O
for O
July O
and O
August O
rose O
1 O
% O
from O
June B-GPE
and O
was O
up O
4.6 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
according O
to O
seasonally O
adjusted O
data O
from O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Statistics I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

The O
state O
agency O
, O
which O
usually O
publishes O
the O
data O
on O
monthly O
basis O
, O
but O
traditionally O
combines O
the O
index O
for O
the O
two O
summer O
- O
holiday O
months O
, O
said O
the O
advance O
was O
led O
by O
output O
of O
consumer O
goods O
, O
which O
rose O
3.5 O
% O
from O
June B-GPE
and O
was O
up O
7.2 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Semifinished O
goods O
turned O
in O
a O
strong O
showing O
, O
with O
a O
monthly O
rise O
of O
2 O
% O
and O
a O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
advance O
of O
3 O
% O
. O

Food O
production O
was O
ahead O
1.7 O
% O
from O
June B-GPE
and O
5.3 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Output O
in O
the O
capital O
- O
goods O
sector O
was O
ahead O
0.9 O
% O
on O
a O
monthly O
basis O
and O
2.7 O
% O
year O
on O
year O
. O

These O
gains O
were O
partly O
offset O
by O
output O
of O
cars O
and O
other O
consumer O
durables O
, O
which O
eased O
3.9 O
% O
from O
June B-GPE
's O
high O
level O
. O

The O
sector O
was O
still O
8.8 O
% O
above O
its O
output O
levels O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
however O
. O

Consumers B-ORG
Power I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
filed O
with O
the B-ORG
Michigan I-ORG
Public I-ORG
Service I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
a O
contract O
to O
buy O
power O
from O
the O
Palisades O
nuclear O
plant O
under O
a O
proposed O
new O
ownership O
arrangement O
for O
the O
plant O
. O

Consumers B-ORG
Power I-ORG
and O
Bechtel B-ORG
Power I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
last O
year O
announced O
a O
joint O
venture O
to O
buy O
the O
plant O
, O
currently O
owned O
completely O
by O
the O
utility O
. O

Timothy B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
, O
was O
named O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
a O
director O
of O
this O
lighting O
and O
specialty O
products O
concern O
. O

In O
the O
director O
post O
, O
Mr. O
Brown O
, O
38 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
Joseph B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Hibben I-PERSON
, O
who O
retired O
from O
the O
board O
in O
August O
. O

C. B-PERSON
Barr I-PERSON
Schuler I-PERSON
, O
49 O
, O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
, O
was O
named O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
corporate O
development O
and O
acquisitions O
, O
a O
new O
post O
. O

Phillip B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Stuecker I-PERSON
, O
37 O
, O
vice O
president O
, O
secretary O
and O
treasurer O
, O
was O
named O
vice O
president O
of O
finance O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
. O

He O
remains O
secretary O
. O

Some O
House O
Democrats O
are O
trying O
to O
head O
off O
an O
appointment O
by O
President O
Bush O
to O
the O
board O
that O
oversees O
the O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
bailout O
, O
contending O
that O
the O
prospective O
nominee O
is O
the O
head O
of O
troubled O
banks O
himself O
. O

Four O
Democrats B-NORP
on O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
sent O
President O
Bush O
a O
letter O
stating O
their O
concerns O
about O
the O
expected O
appointment O
of O
James B-PERSON
Simmons I-PERSON
, O
an O
Arizona B-GPE
banker O
and O
former O
fund O
- O
raiser O
for O
Mr. O
Bush O
, O
to O
the O
Oversight O
Board O
of O
the B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
Oversight I-ORG
Board I-ORG
, O
created O
in O
the O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
law O
signed O
in O
August O
, O
sets O
policy O
for O
the O
RTC O
, O
which O
will O
sell O
hundreds O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
sick O
thrifts O
and O
billions O
of O
dollars O
of O
their O
assets O
. O

Treasury O
Secretary O
Nicholas O
Brady O
, O
Federal O
Reserve O
Board O
Chairman O
Alan O
Greenspan O
and O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
Secretary O
Jack O
Kemp O
are O
members O
of O
the O
board O
. O

President O
Bush O
must O
appoint O
two O
other O
members O
, O
one O
a O
Democrat B-NORP
and O
one O
a O
Republican B-NORP
. O

An O
administration O
official O
confirmed O
last O
week O
that O
Mr. O
Simmons O
, O
the O
chairman O
of O
Valley B-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
Phoenix B-GPE
, O
is O
the O
Republican B-NORP
appointee O
, O
and O
that O
a O
security O
clearance O
was O
under O
way O
. O

The O
Democratic O
appointee O
has O
n't O
been O
determined O
, O
the O
official O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Simmons O
declined O
to O
comment O
, O
and O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
the O
congressmen O
's O
letter O
is O
under O
review O
. O

The O
letter O
, O
dated O
last O
Thursday O
, O
cited O
the O
losses O
at O
Valley B-ORG
National I-ORG
, O
and O
at O
United B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
also O
of O
Phoenix B-GPE
, O
where O
Mr. O
Simmons O
was O
chairman O
for O
29 O
years O
. O

Both O
banks O
have O
been O
battered O
, O
as O
have O
other O
Arizona B-GPE
banks O
, O
by O
falling O
real O
estate O
prices O
. O

Valley B-ORG
National I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
had O
$ O
470 O
million O
in O
problem O
assets O
as O
of O
June B-GPE
. O

`` O
We O
believe O
that O
there O
are O
numerous O
other O
candidates O
more O
qualified O
for O
this O
important O
position O
and O
we O
encourage O
you O
to O
give O
them O
your O
thorough O
consideration O
before O
making O
this O
key O
RTC B-ORG
appointment O
, O
'' O
the O
letter O
said O
. O

`` O
The O
RTC O
needs O
the O
most O
able O
, O
competent O
management O
available O
. O
'' O

But O
Mr. O
Simmons O
has O
long O
ties O
to O
both O
Republicans B-NORP
and O
banking O
. O

He O
was O
co-chairman O
of O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
Arizona B-GPE
campaign O
committee O
in O
last O
year O
's O
election O
, O
and O
also O
worked O
for O
Mr. O
Bush O
in O
the O
1980 O
election O
. O

The O
two O
met O
more O
than O
30 O
years O
ago O
, O
when O
Mr. O
Simmons O
worked O
for O
Commercial O
Bank O
& O
Trust O
Co. O
of O
Midland B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
where O
Mr. O
Bush O
was O
an O
organizing O
director O
. O

In O
1986 O
, O
Mr. O
Simmons O
also O
served O
on O
a O
committee O
of O
businessmen O
headed O
by O
William B-PERSON
Seidman I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

That O
committee O
determined O
to O
open O
Arizona B-GPE
to O
banking O
across O
state O
lines O
. O

Arizona B-ORG
Trend I-ORG
magazine O
referred O
to O
Mr. O
Simmons O
this O
year O
as O
one O
of O
the O
25 O
most O
influential O
people O
in O
the O
state O
. O

The O
letter O
to O
Mr. O
Bush O
was O
signed O
by O
Reps. O
Bruce O
Vento O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Minn. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
the O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
's O
RTC B-ORG
Task I-ORG
Force I-ORG
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
McMillen I-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Md. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
Kweisi B-PERSON
Mfume I-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Md B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
and O
Paul B-PERSON
Kanjorski I-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Pa B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

Silicon B-ORG
Graphics I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
fast O
- O
growing O
maker O
of O
computer O
workstations O
, O
said O
it O
landed O
two O
federal O
government O
contracts O
worth O
more O
than O
$ O
100 O
million O
over O
the O
next O
five O
years O
. O

One O
award O
is O
part O
of O
a O
Department O
of O
Defense B-ORG
contract O
to O
Loral B-ORG
Rolm I-ORG
Mil I-ORG
- I-ORG
Spec I-ORG
Computers I-ORG
and O
could O
be O
valued O
at O
more O
than O
$ O
100 O
million O
over O
five O
years O
. O

The O
other O
involves O
the O
sale O
of O
about O
35 O
of O
the O
company O
's O
high O
- O
end O
workstations O
to O
the O
National O
Institutes O
of O
Health B-ORG
. O

The O
models O
, O
which O
cost O
about O
$ O
75,000 O
each O
, O
will O
be O
used O
in O
research O
. O

The O
awards O
are O
evidence O
that O
Silicon B-ORG
Graphics I-ORG
' O
approach O
to O
computer O
graphics O
is O
catching O
on O
with O
users O
of O
powerful O
desktop O
computers O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

`` O
The O
company O
's O
on O
a O
roll O
, O
'' O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
Herwick I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Hambrecht B-ORG
& O
Quist O
. O

`` O
No O
other O
-LCB- O
computer O
-RCB- O
vendor O
offers O
graphics O
performance O
that O
good O
for O
their O
price O
. O
'' O

In O
the O
battle O
to O
supply O
desktop O
computers O
for O
researchers O
and O
design O
engineers O
, O
most O
of O
the O
attention O
is O
given O
to O
the O
biggest O
competitors O
: O
Sun B-ORG
Microsystems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
make O
computers O
mainly O
aimed O
at O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
engineering O
and O
scientific O
needs O
. O

Silicon B-ORG
Graphics I-ORG
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
has O
targeted O
a O
specific O
niche O
since O
its O
inception O
in O
1982 O
, O
which O
has O
been O
dubbed O
by O
some O
as O
`` O
motion O
- O
picture O
computing O
. O
'' O

This O
is O
a O
style O
of O
`` O
visual O
'' O
computing O
that O
provides O
three O
- O
dimensional O
, O
color O
models O
of O
everything O
from O
the O
inside O
of O
a O
house O
to O
the O
latest O
in O
women O
's O
fashion O
. O

Though O
Silicon O
Graphics O
is O
much O
smaller O
than O
Digital B-ORG
, O
Hewlett O
and O
Sun B-GPE
, O
it O
has O
emerged O
in O
recent O
years O
as O
a O
feared O
adversary O
in O
this O
graphics O
portion O
of O
the O
workstation O
market O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
company O
has O
made O
it O
tough O
on O
competitors O
by O
offering O
a O
stream O
of O
desktop O
computers O
at O
sharply O
lower O
prices O
. O

A O
year O
ago O
, O
Silicon B-ORG
Graphics I-ORG
introduced O
a O
model O
priced O
at O
$ O
15,000 O
-- O
almost O
as O
cheap O
as O
mainstream O
workstations O
that O
do O
n't O
offer O
special O
graphics O
features O
. O

Silicon B-ORG
Graphics I-ORG
also O
plans O
to O
unveil O
even O
less O
expensive O
machines O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
pretty O
safe O
to O
assume O
we O
can O
bring O
the O
cost O
down O
of O
these O
systems O
by O
30 O
% O
to O
40 O
% O
a O
year O
, O
'' O
said O
Edward B-PERSON
McCracken I-PERSON
, O
the O
company O
's O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

Silicon B-ORG
Graphics I-ORG
' O
strategy O
seems O
to O
be O
paying O
off O
. O

Revenue O
for O
its O
first O
quarter O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
was O
$ O
86.4 O
million O
, O
a O
95 O
% O
increase O
over O
the O
year O
- O
ago O
period O
. O

Profit O
was O
$ O
5.2 O
million O
, O
compared O
with O
$ O
1 O
million O
for O
the O
year O
- O
ago O
quarter O
. O

In O
an O
Oct. O
10 O
editorial O
- O
page O
article O
, O
`` O
It B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART
Bank I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Turn I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Adjust I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Paul B-PERSON
Craig I-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
lays O
most O
of O
the O
blame O
for O
what O
ails O
developing O
countries O
at O
the O
doorstep O
of O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

The O
article O
is O
, O
unfortunately O
, O
replete O
with O
outrageous O
distortions O
. O

One O
of O
Mr. O
Roberts O
's O
observations O
is O
that O
the O
Bank O
's O
own O
loan O
portfolio O
is O
in O
deep O
trouble O
because O
of O
its O
lending O
to O
developing O
countries O
. O

This O
is O
just O
not O
so O
. O

The O
reality O
is O
that O
Bank B-ORG
finances O
are O
rock O
solid O
. O

As O
of O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
1989 O
-- O
the O
day O
our O
past O
fiscal O
year O
came O
to O
a O
close O
-- O
only O
4.1 O
% O
of O
the O
Bank O
's O
portfolio O
was O
affected O
by O
arrears O
of O
over O
six O
months O
. O

This O
is O
an O
enviably O
low O
level O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
Bank O
follows O
a O
prudent O
provisioning O
policy O
and O
has O
set O
aside O
$ O
800 O
million O
against O
possible O
loan O
losses O
. O

For O
the O
same O
fiscal O
year O
, O
by O
the O
way O
, O
the O
Bank O
's O
net O
income O
was O
a O
robust O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
after O
provisions O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
business O
- O
like O
manner O
in O
which O
the O
Bank O
goes O
about O
development O
, O
financial O
markets O
have O
confidence O
in O
it O
. O

This O
helps O
explain O
the O
triple O
- O
A O
rating O
enjoyed O
by O
our O
bonds O
and O
our O
ability O
to O
borrow O
$ O
9.3 O
billion O
in O
fiscal O
1989 O
on O
the O
most O
advantageous O
terms O
. O

Another O
of O
Mr. O
Roberts O
's O
criticisms O
is O
that O
Bank B-ORG
lending O
has O
done O
more O
harm O
than O
good O
`` O
by O
implanting O
the O
wrong O
incentives O
and O
deflecting O
energy O
away O
from O
economic O
development O
. O
'' O

Here O
, O
too O
, O
Mr. O
Roberts O
is O
way O
off O
the O
mark O
. O

The O
reality O
is O
that O
Bank B-ORG
loans O
have O
been O
linked O
to O
policy O
improvements O
for O
40 O
years O
. O

Our O
traditional O
project O
loans O
have O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
supported O
sensible O
energy O
pricing O
in O
the O
power O
sector O
, O
sound O
interest O
- O
rate O
policies O
in O
the O
credit O
area O
and O
the O
operation O
of O
public O
utilities O
as O
efficient O
, O
autonomous O
agencies O
. O

By O
and O
large O
, O
these O
efforts O
have O
borne O
fruit O
. O

In O
my O
home O
region O
, O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
much O
of O
the O
existing O
infrastructure O
base O
-- O
an O
important O
building O
block O
for O
development O
-- O
has O
been O
financed O
by O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Roberts O
also O
takes O
a O
swipe O
at O
the O
Bank O
's O
adjustment O
lending O
. O

What O
are O
the O
facts O
on O
this O
type O
of O
lending O
? O

The O
Bank O
has O
been O
making O
adjustment O
loans O
for O
10 O
years O
. O

As O
their O
name O
implies O
, O
these O
operations O
are O
linked O
to O
far O
- O
reaching O
policy O
reforms O
that O
aim O
at O
helping O
borrowing O
countries O
get O
back O
on O
the O
growth O
path O
and O
at O
enhancing O
their O
credit O
- O
worthiness O
. O

Typically O
, O
these O
measures O
include O
reforms O
to O
downsize O
the O
role O
of O
government O
and O
parastatals O
in O
the O
economy O
, O
to O
open O
up O
inward O
- O
looking O
economies O
to O
international O
competition O
and O
to O
promote O
the O
development O
of O
a O
vigorous O
private O
sector O
. O

Support O
for O
the O
private O
sector O
has O
been O
a O
longstanding O
concern O
of O
the O
Bank O
's O
. O

Over O
the O
years O
, O
it O
has O
helped O
encourage O
investments O
by O
entrepreneurs O
in O
the B-LOC
Third I-LOC
World I-LOC
through O
its O
extensive O
credit O
operations O
and O
through O
loans O
and O
investments O
by O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Most O
recently O
, O
the B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Group I-ORG
has O
been O
expanded O
to O
include O
the B-ORG
Multilateral I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Guarantee I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
to O
stimulate O
direct O
foreign O
investment O
in O
developing O
countries O
by O
offering O
guarantees O
against O
noncommercial O
risk O
and O
advice O
to O
member O
countries O
on O
how O
to O
improve O
their O
business O
climate O
. O

These O
are O
not O
the O
actions O
of O
a O
development O
agency O
wed O
to O
central O
planning O
and O
to O
the O
concentration O
of O
investment O
decisions O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
government O
, O
as O
Mr. O
Roberts O
alleges O
. O

Rather O
, O
they O
reflect O
the O
Bank O
's O
time O
- O
tested O
, O
pragmatic O
approach O
, O
which O
aims O
at O
ensuring O
that O
developing O
countries O
put O
their O
scarce O
resources O
to O
the O
best O
possible O
use O
. O

Francisco O
Aguirre O
- O
Sacasa O
Director O
, O
External B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
The O
World B-ORG
Bank I-ORG

Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp. O
said O
it O
would O
add O
John B-ORG
H. I-ORG
Harland I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
an O
Atlanta B-GPE
check O
printer O
, O
to O
its O
500 O
- O
stock O
index O
, O
effective O
at O
the O
close O
of O
trading O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

American B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
hospital O
operator O
, O
will O
be O
deleted O
from O
the O
index O
at O
that O
time O
. O

American B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
is O
being O
acquired O
. O

-LRB- O
During O
its O
centennial O
year O
, O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
will O
report O
events O
of O
the O
past O
century O
that O
stand O
as O
milestones O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
history O
. O
-RRB- O

FRANKLIN B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
BANK I-ORG
DIED O
at O
3 O
p.m. O
EDT O
, O
Oct. O
8 O
, O
1974 O
, O
and O
was O
promptly O
resurrected O
under O
new O
owners O
to O
shore O
up O
confidence O
in O
other O
banks O
during O
a O
recession O
. O

Arthur B-PERSON
Burns I-PERSON
, O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
chairman O
, O
said O
the O
government O
's O
`` O
luck O
'' O
in O
keeping O
the O
bank O
open O
-- O
despite O
being O
the O
then O
- O
biggest O
U.S. B-GPE
bank O
failure O
-- O
prevented O
`` O
shock O
waves O
around O
the O
country O
and O
around O
the O
world O
. O
'' O

Federal O
officials O
who O
had O
been O
probing O
the O
bank O
for O
months O
arranged O
a O
merger O
with O
European O
- O
American O
Bank O
& O
Trust O
, O
owned O
by O
six O
foreign O
banks O
, O
to O
avert O
the O
closedown O
. O

And O
federal O
insurance O
protected O
the O
bank O
's O
631,163 O
depositors O
. O

The O
crisis O
had O
peaked O
on O
May O
10 O
, O
1974 O
, O
when O
the O
bank O
disclosed O
`` O
severe O
'' O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
losses O
due O
to O
`` O
unauthorized O
'' O
trading O
. O

Massive O
withdrawals O
followed O
and O
there O
was O
a O
brief O
rescue O
attempt O
, O
with O
political O
undertones O
, O
including O
$ O
1.77 O
billion O
in O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
loans O
. O

Within O
six O
years O
many O
figures O
were O
convicted O
for O
their O
illegal O
abuse O
of O
Franklin B-ORG
funds O
. O

In O
June B-GPE
1980 O
, O
Michele B-PERSON
Sindona I-PERSON
-- O
an O
Italian B-NORP
financier O
who O
in O
July O
1972 O
had O
bought O
a O
22 O
% O
block O
of O
Franklin B-ORG
's O
stock O
from O
Loews B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
headed O
by O
Laurence B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Tisch I-PERSON
-- O
was O
sentenced O
to O
25 O
years O
in O
prison O
after O
being O
convicted O
of O
fraud O
and O
perjury O
. O

Included O
was O
the O
charge O
that O
Sindona B-PERSON
siphoned O
$ O
45 O
million O
of O
Franklin B-ORG
funds O
for O
his O
other O
ventures O
. O

-LRB- O
Sindona B-PERSON
in O
1979 O
faked O
his O
`` O
kidnapping O
'' O
for O
2 O
1/2 O
months O
to O
delay O
his O
trial O
. O
-RRB- O

During O
1976 O
to O
1979 O
, O
other O
former O
Franklin B-ORG
officials O
either O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
or O
were O
found O
guilty O
of O
violations O
including O
phony O
transactions O
to O
hide O
the O
bank O
's O
losses O
. O

Sindona B-PERSON
, O
the O
onetime O
Vatican B-FAC
financial O
adviser O
with O
reported O
links O
to O
the O
Mafia O
, O
died O
on O
March O
22 O
, O
1986 O
, O
at O
age O
65 O
, O
reportedly O
after O
drinking O
cyanide O
- O
laced O
coffee O
in O
an O
Italian B-NORP
prison O
. O

It O
happened O
four O
days O
after O
he O
was O
sentenced O
to O
life O
in O
prison O
for O
ordering O
a O
1979 O
murder O
. O

Italian B-NORP
magistrates O
labeled O
his O
death O
a O
suicide O
. O

Carlos B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Salvagni I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
, O
pharmaceutical O
manufacturing O
, O
will O
assume O
responsibility O
for O
manufacturing O
in O
Kalamazoo B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
effective O
Nov. O
1 O
. O

Mr. O
Salvagni O
, O
53 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
John B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Griffin I-PERSON
, O
57 O
, O
who O
is O
retiring O
as O
corporate O
vice O
president O
of O
pharmaceutical O
manufacturing O
. O

Upjohn B-ORG
is O
a O
world O
- O
wide O
provider O
of O
health O
- O
care O
products O
and O
services O
, O
seeds O
and O
speciality O
chemicals O
. O

Remember O
those O
bulky O
, O
thick O
- O
walled O
refrigerators O
of O
30 O
years O
ago O
? O

They O
, O
or O
at O
least O
something O
less O
efficient O
than O
today O
's O
thin O
- O
walled O
units O
, O
may O
soon O
be O
making O
a O
comeback O
. O

That O
something O
, O
whatever O
it O
is O
, O
could O
add O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
100 O
to O
the O
$ O
600 O
or O
so O
consumers O
now O
pay O
for O
lower O
- O
priced O
refrigerators O
. O

These O
and O
other O
expensive O
changes O
in O
products O
ranging O
from O
auto O
air O
conditioners O
to O
foam O
cushioning O
to O
commercial O
solvents O
are O
in O
prospect O
because O
of O
something O
called O
the B-LAW
Montreal I-LAW
Protocol I-LAW
, O
signed O
by O
24 O
nations O
in O
1987 O
. O

In O
one O
of O
the O
most O
sweeping O
environmental O
regulatory O
efforts O
to O
date O
-- O
involving O
products O
with O
an O
annual O
value O
of O
$ O
135 O
billion O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
alone O
-- O
the O
signatories O
agreed O
to O
curtail O
sharply O
the O
use O
of O
chlorofluorocarbons O
-LRB- O
CFCs O
-RRB- O
. O

World O
- O
wide O
production O
would O
be O
cut O
in O
half O
by O
1998 O
. O

The B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
liked O
the O
treaty O
so O
well O
it O
ratified O
it O
by O
a O
vote O
of O
89 O
to O
0 O
. O

Not O
to O
be O
outdone O
, O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
wants O
CFCs O
banished O
altogether O
by O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
a O
goal O
endorsed O
at O
an O
80 O
- O
nation O
U.N. B-ORG
environmental O
meeting O
in O
Helsinki B-GPE
in O
the O
spring O
. O

That O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
banishment O
, O
as O
it O
turns O
out O
. O

CFCs O
are O
the O
primary O
ingredient O
in O
a O
gas O
, O
often O
referred O
to O
by O
the O
Du O
Pont O
trade O
name O
Freon O
, O
which O
is O
compressed O
to O
liquid O
form O
to O
serve O
as O
the O
cooling O
agent O
in O
refrigeration O
and O
air O
- O
conditioning O
equipment O
. O

Gases O
containing O
CFCs O
are O
pumped O
into O
polyurethane O
to O
make O
the O
foam O
used O
in O
pillows O
, O
upholstery O
and O
insulation O
. O

Polyurethane O
foam O
is O
a O
highly O
efficient O
insulator O
, O
which O
accounts O
for O
why O
the O
walls O
of O
refrigerators O
and O
freezers O
can O
be O
thinner O
now O
than O
they O
were O
back O
in O
the O
days O
when O
they O
were O
insulated O
with O
glass O
fiber O
. O

But O
even O
though O
by O
some O
estimates O
it O
might O
cost O
the O
world O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
100 O
billion O
between O
now O
and O
the O
year O
2000 O
to O
convert O
to O
other O
coolants O
, O
foaming O
agents O
and O
solvents O
and O
to O
redesign O
equipment O
for O
these O
less O
efficient O
substitutes O
, O
the B-LAW
Montreal I-LAW
Protocol I-LAW
's O
legions O
of O
supporters O
say O
it O
is O
worth O
it O
. O

They O
insist O
that O
CFCs O
are O
damaging O
the O
earth O
's O
stratospheric O
ozone O
layer O
, O
which O
screens O
out O
some O
of O
the O
sun O
's O
ultraviolet O
rays O
. O

Hence O
, O
as O
they O
see O
it O
, O
if O
something O
is O
n't O
done O
earthlings O
will O
become O
ever O
more O
subject O
to O
sunburn O
and O
skin O
cancer O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
Teagan I-PERSON
, O
a O
specialist O
in O
heat O
transfer O
, O
is O
running O
a O
project O
at O
Arthur B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Little I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
of O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
to O
find O
alternative O
technologies O
that O
will O
allow O
industry O
to O
eliminate O
CFCs O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
his O
interest O
in O
ozone O
depletion O
he O
has O
extensively O
studied O
the O
related O
topic O
of O
global O
warming O
, O
a O
theory O
that O
mankind O
's O
generation O
of O
carbon O
dioxide O
through O
increased O
combustion O
of O
fossil O
fuels O
is O
creating O
a O
`` O
greenhouse O
effect O
'' O
that O
will O
work O
important O
climatic O
changes O
in O
the O
earth O
's O
atmosphere O
over O
time O
. O

`` O
I O
would O
be O
the O
first O
to O
admit O
that O
there O
is O
not O
a O
complete O
consensus O
in O
the O
scientific O
community O
on O
either O
one O
of O
these O
problems O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Teagan O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
kind O
of O
literature O
I O
read O
I O
come O
across O
countervailing O
opinions O
quite O
frequently O
. O

But O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
problem O
is O
such O
that O
many O
others O
feel O
it O
has O
to O
be O
addressed O
soon O
, O
before O
all O
the O
evidence O
is O
in O
. O

We O
ca O
n't O
afford O
to O
wait O
. O
'' O

But O
does O
it O
have O
to O
be O
so O
soon O
? O

Some O
atmospheric O
scientists O
think O
that O
even O
if O
CFCs O
were O
released O
into O
the O
atmosphere O
at O
an O
accelerating O
rate O
, O
the O
amount O
of O
ozone O
depletion O
would O
be O
only O
10 O
% O
by O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
next O
century O
. O

It O
's O
easy O
to O
get O
something O
comparable O
by O
simply O
moving O
to O
a O
higher O
altitude O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Moreover O
, O
there O
are O
questions O
, O
particularly O
among O
atmospheric O
scientists O
who O
know O
this O
subject O
best O
, O
about O
the O
ability O
of O
anyone O
to O
know O
what O
in O
fact O
is O
happening O
to O
the O
ozone O
layer O
. O

It O
is O
generally O
agreed O
that O
when O
CFCs O
rise O
from O
earth O
to O
stratosphere O
, O
the O
chlorine O
in O
them O
is O
capable O
of O
interfering O
with O
the O
process O
through O
which O
ultraviolet O
rays O
split O
oxygen O
molecules O
and O
form O
ozone O
. O

But O
ozone O
creation O
is O
a O
very O
large O
- O
scale O
natural O
process O
and O
the O
importance O
of O
human O
- O
generated O
CFCs O
in O
reducing O
it O
is O
largely O
a O
matter O
of O
conjecture O
. O

The O
ozone O
layer O
is O
constantly O
in O
motion O
and O
thus O
very O
hard O
to O
measure O
. O

What O
scientists O
have O
known O
since O
the O
late O
1970s O
is O
that O
there O
is O
a O
hole O
in O
the O
layer O
over O
Antarctica B-LOC
that O
expands O
or O
contracts O
from O
year O
to O
year O
. O

But O
it O
is O
at O
least O
worthy O
of O
some O
note O
that O
there O
are O
very O
few O
refrigerators O
in O
Antarctica B-LOC
. O

Moreover O
, O
surely O
someone O
has O
noticed O
that O
household O
refrigerators O
are O
closed O
systems O
, O
running O
for O
many O
years O
without O
either O
the O
CFC O
gas O
or O
the O
insulation O
ever O
escaping O
. O

Another O
argument O
of O
the O
environmentalists O
is O
that O
if O
substitutes O
are O
available O
, O
why O
not O
use O
them O
? O

Mr. O
Teagan O
cites O
a O
list O
of O
substitutes O
but O
none O
, O
so O
far O
, O
match O
the O
nonflammable O
, O
nontoxic O
CFCs O
. O

Butane O
and O
propane O
can O
be O
used O
as O
coolants O
, O
for O
example O
, O
but O
are O
flammable O
. O

Moreover O
, O
new O
lubricants O
will O
be O
needed O
to O
protect O
compressors O
from O
the O
new O
formulations O
, O
which O
, O
as O
with O
CFCs O
, O
are O
solvents O
. O

Mr. O
Teagan O
points O
out O
as O
well O
that O
if O
the O
equipment O
designed O
to O
get O
along O
without O
CFCs O
is O
less O
efficient O
than O
current O
devices O
, O
energy O
consumption O
will O
rise O
and O
that O
will O
worsen O
the O
greenhouse O
effect O
. O

Folks O
in O
the O
Midwest O
who O
just O
suffered O
a O
mid-October O
snowstorm O
may O
wonder O
where O
the O
greenhouse O
was O
when O
they O
needed O
it O
, O
but O
let O
's O
not O
be O
flippant O
about O
grave O
risks O
. O

As O
it O
happens O
, O
Arthur B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Little I-ORG
is O
not O
at O
all O
interested O
in O
throwing O
cold O
water O
on O
ozone O
depletion O
and O
global O
warming O
theories O
. O

It O
is O
interested O
in O
making O
some O
money O
advising O
industry O
on O
how O
to O
convert O
to O
a O
world O
without O
CFCs O
. O

There O
is O
, O
after O
all O
, O
big O
money O
in O
environmentalism O
. O

Maybe O
we O
should O
ask O
why O
it O
was O
that O
Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
so O
quickly O
capitulated O
and O
issued O
a O
statement O
, O
giving O
it O
wide O
publicity O
, O
that O
it O
was O
withdrawing O
CFCs O
. O

Freon O
, O
introduced O
in O
1930 O
, O
revolutionized O
America B-GPE
by O
making O
refrigeration O
and O
air O
conditioning O
practical O
after O
all O
. O

One O
answer O
is O
that O
big O
companies O
are O
growing O
weary O
of O
fighting O
environmental O
movements O
and O
are O
trying O
instead O
to O
cash O
in O
on O
them O
, O
although O
they O
never O
care O
to O
put O
it O
quite O
that O
way O
. O

Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
, O
as O
it O
happens O
, O
has O
a O
potential O
substitute O
for O
CFCs O
. O

Imperial B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
of O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
also O
has O
one O
, O
and O
is O
building O
a O
plant O
in O
Louisiana B-GPE
to O
produce O
it O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
chemical O
companies O
are O
at O
work O
developing O
their O
own O
substitutes O
and O
hoping O
to O
conquer O
new O
markets O
, O
of O
course O
. O

There O
are O
still O
others O
who O
do O
n't O
mind O
seeing O
new O
crises O
arise O
. O

Environmental O
groups O
would O
soon O
go O
out O
of O
business O
were O
they O
not O
able O
to O
send O
out O
mailings O
describing O
the O
latest O
threat O
and O
asking O
for O
money O
to O
fight O
it O
. O

University O
professors O
and O
consultants O
with O
scientific O
credentials O
saw O
a O
huge O
market O
for O
their O
services O
evaporate O
when O
price O
decontrol O
destroyed O
the O
energy O
crisis O
and O
thus O
the O
demand O
for O
`` O
alternative O
energy O
. O
'' O

They O
needed O
new O
crises O
to O
generate O
new O
grants O
and O
contracts O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
environmentalism O
has O
created O
a O
whole O
set O
of O
vested O
interests O
that O
fare O
better O
when O
there O
are O
many O
problems O
than O
when O
there O
are O
few O
. O

That O
tends O
to O
tilt O
the O
public O
debate O
toward O
`` O
solutions O
'' O
even O
when O
some O
of O
the O
most O
knowledgeable O
scientists O
are O
skeptical O
about O
the O
seriousness O
of O
the O
threats O
and O
the O
insistence O
of O
urgency O
. O

There O
is O
an O
element O
of O
make O
- O
work O
involved O
. O

Consumers O
pay O
the O
bill O
for O
all O
this O
in O
the O
price O
of O
a O
refrigerator O
or O
an O
air O
- O
conditioned O
car O
. O

If O
they O
were O
really O
getting O
insurance O
against O
environmental O
disaster O
, O
the O
price O
would O
be O
cheap O
. O

But O
if O
there O
is O
no O
impending O
threat O
, O
it O
can O
get O
to O
be O
very O
expensive O
. O

Raw O
- O
steel O
production O
by O
the O
nation O
's O
mills O
decreased O
0.7 O
% O
last O
week O
to O
1,816,000 O
tons O
from O
1,828,000 O
tons O
the O
previous O
week O
, O
the O
American O
Iron O
and O
Steel O
Institute O
said O
. O

Last O
week O
's O
output O
fell O
1.7 O
% O
from O
the O
1,848,000 O
tons O
produced O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
industry O
used O
81.6 O
% O
of O
its O
capability O
last O
week O
, O
compared O
with O
82.2 O
% O
the O
previous O
week O
and O
86.2 O
% O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

The O
American O
Iron O
and O
Steel O
Institute O
reported O
: O
The O
capability O
utilization O
rate O
is O
a O
calculation O
designed O
to O
indicate O
at O
what O
percent O
of O
its O
production O
capability O
the O
industry O
is O
operating O
in O
a O
given O
week O
. O

The O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
banned O
all O
imports O
of O
mushrooms O
from O
China B-GPE
in O
response O
to O
a O
rash O
of O
food O
- O
poisoning O
outbreaks O
linked O
to O
canned O
Chinese B-NORP
mushrooms O
. O

`` O
The O
agency O
has O
concluded O
that O
contamination O
may O
be O
widespread O
throughout O
the O
mushroom O
- O
processing O
industry O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
'' O
an O
FDA B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
yesterday O
. O

The O
agency O
wo O
n't O
allow O
mushrooms O
that O
were O
canned O
or O
packed O
in O
brine O
at O
any O
Chinese B-NORP
plant O
to O
enter O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
until O
`` O
satisfactory O
sanitation O
- O
control O
measures O
are O
implemented O
in O
China B-GPE
to O
prevent O
'' O
bacterial O
contamination O
. O

On O
May O
19 O
, O
the O
FDA O
began O
detaining O
Chinese B-NORP
mushrooms O
in O
68 O
- O
ounce O
cans O
after O
more O
than O
100 O
people O
in O
Mississippi B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
became O
ill O
from O
eating O
tainted O
mushrooms O
. O

In O
subsequent O
tests O
, O
the O
agency O
found O
smaller O
- O
size O
cans O
from O
several O
Chinese B-NORP
plants O
to O
be O
similarly O
contaminated O
. O

The O
outbreaks O
were O
traced O
to O
staphylococcus O
aureus O
, O
a O
type O
of O
bacteria O
that O
produces O
a O
toxin O
capable O
of O
surviving O
the O
high O
temperatures O
used O
in O
canning O
vegetables O
. O

A O
recall O
of O
the O
mushrooms O
blamed O
for O
the O
food O
poisoning O
began O
in O
early O
March O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
China B-GPE
exported O
65 O
million O
pounds O
of O
mushrooms O
, O
valued O
at O
$ O
47 O
million O
, O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

The O
shipments O
went O
mostly O
to O
food O
- O
service O
distributors O
that O
supply O
pizzerias O
and O
restaurants O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Embassy I-ORG
here O
said O
that O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
government O
has O
taken O
`` O
many O
effective O
measures O
'' O
to O
stop O
the O
mushroom O
contamination O
and O
is O
further O
investigating O
the O
underlying O
causes O
. O

He O
predicted O
the O
problem O
will O
be O
solved O
`` O
very O
soon O
. O
'' O

Next O
to O
Kohlberg O
Kravis O
Roberts O
's O
megabillion O
RJR B-ORG
Nabisco I-ORG
deal O
, O
SCI B-ORG
Television I-ORG
is O
small O
fry O
. O

But O
the O
troubles O
of O
SCI O
TV O
are O
a O
classic O
tale O
of O
the O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
excesses O
of O
the O
1980s O
, O
especially O
the O
asset O
- O
stripping O
game O
. O

SCI O
TV O
, O
which O
expects O
to O
release O
a O
plan O
to O
restructure O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
of O
debt O
in O
the O
next O
day O
or O
so O
, O
is O
n't O
just O
another O
LBO O
that O
went O
bad O
after O
piling O
on O
debt O
-- O
though O
it O
did O
do O
that O
. O

The O
cable O
and O
TV O
station O
company O
was O
an O
LBO O
of O
an O
LBO O
, O
a O
set O
of O
assets O
that O
were O
leveraged O
twice O
, O
enabling O
the O
blue O
- O
chip O
buy O
- O
out O
king O
Henry B-PERSON
Kravis I-PERSON
in O
1987 O
to O
take O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
billion O
of O
cash O
out O
of O
the O
com O
- O
pany O
. O

SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
buy O
- O
out O
was O
an O
ace O
in O
the O
hole O
for O
Mr. O
Kravis O
and O
for O
investors O
in O
KKR B-ORG
partnerships O
. O

But O
it O
has O
left O
holders O
of O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
junk O
bonds O
holding O
the O
bag O
, O
including O
some O
heavyweights O
that O
KKR B-ORG
might O
need O
to O
finance O
future O
deals O
, O
such O
as O
Kemper B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
, O
First B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
, O
Columbia B-ORG
Savings I-ORG
& O
Loan O
and O
Prudential O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
America B-GPE
. O

Some O
junk O
- O
holders O
are O
said O
to O
be O
considering O
legal O
action O
against O
KKR B-ORG
or O
moves O
to O
force O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
into O
bankruptcy O
court O
. O

And O
KKR B-ORG
's O
majority O
partner O
in O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
buy O
- O
out O
, O
Nashville B-GPE
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
, O
entrepreneur O
George B-PERSON
Gillett I-PERSON
, O
also O
is O
said O
to O
be O
very O
unhappy O
. O

SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
six O
stations O
once O
were O
part O
of O
Storer B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
. O

KKR B-ORG
loaded O
up O
the O
cable O
and O
television O
company O
with O
debt O
in O
an O
1985 O
buy O
- O
out O
, O
then O
later O
sold O
Storer B-ORG
's O
cable O
operations O
at O
a O
fat O
profit O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
KKR B-ORG
for O
the O
second O
time O
piled O
debt O
onto O
Storer B-ORG
's O
TV O
stations O
, O
selling O
them O
for O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
to O
a O
new O
entity O
that O
was O
45 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
KKR B-ORG
and O
55 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
Gillett B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
now O
operates O
the O
SCI O
TV O
stations O
. O

In O
this O
second O
LBO O
, O
KKR B-ORG
with O
one O
hand O
took O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
billion O
of O
cash O
out O
of O
the O
TV O
company O
's O
assets O
and O
moved O
it O
into O
the O
Storer O
cable O
operations O
, O
making O
them O
more O
valuable O
in O
a O
1988 O
sale O
. O

-LRB- O
Storer B-ORG
also O
took O
$ O
125 O
million O
of O
junior O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
bonds O
as O
partial O
payment O
for O
the O
TV O
assets O
. O
-RRB- O

With O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
KKR B-ORG
put O
back O
into O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
less O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
cash O
it O
had O
taken O
out O
, O
buying O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
common O
and O
preferred O
shares O
. O

So O
, O
while O
KKR B-ORG
today O
has O
an O
estimated O
$ O
250 O
million O
sunk O
in O
now O
- O
shaky O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
including O
equity O
and O
debt O
, O
the O
LBO O
firm O
still O
is O
$ O
1 O
billion O
ahead O
on O
the O
SCI O
TV O
buy O
- O
out O
after O
taking O
cash O
up O
front O
. O

On O
Storer B-ORG
as O
a O
whole O
, O
KKR B-ORG
racked O
up O
compound O
annual O
returns O
of O
60 O
% O
in O
the O
three O
years O
it O
owned O
Storer B-ORG
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Mr. O
Gillett O
risks O
losing O
his O
entire O
equity O
investment O
of O
about O
$ O
100 O
million O
in O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
if O
the O
company O
ca O
n't O
be O
restructured O
. O

Overall O
, O
Mr. O
Gillett O
's O
holding O
company O
, O
Gillett B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
, O
is O
heavily O
indebted O
and O
, O
except O
for O
its O
Vail B-ORG
Mountain I-ORG
resorts O
, O
is O
n't O
doing O
very O
well O
. O

With O
the O
TV O
business O
falling O
on O
hard O
times O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
analysts O
say O
that O
if O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
had O
to O
be O
liquidated O
today O
, O
it O
might O
fetch O
30 O
% O
less O
than O
in O
the O
1987 O
buy O
- O
out O
, O
wiping O
out O
most O
of O
the O
company O
's O
junk O
- O
holders O
and O
its O
stockholders O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
can O
barely O
pay O
its O
cash O
interest O
bill O
, O
and O
to O
stay O
out O
of O
bankruptcy O
court O
it O
must O
soon O
reschedule O
a O
lot O
of O
bank O
loans O
and O
junk O
bonds O
that O
have O
fallen O
due O
. O

SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
grace O
period O
for O
paying O
its O
bills O
is O
due O
to O
expire O
Nov. O
16 O
. O

It O
now O
is O
quietly O
circulating O
among O
creditors O
a O
preliminary O
plan O
to O
restructure O
debt O
. O

Negotiations O
`` O
have O
started O
con O
- O
structively O
, O
but O
that O
's O
not O
to O
say O
we O
like O
this O
particular O
offer O
, O
'' O
says O
Wilbur B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
of O
Rothschild B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
adviser O
to O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
junk O
- O
holders O
. O

No O
major O
player O
in O
the O
SCI O
TV O
deal O
will O
talk O
publicly O
. O

But O
it O
's O
understood O
that O
Mr. O
Kravis O
is O
disappointed O
that O
Mr. O
Gillett O
did O
n't O
manage O
to O
boost O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
operating O
profit O
after O
the O
buy O
- O
out O
. O

Mr. O
Kravis O
apparently O
thinks O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
can O
survive O
if O
lenders O
extend O
its O
debt O
payments O
until O
TV O
stations O
rise O
in O
value O
again O
, O
allowing O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
to O
sell O
assets O
to O
pay O
debt O
. O

Mr. O
Gillett O
is O
said O
to O
be O
proud O
of O
his O
operating O
record O
; O
he O
has O
lifted O
some O
stations O
' O
ratings O
and O
turned O
around O
a O
Detroit B-GPE
station O
. O

As O
for O
junk O
- O
holders O
, O
they O
're O
discovering O
it O
can O
be O
a O
mistake O
to O
take O
the O
other O
side O
of O
a O
trade O
by O
KKR B-ORG
. O

The O
bonds O
of O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
now O
are O
being O
quoted O
at O
prices O
ranging O
from O
only O
five O
cents O
to O
about O
60 O
cents O
on O
the O
dollar O
, O
according O
to O
R.D. O
Smith O
& O
Co. O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
which O
trades O
distressed O
securities O
. O

People O
who O
have O
seen O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
restructuring O
plan O
say O
it O
offers O
concessions O
by O
KKR B-ORG
and O
Gillett B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

They O
would O
both O
give O
part O
of O
their O
combined O
$ O
50 O
million O
in O
common O
equity O
in O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
to O
holders O
of O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
$ O
488 O
million O
of O
junk O
bonds O
, O
as O
a O
carrot O
to O
persuade O
them O
to O
accept O
new O
bonds O
that O
might O
reduce O
the O
value O
of O
their O
claims O
on O
the O
company O
. O

But O
some O
militant O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
junk O
- O
holders O
say O
that O
's O
not O
enough O
. O

They O
contend O
that O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
equity O
now O
is O
worthless O
. O

They O
add O
that O
it O
is O
n't O
costing O
KKR B-ORG
anything O
to O
give O
up O
equity O
because O
of O
its O
big O
up O
- O
front O
cash O
profit O
on O
the O
buy O
- O
out O
, O
which O
they O
think O
contributed O
to O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
current O
problems O
. O

Kemper B-ORG
, O
the O
biggest O
holder O
of O
senior O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
bonds O
, O
has O
refused O
to O
join O
the O
bond O
- O
holders O
committee O
and O
is O
said O
to O
be O
reviewing O
its O
legal O
options O
. O

To O
protect O
their O
claims O
, O
some O
junk O
- O
holders O
want O
KKR B-ORG
and O
perhaps O
Mr. O
Gillett O
to O
invest O
new O
money O
in O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
perhaps O
$ O
50 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

One O
investment O
banker O
who O
is O
n't O
involved O
in O
the O
deal O
says O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
needs O
at O
least O
$ O
50 O
million O
of O
new O
equity O
to O
survive O
. O

Junk O
- O
holders O
say O
they O
have O
a O
stick O
to O
beat O
KKR B-ORG
with O
: O
`` O
The O
threat O
of O
bankruptcy O
is O
a O
legitimate O
tool O
'' O
to O
extract O
money O
from O
KKR B-ORG
, O
says O
one O
big O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
holder O
. O

This O
could O
be O
the O
first O
major O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
proceeding O
for O
KKR B-ORG
, O
he O
adds O
. O

A O
big O
bankruptcy O
- O
court O
case O
might O
tarnish O
KKR B-ORG
's O
name O
, O
and O
provide O
new O
fuel O
for O
critics O
of O
LBOs O
in O
Washington B-GPE
and O
elsewhere O
. O

But O
others O
say O
junk O
- O
holders O
have O
nothing O
to O
gain O
by O
putting O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
into O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
proceedings O
. O

While O
KKR B-ORG
does O
n't O
control O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
which O
is O
unusual O
for O
a O
KKR B-ORG
investment O
-- O
it O
clearly O
has O
much O
deeper O
pockets O
than O
Mr. O
Gillett O
. O

Bankruptcy O
specialists O
say O
Mr. O
Kravis O
set O
a O
precedent O
for O
putting O
new O
money O
in O
sour O
LBOs O
recently O
when O
KKR B-ORG
restructured O
foundering O
Seaman B-ORG
Furniture I-ORG
, O
doubling O
KKR B-ORG
's O
equity O
stake O
. O

But O
with O
Seaman B-ORG
, O
KKR B-ORG
was O
only O
trying O
to O
salvage O
its O
original O
investment O
, O
says O
bankruptcy O
investor O
James B-PERSON
Rubin I-PERSON
of O
Sass B-ORG
Lamle I-ORG
Rubin I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
KKR B-ORG
probably O
has O
already O
made O
all O
the O
money O
it O
can O
on O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
. O

And O
people O
who O
know O
Mr. O
Kravis O
say O
he O
is O
n't O
in O
a O
hurry O
to O
pour O
more O
money O
into O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
. O

Child B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Game I-WORK_OF_ART

There O
was O
very O
slow O
play O
on O
the O
market O
today O
, O
They O
were O
selling O
and O
buying O
by O
halves O
; O
Instead O
of O
trading O
like O
Bears O
and O
Bulls O
, O
They O
behaved O
like O
cubs O
and O
calves O
. O

-- O
George O
O. O
Ludcke O
. O

Politrick O

I O
've O
learned O
one O
thing O
from O
candidates O
, O
A O
technique O
so O
deftly O
done O
: O
If O
a O
question O
ca O
n't O
be O
answered O
, O
Strongly O
answer O
an O
unasked O
one O
! O

-- O
Mimi O
Kay O
. O

Foresight O

We O
need O
to O
get O
a O
space O
platform O
set O
up O
soon O
-- O
just O
in O
case O
we O
want O
to O
step O
out O
for O
a O
breath O
of O
fresh O
air O
. O

-- O
Ivern O
Ball O
. O

About O
400,000 O
commuters O
trying O
to O
find O
their O
way O
through O
the O
Bay O
area O
's O
quake O
- O
torn O
transportation O
system O
wedged O
cheek O
- O
to O
- O
jowl O
into O
subways O
, O
sat O
in O
traffic O
jams O
on O
major O
freeways O
or O
waited O
forlornly O
for O
buses O
yesterday O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
it O
was O
a O
better O
- O
than O
- O
average O
Manhattan B-GPE
commute O
. O

City O
officials O
feared O
widespread O
gridlock O
on O
the O
first O
day O
that O
normal O
business O
operations O
were O
resumed O
following O
last O
Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
. O

The O
massive O
temblor O
, O
which O
killed O
at O
least O
61 O
people O
, O
severed O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
, O
a O
major O
artery O
to O
the O
east O
, O
and O
closed O
most O
ramps O
leading O
to O
and O
from O
Highway O
101 O
, O
the O
biggest O
artery O
to O
the O
south O
. O

It O
will O
take O
several O
weeks O
to O
repair O
the O
bridge O
, O
and O
several O
months O
to O
repair O
some O
of O
the O
101 O
connections O
. O

But O
in O
spite O
of O
a O
wind O
- O
driven O
rainstorm O
, O
gridlock O
never O
materialized O
, O
mainly O
because O
the O
Bay O
Area O
Rapid O
Transit O
subway O
system O
carried O
50 O
% O
more O
passengers O
than O
normal O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
in O
memory O
, O
it O
was O
standing O
- O
room O
only O
in O
BART B-ORG
's O
sleek O
, O
modern O
railcars O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
two O
main O
bridges O
still O
connecting O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
with O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Bay I-LOC
did O
n't O
charge O
tolls O
, O
allowing O
traffic O
to O
zip O
through O
without O
stopping O
. O

Officials O
also O
suspect O
that O
traffic O
benefited O
from O
steps O
by O
major O
employers O
to O
get O
workers O
to O
come O
in O
at O
odd O
hours O
, O
or O
that O
many O
workers O
are O
still O
staying O
at O
home O
. O

Many O
commuters O
who O
normally O
drove O
across O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
, O
which O
is O
shut O
down O
for O
several O
weeks O
because O
of O
damage O
to O
one O
span O
, O
actually O
may O
have O
reached O
work O
a O
bit O
faster O
on O
BART B-ORG
yesterday O
, O
provided O
they O
could O
find O
a O
parking O
space O
at O
the O
system O
's O
jammed O
stations O
. O

In O
the O
best O
of O
times O
, O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
is O
the O
worst O
commute O
in O
the O
region O
, O
often O
experiencing O
back O
- O
ups O
of O
20 O
to O
30 O
minutes O
or O
more O
. O

Not O
that O
getting O
into O
town O
was O
easy O
. O

Storm O
flooding O
caused O
back O
- O
ups O
on O
the O
freeway O
, O
and O
many O
commuters O
had O
to O
find O
rides O
to O
BART B-ORG
's O
stations O
, O
because O
parking O
lots O
were O
full O
before O
dawn O
. O

Bus O
schedules O
were O
sometimes O
in O
disarray O
, O
stranding O
commuters O
such O
as O
Marilyn B-PERSON
Sullivan I-PERSON
. O

Her O
commute O
from O
Petaluma B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
normally O
takes O
an O
hour O
and O
15 O
minutes O
, O
via O
the B-FAC
Golden I-FAC
Gate I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
, O
which O
connects O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
with O
the O
North O
Bay O
area O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
she O
was O
still O
waiting O
at O
a O
bus O
stop O
after O
three O
hours O
, O
trying O
to O
transfer O
to O
a O
bus O
going O
to O
the O
financial O
district O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
worse O
than O
I O
thought O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
all O
the O
buses O
are O
. O
'' O

But O
while O
traffic O
was O
heavy O
early O
in O
the O
commute O
over O
the B-FAC
Golden I-FAC
Gate I-FAC
, O
by O
8 O
a.m. O
it O
already O
had O
thinned O
out O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
one O
of O
the O
smoothest O
commutes O
I O
've O
ever O
had O
, O
'' O
said O
Charles B-PERSON
Catania I-PERSON
, O
an O
insurance O
broker O
on O
the O
bus O
from O
Mill B-GPE
Valley I-GPE
in O
Marin B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

`` O
It O
looks O
like O
a O
holiday O
. O

I O
think O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
got O
scared O
and O
stayed O
home O
. O
'' O

However O
, O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
BankAmerica B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
yesterday O
's O
absenteeism O
at O
the O
bank O
holding O
company O
was O
no O
greater O
than O
on O
an O
average O
day O
. O

At O
the B-FAC
San I-FAC
Mateo I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
, O
which O
connects O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
peninsula O
with O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Bay I-LOC
, O
police O
were O
surprised O
at O
the O
speed O
with O
which O
traffic O
moved O
. O

`` O
Everybody O
pretty O
much O
pitched O
in O
and O
cooperated O
, O
'' O
said O
Stan B-PERSON
Perez I-PERSON
, O
a O
sergeant O
with O
the B-ORG
California I-ORG
Highway I-ORG
Patrol I-ORG
. O

There O
were O
many O
indications O
that O
the O
new O
work O
hours O
implemented O
by O
major O
corporations O
played O
a O
big O
role O
. O

The B-FAC
Golden I-FAC
Gate I-FAC
handled O
as O
many O
cars O
as O
normally O
yesterday O
, O
but O
over O
four O
hours O
rather O
than O
the O
usual O
two O
- O
hour O
crush O
. O

Bechtel B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
giant O
closely O
held O
engineering O
concern O
, O
says O
it O
has O
instituted O
a O
6 O
a.m. O
to O
8 O
p.m. O
flextime O
arrangement O
, O
whereby O
employees O
may O
select O
any O
eight O
- O
hour O
period O
during O
those O
hours O
to O
go O
to O
work O
. O

Of O
Bechtel B-ORG
's O
17,500 O
employees O
, O
about O
4,000 O
work O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
-- O
one O
- O
third O
of O
them O
commuting O
from O
stricken O
East B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
. O

Pacific O
Gas O
& O
Electric O
Co. O
is O
offering O
its O
6,000 O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
employees O
a O
two O
- O
tier O
flextime O
schedule O
-- O
either O
6 O
a.m. O
to O
2 O
p.m. O
or O
10 O
a.m. O
to O
6 O
p.m O
. O

The O
flextime O
may O
cut O
by O
almost O
a O
third O
the O
number O
of O
PG&E B-ORG
employees O
working O
conventional O
9 O
- O
5 O
hours O
, O
a O
spokesman O
says O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
utility O
's O
employees O
may O
opt O
for O
a O
four O
- O
day O
workweek O
, O
10 O
hours O
a O
day O
, O
to O
cut O
the O
commute O
by O
20 O
% O
. O

At O
Pacific B-ORG
Telesis I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
flextime O
is O
left O
up O
to O
individual O
working O
groups O
, O
because O
some O
of O
the O
telephone O
company O
's O
employees O
must O
be O
on O
- O
site O
during O
normal O
business O
hours O
, O
a O
spokeswoman O
says O
. O

Some O
individuals O
went O
to O
some O
lengths O
on O
their O
own O
to O
avoid O
the O
anticipated O
gridlock O
. O

One O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
Bechtel B-ORG
said O
he O
got O
up O
at O
3 O
a.m. O
to O
drive O
into O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
from O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Bay I-LOC
. O

But O
transportation O
officials O
worry O
that O
such O
extraordinary O
measures O
and O
cooperation O
may O
not O
last O
. O

Although O
one O
transportation O
official O
said O
drivers O
who O
did O
n't O
use O
car O
pools O
were O
committing O
`` O
an O
anti-social O
act O
, O
'' O
about O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
the O
motorists O
crossing O
the B-FAC
Golden I-FAC
Gate I-FAC
were O
alone O
, O
compared O
with O
the O
normal O
70 O
% O
rate O
. O

And O
some O
commuters O
, O
relieved O
by O
the O
absence O
of O
gridlock O
, O
were O
planning O
to O
return O
to O
their O
old O
ways O
. O

CONTROL B-ORG
DATA I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
offering O
to O
purchase O
the O
$ O
154.2 O
million O
amount O
of O
its O
12 O
3/4 O
% O
senior O
notes O
due O
June B-GPE
15 O
, O
1991 O
, O
at O
par O
, O
plus O
accrued O
interest O
to O
the O
Dec. O
8 O
purchase O
date O
. O

The O
Minneapolis B-GPE
computer O
systems O
and O
services O
concern O
said O
the O
offer O
is O
required O
under O
the O
senior O
note O
indenture O
as O
a O
result O
of O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
's O
recent O
sale O
of O
its O
disk O
drive O
subsidiary O
, O
Imprimis B-ORG
, O
to O
Seagate B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Designer O
Sandra B-PERSON
Garratt I-PERSON
filed O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
7 I-LAW
Bankruptcy B-LAW
Code I-LAW
protection O
, O
saying O
that O
her O
cash O
flow O
had O
been O
cut O
off O
. O

The O
designer O
, O
whose O
line O
of O
modular O
, O
one O
- O
size O
- O
fits O
- O
all O
clothing O
has O
spawned O
a O
host O
of O
clones O
, O
has O
been O
in O
a O
dispute O
with O
her O
latest O
licensee O
, O
Jerell B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
for O
several O
months O
. O

Ms. O
Garratt O
was O
the O
subject O
of O
a O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
article O
in O
March O
. O

The O
designer O
's O
attorney O
, O
Molly B-PERSON
Bartholow I-PERSON
, O
said O
that O
Ms. O
Garratt O
was O
forced O
to O
start O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
proceedings O
because O
Jerell B-ORG
began O
withholding O
her O
royalty O
payments O
last O
month O
. O

Jerell B-ORG
paid O
Ms. O
Garratt O
royalties O
for O
the O
line O
known O
as O
Multiples O
by O
Sandra B-PERSON
Garratt I-PERSON
, O
which O
are O
sold O
primarily O
through O
department O
stores O
. O

Ms. O
Garratt O
sued O
the O
Dallas B-GPE
apparel O
maker O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
charging O
that O
Jerell B-ORG
developed O
and O
marketed O
clothing O
lines O
fashioned O
after O
her O
designs O
, O
in O
violation O
of O
their O
contract O
. O

That O
lawsuit O
is O
still O
pending O
. O

Jerell B-ORG
could O
n't O
immediately O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

Ms. O
Garratt O
's O
assets O
and O
liabilities O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

At O
least O
10 O
states O
are O
resisting O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
nationwide O
effort O
to O
settle O
its O
legal O
troubles O
, O
and O
some O
might O
instead O
try O
to O
revoke O
the O
firm O
's O
license O
to O
sell O
securities O
within O
their O
borders O
. O

The O
reluctance O
of O
some O
states O
to O
let O
Drexel B-ORG
off O
the O
hook O
could O
hamper O
the O
firm O
's O
attempts O
to O
polish O
its O
image O
after O
its O
guilty O
plea O
to O
six O
felonies O
last O
month O
, O
say O
several O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
discussions O
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
has O
made O
a O
rapid O
- O
fire O
series O
of O
settlements O
with O
25 O
states O
and O
the O
commonwealth O
of O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
. O

Just O
yesterday O
, O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
announced O
it O
made O
a O
$ O
75,000 O
settlement O
with O
Drexel B-ORG
, O
a O
record O
- O
tying O
fine O
for O
a O
securities O
- O
law O
matter O
in O
that O
state O
. O

These O
states O
have O
been O
entering O
into O
settlements O
with O
Drexel B-ORG
as O
part O
of O
the O
firm O
's O
efforts O
to O
operate O
freely O
anywhere O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
despite O
its O
record O
as O
an O
admitted O
felon O
. O

But O
individuals O
familiar O
with O
the O
generally O
successful O
Drexel B-ORG
talks O
say O
the O
firm O
is O
meeting O
resistance O
from O
some O
big O
states O
, O
including O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
Connecticut B-GPE
and O
Missouri B-GPE
. O

Officials O
in O
some O
of O
these O
states O
say O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
simply O
accept O
the O
settlements O
offered O
by O
Drexel B-ORG
. O

They O
question O
if O
Drexel B-ORG
is O
getting O
easier O
treatment O
than O
the O
many O
small O
penny O
- O
stock O
firms O
whose O
brokerage O
licenses O
are O
routinely O
revoked O
. O

Drexel B-ORG
has O
to O
settle O
with O
state O
securities O
regulators O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
its O
criminal O
guilty O
plea O
and O
a O
related O
civil O
settlement O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
that O
includes O
payment O
of O
$ O
650 O
million O
in O
penalties O
. O

These O
stem O
from O
a O
two O
- O
year O
federal O
investigation O
of O
insider O
trading O
and O
securities O
fraud O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

Ohio B-GPE
, O
the O
District B-GPE
of O
Columbia B-GPE
, O
Tennessee B-GPE
and O
Illinois B-GPE
have O
been O
less O
resistant O
to O
Drexel B-ORG
than O
the O
other O
six O
states O
, O
but O
nonetheless O
have O
refused O
to O
settle O
so O
far O
, O
say O
those O
familiar O
with O
the O
discussions O
. O

Drexel B-ORG
says O
it O
does O
n't O
expect O
any O
of O
its O
state O
brokerage O
licenses O
will O
be O
revoked O
, O
and O
even O
if O
some O
are O
, O
its O
securities O
business O
would O
n't O
be O
directly O
hurt O
. O

It O
already O
has O
sold O
its O
retail O
, O
or O
individual O
- O
investor O
, O
brokerage O
network O
; O
securities O
firms O
do O
n't O
need O
brokerage O
licenses O
for O
non-retail O
activities O
such O
as O
investment O
banking O
. O

Still O
, O
if O
nothing O
else O
, O
a O
revoked O
brokerage O
license O
could O
be O
a O
burden O
because O
it O
must O
be O
disclosed O
in O
many O
of O
the O
transactions O
in O
which O
Drexel B-ORG
could O
be O
involved O
. O

Securities O
regulators O
praise O
Drexel B-ORG
for O
its O
energetic O
effort O
, O
led O
by O
government O
- O
approved O
general O
counsel O
Saul B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Cohen I-PERSON
, O
to O
settle O
its O
legal O
problems O
with O
the O
states O
. O

But O
they O
disagree O
about O
the O
message O
these O
settlements O
give O
to O
the O
public O
. O

`` O
There O
was O
a O
lot O
of O
internal O
debate O
about O
that O
specific O
issue O
, O
'' O
said O
Susan B-PERSON
Bryant I-PERSON
, O
Oklahoma B-GPE
's O
chief O
securities O
regulator O
and O
president O
of O
the O
North O
American B-NORP
Securities O
Administrators O
Association O
, O
which O
drafted O
a O
voluntary O
settlement O
plan O
for O
the O
states O
with O
Drexel B-ORG
. O

The O
question O
, O
she O
said O
, O
is O
whether O
Drexel B-ORG
should O
be O
allowed O
to O
pay O
and O
move O
on O
, O
or O
`` O
whether O
you O
should O
-LRB- O
simply O
-RRB- O
revoke O
the O
license O
when O
someone O
is O
convicted O
of O
a O
felony O
. O
'' O

While O
Ms. O
Bryant O
's O
state O
went O
ahead O
and O
accepted O
Drexel B-ORG
's O
settlement O
offer O
of O
$ O
25,000 O
, O
she O
said O
: O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
argument O
with O
those O
who O
came O
to O
different O
conclusions O
. O

I O
can O
see O
both O
sides O
. O
'' O

Similarly O
, O
Alfred B-PERSON
Rubega I-PERSON
, O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
's O
director O
of O
securities O
regulation O
, O
said O
his O
state O
had O
n't O
received O
any O
complaints O
about O
Drexel B-ORG
, O
so O
it O
really O
could O
n't O
press O
the O
issue O
. O

Still O
, O
`` O
I O
understand O
the O
reasons O
'' O
that O
other O
states O
are O
holding O
out O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Cohen O
, O
the O
Drexel O
general O
counsel O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
, O
as O
we O
say O
in O
investment O
banking O
, O
that O
` O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
' O
we O
'll O
be O
losing O
any O
licenses O
. O
'' O

Asked O
about O
states O
that O
are O
taking O
a O
hard O
line O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
There O
are O
states O
that O
have O
asked O
for O
additional O
information O
, O
which O
we O
are O
providing O
to O
them O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Cohen O
said O
more O
than O
$ O
2.8 O
million O
has O
been O
paid O
to O
26 O
states O
and O
that O
Drexel B-ORG
still O
expects O
to O
pay O
out O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
11.5 O
million O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
this O
week O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
should O
have O
another O
three O
to O
four O
settlements O
, O
Mr. O
Cohen O
said O
. O

`` O
The O
rate O
we O
're O
going O
, O
I O
think O
that O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
month O
, O
we O
're O
looking O
to O
have O
a O
total O
of O
30 O
to O
35 O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

That O
total O
would O
be O
important O
for O
Drexel B-ORG
. O

The O
investment O
bank O
has O
previously O
announced O
that O
as O
part O
of O
its O
punishment O
it O
would O
create O
an O
independent O
foundation O
to O
promote O
ethical O
behavior O
in O
the O
securities O
industry O
. O

A O
proviso O
to O
that O
promise O
is O
that O
a O
minimum O
of O
35 O
states O
reach O
settlement O
agreements O
before O
next O
Tuesday O
. O

There O
are O
, O
according O
to O
several O
securities O
commissioners O
, O
at O
least O
16 O
states O
that O
are O
either O
close O
to O
settlements O
with O
Drexel B-ORG
or O
who O
do O
n't O
appear O
opposed O
to O
settling O
. O

Drexel B-ORG
's O
proposed O
state O
fines O
have O
been O
based O
on O
a O
state O
's O
population O
and O
on O
the O
size O
of O
Drexel B-ORG
's O
business O
in O
the O
state O
. O

New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
was O
asked O
to O
accept O
$ O
300,000 O
, O
but O
refused O
. O

The O
state O
is O
n't O
ruling O
out O
revoking O
Drexel B-ORG
's O
brokerage O
license O
. O

The O
state O
can O
also O
bar O
Drexel B-ORG
as O
an O
investment O
adviser O
. O

State O
officials O
wo O
n't O
describe O
their O
position O
in O
detail O
, O
but O
James B-PERSON
McLelland I-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
state O
securities O
chief O
, O
said O
: O
`` O
We O
really O
are O
still O
looking O
at O
it O
and O
have O
informed O
-LRB- O
Drexel B-ORG
-RRB- O
that O
the O
proposal O
is O
really O
not O
sufficient O
for O
settlement O
. O
'' O

Connecticut B-GPE
already O
has O
issued O
a O
`` O
notice O
of O
intent O
'' O
to O
revoke O
Drexel B-ORG
's O
brokerage O
license O
. O

It O
is O
one O
of O
the O
states O
that O
have O
met O
with O
Mr. O
Cohen O
and O
asked O
for O
additional O
information O
about O
investors O
' O
accounts O
and O
other O
matters O
. O

`` O
This O
particular O
issue O
goes O
to O
the O
very O
integrity O
of O
the O
capital O
- O
formation O
market O
, O
'' O
state O
Banking O
Commissioner O
Howard O
Brown O
said O
. O

A O
banking O
department O
spokesman O
added O
: O
`` O
Commissioner O
Brown O
does O
n't O
feel O
that O
money O
alone O
is O
the O
issue O
here O
. O
'' O

Particularly O
touchy O
are O
the O
cases O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
Drexel B-ORG
's O
base O
, O
and O
California B-GPE
, O
the O
base O
of O
Drexel B-ORG
's O
highly O
profitable O
junk O
- O
bond O
operation O
that O
led O
to O
the O
firm O
's O
legal O
difficulties O
. O

Neither O
state O
has O
settled O
, O
and O
officials O
in O
the O
two O
states O
wo O
n't O
discuss O
their O
reasons O
for O
not O
doing O
so O
. O

But O
Drexel B-ORG
has O
made O
it O
clear O
it O
could O
mount O
a O
significant O
legal O
battle O
in O
each O
state O
if O
its O
license O
is O
revoked O
, O
according O
to O
state O
officials O
. O

Ms. O
Bryant O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
state O
securities O
group O
, O
said O
Drexel B-ORG
has O
done O
a O
better O
job O
of O
settling O
with O
the O
states O
than O
E.F. B-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
did O
after O
its O
guilty O
plea O
to O
a O
massive O
check O
- O
kiting O
scheme O
several O
years O
ago O
. O

Still O
, O
she O
said O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
's O
trouble O
with O
some O
states O
is O
n't O
a O
bad O
thing O
. O

`` O
This O
process O
should O
point O
out O
that O
it O
's O
not O
going O
to O
be O
easy O
for O
a O
firm O
that O
's O
convicted O
of O
a O
felony O
to O
immediately O
jump O
back O
into O
the O
retail O
business O
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Bryant O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
need O
to O
have O
somebody O
worried O
so O
they O
do O
n't O
do O
this O
again O
. O
'' O

These O
are O
the O
26 O
states O
, O
including O
the O
commonwealth O
of O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
, O
that O
have O
settled O
with O
Drexel B-ORG
: O
Alaska B-GPE
, O
Arkansas B-GPE
, O
Delaware B-GPE
, O
Georgia B-GPE
, O
Hawaii B-GPE
, O
Idaho B-GPE
, O
Indiana B-GPE
, O
Iowa B-GPE
, O
Kansas B-GPE
, O
Kentucky B-GPE
, O
Maine B-GPE
, O
Maryland B-GPE
, O
Minnesota B-GPE
, O
Mississippi B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
, O
North B-GPE
Dakota I-GPE
, O
Oklahoma B-GPE
, O
Oregon B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Dakota I-GPE
, O
Utah B-GPE
, O
Vermont B-GPE
, O
Washington B-GPE
, O
Wyoming B-GPE
and O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
. O

MCA B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
its O
toy O
- O
making O
unit O
agreed O
to O
buy O
Buddy B-PRODUCT
L I-PRODUCT
Corp. O
, O
producer O
of O
a O
line O
of O
toy O
vehicles O
and O
preschool O
products O
. O

The O
price O
was O
n't O
disclosed O
, O
but O
an O
executive O
of O
LJN B-ORG
Toys I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
the O
MCA O
unit O
, O
said O
the O
closely O
held O
Buddy B-PRODUCT
L I-PRODUCT
had O
annual O
sales O
in O
excess O
of O
$ O
20 O
million O
. O

The O
40 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Buddy B-PRODUCT
L I-PRODUCT
concern O
, O
based O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
designs O
and O
develops O
toys O
under O
the O
names O
`` O
Buddy B-PRODUCT
L I-PRODUCT
'' O
and O
`` O
My O
First O
Buddy O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

MCA B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
the O
proposed O
transaction O
to O
be O
completed O
`` O
no O
later O
than O
Nov. O
10 O
. O

Two O
Japanese B-NORP
scientists O
said O
they O
discovered O
an O
antibody O
that O
, O
in O
laboratory O
test O
- O
tube O
experiments O
, O
kills O
AIDS O
- O
infected O
cells O
while O
preserving O
healthy O
cells O
. O

If O
further O
experiments O
are O
successful O
, O
the O
work O
would O
represent O
a O
major O
advance O
in O
research O
on O
acquired O
immune O
deficiency O
syndrome O
. O

The O
drug O
AZT O
, O
the O
only O
treatment O
currently O
on O
the O
market O
, O
claims O
only O
to O
help O
stop O
the O
spread O
of O
AIDS O
, O
not O
to O
cure O
it O
. O

But O
several O
analysts O
and O
Japanese B-NORP
scientists O
familiar O
with O
the O
study O
, O
which O
was O
announced O
at O
a O
conference O
in O
Nagoya B-GPE
yesterday O
, O
expressed O
skepticism O
over O
the O
significance O
of O
the O
results O
. O

And O
the O
researchers O
themselves O
acknowledged O
they O
still O
must O
do O
much O
more O
work O
before O
they O
can O
say O
whether O
the O
treatment O
would O
actually O
cure O
humans O
. O

Shin B-PERSON
Yonehara I-PERSON
, O
a O
research O
scientist O
at O
the O
Tokyo O
Metropolitan O
Institute O
of O
Medical O
Science O
, O
said O
the O
antibody O
he O
discovered O
works O
by O
recognizing O
an O
antigen O
called O
a O
Fas O
- O
antigen O
, O
which O
is O
characteristic O
of O
an O
infected O
cell O
. O

The O
antibody O
then O
kills O
the O
cell O
. O

Dr. O
Yonehara O
and O
his O
partner O
, O
Nobuyuki B-PERSON
Kobayashi I-PERSON
of O
Yamaguchi B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
said O
their O
experiments O
showed O
that O
the O
antibody O
wiped O
out O
an O
average O
of O
60 O
% O
of O
AIDS O
- O
infected O
cells O
within O
three O
days O
. O

In O
some O
of O
the O
experiments O
, O
it O
killed O
almost O
all O
the O
infected O
cells O
, O
the O
researchers O
said O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
fewer O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
healthy O
cells O
were O
killed O
. O

The O
two O
said O
they O
must O
still O
do O
more O
laboratory O
tests O
, O
then O
experiment O
on O
animals O
. O

They O
said O
they O
hoped O
to O
conduct O
tests O
on O
human O
patients O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
by O
late O
next O
year O
. O

Japan B-GPE
does O
n't O
have O
enough O
AIDS O
patients O
to O
do O
significant O
experimentation O
in O
that O
country O
, O
they O
said O
. O

The O
announcement O
got O
wide O
exposure O
in O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
media O
, O
and O
even O
moved O
some O
pharmaceutical O
stocks O
yesterday O
. O

But O
Takashi B-PERSON
Kitamura I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
biology O
department O
at O
Japan B-GPE
's O
National O
Institute O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
secretary O
of O
the O
government O
's O
AIDS O
- O
research O
center O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
'm O
not O
so O
optimistic O
of O
its O
future O
use O
in O
therapeutic O
methods O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
some O
infected O
cells O
may O
not O
have O
the O
relevant O
antigen O
and O
so O
would O
n't O
be O
killed O
even O
after O
exposure O
to O
the O
antibody O
. O

`` O
The O
results O
seem O
to O
be O
very O
premature O
, O
'' O
said O
Mitsuru B-PERSON
Miyata I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
Nikkei B-ORG
Biotechnology I-ORG
, O
a O
leading O
Japanese B-NORP
industry O
newsletter O
. O

Dr. O
Kobayashi O
responded O
that O
he O
thought O
the O
antibody O
could O
potentially O
kill O
all O
infected O
cells O
. O

But O
he O
and O
Dr. O
Yonehara O
said O
there O
were O
still O
several O
uncertainties O
, O
particularly O
regarding O
possible O
side O
effects O
. O

`` O
Our O
antibody O
specifically O
killed O
infected O
cells O
at O
a O
very O
low O
dose O
, O
but O
it O
can O
also O
kill O
other O
cells O
, O
'' O
said O
Dr. O
Yonehara O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
effect O
of O
our O
antibody O
on O
the O
human O
body O
. O
'' O

AIDS O
is O
n't O
considered O
a O
widespread O
problem O
in O
Japan B-GPE
-- O
the O
government O
reports O
about O
1,000 O
known O
carriers O
of O
the O
virus O
-- O
but O
many O
companies O
have O
poured O
substantial O
resources O
into O
research O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
hoping O
to O
cash O
in O
on O
a O
possible O
cure O
. O

Dr. O
Kitamura O
said O
about O
35 O
projects O
are O
currently O
under O
way O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
researchers O
in O
the O
past O
year O
have O
made O
available O
three O
possible O
cures O
to O
American B-NORP
researchers O
for O
clinical O
tests O
. O

He O
said O
that O
when O
scientists O
from O
the O
two O
countries O
meet O
again O
in O
January O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
, O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
will O
present O
at O
least O
three O
more O
drugs O
for O
human O
testing O
. O

AZT O
is O
the O
world O
's O
only O
prescription O
medicine O
approved O
for O
treating O
the O
disease O
. O

Wellcome B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
British B-NORP
pharmaceutical O
maker O
, O
sells O
the O
drug O
under O
the O
name O
Retrovir B-PRODUCT
. O

A O
Wellcome B-ORG
spokesman O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
discovery O
of O
the O
antibody O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

But O
Andrew B-PERSON
Porter I-PERSON
, O
a O
drug O
- O
industry O
analyst O
at O
Nikko B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
, O
said O
if O
the O
product O
were O
to O
be O
successfully O
developed O
it O
would O
represent O
`` O
a O
potential O
threat O
to O
the O
long O
- O
term O
viability O
of O
Retrovir B-PRODUCT
. O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
it O
filed O
a O
lawsuit O
seeking O
more O
than O
$ O
7.7 O
million O
from O
a O
Meredith B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unit O
on O
charges O
that O
the O
company O
defrauded O
the O
government O
on O
a O
contract O
to O
provide O
relocation O
services O
for O
federal O
employees O
. O

The O
suit O
, O
filed O
in O
federal O
trial O
court O
in O
Des B-GPE
Moines I-GPE
, O
Iowa B-GPE
, O
where O
Meredith B-ORG
is O
based O
, O
alleges O
that O
the O
diversified O
media O
company O
's O
relocation O
unit O
cheated O
the O
government O
by O
misrepresenting O
the O
value O
of O
government O
employees O
' O
homes O
. O

The O
government O
contract O
required O
Meredith B-ORG
Relocation I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
purchase O
employees O
' O
homes O
based O
on O
independent O
appraisals O
. O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
alleges O
that O
the O
company O
`` O
engaged O
in O
various O
forms O
of O
misrepresentation O
'' O
with O
the O
goal O
of O
reducing O
the O
appraised O
value O
of O
employees O
' O
homes O
. O

In O
the O
suit O
, O
the O
department O
seeks O
to O
recover O
$ O
7.7 O
million O
in O
costs O
incurred O
when O
the O
government O
terminated O
its O
contract O
with O
Meredith B-ORG
Relocation I-ORG
and O
sought O
other O
contracts O
to O
replace O
it O
. O

The O
department O
also O
said O
it O
seeks O
`` O
three O
times O
the O
government O
's O
damages O
, O
which O
are O
presently O
undetermined O
, O
plus O
penalties O
. O
'' O

Officials O
with O
Meredith B-ORG
did O
n't O
have O
any O
immediate O
comment O
on O
the O
suit O
. O

Birtcher B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
signed O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
with O
C.R. B-ORG
Bard I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Murray B-GPE
Hill I-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
health O
- O
care O
products O
, O
for O
the O
purchase O
of O
the O
company O
's O
Bard O
/ O
EMS O
Electrosurgery O
division O
for O
about O
$ O
11 O
million O
. O

Birtcher B-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
electronic O
medical O
equipment O
, O
said O
the O
transaction O
is O
expected O
to O
close O
on O
or O
before O
Nov. O
30 O
. O

Bard O
/ O
EMS B-ORG
had O
1988 O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
14 O
million O
, O
Birtcher B-ORG
said O
. O

Residents O
of O
this O
city O
soon O
will O
be O
seeing O
ads O
urging O
them O
to O
visit O
`` O
Cleveland B-GPE
's O
outdoor O
museum O
'' O
-- O
Lake B-FAC
View I-FAC
Cemetery I-FAC
. O

Despite O
such O
famous O
tenants O
as O
oil O
magnate O
John B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Rockefeller I-PERSON
, O
Lake B-FAC
View I-FAC
Cemetery I-FAC
has O
fallen O
on O
hard O
times O
. O

So O
the O
inner O
- O
city O
burial O
ground O
is O
trying O
to O
resurrect O
itself O
with O
a O
television O
advertising O
campaign O
. O

The O
ads O
celebrate O
the O
achievements O
of O
some O
of O
Lake O
View O
's O
residents O
. O

A O
spot O
honoring O
Bill B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
, O
the O
inventor O
of O
chewing O
gum O
, O
shows O
a O
woman O
trying O
to O
extricate O
her O
high O
- O
heeled O
shoe O
from O
a O
wad O
of O
gum O
. O

Another O
focuses O
on O
Charles B-PERSON
Brush I-PERSON
, O
the O
first O
person O
to O
light O
a O
city O
electrically O
. O

It O
shows O
a O
boy O
hurling O
rocks O
at O
a O
street O
lamp O
. O

Street O
lights O
, O
the O
ad O
points O
out O
, O
`` O
helped O
sharpen O
the O
arm O
of O
many O
a O
budding O
baseball O
player O
. O
'' O

Cemetery O
officials O
hope O
the O
ads O
, O
which O
will O
begin O
airing O
next O
month O
, O
will O
not O
only O
draw O
visitors O
but O
bolster O
burials O
and O
endowment O
fund O
contributions O
. O

Lake O
View O
had O
an O
operating O
deficit O
last O
year O
and O
has O
a O
poor O
reputation O
as O
an O
out O
- O
of O
- O
repair O
and O
crime O
- O
infested O
cemetery O
. O

The O
private O
, O
non-profit O
cemetery O
has O
had O
trouble O
competing O
against O
its O
for O
- O
profit O
counterparts O
, O
which O
use O
direct O
mail O
and O
other O
advertising O
to O
sell O
lots O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
known O
as O
ambulance O
chasers O
, O
'' O
says O
William B-PERSON
Garrison I-PERSON
, O
Lake O
View O
's O
president O
. O

`` O
We O
want O
people O
to O
think O
of O
Lake O
View O
as O
an O
historical O
park O
and O
educational O
experience O
... O
. O

A O
pleasant O
place O
to O
come O
and O
spend O
a O
few O
hours O
. O
'' O

Not O
all O
of O
the O
cemetery O
's O
better O
- O
known O
tenants O
lend O
themselves O
to O
the O
promotional O
job O
at O
hand O
, O
however O
. O

For O
example O
, O
President O
James O
A. O
Garfield O
is O
entombed O
here O
, O
the O
victim O
of O
an O
assassination O
in O
1881 O
. O

-LRB- O
Mr. O
Garrison O
notes O
, O
however O
, O
that O
the O
Garfield B-PERSON
tomb O
is O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
premier O
examples O
of O
Romanesque O
architecture O
. O
-RRB- O

Mr. O
Rockefeller O
, O
buried O
beneath O
a O
180 O
- O
foot O
- O
tall O
granite O
obelisk O
, O
did O
n't O
seem O
right O
for O
an O
ad O
either O
. O

The O
oil O
magnate O
, O
who O
spent O
his O
later O
years O
passing O
out O
dimes O
to O
counter O
his O
penny O
- O
pinching O
image O
, O
`` O
is O
n't O
terribly O
amusing O
, O
'' O
says O
Barry B-PERSON
Olson I-PERSON
, O
creative O
director O
at O
Innis B-ORG
- I-ORG
Maggiore I-ORG
- I-ORG
Olson I-ORG
, O
Canton B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
producing O
the O
ads O
. O

But O
there O
are O
plenty O
of O
other O
promising O
prospects O
at O
Lake O
View O
, O
promoters O
believe O
: O
Ernest B-PERSON
Ball I-PERSON
, O
for O
instance O
, O
who O
wrote O
`` O
When B-WORK_OF_ART
Irish I-WORK_OF_ART
Eyes I-WORK_OF_ART
are I-WORK_OF_ART
Smiling I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
and O
Garrett B-PERSON
Morgan I-PERSON
, O
the O
inventor O
of O
the O
gas O
mask O
and O
the O
tri-colored O
traffic O
light O
. O

Copper O
futures O
sold O
off O
sharply O
yesterday O
, O
influenced O
by O
declines O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
and O
dollar O
, O
and O
a O
rally O
in O
bonds O
. O

December O
copper O
opened O
near O
Monday O
's O
close O
, O
tried O
to O
rally O
but O
failed O
, O
and O
then O
triggered O
stop O
- O
loss O
orders O
on O
its O
way O
down O
to O
settle O
at O
$ O
1.1510 O
a O
pound O
, O
off O
4.50 O
cents O
for O
the O
day O
. O

Stop O
- O
loss O
orders O
are O
placed O
previously O
with O
instructions O
to O
execute O
them O
if O
the O
market O
hits O
a O
predetermined O
price O
. O

William B-PERSON
Kaiser I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Kaiser I-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Group I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
said O
the O
decline O
was O
almost O
certainly O
influenced O
by O
the O
early O
sell O
- O
off O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
which O
partly O
reflected O
a O
weakening O
economy O
. O

He O
said O
the O
recent O
decline O
in O
copper O
stocks O
was O
misleading O
in O
the O
face O
of O
a O
slowdown O
in O
manufacturing O
. O

Mr. O
Kaiser O
said O
traders O
could O
have O
picked O
up O
signals O
of O
an O
imminent O
price O
decline O
had O
they O
been O
watching O
the O
scrap O
metal O
markets O
, O
which O
became O
noticeably O
weaker O
two O
to O
three O
weeks O
ago O
. O

But O
though O
a O
weakening O
economy O
implies O
reduced O
demand O
, O
Mr. O
Kaiser O
said O
that O
Third B-LOC
World I-LOC
copper O
- O
producing O
countries O
have O
n't O
any O
choice O
but O
to O
sell O
copper O
. O

They O
might O
even O
step O
up O
sales O
in O
a O
falling O
market O
, O
he O
said O
, O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
maintain O
the O
flow O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
into O
their O
treasuries O
. O

Technically O
, O
Mr. O
Kaiser O
noted O
that O
a O
lot O
of O
traders O
had O
bought O
into O
the O
market O
when O
the O
price O
was O
in O
the O
$ O
1.24 O
to O
$ O
1.26 O
range O
, O
thinking O
there O
was O
support O
at O
the O
$ O
1.20 O
level O
. O

When O
the O
market O
fell O
below O
that O
level O
on O
Monday O
and O
then O
yesterday O
could O
n't O
climb O
above O
that O
level O
, O
traders O
started O
selling O
out O
their O
positions O
. O

Betty B-PERSON
Raptopoulos I-PERSON
, O
senior O
metals O
analyst O
at O
Prudential B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
agreed O
that O
most O
of O
the O
selling O
was O
of O
a O
technical O
nature O
. O

She O
said O
the O
market O
hit O
the O
$ O
1.18 O
level O
at O
around O
10 O
a.m. O
EDT O
where O
it O
encountered O
a O
large O
number O
of O
stop O
- O
loss O
orders O
. O

More O
stop O
- O
loss O
orders O
were O
touched O
off O
all O
the O
way O
down O
to O
below O
$ O
1.14 O
, O
where O
modest O
buying O
was O
attracted O
. O

Ms. O
Raptopoulos O
said O
the O
settling O
of O
strikes O
in O
Canada B-GPE
and O
Mexico B-GPE
will O
have O
little O
effect O
on O
supplies O
of O
copper O
until O
early O
next O
year O
. O

She O
thinks O
the O
next O
area O
of O
support O
for O
copper O
is O
in O
the O
$ O
1.09 O
to O
$ O
1.10 O
range O
. O

`` O
I O
believe O
that O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
selling O
abates O
somewhat O
we O
could O
see O
a O
rally O
back O
to O
the O
$ O
1.20 O
region O
, O
'' O
she O
added O
. O

She O
thinks O
a O
recovery O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
would O
help O
copper O
rebound O
as O
well O
. O

She O
noted O
that O
the O
preliminary O
estimate O
of O
the O
third O
- O
quarter O
gross O
national O
product O
is O
due O
out O
tomorrow O
and O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
up O
about O
2.5 O
% O
to O
3 O
% O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
number O
is O
a O
little O
better O
, O
then O
copper O
will O
respond O
positively O
, O
if O
it O
is O
worse O
then O
more O
selling O
could O
ensue O
, O
'' O
she O
predicted O
. O

Ms. O
Raptopoulos O
noted O
that O
relating O
economic O
numbers O
to O
specific O
market O
activity O
is O
tricky O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
for O
example O
, O
`` O
the O
durable O
goods O
numbers O
came O
out O
for O
September O
and O
the O
number O
was O
down O
only O
0.1 O
% O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
. O

`` O
However O
, O
if O
you O
exclude O
defense O
- O
related O
orders O
then O
durable O
goods O
were O
down O
3.9 O
% O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
number O
reflects O
a O
slowing O
economy O
. O
'' O

She O
said O
copper O
traders O
will O
also O
be O
looking O
toward O
the O
release O
of O
the O
index O
of O
leading O
economic O
indicators O
next O
Tuesday O
. O

However O
, O
David B-PERSON
Threlkeld I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Threlkeld O
& O
Co. O
, O
an O
international O
metals O
company O
, O
noted O
that O
so O
far O
this O
year O
copper O
consumption O
is O
way O
ahead O
of O
the O
same O
period O
of O
1988 O
, O
and O
that O
projected O
production O
is O
below O
last O
year O
. O

Mr. O
Threlkeld O
said O
the O
copper O
market O
seems O
to O
be O
anticipating O
a O
recession O
in O
three O
months O
, O
with O
declining O
use O
being O
the O
result O
. O

`` O
But O
, O
'' O
he O
added O
, O
`` O
we O
have O
had O
that O
exact O
same O
perception O
six O
times O
in O
the O
last O
six O
years O
. O
'' O

He O
noted O
that O
currently O
the O
ratio O
of O
available O
copper O
to O
consumption O
is O
about O
3.5 O
weeks O
. O

He O
said O
the O
normal O
ratio O
is O
five O
to O
six O
weeks O
. O

According O
to O
Mr. O
Threlkeld O
, O
the O
bottleneck O
in O
copper O
production O
is O
n't O
at O
the O
mines O
but O
at O
the O
copper O
refineries O
. O

`` O
It O
takes O
three O
months O
to O
turn O
copper O
concentrate O
into O
cathodes O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

If O
there O
is O
n't O
a O
recession O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
we O
will O
be O
out O
of O
copper O
by O
the O
end O
of O
March O
. O

If O
there O
is O
a O
recession O
that O
will O
change O
the O
statistical O
situation O
. O
'' O

He O
thinks O
that O
without O
a O
recession O
copper O
prices O
could O
exceed O
a O
high O
of O
$ O
1.65 O
a O
pound O
, O
which O
was O
reached O
last O
year O
. O

In O
the O
past O
Mr. O
Threlkeld O
has O
been O
known O
to O
have O
substantial O
long O
positions O
that O
is O
, O
he O
had O
bought O
copper O
futures O
in O
anticipation O
of O
rising O
prices O
-- O
in O
the O
copper O
futures O
market O
. O

In O
other O
commodity O
markets O
yesterday O
: O

ENERGY O
: O
The O
attitude O
was O
`` O
wait O
- O
and O
- O
see O
'' O
in O
crude O
oil O
futures O
yesterday O
in O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

Prices O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
benchmark O
West B-PRODUCT
Texas I-PRODUCT
Intermediate I-PRODUCT
crude O
remained O
locked O
in O
a O
fairly O
narrow O
range O
before O
ending O
the O
session O
four O
cents O
lower O
at O
$ O
19.72 O
a O
barrel O
for O
December O
delivery O
. O

Several O
analysts O
and O
brokers O
said O
the O
petroleum O
market O
was O
ready O
to O
rally O
after O
two O
days O
of O
price O
declines O
from O
profit O
- O
taking O
. O

But O
an O
early O
80 O
- O
point O
drop O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
stopped O
the O
crude O
rally O
cold O
. O

The O
industrial O
average O
recovered O
to O
close O
only O
3.69 O
points O
lower O
, O
but O
petroleum O
futures O
never O
shook O
off O
the O
chill O
. O

Most O
market O
participants O
said O
they O
were O
looking O
to O
this O
week O
's O
inventory O
statistics O
from O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
to O
give O
the O
market O
some O
direction O
. O

The O
report O
is O
n't O
generally O
available O
until O
late O
on O
Tuesdays O
. O

PRECIOUS O
METALS O
: O
Futures O
prices O
inched O
upward O
in O
mostly O
lackluster O
trading O
. O

December O
gold O
was O
up O
$ O
3.20 O
an O
ounce O
at O
$ O
373.40 O
; O
December O
silver O
gained O
5.7 O
cents O
to O
$ O
5.1950 O
an O
ounce O
. O

January O
platinum O
rose O
$ O
2.30 O
an O
ounce O
to O
$ O
488.60 O
. O

Mr. O
Kaiser O
said O
there O
were O
no O
fundamental O
factors O
moving O
these O
markets O
. O

He O
noted O
that O
two O
weeks O
ago O
there O
were O
rumors O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
sales O
of O
precious O
metals O
to O
finance O
grain O
purchases O
, O
but O
the O
sales O
do O
n't O
seem O
to O
have O
materialized O
. O

Ms. O
Raptopoulos O
thought O
yesterday O
's O
price O
action O
reflected O
weakness O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
and O
the O
dollar O
. O

`` O
Gold O
still O
acts O
as O
a O
haven O
when O
uncertainty O
prevails O
in O
the O
financial O
markets O
as O
it O
did O
'' O
yesterday O
, O
she O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Kaiser O
noted O
that O
gold O
was O
more O
than O
71 O
times O
the O
price O
of O
silver O
at O
the O
close O
yesterday O
, O
which O
is O
historically O
high O
. O

`` O
The O
high O
ratio O
reflects O
the O
fact O
that O
silver O
is O
still O
regarded O
as O
about O
a O
half O
- O
industrial O
metal O
and O
its O
price O
lagging O
relative O
to O
gold O
says O
that O
traders O
are O
expecting O
a O
weakening O
economy O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

GRAINS O
AND O
SOYBEANS O
: O
Prices O
closed O
lower O
after O
trading O
in O
relatively O
narrow O
ranges O
because O
of O
strong O
selling O
in O
the O
cash O
market O
and O
continued O
favorable O
harvest O
weather O
. O

The O
sale O
to O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
of O
330,000 O
metric O
tons O
of O
wheat O
under O
the O
government O
's O
export O
enhancement O
program O
was O
announced O
after O
the O
close O
of O
trading O
Monday O
, O
but O
the O
sale O
was O
expected O
and O
failed O
to O
buoy O
prices O
yesterday O
, O
said O
Dale B-PERSON
Gustafson I-PERSON
, O
a O
futures O
analyst O
with O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

As O
for O
other O
export O
customers O
, O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
is O
n't O
expected O
to O
be O
back O
buying O
U.S. B-GPE
corn O
in O
significant O
amounts O
until O
early O
next O
year O
, O
he O
said O
. O

A O
number O
of O
commercial O
grain O
users O
buttressed O
that O
opinion O
yesterday O
by O
buying O
certain O
corn O
options O
for O
delivery O
in O
March O
, O
indicating O
to O
analysts O
that O
the O
commercial O
companies O
would O
use O
the O
options O
to O
hedge O
against O
expected O
corn O
sales O
in O
next O
year O
's O
first O
quarter O
. O

COCOA O
: O
Futures O
at O
first O
continued O
the O
rally O
begun O
on O
Monday O
, O
but O
then O
faltered O
and O
closed O
lower O
. O

The O
December O
contract O
opened O
just O
under O
Monday O
's O
close O
, O
triggered O
some O
previously O
placed O
buy O
orders O
just O
above O
$ O
1,030 O
a O
metric O
ton O
, O
pushing O
the O
price O
to O
$ O
1,040 O
, O
and O
then O
encountered O
heavy O
selling O
by O
traders O
who O
buy O
and O
sell O
for O
their O
own O
accounts O
and O
by O
commercial O
interests O
. O

The O
contract O
settled O
at O
$ O
1,014 O
a O
ton O
, O
off O
$ O
13 O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Hafer I-PERSON
, O
senior O
commodities O
analyst O
at O
Kaiser B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
said O
Monday O
's O
rally O
continued O
yesterday O
for O
only O
about O
20 O
minutes O
after O
the O
opening O
. O

He O
said O
even O
though O
there O
was O
arbitrage O
buying O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
because O
of O
the O
weak O
dollar O
, O
cocoa O
fell O
to O
relentless O
pressure O
from O
bearish O
traders O
. O

But O
he O
noted O
that O
speculators O
apparently O
do O
n't O
believe O
there O
is O
much O
more O
of O
a O
decline O
in O
store O
for O
cocoa O
. O

The O
December O
contract O
reached O
its O
life O
- O
of O
- O
contract O
low O
of O
$ O
975 O
a O
ton O
on O
Oct. O
11 O
; O
its O
lifetime O
high O
was O
$ O
1,735 O
, O
set O
in O
1988 O
, O
and O
its O
recent O
high O
was O
$ O
1,368 O
, O
set O
in O
early O
August O
. O

The O
last O
time O
cocoa O
traded O
at O
prices O
as O
low O
as O
currently O
was O
in O
1974 O
. O

But O
while O
further O
modest O
declines O
might O
be O
ahead O
, O
Mr. O
Hafer O
said O
it O
would O
be O
difficult O
to O
get O
through O
resistance O
levels O
just O
above O
yesterday O
's O
high O
. O

In O
a O
nondescript O
office O
building O
south O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
human O
behavior O
is O
being O
monitored O
, O
dissected O
and O
, O
ultimately O
, O
manipulated O
. O

A O
squiggly O
line O
snakes O
across O
a O
video O
screen O
, O
gyrating O
erratically O
as O
subjects O
with O
hand O
- O
held O
computers O
register O
their O
second O
- O
by O
- O
second O
reactions O
to O
a O
speaker O
's O
remarks O
. O

Agreement O
, O
disapproval O
, O
boredom O
and O
distraction O
all O
can O
be O
inferred O
from O
the O
subjects O
' O
twist O
of O
a O
dial O
. O

In O
another O
experiment O
, O
an O
elaborate O
chart O
with O
color O
codes O
reveals O
how O
people O
's O
opinions O
were O
shaped O
-- O
and O
how O
they O
can O
be O
reshaped O
. O

Donald B-PERSON
Vinson I-PERSON
, O
who O
oversees O
the O
experiments O
, O
is O
n't O
some O
white O
- O
coated O
researcher O
. O

He O
heads O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
legal O
consulting O
firm O
, O
which O
is O
helping O
corporate O
America B-GPE
prepare O
for O
high O
- O
stakes O
litigation O
by O
predicting O
and O
shaping O
jurors O
' O
reactions O
. O

In O
the O
process O
, O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
is O
quietly O
but O
inexorably O
reshaping O
the O
world O
of O
law O
. O

Little O
known O
outside O
the O
legal O
world O
but O
a O
powerhouse O
within O
, O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Saatchi B-ORG
& O
Saatchi O
PLC O
, O
employs O
more O
than O
100 O
psychologists O
, O
sociologists O
, O
marketers O
, O
graphic O
artists O
and O
technicians O
. O

Twenty O
- O
one O
of O
its O
workers O
are O
Ph. O
D.s O
. O

Among O
other O
services O
, O
the O
firm O
provides O
pre-trial O
opinion O
polls O
, O
creates O
profiles O
of O
`` O
ideal O
'' O
jurors O
, O
sets O
up O
mock O
trials O
and O
`` O
shadow O
'' O
juries O
, O
coaches O
lawyers O
and O
witnesses O
, O
and O
designs O
courtroom O
graphics O
. O

Much O
like O
their O
cohorts O
in O
political O
consulting O
and O
product O
marketing O
, O
the O
litigation O
advisers O
encourage O
their O
clients O
to O
play O
down O
complex O
or O
ambiguous O
matters O
, O
simplify O
their O
messages O
and O
provide O
their O
target O
audiences O
with O
a O
psychological O
craving O
to O
make O
the O
desired O
choice O
. O

With O
jury O
verdicts O
getting O
bigger O
all O
the O
time O
, O
companies O
are O
increasingly O
willing O
to O
pay O
huge O
sums O
for O
such O
advice O
. O

Recently O
, O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
helped O
Pennzoil B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
win O
a O
$ O
10.5 O
billion O
jury O
verdict O
against O
Texaco B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

It O
advised O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Football I-ORG
League I-ORG
in O
its O
largely O
successful O
defense O
of O
antitrust O
charges O
by O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Football I-ORG
League I-ORG
. O

And O
it O
helped O
win O
defense O
verdicts O
in O
product O
- O
liability O
suits O
involving O
scores O
of O
products O
, O
ranging O
from O
Firestone B-ORG
500 O
tires O
to O
the O
anti-nausea O
drug O
Bendectin B-PRODUCT
. O

Largely O
as O
a O
result O
, O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
has O
more O
than O
doubled O
in O
size O
in O
the O
past O
two O
years O
. O

Its O
1988 O
revenue O
was O
$ O
25 O
million O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
competitors O
are O
being O
spawned O
almost O
daily O
; O
some O
300 O
new O
businesses O
-- O
many O
just O
one O
- O
person O
shops O
-- O
have O
sprung O
up O
. O

Mr. O
Vinson O
estimates O
the O
industry O
's O
total O
revenues O
approach O
$ O
200 O
million O
. O

In O
any O
high O
- O
stakes O
case O
, O
you O
can O
be O
sure O
that O
one O
side O
or O
the O
other O
-- O
or O
even O
both O
-- O
is O
using O
litigation O
consultants O
. O

Despite O
their O
ubiquity O
, O
the O
consultants O
are O
n't O
entirely O
welcome O
. O

Some O
lawyers O
and O
scholars O
see O
the O
social O
scientists O
' O
vision O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
jury O
system O
as O
a O
far O
cry O
from O
the O
ideal O
presented O
in O
civics O
texts O
and O
memorialized O
on O
the O
movie O
screen O
. O

In O
the O
film O
classic O
`` O
Twelve B-WORK_OF_ART
Angry I-WORK_OF_ART
Men I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
the O
crucible O
of O
deliberations O
unmasks O
each O
juror O
's O
bias O
and O
purges O
it O
from O
playing O
a O
role O
in O
the O
verdict O
. O

After O
hours O
of O
conflict O
and O
debate O
, O
that O
jury O
focuses O
on O
the O
facts O
with O
near O
- O
perfect O
objectivity O
. O

In O
real O
life O
, O
jurors O
may O
not O
always O
work O
that O
way O
, O
but O
some O
court O
observers O
question O
why O
they O
should O
n't O
be O
encouraged O
to O
do O
so O
rather O
than O
be O
programmed O
not O
to O
. O

Litigation O
consulting O
is O
, O
as O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trial O
attorney O
Donald B-PERSON
Zoeller I-PERSON
puts O
it O
, O
`` O
highly O
manipulative O
. O
'' O

He O
adds O
, O
`` O
The O
notion O
they O
try O
to O
sell O
is O
that O
juries O
do O
n't O
make O
decisions O
rationally O
. O

But O
the O
effort O
is O
also O
being O
made O
to O
try O
and O
cause O
jurors O
not O
to O
decide O
things O
rationally O
. O

I O
find O
it O
troubling O
. O
'' O

But O
Mr. O
Zoeller O
also O
acknowledges O
that O
consultants O
can O
be O
very O
effective O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
gotten O
to O
the O
point O
where O
if O
the O
case O
is O
large O
enough O
, O
it O
's O
almost O
malpractice O
not O
to O
use O
them O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Others O
complain O
that O
the O
consultants O
' O
growing O
influence O
exacerbates O
the O
advantage O
of O
litigants O
wealthy O
enough O
to O
afford O
such O
pricey O
services O
. O

`` O
The O
affluent O
people O
and O
the O
corporations O
can O
buy O
it O
, O
the O
poor O
radicals O
-LCB- O
in O
political O
cases O
-RCB- O
get O
it O
free O
, O
and O
everybody O
in O
between O
is O
at O
a O
disadvantage O
, O
and O
that O
's O
not O
the O
kind O
of O
system O
we O
want O
, O
'' O
says O
Amitai B-PERSON
Etzioni I-PERSON
, O
a O
prominent O
sociologist O
who O
teaches O
at O
George B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

Sophisticated O
trial O
consulting O
grew O
, O
ironically O
, O
from O
the O
radical O
political O
movements O
of O
the O
1960s O
and O
1970s O
before O
finding O
its O
more O
lucrative O
calling O
in O
big O
commercial O
cases O
. O

The O
Harrisburg B-GPE
7 O
trial O
in O
1972 O
, O
in O
which O
Daniel B-PERSON
Berrigan I-PERSON
and O
others O
were O
charged O
with O
plotting O
anti-war O
- O
related O
violence O
, O
was O
a O
landmark O
. O

In O
that O
case O
, O
a O
group O
of O
left O
- O
leaning O
sociologists O
interviewed O
252 O
registered O
voters O
around O
Harrisburg B-GPE
. O

The O
researchers O
discovered O
that O
Episcopalians B-NORP
, O
Presbyterians B-NORP
, O
Methodists B-NORP
and O
fundamantalist O
Protestants B-NORP
were O
nearly O
always O
against O
the O
defendants O
; O
the O
lawyers O
resolved O
to O
try O
to O
keep O
them O
off O
the O
jury O
. O

The O
defense O
also O
learned O
that O
college O
- O
educated O
people O
were O
uncharacteristically O
conservative O
about O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

A O
more O
blue O
- O
collar O
panel O
became O
a O
second O
aim O
. O

Ultimately O
, O
that O
carefully O
picked O
jury O
deadlocked O
with O
a O
10 O
- O
2 O
vote O
to O
acquit O
, O
and O
the O
prosecution O
decided O
not O
to O
retry O
the O
case O
. O

Litigation O
consulting O
had O
arrived O
. O

The O
fledgling O
science O
went O
corporate O
in O
1977 O
when O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
hired O
a O
marketing O
professor O
to O
help O
defend O
a O
complex O
antitrust O
case O
. O

The O
problem O
for O
IBM B-ORG
trial O
lawyers O
Thomas B-PERSON
Barr I-PERSON
and O
David B-PERSON
Boies I-PERSON
was O
how O
to O
make O
such O
a O
highly O
technical O
case O
understandable O
. O

As O
the O
trial O
progressed O
, O
they O
were O
eager O
to O
know O
if O
the O
jury O
was O
keeping O
up O
with O
them O
. O

The O
solution O
devised O
by O
the O
professor O
was O
to O
hire O
six O
people O
who O
would O
mirror O
the O
actual O
jury O
demographically O
, O
sit O
in O
on O
the O
trial O
and O
report O
their O
reactions O
to O
him O
. O

He O
then O
briefed O
Messrs. O
Boies O
and O
Barr B-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
the O
chance O
to O
tilt O
their O
next O
day O
's O
presentation O
accordingly O
. O

Thus O
, O
the O
`` O
shadow O
'' O
jury O
was O
born O
. O

Mr. O
Vinson O
, O
the O
professor O
, O
got O
the O
law O
bug O
and O
formed O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
. O

-LRB- O
IBM B-ORG
won O
the O
case O
. O
-RRB- O

`` O
The O
hardest O
thing O
in O
any O
complex O
case O
is O
to O
retain O
objectivity O
and O
, O
in O
some O
sense O
, O
your O
ignorance O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Boies O
of O
Cravath O
, O
Swaine O
& O
Moore O
. O

`` O
What O
you O
look O
for O
in O
a O
shadow O
jury O
is O
very O
much O
what O
you O
do O
when O
you O
give O
an O
opening O
argument O
to O
your O
wife O
or O
a O
friend O
and O
get O
some O
response O
to O
it O
. O

A O
shadow O
jury O
is O
a O
way O
to O
do O
that O
in O
a O
more O
systematic O
and O
organized O
way O
. O
'' O

The O
approach O
worked O
well O
in O
the O
recent O
antitrust O
case O
in O
which O
Energy B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
sued O
Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
over O
the O
transport O
of O
semi-liquefied O
coal O
-- O
the O
kind O
of O
case O
likely O
to O
make O
almost O
anyone O
's O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
. O

Energy B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
retained O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
, O
at O
a O
cost O
of O
several O
hundred O
thousand O
dollars O
, O
to O
poll O
, O
pre-try O
, O
profile O
and O
shadow O
. O

Just O
before O
the O
actual O
closing O
arguments O
, O
the O
firm O
put O
the O
case O
to O
a O
vote O
of O
the O
five O
shadow O
jurors O
, O
each O
of O
whom O
was O
being O
paid O
$ O
150 O
a O
day O
. O

The O
jurors O
, O
who O
did O
n't O
know O
which O
side O
had O
retained O
them O
, O
decided O
for O
Energy B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
, O
and O
awarded O
$ O
500 O
million O
in O
damages O
. O

The O
real O
jury O
returned O
days O
later O
with O
a O
$ O
345 O
million O
victory O
for O
Energy B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
's O
just O
like O
weather O
forecasting O
, O
'' O
says O
Energy B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
trial O
attorney O
Harry B-PERSON
Reasoner I-PERSON
of O
Vinson O
& O
Elkins O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
often O
wrong O
, O
but O
it O
's O
better O
than O
consulting O
an O
Indian B-NORP
rain O
dancer O
. O
'' O

Forecasting O
is O
only O
one O
part O
of O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
' O
work O
. O

Changing O
the O
outcome O
of O
the O
trial O
is O
what O
really O
matters O
. O

And O
to O
the O
uninitiated O
, O
some O
of O
the O
firm O
's O
approaches O
may O
seem O
chillingly O
manipulative O
. O

Theoretically O
, O
jurors O
are O
supposed O
to O
weigh O
the O
evidence O
in O
a O
case O
logically O
and O
objectively O
. O

Instead O
, O
Mr. O
Vinson O
says O
, O
interviews O
with O
thousands O
of O
jurors O
reveal O
that O
they O
start O
with O
firmly O
entrenched O
attitudes O
and O
try O
to O
shoe O
- O
horn O
the O
facts O
of O
the O
case O
to O
fit O
their O
views O
. O

Pre-trial O
polling O
helps O
the O
consultants O
develop O
a O
profile O
of O
the O
right O
type O
of O
juror O
. O

If O
it O
is O
a O
case O
in O
which O
the O
client O
seeks O
punitive O
damages O
, O
for O
example O
, O
depressed O
, O
underemployed O
people O
are O
far O
more O
likely O
to O
grant O
them O
. O

Someone O
with O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
master I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
degree I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
classical O
arts O
who O
works O
in O
a O
deli O
would O
be O
ideal O
, O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
advises O
. O

So O
would O
someone O
recently O
divorced O
or O
widowed O
. O

-LRB- O
Since O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
generally O
represents O
the O
defense O
, O
its O
job O
is O
usually O
to O
help O
the O
lawyers O
identify O
and O
remove O
such O
people O
from O
the O
jury O
. O
-RRB- O

For O
personal O
- O
injury O
cases O
, O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
seeks O
defense O
jurors O
who O
believe O
that O
most O
people O
, O
including O
victims O
, O
get O
what O
they O
deserve O
. O

Such O
people O
also O
typically O
hold O
negative O
attitudes O
toward O
the O
physically O
handicapped O
, O
the O
poor O
, O
blacks O
and O
women O
. O

The O
consultants O
help O
the O
defense O
lawyers O
find O
such O
jurors O
by O
asking O
questions O
about O
potential O
jurors O
' O
attitudes O
toward O
volunteer O
work O
, O
or O
toward O
particular O
movies O
or O
books O
. O

Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
does O
n't O
make O
moral O
distinctions O
. O

If O
a O
client O
needs O
prejudiced O
jurors O
, O
the O
firm O
will O
help O
find O
them O
. O

As O
Mr. O
Vinson O
explains O
it O
, O
`` O
We O
do O
n't O
control O
the O
facts O
. O

They O
are O
what O
they O
are O
. O

But O
any O
lawyer O
will O
select O
the O
facts O
and O
the O
strategy O
to O
employ O
. O

In O
our O
system O
of O
advocacy O
, O
the O
trial O
lawyer O
is O
duty O
bound O
to O
present O
the O
best O
case O
he O
possibly O
can O
. O
'' O

Once O
a O
jury O
is O
selected O
, O
the O
consultants O
often O
continue O
to O
determine O
what O
the O
jurors O
' O
attitudes O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
and O
help O
shape O
the O
lawyers O
' O
presentation O
accordingly O
. O

Logic O
plays O
a O
minimal O
role O
here O
. O

More O
important O
are O
what O
LSI B-ORG
calls O
`` O
psychological O
anchors O
'' O
-- O
a O
few O
focal O
points O
calculated O
to O
appeal O
to O
the O
jury O
on O
a O
gut O
level O
. O

In O
one O
personal O
- O
injury O
case O
, O
a O
woman O
claimed O
she O
had O
been O
injured O
when O
she O
slipped O
in O
a O
pool O
, O
but O
the O
fall O
did O
n't O
explain O
why O
one O
of O
her O
arms O
was O
discolored O
bluish O
. O

By O
repeatedly O
drawing O
the O
jury O
's O
attention O
to O
the O
arm O
, O
the O
defense O
lawyers O
planted O
doubt O
about O
the O
origin O
of O
the O
woman O
's O
injuries O
. O

The O
ploy O
worked O
. O

The O
defense O
won O
. O

In O
a O
classic O
defense O
of O
a O
personal O
- O
injury O
case O
, O
the O
consultants O
concentrate O
on O
encouraging O
the O
jury O
to O
shift O
the O
blame O
. O

`` O
The O
ideal O
defense O
in O
a O
case O
involving O
an O
accident O
is O
to O
persuade O
the O
jurors O
to O
hold O
the O
accident O
victim O
responsible O
for O
his O
or O
her O
plight O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Vinson O
has O
written O
. O

Slick O
graphics O
, O
pre-tested O
for O
effectiveness O
, O
also O
play O
a O
major O
role O
in O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
' O
operation O
. O

Studies O
show O
, O
the O
consultants O
say O
, O
that O
people O
absorb O
information O
better O
and O
remember O
it O
longer O
if O
they O
receive O
it O
visually O
. O

Computer O
- O
generated O
videos O
help O
. O

`` O
The O
average O
American O
watches O
seven O
hours O
of O
TV O
a O
day O
. O

They O
are O
very O
visually O
sophisticated O
, O
'' O
explains O
LSI B-ORG
graphics O
specialist O
Robert B-PERSON
Seltzer I-PERSON
. O

Lawyers O
remain O
divided O
about O
whether O
anything O
is O
wrong O
with O
all O
this O
. O

Supporters O
acknowledge O
that O
the O
process O
aims O
to O
manipulate O
, O
but O
they O
insist O
that O
the O
best O
trial O
lawyers O
have O
always O
employed O
similar O
tactics O
. O

`` O
They O
may O
not O
have O
been O
able O
to O
articulate O
it O
all O
, O
but O
they O
did O
it O
, O
'' O
says O
Stephen B-PERSON
Gillers I-PERSON
, O
a O
legal O
ethics O
expert O
at O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
University I-ORG
law O
school O
. O

`` O
What O
you O
have O
here O
is O
intuition O
made O
manifest O
. O
'' O

Many O
lawyers O
maintain O
that O
all O
's O
fair O
in O
the O
adversary O
system O
as O
long O
as O
no O
one O
tampers O
with O
the O
evidence O
. O

Others O
point O
out O
that O
lawyers O
in O
small O
communities O
have O
always O
had O
a O
feel O
for O
public O
sentiment O
-- O
and O
used O
that O
to O
advantage O
. O

Litigation O
consulting O
is O
n't O
a O
guarantee O
of O
a O
favorable O
outcome O
. O

Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
concedes O
that O
in O
one O
in O
20 O
cases O
it O
was O
flatout O
wrong O
in O
its O
predictions O
. O

A O
few O
attorneys O
offer O
horror O
stories O
of O
jobs O
botched O
by O
consultants O
or O
of O
overpriced O
services O
-- O
as O
when O
one O
lawyer O
paid O
a O
consultant O
-LRB- O
not O
at O
Litigation B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
-RRB- O
$ O
70,000 O
to O
interview O
a O
jury O
after O
a O
big O
trial O
and O
later O
read O
more O
informative O
interviews O
with O
the O
same O
jurors O
in O
The B-ORG
American I-ORG
Lawyer I-ORG
magazine O
. O

Some O
litigators O
scoff O
at O
the O
notion O
that O
a O
sociologist O
knows O
more O
than O
they O
do O
about O
what O
makes O
a O
jury O
tick O
. O

`` O
The O
essence O
of O
being O
a O
trial O
lawyer O
is O
understanding O
how O
people O
of O
diverse O
backgrounds O
react O
to O
you O
and O
your O
presentation O
, O
'' O
says O
Barry B-PERSON
Ostrager I-PERSON
of O
Simpson O
Thacher O
& O
Bartlett B-PERSON
, O
who O
recently O
won O
a O
huge O
case O
on O
behalf O
of O
insurers O
against O
Shell B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

He O
says O
he O
used O
consultants O
in O
the O
case O
but O
`` O
found O
them O
to O
be O
virtually O
useless O
. O
'' O

But O
most O
lawyers O
accept O
that O
the O
marketplace O
has O
spoken O
. O

And O
the O
question O
remains O
whether O
the O
jury O
system O
can O
maintain O
its O
integrity O
while O
undergoing O
such O
a O
skillful O
massage O
. O

For O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
, O
Mr. O
Etzioni O
, O
the O
sociologist O
, O
has O
been O
a O
leading O
critic O
of O
the O
masseurs O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
no O
reason O
to O
believe O
that O
juries O
rule O
inappropriately O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
the O
last O
thing O
you O
want O
to O
do O
is O
manipulate O
the O
subconscious O
to O
make O
them O
think O
better O
. O

What O
you O
then O
do O
is O
you O
make O
them O
think O
inappropriately O
. O
'' O

To O
hamper O
the O
work O
of O
litigation O
scientists O
, O
he O
suggests O
that O
courts O
sharply O
limit O
the O
number O
of O
jurors O
that O
lawyers O
can O
remove O
from O
the O
jury O
panel O
through O
so O
- O
called O
peremptory O
challenges O
-- O
exclusions O
that O
do O
n't O
require O
explanations O
. O

In O
most O
civil O
cases O
, O
judges O
allow O
each O
side O
three O
such O
challenges O
. O

For O
complex O
cases O
, O
judges O
sometimes O
allow O
many O
more O
. O

Mr. O
Etzioni O
also O
suggests O
forbidding O
anyone O
from O
gathering O
background O
information O
about O
the O
jurors O
. O

-LRB- O
Some O
courts O
release O
names O
and O
addresses O
, O
and O
researchers O
can O
drive O
by O
houses O
, O
look O
up O
credit O
ratings O
, O
and O
even O
question O
neighbors O
. O
-RRB- O

Furthermore O
, O
he O
says O
, O
psychologists O
should O
not O
be O
allowed O
to O
analyze O
jurors O
' O
personalities O
. O

Even O
some O
lawyers O
who O
have O
used O
consultants O
to O
their O
advantage O
see O
a O
need O
to O
limit O
their O
impact O
. O

Mr. O
Boies O
, O
the O
first O
lawyer O
to O
use O
Mr. O
Vinson O
's O
services O
, O
cautions O
against O
courts O
' O
allowing O
extensive O
jury O
questioning O
-LRB- O
known O
as O
voir O
dire O
-RRB- O
or O
giving O
out O
personal O
information O
about O
the O
jurors O
. O

`` O
The O
more O
extensive O
the O
voir O
dire O
, O
the O
easier O
you O
make O
it O
for O
that O
kind O
of O
research O
to O
be O
effective O
, O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
courts O
should O
lend O
themselves O
to O
that O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Boies O
says O
. O

Ironically O
, O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
' O
attempt O
to O
lead O
industry O
prices O
higher O
was O
reported O
in O
the O
same O
issue O
as O
your O
survey O
showing O
that O
consumers O
had O
the O
least O
confidence O
in O
the O
airline O
industry O
-LRB- O
Sept. O
20 O
-RRB- O
. O

You O
quote O
Robert B-PERSON
Crandall I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
American O
's O
parent O
, O
AMR B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
as O
having O
said O
that O
discount O
deals O
for O
big O
customers O
would O
be O
`` O
dumb O
'' O
because O
`` O
you O
will O
go O
to O
Detroit B-GPE
because O
you O
have O
to O
go O
to O
Detroit B-GPE
whether O
the O
fare O
is O
$ O
175 O
, O
$ O
275 O
or O
$ O
375 O
. O
'' O

Even O
if O
Mr. O
Crandall O
is O
correct O
, O
he O
of O
all O
people O
must O
realize O
our O
society O
relies O
on O
competition O
to O
keep O
prices O
at O
a O
competitive O
level O
. O

In O
1986 O
, O
he O
settled O
an O
antitrust O
suit O
based O
on O
a O
taped O
telephone O
conversation O
of O
him O
proposing O
to O
Braniff B-ORG
's O
president O
that O
they O
both O
raise O
fares O
20 O
% O
. O

-LRB- O
Braniff B-ORG
declined O
-RRB- O
. O

When O
I O
asked O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
for O
its O
side O
of O
the O
story O
for O
use O
in O
my O
MBA B-WORK_OF_ART
class O
, O
where O
I O
teach O
business O
ethics O
, O
it O
did O
not O
respond O
. O

Perhaps O
the O
ethics O
of O
an O
industry O
's O
leader O
filters O
down O
and O
is O
one O
of O
the O
factors O
that O
ultimately O
shapes O
consumer O
trust O
in O
that O
industry O
. O

Arnold O
Celnicker O
Assistant O
Professor O
Ohio O
State O
University O

William B-PERSON
Seidman I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
Lincoln O
Savings O
& O
Loan O
Association O
should O
have O
been O
seized O
by O
the O
government O
in O
1986 O
to O
contain O
losses O
that O
he O
estimated O
will O
cost O
taxpayers O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
2 O
billion O
. O

Mr. O
Seidman O
, O
who O
has O
been O
the O
nation O
's O
top O
bank O
regulator O
, O
inherited O
the O
problems O
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
, O
based O
in O
Irvine B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
after O
his O
regulatory O
role O
was O
expanded O
by O
the O
new O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
bailout O
law O
. O

He O
made O
his O
comments O
before O
House B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
hearings O
to O
investigate O
what O
appears O
to O
be O
the O
biggest O
thrift O
disaster O
in O
a O
scandal O
- O
ridden O
industry O
. O

The O
inquiry O
also O
will O
cover O
the O
actions O
of O
Charles B-PERSON
Keating I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
chairman O
of O
American B-ORG
Continental I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Lincoln B-GPE
's O
parent O
, O
and O
who O
contributed O
heavily O
to O
several O
U.S. B-GPE
senators O
. O

Mr. O
Seidman O
told O
the O
committee O
that O
the B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
the O
agency O
created O
to O
sell O
sick O
thrifts O
, O
has O
studied O
Lincoln O
's O
examination O
reports O
by O
former O
regulators O
dating O
back O
to O
1986 O
. O

`` O
My O
staff O
indicated O
that O
had O
we O
made O
such O
findings O
in O
one O
of O
our O
own O
institutions O
, O
we O
would O
have O
sought O
an O
immediate O
cease O
- O
and O
- O
desist O
order O
to O
stop O
the O
hazardous O
operations O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Seidman O
said O
. O

When O
Lincoln B-GPE
was O
seized O
by O
the O
government O
, O
for O
example O
, O
15 O
% O
of O
its O
loans O
, O
or O
$ O
250 O
million O
, O
were O
to O
borrowers O
who O
were O
buying O
real O
estate O
from O
one O
of O
American B-ORG
Continental I-ORG
's O
50 O
other O
subsidiaries O
, O
according O
to O
Mr. O
Seidman O
. O

But O
the O
government O
did O
n't O
step O
in O
until O
six O
months O
ago O
, O
when O
thrift O
officials O
put O
Lincoln B-GPE
into O
conservatorship O
-- O
the O
day O
after O
American B-ORG
Continental I-ORG
filed O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
bankruptcy O
protection O
from O
creditors O
. O

The O
bankruptcy O
filing O
, O
the O
government O
has O
charged O
in O
a O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
civil O
lawsuit O
, O
was O
part O
of O
a O
pattern O
to O
shift O
insured O
deposits O
to O
the O
parent O
company O
, O
which O
used O
the O
deposits O
as O
a O
cache O
for O
real O
- O
estate O
deals O
. O

The O
deposits O
that O
have O
been O
transferred O
to O
other O
subsidiaries O
are O
now O
under O
the O
jurisdiction O
of O
the O
bankruptcy O
court O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
it O
's O
fairly O
clear O
-LCB- O
Mr. O
Keating O
-RCB- O
knew O
, O
'' O
that O
regulators O
were O
set O
to O
seize O
Lincoln B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Seidman O
said O
. O

Further O
investigation O
, O
he O
said O
, O
may O
result O
in O
further O
actions O
against O
Lincoln B-GPE
's O
executives O
, O
said O
Mr. O
Seidman O
, O
`` O
including O
fraud O
actions O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Keating O
, O
for O
his O
part O
, O
has O
filed O
suit O
alleging O
that O
regulators O
unlawfully O
seized O
the O
thrift O
. O

Leonard B-PERSON
Bickwit I-PERSON
, O
an O
attorney O
in O
Washington B-GPE
for O
Mr. O
Keating O
, O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
hearings O
, O
except O
to O
say O
, O
`` O
We O
will O
be O
responding O
comprehensively O
in O
several O
forums O
to O
each O
of O
these O
allegations O
at O
the O
appropriate O
time O
. O
'' O

Lincoln B-GPE
's O
treatment O
by O
former O
thrift O
regulators O
, O
in O
an O
agency O
disbanded O
by O
the O
new O
law O
, O
has O
proved O
embarrassing O
for O
five O
senators O
who O
received O
thousands O
of O
dollars O
in O
campaign O
contributions O
from O
Mr. O
Keating O
. O

Mr. O
Seidman O
said O
yesterday O
, O
for O
example O
, O
that O
Sen. O
Dennis O
DeConcini O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
who O
received O
$ O
48,100 O
in O
contributions O
from O
Mr. O
Keating O
, O
phoned O
Mr. O
Seidman O
to O
request O
that O
he O
push O
for O
a O
sale O
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
before O
it O
would O
be O
seized O
. O

After O
the O
government O
lawsuit O
was O
filed O
against O
Lincoln B-GPE
, O
Sen. O
DeConcini O
returned O
the O
campaign O
contributions O
. O

The O
senator O
's O
spokesman O
said O
yesterday O
that O
he O
pushed O
for O
the O
sale O
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
because O
`` O
hundreds O
of O
Arizona B-GPE
jobs O
-LCB- O
at O
Lincoln B-GPE
-RCB- O
were O
on O
the O
line O
. O
'' O

Senate O
Banking O
Committee O
Chairman O
Donald O
Riegle O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mich B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
has O
also O
returned O
contributions O
he O
received O
from O
Mr. O
Keating O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

Sens. O
John O
Glenn O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ohio B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
John B-PERSON
McCain I-PERSON
, O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
-RRB- O
and O
Alan B-PERSON
Cranston I-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif. B-GPE
-RRB- O
also O
received O
substantial O
contributions O
from O
Mr. O
Keating O
and O
sought O
to O
intervene O
on O
behalf O
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
. O

House O
Banking O
Committee O
Chairman O
Henry O
Gonzalez O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Texas B-GPE
-RRB- O
said O
Sen. O
Cranston O
volunteered O
to O
appear O
before O
the O
House O
committee O
, O
if O
necessary O
. O

But O
a O
committee O
staff O
member O
said O
the O
panel O
is O
unlikely O
to O
pursue O
closely O
the O
role O
of O
the O
senators O
. O

At O
the O
hearing O
, O
Mr. O
Seidman O
said O
the O
RTC O
has O
already O
pumped O
$ O
729 O
million O
into O
Lincoln B-GPE
for O
liquidity O
. O

He O
also O
held O
out O
little O
hope O
of O
restitution O
for O
purchasers O
of O
$ O
225 O
million O
in O
American B-ORG
Continental I-ORG
subordinated O
debt O
. O

Some O
of O
those O
debtholders O
have O
filed O
a O
suit O
, O
saying O
they O
believed O
they O
were O
buying O
government O
- O
insured O
certificates O
of O
deposit O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
no O
plans O
at O
this O
time O
to O
pay O
off O
those O
notes O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Cross O
& O
Trecker O
Corp. O
said O
it O
reached O
an O
agreement O
to O
sell O
its O
Wiedemann B-ORG
division O
to O
recently O
created O
Murata B-ORG
Wiedemann I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
affiliate O
of O
Murata B-ORG
Machinery I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
of O
Kyoto B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
agreement O
also O
includes O
the O
purchase O
of O
Cross O
& O
Trecker O
's O
Warner B-ORG
& O
Swasey O
-LRB- O
Switzerland B-GPE
-RRB- O
AG B-ORG
unit O
by O
a O
European B-NORP
affiliate O
of O
Murata B-ORG
Machinery I-ORG
. O

Cross O
& O
Trecker O
is O
also O
selling O
its O
equity O
interest O
in O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
joint O
venture O
, O
Murata B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
Swasey I-ORG
, O
to O
Murata B-ORG
Machinery I-ORG
. O

Cross O
& O
Trecker O
, O
a O
Bloomfield B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
machine O
- O
tool O
maker O
, O
said O
the O
net O
sales O
price O
of O
the O
total O
transaction O
is O
$ O
24 O
million O
. O

The O
Wiedemann O
division O
was O
one O
of O
three O
businesses O
put O
up O
for O
sale O
in O
Cross O
& O
Trecker O
's O
restructuring O
program O
announced O
in O
July O
. O

Cross O
& O
Trecker O
said O
negotiations O
are O
under O
way O
for O
the O
sale O
of O
another O
company O
, O
RobertsCorp B-ORG
. O

President O
Bush O
will O
veto O
a O
bill O
funding O
the O
Departments O
of O
Labor B-ORG
, O
Education B-ORG
and O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
because O
it O
would O
allow O
federal O
funding O
of O
abortions O
for O
victims O
of O
rape O
and O
incest O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
had O
threatened O
a O
veto O
previously O
. O

But O
he O
put O
off O
a O
firm O
decision O
while O
his O
aides O
and O
legislators O
searched O
for O
a O
compromise O
that O
would O
tighten O
requirements O
for O
such O
abortions O
in O
a O
way O
acceptable O
to O
the O
president O
. O

White O
House O
Press O
Secretary O
Marlin O
Fitzwater O
said O
negotiations O
between O
Bush B-GPE
aides O
and O
lawmakers O
ended O
Monday O
without O
success O
. O

Most O
lawmakers O
think O
it O
will O
be O
extremely O
difficult O
for O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
opponents O
on O
the O
abortion O
issue O
to O
round O
up O
the O
votes O
needed O
to O
override O
the O
veto O
. O

But O
there O
still O
may O
be O
prolonged O
debate O
and O
political O
maneuvering O
that O
holds O
up O
the O
$ O
156.7 O
billion O
funding O
bill O
for O
the O
fiscal O
year O
that O
began O
Oct. O
1 O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
has O
said O
he O
personally O
approves O
of O
abortions O
in O
the O
cases O
of O
rape O
, O
incest O
and O
danger O
to O
the O
life O
of O
the O
mother O
. O

But O
he O
has O
opposed O
Medicaid B-ORG
funding O
of O
abortions O
for O
poor O
women O
who O
say O
they O
are O
victims O
of O
rape O
and O
incest O
, O
arguing O
that O
those O
exceptions O
are O
enforced O
so O
loosely O
that O
they O
open O
the O
way O
for O
abortions O
for O
other O
women O
. O

Deeply O
ingrained O
in O
both O
the O
book O
review O
`` O
Kissing B-WORK_OF_ART
Nature I-WORK_OF_ART
Good I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
bye I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
by O
Stephen B-PERSON
MacDonald I-PERSON
-LRB- O
Leisure O
& O
Arts O
, O
Sept. O
27 O
-RRB- O
and O
the O
books O
reviewed O
is O
the O
assumption O
that O
global O
warming O
is O
entirely O
a O
result O
of O
human O
activity O
. O

Is O
such O
a O
view O
justified O
? O

In O
the O
absence O
of O
humans O
, O
would O
the O
Earth O
enjoy O
a O
constant O
climate O
over O
the O
long O
term O
? O

Clearly O
not O
. O

About O
20,000 O
years O
ago O
the O
last O
ice O
age O
ended O
. O

Enormous O
ice O
sheets O
retreated O
from O
the O
face O
of O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
northern O
Europe B-GPE
and O
Asia B-GPE
. O

This O
global O
warming O
must O
have O
been O
entirely O
natural O
-- O
nobody O
would O
blame O
it O
on O
a O
few O
hundred O
thousand O
hunter O
- O
gatherers O
hunting O
mammoths O
and O
scratching O
around O
in O
caves O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
no O
bell O
has O
yet O
rung O
to O
announce O
the O
end O
of O
this O
immense O
episode O
of O
natural O
global O
warming O
. O

It O
is O
probably O
continuing O
and O
may O
well O
account O
for O
most O
of O
, O
or O
all O
of O
, O
present O
- O
day O
global O
warming O
. O

I O
bow O
to O
no O
one O
in O
my O
regard O
for O
our O
terrestrial O
heritage O
, O
but O
if O
we O
are O
serious O
about O
global O
warming O
we O
must O
look O
at O
the O
big O
picture O
and O
not O
allow O
the O
Dominant O
Culture O
to O
lock O
us O
into O
the O
capitalist O
- O
exploiters O
- O
greedy O
- O
American B-NORP
- O
consumers O
- O
global O
- O
warming O
scenario O
as O
the O
sole O
model O
for O
discussion O
. O

Jocelyn O
Tomkin O
Astronomy O
Department O
University O
of O

This O
is O
written O
to O
correct O
a O
misquotation O
in O
your O
Oct. O
3 O
article O
`` O
Deaths B-WORK_OF_ART
From I-WORK_OF_ART
Advanced I-WORK_OF_ART
Colon I-WORK_OF_ART
Cancer I-WORK_OF_ART
Can I-WORK_OF_ART
Be I-WORK_OF_ART
Reduced I-WORK_OF_ART
by I-WORK_OF_ART
Using I-WORK_OF_ART
Two I-WORK_OF_ART
Drugs I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

In O
this O
article O
, O
I O
was O
alleged O
to O
have O
said O
, O
`` O
Any O
patient O
with O
high O
- O
risk O
colon O
cancer O
is O
really O
getting O
short O
shrift O
if O
he O
's O
not O
getting O
this O
therapy O
. O
'' O

I O
did O
n't O
say O
this O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
totally O
opposed O
to O
the O
philosophy O
expressed O
by O
the O
quote O
. O

I O
have O
not O
offered O
and O
will O
not O
offer O
routine O
therapy O
with O
the O
two O
drugs O
, O
levamisole O
and O
5 O
- O
fluorouracil O
, O
to O
any O
of O
my O
colon O
- O
cancer O
patients O
. O

With O
this O
treatment O
we O
have O
reduced O
deaths O
in O
high O
- O
risk O
colon O
cancer O
by O
one O
- O
third O
-- O
but O
this O
leaves O
the O
two O
- O
thirds O
who O
are O
dying O
of O
cancer O
. O

This O
is O
not O
nearly O
good O
enough O
. O

I O
believe O
any O
physician O
who O
truly O
cares O
about O
cancer O
patients O
, O
both O
today O
and O
tomorrow O
, O
should O
offer O
the O
hope O
of O
something O
better O
than O
that O
. O

My O
statement O
, O
read O
verbatim O
from O
a O
printed O
text O
available O
to O
all O
reporters O
attending O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
news O
conference O
, O
was O
the O
following O
: O
`` O
New O
clinical O
trials O
are O
already O
in O
operation O
seeking O
to O
improve O
these O
results O
. O

These O
research O
protocols O
offer O
to O
the O
patient O
not O
only O
the O
very O
best O
therapy O
which O
we O
have O
established O
today O
but O
also O
the O
hope O
of O
something O
still O
better O
. O

I O
feel O
any O
patient O
with O
high O
- O
risk O
cancer O
is O
getting O
short O
shrift O
if O
he O
is O
not O
offered O
this O
opportunity O
. O
'' O

We O
have O
very O
exciting O
prospects O
for O
far O
more O
impressive O
advances O
in O
the O
treatment O
of O
colon O
cancer O
during O
the O
years O
immediately O
ahead O
. O

This O
hope O
, O
however O
, O
will O
never O
be O
realized O
if O
we O
use O
levamisole O
and O
5 O
- O
fluorouracil O
as O
a O
stopping O
point O
. O

Charles O
G. O
Moertel O
M.D O
. O
Mayo O
Clinic O
Rochester O
, O
Minn B-GPE
. O

The O
National O
Aeronautics O
and O
Space O
Administration O
said O
a O
computer O
virus O
has O
infected O
one O
of O
its O
networks O
and O
is O
spreading O
anti-nuclear O
messages O
related O
to O
its O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
space O
probe O
, O
which O
is O
to O
be O
launched O
today O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
Redmond I-PERSON
, O
a O
NASA B-ORG
spokesman O
, O
said O
the O
agency O
discovered O
the O
virus O
on O
Monday O
on O
the O
collection O
of O
computer O
networks O
collectively O
called O
Internet O
and O
expected O
100 O
university O
centers O
to O
be O
infected O
by O
today O
. O

Although O
the O
network O
is O
n't O
connected O
to O
the O
computer O
systems O
that O
operate O
either O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
or O
the O
shuttle O
, O
part O
of O
the O
network O
will O
carry O
analyses O
of O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
data O
once O
the O
craft O
gets O
spaceborn O
. O

Mr. O
Redmond O
said O
the O
intruder O
had O
n't O
yet O
done O
any O
harm O
but O
the O
agency O
feared O
`` O
garbage O
data O
could O
be O
substituted O
for O
real O
data O
. O
'' O

He O
estimated O
it O
could O
take O
a O
day O
for O
a O
computer O
security O
manager O
to O
expunge O
the O
virus O
from O
a O
computer O
system O
. O

The O
intruder O
, O
among O
the O
broadest O
yet O
to O
hit O
a O
research O
network O
, O
appeared O
to O
affect O
only O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
hardware O
that O
uses O
Digital B-ORG
's O
VAX B-PRODUCT
/ O
VMS O
operating O
system O
. O

It O
is O
unrelated O
to O
the O
much O
- O
publicized O
virus O
that O
last O
year O
infected O
Arpanet B-PRODUCT
, O
a O
much O
larger O
network O
used O
by O
researchers O
at O
universities O
, O
laboratories O
and O
government O
agencies O
around O
the O
world O
. O

In O
the O
lingo O
of O
computer O
security O
, O
the O
NASA O
intruder O
is O
technically O
a O
computer O
worm O
, O
Mr. O
Redmond O
said O
. O

A O
worm O
resides O
in O
the O
operating O
system O
of O
a O
computer O
and O
spreads O
by O
boring O
into O
other O
computers O
contacted O
through O
networks O
. O

The O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
worm O
apparently O
was O
hatched O
on O
a O
computer O
in O
France B-GPE
hooked O
up O
to O
NASA B-ORG
's O
Space B-ORG
Physics I-ORG
Analysis I-ORG
Network I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Redmond O
said O
. O

NASA B-ORG
said O
the O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
worm O
had O
n't O
affected O
its O
computers O
or O
the O
computers O
of O
other O
government O
agencies O
because O
they O
had O
modified O
their O
systems O
to O
reject O
worms O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Redmond O
said O
the O
worm O
hit O
universities O
that O
had O
n't O
elected O
to O
make O
the O
changes O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Alexander I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
editor O
at O
Computerworld B-ORG
, O
a O
trade O
publication O
, O
said O
he O
was O
told O
that O
the O
worm O
gets O
into O
a O
computer O
center O
by O
looking O
for O
obvious O
passwords O
-- O
such O
as O
ones O
that O
are O
the O
same O
as O
the O
user O
's O
name O
. O

If O
it O
finds O
one O
and O
gets O
into O
the O
system O
, O
it O
will O
display O
a O
screen O
when O
a O
user O
logs O
on O
that O
says O
, O
`` O
Worms O
Against O
Nuclear O
Killers O
... O
. O

You O
talk O
of O
times O
of O
peace O
for O
all O
, O
and O
then O
prepare O
for O
war O
. O
'' O

In O
addition O
, O
Mr. O
Alexander O
said O
, O
the O
worm O
sends O
strange O
messages O
to O
other O
machines O
at O
the O
center O
-- O
such O
as O
, O
`` O
George B-PERSON
Orwell I-PERSON
was O
an O
optimist O
, O
'' O
or O
`` O
Do O
n't O
feed O
the O
bats O
tonight O
. O
'' O

The O
worm O
also O
looks O
for O
elementary O
passwords O
that O
confer O
more O
privileges O
on O
the O
user O
. O

The O
passwords O
are O
included O
in O
the O
system O
software O
when O
it O
is O
installed O
but O
are O
supposed O
to O
be O
replaced O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
system O
is O
up O
and O
running O
. O

If O
it O
finds O
one O
of O
those O
passwords O
, O
Mr. O
Alexander O
said O
, O
the O
worm O
will O
do O
such O
things O
as O
change O
users O
' O
passwords O
to O
a O
series O
of O
random O
numbers O
, O
preventing O
them O
from O
signing O
on O
to O
the O
network O
. O

NASA B-ORG
estimated O
that O
, O
on O
Monday O
, O
about O
four O
computer O
centers O
were O
affected O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
the O
number O
grew O
to O
40 O
; O
today O
the O
number O
is O
expected O
to O
grow O
to O
100 O
. O

NASA B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
take O
about O
a O
week O
before O
it O
knows O
exactly O
how O
many O
centers O
of O
the O
6,000 O
connected O
to O
Internet O
were O
affected O
and O
the O
extent O
of O
the O
damage O
, O
if O
any O
. O

Anti-nuclear O
activists O
have O
protested O
the O
launch O
of O
the O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
space O
probe O
to O
Jupiter B-ORG
because O
it O
uses O
plutonium O
to O
generate O
the O
electricity O
needed O
to O
run O
the O
craft O
. O

Activists O
fear O
that O
if O
the O
shuttle O
carrying O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
into O
orbit O
should O
explode O
, O
or O
if O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
itself O
crashes O
into O
the O
Earth O
during O
the O
two O
times O
it O
flies O
close O
to O
the O
planet O
, O
fatal O
levels O
of O
plutonium O
would O
be O
released O
into O
the O
atmosphere O
. O

So O
far O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
has O
been O
delayed O
twice O
, O
once O
because O
of O
a O
computer O
malfunction O
connected O
with O
a O
space O
- O
shuttle O
engine O
, O
and O
yesterday O
because O
of O
the O
weather O
. O

NASA B-ORG
said O
the O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
worm O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
either O
delay O
. O

Mr. O
Alexander O
of O
Computerworld B-ORG
said O
hackers O
have O
gone O
after O
SPAN B-ORG
before O
. O

He O
said O
the B-ORG
Chaos I-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Club I-ORG
, O
of O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
once O
managed O
to O
invade O
SPAN B-ORG
and O
do O
such O
things O
as O
change O
the O
value O
of O
pi O
, O
messing O
up O
some O
calculations O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Jelenic I-PERSON
, O
39 O
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
this O
closely O
held O
publisher O
. O

The O
post O
had O
been O
vacant O
for O
more O
than O
a O
year O
. O

Mr. O
Jelenic O
had O
been O
executive O
vice O
president O
for O
operations O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Ralph B-PERSON
Ingersoll I-PERSON
II I-PERSON
, O
43 O
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
, O
said O
he O
would O
take O
on O
additional O
responsibilities O
as O
editor O
in O
chief O
of O
the O
company O
. O

John B-PERSON
Wilpers I-PERSON
resigned O
as O
editor O
in O
chief O
. O

Mr. O
Ingersoll O
remains O
editor O
in O
chief O
of O
the O
company O
's O
recently O
launched O
daily O
, O
the B-ORG
St. I-ORG
Louis I-ORG
Sun I-ORG
. O

Also O
, O
Jean B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Clifton I-PERSON
, O
28 O
, O
was O
named O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
treasurer O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Applebaum I-PERSON
resigned O
after O
less O
than O
a O
year O
in O
the O
posts O
. O

Ms. O
Clifton O
had O
been O
executive O
financial O
assistant O
to O
the O
chairman O
. O

Banc O
One O
Corp. O
said O
Frank B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
McKinney I-PERSON
plans O
to O
retire O
as O
the O
bank O
holding O
company O
's O
president O
effective O
Jan. O
12 O
. O

Banc O
One O
said O
`` O
it O
is O
contemplated O
'' O
that O
John B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
McCoy I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
will O
assume O
the O
additional O
position O
of O
president O
upon O
Mr. O
McKinney O
's O
retirement O
. O

Mr. O
McKinney O
, O
50 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
American B-ORG
Fletcher I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Indianapolis B-GPE
, O
when O
that O
bank O
holding O
company O
merged O
into O
Banc O
One O
in O
January O
1987 O
. O

The O
company O
said O
Mr. O
McKinney O
plans O
to O
retire O
because O
the O
process O
of O
affiliating O
American B-ORG
Fletcher I-ORG
into O
Banc O
One O
`` O
is O
considered O
completed O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
McKinney O
will O
continue O
as O
chairman O
of O
the O
board O
and O
chairman O
of O
the O
executive O
committee O
of O
Banc O
One O
Indiana O
Corp. O
, O
the O
successor O
company O
to O
American B-ORG
Fletcher I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
but O
will O
no O
longer O
be O
active O
in O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
management O
. O

He O
will O
remain O
on O
the O
Banc O
One O
board O
. O

Oncor B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Gaithersburg B-GPE
, O
Md. B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
received O
approval O
from O
the O
U.S. O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
to O
market O
a O
genetic O
test O
that O
will O
assist O
in O
diagnosis O
and O
treatment O
of O
leukemia O
and O
lymph O
cancer O
. O

The O
B O
/ O
T O
gene O
rearrangement O
test O
is O
more O
accurate O
than O
existing O
tests O
for O
diagnosing O
the O
type O
of O
cancer O
, O
whether O
it O
has O
spread O
or O
whether O
there O
is O
a O
recurrence O
following O
treatment O
, O
said O
Oncor O
President O
Stephen O
Turner O
. O

Mr. O
Turner O
said O
the O
test O
initially O
will O
be O
used O
in O
conjunction O
with O
biopsies O
and O
other O
tests O
, O
but O
eventually O
might O
become O
the O
benchmark O
for O
tumor O
analysis O
. O

Mr. O
Turner O
said O
the O
test O
will O
be O
shipped O
in O
45 O
days O
to O
hospitals O
and O
clinical O
laboratories O
. O

Dr. O
Wyndham O
Wilson O
, O
a O
cancer O
treatment O
specialist O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
test O
is O
widely O
used O
in O
research O
centers O
but O
is O
n't O
having O
a O
major O
impact O
because O
it O
is O
only O
occasionally O
useful O
in O
choosing O
the O
most O
effective O
treatment O
. O

But O
the O
test O
may O
prove O
to O
be O
more O
sensitive O
in O
determining O
whether O
a O
tumor O
has O
spread O
or O
returned O
following O
treatment O
, O
Dr. O
Wilson O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
know O
yet O
how O
useful O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Oncor B-ORG
, O
a O
six O
- O
year O
- O
old O
developer O
of O
genetic O
medical O
tests O
, O
projects O
that O
the O
cancer O
test O
will O
help O
it O
to O
post O
its O
first O
- O
ever O
profit O
during O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
1990 O
, O
Mr. O
Turner O
said O
. O

The O
company O
will O
charge O
$ O
35 O
for O
a O
test O
and O
projects O
about O
$ O
2 O
million O
in O
revenue O
from O
the O
test O
during O
the O
first O
12 O
months O
of O
marketing O
, O
he O
said O
. O

When O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
announced O
their O
last O
soldier O
had O
left O
Afghanistan B-GPE
in O
February O
, O
the O
voices O
of O
skepticism O
were O
all O
but O
drowned O
out O
by O
an O
international O
chorus O
of O
euphoria O
. O

It O
was O
`` O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
' O
Vietnam B-GPE
. O
'' O

The O
Kabul B-GPE
regime O
would O
fall O
. O

Millions O
of O
refugees O
would O
rush O
home O
. O

A O
resistance O
government O
would O
walk O
into O
Kabul B-GPE
. O

Those O
who O
bought O
that O
illusion O
are O
now O
bewildered O
. O

Eight O
months O
after O
Gen. O
Boris O
Gromov O
walked O
across O
the O
bridge O
into O
the O
U.S.S.R. B-GPE
, O
a O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
controlled O
regime O
remains O
in O
Kabul B-GPE
, O
the O
refugees O
sit O
in O
their O
camps O
, O
and O
the O
restoration O
of O
Afghan B-NORP
freedom O
seems O
as O
far O
off O
as O
ever O
. O

But O
there O
never O
was O
a O
chance O
that O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
resistance O
would O
overthrow O
the O
Kabul B-GPE
regime O
quickly O
and O
easily O
. O

Soviet B-NORP
leaders O
said O
they O
would O
support O
their O
Kabul B-GPE
clients O
by O
all O
means O
necessary O
-- O
and O
did O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
said O
it O
would O
fully O
support O
the O
resistance O
-- O
and O
did O
n't O
. O

With O
the O
February O
1987 O
U.N. B-ORG
accords O
`` O
relating O
to O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
'' O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
got O
everything O
it O
needed O
to O
consolidate O
permanent O
control O
. O

The O
terms O
of O
the O
Geneva B-GPE
accords O
leave O
Moscow B-GPE
free O
to O
provide O
its O
clients O
in O
Kabul B-GPE
with O
assistance O
of O
any O
kind O
-- O
including O
the O
return O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
ground O
forces O
-- O
while O
requiring O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Pakistan B-GPE
to O
cut O
off O
aid O
. O

The O
only O
fly O
in O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
ointment O
was O
the O
last O
- O
minute O
addition O
of O
a O
unilateral O
American B-NORP
caveat O
, O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
aid O
to O
the O
resistance O
would O
continue O
as O
long O
as O
Soviet B-NORP
aid O
to O
Kabul B-GPE
did O
. O

But O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
accords O
were O
signed O
, O
American B-NORP
officials O
sharply O
reduced O
aid O
. O

In O
February O
1989 O
, O
when O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
said O
they O
had O
completed O
their O
pullout O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
cut O
it O
further O
. O

Not O
so O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
. O

Gen. O
Gromov O
himself O
said O
Soviet B-NORP
troops O
expected O
to O
leave O
behind O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
billion O
of O
military O
equipment O
and O
installations O
for O
the O
Kabul B-GPE
regime O
. O

Since O
the O
troop O
withdrawal O
, O
Moscow B-GPE
has O
poured O
in O
an O
additional O
$ O
200 O
to O
$ O
300 O
million O
worth O
per O
month O
-- O
nearly O
$ O
2 O
billion O
since O
February O
, O
equivalent O
to O
the O
total O
U.S. B-GPE
aid O
to O
the O
resistance O
in O
nine O
years O
. O

This O
includes O
what O
Deputy O
Foreign O
Minister O
Yuli O
Vorontsov O
fetchingly O
called O
`` O
new O
peaceful O
long O
- O
range O
weapons O
, O
'' O
including O
more O
than O
800 O
SCUD B-PRODUCT
missiles O
. O

By O
early O
May O
, O
Moscow B-GPE
had O
delivered O
, O
for O
example O
, O
1,000 O
trucks O
, O
about O
100 O
tanks O
, O
artillery O
and O
hundreds O
of O
other O
combat O
vehicles O
. O

Later O
that O
month O
, O
it O
added O
an O
entire O
tank O
brigade O
, O
including O
120 O
T O
- O
72 O
tanks O
and O
more O
than O
40 O
BMP B-PRODUCT
state O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
art O
infantry O
fighting O
vehicles O
. O

By O
September O
, O
a O
new O
Reinforced B-ORG
Motorized I-ORG
Rifle I-ORG
Brigade I-ORG
with O
an O
additional O
300 O
combat O
vehicles O
, O
1,000 O
more O
trucks O
and O
10,000 O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
trained O
Afghan B-NORP
troops O
had O
arrived O
in O
Kandahar B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
last O
few O
weeks O
, O
Moscow B-GPE
has O
added O
FROG B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
7B I-PRODUCT
missiles O
, O
the O
bomber O
version O
of O
the O
An O
- O
12 O
, O
MiG B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
23BN I-PRODUCT
high O
- O
altitude O
aircraft O
, O
MiG B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
29s I-PRODUCT
, O
which O
can O
outfly O
Pakistan B-GPE
's O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
built O
F16s O
, O
and O
Sukhoi O
SU O
- O
27 O
fighter O
- O
bombers O
, O
which O
can O
outfly O
the B-PRODUCT
MiG I-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
29s I-PRODUCT
. O

Moscow B-GPE
claims O
this O
is O
all O
needed O
to O
protect O
the O
Kabul B-GPE
regime O
against O
the O
guerrilla O
resistance O
. O

It O
is O
well O
- O
known O
that O
the O
regular O
Afghan B-NORP
infantry O
is O
filled O
with O
reluctant O
conscripts O
. O

But O
this O
is O
not O
the O
entire O
Afghan B-NORP
army O
, O
and O
it O
is O
no O
longer O
Kabul B-GPE
's O
only O
military O
force O
. O

Complete O
units O
have O
been O
trained O
and O
indoctrinated O
in O
the O
U.S.S.R. B-GPE
and O
other O
East B-LOC
bloc I-LOC
nations O
; O
30,000 O
to O
40,000 O
of O
these O
troops O
have O
returned O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
regime O
has O
established O
well O
- O
paid O
paramilitary O
forces O
totaling O
more O
than O
100,000 O
, O
including O
35,000 O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
trained O
troops O
of O
the B-ORG
Interior I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
-LRB- O
KHAD O
/ O
WAD O
-RRB- O
, O
which O
still O
is O
directed O
by O
1,500 O
Soviet O
KGB O
officers O
. O

Even O
if O
not O
all O
these O
forces O
are O
committed O
to O
the O
regime O
, O
they O
are O
now O
dependent O
on O
it O
. O

And O
thousands O
of O
Afghan B-NORP
children O
have O
been O
taken O
to O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
where O
they O
are O
hostage O
for O
the O
behavior O
of O
their O
families O
. O

Since O
1981 O
, O
Indian B-NORP
military O
advisers O
have O
been O
assisting O
the O
Kabul B-GPE
regime O
. O

In O
preparation O
for O
the O
withdrawal O
, O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
Kabul B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
signed O
two O
agreements O
for O
several O
hundred O
newly O
civilian O
Indian B-NORP
experts O
to O
replace O
some O
of O
the O
more O
visible O
Soviet B-NORP
military O
personnel O
. O

Cuban B-NORP
military O
personnel O
also O
have O
been O
active O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
since O
1979 O
. O

The O
Soviets B-NORP
cut O
a O
deal O
with O
Iran B-GPE
: O
a O
future O
Iranian B-NORP
role O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
in O
exchange O
for O
Iranian B-NORP
support O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
policy O
. O

The O
deal O
was O
symbolized O
by O
the O
restoration O
of O
the O
Shi'ite O
Sultan O
Ali O
Keshtmand O
to O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
prime O
ministry O
. O

Moreover O
, O
serious O
questions O
have O
been O
raised O
about O
the O
claimed O
withdrawal O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
forces O
. O

Before O
his O
assassination O
in O
1988 O
, O
President O
Zia O
of O
Pakistan B-GPE
repeatedly O
stated O
that O
fresh O
Soviet B-NORP
troops O
were O
being O
inserted O
into O
Afghanistan B-GPE
even O
as O
others O
were O
ostentatiously O
withdrawn O
. O

Rep. O
Bill O
McCollum O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Fla. B-GPE
-RRB- O
reports O
that O
these O
included O
20,000 O
to O
30,000 O
Soviet B-NORP
Central O
Asian O
KGB B-ORG
Border I-ORG
Guards I-ORG
, O
ethnically O
indistinguishable O
from O
Afghans B-NORP
and O
wearing O
unmarked O
uniforms O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
Kabul B-GPE
regime O
is O
increasingly O
successful O
at O
portraying O
the O
resistance O
as O
bloody O
- O
minded O
fanatics O
. O

In O
this O
they O
are O
aided O
by O
years O
of O
American B-NORP
, O
European B-NORP
, O
Pakistani B-NORP
and O
Saudi B-NORP
support O
for O
the O
most O
extreme O
factions O
-- O
radical O
Islamic O
fanatics O
with O
leaders O
whose O
policies O
are O
anathema O
to O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
public O
. O

This O
heavy O
outside O
support O
for O
the O
worst O
has O
undermined O
better O
, O
moderate O
leaders O
. O

In O
autumn O
last O
year O
, O
for O
example O
, O
the O
regime O
garrison O
at O
Kandahar B-GPE
was O
prepared O
to O
surrender O
the O
city O
to O
resistance O
moderates O
. O

At O
the O
last O
minute O
, O
however O
, O
Pakistani B-NORP
officials O
sent O
in O
Gulbuddin B-PERSON
Hekhmatyar I-PERSON
, O
perhaps O
the O
most O
hated O
and O
feared O
of O
the O
extremists O
, O
with O
a O
demand O
that O
the O
surrender O
be O
made O
to O
his O
forces O
. O

The O
deal O
fell O
through O
, O
and O
Kandahar B-GPE
remains O
a O
major O
regime O
base O
. O

The O
resistance O
lacks O
not O
only O
air O
power O
, O
armor O
and O
expertise O
but O
often O
such O
essentials O
as O
maps O
, O
mine O
detectors O
, O
or O
even O
winter O
gloves O
. O

Experienced O
resistance O
commanders O
wanted O
to O
use O
guerrilla O
action O
and O
siege O
tactics O
to O
wear O
down O
the O
regime O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
were O
pressured O
by O
Pakistan B-GPE
's O
ISI B-ORG
, O
the O
channel O
for O
their O
support O
, O
into O
attacking O
Jalalabad B-GPE
. O

They O
took O
more O
than O
25 O
% O
casualties O
; O
journalists O
report O
that O
they O
faced O
minefields O
without O
mine O
detectors O
. O

The O
wonder O
is O
not O
that O
the O
resistance O
has O
failed O
to O
topple O
the O
Kabul B-GPE
regime O
, O
but O
that O
it O
continues O
to O
exist O
and O
fight O
at O
all O
. O

Last O
summer O
, O
in O
response O
to O
congressional O
criticism O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
the O
CIA O
said O
they O
had O
resumed O
military O
aid O
to O
the O
resistance O
months O
after O
it O
was O
cut O
off O
; O
but O
it O
is O
not O
clear O
how O
much O
is O
being O
sent O
or O
when O
it O
will O
arrive O
. O

For O
months O
the O
resistance O
has O
been O
defenseless O
against O
air O
attack O
. O

Thus O
far O
there O
is O
no O
indication O
that O
they O
have O
been O
re-supplied O
with O
Stingers B-PRODUCT
or O
other O
anti-aircraft O
weapons O
. O

Indeed O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
have O
indicated O
to O
the O
press O
that O
the O
continuation O
of O
aid O
depends O
on O
what O
success O
the O
weakened O
resistance O
achieves O
by O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
. O

Moscow B-GPE
and O
Kabul B-GPE
must O
have O
found O
that O
information O
useful O
. O

For O
a O
decade O
U.S. B-GPE
policy O
has O
been O
incoherent O
, O
based O
on O
miscalculation O
and O
the O
defense O
of O
bureaucratic O
and O
political O
turf O
. O

No O
settlement O
negotiated O
by O
others O
can O
force O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
people O
to O
give O
up O
their O
struggle O
. O

A O
cutoff O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
aid O
would O
merely O
abandon O
them O
to O
die O
in O
vain O
. O

Creation O
of O
a O
new O
, O
realistic O
U.S. B-GPE
policy O
is O
long O
overdue O
. O

Ms. O
Klass O
, O
editor O
and O
co-author O
of O
`` O
Afghanistan B-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Great I-WORK_OF_ART
Game I-WORK_OF_ART
Revisited I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Freedom B-ORG
House I-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
directs O
the O
Freedom O
House O
program O
on O
Afghanistan B-GPE
/ O
Southwest O
Asia O
. O

SHEARSON O
LEHMAN O
HUTTON O
Inc O
. O

Thomas B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Meador I-PERSON
, O
42 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Balcor B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
Skokie B-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
subsidiary O
of O
this O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
investment O
banking O
firm O
. O

Balcor B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
interests O
in O
real O
estate O
, O
said O
the O
position O
is O
newly O
created O
. O

Mr. O
Meador O
had O
been O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
Balcor B-ORG
. O

In O
addition O
to O
his O
previous O
real O
- O
estate O
investment O
and O
asset O
- O
management O
duties O
, O
Mr. O
Meador O
takes O
responsibility O
for O
development O
and O
property O
management O
. O

Those O
duties O
had O
been O
held O
by O
Van B-PERSON
Pell I-PERSON
, O
44 O
, O
who O
resigned O
as O
an O
executive O
vice O
president O
. O

Shearson B-ORG
is O
about O
60 O
% O
- O
held O
by O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Robert B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Regal I-PERSON
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
company O
's O
Universal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Rundle I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unit O
. O

Mr. O
Regal O
had O
been O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
RBS B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Robert B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Carlson I-PERSON
, O
previous O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Universal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Rundle I-ORG
, O
will O
assume O
the O
title O
of O
chairman O
of O
the O
unit O
, O
a O
vitreous O
- O
china O
maker O
. O

An O
experimental O
vaccine O
can O
alter O
the O
immune O
response O
of O
people O
infected O
with O
the O
AIDS O
virus O
, O
a O
prominent O
U.S. B-GPE
scientist O
said O
. O

However O
, O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
they O
can O
benefit O
from O
the O
vaccine O
. O

Its O
effectiveness O
ca O
n't O
be O
determined O
until O
a O
large O
clinical O
trial O
is O
undertaken O
by O
the O
Army O
in O
January O
, O
according O
to O
Robert B-PERSON
Redfield I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
acquired O
immune O
deficiency O
syndrome O
research O
at O
Walter O
Reed O
Army O
Institute O
of O
Research B-ORG
. O

Dr. O
Redfield O
's O
report O
on O
early O
experiments O
using O
an O
AIDS O
vaccine O
made O
by O
MicroGeneSys B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
West B-GPE
Haven I-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
came O
at O
a O
meeting O
of O
AIDS O
vaccine O
researchers O
in O
Florida B-GPE
late O
Monday O
. O

The O
vaccine O
, O
VaxSyn O
HIV O
- O
1 O
, O
has O
been O
safely O
given O
to O
14 O
people O
, O
some O
of O
whom O
are O
experiencing O
substantial O
increases O
in O
certain O
antibodies O
. O

`` O
The O
conventional O
wisdom O
used O
to O
be O
that O
you O
could O
n't O
modify O
the O
immune O
response O
of O
an O
infected O
individual O
'' O
by O
innoculating O
them O
with O
synthetic O
viral O
proteins O
, O
Dr. O
Redfield O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
demonstrated O
that O
you O
can O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
certain O
volunteers O
developed O
kinds O
of O
antibodies O
associated O
with O
early O
AIDS O
. O

Other O
antibodies O
sparked O
by O
the O
preparation O
are O
of O
a O
sort O
rarely O
present O
in O
large O
quantities O
in O
infected O
or O
ill O
individuals O
, O
he O
added O
. O

One O
of O
the O
mysteries O
of O
AIDS O
remains O
why O
infected O
people O
produce O
large O
quantities O
of O
antibodies O
, O
but O
deteriorate O
nonetheless O
. O

The O
Consumer O
News O
and O
Business O
Channel O
cable O
network O
and O
U.S. O
News O
& O
World O
Report O
have O
formed O
a O
joint O
venture O
to O
produce O
cable O
program O
versions O
of O
special O
issues O
of O
the O
magazine O
. O

The O
programs O
will O
run O
on O
the O
cable O
network O
the O
Sunday O
evening O
immediately O
prior O
to O
the O
release O
of O
the O
special O
issue O
of O
U.S. O
News O
& O
World O
Report O
. O

CNBC B-ORG
is O
a O
joint O
venture O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
and O
Cablevision B-ORG
System I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Advertisers O
will O
be O
offered O
an O
advertising O
package O
, O
which O
for O
a O
single O
price O
, O
will O
include O
time O
on O
the O
CNBC O
program O
and O
ad O
pages O
in O
the O
special O
guides O
. O

CNBC B-ORG
will O
produce O
six O
, O
one O
- O
hour O
programs O
, O
beginning O
in O
April O
1990 O
. O

The O
first O
program O
scheduled O
in O
the O
joint O
venture O
is O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
1990 I-WORK_OF_ART
Homeowner I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Guide I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Other O
programs O
and O
special O
issues O
will O
be O
based O
on O
themes O
of O
health O
, O
jobs O
, O
personal O
finance O
, O
the O
best O
colleges O
, O
and O
investments O
. O

The O
programs O
will O
be O
written O
and O
produced O
by O
CNBC B-ORG
, O
with O
background O
and O
research O
provided O
by O
staff O
from O
U.S. O
News O
& O
World O
Report O
. O

Directors O
elected O
R. B-PERSON
Marvin I-PERSON
Womack I-PERSON
, O
currently O
vice O
president O
/ O
product O
supply O
, O
purchasing O
, O
to O
head O
the O
company O
's O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
office O
. O

As O
vice O
president O
/ O
national O
- O
government O
relations O
, O
Mr. O
Womack O
will O
work O
with O
P&G B-ORG
's O
top O
management O
and O
with O
the O
company O
's O
government O
- O
relations O
staff O
`` O
to O
represent O
P&G B-ORG
's O
interests O
at O
the O
federal O
level O
, O
'' O
said O
John B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Smale I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

Mr. O
Smale O
said O
the O
appointment O
`` O
recognizes O
the O
growing O
influence O
of O
government O
on O
our O
business O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Womack O
, O
53 O
years O
old O
, O
has O
been O
with O
the O
big O
producer O
of O
household O
products O
, O
food O
and O
pharmaceuticals O
for O
30 O
years O
. O

Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
became O
the O
latest O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
bank O
to O
increase O
reserves O
for O
its O
loans O
to O
less O
- O
developed O
countries O
, O
making O
a O
$ O
1.6 O
billion O
third O
- O
quarter O
addition O
to O
its O
provision O
. O

The O
bank O
also O
said O
it O
expects O
to O
report O
a O
$ O
1.42 O
billion O
loss O
for O
the O
third O
quarter O
and O
a O
loss O
for O
the O
full O
year O
. O

The O
new O
reserves O
bring O
the O
company O
's O
provision O
for O
loans O
to O
Third B-LOC
World I-LOC
countries O
to O
$ O
2.6 O
billion O
, O
or O
85 O
% O
of O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
's O
medium O
and O
long O
- O
term O
loans O
to O
these O
countries O
. O

`` O
Step O
up O
to O
the O
plate O
and O
take O
the O
big O
swing O
. O

Get O
the O
problem O
behind O
you O
and O
do O
n't O
look O
back O
, O
'' O
said O
James B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
McDermott I-PERSON
, O
analyst O
at O
Keefe O
, O
Bruyette O
& O
Woods O
, O
in O
approving O
of O
the O
move O
. O

Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
`` O
has O
had O
the O
capacity O
to O
do O
this O
for O
some O
time O
, O
'' O
the O
analyst O
said O
. O

He O
expects O
Citicorp B-ORG
to O
take O
a O
similar O
step O
this O
year O
. O

Citicorp B-ORG
yesterday O
reported O
a O
9 O
% O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
drop O
, O
which O
analysts O
called O
a O
bit O
disappointing O
, O
while O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
posted O
a O
$ O
789 O
million O
loss O
for O
the O
quarter O
after O
adding O
$ O
950 O
million O
to O
its O
reserve O
for O
loans O
to O
less O
- O
developed O
countries O
. O

Three O
other O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
banks O
posted O
earnings O
increases O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
& O
Co. O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
posted O
a O
17 O
% O
jump O
. O

PNC B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
the O
parent O
of O
Pittsburgh B-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
reported O
net O
income O
climbed O
9.8 O
% O
, O
while O
net O
for O
Banc B-ORG
One I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Columbus B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
grew O
3.8 O
% O
. O

Citicorp B-ORG

Analysts O
were O
only O
slightly O
disappointed O
by O
Citicorp B-ORG
's O
numbers O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
nothing O
in O
here O
that O
's O
horrible O
and O
nothing O
to O
make O
you O
think O
they O
're O
setting O
the O
world O
on O
fire O
, O
'' O
said O
Carole B-PERSON
Berger I-PERSON
, O
analyst O
for O
C.J. B-ORG
Lawrence I-ORG
, O
Morgan O
Grenfell O
Inc O
. O

Earnings O
from O
the O
bank O
's O
global O
consumer O
business O
grew O
27 O
% O
. O

`` O
The O
consumer O
business O
continues O
to O
drive O
the O
earnings O
stream O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
McDermott O
of O
Keefe O
, O
Bruyette O
& O
Woods O
. O

Corporate O
finance O
and O
trading O
results O
in O
member O
countries O
of O
the O
Organization O
for O
Economic O
Cooperation O
and O
Development O
were O
`` O
relatively O
flat O
, O
sometimes O
choppy O
, O
'' O
the O
bank O
said O
, O
and O
profit O
for O
the O
area O
sank O
27 O
% O
. O

The O
cross-border O
loan O
portfolio O
reflected O
`` O
adjustment O
problems O
and O
episodic O
payment O
patterns O
, O
'' O
the O
bank O
said O
no O
interest O
payments O
from O
Argentina B-GPE
in O
the O
nine O
months O
and O
none O
from O
Brazil B-GPE
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
while O
Venezuela B-GPE
brought O
itself O
`` O
substantially O
current O
. O
'' O

Overall O
, O
the O
portfolio O
narrowed O
its O
quarterly O
loss O
to O
$ O
70 O
million O
from O
$ O
80 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

`` O
People O
were O
waiting O
to O
see O
if O
we O
would O
take O
an O
additional O
provision O
'' O
for O
medium O
- O
term O
and O
long O
- O
term O
loans O
to O
less O
- O
developed O
countries O
, O
a O
Citicorp B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

But O
he O
reiterated O
the O
bank O
's O
position O
that O
it O
is O
comfortable O
with O
the O
current O
level O
of O
$ O
2.6 O
billion O
, O
covering O
about O
30 O
% O
of O
the O
$ O
8.9 O
billion O
of O
such O
loans O
outstanding O
. O

Ronald B-PERSON
I. I-PERSON
Mandle I-PERSON
, O
analyst O
at O
Sanford O
C. O
Bernstein O
& O
Co. O
, O
called O
Citicorp B-ORG
's O
venture O
- O
capital O
gains O
of O
$ O
93 O
million O
before O
taxes O
`` O
strong O
. O
'' O

A O
`` O
concerning O
'' O
item O
the O
analyst O
cited O
was O
the O
10 O
% O
jump O
in O
expenses O
, O
which O
the O
bank O
attributes O
to O
costs O
of O
expanding O
both O
its O
consumer O
credit O
- O
card O
operations O
and O
its O
overseas O
branch O
business O
. O

Citicorp B-ORG
's O
spokesman O
said O
, O
however O
, O
that O
the O
bank O
is O
maintaining O
those O
expenses O
in O
proportion O
to O
revenue O
growth O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG

Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
continued O
to O
generate O
one O
of O
the O
highest O
profit O
margins O
among O
major O
banks O
, O
minimizing O
a O
drop O
in O
net O
interest O
margin O
with O
13 O
% O
third O
- O
quarter O
growth O
in O
high O
- O
yielding O
business O
loans O
and O
similar O
growth O
in O
mortgages O
. O

Its O
margin O
fell O
only O
seven O
basis O
points O
, O
or O
7/100ths O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
, O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
13 O
- O
point O
drop O
at O
Security B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
much O
larger O
declines O
among O
banks O
in O
other O
parts O
of O
the O
country O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
's O
net O
interest O
income O
rose O
$ O
36.3 O
million O
, O
or O
7 O
% O
, O
to O
$ O
537 O
million O
for O
the O
quarter O
. O

Non-interest O
income O
fell O
slightly O
to O
$ O
191.9 O
million O
from O
$ O
193.3 O
million O
, O
while O
Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
continued O
to O
rigorously O
control O
non-interest O
expense O
, O
which O
was O
almost O
flat O
at O
$ O
393.4 O
million O
. O

The O
combination O
of O
solid O
loan O
growth O
with O
tight O
expense O
control O
gave O
Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
a O
1.25 O
% O
return O
on O
average O
assets O
for O
the O
quarter O
, O
about O
40 O
% O
higher O
than O
Security B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
's O
and O
a O
profit O
ratio O
matched O
by O
only O
two O
or O
three O
other O
major O
banks O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
's O
return O
on O
equity O
increased O
to O
24.4 O
% O
from O
23.8 O
% O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
has O
sold O
all O
of O
its O
non-trade O
loans O
made O
to O
less O
- O
developed O
countries O
, O
and O
managed O
to O
partly O
reverse O
the O
sharp O
rise O
in O
domestic O
non-accrual O
loans O
, O
which O
fell O
8 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
quarter O
to O
$ O
806.8 O
million O
from O
$ O
880.9 O
million O
. O

But O
the O
amount O
was O
still O
39 O
% O
higher O
than O
the O
year O
- O
ago O
level O
, O
and O
25 O
% O
higher O
as O
a O
percentage O
of O
total O
loans O
. O

That O
trend O
, O
and O
Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
's O
heavy O
exposure O
to O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
, O
are O
about O
the O
only O
worries O
analysts O
have O
about O
Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
's O
financial O
picture O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
is O
rebuilding O
its O
loan O
- O
loss O
reserve O
, O
which O
increased O
to O
$ O
711 O
million O
at O
Sept. O
30 O
from O
$ O
664 O
million O
the O
previous O
quarter O
but O
was O
down O
from O
$ O
852 O
million O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
when O
the O
bank O
still O
had O
some O
shaky O
foreign O
loans O
. O

Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG

Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
said O
that O
excluding O
the O
addition O
to O
its O
reserves O
, O
certain O
tax O
benefits O
, O
and O
a O
one O
- O
time O
$ O
16 O
million O
gain O
on O
the O
sale O
of O
an O
interest O
in O
a O
foreign O
leasing O
company O
, O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
were O
$ O
75 O
million O
. O

The O
comparable O
year O
- O
earlier O
number O
was O
$ O
56 O
million O
, O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

The O
bank O
's O
additional O
provisions O
brought O
reserves O
for O
loans O
to O
less O
- O
developed O
countries O
to O
$ O
2.4 O
billion O
, O
covering O
36 O
% O
of O
its O
medium O
and O
long O
- O
term O
loans O
outstanding O
to O
these O
nations O
. O

The O
net O
interest O
margin O
- O
the O
difference O
between O
the O
bank O
's O
cost O
of O
funds O
and O
what O
it O
receives O
as O
interest O
payments O
-- O
improved O
in O
the O
quarter O
, O
as O
did O
certain O
areas O
of O
wholesale O
banking O
. O

Fees O
from O
syndicating O
loans O
dropped O
48 O
% O
, O
to O
$ O
21 O
million O
. O

`` O
We O
did O
n't O
take O
part O
in O
a O
lot O
of O
deals O
'' O
in O
the O
quarter O
`` O
because O
their O
credit O
quality O
was O
poor O
, O
'' O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Expenses O
unrelated O
to O
interest O
rose O
5.4 O
% O
, O
to O
$ O
541 O
million O
. O

PNC B-ORG
Financial I-ORG

PNC B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
cited O
higher O
income O
from O
sources O
unrelated O
to O
interest O
and O
said O
it O
continues O
to O
cut O
costs O
. O

Net O
interest O
income O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
edged O
up O
1.4 O
% O
, O
to O
$ O
317.7 O
million O
. O

Trust O
income O
grew O
15 O
% O
, O
to O
$ O
49.9 O
million O
, O
while O
service O
charges O
, O
fees O
and O
commissions O
increased O
22 O
% O
, O
to O
$ O
79.4 O
million O
. O

The O
bank O
's O
total O
allowance O
for O
credit O
losses O
was O
$ O
502.1 O
million O
, O
or O
1.82 O
% O
of O
total O
loans O
. O

When O
Maj. O
Moises O
Giroldi O
, O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
abortive O
coup O
in O
Panama B-GPE
, O
was O
buried O
, O
his O
body O
bore O
several O
gunshot O
wounds O
, O
a O
cracked O
skull O
and O
broken O
legs O
and O
ribs O
. O

They O
were O
the O
signature O
of O
his O
adversary O
, O
Panamanian B-NORP
leader O
Manuel B-PERSON
Antonio I-PERSON
Noriega I-PERSON
. O

The O
rebel O
officer O
's O
slow O
and O
painful O
death O
, O
at O
the O
headquarters O
of O
Panama B-GPE
's O
Battalion O
- O
2000 O
squad O
, O
was O
personally O
supervised O
by O
Gen. O
Noriega O
, O
says O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
with O
access O
to O
intelligence O
reports O
. O

Leaping O
into O
rages O
, O
sinking O
into O
bouts O
of O
drunkenness O
and O
mistrust O
, O
Mr. O
Noriega O
has O
put O
to O
death O
some O
70 O
of O
his O
troops O
involved O
in O
the O
coup O
, O
according O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
monitoring O
crematoriums O
and O
funeral O
parlors O
in O
Panama B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

He O
is O
now O
changing O
the O
place O
he O
sleeps O
every O
night O
, O
sometimes O
more O
than O
once O
a O
night O
. O

His O
meals O
are O
most O
often O
prepared O
by O
women O
he O
trusts O
-- O
his O
full O
- O
time O
mistress O
, O
Vicky B-PERSON
Amado I-PERSON
, O
and O
her O
mother O
, O
Norma B-PERSON
. O

And O
he O
is O
collecting O
the O
names O
of O
those O
who O
telephoned O
the O
coup O
- O
makers O
to O
congratulate O
them O
during O
their O
brief O
time O
in O
control O
of O
his O
headquarters O
. O

More O
enemies O
to O
be O
dealt O
with O
. O

In O
the O
two O
weeks O
since O
the O
rebellion O
, O
which O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
hesitantly O
backed O
, O
Mr. O
Noriega O
has O
been O
at O
his O
most O
brutal O
- O
and O
efficient O
- O
in O
maintaining O
power O
. O

Yet O
, O
while O
the O
failed O
coup O
is O
a O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
foreign O
policy O
embarrassment O
, O
it O
is O
merely O
the O
latest O
chapter O
in O
a O
byzantine O
relationship O
between O
Mr. O
Noriega O
and O
Washington B-GPE
that O
stretches O
back O
three O
decades O
. O

America B-GPE
's O
war O
on O
the O
dictator O
over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
following O
his O
indictment O
on O
drug O
charges O
in O
February O
1988 O
, O
is O
the O
legacy O
of O
that O
relationship O
. O

Before O
American B-NORP
foreign O
policy O
set O
out O
to O
destroy O
Noriega B-PERSON
, O
it O
helped O
create O
him O
out O
of O
the O
crucible O
of O
Panama B-GPE
's O
long O
history O
of O
conspirators O
and O
pirates O
. O

For O
most O
of O
the O
past O
30 O
years O
, O
the O
marriage O
was O
one O
of O
convenience O
. O

In O
1960 O
, O
for O
example O
, O
when O
Mr. O
Noriega O
was O
both O
a O
cadet O
at O
an O
elite O
military O
academy O
in O
Peru B-GPE
and O
a O
spy O
- O
in O
- O
training O
for O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
he O
was O
detained O
by O
Lima B-GPE
authorities O
for O
allegedly O
raping O
and O
savagely O
beating O
a O
prostitute O
, O
according O
to O
a O
U.S. B-ORG
Embassy I-ORG
cable O
from O
that O
period O
. O

The O
woman O
had O
nearly O
died O
. O

But O
U.S. B-GPE
intelligence O
, O
rather O
than O
rein O
in O
or O
cut O
loose O
its O
new O
spy O
, O
merely O
filed O
the O
report O
away O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
tips O
on O
emerging O
leftists O
at O
his O
school O
were O
deemed O
more O
important O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
interests O
. O

From O
that O
point O
on O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
would O
make O
a O
practice O
of O
overlooking O
the O
Panamanian B-NORP
's O
misadventures O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
befriended O
and O
later O
turned O
against O
many O
dictators O
, O
but O
none O
quite O
so O
resourceful O
. O

The O
55 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Noriega O
is O
n't O
as O
smooth O
as O
the O
shah O
of O
Iran B-GPE
, O
as O
well O
- O
born O
as O
Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
Anastasio B-PERSON
Somoza I-PERSON
, O
as O
imperial O
as O
Ferdinand B-PERSON
Marcos I-PERSON
of O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
or O
as O
bloody O
as O
Haiti B-GPE
's O
Baby B-PERSON
Doc I-PERSON
Duvalier I-PERSON
. O

Yet O
he O
has O
proved O
more O
resilient O
than O
any O
of O
them O
. O

And O
out O
of O
necessity O
: O
The O
U.S. B-GPE
can O
make O
mistakes O
and O
still O
hope O
to O
remove O
him O
from O
power O
, O
but O
a O
single O
error O
on O
his O
part O
could O
cost O
him O
his O
life O
. O

`` O
The O
U.S. B-GPE
underestimated O
Noriega B-PERSON
all O
along O
, O
'' O
says O
Ambler B-PERSON
Moss I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Ambassador O
to O
Panama B-GPE
. O

`` O
He O
has O
mastered O
the O
art O
of O
survival O
. O
'' O

In O
keeping O
with O
America B-GPE
's O
long O
history O
of O
propping O
up O
Mr. O
Noriega O
, O
recent O
U.S. B-GPE
actions O
have O
extended O
rather O
than O
shortened O
his O
survival O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
might O
have O
fallen O
of O
his O
own O
weight O
in O
1988 O
because O
of O
Panama B-GPE
's O
dire O
economic O
situation O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Moss O
, O
but O
increasing O
external O
pressure O
has O
only O
given O
him O
additional O
excuses O
for O
repression O
, O
and O
a O
scapegoat O
for O
his O
own O
mismanagement O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
had O
sat O
back O
and O
done O
nothing O
, O
he O
might O
not O
have O
made O
it O
through O
1988 O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Moss O
contends O
. O

Perhaps O
most O
important O
, O
Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
allies O
have O
intervened O
to O
encourage O
-- O
in O
some O
cases O
, O
to O
demand O
-- O
that O
the O
dictator O
maintain O
his O
grip O
of O
the O
throne O
. O

One O
Colombian B-NORP
drug O
boss O
, O
upon O
hearing O
in O
1987 O
that O
Gen. O
Noriega O
was O
negotiating O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
abandon O
his O
command O
for O
a O
comfortable O
exile O
, O
sent O
him O
a O
hand O
- O
sized O
mahogany O
coffin O
engraved O
with O
his O
name O
. O

`` O
He O
is O
cornered O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
Rev. O
Fernando O
Guardia O
, O
who O
has O
led O
Catholic B-ORG
Church I-ORG
opposition O
against O
Noriega B-PERSON
. O

`` O
The O
Americans O
have O
left O
him O
without O
a O
way O
out O
. O

It O
is O
easy O
to O
fight O
when O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
other O
option O
. O
'' O

His O
chief O
advantage O
in O
the O
fight O
: O
his O
intimate O
knowledge O
of O
American B-NORP
ways O
and O
weaknesses O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
often O
tells O
friends O
that O
patience O
is O
the O
best O
weapon O
against O
the O
gringos O
, O
who O
have O
a O
short O
attention O
span O
and O
little O
stomach O
for O
lasting O
confrontation O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
discovered O
the O
young O
Tony B-PERSON
Noriega I-PERSON
in O
late O
1959 O
, O
when O
he O
was O
in O
his O
second O
year O
at O
the B-ORG
Chorrillos I-ORG
Military I-ORG
Academy I-ORG
in O
Lima B-GPE
, O
according O
to O
former O
U.S. B-GPE
intelligence O
officials O
. O

The O
contact O
occurred O
through O
Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
half O
- O
brother O
, O
a O
Panamanian B-NORP
diplomat O
based O
in O
Peru B-GPE
named O
Luis B-PERSON
Carlos I-PERSON
Noriega I-PERSON
Hurtado I-PERSON
. O

Luis B-PERSON
Carlos I-PERSON
, O
knowing O
that O
helping O
the O
Americans O
could O
advance O
the O
career O
of O
any O
Panamanian B-NORP
officer O
, O
relayed O
Tony B-PERSON
's O
reports O
on O
the O
leftist O
tendencies O
he O
observed O
among O
his O
fellow O
students O
and O
, O
more O
important O
, O
among O
his O
officers O
and O
instructors O
. O

A O
spy O
was O
born O
. O

It O
was O
a O
heady O
experience O
for O
the O
pockmarked O
and O
slightly O
built O
Mr. O
Noriega O
, O
who O
was O
known O
to O
his O
friends O
as O
Cara O
la O
Pina O
-- O
pineapple O
face O
. O

Born O
the O
illegitimate O
son O
of O
his O
father O
's O
maid O
, O
he O
was O
raised O
on O
the O
mean O
streets O
of O
the O
central O
market O
district O
of O
Panama B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Tony B-PERSON
was O
four O
years O
older O
than O
most O
of O
his O
fellow O
cadets O
, O
and O
gained O
admission O
to O
the O
academy O
because O
his O
brother O
had O
falsified O
his O
birth O
certificate O
. O

He O
considered O
himself O
intellectually O
superior O
to O
his O
Peruvian B-NORP
peers O
, O
many O
of O
whom O
were O
wayward O
sons O
sent O
by O
their O
well O
- O
off O
families O
to O
the O
highly O
disciplined O
, O
French O
- O
modeled O
academy O
as O
a O
sort O
of O
reform O
school O
. O

In O
his O
peaked O
military O
cap O
and O
neatly O
pressed O
, O
French O
- O
made O
uniform O
, O
Noriega B-PERSON
felt O
more O
respected O
and O
powerful O
than O
ever O
in O
his O
underprivileged O
life O
, O
friends O
from O
the O
period O
say O
. O

`` O
He O
had O
an O
elegant O
uniform O
with O
gold O
buttons O
in O
a O
country O
where O
there O
was O
a O
cult O
of O
militarism O
, O
where O
officers O
were O
the O
elite O
with O
special O
privileges O
, O
'' O
recalls O
Darien B-PERSON
Ayala I-PERSON
, O
a O
fellow O
student O
in O
Peru B-GPE
and O
a O
lifelong O
friend O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
relationship O
to O
American B-NORP
intelligence O
agencies O
became O
contractual O
in O
either O
1966 O
or O
1967 O
, O
intelligence O
officials O
say O
. O

His O
commanding O
officer O
at O
the O
Chiriqui B-GPE
Province I-GPE
garrison O
, O
Major O
Omar O
Torrijos O
, O
gave O
him O
an O
intriguing O
assignment O
: O
Mr. O
Noriega O
would O
organize O
the O
province O
's O
first O
intelligence O
service O
. O

The O
spy O
network O
would O
serve O
two O
clients O
: O
the O
Panamanian B-NORP
government O
, O
by O
monitoring O
political O
opponents O
in O
the O
region O
, O
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
by O
tracking O
the O
growing O
Communist O
influence O
in O
the O
unions O
organized O
at O
United O
Fruit O
Co. O
's O
banana O
plantations O
in O
Bocas B-GPE
del I-GPE
Toros I-GPE
and O
Puerto B-GPE
Armuelles I-GPE
. O

United B-ORG
Fruit I-ORG
was O
one O
of O
the O
two O
largest O
contributors O
to O
Panama B-GPE
's O
national O
income O
. O

Satisfying O
its O
interests O
was O
a O
priority O
for O
any O
Panamanian B-NORP
leader O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
initial O
retainer O
was O
only O
$ O
50 O
to O
$ O
100 O
a O
month O
, O
plus O
occasional O
gifts O
of O
liquor O
or O
groceries O
from O
the O
American B-NORP
PX B-ORG
, O
a O
former O
intelligence O
official O
says O
. O

It O
was O
modest O
pay O
by O
American B-NORP
standards O
, O
but O
a O
healthy O
boost O
to O
his O
small O
military O
salary O
, O
which O
fellow O
officers O
remember O
as O
having O
been O
$ O
300 O
to O
$ O
400 O
monthly O
. O

`` O
He O
did O
it O
very O
well O
, O
'' O
recalls O
Boris B-PERSON
Martinez I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Panamanian B-NORP
colonel O
who O
managed O
Mr. O
Noriega O
and O
his O
operation O
. O

`` O
He O
started O
building O
the O
files O
that O
helped O
him O
gain O
power O
. O
'' O

A O
National B-ORG
Guard I-ORG
job O
assumed O
by O
Capt. O
Noriega O
in O
1964 O
-- O
as O
chief O
of O
the O
transit O
police O
in O
David B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
capital O
of O
the O
Chiriqui B-GPE
Province I-GPE
-- O
was O
tailor O
- O
made O
for O
an O
aspiring O
super-spy O
. O

By O
pressuring O
taxi O
and O
bus O
drivers O
who O
needed O
licenses O
, O
he O
gained O
a O
ready O
cache O
of O
information O
. O

He O
knew O
which O
local O
luminaries O
had O
been O
caught O
driving O
drunk O
, O
which O
had O
been O
found O
with O
their O
mistresses O
. O

This O
proved O
particularly O
valuable O
to O
the O
Panamanian B-NORP
government O
in O
1967 O
, O
when O
union O
leaders O
were O
planning O
a O
May O
Day O
march O
that O
the O
government O
feared O
could O
turn O
violent O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
had O
learned O
that O
a O
local O
union O
leader O
was O
sleeping O
with O
the O
wife O
of O
his O
deputy O
. O

So O
he O
splashed O
the O
information O
on O
handbills O
that O
he O
distributed O
throughout O
the O
banana O
- O
exporting O
city O
of O
Puerto B-GPE
Armuelles I-GPE
, O
which O
was O
ruled O
by O
United B-ORG
Fruit I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

The O
campaign O
so O
divided O
union O
leaders O
that O
the O
government O
found O
them O
far O
easier O
to O
control O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
like O
a O
play O
on O
Broadway B-FAC
, O
'' O
recalls O
Mr. O
Martinez O
. O

`` O
Noriega B-PERSON
managed O
the O
whole O
thing O
. O

He O
was O
superb O
. O

Noriega B-PERSON
was O
an O
expert O
at O
bribing O
and O
blackmailing O
people O
. O
'' O

During O
his O
years O
in O
Chiriqui B-GPE
, O
however O
, O
Mr. O
Noriega O
also O
revealed O
himself O
as O
an O
officer O
as O
perverse O
as O
he O
was O
ingenious O
. O

Rodrigo B-PERSON
Miranda I-PERSON
, O
a O
local O
lawyer O
and O
human O
- O
rights O
monitor O
, O
recalls O
an O
intoxicated O
Noriega B-PERSON
visiting O
prisoners O
in O
their O
cells O
at O
the O
5th O
Zone O
Garrison O
headquarters O
in O
David B-PERSON
, O
where O
he O
had O
his O
offices O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
would O
order O
them O
all O
to O
take O
off O
their O
clothes O
and O
run O
around O
the O
courtyard O
naked O
, O
laughing O
at O
them O
and O
then O
retreating O
to O
his O
office O
. O

`` O
People O
started O
wondering O
if O
something O
was O
wrong O
with O
him O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Miranda O
recalls O
. O

But O
through O
this O
period O
, O
so O
far O
as O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
was O
concerned O
, O
Mr. O
Noriega O
was O
a O
model O
recruit O
. O

He O
signed O
up O
for O
intelligence O
and O
counter-intelligence O
training O
under O
American B-NORP
officers O
at O
Fort B-FAC
Gulick I-FAC
in O
Panama B-GPE
in O
July O
1967 O
, O
according O
to O
a O
copy O
of O
a O
1983 O
resume O
with O
details O
Mr. O
Noriega O
has O
since O
classified O
as O
secret O
. O

He O
flew O
to O
Fort B-GPE
Bragg I-GPE
, O
N.C. B-GPE
, O
in O
September O
of O
that O
year O
for O
a O
course O
in O
psychological O
operations O
, O
returning O
to O
the O
School O
of O
the O
Americas O
in O
Panama B-GPE
for O
a O
two O
- O
month O
course O
called O
`` O
military O
intelligence O
for O
officers O
. O
'' O

Some O
American B-NORP
officers O
interpreted O
his O
eagerness O
and O
studiousness O
as O
a O
sign O
of O
loyalty O
, O
but O
they O
did O
so O
falsely O
. O

He O
rose O
to O
chief O
of O
intelligence O
in O
Panama B-GPE
's O
socalled O
G B-PERSON
- O
2 O
in O
1970 O
after O
providing O
populist O
dictator O
Torrijos B-PERSON
the O
critical O
support O
to O
defeat O
a O
coup O
attempt O
against O
him O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

He O
became O
Gen. O
Torrijos O
's O
inseparable O
shadow O
, O
and O
the O
holder O
of O
all O
Panama B-GPE
's O
secrets O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
, O
by O
now O
a O
lieutenant O
colonel O
, O
expanded O
his O
contacts O
to O
include O
the O
Cubans B-NORP
-- O
not O
to O
mention O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
, O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
and O
any O
other O
intelligence O
service O
that O
came O
knocking O
. O

When O
U.S. B-GPE
diplomats O
complained O
to O
the O
CIA O
of O
Col. O
Noriega O
's O
moonlighting O
, O
intelligence O
experts O
always O
insisted O
that O
his O
allegiance O
was O
first O
to O
the O
Americans O
. O

`` O
Early O
on O
in O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
we O
took O
to O
calling O
him O
the O
rent O
- O
a O
- O
colonel O
, O
in O
tribute O
to O
his O
ability O
to O
simultaneously O
milk O
the O
antagonistic O
intelligence O
services O
of O
Cuba B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
'' O
recalls O
Francis B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
McNeil I-PERSON
, O
who O
, O
as O
deputy O
assistant O
secretary O
of O
state O
for O
inter-American O
affairs O
, O
first O
ran O
across O
reports O
about O
Mr. O
Noriega O
in O
1977 O
. O

`` O
Some O
of O
us O
wondered O
how O
our O
intelligence O
people O
could O
put O
so O
much O
stock O
in O
his O
information O
when O
he O
was O
just O
as O
close O
to O
the O
Cubans B-NORP
. O
'' O

Even O
at O
this O
early O
stage O
, O
drugs O
caused O
additional O
concerns O
. O

During O
the O
Nixon B-PERSON
administration O
, O
the B-ORG
Drug I-ORG
Enforcement I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
became O
dismayed O
at O
the O
extent O
of O
the O
G B-PERSON
- O
2 O
's O
connections O
to O
arrested O
drug O
traffickers O
. O

One O
DEA B-ORG
agent O
drew O
up O
a O
list O
of O
five O
options O
for O
dealing O
with O
Col. O
Noriega O
, O
one O
of O
which O
was O
assassination O
. O

The O
head O
of O
the O
DEA O
at O
the O
time O
, O
John B-PERSON
Ingersoll I-PERSON
, O
scotched O
the O
assassination O
plan O
. O

But O
he O
did O
fly O
to O
Panama B-GPE
to O
scold O
dictator O
Torrijos B-PERSON
on O
the O
drug O
ties O
of O
Panamanian B-NORP
officials O
, O
including O
Mr. O
Noriega O
. O

Mr. O
Ingersoll O
later O
recalled O
that O
Gen. O
Torrijos O
seemed O
afraid O
to O
act O
on O
the O
concerns O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

`` O
Everybody O
was O
afraid O
of O
him O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Ingersoll O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
became O
an O
even O
greater O
threat O
in O
1976 O
, O
when O
U.S. B-GPE
intelligence O
services O
discovered O
that O
he O
had O
been O
buying O
recordings O
of O
electronically O
monitored O
conversations O
from O
three O
sergeants O
working O
for O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Army I-ORG
's O
470th O
Military O
Intelligence O
Group O
. O

The O
tapes O
included O
wiretaps O
of O
Gen. O
Torrijos O
's O
own O
phone O
, O
according O
to O
American B-NORP
intelligence O
officials O
. O

`` O
We O
caught O
him O
with O
his O
hands O
on O
our O
cookie O
jar O
, O
'' O
says O
former O
CIA O
Director O
Stansfield O
Turner O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
considered O
cutting O
Mr. O
Noriega O
from O
its O
intelligence O
payroll O
-- O
and O
the O
deliberations O
were O
intense O
, O
Mr. O
Turner O
says O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
world O
of O
intelligence O
, O
if O
you O
want O
to O
get O
information O
, O
you O
get O
it O
from O
seedy O
characters O
. O

The O
question O
is O
how O
much O
you O
get O
tied O
in O
with O
seedy O
characters O
so O
they O
can O
extort O
you O
. O
'' O

Intelligence O
officials O
to O
this O
day O
worry O
whether O
Mr. O
Noriega O
sold O
sensitive O
information O
on O
the O
recordings O
to O
the O
Cubans B-NORP
or O
others O
. O

Mr. O
Turner O
was O
troubled O
enough O
to O
cancel O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
contract O
with O
the O
rent O
- O
a O
- O
colonel O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
Carter B-PERSON
administration O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
soon O
found O
new O
cause O
for O
concern O
: O
gun O
- O
running O
. O

Prosecutors O
in O
Southern B-LOC
Florida I-LOC
indicted O
five O
Panamanians B-NORP
on O
charges O
of O
illegally O
running O
arms O
to O
Sandinista B-NORP
rebels O
trying O
to O
overthrow O
the O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
government O
of O
Mr. O
Somoza O
. O

They O
included O
one O
of O
Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
closest O
friends O
and O
business O
partners O
, O
Carlos B-PERSON
Wittgreen I-PERSON
. O

And O
the O
investigators O
were O
quickly O
closing O
in O
on O
Mr. O
Noriega O
himself O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
though O
, O
in O
1979 O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
was O
once O
again O
flirting O
with O
its O
longtime O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
spy O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
made O
plans O
to O
fly O
to O
Washington B-GPE
for O
a O
meeting O
with O
his O
counterpart O
at O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Dade B-GPE
County I-GPE
and O
federal O
authorities O
, O
learning O
that O
he O
intended O
to O
fly O
through O
Miami B-GPE
, O
made O
plans O
to O
arrest O
him O
on O
the O
gun O
- O
running O
charges O
as O
soon O
as O
he O
hit O
U.S. B-GPE
soil O
. O

It O
was O
a O
Friday O
in O
June B-GPE
. O

The O
Pentagon O
foiled O
the O
plan O
. O

According O
to O
military O
officers O
at O
the O
time O
, O
word O
was O
passed O
to O
Mr. O
Noriega O
by O
his O
American B-NORP
hosts O
that O
the O
police O
would O
be O
waiting O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
received O
a O
routine O
, O
unclassified O
message O
from O
the O
military O
group O
commander O
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

`` O
Due O
to O
health O
reasons O
, O
Lt. O
Col. O
Noriega O
has O
elected O
to O
postpone O
his O
visit O
to O
Washington B-GPE
, O
'' O
it O
read O
. O

Prosecutors O
in O
Miami B-GPE
received O
yet O
another O
setback O
. O

Their O
original O
indictment O
against O
Mr. O
Wittgreen O
, O
the O
friend O
of O
Mr. O
Noriega O
, O
and O
the O
other O
four O
was O
dismissed O
on O
a O
technicality O
. O

But O
now O
, O
along O
with O
reindicting O
Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
pal O
, O
they O
intended O
to O
charge O
Mr. O
Noriega O
himself O
, O
on O
allegations O
that O
he O
was O
involved O
in O
the O
illegal O
trading O
of O
some O
$ O
2 O
million O
in O
arms O
. O

In O
January O
1980 O
, O
Jerome B-PERSON
Sanford I-PERSON
, O
as O
assistant O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
, O
was O
summoned O
to O
a O
meeting O
with O
a O
Federal O
Bureau O
of O
Investigation O
agent O
assigned O
to O
the O
Bureau O
of O
Alcohol O
, O
Tobacco O
and O
Firearms O
in O
Miami B-GPE
. O

Panamanian B-NORP
dictator O
Torrijos B-PERSON
, O
he O
was O
told O
, O
had O
granted O
the O
shah O
of O
Iran B-GPE
asylum O
in O
Panama B-GPE
as O
a O
favor O
to O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Sanford O
was O
told O
Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
friend O
, O
Mr. O
Wittgreen O
, O
would O
be O
handling O
the O
shah O
's O
security O
. O

It O
would O
n't O
be O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
indict O
him O
-- O
much O
less O
Mr. O
Noriega O
, O
the O
prosecutor O
was O
told O
. O

After O
prodding O
from O
Mr. O
Sanford O
, O
U.S. O
Attorney O
Jack O
Eskenazi O
pleaded O
with O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
officials O
in O
Washington B-GPE
to O
let O
the O
indictment O
proceed O
. O

`` O
Unfortunately O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Eskenazi O
wrote O
in O
a O
letter O
, O
`` O
those O
of O
us O
in O
law O
enforcement O
in O
Miami B-GPE
find O
ourselves O
frequently O
attempting O
to O
enforce O
the O
laws O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
but O
simultaneously O
being O
caught O
between O
foreign O
policy O
considerations O
over O
which O
we O
have O
no O
control O
. O
'' O

The O
letter O
, O
along O
with O
a O
detailed O
prosecution O
memo O
, O
sat O
on O
the O
desks O
of O
Justice B-ORG
officials O
for O
months O
before O
the O
case O
died O
a O
quiet O
death O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
if O
we O
had O
been O
allowed O
to O
go O
ahead O
then O
we O
would O
n't O
have O
the O
problems O
we O
have O
now O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Sanford O
says O
. O

`` O
If O
he O
had O
been O
found O
guilty O
, O
we O
could O
have O
stopped O
him O
. O
'' O

In O
August O
1983 O
, O
Mr. O
Noriega O
took O
over O
as O
General O
and O
de-facto O
dictator O
of O
Panama B-GPE
, O
having O
maneuvered O
his O
way O
to O
the O
top O
only O
two O
years O
after O
the O
mysterious O
death O
in O
a O
plane O
crash O
of O
his O
old O
boss O
Omar B-PERSON
Torrijos I-PERSON
. O

Soon O
, O
the O
military O
became O
a O
veritable O
mafia O
controlling O
legal O
and O
illegal O
businesses O
. O

The O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
also O
put O
Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
G B-PERSON
- O
2 O
back O
on O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
payroll O
. O

Payments O
averaged O
nearly O
$ O
200,000 O
a O
year O
from O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
and O
the O
CIA O
. O

Although O
working O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
intelligence O
, O
Mr. O
Noriega O
was O
hardly O
helping O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
exclusively O
. O

During O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
years O
he O
expanded O
his O
business O
and O
intelligence O
contacts O
with O
the O
Cubans B-NORP
and O
the O
Sandinistas B-NORP
. O

He O
allegedly O
entered O
into O
Panama B-GPE
's O
first O
formal O
business O
arrangement O
with O
Colombian B-NORP
drug O
bosses O
, O
according O
to O
Floyd B-PERSON
Carlton I-PERSON
, O
a O
pilot O
who O
once O
worked O
for O
Mr. O
Noriega O
and O
who O
testified O
before O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
grand O
jury O
in O
Miami B-GPE
that O
would O
ultimately O
indict O
the O
Panamanian B-NORP
on O
drug O
charges O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Noriega O
was O
convinced O
the O
Reagan O
White O
House O
would O
n't O
act O
against O
him O
, O
recalls O
his O
close O
ally O
Jose B-PERSON
Blandon I-PERSON
, O
because O
he O
had O
an O
insurance O
policy O
: O
his O
involvement O
with O
the O
Contra B-NORP
rebels O
in O
Nicaragua B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Blandon O
says O
the O
general O
allowed O
the O
Contras B-NORP
to O
set O
up O
a O
secret O
training O
center O
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
also O
conveyed O
intelligence O
from O
his O
spy O
operation O
inside O
the O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
capital O
of O
Managua B-GPE
. O

And O
on O
at O
least O
one O
occasion O
, O
in O
the O
spring O
of O
1985 O
, O
he O
helped O
arrange O
a O
sabotage O
attack O
on O
a O
Sandinista B-NORP
arsenal O
in O
Nicaragua B-GPE
. O

Although O
, O
his O
help O
for O
the O
Contra B-NORP
cause O
was O
limited O
, O
it O
was O
enough O
to O
win O
him O
important O
protectors O
in O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
, O
says O
Sen. O
Patrick O
Leahy O
, O
a O
Vermont O
Democrat O
who O
then O
served O
on O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

`` O
Noriega B-PERSON
played O
U.S. B-GPE
intelligence O
agencies O
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
like O
a O
violin O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

An O
incident O
in O
1984 O
suggested O
one O
additional O
means O
by O
which O
Mr. O
Noriega O
might O
have O
maintained O
such O
influence O
with O
Washington B-GPE
-- O
by O
compromising O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
. O

Curtin B-PERSON
Windsor I-PERSON
, O
then O
the O
ambassador O
to O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
, O
recalls O
being O
invited O
to O
Panama B-GPE
by O
Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
brother O
Luis B-PERSON
Carlos I-PERSON
for O
a O
weekend O
of O
deep O
sea O
fishing O
and O
`` O
quiet O
, O
serious O
conversation O
'' O
on O
the B-LOC
Aswara I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC
. O

Mr. O
Windsor O
notified O
Everett B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Briggs I-PERSON
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
ambassador O
to O
Panama B-GPE
, O
of O
the O
invitation O
. O

`` O
Briggs B-PERSON
screamed O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Windsor O
recalls O
. O

He O
says O
Mr. O
Briggs O
told O
him O
he O
was O
being O
set O
up O
for O
a O
`` O
honey O
trap O
, O
'' O
in O
which O
Mr. O
Noriega O
would O
try O
to O
involve O
him O
in O
an O
orgy O
and O
then O
record O
the O
event O
`` O
with O
sound O
and O
video O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Briggs O
, O
on O
vacation O
after O
resigning O
his O
position O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

As O
Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
political O
troubles O
grew O
, O
so O
did O
his O
offers O
of O
assistance O
to O
the O
Contras B-NORP
, O
an O
apparent O
attempt O
to O
curry O
more O
favor O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

For O
instance O
, O
he O
helped O
steal O
the O
May O
1984 O
Panamanian B-NORP
elections O
for O
the O
ruling O
party O
. O

But O
just O
one O
month O
later O
, O
he O
also O
contributed O
$ O
100,000 O
to O
a O
Contra B-NORP
leader O
, O
according O
to O
documents O
released O
for O
Oliver B-PERSON
North I-PERSON
's O
criminal O
trial O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C B-GPE
. O

Yet O
, O
his O
political O
setbacks O
mounted O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
was O
accused O
of O
ordering O
in O
1985 O
the O
beheading O
of O
Hugo B-PERSON
Spadafora I-PERSON
, O
his O
most O
outspoken O
political O
opponent O
and O
the O
first O
man O
to O
publicly O
finger O
Mr. O
Noriega O
on O
drug O
trafficking O
charges O
. O

He O
then O
ousted O
President O
Nicholas O
Ardito O
Barletta O
, O
a O
former O
World B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
official O
with O
close O
ties O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
after O
Mr. O
Barletta O
tried O
to O
create O
a O
commission O
to O
investigate O
the O
murder O
. O

And O
, O
all O
the O
while O
, O
Panama B-GPE
's O
debt O
problems O
continued O
to O
grow O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
was O
growing O
desperate O
. O

In O
late O
1986 O
, O
he O
made O
an O
offer O
he O
thought O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
could O
n't O
refuse O
. O

As O
recounted O
in O
a O
stipulation O
that O
summarized O
government O
documents O
released O
for O
the O
North B-GPE
trial O
, O
Mr. O
Noriega O
offered O
to O
assassinate O
the O
Sandinista B-NORP
leadership O
in O
exchange O
`` O
for O
a O
promise O
to O
help O
clean O
up O
Noriega B-PERSON
's O
image O
and O
a O
commitment O
to O
lift O
the O
-LCB- O
U.S. B-GPE
. O
-RCB- O
ban O
on O
military O
sales O
to O
the B-ORG
Panamanian I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Forces I-ORG
. O
'' O

`` O
North B-GPE
, O
'' O
the O
document O
went O
on O
, O
referring O
to O
Oliver B-PERSON
North I-PERSON
, O
`` O
has O
told O
Noriega B-PERSON
's O
representative O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
law O
forbade O
such O
actions O
. O

The O
representative O
responded O
that O
Noriega B-PERSON
had O
numerous O
assets O
in O
place O
in O
Nicaragua B-GPE
and O
could O
accomplish O
many O
essential O
things O
, O
just O
as O
Noriega B-PERSON
had O
helped O
-LCB- O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O
-RCB- O
the O
previous O
year O
in O
blowing O
up O
a O
Sandinista B-NORP
arsenal O
. O
'' O

Col. O
North O
conveyed O
the O
request O
to O
his O
superiors O
and O
to O
Assistant O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Elliot O
Abrams O
, O
who O
relayed O
it O
to O
Secretary O
of O
State O
George O
Shultz O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
proposal O
was O
turned O
down O
. O

And O
Mr. O
Shultz O
curtly O
told O
Mr. O
Abrams O
that O
the O
general O
should O
be O
told O
that O
only O
he O
could O
repair O
his O
tarnished O
image O
. O

The O
end O
of O
the O
marriage O
was O
at O
hand O
. O

Within O
weeks O
the O
unfolding O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
scandal O
took O
away O
Mr. O
Noriega O
's O
insurance O
policy O
. O

The O
death O
of O
CIA O
Director O
William O
Casey O
and O
resignation O
of O
Oliver B-PERSON
North I-PERSON
allowed O
anti-Noriega O
political O
forces O
to O
gain O
influence O
. O

Public O
protests O
against O
him O
were O
triggered O
in O
June B-GPE
1987 O
due O
to O
charges O
by O
Diaz B-PERSON
Herrera I-PERSON
, O
his O
former O
chief O
of O
staff O
, O
that O
Mr. O
Noriega O
had O
stolen O
the O
1984 O
election O
and O
had O
ordered O
the O
killing O
of O
Messrs. O
Spadafora O
and O
Torrijos B-PERSON
. O

Few O
American B-NORP
officials O
were O
willing O
any O
longer O
to O
defend O
him O
. O

Lawyers O
in O
Miami B-GPE
-- O
this O
time O
working O
virtually O
without O
impediment O
-- O
prepared O
to O
have O
him O
indicted O
on O
drug O
charges O
in O
February O
1988 O
. O

During O
negotiations O
with O
American B-NORP
officials O
in O
May O
1988 O
over O
proposals O
to O
drop O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
indictments O
in O
exchange O
for O
his O
resignation O
, O
Mr. O
Noriega O
often O
asked O
almost O
plaintively O
how O
the O
Americans O
, O
whom O
he O
had O
helped O
for O
so O
many O
years O
, O
could O
turn O
against O
him O
. O

Now O
, O
neither O
side O
-- O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
nor O
Mr. O
Noriega O
-- O
has O
an O
easy O
out O
. O

President O
Bush O
has O
sworn O
to O
bring O
him O
to O
justice O
. O

Mr. O
Noriega O
believes O
he O
has O
n't O
any O
alternative O
but O
to O
continue O
clutching O
to O
power O
. O

It O
is O
a O
knock O
- O
out O
battle O
-- O
perhaps O
to O
the O
death O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
is O
Mr. O
Noriega O
the O
political O
equivalent O
of O
Frankenstein B-PERSON
's O
monster O
, O
created O
by O
a O
well O
- O
intentioned O
but O
misguided O
foreign O
power O
? O

Not O
quite O
, O
Sen. O
Leahy O
contends O
. O

`` O
For O
short O
- O
term O
gains O
, O
people O
were O
willing O
to O
put O
up O
with O
him O
. O

That O
allowed O
him O
to O
get O
stronger O
and O
stronger O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
created O
him O
as O
much O
as O
we O
fed O
him O
, O
nurtured O
him O
and O
let O
him O
grow O
up O
to O
be O
big O
and O
strong O
. O

The O
federal O
government O
should O
make O
free O
, O
voluntary O
testing O
for O
the O
AIDS O
virus O
the O
cornerstone O
of O
an O
expanded O
campaign O
to O
stop O
the O
spread O
of O
acquired O
immune O
deficiency O
syndrome O
, O
the B-ORG
Hudson I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
recommended O
. O

`` O
By O
encouraging O
massive O
, O
routine O
, O
voluntary O
testing O
we O
can O
enable O
society O
to O
voluntarily O
segregate O
itself O
sexually O
into O
two O
groups O
: O
those O
who O
carry O
the O
virus O
and O
those O
who O
do O
not O
, O
'' O
the O
Indianapolis B-GPE
research O
organization O
said O
in O
a O
new O
report O
. O

The O
report O
takes O
a O
more O
alarmed O
view O
of O
AIDS O
and O
recommends O
a O
more O
sweeping O
response O
than O
many O
other O
analyses O
. O

It O
warns O
that O
the O
AIDS O
epidemic O
`` O
may O
reduce O
the O
rate O
of O
growth O
of O
the O
work O
force O
, O
curb O
productivity O
gains O
and O
slow O
economic O
growth O
. O
'' O

It O
contends O
that O
current O
government O
policy O
is O
failing O
to O
stem O
the O
AIDS O
epidemic O
because O
it O
suggests O
the O
use O
of O
condoms O
can O
make O
sex O
`` O
safe O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
report O
says O
: O
`` O
The O
only O
safe O
sex O
is O
sex O
between O
uninfected O
partners O
, O
'' O
and O
testing O
is O
the O
only O
way O
to O
learn O
of O
infection O
. O

Hudson B-ORG
's O
researchers O
estimated O
that O
it O
would O
cost O
less O
than O
$ O
650 O
million O
a O
year O
to O
test O
the O
entire O
population O
between O
the O
ages O
of O
12 O
and O
65 O
years O
old O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
report O
recommends O
that O
federal O
and O
state O
governments O
provide O
free O
treatment O
to O
all O
who O
test O
positive O
. O

In O
a O
move O
that O
could O
pose O
a O
new O
competitive O
challenge O
to O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
powerful O
Home B-ORG
Box I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
cable O
giant O
Tele-Communications B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
agreed O
to O
buy O
half O
of O
Showtime B-ORG
Networks I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
from O
Viacom B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
for O
$ O
225 O
million O
. O

The O
purchase O
comes O
after O
nearly O
three O
years O
of O
on O
- O
again O
off O
- O
again O
talks O
between O
TCI B-ORG
and O
Viacom B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
also O
discussed O
the O
sale O
of O
an O
interest O
in O
Showtime B-ORG
with O
other O
cable O
operators O
. O

Showtime B-ORG
is O
a O
distant O
No. O
2 O
to O
Home B-ORG
Box I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
and O
in O
May O
filed O
a O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
antitrust O
suit O
against O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
, O
charging O
the O
company O
and O
its O
HBO B-ORG
and O
American B-ORG
Television I-ORG
cable O
units O
with O
conspiring O
to O
monopolize O
the O
pay O
TV O
business O
. O

HBO B-ORG
has O
close O
to O
24 O
million O
subscribers O
to O
its O
HBO B-ORG
and O
Cinemax B-ORG
networks O
, O
while O
Showtime B-ORG
and O
its O
sister O
service O
, O
The B-ORG
Movie I-ORG
Channel I-ORG
, O
have O
only O
about O
10 O
million O
, O
according O
to O
Paul B-ORG
Kagan I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
, O
a O
Carmel B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
research O
firm O
. O

For O
TCI B-ORG
, O
the O
investment O
in O
Showtime B-ORG
puts O
it O
in O
an O
unusual O
position O
; O
as O
the O
largest O
cable O
operator O
, O
with O
control O
of O
close O
to O
12 O
million O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
52 O
million O
cable O
subscribers O
, O
TCI B-ORG
is O
HBO B-ORG
's O
largest O
customer O
. O

But O
TCI O
President O
John O
Malone O
has O
long O
been O
concerned O
about O
HBO B-ORG
's O
dominance O
of O
the O
pay O
TV O
business O
, O
and O
has O
been O
eager O
to O
keep O
Showtime B-ORG
as O
a O
healthy O
competitor O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
important O
to O
the O
cable O
industry O
that O
we O
have O
a O
vibrant O
and O
competitive O
pay O
- O
television O
marketplace O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Malone O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

In O
a O
telephone O
interview O
, O
Robert B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
, O
TCI B-ORG
senior O
vice O
president O
, O
said O
Showtime B-ORG
's O
suit O
against O
HBO B-ORG
`` O
does O
n't O
involve O
us O
, O
and O
nothing O
we O
're O
doing O
here O
bears O
any O
relationship O
to O
that O
. O
'' O

He O
added O
, O
`` O
We O
do O
n't O
intend O
to O
be O
drawn O
into O
it O
, O
'' O
noting O
that O
TCI B-ORG
wo O
n't O
play O
any O
active O
role O
in O
the O
management O
of O
Showtime B-ORG
. O

Linking O
up O
Showtime B-ORG
with O
the O
largest O
cable O
operator O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
could O
sharply O
boost O
its O
subscribers O
. O

TCI B-ORG
said O
it O
may O
bring O
in O
other O
cable O
operators O
as O
investors O
, O
a O
practice O
it O
has O
employed O
in O
the O
past O
with O
investments O
in O
other O
cable O
networks O
, O
such O
as O
The O
Discovery B-PRODUCT
Channel O
. O

Additional O
cable O
partners O
could O
boost O
subscribers O
even O
further O
. O

Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
declined O
comment O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
owning O
HBO B-ORG
, O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
owns O
American B-ORG
Television I-ORG
& O
Communications O
Inc. O
, O
the O
nation O
's O
second O
largest O
cable O
operator O
after O
TCI B-ORG
. O

Viacom B-ORG
also O
owns O
cable O
systems O
, O
but O
it O
is O
the O
14th O
largest O
operator O
of O
such O
systems O
, O
with O
less O
than O
one O
million O
subscribers O
. O

The O
TCI O
investment O
is O
a O
big O
victory O
for O
Viacom B-ORG
's O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
Frank B-PERSON
Biondi I-PERSON
, O
and O
Winston B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Cox I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
Showtime O
unit O
. O

`` O
This O
takes O
any O
question O
of O
Showtime B-ORG
's O
viability O
and O
puts O
it O
away O
once O
and O
for O
all O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Biondi O
said O
in O
a O
telephone O
interview O
. O

The O
fight O
between O
HBO B-ORG
and O
Showtime B-ORG
is O
particularly O
acrimonious O
because O
Mr. O
Biondi O
is O
the O
former O
chief O
executive O
of O
HBO B-ORG
, O
and O
Mr. O
Cox O
served O
as O
chief O
of O
marketing O
for O
the O
service O
. O

They O
were O
both O
hired O
by O
Sumner B-PERSON
Redstone I-PERSON
, O
the O
Boston B-GPE
billionaire O
who O
took O
control O
of O
Viacom B-ORG
three O
years O
ago O
in O
a O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
. O

Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
has O
vigorously O
denied O
all O
of O
Viacom B-ORG
's O
allegations O
. O

Nothing O
stirred O
the O
soul O
of O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
and O
his O
disciples O
as O
much O
as O
the O
crusade O
to O
aid O
Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
Contra B-NORP
rebels O
, O
or O
the O
dream O
of O
building O
a O
space O
- O
based O
defense O
shield O
to O
knock O
out O
Soviet B-NORP
nuclear O
missiles O
. O

Yet O
under O
Mr. O
Reagan O
's O
preferred O
successor O
, O
President O
Bush O
, O
those O
two O
cherished O
national O
- O
security O
causes O
are O
withering O
on O
the O
vine O
. O

And O
, O
surprisingly O
, O
little O
more O
than O
a O
whimper O
of O
protest O
is O
being O
heard O
, O
even O
though O
Reaganauts O
once O
breathed O
fire O
supporting O
the O
Contras B-NORP
and O
the O
Strategic O
Defense O
Initiative O
. O

`` O
The O
programs O
have O
arthritis O
, O
'' O
says O
Rep. O
Henry O
Hyde O
, O
a O
conservative O
Republican B-NORP
from O
Illinois B-GPE
. O

Yet O
, O
he O
asserts O
, O
`` O
you O
look O
around O
... O
and O
you O
say O
, O
` O
Who O
are O
the O
leaders O
? O

Who O
is O
going O
to O
carry O
the O
water O
? O
' O
'' O

It O
is O
n't O
surprising O
that O
President O
Bush O
has O
n't O
led O
a O
crusade O
to O
pump O
up O
the O
Contras B-NORP
or O
SDI O
. O

Though O
he O
nominally O
supports O
both O
programs O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
has O
n't O
been O
a O
passionate O
champion O
of O
either O
cause O
, O
as O
Mr. O
Reagan O
was O
. O

What O
's O
surprising O
is O
that O
there O
is O
n't O
more O
of O
a O
conservative O
outcry O
as O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
lets O
the O
programs O
slip O
down O
the O
national O
- O
priority O
list O
. O

A O
combination O
of O
factors O
-- O
a O
weariness O
among O
some O
conservatives O
, O
a O
decline O
in O
the O
perception O
of O
a O
Soviet B-NORP
threat O
and O
a O
preoccupation O
with O
other O
issues O
-- O
seem O
to O
explain O
the O
strange O
tranquility O
. O

Above O
all O
, O
though O
, O
conservative O
Republicans B-NORP
who O
have O
championed O
both O
the O
Contras O
and O
SDI O
are O
reluctant O
to O
attack O
a O
Republican O
president O
for O
failing O
to O
do O
more O
-- O
though O
that O
reluctance O
may O
be O
receding O
. O

`` O
We O
want O
to O
complain O
, O
we O
want O
to O
say O
something O
about O
it O
, O
and O
we O
're O
going O
to O
as O
it O
gets O
worse O
, O
'' O
says O
Rep. O
Dan O
Burton O
, O
an O
Indiana O
Republican O
who O
has O
been O
a O
staunch O
Contra B-NORP
backer O
. O

`` O
But O
it O
's O
like O
kicking O
your O
father O
in O
the O
pants O
. O

You O
hate O
to O
do O
it O
because O
he O
's O
your O
father O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Burton O
says O
conservatives O
' O
unhappiness O
with O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
cautious O
handling O
of O
the O
recent O
unsuccessful O
coup O
in O
Panama B-GPE
will O
make O
them O
more O
willing O
to O
speak O
out O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
neither O
President O
Bush O
nor O
the O
Congress O
has O
actually O
abandoned O
the O
Contras B-NORP
or O
SDI O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
has O
struck O
a O
deal O
with O
congressional O
leaders O
to O
provide O
nonlethal O
aid O
to O
the O
Contras B-NORP
until O
Nicaragua B-GPE
holds O
national O
elections O
next O
February O
. O

But O
the O
administration O
has O
dropped O
any O
effort O
to O
win O
military O
aid O
for O
the O
rebels O
. O

And O
the O
administration O
's O
deal O
with O
Congress B-ORG
gives O
several O
congressional O
committees O
the O
right O
to O
cut O
off O
even O
humanitarian O
aid O
next O
month O
, O
though O
the O
committees O
are O
likely O
to O
let O
aid O
continue O
until O
February O
. O

Most O
analysts O
think O
there O
's O
little O
prospect O
the O
Contras B-NORP
can O
be O
a O
significant O
fighting O
force O
without O
U.S. B-GPE
arms O
, O
and O
after O
the O
February O
election O
their O
future O
in O
any O
form O
will O
be O
murky O
at O
best O
. O

Instead O
of O
focusing O
on O
the O
Contras B-NORP
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
has O
switched O
to O
urging O
members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
-- O
most O
recently O
in O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
meeting O
yesterday O
-- O
to O
approve O
financing O
for O
the O
election O
campaign O
of O
political O
opponents O
of O
Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
Sandinista B-NORP
government O
. O

The O
administration O
continues O
to O
support O
SDI O
, O
or O
Star B-WORK_OF_ART
Wars I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
it O
recently O
lobbied O
to O
persuade O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
to O
restore O
some O
of O
the O
funds O
it O
planned O
to O
cut O
from O
the O
program O
. O

And O
just O
last O
week O
, O
Defense O
Secretary O
Dick O
Cheney O
gave O
a O
strong O
speech O
listing O
`` O
compelling O
reasons O
'' O
to O
push O
ahead O
with O
SDI O
and O
saying O
he O
'd O
urge O
President O
Bush O
to O
veto O
a O
defense O
bill O
with O
`` O
inadequate O
'' O
funding O
for O
the O
program O
. O

But O
the O
strong O
pitch O
by O
Mr. O
Cheney O
may O
be O
too O
little O
too O
late O
to O
prevent O
damage O
to O
SDI O
. O

The O
House O
has O
already O
voted O
for O
a O
deep O
cut O
in O
funding O
, O
and O
in O
the O
end O
the O
program O
's O
backers O
will O
be O
hard O
pressed O
to O
head O
off O
some O
reduction O
in O
spending O
next O
year O
. O

And O
while O
the O
defense O
secretary O
is O
speaking O
out O
, O
President O
Bush O
himself O
has O
n't O
launched O
any O
high O
- O
visibility O
campaign O
to O
drum O
up O
support O
, O
as O
President O
Reagan O
did O
. O

The O
administration O
also O
acknowledges O
that O
it O
is O
n't O
pursuing O
Mr. O
Reagan O
's O
original O
vision O
of O
an O
`` O
impenetrable O
shield O
'' O
protecting O
the O
whole O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
but O
rather O
a O
more O
modest O
version O
. O

More O
ominous O
to O
SDI O
supporters O
, O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
appears O
to O
have O
tacitly O
accepted O
a O
new O
arms O
- O
control O
proposal O
from O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
that O
spells O
long O
- O
term O
trouble O
for O
Star B-WORK_OF_ART
Wars I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
Soviets B-NORP
have O
agreed O
to O
complete O
a O
treaty O
cutting O
strategic O
weapons O
without O
including O
restrictions O
on O
space O
- O
based O
defenses O
. O

But O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
also O
are O
insisting O
that O
they O
will O
reserve O
the O
right O
to O
withdraw O
from O
the O
completed O
strategic O
- O
arms O
treaty O
later O
on O
if O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
does O
SDI O
testing O
or O
deployment O
that O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
think O
violates O
the O
existing O
anti-ballistic O
- O
missile O
treaty O
. O

It O
will O
be O
hard O
down O
the O
road O
to O
persuade O
Congress B-ORG
to O
approve O
money O
for O
SDI O
plans O
if O
lawmakers O
fear O
those O
plans O
could O
scuttle O
a O
completed O
treaty O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Frank B-PERSON
Gaffney I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Reagan O
Pentagon O
aide O
who O
now O
heads O
the O
Center O
for O
Security O
Policy O
, O
charges O
that O
the O
administration O
's O
`` O
professions O
of O
continued O
commitment O
to O
development O
and O
deployment O
of O
the O
SDI O
program O
strain O
credulity O
. O
'' O

Still O
, O
proponents O
may O
be O
shying O
away O
from O
more O
drumbeating O
because O
they O
sense O
political O
tides O
have O
turned O
against O
arming O
the O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
rebels O
or O
boosting O
spending O
on O
SDI O
-- O
particularly O
when O
the O
public O
perceives O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
threat O
is O
declining O
under O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
. O

In O
fact O
, O
because O
communism O
seems O
to O
be O
beating O
a O
global O
retreat O
, O
some O
conservatives O
may O
simply O
be O
so O
pleased O
that O
their O
anti-communist O
philosophy O
is O
prevailing O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
fire O
at O
the O
moment O
to O
push O
controversial O
programs O
. O

`` O
The O
short O
of O
it O
is O
that O
the O
most O
hard O
- O
bitten O
among O
us O
can O
not O
get O
into O
too O
sour O
a O
mood O
with O
communism O
collapsing O
, O
'' O
says O
Mitchell B-PERSON
Daniels I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Reagan O
White O
House O
aide O
who O
now O
is O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Hudson I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

Some O
activists O
are O
toiling O
to O
raise O
the O
profile O
of O
the O
two O
causes O
. O

But O
they O
say O
they O
ca O
n't O
make O
much O
headway O
because O
of O
a O
lack O
of O
willing O
leaders O
in O
a O
position O
to O
turn O
the O
tide O
. O

One O
longtime O
champion O
of O
these O
programs O
in O
Congress B-ORG
, O
Republican B-NORP
whip O
Newt B-PERSON
Gingrich I-PERSON
of O
Georgia B-GPE
, O
is O
distracted O
by O
questions O
about O
his O
ethics O
, O
conservatives O
note O
. O

Other O
conservative O
champions O
, O
like O
Wyoming B-GPE
Republican O
Sen. O
Malcolm O
Wallop O
, O
a O
longtime O
SDI O
advocate O
, O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
clout O
with O
the O
Bush O
White O
House O
that O
they O
enjoyed O
with O
President O
Reagan O
. O

Above O
all O
, O
though O
, O
proponents O
say O
neither O
the O
Contra B-NORP
nor O
the O
SDI O
cause O
can O
be O
pushed O
much O
further O
without O
more O
presidential O
support O
. O

`` O
For O
there O
to O
be O
wind O
in O
the O
sails O
of O
any O
program O
, O
the O
chief O
executive O
has O
to O
be O
blowing O
in O
the O
sails O
, O
'' O
says O
Rep. O
Burton O
. O

All O
this O
causes O
Rep. O
Hyde O
to O
muse O
about O
an O
alternate O
way O
to O
drum O
up O
more O
enthusiasm O
. O

`` O
What O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
, O
if O
he O
is O
up O
to O
it O
, O
is O
for O
Reagan B-PERSON
to O
take O
to O
the O
hustings O
to O
regenerate O
enthusiasm O
for O
SDI O
, O
'' O
the O
congressman O
says O
. O

H. B-PERSON
Anthony I-PERSON
Ittleson I-PERSON
was O
elected O
a O
director O
of O
this O
company O
, O
which O
primarily O
has O
interests O
in O
radio O
and O
television O
stations O
, O
increasing O
the O
number O
of O
seats O
to O
five O
. O

Osborn B-ORG
also O
operates O
Muzak B-ORG
franchises O
, O
entertainment O
properties O
and O
small O
cable O
- O
television O
systems O
. O

Mr. O
Ittleson O
is O
executive O
, O
special O
projects O
, O
at O
CIT B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
controlled O
by O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Minneapolis B-GPE
, O
signed O
a O
joint O
development O
agreement O
with O
MIPS B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
to O
incorporate O
an O
emerging O
computing O
architecture O
in O
future O
machines O
. O

MIPS B-ORG
is O
a O
leader O
in O
what O
is O
known O
as O
reduced O
- O
instruction O
set O
computing O
, O
or O
RISC O
, O
a O
technology O
combining O
microprocessors O
and O
sophisticated O
software O
. O

In O
joining O
MIPS B-ORG
, O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
follows O
several O
competitors O
in O
embracing O
RISC O
as O
a O
new O
design O
approach O
. O

Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Tandem B-ORG
Computers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
NEC B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Group B-ORG
Bull I-ORG
, O
among O
others O
, O
have O
similar O
arrangements O
with O
MIPs B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
its O
first O
RISC O
- O
based O
mainframe O
machine O
to O
be O
introduced O
next O
year O
. O

The O
accord O
with O
MIPS B-ORG
calls O
for O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
to O
share O
its O
expertise O
in O
data O
storage O
, O
the O
companies O
said O
. O

Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
also O
said O
it O
is O
developing O
what O
it O
called O
a O
`` O
supermainframe O
'' O
computer O
, O
the B-PRODUCT
Cyber I-PRODUCT
2000 I-PRODUCT
, O
intended O
for O
scientists O
, O
engineers O
and O
other O
users O
of O
generalpurpose O
high O
- O
performance O
computers O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Rajiv O
Gandhi O
set O
a O
date O
next O
month O
for O
general O
elections O
that O
some O
analysts O
say O
could O
cost O
him O
and O
his O
ruling O
Congress B-ORG
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
Party O
control O
of O
the O
government O
. O

Other O
analysts O
say O
the O
Indian B-NORP
leader O
could O
retain O
control O
with O
a O
slim O
majority O
or O
be O
forced O
to O
rule O
as O
the O
dominant O
partner O
in O
a O
coalition O
with O
other O
parties O
. O

Elections O
in O
this O
large O
, O
diverse O
and O
passionate O
nation O
are O
always O
hard O
to O
predict O
. O

Much O
depends O
on O
the O
opposition O
, O
a O
loose O
group O
of O
regional O
and O
ideological O
parties O
led O
by O
former O
Gandhi B-PERSON
cabinet O
minister O
Vishwanath B-PERSON
Pratap I-PERSON
Singh I-PERSON
. O

The O
biggest O
certainty O
is O
that O
the O
elections O
will O
be O
a O
vote O
for O
or O
against O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
and O
his O
five O
years O
in O
power O
-- O
five O
years O
of O
ups O
and O
downs O
, O
promises O
and O
disappointments O
and O
wide O
fluctuations O
in O
popularity O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
four O
days O
after O
an O
unusual O
parliamentary O
defeat O
for O
the O
ruling O
party O
, O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
called O
elections O
for O
the O
lower O
house O
of O
Parliament B-ORG
on O
Nov. O
22 O
and O
24 O
. O

The O
elections O
will O
be O
held O
in O
different O
states O
on O
one O
of O
the O
two O
days O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
lower O
house O
's O
five O
- O
year O
term O
expires O
in O
January O
; O
the O
Parliament O
's O
upper O
house O
is O
appointed O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
elections O
will O
be O
a O
rigorous O
test O
for O
the O
45 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
prime O
minister O
and O
Congress B-ORG
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
, O
which O
in O
various O
forms O
has O
ruled O
for O
40 O
of O
India B-GPE
's O
42 O
years O
of O
independence O
. O

After O
a O
landslide O
win O
in O
1984 O
in O
polls O
held O
after O
the O
assassination O
of O
his O
mother O
, O
Indira B-PERSON
Gandhi I-PERSON
, O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
saw O
his O
popularity O
begin O
a O
roller O
coaster O
ride O
. O

His O
early O
promises O
to O
make O
India B-GPE
a O
modern O
nation O
remain O
bogged O
down O
in O
bloated O
bureaucracy O
. O

His O
pledge O
to O
clean O
up O
local O
administration O
and O
Indian B-NORP
politics O
, O
including O
his O
own O
party O
, O
went O
unfulfilled O
. O

His O
`` O
Mr. B-PRODUCT
Clean I-PRODUCT
'' O
image O
was O
muddied O
by O
an O
arms O
- O
kickback O
scandal O
, O
which O
will O
be O
a O
major O
campaign O
issue O
. O

Some O
analysts O
predict O
that O
disappointment O
in O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
's O
spent O
pledge O
to O
reduce O
corruption O
and O
heavy O
- O
handed O
local O
government O
will O
crest O
at O
the O
polls O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
wide O
feeling O
of O
indignation O
across O
the O
country O
, O
'' O
says O
Bhabani B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
Gupta I-PERSON
of O
the O
Center O
for O
Policy O
Research O
, O
in O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
think O
the O
people O
will O
be O
judging O
the O
regime O
by O
a O
petty O
policeman O
, O
by O
a O
corrupt O
revenue O
collector O
. O

This O
could O
be O
a O
big O
protest O
against O
an O
administrative O
failure O
. O
'' O

Even O
if O
the O
Congress O
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
retains O
control O
of O
the O
government O
, O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
's O
ability O
to O
push O
through O
major O
initiatives O
might O
be O
hobbled O
by O
a O
thinner O
majority O
. O

Economic O
analysts O
call O
his O
trail O
- O
blazing O
liberalization O
of O
the O
Indian B-NORP
economy O
incomplete O
, O
and O
many O
are O
hoping O
for O
major O
new O
liberalizations O
if O
he O
is O
returned O
firmly O
to O
power O
. O

The O
Lok O
Sabha O
, O
or O
lower O
house O
of O
Parliament B-ORG
, O
has O
542 O
elected O
and O
two O
appointed O
seats O
. O

In O
1984 O
, O
the O
Congress O
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
captured O
405 O
seats O
, O
the O
largest O
victory O
in O
the O
history O
of O
Indian B-NORP
democracy O
. O

The O
landslide O
was O
fueled O
by O
panic O
that O
prevailed O
in O
India B-GPE
at O
the O
time O
. O

Mrs. O
Gandhi O
had O
been O
assassinated O
by O
separatist O
Sikhs B-NORP
, O
and O
many O
Indians B-NORP
feared O
their O
country O
might O
split O
apart O
. O

In O
the O
previous O
three O
general O
elections O
, O
similar O
national O
issues O
clinched O
the O
vote O
. O

In O
1971 O
, O
the B-ORG
Congress I-ORG
Party I-ORG
won O
after O
India B-GPE
's O
victory O
in O
the O
Bangladesh B-GPE
war O
. O

In O
1977 O
, O
Mrs. O
Gandhi O
was O
thrown O
out O
of O
office O
after O
her O
19 O
- O
month O
emergency O
rule O
, O
and O
in O
1980 O
, O
after O
her O
successors O
made O
a O
mess O
of O
their O
three O
years O
in O
power O
, O
she O
was O
restored O
to O
office O
. O

Most O
political O
analysts O
say O
that O
if O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
's O
opposition O
unites O
to O
field O
single O
candidates O
in O
most O
precincts O
, O
the O
Congress O
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
will O
lose O
big O
. O

But O
if O
the O
opposition O
remains O
fractured O
, O
the O
Congress O
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
could O
win O
a O
small O
majority O
, O
or O
lead O
a O
coalition O
government O
. O

Chimanbhai B-PERSON
Mehta I-PERSON
, O
a O
parliamentarian O
and O
former O
Gandhi B-PERSON
ally O
, O
predicts O
Congress B-ORG
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
will O
win O
only O
150 O
seats O
, O
a O
quarter O
of O
the O
house O
, O
if O
the O
opposition O
fields O
single O
candidates O
in O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
races O
. O

Analysts O
say O
the O
opposition O
will O
struggle O
this O
week O
to O
unite O
, O
and O
its O
success O
will O
be O
clear O
only O
when O
it O
announces O
its O
final O
list O
of O
parliamentary O
candidates O
. O

The O
arms O
- O
kickback O
scandal O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
one O
of O
the O
big O
talking O
points O
in O
the O
campaign O
, O
but O
it O
's O
unclear O
how O
it O
is O
viewed O
by O
average O
Indian B-NORP
voters O
. O

In O
1986 O
, O
India B-GPE
signed O
a O
$ O
1.4 O
billion O
contract O
with O
AB B-ORG
Bofors I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Industries O
Sweden O
AB O
, O
to O
purchase O
400 O
artillery O
pieces O
. O

The O
contract O
was O
negotiated O
by O
the O
countries O
' O
two O
prime O
ministers O
, O
and O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
free O
of O
commissions O
or O
agents O
' O
costs O
. O

In O
April O
1987 O
, O
evidence O
surfaced O
that O
commissions O
were O
paid O
. O

The O
opposition O
charged O
that O
the O
money O
was O
used O
to O
bribe O
Indian B-NORP
government O
officials O
, O
an O
allegation O
denied O
by O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
's O
administration O
. O

But O
many O
of O
his O
statements O
on O
the O
issue O
in O
Parliament B-ORG
subsequently O
were O
proven O
wrong O
by O
documentary O
evidence O
. O

The O
scandal O
has O
faded O
and O
flared O
, O
but O
recent O
disclosures O
propelled O
it O
back O
onto O
the O
front O
pages O
, O
and O
that O
has O
helped O
galvanize O
the O
opposition O
, O
which O
last O
week O
blocked O
passage O
of O
two O
constitutional O
amendment O
bills O
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
time O
in O
20 O
years O
that O
such O
government O
bills O
were O
defeated O
. O

In O
a O
country O
where O
a O
bribe O
is O
needed O
to O
get O
a O
phone O
, O
a O
job O
, O
and O
even O
into O
a O
school O
, O
the O
name O
Bofors B-ORG
has O
become O
a O
potent O
rallying O
cry O
against O
the O
government O
. O

That O
illustrates O
the O
kind O
of O
disappointment O
many O
Indians B-NORP
feel O
toward O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
, O
whom O
they O
zestfully O
elected O
and O
enthusiastically O
supported O
in O
his O
first O
two O
years O
in O
power O
. O

His O
term O
has O
produced O
no O
spectacular O
failures O
in O
politics O
, O
in O
the O
economy O
or O
on O
the O
military O
front O
, O
and O
has O
chalked O
up O
some O
successes O
. O

But O
the O
average O
Indian B-NORP
had O
tremendous O
hope O
in O
the O
youthful O
leader O
and O
his O
promise O
to O
make O
both O
government O
and O
the O
ruling O
party O
more O
effective O
and O
less O
corrupt O
. O

His O
failures O
in O
those O
two O
areas O
deeply O
, O
and O
sometimes O
bitterly O
, O
disappointed O
many O
Indians B-NORP
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
like O
the O
Congress O
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
, O
'' O
says O
Sooraji B-PERSON
Jath I-PERSON
, O
a O
farmer O
in O
the O
western O
state O
of O
Gujarat O
. O

`` O
The O
Congress O
government O
is O
taking O
the O
farmers O
' O
bread O
and O
not O
giving O
us O
any O
support O
. O

When O
there O
are O
well O
problems O
, O
light O
problems O
, O
road O
problems O
, O
the O
government O
tells O
us O
to O
forget O
it O
. O
'' O

The O
greatest O
thing O
going O
for O
Mr. O
Gandhi O
and O
the O
Congress O
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
Party O
is O
the O
poor O
reputation O
of O
the O
opposition O
. O

Even O
if O
it O
unites O
for O
the O
elections O
, O
its O
coherence O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
temporary O
. O

When O
the O
Congress O
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
lost O
the O
1977 O
election O
, O
following O
Mrs. O
Gandhi O
's O
hated O
emergency O
rule O
, O
a O
similar O
coalition O
took O
power O
and O
then O
disintegrated O
. O

Many O
Indians B-NORP
fear O
a O
repeat O
of O
that O
experience O
. O

March O
24 O
, O
1986 O
: O

AB B-ORG
Bofors I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Industries O
Sweden O
AB O
, O
enters O
into O
a O
$ O
1.4 O
billion O
contract O
with O
India B-GPE
's O
Defense B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
to O
supply O
400 O
Bofors O
FH O
- O
77B O
155 O
- O
mm O
field O
howitzer O
guns O
. O

In O
1985 O
, O
Prime O
Minister O
Rajiv O
Gandhi O
, O
in O
his O
talks O
with O
then O
Swedish B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Olof O
Palme O
, O
imposed O
the O
condition O
that O
the O
contract O
have O
no O
middlemen O
. O

April O
16 O
, O
1987 O
: O

Swedish B-ORG
National I-ORG
Radio I-ORG
reports O
that O
about O
$ O
40 O
million O
-- O
nearly O
3 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
contract O
-- O
was O
paid O
by O
Bofors B-ORG
as O
commissions O
to O
middlemen O
. O

June B-GPE
1 O
, O
1987 O
: O

Sweden B-GPE
's O
National B-ORG
Audit I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
releases O
its O
report O
confirming O
payment O
of O
about O
$ O
40 O
million O
to O
unidentified O
Indians B-NORP
. O

The O
report O
says O
that O
investigations O
were O
severely O
hampered O
by O
lack O
of O
cooperation O
from O
Bofors B-ORG
. O

Bofors B-ORG
says O
it O
ca O
n't O
disclose O
the O
names O
of O
the O
middlemen O
because O
it O
would O
jeopardize O
industrial O
confidentiality O
. O

A O
portion O
of O
the O
report O
containing O
names O
of O
the O
middlemen O
is O
withheld O
by O
officials O
citing O
bank O
secrecy O
requirements O
. O

Aug. O
6 O
, O
1987 O
: O

Prime O
Minister O
Gandhi O
tells O
the O
Indian O
Parliament O
, O
`` O
... O
neither O
I O
nor O
any O
member O
of O
my O
family O
has O
received O
any O
consideration O
in O
these O
transactions O
. O

That O
is O
the O
truth O
. O
'' O

Aug. O
26 O
, O
1987 O
: O

Bofors B-ORG
admits O
payments O
of O
$ O
41 O
million O
to O
middlemen O
. O

April O
22 O
, O
1988 O
: O

The O
Hindu B-NORP
newspaper O
publishes O
facsimiles O
of O
bank O
documents O
for O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
remittances O
and O
letters O
between O
Bofors B-ORG
and O
certain O
private O
companies O
related O
to O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
guns O
to O
India B-GPE
. O

April O
26 O
, O
1988 O
: O

A O
parliamentary O
investigative O
committee O
dominated O
by O
the O
Congress O
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
Party B-ORG
concludes O
that O
there O
were O
no O
middlemen O
in O
the O
deal O
and O
no O
payment O
to O
any O
Indian B-NORP
individual O
or O
company O
. O

July O
18 O
, O
1989 O
: O

The O
comptroller O
and O
auditor O
- O
general O
of O
India B-GPE
reports O
serious O
lapses O
in O
the O
government O
's O
technical O
and O
financial O
evaluation O
of O
the O
Bofors O
deal O
. O

Sept. O
15 O
, O
1989 O
: O

Retired O
army O
Chief O
of O
Staff O
Krishnaswami O
Sundarji O
discloses O
in O
an O
interview O
that O
he O
suggested O
in O
May O
1987 O
that O
the O
government O
cancel O
the O
Bofors O
contract O
. O

According O
to O
Gen. O
Sundarji O
, O
that O
would O
have O
forced O
Bofors B-ORG
to O
disclose O
the O
names O
of O
the O
middlemen O
who O
received O
kickbacks O
from O
the O
company O
. O

His O
recommendation O
was O
rejected O
by O
the O
government O
. O

Oct. O
9. O
1989 O
: O

The O
Hindu B-NORP
newspaper O
publishes O
the O
withheld O
portion O
of O
the O
Swedish O
National O
Audit O
Bureau O
's O
report O
. O

The O
disclosures O
state O
that O
commissions O
were O
paid O
by O
Bofors B-ORG
to O
an O
Indian B-NORP
agent O
of O
the O
arms O
company O
. O

Rockwell B-ORG
International I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Tulsa B-GPE
unit O
said O
it O
signed O
a O
tentative O
agreement O
extending O
its O
contract O
with O
Boeing B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
to O
provide O
structural O
parts O
for O
Boeing B-ORG
's O
747 O
jetliners O
. O

Rockwell B-ORG
said O
the O
agreement O
calls O
for O
it O
to O
supply O
200 O
additional O
so O
- O
called O
shipsets O
for O
the O
planes O
. O

These O
include O
, O
among O
other O
parts O
, O
each O
jetliner O
's O
two O
major O
bulkheads O
, O
a O
pressure O
floor O
, O
torque O
box O
, O
fixed O
leading O
edges O
for O
the O
wings O
and O
an O
aft O
keel O
beam O
. O

Under O
the O
existing O
contract O
, O
Rockwell B-ORG
said O
, O
it O
has O
already O
delivered O
793 O
of O
the O
shipsets O
to O
Boeing B-ORG
. O

Rockwell B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
El B-GPE
Segundo I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
is O
an O
aerospace O
, O
electronics O
, O
automotive O
and O
graphics O
concern O
. O

The O
following O
issues O
were O
recently O
filed O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
: O

Canada B-GPE
's O
Province O
of O
Nova O
Scotia O
, O
shelf O
offering O
of O
up O
to O
$ O
550 O
million O
of O
debentures O
. O

Golar B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Gotaas B-ORG
- I-ORG
Larsen I-ORG
Shipping I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
offering O
of O
$ O
280 O
million O
first O
preferred O
ship O
mortgage O
notes O
, O
via O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

H.F. O
Ahmanson O
& O
Co. O
, O
offering O
of O
four O
million O
shares O
of O
noncumulative O
convertible O
preferred O
stock O
, O
Series O
B. O
, O
via O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co O
, O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
and O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
. O

Shared B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
offering O
of O
2.5 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Smetek O
, O
Van O
Horn O
& O
Cormack O
Inc. O
and O
Oakes O
, O
Fitzwilliams O
& O
Co O
. O

Markets O
usually O
get O
noticed O
because O
they O
soar O
or O
plunge O
. O

Gold O
, O
which O
has O
n't O
risen O
or O
fallen O
significantly O
in O
quite O
some O
time O
, O
yesterday O
achieved O
what O
may O
be O
a O
new O
level O
of O
impassiveness O
: O
The O
most O
actively O
traded O
futures O
contracts O
closed O
unchanged O
despite O
nervous O
fluctuations O
in O
both O
the O
dollar O
and O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

The O
settlement O
prices O
of O
the O
December O
, O
February O
and O
April O
gold O
contracts O
were O
even O
with O
Monday O
's O
final O
prices O
. O

The O
December O
1989 O
contract O
, O
which O
has O
the O
greatest O
trading O
volume O
, O
ended O
at O
$ O
371.20 O
an O
ounce O
. O

The O
other O
months O
posted O
advances O
of O
10 O
cents O
to O
20 O
cents O
an O
ounce O
. O

According O
to O
one O
analyst O
, O
Bernard B-PERSON
Savaiko I-PERSON
of O
PaineWebber B-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
ability O
on O
Monday O
to O
rally O
from O
last O
Friday O
's O
decline O
-- O
which O
seemed O
to O
indicate O
that O
the O
economy O
was O
n't O
going O
to O
fall O
either O
-- O
took O
the O
starch O
out O
of O
precious O
metals O
prices O
, O
and O
out O
of O
gold O
's O
, O
in O
particular O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
gold O
traded O
within O
a O
narrow O
range O
. O

Gold O
tried O
to O
rally O
on O
Monday O
but O
ran O
into O
the O
same O
situation O
that O
has O
subdued O
gold O
prices O
for O
more O
than O
a O
year O
: O
selling O
by O
gold O
producers O
, O
who O
want O
to O
fix O
the O
highest O
possible O
price O
for O
their O
gold O
. O

`` O
December O
delivery O
gold O
is O
trading O
in O
a O
range O
of O
$ O
365 O
to O
$ O
375 O
-LCB- O
an O
ounce O
-RCB- O
and O
is O
having O
difficulty O
breaking O
out O
above O
that O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Savaiko O
said O
. O

`` O
Producers O
at O
the O
moment O
regard O
that O
area O
a O
good O
one O
in O
which O
to O
sell O
gold O
. O
'' O

Also O
, O
Mr. O
Savaiko O
noted O
, O
stock O
market O
investors O
seeking O
greater O
safety O
are O
veering O
toward O
buying O
bonds O
rather O
than O
precious O
metals O
because O
`` O
we O
are O
tending O
more O
toward O
a O
disinflationary O
economy O
that O
does O
n't O
make O
gold O
and O
precious O
metals O
attractive O
. O
'' O

Jeffrey B-PERSON
Nichols I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
APMS B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
Toronto B-GPE
precious O
metals O
advisers O
, O
said O
there O
is O
little O
to O
motivate O
gold O
traders O
to O
buy O
the O
metal O
. O

`` O
Investors O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
are O
comfortable O
with O
the O
actions O
of O
the O
-LCB- O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
-RCB- O
in O
its O
willingness O
to O
supply O
liquidity O
to O
financial O
system O
, O
which O
helped O
the O
stock O
market O
rebound O
on O
Monday O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

There O
is O
n't O
any O
rush O
on O
the O
part O
of O
investors O
in O
the O
West O
to O
buy O
gold O
, O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
They O
still O
bear O
the O
memory O
of O
October O
1987 O
, O
when O
they O
bought O
gold O
after O
the O
stock O
market O
crashed O
and O
ended O
up O
losing O
money O
because O
gold O
prices O
subsequently O
fell O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Nichols O
said O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
an O
experience O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
repeat O
. O
'' O

At O
the O
moment O
gold O
traders O
are O
n't O
concerned O
about O
inflation O
, O
he O
said O
, O
and O
as O
for O
the O
dollar O
, O
`` O
gold O
's O
association O
with O
the O
currency O
has O
been O
diminishing O
recently O
so O
drops O
in O
the O
currency O
are O
n't O
having O
much O
impact O
on O
gold O
. O
'' O

Dinsa B-PERSON
Mehta I-PERSON
, O
chief O
bullion O
trader O
for O
Chase B-ORG
Manhattan I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
said O
: O
`` O
There O
is O
little O
incentive O
on O
the O
part O
of O
traders O
to O
sell O
gold O
because O
the O
stock O
market O
may O
go O
lower O
and O
gold O
may O
retain O
some O
of O
its O
` O
flight O
to O
safety O
' O
quality O
. O

There O
is O
little O
incentive O
to O
buy O
gold O
because O
if O
the O
stock O
market O
goes O
higher O
, O
it O
may O
be O
just O
a O
false O
alarm O
. O

This O
is O
keeping O
the O
gold O
traders O
handcuffed O
. O
'' O

The O
most O
remarkable O
feature O
about O
yesterday O
's O
action O
was O
that O
the O
price O
of O
roughly O
$ O
370 O
an O
ounce O
was O
regarded O
as O
attractive O
enough O
by O
gold O
producers O
around O
the O
world O
to O
aggressively O
sell O
gold O
, O
Mr. O
Mehta O
said O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
it O
means O
over O
the O
long O
run O
, O
but O
for O
the O
short O
term O
, O
it O
appears O
that O
gold O
producers O
are O
grateful O
for O
the O
$ O
10 O
or O
so O
that O
gold O
has O
risen O
over O
the O
past O
week O
or O
so O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Previously O
, O
he O
noted O
, O
gold O
producers O
tended O
to O
back O
off O
from O
a O
rising O
gold O
market O
, O
letting O
prices O
rise O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
before O
selling O
. O

Mr. O
Mehta O
observed O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
merchandise O
trade O
deficit O
, O
which O
rose O
sharply O
in O
August O
, O
according O
to O
yesterday O
's O
report O
, O
has O
been O
having O
less O
and O
less O
impact O
on O
the O
gold O
market O
. O

`` O
The O
dollar O
has O
n't O
reacted O
much O
to O
it O
, O
so O
gold O
has O
n't O
either O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

In O
other O
commodity O
markets O
yesterday O
: O

ENERGY O
: O

Crude O
oil O
prices O
rose O
slightly O
in O
lackluster O
activity O
as O
traders O
in O
the O
pits O
tried O
to O
assess O
action O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

Since O
stock O
market O
indexes O
plummeted O
last O
Friday O
, O
participants O
in O
all O
markets O
have O
been O
wary O
. O

When O
traders O
become O
confident O
that O
the O
stock O
market O
has O
stabilized O
, O
oil O
prices O
are O
expected O
to O
rise O
as O
supply O
and O
demand O
fundamentals O
once O
again O
become O
the O
major O
consideration O
. O

Crude O
oil O
for O
November O
delivery O
edged O
up O
by O
16 O
cents O
a O
barrel O
to O
$ O
20.75 O
a O
barrel O
. O

Heating O
oil O
prices O
also O
rose O
. O

November O
gasoline O
slipped O
slightly O
. O

SUGAR O
: O

Futures O
prices O
rose O
on O
a O
report O
that O
Cuba B-GPE
may O
seek O
to O
postpone O
some O
sugar O
shipments O
. O

The O
March O
contract O
advanced O
0.14 O
cent O
a O
pound O
to O
14.11 O
cents O
. O

According O
to O
an O
analyst O
, O
Cuba B-GPE
ca O
n't O
meet O
all O
its O
shipment O
commitments O
and O
has O
asked O
Japan B-GPE
to O
accept O
a O
delay O
of O
shipments O
scheduled O
for O
later O
this O
year O
, O
into O
early O
next O
year O
. O

`` O
Japan B-GPE
is O
perceived O
as O
a O
wealthy O
nation O
that O
can O
turn O
elsewhere O
in O
the O
world O
market O
and O
buy O
the O
sugar O
, O
'' O
the O
analyst O
said O
. O

It O
was O
the O
possibility O
of O
this O
demand O
that O
helped O
firm O
prices O
, O
the O
analyst O
said O
. O

Another O
analyst O
noted O
that O
Cuba B-GPE
has O
been O
deferring O
shipments O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

`` O
To O
the O
professionals O
in O
the O
trade O
it O
did O
n't O
cause O
much O
surprise O
. O

The O
March O
futures O
contract O
traded O
as O
high O
as O
14.24 O
cents O
, O
but O
could O
n't O
sustain O
the O
advance O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

LIVESTOCK O
AND O
MEATS O
: O

The O
prices O
of O
cattle O
, O
hogs O
and O
pork O
belly O
futures O
contracts O
rebounded O
as O
livestock O
traders O
shook O
off O
fears O
that O
the O
Friday O
stock O
market O
plunge O
would O
chill O
consumer O
spending O
, O
which O
in O
turn O
would O
hurt O
retail O
sales O
of O
beef O
and O
pork O
. O

The O
prices O
of O
most O
livestock O
futures O
contracts O
had O
dropped O
sharply O
Monday O
. O

Cattle O
futures O
prices O
were O
also O
supported O
yesterday O
by O
signs O
that O
supermarket O
chains O
are O
making O
plans O
to O
increase O
their O
promotions O
concerning O
beef O
. O

GRAINS O
AND O
SOYBEANS O
: O

The O
prices O
of O
most O
soybean O
and O
soybean O
- O
meal O
futures O
contracts O
rose O
amid O
rumors O
that O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
is O
interested O
in O
buying O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
or O
South B-LOC
America I-LOC
about O
250,000 O
metric O
tons O
of O
soybeans O
and O
as O
many O
as O
400,000 O
metric O
tons O
of O
soybean O
meal O
. O

Traders O
are O
especially O
sensitive O
to O
reports O
of O
possible O
U.S. B-GPE
soybean O
sales O
because O
U.S. B-GPE
exports O
are O
lagging O
. O

Since O
Sept. O
1 O
, O
about O
13 O
million O
fewer O
bushels O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
soybeans O
have O
been O
sold O
overseas O
than O
for O
the O
same O
period O
last O
year O
. O

Corn O
futures O
prices O
rose O
slightly O
while O
wheat O
prices O
settled O
mixed O
. O

The B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
plans O
to O
restructure O
itself O
more O
like O
a O
private O
corporation O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
tax O
- O
collecting O
agency O
says O
that O
it O
will O
take O
the O
unusual O
step O
of O
looking O
to O
the O
private O
sector O
to O
fill O
two O
new O
high O
- O
level O
positions O
to O
guide O
the O
120,000 O
- O
employee O
agency O
: O
a O
comptroller O
to O
oversee O
daily O
finances O
and O
a O
chief O
information O
officer O
to O
update O
the O
information O
system O
, O
which O
includes O
probably O
the O
largest O
computer O
data O
base O
in O
the O
world O
. O

The O
IRS O
also O
said O
that O
it O
would O
create O
the O
position O
of O
chief O
financial O
officer O
, O
who O
will O
be O
hired O
from O
within O
the O
agency O
. O

IRS O
Commissioner O
Fred O
T. O
Goldberg O
said O
the O
changes O
are O
intended O
to O
bring O
`` O
accountability O
'' O
to O
the O
agency O
, O
which O
has O
an O
annual O
budget O
of O
more O
than O
$ O
5 O
billion O
and O
collects O
about O
$ O
1 O
trillion O
a O
year O
. O

`` O
My O
assessment O
and O
everyone O
's O
assessment O
is O
that O
we O
do O
not O
have O
the O
kinds O
of O
information O
that O
let O
us O
responsibly O
and O
effectively O
formulate O
and O
execute O
our O
budget O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Goldberg O
said O
. O

`` O
And O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
internal O
controls O
and O
discipline O
that O
we O
need O
to O
have O
to O
spend O
$ O
5 O
billion O
properly O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Goldberg O
, O
who O
took O
over O
as O
head O
of O
the O
IRS O
in O
July O
, O
has O
been O
disturbed O
by O
what O
he O
considers O
the O
inefficiency O
, O
waste O
and O
lack O
of O
coordination O
among O
the O
branches O
of O
the O
vast O
federal O
agency O
. O

The O
IRS O
operates O
on O
a O
computer O
system O
designed O
in O
1961 O
, O
which O
it O
has O
been O
trying O
to O
modernize O
for O
years O
. O

And O
the O
agency O
, O
which O
operated O
throughout O
fiscal O
1989 O
with O
a O
$ O
360 O
million O
budget O
shortfall O
, O
has O
been O
under O
a O
hiring O
freeze O
since O
last O
fall O
. O

The O
new O
commissioner O
says O
that O
closer O
scrutiny O
of O
how O
the O
agency O
uses O
its O
resources O
will O
go O
a O
long O
way O
toward O
enhancing O
its O
ability O
to O
collect O
more O
tax O
revenue O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
that O
you O
will O
see O
a O
significant O
improvement O
in O
the O
budget O
formulation O
and O
execution O
process O
which O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
I O
believe O
will O
result O
in O
a O
significant O
increase O
in O
revenue O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

The O
IRS O
hopes O
to O
fill O
the O
new O
positions O
soon O
. O

Customarily O
, O
it O
would O
appoint O
career O
civil O
servants O
from O
within O
the O
agency O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Goldberg O
said O
he O
plans O
to O
`` O
scour O
the O
world O
'' O
for O
the O
chief O
information O
officer O
and O
the O
comptroller O
. O

Although O
the O
jobs O
will O
probably O
pay O
between O
$ O
70,000 O
and O
$ O
80,000 O
a O
year O
, O
IRS B-ORG
officials O
are O
confident O
that O
they O
can O
attract O
top O
- O
notch O
candidates O
from O
the O
private O
sector O
. O

`` O
You O
're O
telling O
someone O
they O
can O
spend O
the O
next O
three O
or O
four O
or O
five O
or O
six O
years O
of O
their O
life O
bringing O
about O
the O
most O
difficult O
and O
costly O
modernization O
of O
an O
information O
system O
on O
the O
civil O
side O
ever O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Goldberg O
said O
. O

`` O
On O
the O
comptroller O
side O
, O
you O
're O
developing O
and O
making O
work O
financial O
controls O
governing O
a O
$ O
6 O
billion O
budget O
. O

Boeing B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
already O
struck O
by O
its O
Machinists O
union O
, O
briefly O
called O
off O
contract O
talks O
with O
its O
engineers O
and O
labeled O
their O
demands O
`` O
grossly O
excessive O
. O
'' O

Later O
, O
however O
, O
the O
company O
agreed O
to O
meet O
on O
Monday O
with O
the B-ORG
Seattle I-ORG
Professional I-ORG
Engineering I-ORG
Employees I-ORG
Association I-ORG
after O
a O
federal O
mediator O
intervened O
, O
according O
to O
the O
union O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
engineers O
said O
the O
company O
asked O
the O
union O
to O
reduce O
its O
demands O
, O
which O
included O
a O
19 O
% O
pay O
hike O
in O
the O
first O
year O
and O
8 O
% O
in O
the O
second O
and O
third O
years O
. O

The O
union O
represents O
about O
28,000 O
engineers O
and O
technical O
workers O
. O

Its O
contract O
expires O
Dec. O
1 O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
a O
federal O
mediator O
is O
scheduled O
to O
meet O
today O
with O
Boeing B-ORG
officials O
and O
representatives O
of O
55,000 O
striking O
Machinists O
. O

`` O
It O
will O
take O
several O
meetings O
to O
resolve O
this O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Machinists O
union O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
bring O
back O
something O
the O
members O
will O
reject O
. O
'' O

Machinists O
already O
have O
rejected O
a O
package O
that O
would O
have O
provided O
a O
10 O
% O
pay O
raise O
plus O
bonuses O
over O
the O
three O
- O
year O
life O
of O
the O
contract O
. O

It O
also O
would O
have O
reduced O
mandatory O
overtime O
. O

HOPES O
OF O
SIMPLIFYING O
the O
corporate O
minimum O
tax O
before O
1990 O
are O
weakening O
. O

The O
method O
of O
calculating O
the O
20 O
% O
tax O
, O
paid O
if O
it O
exceeds O
tax O
figured O
the O
regular O
way O
, O
is O
due O
for O
a O
change O
in O
1990 O
, O
thanks O
to O
1986 O
's O
tax O
act O
. O

But O
most O
experts O
agree O
that O
the O
concept O
that O
is O
to O
be O
introduced O
drags O
in O
great O
complexity O
; O
they O
have O
been O
trying O
to O
head O
it O
off O
this O
year O
. O

Ways O
and O
Means O
Chairman O
Rostenkowski O
backed O
a O
simplification O
plan O
in O
the O
pending O
House O
tax O
bill O
, O
but O
the O
plan O
turns O
out O
to O
be O
a O
big O
revenue O
loser O
. O

Now O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
's O
stripped O
- O
down O
bill O
omits O
any O
proposal O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
corporate O
tax O
. O

Proponents O
of O
simplification O
fear O
that O
the O
chances O
of O
getting O
it O
into O
the O
final O
bill O
are O
waning O
. O

`` O
We O
hear O
it O
has O
low O
priority O
on O
the O
House O
side O
, O
'' O
says O
Samuel B-PERSON
Starr I-PERSON
of O
Coopers B-ORG
& O
Lybrand O
, O
CPAs O
. O

If O
the O
law O
is O
n't O
changed O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
we O
are O
left O
staring O
at O
rules O
that O
are O
almost O
impossible O
to O
implement O
, O
because O
there O
are O
so O
many O
complex O
depreciation O
calculations O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

But O
Congress B-ORG
still O
could O
resolve O
the O
issue O
with O
other O
legislation O
this O
year O
or O
next O
, O
Starr B-PERSON
adds O
. O

HUGO B-EVENT
'S O
RAVAGES O
may O
be O
offset O
by O
immediate O
claims O
for O
tax O
refunds O
. O

This O
law O
aids O
hurricane O
- O
wracked O
locales O
named O
by O
the O
president O
as O
disaster O
areas O
, O
as O
well O
as O
regions O
so O
designated O
after O
other O
1989 O
disasters O
. O

It O
lets O
victims O
elect O
to O
deduct O
casualty O
losses O
on O
either O
1989 O
or O
amended O
1988 O
returns O
, O
whichever O
offers O
the O
larger O
tax O
benefit O
; O
they O
have O
until O
April O
16 O
to O
choose O
. O

Amending O
a O
1988 O
return O
to O
claim O
a O
refund O
brings O
cash O
faster O
; O
but O
for O
personal O
losses O
, O
there O
are O
other O
factors O
to O
consider O
, O
notes O
publisher O
Prentice B-ORG
Hall I-ORG
. O

A O
loss O
-- O
after O
insurance O
recoveries O
-- O
is O
deductible O
only O
to O
the O
extent O
that O
it O
exceeds O
$ O
100 O
and O
that O
the O
year O
's O
total O
losses O
exceed O
10 O
% O
of O
adjusted O
gross O
income O
; O
victims O
may O
pick O
the O
year O
when O
income O
is O
lower O
and O
deductions O
higher O
. O

In O
filing O
an O
original O
-LRB- O
not O
amended O
-RRB- O
return O
, O
a O
couple O
should O
consider O
whether O
damaged O
property O
is O
owned O
jointly O
or O
separately O
and O
whether O
one O
spouse O
has O
larger O
income O
; O
that O
may O
determine O
whether O
they O
should O
file O
jointly O
or O
separately O
. O

THE O
IRS O
DELAYS O
several O
deadlines O
for O
Hugo B-EVENT
's O
victims O
. O

Returns O
for O
1988 O
from O
people O
with O
six O
- O
month O
filing O
extensions O
were O
due O
Monday O
, O
but O
the O
IRS O
says O
people O
in O
the O
disaster O
areas O
wo O
n't O
be O
penalized O
for O
late O
filing O
if O
their O
returns O
are O
marked O
`` O
Hugo B-EVENT
'' O
and O
postmarked O
by O
Jan. O
16 O
. O

Interest O
will O
be O
imposed O
on O
unpaid O
taxes O
, O
but O
late O
- O
payment O
penalties O
on O
the O
returns O
will O
be O
waived O
if O
the O
balance O
due O
and O
paid O
is O
10 O
% O
or O
less O
of O
the O
liability O
. O

IRS B-ORG
Notice O
89 O
- O
136 O
describes O
this O
and O
other O
deadline O
relief O
for O
Hugo B-EVENT
's O
victims O
. O

Among O
the O
provisions O
: O
Fiscal O
- O
year O
taxpayers O
with O
returns O
due O
last O
Monday O
wo O
n't O
be O
penalized O
if O
they O
file O
-- O
or O
request O
an O
extension O
-- O
and O
pay O
tax O
due O
by O
Nov. O
15 O
. O

Excise O
- O
tax O
returns O
due O
by O
Oct. O
31 O
or O
Nov. O
30 O
may O
be O
delayed O
to O
Jan. O
16 O
. O

Extensions O
ca O
n't O
be O
granted O
for O
filing O
employment O
- O
tax O
returns O
due O
Oct. O
31 O
or O
for O
depositing O
withheld O
taxes O
, O
but O
late O
penalties O
will O
be O
abated O
for O
deposits O
made O
by O
Nov. O
15 O
. O

The O
notice O
also O
grants O
relief O
for O
certain O
estate O
- O
tax O
returns O
. O

ONE O
- O
DAY O
JAUNTS O
in O
a O
chartered O
boat O
were O
perks O
for O
permanent O
staffers O
of O
American B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Service I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
Costa B-GPE
Mesa I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
supplier O
of O
temporary O
workers O
. O

The O
IRS O
denied O
cost O
deductions O
because O
few O
of O
the O
temps O
got O
to O
go O
aboard O
. O

But O
the B-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Court I-ORG
said O
the O
limitations O
were O
reasonable O
and O
realistic O
and O
allowed O
the O
deductions O
. O

USED O
- O
CAR O
BUYERS O
who O
try O
to O
avoid O
sales O
tax O
by O
understating O
prices O
paid O
in O
private O
deals O
are O
the O
targets O
of O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
drive O
. O

Estimating O
that O
the O
state O
may O
lose O
$ O
15 O
million O
a O
year O
, O
officials O
announced O
the O
filing O
of O
15 O
criminal O
actions O
and O
`` O
hundreds O
'' O
of O
civil O
penalties O
. O

WHEN O
AN O
IRA O
OWNER O
dies O
, O
the O
trustee O
of O
the O
individual O
retirement O
account O
must O
file O
forms O
5498 O
reporting O
market O
values O
relating O
to O
the O
decedent O
and O
each O
beneficiary O
, O
with O
copies O
to O
the O
executor O
and O
beneficiaries O
. O

IRS O
Revenue O
Procedure O
89 O
- O
52 O
describes O
the O
reporting O
requirements O
. O

BIGGER O
THAN O
A O
BREADBOX O
was O
this O
cash O
hoarder O
's O
reputation O
for O
honesty O
. O

People O
often O
cite O
frugality O
and O
distrust O
of O
banks O
to O
justify O
cash O
caches O
to O
the O
IRS O
. O

Gregory B-PERSON
Damonne I-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
of O
Fremont B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
a O
hardworking O
, O
reclusive O
young O
bachelor O
, O
told O
that O
story O
to O
the B-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

But O
judges O
usually O
find O
the O
real O
aim O
is O
to O
escape O
tax O
on O
hidden O
income O
; O
and O
the O
IRS O
said O
Brown O
must O
have O
had O
such O
income O
-- O
although O
it O
uncovered O
no O
source O
-- O
because O
he O
deposited O
$ O
124,732 O
in O
a O
bank O
account O
in O
1982 O
- O
84 O
while O
reporting O
income O
of O
only O
$ O
52,012 O
. O

Brown O
's O
story O
: O

The O
deposits O
came O
from O
savings O
kept O
in O
a O
Tupperware B-ORG
breadbox O
; O
he O
saved O
$ O
47,000 O
in O
1974 O
- O
81 O
by O
living O
with O
family O
members O
and O
pinching O
pennies O
and O
$ O
45,000 O
of O
secret O
gifts O
from O
his O
remorseful O
father O
, O
who O
had O
abandoned O
the O
family O
in O
1955 O
. O

Brown O
had O
no O
proof O
; O
but O
testimony O
of O
his O
mother O
and O
stepmother O
about O
his O
father O
and O
of O
an O
ex-employer O
about O
his O
honesty O
and O
habits O
satisfied O
a O
judge O
that O
Brown O
was O
truthful O
and O
his O
tale O
of O
gifts O
was O
possible O
. O

The O
IRS O
offered O
no O
evidence O
of O
hidden O
sources O
of O
taxable O
income O
, O
so O
Judge O
Shields O
rejected O
its O
claims O
. O

BRIEFS O
: O

Asked O
how O
he O
made O
charitable O
gifts O
of O
$ O
26,350 O
out O
of O
reported O
two O
- O
year O
income O
of O
$ O
46,892 O
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
McFall I-PERSON
of O
Bryan B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
told O
the B-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Court I-ORG
he O
had O
understated O
his O
income O
. O

The O
court O
rejected O
his O
incredible O
claims O
, O
denied O
his O
deductions O
, O
and O
imposed O
a O
negligence O
penalty O
... O
. O

Rep. O
Schaefer O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Colo. B-GPE
-RRB- O
entered O
a O
bill O
to O
exempt O
from O
tax O
rewards O
for O
tips O
leading O
to O
the O
arrest O
of O
violent O
criminals O
. O

Lung O
- O
cancer O
mortality O
rates O
for O
people O
under O
45 O
years O
of O
age O
have O
begun O
to O
decline O
, O
federal O
researchers O
report O
. O

The O
drop O
is O
particularly O
large O
for O
white O
males O
, O
although O
black O
males O
and O
white O
and O
black O
women O
also O
show O
lower O
mortality O
rates O
. O

A O
report O
in O
this O
week O
's O
issue O
of O
the O
Journal O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
also O
projects O
that O
overall O
U.S. B-GPE
mortality O
rates O
from O
lung O
cancer O
, O
the O
leading O
cause O
of O
cancer O
death O
, O
should O
begin O
to O
drop O
in O
several O
years O
if O
cigarette O
smoking O
continues O
to O
abate O
. O

The O
report O
, O
which O
comes O
25 O
years O
after O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Surgeon I-ORG
General I-ORG
issued O
a O
report O
warning O
against O
the O
dangers O
of O
smoking O
, O
is O
the O
strongest O
indication O
to O
date O
that O
the O
reduction O
in O
smoking O
is O
leading O
to O
lower O
death O
rates O
from O
lung O
cancer O
. O

`` O
What O
this O
is O
saying O
is O
that O
the O
surgeon O
general O
's O
message O
is O
having O
an O
impact O
, O
'' O
said O
Melvyn B-PERSON
Tockman I-PERSON
, O
an O
epidemiologist O
at O
the O
Johns O
Hopkins O
School O
of O
Hygiene O
and O
Public O
Health O
in O
Baltimore B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
report O
compares O
mortality O
rates O
of O
two O
groups O
of O
people O
between O
the O
ages O
of O
35 O
and O
44 O
a O
decade O
apart O
. O

The O
death O
rate O
from O
lung O
cancer O
of O
white O
males O
aged O
35 O
to O
44 O
in O
the O
mid-1970s O
was O
13.4 O
per O
100,000 O
, O
but O
the O
mortality O
rate O
of O
the O
same O
age O
group O
in O
the O
mid-1980s O
was O
9.6 O
, O
a O
decline O
of O
28.7 O
% O
. O

Measured O
the O
same O
way O
, O
the O
decline O
for O
black O
males O
was O
14.2 O
% O
. O

The O
drop O
in O
mortality O
rates O
for O
women O
was O
less O
steep O
-- O
8.9 O
% O
for O
blacks O
and O
5.3 O
% O
for O
whites O
. O

The O
study O
, O
by O
Susan B-PERSON
Devesa I-PERSON
, O
William B-PERSON
Blot I-PERSON
and O
Joseph B-PERSON
Fraumeni I-PERSON
of O
the O
institute O
's O
staff O
, O
also O
shows O
that O
the O
incidence O
of O
lung O
cancer O
as O
well O
as O
the O
death O
rate O
declined O
over O
the O
decade O
for O
all O
groups O
in O
the O
35 O
- O
44 O
age O
bracket O
, O
except O
black O
men O
. O

Although O
lung O
- O
cancer O
mortality O
rates O
are O
increasing O
for O
the O
nation O
as O
a O
whole O
, O
the O
report O
projects O
that O
death O
rates O
will O
begin O
to O
decline O
in O
the O
1990s O
for O
men O
and O
after O
the O
year O
2000 O
for O
women O
. O

Lung O
- O
cancer O
mortality O
rates O
increase O
with O
age O
and O
are O
continuing O
to O
rise O
for O
all O
age O
groups O
over O
55 O
, O
with O
sharp O
increases O
for O
everybody O
but O
white O
men O
. O

But O
Dr. O
Fraumeni O
, O
one O
of O
the O
authors O
of O
the O
report O
, O
said O
`` O
the O
declining O
rates O
we O
're O
seeing O
for O
younger O
people O
we O
believe O
may O
be O
a O
harbinger O
of O
declining O
mortality O
in O
the O
future O
. O
'' O

However O
, O
he O
stressed O
that O
the O
improvement O
depends O
on O
a O
continued O
reduction O
in O
smoking O
. O

`` O
Even O
though O
these O
favorable O
trends O
in O
lung O
- O
cancer O
mortality O
affect O
all O
sex O
and O
race O
groups O
, O
they O
ca O
n't O
be O
taken O
for O
granted O
, O
'' O
the O
report O
says O
. O

`` O
Smoking O
prevention O
programs O
should O
reach O
larger O
segments O
of O
the O
population O
, O
especially O
children O
, O
adolescents O
and O
minorities O
. O
'' O

An O
editorial O
in O
the B-ORG
NCI I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
says O
the O
report O
of O
declining O
lung O
- O
cancer O
mortality O
`` O
among O
young O
men O
and O
women O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
indicates O
that O
we O
finally O
may O
be O
winning O
the O
battle O
-- O
this O
even O
in O
a O
country O
where O
the O
tobacco O
industry O
spends O
over O
$ O
2 O
billion O
a O
year O
for O
promotion O
of O
the O
addictive O
habit O
of O
smoking O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
editorial O
, O
by O
Jan B-PERSON
Stjernsward I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Health I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
notes O
that O
tobacco O
consumption O
and O
lung O
- O
cancer O
mortality O
rates O
are O
rising O
in O
developing O
countries O
. O

`` O
Non-smoking O
should O
be O
established O
as O
the O
norm O
of O
social O
behavior O
'' O
around O
the O
world O
, O
the O
editorial O
says O
, O
through O
the O
enactment O
of O
laws O
that O
limit O
advertising O
, O
boost O
tobacco O
prices O
and O
promote O
anti-smoking O
education O
. O

Asked O
for O
comment O
, O
Walker B-PERSON
Merryman I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Tobacco I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
said O
new O
efforts O
to O
restrict O
tobacco O
advertising O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
could O
violate O
the B-LAW
First I-LAW
Amendment I-LAW
protection O
of O
free O
speech O
. O

According O
to O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Society I-ORG
, O
smoking O
is O
responsible O
for O
85 O
% O
of O
the O
lung O
- O
cancer O
cases O
among O
men O
and O
75 O
% O
among O
women O
. O

The O
NCI O
report O
attributes O
the O
differences O
in O
mortality O
rates O
by O
race O
to O
different O
smoking O
patterns O
. O

A O
higher O
proportion O
of O
black O
men O
smoke O
than O
white O
men O
. O

While O
nearly O
equal O
percentages O
of O
black O
and O
white O
women O
currently O
smoke O
, O
in O
both O
sexes O
more O
whites O
have O
given O
up O
smoking O
than O
blacks O
. O

In O
comparing O
changes O
in O
mortality O
rates O
over O
the O
past O
decade O
, O
the O
NCI O
study O
looked O
only O
at O
blacks O
and O
whites O
. O

Asians B-NORP
and O
native O
Americans O
were O
n't O
studied O
; O
Hispanics B-NORP
were O
included O
with O
whites O
. O

Recent O
changes O
in O
average O
annual O
age O
- O
specific O
lung O
- O
cancer O
rates O
per O
100,000 O
population O
by O
race O
and O
sex O
. O

White O
Males O

White O
Females O

Black O
Males O

Black O
Females O

Robin B-PERSON
Honiss I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
bank O
holding O
company O
, O
was O
elected O
to O
the O
additional O
posts O
of O
chairman O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
the O
company O
's O
New B-ORG
England I-ORG
Savings I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
subsidiary O
. O

William B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Attridge I-PERSON
resigned O
those O
posts O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
seat O
on O
NESB B-ORG
's O
board O
. O

NESB B-ORG
is O
also O
the O
parent O
of O
Omnibank B-ORG
. O

Eastern B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
' O
creditors O
committee O
, O
unhappy O
with O
the O
carrier O
's O
plans O
for O
emerging O
from O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
proceedings O
, O
asked O
its O
own O
experts O
to O
devise O
alternate O
approaches O
to O
a O
reorganization O
. O

Representatives O
of O
the O
accounting O
firm O
of O
Ernst O
& O
Young O
and O
the O
securities O
firm O
of O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
, O
hired O
by O
creditors O
to O
consult O
on O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
financial O
plans O
, O
told O
the O
committee O
in O
a O
private O
meeting O
yesterday O
that O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
latest O
plan O
to O
emerge O
from O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
protection O
is O
far O
riskier O
than O
an O
earlier O
one O
which O
won O
the O
creditors O
' O
approval O
. O

According O
to O
one O
person O
present O
at O
the O
meeting O
, O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
new O
plan O
is O
financially O
`` O
overly O
optimistic O
. O
'' O

Asked O
about O
the O
consultants O
' O
reports O
, O
an O
Eastern B-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
`` O
we O
totally O
disagree O
. O
'' O

She O
said O
they O
have O
`` O
oversimplified O
and O
made O
some O
erroneous O
assumptions O
that O
make O
their O
analysis O
completely O
off O
- O
base O
. O
'' O

At O
a O
later O
news O
conference O
here O
, O
Frank B-PERSON
Lorenzo I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
parent O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
Eastern B-ORG
was O
exceeding O
its O
goals O
for O
getting O
back O
into O
operation O
and O
predicted O
it O
would O
emerge O
from O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
protection O
from O
creditors O
early O
next O
year O
, O
operating O
with O
more O
service O
than O
it O
originally O
had O
scheduled O
. O

He O
insisted O
, O
as O
he O
has O
before O
, O
that O
creditors O
would O
be O
paid O
in O
full O
under O
the O
plan O
. O

Mr. O
Lorenzo O
made O
no O
mention O
of O
creditors O
' O
negative O
response O
to O
his O
plan O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
in O
the O
process O
of O
discussing O
an O
amended O
plan O
with O
the O
creditors O
and O
anticipate O
filing O
that O
amended O
plan O
shortly O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
told O
reporters O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
meeting O
and O
surpassing O
our O
goals O
, O
'' O
he O
added O
. O

In O
July O
, O
Eastern B-ORG
and O
its O
creditors O
agreed O
on O
a O
reorganization O
plan O
that O
called O
for O
Eastern B-ORG
to O
sell O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
in O
assets O
and O
to O
emerge O
from O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
protection O
at O
two O
- O
thirds O
its O
former O
size O
. O

But O
after O
selling O
off O
pieces O
such O
as O
its O
East B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
shuttle O
, O
its O
Philadelphia B-GPE
hub O
and O
various O
planes O
, O
Eastern B-ORG
hit O
a O
stumbling O
block O
. O

It O
could O
n't O
sell O
its O
South O
American B-NORP
routes O
, O
one O
of O
the O
major O
assets O
marked O
for O
disposal O
. O

Those O
routes O
, O
valued O
by O
the O
creditors O
' O
professionals O
at O
about O
$ O
400 O
million O
, O
were O
to O
be O
sold O
to O
AMR B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
. O

A O
last O
- O
minute O
snag O
in O
negotiations O
with O
AMR B-ORG
, O
over O
an O
unrelated O
lawsuit O
between O
American O
and O
another O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
unit O
, O
caused O
the O
deal O
to O
collapse O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
ultimately O
decided O
it O
would O
have O
to O
keep O
and O
operate O
the O
routes O
itself O
, O
which O
would O
leave O
it O
with O
less O
cash O
for O
its O
reorganization O
. O

It O
also O
would O
leave O
Eastern B-ORG
a O
bigger O
carrier O
than O
the O
scaled O
- O
down O
one O
proposed O
under O
the O
initial O
plan O
. O

Those O
changes O
in O
its O
condition O
meant O
the O
reorganization O
plan O
previously O
presented O
to O
creditors O
would O
have O
to O
be O
revamped O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
Eastern B-ORG
has O
been O
negotiating O
with O
creditors O
over O
revisions O
, O
but O
the O
creditors O
committee O
has O
been O
having O
problems O
with O
the O
revisions O
. O

The O
committee O
has O
two O
groups O
of O
experts O
it O
calls O
on O
to O
analyze O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
plans O
. O

Both O
said O
the O
new O
plan O
would O
n't O
work O
. O

Ernst O
& O
Young O
said O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
plans O
will O
miss O
its O
projections O
of O
earnings O
before O
interest O
, O
tax O
and O
depreciation O
by O
$ O
100 O
million O
, O
and O
that O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
plan O
presented O
no O
comfort O
level O
, O
according O
to O
a O
source O
present O
at O
yesterday O
's O
session O
. O

Experts O
from O
Goldman B-ORG
Sachs I-ORG
estimated O
Eastern B-ORG
would O
miss O
the O
same O
mark O
by O
$ O
120 O
million O
to O
$ O
135 O
million O
, O
the O
source O
said O
. O

The O
experts O
said O
they O
expected O
Eastern B-ORG
would O
have O
to O
issue O
new O
debt O
to O
cover O
its O
costs O
, O
and O
that O
it O
would O
generate O
far O
less O
cash O
than O
anticipated O
. O

Other O
costs O
also O
would O
increase O
, O
including O
maintenance O
, O
because O
Eastern B-ORG
has O
an O
older O
fleet O
. O

At O
the O
news O
conference O
, O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
and O
Eastern O
President O
Phil O
Bakes O
presented O
a O
far O
rosier O
assessment O
. O

Flanked O
by O
flight O
attendants O
, O
pilots O
and O
gate O
agents O
dressed O
in O
spiffy O
new O
blue O
uniforms O
, O
they O
said O
Eastern B-ORG
has O
exceeded O
its O
operational O
goals O
and O
is O
filling O
its O
seats O
. O

Starting O
next O
month O
, O
Eastern B-ORG
will O
begin O
flying O
775 O
flights O
daily O
instead O
of O
the O
previously O
announced O
700 O
, O
they O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Bakes O
declined O
to O
give O
out O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
daily O
losses O
, O
but O
said O
he O
did O
n't O
expect O
Eastern B-ORG
would O
have O
to O
dip O
into O
the O
cash O
from O
asset O
sales O
currently O
held O
in O
escrow O
. O

These O
accounts O
hold O
several O
hundred O
million O
dollars O
, O
primarily O
from O
asset O
sales O
. O

The O
plan O
Eastern B-ORG
hopes O
to O
pursue O
, O
he O
said O
, O
calls O
for O
Eastern B-ORG
to O
have O
$ O
390 O
million O
in O
cash O
by O
year O
's O
end O
. O

Both O
he O
and O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
predicted O
that O
plan O
might O
be O
confirmed O
in O
January O
. O

As O
to O
negotiations O
with O
creditors O
, O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
said O
in O
remarks O
after O
the O
conference O
`` O
we O
'll O
have O
to O
see O
how O
they O
-LCB- O
talks O
-RCB- O
come O
along O
. O
'' O

However O
, O
he O
added O
, O
`` O
it O
's O
not O
a O
requirement O
that O
the O
plan O
be O
accepted O
by O
creditors O
. O

It O
must O
be O
accepted O
by O
the O
court O
. O
'' O

Under O
bankruptcy O
law O
, O
Eastern B-ORG
has O
exclusive O
rights O
for O
a O
certain O
period O
to O
develop O
its O
own O
reorganization O
plan O
. O

That O
deadline O
has O
been O
extended O
once O
and O
could O
be O
extended O
again O
. O

If O
Eastern B-ORG
can O
get O
creditor O
support O
, O
court O
confirmation O
of O
its O
plan O
could O
be O
relatively O
swift O
. O

But O
creditors O
are O
free O
to O
press O
for O
court O
approval O
of O
their O
own O
plan O
, O
or O
the O
court O
could O
ignore O
both O
sides O
and O
draw O
its O
own O
. O

In O
any O
event O
, O
some O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
case O
question O
whether O
the O
court O
will O
act O
by O
January O
as O
forecast O
by O
Mr. O
Lorenzo O
and O
Mr. O
Bakes O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
sought O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
protection O
a O
few O
days O
after O
a O
crippling O
strike O
began O
March O
4 O
. O

Mr. O
Lorenzo O
told O
reporters O
the O
reorganization O
Eastern B-ORG
is O
pursuing O
would O
create O
a O
carrier O
85 O
% O
to O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
size O
of O
the O
pre-bankruptcy O
Eastern B-ORG
. O

He O
projected O
it O
would O
be O
operating O
about O
1,000 O
flights O
a O
day O
by O
late O
spring O
, O
only O
slightly O
fewer O
than O
the O
carrier O
's O
old O
volume O
of O
1,050 O
a O
day O
. O

We O
're O
sorry O
to O
report O
that O
on O
Monday O
President O
Bush O
accepted O
the O
resignation O
of O
William B-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
as O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Civil I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Allen O
, O
appointed O
by O
President O
Reagan O
, O
grew O
understandably O
tired O
of O
dealing O
with O
the O
guerrilla O
tactics O
of O
his O
enemies O
. O

His O
recent O
speech O
, O
provocatively O
titled O
`` O
Blacks O
? O
Animals O
? O
Homosexuals O
? O
What O
is O
a O
Minority O
? O
'' O
caused O
an O
uproar O
when O
its O
title O
leaked O
out O
. O

Mr. O
Allen O
's O
commissioners O
voted O
to O
call O
his O
unread O
speech O
`` O
thoughtless O
, O
disgusting O
and O
unnecessarily O
inflammatory O
. O
'' O

Commissioner O
Mary O
Francis O
Berry O
said O
it O
was O
`` O
another O
sad O
episode O
in O
the O
saga O
of O
the O
unguided O
missile O
who O
is O
chairman O
. O
'' O

Rep. O
Don O
Edwards O
, O
the O
California O
Democrat O
, O
warned O
Mr. O
Allen O
that O
the O
speech O
would O
be O
`` O
outside O
the O
scope O
of O
the O
commission O
's O
jurisdiction O
. O
'' O

Thomas B-PERSON
Stoddard I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Lambda I-ORG
Legal I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
called O
the O
prospect O
of O
the O
speech O
`` O
frankly O
shocking O
. O
'' O

We O
've O
actually O
read O
the O
speech O
. O

Mr. O
Allen O
began O
it O
with O
a O
warning O
to O
his O
hosts O
, O
a O
California B-GPE
church O
group O
that O
opposes O
rights O
for O
homosexuals O
. O

He O
said O
that O
other O
participants O
in O
the O
conference O
`` O
do O
not O
believe O
that O
the O
rights O
of O
Americans O
should O
be O
guaranteed O
to O
citizens O
who O
are O
homosexual O
, O
'' O
but O
that O
`` O
I O
mean O
to O
persuade O
you O
to O
the O
opposite O
view O
. O
'' O

He O
recalled O
to O
the O
audience O
a O
`` O
strange O
, O
infelicitous O
'' O
analogy O
he O
once O
heard O
arguing O
`` O
now O
that O
we O
have O
finally O
recognized O
that O
American B-NORP
blacks O
have O
rights O
, O
we O
need O
to O
do O
the O
same O
for O
animals O
. O

'' O
Mr. O
Allen O
objected O
to O
this O
analogy O
because O
it O
seems O
to O
`` O
assimilate O
the O
status O
of O
blacks O
to O
that O
of O
animals O
-- O
as O
a O
mere O
project O
of O
charity O
, O
of O
humaneness O
. O
'' O

Rights O
on O
such O
a O
basis O
, O
whether O
for O
blacks O
or O
homosexuals O
, O
are O
`` O
mere O
indulgences O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
subject O
to O
being O
taken O
back O
. O

He O
says O
the O
title O
of O
his O
speech O
was O
to O
make O
his O
point O
that O
Americans O
have O
rights O
as O
individuals O
, O
not O
as O
members O
of O
certain O
select O
groups O
. O

His O
speech O
criticized O
the O
`` O
idiocy O
of O
notions O
of O
protected O
groups O
in O
society O
'' O
as O
opposed O
to O
individual O
equality O
or O
, O
as O
he O
put O
it O
, O
in O
`` O
a O
common O
destiny O
as O
Americans O
. O
'' O

Instead O
of O
lobbying O
for O
special O
treatment O
, O
Mr. O
Allen O
said O
that O
homosexuals O
and O
others O
should O
try O
to O
ensure O
equal O
treatment O
under O
the O
law O
and O
not O
aim O
for O
special O
privileges O
that O
would O
risk O
`` O
invidious O
retrenchment O
with O
government O
complicity O
. O
'' O

This O
hardly O
sounds O
like O
an O
anti-homosexual O
screed O
. O

What O
's O
really O
going O
on O
here O
? O

The O
three O
most O
important O
things O
to O
understand O
about O
Mr. O
Allen O
is O
that O
he O
is O
a O
black O
conservative O
intellectual O
-- O
a O
triple O
threat O
to O
the O
liberal O
establishment O
. O

Mr. O
Allen O
, O
who O
teaches O
government O
at O
prestigious O
Harvey B-ORG
Mudd I-ORG
College I-ORG
in O
California B-GPE
and O
will O
remain O
a O
member O
of O
the O
commission O
, O
has O
spent O
years O
arguing O
that O
civil O
rights O
are O
individuals O
' O
rights O
. O

He O
last O
made O
waves O
when O
he O
dared O
to O
defend O
an O
Indian B-NORP
girl O
who O
had O
been O
adopted O
by O
non-Indian O
parents O
off O
her O
reservation O
. O

Mr. O
Allen O
quickly O
ran O
up O
against O
the O
liberal O
establishment O
again O
, O
which O
somehow O
elevated O
the O
vague O
concept O
of O
`` O
Indian B-NORP
rights O
'' O
above O
the O
rights O
of O
individual O
Indians B-NORP
. O

There O
is O
a O
huge O
divide O
between O
Mr. O
Allen O
's O
we O
're O
- O
all O
- O
in O
- O
this O
- O
together O
view O
and O
the O
divisive O
litigation O
approach O
of O
the O
civil O
rights O
groups O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
gap O
is O
so O
large O
that O
Mr. O
Allen O
's O
critics O
refuse O
to O
engage O
the O
debate O
. O

Their O
ridicule O
of O
him O
is O
no O
substitute O
for O
argument O
. O

Their O
effort O
to O
run O
him O
out O
of O
Washington B-GPE
is O
an O
embarrassment O
to O
the O
original O
purpose O
of O
their O
own O
movement O
. O

We O
hope O
the O
next O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Civil I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
will O
be O
as O
brave O
as O
Mr. O
Allen O
in O
making O
the O
case O
for O
equality O
of O
civil O
rights O
. O

Banks O
are O
continuing O
to O
go O
after O
individual O
investors O
, O
despite O
falling O
interest O
rates O
. O

Yields O
on O
small O
- O
denomination O
certificates O
of O
deposit O
fell O
at O
about O
half O
the O
rate O
of O
so O
- O
called O
jumbo O
CDs O
this O
week O
, O
according O
to O
Banxquote B-ORG
Money I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
, O
an O
information O
service O
based O
here O
. O

Investors O
can O
get O
slightly O
higher O
yields O
on O
deposits O
below O
$ O
50,000 O
than O
they O
can O
on O
deposits O
of O
$ O
90,000 O
and O
up O
. O

`` O
Banks O
want O
to O
remain O
competitive O
, O
'' O
said O
Norberto B-PERSON
Mehl I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Banxquote B-ORG
. O

`` O
October O
is O
a O
big O
rollover O
month O
and O
perhaps O
they O
anticipate O
greater O
demand O
... O
among O
people O
leaving O
the O
stock O
market O
. O
'' O

Some O
bankers O
are O
reporting O
more O
inquiries O
than O
usual O
about O
CDs O
since O
Friday O
. O

`` O
Reports O
from O
branches O
are O
that O
there O
has O
been O
greater O
interest O
in O
the O
last O
day O
or O
so O
, O
'' O
said O
Steven B-PERSON
Braitman I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
at O
Chemical B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Chemical B-ORG
said O
deposits O
Monday O
were O
about O
$ O
5 O
million O
higher O
than O
usual O
and O
it O
expects O
more O
activity O
as O
investors O
receive O
the O
proceeds O
from O
sales O
of O
stock O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
no O
time O
to O
be O
playing O
in O
the O
street O
... O

the O
Dow O
has O
more O
ups O
and O
downs O
than O
an O
elevator O
, O
'' O
proclaimed O
an O
advertisement O
Monday O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
newspapers O
, O
touting O
Lincoln O
Savings O
Bank O
's O
one O
- O
year O
CD O
. O

Harold B-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
, O
Lincoln B-GPE
's O
chief O
retail O
banking O
officer O
, O
said O
there O
has O
n't O
yet O
been O
`` O
a O
discernible O
response O
, O
'' O
although O
the O
ad O
included O
a O
coupon O
that O
could O
arrive O
later O
in O
the O
week O
. O

Friday O
's O
market O
rout O
came O
smack O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
heaviest O
month O
for O
CD O
rollovers O
, O
when O
a O
number O
of O
banks O
and O
thrifts O
already O
have O
promotions O
under O
way O
. O

First B-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Boston B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
is O
offering O
certain O
new O
depositors O
an O
extra O
quarter O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
on O
six O
- O
month O
and O
12 O
- O
month O
CDs O
. O

Some O
banks O
actually O
boosted O
yields O
on O
the O
shortest O
term O
CDs O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
Citibank B-ORG
, O
for O
instance O
, O
increased O
the O
yield O
on O
small O
- O
denomination O
three O
- O
month O
CDs O
to O
8 O
% O
from O
7.9 O
% O
. O

On O
average O
, O
however O
, O
three O
- O
month O
CDs O
at O
major O
banks O
are O
yielding O
a O
tenth O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
less O
than O
they O
were O
a O
week O
ago O
. O

Average O
yields O
on O
CDs O
aimed O
at O
individual O
investors O
fell O
less O
than O
half O
as O
much O
as O
yields O
on O
Treasury O
bills O
sold O
at O
Monday O
's O
auction O
. O

Six O
- O
month O
CDs O
of O
$ O
50,000 O
and O
less O
yielded O
an O
average O
8.02 O
% O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Tuesday O
, O
down O
from O
8.10 O
% O
, O
according O
to O
Banxquote B-ORG
. O

The O
yield O
on O
six O
- O
month O
T O
- O
bills O
fell O
to O
7.82 O
% O
on O
Monday O
, O
from O
8.01 O
% O
the O
week O
before O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
average O
yield O
on O
six O
- O
month O
CDs O
of O
more O
than O
$ O
90,000 O
fell O
to O
7.93 O
% O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
, O
according O
to O
Banxquote B-ORG
, O
from O
8.10 O
% O
the O
week O
before O
. O

Mr. O
Mehl O
noted O
that O
actual O
rates O
are O
almost O
identical O
on O
small O
and O
large O
- O
denomination O
CDs O
, O
but O
yields O
on O
CDs O
aimed O
at O
the O
individual O
investor O
are O
boosted O
by O
more O
frequent O
compounding O
. O

CDs O
sold O
by O
major O
brokerage O
houses O
, O
which O
like O
jumbo O
CDs O
tend O
to O
closely O
follow O
interest O
rate O
trends O
, O
also O
posted O
larger O
drops O
in O
yields O
. O

A O
six O
- O
month O
, O
broker O
- O
sold O
CD O
, O
for O
example O
, O
was O
yielding O
an O
average O
8.09 O
% O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
, O
a O
fifth O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
lower O
than O
the O
week O
before O
. O

In O
late O
April O
, O
when O
interest O
rates O
were O
at O
their O
recent O
highs O
, O
short O
- O
term O
CDs O
sold O
by O
brokers O
were O
offering O
yields O
half O
a O
percentage O
point O
or O
more O
higher O
than O
banks O
. O

CD O
yields O
are O
generally O
expected O
to O
fall O
further O
in O
coming O
weeks O
. O

`` O
What O
happened O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
and O
the O
bigger O
trade O
deficit O
'' O
reported O
yesterday O
`` O
make O
it O
unlikely O
that O
short O
- O
term O
interest O
rates O
will O
rise O
'' O
any O
time O
soon O
, O
said O
Mr. O
Mehl O
of O
Banxquote B-ORG
. O

`` O
Even O
before O
the O
market O
drop O
, O
rates O
were O
down O
about O
half O
a O
percentage O
point O
, O
'' O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Hutchinson I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
for O
retail O
marketing O
at O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

`` O
That O
puts O
pressure O
on O
CD O
rates O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Gaskin I-PERSON
, O
55 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
manufacturer O
of O
industrial O
robots O
, O
succeeding O
Walter B-PERSON
K. I-PERSON
Weisel I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Weisel O
, O
49 O
, O
resigned O
as O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
and O
will O
work O
on O
special O
projects O
, O
said O
John B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
. O

Mr. O
Gaskin O
formerly O
was O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Taylor B-PERSON
& O
Gaskin O
Inc. O
and O
was O
a O
director O
of O
Prab B-ORG
Robots I-ORG
since O
1985 O
. O

An O
unexpectedly O
sharp O
widening O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
gap O
for O
August O
dragged O
the O
dollar O
lower O
Tuesday O
, O
but O
profit O
- O
taking O
on O
short O
positions O
helped O
the O
currency O
rebound O
to O
close O
mixed O
against O
major O
counterparts O
. O

While O
the O
market O
kept O
careful O
tabs O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
's O
gyrations O
, O
it O
shrugged O
off O
a O
modest O
downturn O
in O
equities O
to O
bid O
the O
dollar O
well O
above O
the O
day O
's O
lows O
. O

Soon O
after O
the O
release O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
figures O
, O
the O
dollar O
plunged O
to O
an O
intraday O
low O
of O
140.95 O
yen O
. O

It O
also O
declined O
against O
the O
mark O
but O
did O
n't O
reach O
its O
intraday O
low O
of O
1.8435 O
marks O
until O
two O
hours O
later O
. O

The O
unit O
stabilized O
about O
midday O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
time O
at O
around O
1.85 O
marks O
and O
141 O
yen O
, O
prompting O
unconfirmed O
rumors O
that O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
had O
intervened O
to O
blunt O
the O
unit O
's O
tumble O
. O

The O
dollar O
finished O
at O
its O
intraday O
highs O
. O

Dealers O
noted O
that O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
market O
's O
initial O
bearish O
reaction O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
figures O
was O
tempered O
later O
by O
a O
`` O
calmer O
reassessment O
of O
the O
data O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
a O
$ O
10.77 O
billion O
deficit O
in O
August O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
revised O
July O
deficit O
of O
$ O
8.24 O
billion O
. O

Economists O
had O
expected O
a O
$ O
9.1 O
billion O
gap O
. O

The O
August O
figure O
reflected O
a O
6.4 O
% O
rise O
in O
imports O
and O
a O
0.2 O
% O
drop O
in O
exports O
. O

Marc B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Goloven I-PERSON
, O
an O
economist O
with O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
said O
that O
while O
the O
figures O
appear O
to O
indicate O
a O
sadly O
deteriorating O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
performance O
, O
there O
's O
still O
enough O
positive O
news O
in O
the O
data O
to O
justify O
buying O
dollars O
. O

He O
said O
that O
while O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
gap O
with O
Canada B-GPE
has O
widened O
significantly O
, O
the O
trade O
deficit O
with O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
and O
Japan B-GPE
continues O
to O
narrow O
. O

And O
he O
added O
that O
manufactured O
goods O
exports O
are O
still O
rising O
. O

The O
dollar O
's O
near O
- O
term O
path O
remains O
foggy O
, O
according O
to O
currencny O
analysts O
, O
who O
characterize O
the O
market O
as O
`` O
bewildering O
. O
'' O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
yesterday O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8667 O
marks O
, O
down O
from O
1.8685 O
marks O
late O
Monday O
, O
and O
at O
142.75 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
141.85 O
yen O
late O
Monday O
. O

Sterling O
was O
unchanged O
at O
$ O
1.5753 O
. O

In O
Tokyo O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
opened O
for O
trading O
at O
142.55 O
yen O
, O
unchanged O
from O
Tuesday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
. O

Later O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
fell O
to O
about O
142.25 O
yen O
on O
news O
reports O
of O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
earthquake O
. O

Some O
analysts O
remain O
bullish O
and O
point O
out O
that O
the O
dollar O
continues O
to O
be O
well O
bid O
despite O
key O
rate O
increases O
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
several O
weeks O
of O
aggressive O
dollar O
sales O
by O
the O
world O
central O
banks O
-- O
some O
traders O
estimate O
that O
the O
barrage O
of O
sales O
topped O
$ O
12 O
billion O
-- O
and O
a O
190 O
- O
point O
plunge O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

They O
note O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
is O
trading O
at O
the O
upper O
end O
of O
the O
presumed O
target O
zones O
established O
by O
the O
Group O
of O
Seven O
trading O
partners O
. O

The O
G B-PERSON
- O
7 O
comprises O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
, O
Italy B-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
so O
- O
called O
Louvre O
accord O
was O
seen O
to O
have O
set O
ranges O
of O
1.70 O
marks O
to O
1.90 O
marks O
and O
120 O
yen O
to O
140 O
yen O
. O

They O
say O
that O
the O
recent O
injection O
of O
liquidity O
into O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
banking O
system O
has O
been O
modest O
, O
and O
they O
do O
n't O
anticipate O
significant O
easing O
by O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
. O

The O
Fed O
arranged O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
of O
customer O
repurchase O
agreements O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
second O
repurchase O
agreement O
in O
two O
days O
. O

The O
move O
, O
which O
injects O
capital O
into O
the O
system O
, O
is O
seen O
as O
an O
effort O
to O
reassure O
the O
finanicial O
markets O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
central O
bank O
is O
ready O
to O
provide O
the O
ample O
liquidity O
. O

But O
other O
analysts O
contend O
that O
while O
the O
Fed O
's O
move O
to O
loosen O
credit O
has O
n't O
been O
aggressive O
, O
it O
nevertheless O
sends O
a O
clear O
signal O
that O
, O
at O
least O
for O
now O
, O
the O
Fed O
has O
relaxed O
its O
grip O
on O
credit O
. O

They O
add O
that O
the O
Fed O
has O
allowed O
the O
key O
federal O
funds O
interest O
rate O
to O
dip O
to O
about O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
from O
its O
levels O
of O
just O
below O
9 O
% O
last O
week O
. O

The O
federal O
funds O
rate O
is O
the O
overnight O
lending O
rate O
that O
banks O
charge O
each O
other O
. O

Market O
participants O
said O
that O
the O
mark O
continues O
to O
post O
the O
most O
significant O
gains O
against O
the O
dollar O
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
gold O
for O
current O
delivery O
settled O
at O
$ O
367.40 O
an O
ounce O
, O
up O
10 O
cents O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
a O
moderate O
3.5 O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Wednesday O
, O
gold O
was O
at O
$ O
366.55 O
an O
ounce O
. O

L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
reach O
an O
agreement O
in O
principle O
this O
week O
to O
sell O
Merksamer B-ORG
Jewelers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
to O
management O
, O
say O
executives O
familiar O
with O
the O
talks O
. O

L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
, O
filed O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
bankruptcy O
protection O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Currently O
, O
its O
parent O
company O
, O
Hooker B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Sydney B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
, O
is O
being O
managed O
by O
a O
court O
- O
appointed O
liquidator O
. O

It O
is O
expected O
that O
GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
financial O
- O
services O
subsidiary O
of O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
will O
provide O
much O
of O
the O
funding O
for O
the O
proposed O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
of O
Merksamer B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Sacramento B-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

GE B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
has O
a O
working O
relationship O
with O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
. O

It O
is O
providing O
$ O
50 O
million O
in O
emergency O
financing O
to O
the O
company O
and O
has O
agreed O
to O
buy O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
75 O
million O
in O
receivables O
from O
B. B-ORG
Altman I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Bonwit B-ORG
Teller I-ORG
, O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
's O
two O
fully O
owned O
department O
- O
store O
chains O
. O

Sam B-PERSON
Merksamer I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
the O
nationwide O
jewelry O
chain O
, O
and O
Sanford B-PERSON
Sigoloff I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
of O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
both O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

Currently O
, O
Mr. O
Merksamer O
owns O
20 O
% O
of O
the O
company O
; O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
acquired O
its O
80 O
% O
interest O
in O
the O
firm O
in O
May O
1986 O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
the O
Merksamer O
chain O
had O
11 O
stores O
in O
operation O
. O

Today O
, O
there O
are O
77 O
units O
, O
all O
located O
in O
shopping O
malls O
. O

In O
recent O
weeks O
Mr. O
Merksamer O
has O
approached O
a O
number O
of O
his O
suppliers O
and O
asked O
them O
to O
provide O
letters O
of O
intent O
saying O
they O
will O
continue O
shipping O
merchandise O
to O
the O
chain O
following O
the O
buy O
- O
out O
, O
say O
those O
familiar O
with O
the O
situation O
. O

This O
year O
, O
a O
number O
of O
retail O
leveraged O
buyouts O
have O
failed O
, O
causing O
jitters O
among O
suppliers O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Merksamer O
apparently O
wanted O
assurances O
that O
he O
wo O
n't O
have O
delivery O
problems O
. O

For O
the O
year O
ended O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
1989 O
, O
Merksamer B-ORG
Jewelers I-ORG
had O
$ O
62 O
million O
of O
revenue O
and O
operating O
profit O
of O
$ O
2.5 O
million O
. O

The O
jewelery O
chain O
was O
put O
up O
for O
sale O
in O
June B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
those O
familiar O
with O
the O
situation O
, O
other O
bidders O
included O
Ratners B-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
of O
London B-GPE
and O
Kay B-ORG
Jewelers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
advising O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
on O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
Merksamer O
business O
. O

Merksamer B-ORG
was O
the O
first O
in O
a O
series O
of O
retail O
acquisitions O
made O
by O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
. O

The O
company O
was O
founded O
in O
Sacramento B-GPE
in O
1929 O
by O
two O
brothers O
, O
Ralph B-PERSON
and O
Walter B-PERSON
Merksamer I-PERSON
, O
who O
operated O
as O
DeVon O
's O
Jewelers O
. O

In O
1979 O
, O
the O
pair O
split O
the O
company O
in O
half O
, O
with O
Walter B-PERSON
and O
his O
son O
, O
Sam B-PERSON
, O
agreeing O
to O
operate O
under O
the O
Merksamer O
Jewelery O
name O
. O

The O
sale O
of O
Merksamer B-ORG
Jewelers I-ORG
is O
subject O
to O
approval O
by O
Judge O
Tina O
Brozman O
of O
U.S. B-ORG
Bankruptcy I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

As O
earlier O
reported O
, O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
this O
week O
received O
a O
$ O
409 O
million O
bid O
for O
its O
three O
shopping O
malls O
, O
plus O
other O
properties O
from O
a O
consortium O
led O
by O
Honolulu B-GPE
real O
- O
estate O
investor O
Jay B-PERSON
Shidler I-PERSON
and O
A. B-PERSON
Boyd I-PERSON
Simpson I-PERSON
, O
an O
Atlanta B-GPE
developer O
and O
former O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
senior O
executive O
. O

The O
offer O
, O
which O
did O
n't O
include O
the O
Merksamer O
chain O
, O
is O
being O
reviewed O
by O
Mr. O
Sigoloff O
. O

HUGO'S B-EVENT
BLAST O
generates O
pleas O
for O
aid O
from O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
small O
businesses O
. O

The B-ORG
Small I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
has O
received O
more O
than O
5,000 O
formal O
requests O
for O
disaster O
loans O
because O
of O
the O
hurricane O
. O

About O
45 O
% O
of O
requests O
for O
SBA B-ORG
relief O
loans O
, O
which O
also O
are O
available O
to O
homeowners O
, O
come O
from O
small O
businesses O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
25 O
% O
business O
share O
after O
most O
disasters O
. O

The O
SBA O
expects O
to O
make O
about O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
loans O
. O

The O
disaster O
fund O
is O
replenished O
by O
loan O
repayments O
. O

Hardest O
hit O
by O
Hugo B-EVENT
in O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
were O
small O
retailers O
tied O
to O
the O
tourist O
industry O
and O
businesses O
in O
agriculture O
and O
cultivated O
seafood O
. O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Board I-ORG
set O
up O
a O
Hugo O
Hotline O
to O
accept O
business O
- O
to O
- O
business O
help O
. O

After O
NBC B-ORG
weather O
man O
Willard B-PERSON
Scott I-PERSON
broadcast O
the O
hot O
- O
line O
number O
, O
it O
was O
flooded O
with O
10,000 O
calls O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
the O
U.S. O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
began O
using O
its O
national O
TV O
show O
to O
seek O
help O
, O
such O
as O
equipment O
, O
for O
business O
owners O
. O

Local O
bankers O
and O
accountants O
help O
applicants O
fill O
out O
forms O
. O

`` O
It O
helps O
us O
, O
and O
people O
feel O
better O
talking O
to O
someone O
who O
's O
gone O
through O
the O
same O
thing O
, O
'' O
an O
SBA B-ORG
official O
says O
. O

HEALTH O
BENEFITS O
remain O
a O
central O
lobbying O
effort O
, O
even O
as O
Section B-LAW
89 I-LAW
fades O
. O

The O
Senate O
, O
after O
deleting O
Section B-LAW
89 I-LAW
repeal O
from O
its O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
bill O
, O
still O
is O
expected O
to O
join O
the O
House O
in O
voting O
to O
kill O
the O
law O
, O
which O
forces O
companies O
to O
provide O
comparable O
benefits O
to O
laborers O
and O
executives O
alike O
. O

In O
lobbying O
on O
other O
health O
- O
coverage O
topics O
, O
the O
National O
Federation O
of O
Independent O
Business O
will O
press O
for O
legislation O
that O
would O
give O
self O
- O
employed O
people O
a O
100 O
% O
tax O
deduction O
for O
their O
own O
health O
plans O
, O
up O
from O
25 O
% O
currently O
. O

And O
the O
group O
will O
urge O
that O
the O
federal O
government O
pre-empt O
state O
rules O
on O
what O
must O
be O
covered O
by O
employers O
' O
health O
insurance O
. O

Small O
- O
business O
groups O
also O
will O
fight O
the O
medical O
- O
leave O
provision O
of O
legislation O
that O
would O
expand O
parental O
leaves O
. O

And O
they O
still O
oppose O
as O
too O
costly O
an O
employer O
- O
paid O
health O
insurance O
bill O
sponsored O
by O
Sen. O
Edward O
Kennedy O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
despite O
his O
proposal O
to O
phase O
in O
small O
business O
only O
gradually O
. O

There O
is O
also O
worry O
that O
the B-ORG
Pepper I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
studying O
long O
- O
term O
health O
care O
will O
again O
push O
lawmakers O
toward O
employerpaid O
solutions O
. O

The B-LAW
Section I-LAW
89 I-LAW
victory O
could O
have O
a O
downside O
by O
making O
it O
harder O
to O
oppose O
lawmakers O
on O
other O
health O
proposals O
. O

`` O
With O
the O
repeal O
of O
Section B-LAW
89 I-LAW
, O
we O
can O
no O
longer O
say O
they O
're O
discouraging O
businesses O
from O
offering O
health O
plans O
, O
'' O
says O
Christine B-PERSON
Russell I-PERSON
, O
the O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
's O
small O
- O
business O
advocate O
. O

JUMPING O
THE O
GUN O
: O

Sen. O
Lloyd O
Bentsen O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Texas B-GPE
-RRB- O
was O
outraged O
after O
a O
private O
word O
to O
John B-PERSON
Motley I-PERSON
, O
lobbyist O
for O
the O
National O
Federation O
of O
Independent O
Business O
, O
resulted O
in O
a O
news O
release O
saying O
that O
the O
Senate O
Finance O
Committee O
chairman O
would O
recommend O
repeal O
of O
Section B-LAW
89 I-LAW
. O

Even O
though O
the O
announcement O
was O
true O
in O
the O
end O
, O
it O
was O
issued O
without O
the O
senator O
's O
permission O
. O

`` O
I O
blew O
it O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Motley O
says O
apologetically O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
a O
timing O
mistake O
. O
'' O

PRISON O
- O
SHOP O
BLUES O
: O

Sen. O
Strom O
Thurmond O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
S.C B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
protests O
pending O
legislation O
to O
end O
the O
preference O
that O
the O
federal O
prison O
system O
gets O
in O
selling O
prisoner O
- O
made O
furniture O
and O
other O
goods O
to O
government O
agencies O
. O

Small O
- O
business O
suppliers O
want O
prisons O
to O
stop O
getting O
high O
priority O
, O
especially O
as O
prison O
production O
grows O
with O
swelling O
inmate O
populations O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
prisons O
' O
sales O
to O
the O
Pentagon O
totaled O
$ O
336 O
million O
. O

REPAIR O
SHOPS O
SCRAP O
for O
more O
access O
to O
work O
on O
auto O
- O
emissions O
systems O
. O

Groups O
representing O
some O
independent O
auto O
- O
repair O
shops O
join O
a O
compromise O
on O
the O
Clean O
Air O
legislation O
worked O
out O
between O
environmentalists O
and O
Rep. O
Henry O
Waxman O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
plan O
would O
increase O
the O
warranty O
on O
auto O
- O
emission O
systems O
to O
eight O
years O
or O
80,000 O
miles O
from O
five O
years O
or O
50,000 O
for O
major O
parts O
. O

But O
the O
warranty O
on O
simpler O
parts O
would O
be O
lowered O
to O
two O
years O
or O
24,000 O
miles O
. O

The O
garage O
owners O
say O
they O
would O
benefit O
because O
car O
owners O
would O
be O
less O
likely O
to O
go O
back O
to O
dealers O
for O
the O
simpler O
repairs O
after O
two O
years O
. O

The O
repair O
shops O
are O
n't O
united O
, O
however O
. O

Shops O
represented O
by O
the B-ORG
Automotive I-ORG
Service I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Association I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Manufacturers I-ORG
Association I-ORG
oppose O
any O
increase O
in O
warranty O
length O
. O

They O
say O
the O
longer O
the O
warranty O
, O
the O
longer O
customers O
will O
automatically O
return O
to O
new O
- O
car O
dealers O
, O
which O
then O
find O
non-warranty O
work O
that O
might O
otherwise O
go O
to O
repair O
shops O
. O

The B-ORG
House I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
will O
debate O
the O
issue O
later O
this O
month O
. O

Stan B-PERSON
Hathcock I-PERSON
, O
an O
Atlanta B-GPE
garage O
owner O
who O
opposes O
a O
longer O
warranty O
, O
estimates O
that O
the O
current O
plan O
costs O
him O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
15,000 O
a O
year O
in O
lost O
business O
. O

SMALL O
TALK O
: O

Some O
70 O
% O
of O
graduates O
who O
recently O
earned O
an O
M.B.A. O
degree O
say O
they O
'd O
prefer O
to O
work O
in O
or O
own O
a O
small O
company O
, O
yet O
most O
take O
jobs O
with O
large O
concerns O
, O
says O
a O
survey O
by O
the B-ORG
Foster I-ORG
McKay I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
recruiting O
firm O
... O
. O

Cardinal B-ORG
Scientific I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Waldorf B-GPE
, O
Md. B-GPE
, O
seeks O
a O
Small O
Business O
Innovation O
Research O
grant O
to O
produce O
a O
`` O
nozzle O
assembly O
for O
an O
Army B-ORG
mass O
delousing O
outfit O
. O

The B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Globe I-ORG
says O
its O
newly O
redesigned O
pages O
have O
a O
`` O
crisper O
'' O
look O
with O
revamped O
fixtures O
aimed O
at O
making O
the O
paper O
`` O
more O
consistent O
'' O
and O
`` O
easier O
to O
read O
. O
'' O

Maybe O
so O
-- O
if O
you O
can O
find O
where O
your O
favorite O
writer O
went O
. O

Beantown B-GPE
scribes O
, O
who O
spare O
no O
invective O
when O
taking O
on O
local O
luminaries O
such O
as O
Michael B-PERSON
`` O
Pee O
Wee O
'' O
Dukakis O
, O
or O
New O
England O
Patriots O
Coach O
Raymond O
`` O
Rev. O
Ray O
'' O
Berry O
, O
yesterday O
poured O
ridicule O
on O
new O
drawings O
of O
Globe B-ORG
columnists O
that O
replaced O
old O
photos O
in O
the O
revamped O
pages O
this O
week O
. O

By O
late O
last O
night O
, O
Globe O
Managing O
Editor O
Thomas O
Mulvoy O
, O
bending O
to O
the O
will O
of O
his O
troops O
, O
scrapped O
the O
new O
drawings O
. O

For O
a O
few O
days O
at O
least O
, O
he O
says O
, O
no O
pictures O
or O
drawings O
of O
any O
kind O
will O
adorn O
the O
columns O
. O

Trouble O
was O
, O
nobody O
thought O
they O
looked O
right O
. O

Globe B-ORG
columnist O
Mike B-PERSON
Barnicle I-PERSON
-- O
in O
the O
second O
attack O
on O
his O
employer O
in O
as O
many O
weeks O
-- O
averred O
that O
his O
shadowy O
countenance O
was O
so O
bad O
, O
it O
looked O
`` O
like O
a O
face O
you O
'd O
find O
on O
a O
bottle O
of O
miracle O
elixir O
that O
promises O
to O
do O
away O
with O
diarrhea O
in O
our O
lifetime O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Barnicle O
reminded O
readers O
that O
he O
still O
has O
n't O
forgiven O
Globe B-ORG
management O
for O
questioning O
a O
$ O
20 O
expense O
chit O
he O
submitted O
for O
parking O
his O
car O
while O
chasing O
a O
story O
. O

`` O
I O
thought O
-LCB- O
the O
drawing O
-RCB- O
a O
cross O
between O
someone O
you O
'd O
spot O
whipping O
open O
his O
trench O
coat O
... O
or O
a O
guy O
who O
boasted O
he O
'd O
been O
Charles O
Manson O
's O
roommate O
for O
the O
last O
19 O
years O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Barnicle O
was O
hardly O
kinder O
to O
the O
renderings O
of O
colleagues O
Michael B-PERSON
Madden I-PERSON
-LRB- O
`` O
appears O
to O
be O
a O
pervert O
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
Will B-PERSON
McDonough I-PERSON
-LRB- O
`` O
looks O
as O
if O
he O
drove O
for O
Abe B-NORP
Lincoln O
'' O
-RRB- O
or O
Bella B-PERSON
English I-PERSON
, O
whose O
`` O
little O
girl O
now O
screams O
hysterically O
every O
time O
she O
sees O
a O
newspaper O
. O
'' O

Lynn B-PERSON
Staley I-PERSON
, O
the O
Globe O
's O
assistant O
managing O
editor O
for O
design O
, O
acknowledges O
that O
the O
visages O
were O
`` O
on O
the O
low O
end O
of O
the O
likeness O
spectrum O
. O
'' O

Rival O
Boston B-ORG
Herald I-ORG
columnist O
Howie B-PERSON
Carr I-PERSON
, O
who O
usually O
rails O
at O
Statehouse O
`` O
hacks O
'' O
and O
nepotism O
, O
argued O
that O
the O
new O
drawings O
were O
designed O
to O
hide O
Mr. O
Madden O
's O
`` O
rapidly O
growing O
forehead O
'' O
and O
the O
facial O
defects O
of O
`` O
chinless O
'' O
Dan B-PERSON
Shaughnessy I-PERSON
, O
a O
Globe B-ORG
sports O
columnist O
. O

`` O
But O
think O
of O
the O
money O
you O
, O
the O
reader O
, O
will O
save O
on O
Halloween O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Barnicle O
. O

`` O
Instead O
of O
buying O
masks O
for O
your O
kids O
, O
just O
cut O
out O
the O
columnists O
' O
pictures O
... O
. O

Rep. O
Lee O
Hamilton O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ind B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
said O
he O
and O
Rep. O
Byron O
Dorgan O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
N.D O
. O
-RRB- O
are O
backing O
away O
from O
their O
proposal O
to O
make O
the O
Treasury O
Secretary O
a O
voting O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
panel O
that O
sets O
monetary O
policy O
. O

Rep. O
Hamilton O
said O
the O
bill O
will O
be O
modified O
substantially O
to O
call O
for O
two O
meetings O
each O
year O
between O
the O
Fed O
's O
open O
market O
committee O
and O
the O
Treasury O
Secretary O
, O
the O
chairman O
of O
the O
Council O
of O
Economic O
Advisers O
and O
the O
director O
of O
the O
Office O
of O
Management O
and O
Budget O
. O

The O
original O
bill O
was O
strongly O
opposed O
by O
the O
Fed O
and O
publicly O
criticized O
by O
friends O
of O
the O
Fed O
as O
an O
attempt O
to O
undermine O
the O
central O
bank O
's O
independence O
. O

Fed B-ORG
critics O
, O
however O
, O
hailed O
it O
as O
a O
long O
overdue O
attempt O
to O
bring O
a O
measure O
of O
openness O
and O
democracy O
to O
the O
setting O
of O
monetary O
policy O
. O

Rep. O
Hamilton O
said O
the O
purpose O
of O
the O
meetings O
would O
be O
to O
`` O
improve O
communications O
and O
perhaps O
coordination O
between O
the O
executive O
branch O
and O
the O
Fed O
. O
'' O

Fed O
Chairman O
Alan O
Greenspan O
meets O
regularly O
for O
lunch O
with O
Treasury O
Secretary O
Nicholas O
Brady O
and O
talks O
frequently O
with O
Budget O
Director O
Richard O
Darman O
and O
Michael B-PERSON
Boskin I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Council O
of O
Economic O
Advisers O
. O

The O
administration O
officials O
do O
n't O
ordinarily O
meet O
with O
the O
entire O
membership O
of O
the O
open O
market O
committee O
. O

National B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
settled O
a O
four O
- O
year O
- O
old O
patent O
infringement O
case O
against O
Linear B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
by O
accepting O
a O
$ O
3 O
million O
payment O
from O
Linear B-ORG
in O
exchange O
for O
granting O
Linear B-ORG
irrevocable O
licenses O
for O
all O
products O
involved O
. O

The O
two O
companies O
also O
agreed O
to O
settle O
any O
future O
property O
rights O
issues O
over O
the O
next O
10 O
years O
through O
binding O
arbitration O
, O
both O
companies O
said O
. O

The O
products O
are O
so O
- O
called O
analog O
integrated O
circuits O
that O
have O
applications O
in O
the O
consumer O
electronics O
, O
automobile O
and O
electronic O
instrumentation O
markets O
. O

Linear B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
, O
Milpitas B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
called O
the O
settlement O
`` O
positive O
, O
'' O
since O
products O
covered O
by O
the O
disputed O
patents O
account O
for O
about O
20 O
% O
of O
its O
annual O
sales O
. O

The O
electronics O
concern O
said O
it O
already O
has O
paid O
$ O
2 O
million O
of O
the O
settlement O
to O
National B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
, O
Santa B-GPE
Clara I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
and O
will O
pay O
the O
remaining O
$ O
1 O
million O
in O
equal O
installments O
over O
the O
next O
eight O
quarters O
. O

The O
payments O
are O
n't O
expected O
to O
have O
an O
impact O
on O
coming O
operating O
results O
, O
Linear B-ORG
added O
. O

Frank B-PERSON
Carlucci I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
was O
named O
to O
this O
telecommunications O
company O
's O
board O
, O
filling O
the O
vacancy O
created O
by O
the O
death O
of O
William B-PERSON
Sobey I-PERSON
last O
May O
. O

Mr. O
Carlucci O
, O
59 O
years O
old O
, O
served O
as O
defense O
secretary O
in O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
. O

In O
January O
, O
he O
accepted O
the O
position O
of O
vice O
chairman O
of O
Carlyle B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
merchant O
banking O
concern O
. O

The O
Treasury O
plans O
to O
raise O
$ O
1.55 O
billion O
in O
new O
cash O
with O
the O
sale O
Monday O
of O
about O
$ O
15.6 O
billion O
in O
short O
- O
term O
bills O
to O
redeem O
$ O
14.1 O
billion O
in O
maturing O
bills O
. O

The O
offering O
will O
be O
divided O
evenly O
between O
13 O
- O
week O
and O
26 O
- O
week O
bills O
maturing O
on O
Jan. O
25 O
, O
1990 O
, O
and O
April O
26 O
, O
1990 O
, O
respectively O
. O

Tenders O
for O
the O
bills O
, O
available O
in O
minimum O
$ O
10,000 O
denominations O
, O
must O
be O
received O
by O
1 O
p.m. O
EDT O
Monday O
at O
the O
Treasury O
or O
at O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
banks O
or O
branches O
. O

The O
days O
may O
be O
numbered O
for O
animated O
shows O
featuring O
Alf O
, O
the O
Karate O
Kid O
and O
the O
Chipmunks O
. O

NBC B-ORG
, O
a O
leader O
in O
morning O
, O
prime O
- O
time O
and O
late O
night O
programs O
but O
an O
also O
- O
ran O
on O
Saturday O
mornings O
, O
when O
children O
rule O
the O
TV O
set O
, O
is O
contemplating O
getting O
out O
of O
the O
cartoon O
business O
. O

Instead O
, O
network O
officials O
say O
, O
it O
may O
`` O
counterprogram O
'' O
with O
shows O
for O
an O
audience O
that O
is O
virtually O
ignored O
in O
that O
time O
period O
: O
adults O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
talk O
of O
some O
revamping O
and O
we O
're O
certainly O
heading O
in O
the O
direction O
of O
less O
and O
less O
animation O
, O
'' O
said O
Joseph B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Cicero I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
finance O
and O
administration O
for O
National B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Cicero O
said O
that O
NBC B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
president O
Brandon B-PERSON
Tartikoff I-PERSON
, O
who O
declined O
to O
be O
interviewed O
, O
is O
`` O
looking O
at O
options O
now O
and O
may O
put O
some O
things O
into O
the O
schedule O
by O
mid-season O
. O
'' O

He O
declined O
to O
elaborate O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
options O
could O
range O
from O
news O
- O
oriented O
programming O
to O
sports O
shows O
, O
although O
the O
network O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

One O
major O
NBC B-ORG
affiliate O
, O
KCRA B-ORG
in O
Sacramento B-GPE
, O
plans O
to O
cancel O
the O
NBC O
Saturday O
morning O
line O
- O
up O
as O
of O
January O
and O
replace O
it O
with O
a O
local O
newscast O
. O

The O
one O
- O
hour O
program O
will O
be O
repeated O
with O
updates O
throughout O
Saturday O
mornings O
. O

`` O
We O
feel O
there O
is O
an O
opportunity O
for O
an O
audience O
that O
is O
not O
being O
served O
by O
any O
network O
, O
so O
we O
want O
to O
take O
the O
lead O
, O
'' O
says O
KCRA B-ORG
's O
general O
manager O
, O
John B-PERSON
Kueneke I-PERSON
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
need O
cartoons O
anymore O
. O

They O
only O
accounted O
for O
5 O
% O
, O
at O
best O
, O
of O
the O
station O
's O
total O
revenues O
. O
'' O

An O
NBC B-ORG
spokesman O
says O
the O
network O
will O
`` O
closely O
monitor O
'' O
the O
Sacramento B-GPE
situation O
, O
and O
says O
it O
is O
the O
only O
station O
to O
defect O
. O

Spokesmen O
for O
the O
television O
networks O
of O
CBS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Capital O
Cities O
/ O
ABC O
Inc. O
, O
say O
there O
are O
no O
plans O
to O
alter O
the O
children O
's O
line O
- O
up O
on O
Saturday O
mornings O
. O

The O
youthful O
audience O
for O
Saturday O
programming O
is O
no O
longer O
dependent O
on O
the O
networks O
. O

There O
has O
been O
a O
surge O
in O
syndicated O
children O
's O
shows O
to O
independent O
stations O
, O
as O
well O
as O
competition O
from O
videocassettes O
for O
kids O
and O
from O
cable O
outlets O
such O
as O
Nickelodeon B-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Disney I-ORG
Channel I-ORG
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
there O
appears O
to O
be O
a O
market O
for O
news O
- O
oriented O
programming O
; O
Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
System I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
Cable B-ORG
News I-ORG
Network I-ORG
has O
its O
highest O
ratings O
, O
outside O
of O
prime O
time O
, O
on O
Saturday O
mornings O
. O

NBC B-ORG
has O
on O
previous O
occasions O
considered O
replacing O
cartoons O
with O
a O
Saturday O
version O
of O
`` O
Today O
, O
'' O
which O
is O
produced O
by O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

The O
network O
's O
own O
production O
company O
, O
NBC B-ORG
Productions I-ORG
, O
supplies O
a O
half O
- O
hour O
family O
- O
oriented O
show O
titled O
`` O
Saved B-WORK_OF_ART
By I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Bell I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

NBC B-ORG
Productions I-ORG
or O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
could O
supply O
the O
network O
with O
other O
Saturday O
morning O
shows O
, O
a O
move O
that O
would O
control O
costs O
. O

Animated O
shows O
, O
which O
are O
made O
by O
outside O
production O
companies O
, O
cost O
the O
network O
about O
$ O
300,000 O
per O
episode O
. O

Industrial O
production O
declined O
0.1 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
reinforcing O
other O
signs O
that O
the O
manufacturing O
sector O
continues O
its O
slowing O
trend O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
said O
output O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
factories O
, O
mines O
and O
utilities O
expanded O
at O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
1.3 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
substantially O
slower O
than O
the O
3.3 O
% O
annual O
rate O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
. O

`` O
Capital O
spending O
and O
exports O
, O
which O
have O
been O
the O
driving O
force O
in O
this O
expansion O
, O
are O
showing O
clear O
signs O
of O
having O
the O
steam O
taken O
out O
of O
them O
, O
'' O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
Dederick I-PERSON
, O
economist O
for O
Northern B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

The O
new O
reports O
of O
sluggishness O
, O
which O
were O
foreshadowed O
by O
an O
earlier O
Labor B-ORG
Department I-ORG
report O
that O
manufacturing O
payrolls O
dropped O
by O
105,000 O
in O
September O
, O
give O
the O
Fed O
another O
reason O
to O
further O
ease O
its O
grip O
on O
credit O
and O
lower O
interest O
rates O
. O

`` O
They O
need O
to O
do O
something O
about O
this O
, O
'' O
said O
Maury B-PERSON
Harris I-PERSON
, O
economist O
at O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
Fed O
also O
said O
U.S. B-GPE
industry O
operated O
at O
83.6 O
% O
of O
capacity O
last O
month O
, O
down O
from O
83.8 O
% O
in O
August O
. O

Measures O
of O
manufacturing O
activity O
fell O
more O
than O
the O
overall O
measures O
. O

Factory O
output O
dropped O
0.2 O
% O
, O
its O
first O
decline O
since O
February O
, O
after O
having O
been O
unchanged O
in O
October O
. O

Factories O
operated O
at O
83.7 O
% O
of O
capacity O
, O
the O
lowest O
rate O
in O
more O
than O
a O
year O
and O
down O
from O
84.1 O
% O
in O
September O
. O

The O
declines O
mainly O
reflected O
widespread O
weakness O
in O
durable O
goods O
, O
those O
intended O
to O
last O
more O
than O
three O
years O
. O

The O
biggest O
drop O
was O
recorded O
by O
primary O
metals O
producers O
, O
a O
category O
that O
includes O
the O
steel O
industry O
. O

Output O
of O
business O
equipment O
was O
unchanged O
in O
September O
. O

Production O
of O
factory O
equipment O
, O
one O
indication O
of O
the O
strength O
of O
manufacturers O
' O
investment O
spending O
, O
fell O
0.3 O
% O
. O

Some O
economists O
expect O
further O
declines O
in O
investment O
spending O
. O

`` O
Whenever O
corporate O
profits O
are O
weak O
that O
means O
capital O
spending O
is O
going O
to O
soften O
subsequently O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Harris O
said O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
n't O
seen O
the O
full O
effect O
of O
that O
yet O
. O
'' O

A O
decline O
in O
truck O
production O
more O
than O
offset O
a O
sharp O
rise O
in O
auto O
assemblies O
, O
the O
Fed O
noted O
. O

Analysts O
do O
n't O
expect O
the O
September O
surge O
in O
auto O
production O
to O
be O
repeated O
in O
the O
coming O
months O
. O

Here O
is O
a O
summary O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
report O
on O
industrial O
production O
in O
September O
. O

The O
figures O
are O
seasonally O
adjusted O
. O

142.3 O
% O
of O
the O
1977 O
average O
. O

Hachette B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
a O
European B-NORP
media O
and O
publishing O
group O
, O
reported O
a O
small O
rise O
in O
its O
attributable O
first O
- O
half O
group O
profit O
, O
excluding O
exceptional O
items O
, O
to O
133.8 O
million O
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
21.1 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
130.1 O
million O
francs O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
Paris B-GPE
- O
based O
group O
said O
its O
earlier O
projection O
-- O
that O
group O
profit O
for O
all O
of O
1989 O
would O
be O
close O
to O
the O
322.7 O
million O
francs O
posted O
for O
1988 O
-- O
remains O
valid O
. O

Taking O
into O
account O
nonrecurring O
gains O
and O
losses O
, O
Hachette B-ORG
's O
group O
net O
income O
for O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
this O
year O
totaled O
246.6 O
million O
francs O
, O
practically O
double O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
figure O
of O
124.5 O
million O
francs O
. O

Analysts O
said O
Hachette B-ORG
's O
earnings O
in O
the O
second O
half O
might O
be O
boosted O
by O
a O
capital O
gain O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
Paris B-GPE
headquarters O
of O
a O
newspaper O
- O
delivery O
company O
that O
is O
49 O
% O
owned O
by O
Hachette B-ORG
. O

Unilab B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Norcross B-GPE
, O
Ga. B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
acquired O
the O
clinical O
laboratories O
of O
closely O
held O
Central B-ORG
Diagnostic I-ORG
Laboratory I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
a O
cash O
and O
securities O
transaction O
valued O
at O
$ O
85 O
million O
. O

Unilab B-ORG
said O
its O
wholly O
owned O
MetWest B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
paid O
$ O
25 O
million O
in O
cash O
, O
provided O
$ O
30 O
million O
in O
notes O
and O
$ O
30 O
million O
in O
preferred O
stock O
to O
acquire O
Central B-ORG
's O
labs O
in O
the B-LOC
Western I-LOC
U.S. I-LOC
. O

Unilab B-ORG
, O
which O
provides O
clinical O
laboratory O
services O
, O
competed O
with O
Central B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Tarzana B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
in O
a O
number O
of O
areas O
. O

Beyond O
removing O
a O
competitor O
, O
the O
combination O
should O
provide O
`` O
synergies O
, O
'' O
said O
Fred B-PERSON
Harlow I-PERSON
, O
Unilab B-ORG
's O
chief O
financial O
officer O
. O

It O
also O
will O
hand O
Unilab B-ORG
new O
markets O
. O

In O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
Central B-ORG
has O
had O
a O
strong O
market O
position O
while O
Unilab B-ORG
's O
presence O
has O
been O
less O
prominent O
, O
according O
to O
Mr. O
Harlow O
. O

The O
average O
interest O
rate O
fell O
to O
8.292 O
% O
at O
Citicorp B-ORG
's O
$ O
50 O
million O
weekly O
auction O
of O
91 O
- O
day O
commercial O
paper O
, O
or O
corporate O
IOUs O
, O
from O
8.483 O
% O
at O
last O
week O
's O
sale O
. O

Bids O
totaling O
$ O
465 O
million O
were O
submitted O
, O
and O
accepted O
bids O
were O
at O
8.292 O
% O
. O

Citicorp B-ORG
also O
said O
that O
the O
average O
rate O
fell O
to O
7.986 O
% O
at O
its O
$ O
50 O
million O
auction O
of O
182 O
- O
day O
commercial O
paper O
from O
8.1255 O
% O
at O
last O
week O
's O
sale O
. O

Bids O
totaling O
$ O
415 O
million O
were O
submitted O
, O
and O
accepted O
bids O
were O
at O
7.986 O
% O
. O

The O
bank O
holding O
company O
will O
auction O
another O
$ O
50 O
million O
of O
commercial O
paper O
in O
each O
maturity O
next O
Tuesday O
. O

Bearings B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
its O
chairman O
, O
John B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Cunin I-PERSON
, O
will O
retire O
as O
an O
officer O
of O
the O
company O
on O
Jan. O
2 O
. O

George B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
LaMore I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
will O
become O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
upon O
Mr. O
Cunin O
's O
retirement O
. O

John B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Dannemiller I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
, O
will O
become O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
. O

Mr. O
Cunin O
, O
65 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
chief O
executive O
of O
the O
distributor O
of O
bearings O
and O
power O
- O
transmission O
products O
from O
1982 O
to O
1988 O
. O

He O
will O
continue O
as O
a O
director O
. O

Mr. O
LaMore O
, O
63 O
, O
a O
48 O
- O
year O
veteran O
at O
Bearings B-ORG
, O
has O
been O
president O
since O
1983 O
. O

Mr. O
Dannemiller O
, O
51 O
, O
joined O
Bearings B-ORG
in O
August O
1988 O
from O
Leaseway B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
where O
he O
was O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
. O

He O
has O
been O
a O
Bearings B-ORG
director O
since O
1985 O
. O

The O
appointments O
are O
part O
of O
a O
planned O
succession O
at O
the O
company O
. O

Soviet B-NORP
leader O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
opened O
a O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
exhibition O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
and O
spent O
two O
hours O
touring O
some O
of O
the O
150 O
stalls O
representing O
such O
blue O
- O
chip O
companies O
as O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Johnson B-PERSON
& O
Johnson B-PERSON
. O

At O
the O
Archer O
- O
Daniels O
- O
Midland O
Co. O
stand O
, O
Mrs. O
Nelson O
Rockefeller O
, O
a O
board O
member O
, O
offered O
him O
a O
soy O
burger O
. O

He O
did O
n't O
bite O
. O

The O
exhibition O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
U.S.S.R. O
Trade O
and O
Economic O
Council O
underscores O
the O
growing O
U.S. B-GPE
interest O
in O
that O
nation O
's O
market O
, O
though O
trade O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
is O
a O
minuscule O
$ O
3 O
billion O
. O

The O
Soviet B-NORP
president O
and O
his O
prime O
minister O
, O
Nikolai B-PERSON
Ryzhkov I-PERSON
, O
spent O
the O
longest O
time O
, O
about O
15 O
minutes O
, O
at O
the O
IBM O
stand O
, O
where O
they O
got O
souvenir O
computer O
- O
chip O
key O
rings O
. O

At O
the O
GM O
stall O
, O
they O
barely O
looked O
at O
a O
gleaming O
Cadillac B-ORG
, O
preferring O
to O
talk O
about O
cooperation O
possibilities O
. O

In O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
meantime O
, O
China B-GPE
opened O
an O
international O
aviation O
show O
, O
but O
the O
West O
's O
embargo O
on O
military O
deals O
and O
uncertainty O
about O
the O
nation O
's O
stability O
kept O
many O
foreign O
exhibitors O
away O
. O

Officials O
said O
91 O
companies O
from O
14 O
countries O
, O
including O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
had O
displays O
, O
down O
from O
about O
260 O
firms O
from O
more O
than O
20 O
countries O
at O
the O
last O
show O
in O

Japanese B-NORP
air O
- O
conditioner O
maker O
Daikin B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
was O
fined O
two O
million O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
14,000 O
-RRB- O
for O
exporting O
to O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
a O
chemical O
solution O
that O
could O
be O
used O
in O
missile O
- O
guidance O
systems O
. O

A O
Daikin B-ORG
executive O
in O
charge O
of O
exports O
when O
the O
high O
- O
purity O
halogenated O
hydrocarbon O
was O
sold O
to O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
in O
1986 O
received O
a O
suspended O
10 O
- O
month O
jail O
sentence O
. O

Judge O
Masaaki O
Yoneyama O
told O
the O
Osaka O
District O
Court O
Daikin O
's O
`` O
responsibility O
is O
heavy O
because O
illegal O
exports O
lowered O
international O
trust O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O
'' O

Sale O
of O
the O
solution O
in O
concentrated O
form O
to O
Communist B-NORP
countries O
is O
prohibited O
by O
Japanese B-NORP
law O
and O
by O
international O
agreement O
. O

A O
Soviet B-NORP
legislative O
panel O
rejected O
as O
not O
radical O
enough O
a O
government O
proposal O
on O
decentralizing O
economic O
control O
. O

The O
newspaper O
Leninskoye B-ORG
Zamya I-ORG
said O
the O
committee O
decided O
the O
plan O
to O
parcel O
out O
economic O
powers O
previously O
exercised O
by O
Moscow B-GPE
to O
the O
country O
's O
15 O
republics O
`` O
does O
n't O
reflect O
the O
radical O
changes O
in O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
federation O
. O
'' O

The O
committee O
gave O
the O
government O
until O
Nov. O
15 O
to O
revise O
the O
proposal O
. O

The O
move O
reflected O
the O
growing O
confidence O
of O
the O
revamped O
Supreme B-ORG
Soviet I-ORG
. O

Scott B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
abandoning O
a O
proposed O
$ O
650 O
million O
tree O
- O
farming O
project O
in O
Indonesia B-GPE
because O
it O
no O
longer O
expects O
to O
use O
as O
much O
eucalyptus O
pulp O
as O
previously O
anticipated O
. O

The O
eucalyptus O
plantation O
and O
pulp O
mill O
, O
which O
would O
have O
covered O
about O
175,000 O
acres O
in O
the O
Irian O
Jaya O
region O
, O
had O
been O
approved O
by O
Indonesia B-GPE
's O
investment O
board O
. O

But O
it O
was O
opposed O
by O
some O
environmentalists O
as O
a O
threat O
to O
Irian O
Jaya O
's O
forests O
and O
a O
potential O
source O
of O
social O
unrest O
for O
the O
primitive O
tribes O
who O
inhabit O
them O
. O

Yaohan B-ORG
Departmentstore I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
is O
moving O
its O
international O
- O
operations O
headquarters O
and O
holding O
company O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
to O
gain O
from O
the O
British B-NORP
colony O
's O
economic O
advantages O
and O
tax O
structure O
. O

With O
funds O
of O
5.56 O
billion O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
712 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
new O
company O
, O
Yaohan B-ORG
International I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
plans O
to O
acquire O
10 O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
top O
restaurants O
. O

It O
also O
intends O
to O
set O
up O
an O
international O
wholesale O
market O
with O
the O
Singapore B-GPE
government O
next O
May O
and O
to O
open O
a O
department O
store O
in O
Bangkok B-GPE
and O
shopping O
centers O
in O
Malaysia B-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
, O
Chicago B-GPE
and O
Seattle B-GPE
by O
December O
1990 O
. O

The O
chain O
currently O
has O
90 O
retail O
outlets O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
seven O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
three O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
a O
dozen O
more O
scattered O
around O
the O
globe O
. O

Major O
European B-NORP
auction O
houses O
are O
turning O
increasingly O
to O
specialized O
sales O
. O

Christie B-ORG
's O
will O
soon O
have O
a O
sale O
of O
Dada O
and O
Symbolist O
art O
while O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
is O
luring O
collectors O
with O
sales O
of O
Swiss B-NORP
, O
German B-NORP
, O
Spanish B-NORP
, O
Australian B-NORP
and O
Canadian B-NORP
paintings O
. O

In O
Brussels B-GPE
, O
Hotel O
de O
Ventes O
Horta O
auctioned O
pistols O
and O
sabers O
- O
along O
with O
paintings O
and O
jewels O
. O

Berlin B-GPE
's O
Villa B-ORG
Grisebach I-ORG
will O
auction O
art O
works O
with O
pre-sale O
estimates O
of O
less O
than O
$ O
1,600 O
on O
Nov. O
25 O
. O

The O
auction O
house O
, O
known O
for O
its O
sales O
of O
top O
- O
drawer O
19th O
and O
20th O
century O
works O
, O
is O
providing O
`` O
a O
service O
to O
clients O
who O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
sell O
just O
their O
fabulous O
oil O
paintings O
, O
'' O
says O
Villa B-ORG
Grisebach I-ORG
's O
Vivien B-PERSON
Reuter I-PERSON
. O

Antwerp B-GPE
auctioneer O
Campo B-ORG
is O
less O
concerned O
with O
market O
niches O
than O
with O
Belgium B-GPE
's O
crushing O
tax O
and O
auction O
- O
fee O
burden O
. O

`` O
Everything O
has O
to O
be O
the O
same O
between O
countries O
, O
'' O
says O
Campo B-ORG
's O
Stefan B-PERSON
Campo I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
asking O
clients O
to O
sign O
protest O
petitions O
. O

`` O
Then O
there O
'll O
be O
fair O
competition O
. O
'' O

Ending O
tax O
- O
free O
shopping O
in O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
after O
1992 O
could O
threaten O
more O
than O
3,000 O
jobs O
, O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Duty I-ORG
Free I-ORG
Confederation I-ORG
said O
. O

Instead O
of O
banning O
such O
shopping O
, O
the O
confederation O
proposed O
amending O
controls O
to O
be O
sure O
the O
privilege O
is O
n't O
abused O
... O
. O

British B-NORP
and O
Argentine O
diplomats O
opened O
talks O
in O
Madrid B-GPE
aimed O
at O
restoring O
ties O
severed O
because O
of O
their O
1982 O
war O
over O
the O
Falkland O
Islands O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
U.N. B-ORG
representative O
and O
delegation O
head O
Crispin B-PERSON
Tickell I-PERSON
called O
the O
first O
meeting O
`` O
good O
, O
interesting O
and O
businesslike O
. O

Kay B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
mounts O
her O
bicycle O
and O
grinds O
up O
yet O
another O
steep O
, O
rocky O
path O
seemingly O
suitable O
only O
for O
mountain O
goats O
. O

After O
a O
tortuous O
climb O
, O
she O
is O
rewarded O
by O
a O
picture O
- O
postcard O
vista O
: O
a O
glade O
of O
golden O
aspens O
under O
an O
azure O
Indian B-NORP
- O
summer O
sky O
. O

This O
place O
is O
12 O
miles O
into O
the O
back O
country O
-- O
a O
day O
- O
long O
trudge O
for O
a O
hiker O
, O
but O
reached O
by O
Ms. O
Peterson O
and O
six O
others O
in O
a O
mere O
two O
hours O
of O
pedaling O
fat O
- O
tired O
mountain O
bikes O
. O

`` O
This O
, O
'' O
says O
Ms. O
Peterson O
, O
`` O
is O
what O
it O
's O
all O
about O
. O
'' O

Twelve O
hundred O
miles O
away O
, O
rangers O
at O
a O
Napa B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
state O
park O
are O
among O
the O
many O
who O
do O
n't O
quite O
share O
the O
enthusiasm O
. O

This O
summer O
, O
speeding O
bikers O
were O
blamed O
for O
an O
accident O
in O
the O
Napa B-GPE
County I-GPE
park O
, O
in O
which O
a O
horse O
-- O
spooked O
on O
a O
trail O
that O
was O
closed O
to O
bikers O
-- O
broke O
its O
leg O
. O

The O
animal O
had O
to O
be O
destroyed O
; O
the O
bikers O
fled O
and O
were O
never O
found O
. O

In O
numerous O
parks O
near O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
rangers O
have O
been O
forced O
to O
close O
trails O
, O
set O
up O
speed O
traps O
and O
use O
radar O
guns O
to O
curb O
fast O
and O
reckless O
riding O
. O

They O
have O
even O
sent O
helicopters O
in O
pursuit O
of O
bikers O
after O
hikers O
and O
equestrians O
complained O
they O
were O
being O
driven O
from O
trails O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
being O
overrun O
, O
'' O
says O
Steve B-PERSON
Fiala I-PERSON
, O
trails O
coordinator O
of O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Regional I-LOC
Park I-LOC
District I-LOC
. O

Two O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
district O
decided O
to O
limit O
the O
bikes O
to O
fire O
roads O
in O
its O
65,000 O
hilly O
acres O
. O

From O
about O
200,000 O
six O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
number O
of O
mountain O
bikes O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
expected O
to O
grow O
to O
10 O
million O
in O
1990 O
. O

At O
least O
half O
that O
growth O
will O
have O
come O
in O
the O
past O
three O
years O
alone O
. O

The O
controversy O
kicked O
up O
by O
the O
proliferation O
of O
these O
all O
- O
terrain O
bicycles O
is O
one O
of O
the O
most O
divisive O
storms O
to O
blow O
through O
the O
national O
conservation O
movement O
in O
recent O
memory O
. O

Bikers O
-- O
many O
of O
them O
ardent O
environmentalists O
-- O
proclaim O
their O
sport O
an O
efficient O
, O
safe O
, O
fitness O
- O
promoting O
way O
to O
get O
back O
to O
nature O
, O
while O
asserting O
a O
right O
, O
as O
taxpayers O
, O
to O
pedal O
on O
public O
lands O
. O

But O
the O
bikes O
' O
burgeoning O
numbers O
, O
safety O
concerns O
and O
fear O
that O
they O
damage O
fragile O
landscapes O
have O
prompted O
pleas O
, O
from O
the O
Sierras O
to O
the B-LOC
Eastern I-LOC
Seaboard I-LOC
, O
to O
ban O
them O
from O
the O
back O
country O
. O

Key O
to O
the O
issue O
is O
that O
the O
bikes O
, O
in O
skillful O
hands O
, O
can O
go O
virtually O
anywhere O
, O
and O
in O
reckless O
hands O
can O
become O
vehicles O
of O
terror O
. O

An O
adept O
bicyclist O
can O
leap O
from O
a O
dead O
stop O
to O
the O
top O
of O
a O
picnic O
table O
without O
losing O
balance O
. O

Such O
skills O
allow O
riders O
to O
fly O
down O
treacherous O
mountain O
grades O
at O
speeds O
of O
up O
to O
40 O
miles O
an O
hour O
-- O
a O
thrill O
for O
the O
cyclist O
but O
a O
nightmare O
for O
unsuspecting O
hikers O
or O
equestrians O
. O

For O
harried O
public O
- O
land O
managers O
across O
the O
nation O
, O
the O
response O
is O
increasingly O
to O
shut O
the O
gates O
. O

The O
state O
of O
California B-GPE
, O
following O
the O
lead O
of O
some O
regional O
parks O
, O
recently O
adopted O
regulations O
that O
closed O
nearly O
all O
hiking O
paths O
in O
state O
parks O
to O
mountain O
bicycles O
. O

The O
move O
largely O
consigns O
them O
to O
roads O
used O
by O
motorized O
vehicles O
. O

Most O
other O
states O
have O
enacted O
similar O
bans O
. O

The O
bikes O
are O
unwelcome O
on O
trails O
in O
national O
parks O
. O

Even O
the O
U.S. O
Forest O
Service O
, O
whose O
lenient O
`` O
multiple O
- O
use O
'' O
philosophy O
permits O
motorized O
vehicles O
on O
thousands O
of O
miles O
of O
its O
trails O
across O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
has O
begun O
to O
close O
some O
lands O
to O
the O
bikes O
, O
including O
major O
portions O
of O
the O
popular O
Pacific B-FAC
Crest I-FAC
Trail I-FAC
, O
which O
stretches O
from O
California B-GPE
to O
Canada B-GPE
. O

Often O
these O
closings O
come O
after O
vigorous O
anti-bike O
lobbying O
by O
conservation O
organizations O
, O
the O
politically O
potent O
Sierra B-ORG
Club I-ORG
among O
them O
. O

Sierra B-ORG
has O
been O
instrumental O
in O
securing O
a O
number O
of O
the O
California B-GPE
bans O
. O

It O
has O
been O
waging O
an O
all O
- O
out O
campaign O
to O
beat O
back O
a O
proposal O
, O
pushed O
by O
Utah B-GPE
bike O
groups O
, O
to O
allow O
the O
cycles O
in O
federally O
designated O
wilderness O
areas O
, O
where O
they O
are O
now O
prohibited O
. O

Yet O
Sierra B-ORG
's O
hard O
- O
line O
stance O
has O
created O
something O
of O
a O
rift O
in O
the O
organization O
, O
which O
estimates O
that O
17 O
% O
of O
its O
500,000 O
members O
own O
mountain O
bikes O
. O

Pressure O
from O
these O
members O
prompted O
the O
club O
recently O
to O
soften O
its O
anti-bike O
rhetoric O
; O
it O
no O
longer O
, O
for O
example O
, O
lumps O
the O
bikes O
into O
the O
same O
category O
as O
motorcycles O
and O
other O
terrain O
- O
marring O
off O
- O
road O
vehicles O
. O

But O
the O
club O
still O
insists O
that O
public O
lands O
ought O
to O
be O
closed O
to O
the O
bikes O
unless O
studies O
indicate O
the O
bikes O
wo O
n't O
injure O
the O
environment O
or O
other O
users O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
a O
mountain O
bike O
, O
yet O
as O
a O
hiker O
I O
've O
been O
run O
off O
the O
road O
by O
kids O
careening O
down O
a O
fire O
trail O
on O
them O
, O
'' O
says O
Gene B-PERSON
Coan I-PERSON
, O
an O
official O
at O
Sierra B-ORG
's O
headquarters O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
echoing O
the O
concerns O
of O
many O
members O
. O

`` O
People O
who O
feel O
that O
cyclists O
should O
be O
banned O
from O
an O
area O
are O
n't O
looking O
at O
the O
whole O
picture O
, O
'' O
complains O
Mark B-PERSON
Langton I-PERSON
, O
associate O
editor O
of O
Mountain O
and O
City O
Biking O
magazine O
in O
Canoga B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Langton O
is O
among O
the O
legions O
of O
bikers O
who O
got O
their O
first O
taste O
of O
wilderness O
as O
hikers O
or O
backpackers O
. O

He O
says O
fellow O
bikers O
show O
the O
same O
concern O
for O
the O
land O
that O
they O
demonstrated O
as O
hikers O
; O
many O
are O
appalled O
that O
the O
conservation O
community O
would O
suddenly O
consider O
them O
the O
enemy O
. O

To O
fight O
back O
, O
activists O
such O
as O
Mr. O
Langton O
are O
forming O
groups O
to O
lobby O
land O
managers O
over O
access O
issues O
and O
undertake O
education O
programs O
to O
show O
that O
the O
bikes O
can O
responsibly O
share O
trails O
. O

Mr. O
Langton O
's O
group O
, O
Concerned B-ORG
Off I-ORG
- I-ORG
Road I-ORG
Bicyclists I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
mounted O
petition O
drives O
to O
help O
keep O
open O
certain O
Santa B-LOC
Monica I-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
trails O
designated O
for O
closing O
. O

Biking O
groups O
in O
Montana B-GPE
, O
Idaho B-GPE
, O
Michigan B-GPE
and O
Massachusetts B-GPE
have O
won O
similar O
concessions O
, O
says O
Tim B-PERSON
Blumenthal I-PERSON
, O
mountain O
bike O
editor O
of O
Bicycling B-ORG
magazine O
. O

These O
groups O
have O
been O
trying O
to O
improve O
the O
mountain O
biker O
's O
image O
; O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
- O
area O
park O
district O
where O
a O
ranger O
was O
clobbered O
by O
a O
cyclist O
this O
summer O
bikers O
have O
formed O
a O
volunteer O
patrol O
to O
help O
rangers O
enforce O
regulations O
, O
and O
to O
school O
riders O
in O
proper O
trail O
etiquette O
. O

Even O
staunch O
anti-bike O
Sierra B-ORG
members O
concede O
that O
10 O
% O
of O
all O
riders O
cause O
most O
of O
the O
problems O
. O

While O
some O
are O
renegade O
riders O
who O
simply O
scorn O
regulations O
, O
much O
bad O
riding O
simply O
reflects O
ignorance O
that O
can O
be O
corrected O
through O
`` O
education O
and O
peer O
pressure O
, O
'' O
says O
Jim B-PERSON
Hasenauer I-PERSON
, O
a O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Mountain I-ORG
Biking I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
think O
we O
're O
making O
progress O
. O
'' O

Few O
would O
have O
foreseen O
such O
a O
furor O
when O
, O
a O
decade O
ago O
, O
some O
Marin B-GPE
County I-GPE
bicycle O
enthusiasts O
created O
a O
hybrid O
bike O
using O
fat O
tires O
, O
lightweight O
metallurgy O
and O
multi-gear O
technology O
. O

They O
wanted O
a O
machine O
that O
would O
allow O
them O
to O
pedal O
into O
rugged O
terrain O
then O
inaccessible O
to O
cycles O
. O

They O
got O
a O
machine O
more O
responsive O
, O
more O
stable O
and O
in O
many O
ways O
easier O
to O
ride O
than O
the O
thin O
- O
tired O
racing O
bikes O
that O
then O
were O
the O
rage O
. O

When O
the O
bikes O
first O
entered O
mass O
production O
in O
1981 O
, O
they O
were O
dismissed O
as O
a O
fad O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
25 O
% O
of O
the O
10 O
million O
bicycles O
sold O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
were O
mountain O
bikes O
. O

In O
California B-GPE
, O
a O
bellwether O
market O
, O
they O
accounted O
for O
more O
than O
80 O
% O
of O
all O
bike O
sales O
. O

The O
majority O
of O
the O
bikes O
never O
even O
make O
it O
into O
the O
high O
country O
. O

City O
dwellers O
love O
them O
because O
they O
shift O
smoothly O
in O
traffic O
, O
bounce O
easily O
over O
curbs O
and O
roll O
through O
road O
glass O
with O
far O
fewer O
flat O
tires O
than O
racing O
bikes O
. O

Crested B-GPE
Butte I-GPE
, O
population O
1,200 O
, O
is O
a O
bastion O
of O
the O
sport O
. O

By O
one O
estimate O
, O
everyone O
here O
under O
50 O
owns O
at O
least O
one O
bike O
. O

The O
town O
is O
home O
to O
the O
Mountain O
Bike O
Hall O
of O
Fame B-ORG
and O
it O
hosts O
the O
annual O
Fat B-EVENT
Tire I-EVENT
Bike I-EVENT
Week I-EVENT
. O

This O
summer O
, O
the O
jamboree O
attracted O
more O
visitors O
than O
the O
busiest O
week O
of O
the O
town O
's O
winter O
ski O
season O
. O

David B-PERSON
Lindsey I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Fat O
Tire O
Bike O
celebration O
, O
muses O
that O
the O
bike O
's O
popularity O
may O
be O
a O
combination O
of O
technology O
and O
nostalgia O
. O

`` O
The O
mountain O
bike O
feels O
as O
comfortable O
as O
the O
` O
paperboy O
' O
bike O
you O
had O
as O
a O
kid O
, O
but O
it O
can O
do O
so O
much O
more O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Stephen B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
Wertheimer I-PERSON
was O
named O
managing O
director O
and O
group O
head O
of O
investment O
banking O
in O
Asia B-GPE
, O
based O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Wertheimer O
, O
38 O
years O
old O
, O
had O
been O
a O
first O
vice O
president O
in O
the O
industrial O
group O
in O
investment O
banking O
. O

He O
succeeds O
Everett B-PERSON
Meyers I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
in O
May O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
said O
it O
lowered O
ratings O
on O
about O
$ O
650 O
million O
of O
Beatrice B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
debt O
, O
citing O
the O
closely O
held O
Chicago B-GPE
food O
concern O
's O
proposed O
recapitalization O
. O

The O
ratings O
concern O
said O
it O
downgraded O
Beatrice B-ORG
notes O
, O
Euronotes O
and O
certain O
industrial O
revenue O
bonds O
to O
single O
- O
B O
- O
1 O
from O
Ba O
- O
3 O
and O
the O
company O
's O
subordinated O
debentures O
to O
single O
- O
B O
- O
3 O
from O
single O
- O
B O
- O
2 O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
said O
the O
proposed O
recaptilization O
may O
`` O
limit O
the O
company O
's O
ability O
to O
realize O
its O
profit O
potential O
'' O
and O
that O
paying O
dividends O
from O
a O
new O
series O
of O
preferred O
could O
squeeze O
`` O
basic O
business O
operations O
. O
'' O

A O
Beatrice B-ORG
spokesman O
did O
n't O
return O
calls O
seeking O
comment O
. O

Beatrice B-ORG
, O
which O
went O
private O
in O
an O
$ O
8.2 O
billion O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
in O
1986 O
, O
said O
last O
month O
that O
it O
might O
borrow O
again O
to O
help O
pay O
investors O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
983 O
million O
in O
preferred O
stock O
and O
debt O
securities O
. O

US B-ORG
Facilities I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
Robert B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Percival I-PERSON
agreed O
to O
step O
down O
as O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the O
insurance O
holding O
company O
. O

`` O
There O
was O
a O
difference O
of O
opinion O
as O
to O
the O
future O
direction O
of O
the O
company O
, O
'' O
a O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Percival O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
, O
US B-ORG
Facilities I-ORG
said O
Mr. O
Percival O
's O
employment O
contract O
calls O
for O
him O
to O
act O
as O
a O
consultant O
to O
the O
company O
for O
two O
years O
. O

He O
will O
also O
remain O
a O
director O
, O
US B-ORG
Facilities I-ORG
said O
, O
but O
wo O
n't O
serve O
on O
any O
board O
committees O
. O

Mr. O
Percival O
will O
be O
succeeded O
on O
an O
interim O
basis O
by O
George B-PERSON
Kadonada I-PERSON
, O
US B-ORG
Facilities I-ORG
chairman O
and O
president O
. O

In O
the O
same O
statement O
, O
US B-ORG
Facilities I-ORG
also O
said O
it O
had O
bought O
back O
112,000 O
of O
its O
common O
shares O
in O
a O
private O
transaction O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
buy O
- O
back O
represents O
about O
3 O
% O
of O
the O
company O
's O
shares O
, O
based O
on O
the O
3.7 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
as O
of O
Sept. O
30 O
. O

In O
national O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
US B-ORG
Facilities I-ORG
closed O
at O
$ O
3.625 O
, O
unchanged O
. O

A O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
approved O
an O
estimated O
$ O
67 O
billion O
fiscal O
1990 O
spending O
bill O
that O
provides O
a O
28 O
% O
increase O
for O
space O
research O
and O
development O
and O
incorporates O
far O
- O
reaching O
provisions O
affecting O
the O
federal O
mortgage O
market O
. O

The O
current O
ceiling O
on O
home O
loans O
insured O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Housing I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
would O
be O
increased O
to O
$ O
124,875 O
. O

Separately O
, O
the O
bill O
gives O
authority O
to O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
to O
facilitate O
the O
refinancing O
of O
federally O
subsidized O
loans O
for O
low O
- O
income O
and O
moderate O
- O
income O
homeowners O
. O

The O
second O
provision O
, O
affecting O
so O
- O
called O
235 O
mortgages O
, O
has O
met O
strong O
opposition O
from O
investment O
bankers O
represented O
by O
the B-ORG
Public I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

And O
a O
squad O
of O
influential O
former O
Senate B-ORG
aides O
employed O
by O
the O
Wall O
Street O
firm O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
came O
to O
the O
Capitol O
in O
a O
vain O
attempt O
to O
strip O
the O
provision O
. O

By O
an O
11 O
- O
2 O
margin O
, O
Senate B-ORG
negotiators O
voted O
to O
preserve O
the O
235 O
mortgage O
refinancing O
plan O
, O
and O
despite O
powerful O
allies O
, O
the O
opposition O
found O
itself O
undercut O
by O
an O
unusual O
alliance O
of O
liberals O
and O
conservatives O
. O

The O
government O
currently O
is O
subsidizing O
an O
estimated O
23,000 O
loans O
above O
11 O
% O
under O
the O
235 O
program O
, O
and O
however O
disruptive O
to O
private O
investors O
, O
the O
refinancing O
is O
expected O
to O
yield O
at O
least O
$ O
15 O
million O
in O
savings O
in O
fiscal O
1990 O
. O

This O
sum O
has O
been O
guarded O
jealously O
by O
appropriators O
anxious O
to O
offset O
spending O
elsewhere O
, O
and O
conservative O
Sen. O
Phil O
Gramm O
cast O
the O
fight O
as O
a O
populist O
stand O
against O
monied O
interests O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
stewards O
here O
, O
not O
of O
the O
mortgage O
companies O
, O
but O
the O
taxpayers O
, O
'' O
said O
the O
Texas O
Republican O
. O

The O
action O
came O
as O
the O
administration O
won O
final O
congressional O
approval O
of O
$ O
9 O
million O
in O
assistance O
for O
elections O
scheduled O
in O
Nicaragua B-GPE
in O
February O
. O

The O
bulk O
of O
the O
money O
would O
be O
funneled O
through O
the O
National O
Endowment O
for O
Democracy O
, O
but O
the O
legislation O
is O
so O
vaguely O
written O
that O
it O
has O
been O
dogged O
by O
questions O
regarding O
the O
money O
's O
true O
purpose O
and O
its O
ultimate O
destination O
. O

The O
Senate O
had O
refused O
late O
Friday O
to O
invoke O
cloture O
and O
limit O
debate O
, O
but O
behind O
the O
bipartisan O
leadership O
, O
a O
solid O
majority O
took O
shape O
yesterday O
and O
brushed O
aside O
amendments O
seeking O
to O
cut O
the O
total O
package O
or O
steer O
it O
away O
from O
direct O
aid O
to O
political O
parties O
. O

Final O
approval O
-- O
on O
a O
64 O
- O
35 O
roll O
call O
-- O
was O
never O
in O
doubt O
, O
but O
the O
opposition O
drew O
an O
unusual O
mix O
of O
senators O
, O
including O
Republicans O
Jesse O
Helms O
and O
Warren B-PERSON
Rudman I-PERSON
and O
Democrats O
Bill O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
and O
John B-PERSON
Glenn I-PERSON
. O

The O
money O
will O
be O
applied O
for O
voter O
registration O
and O
election O
monitoring O
, O
but O
more O
than O
half O
is O
likely O
to O
go O
to O
the O
Union O
Nacional O
Opositora O
party O
. O

Critics O
warned O
such O
cash O
contributions O
may O
only O
undercut O
the O
opposition O
party O
's O
standing O
, O
and O
one O
irony O
is O
that O
under O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
law O
a O
major O
portion O
of O
the O
opposition O
party O
's O
funds O
must O
be O
shared O
with O
the O
government O
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Electoral I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

Within O
the O
appropriations O
conference O
yesterday O
, O
the O
$ O
67 O
billion O
measure O
is O
the O
second O
largest O
of O
the O
annual O
domestic O
spending O
bills O
and O
covers O
a O
disparate O
collection O
of O
accounts O
for O
science O
, O
housing O
, O
veterans O
and O
the O
environment O
. O

The O
decision O
to O
raise O
the O
ceiling O
on O
FHA B-ORG
home O
loans O
still O
faces O
strong O
opposition O
in O
the O
House O
. O

But O
it O
is O
driven O
by O
the O
same O
fiscal O
pressures O
that O
have O
forced O
lawmakers O
to O
resort O
to O
various O
bookkeeping O
devices O
to O
juggle O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
spending O
that O
would O
otherwise O
put O
the O
bill O
over O
budget O
. O

These O
costs O
will O
complicate O
the O
budget O
picture O
in O
fiscal O
1991 O
, O
and O
the O
measure O
further O
commits O
Congress B-ORG
to O
a O
set O
of O
costly O
projects O
, O
including O
the O
first O
construction O
funds O
for O
the O
space O
station O
. O

The O
station O
is O
promised O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
within O
the O
$ O
5.36 O
billion O
provided O
for O
research O
and O
development O
in O
the O
National O
Aeronautics O
and O
Space O
Administration O
, O
and O
the O
nation O
's O
high O
- O
speed O
aerospace O
plane O
-- O
cut O
by O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
-- O
could O
receive O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
60 O
million O
in O
new O
funds O
or O
transfers O
. O

Similarly O
, O
the O
House O
agreed O
to O
add O
back O
$ O
62 O
million O
to O
continue O
work O
on O
the O
advanced O
communications O
technology O
satellite O
, O
being O
developed O
by O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

And O
while O
setting O
a O
statutory O
limit O
of O
$ O
1.6 O
billion O
on O
the O
automated O
space O
probe O
, O
the O
conference O
appropriated O
$ O
30 O
million O
for O
the O
start O
- O
up O
of O
the O
CRAF O
- O
Cassini O
mission O
, O
a O
successor O
to O
the O
Voyager B-PRODUCT
space O
probe O
. O

Among O
major O
domestic O
agencies O
, O
the B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
stands O
to O
receive O
increases O
significantly O
beyond O
those O
sought O
by O
the O
administration O
, O
with O
pollution O
abatement O
and O
control O
accounts O
growing O
by O
14 O
% O
to O
about O
$ O
829.9 O
million O
. O

An O
estimated O
$ O
1.57 O
billion O
is O
separately O
allocated O
for O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Science I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
and O
within O
the O
Housing O
and O
Urban B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
more O
than O
$ O
9.2 O
billion O
is O
provided O
for O
federally O
assisted O
housing O
, O
including O
an O
expanded O
effort O
to O
modernize O
public O
housing O
units O
that O
serve O
the O
poorest O
families O
. O

To O
an O
unusual O
degree O
, O
the O
massive O
bill O
has O
become O
a O
vehicle O
for O
lawmakers O
to O
earmark O
funds O
for O
projects O
in O
home O
states O
. O

While O
the O
practice O
was O
discouraged O
in O
the O
past O
, O
the O
conference O
agreement O
is O
laced O
with O
veterans O
' O
hospitals O
, O
environmental O
projects O
and O
urban O
grants O
designated O
for O
specific O
communities O
. O

The O
most O
striking O
example O
yesterday O
may O
have O
been O
in O
community O
development O
funds O
, O
where O
the O
two O
houses O
had O
separately O
approved O
a O
total O
of O
27 O
projects O
valued O
at O
$ O
20 O
million O
, O
and O
the O
conference O
added O
15 O
more O
valued O
at O
$ O
8 O
million O
to O
ostensibly O
preserve O
`` O
balance O
'' O
between O
the O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
. O

Yesterday O
's O
conference O
agreement O
is O
the O
second O
major O
bill O
to O
emerge O
from O
negotiations O
this O
week O
, O
as O
appropriators O
approved O
a O
fiscal O
1990 O
transportation O
bill O
late O
Monday O
that O
includes O
a O
sweeping O
ban O
on O
smoking O
on O
most O
domestic O
airline O
flights O
. O

An O
exemption O
will O
remain O
for O
flights O
longer O
than O
six O
hours O
to O
Hawaii B-GPE
and O
Alaska B-GPE
, O
but O
estimates O
by O
the O
tobacco O
industry O
yesterday O
indicate O
all O
but O
about O
30 O
flights O
would O
be O
covered O
. O

Separately O
, O
a O
third O
conference O
report O
covering O
an O
$ O
18.4 O
billion O
Treasury B-ORG
and O
Postal B-ORG
Service I-ORG
bill O
was O
sent O
to O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
after O
passing O
the O
House O
on O
a O
383 O
- O
30 O
roll O
call O
yesterday O
. O

And O
after O
weeks O
of O
delay O
, O
the O
appropriations O
process O
is O
beginning O
to O
take O
some O
final O
shape O
. O

Defense O
and O
foreign O
aid O
are O
the O
two O
most O
critical O
areas O
remaining O
from O
the O
administration O
's O
standpoint O
. O

And O
among O
domestic O
programs O
, O
the O
most O
serious O
threat O
is O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
opposition O
to O
abortion O
riders O
attached O
to O
separate O
bills O
funding O
the O
District B-GPE
of O
Columbia B-GPE
and O
Department O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
. O

The O
same O
issue O
threatens O
to O
spill O
over O
to O
the O
foreign O
aid O
debate O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Bush O
also O
is O
threatening O
to O
veto O
any O
agreement O
that O
preserves O
Senate B-ORG
- O
passed O
provisions O
renewing O
U.S. B-GPE
support O
for O
the O
United O
Nations O
Fund O
for O
Population O
Activities O
. O

In O
a O
sharply O
written O
letter O
, O
Rep. O
David O
Obey O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
House O
appropriations O
subcommittee O
for O
foreign O
operations O
, O
warned O
Mr. O
Bush O
that O
the O
result O
of O
his O
`` O
ultimatum O
'' O
could O
weaken O
efforts O
to O
accommodate O
the O
administration O
elsewhere O
. O

`` O
As O
a O
result O
of O
your O
ultimatum O
, O
'' O
writes O
the O
Wisconsin O
Democrat O
, O
`` O
I O
guess O
there O
is O
no O
longer O
any O
point O
in O
taking O
administration O
views O
into O
account O
on O
other O
items O
in O
conference O
, O
inasmuch O
regardless O
of O
their O
resolution O
you O
apparently O
intend O
to O
veto O
this O
bill O
. O

MACMILLAN B-ORG
BLOEDEL I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
it O
borrowed O
215 O
million O
Dutch B-NORP
guilders O
-LRB- O
US$ O
102 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
a O
group O
of O
Dutch B-NORP
institutional O
investors O
. O

MacMillan B-ORG
Bloedel I-ORG
, O
a O
Vancouver B-GPE
, O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
, O
forest O
products O
concern O
, O
said O
the O
8.1 O
% O
loan O
is O
due O
Oct. O
16 O
, O
1996 O
. O

Funds O
will O
be O
used O
to O
repay O
existing O
short O
- O
term O
debt O
and O
to O
finance O
capital O
spending O
, O
it O
said O
. O

Procter O
& O
Gamble O
Co. O
, O
Cincinnati B-GPE
, O
expanding O
its O
presence O
in O
the O
food O
service O
market O
, O
said O
it O
acquired O
Maryland B-ORG
Club I-ORG
Foods I-ORG
, O
a O
coffee O
supplier O
, O
from O
an O
investor O
group O
led O
by O
F. B-PERSON
Philip I-PERSON
Handy I-PERSON
of O
Winter B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
Fla B-GPE
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Houston B-GPE
- O
based O
Maryland B-ORG
Club I-ORG
Foods I-ORG
, O
which O
had O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
200 O
million O
last O
year O
, O
sells O
coffee O
under O
the O
Maryland O
Club O
and O
Butter B-ORG
- I-ORG
Nut I-ORG
brands O
to O
restaurants O
, O
hotels O
, O
offices O
and O
airlines O
. O

The O
acquisition O
`` O
gives O
us O
additional O
production O
capacity O
for O
the O
food O
service O
coffee O
business O
and O
a O
stronger O
distribution O
network O
, O
'' O
a O
P&G B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

P&G B-ORG
already O
sells O
its O
Folgers B-ORG
ground O
roast O
coffee O
to O
food O
service O
concerns O
, O
but O
not O
to O
as O
many O
markets O
as O
Maryland B-ORG
Club I-ORG
. O

For O
example O
, O
P&G B-ORG
up O
until O
now O
has O
n't O
sold O
coffee O
to O
airlines O
and O
does O
only O
limited O
business O
with O
hotels O
and O
large O
restaurant O
chains O
. O

Maryland B-ORG
Club I-ORG
also O
distributes O
tea O
, O
which O
fits O
well O
with O
P&G B-ORG
's O
Tender B-ORG
Leaf I-ORG
brand O
, O
and O
hot O
cocoa O
products O
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
acquisition O
has O
been O
completed O
and O
reviewed O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

The O
purchase O
includes O
a O
coffee O
- O
roasting O
plant O
in O
Omaha B-GPE
, O
Neb. B-GPE
, O
and O
a O
leased O
facility O
in O
Houston B-GPE
. O

Skoal O
Daze O

I O
've O
learned O
the O
hard O
way O
that O
too O
much O
booze O
Takes O
revenge O
the O
next O
day O
about O
nine O
; O
No O
wonder O
I O
say O
, O
`` O
I O
drink O
to O
your O
health O
'' O
-- O
It O
certainly O
is O
n't O
to O
mine O
! O

-- O
George O
O. O
Ludcke O
. O

Spaced O
Out O

Those O
supermarket O
tabloids O
Make O
me O
feel O
slow O
Because O
I O
still O
have O
n't O
seen O

-- O
Bruce O
Kafaroff O
. O

Daffynition O

Repression O
: O
emote O
control O
. O

-- O
Daisy O
Brown O
. O

A.F. B-PERSON
Sloan I-PERSON
, O
60 O
years O
old O
, O
announced O
that O
he O
will O
retire O
next O
April O
as O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
snack O
food O
and O
bakery O
products O
maker O
. O

No O
replacement O
was O
immediately O
named O
. O

Mr. O
Sloan O
plans O
to O
remain O
on O
the O
board O
until O
his O
current O
term O
expires O
in O
April O
1991 O
, O
a O
Lance B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

It O
is O
now O
a O
commonplace O
that O
prosecutors O
are O
bringing O
criminal O
indictments O
in O
cases O
where O
until O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
only O
a O
civil O
action O
at O
most O
would O
have O
been O
brought O
. O

Yet O
it O
is O
also O
axiomatic O
that O
the O
power O
to O
create O
new O
crimes O
belongs O
only O
to O
the O
legislature O
, O
and O
not O
to O
courts O
. O

Beginning O
in O
the O
early O
19th O
century O
, O
with O
U.S. B-GPE
v. O
Hudson B-ORG
and O
Goodwin B-PERSON
, O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
has O
repeatedly O
held O
that O
a O
judicial O
power O
to O
declare O
conduct O
to O
be O
against O
the O
public O
interest O
and O
hence O
criminal O
, O
while O
well O
established O
in O
British B-NORP
law O
, O
would O
usurp O
legislative O
authority O
under O
the O
doctrine O
of O
separation O
of O
powers O
. O

That O
's O
the O
conventional O
theory O
anyway O
. O

In O
practice O
, O
however O
, O
the O
line O
between O
interpretation O
and O
redefinition O
of O
the O
criminal O
law O
long O
ago O
began O
to O
blur O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
a O
common O
law O
of O
white O
- O
collar O
crime O
has O
developed O
with O
surprising O
rapidity O
over O
the O
past O
decade O
. O

For O
example O
, O
although O
insider O
trading O
has O
long O
been O
criminal O
, O
it O
has O
never O
been O
statutorily O
defined O
. O

In O
1983 O
, O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
tried O
to O
supply O
a O
workable O
definition O
in O
the O
Dirks B-PERSON
v. O
SEC B-ORG
decision O
, O
which O
found O
that O
liability O
depended O
on O
whether O
the O
tipper O
had O
breached O
his O
fiduciary O
duty O
to O
the O
corporation O
in O
order O
to O
obtain O
`` O
some O
personal O
gain O
'' O
and O
whether O
the O
tippee O
knew O
or O
recklessly O
disregarded O
this O
fact O
. O

Gradually O
, O
however O
, O
lower O
courts O
and O
prosecutors O
have O
pushed O
this O
definition O
to O
its O
breaking O
point O
. O

Consider O
the O
facts O
underlying O
the O
1989 O
conviction O
of O
Robert B-PERSON
Chestman I-PERSON
. O

Prior O
to O
a O
tender O
offer O
by O
A&P B-ORG
for O
Waldbaum B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
1986 O
, O
the O
founder O
of O
the O
Waldbaum O
's O
supermarket O
chain O
called O
an O
elderly O
relative O
to O
tell O
her O
to O
assemble O
her O
stock O
certificates O
for O
delivery O
. O

She O
called O
her O
daughter O
to O
take O
her O
to O
the O
bank O
, O
who O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
persuaded O
her O
husband O
, O
a O
Mr. O
Loeb O
, O
to O
run O
this O
errand O
. O

Hearing O
of O
this O
information O
, O
the O
husband O
discussed O
it O
with O
his O
broker O
, O
Mr. O
Chestman O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Chestman O
then O
bought O
for O
his O
own O
account O
and O
other O
clients O
. O

Basically O
, O
Mr. O
Chestman O
was O
a O
fourth O
- O
level O
tippee O
. O

Did O
Mr. O
Loeb O
, O
his O
tipper O
, O
breach O
a O
fiduciary O
duty O
-LRB- O
and O
, O
if O
so O
, O
to O
whom O
-RRB- O
? O

Did O
Mr. O
Loeb O
seek O
personal O
gain O
-LRB- O
and O
if O
so O
, O
how O
-RRB- O
? O

Or O
did O
Mr. O
Chestman O
only O
hear O
a O
market O
rumor O
-LRB- O
which O
one O
may O
lawfully O
trade O
upon O
-RRB- O
? O

The O
line O
seems O
awfully O
thin O
for O
criminal O
- O
law O
purposes O
. O

A O
second O
illustration O
is O
supplied O
by O
the O
recent O
guilty O
plea O
entered O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Freeman I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
head O
of O
arbitrage O
at O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co O
. O

Essentially O
, O
Mr. O
Freeman O
had O
invested O
heavily O
in O
the O
Beatrice O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
, O
when O
he O
was O
told O
by O
another O
prominent O
trader O
, O
Bernard O
`` O
Bunny O
'' O
Lasker O
, O
that O
the O
deal O
was O
in O
trouble O
. O

After O
placing O
orders O
to O
sell O
, O
Mr. O
Freeman O
called O
Martin B-PERSON
Siegel I-PERSON
, O
an O
investment O
banker O
at O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
, O
who O
was O
advising O
on O
the O
deal O
, O
to O
confirm O
these O
rumors O
. O

Mr. O
Siegel O
asked O
Mr. O
Freeman O
who O
his O
source O
was O
and O
, O
on O
hearing O
that O
it O
was O
Bunny B-PERSON
Lasker I-PERSON
, O
responded O
: O
`` O
Well O
, O
your O
bunny O
has O
a O
good O
nose O
. O
'' O

The O
illegal O
`` O
tip O
'' O
of O
the O
bunny O
's O
good O
nose O
was O
then O
largely O
a O
confirmation O
of O
rumors O
already O
known O
to O
many O
in O
the O
market O
. O

Had O
the O
case O
gone O
to O
trial O
the O
same O
issues O
would O
have O
surfaced O
: O

Was O
there O
a O
fiduciary O
breach O
in O
order O
to O
obtain O
personal O
gain O
? O

Did O
Mr. O
Freeman O
have O
notice O
of O
this O
? O

Finally O
, O
was O
the O
information O
material O
? O

Yet O
, O
all O
these O
issues O
are O
subsidiary O
to O
a O
more O
central O
issue O
: O
Who O
is O
and O
who O
should O
be O
making O
the O
criminal O
law O
here O
? O

It O
is O
not O
my O
contention O
that O
either O
Mr. O
Chestman O
or O
Mr. O
Freeman O
was O
an O
innocent O
victim O
of O
prosecutorial O
overzealousness O
. O

Arguably O
, O
both O
were O
on O
notice O
that O
their O
behavior O
was O
at O
least O
risky O
. O

But O
even O
if O
they O
behaved O
recklessly O
, O
reasons O
still O
exist O
to O
fear O
and O
resist O
this O
steady O
process O
of O
case O
- O
by O
- O
case O
judicial O
extension O
of O
the O
law O
of O
insider O
trading O
. O

Courts O
and O
legislatures O
make O
decisions O
in O
very O
different O
ways O
and O
are O
each O
susceptible O
to O
very O
different O
kinds O
of O
errors O
. O

After O
- O
the O
- O
fact O
judicial O
examination O
of O
an O
actor O
's O
conduct O
has O
always O
been O
the O
common O
law O
's O
method O
. O

When O
only O
civil O
liability O
is O
involved O
, O
this O
method O
has O
the O
undeniable O
strengths O
of O
factual O
specificity O
and O
avoidance O
of O
overgeneralization O
. O

Still O
, O
case O
- O
by O
- O
case O
retrospective O
decision O
making O
of O
this O
sort O
is O
vulnerable O
to O
the O
tunnel O
vision O
caused O
by O
a O
fixation O
on O
ad O
hoc O
-LRB- O
and O
usually O
sleazy O
-RRB- O
examples O
. O

When O
a O
court O
decides O
that O
a O
particular O
actor O
's O
conduct O
was O
culpable O
and O
so O
extends O
the O
definition O
of O
insider O
trading O
to O
reach O
this O
conduct O
, O
it O
does O
not O
see O
the O
potentially O
enormous O
number O
of O
other O
cases O
that O
will O
be O
covered O
by O
the O
expanded O
rule O
. O

Thus O
, O
a O
court O
is O
poorly O
positioned O
to O
make O
judgments O
about O
the O
social O
utility O
of O
the O
expanded O
rule O
. O

For O
example O
, O
in O
focusing O
on O
Mr. O
Freeman O
's O
attempt O
to O
gain O
nonpublic O
information O
about O
a O
deal O
's O
collapse O
, O
one O
does O
not O
naturally O
think O
about O
the O
reverse O
side O
of O
the O
coin O
: O
What O
if O
the O
rumor O
had O
been O
false O
? O

Can O
a O
security O
analyst O
call O
an O
investment O
banker O
to O
make O
certain O
that O
a O
seemingly O
improbable O
rumor O
is O
in O
fact O
false O
? O

In O
the O
past O
, O
not O
only O
would O
reputable O
professionals O
have O
rushed O
to O
check O
out O
such O
rumors O
with O
the O
company O
, O
but O
companies O
listed O
on O
the O
major O
stock O
exchanges O
were O
encouraged O
by O
the O
exchanges O
to O
respond O
openly O
to O
such O
inquiries O
from O
securities O
analysts O
. O

Today O
, O
after O
Mr. O
Freeman O
's O
plea O
, O
there O
is O
an O
uncertainty O
that O
is O
both O
unfair O
and O
inefficient O
. O

In O
this O
light O
, O
the O
comparative O
advantages O
of O
legislative O
law O
- O
making O
become O
clear O
: O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
Before O
it O
acts O
, O
the O
legislature O
typically O
will O
hear O
the O
views O
of O
representatives O
of O
all O
those O
affected O
by O
its O
decision O
, O
not O
just O
the O
immediate O
parties O
before O
the O
court O
; O
and O
-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
the O
legislature O
can O
frame O
`` O
bright O
line O
'' O
standards O
that O
create O
less O
uncertainty O
than O
the O
fact O
- O
bound O
decisions O
of O
courts O
. O

Although O
legislative O
lines O
can O
result O
in O
under O
- O
inclusion O
-LRB- O
which O
explains O
why O
the O
SEC O
has O
long O
resisted O
a O
legislative O
definition O
of O
insider O
trading O
-RRB- O
, O
judicial O
lawmaking O
inevitably O
creates O
uncertainty O
because O
of O
the O
shadowy O
outer O
edges O
and O
implications O
of O
most O
judicial O
decisions O
. O

At O
least O
when O
the O
stakes O
are O
high O
, O
uncertainty O
in O
turn O
results O
in O
overinclusion O
, O
as O
individuals O
do O
not O
dare O
to O
approach O
an O
uncertain O
line O
closely O
. O

The O
federal O
mail O
and O
wire O
fraud O
statutes O
provide O
even O
better O
illustrations O
of O
the O
rapid O
evolution O
of O
a O
federal O
common O
law O
of O
white O
- O
collar O
crime O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
attempted O
in O
McNally B-PERSON
v. O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
halt O
the O
inexorable O
expansion O
of O
these O
statutes O
by O
adopting O
a O
rule O
of O
strict O
construction O
for O
ambiguous O
criminal O
statues O
. O

Yet O
, O
late O
last O
year O
, O
Congress B-ORG
effectively O
reversed O
this O
decision O
by O
enacting O
a O
one O
- O
sentence O
statute O
that O
defined O
fraud O
to O
include O
any O
scheme O
to O
deprive O
another O
of O
`` O
the O
intangible O
right O
of O
honest O
services O
. O
'' O

At O
a O
stroke O
, O
this O
may O
criminalize O
all O
fiduciary O
breaches O
-LRB- O
and O
possibly O
all O
misrepresentations O
by O
an O
agent O
or O
employee O
-RRB- O
. O

Such O
a O
statute O
illustrates O
the O
fundamental O
problem O
: O
Congress B-ORG
finds O
it O
is O
easier O
to O
pass O
sweepingly O
moralistic O
prohibitions O
, O
which O
the O
courts O
must O
thereafter O
interpret O
, O
than O
to O
engage O
in O
the O
difficult O
line O
- O
drawing O
distinctions O
that O
are O
inherently O
its O
responsibility O
. O

We O
are O
confronted O
less O
with O
a O
judicial O
power O
grab O
than O
with O
a O
legislative O
giveaway O
. O

Predictably O
, O
when O
confronted O
with O
morally O
dubious O
behavior O
, O
prosecutors O
will O
exploit O
the O
latitude O
such O
openended O
statutes O
give O
them O
. O

Over O
the O
long O
run O
, O
however O
, O
sleazy O
cases O
will O
make O
bad O
law O
. O

Mr. O
Coffee O
is O
a O
professor O
at O
Columbia B-ORG
Law I-ORG
School I-ORG
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
, O
fretting O
about O
increasing O
competitive O
pressure O
on O
Ryder B-ORG
, O
placed O
about O
$ O
2.8 O
billion O
in O
company O
securities O
under O
review O
for O
possible O
downgrade O
. O

Ratings O
under O
review O
are O
Ryder B-ORG
's O
A O
- O
1 O
collateral O
trust O
debentures O
, O
A O
- O
2 O
senior O
notes O
and O
bonds O
, O
A O
- O
2 O
preferred O
stock O
and O
the O
company O
's O
Prime O
- O
1 O
rating O
for O
commercial O
paper O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
said O
it O
is O
assessing O
the O
strategies O
Ryder B-ORG
's O
management O
may O
follow O
in O
addressing O
significant O
challenges O
in O
some O
major O
markets O
. O

The O
rating O
agency O
said O
it O
is O
focusing O
especially O
on O
the O
transportation O
service O
company O
's O
efforts O
to O
control O
costs O
, O
improve O
margins O
and O
enhance O
its O
competitive O
position O
in O
its O
primary O
business O
, O
vehicle O
leasing O
and O
rental O
. O

The O
inverse O
trading O
relationship O
between O
bonds O
and O
stocks O
was O
interrupted O
yesterday O
as O
bonds O
fell O
despite O
a O
modest O
decline O
in O
stock O
prices O
. O

But O
bond O
investors O
continue O
to O
keep O
a O
close O
watch O
on O
the O
jittery O
stock O
market O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
, O
investors O
were O
bidding O
bond O
prices O
higher O
as O
stocks O
tumbled O
and O
fears O
mounted O
that O
Friday O
's O
stock O
market O
debacle O
would O
be O
repeated O
. O

But O
a O
partial O
recovery O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
, O
which O
had O
been O
down O
more O
than O
60 O
points O
in O
midmorning O
, O
dashed O
those O
expectations O
. O

Treasury O
bonds O
also O
were O
hurt O
late O
in O
the O
day O
by O
a O
$ O
4 O
billion O
offering O
by O
the B-ORG
Tennessee I-ORG
Valley I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
and O
the O
prospect O
of O
a O
huge O
amount O
of O
new O
agency O
debt O
. O

`` O
Bond O
investors O
were O
hoping O
that O
stock O
prices O
would O
continue O
to O
fall O
, O
'' O
said O
Roger B-PERSON
Early O
, O
a O
vice O
president O
at O
Federated B-ORG
Investors I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
. O

`` O
When O
stocks O
stabilized O
, O
that O
was O
a O
disappointment O
. O
'' O

Meanwhile O
, O
for O
the O
second O
straight O
day O
, O
the O
bond O
market O
paid O
little O
attention O
to O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
's O
open O
market O
operations O
. O

Fed B-ORG
officials O
injected O
more O
cash O
into O
the O
banking O
system O
by O
arranging O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
of O
repurchase O
agreements O
during O
the O
usual O
pre-noon O
intervention O
period O
. O

The O
move O
was O
meant O
to O
keep O
a O
lid O
on O
interest O
rates O
and O
to O
boost O
investor O
confidence O
. O

`` O
The O
intervention O
has O
been O
friendly O
, O
meaning O
that O
they O
really O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
do O
it O
, O
'' O
said O
Maria B-PERSON
Fiorini I-PERSON
Ramirez I-PERSON
, O
money O
- O
market O
economist O
at O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

She O
said O
a O
more O
aggressive O
move O
was O
n't O
needed O
. O

The O
Fed O
also O
appears O
reluctant O
to O
ease O
credit O
conditions O
further O
. O

It O
already O
has O
allowed O
the O
closely O
watched O
federal O
funds O
rate O
to O
decline O
1/4 O
percentage O
point O
to O
about O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
from O
its O
previous O
target O
level O
of O
about O
9 O
% O
. O

The O
rate O
, O
which O
banks O
charge O
each O
other O
on O
overnight O
loans O
, O
is O
considered O
an O
early O
signal O
of O
changes O
in O
Fed B-ORG
policy O
. O

It O
ended O
at O
about O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
yesterday O
, O
but O
was O
as O
low O
as O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
Monday O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
fell O
more O
than O
1/2 O
point O
, O
or O
over O
$ O
5 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
, O
while O
the O
yield O
moved O
above O
8 O
% O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
Thursday O
. O

Investment O
- O
grade O
corporate O
, O
municipal O
and O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
securities O
also O
fell O
. O

But O
most O
junk O
bonds O
closed O
unchanged O
after O
opening O
slightly O
higher O
on O
bargain O
- O
hunting O
by O
institutional O
investors O
. O

Some O
so O
- O
called O
high O
- O
quality O
junk O
issues O
, O
such O
as O
R.H. B-ORG
Macy I-ORG
& O
Co. O
's O
14 O
1/2 O
% O
subordinated O
debentures O
, O
rose O
. O

The O
Macy O
's O
issue O
closed O
up O
about O
one O
point O
at O
a O
bid O
price O
of O
97 O
. O

The O
TVA O
's O
public O
debt O
offering O
was O
its O
first O
in O
15 O
years O
. O

Strong O
investor O
demand O
prompted O
it O
to O
boost O
the O
size O
of O
the O
issue O
from O
$ O
3 O
billion O
. O

Traders O
said O
hedging O
related O
to O
the O
TVA O
pricing O
also O
pressured O
Treasury O
bonds O
. O

`` O
Underwriters O
of O
the O
TVA O
bonds O
reduced O
their O
market O
risk O
by O
selling O
Treasurys O
to O
cover O
at O
least O
part O
of O
their O
-LCB- O
TVA B-ORG
-RCB- O
holdings O
, O
'' O
said O
James B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Capra I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Government I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
TVA O
bonds O
also O
`` O
served O
to O
remind O
the O
market O
that O
there O
will O
be O
even O
more O
new O
supply O
, O
'' O
said O
Lawrence B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
Leuzzi I-PERSON
, O
a O
managing O
director O
at O
S.G. O
Warburg O
Securities O
& O
Co O
. O

Today O
the O
Treasury O
will O
announce O
the O
size O
of O
its O
next O
two O
- O
year O
note O
sale O
and O
Resolution B-ORG
Funding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
will O
announce O
details O
of O
its O
first O
bond O
offering O
. O

Some O
traders O
estimate O
$ O
9.75 O
billion O
of O
new O
two O
- O
year O
Treasurys B-ORG
will O
be O
sold O
next O
week O
, O
and O
they O
expect O
Refcorp B-ORG
to O
offer O
$ O
4 O
billion O
to O
$ O
6 O
billion O
of O
long O
- O
term O
`` O
bailout O
'' O
bonds O
. O

Refcorp B-ORG
was O
created O
to O
help O
fund O
the O
thrift O
bailout O
. O

Another O
agency O
issue O
came O
to O
market O
yesterday O
. O

The O
Office O
of O
Finance O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Banks I-ORG
said O
it O
priced O
a O
four O
- O
part O
$ O
2.27 O
billion O
bond O
offering O
for O
the O
banks O
to O
yield O
from O
8.125 O
% O
to O
8.375 O
% O
. O

The O
release O
of O
several O
economic O
reports O
had O
little O
impact O
on O
the O
market O
, O
including O
a O
report O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
deficit O
expanded O
to O
a O
surprisingly O
wide O
$ O
10.77 O
billion O
in O
August O
, O
up O
from O
a O
revised O
$ O
8.24 O
billion O
in O
July O
. O

The O
August O
gap O
was O
expected O
to O
have O
expanded O
to O
$ O
9.1 O
billion O
. O

Treasury O
Securities O

Treasury O
securities O
were O
essentially O
flat O
to O
about O
1/2 O
point O
lower O
. O

The O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
was O
quoted O
late O
at O
100 O
28/32 O
to O
yield O
8.04 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
101 O
19/32 O
to O
yield O
7.97 O
% O
Monday O
. O

The O
latest O
10 O
- O
year O
notes O
were O
quoted O
late O
at O
99 O
25/32 O
to O
yield O
8.01 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
100 O
1/32 O
to O
yield O
7.97 O
% O
. O

Short O
- O
term O
rates O
increased O
. O

The O
discount O
rate O
on O
three O
- O
month O
bills O
rose O
to O
7.52 O
% O
for O
a O
bond O
- O
equivalent O
yield O
of O
7.75 O
% O
. O

The O
rate O
on O
six O
- O
month O
bills O
rose O
to O
7.53 O
% O
for O
a O
bond O
- O
equivalent O
yield O
of O
7.92 O
% O
. O

Corporate O
, O
Other O
Issues O

Investment O
- O
grade O
corporate O
bonds O
ended O
1/4 O
to O
1/2 O
point O
lower O
, O
while O
most O
junk O
bonds O
ended O
unchanged O
. O

The O
TVA O
's O
huge O
$ O
4 O
billion O
offering O
dominated O
attention O
in O
the O
new O
- O
issue O
market O
. O

TVA B-ORG
offered O
$ O
2 O
billion O
of O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
priced O
to O
yield O
9.06 O
% O
; O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
10 O
- O
year O
notes O
priced O
to O
yield O
8.42 O
% O
; O
and O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
five O
- O
year O
notes O
priced O
to O
yield O
8.33 O
% O
. O

The O
TVA O
, O
which O
operates O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
electric O
power O
systems O
, O
is O
a O
corporation O
wholly O
owned O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
bond O
sale O
was O
part O
of O
a O
$ O
6.7 O
billion O
refinancing O
plan O
to O
pay O
off O
high O
- O
interest O
debt O
the O
TVA O
owes O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Financing I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
an O
arm O
of O
the O
Treasury O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Lockheed B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
priced O
a O
$ O
300 O
million O
note O
offering O
to O
yield O
9.39 O
% O
. O

Mortgage O
- O
Backed O
Securities O

The O
derivative O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
market O
revived O
after O
a O
brief O
hiatus O
as O
two O
new O
Remics O
totaling O
$ O
850 O
million O
were O
offered O
and O
talk O
circulated O
about O
two O
more O
issues O
that O
could O
be O
priced O
today O
. O

The O
revival O
of O
the O
real O
estate O
mortgage O
investment O
conduit O
market O
reflected O
the O
relative O
calm O
in O
the O
mortgage O
market O
after O
two O
days O
of O
volatile O
trading O
. O

Dealers O
noted O
that O
it O
's O
difficult O
to O
structure O
new O
Remics O
when O
prices O
are O
moving O
widely O
. O

The O
two O
Remics O
priced O
were O
a O
$ O
500 O
million O
Federal B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
issue O
underwritten O
by O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
a O
$ O
350 O
million O
Federal B-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
deal O
underwritten O
by O
Greenwich B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

The O
Remic O
issuance O
supported O
prices O
of O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
and O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
securities O
, O
which O
held O
up O
better O
than O
Government B-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
securities O
during O
an O
afternoon O
sell O
- O
off O
. O

Ginnie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
for O
November O
delivery O
ended O
at O
97 O
29/32 O
, O
down O
7/32 O
; O
9 O
1/2 O
% O
securities O
at O
99 O
31/32 O
, O
down O
6/32 O
; O
and O
10 O
% O
securities O
at O
101 O
29/32 O
, O
down O
5/32 O
. O

Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
were O
at O
97 O
5/32 O
, O
down O
3/32 O
. O

The O
Ginnie O
Mae O
9 O
% O
issue O
was O
yielding O
9.43 O
% O
to O
a O
12 O
- O
year O
average O
life O
assumption O
, O
as O
the O
spread O
above O
the O
Treasury O
10 O
- O
year O
note O
held O
at O
1.42 O
percentage O
points O
. O

Municipals O

Confusion O
over O
the O
near O
- O
term O
trend O
for O
rates O
dominated O
the O
municipal O
arena O
, O
as O
gyrations O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
continued O
to O
buffet O
bonds O
. O

Long O
tax O
- O
exempt O
dollar O
bonds O
were O
mostly O
flat O
to O
3/8 O
point O
lower O
after O
a O
whipsaw O
session O
of O
moving O
inversely O
to O
stocks O
in O
modest O
dealer O
- O
led O
trading O
. O

Prices O
of O
pre-refunded O
municipal O
bonds O
were O
capped O
by O
news O
that O
Chemical B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
as O
agent O
for O
a O
customer O
, O
will O
accept O
bids O
today O
for O
two O
large O
lists O
of O
bonds O
that O
include O
many O
such O
issues O
. O

The O
lists O
total O
$ O
654.5 O
million O
. O

Pre-refunded O
bonds O
are O
called O
at O
their O
earliest O
call O
date O
with O
the O
escrowed O
proceeds O
of O
another O
bond O
issue O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
several O
new O
issues O
were O
priced O
. O

Underwriters O
led O
by O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
set O
preliminary O
pricing O
for O
$ O
144.4 O
million O
of O
California B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Facilities I-ORG
Financing I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
revenue O
bonds O
for O
Kaiser B-ORG
Permanente I-ORG
. O

Tentative O
reoffering O
yields O
were O
set O
from O
6.25 O
% O
in O
1993 O
to O
7.227 O
% O
in O
2018 O
. O

As O
part O
of O
its O
College O
Savings O
Plan O
, O
Connecticut B-GPE
offered O
$ O
100.4 O
million O
of O
general O
obligation O
capital O
appreciation O
bonds O
priced O
to O
yield O
to O
maturity O
from O
6.25 O
% O
in O
1994 O
to O
6.90 O
% O
in O
2006 O
, O
2007 O
and O
2009 O
. O

A O
Chemical B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
group O
won O
a O
$ O
100 O
million O
Oregon B-GPE
general O
obligation O
veterans O
' O
tax O
note O
issue O
due O
Nov. O
1 O
, O
1990 O
. O

The O
6 O
3/4 O
% O
notes O
yield O
6.25 O
% O
. O

Foreign O
Bonds O

West B-NORP
German I-NORP
government O
bond O
prices O
took O
a O
wild O
roller O
- O
coaster O
ride O
, O
pulled O
down O
by O
Monday O
's O
U.S. B-GPE
stock O
market O
gains O
then O
up O
by O
a O
wider O
- O
than O
- O
expected O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
deficit O
and O
falling O
U.S. B-GPE
stock O
prices O
. O

West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
7 O
% O
bond O
due O
October O
1999 O
was O
at O
99.95 O
late O
yesterday O
, O
off O
0.10 O
point O
from O
Monday O
, O
to O
yield O
7.01 O
% O
. O

The O
6 O
3/4 O
% O
notes O
due O
April O
1994 O
were O
up O
0.10 O
point O
to O
97.85 O
to O
yield O
7.31 O
% O
. O

British B-NORP
government O
bonds O
surged O
on O
renewed O
volatility O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

The O
Treasury O
11 O
3/4 O
% O
bond O
due O
2003 O
/ O
2007 O
rose O
23/32 O
to O
112 O
10/32 O
to O
yield O
10.03 O
% O
. O

But O
Japanese B-NORP
bonds O
ended O
weaker O
. O

The O
benchmark O
No. O
111 O
4.6 O
% O
bond O
due O
1998 O
ended O
on O
brokers O
' O
screens O
at O
a O
price O
of O
96 O
, O
off O
0.15 O
point O
to O
yield O
5.27 O
% O
. O

Sandoz B-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
Swiss B-NORP
chemical O
and O
pharmaceutical O
group O
, O
said O
that O
its O
group O
sales O
rose O
25 O
% O
to O
9.482 O
billion O
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
5.80 O
billion O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
this O
year O
, O
with O
strong O
gains O
in O
all O
divisions O
. O

A O
year O
earlier O
sales O
totaled O
7.567 O
billion O
francs O
. O

Positive O
currency O
rates O
and O
strong O
sales O
growth O
led O
to O
a O
substantial O
rise O
in O
consolidated O
profit O
in O
the O
period O
, O
although O
the O
company O
did O
n't O
provide O
figures O
, O
as O
is O
customary O
with O
Swiss B-NORP
companies O
. O

Sandoz B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
a O
`` O
substantial O
increase O
'' O
in O
consolidated O
profit O
for O
the O
full O
year O
, O
barring O
major O
currency O
rate O
changes O
. O

Matra B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
reported O
its O
1989 O
first O
- O
half O
profit O
soared O
88 O
% O
, O
and O
indicated O
that O
its O
previous O
estimate O
of O
a O
50 O
% O
rise O
in O
earnings O
for O
all O
of O
1989 O
will O
be O
exceeded O
by O
a O
wide O
margin O
. O

The O
French B-NORP
electronics O
and O
defense O
group O
said O
attributable O
consolidated O
net O
profit O
for O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
1989 O
totaled O
244 O
million O
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
38.4 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
compared O
with O
130 O
million O
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
20.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
corresponding O
period O
of O

Operating O
profit O
climbed O
51 O
% O
, O
to O
572 O
million O
francs O
from O
378 O
million O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1988 O
. O

Matra B-ORG
said O
the O
sharp O
improvement O
in O
net O
profit O
partly O
reflected O
a O
decline O
of O
59 O
million O
francs O
in O
the O
group O
's O
net O
loss O
from O
nonrecurring O
items O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
this O
year O
to O
104 O
million O
francs O
from O
163 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

There O
was O
also O
a O
decline O
in O
the O
group O
's O
net O
financial O
costs O
to O
25 O
million O
francs O
from O
50 O
million O
a O
year O
before O
. O

These O
movements O
were O
offset O
, O
however O
, O
by O
a O
steep O
rise O
in O
corporate O
income O
tax O
payments O
to O
199 O
million O
francs O
from O
35 O
million O
in O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
1988 O
. O

Matra B-ORG
said O
the O
sharp O
rise O
in O
its O
first O
- O
half O
earnings O
was O
based O
on O
a O
15 O
% O
gain O
in O
consolidated O
revenue O
to O
10.16 O
billion O
francs O
from O
8.85 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
nations O
of O
southern O
Africa B-GPE
know O
a O
lot O
about O
managing O
elephants O
; O
their O
herds O
are O
thriving O
. O

But O
the O
nations O
of O
Europe B-GPE
and O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
have O
decided O
they O
know O
better O
. O

At O
this O
week O
's O
U.N. B-ORG
conference O
in O
Lausanne B-GPE
, O
they O
imposed O
a O
global O
ivory O
ban O
that O
seeks O
to O
overturn O
local O
policies O
. O

A O
Zimbabwean B-NORP
delegate O
argued O
that O
the O
ban O
would O
`` O
guarantee O
the O
extinction O
of O
the O
elephant O
. O
'' O

Legitimate O
ranchers O
, O
who O
have O
an O
interest O
in O
preserving O
the O
herds O
, O
would O
go O
out O
of O
business O
. O

Poachers O
would O
control O
the O
underground O
trade O
. O

Many O
delegates O
were O
willing O
to O
craft O
a O
compromise O
, O
but O
U.S. B-GPE
delegate O
Constance B-PERSON
Harriman I-PERSON
and O
others O
thundered O
that O
down O
. O

The O
Greens B-NORP
from O
the O
First O
World O
wanted O
a O
morality O
play O
, O
not O
a O
negotiation O
. O

Fortunately O
, O
the O
nations O
of O
southern O
Africa B-GPE
have O
n't O
totally O
surrendered O
their O
sovereignty O
. O

Five O
countries O
announced O
they O
would O
not O
honor O
what O
one O
Zimbabwean B-NORP
delegate O
wryly O
called O
the O
`` O
made O
in O
Switzerland B-GPE
'' O
solution O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
they O
seemed O
a O
mite O
resentful O
. O

The O
director O
of O
Zimbabwe B-GPE
's O
Wildlife B-ORG
Department I-ORG
described O
American B-NORP
conservationists O
as O
`` O
fat O
little O
puppies O
from O
urban O
environments O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
a O
thing O
about O
Africa B-GPE
. O
'' O

That O
's O
not O
fair O
; O
they O
're O
not O
all O
fat O
. O

Stock O
- O
market O
tremors O
again O
shook O
bond O
prices O
, O
while O
the O
dollar O
turned O
in O
a O
mixed O
performance O
. O

Early O
yesterday O
, O
investors O
scrambled O
to O
buy O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
for O
safety O
as O
stock O
prices O
plummeted O
and O
fears O
mounted O
of O
a O
replay O
of O
Friday O
. O

But O
stocks O
later O
recovered O
, O
erasing O
most O
of O
their O
early O
declines O
. O

That O
cut O
short O
the O
rally O
in O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
and O
depressed O
prices O
moderately O
below O
late O
Monday O
's O
levels O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
, O
down O
more O
than O
60.25 O
points O
early O
in O
the O
day O
, O
finished O
18.65 O
points O
lower O
at O
2638.73 O
. O

Long O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
issues O
declined O
about O
half O
a O
point O
, O
or O
$ O
5 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

`` O
The O
stock O
market O
clearly O
is O
leading O
the O
bond O
markets O
, O
'' O
said O
Jack B-PERSON
Conlon I-PERSON
, O
an O
executive O
vice O
president O
at O
Nikko B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
. O

`` O
People O
are O
breathing O
a O
major O
sigh O
of O
relief O
that O
the O
world O
did O
n't O
end O
Monday O
morning O
'' O
or O
yesterday O
. O

Gold O
, O
a O
closely O
watched O
barometer O
of O
investor O
anxiety O
, O
was O
little O
changed O
. O

The O
dollar O
initially O
fell O
against O
other O
major O
currencies O
on O
news O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
deficit O
surged O
in O
August O
to O
$ O
10.77 O
billion O
. O

But O
the O
dollar O
later O
rebounded O
, O
finishing O
slightly O
higher O
against O
the O
yen O
although O
slightly O
lower O
against O
the O
mark O
. O

Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
officials O
sent O
another O
signal O
of O
their O
determination O
to O
shore O
up O
investor O
confidence O
. O

In O
an O
apparent O
attempt O
to O
keep O
a O
lid O
on O
short O
- O
term O
interest O
rates O
, O
the O
Fed O
once O
again O
pumped O
money O
into O
the O
banking O
system O
. O

But O
the O
Fed O
move O
was O
a O
small O
gesture O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

Fed B-ORG
officials O
appear O
reluctant O
to O
ease O
their O
credit O
grip O
any O
further O
because O
a O
bold O
move O
does O
n't O
appear O
necessary O
, O
several O
investment O
managers O
said O
. O

The O
Fed O
has O
allowed O
a O
key O
short O
- O
term O
interest O
rate O
to O
decline O
about O
one O
- O
quarter O
percentage O
point O
. O

The O
federal O
funds O
rate O
on O
overnight O
loans O
between O
banks O
has O
been O
hovering O
around O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
, O
down O
from O
9 O
% O
previously O
. O

Although O
stocks O
have O
led O
bonds O
this O
week O
, O
some O
traders O
predict O
that O
relationship O
will O
reverse O
during O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
. O

Nikko B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Conlon O
fears O
a O
huge O
wave O
of O
Treasury B-ORG
borrowing O
early O
next O
month O
will O
drive O
down O
Treasury B-ORG
bond O
prices O
. O

That O
, O
coupled O
with O
poor O
third O
- O
quarter O
corporate O
- O
earnings O
comparisons O
, O
`` O
will O
make O
trouble O
for O
the O
equity O
market O
for O
the O
next O
two O
to O
three O
months O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

But O
several O
other O
traders O
contend O
investors O
have O
overreacted O
to O
junk O
- O
bond O
jitters O
, O
and O
that O
stock O
prices O
will O
continue O
to O
recover O
. O

`` O
They O
shot O
the O
whole O
orchestra O
just O
because O
the O
piano O
player O
hit O
a O
bad O
note O
, O
'' O
said O
Laszlo B-PERSON
Birinyi I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Birinyi B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
referring O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
plunge O
Friday O
on O
news O
of O
trouble O
in O
financing O
the O
UAL O
Corp O
. O
buy O
- O
out O
. O

In O
major O
market O
activity O
: O
Treasury B-ORG
bond O
prices O
fell O
. O

The O
yield O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
climbed O
back O
above O
8 O
% O
, O
ending O
the O
day O
at O
8.03 O
% O
. O

The O
dollar O
was O
mixed O
. O

Late O
yesterday O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
the O
dollar O
rose O
to O
142.75 O
yen O
from O
141.80 O
yen O
Monday O
, O
but O
fell O
to O
1.8667 O
marks O
from O
1.8685 O
marks O
. O

The B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
fined O
and O
suspended O
two O
commodities O
traders O
accused O
of O
making O
prearranged O
trades O
with O
each O
other O
that O
allegedly O
cheated O
a O
customer O
. O

Merc B-ORG
officials O
said O
Gary B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
was O
disciplined O
following O
the O
exchange O
's O
investigation O
of O
his O
trading O
in O
several O
commodities O
pits O
from O
July O
to O
November O
1988 O
. O

The O
Merc O
said O
Mr. O
Roberts O
withheld O
from O
the O
market O
certain O
orders O
in O
cooperation O
with O
another O
trader O
, O
David B-PERSON
Stein I-PERSON
. O

The O
Merc O
fined O
Mr. O
Roberts O
$ O
15,000 O
and O
suspended O
his O
trading O
membership O
for O
three O
years O
. O

Also O
, O
he O
and O
Mr. O
Stein O
were O
ordered O
to O
make O
restitution O
of O
$ O
35,000 O
to O
a O
customer O
. O

Mr. O
Stein O
was O
fined O
$ O
25,000 O
and O
suspended O
for O
three O
years O
. O

Messrs. O
Roberts O
and O
Stein B-PERSON
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

The O
Merc O
said O
that O
as O
part O
of O
the O
disciplinary O
settlement O
, O
neither O
man O
admitted O
, O
nor O
denied O
the O
alleged O
violations O
. O

Neither O
was O
among O
the O
46 O
traders O
indicted O
last O
August O
in O
a O
federal O
investigation O
of O
traders O
at O
both O
the O
Merc O
and O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
. O

Amstrad B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
British B-NORP
maker O
of O
computer O
hardware O
and O
communications O
equipment O
, O
posted O
a O
52 O
% O
plunge O
in O
pretax O
profit O
for O
the O
latest O
year O
. O

The O
# O
76.6 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
120.6 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
pretax O
profit O
for O
the O
12 O
months O
to O
June B-GPE
30 O
was O
down O
from O
# O
160 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
252 O
million O
-RRB- O
a O
year O
earlier O
and O
below O
market O
expectations O
of O
# O
80 O
million O
and O
# O
90 O
million O
. O

The O
slump O
in O
profit O
, O
which O
came O
despite O
steady O
sales O
, O
was O
attributed O
to O
increased O
costs O
for O
parts O
and O
problems O
with O
model O
introductions O
. O

Amstrad B-ORG
's O
profit O
after O
taxes O
fell O
a O
similarly O
steep O
51 O
% O
, O
to O
# O
51.1 O
million O
from O
# O
105 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Sales O
edged O
up O
fractionally O
to O
# O
626.3 O
million O
from O
# O
625.4 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Certainly O
conservative O
environmentalists O
can O
defend O
their O
limited O
government O
position O
by O
differentiating O
between O
Old O
Environmentalism O
and O
New O
Environmentalism O
-LRB- O
`` O
Journalists B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Others I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Saving I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Planet I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
by O
David B-PERSON
Brooks I-PERSON
, O
editorial O
page O
, O
Oct. O
5 O
-RRB- O
. O

Old O
Environmentalism O
involved O
microbe O
hunters O
and O
sanitationists O
. O

It O
started O
with O
improvements O
in O
hygiene O
made O
possible O
by O
affordable O
soap O
and O
washable O
underwear O
during O
the B-EVENT
Industrial I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
. O

Then O
cast O
- O
iron O
sewer O
pipe O
and O
the O
flush O
toilet O
were O
followed O
by O
sewage O
- O
and O
water O
- O
treatment O
plants O
toward O
the O
end O
of O
the O
19th O
century O
. O

Medicine O
in O
the O
19th O
century O
was O
dedicated O
mostly O
to O
combating O
sepsis O
and O
diagnostic O
analysis O
. O

Then O
the O
20th O
century O
saw O
the O
evolution O
of O
private O
- O
sector O
wonder O
drugs O
, O
which O
promulgated O
medical O
therapy O
. O

The O
process O
dramatically O
increased O
our O
average O
life O
expectancy O
, O
eliminated O
much O
pain O
and O
constantly O
improved O
health O
and O
well O
- O
being O
. O

Most O
public O
- O
health O
measures O
were O
handled O
at O
the O
local O
level O
. O

New B-NORP
Environmentalism I-NORP
probably O
started O
in O
1962 O
with O
the O
publication O
of O
Rachel O
Carson O
's O
book O
`` O
Silent B-WORK_OF_ART
Spring I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Shortly O
thereafter O
, O
hysterical O
articles O
began O
to O
appear O
predicting O
that O
advanced O
industrial O
societies O
would O
produce O
a O
blackened O
, O
uninhabitable O
planet O
possibly O
by O
the O
turn O
of O
the O
century O
. O

These O
apocalyptic O
predictions O
were O
advanced O
by O
such O
stalwarts O
as O
Paul B-PERSON
Ehrlich I-PERSON
, O
Barry B-PERSON
Commoner I-PERSON
, O
Rene B-PERSON
Dubois I-PERSON
and O
George B-PERSON
Wald I-PERSON
. O

Writing O
in O
the O
1960s O
Ms. O
Carson O
suggested O
that O
the O
human O
race O
could O
be O
eliminated O
in O
20 O
years O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Wald O
suggested O
that O
life O
on O
earth O
might O
end O
by O
1985 O
. O

Mr. O
Ehrlich O
predicted O
unprecedented O
famine O
by O
1980 O
. O

There O
were O
many O
more O
. O

Thousands O
of O
chemical O
products O
were O
categorized O
as O
carcinogenic O
, O
with O
recommendations O
that O
they O
be O
banned O
from O
industrial O
use O
because O
they O
produced O
malignant O
tumors O
in O
overdosed O
rats O
. O

Unknown O
before O
1960 O
were O
the O
inconclusive O
effects O
of O
acid O
rain O
, O
greenhouse O
warming O
and O
ozone O
depletion O
, O
all O
of O
which O
required O
burgeoning O
political O
power O
and O
gargantuan O
expense O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
New O
Environmentalists O
systematically O
opposed O
the O
methods O
of O
the O
Old O
Environmentalists O
. O

Local O
pollution O
problems O
require O
cheap O
energy O
and O
capital O
for O
their O
solution O
. O

But O
the O
New O
Environmentalists O
oppose O
private O
wealth O
creation O
-LRB- O
which O
, O
they O
claim O
, O
depletes O
natural O
resources O
-RRB- O
and O
nuclear O
power O
-LRB- O
even O
though O
it O
would O
counteract O
the O
greenhouse O
effect O
-RRB- O
. O

They O
are O
in O
the O
forefront O
of O
opposing O
the O
search O
for O
new O
landfills O
and O
methods O
of O
incineration O
and O
even O
oppose O
new O
methods O
of O
research O
such O
as O
genetic O
engineering O
. O

New B-NORP
Environmentalism I-NORP
is O
an O
emotional O
attack O
on O
proven O
methods O
of O
improving O
our O
quality O
of O
life O
and O
a O
bid O
for O
political O
power O
. O

Let O
's O
rationalize O
our O
priorities O
by O
solving O
pollution O
problems O
at O
the O
local O
level O
as O
heretofore O
. O

Harry O
Lee O
Smith O
Alpharetta O
, O
Ga B-GPE
. O

Your O
story O
missed O
some O
essential O
points O
of O
the O
conference O
on O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Global I-WORK_OF_ART
Environment I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Are I-WORK_OF_ART
We I-WORK_OF_ART
Overreacting I-WORK_OF_ART
? I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O

First O
and O
foremost O
, O
the O
vignettes O
presented O
by O
the O
various O
scientists O
represent O
a O
general O
consensus O
among O
specialists O
working O
in O
the O
respective O
aspects O
of O
the O
global O
environment O
. O

Consider O
, O
for O
example O
, O
the O
greenhouse O
effect O
and O
climate O
change O
; O
numerous O
blue O
- O
ribbon O
scientific O
committees O
, O
including O
one O
from O
the O
National O
Academy O
of O
Science B-ORG
, O
judge O
there O
is O
a O
greater O
than O
50 O
% O
probability O
of O
a O
grave O
problem O
in O
the O
offing O
. O

The O
point O
was O
to O
answer O
the O
question O
in O
the O
conference O
title O
, O
not O
to O
try O
to O
create O
news O
stories O
for O
the O
event O
itself O
. O

Nor O
was O
it O
intended O
to O
dictate O
a O
set O
of O
prescriptive O
solutions O
, O
although O
various O
points O
were O
raised O
. O

Each O
speaker O
was O
asked O
to O
address O
a O
specific O
topic O
, O
not O
deliver O
a O
point O
of O
view O
. O

Each O
scientist O
independently O
concluded O
society O
and O
government O
are O
underreacting O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
substantive O
policy O
change O
. O

This O
leads O
to O
a O
very O
special O
sense O
of O
urgency O
. O

If O
the O
media O
decide O
to O
work O
harder O
at O
educating O
the O
public O
about O
these O
complex O
and O
technical O
issues O
, O
that O
hardly O
can O
be O
termed O
non-objective O
journalism O
. O

The O
environment O
can O
no O
longer O
be O
a O
normal O
issue O
, O
to O
be O
dealt O
with O
on O
a O
business O
- O
as O
- O
usual O
basis O
with O
comfortable O
increments O
of O
change O
. O

We O
have O
literally O
altered O
the O
chemistry O
and O
physics O
of O
our O
planet O
's O
atmosphere O
. O

This O
portends O
consequences O
from O
what O
we O
have O
already O
done O
that O
will O
be O
very O
destabilizing O
to O
social O
and O
economic O
systems O
. O

The O
problems O
of O
the O
environment O
are O
so O
interrelated O
, O
so O
inextricably O
entwined O
with O
our O
current O
way O
of O
life O
and O
so O
large O
that O
it O
is O
unlikely O
we O
will O
be O
able O
to O
address O
them O
effectively O
unless O
major O
changes O
are O
made O
in O
less O
than O
10 O
years O
. O

The O
consensus O
from O
the O
scientific O
community O
is O
that O
there O
is O
sufficient O
evidence O
to O
advise O
major O
policy O
changes O
. O

No O
, O
we O
are O
not O
overreacting O
. O

Thomas O
E. O
Lovejoy O
Assistant O
Secretary O
for O
External O
Affairs O
Smithsonian O
Institution O

NEWSPAPERS O
: O

Media B-ORG
General I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
intends O
to O
sell O
two O
of O
its O
West B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
weekly O
newspaper O
chains O
, O
Golden B-ORG
West I-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Highlander B-ORG
Publications I-ORG
, O
which O
together O
comprise O
31 O
papers O
. O

Media B-ORG
General I-ORG
said O
it O
has O
had O
inquiries O
from O
potential O
buyers O
and O
expects O
to O
complete O
a O
sale O
in O
1989 O
. O

It O
would O
n't O
discuss O
a O
price O
. O

Lee O
Dirks O
& O
Associates B-ORG
is O
to O
sell O
the O
chains O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Tanner I-PERSON
was O
named O
president O
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
and O
chairman O
of O
this O
oil O
and O
natural O
gas O
company O
. O

He O
succeeds O
John B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Boudreau I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
for O
personal O
reasons O
. O

Mr. O
Tanner O
had O
been O
president O
of O
Penn B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
's O
National B-ORG
Southwest I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Group I-ORG
subsidiary O
. O

Mr. O
Boudreau O
will O
remain O
with O
Penn B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
as O
a O
director O
and O
a O
member O
of O
the O
executive O
committee O
. O

He O
has O
also O
agreed O
to O
become O
president O
of O
a O
new O
subsidiary O
to O
be O
formed O
to O
make O
future O
acquisitions O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

The O
oil O
and O
auto O
industries O
, O
united O
in O
their O
dislike O
of O
President O
Bush O
's O
proposal O
for O
cars O
that O
run O
on O
alternative O
fuels O
, O
announced O
a O
joint O
research O
program O
that O
could O
turn O
up O
a O
cleaner O
- O
burning O
gasoline O
. O

Officials O
of O
the O
Big O
Three O
auto O
makers O
and O
14 O
petroleum O
companies O
said O
they O
are O
setting O
out O
to O
find O
the O
most O
cost O
- O
effective O
fuel O
for O
reducing O
cities O
' O
air O
- O
pollution O
problems O
, O
with O
no O
bias O
toward O
any O
fuel O
in O
particular O
. O

However O
, O
their O
search O
notably O
wo O
n't O
include O
natural O
gas O
or O
pure O
methanol O
-- O
the O
two O
front O
- O
running O
alternative O
fuels O
-- O
in O
tests O
to O
be O
completed O
by O
next O
summer O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
tests O
will O
focus O
heavily O
on O
new O
blends O
of O
gasoline O
, O
which O
are O
still O
undeveloped O
but O
which O
the O
petroleum O
industry O
has O
been O
touting O
as O
a O
solution O
for O
automobile O
pollution O
that O
is O
choking O
urban O
areas O
. O

Environmentalists O
criticized O
the O
program O
as O
merely O
a O
public O
- O
relations O
attempt O
to O
head O
off O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
proposal O
to O
require O
a O
million O
cars O
a O
year O
that O
run O
on O
cleaner O
- O
burning O
fuels O
by O
1997 O
. O

While O
major O
oil O
companies O
have O
been O
experimenting O
with O
cleaner O
- O
burning O
gasoline O
blends O
for O
years O
, O
only O
Atlantic B-ORG
Richfield I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
is O
now O
marketing O
a O
lower O
- O
emission O
gasoline O
for O
older O
cars O
currently O
running O
on O
leaded O
fuel O
. O

The O
initial O
$ O
11 O
million O
research O
program O
will O
conduct O
the O
most O
extensive O
testing O
to O
date O
of O
reformulated O
gasolines O
, O
said O
Joe B-PERSON
Colucci I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
fuels O
and O
lubricants O
at O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
research O
laboratories O
. O

It O
will O
compare O
21 O
different O
blends O
of O
gasolines O
with O
three O
mixtures O
of O
up O
to O
85 O
% O
methanol O
. O

A O
second O
phase O
of O
research O
, O
which O
is O
still O
being O
planned O
, O
will O
test O
reformulated O
gasolines O
on O
newer O
engine O
technologies O
now O
being O
developed O
for O
use O
in O
1992 O
or O
1993 O
cars O
. O

There O
was O
no O
cost O
estimate O
for O
the O
second O
phase O
. O

`` O
The O
whole O
idea O
here O
is O
the O
automobile O
and O
oil O
companies O
have O
joint O
customers O
, O
'' O
said O
Keith B-PERSON
McHenry I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
technology O
at O
Amoco B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

`` O
And O
we O
are O
looking O
for O
the O
most O
cost O
- O
effective O
way O
to O
clean O
up O
the O
air O
. O
'' O

But O
David B-PERSON
Hawkins I-PERSON
, O
an O
environmental O
lawyer O
with O
the B-ORG
Natural I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
research O
appears O
merely O
to O
be O
a O
way O
to O
promote O
reformulated O
gasoline O
. O

Oil O
and O
auto O
companies O
supported O
a O
move O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
last O
week O
to O
gut O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
plans O
to O
require O
auto O
makers O
to O
begin O
selling O
alternative O
- O
fueled O
cars O
by O
1995 O
. O

Instead O
, O
a O
House B-ORG
subcommittee O
adopted O
a O
clean O
- O
fuels O
program O
that O
specifically O
mentions O
reformulated O
gasoline O
as O
an O
alternative O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
has O
said O
it O
will O
try O
to O
resurrect O
its O
plan O
when O
the O
House O
Energy O
and O
Commerce O
Committee O
takes O
up O
a O
comprehensive O
clean O
- O
air O
bill O
. O

Thomas B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
Coatedboard O
division O
of O
Mead B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
president O
of O
Manville B-ORG
Forest I-ORG
Products I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
Manville B-ORG
unit O
, O
and O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Manville B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Johnson O
succeeds O
Harry B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Sherman I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
to O
pursue O
other O
interests O
, O
in O
both O
positions O
. O

Manville B-ORG
is O
a O
building O
and O
forest O
products O
concern O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Ely I-PERSON
, O
general O
partner O
of O
Alpha B-ORG
Partners I-ORG
, O
a O
venture O
- O
capital O
firm O
based O
in O
Menlo B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
was O
named O
a O
director O
of O
this O
computer O
company O
. O

Mr. O
Ely O
, O
57 O
years O
old O
, O
temporarily O
increases O
the O
board O
to O
seven O
members O
. O

However O
, O
director O
Thomas B-PERSON
O'Rourke I-PERSON
has O
said O
he O
wo O
n't O
seek O
re-election O
at O
the O
company O
's O
annual O
meeting O
next O
month O
. O

Fiat O
S.p O
. O
A. O
, O
Italy B-GPE
's O
leading O
industrial O
group O
, O
is O
conducting O
`` O
concrete O
'' O
talks O
with O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
Daimler B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
AG I-ORG
on O
a O
series O
of O
projects O
in O
the O
aerospace O
sector O
, O
Fiat B-ORG
officials O
said O
. O

However O
, O
the O
officials O
said O
it O
was O
too O
early O
to O
disclose O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
proposed O
projects O
or O
indicate O
when O
the O
talks O
might O
be O
concluded O
. O

Daimler O
- O
Benz O
Chairman O
Edzard O
Reuter O
told O
Milan B-GPE
's O
financial O
daily O
Il O
Sole O
24 O
Ore B-GPE
that O
talks O
are O
taking O
place O
between O
both O
companies O
' O
aerospace O
units O
. O

`` O
While O
Mr. O
Reuter O
's O
comments O
please O
us O
very O
much O
, O
there O
currently O
are O
no O
talks O
in O
progress O
regarding O
the O
automotive O
industry O
, O
'' O
a O
Fiat B-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

In O
the O
interview O
, O
Mr. O
Reuter O
said O
he O
is O
thinking O
foremost O
of O
cooperation O
in O
the O
truck O
sector O
, O
but O
`` O
in O
the O
long O
run O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
rule O
out O
that O
we O
can O
also O
come O
a O
bit O
closer O
in O
personal O
cars O
. O
'' O

Roberto B-PERSON
Morelli I-PERSON
, O
Italy B-GPE
analyst O
for O
County B-ORG
Natwest I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
, O
said O
that O
right O
now O
`` O
the O
market O
is O
n't O
being O
influenced O
by O
that O
kind O
of O
news O
, O
'' O
referring O
to O
the O
conditional O
nature O
of O
the O
talks O
mentioned O
by O
Mr. O
Reuter O
and O
by O
the O
uncertainty O
surrounding O
world O
stock O
exchanges O
this O
week O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
winning O
streak O
has O
been O
canceled O
. O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
had O
its O
record O
- O
breaking O
68 O
- O
week O
reign O
as O
the O
prime O
- O
time O
ratings O
leader O
snapped O
yesterday O
by O
ABC B-ORG
- I-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Capital O
Cities O
/ O
ABC O
Inc O
. O

In O
the O
ratings O
compiled O
by O
the B-ORG
A.C. I-ORG
Nielsen I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
ABC B-ORG
, O
which O
broadcast O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
, O
topped O
the O
competition O
with O
a O
14.8 O
rating O
and O
25 O
share O
. O

NBC B-ORG
was O
second O
with O
a O
13.9 O
rating O
and O
24 O
share O
followed O
by O
CBS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
television O
network O
with O
a O
12.5 O
rating O
and O
21 O
share O
. O

-LRB- O
A O
ratings O
point O
represents O
904,000 O
television O
households O
; O
shares O
indicate O
the O
percentage O
of O
sets O
in O
use O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
first O
two O
games O
of O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
between O
the B-ORG
Oakland I-ORG
Athletics I-ORG
and O
San B-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
Giants I-ORG
did O
n't O
finish O
in O
the O
top O
10 O
; O
instead O
they O
landed O
in O
16th O
and O
18th O
place O
. O

The O
highest O
- O
rated O
show O
continues O
to O
be O
ABC B-ORG
's O
`` O
Roseanne B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

NBC B-ORG
had O
five O
of O
the O
top O
10 O
shows O
; O
ABC B-ORG
had O
four O
and O
CBS B-ORG
had O
one O
. O

CBS B-ORG
held O
the O
previous O
record O
for O
consecutive O
No. O
1 O
victories O
-- O
46 O
weeks O
-- O
during O
the O
1962 O
- O
63 O
season O
. O

Luis B-PERSON
Nogales I-PERSON
, O
45 O
years O
old O
, O
has O
been O
elected O
to O
the O
board O
of O
this O
brewer O
. O

Mr. O
Nogales O
, O
former O
president O
of O
United B-ORG
Press I-ORG
International I-ORG
and O
the O
Univision O
Spanish B-NORP
- O
language O
network O
, O
most O
recently O
co-founded O
Nogales B-ORG
Castro I-ORG
Partners I-ORG
, O
a O
California B-GPE
- O
based O
media O
acquisition O
firm O
. O

Mr. O
Nogales O
, O
the O
first O
Hispanic O
person O
to O
serve O
as O
a O
Coors B-ORG
director O
, O
is O
an O
addition O
to O
the O
board O
, O
increasing O
its O
membership O
to O
nine O
. O

The O
government O
issues O
its O
first O
reading O
on O
third O
- O
quarter O
real O
gross O
national O
product O
this O
week O
in O
a O
report O
that O
is O
expected O
to O
disclose O
much O
tamer O
inflation O
. O

The O
consensus O
view O
on O
real O
GNP O
, O
the O
total O
value O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
output O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
adjusted O
for O
inflation O
, O
calls O
for O
a O
2.3 O
% O
gain O
, O
down O
from O
the O
second O
quarter O
's O
2.5 O
% O
, O
according O
to O
MMS B-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
McGraw B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hill I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

But O
inflation O
, O
as O
measured O
by O
the O
GNP O
deflator O
in O
Thursday O
's O
report O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
rise O
only O
3.5 O
% O
, O
down O
from O
4.6 O
% O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
. O

`` O
Inflation O
could O
be O
a O
real O
surprise O
, O
'' O
said O
Samuel B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Kahan I-PERSON
, O
chief O
financial O
economist O
at O
Kleinwort B-ORG
Benson I-ORG
Government I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

`` O
If O
that O
gets O
people O
excited O
, O
it O
could O
serve O
as O
an O
impetus O
to O
the O
fixed O
- O
income O
markets O
to O
lower O
their O
rates O
, O
'' O
he O
added O
. O

The O
week O
's O
other O
notable O
indicators O
include O
mid-October O
auto O
sales O
, O
September O
durable O
goods O
orders O
as O
well O
as O
September O
personal O
income O
, O
personal O
consumption O
and O
the O
saving O
rate O
. O

Most O
are O
expected O
to O
fall O
below O
previous O
- O
month O
levels O
. O

Many O
economists O
see O
even O
slower O
GNP O
growth O
for O
the O
remainder O
of O
the O
year O
, O
with O
some O
leaning O
more O
strongly O
toward O
a O
possible O
recession O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
softer O
production O
data O
, O
weaker O
housing O
starts O
and O
lower O
corporate O
profits O
currently O
in O
evidence O
, O
some O
analysts O
believe O
the O
two O
recent O
natural O
disasters O
-- O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
and O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
earthquake O
-- O
will O
carry O
economic O
ramifications O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
. O

The O
recent O
one O
- O
day O
, O
190 O
- O
point O
drop O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
seems O
to O
be O
significant O
to O
economists O
mainly O
for O
its O
tacit O
comment O
on O
the O
poor O
quality O
of O
third O
- O
quarter O
profits O
now O
being O
reported O
. O

`` O
The O
stock O
market O
is O
sick O
because O
profits O
are O
crumbling O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
K. I-PERSON
Evans I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Evans B-ORG
Economics I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

The O
economy O
, O
he O
noted O
, O
moves O
the O
market O
, O
not O
vice O
versa O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
Mr. O
Evans O
expects O
the O
hurricane O
and O
the O
earthquake O
`` O
to O
take O
a O
hunk O
out O
of O
fourth O
- O
quarter O
GNP O
. O
'' O

His O
estimate O
of O
3.3 O
% O
for O
third O
- O
quarter O
GNP O
is O
higher O
than O
the O
consensus O
largely O
because O
he O
believes O
current O
inventories O
are O
n't O
as O
low O
as O
official O
figures O
indicate O
. O

Demand O
, O
he O
believes O
, O
is O
being O
met O
from O
overhang O
rather O
than O
new O
production O
. O

By O
and O
large O
, O
economists O
believe O
the O
two O
natural O
catastrophes O
will O
limit O
economic O
damage O
to O
their O
regions O
. O

Edward B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Campbell I-PERSON
, O
economist O
at O
Brown O
Brothers O
Harriman O
& O
Co. O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
noted O
that O
large O
increases O
in O
construction O
activity O
along O
with O
government O
and O
private O
relief O
efforts O
could O
offset O
loss O
of O
production O
in O
those O
areas O
. O

Gary B-PERSON
Ciminero I-PERSON
, O
economist O
at O
Fleet O
/ O
Norstar O
Financial O
Group O
, O
Providence B-GPE
, O
R.I. B-GPE
, O
expects O
the O
deflator O
to O
rise O
3.7 O
% O
, O
well O
below O
the O
second O
quarter O
's O
4.6 O
% O
, O
partly O
because O
of O
what O
he O
believes O
will O
be O
temporarily O
better O
price O
behavior O
. O

He O
expects O
real O
GNP O
growth O
of O
only O
2.1 O
% O
for O
the O
quarter O
, O
noting O
a O
wider O
trade O
deficit O
, O
slower O
capital O
and O
government O
spending O
and O
the O
lower O
inventory O
figures O
. O

Sung B-PERSON
Won I-PERSON
Sohn I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
Norwest B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Minneapolis B-GPE
, O
holds O
that O
the O
recent O
stock O
- O
market O
volatility O
`` O
increases O
the O
possibility O
of O
economic O
recession O
and O
reinforces O
the O
bad O
news O
'' O
from O
recent O
trade O
deficit O
, O
employment O
and O
housing O
reports O
. O

The O
consensus O
calls O
for O
a O
0.5 O
% O
increase O
in O
September O
personal O
income O
and O
a O
0.3 O
% O
gain O
in O
consumption O
. O

In O
August O
, O
personal O
income O
rose O
0.4 O
% O
and O
personal O
consumption O
increased O
0.9 O
% O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
financial O
markets O
reasearch O
at O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
said O
Hurrican B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
shaved O
0.1 O
% O
to O
0.2 O
% O
from O
personal O
- O
income O
growth O
, O
because O
of O
greatly O
diminished O
rental O
income O
from O
tourism O
. O

Durable O
goods O
orders O
for O
September O
, O
due O
out O
tomorrow O
, O
are O
expected O
to O
show O
a O
slip O
of O
1 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
August O
's O
3.9 O
% O
increase O
. O

As O
usual O
, O
estimates O
on O
the O
fickle O
report O
are O
wide O
, O
running O
from O
a O
drop O
of O
3.5 O
% O
to O
a O
gain O
of O
1.6 O
% O
. O

Hoechst B-ORG
AG I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
stop O
producing O
fertilizer O
in O
1990 O
because O
of O
continued O
losses O
and O
a O
bleak O
outlook O
. O

The O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
chemical O
concern O
said O
it O
will O
close O
the O
last O
remaining O
fertilizer O
plant O
in O
Oberhausen B-GPE
in O
the O
fall O
of O
next O
year O
. O

Hoechst B-ORG
said O
the O
fertilizer O
market O
faces O
overcapacity O
in O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
, O
rising O
imports O
from O
East B-LOC
bloc I-LOC
countries O
and O
overseas O
, O
and O
declining O
demand O
. O

Shareholders O
of O
Messerschmitt O
- O
Boelkow O
- O
Blohm O
G.m.b O
. O
H. O
postponed O
their O
formal O
endorsement O
of O
a O
merger O
with O
Daimler B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
AG I-ORG
until O
another O
meeting O
on O
Nov. O
17 O
. O

The O
owners O
of O
the O
defense O
and O
aerospace O
concern O
, O
which O
include O
three O
regional O
states O
, O
several O
industrial O
companies O
and O
banks O
, O
met O
Friday O
to O
discuss O
the O
final O
terms O
of O
the O
transaction O
, O
in O
which O
Daimler B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
will O
acquire O
50.01 O
% O
of O

But O
agreement O
aparently O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
because O
of O
opposition O
from O
the O
states O
of O
Hamburg B-GPE
and O
Bremen B-GPE
, O
which O
are O
demanding O
more O
influence O
over O
the O
German O
Airbus O
operations O
and O
a O
better O
guarantee O
against O
job O
losses O
in O
the O
troubled O
Northern O
German B-NORP
region O
. O

The O
two O
states O
and O
the O
state O
of O
Bavaria B-GPE
still O
hold O
a O
majority O
in O
MBB B-ORG
, O
but O
their O
stake O
will O
fall O
to O
around O
30 O
% O
after O
Daimler B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
acquires O
its O
stake O
in O
the O
concern O
. O

Confidence O
in O
the O
pound O
is O
widely O
expected O
to O
take O
another O
sharp O
dive O
if O
trade O
figures O
for O
September O
, O
due O
for O
release O
tomorrow O
, O
fail O
to O
show O
a O
substantial O
improvement O
from O
July O
and O
August O
's O
near O
- O
record O
deficits O
. O

Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
's O
restated O
commitment O
to O
a O
firm O
monetary O
policy O
has O
helped O
to O
prevent O
a O
freefall O
in O
sterling O
over O
the O
past O
week O
. O

But O
analysts O
reckon O
underlying O
support O
for O
sterling O
has O
been O
eroded O
by O
the O
chancellor O
's O
failure O
to O
announce O
any O
new O
policy O
measures O
in O
his O
Mansion B-FAC
House I-FAC
speech O
last O
Thursday O
. O

This O
has O
increased O
the O
risk O
of O
the O
government O
being O
forced O
to O
increase O
base O
rates O
to O
16 O
% O
from O
their O
current O
15 O
% O
level O
to O
defend O
the O
pound O
, O
economists O
and O
foreign O
exchange O
market O
analysts O
say O
. O

`` O
The O
risks O
for O
sterling O
of O
a O
bad O
trade O
figure O
are O
very O
heavily O
on O
the O
down O
side O
, O
'' O
said O
Chris B-PERSON
Dillow I-PERSON
, O
senior O
U.K. B-GPE
economist O
at O
Nomura B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

`` O
If O
there O
is O
another O
bad O
trade O
number O
, O
there O
could O
be O
an O
awful O
lot O
of O
pressure O
, O
'' O
noted O
Simon B-PERSON
Briscoe I-PERSON
, O
U.K. B-GPE
economist O
for O
Midland B-ORG
Montagu I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Midland B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
. O

Forecasts O
for O
the O
trade O
figures O
range O
widely O
, O
but O
few O
economists O
expect O
the O
data O
to O
show O
a O
very O
marked O
improvement O
from O
the O
# O
2 O
billion O
-LRB- O
$ O
3.2 O
billion O
-RRB- O
deficit O
in O
the O
current O
account O
reported O
for O
August O
. O

The O
August O
deficit O
and O
the O
# O
2.2 O
billion O
gap O
registered O
in O
July O
are O
topped O
only O
by O
the O
# O
2.3 O
billion O
deficit O
of O
October O
1988 O
. O

Sanjay B-PERSON
Joshi I-PERSON
, O
European B-NORP
economist O
at O
Baring O
Brothers O
& O
Co. O
, O
said O
there O
is O
no O
sign O
that O
Britain B-GPE
's O
manufacturing O
industry O
is O
transforming O
itself O
to O
boost O
exports O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
he O
remains O
fairly O
pessimistic O
about O
the O
outlook O
for O
imports O
, O
given O
continued O
high O
consumer O
and O
capital O
goods O
inflows O
. O

He O
reckons O
the O
current O
account O
deficit O
will O
narrow O
to O
only O
# O
1.8 O
billion O
in O
September O
. O

However O
, O
Mr. O
Dillow O
said O
he O
believes O
that O
a O
reduction O
in O
raw O
material O
stockbuilding O
by O
industry O
could O
lead O
to O
a O
sharp O
drop O
in O
imports O
. O

Combined O
with O
at O
least O
some O
rebound O
in O
exports O
after O
August O
's O
unexpected O
decline O
, O
the O
deficit O
could O
narrow O
to O
as O
little O
as O
# O
1.3 O
billion O
. O

Mr. O
Briscoe O
, O
who O
also O
forecasts O
a O
# O
1.3 O
billion O
current O
account O
gap O
, O
warns O
that O
even O
if O
the O
trade O
figures O
are O
bullish O
for O
sterling O
, O
the O
currency O
wo O
n't O
advance O
much O
because O
investors O
will O
want O
to O
see O
further O
evidence O
of O
the O
turnaround O
before O
adjusting O
positions O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
he O
noted O
, O
`` O
No O
one O
will O
want O
to O
go O
into O
the O
trade O
figures O
without O
a O
flat O
position O
'' O
in O
the O
pound O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
overall O
evidence O
on O
the O
economy O
remains O
fairly O
clouded O
. O

In O
his O
Mansion B-FAC
House I-FAC
speech O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
warned O
that O
a O
further O
slowdown O
can O
be O
expected O
as O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
last O
rise O
in O
interest O
rates O
earlier O
this O
month O
takes O
effect O
. O

U.K. B-GPE
base O
rates O
are O
at O
their O
highest O
level O
in O
eight O
years O
. O

But O
consumer O
expenditure O
data O
released O
Friday O
do O
n't O
suggest O
that O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
economy O
is O
slowing O
that O
quickly O
. O

The O
figures O
show O
that O
spending O
rose O
0.1 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
from O
the O
second O
quarter O
and O
was O
up O
3.8 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

This O
compares O
with O
a O
1.6 O
% O
rise O
in O
the O
second O
from O
the O
first O
quarter O
and O
a O
5.4 O
% O
increase O
from O
the O
second O
quarter O
of O
1988 O
. O

Mr. O
Dillow O
said O
the O
data O
show O
the O
economy O
`` O
is O
still O
quite O
strong O
, O
'' O
but O
suggestions O
that O
much O
of O
the O
spending O
went O
on O
services O
rather O
than O
consumer O
goods O
should O
reduce O
fears O
of O
more O
import O
rises O
. O

Certainly O
, O
the O
chancellor O
has O
made O
it O
clear O
that O
he O
is O
prepared O
to O
increase O
interest O
rates O
again O
if O
necessary O
to O
both O
ensure O
that O
a O
substantial O
slowdown O
does O
take O
place O
and O
that O
sterling O
does O
n't O
decline O
further O
. O

Thursday O
, O
he O
reminded O
his O
audience O
that O
the O
government O
`` O
can O
not O
allow O
the O
necessary O
rigor O
of O
monetary O
policy O
to O
be O
undermined O
by O
exchange O
rate O
weakness O
. O
'' O

Analysts O
agree O
there O
is O
little O
holding O
sterling O
firm O
at O
the O
moment O
other O
than O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
promise O
that O
rates O
will O
be O
pushed O
higher O
if O
necessary O
. O

And O
, O
they O
warn O
, O
any O
further O
drop O
in O
the O
government O
's O
popularity O
could O
swiftly O
make O
this O
promise O
sound O
hollow O
. O

Sterling O
was O
already O
showing O
some O
signs O
of O
a O
lack O
of O
confidence O
in O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
promise O
Friday O
. O

In O
European B-NORP
trading O
it O
declined O
to O
$ O
1.5890 O
and O
2.9495 O
marks O
from O
$ O
1.5940 O
and O
2.9429 O
marks O
late O
Thursday O
. O

Economists O
suggested O
that O
if O
the O
pound O
falls O
much O
below O
2.90 O
marks O
, O
the O
government O
will O
be O
forced O
to O
increase O
rates O
to O
16 O
% O
, O
both O
to O
halt O
any O
further O
decline O
and O
ensure O
that O
the O
balance O
of O
monetary O
policy O
remains O
unchanged O
. O

Friday O
's O
Market O
Activity O

The O
dollar O
posted O
gains O
in O
quiet O
trading O
as O
concerns O
about O
equities O
abated O
. O

Foreign O
exchange O
dealers O
said O
that O
the O
currency O
market O
has O
begun O
to O
distance O
itself O
from O
the O
volatile O
stock O
exchange O
, O
which O
has O
preoccupied O
the O
market O
since O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
when O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
plunged O
more O
than O
190 O
points O
. O

Currency O
analysts O
predict O
that O
in O
the O
coming O
week O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
market O
will O
shift O
its O
focus O
back O
to O
economic O
fundamentals O
, O
keeping O
a O
close O
eye O
out O
for O
any O
signs O
of O
monetary O
easing O
by O
U.S. B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
. O

Late O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
day O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8578 O
marks O
, O
up O
from O
1.8470 O
marks O
late O
Thursday O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
was O
also O
changing O
hands O
at O
142.43 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
141.70 O
yen O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
late O
Thursday O
. O

In O
Tokyo B-GPE
on O
Monday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
opened O
for O
trading O
at O
141.95 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
Friday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
of O
141.35 O
yen O
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
gold O
for O
current O
delivery O
settled O
at O
$ O
367.30 O
an O
ounce O
, O
up O
20 O
cents O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
a O
light O
2.4 O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Monday O
, O
gold O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
366.50 O
an O
ounce O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Pinola I-PERSON
was O
elected O
to O
the O
board O
of O
this O
personnel O
consulting O
concern O
, O
increasing O
its O
size O
to O
nine O
members O
. O

Mr. O
Pinola O
is O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Penn B-ORG
Mutual I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

In O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
where O
humor O
has O
long O
been O
the O
only O
way O
to O
express O
political O
criticism O
, O
they O
're O
not O
laughing O
about O
their O
new O
leader O
Egon B-PERSON
Krenz I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Krenz O
is O
such O
a O
contradictory O
figure O
that O
nobody O
has O
even O
come O
up O
with O
any O
good O
jokes O
about O
him O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
to O
have O
clear O
feelings O
about O
someone O
before O
you O
can O
make O
jokes O
, O
'' O
says O
an O
East B-NORP
German I-NORP
mother O
of O
two O
who O
loves O
swapping O
political O
barbs O
with O
her O
friends O
. O

`` O
With O
Krenz B-PERSON
, O
we O
just O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
expect O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Krenz O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
be O
the O
knee O
- O
jerk O
hardliner O
many O
initially O
thought O
he O
was O
when O
the O
52 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Politburo B-ORG
member O
was O
selected O
last O
week O
to O
succeed O
Erich B-PERSON
Honecker I-PERSON
. O

But O
he O
does O
n't O
appear O
to O
be O
ready O
to O
make O
broad O
changes O
either O
. O

According O
to O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
ADN B-ORG
news O
agency O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
spoke O
to O
Soviet B-NORP
leader O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
by O
telephone O
over O
the O
weekend O
and O
acknowledged O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
could O
learn O
from O
Moscow B-GPE
's O
glasnost O
policies O
. O

Already O
last O
week O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
started O
overhauling O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
heavily O
censored O
and O
notoriously O
boring O
news O
media O
. O

On O
Thursday O
, O
a O
day O
after O
he O
took O
office O
, O
East O
German B-NORP
television O
broke O
into O
regular O
programming O
to O
launch O
a O
talk O
show O
in O
which O
viewers O
call O
in O
questions O
for O
a O
panel O
of O
officials O
to O
answer O
. O

The O
regular O
nightly O
news O
program O
and O
daily O
newspapers O
are O
also O
getting O
a O
visible O
injection O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
style O
glasnost O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
quite O
a O
shock O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
43 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
East O
German B-NORP
shopkeeper O
. O

`` O
For O
the O
first O
time O
in O
my O
life O
, O
I O
was O
n't O
sure O
whether O
I O
was O
listening O
to O
our O
news O
or O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
television O
. O
'' O

Other O
changes O
, O
including O
easing O
restrictions O
on O
travel O
for O
East O
Germans B-NORP
, O
are O
expected O
. O

But O
whether O
such O
moves O
can O
win O
back O
the O
confidence O
of O
East O
Germans B-NORP
, O
who O
have O
taken O
to O
the O
streets O
by O
the O
thousands O
in O
recent O
weeks O
to O
demand O
democratic O
changes O
, O
depends O
largely O
on O
whether O
they O
feel O
they O
can O
trust O
Mr. O
Krenz O
. O

And O
that O
's O
a O
problem O
. O

Mr. O
Krenz O
is O
not O
only O
closely O
identified O
with O
his O
mentor O
, O
Mr. O
Honecker O
, O
but O
also O
blamed O
for O
ordering O
violent O
police O
action O
against O
protesters O
this O
month O
and O
for O
praising O
China B-GPE
for O
sending O
tanks O
against O
student O
demonstrators O
. O

`` O
I O
hope O
he O
grows O
with O
the O
job O
, O
'' O
says O
Rainer B-PERSON
Eppelmann I-PERSON
, O
a O
Protestant O
pastor O
in O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
most O
important O
thing O
is O
that O
he O
have O
a O
chance O
. O
'' O

Although O
Mr. O
Krenz O
is O
dedicated O
to O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
conservative O
vein O
of O
communism O
, O
there O
is O
much O
about O
his O
style O
that O
sets O
him O
apart O
from O
his O
party O
comrades O
. O

Unlike O
Mr. O
Honecker O
, O
who O
tended O
to O
lecture O
people O
about O
socialist O
values O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
enjoys O
asking O
questions O
. O

Indeed O
, O
one O
of O
his O
first O
actions O
as O
leader O
was O
to O
visit O
a O
gritty O
machine O
factory O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Berlin B-GPE
and O
wander O
among O
the O
workers O
-- O
a O
la O
Gorbachev B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
later O
shown O
on O
television O
, O
fielding O
questions O
. O

At O
one O
point O
, O
he O
asked O
a O
worker O
whether O
he O
thought O
East O
Germans B-NORP
were O
fleeing O
the O
country O
because O
of O
restrictive O
travel O
policies O
. O

The O
worker O
's O
tart O
reply O
: O
`` O
It O
's O
more O
than O
just O
travel O
. O

People O
have O
a O
sense O
the O
government O
is O
ignoring O
the O
real O
problems O
in O
our O
society O
. O
'' O

The O
exchange O
was O
all O
the O
more O
remarkable O
in O
that O
authorities O
released O
television O
footage O
to O
Western B-NORP
news O
agencies O
. O

This O
same O
tendency O
toward O
openness O
impressed O
a O
group O
of O
visiting O
U.S. B-GPE
congressmen O
this O
spring O
. O

Rather O
than O
trying O
to O
`` O
lecture O
us O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
congressional O
aide O
who O
attended O
the O
two O
- O
hour O
meeting O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
`` O
wanted O
to O
listen O
. O
'' O

Rep. O
Ronnie O
Flippo O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ala. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
one O
of O
the O
members O
of O
the O
delegation O
, O
says O
he O
was O
particularly O
impressed O
by O
Mr. O
Krenz O
's O
ready O
admission O
that O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
needed O
to O
change O
. O

`` O
He O
's O
a O
very O
tough O
man O
, O
but O
one O
who O
's O
also O
open O
to O
arguments O
, O
'' O
adds O
an O
aide O
to O
West O
German O
Chancellor O
Helmut O
Kohl O
. O

But O
there O
's O
another O
side O
to O
Mr. O
Krenz O
. O

Born O
in O
a O
Baltic O
town O
in O
an O
area O
which O
is O
now O
part O
of O
Poland B-GPE
, O
he O
has O
dedicated O
his O
life O
to O
the O
party O
apparatus O
. O

He O
moved O
quickly O
through O
the O
ranks O
with O
the O
help O
of O
his O
patron O
, O
Mr. O
Honecker O
, O
and O
emerged O
as O
the O
heir O
apparent O
. O

Barbara B-PERSON
Donovan I-PERSON
, O
an O
expert O
on O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
at O
Radio B-ORG
Free I-ORG
Europe I-ORG
in O
Munich B-GPE
, O
says O
Mr. O
Krenz O
may O
project O
a O
smooth O
image O
, O
but O
she O
doubts O
he O
's O
a O
true O
reformer O
. O

Even O
if O
he O
is O
, O
she O
adds O
, O
he O
appears O
to O
have O
only O
limited O
room O
for O
maneuver O
within O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
's O
ruling O
Politburo B-ORG
. O

Against O
this O
background O
, O
the O
new O
East B-NORP
German I-NORP
leader O
must O
move O
quickly O
to O
shore O
up O
his O
government O
's O
standing O
. O

The O
sudden O
growth O
of O
the O
opposition O
movement O
, O
together O
with O
the O
steady O
outflow O
of O
citizens O
escaping O
through O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
, O
has O
plunged O
the O
country O
into O
its O
deepest O
political O
crisis O
since O
an O
anti-Soviet O
workers O
' O
uprising O
in O
1953 O
. O

`` O
He O
does O
n't O
have O
any O
honeymoon O
period O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
Western B-NORP
diplomat O
based O
in O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
. O

`` O
But O
if O
he O
's O
sharp O
and O
quick O
, O
he O
has O
a O
chance O
. O
'' O

The O
diplomat O
adds O
that O
Mr. O
Krenz O
has O
several O
things O
going O
for O
him O
. O

The O
East B-NORP
German I-NORP
economy O
is O
strong O
compared O
with O
other O
East B-LOC
bloc I-LOC
nations O
. O

And O
his O
relative O
youth O
could O
help O
him O
project O
a O
more O
vibrant O
image O
, O
contrasting O
with O
the O
perception O
of O
Mr. O
Honecker O
as O
an O
out O
- O
of O
- O
touch O
old O
man O
. O

For O
average O
East B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
remains O
a O
puzzle O
. O

`` O
Either O
he O
was O
n't O
being O
real O
in O
the O
past O
, O
or O
he O
is O
n't O
being O
real O
right O
now O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
30 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
East O
German B-NORP
doctor O
. O

`` O
Either O
way O
, O
I O
have O
a O
problem O
with O
how O
quickly O
he O
's O
changed O
. O
'' O

The O
doctor O
was O
among O
dozens O
of O
people O
milling O
through O
East O
Berlin O
's O
Gethsemane O
Church O
Saturday O
morning O
. O

The O
walls O
of O
the O
church O
are O
covered O
with O
leaflets O
, O
news O
clippings O
, O
and O
handwritten O
notes O
associated O
with O
the O
country O
's O
political O
opposition O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
to O
come O
here O
to O
read O
the O
walls O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
doctor O
, O
`` O
because O
it O
's O
information O
I O
still O
ca O
n't O
get O
through O
the O
newspapers O
. O
'' O

Meanwhile O
, O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
growing O
openness O
may O
even O
allow O
the O
state O
- O
controlled O
news O
media O
to O
display O
a O
muted O
sense O
of O
humor O
. O

Television O
last O
week O
carried O
a O
new O
report O
on O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
's O
main O
wallpaper O
factory O
and O
the O
need O
to O
boost O
production O
. O

East O
Germans B-NORP
remember O
a O
comment O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
by O
Kurt B-PERSON
Hager I-PERSON
, O
the O
government O
's O
top O
ideologist O
, O
that O
just O
because O
a O
neighbor O
hangs O
new O
wallpaper O
, O
there O
's O
no O
reason O
to O
change O
your O
own O
. O

His O
point O
was O
there O
is O
no O
reason O
for O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
to O
copy O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
style O
changes O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
know O
whether O
it O
was O
intended O
to O
be O
funny O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
shopkeeper O
, O
`` O
But O
everyone O
I O
know O
laughed O
about O
it O
. O

The O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
said O
American B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Products I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
agreed O
to O
recall O
certain O
generic O
drugs O
that O
were O
produced O
by O
its O
Quantum B-ORG
Pharmics I-ORG
unit O
in O
Amityville B-GPE
, O
N.Y B-GPE
. O

Quantum B-ORG
stopped O
shipping O
the O
drugs O
last O
month O
, O
following O
a O
federal O
investigation O
regarding O
information O
the O
company O
supplied O
to O
obtain O
three O
drug O
approvals O
. O

The O
FDA O
requested O
the O
recall O
of O
Quantum B-ORG
's O
mioxidil O
tablets O
, O
chlorazepate O
dipotassium O
tablets O
and O
meclofenamate O
sodium O
capsules O
because O
, O
it O
said O
, O
the O
size O
of O
the O
production O
runs O
submitted O
for O
testing O
to O
gain O
FDA B-ORG
approval O
was O
in O
each O
case O
misrepresented O
as O
much O
larger O
than O
it O
actually O
was O
. O

American B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Products I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
agreed O
to O
recall O
four O
other O
products O
, O
trazadone O
, O
doxepin O
, O
diazepam O
and O
lorazapam O
, O
because O
of O
concerns O
about O
data O
submitted O
in O
their O
original O
approval O
applications O
before O
the O
FDA O
. O

No O
safety O
problems O
with O
the O
products O
are O
known O
, O
the O
FDA O
said O
. O

An O
FDA B-ORG
spokesperson O
said O
the O
drugs O
are O
still O
available O
under O
other O
brand O
names O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
American B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Products I-ORG
said O
it O
was O
suspending O
production O
and O
distribution O
of O
all O
21 O
of O
Quantum B-ORG
's O
generic O
drug O
products O
pending O
the O
completion O
of O
an O
exhaustive O
internal O
audit O
. O

It O
also O
temporarily O
closed O
Quantum B-ORG
, O
because O
of O
the O
internal O
investigation O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
FDA O
's O
ongoing O
inquiry O
. O

In O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
composite O
trading O
, O
American B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Products I-ORG
rose O
75 O
cents O
to O
$ O
105 O
on O
Friday O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
official O
reserve O
assets O
rose O
$ O
6.05 O
billion O
in O
September O
, O
to O
$ O
68.42 O
billion O
, O
the B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
gain O
compared O
with O
a O
$ O
1.10 O
billion O
decline O
in O
reserve O
assets O
in O
August O
to O
$ O
62.36 O
billion O
, O
the O
department O
said O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
reserve O
assets O
consist O
of O
foreign O
currencies O
, O
gold O
, O
special O
drawing O
rights O
at O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
reserve O
position O
-- O
its O
ability O
to O
draw O
foreign O
currencies O
-- O
at O
the O
IMF O
. O

The O
nation O
's O
holdings O
of O
foreign O
currencies O
increased O
$ O
5.67 O
billion O
in O
September O
to O
$ O
39.08 O
billion O
, O
while O
its O
gold O
reserves O
were O
virtually O
unchanged O
at O
$ O
11.07 O
billion O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
holdings O
of O
IMF O
special O
drawing O
rights O
last O
month O
rose O
$ O
247 O
million O
, O
to O
$ O
9.49 O
billion O
, O
and O
its O
reserve O
position O
at O
the O
IMF O
increased O
$ O
142 O
million O
, O
to O
$ O
8.79 O
billion O
. O

Companies O
listed O
below O
reported O
quarterly O
profit O
substantially O
different O
from O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

The O
companies O
are O
followed O
by O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
, O
and O
had O
a O
minimum O
five O
- O
cent O
change O
in O
actual O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

Estimated O
and O
actual O
results O
involving O
losses O
are O
omitted O
. O

The O
percent O
difference O
compares O
actual O
profit O
with O
the O
30-day O
estimate O
where O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
have O
issues O
forecasts O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
actual O
profit O
is O
compared O
with O
the O
300-day O
estimate O
. O

Chambers B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
its O
Security B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
purchased O
two O
security O
concerns O
in O
Florida B-GPE
that O
will O
add O
$ O
2.1 O
million O
of O
annual O
revenue O
. O

Purchase O
of O
the O
businesses O
serving O
Miami B-GPE
, O
Fort B-GPE
Lauderdale I-GPE
and O
West B-GPE
Palm I-GPE
Beach I-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
is O
part O
of O
a O
plan O
by O
Chambers O
to O
expand O
in O
the O
growing O
security O
industry O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Prices O
for O
seats O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
are O
recovering O
a O
bit O
after O
hitting O
a O
four O
- O
year O
low O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

Two O
seats O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
were O
sold O
yesterday O
for O
$ O
455,000 O
, O
and O
then O
$ O
500,000 O
. O

The O
previous O
sale O
was O
$ O
436,000 O
on O
Oct. O
17 O
; O
the O
last O
time O
prices O
were O
that O
low O
was O
November O
1985 O
, O
when O
a O
seat O
sold O
for O
$ O
425,000 O
. O

Prices O
peaked O
at O
$ O
1,150,000 O
in O
September O
1987 O
. O

Seats O
are O
currently O
quoted O
at O
$ O
430,000 O
bid O
and O
$ O
525,000 O
asked O
. O

In O
finding O
`` O
good O
news O
'' O
in O
Berkeley B-GPE
's O
new O
freshman O
admissions O
plan O
-LRB- O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Privileged I-WORK_OF_ART
Class I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
editorial O
, O
Sept. O
20 O
-RRB- O
, O
you O
're O
reading O
the O
headline O
but O
not O
the O
story O
. O

The O
plan O
indeed O
raises O
from O
40 O
% O
to O
50 O
% O
the O
number O
of O
freshmen O
applicants O
admitted O
strictly O
by O
academic O
criteria O
. O

But O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
`` O
half O
of O
the O
students O
attending O
Berkeley B-GPE
'' O
will O
be O
admitted O
this O
way O
. O

The O
plan O
is O
talking O
about O
applicants O
admitted O
, O
not O
students O
who O
enroll O
. O

Since O
the O
`` O
yield O
'' O
from O
this O
top O
slice O
of O
applicants O
is O
relatively O
low O
, O
boosting O
admits O
from O
40 O
% O
to O
50 O
% O
will O
boost O
registrants O
from O
about O
31 O
% O
to O
38 O
% O
of O
the O
class O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
perhaps O
5 O
% O
of O
registrants O
will O
come O
from O
a O
new O
category O
consisting O
of O
applicants O
whose O
academic O
credentials O
`` O
narrowly O
missed O
'' O
gaining O
them O
admission O
in O
the O
first O
category O
. O

But O
against O
that O
combined O
increase O
of O
12 O
% O
in O
students O
chosen O
by O
academic O
criteria O
, O
the O
plan O
eliminates O
a O
large O
category O
in O
which O
admissions O
now O
are O
based O
on O
grades O
, O
test O
scores O
and O
`` O
supplemental O
points O
'' O
for O
factors O
such O
as O
high O
- O
school O
curriculum O
, O
English O
- O
language O
proficiency O
and O
an O
essay O
. O

This O
category O
now O
accounts O
for O
about O
19 O
% O
of O
admits O
and O
22 O
% O
of O
registrants O
. O

The O
plan O
thus O
will O
decrease O
by O
22 O
% O
, O
for O
a O
net O
loss O
of O
10 O
% O
, O
the O
number O
of O
students O
admitted O
primarily O
by O
academic O
criteria O
. O

Who O
will O
take O
over O
these O
places O
? O

The O
plan O
creates O
a O
new O
category O
of O
students O
from O
`` O
socioeconomically O
disadvantaged O
backgrounds O
, O
'' O
a O
concept O
not O
yet O
defined O
, O
and O
gives O
them O
about O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
class O
. O

One O
of O
the O
plan O
's O
authors O
has O
defended O
the O
`` O
socioeconomic O
disadvantage O
'' O
category O
as O
perhaps O
making O
more O
sense O
than O
the O
current O
affirmative O
- O
action O
preferences O
based O
on O
race O
. O

Perhaps O
it O
does O
. O

But O
the O
new O
category O
does O
not O
replace O
or O
reduce O
Berkeley B-GPE
's O
broad O
racial O
preferences O
. O

Nor O
will O
students O
from O
racial O
- O
minority O
groups O
who O
are O
admitted O
through O
the O
new O
category O
be O
counted O
against O
the O
affirmative O
- O
action O
`` O
target O
'' O
for O
their O
group O
. O

The O
plan O
thus O
places O
a O
large O
new O
affirmative O
- O
action O
program O
, O
based O
on O
`` O
socioeconomic O
disadvantage O
, O
'' O
on O
top O
of O
the O
existing O
program O
based O
on O
race O
. O

The O
role O
of O
academic O
criteria O
in O
choosing O
Berkeley B-GPE
's O
freshmen O
can O
only O
decline O
as O
a O
result O
. O

Stephen O
R. O
Barnett O
Professor O
of O
Law O
University O
of O
California O
Berkeley O
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

READY O
TO O
REVIEW O
the O
riskiness O
of O
your O
investment O
portfolio O
? O

First O
, O
a O
pop O
quiz O
. O

When O
you O
think O
of O
the O
words O
`` O
risk O
'' O
and O
`` O
investment O
, O
'' O
what O
's O
the O
specific O
peril O
that O
comes O
to O
mind O
? O

Pencils O
down O
. O

If O
you O
're O
like O
most O
people O
, O
you O
said O
it O
's O
a O
holding O
that O
goes O
completely O
sour O
-- O
maybe O
a O
bond O
that O
defaults O
or O
a O
stock O
whose O
value O
disappears O
in O
a O
bankruptcy O
proceeding O
. O

`` O
People O
tend O
to O
see O
risk O
primarily O
on O
that O
one O
dimension O
, O
'' O
says O
Timothy B-PERSON
Kochis I-PERSON
, O
national O
director O
of O
personal O
financial O
planning O
for O
accountants O
Deloitte B-ORG
, O
Haskins O
& O
Sells O
. O

But O
therein O
lies O
another O
aspect O
of O
investment O
risk O
: O
the O
hazard O
of O
shaping O
your O
portfolio O
to O
avoid O
one O
or O
more O
types O
of O
risk O
and O
being O
blind O
- O
sided O
by O
others O
. O

This O
is O
clearly O
not O
good O
news O
to O
all O
you O
people O
who O
sleep O
like O
babies O
every O
night O
, O
lulled O
by O
visions O
of O
your O
money O
sitting O
risk O
- O
free O
in O
six O
- O
month O
CDs O
. O

Risk O
wears O
many O
disguises O
, O
and O
investments O
that O
are O
low O
in O
one O
type O
of O
obvious O
risk O
can O
be O
distressingly O
high O
in O
other O
, O
less O
obvious O
kinds O
. O

U.S. B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
bonds O
, O
for O
example O
, O
are O
supersafe O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
returning O
money O
at O
maturity O
. O

But O
their O
value O
as O
investments O
can O
be O
decimated O
by O
inflation O
, O
which O
erodes O
the O
purchasing O
power O
of O
bonds O
' O
fixed O
- O
dollar O
interest O
payments O
. O

Risk O
is O
also O
a O
function O
of O
time O
. O

When O
financial O
professionals O
measure O
risk O
mathematically O
, O
they O
usually O
focus O
on O
the O
volatility O
of O
short O
- O
term O
returns O
. O

Stocks O
are O
much O
riskier O
than O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
, O
for O
example O
, O
because O
the O
range O
in O
performance O
from O
the O
best O
years O
to O
the O
worst O
is O
much O
wider O
. O

That O
is O
usually O
measured O
by O
the O
standard O
deviation O
, O
or O
divergence O
, O
of O
annual O
results O
from O
the O
average O
return O
over O
time O
. O

But O
investors O
who O
are O
preoccupied O
with O
short O
- O
term O
fluctuations O
may O
be O
paying O
too O
little O
attention O
to O
another O
big O
risk O
-- O
not O
generating O
enough O
money O
to O
meet O
long O
- O
term O
financial O
and O
life O
- O
style O
goals O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
some O
investors O
have O
sworn O
off O
stocks O
since O
the O
1987 O
market O
crash O
; O
last O
Friday O
's O
debacle O
only O
reinforced O
those O
feelings O
. O

But O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
despite O
some O
stomach O
- O
churning O
declines O
, O
has O
far O
outperformed O
other O
securities O
over O
extended O
periods O
. O

By O
retreating O
to O
the O
apparent O
security O
of O
, O
say O
, O
money O
- O
market O
funds O
, O
investors O
may O
not O
be O
earning O
enough O
investment O
return O
to O
pay O
for O
a O
comfortable O
retirement O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
the O
biggest O
risk O
of O
all O
-- O
the O
risk O
of O
not O
meeting O
your O
objectives O
, O
'' O
says O
Steven B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Enright I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
financial O
planner O
with O
Seidman B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
financial O
advisers O
say O
they O
take O
several O
steps O
when O
evaluating O
the O
riskiness O
of O
clients O
' O
portfolios O
. O

They O
estimate O
the O
return O
a O
person O
's O
current O
portfolio O
is O
likely O
to O
generate O
over O
time O
, O
along O
with O
a O
standard O
deviation O
that O
suggests O
how O
much O
the O
return O
will O
vary O
year O
by O
year O
. O

They O
try O
to O
figure O
out O
the O
long O
- O
term O
results O
the O
person O
needs O
to O
meet O
major O
goals O
. O

And O
they O
eyeball O
types O
of O
risk O
that O
are O
not O
easily O
quantified O
. O

The O
portfolios O
of O
two O
hypothetical O
families O
, O
one O
a O
couple O
at O
retirement O
age O
and O
another O
a O
two O
- O
income O
couple O
at O
age O
45 O
, O
illustrate O
several O
types O
of O
risk O
that O
investors O
need O
to O
consider O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
insured O
municipal O
bonds O
that O
dominate O
the O
older O
couple O
's O
portfolio O
were O
probably O
selected O
in O
large O
part O
for O
their O
low O
repayment O
risk O
. O

But O
they O
expose O
the O
holders O
to O
a O
lot O
of O
inflation O
risk O
and O
interest O
- O
rate O
risk O
. O

The O
younger O
couple O
's O
stockholdings O
involve O
more O
risk O
than O
a O
diversified O
stock O
portfolio O
because O
the O
bulk O
of O
the O
money O
is O
in O
a O
single O
issue O
. O

Note O
that O
the O
younger O
couple O
's O
portfolio O
has O
a O
higher O
expected O
annual O
return O
, O
10.1 O
% O
vs. O
8.8 O
% O
, O
as O
calculated O
by O
Seidman B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
the O
financial O
- O
planning O
affiliate O
of O
BDO B-ORG
Seidman I-ORG
. O

That O
largely O
reflects O
the O
heavy O
stockholdings O
. O

But O
one O
price O
paid O
for O
the O
higher O
expected O
return O
is O
greater O
short O
- O
term O
volatility O
, O
as O
reflected O
in O
the O
higher O
standard O
deviation O
that O
Seidman O
estimates O
for O
the O
younger O
couple O
's O
portfolio O
. O

-LRB- O
Here O
's O
how O
to O
interpret O
a O
standard O
deviation O
figure O
: O
Take O
the O
expected O
return O
and O
add O
one O
standard O
deviation O
to O
it O
. O

Then O
take O
the O
expected O
return O
and O
subtract O
one O
standard O
deviation O
. O

In O
two O
of O
three O
years O
, O
the O
actual O
result O
should O
fall O
within O
that O
range O
if O
all O
the O
assumptions O
were O
accurate O
. O

Then O
add O
and O
subtract O
two O
standard O
deviations O
to O
get O
a O
wider O
range O
. O

There O
's O
a O
95 O
% O
probability O
any O
year O
's O
result O
will O
fall O
in O
the O
range O
. O
-RRB- O

Of O
course O
, O
the O
greater O
volatility O
of O
the O
younger O
couple O
's O
portfolio O
does O
n't O
necessarily O
mean O
those O
investments O
are O
riskier O
in O
terms O
of O
meeting O
the O
holders O
' O
long O
- O
term O
goals O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
older O
couple O
's O
portfolio O
could O
actually O
be O
riskier O
in O
that O
sense O
if O
the O
expected O
return O
wo O
n't O
generate O
enough O
dollars O
to O
meet O
their O
spending O
plans O
. O

`` O
They O
may O
feel O
emotionally O
secure O
now O
because O
they O
are O
not O
heavily O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Cammack I-PERSON
, O
a O
financial O
planner O
with O
Alexandra B-ORG
Armstrong I-ORG
Advisors I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

`` O
But O
they O
may O
pay O
a O
price O
10 O
or O
20 O
years O
in O
the O
future O
. O
'' O

Ms. O
Slater O
reports O
on O
personal O
finance O
from O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bureau O
. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
investing O
, O
trying O
to O
weigh O
risk O
and O
reward O
can O
seem O
like O
throwing O
darts O
blindfolded O
: O
Investors O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
actual O
returns O
that O
securities O
will O
deliver O
, O
or O
the O
ups O
and O
downs O
that O
will O
occur O
along O
the O
way O
. O

Looking O
to O
the O
past O
can O
provide O
some O
clues O
. O

Over O
several O
decades O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
investors O
who O
put O
up O
with O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
gyrations O
earned O
returns O
far O
in O
excess O
of O
those O
on O
bonds O
and O
`` O
cash O
'' O
investments O
like O
Treasury O
bills O
. O

But O
while O
history O
can O
suggest O
what O
is O
reasonable O
to O
expect O
there O
's O
no O
guarantee O
that O
the O
past O
will O
repeat O
itself O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
some O
analysts O
believe O
bond O
returns O
and O
volatility O
have O
moved O
permanently O
closer O
to O
those O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

And O
returns O
on O
cash O
investments O
may O
continue O
to O
exceed O
inflation O
by O
a O
wider O
margin O
than O
they O
did O
over O
the O
long O
- O
term O
past O
. O

Portfolio O
A O
: O
Retired O
couple O
, O
age O
65 O
; O
$ O
400,000 O
portfolio O
. O

Portfolio O
B O
: O
Two O
- O
income O
couple O
, O
age O
45 O
; O
$ O
150,000 O
portfolio O
. O

Four O
workers O
at O
GTE O
Corp. O
's O
headquarters O
have O
been O
diagnosed O
as O
having O
hepatitis O
, O
and O
city O
health O
officials O
are O
investigating O
whether O
a O
cafeteria O
worker O
may O
have O
exposed O
hundreds O
of O
other O
GTE B-ORG
employees O
to O
the O
viral O
infection O
, O
company O
and O
city O
officials O
said O
. O

The O
four O
cases O
were O
all O
reported O
to O
GTE B-ORG
's O
medical O
director O
and O
state O
and O
local O
health O
authorities O
. O

GTE B-ORG
shut O
down O
its O
cafeteria O
Tuesday O
afternoon O
after O
testing O
determined O
that O
at O
least O
one O
cafeteria O
worker O
employed O
by O
GTE B-ORG
's O
private O
food O
vending O
contractor O
, O
ARA B-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
suffering O
from O
a O
strain O
of O
the O
virus O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

More O
than O
700 O
people O
work O
in O
the O
GTE O
building O
. O

The O
cafeteria O
remains O
closed O
. O

Dr. O
Andrew O
McBride O
, O
city O
health O
director O
, O
said O
his O
staff O
suspects O
the O
hepatitis O
, O
which O
can O
be O
highly O
contagious O
, O
was O
spread O
by O
the O
cafeteria O
worker O
with O
the O
virus O
. O

The O
exact O
strain O
of O
hepatitis O
that O
the O
cafeteria O
worker O
contracted O
has O
n't O
been O
determined O
but O
should O
be O
known O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
, O
Dr. B-PERSON
McBride I-PERSON
said O
. O

Hepatitis O
A O
, O
considered O
the O
least O
dangerous O
strain O
of O
the O
virus O
, O
has O
been O
confirmed O
in O
at O
least O
one O
GTE B-ORG
employee O
, O
company O
and O
city O
officials O
said O
. O

`` O
From O
a O
public O
health O
point O
of O
view O
we O
're O
relieved O
because O
hepatitis O
A O
is O
rarely O
life O
- O
threatening O
, O
'' O
said O
Dr. O
Frank O
Provato O
, O
GTE B-ORG
's O
medical O
director O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
double O
- O
edged O
sword O
though O
, O
because O
it O
is O
also O
the O
most O
contagious O
kind O
of O
hepatitis O
. O
'' O

GTE B-ORG
officials O
began O
posting O
warning O
notices O
about O
the O
potential O
threat O
to O
exposure O
Wednesday O
morning O
at O
various O
places O
at O
the O
company O
, O
said O
GTE B-ORG
spokesman O
Thomas B-PERSON
Mattausch I-PERSON
. O

The O
company O
has O
begun O
offering O
shots O
of O
gamma O
globulin O
, O
which O
will O
diminish O
the O
flu O
- O
like O
symptoms O
of O
hepatitis O
A O
, O
in O
anyone O
who O
has O
contracted O
the O
disease O
, O
Mr. O
Mattausch O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
strongly O
recommending O
that O
anyone O
who O
has O
eaten O
in O
the O
cafeteria O
this O
month O
have O
the O
shot O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Mattausch O
added O
, O
`` O
and O
that O
means O
virtually O
everyone O
who O
works O
here O
. O

Nelson B-PERSON
Bunker I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
's O
attempted O
corner O
on O
silver O
a O
decade O
ago O
is O
still O
haunting O
the O
market O
in O
this O
metal O
. O

Silver O
, O
now O
trading O
around O
$ O
5 O
an O
ounce O
, O
surged O
to O
an O
all O
- O
time O
peak O
of O
$ O
50 O
an O
ounce O
in O
January O
1980 O
from O
around O
$ O
9 O
in O
mid-1979 O
. O

`` O
Mr. O
Hunt O
's O
attempt O
to O
squeeze O
the O
silver O
market O
10 O
years O
ago O
is O
still O
indirectly O
to O
blame O
for O
today O
's O
market O
depression O
, O
'' O
says O
Lesley B-PERSON
Edgar I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
Sharps B-ORG
Pixley I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
bullion O
brokers O
. O

While O
some O
100 O
million O
ounces O
of O
silver O
once O
held O
by O
Mr. O
Hunt O
and O
Middle O
Eastern O
associates O
are O
n't O
hanging O
over O
the O
market O
anymore O
, O
the O
price O
surge O
of O
1979 O
- O
80 O
precipitated O
an O
expansion O
of O
mine O
production O
and O
scrap O
recovery O
and O
encouraged O
silver O
consumers O
to O
economize O
on O
silver O
use O
, O
Mr. O
Edgar O
says O
. O

Photographic O
developers O
, O
for O
example O
, O
bought O
equipment O
to O
recover O
silver O
from O
spent O
photographs O
, O
negatives O
and O
processing O
solutions O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
photographic O
industry O
, O
which O
accounts O
for O
44 O
% O
of O
silver O
consumption O
, O
continues O
to O
look O
for O
substitutes O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
and O
U.S. B-GPE
photographic O
firms O
are O
beginning O
to O
produce O
electronic O
cameras O
and O
X-rays O
that O
do O
n't O
require O
silver O
, O
dealers O
say O
. O

Silver O
's O
history O
of O
volatility O
is O
also O
discouraging O
investors O
, O
dealers O
say O
. O

Even O
in O
the O
present O
uncertain O
investment O
climate O
, O
investors O
are O
preferring O
`` O
quality O
assets O
'' O
such O
as O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
and O
bonds O
to O
gold O
, O
silver O
and O
platinum O
, O
dealers O
say O
. O

Although O
prices O
rallied O
briefly O
following O
the O
tumble O
on O
world O
stock O
markets O
earlier O
this O
month O
and O
the O
related O
decline O
of O
the O
dollar O
, O
precious O
metals O
are O
out O
of O
favor O
for O
the O
moment O
because O
of O
high O
interest O
rates O
and O
a O
determination O
by O
industrial O
nations O
to O
curb O
inflation O
, O
dealers O
say O
. O

Silver O
, O
however O
is O
in O
a O
deeper O
slump O
than O
are O
gold O
and O
platinum O
. O

Some O
analysts O
contend O
that O
silver O
is O
cheap O
now O
that O
prices O
are O
languishing O
at O
levels O
last O
seen O
in O
the O
mid-1970s O
. O

`` O
Bargain O
hunters O
believe O
that O
silver O
offers O
the O
best O
value O
amongst O
precious O
metals O
, O
'' O
says O
Frederick B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Demler I-PERSON
, O
analyst O
at O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

A O
further O
decline O
in O
prices O
will O
lead O
to O
mine O
production O
cuts O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
he O
says O
. O

Scrap O
merchants O
are O
converting O
smaller O
quantities O
of O
metal O
into O
silver O
, O
while O
low O
prices O
are O
discouraging O
exports O
from O
India B-GPE
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

Silver O
prices O
could O
also O
be O
boosted O
by O
strikes O
in O
leading O
producing O
nations O
Peru B-GPE
and O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Demler O
says O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
total O
fabrication O
demand O
for O
silver O
has O
risen O
six O
years O
in O
a O
row O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
demand O
grew O
by O
70 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
this O
year O
and O
the O
nation O
plans O
an O
issue O
of O
a O
silver O
commemorative O
coin O
that O
will O
require O
4.5 O
million O
ounces O
. O

Compared O
with O
huge O
annual O
surpluses O
of O
more O
than O
100 O
million O
ounces O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
the O
1980s O
, O
world O
silver O
supplies O
and O
consumption O
are O
now O
nearly O
in O
balance O
, O
Mr. O
Demler O
says O
. O

Despite O
intermittent O
rallies O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
improvements O
in O
the O
supply O
- O
demand O
balance O
have O
n't O
managed O
to O
push O
silver O
prices O
into O
a O
higher O
range O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
just O
too O
much O
silver O
around O
, O
'' O
says O
Tom B-PERSON
Butler I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Samuel O
Montagu O
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
London B-GPE
bullion O
house O
. O

A O
huge O
silver O
stockpile O
at O
exchanges O
, O
refiners O
, O
consuming O
industries O
and O
government O
warehouses O
of O
at O
least O
617 O
million O
ounces O
is O
the O
market O
depressant O
, O
says O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
a O
report O
. O

This O
year O
alone O
, O
inventories O
at O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
jumped O
`` O
by O
a O
staggering O
46 O
million O
to O
221 O
million O
ounces O
'' O
because O
of O
producer O
deliveries O
, O
de-stocking O
by O
fabricators O
and O
sales O
by O
disenchanted O
investors O
, O
says O
Rhona B-PERSON
O'Connell I-PERSON
, O
London B-GPE
- O
based O
precious O
metals O
analyst O
at O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
. O

`` O
Silver O
production O
is O
also O
in O
an O
inexorable O
upward O
trend O
, O
'' O
Ms. O
O'Connell O
says O
. O

Moreover O
, O
while O
Asian O
and O
Middle O
Eastern O
investors O
hoard O
gold O
and O
help O
underpin O
its O
price O
, O
silver O
does O
n't O
have O
the O
same O
mystique O
, O
dealers O
say O
. O

Investors O
have O
gotten O
burned O
on O
silver O
so O
often O
that O
they O
are O
far O
more O
partial O
to O
gold O
, O
says O
Urs B-PERSON
Seiler I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
Union B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Switzerland B-GPE
. O

Yet O
if O
gold O
prices O
improve O
, O
silver O
prices O
could O
rally O
sharply O
, O
he O
says O
. O

However O
, O
dealers O
caution O
that O
any O
increase O
would O
be O
$ O
1 O
to O
$ O
2 O
at O
most O
. O

Looking O
ahead O
to O
other O
commodity O
markets O
this O
week O
: O

Livestock O
and O
Meats O

Analysts O
expect O
the O
prices O
of O
live O
cattle O
futures O
contracts O
to O
rise O
in O
trading O
today O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
a O
government O
quarterly O
census O
that O
found O
fewer O
- O
than O
- O
expected O
cattle O
on O
feedlots O
. O

After O
the O
close O
of O
trading O
Friday O
, O
the B-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
that O
feedlots O
in O
the O
13 O
biggest O
ranch O
states O
held O
8.06 O
million O
cattle O
on O
Oct. O
1 O
, O
down O
6 O
% O
from O
that O
date O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Most O
analysts O
had O
expected O
the O
government O
to O
report O
a O
4 O
% O
decline O
. O

Feedlots O
fatten O
young O
cattle O
for O
slaughter O
, O
so O
a O
decline O
signals O
a O
tightening O
supply O
of O
beef O
. O

The O
government O
reported O
that O
the O
number O
of O
young O
cattle O
placed O
on O
feedlots O
during O
the O
quarter O
dropped O
5 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
quarter O
. O

Many O
industry O
analysts O
had O
been O
projecting O
a O
3 O
% O
decline O
in O
placements O
for O
the O
quarter O
. O

In O
the O
1988 O
quarter O
, O
many O
farmers O
were O
forced O
to O
sell O
their O
cattle O
to O
feedlot O
operators O
because O
the O
drought O
dried O
out O
the O
pasture O
on O
their O
ranches O
. O

The O
number O
of O
cattle O
moving O
onto O
feedlots O
in O
the O
recent O
quarter O
was O
also O
lower O
because O
fattening O
cattle O
is O
less O
profitable O
. O

A O
shortage O
of O
young O
cattle O
has O
made O
them O
more O
expensive O
for O
feedlot O
operators O
to O
buy O
. O

The B-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG
Department I-ORG
also O
said O
that O
the O
number O
of O
fattened O
cattle O
slaughtered O
in O
the O
quarter O
dropped O
by O
5 O
% O
from O
the O
1988 O
quarter O
, O
which O
was O
in O
line O
with O
projections O
by O
analysts O
. O

Energy O

Friday O
's O
44 O
- O
cent O
- O
a O
- O
barrel O
price O
drop O
to O
$ O
19.98 O
in O
the O
expiring O
November O
contract O
for O
West B-PRODUCT
Texas I-PRODUCT
Intermediate I-PRODUCT
crude O
may O
well O
set O
the O
tone O
for O
trading O
this O
week O
in O
petroleum O
futures O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

Most O
traders O
and O
analysts O
attributed O
the O
decline O
to O
technical O
factors O
associated O
with O
the O
contract O
's O
going O
off O
the O
board O
. O

Others O
said O
that O
the O
drop O
continued O
the O
downward O
correction O
that O
's O
been O
due O
in O
the O
petroleum O
pits O
and O
that O
such O
a O
trend O
could O
well O
continue O
in O
the O
next O
several O
trading O
sessions O
. O

Barring O
any O
petroleum O
- O
related O
news O
events O
, O
trading O
in O
the O
days O
ahead O
should O
further O
test O
recent O
projections O
by O
oil O
economists O
and O
other O
market O
watchers O
that O
strong O
fourth O
- O
quarter O
demand O
will O
keep O
prices O
firm O
. O

Copper O

Copper O
prices O
fell O
sharply O
Friday O
afternoon O
. O

For O
example O
, O
copper O
for O
December O
delivery O
settled O
4.5 O
cents O
lower O
at O
$ O
1.2345 O
a O
pound O
. O

Pressure O
came O
from O
several O
developments O
including O
the O
settlement O
of O
two O
long O
- O
term O
strikes O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
one O
analyst O
said O
, O
rank O
- O
and O
- O
file O
workers O
ratified O
a O
new O
labor O
agreement O
ending O
a O
three O
- O
month O
strike O
at O
the O
Highland O
Valley O
mine O
in O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
. O

In O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
the O
analyst O
added O
, O
employees O
at O
the O
Cananea B-GPE
mine O
, O
who O
have O
been O
out O
of O
work O
since O
late O
August O
when O
the O
mine O
was O
declared O
bankrupt O
by O
the O
government O
, O
accepted O
a O
35 O
% O
cut O
in O
the O
3,800 O
- O
man O
work O
force O
. O

The O
mine O
is O
expected O
to O
return O
to O
production O
in O
about O
a O
week O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
selling O
dominated O
the O
afternoon O
`` O
curb O
'' O
session O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
which O
takes O
place O
at O
noon O
EDT O
. O

The O
premium O
of O
cash O
copper O
to O
the O
three O
- O
month O
forward O
offerings O
narrowed O
, O
indicating O
weaker O
demand O
for O
cash O
copper O
. O

Long O
- O
term O
support O
for O
the O
December O
contract O
was O
believed O
to O
be O
at O
$ O
1.25 O
a O
pound O
. O

A O
technical O
analyst O
said O
there O
were O
a O
number O
of O
stop O
- O
loss O
orders O
under O
that O
level O
that O
were O
touched O
off O
when O
the O
contract O
's O
price O
fell O
below O
it O
. O

That O
brought O
in O
considerable O
fund O
selling O
, O
which O
continued O
until O
the O
close O
of O
trading O
. O

`` O
In O
general O
, O
it O
was O
a O
bearish O
close O
, O
'' O
said O
Ben B-PERSON
Hanauer I-PERSON
, O
a O
copper O
trader O
at O
Rudolph O
Wolff O
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
major O
commodities O
trading O
and O
brokerage O
firm O
. O

But O
whether O
this O
price O
break O
has O
implications O
for O
this O
week O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
we O
will O
know O
more O
when O
the O
London O
Metal O
Exchange O
copper O
stock O
levels O
are O
released O
Monday O
morning O
. O
'' O

Another O
analyst O
said O
he O
expected O
LME B-ORG
inventories O
to O
be O
down O
by O
about O
15,000 O
tons O
when O
the O
weekly O
report O
is O
issued O
. O

Bernard B-PERSON
Savaiko I-PERSON
, O
senior O
commodities O
analyst O
at O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
said O
that O
when O
traders O
saw O
the O
market O
was O
n't O
reacting O
positively O
to O
the O
forecasts O
of O
lower O
LME B-ORG
stocks O
, O
they O
perceived O
a O
bearish O
sign O
. O

He O
also O
noted O
that O
the O
Japanese O
, O
who O
had O
been O
buying O
at O
prices O
just O
above O
the O
$ O
1.25 O
level O
, O
apparently O
pulled O
back O
from O
the O
market O
on O
Friday O
. O

Mr. O
Savaiko O
said O
he O
sees O
a O
possibility O
of O
the O
December O
contract O
dropping O
to O
$ O
1.05 O
a O
pound O
. O

The B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
is O
getting O
a O
lot O
out O
of O
the O
Superfund O
program O
. O

Of O
the O
$ O
4.4 O
billion O
spent O
so O
far O
on O
the O
program O
, O
60 O
% O
is O
going O
for O
administrative O
costs O
, O
management O
and O
research O
, O
the O
Office O
of O
Technology O
Assessment O
just O
reported O
. O

Only O
36 O
of O
1,200 O
priority O
cleanup O
sites O
have O
been O
`` O
decontaminated O
. O
'' O

Over O
the O
next O
50 O
years O
, O
$ O
500 O
billion O
is O
earmarked O
for O
the O
program O
. O

At O
current O
allocations O
, O
that O
means O
EPA B-ORG
will O
be O
spending O
$ O
300 O
billion O
on O
itself O
. O

It O
may O
not O
be O
toxic O
, O
but O
we O
know O
where O
one O
waste O
dump O
is O
. O

WEIRTON B-ORG
STEEL I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
completed O
a O
$ O
300 O
million O
sale O
of O
10 O
- O
year O
notes O
, O
the O
final O
step O
in O
the O
1984 O
buy O
- O
out O
of O
the O
company O
from O
National B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
10 O
7/8 O
% O
notes O
were O
priced O
at O
99.5 O
% O
to O
yield O
10.958 O
% O
in O
an O
offering O
managed O
by O
Bear O
, O
Stearns O
& O
Co. O
, O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Lazard O
Freres O
& O
Co. O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Weirton B-GPE
, O
of O
Weirton B-GPE
, O
W. B-GPE
Va. I-GPE
, O
said O
$ O
60.3 O
million O
of O
the O
proceeds O
were O
used O
to O
prepay O
the O
remaining O
amounts O
on O
the O
note O
outstanding O
to O
National B-ORG
Intergroup I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
parent O
of O
National B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
. O

Remaining O
proceeds O
were O
used O
to O
pay O
other O
debt O
and O
to O
finance O
the O
company O
's O
capital O
spending O
program O
. O

Lep B-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
of O
Britain B-GPE
, O
which O
holds O
a O
62.42 O
% O
stake O
in O
Profit B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
said O
it O
is O
considering O
courses O
of O
action O
that O
could O
result O
in O
its O
having O
`` O
active O
control O
'' O
of O
the O
company O
. O

In O
a O
filing O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
, O
Lep B-ORG
Group I-ORG
said O
a O
possible O
course O
of O
action O
may O
include O
acquiring O
some O
or O
all O
of O
the O
Profit O
Systems O
shares O
it O
does O
n't O
already O
own O
. O

It O
noted O
, O
however O
, O
that O
it O
has O
n't O
determined O
any O
specific O
terms O
of O
a O
possible O
transaction O
. O

Lep B-ORG
Group I-ORG
and O
affiliates O
currently O
control O
3,513,072 O
Profit B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
common O
shares O
, O
or O
62.42 O
% O
, O
the O
filing O
said O
. O

Profit B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
Valley B-GPE
Stream I-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
is O
an O
air O
freight O
forwarding O
concern O
. O

Basf B-ORG
AG I-ORG
said O
it O
moved O
its O
headquarters O
for O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
to O
Mexico B-GPE
and O
the O
headquarters O
for O
the O
Asia B-GPE
/ O
Australia B-GPE
regional O
division O
to O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
effective O
Oct O
. O

The O
central O
offices O
for O
both O
regions O
were O
previously O
located O
in O
Ludwigshafen B-GPE
, O
Basf B-ORG
headquarters O
. O

The O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
chemical O
concern O
called O
the O
moves O
a O
further O
step O
in O
the O
internationalization O
of O
its O
business O
activities O
. O

Both O
regions O
are O
the O
fastest O
- O
growing O
areas O
for O
Basf B-ORG
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Whittle B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Limited I-ORG
Partnership I-ORG
, O
Knoxville B-GPE
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
, O
will O
launch O
its O
first O
media O
property O
targeting O
Hispanic O
women O
. O

`` O
La B-WORK_OF_ART
Familia I-WORK_OF_ART
de O
Hoy O
, O
'' O
or O
`` O
Today O
's O
Family B-PRODUCT
, O
'' O
will O
debut O
this O
spring O
and O
will O
combine O
a O
national O
bimonthly O
magazine O
and O
TV O
programming O
. O

The O
television O
element O
of O
`` O
La B-WORK_OF_ART
Familia I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
includes O
a O
series O
of O
two O
- O
minute O
informational O
features O
to O
air O
seven O
days O
a O
week O
on O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
- O
language O
Univision B-ORG
network O
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Univision B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
80%-owned O
by O
Hallmark B-ORG
Cards I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
features O
will O
focus O
on O
`` O
parenting O
, O
family O
health O
and O
nutrition O
, O
and O
financial O
management O
, O
'' O
and O
will O
carry O
30 O
seconds O
of O
advertising O
. O

The O
magazines O
, O
also O
ad O
- O
supported O
, O
will O
be O
distributed O
in O
more O
than O
10,000 O
doctors O
' O
offices O
, O
clinics O
, O
and O
health O
centers O
in O
Hispanic O
and O
largely O
Hispanic O
communities O
. O

Freight O
rates O
, O
declining O
for O
most O
of O
the O
decade O
because O
of O
competition O
spurred O
by O
deregulation O
, O
are O
bottoming O
out O
, O
turning O
upward O
and O
threatening O
to O
fuel O
inflation O
. O

Trucking O
, O
shipping O
and O
air O
- O
freight O
companies O
have O
announced O
rate O
increases O
, O
scheduled O
for O
this O
fall O
or O
early O
next O
year O
, O
reflecting O
higher O
costs O
and O
tightened O
demand O
for O
freight O
transport O
. O

Major O
shippers O
say O
they O
expect O
freight O
rates O
to O
rise O
at O
least O
as O
fast O
as O
inflation O
and O
maybe O
faster O
in O
the O
next O
few O
years O
. O

That O
's O
a O
big O
change O
from O
recent O
years O
when O
freight O
haulage O
was O
a O
bright O
spot O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
productivity O
, O
helping O
to O
restrain O
inflation O
and O
make O
U.S. B-GPE
industry O
more O
competitive O
abroad O
. O

`` O
Demand O
has O
caught O
up O
with O
the O
supply O
of O
certain O
types O
of O
freight O
transportation O
, O
and O
rates O
are O
starting O
to O
move O
up O
'' O
at O
a O
rate O
`` O
close O
to O
or O
slightly O
more O
than O
the O
inflation O
rate O
, O
'' O
said O
Clifford B-PERSON
Sayre I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
logistics O
at O
Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Shippers O
surveyed O
recently O
by O
Ohio B-ORG
State I-ORG
University I-ORG
said O
they O
expect O
their O
freight O
- O
transport O
, O
storage O
and O
distribution O
costs O
to O
rise O
about O
4 O
% O
this O
year O
. O

Only O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
250 O
shippers O
polled O
expected O
their O
freight O
- O
transport O
costs O
to O
decrease O
, O
compared O
with O
30 O
% O
who O
had O
looked O
to O
freight O
transport O
to O
reduce O
costs O
in O
past O
years O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
the O
first O
year O
since O
transportation O
deregulation O
in O
1980 O
that O
we O
have O
had O
such O
a O
dramatic O
and O
broad O
- O
based O
upturn O
in O
perceived O
transportation O
rates O
, O
'' O
said O
Bernard B-PERSON
LaLonde I-PERSON
, O
a O
transportation O
logistics O
professor O
at O
Ohio B-ORG
State I-ORG
in O
Columbus B-GPE
. O

The O
deregulation O
of O
railroads O
and O
trucking O
companies O
that O
began O
in O
1980 O
enabled O
shippers O
to O
bargain O
for O
transportation O
. O

Carriers O
could O
use O
their O
equipment O
more O
efficiently O
, O
leading O
to O
overcapacity O
they O
were O
eager O
to O
fill O
. O

Shippers O
cut O
about O
$ O
35 O
billion O
from O
their O
annual O
, O
inter-city O
truck O
and O
rail O
costs O
, O
to O
about O
$ O
150 O
billion O
, O
or O
about O
6.4 O
% O
of O
gross O
national O
product O
, O
down O
from O
8 O
% O
of O
GNP O
in O
1981 O
. O

But O
with O
much O
of O
the O
inefficiency O
squeezed O
out O
of O
the O
freight O
- O
transport O
system O
, O
rising O
costs O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
reflected O
directly O
in O
higher O
freight O
rates O
. O

`` O
Shippers O
are O
saying O
` O
the O
party O
's O
over O
, O
' O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
LaLonde O
. O

`` O
Shippers O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
look O
for O
transportation O
- O
cost O
savings O
as O
they O
have O
for O
the O
last O
eight O
or O
nine O
years O
. O

Transport O
rates O
wo O
n't O
be O
an O
opportunity O
for O
offsetting O
cost O
increases O
in O
other O
segments O
of O
the O
economy O
. O
'' O

Robert B-PERSON
Delaney I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
at O
Arthur B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Little I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
said O
`` O
We O
've O
gotten O
all O
the O
benefits O
of O
deregulation O
in O
freight O
- O
cost O
reductions O
. O

Now O
we O
are O
starting O
to O
see O
real O
freight O
- O
rate O
increases O
as O
carriers O
replace O
equipment O
, O
pay O
higher O
fuel O
costs O
and O
pay O
more O
for O
labor O
. O

You O
'll O
see O
carriers O
try O
to O
recoup O
some O
of O
the O
price O
cutting O
that O
occurred O
previously O
. O
'' O

Not O
everyone O
believes O
that O
the O
good O
times O
are O
over O
for O
shippers O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
still O
a O
lot O
of O
pressure O
on O
rates O
in O
both O
rail O
and O
truck O
, O
'' O
said O
Gerard B-PERSON
McCullough I-PERSON
, O
lecturer O
in O
transportation O
at O
Massachusetts O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
. O

Less O
- O
than O
- O
truckload O
companies O
, O
which O
carry O
the O
freight O
of O
several O
shippers O
in O
each O
truck O
trailer O
, O
discounted O
away O
a O
4.7 O
% O
rate O
increase O
implemented O
last O
April O
. O

The O
carriers O
were O
competing O
fiercely O
for O
market O
share O
. O

Railroad O
- O
rate O
increases O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
restrained O
by O
weakening O
rail O
- O
traffic O
levels O
and O
keen O
competition O
for O
freight O
from O
trucks O
. O

An O
official O
at O
Consolidated B-ORG
Freightways I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Menlo B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
less O
- O
than O
- O
truckload O
carrier O
, O
said O
rate O
discounting O
in O
that O
industry O
has O
begun O
to O
`` O
stabilize O
. O
'' O

Consolidated B-ORG
Freightways I-ORG
plans O
to O
raise O
its O
rates O
5.3 O
% O
late O
this O
year O
or O
early O
next O
year O
, O
and O
at O
least O
two O
competitors O
have O
announced O
similar O
increases O
. O

Truckers O
are O
`` O
trying O
to O
send O
signals O
that O
they O
need O
to O
stop O
the O
bloodletting O
, O
forget O
about O
market O
share O
and O
go O
for O
higher O
rates O
, O
'' O
said O
Michael B-PERSON
Lloyd I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Salomon B-ORG
Bros I-ORG
. O

And O
`` O
shippers O
are O
getting O
the O
feeling O
that O
they O
have O
played O
one O
trucker O
off O
against O
another O
as O
much O
as O
they O
can O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Air O
- O
freight O
carriers O
raised O
their O
rates O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
products O
going O
across O
the O
Pacific O
to O
Asia B-GPE
by O
about O
20 O
% O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

And O
Japan B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Lines I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
boost O
its O
rates O
a O
further O
25 O
% O
over O
the O
next O
two O
years O
. O

Such O
rate O
increases O
`` O
will O
increase O
the O
total O
cost O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
products O
and O
slow O
down O
the O
rate O
of O
increase O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
exports O
, O
'' O
said O
Richard B-PERSON
Connors I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Yusen O
Air O
& O
Sea O
Service O
U.S.A. O
Inc. O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
air O
- O
freight O
- O
forwarding O
subsidiary O
of O
Nippon B-ORG
Yusen I-ORG
Kaisha I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Ship O
companies O
carrying O
bulk O
commodities O
, O
such O
as O
oil O
, O
grain O
, O
coal O
and O
iron O
ore O
, O
have O
been O
able O
to O
increase O
their O
rates O
in O
the O
last O
couple O
of O
years O
. O

Some O
bulk O
shipping O
rates O
have O
increased O
`` O
3 O
% O
to O
4 O
% O
in O
the O
past O
few O
months O
, O
'' O
said O
Salomon B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Lloyd O
. O

And O
ship O
lines O
carrying O
containers O
are O
also O
trying O
to O
raise O
their O
rates O
. O

Carriers O
boosted O
rates O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
in O
the B-LOC
North I-LOC
Atlantic I-LOC
between O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
last O
September O
, O
hoping O
to O
partly O
restore O
rates O
to O
earlier O
levels O
. O

Ship O
lines O
operating O
in O
the O
Pacific O
plan O
to O
raise O
rates O
on O
containers O
carrying O
U.S. B-GPE
exports O
to O
Asia B-GPE
about O
10 O
% O
, O
effective O
next O
April O
. O

Initial O
claims O
for O
regular O
state O
unemployment O
benefits O
rose O
to O
a O
seasonally O
adjusted O
396,000 O
during O
the O
week O
ended O
Oct. O
7 O
from O
334,000 O
the O
previous O
week O
, O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
number O
of O
people O
receiving O
regular O
state O
benefits O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
decreased O
to O
a O
seasonally O
adjusted O
2,202,000 O
, O
or O
2.2 O
% O
of O
those O
covered O
by O
unemployment O
insurance O
, O
from O
2,205,000 O
the O
previous O
week O
, O
when O
the O
insured O
unemployment O
rate O
also O
was O
2.2 O
% O
. O

Counting O
all O
state O
and O
federal O
benefit O
programs O
, O
the O
number O
of O
people O
receiving O
unemployment O
benefits O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
fell O
to O
1,809,300 O
from O
1,838,200 O
a O
week O
earlier O
. O

These O
figures O
are O
n't O
seasonally O
adjusted O
. O

A O
Labor B-ORG
Department I-ORG
spokesman O
said O
the O
unusually O
high O
number O
of O
initial O
claims O
for O
state O
unemployment O
benefits O
reflects O
the O
impact O
of O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
on O
southern O
states O
, O
particularly O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
. O

The O
figure O
also O
may O
reflect O
initial O
claims O
filed O
by O
striking O
Nynex B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
workers O
who O
have O
become O
eligible O
for O
unemployment O
benefits O
, O
the O
official O
said O
. O

Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
benefits O
will O
rise O
4.7 O
% O
next O
year O
to O
keep O
pace O
with O
inflation O
, O
boosting O
the O
average O
monthly O
benefit O
to O
$ O
566 O
from O
$ O
541 O
, O
the O
Department O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
announced O
. O

The O
higher O
payments O
will O
start O
with O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
checks O
received O
on O
Jan. O
3 O
, O
1990 O
. O

Supplemental O
Security O
Income O
payments O
to O
the O
disabled O
also O
will O
rise O
4.7 O
% O
, O
starting O
with O
checks O
received O
on O
Dec. O
29 O
, O
1988 O
, O
increasing O
the O
maximum O
SSI O
payment O
to O
$ O
386 O
from O
$ O
368 O
a O
month O
. O

The O
inflation O
adjustment O
also O
means O
that O
the O
maximum O
annual O
level O
of O
earnings O
subject O
to O
the O
wage O
tax O
that O
generates O
revenue O
for O
the O
Social O
Security O
trust O
fund O
will O
rise O
to O
$ O
50,400 O
in O
1990 O
from O
$ O
48,000 O
this O
year O
. O

As O
mandated O
by O
law O
, O
the O
tax O
rate O
will O
rise O
to O
7.65 O
% O
in O
1990 O
from O
7.51 O
% O
and O
wo O
n't O
rise O
any O
further O
in O
the O
future O
. O

This O
means O
that O
the O
maximum O
yearly O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
tax O
paid O
by O
workers O
and O
employers O
each O
will O
rise O
$ O
250.80 O
next O
year O
to O
$ O
3,855.60 O
. O

Beneficiaries O
aged O
65 O
through O
69 O
will O
be O
able O
to O
earn O
$ O
9,360 O
without O
losing O
any O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
benefits O
in O
1990 O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
8,880 O
this O
year O
. O

The O
exempt O
amount O
for O
beneficiaries O
under O
65 O
will O
rise O
to O
$ O
6,840 O
from O
$ O
6,480 O
. O

The O
adjustments O
reflect O
the O
increase O
in O
the O
consumer O
price O
index O
for O
urban O
wage O
earners O
and O
clerical O
workers O
from O
the O
third O
quarter O
of O
last O
year O
to O
the O
third O
quarter O
of O
this O
year O
. O

Lotus B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
in O
talks O
to O
sell O
its O
Signal B-ORG
stock O
- O
quote O
service O
to O
Infotechnology B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
parent O
of O
Financial B-ORG
News I-ORG
Network I-ORG
, O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
negotiations O
said O
. O

They O
said O
the O
price O
would O
be O
around O
$ O
10 O
million O
. O

Signal B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
an O
estimated O
10,000 O
subscribers O
and O
is O
profitable O
, O
provides O
stock O
quotes O
over O
an O
FM O
radio O
band O
that O
can O
be O
received O
by O
specially O
equipped O
personal O
computers O
. O

The O
computers O
will O
display O
stock O
prices O
selected O
by O
users O
. O

Lotus B-ORG
, O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
has O
been O
rumored O
to O
have O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
four O
- O
year O
- O
old O
unit O
under O
consideration O
for O
a O
year O
. O

The O
business O
is O
n't O
related O
to O
Lotus B-ORG
's O
main O
businesses O
of O
making O
computer O
software O
and O
publishing O
information O
on O
compact O
disks O
. O

LEBANESE O
LAWMAKERS O
APPROVED O
a O
peace O
plan O
but O
Aoun B-PERSON
rejected O
it O
. O

Lebanon B-GPE
's O
Parliament B-ORG
passed O
the O
power O
- O
sharing O
accord O
to O
end O
the O
country O
's O
14 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
conflict O
, O
but O
the O
Christian O
military O
leader O
wad O
the O
plan O
was O
`` O
full O
of O
ambiguities O
. O
'' O

The O
Arab O
League O
- O
sponsored O
pact O
, O
drafted O
during O
three O
weeks O
of O
talks O
at O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
Arabian O
resort O
of O
Taif B-GPE
, O
includes O
Syrian B-NORP
proposals O
for O
at O
least O
a O
partial O
troop O
pullout O
from O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
and O
guarantees O
an O
equal O
number O
of O
seats O
for O
Moslems O
and O
Christians O
in O
the O
Parliament O
. O

The O
rejection O
by O
Aoun B-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
demanded O
a O
total O
and O
immediate O
pull O
- O
out O
of O
Damascus B-GPE
's O
33,000 O
troops O
, O
puts O
the O
future O
of O
the O
agreement O
in O
doubt O
. O

NORTHERN O
CALIFORNIA O
BRACED O
for O
earthquake O
- O
related O
traffic O
jams O
. O

As O
rescuers O
pressed O
their O
efforts O
after O
finding O
a O
survivor O
in O
a O
collapsed O
freeway O
, O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
girded O
for O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
commuters O
seeking O
to O
avoid O
routes O
ravaged O
by O
last O
Tuesday O
's O
tremor O
. O

In O
Oakland B-GPE
, O
officials O
said O
the O
57 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
longshoreman O
who O
spent O
four O
days O
entombed O
in O
rubble O
was O
in O
critical O
condition O
with O
slight O
improvement O
. O

Estimates O
of O
damage O
in O
the O
area O
, O
visited O
Friday O
by O
Bush B-GPE
, O
topped O
$ O
5 O
billion O
. O

The O
baseball O
commissioner O
announced O
that O
the O
third O
game O
of O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
between O
the O
Giants O
and O
the O
Athletics O
would O
n't O
resume O
until O
Friday O
. O

THE O
U.S. B-GPE
. O
IS O
REQUIRED O
to O
notify O
foreign O
dictators O
of O
certain O
coup O
plans O
. O

Under O
guidelines O
included O
in O
an O
exchange O
of O
letters O
between O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
and O
the O
Senate O
Intelligence O
panel O
last O
year O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
must O
inform O
foreign O
dictators O
of O
plans O
likely O
to O
endanger O
their O
lives O
. O

The O
existence O
of O
the O
policy O
became O
known O
after O
Bush B-GPE
disclosed O
it O
to O
seven O
GOP B-NORP
senators O
last O
week O
, O
citing O
the O
plan O
as O
an O
example O
of O
congressional O
requirements O
the O
administration O
contends O
contribute O
to O
the O
failure O
of O
covert O
actions O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

Bush B-GPE
conceded O
that O
the O
requirement O
did O
n't O
affect O
a O
decision O
to O
lend O
only O
minor O
support O
to O
this O
month O
's O
failed O
effort O
to O
oust O
Panama B-GPE
's O
Noriega B-PERSON
, O
aides O
said O
. O

The O
shuttle O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
's O
crew O
prepared O
to O
return O
to O
Earth B-LOC
today O
several O
hours O
earlier O
than O
planned O
to O
avoid O
high O
winds O
forecast O
at O
the O
landing O
site O
at O
Edwards B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Force I-FAC
Base I-FAC
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

The O
five O
astronauts O
, O
who O
stowed O
gear O
and O
tested O
the O
spacecraft O
's O
steering O
, O
said O
they O
were O
unconcerned O
about O
the O
touchy O
weather O
expected O
in O
the B-LOC
Mojave I-LOC
Desert I-LOC
. O

Commonwealth B-GPE
leaders O
issued O
a O
declaration O
giving O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
six O
months O
to O
deliver O
on O
pledges O
to O
ease O
apartheid O
or O
face O
new O
reprisals O
. O

The O
49 O
- O
nation O
organization O
, O
meeting O
in O
Malaysia B-GPE
, O
called O
for O
tighter O
financial O
pressure O
immediately O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Thatcher O
alone O
dissented O
. O

East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
leadership O
vowed O
swift O
action O
to O
ease O
travel O
to O
the O
West O
. O

Despite O
the O
pledge O
by O
the O
Communist B-NORP
rulers O
, O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
across O
the O
country O
staged O
marches O
over O
the O
weekend O
to O
demand O
democratic O
freedoms O
. O

In O
Leipzig B-GPE
, O
more O
than O
500 O
people O
met O
with O
local O
party O
officials O
to O
discuss O
internal O
changes O
. O

The O
Senate O
convicted O
federal O
Judge O
Alcee O
Hastings O
of O
Miami B-GPE
of O
eight O
impeachment O
articles O
, O
removing O
him O
from O
the O
bench O
. O

The O
chamber O
voted O
69 O
- O
26 O
Friday O
to O
convict O
the O
judge O
of O
perjury O
and O
bribery O
conspiracy O
. O

It O
marked O
the O
first O
time O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
was O
impeached O
on O
charges O
of O
which O
a O
jury O
had O
acquitted O
him O
. O

Rep. O
Garcia O
and O
his O
wife O
were O
found O
guilty O
by O
a O
federal O
jury O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
of O
extorting O
$ O
76,000 O
from O
Wedtech B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
return O
for O
official O
acts O
by O
the O
New O
York O
Democrat O
. O

The O
jury O
also O
convicted O
them O
of O
extortion O
in O
obtaining O
a O
$ O
20,000 O
interest O
- O
free O
loan O
from O
an O
officer O
of O
the O
defunct O
defense O
contractor O
. O

Authorities O
in O
Honduras B-GPE
launched O
an O
investigation O
into O
the O
cause O
of O
Saturday O
's O
crash O
of O
a O
Honduran B-NORP
jetliner O
that O
killed O
132 O
of O
the O
146 O
people O
aboard O
. O

The O
Boeing O
727 O
, O
en O
route O
to O
Honduras B-GPE
from O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
via O
Nicaragua B-GPE
, O
smashed O
into O
the O
hills O
outside O
Tegucigalpa B-GPE
as O
it O
approached O
the O
capital O
's O
airport O
in O
high O
winds O
and O
low O
clouds O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Israel B-GPE
have O
been O
holding O
what O
an O
aide O
to O
Prime O
Minister O
Shamir O
called O
intense O
telephone O
negotiations O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
bridge O
differences O
over O
Mideast O
peace O
moves O
. O

The B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
meanwhile O
, O
threatened O
to O
support O
a O
parliamentary O
motion O
to O
topple O
the O
coalition O
unless O
Shamir B-PERSON
showed O
flexibility O
on O
Arab O
- O
Israeli O
talks O
. O

Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
Defense B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
said O
a O
group O
of O
Contra B-NORP
rebels O
ambushed O
two O
trucks O
carrying O
troops O
in O
northern O
Nicaragua B-GPE
, O
killing O
18 O
of O
the O
soldiers O
. O

The O
incident O
occurred O
Saturday O
night O
. O

The O
Sandinista B-NORP
government O
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
backed O
insurgents O
agreed O
in O
March O
to O
suspend O
offensive O
operations O
, O
but O
there O
has O
been O
sporadic O
fighting O
. O

Scientists O
have O
isolated O
a O
molecule O
that O
may O
hold O
potential O
as O
a O
treatment O
for O
disruptions O
of O
the O
immune O
system O
, O
ranging O
from O
organ O
- O
transplant O
rejection O
, O
to O
allergies O
and O
asthma O
, O
Immunex B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
molecule O
is O
the O
mouse O
version O
of O
a O
protein O
called O
the O
interleukin O
- O
4 O
receptor O
, O
which O
directs O
the O
growth O
and O
function O
of O
white O
blood O
cells O
. O

Died O
: O
Alfred B-PERSON
Hayes I-PERSON
, O
79 O
, O
former O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Saturday O
, O
in O
New B-GPE
Canaan I-GPE
, O
Conn B-GPE
. O

IN O
SIZING O
UP O
the O
risks O
of O
stock O
- O
market O
investments O
, O
there O
's O
probably O
no O
starting O
place O
better O
than O
`` O
beta O
. O
'' O

But O
investors O
better O
not O
ignore O
its O
limitations O
, O
either O
. O

Beta O
is O
a O
handy O
gauge O
that O
measures O
the O
volatility O
of O
a O
stock O
or O
stock O
mutual O
fund O
. O

For O
any O
given O
move O
in O
the O
overall O
market O
, O
it O
suggests O
how O
steeply O
that O
particular O
issue O
might O
rise O
or O
fall O
. O

Beta O
figures O
are O
widely O
available O
and O
easy O
to O
interpret O
. O

The O
beta O
of O
the O
broad O
market O
, O
typically O
defined O
as O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500-stock O
index O
, O
is O
always O
1.0 O
. O

So O
a O
stock O
with O
a O
beta O
of O
0.5 O
is O
half O
as O
volatile O
, O
one O
at O
1.5 O
is O
50 O
% O
more O
volatile O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

Cautious O
investors O
should O
generally O
go O
with O
stocks O
that O
have O
low O
betas O
. O

Go O
with O
high O
- O
beta O
stocks O
to O
get O
the O
biggest O
payoff O
from O
a O
bet O
on O
a O
bull O
market O
. O

Remember O
, O
though O
, O
that O
beta O
also O
has O
important O
limitations O
. O

`` O
Beta O
is O
only O
part O
of O
the O
risk O
in O
a O
stock O
, O
'' O
says O
William B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Sharpe I-PERSON
, O
the O
Stanford O
University O
emeritus O
professor O
who O
developed O
the O
measure O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
risk O
that O
is O
not O
associated O
with O
market O
moves O
, O
and O
the O
beta O
does O
n't O
tell O
you O
the O
magnitude O
of O
that O
. O
'' O

In O
particular O
, O
beta O
does O
n't O
measure O
the O
company O
- O
and O
industry O
- O
specific O
risk O
associated O
with O
an O
individual O
stock O
. O

That O
`` O
business O
'' O
risk O
is O
very O
significant O
for O
an O
investor O
with O
only O
a O
few O
stocks O
, O
but O
it O
virtually O
disappears O
in O
a O
large O
and O
well O
- O
diversified O
portfolio O
. O

Beta O
is O
also O
a O
poor O
indicator O
of O
the O
risk O
in O
stock O
groups O
that O
march O
to O
their O
own O
drummer O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
the O
prices O
of O
gold O
and O
other O
precious O
- O
metals O
stocks O
shoot O
up O
and O
down O
, O
but O
the O
stocks O
tend O
to O
have O
low O
betas O
because O
their O
moves O
are O
not O
market O
- O
inspired O
. O

Concern O
that O
investors O
could O
misinterpret O
such O
readings O
led O
the O
American O
Association O
of O
Individual O
Investors O
to O
eliminate O
beta O
figures O
for O
precious O
- O
metals O
funds O
in O
the O
1989 O
edition O
of O
its O
mutual O
- O
fund O
guide O
. O

`` O
Our O
fear O
was O
people O
would O
look O
just O
at O
the O
beta O
-LCB- O
of O
a O
gold O
fund O
-RCB- O
and O
say O
here O
is O
an O
investment O
with O
very O
low O
risk O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Markese I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
research O
for O
the O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
based O
group O
. O

`` O
In O
reality O
it O
's O
very O
volatile O
, O
but O
the O
movements O
are O
not O
because O
of O
market O
movements O
. O

WHEN O
JAMES B-PERSON
SCHWARTZ I-PERSON
was O
just O
a O
lad O
his O
father O
gave O
him O
a O
piece O
of O
career O
advice O
. O

`` O
He O
told O
me O
to O
choose O
an O
area O
where O
just O
by O
being O
mediocre O
I O
could O
be O
great O
, O
'' O
recalls O
Mr. O
Schwartz O
, O
now O
40 O
. O

He O
tried O
management O
consulting O
, O
traded O
in O
turquoise O
for O
a O
while O
, O
and O
even O
managed O
professional O
wrestlers O
. O

Now O
he O
has O
settled O
into O
a O
career O
that O
fits O
the O
bill O
-- O
financial O
planning O
. O

It O
should O
be O
noted O
that O
Mr. O
Schwartz O
, O
who O
operates O
out O
of O
Englewood B-GPE
, O
Colo. B-GPE
, O
is O
a O
puckish O
sort O
who O
likes O
to O
give O
his O
colleagues O
the O
needle O
. O

But O
in O
this O
case O
the O
needle O
has O
a O
very O
sharp O
point O
. O

Though O
it O
's O
probably O
safe O
to O
assume O
that O
the O
majority O
of O
financial O
planners O
are O
honest O
and O
even O
reasonably O
competent O
, O
the O
fact O
remains O
that O
, O
as O
one O
wag O
puts O
it O
, O
`` O
anybody O
who O
can O
fog O
a O
mirror O
'' O
can O
call O
himself O
a O
financial O
planner O
. O

Planners O
now O
influence O
the O
investment O
of O
several O
hundred O
billion O
dollars O
, O
but O
in O
effect O
they O
operate O
in O
the O
dark O
. O

There O
is O
no O
effective O
regulation O
of O
planners O
, O
no O
accepted O
standard O
for O
admission O
into O
their O
ranks O
-- O
a O
dog O
got O
into O
one O
trade O
group O
-- O
no O
way O
to O
assess O
their O
performance O
, O
no O
way O
even O
to O
know O
how O
many O
of O
them O
there O
are O
-LRB- O
estimates O
range O
from O
60,000 O
to O
450,000 O
-RRB- O
. O

All O
anyone O
need O
do O
is O
hang O
up O
a O
shingle O
and O
start O
planning O
. O

So O
it O
should O
come O
as O
no O
shock O
that O
the O
profession O
, O
if O
that O
's O
what O
it O
is O
, O
has O
attracted O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
whose O
principal O
talents O
seem O
to O
be O
frittering O
away O
or O
flat O
- O
out O
stealing O
their O
clients O
' O
money O
. O

Alarmed O
, O
state O
and O
federal O
authorities O
are O
trying O
to O
devise O
ways O
to O
certify O
and O
regulate O
planners O
. O

Industry O
groups O
and O
reputable O
planners O
who O
are O
members O
of O
them O
want O
comprehensive O
standards O
, O
too O
; O
they O
're O
tired O
of O
seeing O
practitioners O
depicted O
collectively O
in O
the O
business O
press O
as O
dumber O
than O
chimpanzees O
and O
greedier O
than O
a O
herd O
of O
swine O
. O

But O
reform O
has O
n't O
taken O
hold O
yet O
. O

`` O
The O
industry O
is O
still O
pretty O
much O
in O
its O
Wild B-LOC
West I-LOC
days O
, O
'' O
says O
Scott B-PERSON
Stapf I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
investor O
education O
for O
the B-ORG
North I-ORG
American I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Administrators I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

An O
admittedly O
limited O
survey O
by O
NASAA B-ORG
, O
whose O
members O
are O
state O
securities O
- O
law O
regulators O
, O
found O
that O
between O
1986 O
and O
1988 O
`` O
fraud O
and O
abuse O
'' O
by O
financial O
planners O
cost O
22,000 O
investors O
$ O
400 O
million O
. O

The O
rogues O
' O
gallery O
of O
planners O
involved O
includes O
some O
convicted O
felons O
, O
a O
compulsive O
gambler O
or O
two O
, O
various O
businessmen O
who O
had O
planned O
their O
own O
previous O
ventures O
right O
into O
bankruptcy O
, O
and O
one O
man O
who O
scammed O
his O
wife O
's O
grandmother O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
the O
losses O
they O
and O
the O
others O
caused O
`` O
are O
just O
what O
we O
are O
stumbling O
over O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Stapf O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
majority O
of O
misdeeds O
probably O
go O
undetected O
. O

So O
do O
just O
about O
all O
the O
losses O
that O
could O
be O
attributed O
to O
the O
sheer O
incompetence O
of O
unqualified O
planners O
. O

Nobody O
can O
estimate O
the O
toll O
, O
but O
John B-PERSON
Gargan I-PERSON
, O
a O
Tampa B-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
planner O
and O
head O
of O
one O
trade O
group O
, O
the O
International O
Association O
of O
Registered O
Financial O
Planners O
, O
thinks O
the O
danger O
to O
investors O
from O
incompetence O
is O
`` O
humongous O
, O
'' O
far O
greater O
than O
that O
from O
crookery O
. O

His O
group O
, O
like O
others O
, O
wants O
minimum O
standards O
applied O
to O
all O
who O
call O
themselves O
financial O
planners O
. O

Surveying O
all O
this O
, O
some O
people O
now O
think O
the O
best O
planner O
might O
be O
no O
planner O
at O
all O
. O

For O
most O
investors O
`` O
the O
benefits O
just O
are O
n't O
worth O
the O
risks O
, O
'' O
says O
Barbara B-PERSON
Roper I-PERSON
, O
who O
follows O
financial O
- O
planning O
issues O
for O
the O
Consumer O
Federation O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
a O
consumer O
- O
advocacy O
organization O
based O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

She O
concedes O
that O
such O
a O
position O
is O
`` O
unfair O
'' O
to O
the O
thousands O
of O
conscientious O
and O
qualified O
people O
plying O
the O
trade O
, O
but O
as O
a O
consumer O
advocate O
she O
feels O
impelled O
to O
take O
it O
. O

She O
says O
her O
group O
used O
to O
give O
tips O
on O
selecting O
planners O
-- O
check O
educational O
and O
experience O
credentials O
, O
consult O
regulators O
and O
Better B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Bureaus I-ORG
-- O
but O
found O
that O
even O
some O
people O
who O
took O
these O
steps O
`` O
were O
still O
getting O
ripped O
off O
. O
'' O

The O
bad O
news O
, O
however O
, O
has O
n't O
been O
bad O
enough O
to O
kill O
the O
growing O
demand O
for O
financial O
planning O
. O

The O
Tax O
Reform O
Act O
of O
1986 O
, O
which O
eliminated O
many O
tax O
shelters O
peddled O
by O
planners O
, O
and O
the O
stock O
market O
crash O
the O
next O
year O
did O
cause O
a O
sharp O
slump O
in O
such O
demand O
, O
and O
many O
planners O
had O
to O
make O
an O
unplanned O
exit O
from O
the O
business O
. O

But O
membership O
in O
the O
International O
Association O
of O
Financial O
Planners O
-LRB- O
IAFP B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
the O
industry O
's O
biggest O
trade O
group O
, O
is O
still O
nearly O
triple O
what O
it O
was O
in O
1980 O
, O
and O
it O
's O
believed O
that O
the O
ranks O
of O
planners O
who O
do O
n't O
belong O
to O
any O
group O
have O
soared O
as O
well O
. O

An O
estimated O
10 O
million O
Americans O
are O
now O
using O
financial O
planners O
, O
and O
the O
pool O
of O
capital O
they O
influence O
is O
enormous O
. O

A O
survey O
of O
54,000 O
of O
them O
conducted O
by O
the O
IAFP O
in O
April O
showed O
that O
these O
practitioners O
alone O
had O
controlled O
or O
guided O
the O
investment O
of O
$ O
154 O
billion O
of O
their O
clients O
' O
money O
in O
the O
previous O
12 O
months O
. O

The O
sheer O
number O
of O
planners O
makes O
the O
business O
extremely O
difficult O
, O
if O
not O
impossible O
, O
to O
regulate O
. O

Even O
the O
minority O
of O
them O
who O
must O
register O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
as O
`` O
investment O
advisers O
'' O
-- O
people O
who O
are O
in O
the O
business O
of O
counseling O
others O
on O
the O
buying O
and O
selling O
of O
securities O
specifically O
-- O
have O
been O
enough O
to O
swamp O
the O
agency O
's O
capacity O
. O

The O
SEC O
has O
only O
about O
200 O
staffers O
assigned O
to O
keep O
tabs O
on O
investment O
advisers O
-- O
about O
the O
same O
as O
in O
1980 O
-- O
even O
though O
the O
number O
of O
advisers O
has O
tripled O
to O
about O
15,000 O
over O
the O
past O
decade O
. O

Currently O
, O
a O
registered O
investment O
adviser O
can O
expect O
an O
SEC B-ORG
audit O
only O
once O
every O
12 O
years O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
bad O
things O
can O
happen O
in O
12 O
years O
. O

`` O
It O
does O
n't O
take O
a O
rocket O
scientist O
to O
figure O
out O
our O
problem O
, O
'' O
says O
Kathryn B-PERSON
McGrath I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
SEC O
's O
division O
of O
investment O
management O
. O

So O
the O
SEC O
has O
proposed O
to O
Congress B-ORG
that O
much O
of O
the O
job O
of O
oversight O
be O
turned O
over O
to O
an O
industry O
- O
funded O
, O
self O
- O
regulatory O
organization O
patterned O
on O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Securities O
Dealers O
, O
which O
operates O
in O
the O
brokerage O
business O
. O

Such O
an O
organization O
could O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
set O
minimum O
standards O
for O
competence O
, O
ethics O
and O
finances O
and O
punish O
those O
investment O
advisers O
who O
broke O
the O
rules O
. O

The O
proposal O
has O
set O
off O
a O
lively O
debate O
within O
an O
industry O
that O
was O
far O
from O
united O
to O
begin O
with O
. O

Mr. O
Schwartz O
, O
the O
puckish O
planner O
from O
Englewood B-GPE
, O
Colo. B-GPE
, O
says O
that O
allowing O
the O
business O
to O
police O
itself O
would O
be O
`` O
like O
putting O
Dracula B-PERSON
in O
charge O
of O
the O
blood O
bank O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Gargan O
, O
the O
Tampa B-GPE
planner O
who O
heads O
one O
trade O
group O
, O
favors O
simply O
assessing O
the O
industry O
and O
giving O
the O
money O
to O
the O
SEC O
to O
hire O
more O
staff O
. O

-LRB- O
Mr. O
Gargan O
's O
views O
are O
not O
greeted O
with O
wild O
enthusiasm O
over O
at O
the O
IAFP O
, O
the O
major O
industry O
organization O
. O

When O
the O
IAFP O
recently O
assembled O
other O
industry O
groups O
to O
discuss O
common O
standards O
that O
might O
be O
applied O
to O
planners O
, O
Mr. O
Gargan O
's O
group O
was O
excluded O
. O

That O
may O
be O
because O
Mr. O
Gargan O
, O
smarting O
at O
what O
he O
considered O
slurs O
on O
his O
membership O
standards O
made O
by O
the O
rival O
group O
, O
enrolled O
his O
dog O
, O
Beauregard B-PERSON
, O
as O
a O
member O
of O
the O
IAFP O
. O

Then O
he O
sent O
the O
pooch O
's O
picture O
with O
the O
certificate O
of O
membership O
-- O
it O
was O
made O
out O
to O
`` O
Boris O
` O
Bo O
' O
Regaard O
'' O
-- O
to O
every O
newspaper O
he O
could O
think O
of O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
states O
have O
their O
own O
ideas O
about O
regulation O
and O
certification O
. O

NASAA B-ORG
, O
the O
organization O
of O
state O
securities O
regulators O
, O
is O
pushing O
for O
a O
model O
regulatory O
statute O
already O
adopted O
in O
eight O
states O
. O

It O
requires O
financial O
planners O
to O
register O
with O
states O
, O
pass O
competency O
tests O
and O
reveal O
to O
customers O
any O
conflicts O
of O
interest O
. O

The O
most O
common O
conflict O
involves O
compensation O
. O

NASAA B-ORG
estimates O
that O
nearly O
90 O
% O
of O
planners O
receive O
some O
or O
all O
of O
their O
income O
from O
sales O
commissions O
on O
securities O
, O
insurance O
and O
other O
financial O
products O
they O
recommend O
. O

The O
issue O
: O
Is O
the O
planner O
putting O
his O
clients O
into O
the O
best O
investments O
, O
or O
the O
ones O
that O
garner O
the O
biggest O
commissions O
? O

In O
1986 O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
attorney O
general O
's O
office O
got O
an O
order O
from O
a O
state O
court O
in O
Albany B-GPE
shutting O
down O
First B-ORG
Meridian I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
an O
Albany B-GPE
financial O
- O
planning O
firm O
that O
had O
invested O
$ O
55 O
million O
on O
behalf O
of O
nearly O
1,000 O
investors O
. O

In O
its O
notice O
of O
action O
, O
the O
attorney O
general O
said O
the O
company O
had O
promised O
to O
put O
clients O
into O
`` O
balanced O
'' O
investment O
portfolios O
; O
instead O
, O
the O
attorney O
general O
alleged O
, O
the O
company O
consistently O
shoved O
unwary O
customers O
into O
high O
- O
risk O
investments O
in O
paintings O
, O
coins O
and O
Florida B-GPE
condos O
. O

Those O
investments O
paid O
big O
commissions O
to O
First B-ORG
Meridian I-ORG
, O
payments O
investors O
were O
never O
told O
about O
, O
the O
attorney O
general O
alleged O
. O

Investors O
were O
further O
assured O
that O
only O
those O
with O
a O
minimun O
net O
worth O
would O
be O
accepted O
. O

In O
practice O
, O
the O
attorney O
general O
alleged O
in O
an O
affidavit O
, O
if O
an O
investor O
had O
access O
to O
cash O
`` O
the O
chances O
of O
being O
turned O
down O
by O
First B-ORG
Meridian I-ORG
were O
about O
as O
probable O
as O
being O
rejected O
by O
the O
Book O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
Month O
Club O
. O
'' O

And O
, O
the O
attorney O
general O
added O
, O
First B-ORG
Meridian I-ORG
's O
president O
, O
Roger O
V. O
Sala B-NORP
, O
portrayed O
himself O
as O
a O
`` O
financial O
expert O
'' O
when O
his O
qualifications O
largely O
consisted O
of O
a O
high O
- O
school O
diploma O
, O
work O
as O
a O
real O
- O
estate O
and O
insurance O
salesman O
, O
and O
a O
stint O
as O
supervisor O
at O
a O
highway O
toll O
booth O
. O

First B-ORG
Meridian I-ORG
and O
its O
officials O
are O
currently O
under O
investigation O
for O
possible O
criminal O
wrongdoing O
, O
according O
to O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
the O
attorney O
general O
. O

Harry B-PERSON
Manion I-PERSON
, O
Mr. O
Sala B-NORP
's O
attorney O
, O
says O
his O
client O
denies O
any O
wrongdoing O
and O
adds O
that O
the O
attorney O
general O
's O
contentions O
about O
First B-ORG
Meridian I-ORG
's O
business O
practices O
are O
incorrect O
. O

As O
for O
Mr. O
Sala B-NORP
's O
qualifications O
, O
`` O
the O
snooty O
attorneys O
for O
the O
state O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
decided O
Mr. O
Sala B-NORP
was O
n't O
qualified O
because O
he O
did O
n't O
have O
a O
Harvard B-ORG
degree O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Manion O
. O

Civil O
suits O
against O
planners O
by O
clients O
seeking O
recovery O
of O
funds O
are O
increasingly O
common O
. O

Two O
such O
actions O
, O
both O
filed O
earlier O
this O
year O
in O
Georgia B-GPE
state O
court O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
, O
could O
be O
particularly O
embarrassing O
to O
the O
industry O
: O
both O
name O
J. B-PERSON
Chandler I-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
, O
an O
Atlanta B-GPE
financial O
planner O
who O
is O
a O
founder O
and O
past O
chairman O
of O
the O
IAFP O
, O
as O
defendant O
. O

One O
suit O
, O
filed O
by O
more O
than O
three O
dozen O
investors O
, O
charges O
that O
Mr. O
Peterson O
misused O
much O
of O
the O
$ O
9.7 O
million O
put O
into O
a O
limited O
partnership O
that O
he O
operated O
and O
promoted O
, O
spending O
some O
of O
it O
to O
pay O
his O
own O
legal O
bills O
and O
to O
invest O
in O
other O
companies O
in O
which O
he O
had O
an O
interest O
. O

Those O
companies O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
paid O
Mr. O
Peterson O
commissions O
and O
fees O
, O
the O
suit O
alleges O
. O

The O
other O
suit O
was O
filed O
by O
two O
men O
in O
a O
dispute O
over O
$ O
100,000 O
investments O
each O
says O
he O
made O
with O
Mr. O
Peterson O
as O
part O
of O
an O
effort O
to O
purchase O
the O
Bank O
of O
Scottsdale B-GPE
in O
Scottsdale B-GPE
, O
Ariz B-GPE
. O

One O
plaintiff O
, O
a O
doctor O
, O
testified O
in O
an O
affidavit O
that O
he O
also O
gave O
Mr. O
Peterson O
$ O
50,000 O
to O
join O
a O
sort O
of O
investment O
club O
which O
essentially O
gave O
the O
physician O
`` O
the O
privilege O
of O
making O
additional O
investments O
'' O
with O
Mr. O
Peterson O
. O

In O
affidavits O
, O
each O
plaintiff O
claims O
Mr. O
Peterson O
promised O
the O
bank O
purchase O
would O
be O
completed O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1988 O
or O
the O
money O
returned O
. O

Mr. O
Peterson O
took O
the O
plaintiffs O
' O
and O
other O
investors O
' O
money O
to O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
bank O
's O
directors O
. O

Wearing O
a O
business O
suit O
and O
western O
- O
style O
hat O
and O
boots O
, O
he O
opened O
up O
his O
briefcase O
and O
dumped O
$ O
1 O
million O
in O
cash O
on O
a O
table O
in O
front O
of O
the O
directors O
, O
says O
Myron B-PERSON
Diebel I-PERSON
, O
the O
bank O
's O
president O
. O

`` O
He O
said O
he O
wanted O
to O
show O
the O
color O
of O
his O
money O
, O
'' O
recalls O
Mr. O
Diebel O
. O

Bank O
officials O
, O
however O
, O
showed O
him O
the O
door O
, O
and O
the O
sale O
never O
came O
off O
. O

According O
to O
the O
suit O
, O
Mr. O
Peterson O
has O
yet O
to O
return O
the O
plaintiffs O
' O
investment O
. O

They O
want O
it O
back O
. O

Mr. O
Peterson O
declines O
to O
comment O
on O
specific O
allegations O
in O
the O
two O
suits O
, O
saying O
he O
prefers O
to O
save O
such O
responses O
for O
court O
. O

But O
he O
does O
say O
that O
all O
of O
his O
activities O
have O
been O
`` O
entirely O
proper O
. O
'' O

On O
the O
suit O
by O
the O
limited O
partners O
, O
he O
says O
he O
is O
considering O
a O
defamation O
suit O
against O
the O
plaintiffs O
. O

The O
suit O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
`` O
is O
almost O
in O
the O
nature O
of O
a O
vendetta O
by O
a O
handful O
of O
disgruntled O
people O
. O
'' O

Rearding O
the O
suit O
over O
the O
bank O
bid O
, O
Mr. O
Peterson O
says O
it O
is O
filled O
with O
`` O
inflammatory O
language O
and O
half O
truths O
. O
'' O

He O
declines O
to O
go O
into O
specifics O
. O

Mr. O
Peterson O
says O
the O
suits O
against O
him O
are O
less O
a O
measure O
of O
his O
work O
than O
they O
are O
a O
`` O
sign O
of O
the O
times O
'' O
in O
which O
people O
generally O
are O
more O
prone O
to O
sue O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
anybody O
in O
the O
industry O
who O
has O
n't O
experienced O
litigation O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Peterson O
also O
says O
he O
does O
n't O
consider O
himself O
a O
financial O
planner O
anymore O
. O

He O
now O
calls O
himself O
an O
`` O
investment O
banker O
. O
'' O

In O
many O
scams O
or O
alleged O
scams O
involving O
planners O
, O
it O
's O
plain O
that O
only O
a O
modicum O
of O
common O
sense O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the O
investors O
would O
have O
kept O
them O
out O
of O
harm O
's O
way O
. O

Using O
it O
, O
would O
n't O
a O
proessional O
hesitate O
to O
pay O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
dollars O
just O
for O
a O
chance O
to O
invest O
witha O
planner O
? O

Other O
cases O
go O
to O
show O
that O
an O
old O
saw O
still O
applies O
: O
If O
it O
sounds O
too O
good O
to O
be O
true O
, O
it O
probably O
is O
. O

Certificates O
of O
deposit O
do O
n't O
pay O
23 O
% O
a O
year O
, O
for O
example O
, O
but O
that O
did O
n't O
give O
pause O
to O
clients O
of O
one O
Alabama B-GPE
planner O
. O

Now O
they O
're O
losers O
and O
he O
's O
in O
jail O
in O
Mobile B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

CDs O
yielding O
40 O
% O
are O
even O
more O
implausible O
-- O
especially O
when O
the O
issuing O
`` O
bank O
'' O
in O
the O
Marshall O
Islands O
is O
merely O
a O
mail O
drop O
watched O
over O
by O
a O
local O
gas O
- O
station O
operator O
-- O
but O
investors O
fell O
for O
that O
one O
too O
. O

And O
the O
Colorado B-GPE
planner O
who O
promised O
to O
make O
some O
of O
his O
clients O
millionaires O
on O
investments O
of O
as O
litle O
as O
$ O
100 O
? O

Never O
mind O
. O

You O
already O
know O
the O
answer O
. O

Mr. O
Emshwiller O
is O
a O
staff O
reporter O
in O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
bureau O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Stone I-PERSON
stewed O
over O
a O
letter O
from O
his O
manager O
putting O
him O
on O
probation O
for O
insubordination O
. O

Mr. O
Stone O
thought O
the O
discipline O
was O
unfair O
; O
he O
believed O
that O
his O
manager O
wanted O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
him O
for O
personal O
reasons O
. O

Unable O
to O
persuade O
the O
manager O
to O
change O
his O
decision O
, O
he O
went O
to O
a O
`` O
company O
court O
'' O
for O
a O
hearing O
. O

At O
the O
scheduled O
time O
, O
Mr. O
Stone O
entered O
a O
conference O
room O
in O
a O
building O
near O
where O
he O
worked O
. O

After O
the O
three O
members O
of O
the O
court O
introduced O
themselves O
, O
the O
chairman O
of O
the O
panel O
said O
: O
`` O
Go O
ahead O
and O
tell O
us O
what O
happened O
. O

We O
may O
ask O
questions O
as O
you O
go O
along O
, O
or O
we O
may O
wait O
until O
the O
end O
. O
'' O

No O
lawyers O
or O
tape O
recorders O
were O
present O
. O

The O
only O
extra O
people O
were O
a O
couple O
of O
personnel O
specialists O
, O
one O
of O
whom O
knew O
Mr. O
Stone O
's O
case O
intimately O
and O
would O
help O
fill O
in O
any O
facts O
needed O
to O
give O
the O
court O
the O
full O
picture O
. O

Over O
a O
cup O
of O
coffee O
, O
Mr. O
Stone O
told O
his O
story O
. O

He O
talked O
about O
20 O
minutes O
. O

When O
he O
was O
through O
, O
the O
court O
members O
asked O
many O
questions O
, O
then O
the O
chairman O
said O
they O
would O
like O
to O
hear O
his O
manager O
's O
side O
and O
talk O
to O
witnesses O
. O

The O
chairman O
promised O
Mr. O
Stone O
a O
decision O
within O
two O
weeks O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Stone I-PERSON
is O
a O
fictional O
name O
, O
but O
the O
incident O
described O
is O
real O
. O

It O
happened O
at O
Northrop B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

The O
court O
is O
called O
the B-ORG
Management I-ORG
Appeals I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
or O
just O
`` O
MAC B-ORG
, O
'' O
and O
it O
is O
likely O
to O
hear O
a O
couple O
of O
dozen O
cases O
a O
year O
. O

Alter O
some O
details O
of O
this O
example O
and O
it O
could O
be O
taking O
place O
today O
at O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
in O
Memphis B-GPE
, O
the O
Defense O
and O
Underseas O
Systems O
divisions O
of O
Honeywell B-ORG
in O
Minneapolis B-GPE
, O
a O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
plant O
in O
Columbia B-GPE
, O
Md. B-GPE
, O
or O
a O
number O
of O
other O
companies O
. O

These O
firms O
are O
pioneers O
in O
a O
significant O
new O
trend O
in O
the O
corporate O
world O
: O
the O
rise O
of O
what O
I O
call O
corporate O
due O
process O
. O

Although O
corporate O
due O
process O
is O
practiced O
today O
in O
few O
companies O
-- O
perhaps O
40 O
to O
60 O
-- O
it O
is O
one O
of O
the O
fastest O
developing O
trends O
in O
industry O
. O

In O
the O
coming O
decade O
a O
majority O
of O
people O
- O
oriented O
companies O
are O
likely O
to O
adopt O
it O
. O

Corporate O
due O
process O
appeals O
to O
management O
for O
a O
variety O
of O
reasons O
. O

It O
reduces O
lawsuits O
from O
disgruntled O
employees O
and O
ex-employees O
, O
with O
all O
that O
means O
for O
reduced O
legal O
costs O
and O
better O
public O
relations O
. O

It O
helps O
to O
keep O
out O
unions O
. O

It O
increases O
employee O
commitment O
to O
the O
company O
, O
with O
all O
that O
means O
for O
efficiency O
and O
quality O
control O
. O

What O
must O
your O
management O
team O
do O
to O
establish O
corporate O
due O
process O
? O

Here O
are O
four O
key O
steps O
: O

1 O
. O
Make O
sure O
you O
have O
a O
strong O
personnel O
department O
. O

It O
must O
be O
able O
to O
handle O
most O
of O
the O
complaints O
that O
can O
not O
be O
solved O
in O
the O
trenches O
by O
managers O
and O
their O
subordinates O
, O
else O
the O
company O
court O
or O
adjudicators O
will O
be O
inundated O
with O
cases O
. O

At O
Polaroid B-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Personnel I-ORG
Policy I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
may O
hear O
only O
about O
20 O
cases O
a O
year O
; O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
many O
hundreds O
of O
complaints O
are O
resolved O
at O
earlier O
stages O
. O

At O
TWA B-ORG
, O
the O
System O
Board O
of O
Adjustment O
hears O
50 O
to O
75 O
cases O
a O
year O
, O
only O
a O
fraction O
of O
the O
complaints O
brought O
to O
personnel O
specialists O
. O

At O
Citicorp B-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Problem I-ORG
Review I-ORG
Board I-ORG
may O
hear O
only O
12 O
or O
so O
cases O
because O
of O
personnel O
's O
skill O
in O
complaint O
- O
resolution O
. O

In O
a O
typical O
year O
, O
up O
to O
20 O
% O
of O
the O
work O
force O
goes O
to O
personnel O
specialists O
with O
complaints O
of O
unfair O
treatment O
. O

In O
a O
large O
company O
that O
means O
many O
hundreds O
of O
complaints O
for O
personnel O
to O
handle O
. O

2 O
. O
Formally O
or O
informally O
, O
train O
all O
your O
managers O
and O
supervisors O
in O
the O
company O
's O
due O
- O
process O
approach O
. O

See O
that O
they O
know O
company O
personnel O
policy O
backwards O
and O
forwards O
, O
for O
it O
is O
the O
`` O
law O
'' O
governing O
company O
courts O
and O
adjudicators O
. O

Coach O
them O
in O
handling O
complaints O
so O
that O
they O
can O
resolve O
problems O
immediately O
. O

In O
case O
managers O
and O
personnel O
specialists O
are O
unsuccessful O
and O
subordinates O
take O
their O
complaints O
to O
a O
company O
court O
or O
adjudicator O
, O
teach O
managers O
to O
accept O
reversals O
as O
a O
fact O
of O
business O
life O
, O
for O
in O
a O
good O
due O
- O
process O
system O
they O
are O
bound O
to O
happen O
. O

In O
the O
15 O
companies O
I O
studied O
, O
reversal O
rates O
range O
on O
the O
average O
from O
20 O
% O
to O
40 O
% O
. O

3 O
. O
Decide O
whether O
you O
want O
a O
panel O
system O
or O
a O
single O
adjudicator O
. O

A O
panel O
system O
like O
that O
in O
the O
Bob B-PERSON
Stone I-PERSON
example O
enjoys O
such O
advantages O
as O
high O
credibility O
and O
, O
for O
the O
panelists O
, O
mutual O
support O
. O

An O
adjudicator O
system O
-- O
that O
is O
, O
an O
investigator O
who O
acts O
first O
as O
a O
fact O
- O
finder O
and O
then O
switches O
hats O
and O
arbitrates O
the O
facts O
-- O
has O
such O
advantages O
as O
speed O
, O
flexibility O
and O
maximum O
privacy O
. O

International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
and O
Bank B-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
are O
among O
the O
companies O
using O
the O
single O
- O
adjudicator O
approach O
. O

4 O
. O
Make O
your O
due O
- O
process O
system O
visible O
. O

It O
wo O
n't O
do O
any O
good O
for O
anybody O
unless O
employees O
know O
about O
it O
. O

Most O
managements O
hesitate O
to O
go O
all O
out O
in O
advertising O
their O
due O
- O
process O
systems O
for O
fear O
of O
encouraging O
cranks O
and O
chronic O
soreheads O
to O
file O
complaints O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
they O
make O
sure O
at O
a O
minimum O
that O
their O
systems O
are O
described O
in O
their O
employee O
handbooks O
and O
talked O
up O
by O
personnel O
specialists O
. O

Smith B-ORG
- I-ORG
Kline I-ORG
Beecham I-ORG
goes O
further O
and O
sometimes O
features O
its O
grievance O
procedure O
in O
closed O
- O
circuit O
TV O
programs O
. O

Naturally O
, O
one O
of O
the O
best O
ways O
to O
guarantee O
visibility O
for O
your O
due O
- O
process O
system O
is O
for O
top O
management O
to O
support O
it O
. O

At O
IBM B-ORG
, O
the O
company O
's O
Open O
Door O
system O
is O
sometimes O
the O
subject O
of O
memorandums O
from O
the O
chief O
executive O
. O

Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
goes O
further O
in O
this O
respect O
than O
any O
company O
I O
know O
of O
with O
both O
Frederick B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
and O
James B-PERSON
Barksdale I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
, O
respectively O
, O
sitting O
in O
on O
the B-ORG
Appeals I-ORG
Board I-ORG
almost O
every O
Tuesday O
to O
decide O
cases O
. O

Mr. O
Ewing O
is O
a O
consultant O
based O
in O
Winchester B-PRODUCT
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
and O
author O
of O
`` O
Justice B-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Job I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Resolving I-WORK_OF_ART
Grievances I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Nonunion I-WORK_OF_ART
Workplace I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Harvard B-ORG
Business I-ORG
School I-ORG
Press I-ORG
, O
1989 O
-RRB- O
. O

General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
signed O
a O
contract O
with O
the O
developers O
of O
the O
Ocean O
State O
Power O
project O
for O
the O
second O
phase O
of O
an O
independent O
$ O
400 O
million O
power O
plant O
, O
which O
is O
being O
built O
in O
Burrillville B-GPE
, O
R.I B-GPE
. O

GE B-ORG
, O
along O
with O
a O
division O
of O
Ebasco B-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Enserch B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
have O
been O
building O
the O
first O
250 O
- O
megawatt O
phase O
of O
the O
project O
, O
which O
they O
expect O
to O
complete O
in O
late O
1990 O
. O

The O
second O
portion O
will O
be O
completed O
the O
following O
year O
. O

GE B-ORG
's O
Power B-ORG
Generation I-ORG
subsidiary O
will O
operate O
and O
maintain O
the O
plant O
upon O
its O
completion O
. O

Jeffrey B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Levin I-PERSON
was O
named O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
economist O
of O
this O
commodity O
futures O
and O
options O
exchange O
. O

He O
had O
been O
associate O
professor O
in O
the O
department O
of O
finance O
at O
Seton B-ORG
Hall I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

FOR O
THOSE O
WHO O
DELIGHT O
in O
the O
misfortune O
of O
others O
, O
read O
on O
. O

This O
is O
a O
story O
about O
suckers O
. O

Most O
of O
us O
know O
a O
sucker O
. O

Many O
of O
us O
are O
suckers O
. O

But O
what O
we O
may O
not O
know O
is O
just O
what O
makes O
somebody O
a O
sucker O
. O

What O
makes O
people O
blurt O
out O
their O
credit O
- O
card O
numbers O
to O
a O
caller O
they O
've O
never O
heard O
of O
? O

Do O
they O
really O
believe O
that O
the O
number O
is O
just O
for O
verification O
and O
is O
simply O
a O
formality O
on O
the O
road O
to O
being O
a O
grand O
- O
prize O
winner O
? O

What O
makes O
a O
person O
buy O
an O
oil O
well O
from O
some O
stranger O
knocking O
on O
the O
screen O
door O
? O

Or O
an O
interest O
in O
a O
retirement O
community O
in O
Nevada B-GPE
that O
will O
knock O
your O
socks O
off O
, O
once O
it O
is O
built O
? O

Because O
in O
the O
end O
, O
these O
people O
always O
wind O
up O
asking O
themselves O
the O
same O
question O
: O
`` O
How O
could O
I O
be O
so O
stupid O
? O
'' O

There O
are O
, O
unfortunately O
, O
plenty O
of O
answers O
to O
that O
question O
-- O
and O
scam O
artists O
know O
all O
of O
them O
. O

`` O
These O
people O
are O
very O
skilled O
at O
finding O
out O
what O
makes O
a O
person O
tick O
, O
'' O
says O
Kent B-PERSON
Neal I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
the O
economic O
- O
crime O
unit O
of O
the O
Broward O
County O
State O
Attorney O
's O
Office B-ORG
in O
Fort B-GPE
Lauderdale I-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
a O
major O
haven O
for O
boiler O
rooms O
. O

`` O
Once O
they O
size O
them O
up O
, O
then O
they O
know O
what O
buttons O
to O
push O
. O
'' O

John B-PERSON
Blodgett I-PERSON
agrees O
-- O
and O
he O
ought O
to O
know O
. O

He O
used O
to O
be O
a O
boiler O
- O
room O
salesman O
, O
peddling O
investments O
in O
oil O
and O
gas O
wells O
and O
rare O
coins O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
definite O
psychology O
of O
the O
sale O
and O
different O
personalities O
you O
pitch O
different O
ways O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

The O
most O
obvious O
pitch O
, O
of O
course O
, O
is O
the O
lure O
of O
big O
returns O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
all O
a O
little O
greedy O
. O

Everyone O
is O
vulnerable O
, O
'' O
says O
Charles B-PERSON
Harper I-PERSON
, O
associate O
regional O
administrator O
for O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
in O
Miami B-GPE
. O

`` O
These O
guys O
prey O
on O
human O
frailties O
. O
'' O

While O
the O
promises O
of O
big O
profits O
ought O
to O
set O
off O
warning O
bells O
, O
they O
often O
do O
n't O
, O
in O
part O
because O
get O
- O
rich O
- O
quick O
tales O
have O
become O
embedded O
in O
American B-NORP
folklore O
. O

`` O
The O
overnight O
success O
story O
is O
part O
of O
our O
culture O
, O
and O
our O
society O
puts O
an O
emphasis O
on O
it O
with O
lotteries O
and O
Ed B-PERSON
McMahon I-PERSON
making O
millionaires O
out O
of O
people O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Cunningham I-PERSON
, O
an O
associate O
professor O
of O
psychology O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Kentucky B-GPE
in O
Louisville B-GPE
. O

`` O
Other O
people O
are O
making O
it O
overnight O
, O
and O
the O
rest O
who O
toil O
daily O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
miss O
that O
opportunity O
when O
it O
seems O
to O
come O
along O
. O
'' O

Adds O
Spencer B-PERSON
Barasch I-PERSON
, O
branch O
chief O
for O
enforcement O
at O
the O
SEC O
in O
Fort B-GPE
Worth I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
: O
`` O
Why O
do O
people O
play O
the O
lottery O
when O
the O
odds O
are O
great O
against O
them O
? O

People O
are O
shooting O
for O
a O
dream O
. O
'' O

Clearly O
, O
though O
, O
scam O
artists O
have O
to O
be O
a O
bit O
more O
subtle O
than O
simply O
promising O
millions O
; O
the O
psychology O
of O
suckers O
is O
n't O
simply O
the O
psychology O
of O
the O
greedy O
. O

There O
's O
also O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
the O
need O
to O
be O
part O
of O
the O
in O
- O
crowd O
. O

So O
one O
popular O
ploy O
is O
to O
make O
a O
prospective O
investor O
feel O
like O
an O
insider O
, O
joining O
an O
exclusive O
group O
that O
is O
about O
to O
make O
a O
killing O
. O

Between O
1978 O
and O
1987 O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
SH B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
in O
Winter B-GPE
Haven I-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
sold O
interests O
in O
oil O
wells O
to O
a O
very O
select O
group O
of O
local O
residents O
, O
while O
turning O
away O
numerous O
other O
eager O
investors O
. O

The O
owner O
of O
the O
company O
, O
Stephen B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
since O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
state O
and O
federal O
fraud O
charges O
, O
confided O
to O
investors O
that O
he O
had O
a O
secret O
agreement O
with O
Amoco B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
said O
the O
location O
of O
his O
wells O
was O
confidential O
, O
according O
to O
a O
civil O
suit O
filed O
in O
a O
Florida B-GPE
state O
court O
by O
the O
Florida B-GPE
comptroller O
's O
office O
. O

Neither O
the O
Amoco O
agreement O
nor O
the O
wells O
existed O
, O
the O
suit O
alleged O
. O

Such O
schemes O
, O
says O
Tony B-PERSON
Adamski I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
the O
financial O
- O
crimes O
unit O
of O
the O
Federal O
Bureau O
of O
Investigation O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
appeal O
to O
investors O
' O
`` O
desire O
to O
believe O
this O
is O
really O
true O
and O
that O
they O
are O
part O
of O
a O
chosen O
group O
being O
given O
this O
opportunity O
. O
'' O

At O
times O
, O
salesmen O
may O
embellish O
the O
inside O
information O
with O
`` O
the O
notion O
that O
this O
is O
some O
slightly O
shady O
, O
slightly O
illegal O
investment O
the O
person O
is O
being O
included O
in O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Cunningham O
. O

In O
appealing O
to O
those O
with O
a O
bit O
of O
larceny O
in O
their O
hearts O
, O
the O
fraud O
artist O
can O
insist O
that O
a O
person O
keep O
an O
investment O
secret O
-- O
insulating O
himself O
from O
being O
discovered O
and O
keeping O
his O
victim O
from O
consulting O
with O
others O
. O

It O
also O
adds O
to O
the O
mystery O
of O
the O
venture O
. O

Mr. O
Blodgett O
, O
the O
boiler O
- O
room O
veteran O
, O
believes O
that O
for O
many O
investors O
, O
the O
get O
- O
rich O
- O
quick O
scams O
carry O
a O
longed O
- O
for O
element O
of O
excitement O
. O

`` O
Once O
people O
got O
into O
it O
, O
I O
was O
allowing O
them O
to O
live O
a O
dream O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

He O
phoned O
them O
with O
updates O
on O
the O
investment O
, O
such O
as O
`` O
funny O
things O
that O
happened O
at O
the O
well O
that O
week O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
You O
gave O
them O
some O
excitement O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
have O
in O
their O
lives O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Mr. O
Blodgett O
, O
who O
was O
convicted O
in O
Florida B-GPE
state O
court O
of O
selling O
unregistered O
securities O
and O
in O
California B-GPE
state O
court O
of O
unlawful O
use O
of O
the O
telephone O
to O
defraud O
and O
deceive O
, O
is O
now O
on O
probation O
. O

He O
says O
he O
has O
quit O
the O
business O
and O
is O
back O
in O
school O
, O
majoring O
in O
psychology O
with O
aspirations O
to O
go O
into O
industrial O
psychology O
. O
-RRB- O

For O
some O
investors O
, O
it O
's O
the O
appearances O
that O
leave O
them O
deceived O
. O

`` O
The O
trappings O
of O
success O
go O
a O
long O
way O
-- O
wearing O
the O
right O
clothes O
, O
doing O
the O
right O
things O
, O
'' O
says O
Paul B-PERSON
Andreassen I-PERSON
, O
an O
associate O
professor O
of O
psychology O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
. O

Conservative O
appearances O
make O
people O
think O
it O
's O
a O
conservative O
investment O
. O

`` O
People O
honestly O
lose O
money O
on O
risky O
investments O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
realize O
were O
a O
crapshoot O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Wenz I-PERSON
, O
a O
Phoenix B-GPE
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
, O
attorney O
, O
says O
a O
promise O
of O
unrealistic O
returns O
would O
have O
made O
him O
leery O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Wenz O
, O
who O
says O
he O
lost O
$ O
43,000 O
in O
one O
precious O
- O
metals O
deal O
and O
$ O
39,000 O
in O
another O
, O
says O
a O
salesman O
`` O
used O
a O
business O
- O
venture O
approach O
'' O
with O
him O
, O
sending O
investment O
literature O
, O
a O
contract O
limiting O
the O
firm O
's O
liability O
, O
and O
an O
insurance O
policy O
. O

When O
he O
visited O
the O
company O
's O
office O
, O
he O
says O
, O
it O
had O
`` O
all O
the O
trappings O
of O
legitimacy O
. O
'' O

Still O
others O
are O
stung O
by O
a O
desire O
to O
do O
both O
well O
and O
good O
, O
says O
Douglas B-PERSON
Watson I-PERSON
, O
commanding O
officer O
of O
the O
Los O
Angeles O
Police O
Department O
's O
bunko O
- O
forgery O
division O
. O

Born O
- O
again O
Christians O
are O
the O
most O
visible O
targets O
of O
unscrupulous O
do O
- O
gooder O
investment O
pitches O
. O

But O
hardly O
the O
only O
ones O
: O
The O
scams O
promise O
-- O
among O
other O
things O
-- O
to O
help O
save O
the O
environment O
, O
feed O
starving O
families O
and O
prevent O
the O
disappearance O
of O
children O
. O

Psychologists O
say O
isolated O
people O
who O
do O
n't O
discuss O
their O
investments O
with O
others O
are O
particularly O
at O
risk O
for O
fraud O
. O

Scam O
artists O
seek O
out O
such O
people O
-- O
or O
try O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
their O
victims O
isolate O
themselves O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
salesmen O
may O
counter O
a O
man O
's O
objection O
that O
he O
wants O
to O
discuss O
an O
investment O
with O
his O
wife O
by O
asking O
, O
`` O
Who O
wears O
the O
pants O
in O
your O
family O
? O
'' O

Or O
an O
investor O
who O
wants O
his O
accountant O
's O
advice O
may O
be O
told O
, O
`` O
You O
seem O
like O
a O
guy O
who O
can O
make O
up O
his O
own O
mind O
. O
'' O

Often O
con O
artists O
will O
try O
to O
disarm O
their O
victims O
by O
emphasizing O
similarities O
between O
them O
. O

William B-PERSON
Lynes I-PERSON
, O
a O
retired O
engineer O
from O
Lockheed B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
says O
he O
and O
his O
wife O
, O
Lily B-PERSON
, O
warmed O
to O
the O
investment O
pitches O
of O
a O
penny O
- O
stock O
peddler O
from O
Stuart B-ORG
- I-ORG
James I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
after O
the O
broker O
told O
them O
he O
, O
too O
, O
had O
once O
worked O
with O
Lockheed B-ORG
. O

The O
Lyneses B-PERSON
, O
of O
Powder B-GPE
Springs I-GPE
, O
Ga. B-GPE
, O
have O
filed O
suit O
in O
Georgia B-GPE
state O
court O
against O
Stuart B-ORG
James I-ORG
, O
alleging O
fraud O
. O

They O
are O
awaiting O
an O
arbitration O
proceeding O
. O

They O
say O
the O
broker O
took O
them O
out O
for O
lunch O
frequently O
. O

He O
urged O
them O
to O
refer O
their O
friends O
, O
who O
also O
lost O
money O
. O

-LRB- O
Donald B-PERSON
Trinen I-PERSON
, O
an O
attorney O
for O
the O
penny O
- O
brokerage O
firm O
, O
denies O
the O
fraud O
allegations O
and O
says O
the O
Lyneses B-PERSON
were O
fully O
apprised O
that O
they O
were O
pursuing O
a O
high O
- O
risk O
investment O
. O
-RRB- O

`` O
It O
's O
not O
uncommon O
for O
these O
guys O
to O
send O
pictures O
of O
themselves O
or O
their O
families O
to O
ingratiate O
themselves O
to O
their O
clients O
, O
'' O
says O
Terree B-PERSON
Bowers I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
the O
major O
- O
frauds O
section O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
's O
office O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

`` O
We O
've O
seen O
cases O
where O
salesmen O
will O
affect O
the O
accent O
of O
the O
region O
of O
the O
country O
they O
are O
calling O
. O

Anything O
to O
make O
a O
sale O
. O
'' O

Experts O
say O
that O
whatever O
a O
person O
's O
particular O
weak O
point O
, O
timing O
is O
crucial O
. O

People O
may O
be O
particularly O
vulnerable O
to O
flim O
- O
flam O
pitches O
when O
they O
are O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
major O
upheaval O
in O
their O
lives O
. O

`` O
Sometimes O
when O
people O
are O
making O
big O
changes O
, O
retiring O
from O
their O
jobs O
, O
moving O
to O
a O
new O
area O
, O
they O
lose O
their O
bearings O
, O
'' O
says O
Maury B-PERSON
Elvekrog I-PERSON
, O
a O
licensed O
psychologist O
who O
is O
now O
an O
investment O
adviser O
and O
principal O
in O
Seger B-ORG
- I-ORG
Elvekrog I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Birmingham B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
investment O
- O
counseling O
firm O
. O

`` O
They O
may O
be O
susceptible O
to O
some O
song O
and O
dance O
if O
it O
hits O
them O
at O
the O
right O
time O
. O
'' O

They O
are O
obviously O
also O
more O
susceptible O
when O
they O
need O
money O
- O
retirees O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
trying O
to O
bolster O
their O
fixed O
income O
or O
parents O
fretting O
over O
how O
to O
pay O
for O
a O
child O
's O
college O
expenses O
. O

`` O
These O
people O
are O
n't O
necessarily O
stupid O
or O
naive O
. O

Almost O
all O
of O
us O
in O
comparable O
circumstances O
might O
be O
victimized O
in O
some O
way O
, O
'' O
says O
Jerald B-PERSON
Jellison I-PERSON
, O
a O
psychology O
professor O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Southern B-LOC
California I-LOC
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

Nick B-PERSON
Cortese I-PERSON
thinks O
that O
's O
what O
happened O
to O
him O
. O

Mr. O
Cortese O
, O
a O
33 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Delta B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Lines I-ORG
engineer O
, O
invested O
some O
$ O
2,000 O
in O
penny O
stocks O
through O
a O
broker O
who O
promised O
quick O
returns O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
saving O
up O
to O
buy O
a O
house O
, O
and O
my O
wife O
was O
pregnant O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Cortese O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
just O
before O
the O
Christmas O
holidays O
, O
and O
I O
figured O
we O
could O
use O
some O
extra O
cash O
. O
'' O

The O
investment O
is O
worth O
about O
$ O
130 O
today O
. O

`` O
Maybe O
it O
was O
just O
a O
vulnerable O
time O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Cortese O
. O

`` O
Maybe O
the O
next O
day O
or O
even O
an O
hour O
later O
, O
I O
would O
n't O
have O
done O
it O
. O
'' O

Ms. O
Brannigan O
is O
a O
staff O
reporter O
in O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
Atlanta B-GPE
bureau O
. O

Gary B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Schantz I-PERSON
, O
44 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
. O

Polymerix B-ORG
makes O
lumber O
- O
like O
materials O
that O
it O
describes O
as O
`` O
plastic O
wood O
. O
'' O

The O
operating O
chief O
's O
post O
is O
new O
. O

Martin B-PERSON
Schrager I-PERSON
, O
51 O
, O
who O
had O
been O
president O
, O
was O
named O
vice O
chairman O
. O

He O
remains O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

Mr. O
Schantz O
was O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
the O
Acrylic O
division O
of O
Polycast B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Separately O
, O
the O
board O
expanded O
to O
six O
members O
with O
the O
election O
of O
David B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Holewinski I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
. O

The O
company O
also O
said O
it O
privately O
placed O
stock O
and O
warrants O
in O
exchange O
for O
$ O
750,000 O
. O

YOU O
WENT O
to O
college O
and O
thought O
you O
got O
an O
education O
. O

Now O
you O
discover O
that O
you O
never O
learned O
the O
most O
important O
lesson O
: O
How O
to O
send O
your O
kids O
to O
college O
. O

True O
, O
when O
you O
went O
to O
college O
, O
there O
was O
n't O
that O
much O
to O
learn O
. O

Stick O
some O
money O
in O
an O
interest O
- O
bearing O
account O
and O
watch O
it O
grow O
. O

Now O
, O
investment O
salesmen O
say O
it O
's O
time O
to O
take O
some O
risks O
if O
you O
want O
the O
kind O
of O
returns O
that O
will O
buy O
your O
toddler O
a O
ticket O
to O
Prestige B-ORG
U. I-ORG
in O
18 O
years O
. O

In O
short O
, O
throw O
away O
the O
passbook O
and O
go O
for O
the O
glory O
. O

The O
reason O
is O
cost O
. O

Nothing O
in O
the O
annals O
of O
tuition O
readied O
parents O
for O
the O
1980s O
. O

Tuitions O
at O
private O
colleges O
rose O
154 O
% O
in O
the O
10 O
years O
ended O
in O
June B-GPE
of O
this O
year O
; O
that O
's O
twice O
the O
77 O
% O
increase O
in O
consumer O
prices O
for O
the O
same O
period O
. O

A O
year O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
now O
goes O
for O
$ O
19,395 O
. O

By O
2007 O
, O
when O
this O
year O
's O
newborns O
hit O
campus O
, O
a O
four O
- O
year O
Ivy O
League O
sheepskin O
will O
cost O
$ O
300,000 O
, O
give O
or O
take O
a O
few O
pizzas O
- O
with O
- O
everything O
at O
exam O
time O
. O

Stanford B-ORG
, O
MIT B-ORG
and O
other O
utmosts O
will O
cost O
no O
less O
. O

So O
what O
's O
a O
parent O
to O
do O
? O

Some O
investment O
advisers O
are O
suggesting O
, O
in O
effect O
, O
a O
bet O
on O
a O
start O
- O
up O
investment O
pool O
-- O
maybe O
even O
on O
margin O
. O

Others O
prefer O
deep O
- O
discount O
zero O
- O
coupon O
bonds O
. O

Still O
others O
say O
, O
Why O
not O
take O
a O
chance O
on O
a O
high O
- O
octane O
growth O
fund O
? O

`` O
You O
're O
not O
going O
to O
make O
it O
in O
a O
5 O
% O
bank O
account O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
Riepe I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
mutual O
funds O
at O
T. B-ORG
Rowe I-ORG
Price I-ORG
. O

To O
get O
the O
necessary O
growth O
, O
adds O
Murray B-PERSON
Ruffel I-PERSON
, O
a O
marketing O
official O
at O
the B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Programs I-ORG
mutual O
- O
fund O
group O
, O
`` O
you O
need O
to O
go O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
. O
'' O

In O
other O
words O
, O
a O
little O
volatility O
never O
hurt O
. O

It O
never O
hurt O
anyone O
, O
that O
is O
, O
unless O
the O
growth O
funds O
do O
n't O
grow O
when O
you O
need O
them O
to O
. O

Or O
the O
zero O
- O
coupon O
bonds O
turn O
out O
not O
to O
have O
been O
discounted O
deeply O
enough O
to O
pay O
your O
kid O
's O
tuition O
. O

That O
's O
the O
dilemma O
for O
today O
's O
parent O
. O

Although O
many O
experts O
are O
advising O
risk O
, O
no O
one O
has O
a O
good O
answer O
for O
you O
if O
the O
risk O
does O
n't O
pay O
off O
. O

Help O
may O
be O
on O
the O
way O
. O

The O
antitrust O
division O
of O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
is O
investigating O
the O
oddly O
similar O
tuition O
charges O
and O
increases O
among O
the O
top O
schools O
. O

Fear O
of O
the O
price O
police O
could O
help O
cool O
things O
off O
in O
the O
1990s O
. O

And O
then O
there O
's O
always O
State B-ORG
U I-ORG
. O

But O
parents O
' O
craving O
for O
a O
top O
- O
rated O
education O
for O
their O
children O
is O
growing O
like O
their O
taste O
for O
fancy O
wheels O
and O
vintage O
wine O
. O

Belatedly O
aware O
of O
public O
concern O
, O
lawmakers O
and O
financial O
middlemen O
are O
working O
overtime O
to O
create O
and O
sell O
college O
savings O
and O
investment O
schemes O
. O

Their O
message O
, O
explicit O
or O
implicit O
, O
is O
that O
a O
good O
college O
will O
cost O
so O
much O
by O
whenever O
you O
want O
it O
that O
the O
tried O
and O
true O
wo O
n't O
do O
anymore O
. O

Forget O
about O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
or O
a O
money O
- O
market O
fund O
. O

The O
latest O
wave O
of O
marketing O
is O
instructive O
. O

Several O
outfits O
-- O
including O
the B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Programs I-ORG
, O
Franklin B-ORG
, O
and O
T. B-ORG
Rowe I-ORG
Price I-ORG
mutual O
- O
fund O
groups O
and O
the O
Edward O
D. O
Jones O
brokerage O
house O
-- O
are O
advertising O
`` O
college O
planner O
'' O
tables O
and O
charts O
that O
tell O
you O
how O
much O
you O
need O
to O
put O
aside O
regularly O
. O

The O
calculations O
generally O
rely O
on O
an O
after O
- O
tax O
rate O
of O
return O
of O
8 O
% O
annually O
-- O
a O
rate O
historically O
obtainable O
by O
the O
individual O
in O
only O
one O
place O
, O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
mailers O
are O
free O
, O
but O
Denver B-GPE
- O
based O
Financial B-ORG
Programs I-ORG
sells O
, O
for O
$ O
15 O
, O
a O
version O
customized O
to O
the O
age O
of O
the O
child O
and O
the O
college O
of O
choice O
. O

The O
figures O
are O
shocking O
. O

To O
build O
a O
nest O
egg O
that O
would O
pay O
for O
Stanford B-ORG
when O
a O
current O
first O
- O
grader O
reaches O
college O
age O
, O
parents O
would O
need O
to O
set O
aside O
$ O
773.94 O
a O
month O
-- O
for O
12 O
years O
. O

They O
can O
cut O
this O
to O
$ O
691.09 O
a O
month O
if O
the O
investing O
keeps O
up O
through O
college O
. O

And O
they O
can O
further O
reduce O
the O
monthly O
amount O
if O
they O
start O
saving O
earlier O
-- O
when O
mother O
and O
child O
come O
home O
from O
the O
hospital O
. O

Plugging O
a O
cheaper O
college O
into O
the O
formulas O
still O
does O
n't O
generate O
an O
installment O
most O
people O
can O
live O
with O
. O

Using O
a O
recent O
average O
private O
- O
school O
cost O
of O
about O
$ O
12,500 O
a O
year O
, O
T. B-ORG
Rowe I-ORG
Price I-ORG
's O
planner O
prescribes O
$ O
450 O
monthly O
if O
the O
plan O
begins O
when O
the O
child O
is O
six O
. O

Since O
the O
formula O
assumes O
an O
8 O
% O
before O
- O
tax O
return O
in O
a O
mutual O
fund O
, O
there O
would O
also O
be O
$ O
16,500 O
in O
taxes O
to O
pay O
over O
the O
12 O
years O
. O

Not O
everyone O
is O
so O
pessimistic O
. O

`` O
People O
are O
basically O
peddling O
a O
lot O
of O
fear O
, O
'' O
says O
Arthur B-PERSON
Hauptman I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
to O
the O
American O
Council O
on O
Education B-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

He O
takes O
issue O
with O
projections O
that O
do O
n't O
factor O
in O
students O
' O
own O
contribution O
, O
which O
reduces O
most O
parents O
' O
burden O
substantially O
. O

Still O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
it O
's O
no O
bad O
thing O
'' O
if O
all O
the O
marketing O
prods O
people O
into O
putting O
aside O
a O
little O
more O
. O

`` O
The O
situation O
you O
want O
to O
avoid O
is O
having O
somebody O
not O
save O
anything O
and O
hope O
they O
'll O
be O
able O
to O
do O
it O
out O
of O
current O
income O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
crazy O
. O
'' O

His O
advice O
: O
Do O
n't O
panic O
. O

Parents O
, O
he O
says O
, O
should O
aim O
at O
whatever O
regular O
investment O
sum O
they O
can O
afford O
. O

Half O
the O
amount O
that O
the O
investment O
tables O
suggest O
might O
be O
a O
good O
goal O
, O
he O
adds O
. O

That O
way O
, O
parents O
will O
reduce O
borrowings O
and O
outlays O
from O
current O
income O
when O
the O
time O
comes O
to O
pay O
tuition O
. O

Mr. O
Hauptman O
reckons O
that O
the O
best O
investment O
choice O
is O
mutual O
funds O
because O
they O
are O
managed O
and O
over O
time O
have O
nearly O
kept O
up O
with O
the O
broad O
stock O
averages O
. O

He O
favors O
either O
an O
all O
- O
stock O
fund O
or O
a O
balanced O
fund O
that O
mixes O
both O
stocks O
and O
bonds O
. O

In O
their O
anxiety O
, O
however O
, O
parents O
and O
other O
student O
benefactors O
are O
flocking O
to O
new O
schemes O
. O

They O
have O
laid O
out O
about O
$ O
1 O
billion O
for O
so O
- O
called O
baccalaureate O
zero O
- O
coupon O
municipal O
bonds O
-- O
so O
far O
offered O
by O
Connecticut B-GPE
, O
Illinois B-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
and O
eight O
other O
states O
. O

And O
they O
have O
bought O
about O
$ O
500 O
million O
in O
prepaid O
- O
tuition O
plans O
, O
offered O
in O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
and O
Wyoming B-GPE
. O

The O
prepaid O
plans O
take O
payment O
today O
-- O
usually O
at O
current O
tuitions O
or O
at O
a O
slight O
discount O
-- O
for O
a O
promise O
that O
tuition O
will O
be O
covered O
tomorrow O
. O

The O
baccalaureate O
bonds O
-- O
tax O
- O
free O
, O
offered O
in O
small O
denominations O
and O
usually O
containing O
a O
provision O
that O
they O
wo O
n't O
be O
called O
before O
maturity O
-- O
seem O
to O
be O
tailor O
- O
made O
for O
college O
savers O
. O

Like O
other O
zeros O
, O
they O
pay O
all O
their O
interest O
at O
maturity O
, O
meaning O
that O
buyers O
can O
time O
things O
so O
that O
their O
bonds O
pay O
off O
just O
when O
Junior O
graduates O
from O
high O
school O
. O

Their O
compounding O
effect O
is O
also O
alluring O
. O

In O
June B-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
sold O
bonds O
for O
$ O
268.98 O
that O
will O
pay O
$ O
1,000 O
in O
2009 O
. O

But O
Richard B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the O
Forum O
for O
College O
Financing O
Alternatives O
, O
at O
Columbia B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
a O
research O
group O
partly O
financed O
by O
the O
federal O
government O
, O
says O
zeros O
are O
particularly O
ill O
- O
suited O
. O

Their O
price O
falls O
further O
than O
that O
of O
other O
bonds O
when O
inflation O
and O
interest O
rates O
kick O
up O
. O

That O
wo O
n't O
matter O
if O
they O
are O
held O
to O
maturity O
, O
but O
if O
, O
for O
any O
reason O
, O
the O
parents O
need O
to O
sell O
them O
before O
then O
, O
there O
could O
be O
a O
severe O
loss O
of O
principal O
. O

Had O
zeros O
been O
available O
in O
1972 O
and O
had O
parents O
bought O
a O
face O
amount O
equal O
to O
four O
years O
' O
tuition O
at O
the O
time O
, O
aiming O
for O
their O
children O
's O
1988 O
enrollment O
, O
they O
would O
have O
been O
left O
with O
only O
enough O
to O
pay O
for O
two O
years O
, O
Mr. O
Anderson O
figures O
. O

Most O
other O
bonds O
, O
however O
, O
would O
probably O
not O
have O
fared O
much O
better O
. O

The O
prepaid O
plans O
may O
be O
a O
good O
bet O
, O
provided O
the O
guarantee O
of O
future O
tuition O
is O
secure O
. O

Issuing O
states O
generally O
limit O
the O
guarantees O
to O
in O
- O
state O
institutions O
, O
however O
, O
and O
buyers O
get O
refunds O
without O
much O
interest O
if O
the O
children O
do O
n't O
attend O
the O
specified O
schools O
. O

Two O
private O
groups O
are O
seeking O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
approval O
for O
plans O
that O
could O
be O
more O
broadly O
transferable O
. O

Mr. O
Anderson O
wants O
the O
prestige O
colleges O
to O
sponsor O
such O
a O
plan O
. O

The O
issue O
here O
may O
be O
the O
soundness O
of O
the O
guarantee O
. O

Prepayments O
, O
much O
like O
mutual O
- O
fund O
purchases O
, O
are O
pooled O
for O
investment O
. O

Sponsors O
are O
naturally O
counting O
on O
their O
ability O
to O
keep O
ahead O
of O
tuition O
inflation O
with O
investment O
returns O
. O

But O
buyers O
are O
essentially O
betting O
on O
a O
start O
- O
up O
investment O
fund O
with O
no O
track O
record O
-- O
and O
some O
have O
been O
encouraged O
to O
borrow O
to O
do O
so O
. O

One O
problem O
is O
that O
the B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
has O
decided O
that O
the O
investment O
earnings O
and O
gains O
of O
the O
sponsors O
' O
funds O
are O
taxable O
. O

The O
colleges O
, O
as O
educational O
institutions O
, O
had O
hoped O
that O
would O
n't O
be O
the O
case O
. O

Based O
on O
historical O
rates O
of O
return O
, O
Mr. O
Anderson O
reckons O
a O
100 O
% O
stock O
portfolio O
, O
indexed O
to O
the O
market O
, O
would O
have O
kept O
up O
with O
tuition O
and O
taxes O
in O
the O
20th O
century O
. O

But O
sponsors O
might O
not O
pick O
the O
stocks O
that O
will O
match O
the O
market O
. O

And O
they O
're O
leaning O
more O
toward O
fixed O
income O
, O
whose O
returns O
after O
tax O
have O
trailed O
tuition O
increases O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
they O
're O
going O
to O
make O
it O
work O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Anderson O
. O

What O
happens O
if O
the O
sponsors O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
cash O
to O
pay O
the O
tuitions O
? O

Florida B-GPE
and O
Wyoming B-GPE
have O
backed O
up O
their O
guarantees O
with O
the O
full O
faith O
and O
credit O
of O
the O
state O
governments O
, O
meaning O
that O
taxpayers O
will O
pick O
up O
any O
slack O
. O

Not O
so O
Michigan B-GPE
. O

Its O
plan O
is O
set O
up O
as O
an O
independent O
agency O
. O

The O
state O
says O
there O
's O
no O
worry O
-- O
investment O
returns O
, O
combined O
with O
fees O
and O
the O
gains O
from O
unused O
plans O
, O
will O
provide O
all O
the O
cash O
it O
needs O
. O

Mr. O
Putka O
covers O
education O
from O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
Boston B-GPE
bureau O
. O

If O
you O
start O
saving O
for O
your O
child O
's O
eduction O
on O
Jan. O
1 O
, O
1990 O
, O
here O
's O
the O
monthly O
sum O
you O
will O
need O
to O
invest O
to O
pay O
for O
four O
years O
at O
Yale B-ORG
, O
Notre B-ORG
Dame I-ORG
and O
University O
of O
Minnesota B-GPE
. O

Figures O
assume O
a O
7 O
% O
annual O
rise O
in O
tuition O
, O
fees O
, O
room O
and O
board O
and O
an O
8 O
% O
annual O
investment O
return O
. O

Note O
: O
These O
figures O
are O
only O
for O
mandatory O
charges O
and O
do O
n't O
include O
books O
, O
transportation O
etc O
. O

\* O
For O
in O
- O
state O
students O

Source O
: O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Terry B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Haines I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
general O
manager O
of O
Canadian B-NORP
operations O
, O
was O
elected O
to O
the O
new O
position O
of O
vice O
president O
, O
North O
American B-NORP
sales O
, O
of O
this O
plastics O
concern O
. O

Also O
, O
Larry B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Kushkin I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
North O
American B-NORP
operations O
, O
was O
named O
head O
of O
the O
company O
's O
international O
automotive O
operations O
, O
another O
new O
position O
. O

He O
remains O
an O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
the O
company O
said O
, O
and O
his O
new O
position O
reflects O
`` O
the O
growing O
importance O
of O
the O
world O
automotive O
market O
as O
a O
market O
for O
A. O
Schulman O
's O
high O
performance O
plastic O
materials O
. O
'' O

Gordon B-PERSON
Trimmer I-PERSON
will O
succeed O
Mr. O
Haines O
as O
manager O
of O
Canadian B-NORP
operations O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Kushkin O
's O
former O
position O
is O
n't O
being O
filled O
at O
this O
time O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

When O
his O
Seventh B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC
fur O
business O
here O
was O
flying O
high O
20 O
years O
ago O
, O
Jack B-PERSON
Purnick I-PERSON
had O
25 O
workers O
and O
a O
large O
factory O
. O

Now O
his O
half O
- O
dozen O
employees O
work O
in O
an O
eighth O
- O
floor O
shop O
that O
he O
says O
is O
smaller O
than O
his O
old O
storage O
room O
. O

He O
also O
says O
he O
is O
losing O
money O
now O
. O

He O
blames O
imports O
. O

But O
just O
down O
Seventh B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC
, O
where O
about O
75 O
% O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
fur O
garments O
are O
made O
, O
Larry B-PERSON
Rosen I-PERSON
has O
acquired O
two O
retail O
outlets O
, O
broadened O
his O
fur O
- O
making O
line O
and O
expanded O
into O
leather O
. O

He O
credits O
imports O
. O

The O
difference O
lies O
in O
how O
the O
two O
entrepreneurial O
furriers O
reacted O
to O
the O
foreign O
competition O
and O
transformation O
of O
their O
industry O
over O
the O
past O
10 O
years O
. O

One O
stuck O
to O
old O
- O
line O
business O
traditions O
, O
while O
the O
other O
embraced O
the O
change O
. O

`` O
The O
small O
, O
good O
fur O
salon O
is O
not O
what O
it O
used O
to O
be O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Purnick O
, O
75 O
years O
old O
. O

`` O
We O
make O
the O
finest O
product O
in O
the O
world O
, O
and O
the O
Americans O
are O
being O
kicked O
around O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Rosen O
, O
though O
, O
believes O
imports O
have O
reinvigorated O
the O
industry O
in O
which O
he O
has O
worked O
for O
most O
of O
his O
57 O
years O
. O

`` O
You O
've O
got O
some O
minds O
here O
that O
wo O
n't O
think O
progressively O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Import O
competition O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
furs O
has O
risen O
sharply O
since O
furriers O
started O
aggressively O
marketing O
`` O
working O
- O
girl O
mink O
'' O
and O
similar O
lower O
- O
priced O
imported O
furs O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

Merchants O
discovered O
a O
consumer O
largely O
ignored O
by O
higher O
- O
priced O
furriers O
: O
the O
younger O
woman O
-- O
even O
in O
her O
late O
20s O
-- O
who O
never O
thought O
she O
could O
buy O
a O
mink O
. O

The O
new O
market O
helped O
boost O
U.S. B-GPE
fur O
sales O
to O
about O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
a O
year O
now O
, O
triple O
the O
level O
in O
the O
late O
1970s O
. O

It O
also O
opened O
the O
door O
to O
furs O
made O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
other O
countries O
. O

Jindo B-ORG
Furs I-ORG
, O
a O
large O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
maker O
, O
says O
it O
operates O
35 O
retail O
outlets O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
plans O
to O
open O
15 O
more O
by O
the O
end O
of O
next O
year O
. O

Mr. O
Purnick O
and O
other O
old O
- O
line O
furriers O
call O
many O
of O
the O
the O
imports O
unstylish O
and O
poorly O
made O
. O

High O
- O
end O
U.S. B-GPE
furriers O
say O
these O
imports O
have O
n't O
squeezed O
them O
. O

But O
low O
- O
priced O
and O
middle O
- O
priced O
furriers O
like O
Mr. O
Purnick O
, O
who O
once O
saturated O
the O
five O
- O
block O
Seventh B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC
fur O
district O
, O
say O
imports O
have O
cut O
their O
sales O
. O

A O
woman O
who O
once O
would O
have O
saved O
for O
two O
or O
three O
seasons O
to O
buy O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
made O
mink O
can O
now O
get O
an O
imported O
mink O
right O
away O
for O
less O
than O
$ O
2,000 O
. O

Yet O
Mr. O
Rosen O
has O
turned O
the O
import O
phenomenon O
to O
his O
advantage O
. O

Early O
in O
the O
decade O
he O
saw O
that O
fur O
workers O
in O
many O
foreign O
countries O
were O
willing O
to O
work O
longer O
hours O
at O
lower O
wages O
than O
their O
American B-NORP
counterparts O
and O
were O
more O
open O
to O
innovation O
. O

In O
1982 O
, O
he O
started O
a O
factory O
in O
Greece B-GPE
. O

Two O
years O
later O
, O
he O
opened O
one O
in O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

He O
also O
noticed O
that O
foreign O
makers O
were O
introducing O
many O
variations O
on O
the O
traditional O
fur O
, O
and O
he O
decided O
to O
follow O
suit O
. O

By O
combining O
his O
strengths O
in O
innovation O
and O
quality O
control O
with O
the O
lower O
costs O
of O
production O
abroad O
, O
he O
says O
he O
has O
been O
able O
to O
produce O
high O
- O
quality O
goods O
at O
low O
cost O
. O

To O
maintain O
control O
over O
production O
and O
avoid O
overdependence O
on O
foreign O
sources O
, O
he O
says O
he O
still O
makes O
most O
of O
his O
furs O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

But O
six O
years O
ago O
he O
also O
began O
importing O
from O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

Inspired O
by O
imports O
, O
Mr. O
Rosen O
now O
makes O
fur O
muffs O
, O
hats O
and O
flings O
. O

This O
year O
he O
produced O
a O
men O
's O
line O
and O
offers O
dyed O
furs O
in O
red O
, O
cherry O
red O
, O
violet O
, O
royal O
blue O
and O
forest O
green O
. O

He O
has O
leather O
jackets O
from O
Turkey B-GPE
that O
are O
lined O
with O
eel O
skin O
and O
topped O
off O
with O
raccoon O
- O
skin O
collars O
. O

From O
Asia B-GPE
, O
he O
has O
mink O
jackets O
with O
floral O
patterns O
made O
by O
using O
different O
colored O
furs O
. O

Next O
he O
will O
be O
testing O
pictured O
embroidery O
-LRB- O
called O
kalega O
-RRB- O
made O
in O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

He O
plans O
to O
attach O
the O
embroidery O
to O
the O
backs O
of O
mink O
coats O
and O
jackets O
. O

Besides O
adding O
to O
sales O
, O
leathers O
also O
attract O
retailers O
who O
may O
buy O
furs O
later O
, O
he O
adds O
. O

Other O
furriers O
have O
also O
benefited O
from O
leathers O
. O

Seymour B-PERSON
Schreibman I-PERSON
, O
the O
65 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
owner O
of O
Schreibman B-ORG
Raphael I-ORG
Furs I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
treats O
the O
reverse O
side O
of O
a O
Persian O
lambskin O
to O
produce O
a O
reversible O
fur O
- O
and O
- O
leather O
garment O
. O

He O
says O
it O
accounts O
for O
25 O
% O
of O
total O
sales O
. O

Mr. O
Rosen O
is O
also O
pushing O
retail O
sales O
. O

This O
year O
he O
bought O
two O
stores O
, O
one O
in O
Brooklyn B-GPE
and O
one O
in O
Queens B-GPE
. O

Other O
furriers O
have O
also O
placed O
more O
weight O
on O
retailing O
. O

Golden B-ORG
Feldman I-ORG
Furs I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
began O
retailing O
aggressively O
eight O
years O
ago O
, O
and O
now O
retail O
sales O
account O
for O
about O
20 O
% O
of O
gross O
income O
. O

In O
other O
moves O
, O
Mr. O
Rosen O
says O
he O
bought O
a O
truck O
three O
years O
ago O
to O
reach O
more O
retailers O
. O

Since O
then O
he O
has O
expanded O
his O
fleet O
and O
can O
now O
bring O
his O
furs O
to O
the O
front O
door O
of O
retailers O
as O
far O
away O
as O
the O
Midwest O
. O

Small O
retailers O
who O
ca O
n't O
afford O
to O
travel O
to O
his O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
showroom O
have O
become O
fair O
game O
. O

Such O
moves O
have O
helped O
Mr. O
Rosen O
weather O
the O
industry O
slump O
of O
recent O
years O
. O

The O
industry O
enjoyed O
six O
prosperous O
years O
beginning O
in O
1980 O
, O
but O
since O
1986 O
sales O
have O
languished O
at O
their O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
peak O
. O

Large O
furriers O
such O
as O
Antonovich B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Fur B-ORG
Vault I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Evans B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
all O
reported O
losses O
in O
their O
latest O
fiscal O
years O
. O

Aftereffects O
of O
the O
1987 O
stock O
market O
crash O
head O
the O
list O
of O
reasons O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
competition O
has O
glutted O
the O
market O
with O
both O
skins O
and O
coats O
, O
driving O
prices O
down O
. O

The O
animal O
- O
rights O
movement O
has O
n't O
helped O
sales O
. O

Warm O
winters O
over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
have O
trimmed O
demand O
, O
too O
, O
furriers O
complain O
. O

And O
those O
who O
did O
n't O
move O
some O
production O
overseas O
suffer O
labor O
shortages O
. O

`` O
The O
intensive O
labor O
needed O
to O
manufacture O
furs O
-LCB- O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O
-RCB- O
is O
not O
as O
available O
as O
it O
was O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Schreibman O
, O
who O
is O
starting O
overseas O
production O
. O

But O
even O
those O
who O
have O
found O
a O
way O
to O
cope O
with O
the O
imports O
and O
the O
slump O
, O
fear O
that O
furs O
are O
losing O
part O
of O
their O
allure O
. O

`` O
People O
are O
promoting O
furs O
in O
various O
ways O
and O
taking O
the O
glamour O
out O
of O
the O
fur O
business O
, O
'' O
says O
Stephen B-PERSON
Sanders I-PERSON
, O
divisional O
merchandise O
manager O
for O
Marshall B-ORG
Field I-ORG
's O
department O
store O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

`` O
You O
ca O
n't O
make O
a O
commodity O
out O
of O
a O
luxury O
, O
'' O
insists O
Mr. O
Purnick O
, O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
furrier O
. O

He O
contends O
that O
chasing O
consumers O
with O
low O
- O
priced O
imports O
will O
harm O
the O
industry O
in O
the O
long O
run O
by O
reducing O
the O
prestige O
of O
furs O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Rosen O
responds O
: O
`` O
Whatever O
people O
want O
to O
buy O
, O
I O
'll O
sell O
. O

The O
name O
of O
the O
game O
is O
to O
move O
goods O
. O

MGM B-ORG
Grand I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
filed O
a O
registration O
statement O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
for O
a O
public O
offering O
of O
six O
million O
common O
shares O
. O

The O
Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
, O
Calif. O
- O
based O
company O
said O
it O
would O
have O
26.9 O
million O
common O
shares O
outstanding O
after O
the O
offering O
. O

The O
hotel O
and O
Gaming O
company O
said O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
will O
lead O
the O
underwriters O
. O

Proceeds O
from O
the O
sale O
will O
be O
used O
for O
remodeling O
and O
refurbishing O
projects O
, O
as O
well O
as O
for O
the O
planned O
MGM B-ORG
Grand I-ORG
hotel O
/ O
casino O
and O
theme O
park O
. O

If O
you O
think O
you O
have O
stress O
- O
related O
problems O
on O
the O
job O
, O
there O
's O
good O
news O
and O
bad O
news O
. O

You O
're O
probably O
right O
, O
and O
you O
are O
n't O
alone O
. O

A O
new O
Gallup B-WORK_OF_ART
Poll I-WORK_OF_ART
study O
commissioned O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Group I-ORG
on O
Health B-ORG
, O
found O
that O
a O
full O
25 O
% O
of O
the O
work O
force O
at O
companies O
may O
suffer O
from O
anxiety O
disorders O
or O
a O
stress O
- O
related O
illness O
, O
with O
about O
13 O
% O
suffering O
from O
depression O
. O

The O
study O
surveyed O
a O
national O
group O
of O
medical O
directors O
, O
personnel O
managers O
and O
employee O
assistance O
program O
directors O
about O
their O
perceptions O
of O
these O
problems O
in O
their O
companies O
. O

It O
is O
one O
of O
a O
series O
of O
studies O
on O
health O
commissioned O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
non-profit O
organization O
with O
about O
300 O
members O
. O

The O
stress O
study O
was O
undertaken O
because O
problems O
related O
to O
stress O
`` O
are O
much O
more O
prevalent O
than O
they O
seem O
, O
'' O
said O
Leon B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Warshaw I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
business O
group O
. O

In O
presenting O
the O
study O
late O
last O
week O
, O
Dr. O
Warshaw O
estimated O
the O
cost O
of O
these O
types O
of O
disorders O
to O
business O
is O
substantial O
. O

Occupational O
disability O
related O
to O
anxiety O
, O
depression O
and O
stress O
costs O
about O
$ O
8,000 O
a O
case O
in O
terms O
of O
worker O
's O
compensation O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
days O
lost O
on O
the O
job O
, O
the O
study O
estimated O
that O
each O
affected O
employee O
loses O
about O
16 O
work O
days O
a O
year O
because O
of O
stress O
, O
anxiety O
or O
depression O
. O

He O
added O
that O
the O
cost O
for O
stress O
- O
related O
compensation O
claims O
is O
about O
twice O
the O
average O
for O
all O
injury O
claims O
. O

`` O
We O
hope O
to O
sensitize O
employers O
'' O
to O
recognize O
the O
problems O
so O
they O
can O
do O
something O
about O
them O
, O
Dr. O
Warshaw O
said O
. O

Early O
intervention O
into O
these O
types O
of O
problems O
can O
apparently O
save O
businesses O
long O
- O
term O
expense O
associated O
with O
hospitalization O
, O
which O
sometimes O
results O
when O
these O
problems O
go O
untreated O
for O
too O
long O
. O

Even O
the O
courts O
are O
beginning O
to O
recognize O
the O
link O
between O
jobs O
and O
stress O
- O
related O
disorders O
in O
compensation O
cases O
, O
according O
to O
a O
survey O
by O
the O
National O
Council O
on O
Compensation O
Insurance O
. O

But O
although O
56 O
% O
of O
the O
respondents O
in O
the O
study O
indicated O
that O
mental O
- O
health O
problems O
were O
fairly O
pervasive O
in O
the O
workplace O
, O
there O
is O
still O
a O
social O
stigma O
associated O
with O
people O
seeking O
help O
. O

The O
disorders O
, O
which O
20 O
years O
ago O
struck O
middle O
- O
age O
and O
older O
people O
, O
`` O
now O
strike O
people O
at O
the O
height O
of O
productivity O
, O
'' O
says O
Robert B-PERSON
M.A. I-PERSON
Hirschfeld I-PERSON
, O
of O
the O
National O
Institute O
of O
Mental O
Health O
, O
who O
spoke O
at O
the O
presentation O
of O
the O
study O
's O
findings O
. O

The O
poll O
showed O
that O
company O
size O
had O
a O
bearing O
on O
a O
manager O
's O
view O
of O
the O
problem O
, O
with O
65 O
% O
of O
those O
in O
companies O
of O
more O
than O
15,000 O
employees O
saying O
stress O
- O
related O
problems O
were O
`` O
fairly O
pervasive O
'' O
and O
55 O
% O
of O
those O
in O
companies O
with O
fewer O
than O
4,000 O
employees O
agreeing O
. O

The O
poll O
also O
noted O
fear O
of O
a O
takeover O
as O
a O
stress O
- O
producing O
event O
in O
larger O
companies O
. O

More O
than O
eight O
in O
10 O
respondents O
reported O
such O
a O
stress O
- O
provoking O
situation O
in O
their O
company O
. O

Mid-sized O
companies O
were O
most O
affected O
by O
talk O
of O
layoffs O
or O
plant O
closings O
. O

The O
study O
, O
which O
received O
funding O
from O
Upjohn B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
makes O
several O
drugs O
to O
treat O
stress O
- O
related O
illnesses O
, O
also O
found O
47 O
% O
of O
the O
managers O
said O
stress O
, O
anxiety O
and O
depression O
contribute O
to O
decreased O
production O
. O

Alcohol O
and O
substance O
abuse O
as O
a O
result O
of O
stress O
- O
related O
problems O
was O
cited O
by O
30 O
% O
of O
those O
polled O
. O

Although O
Dr. O
Warshaw O
points O
out O
that O
stress O
and O
anxiety O
have O
their O
positive O
uses O
, O
`` O
stress O
perceived O
to O
be O
threatening O
implies O
a O
component O
of O
fear O
and O
anxiety O
that O
may O
contribute O
to O
burnout O
. O
'' O

He O
also O
noted O
that O
various O
work O
environments O
, O
such O
as O
night O
work O
, O
have O
their O
own O
`` O
stressors O
. O
'' O

`` O
We O
all O
like O
stress O
, O
but O
there O
's O
a O
limit O
, O
'' O
says O
Paul B-PERSON
D'Arcy I-PERSON
, O
of O
Rohrer O
, O
Hibler O
& O
Replogle O
, O
a O
corporate O
psychology O
and O
management O
consulting O
firm O
. O

The O
problem O
, O
says O
Mr. O
D'Arcy O
, O
a O
psychologist O
, O
is O
that O
`` O
it O
's O
very O
hard O
to O
get O
any O
hard O
measures O
on O
how O
stress O
affects O
job O
performance O
. O

I O
was O
appalled O
to O
read O
the O
misstatements O
of O
facts O
in O
your O
Oct. O
13 O
editorial O
`` O
Colombia B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Brave I-WORK_OF_ART
Publisher I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

It O
is O
the O
right O
- O
wing O
guerrillas O
who O
are O
aligned O
with O
the O
drug O
traffickers O
, O
not O
the O
left O
wing O
. O

This O
information O
was O
gleaned O
from O
your O
own O
news O
stories O
on O
the O
region O
. O

Past O
Colombian B-NORP
government O
tolerance O
of O
the O
`` O
narcotraficantes O
'' O
was O
due O
to O
the O
drug O
lords O
' O
history O
of O
wiping O
out O
leftists O
in O
the O
hinterlands O
. O

Mary O
Poulin O
Palo O
Alto O
, O
Calif. B-GPE

I O
suggest O
that O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
-LRB- O
as O
well O
as O
other O
U.S. B-GPE
news O
publications O
of O
like O
mind O
-RRB- O
should O
put O
its O
money O
where O
its O
mouth O
is O
: O
Lend O
computer O
equipment O
to O
replace O
that O
damaged O
at O
El B-ORG
Espectador I-ORG
, O
buy O
ad O
space O
, O
publish O
stories O
under O
the O
bylines O
of O
El B-ORG
Espectador I-ORG
journalists O
. O

Perhaps O
an O
arrangement O
could O
be O
worked O
out O
to O
`` O
sponsor O
'' O
El B-ORG
Espectador I-ORG
journalists O
and O
staff O
by O
paying O
for O
added O
security O
in O
exchange O
for O
exclusive O
stories O
. O

Reward O
El B-ORG
Espectador I-ORG
's O
courage O
with O
real O
support O
. O

Douglas B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Evans I-PERSON

When O
Rune B-PERSON
Andersson I-PERSON
set O
out O
to O
revive O
flagging O
Swedish B-NORP
conglomerate O
Trelleborg B-ORG
AB I-ORG
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
, O
he O
spurned O
the O
advice O
of O
trendy O
management O
consultants O
. O

`` O
All O
these O
consultants O
kept O
coming O
around O
telling O
us O
we O
should O
concentrate O
on O
high O
technology O
, O
electronics O
or O
biotechnology O
, O
and O
get O
out O
of O
mature O
basic O
industries O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Andersson O
recalls O
. O

Yet O
under O
its O
45 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
president O
, O
Trelleborg B-ORG
moved O
aggressively O
into O
those O
unfashionable O
base O
industries O
-- O
first O
strengthening O
its O
existing O
rubber O
and O
plastics O
division O
, O
later O
adding O
mining O
as O
well O
as O
building O
and O
construction O
materials O
. O

It O
was O
a O
gutsy O
move O
for O
a O
little O
- O
known O
executive O
, O
fired O
after O
only O
two O
months O
as O
president O
of O
his O
previous O
company O
. O

But O
going O
against O
the O
grain O
has O
never O
bothered O
Mr. O
Andersson O
. O

Stroking O
his O
trademark O
white O
goatee O
during O
a O
recent O
interview O
, O
the O
diminutive O
Swede O
quips O
: O
`` O
It O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
lucky O
for O
us O
. O

If O
the O
whole O
market O
thinks O
what O
you O
're O
doing O
is O
crazy O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
much O
competition O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Andersson O
is O
anxious O
to O
strengthen O
Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
balance O
sheet O
. O

Characteristically O
, O
he O
did O
n't O
waste O
much O
time O
getting O
started O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
, O
Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
directors O
announced O
plans O
to O
spin O
off O
two O
big O
divisions O
-- O
minerals O
processing O
, O
and O
building O
and O
distribution O
-- O
as O
separately O
quoted O
companies O
on O
Stockholm B-GPE
's O
Stock O
Exchange O
. O

At O
current O
market O
prices O
, O
the O
twin O
public O
offerings O
to O
be O
completed O
next O
year O
would O
add O
an O
estimated O
2.5 O
billion O
Swedish B-NORP
kronor O
-LRB- O
$ O
386 O
million O
-RRB- O
to O
Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
coffers O
, O
analysts O
say O
. O

The O
board O
had O
also O
been O
expected O
to O
approve O
a O
SKr1.5 O
billion O
international O
offering O
of O
new O
Trelleborg B-ORG
shares O
. O

But O
that O
share O
issue O
-- O
intended O
to O
make O
Trelleborg B-ORG
better O
known O
among O
international O
investors O
-- O
was O
postponed O
until O
market O
conditions O
stabilize O
, O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
situation O
say O
. O

Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
internationally O
traded O
`` O
Bfree O
'' O
series O
stock O
plunged O
SKr29 O
-LRB- O
$ O
4.48 O
-RRB- O
to O
SKr205 O
-LRB- O
$ O
31.65 O
-RRB- O
in O
volatile O
trading O
Monday O
in O
Stockholm B-GPE
. O

Tuesday O
, O
the O
shares O
regained O
SKr20 O
, O
closing O
at O
SKr225 O
. O

Mr. O
Andersson O
says O
he O
is O
confident O
that O
taking O
parts O
of O
the O
company O
public O
will O
help O
erase O
the O
`` O
conglomerate O
stigma O
'' O
that O
has O
held O
down O
Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
share O
price O
. O

Trelleborg B-ORG
plans O
to O
remain O
the O
dominant O
shareholder O
with O
stakes O
of O
slightly O
less O
than O
50 O
% O
of O
both O
units O
. O

The O
spinoff O
should O
solve O
a O
problem O
for O
the O
parent O
. O

A O
family O
foundation O
set O
up O
by O
late O
founder O
Henry B-PERSON
Dunker I-PERSON
controls O
59 O
% O
of O
Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
voting O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

But O
the O
foundation O
bylaws O
require O
the O
entire O
Trelleborg B-ORG
stake O
to O
be O
sold O
in O
the O
open O
market O
if O
control O
drops O
below O
50 O
% O
. O

That O
possibility O
had O
crept O
closer O
as O
repeated O
new O
share O
offerings O
to O
finance O
Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
rapid O
growth O
steadily O
diluted O
the O
foundation O
's O
holding O
. O

That O
growth O
is O
the O
result O
of O
Mr. O
Andersson O
's O
shopping O
spree O
, O
during O
which O
he O
has O
bought O
and O
sold O
more O
than O
100 O
companies O
during O
the O
past O
five O
years O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
new O
additions O
were O
barely O
profitable O
, O
if O
not O
outright O
loss O
makers O
. O

Applying O
prowess O
gained O
during O
earlier O
stints O
at O
appliance O
maker O
AB B-ORG
Electrolux I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Andersson O
and O
a O
handful O
of O
loyal O
lieutenants O
aggressively O
stripped O
away O
dead O
wood O
-- O
and O
got O
quick O
results O
. O

The O
treatment O
turned O
Trelleborg B-ORG
into O
one O
of O
Scandinavia B-LOC
's O
biggest O
and O
fastest O
- O
growing O
industrial O
concerns O
. O

Between O
1985 O
and O
1988 O
, O
sales O
multipled O
more O
than O
10 O
times O
and O
pretax O
profit O
surged O
almost O
twelvefold O
. O

Many O
analysts O
expect O
Mr. O
Andersson O
, O
who O
owns O
1.7 O
% O
of O
the O
company O
, O
to O
be O
named O
Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
new O
chairman O
when O
Ernst B-PERSON
Herslow I-PERSON
steps O
down O
next O
year O
. O

But O
the O
promotion O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
alter O
a O
management O
style O
Mr. O
Andersson O
describes O
as O
`` O
being O
the O
driving O
force O
leading O
the O
troops O
, O
not O
managing O
by O
sitting O
back O
with O
a O
cigar O
waiting O
for O
people O
to O
bring O
me O
ideas O
. O
'' O

Last O
month O
, O
in O
his O
boldest O
move O
yet O
, O
Mr. O
Andersson O
and O
Trelleborg B-ORG
joined O
forces O
with O
Canada B-GPE
's O
Noranda B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
a O
joint O
$ O
2 O
billion O
hostile O
takeover O
of O
another O
big O
Canadian B-NORP
mining O
concern O
, O
Falconbridge B-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

Industry O
analysts O
suggest O
that O
the O
conquest O
of O
Falconbridge B-ORG
could O
vault O
Trelleborg B-ORG
from O
a O
regional O
Scandinavian O
success O
story O
to O
a O
world O
- O
class O
mining O
concern O
. O

`` O
Trelleborg B-ORG
is O
n't O
in O
the O
same O
league O
yet O
as O
mining O
giants O
such O
as O
RTZ B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
or O
Anglo B-ORG
- I-ORG
American I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
'' O
says O
Mike B-PERSON
Kurtanjek I-PERSON
, O
a O
mining O
analyst O
at O
James O
Capel O
& O
Co. O
, O
London B-GPE
. O

`` O
But O
we O
certainly O
like O
what O
we O
've O
seen O
so O
far O
. O
'' O

But O
Trelleborg B-ORG
still O
must O
clear O
some O
tough O
hurdles O
. O

Mr. O
Andersson O
acknowledges O
that O
the O
company O
's O
mining O
division O
`` O
will O
be O
busy O
for O
a O
while O
digesting O
its O
recent O
expansion O
. O
'' O

Booming O
metals O
prices O
have O
fueled O
Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
recent O
profit O
surge O
, O
raising O
mining O
's O
share O
of O
pretax O
profit O
to O
68 O
% O
this O
year O
from O
a O
big O
loss O
two O
years O
earlier O
. O

But O
analysts O
caution O
an O
expected O
fall O
in O
metal O
prices O
next O
year O
could O
slow O
profit O
growth O
. O

Mining O
is O
likely O
to O
remain O
Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
main O
business O
. O

Analysts O
say O
its O
chances O
of O
success O
will O
likely O
hinge O
on O
how O
well O
Trelleborg B-ORG
manages O
to O
cooperate O
with O
Noranda B-ORG
in O
the O
Falconbridge O
venture O
. O

Noranda B-ORG
and O
Trelleborg B-ORG
each O
came O
close O
to O
winning O
Falconbridge B-ORG
alone O
before O
the O
successful O
joint O
bid O
. O

Some O
analysts O
say O
Noranda B-ORG
would O
prefer O
to O
break O
up O
Falconbridge B-ORG
, O
and O
that O
the O
Swedes B-NORP
-- O
relatively O
inexperienced O
in O
international O
mining O
operations O
-- O
could O
have O
problems O
holding O
their O
own O
with O
a O
much O
bigger O
partner O
like O
Noranda B-ORG
operating O
on O
its O
home O
turf O
. O

Mr. O
Andersson O
insists O
that O
Trelleborg B-ORG
and O
Noranda B-ORG
have O
n't O
discussed O
a O
Falconbridge B-ORG
break O
- O
up O
. O

Falconbridge B-ORG
, O
he O
says O
, O
will O
continue O
operating O
in O
its O
current O
form O
. O

`` O
We O
'd O
be O
reluctant O
to O
accept O
50 O
- O
50 O
ownership O
in O
a O
manufacturing O
company O
. O

But O
such O
partnerships O
are O
common O
in O
mining O
, O
where O
there O
are O
n't O
problems O
or O
conflict O
of O
interest O
or O
risk O
of O
cheating O
by O
a O
partner O
, O
'' O
Trelleborg B-ORG
's O
president O
says O
. O

Perhaps O
more O
important O
, O
both O
companies O
share O
Mr. O
Andersson O
's O
belief O
in O
the O
coming O
renaissance O
of O
base O
industries O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
1980s O
were O
a O
decade O
of O
consumption O
, O
the O
'90s O
will O
be O
the O
investment O
decade O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Andersson O
says O
. O

`` O
The O
whole O
of O
Europe B-GPE
and O
the O
industrialized O
world O
is O
suffering O
from O
a O
breakdown O
in O
infrastructure O
investment O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
beginning O
to O
change O
. O

And O
investment O
is O
the O
key O
word O
for O
base O
metals O
, O
and O
most O
other O
businesses O
Trelleborg B-ORG
is O
in O
. O

THROUGHOUT O
THE O
1980s O
, O
investors O
have O
been O
looking O
for O
creative O
alternatives O
to O
traditional O
modes O
of O
financial O
planning O
. O

Capital O
has O
been O
democratized O
, O
and O
people O
want O
in O
. O

Too O
often O
, O
however O
, O
small O
investors O
are O
left O
with O
the O
same O
stale O
solutions O
that O
appealed O
to O
previous O
generations O
of O
fiduciary O
strategists O
. O

Now O
a O
startling O
new O
approach O
is O
available O
to O
building O
your O
financial O
portfolio O
without O
undue O
risk O
, O
without O
extensive O
planning O
and O
without O
hurting O
your O
life O
style O
one O
bit O
! O

This O
is O
particularly O
good O
news O
for O
those O
who O
hate O
risk O
, O
who O
are O
incapable O
of O
doing O
extensive O
amounts O
of O
planning O
and O
who O
refuse O
to O
see O
their O
life O
styles O
hurt O
in O
any O
way O
. O

You O
know O
who O
you O
are O
. O

My O
revolutionary O
system O
is O
also O
useful O
for O
those O
who O
have O
tried O
customary O
forms O
of O
growing O
their O
currency O
cushion O
. O

Like O
all O
Americans O
seeking O
chronic O
prosperity O
, O
I O
do O
find O
it O
necessary O
to O
plunge O
certain O
funds O
into O
conservative O
monetary O
tools O
, O
if O
only O
to O
assuage O
my O
father O
- O
in O
- O
law O
, O
who O
believes O
in O
such O
things O
. O

So O
throughout O
the O
decade O
I O
have O
maintained O
my O
share O
of O
individual O
retirement O
accounts O
and O
CDs O
, O
and O
tinkered O
with O
stocks O
, O
bonds O
and O
mutual O
funds O
, O
as O
well O
as O
preserving O
my O
necessary O
position O
in O
the O
residential O
real O
- O
estate O
market O
. O

Return O
on O
this O
fine O
portfolio O
has O
been O
modest O
when O
it O
has O
not O
been O
negative O
. O

Figure O
1 O
demonstrates O
the O
performance O
of O
those O
businesses O
I O
've O
invested O
in O
during O
this O
prosperous O
decade O
-LRB- O
see O
accompanying O
illustration O
-- O
WSJ O
Oct. O
20 O
, O
1989 O
-RRB- O
. O

Oil O
- O
related O
properties O
suffered O
a O
huge O
decline O
until O
I O
divested O
myself O
of O
all O
such O
stocks O
in O
1985 O
, O
at O
which O
point O
the O
industry O
, O
while O
not O
lighting O
up O
any O
Christmas O
trees O
, O
began O
a O
slow O
recovery O
. O

Likewise O
, O
mutual O
funds O
remained O
relatively O
flat O
until O
I O
made O
what O
was O
, O
for O
me O
, O
a O
serious O
investment O
. O

By O
1987 O
, O
these O
properties O
were O
in O
a O
tailspin O
, O
causing O
my O
broker O
at O
Pru B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
to O
remark O
that O
she O
'd O
`` O
never O
seen O
anything O
like O
it O
. O
'' O

Concerned O
for O
her O
state O
of O
mind O
, O
I O
dropped O
them O
-- O
and O
the O
market O
instantly O
began O
its O
steady O
climb O
back O
to O
health O
. O

Perhaps O
most O
dramatic O
was O
the O
performance O
of O
the O
metropolitan O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
real O
- O
estate O
market O
, O
which O
was O
booming O
until O
I O
entered O
it O
in O
late O
1988 O
, O
at O
which O
time O
it O
posted O
the O
first O
negative O
compound O
annual O
growth O
rate O
in O
years O
. O

Disgusted O
, O
I O
cast O
around O
for O
a O
different O
way O
to O
plan O
my O
asset O
distribution O
, O
and O
with O
hardly O
any O
heavy O
breathing O
the O
answer O
struck O
me O
: O
I O
was O
doing O
it O
already O
! O

We O
've O
all O
got O
money O
to O
spend O
, O
some O
of O
it O
clearly O
disposable O
since O
we O
keep O
disposing O
of O
it O
. O

Bank O
it O
? O

Not O
really O
! O

Sock O
it O
away O
in O
long O
- O
term O
instruments O
? O

Nonsense O
! O

Daily O
living O
is O
the O
best O
possible O
investment O
! O

Your O
priorities O
may O
be O
different O
, O
but O
here O
in O
Figure O
2 O
is O
where O
I O
've O
chosen O
to O
build O
for O
the O
future O
: O
personal O
space O
; O
automotive O
pursuits O
; O
children O
's O
toys O
; O
gardening O
equipment O
, O
bulbs O
and O
shrubs O
; O
and O
finally O
, O
entertainment O
, O
perhaps O
the O
best O
investment O
of O
all O
. O

All O
have O
paid O
off O
for O
me O
in O
double O
- O
digit O
annual O
growth O
and O
continue O
to O
provide O
significant O
potential O
. O

At O
least O
, O
according O
to O
my O
calculations O
. O

Personal O
space O
-LRB- O
Figure O
3 O
-RRB- O
has O
grown O
35 O
% O
annually O
over O
the O
course O
of O
the O
decade O
, O
a O
performance O
that O
would O
compare O
positively O
with O
an O
investment O
in O
, O
say O
, O
synthetic O
- O
leather O
products O
for O
the O
interiors O
of O
cold O
- O
weather O
vehicles O
, O
which O
my O
cousin O
got O
into O
and O
sort O
of O
regrets O
to O
this O
day O
. O

The O
assortment O
of O
expensive O
children O
's O
toys O
that O
I O
have O
purchased O
wisely O
at O
a O
host O
of O
discount O
- O
toy O
brokerage O
firms O
-LRB- O
Figure O
4 O
-RRB- O
has O
increased O
handsomely O
in O
total O
asset O
value O
far O
beyond O
any O
personal O
investment O
except O
, O
perhaps O
, O
for O
my O
record O
collection O
, O
whose O
worth O
, O
I O
think O
it O
's O
safe O
to O
say O
, O
is O
incalculable O
. O

Continued O
investment O
in O
my O
1984 O
subcompact O
has O
been O
part O
of O
my O
strategy O
-LRB- O
Figure O
5 O
-RRB- O
, O
with O
present O
annual O
contributions O
now O
equaling O
more O
than O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
car O
's O
original O
value O
. O

According O
to O
my O
calculations O
, O
these O
outlays O
should O
have O
brought O
the O
value O
of O
my O
sedan O
to O
more O
than O
$ O
22,000 O
on O
the O
open O
market O
-LRB- O
Figure O
6 O
-RRB- O
, O
where O
I O
plan O
to O
offer O
it O
shortly O
. O

Expansion O
of O
my O
living O
space O
has O
produced O
an O
obvious O
need O
for O
maintenance O
and O
construction O
of O
suitable O
lawns O
, O
shrubs O
and O
bushes O
fitting O
to O
its O
suburban O
locale O
. O

I O
have O
thus O
committed O
sufficient O
personal O
outlay O
to O
ensure O
that O
my O
grounds O
and O
lodgings O
will O
never O
be O
short O
of O
greens O
and O
flowers O
. O

My O
initial O
stake O
in O
this O
blooming O
enterprise O
has O
grown O
tenfold O
, O
according O
to O
my O
conservative O
calculations O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
my O
share O
in O
a O
wide O
variety O
of O
entertainment O
pursuits O
has O
given O
perhaps O
the O
most O
dramatic O
demonstration O
of O
the O
benefits O
of O
creative O
personal O
financial O
planning O
. O

Over O
the O
course O
of O
the O
decade O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
my O
return O
on O
investment O
in O
the O
area O
of O
poker O
alone O
-LRB- O
Figures O
7A O
and O
7B O
-RRB- O
has O
been O
most O
impressive O
, O
showing O
bodacious O
annual O
expansion O
with O
-- O
given O
the O
way O
my O
associates O
play O
-- O
no O
sign O
of O
abatement O
into O
the O
1990s O
and O
beyond O
. O

With O
this O
personal O
strategy O
firmly O
in O
place O
, O
I O
look O
forward O
to O
years O
of O
fine O
life O
- O
style O
investments O
and O
increasing O
widespread O
leverage O
. O

My O
kids O
' O
college O
education O
looms O
as O
perhaps O
the O
greatest O
future O
opportunity O
for O
spending O
, O
although O
I O
'll O
probably O
have O
to O
cash O
in O
their O
toy O
portfolio O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
it O
. O

But O
with O
every O
step O
I O
take O
, O
I O
'm O
building O
wealth O
. O

You O
can O
, O
too O
, O
if O
you O
, O
like O
me O
, O
refuse O
to O
bite O
the O
bullet O
. O

So O
go O
out O
there O
and O
eat O
that O
debt O
. O

You O
're O
right O
there O
in O
the O
mainstream O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
, O
building O
value O
on O
the O
back O
of O
insupportable O
expenditures O
. O

Henry B-PERSON
Kravis I-PERSON
, O
watch O
out O
! O

Mr. O
Schwartz O
is O
a O
business O
executive O
and O
writer O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

At O
the O
ritzy O
Fashion B-FAC
Island I-FAC
Shopping I-FAC
Center I-FAC
, O
the O
tanned O
and O
elegant O
ladies O
of O
this O
wealthy O
Southern B-LOC
California I-LOC
beach O
community O
disembark O
from O
their O
Mercedes B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benzes I-ORG
and O
BMWs B-ORG
for O
another O
day O
of O
exercising O
their O
credit O
cards O
. O

They O
root O
among O
the O
designer O
offerings O
at O
Neiman B-ORG
- I-ORG
Marcus I-ORG
and O
Bullocks B-ORG
Wilshire I-ORG
. O

They O
stroll O
through O
the O
marble O
- O
encased O
corridors O
of O
the B-FAC
Atrium I-FAC
Court I-FAC
. O

They O
graze O
at O
the B-ORG
Farmers I-ORG
Market I-ORG
, O
a O
combination O
gourmet O
food O
court O
and O
grocery O
store O
, O
while O
a O
pianist O
accompanies O
the O
noon O
fashion O
show O
with O
a O
selection O
of O
dreamy O
melodies O
. O

`` O
The O
beautiful O
look O
of O
wool O
, O
'' O
croons O
the O
show O
's O
narrator O
, O
`` O
slightly O
Victorian O
in O
its O
influence O
... O
. O
'' O

Meanwhile O
, O
in O
the O
squat O
office O
buildings O
that O
ring O
Fashion B-FAC
Island I-FAC
, O
the O
odds O
are O
good O
that O
someone O
is O
getting O
fleeced O
. O

Law O
- O
enforcement O
authorities O
say O
that O
at O
any O
given O
time O
, O
a O
host O
of O
fraudulent O
telemarketing O
operations O
mingle O
with O
the O
many O
legitimate O
businesses O
here O
. O

`` O
They O
seem O
to O
like O
these O
industrial O
parks O
, O
'' O
says O
Kacy B-PERSON
McClelland I-PERSON
, O
a O
postal O
inspector O
who O
specializes O
in O
mail O
fraud O
. O

`` O
We O
call O
them O
fraud O
farms O
. O
'' O

Welcome O
to O
that O
welter O
of O
contradictions O
known O
as O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
. O

This O
city O
of O
more O
than O
70,000 O
is O
known O
for O
sunshine O
, O
yachts O
and O
rich O
residents O
. O

It O
is O
also O
known O
as O
the O
fraud O
capital O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
dubbed O
by O
investigators O
and O
the O
media O
as O
the O
`` O
Cote O
de O
Fraud O
'' O
. O

How O
does O
a O
community O
famous O
for O
its O
high O
living O
end O
up O
as O
a O
haven O
for O
low O
- O
lifes O
? O

Clearly O
, O
the O
existence O
of O
the O
former O
lures O
the O
latter O
. O

The O
places O
renowned O
for O
breeding O
bunco O
, O
like O
the O
Miami B-GPE
neighborhood O
known O
as O
the O
`` O
Maggot O
Mile O
'' O
and O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
's O
flashy O
strip O
of O
casinos O
, O
invariably O
offer O
fast O
cars O
, O
high O
rollers O
, O
glamorous O
women O
and O
lots O
of O
sunshine O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
hear O
much O
about O
unusual O
concentrations O
of O
fraud O
in O
Green B-GPE
Bay I-GPE
or O
Buffalo B-GPE
. O

Con O
men O
hate O
snow O
. O

Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
fits O
the O
scam O
artists O
' O
specifications O
perfectly O
. O

What O
more O
could O
a O
con O
man O
in O
search O
of O
the O
easy O
life O
ask O
for O
? O

Nothing O
seems O
hard O
here O
. O

The O
breezes O
are O
soft O
, O
the O
waves O
lap O
gently O
and O
the O
palm O
trees O
sway O
lazily O
. O

Nightlife O
is O
plentiful O
. O

Moreover O
, O
ostentation O
is O
appreciated O
. O

The O
median O
price O
of O
homes O
is O
$ O
547,000 O
; O
more O
than O
9,000 O
vessels O
fill O
what O
the O
chamber O
of O
commerce O
calls O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
pleasure O
- O
boat O
harbor O
. O

`` O
Blondes O
, O
cocaine O
and O
Corvettes O
, O
'' O
mutters O
Mr. O
McClelland O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
what O
they O
're O
after O
. O
'' O

The O
rich O
image O
of O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
also O
helps O
lend O
the O
con O
artists O
' O
operation O
an O
air O
of O
respectability O
. O

`` O
One O
reason O
they O
use O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
is O
that O
it O
sounds O
swankier O
than O
most O
addresses O
, O
'' O
says O
David B-PERSON
Katz I-PERSON
, O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
who O
, O
until O
recently O
, O
headed O
a O
multi-agency O
Southern B-LOC
California I-LOC
fraud O
task O
force O
. O

`` O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
is O
known O
in O
Rhode B-GPE
Island I-GPE
for O
having O
a O
lot O
of O
rich O
people O
. O
'' O

No O
wonder O
all O
kinds O
of O
big O
- O
time O
scams O
have O
flourished O
here O
, O
from O
phony O
tax O
- O
sheltered O
Bible O
sales O
to O
crooked O
car O
dealers O
to O
bogus O
penny O
- O
stock O
traders O
. O

But O
above O
all O
, O
this O
is O
the O
national O
headquarters O
for O
boiler O
- O
room O
operators O
, O
those O
slick O
- O
talking O
snake O
- O
oil O
salesmen O
who O
use O
the O
telephone O
to O
extract O
money O
from O
the O
gullible O
and O
the O
greedy O
and O
then O
vanish O
. O

Because O
only O
a O
fraction O
of O
them O
are O
ever O
prosecuted O
, O
nobody O
really O
knows O
how O
much O
money O
bogus O
telemarketing O
operators O
really O
harvest O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
heard O
that O
there O
is O
$ O
40 O
billion O
taken O
in O
nationwide O
by O
boiler O
rooms O
every O
year O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
McClelland O
says O
. O

`` O
If O
that O
's O
true O
, O
Orange B-GPE
County I-GPE
has O
to O
be O
at O
least O
10 O
% O
of O
that O
. O
'' O

And O
most O
of O
the O
truly O
big O
scams O
in O
Orange B-GPE
County I-GPE
seem O
to O
originate O
in O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
or O
one O
of O
the O
other O
well O
- O
heeled O
communities O
that O
surround O
this O
sliver O
- O
like O
city O
that O
hooks O
around O
a O
point O
of O
land O
on O
the O
California B-GPE
coast O
south O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

In O
fact O
, O
sophisticated O
big O
- O
bucks O
boiler O
- O
room O
scams O
are O
known O
generically O
among O
law O
- O
enforcement O
types O
as O
`` O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
'' O
operations O
. O

That O
contrasts O
with O
the O
penny O
- O
ante O
sales O
of O
things O
such O
as O
pen O
- O
and O
- O
pencil O
sets O
and O
office O
supplies O
that O
are O
known O
as O
`` O
Hollywood B-GPE
'' O
scams O
. O

Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
telemarketers O
concentrate O
on O
precious O
metals O
and O
oil O
- O
leasing O
deals O
that O
typically O
cost O
thousands O
of O
dollars O
a O
shot O
. O

The O
investors O
range O
from O
elderly O
widows O
to O
affluent O
professionals O
. O

In O
one O
ingenious O
recent O
example O
of O
a O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
boiler O
room O
, O
prospective O
investors O
in O
Capital B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
were O
allegedly O
told O
that O
their O
investment O
in O
precious O
metals O
was O
insured O
against O
losses O
`` O
caused O
by O
employees O
due O
to O
dishonesty O
, O
destruction O
or O
disappearance O
, O
'' O
according O
to O
an O
indictment O
handed O
up O
by O
a O
federal O
grand O
jury O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
last O
month O
. O

Thus O
falsely O
reassured O
, O
investors O
sent O
$ O
11.4 O
million O
to O
the O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
company O
, O
most O
of O
which O
was O
diverted O
to O
unauthorized O
uses O
, O
the O
indictment O
charges O
. O

Douglas B-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
, O
an O
attorney O
representing O
Richard B-PERSON
O. I-PERSON
Kelly I-PERSON
Sr. I-PERSON
, O
the O
chairman O
and O
president O
of O
Capital B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
, O
says O
his O
client O
denies O
that O
there O
was O
any O
attempt O
to O
defraud O
investors O
. O

`` O
There O
were O
some O
business O
deals O
that O
went O
bad O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Jones O
says O
, O
`` O
but O
no O
intent O
to O
defraud O
. O
'' O

Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
operations O
differ O
from O
the O
Hollywood B-GPE
boiler O
rooms O
in O
style O
as O
well O
as O
in O
dollars O
. O

Traditionally O
, O
boiler O
rooms O
operate O
on O
the O
cheap O
, O
since O
few O
, O
if O
any O
, O
customers O
ever O
visit O
their O
offices O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
name O
derives O
from O
the O
tendency O
among O
telemarketing O
scammers O
to O
rent O
cheap O
basement O
space O
, O
near O
the O
boiler O
room O
. O

But O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Katz O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
, O
`` O
the O
interesting O
thing O
about O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
operations O
is O
that O
they O
give O
themselves O
the O
indulgence O
of O
beautiful O
offices O
, O
with O
plush O
furnishings O
. O

When O
we O
go O
there O
, O
it O
's O
quite O
different O
from O
these O
Hollywood B-GPE
places O
where O
the O
sandwiches O
are O
spread O
out O
on O
the O
table O
and O
the O
people O
are O
picking O
their O
noses O
. O
'' O

The O
Newport B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
operators O
also O
tend O
to O
indulge O
themselves O
privately O
. O

Investigators O
cite O
the O
case O
of O
Matthew B-PERSON
Valentine I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
currently O
serving O
a O
six O
- O
year O
sentence O
at O
Lompoc B-FAC
Federal I-FAC
Prison I-FAC
for O
his O
role O
in O
Intech B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
promised O
investors O
returns O
of O
as O
much O
as O
625 O
% O
on O
precious O
metals O
. O

Mr. O
Valentine O
, O
who O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
five O
counts O
of O
fraud O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
drove O
a O
leased O
Mercedes O
and O
lived O
in O
an O
expensive O
home O
on O
Lido B-LOC
Isle I-LOC
, O
an O
island O
in O
Newport B-GPE
's O
harbor O
, O
according O
to O
investigators O
. O

With O
the O
$ O
3 O
million O
received O
from O
investors O
, O
he O
took O
frequent O
junkets O
with O
friends O
to O
exotic O
locales O
and O
leased O
an O
expensive O
BMW B-ORG
for O
his O
girlfriend O
, O
whom O
he O
met O
at O
the O
shop O
where O
he O
got O
his O
custom O
- O
tailored O
suits O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
amazing O
the O
amount O
of O
money O
that O
goes O
up O
their O
nose O
, O
out O
to O
the O
dog O
track O
or O
to O
the O
tables O
in O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Katz O
says O
. O

All O
this O
talk O
of O
boiler O
rooms O
and O
fraud O
is O
unnerving O
to O
the O
city O
's O
legitimate O
business O
element O
. O

Vincent B-PERSON
M I-PERSON
Ciavarella I-PERSON
, O
regional O
manager O
of O
Property B-ORG
Management I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
insists O
he O
does O
n't O
know O
of O
any O
bogus O
telemarketers O
operating O
in O
the O
1.6 O
million O
square O
feet O
of O
office O
space O
around O
Fashion B-FAC
Island I-FAC
that O
his O
company O
leases O
for O
Irvine B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
owner O
and O
developer O
of O
the O
project O
. O

Mr. O
Ciavarella O
has O
rejected O
a O
few O
prospective O
tenants O
who O
provided O
`` O
incomplete O
'' O
financial O
information O
and O
acknowledges O
that O
illegitimate O
operators O
`` O
are O
not O
easily O
detectable O
. O

'' O
-LRB- O
Investigators O
stress O
that O
building O
owners O
are O
victims O
, O
too O
, O
since O
boiler O
rooms O
often O
leave O
without O
paying O
rent O
. O
-RRB- O

Richard B-PERSON
Luehrs I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
Newport O
Harbor O
Area O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
, O
calls O
boiler O
rooms O
a O
`` O
negative O
we O
wish O
we O
could O
get O
rid O
of O
. O
'' O

Actually O
, O
`` O
we O
do O
n't O
get O
much O
negative O
publicity O
about O
this O
, O
'' O
he O
insists O
, O
`` O
except O
for O
the O
press O
who O
write O
about O
it O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Lancaster O
is O
deputy O
chief O
of O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
Dallas B-GPE
bureau O
. O

For O
Cheap O
Air O
Fares O
, O
Spend O
Christmas O
Aloft O

IT O
IS O
N'T O
TRUE O
that O
a O
90 O
- O
year O
old O
clergyman O
on O
a O
mission O
of O
mercy O
to O
a O
disaster O
area O
on O
Christmas O
Day O
can O
fly O
free O
. O

But O
his O
circumstances O
are O
among O
the O
few O
that O
can O
qualify O
for O
the O
handful O
of O
really O
cheap O
airline O
tickets O
remaining O
in O
America B-GPE
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
carriers O
have O
become O
much O
more O
picky O
about O
who O
can O
fly O
on O
the O
cheap O
. O

But O
there O
still O
are O
a O
few O
ways O
today O
's O
traveler O
can O
qualify O
under O
the O
airline O
's O
many O
restrictions O
. O

One O
of O
the O
best O
deals O
, O
though O
, O
may O
mean O
skipping O
Christmas O
dinner O
with O
the O
relatives O
. O

This O
week O
, O
many O
carriers O
are O
announcing O
cut O
- O
rate O
fares O
designed O
to O
get O
people O
to O
fly O
on O
some O
of O
the O
most O
hallowed O
-- O
and O
slowest O
-- O
days O
of O
the O
year O
, O
including O
Christmas O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
airlines O
had O
waited O
until O
the O
last O
moment O
to O
court O
Christmas O
season O
vacationers O
with O
bargain O
fares O
. O

That O
approach O
flopped O
: O
Last O
Christmas O
Day O
, O
a O
USAir O
Group O
Inc. O
DC O
- O
9 O
jetliner O
flew O
about O
seven O
passengers O
from O
Chicago B-GPE
to O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
. O

So O
this O
year O
, O
the O
airlines O
are O
getting O
a O
jump O
on O
holiday O
discounts O
. O

They O
are O
cutting O
ticket O
prices O
by O
as O
much O
as O
70 O
% O
from O
normal O
levels O
for O
travel O
to O
most O
U.S. B-GPE
locations O
on O
Dec. O
24 O
, O
25 O
, O
29 O
, O
30 O
and O
31 O
, O
and O
Jan. O
4 O
, O
5 O
and O
6 O
. O

The O
promotions O
-- O
dubbed O
everything O
from O
'T- O
is O
the O
Season O
to O
be O
Jolly O
to O
Kringle B-PERSON
fares O
-- O
put O
round O
- O
trip O
fares O
at O
$ O
98 O
, O
$ O
148 O
and O
$ O
198 O
. O

`` O
They O
're O
trying O
to O
keep O
planes O
flying O
on O
days O
they O
'd O
normally O
park O
them O
, O
'' O
says O
Roger B-PERSON
Bard I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Mr. B-ORG
Mitchell I-ORG
Travel I-ORG
Service I-ORG
in O
Burnsville B-GPE
, O
N.C B-GPE
. O

Expect O
, O
of O
course O
, O
sky O
- O
high O
prices O
on O
other O
dates O
near O
the O
holidays O
when O
the O
airlines O
know O
vacationers O
are O
eager O
to O
travel O
. O

Consider O
Adopting O
Your O
Spouse O
's O
Name O

IF O
CONTINENTAL B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
has O
its O
way O
, O
couples O
like O
Marlo B-PERSON
Thomas I-PERSON
and O
Phil B-PERSON
Donahue I-PERSON
may O
find O
it O
a O
hassle O
to O
qualify O
for O
some O
new O
discounts O
. O

Continental B-ORG
, O
a O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unit O
, O
recently O
unveiled O
a O
marketing O
program O
offering O
free O
companion O
tickets O
to O
business O
- O
class O
and O
first O
- O
class O
passengers O
on O
international O
flights O
. O

The O
Continental O
catch O
: O
Only O
immediate O
family O
members O
are O
allowed O
, O
and O
they O
must O
have O
the O
same O
last O
name O
as O
the O
buyer O
of O
the O
ticket O
or O
legal O
proof O
they O
're O
related O
. O

That O
irritates O
many O
women O
who O
have O
n't O
taken O
their O
husbands O
' O
last O
name O
. O

`` O
What O
a O
bunch O
of O
nonsense O
, O
'' O
says O
Jessica B-PERSON
Crosby I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
chapter O
of O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Women O
Business O
Owners O
. O

`` O
This O
sets O
things O
way O
back O
. O
'' O

Continental B-ORG
's O
logic O
: O
It O
does O
n't O
want O
business O
companions O
abusing O
the O
promotion O
by O
falsely O
claiming O
to O
be O
related O
. O

`` O
We O
accommodate O
their O
choice O
of O
names O
by O
allowing O
them O
to O
demonstrate O
'' O
family O
affiliation O
with O
legal O
documents O
, O
says O
Jim B-PERSON
O'Donnell I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
. O

But O
gay O
rights O
advocates O
are O
angry O
, O
too O
. O

The O
Lambda O
Legal O
Defense O
and O
Education O
Fund O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
has O
received O
complaints O
from O
homosexual O
couples O
whom O
the O
airline O
does O
n't O
recognize O
as O
family O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
certainly O
discrimination O
, O
'' O
says O
attorney O
Evan B-PERSON
Wolfson I-PERSON
, O
whose O
group O
forced O
Trans B-ORG
World I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
this O
year O
to O
change O
a O
rule O
that O
allowed O
travelers O
to O
transfer O
frequent O
flier O
awards O
only O
to O
family O
members O
. O

Take O
Your O
Vacation O
In O
a O
Hurricane O
Area O

WHEN O
HURRICANE B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
careened O
through O
the O
Caribbean O
and O
the O
Atlantic O
coast O
states O
, O
it O
downed O
electric O
and O
telephone O
lines O
, O
shot O
coconuts O
through O
cottage O
rooftops O
, O
shattered O
windows O
and O
uprooted O
thousands O
of O
lives O
. O

It O
also O
lowered O
some O
air O
fares O
. O

Since O
the O
hurricane O
, O
Midway B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
AMR B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
trimmed O
their O
one O
- O
way O
fares O
to O
the O
Virgin B-GPE
Islands I-GPE
to O
$ O
109 O
from O
prices O
that O
were O
at O
times O
double O
that O
before O
the O
storm O
. O

The O
fares O
are O
code O
- O
named O
Hugo B-EVENT
, O
Compassion O
and O
Virgin O
Islands O
Aid O
. O

-LRB- O
Airlines O
are O
n't O
lowering O
fares O
to O
Northern B-LOC
California I-LOC
following O
this O
week O
's O
earthquake O
, O
but O
reservation O
agents O
can O
waive O
advance O
- O
purchase O
restrictions O
on O
discount O
fares O
for O
emergency O
trips O
. O
-RRB- O

Some O
hotels O
in O
the O
hurricane O
- O
stricken O
Caribbean B-LOC
promise O
money O
- O
back O
guarantees O
. O

In O
Myrtle B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
, O
S.C. B-GPE
, O
the O
damaged O
Yachtsman B-FAC
Resort I-FAC
offers O
daily O
rates O
as O
low O
as O
$ O
35 O
, O
or O
as O
much O
as O
22 O
% O
below O
regular O
prices O
. O

Says O
Michele B-PERSON
Hoffman I-PERSON
, O
a O
clerk O
in O
the O
resort O
's O
front O
office O
: O
`` O
We O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
outdoor O
pool O
, O
the O
pool O
table O
, O
ping O
pong O
table O
, O
snack O
bar O
or O
VCR O
, O
but O
we O
still O
have O
the O
indoor O
pool O
and O
Jacuzzi O
. O
'' O

Just O
Wait O
Until O
You O
're O
a O
Bit O
Older O

SENIOR O
CITIZENS O
have O
long O
received O
cheap O
air O
fares O
. O

This O
year O
, O
the O
older O
someone O
is O
the O
bigger O
the O
discount O
. O

A O
senior O
citizen O
between O
62 O
and O
70 O
saves O
70 O
% O
off O
regular O
coach O
fare O
. O

Travelers O
up O
to O
age O
99 O
get O
a O
percentage O
discount O
matching O
their O
age O
. O

And O
centenarians O
fly O
free O
in O
first O
class O
. O

Next O
month O
, O
Northwest B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
says O
, O
a O
108 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Lansing B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
woman O
is O
taking O
it O
up O
on O
the O
offer O
to O
fly O
with O
her O
72 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
son O
to O
Tampa B-GPE
, O
Fla B-GPE
. O

Last O
year O
when O
Northwest B-ORG
first O
offered O
the O
promotion O
, O
only O
six O
centenarians O
flew O
free O
. O

If O
All O
Else O
Fails O
... O
. O

THE O
NATION'S O
carriers O
also O
provide O
discounts O
to O
Red B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
workers O
, O
retired O
military O
personnel O
and O
medical O
students O
. O

There O
's O
even O
a O
special O
fare O
for O
clergy O
that O
does O
n't O
require O
the O
usual O
stay O
over O
Saturday O
night O
. O

That O
way O
, O
they O
can O
be O
home O
in O
time O
for O
work O
Sunday O
. O

The O
Senate O
rejected O
a O
constitutional O
amendment O
that O
President O
Bush O
sought O
to O
protect O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
flag O
from O
desecration O
. O

The O
51 O
- O
48 O
roll O
call O
fell O
well O
short O
of O
the O
two O
- O
thirds O
majority O
needed O
to O
approve O
changes O
to O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
. O

The O
vote O
, O
in O
which O
11 O
GOP B-NORP
lawmakers O
voted O
against O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
position O
, O
was O
a O
victory O
for O
Democratic O
leaders O
, O
who O
opposed O
the O
amendment O
as O
an O
intrusion O
on O
the B-LAW
Bill I-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
. O

`` O
We O
can O
support O
the O
American B-NORP
flag O
without O
changing O
the O
American O
Constitution O
, O
'' O
said O
Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
of O
Maine B-GPE
. O

In O
order O
to O
defuse O
pressure O
for O
an O
amendment O
, O
Mr. O
Mitchell O
and O
House O
Speaker O
Thomas O
Foley O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Wash B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
had O
arranged O
for O
lawmakers O
to O
pass O
a O
statute O
barring O
flag O
desecration O
before O
voting O
on O
the O
constitutional O
change O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
said O
he O
would O
allow O
the O
bill O
to O
become O
law O
without O
his O
signature O
, O
because O
he O
said O
only O
a O
constitutional O
amendment O
can O
protect O
the O
flag O
adequately O
. O

In O
June B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
threw O
out O
the O
conviction O
of O
a O
Texas B-GPE
man O
who O
set O
a O
flag O
afire O
during O
a O
1984 O
demonstration O
, O
saying O
he O
was O
`` O
engaging O
in O
political O
expression O
'' O
that O
is O
protected O
by O
the B-LAW
First I-LAW
Amendment I-LAW
. O

Vickers B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
defense O
and O
engineering O
company O
, O
said O
an O
investment O
unit O
controlled O
by O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
financier O
Ron B-NORP
Brierley O
raised O
its O
stake O
in O
the O
company O
Friday O
to O
15.02 O
% O
from O
about O
14.6 O
% O
Thursday O
and O
from O
13.7 O
% O
the O
previous O
week O
. O

I.E.P. B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Mr. O
Brierley O
's O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
- O
based O
Industrial B-ORG
Equity I-ORG
-LRB- O
Pacific B-LOC
-RRB- O
Ltd. O
, O
boosted O
its O
holdings O
in O
Vickers B-ORG
to O
38.8 O
million O
shares O
. O

The O
latest O
purchase O
follows O
small O
increases O
in O
his O
holdings O
made O
over O
the O
past O
five O
months O
. O

In O
May O
, O
Mr. O
Brierley O
's O
stake O
shrank O
to O
8.7 O
% O
after O
ranging O
between O
9 O
% O
and O
11 O
% O
for O
much O
of O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

`` O
Ron B-NORP
Brierley O
clearly O
views O
our O
company O
as O
a O
good O
investment O
, O
'' O
a O
Vickers B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

The O
spokesman O
refused O
to O
comment O
on O
speculation O
that O
Industrial B-ORG
Equity I-ORG
might O
use O
its O
interest O
as O
a O
platform O
to O
launch O
a O
hostile O
bid O
for O
the O
company O
. O

Vickers B-ORG
makes O
tanks O
for O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
army O
, O
Rolls B-PRODUCT
Royce I-PRODUCT
cars O
, O
and O
has O
marine O
and O
medical O
businesses O
. O

Viatech B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
received O
approval O
from O
the O
French B-NORP
government O
for O
its O
proposed O
$ O
44.7 O
million O
acquisition O
of O
Ferembal B-ORG
S.A I-ORG
. O

The O
approval O
satisfies O
the O
remaining O
conditions O
of O
the O
purchase O
, O
which O
is O
expected O
to O
close O
within O
two O
weeks O
. O

erembal O
, O
the O
second O
- O
largest O
maker O
of O
food O
cans O
in O
France B-GPE
, O
had O
1988 O
sales O
of O
$ O
150 O
million O
. O

Ferembal B-ORG
has O
930 O
workers O
at O
four O
canning O
manufacturing O
plants O
and O
one O
plastic O
container O
facility O
. O

Viatech B-ORG
makes O
flexible O
packaging O
films O
and O
machinery O
, O
and O
materials O
for O
the O
food O
and O
pharmaceutical O
industries O
. O

USACafes B-ORG
Limited I-ORG
Partnership I-ORG
said O
it O
completed O
the O
sale O
of O
its O
Bonanza B-ORG
restaurant O
franchise O
system O
to O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Metromedia B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
for O
$ O
71 O
million O
in O
cash O
. O

USACafes B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
nearly O
half O
- O
owned O
by O
Sam B-PERSON
and O
Charles B-PERSON
Wyly I-PERSON
of O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
will O
distribute O
proceeds O
from O
the O
sale O
to O
unit O
holders O
as O
a O
liquidating O
dividend O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

The O
Bonanza O
franchise O
system O
, O
which O
generates O
about O
$ O
600 O
million O
in O
sales O
annually O
, O
represented O
substantially O
all O
of O
the O
partnership O
's O
assets O
. O

The O
sale O
of O
the O
system O
has O
been O
challenged O
in O
a O
class O
- O
action O
suit O
on O
behalf O
of O
unit O
holders O
filed O
last O
week O
in O
a O
Delaware B-GPE
court O
, O
USACafes B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
believes O
the O
suit O
is O
without O
merit O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
required O
to O
notify O
foreign O
dictators O
if O
it O
knows O
of O
coup O
plans O
likely O
to O
endanger O
their O
lives O
, O
government O
officials O
said O
. O

The O
notification O
policy O
was O
part O
of O
a O
set O
of O
guidelines O
on O
handling O
coups O
outlined O
in O
a O
secret O
1988 O
exchange O
of O
letters O
between O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

The O
existence O
of O
the O
guidelines O
has O
become O
known O
since O
President O
Bush O
disclosed O
them O
privately O
to O
seven O
Republican B-NORP
senators O
at O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
meeting O
last O
Monday O
. O

Officials O
familiar O
with O
the O
meeting O
said O
Mr. O
Bush O
cited O
the O
policy O
as O
an O
example O
of O
the O
sort O
of O
congressional O
requirements O
the O
administration O
contends O
contribute O
to O
the O
failure O
of O
such O
covert O
actions O
as O
this O
month O
's O
futile O
effort O
to O
oust O
Panamanian B-NORP
dictator O
Manuel B-PERSON
Noriega I-PERSON
. O

According O
to O
the O
officials O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
even O
read O
to O
the O
senators O
selections O
from O
a O
highly O
classified O
letter O
from O
the O
committee O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
discussing O
the O
guidelines O
. O

They O
said O
the O
president O
conceded O
the O
notification O
requirement O
did O
n't O
affect O
his O
decision O
to O
lend O
only O
minor O
support O
to O
this O
month O
's O
Panama B-GPE
coup O
effort O
. O

No O
notification O
was O
ever O
considered O
, O
officials O
said O
, O
apparently O
because O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
did O
n't O
think O
the O
coup O
plotters O
intended O
to O
kill O
Mr. O
Noriega O
, O
but O
merely O
sought O
to O
imprison O
him O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
both O
administration O
and O
congressional O
officials O
hint O
that O
the O
notification O
requirement O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
dropped O
from O
the O
guidelines O
on O
coup O
attempts O
that O
are O
being O
rewritten O
by O
the O
panel O
and O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

The O
rewriting O
was O
launched O
at O
a O
meeting O
between O
Mr. O
Bush O
and O
intelligence O
committee O
leaders O
Oct. O
12 O
, O
a O
few O
days O
before O
the O
meeting O
at O
which O
the O
president O
complained O
about O
the O
rules O
. O

However O
, O
the O
disclosure O
of O
the O
guidelines O
, O
first O
reported O
last O
night O
by O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
is O
already O
being O
interpreted O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
as O
an O
unfair O
effort O
to O
pressure O
Congress B-ORG
. O

It O
has O
reopened O
the O
bitter O
wrangling O
between O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
Congress B-ORG
over O
who O
is O
responsible O
for O
the O
failure O
to O
oust O
Mr. O
Noriega O
and O
, O
more O
broadly O
, O
for O
difficulties O
in O
carrying O
out O
covert O
activities O
abroad O
. O

A O
statement O
issued O
by O
the O
office O
of O
the O
committee O
chairman O
, O
Sen. O
David O
Boren O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Okla. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
charged O
that O
the O
disclosure O
is O
part O
of O
a O
continuing O
effort O
to O
shift O
the O
criticism O
for O
the O
failure O
of O
the O
recent O
coup O
attempt O
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

The O
statement O
added O
, O
`` O
Someone O
has O
regrettably O
chosen O
to O
selectively O
summarize O
portions O
of O
highly O
classified O
correspondence O
between O
the O
two O
branches O
of O
government O
. O

Not O
only O
does O
this O
come O
close O
to O
a O
violation O
of O
law O
, O
it O
violates O
the O
trust O
we O
have O
all O
worked O
to O
develop O
. O
'' O

Sen. O
Boren O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
's O
time O
to O
stop O
bickering O
and O
work O
together O
to O
develop O
a O
clear O
and O
appropriate O
policy O
to O
help O
the O
country O
in O
the O
future O
. O

I O
've O
invited O
the O
president O
to O
send O
his O
suggestions O
to O
the O
committee O
. O
'' O

Republican O
Sen. O
William O
Cohen O
of O
Maine B-GPE
, O
the O
panel O
's O
vice O
chairman O
, O
said O
of O
the O
disclosure O
that O
`` O
a O
text O
torn O
out O
of O
context O
is O
a O
pretext O
, O
and O
it O
is O
unfair O
for O
those O
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
who O
are O
leaking O
to O
present O
the O
evidence O
in O
a O
selective O
fashion O
. O
'' O

Sen. O
Boren O
said O
the O
committee O
could O
n't O
defend O
itself O
by O
making O
the O
documents O
public O
because O
that O
would O
violate O
classification O
rules O
. O

But O
the O
chairman O
and O
other O
committee O
members O
stressed O
that O
the O
notification O
guideline O
was O
n't O
imposed O
on O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
by O
a O
meddling O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Instead O
, O
both O
congressional O
and O
administration O
officials O
agreed O
, O
it O
grew O
out O
of O
talks O
about O
coup O
- O
planning O
in O
Panama B-GPE
that O
were O
initiated O
by O
the O
administration O
in O
July O
1988 O
and O
stretched O
into O
last O
October O
. O

The O
guideline O
was O
n't O
a O
law O
, O
but O
a O
joint O
interpretation O
of O
how O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
might O
operate O
during O
foreign O
coups O
in O
light O
of O
the O
longstanding O
presidential O
order O
banning O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
role O
in O
assassinations O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
yesterday O
the O
administration O
and O
Congress B-ORG
were O
still O
differing O
on O
what O
had O
been O
agreed O
to O
. O

One O
administration O
official O
said O
notification O
was O
required O
even O
if O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
`` O
gets O
wind O
'' O
of O
somebody O
else O
's O
coup O
plans O
that O
seem O
likely O
to O
endanger O
a O
dictator O
's O
life O
. O

But O
a O
congressional O
source O
close O
to O
the O
panel O
said O
the O
rule O
only O
covered O
coup O
plans O
directly O
involving O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Although O
the O
notification O
guideline O
was O
n't O
carried O
out O
in O
this O
month O
's O
coup O
attempt O
, O
some O
administration O
officials O
argue O
that O
it O
may O
have O
led O
to O
hesitation O
and O
uncertainty O
on O
the O
part O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
intelligence O
and O
military O
operatives O
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

One O
senior O
administration O
official O
called O
the O
guideline O
`` O
outrageous O
'' O
and O
said O
it O
could O
make O
U.S. B-GPE
operatives O
reluctant O
to O
even O
listen O
to O
coup O
plans O
for O
fear O
they O
may O
get O
into O
legal O
trouble O
. O

The O
issue O
came O
to O
a O
head O
last O
year O
, O
officials O
recalled O
, O
partly O
because O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
had O
sought O
unsuccessfully O
to O
win O
committee O
approval O
of O
funding O
for O
new O
Panama B-GPE
coup O
efforts O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
both O
administration O
and O
congressional O
officials O
said O
the O
need O
for O
guidelines O
on O
coups O
and O
assassinations O
was O
partly O
spurred O
by O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
desire O
to O
avoid O
nasty O
overseas O
surprises O
during O
the O
election O
campaign O
. O

Though O
the O
assassination O
ban O
is O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
order O
that O
Congress B-ORG
never O
voted O
on O
, O
the O
intelligence O
committees O
can O
exercise O
influence O
over O
its O
interpretation O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
Central O
Intelligence O
Agency O
Director O
William O
Webster O
publicly O
called O
on O
Congress B-ORG
to O
provide O
new O
interpretations O
of O
the O
assassination O
order O
that O
would O
permit O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
more O
freedom O
to O
act O
in O
coups O
. O

The O
administration O
has O
reacted O
to O
criticism O
that O
it O
mishandled O
the O
latest O
coup O
attempt O
by O
seeking O
to O
blame O
Congress B-ORG
for O
restrictions O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
have O
hampered O
its O
freedom O
of O
action O
. O

However O
, O
last O
week O
Mr. O
Webster O
's O
two O
top O
CIA B-ORG
deputies O
said O
congressional O
curbs O
had O
n't O
hampered O
the O
spy O
agency O
's O
role O
in O
the O
coup O
attempt O
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
the O
administration O
's O
criticisms O
appeared O
to O
have O
made O
some O
headway O
with O
Sens. O
Boren B-PERSON
and O
Cohen B-PERSON
after O
their O
Oct. O
12 O
meeting O
with O
the O
president O
. O

The O
three O
men O
agreed O
to O
rewrite O
the O
guidelines O
, O
without O
changing O
the O
basic O
assassination O
ban O
, O
to O
clear O
up O
any O
ambiguities O
that O
may O
have O
hampered O
U.S. B-GPE
encouragement O
of O
coups O
against O
anti-American O
leaders O
. O

The O
new O
argument O
over O
the O
notification O
guideline O
, O
however O
, O
could O
sour O
any O
atmosphere O
of O
cooperation O
that O
existed O
. O

Gerald B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Seib I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Price O
wars O
between O
the O
fast O
- O
food O
giants O
are O
starting O
to O
clobber O
the O
fast O
- O
food O
little O
guys O
: O
the O
franchisees O
. O

`` O
When O
elephants O
start O
fighting O
, O
ants O
get O
killed O
, O
'' O
says O
Murray B-PERSON
Riese I-PERSON
, O
co-owner O
of O
National B-ORG
Restaurants I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
franchisee O
for O
Pizza B-ORG
Hut I-ORG
, O
Roy B-ORG
Rogers I-ORG
and O
other O
chains O
. O

As O
hamburger O
and O
pizza O
outlets O
saturate O
one O
area O
after O
another O
, O
franchisers O
are O
struggling O
desperately O
for O
market O
share O
, O
slashing O
prices O
and O
stepping O
up O
costly O
promotions O
. O

The O
fight O
is O
putting O
a O
tight O
squeeze O
on O
profits O
of O
many O
, O
threatening O
to O
drive O
the O
smallest O
ones O
out O
of O
business O
and O
straining O
relations O
between O
the O
national O
fast O
- O
food O
chains O
and O
their O
franchisees O
. O

The O
chains O
`` O
used O
to O
offer O
discounts O
during O
winter O
when O
business O
was O
slow O
, O
but O
in O
the O
last O
year O
or O
so O
, O
discounting O
has O
become O
a O
12 O
- O
month O
thing O
, O
'' O
says O
Donald B-PERSON
Harty I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Charisma B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
franchisee O
of O
Grand B-ORG
Metropolitan I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
's O
Burger B-ORG
King I-ORG
chain O
. O

Though O
Charisma O
's O
sales O
are O
up O
slightly O
this O
year O
, O
Mr. O
Harty O
says O
profits O
will O
be O
flat O
or O
lower O
. O

And O
Bill B-PERSON
Konopnicki I-PERSON
, O
a O
Safford B-GPE
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
, O
licensee O
of O
McDonald O
's O
Corp. O
who O
is O
chairman O
of O
the O
company O
's O
National B-ORG
Operators I-ORG
Advisory I-ORG
Board I-ORG
, O
says O
some O
fast O
- O
food O
outlets O
`` O
could O
be O
in O
serious O
trouble O
, O
based O
on O
the O
amount O
of O
discounting O
that O
seems O
to O
be O
going O
on O
. O
'' O

Until O
recently O
, O
the O
huge O
fast O
- O
food O
industry O
, O
with O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
60.1 O
billion O
last O
year O
, O
kept O
price O
- O
skirmishing O
to O
a O
minimum O
. O

But O
early O
this O
year O
, O
PepsiCo B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
Taco B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
unit O
and O
Wendy O
's O
International O
Inc. O
slashed O
prices O
and O
stepped O
up O
promotions O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Rohs I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
for O
Wertheim O
Schroder O
& O
Co O
. O

That O
brought O
a O
chain O
reaction O
in O
the O
industry O
. O

The O
situation O
was O
further O
aggravated O
early O
this O
month O
, O
when O
McDonald B-ORG
's O
set O
plans O
to O
heat O
up O
the O
discounting O
by O
offering O
coupons O
. O

It O
also O
decided O
to O
go O
national O
with O
pizza O
, O
which O
it O
has O
been O
test O
- O
marketing O
. O

Now O
, O
two O
- O
for O
- O
one O
deals O
on O
pizza O
are O
common O
; O
so O
are O
99 O
- O
cent O
specials O
on O
sandwiches O
normally O
priced O
twice O
as O
high O
. O

The O
discounting O
, O
say O
fast O
- O
food O
operators O
, O
occurs O
on O
a O
scale O
and O
with O
a O
frequency O
they O
have O
n't O
seen O
before O
. O

The O
result O
is O
that O
some O
franchisees O
are O
running O
hard O
just O
to O
stay O
even O
, O
laying O
off O
middle O
managers O
and O
working O
harder O
to O
make O
less O
. O

Joe B-PERSON
Mack I-PERSON
, O
a O
district O
manager O
for O
Cormack B-ORG
Enterprises I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Burger B-ORG
King I-ORG
operator O
in O
Omaha B-GPE
, O
Neb. B-GPE
, O
says O
discounting O
is O
so O
prevalent O
that O
`` O
we O
have O
to O
serve O
15 O
% O
to O
20 O
% O
more O
customers O
'' O
to O
keep O
sales O
level O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
almost O
as O
if O
you O
're O
doing O
extra O
work O
to O
give O
away O
the O
food O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Alan B-PERSON
D'Agosto I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Panda O
's O
Inc. O
, O
an O
operator O
of O
Arby O
's O
restaurants O
in O
Omaha O
, O
says O
: O
`` O
All O
we O
're O
doing O
is O
keeping O
the O
customers O
coming O
, O
but O
we O
are O
n't O
increasing O
sales O
. O
'' O

With O
fast O
- O
food O
outlets O
on O
every O
corner O
, O
he O
, O
like O
many O
, O
does O
n't O
think O
he O
has O
a O
choice O
in O
the O
price O
war O
: O
`` O
Our O
customers O
say O
that O
they O
wo O
n't O
go O
into O
a O
fast O
- O
food O
store O
unless O
they O
get O
a O
coupon O
. O
'' O

If O
the O
battle O
continues O
much O
longer O
, O
many O
fast O
- O
food O
businesses O
will O
close O
or O
merge O
, O
predicts O
Vincent B-PERSON
Morrissey I-PERSON
, O
who O
owns O
a O
string O
of O
Kentucky B-ORG
Fried I-ORG
Chicken I-ORG
stores O
in O
the O
Midwest O
. O

`` O
The O
industry O
is O
overbuilt O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
Fast O
- O
food O
franchisers O
have O
managed O
to O
squeeze O
in O
stores O
into O
every O
corner O
available O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Restaurant I-ORG
Association I-ORG
says O
quick O
- O
service O
restaurant O
units O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
rose O
14 O
% O
to O
131,146 O
between O
1983 O
and O
1987 O
, O
the O
last O
year O
for O
which O
figures O
are O
available O
. O

With O
the O
market O
so O
crowded O
, O
says O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Wendy O
's O
in O
Columbus B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
`` O
If O
you O
're O
doing O
well O
, O
you O
're O
doing O
well O
at O
someone O
else O
's O
expense O
. O
'' O

Simply O
put O
, O
there O
is O
n't O
enough O
business O
for O
every O
store O
to O
grow O
. O

According O
to O
Mr. O
Rohs O
, O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
, O
same O
- O
store O
sales O
at O
company O
- O
owned O
Wendy O
's O
units O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
have O
trailed O
year O
- O
earlier O
levels O
throughout O
1989 O
, O
except O
for O
August O
. O

`` O
McDonald B-ORG
's O
has O
also O
been O
running O
negative O
all O
year O
, O
'' O
the O
analyst O
says O
. O

Spokesmen O
for O
Wendy O
's O
and O
McDonald B-ORG
's O
criticized O
Mr. O
Rohs O
's O
calculations O
. O

Jack B-PERSON
Greenberg I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
of O
McDonald B-ORG
's O
, O
says O
the O
company O
does O
n't O
compute O
, O
much O
less O
disclose O
, O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
, O
same O
- O
store O
sales O
. O

He O
adds O
that O
short O
- O
term O
comparisons O
`` O
can O
be O
very O
misleading O
because O
of O
differences O
in O
timing O
of O
marketing O
programs O
from O
year O
to O
year O
. O
'' O

Profit O
margins O
at O
company O
- O
owned O
McDonald O
's O
outlets O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
`` O
are O
holding O
up O
quite O
nicely O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Greenberg O
. O

Profits O
of O
franchisees O
have O
n't O
been O
higher O
since O
the O
mid-1970s O
, O
he O
adds O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Greenberg O
's O
sanguine O
outlook O
is O
n't O
matched O
by O
many O
fast O
- O
food O
industry O
observers O
. O

Smaller O
chains O
and O
single O
- O
store O
operators O
will O
be O
the O
first O
to O
fail O
, O
many O
in O
the O
industry O
predict O
. O

Big O
franchise O
groups O
`` O
can O
ride O
out O
the O
storm O
a O
lot O
longer O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Harty O
, O
the O
Burger O
King O
operator O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
prolonged O
price O
pressures O
are O
driving O
a O
wedge O
between O
some O
franchisers O
and O
their O
franchisees O
. O

Mr. O
Morrissey O
, O
the O
Kentucky O
Fried O
Chicken O
franchisee O
, O
notes O
that O
most O
franchise O
owners O
must O
absorb O
increases O
in O
expenses O
without O
any O
cut O
in O
the O
royalties O
, O
or O
portion O
of O
sales O
, O
that O
they O
must O
pay O
franchisers O
. O

Franchisees O
ca O
n't O
be O
forced O
to O
go O
along O
with O
a O
franchiser O
's O
discounting O
. O

But O
once O
a O
franchisee O
agrees O
to O
a O
promotional O
program O
, O
the O
franchiser O
can O
demand O
full O
participation O
to O
the O
very O
end O
, O
says O
Lew B-PERSON
Rudnick I-PERSON
, O
a O
principal O
of O
Rudnick O
& O
Wolfe O
, O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
law O
firm O
with O
franchise O
industry O
clients O
. O

He O
says O
courts O
have O
held O
that O
antitrust O
considerations O
are O
outweighed O
in O
such O
cases O
by O
the O
need O
to O
protect O
consumers O
from O
deceptive O
marketing O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
many O
franchisees O
, O
in O
order O
to O
stay O
on O
good O
terms O
with O
franchisers O
, O
routinely O
go O
along O
with O
promotions O
. O

Says O
Mr. O
Riese O
of O
National B-ORG
Restaurants I-ORG
: O
`` O
If O
you O
resisted O
on O
prices O
, O
maybe O
you O
would O
never O
get O
that O
telephone O
call O
about O
a O
new O
franchise O
. O

The O
list O
of O
laboratories O
claiming O
to O
be O
producing O
inexplicable O
amounts O
of O
heat O
from O
`` O
cold O
fusion O
'' O
experiments O
is O
slowly O
growing O
. O

But O
the O
experiments O
continue O
to O
be O
plagued O
by O
lack O
of O
firm O
evidence O
that O
the O
extra O
heat O
is O
coming O
from O
the O
fusing O
of O
hydrogen O
atoms O
. O

New O
experiments O
at O
some O
of O
the O
big O
national O
laboratories O
are O
still O
unable O
to O
find O
hints O
of O
nuclear O
fusion O
reactions O
, O
leaving O
only O
the O
finding O
of O
tritium O
in O
a O
Texas B-GPE
experiment O
to O
support O
University O
of O
Utah B-GPE
chemists O
' O
claim O
of O
achieving O
hydrogen O
fusion O
at O
room O
temperatures O
. O

The O
latest O
developments O
in O
cold O
fusion O
research O
were O
presented O
in O
24 O
reports O
delivered O
at O
the O
fall O
meeting O
here O
of O
the B-ORG
Electrochemical I-ORG
Society I-ORG
, O
the O
first O
scientific O
meeting O
in O
five O
months O
to O
hear O
formal O
reports O
on O
cold O
fusion O
experiments O
. O

The O
meeting O
offered O
stark O
evidence O
of O
a O
dramatic O
fall O
in O
scientific O
interest O
in O
cold O
fusion O
research O
. O

Of O
the O
1,300 O
chemists O
registered O
for O
the O
society O
's O
weeklong O
meeting O
, O
fewer O
than O
200 O
sat O
through O
the O
day O
and O
a O
half O
of O
cold O
fusion O
presentations O
at O
week O
's O
end O
. O

This O
was O
in O
contrast O
with O
the O
society O
's O
meeting O
last O
May O
, O
at O
the O
height O
of O
the O
controversy O
, O
when O
more O
than O
1,500 O
scientists O
, O
along O
with O
scores O
of O
reporters O
and O
TV O
crews O
, O
crowded O
into O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
hotel O
ballroom O
for O
a O
tumultuous O
special O
night O
session O
on O
the O
subject O
. O

Neither O
of O
the O
two O
chemists O
whose O
Utah B-GPE
experiments O
triggered O
the O
cold O
fusion O
uproar O
, O
Martin B-PERSON
Fleischmann I-PERSON
and O
B. B-PERSON
Stanley I-PERSON
Pons I-PERSON
, O
were O
at O
the O
meeting O
. O

But O
some O
members O
of O
an O
ad O
hoc O
expert O
committee O
set O
up O
by O
the O
Department O
of O
Energy O
to O
evaluate O
the O
cold O
fusion O
research O
were O
in O
the O
audience O
. O

The O
committee O
is O
to O
recommend O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
month O
whether O
DOE B-ORG
should O
support O
cold O
fusion O
research O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
two O
dozen O
scientists O
taking O
the O
podium O
reported O
results O
with O
new O
, O
more O
sophisticated O
variations O
of O
the O
seemingly O
simple O
electrolysis O
- O
of O
- O
water O
experiments O
described O
last O
March O
by O
Messrs. O
Fleischmann O
and O
Pons B-PERSON
. O

The O
experiments O
involve O
encircling O
a O
thin O
rod O
of O
palladium O
metal O
with O
a O
wire O
of O
platinum O
and O
plunging O
the O
two O
electrodes O
into O
`` O
heavy O
'' O
water O
in O
which O
the O
hydrogen O
atoms O
are O
a O
doubly O
heavy O
form O
known O
as O
deuterium O
. O

When O
an O
electric O
current O
is O
applied O
to O
the O
palladium O
and O
platinum O
electrodes O
, O
the O
heavy O
water O
did O
begin O
to O
break O
up O
, O
or O
dissociate O
. O

Ordinarily O
the O
electrolysis O
, O
or O
breakup O
, O
of O
the O
water O
would O
consume O
almost O
all O
of O
the O
electrical O
energy O
. O

But O
Messrs. O
Fleischmann B-PERSON
and O
Pons B-PERSON
said O
their O
experiments O
also O
produced O
large O
amounts O
of O
heat O
. O

The O
heat O
energy O
plus O
the O
energy O
consumed O
by O
the O
breakup O
of O
the O
water O
molecules O
added O
to O
far O
more O
energy O
coming O
out O
of O
the O
apparatus O
than O
electrical O
energy O
going O
in O
, O
they O
reported O
. O

Because O
they O
also O
detected O
tritium O
and O
indications O
of O
nuclear O
radiation O
, O
they O
asserted O
that O
the O
`` O
excess O
'' O
heat O
energy O
must O
be O
coming O
from O
energy O
released O
by O
the O
nuclear O
fusion O
of O
deuterium O
atoms O
inside O
the O
palladium O
rod O
. O

As O
of O
last O
weekend O
, O
a O
dozen O
labs O
also O
have O
reported O
measuring O
`` O
excess O
'' O
heat O
from O
similar O
electrolytic O
experiments O
, O
although O
amounts O
of O
such O
heat O
vary O
widely O
. O

One O
of O
the O
seven O
reports O
presented O
here O
of O
excess O
heat O
production O
was O
given O
by O
Richard B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Oriani I-PERSON
, O
professor O
of O
chemical O
engineering O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Minnesota B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Oriani O
said O
his O
skepticism O
of O
the O
Utah B-GPE
claims O
was O
initially O
confirmed O
when O
his O
first O
experiments O
last O
spring O
failed O
to O
produce O
results O
. O

But O
he O
then O
borrowed O
a O
palladium O
rod O
from O
chemists O
at O
Texas B-ORG
A&M I-ORG
who O
said O
they O
were O
getting O
excess O
heat O
. O

`` O
The O
results O
were O
fascinating O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

On O
the O
fourth O
`` O
run O
'' O
with O
the O
borrowed O
rod O
, O
the O
experiment O
began O
producing O
excess O
heat O
. O

The O
experiment O
was O
stopped O
briefly O
to O
change O
an O
instrument O
. O

When O
it O
was O
restarted O
, O
heat O
output O
`` O
really O
took O
off O
'' O
and O
produced O
excess O
heat O
for O
several O
hours O
before O
dying O
down O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Typical O
of O
other O
experiments O
, O
Mr. O
Oriani O
said O
his O
experiment O
was O
`` O
very O
erratic O
. O
'' O

It O
would O
go O
along O
doing O
nothing O
but O
dissociating O
the O
heavy O
water O
and O
then O
at O
totally O
unpredictable O
times O
, O
it O
would O
begin O
producing O
excess O
heat O
for O
as O
long O
as O
10 O
or O
11 O
hours O
before O
quieting O
down O
. O

The O
excess O
heat O
was O
15 O
% O
to O
20 O
% O
more O
than O
the O
energy O
involved O
in O
the O
electrolysis O
of O
water O
. O

Mr. O
Oriani O
said O
the O
heat O
bursts O
were O
too O
large O
and O
too O
long O
to O
be O
explained O
by O
the O
sudden O
release O
of O
energy O
that O
might O
have O
slowly O
accumulated O
during O
the O
experiments O
' O
quiescent O
times O
, O
as O
some O
scientists O
have O
suggested O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
a O
reality O
to O
the O
excess O
energy O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Other O
scientists O
said O
they O
also O
were O
getting O
sporadic O
bursts O
of O
excess O
heat O
lasting O
several O
hours O
at O
a O
time O
. O

The O
bursts O
often O
occur O
, O
they O
said O
, O
after O
they O
`` O
perturbed O
'' O
the O
experiments O
by O
raising O
or O
lowering O
the O
amount O
of O
electric O
current O
being O
applied O
, O
or O
switching O
the O
current O
off O
and O
on O
. O

One O
chemist O
privately O
suggested O
this O
hinted O
that O
some O
`` O
anomalous O
'' O
chemical O
reactions O
might O
be O
producing O
the O
heat O
. O

One O
reason O
questions O
surround O
the O
heat O
experiments O
is O
that O
they O
involve O
unusually O
meticulous O
measurements O
. O

Typically O
, O
the O
input O
energy O
ranges O
from O
a O
third O
of O
a O
watt O
to O
one O
watt O
and O
the O
excess O
energy O
is O
measured O
in O
tenths O
of O
a O
watt O
. O

One O
exception O
is O
a O
continuing O
experiment O
at O
Stanford B-ORG
University I-ORG
where O
as O
much O
as O
10 O
watts O
of O
energy O
are O
being O
put O
into O
the O
electrolytic O
cells O
. O

A O
cell O
filled O
with O
heavy O
water O
is O
producing O
1.0 O
to O
1.5 O
watts O
more O
heat O
than O
an O
identical O
electrolytic O
cell O
filled O
with O
ordinary O
water O
next O
to O
it O
, O
reported O
Turgut B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Gur I-PERSON
, O
an O
associate O
of O
materials O
scientist O
Robert B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Huggins I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the O
Stanford O
experimental O
team O
. O

One O
of O
the O
few O
hints O
the O
excess O
heat O
might O
be O
produced O
by O
fusion O
came O
from O
brief O
remarks O
by O
chemist O
John B-PERSON
Bockris I-PERSON
of O
Texas B-ORG
A&M I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Bockris O
previously O
reported O
getting O
bursts O
of O
excess O
heat O
and O
of O
detecting O
increasing O
amounts O
of O
tritium O
forming O
in O
the O
heavy O
water O
. O

He O
said O
that O
within O
the O
past O
few O
days O
, O
he O
's O
gotten O
evidence O
that O
there O
is O
a O
`` O
weak O
correlation O
'' O
between O
the O
time O
the O
heat O
bursts O
occur O
and O
the O
production O
of O
tritium O
. O

There O
is O
n't O
any O
way O
to O
continuously O
measure O
the O
amount O
of O
tritium O
in O
the O
heavy O
water O
, O
so O
it O
's O
been O
difficult O
to O
tell O
whether O
the O
tritium O
formation O
is O
related O
to O
the O
heat O
bursts O
or O
some O
other O
phenomenon O
. O

Increasingly O
careful O
attempts O
to O
measure O
neutrons O
, O
which O
would O
be O
strong O
evidence O
of O
fusion O
reactions O
, O
continue O
to O
be O
negative O
. O

Messrs. O
Fleischmann B-PERSON
and O
Pons B-PERSON
initially O
reported O
indirect O
evidence O
of O
neutrons O
being O
produced O
in O
their O
experiment O
but O
later O
conceded O
the O
measurements O
were O
questionable O
. O

Researchers O
at O
Sandia B-ORG
National I-ORG
Laboratories I-ORG
in O
Albuquerque B-GPE
, O
N.M. B-GPE
, O
reported O
they O
went O
so O
far O
as O
to O
take O
a O
`` O
cold O
fusion O
'' O
experiment O
and O
three O
neutron O
detectors O
into O
a O
tunnel O
under O
300 O
feet O
of O
granite O
to O
shield O
the O
detectors O
from O
cosmic O
rays O
. O

A O
number O
of O
times O
they O
detected O
neutrons O
in O
one O
, O
sometimes O
two O
, O
of O
the O
three O
detectors O
, O
but O
only O
once O
during O
411 O
hours O
of O
the O
experiment O
did O
they O
detect O
a O
neutron O
burst O
in O
all O
three O
detectors O
-- O
and O
they O
think O
that O
was O
a O
spurious O
event O
. O

Shimson B-PERSON
Gottesfeld I-PERSON
of O
Los B-ORG
Alamos I-ORG
National I-ORG
Laboratory I-ORG
said O
researchers O
there O
detected O
a O
burst O
of O
neutrons O
from O
an O
early O
cold O
fusion O
experiment O
last O
April O
but O
decided O
not O
to O
announce O
it O
until O
they O
could O
confirm O
it O
. O

In O
subsequent O
experiments O
, O
one O
of O
two O
neutron O
detectors O
occasionally O
indicated O
a O
burst O
of O
neutrons O
but O
neutron O
bursts O
were O
never O
recorded O
in O
both O
detectors O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

They O
concluded O
the O
indications O
of O
neutrons O
stemmed O
from O
faults O
in O
the O
detectors O
rather O
than O
from O
the O
cold O
fusion O
experiment O
. O

At O
the B-ORG
Lawrence I-ORG
Berkeley I-ORG
Laboratory I-ORG
in O
California B-GPE
, O
new O
experiments O
indicated O
that O
the O
lithium O
added O
to O
the O
heavy O
water O
so O
it O
will O
conduct O
a O
current O
can O
produce O
previously O
unsuspected O
electrical O
effects O
on O
the O
surface O
of O
the O
palladium O
rod O
-- O
which O
Messrs. O
Fleischmann B-PERSON
and O
Pons B-PERSON
might O
have O
misinterpreted O
, O
reported O
Philip B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
from O
the O
California B-GPE
laboratory O
. O

Gerard B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Wood I-PERSON
, O
51 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
elected O
president O
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
and O
a O
director O
of O
this O
minerals O
and O
materials O
company O
. O

He O
succeeds O
Harry B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Durney I-PERSON
, O
65 O
, O
who O
is O
retiring O
from O
active O
duty O
but O
remains O
a O
director O
and O
consultant O
. O

Mr. O
Wood O
has O
been O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Steep B-ORG
Rock I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Four O
former O
Cordis B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
officials O
were O
acquitted O
of O
federal O
charges O
related O
to O
the O
Miami B-GPE
- O
based O
company O
's O
sale O
of O
pacemakers O
, O
including O
conspiracy O
to O
hide O
pacemaker O
defects O
. O

Jurors O
in O
U.S. O
District O
Court O
in O
Miami B-GPE
cleared O
Harold B-PERSON
Hershhenson I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
executive O
vice O
president O
; O
John B-PERSON
Pagones I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
vice O
president O
; O
and O
Stephen B-PERSON
Vadas I-PERSON
and O
Dean B-PERSON
Ciporkin I-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
been O
engineers O
with O
Cordis B-ORG
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Cordis B-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
medical O
devices O
, O
agreed O
to O
plead O
guilty O
to O
felony O
and O
misdemeanor O
charges O
related O
to O
the O
pacemakers O
and O
to O
pay O
the O
government O
about O
$ O
5.7 O
million O
in O
fines O
and O
other O
costs O
. O

Cordis B-ORG
sold O
its O
pacemaker O
operations O
two O
years O
ago O
to O
Telectronics B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
of O
Australia B-GPE
. O

FOX O
HUNTING O
HAS O
been O
defined O
as O
the O
unspeakable O
in O
pursuit O
of O
the O
inedible O
, O
but O
at O
least O
it O
's O
exercise O
. O

At O
least O
it O
has O
a O
little O
dash O
. O

Most O
of O
us O
have O
to O
spend O
our O
time O
on O
pursuits O
that O
afford O
neither O
, O
drab O
duties O
rather O
than O
pleasures O
. O

Like O
trying O
to O
buy O
life O
insurance O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
an O
endeavor O
notably O
lacking O
in O
dash O
. O

Call O
it O
the O
uninformed O
trudging O
after O
the O
incomprehensible O
. O

But O
sooner O
or O
later O
, O
most O
of O
us O
have O
to O
think O
about O
life O
insurance O
, O
just O
as O
we O
often O
have O
to O
think O
about O
having O
root O
- O
canal O
work O
. O

And O
my O
time O
has O
come O
. O

I O
'm O
33 O
, O
married O
, O
no O
children O
, O
and O
employed O
in O
writing O
stories O
like O
this O
one O
. O

In O
times O
past O
, O
life O
- O
insurance O
salesmen O
targeted O
heads O
of O
household O
, O
meaning O
men O
, O
but O
ours O
is O
a O
two O
- O
income O
family O
and O
accustomed O
to O
it O
. O

So O
if O
anything O
happened O
to O
me O
, O
I O
'd O
want O
to O
leave O
behind O
enough O
so O
that O
my O
33 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
husband O
would O
be O
able O
to O
pay O
off O
the O
mortgage O
and O
some O
other O
debts O
-LRB- O
though O
not O
, O
I O
admit O
, O
enough O
to O
put O
any O
potential O
second O
wife O
in O
the O
lap O
of O
luxury O
-RRB- O
. O

Figuring O
that O
maybe O
$ O
100,000 O
to O
$ O
150,000 O
would O
do O
but O
having O
no O
idea O
of O
what O
kind O
of O
policy O
I O
wanted O
, O
I O
looked O
at O
the O
myriad O
products O
of O
a O
dozen O
companies O
-- O
and O
plunged O
into O
a O
jungle O
of O
gibberish O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
decade O
or O
two O
, O
while O
I O
was O
thinking O
about O
fox O
hunting O
, O
the O
insurance O
industry O
has O
spawned O
an O
incredible O
number O
of O
products O
, O
variations O
on O
products O
, O
and O
variations O
on O
the O
variations O
. O

Besides O
term O
life O
and O
whole O
life O
-LRB- O
the O
old O
standbys O
-RRB- O
, O
we O
now O
have O
universal O
life O
, O
universal O
variable O
life O
, O
flexible O
adjustable O
universal O
life O
, O
policies O
with O
persistency O
bonuses O
, O
policies O
festooned O
with O
exotic O
riders O
, O
living O
benefit O
policies O
, O
and O
on O
and O
on O
. O

What O
to O
do O
? O

First O
, O
generalize O
. O

Shorn O
of O
all O
their O
riders O
, O
special O
provisions O
, O
and O
other O
bells O
and O
whistles O
, O
insurance O
policies O
can O
still O
be O
grouped O
under O
two O
broad O
categories O
: O
so O
- O
called O
pure O
insurance O
, O
which O
amasses O
no O
cash O
value O
in O
the O
policy O
and O
pays O
off O
only O
upon O
death O
, O
and O
permanent O
insurance O
, O
which O
provides O
not O
only O
a O
death O
benefit O
but O
also O
a O
cash O
value O
in O
the O
policy O
that O
can O
be O
used O
in O
various O
ways O
while O
the O
insured O
is O
still O
alive O
. O

If O
all O
you O
want O
is O
death O
- O
benefit O
coverage O
, O
pure O
insurance O
-- O
a O
term O
policy O
-- O
gives O
you O
maximum O
bang O
for O
your O
buck O
, O
within O
limits O
. O

It O
's O
much O
cheaper O
than O
permanent O
insurance O
bought O
at O
the O
same O
age O
. O

But O
`` O
term O
'' O
means O
just O
that O
; O
the O
policy O
is O
written O
for O
a O
specific O
time O
period O
only O
and O
must O
be O
renewed O
when O
it O
expires O
. O

It O
may O
also O
stipulate O
that O
the O
insured O
must O
pass O
another O
medical O
exam O
before O
renewal O
; O
if O
you O
flunk O
-- O
which O
means O
you O
need O
insurance O
more O
than O
ever O
-- O
you O
may O
not O
be O
able O
to O
buy O
it O
. O

Even O
if O
you O
're O
healthy O
and O
can O
renew O
, O
your O
premium O
will O
go O
up O
sharply O
because O
you O
're O
that O
much O
older O
. O

So O
term O
insurance O
may O
not O
be O
as O
cheap O
as O
it O
looks O
. O

There O
are O
all O
sorts O
of O
variations O
on O
term O
insurance O
: O
policies O
structured O
to O
pay O
off O
your O
mortgage O
debt O
, O
term O
riders O
tacked O
on O
to O
permanent O
insurance O
, O
and O
many O
others O
. O

One O
variation O
that O
appealed O
to O
me O
at O
first O
was O
the O
`` O
Money O
Smart O
Term O
Life O
'' O
policy O
offered O
by O
Amex B-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
American O
Express O
unit O
, O
to O
the O
parent O
company O
's O
credit O
- O
card O
holders O
. O

Upon O
examination O
, O
however O
, O
I O
wondered O
whether O
the O
plan O
made O
a O
lot O
of O
sense O
. O

Amex B-ORG
said O
it O
would O
charge O
me O
$ O
576 O
a O
year O
for O
$ O
100,000 O
of O
coverage O
-- O
and O
would O
pay O
me O
back O
all O
the O
premiums O
I O
put O
in O
if O
I O
canceled O
the O
policy O
after O
10 O
years O
. O

Sounds O
great O
-- O
or O
does O
it O
? O

First O
, O
if O
I O
canceled O
, O
I O
'd O
have O
no O
more O
insurance O
, O
a O
not O
insignificant O
consideration O
. O

Second O
, O
the O
$ O
5,760 O
I O
'd O
get O
back O
would O
be O
much O
diminished O
in O
purchasing O
power O
by O
10 O
years O
of O
inflation O
; O
Amex B-ORG
, O
not O
I O
, O
would O
get O
the O
benefit O
of O
the O
investment O
income O
on O
my O
money O
, O
income O
that O
would O
have O
exceeded O
the O
inflation O
rate O
and O
thus O
given O
the O
company O
a O
real O
profit O
. O

Third O
and O
most O
important O
, O
Amex B-ORG
would O
charge O
me O
a O
far O
higher O
premium O
than O
other O
reputable O
companies O
would O
on O
a O
straight O
term O
policy O
for O
the O
same O
amount O
; O
I O
'd O
be O
paying O
so O
heavily O
just O
to O
have O
the O
option O
of O
getting O
my O
premiums O
back O
that O
I O
'd O
almost O
have O
to O
cancel O
to O
make O
the O
whole O
thing O
worthwhile O
. O

That O
would O
be O
all O
right O
with O
Amex B-ORG
, O
which O
could O
then O
lock O
in O
its O
investment O
profit O
, O
but O
it O
does O
n't O
add O
up O
to O
a O
`` O
smart O
money O
'' O
move O
for O
me O
. O

Which O
goes O
to O
show O
that O
the O
First O
Law O
applies O
in O
insurance O
as O
in O
anything O
else O
: O
There O
is O
no O
free O
lunch O
, O
there O
is O
only O
marketing O
. O

And O
the O
Second O
Law O
, O
unique O
to O
insurance O
? O

If O
I O
die O
early O
, O
I O
win O
-- O
a O
hollow O
victory O
, O
since O
I O
ca O
n't O
enjoy O
it O
-- O
and O
if O
I O
live O
long O
, O
the O
insurer O
wins O
. O

Always O
. O

This O
is O
worth O
remembering O
when O
insurers O
and O
their O
salesmen O
try O
to O
sell O
you O
permanent O
insurance O
, O
the O
kind O
that O
amasses O
cash O
value O
. O

The O
word O
`` O
death O
'' O
can O
not O
be O
escaped O
entirely O
by O
the O
industry O
, O
but O
salesmen O
dodge O
it O
wherever O
possible O
or O
cloak O
it O
in O
euphemisms O
, O
preferring O
to O
talk O
about O
`` O
savings O
'' O
and O
`` O
investment O
'' O
instead O
. O

The O
implication O
is O
that O
your O
permanent O
- O
insurance O
policy O
is O
really O
some O
kind O
of O
CD O
or O
mutual O
- O
fund O
account O
with O
an O
added O
feature O
. O

That O
is O
gilding O
the O
lily O
. O

The O
fact O
is O
that O
as O
a O
savings O
or O
investment O
vehicle O
, O
insurance O
generally O
runs O
a O
poor O
second O
to O
any O
direct O
investment O
you O
might O
make O
in O
the O
same O
things O
the O
insurance O
company O
is O
putting O
your O
money O
into O
. O

That O
's O
because O
you O
have O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
insurance O
portion O
of O
the O
policy O
and O
the O
effort O
required O
to O
sell O
and O
service O
the O
whole O
package O
. O

Again O
, O
no O
free O
lunch O
. O

This O
is O
reflected O
in O
a O
built O
- O
in O
mortality O
cost O
-- O
in O
effect O
, O
your O
share O
of O
the O
company O
's O
estimated O
liability O
in O
paying O
off O
beneficiaries O
of O
people O
who O
had O
the O
effrontery O
to O
die O
while O
under O
its O
protection O
. O

And O
in O
most O
cases O
, O
a O
huge O
hunk O
of O
your O
premium O
in O
the O
initial O
year O
or O
two O
of O
the O
the O
policy O
is O
, O
in O
effect O
, O
paying O
the O
salesman O
's O
commission O
as O
well O
; O
investment O
returns O
on O
most O
policies O
are O
actually O
negative O
for O
several O
years O
, O
largely O
because O
of O
this O
. O

So O
view O
permanent O
insurance O
for O
what O
it O
is O
-- O
a O
compromise O
between O
pure O
insurance O
and O
direct O
investment O
. O

The O
simplest O
, O
most O
traditional O
form O
of O
permanent O
insurance O
is O
the O
straight O
whole O
life O
policy O
. O

You O
pay O
a O
set O
premium O
for O
a O
set O
amount O
of O
coverage O
, O
the O
company O
invests O
that O
premium O
in O
a O
portfolio O
of O
its O
choosing O
, O
and O
your O
cash O
value O
and O
dividends O
grow O
over O
the O
years O
. O

One O
newer O
wrinkle O
, O
so O
called O
single O
- O
premium O
life O
-LRB- O
you O
pay O
for O
the O
whole O
policy O
at O
once O
-RRB- O
, O
has O
been O
immensely O
popular O
in O
recent O
years O
for O
tax O
reasons O
; O
the O
insured O
could O
extract O
cash O
value O
in O
the O
form O
of O
policy O
`` O
loans O
, O
'' O
and O
none O
of O
the O
proceeds O
were O
taxable O
even O
though O
they O
included O
gains O
on O
investment O
. O

Congress B-ORG
closed O
this O
loophole O
last O
year O
, O
or O
thought O
it O
did O
. O

However O
, O
Monarch B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Springfield B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
has O
developed O
a O
`` O
combination O
plan O
'' O
of O
annuity O
and O
insurance O
coverage O
that O
it O
says O
does O
not O
violate O
the O
new O
regulations O
and O
that O
allows O
policy O
loans O
without O
tax O
consequences O
. O

But O
the O
percentage O
of O
your O
cash O
reserve O
that O
you O
can O
borrow O
tax O
- O
free O
is O
very O
small O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
prepared O
in O
any O
case O
to O
put O
that O
much O
money O
into O
a O
policy O
immediately O
, O
so O
I O
look O
into O
the O
broad O
category O
called O
universal O
life O
. O

Hugely O
popular O
, O
it O
is O
far O
more O
flexible O
than O
straight O
whole O
life O
. O

I O
can O
adjust O
the O
amount O
of O
insurance O
I O
want O
against O
the O
amount O
going O
into O
investment O
; O
I O
can O
pay O
more O
or O
less O
than O
the O
so O
- O
called O
target O
premium O
in O
a O
given O
year O
; O
and O
I O
can O
even O
skip O
payments O
if O
my O
cash O
reserves O
are O
enough O
to O
cover O
the O
insurance O
portion O
of O
the O
policy O
. O

In O
looking O
at O
these O
and O
other O
policies O
, O
I O
learn O
to O
ask O
pointed O
questions O
about O
some O
of O
the O
assumptions O
built O
into O
`` O
policy O
illustrations O
'' O
-- O
the O
rows O
of O
numbers O
that O
show O
me O
the O
buildup O
of O
my O
cash O
values O
over O
the O
years O
. O

They O
commonly O
give O
two O
scenarios O
: O
One O
is O
based O
on O
interest O
rates O
that O
the O
company O
guarantees O
-LRB- O
usually O
4 O
% O
to O
4.5 O
% O
-RRB- O
and O
the O
other O
on O
the O
rate O
it O
is O
currently O
getting O
on O
investment O
, O
often O
8.5 O
% O
or O
more O
. O

Projecting O
the O
latter O
over O
several O
decades O
, O
I O
find O
my O
cash O
buildup O
is O
impressive O
-- O
but O
can O
any O
high O
interest O
rate O
prevail O
for O
that O
long O
? O

Not O
likely O
, O
I O
think O
. O

Also O
, O
some O
policy O
illustrations O
assume O
that O
mortality O
costs O
will O
decline O
or O
that O
I O
will O
get O
some O
sort O
of O
dividend O
bonus O
after O
the O
10th O
year O
. O

These O
are O
not O
certain O
, O
either O
. O

Companies O
`` O
are O
n't O
comfortable O
playing O
these O
games O
, O
but O
they O
realize O
they O
're O
under O
pressure O
to O
make O
their O
policies O
look O
good O
, O
'' O
says O
Timothy B-PERSON
Pfiefer I-PERSON
, O
an O
actuarial O
consultant O
at O
Tillinghast B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Towers B-ORG
Perrin I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
big O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
consulting O
firm O
. O

Another O
factor O
to O
consider O
: O
Some O
of O
the O
companies O
currently O
earning O
very O
high O
yields O
are O
doing O
so O
through O
substantial O
investment O
in O
junk O
bonds O
, O
and O
you O
know O
how O
nervous O
the O
market O
has O
been O
about O
those O
lately O
. O

There O
are O
seemingly O
endless O
twists O
to O
universal O
life O
, O
and O
it O
pays O
to O
ask O
questions O
about O
all O
of O
them O
. O

At O
a O
back O
- O
yard O
barbecue O
, O
for O
example O
, O
a O
friend O
boasts O
that O
she O
'll O
only O
have O
to O
pay O
premiums O
on O
her O
John B-ORG
Hancock I-ORG
policy O
for O
seven O
years O
and O
that O
her O
death O
benefits O
will O
then O
be O
`` O
guaranteed O
. O
'' O

I O
call O
her O
agent O
, O
David B-PERSON
Dominici I-PERSON
. O

Yes O
, O
he O
says O
, O
premiums O
on O
such O
variable O
- O
rate O
coverage O
can O
be O
structured O
to O
`` O
vanish O
'' O
after O
a O
certain O
period O
-- O
but O
usually O
only O
if O
interest O
rates O
stay O
high O
enough O
to O
generate O
sufficient O
cash O
to O
cover O
the O
annual O
cost O
of O
insurance O
protection O
. O

If O
interest O
rates O
plunge O
, O
the O
insurer O
may O
be O
knocking O
on O
my O
door O
, O
asking O
for O
steeper O
premium O
payments O
to O
maintain O
the O
same O
amount O
of O
protection O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
like O
the O
sound O
of O
that O
. O

Some O
insurers O
have O
also O
started O
offering O
`` O
persistency O
bonuses O
, O
'' O
such O
as O
extra O
dividends O
or O
a O
marginally O
higher O
interest O
yield O
, O
if O
the O
policy O
is O
maintained O
for O
10 O
years O
. O

But O
Glenn B-PERSON
Daily I-PERSON
, O
a O
New O
York O
- O
based O
financial O
consultant O
, O
warns O
that O
many O
of O
these O
bonuses O
are O
`` O
just O
fantasies O
, O
'' O
because O
most O
are O
n't O
guaranteed O
by O
the O
companies O
. O

And O
the O
feature O
is O
so O
new O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
that O
no O
insurer O
has O
yet O
established O
a O
track O
record O
for O
actually O
making O
such O
payments O
. O

So O
- O
called O
living O
- O
benefits O
provisions O
also O
merit O
a O
close O
inspection O
. O

Offered O
by O
insurers O
that O
include O
Security B-ORG
- I-ORG
Connecticut I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Jackson B-ORG
National I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
and O
National B-ORG
Travelers I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
these O
policy O
riders O
let O
me O
tap O
a O
portion O
of O
my O
death O
benefits O
while O
I O
'm O
still O
alive O
. O

Some O
provisions O
would O
let O
me O
collect O
a O
percentage O
of O
the O
policy O
's O
face O
value O
to O
pay O
for O
long O
- O
term O
care O
such O
as O
nursing O
- O
home O
stays O
; O
others O
would O
allow O
payments O
for O
catastrophic O
illnesses O
and O
conditions O
such O
as O
cancer O
, O
heart O
attarcks O
, O
renal O
failure O
and O
kidney O
transplants O
. O

But O
the O
catastrophic O
events O
for O
which O
the O
policyholder O
can O
collect O
are O
narrowly O
defined O
, O
vary O
from O
policy O
to O
policy O
, O
and O
generally O
permit O
use O
of O
only O
a O
small O
fraction O
of O
the O
face O
amount O
of O
insurance O
. O

Also O
, O
financial O
planners O
advising O
on O
insurance O
say O
that O
to O
their O
knowledge O
there O
has O
not O
yet O
been O
a O
tax O
ruling O
exempting O
these O
advance O
payments O
from O
taxes O
. O

And O
considering O
the O
extra O
cost O
of O
such O
provisions O
, O
some O
figure O
that O
people O
interested O
in O
, O
say O
, O
paying O
for O
extended O
nursing O
- O
home O
care O
would O
be O
better O
off O
just O
buying O
a O
separate O
policy O
that O
provides O
it O
. O

I O
'm O
more O
favorably O
impressed O
by O
`` O
no O
- O
load O
life O
, O
'' O
even O
though O
it O
turns O
out O
to O
be O
low O
- O
load O
life O
. O

Insureres O
selling O
these O
policies O
market O
them O
directly O
to O
the O
public O
or O
otherwise O
do O
n't O
use O
commissioned O
salesmen O
; O
there O
is O
still O
a O
load O
-- O
annual O
administrative O
fees O
and O
initial O
`` O
setup O
'' O
charges O
-- O
but O
I O
figure O
that O
the O
lack O
of O
commission O
and O
of O
`` O
surrender O
fees O
'' O
for O
dropping O
the O
policy O
early O
still O
saves O
me O
a O
lot O
. O

I O
compared O
one O
universal O
policy O
for O
$ O
130,000 O
face O
amount O
from O
such O
an O
insurer O
, O
American B-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
, O
Neb. B-GPE
, O
with O
a O
similar O
offering O
from O
Equitable B-ORG
Life I-ORG
Assurance I-ORG
Society I-ORG
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
which O
operates O
through O
11,000 O
commissioned O
salesmen O
. O

After O
one O
year O
I O
could O
walk O
away O
from O
the O
Ameritas O
policy O
with O
$ O
792 O
, O
but O
Id O
get O
only O
$ O
14 O
from O
the O
Equitable O
. O

The O
difference O
is O
magnified O
by O
time O
, O
too O
. O

At O
age O
65 O
, O
when O
I O
'd O
stop O
paying O
premiums O
, O
the O
Ameritas O
offering O
would O
have O
a O
projected O
cash O
value O
$ O
14,000 O
higher O
than O
the O
other O
, O
even O
though O
the O
Equitable O
's O
policy O
illustration O
assumed O
a O
fractionally O
higher O
interest O
rate O
. O

Did O
I O
buy O
it O
? O

Well O
, O
not O
yet O
. O

I O
'm O
thinking O
about O
using O
the O
$ O
871 O
annual O
premium O
to O
finance O
a O
trip O
to O
Paris B-GPE
first O
. O

A O
person O
can O
do O
some O
heavy O
thinking O
about O
insurance O
there O
-- O
and O
shop O
for O
something O
more O
exciting O
while O
she O
's O
doing O
it O
. O

David B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Eisenberg I-PERSON
, O
53 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Imasco B-ORG
's O
500 O
- O
store O
Peoples B-ORG
Drug I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
, O
based O
in O
Alexandria B-GPE
, O
Va B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Eisenberg O
was O
senior O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
. O

Imasco B-ORG
is O
a O
tobacco O
, O
retailing O
, O
restaurant O
and O
financial O
services O
concern O
. O

The B-ORG
British I-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
said O
its O
BP B-ORG
Exploration I-ORG
unit O
has O
produced O
the O
first O
oil O
from O
its O
Don B-FAC
oilfield O
in O
the B-LOC
North I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
. O

In O
an O
official O
release O
, O
BP B-ORG
said O
initial O
production O
from O
the O
field O
was O
11,000 O
barrels O
a O
day O
, O
and O
that O
it O
expects O
peak O
output O
from O
the O
field O
of O
15,000 O
barrels O
a O
day O
to O
be O
reached O
in O
1990 O
. O

And O
you O
thought O
the O
only O
reason O
to O
save O
your O
canceled O
checks O
was O
to O
prepare O
for O
an O
IRS B-ORG
audit O
. O

Reggie B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
, O
the O
retired O
baseball O
star O
, O
has O
found O
another O
use O
for O
them O
. O

Mr. O
Jackson O
, O
who O
won O
the O
nickname O
`` O
Mr. O
October O
'' O
for O
his O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
exploits O
, O
is O
selling O
some O
of O
his O
canceled O
checks O
to O
autograph O
collectors O
through O
a O
dealer O
for O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
500 O
each O
. O

Dealers O
say O
the O
budding O
trade O
in O
Mr. O
Jackson O
's O
canceled O
checks O
is O
unusual O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
of O
any O
living O
ballplayer O
that O
's O
ever O
done O
it O
, O
'' O
says O
Jack B-PERSON
Smalling I-PERSON
, O
a O
dealer O
in O
Ames B-GPE
, O
Iowa B-GPE
, O
and O
a O
recognized O
expert O
in O
the O
field O
of O
baseball O
autographs O
. O

An O
initial O
batch O
of O
Mr. O
Jackson O
's O
checks O
was O
on O
sale O
at O
a O
baseball O
- O
card O
show O
held O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
over O
Labor B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
weekend O
. O

Mr. O
Jackson O
showed O
up O
at O
the O
affair O
to O
sign O
autographs O
for O
a O
fee O
as O
well O
. O

`` O
For O
someone O
who O
has O
everything O
else O
-- O
Reggie O
's O
jersey O
, O
cap O
and O
cards O
-- O
his O
checks O
might O
be O
a O
nice O
addition O
, O
'' O
says O
William B-PERSON
Vizas I-PERSON
, O
owner O
of O
Bill O
's O
Sports O
Collectibles O
in O
Denver B-GPE
, O
who O
examined O
the O
checks O
at O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
card O
show O
. O

For O
years O
, O
the O
canceled O
checks O
of O
a O
small O
number O
of O
well O
- O
known O
baseball O
players O
have O
been O
bought O
and O
sold O
. O

But O
these O
players O
were O
dead O
. O

`` O
Maybe O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
there O
were O
a O
lot O
of O
-LCB- O
Ty O
-RCB- O
Cobbs O
in O
the O
hobby O
, O
and O
awhile O
back O
there O
were O
Babe B-PERSON
Ruth I-PERSON
checks O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Smalling O
. O

However O
, O
the O
thought O
of O
a O
living O
player O
selling O
his O
checks O
rubs O
some O
people O
the O
wrong O
way O
. O

`` O
Maybe O
I O
'm O
a O
little O
stuffy O
, O
but O
I O
would O
n't O
sell O
them O
, O
'' O
sniffs O
Bob B-PERSON
Machon I-PERSON
, O
owner O
of O
Papa O
's O
Sports O
Cards O
in O
Menlo B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

`` O
Who O
knows O
how O
much O
they O
'll O
be O
worth O
100 O
years O
from O
now O
? O
'' O

And O
Mr. O
Smalling O
does O
n't O
believe O
they O
're O
worth O
all O
that O
much O
now O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
the O
checks O
are O
worth O
$ O
15 O
apiece O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Why O
Mr. O
Jackson O
, O
who O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
, O
has O
made O
some O
of O
his O
checks O
available O
for O
sale O
is O
n't O
clear O
. O

He O
probably O
has O
n't O
done O
it O
for O
the O
cash O
. O

`` O
I O
would O
say O
he O
's O
definitely O
not O
in O
need O
of O
money O
, O
'' O
says O
Matt B-PERSON
Merola I-PERSON
, O
an O
agent O
of O
Mr. O
Jackson O
's O
based O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

`` O
He O
has O
good O
investments O
. O
'' O

And O
Mr. O
Jackson O
probably O
has O
opened O
new O
checking O
accounts O
, O
too O
. O

Or O
at O
least O
he O
should O
. O

`` O
I O
assume O
those O
accounts O
are O
closed O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Smalling O
, O
referring O
to O
the O
accounts O
of O
the O
canceled O
checks O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
he O
'd O
want O
to O
give O
out O
his O
current O
account O
numbers O
. O

USX B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
its O
Japanese B-GPE
partner O
, O
Kobe B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
agreed O
to O
form O
a O
joint O
venture O
to O
build O
a O
new O
plant O
to O
produce O
hot O
- O
dipped O
galvanized O
sheet O
products O
, O
mainly O
for O
the O
automotive O
market O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
for O
the O
plant O
, O
which O
will O
have O
annual O
capacity O
of O
600,000 O
tons O
. O

The O
move O
by O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
steelmaker O
follows O
a O
string O
of O
earlier O
announcements O
by O
other O
major O
steel O
companies O
. O

Bethlehem B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
LTV B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Armco B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
all O
have O
plans O
to O
build O
additional O
lines O
for O
such O
coated O
corrosion O
- O
resistant O
steel O
. O

The O
surge O
in O
production O
, O
analysts O
say O
, O
raises O
questions O
about O
capacity O
outpacing O
demand O
. O

They O
note O
that O
most O
of O
the O
new O
plants O
will O
come O
on O
line O
in O
1992 O
, O
when O
the O
current O
import O
trade O
restraint O
program O
ends O
, O
which O
could O
result O
in O
more O
imports O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
too O
much O
capacity O
, O
'' O
contended O
Charles B-PERSON
Bradford I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
there O
's O
anyone O
not O
building O
one O
. O
'' O

He O
does O
add O
, O
however O
, O
that O
transplanted O
Japanese B-GPE
car O
makers O
are O
boosting O
the O
levels O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
made O
steel O
in O
their O
autos O
, O
instead O
of O
relying O
heavily O
on O
imported O
steel O
. O

That O
trend O
could O
increase O
demand O
for O
hot O
- O
dipped O
galvanized O
sheet O
. O

The O
hot O
- O
dipped O
galvanized O
segment O
is O
one O
of O
the O
fastest O
- O
growing O
and O
most O
profitable O
segments O
of O
the O
steel O
market O
, O
coveted O
by O
all O
major O
integrated O
steelmakers O
wanting O
to O
maintain O
an O
edge O
over O
smaller O
minimills O
and O
reconstructed O
mills O
-- O
those O
spun O
off O
to O
employees O
. O

Indeed O
, O
USX B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
the O
market O
for O
coated O
sheet O
steel O
to O
reach O
12 O
million O
tons O
annually O
by O
1992 O
, O
compared O
with O
10.2 O
million O
tons O
shipped O
in O
1988 O
. O

For O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
of O
1989 O
, O
analysts O
say O
shipments O
of O
hot O
- O
dipped O
galvanized O
steel O
increased O
about O
8 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
while O
overall O
steel O
shipments O
were O
up O
only O
2.4 O
% O
. O

USX B-ORG
and O
Kobe B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
hope O
to O
reach O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
establishing O
the O
50 O
- O
50 O
partnership O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
with O
construction O
tentatively O
slated O
for O
the O
spring O
of O
1990 O
and O
production O
by O
1992 O
. O

USX B-ORG
already O
has O
six O
lines O
in O
existing O
plants O
producing O
hot O
- O
dipped O
galvanized O
steel O
, O
but O
this O
marks O
the O
first O
so O
- O
called O
greenfield O
plant O
for O
such O
production O
. O

Moreover O
, O
it O
will O
boost O
by O
50 O
% O
USX B-ORG
's O
current O
hot O
- O
dipped O
capacity O
of O
1,275,000 O
tons O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
does O
n't O
expect O
the O
new O
line O
's O
capacity O
to O
adversely O
affect O
the O
company O
's O
existing O
hot O
- O
dipped O
galvanizing O
lines O
. O

Steelmakers O
have O
also O
been O
adding O
capacity O
of O
so O
- O
called O
electrogalvanized O
steel O
, O
which O
is O
another O
way O
to O
make O
coated O
corrosion O
- O
resistant O
steel O
. O

One O
of O
the O
advantages O
of O
the O
hot O
- O
dipped O
process O
is O
that O
it O
allows O
the O
steel O
to O
be O
covered O
with O
a O
thicker O
coat O
of O
zinc O
more O
quickly O
. O

Companies O
listed O
below O
reported O
quarterly O
profit O
substantially O
different O
from O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

The O
companies O
are O
followed O
by O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
, O
and O
had O
a O
minimum O
five O
- O
cent O
change O
in O
actual O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

Estimated O
and O
actual O
results O
involving O
losses O
are O
omitted O
. O

The O
percent O
difference O
compares O
actual O
profit O
with O
the O
30-day O
estimate O
where O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
have O
issues O
forecasts O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
actual O
profit O
is O
compared O
with O
the O
300-day O
estimate O
. O

This O
maker O
of O
electronic O
measuring O
devices O
named O
two O
new O
directors O
, O
increasing O
board O
membership O
to O
nine O
. O

The O
new O
directors O
are O
Gordon B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Sprenger I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
LifeSpan B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
and O
Peter B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Willmott I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Willmott B-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
will O
announce O
today O
a O
software O
program O
that O
allows O
computers O
in O
a O
network O
to O
speed O
up O
computing O
tasks O
by O
sending O
the O
tasks O
to O
each O
other O
. O

Called O
Task B-PRODUCT
Broker I-PRODUCT
, O
the O
program O
acts O
something O
like O
an O
auctioneer O
among O
a O
group O
of O
computers O
wired O
together O
. O

If O
a O
machine O
has O
a O
big O
computing O
task O
, O
Task B-PRODUCT
Broker I-PRODUCT
asks O
other O
computers O
in O
the O
network O
for O
`` O
bids O
'' O
on O
the O
job O
. O

It O
then O
determines O
which O
machine O
is O
free O
to O
do O
the O
task O
most O
quickly O
and O
sends O
the O
task O
to O
that O
machine O
. O

Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
claims O
that O
the O
software O
allows O
a O
network O
to O
run O
three O
times O
as O
many O
tasks O
as O
conventional O
networks O
and O
will O
run O
each O
task O
twice O
as O
fast O
. O

The O
new O
Hewlett O
- O
Packard O
program O
, O
said O
analyst O
John B-PERSON
McCarthy I-PERSON
at O
Forrester B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
computer O
- O
market O
research O
company O
, O
`` O
is O
a O
key O
building O
block O
as O
people O
move O
to O
this O
new O
model O
of O
distributed O
processing O
. O
'' O

In O
today O
's O
computer O
networks O
, O
some O
machines O
often O
sit O
idle O
while O
others O
are O
overtaxed O
. O

With O
the O
Hewlett O
- O
Packard O
program O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
get O
more O
bang O
for O
the O
buck O
you O
've O
spent O
on O
computers O
. O
'' O

The O
program O
, O
which O
will O
be O
shipped O
in O
January O
1990 O
, O
runs O
on O
the O
Unix O
operating O
system O
. O

Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
will O
charge O
$ O
5,000 O
for O
a O
license O
covering O
10 O
users O
. O

The O
program O
now O
works O
on O
all O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
and O
Apollo B-ORG
workstations O
and O
on O
computers O
made O
by O
Multiflow B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Branford B-GPE
, O
Conn B-GPE
. O

Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
sell O
versions O
later O
next O
year O
that O
run O
on O
Sun B-ORG
Microsystems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
machines O
. O

The B-PRODUCT
Task I-PRODUCT
Broker I-PRODUCT
differs O
from O
other O
programs O
that O
spread O
computing O
tasks O
around O
a O
network O
. O

A O
previously O
available O
program O
called O
Network B-PRODUCT
Computing I-PRODUCT
System I-PRODUCT
, O
developed O
by O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
's O
Apollo B-ORG
division O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
takes O
a O
task O
and O
splits O
it O
up O
into O
parts O
, O
divvying O
up O
those O
parts O
to O
several O
computers O
in O
a O
network O
for O
simultaneous O
processing O
. O

But O
programs O
in O
individual O
computers O
must O
be O
revised O
in O
order O
to O
work O
with O
that O
system O
. O

Applications O
wo O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
rewritten O
to O
work O
with O
Task B-PRODUCT
Broker I-PRODUCT
, O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
said O
, O
and O
the O
user O
of O
a O
computer O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
tell O
that O
another O
machine O
is O
doing O
the O
work O
. O

The B-PRODUCT
Task I-PRODUCT
Broker I-PRODUCT
`` O
turns O
that O
network O
into O
-- O
as O
far O
as O
the O
user O
is O
concerned O
-- O
one O
giant O
computer O
, O
'' O
said O
Bill B-PERSON
Kay I-PERSON
, O
general O
manager O
of O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
's O
workstation O
group O
. O

AMONG O
THE O
CATFISH O
farmers O
in O
the O
watery O
delta O
land O
of O
Humphreys B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Miss. B-GPE
, O
Allen B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Tharp I-PERSON
of O
Isola B-GPE
was O
one O
of O
the O
best O
known O
and O
most O
enterprising O
. O

He O
sold O
quarter O
- O
inch O
fingerlings O
to O
stock O
other O
farmers O
' O
ponds O
, O
and O
he O
bought O
back O
one O
- O
pound O
- O
or O
- O
so O
food O
- O
fish O
that O
he O
`` O
live O
- O
hauled O
'' O
to O
market O
along O
with O
his O
own O
whiskery O
crop O
. O

And O
he O
nearly O
always O
bought O
and O
sold O
for O
cash O
. O

Along O
the O
way O
, O
Mr. O
Tharp O
omitted O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
from O
his O
receipts O
reported O
on O
federal O
tax O
returns O
for O
three O
years O
. O

The O
returns O
landed O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
an O
Internal B-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
criminal O
investigator O
, O
Samuel B-PERSON
James I-PERSON
Baker I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Baker O
interviewed O
or O
wrote O
to O
hundreds O
of O
catfish O
farmers O
, O
live O
- O
haulers O
and O
processors O
throughout O
the O
South O
before O
coming O
up O
with O
detailed O
estimates O
of O
purchases O
and O
sales O
, O
in O
pounds O
and O
dollars O
, O
by O
Mr. O
Tharp O
and O
others O
. O

Unknown O
to O
Mr. O
Tharp O
, O
he O
had O
fouled O
his O
net O
on O
a O
special O
IRS B-ORG
project O
to O
catch O
catfish O
farmers O
and O
haulers O
inclined O
to O
cheat O
on O
their O
taxes O
. O

Confronted O
with O
the O
evidence O
, O
Mr. O
Tharp O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
one O
charge O
of O
filing O
a O
false O
return O
and O
was O
fined O
$ O
5,000 O
and O
sentenced O
to O
18 O
months O
in O
prison O
. O

He O
also O
owes O
a O
lot O
of O
back O
taxes O
, O
interest O
and O
civil O
fraud O
penalties O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
taxpayers O
out O
there O
are O
n't O
as O
paranoid O
as O
one O
might O
think O
. O

Federal O
and O
state O
tax O
enforcers O
develop O
many O
group O
targets O
for O
investigation O
, O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
occupation O
, O
high O
income O
, O
type O
of O
income O
, O
or O
some O
other O
characteristic O
that O
may O
signal O
an O
opportunity O
or O
tendency O
to O
hide O
income O
or O
exaggerate O
deductions O
. O

Many O
professions O
long O
have O
seemed O
to O
be O
targets O
because O
of O
the O
exotic O
or O
ludicrous O
efforts O
of O
some O
members O
to O
offset O
high O
income O
with O
fake O
losses O
from O
phony O
tax O
shelters O
: O
dentists O
who O
invested O
in O
dubiously O
dubbed O
foreign O
films O
or O
airline O
pilots O
who O
raised O
racehorses O
on O
their O
days O
off O
. O

Mail O
- O
order O
ministers O
have O
been O
squelched O
. O

Now O
, O
television O
and O
radio O
evangelists O
are O
under O
scrutiny O
. O

The O
IRS O
recently O
won O
part O
of O
its O
long O
- O
running O
battle O
with O
the O
Church O
of O
Scientology O
over O
exemptions O
when O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
held O
that O
members O
' O
payments O
to O
the O
church O
were O
n't O
deductible O
because O
the O
members O
received O
services O
in O
return O
. O

IRS B-ORG
statistics O
show O
that O
the O
more O
persistent O
hiders O
of O
income O
among O
sole O
proprietors O
of O
businesses O
include O
used O
- O
car O
dealers O
, O
entertainment O
producers O
, O
masons O
, O
roofers O
, O
and O
taxi O
owners O
. O

Small O
businesses O
in O
general O
account O
for O
almost O
40 O
% O
of O
unreported O
personal O
income O
, O
the O
IRS O
has O
said O
. O

Once O
such O
abuses O
become O
so O
pervasive O
, O
the O
IRS O
builds O
another O
factor O
into O
its O
secret O
computer O
formula O
for O
selecting O
returns O
for O
audit O
and O
does O
n't O
need O
special O
projects O
for O
them O
. O

San O
Franciscans O
have O
a O
much O
higher O
incidence O
of O
audits O
than O
average O
because O
more O
of O
them O
score O
high O
under O
that O
formula O
, O
not O
because O
IRS B-ORG
agents O
envy O
their O
life O
styles O
. O

Many O
openings O
for O
mass O
cheating O
, O
such O
as O
questionable O
tax O
shelters O
and O
home O
offices O
, O
have O
gaped O
so O
broadly O
that O
Congress B-ORG
has O
passed O
stringent O
laws O
to O
close O
them O
. O

Deductions O
of O
charitable O
gifts O
of O
highly O
valued O
art O
now O
must O
be O
accompanied O
by O
appraisals O
. O

And O
laws O
requiring O
the O
reporting O
of O
more O
varieties O
of O
transactions O
have O
enabled O
the O
IRS O
to O
rely O
on O
computers O
to O
ferret O
out O
discrepancies O
with O
returns O
and O
to O
generate O
form O
- O
letter O
inquiries O
to O
taxpayers O
. O

Unreported O
alimony O
income O
can O
be O
spotted O
by O
computer O
because O
a O
payer O
of O
alimony O
-LRB- O
who O
gets O
a O
deduction O
-RRB- O
must O
report O
the O
former O
spouse O
's O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
number O
. O

Passport O
applicants O
now O
must O
give O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
numbers O
, O
enabling O
the O
IRS O
to O
see O
whether O
Americans O
living O
abroad O
are O
filing O
required O
U.S. B-GPE
returns O
. O

But O
while O
IRS B-ORG
computers O
focus O
routinely O
on O
target O
groups O
like O
these O
, O
the O
agency O
has O
assigned O
many O
agents O
to O
special O
projects O
that O
need O
more O
personal O
attention O
. O

In O
most O
cases O
, O
the O
IRS O
says O
, O
these O
projects O
are O
local O
or O
regional O
, O
rather O
than O
national O
, O
and O
arise O
because O
auditors O
in O
an O
area O
detect O
some O
pattern O
of O
abuse O
among O
, O
say O
, O
factory O
workers O
claiming O
that O
having O
a O
multitude O
of O
dependents O
frees O
them O
from O
tax O
withholding O
or O
yacht O
owners O
deducting O
losses O
from O
sideline O
charter O
businesses O
. O

The O
national O
office O
currently O
has O
21 O
noncriminal O
audit O
projects O
, O
according O
to O
Marshall B-PERSON
V. I-PERSON
Washburn I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
assistant O
commissioner O
for O
examination O
. O

Auditors O
involved O
in O
noncriminal O
projects O
ca O
n't O
send O
anyone O
to O
jail O
, O
but O
they O
can O
make O
life O
miserable O
in O
other O
ways O
-- O
for O
one O
, O
by O
imposing O
some O
of O
the O
150 O
different O
civil O
penalties O
for O
negligence O
, O
failure O
to O
file O
a O
return O
, O
and O
the O
like O
. O

The O
targeted O
audit O
groups O
include O
direct O
sellers O
-- O
people O
who O
sell O
cosmetics O
, O
housewares O
and O
other O
items O
door O
to O
door O
or O
at O
home O
parties O
-- O
and O
employers O
who O
label O
workers O
as O
independent O
contractors O
instead O
of O
employees O
, O
to O
avoid O
the O
employer O
share O
of O
payroll O
taxes O
. O

Other O
projects O
look O
for O
offenders O
among O
waiters O
who O
get O
cash O
tips O
, O
people O
who O
engage O
in O
large O
cash O
transactions O
, O
and O
people O
whose O
returns O
show O
they O
sold O
a O
home O
for O
a O
profit O
without O
reinvesting O
the O
capital O
gain O
in O
another O
home O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
same O
year O
; O
the O
gain O
must O
be O
rolled O
over O
within O
two O
years O
to O
defer O
tax O
. O

And O
now O
that O
returns O
must O
show O
dependents O
' O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
numbers O
, O
the O
IRS O
wants O
to O
see O
which O
dependents O
show O
up O
on O
more O
than O
one O
return O
-- O
and O
which O
dependents O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
deceased O
. O

Impetus O
for O
the O
direct O
- O
seller O
project O
came O
from O
a O
congressional O
hearing O
some O
years O
back O
. O

It O
prompted O
an O
IRS B-ORG
study O
that O
found O
many O
sellers O
were O
concealing O
income O
and O
treating O
large O
amounts O
of O
nondeductible O
travel O
and O
other O
personal O
expenses O
as O
business O
costs O
, O
Mr. O
Washburn O
says O
. O

The O
study O
provided O
criteria O
for O
singling O
out O
returns O
of O
`` O
potentially O
noncompliant O
'' O
taxpayers O
who O
report O
low O
income O
and O
large O
expenses O
from O
a O
part O
- O
time O
business O
. O

The B-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Court I-ORG
recently O
denied O
business O
deductions O
by O
Mr. O
and O
Mrs. O
Peter O
S. O
Rubin O
of O
Cherry B-GPE
Hill I-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
who O
both O
were O
part O
- O
time O
distributors O
of O
Amway B-ORG
products O
in O
addition O
to O
their O
regular O
jobs O
as O
sales O
people O
in O
other O
fields O
. O

For O
1984 O
, O
they O
reported O
gross O
income O
of O
$ O
1,647 O
from O
Amway B-ORG
sales O
, O
offset O
by O
expenses O
totaling O
$ O
16,746 O
-- O
including O
car O
costs O
of O
$ O
6,805 O
and O
travel O
and O
entertainment O
costs O
of O
$ O
5,088 O
. O

The B-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Court I-ORG
did O
n't O
believe O
that O
the O
Rubins O
, O
who O
earned O
$ O
65,619 O
in O
their O
regular O
jobs O
, O
treated O
the O
sideline O
as O
a O
real O
business O
and O
derived O
`` O
merely O
incidental O
elements O
of O
recreation O
and O
other O
personal O
pleasure O
and O
benefits O
'' O
from O
it O
. O

The B-ORG
Direct I-ORG
Selling I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
a O
trade O
group O
, O
points O
out O
that O
its O
members O
, O
which O
include O
Amway B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
cooperate O
with O
the O
IRS O
to O
distribute O
tax O
- O
compliance O
material O
to O
sales O
people O
and O
are O
helping O
to O
prepare O
a O
public O
- O
service O
television O
program O
on O
the O
subject O
. O

The O
independent O
- O
contractor O
project O
, O
which O
began O
in O
1988 O
, O
involves O
about O
350 O
IRS B-ORG
agents O
. O

In O
the O
fiscal O
nine O
months O
ended O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
reports O
Raymond B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Keenan I-PERSON
, O
assistant O
commissioner O
for O
collection O
, O
they O
examined O
about O
13,000 O
employers O
, O
assessed O
more O
than O
$ O
67 O
million O
in O
delinquent O
employment O
taxes O
, O
and O
reclassified O
about O
56,000 O
workers O
as O
employees O
instead O
of O
self O
- O
employed O
contractors O
. O

The O
number O
of O
misclassified O
workers O
may O
be O
in O
the O
millions O
, O
mostly O
paid O
by O
small O
firms O
. O

Many O
workers O
, O
especially O
professionals O
, O
want O
to O
remain O
independent O
to O
avoid O
tax O
withholding O
and O
to O
continue O
to O
deduct O
many O
expenses O
that O
employees O
ca O
n't O
. O

But O
many O
others O
, O
who O
want O
to O
qualify O
for O
employee O
benefits O
and O
unemployment O
compensation O
, O
become O
tipsters O
for O
the O
IRS O
, O
says O
Jerry B-PERSON
Lackey I-PERSON
, O
who O
manages O
the O
IRS O
project O
's O
force O
of O
nine O
agents O
in O
north O
and O
central O
Florida B-GPE
from O
Orlando B-GPE
. O

Firms O
that O
are O
paying O
employment O
taxes O
also O
provide O
leads O
to O
competitors O
that O
are O
n't O
, O
he O
says O
. O

In O
his O
area O
, O
Mr. O
Lackey O
continues O
, O
the O
miscreant O
employers O
most O
commonly O
are O
in O
construction O
-- O
doing O
framing O
, O
drywall O
, O
masonry O
and O
similar O
work O
. O

But O
a O
medical O
clinic O
with O
about O
20 O
employees O
wrongly O
listed O
all O
of O
them O
-- O
including O
physicians O
and O
receptionists O
-- O
as O
independent O
contractors O
. O

The O
IRS O
assessed O
the O
clinic O
$ O
350,000 O
in O
back O
payroll O
taxes O
. O

It O
assessed O
nearly O
$ O
500,000 O
against O
a O
cruise O
- O
ship O
company O
that O
carried O
about O
100 O
deckhands O
, O
cooks O
, O
bartenders O
, O
entertainers O
and O
other O
employees O
as O
self O
- O
employed O
independents O
. O

Revenue O
- O
short O
states O
also O
are O
becoming O
more O
aggressive O
pursuers O
of O
tax O
delinquents O
, O
and O
perhaps O
none O
tracks O
them O
down O
with O
more O
relish O
than O
does O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
since O
it O
acquired O
an O
$ O
80 O
million O
computer O
system O
in O
1985 O
. O

The O
state O
's O
tax O
enforcers O
have O
amassed O
data O
bases O
from O
other O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
agencies O
that O
license O
or O
register O
professionals O
and O
businesses O
; O
from O
exchange O
agreements O
with O
the O
IRS O
, O
24 O
other O
states O
, O
and O
two O
Canadian B-NORP
provinces O
, O
and O
even O
from O
phonebook O
Yellow B-ORG
Pages I-ORG
. O

Thus O
armed O
for O
massive O
matching O
of O
documents O
by O
computer O
, O
they O
single O
out O
high O
- O
income O
groups O
, O
looking O
primarily O
for O
people O
who O
have O
n't O
filed O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
income O
- O
tax O
returns O
. O

The O
state O
has O
combed O
through O
records O
relating O
to O
architects O
, O
stockbrokers O
, O
lawyers O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
area O
, O
construction O
workers O
from O
out O
of O
the O
state O
, O
and O
homeowners O
who O
claim O
to O
be O
residents O
of O
other O
states O
-- O
especially O
Florida B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
no O
personal O
income O
tax O
. O

Soon O
to O
feel O
the O
glare O
of O
attention O
are O
lawyers O
elsewhere O
in O
the O
state O
, O
doctors O
, O
dentists O
, O
and O
accountants O
, O
says O
Frederick B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Hicks I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
tax O
- O
department O
division O
that O
develops O
the O
computer O
- O
matching O
programs O
. O

The O
department O
has O
collected O
over O
$ O
6.5 O
million O
from O
brokers O
so O
far O
and O
recommended O
more O
than O
30 O
of O
them O
for O
criminal O
prosecution O
. O

In O
the O
early O
stage O
of O
checking O
people O
with O
incomes O
exceeding O
$ O
500,000 O
who O
were O
filing O
nonresident O
returns O
, O
it O
squeezed O
$ O
7.5 O
million O
out O
of O
a O
man O
who O
was O
posing O
as O
a O
Florida B-GPE
resident O
. O

`` O
We O
think O
we O
can O
reclaim O
hundreds O
of O
millions O
of O
dollars O
just O
through O
the O
nonresident O
project O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Hicks O
declares O
. O

Mr. O
Schmedel O
is O
editor O
of O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
Tax O
Report O
column O
. O

Avondale B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
, O
received O
a O
$ O
23 O
million O
contract O
from O
the O
Navy O
to O
enlarge O
by O
50 O
% O
the O
capacity O
of O
an O
auxiliary O
oiler O
. O

The O
award O
results O
from O
the O
Navy O
's O
exercising O
of O
an O
option O
in O
an O
earlier O
contract O
it O
awarded O
Avondale B-ORG
. O

Guillermo O
Ortiz O
's O
Sept. O
15 O
Americas B-LOC
column O
, O
`` O
Mexico B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Been I-WORK_OF_ART
Bitten I-WORK_OF_ART
by I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Privatization I-WORK_OF_ART
Bug I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
is O
a O
refreshingly O
clear O
statement O
of O
his O
government O
's O
commitment O
to O
privatization O
, O
and O
must O
be O
welcomed O
as O
such O
by O
all O
Americans O
who O
wish O
his O
country O
well O
. O

The O
Mexico B-GPE
- O
United O
States O
Institute O
is O
glad O
to O
see O
such O
a O
high O
official O
as O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
undersecretary O
of O
finance O
view O
his O
country O
's O
reforms O
`` O
in O
the O
context O
of O
a O
larger O
, O
world O
- O
wide O
process O
'' O
of O
profound O
change O
toward O
free O
- O
market O
economics O
, O
especially O
in O
the O
statist O
countries O
. O

Having O
said O
that O
, O
we O
must O
caution O
against O
an O
apparent O
tendency O
to O
overstate O
the O
case O
. O

It O
is O
not O
quite O
true O
, O
for O
example O
, O
that O
the O
Mexican B-NORP
government O
has O
`` O
privatized O
'' O
Mexicana B-ORG
de I-ORG
Aviacion I-ORG
, O
as O
Mr. O
Ortiz O
claims O
. O

In O
the O
same O
sentence O
he O
contradicts O
himself O
when O
he O
reports O
that O
the O
government O
still O
retains O
40 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
equity O
of O
the O
airline O
. O

How O
can O
a O
company O
be O
considered O
`` O
privatized O
'' O
if O
the O
state O
is O
so O
heavily O
represented O
in O
it O
? O

-LRB- O
True O
, O
the O
Mexican B-NORP
government O
has O
granted O
`` O
control O
'' O
over O
the O
airline O
to O
a O
new O
private O
consortium O
, O
but O
its O
propensity O
to O
take O
back O
what O
it O
gives O
is O
too O
well O
known O
to O
permit O
one O
to O
be O
sanguine O
. O
-RRB- O

Regrettably O
, O
too O
, O
Mr. O
Ortiz O
resorts O
to O
the O
familiar O
`` O
numbers O
game O
'' O
when O
he O
boasts O
that O
`` O
fewer O
than O
392 O
-LCB- O
state O
enterprises O
-RCB- O
currently O
remain O
in O
the O
public O
sector O
, O
'' O
down O
from O
the O
`` O
1,155 O
public O
entities O
that O
existed O
in O
1982 O
. O

'' O
But O
the O
enterprises O
still O
in O
state O
hands O
include O
the O
biggest O
and O
most O
economically O
powerful O
ones O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
; O
indeed O
, O
they O
virtually O
constitute O
the O
economic O
infrastructure O
. O

I O
refer O
essentially O
to O
petroleum O
, O
electric O
power O
, O
banking O
and O
newsprint O
. O

Those O
enterprises O
, O
however O
, O
are O
not O
going O
to O
be O
privatized O
. O

They O
are O
officially O
considered O
`` O
strategic O
, O
'' O
and O
their O
privatization O
is O
prohibited O
by O
the O
Mexican B-NORP
Constitution B-LAW
. O

In O
language O
that O
sidesteps O
the O
issue O
, O
Mr. O
Ortiz O
writes O
, O
`` O
The O
divestiture O
of O
nonpriority O
and O
nonstrategic O
public O
enterprises O
is O
an O
essential O
element O
of O
President O
Carlos O
Salinas O
's O
plan O
to O
modernize O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
economy O
... O
. O
'' O

Yet O
clearly O
, O
modernization O
must O
embrace O
its O
key O
industries O
before O
it O
can O
be O
said O
to O
have O
caught O
the O
`` O
privatization O
bug O
. O
'' O

The O
bottom O
line O
, O
however O
, O
is O
not O
economic O
but O
political O
reform O
. O

A O
long O
succession O
of O
Mexican B-NORP
presidents O
arbitrarily O
nationalized O
whatever O
industry O
they O
took O
a O
fancy O
to O
, O
without O
having O
to O
answer O
to O
the O
public O
. O

To O
guarantee O
that O
Mexicana O
de O
Aviacion O
and O
other O
companies O
will O
really O
be O
privatized O
, O
Mexico B-GPE
needs O
a O
pluri-party O
political O
system O
that O
will O
ensure O
democracy O
and O
hence O
accountability O
. O

Daniel O
James O
President O
Mexico O
- O
United O
States O
Institute O

PAPERS O
: O

Management O
and O
unions O
representing O
2,400 O
employees O
at O
Torstar O
Corp. O
's O
Toronto B-ORG
Star I-ORG
reached O
a O
tentative O
contract O
agreement O
Friday O
, O
averting O
a O
strike O
by O
most O
employees O
of O
Canada B-GPE
's O
largest O
daily O
newspaper O
. O

Members O
of O
the O
largest O
union O
, O
representing O
1,700 O
workers O
, O
voted O
in O
favor O
of O
the O
pact O
yesterday O
. O

Four O
other O
unions O
have O
yet O
to O
vote O
, O
but O
their O
leadership O
also O
recommended O
approval O
. O

The O
pact O
proposes O
a O
2 O
1/2 O
- O
year O
contract O
with O
a O
raise O
of O
8 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
year O
, O
7 O
% O
in O
the O
second O
and O
4 O
% O
for O
the O
final O
six O
months O
. O

As O
the O
sponsor O
of O
the O
`` O
Older O
Americans O
Freedom O
to O
Work O
Act O
, O
'' O
which O
would O
repeal O
the O
Social O
Security O
earnings O
limit O
for O
people O
aged O
65 O
and O
older O
, O
I O
applaud O
your O
strong O
endorsement O
to O
repeal O
this O
Depression O
- O
era O
fossil O
. O

For O
every O
dollar O
earned O
over O
$ O
8,880 O
, O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
recipients O
lose O
50 O
cents O
of O
their O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
benefits O
; O
it O
's O
like O
a O
50 O
% O
marginal O
tax O
. O

But O
the O
compounded O
effects O
of O
`` O
seniors O
only O
'' O
taxes O
result O
in O
truly O
catastrophic O
marginal O
tax O
rates O
. O

Imagine O
a O
widow O
who O
wants O
to O
maintain O
her O
standard O
of O
living O
at O
the O
same O
level O
she O
had O
before O
she O
had O
to O
pay O
the O
catastrophic O
surtax O
. O

Although O
this O
widow O
earns O
only O
twice O
the O
minimum O
wage O
, O
largely O
due O
to O
the O
earnings O
limit O
, O
she O
would O
have O
to O
earn O
an O
additional O
$ O
4,930 O
to O
offset O
her O
catastrophic O
surtax O
of O
$ O
496 O
. O

Eliminating O
the O
earnings O
limit O
would O
greatly O
help O
seniors O
and O
reduce O
the O
deficit O
. O

Repeal O
would O
generate O
more O
in O
new O
taxes O
than O
the O
government O
would O
lose O
in O
increased O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
benefit O
payments O
. O

We O
now O
need O
support O
from O
the O
Democrats O
on O
the B-ORG
Rules I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
in O
order O
to O
include O
earnings O
- O
limit O
reform O
in O
the O
Reconciliation O
Bill O
. O

Since O
all O
four O
Republicans B-NORP
on O
the O
committee O
are O
co-sponsors O
of O
my O
bill O
, O
it O
is O
the O
Democrats O
who O
will O
be O
held O
fully O
accountable O
if O
an O
earnings O
test O
amendment O
is O
not O
allowed O
from O
the O
floor O
. O

The O
time O
is O
now O
to O
lift O
the O
burdensome O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
earnings O
limit O
from O
the O
backs O
of O
our O
nation O
's O
seniors O
. O

Rep. O
J. O
Dennis O
Hastert O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Ill B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

Tokyo B-GPE
stocks O
closed O
higher O
in O
active O
trading O
Friday O
, O
marking O
the O
fourth O
consecutive O
daily O
gain O
since O
Monday O
's O
sharp O
fall O
. O

London B-GPE
shares O
closed O
moderately O
lower O
in O
thin O
trading O
. O

At O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
the O
Nikkei O
index O
of O
225 O
selected O
issues O
was O
up O
112.16 O
points O
to O
35486.38 O
. O

The O
index O
advanced O
266.66 O
points O
Thursday O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Tokyo O
Monday O
, O
the O
Nikkei O
index O
rose O
101.98 O
points O
to O
35588.36 O
. O

Friday O
's O
volume O
on O
the O
First O
Section O
was O
estimated O
at O
one O
billion O
shares O
, O
up O
from O
862 O
million O
Thursday O
. O

Winners O
outpaced O
losers O
, O
572 O
to O
368 O
, O
while O
181 O
issues O
remained O
unchanged O
. O

With O
investors O
relieved O
at O
the O
overnight O
gain O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stocks O
, O
small O
- O
lot O
buying O
orders O
streamed O
into O
the O
market O
from O
early O
morning O
, O
making O
traders O
believe O
the O
market O
was O
back O
to O
normal O
. O

The O
Nikkei O
, O
which O
reached O
as O
high O
as O
35611.38 O
right O
after O
the O
opening O
, O
surrendered O
part O
of O
its O
early O
advance O
toward O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
because O
of O
profit O
- O
taking O
. O

`` O
Investors O
, O
especially O
dealers O
, O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
hold O
a O
position O
over O
the O
weekend O
, O
'' O
a O
trader O
at O
Dai B-ORG
- I-ORG
ichi I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
said O
, O
adding O
, O
though O
, O
that O
the O
trading O
mood O
remained O
positive O
through O
the O
afternoon O
session O
. O

The O
Tokyo O
Stock O
Price O
Index O
-LRB- O
Topix O
-RRB- O
of O
all O
issues O
listed O
in O
the O
First O
Section O
, O
which O
gained O
22.78 O
points O
Thursday O
, O
was O
up O
14.06 O
points O
, O
or O
0.53 O
% O
, O
at O
2679.72 O
. O

The O
Second O
Section O
index O
, O
which O
rose O
15.72 O
points O
Thursday O
, O
was O
up O
11.88 O
points O
, O
or O
0.32 O
% O
, O
to O
close O
at O
3717.46 O
. O

Volume O
in O
the O
second O
section O
was O
estimated O
at O
30 O
million O
shares O
, O
up O
from O
28 O
million O
Thursday O
. O

In O
turmoil O
caused O
by O
the O
previous O
Friday O
's O
plunge O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stocks O
, O
the O
Nikkei O
marked O
a O
sharp O
647.33 O
- O
point O
fall O
Monday O
. O

But O
the O
Nikkei O
fell O
an O
overall O
1.8 O
% O
in O
value O
that O
day O
compared O
with O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
's O
far O
sharper O
6.9 O
% O
drop O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
. O

The O
Tokyo B-GPE
market O
's O
resiliency O
helped O
participants O
to O
regain O
confidence O
gradually O
as O
they O
spent O
more O
time O
on O
analyzing O
factors O
that O
caused O
the O
Friday O
plunge O
and O
realized O
these O
problems O
were O
unique O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stocks O
and O
not O
directly O
related O
to O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

The O
Nikkei O
continued O
to O
gain O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
week O
, O
adding O
1017.69 O
points O
in O
four O
days O
-- O
more O
than O
erasing O
Monday O
's O
losses O
. O

But O
further O
major O
advances O
on O
the O
Nikkei O
are O
n't O
foreseen O
this O
week O
by O
market O
observers O
. O

Investors O
are O
still O
waiting O
to O
see O
how O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
will O
decide O
on O
interest O
rates O
and O
how O
the O
dollar O
will O
be O
stabilized O
. O

Some O
high O
- O
priced O
issues O
made O
a O
comeback O
Friday O
. O

Pioneer B-ORG
surged O
450 O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
3.16 O
-RRB- O
to O
6,050 O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
42.60 O
-RRB- O
. O

Kyocera B-ORG
advanced O
80 O
yen O
to O
5,440 O
. O

Fanuc B-ORG
gained O
100 O
to O
7,580 O
. O

Breweries O
attracted O
investors O
because O
of O
their O
land O
property O
holdings O
that O
could O
figure O
in O
development O
or O
other O
plans O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

Sapporo B-ORG
gained O
80 O
to O
1,920 O
and O
Kirin B-ORG
added O
60 O
to O
2,070 O
. O

Housings O
, O
constructions O
and O
pharmaceuticals O
continued O
to O
be O
bought O
following O
Thursday O
's O
gains O
because O
of O
strong O
earnings O
outlooks O
. O

Daiwa B-ORG
House I-ORG
gained O
50 O
to O
2,660 O
. O

Misawa B-ORG
Homes I-ORG
was O
up O
20 O
at O
2,960 O
. O

Kajima B-ORG
advanced O
40 O
to O
2,120 O
and O
Ohbayashi B-ORG
added O
50 O
to O
1,730 O
. O

Fujisawa B-ORG
added O
80 O
to O
2,010 O
and O
Mochida B-ORG
advanced O
230 O
to O
4,400 O
. O

London B-GPE
share O
prices O
were O
influenced O
largely O
by O
declines O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
and O
weakness O
in O
the O
British B-NORP
pound O
. O

The O
key O
Financial O
Times O
- O
Stock O
Exchange O
100 O
- O
share O
index O
ended O
10.2 O
points O
lower O
at O
2179.1 O
, O
above O
its O
intraday O
low O
of O
2176.9 O
, O
but O
off O
the O
day O
's O
high O
of O
2189 O
. O

The O
index O
finished O
2.4 O
% O
under O
its O
close O
of O
2233.9 O
the O
previous O
Friday O
, O
although O
it O
recouped O
some O
of O
the O
sharp O
losses O
staged O
early O
last O
week O
on O
the O
back O
of O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
's O
fall O
. O

London B-GPE
was O
weak O
throughout O
Friday O
's O
trading O
, O
however O
, O
on O
what O
dealers O
attributed O
to O
generally O
thin O
interest O
ahead O
of O
the O
weekend O
and O
this O
week O
's O
potentially O
important O
U.K. B-GPE
trade O
figures O
for O
September O
. O

The O
FT O
- O
SE O
100 O
largely O
remained O
within O
an O
11 O
- O
point O
range O
establshed O
within O
the O
first O
hour O
of O
trading O
before O
it O
eased O
to O
an O
intraday O
low O
late O
in O
the O
session O
when O
a O
flurry O
of O
program O
selling O
pushed O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
lower O
. O

The O
FT O
30 O
- O
share O
index O
closed O
11.0 O
points O
lower O
at O
1761.0 O
. O

Volume O
was O
extremely O
thin O
at O
351.3 O
million O
shares O
, O
the O
lightest O
volume O
of O
the O
week O
and O
modestly O
under O
Thursday O
's O
387.4 O
million O
shares O
. O

Dealers O
said O
the O
day O
's O
action O
was O
featureless O
outside O
some O
response O
to O
sterling O
's O
early O
weakness O
against O
the O
mark O
, O
and O
fears O
that O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
might O
open O
lower O
after O
its O
strong O
leap O
forward O
Thursday O
. O

They O
added O
that O
market O
- O
makers O
were O
largely O
sidelined O
after O
aggressively O
supporting O
the O
market O
Thursday O
in O
their O
quest O
to O
cover O
internal O
shortages O
of O
FT O
- O
SE O
100 O
shares O
. O

Interest O
may O
remain O
limited O
into O
tomorrow O
's O
U.K. B-GPE
trade O
figures O
, O
which O
the O
market O
will O
be O
watching O
closely O
to O
see O
if O
there O
is O
any O
improvement O
after O
disappointing O
numbers O
in O
the O
previous O
two O
months O
. O

The O
key O
corporate O
news O
of O
the O
day O
was O
that O
British B-ORG
Airways I-ORG
decided O
to O
withdraw O
from O
a O
management O
- O
led O
bid O
for O
UAL B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
the O
parent O
of O
United B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
. O

British B-ORG
Airways I-ORG
rose O
initially O
after O
announcing O
its O
withdrawal O
from O
the O
UAL O
deal O
. O

Dealers O
said O
they O
viewed O
the O
initial O
# O
390-million O
-LRB- O
$ O
622 O
million O
-RRB- O
outlay O
for O
a O
15 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
airline O
as O
a O
bit O
much O
. O

Its O
shares O
slid O
in O
late O
dealings O
to O
close O
a O
penny O
per O
share O
lower O
at O
197 O
pence O
. O

The O
airline O
was O
the O
most O
active O
FT O
- O
SE O
100 O
at O
8.2 O
million O
shares O
traded O
. O

The O
next O
most O
active O
top O
- O
tier O
stock O
was O
B.A.T B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
, O
the O
target O
of O
Sir O
James O
Goldsmith O
's O
# O
13.4 O
billion O
bid O
. O

The O
company O
gained O
shareholder O
approval O
Thursday O
to O
restructure O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
fend O
off O
the O
hostile O
takeover O
. O

Sir O
James O
said O
Thursday O
night O
that O
his O
plans O
for O
the O
takeover O
had O
n't O
changed O
. O

B.A.T B-ORG
ended O
the O
day O
at O
778 O
, O
down O
5 O
, O
on O
turnover O
of O
7.5 O
million O
shares O
. O

Dealers O
said O
it O
was O
hit O
by O
some O
profit O
- O
taking O
after O
gains O
since O
mid-week O
. O

In O
other O
active O
shares O
, O
Trusthouse B-ORG
Forte I-ORG
shed O
10 O
to O
294 O
on O
volume O
of O
6.4 O
million O
shares O
after O
a O
Barclays B-ORG
De I-ORG
Zoete I-ORG
Wedd I-ORG
downgrading O
, O
while O
Hillsdown B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
, O
a O
food O
products O
concern O
, O
was O
boosted O
2 O
to O
271 O
after O
it O
disclosed O
it O
would O
seek O
shareholder O
approval O
to O
begin O
share O
repurchases O
. O

Elsewhere O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
share O
prices O
closed O
higher O
in O
Stockholm B-GPE
, O
Brussels B-GPE
and O
Milan B-GPE
. O

Prices O
were O
lower O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
Zurich B-GPE
, O
Paris B-GPE
and O
Amsterdam B-GPE
. O

South B-NORP
African I-NORP
gold O
stocks O
closed O
moderately O
lower O
. O

Share O
prices O
closed O
higher O
in O
Sydney B-GPE
, O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
Wellington B-GPE
, O
Manila B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
were O
lower O
in O
Seoul B-GPE
. O

Here O
are O
price O
trends O
on O
the O
world O
's O
major O
stock O
markets O
, O
as O
calculated O
by O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
International I-ORG
Perspective I-ORG
, O
Geneva B-GPE
. O

To O
make O
them O
directly O
comparable O
, O
each O
index O
is O
based O
on O
the O
close O
of O
1969 O
equaling O
100 O
. O

The O
percentage O
change O
is O
since O
year O
- O
end O
. O

Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
& O
Co. O
announced O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
advertising O
rates O
for O
1990 O
. O

The O
rates O
, O
which O
take O
effect O
Jan. O
2 O
, O
include O
a O
4 O
% O
increase O
for O
national O
edition O
advertising O
. O

The O
Journal O
also O
will O
offer O
expanded O
volume O
and O
frequency O
discounts O
. O

The O
increase O
for O
national O
edition O
advertising O
is O
less O
than O
the O
inflation O
rate O
and O
compares O
with O
a O
6.5 O
% O
increase O
in O
1989 O
. O

`` O
Newsprint O
and O
postage O
prices O
this O
year O
have O
not O
gone O
up O
, O
'' O
said O
Peter B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Kann I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
have O
invested O
in O
improved O
editorial O
quality O
and O
expanded O
our O
quality O
audience O
without O
substantially O
increasing O
our O
costs O
. O

Fundamental O
fairness O
and O
a O
sense O
of O
responsibility O
lead O
us O
to O
share O
operating O
efficiencies O
with O
our O
customers O
. O
'' O

Advertising O
rates O
for O
the O
Eastern O
, O
Midwest O
, O
Western B-NORP
and O
Southwest O
editions O
will O
increase O
an O
average O
5.5 O
% O
, O
and O
rates O
for O
localized O
advertising O
editions O
will O
increase O
7.5 O
% O
. O

Rates O
for O
the B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
Reports I-ORG
will O
remain O
unchanged O
. O

A O
one O
- O
time O
noncontract O
full O
- O
page O
advertisement O
in O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
national O
edition O
will O
cost O
$ O
99,385 O
. O

Advertising O
rates O
for O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
/ O
Europe B-GPE
, O
published O
in O
Brussels B-GPE
and O
printed O
in O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
and O
Switzerland B-GPE
, O
will O
increase O
9 O
% O
. O

Rates O
for O
The O
Asian O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
, O
published O
and O
printed O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
also O
printed O
in O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
will O
rise O
8 O
% O
. O

Rates O
for O
The O
Asian O
Wall O
Street O
Journal O
Weekly O
, O
published O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
for O
North O
American B-NORP
readers O
, O
will O
rise O
6 O
% O
. O

Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
also O
publishes O
Barron O
's O
magazine O
, O
other O
periodicals O
and O
community O
newspapers O
and O
operates O
electronic O
business O
information O
services O
. O

It O
owns O
67 O
% O
of O
Telerate B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
leading O
supplier O
of O
computerized O
financial O
information O
on O
global O
markets O
. O

A O
letter O
from O
Senator O
John O
Kerry O
chides O
us O
today O
for O
implying O
that O
he O
had O
`` O
flip O
- O
flopped O
'' O
on O
Manuel B-PERSON
Noriega I-PERSON
. O

He O
correctly O
says O
he O
has O
been O
down O
on O
Noriega B-PERSON
for O
some O
time O
, O
hence O
his O
criticism O
of O
administration O
mishandling O
of O
the O
attempted O
coup O
. O

Our O
October O
12 O
editorial O
should O
have O
been O
more O
precise O
. O

It O
meant O
to O
convey O
our O
hope O
that O
the O
Senator O
and O
other O
members O
of O
the O
congressional O
left O
are O
broadening O
their O
dislike O
of O
Noriega O
to O
include O
other O
notorious O
Central O
American B-NORP
drug O
runners O
. O

The O
Sandinistas O
of O
Nicaragua B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
also O
are O
part O
of O
the O
Castro B-GPE
- O
Medellin B-GPE
cartel O
nexus O
. O

In O
his O
letter O
and O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
his O
losing O
vote O
Tuesday O
against O
U.S. B-GPE
aid O
for O
the O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
opposition O
, O
Senator O
Kerry O
makes O
clear O
he O
has O
not O
made O
that O
intellectual O
leap O
. O

We O
were O
wrong O
. O

Lynch B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
its O
Lynch B-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
subsidiary O
completed O
the O
acquisition O
of O
Western B-ORG
New I-ORG
Mexico I-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
for O
$ O
20 O
million O
plus O
assumption O
of O
$ O
24 O
million O
of O
debt O
. O

Western B-ORG
New I-ORG
Mexico I-ORG
Telephone I-ORG
, O
Silver B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
had O
net O
income O
of O
$ O
1.9 O
million O
on O
revenue O
of O
about O
$ O
10 O
million O
last O
year O
. O

It O
is O
an O
independent O
phone O
company O
with O
a O
service O
area O
of O
15,000 O
square O
miles O
in O
southwest O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
. O

It O
is O
also O
a O
partner O
in O
the O
wireline O
cellular O
franchise O
covering O
most O
of O
western O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
. O

The O
transaction O
represents O
Lynch B-ORG
's O
entry O
into O
the O
telephone O
business O
. O

The O
company O
, O
which O
has O
interests O
in O
television O
, O
trucking O
services O
, O
and O
glass O
- O
making O
and O
food O
- O
processing O
equipment O
, O
said O
it O
plans O
to O
make O
other O
acquisitions O
in O
the O
telephone O
industry O
. O

HASTINGS B-ORG
MANUFACTURING I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
declared O
a O
regular O
quarterly O
dividend O
of O
10 O
cents O
a O
share O
and O
an O
extra O
dividend O
of O
five O
cents O
a O
share O
on O
its O
common O
stock O
, O
payable O
Dec. O
15 O
to O
shares O
of O
record O
Nov. O
17 O
. O

This O
is O
the O
11th O
consecutive O
quarter O
in O
which O
the O
company O
has O
paid O
shareholders O
an O
extra O
dividend O
of O
five O
cents O
. O

The O
Hastings B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
concern O
makes O
piston O
rings O
, O
filters O
and O
fuel O
pumps O
. O

HomeFed B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
its O
main O
subsidiary O
, O
Home O
Federal O
Savings O
& O
Loan O
, O
converted O
from O
a O
federal O
savings O
and O
loan O
to O
a O
federal O
savings O
bank O
and O
changed O
its O
name O
to O
HomeFed B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

The O
federal O
Office B-ORG
of O
Thrift O
Supervision O
approved O
the O
conversion O
last O
Friday O
, O
HomeFed B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
change O
in O
charter O
does O
n't O
alter O
the O
federal O
insurance O
of O
deposits O
, O
federal O
regulatory O
powers O
or O
company O
operations O
, O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Procter O
& O
Gamble O
Co. O
and O
Noxell B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
they O
received O
early O
termination O
of O
the O
waiting O
period O
under O
the B-LAW
Hart I-LAW
- I-LAW
Scott I-LAW
- I-LAW
Rodino I-LAW
Act I-LAW
regarding O
the O
proposed O
$ O
1.4 O
billion O
merger O
of O
Noxell B-ORG
into O
P&G B-ORG
. O

Shareholders O
of O
Noxell B-ORG
, O
of O
Hunt B-GPE
Valley I-GPE
, O
Md. B-GPE
, O
will O
vote O
on O
the O
merger O
at O
a O
special O
meeting O
on O
Nov. O
30 O
, O
the O
companies O
said O
. O

P&G B-ORG
, O
Cincinnati B-GPE
, O
agreed O
to O
exchange O
0.272 O
share O
of O
its O
common O
stock O
for O
each O
share O
of O
Noxell B-ORG
common O
and O
Class O
B O
stock O
, O
a O
total O
of O
about O
11 O
million O
P&G B-ORG
shares O
. O

The O
transaction O
would O
mark O
the O
entry O
of O
P&G B-ORG
into O
cosmetics O
. O

The O
company O
already O
markets O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
detergents O
, O
food O
, O
household O
and O
health O
- O
care O
products O
. O

Ing B-ORG
. O

C. O
Olivetti O
& O
Co. O
, O
claiming O
it O
has O
won O
the O
race O
in O
Europe B-GPE
to O
introduce O
computers O
based O
on O
a O
powerful O
new O
microprocessor O
chip O
, O
unveiled O
its O
CP486 O
computer O
yesterday O
. O

The O
product O
is O
the O
first O
from O
a O
European B-NORP
company O
based O
on O
Intel B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
new O
32 O
- O
bit O
486tm O
microprocessor O
, O
which O
works O
several O
times O
faster O
than O
previously O
available O
chips O
. O

Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
became O
the O
first O
company O
world O
- O
wide O
to O
announce O
a O
product O
based O
on O
the O
chip O
earlier O
this O
month O
, O
but O
it O
wo O
n't O
start O
shipping O
the O
computers O
until O
early O
next O
year O
. O

An O
Olivetti B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
the O
company O
's O
factories O
are O
already O
beginning O
to O
produce O
the O
machine O
, O
and O
that O
it O
should O
be O
available O
in O
Europe B-GPE
by O
December O
. O

`` O
What O
this O
means O
is O
that O
Europeans B-NORP
will O
have O
these O
machines O
in O
their O
offices O
before O
Americans O
do O
, O
'' O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

The O
new O
chip O
`` O
is O
a O
very O
big O
step O
in O
computing O
, O
and O
it O
is O
important O
that O
Olivetti B-ORG
be O
one O
of O
the O
first O
out O
on O
the O
market O
with O
this O
product O
, O
'' O
said O
Patricia B-PERSON
Meagher I-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
James O
Capel O
& O
Co. O
in O
London B-GPE
. O

Executives O
at O
Olivetti B-ORG
, O
whose O
earnings O
have O
been O
steadily O
sliding O
over O
the O
past O
couple O
of O
years O
, O
have O
acknowledged O
that O
in O
the O
past O
they O
have O
lagged O
at O
getting O
new O
technology O
to O
market O
. O

Ms. O
Davis O
said O
the O
new O
machines O
could O
steal O
some O
sales O
away O
from O
Olivetti B-ORG
's O
own O
minicomputers O
, O
but O
would O
bring O
new O
sales O
among O
professionals O
such O
as O
engineers O
, O
stockbrokers O
and O
medical O
doctors O
. O

Although O
Olivetti B-ORG
's O
profits O
tumbled O
40 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
this O
year O
, O
she O
believes O
Olivetti B-ORG
's O
restructuring O
last O
fall O
and O
its O
introduction O
of O
new O
products O
will O
begin O
to O
bear O
fruit O
with O
an O
earnings O
rebound O
next O
year O
, O
especially O
if O
it O
can O
fulfill O
its O
promise O
to O
deliver O
the O
new O
machines O
by O
December O
. O

`` O
We O
think O
the O
worst O
is O
over O
'' O
in O
the O
European B-NORP
information O
- O
technology O
market O
, O
she O
said O
. O

Depending O
on O
the O
type O
of O
software O
and O
peripherals O
used O
, O
the O
machines O
can O
serve O
either O
as O
the O
main O
computer O
in O
a O
network O
of O
many O
terminals O
-LRB- O
a O
role O
usually O
filled O
by O
a O
minicomputer O
-RRB- O
, O
as O
a O
technical O
workstation O
or O
as O
a O
very O
fast O
personal O
computer O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
the O
missing O
link O
'' O
in O
Olivetti B-ORG
's O
product O
line O
between O
small O
personal O
computers O
and O
higher O
- O
priced O
minicomputers O
, O
the O
Olivetti O
spokesman O
said O
. O

He O
added O
that O
Olivetti B-ORG
will O
continue O
making O
its O
LSX B-ORG
minicomputer O
line O
. O

The O
machines O
will O
cost O
around O
$ O
16,250 O
on O
average O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

The O
Intel O
486 O
chip O
can O
process O
15 O
million O
instructions O
per O
second O
, O
or O
MIPS B-ORG
, O
while O
Intel B-ORG
's O
previous O
386 O
chip O
could O
handle O
only O
3 O
to O
6 O
MIPS O
. O

Olivetti B-ORG
also O
plans O
to O
sell O
the O
CP486 O
computer O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
starting O
next O
year O
through O
Olivetti B-ORG
USA I-ORG
and O
through O
its O
ISC O
/ O
Bunker O
Ramo O
unit O
, O
which O
specializes O
in O
automating O
bank O
- O
branch O
networks O
. O

Alusuisse B-ORG
of O
America O
Inc. O
plans O
to O
sell O
its O
Consolidated B-ORG
Aluminum I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
subsidiary O
as O
part O
of O
its O
strategy O
to O
focus O
more O
on O
aluminum O
packaging O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Alusuisse B-ORG
, O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
declined O
to O
say O
how O
much O
it O
expects O
to O
get O
for O
the O
unit O
; O
the O
company O
has O
hired O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
help O
identify O
bidders O
. O

Alusuisse B-ORG
is O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Swiss B-ORG
Aluminium I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
Zurich B-GPE
, O
Switzerland B-GPE
, O
producer O
of O
aluminum O
, O
chemicals O
and O
packaging O
products O
. O

Consolidated B-ORG
, O
which O
had O
1988 O
revenue O
of O
$ O
400 O
million O
, O
makes O
aluminum O
sheet O
and O
foil O
products O
at O
its O
Hannibal B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
and O
Jackson B-GPE
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
, O
rolling O
mills O
and O
recycles O
aluminum O
at O
a O
plant O
in O
Bens B-GPE
Run I-GPE
, O
W.Va B-GPE
. O

CalMat B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
completed O
a O
$ O
32.8 O
million O
sale O
of O
assets O
from O
its O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
area O
real O
estate O
portfolio O
for O
net O
income O
of O
$ O
12 O
million O
. O

CalMat O
said O
the O
sale O
is O
part O
of O
its O
previously O
announced O
plan O
to O
sell O
much O
of O
its O
real O
estate O
holdings O
to O
focus O
on O
its O
core O
business O
of O
mining O
and O
producing O
asphalt O
, O
concrete O
, O
rock O
and O
sand O
. O

Manhattan B-ORG
National I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
Michael B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Conway I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
was O
elected O
chief O
executive O
of O
the O
holding O
company O
's O
two O
principal O
insurance O
subsidiaries O
. O

He O
succeeds O
Paul B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Aniskovich I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
to O
pursue O
other O
business O
interests O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Conway O
, O
42 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
elected O
chairman O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Manhattan B-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Manhattan B-ORG
National I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Harry B-PERSON
Rossi I-PERSON
, O
69 O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
holding O
company O
, O
also O
remains O
chairman O
of O
Manhattan B-ORG
National I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Conway O
was O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
investment O
officer O
of O
Union B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
of O
Cincinnati B-GPE
, O
in O
1987 O
, O
when O
Union B-ORG
Central I-ORG
bought O
a O
54 O
% O
interest O
in O
Manhattan B-ORG
National I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

He O
resigned O
as O
an O
officer O
of O
Central B-ORG
Life I-ORG
to O
accept O
the O
Manhattan O
National O
presidency O
. O

The O
board O
of O
this O
Ponce B-GPE
, O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
concern O
voted O
to O
suspend O
payment O
of O
its O
quarterly O
of O
11 O
cents O
a O
share O
for O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

The O
third O
- O
largest O
thrift O
institution O
in O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
also O
said O
it O
expects O
a O
return O
to O
profitability O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
when O
it O
reports O
operating O
results O
this O
week O
. O

Ponce B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
said O
the O
dividend O
was O
suspended O
in O
anticipation O
of O
more O
stringent O
capital O
requirements O
under O
the O
Financial O
Institutions O
Reform O
, O
Recovery O
, O
and O
Enforcement O
Act O
of O
1989 O
. O

In O
the O
wake O
of O
a O
slide O
in O
sterling O
, O
a O
tailspin O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
and O
a O
string O
of O
problematic O
economic O
indicators O
, O
British B-NORP
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
promised O
gradual O
improvement O
in O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
economy O
. O

In O
a O
speech O
prepared O
for O
delivery O
to O
London B-GPE
's O
financial O
community O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
summed O
up O
current O
economic O
policy O
as O
a O
battle O
to O
wring O
inflation O
out O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
economy O
, O
using O
high O
interest O
rates O
as O
`` O
the O
essential O
instrument O
'' O
to O
carry O
out O
the O
campaign O
. O

Two O
weeks O
after O
boosting O
base O
rates O
to O
15 O
% O
, O
he O
pledged O
that O
`` O
rates O
will O
have O
to O
remain O
high O
for O
some O
time O
to O
come O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Lawson O
also O
made O
it O
clear O
that O
he O
would O
be O
watching O
exchange O
rates O
carefully O
. O

A O
sinking O
pound O
makes O
imports O
more O
expensive O
and O
increases O
businesses O
' O
expectations O
of O
future O
inflation O
, O
he O
argued O
. O

In O
an O
apparent O
warning O
to O
currency O
traders O
who O
have O
lately O
been O
selling O
the O
British B-NORP
currency O
, O
he O
stated O
that O
the O
exchange O
rates O
will O
have O
a O
`` O
major O
role O
in O
the O
assessment O
of O
monetary O
conditions O
. O
'' O

In O
reaffirming O
the O
current O
monetary O
policy O
of O
using O
high O
interest O
rates O
to O
fight O
inflation O
and O
shore O
up O
the O
pound O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
dismissed O
other O
approaches O
to O
managing O
the O
economy O
. O

He O
said O
he O
monitors O
the O
money O
- O
supply O
figures O
, O
but O
does O
n't O
give O
them O
paramount O
importance O
, O
as O
some O
private O
and O
government O
economists O
have O
suggested O
. O

Mr. O
Lawson O
also O
dismissed O
the O
possibility O
of O
imposing O
direct O
credit O
controls O
on O
Britain B-GPE
's O
financial O
system O
. O

Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
speech O
, O
delivered O
at O
the O
Lord O
Mayor O
of O
London B-GPE
's O
annual O
dinner O
at O
Mansion B-FAC
House I-FAC
, O
came O
on O
the O
heels O
of O
a O
grueling O
period O
for O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
economy O
. O

Two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
in O
a O
campaign O
to O
blunt O
inflation O
at O
home O
and O
arrest O
a O
world O
- O
wide O
plunge O
in O
the O
pound O
, O
he O
raised O
base O
rates O
a O
full O
percentage O
point O
to O
15 O
% O
. O

Despite O
the O
increase O
, O
the O
British B-NORP
currency O
slid O
below O
a O
perceived O
threshold O
of O
three O
marks O
early O
last O
week O
. O

It O
was O
quoted O
at O
2.9428 O
marks O
in O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
Wednesday O
. O

Leading O
up O
to O
the O
speech O
was O
a O
drumroll O
of O
economic O
statistics O
suggesting O
that O
the O
British B-NORP
war O
on O
inflation O
will O
be O
more O
bruising O
than O
previously O
assumed O
. O

Unemployment O
in O
September O
dropped O
to O
1,695,000 O
, O
the O
lowest O
level O
since O
1980 O
. O

While O
lower O
joblessness O
is O
generally O
good O
news O
, O
the O
hefty O
drop O
last O
month O
indicates O
that O
the O
economy O
is O
n't O
slowing O
down O
as O
much O
as O
hoped O
-- O
despite O
a O
doubling O
of O
interest O
rates O
over O
the O
last O
16 O
months O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
average O
earnings O
in O
Britain B-GPE
were O
up O
8.75 O
% O
in O
August O
over O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Another O
inflationary O
sign O
came O
in O
a O
surge O
in O
building O
- O
society O
lending O
to O
a O
record O
# O
10.2 O
billion O
-LRB- O
$ O
16.22 O
billion O
-RRB- O
last O
month O
, O
a O
much O
higher O
level O
than O
economists O
had O
predicted O
. O

In O
a O
separate O
speech O
prepared O
for O
delivery O
at O
the O
dinner O
, O
Robin B-PERSON
Leigh I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Pemberton I-PERSON
, O
Bank B-ORG
of O
England B-GPE
governor O
, O
conceded O
that O
`` O
demand O
pressures O
were O
even O
more O
buoyant O
than O
had O
been O
appreciated O
'' O
when O
the O
British B-NORP
economy O
was O
heating O
up O
last O
year O
. O

He O
added O
that O
`` O
there O
's O
no O
quick O
- O
fix O
solution O
'' O
to O
the O
economic O
woes O
, O
and O
said O
`` O
tight O
monetary O
policy O
is O
the O
right O
approach O
. O
'' O

Discussing O
the O
recent O
slide O
in O
stock O
prices O
, O
the O
central O
bank O
governor O
stated O
that O
`` O
the O
markets O
now O
appear O
to O
have O
steadied O
'' O
after O
the O
`` O
nasty O
jolt O
'' O
of O
the O
190.58 O
- O
point O
plunge O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
a O
week O
ago O
. O

Although O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
market O
plunge O
prompted O
a O
70.5 O
- O
point O
drop O
in O
the O
London O
Financial O
Times O
- O
Stock O
Exchange O
100 O
Share O
Index O
, O
Mr. O
Leigh O
- O
Pemberton O
declared O
`` O
that O
the O
experience O
owed O
nothing O
to O
the O
particular O
problems O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
economy O
. O
'' O

Specifically O
, O
he O
pointed O
out O
that O
compared O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
, O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
has O
far O
fewer O
highly O
leveraged O
junk O
- O
bond O
financings O
. O

Discussing O
future O
monetary O
arrangements O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
repeated O
the O
Thatcher B-PERSON
government O
's O
commitment O
to O
join O
the O
exchange O
rate O
mechanism O
of O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
System I-ORG
, O
but O
he O
did O
n't O
indicate O
when O
. O

COCA O
- O
COLA O
Co O
. O
-LRB- O
Atlanta B-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O

Anton B-PERSON
Amon I-PERSON
and O
George B-PERSON
Gourlay I-PERSON
were O
elected O
vice O
presidents O
of O
this O
soft O
- O
drink O
company O
. O

Mr. O
Amon O
, O
46 O
years O
old O
, O
is O
the O
company O
's O
director O
of O
quality O
assurance O
; O
most O
recently O
, O
he O
served O
as O
vice O
president O
, O
operations O
, O
for O
Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
Enterprises I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Gourlay O
, O
48 O
, O
is O
manager O
for O
corporate O
manufacturing O
operations O
; O
he O
was O
assistant O
vice O
president O
at O
the O
company O
. O

Northern B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
its O
board O
adopted O
a O
shareholder O
rights O
plan O
aimed O
at O
deterring O
unwanted O
takeover O
bids O
, O
but O
said O
it O
's O
not O
aware O
of O
any O
plan O
to O
acquire O
the O
banking O
concern O
. O

Under O
Northern O
Trust O
's O
plan O
, O
shareholders O
were O
issued O
rights O
that O
, O
in O
the O
event O
of O
certain O
attempted O
takeovers O
, O
allow O
holders O
to O
buy O
shares O
in O
the O
company O
at O
half O
price O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
's O
dizzying O
gyrations O
during O
the O
past O
few O
days O
have O
made O
a O
lot O
of O
individual O
investors O
wish O
they O
could O
buy O
some O
sort O
of O
insurance O
. O

After O
all O
, O
they O
wo O
n't O
soon O
forget O
the O
stock O
bargains O
that O
became O
available O
after O
the O
October O
1987 O
crash O
. O

But O
while O
they O
want O
to O
be O
on O
the O
alert O
for O
similar O
buying O
opportunities O
now O
, O
they O
're O
afraid O
of O
being O
hammered O
by O
another O
terrifying O
plunge O
. O

The O
solution O
, O
at O
least O
for O
some O
investors O
, O
may O
be O
a O
hedging O
technique O
that O
's O
well O
known O
to O
players O
in O
the O
stock O
- O
options O
market O
. O

Called O
a O
`` O
married O
put O
, O
'' O
the O
technique O
is O
carried O
out O
by O
purchasing O
a O
stock O
and O
simultaneously O
buying O
a O
put O
option O
on O
that O
stock O
. O

It O
's O
like O
`` O
fire O
insurance O
, O
'' O
says O
Harrison B-PERSON
Roth I-PERSON
, O
the O
senior O
options O
strategist O
at O
Cowen O
& O
Co O
. O

Because O
a O
put O
option O
gives O
its O
owner O
the O
right O
, O
but O
not O
the O
obligation O
, O
to O
sell O
a O
fixed O
number O
of O
shares O
of O
the O
stock O
at O
a O
stated O
price O
on O
or O
before O
the O
option O
's O
expiration O
date O
, O
the O
investor O
is O
protected O
against O
a O
sudden O
drop O
in O
the O
stock O
's O
price O
. O

But O
most O
investment O
advisers O
do O
n't O
recommend O
using O
married O
puts O
all O
the O
time O
. O

That O
's O
because O
the O
cost O
of O
buying O
put O
options O
eats O
into O
an O
investor O
's O
profit O
when O
stock O
prices O
rise O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
the O
type O
of O
fire O
insurance O
you O
only O
buy O
when O
the O
nearby O
woods O
are O
on O
fire O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Roth O
. O

`` O
You O
always O
want O
your O
house O
insured O
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
always O
feel O
the O
need O
for O
your O
investments O
to O
be O
insured O
. O
'' O

In O
addition O
to O
hedging O
new O
stock O
purchases O
, O
the O
married O
- O
put O
technique O
can O
be O
used O
to O
protect O
stocks O
that O
an O
investor O
already O
owns O
. O

In O
either O
case O
, O
the O
investor O
faces O
three O
possible O
outcomes O
: O

-- O
If O
the O
stock O
goes O
up O
in O
price O
between O
now O
and O
the O
put O
's O
expiration O
date O
, O
the O
put O
will O
probably O
expire O
worthless O
. O

The O
investor O
will O
be O
out O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
put O
, O
which O
is O
called O
the O
`` O
premium O
, O
'' O
and O
this O
loss O
will O
reduce O
the O
stock O
- O
market O
profit O
. O

-- O
If O
the O
stock O
stays O
at O
the O
same O
price O
between O
now O
and O
the O
put O
's O
expiration O
date O
, O
the O
investor O
's O
loss O
will O
be O
limited O
to O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
put O
, O
less O
any O
amount O
realized O
from O
a O
closing O
sale O
of O
the O
put O
. O

The O
worst O
- O
case O
scenario O
would O
be O
if O
the O
put O
expires O
worthless O
. O

-- O
If O
the O
price O
of O
the O
stock O
declines O
, O
the O
put O
will O
increase O
in O
value O
. O

Once O
the O
stock O
price O
is O
less O
than O
the O
exercise O
price O
, O
or O
`` O
strike O
price O
, O
'' O
of O
the O
put O
, O
the O
gain O
will O
match O
the O
loss O
on O
the O
stock O
dollar O
for O
dollar O
. O

The O
put O
establishes O
a O
minimum O
selling O
price O
for O
the O
stock O
during O
its O
life O
. O

When O
a O
stock O
falls O
below O
the O
put O
's O
strike O
price O
, O
the O
investor O
simply O
sells O
the O
stock O
at O
a O
loss O
and O
simultaneously O
sells O
the O
put O
at O
a O
profit O
. O

Or O
, O
the O
investor O
can O
exercise O
the O
put O
, O
by O
tendering O
the O
stock O
to O
his O
or O
her O
broker O
in O
return O
for O
payment O
from O
another O
investor O
who O
has O
sold O
a O
put O
on O
the O
same O
stock O
. O

Brokers O
handle O
such O
transactions O
through O
the B-ORG
Options I-ORG
Clearing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
guarantees O
all O
option O
trades O
. O

The O
accompanying O
table O
shows O
how O
this O
strategy O
would O
work O
for O
three O
stocks O
. O

Though O
not O
reflected O
in O
the O
table O
, O
an O
investor O
should O
know O
that O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
option O
insurance O
can O
be O
partially O
offset O
by O
any O
dividends O
that O
the O
stock O
pays O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Tenneco B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
pays O
a O
quarterly O
dividend O
of O
76 O
cents O
, O
which O
would O
be O
received O
before O
the O
February O
option O
expires O
and O
, O
thus O
, O
reduce O
the O
cost O
of O
using O
the O
technique O
by O
that O
amount O
. O

In O
this O
case O
, O
the O
investor O
's O
risk O
would O
n't O
exceed O
3.6 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
investment O
. O

To O
simplify O
the O
calculations O
, O
commissions O
on O
the O
option O
and O
underlying O
stock O
are O
n't O
included O
in O
the O
table O
. O

There O
are O
more O
than O
650 O
stocks O
on O
which O
options O
may O
be O
bought O
and O
sold O
, O
including O
some O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
stocks O
. O

But O
some O
investors O
might O
prefer O
a O
simpler O
strategy O
then O
hedging O
their O
individual O
holdings O
. O

They O
can O
do O
this O
by O
purchasing O
`` O
index O
puts O
, O
'' O
which O
are O
simply O
put O
options O
on O
indexes O
that O
match O
broad O
baskets O
of O
stocks O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
most O
popular O
index O
option O
is O
the O
S&P O
100 O
option O
, O
commonly O
called O
the O
OEX O
. O

It O
is O
based O
on O
the O
stocks O
that O
make O
up O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
100-stock O
index O
. O

Unlike O
options O
on O
individual O
issues O
, O
index O
options O
are O
settled O
only O
in O
cash O
, O
and O
no O
stock O
is O
ever O
tendered O
. O

But O
while O
index O
options O
are O
convenient O
, O
they O
have O
several O
disadvantages O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
an O
investor O
's O
portfolio O
might O
not O
closely O
match O
the O
S&P O
100 O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
OEX O
insurance O
may O
or O
may O
not O
fully O
protect O
an O
investor O
's O
holdings O
in O
the O
event O
of O
a O
market O
decline O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
OEX O
options O
were O
suspended O
from O
trading O
last O
Friday O
afternoon O
, O
after O
the O
stock O
- O
market O
sell O
- O
off O
got O
under O
way O
and O
trading O
in O
the O
S&P O
- O
500 O
futures O
contract O
was O
halted O
. O

So O
an O
investor O
who O
wanted O
to O
realize O
a O
profit O
on O
OEX O
puts O
after O
the O
trading O
suspension O
would O
have O
been O
out O
of O
luck O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
only O
a O
handful O
of O
individual O
issues O
were O
suspended O
from O
trading O
on O
Friday O
. O

Normally O
, O
once O
the O
underlying O
investment O
is O
suspended O
from O
trading O
, O
the O
options O
on O
those O
investments O
also O
do O
n't O
trade O
. O

Ultimately O
, O
whether O
the O
insurance O
provided O
by O
purchasing O
puts O
is O
worthwhile O
depends O
on O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
options O
. O

That O
cost O
rises O
in O
times O
of O
high O
market O
volatility O
. O

But O
it O
still O
might O
be O
cheaper O
than O
taking O
a O
major O
hit O
. O

The O
protection O
from O
using O
married O
puts O
is O
clearly O
superior O
to O
that O
afforded O
by O
another O
options O
strategy O
some O
investors O
consider O
using O
during O
troubled O
times O
: O
selling O
call O
options O
on O
stocks O
the O
investor O
owns O
. O

A O
call O
option O
is O
similar O
to O
a O
put O
, O
except O
that O
it O
gives O
its O
owner O
the O
right O
to O
buy O
shares O
at O
a O
stated O
price O
until O
expiration O
. O

Selling O
a O
call O
option O
gives O
an O
investor O
a O
small O
buffer O
against O
a O
stock O
- O
market O
decline O
. O

That O
's O
because O
it O
reduces O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
stock O
by O
the O
amount O
of O
premium O
received O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
call O
. O

But O
if O
the O
price O
of O
the O
stock O
rises O
above O
the O
strike O
price O
of O
the O
option O
, O
the O
stock O
is O
almost O
certain O
to O
be O
called O
away O
. O

And O
in O
that O
case O
, O
the O
investor O
misses O
out O
on O
any O
major O
upside O
gain O
. O

These O
calculations O
exclude O
the O
effect O
of O
commissions O
paid O
and O
dividends O
received O
from O
the O
stock O
. O

All O
prices O
are O
as O
of O
Monday O
's O
close O
. O

Tuesday O
, O
October O
17 O
, O
1989 O

The O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
annual O
interest O
rates O
below O
are O
a O
guide O
to O
general O
levels O
but O
do O
n't O
always O
represent O
actual O
transactions O
. O

PRIME O
RATE O
: O
10 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

The O
base O
rate O
on O
corporate O
loans O
at O
large O
U.S. B-GPE
money O
center O
commercial O
banks O
. O

FEDERAL O
FUNDS O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
high O
, O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
low O
, O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
near O
closing O
bid O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
offered O
. O

Reserves O
traded O
among O
commercial O
banks O
for O
overnight O
use O
in O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Source O
: O
Fulton O
Prebon O
-LRB- O
U.S.A O
. O
-RRB- O
Inc O
. O

DISCOUNT O
RATE O
: O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
depository O
institutions O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

CALL O
MONEY O
: O
9 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
brokers O
on O
stock O
exchange O
collateral O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
placed O
directly O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
: O
8.40 O
% O
30 O
to O
44 O
days O
; O
8.325 O
% O
45 O
to O
59 O
days O
; O
8.10 O
% O
60 O
to O
89 O
days O
; O
8 O
% O
90 O
to O
119 O
days O
; O
7.85 O
% O
120 O
to O
149 O
days O
; O
7.70 O
% O
150 O
to O
179 O
days O
; O
7.375 O
% O
180 O
to O
270 O
days O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
: O
High O
- O
grade O
unsecured O
notes O
sold O
through O
dealers O
by O
major O
corporations O
in O
multiples O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
: O
8.50 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.40 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.375 O
% O
90 O
days O
. O

CERTIFICATES O
OF O
DEPOSIT O
: O
8.05 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.02 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
7.98 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
7.95 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

Average O
of O
top O
rates O
paid O
by O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
banks O
on O
primary O
new O
issues O
of O
negotiable O
C.D.s O
, O
usually O
on O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
and O
more O
. O

The O
minimum O
unit O
is O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Typical O
rates O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
: O
8.50 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.50 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8.45 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

BANKERS O
ACCEPTANCES O
: O
8.38 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.28 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.23 O
% O
90 O
days O
; O
8.13 O
% O
120 O
days O
; O
8.03 O
% O
150 O
days O
; O
7.93 O
% O
180 O
days O
. O

Negotiable O
, O
bank O
- O
backed O
business O
credit O
instruments O
typically O
financing O
an O
import O
order O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
LATE O
EURODOLLARS O
: O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
to O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
four O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/16 O
% O
five O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/16 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
INTERBANK O
OFFERED O
RATES O
-LRB- O
LIBOR O
-RRB- O
: O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

The O
average O
of O
interbank O
offered O
rates O
for O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
based O
on O
quotations O
at O
five O
major O
banks O
. O

FOREIGN O
PRIME O
RATES O
: O
Canada B-GPE
13.50 O
% O
; O
Germany B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Japan B-GPE
4.875 O
% O
; O
Switzerland B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Britain B-GPE
15 O
% O
. O

These O
rate O
indications O
are O
n't O
directly O
comparable O
; O
lending O
practices O
vary O
widely O
by O
location O
. O

TREASURY O
BILLS O
: O
Results O
of O
the O
Monday O
, O
October O
16 O
, O
1989 O
, O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bills O
, O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
from O
face O
value O
in O
units O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
: O
7.37 O
% O
13 O
weeks O
; O
7.42 O
% O
26 O
weeks O
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
HOME I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
CORP I-ORG
. O
-LRB- O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
. O

9.88 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
7.875 O
% O
, O
2 O
% O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG
-LRB- O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
-LRB- O
priced O
at O
par O
-RRB- O
9.80 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
8.70 O
% O
, O
6/2 O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

MERRILL O
LYNCH O
READY O
ASSETS O
TRUST O
: O
8.50 O
% O
. O

Annualized O
average O
rate O
of O
return O
after O
expenses O
for O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
; O
not O
a O
forecast O
of O
future O
returns O
. O

THE O
STOCK O
of O
Applied B-ORG
Power I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
split O
2 O
- O
for O
- O
1 O
in O
May O
, O
has O
risen O
since O
August O
1988 O
. O

In O
yesterday O
's O
edition O
, O
it O
was O
incorrectly O
stated O
that O
the O
company O
's O
share O
price O
has O
softened O
since O
August O
1988 O
. O

Crude O
prices O
spurted O
upward O
in O
brisk O
trading O
on O
the O
assumption O
that O
heavy O
earthquake O
damage O
occurred O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
refinery O
complexes O
, O
but O
the O
rise O
quickly O
fizzled O
when O
it O
became O
apparent O
that O
oil O
operations O
were O
n't O
severely O
curtailed O
. O

Trading O
on O
little O
specific O
information O
, O
market O
players O
overnight O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
began O
bidding O
up O
oil O
prices O
. O

The O
rally O
spread O
into O
European B-NORP
markets O
, O
where O
traders O
were O
still O
betting O
that O
the O
earthquake O
disrupted O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
's O
large O
oil O
refining O
plants O
. O

By O
yesterday O
morning O
, O
much O
of O
the O
world O
was O
still O
unable O
to O
reach O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
by O
telephone O
. O

West B-PRODUCT
Texas I-PRODUCT
Intermediate I-PRODUCT
was O
bid O
up O
more O
than O
20 O
cents O
a O
barrel O
in O
many O
overseas O
markets O
. O

At O
the O
opening O
of O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
West B-PRODUCT
Texas I-PRODUCT
Intermediate I-PRODUCT
for O
November O
delivery O
shot O
up O
10 O
cents O
a O
barrel O
, O
to O
$ O
20.85 O
, O
still O
on O
the O
belief O
that O
the O
refineries O
were O
damaged O
. O

In O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
, O
roughly O
800,000 O
barrels O
a O
day O
of O
crude O
, O
about O
a O
third O
of O
all O
the O
refining O
capacity O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
is O
processed O
daily O
, O
according O
to O
industry O
data O
. O

For O
more O
than O
the O
past O
year O
, O
even O
the O
rumor O
of O
a O
major O
West B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
refinery O
shutdown O
has O
been O
enough O
to O
spark O
a O
futures O
rally O
because O
the O
gasoline O
market O
is O
so O
tight O
. O

But O
yesterday O
, O
as O
the O
morning O
wore O
on O
, O
some O
major O
West B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
refinery O
operators O
-- O
including O
Chevron B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Exxon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
the O
Shell O
Oil O
Co. O
unit O
of O
Royal O
Dutch O
/ O
Shell O
Group O
-- O
said O
their O
refineries O
were O
n't O
damaged O
and O
were O
continuing O
to O
operate O
normally O
. O

Most O
said O
they O
shut O
down O
their O
petroleum O
pipeline O
operations O
as O
a O
precaution O
but O
did O
n't O
see O
any O
immediate O
damage O
. O

Gasoline O
terminals O
were O
also O
largely O
unhurt O
, O
they O
said O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
imagine O
how O
the O
markets O
were O
speculating O
, O
given O
that O
nobody O
could O
get O
through O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
'' O
said O
one O
amazed O
oil O
company O
executive O
. O

As O
the O
news O
spread O
that O
the O
refineries O
were O
intact O
, O
crude O
prices O
plunged O
, O
ending O
the O
day O
at O
$ O
20.56 O
a O
barrel O
, O
down O
19 O
cents O
. O

Gasoline O
for O
November O
delivery O
was O
off O
1.26 O
cents O
a O
gallon O
to O
54.58 O
cents O
. O

Heating O
oil O
finished O
at O
60.6 O
cents O
, O
down O
0.45 O
cent O
. O

`` O
The O
market O
was O
basically O
acting O
on O
two O
contradictory O
forces O
, O
'' O
said O
Nauman B-PERSON
Barakat I-PERSON
of O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
One O
is O
the O
panic O
, O
the O
earthquake O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
positive O
. O
'' O

But O
once O
that O
factor O
was O
eliminated O
, O
traders O
took O
profits O
and O
focused O
on O
crude O
oil O
inventories O
, O
Mr. O
Barakat O
said O
. O

After O
the O
market O
closed O
Tuesday O
, O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
had O
reported O
that O
crude O
stocks O
increased O
by O
5.7 O
million O
barrels O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Friday O
, O
which O
traders O
viewed O
as O
bearish O
. O

But O
some O
market O
players O
still O
think O
earthquake O
speculation O
could O
have O
more O
impact O
on O
the O
oil O
markets O
. O

`` O
The O
problem O
is O
that O
while O
on O
the O
surface O
everything O
is O
all O
right O
, O
the O
question O
is O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Barakat O
, O
`` O
was O
there O
any O
structural O
damage O
to O
the O
pipelines O
or O
anything O
else O
. O
'' O

In O
other O
commodity O
markets O
yesterday O
: O

COPPER O
: O

Futures O
prices O
eased O
on O
indications O
of O
improvement O
in O
the O
industry O
's O
labor O
situation O
. O

The O
December O
contract O
declined O
1.85 O
cents O
a O
pound O
to O
$ O
1.2645 O
. O

According O
to O
one O
analyst O
, O
workers O
at O
the O
Cananea B-GPE
copper O
mine O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
n't O
been O
operating O
since O
it O
was O
declared O
bankrupt O
by O
the O
Mexican B-NORP
government O
in O
late O
August O
, O
are O
set O
to O
return O
to O
work O
. O

The O
analyst O
said O
it O
will O
take O
about O
two O
to O
three O
months O
before O
the O
mine O
begins O
to O
produce O
copper O
in O
significant O
quantities O
. O

He O
added O
that O
, O
while O
there O
has O
n't O
been O
any O
official O
announcement O
as O
yet O
, O
the O
Highland O
Valley O
mine O
strike O
in O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
, O
which O
has O
lasted O
more O
than O
three O
months O
, O
is O
regarded O
as O
settled O
. O

Another O
analyst O
said O
the O
Cananea B-GPE
return O
to O
operation O
may O
not O
be O
as O
near O
as O
some O
expect O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
still O
negotiations O
taking O
place O
on O
whether O
there O
will O
be O
a O
loss O
of O
jobs O
, O
which O
has O
been O
a O
critical O
issue O
all O
along O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
the O
increasing O
likelihood O
that O
these O
two O
major O
supply O
disruptions O
will O
be O
resolved O
weighed O
on O
the O
market O
, O
the O
analysts O
agreed O
. O

Both O
of O
these O
mines O
are O
normally O
major O
suppliers O
of O
copper O
to O
Japan B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
been O
buying O
copper O
on O
the O
world O
market O
. O

The O
first O
analyst O
said O
that O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
bought O
copper O
earlier O
in O
the O
week O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
but O
that O
this O
purchasing O
has O
since O
slackened O
as O
the O
supply O
situation O
, O
at O
least O
over O
the O
long O
term O
, O
appears O
to O
have O
improved O
. O

`` O
The O
focus O
for O
some O
time O
has O
been O
on O
the O
copper O
supply O
, O
and O
good O
demand O
has O
been O
taken O
for O
granted O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Now O
that O
the O
supply O
situation O
seems O
to O
be O
improving O
, O
it O
would O
be O
best O
for O
traders O
to O
switch O
their O
concentration O
to O
the O
demand O
side O
. O
'' O

He O
noted O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
report O
yesterday O
that O
housing O
starts O
in O
September O
dropped O
5.2 O
% O
from O
August O
to O
1.26 O
million O
units O
on O
an O
annualized O
basis O
, O
the O
lowest O
level O
in O
seven O
years O
. O

`` O
Along O
with O
these O
factors O
, O
other O
economic O
reports O
suggest O
a O
slowing O
of O
the O
economy O
, O
which O
could O
mean O
reduced O
copper O
usage O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

SUGAR O
: O

Futures O
prices O
extended O
Tuesday O
's O
gains O
. O

The O
March O
delivery O
ended O
with O
an O
advance O
of O
0.16 O
cent O
a O
pound O
to O
14.27 O
cents O
, O
for O
a O
two O
- O
day O
gain O
of O
0.3 O
cent O
. O

According O
to O
one O
dealer O
, O
Japan B-GPE
said O
it O
has O
only O
40,000 O
tons O
of O
sugar O
remaining O
to O
be O
shipped O
to O
it O
this O
year O
by O
Cuba B-GPE
under O
current O
commitments O
. O

The O
announcement O
was O
made O
because O
of O
reports O
Tuesday O
that O
Cuba B-GPE
would O
delay O
shipments O
to O
Japan B-GPE
scheduled O
for O
later O
this O
year O
, O
into O
early O
next O
year O
. O

The O
dealer O
said O
the O
quantity O
mentioned O
in O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
announcement O
is O
so O
small O
that O
it O
's O
meaningless O
. O

One O
analyst O
said O
he O
thought O
the O
market O
continued O
to O
be O
supported O
to O
some O
degree O
by O
a O
delay O
in O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
sugar O
harvest O
caused O
by O
adverse O
weather O
. O

The O
dealer O
said O
India B-GPE
might O
be O
the O
real O
factor O
that O
is O
keeping O
futures O
prices O
firm O
. O

That O
country O
recently O
bought O
200,000 O
tons O
of O
sugar O
and O
had O
been O
expected O
to O
seek O
a O
like O
quantity O
last O
week O
but O
did O
n't O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
known O
they O
need O
the O
sugar O
, O
and O
the O
expectation O
that O
they O
will O
come O
in O
is O
apparently O
giving O
the O
market O
its O
principal O
support O
, O
'' O
the O
dealer O
said O
. O

LIVESTOCK O
AND O
MEATS O
: O

The B-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG
Department I-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
announce O
tomorrow O
that O
the O
number O
of O
cattle O
in O
the O
13 O
major O
ranch O
states O
slipped O
4 O
% O
to O
8.21 O
million O
on O
Oct. O
1 O
compared O
with O
the O
level O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
said O
Tom B-PERSON
Morgan I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Sterling B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Arlington B-GPE
Heights I-GPE
, O
Ill B-GPE
. O

Cattle O
prices O
have O
risen O
in O
recent O
weeks O
on O
speculation O
that O
the O
government O
's O
quarterly O
report O
will O
signal O
tighter O
supplies O
of O
beef O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
the O
government O
is O
expected O
to O
report O
that O
the O
number O
of O
young O
cattle O
placed O
on O
feedlots O
during O
the O
quarter O
slipped O
3 O
% O
. O

Feedlots O
fatten O
cattle O
for O
slaughter O
, O
so O
a O
drop O
indicates O
that O
the O
production O
of O
beef O
will O
dip O
this O
winter O
. O

Indeed O
, O
some O
analysts O
expect O
the O
government O
to O
report O
that O
the O
movement O
of O
young O
cattle O
onto O
feedlots O
in O
the O
month O
of O
September O
in O
seven O
big O
ranch O
states O
dropped O
8 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
level O
for O
September O
1988 O
. O

This O
seems O
to O
be O
the O
season O
for O
revivals O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

Though O
the O
Cubs B-ORG
' O
championship O
season O
ended O
with O
the O
National O
League O
playoffs O
, O
a O
revival O
of O
the O
Organic O
Theater O
's O
production O
of O
`` O
Bleacher B-WORK_OF_ART
Bums I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
play O
in O
nine O
innings O
set O
in O
the O
Wrigley O
Field O
bleachers O
, O
continues O
within O
spitting O
distance O
of O
the O
ballpark O
. O

Revivals O
of O
a O
different O
sort O
also O
are O
being O
offered O
by O
our O
two O
major O
theater O
troupes O
, O
the O
Goodman O
and O
Steppenwolf B-ORG
. O

Each O
is O
more O
problematic O
than O
an O
unexpected O
divisional O
baseball O
championship O
, O
but O
both O
help O
explain O
why O
Chicago B-GPE
remains O
a O
vital O
center O
of O
this O
country O
's O
regional O
theater O
movement O
. O

The O
Goodman O
is O
offering O
a O
modernized O
version O
of O
Moliere B-PERSON
's O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Misanthrope I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
through O
Nov. O
4 O
. O

The O
original O
is O
a O
comedy O
about O
Alceste B-PERSON
, O
a O
man O
who O
sees O
falseness O
and O
vanity O
in O
everyone O
except O
himself O
. O

He O
is O
the O
jealous O
friend O
of O
Philinte B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
jealous O
lover O
of O
Celimene B-PERSON
. O

The O
play O
is O
filled O
with O
intrigue O
, O
dishonesty O
and O
injustice O
. O

Twenty O
- O
five O
years O
ago O
the O
poet O
Richard B-PERSON
Wilbur I-PERSON
modernized O
this O
17th O
- O
century O
comedy O
merely O
by O
avoiding O
`` O
the O
zounds O
sort O
of O
thing O
, O
'' O
as O
he O
wrote O
in O
his O
introduction O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
the O
scene O
remained O
Celimene B-PERSON
's O
house O
in O
1666 O
. O

Assuming O
modern O
audiences O
readily O
understand O
that O
Moliere B-PERSON
's O
social O
indictment O
covers O
their O
world O
as O
well O
as O
17th O
- O
century O
Paris B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Wilbur O
concentrated O
his O
formidable O
artistry O
on O
rendering O
the O
Alexandrine O
French B-LANGUAGE
verse O
into O
sprightly O
and O
theatrical O
English O
iambic O
pentameter O
. O

The O
Wilbur B-PERSON
translation O
is O
remarkable O
-- O
well O
worth O
a O
read O
and O
even O
better O
seen O
in O
the O
theater O
if O
you O
ever O
have O
the O
opportunity O
. O

But O
if O
you O
happen O
to O
be O
coming O
to O
Chicago B-GPE
in O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
, O
do O
n't O
fail O
to O
have O
a O
look O
at O
Robert O
Falls O
's O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Misanthrope I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
at O
the O
Goodman O
. O

If O
Mr. O
Wilbur O
's O
translation O
is O
a O
finely O
ground O
lens O
through O
which O
we O
see O
the O
pettiness O
and O
corruption O
of O
17th O
- O
century O
Paris B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Falls O
's O
production O
is O
a O
mirror O
in O
which O
we O
see O
ourselves O
. O

Mr. O
Falls O
, O
the O
Goodman O
's O
artistic O
director O
, O
took O
a O
recent O
adaptation O
by O
Neil B-PERSON
Bartlett I-PERSON
and O
significantly O
adapted O
it O
. O

Mr. O
Bartlett O
had O
slimmed O
Moliere B-PERSON
's O
cast O
of O
characters O
to O
six O
and O
set O
them O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
media O
world O
of O
Thatcherite O
Britain B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Falls O
transfers O
the O
setting O
to O
Hollywood B-GPE
, O
and O
transforms O
the O
characters O
into O
what O
passes O
for O
aristocracy O
there O
-- O
agents O
, O
producers O
, O
actors O
, O
writers O
and O
sycophants O
. O

It O
works O
. O

Mr. O
Bartlett O
managed O
to O
more O
or O
less O
maintain O
Moliere B-PERSON
's O
Alexandrine O
verse O
form O
, O
12 O
syllable O
lines O
in O
rhyming O
couplets O
. O

Mr. O
Falls O
kept O
the O
form O
, O
but O
Americanized O
it O
with O
Mr. O
Bartlett O
's O
further O
help O
. O

With O
a O
splendid O
cast O
led O
by O
David B-PERSON
Darlow I-PERSON
as O
Alceste B-PERSON
, O
Christina B-PERSON
Haag I-PERSON
as O
Celimene B-PERSON
and O
, O
especially O
, O
William B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
as O
a O
Philinte B-PERSON
who O
plays O
the O
Hollywood B-GPE
game O
but O
harbors O
authentic O
values O
and O
feelings O
, O
the O
Goodman O
production O
barrels O
through O
an O
all O
- O
night O
Hollywood B-GPE
party O
with O
exuberance O
and O
wit O
. O

If O
this O
version O
, O
with O
its O
references O
to O
Steven B-PERSON
Spielberg I-PERSON
, O
Spago B-ORG
and O
`` O
thirtysomething B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
attracts O
younger O
audiences O
who O
might O
stay O
away O
from O
the O
classical O
version O
, O
then O
Messrs. O
Bartlett O
and O
Falls B-PERSON
are O
justified O
in O
abandoning O
Mr. O
Wilbur O
. O

A O
300 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
play O
may O
be O
easier O
to O
revive O
than O
one O
merely O
25 O
. O

The B-ORG
Steppenwolf I-ORG
Theatre I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
back O
from O
a O
critical O
and O
box O
office O
success O
in O
London B-GPE
with O
its O
adaptation O
of O
Steinbeck B-PERSON
's O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Grapes I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Wrath I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
opened O
the O
new O
season O
with O
Harold O
Pinter O
's O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Homecoming I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
first O
produced O
by O
the B-ORG
Royal I-ORG
Shakespeare I-ORG
Company I-ORG
in O
1965 O
. O

Back O
then O
, O
Mr. O
Pinter O
was O
not O
only O
the O
angry O
young O
British B-NORP
playwright O
, O
but O
also O
the O
first O
to O
use O
silences O
and O
sentence O
fragments O
and O
menacing O
stares O
, O
almost O
to O
the O
exclusion O
of O
what O
we O
previously O
understood O
to O
be O
theatrical O
dialogue O
. O

When O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Homecoming I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
was O
first O
produced O
on O
this O
side O
of O
the O
Atlantic O
, O
actors O
and O
directors O
were O
reverential O
. O

Silences O
were O
lengthy O
-- O
nobody O
moved O
or O
gestured O
. O

Nobody O
smiled O
onstage O
, O
and O
nobody O
in O
the O
audience O
was O
encouraged O
to O
laugh O
. O

This O
kind O
of O
theater O
was O
new O
to O
us O
. O

Also O
, O
it O
was O
not O
a O
funny O
time O
over O
here O
, O
what O
with O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
the O
'68 O
Democratic O
convention O
, O
assassinations O
and O
riots O
. O

But O
under O
Jerry O
Perry O
's O
direction O
the O
current O
Steppenwolf B-ORG
production O
, O
scheduled O
to O
play O
through O
Nov. O
19 O
, O
breaks O
through O
the O
flat O
and O
boring O
ritual O
that O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Homecoming I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
had O
become O
. O

Led O
by O
a O
near O
- O
perfect O
performance O
by O
Alan B-PERSON
Wilder I-PERSON
as O
Max B-PERSON
, O
the O
father O
, O
the O
play O
is O
at O
once O
an O
appalling O
and O
hilarious O
dissection O
of O
a O
family O
's O
rage O
, O
bitterness O
, O
fear O
and O
isolation O
. O

Encouraged O
by O
Mr. O
Wilder O
's O
sly O
grins O
, O
embarrassed O
grimaces O
and O
sputtering O
rages O
, O
the O
audience O
gets O
the O
joke O
and O
begins O
to O
laugh O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
first O
act O
. O

Three O
of O
the O
family O
members O
, O
Max B-PERSON
and O
his O
two O
sons O
, O
Lenny B-PERSON
and O
Joey B-PERSON
, O
live O
off O
the O
flesh O
: O
Max B-PERSON
is O
a O
retired O
butcher O
, O
Lenny B-PERSON
a O
pimp O
and O
Joey B-PERSON
an O
aspiring O
boxer O
. O

Sam B-PERSON
, O
Max B-PERSON
's O
brother O
, O
has O
escaped O
the O
flesh O
by O
working O
as O
a O
liveried O
chauffeur O
and O
never O
seeking O
a O
wife O
. O

Teddy B-PERSON
, O
the O
eldest O
of O
Max B-PERSON
's O
sons O
, O
has O
made O
the O
most O
dramatic O
escape O
by O
becoming O
a O
professor O
of O
philosophy O
at O
an O
American B-NORP
university O
. O

Though O
it O
's O
clearly O
Max B-PERSON
's O
wife O
who O
held O
sway O
here O
until O
her O
death O
, O
now O
none O
of O
the O
other O
male O
residents O
of O
this O
misbegotten O
household O
can O
challenge O
Max B-PERSON
. O

The O
play O
concerns O
Teddy B-PERSON
's O
homecoming O
with O
his O
wife O
of O
six O
years O
, O
Ruth B-PERSON
. O

Curiously O
, O
Randall B-PERSON
Arney I-PERSON
as O
Teddy B-PERSON
seems O
the O
only O
cast O
member O
unable O
to O
get O
beyond O
the O
zombie O
approach O
to O
a O
Pinter B-PERSON
character O
. O

As O
Ruth B-PERSON
, O
Moira B-PERSON
Harris I-PERSON
, O
a O
large O
and O
beautiful O
woman O
who O
may O
be O
our O
next O
Colleen B-PERSON
Dewhurst I-PERSON
, O
begins O
almost O
immediately O
to O
overpower O
each O
of O
the O
men O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
Teddy B-PERSON
returns O
alone O
to O
America B-GPE
, O
leaving O
Ruth B-PERSON
in O
Max B-PERSON
's O
chair O
. O

We O
have O
seen O
her O
develop O
within O
a O
few O
hours O
from O
a O
shy O
and O
unknown O
in O
- O
law O
to O
a O
goddess O
of O
the O
flesh O
who O
will O
replace O
the O
dead O
mother O
, O
and O
then O
some O
. O

While O
Steppenwolf B-ORG
was O
in O
London B-GPE
with O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Grapes I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Wrath I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Bruce B-PERSON
Sagan I-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
its O
board O
of O
directors O
, O
quietly O
returned O
to O
Chicago B-GPE
to O
buy O
a O
piece O
of O
real O
estate O
in O
the O
city O
's O
rapidly O
reviving O
North B-FAC
Halsted I-FAC
Street I-FAC
restaurant O
and O
theater O
district O
. O

Within O
a O
year O
he O
hopes O
Steppenwolf B-ORG
will O
move O
into O
a O
new O
500 O
- O
seat O
theater O
on O
that O
site O
. O

The O
troupe O
currently O
performs O
in O
a O
converted O
dairy O
that O
seats O
211 O
and O
provides O
little O
capacity O
for O
staging O
anything O
beyond O
a O
simple O
one O
- O
set O
production O
. O

`` O
If O
we O
wanted O
to O
stage O
` O
Death B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Salesman I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
' O
`` O
Mr. O
Sagan O
says O
, O
`` O
Willie B-PERSON
Loman I-PERSON
would O
have O
to O
live O
in O
a O
ranch O
house O
because O
of O
the O
low O
ceiling O
. O
'' O

Steppenwolf B-ORG
needs O
the O
extra O
seats O
even O
more O
than O
the O
fly O
space O
. O

It O
's O
currently O
forced O
to O
turn O
away O
many O
potential O
subscribers O
beyond O
the O
13,000 O
who O
can O
be O
accommodated O
in O
its O
present O
digs O
. O

For O
all O
the O
attention O
that O
Chicago B-GPE
theater O
has O
received O
during O
the O
past O
decade O
, O
not O
one O
new O
building O
has O
been O
devoted O
to O
it O
. O

Mr. O
Sagan O
, O
a O
former O
publisher O
and O
real O
estate O
developer O
, O
has O
put O
together O
an O
$ O
8 O
million O
financial O
package O
that O
includes O
approximately O
$ O
4 O
million O
of O
tax O
exempt O
bonds O
issued O
by O
the O
State O
of O
Illinois B-GPE
-LRB- O
the O
first O
time O
that O
a O
state O
has O
used O
its O
educational O
facilities O
authority O
to O
support O
construction O
of O
a O
theater O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
approximately O
$ O
1 O
million O
in O
grants O
from O
the O
National O
Endowment O
for O
the O
Arts O
, O
the B-ORG
MacArthur I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
and O
a O
few O
other O
deep O
pockets O
. O

The O
rest O
, O
he O
is O
confident O
, O
can O
be O
raised O
. O

His O
board O
members O
alone O
have O
pledged O
$ O
800,000 O
and O
he O
is O
just O
beginning O
to O
massage O
local O
foundations O
and O
corporations O
. O

Mr. O
Sagan O
compares O
the O
importance O
of O
Steppenwolf B-ORG
with O
Orson O
Welles O
's O
Mercury B-ORG
Theater I-ORG
in O
the O
'30s O
. O

But O
Welles B-PERSON
's O
theater O
company O
turned O
out O
to O
have O
a O
brief O
-- O
one O
might O
say O
a O
mercurial O
-- O
existence O
. O

What O
will O
Mr. O
Sagan O
do O
with O
his O
new O
theater O
building O
if O
the O
allure O
of O
Hollywood B-GPE
and O
Broadway O
proves O
too O
much O
for O
such O
Steppenwolf B-ORG
stalwarts O
as O
John B-PERSON
Malkovich I-PERSON
-LRB- O
`` O
Dangerous B-WORK_OF_ART
Liaisons I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
Joan B-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
-LRB- O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Heidi I-WORK_OF_ART
Chronicles I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
Glenne B-PERSON
Headly I-PERSON
-LRB- O
`` O
Lonesome B-WORK_OF_ART
Dove I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
the O
company O
crumbles O
? O

`` O
That O
's O
OK O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Sagan O
replies O
. O

`` O
Let O
this O
building O
be O
Steppenwolf B-ORG
's O
legacy O
to O
Chicago B-GPE
theater O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Henning O
is O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
based O
law O
firm O
management O
consultant O
and O
a O
writer O
. O

The O
former O
president O
of O
FirstSouth B-ORG
F.A. I-ORG
, O
a O
defunct O
Arkansas B-GPE
thrift O
, O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
conspiring O
to O
inflate O
the O
institution O
's O
earnings O
by O
concealing O
worthless O
loan O
guarantees O
. O

Roderick B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Reed I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
also O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
FirstSouth B-ORG
, O
could O
receive O
a O
maximum O
sentence O
of O
five O
years O
in O
federal O
prison O
and O
a O
$ O
250,000 O
fine O
. O

A O
sentencing O
date O
has O
n't O
been O
set O
. O

Mr. O
Reed O
admitted O
he O
conspired O
to O
conceal O
an O
agreement O
not O
to O
enforce O
loan O
guarantees O
executed O
by O
Dallas B-GPE
real O
- O
estate O
developers O
A. B-PERSON
Starke I-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
and O
George B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Watson I-PERSON
, O
both O
of O
whom O
were O
FirstSouth B-ORG
stockholders O
. O

Neither O
Mr. O
Taylor O
nor O
Mr. O
Watson O
have O
been O
charged O
with O
criminal O
wrongdoing O
. O

By O
concealing O
the O
non-enforcement O
agreement O
, O
certain O
transactions O
with O
Messrs. O
Taylor O
and O
Watson B-PERSON
were O
entered O
on O
FirstSouth B-ORG
's O
books O
as O
loans O
, O
allowing O
the O
thrift O
to O
report O
fees O
and O
interest O
as O
current O
income O
, O
according O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
's O
office O
in O
Little B-GPE
Rock I-GPE
, O
Ark B-GPE
. O

The O
conspiracy O
was O
part O
of O
an O
effort O
by O
Mr. O
Reed O
to O
hide O
FirstSouth B-ORG
's O
shaky O
financial O
condition O
from O
federal O
regulators O
, O
according O
to O
federal O
prosecutors O
and O
regulators O
. O

The O
$ O
1.68 O
billion O
thrift O
was O
declared O
insolvent O
and O
closed O
in O
December O
1986 O
. O

FirstSouth B-ORG
's O
former O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
Howard B-PERSON
Weichern I-PERSON
, O
is O
also O
charged O
with O
conspiring O
to O
conceal O
the O
agreements O
with O
Messrs. O
Watson O
and O
Taylor B-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Weichern O
is O
scheduled O
for O
trial O
Jan. O
3 O
before O
federal O
Judge O
Stephen O
Reasoner O
of O
Little B-GPE
Rock I-GPE
. O

South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
President O
Roh O
Tae O
Woo O
, O
brushing O
aside O
suggestions O
that O
the O
won O
be O
revalued O
again O
, O
said O
the O
currency O
's O
current O
level O
against O
the O
dollar O
is O
`` O
appropriate O
. O
'' O

His O
comments O
, O
made O
in O
response O
to O
reporters O
' O
questions O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Press I-ORG
Club I-ORG
here O
, O
signaled O
that O
Seoul B-GPE
is O
resisting O
U.S. B-GPE
pressure O
for O
a O
further O
rise O
in O
the O
currency O
's O
value O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
wants O
a O
higher O
won O
to O
make O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
exports O
more O
expensive O
and O
help O
trim O
Seoul B-GPE
's O
trade O
surplus O
. O

Many O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
business O
people O
want O
a O
devaluation O
instead O
, O
arguing O
that O
the O
won O
's O
recent O
gains O
already O
have O
weakened O
the O
country O
's O
export O
performance O
. O

Mr. O
Roh O
also O
said O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
is O
taking O
steps O
that O
would O
free O
the O
won O
to O
respond O
to O
market O
forces O
. O

Seoul B-GPE
has O
pointed O
to O
its O
lack O
of O
a O
foreign O
exchange O
market O
as O
one O
reason O
the O
won O
's O
value O
remains O
heavily O
controlled O
. O

Mr. O
Roh O
said O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
demand O
for O
the O
removal O
of O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
import O
quotas O
on O
beef O
will O
be O
resolved O
`` O
satisfactorily O
'' O
but O
gave O
no O
hint O
when O
that O
will O
happen O
. O

Speaking O
to O
a O
joint O
meeting O
of O
Congress B-ORG
earlier O
, O
he O
said O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
ca O
n't O
move O
quickly O
on O
such O
agricultural O
trade O
issues O
`` O
without O
causing O
political O
and O
social O
trauma O
. O

Par B-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
named O
its O
interim O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
Kenneth B-PERSON
I. I-PERSON
Sawyer I-PERSON
, O
to O
those O
posts O
permanently O
, O
and O
elected O
him O
to O
the O
board O
. O

Par B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
was O
advised O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
for O
Maryland O
that O
it O
is O
one O
of O
a O
number O
of O
companies O
being O
investigated O
by O
a O
federal O
grand O
jury O
for O
alleged O
violations O
of O
the O
federal O
Food O
, O
Drug O
and O
Cosmetic O
Act O
. O

Par B-ORG
, O
a O
generic O
- O
drug O
maker O
that O
has O
been O
plagued O
by O
management O
problems O
, O
was O
already O
the O
subject O
of O
a O
federal O
criminal O
inquiry O
into O
the O
drug O
- O
approval O
process O
and O
a O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
investigation O
. O

A O
Par B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
he O
understood O
the O
criminal O
investigation O
in O
Maryland B-GPE
relates O
to O
matters O
Par B-ORG
disclosed O
in O
July O
, O
when O
Par B-ORG
said O
it O
filed O
false O
drug O
information O
with O
the O
FDA O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
the O
company O
said O
it O
was O
recalling O
one O
of O
its O
drugs O
and O
had O
stopped O
selling O
two O
others O
. O

The O
spokesman O
said O
he O
also O
understood O
that O
the O
inquiry O
related O
to O
the O
existence O
of O
an O
`` O
off O
- O
the O
- O
record O
'' O
production O
book O
. O

The O
book O
noted O
changes O
made O
at O
the O
manufacturing O
level O
that O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
to O
the O
FDA O
. O

Par B-ORG
said O
it O
is O
cooperating O
in O
the O
investigation O
. O

Also O
yesterday O
, O
Ashok B-PERSON
Patel I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Par B-ORG
official O
who O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
providing O
an O
FDA B-ORG
employee O
an O
illegal O
gratuity O
of O
$ O
3,000 O
, O
was O
sentenced O
by O
a O
federal O
judge O
in O
Baltimore B-GPE
to O
one O
year O
of O
community O
service O
and O
a O
$ O
150,000 O
fine O
. O

Mr. O
Patel O
also O
was O
placed O
on O
three O
years O
' O
probation O
. O

Mr. O
Patel O
resigned O
as O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Par B-ORG
in O
April O
. O

In O
July O
, O
Par B-ORG
and O
a O
60 O
% O
- O
owned O
unit O
agreed O
to O
plead O
guilty O
in O
that O
inquiry O
, O
as O
did O
another O
former O
Par B-ORG
official O
. O

Mr. O
Sawyer O
began O
running O
the O
company O
on O
an O
interim O
basis O
in O
late O
September O
. O

Par B-ORG
said O
it O
selected O
him O
for O
the O
posts O
of O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
on O
a O
permanent O
basis O
because O
of O
his O
experience O
in O
the O
industry O
and O
his O
performance O
at O
Par B-ORG
. O

Perry B-PERSON
Levine I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
, O
said O
Mr. O
Sawyer O
had O
`` O
taken O
significant O
steps O
'' O
to O
restore O
the O
company O
's O
credibility O
and O
sense O
of O
professionalism O
and O
integrity O
. O

Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
said O
John B-PERSON
Craven I-PERSON
, O
group O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
is O
taking O
over O
the O
chairmanship O
of O
the O
merchant O
banking O
group O
from O
Sir O
Peter O
Carey O
, O
who O
is O
retiring O
. O

Mr. O
Carey O
will O
remain O
a O
member O
of O
the O
merchant O
bank O
's O
board O
. O

Mr. O
Craven O
is O
widely O
credited O
with O
refocusing O
Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
's O
energies O
on O
its O
core O
corporate O
finance O
, O
fund O
management O
and O
banking O
activities O
over O
the O
past O
year O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
shut O
down O
its O
ailing O
U.K. O
securities O
operations O
. O

Mr. O
Craven O
said O
his O
move O
to O
the O
chairmanship O
means O
he O
will O
take O
a O
less O
active O
role O
in O
the O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
management O
of O
the O
group O
, O
but O
he O
added O
that O
the O
merchant O
bank O
's O
strategic O
focus O
remains O
unchanged O
. O

Mr. O
Craven O
joined O
Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
as O
group O
chief O
executive O
in O
May O
1987 O
, O
a O
few O
months O
after O
the O
resignations O
of O
former O
Chief O
Executive O
Christopher O
Reeves O
and O
other O
top O
officials O
because O
of O
the O
merchant O
bank O
's O
role O
in O
Guinness B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
's O
controversial O
takeover O
of O
Distiller O
's O
Co. O
in O
1986 O
. O

Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
had O
advised O
Guinness B-ORG
on O
the O
bid O
, O
which O
was O
surrounded O
by O
allegations O
that O
Guinness B-ORG
used O
artificial O
means O
to O
support O
the O
bid O
's O
value O
. O

Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
said O
Michael B-PERSON
Dobson I-PERSON
, O
currently O
group O
deputy O
chief O
executive O
, O
will O
assume O
the O
chief O
executive O
position O
. O

The O
merchant O
bank O
also O
announced O
that O
finance O
director O
David B-PERSON
Eward I-PERSON
is O
taking O
early O
retirement O
for O
personal O
reasons O
. O

His O
duties O
will O
be O
taken O
over O
by O
Anthony B-PERSON
Richmond I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Watson I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
been O
elected O
deputy O
chairman O
. O

News O
of O
Mr. O
Eward O
's O
retirement O
comes O
one O
day O
after O
Morgan B-ORG
said O
that O
Christopher B-PERSON
Whittington I-PERSON
resigned O
as O
chairman O
of O
Morgan B-ORG
's O
banking O
subsidiary O
to O
join O
a O
financial O
services O
firm O
. O

Mr. O
Craven O
said O
both O
Messrs. O
Eward O
and O
Whittington B-PERSON
had O
planned O
to O
leave O
the O
bank O
earlier O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Craven O
had O
persuaded O
them O
to O
remain O
until O
the O
bank O
was O
in O
a O
healthy O
position O
. O

`` O
If O
there O
's O
any O
coincidence O
about O
the O
departures O
it O
's O
that O
they O
are O
leaving O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
business O
is O
in O
reasonably O
good O
shape O
and O
going O
forward O
very O
well O
. O
'' O

Last O
month O
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
announced O
its O
pretax O
profit O
rose O
49.6 O
% O
to O
# O
32.8 O
million O
in O
the O
first O
half O
, O
boosted O
by O
a O
healthy O
growth O
in O
its O
domestic O
and O
international O
corporate O
finance O
business O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
Monopolies O
and O
Mergers O
Commission O
Wednesday O
cleared O
Rhone B-ORG
- I-ORG
Poulenc I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
's O
purchase O
of O
a O
specialty O
bulk O
- O
chemical O
unit O
from O
Monsanto B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
saying O
the O
purchase O
was O
unlikely O
to O
have O
any O
lasting O
impact O
on O
U.K. B-GPE
industrial O
consumers O
. O

The O
commission O
, O
which O
was O
asked O
to O
study O
the O
deal O
by O
the O
Department O
of O
Trade O
and O
Industry O
after O
its O
announcement O
in O
February O
, O
said O
the O
diversity O
of O
global O
supply O
of O
chemicals O
used O
in O
making O
analgesic O
drugs O
was O
great O
enough O
to O
offset O
the O
dominant O
U.K. B-GPE
market O
share O
Rhone B-ORG
- I-ORG
Poulenc I-ORG
would O
gain O
through O
the O
acquisition O
. O

The O
French O
chemical O
giant O
would O
hold O
an O
80 O
% O
share O
of O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
market O
for O
salicylic O
acid O
, O
methyl O
salicylate O
and O
bulk O
aspirin O
. O

The O
commission O
found O
that O
if O
the O
British B-NORP
government O
attempted O
to O
block O
the O
merger O
, O
Rhone B-ORG
- I-ORG
Poulenc I-ORG
would O
likely O
respond O
by O
closing O
the O
salicylates O
plant O
Monsanto B-ORG
operates O
in O
Wales B-GPE
, O
removing O
the O
matter O
from O
U.K. B-GPE
jurisdiction O
. O

Zurn B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
received O
approval O
to O
proceed O
on O
four O
separate O
projects O
with O
a O
total O
contract O
value O
of O
$ O
59 O
million O
. O

The O
projects O
include O
construction O
of O
a O
29,400 O
kilowatt O
waste O
- O
to O
- O
energy O
plant O
for O
Ada B-NORP
Cogeneration O
L.P. O
, O
Ada B-NORP
, O
Mich. B-GPE
; O
a O
steam O
generating O
plant O
at O
Ontario B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
that O
Zurn B-ORG
will O
own O
and O
operate O
, O
and O
two O
waste O
- O
water O
control O
projects O
in O
Orange B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

Sotheby B-ORG
's O
Inc. O
, O
the O
world O
's O
biggest O
auction O
house O
, O
is O
taking O
a O
huge O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
- O
style O
risk O
on O
the O
outcome O
of O
the O
sale O
of O
art O
from O
the O
estate O
of O
John B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Dorrance I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
the O
Campbell O
Soup O
Co. O
heir O
. O

The O
Financial O
Services O
division O
has O
guaranteed O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
family O
that O
it O
will O
receive O
a O
minimum O
of O
$ O
100 O
million O
for O
the O
collection O
, O
regardless O
of O
what O
the O
bids O
for O
the O
art O
works O
total O
, O
people O
close O
to O
the O
transaction O
say O
. O

The O
collection O
, O
which O
includes O
two O
early O
Picassos B-PERSON
, O
a O
van O
Gogh O
, O
a O
Monet B-ORG
, O
other O
paintings O
, O
furniture O
and O
porcelains O
, O
went O
on O
sale O
last O
night O
in O
the O
first O
of O
six O
auctions O
. O

What O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
is O
doing O
closely O
resembles O
an O
underwriting O
by O
an O
investment O
bank O
. O

A O
corporation O
that O
wants O
to O
sell O
stock O
or O
bonds O
goes O
to O
a O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firm O
, O
which O
purchases O
the O
securities O
outright O
, O
accepting O
the O
financial O
risk O
of O
finding O
buyers O
. O

If O
the O
investment O
bank O
can O
sell O
the O
securities O
at O
a O
higher O
price O
than O
it O
paid O
the O
issuer O
, O
it O
makes O
a O
profit O
. O

At O
the O
initial O
sale O
last O
night O
, O
for O
example O
-- O
the O
sale O
featuring O
the O
Impressionists O
masters O
-- O
bids O
totaled O
$ O
116 O
million O
. O

That O
was O
slightly O
above O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
presale O
estimate O
of O
$ O
111 O
million O
. O

Normally O
, O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
would O
have O
earned O
20 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
in O
commissions O
. O

Instead O
, O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
transaction O
said O
, O
the O
auction O
house O
opted O
to O
forgo O
that O
percentage O
in O
order O
to O
obtain O
the O
collection O
and O
in O
exchange O
for O
taking O
a O
bigger O
chunk O
of O
proceeds O
exceeding O
$ O
100 O
million O
. O

Art O
dealers O
say O
that O
while O
auction O
houses O
occasionally O
guarantee O
the O
seller O
of O
a O
highly O
desirable O
work O
of O
art O
a O
minimum O
price O
, O
a O
financial O
commitment O
of O
this O
size O
is O
unprecedented O
. O

Diana B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Brooks I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
division O
, O
vehemently O
denies O
it O
offered O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
heirs O
a O
money O
- O
back O
guarantee O
, O
calling O
such O
reports O
`` O
inaccurate O
. O
'' O

Buried O
in O
the O
glossy O
hardbound O
catalog O
for O
the O
sale O
, O
however O
, O
appears O
the O
statement O
, O
`` O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
has O
an O
interest O
in O
the O
property O
in O
this O
catalog O
. O
'' O

Explains O
a O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
spokeswoman O
, O
the O
statement O
`` O
means O
exactly O
what O
it O
says O
. O

We O
have O
some O
level O
of O
financial O
interest O
'' O
in O
the O
collection O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
disclose O
specifics O
. O
'' O

Frank B-PERSON
Mirabello I-PERSON
, O
a O
lawyer O
for O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
estate O
with O
the O
Philadelphia B-GPE
law O
firm O
of O
Morgan B-ORG
, O
Lewis B-PERSON
& O
Bockius O
, O
declines O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
financial O
arrangements O
. O

Sotheby B-ORG
's O
made O
the O
$ O
100 O
million O
guarantee O
to O
keep O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
collection O
away O
from O
its O
archrival O
, O
auction O
house O
Christie B-ORG
's O
International O
PLC O
; O
Christie B-ORG
's O
has O
handled O
smaller O
sales O
for O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
family O
over O
the O
years O
. O

When O
Christie B-ORG
's O
officials O
asked O
why O
the O
firm O
was O
n't O
picked O
to O
sell O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
collection O
, O
representatives O
of O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
family O
`` O
told O
us O
it O
was O
a O
question O
of O
financial O
considerations O
, O
'' O
said O
Michael B-PERSON
Findlay I-PERSON
, O
Christie B-ORG
's O
head O
of O
impressionist O
and O
modern O
paintings O
. O

Collectors O
who O
have O
made O
their O
money O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
have O
become O
an O
increasingly O
important O
part O
of O
the O
art O
business O
and O
their O
money O
has O
helped O
fuel O
the O
art O
boom O
, O
but O
recently O
it O
appears O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
has O
been O
returning O
the O
compliment O
. O

In O
November O
1987 O
, O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
essentially O
offered O
a O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
- O
style O
`` O
bridge O
loan O
'' O
of O
about O
$ O
27 O
million O
to O
Australian B-NORP
businessman O
Alan B-PERSON
Bond I-PERSON
to O
enable O
him O
to O
purchase O
Vincent O
van O
Gogh O
's O
`` O
Irises O
'' O
for O
$ O
53.9 O
million O
. O

It O
was O
the O
highest O
bid O
in O
history O
for O
a O
work O
of O
art O
. O

But O
two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
said O
that O
it O
has O
the O
painting O
under O
lock O
and O
key O
because O
the O
loan O
had O
not O
been O
fully O
repaid O
. O

Sotheby B-ORG
's O
is O
offering O
such O
deals O
because O
it O
's O
an O
art O
sellers O
' O
market O
, O
at O
least O
where O
the O
best O
works O
are O
concerned O
, O
says O
Ralph B-PERSON
Lerner I-PERSON
, O
an O
attorney O
and O
author O
of O
the O
book O
`` O
Art B-WORK_OF_ART
Law I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

`` O
There O
seems O
to O
be O
a O
lot O
of O
art O
for O
sale O
, O
but O
there O
's O
more O
competition O
. O

The O
competition O
gives O
the O
seller O
the O
ability O
to O
cut O
a O
better O
deal O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

The O
Dorrance B-PERSON
family O
will O
still O
receive O
a O
substantial O
portion O
of O
the O
auction O
proceeds O
above O
$ O
100 O
million O
, O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
transaction O
said O
. O

But O
it O
's O
likely O
that O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
will O
take O
a O
higher O
than O
usual O
commission O
, O
called O
an O
override O
, O
on O
the O
amount O
exceeding O
the O
guarantee O
. O

Sotheby B-ORG
's O
has O
been O
aggressively O
promoting O
the O
Dorrance B-PERSON
sale O
. O

At O
a O
news O
conference O
last O
May O
announcing O
plans O
for O
the O
auction O
, O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
estimated O
its O
value O
in O
excess O
of O
$ O
100 O
million O
. O

More O
recently O
, O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
has O
predicted O
the O
collection O
will O
fetch O
$ O
140 O
million O
. O

That O
's O
the O
highest O
estimate O
for O
a O
single O
collection O
in O
auction O
history O
. O

The O
decision O
to O
put O
the O
entire O
collection O
on O
the O
block O
stunned O
many O
, O
since O
Mr. O
Dorrance O
had O
served O
as O
chairman O
of O
the O
Philadelphia O
Museum O
of O
Art O
, O
and O
it O
had O
been O
assumed O
many O
of O
the O
works O
would O
be O
donated O
to O
the O
institution O
. O

At O
last O
night O
's O
sale O
, O
13 O
of O
44 O
works O
that O
sold O
were O
purchased O
by O
Aska B-ORG
International I-ORG
Gallery I-ORG
, O
the O
art O
- O
acquisition O
unit O
of O
Aichi B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
, O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
conglomerate O
that O
owns O
7.5 O
% O
of O
Christie O
's O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
guarantee O
is O
raising O
eyebrows O
in O
the O
art O
world O
. O

`` O
The O
consumer O
has O
to O
throw O
out O
the O
idea O
that O
the O
auction O
house O
is O
a O
disinterested O
middleman O
, O
'' O
says O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
art O
dealer O
David B-PERSON
Tunick I-PERSON
. O

While O
he O
adds O
that O
he O
has O
no O
problem O
with O
auction O
houses O
who O
sell O
works O
in O
which O
they O
have O
a O
financial O
interest O
, O
`` O
It O
ought O
not O
to O
be O
hidden O
in O
some O
small O
print O
. O
'' O

In O
such O
situations O
, O
he O
says O
, O
the O
house O
`` O
is O
going O
to O
put O
the O
best O
light O
on O
things O
. O
'' O

For O
example O
, O
an O
auction O
house O
's O
comments O
on O
the O
condition O
of O
a O
work O
of O
art O
that O
is O
up O
for O
sale O
should O
be O
looked O
at O
with O
`` O
very O
open O
eyes O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
more O
and O
more O
of O
this O
cash O
- O
up O
- O
front O
going O
on O
at O
every O
level O
, O
'' O
says O
Bruce B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Art B-ORG
Funding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
an O
art O
lender O
. O

Dealers O
and O
auction O
houses O
`` O
know O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
lay O
out O
a O
half O
a O
million O
for O
this O
, O
another O
one O
will O
; O
it O
's O
that O
competitive O
. O
'' O

In O
January O
, O
two O
small O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
galleries O
, O
the B-ORG
Coe I-ORG
Kerr I-ORG
Gallery I-ORG
and O
Beadleston B-ORG
Fine I-ORG
Arts I-ORG
, O
snatched O
a O
major O
art O
collection O
owned O
by O
the O
Askin B-PERSON
family O
away O
from O
rival O
auction O
- O
house O
bidders O
with O
an O
up O
- O
front O
payment O
of O
about O
$ O
25 O
million O
. O

A O
Christie B-ORG
's O
spokeswoman O
said O
that O
while O
the O
auction O
house O
sometimes O
waives O
its O
seller O
's O
commission O
to O
attract O
art O
works O
-- O
it O
still O
gets O
a O
commission O
from O
the O
buyer O
-- O
Christie B-ORG
's O
wo O
n't O
offer O
financial O
guarantees O
because O
`` O
Christie B-ORG
's O
believes O
its O
primary O
role O
is O
as O
an O
auction O
house O
, O
and O
therefore O
as O
an O
agent O
-LCB- O
for O
buyer O
and O
seller O
-RCB- O
, O
not O
as O
a O
bank O
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
said O
a O
seat O
sold O
for O
$ O
436,000 O
, O
down O
$ O
39,000 O
from O
the O
previous O
sale O
Oct. O
4 O
. O

Seats O
are O
currently O
quoted O
at O
$ O
425,000 O
bid O
and O
$ O
475,000 O
offered O
. O

The O
$ O
475,000 O
sale O
price O
earlier O
this O
month O
was O
the O
lowest O
in O
nearly O
three O
years O
. O

Exchange O
seats O
hit O
a O
peak O
of O
$ O
1,150,000 O
in O
September O
1987 O
. O

Hopes O
for O
quick O
enactment O
of O
pending O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
legislation O
faded O
as O
efforts O
to O
streamline O
the O
House O
version O
in O
advance O
of O
a O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
broke O
down O
. O

House B-ORG
leaders O
had O
hoped O
to O
follow O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
's O
lead O
by O
getting O
an O
agreement O
from O
House B-ORG
committee O
chairmen O
under O
which O
they O
would O
drop O
items O
that O
would O
n't O
reduce O
the O
fiscal O
1990 O
budget O
deficit O
from O
the O
House O
- O
passed O
bill O
before O
the O
negotiations O
with O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
began O
. O

But O
the O
effort O
became O
snagged O
on O
the O
question O
of O
what O
would O
become O
of O
other O
issues O
, O
ranging O
from O
cutting O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
to O
child O
care O
to O
repeal O
of O
catastrophic O
- O
illness O
insurance O
. O

`` O
Many O
members O
feel O
there O
are O
important O
features O
of O
the O
House O
bill O
that O
should O
be O
enacted O
, O
'' O
Speaker O
Thomas O
Foley O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Wash B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
said O
. O

`` O
If O
there O
is O
any O
support O
for O
reducing O
the O
bill O
, O
it O
is O
conditioned O
on O
their O
desire O
to O
see O
them O
passed O
in O
another O
form O
. O
'' O

Now O
those O
items O
will O
be O
discussed O
in O
a O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
, O
which O
could O
begin O
as O
soon O
as O
today O
, O
with O
the O
expectation O
that O
they O
could O
either O
be O
resolved O
there O
or O
placed O
into O
other O
legislation O
. O

`` O
You O
've O
got O
to O
give O
these O
chairmen O
the O
opportunity O
to O
see O
if O
they O
can O
work O
things O
out O
, O
'' O
said O
House O
Budget O
Committee O
Chairman O
Leon O
Panetta O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
democratic O
process O
-- O
you O
ca O
n't O
slam O
- O
dunk O
anything O
around O
here O
. O
'' O

White O
House O
Budget O
Director O
Richard O
Darman O
has O
said O
he O
would O
continue O
to O
press O
to O
keep O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
provision O
in O
the O
final O
version O
of O
the O
bill O
unless O
the O
House O
drops O
many O
of O
its O
costly O
provisions O
. O

Senate B-ORG
leaders O
had O
hoped O
to O
be O
able O
to O
send O
a O
compromise O
version O
of O
the O
measure O
to O
President O
Bush O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
, O
but O
Speaker O
Foley O
said O
that O
was O
n't O
likely O
. O

Failure O
to O
pass O
the O
bill O
meant O
that O
$ O
16.1 O
billion O
in O
across O
- O
the O
- O
board O
spending O
cuts O
took O
effect O
Monday O
under O
the O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
budget O
law O
. O

The O
bill O
must O
be O
enacted O
before O
the O
cuts O
can O
be O
restored O
. O

Great B-ORG
American I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
said O
its O
board O
approved O
the O
formation O
of O
a O
holding O
company O
enabling O
the O
savings O
bank O
to O
pursue O
nontraditional O
banking O
activities O
under O
a O
new O
federal O
law O
. O

The O
proposed O
holding O
company O
's O
primary O
purpose O
would O
be O
to O
allow O
Great B-ORG
American I-ORG
to O
continue O
engaging O
in O
real O
estate O
development O
activities O
, O
it O
said O
. O

Those O
activities O
generated O
$ O
26.1 O
million O
in O
operating O
profit O
last O
year O
. O

But O
according O
to O
Great B-ORG
American I-ORG
, O
such O
profits O
do O
n't O
count O
toward O
meeting O
the O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
savings O
bank O
's O
new O
capitalization O
requirements O
under O
1989 O
federal O
law O
. O

The O
new O
real O
estate O
unit O
would O
have O
a O
separate O
capital O
structure O
to O
comply O
with O
the O
law O
. O

The O
proposed O
holding O
company O
would O
also O
consolidate O
Great B-ORG
American I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
and O
its O
Tucson B-GPE
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
, O
savings O
bank O
into O
a O
single O
, O
federally O
chartered O
institution O
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
. O

The O
consolidation O
is O
expected O
to O
save O
$ O
1 O
million O
a O
year O
in O
administrative O
costs O
, O
a O
Great B-ORG
American I-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

Efforts O
by O
a O
federal O
mediator O
to O
reignite O
talks O
between O
Boeing B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
the O
Machinists B-NORP
union O
apparently O
failed O
, O
and O
no O
further O
meetings O
are O
scheduled O
. O

Company O
officials O
and O
union O
representatives O
did O
n't O
meet O
face O
to O
face O
, O
but O
the O
mediator O
shuttled O
between O
the O
two O
groups O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
issued O
after O
the O
meeting O
, O
the O
aerospace O
giant O
said O
it O
wo O
n't O
increase O
its O
offer O
although O
adjustments O
within O
the O
proposed O
pay O
- O
and O
- O
benefit O
mix O
are O
possible O
. O

Machinists O
already O
have O
rejected O
a O
proposal O
that O
called O
for O
a O
4 O
% O
pay O
increase O
and O
8 O
% O
bonus O
in O
the O
first O
year O
. O

In O
the O
second O
year O
, O
workers O
would O
receive O
a O
3 O
% O
wage O
boost O
and O
a O
3 O
% O
bonus O
, O
followed O
by O
a O
3 O
% O
increase O
without O
a O
bonus O
in O
the O
third O
year O
. O

`` O
The O
company O
will O
not O
budge O
on O
anything O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
union O
. O

As O
the O
strike O
enters O
its O
15th O
day O
today O
, O
some O
members O
are O
getting O
nervous O
, O
the O
spokesman O
conceded O
, O
but O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
55,000 O
Machinists B-NORP
are O
prepared O
to O
`` O
wait O
it O
out O
as O
long O
as O
it O
takes O
. O

AVX B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Unitrode B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
they O
completed O
the O
previously O
reported O
sale O
of O
Unitrode B-ORG
's O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
- O
based O
Passive B-ORG
Components I-ORG
division O
to O
AVX B-ORG
. O

AVX B-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
maker O
of O
passive O
electronic O
products O
, O
paid O
$ O
11 O
million O
in O
cash O
to O
Unitrode B-ORG
, O
a O
Lexington B-GPE
- O
based O
maker O
of O
semiconductor O
products O
. O

Passive B-ORG
Components I-ORG
makes O
capacitors O
and O
filters O
used O
to O
protect O
electronics O
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Chevrolet B-ORG
division O
, O
reacting O
to O
slow O
sales O
, O
said O
it O
will O
offer O
$ O
800 O
rebates O
on O
its O
1990 O
Beretta B-PRODUCT
, O
the O
two O
- O
door O
version O
of O
its O
core O
compact O
- O
car O
line O
. O

Sluggish O
sales O
of O
the O
Beretta B-PRODUCT
, O
and O
its O
four O
- O
door O
sister O
car O
, O
the O
Corsica B-PRODUCT
, O
prompted O
GM B-ORG
to O
idle O
the O
two O
plants O
that O
build O
the O
automobiles O
for O
a O
total O
of O
three O
weeks O
this O
month O
. O

The O
Corsica B-PRODUCT
and O
Beretta B-PRODUCT
make O
up O
the O
highest O
- O
volume O
car O
line O
at O
Chevrolet O
, O
but O
sales O
of O
the O
vehicles O
are O
off O
9.6 O
% O
for O
the O
year O
, O
and O
fell O
a O
steep O
34 O
% O
during O
early O
October O
. O

Chevrolet B-ORG
already O
is O
offering O
an O
$ O
800 O
rebate O
on O
the O
1990 O
- O
model O
Corsica B-PRODUCT
. O

The O
latest O
rebate O
is O
good O
for O
all O
Beretta B-PRODUCT
models O
. O

Chevrolet B-ORG
buyers O
can O
take O
the O
rebate O
, O
or O
get O
discount O
financing O
at O
rates O
ranging O
from O
6.9 O
% O
on O
24 O
- O
month O
loans O
to O
10.9 O
% O
on O
60 O
- O
month O
loans O
. O

Crown B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
reached O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
to O
acquire O
the O
Gold O
Texas O
Resources O
Ltd. O
shares O
it O
does O
n't O
already O
own O
. O

Under O
the O
proposed O
agreement O
, O
Gold B-ORG
Texas I-ORG
holders O
will O
receive O
1.43 O
Crown B-ORG
shares O
for O
each O
of O
the O
1.1 O
million O
Gold B-ORG
Texas I-ORG
shares O
not O
owned O
by O
Crown B-ORG
, O
which O
already O
owns O
65 O
% O
. O

The O
arrangement O
is O
subject O
to O
approval O
by O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
of O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
province O
, O
Crown B-ORG
said O
. O

Gold B-ORG
Texas I-ORG
is O
based O
in O
Vancouver B-GPE
, O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
, O
and O
Crown B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
is O
based O
in O
Denver B-GPE
. O

Both O
are O
mining O
concerns O
. O

The O
Canadian B-NORP
government O
auctioned O
750 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
637.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
of O
9.25 O
% O
bonds O
due O
Dec. O
15 O
, O
1994 O
. O

The O
average O
accepted O
yield O
bid O
was O
9.617 O
% O
for O
a O
price O
equivalent O
of O
98.523 O
. O

Proceeds O
of O
the O
sale O
will O
be O
used O
to O
redeem O
C$ O
675 O
million O
of O
government O
bonds O
maturing O
Nov. O
1 O
and O
for O
general O
government O
purposes O
. O

Italy B-GPE
's O
wholesale O
price O
index O
rose O
0.4 O
% O
in O
August O
from O
July O
and O
was O
up O
6.1 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the O
state O
statistical O
institute O
reported O
. O

The O
index O
registered O
196.1 O
in O
August O
, O
compared O
with O
195.4 O
in O
July O
and O
with O
184.9 O
in O
August O
1988 O
. O

The O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
rise O
in O
August O
was O
slightly O
down O
from O
the O
6.4 O
% O
rate O
in O
July O
. O

The O
index O
has O
a O
base O
of O
100 O
set O
in O
1980 O
and O
is O
n't O
seasonally O
adjusted O
. O

Northgate B-ORG
Exploration I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
proposing O
to O
amalgamate O
four O
of O
its O
associated O
companies O
. O

Under O
a O
proposed O
two O
- O
step O
amalgamation O
involving O
share O
swaps O
, O
ABM B-ORG
Gold I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
gold O
exploration O
and O
management O
company O
, O
will O
merge O
with O
Neptune B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
United B-ORG
Gold I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Inca B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

ABM B-LAW
will O
also O
increase O
its O
stake O
in O
Sonora B-ORG
Gold I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
42 O
% O
from O
26 O
% O
. O

Northgate B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
own O
about O
50 O
% O
of O
the O
equity O
and O
81 O
% O
of O
the O
votes O
of O
ABM B-LAW
after O
the O
amalgamation O
. O

The O
amalgamations O
are O
subject O
to O
regulatory O
approval O
and O
require O
approval O
by O
shareholders O
of O
ABM B-LAW
, O
Inca B-ORG
, O
United B-ORG
and O
Neptune B-ORG
at O
special O
meetings O
on O
Nov. O
10 O
. O

South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
negotiated O
a O
new O
debt O
agreement O
with O
its O
major O
foreign O
creditors O
for O
about O
$ O
8 O
billion O
of O
its O
foreign O
debt O
outstanding O
, O
said O
Chris B-PERSON
Stals I-PERSON
, O
governor O
of O
the B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
the O
country O
's O
chief O
debt O
negotiator O
. O

The O
new O
agreement O
will O
last O
for O
3 O
1/2 O
years O
starting O
July O
1 O
, O
1990 O
, O
when O
the O
current O
agreement O
expires O
. O

The O
announcement O
coincides O
with O
the O
start O
of O
the O
Commonwealth O
Ministers O
Conference O
in O
Kuala B-GPE
Lumpur I-GPE
, O
where O
proposals O
for O
renewed O
sanctions O
against O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
including O
moves O
to O
block O
settling O
of O
a O
new O
debt O
agreement O
, O
were O
scheduled O
to O
be O
discussed O
. O

As O
with O
the O
previous O
pact O
, O
the O
new O
agreement O
covers O
the O
country O
's O
debt O
`` O
inside O
the O
net O
, O
'' O
which O
applies O
mainly O
to O
repayments O
due O
to O
overseas O
creditor O
banks O
by O
the O
private O
sector O
. O

The O
agreement O
calls O
for O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
debtors O
to O
make O
repayments O
in O
eight O
installments O
, O
starting O
in O
December O
of O
next O
year O
. O

The O
redemption O
then O
would O
be O
at O
1.5 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
debt O
, O
increasing O
to O
2.5 O
% O
in O
February O
1991 O
, O
and O
to O
3 O
% O
at O
six O
- O
month O
intervals O
thereafter O
. O

A O
revised O
provision O
would O
be O
included O
for O
the O
conversion O
of O
short O
- O
term O
claims O
inside O
the O
net O
to O
long O
- O
term O
loans O
outside O
the O
net O
. O

These O
claims O
would O
be O
repayable O
over O
a O
10 O
- O
year O
period O
. O

Foreign O
debt O
falling O
outside O
the O
net O
of O
affected O
indebtedness O
-- O
which O
Mr. O
Stahl O
estimated O
at O
$ O
12 O
billion O
-- O
would O
remain O
not O
subject O
to O
the O
debt O
arrangements O
. O

The B-ORG
Tennessee I-ORG
Valley I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
issued O
$ O
4 O
billion O
in O
bonds O
in O
the O
federal O
utility O
's O
first O
public O
debt O
offering O
in O
15 O
years O
. O

Proceeds O
from O
the O
bonds O
, O
with O
coupon O
rates O
in O
the O
8 O
% O
range O
, O
will O
be O
used O
to O
replace O
bonds O
with O
an O
average O
interest O
rate O
of O
13.1 O
% O
. O

The O
TVA O
said O
the O
refinancing O
should O
save O
$ O
75 O
million O
a O
year O
in O
interest O
payments O
. O

The O
refinancing O
is O
part O
of O
the O
TVA O
's O
strategy O
of O
dealing O
with O
what O
has O
been O
an O
intractable O
problem O
: O
its O
staggering O
$ O
18.5 O
billion O
debt O
, O
most O
of O
which O
is O
owed O
to O
the B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
Federal B-ORG
Financing I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

The O
TVA O
currently O
plans O
to O
issue O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
6.7 O
billion O
in O
bonds O
to O
refinance O
its O
high O
- O
interest O
debt O
. O

The O
$ O
4 O
billion O
bond O
issue O
also O
will O
help O
the O
TVA O
meet O
its O
goal O
of O
not O
raising O
rates O
for O
another O
year O
, O
said O
William B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Malec I-PERSON
, O
the O
agency O
's O
chief O
financial O
officer O
. O

The O
bond O
issue O
is O
TVA B-ORG
's O
first O
public O
offering O
since O
the B-ORG
Financing I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
was O
created O
in O
1974 O
, O
primarily O
to O
finance O
the O
TVA O
. O

But O
the O
offering O
almost O
did O
n't O
happen O
. O

The O
TVA O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
decided O
to O
proceed O
with O
the O
bond O
offering O
following O
an O
agreement O
last O
week O
with O
the B-ORG
Financing I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
which O
allows O
TVA B-ORG
to O
keep O
borrowing O
short O
term O
from O
the O
bank O
for O
two O
years O
after O
it O
goes O
to O
the O
public O
market O
. O

The O
Treasury O
contended O
that O
TVA B-ORG
could O
n't O
borrow O
from O
both O
it O
and O
the O
public O
debt O
market O
. O

The O
$ O
4 O
billion O
in O
bonds O
break O
down O
as O
follows O
: O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
five O
- O
year O
bonds O
with O
a O
coupon O
rate O
of O
8.25 O
% O
and O
a O
yield O
to O
maturity O
of O
8.33 O
% O
; O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
10 O
- O
year O
bonds O
with O
a O
coupon O
rate O
of O
8.375 O
% O
and O
a O
yield O
to O
maturity O
of O
8.42 O
% O
; O
$ O
2 O
billion O
in O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
with O
five O
- O
year O
call O
protection O
, O
a O
coupon O
rate O
of O
8.75 O
% O
and O
a O
yield O
to O
maturity O
of O
9.06 O
% O
. O

Managing O
the O
bond O
issue O
is O
a O
group O
of O
investment O
banks O
headed O
by O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
co-managed O
by O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
, O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
and O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

NCNB B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
raised O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
new O
capital O
during O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

In O
yesterday O
's O
edition O
, O
the O
amount O
of O
new O
capital O
was O
misstated O
. O

In O
one O
of O
the O
first O
indoor O
air O
- O
pollution O
cases O
to O
go O
to O
trial O
, O
a O
state O
- O
court O
jury O
decided O
in O
favor O
of O
the O
defendant O
, O
Burlington B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
verdict O
, O
reached O
late O
last O
week O
in O
Cincinnati O
, O
may O
end O
an O
eight O
- O
year O
legal O
battle O
for O
the O
Greensboro B-GPE
, O
N.C. B-GPE
, O
carpet O
maker O
. O

Glenn B-PERSON
and O
Sharon B-PERSON
Beebe I-PERSON
of O
Cincinnati B-GPE
had O
sued O
the O
com O
- O
pany O
in O
1981 O
after O
installing O
Burlington B-GPE
carpets O
in O
their O
office O
. O

The O
Beebes B-PERSON
alleged O
that O
toxic O
fumes O
from O
the O
carpets O
made O
them O
sick O
. O

As O
a O
result O
of O
their O
illness O
, O
the O
Beebes B-PERSON
said O
, O
they O
lost O
$ O
1.8 O
million O
in O
wages O
and O
earnings O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
they O
said O
that O
months O
of O
exposure O
to O
the O
chemicals O
has O
left O
them O
sensitive O
to O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
commonly O
used O
substances O
. O

The O
case O
had O
been O
closely O
watched O
because O
attorneys O
anticipate O
increasing O
litigation O
nationally O
over O
the O
so O
- O
called O
sick O
- O
building O
syndrome O
. O

Plaintiffs O
' O
lawyers O
say O
that O
buildings O
become O
`` O
sick O
'' O
when O
inadequate O
fresh O
air O
and O
poor O
ventilation O
systems O
lead O
pollutants O
to O
build O
up O
inside O
. O

Anthony B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Iaciofano I-PERSON
, O
a O
lawyer O
for O
Burlington B-GPE
, O
said O
the O
company O
believes O
the O
Beebes B-PERSON
' O
symptoms O
were O
not O
related O
to O
the O
carpeting O
. O

He O
said O
that O
ill O
effects O
from O
new O
carpets O
manifest O
themselves O
immediately O
but O
that O
the O
Beebes B-PERSON
' O
symptoms O
appeared O
months O
later O
. O

Catherine B-PERSON
Adams I-PERSON
, O
the O
Beebes B-PERSON
' O
lawyer O
, O
said O
the O
verdict O
would O
not O
discourage O
other O
plaintiffs O
from O
filing O
such O
suits O
. O

Scientists O
are O
only O
beginning O
to O
understand O
what O
causes O
sick O
- O
building O
syndrome O
and O
much O
of O
that O
research O
was O
unavailable O
when O
the O
Beebes B-PERSON
filed O
the O
case O
, O
she O
said O
. O

The O
Beebes B-PERSON
now O
believe O
that O
a O
prime O
culprit O
for O
their O
injuries O
was O
fumes O
from O
an O
adhesive O
used O
in O
the O
carpeting O
. O

But O
the O
Beebes B-PERSON
did O
n't O
come O
to O
that O
conclusion O
until O
time O
limits O
had O
elapsed O
for O
adding O
the O
adhesives O
maker O
as O
a O
defendant O
in O
the O
case O
, O
Ms. O
Adams O
said O
. O

The O
Beebes B-PERSON
have O
not O
yet O
decided O
whether O
to O
appeal O
. O

TIMES B-FAC
SQUARE I-FAC
development O
opponents O
are O
dealt O
setback O
. O

The O
Appellate O
Division O
of O
New O
York O
State O
Supreme O
Court O
dismissed O
six O
lawsuits O
attempting O
to O
block O
a O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
project O
planned O
for O
42nd B-FAC
Street I-FAC
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
. O

Opponents O
of O
the O
project O
had O
claimed O
that O
the O
city O
and O
the O
state O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
which O
are O
co-sponsoring O
the O
project O
, O
had O
failed O
to O
adhere O
to O
environmental O
guidelines O
. O

All O
but O
two O
of O
the O
40 O
or O
so O
lawsuits O
that O
have O
been O
filed O
since O
the O
project O
's O
1984 O
approval O
have O
been O
dismissed O
before O
the O
trial O
stage O
. O

The O
two O
that O
remain O
have O
n't O
yet O
reached O
the O
pre-trial O
fact O
- O
finding O
stage O
. O

State O
officials O
said O
the O
court O
's O
ruling O
clears O
the O
way O
for O
proceedings O
to O
condemn O
buildings O
in O
the O
area O
. O

`` O
This O
project O
is O
ready O
to O
move O
, O
'' O
said O
State O
Urban O
Development O
Corp. O
Chairman O
Vincent O
Tese O
. O

But O
developers O
of O
four O
planned O
office O
towers O
cautioned O
that O
obstacles O
still O
remain O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
agreement O
with O
the O
state O
, O
the O
developers O
-- O
a O
partnership O
of O
Park B-ORG
Tower I-ORG
Realty I-ORG
and O
Prudential O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
America B-GPE
-- O
said O
they O
would O
not O
proceed O
with O
condemnation O
proceedings O
while O
there O
was O
`` O
significant O
litigation O
'' O
pending O
. O

Park O
Tower O
General O
Counsel O
Matthew O
Mayer O
said O
the O
development O
team O
will O
have O
to O
review O
two O
additional O
lawsuits O
before O
putting O
up O
a O
$ O
155 O
million O
letter O
of O
credit O
to O
cover O
condemnation O
costs O
. O

Also O
, O
he O
said O
, O
the O
partnership O
is O
waiting O
to O
see O
whether O
the O
appellate O
division O
's O
ruling O
will O
be O
appealed O
. O

The O
plan O
, O
which O
has O
been O
plagued O
with O
delays O
and O
business O
- O
related O
setbacks O
, O
seeks O
to O
transform O
the O
area O
from O
a O
seedy O
thoroughfare O
to O
a O
more O
wholesome O
office O
and O
theater O
district O
. O

State O
and O
city O
officials O
are O
still O
negotiating O
with O
developers O
to O
renovate O
historic O
theaters O
and O
build O
and O
operate O
a O
merchandise O
mart O
and O
hotel O
. O

FEDERAL O
JUDGE O
EXPANDS O
role O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
courts O
in O
extradition O
decisions O
. O

U.S. O
District O
Judge O
Jack O
B. O
Weinstein O
of O
Brooklyn B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
ruled O
that O
a O
man O
implicated O
in O
an O
attack O
on O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
passenger O
bus O
in O
1986 O
can O
be O
extradited O
to O
Israel B-GPE
for O
trial O
. O

A O
magistrate O
had O
initially O
refused O
the O
request O
, O
ruling O
that O
the O
attack O
had O
been O
a O
political O
act O
for O
which O
the O
man O
, O
Mahmoud B-PERSON
El I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Abed I-PERSON
Ahmad I-PERSON
, O
would O
be O
exempt O
from O
extradition O
. O

However O
, O
Judge O
Weinstein O
wrote O
in O
his O
opinion O
late O
last O
month O
that O
terrorism O
and O
acts O
of O
war O
against O
civilians O
can O
not O
be O
defined O
as O
political O
acts O
. O

Judge O
Weinstein O
also O
ruled O
that O
judges O
must O
consider O
prior O
to O
extradition O
whether O
the O
defendant O
will O
be O
treated O
fairly O
in O
a O
foreign O
court O
. O

To O
do O
so O
, O
the O
judge O
said O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
courts O
must O
review O
the O
judicial O
process O
in O
the O
foreign O
country O
independently O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
assessment O
. O

He O
said O
that O
in O
this O
case O
he O
concurred O
with O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
decision O
that O
Mr. O
Ahmad O
should O
be O
extradited O
. O

Mr. O
Ahmad O
's O
lawyer O
said O
he O
would O
appeal O
. O

Lawyers O
close O
to O
the O
case O
said O
they O
believed O
the O
ruling O
was O
unprecedented O
. O

`` O
Up O
until O
now O
the O
courts O
have O
said O
it O
is O
not O
their O
role O
to O
supervise O
the O
foreign O
country O
's O
courts O
, O
'' O
said O
Jacques B-PERSON
Semmelman I-PERSON
, O
the O
assistant O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
on O
the O
case O
. O

FORMER O
CANADIAN O
AMBASSADOR O
to O
the O
U.S. O
Allan O
E. O
Gotlieb O
has O
joined O
the O
Philadelphia B-GPE
law O
firm O
of O
Pepper O
, O
Hamilton O
& O
Scheetz O
as O
a O
consultant O
. O

Mr. O
Gotlieb O
, O
who O
serves O
as O
a O
consultant O
to O
Stikeman O
, O
Elliott O
, O
one O
of O
Canada B-GPE
's O
biggest O
law O
firms O
, O
is O
advising O
Pepper O
Hamilton O
's O
Washington B-GPE
office O
on O
legal O
matters O
related O
to O
Canadian O
- O
U.S. B-GPE
investment O
, O
corporate O
finance O
and O
international O
transactions O
. O

QUOTABLE O
: O

In O
a O
speech O
prepared O
for O
delivery O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
yesterday O
, O
retired O
Justice O
Lewis O
Powell O
contested O
the O
notion O
that O
the O
last O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
term O
marked O
a O
turn O
toward O
conservatism O
: O
`` O
Commentators O
who O
agreed O
on O
little O
else O
unanimously O
proclaimed O
a O
` O
shift O
in O
direction O
' O
on O
the O
court O
... O
. O

I O
take O
these O
pronouncements O
, O
like O
many O
that O
have O
preceded O
them O
in O
past O
years O
, O
with O
a O
grain O
of O
salt O
. O

In O
an O
era O
of O
` O
sound O
bites O
' O
and O
instant O
opinion O
polls O
it O
is O
dangerous O
to O
apply O
broad O
labels O
to O
a O
single O
term O
. O

Just O
after O
midnight O
Monday O
, O
federal O
spending O
started O
to O
drop O
by O
$ O
16 O
billion O
. O

What O
do O
you O
say O
we O
all O
close O
down O
the O
poker O
game O
, O
go O
home O
and O
bank O
the O
$ O
16 O
billion O
? O

That O
's O
essentially O
what O
budget O
director O
Richard B-PERSON
Darman I-PERSON
is O
suggesting O
, O
and O
we O
think O
he O
deserves O
as O
much O
support O
as O
he O
can O
get O
. O

If O
human O
beings O
ca O
n't O
cut O
federal O
spending O
honestly O
-- O
and O
they O
ca O
n't O
-- O
let O
the O
computers O
do O
it O
. O

Congress B-ORG
, O
with O
a O
measure O
of O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
complicity O
, O
has O
been O
manipulating O
the O
spending O
accounts O
for O
years O
under O
the O
cover O
of O
omnibus O
appropriations O
bills O
. O

-LRB- O
Indeed O
without O
earlier O
manipulations O
, O
the O
current O
sequester O
of O
$ O
16 O
billion O
would O
have O
been O
even O
larger O
. O
-RRB- O

We O
suspect O
voters O
are O
fed O
up O
with O
the O
finagling O
. O

Consider O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
that O
even O
yesterday O
's O
widely O
publicized O
sequester O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
traduced O
if O
business O
as O
usual O
is O
allowed O
to O
prevail O
. O

Under O
the O
law O
, O
Gramm B-LAW
- I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW
's O
across O
- O
the O
- O
board O
- O
cuts O
in O
federal O
programs O
are O
supposed O
to O
be O
permanent O
. O

Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
and O
spending O
for O
poor O
people O
are O
exempted O
. O

However O
, O
the B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
's O
account O
of O
the O
Monday O
sequester O
order O
signed O
by O
President O
Bush O
neatly O
captured O
the O
contempt O
Congress B-ORG
shows O
toward O
the O
notion O
of O
a O
legally O
binding O
commitment O
: O

`` O
Lawmakers O
have O
been O
saying O
for O
weeks O
that O
they O
plan O
to O
roll O
back O
the O
cuts O
as O
soon O
as O
they O
agree O
to O
a O
compromise O
on O
a O
deficit O
- O
cutting O
bill O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Darman O
's O
inclination O
to O
save O
the O
sequester O
was O
backed O
up O
yesterday O
by O
White O
House O
Press O
Secretary O
Marlin O
Fitzwater O
: O

`` O
There O
is O
some O
feeling O
here O
that O
the O
cuts O
are O
the O
way O
to O
go O
. O

It O
will O
reduce O
spending O
in O
a O
very O
effective O
fashion O
. O
'' O

This O
attitude O
is O
being O
waved O
away O
by O
sophisticates O
around O
Washington B-GPE
as O
little O
more O
than O
tough O
talk O
. O

It O
looks O
to O
us O
like O
a O
golden O
opportunity O
for O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
to O
chop O
off O
at O
the O
knees O
all O
this O
talk O
about O
a O
timid O
, O
unserious O
presidency O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
would O
be O
acting O
in O
the O
public O
interest O
if O
he O
let O
the O
Washington B-GPE
elites O
who O
manipulate O
these O
budgets O
-- O
the O
bureaucrats O
, O
the O
lobbyists O
, O
the O
congressional O
staffers O
-- O
live O
for O
just O
one O
year O
on O
a O
restricted O
diet O
. O

Ask O
Tommy B-PERSON
Lasorda I-PERSON
; O
thin O
is O
in O
. O

Senator O
Phil O
Gramm O
pointed O
out O
Monday O
that O
in O
the O
20 O
years O
before O
Gramm B-LAW
- I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW
was O
enacted O
in O
1985 O
, O
federal O
spending O
grew O
by O
about O
11 O
% O
a O
year O
; O
since O
the O
law O
, O
it O
's O
grown O
at O
under O
5 O
% O
annually O
. O

Another O
major O
factor O
in O
this O
positive O
trend O
was O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
's O
decision O
early O
in O
his O
presidency O
to O
fight O
the O
budget O
war O
on O
the O
expenditure O
side O
rather O
than O
raising O
taxes O
. O

George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
continued O
support O
of O
the O
tax O
dam O
sustains O
this O
strategy O
of O
pressuring O
Congress B-ORG
to O
make O
choices O
among O
competing O
priorities O
, O
rather O
than O
just O
saying O
yes O
to O
all O
the O
grateful O
special O
- O
interest O
constituencies O
that O
fill O
the O
PAC O
trough O
. O

If O
Washington B-GPE
's O
elites O
ever O
succeed O
in O
bursting O
the O
tax O
dam O
, O
Americans O
will O
be O
engulfed O
in O
a O
red O
sea O
of O
new O
spending O
programs O
, O
such O
as O
federalized O
child O
care O
. O

Child O
care O
was O
one O
of O
the O
many O
`` O
extraneous O
'' O
bills O
pulled O
out O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
's O
reconciliation O
bill O
last O
Friday O
. O

Others O
were O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
cut O
, O
Section B-LAW
89 I-LAW
repeal O
, O
the O
disabled O
workers O
bill O
, O
and O
the O
unprecedented O
reconsideration O
of O
the O
catastrophic O
health O
act O
. O

All O
this O
stuff O
still O
is O
in O
the O
House O
's O
1,878 O
- O
page O
reconciliation O
bill O
, O
and O
many O
Members O
say O
they O
're O
reluctant O
to O
pull O
out O
cherished O
bills O
, O
just O
to O
see O
them O
die O
. O

Republicans B-NORP
especially O
want O
a O
guarantee O
from O
the O
House O
leadership O
that O
they O
'll O
get O
an O
up O
- O
or O
- O
down O
vote O
on O
the O
bills O
. O

House O
Speaker O
Foley O
ought O
to O
deliver O
that O
promise O
. O

This O
is O
the O
way O
government O
is O
supposed O
to O
work O
, O
with O
politicians O
taking O
responsibility O
for O
votes O
that O
their O
constituents O
can O
identify O
, O
instead O
of O
concealing O
them O
in O
the O
great O
reconciliation O
garbage O
truck O
. O

We O
have O
as O
much O
nostalgia O
as O
anyone O
for O
those O
leafy O
, O
breezy O
days O
in O
Washington B-GPE
when O
honorable O
men O
and O
women O
dickered O
over O
budgets O
and O
even O
log O
- O
rolled O
a O
bit O
to O
see O
that O
the O
bridges O
got O
build O
, O
roads O
paved O
, O
soldiers O
paid O
or O
that O
the O
desperately O
poor O
were O
cared O
for O
. O

Those O
days O
are O
gone O
. O

Nor O
do O
we O
see O
any O
reason O
to O
believe O
that O
a O
metropolitan O
Washington B-GPE
that O
has O
gotten O
fat O
and O
rich O
and O
lazy O
in O
the O
shadow O
of O
the O
federal O
colossus O
will O
change O
much O
on O
its O
own O
initiative O
. O

Save O
the O
sequester O
, O
and O
let O
Washington B-GPE
scream O
. O

Grumman B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
awarded O
a O
$ O
53.1 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
advanced O
acquisition O
of O
six O
E B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
2C I-PRODUCT
tactical O
control O
aircraft O
. O

LTV B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
won O
a O
$ O
25 O
million O
Army O
contract O
for O
missile O
test O
equipment O
. O

Unisys B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
received O
a O
$ O
24.4 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
computer O
programming O
. O

Ford B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG
& O
Communications O
Corp. O
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
was O
awarded O
a O
$ O
15.9 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
computer O
improvements O
. O

Rockwell B-ORG
International I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
issued O
a O
$ O
12.5 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
changes O
in O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG
Plane I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
House I-ORG
Ethics I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
officially O
cited O
Rep. O
Jim O
Bates O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
for O
sexually O
harassing O
two O
female O
employees O
, O
but O
did O
n't O
recommend O
formal O
disciplinary O
action O
. O

Rep. O
Bates O
said O
he O
accepted O
the O
finding O
, O
but O
one O
of O
the O
victims O
, O
Dorena B-PERSON
Bertussi I-PERSON
, O
denounced O
the O
ethics O
panel O
's O
action O
as O
`` O
absurd O
. O
'' O

Acting O
more O
than O
a O
year O
after O
Ms. O
Bertussi O
filed O
a O
complaint O
, O
the O
panel O
issued O
a O
`` O
letter O
of O
reproval O
'' O
saying O
Rep. O
Bates O
had O
admitted O
conduct O
that O
violated O
a O
House B-ORG
rule O
forbidding O
discrimination O
against O
employees O
on O
account O
of O
their O
sex O
. O

It O
ordered O
Rep. O
Bates O
to O
write O
letters O
of O
apology O
to O
Ms. O
Bertussi O
and O
to O
a O
second O
complainant O
, O
Karen B-PERSON
Dryden I-PERSON
. O

Rep. O
Bates O
said O
he O
would O
write O
the O
letters O
as O
ordered O
. O

`` O
I O
accept O
the O
resolution O
of O
the O
matter O
by O
the B-ORG
Ethics I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

The O
panel O
also O
warned O
Rep. O
Bates O
that O
any O
further O
violations O
`` O
may O
result O
in O
a O
recommendation O
that O
disciplinary O
action O
be O
considered O
. O
'' O

But O
Ms. O
Bertussi O
asked O
, O
`` O
Who O
in O
their O
right O
mind O
is O
going O
to O
file O
another O
complaint O
with O
the B-ORG
Ethics I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
? O
'' O

Rep. O
Bates O
has O
publicly O
begged O
for O
forgiveness O
from O
voters O
and O
was O
re-elected O
with O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
last O
November O
. O

Federal O
prosecutors O
said O
they O
have O
obtained O
a O
guilty O
plea O
from O
another O
person O
in O
the O
government O
's O
ongoing O
probe O
of O
illegal O
payments O
in O
the O
record O
industry O
. O

William B-PERSON
Craig I-PERSON
, O
an O
independent O
record O
promoter O
, O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
payola O
and O
criminal O
tax O
charges O
, O
according O
to O
a O
statement O
issued O
by O
Gary B-PERSON
Feess I-PERSON
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
here O
. O

Payola O
is O
the O
practice O
of O
making O
illegal O
, O
undisclosed O
payments O
to O
radio O
station O
personnel O
in O
return O
for O
getting O
the O
stations O
to O
play O
certain O
songs O
over O
the O
air O
. O

As O
part O
of O
his O
plea O
agreement O
with O
the O
government O
, O
the O
44 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Craig O
faces O
a O
maximum O
of O
three O
years O
in O
prison O
. O

In O
return O
, O
Mr. O
Craig O
agreed O
to O
cooperate O
in O
the O
government O
's O
continuing O
payola O
probe O
, O
says O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
's O
office O
. O

Mr. O
Craig O
and O
three O
others O
were O
indicted O
last O
year O
as O
part O
of O
that O
payola O
probe O
. O

Two O
other O
defendants O
previously O
pleaded O
guilty O
, O
and O
charges O
against O
the O
third O
were O
dropped O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
reporters O
called O
companies O
with O
headquarters O
or O
facilities O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
assess O
the O
damage O
to O
their O
operations O
caused O
by O
Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
. O

The O
calls O
reached O
many O
, O
but O
certainly O
not O
all O
, O
of O
the O
publicly O
held O
companies O
with O
operations O
in O
the O
area O
. O

In O
most O
cases O
damage O
to O
company O
facilities O
and O
operations O
was O
minimal O
. O

ADIA B-ORG
SERVICES I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Menlo B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
temporary O
personnel O
agency O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
504 O
million O
, O
OTC O
, O
said O
all O
30 O
offices O
in O
Bay O
area O
were O
working O
, O
but O
in O
various O
states O
of O
disarray O
. O

Business O
was O
slow O
because O
many O
companies O
were O
closed O
yesterday O
. O

ADVANCED B-ORG
MICRO I-ORG
DEVICES I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
, O
integrated O
circuit O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.12 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
only O
minor O
structural O
damage O
. O

Most O
of O
its O
4,500 O
workers O
were O
at O
work O
yesterday O
, O
and O
no O
production O
slowdown O
was O
anticipated O
as O
long O
as O
electricity O
remains O
available O
. O

AMDAHL B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
, O
computer O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
, O
Amex B-ORG
, O
was O
closed O
yesterday O
and O
no O
damage O
estimates O
were O
available O
. O

AMERICAN B-ORG
BUILDING I-ORG
MAINTENANCE I-ORG
INDUSTRIES I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
provider O
of O
maintenance O
services O
, O
annual O
revenue O
of O
$ O
582 O
million O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
some O
damage O
to O
headquarters O
and O
lost O
phone O
service O
, O
but O
operations O
were O
moved O
to O
a O
branch O
office O
and O
are O
running O
smoothly O
thanks O
to O
a O
decentralized O
computer O
system O
the O
company O
had O
developed O
before O
the O
quake O
. O

AMERICAN B-ORG
PRESIDENT I-ORG
COS. I-ORG
, O
Oakland B-GPE
, O
shipping O
concern O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
2.2 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
little O
damage O
to O
the O
cranes O
, O
dock O
or O
rail O
track O
at O
its O
container O
- O
ship O
facility O
near O
the O
collapsed O
Route O
880 O
overpass O
. O

The O
company O
expects O
to O
work O
a O
ship O
due O
in O
today O
with O
minimal O
delays O
, O
despite O
sporadic O
power O
. O

ANACOMP B-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Indianapolis B-GPE
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
its O
Xidex B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unit O
, O
a O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
maker O
of O
computer O
disks O
and O
microfilm O
with O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
637 O
million O
, O
had O
only O
minor O
damage O
and O
is O
fully O
operational O
. O

ANTHEM B-ORG
ELECTRONICS I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
, O
distributor O
of O
electronic O
parts O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
300 O
million O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
sustained O
very O
little O
damage O
, O
anticipated O
being O
`` O
in O
100 O
% O
operating O
condition O
'' O
by O
midday O
. O

APPLE B-ORG
COMPUTER I-ORG
CO. I-ORG
, O
Cupertino B-GPE
, O
computer O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
4.07 O
billion O
, O
OTC O
, O
sustained O
some O
structural O
damage O
. O

Offices O
were O
closed O
yesterday O
. O

APPLIED B-ORG
MATERIALS I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Santa B-GPE
Clara I-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
computer O
- O
chip O
machine O
systems O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
490 O
million O
, O
OTC O
, O
had O
slight O
damage O
to O
headquarters O
, O
no O
damage O
to O
manufacturing O
plants O
. O

Company O
, O
with O
1,750 O
workers O
in O
area O
, O
is O
fully O
functional O
. O

ATARI B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
personal O
computers O
and O
software O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
700 O
million O
, O
Amex B-ORG
, O
had O
minor O
damage O
and O
expects O
to O
be O
fully O
operational O
by O
tomorrow O
. O

BANKAMERICA B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
bank O
holding O
company O
, O
annual O
revenue O
of O
$ O
10.2 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
yesterday O
had O
no O
power O
at O
its O
headquarters O
, O
80 O
of O
its O
433 O
Northern B-LOC
California I-LOC
branches O
were O
closed O
and O
250 O
of O
750 O
automatic O
teller O
machines O
were O
closed O
in O
the O
area O
. O

Securities O
trading O
was O
conducted O
in O
a O
backup O
facility O
in O
Concord B-GPE
. O

BECHTEL B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
engineering O
and O
construction O
concern O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
4 O
billion O
, O
had O
only O
minor O
structural O
damage O
at O
its O
three O
buildings O
in O
the O
city O
, O
but O
its O
computers O
were O
knocked O
out O
. O

Backup O
computer O
tapes O
were O
hand O
- O
carried O
to O
an O
IBM B-ORG
office O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
company O
expects O
its O
mainframe O
to O
be O
up O
in O
a O
few O
days O
. O

Workers O
, O
except O
for O
senior O
management O
, O
were O
asked O
not O
to O
report O
for O
work O
yesterday O
. O

BIO B-ORG
- I-ORG
RAD I-ORG
LABORATORIES I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Hercules B-GPE
, O
biological O
research O
and O
clinical O
- O
products O
leader O
, O
$ O
200 O
million O
in O
annual O
sales O
, O
Amex B-ORG
, O
said O
its O
Richmond B-GPE
warehouse O
north O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
was O
closed O
because O
of O
debris O
and O
fallen O
shelves O
. O

It O
expects O
to O
be O
fully O
operational O
by O
next O
week O
. O

BORLAND B-ORG
INTERNATIONAL I-ORG
, O
Scotts B-GPE
Valley I-GPE
, O
personal O
computer O
and O
software O
designer O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
72 O
million O
, O
had O
heavy O
damage O
to O
its O
headquarters O
and O
was O
conducting O
business O
from O
its O
parking O
lot O
. O

The O
company O
does O
n't O
expect O
any O
shipping O
delays O
. O

BUSINESSLAND B-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
, O
computer O
retail O
company O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
all O
16 O
corporate O
office O
and O
stores O
in O
the O
area O
were O
open O
with O
the O
exception O
of O
a O
retail O
center O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
business O
district O
. O

That O
facility O
should O
reopen O
today O
. O

CARTER B-ORG
HAWLEY I-ORG
HALE I-ORG
STORES I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
retailer O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
2.79 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
nine O
of O
its O
22 O
Emporium B-ORG
stores O
in O
the O
area O
were O
closed O
because O
of O
water O
damage O
, O
broken O
windows O
and O
fallen O
displays O
. O

A O
spokesman O
said O
sales O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
hurt O
, O
but O
the O
losses O
are O
covered O
by O
insurance O
. O

CHEVRON B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
oil O
company O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
25.2 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
minor O
damage O
to O
downtown O
headquarters O
, O
but O
structural O
damage O
closed O
two O
of O
its O
seven O
buildings O
in O
San B-GPE
Ramone I-GPE
industrial O
park O
. O

Company O
expects O
to O
be O
fully O
operational O
by O
next O
week O
. O

CLOROX B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Oakland B-GPE
, O
consumer O
products O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.36 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
was O
closed O
yesterday O
but O
plans O
to O
reopen O
today O
or O
tomorrow O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
orders O
are O
being O
routed O
through O
Kingsford B-ORG
Products I-ORG
unit O
in O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
, O
but O
computer O
problems O
mean O
they O
must O
be O
processed O
manually O
. O

Expects O
to O
be O
fully O
operational O
early O
next O
week O
. O

COHERENT B-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
laser O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
159 O
million O
, O
was O
closed O
yesterday O
but O
expects O
to O
reopen O
today O
. O

CONSOLIDATED B-ORG
FREIGHTWAYS I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Menlo B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
trucking O
company O
, O
$ O
2.69 O
billion O
in O
annual O
sales O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
structural O
damage O
to O
CF B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Freight I-ORG
subsidiary O
's O
office O
in O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
no O
damage O
in O
Menlo B-GPE
Park I-GPE
. O

COOPER B-ORG
COMPANIES I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
medical O
products O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
628 O
million O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
little O
damage O
and O
was O
in O
full O
operation O
yesterday O
. O

DAYTON B-ORG
HUDSON I-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Minneapolis B-GPE
, O
retailer O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
12.2 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
closed O
seven O
of O
its O
13 O
Bay O
- O
area O
Target B-ORG
discount O
stores O
and O
nine O
of O
its O
20 O
Mervyn B-ORG
's O
department O
stores O
because O
of O
pending O
reviews O
by O
structural O
engineers O
or O
requests O
from O
authorities O
, O
who O
were O
trying O
to O
keep O
shoppers O
off O
the O
freeways O
. O

The O
company O
expects O
to O
reopen O
three O
Target B-ORG
stores O
and O
all O
but O
two O
Mervyn B-ORG
's O
today O
or O
tomorrow O
. O

DIASONICS B-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
South B-GPE
San I-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
magnetic O
resonance O
imaging O
equipment O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
281 O
million O
, O
Amex B-ORG
, O
had O
minor O
damage O
, O
mostly O
in O
a O
stockroom O
. O

The O
company O
plans O
to O
be O
fully O
operational O
today O
. O

DIGITAL B-ORG
EQUIPMENT I-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Maynard B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
computer O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
12.7 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
structural O
damage O
at O
its O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
sales O
office O
but O
no O
appreciable O
damage O
elsewhere O
in O
the O
area O
, O
including O
its O
Cupertino B-GPE
plant O
. O

DREYER'S B-ORG
GRAND I-ORG
ICE I-ORG
CREAM I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Oakland B-GPE
, O
ice O
cream O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
225 O
million O
, O
OTC O
, O
said O
it O
is O
delivering O
ice O
cream O
wherever O
roads O
are O
passable O
. O

EVEREX B-ORG
SYSTEMS I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Fremont B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
personal O
computers O
and O
peripherals O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
377 O
million O
, O
OTC O
, O
had O
minor O
damage O
and O
was O
almost O
fully O
operational O
yesterday O
. O

EXXON B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
oil O
company O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
its O
refinery O
northeast O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
was O
operating O
at O
a O
slightly O
reduced O
rate O
as O
a O
precaution O
in O
case O
of O
aftershocks O
. O

FORD B-ORG
MOTOR I-ORG
CO. I-ORG
, O
Dearborn B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
auto O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
92.4 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
its O
three O
Ford B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG
unit O
facilities O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
, O
including O
a O
satellite O
- O
assembly O
operation O
in O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
had O
no O
major O
damage O
. O

GAP B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Bruno I-GPE
, O
clothing O
retailer O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.25 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
expects O
most O
of O
its O
stores O
to O
return O
to O
full O
operation O
and O
all O
2,500 O
of O
its O
Bay O
- O
area O
workers O
to O
be O
back O
at O
work O
by O
today O
. O

GENENTECH B-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
South B-GPE
San I-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
biotechnology O
company O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
334.8 O
million O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
sustained O
no O
major O
damage O
and O
expects O
to O
be O
fully O
operational O
today O
. O

GENERAL B-ORG
ELECTRIC I-ORG
CO. I-ORG
, O
Fairfield B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
consumer O
, O
industrial O
products O
and O
broadcasting O
concern O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
50 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
its O
GE B-ORG
Nuclear I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
unit O
, O
with O
1,600 O
Bay O
- O
area O
employees O
, O
had O
only O
minor O
damage O
at O
its O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
headquarters O
. O

Business O
was O
n't O
disrupted O
. O

GENERAL B-ORG
MOTORS I-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Detroit B-GPE
, O
auto O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
123.6 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
sustained O
about O
10 O
injuries O
to O
workers O
and O
some O
ruptured O
water O
mains O
at O
its O
New B-ORG
United I-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Manufacturing I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
facility O
in O
Fremont B-GPE
, O
a O
joint O
venture O
with O
Toyota B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

There O
was O
limited O
production O
of O
some O
models O
yesterday O
, O
but O
it O
was O
n't O
clear O
when O
the O
normal O
750 O
- O
car O
- O
a O
- O
day O
pace O
will O
resume O
. O

Plant O
officials O
are O
still O
assessing O
damage O
to O
parts O
suppliers O
and O
Port B-FAC
of I-FAC
Oakland I-FAC
facilities O
that O
handle O
shipments O
to O
the O
plant O
. O

GOLDEN B-ORG
WEST I-ORG
FINANCIAL I-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Oakland B-GPE
, O
savings O
and O
loan O
, O
annual O
revenue O
of O
$ O
1.4 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
only O
minor O
damage O
to O
a O
few O
branches O
and O
no O
injured O
employees O
. O

HEWLETT B-ORG
- I-ORG
PACKARD I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
personal O
computer O
and O
electronic O
equipment O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
9.8 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
there O
will O
be O
a O
`` O
minimal O
suspension O
'' O
of O
manufacturing O
for O
an O
undefined O
period O
. O

The O
computer O
system O
was O
operating O
, O
so O
orders O
could O
be O
taken O
. O

The O
company O
has O
18,000 O
employees O
and O
more O
than O
70 O
buildings O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
. O

One O
building O
in O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
may O
be O
damaged O
beyond O
repair O
. O

Others O
had O
lesser O
damage O
and O
there O
were O
no O
injuries O
among O
workers O
. O

Damage O
will O
be O
`` O
easily O
in O
the O
millions O
, O
'' O
the O
company O
said O
. O

HEXCEL B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Dublin B-GPE
, O
manufacturer O
of O
engineered O
parts O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
399 O
million O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
little O
damage O
beyond O
some O
phone O
trouble O
. O

HOMESTAKE B-ORG
MINING I-ORG
CO. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
gold O
and O
general O
miner O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
432.6 O
million O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
its O
headquarters O
was O
closed O
yesterday O
because O
of O
power O
failures O
and O
lack O
of O
water O
, O
but O
that O
it O
may O
reopen O
today O
. O

It O
expects O
any O
impact O
on O
its O
business O
to O
be O
slight O
. O

HOMESTEAD B-ORG
FINANCIAL I-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Millbrae B-GPE
, O
financial O
services O
concern O
, O
annual O
revenue O
of O
$ O
562 O
million O
, O
OTC O
, O
said O
three O
of O
its O
17 O
Bay O
- O
area O
branches O
were O
closed O
yesterday O
. O

The O
company O
expects O
all O
branches O
to O
reopen O
today O
. O

INMAC B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Santa B-GPE
Clara I-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
computer O
accessories O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
250 O
million O
, O
OTC O
, O
said O
telephones O
were O
out O
at O
its O
headquarters O
but O
service O
should O
be O
restored O
by O
today O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
was O
doing O
a O
brisk O
business O
in O
computer O
power O
- O
surge O
protectors O
, O
cables O
and O
uninterruptable O
power O
sources O
. O

INTEL B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Santa B-GPE
Clara I-GPE
, O
semiconductor O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
2.87 O
billion O
, O
OTC O
, O
had O
some O
damage O
and O
few O
people O
were O
at O
work O
yesterday O
. O

INTERNATIONAL B-ORG
BUSINESS I-ORG
MACHINES I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
, O
Armonk B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
business O
machines O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
flooding O
caused O
by O
broken O
water O
pipes O
closed O
its O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
plant O
, O
which O
makes O
high O
- O
end O
data O
- O
storage O
devices O
. O

The O
plant O
and O
its O
8,500 O
employees O
gradually O
will O
resume O
operations O
over O
the O
next O
several O
days O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Also O
closed O
yesterday O
were O
the O
company O
's O
Santa B-GPE
Teresa I-GPE
software O
- O
development O
lab O
and O
the O
Almaden B-GPE
research O
center O
. O

The O
concern O
's O
National B-ORG
Service I-ORG
Division I-ORG
opened O
a O
center O
for O
emergency O
service O
in O
Walnut B-GPE
Creek I-GPE
as O
part O
of O
its O
disaster O
- O
recovery O
plan O
. O

KAISER O
ALUMINUM O
& O
CHEMICAL O
, O
Oakland B-GPE
, O
metal O
and O
chemical O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
2.22 O
billion O
, O
had O
slight O
structural O
damage O
to O
its O
28 O
- O
story O
headquarters O
building O
and O
employees O
stayed O
home O
yesterday O
to O
allow O
crews O
to O
clean O
up O
. O

LOCKHEED B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Calabasas B-GPE
, O
aerospace O
and O
defense O
concern O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
10.59 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
its O
Lockheed O
Missiles O
& O
Space O
division O
closed O
its O
Santa B-GPE
Cruz I-GPE
test O
facility O
because O
of O
power O
outages O
and O
landslides O
. O

The O
closing O
, O
affecting O
266 O
employees O
, O
will O
continue O
at O
least O
until O
roads O
are O
cleared O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
known O
to O
what O
extent O
, O
if O
any O
, O
the O
facility O
was O
damaged O
. O

It O
also O
was O
n't O
known O
what O
the O
impact O
will O
be O
on O
the O
division O
's O
work O
, O
which O
includes O
the O
Navy O
's O
Trident B-PRODUCT
submarine O
- O
based O
missile O
program O
and O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
's O
Strategic O
Defense O
Initiative O
. O

The O
division O
had O
only O
minor O
damage O
at O
its O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
headquarters O
and O
plant O
in O
Palo B-GPE
Altos I-GPE
, O
and O
no O
delays O
in O
deliveries O
are O
expected O
. O

LONGS B-ORG
DRUG I-ORG
STORES I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Walnut B-GPE
Creek I-GPE
, O
drugstore O
chain O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.9 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
only O
minor O
damage O
and O
only O
four O
of O
its O
75 O
Bay O
- O
area O
stores O
, O
all O
in O
the O
Santa B-GPE
Cruz I-GPE
area O
, O
were O
closed O
. O

All O
are O
expected O
to O
reopen O
soon O
. O

LSI B-ORG
LOGIC I-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Milpitas B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
customized O
integrated O
circuits O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
550 O
million O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
has O
halted O
manufacturing O
at O
its O
three O
plants O
in O
the O
area O
while O
they O
are O
inspected O
for O
structural O
damage O
. O

The O
company O
expects O
to O
resume O
full O
operations O
by O
today O
. O

R.H. O
MACY O
& O
Co. O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
retailer O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
7 O
billion O
, O
said O
there O
was O
minor O
damage O
to O
its O
24 O
Macy B-ORG
stores O
and O
nine O
I. B-ORG
Magnin I-ORG
stores O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
. O

MEASUREX B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Cupertino B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
computer O
integrated O
manufacturing O
processes O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
265 O
million O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
had O
only O
minor O
damage O
but O
workers O
spent O
most O
of O
yesterday O
cleaning O
up O
. O

NATIONAL B-ORG
SEMICONDUCTOR I-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Santa B-GPE
Clara I-GPE
, O
semiconductor O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.65 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
it O
had O
no O
major O
structural O
damage O
at O
its O
30 O
Bay O
- O
area O
buildings O
, O
but O
two O
workers O
were O
injured O
. O

Production O
resumed O
yesterday O
. O

Piping O
in O
a O
waste O
- O
treatment O
plant O
needed O
immediate O
repairs O
. O

NORDSTROM B-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Seattle B-GPE
, O
retailer O
, O
annual O
sales O
$ O
2.33 O
billion O
, O
OTC O
, O
five O
of O
this O
59 O
- O
store O
chain O
's O
nine O
stores O
in O
the B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
were O
closed O
yesterday O
, O
damage O
appears O
primarily O
cosmetic O
, O
hopes O
to O
reopen O
four O
of O
the O
stores O
by O
today O
and O
the O
fifth O
by O
Saturday O
. O

ORACLE B-ORG
SYSTEMS I-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Belmont B-GPE
, O
provider O
of O
computer O
programming O
and O
software O
services O
, O
annual O
sales O
$ O
584 O
million O
, O
four O
of O
12 O
offices O
and O
buildings O
in O
the O
Belmont B-GPE
and O
San B-GPE
Mateo I-GPE
areas O
were O
closed O
, O
95 O
% O
of O
computer O
and O
telephone O
systems O
are O
operating O
, O
expects O
to O
be O
back O
to O
full O
operation O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
. O

PACIFIC O
GAS O
& O
ELECTRIC O
CO. O
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
electric O
, O
gas O
and O
water O
supplier O
, O
annual O
sales O
$ O
7.6 O
billion O
, O
some O
minor O
damage O
to O
headquarters O
, O
undetermined O
damage O
to O
four O
nearby O
substations O
, O
severe O
structural O
damage O
to O
a O
major O
power O
plant O
at O
Moss B-GPE
Landing I-GPE
, O
extensive O
damage O
to O
gas O
lines O
and O
electric O
lines O
, O
400,000 O
residences O
without O
electricity O
and O
69,000 O
without O
gas O
, O
can O
not O
reconnect O
electricity O
until O
it O
is O
certain O
there O
are O
no O
gas O
leaks O
, O
no O
predictions O
on O
when O
this O
will O
happen O
. O

PACIFIC B-ORG
TELESIS I-ORG
GROUP I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
telecommunications O
holding O
company O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
9.5 O
billion O
, O
no O
damage O
to O
headquarters O
, O
but O
no O
power O
, O
the O
power O
failure O
has O
caused O
a O
delay O
in O
the O
release O
of O
the O
company O
's O
earnings O
report O
, O
major O
concern O
is O
subsidiaries O
, O
Pacific B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
and O
Pacific B-ORG
Telesis I-ORG
Cellular I-ORG
, O
both O
of O
which O
sustained O
damage O
to O
buildings O
, O
structural O
damage O
to O
several O
cellular O
sites O
in O
Santa B-GPE
Cruz I-GPE
, O
volume O
of O
calls O
on O
cellular O
phones O
10 O
times O
the O
usual O
, O
causing O
a O
big O
slowdown O
. O

PROCTER O
& O
GAMBLE O
CO. O
, O
Cincinnati B-GPE
- O
based O
company O
's O
Folgers B-ORG
Coffee I-ORG
plant O
in O
South B-GPE
San I-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
was O
closed O
following O
the O
earthquake O
, O
no O
injuries O
or O
major O
damage O
, O
other O
plants O
around O
country O
can O
make O
up O
for O
any O
lost O
production O
. O

QUANTUM B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Milpitas B-GPE
, O
manufactures O
rigid O
disc O
drives O
for O
small O
business O
computers O
, O
word O
processors O
, O
annual O
sales O
$ O
120.8 O
million O
, O
OTC O
, O
open O
for O
business O
, O
minor O
structural O
damage O
. O

RAYCHEM B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Menlo B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
plastics O
manufacturer O
, O
annual O
sales O
$ O
1 O
billion O
, O
no O
major O
damage O
and O
no O
production O
slowdown O
is O
anticipated O
. O

ROSS B-ORG
STORES I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Newark B-GPE
, O
discount O
apparel O
chain O
, O
annual O
sales O
$ O
576 O
million O
, O
two O
of O
28 O
stores O
in O
Bay B-LOC
Area I-LOC
closed O
, O
both O
could O
open O
as O
early O
as O
today O
. O

SAFEWAY B-ORG
STORES I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Oakland B-GPE
, O
retail O
food O
chain O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
13.6 O
billion O
, O
some O
structural O
damage O
to O
headquarters O
and O
no O
power O
; O
major O
problems O
transporting O
products O
to O
those O
stores O
that O
remained O
open O
; O
no O
numbers O
on O
how O
many O
stores O
closed O
. O

CHARLES O
SCHWAB O
& O
CO. O
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
discount O
brokerage O
firm O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
392 O
million O
, O
had O
only O
minor O
damage O
to O
headquarters O
building O
and O
was O
up O
and O
running O
for O
yesterday O
's O
market O
open O
. O

Firm O
will O
not O
, O
however O
, O
resume O
24 O
- O
hour O
service O
until O
power O
in O
city O
is O
restored O
. O

Office O
closed O
yesterday O
at O
4:30 O
p.m. O
EDT O
. O

SEAGATE B-ORG
TECHNOLOGY I-ORG
, O
Scotts B-GPE
Valley I-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
hard O
disk O
drives O
for O
computers O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.37 O
billion O
, O
OTC O
, O
closed O
to O
assess O
what O
appeared O
to O
be O
minor O
damage O
to O
some O
of O
its O
20 O
buildings O
. O

SOUTHERN B-ORG
PACIFIC I-ORG
TRANSPORTATION I-ORG
CO. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
railroad O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
2.41 O
billion O
, O
had O
only O
minor O
damage O
to O
headquarters O
and O
tracks O
, O
and O
expects O
to O
be O
fully O
operational O
tomorrow O
. O

St. B-ORG
Louis I-ORG
Southwestern I-ORG
Railway I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
unit O
halted O
all O
service O
Tuesday O
night O
but O
has O
since O
restored O
some O
freight O
lines O
and O
limited O
commuter O
service O
between O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
and O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
. O

SUN B-ORG
MICROSYSTEMS I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Mountain B-GPE
View I-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
desktop O
computers O
, O
annual O
sales O
$ O
1.77 O
billion O
, O
OTC O
, O
no O
injured O
employees O
and O
very O
little O
damage O
to O
buildings O
. O

Closed O
yesterday O
due O
to O
power O
difficulties O
. O

TANDEM B-ORG
COMPUTERS I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Cupertino B-GPE
, O
computer O
maker O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.6 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
it O
had O
no O
significant O
damage O
and O
should O
be O
fully O
operational O
within O
a O
week O
. O

Many O
employees O
stayed O
home O
yesterday O
, O
but O
customer O
service O
was O
being O
maintained O
. O

TRANSAMERICA B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
financial O
services O
and O
insurance O
company O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
7.9 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
said O
its O
headquarters O
, O
the O
well O
- O
known O
downtown O
pyramid O
- O
shaped O
building O
, O
was O
intact O
but O
closed O
yesterday O
. O

VARIAN B-ORG
ASSOCIATES I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
instrumentation O
and O
semiconductor O
equipment O
company O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
, O
had O
only O
minor O
damage O
and O
no O
slowdowns O
were O
anticipated O
. O

VLSI B-ORG
TECHNOLOGY I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
semiconductor O
products O
, O
annual O
sales O
$ O
171.9 O
million O
, O
OTC O
, O
minimal O
damage O
to O
facilities O
, O
no O
injuries O
, O
expected O
operations O
to O
return O
to O
normal O
late O
yesterday O
. O

WATKINS B-ORG
- I-ORG
JOHNSON I-ORG
CO. I-ORG
, O
defense O
- O
oriented O
electronics O
manufacturer O
, O
annual O
sales O
$ O
292 O
million O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
minor O
damage O
to O
headquarters O
and O
plant O
in O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
no O
damage O
to O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
plant O
, O
`` O
still O
assessing O
'' O
damage O
at O
Scotts B-GPE
Valley I-GPE
plant O
, O
where O
main O
product O
is O
furnaces O
for O
semiconductor O
production O
. O

WELLS O
FARGO O
& O
CO. O
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
bank O
holding O
company O
, O
annual O
revenue O
$ O
4.9 O
billion O
, O
NYSE B-ORG
, O
minor O
damage O
at O
headquarters O
, O
12 O
branches O
out O
of O
170 O
in O
Northern B-LOC
California I-LOC
sustained O
structural O
damage O
that O
will O
preclude O
them O
from O
opening O
in O
the O
near O
future O
, O
45 O
locations O
with O
at O
least O
one O
automatic O
teller O
machine O
inoperable O
, O
central O
computer O
systems O
are O
operating O
, O
no O
injuries O
. O

WYSE B-ORG
TECHNOLOGY I-ORG
INC. I-ORG
, O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
video O
display O
terminals O
and O
workstations O
and O
IBM B-ORG
/ O
PC O
compatible O
computers O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
452 O
million O
, O
slight O
structural O
damage O
at O
headquarters O
, O
no O
injuries O
, O
expects O
to O
be O
back O
to O
full O
operation O
today O
. O

3COM B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
, O
Santa B-GPE
Clara I-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
computer O
communications O
systems O
, O
annual O
sales O
of O
$ O
386 O
million O
, O
OTC O
, O
slight O
structural O
damage O
to O
headquarters O
, O
communications O
systems O
already O
fully O
operational O
. O

Democrat O
Gene O
Taylor O
won O
a O
special O
election O
to O
fill O
the O
congressional O
seat O
vacated O
by O
the O
death O
of O
Republican O
Larkin O
Smith O
, O
taking O
back O
the O
GOP B-NORP
's O
lone O
redoubt O
in O
Mississippi B-GPE
's O
House B-ORG
delegation O
. O

Mr. O
Taylor O
's O
overwhelming O
victory O
against O
Republican O
Tom O
Anderson O
reclaims O
a O
seat O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
had O
held O
for O
17 O
years O
and O
gives O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
their O
fifth O
victory O
in O
the O
seven O
special O
House B-ORG
elections O
held O
this O
year O
. O

Mr. O
Taylor O
, O
a O
36 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
state O
senator O
from O
Bay B-GPE
St. I-GPE
Louis I-GPE
, O
won O
65 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
in O
a O
district O
that O
has O
voted O
Republican O
in O
the O
past O
five O
presidential O
elections O
and O
that O
was O
once O
represented O
by O
Republican O
U.S. O
Sen. O
Trent O
Lott O
. O

Mr. O
Taylor O
's O
victory O
was O
an O
embarrassment O
for O
both O
state O
and O
national O
Republicans B-NORP
. O

Mr. O
Anderson O
, O
a O
former O
Lott B-PERSON
aide O
, O
received O
campaign O
assistance O
from O
the O
senator O
and O
from O
President O
Bush O
, O
who O
visited O
the O
district O
last O
week O
. O

Even O
so O
, O
Mr. O
Taylor O
carried O
all O
but O
one O
of O
the O
district O
's O
dozen O
counties O
. O

Rep. O
Smith O
died O
in O
a O
plane O
crash O
on O
Aug. O
13 O
. O

The O
following O
issues O
were O
recently O
filed O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
: O

Health B-ORG
Care I-ORG
Property I-ORG
Investors I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
offering O
of O
2,250,000 O
shares O
of O
common O
stock O
, O
via O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
, O
Alex B-ORG
. O
Brown O
& O
Sons O
Inc. O
and O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
Reynolds I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Union B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
shelf O
offering O
of O
up O
to O
$ O
500 O
million O
debt O
securities O
and O
warrants O
. O

United B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
shelf O
offering O
of O
up O
to O
$ O
500 O
million O
unsubordinated O
non-convertible O
unsecured O
debt O
securities O
. O

The O
dollar O
finished O
softer O
yesterday O
, O
tilted O
lower O
by O
continued O
concern O
about O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
trading O
with O
a O
very O
wary O
eye O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
'' O
said O
Trevor B-PERSON
Woodland I-PERSON
, O
chief O
corporate O
trader O
at O
Harris O
Trust O
& O
Savings O
Bank O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

`` O
No O
one O
is O
willing O
to O
place O
a O
firm O
bet O
that O
the O
stock O
market O
wo O
n't O
take O
another O
tumultuous O
ride O
. O
'' O

News O
of O
the O
major O
earthquake O
in O
California O
Tuesday O
triggered O
a O
round O
of O
dollar O
sales O
in O
early O
Asian O
trade O
, O
but O
most O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
dealers O
said O
they O
expect O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
quake O
on O
financial O
markets O
to O
be O
short O
- O
lived O
. O

Despite O
the O
dollar O
's O
lackluster O
performance O
, O
some O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
traders O
maintain O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
remains O
relatively O
well O
bid O
. O

Harris O
Trust O
's O
Mr. O
Woodland O
noted O
that O
the O
unit O
continues O
to O
show O
resilience O
in O
the O
face O
of O
a O
barrage O
of O
`` O
headline O
negatives O
'' O
in O
recent O
weeks O
, O
including O
rate O
increases O
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
aggressive O
central O
bank O
intervention O
, O
a O
190 O
- O
point O
plunge O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stock O
prices O
, O
an O
unexpectedly O
poor O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
report O
and O
action O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
to O
nudge O
U.S. B-GPE
rates O
lower O
. O

While O
Mr. O
Woodland O
does O
n't O
predict O
a O
significant O
climb O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
in O
light O
of O
recent O
moves O
in O
interest O
rates O
around O
the O
world O
, O
he O
noted O
that O
`` O
its O
downside O
potential O
is O
surprisingly O
and O
-- O
for O
dollar O
bulls O
-- O
`` O
impressively O
'' O
limited O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
yesterday O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8485 O
marks O
, O
down O
from O
1.8667 O
marks O
late O
Tuesday O
, O
and O
at O
141.45 O
yen O
, O
down O
from O
142.75 O
yen O
late O
Tuesday O
. O

Sterling O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
1.5920 O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
1.5753 O
late O
Tuesday O
. O

In O
Tokyo O
Thursday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
opened O
for O
trading O
at O
140.97 O
yen O
, O
down O
from O
Wednesday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
of O
142.10 O
yen O
. O

Since O
Friday O
's O
dive O
in O
stock O
market O
prices O
, O
the O
Fed O
has O
injected O
reserves O
into O
the O
banking O
system O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
calm O
the O
markets O
and O
avert O
a O
repeat O
of O
1987 O
's O
stock O
market O
debacle O
. O

Some O
analysts O
note O
that O
after O
last O
week O
's O
stock O
market O
tailspin O
and O
Tuesday O
's O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
, O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
gauge O
where O
the O
central O
bank O
wants O
the O
key O
federal O
funds O
rate O
. O

They O
say O
that O
the O
earthquake O
, O
by O
preventing O
many O
banks O
from O
operating O
at O
full O
capacity O
, O
has O
given O
the O
Fed O
an O
additional O
reason O
to O
keep O
liquidity O
at O
a O
high O
level O
. O

The O
Fed O
did O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
execute O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
of O
liquidity O
- O
enhancing O
customer O
repurchase O
agreements O
, O
the O
third O
set O
of O
repurchase O
orders O
in O
three O
days O
. O

Analysts O
said O
the O
additional O
liquidity O
should O
tend O
to O
reduce O
the O
federal O
funds O
rate O
. O

For O
now O
, O
traders O
say O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
market O
is O
scrutinizing O
both O
federal O
funds O
and O
events O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

They O
note O
that O
the O
dollar O
remains O
extremely O
vulnerable O
to O
the O
slightest O
bad O
news O
from O
the O
stock O
exchange O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
edged O
lower O
as O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
dropped O
about O
13 O
points O
in O
early O
trading O
. O

A O
slight O
recovery O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
gave O
currency O
traders O
confidence O
to O
push O
the O
dollar O
higher O
before O
the O
unit O
dropped O
back O
by O
day O
's O
end O
. O

Some O
dealers O
noted O
that O
nervousness O
over O
the O
recent O
sharp O
dive O
in O
stock O
prices O
could O
intensify O
following O
suggestions O
by O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Japan O
Governor O
Satoshi O
Sumita O
that O
appeared O
to O
advise O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
to O
be O
very O
careful O
in O
investing O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
. O

Dealers O
suggest O
that O
the O
only O
positive O
news O
on O
the O
horizon O
that O
could O
detract O
attention O
from O
equities O
transactions O
is O
September O
's O
U.S. B-GPE
consumer O
price O
data O
. O

The O
figures O
, O
due O
for O
release O
Friday O
, O
are O
expected O
to O
show O
an O
uptick O
in O
inflation O
to O
4.8 O
% O
from O
4.7 O
% O
in O
August O
. O

If O
the O
figures O
show O
a O
hefty O
rise O
in O
inflation O
, O
they O
could O
militate O
against O
easing O
by O
the O
Fed O
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
gold O
for O
current O
delivery O
rose O
$ O
1.30 O
to O
$ O
368.70 O
an O
ounce O
in O
moderate O
trading O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
three O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Thursday O
, O
gold O
was O
at O
$ O
368.15 O
an O
ounce O
. O

Canada B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
preparing O
to O
speed O
up O
tariff O
cuts O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
recorded O
a O
47 O
% O
narrowing O
in O
its O
trade O
surplus O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
in O
August O
, O
Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
a O
federal O
agency O
, O
reported O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
exports O
to O
Canada B-GPE
jumped O
11.2 O
% O
in O
August O
from O
July O
while O
U.S. B-GPE
imports O
from O
Canada B-GPE
rose O
only O
2.7 O
% O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Canada B-GPE
's O
trade O
surplus O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
narrowed O
to O
C$ O
656.5 O
million O
-LRB- O
US$ O
558 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
August O
from O
C$ O
1.23 O
billion O
-LRB- O
US$ O
1.04 O
billion O
-RRB- O
in O
July O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
exports O
benefited O
in O
August O
from O
heavy O
Canadian B-NORP
spending O
on O
new O
plant O
and O
equipment O
and O
a O
pickup O
in O
Canadian B-NORP
auto O
demand O
, O
Canadian B-NORP
officials O
said O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
, O
which O
do O
more O
trade O
than O
any O
other O
pair O
of O
nations O
, O
are O
to O
meet O
next O
month O
to O
arrange O
an O
acceleration O
of O
planned O
tariff O
cuts O
under O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Canada B-GPE
free O
trade O
agreement O
. O

Industries O
in O
both O
countries O
have O
requested O
a O
speedup O
of O
tariff O
cuts O
on O
hundreds O
of O
products O
. O

Some O
tariffs O
were O
eliminated O
when O
the O
trade O
pact O
took O
effect O
Jan. O
1 O
. O

The O
remainder O
were O
to O
be O
phased O
out O
in O
five O
or O
10 O
annual O
installments O
, O
with O
all O
tariffs O
eliminated O
by O
January O
1998 O
. O

The O
two O
countries O
aim O
to O
reach O
an O
agreement O
by O
early O
December O
on O
a O
package O
of O
accelerated O
tariff O
cuts O
that O
would O
take O
effect O
early O
next O
year O
. O

Canadian B-NORP
officials O
said O
the O
trade O
pact O
has O
kindled O
an O
export O
interest O
among O
many O
small O
Canadian B-NORP
companies O
that O
previously O
had O
little O
or O
no O
foreign O
sales O
. O

For O
such O
businessmen O
, O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
government O
is O
organizing O
55 O
missions O
this O
year O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
states O
bordering O
on O
Canada B-GPE
. O

The O
businessmen O
are O
introduced O
to O
potential O
agents O
and O
distributors O
and O
instructed O
in O
trade O
procedures O
. O

The B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
is O
planning O
to O
try O
out O
similar O
trips O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
businessmen O
in O
coming O
months O
under O
its O
Canada O
First O
! O
Outreach O
Program O
. O

Participants O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
missions O
to O
Canada B-GPE
are O
to O
be O
assisted O
by O
members O
of O
the O
Service O
Corps O
of O
Retired O
Executives O
, O
a O
volunteer O
group O
, O
in O
dealing O
with O
their O
export O
challenges O
. O

The O
Canadian B-NORP
government O
also O
has O
recently O
opened O
new O
trade O
offices O
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
; O
San B-GPE
Juan I-GPE
, O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
; O
Miami B-GPE
; O
Princeton B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
and O
Denver B-GPE
, O
bringing O
the O
total O
number O
of O
such O
Canadian B-NORP
offices O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
27 O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
six O
trade O
promotion O
offices O
in O
Canada B-GPE
. O

Canada B-GPE
's O
export O
effort O
has O
been O
blunted O
by O
robust O
home O
market O
demand O
and O
by O
an O
18 O
% O
appreciation O
of O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
dollar O
against O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
counterpart O
in O
the O
past O
three O
years O
that O
has O
made O
Canadian B-NORP
goods O
more O
costly O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Canada B-GPE
's O
trade O
surplus O
with O
all O
countries O
narrowed O
to O
C$ O
203.5 O
million O
in O
August O
from O
C$ O
528.3 O
million O
in O
July O
, O
Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
said O
. O

French B-NORP
crude O
- O
steel O
production O
in O
September O
was O
1,616,000 O
metric O
tons O
, O
unchanged O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
according O
to O
the O
National O
Steel O
Manufacturers O
' O
Association O
. O

The O
association O
said O
the O
September O
total O
brought O
French B-NORP
output O
for O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
this O
year O
to O
14,789,000 O
tons O
, O
up O
4.5 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Donald B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Amaral I-PERSON
, O
37 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
this O
owner O
and O
operator O
of O
hospitals O
, O
nursing O
centers O
and O
retirement O
hotels O
. O

He O
succeeds O
as O
president O
, O
Don B-PERSON
Freeberg I-PERSON
, O
who O
remains O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

The O
position O
of O
chief O
operating O
officer O
is O
new O
. O

Whether O
or O
not O
`` O
great O
cases O
make O
bad O
- O
law O
'' O
-- O
as O
Justice O
Holmes O
asserted O
-- O
who O
can O
doubt O
that O
when O
great O
confirmation O
hearings O
turn O
on O
the O
nominee O
's O
response O
to O
these O
great O
cases O
they O
make O
bad O
judicial O
history O
? O

Ethan O
Bronner O
's O
`` O
Battle B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Justice I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
How I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Bork I-WORK_OF_ART
Nomination I-WORK_OF_ART
Shook I-WORK_OF_ART
America I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Norton B-ORG
, O
399 O
pages O
, O
$ O
22.50 O
-RRB- O
is O
a O
spirited O
narrative O
of O
the O
nastiest O
of O
these O
hearings O
, O
done O
with O
journalistic O
verve O
, O
but O
with O
a O
flawed O
legal O
philosophy O
. O

While O
the O
book O
amply O
justifies O
its O
subtitle O
, O
the O
title O
itself O
is O
dubious O
. O

What O
shook O
America B-GPE
was O
not O
a O
battle O
for O
justice O
but O
for O
naked O
power O
, O
in O
which O
an O
army O
of O
judicial O
activists O
rolled O
over O
a O
judge O
they O
had O
demonized O
. O

In O
its O
basic O
structure O
and O
style O
the O
book O
is O
novelistic O
, O
with O
piquant O
character O
portrayal O
, O
hard O
- O
wire O
action O
and O
devious O
intrigue O
of O
the O
sort O
more O
likely O
to O
be O
encountered O
in O
a O
Washington B-GPE
docudrama O
than O
in O
a O
constitutional O
history O
. O

Mr. O
Bronner O
seems O
to O
believe O
that O
the O
hearings O
could O
have O
gone O
either O
way O
. O

I O
doubt O
that O
. O

Given O
Democratic O
frustration O
with O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
victories O
and O
Court B-ORG
appointments O
, O
the O
contingency O
plans O
in O
place O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Bork O
's O
paper O
trail O
of O
vulnerable O
writings O
, O
it O
was O
pretty O
clear O
that O
Judge O
Bork O
never O
stood O
much O
chance O
of O
being O
confirmed O
. O

As O
Mr. O
Bronner O
himself O
says O
, O
the O
smell O
of O
`` O
raw O
meat O
'' O
was O
in O
the O
air O
. O

Perhaps O
because O
they O
won O
, O
Mr. O
Bork O
's O
attackers O
come O
through O
more O
vividly O
than O
his O
defenders O
. O

Ralph B-PERSON
Neas I-PERSON
was O
the O
organizing O
genius O
, O
whipping O
a O
conglomerate O
of O
pressure O
groups O
into O
an O
irresistible O
attacking O
force O
. O

Harvard B-ORG
's O
Laurence B-ORG
Tribe I-ORG
was O
the O
constitutional O
heavy O
, O
laying O
out O
legal O
strategies O
for O
the O
senators O
and O
witnesses O
to O
follow O
. O

But O
it O
was O
Ted B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
who O
scored O
most O
effectively O
with O
his O
searing O
portrayal O
of O
`` O
Robert B-WORK_OF_ART
Bork I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
America I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-- O
the O
parade O
of O
imaginary O
horribles O
that O
would O
follow O
logically O
, O
he O
claimed O
, O
from O
the O
positions O
Mr. O
Bork O
had O
taken O
over O
the O
space O
of O
two O
decades O
. O

Sen. O
Kennedy O
, O
never O
mind O
his O
dubious O
credentials O
for O
the O
moral O
high O
ground O
, O
emoted O
brilliantly O
. O

I O
add O
two O
others O
. O

Republican O
Sen. O
Arlen O
Specter O
of O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
engaged O
the O
nominee O
in O
a O
verbal O
contest O
aimed O
at O
showing O
that O
Mr. O
Bork O
was O
willing O
to O
stretch O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
in O
one O
area O
-LRB- O
free O
speech O
-RRB- O
while O
remaining O
rigid O
in O
all O
the O
others O
. O

It O
achieved O
a O
good O
media O
play O
, O
and O
enabled O
Sen. O
Specter O
and O
others O
to O
vote O
against O
Mr. O
Bork O
out O
of O
`` O
conscience O
. O
'' O

Further O
ammunition O
came O
from O
left O
legal O
theorist O
Ronald B-PERSON
Dworkin I-PERSON
, O
who O
in O
the O
New O
York O
Review O
of O
Books O
painted O
a O
picture O
of O
a O
constitutional O
zombie O
willfully O
reading O
his O
personal O
prejudices O
into O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
, O
particularly O
in O
the O
area O
of O
`` O
original O
intent O
. O
'' O

The O
charge O
of O
being O
`` O
outside O
the O
mainstream O
'' O
of O
legal O
thought O
gravely O
undercut O
Mr. O
Bork O
's O
scholarly O
standing O
, O
leaving O
him O
bleeding O
on O
the O
platform O
. O

The O
nomination O
still O
might O
have O
been O
salvaged O
if O
a O
number O
of O
Democratic O
moderates O
in O
the O
South O
and O
Southwest B-LOC
had O
broken O
party O
lines O
. O

But O
Democratic O
Sen. O
Bennett O
Johnson O
of O
Louisiana B-GPE
reminded O
the O
little O
band O
that O
anti-Bork O
blacks O
and O
women O
could O
furnish O
the O
margin O
to O
punish O
them O
in O
their O
next O
Senate B-ORG
elections O
. O

Demographics O
converged O
with O
`` O
mainstream O
'' O
and O
demonizing O
to O
seal O
Robert B-PERSON
Bork I-PERSON
's O
fate O
. O

The O
upshot O
? O

Mr. O
Bork O
's O
opponents O
chose O
the O
battlefield O
, O
held O
it O
and O
kept O
it O
. O

Yet O
with O
the O
smooth O
confirmation O
of O
Anthony B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
, O
an O
`` O
80 O
percenter O
'' O
only O
slightly O
less O
supportive O
of O
judicial O
restraint O
than O
Mr. O
Bork O
, O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
may O
have O
won O
the O
battle O
but O
lost O
the O
war O
. O

Another O
upshot O
, O
however O
, O
was O
the O
chilling O
message O
the O
Bork B-PERSON
hearings O
sent O
into O
the O
judicial O
culture O
from O
which O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
draws O
its O
talent O
. O

The O
word O
went O
forth O
to O
every O
law O
school O
that O
those O
with O
federal O
court O
ambitions O
must O
travel O
a O
safe O
constitutional O
journey O
, O
with O
no O
paper O
trail O
and O
no O
bite O
to O
their O
tongue O
or O
pen O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
the O
author O
simply O
does O
n't O
supply O
the O
philosophical O
frame O
to O
sustain O
his O
reportorial O
talents O
. O

He O
has O
too O
readily O
swallowed O
the O
case O
for O
the O
activist O
law O
school O
culture O
. O

Probing O
more O
deeply O
into O
the O
doctrine O
of O
`` O
judicial O
restraint O
, O
'' O
he O
would O
have O
found O
a O
long O
history O
going O
back O
to O
the O
great O
decisions O
of O
Justice O
Holmes O
. O

He O
would O
discover O
it O
also O
in O
Alexander B-PERSON
Bickel I-PERSON
, O
a O
subtle O
constitutional O
scholar O
, O
Mr. O
Bork O
's O
closest O
friend O
at O
Yale B-ORG
, O
whose O
influence O
on O
the O
judge O
goes O
well O
beyond O
Mr. O
Bronner O
's O
reporting O
. O

Still O
, O
the O
long O
view O
of O
Robert B-PERSON
Bork I-PERSON
as O
constitutional O
thinker O
must O
be O
a O
spotty O
one O
. O

His O
strength O
lies O
in O
his O
majoritarian O
doctrine O
, O
which O
keeps O
the O
Court O
clear O
of O
transient O
group O
pressures O
and O
leaves O
most O
decisions O
in O
a O
democracy O
to O
elected O
legislatures O
and O
executives O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
Mr. O
Bork O
failed O
to O
distinguish O
between O
such O
pressures O
and O
the O
emergence O
of O
great O
issues O
critical O
to O
a O
society O
that O
must O
be O
settled O
judicially O
if O
it O
is O
to O
cohere O
. O

The O
question O
of O
segregated O
schools O
, O
in O
Brown O
vs. O
Board O
of O
Education B-ORG
, O
was O
such O
an O
issue O
. O

In O
our O
time O
abortion O
has O
become O
another O
, O
best O
left O
to O
a O
line O
of O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
decisions O
rather O
than O
to O
the O
chaos O
of O
50 O
state O
legislatures O
. O

A O
reflective O
and O
growing O
consensus O
of O
Americans O
clearly O
wishes O
to O
apply O
the O
right O
to O
privacy O
in O
contraceptive O
matters O
-LRB- O
decided O
in O
the O
Griswold B-PERSON
case O
-RRB- O
to O
abortion O
as O
well O
. O

One O
can O
understand O
Mr. O
Bork O
's O
fear O
that O
the O
new O
right O
to O
privacy O
will O
become O
intolerably O
stretched O
, O
though O
a O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
composed O
of O
men O
and O
women O
with O
realism O
, O
guts O
and O
a O
sense O
of O
limits O
should O
be O
able O
to O
manage O
it O
. O

What O
is O
certain O
is O
that O
if O
Americans O
allow O
another O
happening O
like O
the O
degrading O
Bork B-PERSON
confirmation O
circus O
, O
it O
will O
be O
at O
their O
peril O
. O

Mr. O
Lerner O
is O
a O
writer O
and O
historian O
living O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Within O
minutes O
after O
the O
stock O
market O
closed O
Friday O
, O
I O
called O
Sen. O
Bill O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
of O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
advised O
him O
that O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
had O
declined O
by O
190 O
points O
late O
that O
afternoon O
, O
and O
cheerfully O
informed O
him O
that O
he O
and O
his O
fellow O
Democrats B-NORP
were O
to O
blame O
. O

They O
had O
dealt O
a O
major O
setback O
that O
afternoon O
to O
President O
Bush O
's O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
proposal O
, O
which O
had O
seemed O
in O
the O
bag O
after O
it O
passed O
the O
House O
overwhelmingly O
earlier O
in O
the O
month O
. O

Sen. O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
has O
it O
in O
his O
mind O
that O
such O
a O
tax O
cut O
would O
unravel O
the O
tax O
reform O
he O
helped O
engineer O
in O
1986 O
. O

But O
he O
knows O
that O
as O
many O
as O
20 O
of O
his O
fellow O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
disposed O
to O
vote O
for O
the O
cut O
, O
popular O
among O
their O
constituents O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
he O
took O
the O
lead O
in O
arguing O
that O
the O
cut O
should O
be O
blocked O
on O
procedural O
grounds O
. O

He O
helped O
persuade O
10 O
of O
these O
senators O
to O
support O
him O
and O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
on O
these O
grounds O
. O

The O
budget O
reconciliation O
had O
to O
be O
dealt O
with O
by O
the O
Oct. O
15 O
deadline O
, O
and O
these O
Senate O
Democrats O
refused O
to O
agree O
to O
allow O
a O
vote O
to O
append O
capital O
gains O
to O
the O
budget O
bill O
, O
knowing O
it O
would O
pass O
. O

Denied O
a O
vote O
on O
substance O
, O
the O
GOP B-NORP
leadership O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
on O
Friday O
morning O
was O
confronted O
with O
a O
hard O
choice O
. O

It O
could O
throw O
in O
the O
towel O
and O
hope O
to O
win O
on O
capital O
gains O
late O
this O
month O
, O
or O
it O
could O
follow O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
strategy O
, O
to O
veto O
reconciliation O
unless O
capital O
gains O
was O
appended O
. O

The O
U.S. O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
has O
been O
in O
the O
forefront O
in O
supporting O
the O
Bush B-GPE
proposal O
. O

It O
endorsed O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
strategy O
, O
believing O
it O
to O
be O
the O
surest O
way O
to O
victory O
. O

At O
noon O
Friday O
, O
a O
senior O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
official O
advised O
Richard B-PERSON
Rahn I-PERSON
, O
the O
Chamber O
's O
chief O
economist O
, O
that O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
would O
not O
agree O
to O
a O
budget O
reconciliation O
bill O
unless O
it O
had O
firm O
assurances O
that O
a O
vote O
on O
substance O
would O
be O
permitted O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
. O

Two O
hours O
later O
, O
the O
first O
word O
emerged O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
that O
the O
administration O
had O
agreed O
to O
reconciliation O
with O
no O
such O
assurances O
from O
Senate O
Democrats O
. O

Mr. O
Rahn O
was O
shocked O
, O
telephoning O
the O
office O
of O
Richard B-PERSON
Darman I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
Office O
of O
Management O
and O
Budget O
, O
and O
the O
administration O
's O
chief O
strategist O
on O
this O
issue O
. O

He O
left O
a O
message O
accusing O
Mr. O
Darman O
of O
selling O
out O
. O

It O
was O
the O
Senate O
Republicans O
, O
though O
, O
who O
had O
edged O
away O
from O
the O
veto O
strategy O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
reacted O
as O
Mr. O
Rahn O
did O
, O
crumbling O
as O
it O
absorbed O
the O
news O
that O
Mr. O
Darman O
's O
strategy O
had O
been O
abandoned O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
, O
after O
all O
, O
represents O
the O
collective O
expectations O
about O
the O
value O
of O
the O
future O
income O
stream O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
capital O
stock O
, O
discounted O
to O
present O
value O
. O

Why O
should O
it O
be O
so O
surprising O
that O
a O
30 O
% O
cut O
in O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
would O
have O
such O
an O
enormous O
impact O
on O
the O
value O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
capital O
stock O
? O

The O
total O
value O
of O
privately O
held O
assets O
is O
easily O
more O
than O
$ O
15 O
trillion O
. O

The O
value O
traded O
on O
the O
exchanges O
is O
close O
to O
$ O
3 O
trillion O
. O

If O
the O
tax O
on O
any O
gain O
to O
those O
assets O
was O
doubled O
, O
would O
n't O
the O
value O
fall O
to O
the O
owners O
of O
the O
assets O
? O

Is O
n't O
it O
reasonable O
to O
assume O
that O
the O
asset O
you O
own O
would O
be O
worth O
more O
if O
the O
government O
suddenly O
announced O
that O
if O
you O
sold O
it O
, O
you O
would O
be O
able O
to O
keep O
30 O
% O
more O
of O
its O
gain O
than O
you O
previously O
believed O
? O

Indeed O
, O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
steady O
advance O
this O
year O
tracked O
with O
President O
Bush O
's O
success O
in O
advancing O
his O
capital O
- O
gains O
proposal O
. O

A O
30 O
% O
cut O
in O
this O
year O
's O
capital O
gains O
alone O
amounts O
to O
roughly O
$ O
50 O
billion O
. O

We O
're O
talking O
real O
money O
. O

When O
Richard B-PERSON
Rahn I-PERSON
advised O
the O
financial O
press O
that O
the O
market O
crash O
was O
caused O
by O
the O
setback O
to O
capital O
gains O
, O
he O
was O
generally O
ignored O
and O
mildly O
ridiculed O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
press O
corps O
readily O
accepted O
the O
notion O
that O
a O
snag O
in O
the O
takeover O
financing O
of O
United B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
instantly O
knocked O
7 O
% O
off O
the O
value O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
capital O
stock O
and O
caused O
convulsions O
around O
the O
world O
. O

Mr. O
Rahn O
was O
pointing O
out O
an O
elephant O
rumbling O
through O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
while O
conventional O
wisdom O
had O
fastened O
on O
the O
UAL O
flea O
. O

Why O
is O
this O
happening O
? O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
quite O
a O
number O
of O
the O
leading O
spokesmen O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
are O
not O
portfolio O
managers O
, O
who O
understand O
that O
the O
value O
of O
assets O
is O
greatly O
affected O
by O
how O
government O
taxes O
those O
assets O
. O

They O
are O
economists O
and O
financial O
reporters O
who O
sympathize O
with O
the O
view O
that O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
benefits O
the O
rich O
. O

Yet O
they O
somehow O
think O
that O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
is O
indifferent O
to O
losing O
the O
tax O
cut O
that O
seemed O
so O
close O
Friday O
morning O
and O
is O
now O
problematic O
. O

The O
market O
rebound O
Monday O
followed O
weekend O
assurances O
from O
Mr. O
Darman O
that O
the O
administration O
has O
other O
plans O
to O
win O
the O
cut O
, O
which O
is O
alive O
and O
well O
. O

Sen. O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
's O
argument O
is O
that O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
would O
be O
bad O
for O
the O
economy O
in O
the O
longer O
run O
. O

It O
would O
inevitably O
lead O
to O
an O
increase O
in O
marginal O
income O
- O
tax O
rates O
in O
1990 O
, O
he O
thinks O
, O
when O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
forced O
to O
ask O
for O
higher O
taxes O
to O
meet O
budget O
targets O
. O

That O
is O
, O
with O
capital O
gains O
cut O
, O
the O
glue O
of O
the O
1986 O
accord O
will O
be O
gone O
, O
and O
political O
realities O
will O
push O
up O
income O
- O
tax O
rates O
. O

The O
counter-argument O
, O
which O
he O
has O
heard O
, O
is O
that O
if O
he O
and O
his O
fellow O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
successful O
in O
killing O
the O
president O
's O
proposal O
, O
the O
revenue O
gap O
will O
open O
up O
tremendously O
in O
1990 O
because O
of O
the O
weakened O
economy O
. O

In O
this O
atmosphere O
, O
there O
would O
be O
no O
serious O
consideration O
of O
tax O
increases O
. O

If O
Sen. O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
would O
permit O
a O
vote O
on O
capital O
gains O
, O
though O
, O
it O
would O
pass O
, O
Christmas O
retail O
sales O
would O
be O
strong O
instead O
of O
burdened O
by O
a O
falling O
stock O
market O
, O
the O
1990 O
economy O
would O
be O
robust O
, O
and O
the O
revenue O
gains O
at O
every O
level O
of O
government O
, O
including O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
's O
, O
would O
be O
surprisingly O
high O
. O

No O
tax O
increases O
would O
be O
necessary O
. O

The O
struggle O
over O
capital O
gains O
is O
the O
most O
important O
game O
in O
town O
. O

In O
Washington B-GPE
and O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Wanniski O
is O
president O
of O
Polyconomics B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
of O
Morristown B-GPE
, O
N.J B-GPE
. O

Dale B-PERSON
Lang I-PERSON
, O
who O
this O
week O
completed O
the O
acquisition O
of O
the O
publisher O
of O
Ms. B-ORG
and O
Sassy B-ORG
, O
is O
candid O
about O
the O
challenge O
he O
is O
taking O
on O
. O

Mr. O
Lang O
admits O
that O
Ms. B-ORG
is O
`` O
in O
dire O
straits O
'' O
and O
that O
Sassy B-ORG
needs O
big O
promotional O
dollars O
to O
keep O
it O
alive O
. O

But O
the O
57 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
publisher O
has O
moved O
quickly O
and O
boldly O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
magazines O
' O
problems O
. O

Last O
Friday O
, O
he O
told O
the O
staff O
of O
Ms. B-ORG
that O
the O
magazine O
in O
January O
would O
begin O
publishing O
without O
advertising O
. O

Mr. O
Lang O
will O
do O
away O
with O
expensive O
circulation O
drives O
, O
not O
to O
mention O
sales O
staff O
, O
and O
attempt O
to O
publish O
the O
17 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
magazine O
supported O
by O
circulation O
revenue O
alone O
. O

`` O
Any O
fool O
can O
publish O
a O
money O
- O
losing O
magazine O
. O

I O
want O
to O
publish O
one O
that O
succeeds O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Lang O
. O

`` O
For O
Ms. B-ORG
, O
it O
's O
time O
to O
publish O
for O
the O
reader O
, O
not O
the O
advertiser O
. O
'' O

As O
for O
Sassy B-ORG
, O
which O
competes O
directly O
with O
News B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Seventeen B-ORG
magazine O
, O
Mr. O
Lang O
says O
that O
in O
the O
next O
two O
years O
he O
will O
spend O
$ O
6 O
million O
promoting O
and O
improving O
the O
magazine O
. O

Though O
Sassy O
has O
grown O
quickly O
since O
its O
debut O
in O
March O
1988 O
, O
it O
has O
been O
the O
target O
of O
conservative O
lobbyists O
and O
skittish O
advertisers O
who O
bristled O
at O
its O
frank O
editorial O
matter O
on O
teen O
- O
age O
problems O
. O

Mr. O
Lang O
said O
the O
former O
Australian B-NORP
owners O
of O
Sassy B-ORG
were O
`` O
blind O
- O
sided O
by O
the O
Moral O
Majority O
... O
. O

Their O
reaction O
was O
to O
do O
nothing O
and O
ride O
it O
out O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
Sassy B-ORG
will O
keep O
its O
irreverent O
tone O
, O
but O
added O
, O
`` O
We O
will O
keep O
a O
close O
watch O
on O
the O
editorial O
content O
of O
the O
magazine O
. O
'' O

Sassy B-ORG
already O
has O
recovered O
; O
circulation O
has O
quickly O
passed O
the O
500,000 O
mark O
and O
advertising O
pages O
have O
stabilized O
this O
year O
at O
more O
than O
300 O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
Mr. O
Lang O
says O
he O
has O
what O
all O
publishers O
wish O
for O
: O
a O
bona O
fide O
niche O
. O

`` O
Seventeen B-ORG
is O
written O
more O
for O
mothers O
, O
not O
their O
daughters O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Lang O
. O

`` O
But O
Sassy B-ORG
has O
a O
different O
spirit O
. O

It O
gets O
more O
mail O
in O
a O
month O
than O
McCall B-ORG
's O
got O
in O
a O
year O
, O
and O
it O
's O
not O
from O
mothers O
. O

I O
feel O
about O
Sassy B-ORG
like O
I O
did O
about O
Working B-ORG
Woman I-ORG
10 O
years O
ago O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Lang O
took O
on O
Ms. B-ORG
and O
Sassy B-ORG
with O
the O
acquisition O
of O
Matilda B-ORG
Publications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
by O
his O
newly O
formed O
Lang B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
. O

Lang B-ORG
owns O
70 O
% O
of O
Matilda B-ORG
, O
while O
Citicorp B-ORG
owns O
the O
rest O
through O
its O
Citicorp B-ORG
Venture I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Partners I-ORG
. O

Two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
Citicorp B-ORG
and O
Mr. O
Lang O
pumped O
$ O
800,000 O
into O
Matilda B-ORG
just O
to O
keep O
the O
doors O
open O
. O

Industry O
observers O
have O
congratulated O
Mr. O
Lang O
on O
what O
some O
call O
his O
`` O
courageous O
'' O
handling O
of O
Ms. B-ORG
, O
but O
his O
track O
record O
in O
magazine O
publishing O
in O
general O
has O
gotten O
mixed O
reviews O
. O

Besides O
Ms. B-ORG
and O
Sassy B-ORG
, O
closely O
held O
Lang B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
includes O
Success B-ORG
, O
a O
magazine O
for O
entrepreneurs O
and O
small O
businesses O
, O
and O
Working B-ORG
Woman I-ORG
and O
Working B-ORG
Mother I-ORG
, O
two O
monthly O
magazines O
. O

Working B-ORG
Woman I-ORG
, O
with O
circulation O
near O
one O
million O
, O
and O
Working B-ORG
Mother I-ORG
, O
with O
625,000 O
circulation O
, O
are O
legitimate O
magazine O
success O
stories O
. O

The O
magazine O
Success B-ORG
, O
however O
, O
was O
for O
years O
lackluster O
and O
unfocused O
. O

Only O
recently O
has O
it O
been O
attractively O
redesigned O
and O
its O
editorial O
product O
improved O
. O

Success B-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
gain O
at O
least O
because O
of O
the O
recent O
folding O
of O
rival O
Venture B-ORG
, O
another O
magazine O
for O
growing O
companies O
. O

Working B-ORG
Woman I-ORG
and O
Working B-ORG
Mother I-ORG
have O
operated O
as O
part O
of O
Working B-ORG
Woman I-ORG
/ O
McCall B-ORG
's O
Group B-ORG
, O
a O
less O
- O
than O
- O
successful O
joint O
venture O
between O
Mr. O
Lang O
and O
Time O
Warner O
Inc O
. O

The O
joint O
venture O
is O
being O
undone O
, O
with O
McCall B-ORG
's O
magazine O
being O
sold O
last O
summer O
to O
the O
New O
York O
Times O
Co. O
's O
Magazine B-ORG
Group I-ORG
for O
about O
$ O
80 O
million O
, O
and O
Time O
Warner B-ORG
agreeing O
to O
sell O
back O
its O
50 O
% O
interest O
in O
Working B-ORG
Woman I-ORG
and O
Working B-ORG
Mother I-ORG
to O
Mr. O
Lang O
. O

Executives O
at O
Time O
Inc O
. O
Magazine O
Co. O
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
, O
have O
said O
the O
joint O
venture O
with O
Mr. O
Lang O
was O
n't O
a O
good O
one O
. O

The O
venture O
, O
formed O
in O
1986 O
, O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
Time B-ORG
's O
low O
- O
cost O
, O
safe O
entry O
into O
women O
's O
magazines O
. O

Mr. O
Lang O
surprised O
Time B-ORG
soon O
after O
joining O
forces O
when O
he O
said O
he O
would O
negotiate O
rates O
individually O
with O
advertisers O
, O
a O
practice O
common O
in O
broadcasting O
but O
considered O
taboo O
by O
magazine O
publishers O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
McCall B-ORG
's O
put O
in O
a O
less O
than O
stellar O
performance O
. O

Until O
a O
recent O
comeback O
, O
it O
saw O
steep O
losses O
in O
ad O
pages O
and O
circulation O
. O

Time B-ORG
executives O
complained O
about O
the O
shoddy O
editorial O
quality O
, O
and O
in O
the O
end O
, O
one O
Time B-ORG
executive O
who O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
identified O
said O
, O
`` O
Frankly O
, O
McCall B-ORG
's O
and O
the O
joint O
venture O
were O
an O
embarrassment O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Lang O
feels O
that O
Time B-ORG
's O
priorities O
changed O
. O

`` O
Their O
management O
changed O
right O
after O
-LCB- O
the O
venture O
was O
formed O
-RCB- O
, O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
they O
were O
comfortable O
getting O
into O
the O
competitive O
wars O
of O
women O
's O
service O
magazines O
. O
'' O

Today O
, O
Mr. O
Lang O
believes O
his O
magazines O
will O
offer O
what O
many O
women O
's O
magazines O
do O
n't O
. O

`` O
We O
write O
straight O
for O
women O
on O
their O
level O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
have O
passive O
readers O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Lang O
points O
out O
that O
even O
Success B-ORG
, O
in O
part O
, O
fits O
the O
company O
's O
image O
, O
since O
about O
30 O
% O
of O
its O
readership O
is O
female O
. O

Mr. O
Lang O
has O
named O
Carol B-PERSON
Taber I-PERSON
, O
43 O
, O
as O
group O
publisher O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
Lang B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
. O

She O
will O
oversee O
Working B-ORG
Woman I-ORG
, O
Working B-ORG
Mother I-ORG
and O
Success B-ORG
magazines O
, O
and O
retain O
her O
post O
as O
publisher O
of O
Working B-ORG
Woman I-ORG
. O

The O
sale O
price O
of O
McCall B-ORG
's O
-- O
twice O
what O
Mr. O
Lang O
originally O
paid O
for O
it O
-- O
will O
finance O
Lang B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
' O
buy O
- O
back O
of O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
's O
50 O
% O
interest O
in O
Working B-ORG
Woman I-ORG
and O
Working B-ORG
Mother I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Lang O
says O
he O
is O
n't O
scouting O
new O
acquisitions O
, O
at O
least O
for O
now O
. O

`` O
We O
would O
have O
to O
go O
outside O
to O
banks O
to O
get O
the O
money O
and O
I O
am O
not O
ready O
to O
do O
that O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Besides O
, O
we O
have O
enough O
on O
our O
plate O
. O

There O
is O
plenty O
of O
work O
to O
be O
done O
on O
what O
we O
have O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
machinery O
makers O
received O
orders O
totaling O
1.465 O
trillion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
10.33 O
billion O
-RRB- O
in O
August O
, O
up O
14 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the B-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
said O
. O

`` O
Equipment O
orders O
on O
the O
domestic O
side O
were O
particularly O
strong O
in O
shipping O
and O
power O
utilities O
, O
'' O
said O
an O
agency O
official O
. O

The O
latest O
report O
compares O
with O
a O
modest O
9.9 O
% O
increase O
in O
July O
machinery O
orders O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

-LRB- O
During O
its O
centennial O
year O
, O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
will O
report O
events O
of O
the O
past O
century O
that O
stand O
as O
milestones O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
history O
. O
-RRB- O

THE B-EVENT
YOM I-EVENT
KIPPUR I-EVENT
WAR I-EVENT
, O
WHEN O
EGYPT B-GPE
CRASHED O
into O
Israel B-GPE
on O
Oct. O
6 O
, O
1973 O
, O
the O
holiest O
day O
in O
the O
Jewish O
calendar O
, O
lasted O
barely O
a O
month O
. O

But O
one O
far O
- O
afield O
effect O
is O
still O
with O
us O
. O

The O
Arab B-NORP
states O
, O
always O
bitterly O
resentful O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
support O
toward O
Israel B-GPE
, O
realized O
they O
held O
an O
irresistable O
weapon O
-- O
oil O
. O

Early O
in O
October O
, O
six O
Arab B-NORP
nations O
in O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
jacked O
up O
prices O
sharply O
. O

On O
Oct. O
22 O
, O
led O
by O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
exporter O
, O
they O
embargoed O
oil O
shipments O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
to O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
, O
Israel B-GPE
's O
staunchest O
European B-NORP
ally O
. O

The O
timing O
was O
perfect O
. O

The O
Arabs B-NORP
had O
tried O
embargos O
before O
. O

In O
1956 O
, O
when O
Britain B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
and O
Israel B-GPE
invaded O
Egypt B-GPE
to O
seize O
the B-FAC
Suez I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
, O
Arab B-NORP
producers O
cut O
off O
supplies O
to O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Texas B-GPE
simply O
pumped O
harder O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
oil O
supplies O
, O
however O
, O
had O
peaked O
in O
1970 O
and O
1971 O
and O
by O
1973 O
were O
declining O
. O

Imports O
, O
then O
six O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
, O
came O
primarily O
from O
Venezuela B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
. O

But O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
supplies O
were O
growing O
in O
importance O
. O

By O
1973 O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
was O
bringing O
in O
two O
million O
barrels O
of O
Arab B-NORP
oil O
a O
day O
, O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
17.3 O
million O
barrels O
consumed O
daily O
. O

Politics O
and O
economics O
conspired O
. O

Japan B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
, O
far O
more O
dependent O
on O
Mideast O
oil O
than O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
would O
n't O
offend O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
or O
trade O
off O
their O
precious O
supplies O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
did O
manage O
to O
supply O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
with O
oil O
by O
relabeling O
supplies O
; O
once O
oil O
is O
shipped O
, O
no O
one O
can O
tell O
its O
source O
. O

But O
car O
- O
happy O
Americans O
panicked O
, O
and O
so O
did O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
other O
oil O
- O
consuming O
governments O
. O

`` O
Shortage O
'' O
and O
`` O
crisis O
'' O
became O
buzz O
words O
, O
although O
neither O
really O
applied O
. O

The O
spot O
dislocations O
that O
showed O
up O
were O
largely O
the O
result O
of O
confusion O
-LRB- O
much O
of O
it O
in O
Washington B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
though O
that O
was O
cold O
comfort O
for O
drivers O
waiting O
in O
mile O
- O
long O
lines O
at O
the O
gas O
pumps O
. O

The O
embargo O
lasted O
only O
six O
months O
, O
but O
the O
price O
hikes O
became O
a O
fact O
of O
life O
. O

What O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
started O
, O
inflation O
finished O
. O

Once O
and O
for O
all O
, O
$ O
5 O
- O
a O
- O
barrel O
crude O
oil O
and O
35 O
- O
cents O
- O
a O
- O
gallon O
gasoline O
were O
history O
. O

CALIFORNIA B-GPE
STRUGGLED O
with O
the O
aftermath O
of O
a O
Bay O
area O
earthquake O
. O

As O
aftershocks O
shook O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
, O
rescuers O
searched O
through O
rubble O
for O
survivors O
of O
Tuesday O
's O
temblor O
, O
and O
residents O
picked O
their O
way O
through O
glass O
- O
strewn O
streets O
. O

In O
Oakland B-GPE
, O
hopes O
faded O
for O
finding O
any O
more O
survivors O
within O
the O
concrete O
and O
steel O
from O
the O
collapse O
of O
an O
interstate O
highway O
. O

At O
least O
270 O
people O
were O
reported O
killed O
and O
1,400 O
injured O
in O
the O
rush O
- O
hour O
tremor O
that O
caused O
billions O
of O
dollars O
of O
damage O
along O
100 O
miles O
of O
the B-LOC
San I-LOC
Andreas I-LOC
fault O
. O

Bush B-GPE
declared O
the O
region O
a O
major O
disaster O
area O
and O
the O
military O
was O
mobilized O
to O
prevent O
looting O
. O

The O
baseball O
commissioner O
said O
the O
third O
game O
of O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
between O
the O
Giants O
and O
the O
Athletics O
would O
be O
played O
Tuesday O
in O
Candlestick B-FAC
Park I-FAC
. O

HONECKER B-PERSON
WAS O
OUSTED O
as O
leader O
of O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
amid O
growing O
unrest O
. O

The O
77 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
official O
, O
who O
oversaw O
the O
building O
of O
the B-FAC
Berlin I-FAC
Wall I-FAC
, O
was O
removed O
during O
a O
meeting O
of O
the O
163 O
- O
member O
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
in O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
. O

Honecker B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
reported O
ill O
following O
gall O
- O
bladder O
surgery O
in O
August O
, O
said O
he O
was O
resigning O
for O
health O
reasons O
. O

He O
was O
succeeded O
by O
internal O
- O
security O
chief O
Egon B-PERSON
Krenz I-PERSON
, O
52 O
, O
a O
hard O
- O
liner O
who O
quickly O
ruled O
out O
any O
sharing O
of O
power O
with O
pro-democracy O
groups O
. O

Honecker B-PERSON
's O
departure O
came O
after O
weeks O
of O
street O
protests O
and O
an O
exodus O
to O
the O
West O
of O
East O
Germans B-NORP
who O
had O
become O
disenchanted O
with O
his O
rule O
. O

HUNGARY B-GPE
ADOPTED O
constitutional O
changes O
to O
form O
a O
democratic O
system O
. O

At O
a O
nationally O
televised O
legislative O
session O
in O
Budapest B-GPE
, O
the O
Parliament O
overwhelmingly O
approved O
changes O
formally O
ending O
one O
- O
party O
domination O
in O
the O
country O
, O
regulating O
free O
elections O
by O
next O
summer O
and O
establishing O
the O
office O
of O
state O
president O
to O
replace O
a O
21 O
- O
member O
council O
. O

The O
country O
was O
renamed O
the O
Republic O
of O
Hungary B-GPE
. O

Like O
other O
Soviet O
bloc O
nations O
, O
it O
had O
been O
known O
as O
a O
`` O
people O
's O
republic O
'' O
since O

The O
voting O
for O
new O
laws O
followed O
dissolution O
of O
Hungary B-GPE
's O
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
this O
month O
and O
its O
replacement O
by O
a O
Western B-NORP
- O
style O
Socialist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

The O
space O
shuttle O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
blasted O
into O
orbit O
from O
Cape B-GPE
Canaveral I-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
and O
its O
crew O
of O
five O
astronauts O
launched O
the O
nuclear O
- O
powered O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
space O
probe O
on O
a O
flight O
to O
the O
planet O
Jupiter B-ORG
. O

The O
$ O
1.4 O
billion O
robot O
spacecraft O
's O
exploratory O
mission O
is O
to O
take O
six O
years O
. O

The O
shuttle O
is O
slated O
to O
return O
Monday O
to O
California B-GPE
. O

South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
President O
Roh O
addressed O
a O
joint O
House O
- O
Senate O
meeting O
and O
urged O
patience O
over O
U.S. B-GPE
demands O
for O
the O
opening O
of O
Seoul B-GPE
's O
markets O
to O
more O
American B-NORP
goods O
, O
saying O
trade O
issues O
would O
be O
`` O
resolved O
to O
mutual O
satisfaction O
. O
'' O

He O
also O
said O
tragic O
results O
could O
follow O
any O
`` O
hint O
of O
weakening O
'' O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
defense O
commitment O
to O
Seoul B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Census I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
reported O
that O
13.1 O
% O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
population O
, O
or O
31.9 O
million O
people O
, O
were O
living O
in O
poverty O
in O
1988 O
. O

Last O
year O
's O
figure O
was O
down O
from O
13.4 O
% O
in O
1987 O
and O
marked O
the O
fifth O
consecutive O
annual O
decline O
in O
the O
poverty O
rate O
. O

Per O
capita O
income O
rose O
1.7 O
% O
to O
$ O
13,120 O
, O
but O
median O
family O
income O
fell O
0.2 O
% O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
accused O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Shamir O
of O
hindering O
peace O
efforts O
in O
the O
Mideast O
with O
`` O
unhelpful O
'' O
and O
disappointing O
statements O
. O

Shamir B-PERSON
said O
Tuesday O
that O
he O
was O
prepared O
to O
risk O
a O
policy O
conflict O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
over O
an O
Egyptian B-NORP
plan O
to O
hold O
direct O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
talks O
, O
which O
the O
premier O
's O
Likud B-NORP
bloc O
opposes O
. O

Cuba B-GPE
was O
elected O
to O
the B-ORG
U.N. I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
its O
Castro B-GPE
- O
led O
revolution O
30 O
years O
ago O
. O

The O
election O
was O
by O
secret O
ballot O
in O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
did O
n't O
openly O
oppose O
Cuba B-GPE
's O
seating O
as O
the O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
council O
delegate O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Thatcher O
told O
a O
Commonwealth B-GPE
summit O
in O
Kuala B-GPE
Lumpur I-GPE
, O
Malaysia B-GPE
, O
that O
sanctions O
against O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
were O
`` O
utterly O
irresponsible O
, O
'' O
officials O
said O
. O

But O
other O
nations O
at O
the O
opening O
of O
the O
49 O
- O
nation O
meeting O
of O
Britain B-GPE
and O
its O
former O
colonies O
pressed O
for O
continued O
or O
stronger O
embargoes O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
end O
apartheid O
. O

Arab B-NORP
officials O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
said O
three O
- O
week O
- O
old O
talks O
by O
Lebanese B-NORP
lawmakers O
aimed O
at O
ending O
Lebanon B-GPE
's O
civil O
war O
appeared O
about O
to O
collapse O
. O

Christian O
legislators O
are O
insisting O
on O
a O
Syrian B-NORP
troop O
pullout O
from O
Lebanon B-GPE
before O
agreeing O
to O
political O
changes O
giving O
the O
nation O
's O
Moslems B-NORP
a O
greater O
role O
in O
Beirut B-GPE
's O
government O
. O

Colombia B-GPE
's O
judges O
launched O
a O
72 O
- O
hour O
strike O
to O
press O
security O
demands O
following O
Tuesday O
's O
murder O
of O
a O
High B-ORG
Court I-ORG
justice O
in O
Medellin B-GPE
. O

The O
country O
's O
narcotics O
traffickers O
claimed O
responsibility O
for O
the O
slaying O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
country O
's O
20,000 O
judges O
and O
judicial O
employees O
joined O
the O
work O
stoppage O
. O

I O
approached O
`` O
Mastergate B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Larry O
Gelbart O
's O
new O
comedy O
at O
the B-FAC
Criterion I-FAC
Center I-FAC
, O
with O
considerable O
trepidation O
. O

Nothing O
, O
I O
assumed O
, O
would O
be O
more O
hopelessly O
dated O
than O
a O
political O
satire O
on O
the O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
affair O
. O

I O
had O
underestimated O
, O
however O
, O
both O
Mr. O
Gelbart O
's O
wit O
and O
the O
persistence O
of O
scandal O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Though O
the O
play O
clearly O
is O
framed O
around O
the O
events O
of O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
, O
it O
takes O
in O
the O
wide O
sweep O
of O
scandals O
over O
the O
past O
30 O
years O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
at O
one O
point O
Merry B-PERSON
Chase I-PERSON
-LRB- O
Melinda B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
a O
cool O
, O
carefully O
coiffed O
television O
announcer O
, O
recites O
a O
list O
of O
a O
dozen O
or O
more O
scandals O
of O
recent O
years O
, O
concluding O
with O
those O
affecting O
the O
Department O
of O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
and O
the O
savings O
and O
loan O
industry O
. O

Onstage O
, O
a O
congressional O
hearing O
is O
in O
progress O
, O
complete O
with O
elegant O
crystal O
chandelier O
overhead O
and O
a O
lifesize O
reproduction O
of O
the O
signing O
of O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
in O
the O
background O
. O

The O
witness O
table O
is O
center O
stage O
and O
below O
it O
, O
the O
paraphernalia O
for O
the O
ever O
- O
present O
media O
, O
in O
this O
case O
TNN B-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Total I-ORG
News I-ORG
Network I-ORG
. O

Not O
only O
are O
there O
camera O
operators O
on O
all O
sides O
, O
but O
the O
proceedings O
are O
shown O
on O
monitors O
throughout O
the O
theater O
. O

The O
metaphor O
of O
theater O
is O
not O
entirely O
coincidental O
. O

Mr. O
Gelbart O
clearly O
feels O
that O
all O
the O
participants O
in O
a O
congressional O
hearing O
-- O
the O
witnesses O
, O
the O
lawyers O
, O
the O
interrogators O
and O
the O
news O
media O
-- O
are O
performers O
. O

As O
the O
story O
of O
`` O
Mastergate B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
unfolds O
, O
we O
learn O
that O
the B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
confiscated O
one O
of O
the O
properties O
of O
a O
foreign O
financier O
who O
owes O
the O
government O
millions O
in O
taxes O
. O

The O
man O
, O
it O
seems O
, O
has O
a O
Lichtenstein B-GPE
corporation O
, O
licensed O
in O
Libya B-GPE
and O
sheltered O
in O
the O
Bahamas B-GPE
. O

He O
himself O
lives O
in O
a O
`` O
consecutive O
series O
of O
unnumbered O
houses O
in O
a O
town O
in O
Switzerland B-GPE
. O
'' O

The O
property O
seized O
by O
the O
IRS O
is O
a O
Hollywood B-GPE
film O
studio O
, O
Master B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
Incorporated I-ORG
-LRB- O
MPI B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

Supposedly O
the O
IRS B-ORG
will O
sell O
off O
the O
assets O
of O
MPI B-ORG
, O
but O
before O
it O
can O
, O
a O
lowly O
IRS B-ORG
agent O
is O
called O
into O
the O
hospital O
room O
of O
Wylie B-PERSON
Slaughter I-PERSON
, O
the O
dying O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
. O

The O
lowly O
agent O
, O
Abel B-PERSON
Lamb I-PERSON
, O
who O
as O
you O
might O
guess O
, O
is O
being O
led O
to O
the O
slaughter O
, O
is O
ordered O
to O
take O
over O
the O
studio O
. O

Soon O
the O
studio O
is O
producing O
a O
$ O
40 O
million O
picture O
called O
`` O
Tet B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Motion I-WORK_OF_ART
Picture I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
to O
distinguish O
it O
from O
`` O
Tet B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Offensive I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
as O
well O
as O
`` O
Tet B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Book I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
`` O
Tet B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Album I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
picture O
, O
to O
be O
made O
in O
the O
Central O
American B-NORP
country O
of O
San B-GPE
Elvador I-GPE
, O
is O
a O
cover O
for O
sending O
$ O
800 O
million O
of O
arms O
to O
Los B-ORG
Otros I-ORG
, O
the O
rebel O
group O
attempting O
to O
regain O
neighboring O
Ambigua B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
been O
taken O
over O
by O
the O
leftist O
dictator O
Dr. O
Overtega O
, O
a O
former O
podiatrist O
, O
who O
leads O
a O
revolutionary O
band O
of O
foot O
soldiers O
. O

The O
man O
handling O
all O
this O
for O
the O
now O
- O
deceased O
Slaughter B-PERSON
is O
Major O
Manley O
Battle O
, O
Mr. O
Gelbart O
's O
stand O
in O
for O
Col. O
Oliver O
North O
. O

Director O
Michael O
Engler O
has O
assembled O
a O
top O
- O
flight O
cast O
to O
carry O
out O
the O
impersonations O
of O
well O
- O
known O
political O
figures O
and O
to O
play O
the O
stock O
characters O
who O
invariably O
show O
up O
at O
congressional O
hearings O
. O

Daniel B-PERSON
von I-PERSON
Bargen I-PERSON
is O
ramrod O
- O
stiff O
but O
totally O
assured O
as O
Major O
Battle O
, O
mixing O
just O
the O
right O
brand O
of O
self O
- O
righteousness O
and O
patriotism O
; O
Jeff B-PERSON
Weiss I-PERSON
is O
fire O
, O
brimstone O
and O
teary O
- O
eyed O
emotionalism O
as O
the O
far O
- O
right O
senator O
who O
serves O
as O
a O
friendly O
interrogator O
of O
Major O
Battle O
; O
Zach B-PERSON
Grenier I-PERSON
is O
maddeningly O
officious O
playing O
a O
succession O
of O
lawyers O
; O
Joseph B-PERSON
Daly I-PERSON
has O
the O
perfect O
`` O
aw O
, O
shucks O
'' O
demeanor O
of O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
in O
his O
portrayal O
of O
the O
vice O
president O
; O
and O
Ann B-PERSON
McDonough I-PERSON
is O
first O
- O
rate O
as O
a O
succession O
of O
witnesses O
' O
wives O
. O

With O
one O
she O
is O
pregnant O
, O
with O
Major O
Battle O
she O
is O
knitting O
an O
American B-NORP
flag O
, O
and O
as O
the O
vice O
president O
's O
wife O
she O
rushes O
in O
with O
white O
hair O
, O
wearing O
a O
tailored O
suit O
and O
pearls O
, O
imitating O
Barbara B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
gestures O
down O
to O
the O
last O
detail O
. O

Though O
it O
's O
clear O
that O
Mr. O
Gelbart O
's O
sympathies O
do O
not O
lie O
with O
the O
far O
right O
, O
it O
's O
also O
true O
that O
he O
is O
evenhanded O
in O
dispensing O
his O
satirical O
jabs O
, O
taking O
sharp O
aim O
at O
senators O
and O
congressmen O
of O
all O
stripes O
and O
particularly O
at O
the O
media O
. O

Mr. O
Gelbart O
also O
has O
fun O
with O
language O
. O

`` O
Mastergate B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
subtitled O
`` O
a O
play O
on O
words O
, O
'' O
and O
Mr. O
Gelbart O
plays O
that O
game O
as O
well O
as O
anyone O
. O

He O
describes O
a O
Mastergate B-WORK_OF_ART
flunky O
as O
one O
who O
experienced O
a O
`` O
meteoric O
disappearance O
'' O
and O
found O
himself O
`` O
handling O
blanket O
appeals O
at O
the O
Bureau O
of O
Indian B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
. O
'' O

This O
interest O
in O
words O
goes O
beyond O
puns O
and O
playfulness O
, O
however O
. O

Mr. O
Gelbart O
deplores O
the O
obfuscation O
, O
the O
circumlocution O
and O
the O
debasement O
of O
language O
he O
sees O
on O
all O
sides O
. O

As O
the O
hearings O
begin O
, O
the O
self O
- O
important O
Sen. O
Bowman O
-LRB- O
Jerome B-PERSON
Kilty I-PERSON
-RRB- O
announces O
: O
`` O
Let O
me O
emphaticize O
one O
thing O
at O
the O
outset O
: O
We O
are O
not O
looking O
for O
hides O
to O
skin O
nor O
goats O
to O
scape O
. O
'' O

Major O
Battle O
himself O
speaks O
in O
pure O
Pentagonese B-LANGUAGE
: O
`` O
Without O
further O
monetary O
- O
stroke O
- O
military O
aid O
, O
scores O
of O
Ambiguan O
freedom O
lovers O
, O
who O
had O
gone O
way O
out O
on O
their O
life O
and O
limbs O
for O
us O
, O
were O
literally O
cut O
off O
at O
the O
knees O
without O
a O
paddle O
. O
'' O

At O
another O
point O
he O
intones O
: O
`` O
Publicity O
is O
a O
small O
price O
to O
pay O
for O
secrecy O
. O
'' O

The O
evening O
is O
short O
-- O
95 O
minutes O
without O
an O
intermission O
-- O
but O
even O
so O
, O
as O
the O
play O
progresses O
the O
thrust O
of O
Mr. O
Gelbart O
's O
satire O
loses O
its O
sharpness O
as O
his O
targets O
pop O
up O
ever O
more O
predictably O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
evening O
, O
though O
, O
is O
filled O
with O
rare O
and O
welcome O
wit O
. O

In O
`` O
Mastergate B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Gelbart O
has O
provided O
us O
not O
just O
one O
but O
two O
commodities O
that O
have O
all O
but O
disappeared O
from O
the O
Broadway O
theater O
: O
sharp O
political O
satire O
and O
an O
even O
sharper O
appreciation O
of O
the O
value O
of O
language O
. O

Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
may O
be O
about O
to O
intensify O
the O
cola O
wars O
. O

Coke B-PRODUCT
said O
it O
will O
test O
market O
a O
caffeine O
- O
free O
version O
of O
its O
flagship O
brand O
, O
Coca B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
Cola I-PRODUCT
Classic I-PRODUCT
, O
beginning O
next O
week O
in O
Charlotte B-GPE
, O
N.C B-GPE
. O

Other O
, O
as O
yet O
unnamed O
, O
cities O
will O
follow O
. O

If O
all O
goes O
well O
, O
the O
product O
will O
be O
rolled O
out O
for O
national O
sales O
sometime O
next O
year O
, O
a O
Coke B-PRODUCT
spokesman O
said O
. O

After O
the O
confusion O
surrounding O
the O
change O
of O
the O
Coke O
formula O
in O
1985 O
, O
Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
was O
reluctant O
to O
clutter O
the O
Classic O
name O
with O
a O
brand O
extension O
. O

But O
now O
, O
the O
soft O
- O
drink O
giant O
appears O
willing O
to O
take O
the O
risk O
. O

`` O
The O
name O
Classic B-PRODUCT
Coke I-PRODUCT
has O
tremendous O
value O
, O
and O
they O
have O
n't O
merchandised O
that O
name O
before O
, O
'' O
says O
Jesse B-PERSON
Meyers I-PERSON
, O
publisher O
of O
the O
trade O
journal O
Beverage B-ORG
Digest I-ORG
. O

The O
Coke O
spokesman O
said O
a O
caffeine O
- O
free O
Classic O
should O
help O
increase O
volume O
of O
the O
original O
brand O
. O

Indeed O
, O
analysts O
have O
said O
that O
the O
absence O
of O
new O
products O
, O
among O
other O
factors O
, O
has O
limited O
sales O
growth O
throughout O
the O
industry O
. O

Coke B-PRODUCT
now O
leads O
Pepsi B-ORG
in O
market O
share O
in O
caffeine O
- O
free O
diet O
colas O
but O
trails O
Pepsi B-ORG
in O
sales O
of O
caffeine O
- O
free O
sugared O
colas O
, O
according O
to O
Beverage B-ORG
Digest I-ORG
. O

Coke B-PRODUCT
introduced O
a O
caffeine O
- O
free O
sugared O
cola O
based O
on O
its O
original O
formula O
in O
1983 O
. O

It O
switched O
to O
a O
caffeine O
- O
free O
formula O
using O
its O
new O
Coke B-PRODUCT
in O
1985 O
. O

Coke B-PRODUCT
has O
been O
studying O
the O
possibility O
of O
introducing O
a O
caffeine O
- O
free O
Classic B-PRODUCT
for O
a O
year O
, O
a O
company O
spokesman O
said O
. O

He O
said O
large O
increases O
in O
sales O
of O
other O
non-caffeine O
soft O
drinks O
make O
the O
timing O
right O
now O
. O

Egon B-PERSON
Krenz I-PERSON
, O
the O
man O
tapped O
yesterday O
to O
become O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
new O
leader O
, O
faces O
the O
same O
task O
that O
has O
fallen O
to O
neighboring O
socialist O
colleagues O
: O
reforming O
a O
country O
in O
crisis O
. O

But O
unlike O
the O
other O
new O
leaders O
in O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Bloc I-LOC
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
will O
face O
an O
immediate O
threat O
to O
his O
nation O
's O
very O
existence O
: O
German B-NORP
reunification O
. O

Mr. O
Krenz O
, O
age O
52 O
, O
is O
known O
as O
an O
old O
- O
guard O
ironfist O
, O
one O
likely O
to O
continue O
the O
method O
of O
running O
a O
country O
that O
the B-FAC
Berlin I-FAC
Wall I-FAC
made O
famous O
. O

Even O
if O
he O
were O
to O
change O
his O
stripes O
and O
become O
another O
Milton O
Friedman O
, O
however O
, O
he O
would O
still O
stand O
a O
good O
chance O
of O
losing O
a O
country O
. O

Mr. O
Krenz O
almost O
certainly O
will O
be O
a O
younger O
version O
of O
Erich B-PERSON
Honecker I-PERSON
, O
his O
rigid O
predecessor O
as O
dictator O
. O

Mr. O
Krenz O
has O
followed O
much O
the O
same O
career O
path O
as O
Mr. O
Honecker O
: O
Both O
spent O
years O
overseeing O
the B-ORG
Freie I-ORG
Deutsche I-ORG
Jugend I-ORG
, O
the O
youth O
group O
that O
is O
the O
communist O
regime O
's O
principal O
tool O
for O
stamping O
young O
Germans B-NORP
into O
socialist O
citizens O
. O

More O
recently O
, O
Mr. O
Krenz O
has O
been O
in O
charge O
of O
East O
German B-NORP
security O
, O
and O
is O
the O
youngest O
member O
of O
the O
ruling O
Politburo B-ORG
. O

Faced O
with O
another O
Mr. O
Honecker O
, O
so O
many O
despairing O
East B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
are O
likely O
to O
flee O
that O
the O
two O
German B-NORP
peoples O
will O
get O
their O
reunification O
, O
de O
facto O
, O
on O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
ground O
. O

But O
if O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
arthritic O
Politburo B-ORG
does O
loosen O
up O
enough O
to O
permit O
Mr. O
Krenz O
to O
make O
serious O
efforts O
at O
reform O
, O
he O
will O
face O
a O
challenge O
just O
as O
fundamental O
. O

Abandoning O
socialism O
means O
abandoning O
the O
East O
German B-NORP
state O
's O
reason O
for O
existence O
, O
and O
with O
it O
the O
justification O
for O
its O
watchdogs O
and O
its O
Wall B-FAC
. O

In O
this O
scenario O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
imagine O
that O
a O
pale O
imitation O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Republic I-ORG
could O
avoid O
being O
pulled O
into O
some O
kind O
of O
tie O
-- O
economic O
, O
federal O
or O
stronger O
-- O
with O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Krenz O
may O
need O
a O
bit O
of O
time O
to O
consolidate O
his O
empire O
, O
which O
would O
do O
a O
lot O
to O
promote O
Reunification O
Scenario O
One O
. O

Cartoonists O
in O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
have O
already O
mocked O
the O
exodus O
by O
imagining O
an O
advertisement O
placed O
by O
Mr. O
Honecker O
: O
`` O
Wanted O
: O
one O
people O
. O
'' O

The O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
embassies O
in O
Prague B-GPE
, O
Budapest B-GPE
and O
Warsaw B-GPE
are O
continuing O
to O
find O
refugees O
at O
their O
gates O
. O

Of O
course O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
true O
to O
its O
tradition O
, O
could O
tighten O
its O
borders O
yet O
further O
. O

Two O
of O
the O
last O
gestures O
of O
the O
Honecker B-PERSON
regime O
were O
to O
close O
the O
border O
to O
Czechoslovakia B-GPE
and O
install O
halogen O
lights O
in O
some O
spots O
along O
the O
frontier O
. O

But O
with O
world O
- O
wide O
opinion O
-- O
even O
, O
apparently O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
-- O
against O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
the O
country O
would O
have O
to O
turn O
itself O
into O
an O
Albania B-GPE
to O
clamp O
down O
further O
on O
refugees O
. O

There O
have O
been O
some O
reports O
that O
Mr. O
Krenz O
is O
moving O
to O
`` O
soften O
'' O
his O
reputation O
, O
notably O
rumors O
that O
it O
was O
he O
who O
kept O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
state O
police O
off O
protesters O
' O
backs O
at O
the O
country O
's O
dismal O
40th O
anniversary O
celebrations O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

But O
even O
if O
he O
effects O
a O
Hyde B-PERSON
- O
to O
- O
Jekyll O
transformation O
, O
he O
will O
face O
a O
serious O
ideological O
crisis O
and O
Reunification O
Scenario O
Two O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
one O
that O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
shares O
with O
other O
half O
- O
states O
, O
such O
as O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
but O
one O
it O
must O
shoulder O
alone O
in O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Bloc I-LOC
. O

When O
Poland B-GPE
moves O
to O
reform O
, O
it O
can O
at O
least O
lean O
on O
its O
past O
: O
However O
flawed O
and O
short O
- O
lived O
Joseph O
Pilsudski O
's O
interwar O
republic O
, O
it O
was O
a O
nonsocialist O
democracy O
. O

Czech B-NORP
reformers O
can O
recall O
the O
Wilsonian O
ideals O
of O
the O
same O
period O
in O
their O
country O
. O

Even O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
has O
Peter B-PERSON
the O
Great O
to O
rediscover O
, O
should O
it O
choose O
to O
. O

But O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
is O
merely O
`` O
the O
land O
of O
truly O
existing O
socialism O
. O
'' O

Beyond O
that O
, O
it O
has O
to O
compete O
with O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
for O
a O
claim O
to O
the O
German B-NORP
identity O
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
the O
main O
weapon O
of O
the O
`` O
worker O
and O
peasant O
state O
'' O
has O
been O
the O
ideology O
of O
socialism O
. O

With O
talk O
today O
of O
a O
second O
economic O
miracle O
in O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
no O
longer O
can O
content O
itself O
with O
being O
the O
economic O
star O
in O
a O
loser O
league O
. O

Without O
Moscow B-GPE
's O
military O
and O
party O
behind O
it O
, O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
runs O
the O
risk O
of O
disintegrating O
. O

If O
it O
goes O
capitalist O
, O
and O
increases O
trade O
with O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
it O
will O
convert O
itself O
, O
willy O
- O
nilly O
, O
into O
an O
economic O
annex O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Republic I-ORG
. O

There O
's O
a O
certain O
cruel O
logic O
at O
work O
here O
: O
It O
's O
particularly O
appropriate O
-- O
and O
tragic O
-- O
that O
the O
land O
that O
produced O
Karl B-PERSON
Marx I-PERSON
should O
prove O
socialism O
's O
failure O
in O
an O
experiment O
that O
uses O
its O
own O
people O
as O
controls O
. O

There O
may O
be O
forces O
that O
would O
delay O
this O
scenario O
. O

Ideologues O
are O
the O
last O
to O
surrender O
, O
and O
Germans B-NORP
are O
an O
ideological O
people O
. O

The O
protesters O
who O
greeted O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
at O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
's O
airport O
earlier O
this O
month O
were O
n't O
shouting O
`` O
Go O
U.S.A B-GPE
'' O
-- O
they O
were O
chanting O
`` O
Gorby B-PERSON
, O
Help O
Us O
. O
'' O

Ideologues O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
border O
can O
also O
slow O
the O
process O
. O

Helmut O
Kohl O
's O
governing O
conservative O
coalition O
is O
proving O
admirably O
true O
to O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
constitution O
by O
making O
more O
than O
500,000 O
people O
of O
German B-NORP
descent O
automatic O
citizens O
this O
year O
alone O
. O

But O
within O
the O
government O
and O
in O
the O
think O
tanks O
outside O
it O
, O
many O
West B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
maintain O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
immediate O
reunification O
. O

Politically O
, O
this O
currently O
is O
wisdom O
-- O
particularly O
given O
a O
nervous O
neighboring O
France B-GPE
. O

But O
it O
would O
be O
ironic O
if O
Germany B-GPE
's O
reunification O
, O
just O
like O
its O
division O
, O
eventually O
were O
the O
result O
of O
actions O
in O
centers O
of O
power O
other O
than O
Bonn B-GPE
and O
Berlin B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
statement O
that O
was O
as O
close O
as O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
gets O
to O
practicing O
`` O
glasnost O
'' O
, O
Otto B-PERSON
Reinhold I-PERSON
, O
an O
East O
German B-NORP
party O
theorist O
, O
actually O
acknowledged O
the O
reunification O
dilemma O
. O

`` O
The O
main O
problem O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Reinhold O
said O
in O
an O
East O
German B-NORP
radio O
interview O
monitored O
by O
Radio B-ORG
Free I-ORG
Europe I-ORG
in O
Munich B-GPE
, O
stems O
from O
the O
fact O
that O
`` O
the O
GDR B-GPE
is O
different O
'' O
from O
other O
East O
European B-NORP
states O
. O

`` O
What O
kind O
of O
right O
to O
exist O
, O
'' O
he O
asked O
, O
`` O
would O
a O
capitalist O
German B-GPE
Democratic I-GPE
Republic I-GPE
have O
alongside O
a O
capitalist O
Federal B-ORG
Republic I-ORG
? O
'' O

That O
's O
a O
question O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
ca O
n't O
answer O
easily O
, O
no O
matter O
what O
its O
new O
leader O
does O
. O

Miss O
Shlaes O
is O
editorial O
features O
editor O
of O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
/ O
Europe B-GPE
. O

A O
surprising O
surge O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
deficit O
raised O
fears O
that O
the O
nation O
's O
export O
drive O
has O
stalled O
, O
and O
caused O
new O
turmoil O
in O
financial O
markets O
. O

The O
merchandise O
trade O
deficit O
widened O
in O
August O
to O
$ O
10.77 O
billion O
, O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
, O
a O
sharp O
deterioration O
from O
July O
's O
$ O
8.24 O
billion O
and O
the O
largest O
deficit O
of O
any O
month O
this O
year O
. O

Exports O
fell O
for O
the O
second O
month O
in O
a O
row O
, O
while O
imports O
rose O
to O
a O
record O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
one O
of O
the O
worst O
trade O
releases O
we O
've O
had O
since O
the O
dollar O
troughed O
out O
in O
1987 O
, O
'' O
said O
Geoffrey B-PERSON
Dennis I-PERSON
, O
chief O
international O
economist O
at O
James B-ORG
Capel I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Like O
most O
analysts O
, O
Mr. O
Dennis O
was O
hesitant O
to O
read O
too O
much O
into O
one O
month O
's O
numbers O
; O
but O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
It O
indicates O
perhaps O
that O
the O
balance O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
is O
not O
as O
good O
as O
we O
've O
been O
led O
to O
believe O
. O
'' O

The O
number O
had O
a O
troubling O
effect O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
suggesting O
that O
more O
fundamental O
economic O
problems O
may O
underlie O
last O
Friday O
's O
stock O
market O
slide O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
tumbled O
more O
than O
60 O
points O
after O
the O
report O
's O
release O
, O
before O
recovering O
to O
close O
18.65 O
points O
lower O
at O
2638.73 O
. O

`` O
This O
bad O
trade O
number O
raises O
some O
deeper O
issues O
about O
the O
market O
decline O
, O
'' O
said O
Norman B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
for O
Mellon B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
raises O
questions O
about O
more O
deep O
- O
seated O
problems O
, O
the O
budget O
deficit O
and O
the O
trade O
deficit O
and O
the O
seeming O
lack O
of O
ability O
to O
come O
to O
grips O
with O
them O
. O
'' O

The O
trade O
report O
drew O
yet O
another O
unsettling O
parallel O
to O
October O
1987 O
. O

On O
Oct. O
14 O
of O
that O
year O
, O
the O
announcement O
of O
an O
unusually O
large O
August O
trade O
deficit O
helped O
trigger O
a O
steep O
market O
decline O
. O

The O
slide O
continued O
until O
the O
record O
508 O
- O
point O
market O
drop O
on O
Oct. O
19 O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
however O
, O
the O
news O
was O
the O
latest O
in O
a O
string O
of O
disappointments O
on O
trade O
, O
while O
the O
current O
report O
comes O
after O
a O
period O
of O
improvement O
. O

The O
bleak O
trade O
report O
was O
played O
down O
by O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
. O

Commerce O
Secretary O
Robert O
Mosbacher O
called O
the O
worsening O
trade O
figures O
`` O
disappointing O
after O
two O
very O
good O
months O
. O
'' O

And O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
Marlin B-PERSON
Fitzwater I-PERSON
said O
the O
deficit O
was O
`` O
an O
unwelcome O
increase O
, O
'' O
adding O
that O
`` O
we O
're O
hopeful O
that O
it O
simply O
is O
a O
one O
- O
month O
situation O
and O
will O
turn O
around O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
figures O
reinforced O
the O
view O
of O
many O
private O
analysts O
that O
the O
improvement O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
deficit O
has O
run O
out O
of O
steam O
. O

`` O
The O
figures O
today O
add O
further O
evidence O
to O
support O
the O
view O
that O
the O
improvement O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
deficit O
has O
essentially O
stalled O
out O
at O
a O
level O
of O
about O
a O
$ O
110 O
billion O
annual O
rate O
, O
'' O
said O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Scott I-PERSON
, O
a O
research O
fellow O
at O
the O
Institute O
for O
International O
Economics O
here O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
still O
an O
improvement O
over O
last O
year O
, O
but O
it O
leads O
one O
to O
conclude O
that O
basically O
we O
've O
gotten O
all O
the O
mileage O
we O
can O
out O
of O
past O
dollar O
depreciation O
and O
past O
marginal O
cuts O
in O
the O
federal O
budget O
deficit O
. O
'' O

Exports O
declined O
for O
the O
second O
consecutive O
month O
in O
August O
, O
slipping O
0.2 O
% O
to O
$ O
30.41 O
billion O
, O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
. O

Imports O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
leaped O
6.4 O
% O
to O
a O
record O
$ O
41.18 O
billion O
. O

Not O
only O
was O
August O
's O
deficit O
far O
worse O
than O
July O
's O
, O
but O
the O
government O
revised O
the O
July O
figure O
substantially O
from O
the O
$ O
7.58 O
billion O
deficit O
it O
had O
initially O
reported O
last O
month O
. O

Many O
economists O
contend O
that O
deep O
cuts O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
budget O
deficit O
are O
needed O
before O
further O
trade O
improvement O
can O
occur O
. O

That O
's O
because O
the O
budget O
deficit O
feeds O
an O
enormous O
appetite O
in O
this O
country O
for O
both O
foreign O
goods O
and O
foreign O
capital O
, O
overwhelming O
the O
nation O
's O
capacity O
to O
export O
. O

`` O
People O
are O
sick O
and O
tired O
of O
hearing O
about O
these O
deficits O
, O
but O
the O
imbalances O
are O
still O
there O
and O
they O
are O
still O
a O
problem O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Robertson O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
rise O
in O
the O
value O
of O
the O
dollar O
against O
foreign O
currencies O
over O
the O
past O
several O
months O
has O
increased O
the O
price O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
products O
in O
overseas O
markets O
and O
hurt O
the O
country O
's O
competitiveness O
. O

Since O
March O
, O
exports O
have O
been O
virtually O
flat O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
William B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Archey I-PERSON
, O
international O
vice O
president O
at O
the O
U.S. O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
, O
notes O
: O
`` O
Clearly O
the O
stronger O
dollar O
has O
made O
imports O
more O
attractive O
'' O
by O
causing O
their O
prices O
to O
decline O
. O

Most O
economists O
expect O
the O
slowing O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
to O
curb O
demand O
for O
imports O
. O

But O
they O
foresee O
little O
substantial O
progress O
in O
exports O
unless O
the O
dollar O
and O
the O
federal O
budget O
deficit O
come O
down O
. O

`` O
The O
best O
result O
we O
could O
get O
from O
these O
numbers O
would O
be O
to O
see O
the O
administration O
and O
Congress B-ORG
get O
serious O
about O
putting O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
on O
an O
internationally O
competitive O
economic O
footing O
, O
'' O
said O
Howard B-PERSON
Lewis I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
international O
economic O
affairs O
at O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Manufacturers O
. O

`` O
That O
must O
start O
with O
cutting O
the O
federal O
budget O
deficit O
. O
'' O

August O
's O
decline O
in O
exports O
reflected O
decreases O
in O
sales O
of O
industrial O
supplies O
, O
capital O
goods O
and O
food O
abroad O
and O
increases O
in O
sales O
of O
motor O
vehicles O
, O
parts O
and O
engines O
. O

The O
jump O
in O
imports O
stemmed O
from O
across O
- O
the O
- O
board O
increases O
in O
purchases O
of O
foreign O
goods O
. O

The O
numbers O
were O
adjusted O
for O
usual O
seasonal O
fluctuations O
. O

Alan B-PERSON
Murray I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

-LRB- O
In O
billions O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
, O
not O
seasonally O
adjusted O
-RRB- O

\* O
Newly O
industrialized O
countries O
: O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE

Economist O
David B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
Laband I-PERSON
's O
Sept. O
27 O
editorial O
- O
page O
article O
, O
`` O
In O
Hugo B-EVENT
's O
Path O
, O
a O
Man O
- O
Made O
Disaster O
, O
'' O
decries O
the O
control O
of O
price O
gouging O
, O
swiftly O
ordered O
by O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
's O
governor O
after O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

According O
to O
Mr. O
Laband O
, O
`` O
screaming O
'' O
for O
price O
controls O
occurs O
when O
income O
redistribution O
`` O
threatens O
to O
hit O
home O
. O
'' O

To O
be O
sure O
, O
the O
threat O
has O
hit O
home O
down O
here O
. O

Yet O
in O
Mr. O
Laband O
's O
rehash O
of O
free O
- O
market O
logic O
, O
human O
greed O
and O
self O
- O
interest O
are O
the O
only O
permissible O
psychological O
reactions O
. O

Allowing O
uncontrolled O
prices O
for O
necessities O
would O
indeed O
shorten O
the O
lines O
at O
stores O
, O
as O
he O
contends O
. O

But O
not O
because O
resources O
are O
going O
to O
their O
most O
efficient O
use O
, O
leaving O
scarce O
goods O
`` O
allocated O
to O
those O
buyers O
who O
place O
the O
highest O
value O
on O
them O
. O
'' O

Rather O
, O
lines O
would O
diminish O
because O
at O
higher O
prices O
many O
victims O
could O
not O
afford O
necessities O
such O
as O
food O
and O
medical O
supplies O
. O

It O
is O
inhumane O
to O
imply O
that O
a O
poor O
, O
unemployed O
woman O
can O
not O
receive O
immediate O
relief O
for O
her O
family O
at O
fair O
prices O
because O
she O
does O
not O
have O
as O
much O
to O
protect O
as O
a O
rich O
family O
. O

Moreover O
, O
essential O
relief O
supplies O
such O
as O
ice O
must O
be O
distributed O
throughout O
the O
population O
because O
of O
potential O
health O
problems O
from O
spoiled O
food O
and O
possible O
outbreak O
of O
disease O
. O

Such O
spillover O
effects O
give O
the O
state O
a O
right O
to O
intervene O
in O
the O
marketplace O
and O
temporarily O
coordinate O
allocation O
of O
resources O
. O

Fortunately O
, O
volunteers O
and O
charities O
are O
not O
motivated O
by O
self O
- O
interest O
, O
but O
by O
altruism O
. O

Why O
should O
they O
have O
to O
co-exist O
with O
opportunists O
rushing O
in O
to O
turn O
a O
quick O
profit O
? O

These O
latter O
- O
day O
scalawags O
would O
be O
ill O
- O
advised O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
the O
situation O
, O
if O
they O
ever O
expect O
to O
face O
the O
people O
of O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
again O
. O

The O
government O
is O
actually O
protecting O
avaricious O
ice O
- O
baggers O
and O
other O
profiteers O
who O
can O
not O
see O
beyond O
their O
own O
short O
- O
term O
gain O
. O

South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
deserves O
an O
A O
for O
its O
quick O
and O
timely O
relief O
efforts O
. O

Mr. O
Laband O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
gets O
an O
A O
for O
his O
rote O
recital O
of O
economic O
- O
efficiency O
arguments O
. O

Give O
him O
an O
F O
for O
his O
failure O
to O
understand O
the O
ethics O
of O
economic O
equity O
. O

Signed O
by O
25 O
students O

Of O
Douglas O
Woodward O
's O
Honors B-ORG
Economics I-ORG
Class I-ORG
, O

University O
of O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE

Columbia B-GPE
, O
S.C B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Laband O
gives O
us O
an O
idea O
why O
economists O
' O
predictions O
are O
usually O
wrong O
. O

They O
set O
up O
absurd O
situations O
, O
detached O
from O
reality O
, O
and O
then O
try O
to O
reason O
from O
them O
. O

I O
'm O
surprised O
he O
did O
n't O
advocate O
letting O
people O
loot O
, O
since O
that O
behavior O
can O
also O
be O
foreseen O
in O
a O
disaster O
and O
`` O
every O
individual O
has O
an O
incentive O
to O
alter O
the O
distribution O
of O
income O
in O
his O
favor O
. O
'' O

Price O
controls O
were O
`` O
so O
fervently O
embraced O
by O
Charleston B-GPE
'' O
because O
price O
gouging O
in O
this O
situation O
is O
equivalent O
to O
looting O
. O

Suzanne B-PERSON
Foster I-PERSON

Galax B-GPE
, O
Va B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Laband O
described O
one O
of O
the O
more O
insidious O
threats O
we O
face O
when O
dealing O
with O
disasters O
such O
as O
Hugo B-EVENT
-- O
anti-profiteering O
ordinances O
such O
as O
that O
by O
the B-ORG
Charleston I-ORG
City I-ORG
Council I-ORG
as O
it O
thrashed O
about O
trying O
to O
Do O
Something O
. O

Since O
he O
concentrated O
on O
the O
economic O
folly O
of O
such O
ordinances O
, O
he O
did O
n't O
mention O
certain O
other O
of O
their O
effects O
. O

They O
divert O
law O
- O
enforcement O
resources O
at O
a O
time O
they O
are O
most O
needed O
for O
protecting O
lives O
and O
property O
. O

Also O
, O
rather O
than O
increase O
supplies O
, O
they O
reduce O
them O
and O
encourage O
hoarding O
. O

And O
they O
, O
or O
even O
the O
prospect O
of O
them O
, O
discourage O
disaster O
preparedness O
in O
the O
form O
of O
speculative O
advance O
stocking O
of O
supplies O
by O
merchants O
. O

N. B-PERSON
Joseph I-PERSON
Potts I-PERSON

Miami B-GPE
Lakes I-GPE
, O
Fla B-GPE
. O

Would O
Mr. O
Laband O
also O
suggest O
that O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
, O
Salvation B-ORG
Army I-ORG
, O
military O
units O
, O
police O
, O
fire O
departments O
, O
rescue O
units O
and O
individual O
citizens O
cease O
their O
efforts O
to O
assist O
Hugo B-EVENT
's O
victims O
because O
they O
interfere O
with O
his O
concept O
of O
the O
`` O
free O
market O
'' O
? O

What O
about O
those O
caring O
people O
all O
over O
the O
country O
who O
are O
donating O
food O
, O
water O
and O
other O
necessities O
of O
life O
to O
these O
people O
who O
could O
be O
any O
of O
us O
? O

Should O
they O
, O
too O
, O
stop O
`` O
messing O
with O
'' O
his O
free O
market O
? O

Maybe O
he O
thinks O
they O
should O
also O
sell O
to O
the O
highest O
bidder O
. O

And O
what O
about O
insurance O
firms O
? O

Should O
they O
be O
required O
to O
pay O
claims O
based O
on O
exorbitant O
costs O
for O
labor O
and O
materials O
? O

Mr. O
Laband O
should O
beware O
, O
since O
he O
lives O
in O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
. O

In O
a O
free O
market O
, O
his O
insurance O
rates O
can O
be O
raised O
to O
recover O
insurance O
- O
company O
losses O
. O

John B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Rush I-PERSON

Marietta B-GPE
, O
Ga B-GPE
. O

Having O
been O
through O
several O
tornadoes O
and O
hurricanes O
, O
I O
have O
a O
different O
perspective O
. O

Mine O
comes O
from O
seeing O
thriving O
communities O
devastated O
-- O
but O
only O
temporarily O
. O

Their O
recovery O
came O
surprisingly O
fast O
, O
and O
always O
with O
the O
help O
of O
neighbors O
. O

The O
shock O
of O
seeing O
homes O
destroyed O
and O
city O
services O
disrupted O
may O
cause O
some O
to O
confuse O
priorities O
such O
as O
the O
true O
economic O
value O
of O
a O
freezer O
full O
of O
meat O
. O

In O
Texas B-GPE
after O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Alicia I-EVENT
, O
major O
grocery O
chains O
used O
their O
truck O
fleets O
to O
ship O
essential O
goods O
to O
Houston B-GPE
, O
no O
gouging O
, O
just O
good O
will O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
Mongan I-PERSON

Victoria B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE

We O
here O
in O
the O
affected O
areas O
were O
dazzled O
by O
Mr. O
Laband O
's O
analysis O
of O
time O
values O
and O
his O
comparisons O
of O
effectiveness O
concerning O
research O
and O
development O
. O

His O
theoretical O
approach O
and O
its O
publication O
in O
this O
venerable O
paper O
are O
no O
doubt O
a O
noteworthy O
accomplishment O
for O
him O
. O

Too O
bad O
theory O
fails O
in O
practice O
. O

We O
consumers O
tend O
to O
have O
long O
memories O
. O

The O
businesses O
subscribing O
to O
Mr. O
Laband O
's O
effective O
price O
system O
will O
be O
remembered O
when O
normalcy O
returns O
. O

Perhaps O
, O
considering O
the O
value O
of O
our O
time O
, O
we O
will O
be O
unable O
to O
patronize O
their O
establishments O
in O
the O
post-Hugo O
era O
. O

I O
have O
a O
question O
for O
Mr. O
Laband O
: O
How O
do O
I O
explain O
to O
the O
single O
mother O
of O
three O
standing O
in O
line O
next O
to O
me O
for O
the O
past O
three O
hours O
that O
the O
two O
bags O
of O
ice O
she O
needs O
to O
keep O
her O
children O
's O
food O
edible O
will O
take O
her O
last O
$ O
20 O
? O

I O
'm O
sure O
she O
'll O
appreciate O
what O
an O
efficient O
reaction O
to O
her O
problems O
the O
price O
system O
has O
created O
. O

Chris B-PERSON
Edgar I-PERSON

Myrtle B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
, O
S.C B-GPE
. O

Cincinnati B-ORG
Microwave I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
introduced O
two O
radar O
detectors O
. O

One O
unit O
, O
called O
the O
Escort B-PRODUCT
, O
uses O
a O
new O
digital O
signal O
- O
processing O
technology O
to O
detect O
radar O
signals O
much O
sooner O
than O
was O
previously O
possible O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

The O
other O
, O
called O
the O
Solo O
, O
is O
battery O
operated O
and O
is O
the O
first O
high O
- O
performance O
radar O
detector O
that O
does O
n't O
need O
a O
power O
cord O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
set O
up O
a O
three O
- O
member O
office O
of O
the O
chairman O
and O
elected O
James B-PERSON
A. O
Johnson B-PERSON
as O
vice O
chairman O
, O
effective O
Jan. O
1 O
. O

Mr. O
Johnson O
has O
been O
a O
managing O
director O
at O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
since O
1985 O
, O
and O
before O
that O
was O
president O
of O
Public B-ORG
Strategies I-ORG
, O
a O
Washington B-GPE
consulting O
firm O
. O

He O
is O
well O
- O
known O
in O
Democratic O
circles O
, O
having O
been O
executive O
assistant O
to O
Vice O
President O
Walter O
Mondale O
and O
chairman O
of O
Mr. O
Mondale O
's O
1984 O
presidential O
campaign O
. O

At O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
, O
he O
will O
take O
responsibility O
for O
the O
corporation O
's O
financial O
and O
legal O
areas O
and O
will O
work O
with O
David B-PERSON
Maxwell I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
and O
Roger B-PERSON
Birk I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
, O
on O
strategic O
planning O
. O

Mr. O
Johnson O
, O
45 O
years O
old O
, O
has O
been O
a O
consultant O
on O
strategy O
to O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
for O
the O
past O
3 O
1/2 O
years O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
, O
he O
said O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
faces O
a O
number O
of O
challenges O
with O
the O
restructuring O
of O
the O
thrift O
industry O
and O
the O
push O
to O
broaden O
its O
activities O
overseas O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
no O
shortage O
of O
major O
things O
to O
do O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
also O
said O
James B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Aliber I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
First O
Federal O
of O
Michigan B-GPE
and O
a O
director O
since O
1985 O
, O
moved O
up O
the O
date O
of O
his O
retirement O
from O
the O
board O
to O
accommodate O
Mr. O
Johnson O
's O
election O
as O
a O
director O
. O

The O
board O
has O
13 O
members O
elected O
by O
holders O
and O
five O
presidential O
appointees O
. O

Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
, O
a O
federally O
chartered O
, O
shareholder O
- O
owned O
corporation O
, O
operates O
a O
secondary O
market O
for O
mortgage O
loans O
, O
buying O
loans O
from O
lenders O
, O
packaging O
some O
into O
securities O
for O
sale O
to O
investors O
and O
keeping O
the O
rest O
in O
its O
portfolio O
. O

Blinder B-ORG
International I-ORG
Enterprises I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
parent O
of O
beleaguered O
penny O
- O
stockbroker O
Blinder O
, O
Robinson O
& O
Co. O
, O
said O
its O
shareholders O
approved O
a O
previously O
announced O
name O
change O
to O
Intercontinental B-ORG
Enterprises I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
The O
parent O
company O
is O
diversifying O
into O
other O
industries O
around O
the O
world O
, O
'' O
said O
president O
Meyer B-PERSON
Blinder I-PERSON
in O
explaining O
the O
name O
change O
. O

`` O
Everytime O
we O
talked O
about O
Blinder B-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
-LCB- O
people O
-RCB- O
thought O
it O
was O
the O
brokerage O
house O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Blinder O
said O
the O
change O
was O
n't O
related O
to O
the O
brokerage O
's O
recent O
troubles O
, O
which O
have O
included O
sharp O
declines O
in O
earnings O
, O
run O
- O
ins O
with O
the O
securities O
regulators O
and O
lawsuits O
by O
former O
customers O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
expects O
the O
name O
change O
to O
take O
effect O
within O
a O
week O
. O

National B-ORG
Patent I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
purchase O
as O
many O
as O
200,000 O
common O
shares O
of O
its O
81 O
% O
- O
controlled O
Interferon B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
in O
periodic O
, O
open O
- O
market O
purchases O
. O

The O
200,000 O
shares O
are O
about O
23 O
% O
of O
Interferon B-ORG
's O
common O
shares O
outstanding O
, O
excluding O
National B-ORG
Patent I-ORG
's O
stake O
. O

Noting O
the O
recent O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
approval O
of O
Interferon B-ORG
's O
genital O
warts O
treatment O
, O
National B-ORG
Patent I-ORG
said O
it O
believes O
Interferon B-ORG
's O
stock O
is O
undervalued O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
with O
Homart B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
real O
estate O
development O
subsidiary O
of O
Sears B-ORG
, O
Roebuck O
& O
Co. O
, O
was O
named O
president O
of O
Figgie B-ORG
Properties I-ORG
, O
a O
real O
estate O
development O
unit O
. O

He O
succeeds O
William B-PERSON
Kohut I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Also O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
A. O
Barkley O
, O
a O
former O
marketing O
executive O
with O
FMC B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
was O
appointed O
president O
of O
Continental B-ORG
Container I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
a O
producer O
of O
can O
closing O
machinery O
that O
Figgie B-ORG
acquired O
late O
last O
year O
. O

Figgie B-ORG
is O
a O
fire O
protection O
, O
electronics O
and O
industrial O
products O
concern O
. O

Could O
the O
collapse O
of O
I O
- O
880 O
have O
been O
prevented O
? O

That O
was O
the O
question O
structural O
engineers O
and O
California B-GPE
transportation O
officials O
were O
asking O
themselves O
yesterday O
as O
rescue O
workers O
began O
the O
gruesome O
task O
of O
trying O
to O
extract O
as O
many O
as O
250 O
victims O
from O
beneath O
the O
concrete O
slabs O
of O
the O
double O
- O
deck O
Nimitz B-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
in O
Oakland B-GPE
that O
caved O
in O
during O
Tuesday O
's O
temblor O
. O

After O
touring O
the O
area O
, O
California O
Gov. O
George O
Deukmejian O
late O
yesterday O
called O
for O
an O
inquiry O
into O
the O
freeway O
's O
collapse O
, O
blaming O
the O
disaster O
on O
substandard O
construction O
, O
the B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
reported O
. O

The O
impact O
of O
the O
destruction O
of O
this O
2.5 O
- O
mile O
stretch O
of O
highway O
was O
tragically O
measured O
in O
lost O
lives O
. O

But O
there O
are O
other O
long O
- O
term O
effects O
that O
raise O
serious O
questions O
about O
the O
ability O
of O
California B-GPE
's O
infrastructure O
to O
withstand O
a O
major O
temblor O
. O

It O
could O
easily O
be O
two O
years O
before O
the O
well O
- O
traveled O
artery O
that O
helps O
connect O
Oakland B-GPE
with O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
is O
reopened O
, O
and O
the O
cost O
to O
build O
a O
new O
stretch O
of O
highway O
could O
soar O
to O
more O
than O
$ O
250 O
million O
, O
said O
Charles B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
O'Connell I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
district O
director O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
of O
the O
California O
Department O
of O
Transportation O
, O
nicknamed O
Caltrans B-ORG
. O

Caltrans B-ORG
in O
Sacramento B-GPE
said O
total O
damage O
from O
the O
collapsed O
highway O
is O
estimated O
at O
around O
$ O
500 O
million O
. O

The O
aftershocks O
of O
the O
highway O
tragedy O
are O
reverberating O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
as O
well O
, O
as O
local O
politicians O
spoke O
yesterday O
against O
plans O
to O
bring O
double O
- O
decking O
to O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
freeways O
by O
1994 O
. O

Caltrans B-ORG
plans O
to O
add O
a O
second O
deck O
for O
buses O
and O
car O
pools O
above O
the O
median O
of O
a O
2.5 O
- O
mile O
stretch O
of O
the B-FAC
Harbor I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
just O
south O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
near O
the B-FAC
Memorial I-FAC
Coliseum I-FAC
. O

Los O
Angeles O
County O
Supervisor O
Kenneth O
Hahn O
yesterday O
vowed O
to O
fight O
the O
introduction O
of O
double O
- O
decking O
in O
the O
area O
. O

Caltrans O
abandoned O
double O
- O
decking O
in O
the O
early O
1970s O
, O
following O
the O
1971 O
Sylmar B-GPE
earthquake O
that O
destroyed O
freeway O
sections O
just O
north O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
Mr. O
O'Connell O
explained O
. O

That O
temblor O
measured O
6.1 O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
; O
Tuesday O
's O
was O

So O
why O
even O
consider O
stacking O
freeways O
now O
? O

`` O
We O
've O
run O
out O
of O
places O
to O
build O
freeways O
in O
L.A. B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
only O
place O
to O
go O
is O
up O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
O'Connell O
said O
, O
although O
he O
acknowledges O
there O
are O
many O
obstacles O
, O
including O
cost O
. O

But O
as O
for O
safety O
, O
he O
says O
double O
- O
deck O
freeways O
built O
today O
with O
the O
heavily O
reinforced O
concrete O
and O
thicker O
columns O
required O
after O
the O
Sylmar B-GPE
quake O
should O
withstand O
a O
calamitous O
temblor O
of O
7.5 O
to O
8 O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
. O

Reasons O
for O
the O
collapse O
of O
the B-FAC
Nimitz I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
were O
sketchy O
yesterday O
. O

But O
most O
structural O
engineers O
attributed O
the O
destruction O
to O
improper O
reinforcement O
of O
the O
columns O
that O
supported O
the O
decks O
, O
and O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
ground O
beneath O
the O
highway O
is O
largely O
landfill O
and O
can O
become O
unstable O
, O
or O
`` O
liquefy O
, O
'' O
in O
a O
major O
quake O
. O

The O
two O
- O
story O
roadway O
, O
designed O
in O
the O
mid-1940s O
and O
completed O
in O
1957 O
, O
was O
supported O
by O
columns O
that O
apparently O
lacked O
the O
kind O
of O
steel O
reinforcement O
used O
in O
highways O
today O
. O

While O
the O
pillars O
did O
have O
long O
metal O
bars O
running O
vertically O
through O
them O
for O
reinforcement O
, O
they O
apparently O
lacked O
an O
adequate O
number O
of O
metal O
`` O
ties O
'' O
that O
run O
horizontally O
through O
the O
column O
, O
said O
Leo B-PERSON
Parker I-PERSON
, O
a O
structural O
engineer O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

Caltrans B-ORG
today O
uses O
a O
variation O
of O
the O
design O
Mr. O
Parker O
describes O
, O
with O
spiraling O
steel O
rods O
inside O
. O

But O
in O
the O
case O
of O
the B-FAC
Nimitz I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
, O
the O
lack O
of O
such O
support O
caused O
the O
core O
of O
the O
columns O
to O
crumble O
and O
buckle O
under O
the O
weight O
of O
the O
second O
deck O
, O
crushing O
motorists O
who O
were O
lined O
up O
in O
bumper O
- O
to O
- O
bumper O
rush O
- O
hour O
traffic O
on O
the O
lower O
deck O
nearly O
15 O
feet O
below O
. O

Officials O
of O
the O
state O
agency O
did O
n't O
have O
any O
immediate O
explanation O
why O
the O
reinforcement O
did O
n't O
hold O
up O
. O

Caltrans B-ORG
reinforced O
the O
highway O
in O
1977 O
as O
part O
of O
a O
$ O
55 O
million O
statewide O
project O
, O
using O
steel O
cables O
to O
tie O
the O
decks O
of O
the O
freeway O
to O
the O
columns O
and O
prevent O
the O
structure O
from O
swaying O
in O
a O
quake O
. O

Caltrans B-ORG
spokesman O
Jim B-PERSON
Drago I-PERSON
in O
Sacramento B-GPE
declined O
to O
identify O
the O
engineering O
firm O
that O
did O
the O
reinforcement O
work O
. O

Liability O
in O
the O
bridge O
and O
road O
collapses O
will O
revolve O
around O
whether O
government O
took O
`` O
reasonable O
care O
'' O
to O
build O
and O
maintain O
the O
structures O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Messina I-PERSON
, O
a O
Tacoma B-GPE
, O
Wash. B-GPE
, O
personal O
- O
injury O
attorney O
who O
specializes O
in O
highway O
design O
and O
maintenance O
cases O
. O

The O
firm O
brought O
in O
to O
strengthen O
the O
structure O
could O
be O
liable O
as O
well O
. O

The O
results O
of O
the O
quake O
certainly O
raise O
questions O
about O
whether O
reasonable O
care O
was O
taken O
, O
Mr. O
Messina O
says O
. O

Given O
the O
seismic O
history O
of O
the B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
, O
`` O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
a O
6.9 O
earthquake O
is O
a O
foreseeable O
event O
. O
'' O

Caltrans B-ORG
' O
Mr. O
Drago O
defended O
the O
agency O
's O
work O
on O
the B-FAC
Nimitz I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
. O

`` O
The O
work O
was O
done O
properly O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Basically O
, O
we O
had O
a O
severe O
earthquake O
of O
significant O
duration O
and O
it O
was O
just O
something O
the O
structure O
could O
n't O
withstand O
. O
'' O

Ironically O
, O
Caltrans B-ORG
this O
year O
began O
working O
on O
a O
second O
round O
of O
seismic O
reinforcements O
of O
freeways O
around O
the O
state O
, O
this O
time O
wrapping O
freeway O
columns O
in O
`` O
steel O
blankets O
'' O
to O
reinforce O
them O
. O

But O
only O
bridges O
supported O
with O
single O
rows O
of O
columns O
were O
top O
priority O
, O
and O
the B-FAC
Nimitz I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
, O
supported O
by O
double O
rows O
, O
was O
left O
out O
, O
Mr. O
Drago O
explained O
. O

`` O
The O
reason O
is O
that O
the O
technology O
is O
such O
that O
we O
're O
not O
able O
to O
retrofit O
multi-column O
structures O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
McCoy I-PERSON
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
and O
John B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Emshwiller I-PERSON
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Beazer B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
British B-NORP
building O
materials O
and O
construction O
concern O
, O
reported O
a O
24 O
% O
jump O
in O
pretax O
profit O
for O
its O
latest O
financial O
year O
, O
helped O
largely O
by O
contributions O
from O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
, O
Koppers B-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Pretax O
profit O
for O
the O
year O
to O
June B-GPE
30 O
rose O
to O
# O
142.5 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
224.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
# O
114.7 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
180.7 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
broadly O
matching O
analysts O
' O
expectations O
. O

Profit O
after O
taxes O
and O
minority O
interests O
but O
before O
extraordinary O
items O
increased O
22 O
% O
to O
# O
92.6 O
million O
from O
# O
75.6 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
while O
fully O
diluted O
earnings O
per O
share O
rose O
to O
29.90 O
pence O
-LRB- O
47 O
cents O
-RRB- O
from O
24.68 O
pence O
-LRB- O
39 O
cents O
-RRB- O
. O

StatesWest B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
said O
it O
submitted O
an O
offer O
to O
the O
directors O
of O
Mesa B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
to O
acquire O
the O
Farmington B-GPE
, O
N.M. B-GPE
, O
carrier O
. O

Except O
to O
characterize O
its O
offer O
as O
`` O
fair O
and O
generous O
and O
in O
the O
best O
interests O
of O
Mesa B-ORG
shareholders O
, O
'' O
StatesWest B-ORG
declined O
to O
discuss O
details O
of O
its O
proposal O
. O

It O
also O
asked O
Mesa B-ORG
to O
keep O
the O
proposal O
confidential O
. O

A O
Mesa B-ORG
official O
confirmed O
receipt O
of O
the O
offer O
and O
said O
directors O
would O
meet O
to O
consider O
it O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
Mesa B-ORG
rejected O
a O
proposal O
by O
StatesWest B-ORG
to O
acquire O
it O
or O
merge O
. O

StatesWest B-ORG
has O
a O
7.25 O
% O
stake O
in O
Mesa B-ORG
, O
which O
operates O
20 O
twin O
- O
engine O
and O
two O
single O
- O
engine O
turboprops O
among O
42 O
cities O
in O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
, O
Arizona B-GPE
, O
Wyoming B-GPE
, O
Colorado B-GPE
and O
Texas B-GPE
. O

StatesWest B-ORG
operates O
four O
twin O
- O
engine O
turboprop O
aircraft O
, O
connecting O
10 O
cities O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
Arizona B-GPE
and O
Nevada B-GPE
. O

The O
carrier O
has O
n't O
yet O
turned O
a O
profit O
. O

Companies O
listed O
below O
reported O
quarterly O
profit O
substantially O
different O
from O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

The O
companies O
are O
followed O
by O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
, O
and O
had O
a O
minimum O
five O
- O
cent O
change O
in O
actual O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

Estimated O
and O
actual O
results O
involving O
losses O
are O
omitted O
. O

The O
percent O
difference O
compares O
actual O
profit O
with O
the O
30 O
- O
day O
estimate O
where O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
have O
issues O
forecasts O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
actual O
profit O
is O
compared O
with O
the O
300 O
- O
day O
estimate O
. O

T. B-ORG
Rowe I-ORG
Price I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
directors O
recommended O
stockholders O
approve O
a O
2 O
- O
for O
- O
1 O
stock O
split O
and O
an O
increase O
in O
authorized O
shares O
to O
25 O
million O
from O
10 O
million O
. O

Stockholders O
will O
vote O
on O
the O
proposal O
at O
a O
meeting O
Dec. O
13 O
. O

T. B-ORG
Rowe I-ORG
Price I-ORG
is O
an O
investment O
adviser O
to O
mutual O
funds O
, O
institutions O
and O
individuals O
. O

Times B-ORG
may O
be O
tough O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
for O
some O
, O
but O
a O
few O
bosses O
are O
making O
as O
much O
as O
ever O
-- O
or O
more O
. O

At O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
the O
15 O
executive O
officers O
led O
by O
Chairman O
Alan O
`` O
Ace O
'' O
Greenberg O
got O
a O
pay O
increase O
to O
$ O
35.9 O
million O
for O
the O
14 O
- O
month O
period O
ended O
June B-GPE
30 O
from O
$ O
22.9 O
million O
for O
the O
12 O
months O
ended O
April O
30 O
, O
1988 O
. O

The O
figures O
do O
n't O
include O
substantial O
dividends O
on O
holdings O
of O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
stock O
. O

Mr. O
Greenberg O
himself O
was O
paid O
$ O
4.5 O
million O
, O
before O
an O
estimated O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
in O
dividends O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
2.4 O
million O
the O
year O
before O
. O

The O
increase O
is O
noted O
in O
the O
brokerage O
firm O
's O
latest O
proxy O
statement O
filed O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
. O

Because O
it O
operates O
on O
a O
fiscal O
year O
, O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
's O
yearly O
filings O
are O
available O
much O
earlier O
than O
those O
of O
other O
firms O
. O

The O
latest O
period O
includes O
14 O
months O
instead O
of O
12 O
because O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
changed O
to O
a O
fiscal O
year O
ending O
in O
June B-GPE
instead O
of O
April O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
's O
650 O
stock O
and O
bond O
salesmen O
saw O
thinner O
paychecks O
over O
the O
past O
year O
, O
which O
the O
company O
says O
reflected O
lower O
commission O
revenue O
caused O
by O
a O
decline O
in O
investor O
activity O
in O
the O
markets O
. O

However O
, O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
on O
Monday O
reported O
improved O
earnings O
for O
its O
first O
quarter O
, O
ended O
Sept. O
29 O
, O
partly O
because O
of O
a O
31 O
% O
increase O
in O
commissions O
during O
the O
quarter O
. O

William B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Montgoris I-PERSON
, O
chief O
financial O
officer O
, O
defended O
the O
lofty O
salaries O
at O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
. O

`` O
All O
of O
us O
are O
on O
a O
base O
salary O
of O
$ O
200,000 O
if O
the O
firm O
makes O
nothing O
-- O
and O
that O
's O
pretty O
low O
as O
far O
as O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
goes O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Montgoris O
said O
. O

However O
, O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
has O
never O
had O
an O
unprofitable O
year O
since O
its O
founding O
65 O
years O
ago O
. O

Four O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
executives O
besides O
the O
62 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Greenberg O
were O
paid O
$ O
3 O
million O
or O
more O
before O
dividends O
for O
the O
14 O
months O
ended O
in O
June B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
the O
proxy O
statement O
, O
James B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Cayne I-PERSON
, O
55 O
, O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
's O
president O
, O
made O
$ O
3.9 O
million O
; O
an O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Tarnopol I-PERSON
, O
53 O
, O
made O
nearly O
$ O
3.4 O
million O
; O
and O
two O
executive O
vice O
presidents O
, O
Vincent B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Mattone I-PERSON
, O
44 O
, O
and O
William B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Michaelcheck I-PERSON
, O
42 O
, O
made O
about O
$ O
3.3 O
million O
each O
. O

Mr. O
Montgoris O
said O
the O
firm O
has O
a O
`` O
straight O
mathematical O
formula O
'' O
for O
determining O
compensation O
, O
based O
on O
the O
firm O
's O
earnings O
. O

`` O
Just O
because O
a O
particular O
element O
of O
the O
firm O
is O
down O
, O
'' O
such O
as O
stockbrokerage O
, O
`` O
does O
n't O
mean O
the O
executive O
committee O
should O
be O
paid O
less O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

A O
new O
drug O
to O
prevent O
the O
rejection O
of O
transplanted O
organs O
has O
been O
successfully O
used O
on O
more O
than O
100 O
patients O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
, O
according O
to O
researchers O
. O

The O
drug O
, O
which O
is O
still O
in O
the O
experimental O
phase O
, O
has O
n't O
been O
approved O
yet O
by O
the O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Admistration O
, O
and O
its O
long O
- O
term O
effects O
are O
unknown O
. O

But O
researchers O
say O
the O
drug O
, O
called O
FK O
- O
506 O
, O
could O
revolutionize O
the O
transplantation O
field O
by O
reducing O
harmful O
side O
effects O
and O
by O
lowering O
rejection O
rates O
. O

Rejection O
has O
been O
the O
major O
obstacle O
in O
the O
approximately O
30,000 O
organ O
transplants O
performed O
world O
- O
wide O
each O
year O
. O

Researchers O
began O
using O
the O
drug O
in O
February O
on O
patients O
who O
had O
received O
kidney O
, O
liver O
, O
heart O
and O
pancreas O
transplants O
. O

Only O
two O
of O
111 O
transplants O
have O
been O
rejected O
. O

The O
drug O
, O
discovered O
in O
1984 O
, O
is O
metabolized O
from O
soil O
fungus O
found O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
patients O
are O
the O
first O
humans O
to O
be O
given O
the O
drug O
, O
which O
is O
made O
by O
Fujisawa B-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
're O
shocked O
by O
it O
, O
because O
it O
's O
worked O
so O
fast O
, O
'' O
said O
Dr. O
Thomas O
E. O
Starzl O
, O
director O
of O
the O
University O
of O
Pittsburgh O
Transplantation O
Program O
, O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
here O
yesterday O
. O

`` O
We O
consider O
it O
a O
life O
- O
saving O
drug O
, O
like O
one O
for O
AIDS O
, O
'' O
said O
Dr. O
John O
Fung O
, O
an O
immunologist O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
. O

Researchers O
say O
they O
believe O
FK O
- O
506 O
is O
100 O
times O
more O
effective O
than O
the O
traditional O
anti-rejection O
drug O
, O
cyclosporine O
, O
made O
by O
Swiss B-NORP
pharmaceutical O
giant O
Sandoz B-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

They O
are O
also O
encouraged O
by O
the O
relatively O
mild O
side O
effects O
of O
FK O
- O
506 O
, O
compared O
with O
cyclosporine O
, O
which O
can O
cause O
renal O
failure O
, O
morbidity O
, O
nausea O
and O
other O
problems O
. O

`` O
The O
side O
effects O
-LCB- O
of O
cyclosporine O
-RCB- O
have O
made O
the O
penalty O
for O
its O
success O
rather O
high O
, O
'' O
Dr. O
Starzl O
said O
. O

Dr. O
Fung O
said O
that O
FK O
- O
506 O
would O
not O
be O
available O
in O
the O
market O
for O
at O
least O
a O
year O
, O
and O
that O
the O
FDA O
approval O
process O
usually O
takes O
three O
years O
to O
five O
years O
. O

There O
are O
no O
firm O
plans O
to O
expand O
the O
experimental O
program O
beyond O
the O
University O
of O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
, O
whose O
hospital O
performs O
the O
most O
transplants O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Researchers O
could O
n't O
estimate O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
drug O
when O
it O
reaches O
the O
market O
, O
but O
they O
said O
FK O
- O
506 O
will O
enable O
patients O
to O
cut O
hospital O
stays O
by O
50 O
% O
and O
reduce O
the O
number O
of O
blood O
tests O
used O
to O
monitor O
the O
dosage O
of O
cyclosporine O
and O
other O
drugs O
among O
transplant O
recipients O
. O

Dr. O
Starzl O
said O
the O
research O
has O
been O
largely O
financed O
by O
the O
National O
Institute O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
by O
university O
funds O
, O
and O
that O
Fujisawa B-ORG
did O
n't O
give O
the O
hospital O
any O
grants O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
research O
team O
had O
no O
financial O
stake O
in O
the O
drug O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
known O
for O
six O
months O
the O
effect O
of O
this O
drug O
, O
and O
our O
advice O
to O
our O
people O
has O
been O
not O
to O
buy O
the O
company O
's O
stock O
, O
'' O
Dr. O
Starzl O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
profiting O
from O
FK O
- O
506 O
would O
n't O
be O
ethical O
. O

Consolidated B-ORG
Papers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
spend O
$ O
495 O
million O
on O
new O
paper O
- O
manufacturing O
equipment O
and O
facilities O
. O

The O
producer O
of O
paper O
used O
in O
magazines O
and O
by O
commercial O
printers O
said O
spending O
on O
the O
expansion O
is O
planned O
to O
begin O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
1990 O
. O

The O
expansion O
is O
subject O
to O
approval O
by O
federal O
and O
Wisconsin B-GPE
environmental O
regulators O
. O

In O
August O
, O
soon O
after O
Wang B-ORG
Laboratories I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
reported O
a O
staggering O
$ O
424.3 O
million O
loss O
and O
replaced O
its O
president O
, O
two O
Boston B-GPE
sales O
representatives O
sent O
customers O
a O
letter O
saying O
: O
`` O
We O
fully O
expect O
that O
you O
will O
soon O
be O
reading O
stories O
in O
the O
press O
reporting O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
` I-WORK_OF_ART
Amazing I-WORK_OF_ART
Comeback I-WORK_OF_ART
at I-WORK_OF_ART
Wang I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
' O
'' O

How O
soon O
Wang B-PERSON
will O
stage O
a O
comeback O
, O
or O
if O
it O
will O
at O
all O
, O
are O
still O
matters O
of O
debate O
. O

But O
Wang B-PERSON
salespeople O
are O
trying O
to O
cope O
with O
the O
biggest O
challenge O
any O
marketer O
can O
face O
: O
selling O
the O
products O
of O
a O
company O
that O
is O
on O
the O
ropes O
. O

`` O
If O
your O
prospect O
is O
feeling O
risk O
the O
whole O
time O
and O
you O
're O
not O
feeling O
as O
if O
you O
're O
backed O
up O
by O
a O
stable O
company O
, O
you O
've O
lost O
it O
before O
you O
've O
begun O
, O
'' O
says O
Mary B-PERSON
Ann I-PERSON
Cluggish I-PERSON
, O
a O
Wellesley B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
sales O
trainer O
and O
consultant O
who O
works O
with O
high O
technology O
companies O
. O

It O
can O
happen O
in O
any O
industry O
. O

Consider O
the O
difficulties O
faced O
by O
Audi B-PRODUCT
salespeople O
when O
the O
car O
was O
tainted O
by O
false O
charges O
of O
sudden O
acceleration O
, O
or O
Exxon B-ORG
dealers O
' O
problems O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
Valdez O
oil O
spill O
. O

Like O
thousands O
of O
salespeople O
before O
them O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
are O
finding O
ways O
to O
combat O
the O
bad O
news O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
very O
important O
that O
we O
exude O
confidence O
, O
even O
though O
within O
the O
family O
we O
know O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
hard O
work O
ahead O
, O
'' O
said O
Richard B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
the O
Lowell B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
computer O
concern O
's O
new O
president O
, O
in O
a O
video O
message O
to O
salespeople O
a O
month O
after O
he O
took O
over O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
got O
into O
financial O
trouble O
because O
of O
bloated O
overhead O
and O
overly O
optimistic O
sales O
forecasts O
. O

Its O
mainline O
minicomputers O
and O
word O
processors O
have O
lost O
ground O
to O
cheaper O
personal O
computers O
. O

Last O
year O
it O
funded O
its O
high O
employment O
by O
heavy O
borrowing O
, O
and O
it O
suffered O
huge O
losses O
when O
sales O
turned O
down O
instead O
of O
rising O
. O

After O
the O
company O
reported O
red O
ink O
for O
the O
fiscal O
third O
quarter O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
marketing O
department O
provided O
the O
sales O
force O
answers O
to O
questions O
such O
as O
`` O
How O
could O
you O
not O
have O
known O
you O
were O
going O
to O
lose O
$ O
55 O
million O
? O
'' O
and O
`` O
Is O
Wang B-PERSON
still O
a O
viable O
company O
? O
'' O

Salespeople O
try O
to O
push O
their O
products O
and O
avoid O
discussions O
of O
finances O
. O

Responding O
to O
such O
questions O
is O
`` O
defensive O
, O
'' O
says O
Kenneth B-PERSON
Olissa I-PERSON
, O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
vice O
president O
, O
marketing O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
antithetical O
to O
the O
art O
of O
selling O
. O
'' O

Moreover O
, O
he O
notes O
that O
analyzing O
financial O
results O
`` O
poses O
a O
problem O
for O
a O
salesman O
who O
is O
n't O
particularly O
familiar O
with O
a O
balance O
sheet O
. O
'' O

At O
one O
sales O
strategy O
meeting O
, O
an O
executive O
suggested O
ordering O
salespeople O
to O
become O
experts O
on O
the O
annual O
report O
. O

Mr. O
Miller O
vetoed O
that O
: O
`` O
Even O
I O
ca O
n't O
understand O
all O
the O
footnotes O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Instead O
, O
he O
says O
, O
if O
the O
salespeople O
can O
get O
the O
customers O
to O
consider O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
products O
on O
their O
merits O
, O
he O
or O
a O
top O
financial O
officer O
will O
try O
to O
assuage O
the O
fears O
about O
finances O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Metschan I-PERSON
, O
a O
salesman O
in O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
Austin B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
office O
, O
has O
a O
breezier O
method O
: O
`` O
We O
tell O
them O
$ O
3 O
billion O
companies O
do O
n't O
go O
out O
of O
business O
. O

We O
tell O
them O
all O
the O
major O
companies O
are O
having O
financial O
difficulties O
. O
'' O

Numerous O
computer O
companies O
are O
having O
sales O
slumps O
and O
earnings O
declines O
, O
but O
very O
few O
have O
had O
losses O
comparable O
to O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
or O
are O
carrying O
such O
a O
large O
debt O
load O
. O

Mr. O
Miller O
says O
that O
after O
a O
sharp O
sales O
slump O
in O
July O
and O
August O
, O
sales O
stabilized O
in O
September O
. O

Although O
Wang B-PERSON
will O
report O
a O
loss O
for O
the O
first O
quarter O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
and O
the O
full O
fiscal O
year O
, O
Mr. O
Miller O
says O
he O
expects O
the O
company O
will O
return O
to O
profitability O
by O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
. O

Experts O
on O
sales O
technique O
say O
anyone O
representing O
a O
troubled O
company O
must O
walk O
a O
fine O
line O
. O

`` O
If O
a O
salesman O
jeopardizes O
his O
credibility O
in O
this O
time O
of O
trouble O
, O
it O
will O
be O
a O
problem O
for O
the O
long O
run O
, O
'' O
says O
George B-PERSON
Palmatier I-PERSON
, O
a O
Minden B-GPE
, O
Nev. B-GPE
, O
sales O
consultant O
and O
author O
of O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Marketing I-WORK_OF_ART
Edge I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Still O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Sullivan I-PERSON
, O
a O
management O
recruiter O
with O
Daniel B-ORG
Roberts I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Boston B-GPE
, O
who O
has O
held O
senior O
sales O
positions O
at O
Polaroid B-ORG
and O
Atari B-ORG
: O
`` O
The O
customer O
will O
react O
to O
strength O
. O

Ignore O
the O
present O
condition O
. O

Show O
it O
's O
business O
as O
usual O
. O
'' O

That O
is O
n't O
easy O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
's O
customers O
are O
data O
processing O
managers O
who O
want O
to O
be O
sure O
that O
their O
suppliers O
are O
stable O
, O
wellrun O
companies O
that O
will O
be O
around O
to O
fix O
bugs O
and O
upgrade O
computers O
for O
years O
to O
come O
. O

For O
buyers O
, O
`` O
these O
are O
career O
- O
risking O
decisions O
, O
'' O
says O
Jean B-PERSON
Conlin I-PERSON
, O
who O
supervises O
a O
network O
of O
Wang B-PERSON
computers O
in O
the O
admissions O
department O
at O
Boston B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

The O
university O
is O
considering O
installing O
a O
$ O
250,000 O
system O
to O
store O
applications O
electronically O
. O

`` O
Before O
the O
really O
bad O
news O
, O
we O
were O
looking O
at O
Wang B-PERSON
fairly O
seriously O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

But O
`` O
their O
present O
financial O
condition O
means O
I O
'd O
have O
a O
hard O
time O
convincing O
the O
vice O
president O
in O
charge O
of O
purchasing O
. O
'' O

Ms. O
Conlin O
adds O
: O
`` O
At O
some O
point O
we O
'd O
have O
to O
ask O
, O
` O
How O
do O
we O
know O
that O
in O
three O
years O
you O
wo O
n't O
be O
in O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
? O
' O
'' O

During O
the O
past O
year O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
has O
developed O
new O
products O
and O
a O
new O
strategy O
and O
hired O
a O
new O
president O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
's O
overall O
product O
line O
is O
`` O
still O
not O
as O
good O
as O
other O
vendors O
, O
but O
they O
've O
come O
a O
long O
way O
, O
'' O
says O
Steven B-PERSON
Wendler I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
with O
market O
researcher O
Gartner B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
Stamford B-GPE
, O
Conn B-GPE
. O

`` O
They O
were O
on O
the O
road O
to O
recovery O
in O
terms O
of O
customer O
attitudes O
until O
this O
bad O
quarter O
happened O
. O
'' O

The O
first O
priority O
for O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
sales O
force O
is O
to O
make O
sure O
it O
holds O
on O
to O
existing O
customers O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
's O
installed O
base O
is O
one O
of O
its O
greatest O
assets O
, O
and O
many O
of O
those O
customers O
remain O
extremely O
loyal O
. O

But O
even O
before O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
latest O
financial O
troubles O
surfaced O
, O
some O
customers O
`` O
were O
trying O
to O
wall O
off O
their O
Wang B-PERSON
installations O
'' O
so O
other O
departments O
would O
n't O
add O
Wang B-PERSON
, O
says O
Chris B-PERSON
Christiansen I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Wang B-PERSON
marketer O
who O
is O
now O
a O
market O
analyst O
with O
Meta B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
market O
research O
firm O
in O
Stamford B-GPE
, O
Conn B-GPE
. O

One O
Wang B-PERSON
salesman O
who O
left O
the O
company O
in O
July O
recalls O
that O
when O
he O
tried O
to O
sell O
products O
to O
Eastman B-ORG
Kodak I-ORG
, O
he O
worked O
`` O
to O
muster O
support O
from O
internal O
allies O
, O
'' O
but O
`` O
those O
allies O
became O
skeptical O
as O
they O
saw O
the O
downtrend O
. O

The O
more O
recent O
losses O
were O
really O
devastating O
. O
'' O

New O
customers O
, O
the O
source O
of O
higher O
commissions O
for O
salespeople O
and O
the O
key O
to O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
long O
- O
term O
viability O
, O
are O
even O
tougher O
. O

Rick B-PERSON
Lynch I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
top O
salesman O
in O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
Boston B-GPE
office O
, O
referring O
to O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
mainstay O
computer O
line O
, O
says O
: O
`` O
You O
ca O
n't O
sell O
a O
VS B-PRODUCT
to O
a O
new O
customer O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Lynch O
left O
Wang B-PERSON
this O
summer O
for O
Oracle B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
software O
vendor O
. O

The O
financial O
problems O
are O
particularly O
frustrating O
for O
salespeople O
pushing O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
image O
systems O
, O
which O
convert O
paper O
forms O
to O
electronic O
documents O
. O

Consultants O
say O
that O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
technology O
is O
among O
the O
best O
available O
in O
the O
image O
market O
. O

But O
salespeople O
often O
found O
that O
news O
of O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
problems O
superseded O
their O
sales O
efforts O
. O

William B-PERSON
Tait I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
sales O
manager O
in O
Indianapolis B-GPE
, O
says O
that O
his O
office O
had O
all O
but O
sold O
a O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
image O
system O
to O
pharmaceutical O
maker O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

`` O
When O
they O
were O
making O
the O
decision O
, O
all O
hell O
broke O
loose O
with O
the O
finances O
. O
'' O

He O
says O
the O
Lilly O
executives O
told O
him O
they O
could O
n't O
take O
the O
risk O
with O
Wang B-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Tait O
say O
he O
does O
n't O
blame O
Lilly B-ORG
. O

Buyers O
have O
to O
rely O
on O
a O
supplier O
`` O
continually O
upgrading O
and O
replacing O
the O
product O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
When O
a O
company O
realizes O
that O
, O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
go O
with O
Wang B-PERSON
. O
'' O

For O
Mr. O
Tait O
, O
who O
says O
he O
used O
to O
earn O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
150,000 O
a O
year O
at O
Wang B-PERSON
, O
it O
was O
one O
more O
reason O
to O
quit O
. O

He O
is O
now O
president O
of O
Eastate B-ORG
Homes I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
an O
Indianapolis B-GPE
contractor O
. O

It O
can O
be O
hard O
for O
a O
salesperson O
to O
fight O
off O
feelings O
of O
discouragement O
. O

Brian B-PERSON
Petre I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Wang B-PERSON
salesman O
in O
upstate O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
says O
: O
`` O
You O
have O
pride O
in O
your O
job O
. O

You O
think O
you O
can O
go O
out O
and O
turn O
things O
around O
. O

It O
's O
a O
tough O
thing O
when O
you O
ca O
n't O
. O

The O
reason O
does O
n't O
relate O
to O
your O
selling O
skills O
. O
'' O

Discouragement O
feeds O
on O
itself O
. O

`` O
The O
problem O
is O
, O
if O
people O
get O
down O
in O
the O
dumps O
, O
they O
stop O
selling O
, O
'' O
says O
Mike B-PERSON
Durcan I-PERSON
, O
a O
laid O
- O
off O
sales O
manager O
in O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
Austin B-GPE
office O
. O

One O
key O
for O
salespeople O
is O
to O
boost O
their O
own O
morale O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Hellman I-PERSON
, O
a O
Framingham B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
sales O
and O
management O
consultant O
and O
author O
of O
`` O
Ready B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Aim I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
're I-WORK_OF_ART
Hired I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
says O
: O
`` O
The O
bad O
news O
is O
, O
you O
'll O
be O
rejected O
more O
. O

The O
good O
news O
is O
, O
it O
's O
not O
your O
fault O
. O
'' O

So O
, O
he O
advises O
, O
make O
goals O
achievable O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
he O
suggests O
that O
salespeople O
making O
telephone O
calls O
should O
say O
to O
themselves O
: O
`` O
All O
I O
want O
to O
do O
today O
is O
get O
50 O
rejections O
. O
'' O

But O
Mr. O
Miller O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
's O
new O
president O
, O
recently O
warned O
his O
salespeople O
about O
negativism O
. O

`` O
Our O
customers O
watch O
us O
for O
the O
hidden O
message O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Look O
a O
customer O
right O
in O
the O
eye O
and O
say O
, O
` O
I O
'm O
glad O
to O
be O
at O
Wang B-PERSON
. O

`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
New I-WORK_OF_ART
Crowd I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
by O
Judith B-PERSON
Ramsey I-PERSON
Ehrlich I-PERSON
and O
Barry B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Rehfeld I-PERSON
-LRB- O
Little O
, O
Brown O
, O
444 O
pages O
, O
$ O
19.95 O
-RRB- O
, O
describes O
the O
displacing O
of O
the O
old O
`` O
our O
crowd O
'' O
Jewish O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
banking O
grandees O
by O
such O
new O
business O
barons O
as O
Saul B-PERSON
Steinberg I-PERSON
, O
Carl B-PERSON
Icahn I-PERSON
, O
Sanford B-PERSON
Weill I-PERSON
and O
Bruce B-PERSON
Wasserstein I-PERSON
. O

Its O
many O
lively O
stories O
include O
the O
Gutfreund O
- O
Postel O
holiday O
cheer O
imbroglio O
. O

These O
two O
New O
Crowd O
families O
lived O
in O
the O
same O
apartment O
building O
, O
with O
the O
Postel B-PERSON
penthouse O
perched O
on O
top O
of O
the O
Gutfreund B-PERSON
duplex O
. O

The O
penthouse O
elevator O
started O
up O
from O
the O
Gutfreund B-PERSON
landing O
, O
and O
Susan B-PERSON
Gutfreund I-PERSON
used O
to O
turn O
off O
its O
light O
, O
to O
give O
the O
impression O
that O
there O
was O
no O
higher O
floor O
. O

Eventually O
, O
Mr. O
Postel O
broke O
his O
toe O
in O
the O
dark O
. O

Then O
the O
Gutfreunds B-PERSON
determined O
to O
put O
up O
a O
22 O
- O
foot O
Christmas O
tree O
, O
weighing O
a O
quarter O
of O
a O
ton O
, O
to O
amaze O
their O
holiday O
guests O
. O

For O
this O
, O
a O
crane O
needed O
to O
be O
mounted O
on O
the O
Postels B-PERSON
' O
terrace O
. O

The O
Postels B-PERSON
did O
not O
give O
permission O
. O

But O
the O
Gutfreund B-PERSON
workers O
went O
ahead O
anyway O
, O
only O
to O
be O
captured O
`` O
in O
flagrante O
'' O
by O
Joan B-PERSON
Postel I-PERSON
, O
who O
called O
the O
police O
. O

Before O
the O
Gutfreunds B-PERSON
finally O
left O
this O
unfriendly O
environment O
for O
a O
prodigious O
duplex O
on O
Fifth B-FAC
Avenue I-FAC
and O
an O
18th O
- O
century O
mansion O
with O
a O
specially O
excavated O
$ O
1 O
million O
garage O
in O
Paris B-GPE
, O
the O
Postels B-PERSON
had O
obtained O
an O
injunction O
to O
prevent O
any O
future O
hoisting O
of O
trees O
, O
and O
in O
a O
neighborly O
spirit O
hit O
both O
the O
Gutfreunds B-PERSON
and O
the O
building O
with O
a O
$ O
35 O
million O
lawsuit O
. O

Nothing O
less O
, O
it O
seemed O
, O
could O
console O
them O
for O
their O
traumas O
. O

Where O
had O
all O
the O
money O
come O
from O
? O

The O
young O
John B-PERSON
Gutfreund I-PERSON
had O
been O
discovered O
by O
Billy B-PERSON
Salomon I-PERSON
of O
Salomon B-ORG
Bros. I-ORG
when O
he O
was O
still O
a O
bearded O
liberal O
, O
and O
put O
to O
work O
as O
a O
trader O
, O
and O
then O
as O
a O
rough O
- O
and O
- O
tumble O
syndicator O
. O

`` O
` O
Get O
off O
your O
... O
, O
' O
he O
would O
bellow O
, O
'' O
say O
the O
authors O
. O

Rising O
in O
the O
firm O
, O
he O
became O
powerful O
and O
bland O
, O
though O
his O
new O
wife O
, O
Susan B-PERSON
, O
made O
him O
shine O
in O
the O
gossip O
columns O
with O
her O
profligate O
spending O
habits O
and O
flamboyant O
frocks O
. O

After O
he O
had O
been O
head O
of O
the O
company O
for O
3 O
1/2 O
years O
, O
he O
and O
his O
partners O
sold O
it O
to O
Phibro B-ORG
, O
a O
powerful O
commodity O
trading O
outfit O
, O
for O
$ O
550 O
million O
in O
Phibro B-ORG
stock O
. O

Limited O
partner O
Billy B-PERSON
Salomon I-PERSON
, O
whose O
family O
name O
had O
been O
on O
the O
firm O
's O
door O
for O
70 O
years O
and O
who O
had O
hoped O
it O
would O
be O
there O
forever O
, O
was O
not O
consulted O
. O

Mr. O
Gutfreund O
collected O
$ O
32 O
million O
, O
while O
Billy B-PERSON
Salomon I-PERSON
got O
$ O
10 O
million O
, O
much O
less O
than O
if O
he O
had O
conducted O
the O
sale O
. O

`` O
I O
felt O
betrayed O
, O
'' O
he O
later O
said O
. O

Worse O
, O
Salomon B-ORG
's O
timing O
had O
been O
off O
. O

Its O
profits O
, O
unlike O
Phibro B-ORG
's O
, O
soared O
over O
the O
next O
two O
years O
, O
and O
had O
it O
held O
out O
, O
Salomon B-ORG
could O
have O
gotten O
an O
even O
bigger O
bundle O
. O

The O
book O
also O
recounts O
the O
not O
dissimilar O
maneuvers O
surrounding O
the O
changing O
of O
the O
guard O
at O
Lehman B-ORG
Bros. I-ORG
and O
other O
grand O
old O
firms O
. O

Often O
the O
genteel O
, O
conservative O
, O
long O
- O
term O
- O
oriented O
investment O
bankers O
were O
displaced O
by O
crude O
traders O
: O
`` O
When O
angered O
, O
he O
cursed O
so O
forcefully O
that O
his O
face O
reddened O
and O
his O
pale O
- O
blue O
eyes O
narrowed O
into O
tiny O
slits O
, O
'' O
the O
authors O
say O
of O
Lehman B-ORG
's O
Lewis B-PERSON
Glucksman I-PERSON
. O

The O
earlier O
generation O
of O
`` O
our O
crowd O
'' O
bankers O
-- O
Belmonts B-PERSON
, O
Warburgs B-PERSON
, O
Lehmans B-PERSON
, O
Baches B-PERSON
and O
Schiffs B-PERSON
-- O
had O
stressed O
above O
all O
probity O
, O
tradition O
, O
continuity O
and O
reputation O
. O

They O
were O
old O
- O
fashioned O
elegant O
gentlemen O
, O
who O
happened O
to O
be O
of O
German B-NORP
Jewish O
extraction O
. O

But O
in O
the O
harsh O
world O
of O
today O
's O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
they O
have O
lost O
out O
to O
more O
aggressive O
and O
sometimes O
less O
scrupulous O
successors O
. O

The O
cuckoo O
prefers O
the O
nests O
of O
other O
birds O
and O
heaves O
out O
their O
eggs O
. O

But O
the O
old O
guard O
hired O
the O
New O
Crowd O
people O
: O
It O
brought O
in O
its O
own O
cuckoos O
. O

So O
, O
as O
the O
Old O
Crowd O
toppled O
from O
the O
branch O
, O
it O
should O
n't O
have O
been O
too O
surprised O
. O

The O
old O
guard O
had O
every O
right O
, O
however O
, O
to O
disdain O
the O
newcomers O
' O
new O
ways O
of O
making O
money O
, O
such O
as O
greenmail O
. O

-LRB- O
A O
Fortune B-ORG
article O
on O
Saul B-PERSON
Steinberg I-PERSON
was O
entitled O
, O
`` O
Fear B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Loathing I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Corporate I-WORK_OF_ART
Boardrooms I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

Their O
other O
staple O
has O
been O
corporate O
takeovers O
, O
often O
hostile O
and O
financed O
by O
junk O
bonds O
. O

Hostile O
takeovers O
are O
quite O
a O
new O
phenomenon O
. O

Sometimes O
they O
are O
constructive O
, O
but O
often O
not O
. O

First O
, O
by O
making O
management O
focus O
on O
short O
- O
term O
results O
, O
they O
inhibit O
building O
for O
the O
future O
-- O
just O
the O
opposite O
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Second O
, O
a O
long O
- O
term O
shareholder O
of O
a O
good O
company O
need O
n't O
worry O
too O
much O
when O
the O
stock O
price O
drops O
temporarily O
: O
It O
will O
bounce O
back O
. O

But O
if O
a O
raider O
takes O
over O
when O
the O
stock O
is O
weak O
, O
the O
shareholder O
never O
gets O
his O
recovery O
. O

The O
raiders O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
have O
evolved O
their O
own O
pattern O
for O
spending O
their O
new O
millions O
. O

As O
described O
in O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
New I-WORK_OF_ART
Crowd I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
they O
take O
on O
ambitious O
new O
wives O
, O
move O
to O
Greenwich B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
or O
Bedford B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
buy O
OK O
pictures O
, O
and O
let O
their O
wives O
share O
the O
wealth O
with O
decorators O
. O

Having O
donated O
heavily O
to O
museums O
, O
they O
demand O
a O
place O
on O
their O
boards O
. O

The O
book O
is O
patronizing O
about O
this O
nouveau O
riche O
struggle O
for O
respectability O
, O
which O
has O
its O
tawdry O
aspects O
. O

However O
, O
on O
balance O
, O
the O
charity O
game O
helps O
America B-GPE
. O

If O
those O
who O
have O
the O
money O
do O
n't O
get O
involved O
with O
the O
museums O
and O
the O
charities O
, O
then O
City B-FAC
Hall I-FAC
will O
do O
it O
, O
badly O
. O

It O
has O
been O
rightly O
observed O
that O
the O
main O
thing O
wrong O
with O
tainted O
money O
is O
, O
t' O
ai O
nt O
enough O
of O
it O
. O

A O
handful O
of O
the O
New O
Crowd O
operators O
have O
crossed O
the O
line O
from O
the O
immoral O
to O
the O
illegal O
, O
and O
have O
ended O
up O
in O
the O
slammer O
or O
paying O
huge O
fines O
: O

Ivan B-PERSON
Boesky I-PERSON
, O
Dennis B-PERSON
Levine I-PERSON
, O
Martin B-PERSON
Siegel I-PERSON
, O
Victor B-PRODUCT
and O
Steven B-PERSON
Posner I-PERSON
, O
and O
now O
Michael B-PERSON
Milken I-PERSON
and O
perhaps O
Leona B-PERSON
Helmsley I-PERSON
. O

The O
glitzy O
office O
that O
Ivan B-PERSON
Boesky I-PERSON
vacated O
for O
a O
prison O
cell O
had O
previously O
contained O
commodity O
operators O
Marc B-PERSON
Rich I-PERSON
and O
`` O
Pinky O
'' O
Green O
, O
today O
fugitives O
from O
a O
potential O
century O
apiece O
of O
jail O
sentences O
. O

The O
Old O
Crowd O
is O
deeply O
concerned O
by O
the O
backlash O
from O
all O
this O
. O

However O
, O
the O
phenomenon O
is O
not O
specifically O
Jewish O
. O

It O
has O
always O
been O
true O
that O
those O
outside O
the O
club O
want O
to O
climb O
in O
, O
and O
that O
a O
few O
will O
cut O
corners O
in O
the O
process O
. O

Some O
pretty O
seamy O
stuff O
built O
the O
turn O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
century O
families O
' O
Fifth O
Avenue O
and O
Newport B-GPE
palazzi O
and O
endowed O
their O
daughters O
' O
weddings O
to O
foreign O
noblemen O
. O

Mr. O
Boesky O
was O
a O
piker O
compared O
to O
Jay B-PERSON
Gould I-PERSON
and O
Jim B-PERSON
Fiske I-PERSON
, O
and O
Commodore O
Vanderbilt O
thought O
nothing O
of O
bribing O
judges O
and O
legislators O
. O

So O
who O
knows O
? O

In O
a O
generation O
or O
two O
some O
of O
the O
New O
Crowd O
may O
attain O
true O
respectability O
, O
perhaps O
to O
be O
displaced O
in O
turn O
by O
a O
later O
flock O
of O
unscrupulous O
raptors O
. O

Or O
perhaps O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
when O
it O
has O
suffered O
enough O
, O
will O
realize O
that O
finance O
is O
a O
service O
industry O
, O
and O
change O
its O
ethos O
. O

Mr. O
Train O
is O
president O
of O
Train O
, O
Smith O
Investment O
Counsel O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
public O
sector O
borrowing O
requirement O
, O
the O
most O
widely O
used O
measure O
of O
Britain B-GPE
's O
government O
deficit O
or O
surplus O
, O
showed O
a O
deficit O
of O
# O
200 O
million O
in O
September O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
deficit O
of O
# O
765 O
million O
in O
August O
and O
a O
deficit O
of O
# O
1.08 O
billion O
in O
September O
1988 O
, O
the O
Treasury O
said O
. O

In O
the O
six O
months O
since O
the O
current O
fiscal O
year O
began O
April O
1 O
, O
the O
surplus O
totaled O
# O
500 O
million O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
surplus O
of O
# O
3.6 O
billion O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
. O

The O
government O
is O
projecting O
a O
# O
14 O
billion O
surplus O
for O
the O
fiscal O
year O
. O

The O
reported O
figures O
for O
the O
public O
sector O
borrowing O
requirement O
include O
receipts O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
industries O
. O

Excluding O
those O
receipts O
, O
the O
government O
deficit O
would O
have O
totaled O
about O
# O
2.5 O
billion O
in O
the O
first O
six O
months O
, O
compared O
with O
# O
1.3 O
billion O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the O
Treasury O
said O
. O

TRADING O
VOLUME O
in O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
contracts O
on O
the O
Chicago O
Mercantile O
Exchange O
Monday O
totaled O
73,803 O
contracts O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
edition O
incorrectly O
reported O
Monday O
's O
trading O
volume O
as O
a O
record O
for O
the O
S&P O
500 O
contract O
. O

Loral B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
received O
a O
$ O
325 O
million O
order O
from O
Turkey B-GPE
's O
Ministry O
of O
Defense B-ORG
, O
the O
largest O
contract O
the O
company O
ever O
has O
received O
. O

Loral B-ORG
will O
provide O
to O
Turkey B-GPE
an O
electronic O
countermeasures O
system O
for O
its O
fleet O
of O
F B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
16 I-PRODUCT
aircraft O
. O

The O
system O
provides O
radar O
- O
threat O
warning O
and O
electronic O
jamming O
capabilities O
. O

The O
defense O
electronics O
maker O
said O
delivery O
will O
begin O
in O
October O
1991 O
and O
run O
through O
mid-1995 O
. O

Loral B-ORG
said O
the O
contract O
with O
Turkey B-GPE
will O
provide O
opportunities O
for O
Loral B-ORG
to O
supply O
that O
country O
with O
other O
defense O
systems O
. O

Prospect B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
whose O
recent O
hostile O
tender O
offer O
for O
Recognition B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
failed O
for O
lack O
of O
financing O
, O
apparently O
has O
gained O
a O
measure O
of O
control O
over O
the O
troubled O
company O
anyway O
. O

As O
part O
of O
what O
a O
Recognition B-ORG
spokeswoman O
termed O
an O
`` O
amiable O
agreement O
, O
'' O
Prospect B-ORG
Group I-ORG
will O
wind O
up O
with O
control O
of O
top O
management O
posts O
and O
an O
increased O
stake O
in O
the O
maker O
of O
data O
management O
equipment O
. O

In O
a O
management O
restructuring O
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Ringer I-PERSON
resigned O
as O
chairman O
, O
chief O
executive O
and O
a O
director O
, O
while O
Israel B-PERSON
Sheinberg I-PERSON
resigned O
as O
a O
director O
. O

Mr. O
Sheinberg O
remains O
as O
executive O
vice O
president O
. O

Thomas B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Hurley I-PERSON
and O
Robert B-PERSON
A. O
Vanourek O
, O
who O
had O
been O
designated O
to O
take O
over O
Recognition B-ORG
's O
top O
spots O
had O
Prospect B-ORG
's O
tender O
offer O
succeeded O
, O
were O
named O
co-chief O
executives O
and O
directors O
. O

Mr. O
Hurley O
was O
formerly O
a O
vice O
president O
and O
general O
manager O
of O
an O
Avery B-ORG
International I-ORG
division O
; O
Mr. O
Vanourek O
was O
a O
former O
group O
vice O
president O
of O
Pitney B-ORG
Bowes I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
agreement O
calls O
for O
Gilbert B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Lamphere I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Prospect B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
executive O
committee O
, O
to O
be O
named O
chairman O
of O
a O
restructured O
board O
that O
will O
include O
four O
new O
independent O
directors O
. O

Also O
named O
to O
the O
revised O
board O
was O
Thomas B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Loose I-PERSON
, O
Recognition B-ORG
's O
senior O
vice O
president O
and O
general O
counsel O
. O

Prospect B-ORG
, O
a O
New O
York O
- O
based O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
firm O
, O
also O
agreed O
to O
invest O
$ O
15 O
million O
in O
Recognition B-ORG
, O
which O
in O
turn O
agreed O
to O
repurchase O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
20 O
million O
of O
its O
stock O
. O

That O
would O
increase O
Prospect B-ORG
's O
ownership O
of O
the O
company O
's O
fully O
- O
diluted O
shares O
outstanding O
to O
20 O
% O
from O
14.1 O
% O
. O

Under O
the O
agreement O
, O
Prospect B-ORG
is O
permitted O
to O
increase O
its O
stake O
in O
Recognition B-ORG
to O
30 O
% O
. O

Beyond O
that O
, O
Prospect B-ORG
said O
it O
would O
n't O
offer O
to O
acquire O
additional O
shares O
for O
less O
than O
$ O
11.25 O
a O
share O
during O
the O
next O
year O
or O
less O
than O
$ O
14.06 O
a O
share O
during O
the O
subsequent O
two O
years O
. O

Recognition B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
obtained O
a O
commitment O
from O
Chemical B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Boston B-GPE
to O
convert O
an O
estimated O
$ O
18 O
million O
in O
bank O
debt O
to O
a O
new O
, O
24 O
- O
month O
secured O
term O
loan O
to O
be O
repaid O
through O
the O
sale O
of O
certain O
assets O
. O

In O
August O
, O
Recognition B-ORG
said O
it O
was O
in O
violation O
of O
certain O
terms O
of O
its O
debt O
agreements O
with O
bank O
lenders O
because O
of O
a O
$ O
3.9 O
million O
loss O
for O
the O
third O
quarter O
ended O
July O
31 O
. O

The O
company O
attributed O
the O
loss O
to O
declining O
revenue O
and O
litigation O
costs O
relating O
to O
criminal O
charges O
against O
the O
company O
and O
two O
former O
executives O
, O
William B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
and O
Robert B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Reedy I-PERSON
. O

The O
former O
executives O
were O
indicted O
last O
October O
on O
charges O
of O
fraud O
, O
theft O
and O
conspiracy O
related O
to O
efforts O
by O
the O
company O
to O
win O
$ O
400 O
million O
in O
Postal B-ORG
Service I-ORG
contracts O
. O

Recognition B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
said O
it O
expected O
to O
put O
the O
agreement O
with O
Prospect B-ORG
to O
a O
vote O
of O
its O
stockholders O
at O
a O
special O
meeting O
in O
January O
. O

In O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
composite O
trading O
, O
Recognition B-ORG
rose O
87.5 O
cents O
to O
$ O
6.625 O
. O

Prospect B-ORG
slipped O
25 O
cents O
to O
$ O
10.50 O
in O
national O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
. O

Steve B-PERSON
Jobs I-PERSON
took O
a O
step O
back O
from O
the O
frontier O
of O
personal O
- O
computer O
technology O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
spur O
sales O
of O
Next O
Inc. O
's O
new O
machine O
. O

Mr. O
Jobs O
moved O
to O
remedy O
a O
couple O
of O
his O
computer O
's O
drawbacks O
yesterday O
by O
lowering O
the O
entry O
- O
level O
price O
for O
a O
Next B-ORG
machine O
by O
$ O
1,500 O
, O
or O
23 O
% O
, O
if O
the O
buyer O
chooses O
a O
hard O
- O
disk O
drive O
as O
an O
alternative O
to O
Next B-ORG
's O
optical O
- O
storage O
device O
. O

The O
hard O
drive O
, O
which O
is O
the O
storage O
device O
of O
choice O
for O
virtually O
every O
desktop O
computer O
user O
, O
also O
now O
will O
supplement O
Next B-ORG
's O
futuristic O
optical O
device O
if O
buyers O
pay O
full O
price O
. O

Mr. O
Jobs O
, O
co-founder O
of O
Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
founded O
Next B-ORG
four O
years O
ago O
in O
the O
hopes O
of O
fomenting O
a O
revolution O
in O
the O
way O
desktop O
computers O
are O
designed O
and O
used O
. O

His O
Next B-ORG
computer O
, O
introduced O
about O
a O
year O
ago O
and O
aimed O
primarily O
at O
university O
computer O
users O
, O
sports O
snazzy O
graphics O
, O
digital O
sound O
, O
built O
- O
in O
networking O
and O
a O
sleek O
black O
design O
. O

But O
the O
computer O
was O
proving O
a O
hard O
sell O
because O
of O
its O
high O
price O
, O
a O
lack O
of O
software O
and O
an O
optical O
data O
- O
storage O
device O
that O
was O
too O
slow O
. O

The O
machine O
began O
shipping O
at O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
. O

The O
closely O
held O
company O
has O
n't O
disclosed O
sales O
. O

However O
, O
most O
universities O
that O
have O
bought O
the O
machines O
say O
they O
are O
buying O
small O
numbers O
for O
evaluation O
purposes O
. O

Universities O
can O
now O
buy O
a O
Next B-ORG
computer O
without O
an O
optical O
storage O
device O
for O
$ O
4,995 O
. O

A O
computer O
with O
the O
optical O
device O
will O
still O
cost O
$ O
6,495 O
, O
but O
from O
now O
on O
Next B-ORG
will O
outfit O
every O
computer O
with O
a O
hard O
drive O
and O
supply O
one O
at O
no O
cost O
to O
those O
who O
have O
already O
bought O
Next B-ORG
machines O
. O

Commercial O
customers O
can O
purchase O
the O
same O
system O
through O
Businessland B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
computer O
retailer O
based O
in O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
for O
roughly O
$ O
3,000 O
more O
. O

Mr. O
Jobs O
said O
the O
changes O
were O
prompted O
by O
requests O
from O
customers O
who O
are O
frustrated O
with O
the O
performance O
of O
the O
optical O
device O
, O
which O
is O
n't O
offered O
as O
standard O
equipment O
by O
any O
rivals O
. O

Another O
factor O
was O
that O
customers O
were O
asking O
, O
`` O
Why O
do O
n't O
you O
give O
us O
a O
cheaper O
system O
? O
'' O
Mr. O
Jobs O
said O
at O
a O
conference O
on O
university O
computing O
here O
. O

Optical O
- O
storage O
devices O
can O
handle O
very O
large O
amounts O
of O
data O
and O
make O
it O
far O
easier O
to O
edit O
film O
clips O
or O
audio O
recordings O
with O
a O
computer O
. O

But O
the O
technology O
, O
while O
reliable O
, O
is O
far O
slower O
than O
the O
widely O
used O
hard O
drives O
. O

To O
get O
around O
the O
delays O
caused O
by O
the O
optical O
device O
, O
Businessland B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
Next B-ORG
's O
exclusive O
dealer O
to O
corporations O
, O
has O
for O
months O
been O
advising O
customers O
to O
purchase O
hard O
drives O
with O
the O
machines O
. O

Next B-ORG
's O
decision O
to O
rely O
on O
the O
more O
- O
established O
hard O
drive O
in O
every O
Next B-ORG
computer O
does O
n't O
signal O
a O
retreat O
from O
optical O
storage O
, O
said O
Mr. O
Jobs O
, O
who O
for O
years O
has O
said O
this O
technology O
will O
play O
a O
crucial O
role O
in O
the O
next O
decade O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
extremely O
committed O
to O
optical O
storage O
technology O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
think O
everything O
will O
go O
this O
way O
in O
a O
few O
years O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
that O
the O
next O
generation O
of O
optical O
drives O
will O
be O
as O
fast O
as O
hard O
drives O
, O
but O
he O
depends O
on O
outside O
suppliers O
for O
the O
devices O
. O

But O
university O
computer O
specialists O
, O
who O
welcomed O
the O
move O
, O
called O
it O
a O
necessary O
retreat O
from O
the O
cutting O
edge O
of O
technology O
and O
one O
that O
's O
likely O
to O
increase O
Next B-ORG
's O
sales O
on O
campuses O
. O

`` O
From O
the O
standpoint O
of O
being O
on O
the O
forefront O
of O
technology O
, O
this O
is O
a O
step O
backward O
, O
'' O
said O
Jerry B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Sprecher I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
computing O
manager O
for O
the O
California B-GPE
state O
university O
system O
. O

`` O
But O
it O
will O
definitely O
boost O
Next B-ORG
's O
sales O
. O
'' O

Universities O
, O
however O
, O
say O
Next B-ORG
's O
prices O
must O
go O
even O
lower O
before O
large O
numbers O
of O
students O
purchase O
the O
machine O
. O

`` O
We O
'd O
still O
like O
to O
see O
a O
student O
model O
, O
'' O
priced O
at O
about O
$ O
3,500 O
, O
said O
Ronald B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
academic O
computing O
at O
Minnesota B-GPE
's O
Gustavus B-ORG
Adolphus I-ORG
College I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
bought O
eight O
Next B-ORG
machines O
. O

Broad O
acceptance O
of O
Next B-ORG
's O
computer O
also O
is O
hindered O
by O
difficulty O
in O
distributing O
software O
for O
it O
. O

Most O
software O
is O
distributed O
on O
cheap O
floppy O
disks O
, O
but O
the O
Next O
computer O
does O
n't O
come O
with O
a O
device O
that O
reads O
them O
. O

Next B-ORG
's O
computer O
also O
needs O
more O
software O
applications O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Jobs O
said O
he O
expects O
more O
soon O
. O

He O
said O
he O
expects O
Lotus B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
introduce O
a O
Next B-ORG
version O
of O
its O
popular O
1 O
- O
2 O
- O
3 O
spreadsheet O
program O
in O
1990 O
. O

Educators O
added O
that O
Next B-ORG
needs O
to O
soon O
offer O
a O
color O
version O
of O
its O
computer O
. O

Every O
major O
maker O
offers O
computers O
with O
color O
displays O
. O

Next B-ORG
wo O
n't O
comment O
on O
when O
it O
will O
do O
the O
same O
, O
but O
is O
believed O
to O
have O
a O
color O
model O
under O
development O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
making O
sure O
nobody O
will O
accuse O
it O
of O
taking O
this O
crisis O
lightly O
. O

In O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
, O
President O
Bush O
and O
his O
aides O
flew O
into O
a O
whirlwind O
of O
earthquake O
- O
related O
activity O
yesterday O
morning O
. O

Some O
of O
it O
was O
necessary O
to O
get O
federal O
help O
flowing O
to O
victims O
, O
but O
some O
seemed O
designed O
mostly O
to O
project O
an O
image O
of O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
in O
action O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
and O
his O
aides O
were O
accused O
of O
responding O
too O
slowly O
after O
the O
Exxon O
Valdez O
oil O
tanker O
split O
open O
in O
Alaskan O
waters O
and O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
struck O
the O
Carolina O
coast O
, O
and O
they O
clearly O
do O
n't O
want O
a O
repeat O
of O
those O
charges O
now O
. O

So O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
announced O
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
got O
his O
first O
earthquake O
briefing O
of O
the O
day O
at O
6:30 O
a.m. O
from O
chief O
of O
staff O
John B-PERSON
Sununu I-PERSON
. O

By O
noon O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
had O
taken O
two O
phone O
calls O
from O
Vice O
President O
Dan O
Quayle O
, O
who O
was O
in O
California B-GPE
; O
made O
a O
televised O
statement O
of O
concern O
; O
signed O
a O
disaster O
proclamation O
; O
received O
a O
written O
report O
from O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Emergency I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
; O
and O
visited O
FEMA B-ORG
headquarters O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
himself O
essentially O
acknowledged O
that O
he O
and O
his O
aides O
were O
trying O
to O
head O
off O
criticism O
. O

On O
his O
FEMA B-ORG
visit O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
said O
that O
he O
hoped O
there O
would O
be O
`` O
less O
carping O
'' O
about O
the O
emergency O
office O
's O
performance O
this O
time O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
agency O
`` O
took O
a O
hit O
'' O
for O
its O
reaction O
to O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
already O
is O
talking O
of O
Mr. O
Bush O
visiting O
the O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
site O
this O
weekend O
. O

He O
visited O
the O
Hugo B-PERSON
devastation O
but O
not O
until O
after O
local O
leaders O
urged O
him O
to O
do O
so O
. O

After O
enduring O
three O
days O
of O
heavy O
selling O
, O
the O
beleaguered O
Nasdaq B-ORG
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
market O
finally O
rebounded O
, O
rising O
sharply O
in O
hearty O
trading O
. O

The O
Nasdaq O
Composite O
Index O
jumped O
0.7 O
% O
, O
or O
3.35 O
, O
to O
463.28 O
. O

It O
rose O
more O
than O
the O
New O
York O
Stock O
Exchange O
Composite O
, O
which O
improved O
0.2 O
% O
. O

Among O
bigger O
stocks O
, O
the O
Nasdaq O
100 O
Index O
rose O
1 O
% O
, O
or O
4.56 O
, O
to O
453.05 O
, O
while O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
was O
up O
0.2 O
% O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Bruno I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
OTC O
trading O
at O
PaineWebber B-ORG
, O
said O
the O
OTC O
market O
has O
a O
habit O
of O
lagging O
big O
moves O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

While O
the O
industrial O
average O
rallied O
on O
Monday O
following O
last O
Friday O
's O
collapse O
, O
the O
OTC O
market O
, O
which O
did O
n't O
suffer O
too O
badly O
during O
the O
correction O
, O
tumbled O
. O

`` O
Our O
market O
got O
hit O
a O
lot O
harder O
on O
Monday O
than O
the O
listed O
market O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Bruno O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
just O
recovering O
and O
getting O
back O
to O
business O
as O
usual O
. O

I O
'm O
encouraged O
by O
the O
action O
. O
'' O

The O
trading O
pace O
was O
busy O
, O
with O
4,343 O
issues O
and O
147.6 O
million O
shares O
changing O
hands O
. O

Advancing O
issues O
beat O
declining O
ones O
, O
1,271 O
to O
811 O
. O

Much O
of O
the O
jockeying O
by O
OTC O
traders O
and O
investors O
centered O
on O
shares O
of O
companies O
that O
might O
be O
financially O
affected O
by O
damage O
from O
the O
devastating O
earthquake O
in O
northern O
California B-GPE
. O

As O
investors O
speculated O
about O
the O
long O
- O
and O
short O
- O
term O
implications O
, O
shares O
of O
a O
number O
of O
companies O
that O
might O
either O
profit O
or O
face O
problems O
because O
of O
the O
disaster O
were O
actively O
traded O
. O

Heading O
the O
list O
: O
insurance O
, O
construction O
and O
technology O
companies O
located O
in O
the B-LOC
San I-LOC
Francisco I-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
. O

Insurance O
- O
related O
stocks O
were O
mixed O
as O
investors O
tried O
to O
figure O
out O
how O
to O
assess O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
property O
damage O
and O
deaths O
on O
those O
concerns O
. O

Traders O
said O
property O
- O
casualty O
companies O
with O
the O
heaviest O
exposure O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
include O
the O
OTC O
's O
Safeco B-ORG
and O
Ohio B-ORG
Casualty I-ORG
. O

Frank B-PERSON
Gilmartin I-PERSON
, O
a O
trader O
who O
follows O
insurance O
stocks O
for O
Fox B-ORG
- I-ORG
Pitt I-ORG
Kelton I-ORG
, O
said O
his O
strategy O
was O
to O
sell O
early O
. O

Then O
, O
if O
the O
stocks O
fell O
sharply O
, O
he O
planned O
to O
begin O
buying O
them O
aggressively O
, O
on O
the O
theory O
that O
the O
companies O
that O
insure O
against O
property O
damage O
and O
accidents O
will O
have O
to O
raise O
rates O
eventually O
to O
compensate O
for O
the O
claims O
they O
will O
pay O
to O
earthquake O
victims O
and O
victims O
of O
last O
month O
's O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

As O
well O
, O
reinsurers O
and O
insurance O
brokerage O
companies O
will O
have O
improved O
profits O
. O

Many O
investors O
expected O
damage O
from O
the O
hurricane O
to O
be O
the O
catalyst O
for O
higher O
rates O
in O
the O
industry O
, O
which O
has O
been O
depressed O
because O
of O
low O
rates O
arising O
from O
intense O
competition O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Gilmartin O
said O
the O
hurricane O
damage O
was O
n't O
extensive O
enough O
to O
prompt O
premium O
boosts O
. O

`` O
The O
companies O
just O
gave O
back O
what O
they O
had O
reserved O
for O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Now O
, O
they O
'll O
have O
to O
increase O
their O
coffers O
to O
protect O
for O
the O
future O
and O
that O
means O
rate O
increases O
. O
'' O

Overall O
OTC O
insurance O
issues O
were O
mixed O
. O

Safeco B-ORG
fell O
1/8 O
to O
32 O
5/8 O
on O
462,900 O
shares O
. O

Ohio B-ORG
Casualty I-ORG
rose O
1/4 O
to O
51 O
3/4 O
on O
137,200 O
shares O
. O

St. B-ORG
Paul I-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
jumped O
2 O
to O
59 O
3/4 O
on O
517,500 O
shares O
. O

Academy B-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
fell O
1/32 O
to O
1 O
3/16 O
; O
but O
volume O
totaled O
1.2 O
million O
shares O
. O

The O
Nasdaq O
Insurance O
Index O
jumped O
4.15 O
to O
529.32 O
on O
the O
day O
, O
while O
the O
barometer O
of O
big O
insurance O
and O
banking O
issues O
climbed O
1.72 O
to O
455.29 O
. O

Investors O
expect O
SunGard B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
a O
company O
that O
provides O
disaster O
recovery O
services O
for O
computer O
- O
dependent O
businesses O
, O
to O
profit O
from O
the O
earthquake O
. O

SunGard B-ORG
's O
stock O
rose O
1 O
3/4 O
to O
21 O
1/4 O
on O
194,000 O
shares O
. O

Shares O
of O
Kasler B-ORG
, O
a O
California B-GPE
road O
and O
bridge O
builder O
, O
were O
heavily O
traded O
, O
jumping O
2 O
1/8 O
to O
9 O
7/8 O
on O
1.3 O
million O
shares O
. O

Guy B-ORG
F. I-ORG
Atkinson I-ORG
added O
7/8 O
to O
16 O
7/8 O
, O
on O
335,700 O
shares O
. O

The O
company O
, O
based O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
provides O
industrial O
infrastructure O
engineering O
and O
construction O
services O
. O

Traders O
were O
initially O
nervous O
about O
shares O
of O
companies O
, O
including O
many O
leading O
OTC O
computer O
companies O
, O
such O
as O
Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
with O
offices O
in O
the O
vicinity O
of O
the O
area O
damaged O
by O
the O
quake O
. O

But O
most O
of O
those O
stocks O
fared O
well O
. O

Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
gained O
1 O
to O
48 O
1/4 O
; O
Ashton B-ORG
- I-ORG
Tate I-ORG
rose O
3/8 O
to O
10 O
3/8 O
. O

Intel B-ORG
also O
added O
3/8 O
to O
33 O
7/8 O
. O

But O
Sun B-ORG
Microsystems I-ORG
slipped O
1/4 O
to O
17 O
1/4 O
. O

Shares O
of O
biotechnology O
companies O
in O
the O
area O
were O
also O
higher O
. O

Chiron B-ORG
was O
up O
1/2 O
to O
27 O
and O
Cetus B-ORG
gained O
1/2 O
to O
16 O
3/8 O
. O

The O
stocks O
of O
computer O
- O
related O
companies O
located O
outside O
California B-GPE
improved O
, O
too O
. O

Microsoft B-ORG
advanced O
1 O
7/8 O
to O
80 O
1/2 O
and O
Lotus B-ORG
Development I-ORG
added O
1 O
1/4 O
to O
32 O
1/2 O
. O

In O
other O
earthquake O
- O
related O
news O
, O
Hambrecht B-ORG
& O
Quist O
's O
OTC O
market O
makers O
were O
excused O
from O
trading O
yesterday O
and O
its O
positions O
were O
frozen O
for O
the O
day O
by O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Securities O
Dealers O
. O

Power O
could O
n't O
be O
restored O
at O
the O
company O
's O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
headquarters O
to O
allow O
trading O
yesterday O
morning O
. O

In O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Roger B-PERSON
Killion I-PERSON
, O
a O
Hambrecht B-ORG
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
said O
he O
expects O
OTC O
trading O
at O
the O
company O
to O
resume O
this O
morning O
, O
either O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
or O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

In O
other O
trading O
, O
Medco B-ORG
Containment I-ORG
Services I-ORG
gained O
7/8 O
to O
15 O
on O
1.9 O
million O
shares O
after O
reporting O
a O
loss O
for O
the O
first O
quarter O
, O
which O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
. O

The O
company O
earned O
$ O
6.6 O
million O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
quarter O
. O

Jaguar B-ORG
's O
American B-NORP
depositary O
receipts O
added O
3/8 O
to O
10 O
3/4 O
on O
volume O
of O
1.1 O
million O
. O

Analysts O
in O
London B-GPE
believe O
investors O
, O
despite O
their O
stampede O
to O
dump O
takeover O
stocks O
, O
should O
hold O
on O
tight O
to O
their O
Jaguar B-ORG
shares O
, O
this O
newspaper O
's O
Heard B-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Street I-WORK_OF_ART
column O
said O
yesterday O
. O

Amgen B-ORG
rose O
1 O
1/2 O
to O
50 O
3/4 O
in O
heavy O
trading O
. O

Analysts O
figure O
Amgen B-ORG
could O
benefit O
as O
a O
result O
of O
troubles O
facing O
its O
competitor O
, O
Genetics B-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
over O
the O
anti-anemia O
drug O
EPO O
. O

Genetics B-ORG
Institute I-ORG
disclosed O
recently O
that O
it O
is O
embroiled O
in O
a O
dispute O
with O
Boehringer B-ORG
Mannheim I-ORG
, O
which O
distributes O
the O
drug O
, O
regarding O
the O
usability O
of O
some O
batches O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
steel O
imports O
in O
August O
fell O
14 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
to O
1,531,000 O
tons O
, O
according O
to O
the O
American O
Iron O
and O
Steel O
Institute O
. O

The O
trade O
group O
's O
compilation O
of O
Commerce B-ORG
Department I-ORG
data O
showed O
that O
August O
imports O
, O
the O
second O
largest O
monthly O
total O
of O
the O
year O
, O
were O
up O
5 O
% O
from O
July O
's O
1,458,000 O
tons O
but O
below O
last O
year O
's O
high O
of O
1,979,000 O
tons O
in O
June B-GPE
1988 O
. O

August O
imports O
claimed O
18.5 O
% O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
, O
compared O
with O
19.3 O
% O
in O
July O
and O
20.5 O
% O
in O
August O
1988 O
. O

The O
latest O
month O
's O
figures O
show O
that O
imports O
of O
steel O
from O
European B-ORG
Community I-ORG
nations O
fell O
to O
466,000 O
tons O
from O
481,000 O
a O
month O
earlier O
, O
while O
imports O
from O
Japan B-GPE
rose O
to O
323,000 O
tons O
from O
288,000 O
in O
July O
. O

Imports O
from O
Canada B-GPE
rose O
to O
272,000 O
tons O
in O
August O
from O
209,000 O
in O
July O
. O

The O
American O
Institute O
for O
Imported O
Steel O
said O
imports O
for O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
of O
1989 O
were O
below O
the O
level O
allowed O
by O
the O
Voluntary O
Restraint O
Agreement O
program O
. O

The O
institute O
said O
that O
, O
excluding O
semifinished O
steel O
products O
, O
year O
- O
to O
- O
date O
imports O
represented O
15.2 O
% O
of O
consumption O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
permitted O
maximum O
of O
18.5 O
% O
. O

Hawker B-ORG
Siddeley I-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
U.K. B-GPE
engineering O
company O
, O
reported O
a O
16 O
% O
jump O
in O
pretax O
profit O
for O
the O
six O
- O
month O
period O
ending O
June B-GPE
30 O
. O

Pretax O
profit O
rose O
to O
# O
93.2 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
146.8 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
# O
80.6 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
127 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
matching O
analysts O
' O
expectations O
, O
which O
ranged O
from O
# O
90 O
million O
to O
# O
95 O
million O
. O

Profit O
after O
taxes O
and O
minority O
interests O
increased O
16 O
% O
to O
# O
55.2 O
million O
from O
# O
47.6 O
million O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
, O
while O
earnings O
per O
share O
rose O
16 O
% O
to O
27.9 O
pence O
-LRB- O
44 O
cents O
-RRB- O
from O
24.1 O
pence O
-LRB- O
38 O
cents O
-RRB- O
. O

Hawker B-ORG
Siddeley I-ORG
said O
its O
core O
electrical O
products O
division O
enjoyed O
strong O
growth O
, O
with O
a O
20 O
% O
rise O
in O
operating O
profit O
during O
the O
period O
. O

Steven B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Walker I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
this O
bank O
holding O
company O
, O
was O
named O
president O
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
and O
a O
director O
of O
both O
Commercial B-ORG
National I-ORG
and O
Commercial B-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

He O
succeeds O
James B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Burt I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
from O
all O
three O
posts O
to O
pursue O
other O
interests O
. O

The O
lethal O
shudders O
that O
wracked O
the B-LOC
San I-LOC
Francisco I-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
-- O
rated O
a O
6.9 O
on O
the O
Richter O
scale O
-- O
did O
n't O
match O
the O
great O
earthquake O
of O
1906 O
, O
rated O
at O
8.25 O
. O

The O
difference O
of O
just O
1.35 O
points O
on O
the O
scale O
, O
designed O
by O
Charles B-PERSON
Richter I-PERSON
of O
CalTech B-ORG
in O
the O
1930s O
, O
means O
the O
older O
quake O
was O
`` O
10 O
to O
20 O
times O
stronger O
, O
'' O
says O
Lane B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
University O
of O
California O
Berkeley O
Seismographic O
Station O
. O

The O
ground O
ruptured O
along O
a O
20 O
- O
to O
- O
30 O
- O
mile O
stretch O
of O
the B-FAC
San I-FAC
Andreas I-FAC
Fault I-FAC
on O
Tuesday O
, O
Mr. O
Johnson O
added O
. O

In O
1906 O
, O
the O
rupture O
was O
300 O
miles O
long O
and O
a O
couple O
feet O
wide O
. O

Though O
the O
epicenter O
of O
Tuesday O
's O
temblor O
was O
located O
10 O
miles O
north O
of O
the O
town O
of O
Santa B-GPE
Cruz I-GPE
, O
and O
50 O
miles O
south O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
its O
havoc O
hopscotched O
up O
the O
coast O
in O
seemingly O
random O
fashion O
. O

But O
the O
greatest O
damage O
was O
visited O
on O
buildings O
and O
roadways O
perched O
upon O
landfill O
, O
as O
were O
the B-LOC
Marina I-LOC
District I-LOC
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
and O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
-- O
two O
areas O
of O
maximum O
devastation O
. O

`` O
Landfill O
-- O
loose O
and O
unconsolidated O
earth O
-- O
may O
feel O
like O
rock O
but O
it O
behaves O
like O
liquid O
when O
you O
shake O
it O
, O
'' O
said O
Douglas B-PERSON
Segar I-PERSON
, O
professor O
of O
geosciences O
at O
San B-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
State I-ORG
University I-ORG
in O
a O
televised O
interview O
. O

`` O
It O
liquefies O
in O
a O
patchwork O
quilt O
pattern O
. O

Our O
quake O
behaved O
much O
like O
the O
Mexico B-GPE
City I-GPE
earthquake O
, O
where O
great O
damage O
was O
miles O
from O
the O
epicenter O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Johnson O
, O
of O
the O
Berkeley B-GPE
seismographic O
station O
, O
said O
: O
`` O
Landfill O
can O
be O
done O
if O
it O
's O
properly O
compacted O
. O

You O
can O
drive O
piles O
on O
it O
and O
build O
on O
it O
. O
'' O

He O
cited O
the O
example O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
financial O
district O
, O
where O
many O
new O
glass O
towers O
survived O
almost O
unscathed O
. O

But O
the O
public O
policy O
issues O
raised O
by O
earthquake O
damage O
will O
be O
difficult O
to O
address O
, O
Mr. O
Johnson O
predicted O
. O

`` O
The O
attention O
span O
of O
the O
public O
is O
short O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
known O
for O
years O
and O
years O
we O
've O
got O
lots O
of O
old O
-LCB- O
pre-1950s O
-RCB- O
unreinforced O
brick O
and O
masonry O
buildings O
. O
'' O

One O
old O
building O
, O
the B-FAC
Golden I-FAC
State I-FAC
Bank I-FAC
Building I-FAC
on O
Front B-FAC
Street I-FAC
, O
had O
its O
yellow O
brick O
facade O
sheared O
off O
by O
the O
shock O
of O
the O
quake O
, O
leaving O
a O
wedge O
of O
its O
third O
floor O
open O
to O
the O
air O
, O
while O
piles O
of O
dusty O
bricks O
tumbled O
to O
the O
street O
below O
narrowly O
missing O
rush O
- O
hour O
pedestrians O
and O
cars O
. O

Reinforcing O
such O
old O
building O
stock O
, O
Mr. O
Johnson O
said O
, O
`` O
comes O
down O
to O
money O
. O

It O
's O
a O
danger O
. O

We O
know O
it O
's O
there O
. O

And O
sooner O
or O
later O
, O
we O
have O
to O
do O
something O
about O
it O
. O
'' O

The O
urgency O
is O
heightened O
because O
this O
week O
's O
earthquake O
-- O
while O
major O
and O
followed O
by O
hundreds O
of O
aftershocks O
-- O
did O
n't O
release O
enough O
pent O
- O
up O
energy O
tension O
along O
the O
faultlines O
to O
preclude O
more O
and O
bigger O
quakes O
soon O
. O

`` O
The O
big O
one O
is O
still O
due O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Johnson O
predicted O
in O
an O
interview O
. O

`` O
The B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
has O
three O
very O
dangerous O
faults O
, O
the B-LOC
San I-LOC
Andreas I-LOC
, O
the O
Hayward B-GPE
fault O
and O
the O
Calaveras O
fault O
. O

It O
-LCB- O
Tuesday O
's O
quake O
-RCB- O
has O
n't O
solved O
our O
problem O
. O

In O
California B-GPE
, O
this O
is O
the O
reality O
. O

The O
1986 O
Tax B-LAW
Reform I-LAW
Act I-LAW
has O
nearly O
eliminated O
the O
number O
of O
large O
, O
profitable O
corporations O
that O
do O
n't O
pay O
federal O
income O
tax O
, O
according O
to O
Citizens B-ORG
for O
Tax O
Justice O
, O
a O
nonprofit O
, O
labor O
- O
funded O
research O
and O
lobbying O
group O
. O

In O
a O
study O
of O
250 O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
richest O
companies O
, O
the O
group O
found O
that O
only O
seven O
managed O
to O
avoid O
paying O
federal O
income O
taxes O
last O
year O
compared O
with O
40 O
in O
1986 O
, O
the O
last O
year O
the O
old O
tax O
rules O
were O
in O
effect O
, O
and O
16 O
in O
1987 O
, O
when O
some O
of O
the O
new O
tax O
provisions O
went O
into O
effect O
. O

Moreover O
, O
41 O
companies O
that O
paid O
no O
federal O
income O
tax O
from O
1981 O
through O
1985 O
-- O
despite O
billions O
of O
dollars O
of O
profits O
-- O
ended O
up O
paying O
an O
average O
of O
27.9 O
% O
of O
their O
income O
in O
federal O
taxes O
in O
1988 O
. O

The O
report O
, O
released O
yesterday O
, O
comes O
as O
Congress B-ORG
is O
considering O
a O
number O
of O
special O
tax O
breaks O
only O
three O
years O
after O
the O
sweeping O
tax O
- O
revision O
legislation O
abolished O
or O
curtailed O
many O
loopholes O
. O

In O
the O
corporate O
realm O
, O
the O
1986 O
law O
abolished O
the O
investment O
- O
tax O
credit O
, O
scaled O
back O
use O
of O
an O
accounting O
method O
that O
allowed O
large O
contractors O
to O
defer O
taxes O
until O
a O
project O
was O
completed O
and O
strengthened O
the O
so O
- O
called O
alternative O
minimum O
tax O
, O
a O
levy O
to O
ensure O
all O
money O
- O
making O
businesses O
pay O
some O
federal O
tax O
. O

The O
combination O
of O
lower O
rates O
and O
fewer O
loopholes O
has O
meant O
that O
the O
so O
- O
called O
average O
effective O
tax O
rate O
-- O
the O
rate O
actually O
paid O
-- O
of O
the O
250 O
corporations O
surveyed O
reached O
26.5 O
% O
in O
1988 O
, O
compared O
with O
14.3 O
% O
in O
the O
years O
from O
1981 O
through O
1985 O
, O
according O
to O
the O
study O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
corporations O
are O
now O
shouldering O
a O
bigger O
share O
of O
the O
tax O
burden O
, O
as O
the O
authors O
of O
the O
1986 O
law O
hoped O
. O

Corporate O
taxes O
paid O
for O
almost O
12 O
% O
of O
federal O
spending O
in O
1988 O
-- O
excluding O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
-- O
compared O
with O
less O
than O
8 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
the O
1980s O
, O
the O
study O
found O
. O

`` O
Tax O
reform O
is O
working O
, O
'' O
the O
study O
said O
. O

`` O
Under O
the O
new O
tax O
- O
reform O
law O
, O
the O
days O
of O
widespread O
, O
wholesale O
corporate O
tax O
avoidance O
have O
come O
to O
an O
end O
. O
'' O

Still O
, O
Kroger B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Pinnacle B-ORG
West I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
CSX B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Illinois B-ORG
Power I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Media B-ORG
General I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
Southern I-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Gulf B-ORG
States I-ORG
Utilities I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
did O
n't O
pay O
any O
federal O
income O
tax O
last O
year O
although O
they O
garnered O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
1.2 O
billion O
in O
profits O
, O
the O
group O
said O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
six O
of O
those O
companies O
received O
refunds O
, O
which O
totaled O
$ O
120 O
million O
. O

The O
lobbying O
group O
used O
publicly O
available O
information O
to O
calculate O
each O
company O
's O
domestic O
profits O
and O
its O
federal O
income O
tax O
payments O
. O

This O
is O
the O
fifth O
year O
Citizens B-ORG
for O
Tax O
Justice O
has O
released O
a O
study O
on O
corporate O
tax O
bills O
. O

Earlier O
reports O
, O
which O
revealed O
that O
as O
many O
as O
73 O
companies O
were O
avoiding O
income O
tax O
legally O
, O
have O
been O
credited O
with O
helping O
galvanize O
efforts O
to O
overhaul O
the O
tax O
code O
. O

But O
even O
though O
companies O
are O
paying O
more O
taxes O
, O
many O
are O
still O
paying O
less O
than O
the O
statutory O
rate O
, O
the O
report O
said O
. O

And O
45 O
companies O
paid O
effective O
tax O
rates O
of O
below O
10 O
% O
of O
their O
income O
. O

`` O
While O
the O
overall O
picture O
is O
very O
encouraging O
, O
significant O
corporate O
tax O
avoidance O
continues O
, O
'' O
the O
study O
said O
. O

Glenn B-PERSON
Hall I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Private O
- O
sector O
union O
contracts O
signed O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
granted O
slightly O
lower O
wage O
increases O
than O
those O
signed O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
but O
wage O
increases O
still O
are O
running O
above O
last O
year O
's O
levels O
. O

The B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
wage O
settlements O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
called O
for O
average O
annual O
wage O
increases O
of O
3.6 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
year O
and O
3.0 O
% O
over O
the O
life O
of O
the O
contracts O
. O

The O
last O
time O
parties O
to O
these O
settlements O
negotiated O
wage O
increases O
, O
mostly O
in O
1986 O
or O
1987 O
, O
wages O
increased O
an O
average O
of O
2.4 O
% O
a O
year O
over O
the O
life O
of O
the O
contracts O
. O

If O
this O
pattern O
continues O
, O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
, O
1989 O
will O
be O
the O
first O
year O
that O
the O
measure O
has O
shown O
an O
increase O
since O
1981 O
when O
the O
department O
started O
comparing O
expiring O
contracts O
with O
those O
that O
replaced O
them O
. O

This O
reflects O
the O
restoration O
of O
wage O
cuts O
in O
the O
steel O
and O
other O
industries O
as O
well O
as O
higher O
wages O
granted O
nurses O
who O
work O
in O
health O
- O
care O
facilities O
. O

Settlements O
reached O
in O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
1989 O
called O
for O
wage O
increases O
averaging O
3.7 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
contract O
year O
and O
3.1 O
% O
annually O
over O
the O
life O
of O
the O
contracts O
, O
the O
department O
said O
. O

For O
all O
of O
1988 O
, O
union O
contracts O
provided O
for O
2.5 O
% O
wage O
increases O
in O
the O
first O
year O
and O
2.4 O
% O
over O
the O
life O
of O
the O
contracts O
. O

In O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
contracts O
called O
for O
increases O
of O
3.9 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
year O
and O
3.4 O
% O
over O
the O
life O
of O
the O
contracts O
. O

The O
figures O
exclude O
lump O
- O
sum O
payments O
and O
cost O
- O
of O
- O
living O
adjustments O
, O
so O
the O
actual O
wage O
increases O
may O
have O
been O
bigger O
. O

About O
35 O
% O
of O
the O
workers O
covered O
by O
contracts O
signed O
in O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
year O
get O
lump O
- O
sum O
payments O
; O
about O
15 O
% O
are O
covered O
by O
cost O
- O
of O
- O
living O
clauses O
. O

Unions O
covered O
by O
one O
or O
other O
provisions O
generally O
settled O
for O
lower O
percentage O
wage O
increases O
. O

The B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
wage O
increases O
in O
manufacturing O
industries O
continue O
to O
be O
smaller O
than O
those O
in O
other O
industries O
. O

For O
all O
six O
million O
workers O
under O
major O
collective O
bargaining O
agreements O
, O
regardless O
of O
when O
they O
were O
signed O
, O
wage O
increases O
in O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
1989 O
averaged O
2.5 O
% O
-- O
including O
cost O
- O
of O
- O
living O
adjustments O
. O

The O
growing O
crowd O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
buying O
up O
foreign O
companies O
are O
n't O
all O
strait O
- O
laced O
businessmen O
in O
dark O
suits O
. O

Yasumichi B-PERSON
Morishita I-PERSON
, O
whose O
art O
gallery O
last O
month O
became O
a O
major O
shareholder O
in O
Christies B-ORG
International I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
the O
London B-GPE
auction O
house O
, O
is O
one O
man O
who O
does O
n't O
fit O
the O
mold O
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
he O
's O
known O
in O
racy O
weekly O
magazines O
as O
the O
`` O
King O
of O
Shady O
Money O
. O
'' O

If O
nothing O
else O
, O
the O
57 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
's O
past O
has O
its O
share O
of O
dents O
. O

Nearly O
20 O
years O
ago O
, O
Mr. O
Morishita O
, O
founder O
and O
chairman O
of O
Aichi B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
finance O
company O
, O
received O
a O
10 O
- O
month O
suspended O
sentence O
from O
a O
Tokyo B-GPE
court O
for O
violating O
a O
money O
- O
lending O
law O
and O
an O
income O
tax O
law O
. O

He O
was O
convicted O
of O
charging O
interest O
rates O
much O
higher O
than O
what O
the O
law O
permitted O
, O
and O
attempting O
to O
evade O
income O
taxes O
by O
using O
a O
double O
accounting O
system O
. O

He O
's O
had O
other O
brushes O
with O
the O
law O
. O

He O
was O
arrested O
, O
though O
not O
indicted O
, O
on O
at O
least O
three O
other O
occasions O
in O
the O
'60s O
and O
'70s O
: O
for O
assault O
and O
unlawful O
confinement O
, O
for O
fraud O
and O
forgery O
of O
private O
documents O
, O
and O
for O
extortion O
. O

Christies B-ORG
says O
it O
has O
had O
no O
contact O
with O
Mr. O
Morishita O
since O
the O
stock O
purchase O
, O
but O
that O
it O
's O
happy O
to O
deal O
with O
him O
. O

`` O
We O
like O
to O
make O
our O
own O
judgments O
'' O
about O
Mr. O
Morishita O
, O
says O
Christopher B-PERSON
Davidge I-PERSON
, O
Christies B-ORG
' O
group O
managing O
director O
. O

`` O
People O
have O
a O
different O
reputation O
country O
by O
country O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Morishita O
is O
a O
leading O
figure O
among O
Japan B-GPE
's O
38,000 O
`` O
machikin O
, O
'' O
which O
lend O
to O
small O
companies O
, O
and O
`` O
sarakin O
, O
'' O
which O
lend O
to O
individuals O
. O

Many O
of O
these O
financiers O
lend O
freely O
, O
often O
without O
demanding O
collateral O
. O

But O
the O
interest O
rates O
they O
charge O
are O
often O
near O
Japan B-GPE
's O
54.75 O
% O
legal O
limit O
, O
says O
Kenji B-PERSON
Utsunomiya I-PERSON
, O
a O
lawyer O
specializing O
in O
loan O
troubles O
. O

Aichi B-GPE
is O
a O
machikin O
, O
Mr. O
Utsunomiya O
says O
, O
and O
`` O
one O
of O
the O
nasty O
ones O
. O
'' O

In O
describing O
that O
business O
in O
general O
, O
he O
says O
that O
when O
the O
client O
ca O
n't O
repay O
the O
loan O
, O
some O
machikin O
`` O
clutch O
on O
like O
hyenas O
'' O
and O
even O
take O
over O
the O
client O
's O
company O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
Mr. O
Morishita O
's O
new O
gallery O
, O
Aska B-ORG
International I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
purchased O
6.4 O
% O
of O
Christies B-ORG
for O
# O
33 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
53.3 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

Acquired O
from O
Carisbrook B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
U.K. I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
company O
owned O
by O
Australian B-NORP
financier O
Robert B-PERSON
Holmes I-PERSON
a I-PERSON
Court I-PERSON
, O
the O
stake O
was O
apparently O
the O
first O
of O
its O
kind O
for O
Aska B-ORG
, O
an O
entity O
separate O
from O
Aichi B-GPE
. O

And O
the O
acquisition O
, O
which O
made O
Aska B-ORG
one O
of O
Christies B-ORG
' O
top O
five O
shareholders O
, O
left O
many O
people O
wondering O
who O
this O
man O
was O
and O
what O
his O
intentions O
were O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
an O
investor O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Morishita O
says O
, O
sitting O
back O
in O
his O
purple O
gallery O
filled O
with O
some O
20 O
Monets O
and O
Renoirs O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
long O
run O
, O
the O
-LCB- O
stock O
-RCB- O
prices O
will O
go O
up O
. O
'' O

It O
's O
not O
clear O
whether O
Aska B-ORG
plans O
to O
buy O
more O
shares O
. O

But O
Christies B-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Morishita O
insists O
, O
is O
happy O
to O
see O
him O
become O
a O
long O
- O
term O
stockholder O
. O

Mr. O
Morishita O
considers O
himself O
a O
connoisseur O
of O
art O
. O

In O
30 O
years O
of O
collecting O
impressionist O
and O
Japanese B-NORP
paintings O
, O
he O
has O
acquired O
600 O
items O
, O
he O
says O
, O
enough O
to O
persuade O
him O
to O
start O
a O
museum O
next O
year O
. O

He O
says O
he O
spent O
$ O
300 O
million O
on O
his O
art O
business O
this O
year O
. O

A O
week O
ago O
, O
his O
gallery O
racked O
up O
a O
$ O
23 O
million O
tab O
at O
a O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
auction O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
buying O
seven O
works O
, O
including O
a O
Picasso B-WORK_OF_ART
. O

`` O
He O
makes O
snap O
judgments O
, O
'' O
says O
Kiyotaka B-PERSON
Kori I-PERSON
, O
the O
art O
gallery O
's O
manager O
and O
Mr. O
Morishita O
's O
secretary O
for O
more O
than O
seven O
years O
. O

Mr. O
Morishita O
's O
main O
business O
certainly O
appears O
to O
be O
thriving O
, O
although O
he O
wo O
n't O
disclose O
numbers O
. O

According O
to O
Teikoku B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
which O
tracks O
company O
earnings O
, O
Aichi B-GPE
's O
revenue O
rose O
15 O
% O
to O
49.3 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
348.4 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
year O
ended O
February O
. O

Revenue O
doubled O
from O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

That O
is O
, O
if O
the O
company O
reported O
results O
correctly O
. O

The B-ORG
Asahi I-ORG
Shimbun I-ORG
, O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
daily O
, O
last O
month O
reported O
that O
Aichi O
revised O
its O
tax O
calculations O
after O
being O
challenged O
for O
allegedly O
failing O
to O
report O
all O
of O
its O
income O
to O
tax O
authorities O
over O
a O
two O
- O
year O
period O
. O

The B-ORG
Tokyo I-ORG
Regional I-ORG
Taxation I-ORG
Office I-ORG
declines O
to O
comment O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Kori O
, O
the O
tycoon O
's O
secretary O
, O
says O
the O
problem O
simply O
resulted O
from O
a O
difference O
of O
opinion O
over O
what O
was O
considered O
income O
. O

The O
small O
, O
wiry O
Mr. O
Morishita O
comes O
across O
as O
an O
outspoken O
man O
of O
the O
world O
. O

Stretching O
his O
arms O
in O
his O
silky O
white O
shirt O
and O
squeaking O
his O
black O
shoes O
, O
he O
lectures O
a O
visitor O
about O
the O
way O
to O
sell O
American B-NORP
real O
estate O
and O
boasts O
about O
his O
friendship O
with O
Margaret O
Thatcher O
's O
son O
. O

But O
when O
asked O
what O
exactly O
he O
does O
in O
business O
, O
he O
immediately O
takes O
offense O
. O

`` O
Are O
you O
stupid O
? O
'' O
he O
snaps O
. O

`` O
You O
should O
know O
what O
questions O
to O
ask O
to O
get O
people O
to O
answer O
. O
'' O

Not O
many O
people O
know O
the O
details O
of O
Mr. O
Morishita O
's O
business O
, O
but O
it O
's O
a O
source O
of O
rumors O
about O
shady O
dealings O
. O

When O
a O
small O
company O
goes O
belly O
- O
up O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
the O
gossipy O
weekly O
magazines O
are O
often O
quick O
to O
link O
the O
demise O
with O
Aichi B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Morishita O
scoffs O
at O
those O
stories O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
ones O
connecting O
him O
to O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
mob O
. O

He O
says O
he O
has O
never O
even O
dined O
with O
gangsters O
. O

The O
seventh O
child O
of O
a O
store O
owner O
in O
Aichi B-GPE
prefecture O
, O
Mr. O
Morishita O
started O
out O
in O
the O
textile O
business O
. O

From O
there O
, O
he O
set O
up O
his O
finance O
company O
and O
rapidly O
expanded O
from O
lending O
to O
investment O
in O
real O
estate O
to O
building O
golf O
courses O
. O

He O
spends O
most O
weekends O
flying O
his O
helicopter O
to O
one O
of O
his O
nine O
courses O
, O
he O
says O
, O
two O
of O
which O
were O
designed O
by O
Jack B-PERSON
Nicklaus I-PERSON
. O

He O
also O
owns O
courses O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
. O

The O
gruff O
financier O
recently O
started O
socializing O
in O
upper O
- O
class O
circles O
. O

Although O
he O
says O
he O
was O
n't O
keen O
on O
going O
, O
last O
year O
he O
attended O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
gala O
where O
his O
daughter O
made O
her O
debut O
. O

He O
also O
leads O
an O
opulent O
life O
style O
. O

Even O
in O
Denenchofu B-LOC
, O
one O
of O
Tokyo B-GPE
's O
richest O
neighborhoods O
, O
Mr. O
Morishita O
's O
splashy O
brick O
manor O
-- O
one O
of O
some O
10 O
houses O
he O
owns O
-- O
outshines O
the O
neighbors O
' O
. O

A O
lavish O
white O
portico O
with O
a O
stained O
- O
glass O
window O
towers O
over O
the O
brick O
wall O
surrounding O
his O
property O
. O

Although O
Mr. O
Morishita O
says O
little O
about O
his O
business O
, O
he O
offers O
one O
rule O
to O
success O
: O
Never O
gamble O
too O
far O
. O

`` O
I O
quit O
after O
one O
try O
, O
whether O
I O
win O
or O
lose O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
done O
in O
two O
minutes O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Morishita O
says O
he O
intends O
to O
expand O
his O
business O
to O
many O
other O
areas O
at O
home O
and O
abroad O
. O

He O
'll O
be O
there O
wherever O
there O
's O
money O
to O
be O
made O
, O
laughs O
Mr. O
Kori O
, O
the O
secretary O
. O

`` O
Who O
knows O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
if O
he O
heard O
that O
soybeans O
make O
money O
today O
, O
he O
might O
be O
flying O
out O
to O
Chicago B-GPE
tomorrow O
. O

The O
House O
joined O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
in O
making O
federal O
reparations O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
- I-NORP
Americans I-NORP
held O
in O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
internment O
camps O
a O
legal O
entitlement O
requiring O
the B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
Department I-ORG
to O
meet O
expedited O
payments O
of O
an O
estimated O
$ O
1.25 O
billion O
during O
the O
next O
several O
years O
. O

The O
249 O
- O
166 O
roll O
call O
came O
as O
the O
chamber O
approved O
a O
compromise O
bill O
allocating O
$ O
17.2 O
billion O
to O
the O
departments O
of O
State B-ORG
, O
Justice B-ORG
, O
and O
Commerce B-GPE
in O
fiscal O
1990 O
and O
imposing O
increased O
fees O
on O
business O
interests O
making O
filings O
with O
the O
government O
. O

An O
estimated O
$ O
40 O
million O
would O
come O
annually O
from O
a O
new O
$ O
20,000 O
charge O
on O
pre-merger O
notifications O
to O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
and O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
filing O
fees O
would O
rise O
by O
25 O
% O
to O
fund O
a O
$ O
26 O
million O
increase O
in O
the O
agency O
's O
budget O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
vote O
on O
Japanese B-NORP
- O
American B-NORP
reparations O
ensures O
final O
enactment O
of O
the O
entitlement O
provision O
, O
which O
abandons O
earlier O
efforts O
to O
find O
offsetting O
cuts O
but O
is O
seen O
as O
a O
more O
realistic O
path O
to O
expediting O
compensation O
first O
authorized O
in O
1988 O
. O

`` O
The O
only O
way O
to O
reduce O
the O
costs O
is O
to O
say O
we O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
pay O
the O
bill O
, O
'' O
said O
Rep. O
Neal O
Smith O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Iowa B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
who O
taunted O
President O
Bush O
's O
party O
to O
back O
up O
his O
campaign O
promise O
of O
supporting O
the O
claims O
of O
$ O
20,000 O
per O
individual O
. O

`` O
Read O
my O
lips O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Smith O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
're O
for O
paying O
the O
claims O
... O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
anyone O
can O
oppose O
this O
. O
'' O

No O
payments O
would O
be O
made O
this O
year O
, O
but O
beginning O
in O
fiscal O
1991 O
, O
the O
bill O
commits O
the O
government O
to O
annual O
payments O
of O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
500 O
million O
until O
the O
total O
liability O
of O
$ O
1.25 O
billion O
is O
met O
. O

The O
issue O
has O
assumed O
some O
of O
the O
character O
of O
past O
civil O
- O
rights O
debates O
and O
reopens O
old O
regional O
divisions O
in O
the O
Democratic O
majority O
. O

As O
much O
as O
Republicans B-NORP
led O
the O
opposition O
, O
among O
the O
53 O
Democrats B-NORP
voting O
against O
treating O
the O
payments O
as O
an O
entitlement O
, O
42 O
came O
from O
the O
13 O
states O
in O
the B-LOC
Old I-LOC
Dixiecrat I-LOC
South I-LOC
and O
its O
borders O
. O

The O
odd O
mix O
of O
departments O
in O
the O
underlying O
bill O
makes O
it O
one O
of O
the O
more O
eclectic O
of O
the O
annual O
appropriations O
measures O
, O
and O
it O
is O
a O
lightning O
rod O
for O
a O
running O
battle O
over O
the O
fate O
of O
the B-ORG
Legal I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
measure O
provides O
$ O
321 O
million O
to O
maintain O
services O
but O
would O
sharply O
curb O
the O
power O
of O
the O
current O
board O
until O
successors O
are O
agreed O
to O
by O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
. O

The O
conservative O
bent O
of O
the O
incumbent O
appointees O
, O
named O
by O
former O
President O
Reagan O
, O
has O
divided O
Republicans B-NORP
. O

And O
on O
back O
- O
to O
- O
back O
roll O
calls O
, O
206 O
- O
199 O
and O
223 O
- O
178 O
, O
the B-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
leadership O
turned O
back O
efforts O
to O
weaken O
or O
strip O
the O
proposed O
restrictions O
first O
added O
by O
Sen. O
Warren O
Rudman O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
N.H. B-GPE
-RRB- O

The O
estimated O
$ O
40 O
million O
from O
the O
new O
pre-merger O
notification O
fee O
would O
be O
divided O
between O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
Antitrust B-ORG
Division I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
which O
both O
face O
serious O
cuts O
if O
the O
income O
is O
n't O
realized O
. O

The O
Federal O
Bureau O
of O
Investigation O
is O
slated O
to O
receive O
$ O
30 O
million O
by O
charging O
for O
fingerprint O
services O
in O
civil O
cases O
, O
and O
the O
judiciary O
will O
rely O
on O
another O
$ O
32 O
million O
from O
bankruptcy O
charges O
, O
including O
a O
33 O
% O
increase O
in O
the O
current O
filing O
fee O
. O

The O
$ O
17.2 O
billion O
total O
for O
the O
bill O
does O
n't O
include O
an O
estimated O
$ O
1.2 O
billion O
in O
supplemental O
anti-drug O
funds O
approved O
by O
the O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
yesterday O
, O
and O
the O
rush O
of O
money O
is O
already O
provoking O
jealousy O
among O
states O
competing O
for O
assistance O
. O

The O
House O
agreed O
to O
defer O
for O
a O
year O
a O
scheduled O
50 O
% O
increase O
in O
the O
required O
state O
matching O
funds O
for O
law O
- O
enforcement O
grants O
but O
, O
by O
a O
287 O
- O
123 O
margin O
, O
the O
chamber O
stripped O
a O
Senate B-ORG
initiative O
to O
raise O
the O
minimum O
grant O
for O
smaller O
states O
, O
such O
as O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
and O
Delaware B-GPE
, O
to O
$ O
1.6 O
million O
from O
$ O
500,000 O
. O

Few O
are O
more O
powerful O
in O
the O
competition O
for O
funds O
than O
the O
appropriations O
committees O
themselves O
-- O
including O
the O
three O
authors O
of O
the O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
- O
Hollings O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
law O
. O

When O
a O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
on O
yesterday O
's O
bill O
rescinded O
$ O
11.8 O
million O
in O
unexpended O
funds O
for O
a O
Fort B-GPE
Worth I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
economic O
development O
project O
backed O
by O
former O
Speaker O
James O
Wright O
, O
Sen. O
Phil O
Gramm O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Texas B-GPE
-RRB- O
insisted O
last O
week O
that O
the O
money O
be O
preserved O
. O

The O
measure O
includes O
$ O
2 O
million O
secured O
by O
Mr. O
Rudman O
for O
a O
marine O
- O
research O
project O
at O
the O
University O
of O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
, O
and O
Sen. O
Ernest O
Hollings O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
S.C B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
used O
his O
power O
to O
add O
$ O
10 O
million O
for O
an O
advanced O
technology O
initiative O
in O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

This O
was O
in O
addition O
to O
a O
more O
parochial O
$ O
4.5 O
million O
authorization O
for O
a O
health O
center O
in O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
upheld O
by O
a O
273 O
- O
121 O
vote O
in O
the O
House O
last O
night O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Grobstein I-PERSON
, O
46 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
vice O
chairman O
for O
planning O
, O
marketing O
and O
industry O
services O
, O
a O
new O
post O
. O

Mr. O
Grobstein O
had O
been O
a O
vice O
chairman O
of O
Ernst O
& O
Whinney O
, O
an O
accounting O
firm O
that O
merged O
with O
rival O
Arthur B-ORG
Young I-ORG
in O
July O
to O
form O
Ernst O
& O
Young O
, O
a O
major O
accounting O
, O
tax O
and O
management O
consulting O
firm O
. O

Mr. O
Grobstein O
's O
appointment O
formalizes O
a O
role O
he O
has O
been O
performing O
since O
the O
merger O
, O
a O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

WHO O
'S O
NEWS O
: O

Arthur B-PERSON
Price I-PERSON
resigned O
as O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
MTM B-ORG
Enterprises I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Studio O
- O
City O
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
entertainment O
concern O
. O

He O
co-founded O
the O
company O
with O
Grant B-PERSON
Tinker I-PERSON
and O
Mary B-PERSON
Tyler I-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
in O
1969 O
. O

MTM B-ORG
is O
a O
unit O
of O
British B-NORP
- O
based O
TVS B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
whose O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
James B-PERSON
Gatward I-PERSON
, O
will O
oversee O
the O
company O
until O
a O
successor O
is O
named O
. O

An O
enormous O
turtle O
has O
succeeded O
where O
the O
government O
has O
failed O
: O
He O
has O
made O
speaking O
Filipino B-LANGUAGE
respectable O
. O

The O
6 O
1/2 O
- O
foot O
- O
tall O
turtle O
, O
Pong B-PERSON
Pagong I-PERSON
, O
is O
a O
character O
who O
stars O
in O
the O
children O
's O
television O
show O
`` O
Batibot B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

He O
speaks O
only O
in O
Filipino B-LANGUAGE
. O

`` O
Batibot B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
which O
started O
in O
1983 O
as O
a O
hybrid O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
program O
`` O
Sesame B-WORK_OF_ART
Street I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
has O
developed O
into O
a O
distinctly O
Philippine O
effort O
. O

Radio O
programs O
and O
books O
have O
followed O
the O
daily O
television O
show O
. O

In O
the O
process O
, O
`` O
Batibot B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
an O
archaic O
Filipino B-LANGUAGE
word O
meaning O
`` O
strong O
'' O
or O
`` O
enduring O
, O
'' O
has O
become O
a O
powerful O
advocate O
of O
the O
use O
of O
the O
Filipino B-LANGUAGE
language O
. O

`` O
It O
impresses O
on O
ordinary O
, O
young O
Filipinos B-NORP
that O
there O
's O
nothing O
to O
feel O
inferior O
about O
in O
using O
their O
own O
language O
, O
'' O
says O
Randy B-PERSON
David I-PERSON
, O
a O
sociologist O
and O
host O
of O
a O
popular O
television O
talk O
show O
. O

`` O
When O
we O
started O
the O
program O
six O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
use O
of O
Filipino O
was O
deemed O
unwise O
by O
the O
predominantly O
middle O
class O
, O
'' O
says O
Lydia B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
, O
the O
program O
's O
creator O
. O

Now O
, O
she O
says O
, O
`` O
it O
's O
no O
longer O
an O
issue O
. O
'' O

The O
success O
of O
`` O
Batibot B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
stands O
in O
marked O
contrast O
to O
many O
academic O
and O
government O
attempts O
to O
promote O
Filipino O
as O
a O
national O
language O
. O

Filipino O
-- O
once O
known O
as O
Pilipino B-LANGUAGE
-- O
is O
predominantly O
Tagalog B-LANGUAGE
, O
the O
Malay O
- O
based O
language O
spoken O
in O
a O
part O
of O
the O
country O
's O
principal O
island O
of O
Luzon B-LOC
. O

Resistance O
to O
a O
national O
language O
comes O
primarily O
from O
members O
of O
the O
country O
's O
elite O
, O
who O
generally O
prefer O
English O
. O

But O
while O
better O
- O
off O
Filipinos B-NORP
are O
quick O
to O
cite O
the O
logic O
in O
using O
a O
language O
as O
widespread O
as O
English O
, O
they O
are O
often O
slow O
to O
reveal O
that O
they O
are O
prejudiced O
against O
Filipino O
, O
say O
advocates O
of O
the O
native O
language O
. O

`` O
For O
the O
middle O
and O
upper O
- O
middle O
class O
-LCB- O
Filipino O
-RCB- O
is O
declasse O
, O
'' O
says O
Bien B-PERSON
Lumbera I-PERSON
, O
a O
Philippine O
- O
studies O
professor O
at O
Quezon O
City O
's O
University O
of O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
. O

There O
's O
also O
resentment O
. O

Other O
opponents O
of O
Filipino O
come O
from O
non-Tagalog B-LANGUAGE
regions O
. O

They O
argue O
that O
their O
own O
languages O
should O
have O
equal O
weight O
, O
although O
recent O
surveys O
indicate O
that O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
country O
's O
population O
understands O
Filipino O
more O
than O
any O
other O
language O
. O

-LRB- O
There O
are O
seven O
major O
languages O
and O
more O
than O
70 O
dialects O
in O
the O
country O
. O
-RRB- O

What O
tongue O
to O
speak O
is O
an O
emotional O
mine O
field O
in O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
entrenched O
in O
the O
country O
's O
colonial O
bonds O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
in O
Philippine O
class O
structure O
, O
in O
the O
regional O
loyalties O
of O
its O
people O
and O
in O
its O
island O
geography O
. O

As O
they O
did O
when O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
was O
a O
colony O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
teachers O
for O
the O
most O
part O
teach O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
even O
though O
it O
is O
a O
foreign O
language O
for O
most O
Philippine O
children O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
they O
often O
speak O
one O
language O
at O
home O
, O
another O
at O
school O
. O

Mrs. O
Brown O
calls O
the O
modern O
- O
day O
cultural O
ambivalence O
to O
Filipino O
a O
`` O
language O
schizophrenia O
. O
'' O

The O
issue O
has O
been O
simmering O
for O
years O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
take O
much O
to O
provoke O
an O
intense O
debate O
. O

When O
President O
Corazon O
Aquino O
, O
whose O
command O
of O
Filipino O
is O
spotty O
, O
announced O
last O
year O
that O
the O
language O
would O
be O
used O
in O
official O
communications O
, O
there O
was O
an O
uproar O
from O
many O
legislators O
, O
who O
continue O
to O
conduct O
debates O
mostly O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

But O
many O
proponents O
of O
Filipino O
see O
resistance O
to O
the O
language O
finally O
crumbling O
. O

They O
believe O
the O
media O
, O
including O
`` O
Batibot B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
have O
played O
a O
crucial O
role O
. O

According O
to O
chief O
scriptwriter O
Rene B-PERSON
Villanueva I-PERSON
, O
`` O
Batibot B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
does O
n't O
set O
out O
to O
advance O
the O
cause O
of O
Filipino O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
not O
as O
if O
we O
're O
teaching O
language O
per O
se O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
We O
're O
just O
using O
it O
. O
'' O

These O
days O
, O
`` O
Batibot B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
produced O
in O
a O
converted O
lumberyard O
on O
a O
shoestring O
budget O
of O
$ O
3,000 O
a O
one O
- O
hour O
segment O
. O

It O
is O
shown O
weekdays O
on O
two O
of O
the O
country O
's O
five O
networks O
. O

With O
an O
audience O
totaling O
more O
than O
400,000 O
, O
`` O
Batibot B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
consistently O
ranks O
in O
the O
country O
's O
top O
- O
four O
most O
- O
watched O
daytime O
programs O
. O

But O
advertising O
revenue O
is O
inadequate O
. O

Periodically O
, O
there O
are O
threats O
that O
the O
program O
will O
fold O
. O

`` O
Batibot B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
lacks O
the O
polish O
of O
`` O
Sesame B-WORK_OF_ART
Street I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Sound O
stages O
echo O
. O

Acting O
sometimes O
falls O
flat O
. O

There O
are O
only O
two O
large O
puppets O
in O
the O
program O
: O
Pong B-PERSON
Pagong I-PERSON
and O
a O
monkey O
named O
Kiko B-PERSON
Matsing I-PERSON
. O

But O
the O
production O
is O
the O
equal O
of O
any O
local O
program O
. O

And O
the O
show O
's O
creativity O
makes O
up O
for O
any O
technological O
deficiencies O
. O

The O
program O
is O
n't O
afraid O
to O
tackle O
controversial O
topics O
such O
as O
nuclear O
weapons O
and O
the O
environment O
. O

Not O
that O
the O
language O
war O
is O
won O
, O
even O
on O
`` O
Batibot B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

During O
one O
recent O
episode O
, O
all O
the O
advertisements O
were O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

There O
are O
two O
versions O
of O
`` O
Measure B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Measure I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
on O
stage O
at O
the B-ORG
Alley I-ORG
Theater I-ORG
here O
. O

One O
is O
a O
strong O
, O
vigorous O
portrayal O
of O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
's O
play O
; O
the O
other O
is O
director O
Gregory B-PERSON
Boyd I-PERSON
's O
overlay O
of O
present O
- O
day O
punk O
rock O
decadence O
on O
old O
Vienna B-GPE
. O

`` O
Measure B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Measure I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
one O
of O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
's O
`` O
problem O
'' O
plays O
, O
so O
named O
because O
it O
does O
not O
fit O
neatly O
into O
a O
category O
such O
as O
tragedy O
, O
comedy O
or O
history O
. O

Its O
ambiguity O
and O
uneasy O
mixture O
of O
the O
serious O
and O
the O
comic O
is O
no O
doubt O
one O
reason O
why O
it O
is O
very O
much O
in O
vogue O
with O
directors O
just O
now O
. O

Last O
season O
, O
Hartford B-ORG
Stage I-ORG
director O
Mark B-PERSON
Lamos I-PERSON
mounted O
a O
production O
at O
Lincoln B-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
and O
currently O
two O
other O
productions O
-- O
one O
just O
closed O
at O
the B-ORG
Old I-ORG
Globe I-ORG
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
and O
another O
now O
at O
the B-ORG
Seattle I-ORG
Rep I-ORG
-- O
overlap O
with O
Mr. O
Boyd O
's O
. O

In O
the O
play O
, O
the O
Duke O
of O
Vienna B-GPE
despairs O
over O
the O
licentiousness O
of O
his O
subjects O
and O
turns O
over O
the O
rule O
of O
the O
city O
to O
the O
puritanical O
Angelo B-PERSON
, O
hoping O
he O
can O
set O
things O
right O
. O

When O
Angelo B-PERSON
hears O
that O
the O
young O
man O
Claudio B-PERSON
has O
made O
his O
fiancee O
pregnant O
before O
he O
could O
marry O
her O
, O
Angelo B-PERSON
summarily O
condemns O
Claudio B-PERSON
to O
death O
. O

When O
, O
however O
, O
Claudio B-PERSON
's O
sister O
, O
Isabella B-PERSON
, O
a O
novitiate O
in O
a O
convent O
, O
goes O
to O
Angelo B-PERSON
to O
plead O
her O
brother O
's O
case O
, O
the O
obdurate O
ruler O
immediately O
falls O
in O
love O
with O
her O
and O
, O
in O
a O
supreme O
act O
of O
hypocrisy O
, O
demands O
that O
Isabella B-PERSON
yield O
up O
her O
virtue O
to O
him O
in O
exchange O
for O
her O
brother O
's O
life O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
Duke O
, O
who O
set O
the O
original O
scheme O
in O
motion O
, O
appears O
on O
the O
scene O
disguised O
as O
a O
friar O
and O
becomes O
involved O
in O
a O
series O
of O
intrigues O
that O
has O
everyone O
fearing O
the O
worst O
possible O
outcome O
until O
the O
Duke O
arranges O
a O
last O
minute O
reprieve O
for O
all O
concerned O
. O

For O
the O
Alley O
production O
, O
scene O
designer O
Peter B-PERSON
David I-PERSON
Gould I-PERSON
has O
arranged O
a O
stark O
but O
extremely O
effective O
set O
featuring O
a O
rectangular O
platform O
of O
white O
- O
washed O
boards O
that O
extends O
into O
the O
audience O
. O

When O
the O
action O
requires O
, O
a O
prison O
cell O
, O
consisting O
of O
an O
enlarged O
wire O
cage O
, O
rolls O
forward O
on O
iron O
wheels O
on O
the O
platform O
. O

In O
the O
play O
's O
major O
scenes O
Mr. O
Boyd O
demonstrates O
that O
he O
has O
a O
firm O
grasp O
of O
the O
Shakespearean O
dynamic O
. O

When O
Isabella B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Ellen B-PERSON
Lauren I-PERSON
-RRB- O
confronts O
her O
brother O
Claudio B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Matt B-PERSON
Loney I-PERSON
-RRB- O
in O
his O
cell O
, O
explaining O
the O
price O
she O
has O
been O
asked O
to O
secure O
his O
freedom O
; O
when O
Isabella B-PERSON
and O
the O
disguised O
Duke B-ORG
-LRB- O
Philip B-PERSON
Kerr I-PERSON
-RRB- O
conspire O
to O
trick O
Angelo B-PERSON
; O
and O
when O
Mariana B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Annalee B-PERSON
Jefferies I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
a O
woman O
wronged O
by O
Angelo B-PERSON
, O
confronts O
him O
with O
his O
past O
misdeeds O
, O
the O
performers O
bring O
the O
dramatic O
high O
points O
to O
life O
with O
intense O
energy O
and O
intelligence O
. O

At O
such O
moments O
Mr. O
Boyd O
makes O
it O
clear O
that O
he O
has O
the O
capacity O
to O
be O
a O
superior O
interpreter O
of O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
. O

When O
, O
however O
, O
he O
decides O
to O
be O
modern O
, O
or O
more O
accurately O
, O
when O
he O
decides O
to O
be O
trendy O
, O
the O
results O
are O
far O
less O
satisfactory O
. O

Mr. O
Boyd O
is O
of O
the O
directorial O
school O
that O
believes O
one O
must O
find O
modern O
parallels O
or O
metaphors O
to O
make O
Shakespeare O
accessible O
to O
today O
's O
audiences O
. O

It O
's O
a O
valid O
approach O
, O
but O
it O
puts O
a O
heavy O
burden O
on O
the O
director O
to O
show O
an O
uncommon O
degree O
of O
imagination O
and O
taste O
. O

In O
his O
`` O
Measure O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Boyd O
has O
`` O
modernized O
'' O
the O
pimps O
and O
prostitutes O
of O
Vienna B-GPE
whom O
Angelo B-PERSON
is O
supposed O
to O
bring O
under O
control O
by O
converting O
them O
into O
transvestites O
, O
punk O
rockers O
and O
heavy O
metal O
types O
, O
with O
a O
strong O
emphasis O
on O
leather O
, O
chains O
and O
porno O
- O
inspired O
costumes O
. O

Loud O
rock O
music O
accompanies O
all O
the O
scene O
changes O
, O
even O
those O
in O
the O
convent O
. O

When O
Claudio B-PERSON
is O
arrested O
, O
he O
is O
brought O
on O
stage O
nude O
except O
for O
the O
manacles O
on O
his O
wrists O
and O
ankles O
. O

When O
the O
opportunist O
Lucio B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Jack B-PERSON
Stehlin I-PERSON
-RRB- O
visits O
the O
convent O
to O
inform O
Isabella O
of O
her O
brother O
's O
fate O
, O
Lucio B-PERSON
not O
only O
slaps O
the O
mother O
superior O
on O
her O
rear O
, O
but O
brings O
along O
a O
voluptuous O
companion O
-LRB- O
Jill B-PERSON
Powell I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
not O
in O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
's O
script O
, O
to O
undulate O
lasciviously O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
pimp O
Pompey B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Glen B-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
Pruett I-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
dressed O
in O
black O
leather O
and O
a O
prominent O
codpiece O
, O
indulges O
in O
enough O
obscene O
gestures O
and O
pelvic O
thrusts O
to O
launch O
a O
space O
probe O
. O

The O
problem O
here O
is O
not O
in O
the O
concept O
but O
in O
its O
lack O
of O
discrimination O
. O

The O
inclusion O
at O
one O
point O
, O
for O
example O
, O
of O
a O
list O
of O
glitzy O
modern O
- O
day O
malefactors O
, O
ranging O
from O
Jim B-PERSON
Bakker I-PERSON
and O
Leona B-PERSON
Helmsley I-PERSON
to O
Zsa B-PERSON
Zsa I-PERSON
Gabor I-PERSON
, O
is O
a O
bid O
for O
a O
cheap O
laugh O
unworthy O
of O
Mr. O
Boyd O
's O
ability O
. O

Despite O
the O
excesses O
, O
however O
, O
the O
scorecard O
for O
the O
production O
has O
many O
more O
pluses O
than O
minuses O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
it O
represents O
an O
important O
step O
for O
the B-ORG
Alley I-ORG
Theater I-ORG
. O

`` O
Measure B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Measure I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
Mr. O
Boyd O
's O
first O
directorial O
assignment O
as O
the O
theater O
's O
new O
artistic O
director O
. O

He O
succeeded O
Pat B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
fired O
by O
the O
Alley O
board O
18 O
months O
ago O
. O

Her O
dismissal O
angered O
many O
in O
the O
regional O
theater O
establishment O
and O
led O
Peter B-PERSON
Zeisler I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
Theatre B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
to O
write O
an O
editorial O
in O
American O
Theatre O
magazine O
condemning O
the O
board O
. O

None O
of O
this O
backlash O
could O
change O
the O
fact O
that O
Ms. O
Brown O
's O
regime O
was O
remarkably O
undistinguished O
and O
unimaginative O
. O

Now O
the O
Alley O
has O
moved O
ahead O
on O
both O
artistic O
and O
financial O
fronts O
. O

Not O
only O
is O
Mr. O
Boyd O
giving O
the O
theater O
a O
new O
sense O
of O
adventure O
and O
excitement O
on O
stage O
, O
the O
balance O
sheet O
is O
the O
best O
the O
theater O
has O
had O
in O
10 O
years O
. O

As O
opposed O
to O
the O
$ O
1.4 O
million O
deficit O
of O
the O
1987 O
- O
88 O
season O
, O
the O
1988 O
- O
89 O
year O
concluded O
with O
a O
$ O
200,000 O
surplus O
and O
a O
$ O
500,000 O
cash O
reserve O
. O

Admittedly O
last O
season O
's O
runaway O
hit O
, O
`` O
Steel B-WORK_OF_ART
Magnolias I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
helped O
a O
lot O
, O
but O
so O
did O
cost O
cutting O
and O
other O
measures O
insisted O
on O
by O
the O
board O
. O

Only O
time O
will O
tell O
if O
Mr. O
Boyd O
can O
restore O
to O
the O
Alley O
the O
acclaim O
it O
received O
when O
its O
founder O
, O
Nina B-PERSON
Vance I-PERSON
, O
was O
at O
the O
height O
of O
her O
powers O
. O

But O
it O
is O
clear O
he O
is O
going O
to O
give O
it O
a O
shot O
. O

In O
search O
of O
buyers O
for O
upscale O
department O
- O
store O
chains O
such O
as O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
and O
Saks B-ORG
Fifth I-ORG
Avenue I-ORG
, O
investment O
bankers O
are O
turning O
to O
-- O
who O
else O
? O
The O
Japanese B-GPE
. O

But O
so O
far O
Japan B-GPE
's O
cash O
- O
rich O
retailers O
are O
proving O
to O
be O
cautious O
shoppers O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
the O
money O
to O
buy O
. O

But O
operating O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
department O
- O
store O
chain O
would O
be O
very O
difficult O
, O
'' O
says O
Motoyuki B-PERSON
Homma I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
the O
international O
division O
at O
Mitsukoshi B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
leading O
department O
stores O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
retail O
executives O
say O
the O
main O
reason O
they O
are O
reluctant O
to O
jump O
into O
the O
fray O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
that O
-- O
unlike O
manufacturing O
-- O
retailing O
is O
extremely O
sensitive O
to O
local O
cultures O
and O
life O
styles O
. O

The O
Japanese B-GPE
have O
watched O
the O
Europeans B-NORP
and O
Canadians O
stumble O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
, O
and O
they O
fret O
that O
business O
practices O
that O
have O
won O
them O
huge O
profits O
at O
home O
wo O
n't O
translate O
into O
success O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Japanese B-NORP
department O
stores O
are O
also O
wary O
of O
attracting O
negative O
publicity O
. O

After O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
recent O
headline O
- O
grabbing O
acquisition O
of O
Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
, O
many O
say O
it O
makes O
good O
political O
sense O
to O
lie O
low O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
question O
of O
timing O
, O
'' O
says O
Mayumi B-PERSON
Takayama I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
international O
operations O
at O
Isetan B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
Tokyo B-GPE
department O
store O
. O

Still O
, O
for O
those O
with O
a O
long O
- O
term O
eye O
on O
the O
vast O
U.S. B-GPE
retail O
market O
, O
this O
is O
a O
tempting O
time O
to O
look O
for O
bargains O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
B.A.T B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
is O
trying O
to O
unwind O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
retailing O
operations O
, O
which O
include O
such O
well O
- O
known O
stores O
as O
Saks B-ORG
Fifth I-ORG
Avenue I-ORG
, O
Marshall B-ORG
Field I-ORG
's O
, O
Breuners B-ORG
and O
Ivey O
's O
. O

And O
debt O
- O
ridden O
Campeau B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Toronto B-GPE
is O
giving O
up O
the O
17 O
- O
store O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
group O
. O

`` O
Every O
department O
store O
in O
Japan B-GPE
is O
taking O
a O
look O
, O
'' O
says O
Mike B-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
, O
a O
retail O
analyst O
at O
Barclay B-ORG
's O
de O
Zoete O
Wedd O
Securities O
-LRB- O
Japan B-GPE
-RRB- O
Ltd O
. O

Mr. O
Allen O
, O
however O
, O
does O
n't O
think O
that O
Japan B-GPE
is O
about O
to O
embark O
on O
a O
major O
buying O
binge O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
speculation O
heated O
up O
yesterday O
when O
Tokyu B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Store I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
confirmed O
a O
report O
in O
Nihon B-ORG
Keizai I-ORG
Shimbun I-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
leading O
business O
daily O
, O
that O
Tokyu B-ORG
is O
talking O
with O
Campeau O
about O
buying O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
. O

Tokyu B-ORG
, O
however O
, O
said O
no O
agreement O
had O
been O
reached O
. O

Nor O
is O
Tokyu B-ORG
the O
only O
Japanese B-NORP
retailer O
interested O
in O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
, O
which O
bankers O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
estimate O
could O
cost O
between O
$ O
1 O
billion O
and O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
. O

Seven O
Japanese B-NORP
department O
- O
store O
groups O
were O
approached O
by O
investment O
bankers O
representing O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
chairman O
, O
Marvin B-PERSON
Traub I-PERSON
, O
and O
more O
than O
half O
are O
seeking O
additional O
information O
on O
the O
group O
, O
bankers O
say O
. O

What O
Mr. O
Traub O
is O
hoping O
to O
put O
together O
, O
investment O
bankers O
say O
, O
is O
a O
management O
- O
led O
group O
to O
buy O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
department O
- O
store O
group O
that O
he O
heads O
from O
Campeau B-ORG
's O
Federated B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
subsidiary O
. O

Federated B-ORG
ran O
into O
a O
cash O
crunch O
after O
it O
was O
acquired O
last O
year O
by O
Campeau B-ORG
, O
which O
relied O
heavily O
on O
debt O
to O
finance O
the O
transaction O
. O

Paying O
off O
that O
debt O
put O
such O
a O
squeeze O
on O
Campeau B-ORG
and O
its O
stores O
that O
Federated B-ORG
decided O
to O
sell O
off O
the O
jewels O
of O
its O
retailing O
empire O
, O
including O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
. O

Hoping O
to O
avoid O
another O
takeover O
, O
Mr. O
Traub O
retained O
Blackstone B-ORG
Group I-ORG
and O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
to O
help O
him O
find O
partners O
for O
a O
management O
- O
led O
buy O
- O
out O
. O

Ideally O
, O
investment O
bankers O
say O
, O
he O
wants O
to O
get O
backing O
from O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
department O
store O
and O
a O
European B-NORP
department O
store O
to O
forge O
a O
global O
retailing O
network O
. O

`` O
When O
you O
look O
at O
the O
economics O
, O
Traub B-PERSON
needs O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
and O
a O
European B-NORP
partner O
to O
make O
it O
work O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
investment O
banker O
who O
follows O
the O
retail O
industry O
. O

`` O
Looking O
only O
at O
a O
narrow O
American B-NORP
strategy O
is O
n't O
where O
it O
's O
at O
. O
'' O

Persuading O
tradition O
- O
bound O
Japanese B-NORP
retailers O
to O
get O
involved O
in O
the O
turmoils O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
retailing O
industry O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
be O
so O
easy O
, O
analysts O
say O
. O

Up O
until O
now O
, O
most O
stores O
have O
followed O
the O
same O
basic O
overseas O
strategy O
: O

First O
they O
set O
up O
overseas O
merchandising O
offices O
to O
import O
items O
and O
track O
new O
fashion O
trends O
. O

Then O
they O
opened O
small O
gift O
shops O
mostly O
aimed O
at O
Japanese B-NORP
tourists O
. O

Reluctant O
to O
advance O
further O
on O
their O
own O
, O
some O
stores O
have O
settled O
for O
tie O
- O
ups O
with O
famous O
specialty O
shops O
. O

Last O
March O
, O
Isetan B-ORG
invested O
1.5 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
10.6 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
a O
venture O
with O
Barney B-PERSON
's O
Inc. O
, O
an O
up O
- O
scale O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
specialty O
clothier O
. O

The O
first O
Barney B-PERSON
's O
shop O
is O
scheduled O
to O
open O
in O
Japan B-GPE
next O
year O
. O

And O
Mitsukoshi B-ORG
recently O
increased O
its O
equity O
stake O
in O
Tiffany B-ORG
& O
Co. O
to O
13 O
% O
. O

Through O
the O
longstanding O
relationship O
between O
the O
two O
companies O
, O
Mitsukoshi B-ORG
has O
opened O
22 O
Tiffany B-ORG
shops O
in O
its O
stores O
and O
arcades O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Plans O
are O
under O
way O
to O
open O
a O
Tiffany B-ORG
's O
in O
Hawaii O
to O
cater O
to O
Japanese B-NORP
tourists O
; O
it O
will O
be O
run O
mostly O
by O
Mitsukoshi B-ORG
. O

Some O
industry O
observers O
say O
that O
Mitsukoshi B-ORG
's O
classy O
image O
makes O
it O
a O
possible O
match O
for O
Saks B-ORG
Fifth I-ORG
Avenue I-ORG
. O

Company O
officials O
say O
they O
are O
studying O
various O
proposals O
but O
wo O
n't O
discuss O
details O
. O

Takashimaya B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
oldest O
department O
store O
, O
is O
another O
name O
that O
keeps O
popping O
up O
as O
a O
potential O
fit O
with O
Saks B-ORG
. O

Eiji B-PERSON
Nakazato I-PERSON
, O
a O
Takashimaya B-ORG
general O
manager O
, O
admits O
that O
his O
company O
's O
image O
is O
similar O
to O
Saks B-ORG
's O
and O
that O
there O
is O
some O
interest O
in O
the O
idea O
. O

But O
he O
stops O
there O
. O

`` O
We O
'd O
like O
to O
do O
business O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
it O
looks O
tough O
. O
'' O

Marcus B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Brauchli I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Compiled O
by O
William B-PERSON
Mathewson I-PERSON

The O
Vatican B-GPE
was O
in O
the O
red O
last O
year O
. O

It O
said O
the O
regular O
1988 O
deficit O
amounted O
to O
$ O
43.5 O
million O
, O
based O
on O
revenue O
of O
$ O
74.4 O
million O
and O
expenses O
of O
$ O
117.9 O
million O
. O

But O
it O
said O
extraordinary O
expenditures O
for O
its O
radio O
station O
and O
restoration O
of O
buildings O
increased O
the O
deficit O
to O
$ O
57.2 O
million O
. O

A O
statement O
from O
the O
council O
of O
cardinals O
said O
Catholics B-NORP
had O
responded O
generously O
to O
an O
appeal O
last O
year O
to O
give O
more O
money O
after O
1987 O
's O
record O
$ O
63 O
million O
deficit O
. O

The O
statement O
said O
a O
5 O
% O
jump O
in O
the O
`` O
Peter B-PERSON
's O
Pence O
'' O
collection O
-- O
the O
annual O
offering O
from O
Catholics B-NORP
to O
the O
pope O
-- O
helped O
cover O
the O
deficit O
. O

Council O
member O
Cardinal B-PERSON
Gerald I-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON
of O
Toronto B-GPE
told O
Vatican B-ORG
Radio I-ORG
: O
`` O
Now O
that O
we O
say O
we O
covered O
our O
deficit O
this O
year O
, O
people O
are O
going O
to O
relax O
and O
say O
well O
that O
's O
fine O
, O
the B-ORG
Holy I-ORG
See I-ORG
is O
out O
of O
the O
hole O
. O

But O
we O
're O
... O
going O
to O
be O
in O
the O
exact O
same O
situation O
next O
year O
. O
'' O

Former O
President O
Richard O
Nixon O
is O
to O
visit O
China B-GPE
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
the O
government O
beginning O
Saturday O
, O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
announced O
. O

According O
to O
Mr. O
Nixon O
's O
office O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
solely O
a O
fact O
- O
finding O
trip O
. O

There O
will O
be O
no O
sightseeing O
, O
no O
shopping O
and O
no O
social O
events O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Nixon O
's O
office O
said O
the O
former O
president O
`` O
expects O
to O
have O
one O
- O
on O
- O
one O
discussions O
with O
the O
major O
Chinese B-NORP
leaders O
'' O
and O
will O
give O
his O
assessment O
of O
those O
leaders O
to O
President O
Bush O
upon O
his O
return O
. O

A O
poll O
conducted O
in O
12 O
of O
16 O
NATO B-ORG
countries O
shows O
that O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
appear O
to O
be O
the O
strongest O
supporters O
of O
the O
alliance O
. O

The O
poll O
, O
conducted O
for O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
daily O
De B-PERSON
Telegraaf I-PERSON
by O
Gallup B-ORG
International I-ORG
said O
81 O
% O
of O
Dutch B-NORP
people O
supported O
NATO B-ORG
. O

Canada B-GPE
was O
the O
second O
most O
pro-NATO O
country O
with O
78 O
% O
supporting O
the O
alliance O
, O
followed O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
with O
75 O
% O
, O
Britain B-GPE
with O
71 O
% O
, O
Belgium O
with O
69 O
% O
and O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
with O
63 O
% O
. O

All O
other O
countries O
registered O
support O
below O
50 O
% O
. O

The O
Israeli O
Manufacturers O
' O
Association O
filed O
a O
police O
complaint O
against O
an O
Arab B-NORP
pasta O
maker O
for O
using O
the O
four O
colors O
of O
the O
outlawed O
Palestinian B-NORP
flag O
on O
spaghetti O
packages O
. O

`` O
We O
asked O
police O
to O
investigate O
why O
they O
are O
allowed O
to O
distribute O
the O
flag O
in O
this O
way O
. O

It O
should O
be O
considered O
against O
the O
law O
, O
'' O
said O
Danny B-PERSON
Leish I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
association O
. O

The O
spaghetti O
is O
made O
by O
the B-ORG
Al I-ORG
Ghazel I-ORG
Macaroni I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
Bethlehem B-GPE
and O
is O
marketed O
in O
a O
package O
decorated O
with O
green O
, O
black O
, O
red O
and O
white O
stripes O
. O

British B-NORP
postal O
authorities O
say O
they O
have O
uncovered O
a O
large O
- O
scale O
scheme O
where O
unscrupulous O
stamp O
dealers O
chemically O
removed O
stamp O
cancellations O
, O
regummed O
the O
stamps O
and O
sold O
them O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
collectors O
or O
, O
in O
large O
lots O
, O
to O
British B-NORP
businesses O
. O

The O
scheme O
allegedly O
cost O
the O
post O
office O
# O
10 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
16.1 O
-RRB- O
in O
revenue O
in O
the O
past O
12 O
months O
. O

Dealers O
bought O
the O
used O
stamps O
cheaply O
from O
charities O
, O
including O
the O
Guide O
Dogs O
for O
the O
Blind O
Association O
. O

The O
charities O
regularly O
sell O
used O
stamps O
, O
which O
they O
collect O
from O
children O
and O
other O
donors O
, O
to O
raise O
funds O
. O

Akio B-PERSON
Tanii I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Matsushita B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Industrial I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
presented O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
consul O
general O
in O
Osaka B-GPE
with O
a O
$ O
1 O
million O
check O
to O
help O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
earthquake O
victims O
. O

The O
company O
's O
U.S. B-GPE
subsidiary O
, O
Matsushita O
Electric O
Corp. O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
had O
donated O
over O
$ O
35,000 O
worth O
of O
Matsushita B-ORG
- O
made O
flashlights O
and O
batteries O
to O
residents O
shortly O
after O
the O
disaster O
, O
a O
company O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Several O
other O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
and O
regional O
governments O
have O
sent O
aid O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

Sumitomo B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
donated O
$ O
500,000 O
, O
Tokyo B-GPE
prefecture O
$ O
15,000 O
and O
the O
city O
of O
Osaka B-GPE
$ O
10,000 O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
officials O
are O
trying O
to O
use O
the B-ORG
Canton I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Fair I-ORG
to O
lure O
back O
overseas O
traders O
after O
the O
bloody O
crackdown O
on O
dissent O
. O

But O
attendance O
is O
down O
from O
previous O
years O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
a O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
textile O
trader O
says O
, O
some O
Chinese B-NORP
exporters O
from O
state O
- O
run O
enterprises O
are O
protesting O
the O
crackdown O
by O
dragging O
their O
feet O
on O
soliciting O
new O
business O
. O

`` O
They O
are O
angry O
about O
the O
government O
... O
so O
they O
hold O
back O
the O
goods O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

This O
autumn O
's O
edition O
of O
the O
biannual O
fair O
will O
run O
through O
Oct. O
31 O
. O

Inside O
the O
156,000 O
- O
square O
- O
yard O
glass O
exhibition O
complex O
, O
products O
ranging O
from O
clothing O
to O
AK O
- O
47 O
machine O
guns O
are O
on O
display O
. O

Fair O
officials O
say O
that O
21,000 O
guests O
visited O
during O
the O
first O
five O
days O
, O
a O
10 O
% O
drop O
from O
the O
spring O
exhibition O
. O

But O
China B-GPE
's O
official O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
reported O
that O
the O
number O
of O
foreign O
businessmen O
was O
greater O
than O
the O
previous O
fair O
-- O
without O
providing O
statistics O
. O

In O
another O
sign O
of O
glasnost O
, O
Alexander O
Solzhenitsyn O
's O
long O
- O
banned O
chronicle O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
repression O
, O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Gulag I-WORK_OF_ART
Archipelago I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
is O
now O
recommended O
reading O
in O
one O
11th O
- O
grade O
Moscow B-GPE
history O
class O
... O
. O

British B-NORP
customs O
officers O
said O
they O
'd O
arrested O
eight O
men O
sneaking O
111 O
rare O
snakes O
into O
Britain B-GPE
-- O
including O
one O
man O
who O
strapped O
a O
pair O
of O
boa O
constrictors O
under O
his O
armpits O
. O

A O
customs O
official O
said O
the O
arrests O
followed O
a O
`` O
Snake O
Day O
'' O
at O
Utrecht B-ORG
University I-ORG
in O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
, O
an O
event O
used O
by O
some O
collectors O
as O
an O
opportunity O
to O
obtain O
rare O
snakes O
. O

F. B-PERSON
Gil I-PERSON
Troutman I-PERSON
, O
46 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

He O
retains O
his O
titles O
of O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
and O
succeeds O
as O
chief O
executive O
Howard B-PERSON
O. I-PERSON
Painter I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
who O
remains O
chairman O
of O
the O
board O
. O

DSP B-ORG
makes O
electronic O
instrumentation O
and O
data O
acquisition O
systems O
. O

Democratic O
leaders O
have O
bottled O
up O
President O
Bush O
's O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
may O
be O
able O
to O
prevent O
a O
vote O
on O
the O
issue O
indefinitely O
. O

Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Maine B-GPE
-RRB- O
said O
he O
intends O
to O
use O
Senate B-ORG
procedures O
to O
force O
advocates O
of O
the O
tax O
cut O
to O
come O
up O
with O
at O
least O
60 O
votes O
before O
they O
can O
address O
the O
issue O
. O

And O
neither O
Democrats B-NORP
nor O
Republicans B-NORP
are O
predicting O
that O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
forces O
can O
produce O
enough O
votes O
. O

`` O
The O
60 O
- O
vote O
requirement O
will O
be O
there O
and O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
60 O
votes O
, O
'' O
Sen. O
Mitchell O
said O
. O

`` O
They O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
votes O
to O
get O
it O
passed O
. O
'' O

Sen. O
Bob O
Packwood O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Ore. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
the O
leading O
Republican O
proponent O
of O
the O
tax O
cut O
, O
did O
n't O
disagree O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
what O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Previously O
he O
had O
said O
he O
would O
be O
able O
to O
find O
the O
requisite O
60 O
votes O
eventually O
. O

Sen. O
Packwood O
has O
offered O
his O
capital O
- O
gains O
- O
cut O
package O
as O
an O
amendment O
to O
a O
bill O
, O
now O
pending O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
that O
would O
authorize O
aid O
to O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
. O

Democrats B-NORP
are O
holding O
up O
a O
vote O
on O
the O
amendment O
by O
threatening O
a O
filibuster O
, O
or O
extended O
debate O
. O

For O
a O
cloture O
vote O
to O
stop O
the O
filibuster O
, O
Republicans B-NORP
must O
muster O
at O
least O
60 O
votes O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
Sen. O
Packwood O
acknowledged O
, O
`` O
We O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
votes O
for O
cloture O
today O
. O
'' O

The O
Republicans B-NORP
show O
no O
sign O
of O
relenting O
. O

GOP B-NORP
leaders O
continued O
to O
press O
for O
a O
vote O
on O
the O
amendment O
to O
the O
Eastern O
Europe O
aid O
measure O
. O

And O
they O
threatened O
to O
try O
to O
amend O
any O
other O
revenue O
bill O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
with O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
provision O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
serious O
business O
; O
we O
're O
serious O
about O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
reduction O
, O
'' O
said O
Kansas O
Sen. O
Robert O
Dole O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
's O
Republican O
leader O
. O

`` O
The O
strategy O
is O
` O
Let O
's O
vote O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
Republicans B-NORP
contend O
that O
they O
can O
garner O
a O
majority O
in O
the O
100 O
- O
member O
Senate B-ORG
for O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
. O

They O
accuse O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
of O
unfairly O
using O
Senate B-ORG
rules O
to O
erect O
a O
60 O
- O
vote O
hurdle O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
counter O
that O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
have O
often O
used O
the O
same O
rules O
to O
suit O
their O
own O
ends O
. O

The O
two O
sides O
also O
traded O
accusations O
about O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
Packwood B-PERSON
plan O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
asserted O
that O
the O
proposal O
, O
which O
also O
would O
create O
a O
new O
type O
of O
individual O
retirement O
account O
, O
was O
fraught O
with O
budget O
gimmickry O
that O
would O
lose O
billions O
of O
dollars O
in O
the O
long O
run O
. O

Republicans B-NORP
countered O
that O
long O
- O
range O
revenue O
estimates O
were O
unreliable O
. O

The O
Packwood B-PERSON
proposal O
would O
reduce O
the O
tax O
depending O
on O
how O
long O
an O
asset O
was O
held O
. O

It O
also O
would O
create O
a O
new O
IRA B-ORG
that O
would O
shield O
from O
taxation O
the O
appreciation O
on O
investments O
made O
for O
a O
wide O
variety O
of O
purposes O
, O
including O
retirement O
, O
medical O
expenses O
, O
first O
- O
home O
purchases O
and O
tuition O
. O

A O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
said O
President O
Bush O
is O
`` O
generally O
supportive O
'' O
of O
the O
Packwood B-PERSON
plan O
. O

Dick B-PERSON
Darman I-PERSON
, O
call O
your O
office O
. O

Embedded O
in O
the O
`` O
budget O
'' O
being O
concocted O
by O
the O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
committee O
is O
something O
that O
looks O
, O
smells O
and O
waddles O
like O
a O
duck O
. O

It O
's O
a O
nuisance O
tax O
on O
mergers O
. O

Congress B-ORG
has O
decided O
to O
raise O
$ O
40 O
million O
by O
charging O
companies O
$ O
20,000 O
for O
the O
honor O
of O
filing O
the O
required O
papers O
under O
the O
Hart O
- O
Scott B-GPE
- O
Rodino O
law O
. O

Ever O
since O
the O
bad O
days O
of O
Big O
is O
Bad O
antitrust O
enforcement O
, O
this O
law O
has O
required O
that O
anyone O
proposing O
a O
merger O
must O
make O
a O
filing O
describing O
the O
effects O
on O
all O
relevant O
markets O
. O

The O
Hart O
- O
Scott B-GPE
filing O
is O
then O
reviewed O
and O
any O
antitrust O
concerns O
usually O
met O
. O

Typically O
, O
Hart B-LAW
- I-LAW
Scott I-LAW
is O
used O
now O
to O
give O
managers O
of O
target O
firms O
early O
news O
of O
a O
bid O
and O
a O
chance O
to O
use O
regulatory O
review O
as O
a O
delaying O
tactic O
. O

The O
$ O
20,000 O
tax O
would O
be O
a O
small O
cost O
in O
a O
multibillion O
- O
dollar O
deal O
, O
but O
a O
serious O
drag O
on O
thousands O
of O
small O
, O
friendly O
deals O
. O

One O
especially O
dangerous O
aspect O
to O
the O
new O
tax O
would O
be O
that O
the O
proceeds O
will O
be O
used O
to O
increase O
the O
budgets O
of O
the O
antitrust O
division O
at O
Justice B-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

This O
amounts O
to O
a O
bounty O
for O
regulators O
-- O
the O
more O
regulating O
the O
more O
they O
get O
to O
keep O
. O

Also O
, O
as O
former O
Reagan B-PERSON
antitrust O
chief O
Charles B-PERSON
Rule I-PERSON
has O
noted O
, O
this O
would O
`` O
establish O
the O
precedent O
that O
the O
government O
may O
charge O
parties O
for O
the O
privilege O
of O
being O
sued O
regardless O
of O
whether O
the O
government O
prevails O
. O
'' O

Yet O
another O
opportunity O
for O
President O
Bush O
to O
respond O
, O
`` O
Read O
my O
lips O
. O

Line O
- O
item O
veto O
. O

Black O
& O
Decker O
Corp. O
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
sell O
its O
Bostik B-ORG
chemical O
adhesives O
unit O
to O
Orkem B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
a O
French B-NORP
chemical O
company O
, O
for O
$ O
345 O
million O
. O

Bostik B-ORG
is O
the O
first O
Emhart B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unit O
to O
be O
sold O
as O
part O
of O
the O
power O
- O
tool O
manufacturer O
's O
effort O
to O
reduce O
debt O
and O
consolidate O
operations O
after O
it O
acquired O
Emhart B-ORG
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Black O
& O
Decker O
said O
it O
plans O
to O
put O
other O
Emhart B-ORG
units O
on O
the O
block O
in O
the O
future O
, O
with O
the O
goal O
of O
raising O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
net O
proceeds O
. O

Black O
& O
Decker O
rescued O
Emhart B-ORG
from O
the O
takeover O
bid O
of O
Topper B-ORG
Limited I-ORG
Partnership I-ORG
last O
March O
by O
agreeing O
to O
acquire O
the O
maker O
of O
door O
locks O
and O
gardening O
tools O
for O
about O
$ O
2.8 O
billion O
. O

The O
move O
significantly O
expanded O
Black O
& O
Decker O
's O
product O
line O
, O
but O
also O
significantly O
increased O
its O
debt O
load O
. O

The O
acquisition O
boosted O
Black O
& O
Decker O
's O
ratio O
of O
debt O
to O
total O
capital O
to O
more O
than O
80 O
% O
. O

Company O
officials O
have O
said O
they O
plan O
to O
reduce O
that O
ratio O
to O
less O
than O
50 O
% O
over O
the O
next O
2 O
1/2 O
years O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Black O
& O
Decker O
put O
three O
Emhart B-ORG
businesses O
on O
the O
auction O
block O
: O
the O
information O
and O
electronics O
segment O
, O
the O
Dynapert O
electrical O
assembly O
business O
and O
Mallory B-ORG
Capacitors I-ORG
. O

The O
three O
units O
had O
combined O
1988 O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
904 O
million O
. O

The O
three O
units O
contributed O
about O
a O
third O
of O
Emhart B-ORG
's O
total O
sales O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Black O
& O
Decker O
had O
said O
it O
would O
sell O
two O
other O
undisclosed O
Emhart B-ORG
operations O
if O
it O
received O
the O
right O
price O
. O

Bostic B-ORG
is O
one O
of O
the O
previously O
unnamed O
units O
, O
and O
the O
first O
of O
the O
five O
to O
be O
sold O
. O

The O
company O
is O
still O
negotiating O
the O
sales O
of O
the O
other O
four O
units O
and O
expects O
to O
announce O
agreements O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

The O
five O
units O
generated O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
in O
1988 O
, O
almost O
half O
of O
Emhart B-ORG
's O
$ O
2.3 O
billion O
revenue O
. O

Bostic B-ORG
posted O
1988 O
sales O
of O
$ O
255 O
million O
. O

`` O
Our O
divestiture O
program O
is O
on O
schedule O
, O
and O
we O
remain O
confident O
that O
we O
will O
achieve O
our O
stated O
goal O
of O
over O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
net O
proceeds O
, O
'' O
said O
Nolan B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Archibald I-PERSON
, O
Black O
& O
Decker O
's O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

The O
sales O
are O
an O
attempt O
to O
quell O
investor O
concern O
about O
Black O
& O
Decker O
's O
increased O
debt O
burden O
from O
the O
Emhart O
purchase O
. O

The O
company O
's O
stock O
plunged O
when O
it O
first O
announced O
that O
it O
planned O
to O
acquire O
Emhart B-ORG
. O

The O
company O
maintains O
that O
it O
does O
n't O
expect O
Emhart B-ORG
to O
contribute O
to O
earnings O
for O
about O
another O
12 O
months O
. O

In O
composite O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
Black O
& O
Decker O
closed O
at O
$ O
19.75 O
yesterday O
, O
down O
25 O
cents O
. O

The O
company O
did O
n't O
announce O
the O
sale O
until O
after O
the O
close O
of O
the O
market O
. O

As O
expected O
, O
First B-ORG
Interstate I-ORG
Bancorp I-ORG
reported O
a O
net O
loss O
of O
$ O
15.5 O
million O
for O
its O
third O
quarter O
because O
of O
hemorrhaging O
at O
its O
First B-ORG
Interstate I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Arizona B-GPE
unit O
. O

The O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
- O
based O
bank O
holding O
company O
disclosed O
last O
Friday O
that O
it O
had O
taken O
a O
huge O
$ O
350 O
million O
provision O
for O
loan O
losses O
at O
the O
Arizona B-GPE
bank O
, O
the O
result O
of O
the O
state O
's O
worsening O
real O
- O
estate O
market O
. O

In O
yesterday O
's O
report O
, O
First B-ORG
Interstate I-ORG
said O
its O
bank O
in O
Texas B-GPE
also O
reported O
a O
loss O
of O
$ O
23.5 O
million O
for O
the O
quarter O
. O

But O
it O
said O
that O
its O
consumer O
banks O
in O
Oregon B-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
Nevada B-GPE
and O
Washington B-GPE
performed O
well O
during O
the O
quarter O
and O
that O
nonperforming O
assets O
at O
these O
banks O
declined O
by O
14 O
% O
over O
the O
year O
- O
ago O
period O
. O

President O
Bush O
and O
Soviet B-NORP
leader O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
will O
hold O
an O
informal O
meeting O
in O
early O
December O
, O
a O
move O
that O
should O
give O
both O
leaders O
a O
political O
boost O
at O
home O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
purposely O
not O
calling O
the O
meeting O
a O
summit O
so O
that O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
any O
expectation O
of O
detailed O
negotiations O
or O
agreements O
. O

Rather O
, O
senior O
administration O
officials O
said O
that O
the O
unexpected O
meeting O
was O
scheduled O
at O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
request O
because O
of O
his O
preference O
for O
conducting O
diplomacy O
through O
highly O
personal O
and O
informal O
meetings O
with O
other O
leaders O
. O

The O
two O
leaders O
will O
meet O
on O
Dec. O
2 O
and O
3 O
, O
alternating O
the O
two O
days O
of O
meetings O
between O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
a O
Soviet B-NORP
naval O
vessel O
in O
the B-LOC
Mediterranean I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
. O

The O
unusual O
seaborne O
meeting O
wo O
n't O
disrupt O
plans O
for O
a O
formal O
summit O
meeting O
next O
spring O
or O
summer O
, O
at O
which O
an O
arms O
- O
control O
treaty O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
completed O
. O

In O
announcing O
the O
meeting O
yesterday O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
told O
reporters O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
that O
neither O
he O
nor O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
expects O
any O
`` O
substantial O
decisions O
or O
agreements O
. O
'' O

Instead O
, O
he O
said O
that O
the O
purpose O
is O
simply O
for O
the O
two O
to O
get O
`` O
better O
acquainted O
'' O
and O
discuss O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
issues O
without O
a O
formal O
agenda O
. O

Despite O
the O
informal O
nature O
of O
the O
session O
and O
the O
calculated O
effort O
to O
hold O
down O
expectations O
, O
the O
meeting O
could O
pay O
significant O
political O
dividends O
for O
both O
leaders O
. O

Mr. O
Gorbachev O
badly O
needs O
a O
diversion O
from O
the O
serious O
economic O
problems O
and O
ethnic O
unrest O
he O
faces O
at O
home O
. O

American B-NORP
officials O
have O
said O
that O
a O
meeting O
with O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
could O
help O
bolster O
his O
stature O
among O
Soviet B-NORP
politicians O
and O
academics O
, O
whose O
support O
he O
needs O
. O

For O
his O
part O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
has O
been O
criticized O
regularly O
at O
home O
for O
moving O
too O
slowly O
and O
cautiously O
in O
reacting O
to O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
reforms O
and O
the O
historic O
moves O
away O
from O
communism O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

A O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
meeting O
with O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
should O
damp O
such O
criticism O
, O
though O
it O
will O
hardly O
eliminate O
it O
. O

Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Maine B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
who O
has O
been O
the O
most O
prominent O
Democratic O
critic O
of O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
handling O
of O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
relationship O
, O
praised O
the O
president O
for O
arranging O
the O
meeting O
. O

But O
he O
added O
: O
`` O
The O
mere O
fact O
of O
a O
meeting O
does O
n't O
deal O
with O
the O
substance O
of O
policy O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Bush O
said O
that O
the O
December O
meeting O
, O
which O
was O
announced O
simultaneously O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
will O
be O
held O
in O
the O
unusual O
setting O
of O
ships O
at O
sea O
to O
hold O
down O
the O
`` O
fanfare O
'' O
and O
force O
the O
two O
sides O
to O
limit O
participation O
to O
just O
small O
groups O
of O
advisers O
. O

`` O
By O
doing O
it O
in O
this O
manner O
we O
can O
have O
, O
I O
would O
say O
, O
more O
time O
without O
the O
press O
of O
social O
activities O
or O
mandatory O
joint O
appearances O
, O
things O
of O
that O
nature O
for O
public O
consumption O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Bush O
said O
. O

Soviet B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Eduard O
Shevardnadze O
, O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
said O
, O
`` O
As O
the O
two O
sides O
plan O
to O
hold O
a O
full O
- O
scale O
summit O
in O
late O
spring O
- O
early O
summer O
next O
year O
, O
they O
found O
it O
useful O
, O
I O
would O
say O
even O
necessary O
, O
to O
hold O
an O
interim O
informal O
meeting O
. O
'' O

Although O
no O
specific O
agreements O
are O
expected O
, O
Mr. O
Shevardnadze O
said O
`` O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
they O
will O
be O
without O
an O
agenda O
. O
'' O

If O
the O
two O
leaders O
cover O
the O
subjects O
that O
have O
been O
featured O
in O
lower O
level O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Soviet O
meetings O
, O
their O
talks O
would O
include O
human O
rights O
, O
Soviet B-NORP
reforms O
, O
regional O
disputes O
, O
relations O
with O
allies O
, O
economic O
cooperation O
, O
arms O
control O
, O
and O
joint O
efforts O
to O
fight O
narcotics O
, O
terrorism O
and O
pollution O
. O

The O
president O
specifically O
mentioned O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
advice O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
as O
a O
possible O
topic O
. O

Mr. O
Gorbachev O
has O
for O
months O
been O
publicly O
urging O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
drop O
its O
restrictions O
on O
Soviet B-NORP
trade O
. O

He O
recently O
told O
a O
small O
group O
of O
American B-NORP
businessmen O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
that O
he O
hoped O
to O
sign O
a O
general O
trade O
agreement O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
possibly O
at O
the O
1990 O
summit O
. O

The O
Soviets B-NORP
hope O
a O
trade O
agreement O
would O
give O
them O
Most O
- O
Favored O
Nation O
status O
, O
which O
would O
lower O
the O
tariffs O
on O
Soviet B-NORP
exports O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

In O
an O
unusually O
candid O
article O
about O
the O
latest O
economic O
woe O
-- O
unemployment O
-- O
Pravda B-ORG
yesterday O
reported O
that O
three O
million O
Soviets B-NORP
have O
lost O
their O
jobs O
as O
a O
result O
of O
perestroika O
and O
the O
number O
could O
grow O
to O
16 O
million O
by O
the O
year O
2005 O
. O

Economists O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
are O
now O
proposing O
that O
the O
state O
start O
a O
system O
of O
unemployment O
benefits O
. O

But O
one O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
official O
knowledgeable O
about O
the O
summit O
plan O
cautioned O
against O
assuming O
that O
there O
will O
be O
bold O
new O
initiatives O
on O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
economy O
or O
other O
issues O
. O

`` O
Do O
n't O
take O
this O
as O
some O
big O
opening O
for O
major O
movement O
on O
economic O
cooperation O
, O
or O
arms O
control O
, O
or O
the O
environment O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Those O
things O
will O
all O
come O
up O
, O
but O
in O
a O
fairly O
informal O
way O
. O
'' O

Instead O
, O
this O
official O
said O
, O
`` O
This O
is O
vintage O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
. O

This O
was O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
own O
idea O
. O

It O
's O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
wanting O
to O
meet O
a O
foreign O
leader O
and O
talk O
to O
him O
directly O
. O
'' O

Aside O
from O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
economic O
plight O
and O
talks O
on O
cutting O
strategic O
and O
chemical O
arms O
, O
one O
other O
issue O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
are O
likely O
to O
want O
to O
raise O
is O
naval O
force O
reductions O
. O

Western B-NORP
analysts O
say O
that O
, O
given O
the O
meeting O
's O
setting O
at O
sea O
, O
Gorbachev B-GPE
is O
unlikely O
to O
pass O
up O
the O
opportunity O
to O
press O
once O
again O
for O
negotiated O
cuts O
in O
the O
navies O
of O
both O
the B-ORG
North I-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG
Treaty I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
and O
the B-LAW
Warsaw I-LAW
Pact I-LAW
. O

That O
theme O
has O
been O
a O
recurring O
one O
for O
Soviet B-NORP
military O
officials O
for O
much O
of O
this O
year O
. O

They O
argue O
that O
as O
the O
Kremlin B-GPE
follows O
through O
on O
announced O
plans O
to O
cut O
land O
forces O
-- O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
' O
area O
of O
greatest O
strength O
-- O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
should O
show O
more O
willingness O
to O
cut O
sea O
forces O
-- O
Washington B-GPE
's O
area O
of O
greatest O
superiority O
. O

One O
of O
the O
reasons O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
aides O
are O
anxious O
to O
insist O
that O
the O
coming O
meeting O
will O
be O
informal O
is O
to O
avoid O
comparisons O
with O
the O
last O
such O
loosely O
structured O
superpower O
gathering O
, O
former O
President O
Reagan O
's O
1986 O
meeting O
with O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
in O
Reykjavik B-GPE
, O
Iceland B-GPE
. O

That O
meeting O
sent O
shivers O
through O
the O
Western B-NORP
alliance O
because O
Mr. O
Reagan O
was O
pulled O
into O
discussing O
the O
possible O
elimination O
of O
nuclear O
weapons O
without O
consulting O
American B-NORP
allies O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
said O
that O
he O
initiated O
talks O
with O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
on O
the O
informal O
meeting O
by O
sending O
a O
proposal O
to O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
last O
July O
, O
which O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
leader O
readily O
accepted O
. O

But O
word O
of O
the O
possible O
session O
was O
closely O
held O
by O
the O
president O
and O
a O
handful O
of O
top O
aides O
, O
and O
word O
of O
it O
did O
n't O
reach O
many O
second O
- O
level O
officials O
until O
the O
past O
few O
days O
. O

Indeed O
, O
many O
senior O
officials O
had O
been O
insisting O
for O
weeks O
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
was O
n't O
interested O
in O
such O
an O
informal O
get O
- O
together O
. O

Though O
President O
Bush O
's O
political O
critics O
at O
home O
have O
been O
urging O
him O
to O
open O
a O
more O
direct O
dialogue O
with O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
, O
it O
actually O
was O
the O
arguments O
of O
leaders O
within O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
bloc O
itself O
that O
led O
the O
president O
to O
seek O
the O
December O
meeting O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
decided O
he O
wanted O
the O
meeting O
after O
talking O
in O
Europe B-GPE
in O
July O
with O
the O
leaders O
of O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
, O
who O
urged O
him O
to O
support O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
's O
efforts O
to O
transform O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
system O
and O
to O
urge O
him O
to O
loosen O
his O
grip O
on O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
, O
a O
senior O
aide O
said O
. O

While O
flying O
home O
from O
those O
discussions O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
drafted O
a O
letter O
to O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
suggesting O
an O
informal O
get O
- O
together O
to O
precede O
their O
formal O
summit O
next O
year O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
Gumbel I-PERSON
in O
Moscow B-GPE
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Dow B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Midland B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
and O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
Indianapolis B-GPE
, O
said O
they O
completed O
the O
formation O
of O
Dow B-ORG
Elanco I-ORG
, O
a O
joint O
venture O
combining O
their O
plant O
- O
sciences O
businesses O
as O
well O
as O
Dow B-ORG
's O
industrial O
pest O
- O
control O
business O
. O

The O
companies O
said O
Dow B-ORG
Elanco I-ORG
will O
be O
the O
largest O
research O
- O
based O
agricultural O
concern O
in O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
with O
projected O
first O
- O
year O
revenue O
of O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
. O

Dow B-ORG
will O
own O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
venture O
, O
with O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
holding O
the O
rest O
. O

The O
venture O
will O
be O
based O
in O
Indianapolis B-GPE
. O

An O
arbitrator O
awarded O
Eastern B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
pilots O
between O
$ O
60 O
million O
and O
$ O
100 O
million O
in O
back O
pay O
, O
a O
decision O
that O
could O
complicate O
the O
carrier O
's O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
reorganization O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
it O
is O
examining O
the O
ruling O
to O
determine O
if O
it O
can O
appeal O
. O

It O
's O
unclear O
whether O
Eastern B-ORG
will O
succeed O
in O
overturning O
the O
arbitrator O
's O
decision O
, O
made O
in O
a O
long O
- O
simmering O
`` O
pay O
parity O
'' O
dispute O
that O
predates O
both O
the O
carrier O
's O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
petition O
and O
its O
1986 O
acquisition O
by O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
. O

All O
Eastern B-ORG
's O
previous O
court O
efforts O
to O
head O
off O
the O
pilots O
' O
demands O
have O
failed O
. O

An O
Eastern B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
he O
does O
n't O
expect O
that O
the O
arbitrator O
's O
ruling O
`` O
will O
have O
any O
overall O
material O
effect O
on O
the O
company O
's O
strategic O
plan O
. O
'' O

Bankruptcy O
experts O
said O
the O
law O
is O
n't O
clear O
on O
how O
such O
an O
arbitration O
ruling O
can O
affect O
a O
company O
's O
case O
. O

Like O
any O
other O
creditor O
, O
the O
pilots O
will O
have O
to O
apply O
to O
the O
court O
for O
payment O
of O
their O
claim O
. O

That O
may O
leave O
a O
lot O
of O
leeway O
for O
U.S. O
Bankruptcy O
Judge O
Burton O
R. O
Lifland O
to O
decide O
what O
, O
if O
anything O
, O
the O
pilots O
actually O
collect O
. O

In O
August O
, O
he O
issued O
the O
ruling O
that O
let O
the O
pilots O
pursue O
their O
back O
- O
pay O
grievance O
before O
the O
arbitrator O
. O

The O
pilots O
' O
contract O
with O
Eastern B-ORG
calls O
for O
a O
mutually O
acceptable O
private O
arbitrator O
to O
resolve O
such O
grievances O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
to O
employees O
, O
Eastern B-ORG
said O
the O
company O
was O
disappointed O
by O
the O
ruling O
. O

`` O
The O
obligation O
is O
totally O
unwarranted O
, O
'' O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

James B-PERSON
Linsey I-PERSON
, O
a O
lawyer O
for O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Line I-ORG
Pilots I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
pilots O
were O
extremely O
pleased O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
blow O
not O
only O
to O
Eastern B-ORG
but O
to O
the O
creditors O
committee O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
's O
creditors O
committee O
, O
along O
with O
the O
company O
, O
has O
consistently O
opposed O
the O
pilots O
' O
claim O
, O
which O
if O
paid O
would O
have O
to O
come O
out O
of O
money O
both O
hope O
to O
use O
to O
pay O
off O
other O
bankruptcy O
claims O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
and O
its O
creditors O
are O
in O
the O
final O
, O
delicate O
stages O
of O
negotiating O
a O
second O
reorganization O
plan O
to O
pay O
off O
the O
airline O
's O
debts O
. O

An O
earlier O
plan O
, O
which O
had O
received O
the O
creditors O
' O
approval O
in O
July O
, O
fell O
apart O
when O
Eastern B-ORG
changed O
its O
business O
plan O
. O

It O
is O
n't O
known O
whether O
the O
pilot O
claim O
was O
figured O
into O
either O
plan O
. O

The O
dispute O
between O
Eastern B-ORG
and O
its O
pilots O
is O
over O
a O
`` O
pay O
parity O
'' O
clause O
in O
the O
pilots O
' O
contract O
. O

The O
clause O
was O
part O
of O
an O
agreement O
in O
which O
pilots O
accepted O
a O
substantial O
pay O
cut O
as O
long O
as O
no O
other O
labor O
group O
got O
a O
raise O
. O

Shortly O
after O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
took O
control O
of O
Eastern B-ORG
, O
some O
Machinists O
union O
supervisors O
received O
a O
20 O
% O
pay O
raise O
. O

The O
pilots O
argued O
that O
this O
triggered O
a O
pay O
raise O
for O
them O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
has O
disputed O
the O
claim O
, O
but O
a O
federal O
district O
court O
, O
an O
appeals O
court O
and O
now O
the O
arbitrator O
have O
all O
sided O
with O
the O
pilots O
. O

The O
two O
sides O
do O
n't O
even O
agree O
about O
how O
much O
money O
is O
at O
issue O
. O

The O
pilots O
put O
the O
amount O
as O
high O
as O
$ O
100 O
million O
, O
the O
company O
at O
$ O
65 O
million O
. O

Another O
arbitrator O
is O
hearing O
another O
pay O
parity O
case O
between O
Eastern B-ORG
and O
its O
pilots O
, O
resulting O
from O
a O
similar O
set O
of O
circumstances O
involving O
a O
separate O
pay O
raise O
granted O
another O
union O
. O

A O
decision O
on O
that O
case O
is O
n't O
expected O
before O
mid-November O
. O

Ironically O
, O
many O
of O
the O
pilots O
involved O
have O
left O
Eastern B-ORG
or O
are O
still O
striking O
the O
carrier O
, O
which O
filed O
for O
bankruptcy O
protection O
March O
9 O
. O

About O
800 O
have O
crossed O
the O
picket O
lines O
and O
returned O
to O
work O
. O

Panhandle B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
applied O
, O
on O
behalf O
of O
two O
of O
its O
subsidiaries O
, O
to O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Regulatory I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
for O
permission O
to O
build O
a O
352 O
- O
mile O
, O
$ O
273 O
million O
pipeline O
system O
from O
Pittsburg B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Okla. B-GPE
, O
to O
Independence B-GPE
, O
Miss B-GPE
. O

The O
natural O
gas O
pipeline O
concern O
said O
the O
500 O
million O
cubic O
feet O
a O
day O
capacity O
pipeline O
would O
be O
built O
by O
a O
proposed O
joint O
venture O
between O
two O
Panhandle B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
units O
- O
Texas B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Transmission I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Trunkline B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Texas B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Transmission I-ORG
will O
build O
and O
operate O
the O
system O
, O
which O
will O
connect O
the B-LOC
Arkoma I-LOC
Basin I-LOC
with O
several O
interstate O
pipelines O
. O

The O
nation O
's O
largest O
pension O
fund O
, O
which O
oversees O
$ O
80 O
billion O
for O
college O
employees O
, O
plans O
to O
offer O
two O
new O
investment O
options O
to O
its O
1.2 O
million O
participants O
. O

The O
Teachers O
Insurance O
and O
Annuity O
Association O
- O
College O
Retirement O
Equities O
Fund O
said O
it O
will O
introduce O
a O
stock O
and O
bond O
fund O
that O
will O
invest O
in O
`` O
socially O
responsible O
'' O
companies O
, O
and O
a O
bond O
fund O
. O

Both O
funds O
are O
expected O
to O
begin O
operation O
around O
March O
1 O
, O
subject O
to O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
approval O
. O

For O
its O
employees O
to O
sign O
up O
for O
the O
options O
, O
a O
college O
also O
must O
approve O
the O
plan O
. O

Some O
4,300 O
institutions O
are O
part O
of O
the O
pension O
fund O
. O

The O
new O
options O
carry O
out O
part O
of O
an O
agreement O
that O
the O
pension O
fund O
, O
under O
pressure O
to O
relax O
its O
strict O
participation O
rules O
and O
to O
provide O
more O
investment O
options O
, O
reached O
with O
the O
SEC O
in O
December O
. O

The O
new O
`` O
social O
choice O
'' O
fund O
will O
shun O
securities O
of O
companies O
linked O
to O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
nuclear O
power O
and O
in O
some O
cases O
, O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
. O

Also O
excluded O
will O
be O
investments O
in O
companies O
with O
`` O
significant O
'' O
business O
stemming O
from O
weapons O
manufacture O
, O
alcoholic O
beverages O
or O
tobacco O
. O

Sixty O
percent O
of O
the O
fund O
will O
be O
invested O
in O
stocks O
, O
with O
the O
rest O
going O
into O
bonds O
or O
short O
- O
term O
investments O
. O

The O
bond O
fund O
will O
invest O
in O
high O
- O
grade O
or O
medium O
- O
grade O
bonds O
, O
mortgages O
or O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
, O
including O
as O
much O
as O
15 O
% O
in O
foreign O
securities O
. O

The O
fund O
also O
might O
buy O
and O
sell O
futures O
and O
options O
contracts O
, O
subject O
to O
approval O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
State I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

Under O
two O
new O
features O
, O
participants O
will O
be O
able O
to O
transfer O
money O
from O
the O
new O
funds O
to O
other O
investment O
funds O
or O
, O
if O
their O
jobs O
are O
terminated O
, O
receive O
cash O
from O
the O
funds O
. O

The O
investment O
choices O
offered O
by O
the O
pension O
fund O
currently O
are O
limited O
to O
a O
stock O
fund O
, O
an O
annuity O
and O
a O
money O
- O
market O
fund O
. O

An O
imaginative O
novelist O
writing O
a O
thriller O
about O
amateur O
spy O
- O
chasing O
might O
invent O
a O
Clifford B-PERSON
Stoll I-PERSON
, O
but O
it O
's O
unlikely O
. O

It O
's O
also O
unnecessary O
. O

Amateur O
spy O
- O
chaser O
Clifford B-PERSON
Stoll I-PERSON
is O
a O
real O
person O
, O
or O
as O
he O
might O
waggishly O
put O
it O
, O
a O
surreal O
person O
. O

He O
is O
37 O
, O
an O
astronomer O
with O
impressive O
credentials O
, O
and O
something O
of O
a O
genius O
at O
making O
computers O
do O
his O
bidding O
. O

He O
once O
described O
himself O
as O
a O
`` O
Berkeley O
Hippie O
, O
'' O
and O
played O
the O
role O
well O
; O
obligatory O
ragged O
jeans O
, O
a O
thicket O
of O
long O
hair O
and O
rejection O
of O
all O
things O
conventional O
, O
including O
, O
for O
a O
time O
at O
least O
, O
formal O
marriage O
to O
his O
`` O
sweetheart O
, O
'' O
Martha B-PERSON
Matthews I-PERSON
. O

He O
also O
is O
an O
entertaining O
writer O
, O
combining O
wisecracks O
and O
wordplay O
with O
programmatic O
detail O
and O
lucid O
explanations O
of O
how O
computers O
work O
. O

In O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Cuckoo I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Egg I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Doubleday B-ORG
, O
326 O
pages O
, O
$ O
19.95 O
-RRB- O
, O
he O
spins O
a O
remarkable O
tale O
of O
his O
efforts O
over O
18 O
months O
to O
catch O
a O
computer O
spy O
. O

The O
result O
last O
spring O
was O
the O
arrest O
by O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
authorities O
of O
five O
young O
West B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
, O
accused O
of O
stealing O
information O
from O
computers O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
and O
selling O
it O
to O
the O
Soviet O
KGB O
. O

One O
of O
them O
, O
25 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Markus B-PERSON
Hess I-PERSON
of O
Hannover B-GPE
, O
allegedly O
used O
the O
international O
telecommunications O
network O
to O
break O
into O
more O
than O
30 O
high O
- O
security O
computers O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
searching O
for O
secrets O
. O

He O
probably O
did O
n't O
penetrate O
any O
top O
- O
secret O
files O
, O
but O
the O
KGB O
in O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
was O
willing O
to O
pay O
two O
of O
his O
associates O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
Carl I-PERSON
and O
Dirk B-PERSON
Brezinski I-PERSON
, O
$ O
15,000 O
for O
some O
of O
the O
material O
Hess B-PERSON
collected O
. O

They O
promised O
yet O
more O
for O
really O
good O
stuff O
. O

Mr. O
Stoll O
draws O
his O
title O
from O
the O
cuckoo O
's O
habit O
of O
laying O
eggs O
in O
the O
nests O
of O
other O
birds O
, O
making O
them O
surrogate O
parents O
. O

The O
computer O
spy O
had O
discovered O
that O
a O
popular O
editing O
/ O
electronic O
mail O
program O
called O
Gnu B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
Emacs I-PRODUCT
could O
do O
tricks O
with O
the O
widely O
used O
Unix O
operating O
system O
created O
by O
AT&T B-ORG
. O

Using O
Gnu B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
Emacs I-PRODUCT
, O
the O
spy O
could O
substitute O
a O
bogus O
`` O
atrun O
'' O
program O
for O
the O
one O
that O
routinely O
cleans O
up O
the O
Unix O
system O
every O
five O
minutes O
. O

Once O
his O
cuckoo O
's O
egg O
was O
laid O
, O
he O
could O
enter O
Unix O
and O
become O
a O
`` O
super-user O
, O
'' O
with O
access O
to O
everything O
. O

Mr. O
Stoll O
was O
scanning O
the O
heavens O
at O
the O
Keck B-PERSON
observatory O
of O
the B-ORG
Lawrence I-ORG
Berkeley I-ORG
Laboratory I-ORG
in O
1986 O
when O
his O
grant O
ran O
low O
and O
he O
was O
asked O
to O
switch O
to O
helping O
run O
the O
lab O
's O
computers O
. O

He O
discovered O
a O
75 O
- O
cent O
discrepancy O
in O
the O
charges O
made O
to O
various O
departments O
for O
computer O
time O
and O
traced O
it O
to O
a O
user O
named O
`` O
Hunter O
, O
'' O
who O
had O
no O
valid O
billing O
address O
. O

Mr. O
Stoll O
suspected O
the O
intruder O
was O
one O
of O
those O
precocious O
students O
who O
has O
fun O
breaking O
into O
computers O
. O

But O
after O
much O
tracking O
, O
it O
became O
evident O
to O
Mr. O
Stoll O
, O
through O
various O
clues O
, O
that O
the O
hacker O
was O
not O
on O
the O
Berkeley B-GPE
campus O
or O
even O
in O
California B-GPE
. O

Finding O
him O
became O
an O
obsession O
for O
Mr. O
Stoll O
. O

He O
made O
a O
midnight O
requisition O
of O
all O
the O
printers O
he O
could O
lay O
hands O
on O
so O
that O
he O
could O
monitor O
all O
the O
telephone O
lines O
coming O
into O
the O
lab O
's O
computers O
. O

After O
discovering O
that O
the O
hacker O
had O
taken O
over O
the O
dormant O
account O
of O
a O
legitimate O
user O
named O
Joe B-PERSON
Sventek I-PERSON
, O
he O
rigged O
up O
an O
alarm O
system O
, O
including O
a O
portable O
beeper O
, O
to O
alert O
him O
when O
Sventek B-PERSON
came O
on O
the O
line O
. O

Some O
nights O
he O
slept O
under O
his O
desk O
. O

His O
boss O
complained O
about O
neglect O
of O
other O
chores O
. O

The O
hacker O
was O
pawing O
over O
the O
Berkeley B-GPE
files O
but O
also O
using O
Berkeley B-GPE
and O
other O
easily O
accessible O
computers O
as O
stepping O
stones O
to O
the O
network O
of O
computers O
used O
by O
the O
military O
and O
national O
security O
agencies O
. O

The O
White O
Sands O
missile O
range O
and O
CIA B-ORG
contractor O
Mitre B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
were O
among O
the O
targets O
. O

When O
the O
hacker O
moved O
, O
Mr. O
Stoll O
moved O
too O
, O
calling O
up O
other O
systems O
managers O
to O
alert O
them O
but O
keeping O
his O
own O
system O
open O
to O
avoid O
arousing O
suspicion O
. O

Sometimes O
, O
if O
the O
hacker O
seemed O
to O
be O
into O
a O
sensitive O
file O
, O
he O
would O
drag O
his O
keychain O
across O
the O
terminal O
to O
create O
static O
or O
slow O
the O
system O
down O
to O
frustrate O
his O
quarry O
. O

The O
FBI O
initially O
showed O
little O
interest O
, O
and O
he O
had O
the O
impression O
other O
federal O
security O
agencies O
were O
tangled O
up O
in O
legal O
red O
tape O
. O

The O
CIA O
told O
him O
it O
does O
not O
do O
domestic O
counterespionage O
. O

One O
learns O
a O
lot O
from O
this O
book O
, O
or O
seems O
to O
, O
about O
crippling O
federal O
bureaucracy O
. O

`` O
Seems O
to O
'' O
because O
it O
's O
possible O
that O
the O
CIA O
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
were O
more O
interested O
than O
they O
let O
on O
to O
Mr. O
Stoll O
. O

Finally O
, O
he O
got O
help O
. O

Tymnet O
is O
a O
major O
network O
linking O
computers O
. O

One O
of O
its O
international O
specialists O
, O
Steve B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
, O
took O
a O
quick O
interest O
in O
Mr. O
Stoll O
's O
hunt O
, O
ultimately O
tracing O
the O
hacker O
to O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

The O
West B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
then O
took O
over O
and O
finally O
found O
Markus B-PERSON
Hess I-PERSON
. O

Eventually O
, O
Mr. O
Stoll O
was O
invited O
to O
both O
the O
CIA O
and O
NSA B-ORG
to O
brief O
high O
- O
ranking O
officers O
on O
computer O
theft O
. O

He O
savored O
the O
humor O
of O
his O
uncombed O
appearance O
among O
these O
buttoned O
- O
up O
chaps O
. O

Back O
in O
Berkeley B-GPE
, O
he O
was O
violently O
scolded O
by O
a O
left O
- O
wing O
lady O
friend O
for O
consorting O
with O
such O
people O
. O

He O
became O
angry O
in O
return O
. O

He O
had O
developed O
a O
hatred O
for O
the O
hacker O
and O
a O
grudging O
appreciation O
of O
the O
federal O
`` O
spooks O
'' O
who O
make O
national O
security O
their O
business O
. O

At O
several O
different O
levels O
, O
it O
's O
a O
fascinating O
tale O
. O

Mr. O
Melloan O
is O
deputy O
editor O
of O
the O
Journal O
. O

As O
a O
money O
manager O
and O
a O
grass O
- O
roots O
environmentalist O
, O
I O
was O
very O
disappointed O
to O
read O
in O
the O
premiere O
issue O
of O
Garbage B-ORG
that O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
uses O
220,000 O
metric O
tons O
of O
newsprint O
each O
year O
, O
but O
that O
only O
1.4 O
% O
of O
it O
comes O
from O
recycled O
paper O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
the B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
uses O
83 O
% O
recycled O
paper O
. O

With O
newspapers O
being O
the O
largest O
single O
component O
of O
solid O
waste O
in O
our O
landfills O
, O
and O
with O
our O
country O
overflowing O
with O
trash O
, O
all O
sectors O
of O
our O
society O
and O
all O
types O
of O
businesses O
must O
become O
more O
responsible O
in O
our O
use O
and O
disposal O
of O
precious O
natural O
resources O
. O

The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
is O
an O
excellent O
publication O
that O
I O
enjoy O
reading O
-LRB- O
and O
must O
read O
-RRB- O
daily O
. O

Please O
make O
me O
and O
thousands O
of O
other O
readers O
more O
comfortable O
with O
our O
daily O
purchase O
of O
your O
newspaper O
by O
raising O
your O
environmental O
standards O
to O
your O
overall O
impeccable O
quality O
levels O
, O
and O
increase O
your O
use O
of O
recycled O
paper O
. O

Virginia B-PERSON
M.W. I-PERSON
Gardiner I-PERSON

Michael B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
, O
former O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Enfield B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
failed O
to O
win O
election O
to O
the O
company O
's O
board O
at O
a O
special O
shareholder O
meeting O
. O

Mr. B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
said O
after O
the O
meeting O
that O
he O
had O
filed O
separate O
lawsuits O
in O
the B-ORG
Ontario I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
for O
unjust O
dismissal O
against O
Enfield B-ORG
and O
for O
libel O
against O
its O
largest O
shareholder O
, O
Canadian B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
and O
two O
executives O
of O
Hees B-ORG
International I-ORG
Bancorp I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
controls O
Canadian B-ORG
Express I-ORG
. O

Holders O
at O
the O
meeting O
elected O
a O
full O
slate O
of O
Canadian B-ORG
Express I-ORG
nominees O
to O
Enfield B-ORG
's O
11 O
- O
member O
board O
. O

Mr. B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
and O
Hees B-ORG
have O
been O
feuding O
for O
months O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
election O
was O
a O
sequel O
to O
Enfield B-ORG
's O
annual O
meeting O
in O
June B-GPE
when O
Mr. B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
disallowed O
proxies O
in O
favor O
of O
two O
Hees B-ORG
nominees O
. O

The B-ORG
Ontario I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
overturned O
Mr. B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
's O
decision O
. O

He O
later O
resigned O
from O
his O
executive O
positions O
with O
Enfield B-ORG
, O
saying O
that O
actions O
by O
its O
board O
`` O
amounted O
to O
-LCB- O
my O
-RCB- O
dismissal O
. O
'' O

Mr. B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
said O
his O
libel O
suit O
seeks O
10 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
8.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
Canadian B-ORG
Express I-ORG
and O
Hees B-ORG
executives O
Manfred B-PERSON
Walt I-PERSON
and O
Willard B-PERSON
L'Heureux I-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
his O
suit O
against O
Enfield B-ORG
seeks O
two O
years O
severance O
pay O
, O
equivalent O
to O
C$ O
720,000 O
. O

Hees B-ORG
and O
Canadian B-ORG
Express I-ORG
executives O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

Enfield B-ORG
is O
a O
holding O
company O
with O
interests O
in O
manufacturing O
concerns O
. O

It O
is O
38.5 O
% O
owned O
by O
Canadian B-ORG
Express I-ORG
, O
another O
holding O
company O
. O

Hees B-ORG
is O
a O
merchant O
bank O
controlled O
by O
Toronto B-GPE
financiers O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
Edward B-PERSON
Bronfman I-PERSON
. O

All O
the O
concerns O
are O
based O
in O
Toronto B-GPE
. O

Northwest B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
settled O
the O
remaining O
lawsuits O
filed O
on O
behalf O
of O
156 O
people O
killed O
in O
a O
1987 O
crash O
, O
but O
claims O
against O
the O
jetliner O
's O
maker O
are O
being O
pursued O
, O
a O
federal O
judge O
said O
. O

Northwest B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
NWA B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
and O
McDonnell B-ORG
Douglas I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
made O
the O
MD B-GPE
- O
80 O
aircraft O
, O
also O
are O
pursuing O
counterclaims O
against O
each O
other O
in O
the O
crash O
near O
Detroit B-FAC
Metropolitan I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

Terms O
of O
the O
settlements O
for O
the O
remaining O
145 O
lawsuits O
against O
Northwest B-ORG
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

A O
total O
of O
157 O
lawsuits O
were O
filed O
on O
behalf O
of O
crash O
victims O
. O

U.S. O
District O
Judge O
Julian O
A. O
Cook O
Jr. O
announced O
the O
settlements O
as O
the O
jury O
trial O
was O
to O
begin O
yesterday O
. O

He O
reset O
opening O
arguments O
for O
today O
. O

The O
jury O
will O
resolve O
the O
claims O
against O
McDonnell B-ORG
Douglas I-ORG
, O
Northwest B-ORG
's O
claim O
that O
a O
defect O
in O
the O
aircraft O
caused O
the O
crash O
, O
and O
McDonnell B-ORG
Douglas I-ORG
' O
claim O
that O
the O
plane O
was O
improperly O
flown O
. O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Safety I-ORG
Board I-ORG
ruled O
that O
pilots O
failed O
to O
set O
the O
plane O
's O
wing O
flaps O
and O
slats O
properly O
for O
takeoff O
and O
failed O
to O
make O
mandatory O
preflight O
checks O
that O
would O
have O
detected O
the O
error O
. O

Also O
, O
a O
cockpit O
warning O
system O
failed O
to O
alert O
the O
pilots O
the O
flaps O
and O
slats O
were O
not O
set O
for O
takeoff O
, O
the O
NTSB O
said O
. O

The O
only O
passenger O
who O
survived O
the O
crash O
was O
Cecelia B-PERSON
Cichan I-PERSON
, O
then O
4 O
, O
of O
Tempe B-GPE
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
, O
whose O
parents O
and O
brother O
died O
in O
the O
crash O
. O

She O
now O
lives O
with O
relatives O
in O
Alabama B-GPE
. O

FIRST B-ORG
AMERICAN I-ORG
FINANCIAL I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
declared O
a O
special O
dividend O
of O
one O
share O
of O
Class O
B O
common O
stock O
for O
each O
share O
of O
Class O
A O
common O
stock O
, O
payable O
to O
holders O
of O
record O
on O
Nov. O
10 O
if O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
approves O
this O
as O
the O
effective O
date O
of O
the O
registration O
statement O
. O

Shareholders O
of O
the O
Santa B-GPE
Ana I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
title O
- O
insurance O
company O
approved O
the O
creation O
of O
this O
second O
class O
of O
stock O
, O
which O
will O
be O
traded O
on O
the O
national O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
market O
and O
which O
the O
company O
said O
would O
be O
used O
for O
acquisitions O
and O
other O
general O
corporate O
purposes O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Lee O
Kuan O
Yew O
, O
Singapore B-GPE
's O
leader O
and O
one O
of O
Asia B-GPE
's O
leading O
statesmen O
for O
30 O
years O
, O
recently O
announced O
his O
intention O
to O
retire O
next O
year O
-- O
though O
not O
necessarily O
to O
end O
his O
influence O
. O

The O
prime O
minister O
, O
whose O
hair O
is O
thinning O
and O
gray O
and O
whose O
face O
has O
a O
perpetual O
pallor O
, O
nonetheless O
continues O
to O
display O
an O
energy O
, O
a O
precision O
of O
thought O
and O
a O
willingness O
to O
say O
publicly O
what O
most O
other O
Asian O
leaders O
dare O
say O
only O
privately O
. O

The O
66 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Lee O
recently O
spent O
an O
hour O
discussing O
the O
state O
of O
Asia O
and O
the O
world O
with O
two O
Journal B-ORG
reporters O
in O
his O
plainly O
furnished O
, O
wood O
- O
paneled O
office O
. O

The O
interview O
did O
not O
touch O
on O
Singapore B-GPE
's O
domestic O
affairs O
. O

Skipping O
personal O
pleasantries O
, O
Mr. O
Lee O
picked O
up O
exactly O
where O
he O
left O
off O
several O
months O
earlier O
-- O
before O
the O
government O
crackdown O
in O
China B-GPE
-- O
when O
he O
had O
warned O
that O
the O
orthodox O
leadership O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
feared O
a O
plurality O
of O
views O
. O

Excerpts O
follow O
: O

On O
China B-GPE
's O
turmoil O
: O
`` O
It O
is O
a O
very O
unhappy O
scene O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
It O
took O
Zhao B-PERSON
Ziyang I-PERSON
-LRB- O
former O
premier O
and O
party O
chief O
-RRB- O
10 O
years O
to O
build O
a O
team O
of O
economists O
who O
understood O
how O
the O
Western B-NORP
economies O
work O
and O
now O
that O
team O
is O
part O
in O
exile O
, O
part O
being O
rusticated O
and O
part O
missing O
. O
'' O

Rebuilding O
that O
team O
, O
Mr. O
Lee O
predicted O
, O
will O
take O
another O
10 O
years O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
very O
sad O
for O
China B-GPE
and O
for O
Asia B-GPE
because O
China B-GPE
could O
have O
been O
a O
good O
engine O
for O
growth O
, O
not O
just O
for O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
but O
for O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
and O
the O
rest O
of O
Asia B-GPE
. O
'' O

On O
similarities O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
: O
`` O
In O
important O
particulars O
, O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
are O
different O
from O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

They O
are O
already O
industrialized O
... O
. O

Their O
problem O
is O
one O
of O
inefficiency O
of O
an O
industrial O
economy O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
problem O
is O
much O
greater O
-- O
it O
's O
how O
to O
industrialize O
to O
begin O
with O
. O
'' O

Asked O
if O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
, O
like O
Chinese B-NORP
officials O
, O
wo O
n't O
one O
day O
face O
a O
similar O
conflict O
between O
the O
desire O
to O
liberalize O
economically O
and O
yet O
retain O
political O
control O
, O
Mr. O
Lee O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
would O
think O
that O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
face O
a O
deeper O
dilemma O
because O
they O
have O
been O
more O
in O
blinkers O
than O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
-- O
I O
mean O
keeping O
their O
people O
cut O
off O
from O
the O
outside O
world O
. O
'' O

Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
, O
he O
said O
, O
is O
ahead O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
leaders O
in O
his O
awareness O
of O
the O
world O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
think O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
peoples O
are O
more O
introverted O
than O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
. O
'' O

Regardless O
, O
he O
said O
, O
he O
still O
believes O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
while O
falling O
far O
short O
of O
the O
efficiency O
of O
a O
Western B-NORP
economy O
, O
may O
well O
manage O
to O
improve O
considerably O
. O

On O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
prosperity O
: O
`` O
If O
America B-GPE
can O
keep O
up O
the O
present O
situation O
-- O
her O
markets O
open O
for O
another O
15 O
years O
, O
with O
adjustments O
, O
and O
Japan B-GPE
can O
grow O
and O
not O
cut O
back O
, O
and O
so O
too O
, O
Korea B-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
ASEAN B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
-- O
then O
in O
15 O
years O
, O
the O
economies O
of O
these O
countries O
would O
be O
totally O
restructured O
to O
be O
able O
to O
almost O
sustain O
growth O
by O
themselves O
. O
'' O

In O
such O
an O
arrangement O
, O
`` O
all O
benefit O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
And O
if O
the O
Europeans B-NORP
come O
in O
, O
they O
benefit O
too O
. O

It O
's O
not O
a O
zero O
- O
sum O
game O
. O
'' O

Asked O
about O
the O
possibility O
of O
greater O
economic O
cooperation O
among O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
nations O
, O
which O
will O
be O
discussed O
Nov. O
6 O
and O
7 O
at O
a O
ministerial O
meeting O
in O
Canberra B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Lee O
said O
the O
goal O
`` O
is O
to O
have O
a O
free O
and O
open O
world O
trading O
system O
. O
'' O

An O
Asian O
bloc O
is O
n't O
intended O
, O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
not O
possible O
. O
'' O

On O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Japan B-GPE
relations O
: O
`` O
I O
'm O
encouraged O
. O

I O
think O
the O
earlier O
strident O
notes O
struck O
by O
-LCB- O
U.S. O
Commerce O
Secretary O
Robert O
-RCB- O
Mosbacher O
and O
-LCB- O
U.S. O
Trade O
Representative O
-RCB- O
Carla B-PERSON
Hills I-PERSON
have O
been O
more O
rounded O
. O

I O
believe O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
becoming O
more O
patient O
and O
circumspect O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
the O
total O
relationship O
that O
is O
important O
. O
'' O

The O
total O
relationship O
, O
as O
Mr. O
Lee O
sees O
it O
, O
is O
`` O
the O
flow O
of O
dollars O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
fund O
the O
deficits O
, O
the O
investments O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
are O
making O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
in O
order O
to O
satisfy O
American B-NORP
demand O
that O
American B-NORP
products O
consumed O
in O
America B-GPE
should O
be O
made O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
in O
America B-GPE
by O
Americans O
with O
Japanese B-NORP
technology O
and O
capital O
. O
'' O

Japan B-GPE
's O
recent O
political O
turbulence O
, O
Mr. O
Lee O
said O
, O
may O
mean O
Japan B-GPE
will O
slow O
market O
adjustments O
. O

`` O
They O
'll O
be O
more O
timorous O
in O
tackling O
their O
own O
voters O
, O
like O
opening O
up O
more O
to O
agricultural O
imports O
from O
America B-GPE
, O
hurting O
their O
farmers O
. O
'' O

On O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
presence O
in O
Asia B-GPE
: O
Asked O
if O
his O
offer O
to O
allow O
the O
American B-NORP
military O
to O
use O
facilities O
in O
Singapore B-GPE
would O
help O
preserve O
America B-GPE
's O
presence O
in O
the O
region O
at O
bases O
in O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
we O
have O
done O
is O
make O
it O
easier O
for O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
to O
continue O
to O
host O
American B-NORP
bases O
without O
it O
being O
said O
they O
are O
lackeys O
of O
the O
imperialists O
and O
the O
only O
ones O
in O
Asia B-GPE
or O
in O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
. O

We O
are O
willing O
to O
share O
the O
political O
burden O
of O
being O
host O
to O
America B-GPE
, O
an O
imperial O
power O
. O

We O
think O
it O
is O
n't O
such O
a O
great O
burden O
, O
that O
it O
carries O
no O
stigma O
, O
and O
we O
are O
prepared O
to O
do O
it O
. O
'' O

On O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Philippine O
relations O
: O
`` O
It O
's O
such O
a O
mixed O
- O
up O
relationship O
going O
back O
into O
history O
... O
. O

I O
really O
do O
not O
understand O
how O
it O
is O
that O
Filipinos B-NORP
feel O
so O
passionately O
involved O
in O
this O
father O
figure O
that O
they O
want O
to O
dispose O
of O
and O
yet O
they O
need O
. O

I O
just O
do O
n't O
understand O
it O
. O

My O
relationships O
with O
the O
British B-NORP
are O
totally O
different O
. O

They O
lorded O
it O
over O
me O
. O

They O
did O
me O
some O
good O
. O

They O
did O
themselves O
even O
more O
good O
. O

They O
let O
me O
down O
when O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
came O
down O
-LCB- O
during O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
-RCB- O
... O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
feel O
down O
or O
done O
in O
because O
I O
show O
British B-NORP
serials O
on O
my O
television O
network O
or O
read O
their O
books O
. O

I O
mean O
it O
is O
a O
normal O
adult O
relationship O
. O

`` O
But O
the O
Filipinos B-NORP
and O
the O
Americans O
, O
when O
I O
talk O
to O
them O
, O
there O
's O
so O
much O
passion O
about O
Filipino B-NORP
manhood O
being O
diminished O
as O
a O
result O
of O
being O
squatted O
upon O
by O
the O
Americans O
and O
so O
on O
. O

The O
occasional O
Englishman O
tries O
to O
put O
on O
airs O
but O
we O
let O
it O
pass O
... O
. O

It O
's O
just O
comic O
when O
they O
try O
to O
pretend O
they O
're O
still O
the O
master O
race O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Lee O
added O
that O
the O
Filipinos B-NORP
are O
`` O
making O
it O
very O
difficult O
'' O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
presence O
to O
last O
beyond O
five O
or O
10 O
years O
. O

On O
military O
alternatives O
if O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
pulls O
back O
: O
`` O
The O
Soviets B-NORP
already O
are O
present O
. O

I O
suppose O
sooner O
or O
later O
, O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
would O
have O
to O
fill O
up O
a O
large O
part O
of O
the O
gap O
on O
the O
naval O
side O
. O

Maybe O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
maybe O
even O
the O
Indians B-NORP
. O
'' O

On O
economic O
consequences O
of O
a O
diminished O
U.S. B-GPE
presence O
: O
`` O
America B-GPE
is O
the O
only O
major O
power O
in O
recent O
history O
that O
has O
used O
its O
military O
might O
to O
sustain O
a O
system O
that O
enables O
all O
participants O
to O
equally O
benefit O
without O
her O
as O
the O
provider O
of O
the O
security O
taking O
royalties O
. O
'' O

Asked O
why O
so O
few O
nations O
seem O
to O
share O
his O
views O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Many O
people O
see O
it O
that O
way O
. O

But O
they O
have O
just O
taken O
it O
for O
granted O
. O
'' O

On O
Cambodia B-GPE
: O
`` O
Let O
's O
assume O
that O
-LCB- O
former O
Cambodian B-NORP
leader O
Prince O
Norodom O
-RCB- O
Sihanouk B-PERSON
does O
what O
the O
press O
wants O
him O
to O
do O
and O
joins O
up O
with O
-LCB- O
Vietnamese B-NORP
- O
backed O
Cambodian B-NORP
leader O
-RCB- O
Hun B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
. O

Is O
the O
trouble O
over O
? O

Can O
Sihanouk B-PERSON
and O
Hun B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
knock O
off O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
still O
supported O
by O
China B-GPE
? O

He O
ca O
n't O
. O

`` O
What O
is O
the O
way O
forward O
? O

To O
get O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
as O
part O
of O
a O
process O
for O
elections O
. O

And O
when O
they O
lose O
, O
then O
we O
can O
expect O
China B-GPE
to O
stop O
aid O
. O

Let O
's O
put O
it O
bluntly O
. O

The O
Chinese B-GPE
can O
not O
be O
seen O
to O
have O
made O
use O
of O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
and O
then O
discard O
them O
. O
'' O

Ms. O
House O
is O
vice O
president O
of O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
International I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Wain O
is O
editor O
of O
The B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
. O

BELL B-ORG
INDUSTRIES I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
increased O
its O
quarterly O
to O
10 O
cents O
from O
seven O
cents O
a O
share O
. O

The O
new O
rate O
will O
be O
payable O
Feb. O
15 O
. O

A O
record O
date O
has O
n't O
been O
set O
. O

Bell B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
makes O
and O
distributes O
electronic O
, O
computer O
and O
building O
products O
. O

Hani B-PERSON
Zayadi I-PERSON
was O
appointed O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
financially O
troubled O
department O
store O
chain O
, O
effective O
Nov. O
15 O
, O
succeeding O
Frank B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
retiring O
early O
. O

Mr. O
Zayadi O
was O
previously O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Zellers B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
retail O
chain O
that O
is O
owned O
by O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
Hudson B-ORG
's O
Bay O
Co. O
, O
Canada B-GPE
's O
largest O
department O
store O
operator O
. O

Canada B-GPE
's O
gross O
domestic O
product O
rose O
an O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
0.3 O
% O
in O
August O
, O
mainly O
as O
a O
result O
of O
service O
- O
industry O
growth O
, O
Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
a O
federal O
agency O
, O
said O
. O

The O
August O
GDP O
was O
up O
2.4 O
% O
from O
its O
year O
- O
earlier O
level O
. O

GDP O
is O
the O
total O
value O
of O
a O
nation O
's O
output O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
. O

Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
said O
service O
- O
industry O
output O
in O
August O
rose O
0.4 O
% O
from O
July O
. O

Output O
of O
goods O
- O
producing O
industries O
increased O
0.1 O
% O
. O

Separately O
, O
Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
reported O
that O
its O
industrial O
- O
product O
price O
index O
dropped O
0.2 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
its O
third O
consecutive O
monthly O
decline O
. O

It O
also O
reported O
a O
2.6 O
% O
decline O
in O
its O
raw O
- O
materials O
price O
index O
for O
September O
. O

Treasury O
Undersecretary O
David O
Mulford O
defended O
the O
Treasury O
's O
efforts O
this O
fall O
to O
drive O
down O
the O
value O
of O
the O
dollar O
, O
saying O
it O
helped O
minimize O
damage O
from O
the O
190 O
- O
point O
drop O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
Oct. O
13 O
. O

Testifying O
before O
a O
House B-ORG
subcommittee O
, O
Mr. O
Mulford O
said O
that O
if O
the O
Treasury O
had O
n't O
intervened O
in O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
markets O
in O
September O
and O
early O
October O
to O
reduce O
the O
dollar O
's O
value O
, O
the O
plunge O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
might O
have O
provoked O
a O
steep O
fall O
in O
the O
currency O
that O
might O
have O
`` O
unhinged O
financial O
markets O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Mulford O
, O
responding O
to O
critics O
of O
intervention O
, O
also O
said O
intervention O
is O
`` O
highly O
visible O
, O
'' O
is O
taken O
seriously O
by O
financial O
markets O
and O
works O
better O
than O
`` O
was O
recognized O
some O
time O
ago O
. O
'' O

Differences O
between O
the O
Treasury O
and O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
on O
the O
usefulness O
of O
intervention O
to O
help O
restrain O
the O
dollar O
resurfaced O
at O
the O
hearing O
. O

Fed O
Vice O
Chairman O
Manuel O
Johnson O
, O
who O
had O
dissented O
from O
the O
Treasury O
's O
policy O
, O
told O
lawmakers O
, O
`` O
I O
became O
convinced O
about O
what O
looked O
to O
me O
like O
an O
attempt O
to O
push O
the O
dollar O
down O
against O
the O
fundamentals O
in O
the O
market O
. O
'' O

Intervention O
, O
he O
added O
, O
is O
useful O
only O
to O
smooth O
disorderly O
markets O
, O
not O
to O
fundamentally O
influence O
the O
dollar O
's O
value O
. O

Rep. O
John O
LaFalce O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
N.Y B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
said O
Mr. O
Johnson O
refused O
to O
testify O
jointly O
with O
Mr. O
Mulford O
and O
instead O
asked O
to O
appear O
after O
the O
Treasury O
official O
had O
completed O
his O
testimony O
. O

A O
Fed B-ORG
spokesman O
denied O
Mr. O
LaFalce O
's O
statement O
. O

Mr. O
Mulford O
said O
reports O
of O
tension O
between O
the O
Treasury O
and O
Fed B-ORG
have O
been O
exaggerated O
, O
insisting O
that O
they O
involved O
`` O
nuances O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Johnson O
also O
said O
that O
`` O
in O
the O
scheme O
of O
things O
, O
these O
things O
are O
minor O
. O
'' O

On O
other O
matters O
, O
Mr. O
Mulford O
said O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
is O
contributing O
to O
imbalances O
in O
the O
world O
economy O
because O
of O
its O
success O
as O
an O
exporter O
. O

`` O
The O
solution O
is O
stronger O
domestic O
growth O
-LCB- O
in O
Germany B-GPE
-RCB- O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

But O
because O
the O
growth O
of O
the O
German B-NORP
economy O
has O
been O
stronger O
than O
expected O
, O
Mr. O
Mulford O
said O
, O
it O
's O
difficult O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
argue O
that O
Germany B-GPE
ought O
to O
adopt O
more O
stimulative O
monetary O
and O
fiscal O
policies O
. O

Germany B-GPE
's O
trade O
surplus O
is O
largely O
with O
other O
European B-NORP
countries O
rather O
than O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Mulford O
acknowledged O
. O

But O
nonetheless O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
might O
be O
more O
successful O
in O
European B-NORP
markets O
if O
not O
for O
the O
German B-NORP
export O
push O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
said O
it O
lowered O
the O
ratings O
on O
about O
$ O
3.2 O
billion O
of O
Houston B-ORG
Lighting I-ORG
& O
Power O
Co. O
's O
securities O
because O
of O
the O
company O
's O
low O
levels O
of O
interest O
coverage O
and O
internal O
cash O
generation O
. O

Houston B-ORG
Lighting I-ORG
is O
a O
unit O
of O
Houston B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
utility O
holding O
company O
in O
Houston B-GPE
. O

Downgraded O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
were O
Houston B-ORG
Lighting I-ORG
's O
first O
- O
mortgage O
bonds O
and O
secured O
pollution O
- O
control O
bonds O
to O
single O
- O
A O
- O
3 O
from O
single O
- O
A O
- O
2 O
; O
unsecured O
pollution O
- O
control O
bonds O
to O
Baa O
- O
1 O
from O
single O
- O
A O
- O
3 O
; O
preferred O
stock O
to O
single O
- O
A O
- O
3 O
from O
single O
- O
A O
- O
2 O
; O
a O
shelf O
registration O
for O
preferred O
stock O
to O
a O
preliminary O
rating O
of O
single O
- O
A O
- O
3 O
from O
a O
preliminary O
rating O
of O
single O
- O
A O
- O
2 O
; O
two O
shelf O
registrations O
for O
collateralized O
debt O
securities O
to O
a O
preliminary O
rating O
of O
single O
- O
A O
- O
3 O
from O
a O
preliminary O
rating O
of O
single O
- O
A O
- O
2 O
, O
and O
the O
unit O
's O
rating O
for O
commercial O
paper O
to O
Prime O
- O
2 O
from O
Prime O
- O
1 O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
said O
Houston B-ORG
Lighting I-ORG
's O
current O
situation O
has O
some O
positive O
aspects O
, O
including O
managing O
`` O
very O
well O
'' O
the O
construction O
and O
commercial O
operation O
risks O
of O
Units O
1 O
and O
2 O
of O
the O
South O
Texas O
Project O
nuclear O
power O
plant O
. O

Capital O
requirements O
will O
be O
declining O
and O
no O
new O
generating O
facilities O
will O
be O
required O
for O
several O
years O
, O
Moody B-ORG
's O
said O
. O

Giovanni B-ORG
Agnelli I-ORG
& O
Co. O
announced O
a O
transaction O
that O
will O
strengthen O
its O
indirect O
control O
of O
Fiat O
S.p O
. O
A. O
and O
will O
admit O
Prince B-PERSON
Karim I-PERSON
Aga I-PERSON
Khan I-PERSON
as O
its O
first O
non-family O
shareholder O
. O

Giovanni B-ORG
Agnelli I-ORG
, O
a O
limited O
partnership O
that O
is O
the O
master O
holding O
company O
for O
Fiat B-ORG
's O
Agnelli B-ORG
family O
, O
owns O
approximately O
75 O
% O
of O
the O
shares O
in O
Istituto B-ORG
Finanziario I-ORG
Industriale I-ORG
, O
which O
in O
turn O
owns O
approximately O
40 O
% O
of O
Fiat B-ORG
, O
Italy B-GPE
's O
biggest O
private O
- O
sector O
industrial O
group O
. O

The O
company O
said O
Maria B-PERSON
Sole I-PERSON
Agnelli I-PERSON
Teodorani I-PERSON
, O
sister O
of O
Fiat O
Chairman O
Giovanni O
Agnelli O
, O
agreed O
to O
trade O
her O
shares O
in O
IFI B-ORG
for O
new O
ordinary O
shares O
in O
the O
limited O
partnership O
, O
which O
will O
give O
her O
control O
of O
4.67 O
% O
of O
Giovanni B-ORG
Agnelli I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

The O
Aga O
Khan O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
agreed O
to O
trade O
some O
of O
his O
stake O
in O
Luxembourg B-GPE
- O
based O
Ifint B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
another O
Agnelli B-ORG
family O
company O
, O
for O
7.45 O
% O
of O
Giovanni B-ORG
Agnelli I-ORG
& O
Co. O
's O
capital O
. O

His O
new O
stake O
would O
be O
in O
the O
form O
of O
preferred O
shares O
, O
which O
receive O
higher O
dividends O
but O
have O
voting O
rights O
only O
in O
extraordinary O
shareholders O
assemblies O
. O

The O
Aga O
Khan O
owns O
10 O
% O
of O
Ifint B-ORG
's O
capital O
, O
while O
IFI B-ORG
owns O
23 O
% O
. O

As O
a O
result O
of O
the O
transaction O
, O
which O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
approved O
at O
a O
shareholders O
meeting O
Nov. O
24 O
, O
Giovanni B-ORG
Agnelli I-ORG
& O
Co. O
will O
control O
79.18 O
% O
of O
IFI B-ORG
's O
ordinary O
shares O
. O

Its O
capital O
will O
also O
be O
raised O
to O
232.4 O
billion O
lire O
-LRB- O
$ O
172.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
the O
current O
204.3 O
billion O
lire O
. O

IFI B-ORG
also O
has O
nonvoting O
preferred O
shares O
, O
which O
are O
quoted O
on O
the O
Milan B-GPE
stock O
exchange O
. O

The O
value O
of O
the O
two O
transactions O
was O
n't O
disclosed O
, O
but O
an O
IFI B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
no O
cash O
would O
change O
hands O
. O

The O
move O
strengthens O
the O
existing O
links O
between O
the O
Agnellis B-PERSON
and O
the O
Aga O
Khan O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
world O
's O
Ismaili O
Moslems O
who O
is O
a O
longtime O
family O
friend O
and O
frequently O
goes O
sailing O
with O
Mr. O
Agnelli O
. O

Mr. O
Agnelli O
and O
the O
Aga O
Khan O
also O
have O
some O
business O
ties O
, O
and O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Agnelli B-PERSON
company O
did O
n't O
rule O
out O
that O
the O
current O
agreement O
could O
lead O
to O
further O
collaboration O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
Ifint B-ORG
earlier O
this O
year O
bought O
an O
18 O
% O
stake O
in O
Alisarda B-ORG
, O
the O
Aga O
Khan O
's O
airline O
, O
which O
flies O
between O
Italy B-GPE
and O
Sardinia B-GPE
. O

Giovanni B-ORG
Agnelli I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
which O
was O
formed O
in O
January O
1987 O
as O
a O
way O
of O
keeping O
the O
Agnellis B-PERSON
' O
controlling O
stake O
in O
Fiat B-ORG
together O
despite O
an O
ever O
- O
growing O
family O
tree O
, O
has O
been O
playing O
a O
more O
active O
role O
in O
the O
Agnelli B-PERSON
group O
of O
late O
. O

It O
raised O
financing O
of O
300 O
billion O
lire O
for O
the O
purchase O
this O
summer O
by O
another O
Agnelli B-ORG
- O
related O
group O
of O
the O
food O
concern O
Galbani O
S.p O
. O
A. O
, O
by O
selling O
a O
chunk O
of O
its O
IFI B-ORG
shares O
to O
Mediobanca O
S.p O
. O
A. O

Mediobanca B-ORG
said O
during O
the O
weekend O
that O
it O
agreed O
to O
sell O
the O
shares O
back O
to O
Giovanni B-ORG
Agnelli I-ORG
for O
333 O
billion O
lire O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Q. I-PERSON
Marston I-PERSON
, O
president O
emeritus O
, O
University O
of O
Florida B-GPE
, O
and O
a O
director O
of O
this O
maker O
of O
medical O
devices O
, O
was O
named O
chairman O
. O

Dr. O
Marston O
, O
66 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
Alexander B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Daignault I-PERSON
, O
72 O
, O
who O
did O
n't O
stand O
for O
re-election O
due O
to O
mandatory O
board O
retirement O
policy O
. O

Five O
officials O
of O
this O
investment O
banking O
firm O
were O
elected O
directors O
: O
E. B-PERSON
Garrett I-PERSON
Bewkes I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
, O
a O
38 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
managing O
director O
in O
the O
mergers O
and O
acquisitions O
department O
; O
Michael B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Dabney I-PERSON
, O
44 O
, O
a O
managing O
director O
who O
directs O
the O
principal O
activities O
group O
which O
provides O
funding O
for O
leveraged O
acquisitions O
; O
Richard B-PERSON
Harriton I-PERSON
, O
53 O
, O
a O
general O
partner O
who O
heads O
the O
correspondent O
clearing O
services O
; O
Michael B-PERSON
Minikes I-PERSON
, O
46 O
, O
a O
general O
partner O
who O
is O
treasurer O
; O
and O
William B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Montgoris I-PERSON
, O
42 O
, O
a O
general O
partner O
who O
is O
also O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
finance O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
. O

The O
board O
increased O
by O
one O
to O
26 O
members O
. O

In O
the O
past O
year O
, O
one O
inside O
director O
resigned O
, O
while O
three O
others O
retired O
. O

A O
bitter O
conflict O
with O
global O
implications O
has O
erupted O
between O
Nomura B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Industrial B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
, O
two O
of O
the O
world O
's O
most O
powerful O
financial O
companies O
. O

The O
clash O
is O
a O
sign O
of O
a O
new O
toughness O
and O
divisiveness O
in O
Japan B-GPE
's O
once O
- O
cozy O
financial O
circles O
. O

Not O
only O
are O
Japan B-GPE
's O
financial O
institutions O
putting O
their O
enormous O
clout O
to O
work O
; O
increasingly O
they O
're O
squaring O
off O
against O
one O
another O
in O
unprecedented O
public O
fashion O
. O

Already O
, O
the O
consequences O
are O
being O
felt O
by O
other O
players O
in O
the O
financial O
markets O
-- O
even O
governments O
. O

What O
triggered O
the O
latest O
clash O
was O
a O
skirmish O
over O
the O
timing O
of O
a O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
government O
bond O
issue O
. O

Nomura B-ORG
was O
attempting O
to O
organize O
the O
50 O
billion O
- O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
352 O
million O
-RRB- O
borrowing O
in O
Japan B-GPE
at O
a O
time O
when O
many O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
, O
led O
by O
Industrial B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
, O
were O
pressuring O
the O
Wellington B-GPE
government O
to O
help O
them O
recover O
loans O
made O
to O
a O
defunct O
investment O
bank O
that O
had O
been O
owned O
by O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
's O
civil O
- O
service O
pension O
fund O
. O

Unwilling O
to O
put O
up O
new O
money O
for O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
until O
those O
debts O
are O
repaid O
, O
most O
banks O
refused O
even O
to O
play O
administrative O
roles O
in O
the O
new O
financing O
, O
forcing O
an O
embarrassed O
Nomura B-ORG
to O
postpone O
it O
this O
week O
. O

The O
dispute O
shows O
clearly O
the O
global O
power O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
financial O
titans O
. O

Aside O
from O
Nomura B-ORG
's O
injured O
pride O
, O
the O
biggest O
victim O
so O
far O
has O
been O
the O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
government O
. O

Barred O
by O
its O
budget O
law O
from O
making O
any O
new O
domestic O
bond O
issues O
, O
Wellington B-GPE
's O
Debt B-ORG
Management I-ORG
Office I-ORG
had O
been O
casting O
abroad O
to O
raise O
the O
3 O
billion O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
1.76 O
billion O
-RRB- O
to O
NZ$ O
4 O
billion O
it O
needs O
to O
come O
up O
with O
by O
the O
end O
of O
its O
fiscal O
year O
next O
June B-GPE
30 O
. O

With O
Japan B-GPE
's O
cash O
- O
flush O
banks O
aligned O
against O
it O
, O
though O
, O
raising O
money O
may O
be O
difficult O
. O

Not O
only O
can O
they O
block O
Wellington B-GPE
from O
raising O
money O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
bankers O
here O
say O
, O
but O
as O
the O
largest O
underwriters O
in O
the O
Eurobond O
market O
, O
they O
might O
be O
able O
to O
scuttle O
borrowings O
there O
, O
too O
. O

New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
's O
finance O
minister O
, O
David B-PERSON
Caygill I-PERSON
, O
lashed O
out O
at O
such O
suggestions O
. O

He O
told O
reporters O
in O
Wellington O
Tuesday O
that O
the O
government O
had O
n't O
guaranteed O
the O
loans O
to O
DFC B-ORG
New I-ORG
Zealand I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
an O
investment O
bank O
80 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Provident I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
and O
would O
n't O
bail O
it O
out O
. O

`` O
It O
may O
very O
well O
be O
what O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
want O
, O
'' O
he O
told O
Radio B-ORG
New I-ORG
Zealand I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
irresponsible O
and O
I O
am O
not O
about O
to O
be O
blackmailed O
by O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
or O
any O
other O
international O
interests O
. O
'' O

No O
less O
significant O
than O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
banks O
' O
attempt O
to O
cut O
off O
funds O
to O
pressure O
a O
foreign O
government O
are O
the O
implications O
of O
a O
confrontation O
between O
Japan B-GPE
securities O
and O
banking O
industries O
. O

Anxiety O
is O
rising O
over O
recent O
government O
proposals O
to O
eventually O
lower O
the O
strict O
barriers O
that O
now O
separate O
-- O
and O
protect O
-- O
the O
two O
industries O
from O
each O
other O
. O

Both O
sides O
are O
jealously O
guarding O
their O
turf O
, O
and O
relations O
have O
been O
at O
a O
flashpoint O
for O
months O
. O

The O
banks O
badly O
want O
to O
break O
into O
all O
aspects O
of O
the O
securities O
business O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
securities O
companies O
-- O
most O
of O
them O
smaller O
than O
the O
banks O
-- O
are O
seeking O
access O
only O
to O
limited O
kinds O
of O
banking O
that O
would O
n't O
open O
them O
to O
the O
full O
brunt O
of O
competition O
from O
the O
banks O
. O

Nomura B-ORG
, O
the O
world O
's O
biggest O
securities O
company O
largely O
by O
virtue O
of O
its O
protected O
home O
field O
, O
and O
Industrial B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
most O
innovative O
and O
aggressive O
bank O
in O
capital O
markets O
abroad O
, O
captain O
the O
opposing O
sides O
. O

And O
their O
suspicions O
of O
each O
other O
run O
deep O
. O

In O
the O
past O
year O
, O
both O
have O
tried O
to O
stretch O
the O
limits O
of O
their O
businesses O
. O

Nomura B-ORG
started O
a O
credit O
- O
card O
venture O
with O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
that O
allowed O
cardholders O
to O
use O
their O
Nomura B-ORG
securities O
accounts O
like O
a O
bank O
account O
, O
attracting O
the O
wrath O
of O
banks O
. O

And O
Industrial B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
started O
up O
a O
London B-GPE
securities O
subsidiary O
that O
sells O
Japanese B-NORP
stocks O
to O
non-Japanese O
institutions O
overseas O
, O
a O
move O
that O
stirred O
the O
anger O
of O
the O
stock O
brokerage O
firms O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
bond O
issue O
simply O
has O
brought O
the O
two O
institutions O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
. O

John B-PERSON
A. O
Conlon O
Jr. O
, O
45 O
, O
was O
named O
a O
managing O
director O
at O
this O
investment O
- O
banking O
company O
. O

He O
will O
be O
in O
charge O
of O
research O
, O
equity O
sales O
and O
trading O
, O
and O
the O
syndicate O
operation O
of O
Rothschild B-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Conlon O
was O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
director O
of O
the O
equity O
division O
of O
the O
international O
division O
of O
Nikko B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

W. B-PERSON
Ed I-PERSON
Tyler I-PERSON
, O
37 O
years O
old O
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
this O
printing O
concern O
, O
was O
elected O
president O
of O
its O
technology O
group O
, O
a O
new O
position O
. O

Stewart B-PERSON
& O
Stevenson O
Services O
Inc. O
said O
it O
received O
two O
contracts O
totaling O
$ O
19 O
million O
to O
build O
gas O
- O
turbine O
generators O
. O

The O
separate O
contracts O
were O
from O
Paragould O
Light O
& O
Water O
Commission O
, O
a O
utility O
in O
Paragould B-GPE
, O
Ark. B-GPE
, O
and O
PSE B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
cogeneration O
- O
plant O
operator O
in O
Houston B-GPE
. O

Stewart B-PERSON
& O
Stevenson O
makes O
equipment O
powered O
with O
diesel O
and O
gas O
turbines O
. O

Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
was O
dropped O
, O
effective O
today O
, O
from O
the O
recreational O
products O
and O
services O
industry O
group O
of O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Equity O
Market O
Index O
. O

Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
is O
being O
acquired O
by O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
based O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

In O
an O
Oct. O
19 O
review O
of O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Misanthrope I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
at O
Chicago B-GPE
's O
Goodman B-FAC
Theatre I-FAC
-LRB- O
`` O
Revitalized B-WORK_OF_ART
Classics I-WORK_OF_ART
Take I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Stage I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Windy I-WORK_OF_ART
City I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Leisure O
& O
Arts O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
role O
of O
Celimene B-PERSON
, O
played O
by O
Kim B-PERSON
Cattrall I-PERSON
, O
was O
mistakenly O
attributed O
to O
Christina B-PERSON
Haag I-PERSON
. O

Ms. O
Haag O
plays O
Elianti B-PERSON
. O

One O
of O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
's O
attributes O
as O
President O
was O
that O
he O
rarely O
gave O
his O
blessing O
to O
the O
claptrap O
that O
passes O
for O
`` O
consensus O
'' O
in O
various O
international O
institutions O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
he O
liberated O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
from O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
most O
corrupt O
organizations O
-- O
UNESCO B-ORG
. O

This O
is O
the O
U.N. O
group O
that O
managed O
to O
traduce O
its O
own O
charter O
of O
promoting O
education O
, O
science O
and O
culture O
. O

Ever O
since O
, O
the O
remaining O
members O
have O
been O
desperate O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
rejoin O
this O
dreadful O
group O
. O

Now O
UNESCO B-ORG
apologists O
are O
lobbying O
President O
Bush O
to O
renege O
on O
President O
Reagan O
's O
decision O
to O
depart O
. O

But O
we O
can O
think O
of O
many O
reasons O
to O
stay O
out O
for O
the O
foreseeable O
future O
and O
well O
beyond O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
along O
with O
Britain B-GPE
and O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
left O
the O
agency O
when O
its O
anti-Western O
ideology O
, O
financial O
corruption O
and O
top O
leadership O
got O
out O
of O
hand O
. O

The O
personal O
antics O
of O
agency O
Director O
Amadou O
- O
Mahtar O
M'Bow B-PERSON
drew O
much O
attention O
, O
such O
as O
when O
several O
of O
his O
top O
aides O
were O
uncovered O
as O
KGB B-ORG
plants O
and O
ejected O
from O
France B-GPE
and O
when O
a O
mysterious O
office O
fire O
was O
set O
just O
before O
Congress B-ORG
sent O
accountants O
to O
trace O
U.S. B-GPE
funds O
. O

Mr. O
M'Bow O
was O
an O
extreme O
case O
, O
but O
even O
his O
replacement O
, O
the O
more O
personally O
genial O
Spanish B-NORP
biochemist O
Federico B-PERSON
Mayor I-PERSON
, O
has O
had O
little O
success O
at O
achieving O
reforms O
. O

Several O
ridiculous O
projects O
continue O
, O
including O
the O
`` O
New O
International O
Economic O
Order O
, O
'' O
which O
means O
redistributionism O
from O
the O
West O
to O
pay O
for O
everyone O
else O
's O
statism O
. O

The O
Orwellian O
`` O
New O
World O
Information O
Order O
'' O
would O
give O
government O
officials O
rights O
against O
the O
press O
; O
journalists O
would O
be O
obliged O
to O
kowtow O
to O
their O
government O
, O
which O
would O
have O
licensing O
and O
censorship O
powers O
and O
, O
indeed O
, O
duties O
to O
block O
printing O
of O
`` O
wrong O
'' O
ideas O
. O

UNESCO B-ORG
somehow O
converted O
the O
founding O
U.N. B-ORG
ideals O
of O
individual O
rights O
and O
liberty O
into O
`` O
peoples O
' O
rights O
. O
'' O

Million O
- O
dollar O
conferences O
were O
held O
to O
chew O
on O
subjects O
such O
as O
`` O
ethical O
responsibilities O
of O
scientists O
in O
support O
of O
disarmament O
'' O
and O
`` O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
activities O
of O
transnational O
corporations O
. O
'' O

The O
agency O
was O
so O
totally O
subverted O
from O
the O
high O
principles O
of O
its O
founding O
that O
even O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
now O
wonder O
about O
an O
agency O
that O
seemed O
so O
congenial O
to O
them O
. O

Glasnost O
may O
be O
partly O
responsible O
, O
but O
Soviet B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Eduard O
Shevardnadze O
last O
year O
admitted O
, O
`` O
The O
exaggerated O
ideological O
approach O
undermined O
tolerance O
intrinsic O
to O
UNESCO B-ORG
. O
'' O

UNESCO B-ORG
is O
now O
holding O
its O
biennial O
meetings O
in O
Paris B-GPE
to O
devise O
its O
next O
projects O
. O

Mr. O
Mayor O
's O
hope O
that O
references O
to O
`` O
press O
freedom O
'' O
would O
survive O
unamended O
seems O
doomed O
to O
failure O
; O
the O
current O
phrasing O
is O
`` O
educating O
the O
public O
and O
media O
to O
avoid O
manipulation O
. O
'' O

He O
has O
n't O
been O
able O
to O
replace O
the O
M'Bow B-PERSON
cabal O
. O

Soviets B-NORP
remain O
in O
charge O
of O
education O
programs O
, O
a O
former O
head O
of O
an O
African O
military O
tribunal O
for O
executions O
is O
in O
charge O
of O
culture O
, O
and O
a O
hard O
- O
line O
Polish B-NORP
communist O
in O
exile O
directs O
the O
human O
- O
rights O
and O
peace O
division O
. O

Of O
the O
agency O
's O
2,750 O
staff O
members O
, O
230 O
are O
in O
the O
field O
working O
on O
actual O
projects O
, O
such O
as O
literacy O
and O
oceanographic O
research O
. O

The O
position O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
which O
once O
contributed O
25 O
% O
of O
the O
budget O
, O
is O
that O
nothing O
has O
changed O
. O

John B-PERSON
Bolton I-PERSON
, O
the O
assistant O
secretary O
of O
state O
for O
international O
organizations O
, O
told O
Congress B-ORG
that O
the O
continuing O
`` O
statist O
, O
restrictive O
, O
nondemocratic O
'' O
programs O
make O
rejoining O
any O
time O
soon O
`` O
extremely O
unlikely O
. O
'' O

This O
has O
n't O
much O
bothered O
the O
UNESCO O
delegates O
, O
who O
last O
week O
could O
n't O
even O
agree O
to O
raise O
funds O
by O
selling O
off O
a O
fancy O
19th O
- O
century O
French B-NORP
chateau O
the O
agency O
somehow O
owns O
. O

Other O
countries O
, O
including O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
may O
have O
a O
hard O
time O
justifying O
continued O
membership O
. O

We O
see O
an O
even O
stronger O
argument O
against O
UNESCO B-ORG
than O
its O
unsurprising O
failure O
to O
reform O
. O

This O
is O
that O
the B-EVENT
Reagan I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
spanning O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
and O
Tiananmen O
Square O
shows O
the O
power O
of O
ideas O
unencumbered O
by O
international O
civil O
servants O
or O
government O
functionaries O
. O

Free O
markets O
, O
free O
minds O
and O
free O
elections O
have O
an O
appeal O
that O
seems O
to O
get O
muddled O
only O
when O
delivered O
through O
U.N. B-ORG
organizations O
-- O
which O
of O
course O
are O
made O
up O
largely O
of O
governments O
that O
fear O
these O
principles O
at O
home O
. O

The O
Babelists O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
are O
experts O
at O
obfuscation O
. O

This O
can O
have O
its O
purposes O
at O
times O
, O
but O
there O
's O
no O
reason O
to O
cloud O
the O
importance O
and O
allure O
of O
Western B-NORP
concepts O
of O
freedom O
and O
justice O
. O

We O
can O
see O
plenty O
of O
reasons O
to O
stay O
out O
, O
and O
none O
to O
rejoin O
UNESCO B-ORG
. O

Healthcare B-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
reached O
a O
120 O
- O
day O
standstill O
agreement O
with O
its O
HealthVest B-ORG
affiliate O
calling O
for O
Healthcare B-ORG
to O
pay O
HealthVest B-ORG
$ O
5 O
million O
right O
away O
and O
additional O
amounts O
in O
the O
future O
. O

Under O
the O
agreement O
, O
Healthcare B-ORG
, O
a O
manager O
of O
health O
- O
care O
facilities O
, O
said O
it O
would O
pay O
HealthVest B-ORG
$ O
3.9 O
million O
in O
overdue O
rent O
and O
mortgage O
payments O
and O
repay O
$ O
1.1 O
million O
in O
funds O
that O
HealthVest B-ORG
advanced O
for O
construction O
work O
on O
facilities O
. O

In O
return O
, O
HealthVest B-ORG
agreed O
that O
it O
wo O
n't O
exercise O
its O
rights O
and O
remedies O
against O
Healthcare B-ORG
during O
the O
120 O
- O
day O
period O
. O

After O
the O
payment O
, O
Healthcare B-ORG
still O
will O
be O
$ O
6.5 O
million O
in O
arrears O
on O
rent O
and O
mortgage O
payments O
to O
HealthVest B-ORG
, O
a O
real O
estate O
investment O
trust O
whose O
portfolio O
consists O
largely O
of O
properties O
operated O
by O
Healthcare B-ORG
. O

Healthcare B-ORG
has O
given O
HealthVest B-ORG
a O
12 O
% O
note O
for O
that O
overdue O
amount O
, O
to O
be O
repaid O
over O
three O
years O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Healthcare B-ORG
agreed O
to O
make O
monthly O
rent O
and O
mortgage O
payments O
of O
$ O
2.7 O
million O
to O
$ O
3 O
million O
to O
HealthVest B-ORG
during O
the O
standstill O
period O
, O
to O
be O
paid O
when O
Healthcare B-ORG
successfully O
completes O
asset O
sales O
. O

Because O
Healthcare B-ORG
actually O
owes O
HealthVest B-ORG
$ O
4.2 O
million O
in O
rent O
and O
mortgage O
payments O
each O
month O
, O
the O
amount O
due O
above O
the O
amount O
paid O
will O
be O
added O
to O
the O
three O
- O
year O
note O
. O

The O
funds O
should O
help O
ease O
a O
cash O
bind O
at O
HealthVest B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
been O
unable O
to O
pay O
its O
debts O
because O
Healthcare B-ORG
has O
n't O
made O
complete O
rent O
and O
mortgage O
payments O
since O
July O
. O

A O
spokesman O
said O
HealthVest B-ORG
has O
paid O
two O
of O
the O
three O
banks O
it O
owed O
interest O
to O
in O
October O
and O
is O
in O
negotiations O
with O
the O
third O
bank O
. O

Healthcare B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
been O
in O
a O
severe O
liquidity O
bind O
, O
said O
it O
is O
able O
to O
make O
the O
payments O
because O
it O
completed O
a O
transaction O
with O
Greenery B-ORG
Rehabilitation I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
which O
Greenery B-ORG
purchased O
stock O
and O
warrants O
for O
$ O
500,000 O
and O
loaned O
Healthcare B-ORG
$ O
9 O
million O
. O

The O
loan O
is O
backed O
by O
Healthcare B-ORG
's O
5.4 O
% O
stake O
in O
HealthVest B-ORG
and O
interest O
in O
certain O
facilities O
. O

MCI B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
received O
a O
three O
- O
year O
contract O
valued O
at O
more O
than O
$ O
15 O
million O
to O
provide O
network O
, O
credit O
- O
card O
and O
other O
telecommunications O
services O
to O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Buying O
51 O
% O
of O
Rockefeller B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
is O
right O
up O
Mitsubishi O
Estate O
Co. O
's O
alley O
in O
one O
sense O
: O
The O
huge O
Japanese B-NORP
real O
estate O
company O
is O
entering O
a O
long O
- O
term O
relationship O
with O
a O
similarly O
conservative O
U.S. B-GPE
owner O
of O
tony O
urban O
property O
. O

But O
in O
another O
sense O
, O
the O
$ O
846 O
million O
purchase O
is O
uncharacteristically O
nervy O
, O
industry O
analysts O
say O
. O

The O
usually O
cautious O
giant O
will O
become O
the O
majority O
owner O
of O
the O
company O
that O
owns O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
beloved O
Rockefeller B-FAC
Center I-FAC
at O
a O
time O
when O
tensions O
over O
Japanese B-NORP
purchases O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
property O
are O
at O
an O
all O
- O
time O
high O
. O

Officials O
of O
Rockefeller B-ORG
Group I-ORG
and O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
prefer O
to O
focus O
on O
the O
affinities O
, O
nearly O
dismissing O
the O
threat O
of O
a O
backlash O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
public O
. O

`` O
We O
think O
there O
will O
be O
positive O
as O
well O
as O
negative O
reactions O
, O
'' O
says O
Raymond B-PERSON
Pettit I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
of O
Rockefeller B-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

`` O
On O
balance O
, O
we O
think O
it O
will O
be O
positive O
. O
'' O

But O
some O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
officials O
and O
businessmen O
worry O
that O
the O
prominent O
purchase O
is O
just O
the O
sort O
of O
deal O
that O
should O
be O
avoided O
for O
the O
time O
being O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
they O
criticize O
the O
timing O
, O
coming O
as O
it O
does O
on O
the O
heels O
of O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
controversial O
purchase O
of O
Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
Officially O
, O
yes O
, O
we O
encourage O
the O
free O
flow O
of O
direct O
investment O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
Foreign B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
official O
. O

`` O
But O
they O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
choose O
this O
particular O
moment O
. O
'' O

During O
the O
past O
year O
, O
government O
officials O
and O
leading O
business O
organizations O
have O
repeatedly O
urged O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
to O
refrain O
from O
flashy O
real O
estate O
purchases O
in O
the O

Since O
the O
mid-1980s O
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
other O
major O
real O
estate O
purchases O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
include O
Dai O
- O
Ichi O
Seimei O
America O
Corp. O
's O
$ O
670 O
million O
purchase O
of O
an O
office O
building O
at O
153 O
East O
53rd O
St. O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
in O
1987 O
and O
Mitsui O
Fudosan O
Inc. O
's O
$ O
610 O
million O
purchase O
of O
the B-FAC
Exxon I-FAC
Building I-FAC
, O
part O
of O
Rockefeller B-FAC
Center I-FAC
, O
in O
1986 O
. O

In O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
Arco B-FAC
Plaza I-FAC
was O
sold O
to O
Shuwa B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
for O
$ O
620 O
million O
in O
1986 O
, O
and O
Sumitomo B-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
paid O
$ O
300 O
million O
for O
Atlanta B-GPE
's O
IBM B-FAC
Tower I-FAC
last O
year O
. O

Altogether O
, O
annual O
Japanese B-NORP
investment O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
commercial O
real O
estate O
grew O
from O
about O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
in O
1985 O
to O
about O
$ O
7.1 O
billion O
in O
1988 O
. O

Many O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
have O
taken O
the O
warnings O
by O
the O
country O
's O
leaders O
to O
heart O
and O
sought O
development O
partnerships O
rather O
than O
landmark O
properties O
. O

Critics O
say O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
's O
decision O
to O
buy O
into O
Rockefeller B-ORG
reflects O
the O
degree O
to O
which O
companies O
are O
irritated O
by O
the O
pressure O
to O
act O
for O
the O
good O
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

`` O
Those O
who O
have O
no O
money O
and O
are O
n't O
buying O
think O
it O
's O
right O
to O
refrain O
, O
but O
those O
with O
money O
who O
want O
to O
buy O
for O
themselves O
pay O
no O
attention O
, O
'' O
says O
an O
official O
of O
the O
Japan B-GPE
- O
U.S B-GPE
. O
Business B-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

But O
to O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
, O
the O
acquisition O
has O
just O
the O
elements O
that O
should O
win O
support O
from O
both O
sides O
. O

First O
of O
all O
, O
it O
is O
a O
friendly O
acquisition O
in O
which O
Rockefeller B-ORG
sought O
out O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
and O
asked O
it O
to O
buy O
a O
majority O
share O
. O

Secondly O
, O
the O
two O
companies O
found O
a O
similarity O
in O
their O
business O
and O
development O
philosophies O
and O
intend O
to O
cooperate O
in O
a O
range O
of O
activities O
from O
real O
estate O
to O
telecommunications O
. O

Finally O
, O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
has O
no O
plans O
to O
interfere O
with O
Rockefeller B-ORG
's O
management O
beyond O
taking O
a O
place O
on O
the O
board O
. O

`` O
We O
'll O
continue O
to O
work O
with O
them O
, O
in O
keeping O
with O
the O
reputation O
of O
the O
company O
, O
and O
we O
'll O
rely O
very O
much O
on O
their O
leadership O
, O
'' O
says O
Mitsubishi O
Estate O
President O
Jotaro O
Takagi O
. O

Rockefeller B-ORG
may O
well O
have O
found O
its O
match O
in O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
, O
a O
company O
of O
long O
history O
, O
strong O
government O
ties O
and O
sound O
resources O
. O

In O
asset O
terms O
, O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
is O
the O
largest O
real O
estate O
firm O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
core O
of O
its O
holdings O
is O
190,000 O
square O
meters O
of O
incredibly O
expensive O
property O
in O
the O
Marunouchi B-GPE
district O
, O
the O
business O
and O
financial O
center O
of O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
often O
jokingly O
called O
`` O
Mitsubishi B-GPE
Village I-GPE
. O
'' O

The O
Mitsubishi B-PERSON
family O
company O
acquired O
that O
property O
from O
the O
government O
some O
100 O
years O
ago O
when O
it O
was O
a O
portion O
of O
samurai O
residential O
land O
running O
from O
the O
moat O
of O
the B-FAC
Imperial I-FAC
Palace I-FAC
east O
toward O
the O
hodgepodge O
of O
tiny O
shops O
and O
twisted O
alleys O
that O
made O
up O
the O
merchants O
' O
district O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
Japan B-GPE
had O
just O
opened O
its O
doors O
to O
the O
world O
after O
about O
250 O
years O
of O
isolation O
and O
needed O
a O
Western B-NORP
- O
style O
business O
center O
. O

Mitsubishi B-ORG
built O
the O
government O
's O
dream O
development O
, O
the O
story O
goes O
, O
in O
exchange O
for O
the O
official O
decision O
to O
locate O
Tokyo B-GPE
's O
central O
railway O
station O
there O
. O

That O
was O
just O
an O
early O
step O
in O
a O
relationship O
with O
government O
that O
has O
earned O
the O
Mitsubishi B-PERSON
group O
the O
dubious O
moniker O
of O
`` O
seisho O
, O
'' O
literally O
government O
- O
business O
, O
a O
title O
that O
has O
the O
pejorative O
connotation O
of O
doing O
the O
government O
's O
bidding O
, O
but O
also O
suggests O
the O
clout O
inherent O
in O
maintaining O
such O
close O
ties O
. O

Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
is O
one O
of O
the O
dozens O
of O
companies O
in O
today O
's O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
group O
. O

It O
's O
known O
for O
its O
cautiousness O
in O
part O
because O
it O
has O
had O
little O
need O
for O
bold O
overseas O
ventures O
: O
In O
the O
year O
ended O
March O
31 O
, O
57.4 O
% O
of O
its O
total O
revenue O
came O
from O
office O
building O
management O
. O

Its O
earnings O
can O
rise O
10 O
% O
to O
12 O
% O
annually O
simply O
from O
the O
natural O
turnover O
of O
tenants O
and O
automatic O
rent O
increases O
, O
says O
Graeme B-PERSON
McDonald I-PERSON
, O
an O
industry O
analyst O
at O
James B-ORG
Capel I-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

For O
the O
latest O
fiscal O
year O
, O
the O
company O
's O
net O
income O
jumped O
a O
robust O
19 O
% O
to O
35.5 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
250.2 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

For O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
, O
the O
Rockefeller O
purchase O
will O
catapult O
it O
firmly O
into O
the O
overseas O
real O
estate O
business O
, O
the O
one O
area O
where O
it O
has O
lagged O
notably O
behind O
Japanese B-NORP
competitors O
such O
as O
Mitsui B-ORG
, O
which O
had O
purchased O
the B-FAC
Exxon I-FAC
Building I-FAC
. O

`` O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
need O
to O
invest O
in O
overseas O
real O
estate O
for O
diversification O
, O
'' O
says O
Yoshio B-PERSON
Shima I-PERSON
, O
an O
industry O
analyst O
at O
Goldman B-ORG
Sachs I-ORG
-LRB- O
Japan B-GPE
-RRB- O
Corp O
. O

Rockefeller B-ORG
is O
n't O
the O
first O
overseas O
purchase O
for O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
-- O
it O
has O
already O
played O
a O
leading O
role O
in O
designing O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
's O
Citicorp B-FAC
Plaza I-FAC
. O

But O
the O
Rockefeller O
investment O
is O
its O
largest O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
it O
will O
barely O
make O
a O
dent O
in O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
's O
finances O
, O
analysts O
say O
. O

Mitsubishi B-ORG
Estate I-ORG
has O
n't O
decided O
how O
it O
will O
raise O
the O
funds O
for O
the O
purchase O
, O
which O
are O
due O
in O
cash O
next O
April O
, O
but O
the O
Marunouchi B-GPE
holdings O
alone O
are O
estimated O
to O
have O
a O
market O
value O
of O
as O
much O
as O
10 O
trillion O
yen O
to O
11 O
trillion O
yen O
. O

Moreover O
, O
as O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Mitsubishi B-PERSON
group O
, O
which O
is O
headed O
by O
one O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
largest O
banks O
, O
it O
is O
sure O
to O
win O
a O
favorable O
loan O
. O

Analysts O
say O
the O
company O
also O
could O
easily O
issue O
new O
convertible O
bonds O
or O
warrants O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
at O
home O
, O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
has O
control O
of O
some O
major O
projects O
. O

It O
is O
the O
largest O
private O
- O
sector O
landowner O
of O
the O
Minato O
- O
Mirai O
21 O
project O
, O
a O
multibillion O
- O
yen O
development O
in O
the O
port O
city O
of O
Yokohama B-GPE
, O
about O
an O
hour O
outside O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

The O
project O
is O
one O
of O
a O
select O
group O
of O
public O
projects O
opened O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
firms O
under O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Japan B-GPE
construction O
trade O
agreement O
reached O
last O
year O
. O

The O
centerpiece O
of O
that O
complex O
, O
the B-FAC
Landmark I-FAC
Tower I-FAC
, O
will O
be O
Japan B-GPE
's O
tallest O
building O
when O
it O
is O
completed O
in O
1993 O
. O

Mitsubishi B-ORG
is O
also O
pushing O
ahead O
with O
a O
controversial O
plan O
to O
redevelop O
Marunouchi B-GPE
into O
a O
business O
center O
of O
high O
- O
tech O
buildings O
, O
a O
project O
budgeted O
for O
30 O
years O
and O
six O
trillion O
yen O
. O

Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
aiming O
to O
boost O
soft O
- O
drink O
volume O
in O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
is O
discussing O
a O
joint O
venture O
with O
Fraser O
& O
Neave O
Ltd. O
, O
its O
bottling O
franchisee O
in O
that O
country O
. O

The O
venture O
would O
be O
the O
latest O
in O
Coke B-PRODUCT
's O
rapid O
expansion O
of O
overseas O
investment O
. O

So O
far O
this O
year O
, O
it O
has O
put O
nearly O
$ O
700 O
million O
into O
bottling O
operations O
in O
Australia B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
. O

The O
move O
also O
reflects O
Coke B-PRODUCT
's O
eagerness O
to O
have O
a O
hand O
in O
developing O
the O
soft O
- O
drink O
markets O
in O
Pacific B-LOC
Basin I-LOC
countries O
. O

Aside O
from O
Europe B-GPE
, O
the O
Pacific O
division O
is O
where O
Coke B-PRODUCT
will O
be O
focusing O
much O
of O
its O
attention O
for O
years O
to O
come O
. O

That O
's O
because O
when O
Coke B-PRODUCT
looks O
to O
the O
Pacific O
area O
, O
it O
sees O
an O
economic O
and O
demographic O
gold O
mine O
. O

In O
countries O
such O
as O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
economies O
are O
growing O
, O
resulting O
in O
a O
rise O
in O
disposable O
income O
that O
consumers O
can O
use O
for O
soft O
drinks O
. O

And O
unlike O
Europe B-GPE
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
where O
populations O
are O
aging O
, O
the O
Pacific O
Basin O
countries O
have O
growing O
proportions O
of O
youths O
-- O
the O
heaviest O
consumers O
of O
Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
and O
other O
sodas O
. O

A O
Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
spokesman O
said O
it O
is O
too O
early O
to O
say O
how O
the O
joint O
venture O
would O
be O
structured O
, O
or O
how O
much O
the O
company O
would O
invest O
in O
the O
transaction O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
however O
, O
Coke B-PRODUCT
has O
typically O
taken O
a O
minority O
stake O
in O
such O
ventures O
. O

By O
acquiring O
stakes O
in O
bottling O
companies O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
overseas O
, O
Coke B-PRODUCT
has O
been O
able O
to O
improve O
bottlers O
' O
efficiency O
and O
production O
, O
and O
in O
some O
cases O
, O
marketing O
. O

Coke B-PRODUCT
has O
tended O
to O
increase O
its O
control O
when O
results O
were O
sluggish O
in O
a O
given O
country O
. O

That O
does O
n't O
appear O
to O
be O
the O
case O
in O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
a O
country O
of O
about O
three O
million O
people O
with O
a O
relatively O
high O
soft O
- O
drink O
consumption O
rate O
-- O
a O
key O
indicator O
of O
Coke B-PRODUCT
's O
success O
in O
a O
market O
. O

In O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
per O
- O
capita O
consumption O
is O
about O
one O
- O
third O
that O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

And O
combining O
Fraser O
& O
Neave O
's O
own O
soft O
drinks O
with O
Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
's O
gives O
the O
Singapore B-GPE
company O
more O
than O
half O
the O
share O
of O
the O
soda O
market O
there O
, O
Coke B-PRODUCT
said O
. O

Fraser O
& O
Neave O
, O
which O
also O
has O
interests O
in O
packaging O
, O
beer O
and O
dairy O
products O
, O
holds O
the O
Coke O
licenses O
for O
Malaysia B-GPE
and O
Brunei B-GPE
, O
where O
per O
- O
capita O
consumption O
is O
n't O
as O
high O
as O
in O
Singapore B-GPE
. O

Coke B-PRODUCT
could O
be O
interested O
in O
more O
quickly O
developing O
some O
of O
the O
untapped O
potential O
in O
those O
markets O
. O

A O
Coke B-PRODUCT
spokesman O
said O
he O
could O
n't O
say O
whether O
that O
is O
the O
direction O
of O
the O
talks O
. O

Coke O
said O
the O
joint O
- O
venture O
arrangement O
, O
which O
needs O
approval O
from O
both O
companies O
' O
boards O
, O
should O
be O
completed O
early O
next O
year O
. O

Norway B-GPE
's O
unemployment O
rate O
for O
October O
was O
3.6 O
% O
, O
unchanged O
from O
September O
but O
up O
from O
2.6 O
% O
in O
the O
same O
month O
last O
year O
. O

The O
figure O
excludes O
a O
record O
number O
employed O
by O
extraordinary O
government O
work O
programs O
, O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Directorate I-ORG
announced O
Tuesday O
. O

Including O
those O
in O
the O
state O
programs O
, O
there O
were O
143,800 O
Norwegians B-NORP
, O
or O
about O
6.5 O
% O
of O
the O
work O
force O
, O
without O
permanent O
employment O
in O
October O
, O
up O
from O
September O
's O
136,800 O
. O

The O
number O
of O
people O
registered O
as O
jobless O
at O
the O
end O
of O
October O
declined O
by O
900 O
from O
September O
to O
78,600 O
. O

Those O
employed O
in O
state O
- O
funded O
special O
programs O
increased O
by O
7,400 O
to O
65,200 O
in O
the O
same O
period O
, O
the O
Directorate O
said O
. O

In O
October O
1988 O
, O
there O
were O
40,800 O
fewer O
employed O
by O
government O
programs O
. O

International B-ORG
Lease I-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
announced O
a O
leasing O
contract O
with O
charter O
carrier O
American B-ORG
Trans I-ORG
Air I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
in O
a O
transaction O
involving O
six O
Boeing O
Co. O
757 O
- O
200s O
. O

The O
value O
of O
the O
jets O
, O
including O
spares O
, O
is O
in O
excess O
of O
$ O
250 O
million O
. O

Two O
of O
the O
757 O
- O
200s O
are O
new O
aircraft O
to O
be O
delivered O
to O
American B-ORG
Trans I-ORG
Air I-ORG
, O
the O
main O
subsidiary O
of O
Amtran B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
in O
December O
1991 O
and O
January O
1992 O
. O

Four O
of O
the O
planes O
were O
purchased O
by O
International B-ORG
Lease I-ORG
from O
Singapore B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
in O
a O
previously O
announced O
transaction O
. O

Delivery O
of O
the O
first O
aircraft O
is O
set O
for O
early O
November O
, O
a O
second O
for O
December O
and O
two O
for O
April O
1990 O
. O

Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
may O
be O
today O
's O
public O
enemies O
, O
but O
the O
two O
entertainment O
giants O
could O
end O
up O
becoming O
partners O
in O
a O
number O
of O
ventures O
as O
part O
of O
a O
settlement O
of O
their O
acrimonious O
legal O
dispute O
over O
Hollywood B-GPE
producers O
Peter B-PERSON
Guber I-PERSON
and O
Jon B-PERSON
Peters I-PERSON
. O

The O
Warner O
Bros. O
studio O
and O
Sony B-ORG
signaled O
they O
are O
close O
to O
a O
settlement O
yesterday O
, O
asking O
a O
Los B-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Superior I-ORG
Court I-ORG
to O
postpone O
a O
hearing O
scheduled O
for O
tomorrow O
on O
Warner B-ORG
's O
request O
for O
a O
preliminary O
injunction O
blocking O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
from O
taking O
the O
top O
posts O
at O
Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

In O
separate O
statements O
, O
the O
two O
sides O
said O
they O
want O
to O
have O
`` O
further O
discussions O
. O
'' O

Sony B-ORG
is O
acquiring O
Columbia B-GPE
and O
Guber B-ORG
- I-ORG
Peters I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
two O
separate O
transactions O
valued O
at O
more O
than O
$ O
5 O
billion O
. O

Warner B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
being O
acquired O
by O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
, O
has O
filed O
a O
$ O
1 O
billion O
breach O
- O
of O
- O
contract O
suit O
against O
Sony B-ORG
and O
the O
two O
producers O
. O

Warner B-ORG
has O
a O
five O
- O
year O
exclusive O
contract O
with O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
that O
requires O
them O
to O
make O
movies O
exclusively O
at O
the O
Warner O
Bros. O
studio O
. O

The O
two O
sides O
in O
the O
legal O
battle O
have O
hurled O
accusations O
of O
duplicity O
at O
each O
other O
for O
weeks O
, O
and O
both O
Warner B-ORG
and O
Sony B-ORG
have O
accused O
each O
other O
of O
trying O
to O
sabotage O
each O
other O
's O
prospects O
for O
success O
in O
the O
entertainment O
business O
. O

But O
it O
may O
amount O
to O
little O
more O
than O
posturing O
; O
the O
two O
have O
continued O
on O
- O
again O
, O
off O
- O
again O
settlement O
talks O
over O
the O
last O
few O
weeks O
, O
and O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
talks O
say O
the O
matter O
could O
be O
resolved O
within O
a O
week O
. O

Both O
Warner B-ORG
and O
Sony B-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
terms O
of O
the O
settlement O
discussions O
. O

But O
the O
people O
familiar O
with O
the O
talks O
said O
that O
Warner B-ORG
is O
n't O
expected O
to O
get O
any O
cash O
in O
the O
settlement O
. O

Instead O
, O
Sony B-ORG
is O
likely O
to O
agree O
to O
let O
Warner B-ORG
participate O
in O
certain O
of O
its O
businesses O
, O
such O
as O
the O
record O
club O
of O
Sony B-ORG
's O
CBS B-ORG
Records I-ORG
unit O
. O

Warner B-ORG
has O
surpassed O
Sony B-ORG
as O
the O
largest O
record O
company O
, O
but O
it O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
powerful O
world O
- O
wide O
record O
club O
like O
CBS B-ORG
. O

The O
two O
sides O
are O
also O
discussing O
certain O
business O
ventures O
involving O
cable O
rights O
to O
Columbia B-GPE
's O
movies O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Sony B-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
agree O
to O
swap O
Columbia B-GPE
's O
35 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
sprawling O
Burbank B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
studio O
that O
Warner B-ORG
and O
Columbia B-GPE
share O
, O
in O
exchange O
for O
the O
old O
MGM B-ORG
studio O
lot O
that O
Warner B-ORG
acquired O
with O
the O
purchase O
of O
Lorimar B-ORG
Telepictures I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Still O
, O
it O
may O
be O
tough O
for O
the O
two O
to O
have O
a O
smooth O
partnership O
in O
anything O
, O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
sworn O
affidavits O
filed O
over O
the O
last O
week O
. O

One O
, O
for O
example O
, O
came O
from O
CBS O
Records O
Chairman O
Walter O
Yetnikoff O
, O
who O
will O
head O
a O
committee O
that O
will O
oversee O
Sony B-ORG
's O
entertainment O
division O
, O
including O
both O
records O
and O
movies O
. O

In O
his O
affidavit O
, O
Mr. O
Yetnikoff O
accused O
Warner O
Chairman O
Steven O
J. O
Ross O
of O
having O
an O
`` O
antiSony O
, O
anti-Japanese O
bias O
'' O
and O
said O
that O
Mr. O
Ross O
had O
tried O
to O
talk O
him O
out O
of O
letting O
Sony B-ORG
buy O
CBS B-ORG
Records I-ORG
two O
years O
ago O
for O
that O
reason O
. O

Mr. O
Ross O
, O
who O
will O
be O
chairman O
and O
co-chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
after O
the O
merger O
is O
complete O
, O
denied O
that O
in O
his O
own O
affidavit O
, O
and O
called O
Mr. O
Yetnikoff O
's O
remarks O
`` O
vicious O
'' O
and O
his O
claims O
`` O
reckless O
, O
irresponsible O
and O
baseless O
, O
'' O
saying O
Warner B-ORG
under O
his O
leadership O
has O
started O
a O
number O
of O
businesses O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Ross O
also O
said O
he O
enjoys O
`` O
warm O
professional O
and O
personal O
relationships O
'' O
with O
Japanese B-NORP
executives O
including O
Sony O
Chairman O
Akio O
Morita O
, O
`` O
who O
has O
visited O
my O
home O
here O
. O
'' O

But O
despite O
the O
acrimony O
between O
Mr. O
Ross O
and O
Mr. O
Yetnikoff O
, O
officials O
of O
the O
Time O
side O
of O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
have O
reportedly O
been O
increasingly O
interested O
in O
a O
settlement O
that O
might O
yield O
attractive O
business O
opportunities O
. O

Time B-ORG
executives O
such O
as O
the O
company O
's O
president O
, O
N.J B-GPE
. O
Nicholas O
, O
who O
will O
eventually O
be O
co-chief O
executive O
of O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
alongside O
Mr. O
Ross O
, O
have O
no O
personal O
relationships O
or O
ego O
at O
stake O
in O
the O
fight O
over O
the O
Guber O
- O
Peters O
duo O
, O
and O
were O
never O
directly O
drawn O
into O
the O
fray O
. O

Talks O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
could O
unravel O
, O
of O
course O
, O
as O
they O
have O
more O
than O
once O
since O
Sony B-ORG
announced O
its O
plans O
to O
hire O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
. O

But O
both O
sides O
appear O
to O
be O
more O
willing O
now O
to O
meet O
each O
other O
's O
terms O
to O
resolve O
the O
issue O
. O

And O
although O
Warner B-ORG
has O
said O
it O
wanted O
the O
producers O
to O
fulfill O
the O
terms O
of O
their O
contract O
, O
the O
producers O
said O
in O
sworn O
court O
declarations O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
believe O
the O
relationship O
could O
be O
repaired O
after O
the O
acrimony O
of O
the O
legal O
battle O
. O

Any O
settlement O
is O
also O
expected O
to O
exclude O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
from O
any O
of O
the O
projects O
they O
were O
working O
on O
at O
Warner B-ORG
. O

The O
Guber O
- O
Peters O
duo O
have O
50 O
projects O
in O
various O
stages O
of O
development O
and O
production O
at O
Warner B-ORG
, O
including O
`` O
Bonfire B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Vanities I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
`` O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Bright I-WORK_OF_ART
Shining I-WORK_OF_ART
Lie I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

But O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
might O
not O
eventually O
get O
their O
hands O
on O
some O
of O
their O
projects O
; O
studios O
develop O
hundreds O
of O
movies O
but O
produce O
only O
10 O
to O
20 O
each O
year O
. O

Once O
a O
studio O
chooses O
not O
to O
actually O
make O
a O
movie O
that O
is O
in O
development O
, O
producers O
are O
typically O
free O
to O
take O
it O
elsewhere O
. O

Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
also O
almost O
certainly O
would O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
participate O
in O
future O
sequels O
to O
`` O
Batman B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
the O
blockbuster O
hit O
they O
produced O
for O
Warner B-ORG
. O

But O
in O
acquiring O
Guber B-ORG
- I-ORG
Peters I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
, O
Sony B-ORG
will O
actually O
get O
a O
piece O
of O
the O
profits O
from O
`` O
Batman B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
since O
the O
publicly O
held O
concern O
gets O
certain O
revenue O
from O
the O
movies O
Mr. O
Guber O
and O
Mr. O
Peters O
produce O
. O

The O
two O
producers O
own O
a O
combined O
28 O
% O
stake O
in O
Guber B-ORG
- I-ORG
Peters I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
Manville I-ORG
Personal I-ORG
Injury I-ORG
Settlement I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
considering O
several O
ways O
to O
ease O
a O
liquidity O
crunch O
that O
could O
include O
the O
sale O
of O
Manville B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
a O
third O
party O
. O

In O
a O
filing O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
, O
the O
majority O
holder O
of O
Manville B-ORG
acknowledged O
that O
the O
cash O
portion O
of O
its O
initial O
funding O
of O
$ O
765 O
million O
will O
be O
depleted O
next O
year O
, O
and O
that O
alternative O
sources O
of O
funds O
will O
be O
necessary O
to O
meet O
its O
obligations O
. O

The O
trust O
, O
which O
was O
created O
as O
part O
of O
Manville B-ORG
's O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
reorganization O
to O
compensate O
victims O
of O
asbestos O
- O
related O
diseases O
, O
ultimately O
expects O
to O
receive O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
from O
Manville B-ORG
, O
but O
its O
cash O
flow O
from O
investments O
has O
so O
far O
lagged O
behind O
its O
payments O
to O
victims O
. O

Spokespersons O
for O
both O
the O
trust O
and O
the O
company O
refused O
to O
comment O
on O
whether O
any O
talks O
with O
a O
possible O
acquirer O
of O
Manville B-ORG
had O
actually O
taken O
place O
. O

The O
trust O
is O
considering O
a O
sale O
of O
its O
Manville B-ORG
holdings O
, O
but O
Manville B-ORG
has O
the O
right O
of O
first O
refusal O
on O
any O
sales O
of O
its O
stock O
held O
by O
the O
trust O
. O

Manville B-ORG
, O
a O
forest O
and O
building O
products O
concern O
, O
has O
offered O
to O
pay O
the O
trust O
$ O
500 O
million O
for O
a O
majority O
of O
Manville B-ORG
's O
convertible O
preferred O
stock O
. O

Manville B-ORG
and O
the O
trust O
are O
discussing O
the O
offer O
, O
but O
no O
decision O
has O
been O
made O
. O

The O
filing O
also O
said O
the O
trust O
is O
considering O
a O
sale O
of O
Manville B-ORG
securities O
in O
the O
open O
market O
; O
an O
extraordinary O
dividend O
on O
the O
common O
stock O
; O
or O
a O
recapitalization O
of O
Manville B-ORG
. O

The O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
's O
jobless O
rate O
is O
soaring O
to O
27 O
% O
in O
some O
areas O
, O
Pravda B-ORG
said O
. O

It O
said O
the O
situation O
is O
caused O
by O
efforts O
to O
streamline O
bloated O
factory O
payrolls O
. O

Unemployment O
has O
reached O
27.6 O
% O
in O
Azerbaijan B-GPE
, O
25.7 O
% O
in O
Tadzhikistan B-GPE
, O
22.8 O
% O
in O
Uzbekistan B-GPE
, O
18.8 O
% O
in O
Turkmenia B-GPE
, O
18 O
% O
in O
Armenia B-GPE
and O
16.3 O
% O
in O
Kirgizia B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
newspaper O
said O
. O

All O
are O
non-Russian O
republics O
along O
the O
southern O
border O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
and O
all O
but O
Kirgizia B-GPE
have O
reported O
rioting O
in O
the O
past O
six O
months O
. O

The O
newspaper O
said O
it O
is O
past O
time O
for O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
to O
create O
unemployment O
insurance O
and O
retraining O
programs O
like O
those O
of O
the O
West O
. O

Pravda B-ORG
gave O
no O
estimate O
for O
overall O
unemployment O
but O
said O
an O
`` O
Association O
of O
the O
Unemployed O
'' O
has O
cropped O
up O
that O
says O
the O
number O
of O
jobless O
is O
23 O
million O
Soviets B-NORP
, O
or O
17 O
% O
of O
the O
work O
force O
. O

An O
11 O
- O
week O
dispute O
involving O
Australia B-GPE
's O
1,640 O
domestic O
pilots O
has O
slashed O
airline O
earnings O
and O
crippled O
much O
of O
the O
continent O
's O
tourist O
industry O
. O

`` O
The O
only O
people O
who O
are O
flying O
are O
those O
who O
have O
to O
, O
'' O
said O
Frank B-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Australian I-ORG
Tourist I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

He O
added O
: O
`` O
How O
is O
a O
travel O
agent O
going O
to O
sell O
a O
holiday O
when O
he O
can O
not O
guarantee O
a O
return O
flight O
? O
'' O

Transport O
giant O
TNT B-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
half O
of O
one O
of O
the O
country O
's O
two O
major O
domestic O
carriers O
, O
said O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
dispute O
had O
been O
heavy O
, O
cutting O
TNT B-ORG
's O
profits O
70 O
% O
to O
$ O
12 O
million O
in O
the O
three O
months O
to O
Sept. O
30 O
. O

Brazilian B-NORP
financier O
Naji B-PERSON
Nahas I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
arrested O
on O
Monday O
after O
102 O
days O
in O
hiding O
, O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
interrogated O
next O
week O
by O
the O
Brazilian B-NORP
judiciary O
. O

Mr. O
Nahas O
, O
who O
single O
- O
handedly O
provoked O
a O
one O
- O
day O
closure O
of O
Brazil B-GPE
's O
stock O
markets O
in O
June B-GPE
when O
he O
failed O
to O
honor O
a O
debt O
of O
$ O
31.1 O
million O
owed O
to O
his O
brokers O
, O
yesterday O
blamed O
his O
predicament O
on O
the O
president O
of O
the O
Sao B-GPE
Paulo I-GPE
stock O
exchange O
; O
a O
few O
days O
before O
Mr. O
Nahas O
's O
failure O
, O
the O
exchange O
raised O
the O
required O
margin O
on O
stock O
- O
margin O
transactions O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
parliament O
ousted O
two O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
residents O
from O
a O
panel O
drafting O
a O
new O
constitution O
for O
the O
colony O
. O

The O
two O
, O
Szeto B-PERSON
Wah I-PERSON
and O
Martin B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
were O
deemed O
unfit O
because O
they O
had O
condemned O
China B-GPE
's O
crackdown O
on O
its O
pro-democracy O
movement O
. O

The O
committee O
is O
formulating O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
constitution O
for O
when O
it O
reverts O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
control O
in O
1997 O
, O
and O
Chinese B-NORP
lawmakers O
said O
the O
two O
can O
only O
return O
if O
they O
`` O
abandon O
their O
antagonistic O
stand O
against O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
and O
their O
attempt O
to O
nullify O
the O
Sino O
- O
British B-NORP
joint O
declaration O
on O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O
'' O

NUCLEAR O
REACTOR O
FOR O
ISRAEL B-GPE
? O

Israeli B-NORP
officials O
confirmed O
that O
Energy O
Minister O
Moshe O
Shahal O
and O
his O
Canadian B-NORP
counterpart O
, O
Jake B-PERSON
Epp I-PERSON
, O
discussed O
a O
possible O
Israeli B-NORP
purchase O
of O
a O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
Canadian B-NORP
nuclear O
reactor O
for O
producing O
electricity O
. O

However O
, O
a O
Canadian B-ORG
Embassy I-ORG
official O
in O
Tel B-GPE
Aviv I-GPE
said O
that O
Canada B-GPE
was O
unlikely O
to O
sell O
the O
Candu O
heavy O
- O
water O
reactor O
to O
Israel B-GPE
since O
Israel B-GPE
has O
n't O
signed O
the B-LAW
Nuclear I-LAW
Non-Proliferation I-LAW
Treaty I-LAW
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
been O
accused O
in O
the O
past O
of O
using O
subterfuge O
to O
seek O
elements O
needed O
to O
develop O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

The O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
government O
is O
signing O
a O
protocol O
today O
establishing O
formal O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
Poland B-GPE
. O

The O
two O
are O
also O
signing O
a O
trade O
agreement O
. O

South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
government O
officials O
said O
they O
do O
n't O
expect O
that O
Seoul B-GPE
can O
loan O
money O
to O
Warsaw B-GPE
, O
but O
it O
can O
`` O
offer O
experience O
. O
'' O

Poland B-GPE
is O
the O
second O
Communist O
nation O
to O
recognize O
the O
Seoul B-GPE
government O
; O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
established O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
Hungary B-GPE
in O
February O
1989 O
. O

Venezuela B-GPE
will O
hold O
a O
debt O
- O
equity O
auction O
Friday O
, O
with O
32 O
potential O
bidders O
participating O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Venezuela B-GPE
announced O
it O
was O
opening O
up O
debt O
- O
equity O
swaps O
to O
foreign O
investors O
but O
said O
the O
program O
would O
be O
limited O
to O
a O
net O
disbursement O
of O
$ O
600 O
million O
a O
year O
. O

Friday O
's O
auction O
will O
be O
limited O
to O
$ O
150 O
million O
disbursed O
by O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
to O
potential O
investors O
. O

The O
office O
of O
foreign O
investment O
has O
authorized O
some O
$ O
1.78 O
billion O
worth O
of O
investment O
proposals O
, O
said O
Edwin B-PERSON
Perozo I-PERSON
, O
superintendent O
of O
foreign O
investment O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
proposals O
are O
in O
tourism O
, O
basic O
industry O
and O
fishery O
and O
agro O
- O
industry O
projects O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Under O
the O
debt O
- O
equity O
program O
, O
potential O
investors O
will O
submit O
sealed O
bids O
on O
the O
percentage O
of O
discount O
they O
are O
willing O
to O
purchase O
the O
debt O
at O
, O
and O
the O
bids O
will O
be O
allocated O
based O
on O
these O
discount O
offers O
. O

The O
Venezuelan B-NORP
central O
bank O
set O
a O
30 O
% O
floor O
on O
the O
bidding O
. O

A O
song O
by O
American B-NORP
singer O
Tracy B-PERSON
Chapman I-PERSON
praising O
jailed O
black O
leader O
Nelson B-PERSON
Mandela I-PERSON
was O
banned O
from O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
state O
radio O
and O
television O
. O

The B-ORG
South I-ORG
African I-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
the O
song O
`` O
Freedom B-WORK_OF_ART
Now I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
was O
`` O
undesirable O
for O
broadcasting O
. O
'' O
... O

Britain B-GPE
's O
House B-ORG
of O
Commons O
passed O
a O
law O
that O
will O
force O
English O
soccer O
fans O
to O
carry O
identity O
cards O
to O
enter O
stadiums O
. O

The O
`` O
anti-hooligan O
'' O
law O
, O
which O
would O
deprive O
troublemakers O
of O
cards O
, O
must O
be O
ratified O
by O
the O
House O
of O
Lords O
and O
is O
expected O
to O
become O
effective O
early O
next O
year O
. O

Newport B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
named O
a O
new O
slate O
of O
officers O
, O
a O
move O
that O
follows O
replacement O
of O
the O
company O
's O
five O
incumbent O
directors O
last O
week O
. O

Milton B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Hollander I-PERSON
, O
60 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
succeeding O
Barrett B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Weekes I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Hollander O
's O
Stamford B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
- O
based O
High B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
acquired O
most O
of O
its O
49.4 O
% O
stake O
in O
Newport B-GPE
in O
August O
. O

Mr. O
Hollander O
was O
named O
chairman O
last O
week O
, O
succeeding O
Mr. O
Weekes O
, O
who O
was O
among O
the O
ousted O
directors O
. O

The O
company O
has O
declined O
requests O
to O
discuss O
the O
changes O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Weekes O
has O
said O
that O
Mr. O
Hollander O
wanted O
to O
have O
his O
own O
team O
. O

Scott B-PERSON
Wakeman I-PERSON
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
operations O
, O
titles O
that O
had O
been O
held O
by O
Mr. O
Weekes O
. O

Mr. O
Wakeman O
was O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
instrument O
and O
controls O
division O
of O
closely O
held O
Omega B-ORG
Engineering I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
another O
company O
controlled O
by O
Mr. O
Hollander O
. O

A O
company O
spokesman O
did O
n't O
know O
Mr. O
Wakeman O
's O
age O
. O

James B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Lees I-PERSON
, O
51 O
, O
vice O
president O
of O
Newport B-GPE
's O
European B-NORP
operations O
, O
was O
named O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
European B-NORP
operations O
, O
assuming O
some O
former O
duties O
of O
Mr. O
Weekes O
. O

Arthur B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Crozier I-PERSON
, O
34 O
, O
an O
attorney O
, O
was O
named O
secretary O
, O
succeeding O
John B-PERSON
Virtue I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
another O
of O
the O
ousted O
directors O
. O

The O
crowning O
moment O
in O
the O
career O
of O
Joseph B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
O'Kicki I-PERSON
came O
as O
300 O
local O
and O
state O
dignitaries O
packed O
into O
his O
elegant O
, O
marble O
- O
columned O
courtroom O
here O
last O
year O
for O
his O
swearing O
in O
as O
President O
Judge O
of O
Cambria B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

Baskets O
of O
roses O
and O
potted O
palms O
adorned O
his O
bench O
. O

The O
local O
American B-ORG
Legion I-ORG
color O
guard O
led O
the O
way O
. O

As O
the O
judge O
marched O
down O
the O
center O
aisle O
in O
his O
flowing O
black O
robe O
, O
he O
was O
heralded O
by O
a O
trumpet O
fanfare O
. O

To O
many O
, O
it O
was O
a O
ceremony O
more O
befitting O
a O
king O
than O
a O
rural O
judge O
seated O
in O
the O
isolated O
foothills O
of O
the O
southern O
Allegheny B-LOC
Mountains I-LOC
. O

But O
then O
Judge O
O'Kicki O
often O
behaved O
like O
a O
man O
who O
would O
be O
king O
-- O
and O
, O
some O
say O
, O
an O
arrogant O
and O
abusive O
one O
. O

While O
his O
case O
may O
be O
extreme O
, O
it O
reflects O
the O
vulnerability O
of O
many O
small O
communities O
to O
domineering O
judges O
. O

Last O
March O
, O
nine O
months O
after O
the O
judge O
's O
swearing O
- O
in O
, O
the O
state O
attorney O
general O
's O
office O
indicted O
him O
on O
a O
sweeping O
array O
of O
charges O
alleging O
more O
than O
10 O
years O
of O
`` O
official O
oppression O
'' O
in O
Cambria B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
a O
depressed O
steel O
and O
mining O
community O
in O
western O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
. O

The O
allegations O
, O
ranging O
from O
theft O
and O
bribery O
to O
coercion O
and O
lewdness O
, O
paint O
a O
disquieting O
picture O
. O

According O
to O
testimony O
in O
a O
public O
, O
80 O
- O
page O
grand O
- O
jury O
report O
handed O
up O
to O
the O
state O
attorney O
general O
, O
Judge O
O'Kicki O
extorted O
cash O
from O
lawyers O
, O
muscled O
favorable O
loans O
from O
banks O
and O
bullied O
local O
businesses O
for O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
. O

Prosecutors O
, O
in O
an O
indictment O
based O
on O
the O
grand O
jury O
's O
report O
, O
maintain O
that O
at O
various O
times O
since O
1975 O
, O
he O
owned O
a O
secret O
and O
illegal O
interest O
in O
a O
beer O
distributorship O
; O
plotted O
hidden O
ownership O
interests O
in O
real O
estate O
that O
presented O
an O
alleged O
conflict O
of O
interest O
; O
set O
up O
a O
dummy O
corporation O
to O
buy O
a O
car O
and O
obtain O
insurance O
for O
his O
former O
girlfriend O
-LRB- O
now O
his O
second O
wife O
-RRB- O
; O
and O
maintained O
54 O
accounts O
in O
six O
banks O
in O
Cambria B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

In O
testimony O
recorded O
in O
the O
grand O
jury O
report O
, O
court O
employees O
said O
the O
judge O
, O
now O
59 O
years O
old O
, O
harassed O
his O
secretaries O
, O
made O
imperial O
demands O
on O
his O
staff O
and O
hounded O
anyone O
who O
crossed O
him O
. O

Bailiffs O
claimed O
they O
were O
required O
to O
chauffeur O
him O
to O
and O
from O
work O
, O
mow O
his O
lawn O
, O
chop O
his O
wood O
, O
fix O
his O
car O
and O
even O
drop O
by O
his O
house O
to O
feed O
his O
two O
grown O
mutts O
, O
Dixie O
and O
Husky O
. O

One O
former O
bailiff O
charged O
that O
the O
judge O
double O
- O
crossed O
him O
by O
reneging O
on O
a O
promise O
of O
a O
better O
paying O
job O
after O
pocketing O
a O
$ O
500 O
bribe O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
allegations O
are O
simply O
bizarre O
. O

Two O
former O
secretaries O
told O
the O
grand O
jury O
they O
were O
summoned O
to O
the O
judge O
's O
chambers O
on O
separate O
occasions O
to O
take O
dictation O
, O
only O
to O
find O
the O
judge O
in O
his O
bikini O
underwear O
. O

One O
secretary O
testified O
that O
the O
judge O
once O
called O
her O
to O
his O
office O
while O
wearing O
nothing O
at O
all O
. O

The O
judge O
, O
suspended O
from O
his O
bench O
pending O
his O
trial O
, O
which O
began O
this O
week O
, O
vehemently O
denies O
all O
the O
allegations O
against O
him O
, O
calling O
them O
`` O
ludicrous O
'' O
and O
`` O
imaginative O
, O
political O
demagoguery O
. O
'' O

He O
blames O
the O
indictment O
on O
local O
political O
feuding O
, O
unhappiness O
with O
his O
aggressive O
efforts O
to O
clear O
the O
courthouse O
's O
docket O
and O
a O
vendetta O
by O
state O
investigators O
and O
prosecutors O
angered O
by O
some O
of O
his O
rulings O
against O
them O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
whose O
toes O
I O
've O
stepped O
on O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
judge O
. O

`` O
I O
'll O
find O
out O
, O
eventually O
, O
who O
pushed O
the O
state O
police O
buttons O
into O
action O
. O
'' O

Even O
if O
only O
some O
of O
the O
allegations O
stand O
up O
, O
however O
, O
they O
provide O
ample O
testimony O
to O
the O
awesome O
power O
of O
judges O
in O
rural O
communities O
. O

That O
power O
can O
sometimes O
be O
abused O
, O
particularly O
since O
jurists O
in O
smaller O
jurisdictions O
operate O
without O
many O
of O
the O
restraints O
that O
serve O
as O
corrective O
measures O
in O
urban O
areas O
. O

Lawyers O
and O
their O
clients O
who O
frequently O
bring O
business O
to O
a O
country O
courthouse O
can O
expect O
to O
appear O
before O
the O
same O
judge O
year O
after O
year O
. O

Fear O
of O
alienating O
that O
judge O
is O
pervasive O
, O
says O
Maurice B-PERSON
Geiger I-PERSON
, O
founder O
and O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Rural I-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
Montpelier B-GPE
, O
Vt. B-GPE
, O
a O
public O
interest O
group O
that O
researches O
rural O
justice O
issues O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Geiger O
, O
lawyers O
think O
twice O
before O
appealing O
a O
judge O
's O
ruling O
, O
are O
reluctant O
to O
mount O
, O
or O
even O
support O
, O
challenges O
against O
him O
for O
re-election O
and O
are O
usually O
loath O
to O
file O
complaints O
that O
might O
impugn O
a O
judge O
's O
integrity O
. O

Judge O
O'Kicki O
, O
a O
stern O
and O
forbidding O
- O
looking O
man O
, O
has O
been O
a O
fixture O
in O
the O
local O
legal O
community O
for O
more O
than O
two O
decades O
. O

The O
son O
of O
an O
immigrant O
stonemason O
of O
Slovenian B-NORP
descent O
, O
he O
was O
raised O
in O
a O
small O
borough O
outside O
Ebensburg B-GPE
, O
the O
Cambria B-GPE
County I-GPE
seat O
, O
and O
put O
himself O
through O
the O
University O
of O
Pittsburgh O
Law O
School O
. O

He O
graduated O
near O
the O
top O
of O
his O
class O
, O
serving O
on O
the O
school O
law O
review O
with O
Richard B-PERSON
Thornburgh I-PERSON
, O
who O
went O
on O
to O
become O
governor O
of O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
and O
, O
now O
, O
U.S. O
Attorney O
General O
. O

It O
was O
also O
in O
law O
school O
that O
Mr. O
O'Kicki O
and O
his O
first O
wife O
had O
the O
first O
of O
seven O
daughters O
. O

He O
divorced O
his O
first O
wife O
three O
years O
ago O
and O
married O
the O
daughter O
of O
his O
court O
clerk O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Pennsylvania O
Supreme O
Court O
Justice O
John O
P. O
Flaherty O
called O
Mr. O
O'Kicki O
one O
of O
the O
finest O
judges O
`` O
not O
only O
in O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
but O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O
'' O

Clearly O
, O
the O
judge O
has O
had O
his O
share O
of O
accomplishments O
. O

After O
practicing O
law O
locally O
, O
he O
was O
elected O
to O
his O
first O
10 O
- O
year O
term O
as O
judge O
in O
1971 O
; O
in O
1981 O
, O
he O
was O
effectively O
re-elected O
. O

Six O
years O
ago O
, O
Judge O
O'Kicki O
was O
voted O
president O
of O
the O
Pennsylvania O
Conference O
of O
State O
Trial O
Judges O
by O
the O
state O
's O
400 O
judges O
. O

He O
has O
been O
considered O
several O
times O
for O
appointments O
to O
federal O
district O
and O
appellate O
court O
vacancies O
in O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
. O

And O
when O
he O
ran O
unsuccessfully O
for O
a O
state O
appellate O
court O
seat O
in O
1983 O
, O
the B-ORG
Pennsylvania I-ORG
Bar I-ORG
Association I-ORG
rated O
him O
`` O
one O
of O
the O
best O
available O
, O
'' O
after O
interviewing O
local O
lawyers O
. O

`` O
He O
probably O
was O
the O
smartest O
guy O
who O
ever O
sat O
on O
our O
bench O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
former O
president O
of O
Cambria B-GPE
County I-GPE
's O
150 O
- O
member O
bar O
association O
, O
who O
, O
like O
most O
lawyers O
in O
Cambria B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
refuses O
to O
talk O
about O
the O
judge O
publicly O
. O

`` O
He O
's O
sharp O
as O
a O
tack O
. O

He O
could O
grasp O
an O
issue O
with O
the O
blink O
of O
an O
eye O
. O
'' O

For O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
, O
virtually O
no O
one O
complained O
about O
Judge O
O'Kicki O
. O

`` O
What O
about O
those O
institutions O
that O
are O
supposed O
to O
be O
the O
bedrock O
of O
society O
, O
the O
banks O
and O
the O
bar O
association O
... O
? O
'' O
wrote O
a O
columnist O
for O
the B-ORG
Tribune I-ORG
- I-ORG
Democrat I-ORG
, O
a O
newspaper O
in O
nearby O
Johnstown B-GPE
, O
shortly O
after O
the O
scandal O
became O
public O
. O

`` O
If O
only O
a O
banker O
or O
a O
lawyer O
had O
spoken O
out O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
judicial O
process O
would O
n't O
be O
under O
the O
taint O
it O
is O
today O
. O
'' O

Officials O
with O
the O
Pennsylvania O
Judicial O
Inquiry O
and O
Review O
Board O
, O
the O
arm O
of O
the O
state O
that O
investigates O
judicial O
misconduct O
, O
counter O
that O
they O
had O
no O
inkling O
of O
anything O
amiss O
in O
Ebensburg B-GPE
. O

`` O
Nobody O
told O
us O
; O
nobody O
called O
us O
, O
'' O
says O
an O
official O
close O
to O
the O
case O
who O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
named O
. O

`` O
Nobody O
had O
the O
guts O
to O
complain O
. O
'' O

Certainly O
not O
the O
lawyers O
. O

Johnstown B-GPE
attorney O
Richard B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Green I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
shelled O
out O
$ O
500 O
in O
loans O
to O
the O
judge O
over O
five O
years O
, O
he O
said O
in O
testimony O
to O
the O
grand O
jury O
. O

`` O
The O
judge O
never O
made O
a O
pretense O
of O
repaying O
the O
money O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Green O
. O

Eventually O
, O
Mr. O
Green O
testified O
, O
he O
began O
ducking O
out O
of O
his O
office O
rather O
than O
face O
the O
judge O
when O
he O
visited O
. O

When O
Mr. O
Green O
won O
a O
$ O
240,000 O
verdict O
in O
a O
land O
condemnation O
case O
against O
the O
state O
in O
June B-GPE
1983 O
, O
he O
says O
Judge O
O'Kicki O
unexpectedly O
awarded O
him O
an O
additional O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Mr. O
Green O
thought O
little O
of O
it O
, O
he O
told O
the O
grand O
jury O
, O
until O
the O
judge O
walked O
up O
to O
him O
after O
the O
courtroom O
had O
cleared O
and O
suggested O
a O
kickback O
. O

`` O
Do O
n't O
you O
think O
I O
ought O
to O
get O
a O
commission O
... O
or O
part O
of O
your O
fee O
in O
this O
case O
? O
'' O
Mr. O
Green O
said O
the O
judge O
asked O
him O
. O

Appalled O
, O
Mr. O
Green O
never O
paid O
the O
money O
, O
he O
testified O
. O

But O
he O
did O
n't O
complain O
to O
the O
state O
's O
Judicial O
Inquiry O
and O
Review O
Board O
, O
either O
, O
saying O
later O
that O
he O
feared O
retribution O
. O

Mr. O
O'Kicki O
said O
he O
will O
respond O
to O
Mr. O
Green O
's O
allegation O
at O
his O
trial O
. O

Like O
most O
of O
Cambria B-GPE
County I-GPE
's O
lawyers O
and O
residents O
who O
had O
dealings O
with O
the O
judge O
, O
Mr. O
Green O
declined O
to O
be O
interviewed O
for O
this O
article O
. O

And O
no O
one O
with O
a O
complaint O
about O
the O
judge O
would O
allow O
his O
name O
to O
be O
printed O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
anything O
much O
to O
say O
, O
and O
I O
think O
that O
's O
what O
you O
're O
going O
to O
find O
from O
everyone O
else O
you O
talk O
to O
up O
here O
, O
'' O
says O
local O
attorney O
Edward B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Peduzzi I-PERSON
. O

Says O
another O
lawyer O
: O
`` O
The O
practice O
of O
law O
is O
a O
matter O
of O
biting O
one O
's O
lip O
when O
you O
live O
in O
a O
small O
community O
. O

One O
had O
best O
not O
dance O
on O
top O
of O
a O
coffin O
until O
the O
lid O
is O
sealed O
tightly O
shut O
. O
'' O

The O
judge O
was O
considered O
imperious O
, O
abrasive O
and O
ambitious O
, O
those O
who O
practiced O
before O
him O
say O
. O

He O
sipped O
tea O
sweetened O
with O
honey O
from O
his O
high O
- O
backed O
leather O
chair O
at O
his O
bench O
, O
while O
scribbling O
notes O
ordering O
spectators O
to O
stop O
whispering O
or O
to O
take O
off O
their O
hats O
in O
his O
courtroom O
. O

Four O
years O
ago O
, O
he O
jailed O
all O
nine O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Cambria I-ORG
County I-ORG
School I-ORG
Board I-ORG
for O
several O
hours O
after O
they O
defied O
his O
order O
to O
extend O
the O
school O
year O
by O
several O
weeks O
to O
make O
up O
for O
time O
lost O
during O
a O
teachers O
' O
strike O
. O

Visitors O
in O
his O
chambers O
say O
he O
could O
cite O
precisely O
the O
years O
, O
months O
, O
weeks O
and O
days O
remaining O
until O
mandatory O
retirement O
would O
force O
aside O
the O
presiding O
president O
judge O
, O
giving O
Judge O
O'Kicki O
the O
seniority O
required O
to O
take O
over O
as O
the O
county O
's O
top O
court O
administrator O
. O

The O
judge O
, O
they O
say O
, O
was O
fiercely O
proud O
of O
his O
abilities O
and O
accomplishments O
. O

`` O
My O
name O
is O
judge O
, O
'' O
Judge O
O'Kicki O
told O
a O
car O
salesman O
in O
Ebensburg O
when O
he O
bought O
a O
new O
red O
Pontiac O
Sunbird B-PRODUCT
in O
October O
1984 O
, O
according O
to O
the O
grand O
- O
jury O
report O
. O

The O
dealership O
dutifully O
recorded O
the O
sale O
under O
the O
name O
`` O
Judge O
O'Kicki O
. O
'' O

Yet O
, O
despite O
the O
judge O
's O
imperial O
bearing O
, O
no O
one O
ever O
had O
reason O
to O
suspect O
possible O
wrongdoing O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Bognato I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Cambria B-GPE
County I-GPE
's O
150 O
- O
member O
bar O
association O
. O

`` O
The O
arrogance O
of O
a O
judge O
, O
his O
demeanor O
, O
the O
way O
he O
handles O
people O
are O
not O
a O
basis O
for O
filing O
a O
complaint O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Bognato O
. O

`` O
Until O
this O
came O
up O
and O
hit O
the O
press O
, O
there O
was O
never O
any O
indication O
that O
he O
was O
doing O
anything O
wrong O
. O
'' O

State O
investigators O
dispute O
that O
view O
now O
, O
particularly O
in O
light O
of O
the O
judge O
's O
various O
business O
dealings O
in O
Cambria B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

The O
judge O
came O
under O
scrutiny O
in O
late O
1987 O
, O
after O
the O
state O
attorney O
general O
's O
office O
launched O
an O
unrelated O
investigation O
into O
corruption O
in O
Cambria B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

The O
inquiry O
soon O
focused O
on O
the O
judge O
. O

Even O
his O
routine O
business O
transactions O
caused O
trouble O
, O
according O
to O
the O
grand O
jury O
report O
. O

When O
the O
judge O
bought O
his O
new O
Sunbird B-PRODUCT
from O
James B-ORG
E. I-ORG
Black I-ORG
Pontiac I-ORG
- I-ORG
Cadillac I-ORG
in O
Ebensburg B-GPE
five O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
dealership O
had O
`` O
certain O
apprehensions O
'' O
about O
the O
judge O
's O
reputation O
, O
according O
to O
the O
grand O
- O
jury O
report O
. O

The O
dealership O
took O
the O
extra O
step O
of O
having O
all O
the O
paper O
work O
for O
the O
transaction O
pre-approved O
by O
Ebensburg B-GPE
's O
local O
lender O
, O
Laurel B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

Then O
, O
as O
an O
additional O
precaution O
, O
the O
car O
dealership O
took O
the O
judge O
's O
photograph O
as O
he O
stood O
next O
to O
his O
new O
car O
with O
sales O
papers O
in O
hand O
-- O
proof O
that O
he O
had O
received O
the O
loan O
documents O
. O

But O
when O
the O
judge O
received O
his O
payment O
book O
, O
he O
disavowed O
the O
deal O
. O

`` O
There O
was O
no O
loan O
, O
there O
is O
no O
loan O
, O
there O
never O
shall O
be O
a O
loan O
, O
'' O
the O
judge O
wrote O
the O
bank O
on O
his O
judicial O
stationery O
, O
according O
to O
the O
report O
. O

Later O
, O
the O
judge O
went O
a O
step O
farther O
. O

After O
Laurel B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
tried O
to O
repossess O
the O
car O
, O
a O
vice O
president O
asked O
him O
to O
intervene O
in O
an O
unrelated O
legal O
dispute O
involving O
a O
trust O
account O
. O

The O
judge O
wrote O
again O
. O

`` O
I O
find O
myself O
in O
an O
adversary O
relationship O
with O
Laurel B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
and O
I O
am O
not O
inclined O
to O
extend O
myself O
as O
far O
as O
any O
favors O
are O
concerned O
, O
'' O
the O
judge O
wrote O
back O
in O
a O
letter O
attached O
to O
the O
grand O
jury O
's O
report O
. O

`` O
Perhaps O
if O
my O
personal O
matters O
can O
be O
resolved O
with O
Laurel B-GPE
bank O
in O
the O
near O
future O
, O
I O
may O
be O
inclined O
to O
reconsider O
your O
request O
... O
. O
'' O

The O
judge O
now O
says O
it O
was O
`` O
unfortunate O
'' O
that O
he O
chose O
to O
write O
the O
letter O
but O
says O
`` O
there O
was O
certainly O
no O
intent O
to O
extort O
there O
. O
'' O

The O
bank O
acquiesced O
. O

It O
refinanced O
the O
judge O
's O
loan O
, O
lowered O
its O
interest O
rate O
and O
accepted O
a O
trade O
- O
in O
that O
had O
n't O
originally O
been O
part O
of O
the O
deal O
-- O
a O
beat O
up O
1981 O
Chevy O
Citation O
the O
dealer O
had O
to O
repair O
before O
it O
could O
be O
resold O
. O

The O
incident O
was O
n't O
the O
only O
time O
the O
judge O
got O
special O
treatment O
from O
his O
local O
bank O
. O

Two O
years O
later O
, O
he O
wrote O
to O
complain O
that O
the O
interest O
he O
was O
paying O
on O
an O
unsecured O
$ O
10,000 O
loan O
was O
`` O
absolutely O
onerous O
. O
'' O

Paul B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Kane I-PERSON
, O
Laurel B-GPE
's O
president O
at O
the O
time O
, O
quickly O
responded O
. O

The O
bank O
, O
he O
wrote O
back O
, O
was O
`` O
immediately O
'' O
lowering O
the O
rate O
by O
3.5 O
% O
, O
`` O
as O
a O
concession O
to O
you O
. O
'' O

The O
judge O
says O
he O
ca O
n't O
discuss O
in O
detail O
how O
he O
will O
defend O
himself O
at O
his O
trial O
, O
although O
he O
contends O
that O
if O
he O
were O
as O
corrupt O
as O
state O
prosecutors O
believe O
, O
he O
would O
be O
far O
wealthier O
than O
he O
is O
. O

His O
seven O
- O
bedroom O
cedar O
and O
brick O
house O
outside O
of O
Johnstown B-GPE
is O
up O
for O
sale O
to O
pay O
for O
his O
lawyers O
. O

The O
judge O
says O
he O
is O
confident O
he O
will O
return O
to O
his O
old O
bench O
. O

Already O
, O
he O
notes O
, O
the O
76 O
charges O
originally O
filed O
against O
him O
have O
been O
trimmed O
to O
27 O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
allegations O
no O
longer O
pending O
were O
ethics O
charges O
withdrawn O
by O
state O
prosecutors O
as O
part O
of O
a O
pre-trial O
agreement O
. O

The O
heart O
of O
the O
case O
-- O
`` O
official O
oppression O
'' O
-- O
remains O
intact O
. O

`` O
If O
I O
lose O
, O
I O
lose O
my O
position O
, O
my O
career O
, O
my O
pension O
, O
my O
home O
and O
my O
investments O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
judge O
. O

`` O
My O
God O
and O
I O
know O
I O
am O
correct O
and O
innocent O
. O

Rolls B-ORG
- I-ORG
Royce I-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Cars I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
sales O
to O
remain O
steady O
at O
about O
1,200 O
cars O
in O
1990 O
. O

The O
luxury O
auto O
maker O
last O
year O
sold O
1,214 O
cars O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE

Howard B-PERSON
Mosher I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
said O
he O
anticipates O
growth O
for O
the O
luxury O
auto O
maker O
in O
Britain B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
, O
and O
in O
Far O
Eastern O
markets O
. O

Alltel B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
acquire O
the O
55 O
% O
of O
Pond O
Branch O
Telephone O
Company O
Inc. O
's O
cellular O
franchise O
that O
it O
does O
n't O
own O
already O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Alltel B-ORG
holds O
45 O
% O
of O
the O
franchise O
, O
which O
has O
operations O
in O
Aiken B-GPE
, O
S.C. B-GPE
, O
and O
Augusta B-GPE
, O
Ga B-GPE
. O

Alltel B-ORG
, O
which O
provides O
local O
telephone O
service O
in O
25 O
states O
, O
said O
it O
exercised O
its O
right O
of O
first O
refusal O
following O
an O
offer O
from O
an O
undisclosed O
third O
party O
to O
acquire O
the O
majority O
position O
in O
the O
franchise O
. O

Another O
fight O
is O
brewing O
between O
Congress B-ORG
and O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
over O
how O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
bailout O
without O
adding O
to O
the O
federal O
budget O
deficit O
. O

In O
a O
hearing O
before O
the O
House O
Ways O
and O
Means O
Committee O
, O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Office I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Congressional I-ORG
Budget I-ORG
Office I-ORG
, O
which O
both O
are O
arms O
of O
Congress B-ORG
, O
advised O
the O
new O
S&L O
bailout O
agency O
to O
abandon O
plans O
to O
raise O
temporary O
working O
capital O
through O
debt O
issued O
from O
an O
agency O
that O
would O
n't O
be O
counted O
on O
the O
federal O
budget O
. O

Officials O
of O
the B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
have O
said O
privately O
that O
such O
a O
plan O
was O
the O
most O
likely O
alternative O
to O
raise O
short O
- O
term O
cash O
for O
the O
bailout O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
GAO O
and O
the B-ORG
Congressional I-ORG
Budget I-ORG
Office I-ORG
said O
, O
the O
RTC O
should O
consider O
using O
Treasury B-ORG
debt O
, O
which O
is O
less O
expensive O
and O
subject O
to O
oversight O
by O
Congress B-ORG
. O

The O
spending O
could O
be O
exempted O
from O
meeting O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
targets O
in O
the O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
budget O
law O
. O

The O
RTC O
has O
projected O
that O
it O
will O
require O
between O
$ O
50 O
billion O
to O
$ O
100 O
billion O
in O
temporary O
working O
capital O
. O

The O
borrowing O
to O
raise O
these O
funds O
would O
be O
paid O
off O
as O
assets O
of O
sick O
thrifts O
are O
sold O
. O

The O
new O
S&L O
law O
allows O
the O
RTC O
to O
issue O
notes O
for O
as O
much O
as O
85 O
% O
of O
the O
value O
of O
the O
assets O
it O
holds O
. O

But O
higher O
interest O
rates O
paid O
on O
off O
- O
budget O
debt O
could O
add O
billions O
to O
the O
bailout O
costs O
, O
and O
would O
n't O
be O
subject O
to O
congressional O
scrutiny O
, O
Ways O
and O
Means O
members O
argued O
. O

`` O
To O
allow O
this O
massive O
level O
of O
unfettered O
federal O
borrowing O
without O
prior O
congressional O
approval O
would O
be O
irresponsible O
, O
'' O
said O
Rep. O
Fortney O
Stark O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
who O
has O
introduced O
a O
bill O
to O
limit O
the O
RTC O
's O
authority O
to O
issue O
debt O
. O

The O
RTC O
will O
have O
to O
sell O
or O
merge O
hundreds O
of O
insolvent O
thrifts O
over O
the O
next O
three O
years O
. O

The O
new O
S&L O
bailout O
law O
allows O
$ O
50 O
billion O
to O
be O
spent O
to O
sell O
or O
merge O
sick O
S&Ls O
and O
their O
assets O
, O
but O
that O
is O
a O
net O
cost O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
the O
agency O
must O
raise O
cash O
to O
maintain O
assets O
, O
such O
as O
real O
estate O
, O
until O
they O
can O
be O
sold O
. O

Then O
the O
short O
- O
term O
debt O
is O
paid O
off O
through O
the O
proceeds O
of O
selling O
the O
assets O
. O

David B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
, O
assistant O
secretary O
of O
the O
Treasury O
, O
said O
that O
the O
working O
capital O
is O
necessary O
to O
reduce O
the O
final O
costs O
of O
the O
bailout O
, O
by O
allowing O
the O
agency O
to O
sell O
savings O
and O
loans O
without O
their O
bad O
assets O
, O
then O
hold O
the O
assets O
until O
they O
can O
be O
sold O
under O
favorable O
conditions O
. O

He O
said O
it O
has O
n't O
yet O
been O
determined O
how O
the O
RTC O
will O
raise O
the O
cash O
, O
but O
the O
administration O
does O
n't O
want O
it O
to O
be O
included O
on O
the O
federal O
budget O
, O
because O
it O
would O
`` O
distort O
'' O
the O
budget O
process O
by O
requiring O
either O
exemptions O
from O
Gramm B-LAW
- I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW
or O
big O
increases O
in O
the O
budget O
deficit O
. O

But O
the O
worst O
possibility O
would O
be O
raising O
no O
working O
capital O
, O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
If O
working O
capital O
financing O
is O
not O
provided O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
the O
RTC O
may O
have O
to O
slow O
-LCB- O
S&L O
sales O
-RCB- O
or O
dump O
acquired O
assets O
through O
fire O
sales O
. O

Tuesday O
, O
October O
31 O
, O
1989 O

The O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
annual O
interest O
rates O
below O
are O
a O
guide O
to O
general O
levels O
but O
do O
n't O
always O
represent O
actual O
transactions O
. O

PRIME O
RATE O
: O
10 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

The O
base O
rate O
on O
corporate O
loans O
at O
large O
U.S. B-GPE
money O
center O
commercial O
banks O
. O

FEDERAL O
FUNDS O
: O
9 O
% O
high O
, O
8 O
13/16 O
% O
low O
, O
8 O
7/8 O
% O
near O
closing O
bid O
, O
8 O
15/16 O
% O
offered O
. O

Reserves O
traded O
among O
commercial O
banks O
for O
overnight O
use O
in O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Source O
: O
Fulton O
Prebon O
-LRB- O
U.S.A B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Inc O
. O

DISCOUNT O
RATE O
: O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
depository O
institutions O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

CALL O
MONEY O
: O
9 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
brokers O
on O
stock O
exchange O
collateral O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
placed O
directly O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
: O
8.55 O
% O
30 O
to O
44 O
days O
; O
8.25 O
% O
45 O
to O
59 O
days O
; O
8.40 O
% O
60 O
to O
89 O
days O
; O
8 O
% O
90 O
to O
119 O
days O
; O
7.90 O
% O
120 O
to O
149 O
days O
; O
7.80 O
% O
150 O
to O
179 O
days O
; O
7.55 O
% O
180 O
to O
270 O
days O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
: O
High O
- O
grade O
unsecured O
notes O
sold O
through O
dealers O
by O
major O
corporations O
in O
multiples O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
: O
8.62 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.55 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.45 O
% O
90 O
days O
. O

CERTIFICATES O
OF O
DEPOSIT O
: O
8.09 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.04 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8.03 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
7.96 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
7.92 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

Average O
of O
top O
rates O
paid O
by O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
banks O
on O
primary O
new O
issues O
of O
negotiable O
C.D.s O
, O
usually O
on O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
and O
more O
. O

The O
minimum O
unit O
is O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Typical O
rates O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
: O
8.53 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.50 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8.30 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

BANKERS O
ACCEPTANCES O
: O
8.49 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.44 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.27 O
% O
90 O
days O
; O
8.12 O
% O
120 O
days O
; O
8.05 O
% O
150 O
days O
; O
7.98 O
% O
180 O
days O
. O

Negotiable O
, O
bank O
- O
backed O
business O
credit O
instruments O
typically O
financing O
an O
import O
order O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
LATE O
EURODOLLARS O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
four O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
to O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
five O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/16 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
INTERBANK O
OFFERED O
RATES O
-LRB- O
LIBOR O
-RRB- O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

The O
average O
of O
interbank O
offered O
rates O
for O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
based O
on O
quotations O
at O
five O
major O
banks O
. O

FOREIGN O
PRIME O
RATES O
: O
Canada B-GPE
13.50 O
% O
; O
Germany B-GPE
9 O
% O
; O
Japan B-GPE
4.875 O
% O
; O
Switzerland B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Britain B-GPE
15 O
% O
. O

These O
rate O
indications O
are O
n't O
directly O
comparable O
; O
lending O
practices O
vary O
widely O
by O
location O
. O

TREASURY O
BILLS O
: O
Results O
of O
the O
Monday O
, O
October O
30 O
, O
1989 O
, O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bills O
, O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
from O
face O
value O
in O
units O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
: O
7.78 O
% O
13 O
weeks O
; O
7.62 O
% O
26 O
weeks O
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
HOME I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
CORP I-ORG
. O
-LRB- O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
. O

9.78 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
7.875 O
% O
, O
2 O
% O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG
-LRB- O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
-LRB- O
priced O
at O
par O
-RRB- O
9.75 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
8.75 O
% O
, O
6/2 O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

MERRILL O
LYNCH O
READY O
ASSETS O
TRUST O
: O
8.63 O
% O
. O

Annualized O
average O
rate O
of O
return O
after O
expenses O
for O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
; O
not O
a O
forecast O
of O
future O
returns O
. O

The O
amendment O
, O
offered O
by O
Rep. O
Douglas O
Bosco O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
was O
approved O
283 O
- O
132 O
during O
debate O
on O
a O
bill O
designed O
to O
strengthen O
the B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
authority O
in O
dealing O
with O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
of O
airlines O
. O

The O
bill O
would O
require O
the O
agency O
to O
block O
the O
acquisition O
of O
15 O
% O
or O
more O
of O
an O
airline O
's O
stock O
if O
the O
purchase O
threatened O
safety O
, O
reduced O
the O
carrier O
's O
ability O
to O
compete O
, O
or O
put O
the O
airline O
under O
foreign O
control O
. O

Debate O
on O
the O
legislation O
, O
which O
faces O
a O
veto O
threat O
from O
President O
Bush O
, O
is O
to O
continue O
today O
. O

The O
amendment O
would O
require O
the O
department O
to O
block O
the O
purchase O
of O
a O
major O
airline O
by O
anyone O
who O
has O
run O
two O
or O
more O
carriers O
that O
have O
filed O
for O
protection O
from O
creditors O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
of O
the B-LAW
Bankruptcy I-LAW
Code I-LAW
. O

In O
1983 O
, O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
's O
Continental B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
filed O
for O
bankruptcy O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
's O
Eastern B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
filed O
for O
bankruptcy O
. O

`` O
This O
ought O
to O
be O
subtitled O
the O
` O
Do O
n't O
let O
Frank B-PERSON
Lorenzo I-PERSON
take O
over O
another O
airline O
' O
amendment O
, O
'' O
said O
Rep. O
James O
Oberstar O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Minn. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
House O
aviation O
subcommittee O
, O
who O
argued O
that O
the O
provision O
was O
unnecessary O
because O
the O
bill O
already O
would O
give O
the O
department O
ample O
power O
to O
block O
undesirable O
deals O
. O

Some O
U.S. B-GPE
allies O
are O
complaining O
that O
President O
Bush O
is O
pushing O
conventional O
- O
arms O
talks O
too O
quickly O
, O
creating O
a O
risk O
that O
negotiators O
will O
make O
errors O
that O
could O
affect O
the O
security O
of O
Western B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
for O
years O
. O

Concerns O
about O
the O
pace O
of O
the O
Vienna B-GPE
talks O
-- O
which O
are O
aimed O
at O
the O
destruction O
of O
some O
100,000 O
weapons O
, O
as O
well O
as O
major O
reductions O
and O
realignments O
of O
troops O
in O
central O
Europe B-GPE
-- O
also O
are O
being O
registered O
at O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
has O
called O
for O
an O
agreement O
by O
next O
September O
at O
the O
latest O
. O

But O
some O
American B-NORP
defense O
officials O
believe O
the B-ORG
North I-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG
Treaty I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
should O
take O
more O
time O
to O
examine O
the O
long O
- O
term O
implications O
of O
the O
options O
being O
considered O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
Pentagon B-ORG
officials O
, O
who O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
identified O
, O
worry O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
will O
have O
a O
much O
tougher O
time O
persuading O
Europeans B-NORP
to O
keep O
some O
short O
- O
range O
nuclear O
weapons O
on O
their O
soil O
once O
Soviet B-NORP
armored O
forces O
are O
thinned O
out O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
they O
contend O
that O
a O
reduction O
of O
NATO B-ORG
forces O
under O
a O
treaty O
will O
increase O
the O
possibility O
of O
a O
conventional O
Soviet B-NORP
attack O
unless O
the O
West O
retains O
a O
residual O
force O
of O
nuclear O
weapons O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Allies O
concerned O
about O
the O
deadline O
include O
the O
British B-NORP
, O
French O
and O
smaller O
NATO B-ORG
allies O
, O
some O
of O
whom O
do O
n't O
have O
adequate O
staffs O
to O
provide O
quick O
answers O
to O
the O
questions O
being O
raised O
by O
what O
generally O
are O
considered O
the O
most O
complex O
arms O
- O
control O
talks O
ever O
attempted O
. O

So O
far O
, O
no O
ally O
has O
complained O
openly O
, O
preserving O
the O
impression O
that O
NATO B-ORG
is O
in O
line O
with O
the O
Bush B-GPE
position O
that O
a O
quick O
agreement O
bringing O
Soviet B-NORP
conventional O
forces O
down O
to O
parity O
with O
NATO B-ORG
is O
the O
West O
's O
top O
bargaining O
priority O
. O

But O
even O
though O
NATO B-ORG
negotiators O
have O
only O
10 O
months O
left O
under O
the O
Bush B-GPE
timetable O
, O
they O
are O
still O
wrestling O
over O
such O
seemingly O
fundamental O
questions O
as O
`` O
What O
is O
a O
tank O
? O
'' O

Five O
of O
the O
six O
categories O
of O
weapons O
under O
negotiation O
have O
n't O
even O
been O
defined O
. O

Tanks O
currently O
are O
defined O
as O
armored O
vehicles O
weighing O
25 O
tons O
or O
more O
that O
carry O
large O
guns O
. O

The O
Soviets B-NORP
complicated O
the O
issue O
by O
offering O
to O
include O
light O
tanks O
, O
which O
are O
as O
light O
as O
10 O
tons O
. O

Oleg O
A. O
Grinevsky O
, O
the O
chief O
Soviet B-NORP
negotiator O
in O
the O
conventional O
- O
arms O
talks O
, O
argued O
that O
this O
would O
mean O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
would O
have O
to O
destroy O
some O
1,800 O
tanks O
, O
while O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
would O
lose O
none O
because O
it O
has O
no O
light O
tanks O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

But O
the O
issue O
is O
stickier O
than O
it O
seems O
. O

France B-GPE
, O
Britain B-GPE
and O
Italy B-GPE
all O
have O
light O
tanks O
they O
would O
like O
to O
keep O
out O
of O
the O
talks O
. O

And O
some O
U.S. B-ORG
Army I-ORG
analysts O
worry O
that O
the O
proposed O
Soviet B-NORP
redefinition O
is O
aimed O
at O
blocking O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
from O
developing O
lighter O
, O
more O
transportable O
, O
high O
- O
technology O
tanks O
. O

Defining O
combat O
aircraft O
is O
even O
tougher O
. O

The O
Soviets B-NORP
insisted O
that O
aircraft O
be O
brought O
into O
the O
talks O
, O
then O
argued O
for O
exempting O
some O
4,000 O
Russian B-NORP
planes O
because O
they O
are O
`` O
solely O
defensive O
. O
'' O

NATO B-ORG
has O
n't O
budged O
from O
its O
insistence O
that O
any O
gun O
- O
carrying O
plane O
has O
offensive O
capability O
. O

The O
dispute O
over O
that O
issue O
, O
according O
to O
one O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
, O
is O
a O
`` O
potential O
treaty O
stopper O
, O
'' O
and O
only O
President O
Bush O
and O
Soviet O
leader O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
may O
be O
able O
to O
resolve O
it O
. O

Accounting O
problems O
raise O
more O
knotty O
issues O
. O

Greece B-GPE
and O
Turkey B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
are O
suspected O
of O
overstating O
their O
arsenals O
in O
hopes O
that O
they O
can O
emerge O
from O
the O
arms O
- O
reduction O
treaty O
with O
large O
remaining O
forces O
to O
deter O
each O
other O
. O

Other O
nations O
are O
n't O
sure O
how O
many O
weapons O
they O
have O
in O
their O
own O
arsenals O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
just O
going O
to O
be O
sloppy O
, O
both O
on O
our O
side O
and O
theirs O
-LCB- O
the B-LAW
Warsaw I-LAW
Pact I-LAW
's O
-RCB- O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
NATO B-ORG
analyst O
. O

So O
far O
, O
neither O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
nor O
arms O
- O
control O
experts O
in O
Congress B-ORG
seem O
moved O
by O
arguments O
that O
these O
problems O
may O
take O
more O
time O
to O
thrash O
out O
than O
President O
Bush O
has O
allowed O
. O

They O
argue O
that O
the O
bigger O
danger O
would O
be O
that O
the O
West O
would O
delay O
action O
so O
long O
that O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
might O
back O
away O
from O
the O
current O
conciliatory O
attitude O
. O

`` O
So O
what O
if O
you O
miss O
50 O
tanks O
somewhere O
? O
'' O
asks O
Rep. O
Norman O
Dicks O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Wash. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
a O
member O
of O
the O
House O
group O
that O
visited O
the O
talks O
in O
Vienna B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
bottom O
line O
is O
that O
if O
we O
can O
get O
that O
-LCB- O
Warsaw B-ORG
Pact I-ORG
-RCB- O
superiority O
brought O
down O
to O
parity O
, O
we O
ought O
to O
keep O
pressing O
ahead O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
. O

I O
worry O
more O
about O
things O
becoming O
so O
unraveled O
on O
the O
other O
side O
that O
they O
might O
become O
unable O
to O
negotiate O
. O

Japan B-GPE
has O
found O
another O
safe O
outlet O
for O
its O
money O
: O
U.S. B-GPE
home O
mortgages O
. O

An O
increasing O
number O
of O
big O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
are O
buying O
up O
U.S. B-GPE
home O
mortgages O
that O
have O
been O
pooled O
and O
packaged O
for O
sale O
as O
interest O
- O
bearing O
instruments O
known O
as O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
securities O
. O

As O
much O
as O
10 O
% O
of O
new O
U.S. B-GPE
mortgage O
securities O
issued O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
or O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
, O
and O
Federal B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
or O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
, O
now O
flow O
into O
Japanese B-NORP
hands O
. O

That O
may O
not O
come O
as O
a O
surprise O
to O
Americans O
who O
have O
watched O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
snap O
up O
properties O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
from O
golf O
courses O
to O
a O
stake O
in O
Rockefeller B-FAC
Center I-FAC
. O

But O
it O
marks O
a O
big O
change O
for O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
, O
who O
shunned O
mortgage O
securities O
after O
getting O
burned O
by O
a O
big O
downturn O
in O
interest O
rates O
a O
few O
years O
back O
. O

`` O
You O
ca O
n't O
say O
it O
's O
a O
`` O
tsunami O
'' O
-LRB- O
tidal O
wave O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
we O
're O
making O
some O
headway O
, O
'' O
says O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
's O
chairman O
, O
David B-PERSON
O. I-PERSON
Maxwell I-PERSON
, O
who O
visits O
Tokyo B-GPE
at O
least O
once O
a O
year O
to O
explain O
and O
drum O
up O
investor O
interest O
in O
mortgage O
securities O
. O

`` O
Interest O
is O
a O
great O
deal O
higher O
than O
it O
was O
a O
year O
ago O
. O
'' O

The O
steady O
growth O
of O
the O
mortgage O
securities O
market O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
even O
triggered O
talk O
of O
building O
up O
a O
similar O
market O
here O
. O

Evidence O
of O
the O
growing O
Japanese B-NORP
demand O
for O
mortgage O
securities O
abounds O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Blackstone B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
investment O
bank O
, O
had O
no O
trouble O
selling O
out O
a O
special O
$ O
570 O
million O
mortgage O
- O
securities O
trust O
it O
created O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
. O

Industrial B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
, O
which O
claims O
to O
be O
the O
biggest O
Japanese B-NORP
buyer O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
mortgage O
securities O
, O
says O
it O
will O
more O
than O
double O
its O
purchases O
this O
year O
, O
to O
an O
amount O
one O
official O
puts O
at O
several O
billion O
dollars O
. O

And O
a O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
seminar O
this O
week O
promises O
to O
draw O
hundreds O
of O
prospective O
investors O
, O
who O
can O
be O
expected O
to O
channel O
tens O
of O
billions O
of O
dollars O
into O
the O
market O
in O
the O
next O
few O
years O
. O

`` O
Last O
year O
, O
there O
were O
only O
several O
big O
investors O
who O
were O
interested O
, O
'' O
says O
Kinji B-PERSON
Kato I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
at O
the O
international O
arm O
of O
Nomura B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

`` O
This O
year O
, O
some O
investors O
are O
changing O
their O
policies O
and O
investing O
a O
lot O
. O
'' O

Ultimately O
, O
he O
says O
, O
strong O
demand O
could O
help O
to O
drive O
down O
interest O
rates O
on O
mortgage O
securities O
. O

At O
the O
moment O
, O
Nomura B-ORG
is O
the O
only O
Japanese B-NORP
institution O
authorized O
to O
act O
as O
a O
primary O
seller O
of O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
instruments O
. O

But O
other O
Japanese B-NORP
institutions O
say O
privately O
that O
they O
are O
considering O
asking O
to O
join O
the O
59 O
- O
dealer O
selling O
group O
. O

These O
securities O
are O
attractive O
to O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
for O
three O
reasons O
. O

First O
, O
they O
are O
safe O
. O

While O
they O
are O
n't O
backed O
by O
the O
full O
faith O
and O
credit O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
, O
as O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
are O
, O
it O
is O
widely O
assumed O
that O
the O
government O
would O
support O
them O
if O
necessary O
. O

-LRB- O
U.S. B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
bonds O
are O
still O
the O
dollar O
- O
denominated O
investment O
of O
choice O
for O
long O
- O
term O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
-RRB- O
. O

Second O
, O
they O
are O
liquid O
. O

The O
secondary O
market O
in O
federally O
backed O
mortgage O
securities O
now O
exceeds O
$ O
900 O
billion O
, O
or O
nearly O
half O
of O
the O
$ O
2.2 O
trillion O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
residential O
mortgages O
issued O
. O

Third O
, O
they O
offer O
high O
yields O
. O

At O
the O
moment O
, O
some O
offer O
as O
much O
as O
1.6 O
to O
1.8 O
percentage O
points O
over O
Treasury B-ORG
securities O
of O
similar O
maturities O
. O

But O
there O
is O
a O
risk O
, O
which O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
discovered O
when O
they O
first O
dipped O
their O
toes O
into O
the O
market O
nearly O
five O
years O
ago O
. O

Since O
most O
mortgages O
can O
be O
prepaid O
or O
refinanced O
at O
any O
time O
, O
issuers O
of O
mortgage O
securities O
retain O
the O
right O
to O
buy O
back O
their O
bonds O
before O
maturity O
. O

That O
's O
a O
headache O
for O
long O
- O
term O
investors O
, O
since O
it O
forces O
them O
to O
reinvest O
their O
money O
-- O
usually O
at O
lower O
rates O
than O
the O
original O
mortgage O
securities O
carried O
. O

`` O
Two O
or O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
problem O
was O
that O
people O
did O
n't O
understand O
the O
prepayment O
risk O
, O
'' O
says O
Nomura O
's O
Mr. O
Kato O
. O

`` O
So O
they O
were O
surprised O
and O
very O
disappointed O
by O
prepayment O
. O
'' O

Compounding O
the O
trouble O
to O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
, O
mortgage O
securities O
pay O
interest O
monthly O
, O
since O
most O
mortgages O
require O
homeowners O
to O
make O
monthly O
payments O
. O

But O
Japanese B-NORP
institutional O
investors O
are O
used O
to O
quarterly O
or O
semiannual O
payments O
on O
their O
investments O
, O
so O
the O
monthly O
cash O
flow O
posed O
administrative O
problems O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
steered O
clear O
of O
the O
mortgage O
securities O
. O

But O
they O
did O
n't O
lose O
touch O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
issuers O
. O

Since O
1985 O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
have O
bought O
nearly O
80 O
% O
of O
$ O
10 O
billion O
in O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
corporate O
debt O
issued O
to O
foreigners O
, O
money O
that O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
uses O
to O
buy O
mortgages O
from O
U.S. B-GPE
banks O
. O

And O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
took O
up O
nearly O
all O
of O
two O
$ O
200 O
million O
Real O
Estate O
Mortgage O
Investment O
Conduits O
, O
a O
kind O
of O
collateralized O
mortgage O
obligation O
, O
that O
were O
offered O
to O
foreigners O
this O
year O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
further O
packaging O
of O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
securities O
, O
such O
as O
Blackstone B-ORG
's O
fund O
, O
have O
reduced O
the O
effects O
of O
prepayment O
risk O
and O
automatically O
reinvest O
monthly O
payments O
so O
institutions O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
. O

Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
for O
years O
has O
offered O
a O
so O
- O
called O
participation O
certificate O
that O
guarantees O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
prepaid O
for O
a O
set O
number O
of O
years O
and O
offers O
semiannual O
payments O
. O

New B-ORG
Brunswick I-ORG
Scientific I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
biotechnology O
instrumentation O
and O
equipment O
, O
said O
it O
adopted O
an O
anti-takeover O
plan O
giving O
shareholders O
the O
right O
to O
purchase O
shares O
at O
half O
price O
under O
certain O
conditions O
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
plan O
, O
under O
review O
for O
some O
time O
, O
will O
protect O
shareholders O
against O
`` O
abusive O
takeover O
tactics O
. O

EG&G B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
acquired O
Laboratorium B-ORG
Prof. I-ORG
Dr. I-ORG
Berthold I-ORG
, O
a O
German B-NORP
maker O
of O
scientific O
instruments O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
Wellesley B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
scientific O
instruments O
and O
electronic O
parts O
said O
Berthold B-ORG
expects O
1989 O
sales O
of O
more O
than O
100 O
million O
Deutsche O
marks O
-LRB- O
$ O
54.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
and O
employs O
about O
400 O
people O
. O

Berthold B-ORG
is O
based O
in O
Wildbad B-GPE
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
and O
also O
has O
operations O
in O
Belgium B-GPE
. O

John B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Kucharski I-PERSON
, O
EG&G B-ORG
's O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
, O
said O
the O
acquisition O
`` O
will O
extend O
EG&G B-ORG
's O
core O
technologies O
, O
strengthen O
its O
position O
in O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Community I-ORG
and O
assure O
a O
strength O
and O
presence O
in O
the O
Eastern O
European B-NORP
market O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
it O
especially O
will O
strengthen O
the O
company O
's O
efforts O
in O
the O
rapidly O
growing O
field O
of O
bio-analytical O
instrumentation O
, O
and O
in O
applied O
nuclear O
physics O
. O

Separately O
, O
EG&G B-ORG
said O
it O
sold O
most O
of O
its O
Mason B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
subsidiary O
to O
Transgenic B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
closely O
held O
biotechnology O
company O
based O
in O
Worcester B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

The O
sale O
, O
for O
$ O
7 O
million O
in O
cash O
and O
securities O
, O
will O
leave O
EG&G B-ORG
with O
a O
12 O
% O
stake O
in O
Transgenic B-ORG
, O
executives O
said O
. O

Mason B-ORG
is O
the O
largest O
toxicology O
lab O
in O
New B-LOC
England I-LOC
, O
with O
annual O
revenue O
of O
$ O
8 O
million O
and O
140 O
employees O
. O

Mason B-ORG
serves O
commercial O
and O
government O
customers O
, O
including O
the O
National O
Institutes O
of O
Health B-ORG
. O

The O
combined O
companies O
will O
become O
profitable O
by O
January O
1990 O
, O
said O
James B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Sherblom I-PERSON
, O
Transgenic B-ORG
's O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

J.C. B-ORG
PENNEY I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
issued O
$ O
350 O
million O
of O
securities O
backed O
by O
credit O
- O
card O
receivables O
. O

The O
offering O
was O
priced O
with O
an O
8.95 O
% O
coupon O
rate O
at O
99.1875 O
% O
to O
yield O
9.19 O
% O
. O

The O
retailer O
said O
the O
securities O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
rated O
triple O
- O
A O
by O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp. O
and O
Aaa O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc O
. O

They O
pay O
interest O
only O
for O
115 O
months O
, O
with O
principal O
payments O
beginning O
thereafter O
. O

The O
expected O
average O
life O
of O
the O
certificates O
is O
10 O
years O
, O
with O
the O
final O
scheduled O
payment O
in O
October O
, O
2001 O
. O

First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
sole O
underwriter O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
transaction O
, O
J.C. B-ORG
Penney I-ORG
will O
sell O
a O
portion O
of O
its O
credit O
- O
card O
receivables O
to O
its O
JCP B-ORG
Receivables I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
, O
which O
will O
then O
transfer O
them O
to O
a O
master O
trust O
. O

The O
trust O
will O
issue O
the O
certificates O
. O

Credit O
support O
will O
be O
provided O
by O
a O
letter O
of O
credit O
facility O
from O
Credit B-ORG
Suisse I-ORG
in O
favor O
of O
the O
trustee O
, O
Fuji O
Bank O
& O
Trust O
Co. O
, O
for O
the O
benefit O
of O
the O
certificate O
holders O
. O

J.C. B-ORG
Penney I-ORG
will O
continue O
to O
service O
the O
receivables O
. O

AMERICAN B-ORG
BRANDS I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Old B-GPE
Greenwich I-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
increased O
its O
quarterly O
11 O
% O
to O
68 O
cents O
a O
share O
from O
61 O
cents O
, O
payable O
Dec. O
1 O
to O
stock O
of O
record O
Nov. O
10 O
. O

The O
increase O
follows O
the O
company O
's O
report O
of O
strong O
earnings O
for O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
and O
reflects O
what O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
called O
its O
`` O
tradition O
of O
sharing O
earnings O
growth O
'' O
with O
shareholders O
. O

American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
is O
a O
consumer O
products O
company O
with O
core O
businesses O
in O
tobacco O
, O
distilled O
spirits O
and O
life O
insurance O
. O

As O
of O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
had O
95.2 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

A O
seat O
on O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
was O
sold O
for O
$ O
410,000 O
, O
down O
$ O
6,000 O
from O
the O
previous O
sale O
Oct O
. O

Seats O
currently O
are O
quoted O
at O
$ O
400,000 O
bid O
, O
$ O
425,000 O
asked O
. O

The O
record O
price O
for O
a O
full O
membership O
on O
the O
exchange O
is O
$ O
550,000 O
, O
set O
March O
9 O
. O

Solo O
woodwind O
players O
have O
to O
be O
creative O
if O
they O
want O
to O
work O
a O
lot O
, O
because O
their O
repertoire O
and O
audience O
appeal O
are O
limited O
. O

The O
oboist O
Heinz B-PERSON
Holliger I-PERSON
has O
taken O
a O
hard O
line O
about O
the O
problem O
: O
He O
commissions O
and O
splendidly O
interprets O
fearsome O
contemporary O
scores O
and O
does O
some O
conducting O
, O
so O
he O
does O
n't O
have O
to O
play O
the O
same O
Mozart B-PERSON
and O
Strauss B-PERSON
concertos O
over O
and O
over O
again O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Stoltzman I-PERSON
has O
taken O
a O
gentler O
, O
more O
audience O
- O
friendly O
approach O
. O

Years O
ago O
, O
he O
collaborated O
with O
the O
new O
music O
gurus O
Peter B-PERSON
Serkin I-PERSON
and O
Fred B-PERSON
Sherry I-PERSON
in O
the O
very O
countercultural O
chamber O
group O
Tashi B-ORG
, O
which O
won O
audiences O
over O
to O
dreaded O
contemporary O
scores O
like O
Messiaen B-PERSON
's O
`` O
Quartet B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
End I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Time I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Today O
, O
the O
pixie O
- O
like O
clarinetist O
has O
mostly O
dropped O
the O
missionary O
work O
-LRB- O
though O
a O
touch O
of O
the O
old O
Tashi B-ORG
still O
survives O
-RRB- O
and O
now O
goes O
on O
the O
road O
with O
piano O
, O
bass O
, O
a O
slide O
show O
, O
and O
a O
repertoire O
that O
ranges O
from O
light O
classical O
to O
light O
jazz O
to O
light O
pop O
, O
with O
a O
few O
notable O
exceptions O
. O

Just O
the O
thing O
for O
the O
Vivaldi B-PERSON
- O
at O
- O
brunch O
set O
, O
the O
yuppie O
audience O
that O
has O
embraced O
New O
Age O
as O
its O
very O
own O
easy O
listening O
. O

But O
you O
ca O
n't O
dismiss O
Mr. O
Stoltzman O
's O
music O
or O
his O
motives O
as O
merely O
commercial O
and O
lightweight O
. O

He O
believes O
in O
what O
he O
plays O
, O
and O
he O
plays O
superbly O
. O

His O
recent O
appearance O
at O
the B-ORG
Metropolitan I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
, O
dubbed O
`` O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Musical I-WORK_OF_ART
Odyssey I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
was O
a O
case O
in O
point O
. O

It O
felt O
more O
like O
a O
party O
, O
or O
a O
highly O
polished O
jam O
session O
with O
a O
few O
friends O
, O
than O
a O
classical O
concert O
. O

Clad O
in O
his O
trademark O
black O
velvet O
suit O
, O
the O
soft O
- O
spoken O
clarinetist O
announced O
that O
his O
new O
album O
, O
`` O
Inner B-WORK_OF_ART
Voices I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
had O
just O
been O
released O
, O
that O
his O
family O
was O
in O
the O
front O
row O
, O
and O
that O
it O
was O
his O
mother O
's O
birthday O
, O
so O
he O
was O
going O
to O
play O
her O
favorite O
tune O
from O
the O
record O
. O

He O
launched O
into O
Saint O
- O
Saens O
's O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Swan I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
from O
`` O
Carnival B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Animals I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
favorite O
encore O
piece O
for O
cellists O
, O
with O
lovely O
, O
glossy O
tone O
and O
no O
bite O
. O

Then O
, O
as O
if O
to O
show O
that O
he O
could O
play O
fast O
as O
well O
, O
he O
offered O
the O
second O
movement O
from O
Saint O
- O
Saens O
's O
Sonata B-PRODUCT
for O
Clarinet O
, O
a O
whimsical O
, O
puckish O
tidbit O
that O
reflected O
the O
flip O
side O
of O
the O
Stoltzman B-PERSON
personality O
. O

And O
so O
it O
went O
through O
the O
first O
half O
: O
an O
ingeniously O
chosen O
potpourri O
of O
pieces O
, O
none O
longer O
than O
five O
minutes O
, O
none O
that O
would O
disturb O
or O
challenge O
a O
listener O
. O

Mr. O
Stoltzman O
introduced O
his O
colleagues O
: O
Bill B-PERSON
Douglas I-PERSON
, O
pianist O
/ O
bassoonist O
/ O
composer O
and O
an O
old O
buddy O
from O
Yale B-ORG
, O
and O
jazz O
bassist O
Eddie B-PERSON
Gomez I-PERSON
. O

An O
improvisational O
section O
was O
built O
around O
pieces O
by O
Mr. O
Douglas O
, O
beginning O
with O
`` O
Golden B-WORK_OF_ART
Rain I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
lilting O
, O
laid O
- O
back O
lead O
in O
to O
the O
uptempo O
`` O
Sky O
, O
'' O
which O
gave O
Mr. O
Stoltzman O
the O
opportunity O
to O
wail O
in O
a O
high O
register O
and O
show O
off O
his O
fleet O
fingers O
. O

Bach B-PERSON
's O
`` O
Air O
'' O
followed O
. O

Mr. O
Stoltzman O
tied O
the O
composer O
in O
by O
proclaiming O
him O
`` O
the O
great O
improviser O
of O
the O
18th O
century O
, O
'' O
and O
then O
built O
on O
the O
image O
by O
joining O
with O
Mr. O
Douglas O
in O
some O
Bach B-PERSON
two O
- O
part O
inventions O
, O
cleverly O
arranged O
for O
clarinet O
and O
bassoon O
by O
Mr. O
Douglas O
. O

Keeping O
the O
mood O
light O
, O
the O
two O
then O
chanted O
and O
chortled O
their O
way O
through O
some O
murderous O
polyrhythms O
, O
devised O
by O
Mr. O
Douglas O
as O
an O
alternative O
to O
Hindemith B-PERSON
's O
dry O
theory O
- O
teaching O
techniques O
, O
and O
then O
, O
with O
Mr. O
Gomez O
, O
soared O
and O
improvised O
on O
the O
composer O
's O
tight O
`` O
Bebop B-WORK_OF_ART
Etudes I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
end O
of O
the O
first O
half O
, O
however O
, O
brought O
what O
the O
standing O
- O
room O
- O
only O
crowd O
seemed O
to O
be O
waiting O
for O
: O
the O
pop O
singer O
Judy B-PERSON
Collins I-PERSON
, O
who O
appears O
on O
`` O
Inner B-WORK_OF_ART
Voices I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Glamorous O
and O
pure O
- O
voiced O
as O
ever O
, O
Ms. O
Collins O
sang O
Joni O
Mitchell O
's O
`` O
For O
Free O
'' O
-- O
about O
an O
encounter O
with O
a O
street O
- O
corner O
clarinetist O
, O
to O
which O
Mr. O
Stoltzman O
contributed O
a O
clarinet O
obligatto O
-- O
and O
Mr. O
Douglas O
's O
lush O
setting O
of O
a O
Gaelic O
blessing O
, O
`` O
Deep B-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

`` O
Deep B-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
also O
featured O
a O
slide O
show O
of O
lovely O
but O
predictable O
images O
of O
clouds O
, O
beaches O
, O
deserts O
, O
sunsets O
, O
etc O
. O

It O
was O
all O
too O
mellow O
to O
be O
believed O
, O
but O
they O
probably O
would O
have O
gotten O
away O
with O
it O
, O
had O
they O
not O
felt O
compelled O
to O
add O
Ms. O
Collins O
's O
signature O
tune O
, O
`` O
Amazing B-WORK_OF_ART
Grace I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
and O
ask O
for O
audience O
participation O
. O

That O
went O
over O
the O
permissible O
line O
for O
warm O
and O
fuzzy O
feelings O
. O

Was O
this O
why O
some O
of O
the O
audience O
departed O
before O
or O
during O
the O
second O
half O
? O

Or O
was O
it O
because O
Ms. O
Collins O
had O
gone O
? O

Either O
way O
it O
was O
a O
pity O
, O
because O
Mr. O
Stolzman O
offered O
the O
most O
substantial O
music O
of O
the O
evening O
just O
after O
intermission O
: O
Steve O
Reich O
's O
`` O
New B-WORK_OF_ART
York I-WORK_OF_ART
Counterpoint I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
one O
of O
a O
series O
of O
Reich B-PERSON
works O
that O
juxtapose O
a O
live O
performer O
with O
recorded O
tracks O
of O
his O
or O
her O
own O
playing O
. O

-LRB- O
Mr. O
Reich O
's O
new O
`` O
Different B-WORK_OF_ART
Trains I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
for O
string O
quartet O
uses O
the O
technique O
magisterially O
. O
-RRB- O

Mr. O
Stoltzman O
must O
have O
worried O
that O
his O
audience O
might O
not O
be O
able O
to O
take O
it O
: O
He O
warned O
us O
in O
advance O
that O
`` O
New B-WORK_OF_ART
York I-WORK_OF_ART
Counterpoint I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
lasts O
11 O
1/2 O
minutes O
. O

He O
also O
unfortunately O
illustrated O
this O
intricate O
, O
jazzy O
tapestry O
with O
Mr. O
Pearson O
's O
images O
, O
this O
time O
of O
geometric O
or O
repeating O
objects O
, O
in O
a O
kitschy O
mirroring O
of O
the O
musical O
structure O
that O
was O
thoroughly O
distracting O
from O
Mr. O
Reich O
's O
piece O
and O
Mr. O
Stoltzman O
's O
elegant O
execution O
of O
it O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
the O
concert O
was O
more O
straight O
jazz O
and O
mellow O
sounds O
written O
by O
Charlie B-PERSON
Parker I-PERSON
, O
Ornette B-PERSON
Coleman I-PERSON
, O
Bill B-PERSON
Douglas I-PERSON
and O
Eddie B-PERSON
Gomez I-PERSON
, O
with O
pictures O
for O
the O
Douglas B-PERSON
pieces O
. O

It O
was O
enjoyable O
to O
hear O
accomplished O
jazz O
without O
having O
to O
sit O
in O
a O
smoke O
- O
filled O
club O
, O
but O
like O
the O
first O
half O
, O
much O
of O
it O
was O
easy O
to O
take O
and O
ultimately O
forgettable O
. O

Is O
this O
the O
future O
of O
chamber O
music O
? O

Managers O
and O
presenters O
insist O
that O
chamber O
music O
concerts O
are O
a O
hard O
sell O
, O
but O
can O
audiences O
really O
enjoy O
them O
only O
if O
the O
music O
is O
purged O
of O
threatening O
elements O
, O
served O
up O
in O
bite O
- O
sized O
morsels O
and O
accompanied O
by O
visuals O
? O

What O
's O
next O
? O

Slides O
to O
illustrate O
Shostakovich B-PERSON
quartets O
? O

It O
was O
not O
an O
unpleasant O
evening O
, O
certainly O
, O
thanks O
to O
the O
high O
level O
of O
performance O
, O
the O
compositional O
talents O
of O
Mr. O
Douglas O
, O
and O
the O
obvious O
sincerity O
with O
which O
Mr. O
Stoltzman O
chooses O
his O
selections O
. O

But O
it O
was O
neither O
deep O
nor O
lasting O
: O
light O
entertainment O
that O
was O
no O
substitute O
for O
an O
evening O
of O
Brahms B-PERSON
. O

Ms. O
Waleson O
is O
a O
free O
- O
lance O
writer O
based O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Metromedia B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
its O
Metromedia B-ORG
Long I-ORG
Distance I-ORG
unit O
has O
been O
renamed O
Metromedia B-ORG
- I-ORG
ITT I-ORG
Long I-ORG
Distance I-ORG
, O
reflecting O
acquisitions O
from O
ITT B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
licenses O
its O
name O
to O
closely O
held O
Metromedia B-ORG
. O

Metromedia B-ORG
said O
its O
unit O
is O
the O
fifth O
- O
largest O
provider O
of O
long O
- O
distance O
communications O
service O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
with O
projected O
1989 O
revenue O
of O
more O
than O
$ O
550 O
million O
. O

Metromedia B-ORG
, O
headed O
by O
John B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Kluge I-PERSON
, O
has O
interests O
in O
telecommunications O
, O
robotic O
painting O
, O
computer O
software O
, O
restaurants O
and O
entertainment O
. O

Your O
Oct. O
2 O
page O
- O
one O
article O
on O
people O
riding O
so O
- O
called O
`` O
railbikes O
'' O
on O
railroad O
tracks O
was O
a O
disservice O
to O
your O
readers O
. O

It O
unfortunately O
encourages O
others O
to O
engage O
in O
a O
highly O
dangerous O
and O
illegal O
activity O
that O
only O
a O
very O
few O
are O
doing O
now O
. O

And O
it O
treats O
such O
activities O
in O
a O
frivolous O
, O
cavalier O
fashion O
, O
with O
total O
indifference O
to O
common O
sense O
and O
public O
safety O
. O

Saul B-PERSON
Resnick I-PERSON

Vice O
President O

Public O
Affairs O

Conrail B-ORG

French B-NORP
consumer O
prices O
rose O
0.2 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
the O
previous O
month O
and O
were O
up O
3.4 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
according O
to O
definitive O
figures O
from O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Statistics I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

The O
state O
agency O
's O
figures O
confirm O
previous O
estimates O
and O
leave O
the O
index O
at O
178.9 O
, O
up O
from O
178.5 O
in O
August O
and O
173.1 O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
index O
is O
based O
on O
1980 O
equaling O
100 O
. O

A O
breakdown O
showed O
that O
food O
prices O
were O
the O
most O
active O
part O
of O
growth O
with O
a O
rise O
of O
0.6 O
% O
. O

An O
official O
linked O
the O
gain O
essentially O
to O
higher O
prices O
for O
beef O
and O
pork O
. O

He O
said O
summer O
drought O
problems O
that O
had O
hit O
several O
southern O
agricultural O
regions O
had O
stopped O
being O
a O
major O
source O
of O
price O
pressure O
in O
September O
. O

As O
Georgia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
's O
bid O
for O
Great B-ORG
Northern I-ORG
Nekoosa I-ORG
has O
shown O
, O
uninvited O
takeovers O
are O
still O
alive O
despite O
premature O
reports O
of O
their O
demise O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
debate O
about O
poison O
pills O
will O
continue O
to O
rage O
in O
the O
boardrooms O
of O
corporations O
and O
the O
halls O
of O
academia O
. O

Although O
poison O
pills O
come O
in O
different O
colors O
and O
shapes O
, O
they O
usually O
give O
current O
shareholders O
the O
right O
to O
buy O
more O
stock O
of O
their O
corporation O
at O
a O
large O
discount O
if O
certain O
events O
occur O
-- O
typically O
, O
if O
a O
hostile O
bidder O
acquires O
more O
than O
a O
specified O
percentage O
of O
the O
corporation O
's O
stock O
. O

However O
, O
these O
discount O
purchase O
rights O
may O
generally O
be O
redeemed O
at O
a O
nominal O
cost O
by O
the O
corporation O
's O
directors O
if O
they O
approve O
of O
a O
bidder O
. O

Supporters O
of O
poison O
pills O
argue O
that O
their O
adoption O
forces O
bidders O
to O
negotiate O
with O
a O
corporation O
's O
directors O
, O
who O
are O
thereby O
put O
in O
a O
better O
position O
to O
pursue O
the O
long O
- O
term O
interests O
of O
the O
corporation O
. O

Recent O
studies O
by O
Georgeson O
& O
Co. O
conclude O
that O
corporations O
with O
poison O
pills O
have O
experienced O
greater O
stock O
- O
price O
appreciation O
than O
corporations O
without O
poison O
pills O
during O
the O
past O
few O
years O
. O

Critics O
of O
poison O
pills O
argue O
that O
they O
harm O
shareholders O
by O
letting O
corporate O
management O
defeat O
takeover O
bids O
at O
premium O
prices O
and O
by O
deterring O
premium O
bids O
from O
ever O
being O
made O
to O
shareholders O
. O

These O
critics O
are O
backed O
by O
several O
academic O
studies O
showing O
that O
the O
adoption O
of O
poison O
pills O
reduces O
shareholder O
values O
not O
merely O
in O
the O
short O
run O
, O
but O
also O
over O
longer O
periods O
. O

Institutional O
investors O
that O
must O
evaluate O
poison O
pills O
on O
a O
regular O
basis O
are O
interested O
less O
in O
this O
general O
debate O
than O
in O
the O
answers O
to O
specific O
questions O
about O
the O
corporation O
issuing O
the O
pill O
. O

Does O
this O
corporation O
have O
a O
high O
- O
quality O
management O
team O
with O
a O
good O
track O
record O
? O

Does O
this O
team O
have O
a O
viable O
strategy O
for O
improving O
shareholder O
values O
, O
and O
does O
this O
strategy O
require O
implementation O
over O
an O
extended O
period O
? O

Will O
the O
adoption O
of O
this O
particular O
form O
of O
a O
poison O
pill O
significantly O
improve O
the O
chances O
for O
management O
to O
carry O
out O
this O
strategy O
? O

If O
the O
answers O
to O
these O
questions O
are O
affirmative O
, O
then O
institutional O
investors O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
favorably O
disposed O
toward O
a O
specific O
poison O
pill O
. O

However O
, O
the O
problem O
is O
that O
once O
most O
poison O
pills O
are O
adopted O
, O
they O
survive O
forever O
. O

Although O
the O
current O
management O
team O
may O
be O
outstanding O
, O
who O
will O
be O
the O
CEO O
in O
10 O
years O
? O

Although O
the O
five O
- O
year O
strategy O
may O
be O
excellent O
, O
what O
will O
be O
the O
strategy O
in O
25 O
years O
? O

The O
solution O
to O
this O
problem O
is O
a O
time O
- O
limited O
poison O
pill O
. O

The O
limit O
could O
range O
from O
three O
years O
to O
seven O
years O
, O
depending O
on O
the O
composition O
of O
the O
management O
team O
and O
the O
nature O
of O
its O
strategic O
plan O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
this O
period O
, O
the O
poison O
pill O
would O
be O
eliminated O
automatically O
, O
unless O
a O
new O
poison O
pill O
were O
approved O
by O
the O
then O
- O
current O
shareholders O
, O
who O
would O
have O
an O
opportunity O
to O
evaluate O
the O
corporation O
's O
strategy O
and O
management O
team O
at O
that O
time O
. O

One O
rare O
example O
of O
a O
time O
- O
limited O
poison O
pill O
is O
the O
shareholder O
rights O
plan O
adopted O
by O
Pennzoil B-ORG
last O
year O
after O
it O
received O
a O
huge O
litigation O
settlement O
from O
Texaco B-ORG
. O

Pennzoil B-ORG
's O
poison O
pill O
covers O
five O
years O
in O
order O
to O
give O
current O
management O
enough O
time O
to O
put O
these O
proceeds O
to O
work O
in O
a O
prudent O
manner O
. O

Another O
interesting O
example O
is O
the O
poison O
pill O
adopted O
recently O
by O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
- O
based O
National B-ORG
Intergroup I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
diversified O
holding O
company O
. O

The O
State O
of O
Wisconsin O
Investment O
Board O
, O
which O
owned O
about O
7 O
% O
of O
the O
company O
's O
voting O
stock O
, O
worked O
with O
management O
to O
devise O
a O
time O
- O
limited O
poison O
pill O
. O

This O
pill O
automatically O
expires O
after O
three O
years O
unless O
continued O
by O
a O
vote O
of O
the O
shareholders O
. O

The O
attitude O
of O
the B-ORG
Wisconsin I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Board I-ORG
reflects O
a O
growing O
receptivity O
to O
time O
- O
limited O
poison O
pills O
on O
the O
part O
of O
institutional O
investors O
, O
as O
shown O
by O
the O
discussions O
at O
recent O
meetings O
of O
the O
Council O
of O
Institutional O
Investors O
and O
my O
informal O
survey O
of O
several O
retirement O
plans O
with O
large O
stock O
positions O
. O

More O
widespread O
time O
limits O
on O
poison O
pills O
would O
allow O
shareholders O
to O
evaluate O
a O
specific O
poison O
pill O
within O
the O
context O
of O
a O
specific O
management O
team O
's O
strategy O
. O

Such O
concrete O
analysis O
is O
likely O
to O
lead O
to O
more O
fruitful O
dialogue O
between O
management O
and O
shareholders O
than O
the O
abstract O
debate O
about O
poison O
pills O
. O

Mr. O
Pozen O
is O
the O
general O
counsel O
and O
a O
managing O
director O
of O
Fidelity B-ORG
Investments I-ORG
in O
Boston B-GPE
. O

Martin B-ORG
Marietta I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
won O
a O
$ O
38.2 O
million O
contract O
from O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Postal I-ORG
Service I-ORG
to O
manufacture O
and O
install O
automated O
mail O
- O
sorting O
machines O
. O

Under O
terms O
of O
the O
three O
- O
year O
contract O
, O
Martin B-ORG
Marietta I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
make O
and O
install O
267 O
of O
the O
new O
machines O
at O
156 O
postal O
offices O
. O

The O
new O
machines O
are O
capable O
of O
sorting O
by O
zip O
code O
up O
to O
10,000 O
large O
flat O
mail O
pieces O
, O
including O
magazines O
and O
parcels O
, O
an O
hour O
. O

Yields O
on O
savings O
- O
type O
certificates O
of O
deposit O
dropped O
slightly O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
yesterday O
. O

The O
average O
yield O
on O
a O
six O
- O
month O
CD O
of O
$ O
50,000 O
or O
less O
was O
7.90 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
7.94 O
% O
a O
week O
earlier O
. O

The O
average O
one O
- O
year O
savings O
- O
type O
CD O
was O
down O
to O
7.99 O
% O
from O
8.01 O
% O
, O
according O
to O
Banxquote B-ORG
Money I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
information O
service O
that O
tracks O
CD O
yields O
. O

`` O
This O
week O
was O
uneventful O
for O
the O
CD O
market O
, O
'' O
said O
Norberto B-PERSON
Mehl I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Banxquote B-ORG
. O

`` O
The O
major O
banks O
have O
n't O
even O
reacted O
to O
sharp O
rises O
in O
the O
three O
- O
month O
Treasury B-ORG
bill O
rates O
'' O
in O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
. O

Banks O
that O
adjusted O
payouts O
on O
CDs O
in O
the O
most O
recent O
week O
made O
only O
fractional O
moves O
, O
he O
said O
. O

The O
CD O
trend O
runs O
counter O
to O
the O
direction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
interest O
rates O
at O
the O
Treasury O
bill O
auction O
Monday O
. O

The O
average O
six O
- O
month O
bill O
was O
sold O
with O
a O
yield O
of O
8.04 O
% O
, O
up O
from O
7.90 O
% O
. O

The O
average O
three O
- O
month O
issue O
rose O
to O
8.05 O
% O
from O
7.77 O
% O
. O

Typically O
, O
banks O
offer O
CD O
yields O
higher O
than O
those O
on O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
, O
which O
are O
considered O
the O
safest O
short O
- O
term O
investments O
; O
banks O
need O
a O
competitive O
edge O
to O
sell O
their O
products O
. O

But O
when O
market O
interest O
rates O
move O
up O
rapidly O
, O
increases O
in O
bank O
CD O
yields O
sometimes O
lag O
. O

Most O
yields O
on O
short O
- O
term O
jumbo O
CDs O
, O
those O
with O
denominations O
over O
$ O
90,000 O
, O
also O
moved O
in O
the O
opposite O
direction O
of O
Treasury B-ORG
bill O
yields O
. O

The O
average O
six O
- O
month O
yield O
on O
a O
jumbo O
CD O
was O
at O
7.90 O
% O
, O
down O
from O
7.93 O
% O
, O
Banxquote B-ORG
said O
. O

For O
longer O
- O
term O
CDs O
, O
yields O
were O
up O
. O

The O
average O
two O
- O
year O
and O
five O
- O
year O
jumbos O
were O
up O
0.02 O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
to O
7.91 O
% O
and O
7.96 O
% O
, O
respectively O
. O

However O
, O
CDs O
sold O
through O
major O
broker O
- O
dealer O
networks O
were O
up O
slightly O
almost O
across O
the O
board O
. O

The O
average O
six O
- O
month O
CD O
in O
that O
category O
added O
0.05 O
percentage O
point O
to O
8.35 O
% O
, O
for O
example O
. O

Mr. O
Mehl O
attributed O
the O
rise O
specifically O
to O
the O
Treasury O
bill O
increase O
. O

Among O
the O
major O
banks O
surveyed O
by O
Banxquote B-ORG
in O
six O
regions O
of O
the O
country O
, O
8.33 O
% O
is O
the O
highest O
yield O
available O
. O

It O
is O
offered O
by O
the O
flagship O
banks O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
the O
one O
- O
year O
maturity O
only O
. O

The O
yield O
is O
offered O
across O
a O
range O
of O
maturities O
at O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
BankAmerica B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

Just O
two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
BankAmerica B-ORG
's O
yields O
in O
many O
of O
those O
maturities O
was O
8.61 O
% O
. O

Still O
, O
on O
average O
, O
the O
major O
California B-GPE
banks O
have O
the O
highest O
yields O
on O
CDs O
, O
according O
to O
Banxquote B-ORG
. O

The O
average O
yield O
there O
on O
six O
- O
month O
issues O
is O
8.32 O
% O
. O

Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Los B-ORG
Alamos I-ORG
National I-ORG
Laboratory I-ORG
said O
they O
signed O
a O
three O
- O
year O
, O
$ O
11 O
million O
agreement O
to O
collaborate O
on O
superconductor O
research O
. O

The O
collaboration O
will O
include O
at O
least O
25 O
researchers O
and O
will O
be O
aimed O
primarily O
at O
developing O
thin O
films O
of O
high O
- O
temperature O
superconductors O
for O
use O
in O
electronics O
, O
the O
companies O
said O
. O

The O
materials O
, O
discovered O
during O
the O
past O
three O
years O
, O
conduct O
electricity O
without O
resistance O
and O
promise O
smaller O
, O
faster O
computers O
and O
other O
new O
technologies O
. O

Joint O
- O
research O
programs O
have O
proliferated O
as O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
seek O
to O
spread O
the O
risks O
and O
costs O
of O
commercializing O
new O
superconductors O
and O
to O
meet O
the O
challenges O
posed O
by O
foreign O
consortia O
, O
especially O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
latest O
research O
pact O
bolsters O
Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
's O
growing O
portfolio O
of O
investments O
in O
superconductors O
. O

The O
Wilmington B-GPE
, O
Del. B-GPE
, O
chemicals O
concern O
previously O
signed O
research O
superconductor O
agreements O
with O
Oak B-ORG
Ridge I-ORG
National I-ORG
Laboratory I-ORG
and O
with O
Argonne B-ORG
National I-ORG
Laboratory I-ORG
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
agreed O
to O
pay O
$ O
4.5 O
million O
for O
rights O
to O
superconductor O
work O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Houston B-GPE
. O

Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
is O
a O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
computer O
maker O
. O

The O
Los B-GPE
Alamos I-GPE
laboratory O
is O
one O
of O
three O
U.S. O
Department O
of O
Energy O
national O
laboratories O
designed O
as O
pilot O
centers O
to O
foster O
joint O
industry O
- O
government O
programs O
to O
speed O
the O
transfer O
of O
new O
superconductors O
to O
the O
marketplace O
. O

For O
years O
, O
a O
strict O
regimen O
governed O
the O
staff O
meetings O
at O
Nissan B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
technical O
center O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
's O
western O
suburbs O
. O

Employees O
wore O
identification O
badges O
listing O
not O
only O
their O
names O
but O
also O
their O
dates O
of O
hire O
. O

No O
one O
could O
voice O
an O
opinion O
until O
everybody O
with O
more O
seniority O
had O
spoken O
first O
, O
so O
younger O
employees O
-- O
often O
the O
most O
enthusiastic O
and O
innovative O
-- O
seldom O
spoke O
up O
at O
all O
. O

But O
in O
1986 O
, O
the O
badges O
and O
the O
`` O
do O
n't O
speak O
out O
of O
turn O
'' O
rule O
were O
abolished O
-- O
early O
steps O
in O
a O
cultural O
revolution O
still O
rolling O
on O
with O
all O
the O
subtlety O
of O
a O
freight O
train O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
has O
instituted O
flex O
- O
time O
work O
schedules O
and O
allowed O
employees O
to O
dress O
casually O
, O
even O
in O
blue O
jeans O
. O

A O
rule O
forbidding O
staffers O
to O
own O
competitors O
' O
cars O
has O
been O
lifted O
, O
and O
now O
many O
designers O
drive O
foreign O
cars O
to O
get O
useful O
ideas O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
's O
decades O
- O
old O
corporate O
song O
filled O
with O
references O
to O
Mount B-LOC
Fuji I-LOC
has O
been O
scrapped O
in O
favor O
of O
a O
snappy O
tune O
sung O
by O
a O
popular O
Japanese B-NORP
vocalist O
. O

And O
in O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
corporate O
first O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
recently O
opened O
the O
first O
coed O
company O
dormitory O
for O
single O
employees O
at O
the O
suburban O
Tokyo B-GPE
technical O
center O
. O

`` O
We O
had O
lots O
of O
internal O
debate O
about O
this O
one O
, O
'' O
concedes O
Tadahiko B-PERSON
Fukuyama I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
public O
- O
relations O
official O
. O

`` O
But O
in O
the O
end O
, O
top O
management O
decided O
to O
follow O
the O
voice O
of O
the O
younger O
generation O
. O
'' O

This O
corporate O
glasnost O
is O
a O
big O
reason O
Nissan B-ORG
, O
after O
years O
of O
making O
lackluster O
cars O
and O
lousy O
profits O
, O
has O
loosened O
up O
its O
rigid O
ways O
and O
now O
is O
riding O
a O
string O
of O
hits O
, O
ranging O
from O
the O
sleek O
Maxima B-PRODUCT
sedan O
and O
Porsche B-ORG
- O
like O
300ZX B-PRODUCT
to O
the O
whimsically O
nostalgic O
Pao B-PRODUCT
, O
a O
minicar O
sold O
only O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
company O
's O
turnaround O
is O
far O
from O
complete O
; O
many O
crucial O
tests O
are O
just O
beginning O
. O

But O
its O
surprising O
progress O
so O
far O
holds O
important O
lessons O
for O
companies O
in O
trouble O
. O

The O
big O
one O
: O
A O
company O
's O
culture O
ca O
n't O
be O
radically O
changed O
unless O
top O
management O
first O
admits O
that O
things O
have O
gone O
badly O
awry O
and O
then O
publicly O
leads O
the O
charge O
. O

Atsushi B-PERSON
Muramatsu I-PERSON
, O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
executive O
vice O
president O
for O
finance O
, O
helped O
set O
the O
tone O
in O
December O
1986 O
, O
when O
the O
company O
was O
heading O
toward O
the O
first O
operating O
loss O
by O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
auto O
maker O
since O
the O
nation O
's O
postwar O
recovery O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
time O
of O
self O
- O
criticism O
to O
discover O
what O
is O
wrong O
with O
us O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Yutaka B-PERSON
Kume I-PERSON
, O
who O
took O
the O
helm O
as O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
president O
in O
June B-GPE
1985 O
, O
added O
simply O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
deeply O
disappointed O
. O
'' O

No O
wonder O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
second O
- O
largest O
auto O
maker O
and O
the O
world O
's O
fourth O
- O
largest O
, O
was O
getting O
beat O
up O
not O
only O
by O
its O
bigger O
rival O
, O
Toyota B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
but O
also O
by O
Honda B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
most O
successful O
Japanese B-NORP
car O
company O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
but O
a O
relative O
pipsqueak O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Nissan B-ORG
's O
market O
share O
in O
Japan B-GPE
had O
been O
dropping O
year O
by O
year O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
decade O
. O

Its O
U.S. B-GPE
sales O
sagged O
, O
partly O
because O
of O
price O
increases O
due O
to O
the O
rising O
yen O
. O

Worst O
of O
all O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
was O
preoccupied O
with O
management O
infighting O
, O
cronyism O
and O
corporate O
rigidity O
. O

Consider O
the O
experience O
of O
Satoko B-PERSON
Kitada I-PERSON
, O
a O
30 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
designer O
of O
vehicle O
interiors O
who O
joined O
Nissan B-ORG
in O
1982 O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
tasks O
were O
assigned O
strictly O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
seniority O
. O

`` O
The O
oldest O
designer O
got O
to O
work O
on O
the O
dashboard O
, O
'' O
she O
recalls O
. O

`` O
The O
next O
level O
down O
did O
doors O
. O

If O
a O
new O
person O
got O
to O
work O
on O
part O
of O
the O
speedometer O
, O
that O
was O
a O
big O
deal O
. O
'' O

This O
system O
produced O
boring O
, O
boxy O
cars O
that O
consumers O
just O
were O
n't O
buying O
. O

Desperately O
hoping O
to O
spark O
sales O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
transferred O
5,000 O
middle O
managers O
and O
plant O
workers O
to O
dealerships O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
President O
Kume O
ordered O
everyone O
from O
top O
executives O
to O
rookie O
designers O
to O
go O
`` O
town O
watching O
, O
'' O
to O
visit O
chic O
parts O
of O
Tokyo B-GPE
to O
try O
to O
gain O
insights O
into O
developing O
cars O
for O
trend O
- O
setters O
. O

Some O
town O
- O
watching O
excursions O
were O
downright O
comic O
. O

One O
group O
of O
middle O
- O
aged O
manufacturing O
men O
from O
the O
company O
's O
Zama B-GPE
plant O
outside O
Tokyo B-GPE
was O
supposed O
to O
check O
out O
a O
trendy O
restaurant O
in O
the O
city O
. O

But O
when O
they O
arrived O
at O
the O
door O
, O
all O
were O
afraid O
to O
go O
in O
, O
fearing O
that O
they O
would O
be O
out O
of O
place O
. O

Other O
trips O
were O
more O
productive O
. O

Mr. O
Kume O
himself O
visited O
Honda B-ORG
's O
headquarters O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
's O
upscale O
Aoyama O
district O
. O

He O
liked O
the O
well O
- O
lighted O
lobby O
display O
of O
Honda B-ORG
's O
cars O
and O
trucks O
so O
much O
that O
he O
had O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
gloomy O
lobby O
exhibit O
refurbished O
. O

Later O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
borrowed O
other O
Honda B-ORG
practices O
, O
including O
an O
engineering O
`` O
idea O
contest O
'' O
to O
promote O
inventiveness O
. O

One O
engineer O
developed O
a O
`` O
crab O
car O
'' O
that O
moves O
sideways O
. O

Such O
sudden O
cultural O
shifts O
may O
come O
across O
as O
a O
bit O
forced O
, O
but O
they O
seem O
to O
be O
genuine O
-- O
so O
much O
so O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
that O
some O
older O
employees O
have O
resisted O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
handled O
the O
die O
- O
hards O
in O
a O
typically O
Japanese B-NORP
fashion O
: O
They O
were O
n't O
fired O
but O
instead O
`` O
were O
neglected O
, O
'' O
says O
Kouji B-PERSON
Hori I-PERSON
, O
the O
personnel O
manager O
at O
the B-FAC
Nissan I-FAC
Technical I-FAC
Center I-FAC
. O

Despite O
the O
pain O
of O
adjusting O
, O
the O
cultural O
revolution O
has O
begun O
to O
yield O
exciting O
cars O
. O

A O
year O
ago O
, O
the O
company O
completely O
revamped O
its O
near O
- O
luxury O
sedan O
, O
the O
$ O
17,699 O
Maxima B-PRODUCT
, O
which O
competes O
against O
a O
broad O
range O
of O
upscale O
sedans O
; O
it O
replaced O
its O
boxy O
, O
pug O
- O
nosed O
body O
with O
sleek O
, O
aerodynamic O
lines O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
Nissan O
also O
has O
launched O
new O
versions O
of O
the O
$ O
13,249 O
240SX B-PRODUCT
sporty O
coupe O
and O
300ZX B-PRODUCT
sports O
car O
. O

The O
restyled O
300ZX B-PRODUCT
costs O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
33,000 O
and O
is O
squared O
off O
against O
the O
Porche O
944 O
, O
which O
begins O
at O
$ O
41,900 O
. O

Besides O
new O
styling O
, O
the O
new O
Nissans B-ORG
have O
more O
powerful O
engines O
and O
more O
sophisticated O
suspension O
systems O
. O

All O
three O
new O
models O
are O
outselling O
their O
predecessors O
by O
wide O
margins O
. O

In O
its O
home O
market O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
has O
grabbed O
attention O
with O
limited O
- O
production O
minicars O
featuring O
styling O
odd O
enough O
to O
be O
cute O
. O

One O
is O
the O
Pao O
, O
a O
tiny O
coupe O
with O
a O
peelback O
canvas O
top O
and O
tilted O
headlights O
that O
give O
it O
a O
droopy O
- O
eyed O
look O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
initially O
planned O
to O
sell O
just O
10,000 O
Paos B-PRODUCT
, O
but O
sales O
have O
passed O
50,000 O
, O
and O
there O
's O
a O
one O
- O
year O
waiting O
list O
for O
the O
car O
. O

Then O
, O
there O
's O
the B-PRODUCT
S I-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
Cargo I-PRODUCT
, O
an O
offbeat O
delivery O
van O
with O
a O
snail O
- O
like O
body O
that O
inspired O
its O
name O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
helped O
develop O
a O
Tokyo B-GPE
restaurant O
with O
both O
vehicles O
as O
its O
design O
theme O
. O

The O
chairs O
are O
S B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
Cargo I-PRODUCT
seats O
, O
and O
a O
gift O
shop O
sells O
such O
items O
as O
alarm O
clocks O
styled O
like O
the O
Pao O
's O
oversized O
speedometer O
. O

All O
these O
vehicles O
have O
sharply O
improved O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
morale O
and O
image O
-- O
but O
have O
n't O
done O
much O
for O
its O
market O
share O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
had O
29 O
% O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
car O
market O
in O
1980 O
before O
beginning O
a O
depressing O
eight O
- O
year O
slide O
that O
continued O
through O
last O
year O
. O

Strong O
sales O
so O
far O
this O
year O
are O
certain O
to O
turn O
the O
tide O
, O
but O
even O
the O
25 O
% O
market O
share O
that O
Nissan B-ORG
expects O
in O
1989 O
will O
leave O
it O
far O
below O
its O
position O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
decade O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
concedes O
that O
it O
wo O
n't O
recoup O
all O
its O
market O
- O
share O
losses O
in O
Japan B-GPE
until O
at O
least O
1995 O
, O
and O
even O
that O
timetable O
might O
prove O
optimistic O
. O

`` O
Everyone O
else O
is O
going O
to O
catch O
up O
'' O
with O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
innovative O
designs O
, O
says O
A. O
Rama O
Krishna O
, O
auto O
analyst O
at O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
-LRB- O
Japan B-GPE
-RRB- O
Ltd O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
's O
pace O
of O
new O
- O
model O
hits O
will O
slow O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
just O
as O
arch O
- O
rival O
Toyota B-ORG
unleashes O
its O
own O
batch O
of O
new O
cars O
. O

Likewise O
, O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Nissan B-ORG
has O
grabbed O
5.2 O
% O
of O
the O
car O
market O
so O
far O
this O
year O
, O
up O
from O
4.5 O
% O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

But O
even O
that O
brings O
Nissan B-ORG
only O
to O
the O
share O
it O
had O
in O
1987 O
, O
and O
leaves O
the O
company O
behind O
its O
high O
of O
5.5 O
% O
in O
1980 O
and O
1982 O
. O

Why O
? O

So O
far O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
new O
- O
model O
successes O
are O
mostly O
specialized O
vehicles O
with O
limited O
sales O
potential O
. O

In O
compact O
and O
subcompact O
cars O
, O
the O
bread O
- O
and O
- O
butter O
sales O
generators O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
auto O
makers O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
still O
trails O
Toyota B-ORG
and O
Honda B-ORG
. O

Nissan B-ORG
hopes O
that O
that O
will O
start O
to O
change O
this O
fall O
, O
with O
its O
new O
version O
of O
the O
Stanza B-PRODUCT
compact O
sedan O
. O

The O
Stanza B-PRODUCT
has O
been O
a O
nonentity O
compared O
with O
Honda B-ORG
's O
hugely O
successful O
Accord B-PRODUCT
and O
Toyota B-ORG
's O
Camry B-PRODUCT
. O

But O
this O
year O
, O
Honda B-ORG
has O
revamped O
the O
Accord B-PRODUCT
and O
made O
it O
a O
midsized O
car O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
instead O
has O
kept O
its O
new O
Stanza B-PRODUCT
a O
bit O
smaller O
than O
that O
and O
cut O
the O
base O
price O
6 O
% O
; O
at O
$ O
11,450 O
, O
Stanza B-PRODUCT
prices O
start O
$ O
749 O
below O
the O
predecessor O
model O
yet O
have O
a O
more O
- O
powerful O
engine O
. O

Accord B-PRODUCT
prices O
start O
at O
$ O
12,345 O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
's O
risk O
is O
that O
its O
low O
- O
base O
- O
price O
strategy O
might O
get O
lost O
amid O
the O
highly O
publicized O
rebates O
being O
offered O
by O
Detroit B-GPE
's O
Big O
Three O
. O

But O
`` O
on O
a O
new O
car O
, O
a O
rebate O
does O
n't O
work O
well O
'' O
because O
it O
cheapens O
the O
vehicle O
's O
image O
, O
contends O
Thomas B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Mignanelli I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
U.S. B-GPE
sales O
arm O
. O

Even O
if O
the O
new O
Stanza B-PRODUCT
succeeds O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
will O
remain O
behind O
in O
the O
subcompact O
segment O
, O
where O
its O
Sentra B-PRODUCT
does O
n't O
measure O
up O
to O
the O
Honda O
Civic O
and O
Toyota O
Corolla O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
will O
introduce O
a O
completely O
revamped O
Sentra B-PRODUCT
next O
fall O
. O

At O
the O
opposite O
end O
of O
the O
market O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
launches O
its O
luxury O
Infiniti B-ORG
division O
on O
Nov. O
8 O
-- O
three O
years O
after O
Honda O
pioneered O
Japanese B-NORP
luxury O
cars O
and O
two O
months O
after O
Toyota B-ORG
's O
Lexus B-ORG
went O
on O
sale O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
started O
advertising O
Infiniti B-ORG
fully O
eight O
months O
before O
the O
cars O
hit O
American B-NORP
showrooms O
. O

The O
ads O
featured O
fences O
, O
rocks O
and O
pussy O
- O
willow O
buds O
-- O
almost O
anything O
but O
the O
cars O
themselves O
. O

The O
ads O
have O
generated O
some O
laughs O
but O
also O
plenty O
of O
attention O
because O
they O
are O
so O
unlike O
any O
other O
U.S. B-GPE
auto O
advertising O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
sales O
goals O
for O
Infiniti B-ORG
are O
modest O
compared O
with O
Toyota B-ORG
's O
targets O
for O
Lexus B-ORG
. O

Nissan B-ORG
will O
build O
only O
about O
3,500 O
of O
the O
$ O
38,000 O
Infiniti O
Q45 O
sedans O
each O
month O
, O
sending O
about O
2,000 O
of O
them O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
keeping O
the O
rest O
for O
sale O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Toyota B-ORG
wants O
to O
sell O
about O
49,000 O
Lexus B-ORG
LS400 O
sedans O
next O
year O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
alone O
. O

`` O
When O
I O
saw O
the O
Lexus O
sales O
projections O
, O
I O
got O
worried O
, O
'' O
confesses O
Takashi B-PERSON
Oka I-PERSON
, O
who O
led O
the O
Infiniti O
development O
team O
. O

But O
on O
reflection O
, O
Mr. O
Oka O
says O
, O
he O
concluded O
that O
Nissan B-ORG
is O
being O
prudent O
in O
following O
its O
slow O
- O
startup O
strategy O
instead O
of O
simply O
copying O
Lexus B-ORG
. O

`` O
Infiniti B-ORG
is O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
big O
business O
move O
for O
the O
21st O
century O
, O
and O
we O
're O
in O
no O
hurry O
to O
generate O
large O
profits O
right O
away O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Oka O
says O
. O

Despite O
plans O
to O
add O
two O
new O
Infiniti B-ORG
models O
next O
year O
, O
bringing O
the O
total O
to O
four O
, O
Infiniti B-ORG
wo O
n't O
show O
profits O
for O
at O
least O
five O
years O
, O
he O
adds O
. O

These O
days O
Nissan B-ORG
can O
afford O
that O
strategy O
, O
even O
though O
profits O
are O
n't O
exactly O
robust O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
had O
record O
net O
income O
of O
114.63 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
868 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
fiscal O
year O
ended O
last O
March O
31 O
, O
a O
remarkable O
recovery O
from O
the O
20.39 O
billion O
yen O
of O
two O
years O
earlier O
, O
when O
the O
company O
lost O
money O
on O
operations O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
has O
increased O
earnings O
more O
than O
market O
share O
by O
cutting O
costs O
and O
by O
taking O
advantage O
of O
a O
general O
surge O
in O
Japanese B-NORP
car O
sales O
. O

But O
Nissan B-ORG
expects O
to O
earn O
only O
120 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
current O
fiscal O
year O
, O
a O
modest O
increase O
of O
4.7 O
% O
. O

The O
big O
reason O
: O
For O
all O
its O
cost O
- O
cutting O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
remains O
less O
efficient O
than O
Toyota B-ORG
. O

In O
its O
last O
fiscal O
year O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
profit O
represented O
just O
2.3 O
% O
of O
sales O
, O
compared O
with O
4.3 O
% O
at O
Toyota B-ORG
. O

To O
help O
close O
the O
gap O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
recently O
established O
a O
top O
- O
level O
cost O
- O
cutting O
committee O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
is O
the O
world O
's O
only O
auto O
maker O
currently O
building O
vehicles O
in O
all O
three O
of O
the O
world O
's O
key O
economic O
arenas O
-- O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
. O

That O
gives O
it O
an O
enviable O
strategic O
advantage O
, O
at O
least O
until O
its O
rivals O
catch O
up O
, O
but O
also O
plenty O
of O
managerial O
headaches O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
U.S. B-GPE
operations O
include O
10 O
separate O
subsidiaries O
-- O
for O
manufacturing O
, O
sales O
, O
design O
, O
research O
, O
etc. O
-- O
that O
report O
separately O
back O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

And O
in O
July O
, O
Nissan B-ORG
's O
Tennessee B-GPE
manufacturing O
plant O
beat O
back O
a O
United B-ORG
Auto I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
organizing O
effort O
with O
aggressive O
tactics O
that O
have O
left O
some O
workers O
bitter O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
in O
a O
transitional O
phase O
from O
being O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
company O
to O
becoming O
an O
international O
company O
based O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Muramatsu O
, O
the O
executive O
vice O
president O
. O

He O
promises O
that O
Nissan B-ORG
will O
soon O
establish O
a O
holding O
company O
overseeing O
all O
U.S. B-GPE
operations O
, O
just O
as O
it O
's O
doing O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Perhaps O
the O
biggest O
challenge O
, O
however O
, O
will O
be O
to O
prevent O
a O
return O
to O
its O
former O
corporate O
rigidity O
as O
its O
recovery O
continues O
. O

Already O
, O
personnel O
officials O
are O
talking O
about O
the O
need O
for O
a O
`` O
Phase O
Two O
'' O
cultural O
- O
reform O
effort O
of O
some O
sort O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
still O
only O
half O
way O
through O
the O
turnaround O
of O
this O
company O
, O
and O
there O
are O
many O
more O
things O
to O
do O
, O
'' O
President O
Kume O
says O
. O

He O
adds O
, O
however O
, O
that O
`` O
the O
momentum O
we O
have O
generated O
is O
unstoppable O
. O

Thomas B-PERSON
A. O
Donovan O
, O
37 O
years O
old O
, O
formerly O
vice O
president O
, O
West B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
operations O
, O
at O
this O
hazardous O
- O
waste O
- O
site O
remediation O
concern O
, O
was O
named O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
, O
both O
newly O
created O
posts O
, O
and O
a O
director O
, O
filling O
a O
vacancy O
. O

Canonie B-ORG
said O
it O
anticipates O
naming O
Mr. O
Donovan O
to O
succeed O
Richard B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Brissette I-PERSON
, O
55 O
, O
as O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
effective O
March O
1 O
. O

Mr. O
Brissette O
will O
remain O
a O
Canonie B-ORG
board O
member O
and O
will O
be O
a O
consultant O
to O
the O
company O
. O

Gov. O
George O
Deukmejian O
and O
key O
legislators O
agreed O
to O
back O
a O
temporary O
one O
- O
quarter O
- O
cent O
increase O
in O
the O
state O
sales O
tax O
to O
raise O
$ O
800 O
million O
for O
repairs O
and O
relief O
associated O
with O
last O
month O
's O
earthquake O
. O

The O
tax O
increase O
, O
which O
will O
be O
considered O
at O
a O
special O
session O
of O
the O
state O
legislature O
that O
begins O
tomorrow O
, O
would O
cover O
only O
part O
of O
the O
estimated O
$ O
4 O
billion O
to O
$ O
6 O
billion O
in O
total O
damage O
caused O
by O
the O
Oct. O
17 O
quake O
. O

Aside O
from O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
3.45 O
billion O
in O
recently O
approved O
federal O
aid O
, O
the O
state O
is O
expected O
to O
draw O
from O
a O
gubernatorial O
emergency O
fund O
that O
currently O
stands O
at O
an O
estimated O
$ O
700 O
million O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
not O
aware O
that O
there O
is O
anything O
but O
bipartisan O
agreement O
for O
the O
general O
outline O
'' O
of O
the O
revenue O
- O
raising O
plan O
, O
said O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
governor O
, O
after O
a O
Monday O
meeting O
with O
legislative O
leaders O
over O
the O
quake O
- O
relief O
question O
. O

The O
tax O
increase O
-- O
on O
top O
of O
the O
current O
six O
- O
cent O
per O
dollar O
sales O
tax O
-- O
would O
become O
effective O
this O
Dec. O
1 O
and O
expire O
Dec. O
31 O
, O
1990 O
. O

The O
sales O
- O
tax O
plan O
was O
preferred O
over O
an O
alternative O
that O
would O
have O
boosted O
the O
state O
gasoline O
tax O
. O

Some O
legislators O
expressed O
concern O
that O
a O
gas O
- O
tax O
increase O
would O
take O
too O
long O
and O
possibly O
damage O
chances O
of O
a O
major O
gas O
- O
tax O
- O
increasing O
ballot O
initiative O
that O
voters O
will O
consider O
next O
June B-GPE
. O

Congressional O
Democrats B-NORP
and O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
agreed O
on O
a O
compromise O
minimum O
- O
wage O
bill O
, O
opening O
the O
way O
for O
the O
first O
wage O
- O
floor O
boost O
in O
more O
than O
nine O
years O
. O

The O
agreement O
ended O
a O
long O
impasse O
between O
the O
congressional O
leaders O
and O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
over O
the O
wage O
issue O
. O

President O
Bush O
in O
June B-GPE
vetoed O
a O
measure O
passed O
by O
Congress B-ORG
and O
said O
he O
would O
n't O
accept O
any O
minimum O
- O
wage O
rise O
that O
went O
beyond O
limits O
he O
set O
early O
in O
this O
year O
's O
debate O
on O
the O
issue O
. O

The O
compromise O
was O
a O
somewhat O
softened O
version O
of O
what O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
had O
said O
it O
would O
accept O
. O

Under O
the O
agreement O
with O
the O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
leaders O
, O
the O
minimum O
wage O
would O
rise O
from O
the O
current O
$ O
3.35 O
an O
hour O
to O
$ O
4.25 O
an O
hour O
by O
April O
1991 O
. O

Employers O
could O
also O
pay O
a O
subminimum O
`` O
training O
wage O
'' O
for O
90 O
days O
to O
new O
workers O
who O
are O
up O
to O
19 O
years O
old O
, O
and O
then O
for O
another O
90 O
days O
if O
the O
company O
institutes O
a O
specific O
training O
program O
for O
the O
newcomers O
. O

White B-GPE
House I-GPE
officials O
were O
delighted O
that O
the O
compromise O
includes O
the O
concept O
of O
a O
training O
wage O
, O
which O
Mr. O
Bush O
has O
fought O
for O
throughout O
the O
year O
. O

`` O
For O
the O
first O
time O
in O
history O
, O
we O
have O
a O
training O
wage O
that O
will O
be O
part O
'' O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
labor O
laws O
, O
said O
Roger B-PERSON
Porter I-PERSON
, O
assistant O
to O
the O
president O
for O
economic O
and O
domestic O
policy O
. O

White B-GPE
House I-GPE
aides O
said O
that O
although O
they O
made O
a O
small O
compromise O
on O
the O
length O
of O
a O
training O
wage O
, O
the O
final O
minimum O
- O
wage O
increase O
will O
meet O
the O
standards O
set O
by O
Mr. O
Bush O
. O

The O
bill O
vetoed O
by O
the O
president O
in O
June B-GPE
, O
which O
the O
House O
failed O
to O
override O
, O
would O
have O
lifted O
the O
minimum O
wage O
to O
$ O
4.55 O
an O
hour O
by O
late O
1991 O
, O
with O
a O
training O
wage O
for O
up O
to O
two O
months O
, O
generally O
for O
a O
worker O
's O
first O
job O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
had O
been O
holding O
out O
for O
a O
bill O
boosting O
the O
wage O
floor O
to O
$ O
4.25 O
an O
hour O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1991 O
, O
coupled O
with O
a O
six O
- O
month O
training O
wage O
for O
workers O
newly O
hired O
by O
any O
employer O
. O

Under O
the O
compromise O
, O
the O
$ O
4.25 O
level O
would O
be O
reached O
nine O
months O
earlier O
, O
while O
the O
training O
subminimum O
would O
be O
shorter O
, O
unless O
it O
is O
tied O
to O
a O
training O
plan O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
argued O
that O
the O
training O
wage O
was O
a O
way O
of O
allowing O
employers O
to O
pay O
less O
than O
the O
minimum O
wage O
, O
while O
new O
workers O
need O
far O
less O
than O
six O
months O
to O
be O
trained O
for O
their O
jobs O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
had O
been O
negotiating O
with O
some O
Republican O
congressional O
leaders O
on O
a O
compromise O
lately O
. O

With O
congressional O
elections O
next O
year O
, O
GOP B-NORP
leaders O
have O
worried O
about O
opposing O
a O
minimum O
- O
wage O
rise O
for O
low O
- O
paid O
workers O
at O
a O
time O
when O
Congress B-ORG
is O
moving O
toward O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
that O
would O
directly O
benefit O
wealthier O
taxpayers O
. O

Republicans B-NORP
have O
been O
imploring O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
to O
compromise O
on O
the O
wage O
issue O
. O

In O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
Edward B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mass. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
and O
Pete B-PERSON
Domenici I-PERSON
, O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
N.M B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
ranking O
minority O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Budget I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
have O
been O
working O
on O
a O
compromise O
, O
and O
their O
soundings O
showed O
that O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
appeared O
to O
be O
heading O
toward O
enough O
strength O
to O
override O
another O
Bush B-GPE
veto O
, O
a O
Democratic O
staff O
official O
said O
. O

The O
House O
is O
scheduled O
to O
vote O
this O
week O
on O
the O
compromise O
, O
as O
a O
substitute O
to O
a O
new O
Democratic O
bill O
, O
itself O
watered O
down O
from O
last O
spring O
's O
version O
. O

The O
Senate O
will O
probably O
vote O
not O
long O
afterward O
. O

Some O
Democrats B-NORP
thought O
they O
might O
have O
compromised O
too O
much O
. O

Rep. O
Austin O
Murphy O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Pa. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
House O
labor O
standards O
subcommittee O
, O
said O
they O
might O
have O
done O
better O
`` O
if O
we O
'd O
held O
their O
feet O
to O
the O
fire O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Kennedy O
suggested O
Democrats B-NORP
`` O
yielded O
a O
great O
deal O
'' O
on O
the O
size O
of O
the O
increase O
, O
but O
he O
cited O
concessions O
from O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
on O
the O
training O
wage O
, O
which O
he O
said O
make O
it O
`` O
less O
harsh O
. O
'' O

With O
only O
16 O
- O
year O
- O
olds O
to O
19 O
- O
year O
- O
olds O
eligible O
, O
68 O
% O
of O
workers O
getting O
less O
than O
$ O
4.25 O
an O
hour O
, O
who O
are O
adults O
, O
wo O
n't O
be O
subject O
to O
the O
training O
wage O
, O
he O
said O
. O

The B-ORG
AFL I-ORG
- I-ORG
CIO I-ORG
, O
which O
previously O
opposed O
the O
administration O
's O
subminimum O
idea O
, O
said O
the O
compromise O
has O
`` O
adequate O
safeguards O
, O
so O
the O
youth O
are O
not O
exploited O
and O
older O
workers O
are O
not O
displaced O
. O
'' O

Gerald B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Seib I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Erwin B-PERSON
Tomash I-PERSON
, O
the O
67 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
founder O
of O
this O
maker O
of O
data O
communications O
products O
and O
a O
former O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
, O
resigned O
as O
a O
director O
. O

Dataproducts B-ORG
is O
fighting O
a O
hostile O
tender O
offer O
by O
DPC B-ORG
Acquisition I-ORG
Partners I-ORG
, O
a O
group O
led O
by O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
Crescott B-ORG
Investments I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
. O

Under O
the O
circumstances O
, O
Dataproducts B-ORG
said O
, O
Mr. O
Tomash O
said O
he O
was O
unable O
to O
devote O
the O
time O
required O
because O
of O
other O
commitments O
. O

Mr. O
Tomash O
will O
remain O
as O
a O
director O
emeritus O
. O

The O
company O
had O
no O
comment O
on O
whether O
a O
replacement O
would O
be O
named O
. O

ITEL B-ORG
CORP. I-ORG
reported O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
, O
which O
were O
mistakenly O
shown O
in O
the O
Quarterly B-WORK_OF_ART
Earnings I-WORK_OF_ART
Surprises I-WORK_OF_ART
table O
in O
yesterday O
's O
edition O
to O
be O
lower O
than O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

On O
a O
pretax O
basis O
, O
Itel B-ORG
's O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
of O
30 O
cents O
a O
share O
were O
actually O
7.14 O
% O
higher O
than O
the O
average O
of O
estimates O
. O

Boston B-ORG
Edison I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
take O
a O
previously O
reported O
$ O
60 O
million O
charge O
against O
earnings O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
. O

The O
charge O
resulted O
from O
a O
settlement O
approved O
yesterday O
by O
the O
Massachusetts O
Department O
of O
Public O
Utilities O
. O

As O
expected O
, O
the O
settlement O
limits O
rate O
increases O
for O
three O
years O
and O
ties O
future O
charges O
to O
customers O
for O
operation O
of O
the O
troubled O
Pilgrim B-ORG
Nuclear I-ORG
Power I-ORG
Station I-ORG
to O
that O
plant O
's O
performance O
. O

In O
its O
order O
, O
the O
state O
regulatory O
agency O
said O
the O
company O
`` O
must O
be O
held O
accountable O
for O
the O
mistakes O
made O
in O
the O
management O
of O
the O
plant O
's O
operation O
. O
'' O

Pilgrim B-ORG
had O
been O
closed O
for O
32 O
months O
. O

Researchers O
at O
Plant B-ORG
Genetic I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
N.V. I-ORG
in O
Belgium B-GPE
said O
they O
have O
developed O
a O
genetic O
engineering O
technique O
for O
creating O
hybrid O
plants O
for O
a O
number O
of O
key O
crops O
. O

The O
researchers O
said O
they O
have O
isolated O
a O
plant O
gene O
that O
prevents O
the O
production O
of O
pollen O
. O

The O
gene O
thus O
can O
prevent O
a O
plant O
from O
fertilizing O
itself O
. O

Such O
so O
- O
called O
male O
- O
sterile O
plants O
can O
then O
be O
fertilized O
by O
pollen O
from O
another O
strain O
of O
the O
plant O
, O
thereby O
producing O
hybrid O
seed O
. O

The O
new O
generation O
of O
plants O
will O
possess O
the O
flourishing O
, O
high O
- O
production O
trait O
known O
as O
`` O
hybrid O
vigor O
, O
'' O
similar O
to O
that O
now O
seen O
in O
hybrid O
corn O
. O

`` O
The O
development O
could O
have O
a O
dramatic O
effect O
on O
farm O
production O
, O
especially O
cotton O
, O
'' O
said O
Murray B-PERSON
Robinson I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Delta B-ORG
& O
Pine O
Land O
Co. O
, O
a O
Southwide B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
subsidiary O
that O
is O
one O
of O
the O
largest O
cotton O
seed O
producers O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

On O
a O
commercial O
scale O
, O
the O
sterilization O
of O
the O
pollen O
- O
producing O
male O
part O
has O
only O
been O
achieved O
in O
corn O
and O
sorghum O
feed O
grains O
. O

That O
's O
because O
the O
male O
part O
, O
the O
tassel O
, O
and O
the O
female O
, O
the O
ear O
, O
are O
some O
distance O
apart O
on O
the O
corn O
plant O
. O

In O
a O
labor O
- O
intensive O
process O
, O
the O
seed O
companies O
cut O
off O
the O
tassels O
of O
each O
plant O
, O
making O
it O
male O
sterile O
. O

They O
sow O
a O
row O
of O
male O
- O
fertile O
plants O
nearby O
, O
which O
then O
pollinate O
the O
male O
- O
sterile O
plants O
. O

The O
first O
hybrid O
corn O
seeds O
produced O
using O
this O
mechanical O
approach O
were O
introduced O
in O
the O
1930s O
and O
they O
yielded O
as O
much O
as O
20 O
% O
more O
corn O
than O
naturally O
pollinated O
plants O
. O

The O
vast O
majority O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
corn O
crop O
now O
is O
grown O
from O
hybrid O
seeds O
produced O
by O
seed O
companies O
. O

A O
similar O
technique O
is O
almost O
impossible O
to O
apply O
to O
other O
crops O
, O
such O
as O
cotton O
, O
soybeans O
and O
rice O
. O

The O
male O
part O
, O
the O
anthers O
of O
the O
plant O
, O
and O
the O
female O
, O
the O
pistils O
, O
of O
the O
same O
plant O
are O
within O
a O
fraction O
of O
an O
inch O
or O
even O
attached O
to O
each O
other O
. O

The O
anthers O
in O
these O
plants O
are O
difficult O
to O
clip O
off O
. O

In O
China B-GPE
, O
a O
great O
number O
of O
workers O
are O
engaged O
in O
pulling O
out O
the O
male O
organs O
of O
rice O
plants O
using O
tweezers O
, O
and O
one O
- O
third O
of O
rice O
produced O
in O
that O
country O
is O
grown O
from O
hybrid O
seeds O
. O

At O
Plant B-ORG
Genetic I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
researchers O
have O
isolated O
a O
pollen O
- O
inhibiting O
gene O
that O
can O
be O
inserted O
in O
a O
plant O
to O
confer O
male O
sterility O
. O

Jan B-PERSON
Leemans I-PERSON
, O
research O
director O
, O
said O
this O
gene O
was O
successfully O
introduced O
in O
oil O
- O
producing O
rapeseed O
plants O
, O
a O
major O
crop O
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
, O
using O
as O
a O
carrier O
a O
`` O
promoter O
gene O
'' O
developed O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Goldberg I-PERSON
at O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

The O
sterilizing O
gene O
is O
expressed O
just O
before O
the O
pollen O
is O
about O
to O
develop O
and O
it O
deactivates O
the O
anthers O
of O
every O
flower O
in O
the O
plant O
. O

Mr. O
Leemans O
said O
this O
genetic O
manipulation O
does O
n't O
hurt O
the O
growth O
of O
that O
plant O
. O

The O
researchers O
also O
pulled O
off O
a O
second O
genetic O
engineering O
trick O
in O
order O
to O
get O
male O
- O
sterile O
plants O
in O
large O
enough O
numbers O
to O
produce O
a O
commercial O
hybrid O
seed O
crop O
. O

They O
attached O
a O
second O
gene O
, O
for O
herbicide O
resistance O
, O
to O
the O
pollen O
- O
inhibiting O
gene O
. O

Both O
genes O
are O
then O
inserted O
into O
a O
few O
greenhouse O
plants O
, O
which O
are O
then O
pollinated O
and O
allowed O
to O
mature O
and O
produce O
seed O
. O

The O
laws O
of O
heredity O
dictate O
that O
half O
of O
the O
plants O
springing O
from O
these O
greenhouse O
- O
produced O
seeds O
will O
be O
male O
sterile O
and O
herbicide O
resistant O
and O
half O
will O
be O
male O
fertile O
and O
herbicide O
susceptible O
. O

The O
application O
of O
herbicide O
would O
kill O
off O
the O
male O
- O
fertile O
plants O
, O
leaving O
a O
large O
field O
of O
male O
- O
sterile O
plants O
that O
can O
be O
cross-pollinated O
to O
produce O
hybrid O
seed O
. O

Mr. O
Leemans O
said O
the O
hybrid O
rapeseeds O
created O
with O
this O
genetic O
engineering O
yield O
15 O
% O
to O
30 O
% O
more O
output O
than O
the O
commercial O
strains O
used O
currently O
. O

`` O
This O
technique O
is O
applicable O
to O
a O
wide O
variety O
of O
crops O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
and O
added O
that O
some O
modifications O
may O
be O
necessary O
to O
accommodate O
the O
peculiarities O
of O
each O
type O
of O
crop O
. O

He O
said O
the O
company O
is O
experimenting O
with O
the O
technique O
on O
alfalfa O
, O
and O
plans O
to O
include O
cotton O
and O
corn O
, O
among O
other O
crops O
. O

He O
said O
that O
even O
though O
virtually O
all O
corn O
seeds O
currently O
planted O
are O
hybrids O
, O
the O
genetic O
approach O
will O
obviate O
the O
need O
for O
mechanical O
emasculation O
of O
anthers O
, O
which O
costs O
U.S. B-GPE
seed O
producers O
about O
$ O
70 O
million O
annually O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
demand O
for O
hybrid O
seeds O
has O
spurred O
research O
at O
a O
number O
of O
chemical O
and O
biotechnology O
companies O
, O
including O
Monsanto B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Shell B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

One O
technique O
developed O
by O
some O
of O
these O
companies O
involves O
a O
chemical O
spray O
supposed O
to O
kill O
only O
a O
plant O
's O
pollen O
. O

But O
there O
have O
been O
problems O
with O
chemical O
sprays O
damaging O
plants O
' O
female O
reproductive O
organs O
and O
concern O
for O
the O
toxicity O
of O
such O
chemical O
sprays O
to O
humans O
, O
animals O
and O
beneficial O
insects O
. O

However O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
Johanson I-PERSON
, O
Monsanto B-ORG
's O
director O
of O
plant O
sciences O
, O
said O
the O
company O
's O
chemical O
spray O
overcomes O
these O
problems O
and O
is O
`` O
gentle O
on O
the O
female O
organ O
. O
'' O

Biosource B-ORG
Genetics I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Vacaville B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
is O
developing O
a O
spray O
containing O
a O
gene O
that O
spreads O
from O
cell O
to O
cell O
and O
interferes O
with O
the O
genes O
that O
are O
responsible O
for O
producing O
pollen O
. O

This O
gene O
, O
called O
`` O
gametocide O
, O
'' O
is O
carried O
into O
the O
plant O
by O
a O
virus O
that O
remains O
active O
for O
a O
few O
days O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Erwin I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Biosource B-ORG
, O
called O
Plant B-ORG
Genetic I-ORG
's O
approach O
`` O
interesting O
'' O
and O
`` O
novel O
, O
'' O
and O
`` O
complementary O
rather O
than O
competitive O
. O
'' O

`` O
There O
is O
a O
large O
market O
out O
there O
hungry O
for O
hybrid O
seeds O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Robinson O
of O
Delta B-ORG
& O
Pine O
, O
the O
seed O
producer O
in O
Scott B-GPE
, O
Miss. B-GPE
, O
said O
Plant B-ORG
Genetic I-ORG
's O
success O
in O
creating O
genetically O
engineered O
male O
steriles O
does O
n't O
automatically O
mean O
it O
would O
be O
simple O
to O
create O
hybrids O
in O
all O
crops O
. O

That O
's O
because O
pollination O
, O
while O
easy O
in O
corn O
because O
the O
carrier O
is O
wind O
, O
is O
more O
complex O
and O
involves O
insects O
as O
carriers O
in O
crops O
such O
as O
cotton O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
one O
thing O
to O
say O
you O
can O
sterilize O
, O
and O
another O
to O
then O
successfully O
pollinate O
the O
plant O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
he O
said O
, O
he O
is O
negotiating O
with O
Plant B-ORG
Genetic I-ORG
to O
acquire O
the O
technology O
to O
try O
breeding O
hybrid O
cotton O
. O

Fibreboard B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
completed O
the O
previously O
reported O
sale O
of O
approximately O
27,500 O
acres O
of O
timberland O
near O
Truckee B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
to O
closely O
held O
Sierra B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Arcata B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
for O
$ O
32.5 O
million O
. O

The O
lumber O
, O
insulation O
and O
fireproofing O
concern O
said O
the O
transaction O
, O
which O
includes O
a O
swap O
of O
other O
timber O
interests O
, O
would O
result O
in O
a O
$ O
13.5 O
million O
after O
- O
tax O
gain O
, O
to O
be O
recorded O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
. O

Everything O
looked O
good O
as O
neurosurgeon O
Walter B-PERSON
Levy I-PERSON
and O
colleagues O
carefully O
cut O
away O
a O
woman O
's O
spinal O
tumor O
at O
the B-ORG
Cleveland I-ORG
Clinic I-ORG
in O
1978 O
. O

Using O
small O
electrical O
shocks O
applied O
to O
her O
feet O
, O
they O
were O
able O
to O
monitor O
sensory O
nerves O
. O

The O
shocks O
generated O
nerve O
impulses O
that O
traveled O
via O
spine O
to O
brain O
and O
showed O
up O
clearly O
on O
a O
brain O
- O
wave O
monitor O
, O
indicating O
no O
damage O
to O
the O
delicate O
spinal O
tissue O
. O

Then O
, O
says O
Dr. O
Levy O
, O
`` O
she O
woke O
up O
paralyzed O
. O
'' O

The O
damage O
was O
to O
her O
motor O
nerves O
, O
which O
could O
n't O
be O
monitored O
along O
with O
the O
sensory O
nerves O
, O
he O
explains O
. O

The O
tragedy O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
`` O
galvanized O
me O
'' O
to O
look O
for O
a O
way O
to O
prevent O
similar O
cases O
. O

Dr. O
Levy O
's O
answer O
may O
come O
with O
a O
new O
kind O
of O
magnetic O
brain O
probe O
, O
a O
device O
that O
he O
and O
dozens O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
researchers O
are O
studying O
with O
great O
hope O
. O

Besides O
holding O
the O
promise O
of O
safer O
spinal O
surgery O
, O
the O
probe O
could O
improve O
the O
diagnosis O
of O
brain O
and O
nerve O
disorders O
such O
as O
strokes O
and O
multiple O
sclerosis O
. O

Perhaps O
most O
exciting O
, O
the O
device O
is O
thrusting O
open O
a O
window O
to O
the O
workings O
of O
the O
brain O
. O

The O
probe O
, O
which O
is O
painless O
, O
non-invasive O
and O
apparently O
harmless O
, O
employs O
strong O
magnetic O
fields O
to O
induce O
small O
whirlwinds O
of O
electricity O
within O
the O
brain O
. O

If O
positioned O
over O
the O
brain O
's O
motor O
- O
control O
area O
, O
the O
hand O
- O
held O
electromagnets O
generate O
nerve O
impulses O
that O
zip O
down O
motor O
nerves O
and O
activate O
muscles O
, O
making O
, O
say O
, O
a O
finger O
twitch O
. O

In O
principle O
, O
they O
will O
enable O
doctors O
to O
check O
the O
body O
's O
motor O
system O
the O
way O
an O
electrician O
tests O
a O
home O
's O
electrical O
circuits O
by O
running O
current O
through O
them O
. O

`` O
Until O
now O
, O
we O
've O
had O
no O
objective O
way O
of O
measuring O
motor O
function O
, O
'' O
says O
Keith B-PERSON
Chiappa I-PERSON
, O
a O
neurologist O
conducting O
clinical O
tests O
with O
the O
devices O
at O
Boston B-GPE
's O
Massachusetts B-ORG
General I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
. O

`` O
All O
we O
could O
do O
was O
tell O
a O
patient O
, O
` O
squeeze O
my O
fingers O
as O
hard O
as O
you O
can O
' O
or O
` O
raise O
your O
arm O
. O
' O

`` O
Under O
the O
best O
circumstances O
such O
tests O
are O
subjective O
; O
when O
a O
patient O
is O
unconscious O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
work O
at O
all O
. O

Magnetic O
brain O
tweaking O
started O
in O
the O
early O
1900s O
, O
when O
researchers O
produced O
flashes O
of O
light O
in O
the O
visual O
field O
with O
magnets O
. O

In O
the O
1960s O
, O
Mayo B-ORG
Clinic I-ORG
researchers O
developed O
magnetic O
devices O
to O
stimulate O
motor O
nerves O
in O
the O
hand O
and O
other O
limbs O
. O

But O
for O
brain O
tests O
, O
the O
unwieldy O
machines O
`` O
would O
have O
required O
patients O
to O
stand O
on O
their O
heads O
, O
'' O
says O
Reginald B-PERSON
Bickford I-PERSON
, O
a O
researcher O
at O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
at O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
. O

The O
field O
took O
off O
in O
1985 O
after O
scientists O
at O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Sheffield B-ORG
University I-ORG
developed O
a O
handy O
, O
compact O
magnet O
for O
brain O
stimulation O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
at O
least O
two O
commercial O
versions O
have O
been O
put O
on O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
, O
and O
an O
estimated O
500 O
have O
been O
sold O
. O

In O
August O
, O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
conference O
on O
such O
devices O
attracted O
more O
than O
100 O
researchers O
, O
who O
reported O
studies O
on O
everything O
from O
brain O
mapping O
to O
physical O
therapy O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
feel O
we O
can O
use O
-LCB- O
the O
devices O
-RCB- O
routinely O
in O
surgery O
yet O
, O
but O
we O
're O
getting O
close O
, O
'' O
says O
Dr. O
Levy O
, O
who O
is O
now O
with O
the O
University O
of O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
. O

A O
problem O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
is O
that O
anesthetized O
brains O
are O
more O
resistant O
to O
magnetic O
stimulation O
than O
awake O
ones O
. O

The O
devices O
could O
help O
indicate O
when O
surgery O
would O
help O
, O
says O
Charles B-PERSON
Tator I-PERSON
, O
a O
University O
of O
Toronto B-GPE
neurosurgeon O
. O

For O
example O
, O
paralyzed O
car O
- O
crash O
victims O
occasionally O
have O
some O
intact O
spinal O
tissues O
that O
, O
if O
preserved O
by O
emergency O
surgery O
, O
enable O
partial O
recovery O
. O

But O
such O
operations O
typically O
are O
n't O
performed O
because O
there O
is O
no O
sign O
right O
after O
an O
injury O
that O
surgery O
would O
be O
beneficial O
. O

`` O
The O
cost O
-LCB- O
of O
magnetic O
stimulators O
-RCB- O
would O
seem O
like O
peanuts O
if O
we O
could O
retrieve O
limb O
function O
'' O
in O
such O
people O
, O
Dr. O
Tator O
says O
. O

Scientists O
caution O
there O
is O
a O
chance O
the O
magnet O
technique O
might O
spark O
seizures O
in O
epileptics O
. O

But O
no O
significant O
problems O
have O
been O
reported O
among O
hundreds O
of O
people O
tested O
with O
the O
devices O
. O

The O
main O
sensation O
, O
besides O
feeling O
like O
a O
puppet O
jerked O
with O
invisible O
strings O
, O
is O
`` O
like O
a O
rap O
on O
the O
head O
, O
'' O
says O
Sam B-PERSON
Bridgers I-PERSON
, O
a O
neurologist O
who O
has O
studied O
the O
brain O
stimulators O
at O
Yale B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

One O
apparent O
side O
effect O
is O
a O
minor O
increase O
in O
a O
brain O
hormone O
. O

And O
some O
doctors O
who O
have O
conducted O
hours O
of O
tests O
on O
themselves O
report O
temporary O
headaches O
. O

At O
least O
two O
companies O
, O
Cadwell B-ORG
Laboratories I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Kennewick B-GPE
, O
Wash. B-GPE
, O
and O
Novametrix B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Wallingford B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
now O
sell O
versions O
of O
the O
magnetic O
devices O
. O

The O
machines O
, O
which O
at O
$ O
12,500 O
are O
inexpensive O
by O
medical O
standards O
, O
have O
n't O
been O
approved O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
for O
marketing O
as O
brain O
stimulators O
but O
are O
sold O
for O
stimulating O
nerves O
in O
the O
hand O
, O
legs O
and O
other O
non-brain O
areas O
. O

Researchers O
can O
apply O
for O
permission O
to O
use O
the O
probes O
for O
brain O
studies O
. O

At O
the O
University O
of O
Kentucky B-GPE
, O
a O
team O
led O
by O
Dean B-PERSON
Currier I-PERSON
, O
a O
physical O
therapy O
researcher O
, O
is O
testing O
the O
stimulators O
in O
conjunction O
with O
electric O
shocks O
to O
induce O
muscle O
contractions O
to O
help O
prevent O
wasting O
of O
thigh O
muscles O
after O
knee O
surgery O
. O

Similarly O
, O
a O
Purdue B-ORG
University I-ORG
team O
led O
by O
heart O
researcher O
W.A. B-PERSON
Tacker I-PERSON
hopes O
to O
develop O
ways O
to O
magnetically O
induce O
cardiac O
muscle O
contractions O
. O

The O
devices O
might O
someday O
serve O
as O
temporary O
pacemakers O
or O
restarters O
for O
stopped O
hearts O
, O
says O
Dr. O
Tacker O
, O
whose O
prototype O
was O
dubbed O
the O
`` O
Tacker B-PERSON
whacker O
. O
'' O

The O
devices O
' O
most O
remarkable O
possibilities O
, O
though O
, O
involve O
the O
brain O
. O

Probing O
with O
the O
stimulators O
, O
National O
Institutes O
of O
Health B-ORG
scientists O
recently O
showed O
how O
the O
brain O
reorganizes O
motor O
- O
control O
resources O
after O
an O
amputation O
. O

Similar O
studies O
are O
expected O
to O
reveal O
how O
stroke O
patients O
' O
brains O
regroup O
-- O
a O
first O
step O
toward O
finding O
ways O
to O
bolster O
that O
process O
and O
speed O
rehabilitation O
. O

Scientists O
also O
are O
exploring O
memory O
and O
perception O
with O
the O
new O
machines O
. O

At O
the O
State O
University O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
at O
Brooklyn B-GPE
, O
researchers O
flash O
two O
groups O
of O
different O
letters O
on O
a O
computer O
screen O
in O
front O
of O
human O
guinea O
pigs O
. O

Between O
flashes O
, O
certain O
areas O
in O
subjects O
' O
brains O
are O
jolted O
with O
a O
magnetic O
stimulator O
. O

When O
the O
jolt O
is O
timed O
just O
right O
, O
the O
subjects O
do O
n't O
recall O
seeing O
the O
first O
group O
of O
letters O
. O

`` O
Where O
does O
that O
first O
stimulus O
go O
? O
'' O
exclaims O
SUNY B-ORG
neurologist O
Paul B-PERSON
Maccabee I-PERSON
. O

`` O
Trying O
to O
answer O
that O
is O
suggesting O
all O
kinds O
of O
theories O
, O
'' O
such O
as O
precisely O
where O
and O
how O
the O
brain O
processes O
incoming O
signals O
from O
the O
eyes O
. O

He O
and O
others O
say O
that O
the O
machines O
are O
weak O
enough O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
jeopardize O
the O
memory O
. O

Both O
the O
SUNY O
team O
and O
researchers O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Magnet I-ORG
Laboratory I-ORG
in O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
are O
working O
with O
more O
potent O
magnetic O
brain O
stimulators O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
the O
stronger O
devices O
may O
be O
able O
to O
summon O
forth O
half O
- O
forgotten O
memories O
and O
induce O
mood O
changes O
, O
neurologists O
say O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
index O
of O
leading O
indicators O
rose O
to O
63.6 O
in O
August O
, O
above O
the O
so O
- O
called O
boom O
- O
or O
- O
bust O
line O
of O
50 O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
May O
, O
the B-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
leading O
index O
recovered O
from O
July O
's O
revised O
level O
of O
36.6 O
on O
strong O
performances O
in O
consumer O
durables O
and O
machinery O
orders O
, O
among O
other O
factors O
, O
according O
to O
an O
agency O
spokeswoman O
. O

The O
index O
is O
intended O
to O
measure O
future O
economic O
performance O
. O

A O
figure O
above O
50 O
indicates O
the O
economy O
is O
likely O
to O
expand O
; O
one O
below O
50 O
indicates O
a O
contraction O
may O
be O
ahead O
. O

The O
average O
interest O
rate O
rose O
to O
8.3875 O
% O
at O
Citicorp B-ORG
's O
$ O
50 O
million O
weekly O
auction O
of O
91 O
- O
day O
commercial O
paper O
, O
or O
corporate O
IOUs O
, O
from O
8.337 O
% O
at O
last O
week O
's O
sale O
. O

Bids O
totaling O
$ O
515 O
million O
were O
submitted O
. O

Accepted O
bids O
ranged O
from O
8.38 O
% O
to O
8.395 O
% O
. O

Citicorp B-ORG
also O
said O
that O
the O
average O
rate O
rose O
to O
8.0087 O
% O
at O
its O
$ O
50 O
million O
auction O
of O
182 O
- O
day O
commercial O
paper O
from O
7.962 O
% O
at O
last O
week O
's O
sale O
. O

Bids O
totaling O
$ O
475 O
million O
were O
submitted O
. O

Accepted O
bids O
ranged O
from O
8 O
% O
to O
8.019 O
% O
. O

The O
bank O
holding O
company O
will O
auction O
another O
$ O
50 O
million O
in O
each O
maturity O
next O
Tuesday O
. O

INTENSIVE O
AUDITS O
are O
coming O
to O
55,500 O
taxpayers O
as O
research O
guinea O
pigs O
. O

This O
is O
the O
year O
: O
Unsuspecting O
filers O
of O
1988 O
personal O
returns O
are O
being O
picked O
randomly O
for O
thorough O
audits O
to O
help O
the O
IRS O
update O
its O
criteria O
for O
enforcement O
, O
audit O
selection O
, O
and O
use O
of O
resources O
. O

The O
last O
Taxpayer O
Compliance O
Measurement O
Program O
survey O
covered O
1985 O
returns O
. O

The O
1988 O
- O
return O
project O
starts O
Jan. O
1 O
and O
is O
to O
be O
done O
by O
May O
31 O
, O
1991 O
. O

Specially O
trained O
IRS B-ORG
agents O
will O
look O
for O
under O
- O
reported O
income O
and O
unsupported O
deductions O
and O
credits O
. O

The O
agents O
will O
make O
more O
than O
routine O
inquiries O
about O
such O
items O
as O
marital O
status O
and O
dependents O
; O
they O
want O
to O
look O
at O
living O
standards O
and O
business O
assets O
. O

But O
they O
also O
are O
to O
see O
that O
taxpayers O
get O
all O
allowable O
tax O
benefits O
and O
to O
ask O
if O
filers O
who O
sought O
IRS B-ORG
aid O
were O
satisfied O
with O
it O
. O

Courts O
have O
ruled O
that O
taxpayers O
must O
submit O
to O
TCMP O
audits O
, O
but O
the O
IRS O
will O
excuse O
from O
the O
fullscale O
rigors O
anyone O
who O
was O
audited O
without O
change O
for O
either O
1986 O
or O
1987 O
. O

Rewards O
have O
been O
suggested O
-- O
but O
never O
adopted O
-- O
for O
filers O
who O
come O
through O
TCMP O
audits O
without O
change O
. O

PENALTY O
OVERHAUL O
is O
still O
likely O
, O
congressional O
sources O
say O
. O

Long O
- O
debated O
proposals O
to O
simplify O
the O
more O
than O
150 O
civil O
penalties O
and O
make O
them O
fairer O
and O
easier O
to O
administer O
are O
in O
the O
House O
tax O
bill O
. O

But O
they O
were O
stripped O
from O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
bill O
after O
staffers O
estimated O
penalty O
revenue O
would O
fall O
by O
$ O
216 O
million O
over O
five O
years O
. O

Still O
, O
congressional O
aides O
say O
penalty O
reform O
is O
a O
strong O
candidate O
for O
enactment O
, O
even O
if O
not O
this O
time O
around O
, O
although O
some O
provisions O
may O
be O
modified O
. O

Sen. O
Pryor O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ark. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
a O
leader O
on O
the O
issue O
who O
generally O
backs O
the O
House O
plan O
, O
wants O
some O
changes O
-- O
for O
one O
, O
separate O
sanctions O
for O
negligence O
and O
large O
misstatements O
of O
tax O
owed O
, O
not O
a O
single O
penalty O
. O

He O
would O
ease O
the O
proposed O
penalties O
for O
delayed O
payroll O
- O
tax O
deposits O
and O
for O
faulty O
Form O
1099 O
and O
other O
reports O
that O
taxpayers O
correct O
voluntarily O
. O

The B-ORG
General I-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Office I-ORG
urges O
Congress B-ORG
to O
ensure O
that O
all O
penalties O
retain O
their O
force O
as O
deterrents O
. O

TAXPAYERS O
' O
RIGHTS O
are O
defined O
by O
a O
growing O
number O
of O
states O
. O

The O
1988 O
tax O
act O
created O
a O
federal O
bill O
of O
rights O
spelling O
out O
IRS B-ORG
duties O
to O
protect O
taxpayers O
' O
rights O
in O
the O
assessment O
and O
collection O
of O
taxes O
. O

States O
are O
following O
suit O
. O

California B-GPE
enacted O
a O
rights O
law O
in O
1988 O
. O

In O
1989 O
, O
Illinois B-GPE
, O
Kansas B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
Oregon B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
have O
adopted O
rights O
laws O
, O
the O
Federation O
of O
Tax O
Administrators O
, O
a O
state O
officials O
' O
group O
, O
reports O
; O
the O
features O
vary O
. O

And O
taxpayer O
groups O
are O
urging O
legislation O
in O
many O
other O
states O
. O

One O
group O
is O
the O
Committee O
on O
State O
Taxation O
, O
which O
comprises O
330 O
multistate O
corporations O
and O
advises O
the O
Council O
of O
State O
Chambers O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
. O

The O
group O
's O
Mark B-PERSON
Cahoon I-PERSON
says O
its O
efforts O
begun O
in O
1989 O
have O
led O
to O
the O
introduction O
of O
bills O
in O
Massachusetts B-GPE
, O
Minnesota B-GPE
and O
Colorado B-GPE
to O
establish O
evenhanded O
procedures O
affecting O
all O
kinds O
of O
taxpayers O
. O

The O
group O
also O
seeks O
uniformity O
among O
states O
in O
provisions O
for O
taxpayers O
' O
rights O
. O

This O
week O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
announced O
a O
10 O
- O
point O
policy O
patterned O
on O
the O
federal O
bill O
of O
rights O
for O
taxpayers O
. O

THE O
MILEAGE O
RATE O
allowed O
for O
business O
use O
of O
a O
car O
in O
1989 O
has O
risen O
to O
25.5 O
cents O
a O
mile O
for O
the O
first O
15,000 O
from O
24 O
cents O
in O
1988 O
, O
the O
IRS O
says O
; O
the O
rate O
stays O
11 O
cents O
for O
each O
added O
mile O
. O

Also O
unaltered O
: O
12 O
cents O
for O
charitable O
activities O
and O
nine O
cents O
for O
medical O
and O
moving O
costs O
. O

IRA B-ORG
BALANCES O
could O
be O
used O
to O
qualify O
for O
bank O
services O
under O
a O
bill O
entered O
by O
Reps. O
Chandler O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Wash B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
and O
Andrews B-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Texas B-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

The O
bill O
would O
thwart O
a O
recent O
Labor B-ORG
Department I-ORG
opinion O
that O
investing O
individual O
- O
retirement O
- O
account O
funds O
to O
earn O
free O
checking O
violates O
the O
law O
. O

HUGO B-EVENT
FELLED O
vast O
timberlands O
. O

South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
's O
congressional O
delegation O
has O
entered O
Senate B-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
bills O
to O
provide O
special O
casualty O
- O
loss O
treatment O
and O
other O
tax O
relief O
for O
timber O
growers O
in O
the O
hurricane O
disaster O
areas O
. O

HE O
RODE O
HIS O
HOBBY O
, O
but O
he O
could O
n't O
milk O
it O
, O
the B-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Court I-ORG
says O
. O

The O
court O
often O
weighs O
deductions O
of O
sideline O
- O
business O
costs O
: O
Do O
they O
stem O
from O
a O
profit O
- O
seeking O
activity O
or O
a O
nondeductible O
hobby O
? O

But O
it O
's O
rare O
to O
see O
both O
functions O
in O
one O
case O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
O. I-PERSON
Givens I-PERSON
of O
Mount B-GPE
Vernon I-GPE
, O
Ind. B-GPE
- O
investment O
broker O
, O
ex-accountant O
, O
and O
son O
of O
a O
former O
stable O
owner O
- O
bred O
Tennessee B-GPE
Walking O
Horses O
for O
six O
years O
, O
raised O
cattle O
for O
four O
, O
and O
never O
made O
a O
profit O
on O
either O
. O

He O
claimed O
losses O
totaling O
$ O
42,455 O
-- O
and O
the O
IRS O
denied O
them O
all O
. O

Special O
Judge O
Galloway O
noted O
that O
Givens B-PERSON
managed O
horse O
- O
breeding O
in O
a O
businesslike O
way O
: O
He O
kept O
detailed O
accounts O
, O
practiced O
soil O
conservation O
, O
enhanced O
his O
experience O
by O
consulting O
experts O
, O
spent O
several O
hours O
a O
day O
doing O
chores O
, O
and O
dropped O
the O
sideline O
when O
his O
best O
brood O
mare O
died O
. O

Yet O
he O
took O
little O
businesslike O
care O
with O
his O
cattle O
: O
He O
had O
no O
prior O
experience O
and O
did O
n't O
seek O
business O
counsel O
about O
them O
. O

The O
judge O
said O
Givens B-PERSON
may O
deduct O
his O
$ O
30,180 O
of O
losses O
from O
horse O
breeding O
, O
but O
rejected O
the O
$ O
12,275 O
in O
deductions O
from O
the O
cattle O
operation O
. O

BRIEFS O
: O

The O
IRS O
already O
is O
doing O
intensive O
TCMP O
audits O
of O
19,000 O
returns O
for O
1987 O
and O
fiscal O
1988 O
filed O
by O
corporations O
with O
under O
$ O
10 O
million O
in O
assets O
... O
. O

President O
Bush O
says O
he O
will O
name O
Donald B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Kirkendall I-PERSON
to O
the O
new O
Treasury B-ORG
post O
of O
inspector O
general O
, O
which O
has O
responsibilities O
for O
the O
IRS O
... O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Finland B-GPE
signed O
an O
income O
- O
tax O
treaty O
, O
subject O
to O
ratification O
. O

William B-PERSON
A. O
Wise O
, O
44 O
years O
old O
, O
president O
of O
the O
El O
Paso O
Natural O
Gas O
Co. O
unit O
of O
this O
energy O
and O
natural O
- O
resources O
concern O
, O
was O
named O
to O
the O
additional O
post O
of O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
succeeding O
Travis B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Petty I-PERSON
, O
61 O
, O
who O
continues O
as O
a O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the O
parent O
. O

` O
Frequent O
Drinker O
' O
Offer O
Stirs O
Up O
Spirited O
Debate O

TO O
GRAB O
a O
bigger O
piece O
of O
the O
declining O
scotch O
market O
, O
Seagram B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
has O
launched O
a O
controversial O
`` O
frequent O
drinker O
'' O
promotion O
for O
its O
Chivas B-PRODUCT
Regal I-PRODUCT
brand O
. O

Under O
the O
program O
, O
dubbed O
Chivas B-PRODUCT
Class O
, O
customers O
who O
send O
in O
two O
labels O
from O
Chivas B-PRODUCT
bottles O
will O
receive O
an O
upgrade O
in O
seating O
class O
on O
some O
Trans B-ORG
World I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
flights O
. O

Repeat O
customers O
also O
can O
purchase O
luxury O
items O
at O
reduced O
prices O
. O

But O
at O
a O
time O
of O
mounting O
concern O
over O
alcohol O
abuse O
, O
some O
liquor O
marketers O
consider O
Seagram B-ORG
's O
frequent O
buyer O
promotion O
risky O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
surprised O
they O
're O
doing O
this O
, O
'' O
says O
Penn B-PERSON
Kavanagh I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Schieffelin O
& O
Somerset O
Co. O
, O
which O
markets O
Johnnie B-PRODUCT
Walker I-PRODUCT
scotches O
. O

`` O
I O
would O
be O
very O
leery O
of O
anything O
that O
says O
if O
you O
drink O
more O
, O
you O
get O
more O
. O
'' O

Others O
question O
the O
impact O
on O
Chivas B-PRODUCT
's O
upscale O
image O
of O
a O
promotion O
that O
has O
customers O
soaking O
off O
labels O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
really O
bizarre O
, O
'' O
says O
Albert B-PERSON
Lerman I-PERSON
, O
creative O
director O
at O
the O
Wells O
Rich O
Greene O
ad O
agency O
. O

`` O
Chivas B-PRODUCT
has O
an O
image O
of O
something O
you O
would O
savor O
, O
rather O
than O
guzzle O
. O
'' O

Chivas B-PRODUCT
Class O
is O
n't O
the O
first O
such O
promotion O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
J&B B-ORG
Scotch I-ORG
offered O
500 O
TWA B-ORG
frequent O
flier O
miles O
in O
exchange O
for O
a O
label O
. O

And O
Dewar B-ORG
's O
gave O
discounts O
on O
Scottish B-NORP
merchandise O
to O
people O
who O
sent O
in O
bottle O
labels O
. O

But O
the O
scope O
of O
Seagram B-ORG
's O
Chivas B-PRODUCT
promotion O
sets O
it O
apart O
. O

The O
current O
campaign O
is O
just O
the O
first O
leg O
of O
an O
aggressive O
three O
- O
to O
- O
five O
- O
year O
direct O
marketing O
plan O
. O

Seagram B-ORG
says O
the O
promotion O
is O
designed O
to O
build O
brand O
loyalty O
rather O
than O
promote O
heavy O
drinking O
. O

Seagram B-ORG
asks O
customers O
to O
buy O
only O
two O
or O
three O
bottles O
over O
a O
12 O
- O
month O
period O
, O
says O
Richard B-PERSON
Shaw I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
direct O
marketing O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
not O
asking O
them O
to O
save O
up O
50 O
proof O
- O
of O
- O
purchases O
. O

We O
're O
not O
saying O
drink O
more O
, O
we O
're O
saying O
trade O
up O
. O
'' O

Goya B-ORG
Concocts O
a O
Milk O
For O
Hispanic O
Tastes O

MOST O
FOOD O
companies O
these O
days O
are O
trimming O
the O
fat O
and O
cholesterol O
content O
of O
their O
products O
to O
appeal O
to O
health O
- O
conscious O
consumers O
. O

But O
Goya B-ORG
Foods I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
believes O
it O
can O
milk O
some O
sales O
by O
bucking O
the O
trend O
. O

The O
Secaucus B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
company O
has O
formed O
a O
joint O
venture O
with O
a O
distributor O
called O
La B-ORG
Lecheria I-ORG
to O
market O
a O
higher O
- O
fat O
milk O
targeted O
at O
Hispanic O
consumers O
. O

To O
give O
Leche B-PRODUCT
Fresca I-PRODUCT
the O
creamier O
taste O
Goya B-ORG
says O
Hispanics B-NORP
prefer O
, O
the O
new O
brand O
has O
a O
butterfat O
content O
of O
3.8 O
% O
. O

That O
compares O
with O
3.5 O
% O
butterfat O
for O
whole O
milk O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Borden B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
milk O
producer O
, O
concedes O
Goya B-ORG
may O
be O
on O
to O
something O
. O

Borden B-ORG
sells O
considerably O
more O
whole O
milk O
than O
reduced O
- O
fat O
milks O
in O
southern O
and O
Hispanic O
markets O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Borden B-ORG
even O
tested O
a O
milk O
with O
4 O
% O
butterfat O
in O
the O
South O
, O
but O
decided O
the O
market O
was O
too O
small O
. O

Goya B-ORG
is O
selling O
Leche B-PRODUCT
Fresca I-PRODUCT
in O
nearly O
500 O
grocery O
stores O
and O
bodegas O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
parts O
of O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
. O

And O
it O
's O
adding O
15 O
to O
20 O
new O
outlets O
a O
day O
, O
says O
Greg B-PERSON
Ricca I-PERSON
, O
sales O
director O
at O
La B-ORG
Lecheria I-ORG
. O

Because O
of O
Leche B-PRODUCT
Fresca I-PRODUCT
's O
success O
, O
he O
says O
, O
the O
joint O
venture O
is O
developing O
other O
dairy O
products O
tailored O
to O
Hispanic O
tastes O
. O

Jewelry O
Makers O
Copy O
Cosmetics O
Sales O
Ploys O

FOR O
YEARS O
, O
costume O
jewelry O
makers O
fought O
a O
losing O
battle O
. O

Jewelry O
displays O
in O
department O
stores O
were O
often O
cluttered O
and O
uninspired O
. O

And O
the O
merchandise O
was O
, O
well O
, O
fake O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
marketers O
of O
faux O
gems O
steadily O
lost O
space O
in O
department O
stores O
to O
more O
fashionable O
rivals O
-- O
cosmetics O
makers O
. O

But O
lately O
, O
retailers O
say O
, O
fake O
has O
become O
more O
fashionable O
. O

And O
jewelry O
makers O
are O
beginning O
to O
use O
many O
of O
the O
same O
marketing O
tricks O
honed O
in O
the O
aggressive O
world O
of O
cosmetics O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
total O
women O
's O
fashion O
jewelry O
business O
topped O
$ O
4.9 O
billion O
, O
says O
Karen B-PERSON
Alberg I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
Accessories B-ORG
magazine O
. O

And O
it O
's O
growing O
fast O
, O
with O
annual O
sales O
gains O
of O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
. O

To O
increase O
their O
share O
of O
that O
business O
, O
jewelry O
makers O
such O
as O
Crystal O
Brands O
Inc. O
's O
Trifari B-ORG
and O
Monet B-ORG
units O
and O
Swank B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
maker O
of O
Anne B-ORG
Klein I-ORG
jewelry O
, O
are O
launching O
new O
lines O
with O
as O
much O
fanfare O
as O
the O
fragrance O
companies O
. O

They O
're O
hiring O
models O
to O
stroll O
the O
aisles O
sporting O
their O
jewels O
, O
and O
they O
're O
even O
beginning O
to O
borrow O
a O
perennial O
favorite O
of O
the O
beauty O
business O
-- O
offering O
a O
gift O
when O
consumers O
make O
a O
purchase O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
started O
trying O
just O
about O
anything O
to O
keep O
sales O
moving O
in O
the O
stores O
, O
'' O
says O
Kim B-PERSON
Renk I-PERSON
, O
a O
Swank B-ORG
vice O
president O
. O

But O
there O
are O
limits O
. O

Ms. O
Renk O
says O
retailers O
nixed O
a O
promotion O
for O
pins O
with O
animal O
motifs O
. O

Her O
idea O
: O
bring O
in O
live O
zoo O
animals O
. O

Trifari B-ORG
, O
whose O
national O
ads O
earlier O
this O
year O
included O
paper O
cutouts O
of O
its O
costume O
finery O
, O
takes O
a O
tamer O
approach O
. O

The O
company O
focuses O
on O
the O
how O
- O
to O
aspects O
, O
says O
Andrew B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Philip I-PERSON
, O
president O
. O

Trifari B-ORG
now O
trains O
sales O
help O
to O
advise O
customers O
on O
the O
best O
earring O
styles O
. O

But O
cosmetics O
firms O
still O
have O
one O
big O
marketing O
edge O
: O
They O
motivate O
sales O
people O
with O
commissions O
. O

Jewelry O
makers O
rarely O
pay O
commissions O
and O
are O
n't O
expected O
to O
anytime O
soon O
. O

Odds O
and O
Ends O

DESPITE O
GROWING O
interest O
in O
the O
environment O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
consumers O
have O
n't O
shown O
much O
interest O
in O
refillable O
packages O
for O
household O
products O
. O

Procter O
& O
Gamble O
Co. O
recently O
introduced O
refillable O
versions O
of O
four O
products O
, O
including O
Tide B-PRODUCT
and O
Mr. B-PRODUCT
Clean I-PRODUCT
, O
in O
Canada B-GPE
, O
but O
does O
n't O
plan O
to O
bring O
them O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Marketers O
believe O
most O
Americans O
wo O
n't O
make O
the O
convenience O
trade O
- O
off O
... O
. O

Braumeisters B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
tests O
a O
beer O
brewed O
with O
oat O
bran O
, O
rather O
than O
rice O
or O
corn O
. O

Called O
Otto B-PERSON
's O
Original O
Oat O
Bran O
Beer O
, O
the O
brew O
costs O
about O
$ O
12.75 O
a O
case O
. O

No O
cholesterol O
, O
of O
course O
. O

Scott B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
vice O
president O
, O
finance O
, O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
of O
this O
media O
concern O
, O
was O
named O
senior O
vice O
president O
. O

Mr. O
Smith O
, O
39 O
, O
retains O
the O
title O
of O
chief O
financial O
officer O
. O

A O
federal O
judge O
ruled O
that O
Imelda B-PERSON
Marcos I-PERSON
was O
n't O
brought O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
against O
her O
will O
and O
that O
marital O
privileges O
, O
which O
protect O
spouses O
from O
incriminating O
each O
other O
, O
do O
n't O
apply O
in O
her O
case O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Judge O
John O
F. O
Keenan O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
ordered O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
to O
turn O
over O
to O
the O
court O
all O
pleadings O
and O
documents O
she O
may O
have O
filed O
in O
foreign O
countries O
in O
opposition O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
requests O
for O
evidence O
. O

Mrs. O
Marcos O
had O
claimed O
that O
she O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
turn O
over O
the O
documents O
because O
she O
was O
brought O
here O
involuntarily O
and O
because O
providing O
the O
materials O
would O
violate O
her O
marital O
privilege O
. O

In O
1988 O
, O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O
after O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
and O
her O
late O
husband O
, O
Ferdinand B-PERSON
Marcos I-PERSON
, O
the O
ousted O
president O
of O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
, O
fled O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
for O
Hawaii B-GPE
, O
they O
were O
charged O
with O
racketeering O
, O
conspiracy O
, O
obstruction O
of O
justice O
and O
mail O
fraud O
in O
a O
scheme O
in O
which O
they O
allegedly O
embezzled O
more O
than O
$ O
100 O
million O
from O
their O
homeland O
. O

Much O
of O
the O
money O
was O
fraudulently O
concealed O
through O
purchases O
of O
prime O
Manhattan B-GPE
real O
estate O
, O
federal O
prosecutors O
have O
charged O
. O

Mrs. O
Marcos O
's O
trial O
is O
expected O
to O
begin O
in O
March O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
law O
requires O
criminal O
defendants O
to O
turn O
over O
foreign O
documents O
such O
as O
those O
sought O
in O
the O
Marcos B-PERSON
case O
. O

The O
law O
is O
meant O
to O
overcome O
delays O
caused O
by O
defendants O
' O
use O
of O
foreign O
procedures O
to O
block O
U.S. B-GPE
requests O
for O
records O
, O
Judge O
Keenan O
said O
in O
his O
opinion O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
documents O
could O
involve O
foreign O
business O
dealings O
or O
bank O
accounts O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
charged O
that O
the O
Marcoses B-PERSON
' O
alleged O
crimes O
involved O
bank O
accounts O
in O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
other O
countries O
. O

On O
the O
allegation O
of O
kidnapping O
, O
Judge O
Keenan O
wrote O
, O
`` O
The O
suggestion O
that O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
was O
brought O
to O
this O
country O
against O
her O
will O
is O
unsupported O
by O
affidavit O
or O
affirmation O
. O
'' O

The O
judge O
also O
said O
the O
two O
marital O
testimonial O
privileges O
cited O
by O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
do O
n't O
apply O
. O

The O
first O
one O
permits O
a O
witness O
to O
refuse O
to O
testify O
against O
her O
spouse O
. O

But O
Judge O
Keenan O
said O
that O
privilege O
's O
purpose O
is O
`` O
fostering O
harmony O
in O
marriage O
. O
'' O

Because O
Mr. O
Marcos O
died O
Sept. O
28 O
, O
the O
privilege O
can O
no O
longer O
apply O
, O
the O
judge O
said O
. O

The O
second O
marital O
privilege O
cited O
by O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
protects O
confidential O
communications O
between O
spouses O
. O

But O
Judge O
Keenan O
said O
that O
privilege O
is O
meant O
to O
protect O
private O
utterances O
-- O
not O
litigation O
papers O
filed O
with O
foreign O
governments O
, O
as O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
's O
attorneys O
maintained O
. O

Though O
Judge O
Keenan O
threw O
out O
most O
of O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
's O
objections O
, O
he O
agreed O
with O
one O
of O
her O
concerns O
: O
that O
turning O
over O
the O
foreign O
documents O
could O
violate O
the O
defendant O
's O
constitutional O
right O
against O
self O
- O
incrimination O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
he O
said O
he O
will O
examine O
the O
Marcos B-PERSON
documents O
sought O
by O
the O
prosecutors O
to O
determine O
whether O
turning O
over O
the O
filings O
is O
self O
- O
incrimination O
. O

Judge O
Keenan O
also O
directed O
the O
prosecutors O
to O
show O
that O
Mrs. O
Marcos O
's O
Fifth B-LAW
Amendment I-LAW
right O
against O
self O
- O
incrimination O
wo O
n't O
be O
violated O
. O

Mrs. O
Marcos O
's O
attorney O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Sandor B-PERSON
Frankel I-PERSON
, O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
ruling O
. O

Mrs. O
Marcos O
has O
n't O
admitted O
that O
she O
filed O
any O
documents O
such O
as O
those O
sought O
by O
the O
government O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
LaBella I-PERSON
, O
the O
assistant O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
prosecuting O
the O
Marcos B-PERSON
case O
, O
did O
n't O
return O
phone O
calls O
seeking O
comment O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
. O
AND O
BRITISH O
LAW O
FIRMS O
announce O
rare O
joint O
venture O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

Sidley B-ORG
& O
Austin B-GPE
, O
a O
leading O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
based O
law O
firm O
, O
and O
Ashurst B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
Crisp I-ORG
, O
a O
midsized O
London B-GPE
firm O
of O
solicitors O
, O
are O
scheduled O
today O
to O
announce O
plans O
to O
open O
a O
joint O
office O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

The O
firms O
will O
be O
registered O
under O
Japanese B-NORP
law O
as O
foreign O
legal O
consultants O
and O
their O
practice O
with O
Japanese B-NORP
clients O
will O
be O
limited O
to O
advising O
them O
on O
matters O
of O
foreign O
law O
. O

The O
office O
may O
also O
be O
able O
to O
advise O
foreign O
and O
multinational O
clients O
on O
international O
law O
and O
general O
matters O
. O

The O
office O
will O
provide O
`` O
one O
- O
stop O
shopping O
'' O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
financial O
institutions O
and O
other O
clients O
seeking O
advice O
on O
access O
to O
the O
world O
capital O
markets O
, O
according O
to O
A. O
Bruce O
Schimberg O
, O
Sidley B-ORG
's O
senior O
banking O
specialist O
, O
who O
will O
move O
to O
Tokyo B-GPE
from O
Chicago B-GPE
to O
open O
the O
office O
next O
year O
. O

The O
Sidley O
- O
Ashurst O
venture O
will O
also O
be O
staffed O
by O
another O
Sidley B-ORG
partner O
specializing O
in O
corporate O
law O
, O
a O
partner O
from O
Ashurst B-ORG
concentrating O
on O
acquisitions O
and O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
attorney O
. O

The O
office O
will O
tap O
the O
resources O
of O
Sidley B-ORG
's O
700 O
lawyers O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
London B-GPE
and O
Singapore B-GPE
as O
well O
as O
the O
400 O
Ashurst B-ORG
staff O
members O
in O
London B-GPE
and O
Brussels B-GPE
. O

Ashurst B-ORG
is O
new O
to O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

Sidley B-ORG
will O
maintain O
its O
association O
with O
the B-ORG
Hashidate I-ORG
Law I-ORG
Office I-ORG
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

THE B-ORG
UNITED I-ORG
AUTO I-ORG
WORKERS I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
seek O
a O
rehearing O
of O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
appellate O
court O
ruling O
against O
the O
union O
's O
claim O
that O
the O
state O
of O
Michigan B-GPE
engages O
in O
wage O
- O
discrimination O
against O
female O
employees O
. O

A O
three O
- O
judge O
panel O
of O
the O
court O
in O
Cincinnati B-GPE
made O
the O
ruling O
Saturday O
. O

The O
UAW O
is O
seeking O
a O
hearing O
by O
the O
full O
14 O
- O
judge O
panel O
. O

The O
union O
sued O
the O
state O
in O
November O
1985 O
, O
alleging O
that O
it O
intentionally O
segregated O
job O
classifications O
by O
sex O
and O
paid O
employees O
in O
predominantly O
female O
jobs O
less O
than O
males O
in O
comparable O
jobs O
. O

The O
UAW O
also O
charged O
that O
the O
state O
applied O
its O
own O
standards O
for O
determining O
pay O
in O
a O
discriminatory O
manner O
. O

In O
November O
1987 O
, O
a O
district O
court O
judge O
in O
Detroit B-GPE
ruled O
against O
the O
UAW O
. O

The O
union O
is O
the O
bargaining O
representative O
for O
more O
than O
20,000 O
Michigan B-GPE
state O
employees O
. O

NEW B-GPE
JERSEY I-GPE
MERGER O
: O

One O
of O
the O
largest O
law O
firms O
in O
central O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
has O
been O
created O
through O
the O
merger O
of O
Norris O
, O
McLaughlin O
& O
Marcus O
, O
a O
41 O
- O
lawyer O
firm O
, O
and O
Manger O
, O
Kalison O
, O
McBride O
& O
Webb O
, O
a O
health O
- O
care O
specialty O
law O
firm O
with O
14 O
lawyers O
. O

Norris B-ORG
McLaughlin I-ORG
is O
a O
general O
- O
practice O
firm O
that O
has O
expanded O
recently O
into O
such O
specialties O
as O
banking O
, O
labor O
and O
environmental O
work O
. O

The O
merged O
firm O
will O
carry O
Norris B-ORG
McLaughlin I-ORG
's O
name O
. O

DRUG O
WARS O
: O

A O
Texas B-GPE
legislator O
proposes O
color O
- O
coding O
drivers O
' O
licenses O
of O
some O
drug O
offenders O
. O

The O
bill O
would O
authorize O
courts O
to O
order O
the O
licenses O
as O
a O
condition O
of O
probation O
. O

State O
Senator O
J.E. O
`` O
Buster O
'' O
Brown O
, O
a O
Republican B-NORP
who O
is O
running O
for O
Texas B-GPE
attorney O
general O
, O
introduced O
the O
bill O
. O

He O
said O
an O
altered O
license O
would O
be O
an O
`` O
embarrassment O
'' O
to O
teenagers O
and O
young O
adults O
and O
would O
act O
as O
a O
deterrant O
to O
drug O
use O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Avena I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Texas I-ORG
Civil I-ORG
Liberties I-ORG
Union I-ORG
, O
called O
the O
proposal O
`` O
political O
gimmickry O
, O
'' O
and O
said O
it O
fails O
to O
recognize O
the O
drug O
problem O
as O
a O
health O
issue O
. O

Sun B-PERSON
Myung I-PERSON
Moon I-PERSON
, O
the O
Korean O
evangelist O
- O
industrialist O
who O
in O
1954 O
founded O
the B-ORG
Unification I-ORG
Church I-ORG
, O
remains O
the O
mystery O
man O
behind O
a O
multimillion O
- O
dollar O
political O
and O
publishing O
operation O
based O
in O
this O
country O
and O
catering O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
right O
. O

But O
there O
may O
be O
less O
there O
than O
meets O
the O
eye O
. O

Mr. O
Moon O
planned O
to O
convert O
millions O
of O
Americans O
to O
his O
unique O
brand O
of O
Christianity B-NORP
-- O
in O
which O
he O
plays O
the O
role O
of O
Old B-WORK_OF_ART
Testament I-WORK_OF_ART
- O
style O
temporal O
, O
political O
messiah O
-- O
and O
then O
to O
make O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
part O
of O
a O
unified O
international O
theocracy O
. O

His O
original O
strategy O
-LRB- O
in O
itself O
a O
brilliant O
innovation O
for O
spreading O
a O
religion O
-RRB- O
was O
to O
create O
new O
economic O
enterprises O
each O
time O
he O
wanted O
to O
extend O
and O
fund O
his O
various O
religious O
missions O
. O

Tax O
- O
exempt O
airport O
and O
street O
- O
corner O
solicitations O
were O
intended O
only O
to O
provide O
start O
- O
up O
funds O
. O

More O
stable O
industries O
were O
to O
build O
an O
economically O
viable O
infrastructure O
for O
the O
Moon B-GPE
movement O
in O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
as O
they O
had O
in O
Japan B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Then O
he O
would O
move O
his O
movement O
to O
Europe B-GPE
. O

But O
that O
was O
not O
to O
be O
. O

Throughout O
the O
1970s O
and O
early O
1980s O
spokesmen O
for O
both O
the B-ORG
Unification I-ORG
Church I-ORG
and O
its O
opponents O
in O
the O
anticult O
movement O
gave O
wildly O
exaggerated O
membership O
figures O
. O

Their O
legacy O
lives O
on O
. O

It O
is O
still O
common O
to O
read O
in O
the O
press O
that O
the O
church O
has O
10,000 O
or O
more O
full O
- O
time O
American B-NORP
members O
and O
25,000 O
`` O
associates O
. O
'' O

Some O
estimates O
have O
gone O
as O
high O
as O
80,000 O
members O
. O

But O
internal O
church O
documents O
clearly O
show O
that O
at O
its O
publicity O
- O
seeking O
heights O
, O
as O
when O
it O
organized O
a O
spectacular O
Yankee B-FAC
Stadium I-FAC
bicentennial O
rally O
in O
1976 O
, O
there O
actually O
were O
only O
about O
2,000 O
full O
- O
time O
Unification B-ORG
Church I-ORG
members O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE

Mr. O
Moon O
's O
support O
for O
a O
Watergate B-EVENT
- O
beleaguered O
Richard B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
, O
the O
Koreagate O
scandal O
, O
and O
his O
prison O
sentence O
for O
income O
- O
tax O
evasion O
did O
not O
help O
the O
church O
's O
recruitment O
efforts O
. O

Defections O
, O
burnouts O
, O
and O
abduction O
`` O
deprogrammings O
'' O
kept O
member O
turnover O
high O
. O

That O
the O
membership O
number O
has O
even O
kept O
close O
to O
its O
1976 O
size O
is O
the O
result O
of O
the O
`` O
graying O
'' O
of O
the O
church O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
enthusiastic O
young O
`` O
Moonies O
'' O
of O
the O
Nixon B-PERSON
era O
who O
remained O
faithful O
to O
Father O
Moon O
are O
now O
parents O
, O
producing O
new O
members O
by O
procreation O
rather O
than O
conversion O
. O

The O
reputed O
wealth O
of O
the B-ORG
Unification I-ORG
Church I-ORG
is O
another O
matter O
of O
contention O
. O

For O
a O
while O
in O
the O
1970s O
it O
seemed O
Mr. O
Moon O
was O
on O
a O
spending O
spree O
, O
with O
such O
purchases O
as O
the O
former O
New B-ORG
Yorker I-ORG
Hotel I-ORG
and O
its O
adjacent O
Manhattan B-FAC
Center I-FAC
; O
a O
fishing O
/ O
processing O
conglomerate O
with O
branches O
in O
Alaska B-GPE
, O
Massachusetts B-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
and O
Louisiana B-GPE
; O
a O
former O
Christian B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
monastery O
and O
the O
Seagram O
family O
mansion O
-LRB- O
both O
picturesquely O
situated O
on O
the B-LOC
Hudson I-LOC
River I-LOC
-RRB- O
; O
shares O
in O
banks O
from O
Washington B-GPE
to O
Uruguay B-GPE
; O
a O
motion O
picture O
production O
company O
, O
and O
newspapers O
, O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
City I-ORG
Tribune I-ORG
-LRB- O
originally O
the B-ORG
News I-ORG
World I-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
and O
the O
successful O
Spanish B-NORP
- O
language O
Noticias B-ORG
del I-ORG
Mundo I-ORG
. O

Yet O
these O
purchases O
can O
be O
misleading O
. O

Most O
were O
obtained O
with O
huge O
inputs O
of O
church O
money O
from O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
minimum O
cash O
downpayments O
and O
sizable O
mortgages O
. O

Those O
teams O
of O
young O
fund O
- O
raisers O
selling O
flowers O
, O
peanuts O
or O
begging O
outright O
at O
traffic O
intersections O
brought O
in O
somewhere O
near O
$ O
20 O
million O
a O
year O
during O
the O
mid O
- O
to O
- O
late O
1970s O
, O
but O
those O
revenues O
were O
a O
pittance O
compared O
to O
the O
costs O
of O
Mr. O
Moon O
's O
lavish O
international O
conferences O
, O
speaking O
tours O
, O
and O
assorted O
land O
buys O
. O

Only O
his O
factories O
in O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Korea B-GPE
, O
employing O
his O
followers O
at O
subsistence O
wages O
and O
producing O
everything O
from O
rifles O
to O
ginseng O
to O
expensive O
marble O
vases O
, O
kept O
the O
money O
flowing O
westward O
. O

Virginia B-ORG
Commonwealth I-ORG
University I-ORG
sociologist O
David B-PERSON
Bromley I-PERSON
, O
who O
more O
than O
any O
other O
researcher O
has O
delved O
into O
the O
complex O
world O
of O
Unificationist O
finances O
, O
has O
concluded O
that O
profitable O
operations O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
have O
been O
the O
exceptions O
rather O
than O
the O
rule O
. O

Likewise O
, O
journalists O
John B-PERSON
Burgess I-PERSON
and O
Michael B-PERSON
Isikoff I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
have O
estimated O
that O
at O
least O
$ O
800 O
million O
was O
transferred O
from O
Japan B-GPE
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
deal O
with O
the O
church O
's O
annual O
operating O
losses O
in O
this O
country O
. O

Mr. O
Moon O
's O
two O
English O
- O
language O
U.S. B-GPE
newspapers O
illustrate O
the O
scope O
of O
this O
financial O
drain O
. O

Start O
- O
up O
costs O
for O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Times I-ORG
alone O
were O
close O
to O
$ O
50 O
million O
, O
and O
the O
total O
amount O
lost O
in O
this O
journalistic O
black O
hole O
was O
estimated O
at O
$ O
150 O
million O
by O
1984 O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
Moon B-GPE
's O
organization O
has O
inaugurated O
a O
pair O
of O
high O
- O
quality O
glossy O
opinion O
magazines O
, O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
and O
I O
and O
Insight B-ORG
, O
which O
are O
a O
further O
drain O
. O

Insiders O
say O
that O
not O
even O
their O
editors O
know O
for O
sure O
how O
much O
these O
show O
- O
piece O
publications O
, O
along O
with O
the O
newspapers O
, O
have O
cost O
Mr. O
Moon O
. O

Many O
American B-NORP
church O
- O
owned O
businesses O
, O
such O
as O
a O
$ O
30 O
million O
factory O
to O
build O
fishing O
vessels O
, O
are O
defunct O
. O

Some O
components O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
church O
had O
their O
budgets O
cut O
in O
half O
last O
year O
and O
again O
this O
year O
. O

The O
relatively O
small O
academic O
conferences O
that O
have O
attracted O
conservative O
guests O
-- O
and O
press O
scrutiny O
-- O
in O
recent O
years O
are O
much O
more O
narrowly O
targeted O
and O
austere O
than O
the O
thousand O
- O
person O
get O
- O
togethers O
in O
fancy O
digs O
and O
exotic O
locales O
of O
years O
past O
. O

I O
attended O
several O
of O
these O
in O
the O
dual O
role O
as O
a O
presenter O
of O
research O
findings O
as O
well O
as O
an O
investigator O
of O
my O
hosts O
. O

-LRB- O
Mr. O
Moon O
's O
Paragon B-ORG
House I-ORG
eventually O
even O
published O
three O
of O
my O
co-edited O
books O
on O
religion O
and O
politics O
. O
-RRB- O

According O
to O
veteran O
watchers O
of O
Unificationist O
affairs O
, O
such O
as O
Dr. O
J. O
Gordon O
Melton O
, O
director O
of O
the O
Institute O
for O
the O
Study O
of O
American O
Religion O
, O
almost O
all O
operations O
are O
being O
drastically O
reduced O
as O
Mr. O
Moon O
now O
concentrates O
more O
on O
developing O
his O
empire O
in O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

`` O
Everything O
, O
'' O
one O
non O
- O
`` O
Moonie O
'' O
senior O
consultant O
to O
the B-ORG
Unification I-ORG
Church I-ORG
recently O
told O
me O
in O
an O
interview O
, O
`` O
is O
going O
back O
to O
Korea B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Europe B-GPE
had O
proved O
even O
less O
hospitable O
than O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

European B-NORP
politicians O
were O
less O
reluctant O
to O
have O
their O
governments O
investigate O
and O
harass O
new O
religions O
. O
-RRB- O

So O
Mr. O
Moon O
is O
in O
retreat O
, O
refocusing O
on O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
continue O
to O
be O
profitable O
. O

Moon B-GPE
's O
Tong'Il B-ORG
industry O
conglomerate O
is O
now O
investing O
heavily O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
where O
church O
accountants O
have O
high O
hopes O
of O
expanding O
and O
attracting O
converts O
even O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
bloody O
massacre O
in O
Tiananmen B-FAC
Square I-FAC
. O

Panda B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
is O
one O
such O
investment O
. O

According O
to O
senior O
consultants O
to O
the O
church O
, O
Mr. O
Moon O
has O
successfully O
negotiated O
a O
joint O
venture O
with O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
to O
build O
an O
automobile O
- O
parts O
plant O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
an O
area O
of O
China B-GPE
with O
a O
substantial O
Korean O
minority O
. O

Mr. O
Moon O
has O
agreed O
to O
put O
up O
$ O
10 O
million O
a O
year O
for O
25 O
years O
and O
keep O
the O
profits O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

In O
return O
, O
he O
has O
the O
government O
's O
blessing O
to O
build O
churches O
and O
spread O
Unificationism O
in O
that O
country O
. O

Whatever O
respectability O
and O
ties O
to O
intellectuals O
and O
opinion O
- O
makers O
the O
publications O
and O
conferences O
bring O
really O
are O
salvage O
-- O
not O
the O
Rev. O
Moon O
's O
original O
final O
goals O
, O
but O
the O
ones O
for O
which O
he O
will O
have O
to O
settle O
. O

Mr. O
Shupe O
is O
co-author O
-LRB- O
with O
David B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Bromley I-PERSON
-RRB- O
of O
`` O
` B-WORK_OF_ART
Moonies I-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
America I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Cult I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Church I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Crusade I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
`` O
Strange B-WORK_OF_ART
Gods I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Great I-WORK_OF_ART
American I-WORK_OF_ART
Cult I-WORK_OF_ART
Scare I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Many O
thanks O
for O
Alexander O
Cockburn O
's O
comic O
masterpiece O
-LRB- O
`` O
U.S. B-WORK_OF_ART
. I-WORK_OF_ART
Economy I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
A I-WORK_OF_ART
House I-WORK_OF_ART
Built I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
Junk I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Bond I-WORK_OF_ART
Sand I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Viewpoint B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
Oct. O
19 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
use O
of O
the O
abominable O
construction O
practices O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
-- O
as O
evidenced O
by O
the O
collapse O
of O
sand O
apartment O
blocks O
during O
the O
Armenian B-NORP
earthquake O
-- O
as O
a O
metaphor O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
system O
was O
a O
sublime O
example O
of O
Mr. O
Cockburn O
's O
satirical O
muse O
. O

I O
await O
his O
sequel O
: O
the O
economic O
and O
social O
resiliency O
of O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
and O
the O
outstanding O
work O
of O
the O
local O
governments O
and O
the O
private O
charitable O
organizations O
there O
as O
metaphors O
for O
the O
supremacy O
of O
whatever O
failed O
system O
Mr. O
Cockburn O
now O
believes O
in O
. O

It O
should O
be O
a O
scream O
. O

William B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON

Banca O
Nazionale O
del O
Lavoro O
said O
its O
potential O
losses O
from O
lending O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
could O
reach O
1.175 O
trillion O
lire O
-LRB- O
$ O
872 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
marking O
the O
bank O
's O
first O
quantification O
of O
potential O
costs O
of O
unauthorized O
lending O
by O
its O
Atlanta B-GPE
branch O
. O

BNL B-ORG
previously O
reported O
that O
its O
Georgia B-GPE
branch O
had O
taken O
on O
loan O
commitments O
topping O
$ O
3 O
billion O
without O
the O
Rome B-GPE
- O
based O
management O
's O
approval O
. O

State O
- O
owned O
BNL B-ORG
, O
Italy B-GPE
's O
largest O
bank O
, O
has O
filed O
charges O
against O
the O
branch O
's O
former O
manager O
, O
Christopher B-PERSON
Drogoul I-PERSON
, O
and O
a O
former O
branch O
vice O
president O
, O
alleging O
fraud O
and O
breach O
of O
their O
fiduciary O
duties O
. O

BNL B-ORG
also O
said O
that O
its O
board O
had O
approved O
`` O
after O
an O
in O
- O
depth O
discussion O
, O
'' O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
Bank O
of O
Italy B-GPE
outlining O
measures O
the O
state O
- O
owned O
bank O
has O
taken O
or O
plans O
to O
take O
to O
improve O
controls O
on O
its O
foreign O
branches O
. O

The O
central O
bank O
had O
ordered O
BNL B-ORG
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
suitable O
program O
by O
yesterday O
. O

Bank B-ORG
of O
Italy B-GPE
has O
also O
ordered O
BNL B-ORG
to O
shore O
up O
its O
capital O
base O
to O
account O
for O
potential O
foreign O
loan O
losses O
, O
and O
the O
Rome B-GPE
bank O
has O
outlined O
a O
3 O
trillion O
lire O
capital O
- O
raising O
operation O
. O

BNL B-ORG
was O
unable O
to O
elaborate O
on O
what O
measures O
were O
planned O
by O
the O
bank O
to O
improve O
controls O
on O
its O
branches O
abroad O
. O

Hardly O
a O
day O
passes O
without O
news O
photos O
of O
the O
police O
dragging O
limp O
protesters O
from O
some O
building O
or O
thoroughfare O
in O
one O
of O
our O
cities O
. O

Of O
recent O
note O
are O
the O
activities O
of O
the O
pro O
- O
and O
anti-abortionists O
, O
anti-nuclear O
activists O
, O
animal O
rights O
protesters O
, O
college O
students O
concerned O
about O
racism O
, O
anti-apartheid O
groups O
, O
various O
self O
- O
styled O
`` O
environmentalists O
'' O
and O
those O
dissatisfied O
with O
the O
pace O
of O
the O
war O
against O
AIDS O
. O

Maybe O
he O
did O
n't O
start O
it O
, O
but O
Mohandas B-PERSON
Gandhi I-PERSON
certainly O
provided O
a O
recognizable O
beginning O
to O
non-violent O
civil O
disobedience O
as O
we O
know O
it O
today O
. O

The O
Mahatma B-PERSON
, O
or O
`` O
great O
souled O
one O
, O
'' O
instigated O
several O
campaigns O
of O
passive O
resistance O
against O
the O
British B-NORP
government O
in O
India B-GPE
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
according O
to O
Webster B-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Biographical I-WORK_OF_ART
Dictionary I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
`` O
His O
policies O
went O
beyond O
his O
control O
and O
resulted O
... O
in O
riots O
and O
disturbances O
'' O
and O
later O
a O
renewed O
campaign O
of O
civil O
disobedience O
`` O
resulted O
in O
rioting O
and O
a O
second O
imprisonment O
. O
'' O

I O
am O
not O
a O
proponent O
of O
everything O
Gandhi B-PERSON
did O
, O
but O
some O
of O
his O
law O
breaking O
was O
justified O
because O
India B-GPE
was O
then O
under O
occupation O
by O
a O
foreign O
power O
, O
and O
Indians B-NORP
were O
not O
able O
to O
participate O
fully O
in O
decisions O
that O
vitally O
affected O
them O
. O

It O
is O
difficult O
, O
however O
, O
to O
justify O
civil O
disobedience O
, O
non-violent O
or O
not O
, O
where O
citizens O
have O
full O
recourse O
to O
the O
ballot O
box O
to O
effect O
change O
. O

Where O
truly O
representative O
governments O
are O
safeguarded O
by O
constitutional O
protections O
of O
human O
rights O
and O
an O
independent O
judiciary O
to O
construe O
those O
rights O
, O
there O
is O
no O
excuse O
for O
breaking O
the O
law O
because O
some O
individual O
or O
group O
disagrees O
with O
it O
. O

There O
may O
be O
a O
few O
cases O
where O
the O
law O
breaking O
is O
well O
pinpointed O
and O
so O
completely O
non-invasive O
of O
the O
rights O
of O
others O
that O
it O
is O
difficult O
to O
criticize O
it O
. O

The O
case O
of O
Rosa B-PERSON
Parks I-PERSON
, O
the O
black O
woman O
who O
refused O
to O
sit O
at O
the O
back O
of O
the O
bus O
, O
comes O
to O
mind O
as O
an O
illustration O
. O

But O
most O
cases O
of O
non-violent O
civil O
disobedience O
are O
not O
nearly O
so O
benign O
. O

The O
public O
has O
a O
tendency O
to O
equate O
lawful O
demonstrations O
with O
non-violent O
civil O
disobedience O
. O

It O
is O
true O
that O
both O
are O
non-violent O
, O
but O
there O
is O
a O
fundamental O
difference O
between O
them O
. O

Lawful O
demonstrations O
, O
such O
as O
peaceful O
picketing O
and O
other O
assemblages O
that O
do O
not O
disturb O
the O
peace O
or O
cause O
a O
public O
nuisance O
or O
interfere O
with O
the O
rights O
of O
others O
, O
are O
rights O
guaranteed O
by O
any O
truly O
free O
system O
of O
government O
. O

Civil O
disobedience O
, O
violent O
or O
non-violent O
, O
is O
intentional O
law O
breaking O
. O

The O
subject O
of O
this O
discussion O
is O
non-violent O
civil O
disobedience O
; O
but O
, O
before O
we O
get O
on O
with O
that O
, O
let O
me O
make O
just O
a O
few O
tangential O
remarks O
about O
lawful O
demonstrations O
. O

They O
are O
useful O
to O
call O
public O
attention O
to O
grievances O
, O
but O
they O
have O
little O
value O
in O
educating O
anyone O
about O
the O
issues O
in O
dispute O
. O

The O
delight O
of O
television O
in O
dramatic O
confrontation O
encourages O
overuse O
of O
slogans O
chanted O
through O
bullhorns O
, O
militant O
gestures O
, O
accusatory O
signs O
and O
other O
emotionally O
inspired O
tactics O
. O

Civilized O
discourse O
and O
an O
environment O
where O
compromise O
can O
begin O
are O
lost O
in O
a O
hostile O
posture O
abetted O
by O
superficial O
media O
interviews O
. O

At O
best O
, O
demonstrations O
are O
overused O
and O
boringly O
uninformative O
; O
at O
worst O
, O
they O
can O
become O
the O
stimuli O
that O
lead O
to O
law O
breaking O
. O

Demonstrations O
are O
particularly O
apt O
to O
degenerate O
into O
criminal O
conduct O
when O
they O
leave O
the O
site O
of O
the O
grievance O
and O
become O
mobile O
. O

Petty O
criminals O
and O
street O
people O
looking O
for O
excitement O
attach O
themselves O
like O
remora O
to O
the O
fringes O
of O
the O
crowd O
and O
use O
the O
protest O
as O
an O
excuse O
for O
rock O
throwing O
, O
auto O
trashing O
, O
arson O
, O
window O
breaking O
, O
looting O
, O
pocket O
picking O
and O
general O
hooliganism O
. O

Soon O
the O
whole O
purpose O
of O
the O
demonstration O
is O
lost O
in O
mob O
mania O
. O

There O
are O
better O
ways O
to O
promote O
a O
cause O
. O

Where O
non-violent O
civil O
disobedience O
is O
the O
centerpiece O
, O
rather O
than O
a O
lawful O
demonstration O
that O
may O
only O
attract O
crime O
, O
it O
is O
difficult O
to O
justify O
. O

Some O
find O
no O
harm O
in O
the O
misdemeanors O
of O
trespass O
, O
minor O
property O
destruction O
, O
blocking O
traffic O
and O
the O
like O
. O

They O
say O
these O
are O
small O
prices O
to O
pay O
for O
galvanizing O
action O
for O
the O
all O
- O
important O
cause O
. O

The O
crimes O
may O
appear O
small O
, O
but O
the O
prices O
can O
be O
huge O
. O

Here O
are O
two O
cases O
to O
illustrate O
. O

Assume O
a O
neighborhood O
demonstration O
to O
protest O
speeding O
on O
a O
certain O
road O
or O
a O
careless O
accident O
involving O
a O
police O
car O
. O

The O
protesters O
lie O
down O
in O
the O
street O
, O
blocking O
traffic O
, O
and O
will O
not O
move O
until O
the O
authorities O
carry O
them O
away O
. O

Assume O
that O
someone O
caught O
in O
the O
jam O
has O
a O
heart O
attack O
. O

There O
is O
no O
way O
to O
get O
an O
ambulance O
in O
quickly O
to O
move O
him O
to O
a O
hospital O
. O

He O
dies O
. O

The O
demonstration O
was O
non-violent O
and O
involved O
only O
a O
simple O
misdemeanor O
, O
but O
its O
impact O
on O
that O
individual O
was O
violent O
and O
terminal O
. O

Assume O
that O
a O
TV O
network O
is O
airing O
a O
celebrity O
interview O
program O
with O
a O
live O
audience O
. O

The O
politician O
appearing O
is O
highly O
controversial O
and O
has O
recently O
generated O
a O
good O
deal O
of O
rancor O
amid O
certain O
groups O
. O

In O
a O
planned O
protest O
against O
his O
appearance O
, O
several O
members O
of O
the O
studio O
audience O
chain O
themselves O
in O
front O
of O
the O
TV O
cameras O
in O
such O
a O
way O
that O
the O
program O
can O
not O
continue O
. O

The O
network O
must O
refund O
money O
to O
the O
advertisers O
and O
loses O
considerable O
revenue O
and O
prestige O
. O

The O
demonstrators O
have O
been O
non-violent O
, O
but O
the O
result O
of O
their O
trespasses O
has O
been O
to O
seriously O
impair O
the O
rights O
of O
others O
unconnected O
with O
their O
dispute O
. O

It O
might O
be O
alleged O
that O
TV O
has O
done O
more O
than O
its O
share O
to O
popularize O
and O
promote O
non-violent O
civil O
disobedience O
, O
so O
the O
second O
situation O
hypothesized O
above O
would O
be O
simply O
a O
case O
of O
`` O
chickens O
coming O
home O
to O
roost O
. O
'' O

Or O
maybe O
the O
TV O
network O
would O
lose O
nothing O
. O

Geraldo B-PERSON
or O
Phil B-PERSON
would O
probably O
pull O
up O
another O
camera O
and O
interview O
the O
chained O
protesters O
. O

Let O
us O
look O
for O
a O
moment O
at O
another O
type O
of O
non-violent O
civil O
disobedience O
that O
only O
harms O
other O
people O
indirectly O
, O
yet O
does O
irreparable O
damage O
to O
the O
nation O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

I O
am O
referring O
to O
those O
young O
men O
who O
chose O
to O
disobey O
their O
country O
's O
call O
to O
arms O
during O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
and O
fled O
to O
Canada B-GPE
or O
some O
other O
sanctuary O
to O
avoid O
combat O
. O

Their O
cowardly O
acts O
of O
civil O
disobedience O
, O
which O
they O
tried O
to O
hide O
under O
the O
cloak O
of O
outrage O
at O
a O
war O
they O
characterized O
as O
`` O
immoral O
, O
'' O
weakened O
the O
national O
fabric O
and O
threw O
additional O
burdens O
on O
those O
who O
served O
honorably O
in O
that O
conflict O
. O

Even O
more O
at O
fault O
are O
those O
leaders O
in O
and O
out O
of O
government O
who O
urged O
and O
supported O
their O
defections O
, O
thereby O
giving O
great O
help O
and O
comfort O
to O
the O
enemy O
propagandists O
. O

It O
is O
amazing O
that O
the O
ensuing O
mass O
executions O
in O
Vietnam B-GPE
and O
Cambodia B-GPE
do O
not O
weight O
more O
heavily O
on O
minds O
so O
morally O
fine O
- O
tuned O
. O

Worse O
, O
it O
remained O
to O
a O
well O
- O
meaning O
but O
naive O
president O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
administer O
the O
final O
infamy O
upon O
those O
who O
fought O
and O
died O
in O
Vietnam B-GPE
. O

Under O
the O
guise O
of O
`` O
healing O
the O
wounds O
of O
the O
nation O
, O
'' O
President O
Carter O
pardoned O
thousands O
of O
draft O
evaders O
, O
thus O
giving O
dignity O
to O
their O
allegations O
of O
the O
war O
's O
`` O
immorality O
. O
'' O

The O
precedent O
having O
been O
set O
, O
who O
can O
complain O
if O
future O
generations O
called O
upon O
to O
defend O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
yield O
to O
the O
temptation O
to O
avoid O
the O
danger O
of O
combat O
by O
simply O
declaring O
the O
war O
immoral O
and O
hiding O
until O
it O
is O
over O
? O

Finally O
, O
I O
think O
it O
important O
to O
point O
out O
the O
extraordinarily O
high O
visibility O
of O
non-violent O
civil O
disobedience O
in O
these O
days O
of O
intensive O
media O
coverage O
. O

Give O
television O
a O
chance O
to O
cover O
live O
any O
breaking O
of O
the O
law O
, O
and O
no O
second O
invitation O
will O
be O
required O
. O

This O
brings O
into O
question O
the O
motives O
of O
those O
who O
lead O
civil O
disobedience O
demonstrations O
. O

Do O
they O
want O
the O
spotlight O
for O
themselves O
or O
for O
their O
cause O
? O

Here O
is O
a O
good O
rule O
of O
thumb O
: O
If O
the O
movement O
produced O
the O
leader O
, O
the O
chance O
that O
he O
is O
sincere O
is O
much O
greater O
than O
if O
the O
leader O
produced O
the O
movement O
. O

In O
either O
case O
, O
ask O
yourself O
whether O
you O
have O
become O
better O
informed O
on O
the O
issues O
under O
protest O
by O
watching O
the O
act O
of O
civil O
disobedience O
. O

If O
you O
have O
not O
, O
it O
is O
probable O
that O
a O
thorough O
airing O
of O
the O
dispute O
by O
calm O
and O
rational O
debate O
would O
have O
been O
the O
better O
course O
. O

Mr. O
Agnew O
was O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
from O
1969 O
until O
he O
resigned O
in O
1973 O
. O

Investors O
are O
appealing O
to O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
not O
to O
limit O
their O
access O
to O
information O
about O
stock O
purchases O
and O
sales O
by O
corporate O
insiders O
. O

A O
SEC B-ORG
proposal O
to O
ease O
reporting O
requirements O
for O
some O
company O
executives O
would O
undermine O
the O
usefulness O
of O
information O
on O
insider O
trades O
as O
a O
stock O
- O
picking O
tool O
, O
individual O
investors O
and O
professional O
money O
managers O
contend O
. O

They O
make O
the O
argument O
in O
letters O
to O
the O
agency O
about O
rule O
changes O
proposed O
this O
past O
summer O
that O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
would O
exempt O
many O
middle O
- O
management O
executives O
from O
reporting O
trades O
in O
their O
own O
companies O
' O
shares O
. O

The O
proposed O
changes O
also O
would O
allow O
executives O
to O
report O
exercises O
of O
options O
later O
and O
less O
often O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
letters O
maintain O
that O
investor O
confidence O
has O
been O
so O
shaken O
by O
the O
1987 O
stock O
market O
crash O
-- O
and O
the O
markets O
already O
so O
stacked O
against O
the O
little O
guy O
-- O
that O
any O
decrease O
in O
information O
on O
insider O
- O
trading O
patterns O
might O
prompt O
individuals O
to O
get O
out O
of O
stocks O
altogether O
. O

`` O
The O
SEC O
has O
historically O
paid O
obeisance O
to O
the O
ideal O
of O
a O
level O
playing O
field O
, O
'' O
wrote O
Clyde B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
McGregor I-PERSON
of O
Winnetka B-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
in O
one O
of O
the O
92 O
letters O
the O
agency O
has O
received O
since O
the O
changes O
were O
proposed O
Aug. O
17 O
. O

`` O
Apparently O
the O
commission O
did O
not O
really O
believe O
in O
this O
ideal O
. O
'' O

Currently O
, O
the O
rules O
force O
executives O
, O
directors O
and O
other O
corporate O
insiders O
to O
report O
purchases O
and O
sales O
of O
their O
companies O
' O
shares O
within O
about O
a O
month O
after O
the O
transaction O
. O

But O
about O
25 O
% O
of O
the O
insiders O
, O
according O
to O
SEC B-ORG
figures O
, O
file O
their O
reports O
late O
. O

The O
changes O
were O
proposed O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
streamline O
federal O
bureaucracy O
and O
boost O
compliance O
by O
the O
executives O
`` O
who O
are O
really O
calling O
the O
shots O
, O
'' O
said O
Brian B-PERSON
Lane I-PERSON
, O
special O
counsel O
at O
the O
SEC O
's O
office O
of O
disclosure O
policy O
, O
which O
proposed O
the O
changes O
. O

Investors O
, O
money O
managers O
and O
corporate O
officials O
had O
until O
today O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
proposals O
, O
and O
the O
issue O
has O
produced O
more O
mail O
than O
almost O
any O
other O
issue O
in O
memory O
, O
Mr. O
Lane O
said O
. O

The O
SEC O
will O
probably O
vote O
on O
the O
proposal O
early O
next O
year O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Not O
all O
those O
who O
wrote O
oppose O
the O
changes O
. O

The O
Committee O
on O
Federal O
Regulation O
of O
Securities O
for O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Bar I-ORG
Association I-ORG
argues O
, O
for O
example O
, O
in O
its O
lengthy O
letter O
to O
the O
SEC O
, O
that O
the O
proposed O
changes O
`` O
would O
substantially O
improve O
the O
-LCB- O
law O
-RCB- O
by O
conforming O
it O
more O
closely O
to O
contemporary O
business O
realities O
. O
'' O

What O
the O
investors O
who O
oppose O
the O
proposed O
changes O
object O
to O
most O
is O
the O
effect O
they O
say O
the O
proposal O
would O
have O
on O
their O
ability O
to O
spot O
telltale O
`` O
clusters O
'' O
of O
trading O
activity O
-- O
buying O
or O
selling O
by O
more O
than O
one O
officer O
or O
director O
within O
a O
short O
period O
of O
time O
. O

According O
to O
some O
estimates O
, O
the O
rule O
changes O
would O
cut O
insider O
filings O
by O
more O
than O
a O
third O
. O

The O
SEC O
's O
Mr. O
Lane O
vehemently O
disputed O
those O
estimates O
. O

The O
rules O
will O
eliminate O
filings O
policy O
- O
making O
divisions O
, O
such O
as O
sales O
, O
marketing O
, O
finance O
and O
research O
and O
development O
, O
Mr. O
Lane O
said O
. O

The O
proposed O
rules O
also O
would O
be O
tougher O
on O
the O
insiders O
still O
required O
to O
file O
reports O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Companies O
would O
be O
compelled O
to O
publish O
in O
annual O
proxy O
statements O
the O
names O
of O
insiders O
who O
fail O
to O
file O
reports O
on O
time O
. O

Considered O
as O
a O
whole O
, O
Mr. O
Lane O
said O
, O
the O
filings O
required O
under O
the O
proposed O
rules O
`` O
will O
be O
at O
least O
as O
effective O
, O
if O
not O
more O
so O
, O
for O
investors O
following O
transactions O
. O
'' O

But O
Robert B-PERSON
Gabele I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Invest O
/ O
Net O
, O
a O
North B-GPE
Miami I-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
company O
that O
packages O
and O
sells O
the O
insider O
- O
trading O
data O
, O
said O
the O
proposal O
is O
worded O
so O
vaguely O
that O
key O
officials O
may O
fail O
to O
file O
the O
reports O
. O

Many O
investors O
wrote O
asking O
the O
SEC O
to O
require O
insiders O
to O
report O
their O
purchases O
and O
sales O
immediately O
, O
not O
a O
month O
later O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Lane O
said O
that O
while O
the O
SEC O
regulates O
who O
files O
, O
the O
law O
tells O
them O
when O
to O
do O
so O
. O

Investors O
who O
want O
to O
change O
the O
required O
timing O
should O
write O
their O
representatives O
in O
Congress B-ORG
, O
he O
added O
. O

The O
SEC O
would O
likely O
be O
amenable O
to O
legislation O
that O
required O
insiders O
to O
file O
transactions O
on O
a O
more O
timely O
basis O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Sales O
of O
new O
cars O
in O
Europe B-GPE
fell O
4.2 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
and O
analysts O
say O
the O
market O
could O
continue O
to O
soften O
in O
the O
months O
ahead O
. O

After O
a O
stronger O
- O
than O
- O
expected O
pace O
early O
this O
year O
, O
analysts O
say O
the O
market O
, O
after O
a O
series O
of O
sharp O
swings O
in O
recent O
months O
, O
now O
shows O
signs O
of O
retreating O
. O

Statistics O
from O
12 O
countries O
which O
normally O
account O
for O
94 O
% O
of O
non-communist O
Europe B-GPE
's O
passenger O
car O
sales O
showed O
new O
car O
registrations O
totaled O
911,606 O
in O
September O
, O
down O
21 O
% O
from O
August O
and O
down O
4.2 O
% O
for O
the O
year O
to O
date O
. O

As O
Yogi B-PERSON
Berra I-PERSON
might O
say O
, O
it O
's O
deja O
vu O
all O
over O
again O
. O

Crouched O
at O
shortstop O
, O
Bert B-PERSON
Campaneris I-PERSON
, O
once O
Oakland B-GPE
's O
master O
thief O
, O
effortlessly O
scoops O
up O
a O
groundball O
and O
flips O
it O
to O
second O
. O

In O
the O
outfield O
, O
Paul B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
, O
the O
Orioles O
' O
eight O
- O
time O
Gold B-WORK_OF_ART
Glove I-WORK_OF_ART
winner O
, O
elegantly O
shags O
a O
fly O
. O

On O
the O
mound O
, O
former O
Red B-ORG
Sox I-ORG
great O
Luis B-PERSON
Tiant I-PERSON
, O
the O
wily O
master O
of O
1,001 O
moves O
, O
throws O
an O
off O
- O
speed O
strike O
. O

`` O
Babies O
, O
kiddies O
, O
'' O
growls O
their O
manager O
-- O
a O
fellow O
named O
Earl B-PERSON
Weaver I-PERSON
, O
who O
, O
in O
a O
different O
time O
, O
handled O
four O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
teams O
and O
now O
handles O
the B-ORG
Gold I-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Suns I-ORG
. O

`` O
Old O
- O
time O
kiddies O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Perhaps O
. O

But O
for O
the O
next O
few O
months O
, O
these O
boys O
of O
summers O
long O
past O
are O
going O
to O
be O
reveling O
in O
an O
Indian B-NORP
summer O
of O
the O
soul O
. O

Now O
that O
the O
baseball O
season O
is O
officially O
over O
, O
you O
see O
, O
it O
's O
time O
for O
a O
new O
season O
to O
begin O
. O

Today O
is O
the O
debut O
of O
the B-ORG
Senior I-ORG
Professional I-ORG
Baseball I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
a O
new O
eight O
- O
team O
pro O
sports O
circuit O
, O
modeled O
after O
the O
highly O
successful O
senior O
tennis O
and O
golf O
tours O
and O
complete O
with O
good O
salaries O
, O
a O
cable O
television O
contract O
and O
even O
expansion O
plans O
. O

One O
hundred O
and O
ninety O
two O
former O
greats O
, O
near O
greats O
, O
hardly O
knowns O
and O
unknowns O
begin O
a O
72 O
- O
game O
, O
three O
- O
month O
season O
in O
spring O
- O
training O
stadiums O
up O
and O
down O
Florida B-GPE
. O

For O
everyone O
involved O
, O
it O
's O
one O
more O
swig O
of O
that O
elixir O
of O
youth O
, O
baseball O
. O

`` O
Someone O
always O
makes O
you O
quit O
, O
'' O
says O
legendary O
St. B-ORG
Louis I-ORG
Cardinals I-ORG
centerfielder O
Curt B-PERSON
Flood I-PERSON
, O
the O
league O
's O
commissioner O
. O

`` O
You O
feel O
you O
want O
one O
more O
-- O
one O
more O
at O
- O
bat O
, O
one O
more O
hit O
, O
one O
more O
game O
. O
'' O

Until O
the O
baby O
- O
faced O
heroes O
of O
today O
reclaim O
these O
ballparks O
for O
spring O
training O
, O
there O
is O
one O
more O
. O

And O
not O
just O
for O
the O
players O
. O

It O
's O
one O
more O
for O
the O
baseball O
- O
loving O
lawyers O
, O
accountants O
and O
real O
estate O
developers O
who O
ponied O
up O
about O
$ O
1 O
million O
each O
for O
the O
chance O
to O
be O
an O
owner O
, O
to O
step O
into O
the O
shoes O
of O
a O
Gene O
Autry O
or O
have O
a O
beer O
with O
Rollie B-PERSON
Fingers I-PERSON
. O

`` O
Nothing O
can O
be O
better O
than O
this O
, O
'' O
says O
Don B-PERSON
Sider I-PERSON
, O
owner O
of O
the B-ORG
West I-ORG
Palm I-ORG
Beach I-ORG
Tropics I-ORG
. O

Early O
in O
the O
morning O
Mr. O
Sider O
, O
an O
estate O
lawyer O
, O
pores O
over O
last O
wills O
and O
testaments O
. O

Midmorning O
, O
he O
dons O
an O
orange O
- O
and O
- O
blue O
uniform O
and O
, O
for O
fun O
, O
may O
field O
a O
bunt O
from O
Dave B-PERSON
Kingman I-PERSON
. O

It O
's O
one O
more O
, O
too O
, O
for O
the O
fans O
who O
dream O
of O
a O
season O
that O
never O
ends O
. O

`` O
I O
feel O
like O
a O
little O
kid O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
gleeful O
Alex B-ORG
de O
Castro B-GPE
, O
a O
car O
salesman O
, O
who O
has O
stopped O
by O
a O
workout O
of O
the O
Suns O
to O
slip O
six O
Campaneris B-PERSON
cards O
to O
the O
Great O
Man O
Himself O
to O
be O
autographed O
. O

The O
league O
's O
promoters O
hope O
retirees O
and O
tourists O
will O
join O
die O
- O
hard O
fans O
like O
Mr. O
de O
Castro B-GPE
and O
pack O
the O
stands O
to O
see O
the O
seniors O
. O

The O
league O
is O
the O
brainchild O
of O
Colorado B-GPE
real O
estate O
developer O
James B-PERSON
Morley I-PERSON
-- O
once O
a O
minor O
- O
leaguer O
himself O
-- O
who O
says O
he O
had O
the O
idea O
last O
January O
while O
lying O
on O
a O
beach O
in O
Australia B-GPE
. O

When O
he O
sent O
letters O
offering O
1,250 O
retired O
major O
leaguers O
the O
chance O
of O
another O
season O
, O
730 O
responded O
. O

Eventually O
, O
about O
250 O
made O
the O
trip O
to O
Florida B-GPE
to O
compete O
for O
the O
available O
slots O
. O

-LRB- O
Players O
have O
to O
be O
35 O
or O
older O
, O
except O
for O
catchers O
, O
who O
are O
eligible O
at O
32 O
because O
life O
behind O
the O
plate O
is O
so O
rough O
. O
-RRB- O

For O
some O
players O
, O
the O
lure O
is O
money O
-- O
up O
to O
$ O
15,000 O
a O
month O
. O

Others O
, O
just O
released O
from O
the O
majors O
, O
hope O
the O
senior O
league O
will O
be O
their O
bridge O
back O
into O
the O
big O
- O
time O
. O

But O
as O
they O
hurl O
fireballs O
that O
smolder O
rather O
than O
burn O
, O
and O
relive O
old O
duels O
in O
the O
sun O
, O
it O
's O
clear O
that O
most O
are O
there O
to O
make O
their O
fans O
cheer O
again O
or O
recapture O
the O
camaraderie O
of O
seasons O
past O
or O
prove O
to O
themselves O
and O
their O
colleagues O
that O
they O
still O
have O
it O
-- O
or O
something O
close O
to O
it O
. O

`` O
My O
fastball O
is O
good O
. O

Real O
good O
, O
'' O
says O
39 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Pete B-PERSON
Broberg I-PERSON
, O
working O
in O
the O
midday O
heat O
of O
the O
Tropics O
camp O
. O

Mr. O
Broberg O
, O
who O
started O
with O
the O
now O
- O
defunct O
Washington B-ORG
Senators I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
when O
he O
left O
baseball O
in O
1978 O
, O
he O
`` O
never O
looked O
back O
. O
'' O

For O
a O
long O
time O
, O
he O
ignored O
baseball O
altogether O
, O
even O
the O
sports O
pages O
. O

Now O
Mr. O
Broberg O
, O
a O
lawyer O
, O
claims O
he O
'd O
play O
for O
free O
. O

`` O
You O
ca O
n't O
give O
it O
up O
that O
easily O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
tried O
. O
'' O

The O
nagging O
memory O
of O
one O
afternoon O
fourteen O
years O
ago O
drove O
Jim B-PERSON
Gideon I-PERSON
, O
a O
lean O
36 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
righthander O
to O
take O
a O
four O
- O
month O
leave O
from O
selling O
insurance O
in O
Texas B-GPE
to O
try O
out O
for O
Mr. O
Weaver O
's O
team O
. O

`` O
It O
does O
n't O
replace O
pitching O
in O
the O
majors O
, O
but O
it O
proves O
to O
me O
that O
I O
would O
have O
been O
able O
to O
play O
if O
I O
'd O
stayed O
healthy O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Back O
in O
1975 O
, O
late O
in O
the O
season O
, O
a O
then O
- O
21 O
Mr. O
Gideon O
made O
his O
only O
major O
league O
appearance O
, O
five O
and O
two O
- O
thirds O
innings O
for O
the B-ORG
Texas I-ORG
Rangers I-ORG
against O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
White I-ORG
Sox I-ORG
. O

He O
gave O
up O
seven O
hits O
, O
walked O
five O
and O
did O
n't O
get O
a O
decision O
. O

Arm O
troubles O
forced O
him O
back O
to O
the O
minors O
the O
next O
year O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
satisfaction O
in O
going O
against O
the O
rules O
, O
'' O
offers O
Will B-PERSON
McEnaney I-PERSON
, O
once O
a O
stopper O
with O
Cincinnati B-GPE
's O
Big O
Red O
Machine O
. O

He O
means O
the O
rule O
that O
a O
player O
ca O
n't O
cut O
it O
after O
a O
certain O
age O
. O

These O
days O
he O
hustles O
to O
house O
- O
painting O
jobs O
in O
his O
Chevy B-PRODUCT
pickup O
before O
and O
after O
training O
with O
the O
Tropics O
. O

While O
sipping O
a O
beer O
after O
practice O
, O
he O
vividly O
recounts O
getting O
the O
Red O
Sox O
's O
Carl B-PERSON
Yastrzemski I-PERSON
to O
pop O
out O
to O
end O
the O
1975 O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
, O
and O
repeating O
the O
feat O
against O
the O
Yankees O
' O
Roy B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
in O
1976 O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
game O
's O
reigning O
philosophers O
dislike O
the O
idea O
of O
middle O
- O
aged O
men O
attempting O
a O
young O
man O
's O
sport O
. O

`` O
I O
personally O
do O
n't O
enjoy O
seeing O
players O
who O
I O
remember O
vividly O
from O
their O
playing O
days O
running O
about O
and O
being O
gallant O
about O
their O
deficiencies O
, O
'' O
says O
Roger B-PERSON
Angell I-PERSON
, O
New B-ORG
Yorker I-ORG
magazine O
's O
resident O
baseball O
sage O
. O

`` O
I O
feel O
people O
should O
be O
allowed O
to O
remember O
players O
as O
they O
were O
. O
'' O

Worse O
, O
says O
baseball O
author O
Lawrence B-PERSON
Ritter I-PERSON
, O
`` O
Someone O
will O
get O
a O
heart O
attack O
and O
that O
will O
be O
the O
end O
of O
the O
whole O
story O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
ballplayers O
disagree O
. O

Most O
are O
trim O
. O

Some O
have O
been O
training O
for O
months O
; O
others O
only O
recently O
left O
active O
status O
. O

-LRB- O
No O
one O
has O
worked O
out O
the O
players O
' O
average O
age O
, O
but O
most O
appear O
to O
be O
in O
their O
late O
30s O
. O
-RRB- O

And O
there O
's O
pride O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
look O
stupid O
, O
'' O
vows O
former O
Pittsburgh B-ORG
Pirate I-ORG
second O
baseman O
Rennie B-PERSON
Stennett I-PERSON
, O
sweat O
dotting O
his O
brow O
as O
he O
prepares O
for O
some O
practice O
swings O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
a O
tough O
league O
, O
'' O
promises O
the O
47 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Campaneris O
. O

`` O
There O
will O
be O
a O
lot O
of O
malice O
. O
'' O

Men O
who O
have O
played O
hard O
all O
their O
lives O
are O
n't O
about O
to O
change O
their O
habits O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
one O
ca O
n't O
help O
wonder O
whether O
the O
game O
will O
be O
just O
a O
little O
bit O
slower O
. O

At O
the O
weatherbeaten O
Pompano B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
municipal O
stadium O
, O
Mr. B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
, O
the O
45 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
former O
Oriole B-ORG
, O
knows O
his O
power O
is O
n't O
what O
it O
used O
to O
be O
. O

So O
he O
adjusts O
. O

He O
no O
longer O
crowds O
the O
plate O
. O

He O
's O
not O
thinking O
about O
home O
runs O
anymore O
, O
just O
base O
hits O
. O

Still O
, O
`` O
how O
sweet O
it O
is O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
savoring O
the O
fat O
sound O
of O
the O
well O
- O
hit O
line O
drive O
that O
bounces O
off O
the O
center O
field O
wall O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
expect O
many O
complete O
games O
by O
pitchers O
-- O
perhaps O
three O
out O
of O
288 O
, O
laughs O
Mr. O
Fingers O
, O
the O
former O
Oakland B-GPE
reliever O
. O

Expect O
`` O
tricky O
'' O
stuff O
from O
pitchers O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Weaver O
, O
the O
manager O
. O

Expect O
brushbacks O
but O
no O
beanballs O
, O
says O
Mr. O
McEnaney O
. O

Even O
expect O
stolen O
bases O
, O
says O
the O
wiry O
and O
fit O
Mr. O
Campaneris O
: O
`` O
If O
you O
know O
how O
to O
slide O
, O
it O
's O
no O
problem O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

And O
expect O
slower O
fastballs O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
not O
so O
young O
anymore O
, O
'' O
concedes O
the O
cigar O
- O
chomping O
, O
48 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Tiant O
. O

`` O
I O
wo O
n't O
be O
throwing O
90 O
mph O
, O
but O
I O
will O
throw O
80 O
- O
plus O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

White O
- O
haired O
Pedro B-PERSON
Ramos I-PERSON
, O
at O
54 O
the O
league O
's O
oldest O
player O
and O
a O
pitcher O
- O
coach O
with O
the O
Suns O
, O
has O
lost O
even O
more O
speed O
. O

Stuffing O
a O
wad O
of O
Red O
Man O
into O
his O
cheek O
, O
he O
admits O
the O
fastball O
he O
brought O
into O
the O
majors O
in O
1955 O
has O
become O
a O
slowball O
. O

Its O
maximum O
velocity O
is O
72 O
mph O
. O

But O
he O
is O
n't O
worried O
. O

He O
will O
compensate O
with O
the O
guile O
learned O
from O
his O
years O
in O
the O
majors O
. O

He O
has O
good O
control O
. O

He O
will O
keep O
the O
ball O
down O
, O
move O
it O
around O
. O

After O
all O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
Even O
to O
make O
love O
, O
you O
need O
experience O
. O

SFE B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
said O
William B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Kuehn I-PERSON
was O
elected O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
troubled O
electronics O
parts O
maker O
. O

The O
45 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Kuehn O
, O
who O
has O
a O
background O
in O
crisis O
management O
, O
succeeds O
Alan B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Rubendall I-PERSON
, O
45 O
. O

Jerome B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Jahn I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
, O
said O
Mr. O
Rubendall O
was O
resigning O
by O
`` O
mutual O
agreement O
'' O
with O
the O
board O
. O

`` O
He O
is O
going O
to O
pursue O
other O
interests O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Jahn O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Rubendall O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
. O

Mr. O
Kuehn O
, O
the O
company O
said O
, O
will O
retain O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
current O
management O
team O
. O

For O
the O
nine O
months O
ended O
July O
29 O
, O
SFE B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
reported O
a O
net O
loss O
of O
$ O
889,000 O
on O
sales O
of O
$ O
23.4 O
million O
. O

That O
compared O
with O
an O
operating O
loss O
of O
$ O
1.9 O
million O
on O
sales O
of O
$ O
27.4 O
million O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
. O

In O
national O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
, O
SFE B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
shares O
closed O
yesterday O
at O
31.25 O
cents O
a O
share O
, O
up O
6.25 O
cents O
. O

I O
had O
to O
reach O
back O
to O
French O
101 O
when O
the O
monsieur O
avec O
clipboard O
leaned O
over O
my O
shoulder O
during O
the O
coffee O
phase O
of O
dinner O
and O
asked O
whether O
I O
wanted O
to O
ride O
in O
a O
montgolfiere O
. O

I O
was O
a O
last O
- O
minute O
-LRB- O
read O
interloping O
-RRB- O
attendee O
at O
a O
French B-NORP
journalism O
convention O
and O
so O
far O
the O
festivities O
had O
been O
taken O
up O
entirely O
by O
eating O
, O
drinking O
, O
smoking O
, O
sleeping O
and O
drinking O
. O

The O
man O
with O
the O
clipboard O
represented O
a O
halfhearted O
attempt O
to O
introduce O
a O
bit O
of O
les O
sportif O
into O
our O
itinerary O
. O

But O
as O
the O
French O
embody O
a O
Zen O
- O
like O
state O
of O
blase O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
athletics O
-LRB- O
try O
finding O
a O
Nautilus O
machine O
in O
Paris B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
my O
fellow O
conventioners O
were O
having O
none O
of O
it O
. O

The O
diners O
at O
my O
table O
simply O
lit O
more O
Gauloises B-PRODUCT
and O
scoffed O
at O
the O
suggestion O
of O
interrupting O
a O
perfectly O
good O
Saturday O
morning O
to O
go O
golfing O
or O
even O
montgolfing O
-LRB- O
ballooning O
to O
you O
; O
the O
brothers O
Montgolfier B-PERSON
, O
French B-NORP
of O
course O
, O
were O
the O
world O
's O
first O
hot O
- O
air O
balloonists O
-RRB- O
. O

Back O
in O
the O
U.S.A. B-GPE
this O
kind O
of O
chi O
- O
chi O
airborne O
activity O
wins O
heartwarmingly O
covetous O
responses O
. O

As O
in O
: O
`` O
You O
went O
ballooning O
? O
? O
! O
! O

In O
France B-GPE
? O
? O
! O
! O
'' O

Americans O
it O
seems O
have O
followed O
Malcolm B-PERSON
Forbes I-PERSON
's O
hot O
- O
air O
lead O
and O
taken O
to O
ballooning O
in O
a O
heady O
way O
. O

During O
the O
past O
25 O
years O
, O
the O
number O
of O
balloonists O
-LRB- O
those O
who O
have O
passed O
a O
Federal B-ORG
Aviation I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
lighter O
- O
than O
- O
air O
test O
-RRB- O
have O
swelled O
from O
a O
couple O
hundred O
to O
several O
thousand O
, O
with O
some O
estimates O
running O
as O
high O
as O
10,000 O
. O

Some O
30 O
balloon O
shows O
are O
held O
annually O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
including O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
convocation O
of O
ersatz O
Phineas B-PERSON
Foggs I-PERSON
-- O
the O
nine O
- O
day O
Albuquerque B-EVENT
International I-EVENT
Balloon I-EVENT
Fiesta I-EVENT
that O
attracts O
some O
800,000 O
enthusiasts O
and O
more O
than O
500 O
balloons O
, O
some O
of O
which O
are O
fetchingly O
shaped O
to O
resemble O
Carmen B-PERSON
Miranda I-PERSON
, O
Garfield B-PERSON
or O
a O
12 O
- O
story O
- O
high O
condom O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
condom O
balloon O
was O
denied O
official O
entry O
status O
this O
year O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
in O
Epinal B-GPE
, O
a O
gray O
16th O
- O
century O
river O
town O
adjacent O
to O
France B-GPE
's O
Vosges B-LOC
mountain O
region O
, O
none O
of O
these O
Yankee B-NORP
- O
come O
- O
lately O
enthusiasms O
for O
things O
aloft O
was O
evident O
. O

Ballooning O
at O
the O
de O
rigueur O
hour O
of O
6 O
a.m. O
held O
all O
the O
attraction O
for O
most O
people O
of O
sunrise O
root O
- O
canal O
work O
. O

Feeling O
the O
naggings O
of O
a O
culture O
imperative O
, O
I O
promptly O
signed O
up O
. O

The O
first O
thing O
anybody O
will O
tell O
you O
about O
ballooning O
is O
that O
it O
requires O
zip O
in O
the O
way O
of O
athletic O
prowess O
, O
or O
even O
a O
measure O
of O
derring O
- O
do O
. O

-LRB- O
So O
long O
as O
you O
do O
n't O
look O
down O
. O
-RRB- O

They O
will O
also O
tell O
you O
that O
even O
if O
you O
hate O
heights O
, O
you O
can O
still O
balloon O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
still O
say O
do O
n't O
look O
down O
. O

At O
least O
not O
when O
you O
are O
ascending O
. O
-RRB- O

What O
they O
wo O
n't O
tell O
you O
is O
not O
to O
go O
aloft O
in O
anything O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
get O
wet O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
referring O
to O
the O
traditional O
champagne O
drenching O
during O
the O
back O
- O
on O
- O
terra O
- O
firma O
toast O
. O

I O
'm O
talking O
about O
landing O
in O
a O
canal O
. O

In O
a O
porous O
wicker O
basket O
. O

With O
a O
pilot O
who O
speaks O
no O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

To O
wit O
, O
my O
maiden O
voyage O
-LRB- O
and O
novitiates O
are O
referred O
to O
as O
virgins O
-RRB- O
began O
at O
dawn O
on O
a O
dew O
- O
sodden O
fairway O
and O
ended O
at O
noon O
in O
a O
soggy O
field O
. O

-LRB- O
Balloon O
flights O
almost O
always O
occur O
at O
dawn O
or O
dusk O
, O
when O
the O
winds O
are O
lightest O
. O
-RRB- O

In O
between O
came O
lots O
of O
coffee O
drinking O
while O
watching O
the O
balloons O
inflate O
and O
lots O
of O
standing O
around O
deciding O
who O
would O
fly O
in O
what O
balloon O
and O
in O
what O
order O
-LRB- O
the O
baskets O
hold O
no O
more O
than O
four O
passengers O
-RRB- O
. O

When O
it O
was O
n't O
my O
turn O
in O
the O
balloon O
I O
followed O
its O
progress O
from O
the O
`` O
chase O
car O
, O
'' O
listening O
to O
the O
driver O
holler O
into O
a O
walkie O
- O
talkie O
. O

After O
long O
stretches O
of O
this O
attendant O
ground O
activity O
came O
20 O
or O
so O
lovely O
minutes O
of O
drifting O
above O
the O
Vosges O
watching O
the O
silver O
mists O
rise O
off O
the O
river O
and O
the O
French B-NORP
cows O
amble O
about O
the O
fields O
. O

It O
's O
hard O
not O
to O
feel O
that O
God O
's O
in O
his O
heaven O
with O
this O
kind O
of O
bird O
's O
- O
eye O
view O
of O
the O
world O
, O
even O
if O
your O
pilote O
in O
silly O
plaid O
beret O
kept O
pointing O
out O
how O
`` O
belle O
'' O
it O
all O
was O
. O

Eventually O
little O
French B-NORP
farmers O
and O
their O
little O
French B-NORP
farmwives O
came O
out O
of O
their O
stone O
houses O
and O
put O
their O
hands O
above O
their O
tiny O
eyes O
and O
squinted O
at O
us O
. O

No O
wonder O
. O

We O
were O
coming O
down O
straight O
into O
their O
canal O
. O

See O
, O
the O
other O
rule O
of O
thumb O
about O
ballooning O
is O
that O
you O
ca O
n't O
steer O
. O

And O
neither O
can O
your O
pilot O
. O

You O
can O
go O
only O
up O
or O
down O
-LRB- O
by O
heating O
the O
balloon O
's O
air O
with O
a O
propane O
burner O
, O
which O
does O
make O
the O
top O
of O
your O
head O
feel O
hot O
-RRB- O
and O
ride O
the O
air O
currents O
. O

Which O
makes O
the O
chase O
car O
necessary O
. O

Most O
balloonists O
seldom O
go O
higher O
than O
2,000 O
feet O
and O
most O
average O
a O
leisurely O
5 O
- O
10 O
miles O
an O
hour O
. O

When O
the O
balloon O
is O
cruising O
along O
at O
a O
steady O
altitude O
there O
is O
little O
sense O
of O
motion O
. O

Only O
when O
one O
is O
ascending O
-- O
or O
in O
our O
case O
descending O
a O
tad O
trop O
rapidement O
-- O
does O
one O
feel O
, O
well O
, O
airborne O
in O
a O
picnic O
basket O
. O

`` O
What O
's O
he O
doing O
? O
'' O
hissed O
my O
companion O
, O
who O
was O
the O
only O
other O
English O
- O
speaking O
member O
of O
the O
convention O
and O
whose O
knuckles O
were O
white O
. O

`` O
Attention O
, O
'' O
yelled O
our O
pilot O
as O
our O
basket O
plunged O
into O
the O
canal O
. O

`` O
You O
bet O
attention O
, O
'' O
I O
yelled O
back O
, O
leaping O
atop O
the O
propane O
tanks O
, O
`` O
I O
'm O
wearing O
alligator O
loafers O
! O
'' O

Our O
pilot O
simply O
laughed O
, O
fired O
up O
the O
burner O
and O
with O
another O
blast O
of O
flame O
lifted O
us O
, O
oh O
, O
a O
good O
12 O
- O
inches O
above O
the O
water O
level O
. O

We O
scuttled O
along O
for O
a O
few O
feet O
before O
he O
plunged O
us O
into O
the O
drink O
again O
. O

Eventually O
we O
came O
to O
rest O
in O
a O
soggy O
patch O
of O
field O
where O
we O
had O
the O
exquisite O
pleasure O
of O
scrambling O
out O
of O
the O
basket O
into O
the O
mud O
while O
the O
French B-NORP
half O
of O
our O
ballooning O
tag O
team O
scrambled O
in O
. O

I O
looked O
at O
my O
watch O
. O

Barely O
half O
- O
an O
- O
hour O
aloft O
. O

Back O
in O
the O
chase O
car O
, O
we O
drove O
around O
some O
more O
, O
got O
stuck O
in O
a O
ditch O
, O
enlisted O
the O
aid O
of O
a O
local O
farmer O
to O
get O
out O
the O
trailer O
hitch O
and O
pull O
us O
out O
of O
the O
ditch O
. O

We O
finally O
rendezvoused O
with O
our O
balloon O
, O
which O
had O
come O
to O
rest O
on O
a O
dirt O
road O
amid O
a O
clutch O
of O
Epinalers O
who O
watched O
us O
disassemble O
our O
craft O
-- O
another O
half O
- O
an O
- O
hour O
of O
non-flight O
activity O
-- O
that O
included O
the O
precision O
routine O
of O
yanking O
the O
balloon O
to O
the O
ground O
, O
punching O
all O
the O
air O
out O
of O
it O
, O
rolling O
it O
up O
and O
cramming O
it O
and O
the O
basket O
into O
the O
trailer O
. O

It O
was O
the O
most O
exercise O
we O
'd O
had O
all O
morning O
and O
it O
was O
followed O
by O
our O
driving O
immediately O
to O
the O
nearest O
watering O
hole O
. O

This O
meant O
returning O
to O
the O
golf O
course O
, O
where O
we O
watched O
a O
few O
French B-NORP
duffers O
maul O
the O
first O
tee O
while O
we O
sat O
under O
Cinzano B-ORG
umbrellas O
, O
me O
nursing O
an O
espresso O
and O
my O
ego O
. O

A O
whole O
morning O
of O
ballooning O
and O
I O
had O
been O
off O
the O
ground O
barely O
30 O
minutes O
. O

Still O
, O
I O
figured O
the O
event O
's O
envy O
- O
quotient O
back O
in O
the O
U.S.A. O
was O
near O
peerless O
. O

As O
for O
the O
ride O
back O
to O
camp O
, O
our O
pilot O
and O
all O
the O
other O
French O
- O
speaking O
passengers O
clambered O
into O
the O
chase O
car O
. O

My O
American B-NORP
companion O
and O
I O
were O
left O
to O
ride O
alfresco O
in O
the O
wicker O
basket O
. O

As O
we O
streaked O
by O
a O
blase O
gendarme O
, O
I O
could O
n't O
resist O
rearing O
up O
on O
my O
soggy O
loafers O
and O
saluting O
. O

Ms. O
de O
Vries O
is O
a O
free O
- O
lance O
writer O
. O

The O
government O
's O
primary O
economic O
- O
forecasting O
gauge O
rose O
a O
slight O
0.2 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
but O
economists O
said O
the O
report O
offered O
little O
new O
information O
on O
the O
degree O
to O
which O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
is O
slowing O
. O

The O
small O
increase O
in O
the O
index O
of O
leading O
indicators O
, O
which O
had O
climbed O
0.5 O
% O
in O
August O
but O
was O
unchanged O
in O
July O
, O
does O
lend O
support O
to O
the O
view O
that O
the O
economy O
has O
slowed O
noticeably O
. O

However O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
give O
much O
of O
a O
clue O
as O
to O
whether O
a O
recession O
is O
on O
the O
horizon O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
provides O
much O
new O
information O
on O
the O
economy O
, O
'' O
said O
Richard B-PERSON
Rippe I-PERSON
, O
economist O
at O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
Reynolds I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

So O
far O
this O
year O
, O
the O
index O
of O
leading O
indicators O
has O
risen O
in O
four O
months O
, O
fallen O
in O
four O
months O
and O
remained O
unchanged O
in O
the O
other O
month O
. O

In O
another O
report O
yesterday O
, O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
sales O
of O
new O
single O
- O
family O
houses O
plunged O
14 O
% O
in O
September O
to O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
618,000 O
from O
719,000 O
in O
August O
. O

The O
declines O
were O
particularly O
pronounced O
in O
the O
Northeast O
and O
in O
the O
South O
, O
where O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
was O
a O
factor O
. O

Although O
September O
's O
weakness O
followed O
two O
strong O
months O
for O
home O
sales O
, O
the O
decline O
supports O
other O
indications O
that O
the O
drop O
in O
mortgage O
rates O
earlier O
this O
year O
has O
had O
only O
a O
limited O
beneficial O
effect O
on O
the O
housing O
market O
. O

The O
September O
drop O
was O
the O
largest O
since O
a O
19 O
% O
drop O
in O
January O
1982 O
, O
but O
monthly O
changes O
in O
this O
measure O
are O
even O
less O
reliable O
than O
those O
in O
other O
economic O
indicators O
. O

Because O
the O
figures O
are O
based O
on O
a O
small O
sample O
, O
the O
department O
said O
it O
is O
90 O
% O
confident O
only O
that O
new O
- O
home O
sales O
fell O
somewhere O
between O
5 O
% O
and O
23 O
% O
during O
the O
month O
. O

The O
department O
also O
said O
it O
takes O
four O
months O
to O
establish O
a O
trend O
. O

So O
far O
this O
year O
, O
534,000 O
newly O
built O
homes O
have O
been O
sold O
, O
down O
4.5 O
% O
from O
the O
like O
months O
of O
1988 O
. O

The O
index O
of O
leading O
indicators O
got O
a O
major O
boost O
in O
September O
from O
a O
surge O
in O
consumer O
expectations O
as O
measured O
by O
the O
University O
of O
Michigan B-GPE
. O

This O
measure O
had O
dropped O
sharply O
in O
August O
. O

The B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
that O
as O
a O
result O
of O
a O
new O
adjustment O
to O
the O
formula O
used O
to O
calculate O
the O
index O
, O
the O
influence O
of O
this O
component O
has O
been O
reduced O
. O

Of O
the O
11 O
components O
to O
the O
index O
, O
only O
three O
others O
rose O
in O
September O
: O
the O
money O
supply O
, O
the O
length O
of O
the O
average O
work O
week O
and O
stock O
prices O
. O

Several O
components O
that O
track O
the O
health O
of O
the O
manufacturing O
sector O
of O
the O
economy O
turned O
down O
in O
September O
. O

These O
include O
new O
orders O
for O
manufactured O
consumer O
goods O
, O
lead O
times O
on O
vendor O
deliveries O
, O
orders O
for O
new O
plant O
and O
equipment O
, O
and O
backlogs O
of O
orders O
for O
durable O
goods O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Manufacturers O
said O
yesterday O
a O
recent O
poll O
of O
53 O
executives O
on O
its O
board O
found O
that O
61 O
% O
do O
n't O
expect O
a O
recession O
to O
occur O
until O
1991 O
or O
later O
. O

The O
remainder O
expect O
a O
downturn O
to O
begin O
sometime O
in O

Although O
manufacturers O
often O
are O
quick O
to O
call O
for O
lower O
interest O
rates O
, O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
executives O
said O
they O
would O
prefer O
that O
the O
Fed O
keep O
inflation O
- O
fighting O
as O
its O
top O
priority O
even O
if O
that O
means O
higher O
rates O
. O

The O
other O
40 O
% O
said O
the O
Fed O
ought O
to O
worry O
less O
about O
inflation O
and O
bring O
interest O
rates O
down O
. O

All O
the O
figures O
are O
adjusted O
to O
remove O
usual O
seasonal O
patterns O
. O

Here O
are O
the O
net O
contributions O
of O
the O
components O
of O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
index O
of O
leading O
indicators O
. O

After O
various O
adjustments O
, O
they O
produced O
a O
0.5 O
% O
rise O
in O
the O
index O
for O
August O
and O
a O
0.2 O
% O
rise O
for O
September O
. O

September O
, O
and O
the O
change O
from O
August O
, O
are O
: O
from O
1.11 O
in O
the O
previous O
month O
. O

Now O
was O
that O
a O
quarter O
cup O
or O
a O
half O
cup O
? O

Not O
a O
gripping O
question O
, O
unless O
you O
're O
the O
pastry O
chef O
of O
this O
city O
's O
Chez B-ORG
Panisse I-ORG
restaurant O
and O
you O
've O
just O
lost O
your O
priceless O
personal O
dessert O
notebook O
. O

Chez B-ORG
Panisse I-ORG
was O
listed O
among O
the O
top O
30 O
restaurants O
in O
the O
world O
this O
year O
by O
Connoisseur B-ORG
magazine O
. O

The O
tattered O
black O
binder O
, O
bulging O
with O
18 O
years O
' O
worth O
of O
recipes O
held O
together O
by O
rubber O
bands O
, O
was O
in O
chef O
Lindsey B-PERSON
Shere I-PERSON
's O
purse O
when O
it O
was O
stolen O
from O
her O
house O
recently O
. O

The O
Berkeley B-GPE
police O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
leads O
but O
doubt O
the O
crime O
was O
driven O
by O
a O
passion O
for O
sweets O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
figure O
the O
culprit O
probably O
took O
money O
from O
Ms. O
Shere O
's O
wallet O
and O
discarded O
all O
the O
tips O
in O
the O
five O
- O
by O
- O
eight O
- O
inch O
looseleaf O
. O

Chez B-ORG
Panisse I-ORG
, O
whose O
founder O
, O
Alice B-PERSON
Waters I-PERSON
, O
is O
considered O
the O
inventor O
of O
the O
cooking O
style O
known O
as O
California B-GPE
cuisine O
and O
whose O
patrons O
make O
reservations O
a O
month O
in O
advance O
, O
has O
n't O
exactly O
subjected O
diners O
to O
vanilla O
ice O
cream O
because O
of O
the O
theft O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
Ms. O
Shere O
can O
draw O
on O
her O
cookbook O
, O
published O
by O
Random B-ORG
House I-ORG
four O
years O
ago O
, O
which O
is O
teeming O
with O
recipes O
for O
such O
specialties O
as O
kiwi O
sherbet O
, O
gooseberry O
fool O
-LRB- O
a O
creamy O
dish O
made O
with O
crushed O
stewed O
berries O
-RRB- O
and O
hazelnut O
`` O
oeufs O
a O
la O
neige O
. O
'' O

For O
another O
, O
sympathetic O
fans O
have O
sent O
Ms. O
Shere O
copies O
of O
her O
recipes O
clipped O
from O
magazines O
over O
the O
years O
. O

Still O
, O
the O
restaurant O
's O
ever O
- O
changing O
menu O
of O
five O
- O
course O
dinners O
-- O
it O
supposedly O
has O
n't O
repeated O
a O
meal O
since O
opening O
in O
1971 O
-- O
requires O
constant O
improvisation O
. O

And O
that O
puts O
added O
pressure O
on O
Chez B-ORG
Panisse I-ORG
dessert O
- O
menu O
planners O
. O

`` O
We O
make O
what O
we O
know O
how O
to O
make O
, O
'' O
says O
business O
manager O
Richard B-PERSON
Mazzera I-PERSON
. O

Many O
in O
the B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
's O
pastry O
community O
express O
disbelief O
that O
Ms. O
Shere O
kept O
only O
one O
copy O
of O
such O
valuable O
notes O
, O
but O
she O
has O
received O
moral O
support O
from O
Baker B-PERSON
's O
Dozen O
, O
a O
group O
of O
California B-GPE
pastry O
chefs O
that O
meets O
regularly O
to O
discuss O
issues O
like O
how O
to O
keep O
meringues O
from O
weeping O
and O
how O
bovine O
eating O
habits O
affect O
butter O
texture O
. O

Ms. O
Shere O
has O
offered O
a O
$ O
500 O
reward O
for O
the O
book O
's O
return O
but O
figures O
she O
'll O
have O
to O
reinvent O
many O
recipes O
from O
scratch O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
an O
overwhelming O
job O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
so O
many O
possible O
proportions O
when O
you O
consider O
how O
many O
things O
are O
made O
out O
of O
eggs O
and O
butter O
and O
milk O
. O

The B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
willing O
to O
let O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Court I-ORG
decide O
how O
much O
oil O
man O
William B-PERSON
Herbert I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
will O
owe O
the O
government O
after O
his O
assets O
are O
liquidated O
. O

The O
surprise O
announcement O
came O
after O
the O
IRS O
broke O
off O
negotiations O
with O
Mr. O
Hunt O
on O
a O
settlement O
of O
the O
one O
- O
time O
tycoon O
's O
personal O
bankruptcy O
case O
. O

Although O
the O
action O
removes O
one O
obstacle O
in O
the O
way O
of O
an O
overall O
settlement O
to O
the O
case O
, O
it O
also O
means O
that O
Mr. O
Hunt O
could O
be O
stripped O
of O
virtually O
all O
of O
his O
assets O
if O
the B-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Court I-ORG
rules O
against O
him O
in O
a O
1982 O
case O
heard O
earlier O
this O
year O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C B-GPE
. O

The O
IRS O
has O
been O
seeking O
more O
than O
$ O
300 O
million O
in O
back O
taxes O
from O
Mr. O
Hunt O
. O

Separately O
, O
a O
federal O
judge O
hearing O
Mr. O
Hunt O
's O
bankruptcy O
case O
yesterday O
turned O
down O
a O
proposed O
$ O
65.7 O
million O
settlement O
between O
Mr. O
Hunt O
and O
Minpeco B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
another O
major O
creditor O
in O
the O
case O
. O

The O
Peruvian B-NORP
minerals O
concern O
had O
been O
seeking O
a O
claim O
of O
$ O
251 O
million O
against O
Mr. O
Hunt O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
turning O
down O
the O
compromise O
, O
Judge O
Harold O
C. O
Abramson O
said O
he O
would O
allow O
a O
claim O
of O
only O
$ O
19.7 O
million O
. O

Minpeco B-ORG
attorneys O
said O
they O
would O
appeal O
the O
decision O
to O
a O
federal O
district O
court O
. O

Regarding O
Mr. O
Hunt O
's O
taxes O
, O
he O
and O
the O
IRS O
have O
apparently O
agreed O
on O
a O
basic O
formula O
for O
liquidating O
his O
estate O
in O
which O
the O
IRS O
would O
get O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
proceeds O
from O
a O
liquidating O
trust O
and O
30 O
% O
would O
go O
to O
other O
creditors O
. O

But O
they O
have O
been O
at O
odds O
over O
how O
much O
Mr. O
Hunt O
would O
owe O
the O
government O
after O
his O
assets O
are O
sold O
. O

The O
IRS O
had O
demanded O
$ O
90 O
million O
but O
Mr. O
Hunt O
would O
agree O
to O
no O
more O
than O
$ O
60 O
million O
. O

Grover B-PERSON
Hartt I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
, O
a O
government O
lawyer O
, O
warned O
that O
Mr. O
Hunt O
stood O
to O
lose O
certain O
oil O
and O
gas O
properties O
, O
$ O
200,000 O
in O
English O
pottery O
, O
a O
Colorado B-GPE
condominium O
and O
other O
assets O
he O
might O
have O
kept O
if O
he O
had O
settled O
with O
the O
IRS O
. O

`` O
But O
they O
wanted O
to O
roll O
the O
dice O
and O
we O
're O
going O
to O
let O
them O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Hartt O
said O
. O

Stephen B-PERSON
McCartin I-PERSON
, O
Mr. O
Hunt O
's O
attorney O
, O
said O
his O
client O
welcomed O
the O
gamble O
. O

The B-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Court I-ORG
is O
n't O
expected O
to O
rule O
before O
early O
next O
year O
. O

Liberty B-ORG
National I-ORG
Bancorp I-ORG
said O
its O
acquisition O
of O
Florence B-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
Florence B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
, O
first O
announced O
in O
April O
, O
has O
been O
completed O
in O
a O
transaction O
valued O
at O
$ O
13.1 O
million O
. O

Liberty B-ORG
National I-ORG
exchanged O
about O
78.64 O
shares O
of O
its O
common O
stock O
for O
each O
of O
Florence O
Deposit O
's O
5,600 O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

Liberty B-ORG
National I-ORG
, O
a O
bank O
holding O
company O
, O
has O
assets O
exceeding O
$ O
3 O
billion O
. O

Raymond B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
, O
53 O
years O
old O
, O
formerly O
group O
vice O
president O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
plastics O
machinery O
, O
at O
this O
machine O
tool O
, O
plastics O
machinery O
and O
robots O
concern O
, O
was O
named O
senior O
vice O
president O
, O
industrial O
systems O
, O
succeeding O
David B-PERSON
A. O
Entrekin O
, O
who O
resigned O
Monday O
. O

As O
expected O
, O
Warner O
Bros O
. O
Records O
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
form O
a O
recorded O
- O
music O
and O
music O
- O
publishing O
joint O
venture O
with O
former O
MCA O
Records O
Chairman O
Irving O
Azoff O
. O

Warner B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
provide O
financing O
for O
the O
venture O
, O
but O
did O
n't O
disclose O
terms O
. O

Mr. O
Azoff O
has O
n't O
named O
the O
company O
yet O
, O
but O
any O
records O
it O
produces O
will O
be O
distributed O
by O
Warner B-ORG
. O

Warner B-ORG
is O
part O
of O
Warner B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
being O
acquired O
by O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Azoff O
resigned O
as O
head O
of O
MCA B-ORG
Records I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
MCA B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
in O
September O
, O
and O
had O
been O
discussing O
a O
joint O
venture O
with O
both O
Warner B-ORG
and O
MCA B-ORG
. O

In O
a O
statement O
yesterday O
, O
Mr. O
Azoff O
said O
he O
chose O
Warner B-ORG
, O
the O
largest O
record O
company O
, O
because O
`` O
their O
standing O
in O
the O
entertainment O
industry O
is O
second O
to O
none O
. O

Mips B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
today O
will O
unveil O
a O
new O
general O
- O
purpose O
computer O
that O
will O
compete O
with O
more O
expensive O
machines O
from O
companies O
such O
as O
Sun B-ORG
Microsystems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
closely O
held O
Sunnyvale B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
company O
also O
will O
announce O
an O
agreement O
to O
supply O
computers O
to O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
will O
sell O
Mips B-ORG
machines O
under O
its O
own O
label O
. O

The O
new O
Mips B-ORG
machine O
, O
called O
the O
RC6280 O
, O
will O
cost O
$ O
150,000 O
for O
a O
basic O
system O
. O

The O
computer O
processes O
55 O
million O
instructions O
per O
second O
and O
uses O
only O
one O
central O
processing O
chip O
, O
unlike O
many O
rival O
machines O
using O
several O
processors O
. O

The O
machine O
employs O
reduced O
instruction O
- O
set O
computing O
, O
or O
RISC O
, O
technology O
. O

At O
that O
price O
, O
an O
analyst O
familiar O
with O
the O
machine O
said O
, O
the O
computer O
offers O
up O
to O
10 O
times O
the O
performance O
of O
similar O
machines O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
price O
range O
it O
's O
a O
tremendously O
high O
- O
performing O
product O
, O
'' O
said O
Sandy B-PERSON
Gant I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
the O
market O
- O
research O
firm O
InfoCorp B-ORG
. O

The O
machine O
is O
part O
of O
an O
effort O
by O
Mips B-ORG
to O
establish O
itself O
as O
a O
supplier O
of O
computers O
, O
not O
just O
of O
integrated O
- O
circuit O
technology O
. O

Mips B-ORG
also O
wants O
to O
wedge O
into O
markets O
other O
than O
traditional O
RISC O
applications O
such O
as O
engineering O
; O
Mips B-ORG
said O
the O
new O
machine O
will O
also O
be O
used O
by O
businesses O
and O
for O
communications O
. O

`` O
This O
clearly O
demonstrates O
that O
Mips B-ORG
is O
a O
systems O
company O
rather O
than O
just O
a O
chip O
company O
, O
'' O
said O
Mips O
Vice O
President O
John O
Hime O
. O

The O
Control O
Data O
deal O
is O
a O
boon O
for O
Mips B-ORG
because O
it O
gives O
the O
the O
five O
- O
year O
- O
old O
company O
one O
more O
ally O
as O
it O
battles O
more O
established O
electronic O
concerns O
such O
as O
Sun B-GPE
, O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Motorola B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Intel B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
for O
the O
emerging O
market O
for O
RISC O
machines O
. O

RISC O
technology O
speeds O
up O
a O
computer O
by O
simplifying O
the O
internal O
software O
. O

For O
Mips B-ORG
, O
which O
expects O
revenue O
of O
$ O
100 O
million O
this O
year O
, O
big O
- O
name O
allies O
such O
as O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
are O
essential O
to O
attract O
software O
developers O
to O
the O
company O
's O
RISC O
architecture O
. O

`` O
The O
thing O
it O
says O
about O
Mips B-ORG
is O
that O
they O
're O
on O
a O
roll O
right O
now O
, O
'' O
said O
Ms. O
Gant O
at O
InfoCorp B-ORG
. O

`` O
They O
're O
getting O
some O
major O
wins O
, O
'' O
she O
added O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
for O
example O
, O
Mips B-ORG
agreed O
to O
supply O
its O
computers O
to O
Nixdorf B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
AG I-ORG
of O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
's O
Groupe B-ORG
Bull I-ORG
. O

Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Tandem B-ORG
Computers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
have O
agreed O
to O
sell O
MIPS B-ORG
computers O
and O
companies O
such O
as O
Japan B-GPE
's O
NEC B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
Siemens B-ORG
A.G. I-ORG
have O
agreed O
to O
make O
Mips B-ORG
chips O
under O
license O
. O

Today O
's O
agreement O
gives O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
a O
machine O
to O
compete O
against O
Digital B-ORG
and O
other O
general O
- O
purpose O
computer O
makers O
, O
said O
John B-PERSON
Logan I-PERSON
, O
a O
computer O
- O
market O
analyst O
at O
Aberdeen B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Boston B-GPE
. O

The O
machine O
is O
essentially O
a O
mainframe O
computer O
, O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Suddenly O
CDC B-ORG
-LRB- O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
-RRB- O
has O
a O
competitive O
product O
to O
fight O
back O
against O
the O
VAX9000 O
, O
'' O
a O
machine O
Digital B-ORG
announced O
last O
month O
, O
he O
added O
. O

Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Minneapolis B-GPE
, O
Minn. B-GPE
, O
expects O
its O
sales O
of O
Mips B-ORG
systems O
, O
including O
the O
new O
RC6280 O
, O
to O
amount O
to O
more O
than O
$ O
100 O
million O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1991 O
, O
Mips B-ORG
said O
. O

Nixdorf B-ORG
, O
Bull B-ORG
and O
others O
will O
also O
sell O
versions O
of O
the O
machine O
, O
said O
Mips O
President O
Robert O
Miller O
. O

Mips B-ORG
will O
start O
shipping O
its O
new O
machine O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
1990 O
, O
he O
said O
. O

The O
machine O
uses O
a O
single O
processor O
, O
which O
makes O
it O
easier O
to O
program O
than O
competing O
machines O
using O
several O
processors O
. O

The O
computer O
can O
process O
13.3 O
million O
calculations O
called O
floating O
- O
point O
operations O
every O
second O
. O

The O
machine O
can O
run O
software O
written O
for O
other O
Mips B-ORG
computers O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

People O
's O
Savings O
Financial O
Corp. O
said O
it O
will O
buy O
back O
as O
much O
as O
10 O
% O
of O
its O
2.4 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
because O
the O
stock O
is O
undervalued O
. O

The O
holding O
company O
said O
it O
has O
been O
`` O
unfairly O
associated O
'' O
with O
other O
banks O
in O
New B-LOC
England I-LOC
that O
have O
had O
major O
loan O
losses O
in O
recent O
quarters O
. O

The O
company O
said O
its O
People O
's O
Savings O
Bank O
unit O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
`` O
large O
exposure O
to O
construction O
and O
commercial O
loans O
that O
have O
caused O
the O
loan O
- O
loss O
problems O
in O
many O
of O
the O
banks O
. O

South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
consumer O
prices O
rose O
5 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
10 O
months O
of O
this O
year O
, O
matching O
the O
government O
's O
target O
for O
the O
entire O
year O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Bank O
of O
Korea B-GPE
and O
the B-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Board I-ORG
. O

According O
to O
reports O
released O
by O
the O
two O
government O
agencies O
, O
domestic O
consumer O
and O
wholesale O
prices O
each O
rose O
by O
0.2 O
% O
in O
October O
from O
the O
previous O
month O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
consumer O
prices O
for O
the O
first O
10 O
months O
of O
1989 O
surged O
by O
5 O
% O
and O
wholesale O
prices O
by O
1.3 O
% O
. O

The O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
government O
had O
been O
projecting O
a O
5 O
% O
consumer O
price O
increase O
for O
the O
entire O
year O
. O

Malcolm B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Todt I-PERSON
was O
named O
vice O
president O
and O
senior O
officer O
in O
charge O
of O
equipment O
leasing O
to O
municipalities O
, O
a O
new O
effort O
of O
this O
bond O
insurer O
. O

Mr. O
Todt O
had O
been O
vice O
president O
and O
treasurer O
of O
Insilco B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Wang B-ORG
Laboratories I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
has O
sold O
$ O
25 O
million O
of O
assets O
and O
reached O
agreements O
in O
principle O
to O
sell O
an O
additional O
$ O
187 O
million O
shortly O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
president O
, O
said O
at O
the O
annual O
meeting O
. O

He O
said O
Wang B-PERSON
had O
reached O
an O
agreement O
with O
a O
`` O
major O
financial O
firm O
'' O
to O
sell O
for O
$ O
150 O
million O
its O
domestic O
equipment O
lease O
portfolio O
and O
that O
of O
its O
Wang B-ORG
Credit I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
subsidiary O
. O

He O
said O
it O
also O
agreed O
to O
sell O
a O
portion O
of O
its O
European B-NORP
real O
estate O
unit O
for O
$ O
37 O
million O
. O

Mr. O
Miller O
said O
that O
Wang B-PERSON
has O
already O
sold O
some O
$ O
12 O
million O
of O
miscellaneous O
assets O
and O
disclosed O
that O
it O
had O
received O
$ O
13 O
million O
from O
Compaq B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Houston B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
previously O
announced O
sale O
of O
its O
Stirling B-GPE
, O
Scotland B-GPE
, O
plant O
. O

Mr. O
Miller O
repeated O
that O
in O
the O
next O
six O
months O
he O
plans O
to O
sell O
another O
$ O
200 O
million O
to O
$ O
300 O
million O
of O
assets O
to O
repay O
debt O
and O
reduce O
interest O
costs O
at O
Wang B-PERSON
, O
a O
minincomputer O
maker O
in O
Lowell B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

In O
response O
to O
questions O
after O
the O
annual O
meeting O
, O
Mr. O
Miller O
said O
the O
company O
is O
no O
longer O
looking O
for O
an O
equity O
investor O
. O

During O
the O
summer O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
executives O
had O
said O
they O
might O
seek O
outside O
investment O
. O

Blue O
- O
chip O
advertisers O
have O
plenty O
of O
complaints O
about O
the O
magazines O
they O
advertise O
in O
, O
ranging O
from O
inadequate O
consumer O
research O
to O
ad O
`` O
clutter O
'' O
and O
a O
seemingly O
unchecked O
proliferation O
of O
special O
interest O
magazines O
. O

Criticism O
from O
such O
big O
advertisers O
as O
Estee B-ORG
Lauder I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Colgate B-ORG
- I-ORG
Palmolive I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Seagram B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
put O
a O
damper O
on O
the O
euphoria O
at O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Magazine I-ORG
Conference I-ORG
here O
. O

The O
conference O
opened O
Monday O
with O
glowing O
reports O
about O
consumer O
magazines O
' O
growth O
in O
circulation O
and O
advertising O
revenue O
in O
the O
past O
year O
. O

`` O
Magazines O
are O
not O
providing O
us O
in O
- O
depth O
information O
on O
circulation O
, O
'' O
said O
Edgar B-PERSON
Bronfman I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Seagram B-ORG
, O
in O
a O
panel O
discussion O
. O

`` O
How O
do O
readers O
feel O
about O
the O
magazine O
? O

How O
deeply O
do O
they O
read O
it O
? O

Research O
does O
n't O
tell O
us O
whether O
people O
actually O
do O
read O
the O
magazines O
they O
subscribe O
to O
. O
'' O

Reuben B-PERSON
Mark I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
of O
Colgate B-ORG
- I-ORG
Palmolive I-ORG
, O
said O
advertisers O
lack O
detailed O
demographic O
and O
geographic O
breakdowns O
of O
magazines O
' O
audiences O
. O

`` O
We O
need O
research O
that O
convinces O
us O
that O
magazines O
are O
a O
real O
value O
in O
reader O
's O
lives O
, O
that O
readers O
are O
really O
involved O
. O
'' O

The O
critics O
also O
lambasted O
the O
magazine O
industry O
for O
something O
executives O
often O
are O
very O
proud O
of O
: O
the O
growth O
in O
magazine O
titles O
during O
the O
1980s O
. O

Leonard B-PERSON
Lauder I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Estee B-ORG
Lauder I-ORG
, O
said O
consumer O
magazines O
are O
suffering O
from O
what O
he O
called O
`` O
niche-itis O
, O
'' O
the O
increasing O
number O
of O
magazines O
that O
target O
the O
idosyncratic O
interests O
of O
readers O
. O

`` O
Niche-itis O
fragments O
our O
advertising O
dollars O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Lauder O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
being O
over O
- O
magazined O
. O

We O
are O
constantly O
faced O
with O
deciding O
which O
partnerships O
-LCB- O
with O
magazines O
-RCB- O
we O
can O
keep O
. O
'' O

He O
added O
: O
`` O
There O
's O
probably O
even O
a O
magazine O
for O
left O
- O
handed O
golfers O
... O
but O
the O
general O
interest O
magazine O
is O
something O
we O
all O
miss O
, O
and O
it O
should O
come O
back O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Lauder O
also O
attacked O
what O
he O
sees O
as O
the O
wide O
imitation O
of O
Elle B-ORG
, O
a O
fashion O
magazine O
published O
by O
Diamandis B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
and O
criticized O
the O
practice O
of O
stacking O
ads O
at O
the O
front O
of O
magazines O
. O

`` O
Readers O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
face O
all O
those O
ad O
pages O
at O
the O
front O
of O
a O
magazine O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Magazine O
editors O
did O
not O
take O
the O
criticisms O
lying O
down O
. O

`` O
We O
spend O
a O
fortune O
on O
research O
information O
, O
'' O
said O
Steve B-PERSON
Burzon I-PERSON
, O
publisher O
of O
Meredith B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Metropolitan B-ORG
Home I-ORG
. O

And O
Tina B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
Conde B-ORG
Nast I-ORG
Publications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
Vanity B-ORG
Fair I-ORG
, O
said O
advertisers O
are O
frequently O
asked O
to O
take O
advertising O
positions O
in O
the O
back O
of O
her O
magazine O
to O
relieve O
ad O
clutter O
. O

`` O
But O
advertisers O
would O
n't O
think O
of O
it O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
. O

Bernard B-PERSON
Leser I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Conde B-ORG
Nast I-ORG
, O
added O
: O
`` O
Our O
research O
shows O
we O
sell O
more O
of O
our O
heavier O
issues O
... O
because O
readers O
believe O
they O
are O
getting O
more O
for O
what O
they O
pay O
for O
. O

For O
the O
real O
estate O
industry O
, O
a O
watchword O
for O
the O
1990s O
will O
be O
buy O
, O
more O
than O
build O
. O

That O
's O
the O
word O
expected O
to O
be O
on O
the O
lips O
of O
the O
more O
than O
3,000 O
developers O
, O
pension O
- O
fund O
advisers O
and O
real O
estate O
financiers O
slated O
to O
attend O
a O
four O
- O
day O
conference O
, O
beginning O
here O
today O
, O
sponsored O
by O
the B-ORG
Urban I-ORG
Land I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

The O
ULI O
is O
a O
non-profit O
research O
and O
education O
group O
based O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
with O
14,000 O
members O
nationwide O
. O

With O
the O
market O
overbuilt O
, O
builders O
are O
finding O
limited O
opportunities O
and O
increased O
risks O
. O

Developers O
and O
money O
managers O
are O
looking O
for O
bargains O
among O
the O
thousands O
of O
financially O
troubled O
properties O
around O
the O
country O
. O

Real O
estate O
professionals O
now O
often O
bill O
themselves O
as O
`` O
turnaround O
experts O
'' O
and O
`` O
workout O
specialists O
. O
'' O

Conference O
attendees O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
buzzing O
about O
the O
workings O
of O
the O
recently O
formed O
Resolution B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
federal O
agency O
charged O
with O
disposing O
of O
an O
estimated O
$ O
200 O
billion O
of O
real O
estate O
dumped O
in O
government O
hands O
by O
insolvent O
savings O
and O
loans O
. O

Developers O
are O
also O
eyeing O
the O
real O
estate O
portfolios O
of O
major O
corporations O
. O

Some O
plan O
to O
pursue O
foreign O
development O
ventures O
, O
mostly O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

And O
other O
developers O
may O
shift O
from O
commercial O
to O
residential O
development O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

`` O
There O
are O
n't O
as O
many O
economically O
viable O
alternatives O
for O
real O
estate O
developers O
in O
this O
country O
as O
10 O
years O
ago O
, O
'' O
says O
Charles B-PERSON
Shaw I-PERSON
, O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
- O
based O
real O
estate O
developer O
. O
`` O

So O
developers O
are O
saying O
they O
will O
look O
into O
distressed O
properties O
. O

They O
'll O
go O
into O
someone O
else O
's O
pasture O
as O
long O
as O
it O
's O
greener O
than O
the O
one O
they O
're O
in O
now O
. O
'' O

Developers O
are O
also O
forming O
more O
joint O
ventures O
with O
pension O
funds O
and O
insurance O
companies O
that O
can O
finance O
big O
projects O
. O

The O
builders O
are O
more O
willing O
to O
give O
up O
some O
equity O
and O
rely O
on O
management O
and O
consulting O
fees O
to O
stay O
afloat O
in O
the O
soft O
market O
. O

`` O
Developers O
are O
teaming O
up O
with O
institutions O
often O
acting O
as O
project O
managers O
, O
'' O
says O
Smedes B-PERSON
York I-PERSON
, O
ULI B-ORG
president O
and O
president O
of O
York B-ORG
Properties I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
of O
Raleigh B-GPE
, O
N.C B-GPE
. O

`` O
They O
are O
growing O
more O
pragmatic O
about O
their O
role O
. O
'' O

Real O
estate O
firms O
are O
also O
using O
their O
alliances O
with O
financial O
institutions O
to O
amass O
acquisition O
funds O
. O

`` O
Why O
should O
you O
beat O
your O
brains O
out O
fighting O
the O
environmentalists O
, O
the O
neighborhood O
groups O
, O
dealing O
with O
traffic O
mitigation O
, O
sewers O
and O
fighting O
city O
hall O
, O
then O
try O
to O
convince O
a O
lender O
to O
lend O
you O
money O
in O
an O
overbuilt O
market O
when O
you O
can O
get O
pension O
fund O
money O
, O
buy O
a O
portfolio O
, O
sell O
off O
pieces O
off O
it O
and O
play O
your O
own O
game O
? O
'' O
says O
Jack B-PERSON
Rodman I-PERSON
, O
managing O
partner O
of O
the O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
office O
of O
Kenneth B-ORG
Leventhal I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
a O
national O
accounting O
firm O
. O

But O
experts O
say O
that O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
distressed O
properties O
, O
finding O
diamonds O
in O
the O
rough O
is O
n't O
easy O
. O

The O
level O
of O
interest O
in O
the O
RTC O
's O
properties O
has O
been O
greater O
than O
expected O
, O
and O
has O
come O
from O
larger O
companies O
than O
initially O
anticipated O
, O
says O
Stan B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
, O
Leventhal B-ORG
's O
co-managing O
partner O
. O

And O
to O
succeed O
in O
the O
turnaround O
business O
, O
he O
says O
, O
developers O
may O
have O
to O
put O
in O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
and O
time O
. O

Finding O
pension O
funds O
and O
other O
sources O
willing O
to O
invest O
is O
a O
high O
priority O
. O

Quips O
David B-PERSON
Shulman I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
real O
estate O
research O
for O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
: O
`` O
A O
theme O
of O
the O
Urban O
Land O
conference O
will O
be O
` O
take O
a O
pension O
fund O
manager O
to O
lunch O
. O

If O
bluebloods O
wo O
n't O
pay O
high O
prices O
for O
racehorses O
anymore O
, O
who O
will O
? O

Breeders O
are O
betting O
on O
the O
common O
folk O
. O

The O
Thoroughbred O
Owners O
and O
Breeders O
Association O
, O
a O
Lexington B-GPE
, O
Ky. O
- O
based O
trade O
group O
, O
has O
launched O
`` O
seminars O
'' O
for O
`` O
potential O
investors O
'' O
at O
race O
tracks O
around O
the O
country O
. O

The O
group O
, O
which O
has O
held O
half O
a O
dozen O
seminars O
so O
far O
, O
also O
is O
considering O
promotional O
videos O
and O
perhaps O
a O
pitch O
to O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
investment O
bankers O
. O

`` O
People O
in O
this O
business O
have O
been O
insulated O
, O
'' O
says O
Josh B-PERSON
Pons I-PERSON
, O
a O
horse O
breeder O
from O
Bel B-GPE
Air I-GPE
, O
Md B-GPE
. O

`` O
But O
the O
real O
future O
of O
this O
game O
is O
in O
a O
number O
of O
people O
owning O
a O
few O
horses O
. O
'' O

At O
the O
Laurel B-GPE
race O
track O
, O
the O
breeders O
are O
romancing O
people O
like O
Tim B-PERSON
Hulings I-PERSON
, O
a O
beer O
packaging O
plant O
worker O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
Mr. O
Hulings O
is O
waving O
his O
racing O
program O
, O
cheering O
for O
Karnak B-GPE
on O
the O
Nile O
, O
a O
sleek O
thoroughbred O
galloping O
down O
the O
home O
stretch O
. O

Mr. O
Hulings O
gloats O
that O
he O
sold O
all O
his O
stocks O
a O
week O
before O
the O
market O
plummeted O
190 O
points O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
and O
he O
is O
using O
the O
money O
to O
help O
buy O
a O
45 O
- O
acre O
horse O
farm O
. O

`` O
Just O
imagine O
how O
exciting O
that O
would O
be O
if O
that O
's O
your O
horse O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

But O
experts O
caution O
that O
this O
is O
n't O
a O
game O
for O
anyone O
with O
a O
weak O
stomach O
or O
wallet O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
big O
- O
risk O
business O
, O
'' O
warns O
Charles B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Mihalek I-PERSON
, O
a O
Lexington B-GPE
attorney O
and O
former O
Kentucky B-GPE
state O
securities O
commissioner O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
to O
go O
into O
it O
firmly O
believing O
that O
it O
's O
the O
kind O
of O
investment O
where O
you O
can O
lose O
everything O
. O
'' O

And O
many O
have O
done O
just O
that O
. O

Consider O
Spendthrift B-ORG
Farm I-ORG
, O
a O
prominent O
Lexington B-GPE
horse O
farm O
that O
went O
public O
in O
1983 O
but O
hit O
hard O
times O
and O
filed O
for O
bankruptcy O
- O
court O
protection O
last O
year O
. O

A O
group O
of O
investors O
recently O
bought O
the O
remaining O
assets O
of O
Spendthrift B-ORG
, O
hoping O
to O
rebuild O
it O
. O

Other O
investors O
have O
lost O
millions O
in O
partnerships O
that O
bought O
thoroughbred O
racehorses O
or O
stallion O
breeding O
rights O
. O

One O
big O
problem O
has O
been O
the O
thoroughbred O
racehorse O
market O
. O

From O
1974 O
to O
1984 O
, O
prices O
for O
the O
best O
yearlings O
at O
the O
summer O
sales O
rose O
918 O
% O
to O
an O
average O
of O
$ O
544,681 O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
prices O
have O
slumped O
, O
to O
an O
average O
of O
$ O
395,374 O
this O
summer O
. O

But O
that O
's O
for O
the O
best O
horses O
, O
with O
most O
selling O
for O
much O
less O
-- O
as O
little O
as O
$ O
100 O
for O
some O
pedestrian O
thoroughbreds O
. O

Even O
while O
they O
move O
outside O
their O
traditional O
tony O
circle O
, O
racehorse O
owners O
still O
try O
to O
capitalize O
on O
the O
elan O
of O
the O
sport O
. O

Glossy O
brochures O
circulated O
at O
racetracks O
gush O
about O
the O
limelight O
of O
the O
winner O
's O
circle O
and O
high O
- O
society O
schmoozing O
. O

One O
handout O
promises O
: O
`` O
Pedigrees O
, O
parties O
, O
post O
times O
, O
parimutuels O
and O
pageantry O
. O
'' O

`` O
It O
's O
just O
a O
matter O
of O
marketing O
and O
promoting O
ourselves O
, O
'' O
says O
Headley B-PERSON
Bell I-PERSON
, O
a O
fifth O
- O
generation O
horse O
breeder O
from O
Lexington B-GPE
. O

Maybe O
it O
's O
not O
that O
simple O
. O

For O
starters O
, O
racehorse O
buyers O
have O
to O
remember O
the O
basic O
problem O
of O
such O
ventures O
: O
These O
beasts O
do O
n't O
come O
with O
warranties O
. O

And O
for O
every O
champion O
, O
there O
are O
plenty O
of O
nags O
. O

Katherine B-PERSON
Voss I-PERSON
, O
a O
veteran O
trainer O
at O
the O
Laurel B-GPE
, O
Md. B-GPE
, O
track O
, O
offers O
neophytes O
a O
sobering O
tour O
of O
a O
horse O
barn O
, O
noting O
that O
only O
three O
of O
about O
a O
dozen O
horses O
have O
won O
sizable O
purses O
. O

One O
brown O
two O
- O
year O
- O
old O
filly O
was O
wheezing O
from O
a O
cold O
, O
while O
another O
had O
splints O
on O
its O
legs O
, O
keeping O
both O
animals O
from O
the O
racetrack O
. O

`` O
You O
can O
see O
the O
highs O
and O
lows O
of O
the O
business O
all O
under O
one O
roof O
, O
'' O
she O
tells O
the O
group O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
n't O
too O
many O
winners O
. O
'' O

Perhaps O
the O
biggest O
hurdle O
owners O
face O
is O
convincing O
newcomers O
that O
this O
is O
a O
reputable O
business O
. O

Some O
badly O
managed O
partnerships O
have O
burned O
investors O
, O
sometimes O
after O
they O
received O
advice O
from O
industry O
`` O
consultants O
. O
'' O

So O
owners O
have O
developed O
a O
`` O
code O
of O
ethics O
, O
'' O
outlining O
rules O
for O
consultants O
and O
agents O
, O
and O
disclosure O
of O
fees O
and O
any O
conflicts O
of O
interest O
. O

But O
some O
are O
skeptical O
of O
the O
code O
's O
effectiveness O
. O

`` O
The O
industry O
is O
based O
on O
individual O
honesty O
, O
'' O
says O
Cap B-PERSON
Hershey I-PERSON
, O
a O
Lexington B-GPE
horse O
farmer O
and O
one O
of O
the O
investors O
who O
bought O
Spendthrift B-ORG
. O

Despite O
the O
drop O
in O
prices O
for O
thoroughbreds O
, O
owning O
one O
still O
is O
n't O
cheap O
. O

At O
the O
low O
end O
, O
investors O
can O
spend O
$ O
15,000 O
or O
more O
to O
own O
a O
racehorse O
in O
partnership O
with O
others O
. O

At O
a O
yearling O
sale O
, O
a O
buyer O
can O
go O
solo O
and O
get O
a O
horse O
for O
a O
few O
thousand O
dollars O
. O

But O
that O
means O
paying O
the O
horse O
's O
maintenance O
; O
on O
average O
, O
it O
costs O
$ O
25,000 O
a O
year O
to O
raise O
a O
horse O
. O

For O
those O
looking O
for O
something O
between O
a O
minority O
stake O
and O
total O
ownership O
, O
the O
owners O
' O
group O
is O
considering O
a O
special O
sale O
where O
established O
horse O
breeders O
would O
sell O
a O
50 O
% O
stake O
in O
horses O
to O
newcomers O
. O

Oil O
imports O
to O
Japan B-GPE
rose O
12 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
year O
- O
earlier O
levels O
, O
according O
to O
statistics O
released O
by O
the O
government O
's O
Ministry O
of O
International B-ORG
Trade I-ORG
and O
Industry O
. O

The O
imports O
, O
totaling O
98.5 O
million O
barrels O
, O
were O
11 O
% O
lower O
than O
August O
levels O
. O

The O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
rise O
was O
partly O
because O
of O
higher O
demand O
for O
petroleum O
products O
, O
and O
partly O
because O
of O
tax O
changes O
in O
1988 O
that O
left O
oil O
companies O
with O
high O
inventories O
in O
the O
late O
- O
summer O
/ O
early O
- O
FALL O
PERIOD O
. O

Imports O
of O
crude O
from O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
grew O
17 O
% O
from O
year O
- O
earlier O
levels O
, O
and O
Southeast O
Asian O
crude O
imports O
grew O
43 O
% O
. O

While O
Mideast O
crude O
imports O
were O
higher O
compared O
with O
year O
- O
earlier O
levels O
, O
they O
fell O
18 O
% O
compared O
with O
August O
imports O
. O

Southeast O
Asian O
crude O
imports O
, O
however O
, O
were O
3.6 O
% O
higher O
than O
August O
. O

OPPENHEIMER B-ORG
CAPITAL I-ORG
LIMITED I-ORG
PARTNERSHIP I-ORG
increased O
the O
quarterly O
distribution O
to O
40 O
cents O
a O
limited O
partnership O
unit O
from O
36.25 O
cents O
. O

The O
distribution O
represents O
available O
cash O
flow O
from O
the O
partnership O
between O
Aug. O
1 O
and O
Oct. O
31 O
. O

It O
is O
payable O
Nov. O
30 O
to O
units O
of O
record O
Oct. O
31 O
. O

The O
money O
manager O
is O
controlled O
67.7 O
% O
by O
its O
top O
officers O
and O
top O
officers O
of O
Oppenheimer B-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
securities O
firm O
. O

Both O
firms O
are O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Oppenheimer B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
has O
about O
7.9 O
million O
limited O
partnership O
units O
outstanding O
. O

In O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
composite O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
the O
units O
closed O
at O
$ O
15.125 O
, O
up O
12.5 O
cents O
. O

Westinghouse B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
buy O
Shaw B-ORG
- I-ORG
Walker I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Shaw B-ORG
- I-ORG
Walker I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Muskegon B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
makes O
metal O
files O
and O
desks O
, O
and O
seating O
and O
office O
systems O
furniture O
. O

Northeast B-ORG
Utilities I-ORG
raised O
its O
bid O
for O
Public B-ORG
Service I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
operating O
under O
Bankruptcy B-LAW
Code I-LAW
protection O
, O
to O
$ O
2.25 O
billion O
from O
$ O
1.85 O
billion O
. O

Northeast B-ORG
's O
raised O
bid O
, O
which O
was O
supported O
by O
PS O
of O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
's O
official O
shareholder O
committee O
, O
is O
a O
prelude O
to O
what O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
a O
round O
of O
higher O
bids O
by O
the O
other O
groups O
trying O
to O
acquire O
the O
company O
, O
the O
largest O
utility O
in O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
. O

The O
$ O
2.25 O
billion O
value O
claimed O
by O
Northeast B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Hartford B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
is O
the O
highest O
yet O
given O
to O
a O
bid O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
three O
other O
bidding O
groups O
are O
expected O
to O
increase O
their O
offers O
tomorrow O
, O
a O
date O
set O
for O
revised O
offers O
by O
a O
bankruptcy O
court O
judge O
. O

A O
hearing O
is O
set O
for O
Nov. O
15 O
, O
but O
participants O
do O
n't O
expect O
a O
resolution O
until O
July O
1990 O
. O

Under O
the O
new O
Northeast B-ORG
Utilities I-ORG
plan O
, O
it O
would O
pay O
$ O
1.65 O
billion O
in O
cash O
to O
creditors O
and O
assume O
$ O
100 O
million O
in O
pollution O
control O
bonds O
. O

Secured O
creditors O
would O
recover O
both O
principal O
and O
interest O
, O
while O
unsecured O
creditors O
would O
receive O
only O
principal O
and O
interest O
accrued O
before O
PS O
of O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
filed O
for O
Bankruptcy B-LAW
Code I-LAW
protection O
in O
January O

The O
biggest O
change O
in O
Northeast B-ORG
's O
offer O
was O
in O
improvements O
made O
for O
equity O
holders O
who O
had O
been O
given O
short O
shrift O
previously O
. O

Assuming O
full O
operation O
of O
the O
Seabrook B-GPE
nuclear O
power O
plant O
, O
which O
is O
completed O
but O
is O
n't O
yet O
operating O
, O
equity O
holders O
would O
receive O
up O
to O
$ O
500 O
million O
in O
cash O
, O
preferred O
stock O
and O
new O
10 O
- O
year O
Seabrook B-FAC
bonds O
. O

Northeast B-ORG
's O
previous O
offer O
had O
proposed O
that O
equity O
holders O
receive O
just O
$ O
165 O
million O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Northeast B-ORG
promised O
the O
State O
of O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
that O
rate O
increases O
would O
be O
limited O
to O
5.5 O
% O
annually O
for O
seven O
years O
. O

Its O
previous O
proposal O
had O
conditioned O
rate O
limits O
on O
Seabrook B-FAC
operations O
and O
other O
contingencies O
. O

Wilbur B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
, O
financial O
adviser O
to O
the O
equity O
holders O
said O
, O
`` O
Given O
the O
state O
's O
strong O
bargaining O
position O
... O
we O
believe O
the O
NU O
plan O
provides O
the O
best O
recovery O
available O
'' O
to O
PS O
of O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
's O
equity O
holders O
. O

Officials O
of O
PS O
of O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

The O
company O
has O
filed O
an O
internal O
reorganization O
plan O
it O
valued O
at O
$ O
2.2 O
billion O
that O
would O
require O
5.5 O
% O
rate O
increases O
. O

That O
plan O
would O
leave O
existing O
preferred O
shareholders O
with O
at O
least O
a O
41 O
% O
stake O
and O
give O
common O
shareholders O
as O
little O
as O
13 O
% O
. O

New B-ORG
England I-ORG
Electric I-ORG
System I-ORG
, O
Westborough B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
has O
proposed O
buying O
the O
company O
for O
$ O
2 O
billion O
as O
part O
of O
a O
plan O
that O
would O
require O
rate O
increases O
of O
only O
4.8 O
% O
annually O
for O
seven O
years O
. O

The O
state O
of O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
has O
favored O
that O
plan O
. O

The O
other O
bidder O
is O
United B-ORG
Illuminating I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
Haven I-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
with O
a O
bid O
valued O
at O
$ O
2.2 O
billion O
and O
and O
a O
proposal O
for O
seven O
years O
of O
5.5 O
% O
rate O
increases O
. O

Short O
interest O
in O
Nasdaq B-ORG
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
stocks O
rose O
6 O
% O
as O
of O
mid-October O
, O
its O
biggest O
jump O
since O
6.3 O
% O
last O
April O
. O

The O
most O
recent O
OTC O
short O
interest O
statistics O
were O
compiled O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
the O
day O
the O
Nasdaq O
composite O
index O
slid O
3 O
% O
and O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
tumbled O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
coincidence O
might O
lead O
to O
the O
conclusion O
that O
short O
- O
sellers O
bet O
heavily O
on O
that O
day O
that O
OTC O
stocks O
would O
decline O
further O
. O

As O
it O
happens O
, O
the O
Nasdaq O
composite O
did O
continue O
to O
fall O
for O
two O
days O
after O
the O
initial O
plunge O
. O

However O
, O
the O
short O
interest O
figures O
reported O
by O
brokerage O
and O
securities O
clearing O
firms O
to O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Securities O
Dealers O
include O
only O
those O
trades O
completed O
, O
or O
settled O
, O
by O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
rather O
than O
trades O
that O
occurred O
on O
that O
day O
, O
according O
to O
Gene B-PERSON
Finn I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
for O
the O
NASD O
. O

Generally O
, O
it O
takes O
five O
business O
days O
to O
transfer O
stock O
and O
to O
take O
the O
other O
steps O
necessary O
to O
settle O
a O
trade O
. O

The O
total O
short O
interest O
in O
Nasdaq B-ORG
stocks O
as O
of O
mid-October O
was O
237.1 O
million O
shares O
, O
up O
from O
223.7 O
million O
in O
September O
but O
well O
below O
the O
record O
level O
of O
279 O
million O
shares O
established O
in O
July O
1987 O
. O

The O
sharp O
rise O
in O
OTC O
short O
interest O
compares O
with O
the O
4.2 O
% O
decline O
in O
short O
interest O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
and O
the O
3 O
% O
rise O
on O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
during O
the O
September O
- O
October O
period O
. O

Generally O
, O
a O
short O
seller O
expects O
a O
fall O
in O
a O
stock O
's O
price O
and O
aims O
to O
profit O
by O
selling O
borrowed O
shares O
that O
are O
to O
be O
replaced O
later O
; O
the O
short O
seller O
hopes O
the O
replacement O
shares O
bought O
later O
will O
cost O
less O
than O
those O
that O
were O
sold O
. O

Short O
interest O
, O
which O
represents O
the O
number O
of O
shares O
borrowed O
and O
sold O
, O
but O
not O
yet O
replaced O
, O
can O
be O
a O
bad O
- O
expectations O
barometer O
for O
many O
stocks O
. O

Among O
2,412 O
of O
the O
largest O
OTC O
issues O
, O
short O
interest O
rose O
to O
196.8 O
million O
shares O
, O
from O
185.7 O
million O
in O
2,379 O
stocks O
in O
September O
. O

Big O
stocks O
with O
large O
short O
interest O
gains O
as O
of O
Oct. O
13 O
included O
First B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
, O
Intel B-ORG
, O
Campeau B-ORG
and O
LIN B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
. O

Short O
interest O
in O
First B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
, O
an O
insurance O
issue O
, O
rose O
55 O
% O
to O
3.8 O
million O
. O

Intel B-ORG
's O
short O
interest O
jumped O
42 O
% O
, O
while O
Campeau B-ORG
's O
increased O
62 O
% O
. O

Intel B-ORG
makes O
semiconductors O
and O
Campeau B-ORG
operates O
department O
- O
store O
chains O
and O
is O
strained O
for O
cash O
. O

Meritor B-ORG
Savings I-ORG
again O
had O
the O
dubious O
honor O
of O
being O
the O
OTC O
stock O
with O
the O
biggest O
short O
interest O
position O
on O
Nasdaq B-ORG
. O

Meritor B-ORG
has O
headed O
the O
list O
since O
May O
. O

First B-ORG
Executive I-ORG
and O
troubled O
Valley B-ORG
National I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Arizona B-GPE
were O
next O
in O
line O
. O

Short O
selling O
is O
n't O
necessarily O
bad O
for O
the O
overall O
market O
. O

Shorted O
shares O
must O
eventually O
be O
replaced O
through O
buying O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
changes O
in O
short O
interest O
in O
some O
stocks O
may O
be O
caused O
by O
arbitrage O
. O

For O
example O
, O
an O
investor O
may O
seek O
to O
profit O
during O
some O
takeover O
situations O
by O
buying O
stock O
in O
one O
company O
involved O
and O
shorting O
the O
stock O
of O
the O
other O
. O

Two O
big O
stocks O
involved O
in O
takeover O
activity O
saw O
their O
short O
interest O
surge O
. O

Short O
interest O
in O
the O
American B-NORP
depositary O
receipts O
of O
Jaguar B-ORG
, O
the O
target O
of O
both O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
and O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
, O
more O
than O
doubled O
. O

Nasdaq B-ORG
stocks O
that O
showed O
a O
drop O
in O
short O
interest O
included O
Adobe B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
Class O
A O
shares O
of O
Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
and O
takeover O
targets O
Lyphomed B-ORG
and O
Jerrico B-ORG
. O

The O
NASD O
, O
which O
operates O
the O
Nasdaq O
computer O
system O
on O
which O
5,200 O
OTC O
issues O
trade O
, O
compiles O
short O
interest O
data O
in O
two O
categories O
: O
the O
approximately O
two O
- O
thirds O
, O
and O
generally O
biggest O
, O
Nasdaq B-ORG
stocks O
that O
trade O
on O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Market I-ORG
System I-ORG
; O
and O
the O
one O
- O
third O
, O
and O
generally O
smaller O
, O
Nasdaq B-ORG
stocks O
that O
are O
n't O
a O
part O
of O
the O
system O
. O

Short O
interest O
in O
1,327 O
non-NMS O
securities O
totaled O
40.3 O
million O
shares O
, O
compared O
with O
almost O
38 O
million O
shares O
in O
1,310 O
issues O
in O
September O
. O

The O
October O
short O
interest O
represents O
1.04 O
days O
of O
average O
daily O
trading O
volume O
in O
the O
smaller O
stocks O
in O
the O
system O
for O
the O
reporting O
period O
, O
compared O
with O
0.94 O
day O
a O
month O
ago O
. O

Among O
bigger O
OTC O
stocks O
, O
the O
figures O
represent O
2.05 O
days O
of O
average O
daily O
volume O
, O
compared O
with O
2.14 O
days O
in O
September O
. O

The O
adjacent O
tables O
show O
the O
issues O
in O
which O
a O
short O
interest O
position O
of O
at O
least O
50,000 O
shares O
existed O
as O
of O
Oct. O
13 O
or O
in O
which O
there O
was O
a O
short O
position O
change O
of O
at O
least O
25,000 O
shares O
since O
Sept. O
15 O
-LRB- O
see O
accompanying O
tables O
-- O
WSJ O
Oct. O
25 O
, O
1989 O
-RRB- O
. O

John B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Curcio I-PERSON
, O
55 O
years O
old O
, O
resigned O
as O
chairman O
of O
this O
diesel O
truck O
manufacturer O
, O
effective O
upon O
appointment O
of O
a O
successor O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
Mr. O
Curcio O
was O
succeeded O
by O
Ralph B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Reins I-PERSON
as O
chief O
executive O
officer O
following O
several O
quarters O
of O
lackluster O
or O
declining O
performance O
. O

People O
start O
their O
own O
businesses O
for O
many O
reasons O
. O

But O
a O
chance O
to O
fill O
out O
sales O
- O
tax O
records O
is O
rarely O
one O
of O
them O
. O

Red O
tape O
is O
the O
bugaboo O
of O
small O
business O
. O

Ironically O
, O
the O
person O
who O
wants O
to O
run O
his O
or O
her O
own O
business O
is O
probably O
the O
active O
, O
results O
- O
oriented O
sort O
most O
likely O
to O
hate O
meeting O
the O
rules O
and O
record O
- O
keeping O
demands O
of O
federal O
, O
state O
and O
local O
regulators O
. O

Yet O
every O
business O
owner O
has O
to O
face O
the O
mound O
of O
forms O
and O
regulations O
-- O
and O
often O
is O
the O
only O
one O
available O
to O
tackle O
it O
. O

There O
is O
hope O
of O
change O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
Sen. O
Malcolm O
Wallop O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Wyo B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
held O
hearings O
on O
a O
bill O
to O
strengthen O
an O
existing O
law O
designed O
to O
reduce O
regulatory O
hassles O
for O
small O
businesses O
. O

`` O
A O
great O
many O
federal O
regulations O
are O
meant O
for O
larger O
entities O
and O
do O
n't O
really O
apply O
to O
small O
businesses O
, O
'' O
says O
Marian B-PERSON
Jacob I-PERSON
, O
a O
legislative O
aide O
to O
Sen. O
Wallop O
. O

Other O
lawmakers O
are O
busy O
trying O
to O
revive O
the O
recently O
lapsed O
Paperwork B-LAW
Reduction I-LAW
Act I-LAW
, O
which O
many O
feel O
benefited O
small O
enterprises O
. O

Thus O
, O
optimistic O
entrepreneurs O
await O
a O
promised O
land O
of O
less O
red O
tape O
-- O
just O
as O
soon O
as O
Uncle B-PERSON
Sam I-PERSON
gets O
around O
to O
arranging O
it O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
they O
tackle O
the O
mounds O
of O
paper O
-- O
and O
fantasize O
about O
a O
dream O
world O
where O
bulk O
- O
mail O
postal O
regulations O
and O
government O
inspectors O
are O
banished O
. O

To O
find O
out O
what O
red O
tape O
riles O
entrepreneurs O
most O
, O
the O
Journal O
asked O
a O
completely O
unscientific O
, O
random O
sample O
of O
business O
owners O
to O
fantasize O
about O
the O
forms O
and O
regulations O
they O
would O
most O
like O
to O
get O
lost O
in O
the O
mail O
. O

Some O
entrepreneurs O
say O
the O
red O
tape O
they O
most O
love O
to O
hate O
is O
red O
tape O
they O
would O
also O
hate O
to O
lose O
. O

They O
concede O
that O
much O
of O
the O
government O
meddling O
that O
torments O
them O
is O
essential O
to O
the O
public O
good O
, O
and O
even O
to O
their O
own O
businesses O
. O

Rules O
that O
set O
standards O
for O
products O
or O
govern O
business O
behavior O
, O
generally O
the O
best O
regarded O
form O
of O
red O
tape O
, O
`` O
create O
a O
level O
playing O
field O
and O
keep O
unscrupulous O
competitors O
away O
, O
'' O
says O
Sidney B-PERSON
West I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
TechDesign B-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Springfield B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
business O
that O
designs O
telecommunication O
and O
other O
products O
. O

Mr. O
West O
cites O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
and O
its O
standards O
for O
telecommunications O
equipment O
: O
`` O
They O
monitor O
product O
quality O
and O
prevent O
junk O
from O
flooding O
the O
market O
. O
'' O

Some O
gripes O
about O
red O
tape O
are O
predictable O
: O
Architects O
complain O
about O
a O
host O
of O
building O
regulations O
, O
auto O
leasing O
companies O
about O
car O
insurance O
rules O
. O

Determining O
when O
handicapped O
access O
is O
required O
can O
be O
a O
nightmare O
for O
architects O
, O
says O
Mark B-PERSON
Dooling I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Dooling O
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
Newton B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
architectural O
firm O
. O

There O
is O
such O
a O
maze O
of O
federal O
, O
state O
and O
local O
codes O
that O
`` O
building O
inspectors O
are O
backing O
away O
from O
interpreting O
them O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Dooling O
says O
. O

Taxi O
, O
leasing O
and O
other O
companies O
that O
maintain O
fleets O
of O
vehicles O
devote O
substantial O
resources O
to O
complying O
with O
state O
insurance O
laws O
and O
a O
host O
of O
agencies O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
very O
costly O
and O
time O
- O
consuming O
, O
'' O
says O
Phil B-PERSON
Rosen I-PERSON
, O
a O
partner O
in O
Fleet O
& O
Leasing O
Management O
Inc. O
, O
a O
Boston B-GPE
car O
- O
leasing O
company O
. O

One O
senior O
executive O
at O
his O
firm O
spends O
nearly O
20 O
% O
of O
his O
time O
on O
insurance O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Other O
forms O
of O
red O
tape O
are O
more O
pervasive O
. O

The O
most O
onerous O
, O
many O
entrepreneurs O
say O
, O
is O
the O
record O
- O
keeping O
and O
filing O
required O
by O
tax O
authorities O
. O

Complying O
with O
environmental O
and O
workplace O
regulations O
runs O
a O
close O
second O
. O

But O
gripes O
run O
the O
gamut O
. O

Here O
is O
the O
red O
tape O
that O
irks O
surveyed O
business O
owners O
the O
most O
: O

ENVIRONMENTAL O
REGULATIONS O
: O

Next O
to O
medical O
insurance O
, O
`` O
costs O
of O
compliance O
'' O
are O
the O
fastest O
- O
growing O
expense O
at O
Impco B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Providence B-GPE
, O
R.I. B-GPE
, O
chemical O
company O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
Gebhard I-PERSON
, O
the O
company O
's O
owner O
, O
says O
spending O
on O
regulatory O
paper O
work O
and O
the O
people O
to O
do O
it O
-- O
mostly O
to O
comply O
with O
federal O
, O
state O
and O
local O
environmental O
laws O
-- O
will O
rise O
almost O
30 O
% O
this O
year O
to O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Mr. O
Gebhard O
adds O
that O
spending O
on O
environmental O
red O
tape O
amounts O
to O
between O
6.5 O
% O
and O
7.5 O
% O
of O
Impco B-ORG
's O
total O
operating O
expenses O
. O

Eastern B-ORG
Reproduction I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
Waltham B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
thin O
metal O
precision O
parts O
, O
must O
report O
to O
five O
federal O
and O
state O
agencies O
as O
well O
as O
to O
local O
fire O
, O
police O
, O
hospital O
and O
plumbing O
authorities O
, O
says O
Robert B-PERSON
Maguire I-PERSON
, O
president O
. O

One O
state O
environmental O
regulator O
returned O
a O
report O
because O
`` O
it O
was O
n't O
heavy O
enough O
, O
it O
could O
n't O
have O
been O
correct O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Maguire O
says O
. O

WITHHOLDING O
RULES O
: O

Employers O
must O
deposit O
withholding O
taxes O
exceeding O
$ O
3,000 O
within O
three O
days O
after O
payroll O
-- O
or O
pay O
stiff O
penalties O
-- O
and O
that O
's O
a O
big O
problem O
for O
small O
businesses O
. O

It O
's O
especially O
nettlesome O
`` O
if O
you O
're O
on O
the O
road O
and O
you O
're O
the O
one O
responsible O
, O
'' O
says O
Eddie B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Brown B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Baltimore B-GPE
money O
- O
management O
firm O
. O

EMPLOYEE O
MANUALS O
: O

Revising O
employee O
manuals O
on O
pensions O
, O
health O
care O
and O
other O
subjects O
costs O
over O
$ O
25,000 O
a O
year O
for O
Bert B-PERSON
Giguiere I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Professional B-ORG
Agricultural I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Fresno B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
provider O
of O
business O
services O
to O
farmers O
. O

An O
employer O
leaves O
itself O
open O
to O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
liability O
if O
its O
employee O
manuals O
do O
n't O
reflect O
the O
most O
recent O
laws O
, O
he O
says O
. O

But O
the O
ever O
- O
changing O
laws O
are O
usually O
so O
complicated O
and O
confusing O
that O
`` O
you O
need O
professionals O
to O
help O
you O
; O
you O
ca O
n't O
do O
it O
yourself O
, O
'' O
he O
adds O
. O

PENSION O
AND O
PROFIT O
- O
SHARING O
RULES O
: O

Complying O
with O
these O
is O
enough O
to O
make O
business O
owners O
look O
forward O
to O
their O
own O
pension O
days O
. O

Yearly O
changes O
in O
federal O
benefit O
laws O
force O
small O
businesses O
to O
repeatedly O
re-evaluate O
and O
redesign O
existing O
plans O
. O

Alice B-PERSON
Fixx I-PERSON
, O
who O
runs O
her O
own O
public O
- O
relations O
concern O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
says O
she O
has O
had O
to O
overhaul O
her O
pension O
and O
profit O
- O
sharing O
plans O
three O
times O
in O
the O
past O
three O
years O
. O

`` O
It O
does O
n't O
increase O
benefits O
, O
but O
it O
's O
costly O
and O
time O
- O
consuming O
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Fixx O
says O
. O

Compliance O
added O
15 O
% O
to O
20 O
% O
to O
her O
accounting O
bill O
last O
year O
, O
she O
says O
. O

SALES O
TAX O
RECORDS O
: O

Advertising O
agencies O
and O
other O
service O
companies O
are O
exempt O
from O
city O
and O
state O
sales O
tax O
in O
most O
locales O
-- O
but O
the O
exemption O
comes O
at O
a O
price O
of O
exhaustive O
records O
and O
rigorous O
reviews O
. O

To O
justify O
their O
exempt O
status O
and O
avoid O
penalties O
, O
these O
businesses O
must O
show O
once O
a O
year O
that O
each O
and O
every O
transaction O
on O
which O
they O
did O
n't O
pay O
sales O
tax O
was O
a O
legitimate O
business O
expense O
. O

`` O
You O
need O
one O
person O
to O
just O
take O
care O
of O
sales O
tax O
, O
'' O
says O
Jennie B-PERSON
Tong I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
Lee O
Liu O
& O
Tong O
Advertising O
Inc. O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
Voting O
Rights O
Act O
of O
1965 O
was O
enacted O
to O
keep O
the O
promise O
of O
the O
Fifteenth O
Amendment O
and O
enable O
Southern O
blacks O
to O
go O
to O
the O
polls O
, O
unhindered O
by O
literacy O
tests O
and O
other O
exclusionary O
devices O
. O

Twenty O
- O
five O
years O
later O
, O
the B-LAW
Voting I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
Act I-LAW
has O
been O
transformed O
by O
the O
courts O
and O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
into O
a O
program O
of O
racial O
gerrymandering O
designed O
to O
increase O
the O
number O
of O
blacks O
and O
other O
minorities O
-- O
Hispanics B-NORP
, O
Asians B-NORP
and O
native O
Americans O
-- O
holding O
elective O
office O
. O

In O
the O
1980s O
, O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
lower O
federal O
courts O
that O
enforce O
the B-LAW
Voting I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
Act I-LAW
have O
required O
state O
legislatures O
and O
municipal O
governments O
to O
create O
the O
maximum O
number O
of O
`` O
safe O
'' O
minority O
election O
districts O
-- O
districts O
where O
minorities O
form O
between O
65 O
% O
and O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
voting O
population O
. O

The O
program O
has O
even O
been O
called O
upon O
to O
create O
`` O
safe O
'' O
white O
electoral O
districts O
in O
municipalities O
where O
whites O
are O
the O
minority O
. O

Although O
Section B-LAW
2 I-LAW
of O
the O
act O
expressly O
disclaims O
requiring O
that O
minorities O
win O
a O
proportional O
share O
of O
elective O
offices O
, O
few O
municipal O
and O
state O
government O
plans O
achieve O
preclearance O
by O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
or O
survive O
the O
scrutiny O
of O
the O
lower O
federal O
courts O
unless O
they O
carve O
out O
as O
many O
solidly O
minority O
districts O
as O
possible O
. O

The O
new O
goal O
of O
the B-LAW
Voting I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
Act I-LAW
-- O
more O
minorities O
in O
political O
office O
-- O
is O
laudable O
. O

For O
the O
political O
process O
to O
work O
, O
all O
citizens O
, O
regardless O
of O
race O
, O
must O
feel O
represented O
. O

One O
essential O
indicator O
that O
they O
are O
is O
that O
members O
of O
minority O
groups O
get O
elected O
to O
public O
office O
with O
reasonable O
frequency O
. O

As O
is O
, O
blacks O
constitute O
12 O
% O
of O
the O
population O
, O
but O
fewer O
than O
2 O
% O
of O
elected O
leaders O
. O

But O
racial O
gerrymandering O
is O
not O
the O
best O
way O
to O
accomplish O
that O
essential O
goal O
. O

It O
is O
a O
quick O
fix O
for O
a O
complex O
problem O
. O

Far O
from O
promoting O
a O
commonality O
of O
interests O
among O
black O
, O
white O
, O
Hispanic O
and O
other O
minority O
voters O
, O
drawing O
the O
district O
lines O
according O
to O
race O
suggests O
that O
race O
is O
the O
voter O
's O
and O
the O
candidate O
's O
most O
important O
trait O
. O

Such O
a O
policy O
implies O
that O
only O
a O
black O
politician O
can O
speak O
for O
a O
black O
person O
, O
and O
that O
only O
a O
white O
politician O
can O
govern O
on O
behalf O
of O
a O
white O
one O
. O

Examples O
of O
the O
divisive O
effects O
of O
racial O
gerrymandering O
can O
be O
seen O
in O
two O
cities O
-- O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
Birmingham B-GPE
, O
Ala B-GPE
. O

When O
they O
reapportion O
their O
districts O
after O
the O
1990 O
census O
, O
every O
other O
municipality O
and O
state O
in O
the O
country O
will O
face O
this O
issue O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
: O

Racial O
gerrymandering O
has O
been O
a O
familiar O
policy O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
since O
1970 O
, O
when O
Congress B-ORG
first O
amended O
the B-LAW
Voting I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
Act I-LAW
to O
expand O
its O
reach O
beyond O
the O
Southern O
states O
. O

In O
1972 O
, O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
required O
that O
the O
electoral O
map O
in O
the O
borough O
of O
Brooklyn B-GPE
be O
redrawn O
to O
concentrate O
black O
and O
Hispanic O
votes O
, O
despite O
protests O
that O
the O
new O
electoral O
boundaries O
would O
split O
a O
neighborhood O
of O
Hasidic O
Jews O
into O
two O
different O
districts O
. O

This O
year O
, O
a O
commission O
appointed O
by O
the O
mayor O
to O
revise O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
system O
of O
government O
completed O
a O
new O
charter O
, O
expanding O
the B-ORG
City I-ORG
Council I-ORG
to O
51 O
from O
35 O
members O
. O

Sometime O
in O
1991 O
, O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
1990 O
census O
becomes O
available O
, O
a O
redistricting O
panel O
will O
redraw O
the B-ORG
City I-ORG
Council I-ORG
district O
lines O
. O

The B-ORG
Charter I-ORG
Revision I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
has O
made O
it O
clear O
that O
in O
response O
to O
the O
expectations O
of O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
the O
commission O
's O
own O
commitment O
to O
enhancing O
minority O
political O
leadership O
, O
the O
new O
district O
lines O
will O
be O
drawn O
to O
maximize O
the O
number O
of O
solidly O
minority O
districts O
. O

Blacks O
and O
Hispanics O
currently O
make O
up O
38 O
% O
of O
the O
city O
's O
population O
and O
hold O
only O
25 O
% O
of O
the O
seats O
on O
the O
council O
. O

Several O
of O
the O
city O
's O
black O
leaders O
, O
including O
Democratic O
mayoral O
nominee O
David B-PERSON
Dinkins I-PERSON
, O
have O
spoken O
out O
for O
racial O
gerrymandering O
to O
accord O
blacks O
and O
Hispanics B-NORP
`` O
the O
fullest O
opportunity O
for O
representation O
. O
'' O

In O
this O
connection O
, O
it O
is O
important O
to O
note O
that O
several O
members O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
sitting O
City B-ORG
Council I-ORG
represent O
heterogeneous O
districts O
that O
bring O
together O
sizable O
black O
, O
Hispanic O
, O
and O
non-Hispanic O
white O
populations O
-- O
Carolyn O
Maloney O
's O
8th O
district O
in O
northern O
Manhattan B-GPE
and O
the O
south O
Bronx B-GPE
and O
Susan O
Alter O
's O
25th O
district O
in O
Brooklyn B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
. O

To O
win O
their O
seats O
on O
the O
council O
, O
these O
political O
leaders O
have O
had O
to O
listen O
to O
all O
the O
voices O
in O
their O
district O
and O
devise O
public O
policies O
that O
would O
benefit O
all O
. O

Often O
they O
have O
found O
that O
the O
relevant O
issue O
is O
not O
race O
, O
but O
rather O
housing O
, O
crime O
prevention O
or O
education O
. O

Birmingham B-GPE
, O
Ala. B-GPE
: O

The O
unusual O
situation O
in O
Birmingham B-GPE
vividly O
illustrates O
the O
divisive O
consequences O
of O
carving O
out O
safe O
districts O
for O
racial O
minorities O
. O

In O
Birmingham B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
57 O
% O
black O
, O
whites O
are O
the O
minority O
. O

Insisting O
that O
they O
are O
protected O
by O
the B-LAW
Voting I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
Act I-LAW
, O
a O
group O
of O
whites O
brought O
a O
federal O
suit O
in O
1987 O
to O
demand O
that O
the O
city O
abandon O
at O
- O
large O
voting O
for O
the O
nine O
member O
City B-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
create O
nine O
electoral O
districts O
, O
including O
four O
safe O
white O
districts O
. O

The O
white O
group O
argued O
that O
whites O
were O
not O
fully O
and O
fairly O
represented O
, O
because O
in O
city O
- O
wide O
elections O
only O
black O
candidates O
or O
white O
candidates O
who O
catered O
to O
`` O
black O
interests O
'' O
could O
win O
. O

No O
federal O
court O
has O
ruled O
that O
the B-LAW
Voting I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
Act I-LAW
protects O
a O
white O
minority O
, O
but O
in O
June B-GPE
the O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
approved O
a O
districting O
plan O
for O
Birmingham B-GPE
that O
carves O
out O
three O
white O
- O
majority O
districts O
and O
six O
black O
- O
majority O
districts O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Arrington I-PERSON
, O
Birmingham B-GPE
's O
black O
mayor O
, O
lamented O
the O
consequences O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
past O
, O
people O
who O
had O
to O
run O
for O
office O
had O
to O
moderate O
their O
views O
because O
they O
could O
n't O
afford O
to O
offend O
blacks O
or O
whites O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Now O
you O
go O
to O
districts O
, O
you O
're O
likely O
to O
get O
candidates O
whose O
views O
are O
more O
extreme O
, O
white O
and O
black O
, O
on O
racial O
issues O
. O
'' O

Two O
hundred O
years O
ago O
, O
critics O
of O
the O
new O
United B-LAW
States I-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
warned O
that O
the O
electoral O
districts O
for O
Congress B-ORG
were O
too O
large O
and O
encompassed O
too O
many O
different O
economic O
interests O
. O

A O
small O
farmer O
and O
a O
seaport O
merchant O
could O
not O
be O
represented O
by O
the O
same O
spokesman O
, O
they O
said O
. O

But O
James B-PERSON
Madison I-PERSON
refuted O
that O
argument O
in O
one O
of O
the O
most O
celebrated O
political O
treatises O
ever O
written O
, O
No. B-WORK_OF_ART
10 I-WORK_OF_ART
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Federalist I-WORK_OF_ART
Papers I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Madison B-PERSON
explained O
that O
a O
representative O
's O
duty O
was O
to O
speak O
not O
for O
the O
narrow O
interests O
of O
one O
group O
but O
instead O
for O
the O
common O
good O
. O

Large O
, O
heterogeneous O
election O
districts O
would O
encourage O
good O
government O
, O
said O
Madison B-PERSON
, O
because O
a O
representative O
would O
be O
compelled O
to O
serve O
the O
interests O
of O
all O
his O
constituents O
and O
be O
servile O
to O
none O
. O

Madison B-PERSON
's O
noble O
and O
unifying O
vision O
of O
the O
representative O
still O
can O
guide O
us O
. O

As O
long O
as O
we O
believe O
that O
all O
Americans O
, O
of O
every O
race O
and O
ethnic O
background O
, O
have O
common O
interests O
and O
can O
live O
together O
cooperatively O
, O
our O
political O
map O
should O
reflect O
our O
belief O
. O

Racial O
gerrymandering O
-- O
creating O
separate O
black O
and O
white O
districts O
-- O
says O
that O
we O
have O
discarded O
that O
belief O
in O
our O
ability O
to O
live O
together O
and O
govern O
ourselves O
as O
one O
people O
. O

Ms. O
McCaughey O
is O
a O
constitutional O
scholar O
at O
the O
Center O
for O
the O
Study O
of O
the O
Presidency O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

New O
orders O
for O
durable O
goods O
fell O
back O
slightly O
in O
September O
after O
shooting O
up O
the O
month O
before O
, O
reflecting O
weakening O
auto O
demand O
after O
a O
spurt O
of O
orders O
for O
new O
1990 O
models O
, O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
. O

Orders O
for O
military O
equipment O
, O
household O
appliances O
, O
machinery O
and O
other O
goods O
expected O
to O
last O
at O
least O
three O
years O
dipped O
0.1 O
% O
last O
month O
, O
to O
$ O
126.68 O
billion O
, O
after O
leaping O
3.9 O
% O
in O
August O
, O
the O
department O
said O
. O

Most O
analysts O
had O
expected O
a O
sharper O
decline O
after O
the O
steep O
rise O
in O
August O
. O

Moreover O
, O
a O
recent O
government O
report O
showing O
widespread O
layoffs O
in O
manufacturing O
had O
contributed O
to O
perceptions O
that O
the O
manufacturing O
sector O
of O
the O
economy O
had O
slowed O
to O
a O
crawl O
. O

But O
many O
economists O
pointed O
to O
a O
1.8 O
% O
September O
rise O
in O
orders O
outside O
the O
volatile O
transportation O
category O
. O

That O
`` O
suggests O
the O
manufacturing O
sector O
is O
not O
falling O
apart O
, O
'' O
said O
Sally B-PERSON
Kleinman I-PERSON
, O
an O
economist O
at O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

She O
added O
, O
however O
: O
`` O
It O
is O
not O
robust O
by O
any O
means O
. O
'' O

While O
a O
decline O
in O
orders O
for O
cars O
and O
civilian O
airplanes O
pulled O
down O
the O
orders O
total O
, O
an O
enormous O
jump O
in O
orders O
for O
heavy O
military O
equipment O
propped O
it O
up O
. O

Orders O
for O
capital O
defense O
goods O
skyrocketed O
56 O
% O
, O
and O
a O
government O
analyst O
said O
nearly O
all O
areas O
saw O
increases O
, O
including O
airplanes O
, O
missiles O
, O
ships O
, O
tanks O
and O
communications O
equipment O
. O

Orders O
for O
military O
goods O
usually O
catapult O
in O
September O
, O
government O
officials O
say O
, O
as O
the O
Pentagon O
scrambles O
to O
spend O
its O
money O
before O
the O
new O
fiscal O
year O
begins O
Oct. O
1 O
. O

While O
all O
the O
numbers O
in O
the O
durable O
goods O
report O
were O
adjusted O
for O
seasonal O
fluctuations O
, O
a O
Commerce B-ORG
Department I-ORG
analyst O
said O
that O
the O
adjustment O
probably O
did O
n't O
factor O
out O
all O
of O
the O
wide O
- O
ranging O
surge O
in O
defense O
orders O
. O

Without O
the O
increase O
in O
defense O
bookings O
, O
September O
orders O
would O
have O
plummeted O
3.9 O
% O
. O

Analysts O
were O
most O
unsettled O
by O
evidence O
the O
backlog O
of O
orders O
at O
factories O
is O
slipping O
. O

Unfilled O
orders O
for O
durable O
goods O
rose O
0.4 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
to O
$ O
476.14 O
billion O
, O
after O
declining O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
2 O
1/2 O
years O
in O
August O
. O

In O
July O
unfilled O
orders O
grew O
1 O
% O
. O

But O
analysts O
noted O
that O
excluding O
transportation O
- O
where O
what O
they O
believe O
was O
a O
temporary O
surge O
in O
auto O
demand O
pushed O
up O
the O
figures O
- O
order O
backlogs O
have O
declined O
for O
three O
months O
in O
a O
row O
. O

`` O
It O
means O
we O
're O
eating O
into O
the O
bread O
that O
keeps O
us O
going O
. O

That O
is O
a O
little O
disturbing O
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Kleinman O
said O
. O

`` O
It O
also O
means O
if O
you O
have O
a O
real O
drop O
- O
off O
in O
orders O
, O
production O
will O
likely O
fall O
off O
very O
quickly O
because O
there O
is O
less O
to O
keep O
things O
going O
. O
'' O

Capital O
goods O
orders O
outside O
of O
the O
defense O
sector O
tumbled O
for O
the O
second O
month O
in O
a O
row O
, O
posting O
a O
5.6 O
% O
drop O
after O
a O
10.3 O
% O
decline O
. O

Such O
steep O
drops O
in O
a O
category O
seen O
as O
a O
barometer O
of O
business O
investment O
would O
customarily O
be O
grave O
news O
for O
the O
economy O
. O

But O
a O
Commerce B-ORG
Department I-ORG
analyst O
said O
that O
in O
both O
months O
orders O
would O
have O
risen O
had O
it O
not O
been O
for O
a O
drop O
in O
civilian O
aircraft O
bookings O
, O
a O
category O
that O
is O
showing O
declines O
only O
after O
a O
huge O
surge O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Still O
, O
Milton B-PERSON
Hudson I-PERSON
, O
senior O
economic O
adviser O
at O
Morgan B-ORG
Guaranty I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
said O
: O
`` O
If O
you O
look O
back O
a O
half O
- O
year O
or O
so O
the O
evidence O
was O
pretty O
good O
of O
affirmative O
strength O
in O
the O
capital O
- O
goods O
sector O
. O

Now O
at O
least O
there O
are O
question O
marks O
about O
that O
, O
and O
without O
any O
question O
the O
pace O
of O
growth O
has O
slowed O
. O

This O
is O
in O
response O
to O
George B-PERSON
Melloan I-PERSON
's O
Business B-ORG
World I-ORG
column O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Housing I-WORK_OF_ART
Market I-WORK_OF_ART
Is I-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Bigger I-WORK_OF_ART
Mess I-WORK_OF_ART
Than I-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
Think I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
op O
- O
ed O
page O
, O
Sept. O
26 O
-RRB- O
. O

In O
Houston B-GPE
, O
we O
have O
seen O
how O
bad O
the O
housing O
problem O
can O
become O
. O

Unused O
houses O
deteriorate O
rapidly O
, O
affecting O
the O
value O
of O
nearby O
homes O
; O
in O
a O
domino O
effect O
, O
the O
entire O
neighborhood O
can O
fall O
victim O
. O

At O
this O
stage O
some O
people O
just O
`` O
walk O
away O
'' O
from O
homes O
where O
the O
mortgage O
exceeds O
current O
market O
value O
. O

But O
most O
of O
them O
could O
have O
afforded O
to O
keep O
up O
their O
payments O
-- O
they O
chose O
not O
to O
do O
so O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
so O
vast O
that O
we O
need O
to O
try O
innovative O
solutions O
-- O
in O
small O
- O
scale O
experiments O
. O

Here O
are O
some O
ideas O
: O

1 O
-RRB- O
Foreclosed O
homes O
could O
be O
sold O
by O
the O
FHA O
for O
no O
down O
payment O
-LRB- O
the O
biggest O
obstacle O
to O
young O
buyers O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
with O
personal O
liability O
for O
the O
mortgage O
-LRB- O
no O
walking O
away O
by O
choice O
-RRB- O
. O

2 O
-RRB- O
Encourage O
long O
- O
term O
occupancy O
by O
forgiving O
one O
month O
's O
payment O
-LRB- O
off O
the O
tail O
end O
of O
the O
mortgage O
-RRB- O
for O
every O
six O
months O
paid O
; O
or O
perhaps O
have O
the O
down O
payment O
deferred O
to O
the O
end O
of O
the O
mortgage O
-LRB- O
balloon O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
`` O
forgiven O
'' O
on O
a O
monthly O
pro-rata O
basis O
as O
long O
as O
the O
owner O
remains O
the O
occupant O
. O

3 O
-RRB- O
Develop O
rental O
agreements O
with O
exclusive O
purchase O
options O
for O
the O
renter O
. O

An O
occupant O
will O
, O
in O
most O
every O
case O
, O
be O
better O
for O
the O
home O
and O
neighborhood O
than O
a O
vacant O
house O
. O

In O
this O
way O
, O
the O
house O
is O
not O
dumped O
on O
to O
a O
glutted O
market O
. O

John B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Merrill I-PERSON

Houston B-GPE

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Housing I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
, O
Veterans B-ORG
Administration I-ORG
and O
the O
Department O
of O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
further O
aggravate O
the O
problem O
of O
affordable O
housing O
stock O
by O
`` O
buying O
in O
'' O
to O
their O
foreclosed O
properties O
-LRB- O
of O
which O
there O
are O
, O
alas O
, O
many O
-RRB- O
at O
an O
inflated O
`` O
balance O
due O
'' O
-- O
say O
$ O
80,000 O
on O
a O
house O
worth O
$ O
55,000 O
-- O
instead O
of O
allowing O
a O
free O
market O
to O
price O
the O
house O
for O
what O
it O
's O
really O
worth O
. O

Worse O
, O
the O
properties O
then O
sit O
around O
deteriorating O
for O
maybe O
a O
year O
or O
so O
, O
but O
are O
resold O
eventually O
-LRB- O
because O
of O
the O
attractiveness O
of O
the O
low O
down O
payment O
, O
etc O
. O
-RRB- O
to O
a O
marginal O
buyer O
who O
ca O
n't O
afford O
both O
the O
mortgage O
and O
needed O
repairs O
; O
and O
having O
little O
vested O
interest O
that O
buyer O
will O
walk O
away O
and O
the O
vicious O
cycle O
repeats O
itself O
all O
over O
again O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Padget I-PERSON

Brush B-ORG
Wellman I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
its O
board O
increased O
the O
number O
of O
shares O
of O
common O
stock O
to O
be O
purchased O
under O
a O
previously O
authorized O
program O
to O
3.9 O
million O
from O
2.9 O
million O
. O

The O
maker O
of O
engineered O
materials O
has O
acquired O
more O
than O
2.7 O
million O
shares O
under O
the O
program O
. O

Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
is O
considering O
a O
legal O
challenge O
to O
Tele O
- O
Communications O
Inc. O
's O
plan O
to O
buy O
half O
of O
Showtime B-ORG
Networks I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
move O
that O
could O
lead O
to O
all O
- O
out O
war O
between O
the O
cable O
industry O
's O
two O
most O
powerful O
players O
. O

Time B-ORG
is O
also O
fighting O
the O
transaction O
on O
other O
fronts O
, O
by O
attempting O
to O
discourage O
other O
cable O
operators O
from O
joining O
Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
as O
investors O
in O
Showtime B-ORG
, O
cable O
- O
TV O
industry O
executives O
say O
. O

Time B-ORG
officials O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
agreed O
to O
pay O
Viacom B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
$ O
225 O
million O
for O
a O
50 O
% O
stake O
in O
its O
Showtime B-ORG
subsidiary O
, O
which O
is O
a O
distant O
second O
to O
Time B-ORG
's O
Home B-ORG
Box I-ORG
Office I-ORG
in O
the O
delivery O
of O
pay O
- O
TV O
networks O
to O
cable O
subscribers O
. O

Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
largest O
cable O
company O
, O
said O
it O
may O
seek O
other O
cable O
partners O
to O
join O
in O
its O
investment O
. O

Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
is O
HBO B-ORG
's O
largest O
customer O
, O
and O
the O
two O
have O
a O
number O
of O
other O
business O
relationships O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Time B-ORG
even O
discussed O
bringing O
Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
in O
as O
an O
investor O
in O
HBO B-ORG
, O
executives O
at O
both O
companies O
said O
. O

The O
purchase O
of O
the O
Showtime O
stake O
is O
`` O
a O
direct O
slap O
in O
our O
face O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
senior O
Time B-ORG
executive O
. O

Time B-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
mount O
a O
legal O
challenge O
in O
U.S. O
District O
Court O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
where O
Viacom B-ORG
in O
May O
filed O
a O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
antitrust O
suit O
charging O
Time B-ORG
and O
HBO B-ORG
with O
monopolizing O
the O
pay O
- O
TV O
business O
and O
trying O
to O
crush O
competition O
from O
Showtime B-ORG
. O

Executives O
involved O
in O
plotting O
Time O
's O
defense O
say O
it O
is O
now O
preparing O
a O
countersuit O
naming O
both O
Viacom B-ORG
and O
Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
as O
defendants O
. O

The O
executives O
say O
Time B-ORG
may O
seek O
to O
break O
up O
the O
transaction O
after O
it O
is O
consummated O
, O
or O
may O
seek O
constraints O
that O
would O
prevent O
Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
from O
dropping O
HBO B-ORG
in O
any O
of O
its O
cable O
systems O
in O
favor O
of O
Showtime B-ORG
. O

Viacom B-ORG
officials O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

Jerome B-PERSON
Kern I-PERSON
, O
Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
' O
chief O
outside O
counsel O
, O
said O
he O
was O
n't O
aware O
of O
Time O
's O
legal O
plans O
. O

But O
he O
said O
that O
any O
effort O
by O
Time B-ORG
to O
characterize O
the O
Tele O
- O
Communications O
investment O
in O
Showtime B-ORG
as O
anti-competitive O
would O
be O
`` O
the O
pot O
calling O
the O
kettle O
black O
. O
'' O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
see O
how O
an O
investment O
by O
the O
largest O
-LCB- O
cable O
operator O
-RCB- O
in O
the O
weaker O
of O
the O
two O
networks O
is O
anti-competitive O
, O
when O
the O
stronger O
of O
the O
two O
networks O
is O
owned O
by O
the O
second O
largest O
'' O
cable O
operator O
, O
Mr. O
Kern O
said O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
owning O
HBO B-ORG
, O
with O
22 O
million O
subscribers O
, O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
separately O
operates O
cable O
- O
TV O
system O
serving O
about O
5.6 O
million O
cable O
- O
TV O
subscribers O
. O

Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
controls O
close O
to O
12 O
million O
cable O
subscribers O
, O
and O
Viacom B-ORG
has O
about O
one O
million O
. O

In O
its O
suit O
against O
Time B-ORG
, O
Viacom B-ORG
says O
the O
ownership O
of O
both O
cable O
systems O
and O
cable O
- O
programming O
networks O
gives O
the O
company O
too O
much O
market O
power O
. O

Time B-ORG
argues O
that O
in O
joining O
up O
with O
Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
, O
Viacom B-ORG
has O
potentially O
more O
power O
, O
particularly O
since O
Viacom B-ORG
also O
owns O
cable O
networks O
MTV B-ORG
, O
VH O
- O
1 O
and O
Nick O
at O
Nite O
. O

Ironically O
, O
Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
and O
Time B-ORG
have O
often O
worked O
closely O
in O
the O
cable O
business O
. O

Together O
, O
they O
control O
nearly O
40 O
% O
of O
Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
; O
Tele B-ORG
- I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
has O
a O
21.8 O
% O
stake O
, O
while O
Time B-ORG
Warner I-ORG
has O
a O
17.8 O
% O
stake O
. O

But O
since O
Time B-ORG
's O
merger O
with O
Warner B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
have O
become O
strained O
. O

Each O
company O
worries O
that O
the O
other O
is O
becoming O
too O
powerful O
and O
too O
vertically O
integrated O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
some O
legal O
observers O
say O
the O
Tele O
- O
Communications O
investment O
and O
other O
developments O
are O
weakening O
Viacom B-ORG
's O
antitrust O
suit O
against O
Time B-ORG
. O

Viacom B-ORG
accuses O
Time B-ORG
in O
its O
suit O
of O
refusing O
to O
carry O
Showtime B-ORG
or O
a O
service O
, O
The B-ORG
Movie I-ORG
Channel I-ORG
, O
on O
Time B-ORG
's O
Manhattan B-ORG
Cable I-ORG
TV O
system O
, O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
urban O
systems O
. O

But O
yesterday O
, O
Manhattan B-ORG
Cable I-ORG
announced O
it O
will O
launch O
Showtime B-ORG
on O
Nov. O
1 O
to O
over O
230,000 O
subscribers O
. O

Showtime B-ORG
has O
also O
accused O
HBO B-ORG
of O
locking O
up O
the O
lion O
's O
share O
of O
Hollywood B-GPE
's O
movies O
by O
signing O
exclusive O
contracts O
with O
all O
the O
major O
studios O
. O

But O
Showtime B-ORG
has O
continued O
to O
sign O
new O
contracts O
with O
Hollywood B-GPE
studios O
, O
and O
yesterday O
announced O
it O
will O
buy O
movies O
from O
Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
currently O
has O
a O
non-exclusive O
arrangement O
with O
HBO B-ORG
. O

Sales O
of O
North B-NORP
American I-NORP
- O
built O
cars O
and O
trucks O
plunged O
20.5 O
% O
in O
mid-October O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
as O
domestic O
manufacturers O
paid O
the O
price O
for O
heavy O
incentives O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

`` O
People O
are O
waiting O
for O
-LCB- O
new O
-RCB- O
factory O
giveaways O
, O
'' O
said O
Ben B-PERSON
Kaye I-PERSON
, O
sales O
manager O
of O
Bob B-ORG
Brest I-ORG
Auto I-ORG
World I-ORG
in O
Lynn B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
whose O
sales O
are O
slow O
. O

This O
trend O
appears O
to O
be O
especially O
true O
at O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
used O
both O
dealer O
and O
consumer O
incentives O
to O
ignite O
sales O
in O
August O
and O
September O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
deliveries O
have O
slumped O
. O

GM B-ORG
's O
car O
sales O
dropped O
24.8 O
% O
in O
mid-October O
to O
69,980 O
, O
while O
truck O
sales O
fell O
26 O
% O
to O
37,860 O
. O

GM B-ORG
also O
had O
dismal O
results O
in O
the O
first O
10 O
days O
of O
the O
month O
, O
while O
other O
auto O
makers O
reported O
mixed O
results O
. O

All O
of O
the O
Big O
Three O
suffered O
in O
the O
just O
- O
ended O
period O
, O
however O
, O
with O
sales O
of O
all O
domestically O
made O
cars O
, O
including O
those O
built O
at O
Japanese B-GPE
- O
managed O
plants O
, O
falling O
19 O
% O
to O
158,863 O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
seasonal O
adjusted O
annual O
selling O
rate O
was O
six O
million O
vehicles O
, O
a O
small O
improvement O
from O
the O
5.8 O
million O
rate O
of O
early O
October O
, O
but O
a O
big O
drop O
from O
the O
7.1 O
million O
rate O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

Sales O
of O
domestically O
made O
trucks O
also O
continued O
to O
be O
sluggish O
in O
mid-October O
, O
dropping O
22.8 O
% O
to O
94,543 O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

The O
Big O
Three O
auto O
makers O
already O
have O
slashed O
fourth O
- O
quarter O
production O
plans O
10.4 O
% O
below O
year O
- O
ago O
levels O
, O
but O
that O
may O
not O
be O
enough O
to O
prevent O
inventories O
from O
ballooning O
if O
sales O
do O
n't O
improve O
. O

Industry O
analyst O
John B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Qualls I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
with O
Hill O
& O
Knowlton O
in O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
, O
forecasts O
that O
domestic O
auto O
makers O
will O
have O
a O
93 O
- O
day O
supply O
of O
cars O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
even O
if O
car O
sales O
improve O
to O
a O
6.5 O
million O
vehicle O
rate O
for O
the O
quarter O
. O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
reported O
a O
21.2 O
% O
drop O
in O
sales O
of O
domestic O
- O
made O
cars O
to O
46,995 O
and O
a O
24.2 O
% O
drop O
in O
domestic O
trucks O
to O
31,143 O
. O

The O
sales O
are O
being O
dragged O
down O
by O
a O
glut O
of O
1989 O
vehicles O
, O
said O
Joel B-PERSON
Pitcoff I-PERSON
, O
a O
Ford B-ORG
analyst O
. O

The O
earlier O
use O
of O
incentives O
depleted O
the O
market O
of O
`` O
scavengers O
'' O
for O
bargain O
- O
basement O
1989 O
cars O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Town O
& O
Country O
Ford O
in O
Charlotte B-GPE
, O
N.C. B-GPE
, O
still O
needs O
to O
move O
about O
850 O
1989 O
cars O
and O
trucks O
. O

Business O
had O
been O
fairly O
strong O
until O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
hit O
the O
area O
, O
but O
has O
been O
down O
since O
. O

Chrysler B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
also O
hit O
the O
rocks O
in O
mid-October O
. O

The O
No. O
3 O
U.S. B-GPE
auto O
maker O
had O
a O
23.7 O
% O
plunge O
in O
car O
sales O
to O
22,336 O
and O
a O
17.5 O
% O
drop O
in O
truck O
sales O
to O
22,925 O
, O
which O
include O
its O
minivans O
and O
Jeeps O
. O

Honda B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
continues O
to O
have O
short O
supplies O
of O
domestically O
made O
Accords B-ORG
, O
saw O
its O
sales O
of O
North B-NORP
American I-NORP
- O
built O
cars O
fall O
14.1 O
% O
to O
8,355 O
. O

But O
sales O
of O
domestic O
cars O
and O
trucks O
at O
Nissan B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
rose O
26.1 O
% O
to O
5,651 O
. O

A O
Nissan B-ORG
spokesman O
attributed O
the O
increase O
to O
the O
use O
of O
incentives O
this O
year O
and O
not O
a O
year O
ago O
and O
to O
higher O
fleet O
sales O
. O

Toyota B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
opened O
a O
plant O
in O
Georgetown B-FAC
, O
Ky. B-GPE
, O
last O
year O
, O
saw O
sales O
triple O
to O
6,256 O
vehicles O
. O

a O
- O
Totals O
include O
only O
vehicle O
sales O
reported O
in O
the O
period O
. O

c O
- O
Domestic O
car O

d O
- O
Percent O
change O
greater O
than O
999 O
% O
. O

x O
- O
There O
were O
9 O
selling O
days O
in O
the O
most O
recent O
period O
and O
9 O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Percentage O
differences O
based O
on O
daily O
sales O
rate O
rather O
than O
sales O
volume O
. O

When O
the B-ORG
Trinity I-ORG
Repertory I-ORG
Theater I-ORG
named O
Anne B-PERSON
Bogart I-PERSON
its O
artistic O
director O
last O
spring O
, O
the O
nation O
's O
theatrical O
cognoscenti O
arched O
a O
collective O
eyebrow O
. O

Ms. O
Bogart O
, O
an O
acclaimed O
creator O
of O
deconstructed O
dramatic O
collages O
that O
tear O
into O
such O
sacred O
texts O
as O
Rodgers B-PERSON
and O
Hammerstein B-PERSON
's O
`` O
South B-WORK_OF_ART
Pacific I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
is O
decidedly O
downtown O
. O

Trinity B-ORG
Rep I-ORG
meanwhile O
is O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
oldest O
and O
most O
respected O
regional O
theaters O
, O
still O
hosting O
an O
annual O
`` O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Christmas I-WORK_OF_ART
Carol I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

How O
would O
this O
bastion O
of O
traditional O
values O
fare O
in O
Ms. O
Bogart O
's O
iconoclastic O
hands O
? O

She O
held O
her O
fire O
with O
her O
first O
production O
at O
the O
Trinity O
earlier O
this O
season O
. O

It O
was O
a O
predictable O
revival O
of O
her O
prize O
- O
winning O
off O
- O
Broadway B-FAC
anthology O
of O
Bertolt O
Brecht O
's O
theoretical O
writings O
, O
called O
`` O
No B-WORK_OF_ART
Plays I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
No I-WORK_OF_ART
Poetry I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Now O
, O
with O
the O
opening O
of O
Maxim O
Gorky O
's O
bourgeois O
- O
bashing O
`` O
Summerfolk B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Bogart O
has O
laid O
her O
cards O
on O
the O
table O
. O

Hers O
is O
a O
hand O
that O
will O
test O
the O
mettle O
of O
her O
audiences O
. O

For O
Ms. O
Bogart O
, O
who O
initially O
studied O
and O
directed O
in O
Germany B-GPE
-LRB- O
and O
cites O
such O
European B-NORP
directors O
as O
Peter B-PERSON
Stein I-PERSON
, O
Giorgio B-PERSON
Strehler I-PERSON
and O
Ariane B-PERSON
Mnouchkine I-PERSON
as O
influences O
-RRB- O
tends O
to O
stage O
her O
productions O
with O
a O
Brechtian O
rigor O
-- O
whether O
the O
text O
demands O
it O
or O
not O
. O

And O
Gorky B-PERSON
, O
considered O
the O
father O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
socialist O
realism O
, O
did O
not O
write O
plays O
that O
easily O
lend O
themselves O
to O
deliberately O
antirealistic O
distancing O
techniques O
. O

Gorky B-PERSON
was O
a O
loyal O
if O
occasionally O
ambivalent O
proletarian O
writer O
committed O
to O
enlightening O
the O
masses O
with O
plain O
speaking O
rooted O
in O
a O
slightly O
sour O
version O
of O
Chekhovian O
humanism O
. O

And O
`` O
Summerfolk B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
penned O
in O
1904 O
as O
a O
kind O
of O
sequel O
to O
Chekhov B-PERSON
's O
`` O
Cherry B-WORK_OF_ART
Orchard I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
is O
a O
lawn O
party O
of O
Russian B-NORP
yuppies O
engaged O
in O
an O
exhausting O
ideological O
fight O
to O
the O
finish O
between O
the O
allrightniks O
and O
the O
reformers O
. O

Along O
the O
way O
there O
also O
are O
lots O
of O
romantic O
dalliances O
. O

Wisely O
Ms. O
Bogart O
has O
kept O
Gorky B-PERSON
's O
time O
and O
place O
intact O
. O

Despite O
the O
absence O
of O
samovars O
-LRB- O
and O
a O
tendency O
to O
turn O
the O
furniture O
upside O
down O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
production O
is O
rich O
in O
Russian B-NORP
ennui O
voiced O
by O
languorous O
folk O
sporting O
beige O
linen O
and O
rumpled O
cotton O
, O
with O
boaters O
and O
fishing O
poles O
aplenty O
. O

But O
beyond O
this O
decorative O
nod O
to O
tradition O
, O
Ms. O
Bogart O
and O
company O
head O
off O
in O
a O
stylistic O
direction O
that O
all O
but O
transforms O
Gorky B-PERSON
's O
naturalistic O
drama O
into O
something O
akin O
to O
, O
well O
, O
farce O
. O

The O
director O
's O
attempt O
to O
force O
some O
Brechtian O
distance O
between O
her O
actors O
and O
their O
characters O
frequently O
backfires O
with O
performances O
that O
are O
unduly O
mannered O
. O

Not O
only O
do O
the O
actors O
stand O
outside O
their O
characters O
and O
make O
it O
clear O
they O
are O
at O
odds O
with O
them O
, O
but O
they O
often O
literally O
stand O
on O
their O
heads O
. O

Like O
Peter B-PERSON
Sellars I-PERSON
, O
Ms. O
Bogart O
manipulates O
her O
actors O
as O
if O
they O
were O
rag O
dolls O
, O
sprawling O
them O
on O
staircases O
, O
dangling O
them O
off O
tables O
, O
even O
hanging O
them O
from O
precipices O
while O
having O
them O
perform O
some O
gymnastic O
feats O
of O
derring O
- O
do O
. O

There O
are O
moments O
in O
this O
`` O
Summerfolk B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
when O
the O
characters O
populating O
the O
vast O
multilevel O
country O
house O
-LRB- O
which O
looks O
like O
a O
parody O
of O
Frank B-PERSON
Lloyd I-PERSON
Wright I-PERSON
and O
is O
designed O
by O
Victoria B-PERSON
Petrovich I-PERSON
-RRB- O
spout O
philosophic O
bon O
mots O
with O
the O
self O
- O
conscious O
rat O
- O
a O
- O
tat O
- O
tat O
pacing O
of O
`` O
Laugh B-WORK_OF_ART
In I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

`` O
Talk O
hurts O
from O
where O
it O
spurts O
, O
'' O
one O
of O
them O
says O
. O

The O
clash O
of O
ideologies O
survives O
this O
treatment O
, O
but O
the O
nuance O
and O
richness O
of O
Gorky B-PERSON
's O
individual O
characters O
have O
vanished O
in O
the O
scuffle O
. O

As O
for O
the O
humor O
that O
Gorky B-PERSON
's O
text O
provides O
, O
when O
repainted O
in O
such O
broad O
strokes O
-LRB- O
particularly O
by O
the O
lesser O
members O
of O
the O
ensemble O
-RRB- O
it O
looks O
and O
sounds O
forced O
. O

Ms. O
Bogart O
does O
better O
with O
music O
than O
with O
words O
when O
she O
wants O
, O
as O
she O
so O
often O
does O
want O
, O
to O
express O
herself O
through O
Gorky B-PERSON
's O
helpless O
play O
. O

Here O
she O
has O
the O
aid O
of O
her O
longtime O
associate O
Jeff B-PERSON
Helpern I-PERSON
, O
whom O
she O
appointed O
Trinity B-ORG
's O
first O
- O
ever O
musical O
director O
and O
whom O
she O
equipped O
with O
a O
spanking O
new O
$ O
60,000 O
sound O
system O
and O
recording O
studio O
. O

For O
Gorky B-PERSON
, O
Mr. O
Helpern O
provided O
an O
aural O
collage O
of O
Debussy B-PERSON
and O
Rachmaninoff B-PERSON
, O
which O
is O
less O
a O
score O
than O
a O
separate O
character O
with O
a O
distinct O
point O
of O
view O
. O

Like O
Brecht B-PERSON
, O
and O
indeed O
Ezra B-PERSON
Pound I-PERSON
, O
Ms. O
Bogart O
has O
said O
that O
her O
intent O
in O
such O
manipulative O
staging O
of O
the O
classics O
is O
simply O
an O
attempt O
to O
`` O
make O
it O
new O
. O
'' O

Indeed O
, O
during O
a O
recent O
post-production O
audience O
discussion O
, O
the O
director O
explained O
that O
her O
fondest O
artistic O
wish O
was O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
play O
`` O
Somewhere B-WORK_OF_ART
Over I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Rainbow I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
so O
that O
the O
song O
's O
`` O
original O
beauty O
comes O
through O
, O
'' O
surmounting O
the O
cliche O
. O

The O
danger O
that O
Ms. O
Bogart O
seems O
to O
be O
courting O
here O
is O
one O
of O
obfuscation O
rather O
than O
rejuvenation O
, O
a O
vision O
so O
at O
odds O
with O
the O
playwright O
's O
that O
the O
two O
points O
of O
view O
nullify O
, O
rather O
than O
illuminate O
, O
each O
other O
. O

Ms. O
Bogart O
's O
cast O
is O
part O
and O
parcel O
of O
the O
problem O
. O

Ed B-PERSON
Shea I-PERSON
and O
Barbara B-PERSON
Orson I-PERSON
never O
find O
a O
real O
reason O
for O
their O
love O
affair O
as O
the O
foolish O
, O
idealistic O
young O
Vass B-PERSON
and O
the O
tirelessly O
humanitarian O
doctor O
Maria B-PERSON
Lvovna I-PERSON
. O

Cynthia B-PERSON
Strickland I-PERSON
as O
the O
long O
- O
suffering O
Varvara B-PERSON
is O
a O
tiresome O
whiner O
, O
not O
the O
inspirational O
counterrevolutionary O
Gorky B-PERSON
intended O
. O

Better O
to O
look O
in O
the O
corners O
for O
performances O
that O
inspire O
or O
amuse O
. O

Janice B-PERSON
Duclos I-PERSON
, O
in O
addition O
to O
possessing O
one O
of O
the O
evening O
's O
more O
impressive O
vocal O
instruments O
, O
brings O
an O
unsuspected O
comedic O
touch O
to O
her O
role O
of O
Olga B-PERSON
, O
everybody O
's O
favorite O
mom O
. O

Marni B-PERSON
Rice I-PERSON
plays O
the O
maid O
with O
so O
much O
edge O
as O
to O
steal O
her O
two O
scenes O
. O

But O
it O
is O
the O
Trinity O
Rep O
newcomer O
, O
Jonathan O
Fried O
-LRB- O
Zamislov O
, O
the O
paralegal O
-RRB- O
who O
is O
the O
actor O
to O
watch O
, O
whether O
he O
is O
hamming O
it O
up O
while O
conducting O
the O
chamber O
musicians O
or O
seducing O
his O
neighbor O
's O
wife O
-LRB- O
Becca B-PERSON
Lish I-PERSON
-RRB- O
by O
licking O
her O
bosom O
. O

Ms. O
de O
Vries O
writes O
frequently O
about O
theater O
. O

Directors O
of O
Bergen B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
Den B-ORG
Norske I-ORG
Creditbank I-ORG
, O
two O
of O
Norway B-GPE
's O
leading O
banks O
, O
announced O
they O
had O
agreed O
to O
the O
formal O
merger O
of O
the O
banks O
. O

The O
merger O
would O
create O
Scandinavia B-LOC
's O
seventh O
largest O
bank O
, O
with O
combined O
assets O
of O
210 O
billion O
Norwegian B-NORP
kroner O
-LRB- O
$ O
30.3 O
billion O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
banks O
said O
an O
application O
for O
a O
concession O
to O
merge O
into O
one O
entity O
to O
be O
called O
Den O
Norske O
Bank O
AS O
was O
sent O
Monday O
to O
the B-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
. O

The O
two O
boards O
said O
in O
a O
joint O
statement O
that O
the O
proposed O
merger O
agreement O
was O
considered O
in O
separate O
board O
meetings O
in O
Oslo O
Monday O
. O

They O
said O
the O
agreement O
will O
be O
submitted O
to O
their O
respective O
supervisory O
boards O
next O
Wednesday O
. O

Extraordinary O
general O
meetings O
, O
to O
be O
held O
Nov. O
28 O
, O
will O
decide O
the O
share O
exchange O
ratio O
. O

The O
merger O
requires O
the O
approval O
of O
Norwegian B-NORP
authorities O
. O

DISASTER O
STATES O
are O
n't O
jumping O
to O
raise O
taxes O
for O
relief O
and O
recovery O
. O

Not O
yet O
, O
anyway O
. O

Just O
after O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
battered O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
, O
some O
officials O
talked O
of O
perhaps O
adding O
a O
penny O
to O
the O
state O
gasoline O
tax O
or O
raising O
property O
taxes O
. O

Gov. O
Campbell O
responded O
, O
`` O
They O
're O
mentioning O
rope O
when O
there O
's O
been O
a O
hanging O
in O
the O
family O
. O
'' O

A O
spokesman O
says O
the O
governor O
believes O
he O
can O
avoid O
increases O
by O
relying O
on O
federal O
aid O
and O
shifting O
funds O
in O
state O
programs O
. O

Still O
, O
Hugo B-EVENT
's O
impact O
may O
revive O
unsuccessful O
proposals O
to O
give O
local O
governments O
authority O
to O
levy O
sales O
taxes O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
North O
Carolina O
Gov. O
Martin O
says O
Hugo B-EVENT
has O
n't O
prompted O
proposals O
for O
state O
or O
local O
increases O
. O

California B-GPE
, O
where O
earthquake O
damage O
may O
top O
$ O
5 O
billion O
, O
plans O
a O
special O
legislative O
session O
. O

Property O
- O
tax O
relief O
is O
likely O
. O

Legislators O
are O
talking O
about O
temporary O
rises O
in O
sales O
or O
gasoline O
taxes O
, O
although O
Gov. O
Deukmejian O
says O
they O
should O
be O
a O
last O
resort O
. O

Needs O
are O
n't O
clear O
, O
and O
the O
state O
constitution O
makes O
increasing O
taxes O
and O
spending O
very O
difficult O
. O

But O
some O
legislators O
think O
the O
time O
may O
be O
ripe O
to O
revise O
the O
constitution O
. O

THE O
IRS O
WILL O
PAY O
if O
its O
error O
burdens O
you O
with O
bank O
charges O
. O

Policy O
statement O
P O
- O
5 O
- O
39 O
sets O
out O
terms O
. O

As O
a O
result O
of O
an O
erroneous O
IRS B-ORG
levy O
on O
a O
bank O
account O
, O
a O
taxpayer O
may O
incur O
administrative O
and O
overdraft O
charges O
. O

If O
the O
IRS O
admits O
its O
error O
and O
the O
charges O
have O
been O
paid O
, O
it O
will O
reimburse O
a O
taxpayer O
who O
has O
n't O
refused O
to O
give O
timely O
answers O
to O
IRS B-ORG
inquiries O
or O
has O
n't O
contributed O
to O
continuing O
or O
compounding O
the O
error O
. O

The O
IRS O
recently O
amended O
the O
policy O
to O
cover O
stop O
- O
payment O
charges O
for O
checks O
lost O
by O
the O
IRS O
. O

If O
the O
IRS O
asks O
for O
and O
gets O
a O
replacement O
for O
a O
check O
that O
it O
concedes O
it O
lost O
in O
processing O
, O
it O
will O
reimburse O
the O
taxpayer O
for O
the O
stop O
- O
payment O
charge O
on O
the O
original O
. O

Reimbursement O
claims O
must O
be O
filed O
with O
the O
IRS O
district O
or O
service O
- O
center O
director O
within O
a O
year O
after O
the O
expense O
accrues O
. O

If O
the O
IRS O
seeks O
late O
- O
payment O
interest O
because O
of O
the O
lost O
check O
, O
you O
should O
request O
interest O
abatement O
, O
publisher O
Prentice B-ORG
Hall I-ORG
notes O
. O

JUST O
FIVE O
ACRES O
MORE O
are O
all O
we O
need O
to O
feel O
really O
at O
home O
, O
they O
say O
. O

A O
couple O
we O
'll O
call O
the O
Blandings B-PERSON
spent O
nearly O
$ O
800,000 O
on O
a O
15 O
- O
acre O
plot O
and O
main O
home O
and O
have O
an O
old O
$ O
175,000 O
mortgage O
exempt O
from O
the O
new O
limit O
on O
mortgage O
- O
interest O
deductions O
. O

They O
plan O
to O
expand O
the O
home O
site O
by O
buying O
five O
adjoining O
acres O
for O
$ O
200,000 O
, O
borrowed O
against O
a O
first O
mortgage O
on O
the O
five O
acres O
and O
also O
collateralized O
by O
the O
15 O
acres O
. O

Their O
debt O
will O
be O
well O
under O
the O
$ O
1 O
million O
limit O
-- O
on O
borrowing O
to O
acquire O
, O
build O
, O
or O
improve O
a O
home O
-- O
that O
qualifies O
for O
mortgage O
- O
interest O
deductions O
. O

As O
you O
can O
guess O
, O
the O
Blandings O
want O
to O
deduct O
home O
- O
mortgage O
interest O
on O
the O
$ O
200,000 O
loan O
. O

But O
, O
IRS B-ORG
private O
ruling O
8940061 O
notes O
, O
no O
rule O
or O
court O
case O
bears O
directly O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
adding O
land O
to O
a O
principal O
residence O
. O

So O
the O
IRS O
has O
drawn O
a O
rationale O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
a O
home O
site O
split O
in O
two O
and O
sold O
in O
different O
years O
to O
the O
same O
buyer O
; O
a O
court O
let O
the O
seller O
in O
that O
old O
case O
treat O
this O
as O
the O
sale O
of O
one O
residence O
. O

Thus O
, O
the O
IRS O
says O
, O
the O
Blandings B-PERSON
' O
$ O
200,000 O
loan O
is O
home O
- O
acquisition O
debt O
, O
and O
interest O
on O
it O
is O
fully O
deductible O
. O

EARTHQUAKE O
VICTIMS O
facing O
imminent O
filing O
and O
payment O
deadlines O
will O
get O
extensions O
and O
penalty O
waivers O
like O
those O
provided O
for O
Hugo B-EVENT
's O
victims O
; O
IRS O
Notice O
89108 O
has O
details O
. O

Notice O
89 O
- O
107 O
offers O
added O
relief O
for O
hurricane O
- O
hit O
concerns O
that O
must O
file O
pension O
and O
benefit O
- O
plan O
returns O
. O

REPORTS O
OF O
PAYMENTS O
to O
independent O
contractors O
for O
services O
must O
be O
filed O
by O
businesses O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
bet O
that O
contractors O
' O
unreported O
income O
will O
be O
detected O
that O
way O
. O

The B-ORG
General I-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Office I-ORG
estimates O
that O
50 O
% O
of O
IRS B-ORG
audits O
do O
n't O
spot O
companies O
that O
fail O
to O
file O
the O
reports O
. O

UH O
HUH O
: O

A O
claim O
by O
Peter B-PERSON
Testa I-PERSON
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
that O
a O
stranger O
paid O
him O
$ O
500 O
to O
go O
into O
a O
bank O
and O
change O
$ O
44,400 O
in O
small O
bills O
into O
large O
bills O
`` O
is O
unconvincing O
, O
'' O
the B-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Court I-ORG
found O
. O

It O
held O
that O
Testa B-PERSON
is O
taxable O
on O
$ O
44,400 O
of O
unreported O
income O
. O

WHY O
BE O
A O
MIDDLEMAN O
for O
charitable O
gifts O
? O
a O
retiree O
asks O
. O

A O
retired O
electrical O
engineer O
we O
'll O
call O
Ben B-PERSON
works O
part O
- O
time O
as O
a O
consultant O
, O
but O
he O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
earn O
so O
much O
that O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
reduces O
his O
benefits O
. O

So O
he O
has O
arranged O
for O
a O
university O
foundation O
to O
set O
up O
a O
scholarship O
fund O
for O
undergraduate O
engineering O
students O
. O

He O
plans O
to O
tell O
clients O
to O
pay O
certain O
fees O
directly O
to O
the O
foundation O
instead O
of O
to O
him O
; O
he O
would O
omit O
those O
fees O
from O
income O
reported O
on O
his O
return O
. O

So O
he O
asked O
the O
IRS O
if O
the O
plan O
would O
work O
. O

Well O
, O
notes O
IRS B-ORG
private O
ruling O
8934014 O
, O
`` O
a O
fundamental O
principle O
'' O
is O
that O
income O
must O
be O
taxed O
to O
whoever O
earns O
it O
. O

The O
rule O
goes O
back O
at O
least O
as O
far O
as O
a O
1930 O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
decision O
, O
Robert B-PERSON
Willens I-PERSON
of O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
says O
. O

If O
you O
assign O
your O
income O
to O
another O
, O
you O
still O
have O
controlled O
its O
disposition O
and O
enjoyed O
the O
fruits O
of O
your O
labor O
, O
even O
if O
indirectly O
. O

Ben B-PERSON
earns O
any O
fees O
sent O
directly O
to O
charity O
and O
is O
taxable O
on O
them O
, O
the O
IRS O
says O
; O
of O
course O
, O
he O
also O
may O
take O
a O
charitable O
deduction O
for O
them O
. O

BRIEFS O
: O

Ways O
and O
Means O
veteran O
Gephardt B-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mo B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
moves O
to O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Budget I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
; O
Rep. O
Cardin O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Md B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
replaces O
him O
... O
. O

Seattle B-GPE
's O
license O
fees O
for O
adult O
peep O
shows O
vary O
from O
those O
for O
other O
coin O
- O
operated O
amusements O
without O
serving O
a O
substantial O
government O
interest O
and O
are O
unconstitutional O
, O
the O
ninth O
- O
circuit O
appeals O
court O
holds O
for O
Acorn B-ORG
Investments I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
scrambled O
to O
play O
down O
the O
significance O
of O
its O
new O
guidelines O
concerning O
prosecutions O
under O
the O
federal O
racketeering O
law O
. O

The O
guidelines O
were O
distributed O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
attorneys O
last O
summer O
but O
were O
disclosed O
for O
the O
first O
time O
by O
press O
reports O
this O
week O
. O

They O
discourage O
prosecutors O
, O
under O
certain O
circumstances O
, O
from O
seeking O
court O
orders O
seizing O
the O
assets O
of O
racketeering O
defendants O
prior O
to O
trial O
. O

But O
David B-PERSON
Runkel I-PERSON
, O
chief O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
spokesman O
, O
said O
the O
guidelines O
`` O
are O
a O
codification O
and O
a O
clarification O
far O
more O
than O
a O
new O
direction O
. O
'' O

Use O
of O
the O
Racketeer O
Influenced O
and O
Corrupt O
Organizations O
law O
against O
white O
- O
collar O
defendants O
, O
as O
opposed O
to O
alleged O
organized O
- O
crime O
figures O
, O
has O
come O
under O
attack O
from O
some O
defense O
lawyers O
and O
legal O
scholars O
. O

Critics O
have O
complained O
that O
the O
law O
unfairly O
strips O
defendants O
of O
assets O
before O
a O
jury O
determines O
they O
have O
committed O
a O
crime O
and O
that O
aggressive O
use O
of O
the O
forfeiture O
provisions O
can O
ruin O
corporate O
defendants O
or O
force O
them O
into O
unfavorable O
plea O
bargains O
. O

In O
the O
new O
guidelines O
, O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
says O
that O
in O
attempting O
to O
freeze O
disputed O
assets O
before O
trial O
, O
`` O
the O
government O
will O
not O
seek O
to O
disrupt O
the O
normal O
, O
legitimate O
business O
activities O
of O
the O
defendant O
'' O
and O
`` O
will O
not O
seek O
... O
to O
take O
from O
third O
parties O
assets O
legitimately O
transferred O
to O
them O
. O
'' O

The O
guidelines O
also O
state O
, O
`` O
The O
government O
's O
policy O
is O
not O
to O
seek O
the O
fullest O
forfeiture O
permissible O
under O
the O
law O
where O
that O
forfeiture O
would O
be O
disproportionate O
to O
the O
defendant O
's O
crime O
. O
'' O

Another O
provision O
clarifies O
certain O
limits O
on O
when O
prosecutors O
may O
use O
tax O
- O
fraud O
charges O
as O
a O
basis O
for O
bringing O
a O
racketeering O
case O
. O

Mr. O
Runkel O
declined O
to O
speculate O
on O
whether O
the O
guidelines O
would O
curb O
racketeering O
prosecutions O
against O
corporate O
defendants O
. O

`` O
The O
impact O
, O
if O
there O
is O
any O
, O
will O
be O
impossible O
to O
judge O
ahead O
of O
time O
because O
the O
decision O
whether O
to O
use O
-LCB- O
racketeering O
charges O
-RCB- O
is O
made O
in O
individual O
cases O
'' O
by O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
officials O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
he O
said O
. O

In O
a O
memorandum O
describing O
the O
guidelines O
, O
Assistant O
Attorney O
General O
Edward O
Dennis O
Jr. O
said O
that O
government O
efforts O
to O
freeze O
defendants O
' O
assets O
pending O
racketeering O
prosecutions O
`` O
have O
been O
the O
subject O
of O
considerable O
criticism O
in O
the O
press O
. O
'' O

But O
Mr. O
Runkel O
said O
the O
government O
is O
n't O
`` O
backing O
off O
on O
these O
kinds O
of O
matters O
at O
all O
. O

California B-GPE
legislators O
, O
searching O
for O
ways O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
$ O
4 O
billion O
to O
$ O
6 O
billion O
in O
damages O
from O
last O
week O
's O
earthquake O
, O
are O
laying O
the O
groundwork O
for O
a O
temporary O
increase O
in O
the O
state O
's O
sales O
tax O
. O

The O
talk O
of O
a O
sales O
tax O
rise O
follows O
a O
rebuff O
from O
Congress B-ORG
on O
the O
question O
of O
how O
much O
the O
federal O
government O
is O
willing O
to O
spend O
to O
aid O
in O
California B-GPE
's O
earthquake O
relief O
efforts O
. O

The O
state O
had O
sought O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
4.1 O
billion O
in O
relief O
, O
but O
yesterday O
the O
House O
approved O
a O
more O
general O
scaled O
- O
back O
measure O
calling O
for O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
in O
aid O
, O
the O
bulk O
of O
which O
would O
go O
to O
California B-GPE
, O
with O
an O
unspecified O
amount O
going O
to O
regions O
affected O
by O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

That O
leaves O
the O
state O
roughly O
$ O
2 O
billion O
to O
$ O
4 O
billion O
short O
. O

A O
sales O
tax O
increase O
appears O
to O
be O
the O
fastest O
and O
easiest O
to O
raise O
funds O
in O
a O
hurry O
. O

According O
to O
the O
state O
department O
of O
finance O
, O
a O
one O
- O
penny O
increase O
in O
the O
state O
's O
six O
- O
cent O
per O
dollar O
sales O
tax O
could O
raise O
$ O
3 O
billion O
. O

Willie B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
, O
speaker O
of O
California B-GPE
's O
Assembly O
, O
said O
that O
Gov. O
George O
Deukmejian O
has O
agreed O
to O
schedule O
a O
special O
session O
of O
the O
legislature O
within O
two O
weeks O
. O

California B-GPE
's O
so O
- O
called O
Gann B-LAW
limit O
effectively O
prevents O
the O
state O
from O
spending O
new O
tax O
money O
and O
so O
drastically O
limits O
its O
options O
in O
an O
emergency O
. O

Both O
Mr. O
Brown O
, O
the O
state O
's O
most O
influential O
legislator O
, O
and O
Gov. O
Deukmejian O
favor O
a O
temporary O
sales O
tax O
increase O
-- O
should O
more O
money O
be O
needed O
than O
the O
state O
can O
raise O
from O
existing O
sources O
and O
the O
federal O
government O
. O

According O
to O
a O
spokesman O
, O
the O
governor O
is O
also O
studying O
the O
possibility O
of O
raising O
state O
gasoline O
taxes O
. O

Mr. O
Brown O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
believes O
`` O
only O
one O
tax O
will O
be O
feasible O
, O
and O
it O
will O
be O
a O
one O
- O
penny O
sales O
tax O
increase O
, O
'' O
said O
Chuck B-PERSON
Dalldorf I-PERSON
, O
an O
aide O
. O

One O
immediate O
source O
of O
money O
is O
an O
emergency O
fund O
set O
up O
by O
Gov. O
Deukmejian O
. O

The O
fund O
has O
about O
$ O
1 O
billion O
and O
is O
set O
up O
to O
handle O
`` O
precisely O
the O
kind O
of O
emergency O
'' O
the O
state O
faces O
, O
said O
Tom B-PERSON
Beermann I-PERSON
, O
the O
Governor O
's O
deputy O
press O
secretary O
. O

But O
the O
fund O
's O
size O
is O
disputed O
by O
Mr. O
Brown O
's O
office O
, O
which O
estimates O
the O
fund O
holds O
from O
$ O
630 O
million O
to O
$ O
800 O
million O
. O

Moreover O
, O
an O
aide O
to O
Mr. O
Brown O
said O
Gov. O
Deukmejian O
`` O
has O
expressed O
a O
desire O
not O
to O
spend O
all O
the O
reserve O
on O
this O
. O
'' O

To O
push O
through O
a O
sales O
tax O
increase O
, O
however O
, O
the O
state O
will O
have O
to O
suspend O
the O
Gann O
limit O
, O
citing O
an O
emergency O
. O

And O
then O
it O
will O
be O
required O
to O
lower O
taxes O
by O
a O
corresponding O
amount O
during O
a O
three O
- O
year O
period O
after O
the O
temporary O
tax O
increase O
ends O
, O
said O
Cindy B-PERSON
Katz I-PERSON
, O
assistant O
director O
of O
the O
state O
department O
of O
finance O
. O

A O
sales O
tax O
increase O
would O
require O
two O
- O
thirds O
approval O
in O
both O
houses O
of O
the O
state O
's O
legislature O
. O

But O
observers O
expect O
broad O
support O
. O

`` O
If O
there O
's O
an O
emergency O
and O
there O
are O
n't O
sufficient O
funds O
from O
elsewhere O
, O
I O
think O
the O
attitude O
will O
be O
supportive O
, O
'' O
said O
Kirk B-PERSON
West I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
California O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
. O

But O
others O
think O
property O
owners O
ought O
to O
pay O
a O
higher O
portion O
of O
the O
state O
's O
earthquake O
relief O
tab O
. O

Since O
the O
late O
1970s O
, O
California B-GPE
property O
owners O
have O
benefited O
from O
a O
tax O
rollback O
as O
a O
result O
of O
a O
state O
ballot O
initiative O
known O
as O
Proposition O
13 O
. O

The O
state O
could O
also O
increase O
gasoline O
taxes O
; O
every O
one O
penny O
increase O
in O
the O
tax O
would O
yield O
$ O
11 O
million O
a O
month O
. O

But O
Gov. O
Deukmejian O
and O
others O
are O
reluctant O
to O
do O
anything O
to O
harm O
the O
state O
's O
chances O
of O
sharply O
raising O
gasoline O
taxes O
on O
a O
permanent O
basis O
. O

To O
raise O
more O
highway O
funds O
, O
a O
measure O
to O
double O
the O
state O
's O
nine O
- O
cent O
a O
gallon O
tax O
over O
five O
years O
is O
set O
to O
appear O
on O
the O
state O
's O
June B-GPE
election O
ballot O
. O

But O
some O
fear O
imposing O
a O
temporary O
gasoline O
tax O
increase O
in O
the O
meantime O
could O
undercut O
support O
among O
voters O
for O
the O
measure O
. O

Not O
everyone O
is O
convinced O
the O
state O
must O
raise O
new O
revenue O
to O
meet O
its O
earthquake O
needs O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
possible O
, O
though O
not O
probable O
, O
'' O
that O
the O
state O
could O
get O
by O
with O
its O
existing O
resources O
and O
federal O
help O
, O
said O
Quentin B-PERSON
Kopp I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
state O
senate O
's O
transportation O
committee O
. O

Separately O
, O
two O
men O
injured O
in O
last O
week O
's O
earthquake O
- O
triggered O
freeway O
collapse O
in O
Oakland B-GPE
began O
a O
legal O
battle O
against O
the O
state O
over O
whether O
officials O
adequately O
heeded O
warnings O
about O
the O
structure O
's O
safety O
. O

The O
claims O
, O
which O
were O
filed O
with O
the O
State O
Board O
of O
Control O
but O
will O
probably O
end O
up O
in O
court O
, O
are O
the O
first O
arising O
out O
of O
the O
collapse O
of O
the O
so O
- O
called O
Cypress B-FAC
structure O
viaduct O
. O

The O
men O
can O
defeat O
immunities O
that O
states O
often O
assert O
in O
court O
by O
showing O
that O
officials O
knew O
or O
should O
have O
known O
that O
design O
of O
the O
structure O
was O
defective O
and O
that O
they O
failed O
to O
make O
reasonable O
changes O
. O

A O
Board O
of O
Control O
spokesman O
said O
the O
board O
had O
not O
seen O
the O
claim O
and O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

Early O
this O
century O
, O
diamond O
mining O
in O
the O
magnificent O
dunes O
where O
the B-LOC
Namib I-LOC
Desert I-LOC
meets O
the B-LOC
Atlantic I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
was O
a O
day O
at O
the O
beach O
. O

Men O
would O
crawl O
in O
the O
sand O
looking O
for O
shiny O
stones O
. O

It O
was O
as O
easy O
as O
collecting O
sea O
shells O
at O
Malibu B-GPE
. O

Men O
are O
still O
combing O
the O
beach O
with O
shovels O
and O
hand O
brushes O
, O
searching O
for O
that O
unusual O
glint O
. O

But O
only O
after O
a O
fleet O
of O
336 O
gargantuan O
earthmoving O
vehicles O
belonging O
to O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
Consolidated I-ORG
Mines I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
the O
world O
's O
diamond O
kingpins O
, O
do O
their O
work O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
43 O
million O
tons O
of O
desert O
were O
moved O
from O
one O
dune O
to O
another O
to O
recover O
934,242 O
carats O
, O
which O
comes O
to O
46 O
tons O
of O
sand O
per O
carat O
, O
or O
one O
- O
fifth O
gram O
. O

Oh O
yes O
, O
the O
Atlantic O
was O
also O
pushed O
back O
300 O
yards O
. O

`` O
If O
there O
's O
diamonds O
out O
there O
, O
we O
'll O
get O
to O
them O
, O
'' O
says O
Les B-PERSON
Johns I-PERSON
, O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
's O
engineering O
manager O
. O

Here O
, O
wedged O
between O
shifting O
dunes O
and O
pounding O
waves O
at O
the O
world O
's O
most O
inhospitable O
diamond O
dig O
, O
lies O
the O
earth O
's O
most O
precious O
jewel O
box O
. O

Thanks O
to O
centuries O
of O
polishing O
by O
Mother B-PERSON
Nature I-PERSON
-- O
first O
in O
the O
gentle O
current O
of O
the B-LOC
Orange I-LOC
River I-LOC
that O
carried O
the O
stones O
from O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
's O
interior O
, O
then O
in O
the O
cold O
surf O
of O
the O
ocean O
, O
and O
finally O
in O
the O
coarse O
sands O
of O
the O
desert O
-- O
98 O
% O
of O
the O
diamonds O
uncovered O
are O
of O
gem O
quality O
. O

While O
other O
mines O
might O
yield O
more O
carats O
, O
a O
higher O
percentage O
of O
them O
go O
to O
industrial O
use O
. O

Since O
this O
treasure O
chest O
is O
too O
big O
to O
fit O
in O
a O
bank O
vault O
, O
it O
has O
been O
turned O
into O
one O
. O

Months O
after O
railway O
worker O
Zacharias B-PERSON
Lewala I-PERSON
first O
picked O
up O
a O
diamond O
from O
the O
sand O
in O
1908 O
, O
the O
German B-NORP
colonialists O
who O
controlled O
Namibia B-GPE
proclaimed O
a O
wide O
swath O
of O
the O
desert O
-- O
about O
200 O
miles O
north O
from O
the B-LOC
Orange I-LOC
River I-LOC
and O
60 O
miles O
inland O
from O
the O
Atlantic O
-- O
a O
restricted O
area O
, O
a O
designation O
normally O
reserved O
for O
military O
operations O
. O

When O
the O
Germans B-NORP
lost O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
I I-EVENT
, O
they O
lost O
Namibia B-GPE
to O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
and O
the O
diamonds O
to O
Ernest B-PERSON
Oppenheimer I-PERSON
, O
patriarch O
of O
Anglo B-ORG
American I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
. O

Today O
, O
no O
one O
gets O
in O
or O
out O
of O
the O
restricted O
area O
without O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
's O
stingy O
approval O
. O

The O
mining O
zone O
has O
thus O
remained O
one O
of O
the O
most O
desolate O
places O
in O
Africa B-GPE
. O

Ghost O
towns O
dot O
the O
Namib B-GPE
dunes O
, O
proving O
diamonds O
are O
n't O
forever O
. O

Oranjemund B-GPE
, O
the O
mine O
headquarters O
, O
is O
a O
lonely O
corporate O
oasis O
of O
9,000 O
residents O
. O

Jackals O
roam O
the O
streets O
at O
night O
, O
and O
gemsbok O
, O
hardy O
antelope O
with O
long O
straight O
horns O
, O
wander O
in O
from O
the O
desert O
to O
drink O
from O
water O
sprinklers O
. O

On O
most O
days O
, O
the O
desert O
's O
heat O
and O
the O
cool O
of O
the O
ocean O
combine O
to O
create O
a O
mist O
like O
a O
damp O
rag O
. O

The O
wind O
, O
stinging O
with O
sand O
, O
never O
seems O
to O
stop O
. O

Still O
, O
miners O
from O
all O
parts O
of O
Namibia B-GPE
as O
well O
as O
professional O
staff O
from O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
's O
head O
offices O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
and O
London B-GPE
keep O
coming O
. O

And O
Oranjemund B-GPE
boasts O
attractions O
besides O
diamonds O
. O

There O
are O
six O
video O
rental O
shops O
, O
three O
restaurants O
, O
one O
cinema O
and O
34 O
sports O
and O
recreation O
clubs O
for O
everything O
from O
cricket O
to O
lawn O
bowling O
. O

The O
pride O
of O
Oranjemund B-GPE
is O
the O
18 O
- O
hole O
golf O
course O
-- O
with O
the O
largest O
sand O
trap O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
when O
the O
rising O
Orange B-LOC
River I-LOC
threatened O
to O
swamp O
the O
course O
, O
the O
same O
engineers O
who O
are O
pushing O
back O
the O
Atlantic O
rushed O
to O
build O
a O
wall O
to O
hold O
back O
the O
flood O
. O

`` O
Nothing O
is O
too O
good O
for O
our O
golf O
course O
, O
'' O
says O
Tony B-PERSON
George I-PERSON
, O
a O
mining O
engineer O
. O

Despite O
fears O
the O
mine O
may O
be O
partially O
nationalized O
by O
the O
new O
Namibian B-NORP
government O
following O
next O
month O
's O
elections O
freeing O
the O
country O
from O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
control O
, O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
engineers O
are O
working O
to O
extend O
the O
mine O
's O
productive O
life O
for O
another O
25 O
years O
, O
from O
the O
current O
estimate O
of O
10 O
. O

Huge O
machines O
that O
look O
as O
though O
they O
came O
from O
the O
Star B-WORK_OF_ART
Wars I-WORK_OF_ART
desert O
- O
battle O
scene O
lumber O
among O
the O
dunes O
. O

Mechanized O
vacuum O
cleaners O
probe O
the O
sand O
like O
giant O
anteaters O
; O
a O
whirring O
ferris O
wheellike O
excavator O
, O
with O
buckets O
instead O
of O
seats O
, O
chews O
through O
layers O
of O
compacted O
sand O
; O
tracks O
and O
conveyor O
belts O
, O
shuttling O
sand O
to O
the O
screening O
plants O
, O
criss O
- O
cross O
the O
beach O
. O

Then O
there O
is O
the O
artifical O
sea O
wall O
, O
600 O
yards O
long O
and O
60 O
yards O
thick O
, O
jutting O
into O
the O
ocean O
. O

Made O
of O
sand O
, O
it O
receives O
around O
- O
the O
- O
clock O
maintainence O
against O
the O
battering O
waves O
. O

When O
the O
mining O
in O
front O
of O
the O
wall O
is O
complete O
, O
it O
is O
moved O
northward O
. O

A O
companion O
jetty O
that O
helps O
hold O
back O
the O
sea O
looks O
like O
a O
rusting O
junkyard O
. O

Engineers O
first O
used O
concrete O
blocks O
to O
bolster O
the O
barrier O
, O
but O
the O
ocean O
tossed O
them O
aside O
like O
driftwood O
. O

Then O
someone O
decided O
to O
try O
broken O
- O
down O
earthmoving O
equipment O
that O
, O
inexplicably O
, O
held O
against O
the O
waves O
. O

`` O
The O
Caterpillar O
people O
are O
n't O
too O
happy O
when O
they O
see O
their O
equipment O
used O
like O
that O
, O
'' O
shrugs O
Mr. O
George O
. O

`` O
They O
figure O
it O
's O
not O
a O
very O
good O
advert O
. O
'' O

Despite O
all O
these O
innovations O
, O
most O
of O
the O
diamonds O
are O
still O
found O
in O
the O
sand O
swept O
away O
by O
the O
men O
wielding O
shovels O
and O
brushes O
-- O
the O
ignominiously O
named O
`` O
bedrock O
sweepers O
'' O
who O
toil O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
excavators O
. O

Laboring O
in O
blue O
and O
gray O
overalls O
, O
they O
are O
supposed O
to O
concentrate O
on O
cleaning O
out O
crevices O
, O
and O
not O
strain O
their O
eyes O
looking O
for O
diamonds O
. O

But O
should O
they O
spy O
one O
, O
the O
company O
will O
pay O
a O
bonus O
equal O
to O
one O
- O
third O
its O
value O
. O

For O
these O
workers O
at O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
mine O
's O
pay O
scale O
, O
this O
is O
usually O
enough O
to O
overcome O
the O
temptation O
to O
steal O
-- O
a O
crime O
that O
could O
earn O
them O
up O
to O
15 O
years O
in O
jail O
. O

Still O
, O
employees O
do O
occasionally O
try O
to O
smuggle O
out O
a O
gem O
or O
two O
. O

One O
man O
wrapped O
several O
diamonds O
in O
the O
knot O
of O
his O
tie O
. O

Another O
poked O
a O
hole O
in O
the O
heel O
of O
his O
shoe O
. O

A O
food O
caterer O
stashed O
stones O
in O
the O
false O
bottom O
of O
a O
milk O
pail O
. O

None O
made O
it O
past O
the O
body O
searches O
and O
X-rays O
of O
mine O
security O
. O

Claude B-PERSON
Bebear I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
of O
Axa B-ORG
- I-ORG
Midi I-ORG
Assurances I-ORG
, O
pledged O
to O
retain O
employees O
and O
management O
of O
Farmers B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
including O
Leo B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Denlea I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
if O
Axa B-ORG
succeeds O
in O
acquiring O
Farmers B-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Bebear O
added O
that O
the O
French B-NORP
insurer O
would O
keep O
Farmers B-ORG
' O
headquarters O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
and O
`` O
will O
not O
send O
French B-NORP
people O
to O
run O
the O
company O
. O
'' O

Axa B-ORG
would O
also O
maintain O
Farmers B-ORG
' O
relationships O
with O
the O
insurance O
exchanges O
that O
it O
manages O
. O

Mr. O
Bebear O
made O
his O
remarks O
at O
a O
breakfast O
meeting O
with O
reporters O
here O
yesterday O
as O
part O
of O
a O
tour O
in O
which O
he O
is O
trying O
to O
rally O
support O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
for O
the O
proposed O
acquisition O
. O

The O
bid O
is O
part O
of O
Sir O
James O
Goldsmith O
's O
unfriendly O
takeover O
attempt O
for O
B.A.T B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
the O
British B-NORP
tobacco O
, O
retailing O
, O
paper O
and O
financial O
- O
services O
giant O
that O
acquired O
Farmers B-ORG
last O
year O
for O
$ O
5.2 O
billion O
. O

Axa B-ORG
has O
agreed O
to O
acquire O
Farmers B-ORG
from O
Sir O
James O
's O
investment O
vehicle O
, O
Hoylake B-ORG
Investments I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
for O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
plus O
a O
$ O
1 O
billion O
investment O
in O
Hoylake B-ORG
. O

Any O
acquisition O
of O
Farmers B-ORG
needs O
the O
approval O
of O
insurance O
commissioners O
in O
the O
nine O
states O
where O
Farmers B-ORG
operates O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Bebear O
's O
trip O
will O
take O
him O
to O
Idaho B-GPE
, O
Arizona B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
after O
his O
stay O
here O
; O
he O
will O
meet O
with O
insurance O
regulators O
, O
legislators O
, O
industry O
excutives O
and O
the O
press O
. O

Hearings O
on O
Axa B-ORG
's O
acquisition O
application O
have O
been O
set O
for O
Nov. O
13 O
in O
Idaho B-GPE
; O
Nov. O
20 O
in O
Illinois B-GPE
; O
Nov. O
24 O
and O
Dec. O
4 O
in O
Arizona B-GPE
; O
Dec. O
11 O
in O
Washington B-GPE
state O
; O
and O
Jan. O
8 O
in O
Oregon O
. O

Hearings O
have O
n't O
yet O
been O
set O
in O
Texas B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
and O
Kansas B-GPE
. O

California B-GPE
's O
insurance O
commissioner O
does O
n't O
hold O
hearings O
on O
acquisition O
applications O
. O

Although O
Axa B-ORG
has O
been O
rebuffed O
by O
Farmers O
and O
has O
n't O
had O
any O
meetings O
with O
management O
, O
Mr. O
Bebear O
nonetheless O
appears O
to O
be O
trying O
to O
woo O
the O
company O
's O
executives O
with O
promises O
of O
autonomy O
and O
new O
- O
found O
authority O
under O
Axa B-ORG
. O

He O
said O
Mr. O
Denlea O
would O
be O
a O
member O
of O
the O
top O
management O
team O
of O
the O
Axa O
- O
Midi O
group O
of O
companies O
, O
and O
would O
`` O
help O
define O
policies O
and O
strategies O
of O
the O
group O
. O
'' O

Farmers B-ORG
was O
quick O
yesterday O
to O
point O
out O
the O
many O
negative O
aspects O
it O
sees O
in O
having O
Axa B-ORG
as O
its O
parent O
. O

For O
one O
, O
Axa B-ORG
plans O
to O
do O
away O
with O
certain O
tax O
credits O
that O
have O
resulted O
in O
more O
than O
$ O
600 O
million O
paid O
to O
the O
Farmers O
exchanges O
during O
the O
past O
few O
years O
to O
offset O
underwriting O
losses O
. O

Those O
credits O
result O
because O
of O
taxes O
that O
Farmers B-ORG
, O
as O
the O
management O
company O
, O
has O
paid O
, O
and O
have O
`` O
proved O
to O
be O
very O
important O
for O
the O
exchanges O
, O
'' O
a O
Farmers B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Bebear O
contended O
that O
the O
tax O
cost O
to O
the O
exchanges O
under O
the O
revised O
structure O
would O
be O
about O
$ O
8 O
million O
a O
year O
, O
which O
he O
described O
as O
`` O
peanuts O
. O

Medieval O
philosophers O
used O
to O
hold O
the O
sensible O
belief O
that O
it O
was O
more O
perfect O
to O
exist O
than O
not O
to O
exist O
, O
and O
that O
to O
exist O
as O
a O
matter O
of O
necessity O
was O
most O
perfect O
of O
all O
. O

Now O
, O
only O
God O
exists O
as O
a O
matter O
of O
absolute O
necessity O
; O
it O
is O
built O
into O
His O
nature O
. O

But O
since O
the O
time O
of O
Darwin B-PERSON
, O
we O
humans O
could O
at O
least O
claim O
a O
sort O
of O
natural O
necessity O
for O
the O
existence O
of O
our O
species O
. O

Are O
n't O
we O
, O
after O
all O
, O
the O
inevitable O
culmination O
of O
that O
stately O
pageant O
called O
evolution O
? O

If O
mutation O
and O
natural O
selection O
slowly O
but O
surely O
give O
rise O
to O
more O
and O
more O
advanced O
forms O
of O
life O
, O
then O
it O
was O
only O
a O
matter O
of O
eons O
before O
splendid O
beings O
endowed O
with O
reason O
, O
self O
- O
awareness O
and O
taste O
shimmered O
onto O
the O
scene O
. O

Now O
along O
comes O
Stephen B-PERSON
Jay I-PERSON
Gould I-PERSON
to O
dash O
this O
flattering O
illusion O
. O

His O
credentials O
are O
excellent O
for O
the O
task O
. O

Star O
lecturer O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
, O
author O
of O
numerous O
popular O
books O
on O
science O
, O
and O
scourge O
of O
the O
creationist O
lobby O
, O
Mr. O
Gould O
is O
perhaps O
the O
world O
's O
most O
eminent O
evolutionary O
theorist O
. O

Yet O
he O
puts O
quite O
a O
twist O
on O
the O
old O
story O
handed O
down O
from O
Darwin B-PERSON
. O

For O
him O
, O
natural O
history O
is O
anything O
but O
a O
gradual O
, O
predictable O
march O
from O
primordial O
slime O
to O
human O
consciousness O
; O
it O
is O
a O
careening O
, O
chaotic O
affair O
in O
which O
the O
emergence O
of O
a O
featherless O
biped O
was O
a O
one O
- O
in O
- O
a O
- O
million O
shot O
. O

In O
`` O
Wonderful B-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Burgess I-WORK_OF_ART
Shale I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Nature I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
History I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Norton B-ORG
, O
326 O
pages O
, O
$ O
19.95 O
-RRB- O
, O
Mr. O
Gould O
makes O
his O
case O
for O
`` O
the O
awesome O
improbability O
of O
human O
evolution O
. O
'' O

The O
argument O
turns O
on O
the O
discovery O
in O
1909 O
of O
an O
amazing O
fossil O
quarry O
high O
in O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
Rockies B-LOC
called O
the B-LOC
Burgess I-LOC
Shale I-LOC
. O

Here O
, O
in O
an O
area O
smaller O
than O
a O
city O
block O
, O
lay O
buried O
traces O
of O
countless O
weird O
creatures O
that O
had O
frolicked O
more O
than O
500 O
million O
years O
ago O
-- O
creatures O
whose O
anatomical O
variety O
far O
exceeded O
what O
can O
be O
found O
in O
all O
the O
world O
's O
oceans O
today O
. O

Such O
an O
embarrassment O
of O
riches O
was O
inconceivable O
to O
the O
man O
who O
discovered O
the B-LOC
Burgess I-LOC
Shale I-LOC
, O
one O
Charles B-PERSON
Doolittle I-PERSON
Walcott I-PERSON
. O

The O
received O
Darwinian O
wisdom O
of O
the O
day O
said O
that O
animals O
living O
so O
long O
ago O
must O
be O
simple O
in O
design O
, O
limited O
in O
scope O
and O
ancestral O
to O
contemporary O
species O
. O

Accordingly O
, O
the O
hidebound O
traditionalist O
reconstructed O
hypothetical O
organisms O
from O
the O
Burgess O
fossils O
in O
such O
a O
way O
that O
they O
could O
be O
shoehorned O
into O
familiar O
categories O
. O

It O
was O
not O
until O
the O
early O
1970s O
that O
Cambridge O
Prof. O
Harry O
Whittington O
and O
two O
sharp O
graduate O
students O
began O
to O
publish O
a O
reinterpretation O
of O
the B-LOC
Burgess I-LOC
Shale I-LOC
. O

By O
making O
clever O
inferences O
about O
how O
the O
squashed O
and O
distorted O
fossil O
remains O
corresponded O
to O
three O
- O
dimensional O
structures O
, O
this O
trio O
was O
able O
to O
piece O
together O
a O
series O
of O
wondrous O
beasties O
quite O
unlike O
anything O
currently O
on O
the O
planet O
. O

One O
was O
so O
fantastic O
in O
appearance O
, O
it O
was O
dubbed O
Hallucigenia O
. O

Would O
that O
Mr. O
Gould O
's O
minute O
descriptions O
of O
these O
creatures O
was O
always O
so O
colorful O
. O

A O
good O
deal O
of O
the O
book O
is O
boring O
, O
particularly O
the O
endless O
allusions O
to O
high O
and O
pop O
culture O
and O
the O
frequent O
jokes O
festooning O
the O
text O
. O

These O
turns O
do O
not O
provide O
sufficient O
relief O
from O
sentences O
like O
, O
`` O
Most O
modern O
chelicerates O
have O
six O
uniramous O
appendages O
on O
the O
prosoma O
. O
'' O

Interest O
picks O
up O
, O
though O
, O
when O
Mr. O
Gould O
gets O
around O
to O
discussing O
the O
meaning O
of O
the O
Burgess O
oddities O
for O
the O
theory O
of O
evolution O
. O

Not O
long O
after O
the O
appearance O
of O
life O
, O
evidently O
, O
there O
was O
an O
explosive O
proliferation O
in O
the O
number O
of O
animal O
designs O
seen O
on O
the O
earth O
. O

The O
vast O
majority O
of O
them O
, O
however O
, O
were O
wiped O
out O
by O
a O
succession O
of O
environmental O
upheavals O
that O
were O
too O
sudden O
and O
catastrophic O
for O
the O
normal O
rules O
of O
natural O
selection O
to O
operate O
. O

Consequently O
, O
the O
winnowing O
process O
was O
like O
a O
lottery O
`` O
in O
which O
each O
group O
-LCB- O
held O
-RCB- O
a O
ticket O
unrelated O
to O
its O
anatomical O
virtues O
. O

'' O
So O
much O
for O
survival O
of O
the O
fittest O
. O

So O
much O
, O
too O
, O
for O
the O
notion O
that O
we O
humans O
triumphed O
in O
the O
Darwinian O
struggle O
by O
evolving O
big O
brains O
. O

Our O
mammalian O
forerunners O
lucked O
out O
through O
the O
extraterrestrial O
impact O
that O
did O
in O
the O
dinosaurs O
because O
they O
were O
small O
, O
not O
smart O
. O

If O
anyone O
has O
difficulty O
imagining O
a O
world O
in O
which O
history O
went O
merrily O
on O
without O
us O
, O
Mr. O
Gould O
sketches O
several O
. O

In O
one O
, O
birds O
are O
the O
dominant O
carnivores O
; O
in O
another O
the O
seas O
abound O
with O
`` O
little O
penises O
. O
'' O

Back O
when O
the O
Burgess O
fauna O
were O
flourishing O
, O
it O
seems O
, O
human O
evolutionary O
hopes O
hung O
on O
the O
survival O
of O
a O
little O
worm O
with O
a O
backbone O
called O
Pikaia O
. O

Mr. O
Gould O
finds O
this O
oddly O
exhilarating O
; O
like O
an O
existentialist O
of O
old O
, O
he O
views O
our O
contingency O
as O
`` O
a O
source O
of O
both O
freedom O
and O
consequent O
moral O
responsibility O
. O
'' O

I O
, O
by O
contrast O
, O
can O
not O
help O
feeling O
that O
if O
some O
other O
curiosity O
from O
the B-LOC
Burgess I-LOC
Shale I-LOC
had O
survived O
instead O
, O
beings O
at O
once O
wiser O
and O
less O
boorish O
than O
Homo O
sapiens O
might O
have O
eventually O
gained O
earthly O
dominion O
. O

But O
even O
if O
no O
conscious O
life O
had O
evolved O
here O
at O
all O
, O
the O
universe O
is O
a O
big O
place O
, O
and O
given O
the O
right O
conditions O
, O
sympathetic O
to O
creating O
some O
form O
of O
life O
. O

Surely O
at O
some O
other O
cosmic O
address O
a O
Gouldoid O
creature O
would O
have O
risen O
out O
of O
the O
ooze O
to O
explain O
why O
, O
paleontologically O
speaking O
, O
`` O
it O
is O
, O
indeed O
, O
a O
wonderful O
life O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Holt O
is O
a O
columnist O
for O
the B-ORG
Literary I-ORG
Review I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
. O

Italy B-GPE
's O
unemployment O
rate O
rose O
to O
12 O
% O
of O
the O
labor O
force O
in O
July O
from O
11.9 O
% O
in O
April O
, O
and O
was O
up O
from O
11.7 O
% O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
according O
to O
quarterly O
figures O
from O
the O
state O
statistical O
institute O
. O

Istat B-ORG
said O
a O
national O
survey O
during O
the O
first O
week O
of O
July O
showed O
the O
number O
of O
job O
seekers O
was O
2,888,000 O
up O
from O
2,822,000 O
in O
April O
, O
and O
from O
2,853,000 O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

The O
unemployment O
rate O
was O
by O
far O
the O
highest O
in O
the O
southern O
, O
so O
- O
called O
Mezzogiorno B-LOC
region O
. O

The O
southern O
unemployment O
rate O
rose O
to O
21.3 O
% O
in O
July O
from O
21.2 O
% O
in O
April O
and O
from O
20.6 O
% O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Istat B-ORG
said O
369,000 O
more O
people O
were O
employed O
in O
July O
than O
in O
April O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
said O
it O
is O
submitting O
a O
`` O
comprehensive O
'' O
proposal O
for O
overhauling O
agricultural O
trade O
that O
could O
help O
break O
an O
impasse O
in O
the O
current O
round O
of O
multilateral O
trade O
negotiations O
. O

The O
proposal O
reiterates O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
desire O
to O
scrap O
or O
reduce O
a O
host O
of O
trade O
- O
distorting O
subsidies O
on O
farm O
products O
. O

But O
it O
would O
allow O
considerable O
flexibility O
in O
determining O
how O
and O
when O
these O
goals O
would O
be O
achieved O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
plan O
also O
would O
ease O
the O
transition O
to O
freer O
agriculture O
trade O
by O
allowing O
some O
countries O
to O
convert O
non-tariff O
barriers O
into O
tariffs O
that O
, O
together O
with O
existing O
tariffs O
, O
then O
would O
be O
phased O
out O
over O
10 O
years O
. O

Trade O
Representative O
Carla O
Hills O
, O
who O
along O
with O
Agriculture O
Secretary O
Clayton O
Yeutter O
unveiled O
the O
proposal O
, O
said O
she O
is O
confident O
it O
will O
gain O
considerable O
support O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
trading O
partners O
. O

Mr. O
Yeutter O
, O
seeking O
to O
allay O
European B-NORP
objections O
to O
an O
earlier O
U.S. B-GPE
plan O
that O
called O
for O
eliminating O
all O
farm O
- O
trade O
barriers O
by O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
said O
the O
new O
U.S. B-GPE
proposal O
would O
n't O
`` O
put O
farmers O
out O
of O
business O
'' O
but O
would O
only O
encourage O
them O
to O
`` O
grow O
what O
the O
markets O
desire O
instead O
of O
what O
the O
government O
wants O
. O
'' O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
submitting O
the O
proposal O
today O
in O
Geneva B-GPE
, O
hoping O
that O
the O
initiative O
will O
spur O
members O
of O
the O
General O
Agreement O
on O
Tariffs O
and O
Trade O
to O
reach O
agreement O
on O
new O
trade O
rules O
before O
their O
current O
negotiating O
round O
concludes O
in O
December O
1990 O
. O

Another O
U.S. B-GPE
proposal O
filed O
Monday O
urges O
more O
`` O
fair O
play O
'' O
in O
services O
trade O
, O
including O
predictable O
and O
clear O
rules O
and O
equality O
in O
the O
treatment O
of O
foreign O
and O
domestic O
service O
companies O
. O

Unlike O
the O
earlier O
U.S. B-GPE
farm O
- O
trade O
proposal O
which O
struck O
European B-NORP
countries O
as O
too O
extreme O
, O
the O
latest O
plan O
would O
provide O
some O
room O
for O
maneuver O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
new O
U.S. B-GPE
package O
makes O
clear O
there O
would O
be O
a O
transition O
period O
during O
which O
GATT B-LAW
members O
could O
use O
a O
combination O
of O
tariffs O
and O
quotas O
to O
cushion O
their O
farmers O
from O
foreign O
competition O
. O

It O
also O
says O
countries O
could O
temporarily O
raise O
tariffs O
on O
certain O
products O
if O
they O
experience O
an O
unusually O
heavy O
volume O
of O
imports O
. O

Instead O
of O
proposing O
a O
complete O
elimination O
of O
farm O
subsidies O
, O
as O
the O
earlier O
U.S. B-GPE
proposal O
did O
, O
the O
new O
package O
calls O
for O
the O
elimination O
of O
only O
the O
most O
tradedistorting O
ones O
. O

Less O
objectionable O
ones O
would O
be O
subject O
only O
to O
some O
restraints O
, O
and O
others O
with O
a O
`` O
relatively O
minor O
trade O
impact O
'' O
would O
be O
allowed O
to O
continue O
under O
certain O
conditions O
. O

The O
new O
U.S. B-GPE
plan O
also O
would O
establish O
procedures O
to O
prevent O
countries O
from O
using O
health O
and O
sanitation O
rules O
to O
impede O
trade O
arbitrarily O
. O

The O
goal O
would O
be O
to O
resolve O
disputes O
such O
as O
one O
prompted O
by O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
's O
current O
attempt O
to O
bar O
imports O
of O
beef O
from O
hormone O
- O
treated O
U.S. B-GPE
cattle O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
contends O
that O
the O
rules O
are O
n't O
justified O
on O
health O
grounds O
. O

To O
encourage O
more O
competition O
among O
exporting O
countries O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
proposing O
that O
export O
subsidies O
, O
including O
tax O
incentives O
for O
exporters O
, O
be O
phased O
out O
in O
five O
years O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Lock I-PERSON
, O
retired O
vice O
president O
and O
treasurer O
of O
Owens B-ORG
- I-ORG
Illinois I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
a O
director O
of O
this O
transportation O
industry O
supplier O
, O
increasing O
its O
board O
to O
six O
members O
. O

Tuesday O
, O
October O
24 O
, O
1989 O

The O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
annual O
interest O
rates O
below O
are O
a O
guide O
to O
general O
levels O
but O
do O
n't O
always O
represent O
actual O
transactions O
. O

PRIME O
RATE O
: O
10 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

The O
base O
rate O
on O
corporate O
loans O
at O
large O
U.S. B-GPE
money O
center O
commercial O
banks O
. O

FEDERAL O
FUNDS O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
high O
, O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
low O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
near O
closing O
bid O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
offered O
. O

Reserves O
traded O
among O
commercial O
banks O
for O
overnight O
use O
in O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Source O
: O
Fulton O
Prebon O
-LRB- O
U.S.A B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Inc O
. O

DISCOUNT O
RATE O
: O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
depository O
institutions O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

CALL O
MONEY O
: O
9 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
brokers O
on O
stock O
exchange O
collateral O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
placed O
directly O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
: O
8.45 O
% O
30 O
to O
44 O
days O
; O
8.25 O
% O
45 O
to O
68 O
days O
; O
8.30 O
% O
69 O
to O
89 O
days O
; O
8.125 O
% O
90 O
to O
119 O
days O
; O
8 O
% O
120 O
to O
149 O
days O
; O
7.875 O
% O
150 O
to O
179 O
days O
; O
7.50 O
% O
180 O
to O
270 O
days O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
: O
High O
- O
grade O
unsecured O
notes O
sold O
through O
dealers O
by O
major O
corporations O
in O
multiples O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
: O
8.55 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.475 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.45 O
% O
90 O
days O
. O

CERTIFICATES O
OF O
DEPOSIT O
: O
8.09 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.09 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8.06 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
7.94 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

Average O
of O
top O
rates O
paid O
by O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
banks O
on O
primary O
new O
issues O
of O
negotiable O
C.D.s O
, O
usually O
on O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
and O
more O
. O

The O
minimum O
unit O
is O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Typical O
rates O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
: O
8.55 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.50 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8.35 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

BANKERS O
ACCEPTANCES O
: O
8.48 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.30 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.28 O
% O
90 O
days O
; O
8.10 O
% O
120 O
days O
; O
8 O
% O
150 O
days O
; O
7.90 O
% O
180 O
days O
. O

Negotiable O
, O
bank O
- O
backed O
business O
credit O
instruments O
typically O
financing O
an O
import O
order O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
LATE O
EURODOLLARS O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
four O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
to O
8 O
3/8 O
% O
five O
months O
; O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
5/16 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
INTERBANK O
OFFERED O
RATES O
-LRB- O
LIBOR O
-RRB- O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

The O
average O
of O
interbank O
offered O
rates O
for O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
based O
on O
quotations O
at O
five O
major O
banks O
. O

FOREIGN O
PRIME O
RATES O
: O
Canada B-GPE
13.50 O
% O
; O
Germany B-GPE
9 O
% O
; O
Japan B-GPE
4.875 O
% O
; O
Switzerland B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Britain B-GPE
15 O
% O
. O

These O
rate O
indications O
are O
n't O
directly O
comparable O
; O
lending O
practices O
vary O
widely O
by O
location O
. O

TREASURY B-ORG
BILLS O
: O
Results O
of O
the O
Monday O
, O
October O
23 O
, O
1989 O
, O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bills O
, O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
from O
face O
value O
in O
units O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
: O
7.52 O
% O
13 O
weeks O
; O
7.50 O
% O
26 O
weeks O
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
HOME I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
CORP I-ORG
. O
-LRB- O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
. O

9.78 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
7.875 O
% O
, O
2 O
% O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG
-LRB- O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
-LRB- O
priced O
at O
par O
-RRB- O
9.75 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
8.70 O
% O
, O
6/2 O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

MERRILL O
LYNCH O
READY O
ASSETS O
TRUST O
: O
8.59 O
% O
. O

Annualized O
average O
rate O
of O
return O
after O
expenses O
for O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
; O
not O
a O
forecast O
of O
future O
returns O
. O

`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Famous I-WORK_OF_ART
Teddy I-WORK_OF_ART
Z I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
which O
CBS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
had O
hoped O
would O
emerge O
as O
one O
of O
the O
few O
bright O
spots O
in O
its O
otherwise O
lackluster O
prime O
- O
time O
schedule O
, O
is O
n't O
turning O
out O
to O
be O
the O
hit O
the O
network O
envisaged O
. O

Although O
the O
half O
- O
hour O
situation O
comedy O
seen O
Mondays O
at O
9:30 O
p.m O
. O
Eastern O
and O
Pacific O
time O
is O
n't O
a O
candidate O
for O
cancellation O
, O
it O
is O
slated O
for O
fine O
- O
tuning O
and O
by O
next O
week O
the O
network O
may O
announce O
`` O
Teddy B-WORK_OF_ART
Z I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
moving O
to O
8:30 O
p.m. O
from O
its O
9:30 O
time O
slot O
, O
replacing O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
People I-WORK_OF_ART
Next I-WORK_OF_ART
Door I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
which O
became O
the O
first O
network O
show O
to O
be O
canceled O
this O
season O
. O

`` O
Teddy B-WORK_OF_ART
Z I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
which O
centers O
on O
a O
mailroom O
clerk O
- O
turned O
agent O
at O
a O
Hollywood B-GPE
talent O
agency O
, O
was O
scheduled O
in O
the O
coveted O
9:30 O
p.m. O
slot O
to O
follow O
`` O
Murphy B-WORK_OF_ART
Brown I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
situation O
comedy O
about O
a O
television O
news O
magazine O
, O
starring O
Candice B-PERSON
Bergen I-PERSON
. O

`` O
Teddy B-WORK_OF_ART
Z I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
was O
boosted O
by O
favorable O
reviews O
and O
a O
network O
- O
wide O
promotional O
tie O
- O
in O
contest O
with O
K B-ORG
mart I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

It O
was O
promoted O
on O
cable O
services O
, O
including O
MTV B-ORG
, O
Nick O
at O
Night O
and O
VH O
- O
1 O
, O
and O
premiered O
as O
the O
No. O
22 O
- O
rated O
show O
for O
the O
week O
. O

But O
five O
weeks O
after O
the O
premiere O
, O
the O
series O
has O
floundered O
. O

In O
figures O
released O
yesterday O
by O
A.C. O
Nielsen O
Co O
. O
`` O
Teddy B-WORK_OF_ART
Z I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
produced O
by O
the O
television O
unit O
of O
Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
was O
in O
37th O
place O
. O

Worse O
, O
every O
week O
it O
suffers O
audience O
drop O
- O
off O
from O
`` O
Murphy B-WORK_OF_ART
Brown I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
viewership O
on O
CBS B-ORG
picks O
up O
again O
once O
`` O
Teddy B-WORK_OF_ART
Z I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
over O
and O
is O
followed O
by O
`` O
Designing B-WORK_OF_ART
Women I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

`` O
There O
is O
strong O
indication O
that O
` O
Teddy B-WORK_OF_ART
Z I-WORK_OF_ART
' O
is O
not O
compatible O
with O
the O
shows O
it O
is O
surrounding O
, O
'' O
said O
John B-PERSON
Sisk I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
J. B-ORG
Walter I-ORG
Thompson I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
WPP B-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
. O

Last O
week O
, O
`` O
Murphy B-WORK_OF_ART
Brown I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
was O
viewed O
by O
14.1 O
% O
of O
the O
available O
television O
households O
, O
while O
the O
number O
dropped O
to O
12.6 O
% O
for O
`` O
Teddy B-WORK_OF_ART
Z I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
rose O
to O
14.2 O
% O
for O
`` O
Designing B-WORK_OF_ART
Women I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

CBS B-ORG
executives O
said O
the O
program O
is O
also O
slated O
to O
undergo O
some O
plot O
changes O
. O

Creator O
Hugh O
Wilson O
, O
for O
example O
, O
included O
the O
lead O
character O
's O
Greek B-NORP
family O
in O
the O
cast O
, O
`` O
but O
that O
is O
not O
the O
right O
focus O
anymore O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
CBS B-ORG
executive O
. O

Instead O
, O
CBS B-ORG
hopes O
the O
show O
will O
increasingly O
highlight O
the O
talent O
agency O
and O
the O
business O
of O
being O
an O
agent O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
making O
adjustments O
on O
the O
show O
, O
yes O
, O
but O
nothing O
radical O
, O
'' O
said O
Craig B-PERSON
Nelson I-PERSON
, O
the O
story O
consultant O
on O
`` O
Teddy B-WORK_OF_ART
Z I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

`` O
But O
we O
hope O
to O
keep O
a O
balance O
between O
the O
office O
and O
the O
family O
. O
'' O

The O
opening O
credits O
are O
being O
redone O
, O
Mr. O
Nelson O
said O
, O
`` O
to O
make O
Teddy B-PERSON
's O
situation O
clear O
to O
viewers O
who O
have O
not O
been O
with O
us O
since O
the O
beginning O
. O

Those O
viewers O
find O
the O
show O
confusing O
. O

USX B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
delayed O
the O
proposed O
initial O
public O
offering O
of O
common O
stock O
of O
RMI B-ORG
Titanium I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
because O
of O
market O
conditions O
. O

RMI B-ORG
Titanium I-ORG
is O
owned O
jointly O
by O
USX B-ORG
and O
Quantum B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

USX B-ORG
, O
which O
had O
n't O
set O
a O
date O
for O
the O
offering O
, O
did O
n't O
disclose O
any O
timetable O
for O
the O
offering O
. O

Murata B-ORG
Mfg. I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
establishing O
a O
subsidiary O
in O
Britain B-GPE
to O
produce O
electric O
parts O
, O
including O
ceramic O
condensers O
. O

The O
Tokyo B-GPE
maker O
of O
ceramic O
capacitors O
said O
it O
purchased O
a O
plant O
in O
Plymouth B-GPE
. O

The O
company O
did O
n't O
disclose O
a O
purchase O
price O
or O
capitalization O
figures O
. O

Murata B-ORG
said O
, O
however O
, O
it O
will O
invest O
about O
1.4 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
9.9 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
new O
company O
. O

Production O
is O
slated O
to O
begin O
in O
April O
. O

The O
company O
, O
which O
has O
a O
European B-NORP
foothold O
, O
Murata O
Europe O
Management O
G.m.b O
. O
H. O
in O
Germany B-GPE
, O
said O
the O
latest O
venture O
is O
designed O
to O
meet O
demand O
for O
electric O
parts O
in O
European B-ORG
Community I-ORG
countries O
ahead O
of O
the O
creation O
of O
the O
unified O
market O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1992 O
. O

Murata B-ORG
expects O
sales O
at O
the O
unit O
of O
about O
1.5 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
first O
year O
. O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
trying O
to O
gain O
control O
over O
a O
law O
that O
federal O
Judge O
David O
Sentelle O
recently O
called O
a O
`` O
monster O
. O
'' O

Needless O
to O
say O
, O
he O
was O
talking O
about O
RICO B-LAW
. O

With O
its O
recently O
revised O
guidelines O
for O
RICO B-LAW
, O
Justice B-ORG
makes O
it O
clear O
that O
the O
law O
currently O
holds O
too O
many O
incentives O
for O
abuse O
by O
prosecutors O
. O

The O
text O
of O
the O
`` O
new O
policy O
'' O
guidelines O
from O
the B-ORG
Criminal I-ORG
Division I-ORG
are O
reprinted O
nearby O
. O

They O
strongly O
suggest O
that O
Justice B-ORG
's O
prosecutions O
of O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Milken I-PERSON
and O
Princeton B-GPE
/ O
Newport B-GPE
violated O
notions O
of O
fundamental O
fairness O
. O

Justice B-ORG
is O
attempting O
to O
avoid O
a O
replay O
of O
these O
tactics O
. O

This O
amounts O
to O
an O
extraordinary O
repudiation O
of O
the O
tenure O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
mayoral O
candidate O
and O
former O
U.S. O
Attorney O
Rudolph O
Giuliani O
, O
who O
was O
more O
inclined O
to O
gathering O
scalps O
than O
understanding O
markets O
. O

The O
new O
guidelines O
limit O
the O
pretrial O
forfeitures O
of O
assets O
of O
RICOed O
defendants O
and O
their O
investors O
, O
clients O
, O
bankers O
and O
others O
. O

This O
follows O
earlier O
new O
guidelines O
from O
the B-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Division I-ORG
prohibiting O
Princeton B-GPE
/ O
Newport B-GPE
- O
like O
tax O
cases O
from O
masquerading O
as O
RICO B-LAW
cases O
. O

The O
forfeiture O
memo O
cited O
`` O
considerable O
criticism O
in O
the O
press O
, O
because O
of O
a O
perception O
that O
pre-trial O
freezing O
of O
assets O
is O
tantamount O
to O
a O
seizure O
of O
property O
without O
due O
process O
. O
'' O

It O
told O
prosecutors O
not O
to O
seek O
forfeitures O
if O
there O
are O
`` O
less O
intrusive O
'' O
alternatives O
, O
such O
as O
bonds O
, O
and O
in O
any O
case O
not O
to O
seek O
forfeitures O
`` O
disproportionate O
to O
the O
defendant O
's O
crime O
. O
'' O

These O
changes O
come O
a O
tad O
late O
for O
Princeton B-GPE
/ O
Newport B-GPE
, O
the O
first O
RICOed O
securities O
firm O
. O

It O
was O
forced O
into O
liquidation O
before O
trial O
when O
investors O
yanked O
their O
funds O
after O
the O
government O
demanded O
a O
huge O
pre-trial O
asset O
forfeiture O
. O

Princeton B-GPE
/ O
Newport B-GPE
investors O
, O
including O
McKinsey O
& O
Co. O
and O
the O
Harvard O
endowment O
, O
made O
the O
rational O
decision O
to O
withdraw O
their O
money O
; O
for O
the O
firm O
, O
the O
liquidation O
was O
sentence O
first O
, O
verdict O
later O
. O

Prosecutors O
wanted O
$ O
23.8 O
million O
in O
forfeiture O
for O
alleged O
tax O
fraud O
of O
some O
$ O
400,000 O
. O

The O
experience O
of O
Princeton B-GPE
/ O
Newport B-GPE
and O
initiation O
of O
other O
RICO B-LAW
- O
forfeiture O
cases O
against O
legitimate O
businesses O
taught O
Drexel B-ORG
that O
a O
RICOed O
investment O
bank O
would O
be O
an O
ex-investment O
bank O
. O

Drexel B-ORG
therefore O
agreed O
instead O
to O
an O
arrangement O
allowing O
it O
to O
plea O
to O
charges O
`` O
which O
the O
company O
is O
not O
in O
a O
position O
to O
dispute O
'' O
because O
of O
RICO B-LAW
. O

Part O
of O
Drexel B-ORG
's O
plea O
was O
to O
cut O
Mr. O
Milken O
loose O
. O

So O
after O
all O
the O
prosecutorial O
hoopla O
no O
one O
has O
established O
what O
, O
if O
anything O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
did O
wrong O
. O

So O
two O
cheers O
for O
the O
new O
rules O
. O

Justice O
has O
finally O
recognized O
its O
employees O
' O
abuses O
, O
thanks O
largely O
to O
the O
demands O
for O
reform O
by O
former O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
in O
Washington O
Joseph O
diGenova O
, O
who O
wants O
to O
salvage O
RICO O
for O
real O
criminals O
. O

But O
prosecutorial O
guidelines O
are O
effective O
only O
if O
someone O
at O
Justice B-ORG
is O
willing O
and O
able O
to O
supervise O
hyperactive O
prosecutors O
. O

Judge O
Sentelle O
, O
of O
the O
appeals O
court O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
made O
this O
point O
at O
a O
Cato B-ORG
Institute I-ORG
conference O
last O
week O
in O
a O
remarkable O
speech O
titled O
, O
`` O
RICO B-LAW
: O
The O
Monster O
That O
Ate O
Jurisprudence B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

He O
said O
ours O
is O
supposed O
to O
be O
`` O
a O
government O
of O
laws O
not O
of O
men O
, O
'' O
and O
yet O
RICO B-LAW
defenders O
`` O
tell O
us O
that O
we O
should O
rely O
on O
prosecutorial O
discretion O
to O
protect O
against O
overbreadth O
of O
RICO B-LAW
. O
'' O

No O
prosecutorial O
guidelines O
, O
observed O
or O
unobserved O
, O
limit O
civil O
RICO B-LAW
cases O
by O
plaintiffs O
for O
damages O
. O

What O
now O
for O
Princeton B-GPE
/ O
Newport B-GPE
officials O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
and O
Mr. O
Milken O
? O

Justice B-ORG
should O
review O
these O
cases O
to O
see O
what O
other O
prosecutorial O
abuses O
may O
have O
occurred O
. O

We O
suspect O
that O
Justice B-ORG
will O
some O
day O
agree O
that O
only O
the O
complete O
repeal O
of O
RICO B-LAW
can O
guarantee O
an O
end O
to O
injustices O
in O
its O
name O
. O

`` O
Lifestyles B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Rich I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Famous I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
may O
be O
visiting O
some O
new O
venues O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

Judge O
Robert O
-LRB- O
`` O
Maximum O
Bob O
'' O
-RRB- O
Potter O
sentenced O
Jim B-PERSON
Bakker I-PERSON
to O
45 O
years O
in O
the O
big O
house O
yesterday O
, O
while O
a O
Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
judge O
tucked O
away O
Zsa B-PERSON
Zsa I-PERSON
Gabor I-PERSON
for O
three O
days O
, O
plus O
120 O
hours O
of O
work O
with O
homeless O
women O
. O

Miss O
Gabor O
recanted O
her O
earlier O
- O
expressed O
fear O
of O
jailhouse O
lesbians O
. O

Mr. O
Bakker O
said O
he O
was O
guilty O
of O
sin O
but O
not O
fraud O
. O

We O
can O
only O
wonder O
who O
will O
be O
the O
next O
lost O
soul O
chosen O
to O
be O
America B-GPE
's O
Celebrity O
Convict O
. O

The O
Polish B-NORP
rat O
will O
eat O
well O
this O
winter O
. O

Tons O
of O
delectably O
rotting O
potatoes O
, O
barley O
and O
wheat O
will O
fill O
damp O
barns O
across O
the O
land O
as O
thousands O
of O
farmers O
turn O
the O
state O
's O
buyers O
away O
. O

Many O
a O
piglet O
wo O
n't O
be O
born O
as O
a O
result O
, O
and O
many O
a O
ham O
will O
never O
hang O
in O
a O
butcher O
shop O
. O

But O
with O
inflation O
raging O
, O
grain O
in O
the O
barn O
will O
still O
be O
a O
safer O
bet O
for O
the O
private O
farmer O
than O
money O
in O
the O
bank O
. O

Once O
again O
, O
the O
indomitable O
peasant O
holds O
Poland B-GPE
's O
future O
in O
his O
hands O
. O

Until O
his O
labor O
can O
produce O
a O
profit O
in O
this O
dying O
and O
distorted O
system O
, O
even O
Solidarity B-ORG
's O
sympathetic O
new O
government O
wo O
n't O
win O
him O
over O
. O

In O
coming O
months O
, O
emergency O
food O
aid O
moving O
in O
from O
the O
West O
will O
be O
the O
one O
buffer O
between O
a O
meat O
- O
hungry O
public O
and O
a O
new O
political O
calamity O
. O

Factory O
workers O
on O
strike O
knocked O
Poland B-GPE
's O
Communist O
bosses O
off O
balance O
last O
year O
; O
this O
year O
, O
it O
was O
the O
farmers O
who O
brought O
them O
down O
. O

In O
June B-GPE
, O
farmers O
held O
onto O
meat O
, O
milk O
and O
grain O
, O
waiting O
for O
July O
's O
usual O
state O
- O
directed O
price O
rises O
. O

The O
Communists B-NORP
froze O
prices O
instead O
. O

The O
farmers O
ran O
a O
boycott O
, O
and O
meat O
disappeared O
from O
the O
shops O
. O

On O
Aug. O
1 O
, O
the O
state O
tore O
up O
its O
controls O
, O
and O
food O
prices O
leaped O
. O

Without O
buffer O
stocks O
, O
inflation O
exploded O
. O

That O
was O
when O
the O
tame O
old O
Peasants O
' O
Party B-ORG
, O
desperate O
to O
live O
through O
the O
crisis O
, O
broke O
ranks O
with O
the O
Communists B-NORP
and O
joined O
with O
Solidarity B-ORG
in O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Bloc I-LOC
's O
first O
liberated O
government O
. O

But O
by O
the O
time O
Solidarity B-ORG
took O
office O
in O
September O
, O
the O
damage O
was O
done O
. O

`` O
Shortageflation O
, O
'' O
as O
economists O
have O
come O
to O
call O
it O
, O
had O
gone O
hyper O
. O

The O
cost O
of O
raising O
a O
pig O
kept O
bounding O
ahead O
of O
the O
return O
for O
selling O
one O
. O

The O
farmers O
stayed O
angry O
. O

They O
still O
are O
. O

At O
dawn O
on O
a O
cool O
day O
, O
hundreds O
travel O
to O
the O
private O
market O
in O
Radzymin B-GPE
, O
a O
town O
not O
far O
from O
Warsaw B-GPE
, O
hauling O
pigs O
, O
cattle O
and O
sacks O
of O
feed O
that O
the O
state O
's O
official O
buyers O
ca O
n't O
induce O
them O
to O
sell O
. O

Here O
, O
they O
are O
searching O
for O
a O
higher O
price O
. O

In O
a O
crush O
of O
trucks O
and O
horse O
carts O
on O
the O
trodden O
field O
, O
Andrzej B-PERSON
Latowski I-PERSON
wrestles O
a O
screeching O
, O
overweight O
hog O
into O
the O
trunk O
of O
a O
private O
butcher O
's O
Polish B-NORP
Fiat B-ORG
. O

`` O
Of O
course O
it O
's O
better O
to O
sell O
private O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
as O
the O
butcher O
trundles O
away O
. O

`` O
Why O
should O
anybody O
want O
to O
sell O
to O
them O
? O
'' O

The O
young O
farmer O
makes O
money O
on O
the O
few O
hogs O
he O
sells O
here O
. O

He O
wo O
n't O
for O
long O
, O
because O
his O
old O
state O
sources O
of O
rye O
and O
potatoes O
are O
drying O
up O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
no O
feed O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
You O
ca O
n't O
buy O
anything O
nowadays O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
why O
. O
'' O

Edward B-PERSON
Chojnowski I-PERSON
does O
. O

His O
truck O
is O
parked O
across O
the O
field O
, O
in O
a O
row O
of O
grain O
sellers O
. O

Like O
the O
others O
, O
it O
is O
loaded O
with O
rye O
, O
wheat O
and O
oats O
in O
sacks O
labeled O
`` O
Asbestos B-WORK_OF_ART
. I-WORK_OF_ART
Made I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
U.S.S.R I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
farmer O
at O
the O
next O
truck O
shouts O
, O
`` O
Wheat O
! O

It O
's O
nice O
! O

It O
wo O
n't O
be O
cheaper O
! O

We O
sell O
direct O
! O
'' O

A O
heavy O
, O
kerchiefed O
woman O
runs O
a O
handful O
through O
her O
fingers O
, O
and O
counts O
him O
out O
a O
pile O
of O
zlotys O
. O

`` O
Country O
people O
breed O
pigs O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Chojnowski O
, O
leaning O
against O
the O
back O
of O
his O
truck O
. O

`` O
They O
ca O
n't O
buy O
feed O
from O
the O
state O
. O

There O
is O
n't O
enough O
. O

Some O
state O
middlemen O
come O
to O
buy O
from O
me O
. O

I O
sell O
-- O
a O
little O
. O

I O
am O
waiting O
. O

I O
have O
plenty O
more O
at O
home O
. O
'' O

On O
this O
morning O
, O
he O
does O
n't O
sell O
much O
in O
Radzymin B-GPE
, O
either O
. O

At O
closing O
time O
, O
farmers O
cart O
out O
most O
of O
what O
they O
carted O
in O
. O

A O
private O
market O
like O
this O
just O
is O
n't O
big O
enough O
to O
absorb O
all O
that O
business O
. O

The O
hulk O
of O
Stalinism B-NORP
, O
it O
seems O
, O
will O
not O
quickly O
crumble O
away O
. O

State O
monopolies O
will O
keep O
on O
stifling O
trade O
, O
`` O
free O
'' O
prices O
or O
not O
, O
until O
something O
else O
replaces O
them O
. O

Polish B-NORP
agriculture O
will O
need O
a O
whole O
private O
network O
of O
procurement O
, O
processing O
and O
distribution O
-- O
plus O
a O
new O
manufacturing O
industry O
to O
supply O
it O
with O
tractors O
, O
pesticides O
, O
fertilizers O
and O
feed O
. O

The O
Communists B-NORP
spent O
40 O
years O
working O
to O
ensure O
that O
no O
such O
capitalistic O
structures O
ever O
arose O
here O
. O

Building O
them O
now O
will O
require O
undergirding O
from O
the O
West O
, O
and O
removal O
of O
political O
deadwood O
, O
a O
job O
that O
Solidarity B-ORG
has O
barely O
started O
. O

But O
Polish B-NORP
agriculture O
does O
possess O
one O
great O
asset O
already O
: O
the O
private O
farmer O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
dealing O
with O
real O
entrepreneurs O
, O
'' O
says O
Antoni B-PERSON
Leopold I-PERSON
, O
an O
economist O
who O
advises O
Rural B-ORG
Solidarity I-ORG
, O
the O
union O
's O
countryside O
offshoot O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
them O
, O
and O
they O
have O
property O
. O
'' O

Polish B-NORP
peasants O
, O
spurning O
the O
collectivizers O
, O
were O
once O
a O
source O
of O
shame O
to O
orthodox O
Communists B-NORP
. O

Now O
, O
among O
Communist O
reformers O
, O
they O
are O
objects O
of O
envy O
. O

Food O
is O
the O
reformer O
's O
top O
priority O
, O
the O
key O
to O
popular O
support O
. O

As O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
have O
shown O
and O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
are O
learning O
, O
family O
farms O
thrive O
where O
collectives O
fail O
. O

Ownership O
, O
it O
seems O
, O
is O
the O
best O
fertilizer O
. O

The O
Poles B-NORP
have O
had O
it O
all O
along O
. O

Poland B-GPE
's O
2.7 O
million O
small O
private O
farms O
cover O
76 O
% O
of O
its O
arable O
land O
. O

On O
it O
, O
a O
quarter O
of O
the O
country O
's O
39 O
million O
people O
produce O
three O
- O
quarters O
of O
its O
grain O
, O
beef O
, O
eggs O
and O
milk O
, O
and O
nine O
- O
tenths O
of O
its O
fruit O
, O
vegetables O
and O
potatoes O
. O

Like O
the B-ORG
Roman I-ORG
Catholic I-ORG
Church I-ORG
, O
the O
Polish B-NORP
peasant O
is O
a O
pillar O
of O
the O
nation O
. O

Try O
as O
they O
might O
, O
the O
Communists B-NORP
could O
neither O
replace O
nor O
break O
him O
. O

And O
they O
did O
try O
. O

A O
few O
miles O
past O
Radzymin B-GPE
, O
a O
dirt O
road O
narrows O
to O
a O
track O
of O
sand O
and O
leads O
into O
Zalubice B-GPE
, O
a O
village O
of O
tumbledown O
farms O
. O

Czeslaw B-PERSON
Pyszkiewicz I-PERSON
owns O
30 O
acres O
in O
14 O
scattered O
scraps O
. O

He O
grows O
rye O
and O
potatoes O
for O
a O
few O
hens O
, O
five O
cows O
and O
25 O
piglets O
. O

In O
patched O
pants O
and O
torn O
shoes O
, O
he O
stands O
in O
his O
barnyard O
eyeing O
the O
ground O
with O
a O
look O
both O
helpless O
and O
sardonic O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
bad O
soil O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Until O
1963 O
, O
it O
was O
good O
soil O
. O

Then O
the O
state O
put O
in O
a O
reservoir O
to O
supply O
the O
area O
with O
drinking O
water O
. O

Farmers O
lay O
down O
before O
the O
bulldozers O
. O

Their O
protest O
was O
ignored O
. O

The O
dam O
caused O
the O
water O
level O
to O
drop O
in O
Zalubice B-GPE
. O

Mr O
Pyszkiewicz O
smiles O
and O
his O
brow O
furrows O
. O

He O
expected O
as O
much O
. O

In O
his O
lifetime O
, O
47 O
years O
, O
the O
Communists B-NORP
brought O
electricity O
to O
his O
village O
and O
piped O
in O
drinking O
water O
from O
the O
reservoir O
. O

No O
phones O
. O

No O
gas O
. O

`` O
We O
wanted O
them O
to O
build O
a O
road O
here O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
They O
started O
, O
and O
then O
abandoned O
it O
. O
'' O

A O
tractor O
, O
his O
only O
mechanized O
equipment O
, O
stands O
in O
front O
of O
the O
pigsty O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
Russian B-NORP
. O

Good O
for O
nothing O
. O

Parts O
are O
a O
tragedy O
. O

Even O
if O
I O
had O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
, O
I O
could O
n't O
buy O
what O
I O
need O
. O
'' O

The O
farmer O
can O
say O
the O
same O
for O
coal O
, O
cement O
, O
saw O
blades O
. O

In O
Poland B-GPE
, O
only O
4 O
% O
of O
all O
investment O
goes O
toward O
making O
things O
farmers O
want O
; O
in O
the O
West O
, O
it O
is O
closer O
to O
20 O
% O
. O

The O
few O
big O
state O
farms O
take O
first O
crack O
at O
what O
does O
get O
made O
. O

They O
use O
60 O
% O
more O
fertilizer O
per O
acre O
, O
twice O
the O
high O
- O
grade O
feed O
. O

Yet O
their O
best O
boast O
is O
that O
they O
produce O
32 O
% O
of O
Polish B-NORP
pork O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
heard O
from O
friends O
that O
state O
farms O
are O
subsidized O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Pyszkiewicz O
says O
as O
his O
wife O
, O
Wieslawa B-PERSON
, O
sets O
some O
chairs O
out O
in O
the O
sun O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
one O
near O
here O
. O

There O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
waste O
. O

A O
private O
farmer O
never O
wastes O
anything O
. O
'' O

The O
state O
quit O
shoving O
peasants O
onto O
its O
subsidized O
farms O
over O
30 O
years O
ago O
. O

But O
it O
never O
did O
let O
up O
on O
the O
pressure O
. O

Until O
recently O
, O
a O
farmer O
with O
no O
heir O
had O
to O
will O
the O
state O
his O
land O
to O
collect O
his O
pension O
. O

The O
pension O
's O
size O
still O
depends O
on O
how O
much O
produce O
he O
sells O
the O
state O
. O

His O
allotment O
of O
materials O
also O
did O
, O
until O
the O
state O
could O
n't O
hold O
up O
its O
end O
of O
that O
bargain O
. O

Yet O
the O
state O
alone O
sells O
seeds O
and O
machines O
. O

When O
supplies O
are O
short O
, O
it O
often O
hands O
them O
over O
only O
in O
exchange O
for O
milk O
or O
grain O
. O

A O
private O
farmer O
in O
Poland B-GPE
is O
free O
to O
buy O
and O
sell O
land O
, O
hire O
help O
, O
decide O
what O
to O
grow O
and O
how O
to O
grow O
it O
. O

He O
is O
free O
to O
invest O
in O
chickens O
, O
and O
to O
fail O
for O
lack O
of O
chicken O
wire O
. O

He O
has O
plenty O
of O
freedom O
-- O
but O
no O
choices O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
on O
my O
own O
land O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Pyszkiewicz O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
listen O
to O
what O
anybody O
tells O
me O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

`` O
Sometimes O
, O
'' O
says O
his O
wife O
, O
`` O
we O
're O
happy O
about O
that O
. O
'' O

By O
starving O
the O
peasant O
, O
the O
Communists B-NORP
have O
starved O
Poland B-GPE
. O

Villages O
like O
Zalubice B-GPE
exist O
in O
a O
desert O
of O
poor O
schools O
and O
few O
doctors O
. O

Farm O
income O
is O
15 O
% O
below O
the O
average O
. O

The O
young O
leave O
, O
especially O
girls O
who O
wo O
n't O
milk O
cows O
by O
hand O
. O

Some O
men O
stay O
, O
their O
best O
friend O
a O
bottle O
of O
vodka O
, O
but O
two O
million O
acres O
have O
gone O
fallow O
. O

Without O
machines O
, O
good O
farms O
ca O
n't O
get O
bigger O
. O

So O
the O
potato O
crop O
, O
once O
47 O
million O
tons O
, O
is O
down O
to O
35 O
million O
. O

Meat O
consumption O
is O
at O
1979 O
's O
level O
, O
pork O
production O
at O
1973 O
's O
, O
milk O
output O
at O
1960 O
's O
. O

If O
a O
food O
crisis O
undid O
the O
Communists B-NORP
, O
a O
food O
revolution O
will O
make O
Solidarity B-ORG
. O

The O
potential O
is O
displayed O
along O
every O
road O
into O
Warsaw B-GPE
: O
row O
upon O
row O
of O
greenhouses O
, O
stretching O
out O
behind O
modern O
mansions O
that O
trumpet O
their O
owners O
' O
wealth O
. O

Vegetables O
are O
abundant O
and O
full O
of O
flavor O
in O
Poland B-GPE
, O
the O
pickles O
and O
sauerkraut O
sublime O
, O
the O
state O
monopolies O
long O
broken O
. O

Grain O
, O
milk O
and O
meat O
come O
next O
. O

A O
private O
challenge O
to O
the O
monolithic O
tractor O
industry O
will O
take O
more O
time O
and O
money O
than O
Poland B-GPE
can O
spare O
, O
although O
a O
smokehouse O
or O
a O
local O
dairy O
can O
spring O
up O
fast O
. O

Poland B-GPE
makes O
no O
machinery O
for O
a O
plant O
on O
that O
scale O
. O

Solidarity B-ORG
wants O
it O
from O
the O
West O
. O

Maria B-PERSON
Stolzman I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
its O
farm O
experts O
, O
lays O
it O
on O
the O
line O
: O
`` O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
will O
be O
brought O
in O
to O
help O
us O
destroy O
the O
old O
system O
. O
'' O

Felix B-PERSON
Siemienas I-PERSON
is O
destroying O
it O
now O
. O

He O
packs O
pork O
. O

A O
law O
went O
on O
the O
books O
in O
January O
that O
let O
him O
smoke O
bacon O
without O
breeding O
pigs O
. O

He O
cashed O
in O
. O

Poland B-GPE
is O
short O
on O
enterprises O
, O
not O
enterprise O
. O

`` O
I O
pay O
a O
lot O
to O
the O
farmer O
and O
five O
times O
the O
state O
salary O
to O
my O
employees O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

He O
is O
in O
Warsaw B-GPE
to O
open O
a O
shop O
. O

`` O
I O
hire O
transportation O
, O
and O
my O
customers O
have O
fresh O
cold O
cuts O
every O
day O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
subsidize O
anyone O
. O

Everyone O
around O
me O
lives O
well O
. O

Yes O
, O
my O
prices O
are O
high O
. O

If O
nobody O
buys O
, O
I O
bring O
my O
prices O
down O
. O

That O
's O
the O
rule O
. O

That O
's O
the O
market O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Siemienas O
is O
making O
a O
fortune O
-- O
$ O
10,000 O
a O
month O
, O
he O
says O
. O

He O
has O
bought O
some O
trendy O
Western B-NORP
clothes O
, O
and O
a O
green O
Mercedes B-PRODUCT
with O
an O
American B-NORP
flag O
in O
the O
window O
. O

But O
the O
meat O
- O
processing O
machines O
he O
picked O
up O
are O
50 O
years O
old O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
expensive O
machines O
. O

If O
the O
situation O
changes O
, O
I O
'll O
get O
stuck O
with O
them O
. O
'' O

That O
's O
politics O
. O

By O
taking O
power O
in O
a O
deal O
with O
the O
Peasant O
Party O
's O
onetime O
Communist O
stooges O
, O
Solidarity B-ORG
has O
spooked O
the O
rural O
entrepreneur O
. O

Rural O
Solidarity B-ORG
objected O
, O
to O
no O
avail O
, O
when O
Solidarity B-ORG
leader O
Lech B-PERSON
Walesa I-PERSON
accepted O
the O
Peasants O
' O
support O
. O

It O
objected O
again O
in O
September O
when O
Prime O
Minister O
Tadeusz O
Mazowiecki O
reluctantly O
named O
a O
Peasant B-ORG
Party I-ORG
man O
as O
his O
agriculture O
minister O
. O

Both O
the O
Peasants O
and O
Rural B-ORG
Solidarity I-ORG
are O
forming O
new O
political O
parties O
for O
farmers O
. O

The O
Peasants O
can O
make O
a O
credible O
case O
, O
against O
Solidarity B-ORG
, O
that O
hell O
- O
bent O
reform O
will O
drive O
millions O
from O
the O
land O
. O

Next O
Spring O
, O
the O
two O
will O
battle O
in O
local O
elections O
. O

But O
until O
then O
, O
and O
probably O
long O
afterward O
, O
the O
Communists B-NORP
' O
apparat O
of O
obstruction O
-- O
from O
the O
head O
of O
the O
dairy O
co-op O
to O
the O
village O
bank O
manager O
-- O
will O
stay O
planted O
in O
the O
Polish B-NORP
countryside O
. O

`` O
We O
know O
how O
to O
get O
from O
capitalism O
to O
socialism O
, O
'' O
Sergiusz B-PERSON
Niciporuk I-PERSON
is O
saying O
one O
afternoon O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
get O
from O
socialism O
to O
capitalism O
. O
'' O

He O
farms O
12 O
acres O
in O
Grabowiec B-GPE
, O
two O
miles O
from O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
border O
in O
one O
of O
Poland B-GPE
's O
poorest O
places O
. O

Now O
he O
is O
mounting O
the O
steps O
of O
a O
stucco O
building O
in O
a O
nearby O
village O
, O
on O
a O
visit O
to O
the O
Communist O
administrator O
, O
the O
`` O
naczelnik O
. O
'' O

`` O
Many O
people O
in O
Poland B-GPE
hope O
this O
government O
will O
break O
down O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Niciporuk O
, O
who O
belongs O
to O
the O
local O
council O
and O
to O
Rural B-ORG
Solidarity I-ORG
. O

`` O
That O
's O
what O
the O
naczelnik O
counts O
on O
. O

He O
is O
our O
most O
dangerous O
enemy O
. O

Every O
time O
he O
sees O
me O
, O
he O
gets O
very O
nervous O
. O
'' O

The O
farmer O
barges O
into O
the O
naczelnik O
's O
office O
. O

A O
thin O
man O
in O
a O
gray O
suit O
looks O
up O
from O
a O
newspaper O
. O

Mr. O
Niciporuk O
sits O
. O

Anatol O
Pawlowski O
's O
leg O
begins O
jiggling O
beneath O
his O
desk O
. O

`` O
Solidarity B-ORG
does O
n't O
care O
for O
the O
good O
of O
this O
region O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
after O
a O
few O
pleasantries O
. O

`` O
They O
want O
to O
turn O
everything O
upside O
down O
in O
a O
week O
. O

Mr. O
Niciporuk O
here O
wants O
60 O
acres O
used O
at O
the O
moment O
by O
a O
state O
farm O
. O

He O
ca O
n't O
guarantee O
that O
he O
can O
use O
it O
any O
better O
. O
'' O

`` O
I O
am O
ready O
at O
any O
moment O
to O
compete O
with O
a O
state O
farm O
. O
'' O

The O
naczelnik O
averts O
his O
eyes O
. O

`` O
What O
have O
you O
got O
? O

Not O
even O
a O
tractor O
. O

And O
you O
want O
to O
make O
wicker O
baskets O
, O
too O
. O
'' O

`` O
I O
can O
do O
five O
things O
at O
once O
-- O
to O
be O
a O
businessman O
. O
'' O

`` O
Big O
business O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Pawlowski O
snorts O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

The O
farmer O
stands O
to O
go O
. O

The O
naczelnik O
stands O
, O
too O
. O

`` O
I O
care O
very O
much O
for O
this O
post O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
Eight O
years O
I O
've O
had O
it O
. O

A O
cultural O
center O
has O
been O
built O
, O
shops O
. O

Suddenly O
, O
I O
am O
not O
a O
comfortable O
man O
for O
Solidarity B-ORG
. O

I O
have O
accomplished O
too O
much O
. O

They O
want O
to O
do O
more O
. O

I O
wish O
them O
all O
the O
best O
! O
'' O

The O
farmer O
leaves O
. O

And O
the O
naczelnik O
shuts O
his O
door O
. O

London B-GPE
share O
prices O
closed O
sharply O
lower O
Tuesday O
on O
the O
back O
of O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
's O
steep O
drop O
and O
renewed O
fears O
over O
U.K. B-GPE
economic O
fundamentals O
. O

Tokyo B-GPE
's O
winning O
streak O
came O
to O
an O
end O
, O
and O
stocks O
fell O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
and O
across O
Europe B-GPE
as O
well O
. O

London B-GPE
's O
Financial B-ORG
Times I-ORG
100 O
- O
share O
index O
shed O
40.4 O
points O
to O
finish O
at O
2149.3 O
. O

At O
London B-GPE
's O
close O
, O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
was O
51.23 O
points O
lower O
at O
2611.68 O
. O

Dealers O
said O
the O
initial O
pressure O
came O
from O
mildly O
disappointing O
U.K. B-GPE
trade O
figures O
for O
September O
and O
a O
worrisome O
report O
by O
the O
Confederation O
of O
British O
Industry O
that O
a O
decline O
in O
orders O
for O
manufactured O
goods O
is O
depressing O
both O
business O
optimism O
and O
investment O
plans O
for O
the O
coming O
year O
. O

The O
trade O
and O
CBI B-ORG
reports O
refocused O
attention O
on O
high O
interest O
rates O
and O
corporate O
profitability O
and O
helped O
rekindle O
underlying O
concerns O
over O
prospects O
for O
a O
recession O
in O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
, O
dealers O
said O
. O

The O
30 O
- O
share O
index O
fell O
33.3 O
points O
to O
1739.3 O
. O

Volume O
was O
a O
modest O
405.4 O
million O
shares O
traded O
, O
but O
better O
than O
the O
year O
's O
lowest O
turnover O
of O
276.8 O
million O
Monday O
. O

Market O
watchers O
also O
noted O
an O
absence O
of O
institutional O
interest O
later O
in O
the O
session O
helped O
pave O
the O
way O
for O
broader O
declines O
when O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
opened O
weaker O
. O

They O
added O
that O
market O
- O
makers O
were O
knocking O
share O
prices O
down O
in O
midafternoon O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
attract O
some O
interest O
, O
but O
the O
action O
largely O
helped O
open O
the O
way O
for O
London B-GPE
's O
late O
declines O
. O

Insurance O
stocks O
provided O
some O
early O
support O
to O
the O
market O
, O
partly O
on O
favorable O
brokerage O
recommendatons O
and O
talk O
of O
continental O
European B-NORP
interest O
in O
British B-NORP
life O
and O
composite O
insurers O
. O

British B-NORP
life O
insurer O
London B-GPE
& O
General O
, O
which O
firmed O
2 O
pence O
to O
356 O
pence O
-LRB- O
$ O
5.70 O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
composite O
insurer O
Royal B-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
, O
which O
finished O
13 O
lower O
at O
475 O
, O
were O
featured O
in O
the O
talk O
. O

On O
the O
life O
insurance O
side O
, O
Pearl B-ORG
Group I-ORG
finished O
5 O
lower O
at O
640 O
, O
and O
Sun B-ORG
Life I-ORG
dropped O
15 O
to O
# O
11.53 O
. O

Jaguar B-ORG
finished O
4 O
lower O
at O
694 O
. O

Dealers O
said O
the O
market O
did O
n't O
react O
substantially O
to O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
disclosure O
to O
the O
U.S. O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
that O
it O
will O
seek O
100 O
% O
of O
Jaguar B-ORG
's O
shares O
outstanding O
when O
U.K. B-GPE
government O
share O
regulations O
are O
lifted O
at O
the O
end O
of O
next O
year O
. O

Tokyo B-GPE
stocks O
closed O
easier O
, O
posting O
their O
first O
loss O
in O
six O
trading O
days O
, O
partly O
because O
of O
programmed O
index O
- O
linked O
selling O
by O
trust O
investment O
funds O
in O
the O
afternoon O
session O
. O

The O
Nikkei O
index O
fell O
58.97 O
points O
to O
35526.55 O
. O

The O
index O
gained O
99.14 O
points O
Monday O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Tokyo O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
Nikkei O
index O
rose O
17.92 O
points O
to O
35544.47 O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
Tokyo B-GPE
stock O
price O
index O
of O
all O
first O
section O
issues O
was O
down O
6.31 O
at O
2681.22 O
. O

First O
section O
volume O
was O
estimated O
at O
900 O
million O
shares O
, O
up O
from O
605 O
million O
Monday O
. O

Observers O
said O
the O
market O
again O
failed O
to O
find O
a O
trading O
focus O
, O
discouraging O
much O
participation O
by O
investors O
. O

The O
market O
, O
however O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
remain O
stable O
and O
expectations O
for O
future O
gains O
are O
high O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

Such O
sentiment O
is O
being O
supported O
by O
word O
that O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
cash O
from O
investment O
trust O
funds O
is O
scheduled O
to O
enter O
the O
market O
later O
this O
week O
and O
in O
early O
November O
. O

The O
expected O
amount O
is O
said O
to O
be O
700 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
4.93 O
billion O
-RRB- O
to O
1.05 O
trillion O
yen O
-- O
the O
second O
largest O
amount O
this O
year O
in O
a O
given O
period O
, O
following O
the O
record O
high O
set O
at O
the O
end O
of O
July O
, O
according O
to O
market O
observers O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
investment O
trust O
fund O
cash O
, O
analysts O
generally O
see O
the O
market O
environment O
improving O
compared O
with O
the O
past O
couple O
of O
weeks O
. O

Toshiyuki B-PERSON
Nishimura I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Yamaichi B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
, O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
market O
sentiment O
is O
bullish O
, O
simply O
because O
there O
are O
few O
bad O
factors O
. O
'' O

Buying O
activity O
Tuesday O
centered O
on O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
midcapitalization O
, O
domestic O
demand O
- O
related O
shares O
whose O
prices O
range O
from O
1,000 O
to O
2,000 O
yen O
. O

Investors O
expect O
these O
shares O
will O
be O
targets O
of O
investment O
trust O
funds O
, O
which O
often O
buy O
small O
amounts O
spread O
across O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
issues O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
high O
- O
priced O
shares O
such O
as O
Pioneer B-ORG
Electronic I-ORG
and O
Sony B-ORG
failed O
to O
spark O
investor O
interest O
because O
these O
issues O
are O
unlikely O
to O
be O
bought O
by O
investment O
trust O
funds O
, O
observers O
said O
. O

Tuesday O
's O
notable O
losers O
were O
highpriced O
shares O
such O
as O
Pioneer B-ORG
, O
which O
shed O
210 O
yen O
to O
5,900 O
yen O
. O

Sony B-ORG
was O
down O
130 O
to O
8,590 O
. O

TDK B-ORG
fell O
120 O
to O
5,960 O
, O
Fuji B-ORG
Photo I-ORG
Film I-ORG
declined O
160 O
to O
4,830 O
, O
and O
Fanuc B-ORG
dropped O
160 O
to O
7,440 O
. O

Share O
prices O
on O
the O
Frankfurt B-GPE
stock O
exchange O
closed O
sharply O
lower O
in O
thin O
dealings O
as O
worried O
investors O
remained O
idle O
as O
the O
result O
of O
two O
potentially O
destabilizing O
domestic O
developments O
. O

The O
DAX O
index O
fell O
15.85 O
to O
end O
at O
1507.37 O
. O

Cutting O
against O
the O
downward O
trend O
was O
Continental B-ORG
, O
which O
jumped O
4 O
marks O
to O
346 O
marks O
-LRB- O
$ O
187 O
-RRB- O
in O
heavy O
trading O
on O
rumors O
that O
the O
tire O
maker O
is O
about O
to O
be O
taken O
over O
. O

It O
jumped O
7.5 O
Monday O
. O

Traders O
said O
the O
market O
was O
exceptionally O
thin O
, O
as O
small O
investors O
remain O
on O
the O
sidelines O
. O

Market O
participants O
say O
investors O
are O
not O
only O
licking O
their O
wounds O
following O
the O
turbulence O
last O
week O
, O
but O
they O
have O
also O
been O
made O
nervous O
by O
two O
events O
in O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

On O
Sunday O
, O
the O
governing O
Christian B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Union I-ORG
suffered O
a O
series O
of O
setbacks O
, O
the O
extent O
of O
which O
became O
fully O
known O
only O
late O
Monday O
, O
in O
municipal O
elections O
in O
Baden O
- O
Wuerttemberg O
. O

Traders O
say O
investors O
are O
worried O
that O
the O
CDU O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
hold O
office O
in O
federal O
elections O
at O
the O
end O
of O
1990 O
. O

And O
statements O
by O
the O
chairman O
of O
the O
IG O
Metall O
labor O
union O
, O
Franz B-PERSON
Steinkuehler I-PERSON
, O
also O
cast O
a O
cloud O
over O
trading O
, O
dealers O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Steinkuehler O
said O
at O
a O
convention O
in O
West B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
that O
the O
union O
has O
to O
prepare O
for O
`` O
a O
big O
fight O
'' O
to O
achieve O
its O
main O
goal O
of O
a O
35 O
- O
hour O
workweek O
, O
down O
from O
current O
37 O
- O
hour O
workweek O
. O

The O
decline O
in O
prices O
cut O
broadly O
through O
the O
blue O
- O
chip O
issues O
, O
as O
Siemens B-ORG
tumbled O
7.5 O
to O
544 O
, O
Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
plunged O
7 O
to O
657 O
, O
and O
the O
auto O
makers O
fell O
sharply O
as O
well O
. O

Daimler B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
dropped O
12.5 O
to O
710.5 O
, O
Bayerische B-ORG
Motoren I-ORG
Werke I-ORG
dropped O
10.5 O
to O
543.5 O
, O
and O
Volkswagen O
lost O
7.1 O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
share O
prices O
closed O
lower O
in O
Zurich B-GPE
, O
Amsterdam B-GPE
, O
Milan B-GPE
and O
Stockholm B-GPE
. O

Uneasiness O
about O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
was O
cited O
in O
several O
markets O
. O

Prices O
closed O
lower O
in O
Sydney B-GPE
, O
Singapore B-GPE
and O
Wellington B-GPE
, O
were O
mixed O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
higher O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
, O
Manila B-GPE
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
Brussels B-GPE
and O
Seoul B-GPE
. O

Here O
are O
price O
trends O
on O
the O
world O
's O
major O
stock O
markets O
, O
as O
calculated O
by O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
International I-ORG
Perspective I-ORG
, O
Geneva B-GPE
. O

To O
make O
them O
directly O
comparable O
, O
each O
index O
is O
based O
on O
the O
close O
of O
1969 O
equaling O
100 O
. O

The O
percentage O
change O
is O
since O
year O
- O
end O
. O

Sheraton B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Pan B-ORG
American I-ORG
World I-ORG
Airways I-ORG
announced O
that O
they O
and O
two O
Soviet B-NORP
partners O
will O
construct O
two O
`` O
world O
- O
class O
'' O
hotels O
within O
a O
mile O
of O
Red B-FAC
Square I-FAC
in O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

U.S. B-GPE
and O
Soviet O
officials O
hailed O
the O
joint O
project O
as O
a O
new O
indication O
of O
the O
further O
thaw O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Soviet O
relations O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
an O
outstanding O
example O
of O
how O
the O
East O
and O
the O
West O
can O
work O
together O
for O
their O
mutual O
benefit O
and O
progress O
, O
'' O
said O
Soviet B-NORP
Ambassador O
Yuri O
Dubinin O
, O
who O
hosted O
a O
signing O
ceremony O
for O
the O
venture O
's O
partners O
at O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
embassy O
here O
. O

Commerce O
Secretary O
Robert O
Mosbacher O
, O
who O
attended O
the O
ceremony O
, O
called O
the O
undertaking O
a O
`` O
historic O
step O
'' O
in O
the O
evolution O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Soviet O
ties O
. O

He O
added O
that O
it O
likely O
will O
have O
a O
`` O
mulitiplier O
effect O
'' O
in O
stimulating O
further O
trade O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

The O
project O
will O
be O
the O
largest O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
backed O
joint O
venture O
to O
be O
undertaken O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
in O
recent O
years O
. O

One O
of O
the O
hotels O
, O
to O
be O
called O
the B-ORG
Sheraton I-ORG
Moscow I-ORG
, O
will O
have O
450 O
rooms O
and O
will O
cost O
an O
estimated O
$ O
75 O
million O
to O
build O
. O

The O
six O
- O
story O
hotel O
will O
be O
on O
Gorky B-FAC
Street I-FAC
and O
initially O
will O
cater O
mostly O
to O
business O
travelers O
. O

It O
will O
have O
a O
Russian B-NORP
tavern O
, O
an O
English O
pub O
, O
a O
discotheque O
and O
Japanese B-NORP
and O
Italian B-NORP
restaurants O
, O
according O
to O
a O
Sheraton B-FAC
announcement O
. O

The O
hotel O
is O
scheduled O
to O
open O
in O
1992 O
. O

The O
second O
hotel O
, O
to O
be O
called O
the B-ORG
Budapest I-ORG
Hotel I-ORG
, O
is O
to O
be O
constructed O
at O
a O
site O
even O
closer O
to O
Red B-FAC
Square I-FAC
. O

Details O
about O
its O
size O
and O
cost O
have O
n't O
yet O
been O
determined O
. O

Sheraton B-FAC
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
ITT B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
will O
have O
a O
40 O
% O
share O
in O
the O
two O
hotels O
; O
Pan B-PERSON
American I-PERSON
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Pan B-ORG
Am I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
will O
have O
a O
10 O
% O
share O
. O

The O
Soviet B-NORP
owners O
will O
be O
Mossoviet B-ORG
, O
Moscow B-GPE
's O
city O
governing O
body O
, O
and O
Aeroflot B-ORG
, O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
national O
airline O
. O

Although O
a O
Finnish B-NORP
group O
has O
a O
minority O
interest O
in O
an O
already O
operating O
Moscow B-GPE
hotel O
, O
the O
Sheraton O
- O
Pan O
Am O
venture O
will O
be O
the O
first O
joint O
- O
venture O
hotels O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
to O
have O
as O
much O
as O
50 O
% O
foreign O
ownership O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
companies O
account O
for O
less O
than O
8 O
% O
of O
the O
1,000 O
or O
more O
Soviet B-NORP
joint O
ventures O
that O
have O
been O
announced O
since O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
began O
encouraging O
such O
undertakings O
in O
1987 O
. O

But O
some O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
are O
negotiating O
projects O
that O
could O
be O
among O
the O
biggest O
ones O
to O
be O
launched O
. O

Chevron B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Amoco B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Archer B-ORG
- I-ORG
Daniels I-ORG
- I-ORG
Midland I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
and O
Eastman B-ORG
Kodak I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
are O
among O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
known O
to O
be O
considering O
such O
ventures O
. O

Sheraton B-ORG
and O
Pan B-ORG
Am I-ORG
said O
they O
are O
assured O
under O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
joint O
- O
venture O
law O
that O
they O
can O
repatriate O
profits O
from O
their O
hotel O
venture O
. O

The B-ORG
Sheraton I-ORG
Moscow I-ORG
will O
charge O
about O
$ O
140 O
to O
$ O
150 O
a O
day O
for O
each O
of O
its O
rooms O
, O
and O
it O
will O
accept O
payment O
only O
in O
currencies O
that O
can O
be O
traded O
in O
foreign O
exchange O
markets O
, O
according O
to O
a O
Sheraton B-FAC
executive O
. O

Thomas B-PERSON
Plaskett I-PERSON
, O
Pan B-ORG
Am I-ORG
's O
chairman O
, O
said O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
airline O
's O
participation O
is O
a O
natural O
outgrowth O
of O
its O
current O
arrangements O
with O
Aeroflot B-ORG
to O
jointly O
operate O
nonstop O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
Moscow B-GPE
flights O
. O

He O
said O
the O
rising O
volume O
of O
passenger O
traffic O
on O
this O
route O
justifies O
a O
major O
investment O
in O
new O
high O
- O
standard O
Moscow B-GPE
hotels O
. O

Yields O
on O
certificates O
of O
deposit O
at O
major O
banks O
were O
little O
changed O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
. O

The O
average O
yield O
on O
six O
- O
month O
CDs O
of O
$ O
50,000 O
and O
less O
slipped O
to O
7.96 O
% O
from O
8.00 O
% O
, O
according O
to O
Banxquote B-ORG
Money I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
, O
an O
information O
service O
based O
here O
. O

On O
one O
- O
year O
CDs O
of O
$ O
50,000 O
and O
less O
, O
the O
average O
slid O
to O
8.02 O
% O
from O
8.06 O
% O
. O

Both O
issues O
are O
among O
the O
most O
popular O
with O
individual O
investors O
. O

`` O
Because O
of O
shrinkage O
in O
the O
economy O
, O
rates O
can O
be O
expected O
to O
decline O
over O
a O
one O
- O
year O
horizon O
, O
'' O
said O
Norberto B-PERSON
Mehl I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Banxquote B-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
's O
unclear O
how O
much O
rates O
can O
fall O
and O
how O
soon O
. O
'' O

Changes O
in O
CD O
yields O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Tuesday O
were O
in O
line O
with O
blips O
up O
and O
down O
within O
a O
fairly O
narrow O
range O
for O
the O
last O
two O
months O
. O

Interest O
rates O
generally O
began O
declining O
last O
spring O
after O
moving O
steadily O
upward O
for O
more O
than O
a O
year O
. O

The O
average O
yield O
on O
small O
- O
denomination O
three O
- O
month O
CDs O
moved O
up O
two O
- O
hundredths O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
to O
7.85 O
% O
. O

Long O
- O
term O
CDs O
declined O
just O
a O
fraction O
. O

The O
average O
yield O
on O
both O
two O
- O
year O
CDs O
and O
five O
- O
year O
CDs O
was O
7.98 O
% O
. O

Only O
CDs O
sold O
by O
major O
brokerage O
firms O
posted O
significant O
increases O
in O
average O
yields O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
, O
reflecting O
increased O
yields O
on O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
sold O
at O
Monday O
's O
auction O
. O

The O
average O
yield O
on O
six O
- O
month O
broker O
- O
sold O
CDs O
rose O
to O
8.29 O
% O
from O
8.05 O
% O
and O
on O
one O
- O
year O
CDs O
the O
average O
yield O
rose O
to O
8.30 O
% O
from O
8.09 O
% O
. O

The O
brokerage O
firms O
, O
which O
negotiate O
rates O
with O
the O
banks O
and O
thrifts O
whose O
CDs O
they O
sell O
, O
generally O
feel O
they O
have O
to O
offer O
clients O
more O
than O
they O
can O
get O
on O
T O
- O
bills O
or O
from O
banks O
and O
thrifts O
directly O
. O

T O
- O
bills O
sold O
at O
Monday O
's O
auction O
yielded O
7.90 O
% O
for O
six O
months O
and O
7.77 O
% O
for O
three O
months O
, O
up O
from O
7.82 O
% O
and O
7.61 O
% O
, O
respectively O
, O
the O
week O
before O
. O

So O
- O
called O
jumbo O
CDs O
, O
typically O
in O
denominations O
of O
$ O
90,000 O
and O
up O
, O
also O
usually O
follow O
T O
- O
bills O
and O
interest O
rate O
trends O
in O
general O
more O
than O
those O
aimed O
at O
small O
investors O
. O

Some O
jumbos O
posted O
fractional O
changes O
in O
average O
yields O
this O
week O
, O
both O
up O
and O
down O
. O

The O
average O
yield O
on O
threemonth O
jumbos O
rose O
to O
8.00 O
% O
from O
7.96 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
two O
- O
year O
average O
fell O
by O
the O
same O
amount O
to O
7.89 O
% O
. O

Six O
- O
month O
and O
oneyear O
yields O
were O
unchanged O
, O
on O
average O
. O

`` O
The O
-LRB- O
CD O
-RRB- O
market O
is O
unsettled O
right O
now O
, O
'' O
said O
Banxquote B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Mehl O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
very O
easily O
influenced O
by O
changes O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
and O
the O
junk O
bond O
market O
. O
'' O

The O
small O
changes O
in O
averages O
reflect O
generally O
unchanged O
yields O
at O
many O
major O
banks O
. O

Some O
, O
however O
, O
lowered O
yields O
significantly O
. O

At O
Chase B-ORG
Manhattan I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
the O
yield O
on O
a O
small O
denomination O
six O
- O
month O
CD O
fell O
about O
a O
quarter O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
to O
8.06 O
% O
. O

In O
California B-GPE
, O
Bank B-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
dropped O
the O
yield O
on O
both O
six O
- O
month O
and O
one O
- O
year O
`` O
savings O
'' O
CDs O
to O
8.33 O
% O
from O
8.61 O
% O
. O

Yields O
on O
money O
- O
market O
deposits O
were O
unchanged O
at O
an O
average O
6.96 O
% O
for O
$ O
50,000 O
and O
less O
and O
down O
just O
a O
hundredth O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
to O
7.41 O
% O
for O
jumbo O
deposits O
. O

Roy B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Parrott I-PERSON
, O
the O
company O
's O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
since O
Sept. O
1 O
, O
was O
named O
to O
its O
board O
. O

The O
appointment O
increased O
the O
number O
of O
directors O
to O
10 O
, O
three O
of O
whom O
are O
company O
employees O
. O

Simpson B-ORG
is O
an O
auto O
parts O
maker O
. O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
has O
distributed O
these O
new O
guidelines O
for O
U.S. O
Attorneys O
prosecuting O
RICO B-LAW
cases O
. O

A O
related O
editorial O
appears O
today O
. O

Under O
-LCB- O
RICO B-LAW
-RCB- O
, O
the O
government O
may O
seek O
a O
temporary O
restraining O
order O
-LRB- O
TRO O
-RRB- O
upon O
the O
filing O
of O
a O
RICO B-LAW
indictment O
, O
in O
order O
to O
preserve O
all O
forfeitable O
assets O
until O
the O
trial O
is O
completed O
and O
judgment O
entered O
. O

Such O
orders O
can O
have O
a O
wide O
- O
ranging O
impact O
on O
third O
parties O
who O
do O
business O
with O
the O
defendants O
, O
including O
clients O
, O
vendors O
, O
banks O
, O
investors O
, O
creditors O
, O
dependents O
, O
and O
others O
. O

Some O
highly O
publicized O
cases O
involving O
RICO B-LAW
TROs O
have O
been O
the O
subject O
of O
considerable O
criticism O
in O
the O
press O
, O
because O
of O
a O
perception O
that O
pre-trial O
freezing O
of O
assets O
is O
tantamount O
to O
a O
seizure O
of O
property O
without O
due O
process O
. O

In O
order O
to O
ensure O
that O
the O
rights O
of O
all O
interested O
parties O
are O
protected O
, O
the B-ORG
Criminal I-ORG
Division I-ORG
has O
instituted O
the O
following O
requirements O
to O
control O
the O
use O
of O
TROs O
in O
RICO B-LAW
prosecutions O
. O

-LRB- O
It O
should O
be O
noted O
that O
these O
requirements O
are O
in O
addition O
to O
any O
other O
existing O
requirements O
, O
such O
as O
review O
by O
the B-ORG
Asset I-ORG
Forfeiture I-ORG
Office I-ORG
. O
-RRB- O
: O

1 O
. O
As O
part O
of O
the O
approval O
process O
for O
RICO B-LAW
prosecutions O
, O
the O
prosecutor O
must O
submit O
any O
proposed O
forfeiture O
TRO O
for O
review O
by O
the O
Organized O
Crime O
and O
Racketeering O
Section O
. O

The O
prosecutor O
must O
show O
that O
less O
- O
intrusive O
remedies O
-LRB- O
such O
as O
bonds O
-RRB- O
are O
not O
likely O
to O
preserve O
the O
assets O
for O
forfeiture O
in O
the O
event O
of O
a O
conviction O
. O

2 O
. O
In O
seeking O
approval O
of O
a O
TRO O
, O
the O
prosecutor O
must O
articulate O
any O
anticipated O
impact O
that O
forfeiture O
and O
the O
TRO O
would O
have O
on O
innocent O
third O
parties O
, O
balanced O
against O
the O
government O
's O
need O
to O
preserve O
the O
assets O
. O

3 O
. O
In O
deciding O
whether O
forfeiture O
-LRB- O
and O
, O
hence O
, O
a O
TRO O
-RRB- O
is O
appropriate O
, O
the O
Section O
will O
consider O
the O
nature O
and O
severity O
of O
the O
offense O
; O
the O
government O
's O
policy O
is O
not O
to O
seek O
the O
fullest O
forfeiture O
permissible O
under O
the O
law O
where O
that O
forfeiture O
would O
be O
disproportionate O
to O
the O
defendant O
's O
crime O
. O

4 O
. O
When O
a O
RICO B-LAW
TRO O
is O
being O
sought O
, O
the O
prosecutor O
is O
required O
, O
at O
the O
earliest O
appropriate O
time O
, O
to O
state O
publicly O
that O
the O
government O
's O
request O
for O
a O
TRO O
, O
and O
eventual O
forfeiture O
, O
is O
made O
in O
full O
recognition O
of O
the O
rights O
of O
third O
parties O
-- O
that O
is O
, O
in O
requesting O
the O
TRO O
, O
the O
government O
will O
not O
seek O
to O
disrupt O
the O
normal O
, O
legitimate O
business O
activities O
of O
the O
defendant O
; O
will O
not O
seek O
through O
use O
of O
the O
relation O
- O
back O
doctrine O
to O
take O
from O
third O
parties O
assets O
legitimately O
transferred O
to O
them O
; O
will O
not O
seek O
to O
vitiate O
legitimate O
business O
transactions O
occurring O
between O
the O
defendant O
and O
third O
parties O
; O
and O
will O
, O
in O
all O
other O
respects O
, O
assist O
the O
court O
in O
ensuring O
that O
the O
rights O
of O
third O
parties O
are O
protected O
, O
through O
proceeding O
under O
-LCB- O
RICO B-LAW
-RCB- O
and O
otherwise O
. O

The O
Division O
expects O
that O
the O
prosecutor O
will O
announce O
these O
principles O
either O
at O
the O
time O
the O
indictment O
is O
returned O
or O
, O
at O
the O
latest O
, O
at O
the O
first O
proceeding O
before O
the O
court O
concerning O
the O
TRO O
. O

Retired B-PERSON
Adm. I-PERSON
William I-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Crowe I-PERSON
, O
former O
chairman O
of O
the O
Joint O
Chiefs O
of O
Staff O
, O
and O
Robert B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Luciano I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Schering B-ORG
- I-ORG
Plough I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
were O
elected O
directors O
of O
this O
securities O
firm O
. O

The O
board O
expanded O
to O
17 O
seats O
. O

BUELL B-ORG
INDUSTRIES I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
halved O
its O
quarterly O
dividend O
to O
five O
cents O
a O
share O
, O
payable O
Nov. O
17 O
to O
stock O
of O
record O
Nov. O
3 O
. O

The O
company O
's O
quarterly O
dividend O
had O
been O
10 O
cents O
a O
share O
since O
April O
30 O
, O
1988 O
. O

Buell B-ORG
recently O
said O
it O
would O
incur O
an O
aftertax O
charge O
of O
about O
$ O
3.6 O
million O
in O
its O
fourth O
quarter O
ending O
Tuesday O
, O
in O
connection O
with O
the O
sale O
and O
discontinuance O
of O
several O
lines O
at O
a O
plant O
. O

The O
Waterbury B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
maker O
of O
industrial O
fasteners O
and O
metal O
stampings O
has O
2.3 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

Safeway B-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
reported O
a O
69 O
% O
decline O
in O
profit O
for O
the O
fiscal O
third O
quarter O
, O
but O
said O
operating O
improvements O
were O
masked O
by O
unusual O
gains O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
. O

The O
Oakland B-GPE
grocery O
retailer O
, O
closely O
held O
since O
a O
$ O
4.2 O
billion O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
in O
1986 O
, O
said O
profit O
for O
the O
three O
months O
ended O
Sept. O
9 O
was O
$ O
7.1 O
million O
, O
compared O
with O
$ O
23 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

But O
it O
said O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
results O
included O
gains O
of O
$ O
23.5 O
million O
from O
divestitures O
. O

Sales O
rose O
4.2 O
% O
to O
$ O
3.31 O
billion O
from O
$ O
3.2 O
billion O
. O

For O
the O
nine O
months O
, O
the O
company O
said O
profit O
fell O
49 O
% O
to O
$ O
23.5 O
million O
from O
$ O
46 O
million O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
quarter O
, O
which O
included O
divestiture O
- O
related O
gains O
of O
$ O
50.6 O
million O
. O

Sales O
increased O
5.5 O
% O
to O
$ O
9.81 O
billion O
from O
$ O
9.3 O
billion O
. O

The O
House O
approved O
a O
short O
- O
term O
spending O
bill O
to O
keep O
the O
government O
operating O
through O
Nov. O
15 O
and O
provide O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
in O
emergency O
funds O
to O
assist O
in O
the O
recovery O
from O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
and O
the O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
. O

The O
321 O
- O
99 O
roll O
call O
vote O
reflected O
broad O
support O
for O
the O
disaster O
assistance O
, O
but O
the O
cost O
to O
the O
Treasury O
is O
sure O
to O
aggravate O
budget O
pressures O
this O
year O
and O
next O
under O
the O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
deficit O
reduction O
law O
. O

By O
a O
lopsided O
401 O
- O
18 O
margin O
, O
the O
chamber O
rejected O
an O
effort O
to O
waive O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
for O
purposes O
of O
addressing O
the O
two O
disasters O
, O
and O
budget O
analysts O
estimate O
the O
increased O
appropriations O
will O
widen O
the O
fiscal O
1990 O
deficit O
by O
at O
least O
$ O
1.44 O
billion O
unless O
offsetting O
spending O
cuts O
or O
new O
revenues O
are O
found O
by O
Congress B-ORG
. O

The O
budget O
impact O
will O
be O
greater O
still O
in O
fiscal O
1991 O
, O
and O
the O
issue O
forced O
a O
confrontation O
between O
the B-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
leadership O
and O
Budget O
Committee O
Chairman O
Leon O
Panetta O
, O
whose O
California B-GPE
district O
was O
at O
the O
center O
of O
the O
earthquake O
last O
week O
. O

Going O
to O
the O
well O
of O
the O
chamber O
, O
Mr. O
Panetta O
demanded O
the O
costs O
be O
fully O
counted O
. O

His O
prominent O
role O
put O
him O
in O
the O
awkward O
position O
of O
challenging O
the O
very O
committee O
members O
on O
whom O
his O
state O
will O
be O
most O
dependent O
in O
the O
months O
ahead O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
not O
come O
to O
this O
House B-ORG
asking O
for O
any O
handout O
, O
'' O
said O
the O
California O
Democrat O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
not O
intend O
to O
hide O
these O
costs O
from O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
. O
'' O

The O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
package O
incorporates O
$ O
500 O
million O
for O
low O
- O
interest O
disaster O
loans O
, O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
highway O
construction O
funds O
, O
and O
$ O
1.35 O
billion O
divided O
between O
general O
emergency O
assistance O
and O
a O
reserve O
to O
be O
available O
to O
President O
Bush O
to O
meet O
unanticipated O
costs O
from O
the O
two O
disasters O
. O

The O
funds O
are O
in O
addition O
to O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
appropriated O
last O
month O
to O
assist O
in O
the O
recovery O
from O
Hugo B-EVENT
, O
bringing O
the O
total O
for O
the O
two O
disasters O
to O
nearly O
$ O
4 O
billion O
in O
unanticipated O
spending O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
vagaries O
of O
Gramm B-LAW
- I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW
, O
the O
immediate O
impact O
is O
relatively O
small O
. O

But O
the O
appropriations O
set O
in O
motion O
spending O
that O
adds O
to O
an O
already O
grim O
budget O
picture O
for O
fiscal O
1991 O
. O

Within O
the O
appropriations O
process O
, O
the O
situation O
is O
even O
more O
difficult O
since O
the O
costs O
will O
be O
counted O
against O
the O
share O
of O
funds O
to O
be O
allocated O
to O
those O
subcommittees O
that O
recently O
have O
had O
the O
greatest O
difficulty O
in O
staying O
within O
the O
budget O
. O

The O
underlying O
bill O
approved O
yesterday O
is O
required O
to O
keep O
the O
government O
operating O
past O
midnight O
tonight O
, O
and O
this O
urgency O
has O
contributed O
to O
the O
speed O
-- O
and O
, O
critics O
say O
, O
mistakes O
-- O
that O
have O
accompanied O
the O
package O
of O
disaster O
assistance O
. O

The O
hastily O
drafted O
measure O
could O
hurt O
California B-GPE
by O
requiring O
it O
to O
put O
up O
more O
matching O
funds O
for O
emergency O
highway O
assistance O
than O
otherwise O
would O
be O
required O
. O

And O
the O
state O
's O
delegation O
is O
fearful O
that O
the O
new O
funding O
will O
be O
counted O
against O
a O
separate O
$ O
185 O
million O
in O
federal O
highway O
funds O
it O
would O
expect O
to O
receive O
under O
its O
normal O
allocation O
this O
year O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
high O
price O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
real O
estate O
puts O
the O
state O
at O
odds O
with O
federal O
regulations O
more O
attuned O
to O
the O
national O
average O
. O

For O
example O
, O
disaster O
loans O
, O
which O
will O
go O
to O
small O
businesses O
and O
homeowners O
, O
offer O
credit O
as O
low O
as O
4 O
% O
in O
some O
cases O
. O

But O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
delegation O
finds O
itself O
asking O
that O
the O
cap O
per O
household O
be O
lifted O
to O
$ O
500,000 O
from O
$ O
100,000 O
to O
assist O
the O
hard O
hit O
but O
often O
wealthy O
Marina B-LOC
district O
. O

The O
Senate O
is O
expected O
to O
make O
some O
modifications O
today O
, O
but O
both O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
Congress B-ORG
appear O
most O
anxious O
to O
speed O
final O
approval O
before O
tonight O
's O
deadline O
. O

Administration O
pressure O
discourages O
any O
effort O
to O
add O
to O
total O
funding O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
changes O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
largely O
technical O
-- O
dealing O
with O
highway O
aid O
and O
lifting O
the O
ceiling O
on O
total O
Small B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
loans O
to O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
to O
accommodate O
the O
increased O
activity O
expected O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
floor O
action O
came O
as O
a O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
approved O
a O
nearly O
$ O
8.5 O
billion O
fiscal O
1990 O
military O
construction O
bill O
, O
representing O
a O
5 O
% O
reduction O
from O
last O
year O
and O
making O
severe O
cuts O
from O
Pentagon B-ORG
requests O
for O
installations O
abroad O
. O

An O
estimated O
$ O
25.8 O
million O
is O
allocated O
to O
continue O
work O
in O
Oman B-GPE
. O

But O
all O
funding O
is O
cut O
for O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
, O
and O
projects O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
are O
cut O
to O
$ O
13.6 O
million O
, O
or O
less O
than O
a O
sixth O
of O
the O
administration O
's O
request O
. O

Closer O
to O
home O
, O
the O
negotiators O
were O
more O
generous O
. O

An O
estimated O
$ O
38.9 O
million O
was O
set O
aside O
for O
military O
installations O
in O
the O
home O
state O
of O
North O
Carolina O
Rep. O
W.G. O
Hefner O
, O
the O
House O
chairman O
. O

And O
$ O
70.2 O
million O
would O
go O
to O
projects O
in O
Tennessee B-GPE
represented O
by O
his O
Senate B-ORG
counterpart O
and O
fellow O
Democrat B-NORP
, O
Sen. O
James O
Sasser O
. O

Texas B-GPE
and O
California B-GPE
are O
traditionally O
powerful O
within O
the O
conference O
, O
but O
equally O
striking O
is O
the O
dominance O
of O
Alaska B-GPE
, O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
and O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
because O
of O
their O
power O
elsewhere O
in O
the O
appropriations O
process O
. O

Senate O
Appropriations O
Committee O
Chairman O
Robert O
Byrd O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
W.Va B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
even O
added O
report O
language O
listing O
$ O
49.4 O
million O
in O
projects O
he O
wants O
in O
the O
budget O
next O
year O
. O

No O
individual O
illustrated O
this O
mix O
of O
power O
more O
yesterday O
than O
Sen. O
Daniel O
Inouye O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Hawaii B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
who O
chairs O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
defense O
subcommittee O
. O

In O
the O
final O
trading O
, O
the O
House O
was O
insistent O
on O
setting O
aside O
$ O
500 O
million O
to O
carry O
out O
base O
closings O
ordered O
to O
begin O
in O
fiscal O
1990 O
. O

But O
it O
gave O
ground O
to O
Mr. O
Inouye O
on O
a O
number O
of O
projects O
, O
ranging O
from O
a O
$ O
11 O
million O
parking O
garage O
here O
, O
to O
a O
land O
transfer O
in O
Hawaii B-GPE
, O
to O
a O
provision O
to O
assist O
the O
Makwah O
Indian O
Tribe O
in O
Washington B-GPE
state O
. O

The O
tribe O
is O
one O
of O
the O
poorest O
in O
the B-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
Northwest I-LOC
. O

Mr. O
Inouye O
, O
who O
chairs O
the O
select O
committee O
on O
Indian B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
, O
used O
his O
power O
to O
move O
$ O
400,000 O
from O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
to O
the O
Bureau O
of O
Indian B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
to O
assist O
in O
renovating O
a O
decommissoned O
base O
to O
accommodate O
a O
drug O
and O
alcohol O
rehabilitation O
center O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
House O
- O
Senate O
negotiators O
have O
tentatively O
agreed O
on O
a O
$ O
3.18 O
billion O
anti-drug O
and O
anti-crime O
intitiative O
, O
cutting O
other O
federal O
spending O
0.43 O
% O
to O
pay O
for O
it O
. O

A O
formal O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
is O
expected O
to O
ratify O
the O
accord O
later O
this O
week O
. O

Mobil B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
preparing O
to O
slash O
the O
size O
of O
its O
work O
force O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
possibly O
as O
soon O
as O
next O
month O
, O
say O
individuals O
familiar O
with O
the O
company O
's O
strategy O
. O

The O
size O
of O
the O
cuts O
is O
n't O
known O
, O
but O
they O
'll O
be O
centered O
in O
the O
exploration O
and O
production O
division O
, O
which O
is O
responsible O
for O
locating O
oil O
reserves O
, O
drilling O
wells O
and O
pumping O
crude O
oil O
and O
natural O
gas O
. O

Employees O
have O
n't O
yet O
been O
notified O
. O

Sources O
said O
that O
meetings O
to O
discuss O
the O
staff O
reductions O
have O
been O
scheduled O
for O
Friday O
at O
Mobil B-ORG
offices O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
and O
Denver B-GPE
. O

This O
would O
be O
a O
second O
round O
of O
cuts O
by O
Mobil B-ORG
, O
which O
along O
with O
other O
oil O
producers O
and O
refiners O
reduced O
its O
work O
force O
by O
15 O
% O
to O
20 O
% O
during O
the O
mid-1980s O
as O
part O
of O
an O
industrywide O
shakeout O
. O

Mobil B-ORG
's O
latest O
move O
could O
signal O
the O
beginning O
of O
further O
reductions O
by O
other O
oil O
companies O
in O
their O
domestic O
oil O
- O
producing O
operations O
. O

In O
yesterday O
's O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
report O
, O
the O
company O
alluded O
to O
a O
$ O
40 O
million O
provision O
for O
restructuring O
costs O
involving O
U.S. B-GPE
exploration O
and O
production O
operations O
. O

The O
report O
says O
that O
`` O
the O
restructuring O
will O
take O
place O
over O
a O
two O
- O
year O
period O
and O
will O
principally O
involve O
the O
transfer O
and O
termination O
of O
employees O
in O
our O
U.S. B-GPE
operations O
. O
'' O

A O
company O
spokesman O
, O
reached O
at O
his O
home O
last O
night O
, O
would O
only O
say O
that O
there O
will O
be O
a O
public O
announcement O
of O
the O
reduction O
program O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
. O

Most O
oil O
companies O
, O
including O
Mobil B-ORG
, O
have O
been O
reporting O
lower O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
, O
largely O
as O
a O
result O
of O
lower O
earnings O
from O
chemicals O
as O
well O
as O
refining O
and O
marketing O
businesses O
. O

Individuals O
familiar O
with O
Mobil B-ORG
's O
strategy O
say O
that O
Mobil B-ORG
is O
reducing O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
work O
force O
because O
of O
declining O
U.S. B-GPE
output O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
Mobil B-ORG
said O
domestic O
exploration O
and O
production O
operations O
had O
a O
$ O
16 O
million O
loss O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
while O
comparable O
foreign O
operations O
earned O
$ O
234 O
million O
. O

Industrywide O
, O
oil O
production O
in O
this O
country O
fell O
by O
500,000 O
barrels O
a O
day O
to O
7.7 O
million O
barrels O
in O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
of O
this O
year O
. O

Daily O
output O
is O
expected O
to O
decline O
by O
at O
least O
another O
500,000 O
barrels O
next O
year O
. O

Some O
Mobil B-ORG
executives O
were O
dismayed O
that O
a O
reference O
to O
the O
cutbacks O
was O
included O
in O
the O
earnings O
report O
before O
workers O
were O
notified O
. O

One O
Mobil B-ORG
executive O
said O
that O
the O
$ O
40 O
million O
charge O
related O
to O
the O
action O
indicates O
`` O
a O
substantial O
'' O
number O
of O
people O
will O
be O
involved O
. O

Some O
will O
likely O
be O
offered O
severance O
packages O
while O
others O
will O
be O
transferred O
to O
overseas O
operations O
. O

Lion B-ORG
Nathan I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
agreed O
to O
buy O
the O
franchise O
to O
bottle O
, O
distribute O
and O
market O
Pepsi B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
soft O
- O
drink O
products O
in O
Australia B-GPE
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
brewing O
and O
retail O
concern O
did O
n't O
disclose O
terms O
. O

The O
agreement O
is O
effective O
Jan. O
1 O
and O
is O
subject O
to O
approval O
from O
Australia B-GPE
's O
Foreign B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Review I-ORG
Board I-ORG
. O

Cadbury B-ORG
Schweppes I-ORG
Australia I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
has O
held O
the O
Australian B-NORP
Pepsi B-ORG
franchise O
for O
the O
past O
four O
years O
. O

Lion B-ORG
Nathan I-ORG
and O
PepsiCola B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
PepsiCo B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
did O
n't O
say O
why O
Cadbury B-ORG
Schweppes I-ORG
will O
no O
longer O
hold O
the O
franchise O
. O

Savings O
and O
loans O
reject O
blacks O
for O
mortgage O
loans O
twice O
as O
often O
as O
they O
reject O
whites O
, O
the O
Office O
of O
Thrift O
Supervision O
said O
. O

But O
that O
does O
n't O
necessarily O
mean O
thrifts O
are O
discriminating O
against O
blacks O
, O
the O
agency O
said O
. O

The O
office O
, O
an O
arm O
of O
the O
Treasury O
, O
said O
it O
does O
n't O
have O
data O
on O
the O
financial O
position O
of O
applicants O
and O
thus O
ca O
n't O
determine O
why O
blacks O
are O
rejected O
more O
often O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
, O
where O
the O
information O
was O
released O
yesterday O
at O
a O
Senate B-ORG
banking O
subcommittee O
hearing O
, O
lawmakers O
said O
they O
are O
worried O
that O
financial O
institutions O
are O
routinely O
discriminating O
against O
minorities O
. O

They O
asked O
regulators O
to O
suggest O
new O
ways O
to O
force O
banks O
and O
thrifts O
to O
comply O
with O
anti-discrimination O
laws O
. O

Sen. O
Alan O
Dixon O
-LRB- O
D O
, O
Ill. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
subcommittee O
on O
consumer O
and O
regulatory O
affairs O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
'm O
not O
a O
statistician O
. O

But O
when O
blacks O
are O
getting O
their O
loan O
applications O
rejected O
twice O
as O
often O
as O
whites O
-- O
and O
in O
some O
cities O
, O
it O
is O
three O
and O
four O
times O
as O
often O
-- O
I O
conclude O
that O
discrimination O
is O
part O
of O
the O
problem O
. O
'' O

James B-PERSON
Grohl I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
U.S. O
League O
of O
Savings O
Institutions O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
data O
is O
a O
red O
flag O
, O
but O
lacking O
the O
financial O
data O
you O
ca O
n't O
make O
a O
case O
that O
discrimination O
is O
widespread O
. O
'' O

The O
trade O
group O
official O
added O
: O
`` O
Certainly O
the O
federal O
government O
should O
take O
a O
hard O
look O
at O
it O
. O
'' O

Sen. O
Dixon O
held O
the O
hearing O
to O
follow O
up O
on O
a O
provision O
in O
the O
savings O
and O
loan O
bailout O
bill O
that O
required O
regulators O
to O
report O
on O
evidence O
of O
discimination O
in O
mortgage O
lending O
. O

The O
legislation O
also O
requires O
broad O
new O
disclosures O
of O
the O
race O
, O
sex O
and O
income O
level O
of O
borrowers O
, O
but O
that O
information O
wo O
n't O
be O
gathered O
in O
new O
studies O
for O
several O
months O
at O
least O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
said O
its O
studies O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
which O
adjust O
for O
income O
differences O
and O
other O
variables O
, O
showed O
that O
blacks O
received O
fewer O
home O
mortgages O
from O
banks O
and O
thrifts O
than O
whites O
. O

But O
John B-PERSON
LaWare I-PERSON
, O
a O
Fed B-ORG
governor O
, O
told O
the O
subcommittee O
the O
evidence O
is O
mixed O
and O
that O
the O
Fed O
's O
believes O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
banks O
are O
n't O
discriminating O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
he O
noted O
, O
the O
Fed O
studies O
have O
shown O
that O
blacks O
receive O
more O
home O
improvement O
loans O
than O
whites O
. O

Several O
lawmakers O
were O
angered O
that O
the O
bank O
and O
thrift O
regulators O
generally O
said O
they O
have O
been O
too O
busy O
handling O
the O
record O
number O
of O
bank O
and O
thrift O
failures O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
to O
put O
much O
energy O
into O
investigating O
possible O
discrimination O
. O

`` O
We O
would O
be O
the O
first O
to O
admit O
that O
we O
have O
not O
devoted O
the O
necessary O
amount O
of O
emphasis O
over O
the O
past O
several O
years O
'' O
to O
developing O
examinations O
for O
discrimination O
, O
said O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Fiechter I-PERSON
, O
a O
top O
official O
of O
the O
Office O
of O
Thrift O
Supervision O
. O

`` O
If O
we O
've O
got O
folks O
out O
there O
who O
are O
being O
turned O
away O
in O
the O
mortgage O
market O
improperly O
and O
unfairly O
, O
'' O
said O
Sen. O
Donald O
Riegle O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mich. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
banking O
committee O
, O
`` O
then O
that O
is O
a O
matter O
that O
needs O
remedy O
now O
, O
not O
six O
months O
from O
now O
, O
or O
six O
years O
from O
now O
, O
or O
26 O
years O
from O
now O
. O
'' O

Officials O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
the O
Office O
of O
the O
Comptroller O
of O
the O
Currency O
said O
they O
have O
punished O
only O
a O
few O
banks O
for O
violations O
of O
anti-discrimination O
laws O
. O

The O
FDIC O
said O
it O
has O
issued O
five O
citations O
to O
banks O
over O
the O
past O
three O
years O
for O
discriminatory O
practices O
. O

The O
comptroller O
's O
office O
said O
it O
found O
no O
indications O
of O
illegal O
discrimination O
in O
3,437 O
examinations O
of O
banks O
since O
April O
1987 O
. O

The O
comptroller O
's O
office O
also O
said O
that O
of O
37,000 O
complaints O
it O
received O
since O
January O
1987 O
, O
only O
16 O
alleged O
racial O
discrimination O
in O
real O
estate O
lending O
. O

The O
agency O
investigated O
the O
complaints O
but O
no O
violations O
were O
cited O
. O

Thrift O
regulators O
did O
n't O
give O
any O
figures O
on O
their O
enforcement O
actions O
. O

Mr. O
Fiechter O
said O
that O
among O
the O
possibilities O
being O
considered O
by O
regulators O
to O
fight O
discrimination O
is O
the O
use O
of O
`` O
testers O
'' O
-- O
government O
investigators O
who O
would O
pose O
as O
home O
buyers O
. O

The O
Department O
of O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
has O
used O
testers O
to O
investigate O
discrimination O
in O
rental O
housing O
. O

Using O
testers O
could O
be O
controversial O
with O
financial O
institutions O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Grohl O
said O
the O
U.S. O
League O
of O
Savings O
Institutions O
had O
n't O
yet O
taken O
any O
position O
on O
the O
matter O
. O

General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
executives O
and O
lawyers O
provided O
`` O
misleading O
and O
false O
'' O
information O
to O
the O
Pentagon O
in O
1985 O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
cover O
up O
`` O
longstanding O
fraudulent O
'' O
billing O
practices O
, O
federal O
prosecutors O
alleged O
in O
legal O
briefs O
. O

The O
government O
's O
startling O
allegations O
, O
filed O
only O
days O
before O
the O
scheduled O
start O
of O
a O
criminal O
overcharge O
trial O
against O
GE B-ORG
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
federal O
district O
court O
, O
challenge O
the O
motives O
and O
veracity O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
third O
- O
largest O
defense O
contractor O
. O

In O
a O
strongly O
worded O
response O
summarizing O
a O
filing O
made O
in O
the O
same O
court O
yesterday O
, O
GE B-ORG
asserted O
that O
`` O
prosecutors O
have O
misstated O
the O
testimony O
of O
witnesses O
, O
distorted O
documents O
and O
ignored O
important O
facts O
. O
'' O

The O
company O
attacked O
the O
government O
's O
allegations O
as O
`` O
reckless O
and O
baseless O
mudslinging O
, O
'' O
and O
said O
its O
management O
`` O
promptly O
and O
accurately O
reported O
'' O
to O
the O
Pentagon O
all O
relevant O
information O
about O
billing O
practices O
. O

The O
case O
strikes O
at O
the O
corporate O
image O
of O
GE B-ORG
, O
which O
provides O
the O
military O
with O
everything O
from O
jet O
engines O
and O
electronic O
warfare O
equipment O
to O
highly O
classified O
design O
work O
on O
the O
Strategic O
Defense O
Initiative O
, O
and O
could O
cause O
a O
loss O
of O
future O
defense O
contracts O
if O
Pentagon B-ORG
and O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
officials O
take O
a O
tough O
stance O
. O

The O
company O
has O
been O
considered O
an O
industry O
leader O
in O
advocating O
cooperation O
and O
voluntary O
disclosures O
of O
improper O
or O
inflated O
billing O
practices O
. O

But O
the O
government O
now O
claims O
that O
a O
group O
of O
company O
managers O
and O
lawyers O
engaged O
in O
an O
elaborate O
strategy O
over O
five O
years O
to O
obscure O
from O
federal O
authorities O
the O
extent O
and O
details O
of O
`` O
widespread O
'' O
fraudulent O
billing O
practices O
. O

The O
problems O
were O
uncovered O
during O
a O
series O
of O
internal O
investigations O
of O
the O
company O
's O
Space B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
division O
, O
which O
has O
been O
the O
focus O
of O
two O
separate O
overcharge O
prosecutions O
by O
the O
government O
since O
1985 O
. O

The O
dispute O
stems O
from O
pretrial O
maneuvering O
in O
the O
pending O
court O
case O
, O
in O
which O
prosecutors O
have O
been O
demanding O
access O
to O
a O
host O
of O
internal O
company O
memos O
, O
reports O
and O
documents O
. O

Last O
November O
, O
a O
federal O
grand O
jury O
indicted O
GE B-ORG
on O
charges O
of O
fraud O
and O
false O
claims O
in O
connection O
with O
an O
alleged O
scheme O
to O
defraud O
the O
Army O
of O
$ O
21 O
million O
on O
a O
logistics O
computer O
contract O
. O

The O
company O
, O
for O
its O
part O
, O
maintains O
that O
many O
of O
the O
disputed O
documents O
are O
privileged O
attorney O
- O
client O
communications O
that O
should O
n't O
be O
turned O
over O
to O
prosecutors O
. O

A O
hearing O
is O
scheduled O
on O
the O
issue O
today O
. O

The O
government O
's O
136 O
- O
page O
filing O
covers O
events O
leading O
up O
to O
the O
current O
case O
and O
an O
earlier O
indictment O
in O
March O
1985 O
, O
when O
GE B-ORG
was O
accused O
of O
defrauding O
the O
Pentagon O
by O
illegally O
claiming O
cost O
overruns O
on O
Minuteman B-PRODUCT
missile O
contracts O
. O

GE B-ORG
pleaded O
guilty O
and O
paid O
a O
fine O
of O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
million O
in O
the O
Minuteman B-PRODUCT
case O
, O
which O
involved O
some O
of O
the O
same O
individuals O
and O
operations O
that O
are O
at O
the O
center O
of O
the O
dispute O
in O
the O
Philadelphia B-GPE
court O
. O

In O
order O
to O
show O
that O
all O
of O
its O
units O
had O
corrected O
billing O
problems O
and O
therefore O
should O
become O
eligible O
again O
for O
new O
contracts O
, O
prosecutors O
contend O
that O
`` O
high O
- O
level O
GE B-ORG
executives O
'' O
and O
company O
lawyers O
provided O
`` O
misleading O
statements O
'' O
to O
then O
- O
Air O
Force O
Secretary O
Verne O
Orr O
and O
other O
Pentagon B-ORG
officials O
during O
a O
series O
of O
meetings O
in O
1985 O
. O

Overall O
, O
the O
government O
contends O
that O
GE B-ORG
's O
disclosure O
efforts O
largely O
were O
intended O
to O
`` O
curry O
favor O
'' O
with O
Pentagon B-ORG
officials O
without O
detailing O
the O
extent O
of O
the O
management O
lapses O
and O
allegedly O
pervasive O
billing O
irregularities O
uncovered O
by O
company O
investigations O
. O

Prosecutors O
depict O
a O
company O
that O
allegedly O
sat O
on O
damaging O
evidence O
of O
overcharges O
from O
1983 O
to O
1985 O
, O
despite O
warnings O
from O
an O
internal O
auditor O
. O

When O
GE B-ORG
finally O
disclosed O
the O
problems O
, O
prosecutors O
contend O
that O
Mr. O
Orr O
`` O
was O
erroneously O
informed O
that O
the O
-LCB- O
suspected O
-RCB- O
practices O
had O
only O
just O
been O
discovered O
'' O
by O
GE B-ORG
management O
. O

In O
its O
brief O
, O
the O
government O
asserted O
that O
it O
needs O
the O
internal O
GE B-ORG
documents O
to O
rebut O
anticipated O
efforts O
by O
GE B-ORG
during O
the O
trial O
to O
demonstrate O
`` O
its O
good O
corporate O
character O
. O
'' O

GE B-ORG
, O
which O
was O
surprised O
by O
the O
last O
- O
minute O
subpoena O
for O
more O
than O
100 O
boxes O
and O
file O
cabinets O
of O
documents O
, O
countered O
that O
senior O
GE B-ORG
managers O
did O
n't O
find O
out O
about O
questionable O
billing O
practices O
until O
1985 O
, O
and O
that O
the O
information O
was O
passed O
on O
quickly O
to O
Mr. O
Orr O
at O
his O
first O
meeting O
with O
company O
representatives O
. O

Subsequent O
meetings O
, O
initiated O
after O
the O
company O
and O
two O
of O
its O
units O
were O
briefly O
suspended O
from O
federal O
contracts O
, O
were O
held O
to O
familiarize O
Mr. O
Orr O
with O
the O
company O
's O
self O
- O
policing O
procedures O
and O
to O
disclose O
additional O
information O
, O
according O
to O
GE B-ORG
. O

GE B-ORG
's O
filing O
contends O
that O
the O
billing O
practices O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
current O
controversy O
involved O
technical O
disputes O
rather O
than O
criminal O
activity O
. O

The O
company O
's O
conduct O
`` O
does O
not O
even O
raise O
a O
question O
of O
wrongful O
corporate O
intent O
, O
ratification O
or O
cover O
- O
up O
, O
'' O
GE B-ORG
's O
brief O
asserts O
. O

`` O
On O
the O
contrary O
, O
it O
shows O
a O
corporation O
reacting O
swiftly O
and O
aggressively O
to O
very O
difficult O
issues O
in O
largely O
uncharted O
waters O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Orr O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
yesterday O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
's O
woes O
spooked O
currency O
traders O
but O
prompted O
a O
quiet O
little O
party O
among O
bond O
investors O
. O

Prices O
of O
long O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
moved O
inversely O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
as O
investors O
sought O
safety O
amid O
growing O
evidence O
the O
economy O
is O
weakening O
. O

But O
the O
shaky O
economic O
outlook O
and O
the O
volatile O
stock O
market O
forced O
the O
dollar O
lower O
against O
major O
currencies O
. O

The O
bond O
market O
got O
an O
early O
boost O
from O
the O
opening O
- O
hour O
sell O
- O
off O
in O
stocks O
. O

That O
rout O
was O
triggered O
by O
UAL B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
announcement O
late O
Monday O
that O
the O
proposed O
management O
- O
labor O
buy O
- O
out O
had O
collapsed O
. O

The O
80 O
- O
point O
decline O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
during O
the O
morning O
trading O
session O
touched O
off O
a O
flight O
to O
safety O
that O
saw O
investors O
shifting O
assets O
from O
stocks O
to O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
. O

At O
its O
strongest O
, O
the O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
rose O
more O
than O
a O
point O
, O
or O
more O
than O
$ O
10 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

As O
the O
stock O
market O
recovered O
some O
of O
its O
losses O
later O
in O
the O
day O
, O
bond O
prices O
retreated O
. O

But O
analysts O
said O
the O
combination O
of O
a O
second O
consecutive O
decline O
in O
monthly O
durable O
- O
goods O
orders O
and O
lackluster O
mid-October O
auto O
sales O
helped O
prop O
up O
the O
Treasury O
market O
. O

A O
slowing O
economy O
and O
the O
implication O
of O
lower O
inflation O
and O
interest O
rates O
tend O
to O
bolster O
bond O
prices O
. O

On O
the O
surface O
, O
the O
decline O
in O
September O
durable O
goods O
-- O
only O
0.1 O
% O
-- O
did O
n't O
appear O
very O
weak O
. O

But O
orders O
for O
non-defense O
capital O
goods O
, O
a O
precursor O
of O
future O
plant O
and O
equipment O
spending O
, O
were O
off O
5.6 O
% O
after O
falling O
10.3 O
% O
in O
August O
. O

Auto O
makers O
reported O
that O
mid-October O
sales O
were O
running O
at O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
about O
5.8 O
million O
units O
, O
far O
less O
than O
the O
6.6 O
million O
units O
analysts O
had O
expected O
. O

Taken O
together O
, O
the O
auto O
- O
sales O
and O
durable O
- O
goods O
reports O
confirmed O
perceptions O
that O
the O
economy O
is O
bogging O
down O
. O

Although O
analysts O
do O
n't O
expect O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
to O
ease O
credit O
policy O
soon O
, O
reports O
like O
those O
yesterday O
help O
build O
the O
case O
for O
lower O
rates O
. O

Now O
bond O
investors O
are O
looking O
toward O
next O
week O
's O
report O
from O
national O
purchasing O
managers O
and O
the O
government O
's O
October O
employment O
report O
as O
potentially O
prompting O
the O
Fed O
to O
lower O
rates O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
's O
precipitous O
drop O
frightened O
foreign O
investors O
, O
who O
quickly O
bid O
the O
dollar O
lower O
. O

But O
as O
stock O
prices O
recovered O
some O
of O
the O
early O
losses O
, O
so O
did O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
. O

Although O
dealers O
said O
investors O
are O
becoming O
more O
bearish O
toward O
the O
dollar O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
recent O
troubles O
and O
as O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
weakens O
, O
the O
dollar O
ended O
down O
only O
modestly O
. O

In O
major O
market O
activity O
: O
Bond O
prices O
rose O
. O

The O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
gained O
nearly O
half O
a O
point O
, O
or O
about O
$ O
5 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

The O
yield O
on O
the O
issue O
slipped O
to O
7.89 O
% O
. O

The O
dollar O
retreated O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
the O
currency O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8355 O
marks O
and O
141.45 O
yen O
, O
compared O
with O
1.8470 O
marks O
and O
141.90 O
yen O
Monday O
. O

From O
the O
Sept. O
30 O
- O
Oct O
. O
4 O
issue O
of O
The B-ORG
Economist I-ORG
: O

What O
defeated O
General O
Aoun O
was O
not O
only O
the O
weight O
of O
the O
Syrian B-NORP
army O
. O

The O
weight O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
's O
history O
was O
also O
against O
him O
; O
and O
it O
is O
a O
history O
Israel B-GPE
is O
in O
danger O
of O
repeating O
. O

Like O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
and O
however O
unfairly O
, O
Israel B-GPE
is O
regarded O
by O
the O
Arab B-NORP
world O
as O
a O
colonial O
aberration O
. O

Its O
best O
hope O
of O
acceptance O
by O
its O
neighbours O
lies O
in O
reaching O
a O
settlement O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Like O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
Israel B-GPE
is O
being O
remade O
by O
demography O
. O

In O
Greater B-GPE
Israel I-GPE
more O
than O
half O
the O
children O
under O
six O
are O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

Within O
25 O
years O
Jews O
will O
probably O
be O
the O
minority O
. O

Yet O
Israel B-GPE
will O
neither O
share O
power O
with O
all O
these O
Arabs B-NORP
nor O
, O
says O
its O
present O
prime O
minister O
, O
redraw O
its O
borders O
closer O
to O
its O
pre-1967 O
Jewish O
heartland O
. O

By O
not O
choosing O
one O
of O
these O
options O
, O
Israelis B-NORP
will O
condemn O
themselves O
, O
as O
the O
Maronites B-NORP
did O
, O
to O
perpetual O
war O
with O
the O
Muslims B-NORP
in O
their O
midst O
, O
and O
so O
to O
the O
internal O
erosion O
of O
their O
state O
. O

Unlike O
the O
Maronites B-NORP
, O
Israel B-GPE
's O
Jews O
will O
not O
let O
themselves O
become O
the O
weakest O
force O
in O
a O
system O
of O
private O
armies O
; O
Jerusalem B-GPE
will O
become O
Belfast B-GPE
before O
it O
becomes O
Beirut B-GPE
. O

But O
that O
is O
not O
much O
of O
a O
consolation O
to O
draw O
from O
the O
failure O
of O
General O
Aoun O
. O

Harris B-PERSON
Ravine I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
customer O
satisfaction O
, O
was O
named O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
finance O
and O
administration O
of O
this O
maker O
of O
data O
storage O
equipment O
. O

Mr. O
Ravine O
succeeds O
William B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Mansfield I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
who O
will O
remain O
with O
the O
company O
until O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
to O
support O
the O
transition O
and O
to O
complete O
important O
projects O
. O

Mexico B-GPE
exported O
an O
average O
of O
1,296,800 O
barrels O
of O
crude O
oil O
a O
day O
at O
an O
average O
of O
$ O
15.31 O
a O
barrel O
during O
1989 O
's O
first O
eight O
months O
for O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
4.82 O
billion O
, O
Petroleos B-ORG
Mexicanos I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
state O
petroleum O
monopoly O
said O
sales O
in O
the O
period O
gained O
15 O
% O
, O
and O
$ O
262.4 O
million O
more O
than O
originally O
projected O
at O
an O
average O
of O
$ O
10 O
a O
barrel O
on O
an O
export O
platform O
of O
1,250,000 O
barrels O
a O
day O
. O

Your O
Oct. O
2 O
editorial O
`` O
Reding B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Wrighting I-WORK_OF_ART
& I-WORK_OF_ART
Erithmatic I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
on O
the O
recent O
`` O
education O
summit O
'' O
was O
like O
most O
pieces O
on O
the O
subject O
of O
education O
: O
It O
had O
little O
to O
say O
. O

Oddly O
, O
though O
, O
on O
the O
very O
same O
page O
you O
printed O
a O
comment O
that O
addresses O
one O
of O
the O
most O
serious O
shortcomings O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
education O
system O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
the O
comment O
was O
buried O
in O
another O
article O
, O
so O
it O
could O
not O
stand O
out O
in O
an O
education O
context O
. O

In O
the O
Manager O
's O
Journal B-ORG
, O
Atsushi B-PERSON
Kageyama I-PERSON
, O
in O
commenting O
on O
many O
differences O
between O
American B-NORP
and O
Japanese B-NORP
culture O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
Japanese B-NORP
children O
are O
raised O
in O
a O
way O
many O
Americans O
would O
find O
severe O
. O

After O
a O
wonderfully O
frivolous O
early O
childhood O
, O
they O
are O
exposed O
to O
rigid O
discipline O
as O
soon O
as O
they O
enter O
school O
. O
'' O

What O
far O
too O
many O
people O
concerned O
about O
education O
either O
fail O
to O
understand O
or O
choose O
to O
ignore O
is O
that O
American B-NORP
children O
, O
on O
the O
whole O
, O
are O
among O
the O
most O
undisciplined O
in O
the O
world O
, O
making O
any O
attempt O
at O
improvements O
in O
the O
mode O
of O
education O
potentially O
unsuccessful O
. O

Unless O
parents O
and O
educators O
alike O
start O
to O
develop O
more O
discipline O
in O
children O
, O
all O
the O
worthy O
concern O
, O
discussions O
and O
actions O
will O
not O
solve O
the O
problem O
. O

Allen O
B. O
Richards O
Peterborough O
, O
N.H B-GPE
. O

Bank B-ORG
of O
Montreal B-GPE
said O
it O
added O
850 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
725.8 O
million O
-RRB- O
to O
its O
reserves O
against O
losses O
on O
Third B-LOC
World I-LOC
loans O
, O
bringing O
the O
total O
it O
has O
set O
aside O
this O
year O
to O
C$ O
1 O
billion O
. O

The O
bank O
said O
the O
C$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
reserves O
will O
result O
in O
a O
charge O
of O
C$ O
595 O
million O
against O
earnings O
but O
said O
it O
still O
expects O
to O
report O
a O
profit O
for O
the O
year O
ending O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
bank O
reported O
net O
income O
of O
C$ O
389 O
million O
for O
the O
nine O
months O
ended O
July O
31 O
. O

The O
bank O
said O
the O
increase O
in O
loan O
- O
loss O
provisions O
wo O
n't O
affect O
the O
payment O
of O
dividends O
. O

The O
bank O
said O
reserves O
now O
amount O
to O
61 O
% O
of O
its O
total O
less O
- O
developed O
- O
country O
exposure O
. O

Excluding O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
reserves O
equal O
95 O
% O
of O
LDC O
exposure O
. O

In O
Toronto B-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
trading O
, O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Montreal B-GPE
closed O
at O
C$ O
33.25 O
, O
up O
87.5 O
Canadian B-NORP
cents O
. O

International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
agreed O
to O
acquire O
a O
15 O
% O
stake O
in O
Paxus B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
an O
Australian B-NORP
computer O
- O
software O
and O
information O
- O
services O
concern O
, O
for O
20 O
million O
Australian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
17 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
investment O
will O
be O
made O
through O
IBM B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
IBM B-ORG
, O
the O
two O
companies O
said O
yesterday O
. O

IBM B-ORG
can O
raise O
its O
stake O
in O
Paxus O
to O
20 O
% O
over O
three O
years O
, O
but O
agreed O
to O
not O
go O
beyond O
20 O
% O
in O
that O
time O
. O

Paxus B-ORG
said O
in O
a O
statement O
it O
has O
several O
`` O
well O
developed O
product O
and O
services O
relationships O
'' O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
computer O
company O
, O
and O
plans O
to O
expand O
these O
links O
. O

The O
company O
earns O
about O
half O
its O
revenue O
overseas O
and O
plans O
further O
expansion O
. O

A O
majority O
stake O
in O
Paxus B-ORG
currently O
held O
by O
NZI B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
will O
be O
diluted O
to O
slightly O
less O
than O
50 O
% O
after O
IBM B-ORG
acquires O
its O
interest O
. O

The O
agreement O
requires O
approval O
from O
Australia B-GPE
's O
Foreign B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Review I-ORG
Board I-ORG
and O
National O
Companies O
and O
Securities O
Commission O
, O
and O
from O
shareholders O
of O
Paxus B-ORG
. O

Boeing B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
Trans B-ORG
European I-ORG
Airways I-ORG
ordered O
a O
dozen O
737 O
jetliners O
valued O
at O
a O
total O
of O
about O
$ O
450 O
million O
. O

The O
300 O
and O
400 O
series O
aircraft O
will O
be O
powered O
by O
engines O
jointly O
produced O
by O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Snecma B-ORG
of O
France B-GPE
. O

Currently O
, O
Boeing B-ORG
has O
a O
backlog O
of O
about O
$ O
80 O
billion O
, O
but O
production O
has O
been O
slowed O
by O
a O
strike O
of O
55,000 O
machinists O
, O
which O
entered O
its O
22nd O
day O
today O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
a O
mediator O
failed O
to O
rekindle O
talks O
between O
the O
company O
and O
the O
strikers O
, O
who O
have O
rejected O
a O
pay O
raise O
offer O
of O
10 O
% O
over O
three O
years O
. O

The O
state O
attorney O
general O
's O
office O
filed O
suit O
against O
five O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
brokerage O
firms O
, O
charging O
them O
with O
responsibility O
for O
much O
of O
a O
$ O
200 O
million O
loss O
incurred O
by O
the O
state O
treasurer O
's O
office O
in O
1987 O
. O

The O
suit O
sets O
the O
firms O
' O
liability O
at O
more O
than O
$ O
185 O
million O
. O

The O
firms O
are O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
County B-ORG
Natwest I-ORG
Government I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Greenwich B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co O
. O

The O
firms O
have O
all O
said O
that O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
's O
suit O
is O
without O
merit O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
the O
firms O
filed O
a O
suit O
against O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
state O
court O
asking O
for O
a O
declaratory O
judgment O
absolving O
them O
of O
liability O
. O

That O
suit O
is O
pending O
. O

The O
suits O
relate O
to O
a O
$ O
200 O
million O
loss O
, O
disclosed O
in O
December O
, O
that O
was O
suffered O
by O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
's O
consolidated O
investment O
pool O
. O

The O
pool O
invested O
idle O
cash O
for O
many O
state O
agencies O
and O
local O
governments O
. O

In O
its O
suit O
, O
the O
attorney O
general O
's O
office O
alleges O
that O
brokers O
encouraged O
members O
of O
the O
treasurer O
's O
office O
to O
engage O
in O
high O
- O
volume O
, O
high O
- O
risk O
transactions O
that O
benefited O
the O
brokers O
. O

President O
Bush O
is O
considering O
casting O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
as O
a O
test O
to O
determine O
whether O
the O
courts O
will O
rule O
that O
he O
has O
such O
authority O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
has O
long O
campaigned O
for O
passage O
of O
a O
bill O
or O
a O
constitutional O
amendment O
that O
would O
explicitly O
give O
him O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
, O
which O
would O
enable O
him O
to O
kill O
individual O
items O
in O
a O
big O
spending O
bill O
without O
having O
to O
kill O
the O
entire O
bill O
. O

He O
has O
argued O
that O
such O
presidential O
power O
is O
necessary O
to O
rein O
in O
congressional O
spending O
. O

But O
some O
analysts O
, O
particularly O
conservative O
legal O
scholars O
, O
have O
urged O
Mr. O
Bush O
not O
to O
wait O
for O
explicit O
authorization O
but O
simply O
to O
assert O
that O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
already O
implicitly O
gives O
him O
the O
power O
to O
exercise O
a O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
. O

Such O
an O
assertion O
most O
likely O
would O
bring O
about O
a O
court O
challenge O
from O
Congress B-ORG
that O
would O
clarify O
whether O
a O
president O
already O
has O
such O
power O
. O

White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
Marlin B-PERSON
Fitzwater I-PERSON
, O
confirming O
comments O
made O
this O
week O
by O
Vice O
President O
Dan O
Quayle O
, O
said O
Mr. O
Bush O
is O
`` O
interested O
'' O
in O
finding O
a O
suitable O
test O
case O
. O

But O
he O
also O
said O
that O
exercising O
a O
test O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
is O
n't O
a O
`` O
top O
initiative O
'' O
on O
the O
president O
's O
agenda O
because O
he O
faces O
more O
- O
pressing O
budget O
issues O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
current O
account O
deficit O
dropped O
to O
# O
1.6 O
billion O
-LRB- O
$ O
2.56 O
billion O
-RRB- O
in O
September O
from O
an O
adjusted O
# O
2 O
billion O
-LRB- O
$ O
3.21 O
billion O
-RRB- O
the O
previous O
month O
, O
but O
the O
improvement O
comes O
amid O
increasing O
concern O
that O
a O
recession O
could O
strike O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
economy O
next O
year O
. O

The O
Confederation O
of O
British O
Industry O
's O
latest O
survey O
shows O
that O
business O
executives O
expect O
a O
pronounced O
slowdown O
, O
largely O
because O
of O
a O
16 O
- O
month O
series O
of O
interest O
- O
rate O
increases O
that O
has O
raised O
banks O
' O
base O
lending O
rates O
to O
15 O
% O
. O

`` O
The O
outlook O
has O
deteriorated O
since O
the O
summer O
, O
with O
orders O
and O
employment O
falling O
and O
output O
at O
a O
standstill O
, O
'' O
said O
David B-PERSON
Wigglesworth I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
industry O
group O
's O
economic O
committee O
. O

He O
also O
said O
investment O
by O
businesses O
is O
falling O
off O
. O

Of O
1,224 O
companies O
surveyed O
, O
31 O
% O
expect O
to O
cut O
spending O
on O
plant O
equipment O
and O
machinery O
, O
while O
only O
28 O
% O
plan O
to O
spend O
more O
. O

But O
despite O
mounting O
recession O
fears O
, O
government O
data O
do O
n't O
yet O
show O
the O
economy O
grinding O
to O
a O
halt O
. O

Unemployment O
, O
for O
example O
, O
has O
continued O
to O
decline O
, O
and O
the O
September O
trade O
figures O
showed O
increases O
in O
both O
imports O
and O
exports O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Prime O
Minister O
Margaret O
Thatcher O
's O
government O
is O
n't O
currently O
expected O
to O
ease O
interest O
rates O
before O
next O
spring O
, O
if O
then O
. O

Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
views O
the O
high O
rates O
as O
his O
chief O
weapon O
against O
inflation O
, O
which O
was O
ignited O
by O
tax O
cuts O
and O
loose O
credit O
policies O
in O
1986 O
and O
1987 O
. O

Officials O
fear O
that O
any O
loosening O
this O
year O
could O
rekindle O
inflation O
or O
further O
weaken O
the O
pound O
against O
other O
major O
currencies O
. O

Fending O
off O
attacks O
on O
his O
economic O
policies O
in O
a O
House B-ORG
of O
Commons O
debate O
yesterday O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
said O
inflation O
`` O
remains O
the O
greatest O
threat O
to O
our O
economic O
well O
- O
being O
'' O
and O
promised O
to O
take O
`` O
whatever O
steps O
are O
needed O
'' O
to O
choke O
it O
off O
. O

The O
latest O
government O
figures O
said O
retail O
prices O
in O
September O
were O
up O
7.6 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Many O
economists O
have O
started O
predicting O
a O
mild O
recession O
next O
year O
. O

David B-PERSON
Owen I-PERSON
, O
U.K. B-GPE
economist O
with O
Kleinwort B-ORG
Benson I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
reduced O
his O
growth O
forecast O
for O
1990 O
to O
0.7 O
% O
from O
1.2 O
% O
and O
termed O
the O
risk O
of O
recession O
next O
year O
`` O
quite O
high O
. O
'' O

But O
he O
said O
the O
downturn O
probably O
wo O
n't O
become O
a O
`` O
major O
contraction O
'' O
similar O
to O
those O
of O
1974 O
and O
1982 O
. O

Still O
, O
Britain B-GPE
's O
current O
slump O
is O
a O
cause O
for O
concern O
here O
as O
the O
nation O
joins O
in O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
's O
plan O
to O
create O
a O
unified O
market O
by O
1992 O
. O

Compared O
with O
the O
major O
economies O
on O
the O
Continent O
, O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
faces O
both O
higher O
inflation O
and O
lower O
growth O
in O
the O
next O
several O
months O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Mr. O
Owen O
warned O
, O
investment O
will O
be O
more O
likely O
to O
flow O
toward O
the O
other O
European B-NORP
economies O
and O
`` O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
will O
be O
less O
prepared O
for O
the O
single O
market O
. O
'' O

Britain B-GPE
's O
latest O
trade O
figures O
contained O
some O
positive O
news O
for O
the O
economy O
, O
such O
as O
a O
surge O
in O
the O
volume O
of O
exports O
, O
which O
were O
8.5 O
% O
higher O
than O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

But O
while O
September O
exports O
rose O
to O
# O
8.43 O
billion O
, O
imports O
shot O
up O
to O
# O
10.37 O
billion O
. O

The O
resulting O
# O
1.9 O
billion O
merchandise O
trade O
deficit O
was O
partly O
offset O
by O
an O
assumed O
surplus O
of O
# O
300 O
million O
in O
so O
- O
called O
invisible O
items O
, O
which O
include O
income O
from O
investments O
, O
services O
and O
official O
transfers O
. O

Despite O
the O
narrowing O
of O
the O
monthly O
trade O
gap O
, O
economists O
expect O
the O
current O
account O
deficit O
for O
all O
of O
1989 O
to O
swell O
to O
about O
# O
20 O
billion O
from O
# O
14.6 O
billion O
in O
1988 O
. O

Increasingly O
, O
economists O
say O
the O
big O
deficit O
reflects O
the O
slipping O
competitive O
position O
of O
British B-NORP
industry O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
country O
gets O
wealthier O
, O
we O
tend O
to O
buy O
high O
- O
quality O
imports O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Owen O
said O
. O

Soichiro O
Honda O
's O
picture O
now O
hangs O
with O
Henry O
Ford O
's O
in O
the O
U.S. O
Automotive O
Hall O
of O
Fame B-ORG
, O
and O
the O
game O
- O
show O
`` O
Jeopardy B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
soon O
to O
be O
Sony B-ORG
- O
owned O
. O

But O
no O
matter O
how O
much O
Japan B-GPE
gets O
under O
our O
skin O
, O
we O
'll O
still O
have O
mom O
and O
apple O
pie O
. O

On O
second O
thought O
, O
make O
that O
just O
mom O
. O

A O
Japanese B-NORP
apple O
called O
the O
Fuji O
is O
cropping O
up O
in O
orchards O
the O
way O
Hondas B-PRODUCT
did O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
roads O
. O

By O
1995 O
it O
will O
be O
planted O
more O
often O
than O
any O
other O
apple O
tree O
, O
according O
to O
a O
recent O
survey O
of O
six O
apple O
- O
industry O
sages O
by O
Washington B-ORG
State I-ORG
University I-ORG
horticulturist O
Robert B-PERSON
Norton I-PERSON
. O

Some O
fruit O
visionaries O
say O
the O
Fuji O
could O
someday O
tumble O
the O
Red O
Delicious O
from O
the O
top O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
apple O
heap O
. O

It O
certainly O
wo O
n't O
get O
there O
on O
looks O
. O

Compared O
to O
the O
Red O
Delicious O
, O
the O
exemplar O
of O
apple O
pulchritude O
, O
the O
Fuji O
is O
decidedly O
more O
dowdy O
-- O
generally O
smaller O
, O
less O
- O
perfectly O
shaped O
, O
greenish O
, O
with O
tinges O
of O
red O
. O

To O
hear O
most O
U.S. B-GPE
growers O
tell O
it O
, O
we O
'd O
still O
be O
in O
Paradise B-LOC
if O
the O
serpent O
had O
proffered O
one O
to O
Eve B-PERSON
. O

But O
how O
sweet O
it O
is O
. O

It O
has O
more O
sugar O
`` O
than O
any O
apple O
we O
've O
ever O
tested O
, O
'' O
says O
Duane B-PERSON
Greene I-PERSON
, O
a O
University O
of O
Massachusetts B-GPE
pomologist O
, O
or O
apple O
scholar O
. O

It O
has O
a O
long O
shelf O
life O
and O
`` O
does O
n't O
fool O
the O
public O
, O
'' O
says O
Grady B-PERSON
Auvil I-PERSON
, O
an O
Orondo B-GPE
, O
Wash. B-GPE
, O
grower O
who O
is O
planting O
Fujis O
and O
spreading O
the O
good O
word O
about O
them O
. O

`` O
It O
does O
n't O
look O
nice O
on O
the O
outside O
while O
getting O
mealy O
inside O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Auvil O
, O
razor O
sharp O
at O
83 O
, O
has O
picked O
and O
packed O
a O
zillion O
pecks O
of O
apples O
over O
the O
past O
65 O
years O
. O

He O
is O
known O
as O
the O
father O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
grown O
Granny O
Smith O
, O
a O
radically O
different O
apple O
that O
the O
conventional O
wisdom O
once O
said O
would O
never O
catch O
on O
. O

It O
did O
, O
shaking O
the O
apple O
establishment O
to O
its O
roots O
. O

Now O
, O
even O
more O
radical O
changes O
seem O
afoot O
as O
the O
grand O
old O
maverick O
of O
American B-NORP
apples O
plays O
the O
role O
of O
Hiroshi B-PERSON
Appleseed I-PERSON
. O

`` O
The O
Fuji O
is O
going O
to O
be O
No. O
1 O
to O
replace O
the O
Red O
Delicious O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

The O
Delicious O
hegemony O
wo O
n't O
end O
anytime O
soon O
. O

New O
apple O
trees O
grow O
slowly O
, O
and O
the O
Red O
Delicious O
is O
almost O
as O
entrenched O
as O
mom O
. O

Its O
roots O
are O
patriotic O
-- O
with O
the O
first O
trees O
appearing O
in O
1872 O
in O
an O
orchard O
near O
Peru B-GPE
, O
Iowa B-GPE
, O
to O
be O
exact O
. O

For O
more O
than O
50 O
years O
, O
it O
has O
been O
the O
apple O
of O
our O
eye O
. O

A O
good O
Delicious O
can O
indeed O
be O
delicious O
. O

More O
than O
twice O
as O
many O
Red O
Delicious O
apples O
are O
grown O
as O
the O
Golden O
variety O
, O
America B-GPE
's O
No. O
2 O
apple O
. O

But O
the O
apple O
industry O
is O
ripe O
for O
change O
. O

`` O
Red O
Delicious O
has O
been O
overplanted O
, O
and O
its O
prices O
have O
dropped O
below O
the O
cost O
of O
production O
, O
'' O
says O
Washington B-GPE
State I-GPE
's O
Mr. O
Norton O
. O

The O
scare O
over O
Alar O
, O
a O
growth O
regulator O
that O
makes O
apples O
redder O
and O
crunchier O
but O
may O
be O
carcinogenic O
, O
made O
consumers O
shy O
away O
from O
the O
Delicious O
, O
though O
they O
were O
less O
affected O
than O
the O
McIntosh O
. O

The O
glut O
and O
consequent O
lower O
prices O
, O
combined O
with O
cancer O
fears O
, O
was O
a O
very O
serious O
blow O
to O
growers O
. O

`` O
A O
lot O
of O
growers O
wo O
n't O
be O
around O
in O
a O
few O
years O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Norton O
, O
although O
they O
have O
stopped O
using O
Alar O
. O

One O
may O
be O
William B-PERSON
Broderick I-PERSON
, O
a O
Sterling B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
grower O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
beautiful O
stuff O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
looking O
ruefully O
at O
big O
boxes O
of O
just O
- O
picked O
Red O
Delicious O
next O
to O
his O
barn O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
lose O
$ O
50,000 O
to O
$ O
60,000 O
on O
it O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
have O
to O
get O
another O
job O
this O
year O
just O
to O
eat O
. O
'' O

Besides O
rotten O
prices O
, O
he O
has O
been O
hit O
recently O
by O
hail O
, O
a O
bark O
- O
nibbling O
horde O
of O
mice O
, O
fungi O
and O
bugs O
. O

Some O
500 O
insects O
and O
150 O
diseases O
wiggle O
, O
chew O
and O
romp O
through O
growers O
' O
nightmares O
, O
including O
maggots O
, O
mites O
, O
mildew O
, O
thrips O
, O
black O
rot O
and O
the O
flat O
- O
headed O
borer O
. O

Even O
if O
a O
grower O
beats O
them O
back O
, O
his O
$ O
2,000 O
rented O
bees O
might O
buzz O
off O
to O
the O
neighbors O
' O
orchards O
instead O
of O
pollinating O
his O
, O
Mr. O
Broderick O
says O
. O

Though O
growers O
ca O
n't O
always O
keep O
the O
worm O
from O
the O
apple O
, O
they O
can O
protect O
themselves O
against O
the O
price O
vagaries O
of O
any O
one O
variety O
by O
diversifying O
-- O
into O
the O
recently O
imported O
Gala O
, O
a O
sweet O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
native O
; O
the O
Esopus O
Spitzenburg O
, O
reportedly O
Thomas B-PERSON
Jefferson I-PERSON
's O
favorite O
apple O
; O
disease O
- O
resistant O
kinds O
like O
the O
Liberty O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
ripped O
out O
a O
lot O
of O
Delicious O
'' O
and O
grafted O
the O
trees O
with O
many O
different O
shoots O
, O
says O
Steve B-PERSON
Wood I-PERSON
, O
a O
West B-GPE
Lebanon I-GPE
, O
N.H. B-GPE
, O
grower O
, O
tramping O
through O
his O
100 O
- O
acre O
Poverty B-FAC
Lane I-FAC
Orchard I-FAC
on O
a O
crisp O
autumn O
day O
recently O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
got O
70 O
kinds O
of O
apples O
. O

Here O
's O
a O
Waltana O
, O
'' O
he O
exclaims O
, O
picking O
one O
off O
a O
tree O
. O

He O
bites O
it O
, O
scowls O
and O
throws O
it O
down O
. O
`` O

It O
's O
a O
real O
dog O
. O
'' O

Supermarkets O
are O
getting O
into O
the O
variety O
act O
, O
too O
. O

They O
still O
buy O
apples O
mainly O
for O
big O
, O
red O
good O
looks O
-- O
that O
's O
why O
so O
many O
taste O
like O
woodchucks O
' O
punching O
bags O
. O

But O
freshness O
counts O
more O
than O
it O
once O
did O
, O
and O
stores O
are O
expanding O
shelf O
space O
for O
unconventional O
, O
but O
tastier O
, O
and O
often O
pricier O
, O
apples O
. O

`` O
Rather O
than O
sell O
39 O
- O
cents O
- O
a O
- O
pound O
Delicious O
, O
maybe O
we O
can O
sell O
79 O
- O
cents O
- O
a O
- O
pound O
Fujis O
, O
'' O
says O
Chuck B-PERSON
Tryon I-PERSON
, O
perishables O
director O
for O
Super B-ORG
Valu I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Minneapolis B-GPE
supermarket O
chain O
and O
food O
distributor O
. O

The O
Fuji O
is O
a O
product O
of O
meticulous O
Japanese B-NORP
pomological O
engineering O
, O
which O
fostered O
it O
50 O
years O
ago O
at O
a O
government O
research O
orchard O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
researchers O
have O
bred O
dozens O
of O
strains O
of O
Fujis O
to O
hone O
its O
color O
, O
taste O
and O
shelf O
life O
. O

Now O
the O
best O
of O
them O
age O
as O
gracefully O
as O
Grannies O
, O
the O
industry O
's O
gold O
standard O
for O
storability O
. O

In O
the O
cornucopia O
of O
go O
- O
go O
apples O
, O
the O
Fuji O
's O
track O
record O
stands O
out O
: O
During O
the O
past O
15 O
years O
, O
it O
has O
gone O
from O
almost O
zilch O
to O
some O
50 O
% O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
market O
. O

`` O
The O
Japanese B-NORP
apple O
market O
is O
very O
keyed O
to O
high O
quality O
, O
'' O
says O
David B-PERSON
Lane I-PERSON
, O
a O
scientist O
at O
a O
Canadian B-NORP
horticulture O
research O
center O
in O
Summerland B-GPE
, O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
, O
and O
so O
apples O
are O
more O
of O
a O
delicacy O
there O
than O
a O
big O
food O
commodity O
. O

The O
U.S. O
Department O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
estimates O
that O
this O
year O
Americans O
will O
eat O
about O
40 O
% O
more O
fresh O
apples O
per O
capita O
than O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
. O

The O
Fuji O
is O
still O
small O
potatoes O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
sold O
mainly O
in O
fruit O
boutiques O
. O

But O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
says O
Craig B-PERSON
Ito I-PERSON
, O
a O
Fuji B-ORG
- O
apple O
grower O
, O
`` O
There O
's O
a O
Fuji B-ORG
apple O
cult O
. O

Once O
somebody O
eats O
one O
, O
they O
get O
hooked O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Auvil O
, O
the O
Washington B-GPE
grower O
, O
says O
that O
he O
could O
sell O
Fujis O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
buyers O
at O
$ O
40 O
a O
box O
if O
he O
had O
them O
. O

-LRB- O
Taiwan B-GPE
already O
is O
a O
big O
importer O
of O
Fujis O
from O
other O
places O
, O
he O
adds O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
his O
first O
crop O
wo O
n't O
be O
picked O
till O
next O
year O
. O

`` O
I O
expect O
to O
see O
the O
demand O
exceed O
supply O
for O
Fujis O
for O
the O
next O
10 O
to O
15 O
years O
, O
'' O
he O
adds O
. O

Washington O
Red O
Delicious O
, O
by O
the O
way O
, O
are O
wholesaling O
for O
less O
than O
$ O
10 O
a O
box O
these O
days O
. O

Mr. O
Auvil O
sees O
Fujis O
, O
in O
part O
, O
as O
striking O
a O
blow O
against O
the O
perversion O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
apples O
by O
supermarkets O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
chain O
stores O
took O
over O
, O
there O
was O
no O
longer O
a O
connection O
between O
grower O
and O
consumer O
. O

A O
guy O
is O
sitting O
up O
in O
an O
office O
deciding O
what O
you O
're O
going O
to O
eat O
. O
'' O

After O
all O
, O
until O
the O
1950s O
even O
the O
Red O
Delicious O
was O
a O
firm O
, O
delectable O
morsel O
. O

Then O
, O
as O
growers O
bred O
them O
more O
for O
looks O
, O
and O
to O
satisfy O
supermarket O
chains O
' O
demands O
of O
long O
- O
term O
storage O
, O
the O
Red O
went O
into O
decline O
. O

Now O
, O
those O
red O
applelike O
things O
stores O
sell O
in O
summer O
are O
fruitbowl O
lovely O
, O
but O
usually O
not O
good O
eating O
. O

They O
do O
deserve O
respect O
, O
however O
-- O
they O
are O
almost O
a O
year O
old O
, O
probably O
equal O
to O
about O
106 O
in O
human O
years O
. O

The O
Fuji O
, O
to O
be O
sure O
, O
has O
blemishes O
too O
. O

It O
ripens O
later O
than O
most O
apples O
, O
and O
growing O
it O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
areas O
with O
chilly O
autumns O
may O
be O
tricky O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
frumpy O
Fuji B-ORG
must O
compete O
with O
an O
increasingly O
dolledup O
Delicious O
. O

Mr. O
Broderick O
, O
the O
Massachusetts B-GPE
grower O
, O
says O
the O
`` O
big O
boss O
'' O
at O
a O
supermarket O
chain O
even O
rejected O
his O
Red O
Delicious O
recently O
because O
they O
were O
n't O
waxed O
and O
brushed O
for O
extra O
shine O
. O

And O
he O
had O
n't O
used O
hormones O
, O
which O
many O
growers O
employ O
to O
elongate O
their O
Delicious O
apples O
for O
greater O
eye O
appeal O
. O

Still O
, O
Mr. O
Auvil O
points O
out O
, O
Grannies O
became O
popular O
without O
big O
, O
red O
looks O
, O
so O
why O
not O
Fujis O
? O

He O
sees O
a O
shift O
in O
American B-NORP
values O
-- O
at O
least O
regarding O
apples O
-- O
toward O
more O
emphasis O
on O
substance O
and O
less O
on O
glitz O
. O

`` O
Taste O
has O
finally O
come O
to O
the O
fore O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Or O
, O
for O
that O
matter O
, O
the O
core O
. O

The O
dollar O
finished O
lower O
yesterday O
, O
after O
tracking O
another O
rollercoaster O
session O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

Concern O
about O
the O
volatile O
U.S. B-GPE
stock O
market O
had O
faded O
in O
recent O
sessions O
, O
and O
traders O
appeared O
content O
to O
let O
the O
dollar O
languish O
in O
a O
narrow O
range O
until O
tomorrow O
, O
when O
the O
preliminary O
report O
on O
third O
- O
quarter O
U.S. B-GPE
gross O
national O
product O
is O
released O
. O

But O
seesaw O
gyrations O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
yesterday O
put O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
back O
in O
the O
spotlight O
and O
inspired O
market O
participants O
to O
bid O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
lower O
. O

UAL B-ORG
's O
decision O
to O
remain O
an O
independent O
company O
sent O
share O
prices O
tumbling O
. O

By O
midmorning O
, O
the O
DJIA O
had O
plunged O
80 O
points O
and O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
dealers O
quickly O
drove O
the O
dollar O
down O
. O

When O
the O
DJIA O
modestly O
rebounded O
, O
the O
dollar O
bounced O
back O
in O
choppy O
dealings O
but O
ended O
the O
day O
below O
the O
levels O
of O
late O
Monday O
. O

Stock O
prices O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
posted O
significant O
gains O
in O
later O
trading O
and O
closed O
down O
by O
only O
3.69 O
points O
on O
the O
day O
. O

Some O
dealers O
said O
that O
the O
market O
's O
strong O
reaction O
to O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
reflects O
a O
general O
uneasiness O
about O
the O
dollar O
. O

They O
added O
that O
the O
DJIA O
's O
swift O
drop O
proved O
an O
easy O
excuse O
for O
the O
market O
to O
drive O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
in O
the O
direction O
it O
was O
already O
headed O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
yesterday O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8355 O
marks O
, O
down O
from O
1.8470 O
marks O
Monday O
, O
and O
at O
141.45 O
yen O
, O
down O
from O
141.90 O
yen O
late O
Monday O
. O

Sterling O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
1.6055 O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
1.6030 O
late O
Monday O
. O

In O
Tokyo O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
opened O
for O
trading O
at O
141.57 O
yen O
, O
down O
from O
Tuesday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
of O
142.10 O
yen O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
Trettien I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
with O
Banque B-ORG
Paribas I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
sees O
a O
break O
in O
the O
dollar O
's O
long O
- O
term O
upward O
trend O
, O
a O
trend O
that O
began O
in O
January O
1988 O
. O

He O
argues O
that O
the O
dollar O
is O
now O
`` O
moving O
sideways O
, O
'' O
adding O
that O
`` O
the O
next O
leg O
could O
be O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
longer O
term O
bearish O
phase O
. O
'' O

Analysts O
peg O
the O
dollar O
's O
recent O
weakness O
to O
an O
underlying O
slowdown O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
, O
highlighted O
by O
recent O
economic O
data O
, O
particularly O
a O
surprisingly O
sharp O
widening O
in O
the O
August O
U.S. O
trade O
gap O
. O

They O
also O
point O
out O
that O
narrowing O
interest O
- O
rate O
differentials O
between O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
its O
major O
trading O
partners O
tend O
to O
make O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
less O
attractive O
to O
foreign O
investors O
. O

Despite O
several O
spurts O
of O
dollar O
trading O
, O
it O
was O
noted O
that O
mark O
- O
yen O
cross O
trade O
grabbed O
much O
of O
the O
market O
's O
attention O
. O

Following O
the O
dive O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
stocks O
, O
the O
mark O
has O
strengthened O
more O
than O
its O
major O
counterparts O
. O

Traders O
attribute O
the O
mark O
's O
surge O
to O
a O
robust O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
economy O
and O
higher O
rate O
differentials O
. O

But O
, O
they O
add O
that O
the O
mark O
's O
strength O
is O
in O
part O
a O
reflection O
of O
a O
shift O
away O
from O
U.S. B-GPE
assets O
by O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
into O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
investments O
. O

`` O
The O
question O
remains O
: O
how O
much O
can O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
market O
absorb O
? O
'' O
says O
one O
senior O
dealer O
. O

Some O
dealers O
say O
that O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Japan O
Governor O
Satoshi O
Sumita O
's O
reassurance O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
monetary O
policy O
wo O
n't O
be O
changed O
for O
the O
time O
being O
has O
given O
investors O
an O
added O
excuse O
to O
push O
the O
yen O
down O
even O
further O
against O
the O
mark O
. O

Despite O
the O
yen O
's O
weakness O
with O
respect O
to O
the O
mark O
, O
Tokyo B-GPE
traders O
say O
they O
do O
n't O
expect O
the O
Bank O
of O
Japan B-GPE
to O
take O
any O
action O
to O
support O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
currency O
on O
that O
front O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
sterling O
slumped O
on O
news O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
posted O
a O
wider O
- O
than O
- O
expected O
trade O
deficit O
in O
September O
. O

The O
news O
also O
knocked O
the O
British B-NORP
unit O
to O
below O
2.95 O
marks O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
but O
a O
bout O
of O
short O
- O
covering O
helped O
sterling O
recoup O
some O
of O
its O
earlier O
losses O
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
gold O
for O
current O
delivery O
jumped O
$ O
3.20 O
to O
$ O
370.20 O
an O
ounce O
. O

The O
close O
was O
the O
highest O
since O
Aug. O
15 O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
a O
light O
two O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Wednesday O
, O
gold O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
368.25 O
an O
ounce O
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
launched O
a O
new O
effort O
to O
prove O
the B-ORG
Palestine I-ORG
Liberation I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
continues O
to O
practice O
terrorism O
, O
and O
thus O
to O
persuade O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
break O
off O
talks O
with O
the O
group O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
, O
however O
, O
said O
they O
are O
n't O
buying O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
argument O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
counterterrorism O
officials O
provided O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
with O
a O
20 O
- O
page O
list O
of O
recent O
terrorist O
incidents O
they O
attribute O
directly O
to O
forces O
controlled O
by O
PLO O
Chairman O
Yasser O
Arafat O
. O

Mr. O
Arafat O
publicly O
renounced O
terrorism O
Dec. O
15 O
, O
satisfying O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
precondition O
for O
a O
direct O
`` O
dialogue O
'' O
with O
the O
PLO O
. O

A O
U.S. B-GPE
counterterrorism O
official O
said O
experts O
are O
studying O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
list O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
no O
independent O
evidence O
linking O
Fatah B-NORP
to O
any O
acts O
of O
terrorism O
since O
Dec. O
15 O
, O
1988 O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
referring O
to O
the O
specific O
PLO B-ORG
group O
that O
Mr. O
Arafat O
heads O
. O

`` O
So O
far O
, O
this O
list O
does O
n't O
change O
our O
view O
. O

Israel B-GPE
wants O
to O
end O
the O
dialogue O
, O
but O
our O
analysts O
take O
a O
different O
view O
than O
theirs O
. O
'' O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Yitzhak O
Shamir O
's O
top O
adviser O
on O
counterterrorism O
, O
Yigal B-PERSON
Carmon I-PERSON
, O
was O
here O
Monday O
to O
present O
the O
report O
to O
members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
, O
reporters O
and O
others O
. O

Mr. O
Carmon O
said O
he O
also O
presented O
the O
list O
last O
week O
to O
William B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
, O
U.S. O
Ambassador O
to O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Separately O
, O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
reported O
that O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
had O
provided O
its O
correspondent O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
with O
different O
documents O
that O
Israel B-GPE
said O
prove O
the O
PLO O
has O
been O
conducting O
terrorism O
from O
the O
occupied O
Arab B-NORP
territories O
. O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
it O
has O
n't O
yet O
seen O
copies O
of O
those O
papers O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
dialogue O
was O
based O
on O
the O
assumption O
that O
Arafat B-PERSON
or O
the O
PLO O
would O
stop O
terrorism O
, O
and O
we O
have O
evidence O
of O
continued O
terrorism O
, O
what O
would O
be O
the O
logical O
conclusion O
? O
'' O
Mr. O
Carmon O
asked O
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
long O
claimed O
Mr. O
Arafat O
never O
meant O
to O
renounce O
terrorism O
, O
particularly O
because O
he O
and O
his O
lieutenants O
reserved O
the O
right O
to O
press O
`` O
armed O
struggle O
'' O
against O
the O
Jewish O
state O
. O

Now O
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
says O
it O
is O
backing O
up O
its O
contention O
with O
detailed O
accounts O
of O
alleged O
terrorist O
acts O
and O
plans O
linked O
to O
Mr. O
Arafat O
. O

It O
blames O
most O
of O
these O
on O
Fatah O
. O

The O
new O
accusations O
come O
at O
a O
delicate O
time O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
efforts O
to O
bring O
about O
talks O
between O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
representatives O
. O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
it O
had O
received O
a O
new O
letter O
on O
the O
subject O
from O
Israeli B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Moshe O
Arens O
, O
restating O
Israel B-GPE
's O
previous O
objection O
to O
negotiating O
with O
any O
Palestinian B-NORP
tied O
to O
the O
PLO O
. O

Deciding O
what O
constitutes O
`` O
terrorism O
'' O
can O
be O
a O
legalistic O
exercise O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
defines O
it O
as O
`` O
premediated O
, O
politically O
motivated O
violence O
perpetrated O
against O
noncombatant O
targets O
by O
subnational O
groups O
or O
clandestine O
state O
agents O
. O
'' O

To O
meet O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
criteria O
, O
Israel B-GPE
contended O
it O
only O
listed O
incidents O
that O
involved O
civilians O
and O
occurred O
inside O
its O
pre-1967 O
borders O
. O

At O
the O
heart O
of O
Israel B-GPE
's O
report O
is O
a O
list O
of O
a O
dozen O
incidents O
Jerusalem B-GPE
attributes O
to O
Fatah B-NORP
, O
including O
the O
use O
of O
bombs O
and O
Molotov O
cocktails O
. O

But O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
say O
they O
are O
n't O
satisfied O
these O
incidents O
constitute O
terrorism O
because O
they O
may O
be O
offshoots O
of O
the O
intifadah O
, O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
rebellion O
in O
the O
occupied O
territories O
, O
which O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
does O
n't O
classify O
as O
terrorism O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
officials O
say O
Israel B-GPE
has O
n't O
presented O
convincing O
evidence O
these O
acts O
were O
ordered O
by O
Fatah B-NORP
or O
by O
any O
group O
Mr. O
Arafat O
controls O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
terrorism O
experts O
also O
say O
they O
are O
highly O
uncertain O
about O
the O
veracity O
of O
the O
separate O
documents O
leaked O
to O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
. O

The O
papers O
, O
which O
Israel B-GPE
says O
were O
discovered O
in O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
occupied O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
refer O
to O
terrorist O
acts O
to O
be O
carried O
out O
in O
the O
name O
of O
a O
group O
called O
`` O
the B-ORG
Revolutionary I-ORG
Eagles I-ORG
. O
'' O

Some O
supporters O
of O
Israel O
say O
U.S. O
policy O
on O
Palestinian B-NORP
terrorism O
is O
colored O
by O
an O
intense O
desire O
to O
maintain O
the O
dialogue O
with O
the O
PLO O
. O

But O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
officials O
accuse O
Israel B-GPE
of O
leaking O
questionable O
claims O
to O
embarrass O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Few O
people O
are O
aware O
that O
the O
federal O
government O
lends O
almost O
as O
much O
money O
as O
it O
borrows O
. O

From O
1980 O
to O
1988 O
, O
while O
federal O
budget O
deficits O
totaled O
$ O
1.41 O
trillion O
, O
the O
government O
issued O
$ O
394 O
billion O
of O
new O
direct O
loans O
and O
an O
additional O
$ O
756 O
billion O
of O
new O
primary O
loan O
guarantees O
. O

These O
figures O
omit O
secondary O
guarantees O
, O
deposit O
insurance O
, O
and O
the O
activities O
of O
Government B-ORG
- I-ORG
Sponsored I-ORG
Enterprises I-ORG
-LRB- O
a O
huge O
concern O
in O
its O
own O
right O
, O
as O
detailed O
on O
this O
page O
May O
3 O
-RRB- O
. O

Federal O
credit O
programs O
date O
back O
to O
the O
New O
Deal O
, O
and O
were O
meant O
to O
break O
even O
financially O
. O

Since O
the O
1950s O
, O
federal O
lending O
has O
experienced O
extraordinary O
growth O
in O
credit O
volume O
, O
subsidy O
rates O
, O
and O
policy O
applications O
, O
spurred O
on O
by O
the O
growth O
of O
government O
in O
general O
and O
budget O
gimmicks O
and O
deceptive O
management O
in O
particular O
. O

As O
we O
will O
see O
, O
many O
of O
these O
obligations O
do O
n't O
show O
up O
as O
part O
of O
the O
federal O
deficit O
. O

But O
recent O
events O
indicate O
that O
federal O
credit O
is O
out O
of O
control O
. O

Student O
loan O
defaults O
remain O
high O
at O
about O
12 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
program O
has O
been O
rocked O
by O
allegations O
of O
fraud O
and O
mismanagement O
. O

Farmers B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
-LRB- O
FmHA B-ORG
-RRB- O
loans O
have O
turned O
into O
de O
facto O
giveaway O
programs O
; O
losses O
over O
the O
next O
three O
years O
are O
expected O
to O
exceed O
$ O
20 O
billion O
. O

Defaults O
on O
Veterans B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
loan O
guarantees O
have O
quadrupled O
in O
the O
past O
eight O
years O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Office I-ORG
reported O
that O
defaults O
in O
Federal B-ORG
Housing I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
guarantees O
were O
five O
times O
as O
high O
as O
previously O
estimated O
, O
and O
that O
FHA B-ORG
's O
equity O
fell O
to O
minus O
$ O
2.9 O
billion O
. O

GAO B-ORG
's O
findings O
are O
particularly O
troubling O
because O
the O
FHA O
has O
about O
$ O
300 O
billion O
in O
obligations O
outstanding O
and O
had O
previously O
been O
considered O
one O
of O
the O
most O
financially O
secure O
credit O
programs O
. O

Scores O
of O
other O
credit O
programs O
, O
subsidizing O
agriculture O
, O
small O
business O
, O
exporters O
, O
defense O
, O
energy O
, O
transportation O
and O
others O
, O
are O
less O
visible O
but O
in O
no O
better O
shape O
. O

If O
the O
programs O
continue O
their O
present O
path O
, O
the O
potential O
government O
losses O
are O
staggering O
: O
The O
federal O
government O
holds O
$ O
222 O
billion O
in O
direct O
loans O
outstanding O
and O
backs O
an O
additional O
$ O
550 O
billion O
in O
primary O
guarantees O
. O

-LRB- O
Secondary O
guarantees O
of O
pools O
of O
FHA B-ORG
- O
and O
VA B-GPE
- O
backed O
loans O
by O
the O
agency O
known O
as O
Ginnie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
currently O
exceed O
$ O
330 O
billion O
. O
-RRB- O

Although O
external O
events O
have O
contributed O
to O
the O
morass O
, O
the O
principal O
causes O
of O
the O
current O
crisis O
are O
internal O
and O
generic O
to O
all O
programs O
. O

To O
reduce O
the O
risks O
while O
still O
retaining O
the O
legitimate O
benefits O
these O
programs O
can O
provide O
, O
credit O
policy O
must O
: O
1 O
. O
Use O
credit O
to O
improve O
the O
operation O
of O
capital O
markets O
, O
not O
to O
provide O
subsidies O
. O

There O
is O
a O
fundamental O
conflict O
between O
providing O
a O
subsidy O
and O
maintaining O
the O
integrity O
of O
a O
credit O
program O
. O

If O
the O
program O
is O
meant O
to O
provide O
a O
subsidy O
, O
collecting O
the O
debt O
defeats O
the O
original O
goal O
. O

Thus O
, O
subsidized O
loans O
tend O
to O
turn O
into O
giveaway O
programs O
, O
with O
increasing O
subsidy O
and O
default O
rates O
over O
time O
. O

To O
avoid O
this O
problem O
, O
government O
should O
issue O
credit O
only O
if O
it O
intends O
to O
use O
every O
legal O
method O
to O
collect O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
credit O
programs O
can O
be O
appropriate O
tools O
to O
improve O
the O
operation O
of O
capital O
markets O
. O

For O
example O
, O
legal O
restrictions O
on O
interstate O
banking O
once O
inhibited O
the O
supply O
of O
credit O
to O
the O
agricultural O
sector O
. O

Farm O
lending O
was O
enacted O
to O
correct O
this O
problem O
by O
providing O
a O
reliable O
flow O
of O
lendable O
funds O
. O

However O
, O
this O
in O
no O
way O
justifies O
the O
huge O
government O
subsidies O
and O
losses O
on O
such O
loans O
. O

Credit O
policy O
should O
separate O
these O
two O
competing O
objectives O
and O
eliminate O
aspects O
that O
provide O
the O
subsidy O
. O

For O
example O
, O
student O
loans O
currently O
attempt O
to O
subsidize O
college O
attendance O
and O
mitigate O
problems O
created O
by O
the O
fact O
that O
students O
' O
future O
earnings O
are O
not O
accepted O
as O
collateral O
. O

The O
program O
provides O
highly O
subsidized O
loans O
to O
any O
student O
whose O
family O
earns O
less O
than O
a O
particular O
amount O
. O

High O
default O
rates O
, O
a O
low O
interest O
rate O
, O
and O
government O
coverage O
of O
all O
interest O
costs O
while O
the O
student O
is O
in O
school O
make O
program O
costs O
extremely O
high O
. O

Families O
that O
do O
not O
need O
the O
loan O
can O
make O
money O
simply O
by O
putting O
the O
loan O
in O
the O
bank O
and O
paying O
it O
back O
when O
the O
student O
graduates O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
a O
student O
loan O
program O
that O
was O
meant O
solely O
to O
correct O
capital O
- O
market O
imperfections O
would O
allow O
loans O
for O
any O
student O
, O
regardless O
of O
family O
income O
, O
at O
market O
or O
near O
- O
market O
rates O
. O

While O
the O
student O
was O
in O
school O
, O
interest O
costs O
would O
either O
be O
paid O
by O
the O
student O
or O
added O
to O
the O
loan O
balance O
. O

This O
program O
, O
combined O
with O
cash O
grants O
to O
needy O
students O
, O
would O
reduce O
program O
costs O
and O
much O
more O
effectively O
target O
the O
intended O
beneficiaries O
. O

2 O
. O
Provide O
better O
incentives O
. O

Given O
the O
structure O
of O
most O
credit O
programs O
, O
it O
is O
surprising O
that O
default O
rates O
are O
not O
even O
higher O
. O

Guarantee O
rates O
are O
typically O
100 O
% O
, O
giving O
lenders O
little O
reason O
to O
screen O
customers O
carefully O
. O

Reducing O
those O
rates O
moderately O
-LRB- O
say O
, O
to O
75 O
% O
-RRB- O
would O
still O
provide O
substantial O
assistance O
to O
borrowers O
. O

But O
it O
would O
also O
encourage O
lenders O
to O
choose O
more O
creditworthy O
customers O
, O
and O
go O
a O
long O
way O
toward O
reducing O
defaults O
. O

For O
example O
, O
the B-ORG
Small I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
has O
had O
reasonable O
success O
in O
reducing O
both O
guarantee O
rates O
and O
default O
rates O
in O
its O
Preferred O
Lenders O
' O
Program O
. O

Borrowers O
' O
incentives O
are O
equally O
skewed O
. O

Since O
the O
government O
has O
a O
dismal O
record O
of O
collecting O
bad O
debts O
, O
the O
costs O
to O
the O
borrower O
of O
defaulting O
are O
usually O
low O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
it O
is O
often O
possible O
to O
obtain O
a O
new O
government O
loan O
even O
if O
existing O
debts O
are O
not O
paid O
off O
. O

Simple O
policy O
prescriptions O
in O
this O
case O
would O
be O
to O
improve O
debt O
collection O
-LRB- O
taking O
the O
gloves O
off O
contracted O
collection O
agencies O
-RRB- O
and O
to O
deny O
new O
credit O
to O
defaulters O
. O

These O
provisions O
would O
be O
difficult O
to O
enforce O
for O
a O
program O
intended O
to O
provide O
a O
subsidy O
, O
but O
would O
be O
reasonable O
and O
effective O
devices O
for O
programs O
that O
attempt O
to O
offset O
market O
imperfections O
. O

3 O
. O
Record O
the O
true O
costs O
of O
credit O
programs O
in O
the O
federal O
budget O
. O

Since O
the O
budget O
measures O
cash O
flow O
, O
a O
new O
$ O
1 O
direct O
loan O
is O
treated O
as O
a O
$ O
1 O
expenditure O
, O
even O
though O
at O
least O
part O
of O
the O
loan O
will O
be O
paid O
back O
. O

Loan O
guarantees O
do O
n't O
appear O
at O
all O
until O
the O
borrower O
defaults O
, O
so O
new O
guarantees O
do O
not O
raise O
the O
deficit O
, O
even O
though O
they O
create O
future O
liabilities O
for O
the O
government O
. O

By O
converting O
an O
expenditure O
or O
loan O
to O
a O
guarantee O
, O
the O
government O
can O
ensure O
the O
same O
flow O
of O
resources O
and O
reduce O
the O
current O
deficit O
. O

Predictably O
, O
guarantees O
outstanding O
have O
risen O
by O
$ O
130 O
billion O
since O
1985 O
, O
while O
direct O
loans O
outstanding O
have O
fallen O
by O
$ O
30 O
billion O
. O

The O
true O
budgetary O
cost O
of O
a O
credit O
subsidy O
is O
the O
discounted O
value O
of O
the O
net O
costs O
to O
government O
. O

This O
figure O
could O
be O
estimated O
using O
techniques O
employed O
by O
private O
lenders O
to O
forecast O
losses O
, O
or O
determined O
by O
selling O
loans O
to O
private O
owners O
-LRB- O
without O
federal O
guarantees O
-RRB- O
. O

Neither O
technique O
is O
perfect O
, O
but O
both O
are O
better O
than O
the O
current O
system O
, O
which O
misstates O
the O
costs O
of O
new O
credit O
programs O
by O
amounts O
that O
vary O
substantially O
and O
average O
about O
$ O
20 O
billion O
annually O
, O
according O
to O
the B-ORG
Congressional I-ORG
Budget I-ORG
Office I-ORG
. O

A O
budget O
that O
reflected O
the O
real O
costs O
of O
lending O
would O
eliminate O
incentives O
to O
convert O
spending O
or O
lending O
programs O
to O
guarantees O
and O
would O
let O
taxpayers O
know O
what O
Congress B-ORG
is O
committing O
them O
to O
. O

4 O
. O
Impose O
standard O
accounting O
and O
administrative O
practices O
. O

Creative O
accounting O
is O
a O
hallmark O
of O
federal O
credit O
. O

Many O
agencies O
roll O
over O
their O
debt O
, O
paying O
off O
delinquent O
loans O
by O
issuing O
new O
loans O
, O
or O
converting O
defaulted O
loan O
guarantees O
into O
direct O
loans O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
they O
avoid O
having O
to O
write O
off O
the O
loans O
. O

Some O
agencies O
simply O
keep O
bad O
loans O
on O
the O
books O
; O
as O
late O
as O
1987 O
, O
the B-ORG
Export I-ORG
- I-ORG
Import I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
held O
in O
its O
portfolio O
at O
face O
value O
loans O
made O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
in O
the O
1950s O
. O

More O
seriously O
, O
FmHA B-ORG
has O
carried O
several O
billion O
dollars O
of O
defaulted O
loans O
at O
face O
value O
. O

Until O
GAO B-ORG
's O
recent O
audit O
, O
FHA B-ORG
books O
had O
not O
been O
subject O
to O
a O
complete O
external O
audit O
in O
15 O
years O
. O

The O
administration O
of O
federal O
credit O
should O
closely O
parallel O
private O
lending O
practices O
, O
including O
the O
development O
of O
a O
loan O
loss O
reserve O
and O
regular O
outside O
audits O
. O

Establishing O
these O
practices O
would O
permit O
earlier O
identification O
of O
emerging O
financial O
crises O
, O
provide O
better O
information O
for O
loan O
sales O
and O
budgeting O
decisions O
, O
and O
reduce O
fraud O
. O

Government O
lending O
was O
not O
intended O
to O
be O
a O
way O
to O
obfuscate O
spending O
figures O
, O
hide O
fraudulent O
activity O
, O
or O
provide O
large O
subsidies O
. O

The O
reforms O
described O
above O
would O
provide O
a O
more O
limited O
, O
but O
clearer O
, O
safer O
and O
ultimately O
more O
useful O
role O
for O
government O
as O
a O
lender O
. O

Without O
such O
reforms O
, O
credit O
programs O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
a O
large O
- O
scale O
, O
high O
- O
risk O
proposition O
for O
taxpayers O
. O

Mr. O
Gale O
is O
an O
assistant O
professor O
of O
economics O
at O
UCLA B-ORG
. O

David B-PERSON
Shaffer I-PERSON
was O
named O
to O
the O
new O
post O
of O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
Maxwell O
Macmillan O
group O
of O
this O
communications O
giant O
. O

Mr. O
Shaffer O
takes O
primary O
responsibility O
for O
the O
electronic O
and O
technical O
- O
services O
group O
. O

He O
had O
been O
group O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
electronic O
- O
publishing O
group O
. O

Also O
, O
Sheldon B-PERSON
Aboff I-PERSON
, O
formerly O
a O
vice O
president O
at O
Maxwell B-ORG
, O
was O
named O
group O
vice O
president O
with O
responsibility O
for O
various O
electronic O
and O
publishing O
- O
group O
companies O
. O

The O
Treasury O
plans O
to O
raise O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
in O
new O
cash O
with O
the O
sale O
Monday O
of O
about O
$ O
15.6 O
billion O
in O
short O
- O
term O
bills O
to O
redeem O
$ O
13.81 O
billion O
in O
maturing O
bills O
. O

The O
offering O
will O
be O
divided O
evenly O
between O
13 O
- O
week O
and O
26 O
- O
week O
bills O
maturing O
Feb. O
1 O
, O
1990 O
, O
and O
May O
3 O
, O
1990 O
, O
respectively O
. O

Tenders O
for O
the O
bills O
, O
available O
in O
minimum O
$ O
10,000 O
denominations O
, O
must O
be O
received O
by O
1 O
p.m. O
EST O
Monday O
at O
the O
Treasury O
or O
at O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
banks O
or O
branches O
. O

The O
Treasury O
said O
it O
will O
alter O
the O
auctions O
unless O
it O
has O
assurance O
of O
enactment O
of O
legislation O
to O
raise O
the O
statutory O
debt O
limit O
before O
the O
scheduled O
auctions O
Monday O
. O

Falcon B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
acquire O
about O
54,000 O
subscribers O
from O
First O
Carolina O
Cable O
TV O
Limited O
Partnership O
for O
about O
$ O
100 O
million O
, O
or O
roughly O
$ O
2,000 O
a O
subscriber O
. O

The O
subscribers O
are O
in O
52 O
different O
communities O
in O
Georgia B-GPE
, O
Alabama B-GPE
and O
Mississippi B-GPE
. O

Completion O
of O
the O
sale O
is O
expected O
early O
next O
year O
, O
Falcon B-ORG
said O
. O

Currently O
, O
Falcon B-ORG
has O
about O
750,000 O
cable O
- O
television O
subscribers O
around O
the O
nation O
; O
the O
company O
's O
cable O
- O
television O
unit O
reported O
1988 O
revenue O
of O
about O
$ O
100 O
million O
. O

In O
composite O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
Falcon B-ORG
closed O
at O
$ O
20 O
, O
unchanged O
. O

Boston B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
upper O
- O
crust O
financial O
services O
concern O
that O
was O
rocked O
by O
a O
management O
scandal O
late O
last O
year O
, O
has O
had O
a O
sharp O
drop O
in O
profitability O
-- O
mainly O
because O
a O
high O
- O
risk O
bet O
on O
interest O
rates O
backfired O
. O

Boston B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
fall O
from O
grace O
is O
bad O
news O
for O
its O
parent O
, O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
relied O
heavily O
on O
the O
banking O
and O
money O
management O
unit O
's O
contributions O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

In O
1988 O
, O
for O
example O
, O
Boston B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
had O
an O
estimated O
pretax O
profit O
of O
at O
least O
$ O
110 O
million O
, O
while O
Shearson B-ORG
managed O
net O
income O
of O
just O
$ O
96 O
million O
. O

Shearson B-ORG
does O
n't O
break O
out O
the O
earnings O
of O
its O
subsidiaries O
. O

But O
people O
familiar O
with O
Boston B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
performance O
say O
the O
unit O
had O
profit O
of O
around O
$ O
17 O
million O
for O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
after O
barely O
breaking O
even O
for O
the O
first O
six O
months O
. O

Shearson B-ORG
, O
meanwhile O
, O
posted O
net O
income O
of O
$ O
106 O
million O
for O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
the O
year O
, O
down O
slightly O
from O
$ O
110 O
million O
for O
the O
year O
- O
ago O
period O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
last O
week O
downgraded O
the O
long O
- O
term O
deposit O
rating O
of O
Boston B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Boston B-ORG
Safe I-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
& O
Trust O
Co. O
subsidiary O
, O
to O
single O
- O
A O
- O
1 O
from O
double O
- O
A O
- O
3 O
, O
citing O
problems O
in O
the O
company O
's O
`` O
aggressively O
managed O
securities O
portfolio O
. O
'' O

John B-PERSON
Kriz I-PERSON
, O
a O
Moody B-ORG
's O
vice O
president O
, O
said O
Boston B-ORG
Safe I-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
's O
performance O
has O
been O
hurt O
this O
year O
by O
a O
mismatch O
in O
the O
maturities O
of O
its O
assets O
and O
liabilities O
. O

The O
mismatch O
exposed O
the O
company O
to O
a O
high O
degree O
of O
interest O
- O
rate O
risk O
, O
and O
when O
rates O
moved O
unfavorably O
-- O
beginning O
late O
last O
year O
and O
continuing O
into O
this O
year O
-- O
`` O
it O
cost O
them O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Kriz O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Kriz O
noted O
that O
Boston B-ORG
Safe I-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
`` O
has O
taken O
some O
actions O
to O
better O
control O
asset O
- O
liability O
management O
and O
improve O
controls O
in O
general O
, O
and O
we O
think O
these O
will O
serve O
to O
improve O
credit O
quality O
. O
'' O

As O
some O
securities O
mature O
and O
the O
proceeds O
are O
reinvested O
, O
the O
problems O
ought O
to O
ease O
, O
he O
said O
. O

But O
he O
also O
cited O
concerns O
over O
the O
company O
's O
mortgage O
exposure O
in O
the O
troubled O
New B-LOC
England I-LOC
real O
estate O
market O
. O

Boston B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
officials O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
Moody B-ORG
's O
action O
or O
on O
the O
unit O
's O
financial O
performance O
this O
year O
-- O
except O
to O
deny O
a O
published O
report O
that O
outside O
accountants O
had O
discovered O
evidence O
of O
significant O
accounting O
errors O
in O
the O
first O
three O
quarters O
' O
results O
. O

An O
accounting O
controversy O
at O
the O
end O
of O
last O
year O
forced O
Boston B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
to O
admit O
it O
had O
overstated O
pretax O
profits O
by O
some O
$ O
44 O
million O
. O

The O
resulting O
scandal O
led O
to O
the O
firing O
of O
James B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
von I-PERSON
Germeten I-PERSON
as O
Boston B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
president O
and O
to O
the O
resignations O
of O
the O
company O
's O
chief O
financial O
officer O
and O
treasurer O
. O

The O
executives O
were O
accused O
of O
improperly O
deferring O
expenses O
and O
booking O
revenue O
early O
, O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
dress O
up O
results O
-- O
and O
perhaps O
bolster O
performance O
- O
related O
bonuses O
. O

Mr. O
von O
Germeten O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
attributed O
the O
controversy O
to O
judgmental O
errors O
by O
accountants O
and O
accused O
Shearson B-ORG
of O
conducting O
a O
`` O
witch O
hunt O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Kriz O
of O
Moody B-ORG
's O
said O
the O
problems O
in O
the O
securities O
portfolio O
stem O
largely O
from O
positions O
taken O
last O
year O
. O

The O
company O
's O
current O
management O
found O
itself O
`` O
locked O
into O
this O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Japan B-GPE
has O
climbed O
up O
from O
the O
ashes O
of O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
and O
a O
gross O
national O
product O
of O
about O
$ O
800 O
per O
capita O
to O
reach O
the O
heavyweight O
class O
among O
industrialized O
nations O
. O

Now O
this O
remarkable O
economic O
growth O
seems O
to O
be O
coming O
to O
an O
end O
because O
the O
government O
has O
not O
converted O
itself O
into O
a O
modern O
, O
democratic O
, O
`` O
developed O
nation O
'' O
mode O
of O
operation O
. O

Until O
1980 O
, O
when O
Japan B-GPE
joined O
the O
$ O
10,000 O
per O
capita O
GNP O
club O
of O
the O
advanced O
countries O
, O
it O
was O
a O
model O
developing O
nation O
. O

The O
government O
built O
ports O
, O
bridges O
, O
highways O
, O
schools O
, O
hospitals O
and O
railways O
. O

When O
industries O
were O
weak O
, O
it O
protected O
them O
. O

It O
gave O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
a O
value O
system O
, O
based O
on O
the O
rationalization O
that O
given O
the O
country O
's O
lack O
of O
natural O
resources O
, O
they O
must O
work O
hard O
to O
create O
value O
through O
exports O
and O
buy O
food O
with O
the O
surplus O
. O

Individual O
prosperity O
inevitably O
would O
result O
. O

That O
system O
has O
worked O
. O

The O
standard O
of O
living O
has O
increased O
steadily O
over O
the O
past O
40 O
years O
; O
more O
than O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
people O
consider O
themselves O
middle O
class O
. O

The O
people O
have O
given O
their O
leading O
and O
only O
credible O
political O
party O
, O
the B-ORG
Liberal I-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
clear O
and O
uninterrupted O
power O
for O
those O
40 O
years O
. O

The O
LDP O
won O
by O
a O
landslide O
in O
the O
last O
election O
, O
in O
July O
1986 O
. O

But O
less O
than O
two O
years O
later O
, O
the O
LDP O
started O
to O
crumble O
, O
and O
dissent O
rose O
to O
unprecedented O
heights O
. O

The O
symptoms O
all O
point O
to O
one O
thing O
: O
Japan B-GPE
does O
not O
have O
a O
modern O
government O
. O

Its O
government O
still O
wants O
to O
sit O
in O
the O
driver O
's O
seat O
, O
set O
the O
speed O
, O
step O
on O
the O
gas O
, O
apply O
the O
brakes O
and O
steer O
, O
with O
120 O
million O
people O
in O
the O
back O
seat O
. O

In O
a O
modern O
system O
, O
the O
government O
's O
role O
is O
to O
give O
the O
people O
as O
much O
choice O
as O
possible O
and O
to O
keep O
them O
well O
informed O
so O
they O
are O
capable O
of O
making O
a O
choice O
. O

It O
also O
allows O
people O
to O
buy O
the O
best O
and O
the O
cheapest O
goods O
from O
anywhere O
in O
the O
world O
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
does O
n't O
allow O
this O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
and O
Fishery O
actually O
is O
a O
ministry O
for O
farmers O
and O
fishermen O
instead O
of O
a O
ministry O
of O
provisions O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
Welfare O
is O
a O
ministry O
of O
doctors O
and O
pharmaceutical O
companies O
rather O
than O
an O
organization O
dedicated O
to O
protecting O
the O
health O
of O
the O
people O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
is O
nothing O
but O
a O
cartel O
for O
licensed O
teachers O
, O
and O
certainly O
does O
not O
act O
on O
behalf O
of O
students O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Construction O
spreads O
concrete O
throughout O
the O
country O
and O
boasts O
in O
international O
conferences O
that O
Japan B-GPE
's O
paved O
roadway O
per O
capita O
is O
the O
longest O
in O
the O
world O
, O
but O
they O
seldom O
think O
of O
the O
poor O
commuters O
who O
spend O
so O
much O
time O
sitting O
in O
traffic O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Transportation O
serves O
the O
industry O
, O
certainly O
not O
the O
passengers O
who O
must O
pay O
extraordinarily O
high O
prices O
. O

And O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
works O
for O
itself O
, O
supporting O
Japanese B-NORP
diplomats O
who O
sprinkle O
abundant O
aid O
money O
around O
the O
world O
to O
ensure O
that O
their O
seat O
at O
the O
dinner O
table O
is O
next O
to O
the O
host O
's O
. O

This O
ministry O
has O
done O
nothing O
to O
correct O
the O
misunderstandings O
and O
misperceptions O
that O
are O
at O
the O
root O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
deteriorating O
image O
. O

Instead O
, O
it O
seems O
to O
be O
using O
foreign O
pressure O
and O
even O
the O
trade O
conflict O
to O
expand O
its O
sphere O
of O
influence O
vis O
a O
vis O
other O
ministries O
. O

All O
this O
illustrates O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
ministries O
still O
have O
a O
`` O
provider O
'' O
mentality O
; O
they O
do O
not O
serve O
the O
people O
, O
and O
particularly O
not O
consumers O
. O

They O
serve O
the O
industries O
and O
the O
special O
- O
interest O
groups O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
accepted O
such O
methods O
when O
Japan B-GPE
was O
developing O
. O

Japanese B-GPE
put O
up O
with O
it O
because O
the O
government O
provided O
job O
stability O
and O
growing O
paychecks O
. O

Japan B-GPE
is O
not O
a O
political O
country O
. O

It O
is O
a O
bureaucratic O
country O
. O

The O
Diet O
plays O
a O
minor O
role O
compared O
with O
the O
powerful O
bureaucratic O
system O
. O

Most O
bills O
are O
drafted O
by O
bureaucrats O
, O
not O
politicians O
. O

The O
Diet O
does O
n't O
normally O
even O
debate O
bills O
because O
the O
opposition O
parties O
are O
so O
often O
opposed O
to O
whatever O
LDP B-ORG
does O
that O
it O
would O
be O
a O
waste O
of O
time O
. O

So O
most O
bills O
are O
passed O
without O
full O
discussion O
; O
particularly O
difficult O
bills O
are O
passed O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
the O
opposition O
parties O
. O

A O
recent O
example O
is O
the O
3 O
% O
consumption O
tax O
on O
all O
commercial O
activities O
. O

This O
makes O
enormous O
sense O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
where O
direct O
tax O
accounts O
for O
more O
than O
70 O
% O
of O
revenues O
and O
the O
capture O
rate O
of O
direct O
tax O
is O
so O
unfair O
. O

If O
you O
are O
a O
salaried O
man O
, O
Amen O
! O
100 O
% O
captured O
. O

If O
you O
are O
a O
retailer O
, O
50 O
% O
, O
and O
a O
farmer O
, O
30 O
% O
. O

To O
correct O
this O
inequality O
, O
most O
people O
would O
have O
favored O
an O
indirect O
tax O
, O
like O
the O
consumption O
tax O
. O

But O
the O
bill O
was O
passed O
without O
debate O
in O
the O
Diet O
, O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
the O
opposition O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
did O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
expect O
when O
the O
new O
law O
was O
introduced O
on O
April O
1 O
. O

They O
were O
frustrated O
by O
the O
longer O
queues O
at O
the O
cashier O
and O
the O
small O
coins O
given O
as O
change O
. O

All O
of O
a O
sudden O
, O
prices O
were O
no O
longer O
in O
denominations O
of O
100 O
or O
200 O
. O

They O
were O
103 O
or O
206 O
. O

Pockets O
exploded O
with O
one O
- O
yen O
coins O
. O

While O
people O
were O
jingling O
their O
change O
, O
the O
LDP O
politicians O
were O
caught O
in O
scandals O
. O

Money O
, O
such O
as O
in O
Recruit B-ORG
's O
political O
donations O
, O
and O
women O
, O
as O
in O
the O
cases O
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Sosuke O
Uno O
and O
Secretary O
General O
Tokuo O
Yamashita O
, O
seldom O
have O
caused O
political O
scandals O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Whereas O
most O
men O
were O
a O
bit O
ambivalent O
about O
the O
sex O
scandals O
-LRB- O
though O
they O
were O
furious O
about O
Recruit B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
women O
were O
upset O
about O
both O
and O
surged O
to O
the O
polls O
. O

In O
the O
recent O
Upper B-ORG
House I-ORG
and O
Tokyo B-GPE
metropolitan O
congressional O
elections O
, O
in O
which O
the B-ORG
Socialist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
won O
a O
runaway O
victory O
, O
60 O
% O
of O
all O
women O
voted O
, O
as O
opposed O
to O
the O
usual O
40 O
% O
. O

It O
is O
difficult O
to O
analyze O
how O
much O
of O
their O
anger O
was O
due O
to O
Recruit B-ORG
, O
the O
sex O
scandals O
, O
or O
the O
one O
- O
yen O
coins O
in O
their O
purses O
, O
but O
they O
obviously O
were O
voting O
to O
punish O
the O
LDP O
. O

Taken O
by O
surprise O
, O
the B-ORG
Socialist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
is O
busy O
changing O
its O
doctrines O
. O

It O
's O
now O
OK O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
but O
not O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

Nuclear O
power O
plants O
are O
acceptable O
. O

The B-LAW
U.S. I-LAW
- I-LAW
Japan I-LAW
Security I-LAW
Treaty I-LAW
can O
continue O
, O
sort O
of O
. O

And O
so O
on O
. O

Against O
the O
rapid O
cosmetic O
overhaul O
of O
the B-ORG
Socialist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
the O
LDP B-ORG
has O
been O
paralyzed O
. O

Now O
is O
the O
time O
to O
reform O
the O
government O
from O
a O
provider O
, O
developing O
- O
country O
vanguard O
role O
to O
that O
of O
a O
modern O
, O
industrialized O
nation O
in O
which O
consumers O
have O
the O
ultimate O
choice O
. O

If O
the O
LDP O
, O
as O
currently O
composed O
, O
ca O
n't O
make O
the O
transformation O
, O
then O
it O
should O
split O
into O
two O
parties O
. O

One O
party O
could O
stand O
for O
consumer O
interests O
, O
small O
government O
, O
free O
trade O
and O
globalism O
to O
put O
Japan B-GPE
clearly O
among O
the O
most O
developed O
and O
open O
countries O
. O

The O
other O
party O
could O
continue O
on O
the O
traditional O
track O
of O
the O
LDP O
, O
representing O
the O
manufacturers O
' O
preference O
for O
larger O
government O
, O
control O
, O
regulation O
and O
protectionism O
. O

The O
LDP O
must O
make O
a O
decision O
immediately O
; O
Lower B-ORG
House I-ORG
elections O
must O
take O
place O
before O
June B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
current O
mood O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
, O
journalists O
and O
even O
some O
industrialists O
, O
giving O
power O
to O
the O
Socialists B-NORP
might O
be O
good O
for O
the O
LDP O
, O
cleansing O
it O
of O
past O
sins O
. O

We O
must O
not O
forget O
, O
however O
, O
that O
such O
a O
humble O
political O
experiment O
could O
cause O
a O
global O
tidal O
wave O
of O
shocks O
in O
real O
- O
estate O
and O
financial O
markets O
. O

At O
the O
most O
there O
is O
only O
nine O
months O
before O
the O
LDP O
fuse O
burns O
out O
. O

Mr. O
Ohmae O
is O
managing O
director O
of O
McKinsey O
& O
Co. O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Probably O
the O
most O
clear O
- O
cut O
Soviet B-NORP
violation O
, O
for O
example O
, O
is O
the O
Krasnoyarsk B-GPE
radar O
. O

-- O
`` O
Arms B-WORK_OF_ART
Control I-WORK_OF_ART
Reality I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Nov. O
20 O
, O
1984 O
, O
the O
first O
of O
some O
20 O
Journal B-ORG
editorials O
saying O
that O
Krasnoyarsk B-GPE
violated O
the O
ABM O
treaty O
. O

-- O
`` O
Whether O
the O
installation O
is O
for O
early O
warning O
or O
space O
track O
, O
it O
clearly O
is O
not O
deployed O
, O
'' O
the O
lawmakers O
said O
. O

`` O
Thus O
we O
judge O
it O
to O
be O
not O
a O
violation O
of O
the O
ABM O
treaty O
at O
this O
time O
. O
'' O

The O
delegation O
included O
a O
reporter O
from O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
aides O
to O
Sen. O
Edward O
M. O
Kennedy O
and O
Rep. O
Les O
AuCoin O
, O
and O
Natural B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Council I-ORG
staff O
members O
. O

-- O
The B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
, O
Sept. O
9 O
, O
1987 O
. O

-- O
The O
U.S.S.R. B-GPE
has O
taken O
unprecedented O
unilateral O
measures O
of O
openness O
, O
by O
giving O
American B-NORP
representatives O
a O
possibility O
to O
inspect O
the O
building O
site O
of O
the O
Krasnoyarsk B-GPE
radar O
as O
well O
as O
radar O
vans O
in O
the O
areas O
of O
Gomel B-GPE
and O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
so O
as O
to O
see O
for O
themselves O
that O
there O
are O
no O
violations O
of O
the O
ABM O
treaty O
of O
1972 O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

-- O
Letter O
from O
Eduard B-PERSON
Shevardnadze I-PERSON
to O
U.N. O
Secretary O
- O
General O
Perez O
de O
Cuellar O
, O
reported O
in O
Tass B-ORG
, O
June B-GPE
10 O
, O
1988 O
. O

-- O
The O
construction O
of O
this O
station O
equal O
in O
size O
to O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
pyramids O
constituted O
, O
I O
say O
it O
directly O
, O
a O
clear O
violation O
of O
ABM B-LAW
. O

-- O
Eduard B-PERSON
Shevardnadze I-PERSON
, O
Oct. O
23 O
, O
1989 O
. O

We O
're O
happy O
, O
we O
guess O
, O
to O
receive O
confirmation O
of O
the O
Krasnoyarsk B-GPE
violation O
from O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
, O
five O
years O
after O
we O
started O
writing O
about O
it O
. O

Perhaps O
even O
the O
American B-NORP
apologists O
will O
now O
accede O
. O

Without O
question O
, O
something O
intriguing O
is O
going O
on O
in O
the O
policy O
chambers O
of O
the O
Politburo O
. O

As O
it O
bids O
for O
new O
agreements O
, O
new O
loans O
and O
indeed O
admission O
to O
the O
civilized O
world O
, O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
government O
has O
recognized O
it O
has O
a O
credibility O
problem O
. O

So O
after O
70 O
years O
, O
it O
is O
confessing O
the O
obvious O
, O
hoping O
to O
be O
believed O
about O
other O
things O
. O

It O
's O
not O
enough O
. O

If O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
want O
to O
be O
believed O
, O
they O
need O
to O
start O
telling O
the O
truth O
about O
more O
than O
the O
totally O
obvious O
. O

Our O
own O
test O
of O
`` O
glasnost O
's O
'' O
authenticity O
would O
be O
a O
Soviet B-NORP
decision O
to O
open O
itself O
to O
a O
complete O
international O
examination O
of O
one O
of O
the O
most O
troubling O
mysteries O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Soviet O
relations O
-- O
the O
reported O
1979 O
anthrax O
outbreak O
at O
a O
Soviet B-NORP
military O
facility O
in O
Sverdlovsk B-GPE
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
has O
never O
waivered O
in O
its O
assessment O
of O
this O
incident O
as O
an O
accident O
at O
a O
biological O
weapons O
facility O
there O
, O
and O
hence O
a O
violation O
of O
the O
1972 O
Biological B-LAW
Weapons I-LAW
Convention I-LAW
. O

The O
Pentagon O
's O
recently O
issued O
`` O
Soviet B-WORK_OF_ART
Military I-WORK_OF_ART
Power I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
though O
in O
general O
adopting O
a O
softer O
line O
, O
repeated O
the O
Sverdlovsk B-GPE
assessment O
. O

It O
also O
was O
detailed O
in O
Congressional O
testimony O
this O
past O
February O
: O
An O
explosion O
at O
the O
Microbiology O
and O
Virology O
Institute O
in O
Sverdlovsk B-GPE
released O
anthrax O
germs O
that O
caused O
a O
significant O
number O
of O
deaths O
. O

Since O
Mr. O
Shevardnadze O
did O
not O
address O
this O
topic O
before O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Soviet I-ORG
, O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
's O
official O
position O
remains O
that O
the O
anthrax O
deaths O
were O
caused O
by O
tainted O
meat O
. O

We O
doubt O
this O
claim O
just O
as O
we O
doubted O
Mr. O
Shevardnadze O
's O
assurance O
last O
year O
that O
Krasnoyarsk B-GPE
did O
n't O
violate O
the O
ABM O
treaty O
. O

And O
just O
as O
we O
did O
not O
believe O
the O
tendentious O
claims O
of O
the O
Congressmen O
and O
arms O
- O
control O
advocates O
who O
visited O
Krasnoyarsk B-GPE
, O
we O
are O
in O
no O
way O
persuaded O
by O
the O
assent O
to O
the O
tainted O
- O
meat O
theory O
by O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
team O
of O
scientists O
who O
met O
with O
Soviet B-NORP
counterparts O
in O
Washington B-GPE
last O
year O
. O

The O
Soviets B-NORP
' O
explanation O
is O
that O
the O
anthrax O
came O
from O
one O
lot O
of O
animal O
feed O
made O
from O
the O
bones O
of O
cattle O
that O
grazed O
on O
soil O
that O
was O
naturally O
infected O
with O
anthrax O
spores O
. O

Harvard B-ORG
's O
Matthew B-PERSON
Meselson I-PERSON
-- O
who O
we O
read O
has O
sold O
something O
called O
the O
`` O
scientific O
community O
'' O
on O
the O
notion O
that O
`` O
yellow O
rain O
'' O
attacks O
on O
the O
Laotian B-NORP
Hmong B-NORP
were O
in O
fact O
the O
result O
of O
fecal O
showers O
by O
giant O
bees O
-- O
found O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
anthrax O
scenario O
`` O
completely O
plausible O
. O
'' O

We O
do O
n't O
believe O
it O
. O

And O
we O
certainly O
do O
not O
believe O
that O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
or O
any O
of O
his O
emissaries O
yet O
deserve O
to O
have O
the O
West O
take O
their O
word O
for O
it O
. O

Sverdlovsk B-GPE
is O
a O
large O
gray O
cloud O
over O
glasnost O
and O
indeed O
over O
the O
legitimacy O
of O
the O
arms O
- O
control O
process O
itself O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
's O
Sverdlovsk B-GPE
complaint O
, O
as O
with O
Krasnoyarsk B-GPE
, O
is O
no O
mere O
political O
posturing O
. O

Biological O
weapons O
violations O
have O
figured O
little O
in O
political O
debate O
, O
and O
indeed O
have O
not O
been O
pressed O
vigorously O
enough O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
. O

But O
the O
stated O
U.S. B-GPE
position O
is O
detailed O
and O
specific O
, O
and O
the O
prospect O
of O
biological O
warfare O
is O
profoundly O
chilling O
. O

The O
Soviets B-NORP
should O
be O
willing O
to O
set O
in O
motion O
a O
process O
that O
would O
allow O
them O
to O
acknowledge O
that O
Sverdlovsk B-GPE
violated O
the O
1972 O
agreement O
or O
, O
alternatively O
, O
that O
would O
give O
U.S. B-GPE
specialists O
reasonable O
confidence O
that O
this O
was O
a O
wholly O
civilian O
accident O
. O

Until O
that O
happens O
, O
glasnost O
can O
not O
begin O
to O
deserve O
the O
kind O
of O
credibility O
Mr. O
Shevardnadze O
was O
bidding O
for O
with O
his O
confessions O
on O
Monday O
. O

ALBERTA B-ORG
ENERGY I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Calgary B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
filed O
a O
preliminary O
prospectus O
for O
an O
offering O
of O
common O
shares O
. O

The O
natural O
resources O
development O
concern O
said O
proceeds O
will O
be O
used O
to O
repay O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
, O
which O
stood O
at O
598 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
510.6 O
million O
-RRB- O
at O
the O
end O
of O
1988 O
. O

The O
company O
plans O
to O
raise O
between O
C$ O
75 O
million O
and O
C$ O
100 O
million O
from O
the O
offering O
, O
according O
to O
a O
spokeswoman O
at O
Richardson O
Greenshields O
of O
Canada O
Ltd. O
, O
lead O
underwriter O
. O

The O
shares O
will O
be O
priced O
in O
early O
November O
, O
she O
said O
. O

Private O
industry O
's O
labor O
costs O
rose O
1.2 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
matching O
the O
second O
- O
quarter O
pace O
, O
as O
health O
insurance O
costs O
continued O
to O
soar O
, O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
increase O
in O
wage O
and O
benefit O
costs O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
was O
greater O
than O
the O
1 O
% O
rise O
reported O
for O
the O
third O
quarter O
of O
1988 O
. O

`` O
Wage O
increases O
and O
overall O
compensation O
increases O
are O
beginning O
to O
curl O
upward O
a O
little O
bit O
, O
'' O
said O
Audrey B-PERSON
Freedman I-PERSON
, O
a O
labor O
economist O
at O
the B-ORG
Conference I-ORG
Board I-ORG
, O
a O
business O
research O
organization O
. O

`` O
One O
would O
have O
thought O
this O
would O
have O
happened O
two O
or O
three O
years O
ago O
as O
the O
labor O
market O
tightened O
. O

It O
is O
a O
considerably O
delayed O
reaction O
and O
it O
's O
not O
a O
severe O
one O
at O
all O
, O
'' O
she O
added O
. O

The O
new O
data O
underscored O
the O
severity O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
health O
- O
care O
cost O
problem O
. O

In O
the O
12 O
months O
ended O
in O
September O
, O
wages O
and O
salaries O
of O
private O
- O
sector O
workers O
rose O
4.4 O
% O
, O
while O
health O
insurance O
costs O
spurted O
by O
13.7 O
% O
. O

The O
consumer O
price O
index O
climbed O
4.3 O
% O
in O
the O
same O
period O
. O

Despite O
the O
big O
increases O
in O
health O
- O
care O
costs O
, O
wages O
still O
account O
for O
a O
far O
greater O
share O
of O
overall O
labor O
costs O
. O

The O
overall O
private O
- O
sector O
employment O
cost O
index O
, O
which O
includes O
both O
wages O
and O
benefits O
, O
rose O
4.7 O
% O
in O
the O
12 O
months O
ended O
in O
September O
, O
compared O
with O
4.5 O
% O
for O
both O
the O
12 O
months O
ended O
in O
June B-GPE
and O
the O
12 O
months O
ended O
September O
1988 O
. O

Labor O
costs O
are O
climbing O
at O
a O
far O
more O
rapid O
pace O
in O
the O
health O
care O
industry O
than O
in O
other O
industries O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
wages O
of O
private O
- O
sector O
hospital O
workers O
leaped O
6.6 O
% O
in O
the O
12 O
months O
ended O
in O
September O
, O
compared O
with O
4.4 O
% O
for O
workers O
in O
all O
industries O
. O

In O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
wages O
and O
salaries O
in O
all O
private O
industry O
rose O
1.2 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
1 O
% O
increases O
in O
both O
the O
second O
quarter O
and O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
of O
1988 O
. O

For O
the O
past O
five O
years O
, O
unions O
have O
n't O
managed O
to O
win O
wage O
increases O
as O
large O
as O
those O
granted O
to O
nonunion O
workers O
. O

For O
private O
- O
sector O
union O
workers O
, O
the O
cost O
of O
wages O
and O
benefits O
rose O
0.9 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

For O
nonunion O
workers O
, O
the O
costs O
rose O
1.4 O
% O
. O

Labor O
costs O
continued O
to O
rise O
more O
rapidly O
in O
service O
industries O
than O
in O
goods O
- O
producing O
industries O
, O
the O
report O
showed O
. O

It O
also O
found O
them O
rising O
much O
more O
in O
the O
Northeast O
than O
elsewhere O
. O

Including O
employees O
of O
state O
and O
local O
-- O
but O
not O
the O
federal O
-- O
governments O
, O
the O
employment O
cost O
index O
rose O
1.6 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
1.3 O
% O
rise O
in O
the O
same O
quarter O
in O
1988 O
. O

The O
index O
rose O
1.1 O
% O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
. O

For O
the O
12 O
months O
ended O
in O
September O
, O
this O
index O
was O
up O
5.1 O
% O
. O

It O
rose O
4.8 O
% O
for O
the O
12 O
months O
ended O
in O
June B-GPE
and O
4.7 O
% O
in O
the O
12 O
months O
ended O
in O
September O
1988 O
. O

Unlike O
most O
economic O
indicators O
, O
none O
of O
these O
figures O
are O
adjusted O
for O
seasonal O
variations O
. O

Clarcor B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
a O
plan O
to O
sell O
its O
J.L. B-ORG
Clark I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
subsidiary O
to O
a O
group O
headed O
by O
Anderson B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
for O
$ O
70.3 O
million O
has O
been O
terminated O
. O

Clarcor B-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
packaging O
and O
filtration O
products O
, O
said O
the O
two O
companies O
could O
n't O
agree O
on O
terms O
of O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
. O

The O
sale O
price O
of O
the O
unit O
, O
which O
makes O
packaging O
products O
, O
was O
to O
consist O
of O
cash O
, O
notes O
and O
an O
amount O
to O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
unit O
's O
future O
performance O
. O

Clarcor B-ORG
said O
it O
is O
inviting O
proposals O
from O
other O
prospective O
purchasers O
of O
the O
unit O
. O

Both O
Clarcor B-ORG
and O
Anderson B-ORG
are O
based O
in O
Rockford B-GPE
, O
Ill B-GPE
. O

General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
given O
an O
$ O
843 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
F B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
16 I-PRODUCT
aircraft O
and O
related O
equipment O
. O

Loral B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
defense O
systems O
division O
received O
a O
$ O
54.9 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
a O
F O
- O
15 O
weapons O
system O
trainer O
. O

Southern B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Transport I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
won O
$ O
47.5 O
million O
in O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
and O
Navy B-ORG
contracts O
for O
transportation O
services O
. O

International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
given O
a O
$ O
31.2 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
satellite O
data O
systems O
equipment O
. O

Directed B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
received O
a O
$ O
28.3 O
million O
Defense B-ORG
Advanced I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Projects I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
contract O
for O
advanced O
propulsion O
systems O
research O
. O

Propper B-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
got O
a O
$ O
22.8 O
million O
Defense B-ORG
Logistics I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
contract O
for O
combat O
camouflage O
trousers O
. O

Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
is O
launching O
a O
massive O
corporate O
advertising O
campaign O
that O
will O
put O
the O
tobacco O
giant O
's O
name O
in O
TV O
commercials O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
the O
early O
1950s O
, O
when O
it O
stopped O
advertising O
its O
namesake O
cigarette O
brand O
on O
television O
. O

The O
campaign O
, O
a O
patriotic O
celebration O
of O
the O
200th O
anniversary O
of O
the B-LAW
Bill I-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
, O
does O
n't O
mention O
cigarettes O
or O
smoking O
; O
cigarette O
ads O
have O
been O
prohibited O
on O
television O
since O
1971 O
. O

But O
even O
before O
it O
begins O
, O
the O
campaign O
is O
drawing O
fire O
from O
anti-smoking O
advocates O
, O
who O
criticize O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
's O
attempt O
to O
bolster O
its O
beleaguered O
image O
by O
wrapping O
itself O
in O
the O
document O
that O
is O
a O
cornerstone O
of O
American B-NORP
democracy O
. O

Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
, O
which O
became O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
largest O
food O
company O
last O
year O
with O
its O
$ O
12.9 O
billion O
acquisition O
of O
Kraft B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
seems O
determined O
to O
evolve O
beyond O
its O
roots O
in O
Marlboro B-ORG
country O
. O

The O
company O
's O
research O
suggests O
that O
its O
name O
recognition O
among O
most O
consumers O
remains O
unusually O
low O
, O
although O
its O
array O
of O
brands O
-- O
including O
Maxwell B-ORG
House I-ORG
coffee O
, O
Jell B-ORG
- I-ORG
O I-ORG
, O
Cheez B-ORG
Whiz I-ORG
, O
and O
Miller B-ORG
beer O
-- O
blanket O
supermarket O
shelves O
. O

The O
company O
is O
expected O
to O
spend O
about O
$ O
30 O
million O
a O
year O
on O
its O
two O
- O
year O
corporate O
campaign O
, O
created O
by O
WPP B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
Ogilvy B-ORG
& O
Mather O
unit O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
initial O
spots O
will O
appear O
during O
morning O
and O
prime O
- O
time O
news O
shows O
. O

Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
hopes O
that O
by O
taking O
its O
Bill B-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
theme O
to O
the O
airwaves O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
publications O
, O
it O
will O
reach O
the O
broadest O
possible O
audience O
. O

Until O
now O
, O
its O
corporate O
ads O
, O
mainly O
promoting O
its O
sponsorship O
of O
the O
arts O
, O
have O
appeared O
almost O
exclusively O
in O
newspapers O
and O
magazines O
. O

`` O
Most O
people O
-- O
whether O
in O
Toledo B-GPE
, O
Tucson B-GPE
or O
Topeka B-GPE
-- O
have O
n't O
got O
a O
clue O
who O
we O
are O
, O
'' O
says O
Guy B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
's O
vice O
president O
of O
corporate O
affairs O
. O

`` O
If O
they O
think O
well O
of O
the O
company O
through O
our O
support O
of O
the B-LAW
Bill I-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
, O
it O
follows O
they O
'll O
think O
well O
of O
our O
products O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Smith O
says O
the B-LAW
Bill I-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
commercial O
, O
which O
trumpets O
the O
themes O
of O
liberty O
and O
freedom O
of O
expression O
, O
is O
n't O
designed O
to O
have O
any O
special O
appeal O
for O
smokers O
. O

Although O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
typically O
tries O
to O
defend O
the O
rights O
of O
smokers O
with O
free O
- O
choice O
arguments O
, O
`` O
this O
has O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
cigarettes O
, O
nor O
will O
it O
ever O
, O
'' O
the O
spokesman O
says O
. O

But O
some O
anti-smoking O
activists O
disagree O
, O
expressing O
anger O
at O
what O
they O
see O
as O
the O
company O
's O
attempt O
to O
purchase O
innocence O
by O
association O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
outraged O
because O
this O
company O
is O
portraying O
itself O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
American B-NORP
culture O
and O
political O
freedom O
and O
in O
fact O
it O
's O
a O
killer O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Pertschuk I-PERSON
, O
former O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
and O
a O
tobacco O
- O
industry O
critic O
. O

`` O
It O
should O
be O
treated O
like O
the O
Medellin B-GPE
-LCB- O
drug O
-RCB- O
mafia O
, O
not O
the O
Founding O
Fathers O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Pertschuk O
adds O
that O
the O
new O
commercial O
dovetails O
perfectly O
with O
major O
aspects O
of O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
's O
political O
strategy O
. O

These O
include O
trying O
to O
protect O
its O
print O
advertising O
by O
invoking O
the B-LAW
First I-LAW
Amendment I-LAW
, O
and O
wooing O
blacks O
by O
portraying O
itself O
as O
a O
protector O
of O
civil O
rights O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
commercial O
features O
, O
among O
others O
, O
the O
voice O
of O
Martin B-PERSON
Luther I-PERSON
King I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
the O
slain O
civil O
rights O
leader O
. O
-RRB- O

Many O
marketers O
say O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
's O
approach O
will O
be O
effective O
, O
but O
they O
agree O
that O
the O
ads O
' O
implied O
smoking O
message O
is O
unmistakable O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
clever O
, O
subliminal O
advertising O
that O
really O
says O
, O
` O
Smokers O
have O
rights O
, O
too O
, O
' O
'' O
says O
Al B-PERSON
Ries I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Trout O
& O
Ries O
Inc. O
, O
a O
Greenwich B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
marketing O
strategy O
firm O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
designed O
to O
get O
the O
wagons O
in O
a O
circle O
and O
defend O
the O
smoking O
franchise O
. O
'' O

Richard B-PERSON
Winger I-PERSON
, O
a O
partner O
at O
Boston B-ORG
Consulting I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
adds O
: O
`` O
It O
's O
very O
popular O
to O
drape O
yourself O
in O
the O
flag O
these O
days O
. O

If O
you O
can O
do O
that O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
send O
a O
message O
that O
supports O
your O
business O
, O
that O
's O
brilliant O
. O
'' O

RJR B-ORG
Nabisco I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
say O
they O
have O
no O
plans O
to O
follow O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
's O
lead O
. O

-LRB- O
Indeed O
, O
RJR B-ORG
Nabisco I-ORG
is O
currently O
under O
fire O
for O
having O
sent O
80 O
- O
second O
videotapes O
touting O
its O
Now O
brand O
to O
consumers O
who O
smoke O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
' O
Carltons B-PRODUCT
. O
-RRB- O

Despite O
the O
criticism O
, O
Philip B-ORG
Morris I-ORG
's O
corporate O
campaign O
runs O
little O
risk O
of O
getting O
yanked O
off O
the O
tube O
. O

`` O
They O
are O
n't O
showing O
James B-PERSON
Madison I-PERSON
taking O
a O
puff O
or O
lighting O
up O
, O
'' O
says O
Laurence B-ORG
Tribe I-ORG
, O
a O
professor O
of O
constitutional O
law O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

`` O
All O
they O
are O
trying O
to O
do O
is O
borrow O
some O
of O
the O
legitimacy O
of O
the B-LAW
Bill I-LAW
of I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
itself O
. O

Stelco B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
shut O
down O
three O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
area O
plants O
, O
moving O
their O
fastener O
operations O
to O
a O
leased O
facility O
in O
Brantford B-GPE
, O
Ontario B-GPE
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
fastener O
business O
`` O
has O
been O
under O
severe O
cost O
pressures O
for O
some O
time O
. O
'' O

The O
fasteners O
, O
nuts O
and O
bolts O
, O
are O
sold O
to O
the O
North O
American B-NORP
auto O
market O
. O

A O
company O
spokesman O
declined O
to O
estimate O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
closures O
on O
earnings O
. O

He O
said O
the O
new O
facility O
will O
employ O
500 O
of O
the O
existing O
600 O
employees O
. O

The O
steelmaker O
employs O
about O
16,000 O
people O
. O

Stelco O
said O
it O
has O
an O
option O
to O
lease O
a O
350,000 O
- O
square O
- O
foot O
building O
in O
Brantford B-GPE
and O
proposes O
to O
spend O
24.5 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
20.9 O
million O
-RRB- O
on O
the O
facility O
. O

The O
three O
existing O
plants O
and O
their O
land O
will O
be O
sold O
. O

A O
permanent O
smoking O
ban O
on O
virtually O
all O
domestic O
airline O
routes O
won O
approval O
from O
the O
House O
, O
which O
separately O
sent O
to O
President O
Bush O
a O
nearly O
$ O
67 O
billion O
fiscal O
1990 O
bill O
including O
the O
first O
construction O
funds O
for O
the O
space O
station O
. O

The O
smoking O
prohibition O
remains O
attached O
to O
a O
$ O
27.1 O
billion O
transportation O
bill O
that O
must O
still O
overcome O
budget O
obstacles O
in O
Congress B-ORG
. O

But O
yesterday O
's O
action O
put O
to O
rest O
any O
lingering O
resistance O
from O
tobacco O
interests O
. O

Faced O
with O
inevitable O
defeat O
, O
the O
once O
dominant O
industry O
declined O
any O
recorded O
vote O
on O
the O
ban O
, O
which O
covers O
all O
but O
a O
fraction O
of O
1 O
% O
of O
daily O
flights O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

The O
sole O
exceptions O
are O
an O
estimated O
30 O
flights O
of O
six O
hours O
or O
more O
beginning O
or O
ending O
in O
Hawaii B-GPE
and O
Alaska B-GPE
. O

Assuming O
final O
enactment O
this O
month O
, O
the O
prohibition O
will O
take O
effect O
96 O
days O
later O
, O
or O
in O
early O
February O
. O

On O
a O
394 O
- O
21 O
roll O
call O
, O
the O
House O
adopted O
the O
underlying O
transportation O
measure O
. O

But O
the O
bill O
still O
faces O
budget O
questions O
because O
it O
also O
is O
the O
vehicle O
for O
an O
estimated O
$ O
3.1 O
billion O
in O
supplemental O
appropriations O
for O
law O
enforcement O
and O
anti-drug O
programs O
. O

The O
additional O
spending O
pushes O
the O
measure O
more O
than O
$ O
2 O
billion O
above O
its O
prescribed O
budget O
ceiling O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
leadership O
must O
now O
seek O
a O
waiver O
in O
hopes O
of O
completing O
action O
today O
. O

The O
separate O
$ O
67 O
billion O
bill O
sent O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
had O
budget O
difficulties O
, O
too O
, O
but O
was O
saved O
ultimately O
by O
its O
importance O
to O
a O
broad O
spectrum O
of O
interests O
in O
Congress B-ORG
and O
the O
administration O
itself O
. O

No O
single O
bill O
this O
year O
includes O
more O
discretionary O
spending O
for O
domestic O
programs O
and O
, O
apart O
from O
the O
space O
station O
, O
the O
measure O
incorporates O
far O
- O
reaching O
provisions O
affecting O
the O
federal O
mortgage O
market O
. O

The O
current O
ceiling O
on O
home O
loans O
insured O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Housing I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
is O
increased O
to O
$ O
124,875 O
during O
fiscal O
1990 O
. O

And O
in O
anticipation O
of O
increased O
lending O
, O
the O
cap O
on O
FHA B-ORG
loan O
guarantees O
would O
rise O
to O
approximately O
$ O
73.8 O
billion O
. O

Separately O
, O
the O
bill O
gives O
authority O
to O
the O
Department O
of O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
to O
facilitate O
the O
refinancing O
of O
high O
- O
interest O
loans O
subsidized O
by O
the O
government O
under O
the O
so O
- O
called O
Section B-LAW
235 I-LAW
home O
- O
ownership O
program O
for O
lower O
- O
income O
families O
. O

This O
provision O
met O
early O
and O
strong O
resistance O
from O
investment O
bankers O
worried O
about O
disruptions O
in O
their O
clients O
' O
portfolios O
. O

But O
the O
promise O
of O
at O
least O
$ O
15 O
million O
in O
new O
savings O
helped O
to O
forge O
a O
partnership O
between O
HUD O
Secretary O
Jack O
Kemp O
and O
lawmakers O
wanting O
to O
protect O
their O
projects O
elsewhere O
. O

The O
estimated O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
for O
the O
space O
station O
would O
be O
double O
last O
year O
's O
level O
, O
and O
total O
appropriations O
for O
the O
National O
Aeronautics O
and O
Space O
Administration O
would O
grow O
16 O
% O
to O
nearly O
$ O
12.4 O
billion O
. O

A O
string O
of O
costly O
projects O
, O
including O
the O
high O
- O
speed O
national O
aerospace O
plane O
and O
the O
advanced O
communications O
technology O
satellite O
, O
would O
continue O
to O
be O
developed O
within O
these O
limits O
. O

And O
while O
imposing O
a O
statutory O
cap O
of O
$ O
1.6 O
billion O
on O
future O
spending O
, O
the O
bill O
would O
give O
NASA B-ORG
$ O
30 O
million O
for O
the O
start O
- O
up O
of O
the O
CRAF O
- O
Cassini O
mission O
, O
a O
successor O
to O
the O
Voyager B-PRODUCT
space O
probe O
. O

Separately O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Science I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
is O
promised O
a O
7.7 O
% O
increase O
to O
bring O
its O
appropriations O
to O
$ O
2.07 O
billion O
. O

And O
while O
pursuing O
these O
initiatives O
, O
Congress B-ORG
and O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
are O
squeezed O
too O
by O
steady O
increases O
-- O
$ O
551 O
million O
-- O
in O
veteran O
's O
medical O
care O
. O

The O
result O
is O
that O
all O
sides O
resort O
to O
sleight O
of O
hand O
to O
make O
room O
for O
competing O
housing O
and O
environmental O
programs O
, O
and O
the O
commitments O
now O
will O
drive O
excess O
spending O
into O
fiscal O
1991 O
. O

Senior O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Budget I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
are O
reduced O
in O
frustration O
to O
raising O
doomed O
parliamentary O
obstacles O
to O
individual O
bills O
, O
yet O
admit O
that O
much O
of O
the O
disorder O
now O
stems O
from O
the O
fiscal O
legerdemain O
associated O
with O
their O
own O
summit O
agreement O
with O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
this O
past O
spring O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
get O
the O
administration O
's O
attention O
on O
anything O
, O
'' O
said O
Rep. O
Bill O
Frenzel O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Minn. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
`` O
because O
the O
whole O
agreement O
was O
built O
on O
gimmickry O
. O
'' O

Among O
the O
subsidies O
continued O
in O
the O
transportation O
bill O
is O
$ O
30.7 O
million O
to O
maintain O
commercial O
air O
service O
for O
an O
estimated O
92 O
communities O
, O
often O
in O
rural O
areas O
. O

Senate O
Appropriations O
Committee O
Chairman O
Robert O
Byrd O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
W.Va B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
strongly O
resisted O
deeper O
cuts O
sought O
by O
the O
House O
. O

But O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
wants O
to O
kill O
the O
entire O
program O
, O
Republicans B-NORP
have O
been O
among O
its O
leading O
champions O
. O

Sen. O
Pete O
Domenici O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
N.M. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
the O
ranking O
Republican B-NORP
on O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Budget I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
used O
his O
influence O
to O
preserve O
more O
than O
$ O
132,000 O
in O
subsidies O
for O
air O
service O
to O
Sante B-GPE
Fe I-GPE
, O
N.M. B-GPE
, O
and O
more O
than O
$ O
2.1 O
million O
would O
go O
for O
service O
to O
eight O
communities O
in O
the O
western O
Nebraska B-GPE
district O
of O
GOP O
Rep. O
Virginia O
Smith O
on O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

GP B-ORG
Express I-ORG
, O
an O
independent O
airline O
serving O
much O
of O
Nebraska B-GPE
, O
estimates O
that O
nearly O
40 O
% O
of O
its O
revenues O
come O
from O
the O
subsidies O
that O
, O
in O
some O
cases O
, O
exceed O
the O
cost O
of O
a O
ticket O
. O

For O
example O
, O
a O
passenger O
can O
fly O
from O
Chardon B-GPE
, O
Neb. B-GPE
, O
to O
Denver B-GPE
for O
as O
little O
as O
$ O
89 O
to O
$ O
109 O
, O
according O
to O
prices O
quoted O
by O
the O
company O
. O

But O
given O
the O
few O
number O
of O
users O
, O
the O
cost O
to O
the O
federal O
government O
per O
passenger O
is O
estimated O
at O
$ O
193 O
, O
according O
to O
House B-ORG
and O
Senate B-ORG
appropriations O
committees O
. O

The O
House O
action O
yesterday O
came O
as O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
remained O
mired O
in O
difficulties O
over O
a O
$ O
17.25 O
billion O
measure O
covering O
the O
budgets O
for O
the O
State O
, O
Commerce B-GPE
, O
and O
Justice B-ORG
departments O
in O
fiscal O
1990 O
. O

The O
compromise O
bill O
passed O
the O
House O
last O
week O
but O
has O
now O
provoked O
jurisdictional O
fights O
with O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Relations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
which O
jealously O
protects O
its O
prerogatives O
over O
operations O
at O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

The O
same O
jealousy O
can O
breed O
confusion O
, O
however O
, O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
any O
authorization O
bill O
this O
year O
. O

House B-ORG
and O
Senate B-ORG
appropriators O
sought O
to O
establish O
a O
Nov. O
30 O
deadline O
after O
which O
their O
bill O
would O
become O
the O
last O
word O
on O
how O
funds O
are O
distributed O
. O

But O
on O
a O
53 O
- O
45 O
roll O
call O
this O
provision O
was O
stripped O
from O
the O
bill O
last O
night O
after O
Foreign O
Relations O
Chairman O
Claiborne O
Pell O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
R.I B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
complained O
that O
it O
was O
an O
intrusion O
on O
exclusive O
powers O
vested O
in O
his O
panel O
for O
more O
than O
three O
decades O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
steel O
exports O
fell O
12.2 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
and O
were O
down O
1.1 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
month O
, O
the O
Japan O
Iron O
and O
Steel O
Federation O
reported O
. O

September O
was O
the O
10th O
consecutive O
month O
in O
which O
steel O
exports O
failed O
to O
reach O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
level O
. O

A O
federation O
official O
attributed O
the O
decline O
to O
brisk O
demand O
from O
domestic O
industries O
backed O
by O
continuing O
economic O
expansion O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Japanese B-NORP
steel O
companies O
are O
apparently O
focusing O
on O
domestic O
sales O
, O
but O
the O
official O
said O
it O
does O
n't O
necessarily O
mean O
that O
local O
sales O
contracts O
are O
increasing O
that O
markedly O
. O

`` O
They O
are O
just O
too O
busy O
to O
meet O
domestic O
demand O
and O
have O
little O
room O
for O
overseas O
shipments O
, O
'' O
the O
official O
said O
. O

The O
head O
of O
British B-ORG
Satellite I-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
he O
hopes O
to O
raise O
about O
# O
450 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
711 O
million O
-RRB- O
before O
the O
satellite O
- O
TV O
venture O
makes O
its O
delayed O
debut O
next O
spring O
-- O
with O
a O
major O
chunk O
coming O
from O
new O
investors O
. O

`` O
We O
'll O
raise O
it O
through O
bank O
loans O
. O

We O
'll O
raise O
it O
through O
-LCB- O
new O
-RCB- O
equity O
. O

And O
we O
'll O
raise O
it O
through O
existing O
shareholders O
'' O
as O
well O
as O
through O
junk O
bonds O
, O
said O
Anthony B-PERSON
Simonds I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Gooding I-PERSON
, O
the O
private O
consortium O
's O
chief O
executive O
. O

He O
said O
he O
believes O
the O
bank O
loan O
, O
to O
be O
arranged O
by O
February O
, O
will O
supply O
about O
half O
of O
the O
financing O
. O

British B-ORG
Satellite I-ORG
, O
which O
already O
has O
raised O
# O
423.5 O
million O
from O
10 O
backers O
, O
initially O
expected O
to O
seek O
an O
additional O
# O
400 O
million O
. O

Mr. O
Simonds O
- O
Gooding O
said O
the O
additional O
financing O
may O
leave O
British B-ORG
Satellite I-ORG
owned O
by O
about O
20 O
investors O
, O
including O
Australian B-NORP
entrepreneur O
Alan B-PERSON
Bond I-PERSON
, O
whose O
nearly O
36 O
% O
stake O
would O
be O
reduced O
to O
as O
little O
as O
20 O
% O
. O

Bond B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
British B-ORG
Satellite I-ORG
's O
biggest O
investor O
, O
would O
like O
to O
withdraw O
from O
the O
satellite O
- O
TV O
consortium O
, O
and O
analysts O
have O
speculated O
Hollywood B-GPE
studios O
might O
buy O
the O
Bond O
stake O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Simonds O
- O
Gooding O
said O
he O
is O
n't O
talking O
to O
any O
studios O
about O
investing O
. O

Besides O
Bond B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
British B-ORG
Satellite I-ORG
's O
other O
backers O
include O
Pearson B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
Reed B-ORG
International I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
and O
Granada B-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
. O

The O
consortium O
faced O
a O
setback O
in O
May O
when O
technical O
problems O
forced O
it O
to O
postpone O
the O
September O
launch O
until O
next O
spring O
. O

Continued O
uncertainty O
about O
the O
timing O
of O
the O
consortium O
's O
debut O
could O
make O
it O
hard O
to O
find O
a O
# O
450 O
million O
cash O
injection O
. O

Mr. O
Simonds O
- O
Gooding O
conceded O
that O
British B-ORG
Satellite I-ORG
's O
potential O
U.K. B-GPE
lenders O
`` O
are O
saying O
, O
` O
When O
you O
're O
on O
the O
air O
, O
you O
'll O
-LCB- O
actually O
-RCB- O
get O
the O
money O
. O
' O
'' O

The O
bankers O
also O
insist O
that O
the O
loans O
depend O
on O
the O
consortium O
raising O
more O
money O
from O
new O
and O
existing O
backers O
. O

British B-ORG
Satellite I-ORG
today O
is O
unveiling O
a O
# O
30 O
million O
advertising O
and O
promotional O
drive O
for O
the O
consortium O
's O
planned O
five O
channels O
of O
movies O
, O
sports O
, O
entertainment O
and O
news O
shows O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
drive O
, O
the O
first O
50,000 O
viewers O
who O
put O
up O
# O
10 O
each O
will O
get O
a O
package O
valued O
at O
# O
170 O
-- O
including O
a O
satellite O
receiving O
dish O
, O
equipment O
installation O
and O
a O
three O
- O
month O
subscription O
to O
its O
pay O
- O
movie O
service O
. O

British B-ORG
Satellite I-ORG
faces O
competition O
from O
Sky B-ORG
Television I-ORG
, O
a O
satellite O
- O
TV O
venture O
begun O
last O
February O
and O
owned O
by O
Rupert B-PERSON
Murdoch I-PERSON
's O
News B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
rivals O
currently O
are O
locked O
in O
a O
costly O
bidding O
contest O
for O
Hollywood B-GPE
film O
rights O
. O

A O
governing O
body O
of O
both O
the B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Standards I-ORG
Board I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Governmental I-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Standards I-ORG
Board I-ORG
voted O
to O
give O
the O
FASB O
jurisdiction O
over O
accounting O
standards O
for O
certain O
government O
- O
owned O
entities O
. O

The B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
voted O
12 O
- O
2 O
that O
FASB B-ORG
accounting O
rules O
supercede O
GASB B-ORG
rules O
in O
regard O
to O
utilities O
, O
hospitals O
, O
and O
colleges O
and O
universities O
owned O
by O
the O
government O
. O

GASB B-ORG
rules O
still O
apply O
for O
other O
government O
units O
. O

After O
the O
GASB O
was O
founded O
in O
1984 O
, O
11 O
years O
after O
the O
FASB O
, O
the O
government O
- O
owned O
entities O
were O
supposed O
to O
follow O
FASB B-ORG
rules O
unless O
the O
GASB O
superceded O
them O
. O

The O
GASB O
had O
told O
governments O
they O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
follow O
FASB B-ORG
rules O
on O
depreciation O
, O
making O
it O
difficult O
for O
bond O
- O
rating O
agencies O
to O
compare O
private O
and O
state O
- O
owned O
schools O
, O
which O
compete O
in O
the O
public O
bond O
market O
. O

The O
foundation O
vote O
is O
effective O
for O
the O
affected O
government O
entities O
with O
fiscal O
years O
that O
begin O
starting O
next O
Jan. O
1 O
and O
makes O
the O
financial O
results O
of O
the O
hospitals O
, O
colleges O
and O
schools O
easier O
to O
compare O
with O
for O
- O
profit O
businesses O
. O

But O
it O
may O
lead O
to O
separate O
financial O
reports O
based O
on O
different O
rules O
for O
the O
government O
entities O
under O
FASB B-ORG
rules O
and O
those O
still O
under O
GASB B-ORG
rules O
. O

`` O
Managers O
of O
government O
entities O
are O
often O
more O
concerned O
with O
the O
political O
and O
legal O
structure O
and O
financial O
- O
report O
comparability O
with O
profit O
- O
making O
businesses O
is O
n't O
always O
as O
high O
a O
priority O
, O
'' O
a O
foundation O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Bond O
prices O
staggered O
in O
seesaw O
trading O
, O
rising O
on O
reports O
of O
economic O
weakness O
and O
falling O
on O
reports O
of O
economic O
strength O
. O

Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
got O
off O
to O
a O
strong O
start O
, O
advancing O
modestly O
during O
overnight O
trading O
on O
foreign O
markets O
. O

`` O
We O
saw O
good O
buying O
in O
Japan B-GPE
and O
excellent O
buying O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
'' O
said O
Jay B-PERSON
Goldinger I-PERSON
, O
market O
strategist O
and O
trader O
at O
Capital B-ORG
Insight I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

The O
market O
's O
tempo O
was O
helped O
by O
the O
dollar O
's O
resiliency O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Late O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8410 O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
marks O
and O
142.70 O
Japanese B-NORP
yen O
, O
up O
from O
late O
Monday O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

British B-NORP
sterling O
eased O
to O
$ O
1.5775 O
from O
$ O
1.5825 O
. O

When O
U.S. B-GPE
trading O
began O
, O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
received O
an O
additional O
boost O
from O
news O
that O
sales O
of O
new O
single O
- O
family O
homes O
fell O
14 O
% O
in O
September O
. O

The O
contraction O
was O
twice O
as O
large O
as O
economists O
projected O
and O
was O
the O
sharpest O
decline O
since O
a O
19 O
% O
drop O
in O
January O
1982 O
. O

Economists O
said O
the O
report O
raised O
speculation O
that O
the O
economic O
slowdown O
could O
turn O
into O
a O
recession O
, O
which O
would O
pave O
the O
way O
for O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
to O
lower O
interest O
rates O
. O

But O
later O
in O
the O
day O
, O
a O
report O
by O
the O
Purchasing O
Management O
Association O
of O
Chicago B-GPE
cast O
doubt O
on O
the O
recession O
scenario O
. O

The O
association O
said O
its O
October O
index O
of O
economic O
activity O
rose O
to O
51.6 O
% O
after O
having O
been O
below O
50 O
% O
for O
three O
consecutive O
months O
. O

A O
reading O
below O
50 O
% O
indicates O
that O
the O
manufacturing O
industry O
is O
slowing O
while O
a O
reading O
above O
50 O
% O
suggests O
that O
the O
industry O
is O
expanding O
. O

Bond O
prices O
fell O
after O
the O
Chicago B-GPE
report O
was O
released O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
, O
bond O
prices O
were O
mixed O
. O

The O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
was O
nearly O
1/4 O
point O
higher O
, O
or O
up O
about O
$ O
2.50 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

New O
two O
- O
year O
notes O
ended O
unchanged O
while O
three O
- O
year O
and O
four O
- O
year O
notes O
were O
slightly O
lower O
. O

Municipal O
bonds O
ended O
unchanged O
to O
as O
much O
as O
1/2 O
point O
higher O
while O
mortgage O
- O
backed O
securities O
were O
up O
about O
1/8 O
point O
. O

Corporate O
bonds O
were O
unchanged O
. O

In O
the O
corporate O
market O
, O
an O
expected O
debt O
offering O
today O
by O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
generated O
considerable O
attention O
. O

The O
giant O
computer O
maker O
is O
slated O
to O
offer O
$ O
500 O
million O
of O
30 O
- O
year O
non-callable O
debentures O
through O
underwriters O
led O
by O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Traders O
expect O
the O
bonds O
to O
yield O
about O
0.60 O
to O
0.65 O
percentage O
point O
above O
the O
Treasury O
's O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
, O
which O
ended O
Tuesday O
with O
a O
yield O
of O
about O
7.90 O
% O
. O

The O
last O
time O
IBM B-ORG
tapped O
the O
corporate O
debt O
market O
was O
in O
April O
1988 O
, O
when O
it O
offered O
$ O
500 O
million O
of O
debt O
securities O
. O

IBM B-ORG
's O
visits O
to O
the O
debt O
market O
are O
closely O
watched O
by O
treasurers O
at O
other O
corporations O
and O
by O
credit O
market O
analysts O
. O

Some O
analysts O
believe O
the O
company O
has O
the O
ability O
to O
pinpoint O
the O
trough O
in O
interest O
- O
rate O
cycles O
. O

In O
October O
1979 O
, O
just O
days O
before O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
raised O
interest O
rates O
, O
IBM B-ORG
offered O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
debt O
securities O
. O

The O
boost O
in O
rates O
sent O
IBM B-ORG
's O
bonds O
tumbling O
, O
leaving O
underwriters O
with O
millions O
of O
dollars O
of O
losses O
and O
triggering O
a O
sell O
- O
off O
in O
the O
overall O
market O
. O

The O
company O
`` O
ca O
n't O
be O
bullish O
if O
they O
're O
doing O
a O
sizable O
30 O
- O
year O
bullet O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
analyst O
. O

Others O
said O
IBM B-ORG
might O
increase O
the O
size O
of O
the O
offering O
to O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
1 O
billion O
if O
investor O
demand O
is O
strong O
. O

The O
company O
has O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
debt O
filed O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
the O
$ O
500 O
million O
is O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
a O
fire O
drill O
, O
'' O
said O
Jim B-PERSON
Ednee I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the O
industrial O
bond O
department O
at O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
think O
as O
the O
pricing O
time O
arrives O
, O
the O
bonds O
will O
come O
a O
little O
richer O
and O
in O
a O
larger O
amount O
. O
'' O

Treasury B-ORG
Securities O

Treasury B-ORG
prices O
ended O
mixed O
in O
light O
trading O
. O

The O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
was O
quoted O
late O
at O
102 O
12/32 O
to O
yield O
7.90 O
% O
compared O
with O
102 O
7/32 O
to O
yield O
7.92 O
% O
Monday O
. O

The O
latest O
10 O
- O
year O
notes O
were O
unchanged O
at O
100 O
16/32 O
to O
yield O
7.904 O
% O
. O

Short O
- O
term O
rates O
also O
were O
mixed O
. O

The O
discount O
rate O
on O
three O
- O
month O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
rose O
slightly O
from O
the O
average O
rate O
at O
Monday O
's O
auction O
to O
7.79 O
% O
for O
a O
bond O
- O
equivalent O
yield O
of O
8.04 O
% O
. O

The O
discount O
rate O
on O
six O
- O
month O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
fell O
slightly O
to O
7.60 O
% O
for O
a O
bond O
- O
equivalent O
yield O
of O
7.99 O
% O
. O

Corporate O
Issues O

Two O
junk O
bond O
issues O
were O
priced O
yesterday O
, O
including O
a O
scaled O
- O
backed O
offering O
by O
Beatrice B-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
underwriters O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
Beatrice O
cut O
its O
high O
- O
yield O
offering O
to O
$ O
251 O
million O
from O
a O
planned O
$ O
350 O
million O
after O
it O
became O
clear O
the O
company O
would O
have O
to O
give O
investors O
higher O
yields O
. O

In O
the O
two O
- O
part O
offering O
, O
$ O
151 O
million O
of O
senior O
subordinated O
reset O
notes O
were O
priced O
at O
99.75 O
and O
carried O
a O
rate O
of O
13 O
3/4 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
$ O
100 O
million O
of O
senior O
subordinated O
floating O
rate O
notes O
were O
priced O
to O
float O
at O
4.25 O
percentage O
points O
above O
the O
London B-GPE
Interbank O
Offered O
Rate O
, O
or O
LIBOR O
. O

The O
one O
- O
year O
LIBOR O
rate O
yesterday O
was O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
. O

Since O
the O
recent O
deterioration O
of O
the O
junk O
- O
bond O
market O
, O
at O
least O
two O
other O
junk O
issuers O
have O
said O
they O
plan O
to O
scale O
back O
planned O
high O
- O
yield O
offerings O
, O
and O
several O
issues O
have O
been O
postponed O
. O

William B-PERSON
Carmichael I-PERSON
, O
Beatrice B-ORG
chief O
financial O
officer O
, O
said O
favorable O
market O
conditions O
in O
September O
prompted O
the O
company O
to O
plan O
more O
debt O
than O
necessary O
. O

`` O
However O
, O
given O
the O
changes O
in O
the O
market O
conditions O
that O
have O
occurred O
since O
then O
, O
we O
decided O
to O
sell O
only O
the O
amount O
needed O
to O
proceed O
with O
our O
contemplated O
recapitalization O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Under O
the O
firm O
's O
original O
bank O
credit O
agreement O
, O
it O
was O
required O
to O
raise O
$ O
250 O
million O
of O
subordinated O
debt O
to O
be O
used O
to O
repay O
some O
of O
the O
bank O
borrowings O
drawn O
to O
redeem O
$ O
526.3 O
million O
of O
increasing O
rate O
debentures O
in O
August O
. O

A O
month O
ago O
, O
when O
Beatrice B-ORG
first O
filed O
to O
sell O
debt O
, O
the O
company O
had O
planned O
to O
offer O
$ O
200 O
million O
of O
its O
senior O
subordinated O
reset O
notes O
at O
a O
yield O
of O
12 O
3/4 O
% O
. O

The O
$ O
150 O
million O
in O
senior O
subordinated O
floating O
- O
rate O
notes O
were O
targeted O
to O
be O
offered O
at O
a O
price O
to O
float O
four O
percentage O
points O
above O
the O
three O
- O
month O
LIBOR O
. O

By O
October O
, O
however O
, O
market O
conditions O
had O
deteriorated O
and O
the O
reset O
notes O
were O
targeted O
to O
be O
offered O
at O
a O
yield O
of O
between O
13 O
1/4 O
% O
and O
13 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

Mr. O
Carmichael O
said O
investors O
also O
demanded O
stricter O
convenants O
. O

Continental B-ORG
Cablevision I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
via O
underwriters O
at O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
priced O
$ O
350 O
million O
of O
junk O
bonds O
at O
par O
to O
yield O
12 O
7/8 O
% O
. O

Mortgage O
- O
Backed O
Securities O

J.C. B-ORG
Penney I-ORG
& O
Co. O
issued O
$ O
350 O
million O
of O
securities O
backed O
by O
credit O
- O
card O
receivables O
. O

The O
securities O
were O
priced O
at O
99.1875 O
to O
yield O
about O
9.19 O
% O
. O

Underwriters O
at O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
the O
J.C. O
Penney O
credit O
- O
card O
securities O
are O
the O
first O
with O
a O
10 O
- O
year O
average O
life O
, O
which O
is O
much O
longer O
than O
previous O
such O
issues O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
Ginnie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
's O
9 O
% O
issue O
for O
November O
delivery O
was O
quoted O
at O
98 O
18/32 O
bid O
, O
up O
5/32 O
from O
late O
Monday O
, O
to O
yield O
about O
9.333 O
% O
to O
a O
12 O
- O
year O
average O
life O
assumption O
. O

Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
's O
9 O
1/2 O
% O
issue O
was O
quoted O
at O
99 O
20/32 O
, O
up O
3/32 O
from O
Monday O
. O

Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
's O
9 O
% O
issue O
was O
at O
98 O
7/32 O
, O
up O
1/8 O
. O

On O
the O
pricing O
front O
, O
an O
11 O
- O
class O
issue O
of O
$ O
500 O
million O
Federal B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Remic O
mortgage O
securities O
was O
launched O
by O
a O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
group O
. O

The O
offering O
is O
backed O
by O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
's O
10 O
% O
issue O
with O
a O
weighted O
average O
term O
to O
maturity O
of O
29.583 O
months O
. O

Municipal O
Issues O

Municipal O
bonds O
were O
little O
changed O
to O
1/2 O
point O
higher O
in O
late O
dealings O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
oversold O
and O
today O
we O
bounced O
back O
. O

Some O
accounts O
came O
in O
for O
some O
blocks O
in O
the O
secondary O
-LCB- O
market O
-RCB- O
, O
which O
we O
have O
n't O
seen O
for O
a O
while O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
trader O
. O

`` O
There O
were O
no O
-LCB- O
sell O
-RCB- O
lists O
and O
the O
calendar O
is O
lightening O
up O
a O
bit O
. O

There O
's O
light O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
tunnel O
for O
municipals O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
he O
expects O
prices O
to O
`` O
inch O
up O
'' O
in O
the O
near O
term O
. O

The O
market O
's O
tone O
improved O
after O
Monday O
's O
pricing O
of O
$ O
813 O
million O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
general O
obligation O
bonds O
. O

The O
issue O
's O
smooth O
absorption O
eased O
fears O
that O
supply O
would O
overwhelm O
demand O
in O
coming O
sessions O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

Demand O
for O
the O
bonds O
was O
strong O
enough O
to O
permit O
underwriters O
to O
trim O
some O
yields O
in O
the O
tax O
- O
exempt O
portion O
of O
the O
offering O
late O
Monday O
. O

A O
two O
- O
part O
$ O
75.1 O
million O
offering O
of O
wastewater O
treatment O
bonds O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Jersey I-ORG
Wastewater I-ORG
Treatment I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
was O
more O
than O
half O
sold O
by O
late O
in O
the O
session O
, O
according O
to O
lead O
underwriter O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

The O
debt O
was O
reoffered O
priced O
to O
yield O
from O
6 O
% O
in O
1991 O
to O
7.15 O
% O
in O
2008 O
- O
2009 O
. O

Foreign O
Bonds O

Most O
foreign O
government O
bonds O
markets O
were O
quiet O
. O

West B-NORP
German I-NORP
bonds O
firmed O
a O
bit O
after O
Monday O
's O
fall O
, O
but O
traders O
said O
the O
market O
remains O
bearish O
due O
to O
speculation O
that O
interest O
rates O
could O
rise O
again O
. O

In O
a O
speech O
given O
Friday O
but O
released O
late O
Monday O
, O
Bundesbank O
Vice O
President O
Helmut O
Schlesinger O
suggested O
that O
it O
was O
risky O
to O
claim O
that O
the O
booming O
German B-NORP
economy O
has O
reached O
the O
peak O
of O
its O
cycle O
. O

His O
comments O
were O
interpreted O
as O
a O
sign O
that O
higher O
interest O
rates O
are O
possible O
. O

On O
Oct. O
5 O
, O
the O
Bundesbank O
raised O
the O
Lombard O
and O
discount O
rates O
by O
one O
percentage O
point O
to O
8 O
% O
and O
6 O
% O
, O
respectively O
, O
the O
highest O
levels O
in O
seven O
years O
. O

Germany B-GPE
's O
7 O
% O
bond O
due O
October O
1999 O
was O
unchanged O
at O
99.35 O
to O
yield O
7.09 O
% O
while O
the O
6 O
3/4 O
% O
notes O
due O
July O
1994 O
rose O
0.025 O
point O
to O
97.275 O
to O
yield O
7.445 O
% O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
government O
bonds O
showed O
little O
change O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
benchmark O
No. O
111 O
issue O
due O
1998 O
ended O
on O
brokers O
' O
screens O
at O
95.90 O
, O
down O
0.02 O
point O
, O
to O
yield O
5.435 O
% O
. O

British B-NORP
government O
bonds O
were O
little O
changed O
as O
investors O
awaited O
an O
address O
on O
economic O
policy O
by O
John B-PERSON
Major I-PERSON
, O
the O
new O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
benchmark O
11 O
3/4 O
% O
bond O
due O
2003 O
/ O
2007 O
rose O
2/32 O
to O
111 O
1/2 O
to O
yield O
10.14 O
% O
while O
the O
11 O
3/4 O
% O
notes O
due O
1991 O
were O
unchanged O
at O
98 O
21/32 O
to O
yield O
12.95 O
% O
. O

Shaken O
by O
tumbling O
stock O
prices O
and O
pessimistic O
projections O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
growth O
, O
currency O
analysts O
around O
the O
world O
have O
toned O
down O
their O
assessments O
of O
the O
dollar O
's O
near O
- O
term O
performance O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
10 O
analysts O
polled O
last O
week O
by O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
International I-ORG
News I-ORG
Service I-ORG
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
London B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
expect O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
dollar O
to O
ease O
only O
mildly O
in O
November O
. O

Opinion O
is O
mixed O
over O
its O
three O
- O
month O
prospects O
. O

Half O
of O
those O
polled O
see O
the O
currency O
trending O
lower O
over O
the O
next O
three O
months O
, O
while O
the O
others O
forecast O
a O
modest O
rebound O
after O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
. O

In O
late O
afternoon O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
yesterday O
, O
the O
dollar O
stood O
at O
1.8415 O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
marks O
, O
up O
from O
1.8340 O
marks O
late O
Monday O
, O
and O
at O
142.85 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
141.90 O
yen O
late O
Monday O
. O

A O
month O
ago O
, O
a O
similar O
survey O
predicted O
the O
dollar O
would O
be O
trading O
at O
1.8690 O
marks O
and O
139.75 O
yen O
by O
the O
end O
of O
October O
. O

Sterling O
was O
trading O
at O
$ O
1.5805 O
, O
down O
from O
$ O
1.5820 O
late O
Monday O
. O

In O
Tokyo O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
was O
trading O
at O
about O
142.95 O
yen O
at O
midmorning O
, O
up O
from O
142.80 O
yen O
at O
the O
opening O
and O
up O
from O
Tuesday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
of O
142.15 O
yen O
. O

The O
average O
of O
estimates O
of O
the O
10 O
economists O
polled O
puts O
the O
dollar O
around O
1.8200 O
marks O
at O
the O
end O
of O
November O
and O
at O
141.33 O
yen O
. O

By O
late O
January O
, O
the O
consensus O
calls O
for O
the O
dollar O
to O
be O
trading O
around O
1.8200 O
marks O
and O
near O
142 O
yen O
. O

Those O
with O
a O
bullish O
view O
see O
the O
dollar O
trading O
up O
near O
1.9000 O
marks O
and O
145 O
yen O
, O
while O
the O
dollar O
bears O
see O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
trading O
around O
1.7600 O
marks O
and O
138 O
yen O
. O

A O
number O
of O
those O
polled O
predict O
the O
dollar O
will O
slip O
as O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
eases O
interest O
rates O
. O

David B-PERSON
Owen I-PERSON
, O
an O
economist O
at O
Kleinwort B-ORG
Benson I-ORG
& O
Co. O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
said O
he O
expects O
further O
cuts O
in O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
rates O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
encourage O
a O
narrowing O
of O
the O
trade O
gap O
and O
to O
ensure O
a O
soft O
landing O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
and O
manager O
of O
corporate O
trade O
at O
First B-ORG
Interstate I-ORG
of O
California B-GPE
, O
agreed O
with O
that O
view O
and O
predicted O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
federal O
funds O
rate O
will O
drop O
to O
between O
7 O
3/4 O
% O
and O
8 O
% O
within O
60 O
days O
from O
its O
current O
level O
at O
8 O
13/16 O
% O
. O

Fed B-ORG
funds O
is O
the O
rate O
banks O
charge O
each O
other O
on O
overnight O
loans O
; O
the O
Fed O
influences O
the O
rate O
by O
adding O
or O
draining O
reserves O
from O
the O
banking O
system O
. O

Mr. O
White O
also O
predicted O
a O
half O
- O
point O
cut O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
discount O
rate O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

The O
discount O
rate O
, O
currently O
7 O
% O
, O
is O
the O
rate O
the O
Fed O
charges O
member O
banks O
for O
loans O
, O
using O
government O
securities O
as O
collateral O
. O

He O
expects O
such O
a O
cut O
`` O
because O
of O
problems O
in O
several O
sectors O
of O
the O
economy O
, O
particularly O
real O
estate O
and O
automobiles O
. O
'' O

Bolstering O
his O
argument O
, O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
yesterday O
that O
new O
home O
sales O
for O
September O
were O
down O
14 O
% O
from O
August O
's O
revised O
3.1 O
% O
fall O
. O

The O
drop O
marked O
the O
largest O
monthly O
tumble O
since O
a O
19 O
% O
slide O
in O
January O
1982 O
. O

In O
last O
month O
's O
survey O
, O
a O
number O
of O
currency O
analysts O
predicted O
the O
dollar O
would O
be O
pressured O
by O
a O
narrowing O
of O
interest O
rate O
differentials O
between O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

Indeed O
, O
in O
early O
October O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
central O
bank O
raised O
its O
discount O
and O
Lombard O
rates O
by O
a O
full O
percentage O
point O
. O

Several O
other O
European B-NORP
central O
banks O
, O
notably O
in O
Britain B-GPE
, O
followed O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
Bundesbank B-ORG
's O
lead O
by O
raising O
their O
own O
key O
rates O
. O

And O
a O
week O
later O
, O
Japan B-GPE
raised O
its O
official O
discount O
rate O
by O
a O
half O
point O
to O
3.75 O
% O
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
discount O
rate O
is O
the O
central O
bank O
's O
base O
rate O
on O
loans O
to O
commercial O
banks O
. O

After O
a O
surprisingly O
sharp O
widening O
in O
the O
U.S. O
August O
merchandise O
trade O
deficit O
-- O
$ O
10.77 O
billion O
from O
a O
revised O
$ O
8.24 O
billion O
in O
July O
and O
well O
above O
expectations O
-- O
and O
a O
startling O
190 O
- O
point O
drop O
in O
stock O
prices O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
relaxed O
short O
- O
term O
interest O
rates O
, O
knocking O
fed O
funds O
from O
around O
9 O
% O
to O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
. O

But O
predictions O
that O
central O
banks O
of O
the O
Group O
of O
Seven O
-LRB- O
G B-ORG
- I-ORG
7 I-ORG
-RRB- O
major O
industrial O
nations O
would O
continue O
their O
massive O
dollar O
sales O
went O
astray O
, O
as O
the O
market O
drove O
the O
dollar O
downward O
on O
its O
own O
, O
reacting O
to O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
's O
plunge O
and O
subsequent O
price O
volatility O
, O
lower O
U.S. B-GPE
interest O
rates O
and O
signs O
of O
a O
slowing O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
. O

G B-ORG
- I-ORG
7 I-ORG
consists O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Britain B-GPE
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
and O
Italy B-GPE
. O

Tomoshige B-PERSON
Kakita I-PERSON
, O
senior O
deputy O
manager O
in O
the O
treasury O
department O
of O
Mitsui B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
suggested O
that O
uncertainty O
about O
U.S. B-GPE
stocks O
and O
bonds O
has O
made O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
leery O
of O
holding O
those O
securities O
in O
the O
near O
term O
, O
thus O
damping O
dollar O
demand O
. O

But O
, O
Mr. O
Kakita O
added O
, O
once O
U.S. B-GPE
equities O
regain O
some O
stability O
, O
players O
will O
move O
back O
into O
dollar O
- O
denominated O
investments O
, O
especially O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
, O
whose O
value O
rises O
when O
interest O
rates O
decline O
. O

Mr. O
Kakita O
said O
the O
key O
dollar O
- O
yen O
exchange O
rate O
is O
at O
135 O
yen O
. O

`` O
If O
135 O
is O
broken O
, O
some O
panic O
will O
be O
seen O
, O
'' O
he O
predicted O
, O
explaining O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
institutions O
are O
comfortable O
with O
the O
dollar O
anywhere O
between O
current O
levels O
and O
135 O
yen O
. O

Jens B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Uwe I-PERSON
Fischer I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
trader O
at O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
said O
he O
expects O
the O
dollar O
to O
recover O
within O
the O
next O
three O
months O
to O
around O
1.88 O
marks O
as O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
data O
, O
particularly O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
figures O
, O
level O
off O
. O

He O
contended O
that O
the O
Fed O
wo O
n't O
ease O
rates O
further O
, O
but O
predicted O
Bundesbank B-ORG
officials O
will O
relax O
key O
rates O
in O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

Alfred B-PERSON
Zapfel I-PERSON
, O
chief O
trader O
at O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Boston B-GPE
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
took O
an O
opposite O
stance O
. O

He O
said O
he O
expects O
U.S. B-GPE
interest O
rates O
to O
decline O
, O
dragging O
the O
dollar O
down O
to O
around O
1.80 O
marks O
by O
the O
end O
of O
January O
after O
a O
short O
- O
lived O
dash O
to O
1.87 O
marks O
by O
the O
end O
of O
November O
. O

West B-NORP
German I-NORP
interest O
rates O
, O
he O
said O
, O
will O
remain O
unchanged O
. O

`` O
But O
I O
'm O
not O
one O
of O
these O
great O
dollar O
bears O
you O
see O
more O
of O
these O
days O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Zapfel O
said O
. O

`` O
I O
ca O
n't O
really O
see O
it O
dropping O
far O
below O
1.80 O
marks O
. O
'' O

Scott B-PERSON
Greene I-PERSON
, O
chief O
foreign O
exchange O
dealer O
with O
Julius O
Baer O
& O
Co. O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
fits O
the O
description O
of O
a O
`` O
great O
dollar O
bear O
. O
'' O

He O
predicted O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
will O
skid O
below O
1.80 O
marks O
to O
around O
1.78 O
marks O
this O
month O
and O
1.75 O
marks O
by O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
new O
year O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
finally O
seeing O
the O
culmination O
of O
all O
the O
recessionary O
buildup O
of O
the O
last O
few O
months O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
noting O
a O
continuing O
downward O
trend O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
interest O
rates O
, O
a O
shaky O
stock O
market O
and O
`` O
gloomier O
economic O
times O
ahead O
'' O
all O
signal O
a O
significantly O
lower O
dollar O
. O

In O
the O
wake O
of O
British O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
's O
surprise O
resignation O
and O
sterling O
's O
subsequent O
nose O
- O
dive O
, O
most O
analysts O
had O
little O
good O
to O
say O
about O
the O
pound O
's O
near O
- O
term O
prospects O
. O

Mr. O
Owen O
of O
Kleinwort B-ORG
Benson I-ORG
suggested O
that O
the O
new O
chancellor O
, O
John B-PERSON
Major I-PERSON
, O
will O
take O
a O
tough O
line O
in O
his O
autumn O
statement O
later O
this O
month O
, O
helping O
to O
underpin O
the O
pound O
. O

But O
, O
he O
warned O
, O
the O
currency O
will O
remain O
at O
risk O
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
gold O
for O
current O
delivery O
dropped O
$ O
3.10 O
to O
$ O
374.70 O
an O
ounce O
in O
moderate O
trading O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
3.5 O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Wednesday O
, O
gold O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
373.80 O
an O
ounce O
. O

Christopher B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
Nicholas B-PERSON
Hastings I-PERSON
in O
London B-GPE
, O
Erik B-PERSON
Kirschbaum I-PERSON
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
and O
Caitlin B-PERSON
Randall I-PERSON
and O
Douglas B-PERSON
Appell I-PERSON
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

The O
head O
trader O
of O
Chemical B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
interest O
- O
rate O
options O
group O
has O
left O
the O
company O
, O
following O
valuation O
errors O
that O
resulted O
in O
a O
$ O
33 O
million O
charge O
against O
its O
third O
- O
quarter O
results O
. O

Chemical B-ORG
said O
Steven B-PERSON
Edelson I-PERSON
resigned O
recently O
, O
but O
one O
individual O
close O
to O
the O
situation O
said O
the O
resignation O
was O
forced O
. O

Mr. O
Edelson O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

A O
separate O
inquiry O
by O
Chemical B-ORG
cleared O
Mr. O
Edelson O
of O
allegations O
that O
he O
had O
been O
lavishly O
entertained O
by O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
money O
broker O
. O

That O
inquiry O
has O
n't O
resolved O
similar O
allegations O
involving O
another O
Chemical B-ORG
options O
trader O
. O

In O
other O
personnel O
changes O
stemming O
from O
problems O
in O
its O
options O
unit O
: O

-- O
Chemical B-ORG
named O
James B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
, O
a O
trader O
in O
swaps O
contracts O
for O
the O
bank O
, O
to O
assume O
Mr. O
Edelson O
's O
duties O
and O
to O
be O
trading O
manager O
for O
derivative O
products O
, O
including O
swaps O
and O
interest O
- O
rate O
options O
. O

-- O
Lee B-PERSON
Wakeman I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
in O
charge O
of O
options O
research O
who O
discovered O
the O
valuation O
errors O
and O
was O
asked O
by O
senior O
management O
to O
straighten O
out O
the O
mess O
, O
resigned O
to O
take O
a O
position O
in O
asset O
and O
liability O
management O
at O
Continental B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Wakeman O
, O
whom O
Chemical B-ORG
tried O
to O
keep O
, O
did O
n't O
return O
calls O
for O
comment O
. O

Separately O
, O
Chemical B-ORG
confirmed O
that O
it O
took O
an O
undisclosed O
charge O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
for O
losses O
on O
forward O
- O
rate O
agreements O
involving O
foreign O
currency O
written O
by O
its O
branch O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

A O
Chemical B-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
the O
second O
- O
quarter O
charge O
was O
`` O
not O
material O
'' O
and O
that O
no O
personnel O
changes O
were O
made O
as O
a O
result O
. O

The O
spokeswoman O
said O
the O
Frankfurt B-GPE
situation O
was O
`` O
totally O
different O
'' O
from O
problems O
in O
the O
interest O
- O
rate O
options O
unit O
. O

According O
to O
individuals O
familiar O
with O
the O
situation O
, O
the O
Frankfurt B-GPE
loss O
stemmed O
from O
a O
computer O
program O
for O
calculating O
prices O
on O
forward O
- O
rate O
agreements O
that O
failed O
to O
envision O
an O
interest O
- O
rate O
environment O
where O
short O
- O
term O
rates O
were O
equal O
to O
or O
higher O
than O
long O
- O
term O
rates O
. O

While O
the O
incidents O
involving O
interest O
- O
rate O
options O
and O
forward O
- O
rate O
agreements O
are O
unrelated O
, O
some O
observers O
say O
they O
echo O
a O
1987 O
incident O
in O
which O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
restated O
the O
value O
of O
its O
foreign O
exchange O
options O
contracts O
downward O
by O
about O
$ O
80 O
million O
. O

These O
complex O
products O
require O
close O
monitoring O
because O
each O
must O
be O
valued O
separately O
in O
light O
of O
current O
market O
conditions O
. O

In O
an O
interest O
- O
rate O
options O
contract O
, O
a O
client O
pays O
a O
fee O
to O
a O
bank O
for O
custom O
- O
tailored O
protection O
against O
adverse O
interest O
- O
rate O
swings O
for O
a O
specified O
period O
. O

In O
a O
forward O
- O
rate O
agreement O
, O
a O
client O
agrees O
to O
an O
exchange O
rate O
on O
a O
future O
currency O
transaction O
. O

Some O
competitors O
maintain O
the O
interestrate O
option O
loss O
, O
in O
particular O
, O
may O
have O
resulted O
more O
from O
Chemical B-ORG
's O
taking O
large O
and O
often O
contrarian O
positions O
than O
a O
valuation O
problem O
. O

Started O
three O
years O
ago O
, O
Chemical B-ORG
's O
interest O
- O
rate O
options O
group O
was O
a O
leading O
force O
in O
the O
field O
. O

From O
1987 O
to O
1988 O
, O
the O
value O
of O
Chemical B-ORG
's O
option O
contracts O
outstanding O
mushroomed O
to O
$ O
37 O
billion O
from O
$ O
17 O
billion O
. O

More O
importantly O
, O
the O
volume O
of O
options O
written O
exceeded O
those O
purchased O
by O
almost O
2 O
- O
to O
- O
1 O
. O

With O
such O
a O
lopsided O
book O
of O
options O
, O
traders O
say O
, O
Chemical B-ORG
was O
more O
vulnerable O
to O
erroneous O
valuation O
assumptions O
. O

The O
Chemical O
spokeswoman O
said O
the O
bank O
has O
examined O
its O
methodologies O
and O
internal O
controls O
. O

`` O
We O
consider O
our O
internal O
controls O
to O
have O
worked O
well O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
some O
procedures O
have O
been O
strengthened O
. O

Its O
valuation O
methodologies O
, O
she O
said O
, O
`` O
are O
recognized O
as O
some O
of O
the O
best O
on O
the O
Street O
. O

Not O
a O
lot O
was O
needed O
to O
be O
done O
. O

BUSH O
AND O
GORBACHEV B-PERSON
WILL O
HOLD O
two O
days O
of O
informal O
talks O
next O
month O
. O

The O
president O
said O
that O
he O
and O
the O
Kremlin B-GPE
leader O
would O
meet O
Dec. O
2 O
- O
3 O
aboard O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Soviet O
naval O
vessels O
in O
the O
Mediterranean O
to O
discuss O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
issues O
without O
a O
formal O
agenda O
. O

A O
simultaneous O
announcement O
was O
made O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

Bush B-GPE
said O
that O
neither O
he O
nor O
Gorbachev B-GPE
expected O
any O
`` O
substantial O
decisions O
or O
agreements O
. O
'' O

The O
seaborne O
meetings O
wo O
n't O
disrupt O
plans O
for O
a O
formal O
summit O
next O
spring O
or O
summer O
, O
at O
which O
an O
arms O
- O
control O
treaty O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
completed O
. O

The O
two O
leaders O
are O
expected O
to O
discuss O
changes O
sweeping O
the O
East O
bloc O
as O
well O
as O
human O
- O
rights O
issues O
, O
regional O
disputes O
and O
economic O
cooperation O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
army O
lifted O
a O
blockade O
around O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
town O
in O
the O
occupied O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
, O
ending O
a O
42 O
- O
day O
campaign O
of O
seizing O
cars O
, O
furniture O
and O
other O
goods O
to O
crush O
a O
tax O
boycott O
. O

While O
residents O
claimed O
a O
victory O
, O
military O
authorities O
said O
they O
had O
confiscated O
the O
equivalent O
of O
more O
than O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
to O
make O
up O
for O
the O
unpaid O
taxes O
. O

East O
German B-NORP
leader O
Krenz B-PERSON
arrived O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
for O
talks O
today O
with O
Gorbachev B-GPE
on O
restructuring O
proposals O
. O

In O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
, O
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
officials O
considered O
legalizing O
New B-ORG
Forum I-ORG
, O
the O
country O
's O
largest O
opposition O
alliance O
, O
as O
about O
20,000 O
demonstrators O
staged O
protests O
in O
three O
cities O
to O
press O
demands O
for O
democratic O
freedoms O
. O

The O
House O
approved O
a O
permanent O
smoking O
ban O
on O
nearly O
all O
domestic O
airline O
routes O
as O
part O
of O
a O
$ O
27.1 O
billion O
transportation O
bill O
that O
must O
still O
overcome O
budget O
obstacles O
in O
Congress B-ORG
. O

The O
chamber O
also O
sent O
to O
Bush B-GPE
a O
nearly O
$ O
67 O
billion O
fiscal O
1990 O
measure O
that O
includes O
the O
first O
construction O
funds O
for O
a O
space O
station O
. O

Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
Ortega B-PERSON
postponed O
until O
today O
a O
decision O
on O
whether O
to O
end O
a O
19 O
- O
month O
- O
old O
cease O
- O
fire O
in O
the O
conflict O
with O
the O
Contra B-NORP
rebels O
. O

In O
Washington B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
voted O
to O
condemn O
Ortega B-PERSON
's O
threat O
to O
cancel O
the O
truce O
, O
and O
Bush B-GPE
said O
he O
would O
review O
U.S. B-GPE
policy O
toward O
Managua B-GPE
, O
including O
the O
possibility O
of O
renewing O
military O
aid O
to O
the O
rebels O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
leader O
Deng B-PERSON
told O
former O
President O
Nixon O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
was O
deeply O
involved O
in O
`` O
the O
turmoil O
and O
counterrevolutionary O
rebellion O
'' O
that O
gripped O
Beijing B-GPE
last O
spring O
. O

Nixon B-PERSON
, O
on O
the O
fourth O
day O
of O
a O
private O
visit O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
said O
that O
damage O
to O
Sino O
- O
U.S. B-GPE
relations O
was O
`` O
very O
great O
, O
'' O
calling O
the O
situation O
`` O
the O
most O
serious O
'' O
since O
1972 O
. O

Afghanistan B-GPE
's O
troops O
broke O
through O
a O
guerrilla O
blockade O
on O
the O
strategic O
Salang B-FAC
Highway I-FAC
, O
allowing O
trucks O
carrying O
food O
and O
other O
necessities O
to O
reach O
Kabul B-GPE
after O
a O
missile O
attack O
on O
rebel O
strongholds O
. O

The O
convoy O
of O
about O
100 O
vehicles O
was O
the O
first O
to O
make O
deliveries O
to O
the O
capital O
in O
about O
10 O
days O
. O

Turkey B-GPE
's O
legislature O
elected O
Prime O
Minister O
Ozal O
as O
the O
country O
's O
first O
civilian O
president O
since O
1960 O
, O
opening O
the O
way O
for O
a O
change O
of O
government O
under O
a O
new O
premier O
he O
will O
select O
. O

The O
vote O
in O
Ankara B-GPE
was O
boycotted O
by O
opposition O
politicians O
, O
who O
vowed O
to O
oust O
Ozal B-PERSON
. O

He O
begins O
his O
seven O
- O
year O
term O
Nov. O
9 O
, O
succeeding O
Kenan B-PERSON
Evren I-PERSON
. O

South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
's O
government O
dismissed O
demands O
by O
right O
- O
wing O
Conservatives B-NORP
, O
the O
nation O
's O
main O
opposition O
party O
, O
for O
emergency O
talks O
on O
Pretoria B-GPE
's O
recent O
tolerance O
of O
dissent O
. O

The O
government O
also O
urged O
whites O
to O
refrain O
from O
panic O
over O
growing O
black O
protests O
, O
such O
as O
the O
massive O
anti-apartheid O
rally O
Sunday O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Soweto B-GPE
. O

Researchers O
in O
Belgium B-GPE
said O
they O
have O
developed O
a O
genetic O
engineering O
technique O
for O
creating O
hybrid O
plants O
for O
a O
number O
of O
crops O
, O
such O
as O
cotton O
, O
soybeans O
and O
rice O
. O

The O
scientists O
at O
Plant B-ORG
Genetic I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
N.V. I-ORG
isolated O
a O
gene O
that O
could O
lead O
to O
a O
generation O
of O
plants O
possessing O
a O
high O
- O
production O
trait O
. O

A O
bomb O
exploded O
at O
a O
leftist O
union O
hall O
in O
San B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
, O
killing O
at O
least O
eight O
people O
and O
injuring O
about O
30 O
others O
, O
including O
two O
Americans O
, O
authorities O
said O
. O

The O
blast O
, O
which O
wrecked O
the O
opposition O
labor O
group O
's O
offices O
, O
was O
the O
latest O
in O
a O
series O
of O
attacks O
in O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
's O
10 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
civil O
war O
. O

Hungary B-GPE
's O
Parliament B-ORG
voted O
to O
hold O
a O
national O
referendum O
on O
an O
election O
to O
fill O
the O
new O
post O
of O
president O
. O

The O
balloting O
to O
decide O
when O
and O
how O
to O
fill O
the O
position O
, O
which O
replaces O
a O
collective O
presidency O
under O
a O
pact O
signed O
by O
the O
ruling O
Socialists B-NORP
and O
opposition O
groups O
, O
is O
to O
be O
held O
Nov O
. O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
denied O
asylum O
to O
a O
Vietnamese B-NORP
man O
who O
escaped O
from O
his O
homeland O
by O
lashing O
himself O
to O
the O
rudder O
housing O
of O
a O
tanker O
for O
two O
days O
in O
monsoon O
seas O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Democratic O
Sen. O
Pell O
of O
Rhode B-GPE
Island I-GPE
said O
, O
however O
, O
that O
the O
Immigration O
and O
Naturalization O
Service O
would O
review O
the O
stowaway O
's O
request O
. O

Deere B-ORG
& O
Co. O
said O
it O
reached O
a O
tentative O
agreement O
with O
the O
machinists O
' O
union O
at O
its O
Horicon B-GPE
, O
Wis. B-GPE
, O
plant O
, O
ending O
a O
month O
- O
old O
strike O
by O
workers O
at O
the O
facility O
. O

The O
maker O
of O
farm O
equipment O
said O
the O
three O
- O
year O
labor O
agreement O
with O
the O
International O
Association O
of O
Machinists B-ORG
and O
Aerospace O
Workers O
at O
John O
Deere O
Horicon O
Works O
, O
Deere B-ORG
's O
primary O
facility O
for O
producing O
lawn O
and O
grounds O
- O
care O
equipment O
, O
takes O
effect O
immediately O
and O
extends O
through O
Oct. O
1 O
, O
1992 O
. O

About O
1,150 O
employees O
are O
covered O
by O
the O
new O
agreement O
, O
Deere B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
Treasury O
plans O
to O
raise O
$ O
2.3 O
billion O
in O
new O
cash O
with O
the O
sale O
Monday O
of O
about O
$ O
16 O
billion O
in O
short O
- O
term O
bills O
to O
redeem O
$ O
13.71 O
billion O
in O
maturing O
bills O
. O

However O
, O
the O
Treasury O
said O
it O
will O
postpone O
the O
auction O
unless O
it O
has O
assurances O
of O
enactment O
of O
legislation O
to O
raise O
the O
statutory O
debt O
limit O
before O
the O
scheduled O
auction O
date O
. O

The O
offering O
will O
be O
divided O
evenly O
between O
13 O
- O
week O
and O
26 O
- O
week O
bills O
maturing O
on O
Feb. O
8 O
, O
1990 O
, O
and O
May O
10 O
, O
1990 O
, O
respectively O
. O

Tenders O
for O
the O
bills O
, O
available O
in O
minimum O
$ O
10,000 O
denominations O
, O
must O
be O
received O
by O
1 O
p.m. O
EST O
Monday O
at O
the O
Treasury O
or O
at O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
banks O
or O
branches O
. O

Bonnie B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Stedt I-PERSON
was O
named O
an O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
American O
Express O
Travel O
Related O
Services O
Co. O
unit O
of O
this O
travel O
and O
financial O
services O
firm O
. O

She O
retains O
her O
duties O
of O
human O
- O
resources O
director O
. O

Joe B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Lynch I-PERSON
, O
the O
56 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
First B-ORG
Continental I-ORG
Real I-ORG
Estate I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
to O
the O
new O
post O
of O
vice O
chairman O
of O
this O
bank O
holding O
company O
. O

Under O
attack O
by O
its O
own O
listed O
companies O
and O
powerful O
floor O
traders O
, O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
is O
considering O
reinstituting O
a O
`` O
collar O
'' O
on O
program O
trading O
that O
it O
abandoned O
last O
year O
, O
according O
to O
people O
familiar O
with O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
. O

The O
exchange O
also O
may O
step O
up O
its O
disclosure O
of O
firms O
engaged O
in O
program O
trading O
, O
these O
people O
said O
. O

Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
officials O
would O
n't O
comment O
publicly O
. O

But O
in O
an O
interview O
in O
which O
he O
called O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
volatility O
a O
`` O
national O
problem O
, O
'' O
Big O
Board O
Chairman O
John O
J. O
Phelan O
Jr. O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
are O
going O
to O
try O
to O
do O
some O
things O
in O
the O
short O
intermediate O
term O
'' O
to O
help O
the O
situation O
. O

Mr. O
Phelan O
has O
been O
viewed O
by O
many O
exchange O
members O
as O
being O
indifferent O
to O
stock O
- O
price O
swings O
caused O
by O
program O
trades O
. O

He O
said O
he O
is O
`` O
very O
surprised O
'' O
by O
the O
furor O
over O
program O
trading O
and O
the O
exchange O
's O
role O
in O
it O
that O
has O
raged O
in O
recent O
days O
. O

Mr. O
Phelan O
said O
that O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
has O
been O
trying O
to O
deal O
quietly O
with O
the O
issue O
, O
but O
that O
banning O
computer O
- O
assisted O
trading O
strategies O
entirely O
, O
as O
some O
investors O
want O
, O
would O
be O
like O
`` O
taking O
everybody O
out O
of O
an O
automobile O
and O
making O
them O
ride O
a O
horse O
. O
'' O

The O
exchange O
has O
a O
board O
meeting O
scheduled O
for O
tomorrow O
, O
and O
it O
is O
expected O
that O
some O
public O
announcement O
could O
be O
made O
after O
that O
. O

Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
officials O
have O
been O
under O
seige O
from O
both O
investors O
and O
the O
exchange O
's O
own O
floor O
traders O
since O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
's O
190 O
- O
point O
tumble O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
. O

Mr. O
Phelan O
has O
n't O
been O
making O
public O
remarks O
in O
recent O
days O
, O
and O
many O
people O
have O
urged O
him O
to O
take O
more O
of O
a O
leadership O
role O
on O
the O
program O
trading O
issue O
. O

What O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
is O
considering O
is O
re-establishing O
a O
`` O
collar O
'' O
on O
program O
trading O
when O
the O
market O
moves O
significantly O
. O

Early O
last O
year O
, O
after O
a O
140 O
- O
point O
, O
one O
- O
day O
drop O
in O
the O
Dow O
, O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
instituted O
the O
collar O
, O
which O
banned O
program O
trading O
through O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
computers O
whenever O
the O
Dow O
moved O
50 O
points O
up O
or O
down O
in O
a O
day O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
work O
. O

`` O
The O
collar O
was O
penetrated O
on O
a O
number O
of O
occasions O
, O
'' O
meaning O
securities O
firms O
figured O
out O
ways O
to O
conduct O
program O
trades O
to O
circumvent O
the O
collar O
and O
use O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
electronic O
trading O
system O
, O
Mr. O
Phelan O
said O
. O

That O
was O
when O
the O
exchange O
took O
a O
new O
tack O
by O
publishing O
monthly O
statistics O
listing O
the O
top O
15 O
program O
trading O
firms O
. O

Exchange O
officials O
emphasized O
that O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
is O
considering O
a O
variety O
of O
actions O
to O
deal O
with O
program O
trading O
. O

People O
familiar O
with O
the O
exchange O
said O
another O
idea O
likely O
to O
be O
approved O
is O
expanding O
the O
monthly O
reports O
on O
program O
trading O
to O
cover O
specific O
days O
or O
even O
hours O
of O
heavy O
program O
trading O
and O
who O
was O
doing O
it O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
another O
big O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
brokerage O
firm O
joined O
others O
that O
have O
been O
pulling O
back O
from O
program O
trading O
. O

American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
said O
it O
ceased O
all O
index O
- O
arbitrage O
program O
trading O
for O
client O
accounts O
. O

In O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
traders O
buy O
and O
sell O
large O
amounts O
of O
stock O
with O
offsetting O
trades O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
to O
profit O
from O
fleeting O
price O
discrepancies O
between O
the O
two O
markets O
. O

Shearson B-ORG
, O
which O
in O
September O
was O
the O
11th O
- O
biggest O
program O
trader O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
, O
had O
already O
suspended O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
for O
its O
own O
account O
. O

Also O
, O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unit O
, O
the O
fifth O
- O
biggest O
program O
trader O
in O
September O
, O
is O
`` O
preparing O
a O
response O
'' O
to O
the O
program O
- O
trading O
outcry O
, O
officials O
of O
the O
firm O
said O
. O

First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
is O
one O
of O
the O
few O
major O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
that O
have O
n't O
pulled O
back O
from O
program O
trading O
in O
recent O
days O
. O

Mr. O
Phelan O
is O
an O
adroit O
diplomat O
who O
normally O
appears O
to O
be O
solidly O
in O
control O
of O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
factions O
. O

But O
he O
has O
been O
getting O
heat O
from O
all O
sides O
over O
program O
trading O
. O

Mr. O
Phelan O
's O
recent O
remarks O
that O
investors O
simply O
must O
get O
used O
to O
the O
stock O
- O
market O
volatility O
from O
program O
trading O
have O
drawn O
criticism O
from O
both O
the O
exchange O
's O
stock O
specialists O
, O
who O
make O
markets O
in O
individual O
stocks O
, O
and O
from O
many O
companies O
that O
have O
shares O
listed O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Phelan O
said O
that O
his O
predicting O
continued O
volatility O
is O
just O
`` O
how O
the O
world O
is O
. O

If O
bringing O
the O
message O
is O
a O
crime O
, O
I O
'm O
guilty O
of O
it O
. O
'' O

But O
he O
said O
this O
does O
n't O
mean O
he O
is O
satisfied O
with O
the O
market O
's O
big O
swings O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
trying O
to O
take O
care O
of O
a O
heck O
of O
a O
lot O
of O
constituents O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Phelan O
said O
. O

`` O
Each O
one O
has O
a O
different O
agenda O
. O
'' O

For O
example O
, O
in O
a O
special O
meeting O
Monday O
with O
Mr. O
Phelan O
, O
senior O
officials O
of O
some O
of O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
49 O
stock O
specialist O
firms O
complained O
that O
the O
exchange O
is O
no O
longer O
representing O
their O
interests O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
looking O
for O
representation O
we O
have O
n't O
had O
, O
'' O
a O
specialist O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
had O
dictation O
. O
'' O

After O
another O
session O
Mr. O
Phelan O
held O
yesterday O
with O
major O
brokerage O
firms O
such O
as O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
, O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
-- O
all O
of O
which O
have O
engaged O
in O
program O
trading O
-- O
an O
executive O
of O
a O
top O
brokerage O
firm O
said O
, O
`` O
Clearly O
, O
the O
firms O
want O
the O
exchange O
to O
take O
leadership O
. O
'' O

Many O
specialist O
firms O
resent O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
new O
`` O
basket O
'' O
product O
that O
allows O
institutions O
to O
buy O
or O
sell O
all O
stocks O
in O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
- O
stock O
index O
in O
one O
shot O
. O

Ultimately O
, O
the O
specialists O
view O
this O
as O
yet O
another O
step O
toward O
electronic O
trading O
that O
could O
eventually O
destroy O
their O
franchise O
. O

`` O
His O
-LCB- O
Phelan O
's O
-RCB- O
own O
interests O
are O
in O
building O
an O
electronic O
marketplace O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
market O
maker O
. O

The O
basket O
product O
, O
while O
it O
has O
got O
off O
to O
a O
slow O
start O
, O
is O
being O
supported O
by O
some O
big O
brokerage O
firms O
-- O
another O
member O
of O
Mr. O
Phelan O
's O
splintered O
constituency O
. O

Mr. O
Phelan O
has O
had O
difficulty O
convincing O
the O
public O
that O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
is O
serious O
about O
curbing O
volatility O
, O
especially O
as O
the O
exchange O
clearly O
relishes O
its O
role O
as O
the O
home O
for O
$ O
200 O
billion O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
funds O
, O
which O
buy O
huge O
baskets O
of O
stocks O
to O
mimic O
popular O
stock O
- O
market O
indexes O
like O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
, O
and O
which O
sometimes O
employ O
program O
trading O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
wants O
to O
keep O
such O
index O
funds O
from O
fleeing O
to O
overseas O
markets O
, O
but O
only O
as O
long O
as O
it O
`` O
handles O
it O
intelligently O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Phelan O
said O
. O

Despite O
what O
some O
investors O
are O
suggesting O
, O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
is O
n't O
even O
considering O
a O
total O
ban O
on O
program O
trading O
or O
stock O
futures O
, O
exchange O
officials O
said O
. O

Most O
revisions O
it O
will O
propose O
will O
be O
geared O
toward O
slowing O
down O
program O
trading O
during O
stressful O
periods O
, O
said O
officials O
working O
with O
the O
exchange O
. O

Computers O
have O
made O
trading O
more O
rapid O
, O
but O
that O
can O
be O
fixed O
with O
some O
fine O
- O
tuning O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
if O
you O
-LCB- O
can O
-RCB- O
speed O
things O
up O
, O
you O
can O
slow O
them O
down O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Phelan O
said O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
different O
than O
wrecking O
them O
. O
'' O

While O
volatility O
wo O
n't O
go O
away O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Volatility O
is O
greater O
than O
program O
trading O
. O

What O
I O
'm O
trying O
to O
say O
to O
people O
is O
, O
it O
's O
proper O
to O
worry O
about O
program O
trading O
, O
but O
it O
's O
only O
a O
piece O
of O
the O
business O
. O
'' O

For O
example O
, O
Mr. O
Phelan O
said O
that O
big O
institutions O
have O
so O
much O
control O
over O
public O
investments O
that O
they O
can O
cause O
big O
swings O
in O
the O
market O
, O
regardless O
of O
index O
arbitrage O
. O

`` O
A O
lot O
of O
people O
would O
like O
to O
go O
back O
to O
1970 O
, O
'' O
before O
program O
trading O
, O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
I O
would O
like O
to O
go O
back O
to O
1970 O
. O

But O
we O
're O
not O
going O
back O
to O
1970 O
. O
'' O

Indeed O
, O
Mr. O
Phelan O
said O
that O
if O
stock O
- O
market O
volatility O
persists O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
may O
lose O
its O
edge O
as O
being O
the O
best O
place O
to O
raise O
capital O
. O

`` O
Japan B-GPE
's O
markets O
are O
more O
stable O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
If O
that O
continues O
, O
a O
significant O
number O
of O
-LCB- O
U.S. B-GPE
. O
-RCB- O
companies O
will O
go O
over O
there O
to O
raise O
money O
. O
'' O

In O
coming O
days O
, O
when O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
formulates O
its O
responses O
to O
the O
program O
- O
trading O
problem O
, O
Mr. O
Phelan O
may O
take O
a O
more O
public O
role O
in O
the O
issue O
. O

Lewis B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Glucksman I-PERSON
, O
vice O
chairman O
of O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co. O
, O
said O
: O
`` O
This O
is O
a O
problem O
that O
's O
taking O
on O
a O
life O
of O
its O
own O
. O

The O
program O
trading O
situation O
seems O
to O
have O
driven O
individual O
investors O
as O
well O
as O
others O
out O
of O
the O
market O
, O
and O
even O
Europeans B-NORP
are O
suspicious O
. O

The O
exchange O
should O
take O
a O
pro-active O
position O
. O
'' O

For O
now O
, O
however O
, O
Mr. O
Phelan O
said O
: O
`` O
I O
refuse O
to O
get O
out O
there O
and O
tell O
everybody O
everything O
is O
hunky O
- O
dory O
. O

We O
have O
a O
major O
problem O
, O
and O
that O
problem O
is O
volatility O
. O
'' O

Craig B-PERSON
Torres I-PERSON
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
President O
Bush O
made O
a O
final O
`` O
take O
- O
it O
- O
or O
- O
leave O
it O
'' O
offer O
on O
the O
minimum O
wage O
: O
an O
increase O
to O
$ O
4.25 O
an O
hour O
over O
three O
years O
, O
and O
only O
if O
accompanied O
by O
a O
lower O
wage O
for O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
a O
job O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
has O
decided O
to O
accept O
the O
higher O
wage O
over O
only O
two O
years O
. O

The O
sub-minimum O
wage O
would O
apply O
only O
to O
first O
- O
time O
teen O
- O
age O
workers O
for O
90 O
days O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
had O
enough O
votes O
to O
sustain O
a O
veto O
but O
chose O
to O
avoid O
a O
confrontation O
. O

The O
only O
permanent O
losers O
will O
be O
the O
200,000 O
or O
so O
workers O
everyone O
agrees O
will O
be O
priced O
out O
of O
a O
job O
at O
the O
$ O
4.25 O
rate O
Congress B-ORG
is O
likely O
to O
approve O
today O
. O

It O
is O
compromises O
such O
as O
this O
that O
convince O
Washington B-GPE
's O
liberals O
that O
if O
they O
simply O
stay O
the O
course O
, O
this O
administration O
will O
stray O
from O
its O
own O
course O
on O
this O
and O
other O
issues O
. O

Battle O
- O
tested O
Japanese B-NORP
industrial O
managers O
here O
always O
buck O
up O
nervous O
newcomers O
with O
the O
tale O
of O
the O
first O
of O
their O
countrymen O
to O
visit O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
a O
boatload O
of O
samurai O
warriors O
blown O
ashore O
375 O
years O
ago O
. O

`` O
From O
the O
beginning O
, O
it O
took O
a O
man O
with O
extraordinary O
qualities O
to O
succeed O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
'' O
says O
Kimihide B-PERSON
Takimura I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Mitsui B-ORG
group O
's O
Kensetsu B-ORG
Engineering I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
. O

Here O
in O
this O
new O
center O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
assembly O
plants O
just O
across O
the O
border O
from O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
, O
turnover O
is O
dizzying O
, O
infrastructure O
shoddy O
, O
bureaucracy O
intense O
. O

Even O
after O
- O
hours O
drag O
; O
`` O
karaoke O
'' O
bars O
, O
where O
Japanese B-NORP
revelers O
sing O
over O
recorded O
music O
, O
are O
prohibited O
by O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
powerful O
musicians O
union O
. O

Still O
, O
20 O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
, O
including O
giants O
such O
as O
Sanyo B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Matsushita B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG
Components I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
have O
set O
up O
shop O
in O
the O
state O
of O
Northern O
Baja O
California O
. O

Keeping O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
happy O
will O
be O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
tasks O
facing O
conservative O
leader O
Ernesto B-PERSON
Ruffo I-PERSON
when O
he O
takes O
office O
Nov. O
1 O
, O
as O
the O
first O
opposition O
governor O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
modern O
history O
. O

Mexico B-GPE
, O
with O
its O
desperate O
need O
for O
investment O
, O
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
with O
its O
huge O
budget O
surplus O
, O
would O
seem O
like O
a O
perfect O
match O
. O

But O
the O
two O
countries O
remain O
separated O
by O
a O
cultural O
barrier O
wider O
than O
the O
ocean O
. O

Conservative O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
are O
put O
off O
by O
what O
they O
consider O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
restrictive O
investment O
regulations O
and O
loose O
work O
habits O
. O

From O
the O
Mexicans B-NORP
' O
viewpoint O
, O
vaunted O
tactics O
of O
methodical O
Japanese B-NORP
managers O
do O
n't O
count O
for O
much O
in O
a O
land O
where O
a O
saying O
says O
`` O
there O
are O
no O
fixed O
rules O
. O
'' O

Japan B-GPE
ranks O
as O
only O
the O
fourth O
largest O
foreign O
investor O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
with O
5 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
investments O
. O

That O
is O
just O
1 O
% O
of O
all O
the O
money O
Japan B-GPE
has O
invested O
abroad O
. O

Mexican O
President O
Carlos O
Salinas O
de O
Gortari O
would O
like O
to O
change O
that O
. O

The O
young O
president O
so O
admires O
Japanese B-NORP
discipline O
that O
he O
sends O
his O
children O
to O
a O
Japanese B-LANGUAGE
school O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

He O
already O
has O
finagled O
a O
$ O
2 O
billion O
loan O
from O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
government O
. O

But O
Mexico B-GPE
urgently O
needs O
more O
help O
. O

Mr. O
Salinas O
's O
unpopular O
Institutional B-ORG
Revolutionary I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
or O
PRI B-ORG
, O
faces O
congressional O
elections O
in O
1991 O
. O

For O
the O
PRI O
to O
stand O
a O
chance O
, O
Mr. O
Salinas O
has O
to O
press O
on O
with O
an O
economic O
program O
that O
so O
far O
has O
succeeded O
in O
lowering O
inflation O
and O
providing O
moderate O
economic O
growth O
. O

But O
maintaining O
the O
key O
components O
of O
his O
strategy O
-- O
a O
stable O
exchange O
rate O
and O
high O
level O
of O
imports O
-- O
will O
consume O
enormous O
amounts O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
. O

Mr. O
Salinas O
needs O
big O
investment O
inflows O
-- O
quickly O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
businesses O
make O
decisions O
with O
a O
view O
well O
beyond O
the O
coming O
months O
that O
weigh O
so O
heavily O
on O
Mr. O
Salinas O
. O

`` O
The O
Japanese B-GPE
will O
come O
to O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
but O
not O
immediately O
, O
'' O
says O
Kazushige B-PERSON
Suzuki I-PERSON
, O
director O
- O
general O
of O
the B-ORG
Japanese I-ORG
External I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
in O
Mexico B-GPE
. O

If O
not O
now O
, O
when O
? O

`` O
When O
the O
fruit O
is O
ripe O
, O
it O
falls O
from O
the O
tree O
by O
itself O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Pressed O
on O
the O
matter O
, O
he O
is O
more O
specific O
. O

`` O
There O
will O
be O
big O
Japanese B-NORP
investments O
probably O
five O
to O
10 O
years O
from O
now O
. O
'' O

Ryukichi B-PERSON
Imai I-PERSON
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
ambassador O
to O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
agrees O
that O
Mexico B-GPE
may O
be O
too O
eager O
. O

`` O
There O
seems O
to O
be O
a O
presumption O
in O
some O
sectors O
of O
-LRB- O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
-RRB- O
government O
that O
there O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
money O
waiting O
behind O
the O
gate O
, O
and O
that O
by O
slightly O
opening O
the O
gate O
, O
that O
money O
will O
enter O
Mexico B-GPE
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
is O
the O
case O
. O
'' O

Mexican B-NORP
officials O
maintain O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
reserve O
is O
only O
a O
result O
of O
unfamiliarity O
. O

`` O
Because O
of O
distance O
, O
it O
takes O
a O
while O
for O
them O
to O
appreciate O
the O
economic O
stability O
we O
've O
achieved O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
economic O
policymaker O
. O

Mexico B-GPE
is O
sending O
a O
number O
of O
missions O
to O
Japan B-GPE
looking O
for O
a O
major O
breakthrough O
investment O
in O
telecommunications O
, O
petrochemicals O
or O
tourism O
. O

It O
is O
hoped O
that O
other O
Japanese B-GPE
would O
then O
follow O
the O
leader O
. O

But O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
say O
that O
their O
reluctance O
to O
invest O
stems O
not O
only O
from O
concerns O
about O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
economic O
outlook O
, O
but O
also O
reservations O
about O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
recently O
revamped O
investment O
law O
. O

Unable O
to O
get O
a O
new O
law O
through O
a O
congress O
with O
a O
strong O
leftist O
bloc O
, O
Mexico B-GPE
jury O
- O
rigged O
the O
existing O
law O
's O
regulations O
. O

It O
created O
special O
20 O
- O
year O
trusts O
to O
allow O
foreigners O
100 O
% O
ownership O
in O
some O
once O
- O
closed O
industries O
. O

It O
also O
made O
artful O
use O
of O
semantics O
, O
redefining O
as O
non-strategic O
industries O
some O
that O
had O
been O
in O
the O
national O
domain O
. O

`` O
Those O
devices O
do O
n't O
give O
sufficient O
certainty O
to O
our O
bosses O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
'' O
says O
Yasuo B-PERSON
Nakamura I-PERSON
, O
representative O
of O
the O
Industrial O
Bank O
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Nakamura O
cites O
the O
case O
of O
a O
customer O
who O
wants O
to O
build O
a O
giant O
tourism O
complex O
in O
Baja O
and O
has O
been O
trying O
for O
eight O
years O
to O
get O
around O
Mexican B-NORP
restrictions O
on O
foreign O
ownership O
of O
beachfront O
property O
. O

He O
could O
develop O
the O
beach O
through O
a O
trust O
, O
but O
instead O
is O
trying O
have O
his O
grandson O
become O
a O
naturalized O
Mexican B-NORP
so O
his O
family O
gains O
direct O
control O
. O

Some O
say O
the O
best O
hope O
for O
the O
Mexicans B-NORP
is O
catching O
the O
eye O
of O
Japan B-GPE
by O
promoting O
the O
one O
industry O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
clearly O
like O
-- O
the O
border O
assembly O
plants O
, O
known O
as O
`` O
maquiladoras O
, O
'' O
which O
are O
open O
to O
100 O
% O
foreign O
control O
. O

`` O
We O
must O
do O
more O
to O
help O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
here O
in O
Baja B-GPE
if O
we O
want O
them O
to O
invest O
elsewhere O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Ruffo O
, O
the O
governor O
- O
elect O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Action I-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
himself O
a O
succesful O
businessman O
. O

Plant O
operators O
are O
heartened O
by O
Mr. O
Ruffo O
's O
pledge O
to O
cut O
corruption O
associated O
with O
the O
ruling O
party O
officials O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Ruffo O
frets O
that O
an O
even O
bigger O
problem O
could O
be O
protectionism O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
where O
some O
politicians O
oppose O
what O
they O
consider O
Japanese B-NORP
efforts O
to O
use O
maquiladoras O
to O
crack O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
through O
the O
back O
door O
. O

-LRB- O
During O
its O
centennial O
year O
, O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
will O
report O
events O
of O
the O
past O
century O
that O
stand O
as O
milestones O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
history O
. O
-RRB- O

LUTHER B-PERSON
BURBANK I-PERSON
CROSS O
- O
BRED O
PLANTS O
to O
produce O
the O
billion O
- O
dollar O
Idaho B-GPE
potato O
. O

Bioengineers O
set O
out O
to O
duplicate O
that O
feat O
-- O
scientifically O
and O
commercially O
-- O
with O
new O
life O
forms O
. O

In O
1953 O
, O
James B-PERSON
Watson I-PERSON
and O
his O
colleagues O
unlocked O
the O
double O
helix O
of O
DNA O
-LRB- O
deoxyribonucleic O
acid O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
genetic O
key O
to O
heredity O
. O

Twenty O
years O
later O
, O
two O
California B-GPE
academics O
, O
Stanley B-PERSON
Cohen I-PERSON
and O
Herbert B-PERSON
Boyer I-PERSON
, O
made O
`` O
recombinant O
'' O
DNA O
, O
transplanting O
a O
toad O
's O
gene O
into O
bacteria O
, O
which O
then O
reproduced O
toad O
genes O
. O

When O
Boyer B-PERSON
met O
Robert B-PERSON
Swanson I-PERSON
, O
an O
M.I.T. B-ORG
- O
trained O
chemist O
- O
turned O
- O
entrepreneur O
in O
1976 O
, O
they O
saw O
dollar O
signs O
. O

With O
$ O
500 O
apiece O
and O
an O
injection O
of O
outside O
capital O
, O
they O
formed O
Genentech B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Commercial O
gene O
- O
splicing O
was O
born O
. O

Genentech B-ORG
's O
first O
product O
, O
a O
brain O
protein O
called O
somatostatin O
, O
proved O
its O
technology O
. O

The O
next O
to O
be O
cloned O
, O
human O
insulin O
, O
had O
market O
potential O
and O
Genentech B-ORG
licensed O
it O
to O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
, O
which O
produced O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
insulin O
used O
by O
1.5 O
million O
U.S. B-GPE
diabetics O
. O

Their O
laboratory O
credentials O
established O
, O
Boyer B-PERSON
and O
Swanson B-PERSON
headed O
for O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
in O
1980 O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
Genentech O
had O
only O
one O
profitable O
year O
behind O
it O
-LRB- O
a O
modest O
$ O
116,000 O
on O
revenue O
of O
$ O
2.6 O
million O
in O
1979 O
-RRB- O
and O
no O
product O
of O
its O
own O
on O
the O
market O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
the O
$ O
36 O
million O
issue O
they O
floated O
in O
1980 O
opened O
at O
$ O
35 O
and O
leaped O
to O
$ O
89 O
within O
20 O
minutes O
. O

The O
trip O
from O
the O
test O
tube O
was O
not O
without O
snags O
. O

Boyer B-PERSON
and O
Cohen B-PERSON
, O
for O
instance O
, O
both O
still O
university O
researchers O
, O
had O
to O
be O
talked O
into O
applying O
for O
a O
patent O
on O
their O
gene O
- O
splicing O
technique O
-- O
and O
then O
the B-ORG
Patent I-ORG
Office I-ORG
refused O
to O
grant O
it O
. O

That O
judgment O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
was O
reversed O
by O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
leaving O
Cohen B-PERSON
and O
Boyer B-PERSON
holding O
the O
first O
patents O
for O
making O
recombinant O
DNA O
-LRB- O
now O
assigned O
to O
their O
schools O
-RRB- O
. O

Gene O
- O
splicing O
now O
is O
an O
integral O
part O
of O
the O
drug O
business O
. O

Genentech O
's O
1988 O
sales O
were O
$ O
335 O
million O
, O
both O
from O
licensing O
and O
its O
own O
products O
. O

When O
Thomas B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Wathen I-PERSON
went O
big O
league O
last O
year O
, O
he O
acquired O
a O
treasure O
- O
trove O
of O
Americana O
along O
with O
a O
well O
- O
known O
but O
ailing O
security O
business O
: O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
Inc O
. O

There O
was O
a O
wanted O
poster O
offering O
`` O
Rewards O
for O
the O
Arrest O
of O
Express O
and O
Train O
Robbers O
Frank O
James O
and O
Jesse O
W. O
James O
'' O
and O
the O
original O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
logo O
with O
an O
open O
eye O
and O
the O
inscription O
`` O
We O
Never O
Sleep O
, O
'' O
which O
inspired O
the O
phrase O
`` O
private O
eye O
. O
'' O

Then O
there O
were O
two O
gold O
watches O
once O
owned O
by O
Allan B-PERSON
Pinkerton I-PERSON
, O
who O
founded O
the O
company O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
in O
1850 O
. O

But O
there O
were O
supposed O
to O
be O
three O
, O
Mr. O
Wathen O
's O
company O
claims O
. O

The O
missing O
watch O
is O
emblematic O
of O
the O
problems O
Mr. O
Wathen O
encountered O
in O
building O
his O
closely O
held O
California B-ORG
Plant I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Service I-ORG
into O
the O
largest O
detective O
and O
security O
agency O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
through O
acquisitions O
. O

The O
ever O
- O
optimistic O
Mr. O
Wathen O
has O
learned O
that O
while O
acquiring O
a O
big O
brand O
- O
name O
company O
can O
be O
a O
shortcut O
to O
growth O
, O
it O
can O
also O
bring O
a O
host O
of O
unforeseen O
problems O
. O

`` O
We O
cleared O
out O
a O
lot O
of O
rats O
' O
nests O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
60 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
security O
veteran O
. O

Mr. O
Wathen O
, O
who O
started O
his O
career O
as O
an O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
investigator O
and O
worked O
as O
a O
security O
officer O
for O
several O
large O
companies O
, O
built O
his O
California B-ORG
Plant I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
from O
a O
tiny O
mom O
- O
and O
- O
pop O
security O
patrol O
firm O
here O
in O
the B-LOC
San I-LOC
Fernando I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
. O

He O
joined O
the O
firm O
in O
1963 O
and O
bought O
it O
from O
the O
owners O
the O
next O
year O
. O

Over O
the O
next O
20 O
years O
, O
California B-ORG
Plant I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
opened O
125 O
offices O
around O
the O
country O
. O

Yet O
although O
California B-ORG
Plant I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
was O
netting O
bigger O
and O
bigger O
clients O
-- O
the O
firm O
provided O
security O
for O
the O
1984 O
Summer O
Olympics O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
-- O
it O
still O
did O
n't O
have O
the O
name O
recognition O
of O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
. O

So O
when O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
decided O
to O
sell O
the O
unit O
in O
1987 O
as O
part O
of O
a O
divestiture O
of O
its O
food O
and O
security O
industries O
operations O
, O
Mr. O
Wathen O
saw O
a O
chance O
to O
accomplish O
several O
objectives O
. O

He O
decided O
he O
could O
easily O
merge O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
operations O
with O
his O
own O
while O
slashing O
overhead O
costs O
because O
the O
two O
already O
operated O
in O
many O
of O
the O
same O
cities O
. O

He O
could O
acquire O
a O
staff O
of O
loyal O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
employees O
, O
many O
of O
whom O
had O
spent O
their O
entire O
careers O
with O
the O
firm O
, O
he O
could O
eliminate O
a O
competitor O
and O
he O
could O
get O
the O
name O
recognition O
he O
'd O
wanted O
. O

Mr. O
Wathen O
also O
relished O
the O
chance O
to O
demonstrate O
an O
entrepreneur O
like O
himself O
, O
who O
'd O
spent O
his O
whole O
career O
in O
the O
security O
business O
, O
could O
run O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
better O
than O
an O
unfocused O
conglomerate O
or O
investment O
banker O
. O

`` O
The O
security O
business O
is O
my O
favorite O
subject O
. O

I O
love O
this O
business O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
Most O
of O
the O
LBO O
guys O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
run O
a O
business O
anyway O
. O
'' O

But O
there O
were O
hitches O
, O
not O
the O
least O
of O
which O
was O
that O
, O
Mr. O
Wathen O
says O
, O
he O
proceeded O
almost O
blindly O
in O
doing O
the O
$ O
95 O
million O
acquisition O
, O
which O
was O
completed O
in O
January O
1988 O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
n't O
allowed O
to O
do O
any O
due O
diligence O
because O
of O
competitive O
reasons O
. O

If O
we O
had O
, O
it O
might O
have O
scared O
us O
off O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Five O
years O
of O
rapid O
expansion O
under O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
, O
with O
an O
emphasis O
on O
marketing O
the O
agency O
's O
services O
instead O
of O
improving O
them O
, O
had O
hurt O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
profits O
, O
Mr. O
Wathen O
claims O
. O

He O
says O
his O
team O
could O
n't O
tell O
whether O
accounts O
receivable O
had O
been O
paid O
or O
not O
. O

Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
had O
locked O
itself O
into O
low O
- O
price O
contracts O
to O
win O
new O
business O
, O
with O
no O
hope O
of O
profitability O
until O
the O
contracts O
expired O
, O
he O
adds O
. O

And O
regional O
offices O
were O
`` O
egregiously O
overstaffed O
, O
'' O
he O
claims O
. O

One O
office O
had O
19 O
people O
doing O
the O
work O
of O
three O
, O
`` O
and O
half O
of O
the O
employees O
had O
company O
automobiles O
. O
'' O

American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
Mr. O
Wathen O
's O
accusations O
. O

The O
acquisition O
combined O
the O
country O
's O
second O
- O
largest O
security O
company O
, O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
, O
with O
1987 O
sales O
of O
$ O
410 O
million O
, O
and O
the O
fourth O
largest O
, O
California B-ORG
Plant I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
, O
with O
$ O
250 O
million O
in O
sales O
, O
creating O
the O
industry O
's O
biggest O
firm O
, O
which O
took O
on O
the O
Pinkerton O
's O
name O
. O

Even O
after O
divesting O
itself O
of O
$ O
120 O
million O
of O
unprofitable O
business O
, O
the O
new O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
will O
have O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
610 O
million O
this O
year O
and O
operating O
profit O
roughly O
double O
the O
industry O
average O
of O
2 O
% O
- O
3 O
% O
of O
sales O
, O
says O
Lloyd B-PERSON
Greif I-PERSON
of O
Sutro B-ORG
& O
Co. O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
which O
arranged O
the O
Pinkerton O
's O
acquisition O
. O

Mr. O
Wathen O
says O
his O
turnaround O
strategy O
has O
been O
simple O
: O
just O
hack O
away O
at O
the O
fat O
. O

He O
began O
by O
closing O
120 O
of O
the O
combined O
companies O
' O
260 O
offices O
in O
two O
months O
, O
eliminating O
about O
31 O
% O
of O
the O
company O
's O
2,500 O
- O
person O
adminstrative O
staff O
, O
including O
more O
than O
100 O
sales O
positions O
. O

He O
shut O
down O
the O
company O
's O
tony O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
headquarters O
. O

Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
world O
headquarters O
today O
is O
a O
nondescript O
, O
two O
- O
story O
office O
building O
across O
the O
street O
from O
the O
small O
Van B-FAC
Nuys I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

Next O
, O
Mr. O
Wathen O
raised O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
rates O
, O
which O
were O
75 O
- O
cents O
- O
an O
- O
hour O
lower O
than O
California B-ORG
Plant I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
's O
average O
rate O
of O
around O
$ O
8.63 O
. O

And O
he O
got O
rid O
of O
low O
- O
margin O
businesses O
that O
just O
were O
n't O
making O
money O
for O
the O
company O
. O

Mr. O
Wathen O
, O
who O
says O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
had O
a O
loss O
of O
nearly O
$ O
8 O
million O
in O
1987 O
under O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
, O
boasts O
that O
he O
's O
made O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
profitable O
again O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Wathen O
's O
team O
still O
must O
pay O
down O
about O
$ O
82 O
million O
of O
long O
- O
term O
bank O
debt O
from O
the O
acquisition O
within O
the O
next O
four O
years O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
earnings O
of O
the O
combined O
companies O
did O
n't O
cover O
debt O
service O
and O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
was O
forced O
to O
borrow O
$ O
20 O
million O
of O
subordinated O
debt O
. O

`` O
We O
would O
n't O
have O
had O
to O
refinance O
if O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
problems O
had O
n't O
been O
there O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Wathen O
says O
. O

This O
year O
, O
Mr. O
Wathen O
says O
the O
firm O
will O
be O
able O
to O
service O
debt O
and O
still O
turn O
a O
modest O
profit O
. O

Now O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
could O
become O
entangled O
in O
a O
protracted O
legal O
fracas O
with O
its O
former O
parent O
. O

The O
company O
recently O
filed O
suit O
in O
state O
court O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
against O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
, O
seeking O
at O
least O
$ O
40 O
million O
in O
damages O
from O
the O
Old B-GPE
Greenwich I-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
- O
based O
company O
. O

The O
suit O
alleges O
that O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
misrepresented O
the O
financial O
condition O
of O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
before O
the O
sale O
, O
failed O
to O
disclose O
pending O
lawsuits O
and O
material O
contracts O
in O
which O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
was O
in O
default O
, O
had O
n't O
registered O
the O
Pinkerton O
's O
name O
and O
trademark O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
and O
did O
n't O
tell O
California B-ORG
Plant I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
about O
some O
labor O
controversies O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
previously O
had O
discussions O
with O
representatives O
of O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
Inc. O
concerning O
the O
-LCB- O
sale O
of O
the O
company O
-RCB- O
and O
we O
concluded O
that O
we O
did O
not O
have O
liability O
under O
the O
contract O
, O
'' O
says O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
. O

`` O
As O
this O
is O
now O
a O
litigation O
matter O
, O
we O
have O
no O
further O
comment O
. O
'' O

And O
then O
there O
's O
the O
case O
of O
the O
missing O
gold O
watch O
. O

The O
lawsuit O
alleges O
that O
an O
inventory O
of O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
memorabilia O
disclosed O
that O
one O
of O
the O
watches O
had O
n't O
been O
forked O
over O
by O
American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
. O

`` O
American O
Brand O
's O
failure O
to O
surrender O
the O
gold O
watch O
has O
damaged O
new O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
in O
an O
amount O
as O
yet O
-LCB- O
to O
be O
-RCB- O
determined O
and O
deprived O
it O
of O
a O
valuable O
artifact O
for O
which O
it O
had O
bargained O
, O
'' O
the O
suit O
charges O
. O

The O
key O
to O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
future O
will O
be O
sticking O
to O
what O
it O
does O
best O
-- O
being O
a O
security O
company O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Wathen O
. O

The O
company O
is O
also O
renewing O
its O
emphasis O
on O
investigations O
, O
particularly O
undercover O
investigations O
for O
corporations O
. O

Although O
investigations O
now O
account O
for O
only O
about O
5 O
% O
of O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
total O
revenue O
, O
that O
side O
of O
the O
business O
has O
traditionally O
been O
the O
more O
`` O
glamorous O
'' O
of O
the O
two O
and O
it O
carries O
historical O
and O
sentimental O
value O
. O

-LRB- O
Author O
Dashiell B-PERSON
Hammett I-PERSON
, O
who O
wrote O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Maltese I-WORK_OF_ART
Falcon I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
was O
a O
former O
Pinkerton B-ORG
's O
detective O
. O
-RRB- O

American B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
`` O
just O
had O
a O
different O
approach O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Wathen O
says O
. O

`` O
Their O
approach O
did O
n't O
work O
; O
mine O
is O
. O

Paramount B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
completed O
the O
sale O
of O
its O
Associates B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
consumer O
and O
commercial O
finance O
subsidiary O
to O
a O
unit O
of O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
for O
$ O
3.35 O
billion O
. O

Paramount B-ORG
, O
which O
agreed O
to O
sell O
the O
unit O
in O
July O
, O
said O
it O
would O
realize O
net O
proceeds O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
$ O
2.6 O
billion O
, O
with O
an O
after O
- O
tax O
gain O
of O
$ O
1.2 O
billion O
. O

Paramount B-ORG
said O
the O
gain O
would O
be O
recorded O
in O
its O
fourth O
quarter O
, O
which O
ended O
yesterday O
. O

Paramount B-ORG
said O
the O
sale O
`` O
completes O
the O
strategic O
restructuring O
'' O
it O
began O
in O
1983 O
, O
and O
would O
enable O
it O
to O
focus O
on O
its O
entertainment O
and O
publishing O
businesses O
. O

Ford B-ORG
said O
in O
July O
it O
planned O
to O
operate O
Associates B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
as O
a O
separate O
entity O
in O
its O
Ford B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

Paramount B-ORG
said O
Associates B-ORG
has O
about O
$ O
14 O
billion O
in O
total O
assets O
, O
making O
it O
third O
- O
largest O
in O
terms O
of O
assets O
among O
independent O
finance O
companies O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

The O
Soviet B-NORP
legislature O
approved O
a O
1990 O
budget O
yesterday O
that O
halves O
its O
huge O
deficit O
with O
cuts O
in O
defense O
spending O
and O
capital O
outlays O
while O
striving O
to O
improve O
supplies O
to O
frustrated O
consumers O
. O

The O
vote O
to O
approve O
was O

A O
proposal O
to O
raise O
prices O
of O
beer O
, O
tobacco O
and O
luxuries O
was O
rejected O
338 O
- O
44 O
. O

Soviet B-NORP
President O
Mikhail O
S. O
Gorbachev O
told O
the O
legislators O
they O
had O
made O
a O
good O
start O
, O
but O
that O
the O
most O
difficult O
work O
was O
still O
ahead O
. O

The O
Tass O
news O
agency O
said O
the O
1990 O
budget O
anticipates O
income O
of O
429.9 O
billion O
rubles O
-LRB- O
US$ O
693.4 O
billion O
-RRB- O
and O
expenditures O
of O
489.9 O
billion O
rubles O
-LRB- O
US$ O
790.2 O
billion O
-RRB- O
. O

Those O
figures O
are O
almost O
exactly O
what O
the O
government O
proposed O
to O
legislators O
in O
September O
. O

If O
the O
government O
can O
stick O
with O
them O
, O
it O
will O
be O
able O
to O
halve O
this O
year O
's O
120 O
billion O
ruble O
-LRB- O
US$ O
193 O
billion O
-RRB- O
deficit O
. O

Officials O
proposed O
a O
cut O
in O
the O
defense O
budget O
this O
year O
to O
70.9 O
billion O
rubles O
-LRB- O
US$ O
114.3 O
billion O
-RRB- O
from O
77.3 O
billion O
rubles O
-LRB- O
US$ O
125 O
billion O
-RRB- O
as O
well O
as O
large O
cuts O
in O
outlays O
for O
new O
factories O
and O
equipment O
. O

Tass B-ORG
said O
the O
final O
budget O
and O
economic O
plan O
calls O
for O
a O
sharp O
increase O
in O
the O
production O
of O
consumer O
goods O
. O

Roger B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Marino I-PERSON
, O
president O
, O
was O
named O
to O
the O
new O
post O
of O
vice O
chairman O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Ruettgers I-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
been O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
operations O
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
. O

EMC B-ORG
manufactures O
data O
- O
storage O
systems O
for O
mainframes O
and O
minicomputers O
. O

John B-PERSON
Franco I-PERSON
, O
47 O
years O
old O
, O
formerly O
vice O
chairman O
of O
Capital B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
president O
of O
its O
Accumulation B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
insurance O
holding O
company O
, O
effective O
Dec. O
1 O
, O
succeeding O
Robert B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Shaw I-PERSON
, O
who O
remains O
chairman O
. O

I.C.H. B-ORG
also O
named O
Steven B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Bing I-PERSON
, O
42 O
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
since O
1986 O
, O
as O
president O
, O
succeeding O
John B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Gardiner I-PERSON
, O
who O
will O
join O
the O
HMS O
Acquisition O
Corp. O
division O
of O
Hicks O
, O
Muse O
& O
Co. O
, O
which O
has O
agreed O
to O
buy O
most O
of O
I.C.H. B-ORG
's O
Denver B-GPE
- O
based O
subsidiaries O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Riordan I-PERSON
was O
elected O
a O
director O
of O
this O
single O
- O
family O
home O
builder O
, O
increasing O
the O
board O
to O
nine O
. O

He O
is O
a O
senior O
partner O
with O
the O
law O
firm O
of O
Riordan O
& O
McKinzie O
and O
is O
a O
partner O
in O
Riordan B-ORG
Venture I-ORG
Management I-ORG
. O

Gillette B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Boston B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
is O
planning O
to O
restructure O
its O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
subsidiary O
. O

Under O
the O
plan O
, O
Gillette B-ORG
South I-ORG
Africa I-ORG
will O
sell O
manufacturing O
facilities O
in O
Springs B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
and O
its O
business O
in O
toiletries O
and O
plastic O
bags O
to O
Twins B-ORG
Pharmaceuticals I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
an O
affiliate O
of O
Anglo B-ORG
American I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
company O
. O

Terms O
were O
not O
disclosed O
. O

A O
final O
agreement O
has O
not O
been O
signed O
, O
and O
the O
moves O
will O
not O
have O
a O
material O
effect O
on O
the O
company O
, O
Gillette B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
is O
part O
of O
a O
continuing O
world O
- O
wide O
restructuring O
in O
which O
it O
has O
downsized O
or O
sold O
operations O
in O
several O
countries O
. O

Gillette B-ORG
said O
its O
continued O
presence O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
`` O
enables O
it O
to O
make O
meaningful O
contributions O
to O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
society O
, O
to O
the O
lives O
of O
its O
employees O
and O
to O
the O
communities O
in O
which O
it O
operates O
. O
'' O

Gillette B-ORG
South I-ORG
Africa I-ORG
employs O
about O
250 O
people O
. O

About O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
work O
force O
will O
continue O
with O
Gillette B-ORG
or O
transfer O
to O
Twins B-ORG
Pharmaceuticals I-ORG
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

DeSoto B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
dismissing O
200 O
employees O
as O
part O
of O
a O
restructuring O
aimed O
at O
producing O
pretax O
savings O
of O
$ O
10 O
million O
annually O
. O

Under O
the O
plan O
, O
DeSoto O
said O
it O
will O
sell O
certain O
assets O
and O
businesses O
that O
do O
n't O
meet O
strategic O
and O
profitability O
objectives O
. O

The O
Des B-GPE
Plaines I-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
chemical O
coatings O
concern O
, O
which O
has O
about O
2,000 O
employees O
world O
- O
wide O
, O
said O
it O
plans O
to O
sell O
its O
domestic O
rigid O
container O
packaging O
and O
flexible O
adhesives O
businesses O
, O
and O
its O
Chicago B-GPE
Heights I-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
resin O
plant O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
plans O
to O
use O
the O
sale O
proceeds O
to O
invest O
in O
business O
opportunities O
more O
closely O
identified O
with O
the O
company O
's O
`` O
refocused O
direction O
. O

After O
20 O
years O
of O
pushing O
labor O
proposals O
to O
overhaul O
the O
nation O
's O
health O
- O
care O
system O
, O
Bert B-PERSON
Seidman I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
AFL I-ORG
- I-ORG
CIO I-ORG
is O
finding O
interest O
from O
an O
unlikely O
quarter O
: O
big O
business O
. O

Corporate O
leaders O
, O
frustrated O
by O
double O
- O
digit O
increases O
in O
health O
- O
care O
costs O
, O
are O
beginning O
to O
sound O
like O
liberal O
Democrats B-NORP
. O

Failure O
to O
check O
rising O
medical O
costs O
ultimately O
could O
`` O
lead O
some O
of O
us O
who O
today O
are O
free O
- O
market O
advocates O
to O
re-examine O
our O
thinking O
and O
positions O
with O
respect O
to O
government O
- O
sponsored O
national O
health O
insurance O
, O
'' O
Arthur B-PERSON
Puccini I-PERSON
, O
a O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
vice O
president O
, O
warned O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

The O
pocketbook O
impact O
of O
health O
benefits O
has O
driven O
business O
and O
labor O
to O
a O
surprising O
consensus O
. O

Both O
the B-ORG
AFL I-ORG
- I-ORG
CIO I-ORG
and O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Manufacturers O
are O
calling O
for O
measures O
to O
control O
rising O
costs O
, O
improve O
quality O
and O
provide O
care O
to O
the O
31 O
million O
Americans O
who O
currently O
lack O
health O
insurance O
. O

Agreement O
on O
these O
points O
is O
a O
long O
way O
from O
a O
specific O
program O
, O
and O
nobody O
expects O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
rush O
toward O
radical O
restructuring O
of O
the O
health O
- O
care O
system O
. O

But O
there O
are O
signs O
that O
labor O
- O
management O
cooperation O
could O
change O
the O
politics O
of O
health O
- O
care O
legislation O
and O
the O
economics O
of O
medicine O
. O

`` O
I O
ca O
n't O
remember O
a O
time O
when O
virtually O
everyone O
can O
agree O
on O
what O
the O
problem O
is O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Seidman O
, O
who O
heads O
the B-ORG
AFL I-ORG
- I-ORG
CIO I-ORG
's O
department O
dealing O
with O
health O
matters O
. O

Because O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
is O
n't O
taking O
the O
initiative O
on O
health O
issues O
, O
business O
executives O
are O
dealing O
with O
congressional O
Democrats B-NORP
who O
champion O
health O
- O
care O
revision O
. O

`` O
Business O
across O
the O
country O
is O
spending O
more O
time O
addressing O
this O
issue O
, O
'' O
says O
Sen. O
Edward O
Kennedy O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
bottom O
- O
line O
issue O
. O
'' O

Business O
complained O
earlier O
this O
year O
when O
Sen. O
Kennedy O
introduced O
a O
bill O
that O
would O
require O
employers O
to O
provide O
a O
minimum O
level O
of O
health O
insurance O
to O
workers O
but O
does O
n't O
contain O
cost O
- O
control O
measures O
. O

Partly O
in O
response O
, O
a O
bipartisan O
group O
of O
senators O
from O
the O
finance O
and O
labor O
committees O
is O
drafting O
a O
plan O
to O
attract O
broader O
support O
. O

It O
will O
feature O
a O
cost O
- O
containment O
provision O
designed O
to O
keep O
expanded O
benefits O
from O
fueling O
higher O
care O
prices O
. O

At O
11.1 O
% O
of O
gross O
national O
product O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
health O
costs O
already O
are O
the O
highest O
in O
the O
world O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
equal O
6.7 O
% O
of O
GNP O
, O
a O
nation O
's O
total O
output O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
. O

Management O
and O
labor O
worry O
that O
the O
gap O
makes O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
less O
competitive O
. O

Chrysler B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
estimates O
that O
health O
costs O
add O
$ O
700 O
to O
the O
price O
of O
each O
of O
its O
cars O
, O
about O
$ O
300 O
to O
$ O
500 O
more O
per O
car O
than O
foreign O
competitors O
pay O
for O
health O
. O

`` O
The O
cost O
of O
health O
care O
is O
eroding O
standards O
of O
living O
and O
sapping O
industrial O
strength O
, O
'' O
complains O
Walter B-PERSON
Maher I-PERSON
, O
a O
Chrysler B-ORG
health O
- O
and O
- O
benefits O
specialist O
. O

Labor O
is O
upset O
because O
many O
companies O
are O
using O
higher O
employee O
insurance O
premiums O
, O
deductibles O
and O
co-payments O
to O
deflect O
surging O
medical O
costs O
to O
workers O
. O

Health B-ORG
benefits O
are O
contentious O
issues O
in O
the O
strikes O
against O
Pittston B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Nynex B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

In O
their O
new O
contract O
this O
year O
, O
American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
and O
the O
Communications O
Workers O
of O
America B-GPE
agreed O
to O
look O
for O
`` O
prompt O
and O
lasting O
national O
solutions O
'' O
to O
rising O
health O
- O
care O
costs O
. O

Some O
analysts O
are O
cynical O
about O
the O
new O
corporate O
interest O
in O
health O
- O
care O
overhaul O
. O

Carl B-PERSON
Schramm I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
Health O
Insurance O
Association O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
scoffs O
at O
`` O
capitalists O
who O
want O
to O
socialize O
the O
entire O
financing O
system O
'' O
for O
health O
. O

`` O
They O
hope O
they O
can O
buy O
some O
government O
cost O
discipline O
, O
'' O
but O
this O
is O
a O
false O
hope O
, O
Mr. O
Schramm O
says O
. O

He O
asserts O
that O
government O
has O
done O
an O
even O
worse O
job O
of O
controlling O
its O
health O
bill O
than O
business O
. O

So O
far O
neither O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
nor O
Congress B-ORG
is O
prepared O
to O
lead O
the O
way O
toward O
revamping O
health O
care O
. O

The O
administration O
lacks O
a O
comprehensive O
health O
- O
care O
policy O
. O

Congress B-ORG
still O
is O
struggling O
to O
dismantle O
the O
unpopular O
Catastrophic O
Care O
Act O
of O
1988 O
, O
which O
boosted O
benefits O
for O
the O
elderly O
and O
taxed O
them O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
new O
coverage O
. O

A O
bipartisan O
commission O
established O
by O
Congress B-ORG
and O
headed O
by O
Sen. O
John O
Rockefeller O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
W.Va B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
is O
scheduled O
to O
present O
new O
plans O
for O
dealing O
with O
the O
uninsured O
and O
long O
- O
term O
care O
for O
the O
elderly O
by O
next O
March O
1 O
. O

A O
quadrennial O
commission O
appointed O
by O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
Secretary O
Louis O
Sullivan O
is O
taking O
a O
broad O
look O
at O
the O
economics O
of O
Medicare B-ORG
for O
the O
elderly O
, O
Medicaid B-ORG
for O
the O
poor O
and O
the O
health O
system O
in O
general O
. O

It O
is O
expected O
to O
report O
next O
summer O
. O

`` O
No O
magic O
bullet O
will O
be O
discovered O
next O
year O
, O
an O
election O
year O
, O
'' O
says O
Rep. O
Fortney O
Stark O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

But O
1991 O
could O
be O
a O
window O
for O
action O
. O

The O
pressure O
for O
change O
will O
rise O
with O
costs O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
employers O
are O
really O
going O
to O
be O
the O
ones O
to O
push O
for O
major O
change O
, O
'' O
says O
Sharon B-PERSON
Canner I-PERSON
, O
a O
health O
expert O
at O
NAM B-ORG
. O

Any O
major O
attempt O
to O
revamp O
the O
health O
- O
care O
system O
is O
likely O
to O
trigger O
opposition O
from O
politically O
powerful O
interest O
groups O
, O
particularly O
the O
American O
Medical O
Association O
, O
and O
perhaps O
from O
the O
public O
as O
well O
, O
if O
Congress B-ORG
takes O
steps O
that O
patients O
fear O
will O
limit O
the O
availability O
of O
care O
. O

The O
NAM O
embraces O
efforts O
, O
which O
both O
the O
administration O
and O
the O
medical O
profession O
have O
begun O
, O
to O
measure O
the O
effectiveness O
of O
medical O
treatments O
and O
then O
to O
draft O
medical O
- O
practice O
guidelines O
. O

Advocates O
hope O
that O
such O
standards O
will O
improve O
treatment O
while O
limiting O
unnecessary O
tests O
and O
medical O
procedures O
. O

HHS O
Secretary O
Sullivan O
estimates O
that O
as O
much O
as O
25 O
% O
of O
the O
medical O
procedures O
performed O
each O
year O
may O
be O
inappropriate O
or O
unnecessary O
. O

Limiting O
care O
wo O
n't O
be O
easy O
or O
popular O
. O

`` O
To O
slow O
the O
rise O
in O
total O
spending O
, O
it O
will O
be O
necessary O
to O
reduce O
per O
- O
capita O
use O
of O
services O
, O
'' O
the O
NAM O
warns O
in O
a O
policy O
statement O
. O

This O
will O
`` O
require O
us O
to O
define O
-- O
and O
redefine O
-- O
what O
is O
` O
necessary O
' O
or O
` O
appropriate O
' O
care O
. O

This O
involves O
trade O
- O
offs O
and O
-LCB- O
it O
-RCB- O
cuts O
against O
the O
grain O
of O
existing O
consumer O
and O
even O
provider O
conceptions O
of O
what O
is O
` O
necessary O
. O
' O
'' O

The B-ORG
AFL I-ORG
- I-ORG
CIO I-ORG
also O
embraces O
treatment O
guidelines O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
it O
's O
toying O
with O
an O
approach O
that O
would O
impose O
health O
- O
expenditure O
ceilings O
or O
budgets O
on O
the O
government O
as O
a O
whole O
and O
on O
individual O
states O
as O
a O
way O
to O
slow O
health O
- O
care O
spending O
. O

At O
a O
meeting O
here O
on O
Nov. O
15 O
, O
the O
labor O
federation O
plans O
to O
launch O
a O
major O
effort O
to O
build O
grass O
- O
roots O
support O
for O
health O
- O
care O
overhaul O
. O

Fujitsu B-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
it O
wants O
to O
withdraw O
its O
controversial O
one O
- O
yen O
bid O
to O
design O
a O
waterworks O
computer O
system O
for O
the O
city O
of O
Hiroshima B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Fair B-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
said O
it O
was O
considering O
launching O
an O
investigation O
into O
whether O
the O
bid O
, O
the O
equivalent O
of O
less O
than O
a O
penny O
, O
violates O
anti-monopoly O
laws O
. O

Hiroshima B-GPE
last O
week O
held O
an O
auction O
to O
pick O
the O
contractor O
, O
expecting O
to O
pay O
about O
11 O
million O
yen O
for O
the O
project O
. O

Eight O
companies O
submitted O
bids O
, O
but O
Fujitsu B-ORG
won O
the O
contract O
by O
essentially O
saying O
it O
would O
do O
the O
job O
for O
free O
. O

News O
of O
the O
bid O
drew O
sharp O
criticism O
from O
other O
computer O
companies O
and O
industry O
observers O
. O

Fujitsu B-ORG
itself O
, O
which O
said O
the O
bid O
had O
n't O
been O
approved O
by O
its O
headquarters O
, O
was O
clearly O
embarrassed O
. O

The O
bid O
was O
n't O
`` O
socially O
acceptable O
, O
'' O
a O
company O
spokeswoman O
said O
. O

Hiroshima B-GPE
officials O
said O
they O
still O
consider O
the O
contract O
in O
effect O
and O
had O
no O
immediate O
plans O
to O
cancel O
it O
. O

They O
said O
they O
wanted O
to O
wait O
for O
the O
outcome O
of O
any O
government O
investigation O
before O
deciding O
what O
to O
do O
. O

Senate B-ORG
leaders O
traded O
proposals O
aimed O
at O
speeding O
action O
on O
legislation O
to O
narrow O
the O
deficit O
and O
raise O
the O
federal O
government O
's O
debt O
limit O
-- O
but O
the O
major O
stumbling O
block O
remains O
President O
Bush O
's O
proposal O
to O
cut O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
rate O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
want O
the O
tax O
provision O
to O
be O
a O
separate O
bill O
, O
subject O
to O
the O
usual O
procedural O
obstacles O
. O

Republicans B-NORP
, O
meanwhile O
, O
want O
to O
try O
to O
protect O
the O
measure O
by O
combining O
it O
with O
two O
politically O
popular O
issues O
that O
Democrats B-NORP
could O
find O
hard O
to O
block O
. O

The O
talks O
between O
Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
of O
Maine B-GPE
and O
his O
GOP B-NORP
counterpart O
, O
Sen. O
Robert O
Dole O
of O
Kansas B-GPE
, O
are O
expected O
to O
resume O
today O
. O

Last O
night O
, O
after O
meeting O
with O
Mr. O
Bush O
and O
administration O
officials O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Dole O
proposed O
streamlining O
the O
fiscal O
1990 O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
bill O
, O
now O
stalled O
in O
a O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
committee O
, O
and O
passing O
a O
long O
- O
term O
extension O
of O
the O
federal O
debt O
ceiling O
without O
any O
accompanying O
amendments O
. O

Under O
this O
plan O
, O
two O
provisions O
currently O
in O
the O
House O
version O
of O
the O
deficit O
- O
cutting O
bill O
-- O
repeal O
of O
both O
the O
catastrophic O
- O
illness O
insurance O
program O
and O
a O
controversial O
1986 O
tax O
provision O
intended O
to O
counter O
discrimination O
in O
employee O
- O
benefit O
plans O
-- O
would O
be O
made O
into O
a O
separate O
bill O
. O

Republicans B-NORP
would O
try O
to O
attach O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
provision O
to O
that O
legislation O
, O
hoping O
the O
political O
popularity O
of O
its O
other O
two O
parts O
would O
dissuade O
Democrats B-NORP
from O
blocking O
it O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
want O
to O
avoid O
having O
to O
make O
that O
choice O
by O
making O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
an O
individual O
bill O
. O

Sen. O
Mitchell O
is O
confident O
he O
has O
sufficient O
votes O
to O
block O
such O
a O
measure O
with O
procedural O
actions O
. O

Both O
plans O
would O
drop O
child O
- O
care O
provisions O
from O
the O
House O
version O
of O
the O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
legislation O
and O
let O
it O
progress O
as O
a O
separate O
bill O
. O

While O
that O
could O
make O
it O
vulnerable O
to O
a O
veto O
by O
Mr. O
Bush O
, O
Democrats B-NORP
argue O
that O
a O
presidential O
rejection O
would O
give O
their O
party O
a O
valuable O
issue O
in O
next O
year O
's O
congressional O
elections O
. O

Senate O
Democrats O
are O
to O
meet O
today O
to O
consider O
the O
GOP B-NORP
proposal O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
Mr. O
Dole O
seemed O
weary O
of O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
's O
strategy O
of O
pushing O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
measure O
at O
every O
chance O
in O
the O
face O
of O
Democratic O
procedural O
hurdles O
. O

Pushing O
the O
issue O
on O
legislation O
needed O
to O
avoid O
default O
by O
the O
federal O
government O
, O
he O
told O
reporters O
, O
`` O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
be O
very O
good O
strategy O
to O
me O
. O
'' O

At O
12:01 O
a.m. O
EST O
today O
, O
the O
federal O
government O
's O
temporary O
$ O
2.87 O
trillion O
debt O
limit O
expired O
. O

To O
avoid O
default O
, O
lawmakers O
must O
pass O
legislation O
raising O
the O
limit O
to O
$ O
3.12 O
trillion O
from O
$ O
2.80 O
trillion O
by O
next O
Wednesday O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Treasury O
. O

Pressed O
by O
Chairman O
Dan O
Rostenkowski O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ill B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
of O
the O
House O
Ways O
and O
Means O
Committee O
, O
Treasury O
Undersecretary O
Robert O
Glauber O
told O
a O
congressional O
hearing O
that O
the O
administration O
would O
give O
up O
its O
demand O
for O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
if O
faced O
with O
a O
potential O
default O
. O

American B-ORG
Enterprise I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
scholar O
Norman B-PERSON
Ornstein I-PERSON
in O
the O
Oct. O
21 O
TV B-ORG
Guide I-ORG
on O
`` O
What B-WORK_OF_ART
TV I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
Does I-WORK_OF_ART
n't I-WORK_OF_ART
Report I-WORK_OF_ART
About I-WORK_OF_ART
Congress I-WORK_OF_ART
-- I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Should I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
: O

By O
concentrating O
all O
their O
resources O
on O
the O
pay O
raise O
, O
Wright B-PERSON
and O
Tower O
, O
the O
networks O
actually O
overlooked O
some O
major O
stories O
that O
showed O
the O
flaws O
and O
shortcomings O
of O
the O
institution O
... O
. O

An O
imaginative O
producer O
could O
easily O
have O
created O
a O
fast O
- O
moving O
and O
interesting O
piece O
about O
how O
Congress B-ORG
really O
works O
-- O
and O
why O
voters O
in O
, O
say O
, O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
got O
a O
federally O
funded O
university O
project O
and O
building O
while O
voters O
in O
Arkansas O
did O
not O
. O

But O
nobody O
did O
such O
a O
piece O
, O
reflecting O
a O
contemporary O
axiom O
: O
the O
more O
a O
scandal O
has O
to O
do O
with O
a O
congressman O
's O
duties O
as O
a O
congressman O
, O
the O
less O
likely O
it O
is O
to O
catch O
the O
fancy O
of O
a O
network O
. O

Ethicist O
Michael B-PERSON
Josephson I-PERSON
, O
in O
one O
of O
his O
institute O
's O
recent O
publications O
on O
`` O
Journalism B-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
In I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Year I-WORK_OF_ART
2000 I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
: O

The O
operative O
definition O
of O
newsworthiness O
will O
favor O
virtually O
unrestrained O
use O
of O
personal O
, O
sensitive O
and O
intimate O
facts O
. O

Traditional O
standards O
of O
relevancy O
and O
importance O
-LRB- O
`` O
is O
this O
something O
the O
public O
ought O
to O
know O
'' O
-RRB- O
will O
be O
replaced O
by O
a O
much O
broader O
test O
-LRB- O
`` O
is O
this O
something O
the O
public O
is O
interested O
in O
knowing O
'' O
-RRB- O
. O

And O
, O
since O
the O
public O
has O
always O
been O
fascinated O
by O
gossip O
and O
voyeurism O
, O
reporters O
and O
editors O
will O
strain O
for O
creative O
angles O
to O
justify O
the O
inclusion O
of O
collateral O
facts O
about O
private O
lives O
including O
sexual O
activities O
and O
domestic O
relationships O
, O
activities O
of O
family O
members O
, O
and O
all O
matters O
about O
mental O
and O
physical O
health O
. O

Similarly O
, O
visual O
images O
will O
be O
more O
vivid O
, O
sensational O
and O
, O
sometimes O
, O
gruesome O
. O

One O
consequence O
of O
the O
trend O
toward O
tabloid O
standards O
of O
taste O
will O
be O
fierce O
attacks O
from O
politicians O
who O
will O
find O
sufficient O
evidence O
of O
abuse O
to O
arouse O
an O
already O
cynical O
public O
to O
control O
the O
press O
. O

Farm O
prices O
in O
October O
edged O
up O
0.7 O
% O
from O
September O
as O
raw O
milk O
prices O
continued O
their O
rise O
, O
the B-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
. O

Milk O
sold O
to O
the O
nation O
's O
dairy O
plants O
and O
dealers O
averaged O
$ O
14.50 O
for O
each O
hundred O
pounds O
, O
up O
50 O
cents O
from O
September O
and O
up O
$ O
1.50 O
from O
October O
1988 O
, O
the O
department O
said O
. O

Commercial O
vegetables O
, O
led O
by O
lettuce O
and O
tomatoes O
, O
rose O
19 O
% O
in O
October O
; O
oranges O
and O
other O
fruits O
rose O
5 O
% O
. O

Broiler O
prices O
fell O
6.5 O
cents O
in O
October O
to O
30.6 O
cents O
a O
pound O
, O
while O
turkey O
prices O
rose O
1.2 O
cents O
a O
pound O
to O
38.5 O
cents O
. O

Egg O
prices O
averaged O
64.2 O
cents O
a O
dozen O
, O
down O
0.2 O
cent O
from O
September O
. O

Hogs O
rose O
$ O
3.40 O
to O
$ O
46.80 O
a O
hundredweight O
in O
October O
, O
while O
beef O
cattle O
slipped O
80 O
cents O
to O
$ O
67.40 O
for O
each O
hundred O
pounds O
and O
calves O
dropped O
90 O
cents O
to O
$ O
90.20 O
. O

Soybeans O
averaged O
$ O
5.28 O
a O
bushel O
, O
down O
42 O
cents O
from O
September O
; O
corn O
averaged O
$ O
2.20 O
, O
down O
seven O
cents O
, O
and O
sorghum O
grain O
averaged O
$ O
3.61 O
for O
each O
hundred O
pounds O
, O
down O
19 O
cents O
, O
according O
to O
the O
department O
. O

Lyphomed B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Rosemont B-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
and O
Medco B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
said O
the O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
granted O
full O
marketing O
approval O
for O
a O
new O
drug O
for O
the O
treatment O
of O
a O
condition O
in O
which O
the O
heart O
beats O
between O
150 O
and O
200 O
beats O
a O
minute O
. O

The O
condition O
, O
known O
as O
paroxysmal O
supraventricular O
tachycardia O
, O
leads O
to O
dizziness O
and O
fainting O
. O

The O
typical O
healthy O
heart O
beats O
70 O
times O
a O
minute O
. O

The O
drug O
, O
called O
adenocard O
, O
returns O
the O
heart O
to O
a O
normal O
rhythm O
within O
seconds O
, O
according O
to O
Lyphomed B-ORG
. O

Medco B-ORG
Research I-ORG
developed O
the O
drug O
and O
licensed O
it O
to O
Lyphomed B-ORG
for O
sale O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
. O

Wary O
investors O
have O
been O
running O
for O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
equivalent O
of O
bomb O
shelters O
, O
buying O
shares O
of O
gold O
- O
mining O
and O
utility O
companies O
. O

Those O
two O
groups O
have O
recently O
been O
leading O
the O
list O
of O
stocks O
setting O
new O
highs O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
when O
only O
a O
dozen O
common O
stocks O
hit O
52 O
- O
week O
highs O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
five O
were O
gold O
- O
mining O
issues O
, O
and O
another O
four O
were O
utilities O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
when O
a O
mere O
seven O
common O
stocks O
managed O
new O
highs O
, O
six O
were O
utilities O
or O
golds O
. O

At O
first O
glance O
, O
gold O
and O
utilities O
seem O
strange O
bedfellows O
. O

After O
all O
, O
gold O
prices O
usually O
soar O
when O
inflation O
is O
high O
. O

Utility O
stocks O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
thrive O
on O
disinflation O
, O
because O
the O
fat O
dividends O
utilities O
pay O
look O
more O
attractive O
when O
prices O
are O
falling O
-LRB- O
or O
rising O
slowly O
-RRB- O
. O

But O
the O
two O
groups O
have O
something O
very O
important O
in O
common O
: O
They O
are O
both O
havens O
for O
scared O
money O
, O
stocks O
for O
people O
who O
hate O
stocks O
. O

It O
's O
as O
if O
investors O
, O
the O
past O
few O
days O
, O
are O
betting O
that O
something O
is O
going O
to O
go O
wrong O
-- O
even O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
. O

If O
the O
stock O
market O
and O
the O
economy O
catch O
their O
breath O
and O
show O
that O
they O
're O
on O
firmer O
footing O
, O
these O
stocks O
might O
well O
fall O
back O
. O

Indeed O
, O
that O
happened O
to O
some O
extent O
yesterday O
, O
as O
industrial O
stocks O
rebounded O
, O
partly O
on O
news O
of O
takeovers O
in O
the O
paper O
industry O
. O

Still O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
investors O
clearly O
have O
revived O
their O
interest O
in O
gold O
and O
utility O
shares O
. O

`` O
The O
primary O
overriding O
thing O
is O
that O
people O
are O
frightened O
, O
'' O
says O
Martin B-PERSON
Sass I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
money O
manager O
. O

`` O
The O
aftershocks O
of O
Oct. O
13 O
-LRB- O
when O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
dropped O
190 O
points O
-RRB- O
are O
still O
reverberating O
. O
'' O

Certainly O
, O
the O
Oct. O
13 O
sell O
- O
off O
did O
n't O
settle O
any O
stomachs O
. O

Beyond O
that O
, O
money O
managers O
and O
analysts O
see O
other O
problems O
. O

Inventories O
are O
creeping O
up O
; O
car O
inventories O
are O
already O
high O
, O
and O
big O
auto O
makers O
are O
idling O
plants O
. O

Takeover O
fever O
has O
cooled O
, O
removing O
a O
major O
horse O
from O
the O
market O
's O
cart O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
unsettled O
political O
scene O
also O
worries O
some O
investors O
. O

`` O
The O
gyrations O
in O
the O
British B-NORP
government O
'' O
add O
political O
uncertainty O
on O
top O
of O
high O
inflation O
and O
a O
ragged O
stock O
market O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Hoffman I-PERSON
, O
assistant O
director O
of O
research O
at O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co O
. O

`` O
One O
of O
the O
three O
major O
markets O
in O
the O
world O
is O
getting O
chewed O
up O
pretty O
bad O
. O
'' O

`` O
If O
the O
Fed O
does O
not O
come O
to O
the O
rescue O
and O
produce O
lower O
short O
- O
term O
interest O
rates O
over O
the O
next O
30 O
days O
, O
the O
market O
's O
going O
to O
flounder O
, O
'' O
says O
Larry B-PERSON
Wachtel I-PERSON
, O
a O
market O
analyst O
with O
Prudential B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
. O

With O
this O
sort O
of O
sentiment O
common O
, O
it O
's O
natural O
for O
investors O
to O
seek O
out O
`` O
defensive O
'' O
investments O
. O

Utilities O
are O
a O
classic O
example O
: O
Even O
in O
recessions O
, O
people O
continue O
to O
use O
electric O
power O
, O
water O
and O
gas O
at O
a O
fairly O
steady O
rate O
. O

Such O
defensive O
issues O
as O
food O
, O
tobacco O
, O
and O
drug O
stocks O
have O
been O
in O
favor O
for O
some O
time O
. O

But O
many O
of O
these O
stocks O
have O
now O
become O
expensive O
. O

Mr. O
Wachtel O
points O
to O
Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
PepsiCo B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
as O
examples O
: O
They O
're O
selling O
for O
18 O
to O
22 O
times O
estimated O
1990 O
per O
- O
share O
earnings O
. O

Gold O
stocks O
are O
n't O
cheap O
on O
this O
basis O
, O
either O
, O
with O
many O
selling O
for O
20 O
times O
earnings O
or O
more O
. O

Even O
utility O
stocks O
are O
n't O
all O
that O
inexpensive O
, O
at O
an O
average O
of O
14 O
times O
earnings O
. O

But O
the O
two O
groups O
represent O
a O
further O
step O
in O
defensiveness O
. O

If O
gold O
stocks O
and O
utilities O
continue O
to O
lead O
, O
it O
may O
signal O
that O
the O
market O
is O
in O
for O
rough O
times O
. O

That O
's O
just O
what O
Joseph B-PERSON
Granville I-PERSON
expects O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
going O
to O
explode O
lower O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
flamboyant O
market O
seer O
, O
who O
had O
a O
huge O
following O
a O
few O
years O
back O
. O

`` O
Anyone O
telling O
you O
to O
buy O
stocks O
in O
this O
market O
is O
technically O
irresponsible O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
own O
anything O
long O
except O
gold O
stocks O
. O
'' O

One O
reason O
for O
his O
gloom O
is O
a O
weekly O
tally O
he O
keeps O
of O
stocks O
within O
a O
point O
of O
hitting O
new O
highs O
or O
lows O
. O

Last O
Friday O
, O
96 O
stocks O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
hit O
new O
12 O
- O
month O
lows O
. O

But O
by O
Mr. O
Granville O
's O
count O
, O
493 O
issues O
were O
within O
one O
point O
of O
such O
lows O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Stovall I-PERSON
, O
a O
veteran O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
money O
manager O
and O
president O
of O
Stovall O
/ O
Twenty O
- O
First O
Securities O
, O
has O
money O
in O
both O
gold O
and O
utility O
issues O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
we O
could O
very O
well O
have O
-LCB- O
an O
economic O
-RCB- O
slowdown O
, O
beginning O
very O
soon O
if O
not O
already O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Stovall O
does O
n't O
expect O
an O
actual O
recession O
. O

But O
he O
does O
expect O
`` O
a O
muffler O
dragger O
'' O
of O
an O
economy O
, O
with O
`` O
very O
slow O
growth O
, O
maybe O
one O
quarter O
of O
no O
growth O
at O
all O
. O
'' O

In O
such O
a O
climate O
, O
utility O
stocks O
look O
good O
to O
him O
. O

He O
favors O
FPL B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Florida B-ORG
Progress I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
TECO B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Wisconsin B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
and O
Dominion B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
appeal O
of O
gold O
issues O
, O
Mr. O
Stovall O
says O
, O
is O
that O
`` O
they O
're O
a O
counter O
group O
. O

You O
go O
into O
them O
because O
they O
move O
counter O
to O
the O
general O
market O
. O
'' O

He O
adds O
that O
gold O
stocks O
had O
been O
down O
so O
long O
they O
were O
`` O
ready O
for O
a O
bounce O
. O
'' O

His O
favorites O
are O
American B-ORG
Barrick I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Echo B-ORG
Bay I-ORG
Mines I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
and O
Coeur B-ORG
d'Alene I-ORG
Mines I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
Mr. O
Stovall O
emphasizes O
that O
`` O
you O
do O
n't O
buy O
-LCB- O
gold O
stocks O
-RCB- O
based O
on O
powerful O
fundamentals O
. O
'' O

In O
addition O
to O
having O
high O
price O
- O
earnings O
ratios O
, O
most O
pay O
puny O
dividends O
, O
if O
any O
. O

`` O
The O
earning O
power O
-LCB- O
of O
gold O
mining O
companies O
-RCB- O
is O
restricted O
unless O
the O
gold O
price O
hops O
up O
over O
$ O
425 O
an O
ounce O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Abby B-PERSON
Cohen I-PERSON
, O
an O
investment O
strategist O
for O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
, O
also O
thinks O
it O
makes O
sense O
to O
have O
some O
money O
in O
both O
utilities O
and O
gold O
. O

`` O
My O
outlook O
is O
for O
a O
decline O
of O
about O
10 O
% O
in O
corporate O
profits O
'' O
in O
1990 O
, O
she O
says O
. O

But O
`` O
a O
bunch O
of O
utilities O
'' O
should O
post O
profit O
increases O
. O

Among O
utilities O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
currently O
favors O
Entergy B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
General B-ORG
Public I-ORG
Utilities I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

As O
for O
gold O
, O
she O
notes O
that O
it O
usually O
rises O
when O
the O
dollar O
is O
weak O
, O
as O
it O
has O
been O
lately O
. O

Among O
gold O
stocks O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
likes O
Battle B-ORG
Mountain I-ORG
Gold I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Newmont B-ORG
Gold I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Freeport B-GPE
- O
McMoRan O
Gold O
Co O
. O

Mitsubishi B-ORG
Heavy I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
unconsolidated O
pretax O
earnings O
in O
the O
fiscal O
first O
half O
surged O
79 O
% O
to O
a O
record O
63.25 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
445.7 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
reflecting O
strong O
demand O
for O
a O
variety O
of O
products O
. O

In O
the O
period O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
net O
income O
rose O
90 O
% O
to O
31.18 O
billion O
yen O
, O
or O
9.34 O
yen O
a O
share O
, O
from O
16.38 O
billion O
yen O
, O
or O
5.05 O
yen O
a O
share O
. O

A O
year O
ago O
, O
the O
Tokyo B-GPE
company O
had O
pretax O
profit O
of O
35.38 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Sales O
amounted O
to O
1.011 O
trillion O
yen O
, O
climbing O
29 O
% O
from O
787.02 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Encouraged O
by O
the O
brisk O
performance O
, O
Mitsubishi B-ORG
plans O
to O
raise O
its O
per O
- O
share O
dividend O
to O
3.50 O
yen O
from O
three O
yen O
. O

Company O
officials O
said O
the O
current O
robust O
domestic O
demand O
that O
has O
been O
fueling O
sustained O
economic O
expansion O
helped O
push O
up O
sales O
of O
products O
like O
ships O
, O
steel O
structures O
, O
power O
systems O
and O
machinery O
and O
resulted O
in O
sharply O
higher O
profit O
. O

J.C. B-ORG
Penney I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
is O
extending O
its O
involvement O
in O
a O
televised O
home O
- O
shopping O
service O
by O
five O
to O
10 O
years O
. O

Shop B-ORG
Television I-ORG
Network I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
said O
Penney B-ORG
agreed O
to O
continue O
its O
exclusive O
arrangement O
with O
Shop B-ORG
Television I-ORG
, O
which O
does O
the O
production O
, O
marketing O
and O
cable O
distribution O
for O
the B-ORG
J.C. I-ORG
Penney I-ORG
Television I-ORG
Shopping I-ORG
Channel I-ORG
. O

The O
channel O
reaches O
6.5 O
million O
homes O
, O
a O
Penney B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Rosen I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Shop B-ORG
Television I-ORG
, O
said O
Penney O
decided O
to O
extend O
its O
involvement O
with O
the O
service O
for O
at O
least O
five O
years O
. O

If O
, O
by O
that O
time O
, O
the O
network O
reaches O
14 O
million O
homes O
, O
the O
contract O
will O
be O
renewed O
for O
five O
more O
years O
. O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
Penney B-ORG
abandoned O
another O
home O
shopping O
venture O
, O
Telaction B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
after O
investing O
$ O
106 O
million O
in O
it O
. O

The O
company O
took O
a O
$ O
20 O
million O
charge O
in O
the O
fiscal O
first O
quarter O
ended O
April O
29 O
, O
related O
to O
discontinuing O
the O
service O
. O

NEC B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
more O
than O
double O
its O
British B-NORP
subsidiary O
's O
capacity O
for O
the O
production O
of O
semiconductor O
wafers O
. O

Officials O
at O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
semiconductor O
maker O
said O
the O
company O
intends O
to O
increase O
investment O
in O
plant O
and O
equipment O
by O
10 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
70.6 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
to O
90 O
billion O
yen O
, O
in O
the O
year O
ending O
March O
31 O
, O
with O
the O
extra O
funds O
used O
to O
increase O
production O
overseas O
. O

Officials O
said O
they O
were O
n't O
sure O
how O
the O
money O
will O
be O
distributed O
among O
overseas O
units O
, O
but O
added O
that O
NEC B-ORG
Semiconductors I-ORG
U.K. I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
will O
receive O
priority O
. O

Officials O
also O
disclosed O
it O
's O
possible O
that O
NEC B-ORG
may O
reduce O
domestic O
production O
of O
one O
- O
megabit O
chips O
to O
five O
million O
a O
month O
from O
six O
million O
, O
beginning O
January O
, O
because O
of O
deteriorating O
market O
prices O
. O

Intelogic B-ORG
Trace I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
exploring O
alternatives O
to O
maximize O
shareholder O
value O
, O
including O
the O
possible O
sale O
of O
the O
company O
. O

But O
Asher B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Edelman I-PERSON
, O
who O
controls O
about O
16 O
% O
of O
the O
San B-GPE
Antonio I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
computer O
- O
servicing O
company O
, O
insisted O
that O
the O
announcement O
did O
n't O
have O
anything O
to O
do O
with O
the O
ongoing O
battle O
for O
control O
of O
Datapoint B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Any O
sale O
of O
Intelogic B-ORG
could O
have O
an O
impact O
on O
the O
battle O
between O
Mr. O
Edelman O
and O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
attorney O
Martin B-PERSON
Ackerman I-PERSON
for O
control O
of O
Datapoint B-ORG
. O

Intelogic B-ORG
holds O
27.5 O
% O
of O
Datapoint B-ORG
's O
common O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

Mr. O
Edelman O
said O
the O
decision O
`` O
has O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
Marty B-PERSON
Ackerman I-PERSON
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Ackerman O
contended O
that O
it O
was O
a O
direct O
response O
to O
his O
efforts O
to O
gain O
control O
of O
Datapoint B-ORG
. O

Intelogic B-ORG
was O
spun O
off O
from O
Datapoint B-ORG
four O
years O
ago O
, O
shortly O
after O
Mr. O
Edelman O
took O
control O
of O
Datapoint B-ORG
. O

Barbara B-PERSON
Hackman I-PERSON
Franklin I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Franklin B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
, O
was O
elected O
a O
director O
of O
this O
building O
products O
maker O
. O

Ms. O
Franklin O
, O
49 O
years O
old O
, O
fills O
the O
position O
vacated O
by O
Naomi B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Albanese I-PERSON
, O
who O
retired O
earlier O
this O
year O
at O
age O
72 O
. O

Paramount B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
sold O
two O
Simon B-PERSON
& O
Schuster O
information O
services O
units O
to O
Macmillan B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Maxwell B-ORG
Communication I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
two O
units O
are O
Prentice B-ORG
Hall I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Services I-ORG
, O
which O
publishes O
tax O
, O
financial O
planning O
and O
business O
law O
information O
, O
among O
other O
services O
, O
and O
Prentice B-ORG
Hall I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Network I-ORG
, O
which O
electronically O
delivers O
tax O
information O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
, O
but O
industry O
executives O
said O
the O
units O
were O
sold O
for O
$ O
40 O
million O
. O

Arthur B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Rosenfeld I-PERSON
, O
previously O
president O
of O
the O
Prentice O
Hall O
Tax O
and O
Professional O
Services O
division O
, O
was O
named O
president O
of O
the O
newly O
formed O
Macmillan O
Professional O
and O
Business O
Reference O
division O
. O

Simon B-PERSON
& O
Schuster O
retains O
the O
Corporation O
Law O
looseleaf O
service O
, O
which O
will O
become O
part O
of O
its O
Prentice O
Hall O
Law O
& O
Business O
unit O
. O

West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
will O
repeal O
the O
unpopular O
turnover O
tax O
on O
securities O
transactions O
as O
of O
Jan. O
1 O
, O
1991 O
, O
Economics O
Minister O
Helmut O
Haussmann O
said O
. O

He O
said O
the O
government O
will O
also O
repeal O
the O
1 O
% O
transaction O
tax O
on O
the O
first O
- O
time O
purchase O
of O
stakes O
in O
companies O
. O

The O
announcement O
follows O
several O
comments O
by O
government O
officials O
that O
the O
government O
will O
speed O
up O
the O
repeal O
of O
the O
tax O
, O
which O
was O
originally O
scheduled O
to O
fall O
with O
the O
start O
of O
the O
single O
internal O
market O
in O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
at O
the O
end O
of O
1992 O
. O

The O
securities O
- O
turnover O
tax O
has O
been O
long O
criticized O
by O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
financial O
community O
because O
it O
tends O
to O
drive O
securities O
trading O
and O
other O
banking O
activities O
out O
of O
Frankfurt B-GPE
into O
rival O
financial O
centers O
, O
especially O
London B-GPE
, O
where O
trading O
transactions O
is O
n't O
taxed O
. O

The O
tax O
has O
raised O
less O
than O
one O
billion O
marks O
-LRB- O
$ O
545.3 O
million O
-RRB- O
annually O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
but O
the O
government O
has O
been O
reluctant O
to O
abolish O
the O
levy O
for O
budgetary O
concerns O
. O

In O
the O
interview O
, O
Mr. O
Haussmann O
did O
n't O
specify O
the O
amount O
of O
revenue O
the O
government O
will O
lose O
after O
the O
tax O
disappears O
. O

The O
new O
date O
means O
that O
the O
tax O
will O
be O
officially O
repealed O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
current O
parliamentary O
term O
at O
the O
end O
of O
1990 O
and O
guarantees O
its O
abolition O
even O
if O
the O
current O
center O
- O
right O
coalition O
loses O
the O
elections O
in O
December O
1990 O
. O

Avery B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
completed O
the O
sale O
of O
Uniroyal B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
to O
a O
group O
led O
by O
management O
of O
Uniroyal B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
unit O
's O
main O
business O
. O

It O
valued O
the O
transaction O
at O
$ O
800 O
million O
. O

Avery B-ORG
, O
which O
continues O
to O
operate O
a O
coal O
company O
it O
expects O
to O
sell O
at O
a O
loss O
, O
said O
in O
proxy O
materials O
it O
intends O
to O
seek O
control O
of O
one O
or O
more O
companies O
. O

After O
fees O
and O
repayment O
of O
debt O
, O
Avery B-ORG
is O
left O
with O
about O
$ O
24 O
million O
in O
cash O
and O
securities O
from O
the O
Uniroyal O
sale O
. O

Avery B-ORG
paid O
$ O
750 O
million O
, O
including O
various O
legal O
and O
financing O
fees O
, O
to O
acquire O
Uniroyal B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
, O
Middlebury B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
in O
1986 O
-- O
a O
move O
that O
burdened O
Avery B-ORG
with O
debt O
. O

In O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
, O
Avery B-ORG
shares O
were O
quoted O
yesterday O
at O
a O
bid O
price O
of O
93.75 O
cents O
a O
share O
. O

According O
to O
Avery B-ORG
, O
for O
the O
year O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
1988 O
, O
Uniroyal B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
had O
sales O
of O
$ O
734.2 O
million O
and O
a O
net O
loss O
of O
$ O
47.1 O
million O
. O

An O
Avery B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
that O
the O
loss O
was O
magnified O
by O
accounting O
adjustments O
and O
that O
the O
company O
's O
loss O
was O
smaller O
on O
a O
cash O
basis O
. O

Uniroyal B-ORG
has O
2,600 O
employees O
and O
facilities O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
, O
Brazil B-GPE
, O
Italy B-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
related O
development O
, O
Avery B-ORG
said O
it O
completed O
a O
recapitalization O
in O
which O
its O
controlling O
shareholders O
and O
top O
officers O
, O
Nelson B-PERSON
Peltz I-PERSON
and O
Peter B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
May I-PERSON
, O
surrendered O
warrants O
and O
preferred O
stock O
in O
exchange O
for O
a O
larger O
stake O
in O
Avery B-ORG
's O
common O
shares O
. O

On O
a O
fully O
diluted O
basis O
, O
the O
two O
raised O
their O
stake O
to O
68 O
% O
from O
51 O
% O
. O

In O
December O
1988 O
, O
Messrs. O
Peltz O
and O
May O
sold O
their O
stock O
in O
Triangle B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
packaging O
company O
they O
controlled O
, O
to O
Pechiney B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
France B-GPE
. O

The O
executives O
had O
profited O
handsomely O
by O
building O
American O
National O
Can O
Co. O
, O
Triangle B-ORG
's O
chief O
asset O
. O

In O
January O
1989 O
, O
the O
two O
men O
acquired O
the O
non-packaging O
assets O
of O
Triangle B-ORG
, O
including O
a O
controlling O
stake O
in O
Avery B-ORG
and O
, O
by O
extension O
, O
Uniroyal B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
. O

In O
the O
August O
proxy O
material O
, O
Avery B-ORG
said O
that O
unless O
it O
sold O
Uniroyal B-ORG
, O
its O
ability O
to O
service O
debt O
would O
be O
hurt O
and O
Avery B-ORG
's O
shareholder O
value O
would O
`` O
continue O
to O
erode O
. O
'' O

Until O
Avery B-ORG
makes O
an O
acquisition O
, O
Messrs. O
Peltz O
and O
May O
will O
waive O
their O
direct O
salaries O
and O
bonuses O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

For O
at O
least O
the O
next O
six O
months O
, O
however O
, O
Avery B-ORG
will O
continue O
to O
pay O
$ O
200,000 O
a O
month O
for O
management O
services O
to O
a O
company O
controlled O
by O
Messrs. O
Peltz B-PERSON
and O
May O
, O
according O
to O
the O
proxy O
material O
. O

Unocal B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
said O
it O
and O
Petroleos B-ORG
de I-ORG
Venezuela I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
would O
create O
a O
petroleum O
marketing O
and O
refining O
general O
partnership O
in O
the O
Midwest O
. O

The O
joint O
venture O
, O
Uno B-ORG
- I-ORG
Ven I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
would O
generate O
total O
annual O
revenue O
of O
about O
$ O
500 O
million O
and O
have O
1,100 O
employees O
, O
a O
Unocal B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

Unocal B-ORG
said O
the O
venture O
would O
enable O
it O
to O
recover O
more O
of O
its O
refining O
and O
marketing O
investment O
and O
prepare O
for O
expected O
growth O
in O
exploration O
, O
production O
, O
chemicals O
and O
other O
areas O
. O

It O
said O
financing O
would O
consist O
of O
$ O
250 O
million O
from O
a O
private O
placement O
obtained O
through O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
a O
$ O
150 O
million O
revolving O
credit O
line O
underwritten O
by O
Chase B-ORG
Manhattan I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

In O
addition O
to O
Unocal B-ORG
's O
153,000 O
barrel O
- O
a O
- O
day O
refinery O
near O
Lemont B-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
the O
new O
venture O
would O
control O
17 O
distribution O
terminals O
, O
a O
lubricating O
- O
oil O
blending O
and O
packaging O
plant O
, O
and O
131 O
company O
- O
owned O
Unocal B-ORG
service O
stations O
. O

It O
said O
the O
venture O
, O
expected O
to O
take O
control O
of O
the O
facilities O
Dec. O
1 O
, O
would O
also O
serve O
another O
3,300 O
independent O
Unocal B-ORG
gasoline O
stations O
. O

Petroleos B-ORG
will O
supply O
135,000 O
barrels O
of O
oil O
a O
day O
for O
the O
refinery O
, O
Unocal B-ORG
said O
. O

Sanwa B-ORG
Shutter I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
its O
affiliated O
company O
in O
Malaysia O
, O
established O
this O
April O
, O
will O
begin O
manufacturing O
steel O
doors O
Wednesday O
. O

Its O
partner O
in O
the O
joint O
venture O
is O
Sin B-ORG
Kean I-ORG
Boon I-ORG
Metal I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
, O
Penang B-GPE
, O
Malaysia B-GPE
. O

Company O
officials O
said O
the O
new O
company O
, O
Sin B-ORG
Kean I-ORG
Boon I-ORG
- I-ORG
Sanwa I-ORG
-LRB- O
J.V O
. O
-RRB- O
is O
capitalized O
at O
the O
equivalent O
of O
54 O
million O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
381,000 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
concern O
has O
a O
40 O
% O
stake O
, O
while O
the O
local O
partner O
has O
a O
60 O
% O
stake O
. O

The O
new O
company O
was O
created O
to O
meet O
growing O
demand O
for O
steel O
doors O
, O
concurrent O
with O
increasing O
local O
concern O
about O
fire O
prevention O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Shares O
closed O
sharply O
higher O
in O
London B-GPE
in O
the O
year O
's O
thinnest O
volume O
Monday O
, O
supported O
largely O
by O
a O
technical O
bounce O
after O
last O
week O
's O
sharp O
declines O
. O

Tokyo B-GPE
stocks O
posted O
a O
second O
- O
consecutive O
loss O
Monday O
, O
while O
trading O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
was O
mixed O
. O

In O
London B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Times I-ORG
100 O
- O
share O
index O
finished O
30.1 O
points O
higher O
at O
2112.2 O
. O

The O
index O
settled O
off O
the O
high O
of O
2117.1 O
posted O
after O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
opened O
stronger O
. O

But O
it O
showed O
strength O
throughout O
the O
session O
, O
hitting O
a O
low O
of O
only O
2102.2 O
within O
the O
first O
few O
minutes O
of O
dealings O
. O

The O
30 O
- O
share O
index O
settled O
23.2 O
points O
higher O
at O
1701.7 O
. O

Volume O
was O
only O
256.6 O
million O
shares O
, O
breaking O
the O
previous O
1989 O
low O
of O
276.8 O
million O
shares O
recorded O
Oct. O
23 O
. O

Turnover O
was O
also O
down O
substantially O
from O
840.8 O
million O
shares O
on O
Friday O
. O

Dealers O
said O
the O
market O
was O
supported O
to O
some O
extent O
by O
a O
firmer O
pound O
, O
gains O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
and O
shopping O
by O
market O
- O
makers O
to O
cover O
internal O
requirements O
for O
selected O
stocks O
in O
the O
100 O
- O
share O
index O
. O

Dealers O
attributed O
most O
of O
the O
day O
's O
gains O
to O
market O
- O
makers O
moving O
prices O
higher O
, O
rather O
than O
an O
outbreak O
of O
significant O
buying O
interest O
. O

Prices O
were O
up O
across O
the O
board O
, O
with O
most O
blue O
- O
chip O
stocks O
registering O
solid O
gains O
. O

Though O
the O
market O
was O
stronger O
, O
dealers O
said O
fresh O
buying O
interest O
was O
sidelined O
ahead O
of O
a O
potential O
market O
- O
affecting O
debate O
in O
the O
House O
of O
Commons O
set O
for O
Tuesday O
. O

It O
will O
be O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
John O
Major O
's O
first O
appearance O
before O
the O
opposition O
Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

The O
market O
is O
keenly O
interested O
in O
hearing O
what O
he O
has O
to O
say O
about O
the O
status O
of O
the O
current O
15 O
% O
base O
lending O
rate O
. O

In O
London B-GPE
trading O
, O
Courtaulds B-ORG
, O
a O
chemicals O
and O
textiles O
company O
, O
increased O
15 O
pence O
to O
362 O
after O
it O
disclosed O
plans O
to O
spin O
off O
its O
textiles O
operations O
into O
a O
separately O
listed O
company O
on O
Jan. O
1 O
. O

It O
was O
the O
most O
active O
of O
the O
100 O
- O
share O
index O
at O
8.3 O
million O
shares O
, O
6.5 O
million O
of O
which O
were O
traded O
by O
midday O
. O

Jaguar B-ORG
ended O
22 O
higher O
at O
747 O
. O

Dealers O
said O
fresh O
buying O
was O
drawn O
into O
Jaguar B-ORG
after O
a O
senior O
executive O
of O
Daimler B-ORG
- I-ORG
Benz I-ORG
, O
the O
auto O
maker O
, O
told O
a O
British B-NORP
television O
interviewer O
during O
the O
weekend O
that O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
company O
held O
talks O
with O
the O
luxury O
auto O
maker O
over O
possible O
joint O
ventures O
. O

Although O
Daimler B-ORG
has O
said O
it O
is O
n't O
interested O
in O
mounting O
a O
bid O
for O
Jaguar B-ORG
, O
dealers O
said O
its O
name O
further O
underlined O
the O
growing O
interest O
in O
the O
British B-NORP
concern O
. O

Glaxo B-ORG
was O
the O
biggest O
gainer O
, O
jumping O
35 O
to O
# O
13.78 O
-LRB- O
$ O
21.72 O
-RRB- O
on O
anticipation O
of O
a O
stock O
split O
next O
week O
. O

Total O
turnover O
in O
Glaxo B-ORG
was O
a O
thin O
975,000 O
shares O
. O

In O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
stocks O
had O
a O
second O
- O
consecutive O
loss O
Monday O
in O
quiet O
trading O
with O
the O
exception O
of O
concentrated O
buying O
in O
some O
incentive O
- O
backed O
issues O
. O

The O
Nikkei O
index O
of O
225 O
selected O
issues O
fell O
109.85 O
points O
to O
35417.44 O
. O

The O
index O
fell O
151.20 O
Friday O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Tokyo O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
Nikkei O
index O
rose O
35.28 O
points O
to O
35452.72 O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
volume O
on O
the O
First O
Section O
was O
estimated O
at O
600 O
million O
shares O
, O
down O
from O
1.24 O
billion O
shares O
Friday O
. O

Declining O
issues O
outnumbered O
advancers O
551 O
to O
349 O
; O
224 O
issues O
were O
unchanged O
. O

Investors O
, O
who O
took O
profits O
Friday O
, O
mostly O
took O
a O
wait O
- O
and O
- O
see O
attitude O
Monday O
amid O
uncertainty O
in O
the O
foreign O
- O
currency O
market O
and O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stocks O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

Takamori B-PERSON
Matsuda I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Dresdner B-ORG
- I-ORG
ABD I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
, O
said O
fading O
expectation O
for O
lower O
interest O
rates O
made O
investors O
step O
back O
from O
real O
- O
estate O
shares O
, O
which O
advanced O
last O
week O
. O

Some O
traders O
said O
institutions O
were O
waiting O
to O
see O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
jobless O
rate O
to O
be O
issued O
Friday O
. O

The O
Tokyo O
Stock O
Price O
Index O
of O
all O
issues O
listed O
in O
the O
First O
Section O
, O
which O
fell O
15.82 O
points O
Friday O
, O
was O
down O
5.16 O
points O
, O
or O
0.19 O
% O
, O
at O
2676.60 O
. O

The O
Second O
Section O
index O
, O
which O
fell O
36.87 O
points O
Friday O
, O
was O
down O
21.44 O
points O
, O
or O
0.59 O
% O
, O
to O
close O
at O
3636.06 O
. O

Second O
Section O
volume O
was O
estimated O
at O
15 O
million O
shares O
, O
down O
from O
24.5 O
million O
shares O
Friday O
. O

Monday O
's O
losers O
included O
railway O
, O
electric O
- O
utility O
and O
high O
- O
technology O
issues O
. O

The O
energy O
of O
participating O
investors O
streamed O
into O
Tokyu B-ORG
Group I-ORG
shares O
, O
pushing O
prices O
of O
its O
companies O
up O
across O
the O
board O
. O

Tokyu B-ORG
Group I-ORG
announced O
during O
the O
weekend O
that O
each O
Group B-ORG
company O
will O
buy O
the O
others O
' O
stocks O
to O
defend O
themselves O
against O
a O
rumored O
takeover O
. O

The O
announcement O
fueled O
speculation O
for O
future O
advances O
in O
the O
shares O
. O

Tokyu B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Store I-ORG
advanced O
260 O
to O
2410 O
. O

Tokyu B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
up O
150 O
at O
2890 O
. O

Tokyu B-ORG
Construction I-ORG
gained O
170 O
to O
1610 O
. O

Other O
winners O
Monday O
included O
nonferrous O
metals O
, O
which O
attracted O
investors O
because O
of O
a O
surge O
in O
gold O
prices O
on O
the O
back O
of O
the O
unstable O
dollar O
. O

Petroleum O
companies O
were O
also O
popular O
because O
of O
expectations O
of O
a O
weaker O
dollar O
, O
which O
cuts O
dollar O
- O
denominated O
crude O
- O
oil O
prices O
. O

Share O
prices O
in O
Frankfurt O
closed O
narrowly O
mixed O
after O
listless O
and O
directionless O
trading O
. O

The O
DAX O
index O
closed O
at O
1466.29 O
, O
up O
only O
3.36 O
. O

Traders O
said O
turnover O
was O
particularly O
thin O
as O
investors O
waited O
for O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
to O
set O
the O
direction O
for O
the O
week O
. O

Most O
expect O
the O
decline O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stock O
prices O
to O
continue O
this O
week O
. O

Another O
factor O
weighing O
on O
the O
Frankfurt B-GPE
market O
involves O
fears O
about O
the O
impending O
wage O
talks O
between O
the O
IG O
Metall O
metal O
- O
workers O
union O
and O
industry O
representatives O
, O
which O
could O
result O
in O
a O
wave O
of O
strikes O
next O
spring O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

A O
few O
blue O
- O
chip O
stocks O
posted O
strong O
gains O
, O
boosted O
by O
special O
factors O
, O
while O
the O
majority O
of O
shares O
ended O
little O
changed O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
stock O
prices O
were O
lower O
in O
Brussels B-GPE
, O
Milan B-GPE
and O
Stockholm B-GPE
, O
and O
mixed O
in O
Amsterdam B-GPE
, O
Paris B-GPE
and O
Zurich B-GPE
. O

Stocks O
closed O
higher O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Manila B-GPE
, O
Seoul B-GPE
, O
Sydney B-GPE
, O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
Wellington B-GPE
, O
but O
were O
lower O
in O
Singapore B-GPE
. O

Here O
are O
price O
trends O
on O
the O
world O
's O
major O
stock O
markets O
, O
as O
calculated O
by O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
International I-ORG
Perspective I-ORG
, O
Geneva B-GPE
. O

To O
make O
them O
directly O
comparable O
, O
each O
index O
is O
based O
on O
the O
close O
of O
1969 O
equaling O
100 O
. O

The O
percentage O
change O
is O
since O
year O
- O
end O
. O

Carl B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Pfeiffer I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
was O
named O
to O
the O
additional O
post O
of O
chairman O
of O
this O
specialty O
- O
metals O
manufacturing O
concern O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Snyder I-PERSON
, O
a O
director O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
the O
company O
, O
succeeds O
Mr. O
Pfeiffer O
as O
president O
. O

Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
won O
permission O
from O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
to O
move O
the O
company O
's O
private O
placement O
department O
to O
its O
fledgling O
securities O
subsidiary O
. O

The O
seemingly O
mundane O
action O
, O
which O
was O
opposed O
by O
the B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
a O
trade O
group O
, O
has O
important O
implications O
for O
banks O
' O
recent O
entry O
into O
the O
underwriting O
of O
corporate O
securities O
. O

The O
Fed O
's O
action O
increases O
the O
volume O
of O
publicly O
registered O
securities O
that O
banks O
' O
securities O
affiliates O
will O
be O
able O
to O
underwrite O
. O

Several O
other O
banks O
have O
similar O
applications O
pending O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
the O
Fed O
has O
given O
a O
handful O
of O
banks O
' O
securities O
affiliates O
permission O
to O
underwrite O
and O
deal O
in O
a O
variety O
of O
corporate O
, O
asset O
- O
backed O
and O
municipal O
securities O
that O
had O
previously O
been O
the O
sole O
domain O
of O
securities O
firms O
. O

Securities O
firms O
have O
challenged O
those O
Fed B-ORG
approvals O
, O
saying O
they O
violate O
federal O
laws O
separating O
the O
banking O
and O
securities O
businesses O
. O

However O
, O
the O
Fed O
limited O
the O
revenue O
that O
banks O
could O
earn O
from O
these O
new O
underwriting O
activities O
to O
no O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
revenue O
earned O
from O
other O
securities O
activities O
long O
open O
to O
banks O
, O
such O
as O
dealing O
in O
U.S. O
Treasurys O
. O

For O
some O
banks O
that O
10 O
% O
ceiling O
created O
problems O
. O

But O
, O
by O
allowing O
BT B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
to O
handle O
private O
placements O
, O
the O
Fed O
boosted O
the O
volume O
of O
new O
types O
of O
underwriting O
that O
the O
unit O
can O
do O
. O

Private O
placements O
involve O
debt O
and O
equity O
securities O
, O
typically O
in O
denominations O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
, O
that O
are O
sold O
to O
institutional O
investors O
and O
are O
n't O
registered O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
said O
it O
placed O
$ O
10 O
billion O
of O
corporate O
debt O
and O
equities O
privately O
. O

Federal O
and O
state O
thrift O
examiners O
said O
they O
saw O
evidence O
of O
criminal O
wrongdoing O
in O
the O
collapse O
of O
Lincoln O
Savings O
& O
Loan O
Association O
, O
and O
a O
California B-GPE
regulator O
described O
an O
attempted O
`` O
whitewash O
'' O
by O
deputies O
of O
chief O
federal O
regulator O
Danny B-PERSON
Wall I-PERSON
. O

In O
a O
riveting O
day O
of O
hearings O
before O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
the O
examiners O
described O
finding O
shredded O
documents O
, O
a O
mysterious O
Panamanian B-NORP
subsidiary O
, O
millions O
of O
dollars O
funneled O
into O
a O
Swiss B-NORP
bank O
, O
and O
a O
complacent O
attitude O
by O
Mr. O
Wall O
's O
deputies O
, O
one O
of O
whom O
was O
portrayed O
as O
acting O
more O
like O
a O
public O
- O
relations O
man O
for O
the O
thrift O
than O
a O
federal O
regulator O
. O

A O
California B-GPE
official O
also O
said O
he O
sent O
the O
Federal O
Bureau O
of O
Investigation O
a O
packet O
of O
documents O
relating O
to O
a O
previously O
reported O
$ O
400,000 O
contribution O
from O
Lincoln B-GPE
's O
parent O
solicited O
by O
Sen. O
Alan O
Cranston O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

Federal O
examiner O
Alex B-PERSON
Barabolak I-PERSON
said O
Lincoln B-GPE
's O
operations O
amounted O
to O
`` O
pyramiding O
debt O
to O
provide O
a O
luxurious O
life O
style O
for O
its O
owners O
. O
'' O

Another O
federal O
examiner O
, O
John B-PERSON
Meek I-PERSON
, O
said O
Lincoln B-GPE
's O
principal O
owner O
, O
Charles B-PERSON
Keating I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
and O
his O
family O
drew O
off O
at O
least O
$ O
34 O
million O
from O
the O
thrift O
in O
salaries O
, O
bonuses O
and O
proceeds O
from O
securities O
sales O
in O
the O
3 O
1/2 O
years O
before O
federal O
authorities O
seized O
it O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Lincoln B-GPE
's O
collapse O
may O
cost O
taxpayers O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
, O
according O
to O
estimates O
, O
making O
it O
the O
most O
expensive O
thrift O
failure O
in O
history O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
there O
's O
overwhelming O
evidence O
to O
indicate O
probable O
criminal O
activity O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Meek O
, O
who O
participated O
last O
year O
in O
an O
examination O
of O
the O
Irvine B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
thrift O
. O

He O
said O
the O
evidence O
pointed O
to O
wrongdoing O
by O
Mr. O
Keating O
`` O
and O
others O
, O
'' O
although O
he O
did O
n't O
allege O
any O
specific O
violation O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Newsom I-PERSON
, O
a O
California B-GPE
state O
official O
who O
last O
year O
examined O
Lincoln B-GPE
's O
parent O
, O
American B-ORG
Continental I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
he O
also O
saw O
evidence O
that O
crimes O
had O
been O
committed O
. O

`` O
It O
sure O
smells O
like O
it O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

He O
said O
30 O
% O
of O
the O
loans O
he O
sampled O
were O
`` O
dead O
meat O
on O
the O
day O
they O
were O
made O
. O
'' O

The O
state O
examiner O
also O
said O
supervisors O
of O
a O
parallel O
federal O
examination O
seemed O
so O
reluctant O
to O
demand O
write O
- O
downs O
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
's O
bad O
loans O
that O
he O
immediately O
grew O
suspicious O
. O

`` O
Later O
on O
, O
my O
concerns O
about O
a O
whitewash O
became O
even O
more O
serious O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

He O
called O
the O
sour O
loans O
`` O
appalling O
'' O
and O
added O
, O
`` O
You O
opened O
the O
file O
up O
and O
it O
just O
jumped O
at O
you O
. O
'' O

Leonard B-PERSON
Bickwit I-PERSON
, O
a O
Washington B-GPE
attorney O
for O
Lincoln O
's O
parent O
corporation O
, O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
, O
`` O
We O
deny O
any O
criminal O
behavior O
by O
the O
association O
or O
its O
officers O
. O
'' O

`` O
Those O
who O
testified O
-LCB- O
yesterday O
-RCB- O
have O
consistently O
maintained O
that O
anyone O
who O
did O
n't O
agree O
with O
them O
is O
part O
of O
a O
coverup O
, O
a O
whitewash O
, O
or O
the O
subject O
of O
excessive O
influence O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Bickwit O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
simply O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
that O
or O
the O
findings O
of O
their O
investigation O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Wall O
's O
deputies O
complained O
that O
they O
had O
n't O
been O
given O
an O
opportunity O
to O
respond O
to O
the O
criticism O
brought O
out O
during O
the B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
's O
hearings O
, O
which O
Committee O
Chairman O
Henry O
Gonzalez O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Texas B-GPE
-RRB- O
has O
used O
as O
a O
forum O
to O
flay O
Mr. O
Wall O
's O
handling O
of O
the O
affair O
and O
to O
demand O
that O
he O
step O
aside O
from O
his O
job O
. O

`` O
A O
couple O
of O
things O
Mr. O
Newsom O
said O
were O
at O
least O
misleading O
, O
'' O
said O
Kevin B-PERSON
O'Connell I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
the O
Washington B-GPE
regulators O
responsible O
for O
the O
handling O
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
. O

In O
an O
interview O
, O
he O
said O
federal O
regulators O
eventually O
declared O
one O
of O
the O
loans O
the O
state O
regulator O
cited O
to O
be O
a O
total O
loss O
, O
and O
forced O
Lincoln B-GPE
to O
make O
an O
$ O
18 O
million O
downward O
adjustment O
on O
another O
. O

`` O
Our O
response O
to O
the O
whitewash O
would O
simply O
be O
, O
look O
what O
happened O
, O
'' O
another O
Washington B-GPE
official O
, O
Alvin B-PERSON
Smuzynski I-PERSON
, O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
. O

Federal O
officials O
seized O
the O
association O
in O
April O
, O
a O
day O
after O
the O
parent O
corporation O
entered O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
proceedings O
. O

The O
government O
later O
brought O
a O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
fraud O
suit O
against O
Mr. O
Keating O
and O
others O
. O

Rep. O
Gonzalez O
has O
complained O
that O
regulators O
waited O
far O
too O
long O
, O
however O
, O
ignoring O
a O
recommendation O
from O
regional O
officials O
to O
place O
Lincoln B-GPE
into O
receivership O
two O
years O
before O
it O
failed O
. O

`` O
He O
took O
the O
reckless O
course O
of O
ignoring O
the O
evidence O
, O
'' O
Rep. O
Gonzalez O
said O
. O

State O
thrift O
examiner O
Eugene B-PERSON
Stelzer I-PERSON
said O
he O
found O
the O
chief O
federal O
examiner O
Steve B-PERSON
Scott I-PERSON
to O
be O
totally O
uninterested O
in O
one O
allegedly O
fraudulent O
series O
of O
transactions O
. O

`` O
Frankly O
, O
it O
was O
like O
he O
worked O
for O
the O
Lincoln B-GPE
public O
- O
relations O
department O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Stelzer O
testified O
. O

And O
David B-PERSON
Riley I-PERSON
, O
a O
federal O
examiner O
who O
worked O
under O
Mr. O
Scott O
, O
said O
he O
found O
his O
chief O
oddly O
upbeat O
about O
Lincoln B-GPE
. O

Asked O
to O
comment O
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Mr. O
Scott O
said O
: O
`` O
Mr. O
Scott O
has O
spoken O
to O
his O
attorney O
, O
who O
has O
advised O
him O
not O
to O
talk O
to O
anybody O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Meek O
said O
that O
a O
day O
or O
two O
before O
Lincoln O
's O
parent O
entered O
bankruptcy O
proceedings O
, O
he O
and O
other O
examiners O
saw O
`` O
a O
truck O
with O
a O
sign O
on O
it O
that O
said O
it O
was O
from O
the O
` O
Document O
Destruction O
Center O
. O
' O

We O
observed O
at O
least O
two O
large O
plastic O
bags O
of O
shredded O
paper O
loaded O
into O
this O
truck O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Bickwit O
said O
the O
paper O
had O
been O
donated O
to O
`` O
a O
charitable O
organization O
that O
sells O
it O
for O
recycling O
. O

They O
shredded O
it O
simply O
because O
it O
contained O
financial O
information O
about O
their O
creditors O
and O
depositors O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Meek O
said O
his O
suspicions O
were O
aroused O
by O
several O
foreign O
investments O
by O
Lincoln B-GPE
, O
including O
$ O
22 O
million O
paid O
to O
Credit B-ORG
Suisse I-ORG
of O
Switzerland B-GPE
, O
an O
$ O
18 O
million O
interest O
in O
Saudi B-ORG
European I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
Paris B-GPE
, O
a O
$ O
17.5 O
million O
investment O
in O
a O
Bahamas B-GPE
trading O
company O
, O
and O
a O
recently O
discovered O
holding O
in O
a O
Panama B-GPE
- O
based O
company O
, O
Southbrook B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Bickwit O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
can O
see O
why O
an O
S&L O
examiner O
would O
regard O
these O
as O
unusual O
activities O
, O
'' O
but O
said O
the O
overseas O
investments O
`` O
essentially O
broke O
even O
'' O
for O
the O
S&L O
. O

Every O
workday O
at O
11 O
a.m. O
, O
40 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mike B-PERSON
Sinyard I-PERSON
dons O
cycling O
clothes O
, O
hops O
on O
a O
bike O
he O
keeps O
at O
his O
Morgan B-GPE
Hill I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
office O
and O
sets O
out O
to O
cover O
a O
distance O
most O
people O
would O
travel O
only O
by O
car O
. O

As O
many O
as O
50 O
of O
his O
employees O
at O
Specialized B-ORG
Bicycle I-ORG
Components I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
ride O
with O
him O
. O

When O
they O
return O
to O
their O
desks O
at O
1 O
p.m. O
, O
they O
have O
pedaled O
20 O
miles O
. O

Such O
fervor O
for O
cycling O
helped O
Mr. O
Sinyard O
build O
a O
creative O
company O
at O
the O
forefront O
of O
its O
industry O
. O

Founded O
by O
bike O
enthusiasts O
rather O
than O
businessmen O
, O
Specialized B-ORG
spotted O
the O
appeal O
of O
fat O
- O
tired O
bikes O
that O
go O
almost O
anywhere O
and O
began O
mass O
- O
producing O
them O
in O
1981 O
. O

In O
the O
past O
five O
years O
, O
the O
company O
's O
sales O
have O
grown O
to O
$ O
80 O
million O
from O
$ O
26 O
million O
. O

Today O
, O
so O
- O
called O
mountain O
bikes O
account O
for O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
the O
$ O
2 O
billion O
spent O
annually O
on O
all O
bicycles O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

With O
65 O
% O
of O
its O
sales O
coming O
from O
mountain O
bikes O
, O
Specialized B-ORG
is O
widely O
considered O
to O
be O
a O
market O
leader O
. O

-LRB- O
Accessories O
, O
largely O
for O
mountain O
- O
bike O
users O
, O
account O
for O
much O
of O
the O
rest O
of O
sales O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
today O
, O
the O
company O
needs O
its O
entrepreneurial O
spirit O
more O
than O
ever O
. O

One O
large O
competitor O
after O
another O
is O
leaping O
into O
the O
booming O
market O
Specialized B-ORG
helped O
create O
, O
turning O
out O
mountain O
bikes O
with O
such O
well O
- O
known O
names O
as O
Schwinn B-ORG
, O
Peugeot B-ORG
, O
Raleigh B-GPE
and O
Nishiki B-ORG
. O

Thus O
, O
Mr. O
Sinyard O
's O
company O
must O
innovate O
more O
than O
ever O
to O
stay O
ahead O
of O
them O
, O
by O
developing O
new O
products O
specifically O
for O
mountain O
biking O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
though O
, O
it O
must O
become O
more O
structured O
to O
better O
manage O
its O
growth O
. O

Accomplishing O
both O
will O
be O
a O
balancing O
act O
as O
challenging O
as O
riding O
a O
unicycle O
. O

It O
is O
a O
problem O
common O
to O
small O
companies O
that O
have O
grown O
fast O
-- O
especially O
when O
their O
success O
attracts O
big O
- O
time O
competitors O
. O

`` O
The O
big O
word O
around O
Specialized B-ORG
is O
passion O
, O
'' O
says O
Erik B-PERSON
Eidsmo I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
ski O
- O
industry O
executive O
whom O
Mr. O
Sinyard O
recruited O
from O
Citicorp B-ORG
to O
run O
marketing O
and O
sales O
. O

`` O
What O
I O
hope O
to O
bring O
to O
this O
is O
another O
word O
: O
process O
. O

That O
's O
my O
challenge O
. O

It O
's O
Mike B-PERSON
's O
challenge O
as O
well O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Eidsmo O
is O
one O
of O
several O
key O
people O
from O
outside O
the O
cycling O
industry O
who O
were O
hired O
to O
bring O
the O
free O
- O
wheeling O
, O
fast O
- O
growing O
company O
under O
tighter O
control O
. O

`` O
We O
had O
a O
lot O
of O
problems O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Sinyard O
says O
. O

While O
the O
company O
's O
sales O
were O
soaring O
, O
`` O
We O
still O
had O
a O
system O
that O
was O
probably O
appropriate O
for O
$ O
10 O
million O
to O
$ O
20 O
million O
in O
sales O
. O
'' O

Adds O
Mr. O
Eidsmo O
, O
`` O
What O
felt O
good O
that O
day O
was O
done O
that O
day O
. O
'' O

Since O
his O
arrival O
in O
May O
, O
Mr. O
Eidsmo O
has O
put O
in O
place O
techniques O
learned O
while O
working O
for O
Citicorp B-ORG
, O
such O
as O
management O
- O
by O
- O
objective O
, O
detailed O
project O
plans O
and O
forecasts O
of O
company O
sales O
and O
product O
trends O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
finally O
getting O
-- O
and O
it O
's O
been O
very O
painful O
-- O
some O
understanding O
of O
what O
the O
company O
's O
long O
- O
term O
horizon O
should O
begin O
to O
look O
like O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Eidsmo O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
it O
's O
risky O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
of O
Specialized B-ORG
's O
attempt O
to O
adopt O
a O
corporate O
structure O
. O

`` O
You O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
lose O
the O
magic O
'' O
of O
the O
company O
's O
creative O
drive O
. O

Hoping O
to O
stay O
ahead O
of O
the O
pack O
, O
the O
company O
is O
emphasizing O
innovation O
. O

At O
a O
recent O
trade O
show O
, O
convention O
- O
goers O
lined O
up O
to O
view O
a O
new O
Specialized B-ORG
bike O
frame O
that O
weighs O
just O
2.7 O
pounds O
-- O
a O
pound O
less O
than O
the O
lightest O
mountain O
- O
bike O
frame O
on O
the O
market O
. O

By O
replacing O
the O
frame O
's O
steel O
lugs O
with O
titanium O
ones O
, O
Mr. O
Sinyard O
's O
company O
plans O
to O
make O
its O
next O
generation O
of O
frames O
even O
lighter O
. O

At O
the O
trade O
show O
, O
Specialized B-ORG
also O
unveiled O
a O
revolutionary O
three O
- O
spoked O
bike O
wheel O
developed O
jointly O
by O
Specialized B-ORG
and O
Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Made O
of O
space O
- O
age O
materials O
, O
the O
wheel O
spokes O
are O
designed O
like O
airplane O
wings O
to O
shave O
10 O
minutes O
off O
the O
time O
of O
a O
rider O
in O
a O
100 O
- O
mile O
race O
, O
the O
company O
claims O
. O

It O
currently O
costs O
$ O
750 O
, O
though O
Mr. O
Sinyard O
thinks O
the O
price O
can O
be O
reduced O
within O
three O
years O
to O
between O
$ O
200 O
and O
$ O
250 O
. O

He O
was O
able O
to O
slash O
the O
price O
of O
the O
company O
's O
least O
expensive O
mountain O
bike O
to O
$ O
279 O
from O
$ O
750 O
in O

But O
demands O
on O
the O
company O
's O
creativity O
are O
certain O
to O
grow O
. O

Competition O
is O
intensifying O
as O
larger O
companies O
invade O
a O
mountain O
- O
bike O
market O
Mr. O
Sinyard O
's O
company O
once O
had O
virtually O
all O
to O
itself O
. O

U.S. B-ORG
Cycling I-ORG
Federation I-ORG
official O
Philip B-PERSON
Milburn I-PERSON
says O
mountain O
biking O
is O
`` O
growing O
at O
such O
a O
monstrous O
rate O
that O
a O
lot O
of O
companies O
are O
getting O
into O
this O
. O
'' O

One O
especially O
coveted O
Specialized B-ORG
market O
the O
new O
players O
are O
targeting O
is O
mountain O
- O
bike O
accessories O
, O
which O
Mr. O
Eidsmo O
calls O
`` O
the O
future O
of O
our O
business O
. O
'' O

Accessories O
not O
only O
sell O
faster O
than O
whole O
bikes O
, O
they O
also O
offer O
profit O
margins O
nearly O
double O
the O
25 O
% O
to O
30 O
% O
or O
so O
on O
sales O
of O
complete O
cycles O
. O

To O
get O
a O
piece O
of O
the O
business O
, O
Nike B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Beaverton B-GPE
, O
Ore. B-GPE
, O
introduced O
a O
line O
of O
mountain O
- O
bike O
shoes O
. O

About O
a O
month O
ago O
, O
Michelin B-ORG
Tire I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Greenville B-GPE
, O
S.C. B-GPE
, O
began O
selling O
mountain O
- O
bike O
tires O
, O
for O
years O
a O
Specialized B-ORG
stronghold O
. O

Competition O
in O
the O
sale O
of O
complete O
bikes O
is O
heating O
up O
too O
. O

Trek B-ORG
Bicycle I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
accounts O
for O
one O
- O
quarter O
of O
the O
$ O
400 O
million O
in O
annual O
sales O
at O
its O
Milwaukee B-GPE
- O
based O
parent O
, O
Intrepid B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
entered O
the O
mountain O
- O
bike O
business O
in O
1983 O
. O

Trek B-ORG
previously O
made O
only O
traditional O
road O
bikes O
, O
but O
`` O
it O
did O
n't O
take O
a O
rocket O
scientist O
to O
change O
a O
road O
bike O
into O
a O
mountain O
bike O
, O
'' O
says O
Trek B-ORG
's O
president O
, O
Dick B-PERSON
Burke I-PERSON
. O

The O
segment O
now O
makes O
up O
roughly O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
his O
company O
's O
total O
sales O
. O

At O
Giant B-ORG
Bicycle I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Rancho B-GPE
Dominguez I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
sales O
have O
tripled O
since O
the O
company O
entered O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
mountain O
- O
bike O
business O
in O
1987 O
. O

A O
subsidiary O
of O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
holding O
company O
with O
world O
- O
wide O
sales O
of O
$ O
150 O
million O
, O
Giant B-ORG
is O
one O
example O
of O
the O
sudden O
globalization O
of O
Mr. O
Sinyard O
's O
once O
- O
cozy O
market O
niche O
. O

Schwinn B-ORG
Bicycle I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
established O
joint O
ventures O
with O
bike O
companies O
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
to O
sell O
bikes O
. O

In O
the O
past O
year O
, O
Derby B-ORG
International I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Luxembourg B-GPE
, O
has O
acquired O
such O
major O
brands O
as O
Peugeot B-ORG
, O
Raleigh B-GPE
and O
Nishiki B-ORG
. O

In O
response O
to O
the O
internationalization O
of O
the O
business O
, O
Mr. O
Sinyard O
's O
company O
is O
replacing O
independent O
distributors O
overseas O
with O
wholly O
owned O
subsidiaries O
. O

The O
move O
will O
cut O
out O
the O
cost O
of O
a O
middleman O
and O
give O
Specialized B-ORG
more O
control O
over O
marketing O
and O
sales O
. O

But O
as O
Bill B-PERSON
Austin I-PERSON
, O
Giant B-ORG
's O
president O
, O
puts O
it O
, O
`` O
With O
some O
of O
the O
bigger O
players O
consolidating O
their O
strength O
, O
the O
game O
has O
changed O
. O

Bouygues B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
a O
diversified O
construction O
concern O
based O
in O
Paris B-GPE
, O
said O
its O
consolidated O
profit O
for O
the O
1989 O
first O
half O
, O
after O
payments O
to O
minority O
interests O
, O
surged O
to O
188 O
million O
French B-NORP
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
30.2 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
65 O
million O
francs O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Revenue O
rose O
21 O
% O
to O
22.61 O
billion O
francs O
from O
18.69 O
billion O
francs O
. O

The O
company O
did O
n't O
specify O
reasons O
for O
the O
strong O
earnings O
gain O
. O

But O
Bouygues B-ORG
said O
its O
first O
- O
half O
profit O
is O
n't O
indicative O
of O
the O
full O
- O
year O
trend O
because O
of O
the O
highly O
seasonal O
nature O
of O
many O
of O
the O
company O
's O
activities O
. O

For O
all O
of O
1988 O
, O
Bouygues O
had O
consolidated O
profit O
of O
519 O
million O
francs O
, O
after O
payments O
to O
minority O
interests O
, O
on O
revenue O
of O
50 O
billion O
francs O
. O

The O
group O
has O
forecast O
1989 O
revenue O
of O
56.9 O
billion O
francs O
. O

Marks B-ORG
& O
Spencer O
PLC O
reported O
a O
12 O
% O
gain O
in O
first O
- O
half O
pretax O
profit O
, O
mainly O
because O
of O
improving O
performances O
in O
the O
U.K. O
and O
continental O
Europe B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
six O
months O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
pretax O
profit O
at O
the O
British B-NORP
clothing O
and O
food O
retailer O
rose O
to O
# O
208.7 O
million O
-LRB- O
$ O
330.1 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
# O
185.5 O
million O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

The O
results O
surpassed O
analysts O
' O
forecasts O
, O
which O
averaged O
around O
# O
200 O
million O
, O
and O
Marks B-ORG
& O
Spencer B-PERSON
responded O
in O
trading O
on O
London B-GPE
's O
Stock O
Exchange O
with O
an O
eight O
pence O
rise O
to O
188 O
pence O
. O

Profit O
after O
tax O
and O
minority O
interest O
but O
before O
extraordinary O
items O
rose O
12 O
% O
to O
# O
135.2 O
million O
; O
per O
- O
share O
earnings O
rose O
to O
five O
pence O
from O
4.5 O
pence O
. O

Marks O
declared O
an O
interim O
per O
- O
share O
dividend O
of O
1.85 O
pence O
, O
compared O
with O
1.7 O
pence O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Sales O
increased O
11 O
% O
to O
# O
2.5 O
billion O
from O
# O
2.25 O
billion O
, O
while O
operating O
profit O
climbed O
13 O
% O
to O
# O
225.7 O
million O
from O
# O
199.8 O
million O
. O

Sales O
in O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
were O
inflated O
by O
acquisitions O
, O
rising O
62 O
% O
to O
# O
278 O
million O
. O

Operating O
profit O
dropped O
35 O
% O
, O
however O
, O
to O
# O
3.8 O
million O
. O

Brooks B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
, O
which O
Marks B-ORG
bought O
last O
year O
, O
saw O
operating O
profit O
drop O
in O
half O
to O
# O
5 O
million O
. O

It O
never O
ceases O
to O
amaze O
me O
how O
the O
business O
world O
continues O
to O
trivialize O
the O
world O
's O
environmental O
problems O
-LRB- O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Is I-WORK_OF_ART
Science I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
or I-WORK_OF_ART
Private I-WORK_OF_ART
Gain I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Driving I-WORK_OF_ART
Ozone I-WORK_OF_ART
Policy I-WORK_OF_ART
? I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
by O
George B-PERSON
Melloan I-PERSON
, O
Business B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
Oct. O
24 O
-RRB- O
. O

To O
suggest O
that O
a O
10 O
% O
drop O
in O
ozone O
by O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
next O
century O
would O
be O
negligible O
is O
irresponsible O
and O
shortsighted O
. O

Consider O
the O
fact O
that O
a O
mere O
2 O
% O
drop O
in O
ozone O
would O
increase O
birth O
defects O
and O
mutations O
by O
allowing O
solar O
radiation O
to O
alter O
the O
DNA O
structure O
. O

Even O
a O
small O
reduction O
is O
unacceptable O
and O
to O
suggest O
otherwise O
is O
penny O
- O
wise O
and O
pound O
- O
foolish O
. O

The O
reason O
environmentalists O
`` O
do O
n't O
mind O
seeing O
new O
crises O
arise O
'' O
is O
because O
there O
are O
new O
crises O
. O

Crises O
larger O
and O
more O
dangerous O
to O
the O
quality O
of O
life O
than O
they O
were O
10 O
years O
ago O
. O

If O
you O
are O
doubtful O
, O
consider O
for O
a O
moment O
that O
the B-FAC
Pomton I-FAC
Lakes I-FAC
Reservoirs I-FAC
in O
northern O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
which O
supply O
the O
tristate O
area O
with O
drinking O
water O
, O
are O
riddled O
with O
toxic O
PCBs O
. O

This O
is O
a O
fact O
and O
not O
the O
product O
of O
some O
environmental O
doomsayer O
or O
a O
group O
's O
ploy O
to O
create O
a O
market O
. O

It O
's O
time O
business O
leaders O
and O
the O
general O
public O
learn O
that O
mankind O
does O
not O
rule O
over O
this O
natural O
environment O
but O
is O
rather O
the O
integral O
, O
symbiotic O
player O
within O
nature O
's O
workings O
. O

Mark O
T. O
Kuiper O
Jersey O
City O
, O
N.J B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Melloan O
's O
column O
was O
right O
on O
the O
money O
, O
but O
I O
wish O
it O
could O
have O
gone O
one O
step O
further O
. O

As O
an O
employee O
of O
a O
major O
refrigerator O
and O
freezer O
manufacturer O
, O
I O
have O
been O
heavily O
involved O
in O
dealing O
with O
the O
political O
manifestations O
of O
the O
Rowland O
- O
Molina O
theory O
-LRB- O
named O
after O
the O
researchers O
who O
found O
in O
1974 O
that O
chlorofluorocarbons O
contributed O
to O
the O
depletion O
of O
ozone O
in O
the O
earth O
's O
atmosphere O
-RRB- O
and O
the B-LAW
Montreal I-LAW
Protocol I-LAW
. O

An O
important O
part O
of O
my O
effort O
has O
been O
to O
understand O
the O
science O
so O
I O
can O
explain O
it O
to O
corporate O
colleagues O
facing O
major O
changes O
in O
product O
design O
. O

In O
my O
research O
, O
I O
have O
found O
a O
paper O
by O
Joseph B-PERSON
Scotto I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
and O
several O
colleagues O
reporting O
an O
11 O
- O
year O
decrease O
in O
UV O
- O
B O
radiation O
at O
eight O
U.S. B-GPE
measurement O
sites O
. O

Our O
concern O
for O
the O
ozone O
layer O
, O
of O
course O
, O
grows O
out O
of O
the O
potential O
for O
increasing O
UV O
- O
B O
radiation O
, O
which O
could O
damage O
flora O
and O
fauna O
. O

The O
last O
of O
the O
measurements O
reported O
was O
in O
1985 O
, O
but O
recent O
conversations O
with O
Mr. O
Scotto O
indicated O
that O
he O
knew O
of O
no O
recent O
changes O
in O
the O
trend O
. O

I O
understand O
, O
but O
have O
n't O
yet O
verified O
, O
that O
there O
are O
studies O
by O
Norwegians B-NORP
, O
Russians B-NORP
and O
the B-ORG
Max I-ORG
Planck I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
that O
show O
either O
unchanging O
or O
declining O
UV O
- O
B O
at O
the O
surface O
. O

To O
me O
, O
this O
calls O
into O
question O
the O
validity O
of O
the O
Rowland O
- O
Molina O
theory O
and O
hence O
the O
whole O
chlorofluorocarbons O
replacement O
effort O
. O

This O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
threatens O
the O
massive O
vested O
interests O
of O
which O
you O
have O
written O
. O

My O
questions O
on O
this O
subject O
at O
a O
recent O
meeting O
at O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
with O
representatives O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Resource I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Environmental I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
Friends O
of O
the O
Earth O
, O
etc. O
were O
greeted O
with O
derision O
and O
some O
mumbled O
comments O
about O
that O
report O
being O
discredited O
. O

When O
I O
expressed O
amazement O
that O
no O
one O
was O
undertaking O
a O
more O
current O
and O
credible O
UV O
- O
B O
study O
, O
I O
was O
urged O
to O
get O
back O
to O
the O
agenda O
topic O
, O
which O
was O
, O
ironically O
, O
a O
schedule O
for O
getting O
rid O
of O
HCFCs O
, O
the O
so O
- O
called O
soft O
CFCs O
that O
are O
such O
an O
important O
part O
of O
the O
CFC O
substitution O
scenario O
. O

Subsequently O
, O
I O
have O
learned O
that O
a O
private O
group O
, O
of O
which O
Du B-ORG
Pont I-ORG
is O
a O
part O
, O
is O
funding O
a O
modest O
program O
to O
continue O
data O
gathering O
at O
the O
Scotto B-PERSON
report O
stations O
as O
well O
as O
to O
develop O
more O
sophisticated O
UVB O
measuring O
instruments O
. O

But O
this O
is O
almost O
an O
underground O
activity O
. O

To O
my O
knowledge O
, O
no O
government O
entities O
, O
including O
the O
EPA O
, O
are O
pursuing O
UV O
- O
B O
measurements O
. O

The O
topic O
never O
comes O
up O
in O
ozonedepletion O
`` O
establishment O
'' O
meetings O
, O
of O
which O
I O
have O
attended O
many O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
such O
measurements O
are O
a O
vital O
part O
of O
any O
intellectually O
honest O
evaluation O
of O
the O
threat O
posed O
by O
CFCs O
. O

While O
recognizing O
that O
professional O
environmentalists O
may O
feel O
threatened O
, O
I O
intend O
to O
urge O
that O
UV O
- O
B O
be O
monitored O
whenever O
I O
can O
. O

Frederick O
H. O
Hallett O
Vice O
President O
Industry O
and O
Government O
Relations O
White O
Consolidated O
Industries O
Inc O
. O
Washington B-GPE

The O
relationship O
between O
surface O
release O
of O
CFCs O
and O
global O
stratospheric O
ozone O
loss O
was O
identified O
back O
in O
1974 O
. O

Although O
, O
like O
all O
scientific O
theories O
, O
it O
had O
its O
initial O
opponents O
, O
few O
experts O
question O
the O
connection O
now O
. O

The O
discovery O
of O
the O
ozone O
`` O
hole O
'' O
over O
Antarctica B-LOC
and O
the O
results O
of O
ground O
- O
based O
and O
high O
- O
altitude O
aircraft O
experiments O
conducted O
over O
the O
past O
several O
years O
serve O
as O
evidence O
that O
ozone O
depletion O
is O
related O
to O
CFC O
concentrations O
. O

In O
the O
September O
issue O
of O
Scientific B-ORG
American I-ORG
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Graedel I-PERSON
, O
distinguished O
member O
of O
the O
technical O
staff O
at O
AT&T B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
Laboratories I-ORG
, O
and O
Paul B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Crutzen I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
air O
chemistry O
division O
of O
the B-ORG
Max I-ORG
Planck I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
for O
Chemistry O
in O
Mainz B-GPE
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
wrote O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
now O
quite O
evident O
that O
chlorofluorocarbons O
, O
particularly O
CFC O
- O
11 O
and O
CFC O
- O
12 O
are O
the O
major O
culprits O
responsible O
for O
ozone O
depletion O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Melloan O
quotes O
Peter B-PERSON
Teagan I-PERSON
and O
invokes O
the O
name O
of O
Arthur B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Little I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
to O
support O
his O
statement O
. O

However O
, O
unlike O
Messrs. O
Graedel O
and O
Crutzen B-PERSON
, O
who O
are O
both O
pioneers O
in O
the O
study O
of O
atmospheric O
chemistry O
, O
Mr. O
Teagan O
has O
no O
special O
expertise O
in O
the O
area O
. O

He O
is O
a O
mechanical O
engineer O
, O
not O
an O
atmospheric O
chemist O
. O

It O
is O
insulting O
and O
demeaning O
to O
say O
that O
scientists O
`` O
needed O
new O
crises O
to O
generate O
new O
grants O
and O
contracts O
'' O
and O
that O
environmental O
groups O
need O
them O
to O
stay O
in O
business O
. O

Solving O
the O
global O
environmental O
problems O
we O
all O
face O
will O
require O
an O
unprecedented O
level O
of O
cooperation O
and O
communication O
among O
industry O
, O
policy O
makers O
and O
the O
scientific O
community O
world O
- O
wide O
. O

Karen B-PERSON
Fine I-PERSON
Coburn I-PERSON
Publisher O
Global O
Environmental O
Change O
Report O
Arlington O
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

MCI B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
won O
a O
$ O
27 O
million O
contract O
from O
Stuart B-ORG
- I-ORG
James I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
Denver B-GPE
investment O
banking O
concern O
, O
to O
provide O
voice O
and O
data O
telecommunications O
services O
. O

The O
agreement O
calls O
for O
MCI B-ORG
to O
provide O
data O
service O
, O
800 O
and O
Vnet O
service O
, O
a O
virtual O
private O
network O
service O
. O

The O
companies O
would O
n't O
disclose O
the O
length O
of O
the O
contract O
except O
to O
say O
it O
was O
a O
multiyear O
agreement O
. O

The O
city O
's O
Department O
of O
Consumer O
Affairs O
charged O
Newmark O
& O
Lewis O
Inc. O
with O
failing O
to O
deliver O
on O
its O
promise O
of O
lowering O
prices O
. O

In O
a O
civil O
suit O
commenced O
in O
state O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
the O
agency O
alleged O
that O
the O
consumer O
- O
electronics O
and O
appliance O
discount O
- O
retailing O
chain O
engaged O
in O
deceptive O
advertising O
by O
claiming O
to O
have O
`` O
lowered O
every O
price O
on O
every O
item O
'' O
as O
part O
of O
an O
advertising O
campaign O
that O
began O
June B-GPE
1 O
. O

The O
agency O
said O
it O
monitored O
Newmark O
& O
Lewis B-PERSON
's O
advertised O
prices O
before O
and O
after O
the O
ad O
campaign O
, O
and O
found O
that O
the O
prices O
of O
at O
least O
50 O
different O
items O
either O
increased O
or O
stayed O
the O
same O
. O

In O
late O
May O
, O
Newmark O
& O
Lewis B-PERSON
announced O
a O
plan O
to O
cut O
prices O
5 O
% O
to O
20 O
% O
and O
eliminate O
what O
it O
called O
a O
`` O
standard O
discount O
- O
retailing O
practice O
'' O
of O
negotiating O
individual O
deals O
with O
customers O
. O

The O
consumer O
agency O
also O
disputed O
Newmark O
& O
Lewis B-PERSON
's O
continuing O
strategy O
of O
advertising O
`` O
new O
lower O
prices O
'' O
when O
allgedly O
there O
have O
n't O
been O
price O
reductions O
since O
June B-GPE
1 O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Lewis I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
47 O
- O
store O
chain O
, O
defended O
the O
company O
's O
pricing O
campaign O
, O
saying O
it O
did O
n't O
use O
`` O
the O
misleading O
expression O
` O
reduced O
from O
original O
prices O
. O
' O
'' O

Mr. O
Lewis O
said O
the O
company O
marked O
price O
tags O
and O
advertised O
at O
its O
`` O
lowest O
possible O
prices O
'' O
for O
all O
its O
merchandise O
to O
reduce O
public O
confusion O
. O

Mr. O
Lewis O
said O
the O
company O
gave O
the O
Consumer O
Affairs O
department O
`` O
volumes O
of O
documents O
'' O
to O
substantiate O
its O
statements O
, O
and O
made O
`` O
every O
effort O
to O
comply O
'' O
with O
all O
the O
agency O
's O
policies O
. O

In O
its O
suit O
, O
the O
consumer O
agency O
seeks O
fines O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
per O
violation O
of O
the O
city O
's O
Consumer B-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Law I-ORG
, O
costs O
of O
investigation O
, O
and O
an O
injunction O
to O
prevent O
Newmark O
& O
Lewis B-PERSON
from O
continuing O
its O
allegedly O
deceptive O
advertising O
. O

Companies O
listed O
below O
reported O
quarterly O
profit O
substantially O
different O
from O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

The O
companies O
are O
followed O
by O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
, O
and O
had O
a O
minimum O
five O
- O
cent O
change O
in O
actual O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

Estimated O
and O
actual O
results O
involving O
losses O
are O
omitted O
. O

The O
percent O
difference O
compares O
actual O
profit O
with O
the O
30 O
- O
day O
estimate O
where O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
have O
issues O
forecasts O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
actual O
profit O
is O
compared O
with O
the O
300 O
- O
day O
estimate O
. O

You O
'd O
think O
all O
the O
stories O
about O
well O
- O
heeled O
communities O
and O
developers O
getting O
HUD B-ORG
grants O
would O
prompt O
Congress B-ORG
to O
tighten O
up O
on O
upscale O
housing O
subsidies O
. O

No O
way O
. O

Congress B-ORG
has O
just O
made O
it O
easier O
for O
the O
affluent O
to O
qualify O
for O
insured O
loans O
from O
the O
deficit O
- O
ridden O
Federal B-ORG
Housing I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
. O

It O
appears O
that O
the O
only O
thing O
Congress B-ORG
is O
learning O
from O
the O
HUD O
story O
is O
how O
to O
enlarge O
its O
control O
of O
the O
honey O
pot O
going O
to O
special O
interests O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
the O
largest O
loan O
the O
FHA O
can O
insure O
in O
high O
- O
cost O
housing O
markets O
is O
$ O
101,250 O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
housing O
lobbies O
persuaded O
Congress B-ORG
to O
raise O
the O
ceiling O
to O
$ O
124,875 O
, O
making O
FHA B-ORG
loans O
more O
accessible O
to O
the O
well O
- O
to O
- O
do O
. O

But O
it O
does O
that O
at O
the O
cost O
of O
deepening O
the O
taxpayer O
's O
exposure O
if O
the O
FHA O
is O
forced O
to O
pay O
for O
more O
loans O
going O
sour O
. O

This O
is O
no O
idle O
fear O
last O
year O
the O
FHA O
lost O
$ O
4.2 O
billion O
in O
loan O
defaults O
. O

But O
the O
higher O
mortgage O
ceiling O
is O
only O
the O
starter O
kit O
for O
what O
Senator O
Alan O
Cranston O
and O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
have O
in O
mind O
for O
housing O
. O

The B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
will O
begin O
hearings O
next O
week O
on O
their O
proposal O
to O
expand O
existing O
federal O
housing O
programs O
. O

Other O
Senators O
want O
to O
lower O
the O
down O
payments O
required O
on O
FHA B-ORG
- O
insured O
loans O
. O

That O
would O
be O
a O
formula O
for O
ensuring O
even O
more O
FHA B-ORG
red O
ink O
. O

Experience O
has O
shown O
that O
the O
most O
important O
element O
in O
predicting O
a O
housing O
- O
loan O
default O
is O
the O
down O
payment O
. O

Because O
a O
purchaser O
can O
use O
an O
FHA B-ORG
loan O
to O
finance O
all O
points O
and O
closing O
costs O
, O
the O
FHA O
can O
wind O
up O
lending O
more O
than O
a O
house O
is O
worth O
. O

If O
housing O
prices O
continue O
to O
fall O
, O
many O
borrowers O
would O
be O
better O
off O
walking O
away O
from O
their O
homes O
and O
leaving O
taxpayers O
with O
the O
losses O
. O

Much O
the O
same O
thing O
happened O
with O
busted O
S&Ls O
, O
a O
problem O
Congress B-ORG
just O
`` O
solved O
'' O
with O
a O
$ O
166 O
billion O
bailout O
. O

We O
hear O
that O
HUD O
Secretary O
Jack O
Kemp O
is O
toying O
with O
going O
along O
with O
some O
of O
the O
Cranston O
- O
Mitchell O
proposals O
. O

That O
sounds O
like O
a O
formula O
for O
ensuring O
that O
he O
gets O
dragged O
into O
the O
next O
HUD B-ORG
tar O
pit O
. O

A O
group O
of O
27 O
Senators O
has O
written O
Mr. O
Kemp O
urging O
him O
to O
reject O
Cranston O
- O
Mitchell O
and O
focus O
on O
programs O
that O
empower O
the O
poor O
rather O
than O
create O
vast O
new O
government O
obligations O
. O

But O
even O
if O
he O
agrees O
, O
Mr. O
Kemp O
does O
n't O
write O
the O
nation O
's O
housing O
law O
-- O
Congress B-ORG
does O
. O

And O
the O
majority O
of O
Members O
cynically O
view O
the O
current O
discrediting O
of O
HUD B-ORG
as O
mainly O
a O
chance O
to O
shove O
through O
their O
own O
slate O
of O
projects O
. O

Exhibit O
A O
is O
last O
week O
's O
House B-ORG
vote O
to O
fund O
40 O
pet O
projects O
out O
of O
the O
same O
discretionary O
fund O
that O
is O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
HUD O
scandal O
. O

None O
of O
the O
grants O
had O
been O
requested O
by O
HUD B-ORG
, O
judged O
competitively O
or O
were O
the O
subject O
of O
a O
single O
hearing O
. O

More O
and O
more O
observers O
now O
realize O
that O
the O
key O
to O
ending O
future O
HUD B-ORG
scandals O
lies O
in O
forcing O
Congress B-ORG
to O
clean O
up O
its O
own O
act O
. O

This O
week O
, O
a O
Baltimore B-ORG
Sun I-ORG
editorial O
said O
the O
Lantos B-PERSON
subcommittee O
on O
HUD B-ORG
should O
forget O
about O
Sam O
Pierce O
's O
testimony O
for O
the O
moment O
and O
call O
some O
other O
witnesses O
: O
the O
various O
congressional O
sponsors O
of O
the O
40 O
pork O
- O
barrel O
projects O
. O

The O
Sun B-GPE
concluded O
that O
Mr. O
Pierce O
is O
only O
part O
of O
the O
problem O
-- O
and O
a O
part O
that O
's O
gone O
. O

`` O
If O
HUD B-ORG
is O
to O
be O
reformed O
, O
'' O
it O
concluded O
, O
Members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
will O
`` O
have O
to O
start O
looking O
into O
, O
and O
doing O
something O
about O
, O
the O
practices O
of O
their O
colleagues O
. O
'' O

Of O
course O
, O
self O
- O
reform O
is O
about O
the O
last O
thing O
this O
Congress B-ORG
is O
interested O
in O
. O

Proponents O
of O
expanding O
FHA B-ORG
programs O
say O
they O
merely O
want O
to O
help O
home O
buyers O
who O
are O
frozen O
out O
of O
high O
- O
priced O
markets O
. O

But O
the O
FHA O
program O
is O
hemorrhaging O
bad O
loans O
. O

Jack B-PERSON
Kemp I-PERSON
has O
submitted O
a O
package O
of O
reforms O
, O
and O
they O
are O
surely O
headed O
for O
the O
Capitol O
Hill O
sausage O
- O
grinder O
. O

Like O
the O
S&L O
mess O
before O
it O
, O
this O
is O
a O
problem O
Congress B-ORG
should O
be O
solving O
, O
not O
ignoring O
. O

Trial O
and O
Terror O

At O
times O
I O
sequester O
my O
mind O
When O
I O
must O
think O
with O
precision O
, O
Detached O
from O
all O
other O
thoughts O
While O
trying O
to O
reach O
a O
decision O
. O

But O
often O
nothing O
's O
resolved O
, O
To O
my O
frustration O
and O
fury O
: O
With O
pros O
and O
cons O
in O
limbo O
, O
I O
feel O
like O
a O
hung O
jury O
. O

-- O
Arnold O
J. O
Zarett O
. O

Daffynition O

Rodeo O
applause O
: O
broncs O
cheer O
. O

-- O
Marvin O
Alisky O
. O

UGI B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
its O
AmeriGas B-ORG
subsidiary O
completed O
the O
previously O
announced O
sale O
of O
its O
air O
separation O
plant O
and O
related O
assets O
in O
Waukesha B-GPE
, O
Wis. B-GPE
, O
to O
AGA B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Cleveland B-GPE
. O

The O
price O
was O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
transaction O
is O
part O
of O
UGI B-ORG
's O
continuing O
program O
to O
shed O
AmeriGas B-ORG
's O
industrial O
gas O
interests O
and O
expand O
the O
subsidiary O
's O
propane O
business O
. O

Since O
June B-GPE
, O
AmeriGas B-ORG
has O
netted O
more O
than O
$ O
100 O
million O
from O
industrial O
gas O
divestitures O
and O
reinvested O
more O
than O
$ O
50 O
million O
to O
acquire O
three O
propane O
distributors O
. O

UGI B-ORG
is O
a O
gas O
and O
electric O
utility O
and O
distributes O
propane O
nationally O
through O
its O
AmeriGas B-ORG
subsidiary O
. O

The O
market O
for O
$ O
200 O
billion O
of O
high O
- O
yield O
junk O
bonds O
regained O
some O
of O
its O
footing O
as O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
rebounded O
from O
Friday O
's O
plunge O
. O

But O
the O
junk O
recovery O
, O
led O
by O
the O
bellwether O
RJR B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
bonds O
, O
was O
precarious O
. O

No O
trading O
existed O
for O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
junk O
bonds O
, O
securities O
industry O
officials O
said O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
trading O
in O
practically O
every O
issue O
ground O
to O
a O
halt O
as O
potential O
buyers O
fled O
and O
brokerage O
firms O
were O
unwilling O
to O
provide O
bid O
and O
offer O
prices O
for O
most O
issues O
. O

`` O
Nothing O
traded O
on O
Friday O
, O
and O
people O
were O
n't O
really O
sure O
where O
the O
market O
should O
have O
opened O
'' O
yesterday O
, O
said O
Raymond B-PERSON
Minella I-PERSON
, O
co-head O
of O
merchant O
banking O
at O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

`` O
But O
we O
had O
a O
fairly O
active O
day O
yesterday O
. O
'' O

At O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
leading O
underwriter O
of O
junk O
bonds O
, O
`` O
I O
was O
prepared O
to O
be O
in O
a O
very O
bad O
mood O
tonight O
, O
'' O
said O
David B-PERSON
Feinman I-PERSON
, O
a O
junk O
bond O
trader O
. O

`` O
Now O
, O
I O
feel O
maybe O
there O
's O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
euphoria O
. O
'' O

But O
before O
the O
stock O
market O
rebounded O
from O
a O
sharp O
early O
sell O
- O
off O
yesterday O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
You O
could O
n't O
buy O
-LCB- O
junk O
bonds O
-RCB- O
and O
you O
could O
n't O
give O
them O
away O
. O
'' O

Yesterday O
's O
rally O
was O
led O
by O
RJR B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
13 O
3/4 O
% O
bonds O
, O
which O
initially O
tumbled O
three O
points O
, O
or O
$ O
30 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
, O
to O
96 O
1/4 O
before O
rebounding O
to O
99 O
3/4 O
. O

Bonds O
issued O
by O
Kroger B-ORG
, O
Duracell B-ORG
, O
Safeway B-ORG
and O
American B-ORG
Standard I-ORG
also O
showed O
big O
gains O
, O
recovering O
almost O
all O
their O
losses O
from O
Friday O
and O
early O
yesterday O
. O

But O
traders O
said O
the O
junk O
bond O
market O
increasingly O
is O
separating O
into O
a O
top O
- O
tier O
group O
, O
in O
which O
trades O
can O
be O
executed O
easily O
, O
and O
a O
larger O
group O
of O
lower O
- O
quality O
bonds O
in O
which O
liquidity O
-- O
or O
the O
ability O
to O
trade O
without O
too O
much O
difficulty O
-- O
has O
steadily O
deteriorated O
this O
year O
. O

`` O
Liquidity O
has O
n't O
returned O
to O
the O
vast O
middle O
ground O
of O
the O
market O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Minella O
of O
Merrill B-ORG
. O

`` O
The O
deadbeats O
are O
still O
deadbeats O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Feinman O
of O
Drexel B-ORG
. O

Analysts O
are O
concerned O
that O
much O
of O
the O
high O
- O
yield O
market O
will O
remain O
treacherous O
for O
investors O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Asquith I-PERSON
, O
associate O
professor O
at O
the O
Massachusetts O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
's O
Sloan O
School O
of O
Management O
, O
citing O
a O
pattern O
of O
junk O
- O
bond O
default O
rates O
that O
are O
low O
in O
the O
early O
years O
after O
issuance O
and O
rise O
later O
, O
says O
, O
`` O
We O
're O
now O
in O
a O
period O
where O
we O
're O
starting O
to O
see O
defaults O
from O
the O
big O
issue O
years O
of O
1984 O
to O
1986 O
. O
'' O

Mark B-PERSON
Bachmann I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp. O
, O
confirms O
that O
there O
is O
`` O
increasing O
concern O
about O
the O
future O
liquidity O
of O
the O
junk O
bond O
market O
. O
'' O

`` O
Junk O
bonds O
are O
a O
highly O
stratified O
market O
, O
'' O
said O
Lewis B-PERSON
Glucksman I-PERSON
, O
vice O
chairman O
of O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
whole O
bunch O
of O
stuff O
that O
's O
money O
good O
and O
a O
whole O
bunch O
of O
stuff O
that O
's O
not O
so O
good O
. O
'' O

Analysts O
at O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
say O
junk O
bond O
offerings O
by O
`` O
tightly O
stretched O
'' O
issuers O
seem O
to O
be O
growing O
. O

Almost O
$ O
8 O
billion O
of O
junk O
bonds O
that O
are O
considered O
untradeable O
include O
issues O
from O
SCI B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
Gillette B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
-LRB- O
not O
related O
to O
Gillette B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
Interco B-ORG
, O
Seaman B-ORG
Furniture I-ORG
, O
Allied B-ORG
Stores I-ORG
, O
Federated B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
, O
National B-ORG
Gypsum I-ORG
, O
M.D.C. B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
, O
Micropolis B-ORG
, O
Leaseway B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
and O
Price B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
. O

`` O
You O
could O
still O
have O
some O
very O
bad O
times O
ahead O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Bachmann O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
possible O
to O
have O
a O
10 O
% O
default O
rate O
in O
one O
year O
, O
because O
we O
're O
already O
seeing O
big O
problems O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
pretty O
strong O
economy O
. O

I O
'm O
certainly O
not O
comfortable O
saying O
we O
've O
seen O
the O
bottom O
. O
'' O

But O
yesterday O
's O
rally O
among O
`` O
good O
'' O
junk O
was O
a O
badly O
needed O
tonic O
for O
the O
market O
. O

Many O
issues O
`` O
bounced O
off O
the O
floor O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Minella O
said O
, O
and O
benchmark O
junk O
issues O
`` O
recovered O
all O
of O
their O
losses O
'' O
from O
Friday O
and O
early O
yesterday O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
The O
stock O
market O
gained O
back O
only O
about O
half O
what O
it O
lost O
Friday O
, O
and O
the O
-LCB- O
government O
-RCB- O
bond O
market O
lost O
about O
half O
what O
it O
gained O
Friday O
. O
'' O

Traders O
said O
yesterday O
's O
rally O
was O
fueled O
by O
insurance O
companies O
looking O
for O
bargains O
after O
a O
drastic O
slide O
in O
prices O
the O
past O
month O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
mutual O
funds O
did O
n't O
appear O
to O
be O
major O
sellers O
of O
high O
- O
yield O
securities O
as O
was O
expected O
. O

`` O
Sometimes O
a O
shakeout O
is O
healthy O
, O
'' O
said O
Drexel B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Feinman O
. O

`` O
People O
will O
learn O
to O
be O
more O
circumspect O
. O

If O
they O
do O
good O
credit O
analysis O
, O
they O
will O
avoid O
the O
hand O
grenades O
. O

I O
think O
the O
market O
is O
in O
good O
shape O
. O

Dun O
& O
Bradstreet O
Corp. O
's O
Market B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Retrieval I-ORG
unit O
said O
it O
acquired O
School O
and O
College O
Construction O
Reports O
service O
from O
Intelligence B-ORG
for I-ORG
Education I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
service O
supplies O
weekly O
reports O
on O
school O
and O
college O
construction O
plans O
. O

Market B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Retrieval I-ORG
is O
a O
compiler O
of O
educational O
information O
and O
provides O
related O
services O
. O

Closely O
held O
Intelligence O
in O
Education B-ORG
, O
of O
Larchmont B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
is O
an O
educational O
publisher O
and O
consultant O
. O

A O
battle O
is O
raging O
in O
Venice B-GPE
over O
plans O
to O
have O
the O
1,200 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Italian B-NORP
city O
be O
the O
site O
for O
a O
universal O
exposition O
in O
2000 O
. O

The O
plans O
include O
a O
subway O
system O
, O
a O
congress O
center O
, O
floating O
trees O
, O
fanciful O
fountains O
-- O
and O
as O
many O
as O
60,000 O
additional O
tourists O
a O
day O
. O

Expo B-EVENT
enthusiasts O
argue O
that O
holding O
the O
fair O
would O
attract O
businesses O
, O
create O
jobs O
and O
help O
renovate O
abandoned O
sections O
of O
town O
. O

But O
opponents O
fear O
overcrowding O
. O

`` O
This O
city O
already O
has O
too O
many O
tourists O
, O
and O
it O
ca O
n't O
hold O
them O
all O
, O
'' O
says O
Pierluigi B-PERSON
Beggiato I-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
the O
Venice B-GPE
hoteliers O
association O
. O

About O
40 O
Italian B-NORP
businesses O
, O
including O
Fiat O
S.p O
. O
A. O
and O
Ing B-ORG
. O
C. O
Olivetti O
& O
Co. O
, O
have O
formed O
a O
consortium O
to O
lobby O
for O
holding O
the O
expo O
in O
Venice B-GPE
. O

Three O
gambling O
casinos O
have O
opened O
in O
Poland B-GPE
. O

The O
three O
establishments O
-- O
two O
in O
Warsaw B-GPE
and O
one O
in O
Krakow B-GPE
-- O
accept O
only O
foreign O
currency O
and O
are O
joint O
ventures O
between O
Polish B-NORP
firms O
and O
Western B-NORP
companies O
. O

Not O
all O
Poles B-NORP
are O
pleased O
. O

`` O
What O
do O
we O
want O
casinos O
for O
when O
we O
have O
n't O
got O
anything O
in O
the O
shops O
? O
'' O
one O
housewife O
asked O
. O

But O
Bogdan B-PERSON
Gumkowski I-PERSON
, O
who O
runs O
the O
casino O
at O
Warsaw B-GPE
's O
Marriott B-ORG
Hotel I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
ventures O
would O
help O
Poland B-GPE
service O
its O
$ O
39 O
billion O
foreign O
debt O
by O
pouring O
dollars O
into O
the O
state O
firms O
in O
the O
joint O
ventures O
-- O
the O
LOT O
airline O
and O
Orbis B-ORG
tourist O
organization O
. O

Algeria B-GPE
plans O
to O
increase O
natural O
- O
gas O
sales O
to O
Europe B-GPE
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
the B-ORG
Middle I-ORG
East I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Survey I-ORG
, O
the O
North O
African O
nation O
is O
holding O
talks O
with O
Italy B-GPE
for O
adding O
a O
fourth O
pipe O
to O
a O
section O
of O
the O
Trans-Mediterranean O
pipeline O
, O
expanding O
capacity O
by O
up O
to O
six O
billion O
cubic O
meters O
a O
year O
from O
12.5 O
billion O
. O

Algeria B-GPE
also O
wants O
to O
build O
a O
pipeline O
through O
Morocco B-GPE
and O
across O
the O
Strait O
of O
Gibraltar O
to O
supply O
Spain B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
and O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
with O
up O
to O
15 O
billion O
cubic O
meters O
a O
year O
by O
the O
late O
1990s O
. O

South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
's O
National O
Union O
of O
Mineworkers O
agreed O
to O
suspend O
the O
strike O
by O
diamond O
workers O
and O
resume O
negotiations O
with O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
Consolidated I-ORG
Mines I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
over O
their O
wage O
dispute O
, O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
said O
. O

It O
also O
said O
the O
union O
had O
agreed O
to O
meet O
the O
company O
for O
further O
talks O
tomorrow O
. O

The O
strike O
at O
five O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
mines O
began O
last O
Thursday O
, O
with O
9,500 O
out O
of O
a O
total O
10,000 O
NUM B-ORG
members O
employed O
on O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
mines O
participating O
, O
according O
to O
the O
union O
, O
while O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
said O
there O
were O
7,800 O
participants O
. O

The O
union O
has O
demanded O
a O
37.6 O
% O
increase O
in O
the O
minimum O
wage O
while O
De B-ORG
Beers I-ORG
's O
final O
offer O
was O
an O
increase O
of O
17 O
% O
. O

A O
35 O
- O
nation O
environmental O
conference O
opened O
in O
Sofia B-GPE
, O
Bulgaria B-GPE
. O

The O
gathering O
is O
expected O
to O
focus O
on O
curbing O
the O
fouling O
of O
rivers O
and O
lakes O
, O
limiting O
damage O
from O
industrial O
accidents O
and O
improving O
the O
handling O
of O
harmful O
chemicals O
. O

West B-NORP
German I-NORP
Environment O
Minister O
Klaus O
Toepfer O
said O
Bonn B-GPE
is O
convinced O
of O
the O
need O
for O
cooperation O
, O
`` O
especially O
with O
our O
neighbors O
in O
the O
East O
, O
because O
we O
are O
directly O
affected O
by O
their O
ecological O
progress O
or O
lack O
of O
it O
. O
'' O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
joined O
every O
European B-NORP
country O
except O
Albania B-GPE
at O
the O
meeting O
. O

The O
Swedish B-NORP
publishers O
of O
a O
new O
Estonian O
- O
language O
newspaper O
rushed O
an O
extra O
edition O
across O
the O
Baltic O
on O
Oct. O
10 O
after O
the O
first O
run O
sold O
out O
in O
one O
day O
. O

Editor O
Hasse B-PERSON
Olsson I-PERSON
said O
plans O
had O
called O
for O
7,000 O
copies O
of O
the O
monthly O
Are B-ORG
Paev I-ORG
-LRB- O
Business O
Paper O
-RRB- O
to O
be O
sold O
at O
newsstands O
and O
an O
additional O
3,000 O
promotion O
issues O
to O
be O
sent O
by O
direct O
mail O
. O

He O
said O
13,000 O
more O
copies O
were O
sent O
to O
Estonia B-GPE
because O
of O
strong O
sales O
. O

The O
Swedish B-NORP
publishing O
company O
Bonniers B-ORG
owns O
51 O
% O
of O
Are B-ORG
Paev I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
Estonian B-NORP
management O
company O
Minor B-ORG
owns O
49 O
% O
. O

Angel B-PERSON
Gurria I-PERSON
, O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
top O
debt O
negotiator O
, O
said O
the O
country O
's O
creditor O
banks O
are O
responding O
positively O
to O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
debt O
- O
reduction O
package O
. O

Mr. O
Gurria O
's O
optimism O
contrasts O
with O
some O
bankers O
' O
views O
that O
the O
deal O
may O
require O
a O
lot O
of O
arm O
twisting O
by O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
in O
order O
to O
succeed O
. O

Mr. O
Gurria O
, O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
under O
- O
secretary O
of O
the O
ministry O
of O
finance O
, O
met O
yesterday O
with O
European B-NORP
bankers O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
at O
the O
half O
- O
way O
point O
on O
a O
so O
- O
called O
road O
show O
to O
market O
the O
package O
around O
the O
world O
. O

An O
increasing O
number O
of O
banks O
appear O
to O
be O
considering O
the O
option O
under O
the O
deal O
whereby O
they O
can O
swap O
their O
Mexican B-NORP
loans O
for O
30 O
- O
year O
bonds O
with O
a O
face O
value O
discounted O
by O
35 O
% O
, O
Mr. O
Gurria O
said O
. O

The O
other O
two O
options O
consist O
of O
swapping O
loans O
for O
bonds O
with O
6.25 O
% O
interest O
rates O
, O
or O
providing O
fresh O
loans O
. O

The O
accord O
, O
which O
covers O
$ O
52.7 O
billion O
of O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
medium O
- O
and O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
go O
into O
effect O
in O
early O

China B-GPE
's O
top O
film O
actress O
, O
Liu B-PERSON
Xiaoqing I-PERSON
, O
paid O
$ O
4,555 O
in O
back O
taxes O
and O
fines O
in O
Shandong B-GPE
province O
, O
the O
People O
's O
Daily O
reported O
. O

The O
amount O
is O
equal O
to O
about O
30 O
years O
earnings O
for O
the O
average O
peasant O
, O
who O
makes O
$ O
145 O
a O
year O
... O
. O

China B-GPE
will O
spend O
$ O
9.45 O
million O
for O
urgent O
maintenance O
on O
Tibet B-GPE
's O
Potala B-FAC
Palace I-FAC
, O
former O
home O
of O
the O
Dalai O
Lama O
, O
the B-ORG
China I-ORG
News I-ORG
Service I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
Dalai O
Lama O
, O
who O
was O
just O
awarded O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
lives O
in O
exile O
in O
India B-GPE
. O

The O
turmoil O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
may O
benefit O
some O
retailers O
attempting O
to O
lead O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
of O
their O
specialty O
and O
department O
- O
store O
chains O
, O
investment O
bankers O
and O
retailers O
said O
. O

Managers O
at O
five O
chains O
have O
said O
in O
recent O
weeks O
that O
they O
intend O
to O
bid O
for O
their O
companies O
. O

The O
chains O
include O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
, O
owned O
by O
Campeau B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Toronto B-GPE
; O
Saks B-ORG
Fifth I-ORG
Avenue I-ORG
and O
Marshall B-ORG
Field I-ORG
's O
, O
owned O
by O
B.A.T B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
; O
and O
B. B-ORG
Altman I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Sakowitz B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
owned O
by O
Hooker B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
now O
being O
managed O
by O
a O
court O
- O
appointed O
provisional O
liquidator O
. O

Hooker B-ORG
is O
based O
in O
Sydney B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
. O

The O
combination O
of O
so O
many O
chains O
available O
for O
sale O
, O
the O
recent O
failures O
of O
such O
retailing O
LBO O
's O
as O
Miller B-ORG
& O
Rhoads O
Inc. O
and O
declining O
investor O
confidence O
will O
drive O
down O
prices O
, O
retailing O
observers O
said O
. O

`` O
The O
pricing O
will O
become O
more O
realistic O
, O
which O
should O
help O
management O
, O
'' O
said O
Bruce B-PERSON
Rosenthal I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
investment O
banker O
with O
Nathan O
S. O
Jonas O
& O
Co O
. O

`` O
Investors O
are O
n't O
going O
to O
be O
throwing O
money O
at O
any O
of O
the O
proposed O
LBOs O
, O
but O
doing O
deals O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
ridiculous O
assumptions O
never O
made O
sense O
, O
either O
. O
'' O

Earlier O
this O
year O
, O
bankers O
and O
other O
investors O
were O
willing O
to O
provide O
financing O
because O
they O
assumed O
there O
would O
be O
major O
gains O
in O
both O
profitability O
and O
sales O
, O
Mr. O
Rosenthal O
added O
. O

Those O
days O
are O
over O
now O
, O
he O
believes O
. O

`` O
Competition O
from O
third O
parties O
who O
have O
cash O
and O
are O
prepared O
to O
buy O
has O
always O
existed O
and O
will O
continue O
, O
'' O
added O
Mr. O
Rosenthal O
. O

`` O
But O
when O
prices O
were O
crazy O
, O
it O
was O
even O
harder O
to O
do O
an O
LBO O
. O

Bankers O
believed O
in O
the O
greater O
- O
fool O
theory O
that O
says O
somebody O
else O
is O
always O
willing O
to O
pay O
more O
. O

This O
is O
no O
longer O
true O
today O
. O
'' O

At O
Saks B-ORG
Fifth I-ORG
Avenue I-ORG
, O
Paul B-PERSON
Leblang I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
, O
marketing O
, O
agreed O
that O
lower O
prices O
will O
help O
his O
management O
team O
in O
their O
proposed O
LBO O
. O

`` O
Having O
to O
take O
on O
less O
debt O
would O
certainly O
be O
an O
advantage O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Leblang O
. O

`` O
It O
would O
also O
help O
us O
in O
our O
search O
for O
equity O
partners O
. O

To O
make O
an O
LBO O
work O
, O
now O
we O
are O
going O
to O
need O
more O
than O
just O
junk O
bonds O
. O

'' O
None O
believe O
the O
proposed O
management O
LBOs O
will O
be O
easy O
to O
complete O
, O
especially O
at O
B. B-ORG
Altman I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
which O
is O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
bankruptcy O
protection O
. O

Not O
only O
could O
the O
Wall O
Street O
gyrations O
damp O
Christmas O
sales O
if O
consumers O
lose O
confidence O
in O
the O
economy O
, O
but O
potential O
junk O
- O
bond O
buyers O
are O
sure O
to O
demand O
even O
stronger O
covenants O
and O
greater O
management O
equity O
participation O
. O

Further O
, O
many O
institutions O
today O
holding O
troubled O
retailers O
' O
debt O
securities O
will O
be O
reticent O
to O
consider O
additional O
retailing O
investments O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
called O
bad O
money O
driving O
out O
good O
money O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
retailing O
observer O
. O

`` O
Institutions O
that O
usually O
buy O
retail O
paper O
have O
to O
be O
more O
concerned O
. O
'' O

However O
, O
the O
lower O
prices O
these O
retail O
chains O
are O
now O
expected O
to O
bring O
should O
make O
it O
easier O
for O
managers O
to O
raise O
the O
necessary O
capital O
and O
pay O
back O
the O
resulting O
debt O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
fall O
selling O
season O
has O
generally O
been O
a O
good O
one O
, O
especially O
for O
those O
retailers O
dependent O
on O
apparel O
sales O
for O
the O
majority O
of O
their O
revenues O
. O

`` O
What O
's O
encouraging O
about O
this O
is O
that O
retail O
chains O
will O
be O
sold O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
their O
sales O
and O
earnings O
, O
not O
liquidation O
values O
, O
'' O
said O
Joseph B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Brooks I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Ann B-ORG
Taylor I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
specialty O
chain O
. O

`` O
Retailers O
who O
had O
good O
track O
records O
of O
producing O
profits O
will O
have O
a O
better O
chance O
to O
buy O
back O
their O
companies O
. O
'' O

Still O
, O
most O
retailing O
observers O
expect O
that O
all O
the O
proposed O
retailing O
LBOs O
will O
depend O
partly O
on O
the O
sale O
of O
junk O
bonds O
, O
a O
market O
already O
in O
tumult O
, O
in O
part O
because O
of O
concerns O
associated O
with O
bonds O
issued O
by O
the O
Federated O
and O
Allied B-ORG
units O
of O
Campeau B-ORG
. O

`` O
Prices O
for O
retail O
chains O
are O
lower O
today O
than O
they O
were O
last O
week O
, O
which O
will O
help O
management O
, O
'' O
said O
Gilbert B-PERSON
Harrison I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Financo B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
an O
investment O
- O
banking O
firm O
specializing O
in O
retailing O
acquisitions O
. O

`` O
But O
the O
hurdle O
of O
financing O
still O
has O
to O
be O
resolved O
. O

Potential O
bondholders O
will O
either O
look O
for O
greater O
equity O
participation O
on O
behalf O
of O
management O
, O
or O
insist O
the O
equity O
component O
of O
the O
deals O
be O
substantially O
greater O
than O
in O
the O
past O
. O

CALIFORNIA B-ORG
REAL I-ORG
ESTATE I-ORG
INVESTMENT I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
its O
directors O
declared O
a O
dividend O
of O
five O
cents O
per O
Class O
A O
common O
stock O
payable O
Nov. O
6 O
to O
stock O
of O
record O
Oct. O
16 O
. O

The O
dividend O
represents O
the O
balance O
of O
its O
regular O
quarterly O
payout O
of O
10 O
cents O
a O
share O
, O
of O
which O
half O
was O
paid O
July O
17 O
in O
a O
final O
distribution O
prior O
to O
its O
merger O
with O
B.B. B-ORG
Real I-ORG
Estate I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
also O
in O
July O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
hopes O
to O
resume O
its O
schedule O
of O
regular O
quarterly O
dividends O
at O
the O
end O
of O
this O
year O
. O

Raw O
- O
steel O
production O
by O
the O
nation O
's O
mills O
decreased O
0.8 O
% O
last O
week O
to O
1,828,000 O
tons O
from O
1,843,000 O
tons O
the O
previous O
week O
, O
the O
American O
Iron O
and O
Steel O
Institute O
said O
. O

Last O
week O
's O
output O
rose O
1.4 O
% O
from O
the O
1,802,000 O
tons O
produced O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
industry O
used O
82.2 O
% O
of O
its O
capability O
last O
week O
, O
compared O
with O
82.8 O
% O
the O
previous O
week O
and O
84 O
% O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

The O
capability O
utilization O
rate O
is O
a O
calculation O
designed O
to O
indicate O
at O
what O
percent O
of O
its O
production O
capability O
the O
industry O
is O
operating O
in O
a O
given O
week O
. O

Hydro O
- O
Quebec B-GPE
said O
it O
notified O
Central B-ORG
Maine I-ORG
Power I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
it O
will O
cancel O
a O
$ O
4 O
billion O
contract O
to O
supply O
electricity O
to O
the O
Maine B-GPE
utility O
. O

The O
provincially O
owned O
utility O
said O
it O
is O
tearing O
up O
the O
deal O
because O
`` O
the O
contract O
's O
objectives O
ca O
n't O
be O
fulfilled O
. O
'' O

Hydro O
- O
Quebec B-GPE
said O
Maine B-GPE
regulators O
' O
refusal O
to O
approve O
the O
contract O
earlier O
this O
year O
halted O
work O
on O
transmission O
lines O
and O
stopped O
negotiations O
for O
resale O
of O
electricity O
carried O
through O
Maine B-GPE
to O
other O
utilities O
. O

`` O
It O
would O
now O
be O
physically O
impossible O
to O
begin O
deliveries O
in O
1992 O
, O
'' O
a O
Hydro O
- O
Quebec B-GPE
official O
said O
. O

The O
contract O
was O
to O
run O
from O
1992 O
to O
2020 O
. O

Under O
the O
contract O
Hydro O
- O
Quebec B-GPE
was O
to O
supply O
400 O
megawatts O
of O
power O
to O
Central B-ORG
Maine I-ORG
Power I-ORG
starting O
in O
1992 O
, O
600 O
megawatts O
starting O
in O
1995 O
and O
900 O
megawatts O
starting O
in O

Hydro O
- O
Quebec B-GPE
said O
Maine B-GPE
regulators O
' O
refusal O
to O
approve O
the O
contract O
means O
Central B-ORG
Maine I-ORG
Power I-ORG
has O
lost O
its O
place O
in O
line O
. O

`` O
We O
wo O
n't O
sign O
any O
new O
contracts O
-LCB- O
with O
deliveries O
-RCB- O
beginning O
earlier O
than O
2000 O
, O
'' O
the O
Hydro O
- O
Quebec B-GPE
official O
said O
. O

He O
said O
Hydro O
- O
Quebec B-GPE
already O
has O
some O
`` O
customers O
in O
mind O
'' O
for O
the O
power O
that O
was O
to O
be O
delivered O
to O
Maine B-GPE
. O

`` O
Nothing O
has O
happened O
since O
we O
signed O
the O
contract O
to O
undermine O
our O
conviction O
that O
Hydro O
- O
Quebec B-GPE
was O
the O
lowest O
- O
cost O
, O
most O
environmentally O
acceptable O
choice O
for O
meeting O
a O
part O
of O
our O
customers O
' O
energy O
needs O
through O
the O
year O
2020 O
, O
'' O
said O
Central B-ORG
Maine I-ORG
senior O
vice O
president O
Donald B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Kelly I-PERSON
. O

Central B-ORG
Maine I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
evaluating O
`` O
many O
energy O
options O
'' O
to O
make O
up O
for O
the O
lost O
future O
power O
, O
including O
new O
energy O
generation O
and O
management O
proposals O
from O
New B-LOC
England I-LOC
, O
and O
possibly O
new O
Canadian B-NORP
purchases O
. O

Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
& O
Co. O
said O
it O
acquired O
a O
15 O
% O
interest O
in O
DataTimes B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Oklahoma B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Oklahoma B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
that O
provides O
electronic O
research O
services O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Customers O
of O
either O
DataTimes B-ORG
or O
Dow O
Jones O
News O
/ O
Retrieval O
are O
able O
to O
access O
the O
information O
on O
both O
services O
. O

Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
is O
the O
publisher O
of O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Trading I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
plans O
to O
restrict O
dual O
trading O
on O
commodity O
exchanges O
, O
a O
move O
almost O
certain O
to O
infuriate O
exchange O
officials O
and O
traders O
. O

The O
CFTC O
said O
it O
will O
propose O
the O
restrictions O
after O
the O
release O
of O
a O
study O
that O
shows O
little O
economic O
benefit O
resulting O
from O
dual O
trading O
and O
cites O
`` O
problems O
'' O
associated O
with O
the O
practice O
. O

Dual O
trading O
gives O
an O
exchange O
trader O
the O
right O
to O
trade O
both O
for O
his O
own O
account O
and O
for O
customers O
. O

The O
issue O
exploded O
this O
year O
after O
a O
Federal O
Bureau O
of O
Investigation O
operation O
led O
to O
charges O
of O
widespread O
trading O
abuses O
at O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
and O
Chicago B-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

While O
not O
specifically O
mentioned O
in O
the O
FBI O
charges O
, O
dual O
trading O
became O
a O
focus O
of O
attempts O
to O
tighten O
industry O
regulations O
. O

Critics O
contend O
that O
traders O
were O
putting O
buying O
or O
selling O
for O
their O
own O
accounts O
ahead O
of O
other O
traders O
' O
customer O
orders O
. O

Traders O
are O
likely O
to O
oppose O
such O
restrictions O
because O
dual O
trading O
provides O
a O
way O
to O
make O
money O
in O
slower O
markets O
where O
there O
is O
a O
shortage O
of O
customer O
orders O
. O

The O
exchanges O
contend O
that O
dual O
trading O
improves O
liquidity O
in O
the O
markets O
because O
traders O
can O
buy O
or O
sell O
even O
when O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
customer O
order O
in O
hand O
. O

The O
exchanges O
say O
liquidity O
becomes O
a O
severe O
problem O
for O
thinly O
traded O
contracts O
such O
as O
those O
with O
a O
long O
time O
remaining O
before O
expiration O
. O

The O
CFTC O
may O
take O
those O
arguments O
into O
account O
by O
allowing O
exceptions O
to O
its O
restrictions O
. O

The O
agency O
did O
n't O
cite O
specific O
situations O
where O
dual O
trading O
might O
be O
allowed O
, O
but O
smaller O
exchanges O
or O
contracts O
that O
need O
additional O
liquidity O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
among O
them O
. O

Wendy B-PERSON
Gramm I-PERSON
, O
the O
agency O
's O
chairman O
, O
told O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
that O
she O
expects O
the O
study O
to O
be O
released O
within O
two O
weeks O
and O
the O
rule O
changes O
to O
be O
completed O
by O
Thanksgiving B-EVENT
. O

The O
study O
, O
by O
the O
CFTC O
's O
division O
of O
economic O
analysis O
, O
shows O
that O
`` O
a O
trade O
is O
a O
trade O
, O
'' O
a O
member O
of O
the O
study O
team O
said O
. O

Whether O
a O
trade O
is O
done O
on O
a O
dual O
or O
non-dual O
basis O
, O
the O
member O
said O
, O
`` O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
have O
much O
economic O
impact O
. O
'' O

Currently O
, O
most O
traders O
on O
commodity O
exchanges O
specialize O
in O
trading O
either O
for O
customer O
accounts O
, O
which O
makes O
them O
brokers O
, O
or O
for O
their O
own O
accounts O
as O
socalled O
locals O
. O

`` O
The O
tests O
indicate O
that O
dual O
and O
non-dual O
traders O
are O
similar O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
trade O
executions O
and O
liquidity O
they O
provide O
to O
the O
market O
, O
'' O
Mrs. O
Gramm O
told O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
panel O
. O

Members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
have O
proposed O
restricting O
dual O
trading O
in O
bills O
to O
reauthorize O
CFTC B-ORG
operations O
. O

The O
House O
's O
bill O
would O
prohibit O
dual O
trading O
in O
markets O
with O
daily O
average O
volume O
of O
7,000 O
contracts O
or O
more O
, O
comprising O
those O
considered O
too O
difficult O
to O
track O
without O
a O
sophisticated O
computer O
system O
. O

The O
Senate O
bill O
would O
force O
the O
CFTC O
to O
suspend O
dual O
trading O
if O
an O
exchange O
ca O
n't O
show O
that O
its O
oversight O
system O
can O
detect O
dual O
- O
trading O
abuses O
. O

So O
far O
, O
one O
test O
of O
restricting O
dual O
trading O
has O
worked O
well O
. O

The B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Merc I-ORG
banned O
dual O
trading O
in O
its O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
- O
stock O
index O
futures O
pit O
in O
1987 O
. O

Under O
the O
rules O
, O
traders O
decide O
before O
a O
session O
begins O
whether O
they O
will O
trade O
for O
their O
own O
account O
or O
for O
customers O
. O

Traders O
who O
stand O
on O
the O
pit O
's O
top O
step O
, O
where O
most O
customer O
orders O
are O
executed O
, O
ca O
n't O
trade O
for O
themselves O
. O

A O
Merc B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
the O
plan O
has O
n't O
made O
much O
difference O
in O
liquidity O
in O
the O
pit O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
too O
soon O
to O
tell O
... O
but O
people O
do O
n't O
seem O
to O
be O
unhappy O
with O
it O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

He O
said O
he O
would O
n't O
comment O
on O
the O
CFTC O
plan O
until O
the O
exchange O
has O
seen O
the O
full O
proposal O
. O

But O
at O
a O
meeting O
last O
week O
, O
Tom B-PERSON
Donovan I-PERSON
, O
the O
Board O
of O
Trade O
's O
president O
, O
told O
commodity O
lawyers O
: O
`` O
Dual O
trading O
is O
definitely O
worth O
saving O
. O

It O
adds O
something O
to O
the O
market O
. O

Companies O
listed O
below O
reported O
quarterly O
profit O
substantially O
different O
from O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

The O
companies O
are O
followed O
by O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
, O
and O
had O
a O
minimum O
five O
- O
cent O
change O
in O
actual O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

Estimated O
and O
actual O
results O
involving O
losses O
are O
omitted O
. O

The O
percent O
difference O
compares O
actual O
profit O
with O
the O
30 O
- O
day O
estimate O
where O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
have O
issues O
forecasts O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
actual O
profit O
is O
compared O
with O
the O
300 O
- O
day O
estimate O
. O

Amcast B-ORG
Industrial I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
repurchase O
500,000 O
shares O
, O
or O
about O
7 O
% O
of O
its O
shares O
outstanding O
, O
in O
open O
market O
transactions O
. O

The O
metal O
products O
concern O
currently O
has O
7.2 O
million O
common O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

Amcast B-ORG
previously O
had O
said O
it O
planned O
to O
repurchase O
shares O
, O
but O
did O
n't O
disclose O
when O
or O
how O
many O
shares O
it O
intended O
to O
buy O
back O
. O

The O
company O
named O
Dillon O
Read O
& O
Co. O
as O
its O
exclusive O
agent O
for O
the O
stock O
buy O
- O
back O
program O
. O

Polaroid O
Corp. O
's O
patent O
- O
infringement O
damages O
case O
against O
Eastman B-ORG
Kodak I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
the O
highest O
stakes O
corporate O
trials O
ever O
, O
is O
getting O
scant O
attention O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

After O
78 O
days O
of O
mind O
- O
numbing O
testimony O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
Boston B-GPE
, O
the O
trial O
is O
being O
all O
but O
ignored O
by O
analysts O
and O
patent O
attorneys O
. O

Most O
have O
read O
the O
pre-trial O
documents O
, O
however O
, O
and O
estimate O
Kodak B-ORG
will O
be O
ordered O
to O
pay O
$ O
1 O
billion O
to O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
for O
infringing O
on O
seven O
Polaroid B-ORG
patents O
. O

That O
may O
be O
the O
largest O
patent O
award O
ever O
, O
but O
it O
is O
well O
below O
the O
$ O
12 O
billion O
Polaroid B-ORG
seeks O
. O

The O
highest O
patent O
damage O
award O
to O
date O
was O
in O
1986 O
, O
when O
Smith B-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
was O
ordered O
to O
pay O
$ O
205 O
million O
to O
Baker B-ORG
Hughes I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
for O
infringing O
on O
a O
patent O
on O
an O
oil O
drilling O
bit O
seal O
. O

The O
two O
companies O
later O
agreed O
to O
settle O
for O
$ O
95 O
million O
. O

Few O
analysts O
think O
it O
is O
worth O
their O
time O
to O
slog O
through O
the O
Polaroid O
trial O
testimony O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
like O
panning O
for O
gold O
outside O
of O
Grand B-FAC
Central I-FAC
Station I-FAC
. O

You O
might O
find O
something O
, O
but O
the O
chances O
are O
low O
, O
'' O
said O
Michael B-PERSON
Ellman I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Wertheim O
Schroder O
& O
Co O
. O

And O
Eugene B-PERSON
Glazer I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
Reynolds I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
said O
: O
`` O
If O
you O
hired O
an O
attorney O
to O
be O
there O
all O
the O
time O
and O
give O
you O
a O
-LRB- O
prediction O
-RRB- O
of O
the O
eventual O
award O
, O
I O
would O
be O
willing O
to O
bet O
that O
he O
would O
be O
off O
'' O
by O
a O
lot O
. O

A O
75 O
- O
day O
trial O
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
determined O
that O
Kodak B-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Rochester B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
infringed O
on O
patents O
of O
Polaroid B-ORG
, O
of O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

The O
main O
issues O
remaining O
are O
how O
to O
calculate O
damages O
and O
whether O
the O
infringement O
was O
`` O
willful O
and O
deliberate O
. O
'' O

If O
so O
, O
the O
damages O
could O
be O
tripled O
. O

Two O
analysts O
who O
have O
read O
the O
transcripts O
, O
David B-PERSON
Nelson I-PERSON
of O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Calvert B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Crary I-PERSON
, O
a O
litigation O
analyst O
at O
Labe O
, O
Simpson B-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
think O
Judge O
A. O
David O
Mazzone O
will O
decide O
in O
Kodak B-ORG
's O
favor O
on O
the O
`` O
willful O
and O
deliberate O
'' O
issue O
. O

Mr. O
Crary O
said O
testimony O
by O
Kodak B-ORG
's O
patent O
counsel O
, O
Francis B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Carr I-PERSON
of O
Kenyon O
& O
Kenyon O
, O
showed O
that O
`` O
he O
worked O
with O
Kodak B-ORG
continuously O
from O
the O
outset O
of O
the O
project O
'' O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
avoid O
infringement O
. O

`` O
Carr B-PERSON
told O
Kodak B-ORG
on O
many O
occasions O
to O
avoid O
various O
features O
because O
of O
Polaroid B-ORG
's O
patent O
positions O
, O
'' O
and O
Kodak B-ORG
followed O
his O
advice O
in O
every O
instance O
, O
Mr. O
Crary O
said O
. O

But O
Irving B-PERSON
Kayton I-PERSON
, O
a O
patent O
expert O
at O
George O
Mason O
University O
School O
of O
Law O
who O
is O
familiar O
with O
the O
case O
, O
said O
the O
fact O
that O
seven O
patents O
were O
infringed O
`` O
suggests O
that O
infringement O
was O
willful O
. O

It O
's O
difficult O
to O
be O
that O
consistently O
wrong O
. O
'' O

Observers O
also O
wonder O
whether O
Judge O
Mazzone O
will O
use O
the O
lost O
- O
profits O
method O
of O
determining O
damages O
, O
which O
Polaroid B-ORG
favors O
because O
it O
would O
result O
in O
a O
larger O
award O
, O
or O
the O
reasonable O
royalty O
method O
. O

Polaroid B-ORG
claims O
it O
could O
have O
manufactured O
and O
sold O
all O
the O
instant O
cameras O
and O
film O
sold O
by O
Kodak B-ORG
if O
Kodak B-ORG
had O
n't O
entered O
the O
market O
. O

Moreover O
, O
Polaroid B-ORG
contends O
it O
could O
have O
sold O
them O
at O
a O
higher O
price O
-- O
and O
thus O
made O
higher O
profits O
-- O
because O
it O
would O
n't O
have O
been O
forced O
to O
match O
Kodak B-ORG
's O
lower O
prices O
. O

Each O
side O
has O
called O
a O
Harvard B-ORG
Business I-ORG
School I-ORG
professor O
to O
testify O
on O
that O
issue O
. O

Kodak O
hired O
Robert B-PERSON
Buzzell I-PERSON
and O
Polaroid B-ORG
brought O
in O
Robert B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Dolan I-PERSON
. O

`` O
There O
's O
nothing O
that O
says O
that O
people O
at O
Harvard O
Business O
school O
have O
to O
agree O
with O
each O
other O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Buzzell O
. O

Testimony O
is O
expected O
to O
continue O
until O
early O
December O
. O

A O
decision O
is O
n't O
expected O
until O
some O
time O
next O
year O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
industrial O
production O
rose O
1.5 O
% O
in O
August O
from O
July O
and O
was O
up O
0.9 O
% O
from O
August O
1988 O
, O
according O
to O
provisional O
data O
from O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Statistical I-ORG
Office I-ORG
. O

Output O
in O
the O
energy O
sector O
, O
which O
can O
vary O
greatly O
with O
swings O
in O
the O
oil O
market O
, O
rose O
3.8 O
% O
in O
August O
from O
May O
but O
was O
down O
7.1 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
latest O
figures O
compare O
with O
July O
's O
4.5 O
% O
month O
- O
to O
- O
month O
rise O
and O
11.3 O
% O
year O
- O
to O
- O
year O
fall O
. O

-LRB- O
During O
its O
centennial O
year O
, O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
will O
report O
events O
of O
the O
past O
century O
that O
stand O
as O
milestones O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
history O
. O
-RRB- O

SOFT O
CONTACT O
LENSES O
WON O
federal O
blessing O
on O
March O
18 O
, O
1971 O
, O
and O
quickly O
became O
eye O
openers O
for O
their O
makers O
. O

The O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
that O
day O
said O
Bausch B-ORG
& O
Lomb O
could O
start O
selling O
them O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

The O
cornflake O
- O
size O
product O
was O
more O
comfortable O
and O
less O
prone O
to O
falling O
out O
than O
hard O
contact O
lenses O
, O
which O
had O
been O
around O
since O
1939 O
. O

Bausch B-ORG
& O
Lomb O
sold O
the O
softies O
under O
a O
sublicense O
from O
National B-ORG
Patent I-ORG
Development I-ORG
, O
which O
had O
gained O
the O
rights O
from O
the O
Czechoslovakia O
Academy O
of O
Sciences O
. O

Otto B-PERSON
Wichterle I-PERSON
, O
a O
Czech B-NORP
, O
invented O
them O
in O
1962 O
. O

The O
plastic O
lens O
wraps O
itself O
over O
the O
cornea O
, O
absorbing O
eye O
moisture O
while O
permitting O
oxygen O
to O
pass O
through O
. O

But O
the O
new O
lens O
became O
the O
eye O
of O
a O
storm O
. O

In O
September O
1971 O
California B-GPE
officials O
seized O
`` O
bootlegged O
'' O
lenses O
-- O
made O
by O
unlicensed O
companies O
-- O
after O
some O
showed O
traces O
of O
bacteria O
. O

In O
October O
doctors O
were O
debating O
the O
product O
's O
safety O
, O
some O
claiming O
it O
caused O
infections O
. O

And O
there O
were O
Senate B-ORG
hearings O
on O
the O
questions O
in O
July O
1972 O
. O

The O
product O
overcame O
the O
bad O
publicity O
and O
kept O
evolving O
. O

The O
early O
soft O
lenses O
, O
which O
cost O
$ O
300 O
a O
set O
, O
were O
expected O
to O
last O
for O
a O
year O
. O

In O
1983 O
`` O
extended O
wear O
'' O
versions O
, O
designed O
to O
be O
worn O
for O
30 O
days O
at O
a O
time O
, O
wree O
offered O
. O

Eighteen O
months O
ago O
a O
`` O
disposable O
'' O
seven O
- O
day O
model O
bowed O
; O
a O
year O
's O
supply O
costs O
about O
$ O
500 O
. O

Last O
month O
the O
FDA O
and O
Contact B-ORG
Lens I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
cautioned O
users O
that O
serious O
eye O
infections O
could O
result O
from O
wearing O
lenses O
more O
than O
seven O
days O
at O
a O
stretch O
. O

Today O
20 O
million O
of O
the O
25 O
million O
Americans O
using O
contact O
lenses O
are O
using O
the O
soft O
type O
. O

Including O
the O
accesory O
eye O
care O
products O
, O
contacts O
account O
for O
$ O
2 O
billion O
in O
annual O
retail O
sales O
. O

Although O
Bausch B-ORG
remains O
the O
leader O
among O
the O
six O
majors O
, O
Johnson B-PERSON
& O
Johnson B-PERSON
, O
with O
its O
new O
disposables O
, O
is O
coming O
on O
fast O
. O

After O
two O
years O
of O
drought O
, O
it O
rained O
money O
in O
the O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
markets O
yesterday O
. O

As O
financial O
markets O
rebounded O
, O
trading O
volume O
in O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
's O
huge O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
pit O
soared O
, O
reaching O
near O
- O
record O
levels O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
October O
1987 O
. O

The O
sudden O
influx O
of O
liquidity O
enabled O
several O
traders O
to O
reap O
six O
- O
figure O
windfalls O
in O
a O
matter O
of O
minutes O
as O
prices O
soared O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

`` O
Guys O
were O
minting O
money O
in O
there O
today O
, O
'' O
said O
John B-PERSON
Legittino I-PERSON
, O
a O
futures O
broker O
for O
Elders B-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

The O
S&P O
500 O
futures O
contract O
, O
which O
moves O
in O
fractions O
of O
an O
index O
point O
under O
normal O
conditions O
, O
jumped O
two O
to O
three O
points O
in O
seconds O
early O
yesterday O
after O
an O
initial O
downturn O
, O
then O
moved O
strongly O
higher O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
day O
. O

Each O
index O
point O
represents O
a O
$ O
500 O
profit O
for O
each O
S&P B-ORG
500 O
contract O
held O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
since O
the O
1987 O
crash O
, O
traders O
said O
that O
they O
were O
able O
to O
trade O
several O
hundred O
S&P B-ORG
500 O
contracts O
at O
a O
time O
in O
a O
highly O
liquid O
market O
. O

Many O
institutions O
and O
individual O
investors O
have O
shied O
away O
from O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
, O
blaming O
them O
for O
speeding O
the O
stock O
market O
crash O
on O
Black B-EVENT
Monday I-EVENT
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Since O
the O
crash O
, O
many O
futures O
traders O
have O
n't O
assumed O
large O
positions O
for O
fear O
that O
the O
S&P O
500 O
market O
, O
with O
much O
of O
its O
customer O
order O
flow O
missing O
, O
would O
dry O
up O
if O
prices O
turned O
against O
them O
. O

More O
than O
400 O
traders O
jammed O
the O
S&P O
500 O
futures O
pit O
to O
await O
the O
opening O
bell O
. O

Traders O
were O
shouting O
bids O
and O
offers O
a O
full O
five O
minutes O
before O
the O
start O
of O
trading O
at O
8:30 O
am O

The O
contract O
fell O
five O
points O
at O
the O
open O
to O
323.85 O
, O
the O
maximum O
opening O
move O
allowed O
under O
safeguards O
adopted O
by O
the O
Merc O
to O
stem O
a O
market O
slide O
. O

But O
several O
traders O
quickly O
stepped O
up O
and O
bid O
for O
contracts O
, O
driving O
prices O
sharply O
higher O
. O

The O
market O
hovered O
near O
Friday O
's O
closing O
price O
of O
328.85 O
for O
about O
a O
half O
hour O
, O
moving O
several O
index O
points O
higher O
or O
lower O
in O
seconds O
, O
then O
broke O
higher O
and O
did O
n't O
look O
back O
. O

The O
S&P O
500 O
contract O
that O
expires O
in O
December O
closed O
up O
a O
record O
15.65 O
points O
on O
volume O
of O
nearly O
80,000 O
contracts O
. O

`` O
Traders O
five O
feet O
from O
each O
other O
were O
making O
bids O
and O
offers O
that O
were O
a O
full O
point O
apart O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
S&P O
500 O
broker O
. O

`` O
You O
could O
buy O
at O
the O
bid O
and O
sell O
at O
the O
offer O
and O
make O
a O
fortune O
, O
'' O
he O
marveled O
. O

Several O
of O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
's O
largest O
securities O
firms O
, O
including O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
were O
also O
large O
buyers O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
was O
among O
the O
largest O
sellers O
of O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
last O
week O
, O
traders O
said O
. O

Brokerage O
firms O
as O
a O
rule O
do O
n't O
comment O
on O
their O
market O
activity O
. O

Unlike O
the O
week O
following O
Black B-EVENT
Monday I-EVENT
two O
years O
ago O
, O
individual O
traders O
in O
the O
S&P O
500 O
pit O
were O
also O
being O
uncharacteristically O
circumspect O
about O
their O
one O
- O
day O
profits O
. O

`` O
With O
the O
FBI O
around O
here O
, O
bragging O
rights O
are O
a O
thing O
of O
the O
past O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
trader O
, O
referring O
to O
the O
federal O
investigation O
of O
futures O
trading O
that O
so O
far O
has O
resulted O
in O
46 O
indictments O
lodged O
against O
individuals O
on O
the O
Merc O
and O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
. O

CHICAGO B-GPE
- O
Options O
traders O
were O
among O
the O
big O
victims O
of O
Friday O
's O
plunging O
stock O
market O
, O
including O
one O
small O
firm O
that O
required O
an O
emergency O
$ O
50 O
million O
bailout O
. O

While O
Monday O
's O
rebounding O
markets O
helped O
other O
investors O
recoup O
losses O
, O
many O
options O
customers O
and O
professional O
traders O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
options O
and O
the O
options O
on O
takeover O
stocks O
were O
left O
with O
multimillion O
- O
dollar O
losses O
, O
traders O
here O
and O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
said O
. O

Options O
traders O
were O
hurt O
worse O
than O
others O
on O
Friday O
because O
of O
the O
highly O
volatile O
nature O
of O
options O
, O
which O
often O
rise O
or O
fall O
in O
value O
several O
times O
the O
amount O
of O
the O
price O
change O
in O
the O
individual O
stock O
or O
index O
of O
stocks O
on O
which O
they O
are O
based O
. O

Thus O
, O
options O
traders O
Friday O
were O
stuck O
with O
losses O
that O
also O
were O
several O
times O
larger O
than O
those O
suffered O
by O
many O
stock O
traders O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Jeffrey B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
of O
Miller O
Tabak O
Hirsch O
& O
Co. O
said O
that O
given O
the O
high O
degree O
of O
leverage O
in O
the O
options O
market O
, O
it O
is O
`` O
very O
easy O
for O
these O
guys O
to O
get O
wiped O
out O
. O

That O
may O
just O
be O
the O
nature O
of O
these O
highly O
leveraged O
little O
creatures O
. O
'' O

An O
options O
contract O
gives O
the O
holder O
the O
right O
to O
buy O
-LRB- O
call O
-RRB- O
or O
sell O
-LRB- O
put O
-RRB- O
a O
specific O
amount O
of O
stock O
, O
or O
in O
this O
case O
the O
value O
of O
a O
stock O
index O
, O
based O
on O
a O
predetermined O
price O
within O
a O
given O
time O
period O
. O

Options O
traders O
who O
, O
in O
return O
for O
a O
small O
fee O
, O
or O
premium O
, O
had O
previously O
sold O
put O
options O
on O
stocks O
or O
stock O
indexes O
were O
forced O
on O
Friday O
to O
buy O
those O
contracts O
back O
at O
the O
previously O
agreed O
prices O
, O
which O
were O
substantially O
above O
those O
in O
the O
market O
as O
it O
was O
falling O
. O

They O
then O
had O
no O
choice O
in O
many O
cases O
but O
to O
sell O
the O
contracts O
at O
prevailing O
prices O
-- O
in O
most O
cases O
at O
a O
substantial O
loss O
. O

The O
latest O
round O
of O
losses O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
a O
serious O
blow O
to O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Board I-ORG
Options I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
never O
fully O
recovered O
from O
the O
aftershock O
of O
Black B-EVENT
Monday I-EVENT
, O
when O
investors O
fled O
the O
market O
because O
of O
huge O
losses O
. O

Making O
matters O
worse O
was O
the O
fact O
that O
late O
Friday O
afternoon O
the O
CBOE O
halted O
stock O
- O
index O
options O
trading O
in O
step O
with O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
's O
halt O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
. O

But O
while O
the O
Merc O
reopened O
a O
half O
hour O
later O
, O
the O
CBOE O
remained O
closed O
, O
leaving O
many O
options O
traders O
unable O
to O
make O
trades O
that O
might O
have O
reduced O
the O
losses O
. O

CBOE O
Chairman O
Alger O
`` O
Duke B-ORG
'' O
Chapman O
, O
said O
that O
, O
unlike O
the O
futures O
market O
, O
the O
options O
exchange O
has O
to O
open O
in O
a O
rotation O
that O
allows O
each O
different O
options O
series O
to O
trade O
. O

Exchange O
officials O
reasoned O
that O
they O
would O
n't O
have O
been O
able O
to O
make O
such O
a O
rotation O
with O
the O
time O
remaining O
Friday O
afternoon O
, O
and O
with O
the O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
closing O
for O
a O
second O
and O
final O
time O
, O
the O
CBOE O
reasoned O
that O
its O
best O
course O
was O
to O
remain O
closed O
. O

The O
damage O
was O
so O
bad O
at O
Fossett B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
an O
options O
trading O
firm O
here O
, O
that O
it O
was O
forced O
to O
transfer O
its O
accounts O
to O
First B-ORG
Options I-ORG
of O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Continental B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
as O
a O
result O
of O
options O
trading O
losses O
. O

Fosset B-ORG
so O
far O
is O
the O
only O
member O
of O
a O
financial O
exchange O
to O
be O
forced O
to O
be O
taken O
over O
by O
another O
firm O
as O
a O
result O
of O
Friday O
's O
rout O
. O

Fossett B-ORG
still O
had O
several O
million O
dollars O
in O
capital O
left O
after O
Friday O
's O
close O
of O
trading O
, O
but O
not O
enough O
that O
regulators O
, O
worried O
about O
another O
potential O
market O
plunge O
yesterday O
, O
would O
let O
it O
reopen O
for O
trading O
, O
options O
exchange O
officials O
said O
. O

Thus O
, O
in O
an O
unprecedented O
arrangement O
underscoring O
the O
seriousness O
of O
the O
transfer O
, O
the O
CBOE O
, O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Options I-ORG
Clearing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
firm O
's O
owner O
, O
Stephen B-PERSON
Fossett I-PERSON
, O
put O
up O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
50 O
million O
to O
guarantee O
the O
customer O
positions O
being O
transferred O
to O
the O
bank O
holding O
company O
subsidiary O
in O
case O
the O
market O
plunged O
again O
yesterday O
. O

S. B-PERSON
Waite I-PERSON
Rawls I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
, O
vice O
chairman O
of O
Continental B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
First B-ORG
Options I-ORG
' O
parent O
company O
, O
said O
the O
firm O
took O
on O
about O
160 O
accounts O
formerly O
held O
by O
Fossett B-ORG
, O
almost O
all O
of O
them O
belonging O
to O
professional O
floor O
traders O
. O

`` O
Steve B-PERSON
and O
his O
firm O
were O
still O
worth O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Rawls O
said O
. O

`` O
A O
package O
of O
credit O
support O
was O
put O
together O
-- O
including O
the O
assets O
of O
Steve B-PERSON
and O
his O
firm O
. O
'' O

The O
bailout O
was O
cobbled O
together O
over O
the O
weekend O
, O
with O
officials O
from O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
, O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
, O
Comptroller O
of O
the O
Currency O
and O
Treasury B-ORG
as O
well O
as O
the O
options O
exchanges O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
great O
to O
have O
the O
luxury O
of O
time O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Rawls O
said O
. O

At O
one O
point O
, O
an O
options O
industry O
official O
had O
to O
talk O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Chicago B-GPE
's O
night O
watchman O
into O
giving O
him O
the O
home O
phone O
number O
of O
Silas B-PERSON
Keene I-PERSON
, O
Chicago B-ORG
Fed I-ORG
president O
. O

First B-ORG
Options I-ORG
did O
n't O
have O
to O
put O
any O
money O
into O
the O
bailout O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
rally O
in O
the O
stock O
, O
futures O
and O
options O
markets O
led O
CBOE B-ORG
and O
Amex B-ORG
officials O
to O
conclude O
that O
the O
$ O
50 O
million O
in O
guarantees O
almost O
certainly O
wo O
n't O
need O
to O
be O
tapped O
by O
First B-ORG
Options I-ORG
. O

The O
Fossett B-PERSON
firm O
had O
some O
losses O
and O
liquidity O
problems O
during O
the O
October O
1987 O
crash O
as O
well O
, O
Mr. O
Rawls O
said O
. O

A O
federal O
official O
said O
that O
Continental B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
worked O
with O
securities O
and O
banking O
regulators O
over O
the O
weekend O
to O
fashion O
the O
Fossett B-PERSON
bailout O
, O
but O
that O
conditions O
were O
n't O
dictated O
by O
those O
agencies O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
their O
business O
decision O
, O
'' O
the O
official O
said O
. O

Officials O
at O
Options B-ORG
Clearing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
processes O
all O
options O
trades O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
exchanges O
, O
said O
that O
the O
$ O
50 O
million O
guarantee O
was O
unprecedented O
, O
but O
was O
necessary O
to O
help O
insure O
the O
integrity O
of O
the O
options O
markets O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
an O
extraordinary O
situation O
that O
needed O
extraordinary O
steps O
, O
'' O
said O
Paul B-PERSON
Stevens I-PERSON
, O
OCC B-ORG
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
. O

Mr. O
Stevens O
declined O
to O
give O
the O
specific O
contributions O
to O
the O
$ O
50 O
million O
guarantee O
from O
each O
participant O
. O

But O
CBOE B-ORG
and O
Amex B-ORG
officials O
said O
that O
Options B-ORG
Clearing I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
contributed O
$ O
20 O
million O
to O
the O
guarantee O
, O
the O
CBOE O
put O
up O
$ O
8 O
million O
, O
the O
Amex O
added O
$ O
4 O
million O
and O
$ O
18 O
million O
came O
from O
Mr. O
Fossett O
's O
own O
assets O
. O

Mr. O
Fossett O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
to O
comment O
. O

Right O
away O
you O
notice O
the O
following O
things O
about O
a O
Philip B-PERSON
Glass I-PERSON
concert O
. O

It O
attracts O
people O
with O
funny O
hair O
-LRB- O
or O
with O
no O
hair O
-- O
in O
front O
of O
me O
a O
girl O
with O
spiked O
locks O
sat O
beside O
a O
boy O
who O
had O
shaved O
his O
-RRB- O
. O

Whoever O
constitute O
the O
local O
Left B-LOC
Bank I-LOC
come O
out O
in O
force O
, O
dressed O
in O
black O
, O
along O
with O
a O
smattering O
of O
yuppies O
who O
want O
to O
be O
on O
the O
cutting O
edge O
. O

People O
in O
Glass O
houses O
tend O
to O
look O
stoned O
. O

And O
, O
if O
still O
conscious O
at O
the O
evening O
's O
end O
, O
you O
notice O
something O
else O
: O
The O
audience O
, O
at O
first O
entranced O
and O
hypnotized O
by O
the O
music O
, O
releases O
its O
pent O
- O
up O
feelings O
in O
collective O
gratitude O
. O

Currently O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
four O
- O
week O
, O
20 O
- O
city O
tour O
as O
a O
solo O
pianist O
, O
Mr. O
Glass O
has O
left O
behind O
his O
synthesizers O
, O
equipment O
and O
collaborators O
in O
favor O
of O
going O
it O
alone O
. O

He O
sits O
down O
at O
the O
piano O
and O
plays O
. O

And O
plays O
. O

Either O
one O
likes O
it O
or O
one O
does O
n't O
. O

The O
typical O
Glass O
audience O
, O
which O
is O
more O
likely O
to O
be O
composed O
of O
music O
students O
than O
their O
teachers O
, O
certainly O
does O
. O

The O
work O
, O
though O
, O
sounds O
like O
Muzak B-ORG
for O
spaceships O
. O

Philip B-PERSON
Glass I-PERSON
is O
the O
emperor O
, O
and O
his O
music O
the O
new O
clothes O
, O
of O
the O
avant O
- O
garde O
. O

His O
success O
is O
easy O
to O
understand O
. O

Softly O
introducing O
and O
explaining O
his O
pieces O
, O
Mr. O
Glass O
looks O
and O
sounds O
more O
like O
a O
shaggy O
poet O
describing O
his O
work O
than O
a O
classical O
pianist O
playing O
a O
recital O
. O

The O
piano O
compositions O
, O
which O
have O
been O
labeled O
variously O
as O
minimalist O
, O
Oriental O
, O
repetitive O
, O
cyclical O
, O
monophonic O
and O
hypnotic O
, O
are O
relentlessly O
tonal O
-LRB- O
therefore O
unthreatening O
-RRB- O
, O
unvaryingly O
rhythmic O
-LRB- O
therefore O
soporific O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
unflaggingly O
harmonious O
but O
unmelodic O
-LRB- O
therefore O
both O
pretty O
and O
unconventional O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
is O
music O
for O
people O
who O
want O
to O
hear O
something O
different O
but O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
work O
especially O
hard O
at O
the O
task O
. O

It O
is O
E-Z O
listening O
for O
the O
now O
generation O
. O

Mr. O
Glass O
has O
inverted O
the O
famous O
modernist O
dictum O
`` O
less O
is O
more O
. O
'' O

His O
more O
is O
always O
less O
. O

Far O
from O
being O
minimalist O
, O
the O
music O
unabatingly O
torments O
us O
with O
apparent O
novelties O
not O
so O
cleverly O
disguised O
in O
the O
simplicities O
of O
4/4 O
time O
, O
octave O
intervals O
, O
and O
ragtime O
or O
gospel O
chord O
progressions O
. O

But O
the O
music O
has O
its O
charm O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Glass O
has O
constructed O
his O
solo O
program O
around O
a O
move O
from O
the O
simple O
to O
the O
relatively O
complex O
. O

`` O
Opening O
'' O
-LRB- O
1981 O
-RRB- O
, O
from O
Glassworks B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
introduces O
the O
audience O
to O
the O
Glass O
technique O
: O
Never O
straying O
too O
far O
from O
the O
piano O
's O
center O
, O
Mr. O
Glass O
works O
in O
the O
two O
octaves O
on O
either O
side O
of O
middle O
C O
, O
and O
his O
fingers O
seldom O
leave O
the O
keys O
. O

There O
is O
a O
recognizable O
musical O
style O
here O
, O
but O
not O
a O
particular O
performance O
style O
. O

The O
music O
is O
not O
especially O
pianistic O
; O
indeed O
, O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
imagine O
a O
bad O
performance O
of O
it O
. O

Nothing O
bravura O
, O
no O
arpeggios O
, O
no O
ticklish O
fingering O
problems O
challenge O
the O
performer O
. O

We O
hear O
, O
we O
may O
think O
, O
inner O
voices O
, O
but O
they O
all O
seem O
to O
be O
saying O
the O
same O
thing O
. O

With O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Planet I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
music O
meant O
to O
accompany O
readings O
of O
Allen O
Ginsberg O
's O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Wichita I-WORK_OF_ART
Vortex I-WORK_OF_ART
Sutra I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Glass O
gets O
going O
. O

His O
hands O
sit O
farther O
apart O
on O
the O
keyboard O
. O

Seventh O
chords O
make O
you O
feel O
as O
though O
he O
may O
break O
into O
a O
-LRB- O
very O
slow O
-RRB- O
improvisatory O
riff O
. O

The O
chords O
modulate O
, O
but O
there O
is O
little O
filigree O
even O
though O
his O
fingers O
begin O
to O
wander O
over O
more O
of O
the O
keys O
. O

Contrasts O
predictably O
accumulate O
: O
First O
the O
music O
is O
loud O
, O
then O
it O
becomes O
soft O
, O
then O
-LRB- O
you O
realize O
-RRB- O
it O
becomes O
louder O
again O
. O

`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Fourth I-WORK_OF_ART
Knee I-WORK_OF_ART
Play I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
an O
interlude O
from O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Einstein I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Beach I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
is O
like O
a O
toccata O
but O
it O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
move O
much O
beyond O
its O
left O
- O
hand O
ground O
in O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Three I-WORK_OF_ART
Blind I-WORK_OF_ART
Mice I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

When O
Mr. O
Glass O
decides O
to O
get O
really O
fancy O
, O
he O
crosses O
his O
hands O
and O
hits O
a O
resonant O
bass O
note O
with O
his O
right O
hand O
. O

He O
does O
this O
in O
at O
least O
three O
of O
his O
solo O
pieces O
. O

You O
might O
call O
it O
a O
leitmotif O
or O
a O
virtuoso O
accomplishment O
. O

In O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Mad I-WORK_OF_ART
Rush I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
which O
came O
from O
a O
commission O
to O
write O
a O
piece O
of O
indeterminate O
length O
-LRB- O
Mr. O
Glass O
charmingly O
, O
and O
tellingly O
, O
confessed O
that O
`` O
this O
was O
no O
problem O
for O
me O
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
an O
A B-ORG
section O
alternates O
with O
a O
B O
section O
several O
times O
before O
the O
piece O
ends O
unresolved O
. O

Not O
only O
is O
the O
typical O
Glasswork O
open O
- O
ended O
, O
it O
is O
also O
often O
multiple O
in O
its O
context O
-LRB- O
s O
-RRB- O
. O

`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Mad I-WORK_OF_ART
Rush I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
began O
its O
life O
as O
the O
accompaniment O
to O
the O
Dalai O
Lama O
's O
first O
public O
address O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
when O
Mr. O
Glass O
played O
it O
on O
the O
organ O
at O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
Cathedral O
of O
St. O
John O
the O
Divine O
. O

Later O
it O
was O
performed O
on O
Radio B-ORG
Bremen I-ORG
in O
Germany B-GPE
, O
and O
then O
Lucinda B-PERSON
Childs I-PERSON
took O
it O
for O
one O
of O
her O
dance O
pieces O
. O

The O
point O
is O
that O
any O
piece O
can O
be O
used O
as O
background O
music O
for O
virtually O
anything O
. O

The O
evening O
ended O
with O
Mr. O
Glass O
's O
`` O
Metamorphosis O
, O
'' O
another O
multiple O
work O
. O

Parts O
1 O
, O
2 O
, O
and O
5 O
come O
from O
the O
soundtrack O
of O
Errol O
Morris O
's O
acclaimed O
film O
, O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Thin I-WORK_OF_ART
Blue I-WORK_OF_ART
Line I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
and O
the O
two O
other O
parts O
from O
incidental O
music O
to O
two O
separate O
dramatizations O
of O
the O
Kafka B-PERSON
story O
of O
the O
same O
name O
. O

When O
used O
as O
background O
in O
this O
way O
, O
the O
music O
has O
an O
appropriate O
eeriness O
, O
as O
when O
a O
two O
- O
note O
phrase O
, O
a O
descending O
minor O
third O
, O
accompanies O
the O
seemingly O
endless O
litany O
of O
reports O
, O
interviews O
and O
confessions O
of O
witnesses O
in O
the O
Morris B-GPE
film O
. O

Served O
up O
as O
a O
solo O
, O
however O
, O
the O
music O
lacks O
the O
resonance O
provided O
by O
a O
context O
within O
another O
medium O
. O

Admirers O
of O
Mr. O
Glass O
may O
agree O
with O
the O
critic O
Richard B-PERSON
Kostelanetz I-PERSON
's O
sense O
that O
the O
1974 O
`` O
Music B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Twelve I-WORK_OF_ART
Parts I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
as O
encyclopedic O
and O
weighty O
as O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Well I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Tempered I-WORK_OF_ART
Clavier I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

But O
while O
making O
the O
obvious O
point O
that O
both O
composers O
develop O
variations O
from O
themes O
, O
this O
comparison O
ignores O
the O
intensely O
claustrophobic O
nature O
of O
Mr. O
Glass O
's O
music O
. O

Its O
supposedly O
austere O
minimalism O
overlays O
a O
bombast O
that O
makes O
one O
yearn O
for O
the O
astringency O
of O
neoclassical O
Stravinsky B-PERSON
, O
the O
genuinely O
radical O
minimalism O
of O
Berg B-PERSON
and O
Webern B-PERSON
, O
and O
what O
in O
retrospect O
even O
seems O
like O
concision O
in O
Mahler B-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Spiegelman O
is O
professor O
of O
English O
at O
Southern B-ORG
Methodist I-ORG
University I-ORG
and O
editor O
of O
the B-ORG
Southwest I-ORG
Review I-ORG
. O

The O
Pentagon O
is O
a O
haunted O
house O
. O

Living O
there O
for O
six O
years O
was O
really O
scary O
. O

The O
ghosts O
of O
the O
past O
are O
everywhere O
: O
They O
are O
kept O
at O
bay O
only O
by O
feeding O
them O
vast O
quantities O
of O
our O
defense O
budget O
. O

Some O
can O
be O
bought O
off O
relatively O
cheaply O
. O

During O
the B-EVENT
Korean I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
Gen. O
Douglas O
MacArthur O
demanded O
and O
got O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
his O
U.N. B-ORG
command O
in O
Korea B-GPE
, O
his O
own O
naval O
command O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
NavforJapan B-ORG
. O

Those O
obsolete O
operations O
cost O
less O
than O
$ O
2 O
billion O
a O
year O
, O
and O
keep O
Mac B-PERSON
's O
ghost O
quiet O
. O

That O
's O
about O
all O
it O
costs O
to O
appease O
Adm. O
Erich O
Raeder O
's O
ghost O
. O

In O
1941 O
, O
Raeder B-PERSON
and O
the O
German B-NORP
navy O
threatened O
to O
attack O
the B-FAC
Panama I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
, O
so O
we O
created O
the B-ORG
Southern I-ORG
Command I-ORG
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Southern I-ORG
Command I-ORG
has O
grown O
even O
bigger O
since O
the O
war O
because O
Raeder B-PERSON
's O
ghost O
sometimes O
runs O
through O
the O
E O
ring O
dressed O
like O
Gen. O
Noriega O
. O

The O
Command O
's O
huge O
bureaucracy O
is O
needed O
to O
analyze O
whether O
leaders O
of O
coups O
against O
Gen. O
Noriega O
meet O
the O
War O
Powers O
Act O
's O
six O
points O
, O
Cap B-PERSON
Weinberger I-PERSON
's O
seven O
points O
, O
the B-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
's O
32 O
points O
and O
Woodrow O
Wilson O
's O
14 O
points O
necessary O
to O
justify O
U.S. B-GPE
support O
. O

So O
far O
no O
one O
has O
. O

The O
ghost O
of O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
brigade O
discovered O
in O
Cuba B-GPE
back O
in O
the O
'70s O
costs O
just O
a O
few O
hundred O
million O
: O
the O
price O
of O
the B-ORG
Caribbean I-ORG
Command I-ORG
in O
Key B-GPE
West I-GPE
that O
President O
Carter O
created O
in O
1980 O
. O

The O
brigade O
has O
n't O
been O
heard O
from O
since O
, O
but O
we O
keep O
the O
staff O
around O
just O
in O
case O
. O

George O
Marshall O
's O
ghost O
is O
much O
more O
difficult O
to O
keep O
happy O
. O

We O
keep O
a O
lot O
of O
shrines O
to O
him O
around O
the O
Pentagon O
: O
statues O
, O
busts O
, O
relics O
and O
such O
. O

The O
Army O
headquarters O
on O
the O
third O
deck O
of O
the O
Pentagon O
used O
to O
burn O
a O
lot O
of O
incense O
to O
him O
, O
but O
the O
Navy O
headquarters O
on O
the O
fourth O
deck O
made O
them O
stop O
it O
. O

You O
see O
, O
Marshall B-PERSON
had O
this O
thing O
about O
the O
Navy O
and O
the O
Marines B-NORP
-- O
he O
wanted O
to O
make O
them O
part O
of O
the O
Army O
but O
Secretary O
of O
the O
Navy O
James O
Forrestal O
blocked O
him O
. O

Now O
his O
ghost O
wo O
n't O
let O
up O
till O
it O
's O
done O
. O

To O
keep O
him O
quiet O
we O
invent O
a O
new O
unified O
command O
every O
year O
or O
so O
run O
by O
the O
Army O
or O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
and O
put O
more O
of O
the O
Navy O
and O
Marines B-ORG
under O
it O
. O

But O
we O
still O
hear O
him O
moaning O
at O
night O
because O
the O
Navy O
has O
a O
few O
ships O
left O
, O
and O
to O
satisfy O
him O
the O
Navy O
's O
sea O
lift O
forces O
were O
given O
to O
a O
new O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
bureaucracy O
in O
Illinois B-GPE
, O
its O
space O
operations O
to O
another O
command O
in O
Colorado B-GPE
, O
the O
frogmen O
to O
a O
new O
Army B-ORG
bureaucracy O
in O
Fort B-GPE
Bragg I-GPE
, O
and O
the O
Navy O
's O
Indian B-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
and O
Persian B-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
forces O
to O
an O
Army B-ORG
bureaucracy O
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

Which O
brings O
up O
the O
worst O
and O
meanest O
ghost O
of O
all O
-- O
the O
ghost O
of O
the O
shah O
of O
Iran B-GPE
. O

When O
the O
shah O
died O
, O
President O
Carter O
was O
so O
scared O
that O
the O
shah O
's O
ghost O
would O
blame O
him O
for O
shoving O
him O
out O
to O
make O
way O
for O
the O
ayatollah O
that O
he O
declared O
the O
Carter O
Doctrine O
. O

Mr. O
Carter O
said O
he O
would O
go O
to O
war O
to O
stop O
anyone O
from O
trying O
to O
grab O
Iran B-GPE
. O

But O
that O
ghost O
would O
n't O
settle O
for O
words O
, O
he O
wanted O
money O
and O
people O
-- O
lots O
. O

So O
Mr. O
Carter O
formed O
three O
new O
Army B-ORG
divisions O
and O
gave O
them O
to O
a O
new O
bureaucracy O
in O
Tampa B-GPE
called O
the B-ORG
Rapid I-ORG
Deployment I-ORG
Force I-ORG
. O

But O
that O
ghost O
was O
n't O
fooled O
; O
he O
knew O
the O
RDF O
was O
neither O
rapid O
nor O
deployable O
nor O
a O
force O
-- O
even O
though O
it O
cost O
$ O
8 O
billion O
or O
$ O
10 O
billion O
a O
year O
. O

After O
Mr. O
Carter O
was O
defeated O
in O
1980 O
, O
the O
shah O
's O
ghost O
claimed O
the O
credit O
and O
then O
went O
after O
President O
Reagan O
and O
Cap B-PERSON
Weinberger I-PERSON
. O

I O
saw O
what O
he O
did O
to O
them O
firsthand O
. O

It O
made O
my O
shoelaces O
dance O
with O
terror O
. O

Why O
, O
he O
used O
to O
lay O
in O
wait O
for O
Cap O
; O
suddenly O
he O
'd O
leap O
from O
behind O
some O
statue O
of O
Marshall B-PERSON
onto O
Cap O
's O
chest O
and O
grab O
him O
by O
the O
throat O
and O
choke O
him O
till O
he O
coughed O
up O
an O
additional O
$ O
2 O
billion O
or O
so O
. O

Cap O
added O
four O
more O
divisions O
to O
the O
Army O
, O
two O
active O
and O
two O
reserve O
; O
two O
carrier O
groups O
to O
the O
Navy O
; O
a O
division O
-- O
equivalent O
to O
the O
Marines B-NORP
; O
and O
the O
C O
- O
5B O
, O
KC O
- O
10 O
, O
C O
- O
17 O
and O
a O
thousand O
tactical O
aircraft O
to O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
. O

He O
bought O
$ O
4 O
billion O
in O
prepositioning O
ships O
and O
$ O
7 O
billion O
in O
ammo O
and O
equipment O
to O
fill O
them O
, O
and O
parked O
them O
at O
a O
new O
$ O
6 O
billion O
base O
at O
Diego B-LOC
Garcia I-LOC
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the B-LOC
Indian I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

He O
dedicated O
all O
these O
new O
forces O
to O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
. O

One O
night O
both O
Marshall B-PERSON
's O
ghost O
and O
the O
shah O
's O
ghost O
together O
caught O
Cap O
and O
threw O
him O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

Before O
they O
let O
him O
go O
he O
added O
a O
thousand O
bureaucrats O
to O
the O
RDF O
in O
Tampa B-GPE
and O
renamed O
it O
Central B-ORG
Command I-ORG
. O

He O
gave O
those O
bureaucrats O
charge O
of O
all O
naval O
operations O
in O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
and O
Indian B-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

Marshall B-PERSON
figured O
it O
would O
be O
good O
training O
for O
those O
soldiers O
-- O
someday O
maybe O
they O
would O
get O
the O
whole O
Navy B-ORG
. O

They O
had O
fun O
moving O
the O
carriers O
around O
, O
but O
it O
turned O
out O
that O
they O
had O
forgotten O
all O
about O
mine O
sweepers O
. O

But O
the O
shah O
still O
kept O
leaping O
out O
at O
Cap O
, O
so O
Cap O
bought O
a O
hundred O
merchant O
ships O
more O
and O
$ O
7 O
billion O
of O
loading O
barges O
, O
ramps O
, O
etc. O
, O
in O
order O
that O
those O
seven O
new O
Army B-ORG
divisions O
and O
three O
Marine B-NORP
brigades O
could O
unload O
from O
all O
those O
new O
ships O
and O
aircraft O
and O
go O
to O
war O
in O
the O
Zagros O
mountains O
. O

Then O
suddenly O
Ike B-PERSON
's O
ghost O
came O
to O
visit O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
What O
the O
hell O
are O
you O
doing O
planning O
for O
a O
land O
war O
in O
Asia B-GPE
12,000 O
miles O
away O
? O

We O
'd O
get O
our O
asses O
kicked O
. O
'' O

Lucky O
for O
Cap O
, O
Ike B-PERSON
was O
easygoing O
and O
soon O
went O
away O
, O
while O
the O
shah O
-- O
he O
kept O
coming O
back O
. O

So O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
found O
itself O
paying O
about O
$ O
2 O
billion O
in O
baksheesh O
to O
various O
Arab B-NORP
potentates O
for O
basing O
rights O
around O
the B-LOC
Indian I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

We O
had O
great O
success O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
. O

But O
then O
it O
turned O
out O
that O
President O
Siad O
Barrah O
was O
not O
at O
all O
a O
nice O
person O
and O
the O
Navy O
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
base O
he O
promised O
us O
in O
Berbera B-GPE
had O
silted O
up O
about O
a O
hundred O
years O
ago O
and O
anyway O
was O
1,244 O
miles O
from O
the O
mouth O
of O
the O
Gulf O
. O

-LRB- O
But O
who O
's O
counting O
. O
-RRB- O

Still O
, O
Berbera B-GPE
was O
the O
best O
we O
could O
get O
, O
so O
we O
stay O
in O
bed O
with O
President O
Barrah O
. O

All O
these O
reports O
about O
him O
committing O
genocide O
are O
probably O
exaggerated O
anyway O
. O

But O
would O
n't O
you O
know O
, O
now O
that O
we O
are O
spending O
jillions O
of O
dollars O
, O
and O
have O
built O
those O
new O
divisions O
and O
new O
air O
wings O
, O
and O
have O
positioned O
all O
these O
ships O
and O
supplies O
to O
fight O
the O
Russians B-NORP
in I-NORP
Iran I-NORP
, O
the O
Russians B-NORP
seem O
to O
have O
lost O
interest O
in O
the O
whole O
subject O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Congress B-ORG
is O
cutting O
huge O
chunks O
out O
of O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
defense O
budget O
. O

Predictably O
, O
some O
Navy B-ORG
guys O
said O
: O
`` O
Do O
we O
still O
need O
to O
keep O
all O
18 O
Army B-ORG
divisions O
on O
active O
duty O
and O
all O
those O
extra O
land O
- O
based O
aircraft O
without O
bases O
and O
all O
those O
Army B-ORG
guys O
playing O
admiral O
in O
Tampa B-GPE
? O

Could O
n't O
we O
save O
$ O
20 O
billion O
or O
$ O
30 O
billion O
a O
year O
by O
shifting O
that O
stuff O
to O
the O
reserves O
? O

And O
why O
not O
save O
the O
costs O
of O
a O
thousand O
bureaucrats O
by O
abolishing O
Central B-ORG
Command I-ORG
and O
putting O
responsibility O
for O
Gulf B-ORG
naval O
operations O
back O
where O
it O
belongs O
, O
afloat O
with O
the O
task O
force O
commander O
in O
the O
Gulf O
? O

And O
where O
were O
all O
our O
handsomely O
paid O
Indian B-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
allies O
last O
year O
when O
our O
convoys O
were O
being O
attacked O
? O
'' O

Questions O
like O
that O
really O
stir O
up O
Marshall B-PERSON
's O
ghost O
. O

He O
appeared O
late O
one O
night O
in O
the O
bedroom O
of O
the O
new O
defense O
secretary O
, O
Dick B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
. O

Marshall B-PERSON
came O
clanking O
in O
like O
Marley B-PERSON
's O
ghost O
dragging O
those O
chains O
of O
brigades O
and O
air O
wings O
and O
links O
with O
Arab B-NORP
despots O
. O

He O
would O
n't O
leave O
until O
Mr. O
Cheney O
promised O
to O
do O
whatever O
the O
Pentagon O
systems O
analysts O
told O
him O
. O

So O
next O
day O
Mr. O
Cheney O
went O
out O
and O
did O
just O
that O
: O
He O
canceled O
the O
600 O
- O
ship O
Navy B-ORG
and O
cut O
back O
one O
carrier O
and O
20 O
frigates O
. O

Then O
he O
canceled O
production O
of O
the O
Navy O
's O
most O
important O
carrier O
aircraft O
, O
the O
F O
- O
14 O
and O
the O
A O
- O
6 O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
Mr. O
Cheney O
retained O
all O
those O
new O
land O
forces O
. O

Marshall B-PERSON
's O
ghost O
is O
satisfied O
for O
now O
, O
but O
he O
'll O
be O
back O
. O

What O
with O
Halloween O
coming O
and O
bigger O
defense O
cuts O
looming O
, O
more O
and O
more O
Pentagon B-ORG
bureaucrats O
are O
crawling O
under O
their O
desks O
. O

They O
know O
that O
they O
can O
hold O
off O
the O
ghosts O
only O
a O
little O
while O
longer O
by O
cutting O
carriers O
and O
ships O
. O

Then O
the O
whole O
thing O
will O
start O
to O
collapse O
, O
just O
as O
it O
did O
in O
the O
1970s O
, O
and O
the O
ghosts O
and O
banshees O
will O
be O
howling O
through O
the O
place O
turning O
people O
's O
hair O
white O
. O

Gives O
me O
the O
willies O
just O
thinking O
about O
it O
. O

Mr. O
Lehman O
, O
a O
Reagan O
Navy O
secretary O
, O
is O
a O
managing O
director O
of O
PaineWebber B-ORG
. O

David B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Lung I-PERSON
was O
appointed O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
this O
maker O
of O
building O
materials O
for O
manufactured O
homes O
and O
recreational O
vehicles O
. O

As O
president O
, O
Mr. O
Lung O
, O
42 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
his O
father O
, O
Mervin B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Lung I-PERSON
, O
66 O
, O
who O
founded O
the O
company O
in O
1959 O
. O

Mervin B-PERSON
Lung I-PERSON
remains O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

David B-PERSON
Lung I-PERSON
has O
been O
with O
Patrick B-ORG
since O
1970 O
, O
and O
has O
served O
as O
vice O
president O
for O
administration O
and O
purchasing O
since O
1987 O
. O

Korean O
car O
exports O
have O
slid O
about O
40 O
% O
so O
far O
this O
year O
, O
but O
auto O
makers O
here O
are O
n't O
panicking O
. O

They O
are O
enjoying O
domestic O
sales O
that O
are O
more O
than O
making O
up O
for O
lost O
overseas O
sales O
. O

South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
consumers O
are O
expected O
to O
buy O
almost O
500,000 O
passenger O
cars O
this O
year O
, O
up O
60 O
% O
from O
1988 O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
some O
auto O
executives O
suggest O
that O
slackened O
demand O
for O
their O
cars O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Canada B-GPE
is O
a O
blessing O
; O
otherwise O
they O
would O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
keep O
up O
with O
demand O
in O
the O
more O
profitable O
local O
market O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
very O
lucky O
to O
easily O
change O
an O
export O
loss O
to O
domestic O
plus O
, O
'' O
says O
Hong B-PERSON
Tu I-PERSON
Pyo I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
domestic O
marketing O
for O
Hyundai B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

As O
it O
is O
, O
waiting O
lists O
of O
a O
month O
are O
n't O
unusual O
for O
popular O
models O
. O

Demand O
is O
so O
strong O
that O
all O
of O
the O
domestic O
makers O
-- O
Hyundai B-ORG
, O
Kia B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Daewoo B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
even O
upstart O
SsangYong B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
-- O
plan O
to O
build O
more O
factories O
. O

Industry O
analysts O
predict O
that O
by O
1995 O
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
will O
be O
building O
three O
million O
cars O
a O
year O
-- O
about O
half O
of O
that O
for O
export O
. O

It O
's O
an O
optimistic O
move O
in O
a O
industry O
already O
facing O
world O
- O
wide O
overcapacity O
. O

But O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
auto O
makers O
are O
confident O
that O
the O
export O
market O
will O
bounce O
back O
and O
that O
demand O
in O
Korea B-GPE
will O
stay O
strong O
. O

Currently O
only O
one O
in O
38 O
South O
Koreans O
owns O
a O
car O
, O
up O
from O
one O
in O
200 O
a O
decade O
ago O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
year O
2000 O
it O
will O
be O
one O
car O
per O
family O
. O

At O
that O
point O
domestic O
sales O
will O
slow O
down O
, O
'' O
says O
Kim B-PERSON
Yoon I-PERSON
Kwon I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
marketing O
for O
Daewoo B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
. O

The O
reason O
for O
the O
tremendous O
demand O
is O
simple O
: O
South O
Koreans O
suddenly O
have O
a O
lot O
more O
money O
. O

`` O
We O
never O
thought O
we O
'd O
own O
a O
car O
, O
'' O
says O
Kwang O
Ok O
Kyong O
, O
who O
just O
bought O
a O
Daewoo O
LeMans O
on O
a O
five O
- O
year O
loan O
. O

She O
and O
her O
husband O
started O
a O
small O
printing O
business O
and O
need O
the O
car O
for O
work O
as O
well O
as O
for O
weekend O
jaunts O
. O

Pay O
raises O
of O
60 O
% O
over O
the O
past O
three O
years O
have O
given O
many O
South O
Koreans O
the O
money O
to O
enjoy O
the O
things O
they O
were O
supplying O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
. O

The O
success O
of O
newcomer O
SsangYong B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
shows O
the O
strength O
of O
the O
auto O
market O
and O
its O
growing O
diversity O
. O

A O
part O
of O
the O
construction O
- O
oriented O
conglomerate O
SsangYong B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
it O
took O
over O
the O
dying O
Dong B-ORG
- I-ORG
A I-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
1986 O
. O

SsangYong B-ORG
began O
making O
variations O
of O
the O
Jeep O
- O
like O
`` O
Korando B-PRODUCT
'' O
vehicle O
. O

-LRB- O
Dong B-ORG
- I-ORG
A I-ORG
had O
had O
a O
technology O
agreement O
with O
Jeep B-ORG
maker O
American B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
now O
a O
part O
of O
Chrysler B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O
-RRB- O

The O
most O
popular O
style O
is O
the O
stretched O
`` O
Family B-PRODUCT
, O
'' O
which O
resembles O
a O
Ford O
Bronco O
or O
Chevy O
Blazer B-PRODUCT
. O

The O
four O
- O
wheel O
- O
drive O
vehicles O
start O
at O
$ O
15,000 O
; O
a O
Family B-PRODUCT
can O
cost O
over O
$ O
25,000 O
. O

SsangYong B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
only O
about O
3 O
% O
of O
the O
domestic O
market O
, O
will O
sell O
about O
18,000 O
of O
its O
models O
this O
year O
, O
twice O
as O
many O
as O
last O
year O
. O

It O
sees O
sales O
rising O
45 O
% O
to O
26,000 O
units O
next O
year O
. O

The O
company O
plans O
to O
expand O
plant O
capacity O
50 O
% O
by O
1991 O
. O

By O
then O
it O
also O
hopes O
to O
begin O
producing O
a O
passenger O
car O
based O
on O
the O
Volvo O
240 O
and O
selling O
for O
about O
$ O
20,000 O
. O

Hyundai B-ORG
and O
Daewoo B-ORG
seem O
unconcerned O
about O
the O
SsangYong O
threat O
, O
but O
Kia B-ORG
, O
the O
scrappy O
No.3 O
auto O
maker O
, O
is O
selling O
four O
- O
wheel O
- O
drive O
vehicles O
through O
its O
Asia B-GPE
unit O
. O

It O
plans O
to O
sell O
1,700 O
units O
in O
1989 O
. O

Kia B-ORG
, O
the O
only O
Korean O
car O
maker O
that O
has O
seen O
its O
overseas O
sales O
grow O
in O
1989 O
, O
aims O
at O
Korea B-GPE
's O
common O
man O
. O

Its O
advantage O
has O
been O
the O
peppy O
little O
Pride B-PRODUCT
, O
sold O
as O
the O
Ford O
Festiva O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

At O
3.8 O
million O
won O
, O
or O
$ O
5,700 O
, O
the O
econobox O
is O
the O
lowest O
- O
priced O
car O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Along O
with O
two O
larger O
models O
, O
the O
company O
claims O
18 O
% O
of O
the O
domestic O
market O
. O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Mazda B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
have O
equity O
interests O
in O
Kia B-ORG
. O

Kia B-ORG
is O
the O
most O
aggressive O
of O
the O
Korean O
Big O
Three O
in O
offering O
financing O
. O

Loans O
for O
as O
long O
as O
five O
years O
make O
the O
cars O
very O
accessible O
, O
with O
monthly O
payments O
as O
low O
as O
80,000 O
won O
, O
or O
$ O
120 O
. O

Daewoo B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
, O
a O
50 O
- O
50 O
joint O
venture O
with O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
the O
Daewoo O
Group O
conglomerate O
, O
is O
the O
only O
auto O
maker O
that O
appears O
to O
be O
hurting O
. O

Shipments O
of O
its O
Lemans B-PRODUCT
to O
GM B-ORG
's O
Pontiac B-ORG
division O
are O
off O
about O
65 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
versus O
a O
44 O
% O
decline O
for O
Hyundai B-ORG
and O
an O
18 O
% O
increase O
for O
Kia B-ORG
. O

Moreover O
, O
Daewoo B-ORG
's O
domestic O
sales O
have O
grown O
half O
as O
fast O
as O
sales O
of O
its O
rivals O
. O

The O
big O
problem O
for O
Daewoo B-ORG
, O
which O
holds O
about O
21 O
% O
of O
the O
market O
, O
is O
the O
long O
series O
of O
labor O
disruptions O
it O
suffered O
this O
year O
. O

But O
Daewoo B-ORG
is O
expanding O
too O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
a O
sister O
company O
, O
Daewoo O
Shipbuilding O
and O
Heavy O
Machinery O
, O
plans O
to O
build O
240,000 O
minicars O
by O
the O
mid-1990s O
. O

Hyundai B-ORG
, O
the O
Korean O
market O
leader O
with O
a O
58 O
% O
share O
, O
also O
plans O
to O
jump O
into O
minicars O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

It O
has O
a O
similar O
project O
for O
200,000 O
cars O
a O
year O
. O

Kia B-ORG
is O
reportedly O
also O
considering O
such O
a O
plan O
. O

Even O
giant O
Samsung B-ORG
Group I-ORG
is O
rumored O
in O
the O
Korean O
press O
to O
be O
considering O
getting O
into O
the O
auto O
- O
making O
business O
; O
a O
company O
spokesman O
had O
no O
comment O
. O

This O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
company O
and O
its O
Union B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Savings I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
subsidiary O
said O
more O
than O
99 O
% O
of O
their O
7 O
1/4 O
% O
convertible O
subordinated O
debentures O
due O
2011 O
were O
tendered O
for O
conversion O
into O
UnionFed B-ORG
common O
stock O
. O

The O
conversion O
increased O
total O
equity O
capital O
by O
about O
$ O
38.5 O
million O
to O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
156.8 O
million O
. O

Union B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
, O
a O
federally O
insured O
savings O
bank O
, O
has O
$ O
2.4 O
billion O
in O
assets O
. O

AN O
EARTHQUAKE O
STRUCK O
Northern O
California B-GPE
, O
killing O
more O
than O
50 O
people O
. O

The O
violent O
temblor O
, O
which O
lasted O
about O
15 O
seconds O
and O
registered O
6.9 O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
, O
also O
caused O
the O
collapse O
of O
a O
30 O
- O
foot O
section O
of O
the B-FAC
San I-FAC
Francisco I-FAC
- I-FAC
Oakland I-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
and O
shook O
Candlestick B-FAC
Park I-FAC
. O

The O
tremor O
was O
centered O
near O
Hollister B-GPE
, O
southeast O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
and O
was O
felt O
as O
far O
as O
200 O
miles O
away O
. O

Numerous O
injuries O
were O
reported O
. O

Some O
buildings O
collapsed O
, O
gas O
and O
water O
lines O
ruptured O
and O
fires O
raged O
. O

The O
quake O
, O
which O
also O
caused O
damage O
in O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
and O
Berkeley B-GPE
, O
knocked O
out O
electricity O
and O
telephones O
, O
cracked O
roadways O
and O
disrupted O
subway O
service O
in O
the O
Bay O
Area O
. O

Major O
injuries O
were O
n't O
reported O
at O
Candlestick B-FAC
Park I-FAC
, O
where O
the O
third O
game O
of O
baseball O
's O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
was O
canceled O
and O
fans O
evacuated O
from O
the O
stadium O
. O

Bush B-GPE
vowed O
to O
veto O
a O
bill O
allowing O
federal O
financing O
for O
abortions O
in O
cases O
of O
rape O
and O
incest O
, O
saying O
tax O
dollars O
should O
n't O
be O
used O
to O
`` O
compound O
a O
violent O
act O
with O
the O
taking O
of O
an O
unborn O
life O
. O
'' O

His O
pledge O
, O
in O
a O
letter O
to O
Democratic O
Sen. O
Byrd O
, O
came O
ahead O
of O
an O
expected O
Senate B-ORG
vote O
on O
spending O
legislation O
containing O
the O
provision O
. O

East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
Politburo B-ORG
met O
amid O
speculation O
that O
the O
ruling O
body O
would O
oust O
hard O
- O
line O
leader O
Honecker B-PERSON
, O
whose O
rule O
has O
been O
challenged O
by O
mass O
emigration O
and O
calls O
for O
democratic O
freedoms O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
about O
125 O
refugees O
flew O
to O
Duesseldorf B-GPE
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
from O
Warsaw B-GPE
, O
the O
first O
airlift O
in O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
refugee O
exodus O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
Psychiatric I-ORG
Association I-ORG
voted O
at O
an O
Athens B-GPE
parley O
to O
conditionally O
readmit O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

Moscow B-GPE
, O
which O
left O
the O
group O
in O
1983 O
to O
avoid O
explusion O
over O
allegations O
that O
political O
dissidents O
were O
being O
certified O
as O
insane O
, O
could O
be O
suspended O
if O
the O
misuse O
of O
psychiatry O
against O
dissenters O
is O
discovered O
during O
a O
review O
within O
a O
year O
. O

NASA B-ORG
postponed O
the O
liftoff O
of O
the O
space O
shuttle O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
because O
of O
rain O
near O
the O
site O
of O
the O
launch O
pad O
in O
Cape B-GPE
Canaveral I-GPE
, O
Fla B-GPE
. O

The O
flight O
was O
rescheduled O
for O
today O
. O

The O
spacecraft O
's O
five O
astronauts O
are O
to O
dispatch O
the O
nuclear O
- O
powered O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
space O
probe O
on O
an O
exploratory O
mission O
to O
Jupiter B-ORG
. O

Senate B-ORG
Democratic O
leaders O
said O
they O
had O
enough O
votes O
to O
defeat O
a O
proposed O
constitutional O
amendment O
to O
ban O
flag O
burning O
. O

The O
amendment O
is O
aimed O
at O
skirting O
a O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
ruling O
that O
threw O
out O
the O
conviction O
of O
a O
Texas B-GPE
flag O
- O
burner O
on O
grounds O
that O
his O
freedom O
of O
speech O
was O
violated O
. O

Federal O
researchers O
said O
lung O
- O
cancer O
mortality O
rates O
for O
people O
under O
45 O
years O
of O
age O
have O
begun O
to O
decline O
, O
particularly O
for O
white O
males O
. O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
also O
projected O
that O
overall O
U.S. B-GPE
mortality O
rates O
from O
lung O
cancer O
should O
begin O
to O
drop O
in O
several O
years O
if O
cigarette O
smoking O
continues O
to O
abate O
. O

Bush B-GPE
met O
with O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
President O
Roh O
, O
who O
indicated O
that O
Seoul B-GPE
plans O
to O
further O
ease O
trade O
rules O
to O
ensure O
that O
its O
economy O
becomes O
as O
open O
as O
the O
other O
industrialized O
nations O
by O
the O
mid-1990s O
. O

Bush B-GPE
assured O
Roh B-PERSON
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
would O
stand O
by O
its O
security O
commitments O
`` O
as O
long O
as O
there O
is O
a O
threat O
'' O
from O
Communist O
North O
Korea O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
is O
seeking O
an O
understanding O
with O
Congress B-ORG
to O
ease O
restrictions O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
involvement O
in O
foreign O
coups O
that O
might O
result O
in O
the O
death O
of O
a O
country O
's O
leader O
. O

A O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
said O
that O
while O
Bush B-GPE
would O
n't O
alter O
a O
longstanding O
ban O
on O
such O
involvement O
, O
`` O
there O
's O
a O
clarification O
needed O
'' O
on O
its O
interpretation O
. O

India B-GPE
's O
Gandhi B-PERSON
called O
for O
parliamentary O
elections O
next O
month O
. O

The O
balloting O
, O
considered O
a O
test O
for O
the O
prime O
minister O
and O
the O
ruling O
Congress B-ORG
-LRB- O
I O
-RRB- O
Party B-ORG
, O
comes O
amid O
charges O
of O
inept O
leadership O
and O
government O
corruption O
. O

Gandhi B-PERSON
's O
family O
has O
ruled O
independent O
India B-GPE
for O
all O
but O
five O
years O
of O
its O
42 O
- O
year O
history O
. O

The O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
abstained O
from O
a O
U.N. B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
vote O
to O
reject O
Israel B-GPE
's O
credentials O
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
time O
in O
seven O
years O
that O
Moscow B-GPE
has O
n't O
joined O
efforts O
, O
led O
by O
Moslem B-NORP
nations O
, O
to O
expel O
Israel B-GPE
from O
the O
world O
body O
, O
and O
was O
viewed O
as O
a O
sign O
of O
improving O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
Israeli B-NORP
ties O
. O

Israel B-GPE
was O
seated O
by O
a O
vote O
of O
95 O
- O
37 O
, O
with O
15 O
abstentions O
. O

Black O
activist O
Walter B-PERSON
Sisulu I-PERSON
said O
the B-ORG
African I-ORG
National I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
would O
n't O
reject O
violence O
as O
a O
way O
to O
pressure O
the O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
government O
into O
concessions O
that O
might O
lead O
to O
negotiations O
over O
apartheid O
. O

The O
77 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Sisulu B-PERSON
was O
among O
eight O
black O
political O
activists O
freed O
Sunday O
from O
prison O
. O

London B-GPE
has O
concluded O
that O
Austrian B-NORP
President O
Waldheim O
was O
n't O
responsible O
for O
the O
execution O
of O
six O
British B-NORP
commandos O
in O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
although O
he O
probably O
was O
aware O
of O
the O
slayings O
. O

The O
report O
by O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
also O
rejected O
allegations O
that O
Britain B-GPE
covered O
up O
evidence O
of O
Waldheim B-PERSON
's O
activities O
as O
a O
German B-NORP
army O
officer O
. O

An O
international O
group O
approved O
a O
formal O
ban O
on O
ivory O
trade O
despite O
objections O
from O
southern O
African O
governments O
, O
which O
threatened O
to O
find O
alternative O
channels O
for O
selling O
elephant O
tusks O
. O

The O
move O
by O
the O
Convention O
on O
Trade O
in O
Endangered O
Species O
, O
meeting O
in O
Switzerland B-GPE
, O
places O
the O
elephant O
on O
the O
endangered O
- O
species O
list O
. O

An O
assassin O
in O
Colombia B-GPE
killed O
a O
federal O
judge O
on O
a O
Medellin B-GPE
street O
. O

An O
anonymous O
caller O
to O
a O
local O
radio O
station O
said O
cocaine O
traffickers O
had O
slain O
the O
magistrate O
in O
retaliation O
for O
the O
extraditions O
of O
Colombians B-NORP
wanted O
on O
drug O
charges O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Libyan B-NORP
leader O
Gadhafi B-PERSON
met O
with O
Egypt B-GPE
's O
President O
Mubarak O
, O
and O
the O
two O
officials O
pledged O
to O
respect O
each O
other O
's O
laws O
, O
security O
and O
stability O
. O

They O
stopped O
short O
of O
resuming O
diplomatic O
ties O
, O
severed O
in O
1979 O
. O

The O
reconciliation O
talks O
in O
the O
Libyan B-NORP
desert O
town O
of O
Tobruk B-GPE
followed O
a O
meeting O
Monday O
in O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
resort O
of O
Mersa B-ORG
Metruh I-ORG
. O

George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Koch I-PERSON
, O
63 O
years O
old O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Grocery O
Manufacturers O
of O
America O
Inc. O
, O
was O
elected O
a O
director O
of O
this O
maker O
of O
spices O
, O
seasonings O
and O
specialty O
foods O
, O
succeeding O
Erskin B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
White I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
65 O
, O
who O
resigned O
. O

When O
Nucor B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
begins O
shipping O
steel O
from O
the O
world O
's O
first O
thin O
- O
slab O
plant O
this O
month O
, O
it O
will O
begin O
testing O
the O
competitive O
mettle O
of O
its O
giant O
competitors O
. O

The O
new O
technology O
, O
which O
creates O
a O
very O
thin O
piece O
of O
steel O
, O
radically O
reduces O
the O
costs O
of O
making O
flat O
- O
rolled O
sheets O
. O

An O
ebullient O
Kenneth B-PERSON
Iverson I-PERSON
, O
Nucor B-ORG
's O
chairman O
, O
says O
the O
company O
's O
plant O
eventually O
will O
make O
a O
ton O
of O
steel O
in O
1.5 O
man O
hours O
, O
compared O
with O
four O
to O
six O
man O
hours O
at O
a O
conventional O
mill O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
had O
the O
Russians B-NORP
and O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
and O
people O
from O
India B-GPE
visiting O
us O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Iverson O
beams O
. O

`` O
Everyone O
in O
the O
world O
is O
watching O
us O
very O
closely O
. O
'' O

Especially O
his O
neighbors O
, O
the O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
steelmakers O
. O

Already O
, O
USX B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Armco B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
are O
studying O
Nucor B-ORG
's O
technology O
to O
see O
if O
they O
can O
adopt O
it O
. O

Says O
the O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
a O
major O
Midwest B-LOC
steel O
company O
: O
`` O
It O
's O
damn O
worrisome O
. O
'' O

The O
once O
- O
staid O
steel O
industry O
is O
about O
to O
be O
turned O
topsy O
- O
turvy O
by O
a O
1990s O
technology O
revolution O
. O

New O
, O
efficient O
and O
sophisticated O
processes O
make O
it O
easier O
for O
smaller O
, O
less O
cash O
- O
rich O
companies O
to O
make O
steel O
at O
a O
fraction O
of O
what O
Big O
Steel O
paid O
decades O
ago O
. O

It O
also O
enables O
minimills O
finally O
to O
get O
a O
toehold O
in O
the O
flat O
- O
rolled O
steel O
market O
-- O
the O
major O
steelmakers O
' O
largest O
, O
most O
prized O
, O
and O
until O
now O
, O
untouchable O
, O
market O
. O

But O
such O
thin O
- O
slab O
technology O
is O
only O
the O
beginning O
. O

Eager O
engineers O
espouse O
direct O
- O
steelmaking O
and O
direct O
casting O
, O
which O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
1990s O
will O
enable O
production O
without O
coke O
ovens O
and O
blast O
furnaces O
. O

Those O
massive O
structures O
, O
while O
posing O
cost O
and O
environmental O
headaches O
, O
effectively O
locked O
out O
all O
but O
deep O
- O
pocketed O
giants O
from O
steelmaking O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
revolution O
ahead O
of O
us O
that O
will O
ultimately O
change O
the O
way O
we O
market O
and O
distribute O
steel O
, O
'' O
says O
William B-PERSON
Dennis I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
, O
manufacturing O
and O
technology O
, O
for O
the O
American O
Iron O
Ore O
and O
Steel O
Institute O
. O

It O
is O
n't O
that O
major O
steelmakers O
have O
blithely O
ignored O
high O
technology O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
they O
've O
spent O
billions O
of O
dollars O
to O
boost O
the O
percentage O
of O
continously O
cast O
steel O
to O
60.9 O
% O
in O
1988 O
, O
from O
39.6 O
% O
five O
years O
before O
. O

Moreover O
, O
their O
balance O
sheets O
are O
rich O
with O
diversity O
, O
their O
old O
plants O
shuttered O
, O
and O
work O
forces O
lean O
. O

But O
that O
wo O
n't O
suffice O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
no O
longer O
enough O
to O
beat O
the O
guy O
down O
the O
street O
. O

You O
have O
to O
beat O
everyone O
around O
the O
world O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Dennis O
. O

He O
wants O
to O
see O
steelmakers O
more O
involved O
in O
computers O
and O
artificial O
intelligence O
. O

The O
problem O
: O
They O
're O
saddled O
with O
huge O
plants O
that O
require O
costly O
maintenance O
. O

And O
try O
plying O
new O
dollars O
free O
in O
a O
market O
that O
is O
softening O
, O
hurt O
by O
a O
strong O
dollar O
and O
concerned O
about O
overcapacity O
-- O
the O
industry O
's O
Darth B-PERSON
Vadar I-PERSON
. O

`` O
The O
technology O
revolution O
is O
going O
to O
be O
very O
threatening O
to O
established O
producers O
, O
'' O
says O
Peter B-PERSON
Marcus I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

`` O
They O
've O
got O
too O
much O
invested O
in O
the O
old O
stuff O
and O
they O
ca O
n't O
get O
their O
workers O
to O
be O
flexible O
. O
'' O

No O
one O
expects O
minimills O
to O
eclipse O
major O
integrated O
steelmakers O
, O
who O
remain O
the O
undisputed O
kings O
of O
highest O
- O
quality O
steel O
used O
for O
autos O
and O
refrigerators O
. O

Nucor B-ORG
's O
plant O
in O
Crawfordsville B-GPE
, O
Ind. B-GPE
, O
ultimately O
will O
produce O
only O
one O
million O
tons O
annually O
, O
a O
drop O
in O
the O
40 O
- O
million O
- O
ton O
- O
a O
- O
year O
flat O
- O
rolled O
steel O
bucket O
, O
and O
it O
will O
be O
years O
before O
such O
plants O
can O
compete O
in O
the O
high O
- O
profit O
market O
. O

Still O
, O
flat O
- O
rolled O
is O
the O
steel O
industry O
's O
bread O
and O
butter O
, O
representing O
about O
half O
of O
the O
80 O
million O
tons O
of O
steel O
expected O
to O
be O
shipped O
this O
year O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
process O
is O
n't O
without O
its O
headaches O
. O

Because O
all O
operations O
are O
connected O
, O
one O
equipment O
failure O
forces O
a O
complete O
plant O
shutdown O
. O

On O
some O
days O
, O
the O
Nucor O
plant O
does O
n't O
produce O
anything O
. O

`` O
At O
this O
point O
, O
the O
minimill O
capacity O
wo O
n't O
make O
a O
great O
dent O
in O
the O
integrated O
market O
, O
but O
it O
does O
challenge O
them O
to O
develop O
new O
markets O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
McCall I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
, O
materials O
, O
at O
Battelle B-ORG
, O
a O
technology O
and O
management O
- O
research O
giant O
based O
in O
Columbus B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
. O

Indeed O
, O
with O
demand O
for O
steel O
not O
growing O
fast O
enough O
to O
absorb O
capacity O
, O
steelmakers O
will O
have O
to O
change O
the O
way O
they O
do O
business O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
says O
Armco B-ORG
's O
chief O
economist O
John B-PERSON
Corey I-PERSON
, O
steelmakers O
made O
a O
product O
and O
set O
it O
out O
on O
the O
loading O
dock O
. O

`` O
We O
said O
: O
` O
We O
've O
got O
a O
product O
: O
if O
you O
want O
it O
, O
you O
can O
buy O
it O
, O
' O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
adding O
: O
`` O
Now O
we O
're O
figuring O
out O
what O
people O
need O
, O
and O
are O
going O
back O
to O
make O
it O
. O
'' O

Armco B-ORG
's O
sales O
representatives O
visit O
the O
General O
Motors O
Corp. O
's O
Fairfax O
assembly O
plant O
in O
Kansas B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
Mo. B-GPE
, O
two O
or O
three O
days O
a O
week O
. O

When O
they O
determined O
that O
GM B-ORG
needed O
parts O
more O
quickly O
, O
Armco B-ORG
convinced O
a O
steel O
service O
center O
to O
build O
a O
processing O
plant O
nearby O
so O
shipments O
could O
be O
delivered O
within O
15 O
minutes O
. O

Cementing O
such O
relationships O
with O
major O
clients O
-- O
car O
and O
appliance O
makers O
-- O
is O
a O
means O
of O
survival O
, O
especially O
when O
those O
key O
clients O
are O
relying O
on O
a O
smaller O
pool O
of O
producers O
and O
flirting O
with O
plastic O
and O
aluminum O
makers O
. O

For O
example O
, O
when O
Detroit B-GPE
began O
talking O
about O
plastic O
- O
bodied O
cars O
, O
the O
American O
Iron O
and O
Steel O
Institute O
began O
a O
major O
lobbying O
effort O
to O
show O
auto O
makers O
how O
they O
could O
use O
steel O
more O
efficiently O
by O
simply O
redesigning O
how O
a O
car O
door O
is O
assembled O
. O

But O
steelmakers O
must O
also O
find O
new O
markets O
. O

After O
letting O
aluminum O
- O
makers O
take O
the O
recycling O
lead O
, O
a O
group O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
steelmakers O
started O
a O
recycling O
institute O
to O
promote O
steel O
cans O
to O
an O
environmentally O
conscious O
nation O
. O

Battelle B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
McCall O
thinks O
steelmakers O
should O
concentrate O
more O
on O
construction O
. O

Weirton B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Weirton B-GPE
, O
W. B-GPE
Va. I-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
is O
touting O
to O
homeowners O
fashionable O
steel O
doors O
, O
with O
leaded O
glass O
inserts O
, O
as O
a O
secure O
and O
energy O
- O
efficient O
alternative O
to O
wooden O
or O
aluminum O
ones O
. O

Other O
steelmakers O
envision O
steel O
roofs O
covering O
suburbia O
. O

Still O
others O
are O
looking O
at O
overseas O
markets O
. O

USX B-ORG
is O
funneling O
drilling O
pipe O
to O
steel O
- O
hungry O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

This O
year O
, O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
steelmaker O
reactivated O
its O
overseas O
sales O
operation O
. O

Producers O
also O
are O
trying O
to O
differentiate O
by O
concentrating O
on O
higher O
- O
profit O
output O
, O
such O
as O
coated O
and O
electrogalvanized O
products O
, O
which O
remain O
beyond O
the O
reach O
of O
minimills O
. O

Almost O
all O
capital O
- O
improvement O
programs O
announced O
by O
major O
steelmakers O
within O
the O
past O
year O
involve O
building O
electrogalvanizing O
lines O
, O
used O
to O
produce O
steel O
for O
such O
products O
as O
household O
appliances O
and O
car O
doors O
. O

But O
unfortunately O
, O
that O
segment O
is O
much O
smaller O
than O
the O
bread O
- O
and O
- O
butter O
flat O
- O
rolled O
steel O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
like O
everyone O
climbing O
out O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
QE I-PRODUCT
II I-PRODUCT
and O
getting O
into O
a O
lifeboat O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Jacobson I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
AUS B-ORG
Consultants I-ORG
. O

`` O
After O
a O
while O
, O
someone O
has O
to O
go O
over O
the O
side O
. O
'' O

Although O
he O
does O
n't O
expect O
any O
bankruptcies O
, O
he O
does O
see O
more O
plants O
being O
sold O
or O
closed O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Crandall I-PERSON
, O
with O
the B-ORG
Brookings I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
agrees O
. O

`` O
Unless O
there O
is O
an O
enormous O
rate O
of O
economic O
growth O
or O
a O
further O
drop O
in O
the O
dollar O
, O
it O
's O
unlikely O
that O
consumption O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
produced O
steel O
will O
grow O
sufficiently O
to O
offset O
the O
growth O
of O
minimills O
. O
'' O

Not O
to O
mention O
the O
incursion O
of O
imports O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
and O
European B-NORP
steelmakers O
, O
which O
have O
led O
the O
recent O
technology O
developments O
, O
are O
anxiously O
awaiting O
the O
lifting O
of O
trade O
restraints O
in O
1992 O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
can O
expect O
more O
competition O
from O
low O
- O
cost O
producing O
Pacific B-LOC
Rim I-LOC
and O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
countries O
. O

A O
Taiwanese B-NORP
steelmaker O
recently O
announced O
plans O
to O
build O
a O
Nucor B-ORG
- O
like O
plant O
. O

`` O
People O
think O
of O
the O
steel O
business O
as O
an O
old O
and O
mundane O
smokestack O
business O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Iverson O
. O

`` O
They O
're O
dead O
wrong O
. O
'' O

\* O
USX B-ORG
, O
LTV B-ORG
, O
Bethlehem B-GPE
, O
Inland B-ORG
, O
Armco B-ORG
, O
National B-ORG
Steel I-ORG

\*\* O
Projected O

Stanislav B-PERSON
Ovcharenko I-PERSON
, O
who O
represents O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
airline O
Aeroflot B-ORG
here O
, O
has O
some O
visions O
that O
are O
wild O
even O
by O
the O
current O
standards O
of O
perestroika O
. O

In O
his O
office O
overlooking O
the O
runway O
of O
Shannon B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
Mr. O
Ovcharenko O
enthusiastically O
throws O
out O
what O
he O
calls O
`` O
just O
ideas O
'' O
: O

First O
, O
he O
suggests O
, O
GPA B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
the O
international O
aircraft O
leasing O
company O
based O
in O
Ireland B-GPE
, O
could O
lease O
some O
of O
its O
Boeing B-ORG
jetliners O
to O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
airline O
. O

Then O
Aer B-ORG
Lingus I-ORG
, O
the O
Irish B-NORP
flag O
carrier O
, O
could O
teach O
Aeroflot B-ORG
pilots O
to O
fly O
the O
Boeings O
, O
and O
the O
fleet O
could O
be O
based O
here O
at O
Shannon B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

That O
's O
not O
all O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Aer B-ORG
Rianta I-ORG
, O
the O
Irish B-NORP
airport O
authority O
, O
could O
build O
a O
cargo O
terminal O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

Aeroflot B-ORG
could O
lease O
some O
of O
its O
cargo O
planes O
to O
Aer B-ORG
Lingus I-ORG
, O
through O
GPA B-ORG
, O
for O
a O
joint O
- O
venture O
cargo O
airline O
. O

And O
then O
there O
is O
his O
notion O
of O
an O
Irish B-NORP
- O
Soviet B-NORP
charter O
airline O
to O
ferry O
Armenians B-NORP
to O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
via O
Shannon B-FAC
. O

Have O
the O
freedoms O
of O
glasnost O
gone O
to O
Mr. O
Ovcharenko O
's O
head O
? O

Hardly O
. O

The O
Irish B-NORP
- O
Soviet B-NORP
aviation O
connection O
is O
alive O
and O
well O
here O
at O
Shannon B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

GPA B-ORG
is O
indeed O
talking O
about O
leasing O
Western B-NORP
planes O
to O
Aeroflot B-ORG
and O
even O
about O
buying O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
built O
Tupolev B-ORG
204s O
. O

Aer B-ORG
Lingus I-ORG
is O
in O
discussions O
with O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
carrier O
about O
a O
cargo O
venture O
and O
other O
possibilities O
. O

Aer B-ORG
Rianta I-ORG
already O
has O
so O
many O
ventures O
with O
Aeroflot B-ORG
that O
its O
chief O
executive O
is O
studying O
Russian O
. O

Unlikely O
as O
it O
may O
seem O
, O
tiny O
, O
politically O
neutral O
Ireland B-GPE
has O
penetrated O
the O
mighty O
Soviet B-NORP
airline O
bureaucracy O
. O

And O
as O
Aeroflot B-ORG
struggles O
to O
boost O
its O
service O
standards O
, O
upgrade O
its O
fleet O
and O
pursue O
commercial O
opportunities O
, O
the O
Irish B-NORP
aviation O
industry O
seems O
poised O
to O
benefit O
. O

`` O
Irish B-NORP
and O
Soviet B-NORP
people O
are O
similar O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Ovcharenko O
. O

`` O
They O
look O
the O
same O
. O

They O
're O
very O
friendly O
. O
'' O

Moreover O
, O
he O
says O
, O
Irish B-NORP
companies O
are O
small O
but O
spunky O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
to O
study O
their O
experience O
very O
well O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
We O
must O
find O
any O
way O
to O
get O
business O
. O
'' O

The O
two O
groups O
have O
been O
working O
together O
since O
the O
late O
1970s O
, O
long O
before O
Soviet B-NORP
joint O
ventures O
were O
the O
rage O
in O
the O
West O
. O

Aeroflot B-ORG
carried O
about O
125 O
million O
passengers O
last O
year O
, O
and O
Shannon B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
the O
airline O
's O
largest O
transit O
airport O
outside O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
saw O
1,400 O
Aeroflot B-ORG
flights O
and O
250,000 O
passengers O
pass O
through O
. O

An O
apartment O
complex O
down O
the O
road O
is O
the O
crew O
- O
rest O
and O
staging O
area O
for O
more O
than O
130 O
Aeroflot B-ORG
pilots O
and O
flight O
attendants O
. O

The O
airport O
's O
biggest O
supplier O
of O
aircraft O
fuel O
is O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

Tankers O
from O
the O
Latvian B-NORP
port O
of O
Ventspils B-GPE
each O
year O
unload O
25 O
million O
gallons O
of O
fuel O
into O
a O
special O
tank O
farm O
at O
the O
airport O
. O

What O
Aeroflot B-ORG
does O
n't O
pour O
into O
its O
own O
gas O
- O
guzzling O
Ilyushins O
is O
bartered O
to O
the O
airport O
authority O
, O
which O
resells O
it O
to O
11 O
Western B-NORP
carriers O
including O
Air B-ORG
France I-ORG
, O
Trans B-ORG
World I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
and O
Pakistan B-ORG
International I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
. O

Aeroflot B-ORG
thus O
pays O
its O
landing O
fees O
, O
ground O
- O
handling O
and O
catering O
bills O
with O
fuel O
, O
preserving O
its O
hard O
currency O
. O

That O
is O
n't O
all O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
Irish B-NORP
airport O
authority O
, O
in O
a O
joint O
venture O
with O
Aeroflot B-ORG
, O
opened O
four O
hard O
- O
currency O
duty O
- O
free O
shops O
at O
Moscow B-GPE
's O
Sheremetyevo B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

Aer B-ORG
Rianta I-ORG
now O
manages O
duty O
- O
free O
sales O
on O
all O
Aeroflot B-ORG
international O
flights O
out O
of O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

Duty O
- O
free O
shops O
in O
Leningrad B-GPE
's O
Pulkova B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
opened O
in O
July O
, O
and O
hard O
- O
currency O
shops O
in O
Leningrad B-GPE
hotels O
and O
on O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
Finnish B-NORP
frontier O
are O
coming O
soon O
. O

Aer B-ORG
Rianta I-ORG
is O
talking O
about O
similar O
joint O
ventures O
in O
Tashkent B-GPE
and O
in O
Sochi B-GPE
, O
a O
Black B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
resort O
, O
and O
even O
has O
a O
computer O
- O
assembly O
project O
cooking O
with O
the O
Georgian B-NORP
city O
of O
Tbilisi B-GPE
. O

Aeroflot B-ORG
's O
international O
fleet O
of O
285 O
planes O
is O
being O
repainted O
and O
refurbished O
at O
Shannon B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

Thanks O
to O
a O
new O
air O
- O
traffic O
agreement O
and O
the O
ability O
of O
Irish B-NORP
travel O
agents O
to O
issue O
Aeroflot O
tickets O
, O
tourists O
here O
are O
taking O
advantage O
of O
Aeroflot B-ORG
's O
reasonable O
prices O
to O
board O
flights O
in O
Shannon B-FAC
for O
holidays O
in O
Havana B-GPE
, O
Kingston B-GPE
and O
Mexico B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

The O
round O
- O
trip O
fare O
to O
Havana B-GPE
is O
410 O
Irish B-NORP
punts O
-LRB- O
$ O
578 O
-RRB- O
. O

Jamaica B-GPE
costs O
504 O
punts O
. O

A O
formal O
blessing O
of O
sorts O
was O
bestowed O
on O
this O
friendship O
in O
April O
when O
Mikhail B-PERSON
and O
Raisa B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
stopped O
here O
for O
talks O
with O
Irish B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Charles O
Haughey O
. O

New O
trade O
accords O
were O
signed O
. O

It O
all O
started O
with O
geography O
. O

When O
it O
opened O
in O
1939 O
, O
Shannon B-FAC
was O
the O
first O
landfall O
in O
Europe B-GPE
for O
thirsty O
airplanes O
flying O
from O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

Advances O
in O
aircraft O
fuel O
efficiency O
over O
the O
years O
made O
a O
Shannon B-FAC
stop O
unnecessary O
for O
most O
Western B-NORP
air O
fleets O
, O
but O
Aeroflot B-ORG
still O
flies O
inefficient O
Ilyushins O
that O
ca O
n't O
make O
it O
from O
Moscow B-GPE
to O
Managua B-GPE
on O
one O
hop O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Ireland B-GPE
did O
n't O
spurn O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
after O
they O
shot O
down O
a O
Korean B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Lines I-ORG
jetliner O
over O
the O
Sea O
of O
Japan B-GPE
in O
1983 O
, O
though O
it O
suspended O
direct O
Moscow B-GPE
- O
Shannon O
flights O
for O
two O
months O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Aer B-ORG
Lingus I-ORG
started O
ferrying O
Russians B-NORP
from O
Shannon B-FAC
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
when O
Washington B-GPE
stripped O
Aeroflot B-ORG
of O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
landing O
rights O
. O

Today O
, O
Aer B-ORG
Rianta I-ORG
is O
making O
a O
heap O
of O
money O
from O
its O
Soviet B-NORP
friendship O
. O

And O
, O
with O
those O
contacts O
in O
place O
, O
it O
could O
be O
relatively O
simple O
to O
add O
Aer B-ORG
Lingus I-ORG
and O
GPA B-ORG
to O
the O
team O
. O

Then O
, O
perhaps O
, O
Mr. O
Ovcharenko O
's O
ideas O
would O
n't O
sound O
like O
so O
much O
blarney O
. O

MEDUSA B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
voluntarily O
prepaid O
$ O
7 O
million O
on O
its O
original O
$ O
75 O
million O
term O
loan O
, O
bringing O
the O
total O
debt O
reduction O
for O
the O
year O
to O
$ O
18 O
million O
. O

After O
the O
payment O
, O
the O
Cleveland B-GPE
company O
owes O
$ O
57 O
million O
on O
the O
loan O
. O

The O
cement O
producer O
said O
the O
payment O
was O
made O
from O
excess O
cash O
flow O
. O

Consumers O
may O
want O
to O
move O
their O
telephones O
a O
little O
closer O
to O
the O
TV O
set O
. O

Couch O
- O
potato O
jocks O
watching O
ABC B-ORG
's O
`` O
Monday B-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
Football I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
can O
now O
vote O
during O
halftime O
for O
the O
greatest O
play O
in O
20 O
years O
from O
among O
four O
or O
five O
filmed O
replays O
. O

Two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
viewers O
of O
several O
NBC B-ORG
daytime O
consumer O
segments O
started O
calling O
a O
900 O
number O
for O
advice O
on O
various O
life O
- O
style O
issues O
. O

And O
the O
new O
syndicated O
`` O
reality O
'' O
show O
`` O
Hard B-WORK_OF_ART
Copy I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
records O
viewers O
' O
opinions O
for O
possible O
airing O
on O
the O
next O
day O
's O
show O
. O

Interactive O
telephone O
technology O
has O
taken O
a O
new O
leap O
in O
sophistication O
, O
and O
television O
programmers O
are O
racing O
to O
exploit O
the O
possibilities O
. O

Eventually O
viewers O
may O
grow O
bored O
with O
the O
technology O
and O
resent O
the O
cost O
. O

But O
right O
now O
programmers O
are O
figuring O
that O
viewers O
who O
are O
busy O
dialing O
up O
a O
range O
of O
services O
may O
put O
down O
their O
remote O
control O
zappers O
and O
stay O
tuned O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
been O
spending O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
talking O
to O
TV O
production O
people O
, O
'' O
says O
Mike B-PERSON
Parks I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Call B-ORG
Interactive I-ORG
, O
which O
supplied O
technology O
for O
both O
ABC B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
and O
NBC B-ORG
's O
consumer O
minutes O
. O

`` O
With O
the O
competitiveness O
of O
the O
television O
market O
these O
days O
, O
everyone O
is O
looking O
for O
a O
way O
to O
get O
viewers O
more O
excited O
. O
'' O

One O
of O
the O
leaders O
behind O
the O
expanded O
use O
of O
900 O
numbers O
is O
Call B-ORG
Interactive I-ORG
, O
a O
joint O
venture O
of O
giants O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co O
. O

Formed O
in O
August O
, O
the O
venture O
weds O
AT&T B-ORG
's O
newly O
expanded O
900 O
service O
with O
200 O
voice O
- O
activated O
computers O
in O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
's O
Omaha B-GPE
, O
Neb. B-GPE
, O
service O
center O
. O

Other O
long O
- O
distance O
carriers O
have O
also O
begun O
marketing O
enhanced O
900 O
service O
, O
and O
special O
consultants O
are O
springing O
up O
to O
exploit O
the O
new O
tool O
. O

Blair B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
firm O
that O
advises O
TV O
stations O
and O
sells O
ads O
for O
them O
, O
has O
just O
formed O
a O
subsidiary O
-- O
900 O
Blair B-PERSON
-- O
to O
apply O
the O
technology O
to O
television O
. O

The O
use O
of O
900 O
toll O
numbers O
has O
been O
expanding O
rapidly O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

For O
a O
while O
, O
high O
- O
cost O
pornography O
lines O
and O
services O
that O
tempt O
children O
to O
dial O
-LRB- O
and O
redial O
-RRB- O
movie O
or O
music O
information O
earned O
the O
service O
a O
somewhat O
sleazy O
image O
, O
but O
new O
legal O
restrictions O
are O
aimed O
at O
trimming O
excesses O
. O

The O
cost O
of O
a O
900 O
call O
is O
set O
by O
the O
originator O
-- O
ABC B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
-- O
with O
the O
cheapest O
starting O
at O
75 O
cents O
. O

Billing O
is O
included O
in O
a O
caller O
's O
regular O
phone O
bill O
. O

From O
the O
fee O
, O
the O
local O
phone O
company O
and O
the O
long O
- O
distance O
carrier O
extract O
their O
costs O
to O
carry O
the O
call O
, O
passing O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
money O
to O
the O
originator O
, O
which O
must O
cover O
advertising O
and O
other O
costs O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
, O
the O
technology O
has O
become O
more O
flexible O
and O
able O
to O
handle O
much O
more O
volume O
. O

Before O
, O
callers O
of O
900 O
numbers O
would O
just O
listen O
and O
not O
talk O
, O
or O
they O
'd O
vote O
`` O
yes O
'' O
or O
`` O
no O
'' O
by O
calling O
one O
of O
two O
numbers O
. O

-LRB- O
People O
in O
the O
phone O
business O
call O
this O
technology O
`` O
900 O
click O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

Now O
, O
callers O
are O
led O
through O
complex O
menus O
of O
choices O
to O
retrieve O
information O
they O
want O
, O
and O
the O
hardware O
can O
process O
10,000 O
calls O
in O
90 O
seconds O
. O

Up O
to O
now O
, O
900 O
numbers O
have O
mainly O
been O
used O
on O
local O
TV O
stations O
and O
cable O
channels O
. O

MTV B-ORG
used O
one O
to O
give O
away O
the O
house O
that O
rock O
star O
Jon B-PERSON
Bon I-PERSON
Jovi I-PERSON
grew O
up O
in O
. O

For O
several O
years O
, O
Turner O
Broadcasting O
System O
's O
Cable B-ORG
News I-ORG
Network I-ORG
has O
invited O
viewers O
to O
respond O
nightly O
to O
topical O
issues O
-LRB- O
`` O
Should O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
intervene O
in O
Panama B-GPE
? O
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
even O
the O
hottest O
controversies O
on O
CNN B-ORG
log O
only O
about O
10,000 O
calls O
. O

The O
newest O
uses O
of O
the O
900 O
- O
interactive O
technology O
demonstrate O
the O
growing O
variety O
of O
applications O
. O

Capital O
Cities O
/ O
ABC O
Inc. O
, O
CBS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
National B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
unit O
are O
expected O
to O
announce O
soon O
a O
joint O
campaign O
to O
raise O
awareness O
about O
hunger O
. O

The O
subject O
will O
be O
written O
into O
the O
plots O
of O
prime O
- O
time O
shows O
, O
and O
viewers O
will O
be O
given O
a O
900 O
number O
to O
call O
. O

Callers O
will O
be O
sent O
educational O
booklets O
, O
and O
the O
call O
's O
modest O
cost O
will O
be O
an O
immediate O
method O
of O
raising O
money O
. O

Other O
network O
applications O
have O
very O
different O
goals O
. O

ABC B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
was O
looking O
for O
ways O
to O
lift O
deflated O
halftime O
ratings O
for O
`` O
Monday B-WORK_OF_ART
Night I-WORK_OF_ART
Football I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Kurt B-PERSON
Sanger I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
's O
marketing O
director O
, O
says O
that O
now O
`` O
tens O
of O
thousands O
'' O
of O
fans O
call O
its O
900 O
number O
each O
week O
to O
vote O
for O
the O
best O
punt O
return O
, O
quarterback O
sack O
, O
etc O
. O

Profit O
from O
the O
calls O
goes O
to O
charity O
, O
but O
ABC B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
also O
uses O
the O
calls O
as O
a O
sales O
tool O
: O
After O
thanking O
callers O
for O
voting O
, O
Frank B-PERSON
Gifford I-PERSON
offers O
a O
football O
videotape O
for O
$ O
19.95 O
, O
and O
5 O
% O
of O
callers O
stay O
on O
the O
line O
to O
order O
it O
. O

Jackets O
may O
be O
sold O
next O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
NBC B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
recently O
began O
`` O
Scores O
Plus O
, O
'' O
a O
year O
- O
round O
, O
24 O
- O
hour O
900 O
line O
providing O
a O
complex O
array O
of O
scores O
, O
analysis O
and O
fan O
news O
. O

A O
spokesman O
said O
its O
purpose O
is O
`` O
to O
bolster O
the O
impression O
that O
NBC B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
is O
always O
there O
for O
people O
. O
'' O

NBC B-ORG
's O
`` O
On O
- O
Line O
'' O
consumer O
minutes O
have O
increased O
advertiser O
spending O
during O
the O
day O
, O
the O
network O
's O
weakest O
period O
. O

Each O
weekday O
matches O
a O
sponsor O
and O
a O
topic O
: O
On O
Mondays O
, O
Unilever O
N.V. O
's O
Lever B-ORG
Bros. I-ORG
sponsors O
tips O
on O
diet O
and O
exercise O
, O
followed O
by O
a O
30 O
- O
second O
Lever B-ORG
Bros. I-ORG
commercial O
. O

Viewers O
can O
call O
a O
900 O
number O
for O
additional O
advice O
, O
which O
will O
be O
tailored O
to O
their O
needs O
based O
on O
the O
numbers O
they O
punch O
-LRB- O
`` O
Press O
one O
if O
you O
're O
pregnant O
, O
'' O
etc O
. O
-RRB- O
. O

If O
the O
caller O
stays O
on O
the O
line O
and O
leaves O
a O
name O
and O
address O
for O
the O
sponsor O
, O
coupons O
and O
a O
newsletter O
will O
be O
mailed O
, O
and O
the O
sponsor O
will O
be O
able O
to O
gather O
a O
list O
of O
desirable O
potential O
customers O
. O

Diane B-PERSON
Seaman I-PERSON
, O
an O
NBC B-ORG
- I-ORG
TV I-ORG
vice O
president O
, O
says O
NBC B-ORG
has O
been O
able O
to O
charge O
premium O
rates O
for O
this O
ad O
time O
. O

She O
would O
n't O
say O
what O
the O
premium O
is O
, O
but O
it O
's O
believed O
to O
be O
about O
40 O
% O
above O
regular O
daytime O
rates O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
able O
to O
get O
advertisers O
to O
use O
their O
promotion O
budget O
for O
this O
, O
because O
they O
get O
a O
chance O
to O
do O
couponing O
, O
'' O
says O
Ms. O
Seaman O
. O

`` O
And O
we O
were O
able O
to O
attract O
some O
new O
advertisers O
because O
this O
is O
something O
new O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Parks O
of O
Call B-ORG
Interactive I-ORG
says O
TV O
executives O
are O
considering O
the O
use O
of O
900 O
numbers O
for O
`` O
talk O
shows O
, O
game O
shows O
, O
news O
and O
opinion O
surveys O
. O
'' O

Experts O
are O
predicting O
a O
big O
influx O
of O
new O
shows O
in O
1990 O
, O
when O
a O
service O
called O
`` O
automatic O
number O
information O
'' O
will O
become O
widely O
available O
. O

This O
service O
identifies O
each O
caller O
's O
phone O
number O
, O
and O
it O
can O
be O
used O
to O
generate O
instant O
mailing O
lists O
. O

`` O
Hard B-WORK_OF_ART
Copy I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
the O
new O
syndicated O
tabloid O
show O
from O
Paramount B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
, O
will O
use O
its O
900 O
number O
for O
additional O
purposes O
that O
include O
research O
, O
says O
executive O
producer O
Mark B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
von I-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Monsky I-PERSON
. O

`` O
For O
a O
piece O
on O
local O
heroes O
of O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
we O
can O
ask O
people O
to O
leave O
the O
name O
and O
number O
of O
anyone O
they O
know O
who O
won O
a O
medal O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
That O
'll O
save O
us O
time O
and O
get O
people O
involved O
. O
'' O

But O
Mr. O
Monsky O
sees O
much O
bigger O
changes O
ahead O
. O

`` O
These O
are O
just O
baby O
steps O
toward O
real O
interactive O
video O
, O
which O
I O
believe O
will O
be O
the O
biggest O
thing O
yet O
to O
affect O
television O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Although O
it O
would O
be O
costly O
to O
shoot O
multiple O
versions O
, O
TV O
programmers O
could O
let O
audiences O
vote O
on O
different O
endings O
for O
a O
movie O
. O

Fox B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
experimented O
with O
this O
concept O
last O
year O
when O
viewers O
of O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Married I-WORK_OF_ART
... I-WORK_OF_ART
With I-WORK_OF_ART
Children I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
voted O
on O
whether O
Al B-PERSON
should O
say O
`` O
I O
love O
you O
'' O
to O
Peg B-PERSON
on O
Valentine B-PERSON
's O
Day O
. O

Someday O
, O
viewers O
may O
also O
choose O
different O
depths O
of O
news O
coverage O
. O

`` O
A O
menu O
by O
phone O
could O
let O
you O
decide O
, O
` O
I O
'm O
interested O
in O
just O
the O
beginning O
of O
story O
No. O
1 O
, O
and O
I O
want O
story O
No. O
2 O
in O
depth O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Monsky O
says O
. O

`` O
You O
'll O
start O
to O
see O
shows O
where O
viewers O
program O
the O
program O
. O

President O
Bush O
chose O
Martin B-PERSON
Allday I-PERSON
, O
a O
longtime O
friend O
from O
Texas B-GPE
, O
to O
be O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Regulatory I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Allday O
would O
succeed O
Martha B-PERSON
Hesse I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
resigning O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
Ms. O
Hesse O
, O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
businesswoman O
who O
previously O
held O
posts O
at O
the B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
FERC B-ORG
, O
is O
leaving O
to O
become O
a O
vice O
president O
of O
First B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Allday O
, O
an O
attorney O
in O
Midland B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
has O
been O
solicitor O
at O
the B-ORG
Interior I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

He O
met O
Mr. O
Bush O
in O
the O
1950s O
, O
when O
the O
president O
was O
a O
young O
oil O
man O
in O
Midland B-GPE
and O
Mr. O
Allday O
was O
a O
lawyer O
for O
an O
oil O
firm O
. O

The O
FERC O
is O
a O
five O
- O
member O
commission O
that O
regulates O
billions O
of O
dollars O
of O
interstate O
wholesale O
energy O
transactions O
. O

Mr. O
Allday O
's O
appointment O
is O
subject O
to O
confirmation O
by O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
. O

Administration O
officials O
said O
a O
date O
for O
Ms. O
Hesse O
's O
departure O
has O
n't O
been O
set O
. O

Once O
again O
, O
your O
editorial O
page O
misstates O
the O
law O
to O
conform O
to O
your O
almost O
beatific O
misperceptions O
. O

In O
an O
excursus O
of O
little O
relevance O
to O
his O
central O
point O
about O
private O
enforcement O
suits O
by O
environmental O
groups O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Greve I-PERSON
informs O
your O
readers O
, O
`` O
... O
the B-LAW
Clean I-LAW
Water I-LAW
Act I-LAW
is O
written O
upon O
the O
presumption O
-- O
the O
pretense O
, O
rather O
-- O
that O
nothing O
but O
zero O
risk O
will O
do O
; O
it O
establishes O
a O
legal O
standard O
of O
zero O
discharge O
'' O
-LRB- O
`` O
Congress's B-WORK_OF_ART
Environmental I-WORK_OF_ART
Buccaneers I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Sept. O
18 O
-RRB- O
. O

This O
statement O
surely O
buttresses O
your O
editorial O
viewpoint O
that O
environmental O
protection O
is O
generally O
silly O
or O
excessive O
, O
but O
it O
is O
simply O
wrong O
. O

The B-LAW
Clean I-LAW
Water I-LAW
Act I-LAW
contains O
no O
`` O
legal O
standard O
'' O
of O
zero O
discharge O
. O

It O
requires O
that O
`` O
discharges O
of O
pollutants O
'' O
into O
the O
`` O
waters O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
'' O
be O
authorized O
by O
permits O
that O
reflect O
the O
effluent O
limitations O
developed O
under O
section O
301 O
. O

Whatever O
may O
be O
the O
problems O
with O
this O
system O
, O
it O
scarcely O
reflects O
`` O
zero O
risk O
'' O
or O
`` O
zero O
discharge O
. O
'' O

Perhaps O
Mr. O
Greve O
was O
confused O
by O
Congress B-ORG
's O
meaningless O
statement O
of O
`` O
the O
national O
goal O
'' O
in O
section O
101 O
, O
which O
indeed O
calls O
for O
the O
elimination O
of O
discharges O
-- O
by O
1985 O
, O
no O
less O
. O

This O
fatuous O
statement O
was O
not O
taken O
seriously O
when O
enacted O
in O
1972 O
, O
and O
should O
not O
now O
be O
confused O
with O
the O
operative O
provisions O
of O
the O
statute O
. O

Thus O
, O
you O
do O
the O
public O
a O
great O
disservice O
when O
Mr. O
Greve O
suggests O
, O
even O
facetiously O
, O
that O
the B-LAW
Clean I-LAW
Water I-LAW
Act I-LAW
prohibits O
the O
preparation O
of O
a O
scotch O
and O
water O
; O
your O
tippling O
readers O
may O
be O
led O
to O
believe O
that O
nothing O
but O
chance O
or O
oversight O
protects O
them O
, O
as O
they O
cower O
in O
the O
night O
with O
their O
scotch O
and O
waters O
, O
from O
the O
hairyknuckled O
knock O
of O
the B-ORG
Sierra I-ORG
Club I-ORG
at O
their O
doors O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
McManus I-PERSON

NATIONAL B-ORG
INCOME I-ORG
REALTY I-ORG
TRUST I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
resume O
dividend O
payments O
with O
a O
12 O
- O
cent O
- O
a O
- O
share O
dividend O
to O
be O
paid O
Nov. O
6 O
to O
shares O
of O
record O
Oct. O
25 O
. O

The O
mortgage O
and O
equity O
real O
estate O
investment O
trust O
last O
paid O
a O
dividend O
on O
Aug. O
1 O
, O
1988 O
, O
when O
holders O
received O
75 O
cents O
a O
share O
. O

Despite O
continuing O
troubles O
with O
problem O
properties O
and O
nonperforming O
loans O
, O
the O
Dallas B-GPE
trust O
said O
it O
has O
rebuilt O
reserves O
, O
abandoned O
properties O
with O
little O
potential O
and O
experienced O
improved O
operating O
results O
from O
joint O
ventures O
. O

a O
tragicomic O
monologue O
by O
an O
idealistic O
, O
not O
unheroic O
, O
though O
sadly O
self O
- O
deceived O
English O
butler O
in O
his O
sixties O
-- O
proceeds O
as O
if O
the O
realistic O
English O
novel O
of O
manners O
, O
like O
Britannia B-GPE
herself O
, O
still O
ruled O
the O
waves O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Kazuo O
Ishiguro O
's O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Remains I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Day I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Knopf B-ORG
, O
245 O
pages O
, O
$ O
18.95 O
-RRB- O
is O
both O
an O
homage O
to O
traditional O
English O
forms O
and O
a O
dramatic O
critique O
of O
them O
. O

It O
implies O
that O
the O
British O
Empire O
was O
rooted O
in O
its O
subjects O
' O
minds O
, O
manners O
and O
morals O
, O
and O
argues O
, O
tacitly O
, O
that O
its O
self O
- O
destructive O
flaws O
were O
embodied O
in O
the O
defensive O
snobbery O
, O
willful O
blindness O
, O
role O
- O
playing O
and O
especially O
the O
locutions O
of O
its O
domestic O
servants O
. O

As O
the O
narrator O
Stevens B-PERSON
, O
the O
solitary O
butler O
of O
Darlington B-FAC
Hall I-FAC
, O
mulls O
over O
such O
hallowed O
terms O
as O
`` O
greatness O
, O
'' O
`` O
dignity O
, O
'' O
`` O
service O
'' O
and O
`` O
loyalty O
, O
'' O
we O
see O
how O
pious O
cant O
subverts O
the O
soul O
. O

Stevens B-PERSON
's O
dutiful O
conflation O
of O
the O
public O
and O
private O
realms O
-- O
like O
his O
beloved O
master O
's O
-- O
destroys O
all O
it O
was O
designed O
to O
preserve O
. O

Such O
armor O
crushes O
the O
soldier O
. O

The O
mask O
cuts O
to O
the O
quick O
. O

It O
's O
1956 O
, O
the O
year O
the O
Suez O
crisis O
marked O
the O
final O
end O
of O
Empire O
. O

As O
he O
stands O
on O
a O
hill O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
six O
- O
day O
motor O
expedition O
from O
Oxfordshire B-GPE
to O
Cornwall B-GPE
, O
where O
a O
former O
housekeeper O
resides O
, O
perhaps O
the O
victim O
of O
an O
unhappy O
20 O
- O
year O
marriage O
, O
perhaps O
-LRB- O
he O
hopes O
with O
more O
fervor O
than O
he O
will O
ever O
acknowledge O
-RRB- O
not O
disinclined O
to O
return O
to O
domestic O
service O
, O
Stevens B-PERSON
surveys O
the O
view O
and O
thereby O
provides O
a O
self O
- O
portrait O
, O
a O
credo O
and O
the O
author O
's O
metaphor O
for O
the O
aesthetic O
of O
the O
novel O
we O
're O
reading O
: O

`` O
We O
call O
this O
land O
of O
ours O
Great B-GPE
Britain I-GPE
, O
and O
there O
may O
be O
those O
who O
believe O
this O
a O
somewhat O
immodest O
practice O
. O

Yet O
I O
would O
venture O
that O
the O
landscape O
of O
our O
country O
alone O
would O
justify O
the O
use O
of O
this O
lofty O
adjective O
... O
. O

It O
is O
the O
very O
lack O
of O
obvious O
drama O
or O
spectacle O
that O
sets O
the O
beauty O
of O
our O
land O
apart O
. O

What O
is O
pertinent O
is O
the O
calmness O
of O
that O
beauty O
, O
its O
sense O
of O
restraint O
. O

It O
is O
as O
though O
the O
land O
knows O
of O
its O
own O
beauty O
, O
of O
its O
own O
greatness O
, O
and O
feels O
no O
need O
to O
shout O
it O
. O

In O
comparison O
, O
the O
sorts O
of O
sights O
offered O
in O
such O
places O
as O
Africa B-GPE
and O
America B-GPE
, O
though O
undoubtedly O
very O
exciting O
, O
would O
, O
I O
am O
sure O
, O
strike O
the O
objective O
viewer O
as O
inferior O
on O
account O
of O
their O
unseemly O
demonstrativeness O
. O
'' O

An O
effusive O
landscape O
? O

An O
ill O
- O
mannered O
mountain O
? O

But O
let O
Stevens B-PERSON
continue O
in O
his O
unwitting O
comic O
manner O
-LRB- O
his O
conscious O
efforts O
at O
`` O
banter O
'' O
always O
fail O
-- O
most O
comically O
-RRB- O
: O
`` O
This O
whole O
question O
is O
very O
akin O
to O
the O
question O
that O
has O
caused O
much O
debate O
in O
our O
profession O
over O
the O
years O
: O
what O
is O
a O
` O
great O
' O
butler O
? O
'' O

His O
answer O
is O
one O
`` O
possessed O
of O
a O
dignity O
in O
keeping O
with O
his O
position O
. O
'' O

Such O
dignity O
`` O
has O
to O
do O
crucially O
with O
a O
butler O
's O
ability O
not O
to O
abandon O
the O
professional O
being O
he O
inhabits O
. O
'' O

He O
`` O
will O
not O
be O
shaken O
out O
by O
external O
events O
, O
however O
surprising O
, O
alarming O
or O
vexing O
... O
. O

Continentals O
are O
unable O
to O
be O
butlers O
because O
they O
are O
as O
a O
breed O
incapable O
of O
the O
emotional O
restraint O
which O
only O
the O
English O
race O
are O
capable O
of O
. O
'' O

Despite O
his O
racial O
advantage O
, O
to O
be O
a O
great O
butler O
is O
a O
heroic O
calling O
; O
one O
's O
pantry O
is O
`` O
not O
unlike O
general O
's O
headquarters O
during O
a O
battle O
. O
'' O

If O
, O
for O
example O
, O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
great O
social O
occasion O
-LRB- O
such O
as O
an O
international O
conference O
on O
revising O
the B-LAW
Versailles I-LAW
Treaty I-LAW
in O
1923 O
-RRB- O
, O
one O
's O
72-yearold O
father O
, O
himself O
a O
great O
butler O
once O
, O
should O
happen O
to O
die O
of O
a O
stroke O
, O
one O
must O
continue O
to O
serve O
the O
port O
: O
`` O
Please O
do O
n't O
think O
me O
unduly O
improper O
in O
not O
ascending O
to O
see O
my O
father O
in O
his O
deceased O
condition O
just O
at O
this O
moment O
. O

You O
see O
, O
I O
know O
my O
father O
would O
have O
wished O
me O
to O
carry O
on O
just O
now O
. O
'' O

It O
is O
this O
kind O
of O
dignity O
and O
restraint O
that O
allows O
Stevens B-PERSON
to O
declare O
: O
`` O
For O
all O
its O
sad O
associations O
, O
whenever O
I O
recall O
that O
evening O
today O
, O
I O
find O
I O
do O
so O
with O
a O
large O
sense O
of O
triumph O
. O
'' O

We O
note O
the O
imperial O
public O
word O
used O
to O
deny O
private O
rage O
and O
sorrow O
. O

That O
Stevens B-PERSON
himself O
is O
not O
grotesque O
or O
repellent O
, O
but O
funny O
and O
sad O
and O
enlightening O
, O
is O
entirely O
the O
author O
's O
triumph O
. O

Mr. O
Ishiguro O
's O
ability O
to O
create O
a O
fallible O
narrative O
voice O
that O
permits O
him O
to O
explore O
such O
intertwining O
domestic O
, O
cultural O
and O
political O
themes O
was O
abundantly O
clear O
in O
his O
previous O
novel O
, O
`` O
An B-WORK_OF_ART
Artist I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Floating I-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
set O
in O
Japan B-GPE
after O
the O
war O
. O

Now O
shifting O
his O
scene O
from O
the O
country O
he O
left O
at O
five O
to O
the O
England B-GPE
he O
has O
lived O
in O
for O
nearly O
30 O
years O
, O
he O
has O
fashioned O
a O
novel O
in O
the O
mode O
of O
Henry B-PERSON
James I-PERSON
and O
E.M. B-PERSON
Forster I-PERSON
. O

With O
great O
aplomb O
he O
considers O
not O
only O
filial O
devotion O
and O
-LRB- O
utterly O
repressed O
-RRB- O
sexual O
love O
, O
but O
British B-NORP
anti-Semitism O
, O
the O
gentry O
's O
impatience O
with O
democracy O
and O
support O
of O
Hitler B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
moral O
problematics O
of O
loyalty O
: O
`` O
It O
is O
, O
in O
practice O
, O
simply O
not O
possible O
to O
adopt O
such O
a O
critical O
attitude O
towards O
an O
employer O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
provide O
good O
service O
... O
. O

` O
This O
employer O
embodies O
all O
that O
I O
find O
noble O
and O
admirable O
. O

I O
will O
hereafter O
devote O
myself O
to O
serving O
him O
. O

' O
This O
is O
loyalty O
intelligently O
bestowed O
. O
'' O

In O
the O
end O
, O
after O
meeting O
with O
the O
former O
housekeeper O
, O
Stevens B-PERSON
sits O
by O
the O
seashore O
at O
dusk O
, O
thinking O
of O
her O
and O
of O
his O
employer O
, O
and O
declares O
`` O
I O
trusted O
. O

I O
trusted O
in O
his O
lordship O
's O
wisdom O
... O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
even O
say O
I O
made O
my O
own O
mistakes O
. O

Really O
-- O
one O
has O
to O
ask O
oneself O
-- O
what O
dignity O
is O
there O
in O
that O
? O
'' O

The O
loyal O
servant O
has O
come O
full O
circle O
. O

What O
is O
greatness O
? O

What O
is O
dignity O
? O

We O
understand O
such O
rueful O
wisdom O
must O
be O
retrospective O
: O
The O
owl O
of O
Minerva B-PERSON
only O
spreads O
her O
wings O
at O
dusk O
. O

But O
as O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Remains I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Day I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
so O
eloquently O
demonstrates O
with O
quiet O
virtuosity O
, O
such O
wisdom O
can O
be O
movingly O
embodied O
in O
art O
. O

Mr. O
Locke O
teaches O
English O
and O
comparative O
literature O
at O
Columbia B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

G. B-PERSON
William I-PERSON
Ryan I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Post-Newsweek B-ORG
Stations I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
the O
unit O
of O
this O
media O
company O
, O
effective O
Jan. O
1 O
. O

He O
will O
succeed O
Joel B-PERSON
Chaseman I-PERSON
, O
who O
will O
remain O
a O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
company O
and O
continue O
to O
represent O
Post-Newsweek B-ORG
stations O
in O
several O
industry O
organizations O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Amcore B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
acquire O
Central B-ORG
of O
Illinois O
Inc. O
in O
a O
stock O
swap O
. O

Shareholders O
of O
Central B-ORG
, O
a O
bank O
holding O
company O
based O
in O
Sterling B-GPE
, O
Ill. B-GPE
, O
will O
receive O
Amcore B-ORG
stock O
equal O
to O
10 O
times O
Central B-ORG
's O
1989 O
earnings O
, O
Amcore B-ORG
said O
. O

For O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
1989 O
, O
Central B-ORG
earned O
$ O
2 O
million O
. O

Amcore B-ORG
, O
also O
a O
bank O
holding O
company O
, O
has O
assets O
of O
$ O
1.06 O
billion O
. O

Central B-ORG
's O
assets O
are O
$ O
240 O
million O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
Firms O
Push O
Posh O
Car O
Showrooms O

JAPANESE O
luxury O
- O
car O
makers O
are O
trying O
to O
set O
strict O
design O
standards O
for O
their O
dealerships O
. O

But O
some O
dealers O
are O
negotiating O
looser O
terms O
, O
while O
others O
decline O
to O
deal O
at O
all O
. O

Nissan B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Infiniti B-ORG
division O
likes O
to O
insist O
that O
every O
dealer O
construct O
and O
furnish O
a O
building O
in O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
style O
. O

Specifications O
include O
a O
polished O
bronze O
sculpture O
at O
the O
center O
of O
each O
showroom O
and O
a O
tile O
bridge O
spanning O
a O
stream O
that O
flows O
into O
the O
building O
from O
outside O
. O

`` O
Infiniti B-ORG
has O
it O
down O
to O
the O
ashtrays O
, O
'' O
says O
Jay B-PERSON
Ferron I-PERSON
, O
a O
partner O
at O
J.D. O
Power O
& O
Associates B-ORG
, O
an O
auto O
research O
firm O
. O

Toyota B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Lexus B-ORG
division O
also O
provides O
specifications O
. O

But O
only O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
Lexus B-ORG
dealers O
are O
constructing O
new O
buildings O
according O
to O
the O
Lexus O
specs O
. O

Some O
are O
even O
coming O
up O
with O
their O
own O
novel O
designs O
. O

In O
Louisville B-GPE
, O
Ky. B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
David B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
has O
built O
a O
Lexus B-ORG
dealership O
with O
the O
showroom O
on O
the O
second O
floor O
. O

Yet O
some O
dealers O
have O
turned O
down O
Infiniti B-ORG
or O
Lexus B-ORG
franchises O
because O
they O
were O
unwilling O
or O
unable O
to O
meet O
the O
design O
requirements O
. O

Lee B-PERSON
Seidman I-PERSON
of O
Cleveland B-GPE
says O
Infiniti B-ORG
`` O
was O
a O
bear O
on O
interiors O
'' O
but O
at O
least O
let O
him O
retrofit O
an O
existing O
building O
-- O
without O
the O
stream O
. O

Mr. O
Seidman O
says O
he O
turned O
down O
a O
Lexus B-ORG
franchise O
in O
part O
because O
`` O
the O
building O
was O
gorgeous O
but O
very O
expensive O
. O
'' O

To O
head O
off O
arguments O
, O
Infiniti B-ORG
offers O
dealers O
cash O
bonuses O
and O
low O
- O
interest O
construction O
loans O
. O

Dictation O
Device O
's O
Saga O
Plays O
Back O
a O
Lesson O

PRODUCTS O
DON'T O
have O
to O
be O
first O
to O
be O
winners O
. O

That O
's O
the O
lesson O
offered O
through O
one O
case O
study O
featured O
in O
a O
design O
exhibit O
. O

Dictaphone B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
caught O
off O
guard O
in O
1974 O
when O
its O
main O
competitor O
, O
Lanier O
Office O
Products O
of O
Japan B-GPE
, O
introduced O
a O
microcassette O
dictation O
recorder O
half O
the O
size O
of O
standard O
cassette O
devices O
. O

Blocked O
by O
patent O
protection O
from O
following O
suit O
, O
Dictaphone B-ORG
decided O
to O
go O
a O
step O
further O
and O
cut O
the O
cassette O
in O
half O
again O
-- O
down O
to O
the O
length O
of O
a O
paperclip O
. O

By O
1979 O
, O
designers O
and O
engineers O
at O
Dictaphone B-ORG
, O
a O
Pitney B-ORG
Bowes I-ORG
subsidiary O
, O
had O
produced O
a O
working O
model O
of O
a O
`` O
picocassette O
'' O
recorder O
. O

By O
1982 O
, O
however O
, O
the O
patent O
status O
of O
the O
Lanier O
microcassette O
had O
changed O
, O
permitting O
Dictaphone O
to O
develop O
its O
own O
competitive O
micro O
system O
, O
which O
it O
did O
. O

Marketing O
and O
sales O
departments O
then O
urged O
abandonment O
of O
the O
pico O
project O
. O

But O
others O
said O
pico O
should O
proceed O
. O

Both O
were O
right O
. O

Dictaphone B-ORG
went O
ahead O
and O
introduced O
the O
pico O
in O
1985 O
, O
but O
it O
has O
n't O
sold O
well O
. O

To O
date O
, O
says O
Emil B-PERSON
Jachmann I-PERSON
, O
a O
Dictaphone B-ORG
vice O
president O
, O
it O
has O
`` O
broken O
even O
or O
shown O
a O
small O
loss O
. O
'' O

Nevertheless O
, O
the O
device O
has O
been O
successful O
in O
other O
ways O
. O

It O
helped O
Dictaphone B-ORG
attract O
better O
engineers O
, O
and O
it O
provided O
new O
technology O
for O
other O
company O
products O
. O

The O
picocassette O
recorder O
also O
helped O
transform O
the O
company O
's O
reputation O
from O
follower O
to O
leading O
- O
edge O
innovator O
. O

`` O
It O
gave O
me O
great O
pride O
to O
see O
the O
inventor O
of O
the O
microcassette O
in O
Japan B-GPE
look O
at O
the O
pico O
and O
shake O
his O
head O
and O
say O
` O
unbelievable O
, O
' O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Jachmann O
. O

Dictaphone B-ORG
's O
picocassette O
recorder O
is O
one O
of O
13 O
case O
studies O
in O
the O
TRIAD O
Design O
Project O
, O
sponsored O
by O
the O
Design O
Management O
Institute O
of O
Boston B-GPE
and O
Harvard B-ORG
Business I-ORG
School I-ORG
. O

The O
studies O
are O
on O
exhibit O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
this O
month O
and O
will O
travel O
to O
Chicago B-GPE
's O
Institute O
of O
Design O
and O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
at O
Berkeley O
. O

A O
Rake O
's O
Progress O
Means O
Branching O
Out O

ONE O
DAY O
Carl O
Barrett O
of O
Mobile B-GPE
, O
Ala. B-GPE
, O
was O
raking O
some O
sycamore O
leaves O
, O
but O
the O
rake O
kept O
riding O
up O
over O
the O
piles O
. O

The O
harder O
he O
tried O
to O
push O
them O
into O
large O
piles O
, O
the O
closer O
he O
came O
to O
breaking O
the O
rake O
and O
straining O
his O
back O
. O

So O
Mr. O
Barrett O
, O
then O
vice O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Alabama I-ORG
Steamship I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
took O
a O
steel O
- O
toothed O
garden O
rake O
and O
taped O
it O
to O
the O
underside O
of O
a O
leaf O
rake O
about O
nine O
inches O
up O
. O

His O
crude O
device O
worked O
: O
The O
lower O
teeth O
gathered O
the O
leaves O
into O
a O
pile O
, O
while O
the O
higher O
, O
harder O
teeth O
moved O
the O
top O
of O
the O
pile O
. O

Now O
incorporated O
into O
a O
polypropylene O
rake O
, O
the O
four O
- O
inch O
prongs O
, O
or O
`` O
wonderbars O
, O
'' O
also O
are O
supposed O
to O
aid O
in O
picking O
up O
leaves O
. O

One O
customer O
, O
Donald B-PERSON
Blaggs I-PERSON
of O
Mobile B-GPE
, O
says O
the O
Barrett B-PERSON
Rake O
allowed O
him O
to O
do O
his O
lawn O
in O
2 O
1/2 O
hours O
, O
two O
hours O
less O
than O
usual O
. O

But O
other O
rake O
makers O
have O
their O
doubts O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Mason I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Ames B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
Parkersburg B-GPE
, O
W. B-GPE
Va. I-GPE
, O
says O
the O
Barrett B-PERSON
rake O
`` O
makes O
sense O
, O
'' O
but O
it O
would O
be O
`` O
tough O
'' O
to O
explain O
to O
consumers O
. O

John B-PERSON
Stoner I-PERSON
, O
marketing O
director O
for O
True B-ORG
Temper I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Black O
& O
Decker O
, O
says O
people O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
move O
a O
leaf O
pile O
. O

`` O
They O
either O
pick O
it O
up O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
or O
they O
start O
pulling O
from O
a O
fresh O
direction O
. O
'' O

Odds O
and O
Ends O

NO O
MORE O
STUBBED O
toes O
or O
bruised O
shins O
, O
promises O
Geste B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Goshen B-GPE
, O
Ind. B-GPE
, O
the O
designer O
of O
a O
bed O
support O
to O
replace O
traditional O
frames O
. O

Four O
tubular O
steel O
`` O
Bedfellows O
, O
'' O
each O
roughly O
in O
the O
shape O
of O
a O
`` O
W O
, O
'' O
are O
attached O
to O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
box O
spring O
in O
a O
recessed O
position O
... O
. O

Nearly O
half O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
consumers O
say O
they O
'll O
pay O
up O
to O
5 O
% O
more O
for O
packaging O
that O
can O
be O
recycled O
or O
is O
biodegradable O
, O
according O
to O
a O
survey O
commissioned O
by O
the B-ORG
Michael I-ORG
Peters I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
design O
consultant O
. O

General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
General B-ORG
Dynamics I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
won O
a O
$ O
48.2 O
million O
Army B-ORG
contract O
to O
establish O
maintenance O
facilities O
for O
tracked O
vehicles O
in O
Pakistan B-GPE
. O

Grumman B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
given O
a O
$ O
15 O
million O
Navy B-ORG
contract O
for O
aircraft O
- O
electronics O
improvements O
. O

Hughes B-ORG
Aircraft I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
got O
a O
$ O
10.3 O
million O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
contract O
for O
airborne O
- O
radar O
equipment O
. O

-LCB- O
During O
its O
centennial O
year O
, O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
will O
report O
events O
of O
the O
past O
century O
that O
stand O
as O
milestones O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
history O
. O
-RCB- O

CREATIVE O
ACCOUNTING O
, O
mostly O
by O
conglomerates O
, O
forced O
CPAs O
to O
change O
their O
way O
of O
setting O
standards O
to O
be O
followed O
by O
corporations O
reporting O
financial O
results O
, O
standards O
that O
had O
become O
all O
too O
flexible O
. O

The O
new O
Financial B-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Standards I-ORG
Board I-ORG
-LRB- O
FASB B-ORG
-RRB- O
was O
created O
in O
1972 O
to O
replace O
the B-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Principles I-ORG
Board I-ORG
of O
the O
American O
Institute O
of O
Certified O
Public O
Accountants O
. O

All O
of O
the O
former O
board O
's O
members O
were O
CPAs O
, O
provoking O
conflict O
- O
of O
- O
interest O
criticism O
because O
they O
were O
writing O
rules O
while O
handling O
clients O
' O
books O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

The O
new O
board O
's O
seven O
- O
member O
structure O
kept O
four O
CPAs O
, O
but O
the O
others O
were O
from O
industry O
and O
academia O
. O

Francis B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Wheat I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
member O
, O
headed O
the O
panel O
that O
had O
studied O
the O
issues O
for O
a O
year O
and O
proposed O
the O
FASB O
on O
March O
30 O
, O
1972 O
. O

The O
former O
board O
had O
produced O
`` O
21 O
opinions O
and O
1,000 O
critics O
'' O
in O
its O
12 O
- O
year O
life O
, O
its O
chairman O
had O
conceded O
. O

The O
climate O
was O
right O
for O
the O
new O
FASB B-ORG
. O

In O
the O
late O
1960s O
some O
CPAs O
failed O
to O
correct O
such O
abuses O
as O
clients O
picking O
permissive O
rules O
that O
hyped O
earnings O
and O
stock O
prices O
. O

And O
in O
November O
1970 O
Congress B-ORG
had O
passed O
a O
special O
act O
to O
overrule O
one O
board O
rule O
. O

Also O
, O
James B-PERSON
Needham I-PERSON
, O
an O
SEC B-ORG
commissioner O
, O
in O
April O
1972 O
had O
warned O
that O
the O
industry O
might O
face O
a O
`` O
federal O
agency O
writing O
accounting O
rules O
'' O
if O
they O
rejected O
the O
FASB O
idea O
. O

Keepers O
of O
the O
books O
, O
dubbed O
`` O
figure O
filberts O
, O
'' O
loathed O
the O
threat O
. O

The O
FASB O
had O
its O
initial O
meeting O
on O
March O
28 O
, O
1973 O
. O

On O
Dec. O
13 O
, O
1973 O
, O
it O
issued O
its O
first O
rule O
; O
it O
required O
companies O
to O
disclose O
foreign O
currency O
translations O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
FASB O
since O
then O
has O
issued O
102 O
rules O
, O
and O
some O
still O
rile O
industry O
. O

Since O
late O
1987 O
, O
for O
example O
, O
it O
has O
put O
off O
a O
rule O
dealing O
with O
deferred O
income O
taxes O
because O
of O
the O
continuing O
controversy O
over O
the O
issue O
. O

Helionetics B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
team O
with O
a O
unit O
of O
Minneapolis B-GPE
- O
based O
Honeywell B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
to O
provide O
power O
amplifiers O
for O
a O
new O
military O
sonar O
system O
being O
proposed O
by O
Honeywell B-ORG
. O

Total O
value O
of O
the O
contract O
could O
be O
$ O
100 O
million O
, O
Helionetics B-ORG
said O
, O
and O
work O
on O
the O
project O
would O
be O
about O
evenly O
divided O
. O

As O
previously O
reported O
, O
Helionetics B-ORG
emerged O
from O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
protection O
in O
February O
. O

Should O
you O
really O
own O
stocks O
? O

That O
's O
a O
question O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
are O
asking O
, O
following O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
stunning O
display O
of O
volatility O
. O

Whipsawed O
financially O
and O
emotionally O
by O
Friday O
's O
heartstopping O
190 O
- O
point O
drop O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
and O
yesterday O
's O
88 O
- O
point O
rebound O
, O
they O
're O
wondering O
if O
an O
individual O
has O
any O
business O
being O
in O
the O
market O
. O

The O
answer O
, O
say O
academic O
researchers O
, O
money O
managers O
and O
investment O
specialists O
, O
is O
yes O
-- O
as O
long O
as O
you O
approach O
the O
stock O
market O
as O
an O
investor O
. O

But O
, O
they O
say O
, O
people O
should O
n't O
try O
to O
be O
traders O
, O
who O
buy O
and O
sell O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
ride O
the O
latest O
economic O
trend O
or O
catch O
the O
next O
hot O
stock O
. O

The O
case O
for O
owning O
stocks O
over O
the O
long O
- O
term O
is O
compelling O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
look O
at O
75 O
years O
worth O
of O
investment O
history O
-- O
including O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Depression I-EVENT
and O
every O
bear O
market O
since O
-- O
stocks O
have O
outperformed O
almost O
everything O
an O
individual O
could O
have O
owned O
by O
a O
long O
shot O
, O
'' O
says O
Barry B-PERSON
Berlin I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
at O
First B-ORG
Wachovia I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
. O

A O
dollar O
invested O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
in O
1926 O
would O
have O
grown O
to O
$ O
473.29 O
by O
the O
end O
of O
last O
June B-GPE
, O
according O
to O
Laurence B-PERSON
Siegel I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
at O
Ibbotson B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

But O
a O
dollar O
invested O
in O
long O
- O
term O
bonds O
in O
1926 O
would O
have O
grown O
to O
only O
$ O
16.56 O
, O
and O
a O
dollar O
put O
in O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
would O
equal O
a O
meager O
$ O
9.29 O
. O

The O
longer O
the O
time O
period O
, O
the O
less O
risk O
there O
is O
of O
losing O
money O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

Over O
time O
, O
the O
odds O
increasingly O
favor O
the O
investor O
with O
a O
diversified O
portfolio O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
Ken B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON
, O
a O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
money O
manager O
, O
calculates O
that O
if O
an O
investor O
holds O
a O
basket O
of O
stocks O
that O
tracks O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
- O
stock O
index O
, O
the O
chance O
of O
losing O
money O
is O
3 O
% O
to O
4 O
% O
over O
a O
10 O
- O
year O
period O
, O
compared O
with O
15 O
% O
over O
three O
years O
and O
30 O
% O
over O
one O
year O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
the O
money O
for O
10 O
years O
, O
there O
's O
a O
clear O
- O
cut O
case O
for O
sticking O
to O
a O
steady O
core O
of O
stocks O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Gregory O
says O
. O

Stock O
- O
market O
investments O
also O
help O
balance O
the O
other O
assets O
an O
individual O
owns O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Blankenship I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
Institute O
of O
Certified O
Financial O
Planners O
. O

Stocks O
have O
a O
place O
in O
an O
investors O
' O
portfolio O
along O
with O
real O
estate O
, O
bonds O
, O
international O
securities O
and O
cash O
, O
he O
says O
. O

There O
are O
some O
important O
caveats O
: O
Before O
investing O
in O
stocks O
, O
individuals O
should O
have O
at O
least O
three O
to O
six O
months O
of O
living O
expenses O
set O
aside O
in O
the O
bank O
, O
most O
investment O
advisers O
say O
. O

Individuals O
also O
should O
focus O
on O
building O
equity O
in O
a O
home O
, O
which O
provides O
some O
protection O
against O
inflation O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
nest O
- O
egg O
that O
can O
be O
cashed O
in O
late O
in O
life O
to O
help O
cover O
the O
cost O
of O
retirement O
living O
. O

People O
also O
should O
n't O
invest O
money O
in O
stocks O
that O
they O
'll O
need O
in O
the O
near O
future O
-- O
for O
example O
, O
for O
college O
tuition O
payments O
or O
retirement O
expenses O
. O

`` O
You O
may O
have O
to O
sell O
your O
stocks O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
market O
takes O
a O
plunge O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Blankenship O
, O
a O
Del B-GPE
Mar I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
financial O
planner O
. O

But O
once O
the O
basics O
are O
covered O
, O
`` O
then O
I O
would O
start O
to O
invest O
, O
even O
if O
it O
's O
as O
little O
as O
$ O
1,000 O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Lipper I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Lipper B-ORG
Analytical I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

He O
says O
individuals O
should O
consider O
not O
just O
stocks O
, O
but O
other O
long O
- O
term O
investments O
, O
such O
as O
high O
- O
quality O
bonds O
. O

Despite O
the O
strong O
case O
for O
stocks O
, O
however O
, O
most O
pros O
warn O
that O
individuals O
should O
n't O
try O
to O
profit O
from O
short O
- O
term O
developments O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
very O
difficult O
to O
do O
, O
'' O
says O
Donald B-PERSON
Holt I-PERSON
, O
a O
market O
strategist O
for O
Wedbush B-ORG
Morgan I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
, O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
brokerage O
firm O
. O

`` O
Our O
markets O
move O
so O
fast O
and O
they O
are O
so O
volatile O
, O
there O
's O
no O
way O
the O
average O
investor O
can O
compete O
with O
the O
pros O
. O
'' O

Individual O
investors O
face O
high O
transaction O
costs O
of O
moving O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
market O
. O

The O
cost O
of O
executing O
stock O
orders O
varies O
from O
brokerage O
to O
brokerage O
and O
with O
the O
size O
of O
the O
order O
, O
but O
2 O
% O
of O
the O
order O
's O
value O
is O
an O
average O
, O
says O
Stephen B-PERSON
Boesel I-PERSON
, O
manager O
of O
T. B-ORG
Rowe I-ORG
Price I-ORG
's O
Growth O
and O
Income O
mutual O
fund O
. O

And O
assuming O
their O
first O
investment O
is O
successful O
, O
investors O
will O
have O
to O
pay O
taxes O
on O
their O
gains O
. O

That O
can O
reduce O
returns O
by O
a O
third O
or O
more O
, O
once O
local O
taxes O
are O
included O
, O
Mr. O
Lipper O
says O
. O

After O
that O
, O
individual O
traders O
face O
the O
risk O
that O
the O
new O
investment O
they O
choose O
wo O
n't O
perform O
well O
-- O
so O
their O
trading O
costs O
could O
be O
sustained O
for O
nothing O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
very O
tough O
for O
most O
individuals O
to O
out O
- O
trade O
the O
mutual O
funds O
or O
the O
market O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Lipper O
. O

`` O
You O
should O
really O
think O
twice O
if O
you O
think O
you O
can O
out O
- O
smart O
the O
system O
. O
'' O

Then O
, O
too O
, O
many O
individual O
investors O
lack O
the O
sturdy O
emotional O
makeup O
professionals O
say O
is O
needed O
to O
plunge O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
market O
. O

So O
what O
's O
the O
best O
way O
to O
buy O
stocks O
? O

`` O
Unless O
an O
individual O
has O
a O
minimum O
of O
between O
$ O
50,000 O
and O
$ O
100,000 O
to O
invest O
in O
stocks O
, O
he O
's O
still O
better O
off O
in O
mutual O
funds O
than O
in O
individual O
stocks O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
getting O
enough O
attention O
from O
a O
competent O
broker O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Lipper O
. O

Still O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
`` O
I O
could O
see O
owning O
both O
, O
given O
that O
individuals O
often O
have O
an O
advantage O
over O
big O
investors O
in O
spotting O
special O
situations O
based O
on O
their O
own O
insights O
, O
'' O
he O
adds O
. O

George B-PERSON
Douglas I-PERSON
, O
first O
vice O
president O
at O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
individuals O
have O
a O
particular O
edge O
now O
in O
`` O
small O
to O
medium O
- O
size O
niche O
companies O
with O
exciting O
earnings O
prospects O
'' O
-- O
a O
traditional O
stomping O
ground O
for O
small O
investors O
. O

This O
growth O
sector O
, O
which O
usually O
carries O
a O
price O
/ O
earnings O
multiple O
about O
twice O
that O
of O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
, O
happens O
to O
include O
some O
of O
the O
market O
's O
most O
attractive O
bargains O
right O
now O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
now O
selling O
at O
a O
multiple O
about O
even O
with O
the O
market O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Douglas O
. O

Moreover O
, O
Mr. O
Douglas O
sees O
a O
revival O
of O
institutional O
interest O
in O
smaller O
growth O
stocks O
that O
could O
boost O
the O
performance O
of O
these O
stocks O
in O
the O
medium O
term O
. O

Many O
big O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
brokerage O
firms O
who O
eliminated O
their O
research O
effort O
in O
stocks O
of O
emerging O
growth O
companies O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
are O
now O
resuming O
coverage O
of O
this O
area O
, O
he O
notes O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
seeing O
a O
real O
turnaround O
in O
interest O
in O
small O
growth O
stocks O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

The O
pros O
strenuously O
advise O
individuals O
to O
stay O
away O
from O
the O
latest O
investment O
fad O
. O

They O
say O
that O
's O
especially O
important O
this O
late O
in O
the O
growth O
phase O
of O
the O
economic O
cycle O
, O
when O
there O
's O
no O
robust O
bull O
market O
to O
bail O
investors O
out O
of O
their O
mistakes O
. O

Friday O
's O
correction O
presents O
`` O
a O
pretty O
good O
buying O
opportunity O
, O
but O
let O
's O
not O
speculate O
at O
this O
point O
in O
the O
business O
cycle O
, O
'' O
says O
Carmine B-PERSON
Grigoli I-PERSON
, O
chief O
equity O
portfolio O
strategist O
at O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

`` O
Buy O
stocks O
on O
weakness O
for O
their O
long O
- O
term O
fundamentals O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

In O
the O
long O
run O
, O
investment O
advisers O
say O
, O
most O
investors O
will O
be O
better O
off O
using O
the O
dollar O
- O
cost O
averaging O
method O
of O
buying O
stocks O
. O

In O
this O
method O
, O
a O
person O
invests O
a O
regular O
amount O
every O
month O
or O
quarter O
into O
the O
stock O
market O
whether O
the O
market O
is O
up O
or O
down O
. O

That O
cuts O
the O
risk O
, O
Mr. O
Gregory O
, O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
money O
manager O
, O
points O
out O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
market O
is O
low O
, O
you O
are O
buying O
more O
shares O
, O
and O
when O
it O
's O
high O
, O
you O
're O
buying O
fewer O
shares O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
if O
you O
put O
all O
your O
money O
in O
at O
one O
time O
, O
by O
sheer O
bad O
luck O
, O
you O
might O
pick O
a O
terrible O
time O
, O
and O
have O
to O
wait O
three O
years O
to O
get O
even O
, O
Mr. O
Gregory O
says O
. O

A O
disciplined O
program O
will O
work O
the O
best O
, O
Mr. O
Boesel O
says O
. O

`` O
One O
of O
the O
hardest O
things O
to O
do O
is O
to O
buy O
stocks O
when O
the O
market O
is O
down O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
that O
's O
just O
the O
time O
when O
you O
should O
be O
buying O
them O
. O
'' O

Compound O
annual O
returns O
, O
including O
price O
changes O
and O
income O
from O
interest O
and O
dividends O

\* O
Actual O
performance O
, O
not O
annualized O

Source O
: O
Ibbotson B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
won O
a O
pretrial O
order O
blocking O
U.S. B-GPE
sales O
of O
Justin O
Products O
Inc. O
's O
`` O
My O
Own O
'' O
line O
of O
portable O
audio O
players O
for O
children O
. O

Judge O
John O
E. O
Sprizzo O
issued O
the O
order O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
federal O
court O
, O
where O
Sony B-ORG
has O
accused O
the O
tiny O
company O
of O
illegally O
knocking O
off O
the O
`` O
My O
First O
Sony B-ORG
'' O
line O
. O

The O
judge O
held O
that O
the O
combination O
of O
colors O
used O
for O
the O
Sony O
products O
is O
distinctive O
and O
subject O
to O
protection O
under O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
state O
law O
, O
rather O
than O
federal O
law O
. O

The O
legal O
fight O
was O
the O
subject O
of O
a O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
story O
yesterday O
. O

Justin B-ORG
's O
attorney O
, O
Charles B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Baxley I-PERSON
, O
said O
Justin B-ORG
would O
ask O
an O
appeals O
court O
to O
set O
aside O
the O
order O
temporarily O
, O
pending O
an O
expedited O
appeal O
. O

He O
also O
repeated O
Justin B-ORG
's O
denial O
of O
Sony B-ORG
's O
charges O
. O

`` O
Their O
likelihood O
of O
reversing O
us O
is O
very O
slim O
, O
'' O
said O
Lewis B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Eslinger I-PERSON
, O
Sony B-ORG
's O
attorney O
, O
who O
said O
he O
doubts O
Justin B-ORG
will O
go O
ahead O
with O
a O
trial O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Bulseco I-PERSON
, O
44 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
administrative O
officer O
of O
this O
regional O
commercial O
bank O
. O

Both O
posts O
had O
been O
vacant O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Robie I-PERSON
, O
51 O
, O
was O
named O
to O
the O
new O
positions O
of O
vice O
chairman O
and O
chief O
credit O
officer O
. O

A O
seat O
on O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
was O
sold O
for O
$ O
390,000 O
, O
down O
$ O
5,000 O
from O
the O
previous O
sale O
last O
Tuesday O
. O

Seats O
currently O
are O
quoted O
at O
$ O
353,500 O
bid O
, O
$ O
405,000 O
asked O
. O

The O
record O
price O
for O
a O
full O
membership O
on O
the O
exchange O
is O
$ O
550,000 O
, O
set O
Aug. O
31 O
, O
1987 O
. O

An O
associate O
member O
seat O
was O
sold O
for O
$ O
228,000 O
, O
up O
$ O
8,000 O
from O
the O
previous O
sale O
Oct. O
4 O
. O

Associate O
member O
seats O
currently O
are O
quoted O
at O
$ O
225,000 O
bid O
, O
$ O
256,000 O
asked O
. O

The O
record O
price O
for O
associate O
membership O
is O
$ O
275,000 O
, O
set O
Aug. O
30 O
, O
1988 O
. O

Annualized O
interest O
rates O
on O
certain O
investments O
as O
reported O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
on O
a O
weekly O
- O
average O
basis O
: O
1989 O
and O
Wednesday O
October O
4 O
, O
1989 O
. O

c O
- O
Yields O
, O
adjusted O
for O
constant O
maturity O
. O

CAE B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
its O
Link O
Flight O
Simulation O
division O
was O
awarded O
a O
contract O
by O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Army I-ORG
for O
two O
helicopter O
simulators O
, O
which O
the O
company O
valued O
at O
as O
much O
as O
37 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
31.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

CAE B-ORG
said O
the O
fixed O
price O
for O
the O
first O
of O
the O
AH O
- O
64 O
Apache B-PRODUCT
combat O
mission O
simulators O
is O
C$ O
19 O
million O
. O

It O
is O
scheduled O
for O
delivery O
in O
late O
1991 O
. O

The O
price O
of O
the O
second O
simulator O
ranges O
between O
C$ O
16.4 O
million O
and O
C$ O
18 O
million O
, O
CAE B-ORG
said O
, O
depending O
on O
when O
the O
Army O
exercises O
its O
option O
. O

CAE B-ORG
is O
a O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
maker O
of O
commercial O
and O
military O
aircraft O
simulators O
and O
training O
equipment O
. O

Houston B-GPE
attorney O
Dale B-PERSON
Friend I-PERSON
, O
representing O
a O
plaintiff O
in O
a O
damage O
suit O
, O
says O
he O
has O
negotiated O
a O
settlement O
that O
will O
strike O
a O
blow O
for O
his O
client O
. O

Literally O
. O

It O
turns O
out O
Mr. O
Friend O
's O
client O
, O
Machelle B-PERSON
Parks I-PERSON
of O
Cincinnati B-GPE
, O
did O
n't O
like O
the O
way O
defense O
attorney O
Tom B-PERSON
Alexander I-PERSON
acted O
during O
the O
legal O
proceedings O
. O

So O
she O
has O
agreed O
to O
forgo O
monetary O
damages O
against O
Mr. O
Alexander O
's O
client O
in O
return O
for O
the O
right O
to O
punch O
the O
attorney O
. O

Ms. O
Parks O
's O
mother O
also O
gets O
to O
cuff O
Mr. O
Alexander O
. O

So O
does O
Mr. O
Friend O
and O
his O
law O
partner O
, O
Nick B-PERSON
Nichols I-PERSON
. O

The O
bizarre O
arrangement O
grows O
out O
of O
Mr. O
Alexander O
's O
representation O
of O
Derr B-ORG
Construction I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
several O
defendants O
in O
a O
wrongful O
death O
lawsuit O
brought O
by O
Ms. O
Parks O
, O
the O
widow O
of O
a O
construction O
worker O
killed O
in O
January O
1987 O
while O
working O
on O
a O
new O
Houston B-GPE
convention O
center O
. O

Last O
month O
, O
Mr. O
Friend O
says O
, O
Mr. O
Alexander O
's O
associate O
agreed O
that O
Derr B-ORG
would O
pay O
$ O
50,000 O
as O
part O
of O
an O
overall O
settlement O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Alexander O
scuttled O
the O
deal O
at O
the O
last O
minute O
, O
angering O
the O
plaintiff O
's O
side O
. O

`` O
I O
never O
agreed O
to O
it O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Alexander O
says O
, O
adding O
that O
`` O
it O
's O
not O
necessary O
to O
pay O
these O
nuisance O
settlements O
. O
'' O

When O
Ms. O
Parks O
and O
her O
mother O
heard O
about O
what O
had O
happened O
, O
Mr. O
Friend O
says O
, O
they O
volunteered O
that O
they O
would O
like O
to O
give O
Mr. O
Alexander O
a O
good O
walloping O
. O

Mr. O
Friend O
says O
he O
passed O
that O
along O
to O
his O
adversary O
, O
and O
soon O
they O
were O
talking O
about O
the O
ground O
rules O
under O
which O
Derr B-ORG
could O
keep O
its O
money O
and O
the O
plaintiffs O
could O
take O
a O
shot O
at O
Mr. O
Alexander O
. O

Although O
time O
and O
place O
have O
yet O
to O
be O
determined O
, O
some O
details O
are O
in O
place O
. O

Mr. O
Friend O
says O
he O
agreed O
to O
strike O
Mr. O
Alexander O
above O
the O
belt O
. O

Ms. O
Parks O
and O
her O
mother O
indicated O
they O
want O
to O
`` O
catch O
him O
unawares O
from O
behind O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Alexander O
, O
for O
his O
part O
, O
insisted O
that O
the O
punchers O
ca O
n't O
assign O
their O
pummeling O
rights O
to O
anyone O
else O
, O
ca O
n't O
use O
a O
blunt O
instrument O
and O
ca O
n't O
take O
a O
running O
start O
. O

Mr. O
Alexander O
says O
he O
regards O
the O
agreement O
, O
which O
has O
n't O
been O
submitted O
to O
a O
judge O
, O
as O
something O
of O
a O
joke O
. O

However O
, O
he O
acknowledges O
they O
`` O
have O
the O
option O
of O
taking O
a O
swat O
at O
me O
if O
they O
really O
want O
to O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Friend O
says O
his O
side O
is O
`` O
dead O
serious O
. O
'' O

Although O
they O
do O
n't O
contemplate O
delivering O
any O
disabling O
blows O
, O
he O
says O
that O
Mr. O
Alexander O
will O
be O
asked O
to O
sign O
a O
release O
from O
liability O
, O
just O
in O
case O
. O

National B-ORG
Geographic I-ORG
, O
the O
sixth O
- O
largest O
U.S. B-GPE
magazine O
, O
is O
attracting O
more O
readers O
than O
ever O
and O
offers O
the O
glossy O
, O
high O
- O
toned O
pages O
that O
upscale O
advertisers O
love O
. O

So O
why O
did O
advertising O
pages O
plunge O
by O
almost O
10 O
% O
and O
ad O
revenue O
by O
7.2 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
half O
? O

To O
hear O
advertisers O
tell O
it O
, O
the O
magazine O
just O
has O
n't O
kept O
up O
with O
the O
times O
. O

Despite O
renewed O
interest O
by O
the O
public O
in O
such O
topics O
as O
the O
environment O
and O
the B-LOC
Third I-LOC
World I-LOC
, O
it O
has O
n't O
been O
able O
to O
shake O
its O
reputation O
as O
a O
magazine O
boys O
like O
to O
flip O
through O
in O
search O
of O
topless O
tribe O
women O
. O

Worse O
, O
it O
lagged O
behind O
competitors O
in O
offering O
now O
- O
standard O
gimmicks O
, O
from O
regional O
editions O
to O
discounts O
for O
frequent O
advertisers O
. O

But O
now O
, O
the O
magazine O
is O
attempting O
to O
fight O
back O
, O
with O
an O
ambitious O
plan O
including O
a O
revamped O
sales O
strategy O
and O
a O
surprisingly O
aggressive O
ad O
campaign O
. O

Advertisers O
do O
n't O
think O
of O
the O
magazine O
first O
, O
says O
Joan B-PERSON
McCraw I-PERSON
, O
who O
joined O
in O
April O
as O
national O
advertising O
director O
. O

`` O
What O
we O
want O
to O
do O
is O
take O
a O
more O
aggressive O
stance O
. O

People O
did O
n't O
believe O
we O
were O
in O
tune O
with O
the O
marketplace O
, O
and O
in O
many O
ways O
we O
were O
n't O
. O
'' O

The O
101 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
magazine O
has O
never O
had O
to O
woo O
advertisers O
with O
quite O
so O
much O
fervor O
before O
. O

It O
largely O
rested O
on O
its O
hard O
- O
to O
- O
fault O
demographics O
: O
10.8 O
million O
subscribers O
in O
the O
first O
half O
, O
up O
from O
10.5 O
million O
a O
year O
ago O
; O
an O
average O
age O
of O
42 O
for O
readers O
-- O
at O
the O
height O
of O
their O
consuming O
years O
; O
loyalty O
to O
the O
tune O
of O
an O
85 O
% O
average O
subscription O
renewal O
rate O
. O

The O
magazine O
had O
its O
best O
year O
yet O
in O
1988 O
, O
when O
it O
celebrated O
its O
centennial O
and O
racked O
up O
a O
17 O
% O
gain O
in O
ad O
pages O
, O
to O
283 O
. O

But O
this O
year O
, O
when O
the O
hullabaloo O
surrounding O
its O
centennial O
died O
, O
so O
too O
did O
some O
advertiser O
interest O
. O

The O
reason O
, O
ad O
executives O
say O
, O
is O
that O
the O
entire O
magazine O
business O
has O
been O
soft O
-- O
and O
National B-ORG
Geographic I-ORG
has O
some O
quirks O
that O
make O
it O
especially O
unattractive O
during O
a O
soft O
market O
. O

Perhaps O
the O
biggest O
of O
those O
factors O
is O
its O
high O
ad O
prices O
-- O
$ O
130,000 O
for O
a O
four O
- O
color O
page O
, O
vs. O
$ O
47,000 O
for O
the O
Smithsonian O
, O
a O
comparable O
publication O
with O
a O
far O
smaller O
circulation O
. O

When O
ad O
dollars O
are O
tight O
, O
the O
high O
page O
cost O
is O
a O
major O
deterrent O
for O
advertisers O
, O
who O
generally O
want O
to O
appear O
regularly O
in O
a O
publication O
or O
not O
at O
all O
. O

Even O
though O
National B-ORG
Geographic I-ORG
offers O
far O
more O
readers O
than O
does O
a O
magazine O
like O
Smithsonian B-ORG
, O
`` O
the O
page O
costs O
you O
an O
arm O
and O
a O
leg O
to O
develop O
any O
frequency O
, O
'' O
says O
Harry B-PERSON
Glass I-PERSON
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
media O
manager O
for O
Bozell B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

To O
combat O
that O
problem O
, O
National B-ORG
Geographic I-ORG
, O
like O
other O
magazines O
, O
began O
offering O
regional O
editions O
allowing O
advertisers O
to O
appear O
in O
only O
a O
portion O
of O
its O
magazines O
-- O
for O
example O
, O
ads O
can O
run O
only O
in O
the O
magazines O
sent O
to O
subscribers O
in O
the O
largest O
25 O
markets O
. O

But O
the O
magazine O
was O
slower O
than O
its O
competitors O
to O
come O
up O
with O
its O
regional O
editions O
, O
and O
until O
last O
year O
offered O
fewer O
of O
them O
than O
did O
competitors O
. O

Time B-ORG
magazine O
, O
for O
example O
, O
has O
more O
than O
100 O
separate O
editions O
going O
to O
different O
regions O
, O
top O
management O
, O
and O
other O
groups O
. O

Another O
sticking O
point O
for O
advertisers O
was O
National B-ORG
Geographic I-ORG
's O
tradition O
of O
lumping O
its O
ads O
together O
, O
usually O
at O
the O
beginning O
or O
end O
of O
the O
magazine O
, O
rather O
than O
spreading O
ads O
out O
among O
its O
articles O
, O
as O
most O
magazines O
do O
. O

And O
National B-ORG
Geographic I-ORG
's O
smaller O
- O
than O
- O
average O
size O
means O
extra O
production O
costs O
for O
advertisers O
. O

But O
Ms. O
McCraw O
says O
the O
magazine O
is O
fighting O
back O
. O

It O
now O
offers O
30 O
regional O
editions O
, O
it O
very O
recently O
began O
running O
ads O
adjacent O
to O
articles O
, O
and O
it O
has O
been O
beefing O
up O
its O
sales O
force O
. O

And O
it O
just O
launched O
a O
promotional O
campaign O
to O
tell O
chief O
executives O
, O
marketing O
directors O
, O
and O
media O
executives O
just O
that O
. O

The O
centerpiece O
of O
the O
promotion O
is O
its O
new O
ad O
campaign O
, O
into O
which O
the O
magazine O
will O
pour O
about O
$ O
500,000 O
, O
mostly O
in O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
. O

The O
campaign O
, O
created O
by O
Omnicom O
Group O
's O
DDB B-ORG
Needham I-ORG
agency O
, O
takes O
advantage O
of O
the O
eye O
- O
catching O
photography O
that O
National B-ORG
Geographic I-ORG
is O
known O
for O
. O

In O
one O
ad O
, O
a O
photo O
of O
the O
interior O
of O
the B-FAC
Sainte I-FAC
- I-FAC
Chapelle I-FAC
in O
Paris B-GPE
is O
paired O
with O
the O
headline O
, O
`` O
The O
only O
book O
more O
respected O
than O
ours O
does O
n't O
accept O
advertising O
. O
'' O

Another O
ad O
pictures O
a O
tree O
ant O
, O
magnified O
80 O
times O
, O
with O
the O
headline O
, O
`` O
For O
impact O
far O
beyond O
your O
size O
consider O
our O
regional O
editions O
. O
'' O

Ms. O
McCraw O
says O
she O
wants O
the O
campaign O
to O
help O
attract O
advertisers O
in O
10 O
categories O
, O
including O
corporate O
, O
financial O
services O
, O
consumer O
electronics O
, O
insurance O
and O
food O
. O

Her O
goal O
: O
to O
top O
300 O
ad O
pages O
in O
1990 O
, O
up O
from O
about O
274 O
this O
year O
. O

Whether O
she O
can O
meet O
that O
ambitious O
goal O
is O
still O
far O
from O
certain O
. O

`` O
The O
ad O
campaign O
is O
meant O
to O
contemporize O
the O
thought O
of O
National B-ORG
Geographic I-ORG
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

`` O
We O
want O
it O
to O
be O
a O
'90s O
kind O
of O
image O
. O
'' O

WCRS B-ORG
Plans O
Ad O
- O
Unit O
Sale O

WCRS B-ORG
Group I-ORG
hopes O
to O
announce O
, O
perhaps O
today O
, O
an O
agreement O
to O
sell O
the O
majority O
of O
its O
ad O
unit O
to O
Paris B-GPE
- O
based O
Eurocom B-ORG
, O
a O
European B-NORP
ad O
executive O
said O
. O

WCRS B-ORG
has O
been O
in O
discussions O
with O
Eurocom B-ORG
for O
several O
months O
. O

However O
, O
when O
negotiations O
bogged O
down O
recently O
, O
WCRS B-ORG
's O
chief O
executive O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
Scott I-PERSON
, O
met O
in O
Paris B-GPE
with O
another O
French B-NORP
firm O
, O
Boulet B-ORG
Dru I-ORG
Dupuy I-ORG
Petit I-ORG
, O
or O
BDDP B-ORG
. O

According O
to O
the O
executive O
, O
BDDP B-ORG
's O
involvement O
prompted O
renewed O
vigor O
in O
the O
WCRS O
- O
Eurocom O
talks O
and O
the O
two O
agencies O
were O
hoping O
to O
hammer O
out O
details O
by O
today O
. O

Executives O
of O
the O
two O
agencies O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
last O
night O
. O

Ad O
Notes O
... O
. O

NEW O
ACCOUNT O
: O
Procter O
& O
Gamble O
Co. O
, O
Cincinnati B-GPE
, O
awarded O
the O
ad O
accounts O
for O
its O
line O
of O
Professional B-ORG
Crisco I-ORG
vegetable O
shortening O
and O
oil O
products O
to O
Northlich O
, O
Stolley O
, O
LaWarre O
, O
Cincinnati B-GPE
. O

Billings O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Professional B-ORG
Crisco I-ORG
products O
are O
specially O
made O
for O
the O
foodservice O
industry O
. O

WHO O
'S O
NEWS O
: O
Stephen B-PERSON
Novick I-PERSON
, O
49 O
, O
was O
named O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
deputy O
creative O
director O
at O
Grey B-ORG
Advertising I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

He O
was O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
director O
of O
broadcast O
production O
. O

Steven B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Kaplan I-PERSON
was O
named O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
this O
graphics O
equipment O
company O
. O

He O
retains O
his O
current O
positions O
as O
chief O
strategic O
officer O
of O
AM O
International O
and O
president O
of O
AM B-ORG
Ventures I-ORG
. O

THE O
R.H. O
MACY O
& O
CO O
. O
department O
- O
store O
chain O
is O
n't O
for O
sale O
. O

In O
yesterday O
's O
edition O
, O
it O
was O
incorrectly O
included O
with O
a O
list O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
chains O
up O
for O
sale O
. O

The O
following O
issues O
were O
recently O
filed O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
: O
Gehl B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
initial O
public O
offering O
of O
two O
million O
shares O
of O
common O
stock O
, O
of O
which O
1,450,635 O
shares O
are O
being O
offered O
by O
the O
company O
and O
549,365 O
shares O
by O
holders O
, O
via O
Blunt B-PERSON
, O
Ellis B-PERSON
& O
Loewi O
Inc. O
and O
Robert O
W. O
Baird O
& O
Co O
. O

Giant B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
initial O
public O
offering O
of O
3,111,000 O
common O
shares O
, O
of O
which O
2,425,000 O
will O
be O
sold O
by O
the O
company O
, O
and O
the O
rest O
by O
holders O
, O
via O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Hanifen O
, O
Imhoff O
Inc O
. O

Inefficient B-ORG
- I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
initial O
offering O
of O
five O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
via O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co O
. O

Jason B-ORG
Overseas I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
initial O
offering O
of O
four O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
of O
which O
3.2 O
million O
will O
be O
sold O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
balance O
outside O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
via O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co. O
and O
Mabon O
, O
Nugent O
& O
Co O
. O

A O
federal O
appeals O
court O
struck O
down O
a O
natural O
- O
gas O
regulation O
that O
had O
prevented O
pipeline O
companies O
from O
passing O
to O
customers O
part O
of O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
costs O
from O
controversial O
`` O
take O
- O
or O
- O
pay O
'' O
contracts O
. O

The O
court O
, O
in O
a O
3 O
- O
0 O
ruling O
, O
threw O
out O
a O
deadline O
set O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Regulatory I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
for O
settling O
old O
contract O
disputes O
over O
gas O
that O
the O
pipeline O
companies O
reserved O
but O
did O
n't O
use O
. O

FERC B-ORG
's O
regulation O
had O
given O
pipelines O
until O
March O
31 O
, O
1989 O
, O
to O
pass O
on O
to O
customers O
as O
much O
as O
50 O
% O
of O
the O
costs O
of O
buying O
out O
their O
broken O
contracts O
, O
which O
were O
made O
with O
producers O
when O
gas O
prices O
were O
high O
and O
supplies O
short O
. O

A O
majority O
of O
old O
contracts O
were O
renegotiated O
by O
the O
deadline O
and O
settled O
at O
steep O
discounts O
. O

But O
pipeline O
companies O
estimate O
they O
still O
face O
$ O
2.4 O
billion O
in O
liabilities O
from O
unresolved O
disputes O
, O
including O
$ O
1 O
billion O
they O
fear O
they O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
pass O
on O
to O
customers O
. O

According O
to O
industry O
lawyers O
, O
the O
ruling O
gives O
pipeline O
companies O
an O
important O
second O
chance O
to O
resolve O
remaining O
disputes O
and O
take O
advantage O
of O
the O
cost O
- O
sharing O
mechanism O
. O

The O
court O
left O
open O
whether O
FERC B-ORG
could O
reimpose O
a O
new O
deadline O
later O
. O

The O
court O
, O
agreeing O
with O
pipeline O
companies O
, O
found O
the O
March O
31 O
deadline O
was O
`` O
arbitrary O
and O
capricious O
'' O
and O
`` O
highly O
prejudicial O
to O
the O
bargaining O
power O
of O
pipelines O
'' O
that O
were O
forced O
to O
negotiate O
settlement O
of O
the O
old O
take O
- O
or O
- O
pay O
contracts O
to O
meet O
the O
deadline O
. O

A O
report O
last O
month O
by O
the O
Interstate O
Natural O
Gas O
Association O
of O
America B-GPE
found O
that O
pipelines O
' O
settlement O
costs O
had O
jumped O
in O
the O
three O
months O
before O
the O
deadline O
to O
39 O
cents O
on O
the O
dollar O
, O
from O
22 O
cents O
on O
the O
dollar O
in O
1988 O
. O

The O
court O
ordered O
FERC B-ORG
to O
justify O
within O
60 O
days O
not O
only O
its O
cost O
- O
sharing O
deadline O
, O
but O
other O
major O
elements O
of O
its O
proposed O
regulation O
for O
introducing O
more O
competition O
into O
natural O
- O
gas O
transportation O
. O

The O
court O
also O
questioned O
a O
crediting O
mechanism O
that O
could O
be O
used O
to O
resolve O
take O
- O
or O
- O
pay O
liabilities O
. O

The O
complex O
regulation O
, O
known O
in O
the O
industry O
as O
Order O
500 O
, O
has O
been O
hotly O
contested O
by O
all O
sides O
, O
including O
natural O
- O
gas O
producers O
, O
pipelines O
, O
local O
distribution O
companies O
and O
consumers O
. O

The O
court O
's O
decision O
would O
allow O
FERC B-ORG
to O
change O
some O
of O
its O
provisions O
, O
but O
ensures O
it O
will O
be O
reviewed O
again O
quickly O
by O
the O
court O
. O

Selwyn B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Kossuth I-PERSON
was O
named O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
commission O
, O
effective O
early O
November O
. O

Mr. O
Kossuth O
, O
52 O
years O
old O
, O
succeeds O
Ermanno B-PERSON
Pascutto I-PERSON
, O
36 O
, O
who O
resigned O
to O
join O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
Securities O
and O
Futures O
Commission O
. O

Mr. O
Kossuth O
was O
vice O
president O
and O
director O
, O
corporate O
finance O
, O
of O
Nesbitt B-ORG
Thomson I-ORG
Deacon I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Toronto B-GPE
investment O
dealer O
. O

No O
strikeout O
, O
but O
certainly O
no O
home O
run O
. O

That O
's O
how O
the O
stock O
- O
picking O
game O
is O
shaping O
up O
for O
the O
months O
ahead O
, O
according O
to O
money O
managers O
and O
a O
few O
brokers O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
88 O
- O
point O
recovery O
from O
Friday O
's O
megadrop O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
industrials O
had O
many O
brokerage O
houses O
proclaiming O
that O
stocks O
are O
a O
good O
bargain O
again O
. O

But O
quite O
a O
few O
money O
managers O
are O
n't O
buying O
it O
. O

Weakening O
corporate O
earnings O
, O
they O
say O
, O
are O
no O
prescription O
for O
a O
bull O
market O
. O

`` O
The O
stock O
market O
ai O
n't O
going O
to O
do O
much O
of O
anything O
'' O
for O
a O
while O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Neff I-PERSON
of O
Wellington B-ORG
Management I-ORG
, O
who O
runs O
the O
$ O
8.3 O
billion O
Windsor B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
. O

He O
suspects O
that O
Friday O
's O
market O
decline O
may O
have O
a O
second O
leg O
, O
perhaps O
a O
10 O
% O
to O
15 O
% O
drop O
later O
on O
. O

Mr. O
Neff O
says O
the O
stock O
market O
has O
lost O
some O
powerful O
driving O
forces O
, O
namely O
earnings O
growth O
and O
the O
`` O
LBO O
sweepstakes O
'' O
-- O
buy O
- O
out O
fever O
that O
induced O
investors O
to O
bid O
up O
whole O
groups O
of O
stocks O
, O
such O
as O
media O
and O
airlines O
. O

After O
sitting O
with O
20 O
% O
of O
his O
fund O
in O
cash O
before O
Friday O
's O
sell O
- O
off O
, O
Mr. O
Neff O
says O
he O
bought O
`` O
a O
narrow O
list O
of O
stocks O
'' O
yesterday O
. O

With O
flat O
corporate O
profits O
on O
the O
horizon O
for O
1990 O
, O
money O
managers O
say O
price O
- O
earnings O
multiples O
that O
look O
cheap O
today O
might O
go O
on O
being O
cheap O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
not O
a O
grossly O
overvalued O
market O
, O
but O
it O
's O
not O
cheap O
either O
, O
'' O
says O
George B-PERSON
Collins I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
mutual O
fund O
company O
T. B-ORG
Rowe I-ORG
Price I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
in O
Baltimore B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
Institutional B-ORG
Brokers I-ORG
Estimate I-ORG
System I-ORG
, O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
market O
strategists O
see O
only O
a O
2.4 O
% O
jump O
in O
company O
profits O
in O
1990 O
-- O
unlike O
in O
1987 O
, O
when O
profits O
a O
year O
out O
looked O
good O
-LRB- O
they O
did O
soar O
36 O
% O
in O
1988 O
-RRB- O
. O

Bulls O
say O
the O
market O
is O
an O
incredible O
bargain O
, O
priced O
at O
only O
about O
12 O
times O
estimated O
1989 O
earnings O
for O
stocks O
in O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
index O
. O

Before O
the O
1987 O
crash O
, O
the O
P O
/ O
E O
was O
more O
than O
20 O
. O

The O
common O
view O
, O
says O
Abby B-PERSON
Cohen I-PERSON
, O
strategist O
for O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
, O
is O
that O
there O
will O
be O
`` O
mild O
economic O
growth O
, O
modest O
profit O
expansion O
, O
and O
things O
are O
going O
to O
be O
hunky O
- O
dory O
. O

Our O
view O
is O
that O
we O
may O
see O
a O
profit O
decline O
. O
'' O

Some O
think O
investors O
should O
sell O
into O
rallies O
. O

The O
market O
`` O
is O
going O
to O
wind O
down O
, O
'' O
says O
Gerald B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Perritt I-PERSON
, O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
money O
manager O
. O

`` O
Things O
are O
a O
little O
less O
overpriced O
'' O
after O
Friday O
's O
jolt O
in O
the O
market O
. O

He O
expects O
stocks O
to O
decline O
an O
additional O
5 O
% O
to O
30 O
% O
, O
with O
the O
Dow O
perhaps O
bottoming O
out O
between O
2000 O
and O
2100 O
`` O
between O
now O
and O
June B-GPE
. O
'' O

After O
Friday O
's O
decline O
, O
Mr. O
Perritt O
's O
firm O
ran O
statistical O
tests O
on O
100 O
high O
- O
quality O
stocks O
, O
using O
old O
- O
fashioned O
value O
criteria O
devised O
by O
Benjamin B-PERSON
Graham I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
and O
author O
in O
the O
1930s O
and O
1940s O
who O
is O
widely O
considered O
to O
be O
the O
father O
of O
modern O
securities O
analysis O
. O

He O
found O
85 O
still O
overvalued O
and O
15 O
fairly O
valued O
. O

Nicholas B-PERSON
Parks I-PERSON
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
money O
manager O
, O
expects O
the O
market O
to O
decline O
about O
15 O
% O
. O

`` O
I O
've O
been O
two O
- O
thirds O
in O
cash O
since O
July O
, O
and O
I O
continue O
to O
think O
that O
having O
a O
defensive O
position O
is O
appropriate O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Companies O
that O
piled O
on O
debt O
in O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
during O
the O
past O
two O
years O
`` O
will O
continue O
to O
surface O
as O
business O
problems O
. O
'' O

`` O
Generalizations O
about O
value O
are O
n't O
useful O
, O
'' O
says O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
money O
manager O
John B-PERSON
LeFrere I-PERSON
of O
Delta B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
. O

For O
instance O
, O
he O
says O
, O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
and O
Unisys B-ORG
might O
look O
cheap O
, O
but O
investors O
might O
continue O
to O
do O
better O
with O
stocks O
like O
Walt B-ORG
Disney I-ORG
, O
Procter O
& O
Gamble O
and O
Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
, O
strong O
performers O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

Money O
manager O
Robert B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
Duncan B-ORG
Ross I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
in O
Vancouver B-GPE
, O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
, O
says O
stocks O
would O
have O
to O
fall O
15 O
% O
to O
20 O
% O
before O
they O
are O
competitive O
with O
less O
risky O
investment O
alternatives O
. O

Fredric B-PERSON
Russell I-PERSON
, O
a O
money O
manager O
in O
Tulsa B-GPE
, O
Okla. B-GPE
, O
says O
Friday O
's O
cave O
- O
in O
`` O
is O
going O
to O
have O
more O
of O
a O
permanent O
impact O
on O
the O
psyche O
of O
many O
investors O
than O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
would O
want O
to O
admit O
. O
'' O

There O
are O
still O
bulls O
out O
there O
. O

`` O
I O
still O
think O
we O
will O
have O
a O
3000 O
Dow B-ORG
, O
whether O
it O
's O
six O
months O
or O
12 O
months O
from O
now O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O
'' O
says O
David B-PERSON
Dreman I-PERSON
, O
managing O
partner O
of O
Dreman B-ORG
Value I-ORG
Management I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

`` O
We O
're O
doing O
a O
little O
buying O
'' O
in O
some O
stocks O
`` O
that O
have O
really O
been O
smashed O
down O
. O
'' O

Many O
brokerage O
house O
officials O
also O
are O
optimistic O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
Goldman B-ORG
Sachs I-ORG
, O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
and O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
all O
increased O
the O
proportion O
of O
assets O
they O
recommend O
investors O
commit O
to O
stocks O
. O

Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
now O
recommends O
85 O
% O
, O
Goldman B-ORG
65 O
% O
and O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
50 O
% O
. O

Some O
investors O
say O
Friday O
's O
sell O
- O
off O
was O
a O
good O
thing O
, O
because O
it O
deflated O
a O
lot O
of O
crazy O
takeover O
speculation O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
a O
healthy O
cleansing O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Holland I-PERSON
, O
who O
runs O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Asset I-ORG
Management I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

From O
here O
out O
, O
these O
investors O
see O
a O
return O
to O
old O
- O
fashioned O
investing O
, O
based O
on O
a O
company O
's O
ability O
to O
show O
profit O
growth O
. O

`` O
The O
fundamentals O
are O
pretty O
strong O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Dreman O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
this O
as O
a O
bear O
market O
at O
all O
. O

It O
's O
a O
recognition O
that O
there O
was O
much O
too O
much O
fluff O
in O
the O
LBO O
market O
. O
'' O

Friday O
's O
big O
fall O
was O
`` O
just O
a O
blunder O
by O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Connolly I-PERSON
, O
chief O
strategist O
for O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
was O
an O
overreaction O
to O
an O
event O
-LCB- O
the O
failure O
of O
a O
management O
and O
union O
group O
to O
get O
bank O
financing O
for O
a O
takeover O
of O
UAL B-ORG
-RCB- O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
that O
much O
to O
lots O
of O
stocks O
. O
'' O

Many O
investors O
have O
nagging O
worries O
, O
however O
. O

Newspapers O
are O
full O
of O
headlines O
about O
companies O
defaulting O
on O
their O
debts O
and O
banks O
writing O
off O
real O
estate O
loans O
. O

That O
hurts O
investors O
' O
confidence O
in O
the O
economy O
and O
stocks O
. O

Not O
even O
all O
the O
brokerage O
firms O
see O
clear O
sailing O
ahead O
. O

`` O
Disappointing O
profits O
are O
likely O
to O
get O
worse O
in O
the O
next O
two O
quarters O
, O
'' O
says O
Mary B-PERSON
Farrell I-PERSON
, O
a O
market O
strategist O
at O
PaineWebber B-ORG
. O

She O
thinks O
the O
market O
could O
drop O
about O
10 O
% O
in O
the O
next O
few O
months O
, O
then O
recover O
and O
go O
higher O
. O

Companies O
with O
steady O
earnings O
growth O
could O
do O
well O
, O
she O
says O
, O
while O
others O
with O
high O
debt O
or O
poor O
earnings O
could O
see O
their O
shares O
decline O
far O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
. O

MLX B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
reached O
a O
preliminary O
agreement O
with O
senior O
lenders O
to O
its O
refrigeration O
and O
air O
- O
conditioning O
group O
to O
restructure O
the O
$ O
188.5 O
million O
of O
credit O
facilities O
the O
lenders O
provide O
to O
the O
group O
. O

MLX B-ORG
, O
which O
also O
makes O
aircraft O
and O
heavy O
- O
duty O
truck O
parts O
, O
said O
the O
debt O
was O
accumulated O
during O
its O
acquisition O
of O
nine O
businesses O
that O
make O
up O
the O
group O
, O
the O
biggest O
portion O
of O
which O
was O
related O
to O
the O
1986 O
purchase O
of O
a O
Hillman B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
unit O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
the O
restructured O
facilities O
will O
substantially O
reduce O
the O
group O
's O
required O
amortization O
of O
the O
term O
loan O
portion O
of O
the O
credit O
facilities O
through O
September O
1992 O
, O
MLX B-ORG
said O
. O

Certain O
details O
of O
the O
restructured O
facilities O
remain O
to O
be O
negotiated O
. O

The O
agreement O
is O
subject O
to O
completion O
of O
a O
definitive O
amendment O
and O
appropriate O
approvals O
. O

William B-PERSON
P. I-PERSON
Panny I-PERSON
, O
MLX B-ORG
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
, O
said O
the O
pact O
`` O
will O
provide O
MLX B-ORG
with O
the O
additional O
time O
and O
flexibility O
necessary O
to O
complete O
the O
restructuring O
of O
the O
company O
's O
capital O
structure O
. O
'' O

MLX B-ORG
has O
filed O
a O
registration O
statement O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
covering O
a O
proposed O
offering O
of O
$ O
120 O
million O
in O
long O
- O
term O
senior O
subordinated O
notes O
and O
warrants O
. O

Debora B-PERSON
Foster I-PERSON
takes O
off O
her O
necklace O
, O
settles O
herself O
on O
a O
padded O
chair O
and O
gently O
leans O
forward O
. O

With O
a O
jazz O
- O
piano O
tape O
playing O
softly O
in O
the O
background O
, O
the O
soothing O
hands O
of O
Sabina B-PERSON
Vidunas I-PERSON
begin O
to O
work O
on O
Ms. O
Foster O
's O
neck O
and O
shoulders O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
like O
an O
oasis O
in O
this O
room O
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Foster O
purrs O
. O

The O
room O
in O
question O
is O
the O
directors O
' O
lounge O
of O
H.J. B-ORG
Heinz I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
60 O
floors O
above O
the O
bustle O
of O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
. O

There O
, O
amid O
oil O
paintings O
and O
marble O
tables O
, O
massages O
are O
administered O
every O
Wednesday O
. O

`` O
On O
days O
that O
I O
'm O
really O
busy O
, O
'' O
says O
Ms. O
Foster O
, O
who O
works O
in O
public O
relations O
for O
the O
company O
, O
`` O
it O
seems O
decadent O
to O
take O
time O
off O
for O
a O
massage O
. O
'' O

Although O
such O
sessions O
may O
never O
replace O
coffee O
breaks O
, O
on O
- O
site O
massage O
, O
as O
it O
is O
known O
in O
the O
trade O
, O
is O
certainly O
infiltrating O
corporate O
America B-GPE
. O

In O
some O
companies O
middle O
managers O
sneak O
massage O
therapists O
into O
the O
office O
, O
fearful O
that O
upper O
- O
level O
executives O
wo O
n't O
approve O
. O

Ms. O
Foster O
's O
indulgence O
is O
nothing O
like O
the O
oily O
, O
hour O
- O
long O
rubfests O
enjoyed O
by O
spa O
visitors O
. O

Nor O
does O
it O
at O
all O
resemble O
-LRB- O
despite O
what O
some O
executives O
think O
-RRB- O
the O
more O
intimate O
variety O
offered O
at O
specialty O
parlors O
in O
bad O
parts O
of O
town O
. O

On O
the O
contrary O
, O
office O
rubdowns O
usually O
take O
place O
in O
dimly O
lighted O
conference O
rooms O
, O
where O
stressed O
- O
out O
employees O
relax O
in O
specially O
designed O
chairs O
, O
fully O
clothed O
. O

The O
massages O
last O
15 O
minutes O
and O
typically O
cost O
about O
$ O
10 O
. O

Some O
companies O
, O
including O
Heinz B-ORG
, O
even O
pay O
part O
of O
the O
fee O
. O

Ms. O
Vidunas O
has O
been O
seeing O
some O
15 O
clients O
a O
visit O
since O
the O
program O
was O
started O
at O
Heinz B-ORG
last O
year O
. O

Anthony B-PERSON
J.F. I-PERSON
O'Reilly I-PERSON
, O
the O
company O
's O
chairman O
, O
swears O
by O
her O
firm O
touch O
, O
saying O
regular O
massages O
are O
a O
balm O
for O
his O
old O
football O
injuries O
. O

Massage O
advocates O
say O
that O
kneading O
the O
head O
, O
shoulders O
, O
neck O
and O
back O
can O
go O
a O
long O
way O
toward O
easing O
tension O
and O
improving O
morale O
. O

They O
also O
insist O
that O
touching O
is O
a O
basic O
need O
, O
as O
powerful O
as O
the O
need O
for O
food O
or O
sleep O
, O
and O
that O
the O
office O
is O
as O
good O
a O
place O
as O
any O
to O
do O
it O
. O

`` O
The O
blood O
flows O
to O
your O
head O
, O
you O
feel O
lightheaded O
and O
you O
do O
n't O
feel O
tension O
around O
the O
head O
or O
neck O
, O
'' O
says O
Minnie B-PERSON
Morey I-PERSON
, O
an O
operations O
supervisor O
at O
the O
Social O
Security O
office O
in O
Grand B-GPE
Rapids I-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
where O
massages O
began O
last O
month O
. O

`` O
When O
you O
leave O
the O
room O
after O
your O
massage O
, O
people O
say O
you O
look O
like O
you O
're O
glowing O
. O
'' O

Adds O
Candice B-PERSON
Ohlman I-PERSON
, O
the O
35 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
masseuse O
who O
plies O
her O
trade O
in O
the O
Grand B-GPE
Rapids I-GPE
office O
, O
`` O
They O
fall O
in O
love O
with O
my O
hands O
. O
'' O

Not O
everyone O
, O
however O
, O
is O
at O
ease O
with O
office O
massage O
. O

Three O
years O
ago O
, O
the B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
's O
office O
in O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
opened O
its O
doors O
to O
on O
- O
site O
massage O
. O

And O
even O
though O
employees O
paid O
the O
bill O
, O
taxpayers O
grumbled O
. O

`` O
Sometimes O
, O
with O
the O
release O
of O
stress O
, O
you O
hear O
` O
oohs O
' O
and O
` O
ahs O
' O
coming O
out O
of O
the O
room O
, O
'' O
explains O
Morgan B-ORG
Banks I-ORG
, O
the O
agency O
's O
health O
specialist O
. O

`` O
And O
you O
ca O
n't O
have O
taxpayers O
coming O
into O
an O
audit O
hearing O
` O
oohs O
' O
and O
` O
ahs O
. O
' O
'' O

Last O
month O
, O
the O
complaints O
intensified O
and O
the O
massages O
ended O
. O

`` O
Now O
we O
're O
looking O
for O
a O
room O
with O
thicker O
walls O
, O
'' O
Ms. O
Banks O
says O
. O

Massage O
also O
has O
an O
image O
problem O
to O
contend O
with O
. O

Some O
masseurs O
have O
tried O
to O
get O
around O
this O
by O
calling O
themselves O
`` O
bodyworkers O
'' O
and O
describing O
their O
office O
visits O
as O
`` O
reinvigoration O
breaks O
. O
'' O

But O
massage O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
chaste O
, O
is O
still O
associated O
in O
many O
minds O
with O
seedy O
fronts O
for O
prostitution O
, O
and O
that O
makes O
some O
executives O
nervous O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
the O
research O
and O
development O
division O
of O
Weyerhaeuser B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
large O
wood O
- O
products O
concern O
, O
invited O
a O
masseuse O
to O
its O
Tacoma B-GPE
, O
Wash. B-GPE
, O
offices O
. O

Phil B-PERSON
Harms I-PERSON
, O
a O
software O
engineer O
, O
was O
an O
eager O
customer O
. O

`` O
You O
build O
up O
a O
lot O
of O
tension O
working O
at O
a O
terminal O
all O
day O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

But O
after O
about O
eight O
months O
, O
the O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
division O
, O
Ed B-PERSON
Soule I-PERSON
, O
learned O
about O
the O
sessions O
and O
brought O
them O
to O
a O
halt O
. O

Mr. O
Soule O
says O
his O
only O
beef O
was O
that O
the O
massages O
were O
being O
given O
in O
a O
company O
conference O
room O
; O
the O
department O
's O
supervised O
health O
facility O
would O
have O
been O
fine O
. O

`` O
In O
my O
view O
, O
-LCB- O
massages O
-RCB- O
should O
be O
managed O
with O
an O
appropriate O
mixture O
of O
males O
and O
females O
around O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Given O
such O
attitudes O
, O
some O
corporate O
masseurs O
prefer O
to O
go O
about O
their O
business O
quietly O
. O

Russell B-PERSON
Borner I-PERSON
of O
Park B-GPE
Ridge I-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
says O
he O
has O
been O
working O
for O
the O
past O
year O
at O
a O
huge O
chemical O
and O
manufacturing O
concern O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
-- O
unbeknownst O
to O
the O
company O
's O
executives O
. O

He O
visits O
the O
same O
department O
every O
two O
or O
three O
weeks O
. O

His O
massage O
chair O
is O
kept O
in O
a O
closet O
, O
and O
a O
secretary O
escorts O
him O
past O
security O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
common O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
large O
companies O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Borner O
, O
who O
worked O
for O
American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
for O
23 O
years O
before O
choosing O
his O
current O
trade O
. O

Managers O
, O
he O
contends O
, O
`` O
are O
afraid O
how O
they O
're O
going O
to O
look O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
their O
peers O
. O

My O
vision O
is O
to O
change O
human O
consciousness O
towards O
touch O
. O

My O
attitude O
is O
: O
Let O
's O
come O
out O
of O
the O
closet O
. O
'' O

Occasionally O
, O
all O
that O
's O
needed O
is O
a O
little O
coaxing O
. O

Elisa B-PERSON
Byler I-PERSON
, O
a O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
masseuse O
, O
won O
over O
officials O
at O
Emerson B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
electrical O
and O
electronic O
equipment O
, O
by O
providing O
documents O
and O
other O
articles O
trumpeting O
the O
therapeutic O
benefits O
of O
massage O
. O

She O
notes O
that O
she O
also O
stresses O
professionalism O
during O
her O
weekly O
visits O
. O

`` O
I O
pull O
my O
hair O
back O
, O
wear O
a O
little O
makeup O
and O
look O
corporate O
, O
'' O
says O
Ms. O
Byler O
, O
who O
has O
been O
visiting O
Emerson B-ORG
since O
January O
. O

`` O
If O
I O
go O
in O
there O
as O
I O
normally O
dress O
, O
they O
'd O
ask O
, O
` O
Who O
is O
this O
hippie O
? O
' O
'' O

The O
self O
- O
proclaimed O
father O
of O
on O
- O
site O
massage O
is O
David B-PERSON
Palmer I-PERSON
, O
a O
41 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
masseur O
whose O
mission O
is O
to O
save O
the O
touch O
- O
starved O
masses O
. O

To O
help O
do O
this O
, O
Mr. O
Palmer O
developed O
a O
portable O
massage O
chair O
three O
years O
ago O
that O
he O
hopes O
will O
bring O
`` O
structured O
touching O
'' O
into O
mainstream O
America B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
culture O
is O
not O
ready O
to O
take O
off O
its O
clothes O
, O
lie O
down O
and O
be O
touched O
for O
an O
hour O
for O
$ O
45 O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
The O
idea O
is O
to O
keep O
the O
clothes O
on O
and O
to O
keep O
people O
seated O
. O

The O
chair O
is O
a O
way O
to O
package O
massage O
. O
'' O

Sitting O
in O
one O
of O
Mr. O
Palmer O
's O
chairs O
, O
which O
cost O
$ O
425 O
and O
have O
since O
been O
copied O
by O
others O
, O
is O
a O
bit O
like O
straddling O
a O
recliner O
. O

Customers O
lean O
forward O
, O
rest O
their O
knees O
on O
side O
supports O
and O
bury O
their O
face O
in O
padding O
on O
the O
back O
of O
the O
chair O
. O

-LRB- O
Ms. O
Ohlman O
, O
the O
Grand B-GPE
Rapids I-GPE
masseuse O
, O
says O
she O
has O
heard O
the O
odd O
- O
looking O
contraption O
compared O
to O
something O
out O
of O
the B-EVENT
Spanish I-EVENT
Inquisition I-EVENT
. O
-RRB- O

Mr. O
Palmer O
, O
who O
serves O
as O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
On I-ORG
- I-ORG
Site I-ORG
Massage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
and O
writes O
an O
industry O
newsletter O
, O
says O
some O
4,000 O
practitioners O
-- O
out O
of O
about O
50,000 O
certified O
masseurs O
across O
the O
country O
-- O
now O
use O
massage O
chairs O
in O
the O
workplace O
, O
as O
well O
as O
on O
street O
corners O
, O
in O
airports O
and O
malls O
, O
and O
at O
conventions O
and O
other O
gatherings O
where O
weary O
people O
can O
be O
found O
. O

Scot B-PERSON
MacInnis I-PERSON
, O
a O
masseur O
in O
Boulder B-GPE
, O
Colo. B-GPE
, O
had O
a O
scary O
experience O
while O
massaging O
a O
man O
in O
a O
natural O
- O
foods O
supermarket O
as O
part O
of O
a O
store O
promotion O
. O

Three O
minutes O
into O
the O
massage O
, O
the O
man O
curled O
up O
, O
began O
shaking O
and O
turned O
red O
. O

Paramedics O
were O
called O
. O

A O
week O
later O
, O
the O
man O
told O
Mr. O
MacInnis O
he O
had O
suffered O
a O
mild O
heart O
attack O
unrelated O
to O
the O
massage O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
a O
powerful O
point O
in O
my O
career O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
31 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
MacInnis O
, O
who O
has O
since O
taken O
out O
a O
$ O
1 O
million O
liability O
policy O
for O
his O
business O
. O

`` O
But O
he O
pulled O
through O
, O
and O
after O
the O
ambulance O
left O
, O
there O
were O
still O
six O
people O
in O
line O
waiting O
for O
a O
massage O
. O

The O
next O
woman O
was O
older O
, O
and O
I O
was O
afraid O
to O
touch O
her O
. O

But O
it O
's O
like O
falling O
off O
a O
horse O
and O
getting O
back O
on O
. O
'' O

Despite O
the O
number O
of O
fans O
that O
office O
massage O
has O
won O
, O
some O
purists O
look O
down O
on O
it O
, O
arguing O
that O
naked O
, O
full O
- O
body O
rubs O
are O
the O
only O
way O
to O
go O
. O

Linda B-PERSON
Aldridge I-PERSON
, O
who O
does O
full O
- O
body O
work O
in O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
, O
says O
that O
while O
on O
- O
site O
massage O
is O
better O
than O
nothing O
, O
tired O
workers O
should O
realize O
it O
is O
only O
the O
tip O
of O
the O
iceberg O
. O

`` O
Whole O
areas O
of O
their O
bodies O
are O
neglected O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
, O
adding O
that O
clothes O
ruin O
the O
experience O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
nothing O
like O
skin O
to O
skin O
. O

In O
what O
is O
believed O
to O
be O
the O
first O
cancellation O
of O
a O
loan O
to O
China B-GPE
since O
the O
June B-GPE
4 O
killings O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
an O
international O
bank O
syndicate O
has O
terminated O
a O
$ O
55 O
million O
credit O
for O
a O
Shanghai B-GPE
property O
project O
. O

The O
syndicate O
, O
led O
by O
Schroders B-ORG
Asia I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
agreed O
last O
November O
to O
provide O
the O
loan O
to O
Asia B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
property O
developer O
. O

But O
several O
weeks O
ago O
, O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
killings O
, O
the O
loan O
was O
canceled O
, O
according O
to O
bankers O
and O
executives O
close O
to O
the O
project O
. O

Asia B-ORG
Development I-ORG
and O
Schroders B-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
move O
. O

Lenders O
had O
doubts O
about O
the O
project O
even O
before O
June B-GPE
4 O
, O
but O
the O
harsh O
crackdown O
, O
which O
caused O
many O
businesses O
to O
reassess O
their O
China B-GPE
transactions O
, O
`` O
gave O
the O
banks O
the O
out O
they O
wanted O
, O
'' O
says O
an O
official O
close O
to O
the O
Shanghai B-GPE
venture O
. O

The O
decision O
to O
cancel O
the O
loan O
exemplifies O
the O
tough O
attitude O
bankers O
have O
taken O
toward O
China B-GPE
since O
June B-GPE
4 O
. O

While O
some O
commercial O
lending O
has O
resumed O
, O
international O
lenders O
remain O
nervous O
about O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
troubles O
and O
foreign O
debt O
-- O
$ O
40 O
billion O
at O
the O
end O
of O
1988 O
. O

Many O
loans O
are O
being O
renegotiated O
, O
especially O
those O
tied O
to O
the O
hotel O
sector O
, O
which O
has O
been O
hit O
hard O
by O
a O
post-June O
4 O
tourism O
slump O
. O

Many O
bankers O
view O
property O
- O
sector O
loans O
as O
particularly O
risky O
. O

The O
canceled O
Shanghai B-GPE
loan O
leaves O
Asia B-ORG
Development I-ORG
, O
a O
small O
concern O
, O
saddled O
with O
a O
half O
- O
completed O
32 O
- O
story O
apartment O
building O
and O
heavy O
debts O
. O

The O
company O
owes O
$ O
11 O
million O
to O
the B-ORG
Shui I-ORG
On I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
the O
project O
's O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
contractor O
, O
and O
a O
significant O
, O
though O
unspecified O
, O
amount O
in O
legal O
fees O
to O
Coudert B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
, O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
law O
firm O
, O
the O
sources O
say O
. O

The O
project O
, O
known O
as O
Lotus O
Mansion O
, O
has O
been O
mired O
in O
controversy O
. O

When O
the O
loan O
agreement O
was O
announced O
, O
it O
was O
hailed O
as O
one O
of O
the O
first O
Western B-NORP
- O
style O
financing O
transactions O
ever O
used O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Unlike O
most O
loans O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
there O
was O
no O
Chinese B-NORP
guarantor O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
banks O
secured O
a O
promise O
from O
state O
- O
owned O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Communications O
that O
it O
would O
lend O
Asia B-ORG
Development I-ORG
the O
entire O
$ O
55 O
million O
at O
maturity O
to O
finance O
repayment O
of O
the O
original O
borrowing O
. O

The O
loan O
was O
to O
have O
matured O
in O
just O
two O
to O
three O
years O
, O
as O
soon O
as O
construction O
was O
completed O
. O

But O
in O
a O
letter O
sent O
in O
August O
to O
Asia B-ORG
Development I-ORG
, O
Schroders B-ORG
said O
the O
loan O
was O
terminated O
because O
the O
developer O
had O
failed O
to O
deliver O
adequate O
financial O
data O
and O
pay O
certain O
fees O
to O
the O
loan O
- O
management O
committee O
on O
time O
, O
according O
to O
officials O
close O
to O
the O
project O
. O

Creditors O
involved O
in O
the O
project O
contend O
, O
however O
, O
that O
the O
termination O
actually O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
these O
technical O
violations O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
creditors O
say O
, O
the O
loan O
fell O
victim O
to O
nervousness O
about O
China B-GPE
's O
political O
turmoil O
, O
as O
well O
as O
to O
concern O
about O
the O
loan O
's O
security O
. O

The O
bank O
syndicate O
is O
made O
up O
mostly O
of O
European B-NORP
banks O
, O
but O
it O
includes O
China B-GPE
's O
state O
- O
owned O
Citic B-ORG
Industrial I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

The O
11 O
banks O
in O
the O
syndicate O
sustained O
no O
monetary O
losses O
because O
none O
of O
the O
credit O
facility O
had O
been O
drawn O
down O
. O

The O
Philippine O
government O
awarded O
Finland O
's O
Outokumpu B-ORG
Oy I-ORG
the O
contract O
to O
upgrade O
the O
facilities O
of O
Philippine O
Associated O
Smelting O
& O
Refining O
Corp. O
, O
according O
to O
documents O
from O
National B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
Philippine B-ORG
company O
's O
owners O
. O

The O
project O
costs O
$ O
46.8 O
million O
, O
and O
is O
intended O
to O
boost O
the O
company O
's O
production O
capacity O
by O
25 O
% O
to O
34,500 O
metric O
tons O
of O
copper O
cathode O
a O
year O
. O

Outokumpu B-ORG
is O
a O
mining O
, O
trading O
and O
construction O
concern O
. O

European B-ORG
Community I-ORG
employers O
fear O
that O
the B-ORG
EC I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
's O
plans O
for O
a O
`` O
charter O
of O
fundamental O
social O
rights O
'' O
is O
a O
danger O
to O
industrial O
competitiveness O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
want O
Brussels B-GPE
deciding O
conditions O
for O
workers O
unless O
they O
are O
necessary O
and O
useful O
, O
'' O
said O
Zygmunt B-PERSON
Tyszkiewicz I-PERSON
, O
secretary O
general O
of O
the O
employers O
' O
confederation O
Unice B-ORG
. O

Unice B-ORG
-- O
an O
acronym O
for O
the O
Union O
of O
Industrial O
and O
Employers O
' O
Confederations O
of O
Europe B-GPE
-- O
fears O
that O
the O
charter O
will O
force O
EC B-ORG
countries O
to O
adopt O
a O
single O
pattern O
in O
labor O
relations O
. O

Workers O
and O
management O
, O
Mr. O
Tyszkiewicz O
said O
, O
would O
lose O
the O
`` O
flexibility O
and O
diversity O
'' O
that O
has O
so O
far O
allowed O
them O
to O
adapt O
to O
local O
conditions O
and O
traditions O
. O

The O
British B-NORP
government O
also O
strongly O
opposes O
the O
charter O
in O
its O
current O
form O
. O

It O
argues O
, O
as O
does O
Unice B-ORG
, O
that O
labor O
relations O
are O
best O
left O
to O
be O
regulated O
at O
the O
national O
level O
. O

France B-GPE
will O
propose O
a O
slightly O
watered O
- O
down O
version O
of O
the O
charter O
to O
be O
discussed O
by O
EC B-ORG
social O
- O
affairs O
ministers O
on O
Monday O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

But O
the O
cosmetic O
changes O
are O
n't O
expected O
to O
win O
over O
Britain B-GPE
. O

`` O
We O
still O
have O
serious O
differences O
with O
the O
text O
, O
'' O
a O
British B-NORP
official O
said O
, O
because O
it O
provides O
for O
a O
`` O
regulation O
of O
the O
labor O
market O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Tyszkiewicz O
said O
the O
charter O
would O
put O
poorer O
EC B-ORG
countries O
such O
as O
Spain B-GPE
, O
Greece B-GPE
and O
Portugal B-GPE
at O
a O
disadvantage O
. O

It O
would O
force O
these O
countries O
to O
introduce O
minimum O
standards O
for O
pay O
and O
working O
hours O
, O
and O
provide O
for O
collective O
bargaining O
and O
worker O
`` O
participation O
'' O
in O
major O
corporate O
decisions O
. O

This O
, O
he O
warned O
, O
would O
prevent O
these O
countries O
from O
bridging O
the O
difference O
with O
their O
richer O
EC B-ORG
brethren O
. O

Indeed O
, O
lower O
wages O
-- O
in O
Greece B-GPE
, O
they O
are O
a O
third O
of O
the O
EC O
average O
-- O
are O
n't O
enough O
to O
offset O
higher O
transport O
costs O
and O
lower O
productivity O
in O
the O
southern O
countries O
. O

Increasing O
labor O
costs O
, O
Mr. O
Tyszkiewicz O
argued O
, O
would O
only O
put O
the O
countries O
at O
a O
further O
disadvantage O
in O
competing O
in O
the O
barrier O
- O
free O
EC B-ORG
market O
planned O
for O
after O
1992 O
. O

But O
the O
Unice O
official O
said O
that O
producing O
a O
charter O
acceptable O
to O
both O
Britain B-GPE
and O
European B-NORP
industry O
is O
n't O
an O
unattainable O
goal O
. O

The O
charter O
would O
just O
have O
to O
be O
restricted O
to O
a O
list O
of O
workers O
' O
fundamental O
rights O
, O
without O
seeking O
to O
impose O
any O
norms O
. O

A O
key O
provision O
in O
the O
current O
version O
of O
the O
charter O
would O
give O
the O
commission O
a O
mandate O
to O
produce O
an O
`` O
action O
program O
'' O
detailing O
on O
what O
points O
EC B-ORG
member O
states O
would O
be O
required O
to O
comply O
with O
the O
goals O
set O
out O
in O
the O
charter O
. O

This O
provision O
lies O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
and O
Unice B-ORG
fears O
of O
`` O
social O
engineering O
'' O
by O
the O
commission O
. O

One O
possible O
political O
solution O
, O
an O
EC B-ORG
official O
said O
, O
would O
be O
for O
the O
commission O
to O
present O
the O
action O
program O
in O
late O
November O
, O
before O
the O
adoption O
of O
the O
charter O
at O
a O
summit O
of O
EC B-ORG
governments O
on O
Dec. O
8 O
and O
9 O
. O

This O
would O
leave O
Britain B-GPE
free O
to O
adopt O
the O
charter O
after O
having O
rebutted O
the O
action O
program O
. O

The O
charter O
was O
approved O
by O
the B-ORG
EC I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
on O
Sept. O
21 O
. O

France B-GPE
's O
Socialist O
government O
, O
which O
currently O
holds O
the O
council O
's O
rotating O
presidency O
, O
is O
committed O
to O
having O
the O
charter O
adopted O
by O
all O
12 O
EC B-ORG
states O
before O
the O
end O
of O
1989 O
-- O
the O
bicentennial O
of O
the O
French B-NORP
revolution O
and O
its O
`` O
Universal B-LAW
Declaration I-LAW
of I-LAW
Human I-LAW
Rights I-LAW
. O

This O
is O
slightly O
adapted O
from O
remarks O
Oct. O
7 O
by O
former O
Secretary O
of O
State O
George O
P. O
Shultz O
to O
an O
alumni O
gathering O
at O
the B-ORG
Stanford I-ORG
Business I-ORG
School I-ORG
, O
where O
he O
has O
returned O
to O
the O
faculty O
: O

I O
was O
struck O
a O
couple O
of O
years O
ago O
by O
the O
drug O
- O
interdiction O
effort O
in O
the O
Bahamas B-GPE
. O

We O
had O
intercepted O
during O
the O
year O
an O
estimated O
$ O
5 O
billion O
street O
value O
of O
cocaine O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
much O
got O
through O
. O

Nobody O
has O
any O
credible O
estimate O
. O

The O
GNP O
of O
the O
Bahamas B-GPE
is O
probably O
somewhere O
between O
one O
and O
two O
billion O
dollars O
. O

So O
you O
get O
an O
idea O
of O
the O
leverage O
there O
and O
elsewhere O
that O
our O
market O
for O
drugs O
has O
brought O
about O
. O

I O
welcome O
the O
emphasis O
that O
is O
now O
being O
put O
on O
the O
drug O
problem O
. O

The O
efforts O
to O
get O
to O
the O
people O
who O
are O
addicted O
, O
try O
to O
rehabilitate O
them O
; O
if O
they O
can O
not O
be O
rehabilitated O
, O
at O
least O
to O
contain O
them O
; O
to O
educate O
people O
, O
to O
strongly O
discourage O
use O
of O
drugs O
by O
people O
who O
are O
casual O
users O
and O
first O
users O
, O
to O
stop O
this O
process O
among O
the O
young O
-- O
all O
of O
these O
things O
I O
think O
are O
extremely O
important O
. O

But O
, O
I O
have O
to O
tell O
you O
that O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
the O
conceptual O
base O
of O
the O
current O
program O
is O
flawed O
and O
the O
program O
is O
not O
likely O
to O
work O
. O

The O
conceptual O
base O
-- O
a O
criminal O
- O
justice O
approach O
-- O
is O
the O
same O
that O
I O
have O
worked O
through O
before O
, O
in O
the O
Nixon B-PERSON
administration O
when O
I O
was O
budget O
director O
and O
secretary O
of O
the O
treasury O
with O
jurisdiction O
over O
the O
Customs O
. O

We O
designed O
a O
comprehensive O
program O
, O
and O
we O
worked O
hard O
on O
it O
. O

In O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
we O
designed O
a O
comprehensive O
program O
; O
we O
worked O
very O
hard O
on O
it O
. O

Our O
international O
efforts O
were O
far O
greater O
than O
ever O
before O
. O

You O
're O
looking O
at O
a O
guy O
whose O
motorcade O
was O
attacked O
in O
Bolivia B-GPE
by O
the O
drug O
terrorists O
, O
so O
I O
'm O
personally O
a O
veteran O
of O
this O
war O
. O

What O
we O
have O
before O
us O
now O
is O
essentially O
the O
same O
program O
but O
with O
more O
resources O
plowed O
into O
all O
of O
the O
efforts O
to O
enforce O
and O
control O
. O

These O
efforts O
wind O
up O
creating O
a O
market O
where O
the O
price O
vastly O
exceeds O
the O
cost O
. O

With O
these O
incentives O
, O
demand O
creates O
its O
own O
supply O
and O
a O
criminal O
network O
along O
with O
it O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
me O
we O
're O
not O
really O
going O
to O
get O
anywhere O
until O
we O
can O
take O
the O
criminality O
out O
of O
the O
drug O
business O
and O
the O
incentives O
for O
criminality O
out O
of O
it O
. O

Frankly O
, O
the O
only O
way O
I O
can O
think O
of O
to O
accomplish O
this O
is O
to O
make O
it O
possible O
for O
addicts O
to O
buy O
drugs O
at O
some O
regulated O
place O
at O
a O
price O
that O
approximates O
their O
cost O
. O

When O
you O
do O
that O
you O
wipe O
out O
the O
criminal O
incentives O
, O
including O
, O
I O
might O
say O
, O
the O
incentive O
that O
the O
drug O
pushers O
have O
to O
go O
around O
and O
get O
kids O
addicted O
, O
so O
that O
they O
create O
a O
market O
for O
themselves O
. O

They O
wo O
n't O
have O
that O
incentive O
because O
they O
wo O
n't O
have O
that O
market O
. O

So O
I O
think O
the O
conceptual O
base O
needs O
to O
be O
thought O
out O
in O
a O
different O
way O
. O

If O
I O
am O
catching O
your O
attention O
, O
then O
read O
a O
bold O
and O
informative O
article O
in O
this O
September O
's O
issue O
of O
Science B-ORG
by O
Ethan B-PERSON
Nadelmann I-PERSON
on O
this O
subject O
. O

We O
need O
at O
least O
to O
consider O
and O
examine O
forms O
of O
controlled O
legalization O
of O
drugs O
. O

I O
find O
it O
very O
difficult O
to O
say O
that O
. O

Sometimes O
at O
a O
reception O
or O
cocktail O
party O
I O
advance O
these O
views O
and O
people O
head O
for O
somebody O
else O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
even O
want O
to O
talk O
to O
you O
. O

I O
know O
that O
I O
'm O
shouting O
into O
the O
breeze O
here O
as O
far O
as O
what O
we O
're O
doing O
now O
. O

But O
I O
feel O
that O
if O
somebody O
does O
n't O
get O
up O
and O
start O
talking O
about O
this O
now O
, O
the O
next O
time O
around O
, O
when O
we O
have O
the O
next O
iteration O
of O
these O
programs O
, O
it O
will O
still O
be O
true O
that O
everyone O
is O
scared O
to O
talk O
about O
it O
. O

No O
politician O
wants O
to O
say O
what O
I O
just O
said O
, O
not O
for O
a O
minute O
. O

Southam B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
its O
unprofitable O
weekly O
newspaper O
, O
The B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Times I-ORG
of O
Canada B-GPE
, O
is O
up O
for O
sale O
. O

Analysts O
said O
the O
announcement O
, O
the O
latest O
in O
a O
series O
of O
divestitures O
and O
restructuring O
moves O
, O
is O
aimed O
at O
improving O
Southam B-ORG
's O
earnings O
before O
the O
expiration O
in O
June B-GPE
of O
a O
standstill O
pact O
with O
Torstar B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

When O
that O
agreement O
expires O
, O
Torstar B-ORG
will O
be O
free O
to O
increase O
its O
22.4 O
% O
stake O
in O
Southam B-ORG
, O
or O
to O
make O
an O
offer O
for O
the O
whole O
company O
. O

Descendants O
of O
the O
Southam O
family O
hold O
an O
additional O
22.6 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
company O
, O
Canada B-GPE
's O
largest O
newspaper O
publisher O
. O

The O
newspaper O
could O
fetch O
between O
15 O
million O
and O
20 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
12.8 O
million O
to O
$ O
17.1 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
said O
one O
analyst O
, O
who O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
identified O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Southam O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
price O
the O
company O
is O
seeking O
or O
on O
estimates O
of O
the O
paper O
's O
annual O
losses O
, O
which O
most O
analysts O
place O
at O
between O
C$ O
4 O
million O
and O
C$ O
7 O
million O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
Southam B-ORG
reported O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
of O
C$ O
10.8 O
million O
on O
revenue O
of O
C$ O
395.4 O
million O
, O
down O
from O
C$ O
14.6 O
million O
on O
revenue O
of O
C$ O
389.6 O
million O
in O
the O
year O
- O
ago O
quarter O
. O

`` O
To O
be O
profitable O
, O
the O
paper O
requires O
more O
circulation O
and O
building O
circulation O
is O
an O
expensive O
undertaking O
, O
'' O
said O
John B-PERSON
Macfarlane I-PERSON
, O
the O
paper O
's O
publisher O
. O

Southam B-ORG
said O
the O
level O
of O
future O
investment O
required O
by O
the O
paper O
would O
have O
restricted O
its O
options O
in O
other O
areas O
. O

The O
acquisition O
of O
the B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Times I-ORG
of O
Canada B-GPE
is O
`` O
well O
within O
reach O
for O
any O
number O
of O
media O
companies O
, O
both O
public O
and O
private O
, O
'' O
said O
James O
Cole B-PRODUCT
, O
an O
analyst O
with O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
BBN B-ORG
James I-ORG
Capel I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Possible O
bidders O
include O
Christopher B-PERSON
Ondaatje I-PERSON
, O
a O
Toronto B-GPE
financier O
and O
vice O
chairman O
of O
Hees B-ORG
International I-ORG
Bancorp I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
holding O
company O
controlled O
by O
Toronto B-GPE
's O
Bronfman B-PERSON
family O
. O

Mr. O
Ondaatje O
sold O
his O
stake O
in O
Pagurian B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
Hees B-ORG
earlier O
this O
year O
and O
is O
said O
to O
be O
seeking O
a O
media O
acquisition O
. O

Mr. O
Ondaatje O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
, O
but O
Roy B-PERSON
Mac I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Laren I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
CB B-ORG
Media I-ORG
, O
a O
closely O
held O
concern O
that O
publishes O
two O
business O
magazines O
, O
said O
his O
company O
would O
take O
a O
close O
look O
at O
the O
newspaper O
. O

Mr. O
Cole B-PRODUCT
said O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
77 O
- O
year O
Financial B-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
which O
Southam B-ORG
has O
owned O
since O
1961 O
, O
is O
consistent O
with O
Southam B-ORG
's O
strategy O
of O
cutting O
costs O
to O
obtain O
maximum O
profits O
from O
its O
operations O
while O
disposing O
of O
`` O
chronically O
under O
- O
performing O
'' O
assets O
. O

Southam B-ORG
agreed O
to O
sell O
its O
47 O
% O
stake O
in O
Selkirk B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
broadcasting O
concern O
, O
to O
Maclean B-ORG
Hunter I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
for O
about O
C$ O
285 O
million O
last O
year O
. O

This O
year O
, O
it O
has O
moved O
to O
cut O
costs O
in O
its O
newspaper O
division O
through O
layoffs O
and O
asset O
sales O
, O
while O
reaching O
joint O
venture O
and O
acquisition O
agreements O
in O
other O
areas O
. O

The B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Times I-ORG
of O
Canada B-GPE
has O
no O
links O
to O
the O
British B-NORP
daily O
newspaper O
, O
The B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Times I-ORG
. O

Ready O
, O
Willing O
and O
Unable O
I O
always O
lift O
the O
hood O
When O
my O
car O
does O
n't O
start O
; O
If O
gadgets O
at O
home O
do O
n't O
work O
I O
coolly O
take O
them O
apart O
. O

I O
'll O
admit O
there O
's O
nothing O
wrong O
That O
I O
ever O
do O
find O
, O
But O
it O
's O
nice O
when O
people O
say O
I O
appear O
mechanically O
inclined O
. O

-- O
Joshua O
Adams O
. O

Flick O
Shock O

At O
the O
movies O
today O
In O
detail O
you O
see O
What O
the O
prof O
would O
n't O
show O
In O
Physiology O
Three O
. O

-- O
Robert O
Gordon O
. O

Candid O
Comment O

Do O
n't O
worry O
; O
people O
will O
learn O
to O
read O
as O
long O
as O
there O
are O
TV O
program O
listings O
. O

-- O
John O
Drybred O
. O

South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
's O
current O
account O
surplus O
swelled O
to O
a O
seasonally O
adjusted O
annual O
rate O
of O
between O
five O
billion O
and O
six O
billion O
rand O
-LRB- O
$ O
1.9 O
billion O
and O
$ O
2.28 O
billion O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
Reserve O
Bank O
Governor O
Chris O
Stals O
said O
. O

The O
surplus O
was O
two O
billion O
rand O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
and O
2.7 O
billion O
rand O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
. O

He O
said O
this O
improvement O
means O
it O
is O
still O
possible O
to O
reach O
the O
targeted O
current O
account O
surplus O
of O
four O
billion O
rand O
for O
1989 O
. O

Shell B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
build O
a O
lubricants O
blending O
and O
packaging O
plant O
at O
Brockville B-GPE
, O
Ontario B-GPE
, O
with O
start O
- O
up O
scheduled O
for O
1992 O
. O

A O
spokesman O
said O
the O
plant O
, O
which O
will O
replace O
older O
lubricant O
and O
grease O
manufacturing O
plants O
in O
Montreal B-GPE
and O
Toronto B-GPE
, O
will O
cost O
about O
50 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
42.5 O
million O
-RRB- O
to O
build O
. O

Brockville B-GPE
is O
about O
100 O
miles O
east O
of O
Toronto B-GPE
. O

Shell B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
an O
oil O
and O
gas O
producer O
and O
marketer O
, O
is O
a O
unit O
of O
Royal O
Dutch O
/ O
Shell O
Group O
, O
an O
Anglo O
- O
Dutch B-NORP
concern O
. O

A O
state O
appellate O
court O
reinstated O
the O
1987 O
convictions O
of O
Pymm B-ORG
Thermometer I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
two O
of O
its O
executives O
on O
charges O
of O
assault O
for O
exposing O
workers O
to O
toxic O
mercury O
vapors O
. O

The O
indictment O
charged O
that O
Pymm B-ORG
operated O
a O
machine O
to O
crush O
broken O
thermometers O
and O
recover O
the O
mercury O
in O
an O
illegal O
workroom O
. O

The O
charges O
said O
that O
one O
worker O
suffered O
permanent O
brain O
damage O
from O
mercury O
exposure O
. O

The O
judge O
handling O
the O
case O
in O
state O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
a O
trial O
court O
, O
had O
tossed O
out O
the O
jury O
verdicts O
, O
ruling O
that O
the O
matter O
should O
have O
been O
handled O
under O
federal O
Occupational O
Safety O
and O
Health O
Administration O
rules O
. O

But O
the O
Appellate O
Division O
of O
State O
Supreme O
Court O
held O
that O
federal O
law O
did O
n't O
pre-empt O
the O
states O
from O
such O
a O
prosecution O
. O

Elizabeth B-PERSON
Holtzman I-PERSON
, O
district O
attorney O
for O
Brooklyn B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
appellate O
division O
has O
agreed O
with O
our O
view O
that O
despite O
federal O
worker O
- O
safety O
laws O
, O
state O
prosecutors O
have O
the O
power O
to O
protect O
working O
people O
. O
'' O

Lawyers O
for O
the O
company O
and O
executives O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

The O
executives O
face O
five O
to O
15 O
years O
in O
prison O
and O
fines O
of O
$ O
5,000 O
or O
double O
the O
profit O
made O
by O
failing O
to O
comply O
with O
the O
rules O
. O

The O
company O
could O
be O
fined O
a O
maximum O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
, O
or O
double O
the O
profit O
. O

September O
sales O
at O
major O
Japanese B-NORP
retail O
stores O
rose O
9.4 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
to O
1.388 O
trillion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
9.81 O
billion O
-RRB- O
, O
marking O
the O
fifth O
- O
consecutive O
monthly O
increase O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
International B-ORG
Trade I-ORG
and O
Industry O
announced O
. O

According O
to O
the O
ministry O
, O
retail O
sales O
at O
major O
department O
stores O
were O
up O
12 O
% O
to O
745.7 O
billion O
yen O
, O
while O
sales O
at O
supermarkets O
rose O
6.7 O
% O
to O
642 O
billion O
yen O
. O

September O
's O
growth O
followed O
a O
8.7 O
% O
rise O
in O
July O
and O
an O
8 O
% O
increase O
in O
August O
, O
showing O
continued O
expansion O
at O
high O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
levels O
. O

A O
ministry O
official O
said O
the O
growth O
leads O
to O
the O
conclusion O
the O
adverse O
effects O
of O
a O
consumption O
tax O
introduced O
in O
April O
have O
diminished O
. O

SYDNEY B-GPE
- O
Qintex O
Australia O
Ltd. O
, O
under O
pressure O
from O
bank O
lenders O
, O
has O
called O
in O
accounting O
firm O
Peat B-ORG
Marwick I-ORG
Hungerfords I-ORG
to O
help O
oversee O
asset O
sales O
and O
restructure O
the O
resorts O
and O
media O
company O
. O

Analysts O
said O
the O
move O
could O
presage O
even O
harsher O
action O
by O
the O
banks O
. O

But O
any O
move O
by O
the O
banks O
to O
take O
over O
Qintex B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
's O
management O
could O
threaten O
its O
ability O
to O
operate O
its O
national O
television O
network O
under O
Australian B-NORP
broadcast O
license O
rules O
. O

That O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
could O
substantially O
reduce O
the O
value O
of O
the O
television O
assets O
. O

The O
appointment O
of O
Peat B-ORG
Marwick I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
a O
unit O
that O
specializes O
in O
advising O
troubled O
companies O
, O
came O
about O
as O
a O
result O
of O
a O
round O
of O
meetings O
held O
by O
Qintex O
Australia O
Chairman O
Christopher O
Skase O
with O
bank O
creditors O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
Mr. O
Skase O
said O
the O
company O
is O
`` O
solvent O
and O
with O
the O
continued O
support O
of O
its O
bankers O
is O
able O
to O
meet O
its O
financial O
commitments O
. O
'' O

Qintex B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
is O
a O
unit O
of O
Qintex B-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

The O
Qintex O
group O
's O
problems O
began O
in O
earnest O
in O
March O
, O
when O
Mr. O
Skase O
agreed O
to O
buy O
MGM B-ORG
/ O
UA O
Communications O
Co O
. O

But O
the O
transaction O
faltered O
in O
September O
, O
when O
Qintex B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
was O
forced O
to O
increase O
its O
offer O
to O
US$ O
1.5 O
billion O
following O
a O
counterbid O
from O
Rupert B-PERSON
Murdoch I-PERSON
; O
the O
deal O
fell O
apart O
altogether O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

Qintex B-ORG
Australia I-ORG
owes O
creditors O
around O
A$ O
1.2 O
billion O
. O

Last O
Friday O
, O
Qintex B-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
its O
43 O
% O
- O
owned O
U.S. B-GPE
TV O
production O
and O
distribution O
affiliate O
, O
filed O
for O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
protection O
. O

Iverson B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
was O
one O
of O
the O
fastest O
- O
growing O
small O
companies O
in O
America B-GPE
-- O
until O
last O
year O
. O

The O
McLean B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
company O
modifies O
computers O
to O
keep O
sensitive O
military O
data O
out O
of O
unfriendly O
hands O
. O

From O
1984 O
to O
1987 O
, O
its O
earnings O
soared O
six-fold O
, O
to O
$ O
3.8 O
million O
, O
on O
a O
seven-fold O
increase O
in O
revenue O
, O
to O
$ O
44.1 O
million O
. O

But O
in O
1988 O
, O
it O
ran O
into O
a O
buzz O
saw O
: O
a O
Defense B-ORG
Department I-ORG
spending O
freeze O
. O

Iverson B-ORG
's O
earnings O
plunged O
70 O
% O
to O
$ O
1.2 O
million O
. O

The O
troubles O
continued O
in O
this O
year O
's O
first O
half O
, O
when O
profit O
plunged O
81 O
% O
to O
$ O
302,000 O
. O

Iverson B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
is O
one O
of O
many O
small O
defense O
contractors O
besieged O
by O
the O
slowdown O
in O
defense O
spending O
. O

Unlike O
larger O
contractors O
with O
a O
broad O
enough O
base O
to O
weather O
the O
downturn O
easily O
, O
these O
companies O
are O
suffering O
big O
drops O
in O
business O
as O
once O
- O
lucrative O
specialty O
niches O
in O
the O
massive O
military O
market O
erode O
or O
even O
disappear O
. O

Companies O
that O
only O
recently O
were O
thriving O
find O
themselves O
scrambling O
to O
survive O
. O

As O
their O
varied O
strategies O
suggest O
, O
there O
is O
more O
than O
one O
way O
to O
respond O
to O
a O
disaster O
-- O
though O
it O
's O
too O
soon O
to O
tell O
whether O
the O
changes O
will O
pay O
off O
. O

For O
many O
companies O
, O
the O
instinctive O
first O
response O
is O
to O
cut O
costs O
. O

Others O
are O
trying O
to O
find O
specialty O
defense O
work O
spared O
by O
the O
slowdown O
or O
new O
niches O
created O
by O
budget O
- O
cutting O
. O

More O
venturesome O
businesses O
are O
applying O
their O
skills O
in O
commercial O
fields O
. O

ERC B-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
provides O
professional O
and O
technical O
services O
to O
the O
military O
, O
is O
refining O
its O
defense O
niche O
, O
not O
retreating O
from O
it O
. O

After O
quadrupling O
annual O
earnings O
over O
four O
years O
to O
$ O
6.8 O
million O
in O
1988 O
, O
the O
Fairfax B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
company O
, O
posted O
a O
23 O
% O
drop O
in O
earnings O
for O
this O
year O
's O
first O
half O
. O

In O
the O
belief O
that O
development O
of O
advanced O
military O
technology O
will O
remain O
a O
top O
Defense B-ORG
Department I-ORG
priority O
, O
ERC B-ORG
last O
year O
acquired O
W.J. B-ORG
Schafer I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
, O
a O
technical O
and O
scientific O
analysis O
company O
with O
contracts O
under O
the O
Strategic O
Defense O
Initiative O
. O

While O
the O
SDI O
anti-missile O
program O
recently O
awarded O
W.J. B-PERSON
Schafer I-PERSON
two O
contracts O
totaling O
$ O
13.4 O
million O
, O
ERC B-ORG
's O
chairman O
and O
founder O
, O
Jack B-PERSON
Aalseth I-PERSON
, O
says O
he O
bought O
the O
company O
`` O
more O
for O
its O
technology O
than O
its O
customer O
. O
'' O

UNC B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
an O
Annapolis B-GPE
, O
Md. B-GPE
, O
contractor O
that O
earned O
$ O
23.8 O
million O
on O
revenue O
of O
$ O
400.4 O
million O
in O
1988 O
, O
has O
gone O
even O
further O
in O
realigning O
its O
military O
business O
. O

As O
orders O
for O
its O
aircraft O
and O
submarine O
parts O
dwindled O
, O
three O
years O
of O
steady O
growth O
ended O
with O
a O
69 O
% O
drop O
in O
income O
in O
this O
year O
's O
first O
half O
. O

The O
company O
hit O
on O
a O
new O
strategy O
: O
If O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Department I-ORG
is O
so O
intent O
on O
saving O
money O
, O
why O
not O
make O
money O
off O
that O
trend O
? O

Among O
the O
company O
's O
current O
efforts O
: O
repairing O
old O
parts O
at O
25 O
% O
of O
the O
cost O
of O
replacing O
them O
. O

UNC B-ORG
also O
is O
selling O
new O
parts O
, O
if O
needed O
, O
directly O
to O
the O
military O
instead O
of O
through O
a O
prime O
contractor O
. O

At O
as O
little O
as O
one O
- O
third O
of O
the O
government O
's O
cost O
, O
the O
company O
is O
running O
a O
program O
to O
train O
Army B-ORG
helicopter O
pilots O
. O

It O
is O
also O
taking O
over O
the O
maintenance O
of O
certain O
Navy B-ORG
aircraft O
with O
40 O
% O
fewer O
people O
than O
the O
military O
used O
. O

In O
another O
approach O
, O
tiny O
Iverson B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
is O
trying O
to O
resume O
its O
growth O
by O
braving O
the O
new O
world O
of O
commercial O
products O
. O

Donald B-PERSON
Iverson I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
, O
says O
he O
hopes O
the O
company O
can O
eventually O
get O
up O
to O
half O
of O
its O
revenue O
from O
commercial O
markets O
. O

For O
now O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
we O
're O
looking O
at O
buying O
some O
small O
companies O
with O
niche O
markets O
in O
the O
personal O
- O
computer O
business O
. O
'' O

Earlier O
this O
month O
, O
Mr. O
Iverson O
agreed O
to O
buy O
exclusive O
rights O
to O
a O
software O
system O
developed O
by O
Visher B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Salt B-GPE
Lake I-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

The O
product O
automates O
an O
array O
of O
functions O
performed O
at O
small O
to O
medium O
- O
size O
printing O
companies O
. O

Mr. O
Iverson O
says O
there O
are O
5,000 O
potential O
customers O
for O
the O
software O
in O
the O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
area O
alone O
. O

QuesTech B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Falls B-GPE
Church I-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
also O
has O
acquired O
some O
companies O
outside O
the O
military O
market O
. O

Moreover O
, O
it O
's O
trying O
to O
transfer O
its O
skill O
at O
designing O
military O
equipment O
to O
commercial O
ventures O
. O

A O
partnership O
with O
a O
Williamsburg B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
unit O
of O
Shell B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
recently O
patented O
a O
process O
for O
producing O
plastic O
food O
containers O
that O
wo O
n't O
melt O
in O
microwave O
ovens O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
trying O
to O
take O
the O
imagination O
and O
talent O
of O
our O
engineers O
and O
come O
up O
with O
new O
processes O
for O
industry O
, O
'' O
says O
Vincent B-PERSON
Salvatori I-PERSON
, O
QuesTech B-ORG
's O
chief O
executive O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
an O
effort O
to O
branch O
out O
from O
the O
government O
, O
which O
is O
very O
difficult O
for O
a O
defense O
contractor O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Salvatori O
should O
know O
. O

Instead O
of O
helping O
his O
company O
in O
the O
defense O
spending O
slowdown O
, O
Dynamic B-ORG
Engineering I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
troubled O
subsidiary O
that O
makes O
wind O
tunnels O
for O
the O
space O
industry O
, O
contributed O
to O
much O
of O
QuesTech B-ORG
's O
$ O
3.3 O
million O
loss O
on O
$ O
55.6 O
million O
in O
revenue O
last O
year O
. O

In O
January O
, O
Mr. O
Salvatori O
sold O
the O
unit O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
our O
first O
acquisition O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
and O
it O
was O
a O
mistake O
. O
'' O

Some O
companies O
are O
cutting O
costs O
and O
hoping O
for O
the O
best O
. O

Telos B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
Santa B-GPE
Monica I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
provider O
of O
software O
- O
development O
and O
hardware O
- O
maintenance O
services O
to O
the O
military O
, O
enjoyed O
steady O
growth O
until O
this O
year O
. O

Following O
a O
tripling O
of O
earnings O
, O
to O
$ O
3.9 O
million O
, O
on O
a O
doubling O
of O
revenue O
, O
to O
$ O
116 O
million O
, O
over O
four O
years O
, O
earnings O
in O
the O
company O
's O
fiscal O
first O
quarter O
, O
which O
ended O
June B-GPE
30 O
, O
plunged O
90 O
% O
to O
$ O
45,000 O
. O

A O
one O
- O
time O
write O
- O
off O
for O
booking O
nonexistent O
revenue O
was O
partly O
to O
blame O
, O
but O
so O
were O
lower O
profits O
from O
a O
stingier O
contract O
with O
the O
Army O
and O
delays O
in O
getting O
paid O
. O

Telos B-ORG
responded O
by O
combining O
three O
of O
its O
five O
divisions O
to O
reduce O
expenses O
and O
`` O
bring O
more O
focus O
to O
potentially O
fewer O
bidding O
opportunities O
, O
'' O
says O
Lin B-PERSON
Conger I-PERSON
, O
Telos B-ORG
chairman O
and O
controlling O
shareholder O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
evident O
we O
're O
entering O
a O
more O
competitive O
era O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

TransTechnology B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
Sherman B-GPE
Oaks I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
defense O
contractor O
that O
earned O
$ O
9.2 O
million O
on O
revenue O
of O
$ O
235.2 O
million O
in O
1988 O
, O
provides O
a O
more O
dramatic O
example O
of O
cost O
- O
cutting O
. O

The O
company O
not O
only O
merged O
three O
military O
- O
electronics O
manufacturing O
operations O
, O
but O
also O
closed O
an O
unrelated O
plant O
that O
makes O
ordnance O
devices O
used O
in O
fighter O
planes O
and O
missiles O
. O

The O
closing O
contributed O
to O
a O
$ O
3.4 O
million O
loss O
in O
the O
fiscal O
first O
quarter O
ended O
July O
31 O
-- O
its O
first O
quarterly O
loss O
since O
1974 O
. O

`` O
Our O
ordnance O
business O
has O
been O
hurt O
very O
badly O
by O
the O
slowdown O
, O
'' O
says O
Arch B-PERSON
Scurlock I-PERSON
, O
TransTechnology B-ORG
's O
chairman O
. O

`` O
I O
would O
n't O
say O
we O
're O
out O
of O
the O
business O
. O

But O
we O
're O
not O
making O
as O
many O
-LCB- O
pyrotechnic O
devices O
-RCB- O
as O
we O
used O
to O
. O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
challenged O
an O
agreement O
on O
routes O
and O
fares O
between O
France B-GPE
's O
two O
largest O
airlines O
on O
antitrust O
grounds O
. O

Meeting O
in O
Strasbourg O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
commission O
voted O
, O
as O
expected O
, O
to O
formally O
object O
to O
the O
accord O
between O
Air B-ORG
France I-ORG
, O
the O
state O
- O
owned O
airline O
, O
and O
state O
- O
controlled O
domestic O
carrier O
Air B-ORG
Inter I-ORG
. O

An O
EC B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
the O
two O
companies O
will O
be O
notified O
so O
they O
can O
begin O
negotiations O
with O
Brussels B-GPE
on O
how O
to O
modify O
the O
pact O
. O

At O
issue O
is O
an O
accord O
dating O
back O
to O
March O
in O
which O
Air B-ORG
France I-ORG
gained O
access O
to O
five O
domestic O
French B-NORP
routes O
under O
Air B-ORG
Inter I-ORG
's O
flight O
numbers O
and O
the O
domestic O
airline O
got O
to O
fly O
to O
five O
cities O
outside O
of O
France B-GPE
under O
the O
flag O
of O
Air B-ORG
France I-ORG
. O

The O
two O
shared O
results O
from O
this O
route O
swap O
, O
and O
followed O
rules O
on O
ticket O
pricing O
. O

The B-ORG
EC I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
decided O
that O
such O
an O
accord O
does O
n't O
benefit O
consumers O
enough O
to O
merit O
an O
exemption O
from O
antitrust O
law O
. O

The O
airlines O
presented O
it O
as O
offering O
consumers O
more O
choice O
and O
better O
flight O
connections O
. O

An O
Air B-ORG
France I-ORG
spokeswoman O
said O
, O
`` O
we O
're O
absolutely O
ready O
to O
study O
all O
solutions O
. O
'' O

An O
Air B-ORG
Inter I-ORG
spokesman O
said O
, O
`` O
Because O
they O
-LCB- O
the O
EC O
-RCB- O
have O
doubts O
, O
we O
will O
work O
again O
on O
the O
text O
and O
the O
contents O
of O
the O
accord O
. O

California B-GPE
Thefts O
Make O
Travel O
Agents O
Jittery O

BEING O
A O
TRAVEL O
agent O
used O
to O
be O
pretty O
glamorous O
. O

Now O
it O
's O
getting O
downright O
dangerous O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
, O
more O
than O
25 O
agencies O
have O
been O
robbed O
, O
compared O
with O
only O
a O
handful O
all O
last O
year O
, O
according O
to O
police O
and O
travel O
- O
agency O
groups O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
cases O
have O
been O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
where O
one O
agent O
was O
stabbed O
and O
another O
was O
shot O
and O
killed O
. O

Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
police O
say O
the O
thieves O
seem O
to O
be O
part O
of O
a O
crime O
network O
that O
knows O
how O
to O
convert O
blank O
tickets O
into O
real O
ones O
. O

Already O
, O
the O
stolen O
tickets O
have O
been O
used O
for O
flights O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

So O
far O
, O
the O
thieves O
have O
stolen O
3,632 O
blank O
tickets O
, O
according O
to O
Airline B-ORG
Reporting I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
ticket O
processing O
center O
. O

Police O
say O
the O
robberies O
are O
usually O
pulled O
off O
by O
two O
to O
five O
men O
, O
who O
walk O
into O
the O
agencies O
near O
closing O
or O
lunch O
time O
, O
when O
few O
employees O
are O
there O
. O

`` O
They O
looked O
like O
ordinary O
vacationers O
at O
first O
, O
'' O
says O
Willy B-PERSON
LLerena I-PERSON
, O
owner O
of O
Travel B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Service I-ORG
in O
Monte B-GPE
Bello I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
describing O
five O
men O
who O
entered O
his O
agency O
last O
June B-GPE
. O

But O
then O
, O
he O
says O
, O
they O
put O
two O
loaded O
pistols O
to O
his O
temple O
and O
demanded O
he O
open O
the O
safe O
. O

When O
he O
initially O
refused O
, O
he O
says O
, O
they O
stabbed O
him O
in O
the O
back O
and O
made O
off O
with O
$ O
2,000 O
and O
280 O
blank O
tickets O
. O

`` O
They O
said O
they O
wanted O
to O
show O
me O
how O
serious O
they O
were O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

As O
word O
of O
the O
crime O
spree O
has O
spread O
, O
many O
agents O
have O
started O
changing O
their O
open O
- O
door O
policies O
. O

At O
El B-ORG
Monte I-ORG
Travel I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
El B-GPE
Monte I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
customers O
now O
can O
get O
in O
only O
through O
a O
buzzer O
and O
lock O
system O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
deal O
with O
clients O
this O
way O
in O
a O
service O
business O
, O
'' O
says O
Ralph B-PERSON
`` O
Bud O
'' O
Conner B-PERSON
, O
owner O
of O
the O
agency O
, O
which O
was O
robbed O
of O
180 O
blank O
tickets O
and O
$ O
850 O
last O
month O
. O

`` O
But O
we O
're O
just O
too O
nervous O
. O
'' O

The O
robberies O
also O
have O
set O
off O
a O
controversy O
involving O
the O
airlines O
. O

Agents O
say O
airlines O
, O
which O
track O
ticket O
numbers O
of O
all O
stolen O
tickets O
, O
should O
be O
doing O
more O
to O
catch O
the O
thieves O
by O
confiscating O
the O
tickets O
when O
they O
're O
used O
. O

`` O
They O
have O
the O
most O
sophisticated O
computers O
in O
the O
world O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
LLerena O
. O

`` O
They O
ought O
to O
be O
able O
to O
do O
this O
. O
'' O

But O
airlines O
say O
it O
would O
be O
too O
expensive O
and O
cause O
too O
many O
delays O
if O
they O
started O
using O
computerized O
scanners O
to O
check O
tickets O
at O
the O
gate O
. O

Texans B-NORP
Get O
Reasonable O
Car O
Rental O
Insurance O

CONSUMER O
advocates O
have O
long O
claimed O
that O
car O
rental O
companies O
charge O
too O
much O
for O
car O
rental O
insurance O
. O

Now O
, O
a O
new O
law O
in O
Texas B-GPE
seems O
to O
be O
providing O
the O
proof O
. O

The O
law O
-- O
the O
first O
of O
its O
kind O
-- O
requires O
car O
rental O
companies O
in O
Texas B-GPE
to O
charge O
only O
`` O
reasonable O
'' O
rates O
for O
collision O
- O
damage O
waiver O
insurance O
. O

Specifically O
, O
the O
law O
says O
the O
rates O
must O
closely O
reflect O
what O
the O
company O
's O
actual O
expenses O
have O
been O
to O
replace O
damaged O
cars O
. O

Before O
the O
law O
went O
into O
effect O
last O
month O
, O
car O
rental O
companies O
were O
charging O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
12 O
a O
day O
for O
the O
waiver O
in O
Texas B-GPE
. O

Now O
, O
they O
're O
charging O
as O
little O
$ O
3 O
a O
day O
. O

`` O
If O
they O
're O
telling O
the O
truth O
now O
, O
then O
they O
've O
been O
charging O
300 O
% O
more O
than O
what O
is O
reasonable O
, O
'' O
says O
Steve B-PERSON
Gardner I-PERSON
, O
an O
assistant O
state O
attorney O
general O
in O
Texas B-GPE
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Hertz B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
acknowledges O
, O
`` O
The O
waiver O
is O
n't O
a O
source O
of O
protection O
for O
consumers O
, O
but O
a O
source O
of O
revenue O
. O
'' O

But O
Hertz B-ORG
points O
out O
that O
at O
least O
it O
's O
now O
charging O
only O
$ O
3.95 O
a O
day O
in O
Texas B-GPE
, O
while O
some O
competitors O
are O
charging O
$ O
6.99 O
. O

The O
state O
attorney O
general O
's O
office O
is O
investigating O
rental O
car O
agencies O
charging O
noticeably O
higher O
prices O
. O

Flight O
Attendants O
Lag O
Before O
Jets O
Even O
Land O

IF O
YOUR O
FLIGHT O
attendant O
seems O
a O
little O
weary O
, O
it O
may O
be O
because O
he O
or O
she O
has O
been O
working O
20 O
straight O
hours O
. O

A O
recent O
study O
for O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Aviation I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
found O
that O
major O
airlines O
sometimes O
make O
flight O
attendants O
work O
16 O
hours O
or O
more O
straight O
-- O
despite O
union O
contracts O
at O
some O
airlines O
limiting O
duty O
time O
to O
14 O
hours O
. O

Some O
flight O
attendants O
on O
charter O
planes O
are O
putting O
in O
20 O
- O
hour O
work O
days O
, O
the O
study O
found O
. O

This O
happens O
because O
the O
FAA O
does O
n't O
have O
any O
rules O
on O
duty O
time O
for O
flight O
attendants O
; O
by O
contrast O
, O
it O
strictly O
restricts O
duty O
time O
for O
pilots O
and O
air O
traffic O
controllers O
, O
usually O
to O
a O
maximum O
of O
10 O
consecutive O
hours O
. O

`` O
As O
far O
as O
the O
FAA O
is O
concerned O
, O
'' O
says O
Matt B-PERSON
Finucane I-PERSON
, O
air O
safety O
director O
at O
the O
Association O
of O
Flight B-PRODUCT
Attendants I-PRODUCT
, O
`` O
flight O
attendants O
can O
work O
an O
unlimited O
number O
of O
hours O
. O
'' O

Experts O
say O
such O
long O
hours O
for O
attendants O
pose O
a O
safety O
risk O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
tired O
flight O
attendants O
might O
not O
react O
quickly O
enough O
during O
an O
emergency O
evacuation O
. O

`` O
At O
the O
end O
of O
their O
day O
, O
they O
are O
zombies O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Galipault I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Aviation I-ORG
Safety I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
a O
public O
- O
interest O
group O
in O
Worthington B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
. O

`` O
They O
have O
to O
work O
such O
long O
hours O
and O
then O
we O
expect O
them O
to O
be O
heroes O
if O
there O
's O
an O
evacuation O
. O
'' O

In O
response O
to O
the O
study O
, O
the O
FAA O
says O
it O
is O
considering O
changing O
its O
policy O
-- O
or O
lack O
of O
it O
-- O
on O
flight O
attendants O
. O

The O
agency O
may O
not O
have O
much O
choice O
: O
A O
congressional O
bill O
has O
been O
introduced O
that O
would O
force O
the O
agency O
to O
limit O
flight O
attendant O
duty O
time O
to O
14 O
hours O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
flights O
and O
16 O
hours O
on O
international O
trips O
. O

Odds O
and O
Ends O

GOLF O
HAS O
BECOME O
the O
latest O
diversion O
for O
travelers O
stuck O
at O
some O
airports O
. O

Simulated O
golf O
games O
, O
in O
which O
players O
hit O
golf O
balls O
into O
nets O
, O
have O
been O
installed O
at O
airports O
in O
Denver B-GPE
and O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
... O
. O

The O
average O
cost O
for O
breakfast O
at O
a O
`` O
decent O
'' O
hotel O
restaurant O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
is O
$ O
17.12 O
, O
according O
to O
Corporate B-ORG
Travel I-ORG
magazine O
. O

The O
cheapest O
, O
among O
100 O
cities O
surveyed O
, O
was O
$ O
5.11 O
in O
El B-GPE
Paso I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
. O

I O
was O
impressed O
by O
the O
perceptiveness O
of O
your O
Sept. O
12 O
story O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Rural I-WORK_OF_ART
Enterprise I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Tough I-WORK_OF_ART
Row I-WORK_OF_ART
To I-WORK_OF_ART
Hoe I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

We O
lived O
in O
rural O
areas O
many O
years O
, O
but O
now O
live O
in O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Mo B-GPE
. O

This O
morning O
as O
I O
drove O
the O
13 O
miles O
to O
my O
law O
office O
and O
endured O
the O
routine O
heavy O
traffic O
during O
that O
twice O
- O
daily O
journey O
, O
I O
thought O
of O
how O
fortunate O
it O
was O
that O
we O
made O
the O
decision O
to O
be O
residents O
of O
an O
expanding O
community O
with O
so O
many O
opportunities O
and O
where O
so O
much O
is O
happening O
. O

The O
presence O
of O
so O
many O
people O
, O
cars O
and O
competing O
businesses O
is O
evidence O
of O
a O
healthy O
economy O
in O
a O
place O
where O
people O
want O
to O
live O
. O

I O
thought O
back O
to O
our O
time O
in O
small O
, O
sparsely O
populated O
communities O
. O

I O
remembered O
how O
hard O
it O
was O
for O
an O
outsider O
to O
become O
accepted O
by O
long O
- O
established O
, O
stake O
- O
holding O
residents O
, O
and O
what O
pitfalls O
awaited O
an O
original O
thinker O
in O
societies O
that O
were O
long O
accustomed O
to O
unchanging O
, O
`` O
safe O
'' O
ways O
of O
thought O
and O
action O
. O

I O
remembered O
being O
fired O
at O
age O
44 O
, O
with O
five O
children O
at O
home O
, O
when O
my O
views O
and O
actions O
were O
deemed O
unsettling O
by O
a O
timid O
, O
small O
- O
town O
employer O
. O

How O
difficult O
it O
is O
for O
a O
thinking O
person O
to O
live O
among O
societies O
rooted O
in O
the O
past O
. O

Now O
, O
I O
revel O
in O
the O
freedom O
, O
culture O
, O
activity O
and O
diversity O
of O
this O
great O
metropolitan O
area O
with O
its O
traffic O
jams O
and O
perpetual O
road O
- O
building O
projects O
. O

Yet O
when O
my O
youngest O
child O
died O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
I O
buried O
him O
in O
the O
church O
cemetery O
of O
a O
small O
Missouri B-GPE
town O
. O

So O
after O
all O
, O
even O
the O
bitterest O
critic O
of O
rural O
exclusivity O
harbors O
a O
continuing O
yearning O
for O
those O
scarce O
, O
rural O
virtues O
thought O
to O
exist O
amid O
fields O
, O
forests O
and O
country O
lanes O
. O

Ronald O
Edwin O
Parsons O
Ballwin O
, O
Mo B-GPE
. O

The O
surprise O
resignation O
yesterday O
of O
British O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
sent O
sterling O
into O
a O
tailspin O
against O
the O
dollar O
by O
creating O
uncertainties O
about O
the O
direction O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
economy O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
also O
firmed O
against O
other O
currencies O
on O
the O
back O
of O
sterling O
's O
tumble O
, O
as O
market O
participants O
switched O
out O
of O
pounds O
. O

The O
pound O
also O
dropped O
precipitously O
against O
the O
mark O
, O
falling O
below O
the O
key O
2.90 O
- O
mark O
level O
to O
2.8956 O
marks O
from O
2.9622 O
marks O
late O
Wednesday O
. O

Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
resignation O
shocked O
many O
analysts O
, O
despite O
the O
recent O
recurring O
speculation O
of O
a O
rift O
between O
the O
chancellor O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Margaret O
Thatcher O
. O

Indeed O
, O
only O
hours O
earlier O
, O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
had O
called O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
economic O
policies O
`` O
sound O
'' O
and O
said O
she O
has O
`` O
always O
supported O
'' O
him O
. O

`` O
There O
was O
a O
general O
feeling O
that O
we O
'd O
seen O
the O
worst O
, O
'' O
said O
Patrick B-PERSON
Foley I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
chief O
economic O
adviser O
for O
Lloyds B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
resignation O
came O
as O
a O
great O
surprise O
. O
'' O

Graham B-PERSON
Beale I-PERSON
, O
manager O
of O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
operations O
at O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
& O
Shanghai O
Banking O
Corp. O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
added O
that O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
comments O
reinforced O
the O
market O
's O
growing O
confidence O
about O
sterling O
and O
compounded O
the O
unit O
's O
later O
decline O
. O

`` O
The O
market O
was O
caught O
totally O
the O
wrong O
way O
... O
. O

Everyone O
was O
extremely O
long O
on O
sterling O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Beale O
said O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
yesterday O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8400 O
marks O
, O
up O
from O
1.8353 O
marks O
late O
Wednesday O
, O
and O
at O
142.10 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
141.52 O
yen O
late O
Wednesday O
. O

Sterling O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
1.5765 O
, O
sharply O
down O
from O
$ O
1.6145 O
late O
Wednesday O
. O

In O
Tokyo O
Friday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
opened O
for O
trading O
at O
142.02 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
Thursday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
of O
141.90 O
yen O
. O

Few O
analysts O
had O
much O
good O
to O
say O
about O
the O
pound O
's O
near O
- O
term O
prospects O
, O
despite O
the O
fact O
that O
most O
do O
n't O
anticipate O
a O
shift O
in O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
economic O
policies O
. O

Mr. O
Foley O
of O
Lloyds B-ORG
noted O
that O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
replacement O
, O
John B-PERSON
Major I-PERSON
, O
the O
British B-NORP
foreign O
minister O
, O
will O
take O
time O
to O
establish O
his O
credibility O
and O
, O
in O
the O
meantime O
, O
sterling O
could O
trend O
downward O
in O
volatile O
trade O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Foley O
predicted O
few O
economic O
policy O
changes O
ahead O
, O
commenting O
that O
Mr. O
Major O
shares O
`` O
a O
very O
similar O
view O
of O
the O
world O
'' O
with O
Mr. O
Lawson O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Chandross I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
Lloyds B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
also O
noted O
that O
the O
pound O
's O
sharp O
decline O
is O
pegged O
more O
to O
uncertainty O
in O
the O
market O
than O
a O
vision O
of O
altered O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
economic O
policies O
. O

Unless O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
resignation O
leads O
to O
a O
change O
in O
British B-NORP
interest O
- O
rate O
policy O
-- O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
administration O
firmly O
supports O
high O
interest O
rates O
to O
keep O
inflation O
in O
check O
-- O
or O
posturing O
toward O
full O
inclusion O
in O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
System I-ORG
's O
exchange O
- O
rate O
mechanism O
, O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
withdrawal O
will O
have O
little O
long O
- O
term O
impact O
on O
exchange O
rates O
, O
Mr. O
Chandross O
concluded O
. O

Also O
announcing O
his O
resignation O
Thursday O
was O
Alan B-PERSON
Walters I-PERSON
, O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
's O
economic O
adviser O
and O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
nemesis O
. O

The O
pound O
, O
which O
had O
been O
trading O
at O
about O
$ O
1.6143 O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
prior O
to O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
announcement O
, O
sank O
more O
than O
two O
cents O
to O
$ O
1.5930 O
, O
prompting O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
to O
buy O
pounds O
for O
dollars O
. O

The O
Fed O
's O
move O
, O
however O
, O
only O
proved O
a O
stopgap O
to O
the O
pound O
's O
slide O
and O
the O
Fed O
intervened O
for O
a O
second O
time O
at O
around O
$ O
1.5825 O
, O
according O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
traders O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
dollar O
trading O
was O
relatively O
uninspired O
throughout O
the O
session O
, O
according O
to O
dealers O
, O
who O
noted O
that O
Thursday O
's O
release O
of O
the O
preliminary O
report O
on O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
third O
- O
quarter O
gross O
national O
product O
was O
something O
of O
a O
nonevent O
. O

U.S. O
GNP O
rose O
at O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
2.5 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

The O
implicit O
price O
deflator O
, O
a O
measure O
of O
inflation O
, O
was O
down O
to O
a O
2.9 O
% O
annual O
rate O
of O
increase O
in O
the O
quarter O
from O
a O
4.6 O
% O
rate O
of O
gain O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
. O

In O
Europe B-GPE
, O
the O
dollar O
ended O
lower O
in O
dull O
trading O
. O

The O
market O
closed O
prior O
to O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
announcement O
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
gold O
for O
current O
delivery O
rose O
$ O
3.40 O
to O
$ O
372.50 O
an O
ounce O
in O
heavy O
trading O
. O

The O
close O
was O
the O
highest O
since O
August O
3 O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
five O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Friday O
, O
gold O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
370.85 O
an O
ounce O
. O

Trinova B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
resume O
buying O
back O
as O
many O
as O
three O
million O
of O
its O
common O
shares O
under O
a O
program O
announced O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Trinova B-ORG
, O
which O
had O
34.2 O
million O
common O
shares O
outstanding O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
had O
repurchased O
29,700 O
shares O
since O
October O
1987 O
before O
this O
latest O
announcement O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
is O
n't O
making O
a O
commitment O
to O
purchase O
a O
specific O
number O
of O
shares O
. O

In O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
composite O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
Trinova B-ORG
closed O
at O
$ O
32.125 O
, O
up O
12.5 O
cents O
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
temporarily O
idle O
its O
Arlington B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
assembly O
plant O
for O
one O
week O
beginning O
Monday O
because O
of O
slow O
sales O
. O

The O
closing O
will O
affect O
about O
3,000 O
workers O
and O
eliminate O
production O
of O
700 O
cars O
. O

The O
assembly O
plant O
builds O
the O
Cadillac O
DeVille O
, O
Chevrolet O
Caprice O
and O
Oldsmobile O
Cutlass O
Ciera O
Wagon O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
GM B-ORG
's O
Truck O
& O
Bus O
Group O
said O
slow O
sales O
are O
forcing O
it O
to O
close O
its O
Detroit B-GPE
assembly O
plant O
the O
week O
beginning O
Monday O
. O

The O
plant O
builds O
chassis O
for O
recreational O
vehicles O
and O
about O
450 O
workers O
will O
be O
affected O
by O
the O
closing O
. O

The O
No. O
1 O
auto O
maker O
scheduled O
overtime O
this O
week O
at O
its O
Janesville B-GPE
, O
Wis. B-GPE
, O
assembly O
plant O
, O
manufacturer O
of O
the O
Chevrolet O
Cavalier O
. O

The O
nine O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
auto O
makers O
plan O
to O
build O
147,121 O
vehicles O
this O
week O
, O
down O
9.6 O
% O
from O
the O
162,767 O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
but O
2.5 O
% O
higher O
than O
last O
week O
's O
143,534 O
. O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
slated O
overtime O
again O
this O
week O
at O
its O
Wixom B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
; O
Wayne B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
; O
Kansas B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
Mo. B-GPE
, O
and O
Norfolk B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
assembly O
plants O
. O

They O
build O
the O
Lincoln O
Town O
Car O
, O
Continental B-ORG
and O
Mark B-PRODUCT
VII I-PRODUCT
, O
the O
Ford O
Escort B-PRODUCT
and O
full O
- O
sized O
pickup O
trucks O
. O

Chrysler B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
scheduled O
overtime O
this O
week O
at O
its O
St. O
Louis O
Assembly O
Plant O
No. O
2 O
, O
Newark B-GPE
, O
Del. B-GPE
, O
and O
Sterling B-GPE
Heights I-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
assembly O
plants O
. O

They O
build O
extended O
minivans O
and O
the O
Dodge O
Spirit O
, O
Acclaim B-PRODUCT
, O
Shadow B-PRODUCT
and O
Sundance B-PRODUCT
. O

d O
- O
Percentage O
change O
is O
greater O
than O
999 O
% O
. O

e O
- O
Estimated O
. O

f O
- O
Includes O
Chevrolet O
Prizm O
and O
Toyota O
Corolla O
. O

r O
- O
Revised O
. O

x O
- O
Year O
- O
to O
- O
date O
1988 O
figure O
includes O
Volkswagen B-ORG
domestic O
- O
production O
through O
July O
. O

Isaac B-PERSON
Hersly I-PERSON
, O
41 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
elected O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
this O
designer O
and O
marketer O
of O
graphics O
, O
video O
, O
cable O
and O
other O
television O
- O
related O
equipment O
. O

He O
succeeds O
Alfred B-PERSON
O.P. I-PERSON
Leubert I-PERSON
, O
66 O
, O
who O
continues O
as O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
. O

Mr. O
Hersly O
formerly O
was O
group O
vice O
president O
of O
marketing O
and O
product O
planning O
for O
Chyron B-ORG
and O
president O
of O
the O
telesystems O
and O
video O
products O
division O
. O

The O
state O
- O
controlled O
French B-NORP
metals O
group O
Pechiney B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
said O
it O
has O
signed O
a O
preliminary O
accord O
to O
sell O
its O
Paris B-GPE
headquarters O
to O
Groupement B-ORG
Foncier I-ORG
Francais I-ORG
and O
Nouveaux B-ORG
Constructeurs I-ORG
for O
2.76 O
billion O
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
443 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
sale O
, O
which O
Pechiney B-ORG
had O
been O
eager O
to O
make O
for O
several O
months O
, O
is O
still O
subject O
to O
certain O
unspecified O
conditions O
and O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
completed O
during O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
1990 O
, O
the O
group O
. O

Kinder B-ORG
- I-ORG
Care I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
was O
dropped O
from O
the O
consumer O
services O
industry O
group O
of O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Equity O
Market O
index O
because O
the O
company O
split O
itself O
in O
a O
restructuring O
. O

It O
was O
succeeded O
in O
the O
group O
by O
Fuqua B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Both O
moves O
are O
effective O
today O
. O

Weirton B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
reached O
a O
tentative O
agreement O
on O
a O
48 O
- O
month O
labor O
contract O
with O
the B-ORG
Independent I-ORG
Steelworkers I-ORG
Union I-ORG
covering O
production O
and O
maintenance O
employees O
. O

The O
agreement O
, O
subject O
to O
approval O
of O
union O
members O
, O
would O
cover O
about O
6,000 O
workers O
. O

The O
tentative O
agreement O
provides O
for O
wage O
increases O
of O
85 O
cents O
an O
hour O
retroactive O
to O
Sept. O
25 O
, O
1989 O
, O
and O
for O
increases O
of O
19 O
cents O
, O
70 O
cents O
and O
35 O
cents O
an O
hour O
effective O
Jan. O
1 O
, O
1991 O
, O
1992 O
and O
1993 O
, O
respectively O
. O

It O
also O
provides O
for O
benefit O
adjustments O
, O
including O
a O
partial O
restoration O
of O
vacations O
and O
holidays O
, O
as O
well O
as O
work O
- O
rule O
changes O
to O
increase O
productivity O
. O

Swedish B-NORP
rolling O
- O
steel O
and O
ball O
- O
bearing O
group O
AB B-ORG
SKF I-ORG
said O
its O
pretax O
profit O
rose O
78 O
% O
to O
1.78 O
billion O
kronor O
-LRB- O
$ O
278 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
from O
one O
billion O
kronor O
-LRB- O
$ O
156 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
corresponding O
period O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

SKF B-ORG
said O
sales O
increased O
17 O
% O
to O
18.46 O
billion O
kronor O
from O
15.72 O
billion O
. O

Earnings O
per O
share O
were O
10.35 O
kronor O
compared O
with O
5.80 O
kronor O
. O

SKF B-ORG
said O
demand O
for O
the O
group O
's O
main O
product O
, O
rolling O
bearings O
, O
remained O
favorable O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
which O
accounts O
for O
slightly O
more O
than O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
group O
sales O
. O

Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
markets O
continued O
their O
recovery O
after O
a O
weak O
start O
to O
the O
year O
, O
SKF B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
situation O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
still O
uncertain O
as O
reduced O
production O
in O
the O
country O
's O
automotive O
industry O
has O
resulted O
in O
weakened O
demand O
for O
rolling O
bearings O
. O

Analysts O
said O
SKF B-ORG
's O
results O
for O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
lived O
up O
to O
market O
expectations O
as O
brokerage O
firms O
had O
predicted O
a O
pretax O
profit O
of O
1.74 O
billion O
to O
1.86 O
billion O
kronor O
. O

The O
three O
business O
areas O
engaged O
in O
rolling O
bearing O
operations O
continued O
to O
show O
favorable O
sales O
development O
. O

Sales O
of O
rolling O
bearings O
increased O
19 O
% O
to O
15.7 O
billion O
kronor O
from O
13.2 O
billion O
kronor O
in O
the O
corresponding O
period O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

Finnish B-NORP
government O
officials O
are O
negotiating O
with O
creditors O
of O
Waertsilae B-ORG
Marine I-ORG
Oy I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
shipyard O
that O
filed O
for O
bankruptcy O
protection O
this O
week O
, O
amid O
confusion O
and O
mounting O
doubts O
that O
collapse O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
entire O
shipbuilding O
industry O
can O
be O
averted O
. O

At O
stake O
are O
almost O
10,000 O
jobs O
in O
an O
industry O
that O
has O
been O
the O
mainstay O
of O
Finland B-GPE
's O
post-war O
economic O
revival O
. O

Shipbuilding O
became O
a O
point O
of O
pride O
as O
Finnish B-NORP
shipyards O
remained O
profitable O
long O
after O
rivals O
collapsed O
all O
over O
Europe B-GPE
. O

But O
if O
, O
as O
many O
now O
fear O
, O
Waertsilae B-ORG
Marine I-ORG
joins O
the O
ranks O
of O
failed O
shipyards O
it O
might O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
remembered O
most O
as O
a O
blemish O
on O
Finland B-GPE
's O
international O
reputation O
. O

The O
shipyard O
's O
6.5 O
billion O
Finnish B-NORP
markka O
-LRB- O
$ O
1.54 O
billion O
-RRB- O
backlog O
includes O
about O
20 O
ships O
ordered O
by O
big O
international O
shippers O
, O
including O
three O
for O
Carnival B-ORG
Cruise I-ORG
Lines I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Miami B-GPE
- O
based O
Carnival B-ORG
said O
the O
first O
of O
the O
three O
ships O
is O
scheduled O
to O
be O
delivered O
next O
month O
, O
just O
in O
time O
for O
the O
winter O
tourist O
season O
in O
the O
Caribbean O
. O

The O
second O
ship O
is O
scheduled O
to O
be O
delivered O
in O
fall O
1990 O
and O
the O
third O
in O
fall O
1991 O
. O

One O
analyst O
said O
the O
first O
ship O
probably O
will O
be O
delivered O
close O
to O
schedule O
, O
but O
that O
Carnival B-ORG
may O
have O
to O
pay O
up O
to O
25 O
% O
more O
to O
get O
the O
second O
and O
third O
ships O
. O

All O
the O
ships O
are O
covered O
by O
loan O
guarantees O
from O
a O
state O
export O
financing O
agency O
, O
even O
though O
it O
's O
not O
clear O
whether O
they O
will O
actually O
be O
built O
. O

Bankers O
worry O
that O
if O
the O
government O
makes O
good O
a O
threat O
to O
withdraw O
its O
guarantee O
commitments O
, O
shippers O
will O
counter O
with O
a O
hail O
of O
lawsuits O
. O

State O
loan O
guarantees O
are O
rarely O
a O
source O
of O
controversy O
. O

However O
, O
some O
bankers O
cited O
possible O
parallels O
between O
the O
Waertsilae O
Marine O
case O
and O
the O
collapse O
of O
Norway B-GPE
's O
state O
- O
owned O
Kongsberg B-ORG
Vappenfabrikk I-ORG
AS I-ORG
two O
years O
ago O
. O

In O
that O
case O
, O
international O
banks O
and O
investors O
incurred O
big O
losses O
because O
they O
incorrectly O
believed O
the O
company O
's O
debt O
carried O
implicit O
state O
guarantees O
. O

Doubts O
about O
the O
quality O
of O
state O
credit O
guarantees O
could O
reduce O
the O
competitive O
strength O
of O
Finnish B-NORP
companies O
in O
world O
markets O
where O
financing O
often O
is O
the O
key O
to O
winning O
orders O
, O
analysts O
warn O
. O

Moreover O
, O
state O
- O
owned O
Finnish B-NORP
companies O
lacking O
formal O
state O
guarantees O
could O
face O
greater O
difficulty O
raising O
funds O
in O
international O
financial O
markets O
, O
bankers O
say O
. O

The O
decision O
by O
a O
majority O
of O
state O
- O
appointed O
Waertsilae B-ORG
Marine I-ORG
directors O
Monday O
to O
file O
for O
bankruptcy O
was O
an O
abrupt O
about O
- O
face O
from O
previous O
government O
policy O
. O

In O
August O
, O
the O
government O
played O
a O
major O
part O
in O
a O
sweeping O
restructuring O
of O
the O
troubled O
shipyard O
. O

At O
the O
time O
71 O
% O
- O
controlled O
by O
Oy B-ORG
Waertsilae I-ORG
, O
a O
conglomerate O
, O
the O
shipbuilding O
unit O
faced O
potential O
losses O
estimated O
at O
one O
billion O
markka O
and O
was O
on O
the O
brink O
of O
liquidation O
. O

Under O
the O
rescue O
plan O
, O
Waertsilae B-ORG
sold O
51 O
% O
of O
its O
stake O
to O
a O
group O
of O
banks O
and O
pension O
funds O
. O

The O
government O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
guaranteed O
financing O
to O
complete O
the O
order O
backlog O
and O
took O
control O
of O
the O
board O
. O

Government O
officials O
were O
expected O
to O
combine O
Waertsilae B-ORG
Marine I-ORG
with O
two O
other O
struggling O
firms O
, O
and O
thus O
ensure O
Finland B-GPE
's O
survival O
as O
a O
shipbuilding O
nation O
. O

The O
government O
spent O
most O
of O
last O
year O
attempting O
to O
carry O
out O
such O
a O
plan O
but O
was O
thwarted O
when O
the O
parent O
Waertsilae B-ORG
concern O
pulled O
out O
at O
the O
last O
minute O
. O

After O
the O
restructuring O
of O
Waertsilae B-ORG
Marine I-ORG
and O
bolstered O
by O
state O
loan O
guarantees O
, O
two O
big O
bank O
creditors O
, O
Union B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Finland B-GPE
and O
state O
- O
controlled O
Postipankki B-ORG
, O
resumed O
lending O
the O
shipyard O
working O
capital O
. O

But O
the O
bankers O
got O
cold O
feet O
recently O
as O
government O
officials O
complained O
they O
had O
been O
misled O
about O
the O
shipyard O
's O
actual O
financial O
condition O
, O
and O
hinted O
the O
credit O
guarantees O
might O
be O
withdrawn O
. O

People O
familiar O
with O
Monday O
's O
board O
meeting O
said O
it O
was O
the O
state O
's O
refusal O
to O
explicitly O
reaffirm O
the O
credit O
guarantees O
that O
led O
Union B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
Postipankki B-ORG
to O
halt O
lending O
to O
Waertsilae B-ORG
Marine I-ORG
. O

Then O
, O
in O
a O
boardroom O
showdown O
, O
state O
- O
appointed O
directors O
voted O
to O
file O
for O
bankruptcy O
, O
apparently O
under O
instructions O
from O
Finland B-GPE
's O
Industry O
Minister O
Ilkka O
Suominen O
. O

Analysts O
say O
Mr. O
Suominen O
had O
grown O
increasingly O
worried O
about O
the O
state O
's O
potential O
financial O
exposure O
as O
Waertsilae B-ORG
Marine I-ORG
's O
losses O
ballooned O
to O
more O
than O
double O
the O
figure O
estimated O
in O
August O
. O

Noting O
that O
Sweden B-GPE
wound O
up O
wasting O
state O
subsidies O
of O
about O
35 O
billion O
Swedish B-NORP
kronor O
-LRB- O
$ O
5.47 O
billion O
-RRB- O
during O
the O
1970s O
in O
a O
vain O
attempt O
to O
salvage O
its O
shipbuilding O
industry O
, O
one O
analyst O
suggested O
that O
Mr. O
Suominen O
may O
have O
decided O
to O
cut O
Finland B-GPE
's O
losses O
once O
and O
for O
all O
. O

Senior O
ministry O
officials O
huddled O
with O
creditors O
during O
the O
week O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
agree O
on O
some O
form O
of O
restructuring O
that O
would O
keep O
Waertsilae B-ORG
Marine I-ORG
operating O
. O

The O
talks O
may O
drag O
on O
for O
weeks O
before O
any O
concrete O
result O
is O
announced O
, O
people O
familiar O
with O
them O
said O
. O

One O
solution O
would O
be O
to O
sell O
the O
shipyard O
to O
an O
outsider O
. O

But O
there O
appear O
to O
be O
few O
, O
if O
any O
, O
suitors O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
potential O
losses O
make O
any O
rescue O
scheme O
unlikely O
unless O
the O
politicians O
once O
again O
change O
tack O
and O
agree O
to O
pick O
up O
the O
bill O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

Meantime O
, O
shippers O
with O
vessels O
on O
order O
from O
Waertsilae B-ORG
Marine I-ORG
will O
remain O
in O
limbo O
. O

Environmental O
concerns O
are O
beginning O
to O
have O
as O
much O
influence O
in O
oil O
- O
industry O
spending O
plans O
as O
the O
price O
of O
crude O
does O
. O

In O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
Exxon O
Valdez O
spill O
in O
March O
, O
new O
governmental O
drilling O
bans O
are O
sharply O
curtailing O
exploration O
in O
promising O
locations O
offshore O
and O
in O
Alaska B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
moves O
toward O
tighter O
air O
- O
quality O
standards O
are O
spurring O
interest O
in O
lighter O
or O
alternative O
fuels O
that O
do O
n't O
pollute O
as O
much O
as O
fuel O
refined O
from O
`` O
heavy O
'' O
crudes O
, O
generally O
high O
in O
sulfur O
. O

Over O
the O
years O
, O
the O
world O
's O
stream O
of O
oil O
has O
been O
growing O
heavier O
. O

So O
the O
scramble O
is O
on O
for O
lighter O
crudes O
globally O
, O
and O
for O
natural O
gas O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Recently O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
and O
Venezuela B-GPE
, O
traditional O
heavy O
- O
crude O
producers O
, O
have O
boasted O
of O
new O
finds O
of O
light O
, O
low O
- O
sulfur O
oil O
by O
their O
national O
oil O
companies O
. O

Venezuela B-GPE
has O
also O
earmarked O
$ O
200 O
million O
in O
new O
money O
for O
light O
- O
crude O
exploration O
. O

And O
some O
oil O
companies O
are O
trying O
to O
lock O
in O
future O
supplies O
. O

Typical O
is O
Ente B-ORG
Nazionale I-ORG
Idrocarburi I-ORG
, O
Italy B-GPE
's O
state O
- O
owned O
energy O
company O
, O
which O
not O
long O
ago O
acquired O
through O
its O
AGIP B-ORG
oil O
subsidiary O
a O
5 O
% O
share O
in O
the O
consortium O
accounting O
for O
half O
of O
Nigeria B-GPE
's O
oil O
output O
. O

AGIP B-ORG
already O
has O
an O
oil O
stake O
in O
Libya B-GPE
. O

Both O
countries O
produce O
high O
- O
quality O
, O
low O
- O
sulfur O
crudes O
especially O
suited O
to O
making O
high O
- O
octane O
motor O
fuel O
at O
minimum O
refining O
cost O
. O

Franco B-PERSON
Reviglio I-PERSON
, O
ENI B-ORG
chairman O
, O
looks O
for O
sweeping O
structural O
change O
in O
the O
oil O
industry O
-- O
he O
calls O
it O
a O
`` O
revolution O
'' O
requiring O
huge O
investments O
-- O
as O
a O
result O
of O
environmental O
issues O
. O

He O
made O
a O
special O
trip O
to O
examine O
U.S. B-GPE
environmental O
trends O
because O
they O
are O
often O
followed O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

ENI B-ORG
needs O
to O
know O
what O
's O
coming O
as O
it O
prepares O
to O
spend O
some O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
on O
upgrading O
its O
refineries O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Oil O
companies O
world O
- O
wide O
will O
have O
`` O
to O
spend O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
for O
the O
cleaner O
fuels O
that O
will O
be O
required O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Lichtblau I-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
. O

It O
will O
go O
for O
work O
ranging O
from O
refinery O
modification O
to O
changes O
in O
the O
distribution O
system O
, O
including O
the O
way O
service O
stations O
pump O
fuel O
into O
cars O
. O

In O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
the O
search O
for O
oil O
had O
been O
headed O
toward O
environmentally O
sensitive O
areas O
believed O
to O
have O
vast O
reserves O
. O

Alaska B-GPE
's O
Arctic B-LOC
National I-LOC
Wildlife I-LOC
Refuge I-LOC
alone O
is O
thought O
to O
hide O
more O
than O
three O
billion O
barrels O
of O
oil O
. O

Until O
the O
tanker O
spill O
, O
Big O
Oil O
was O
slowly O
convincing O
authorities O
it O
could O
safely O
produce O
from O
such O
places O
. O

Now O
the O
wildlife O
refuge O
has O
been O
closed O
to O
the O
industry O
, O
possibly O
for O
years O
. O

Similarly O
, O
a O
group O
of O
companies O
led O
by O
Chevron B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
has O
been O
unable O
to O
pump O
oil O
found O
off O
the O
California B-GPE
coast O
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
. O

A O
huge O
production O
system O
built O
in O
the O
sea O
off O
Santa B-GPE
Barbara I-GPE
and O
ashore O
is O
sitting O
idle O
. O

But O
the O
push O
for O
cleaner O
fuels O
is O
increasing O
the O
attractiveness O
of O
natural O
gas O
. O

More O
than O
half O
the O
domestic O
drilling O
now O
under O
way O
is O
for O
gas O
, O
partly O
on O
the O
assumption O
that O
demand O
will O
rise O
for O
a O
fuel O
that O
is O
cleaner O
to O
burn O
than O
either O
oil O
or O
coal O
. O

Activity O
has O
revived O
in O
the O
largest O
U.S. B-GPE
gas O
- O
producing O
regions O
, O
such O
as O
the O
Gulf O
of O
Mexico B-GPE
. O

Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
International I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
owned O
by O
Kuwait B-GPE
-LRB- O
and O
is O
n't O
related O
to O
Santa O
Fe O
Southern O
Pacific O
's O
unit O
-RRB- O
, O
is O
stepping O
up O
development O
of O
a O
well O
off O
Texas B-GPE
' O
Matagorda B-GPE
Island I-GPE
where O
it O
found O
gas O
in O
1987 O
. O

`` O
We O
could O
have O
sat O
on O
it O
longer O
, O
but O
the O
impetus O
is O
to O
get O
the O
gas O
to O
the O
marketplace O
, O
'' O
says O
Richard B-PERSON
Poole I-PERSON
, O
senior O
scout O
for O
Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
International I-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
're O
trying O
to O
get O
it O
on O
line O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
now O
. O
'' O

This O
month O
, O
Exxon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
announced O
plans O
for O
a O
400 O
- O
day O
project O
drilling O
for O
gas O
about O
five O
miles O
underground O
in O
the B-LOC
Anadarko I-LOC
Basin I-LOC
of O
western O
Oklahoma B-GPE
-- O
the O
deepest O
drilling O
project O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Exxon B-ORG
will O
use O
a O
Parker B-ORG
Drilling I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
rig O
built O
in O
1981 O
that O
can O
go O
down O
9 O
1/2 O
miles O
. O

Mark B-PERSON
Q. I-PERSON
Huggins I-PERSON
was O
named O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
. O

Mr. O
Huggins O
, O
39 O
years O
old O
, O
formerly O
was O
controller O
and O
chief O
accounting O
officer O
at O
Harte B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hanks I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Management B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
manages O
entertainers O
and O
produces O
, O
markets O
and O
finances O
entertainment O
. O

Toni B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
pulls O
a O
tape O
measure O
across O
the O
front O
of O
what O
was O
once O
a O
stately O
Victorian O
home O
. O

A O
deep O
trench O
now O
runs O
along O
its O
north O
wall O
, O
exposed O
when O
the O
house O
lurched O
two O
feet O
off O
its O
foundation O
during O
last O
week O
's O
earthquake O
. O

A O
side O
porch O
was O
ripped O
away O
. O

The O
chimney O
is O
a O
pile O
of O
bricks O
on O
the O
front O
lawn O
. O

The O
remainder O
of O
the O
house O
leans O
precariously O
against O
a O
sturdy O
oak O
tree O
. O

The O
petite O
, O
29 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Ms. O
Johnson O
, O
dressed O
in O
jeans O
and O
a O
sweatshirt O
as O
she O
slogs O
through O
the O
steady O
afternoon O
rain O
, O
is O
a O
claims O
adjuster O
with O
Aetna O
Life O
& O
Casualty O
. O

She O
has O
been O
on O
the O
move O
almost O
incessantly O
since O
last O
Thursday O
, O
when O
an O
army O
of O
adjusters O
, O
employed O
by O
major O
insurers O
, O
invaded O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
to O
help O
policyholders O
sift O
through O
the O
rubble O
and O
restore O
some O
order O
to O
their O
lives O
. O

Equipped O
with O
cellular O
telephones O
, O
laptop O
computers O
, O
calculators O
and O
a O
pack O
of O
blank O
checks O
, O
they O
parcel O
out O
money O
so O
their O
clients O
can O
find O
temporary O
living O
quarters O
, O
buy O
food O
, O
replace O
lost O
clothing O
, O
repair O
broken O
water O
heaters O
, O
and O
replaster O
walls O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
funds O
will O
used O
to O
demolish O
unstable O
buildings O
and O
clear O
sites O
for O
future O
construction O
. O

Many O
adjusters O
are O
authorized O
to O
write O
checks O
for O
amounts O
up O
to O
$ O
100,000 O
on O
the O
spot O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
flinch O
at O
writing O
them O
. O

`` O
That O
's O
my O
job O
-- O
get O
-LCB- O
policyholders O
-RCB- O
what O
they O
're O
entitled O
to O
, O
'' O
says O
Bill B-PERSON
Schaeffer I-PERSON
, O
a O
claims O
supervisor O
who O
flew O
in O
from O
Aetna O
's O
Bridgeport B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
office O
. O

The O
Victorian O
house O
that O
Ms. O
Johnson O
is O
inspecting O
has O
been O
deemed O
unsafe O
by O
town O
officials O
. O

But O
she O
asks O
a O
workman O
toting O
the O
bricks O
from O
the O
lawn O
to O
give O
her O
a O
boost O
through O
an O
open O
first O
- O
floor O
window O
. O

Once O
inside O
, O
she O
spends O
nearly O
four O
hours O
measuring O
and O
diagramming O
each O
room O
in O
the O
80 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
house O
, O
gathering O
enough O
information O
to O
estimate O
what O
it O
would O
cost O
to O
rebuild O
it O
. O

She O
snaps O
photos O
of O
the O
buckled O
floors O
and O
the O
plaster O
that O
has O
fallen O
away O
from O
the O
walls O
. O

While O
she O
works O
inside O
, O
a O
tenant O
returns O
with O
several O
friends O
to O
collect O
furniture O
and O
clothing O
. O

One O
of O
the O
friends O
sweeps O
broken O
dishes O
and O
shattered O
glass O
from O
a O
countertop O
and O
starts O
to O
pack O
what O
can O
be O
salvaged O
from O
the O
kitchen O
. O

Others O
grab O
books O
, O
records O
, O
photo O
albums O
, O
sofas O
and O
chairs O
, O
working O
frantically O
in O
the O
fear O
that O
an O
aftershock O
will O
jolt O
the O
house O
again O
. O

The O
owners O
, O
William B-PERSON
and O
Margie B-PERSON
Hammack I-PERSON
, O
are O
luckier O
than O
many O
others O
. O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
Mrs. O
Hammack O
insisted O
on O
buying O
earthquake O
insurance O
for O
this O
house O
, O
which O
had O
been O
converted O
into O
apartments O
. O

Only O
about O
20 O
% O
of O
California B-GPE
home O
and O
business O
owners O
carried O
earthquake O
coverage O
. O

The O
Hammacks B-PERSON
' O
own O
home O
, O
also O
in O
Los B-GPE
Gatos I-GPE
, O
suffered O
comparatively O
minor O
damage O
. O

Ms. O
Johnson O
, O
who O
works O
out O
of O
Aetna B-ORG
's O
office O
in O
Walnut B-GPE
Creek I-GPE
, O
an O
East B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
suburb O
, O
is O
awed O
by O
the O
earthquake O
's O
destructive O
force O
. O

`` O
It O
really O
brings O
you O
down O
to O
a O
human O
level O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
accept O
all O
the O
suffering O
people O
are O
going O
through O
, O
but O
you O
have O
to O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
do O
your O
job O
. O
'' O

For O
Aetna B-ORG
and O
other O
insurers O
, O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
earthquake O
hit O
when O
resources O
in O
the O
field O
already O
were O
stretched O
. O

Most O
companies O
still O
are O
trying O
to O
sort O
through O
the O
wreckage O
caused O
by O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
in O
the O
Carolinas B-GPE
last O
month O
. O

Aetna B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
nearly O
3,000 O
adjusters O
, O
had O
deployed O
about O
750 O
of O
them O
in O
Charlotte B-GPE
, O
Columbia B-GPE
, O
and O
Charleston B-GPE
. O

Adjusters O
who O
had O
been O
working O
on O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
say O
the O
insurer O
will O
still O
be O
processing O
claims O
from O
that O
storm O
through O
December O
. O

It O
could O
take O
six O
to O
nine O
months O
to O
handle O
the O
earthquake O
- O
related O
claims O
. O

When O
the O
earthquake O
rocked O
northern O
California B-GPE
last O
week O
, O
Aetna B-ORG
senior O
claims O
executives O
from O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
area O
were O
at O
the O
company O
's O
Hartford B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
headquarters O
for O
additional O
training O
on O
how O
to O
handle O
major O
catastrophes O
, O
including O
earthquakes O
. O

Since O
commercial O
airline O
flights O
were O
disrupted O
, O
the O
company O
chartered O
three O
planes O
to O
fly O
these O
executives O
back O
to O
the B-LOC
West I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
and O
bring O
along O
portable O
computers O
, O
cellular O
phones O
and O
some O
claims O
adjusters O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
difficulty O
of O
assessing O
the O
damages O
caused O
by O
the O
earthquake O
, O
Aetna B-ORG
pulled O
together O
a O
team O
of O
its O
most O
experienced O
claims O
adjusters O
from O
around O
the O
country O
. O

Even O
so O
, O
few O
had O
ever O
dealt O
with O
an O
earthquake O
. O

Some O
adjusters O
, O
like O
Alan B-PERSON
Singer I-PERSON
of O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
, O
had O
been O
working O
in O
Charleston B-GPE
for O
nearly O
four O
weeks O
. O

He O
returned O
home O
last O
Thursday O
, O
packed O
a O
bag O
with O
fresh O
clothes O
and O
reported O
for O
duty O
Friday O
in O
Walnut B-GPE
Creek I-GPE
. O

Offices O
were O
set O
up O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
and O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
. O

In O
a O
few O
instances O
, O
Aetna B-ORG
knew O
it O
would O
probably O
be O
shelling O
out O
big O
bucks O
, O
even O
before O
a O
client O
called O
or O
faxed O
in O
a O
claim O
. O

For O
example O
, O
officials O
at O
Walnut B-GPE
Creek I-GPE
office O
learned O
that O
the B-ORG
Amfac I-ORG
Hotel I-ORG
near O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
airport O
, O
which O
is O
insured O
by O
Aetna B-ORG
, O
was O
badly O
damaged O
when O
they O
saw O
it O
on O
network O
television O
news O
. O

`` O
The O
secret O
to O
being O
a O
good O
adjuster O
is O
counting O
, O
'' O
says O
Gerardo B-PERSON
Rodriguez I-PERSON
, O
an O
Aetna B-ORG
adjuster O
from O
Santa B-GPE
Ana I-GPE
. O

`` O
You O
have O
to O
count O
everything O
. O
'' O

Adjusters O
must O
count O
the O
number O
of O
bathrooms O
, O
balconies O
, O
fireplaces O
, O
chimneys O
, O
microwaves O
and O
dishwashers O
. O

But O
they O
must O
also O
assign O
a O
price O
to O
each O
of O
these O
items O
as O
well O
as O
to O
floors O
, O
wallcoverings O
, O
roofing O
and O
siding O
, O
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
total O
value O
for O
a O
house O
. O

To O
do O
that O
, O
they O
must O
think O
in O
terms O
of O
sheetrock O
by O
the O
square O
foot O
, O
carpeting O
by O
the O
square O
yard O
, O
wallpaper O
by O
the O
roll O
, O
molding O
by O
the O
linear O
foot O
. O

Using O
a O
calculator O
and O
a O
unit O
- O
price O
guide O
for O
such O
jobs O
as O
painting O
, O
plumbing O
and O
roofing O
in O
each O
major O
region O
of O
the O
country O
, O
adjusters O
can O
figure O
out O
the O
value O
of O
a O
home O
in O
today O
's O
market O
and O
what O
it O
would O
cost O
to O
rebuild O
it O
. O

Sometimes O
repairs O
are O
out O
of O
the O
question O
. O

When O
Aetna B-ORG
adjuster O
Bill B-PERSON
Schaeffer I-PERSON
visited O
a O
retired O
couple O
in O
Oakland O
last O
Thursday O
, O
he O
found O
them O
living O
in O
a O
mobile O
home O
parked O
in O
front O
of O
their O
yard O
. O

The O
house O
itself O
, O
located O
about O
50 O
yards O
from O
the O
collapsed O
section O
of O
double O
- O
decker O
highway O
Interstate O
880 O
, O
was O
pushed O
about O
four O
feet O
off O
its O
foundation O
and O
then O
collapsed O
into O
its O
basement O
. O

The O
next O
day O
, O
Mr. O
Schaeffer O
presented O
the O
couple O
with O
a O
check O
for O
$ O
151,000 O
to O
help O
them O
build O
a O
new O
home O
in O
the O
same O
neighborhood O
. O

He O
also O
is O
working O
with O
a O
real O
- O
estate O
agent O
to O
help O
find O
them O
an O
apartment O
to O
rent O
while O
their O
home O
is O
being O
built O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
adjusters O
employed O
by O
Aetna B-ORG
and O
other O
insurers O
have O
some O
experience O
with O
construction O
work O
or O
carpentry O
. O

But O
such O
skills O
were O
alien O
to O
Toni B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
. O

Four O
years O
ago O
, O
she O
was O
managing O
a O
film O
- O
processing O
shop O
and O
was O
totally O
bored O
. O

A O
friend O
mentioned O
that O
she O
might O
want O
to O
look O
into O
a O
position O
at O
Aetna B-ORG
, O
if O
she O
was O
interested O
in O
a O
job O
that O
would O
constantly O
challenge O
her O
. O

She O
signed O
up O
, O
starting O
as O
an O
`` O
inside O
'' O
adjuster O
, O
who O
settles O
minor O
claims O
and O
does O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
by O
phone O
. O

A O
year O
later O
, O
she O
moved O
to O
the O
commercial O
property O
claims O
division O
. O

She O
spent O
a O
month O
at O
an O
Aetna B-ORG
school O
in O
Gettysburg B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
learning O
all O
about O
the O
construction O
trade O
, O
including O
masonry O
, O
plumbing O
and O
electrical O
wiring O
. O

That O
was O
followed O
by O
three O
months O
at O
the B-ORG
Aetna I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
in O
Hartford B-GPE
, O
where O
she O
was O
immersed O
in O
learning O
how O
to O
read O
and O
interpret O
policies O
. O

Her O
new O
line O
of O
work O
has O
some O
perils O
. O

Recently O
, O
a O
contractor O
saved O
her O
from O
falling O
three O
stories O
as O
she O
investigated O
what O
remained O
of O
an O
old O
Victorian O
house O
torched O
by O
an O
arsonist O
. O

`` O
I O
owe O
that O
contractor O
. O

I O
really O
do O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

As O
Ms. O
Johnson O
stands O
outside O
the O
Hammack B-PERSON
house O
after O
winding O
up O
her O
chores O
there O
, O
the O
house O
begins O
to O
creak O
and O
sway O
. O

The O
ground O
shakes O
underneath O
her O
. O

It O
is O
an O
aftershock O
, O
one O
of O
about O
2,000 O
since O
the O
earthquake O
, O
and O
it O
makes O
her O
uneasy O
. O

The O
next O
day O
, O
as O
she O
prepares O
a O
$ O
10,000 O
check O
for O
the O
Hammacks B-PERSON
, O
which O
will O
cover O
the O
cost O
of O
demolishing O
the O
house O
and O
clearing O
away O
the O
debris O
, O
she O
jumps O
at O
the O
slightest O
noise O
. O

On O
further O
reflection O
, O
she O
admits O
that O
venturing O
inside O
the O
Hammacks B-PERSON
' O
house O
the O
previous O
day O
was O
n't O
`` O
such O
a O
great O
idea O
. O
'' O

During O
her O
second O
meeting O
with O
the O
Hammacks B-PERSON
, O
Ms. O
Johnson O
reviews O
exactly O
what O
their O
policy O
covers O
. O

They O
would O
like O
to O
retrieve O
some O
appliances O
on O
the O
second O
floor O
, O
but O
wonder O
if O
it O
's O
safe O
to O
venture O
inside O
. O

Ms. O
Johnson O
tells O
them O
that O
, O
if O
the O
appliances O
ca O
n't O
be O
salvaged O
, O
their O
policy O
covers O
the O
replacement O
cost O
. O

Mr. O
Hammack O
is O
eager O
to O
know O
what O
Aetna B-ORG
will O
pay O
for O
the O
house O
, O
which O
has O
to O
come O
down O
. O

`` O
When O
will O
I O
get O
that O
check O
for O
a O
million O
dollars O
? O
'' O
he O
jokes O
. O

The O
adjuster O
had O
n't O
completed O
all O
the O
calculations O
, O
but O
says O
: O
`` O
We O
're O
talking O
policy O
limits O
. O
'' O

In O
this O
case O
, O
that O
's O
about O
$ O
250,000 O
. O

It O
suddenly O
dawns O
on O
Mr. O
Hammack O
that O
rebuilding O
the O
house O
in O
Los B-GPE
Gatos I-GPE
, O
an O
affluent O
community O
in O
Santa B-GPE
Clara I-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
may O
cost O
more O
than O
Aetna B-ORG
's O
policy O
will O
pay O
. O

`` O
We O
can O
lose O
money O
on O
this O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
And O
you O
did O
n't O
want O
me O
to O
buy O
earthquake O
insurance O
, O
'' O
says O
Mrs. O
Hammack O
, O
reaching O
across O
the O
table O
and O
gently O
tapping O
his O
hand O
. O

Earthquake O
insurance O
costs O
about O
$ O
2 O
to O
$ O
4 O
annually O
for O
every O
$ O
1,000 O
of O
value O
, O
and O
high O
deductibles O
mean O
it O
generally O
pays O
only O
when O
there O
is O
a O
catastrophe O
. O

So O
, O
many O
Californians B-NORP
believe O
they O
can O
get O
by O
without O
it O
. O

Even O
Ms. O
Johnson O
herself O
made O
that O
assumption O
. O

`` O
I O
always O
knew O
that O
the O
` O
Big O
One O
' O
was O
coming O
, O
but O
not O
during O
my O
lifetime O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

Now O
she O
says O
she O
's O
thinking O
of O
contacting O
her O
own O
insurance O
agent O
. O

For O
Ms. O
Johnson O
, O
dealing O
with O
the O
earthquake O
has O
been O
more O
than O
just O
a O
work O
experience O
. O

She O
lives O
in O
Oakland B-GPE
, O
a O
community O
hit O
hard O
by O
the O
earthquake O
. O

She O
did O
n't O
have O
hot O
water O
for O
five O
days O
. O

The O
apartment O
she O
shares O
with O
a O
12 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
daughter O
and O
her O
sister O
was O
rattled O
, O
books O
and O
crystal O
hit O
the O
floor O
, O
but O
nothing O
was O
severely O
damaged O
. O

Her O
sister O
, O
Cynthia B-PERSON
, O
wishes O
Toni B-PERSON
had O
a O
different O
job O
. O

`` O
We O
worry O
about O
her O
out O
there O
, O
'' O
Cynthia B-PERSON
says O
. O

Last O
Sunday O
, O
Ms. O
Johnson O
finally O
got O
a O
chance O
to O
water O
her O
plants O
, O
but O
stopped O
abruptly O
. O

`` O
I O
realized O
I O
could O
n't O
waste O
this O
water O
when O
there O
are O
people O
in O
Watsonville B-GPE
who O
do O
n't O
have O
fresh O
water O
to O
drink O
. O
'' O

She O
has O
n't O
played O
any O
music O
since O
the O
earthquake O
hit O
, O
out O
of O
respect O
for O
those O
who O
died O
on O
Interstate O
880 O
where O
the O
roadway O
collapsed O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
correction O
of O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
1989 O
, O
was O
a O
grim O
reminder O
of O
the O
Oct. O
19 O
, O
1987 O
market O
collapse O
. O

Since O
, O
like O
earthquakes O
, O
stock O
market O
disturbances O
will O
always O
be O
with O
us O
, O
it O
is O
prudent O
to O
take O
all O
possible O
precautions O
against O
another O
such O
market O
collapse O
. O

In O
general O
, O
markets O
function O
well O
and O
adjust O
smoothly O
to O
changing O
economic O
and O
financial O
circumstances O
. O

But O
there O
are O
times O
when O
they O
seize O
up O
, O
and O
panicky O
sellers O
can O
not O
find O
buyers O
. O

That O
's O
just O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
October O
1987 O
crash O
. O

As O
the O
market O
tumbled O
, O
disorderly O
market O
conditions O
prevailed O
: O
The O
margins O
between O
buying O
bids O
and O
selling O
bids O
widened O
; O
trading O
in O
many O
stocks O
was O
suspended O
; O
orders O
took O
unduly O
long O
to O
be O
executed O
; O
and O
many O
specialists O
stopped O
trading O
altogether O
. O

These O
failures O
in O
turn O
contributed O
to O
the O
fall O
in O
the O
market O
averages O
: O
Uncertainty O
extracted O
an O
extra O
risk O
premium O
and O
margin O
- O
calls O
triggered O
additional O
selling O
pressures O
. O

The O
situation O
was O
like O
that O
of O
a O
skier O
who O
is O
thrown O
slightly O
off O
balance O
by O
an O
unexpected O
bump O
on O
the O
slope O
. O

His O
skis O
spread O
farther O
and O
farther O
apart O
-- O
just O
as O
buy O
- O
sell O
spreads O
widen O
during O
a O
financial O
panic O
-- O
and O
soon O
he O
is O
out O
of O
control O
. O

Unable O
to O
stop O
his O
accelerating O
descent O
, O
he O
crashes O
. O

After O
the O
1987 O
crash O
, O
and O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
recommendations O
of O
many O
studies O
, O
`` O
circuit O
breakers O
'' O
were O
devised O
to O
allow O
market O
participants O
to O
regroup O
and O
restore O
orderly O
market O
conditions O
. O

It O
's O
doubtful O
, O
though O
, O
whether O
circuit O
breakers O
do O
any O
real O
good O
. O

In O
the O
additional O
time O
they O
provide O
even O
more O
order O
imbalances O
might O
pile O
up O
, O
as O
would O
- O
be O
sellers O
finally O
get O
their O
broker O
on O
the O
phone O
. O

Instead O
, O
an O
appropriate O
institution O
should O
be O
charged O
with O
the O
job O
of O
preventing O
chaos O
in O
the O
market O
: O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
. O

The O
availability O
of O
timely O
assistance O
-- O
of O
a O
backstop O
-- O
can O
help O
markets O
retain O
their O
resilience O
. O

The O
Fed O
already O
buys O
and O
sells O
foreign O
exchange O
to O
prevent O
disorderly O
conditions O
in O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
markets O
. O

The O
Fed O
has O
assumed O
a O
similar O
responsibility O
in O
the O
market O
for O
government O
securities O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
is O
the O
only O
major O
market O
without O
a O
market O
- O
maker O
of O
unchallenged O
liquidity O
or O
a O
buyer O
of O
last O
resort O
. O

This O
does O
not O
mean O
that O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
does O
not O
already O
play O
an O
important O
indirect O
role O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
it O
pumped O
billions O
into O
the O
markets O
through O
open O
market O
operations O
and O
the O
discount O
window O
. O

It O
lent O
money O
to O
banks O
and O
encouraged O
them O
to O
make O
funds O
available O
to O
brokerage O
houses O
. O

They O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
lent O
money O
to O
their O
customers O
-- O
who O
were O
supposed O
to O
recognize O
the O
opportunity O
to O
make O
a O
profit O
in O
the O
turmoil O
and O
buy O
shares O
. O

The O
Fed O
also O
has O
the O
power O
to O
set O
margin O
requirements O
. O

But O
would O
n't O
it O
be O
more O
efficient O
and O
effective O
to O
supply O
such O
support O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
directly O
? O

Instead O
of O
flooding O
the O
entire O
economy O
with O
liquidity O
, O
and O
thereby O
increasing O
the O
danger O
of O
inflation O
, O
the O
Fed O
could O
support O
the O
stock O
market O
directly O
by O
buying O
market O
averages O
in O
the O
futures O
market O
, O
thus O
stabilizing O
the O
market O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
is O
certainly O
not O
too O
big O
for O
the O
Fed O
to O
handle O
. O

The O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
and O
government O
securities O
markets O
are O
vastly O
larger O
. O

Daily O
trading O
volume O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
foreign O
exchange O
market O
is O
$ O
130 O
billion O
. O

The O
daily O
volume O
for O
Treasury O
Securities O
is O
about O
$ O
110 O
billion O
. O

The O
combined O
value O
of O
daily O
equity O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
and O
the O
NASDAQ O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
market O
ranges O
between O
$ O
7 O
billion O
and O
$ O
10 O
billion O
. O

The O
$ O
13 O
billion O
the O
Fed O
injected O
into O
the O
money O
markets O
after O
the O
1987 O
crash O
is O
more O
than O
enough O
to O
buy O
all O
the O
stocks O
traded O
on O
a O
typical O
day O
. O

More O
carefully O
targeted O
intervention O
might O
actually O
reduce O
the O
need O
for O
government O
action O
. O

And O
taking O
more O
direct O
action O
has O
the O
advantage O
of O
avoiding O
sharp O
increases O
in O
the O
money O
supply O
, O
such O
as O
happened O
in O
October O
1987 O
. O

The O
Fed O
's O
stock O
market O
role O
ought O
not O
to O
be O
very O
ambitious O
. O

It O
should O
seek O
only O
to O
maintain O
the O
functioning O
of O
markets O
-- O
not O
to O
prop O
up O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
or O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
averages O
at O
a O
particular O
level O
. O

The O
Fed O
should O
guard O
against O
systemic O
risk O
, O
but O
not O
against O
the O
risks O
inherent O
in O
individual O
stocks O
. O

It O
would O
be O
inappropriate O
for O
the O
government O
or O
the O
central O
bank O
to O
buy O
or O
sell O
IBM B-ORG
or O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
shares O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
Fed O
could O
buy O
the O
broad O
market O
composites O
in O
the O
futures O
market O
. O

The O
increased O
demand O
would O
normalize O
trading O
and O
stabilize O
prices O
. O

Stabilizing O
the O
derivative O
markets O
would O
tend O
to O
stabilize O
the O
primary O
market O
. O

The O
Fed O
would O
eliminate O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
potential O
panic O
rather O
than O
attempting O
to O
treat O
the O
symptom O
-- O
the O
liquidity O
of O
the O
banks O
. O

Disorderly O
market O
conditions O
could O
be O
observed O
quite O
frequently O
in O
foreign O
exchange O
markets O
in O
the O
1960s O
and O
1970s O
. O

But O
since O
the O
member O
countries O
of O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
agreed O
to O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
`` I-WORK_OF_ART
Guidelines I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Floating I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
1974 O
, O
such O
difficulties O
have O
been O
avoided O
. O

I O
can O
not O
recall O
any O
disorder O
in O
currency O
markets O
since O
the O
1974 O
guidelines O
were O
adopted O
. O

Thus O
, O
the O
mere O
existence O
of O
a O
market O
- O
stabilizing O
agency O
helps O
to O
avoid O
panic O
in O
emergencies O
. O

The O
old O
saying O
advises O
: O
`` O
If O
it O
ai O
n't O
broke O
, O
do O
n't O
fix O
it O
. O
'' O

But O
this O
could O
be O
a O
case O
where O
we O
all O
might O
go O
broke O
if O
it O
is O
n't O
fixed O
. O

Mr. O
Heller O
, O
now O
at O
VISA B-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
was O
a O
governor O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
from O
1986 O
until O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

This O
is O
adapted O
from O
a O
speech O
to O
the B-ORG
Commonwealth I-ORG
Club I-ORG
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

Northrop B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
received O
a O
$ O
93.5 O
million O
contract O
by O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
for O
production O
tooling O
and O
test O
equipment O
for O
the O
Tacit O
Rainbow O
defense O
- O
suppression O
missile O
. O

The O
contract O
provides O
additional O
equipment O
for O
Northrop B-ORG
, O
the O
prime O
contractor O
on O
the O
missile O
, O
and O
also O
supports O
a O
1990 O
purchase O
of O
90 O
missiles O
for O
follow O
- O
on O
flight O
tests O
. O

Ground O
zero O
of O
the O
HUD O
scandal O
is O
the O
Secretary O
's O
`` O
discretionary O
fund O
, O
'' O
a O
honey O
pot O
used O
to O
fund O
projects O
that O
were O
n't O
approved O
through O
normal O
HUD B-ORG
channels O
. O

Jack B-PERSON
Kemp I-PERSON
wants O
to O
abolish O
it O
. O

Instead O
, O
Congress B-ORG
's O
idea O
of O
reform O
is O
to O
increase O
this O
slush O
fund O
by O
$ O
28.4 O
million O
. O

And O
transfer O
control O
of O
much O
of O
it O
to O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
. O

The O
HUD O
scandals O
will O
simply O
continue O
, O
but O
under O
new O
mismanagement O
. O

After O
one O
of O
the O
most O
amazing O
debates O
we O
've O
ever O
seen O
on O
the O
cable O
channel O
C B-ORG
- I-ORG
SPAN I-ORG
, O
the O
House O
voted O
250 O
to O
170 O
on O
Wednesday O
to O
order O
$ O
28.4 O
million O
in O
spending O
for O
a O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
arts O
center O
, O
a O
Michigan B-GPE
library O
and O
38 O
other O
pet O
projects O
out O
of O
the O
same O
discretionary O
fund O
that O
was O
supposed O
to O
have O
been O
so O
abused O
during O
Sam O
Pierce O
's O
tenure O
. O

HUD B-ORG
has O
no O
paper O
work O
whatsoever O
on O
30 O
of O
the O
projects O
, O
none O
of O
the O
others O
has O
been O
approved O
and O
not O
a O
single O
congressional O
hearing O
has O
been O
held O
on O
any O
of O
them O
. O

However O
, O
four O
are O
in O
the O
Michigan B-GPE
district O
of O
Rep. O
Bob O
Traxler O
, O
the O
chairman O
of O
the O
House O
subcommittee O
that O
writes O
the O
HUD O
spending O
bill O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
this O
kind O
of O
blatant O
congressional O
pork O
- O
barreling O
is O
called O
`` O
constituent O
service O
'' O
by O
Members O
, O
while O
the O
same O
kind O
of O
noncompetitive O
favoritism O
at O
HUD B-ORG
is O
labeled O
`` O
influence O
peddling O
. O
'' O

Unlike O
those O
awful O
Republican O
consultants O
, O
Members O
do O
n't O
profit O
directly O
from O
HUD B-ORG
projects O
. O

They O
merely O
collect O
campaign O
contributions O
from O
developers O
that O
help O
keep O
them O
in O
office O
. O

The O
40 O
pet O
projects O
were O
discovered O
buried O
in O
the O
appropriations O
bill O
for O
HUD B-ORG
and O
some O
other O
agencies O
after O
it O
returned O
from O
a O
conference O
committee O
that O
was O
called O
to O
resolve O
differences O
between O
the O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
versions O
. O

Conference O
committees O
are O
breeding O
grounds O
for O
mischief O
. O

They O
are O
often O
closed O
to O
the O
public O
and O
no O
minutes O
are O
taken O
. O

Members O
find O
it O
easy O
to O
doctor O
legislation O
by O
slipping O
in O
special O
provisions O
that O
could O
never O
survive O
in O
the O
cold O
light O
of O
day O
. O

In O
this O
case O
, O
the O
Members O
outdid O
themselves O
. O

They O
transferred O
some O
$ O
28 O
million O
from O
the O
Community O
Development O
Block O
Grant O
program O
designated O
largely O
for O
low O
- O
and O
moderate O
- O
income O
projects O
and O
funneled O
it O
into O
such O
items O
as O
: O
-- O
$ O
1.2 O
million O
for O
a O
performing O
- O
arts O
center O
in O
Newark B-GPE
, O
-- O
$ O
1.3 O
million O
for O
`` O
job O
retention O
'' O
in O
Hawaiian O
sugar O
mills O
. O
-- O
$ O
400,000 O
for O
a O
collapsing O
utility O
tunnel O
in O
Salisbury B-GPE
, O
-- O
$ O
500,000 O
for O
`` O
equipment O
and O
landscaping O
to O
deter O
crime O
and O
aid O
police O
surveillance O
'' O
at O
a O
Michigan B-GPE
park O
. O
-- O
$ O
450,000 O
for O
`` O
integrated O
urban O
data O
based O
in O
seven O
cities O
. O
'' O
No O
other O
details O
. O
-- O
$ O
390,000 O
for O
a O
library O
and O
recreation O
center O
at O
Mackinac B-GPE
Island I-GPE
, O
Mich B-GPE
. O

Rep. O
Traxler O
recently O
purchased O
an O
unimproved O
building O
lot O
on O
the O
island O
. O

They O
want O
late O
- O
night O
shuttles O
to O
the O
biology O
labs O
. O

They O
want O
a O
24 O
- O
hour O
library O
. O

And O
like O
college O
radicals O
everywhere O
, O
they O
are O
talking O
about O
a O
demonstration O
-- O
where O
protesters O
would O
gather O
quietly O
near O
the O
science O
building O
and O
raise O
their O
hands O
, O
classroom O
style O
. O

Such O
is O
the O
fiber O
of O
the O
wool O
that O
woolly O
intellectuals O
let O
fly O
at O
gatherings O
of O
Harvard B-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
new O
Society B-ORG
of O
Nerds O
and O
Geeks O
, O
or O
SONG B-ORG
. O

SONGsters O
are O
mad O
as O
heck O
about O
campus O
anti-intellectualism O
and O
they O
are O
n't O
going O
to O
take O
it O
anymore O
, O
at O
least O
not O
without O
trying O
a O
few O
really O
neat O
ideas O
first O
. O

`` O
We O
could O
have O
called O
ourselves O
the B-ORG
Academic I-ORG
Intellectual I-ORG
Society I-ORG
, O
but O
then O
everyone O
would O
have O
said O
, O
` O
Oh O
, O
you O
mean O
the O
nerd O
- O
and O
- O
geek O
club O
, O
' O
'' O
Leonid B-PERSON
Fridman I-PERSON
, O
SONG B-ORG
's O
graduate O
- O
student O
adviser O
, O
told O
19 O
attendees O
at O
the O
club O
's O
inaugural O
meeting O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

Membership O
has O
since O
swelled O
to O
between O
20 O
and O
25 O
. O

Some O
people O
may O
think O
of O
nerds O
as O
calculator O
- O
toting O
, O
socially O
awkward O
individuals O
with O
shirt O
- O
pocket O
liners O
for O
their O
pencils O
and O
a O
preoccupation O
with O
computers O
and O
matters O
numerical O
. O

Geeks O
, O
by O
at O
least O
one O
definition O
, O
are O
chicken O
- O
mutilating O
circus O
freaks O
. O

But O
SONG B-ORG
founder O
Jeremy B-PERSON
Kahn I-PERSON
, O
a O
Harvard B-ORG
junior O
, O
thinks O
of O
nerds O
and O
geeks O
more O
as O
`` O
nonconformists O
, O
'' O
albeit O
with O
a O
studious O
bent O
. O

One O
of O
the O
group O
's O
first O
projects O
is O
a O
`` O
procrastination O
hot O
line O
'' O
that O
students O
could O
call O
when O
they O
have O
an O
urge O
to O
delay O
studying O
. O

The O
club O
plans O
to O
show O
nerdy O
movies O
, O
such O
as O
`` O
Real B-WORK_OF_ART
Genius I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
in O
which O
physics O
whizzes O
pop O
corn O
with O
lasers O
; O
and O
naturally O
, O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
`` I-WORK_OF_ART
Revenge I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Nerds I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
a O
tale O
of O
college O
males O
with O
runny O
noses O
and O
ill O
- O
fitting O
pants O
. O

One O
of O
its O
`` O
more O
ambitious O
goals O
'' O
is O
to O
get O
Jaime B-PERSON
Escalante I-PERSON
, O
the O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
high O
- O
school O
mathematics O
teacher O
featured O
in O
the O
film O
`` O
Stand B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Deliver I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
to O
come O
to O
Harvard B-ORG
for O
a O
guest O
lecture O
. O

Nerds O
and O
geeks O
sometimes O
find O
themselves O
a O
bit O
isolated O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
. O

So O
Mr. O
Kahn O
says O
high O
priority O
is O
being O
given O
to O
creating O
a O
computerized O
matchmaking O
service O
`` O
where O
instead O
of O
being O
matched O
for O
eye O
color O
, O
you O
could O
be O
matched O
for O
similar O
intellectual O
interests O
. O
'' O

For O
instance O
? O

`` O
I O
'm O
a O
math O
major O
, O
but O
I O
want O
to O
know O
about O
psychobiology O
. O

Hopefully O
, O
I O
'd O
find O
someone O
in O
psychobiology O
who O
wanted O
to O
know O
more O
about O
mathematics O
. O
'' O

It O
could O
work O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
finding O
a O
volunteer O
to O
write O
the O
computer O
program O
is O
n't O
a O
problem O
. O

France B-GPE
's O
unemployment O
rate O
was O
steady O
at O
a O
seasonally O
adjusted O
9.5 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
the B-ORG
Social I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
said O
. O

In O
September O
, O
the O
number O
of O
jobless O
rose O
0.1 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
month O
to O
2.5 O
million O
on O
a O
seasonally O
adjusted O
basis O
. O

Calgene B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Gustafson B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
they O
plan O
a O
joint O
project O
to O
develop O
biological O
products O
to O
control O
such O
plant O
diseases O
as O
aflatoxin O
, O
a O
potent O
cancer O
- O
causing O
agent O
. O

Under O
the O
plan O
, O
the O
companies O
will O
use O
Calgene B-ORG
's O
patented O
technology O
to O
encapsulate O
microbes O
such O
as O
Bacillus O
subtilis O
, O
a O
bacterium O
, O
to O
enhance O
their O
biological O
activity O
against O
plant O
diseases O
. O

Calgene B-ORG
, O
an O
agricultural O
biotechnology O
concern O
, O
said O
initial O
work O
will O
concentrate O
on O
a O
proprietary O
strain O
of O
Bacillus O
subtilis O
which O
has O
shown O
promise O
for O
controlling O
aflatoxin O
. O

The O
strain O
was O
discovered O
by O
Morinaga O
& O
Co. O
and O
licensed O
to O
Gustafson B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Uniroyal B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Aflatoxin O
is O
released O
by O
molds O
during O
grain O
and O
seed O
storage O
. O

The O
recent O
appearance O
of O
aflatoxin O
in O
such O
foods O
as O
corn O
and O
peanut O
butter O
has O
sparked O
public O
concern O
and O
consumer O
scrutiny O
of O
food O
handling O
and O
storage O
procedures O
. O

West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
cost O
- O
of O
- O
living O
index O
rose O
a O
preliminary O
0.3 O
% O
in O
October O
from O
September O
and O
was O
up O
3.3 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Statistics I-ORG
Office I-ORG
in O
Wiesbaden B-GPE
said O
. O

The O
increase O
follows O
a O
monthly O
rise O
of O
0.2 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
August O
. O

Preliminary O
cost O
- O
of O
- O
living O
data O
for O
the O
current O
month O
are O
calculated O
based O
on O
inflation O
data O
from O
the O
four O
largest O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
states O
-- O
Baden O
- O
Wuerttemberg O
, O
North O
Rhine O
- O
Westphalia O
, O
Bavaria B-GPE
and O
Hesse B-GPE
. O

A O
potentially O
safer O
whooping O
cough O
vaccine O
made O
by O
novel O
genetic O
engineering O
techniques O
was O
described O
by O
a O
team O
of O
Italian B-NORP
, O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Japanese B-NORP
scientists O
. O

The O
team O
reported O
they O
managed O
to O
induce O
bacteria O
to O
produce O
a O
non-toxic O
version O
of O
the O
poisons O
produced O
by O
the O
bacterium O
that O
causes O
whooping O
cough O
. O

Laboratory O
tests O
showed O
that O
non-toxic O
versions O
of O
the O
poisons O
are O
capable O
of O
inducing O
an O
immunity O
to O
whooping O
cough O
, O
the O
researchers O
reported O
in O
this O
week O
's O
issue O
of O
the O
journal O
Science B-ORG
. O

The O
current O
vaccine O
for O
whooping O
cough O
, O
or O
pertussis O
, O
is O
part O
of O
the O
`` O
DPT O
'' O
-LRB- O
for O
diphtheria O
, O
pertussis O
, O
tetanus O
-RRB- O
shot O
given O
most O
infants O
and O
young O
children O
. O

The O
vaccine O
is O
effective O
in O
preventing O
a O
disease O
that O
still O
afflicts O
about O
60 O
million O
children O
a O
year O
world O
- O
wide O
, O
causing O
an O
estimated O
one O
million O
deaths O
. O

The O
vaccine O
, O
however O
, O
causes O
allergic O
reactions O
that O
can O
be O
fatal O
. O

The O
reactions O
stem O
from O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
vaccine O
contains O
multiple O
copies O
of O
the O
whole O
Bordetella O
pertussis O
bacterium O
, O
which O
causes O
whooping O
cough O
. O

This O
bacterium O
produces O
a O
toxin O
that O
, O
if O
used O
as O
a O
vaccine O
, O
can O
induce O
immunity O
to O
whooping O
cough O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
the O
toxin O
is O
also O
poisonous O
. O

The O
Italian B-NORP
- O
led O
scientific O
team O
said O
they O
had O
succeeded O
in O
getting O
bacteria O
to O
produce O
a O
non-toxic O
version O
of O
the O
pertussis O
toxin O
, O
which O
could O
be O
used O
as O
a O
safe O
vaccine O
. O

The O
researchers O
reported O
they O
have O
been O
able O
to O
pluck O
the O
five O
genes O
that O
produced O
the O
toxin O
out O
of O
the O
pertussis O
bacterium O
. O

It O
turned O
out O
that O
although O
it O
took O
all O
five O
genes O
to O
produce O
the O
toxin O
, O
only O
one O
was O
responsible O
for O
the O
toxin O
's O
virulence O
. O

Ordinarily O
in O
genetic O
engineering O
each O
of O
these O
genes O
, O
minus O
the O
one O
that O
caused O
the O
virulence O
, O
would O
have O
been O
transferred O
to O
another O
bacterium O
, O
called O
E. O
coli O
, O
which O
would O
then O
produce O
a O
nonvirulent O
version O
of O
the O
toxin O
. O

The O
researchers O
said O
they O
did O
this O
, O
but O
the O
toxin O
did O
n't O
induce O
immunity O
to O
whooping O
cough O
. O

The O
scientists O
then O
took O
the O
five O
toxin O
genes O
and O
triggered O
a O
mutation O
in O
the O
one O
gene O
that O
caused O
virulence O
. O

Then O
, O
using O
a O
new O
technique O
-LRB- O
called O
homologous O
recombination O
-RRB- O
for O
introducing O
genes O
into O
cells O
, O
they O
transferred O
all O
five O
genes O
to O
bacteria O
closely O
related O
to O
the O
pertussis O
organism O
. O

These O
bacterial O
`` O
cousins O
'' O
ordinarily O
do O
n't O
make O
the O
toxin O
. O

But O
the O
genes O
were O
accompanied O
by O
a O
piece O
of O
DNA O
, O
called O
a O
promoter O
, O
that O
turns O
the O
genes O
on O
. O

The O
new O
bacteria O
recipients O
of O
the O
genes O
began O
producing O
pertussis O
toxin O
which O
, O
because O
of O
the O
mutant O
virulence O
gene O
, O
was O
no O
longer O
toxic O
. O

Experiments O
showed O
that O
the O
new O
, O
non-virulent O
toxin O
is O
capable O
of O
inducing O
immunity O
, O
according O
to O
the O
researchers O
from O
the B-ORG
Selavo I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
Siena B-GPE
, O
Italy B-GPE
, O
the O
Medical O
College O
of O
Wisconsin B-GPE
in O
Milwaukee B-GPE
and O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
National O
Institutes O
of O
Health B-ORG
. O

Initial O
claims O
for O
state O
unemployment O
benefits O
fell O
to O
a O
seasonally O
adjusted O
332,000 O
for O
the O
week O
ended O
Oct. O
14 O
from O
396,000 O
the O
previous O
week O
, O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
number O
of O
people O
receiving O
state O
benefits O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Oct. O
7 O
fell O
to O
a O
seasonally O
adjusted O
2,202,000 O
, O
or O
2.1 O
% O
of O
those O
covered O
by O
unemployment O
insurance O
, O
from O
2,205,000 O
the O
previous O
week O
, O
when O
the O
insured O
unemployment O
rate O
was O
2.2 O
% O
. O

Counting O
all O
state O
and O
federal O
benefit O
programs O
, O
the O
number O
of O
people O
receiving O
unemployment O
benefits O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Oct. O
7 O
fell O
to O
1,784,400 O
from O
1,810,700 O
a O
week O
earlier O
. O

These O
figures O
are O
n't O
seasonally O
adjusted O
. O

Unocal B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
decision O
to O
put O
its O
Norwegian B-NORP
oil O
and O
gas O
interests O
up O
for O
sale O
earlier O
this O
week O
is O
another O
step O
in O
the O
company O
's O
strategic O
review O
of O
its O
properties O
, O
and O
shows O
that O
few O
of O
them O
are O
sacred O
cows O
. O

The O
company O
declined O
to O
estimate O
the O
value O
of O
the O
Norwegian B-NORP
holding O
. O

But O
Eugene B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Nowak I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
Reynolds I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
forecast O
that O
the O
sale O
will O
bring O
in O
`` O
$ O
200 O
million O
or O
substantially O
more O
. O
'' O

The O
proposed O
transaction O
is O
the O
latest O
in O
a O
redeployment O
of O
assets O
by O
the O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
- O
based O
oil O
company O
that O
has O
included O
the O
$ O
200 O
million O
sale O
of O
its O
headquarters O
property O
and O
the O
pending O
sale O
of O
half O
of O
its O
Chicago B-GPE
refinery O
and O
related O
marketing O
operations O
to O
Petroleos B-ORG
de O
Venezuela O
S.A O
. O

Mr. O
Nowak O
said O
he O
attaches O
particular O
importance O
to O
the O
proposed O
sale O
because O
it O
suggests O
that O
the O
company O
is O
willing O
to O
sell O
oil O
and O
gas O
assets O
that O
are O
n't O
part O
of O
its O
major O
strategic O
strengths O
. O

Unocal B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
to O
complete O
the O
sale O
of O
its O
Unocal O
Norge O
A O
/ O
S O
unit O
by O
next O
March O
or O
April O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
an O
18 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
Veslefrikk O
offshore O
field O
, O
the O
Norwegian B-NORP
unit O
has O
interests O
ranging O
from O
10 O
% O
to O
25 O
% O
in O
three O
other O
Norwegian B-NORP
oil O
and O
gas O
production O
licenses O
. O

In O
1986 O
, O
Unocal B-ORG
sold O
a O
7.5 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
Veslefrikk O
field O
to O
Deutsche O
Erdolversorgungs O
G.m.b O
. O
H. O
, O
a O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
oil O
company O
, O
for O
an O
undisclosed O
amount O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
it O
sold O
a O
2.5 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
Veslefrikk O
field O
to O
the O
Swedish B-NORP
national O
oil O
company O
, O
resulting O
in O
a O
$ O
7 O
million O
after O
- O
tax O
gain O
. O

However O
, O
those O
sales O
were O
early O
in O
the O
field O
's O
history O
, O
before O
production O
equipment O
was O
installed O
. O

The O
field O
is O
currently O
being O
developed O
and O
is O
slated O
to O
start O
production O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

It O
's O
expected O
to O
produce O
about O
62,000 O
barrels O
per O
day O
. O

A O
company O
spokesman O
said O
the O
Veslefrikk O
field O
's O
gross O
reserves O
were O
estimated O
in O
1987 O
at O
229 O
million O
barrels O
. O

However O
, O
he O
added O
that O
that O
estimate O
, O
made O
before O
extensive O
development O
drilling O
, O
currently O
is O
being O
reappraised O
. O

The O
spokesman O
said O
Unocal B-ORG
has O
had O
`` O
considerable O
interest O
'' O
from O
prospective O
buyers O
. O

The O
company O
has O
retained O
J. O
Henry O
Schroder O
Wagg O
& O
Co. O
as O
financial O
adviser O
and O
agent O
for O
the O
sale O
. O

When O
President O
Bush O
travels O
to O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
today O
, O
he O
'll O
go O
with O
little O
of O
the O
fanfare O
that O
accompanies O
many O
of O
his O
foreign O
travels O
. O

But O
the O
two O
- O
day O
trip O
still O
has O
managed O
to O
fuel O
controversy O
over O
his O
administration O
's O
policies O
in O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

Some O
conservatives O
say O
Mr. O
Bush O
should O
n't O
make O
the O
trip O
, O
during O
which O
he O
will O
participate O
in O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
's O
celebration O
of O
100 O
years O
of O
democracy O
. O

These O
critics O
object O
to O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
participation O
in O
a O
meeting O
that O
includes O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
President O
Daniel O
Ortega O
among O
the O
guests O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
they O
argue O
he O
wo O
n't O
help O
Washington B-GPE
's O
standing O
in O
the O
region O
by O
trumpeting O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
commitment O
to O
democracy O
less O
than O
a O
month O
after O
his O
administration O
played O
an O
ineffectual O
role O
in O
the O
failed O
coup O
attempt O
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
believe O
it O
will O
do O
more O
damage O
than O
good O
because O
it O
will O
legitimize O
people O
like O
Daniel B-PERSON
Ortega I-PERSON
, O
'' O
says O
Curtin B-PERSON
Windsor I-PERSON
, O
who O
served O
as O
U.S. B-GPE
ambassador O
to O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
during O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
. O

Mr. O
Windsor O
, O
among O
other O
analysts O
connected O
to O
the O
conservative O
Heritage B-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
fears O
the O
gathering O
of O
18 O
leaders O
, O
mostly O
from O
Central O
American B-NORP
nations O
, O
will O
force O
Mr. O
Bush O
`` O
to O
explain O
and O
redeem O
himself O
'' O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
charges O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
failed O
to O
do O
enough O
to O
aid O
the O
removal O
of O
Panamanian B-NORP
dictator O
Manuel B-PERSON
Noriega I-PERSON
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
liberal O
and O
moderate O
Democrats B-NORP
note O
the O
irony O
of O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
joining O
a O
celebration O
of O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
democracy O
at O
a O
time O
his O
administration O
has O
sought O
sharp O
cuts O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
aid O
to O
the O
tiny O
country O
. O

The O
administration O
proposed O
only O
$ O
57 O
million O
in O
so O
- O
called O
economic O
support O
funds O
for O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
this O
year O
, O
down O
from O
the O
$ O
90 O
million O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
provided O
last O
year O
. O

The O
administration O
said O
improvements O
in O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
's O
economic O
condition O
warrant O
the O
cut O
in O
aid O
, O
which O
the O
country O
uses O
mainly O
to O
make O
payments O
on O
its O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
foreign O
debt O
. O

But O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
officials O
argue O
that O
the O
recent O
drop O
in O
coffee O
prices O
, O
combined O
with O
the O
country O
's O
continuing O
struggle O
to O
reinvigorate O
its O
economy O
, O
make O
the O
support O
as O
necessary O
as O
ever O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
crossing O
the O
river O
and O
we O
need O
a O
little O
more O
help O
to O
get O
to O
the O
other O
side O
, O
'' O
said O
Rodrigo B-PERSON
Sotela I-PERSON
, O
an O
economic O
affairs O
specialist O
at O
the O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
Embassy B-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Democrats B-NORP
argue O
that O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
deserves O
more O
assistance O
for O
the O
same O
reason O
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
is O
attending O
the O
celebration O
this O
weekend O
: O
to O
reward O
the O
country O
for O
its O
stability O
in O
a O
region O
wracked O
with O
turmoil O
and O
for O
its O
efforts O
to O
promote O
peace O
in O
Nicaragua B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
peace O
efforts O
by O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
President O
Oscar O
Arias O
have O
n't O
always O
helped O
the O
country O
's O
cause O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Arias O
's O
long O
- O
time O
refusal O
to O
support O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
campaign O
against O
leftist O
Nicaragua B-GPE
earned O
him O
the O
ire O
of O
the O
Reagan O
White O
House O
. O

And O
more O
recently O
, O
he O
insisted O
on O
signing O
a O
five O
- O
nation O
agreement O
intended O
to O
disarm O
Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
backed O
Contra O
rebels O
faster O
than O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
would O
prefer O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
Bush B-GPE
's O
going O
there O
is O
a O
helpful O
sign O
, O
'' O
said O
Sen. O
Terry O
Sanford O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
N.C B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Relations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
who O
pushed O
to O
provide O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
about O
the O
same O
amount O
of O
aid O
as O
it O
received O
last O
year O
. O

Lawmakers O
in O
both O
houses O
support O
the O
higher O
level O
. O

Administration O
officials O
defend O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
decision O
to O
make O
the O
trip O
. O

While O
they O
acknowledge O
the O
president O
will O
attend O
several O
meals O
and O
a O
working O
session O
also O
attended O
by O
Mr. O
Ortega O
, O
they O
insist O
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
wo O
n't O
be O
extending O
the O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
leader O
any O
special O
courtesies O
. O

The O
administration O
also O
made O
clear O
its O
continuing O
distate O
for O
the O
leftist O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
government O
in O
recent O
days O
, O
endorsing O
a O
package O
of O
electoral O
aid O
to O
the O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
opposition O
, O
renewing O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
embargo O
against O
the O
country O
and O
continuing O
to O
complain O
that O
the O
country O
supports O
rebel O
groups O
in O
the O
region O
. O

Officials O
also O
insist O
Mr. O
Bush O
will O
use O
the O
trip O
to O
highlight O
his O
own O
initiatives O
for O
pushing O
democracy O
in O
the O
region O
, O
fighting O
illegal O
drugs O
and O
assisting O
the O
less O
developed O
countries O
. O

`` O
Let O
me O
say O
there O
is O
a O
symbolic O
component O
to O
this O
trip O
, O
'' O
Secretary O
of O
State O
James O
Baker O
told O
reporters O
Wednesday O
. O

`` O
There O
wo O
n't O
be O
any O
formal O
resolutions O
or O
communiques O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
. O

But O
we O
still O
see O
this O
as O
an O
opportunity O
to O
discuss O
many O
, O
many O
very O
important O
issues O
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
main O
measure O
of O
consumer O
prices O
rose O
10 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the O
government O
said O
. O

The O
Consumer O
Price O
Index O
`` O
A B-ORG
'' O
, O
which O
measures O
price O
changes O
for O
the O
50 O
% O
of O
urban O
households O
that O
spend O
between O
2,000 O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
256.18 O
-RRB- O
and O
HK$ O
6,499 O
a O
month O
, O
edged O
up O
1.5 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
August O
. O

Index O
`` O
B O
'' O
, O
which O
monitors O
price O
changes O
for O
the O
30 O
% O
of O
urban O
households O
that O
spend O
between O
HK$ O
6,500 O
and O
HK$ O
9,999 O
a O
month O
, O
rose O
9.9 O
% O
last O
month O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
and O
was O
up O
1.3 O
% O
from O
the O
preceding O
month O
. O

September O
's O
Hang O
Seng O
Consumer O
Price O
Index O
, O
which O
measures O
price O
changes O
for O
the O
10 O
% O
of O
urban O
households O
spending O
HK$ O
10,000 O
and O
HK$ O
24,999 O
a O
month O
, O
was O
up O
11 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
and O
up O
1.3 O
% O
from O
August O
. O

The O
main O
factors O
for O
the O
September O
increase O
from O
the O
previous O
month O
were O
higher O
prices O
for O
services O
, O
food O
and O
housing O
. O

Prices O
fell O
marginally O
for O
fuel O
and O
electricity O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
the B-ORG
Presidents I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
of O
the O
NCAA O
, O
which O
oversees O
most O
U.S. B-GPE
intercollegiate O
sports O
, O
contracted O
with O
the O
Washington B-GPE
- O
based O
American O
Institutes O
for O
Research B-ORG
to O
do O
a O
survey O
on O
the O
college O
experiences O
of O
what O
the O
body O
chooses O
to O
call O
student O
- O
athletes O
. O

A O
brief O
`` O
executive O
summary O
'' O
was O
issued O
last O
April O
, O
and O
attracted O
some O
, O
but O
not O
much O
, O
attention O
. O

More O
- O
detailed O
reports O
followed O
, O
and O
attracted O
even O
less O
notice O
. O

I O
suspect O
I O
may O
be O
one O
of O
the O
few O
people O
to O
have O
read O
them O
all O
. O

The O
sixth O
and O
last O
report O
now O
is O
out O
, O
and O
it O
puts O
the O
effort O
in O
perspective O
. O

Titled O
`` O
Comments B-WORK_OF_ART
From I-WORK_OF_ART
Students I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
it O
focuses O
on O
the O
real O
shame O
of O
college O
sports O
: O
what O
happens O
to O
young O
athletes O
once O
they O
enter O
academe O
. O

It O
's O
little O
less O
than O
a O
cry O
for O
help O
from O
those O
who O
make O
the O
costly O
show O
possible O
. O

The O
previous O
five O
reports O
were O
mainly O
statistical O
, O
but O
clear O
enough O
in O
outline O
. O

They O
showed O
that O
participants O
in O
Division O
I O
football O
and O
men O
's O
basketball O
, O
the O
big O
- O
time O
`` O
revenue O
sports O
, O
'' O
entered O
school O
with O
poorer O
high O
- O
school O
grades O
and O
test O
scores O
than O
`` O
minor O
- O
sport O
'' O
jocks O
and O
students O
who O
participated O
in O
other O
extracurricular O
activities O
, O
and O
they O
got O
lower O
grades O
once O
they O
got O
there O
, O
at O
least O
partly O
because O
of O
the O
athletic O
demands O
placed O
on O
them O
. O

The O
football O
and O
basketball O
players O
spent O
more O
time O
on O
their O
sports O
in O
season O
than O
they O
did O
on O
class O
attendance O
and O
homework O
combined O
-LRB- O
30 O
hours O
a O
week O
versus O
25.3 O
-RRB- O
. O

Almost O
half O
-LRB- O
49.8 O
% O
-RRB- O
reported O
suffering O
`` O
mental O
abuse O
'' O
from O
coaches O
, O
and O
almost O
one O
- O
quarter O
-LRB- O
24.8 O
% O
-RRB- O
said O
they O
had O
been O
pressured O
to O
ignore O
injuries O
. O

But O
even O
those O
numbers O
do O
n't O
describe O
the O
situation O
as O
well O
as O
the O
athletes O
do O
in O
their O
own O
words O
. O

The O
composite O
portrait O
that O
emerges O
is O
n't O
of O
a O
pampered O
jock O
marking O
time O
until O
he O
can O
land O
a O
seven O
- O
figure O
pro O
contract O
-- O
he O
's O
part O
of O
a O
tiny O
minority O
. O

Rather O
, O
it O
's O
of O
a O
kid O
-LRB- O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
17 O
to O
22 O
year O
olds O
here O
-RRB- O
having O
a O
tough O
time O
making O
the O
best O
of O
what O
will O
probably O
be O
his O
one O
shot O
at O
college O
. O

The O
pertinent O
question O
, O
coming O
at O
the O
end O
of O
a O
lengthy O
, O
confidential O
questionnaire O
, O
was O
this O
: O
`` O
Are O
there O
things O
about O
your O
college O
life O
you O
would O
like O
to O
tell O
us O
that O
we O
did O
n't O
ask O
about O
? O
'' O

Of O
the O
almost O
3,000 O
athletes O
surveyed O
, O
1,240 O
took O
the O
time O
to O
respond O
. O

Here O
are O
a O
few O
of O
their O
answers O
: O
-- O
`` O
They O
say O
that O
I O
am O
a O
student O
- O
athlete O
, O
but O
really O
I O
'm O
an O
athlete O
- O
student O
. O

They O
lied O
to O
me O
on O
the O
recruiting O
trip O
. O

Football O
is O
the O
No. O
1 O
thing O
here O
'' O
. O

-- O
Junior O
football O
player O
. O

-- O
`` O
Being O
a O
student O
- O
athlete O
at O
college O
is O
a O
lot O
different O
from O
high O
school O
. O

First O
, O
the O
sport O
you O
play O
is O
no O
longer O
a O
game O
-- O
it O
becomes O
a O
job O
. O

Your O
coaches O
demand O
a O
lot O
more O
out O
of O
you O
even O
though O
some O
of O
them O
are O
not O
willing O
to O
take O
the O
time O
to O
watch O
you O
progress O
. O

You O
become O
expendable O
. O

Your O
interest O
is O
not O
taken O
to O
heart O
because O
people O
only O
care O
about O
your O
performance O
'' O
. O

-- O
Freshman O
basketball O
player O
. O

-- O
`` O
The O
coaches O
should O
have O
a O
more O
personal O
and O
sympathetic O
attitude O
toward O
the O
athletes O
-- O
not O
treat O
us O
like O
pieces O
of O
meat O
. O

They O
always O
say O
to O
get O
a O
degree O
first O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
allow O
us O
time O
or O
to O
skip O
practice O
to O
study O
for O
a O
test O
. O

They O
just O
want O
to O
get O
their O
job O
done O
at O
any O
cost O
to O
the O
athlete O
'' O
. O

-- O
Freshman O
football O
player O
. O

-- O
`` O
The O
pressure O
put O
on O
us O
to O
win O
at O
all O
times O
has O
resulted O
in O
physical O
violence O
, O
such O
as O
punching O
and O
slapping O
by O
coaches O
. O

Some O
days O
the O
coaches O
make O
you O
feel O
as O
though O
you O
are O
part O
of O
a O
large O
herd O
of O
animals O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
they O
treat O
you O
like O
a O
piece O
of O
meat O
'' O
. O

-- O
Sophomore O
football O
player O
. O

-- O
`` O
Playing O
intercollegiate O
sports O
does O
n't O
give O
you O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
to O
spend O
with O
others O
. O

We O
are O
almost O
left O
out O
of O
-LCB- O
campus O
-RCB- O
social O
activities O
. O

This O
mostly O
happens O
because O
we O
go O
from O
football O
in O
the O
fall O
to O
lifting O
in O
the O
winter O
to O
football O
again O
in O
the O
spring O
'' O
. O

-- O
Freshman O
football O
player O
. O

-- O
`` O
You O
talk O
about O
free O
time O
-- O
.what O
free O
time O
? O

Time O
to O
relax O
and O
enjoy O
ourselves O
is O
always O
taken O
up O
by O
something O
to O
do O
with O
football O
-LRB- O
meetings O
, O
lifting O
weights O
, O
conditioning O
or O
films O
-RRB- O
. O

There O
is O
no O
recovery O
period O
-- O
it O
's O
go O
, O
go O
, O
go O
. O

ABUSE O
to O
our O
bodies O
is O
overwhelming O
. O

With O
our O
schedule O
, O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
sleep O
well O
knowing O
what O
is O
going O
to O
happen O
the O
next O
day O
'' O
. O

-- O
Junior O
football O
player O
. O

-- O
`` O
Physical O
exhaustion O
and O
depression O
are O
common O
in O
my O
life O
and O
in O
some O
of O
my O
teammates O
' O
lives O
'' O
. O

-- O
Football O
player O
, O
class O
unspecified O
. O

-- O
`` O
More O
often O
than O
not O
, O
college O
athletes O
go O
through O
college O
never O
really O
experiencing O
collegiate O
life O
to O
the O
fullest O
. O

One O
has O
to O
establish O
one O
's O
own O
identity O
away O
from O
athletics O
and O
make O
athletics O
only O
a O
part O
, O
not O
a O
whole O
, O
of O
the O
student O
- O
athlete O
's O
life O
'' O
. O

-- O
Sophomore O
basketball O
player O
. O

-- O
`` O
Somehow O
, O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
, O
the O
game O
needs O
to O
be O
played O
for O
fun O
again O
, O
and O
not O
for O
the O
big O
bowl O
revenues O
or O
lucrative O
TV O
contracts O
'' O
. O

-- O
Graduate O
- O
student O
football O
player O
. O

There O
have O
been O
rumblings O
that O
, O
at O
long O
last O
, O
changes O
may O
be O
in O
the O
works O
. O

The B-ORG
Knight I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
of O
Akron B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
has O
established O
a O
national O
commission O
to O
look O
into O
college O
- O
sports O
reform O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
NCAA I-ORG
Presidents I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
earlier O
this O
month O
recommended O
cutting O
spring O
football O
practice O
in O
half O
, O
moving O
the O
start O
of O
basketball O
practice O
back O
by O
a O
month O
and O
reducing O
maximum O
schedules O
in O
that O
sport O
to O
25 O
games O
from O
28 O
. O

The O
key O
word O
in O
that O
paragraph O
, O
though O
, O
is O
`` O
may O
. O
'' O

NCAA O
Executive O
Director O
Richard O
Schultz O
, O
in O
accepting O
a O
place O
on O
the B-ORG
Knight I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
urged O
that O
the O
panel O
take O
a O
`` O
balanced O
'' O
view O
, O
which O
looks O
for O
all O
the O
world O
like O
a O
plea O
not O
to O
rock O
the O
boat O
too O
much O
, O
and O
the O
presidents O
' O
recommendations O
could O
face O
considerable O
opposition O
at O
the O
NCAA O
's O
full O
convention O
in O
January O
, O
which O
will O
vote O
on O
them O
. O

I O
read O
that O
one O
unnamed O
athletics O
director O
predicted O
that O
the O
basketball O
- O
cutback O
proposal O
could O
fail O
because O
of O
`` O
real O
world O
'' O
-LRB- O
i.e. O
, O
economic O
-RRB- O
considerations O
. O

But O
the O
`` O
real O
world O
'' O
also O
includes O
the O
unpleasant O
truth O
that O
colleges O
are O
cheating O
the O
athletes O
they O
have O
wooed O
and O
won O
. O

If O
they O
wo O
n't O
change O
their O
ways O
voluntarily O
, O
maybe O
somebody O
bigger O
-- O
Congress B-ORG
-- O
should O
make O
them O
. O

Moscom B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
its O
board O
approved O
the O
repurchase O
of O
as O
many O
as O
300,000 O
common O
shares O
when O
market O
conditions O
are O
suitable O
. O

The O
maker O
of O
telecommunications O
management O
systems O
had O
6,420,268 O
shares O
outstanding O
as O
of O
Sept. O
30 O
. O

In O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
Moscom B-ORG
closed O
at O
$ O
4.375 O
, O
up O
37.5 O
cents O
. O

Two O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
largest O
paper O
manufacturers O
, O
Oji B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Jujo B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
posted O
unconsolidated O
pretax O
profit O
gains O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
for O
the O
first O
half O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
on O
continuing O
robust O
domestic O
demand O
for O
paper O
products O
. O

Oji B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
, O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
in O
terms O
of O
sales O
, O
said O
its O
pretax O
profit O
rose O
1.5 O
% O
to O
23.11 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
US$ O
163.3 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
22.76 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Sales O
jumped O
12.2 O
% O
to O
232.12 O
billion O
yen O
from O
206.87 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Net O
income O
increased O
6.7 O
% O
to O
12.43 O
billion O
yen O
from O
11.66 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Per O
- O
share O
net O
rose O
to O
20.48 O
yen O
from O
19.51 O
yen O
. O

Oji B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
's O
sales O
strength O
was O
evident O
in O
overall O
paper O
products O
sales O
, O
including O
newsprints O
, O
printing O
and O
wrapping O
papers O
, O
which O
rose O
to O
221.61 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
first O
half O
from O
200.70 O
billion O
yen O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Pulp O
, O
processed O
and O
miscellaneous O
paper O
sales O
also O
surged O
. O

For O
the O
full O
fiscal O
year O
ending O
next O
March O
, O
Oji B-ORG
predicted O
that O
total O
sales O
of O
477.00 O
billion O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
420.68 O
billion O
yen O
in O
the O
previous O
fiscal O
year O
. O

Pretax O
profit O
is O
seen O
at O
45.00 O
billion O
yen O
, O
down O
from O
47.17 O
billion O
yen O
, O
while O
net O
income O
is O
estimated O
at O
23.500 O
billion O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
23.031 O
billion O
yen O
. O

The O
company O
did O
n't O
provide O
an O
explanation O
for O
the O
softer O
pretax O
profit O
performance O
and O
officials O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

Jujo B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
said O
its O
pretax O
profit O
rose O
0.3 O
% O
to O
13.05 O
billion O
yen O
from O
13.02 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Sales O
rose O
8.5 O
% O
to O
195.19 O
billion O
yen O
from O
179.916 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Net O
income O
surged O
10 O
% O
to O
7.12 O
billion O
yen O
from O
6.47 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Per O
- O
share O
net O
rose O
to O
14.95 O
yen O
from O
14.44 O
yen O
. O

General O
paper O
product O
sales O
, O
including O
newsprints O
and O
other O
papers O
, O
accounting O
for O
the O
bulk O
of O
sales O
, O
rose O
to O
157.78 O
billion O
yen O
from O
143.88 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Jujo B-ORG
Paper I-ORG
predicted O
that O
for O
the O
full O
fiscal O
year O
ending O
next O
March O
31 O
, O
sales O
will O
total O
400.0 O
billion O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
366.89 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Pretax O
profit O
was O
estimated O
at O
23.0 O
billion O
yen O
, O
down O
from O
25.51 O
billion O
yen O
, O
while O
net O
income O
was O
estimated O
at O
12 O
billion O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
11.95 O
billion O
yen O
. O

William B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Russo I-PERSON
was O
named O
senior O
vice O
president O
, O
public O
affairs O
and O
advertising O
, O
for O
this O
financial O
and O
travel O
services O
concern O
's O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
subsidiary O
. O

Mr. O
Russo O
, O
38 O
years O
old O
, O
previously O
was O
first O
vice O
president O
, O
public O
affairs O
and O
advertising O
, O
at O
the O
banking O
unit O
. O

Carl B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Pissocra I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Bank B-ORG
One I-ORG
, O
Dover B-GPE
, O
has O
been O
named O
regional O
president O
, O
a O
new O
post O
at O
the O
bank O
- O
holding O
company O
. O

Mr. O
Pissocra O
, O
56 O
years O
old O
, O
will O
be O
responsible O
for O
the O
company O
's O
10 O
banks O
in O
the O
Eastern O
region O
. O

Dan B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Hartwell I-PERSON
, O
41 O
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
Bank B-ORG
One I-ORG
, O
Dover B-GPE
, O
was O
named O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
the O
Dover B-GPE
bank O
, O
succeeding O
Mr. O
Pissocra O
. O

No O
one O
was O
named O
to O
succeed O
Mr. O
Hartwell O
. O

As O
program O
trading O
comes O
under O
renewed O
attack O
for O
causing O
stock O
market O
gyrations O
, O
a O
few O
people O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
say O
it O
is O
time O
to O
consider O
extreme O
measures O
. O

The O
real O
answer O
to O
curbing O
wild O
swings O
in O
stock O
prices O
, O
they O
say O
, O
might O
be O
to O
curb O
or O
even O
abolish O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
. O

A O
stock O
- O
index O
future O
is O
a O
contract O
to O
buy O
or O
sell O
the O
market O
value O
of O
a O
basket O
of O
stocks O
, O
such O
as O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
- O
stock O
index O
. O

Since O
stock O
futures O
were O
created O
in O
1982 O
, O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
and O
other O
exchanges O
has O
boomed O
to O
the O
point O
where O
trading O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
rivals O
that O
in O
the O
stocks O
themselves O
. O

The O
conventional O
view O
, O
as O
voiced O
by O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
partner O
Fischer B-ORG
Black I-ORG
, O
is O
that O
stocks O
and O
`` O
derivatives O
'' O
such O
as O
futures O
and O
options O
`` O
form O
a O
single O
market O
, O
and O
that O
derivatives O
make O
it O
a O
more O
liquid O
market O
. O
'' O

But O
increasingly O
, O
people O
are O
questioning O
that O
view O
, O
and O
the O
critics O
include O
some O
of O
the O
country O
's O
most O
successful O
investors O
. O

Warren B-PERSON
Buffett I-PERSON
has O
been O
on O
record O
as O
opposing O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
since O
their O
inception O
in O
1982 O
. O

And O
Mario B-PERSON
Gabelli I-PERSON
, O
another O
star O
in O
the O
investing O
world O
, O
says O
, O
`` O
My O
gut O
says O
the O
negatives O
of O
futures O
and O
synthetics O
far O
outweigh O
the O
benefits O
. O
'' O

Like O
others O
, O
Mr. O
Gabelli O
says O
that O
if O
futures O
cause O
investors O
to O
lose O
confidence O
in O
stocks O
, O
they O
will O
move O
away O
from O
stocks O
-- O
as O
many O
have O
already O
done O
. O

And O
those O
who O
remain O
, O
he O
says O
`` O
will O
demand O
a O
higher O
return O
and O
over O
time O
raise O
the O
cost O
of O
capital O
to O
companies O
. O
'' O

Essentially O
, O
the O
critics O
of O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
fall O
into O
two O
camps O
. O

One O
group O
says O
the O
futures O
contribute O
to O
stock O
market O
volatility O
; O
the O
other O
contends O
that O
futures O
are O
a O
sideshow O
of O
speculation O
that O
detracts O
from O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
basic O
function O
of O
raising O
capital O
. O

`` O
Before O
futures O
, O
'' O
says O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
investor O
Michael B-PERSON
Harkins I-PERSON
, O
`` O
you O
actually O
had O
to O
pay O
attention O
to O
whether O
the O
thing O
you O
were O
buying O
had O
any O
intrinsic O
value O
. O
'' O

While O
it O
was O
once O
expected O
that O
futures O
would O
mimic O
stock O
prices O
, O
traders O
now O
routinely O
check O
the O
futures O
markets O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
before O
they O
buy O
or O
sell O
stocks O
. O

When O
Chicago B-GPE
futures O
prices O
jump O
up O
or O
down O
, O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
follows O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
plunged O
80 O
points O
in O
little O
more O
than O
an O
hour O
. O

Then O
, O
in O
the O
space O
of O
a O
20 O
- O
minute O
coffee O
break O
, O
the O
average O
rallied O
almost O
all O
of O
the O
way O
back O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Lesutis I-PERSON
, O
who O
manages O
more O
than O
$ O
3 O
billion O
of O
investments O
at O
Provident B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
blames O
futures O
markets O
for O
leading O
the O
way O
. O

`` O
The O
fundamentals O
do O
n't O
change O
in O
an O
hour O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
they O
should O
close O
down O
the O
futures O
exchange O
and O
then O
we O
could O
get O
back O
to O
investing O
. O
'' O

Index O
arbitrage O
-- O
the O
rapid O
- O
fire O
buying O
and O
selling O
of O
stocks O
offset O
with O
opposite O
trades O
in O
futures O
-- O
is O
frequently O
blamed O
for O
adding O
to O
stock O
market O
volatility O
. O

Although O
index O
arbitrage O
is O
said O
to O
add O
liquidity O
to O
markets O
, O
John B-PERSON
Bachmann I-PERSON
, O
managing O
partner O
of O
Edward B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Jones I-ORG
, O
says O
too O
much O
liquidity O
is O
n't O
a O
good O
thing O

`` O
The O
kind O
of O
instant O
liquidity O
that O
is O
implied O
by O
index O
futures O
is O
that O
you O
can O
buy O
a O
portfolio O
over O
two O
years O
and O
get O
out O
in O
one O
day O
. O

It O
's O
too O
disruptive O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
n't O
investing O
. O
'' O

But O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
have O
plenty O
of O
support O
. O

Defenders O
say O
futures O
make O
markets O
more O
efficient O
and O
provide O
ways O
for O
investors O
to O
reduce O
risks O
. O

They O
note O
that O
stocks O
experienced O
volatile O
swings O
long O
before O
futures O
. O

And O
, O
defenders O
say O
, O
few O
people O
complain O
about O
futures O
when O
stock O
prices O
are O
rising O
. O

Louis B-PERSON
Margolis I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
in O
charge O
of O
equity O
options O
and O
futures O
at O
Salomon B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
says O
that O
trading O
baskets O
of O
stocks O
began O
in O
the O
1970s O
, O
a O
decade O
before O
the O
advent O
of O
futures O
. O

Futures O
, O
he O
says O
, O
merely O
cut O
down O
on O
trading O
costs O
. O

He O
says O
`` O
blaming O
futures O
is O
like O
blaming O
the O
messenger O
. O
'' O

Since O
stock O
- O
index O
arbitrage O
merely O
narrows O
the O
gap O
between O
prices O
in O
the O
futures O
and O
stock O
markets O
, O
it O
ca O
n't O
add O
to O
volatility O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Futures O
`` O
do O
n't O
need O
defending O
, O
'' O
says O
Andrew B-PERSON
Yemma I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
which O
trades O
the O
S&P O
500 O
, O
by O
far O
the O
largest O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
contract O
. O

Despite O
the O
current O
outcry O
over O
stock O
market O
volatility O
, O
few O
people O
expect O
stock O
futures O
to O
disappear O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
the O
Chicago B-GPE
futures O
exchanges O
have O
political O
and O
financial O
clout O
-- O
including O
many O
friends O
in O
Congress B-ORG
. O

And O
traders O
say O
that O
futures O
have O
become O
an O
accepted O
part O
of O
the O
financial O
landscape O
. O

`` O
All O
life O
is O
about O
change O
-- O
either O
you O
adapt O
or O
die O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
Chicago B-GPE
futures O
trader O
. O

`` O
If O
futures O
are O
n't O
permitted O
here O
, O
we O
'll O
take O
it O
to O
Australia B-GPE
or O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O
'' O

Average O
daily O
volume O
in O
S&P B-ORG
500 O
futures O
last O
year O
was O
44,877 O
contracts O
. O

Based O
on O
yesterday O
's O
closing O
price O
of O
the O
S&P O
, O
the O
average O
value O
of O
one O
day O
's O
trading O
amounts O
to O
$ O
7.6 O
billion O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
average O
dollar O
volume O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
last O
year O
was O
$ O
5.3 O
billion O
. O

Many O
investment O
managers O
say O
futures O
are O
useful O
as O
a O
way O
to O
hedge O
portfolios O
. O

If O
managers O
fear O
that O
the O
overall O
stock O
market O
will O
fall O
, O
but O
want O
to O
continue O
owning O
stocks O
, O
they O
can O
hold O
on O
to O
specific O
stocks O
and O
sell O
a O
corresponding O
amount O
of O
futures O
contracts O
. O

Average O
daily O
volume O
in O
S&P B-ORG
500 O
futures O
last O
year O
was O
44,877 O
contracts O
. O

Based O
on O
yesterday O
's O
closing O
price O
of O
the O
S&P O
, O
the O
average O
value O
of O
one O
day O
's O
trading O
amounts O
to O
$ O
7.6 O
billion O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
average O
dollar O
volume O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
last O
year O
was O
$ O
5.3 O
billion O
. O

Many O
investment O
managers O
say O
futures O
are O
useful O
as O
a O
way O
to O
hedge O
portfolios O
. O

If O
managers O
fear O
that O
the O
overall O
stock O
market O
will O
fall O
, O
but O
want O
to O
continue O
owning O
stocks O
, O
they O
can O
hold O
on O
to O
specific O
stocks O
and O
sell O
a O
corresponding O
amount O
of O
futures O
contracts O
. O

And O
although O
criticism O
of O
futures O
generally O
comes O
from O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
one O
Chicago B-GPE
futures O
trader O
notes O
that O
brokerage O
firms O
rely O
on O
futures O
as O
hedging O
tools O
when O
they O
buy O
and O
sell O
big O
blocks O
of O
stocks O
from O
institutions O
. O

One O
reason O
futures O
are O
said O
to O
add O
volatility O
is O
that O
-- O
unlike O
in O
stocks O
-- O
people O
can O
speculate O
in O
futures O
with O
little O
money O
down O
. O

Margin O
requirements O
for O
speculators O
on O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
are O
currently O
about O
7 O
% O
. O

`` O
For O
$ O
10 O
million O
, O
you O
can O
move O
$ O
100 O
million O
of O
stocks O
, O
'' O
a O
specialist O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
gripes O
. O

`` O
That O
gives O
futures O
traders O
a O
lot O
more O
power O
. O
'' O

By O
contrast O
, O
an O
investor O
in O
stocks O
must O
put O
up O
50 O
% O
in O
cash O
. O

Some O
critics O
say O
futures O
encourage O
people O
to O
think O
of O
stocks O
as O
a O
single O
commodity O
, O
rather O
than O
as O
investments O
in O
individual O
businesses O
. O

Thus O
, O
they O
say O
, O
futures O
inhibit O
the O
basic O
purpose O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
: O
to O
accurately O
price O
securities O
so O
that O
capital O
and O
investment O
flows O
where O
it O
's O
needed O
most O
. O

The O
S&P O
500 O
index O
futures O
`` O
transferred O
the O
identity O
of O
500 O
stocks O
into O
one O
unit O
- O
making O
them O
a O
simple O
commodity O
to O
trade O
, O
'' O
says O
George B-PERSON
Kegler I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
A. O
Webster O
Dougherty O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
. O

`` O
It O
took O
away O
the O
need O
to O
know O
the O
bad O
third O
- O
quarter O
report O
of O
IBM B-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Kegler O
says O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
portfolio O
trading O
-- O
the O
increasingly O
common O
practice O
of O
buying O
or O
selling O
baskets O
of O
actual O
stocks O
-- O
also O
treats O
stocks O
as O
homogenous O
commodities O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
a O
class O
of O
investor O
that O
wants O
to O
be O
exposed O
'' O
to O
the O
whole O
market O
, O
says O
Sandip B-PERSON
Bhagat I-PERSON
, O
assistant O
vice O
president O
at O
Travelers B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

The O
S&P O
futures O
are O
merely O
a O
`` O
cheaper O
and O
quicker O
'' O
way O
to O
get O
access O
to O
all O
500 O
stocks O
, O
he O
says O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
yesterday O
began O
trading O
in O
its O
own O
basket O
trading O
vehicle O
representing O
the O
S&P O
500 O
stocks O
. O

But O
owning O
index O
futures O
is O
n't O
the O
same O
as O
owning O
the O
underlying O
stocks O
. O

Stockholders O
, O
as O
a O
group O
, O
can O
win O
, O
because O
they O
own O
a O
share O
of O
corporate O
earnings O
, O
which O
can O
grow O
and O
boost O
stock O
prices O
. O

Futures O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
are O
a O
zero O
sum O
game O
-- O
a O
market O
for O
making O
side O
bets O
about O
the O
direction O
of O
stock O
prices O
. O

`` O
You O
do O
n't O
own O
anything O
, O
'' O
says O
Stephen B-PERSON
Boesel I-PERSON
, O
a O
money O
manager O
for O
T. B-ORG
Rowe I-ORG
Price I-ORG
in O
Baltimore B-GPE
. O

`` O
You O
're O
making O
a O
pure O
bet O
on O
the O
market O
. O

At O
a O
time O
when O
foreign O
banks O
are O
pouring O
vast O
resources O
and O
personnel O
into O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
financial O
center O
, O
the O
opening O
of O
a O
three O
- O
man O
office O
on O
a O
Frankfurt B-GPE
side O
street O
should O
n't O
attract O
much O
attention O
. O

Unless O
, O
of O
course O
, O
it O
happens O
to O
be O
run O
by O
the O
Rothschilds B-PERSON
. O

After O
an O
88 O
- O
year O
absence O
from O
the O
birthplace O
of O
the O
family O
banking O
empire O
, O
the O
return O
of O
the O
Rothschild B-PERSON
group O
to O
Frankfurt B-GPE
was O
greeted O
by O
the O
glare O
of O
television O
lights O
, O
curious O
reporters O
and O
a O
mayoral O
reception O
in O
Town B-FAC
Hall I-FAC
. O

Like O
other O
foreign O
banks O
establishing O
a O
presence O
here O
, O
the O
family O
describes O
its O
move O
as O
a O
calculated O
decision O
to O
set O
up O
a O
financial O
services O
outlet O
in O
Europe B-GPE
's O
largest O
economy O
ahead O
of O
the O
integration O
of O
European B-ORG
Community I-ORG
markets O
after O
1992 O
. O

Yet O
the O
Rothschilds B-PERSON
do O
n't O
deny O
an O
emotional O
element O
to O
the O
decision O
. O

In O
1796 O
, O
Mayer B-PERSON
Amschel I-PERSON
Rothschild I-PERSON
founded O
Bankhaus O
M.A. O
Rothschild O
& O
Sons O
and O
later O
sent O
his O
four O
sons O
to O
London B-GPE
, O
Paris B-GPE
, O
Vienna B-GPE
and O
Naples B-GPE
to O
begin O
the O
bank O
's O
expansion O
during O
the O
early O
19th O
century O
. O

The O
original O
bank O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
closed O
in O
1901 O
after O
the O
death O
of O
Wilhelm B-PERSON
Carl I-PERSON
von I-PERSON
Rothschild I-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
family O
's O
banking O
activities O
focused O
on O
London B-GPE
and O
Paris B-GPE
. O

Baron O
Elie O
de O
Rothschild B-ORG
, O
the O
family O
's O
elder O
spokesman O
, O
explains O
that O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
19th O
century O
, O
Berlin B-GPE
had O
replaced O
Frankfurt B-GPE
as O
Germany B-GPE
's O
financial O
center O
. O

Yet O
the O
chief O
reason O
for O
the O
closure O
, O
he O
says O
, O
was O
rooted O
in O
a O
family O
tradition O
that O
would O
n't O
allow O
a O
bank O
to O
bear O
the O
Rothschild B-PERSON
name O
without O
a O
Rothschild B-ORG
in O
its O
management O
. O

`` O
At O
the O
time O
we O
had O
only O
daughters O
, O
'' O
explains O
the O
72 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
patriarch O
, O
`` O
so O
we O
had O
to O
close O
the O
bank O
. O
'' O

Much O
of O
the O
family O
's O
mystique O
remained O
. O

Although O
its O
palatial O
residence O
was O
destroyed O
by O
bombs O
during O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
the O
Rothschilds B-PERSON
' O
place O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
's O
history O
is O
still O
recalled O
by O
the O
city O
park O
and O
a O
street O
bearing O
the O
Rothschild B-PERSON
name O
. O

The O
family O
's O
long O
absence O
is O
understandable O
. O

The O
family O
was O
in O
Allied O
countries O
during O
both O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
I I-EVENT
and O
the O
long O
period O
of O
economic O
strife O
of O
the O
1920s O
. O

During O
the B-ORG
Third I-ORG
Reich I-ORG
, O
the O
Rothschilds B-PERSON
were O
a O
target O
of O
Nazi O
propaganda O
against O
Jewish O
financiers O
. O

The O
persecution O
pursued O
the O
Rothschilds B-PERSON
across O
Europe B-GPE
as O
the O
Nazis B-NORP
grabbed O
countries O
, O
confiscating O
the O
family O
's O
property O
in O
the O
process O
. O

American B-NORP
journalist O
William B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Shirer I-PERSON
, O
in O
his O
book O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Rise I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Fall I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Third I-WORK_OF_ART
Reich I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
wrote O
of O
how O
in O
Vienna B-GPE
he O
had O
witnessed O
`` O
squads O
of O
-LCB- O
Nazi O
-RCB- O
SS B-ORG
men O
carting O
off O
silver O
, O
tapestries O
, O
paintings O
and O
other O
loot O
from O
the O
Rothschild B-PERSON
palace O
. O
'' O

In O
the O
immediate O
postwar O
years O
, O
the O
Rothschilds B-PERSON
concentrated O
on O
rebuilding O
their O
other O
European B-NORP
operations O
, O
delaying O
their O
return O
to O
Frankfurt B-GPE
. O

`` O
For O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Rothschild B-PERSON
family O
, O
the O
return O
to O
Frankfurt B-GPE
is O
a O
very O
meaningful O
event O
, O
although O
it O
might O
not O
mean O
as O
much O
to O
German B-NORP
banking O
as O
it O
means O
to O
us O
, O
'' O
says O
Baron O
David O
de O
Rothschild B-ORG
, O
Elie B-PERSON
's O
younger O
cousin O
and O
a O
partner O
in O
Rothschild B-ORG
& O
Cie O
. O
Banque O
in O
Paris B-GPE
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
competition O
is O
n't O
greatly O
concerned O
. O

`` O
It O
would O
be O
surprising O
if O
they O
did O
n't O
come O
to O
Frankfurt B-GPE
in O
time O
for O
1992 O
, O
and O
they O
bring O
an O
interesting O
tradition O
. O

But O
the O
market O
really O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
be O
stood O
on O
its O
head O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
banker O
at O
one O
of O
Frankfurt B-GPE
's O
Big O
Three O
banks O
. O

The O
return O
of O
the O
Rothschilds B-PERSON
is O
modest O
. O

The O
new O
representative O
office O
, O
with O
one O
manager O
and O
two O
assistants O
-- O
none O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Rothschild B-PERSON
family O
-- O
will O
carry O
out O
no O
banking O
operations O
of O
its O
own O
. O

Instead O
, O
it O
is O
to O
seek O
out O
corporate O
financing O
business O
and O
sell O
investment O
products O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
family O
's O
mainstay O
banking O
units O
: O
N B-ORG
M I-ORG
Rothschild I-ORG
& O
Sons O
Ltd. O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
Rothschild B-ORG
& O
Cie. O
in O
Paris B-GPE
and O
Rothschild B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
AG I-ORG
in O
Zurich B-GPE
. O

The O
constraints O
do O
n't O
bother O
the O
office O
's O
54 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
manager O
, O
Erich B-PERSON
Stromeyer I-PERSON
. O

He O
left O
his O
job O
as O
general O
manager O
of O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
Frankfurt B-GPE
office O
because O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
When O
the O
Rothschilds B-PERSON
called O
, O
I O
could O
n't O
resist O
. O
'' O

Each O
Rothschild B-ORG
bank O
is O
linked O
by O
family O
ties O
and O
cross-ownership O
. O

In O
March O
, O
N B-ORG
M I-ORG
Rothschild I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
and O
Rothschild B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
Zurich B-GPE
showed O
assets O
of O
# O
4.1 O
billion O
-LRB- O
$ O
6.51 O
billion O
-RRB- O
and O
1.26 O
billion O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
774 O
million O
-RRB- O
, O
respectively O
. O

The O
Paris B-GPE
bank O
does O
n't O
publish O
that O
figure O
. O

In O
Europe B-GPE
, O
the O
Rothschilds B-PERSON
banks O
are O
focusing O
on O
mergers O
and O
acquisitions O
as O
European B-NORP
industry O
restructures O
ahead O
of O
1992 O
. O

Yet O
the O
group O
's O
limited O
resources O
makes O
it O
a O
niche O
player O
. O

`` O
Obviously O
, O
there O
are O
quantitative O
limitations O
on O
the O
assistance O
we O
can O
provide O
, O
'' O
concedes O
Baron O
David O
de O
Rothschild B-ORG
, O
`` O
but O
we O
feel O
we O
have O
some O
cards O
to O
play O
. O
'' O

Among O
them O
, O
he O
says O
, O
is O
the O
family O
's O
traditional O
ties O
to O
old O
wealth O
and O
decision O
- O
makers O
in O
banking O
and O
industry O
throughout O
Europe B-GPE
and O
beyond O
. O

The O
Rothschilds B-PERSON
hope O
to O
use O
a O
long O
history O
in O
private O
banking O
and O
an O
aura O
of O
exclusivity O
to O
attract O
private O
and O
institutional O
investors O
. O

As O
at O
the O
Zurich B-GPE
bank O
, O
the O
minimum O
investment O
for O
individuals O
will O
be O
high O
: O
about O
a O
million O
German B-NORP
marks O
-LRB- O
$ O
538,000 O
-RRB- O
, O
three O
times O
what O
many O
other O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
investment O
banks O
require O
. O

`` O
But O
we O
do O
make O
exceptions O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
smiling O
Baron O
Elie O
de O
Rothschild B-ORG
, O
`` O
especially O
if O
they O
are O
very O
young O
and O
have O
very O
rich O
parents O
. O

Bausch B-ORG
& O
Lomb O
Inc. O
said O
it O
plans O
to O
introduce O
next O
year O
a O
new O
line O
of O
sunglasses O
containing O
melanin O
, O
the O
pigment O
that O
protects O
against O
damage O
from O
ultraviolet O
rays O
. O

The O
optical O
products O
company O
has O
signed O
a O
licensing O
agreement O
with O
Photoprotective B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
closely O
held O
firm O
in O
San B-GPE
Antonio I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
developed O
a O
method O
to O
incorporate O
the O
synthetic O
melanin O
into O
plastic O
lenses O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Your O
Sept. O
25 O
criticism O
of O
credit O
- O
card O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
charges O
is O
unwarranted O
. O

I O
have O
just O
returned O
from O
France B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
net O
exchange O
rate O
charged O
on O
my O
Visa B-ORG
account O
was O
more O
favorable O
than O
I O
obtained O
for O
traveler O
's O
checks O
in O
any O
of O
the O
several O
banks O
where O
I O
converted O
them O
. O

Vincent O
Jolivet O
Kenmore O
, O
Wash B-GPE
. O

On O
an O
office O
wall O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
intelligence O
committee O
hangs O
a O
quote O
from O
Chairman O
David O
Boren O
, O
`` O
Do O
n't O
hold O
your O
ticket O
'til O
the O
show O
's O
over O
. O
'' O

He O
once O
used O
that O
line O
in O
a O
closed O
- O
door O
meeting O
on O
Panama B-GPE
, O
meaning O
do O
n't O
shrink O
from O
taking O
action O
against O
Manuel B-PERSON
Noriega I-PERSON
. O

So O
how O
did O
a O
good O
senator O
like O
this O
end O
up O
approving O
a O
policy O
that O
required O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
warn O
Mr. O
Noriega O
of O
any O
coup O
plot O
against O
him O
? O

`` O
I O
agree O
, O
it O
's O
ridiculous O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Boren O
, O
and O
indeed O
by O
now O
ridiculous O
may O
be O
the O
only O
way O
to O
describe O
how O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
decides O
to O
take O
-- O
or O
rather O
, O
not O
to O
take O
-- O
covert O
action O
. O

George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
disclosed O
the O
policy O
last O
week O
by O
reading O
it O
to O
GOP B-NORP
senators O
, O
perhaps O
as O
a O
way O
of O
shifting O
blame O
for O
the O
Panama B-GPE
fiasco O
to O
Congress B-ORG
. O

But O
the O
broader O
truth O
is O
more O
complicated O
-- O
and O
dismaying O
. O

The O
policy O
was O
contained O
in O
an O
exchange O
of O
letters O
last O
October O
between O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
intelligence O
committee O
and O
the O
CIA O
and O
National B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

Staff O
lawyers O
for O
both O
sides O
were O
busy O
agreeing O
with O
one O
another O
about O
what O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
could O
not O
do O
to O
oust O
the O
Panamanian B-NORP
thug O
. O

They O
simply O
got O
carried O
away O
with O
interpreting O
what O
the O
executive O
order O
banning O
assassinations O
really O
meant O
. O

Mr. O
Boren O
himself O
did O
n't O
discover O
the O
warn O
- O
your O
- O
enemy O
nuance O
until O
Mr. O
Bush O
told O
him O
privately O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
last O
week O
. O

It O
's O
ironic O
that O
David B-PERSON
Boren I-PERSON
should O
be O
in O
the O
center O
of O
this O
mire O
. O

A O
former O
Oklahoma B-GPE
governor O
, O
he O
's O
a O
thoughtful O
defender O
of O
presidential O
powers O
in O
foreign O
policy O
. O

He O
's O
a O
rare O
Democratic O
hawk O
. O

He O
's O
the O
senator O
most O
like O
Arthur B-PERSON
Vandenberg I-PERSON
, O
the O
GOP B-NORP
senator O
from O
Michigan B-GPE
who O
worked O
to O
forge O
a O
bipartisan O
foreign O
policy O
in O
the O
1940s O
. O

`` O
Vandenberg B-PERSON
and O
Rayburn B-PERSON
are O
heroes O
of O
mine O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Boren O
says O
, O
referring O
as O
well O
to O
Sam B-PERSON
Rayburn I-PERSON
, O
the O
Democratic O
House B-ORG
speaker O
who O
cooperated O
with O
President O
Eisenhower O
. O

`` O
They O
allowed O
this O
country O
to O
be O
credible O
. O

I O
really O
want O
to O
see O
that O
happen O
again O
. O
'' O

If O
this O
were O
1949 O
, O
Mr. O
Boren O
might O
even O
succeed O
. O

But O
in O
1989 O
most O
senators O
have O
other O
ideas O
. O

Last O
July O
, O
his O
committee O
rejected O
a O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
plan O
to O
support O
a O
coup O
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

Ohio O
Democrat O
Howard O
Metzenbaum O
refused O
to O
support O
any O
plan O
that O
might O
get O
people O
hurt O
, O
a O
charming O
notion O
for O
a O
great O
power O
. O

Maine O
Republican O
William O
Cohen O
said O
the O
plan O
might O
violate O
the O
assassination O
ban O
. O

So O
the O
administration O
dropped O
it O
. O

By O
October O
, O
when O
the O
committee O
rejected O
a O
much O
more O
modest O
covert O
proposal O
, O
even O
the O
administration O
was O
agreeing O
little O
should O
be O
done O
. O

Mr. O
Boren O
does O
n't O
think O
all O
this O
influenced O
the O
failed O
coup O
this O
month O
, O
but O
he O
does O
concede O
that O
Congress B-ORG
has O
made O
mistakes O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
aftermath O
of O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
, O
I O
can O
understand O
some O
people O
might O
think O
that O
if O
they O
plan O
a O
coup O
, O
they O
have O
to O
bring O
their O
lawyers O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

But O
even O
Mr. O
Boren O
defends O
congressional O
oversight O
. O

Writing O
in O
the B-ORG
Harvard I-ORG
International I-ORG
Review I-ORG
, O
he O
says O
that O
his O
committee O
approves O
covert O
operations O
only O
when O
there O
's O
a O
`` O
consensus O
. O
'' O

So O
what O
does O
consensus O
mean O
? O

`` O
It O
does O
n't O
mean O
unanimous O
, O
'' O
he O
insists O
, O
though O
he O
implies O
it O
means O
a O
bipartisan O
majority O
. O

`` O
The O
sustainability O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
foreign O
policy O
is O
essential O
, O
'' O
he O
explains O
. O

`` O
Why O
was O
containment O
so O
successful O
? O

Because O
it O
had O
bipartisan O
support O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Boren O
is O
confusing O
consensus O
on O
general O
principles O
with O
agreement O
on O
specific O
actions O
. O

Elliott B-PERSON
Abrams I-PERSON
, O
a O
veteran O
of O
intelligence O
committee O
debates O
, O
doubts O
that O
even O
Grenada B-EVENT
or O
the O
Libyan B-NORP
raid O
would O
have O
taken O
place O
if O
`` O
consensus O
'' O
had O
been O
required O
. O

Vandenberg B-PERSON
and O
Rayburn B-PERSON
were O
wise O
enough O
to O
leave O
specific O
operations O
to O
presidents O
; O
modern O
senators O
, O
Mr. O
Boren O
notwithstanding O
, O
are O
less O
modest O
. O

The O
result O
is O
that O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
committee O
has O
what O
amounts O
to O
veto O
power O
over O
every O
covert O
action O
. O

`` O
I O
would O
n't O
say O
it O
's O
quite O
a O
veto O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Boren O
demurs O
. O

But O
would O
n't O
a O
president O
who O
acted O
despite O
Senate B-ORG
objections O
be O
taking O
grave O
political O
risks O
? O

`` O
He O
would O
, O
'' O
agrees O
the O
chairman O
. O

`` O
But O
that O
is O
something O
the O
president O
ought O
to O
know O
before O
he O
goes O
ahead O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Boren O
even O
spies O
a O
silver O
lining O
. O

He O
figures O
the O
episode O
will O
help O
`` O
clarify O
any O
ambiguities O
'' O
between O
the O
committee O
and O
administration O
. O

He O
points O
to O
a O
letter O
on O
his O
desk O
, O
his O
second O
in O
a O
week O
from O
President O
Bush O
, O
saying O
that O
they O
`` O
do O
n't O
disagree O
. O
'' O

More O
broadly O
, O
Mr. O
Boren O
hopes O
that O
Panama B-GPE
will O
shock O
Washington B-GPE
out O
of O
its O
fear O
of O
using O
military O
power O
. O

`` O
Maybe O
this O
will O
jolt O
us O
out O
of O
the O
post-Vietnam O
syndrome O
that O
we O
never O
are O
prepared O
to O
use O
force O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Maybe O
-- O
if O
every O
senator O
shared O
the O
principles O
of O
Mr. O
Boren O
. O

But O
it O
's O
just O
as O
plausible O
to O
argue O
that O
if O
even O
David B-PERSON
Boren I-PERSON
can O
get O
mired O
in O
this O
sort O
of O
mess O
, O
the O
problem O
goes O
beyond O
legal O
interpretation O
. O

Maybe O
the O
problem O
is O
a O
political O
system O
that O
wo O
n't O
act O
without O
an O
`` O
exchange O
of O
letters O
, O
'' O
that O
insists O
on O
running O
foreign O
policy O
by O
committee O
, O
that O
treats O
a O
president O
as O
just O
another O
guy O
at O
the O
table O
. O

The O
reply O
of O
the O
Metzenbaums B-PERSON
and O
Cohens B-PERSON
is O
that O
we O
ca O
n't O
abolish O
these O
oversight O
committees O
because O
we O
've O
seen O
too O
many O
abuses O
of O
executive O
power O
. O

But O
Panama B-GPE
illustrates O
that O
their O
substitute O
is O
a O
system O
that O
produces O
an O
absurd O
gridlock O
. O

The O
lawyers O
are O
now O
in O
charge O
of O
our O
national O
security O
. O

In O
Panama B-GPE
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
interests O
at O
stake O
were O
happily O
minor O
; O
the O
only O
people O
killed O
were O
foreigners O
hapless O
enough O
to O
trust O
American B-NORP
will O
. O

Americans O
may O
not O
be O
so O
lucky O
the O
next O
time O
. O

Efforts O
by O
the B-ORG
Hong I-ORG
Kong I-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
to O
introduce O
a O
new O
interest O
- O
rate O
futures O
contract O
continue O
to O
hit O
snags O
, O
despite O
the O
support O
the O
proposed O
instrument O
enjoys O
in O
the O
colony O
's O
financial O
community O
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
financial O
institutions O
have O
been O
waiting O
for O
interest O
- O
rate O
futures O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

The O
contract O
was O
first O
proposed O
more O
than O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
but O
shortly O
afterward O
, O
the O
colony O
's O
markets O
were O
hit O
hard O
by O
the O
October O
1987 O
global O
stock O
crash O
. O

The O
subsequent O
drive O
to O
reform O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
markets O
also O
has O
embroiled O
the O
interest O
- O
rate O
futures O
contract O
. O

The O
Securities O
and O
Futures O
Commission O
, O
a O
government O
watchdog O
set O
up O
after O
the O
1987 O
crash O
to O
try O
to O
restore O
confidence O
and O
order O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
markets O
, O
had O
been O
expected O
to O
give O
the O
contract O
conditional O
approval O
last O
week O
. O

But O
regulators O
this O
week O
said O
futures O
- O
exchange O
officials O
still O
have O
a O
way O
to O
go O
before O
they O
answer O
all O
the O
remaining O
detailed O
questions O
about O
the O
contract O
. O

The O
exchange O
had O
forecast O
that O
the O
contract O
would O
begin O
trading O
by O
December O
. O

But O
securities O
regulators O
now O
say O
privately O
that O
it O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
start O
until O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
next O
year O
. O

Analysts O
and O
financial O
officials O
in O
the O
British B-NORP
colony O
consider O
the O
new O
contract O
essential O
to O
the O
revival O
of O
the B-ORG
Hong I-ORG
Kong I-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
never O
fully O
recovered O
from O
the O
October O
1987 O
crash O
. O

Many O
believe O
that O
without O
a O
healthy O
futures O
exchange O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
aspirations O
to O
be O
recognized O
as O
an O
international O
financial O
center O
will O
suffer O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
local O
banks O
say O
the O
new O
contract O
is O
important O
in O
helping O
them O
offset O
their O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
- O
dollar O
exposure O
. O

The O
contract O
will O
be O
based O
on O
the O
three O
- O
month O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
interbank O
offered O
rate O
, O
or O
Hibor O
. O

It O
is O
almost O
a O
carbon O
copy O
of O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
's O
Eurodollar O
contract O
, O
which O
is O
based O
on O
the O
three O
- O
month O
Eurodollar O
rate O
, O
the O
rate O
paid O
on O
U.S. O
- O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
London B-GPE
banks O
. O

If O
the O
contract O
is O
as O
successful O
as O
some O
expect O
, O
it O
may O
do O
much O
to O
restore O
confidence O
in O
futures O
trading O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
contract O
is O
definitely O
important O
to O
the O
exchange O
, O
'' O
says O
Robert B-PERSON
Gilmore I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
Securities O
and O
Futures O
Commission O
. O

Two O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
futures O
exchange O
was O
the O
envy O
of O
other O
would O
- O
be O
futures O
centers O
. O

After O
only O
17 O
months O
, O
its O
main O
contract O
, O
based O
on O
the O
Hang O
Seng O
index O
, O
had O
grown O
to O
be O
the O
second O
- O
largest O
stock O
- O
index O
- O
futures O
contract O
in O
the O
world O
. O

-LCB- O
A O
futures O
contract O
is O
an O
agreement O
to O
buy O
or O
sell O
a O
commodity O
or O
financial O
instrument O
at O
a O
set O
price O
on O
a O
specified O
date O
. O

In O
the O
case O
of O
stock O
- O
index O
and O
interest O
- O
rate O
futures O
, O
the O
instruments O
are O
given O
an O
underlying O
cash O
value O
and O
are O
settled O
in O
cash O
. O
-RCB- O

But O
in O
the O
week O
following O
the O
1987 O
stock O
crash O
, O
the O
exchange O
verged O
on O
collapse O
, O
and O
the O
stock O
and O
futures O
markets O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
were O
closed O
for O
four O
days O
. O

Only O
a O
government O
- O
sponsored O
bailout O
kept O
the O
crisis O
from O
swallowing O
the O
exchange O
. O

Trading O
in O
Hang B-ORG
Seng I-ORG
index O
futures O
remains O
crippled O
by O
the O
experience O
. O

Volume O
for O
the O
entire O
month O
of O
September O
totaled O
only O
21,687 O
contracts O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
daily O
average O
of O
27,000 O
in O
the O
month O
before O
the O
1987 O
crash O
. O

Despite O
the O
thin O
trading O
, O
and O
after O
two O
painful O
years O
of O
restructuring O
, O
the O
futures O
market O
has O
shown O
itself O
to O
be O
resilient O
in O
two O
recent O
tests O
. O

While O
Asian O
markets O
struggled O
to O
cope O
with O
the O
uncertainty O
caused O
by O
the O
Oct. O
13 O
plunge O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
stock O
prices O
, O
futures O
trading O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
was O
relatively O
heavy O
and O
went O
smoothly O
. O

That O
was O
also O
the O
case O
in O
the O
days O
following O
the O
June B-GPE
4 O
massacre O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
which O
caused O
a O
sharp O
drop O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
stock O
prices O
. O

`` O
There O
was O
no O
problem O
at O
all O
, O
'' O
says O
Douglas B-PERSON
Ford I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
the O
futures O
exchange O
. O

Most O
important O
to O
the O
contract O
's O
success O
is O
the O
commitment O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
big O
financial O
institutions O
, O
especially O
the O
two O
leaders O
, O
Hongkong O
& O
Shanghai O
Banking O
Corp. O
and O
the O
local O
subsidiary O
of O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Standard B-ORG
Chartered I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
. O

The O
two O
big O
banks O
were O
instrumental O
in O
designing O
the O
new O
contract O
. O

`` O
If O
those O
two O
banks O
are O
there O
, O
then O
the O
balance O
of O
the O
banking O
institutions O
will O
be O
there O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Gilmore O
, O
the O
Securities O
and O
Futures O
Commission O
official O
. O

Colony O
banks O
have O
a O
major O
stake O
in O
how O
interest O
rates O
move O
because O
of O
their O
enormous O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
- O
dollar O
exposure O
. O

Even O
though O
the O
currency O
is O
pegged O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
dollar O
, O
with O
a O
fixed O
exchange O
rate O
of O
HK$ O
7.8 O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
currency O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
economies O
do O
n't O
always O
move O
in O
lock O
step O
, O
making O
it O
difficult O
to O
predict O
where O
interest O
rates O
in O
the O
colony O
will O
go O
. O

In O
early O
1988 O
, O
when O
the O
three O
- O
month O
Eurodollar O
rate O
was O
between O
7 O
% O
and O
8 O
% O
, O
the O
three O
- O
month O
Hibor O
rate O
was O
as O
low O
as O
1 O
% O
. O

Just O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
, O
the O
three O
- O
month O
Eurodollar O
rate O
was O
around O
9.5 O
% O
, O
while O
three O
- O
month O
Hibor O
hit O
highs O
above O
11 O
% O
. O

The O
Hibor O
contract O
`` O
solves O
quite O
a O
bit O
of O
the O
problem O
of O
interest O
- O
rate O
risk O
in O
the O
interbank O
market O
, O
'' O
says O
Eric B-PERSON
Cheng I-PERSON
, O
a O
director O
of O
James O
Capel O
-LRB- O
Far B-LOC
East I-LOC
-RRB- O
Ltd. O
, O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
arm O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
brokerage O
firm O
. O

Despite O
the O
initial O
support O
expected O
, O
trading O
in O
the O
contract O
is O
likely O
to O
start O
slowly O
. O

The O
wounds O
from O
the O
1987 O
crash O
have O
n't O
yet O
healed O
, O
and O
not O
all O
claims O
against O
the O
exchange O
clearinghouse O
-- O
by O
those O
who O
bet O
the O
Hang O
Seng O
index O
would O
fall O
-- O
have O
been O
settled O
. O

Companies O
and O
financial O
institutions O
familiar O
with O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
remain O
wary O
of O
trading O
in O
its O
futures O
market O
. O

And O
Mr. O
Gilmore O
cautions O
that O
there O
may O
be O
limits O
on O
how O
much O
the O
contract O
can O
grow O
because O
the O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
dollar O
is O
n't O
a O
widely O
traded O
currency O
. O

He O
says O
the O
contract O
will O
be O
considered O
a O
success O
if O
it O
starts O
trading O
500 O
to O
1,000 O
lots O
a O
day O
. O

Exchange O
officials O
also O
point O
out O
that O
Hibor O
futures O
were O
designed O
for O
institutions O
and O
corporations O
, O
not O
for O
the O
type O
of O
small O
individual O
investors O
who O
were O
very O
active O
in O
Hang B-ORG
Seng I-ORG
index O
futures O
and O
defaulted O
in O
the O
1987 O
crash O
. O

Mr. O
Cheng O
says O
the O
low O
margin O
required O
for O
trading O
futures O
attracted O
a O
lot O
of O
small O
investors O
before O
the O
1987 O
crash O
who O
did O
n't O
realize O
that O
their O
risk O
was O
virtually O
unlimited O
. O

`` O
You O
're O
not O
going O
to O
get O
your O
taxi O
drivers O
and O
amahs O
and O
all O
that O
, O
'' O
says O
Rory B-PERSON
Nicholas I-PERSON
, O
a O
director O
for O
securities O
company O
Elders O
Bullion O
& O
Futures O
Ltd O
. O

That O
should O
help O
to O
inspire O
confidence O
, O
Mr. O
Gilmore O
says O
. O

But O
many O
bankers O
remain O
nervous O
, O
especially O
as O
the O
start O
- O
up O
of O
the O
contract O
continues O
to O
be O
delayed O
. O

The O
following O
issues O
were O
recently O
filed O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
: O

Anheuser B-ORG
- I-ORG
Busch I-ORG
Cos. I-ORG
, O
shelf O
offering O
of O
$ O
575 O
million O
of O
debt O
securities O
. O

Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
Bottling I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
Consolidated I-ORG
, O
shelf O
offering O
of O
$ O
200 O
million O
of O
debt O
securities O
, O
via O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co O
. O

First B-ORG
Brands I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
proposed O
offering O
of O
6,475,000 O
common O
shares O
, O
of O
which O
1,475,000 O
common O
shares O
will O
be O
sold O
by O
the O
company O
and O
five O
million O
shares O
by O
holders O
, O
via O
First O
Boston O
Corp. O
and O
Credit B-ORG
Suisse I-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

Home B-ORG
Nutritional I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
wholly O
owned O
subsidiary O
of O
Healthdyne B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
proposed O
initial O
offering O
of O
four O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
of O
which O
1.8 O
million O
will O
be O
sold O
by O
Home B-ORG
Nutritional I-ORG
Services I-ORG
and O
2.2 O
million O
will O
be O
sold O
by O
Healthdyne B-ORG
, O
via O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co O
. O

Parametric B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
initial O
public O
offering O
of O
1.7 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
of O
which O
1,365,226 O
will O
be O
offered O
by O
the O
company O
and O
334,774 O
will O
be O
offered O
by O
holders O
, O
via O
Alex B-ORG
. O
Brown O
& O
Sons O
Inc. O
, O
Hambrecht B-ORG
& O
Quist O
Inc. O
and O
Wessels O
, O
Arnold O
& O
Henderson B-GPE
. O

SynOptics B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
proposed O
public O
offering O
of O
1.5 O
million O
common O
shares O
, O
of O
which O
1,003,884 O
shares O
are O
to O
be O
sold O
by O
the O
company O
and O
496,116 O
shares O
are O
to O
be O
sold O
by O
holders O
, O
via O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Hambrecht B-ORG
& O
Quist O
. O

Contrary O
to O
what O
might O
be O
expected O
based O
on O
the O
headline O
on O
John O
R. O
Dorfman O
's O
recent O
Money O
Matters O
article O
-LRB- O
`` O
Pros B-WORK_OF_ART
Hit I-WORK_OF_ART
Theorists I-WORK_OF_ART
Right I-WORK_OF_ART
Where I-WORK_OF_ART
It I-WORK_OF_ART
Hurts I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
Oct. O
3 O
-RRB- O
, O
I O
was O
able O
to O
stand O
proudly O
before O
my O
undergraduate O
finance O
students O
and O
proclaim O
that O
the O
findings O
of O
your O
yearlong O
experiment O
on O
stock O
picking O
is O
completely O
consistent O
with O
what O
they O
have O
been O
taught O
in O
the O
classroom O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
I O
do O
not O
find O
the O
fact O
that O
your O
group O
of O
pros O
' O
monthly O
selections O
of O
four O
stocks O
outperforms O
the O
market O
in O
general O
to O
be O
inconsistent O
with O
market O
efficiency O
. O

Mr. O
Dorfman O
states O
that O
an O
investor O
who O
invested O
$ O
100,000 O
a O
year O
ago O
in O
the O
first O
four O
stocks O
selected O
by O
your O
pros O
and O
then O
sold O
those O
one O
month O
later O
, O
purchasing O
the O
four O
new O
pro O
picks O
, O
and O
repeated O
this O
process O
for O
the O
year O
would O
have O
accumulated O
$ O
166,537 O
, O
excluding O
account O
dividends O
, O
taxes O
and O
commissions O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
an O
investor O
holding O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
portfolio O
over O
the O
year O
would O
have O
accumulated O
only O
$ O
127,446 O
. O

Accepted O
theories O
of O
asset O
pricing O
offer O
a O
perfectly O
legitimate O
explanation O
. O

Accepted O
theories O
state O
that O
investors O
require O
higher O
returns O
on O
riskier O
investments O
. O

Thus O
, O
rather O
than O
seeing O
the O
excess O
returns O
to O
the O
pro-selected O
portfolio O
as O
being O
abnormal O
, O
I O
see O
those O
returns O
as O
simply O
compensations O
for O
taking O
on O
added O
risk O
. O

I O
believe O
the O
risk O
for O
each O
individual O
stock O
selected O
by O
your O
pros O
is O
very O
large O
. O

If O
you O
asked O
me O
to O
select O
a O
stock O
with O
the O
highest O
expected O
return O
, O
I O
would O
select O
a O
stock O
with O
the O
greatest O
amount O
of O
undiversifiable O
risk O
, O
as O
I O
am O
sure O
your O
pros O
do O
. O

Your O
hypothetical O
investor O
is O
simply O
being O
compensated O
for O
taking O
on O
this O
added O
risk O
. O

Moreover O
, O
your O
hypothetical O
investor O
has O
forsaken O
the O
gains O
to O
be O
had O
in O
reducing O
risk O
by O
diversifying O
his O
portfolio O
. O

A O
four O
- O
stock O
portfolio O
is O
still O
exposed O
to O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
unnecessary O
risk O
. O

This O
means O
the O
returns O
can O
vary O
a O
great O
deal O
. O

Mr. O
Dorfman O
provides O
confirming O
evidence O
of O
this O
phenomenon O
when O
he O
reports O
that O
your O
staff O
of O
dart O
throwers O
would O
have O
accumulated O
only O
$ O
112,383 O
by O
randomly O
selecting O
four O
new O
stocks O
to O
be O
held O
in O
a O
portfolio O
each O
month O
. O

Scott O
E. O
Hein O
Texas O
Tech O
University O
Lubbock O
, O
Texas B-GPE
Your O
Investment O
Dartboard O
article O
misses O
the O
target O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
stock O
pickers O
have O
bested O
a O
randomly O
selected O
portfolio O
in O
eight O
of O
12 O
months O
has O
no O
bearing O
on O
the O
efficient O
- O
market O
theory O
. O

What O
matters O
is O
that O
the O
stocks O
recommended O
by O
your O
pros O
tend O
to O
be O
substantially O
riskier O
than O
a O
diversified O
portfolio O
. O

For O
example O
, O
your O
pickers O
' O
recommendations O
for O
the O
coming O
month O
are O
, O
on O
average O
, O
22.5 O
% O
riskier O
than O
holding O
the O
market O
portfolio O
according O
to O
Value O
Line O
's O
Beta O
estimates O
. O

James O
Morgan O
's O
pick O
for O
October O
-- O
Dynascan B-ORG
-- O
is O
a O
substantial O
35 O
% O
riskier O
than O
the O
market O
portfolio O
; O
his O
lauded O
Thermo B-ORG
Electron I-ORG
pick O
is O
40 O
% O
riskier O
. O

Eric B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Meltzer I-PERSON

Why O
do O
you O
continually O
ignore O
the O
salubrious O
effects O
of O
indexing O
the O
basis O
of O
capital O
gains O
for O
inflation O
? O

Why O
do O
you O
maintain O
the O
House O
- O
passed O
capital O
- O
gains O
plan O
is O
a O
`` O
temporary O
'' O
reduction O
when O
it O
is O
not O
? O

I O
think O
the O
reason O
is O
that O
you O
are O
confusing O
tax O
`` O
rates O
'' O
with O
tax O
`` O
payments O
. O
'' O

Your O
Sept. O
29 O
page O
- O
one O
story O
on O
the O
House O
- O
passed O
capital O
- O
gains O
plan O
is O
a O
good O
example O
. O

You O
lead O
readers O
to O
believe O
that O
the O
House O
reduced O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
for O
two O
years O
only O
. O

You O
virtually O
ignore O
the O
tax O
- O
reducing O
power O
of O
indexation O
, O
which O
in O
many O
cases O
is O
more O
substantial O
than O
a O
lower O
rate O
. O

The O
monetary O
tax O
benefit O
of O
indexation O
for O
all O
gains O
in O
excess O
of O
inflation O
can O
be O
measured O
using O
the O
following O
equation O
: O
tax O
rate O
, O
times O
inflation O
rate O
, O
times O
basis O
for O
the O
gain O
. O

Depending O
on O
the O
size O
of O
the O
gain O
and O
the O
rate O
of O
inflation O
, O
indexation O
can O
mean O
a O
lower O
tax O
payment O
than O
using O
the O
19.6 O
% O
rate O
without O
indexation O
. O

But O
in O
any O
event O
-- O
and O
this O
is O
the O
important O
point O
-- O
tax O
`` O
payments O
'' O
on O
capital O
gains O
will O
be O
lower O
with O
indexation O
than O
under O
current O
law O
, O
even O
though O
the O
tax O
`` O
rate O
'' O
is O
the O
same O
under O
both O
systems O
. O

As O
you O
can O
see O
, O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
reduction O
plan O
adopted O
by O
the O
House O
would O
not O
be O
temporary O
, O
but O
permanent O
. O

I O
hope O
that O
you O
begin O
talking O
about O
the O
plan O
's O
permanent O
and O
, O
in O
my O
view O
, O
most O
beneficial O
feature O
-- O
indexation O
. O

Rep. O
Robert O
K. O
Dornan O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Washington B-GPE

That O
the O
motivation O
for O
the O
two O
- O
year O
reduction O
to O
19.6 O
% O
is O
budgetary O
does O
not O
mean O
it O
is O
not O
in O
the O
public O
interest O
. O

The O
reduction O
eases O
the O
burden O
on O
portfolio O
changes O
and O
frees O
capital O
to O
seek O
more O
productive O
or O
more O
appropriate O
uses O
. O

But O
what O
is O
really O
significant O
is O
the O
indexation O
of O
capital O
gains O
after O
1991 O
. O

To O
argue O
that O
this O
is O
`` O
not O
likely O
'' O
to O
affect O
the O
economy O
in O
positive O
ways O
is O
contrary O
both O
to O
recent O
experience O
with O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cuts O
and O
to O
common O
sense O
. O

A O
large O
part O
of O
the O
long O
- O
term O
appreciation O
of O
assets O
reflects O
inflation O
, O
and O
the O
taxation O
of O
inflation O
- O
created O
capital O
gains O
is O
confiscation O
. O

Does O
the O
Journal O
really O
believe O
that O
people O
ignore O
the O
prospect O
of O
having O
a O
substantial O
part O
of O
their O
capital O
confiscated O
when O
they O
decide O
whether O
to O
save O
or O
how O
to O
invest O
? O

Under O
current O
law O
, O
it O
is O
not O
financially O
rational O
to O
forgo O
consumption O
. O

Real O
, O
aftertax O
returns O
from O
financial O
assets O
are O
on O
the O
order O
of O
1 O
% O
or O
2 O
% O
a O
year O
. O

The O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
reform O
is O
a O
step O
toward O
correcting O
one O
of O
the O
gravest O
structural O
weaknesses O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
, O
the O
closely O
connected O
phenomena O
of O
low O
savings O
rates O
, O
weak O
capital O
formation O
and O
high O
capital O
costs O
. O

J. O
Sigurd O
Nielsen O
Richmond O
, O
Va B-GPE
. O

CRESTMONT O
FEDERAL O
SAVINGS O
& O
LOAN O
ASSOCIATION O
-LRB- O
Edison B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O

Lawrence B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Seidman I-PERSON
, O
41 O
years O
old O
, O
was O
named O
chairman O
of O
this O
savings O
and O
loan O
institution O
. O

He O
will O
succeed O
Charles B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Harrington I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
, O
who O
retired O
last O
month O
. O

Crestmont B-ORG
is O
conducting O
a O
search O
for O
a O
chief O
executive O
. O

Mr. O
Seidman O
, O
a O
director O
of O
Crestmont B-ORG
since O
July O
, O
is O
general O
partner O
of O
Seidman B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
9.89 O
% O
of O
Crestmont B-ORG
. O

W.R. O
Grace O
& O
Co. O
said O
it O
formed O
a O
new O
horticultural O
- O
products O
company O
by O
combining O
its O
soil O
- O
nutrients O
and O
fertilizers O
business O
with O
Sierra B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Milpitas B-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

Grace B-ORG
, O
a O
maker O
of O
specialty O
chemicals O
that O
already O
owned O
about O
30 O
% O
of O
closely O
held O
Sierra B-ORG
, O
said O
it O
owns O
a O
49 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
new O
company O
. O

Grace B-ORG
said O
it O
did O
n't O
invest O
any O
additional O
capital O
in O
the O
venture O
, O
which O
will O
be O
known O
as O
Grace B-ORG
- I-ORG
Sierra I-ORG
Horticultural I-ORG
Products I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

The O
business O
is O
expected O
to O
have O
sales O
of O
about O
$ O
100 O
million O
in O
1990 O
, O
Grace B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
new O
company O
's O
product O
lines O
will O
be O
aimed O
at O
nurseries O
, O
greenhouses O
and O
the O
lawn O
and O
garden O
industry O
. O

Canadian B-NORP
steel O
production O
totaled O
290,541 O
metric O
tons O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Oct. O
21 O
, O
a O
5.1 O
% O
increase O
from O
276,334 O
tons O
the O
previous O
week O
but O
a O
7.2 O
% O
decline O
from O
313,125 O
tons O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
federal O
agency O
said O
that O
in O
the O
year O
through O
Oct. O
21 O
production O
totaled O
12,573,758 O
tons O
, O
up O
7.1 O
% O
from O
11,742,368 O
tons O
. O

Bank B-ORG
of O
England O
Governor O
Robin O
Leigh O
- O
Pemberton O
urged O
banks O
to O
be O
cautious O
in O
financing O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
. O

`` O
Caution O
should O
... O
be O
the O
rule O
of O
the O
day O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Leigh O
- O
Pemberton O
in O
a O
speech O
to O
the O
Association O
of O
Corporate O
Treasurers O
' O
annual O
dinner O
. O

`` O
It O
would O
be O
damaging O
to O
industry O
and O
to O
the O
financial O
sector O
in O
general O
, O
to O
say O
nothing O
of O
banks O
, O
if O
prudence O
does O
not O
guide O
the O
financing O
of O
leveraged O
transactions O
. O
'' O

His O
remarks O
were O
distributed O
to O
the O
press O
before O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
announced O
his O
resignation O
last O
evening O
. O

Bank B-ORG
of O
England B-GPE
officials O
said O
the O
central O
bank O
had O
no O
comment O
on O
Mr. O
Lawson O
's O
resignation O
. O

Mr. O
Leigh O
- O
Pemberton O
reiterated O
that O
the O
exposure O
of O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
banks O
to O
leveraged O
deals O
have O
n't O
yet O
reached O
`` O
worrying O
levels O
. O
'' O

However O
, O
in O
light O
of O
the O
risks O
involved O
in O
such O
transactions O
, O
banks O
should O
satisfy O
themselves O
that O
they O
have O
the O
skills O
to O
participate O
in O
this O
market O
and O
clear O
policy O
guidelines O
on O
acceptable O
levels O
of O
exposure O
to O
such O
transactions O
, O
he O
said O
. O

In O
other O
comments O
, O
he O
said O
takeovers O
may O
not O
always O
be O
the O
most O
efficient O
way O
of O
securing O
a O
change O
of O
corporate O
direction O
or O
strategy O
. O

`` O
A O
similar O
result O
could O
sometimes O
be O
achieved O
, O
at O
less O
cost O
, O
by O
changing O
managements O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Bruno B-PERSON
DeGol I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
DeGol B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Lumber I-ORG
, O
Gallitzin B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
was O
named O
a O
director O
of O
this O
bank O
- O
holding O
company O
, O
expanding O
the O
board O
to O
11 O
members O
. O

Energetic O
and O
concrete O
action O
has O
been O
taken O
in O
Colombia B-GPE
during O
the O
past O
60 O
days O
against O
the O
mafiosi O
of O
the O
drug O
trade O
, O
but O
it O
has O
not O
been O
sufficiently O
effective O
, O
because O
, O
unfortunately O
, O
it O
came O
too O
late O
. O

Ten O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
newspaper O
El B-ORG
Espectador I-ORG
, O
of O
which O
my O
brother O
Guillermo B-PERSON
was O
editor O
, O
began O
warning O
of O
the O
rise O
of O
the O
drug O
mafias O
and O
of O
their O
leaders O
' O
aspirations O
to O
control O
Colombian B-NORP
politics O
, O
especially O
the O
Congress O
. O

Then O
, O
when O
it O
would O
have O
been O
easier O
to O
resist O
them O
, O
nothing O
was O
done O
and O
my O
brother O
was O
murdered O
by O
the O
drug O
mafias O
three O
years O
ago O
. O

The O
most O
ruthless O
dictatorships O
have O
not O
censored O
their O
press O
more O
brutally O
than O
the O
drug O
mafias O
censor O
Colombia B-GPE
's O
. O

The O
censorship O
is O
enforced O
through O
terrorism O
and O
assassination O
. O

In O
the O
past O
10 O
years O
about O
50 O
journalists O
have O
been O
silenced O
forever O
, O
murdered O
. O

Within O
the O
past O
two O
months O
a O
bomb O
exploded O
in O
the O
offices O
of O
the B-ORG
El I-ORG
Espectador I-ORG
in O
Bogota B-GPE
, O
destroying O
a O
major O
part O
of O
its O
installations O
and O
equipment O
. O

And O
only O
last O
week O
the O
newspaper O
Vanguardia B-ORG
Liberal I-ORG
in O
the O
city O
of O
Bucaramanga B-GPE
was O
bombed O
, O
and O
its O
installations O
destroyed O
. O

Journalists O
and O
their O
families O
are O
constantly O
threatened O
as O
are O
the O
newspaper O
distribution O
outlets O
. O

Distribution O
centers O
are O
bombed O
, O
and O
advertisers O
are O
intimidated O
. O

Censorship O
is O
imposed O
by O
terrorism O
. O

If O
the O
Colombian B-NORP
media O
accept O
this O
new O
and O
hideous O
censorship O
there O
is O
little O
doubt O
that O
the O
drug O
mafia O
's O
terrorism O
someday O
will O
extend O
to O
all O
the O
newspapers O
published O
in O
the O
free O
world O
. O

The O
solidarity O
of O
the O
uncensored O
media O
world O
- O
wide O
against O
drug O
terrorism O
is O
the O
only O
way O
press O
freedom O
can O
survive O
. O

The O
American B-NORP
people O
and O
their O
government O
also O
woke O
up O
too O
late O
to O
the O
menace O
drugs O
posed O
to O
the O
moral O
structure O
of O
their O
country O
. O

Even O
now O
, O
the O
American B-NORP
attack O
upon O
this O
tremendous O
problem O
is O
timid O
in O
relation O
to O
the O
magnitude O
of O
the O
threat O
. O

I O
can O
attest O
that O
a O
recent O
Colombian B-NORP
visitor O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
was O
offered O
drugs O
three O
times O
in O
the O
few O
blocks O
' O
walk O
between O
Grand B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Terminal I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Waldorf I-ORG
Astoria I-ORG
Hotel I-ORG
in O
midtown O
Manhattan B-GPE
. O

Colombia B-GPE
alone O
-- O
its O
government O
, O
its O
people O
, O
its O
newspapers O
-- O
does O
not O
have O
the O
capacity O
to O
fight O
this O
battle O
successfully O
. O

All O
drug O
- O
consuming O
countries O
must O
jointly O
decide O
to O
combat O
and O
punish O
the O
consumers O
and O
distributors O
of O
drugs O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
as O
the O
major O
drug O
consumer O
, O
should O
lead O
this O
joint O
effort O
. O

Reduction O
, O
if O
not O
the O
total O
cessation O
, O
of O
drug O
consumption O
is O
the O
requirement O
for O
victory O
. O

Much O
is O
being O
done O
in O
Colombia B-GPE
to O
fight O
the O
drug O
cartel O
mafia O
. O

Luxurious O
homes O
and O
ranches O
have O
been O
raided O
by O
the O
military O
authorities O
, O
and O
sophisticated O
and O
powerful O
communications O
equipment O
have O
been O
seized O
. O

More O
than O
300 O
planes O
and O
helicopters O
have O
been O
impounded O
at O
airports O
, O
and O
a O
large O
number O
of O
vehicles O
and O
launches O
has O
been O
confiscated O
. O

The O
military O
has O
also O
captured O
enormous O
arsenals O
of O
powerful O
and O
sophisticated O
weapons O
, O
explosives O
and O
other O
war O
- O
like O
materiel O
. O

Much O
has O
been O
accomplished O
and O
public O
opinion O
decisively O
supports O
the O
government O
and O
the O
army O
-- O
but O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
none O
of O
the O
key O
drug O
barons O
have O
been O
captured O
. O

There O
has O
been O
a O
lot O
of O
talk O
that O
a O
large O
portion O
of O
the O
Colombian B-NORP
economy O
is O
sustained O
by O
the O
laundering O
of O
drug O
money O
. O

In O
my O
opinion O
, O
this O
is O
not O
true O
. O

Laundered O
drug O
money O
has O
served O
only O
to O
increase O
, O
unrealistically O
, O
the O
price O
of O
real O
estate O
, O
creating O
serious O
problems O
for O
low O
- O
income O
people O
who O
aspire O
to O
own O
their O
own O
homes O
. O

Drug O
money O
has O
also O
gone O
to O
buy O
expensive O
cars O
, O
airplanes O
, O
launches O
and O
nightclubs O
where O
drugs O
are O
consumed O
. O

But O
most O
of O
the O
drug O
money O
is O
kept O
in O
investments O
and O
in O
financial O
institutions O
outside O
Colombia B-GPE
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
cooperation O
of O
those O
financial O
institutions O
is O
essential O
to O
the O
success O
of O
the O
drug O
battle O
. O

What O
is O
of O
much O
more O
importance O
to O
the O
Colombian B-NORP
economy O
than O
the O
supposed O
benefits O
of O
laundered O
drug O
money O
is O
higher O
prices O
for O
Colombia B-GPE
's O
legitimate O
products O
. O

The O
price O
of O
coffee O
has O
gone O
down O
almost O
45 O
% O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
year O
, O
to O
the O
lowest O
level O
-LRB- O
after O
inflation O
-RRB- O
since O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Depression I-EVENT
. O

Market O
conditions O
point O
to O
even O
lower O
prices O
next O
year O
. O

The O
27 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
coffee O
cartel O
had O
to O
be O
formally O
dissolved O
this O
summer O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Colombia B-GPE
will O
earn O
$ O
500 O
million O
less O
from O
its O
coffee O
this O
year O
than O
last O
. O

Our O
coffee O
growers O
face O
reductions O
in O
their O
income O
, O
and O
this O
tempts O
them O
to O
contemplate O
substituting O
coca O
crops O
for O
coffee O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
interests O
occasionally O
try O
to O
impose O
barriers O
to O
the O
import O
of O
another O
important O
Colombian B-NORP
export O
-- O
cut O
flowers O
-- O
into O
the O
American B-NORP
market O
. O

A O
just O
price O
and O
an O
open O
market O
for O
what O
Colombian B-NORP
produces O
and O
exports O
should O
be O
the O
policy O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

I O
take O
advantage O
of O
this O
opportunity O
given O
to O
me O
by O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
to O
make O
a O
plea O
to O
the O
millions O
of O
readers O
of O
this O
newspaper O
, O
to O
become O
soldiers O
dedicated O
to O
the O
fight O
against O
the O
use O
of O
drugs O
. O

Each O
gram O
of O
cocaine O
consumed O
is O
a O
deadly O
bullet O
against O
those O
in O
our O
country O
and O
in O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
who O
fight O
this O
terrible O
scourge O
. O

A O
crusade O
of O
NO O
to O
the O
consumption O
of O
drugs O
is O
imperative O
. O

Mr. O
Cano O
is O
president O
of O
El B-ORG
Espectador I-ORG
, O
a O
newspaper O
founded O
by O
his O
grandfather O
. O

The B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
is O
responding O
to O
trading O
abuses O
in O
the O
futures O
markets O
with O
a O
far O
- O
reaching O
bill O
that O
would O
become O
the O
Futures O
Trading O
Practices O
Act O
of O
1989 O
. O

The O
proposed O
legislation O
has O
a O
laudable O
goal O
: O
to O
assure O
the O
integrity O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
futures O
markets O
. O

However O
, O
as O
is O
common O
with O
sweeping O
legislation O
, O
the O
proposal O
contains O
many O
provisions O
that O
could O
destroy O
important O
parts O
of O
the O
system O
it O
sets O
out O
to O
preserve O
. O

The O
complex O
bill O
, O
introduced O
by O
Sens. O
Patrick O
Leahy O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Vt. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
Lugar I-PERSON
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Ind. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
and O
Bob B-PERSON
Kerrey I-PERSON
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Neb. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
covers O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
provisions O
that O
would O
affect O
the O
funding O
and O
authority O
of O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Trading I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
and O
would O
profoundly O
change O
the O
way O
the O
industry O
is O
regulated O
. O

These O
include O
provisions O
relating O
to O
the O
technology O
and O
systems O
that O
must O
be O
employed O
by O
exchanges O
, O
oversight O
and O
disciplinary O
procedures O
for O
exchange O
trading O
practices O
, O
the O
relationship O
between O
commodity O
brokerage O
firms O
and O
floor O
traders O
, O
and O
exchange O
governance O
. O

The O
bill O
also O
elevates O
even O
minor O
rule O
infractions O
to O
felonies O
and O
provides O
for O
recovery O
of O
punitive O
damages O
in O
civil O
lawsuits O
and O
arbitration O
cases O
without O
any O
showing O
of O
willful O
misconduct O
. O

Many O
aspects O
of O
the O
bill O
are O
salutary O
, O
providing O
appropriate O
public O
safeguards O
that O
can O
and O
should O
be O
instituted O
throughout O
the O
industry O
. O

Indeed O
, O
some O
of O
the O
bill O
's O
requirements O
, O
including O
broad O
representation O
on O
the O
exchanges O
' O
boards O
of O
directors O
and O
strong O
measures O
to O
prevent O
conflicts O
of O
interest O
, O
already O
have O
been O
put O
in O
place O
by O
the O
Coffee O
, O
Sugar O
& O
Cocoa O
Exchange O
and O
other O
futures O
exchanges O
. O

Other O
aspects O
of O
the O
bill O
, O
however O
, O
are O
either O
structured O
in O
ways O
that O
create O
unnecessary O
burdens O
for O
the O
industry O
or O
actually O
are O
harmful O
to O
the O
exchanges O
, O
the O
industry O
and O
ultimately O
the O
general O
public O
. O

One O
of O
the O
most O
prominent O
features O
is O
the O
requirement O
that O
in O
three O
years O
all O
exchanges O
have O
in O
place O
a O
system O
that O
records O
all O
trades O
by O
a O
source O
independent O
of O
the O
executing O
broker O
. O

The O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
futures O
exchanges O
have O
been O
working O
together O
to O
develop O
a O
trade O
recording O
system O
much O
like O
the O
one O
called O
for O
in O
the O
bill O
. O

We O
would O
be O
delighted O
to O
have O
such O
a O
system O
in O
place O
today O
. O

But O
is O
it O
realistic O
for O
Congress B-ORG
to O
mandate O
by O
a O
rigid O
deadline O
a O
system O
that O
has O
not O
yet O
been O
subjected O
to O
feasibility O
studies O
? O

What O
if O
the O
system O
does O
n't O
work O
? O

What O
if O
the O
only O
system O
that O
does O
work O
is O
so O
expensive O
that O
, O
at O
best O
, O
only O
the O
largest O
exchanges O
can O
afford O
it O
? O

Cost O
is O
a O
key O
consideration O
because O
of O
the O
global O
sweep O
of O
the O
financial O
markets O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
futures O
exchanges O
compete O
world O
- O
wide O
as O
never O
before O
. O

Today O
, O
trading O
in O
almost O
any O
commodity O
can O
be O
diverted O
from O
U.S. B-GPE
markets O
with O
just O
a O
few O
strokes O
of O
a O
keyboard O
. O

All O
foreign O
markets O
are O
aggressively O
courting O
U.S. B-GPE
business O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
several O
London B-GPE
markets O
already O
offer O
lower O
costs O
for O
trading O
in O
the O
same O
or O
very O
similar O
contracts O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
exchanges O
need O
both O
market O
integrity O
and O
cost O
- O
efficiency O
; O
long O
- O
term O
growth O
depends O
on O
it O
. O

The O
Senate O
bill O
contains O
many O
provisions O
that O
will O
increase O
the O
costs O
of O
trading O
. O

The O
most O
arbitrary O
of O
these O
is O
the O
imposition O
of O
`` O
service O
fees O
, O
'' O
which O
will O
directly O
widen O
the O
cost O
spread O
between O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
markets O
. O

Other O
provisions O
have O
a O
more O
subtle O
, O
but O
nonetheless O
real O
and O
detrimental O
effect O
on O
the O
international O
position O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
exchanges O
. O

These O
include O
the O
extension O
of O
liability O
into O
areas O
beyond O
those O
established O
by O
judicial O
precedent O
and O
the O
expansion O
of O
liability O
to O
include O
punitive O
damages O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
increasing O
costs O
as O
a O
result O
of O
greater O
financial O
exposure O
for O
members O
, O
these O
measures O
could O
have O
other O
, O
far O
- O
reaching O
repercussions O
. O

One O
section O
of O
the O
bill O
would O
make O
all O
commodity O
brokerage O
firms O
and O
floor O
brokers O
liable O
for O
damages O
without O
willful O
misconduct O
. O

Nowhere O
in O
the O
federal O
securities O
law O
is O
simple O
negligence O
or O
inadvertent O
action O
a O
source O
of O
liability O
under O
similar O
circumstances O
. O

It O
is O
only O
logical O
to O
assume O
that O
the O
enactment O
of O
this O
provision O
will O
lead O
to O
increased O
litigation O
. O

In O
an O
already O
low O
- O
profitmargin O
business O
, O
commodity O
brokerage O
firms O
may O
well O
decide O
to O
eliminate O
the O
risk O
and O
expense O
of O
dealing O
with O
the O
retail O
public O
, O
depriving O
the O
private O
individual O
of O
access O
to O
the O
markets O
. O

Another O
measure O
makes O
commodity O
brokerage O
firms O
liable O
for O
violations O
committed O
by O
independent O
floor O
brokers O
who O
execute O
trades O
for O
them O
. O

This O
untried O
concept O
would O
expose O
these O
firms O
to O
potentially O
astronomical O
punitive O
damages O
. O

Faced O
with O
the O
virtually O
impossible O
task O
of O
supervising O
the O
execution O
of O
each O
trade O
, O
many O
commodity O
brokerage O
firms O
are O
likely O
to O
stop O
doing O
business O
with O
independents O
and O
instead O
hire O
their O
own O
salaried O
floor O
brokers O
. O

This O
would O
force O
out O
of O
business O
many O
of O
the O
individuals O
and O
small O
firms O
that O
function O
as O
floor O
brokers O
. O

A O
consequence O
of O
their O
departure O
could O
be O
a O
serious O
diminution O
of O
market O
liquidity O
. O

Finally O
, O
under O
the O
bill O
, O
a O
number O
of O
legitimate O
, O
longstanding O
business O
practices O
would O
be O
arbitrarily O
banned O
, O
unless O
the O
CFTC O
were O
to O
take O
specific O
and O
timely O
action O
to O
permit O
them O
to O
continue O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
regulation O
will O
occur O
through O
inaction O
and O
happenstance O
, O
rather O
than O
through O
a O
normal O
deliberative O
procedure O
. O

The O
affected O
practices O
include O
the O
placing O
of O
oral O
orders O
, O
which O
is O
the O
way O
most O
public O
customer O
orders O
are O
placed O
, O
and O
trading O
between O
affiliated O
brokers O
, O
even O
though O
in O
some O
cases O
trading O
with O
affiliates O
may O
be O
the O
only O
way O
to O
obtain O
the O
best O
execution O
for O
a O
client O
. O

Also O
precluded O
would O
be O
dual O
trading O
, O
whereby O
a O
broker O
trades O
for O
customers O
as O
well O
as O
his O
own O
account O
, O
a O
practice O
that O
provides O
needed O
liquidity O
to O
the O
markets O
. O

All O
U.S. B-GPE
futures O
exchanges O
agree O
that O
these O
and O
other O
trading O
practices O
require O
proper O
regulation O
and O
supervision O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
each O
has O
too O
much O
potential O
value O
to O
the O
system O
to O
be O
banned O
by O
legislative O
fiat O
before O
the O
CFTC O
carefully O
considers O
all O
the O
consequences O
of O
a O
ban O
and O
what O
the O
regulatory O
alternatives O
are O
. O

The O
markets O
are O
complex O
, O
as O
is O
the O
environment O
in O
which O
they O
function O
. O

When O
problems O
surface O
, O
the O
temptation O
becomes O
strong O
to O
summarily O
overhaul O
a O
market O
system O
that O
has O
served O
for O
more O
than O
100 O
years O
. O

That O
temptation O
must O
be O
put O
aside O
to O
permit O
careful O
consideration O
of O
all O
the O
implications O
, O
positive O
and O
negative O
, O
of O
the O
proposed O
resolutions O
to O
those O
problems O
, O
and O
to O
avoid O
creating O
a O
marketplace O
where O
no O
one O
trades O
. O

Mr. O
Nastro O
is O
chairman O
of O
the O
Coffee O
, O
Sugar O
& O
Cocoa O
Exchange O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
director O
of O
commodity O
administration O
at O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
. O

As O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
grapples O
with O
its O
worsening O
economy O
, O
leading O
reformers O
have O
drawn O
up O
a O
blueprint O
for O
change O
designed O
to O
push O
the O
nation O
much O
closer O
to O
a O
free O
- O
market O
system O
. O

The O
proposals O
go O
far O
beyond O
the O
current O
and O
rather O
confused O
policies O
of O
perestroika O
, O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
's O
restructuring O
of O
the O
economy O
. O

They O
lay O
out O
a O
clear O
timetable O
and O
methodology O
for O
liberalizing O
the O
system O
of O
setting O
prices O
, O
breaking O
up O
huge O
industrial O
monopolies O
and O
putting O
unprofitable O
state O
- O
owned O
companies O
out O
of O
business O
. O

They O
also O
address O
such O
taboo O
subjects O
as O
the O
likelihood O
of O
unemployment O
and O
high O
inflation O
, O
and O
recommend O
ways O
to O
soften O
the O
social O
consequences O
. O

While O
many O
solutions O
to O
the O
nation O
's O
economic O
troubles O
are O
being O
discussed O
, O
the O
blueprint O
is O
attracting O
widespread O
attention O
here O
because O
of O
its O
comprehensiveness O
and O
presumed O
high O
- O
level O
authorship O
. O

Although O
it O
was O
published O
unsigned O
in O
the O
latest O
edition O
of O
the O
weekly O
Ekonomicheskaya B-ORG
Gazeta I-ORG
, O
Soviet B-NORP
sources O
say O
the O
article O
was O
written O
by O
Leonid B-PERSON
Abalkin I-PERSON
and O
a O
small O
group O
of O
colleagues O
. O

Mr. O
Abalkin O
, O
head O
of O
the O
Academy O
of O
Science B-ORG
's O
Institute O
of O
Economics O
, O
was O
recently O
appointed O
deputy O
chairman O
of O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
government O
and O
head O
of O
a O
state O
commission O
on O
economic O
reform O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
clearly O
a O
manifesto O
for O
the O
next O
stage O
of O
perestroika O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
analyst O
. O

The O
economic O
ideas O
in O
the O
document O
are O
much O
bolder O
than O
current O
policies O
. O

For O
example O
, O
the O
proposed O
overhaul O
of O
prices O
-- O
an O
extremely O
sensitive O
political O
topic O
-- O
is O
far O
more O
precise O
than O
the O
vague O
plans O
announced O
by O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
in O
1987 O
and O
later O
dropped O
. O

But O
the O
proposals O
also O
display O
political O
savvy O
, O
couching O
some O
of O
the O
most O
controversial O
ideas O
in O
cautious O
language O
so O
as O
not O
to O
alienate O
powerful O
conservatives O
in O
the O
government O
who O
stand O
to O
lose O
out O
if O
they O
are O
implemented O
. O

Seeking O
a O
middle O
path O
between O
opponents O
of O
change O
and O
radicals O
who O
demand O
overnight O
solutions O
, O
the O
article O
advocates O
what O
it O
calls O
a O
`` O
radical O
- O
moderate O
approach O
. O
'' O

The O
document O
is O
to O
be O
discussed O
at O
a O
conference O
of O
leading O
economists O
late O
this O
month O
, O
and O
will O
probably O
be O
presented O
to O
the O
Soviet O
Parliament O
for O
consideration O
this O
year O
. O

As O
policy O
- O
makers O
draw O
up O
proposals O
for O
the O
next O
five O
- O
year O
plan O
, O
which O
starts O
in O
1991 O
, O
the O
blueprint O
represents O
a O
powerful O
first O
shot O
in O
what O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
a O
fierce O
battle O
over O
economic O
reform O
. O

The O
authors O
make O
a O
gloomy O
assessment O
of O
the O
economy O
and O
concede O
that O
`` O
quick O
and O
easy O
paths O
to O
success O
simply O
do O
n't O
exist O
. O
'' O

Instead O
, O
they O
map O
out O
a O
strategy O
in O
several O
phases O
from O
now O
until O
1995 O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
measures O
would O
probably O
only O
start O
to O
have O
an O
effect O
on O
beleaguered O
Soviet B-NORP
consumers O
in O
two O
to O
three O
years O
at O
the O
earliest O
. O

The O
key O
steps O
advocated O
include O
: O
-- O
PROPERTY O
. O

Rigid O
ideological O
restrictions O
on O
property O
ownership O
should O
be O
abandoned O
. O

The O
document O
proposes O
breaking O
up O
the O
monolithic O
system O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
and O
farms O
and O
allowing O
a O
big O
private O
sector O
to O
flourish O
, O
helped O
by O
tough O
anti-monopoly O
legislation O
. O

The O
economy O
would O
be O
thrown O
open O
to O
numerous O
types O
of O
ownership O
between O
now O
and O
1992 O
, O
including O
factories O
leased O
by O
workers O
or O
owned O
by O
shareholders O
, O
cooperatives O
and O
joint O
ventures O
. O

Some O
forms O
of O
private O
property O
would O
be O
sanctioned O
. O

Such O
moves O
would O
greatly O
reduce O
the O
power O
of O
government O
ministries O
, O
who O
now O
jealously O
guard O
their O
turf O
and O
are O
seen O
as O
one O
of O
the O
major O
obstacles O
blocking O
economic O
reform O
. O

-- O
FINANCES O
. O

Emergency O
measures O
would O
be O
introduced O
to O
ease O
the O
country O
's O
financial O
crisis O
, O
notably O
its O
$ O
200 O
billion O
budget O
deficit O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
next O
year O
, O
all O
loss O
- O
making O
state O
enterprises O
would O
be O
put O
out O
of O
business O
or O
handed O
over O
to O
workers O
who O
would O
buy O
or O
lease O
them O
or O
turn O
them O
into O
cooperatives O
. O

Similar O
steps O
would O
be O
taken O
to O
liquidate O
unprofitable O
state O
and O
collective O
farms O
by O
the O
end O
of O
1991 O
. O

A O
unified O
system O
of O
taxation O
should O
be O
introduced O
rapidly O
. O

To O
mop O
up O
some O
of O
the O
300 O
billion O
rubles O
in O
circulation O
, O
the O
government O
should O
encourage O
home O
ownership O
, O
including O
issuing O
bonds O
that O
guarantee O
holders O
the O
right O
to O
purchase O
an O
apartment O
. O

-- O
LABOR O
. O

A O
genuine O
market O
for O
labor O
and O
wages O
would O
replace O
the O
present O
rigid O
, O
centralized O
system O
. O

Departing O
from O
decades O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
dogma O
, O
the O
new O
system O
would O
lead O
to O
big O
differences O
in O
pay O
between O
workers O
and O
almost O
certainly O
to O
unemployment O
. O

To O
cushion O
the O
blows O
, O
the O
government O
would O
introduce O
a O
minimum O
wage O
and O
unemployment O
benefits O
. O

-- O
PRICES O
. O

The O
entire O
system O
of O
centrally O
set O
prices O
would O
be O
overhauled O
, O
and O
free O
- O
market O
prices O
introduced O
for O
most O
wholesale O
trade O
and O
some O
retail O
trade O
. O

Consumers O
would O
still O
be O
able O
to O
buy O
some O
food O
and O
household O
goods O
at O
subsidized O
prices O
, O
but O
luxury O
and O
imported O
items O
, O
including O
food O
, O
would O
be O
sold O
at O
market O
prices O
. O

Wholesale O
prices O
would O
be O
divided O
into O
three O
categories O
: O
raw O
materials O
sold O
at O
fixed O
prices O
close O
to O
world O
levels O
; O
government O
- O
set O
procurement O
prices O
for O
a O
small O
number O
of O
key O
products O
; O
and O
free O
prices O
for O
everything O
else O
to O
be O
determined O
by O
contracts O
between O
suppliers O
and O
purchasers O
. O

Inflation O
- O
adjusted O
social O
benefits O
would O
ensure O
that O
the O
poor O
and O
elderly O
do O
n't O
suffer O
unduly O
. O

-- O
FOREIGN O
TRADE O
. O

The O
current O
liberalization O
and O
decentralization O
of O
foreign O
trade O
would O
be O
taken O
much O
further O
. O

Soviet B-NORP
companies O
would O
face O
fewer O
obstacles O
for O
exports O
and O
could O
even O
invest O
their O
hard O
currency O
abroad O
. O

Foreigners O
would O
receive O
greater O
incentives O
to O
invest O
in O
the O
U.S.S.R. B-GPE

Alongside O
the O
current O
non-convertible O
ruble O
, O
a O
second O
currency O
would O
be O
introduced O
that O
could O
be O
freely O
exchanged O
for O
dollars O
and O
other O
Western B-NORP
currencies O
. O

A O
domestic O
foreign O
exchange O
market O
would O
be O
set O
up O
as O
part O
of O
an O
overhaul O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
banking O
system O
. O

The O
blueprint O
is O
at O
its O
vaguest O
when O
referring O
to O
the O
fate O
of O
the O
two O
powerful O
economic O
institutions O
that O
seem O
likely O
to O
oppose O
such O
sweeping O
plans O
: O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Planning I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
known O
as O
Gosplan B-ORG
, O
and O
the O
State O
Committee O
for O
Material O
Supply O
, O
or O
Gossnab B-ORG
. O

But O
it O
hints O
strongly O
that O
both O
organizations O
would O
increasingly O
lose O
their O
clout O
as O
the O
changes O
, O
particularly O
the O
introduction O
of O
wholesale O
trade O
and O
the O
breakup O
of O
state O
monopolies O
, O
take O
effect O
. O

We O
read O
with O
interest O
Robert O
Tomsho O
's O
Sept. O
28 O
page O
- O
one O
article O
on O
Robert B-PERSON
Redford I-PERSON
-LRB- O
`` O
The O
Sundance B-PRODUCT
Kid O
Gets O
Little O
Respect O
Around O
Sundance B-PRODUCT
'' O
-RRB- O
. O

Misunderstanding O
conversations O
with O
us O
, O
Mr. O
Tomsho O
argued O
that O
Mr. O
Redford O
's O
environmental O
views O
are O
at O
odds O
with O
Utah B-GPE
residents O
. O

This O
may O
have O
been O
true O
10 O
years O
ago O
, O
but O
times O
have O
changed O
, O
even O
in O
Utah B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Redford O
no O
longer O
stands O
out O
as O
an O
extremist O
. O

He O
has O
not O
changed O
, O
but O
those O
around O
him O
have O
. O

Many O
of O
his O
views O
on O
the O
protection O
of O
wilderness O
areas O
, O
rivers O
and O
canyons O
are O
now O
embraced O
by O
mainstream O
, O
conservative O
Utahans B-NORP
. O

Recently O
, O
some O
60 O
environmental O
and O
outdoor O
groups O
representing O
such O
divergent O
points O
of O
view O
as O
the B-ORG
Sierra I-ORG
Club I-ORG
, O
the O
League B-GPE
of O
Women O
Voters O
and O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Rifle I-ORG
Association I-ORG
joined O
together O
to O
request O
a O
reassessment O
of O
the O
environmentally O
unsound O
Central B-ORG
Utah I-ORG
Project I-ORG
. O

While O
Utah B-GPE
is O
not O
yet O
a O
haven O
for O
environmentalism O
, O
public O
views O
toward O
the O
environment O
have O
significantly O
improved O
. O

In O
one O
of O
the O
most O
conservative O
, O
Republican O
states O
in O
the O
entire O
nation O
, O
the O
greening O
of O
Robert B-PERSON
Redford I-PERSON
's O
neighbors O
is O
the O
real O
story O
that O
Mr. O
Tomsho O
missed O
. O

Sammye O
Meadows O
Sam O
Rushforth O
Gary O
Bryner O
Heber O
City O
, O
Utah B-GPE

If O
Mr. O
Redford O
wanted O
to O
be O
accepted O
by O
the O
people O
of O
Utah B-GPE
, O
he O
should O
have O
taken O
an O
advisory O
role O
instead O
of O
one O
of O
forcing O
his O
personal O
preferences O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
his O
actions O
imply O
that O
it O
is O
too O
damaging O
or O
costly O
for O
society O
to O
provide O
jobs O
through O
power O
- O
plant O
construction O
, O
coal O
mining O
or O
to O
build O
roads O
for O
public O
safety O
because O
of O
the O
adverse O
impact O
on O
the O
environment O
, O
but O
it O
is O
just O
fine O
and O
dandy O
for O
him O
to O
transform O
a O
mountain O
high O
in O
the B-LOC
Wasatch I-LOC
Range I-LOC
into O
a O
ski O
resort O
. O

It O
astounds O
me O
he O
can O
rationalize O
his O
self O
- O
righteous O
and O
greedy O
actions O
in O
Utah B-GPE
. O

An O
excellent O
environmental O
actor O
he O
is O
. O

David O
Vranian O
M.B.A. O
Student O
University O
of O
Colorado O
Boulder O
, O
Colo B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Redford O
, O
like O
it O
or O
not O
, O
is O
like O
a O
braking O
system O
on O
a O
runaway O
truck O
, O
kind O
of O
slowing O
it O
down O
into O
control O
. O

He O
's O
rich O
, O
famous O
and O
intelligent O
, O
and O
has O
the O
time O
to O
do O
something O
that O
not O
even O
the O
federal O
government O
will O
do O
. O

Mr. O
Redford O
is O
slowing O
down O
a O
mindless O
, O
speeding O
maniac O
known O
as O
the O
progress O
of O
mankind O
. O

Personally O
, O
I O
'm O
glad O
there O
are O
people O
like O
him O
around O
to O
slow O
down O
the O
profit O
takers O
, O
and O
those O
who O
are O
in O
such O
a O
blind O
hurry O
for O
something O
that O
may O
appear O
to O
benefit O
them O
in O
the O
immediate O
future O
, O
not O
caring O
about O
the O
long O
- O
range O
implications O
. O

Ron B-NORP
Dyer O

Albert B-PERSON
Engelken I-PERSON
and O
Robert B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
had O
never O
met O
, O
though O
for O
38 O
years O
their O
lives O
had O
been O
intertwined O
in O
a O
way O
peculiar O
to O
the O
sports O
world O
. O

Mr. O
Engelken O
, O
now O
a O
transit O
- O
association O
executive O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
and O
Mr. O
Thomson O
, O
a O
paper O
- O
products O
salesman O
in O
Montvale B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
had O
n't O
even O
talked O
to O
each O
other O
. O

But O
one O
recent O
day O
, O
they O
became O
much O
closer O
. O

Mr. O
Engelken O
, O
a O
rabid O
baseball O
fan O
, O
pores O
over O
the O
sports O
pages O
to O
chart O
the O
exploits O
of O
`` O
my O
favorite O
and O
not O
- O
so O
- O
favorite O
teams O
and O
players O
. O
'' O

He O
often O
groans O
, O
he O
says O
, O
at O
the O
`` O
clutter O
'' O
of O
sports O
stories O
about O
drugs O
, O
alcohol O
, O
gambling O
and O
some O
player O
's O
lament O
`` O
about O
the O
miserly O
millions O
he O
is O
offered O
to O
play O
the O
game O
. O
'' O

His O
morning O
paper O
, O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
, O
even O
carries O
a O
sports O
column O
called O
`` O
Jurisprudence B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
that O
recounts O
the O
latest O
arrests O
and O
convictions O
of O
players O
and O
team O
managers O
. O

Like O
many O
sports O
buffs O
, O
Mr. O
Engelken O
has O
turned O
cynic O
. O

But O
his O
is O
a O
story O
about O
a O
hero O
in O
an O
era O
of O
sports O
anti-heroes O
, O
and O
about O
what O
Babe B-PERSON
Ruth I-PERSON
, O
Mr. O
Engelken O
reminds O
us O
, O
once O
called O
`` O
the O
only O
real O
game O
in O
the O
world O
. O
'' O

To O
Mr. O
Engelken O
, O
it O
is O
also O
a O
story O
`` O
about O
love O
, O
because O
I O
'm O
blessed O
to O
have O
a O
wife O
who O
still O
thinks O
her O
slightly O
eccentric O
husband O
's O
50th O
birthday O
deserves O
the O
ultimate O
present O
. O
'' O

To O
understand O
what O
Mr. O
Engelken O
means O
, O
one O
must O
go O
back O
to O
a O
sunny O
October O
afternoon O
in O
1951 O
at O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
Polo B-FAC
Grounds I-FAC
stadium O
, O
where O
, O
it O
can O
be O
argued O
, O
the O
most O
dramatic O
moment O
in O
baseball O
history O
was O
played O
out O
. O

It O
was O
the O
ninth O
inning O
of O
the O
third O
game O
of O
a O
three O
- O
game O
playoff O
between O
the B-ORG
Brooklyn I-ORG
Dodgers I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Giants I-ORG
-LRB- O
the O
predecessor O
to O
the B-ORG
San I-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
Giants I-ORG
scheduled O
to O
play O
in O
tonight O
's O
world O
series O
-RRB- O
. O

Baseball O
fans O
throughout O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
had O
sweated O
out O
a O
long O
summer O
with O
their O
teams O
, O
and O
now O
it O
had O
come O
to O
this O
: O
a O
battle O
between O
the O
two O
for O
the O
National O
League O
pennant O
-- O
down O
to O
the O
last O
inning O
of O
the O
last O
game O
, O
no O
less O
. O

Some O
34,320 O
fans O
jammed O
the O
stands O
, O
and O
shouted O
at O
the O
top O
of O
their O
lungs O
. O

Mr. O
Engelken O
was O
doing O
the O
same O
across O
the B-LOC
Hudson I-LOC
River I-LOC
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
where O
, O
with O
his O
nose O
pressed O
against O
the O
front O
window O
of O
the B-ORG
Passaic I-ORG
- I-ORG
Clifton I-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
he O
watched O
the O
duel O
on O
a O
television O
set O
the O
bank O
set O
up O
for O
the O
event O
. O

The O
playoff O
series O
had O
riveted O
the O
12 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Giants B-ORG
fan O
. O

`` O
The O
Giants O
struck O
first O
, O
winning O
the O
opener O
, O
3 O
- O
1 O
, O
on O
a O
two O
- O
run O
homer O
off O
Dodger B-NORP
right O
- O
hander O
Ralph B-PERSON
Branca I-PERSON
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Engelken O
recalls O
with O
precision O
today O
. O

`` O
The O
Giants O
got O
swamped O
in O
the O
second O
game O
, O
100 O
, O
and O
trailed O
4 O
- O
1 O
going O
into O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
ninth O
of O
the O
third O
and O
deciding O
game O
. O

The O
Giants O
scored O
once O
and O
had O
runners O
on O
second O
-LCB- O
Whitey B-PERSON
Lockman I-PERSON
-RCB- O
and O
third O
-LCB- O
Clint B-PERSON
Hartung I-PERSON
-RCB- O
as O
Bobby B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
advanced O
to O
the O
plate O
. O
'' O

The O
rest O
, O
as O
they O
say O
, O
is O
history O
. O

Mr. O
Thomson O
, O
a O
tall O
, O
Scottish B-NORP
- O
born O
, O
right O
- O
hand O
hitter O
, O
stepped O
into O
the O
batter O
's O
box O
. O

`` O
Thomson B-ORG
took O
a O
called O
strike O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Engelken O
recounts O
. O

The O
tension O
mounted O
as O
Ralph B-PERSON
Branca I-PERSON
, O
again O
on O
the O
mound O
, O
stared O
down O
the O
batter O
. O

He O
wound O
up O
and O
let O
loose O
a O
fastball O
. O

The O
pitch O
sailed O
toward O
Bobby B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
high O
and O
inside O
and O
then O
, O
with O
a O
crack O
of O
the O
bat O
, O
was O
sent O
rocketing O
back O
into O
the O
lower O
leftfield O
stands O
. O

`` O
Giants O
fans O
went O
into O
euphoria O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Engelken O
. O

And O
Bobby B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
was O
made O
a O
legend O
. O

The O
same O
Bobby B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
, O
it O
turns O
out O
, O
who O
sells O
those O
paper O
- O
goods O
today O
. O

There O
ca O
n't O
be O
an O
older O
baseball O
fan O
alive O
who O
does O
n't O
clearly O
remember O
that O
Bobby B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
homer O
, O
who O
ca O
n't O
tell O
you O
where O
he O
was O
when O
he O
heard O
the O
famous O
Russ B-PERSON
Hodges I-PERSON
radio O
broadcast O
-- O
the O
one O
that O
concluded O
with O
Mr. O
Hodges O
shouting O
, O
over O
and O
over O
, O
`` O
The O
Giants O
win O
the O
pennant O
, O
the O
Giants O
win O
the O
pennant O
! O
'' O

Mr. O
Engelken O
and O
Mr. O
Thomson O
drifted O
in O
different O
directions O
in O
the O
subsequent O
years O
, O
and O
the B-FAC
Polo I-FAC
Grounds I-FAC
, O
located O
under O
Coogan O
's O
Bluff O
in O
upper O
Manhattan B-GPE
, O
was O
replaced O
by O
a O
public O
- O
housing O
project O
. O

Mr. O
Thomson O
played O
outfield O
and O
third O
base O
until O
1960 O
, O
posting O
a O
lifetime O
.270 O
batting O
average O
and O
chalking O
up O
264 O
home O
runs O
before O
retiring O
and O
going O
into O
paper O
- O
goods O
sales O
. O

Mr. O
Engelken O
moved O
south O
to O
Washington B-GPE
, O
but O
he O
took O
with O
him O
enduring O
memories O
of O
the O
homer O
of O
1951 O
. O

When O
his O
wife O
, O
Betsy B-PERSON
, O
came O
down O
the O
aisle O
on O
their O
wedding O
day O
in O
1966 O
, O
Mr. O
Engelken O
-- O
no O
slouch O
on O
the O
romantic O
front O
-- O
gave O
her O
the O
ultimate O
compliment O
: O
`` O
You O
look O
prettier O
than O
Bobby B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
's O
home O
run O
. O
'' O

The O
couple O
's O
first O
dog O
, O
Homer O
, O
was O
named O
after O
the O
Great O
Event O
, O
though O
unwitting O
friends O
assumed O
he O
was O
the O
namesake O
of O
the O
poet O
. O

And O
when O
Mr. O
Engelken O
's O
sister O
, O
Martha B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
born O
two O
days O
before O
the O
home O
run O
, O
reached O
her O
25th O
birthday O
, O
Mr. O
Engelken O
wrote O
his O
sports O
hero O
to O
tell O
him O
of O
the O
coincidence O
of O
events O
. O

Mr. O
Thomson O
sent O
off O
a O
card O
to O
Martha B-PERSON
: O
`` O
It O
does O
n't O
seem O
like O
25 O
years O
since O
I O
hit O
that O
home O
run O
to O
celebrate O
your O
birth O
, O
'' O
it O
read O
. O

Martha B-PERSON
was O
pleased O
, O
but O
nowhere O
near O
as O
much O
as O
Mr. O
Engelken O
. O

The O
family O
license O
plate O
reads O
`` O
ENG O
23 O
, O
'' O
the O
first O
three O
letters O
of O
the O
family O
name O
and O
-- O
no O
surprise O
here O
-- O
Bobby B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
's O
uniform O
number O
. O

And O
on O
Mr. O
Engelken O
's O
40th O
birthday O
, O
his O
wife O
bought O
a O
book O
detailing O
the O
big O
homer O
and O
sent O
it O
off O
to O
Mr. O
Thomson O
to O
be O
autographed O
. O

`` O
What O
could O
have O
been O
better O
? O
'' O
asks O
Mr. O
Engelken O
. O

Betsy B-PERSON
Engelken I-PERSON
asked O
the O
same O
question O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
when O
her O
husband O
was O
about O
to O
turn O
50 O
. O

She O
had O
an O
idea O
. O

On O
her O
husband O
's O
50th O
birthday O
-LRB- O
after O
an O
auspicious O
23 O
years O
of O
marriage O
, O
it O
should O
be O
noted O
-RRB- O
, O
Betsy B-PERSON
, O
Al B-PERSON
and O
their O
college O
- O
bound O
son O
set O
out O
for O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
to O
visit O
Fordham B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

Mrs. O
Engelken O
had O
scheduled O
a O
stop O
on O
the B-FAC
New I-FAC
Jersey I-FAC
Turnpike I-FAC
to O
, O
she O
told O
her O
husband O
, O
pick O
up O
some O
papers O
for O
a O
neighbor O
. O

The O
papers O
would O
be O
handed O
over O
at O
a O
bank O
of O
telephone O
booths O
just O
off O
Exit O
10 O
. O

`` O
It O
sounded O
like O
something O
out O
of O
Ian B-PERSON
Fleming I-PERSON
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Engelken O
recalls O
. O

At O
the O
appointed O
exit O
, O
the O
family O
pulled O
over O
, O
and O
Mrs. O
Engelken O
went O
to O
get O
her O
papers O
. O

Mr. O
Engelken O
turned O
off O
the O
motor O
and O
rolled O
down O
the O
window O
. O

In O
a O
matter O
of O
minutes O
, O
she O
was O
back O
, O
with O
a O
tall O
, O
silver O
- O
haired O
man O
in O
tow O
. O

She O
crouched O
down O
by O
the O
car O
window O
and O
addressed O
her O
husband O
with O
her O
favorite O
nickname O
: O

`` O
Bertie B-PERSON
, O
'' O
she O
said O
, O
`` O
Happy O
50th O
Birthday O
. O

This O
is O
Bobby B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
. O
'' O

`` O
And O
there O
he O
was O
, O
'' O
recalls O
Mr. O
Engelken O
. O

`` O
The O
hero O
of O
my O
youth O
, O
the O
one O
person O
in O
history O
I O
'd O
most O
like O
to O
meet O
. O

Keep O
your O
Thomas B-PERSON
Jeffersons I-PERSON
, O
or O
St. O
Augustines O
or O
Michelangelos B-PERSON
; O
I O
'd O
take O
baseball O
's O
Flying O
Scot O
without O
hesitation O
. O
'' O

They O
talked O
of O
the O
home O
run O
. O

`` O
I O
thought O
it O
was O
in O
the O
upper O
deck O
, O
'' O
said O
Bobby B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
, O
now O
66 O
years O
old O
. O

They O
talked O
of O
the O
aftermath O
. O

`` O
I O
never O
thought O
it O
would O
become O
so O
momentous O
, O
'' O
Bobby B-PERSON
remarked O
. O

Mr. O
Engelken O
, O
says O
his O
wife O
, O
`` O
was O
overwhelmed O
by O
the O
whole O
thing O
. O

It O
was O
worth O
it O
, O
just O
for O
the O
look O
on O
Albert B-PERSON
's O
face O
. O
'' O

The O
two O
men O
spent O
an O
hour O
at O
Exit O
10 O
, O
rehashing O
the O
event O
, O
`` O
fulfilling O
the O
lifelong O
dream O
of O
a O
young O
boy O
now O
turned O
50 O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Engelken O
says O
. O

His O
hero O
signed O
photographs O
of O
the O
homer O
and O
diplomatically O
called O
Ralph B-PERSON
Branca I-PERSON
`` O
a O
very O
fine O
pitcher O
. O
'' O

And O
when O
Mr. O
Engelken O
asked O
him O
why O
he O
took O
time O
off O
from O
work O
for O
somebody O
he O
did O
n't O
even O
know O
, O
Bobby B-PERSON
Thomson I-PERSON
replied O
: O
`` O
You O
know O
, O
Albert B-PERSON
, O
if O
you O
have O
the O
chance O
in O
life O
to O
make O
somebody O
this O
happy O
, O
you O
have O
an O
obligation O
to O
do O
it O
. O
'' O

In O
an O
interview O
, O
Mr. O
Thomson O
, O
who O
is O
married O
and O
has O
three O
grown O
children O
, O
says O
he O
has O
few O
ties O
to O
baseball O
these O
days O
, O
other O
than O
playing O
old O
- O
timers O
games O
now O
and O
again O
. O

But O
his O
fans O
, O
to O
his O
constant O
amazement O
, O
never O
let O
him O
forget O
the O
famous O
four O
- O
bagger O
. O

His O
mail O
regularly O
recalls O
`` O
my O
one O
event O
, O
'' O
and O
has O
been O
growing O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

In O
response O
to O
the O
letters O
, O
Mr. O
Thomson O
usually O
sends O
an O
autographed O
photo O
with O
a O
polite O
note O
, O
and O
rarely O
arranges O
a O
rendezvous O
. O

But O
when O
Betsy B-PERSON
Engelken I-PERSON
wrote O
him O
, O
saying O
she O
could O
stop O
near O
his O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
home O
, O
it O
seemed O
different O
. O

`` O
What O
a O
good O
feeling O
it O
would O
be O
for O
me O
to O
do O
that O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
he O
thought O
. O

When O
the O
Engelken B-PERSON
family O
got O
back O
from O
its O
trip O
up O
north O
, O
Mr. O
Engelken O
wrote O
it O
all O
down O
, O
just O
to O
make O
sure O
no O
detail O
was O
missed O
. O

`` O
On O
the O
way O
home O
, O
'' O
his O
notes O
recall O
, O
`` O
it O
took O
concentrated O
effort O
to O
keep O
that O
car O
pointed O
south O
. O

My O
mind O
was O
miles O
north O
at O
a O
place O
called O
Coogan O
's O
Bluff O
, O
where O
a O
real O
sports O
hero O
had O
captured O
the O
imagination O
of O
a O
kid O
who O
never O
fully O
grew O
up O
and O
is O
all O
the O
richer O
for O
it O
. O

`` O
Take O
heart O
, O
sports O
fans O
, O
'' O
he O
wrote O
. O

`` O
Real O
heroes O
exist O
. O

You O
might O
not O
find O
one O
in O
the O
` O
Jurisprudence B-WORK_OF_ART
' O
column O
. O

But O
who O
knows O
? O

You O
might O
meet O
up O
with O
him O
at O
that O
bank O
of O
telephone O
booths O
just O
off O
Exit O
10 O
of O
the B-FAC
New I-FAC
Jersey I-FAC
Turnpike I-FAC
. O

Treasury O
Secretary O
Nicholas O
Brady O
said O
that O
Congress B-ORG
should O
grant O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
the O
power O
to O
close O
the O
stock O
markets O
in O
periods O
of O
crisis O
. O

In O
testimony O
to O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
securities O
subcommittee O
, O
Mr. O
Brady O
disputed O
the O
view O
of O
SEC O
Chairman O
Richard O
Breeden O
, O
who O
told O
a O
House B-ORG
panel O
Wednesday O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
want O
the O
ability O
to O
halt O
the O
markets O
. O

Mr. O
Breeden O
contended O
that O
discretionary O
power O
could O
have O
an O
impact O
on O
the O
markets O
if O
rumors O
were O
to O
circulate O
about O
when O
the O
exchanges O
might O
be O
closed O
. O

He O
added O
that O
the O
president O
already O
has O
the O
power O
to O
close O
the O
markets O
in O
an O
emergency O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Brady O
argued O
that O
the O
SEC O
is O
closer O
to O
the O
markets O
and O
in O
a O
better O
position O
to O
understand O
when O
the O
exchanges O
are O
under O
such O
stress O
that O
they O
should O
be O
closed O
. O

Separately O
, O
Mr. O
Brady O
said O
he O
asked O
the O
Working O
Group O
on O
Financial O
Markets O
to O
determine O
whether O
futures O
margins O
are O
too O
low O
. O

He O
noted O
that O
some O
minimum O
margin O
requirements O
have O
been O
reduced O
to O
levels O
below O
those O
before O
the O
1987 O
crash O
. O

`` O
This O
raises O
questions O
whether O
futures O
and O
equity O
margin O
requirements O
are O
consistent O
at O
these O
levels O
and O
whether O
futures O
margins O
are O
adequate O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Brady O
said O
. O

Margins O
are O
the O
amount O
of O
money O
an O
investor O
needs O
to O
put O
up O
to O
buy O
or O
sell O
a O
futures O
contract O
. O

Margins O
on O
the O
futures O
exchanges O
typically O
are O
raised O
and O
lowered O
according O
to O
market O
volatility O
. O

The B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
margins O
for O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
stood O
at O
$ O
10,000 O
a O
contract O
for O
speculators O
and O
$ O
5,000 O
for O
hedgers O
before O
Oct. O
16 O
, O
1987 O
; O
that O
day O
the O
hedging O
margin O
was O
raised O
to O
$ O
7,500 O
. O

Margins O
were O
raised O
or O
lowered O
about O
a O
dozen O
times O
since O
the O
crash O
Oct. O
19 O
, O
1987 O
. O

Currently O
, O
they O
stand O
at O
$ O
12,000 O
for O
speculators O
, O
who O
are O
typically O
individuals O
and O
non-member O
traders O
, O
and O
$ O
6,000 O
for O
hedgers O
, O
which O
are O
usually O
institutions O
and O
have O
offsetting O
positions O
in O
the O
underlying O
stocks O
. O

Mr. O
Brady O
also O
said O
he O
expects O
the O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
phenomenon O
to O
`` O
end O
under O
-LRB- O
its O
-RRB- O
own O
weight O
. O
'' O

Asked O
whether O
there O
is O
anything O
Congress B-ORG
should O
do O
to O
curb O
the O
LBO O
boom O
, O
Mr. O
Brady O
responded O
, O
`` O
I O
think O
the O
LBO O
phenomenon O
, O
-LRB- O
while O
-RRB- O
it O
wo O
n't O
stop O
completely O
, O
will O
be O
a O
thing O
of O
the O
past O
. O
'' O

Before O
taking O
any O
action O
, O
he O
advised O
the O
panel O
to O
`` O
see O
what O
the O
market O
has O
produced O
as O
a O
cure O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Brady O
also O
agreed O
with O
senators O
' O
concerns O
about O
recent O
stock O
- O
market O
volatility O
, O
and O
said O
he O
realizes O
that O
the O
gyrations O
are O
scaring O
investors O
from O
investing O
in O
stocks O
. O

But O
he O
added O
that O
individuals O
still O
are O
participating O
in O
the O
equity O
market O
indirectly O
through O
mutual O
funds O
and O
pension O
funds O
. O

The O
former O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
executive O
refused O
to O
offer O
an O
opinion O
on O
the O
controversy O
surrounding O
program O
trading O
, O
which O
has O
recently O
become O
a O
larger O
part O
of O
the O
trading O
in O
the O
market O
and O
has O
been O
blamed O
for O
accelerating O
the O
drop O
two O
weeks O
ago O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
not O
have O
a O
view O
of O
whether O
we O
should O
do O
anything O
about O
program O
trading O
at O
this O
time O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Brady O
endorsed O
the O
market O
- O
revision O
bill O
that O
both O
houses O
of O
Congress B-ORG
will O
try O
to O
push O
through O
this O
session O
. O

That O
bill O
, O
proposed O
by O
the O
SEC O
last O
year O
, O
would O
require O
brokerage O
firms O
to O
disclose O
the O
financial O
positions O
of O
their O
holding O
companies O
, O
mandate O
large O
traders O
' O
reporting O
of O
program O
or O
block O
trades O
, O
and O
improve O
clearing O
and O
settlement O
of O
trades O
between O
the O
futures O
and O
stock O
markets O
. O

The O
bill O
also O
would O
give O
the O
SEC O
the O
power O
to O
close O
the O
markets O
, O
a O
discretion O
that O
former O
SEC O
Chairman O
David O
Ruder O
wanted O
but O
Mr. O
Breeden O
does O
n't O
. O

Mr. O
Brady O
and O
senators O
agreed O
to O
have O
their O
staffs O
meet O
within O
the O
next O
week O
to O
start O
fine O
- O
tuning O
the O
bill O
. O

It O
has O
more O
drug O
users O
than O
Boston B-GPE
has O
people O
. O

Thirty O
- O
four O
thousand O
of O
its O
children O
live O
in O
foster O
homes O
, O
while O
50,000 O
residents O
have O
no O
homes O
at O
all O
. O

Its O
tax O
base O
is O
shrinking O
, O
a O
$ O
1 O
billion O
budget O
deficit O
looms O
, O
and O
the O
city O
faces O
contract O
negotiations O
with O
all O
major O
municipal O
unions O
next O
year O
. O

This O
is O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

When O
the O
dust O
and O
dirt O
settle O
in O
an O
extra-nasty O
mayoral O
race O
, O
the O
man O
most O
likely O
to O
gain O
custody O
of O
all O
this O
is O
a O
career O
politician O
named O
David B-PERSON
Dinkins I-PERSON
. O

Running O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
and O
most O
ornery O
city O
may O
be O
no O
treat O
, O
but O
at O
least O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
knows O
what O
to O
expect O
from O
it O
. O

As O
the O
campaign O
hits O
the O
home O
stretch O
, O
however O
, O
voters O
still O
have O
very O
little O
idea O
what O
they O
can O
expect O
from O
him O
. O

After O
25 O
years O
in O
city O
politics O
, O
David B-PERSON
Dinkins I-PERSON
remains O
an O
enigma O
. O

The O
soft O
- O
spoken O
, O
silver O
- O
haired O
Manhattan B-GPE
borough O
president O
-- O
the O
first O
black O
man O
to O
win O
the O
Democratic O
nomination O
for O
mayor O
here O
-- O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
single O
prominent O
political O
enemy O
. O

While O
he O
is O
widely O
described O
as O
a O
man O
with O
deep O
convictions O
, O
he O
has O
few O
major O
political O
programs O
that O
he O
can O
call O
his O
own O
. O

Asked O
about O
his O
greatest O
achievement O
in O
public O
life O
, O
he O
first O
speaks O
about O
the O
quality O
of O
his O
staff O
. O

Now O
, O
as O
election O
day O
nears O
, O
even O
some O
supporters O
wonder O
what O
he O
will O
do O
if O
he O
wins O
the O
mayoralty O
on O
Nov. O
7 O
. O

They O
wonder O
whether O
he O
can O
be O
firm O
with O
his O
longtime O
allies O
, O
including O
union O
leaders O
and O
political O
cronies O
who O
may O
seek O
a O
place O
at O
the O
trough O
. O

They O
wonder O
whether O
he O
has O
the O
economic O
know O
- O
how O
to O
steer O
the O
city O
through O
a O
possible O
fiscal O
crisis O
, O
and O
they O
wonder O
who O
will O
be O
advising O
him O
. O

Will O
he O
, O
if O
he O
wins O
, O
be O
in O
the O
thrall O
of O
the O
most O
liberal O
of O
his O
allies O
, O
who O
advocate O
such O
policies O
as O
rent O
control O
for O
commercial O
buildings O
, O
or O
will O
he O
tilt O
toward O
the O
real O
- O
estate O
interests O
that O
have O
funneled O
money O
into O
his O
campaign O
? O

After O
his O
decisive O
primary O
victory O
over O
Mayor O
Edward O
I. O
Koch O
in O
September O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
coasted O
, O
until O
recently O
, O
on O
a O
quite O
- O
comfortable O
lead O
over O
his O
Republican O
opponent O
, O
Rudolph B-PERSON
Giuliani I-PERSON
, O
the O
former O
crime O
buster O
who O
has O
proved O
a O
something O
of O
a O
bust O
as O
a O
candidate O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
has O
stumbled O
in O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
over O
his O
campaign O
's O
payments O
to O
a O
black O
activist O
who O
is O
a O
convicted O
kidnapper O
, O
and O
over O
his O
handling O
of O
a O
stock O
sale O
to O
his O
son O
. O

Polls O
also O
have O
recorded O
some O
slippage O
in O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
support O
among O
Jewish O
voters O
, O
and O
citywide O
projections O
now O
put O
his O
lead O
at O
between O
four O
and O
20 O
percentage O
points O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
with O
reporters O
and O
editors O
of O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
appears O
quite O
confident O
of O
victory O
and O
of O
his O
ability O
to O
handle O
the O
mayoralty O
. O

`` O
A O
lot O
of O
people O
think O
I O
will O
give O
away O
the O
store O
, O
but O
I O
can O
assure O
you O
I O
will O
not O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
aware O
we O
have O
real O
budgetary O
problems O
. O
'' O

The O
city O
is O
full O
of O
aging O
bridges O
, O
water O
mains O
and O
roadways O
that O
are O
in O
need O
of O
billions O
of O
dollars O
worth O
of O
repair O
. O

Renewed O
efforts O
to O
fight O
drugs O
and O
crime O
will O
be O
costly O
. O

But O
city O
officials O
say O
tax O
revenues O
are O
lagging O
. O

And O
after O
a O
decade O
of O
explosive O
job O
growth O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
a O
period O
of O
contraction O
is O
under O
way O
. O

Mr. O
Koch O
already O
has O
announced O
he O
will O
drop O
3,200 O
jobs O
from O
the O
city O
payroll O
, O
but O
that O
wo O
n't O
be O
enough O
. O

New O
York O
State O
Comptroller O
Edward O
Regan O
predicts O
a O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
budget O
gap O
for O
the O
city O
's O
next O
fiscal O
year O
, O
a O
gap O
that O
could O
grow O
if O
there O
is O
a O
recession O
. O

If O
elected O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
will O
probably O
have O
no O
choice O
but O
to O
raise O
taxes O
on O
overburdened O
businesses O
or O
cut O
spending O
in O
already O
under O
- O
serviced O
neighborhoods O
. O

`` O
He O
is O
going O
to O
face O
a O
mess O
, O
'' O
says O
City O
Council O
President O
Andrew O
Stein O
. O

`` O
His O
supporters O
are O
not O
venal O
, O
but O
their O
solution O
to O
everything O
will O
be O
to O
spend O
more O
money O
, O
and O
he O
wo O
n't O
have O
any O
money O
. O
'' O

By O
and O
large O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
has O
finessed O
the O
touchy O
question O
of O
whose O
ox O
he O
would O
gore O
. O

Instead O
of O
focusing O
on O
the O
financial O
future O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
has O
sold O
himself O
as O
a O
unifier O
for O
a O
city O
recently O
touched O
by O
racial O
violence O
and O
as O
a O
soothing O
antidote O
to O
12 O
years O
of O
commotion O
generated O
by O
Mayor O
Koch O
. O

`` O
The O
thing O
about O
the O
Dinkins B-PERSON
candidacy O
is O
that O
it O
offers O
hope O
to O
a O
broad O
range O
of O
people O
, O
'' O
says O
Meyer B-PERSON
Frucher I-PERSON
, O
a O
real O
- O
estate O
executive O
and O
former O
aide O
to O
Gov. O
Mario O
Cuomo O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
a O
feel O
- O
good O
candidacy O
. O
'' O

No O
doubt O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
has O
been O
a O
calming O
influence O
. O

He O
is O
an O
avuncular O
figure O
who O
remembers O
the O
birthdays O
of O
colleagues O
' O
children O
, O
opens O
doors O
for O
women O
, O
and O
almost O
never O
has O
a O
bad O
word O
to O
say O
about O
anybody O
. O

More O
important O
, O
he O
emerged O
as O
a O
peacemaker O
last O
summer O
after O
the O
Central O
Park O
rape O
of O
a O
white O
jogger O
-- O
in O
which O
a O
group O
of O
Harlem B-LOC
teens O
was O
charged O
-- O
and O
the O
racial O
murder O
of O
a O
black O
teen O
- O
ager O
in O
the O
white O
Brooklyn B-GPE
neighborhood O
of O
Bensonhurst B-LOC
. O

Rather O
than O
scaring O
off O
white O
voters O
, O
as O
many O
predicted O
he O
would O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
attracted O
many O
whites O
precisely O
because O
of O
his O
reputation O
for O
having O
a O
cool O
head O
. O

-LRB- O
Keeping O
cool O
is O
a O
Dinkins B-PERSON
priority O
: O
On O
humid O
days O
this O
summer O
, O
he O
was O
known O
to O
change O
his O
double O
- O
breasted O
suits O
as O
many O
as O
four O
times O
a O
day O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
even O
in O
his O
front O
- O
runner O
campaign O
, O
he O
has O
shown O
signs O
of O
the O
indecisiveness O
and O
confusion O
that O
some O
say O
has O
plagued O
his O
tenure O
as O
Manhattan B-GPE
borough O
president O
-- O
and O
might O
hinder O
him O
as O
mayor O
. O

Over O
the O
last O
few O
weeks O
, O
he O
has O
frittered O
away O
roughly O
half O
of O
what O
was O
once O
a O
33 O
- O
point O
lead O
in O
the O
polls O
over O
Mr. O
Giuliani O
. O

A O
story O
about O
how O
he O
mishandled O
the O
sale O
to O
his O
son O
of O
his O
stock O
in O
a O
media O
company O
controlled O
by O
his O
political O
patron O
Percy B-PERSON
Sutton I-PERSON
was O
allowed O
to O
fester O
a O
full O
week O
before O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
faced O
the O
media O
. O

He O
has O
canceled O
numerous O
campaign O
appointments O
and O
was O
largely O
inaccessible O
to O
the O
media O
until O
the O
stock O
story O
broke O
. O

His O
campaign O
was O
caught O
flat O
- O
footed O
amid O
allegations O
it O
paid O
almost O
$ O
10,000 O
for O
what O
it O
said O
was O
a O
`` O
get O
- O
out O
- O
the O
- O
vote O
'' O
effort O
by O
black O
activist O
Sonny B-PERSON
Carson I-PERSON
, O
a O
convicted O
kidnapper O
who O
later O
said O
publicly O
that O
he O
is O
`` O
anti-white O
. O
'' O

Critics O
have O
said O
the O
payment O
looked O
like O
an O
attempt O
by O
the O
Dinkins B-PERSON
camp O
to O
get O
Mr. O
Carson O
to O
stop O
leading O
confrontational O
demonstrations O
protesting O
the O
Bensonhurst O
murder O
-- O
protests O
the O
campaign O
may O
have O
feared O
could O
cause O
some O
white O
voters O
to O
turn O
from O
a O
black O
candidate O
. O

Mr. O
Dinkins O
also O
has O
failed O
to O
allay O
Jewish O
voters O
' O
fears O
about O
his O
association O
with O
the O
Rev. O
Jesse O
Jackson O
, O
despite O
the O
fact O
that O
few O
local O
non-Jewish O
politicians O
have O
been O
as O
vocal O
for O
Jewish O
causes O
in O
the O
past O
20 O
years O
as O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
has O
. O

These O
campaign O
problems O
have O
echoed O
difficulties O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
has O
run O
into O
before O
. O

A O
former O
U.S. B-NORP
Marine I-NORP
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
got O
off O
to O
a O
quick O
start O
in O
politics O
, O
joining O
a O
local O
Democratic O
political O
club O
in O
the O
1950s O
, O
linking O
up O
with O
black O
urban O
leaders O
such O
as O
Charles B-PERSON
Rangel I-PERSON
, O
Basil B-PERSON
Paterson I-PERSON
and O
Mr. O
Sutton O
, O
and O
getting O
himself O
elected O
to O
the O
state O
assembly O
in O
1965 O
. O

But O
his O
chance O
to O
become O
deputy O
mayor O
under O
Mayor O
Abraham O
Beame O
, O
a O
plan O
boosted O
by O
Mr. O
Sutton O
, O
was O
squandered O
because O
of O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
failure O
-- O
still O
largely O
unexplained O
-- O
to O
file O
income O
tax O
returns O
for O
four O
years O
running O
. O

`` O
I O
always O
thought O
of O
this O
as O
a O
thing O
that O
could O
always O
be O
done O
tomorrow O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
at O
the O
time O
. O

Later O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
became O
more O
deeply O
indebted O
to O
Mr. O
Sutton O
and O
other O
city O
pols O
, O
including O
then O
- O
City O
Council O
President O
Paul O
O'Dwyer O
, O
when O
they O
helped O
him O
get O
appointed O
city O
clerk O
, O
a O
largely O
ceremonial O
post O
responsible O
for O
the O
city O
's O
marriage O
bureau O
, O
among O
other O
things O
. O

-LRB- O
Mr. O
O'Dwyer O
is O
now O
one O
of O
the O
lawyers O
for O
Mr. O
Sutton O
's O
media O
company O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
debt O
rose O
further O
in O
1977 O
when O
Mr. O
Sutton O
resigned O
his O
position O
as O
Manhattan B-GPE
borough O
president O
to O
run O
for O
mayor O
. O

Mr. O
Sutton O
recalls O
: O
`` O
When O
I O
left O
, O
I O
sat O
down O
with O
Charlie B-PERSON
-LCB- O
Rangel O
-RCB- O
, O
Basil O
-LCB- O
Paterson B-GPE
-RCB- O
and O
David B-PERSON
, O
and O
David B-PERSON
said O
, O
` O
Who O
will O
run O
for O
borough O
president O
? O
' O
And O
I O
said O
, O
` O
You O
will O
. O
' O
'' O

David B-PERSON
Garth I-PERSON
, O
Mayor O
Koch O
's O
longtime O
media O
adviser O
, O
says O
of O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
, O
`` O
He O
really O
is O
the O
personification O
of O
the O
patronage O
system O
. O

But O
the O
guy O
is O
so O
personally O
decent O
, O
people O
tend O
to O
forget O
that O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Dinkins O
lost O
twice O
by O
wide O
margins O
before O
finally O
getting O
elected O
borough O
president O
in O
1985 O
. O

But O
by O
most O
accounts O
, O
he O
made O
little O
of O
the O
post O
and O
was O
best O
known O
among O
city O
politicians O
for O
his O
problems O
making O
up O
his O
mind O
on O
matters O
before O
the O
city O
's O
Board O
of O
Estimate O
, O
the O
body O
that O
votes O
on O
crucial O
budget O
and O
land O
- O
use O
matters O
. O

Colleagues O
today O
recall O
with O
some O
humor O
how O
meetings O
would O
crawl O
into O
the O
early O
morning O
hours O
as O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
would O
march O
his O
staff O
out O
of O
board O
meetings O
and O
into O
his O
private O
office O
to O
discuss O
, O
en O
masse O
, O
certain O
controversial O
proposals O
. O

`` O
He O
taught O
me O
how O
to O
drink O
herbal O
tea O
instead O
of O
coffee O
at O
3 O
a.m. O
, O
I O
'll O
give O
him O
that O
, O
'' O
says O
Deputy O
Mayor O
Robert O
Esnard O
. O

Often O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
procrastination O
prevented O
him O
from O
having O
a O
say O
in O
the O
way O
things O
turned O
out O
, O
critics O
claim O
. O

On O
the O
campaign O
stump O
, O
he O
often O
points O
out O
that O
he O
was O
the O
only O
Board O
of O
Estimate O
member O
to O
vote O
against O
a O
controversial O
real O
- O
estate O
project O
at O
Manhattan B-GPE
's O
Columbus B-LOC
Circle I-LOC
. O

But O
board O
members O
say O
he O
took O
so O
long O
to O
decide O
how O
to O
vote O
that O
by O
the O
time O
he O
decided O
, O
it O
was O
too O
late O
to O
try O
to O
draw O
other O
members O
to O
his O
position O
. O

Says O
one O
city O
official O
: O
`` O
Everybody O
else O
had O
brought O
in O
the O
wagons O
and O
made O
their O
deal O
. O

He O
would O
have O
got O
a O
lot O
more O
done O
if O
he O
made O
up O
his O
mind O
faster O
. O
'' O

One O
Board O
member O
, O
Bronx O
Borough O
President O
Ferdinand O
Ferrer O
, O
was O
said O
to O
be O
so O
impatient O
with O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
behavior O
at O
many O
meetings O
that O
he O
withheld O
his O
support O
for O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
mayoral O
effort O
until O
late O
in O
the O
primary O
campaign O
. O

`` O
I O
had O
some O
problem O
from O
time O
to O
time O
on O
the O
length O
of O
time O
he O
would O
take O
to O
make O
up O
his O
mind O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Ferrer O
admits O
, O
but O
he O
maintains O
that O
he O
did O
n't O
delay O
his O
support O
of O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
and O
that O
he O
backs O
the O
Democratic O
candidate O
enthusiastically O
. O

Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
campaign O
manager O
and O
former O
chief O
of O
staff O
, O
Bill B-PERSON
Lynch I-PERSON
, O
denies O
that O
the O
Manhattan B-GPE
borough O
president O
has O
taken O
too O
long O
to O
decide O
important O
issues O
. O

`` O
We O
did O
n't O
rubber O
- O
stamp O
everything O
that O
came O
to O
us O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Lynch O
says O
. O

On O
some O
occasions O
when O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
has O
discussed O
the O
issues O
during O
the O
campaign O
, O
he O
has O
run O
into O
a O
familiar O
kind O
of O
trouble O
. O

Some O
supporters O
were O
stunned O
this O
summer O
when O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
suggested O
weakening O
the O
law O
forbidding O
public O
employees O
to O
go O
on O
strike O
. O

He O
withdrew O
the O
remark O
. O

When O
he O
later O
sided O
with O
striking O
hospital O
workers O
, O
some O
allies O
cringed O
a O
little O
more O
, O
concerned O
that O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
was O
setting O
the O
wrong O
tone O
for O
coming O
contract O
negotiations O
with O
city O
employees O
. O

Then O
, O
two O
days O
before O
receiving O
an O
endorsement O
from O
environmental O
groups O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
promised O
he O
would O
issue O
a O
three O
- O
year O
moratorium O
on O
construction O
of O
garbage O
- O
incinerator O
plants O
. O

That O
announcement O
was O
roundly O
criticized O
by O
Mayor O
Koch O
-- O
who O
has O
endorsed O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
-- O
because O
the O
city O
faces O
a O
garbage O
crisis O
and O
has O
already O
spent O
$ O
5 O
million O
planning O
for O
an O
incinerator O
that O
would O
be O
scrapped O
under O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
proposal O
. O

While O
his O
public O
statements O
have O
at O
times O
been O
confusing O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
position O
papers O
have O
more O
consistently O
reflected O
anti-development O
sentiment O
. O

He O
favors O
a O
form O
of O
commercial O
rent O
control O
, O
which O
the O
financial O
community O
believes O
would O
make O
it O
more O
difficult O
to O
attract O
investment O
in O
the O
city O
. O

In O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
labor O
shortage O
, O
he O
proposes O
linking O
city O
subsidies O
to O
businesses O
to O
their O
record O
of O
hiring O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
residents O
. O

With O
an O
untrained O
local O
labor O
pool O
, O
many O
experts O
believe O
, O
that O
policy O
could O
drive O
businesses O
from O
the O
city O
. O

And O
he O
favors O
a O
more O
cooperative O
approach O
toward O
the O
neighboring O
states O
of O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
and O
Connecticut B-GPE
in O
the O
battle O
over O
companies O
thinking O
of O
moving O
employees O
out O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Many O
economic O
- O
development O
officials O
say O
the O
Koch B-PERSON
administration O
's O
aggressive O
approach O
helped O
save O
5,000 O
Chase B-ORG
Manhattan I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
jobs O
from O
moving O
across O
the O
Hudson O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
economic O
planks O
do O
n't O
seem O
to O
bother O
the O
business O
community O
, O
where O
he O
draws O
significant O
support O
. O

Steven B-PERSON
Spinola I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
Real O
Estate O
Board O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
an O
industry O
organization O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
`` O
economic O
development O
program O
is O
shortsighted O
, O
but O
when O
it O
comes O
down O
to O
it O
, O
he O
can O
be O
reasonable O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
inner O
circle O
of O
advisers O
appears O
to O
include O
both O
ideologues O
and O
pragmatists O
, O
leaving O
voters O
with O
little O
clue O
as O
to O
who O
will O
be O
more O
influential O
. O

The O
key O
man O
seems O
to O
be O
the O
campaign O
manager O
, O
Mr. O
Lynch O
. O

A O
disheveled O
, O
roly O
- O
poly O
son O
of O
a O
Long B-GPE
Island I-GPE
potato O
farmer O
, O
Mr. O
Lynch O
is O
a O
veteran O
union O
organizer O
who O
worked O
on O
the O
presidential O
campaigns O
of O
Sen. O
Edward O
Kennedy O
and O
Mr. O
Jackson O
. O

But O
as O
the O
Dinkins B-PERSON
campaign O
hit O
tough O
times O
this O
month O
, O
Andrew B-PERSON
Cuomo I-PERSON
, O
the O
politically O
seasoned O
son O
of O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
governor O
, O
is O
also O
said O
to O
have O
taken O
a O
more O
active O
role O
on O
strategy O
. O

Another O
close O
ally O
is O
Ruth B-PERSON
Messinger I-PERSON
, O
a O
Manhattan B-GPE
city O
councilwoman O
, O
some O
of O
whose O
programs O
, O
such O
as O
commercial O
rent O
control O
, O
have O
made O
their O
way O
into O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
position O
papers O
. O

If O
she O
remains O
influential O
with O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
, O
as O
some O
suggest O
she O
will O
, O
his O
mayoralty O
may O
take O
on O
a O
more O
anti-development O
flavor O
. O

But O
Lincoln O
Center O
President O
Nathan O
Leventhal O
, O
who O
would O
head O
a O
Dinkins B-PERSON
transition O
team O
, O
is O
more O
mainstream O
, O
as O
is O
real O
- O
estate O
executive O
Anthony B-PERSON
Gliedman I-PERSON
, O
another O
insider O
. O

Mr. O
Dinkins O
also O
has O
said O
he O
would O
receive O
economic O
advice O
from O
a O
board O
that O
would O
include O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
chairman O
James B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Robinson I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
, O
investment O
banker O
Felix B-PERSON
Rohatyn I-PERSON
, O
leveraged O
- O
buy O
- O
out O
specialist O
Reginald B-PERSON
Lewis I-PERSON
and O
attorney O
Joseph B-PERSON
Flom I-PERSON
. O

Some O
business O
leaders O
and O
others O
also O
believe O
that O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
would O
place O
significant O
responsibility O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
a O
deputy O
mayor O
with O
a O
strong O
administrative O
background O
. O

Names O
of O
possible O
deputies O
that O
have O
surfaced O
include O
former O
mayoral O
candidate O
Richard B-PERSON
Ravitch I-PERSON
, O
former O
schools O
chancellor O
Frank B-PERSON
Macchiarola I-PERSON
and O
Messrs. O
Leventhal O
and O
Gliedman B-PERSON
. O

Then O
there O
are O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
old O
- O
time O
Harlem B-LOC
colleagues O
, O
such O
as O
U.S. O
Rep. O
Rangel O
, O
former O
Deputy O
Mayor O
Paterson O
and O
Mr. O
Sutton O
. O

Having O
attained O
positions O
of O
real O
influence O
or O
wealth O
, O
these O
men O
constitute O
the O
Old O
Guard O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
black O
politics O
; O
they O
are O
less O
confrontational O
than O
the O
younger O
, O
more O
activist O
black O
political O
community O
that O
has O
been O
based O
largely O
in O
Brooklyn B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
Part O
of O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
strength O
is O
his O
ability O
to O
win O
the O
support O
of O
both O
the O
Brooklyn B-GPE
and O
Harlem B-LOC
factions O
. O
-RRB- O

`` O
We O
know O
there O
are O
potholes O
for O
the O
city O
out O
there O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Paterson O
, O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
former O
law O
partner O
. O

`` O
If O
any O
of O
us O
think O
we O
're O
going O
to O
sidetrack O
David B-PERSON
's O
determination O
to O
be O
the O
best O
possible O
mayor O
because O
of O
his O
obligations O
to O
us O
, O
we O
are O
making O
a O
sad O
mistake O
. O
'' O

Adds O
Ms. O
Messinger O
, O
who O
is O
expected O
to O
win O
the O
borough O
president O
's O
job O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
is O
vacating O
, O
`` O
You O
have O
to O
remember O
David B-PERSON
is O
a O
pragmatist O
. O
'' O

But O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
sense O
of O
pragmatism O
often O
comes O
across O
more O
as O
an O
insider O
's O
determination O
not O
to O
upset O
the O
political O
apple O
cart O
. O

He O
is O
taken O
aback O
in O
an O
interview O
when O
asked O
whether O
, O
as O
mayor O
, O
he O
plans O
on O
reforming O
the O
political O
`` O
fiefdoms O
'' O
that O
perpetuate O
the O
monumental O
ineffectiveness O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
school O
system O
. O

`` O
I O
will O
sit O
down O
and O
talk O
some O
of O
the O
problems O
out O
, O
but O
take O
on O
the O
political O
system O
? O
Uh-uh O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
with O
a O
shake O
of O
the O
head O
. O

Despite O
many O
doubts O
about O
his O
candidacy O
, O
white O
New B-NORP
Yorkers I-NORP
-- O
who O
gave O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
30 O
% O
of O
their O
votes O
in O
the O
primary O
-- O
are O
n't O
expected O
to O
desert O
in O
sufficient O
numbers O
to O
turn O
the O
election O
to O
Mr. O
Giuliani O
. O

The O
former O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
, O
who O
prosecuted O
targets O
ranging O
from O
Mafia B-ORG
dons O
to O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
executives O
, O
has O
succeeded O
in O
raising O
questions O
about O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
's O
ethical O
standards O
, O
but O
so O
far O
has O
failed O
to O
generate O
excitement O
about O
his O
own O
candidacy O
. O

As O
a O
Republican B-NORP
in O
an O
overwhelmingly O
Democratic O
city O
, O
Mr. O
Giuliani O
has O
an O
inherent O
handicap O
. O

As O
a O
first O
- O
time O
candidate O
, O
he O
has O
been O
slow O
to O
learn O
the O
nuances O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
politicking O
. O

Mr. O
Giuliani O
is O
finding O
that O
Mr. O
Dinkins O
, O
in O
his O
many O
years O
in O
public O
life O
, O
has O
built O
up O
considerable O
good O
will O
that O
so O
far O
has O
led O
many O
voters O
to O
overlook O
certain O
failings O
. O

`` O
The O
bottom O
line O
is O
that O
he O
is O
a O
very O
genuine O
and O
decent O
guy O
, O
'' O
says O
Malcolm B-PERSON
Hoenlein I-PERSON
, O
a O
Jewish O
community O
leader O
. O

`` O
In O
the O
end O
, O
I O
think O
David B-PERSON
will O
be O
judged O
for O
being O
David B-PERSON
. O

On O
the O
hungry O
streets O
of O
Naguib O
Mahfouz O
's O
Cairo O
, O
life O
is O
nasty O
, O
brutish O
and O
wickedly O
entertaining O
. O

Zaita B-PERSON
the O
`` O
cripple O
- O
maker O
'' O
rearranges O
the O
limbs O
of O
aspiring O
beggars O
-- O
and O
takes O
a O
cut O
of O
every O
cent O
they O
cadge O
. O

Hassan B-PERSON
Kamel I-PERSON
Ali I-PERSON
is O
a O
card O
shark O
and O
dope O
dealer O
who O
has O
a O
simple O
creed O
: O
`` O
I O
live O
in O
this O
world O
, O
assuming O
that O
there O
is O
no O
morality O
, O
God O
or O
police O
. O
'' O

For O
the O
killer O
and O
thief O
, O
Said B-PERSON
Mahran I-PERSON
, O
fame O
flows O
from O
the O
barrel O
of O
a O
gun O
. O

`` O
One O
man O
said O
you O
act O
as O
a O
stimulant O
, O
'' O
a O
prostitute O
tells O
him O
, O
`` O
a O
diversion O
to O
relieve O
people O
's O
boredom O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Mahfouz O
's O
Cairo B-GPE
also O
has O
Sufi O
sheiks O
and O
saintly O
wives O
who O
look O
to O
God O
, O
not O
crime O
, O
for O
their O
salvation O
. O

But O
it O
is O
his O
portrait O
of O
Cairo B-GPE
low O
- O
life O
-- O
of O
charlatans O
and O
opium O
addicts O
, O
of O
streets O
filled O
with O
`` O
dust O
, O
vegetable O
litter O
, O
and O
animal O
dung O
'' O
-- O
that O
made O
his O
reputation O
, O
and O
won O
him O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
1988 O
. O

Three O
novels O
, O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Beginning I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
End I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
412 O
pages O
, O
$ O
19.95 O
-RRB- O
, O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Thief I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Dogs I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
158 O
pages O
, O
$ O
16.95 O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Wedding I-WORK_OF_ART
Song I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
174 O
pages O
, O
$ O
16.95 O
-RRB- O
, O
recently O
published O
by O
Doubleday B-ORG
offer O
an O
uneven O
sample O
of O
the O
77 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Mahfouz O
's O
talent O
. O

But O
they O
do O
show O
the O
range O
of O
a O
restless O
intellect O
whose O
30 O
- O
odd O
novels O
span O
five O
decades O
and O
include O
work O
of O
social O
realism O
, O
protest O
and O
allegory O
. O

They O
also O
chart O
the O
evolution O
of O
a O
city O
that O
has O
grown O
tenfold O
in O
the O
author O
's O
lifetime O
, O
from O
a O
colonial O
outpost O
of O
fez O
- O
wearing O
pashas O
to O
a O
Third B-LOC
World I-LOC
slum O
choking O
on O
its O
own O
refuse O
. O

`` O
Soon O
it O
'll O
be O
so O
crowded O
, O
'' O
a O
narrator O
complains O
, O
`` O
that O
people O
will O
start O
eating O
each O
other O
. O
'' O

`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Beginning I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
End I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
easily O
the O
best O
of O
the O
three O
, O
belongs O
to O
Mr. O
Mahfouz O
's O
`` O
realistic O
'' O
period O
and O
it O
is O
the O
one O
for O
which O
he O
is O
most O
renowned O
. O

Published O
in O
1949 O
, O
it O
follows O
the O
decline O
of O
a O
Cairo B-GPE
family O
with O
the O
saga O
- O
like O
sweep O
and O
rich O
detail O
that O
critics O
often O
compare O
to O
Dickens B-PERSON
, O
Balzac B-PERSON
and O
Galsworthy B-PERSON
. O

A O
minor O
bureaucrat O
dies O
suddenly O
, O
dooming O
his O
family O
to O
poverty O
and O
eventual O
disgrace O
. O

His O
daughter O
turns O
to O
dressmaking O
, O
then O
to O
peddling O
herself O
for O
a O
few O
piasters O
. O

One O
son O
sacrifices O
his O
own O
career O
so O
that O
his O
avaricious O
brother O
can O
succeed O
, O
while O
another O
helps O
support O
the O
family O
with O
money O
siphoned O
from O
crime O
. O

The O
real O
tragedy O
, O
though O
, O
lies O
not O
in O
the O
family O
's O
circumstances O
but O
in O
its O
concern O
for O
appearances O
. O

Mourning O
for O
the O
father O
is O
overshadowed O
by O
the O
shame O
of O
burying O
him O
in O
a O
pauper O
's O
grave O
. O

The O
family O
moves O
to O
another O
house O
at O
night O
to O
conceal O
shabby O
belongings O
from O
neighbors O
. O

And O
the O
successful O
son O
wishes O
his O
embarrassing O
siblings O
dead O
. O

As O
a O
critique O
of O
middle O
- O
class O
mores O
, O
the O
story O
is O
heavy O
- O
handed O
. O

But O
its O
unsentimental O
sketches O
of O
Cairo B-GPE
life O
are O
vintage O
Mahfouz B-PERSON
. O

We O
see O
, O
smell O
and O
hear O
slums O
filled O
with O
`` O
the O
echoes O
of O
hawkers O
advertising O
their O
wares O
interspersed O
with O
abusive O
language O
, O
rattling O
coughs O
and O
the O
sound O
of O
people O
gathering O
spittle O
in O
their O
throats O
and O
spewing O
into O
the O
street O
. O
'' O

And O
we O
meet O
engaging O
crooks O
, O
such O
as O
Hassan B-PERSON
`` O
the O
Head O
, O
'' O
famed O
for O
his O
head O
- O
butting O
fights O
, O
his O
whoring O
and O
his O
hashish O
. O

`` O
` O
God O
has O
not O
yet O
ordained O
that O
I O
should O
have O
earnings O
, O
' O
he O
tells O
his O
worried O
mother O
. O
'' O

Hassan B-PERSON
comes O
to O
a O
bad O
end O
, O
but O
so O
does O
almost O
everyone O
else O
in O
the O
book O
. O

If O
the O
setting O
is O
exotic O
, O
the O
prose O
is O
closer O
to O
Balzac B-PERSON
's O
`` O
Pere B-WORK_OF_ART
Goriot I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
than O
it O
is O
to O
`` O
Arabian B-WORK_OF_ART
Nights I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Mahfouz O
began O
writing O
when O
there O
was O
no O
novelistic O
tradition O
in O
Arabic B-LANGUAGE
, O
and O
he O
modeled O
his O
work O
on O
Western B-NORP
classics O
. O

In O
one O
sense O
, O
this O
limits O
him O
; O
unlike O
a O
writer O
such O
as O
Gabriel B-PERSON
Garcia I-PERSON
Marquez I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
a O
distinctive O
Latin O
voice O
, O
Mr. O
Mahfouz O
's O
style O
offers O
little O
that O
can O
be O
labeled O
`` O
Egyptian B-NORP
. O
'' O

But O
the O
familiarity O
of O
his O
style O
also O
makes O
his O
work O
accessible O
, O
as O
the O
streets O
of O
Cairo B-GPE
come O
alive O
for O
the O
Western B-NORP
reader O
as O
vividly O
as O
Dickens B-PERSON
's O
London B-GPE
or O
Dostoevski B-PERSON
's O
St. B-GPE
Petersburg I-GPE
. O

`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Thief I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Dogs I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
written O
in O
1961 O
, O
is O
a O
taut O
, O
psychological O
drama O
, O
reminiscent O
of O
`` O
Crime B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Punishment I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Its O
antihero O
, O
Said B-PERSON
Mahran I-PERSON
, O
is O
an O
Egyptian B-NORP
Raskolnikov B-PERSON
who O
seeks O
nobility O
in O
robbing O
and O
killing O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
the O
hope O
and O
the O
dream O
, O
the O
redemption O
of O
cowards O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
in O
one O
of O
many O
interior O
monologues O
. O

Later O
, O
he O
recalls O
the O
words O
of O
his O
Marxist O
mentor O
: O
`` O
The O
people O
! O
Theft O
! O
The O
holy O
fire O
! O
'' O

Said B-PERSON
's O
story O
reflects O
the O
souring O
of O
socialism O
under O
Nasser B-PERSON
, O
whose O
dictatorial O
rule O
replaced O
the O
monarchy O
overthrown O
in O
1952 O
. O

By O
1961 O
, O
Mr. O
Mahfouz O
's O
idealism O
had O
vanished O
or O
become O
twisted O
, O
as O
it O
has O
in O
Said B-PERSON
. O

His O
giddy O
dream O
of O
redeeming O
a O
life O
of O
`` O
badly O
aimed O
bullets O
'' O
by O
punishing O
the O
`` O
real O
robbers O
'' O
-- O
the O
rich O
`` O
dogs O
'' O
who O
prey O
on O
the O
poor O
-- O
leads O
only O
to O
the O
death O
of O
innocents O
, O
and O
eventually O
to O
his O
own O
. O

Cairo B-GPE
's O
spirited O
squalor O
also O
has O
gone O
gray O
. O

Here O
, O
the O
city O
is O
dark O
and O
laden O
with O
symbolism O
: O
Said B-PERSON
has O
left O
his O
jail O
cell O
only O
to O
enter O
the O
larger O
prison O
of O
Cairo B-GPE
society O
. O

While O
the O
theme O
is O
compelling O
, O
the O
plot O
and O
characters O
are O
not O
. O

We O
never O
care O
about O
Said B-PERSON
or O
the O
`` O
hypocrites O
'' O
he O
hunts O
. O

`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Thief I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Dogs I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
a O
pioneering O
work O
, O
the O
first O
stream O
- O
of O
- O
consciousness O
novel O
in O
Arabic B-LANGUAGE
, O
but O
it O
is O
likely O
to O
disappoint O
Western B-NORP
readers O
. O

The O
1981 O
novel O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Wedding I-WORK_OF_ART
Song I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
also O
is O
experimental O
, O
and O
another O
badly O
aimed O
bullet O
. O

The O
story O
of O
a O
playwright O
's O
stage O
debut O
unfolds O
in O
first O
- O
person O
monologues O
, O
in O
the O
manner O
of O
Faulkner B-PERSON
's O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Sound I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Fury I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

But O
the O
device O
obscures O
more O
than O
it O
illuminates O
. O

Buried O
in O
the O
work O
is O
a O
meditation O
on O
the O
morality O
of O
art O
, O
and O
on O
the O
struggle O
for O
integrity O
in O
an O
unfair O
world O
. O

But O
again O
, O
the O
themes O
get O
tangled O
in O
Mr. O
Mahfouz O
's O
elliptical O
storytelling O
. O

The O
indirectness O
of O
his O
later O
work O
reflects O
both O
an O
appetite O
for O
new O
genres O
and O
the O
hazards O
of O
art O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
world O
. O

Mr. O
Mahfouz O
has O
been O
pilloried O
and O
censored O
for O
questioning O
Islam B-NORP
and O
advocating O
peace O
with O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Veiling O
his O
message O
has O
helped O
him O
endure O
. O

Art O
, O
says O
the O
playwright O
in O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Wedding I-WORK_OF_ART
Song I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
`` O
the O
surrogate O
for O
the O
action O
that O
an O
idealist O
like O
me O
is O
unable O
to O
take O
. O
'' O

`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Wedding I-WORK_OF_ART
Song I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
gives O
glimpses O
of O
a O
Cairo B-GPE
that O
has O
become O
so O
much O
harsher O
since O
his O
youth O
, O
when O
, O
as O
he O
once O
said O
, O
`` O
the O
poorest O
person O
was O
able O
to O
find O
his O
daily O
bread O
and O
without O
great O
difficulty O
. O
'' O

The O
clutter O
of O
the O
1940s O
remains O
, O
but O
its O
color O
has O
drained O
away O
, O
and O
the O
will O
to O
overcome O
has O
been O
defeated O
. O

Cars O
ca O
n't O
move O
because O
of O
overflowing O
sewers O
. O

Characters O
complain O
ceaselessly O
about O
food O
queues O
, O
prices O
and O
corruption O
. O

And O
the O
ubiquitous O
opium O
addict O
is O
now O
a O
cynical O
and O
selfish O
man O
who O
gripes O
: O
`` O
Only O
government O
ministers O
can O
afford O
it O
these O
days O
! O
'' O

Having O
lost O
their O
faith O
in O
God O
, O
in O
social O
reform O
and O
in O
opium O
, O
Cairenes B-NORP
are O
left O
with O
nothing O
but O
their O
sense O
of O
humor O
. O

Mr. O
Horwitz O
is O
a O
Journal B-ORG
staff O
reporter O
covering O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
System I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
to O
report O
an O
extraordinary O
loss O
of O
about O
$ O
122 O
million O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
due O
to O
early O
retirement O
of O
debt O
. O

The O
cable O
programmer O
said O
the O
loss O
will O
consist O
primarily O
of O
prepayment O
penalties O
, O
and O
unamortized O
issue O
discount O
and O
costs O
related O
to O
its O
just O
- O
completed O
$ O
1.6 O
billion O
refinancing O
of O
its O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
and O
some O
preferred O
stock O
in O
one O
of O
its O
subsidiaries O
. O

A O
Turner B-ORG
spokesman O
would O
n't O
speculate O
on O
the O
extent O
of O
the O
charge O
's O
effect O
on O
the O
quarter O
's O
earnings O
, O
but O
said O
the O
company O
continues O
to O
expect O
to O
report O
a O
net O
loss O
for O
1989 O
. O

The O
company O
said O
the O
repayment O
or O
redemption O
of O
the O
long O
- O
term O
debt O
, O
and O
the O
outstanding O
Class O
A O
cumulative O
exchangeable O
preferred O
stock O
of O
Cable B-ORG
News I-ORG
Network I-ORG
, O
was O
made O
possible O
by O
an O
offering O
of O
about O
$ O
750 O
million O
of O
debentures O
and O
notes O
and O
$ O
900 O
million O
in O
bank O
borrowings O
. O

The O
offering O
included O
$ O
550 O
million O
of O
12 O
% O
senior O
subordinated O
debentures O
due O
2001 O
and O
$ O
200 O
million O
of O
zero O
coupon O
liquid O
yield O
option O
notes O
due O
2004 O
. O

The O
notes O
were O
priced O
to O
yield O
8 O
% O
and O
are O
convertible O
into O
the O
company O
's O
Class O
B O
common O
stock O
at O
a O
price O
which O
represents O
a O
15 O
% O
premium O
over O
the O
market O
price O
on O
Oct. O
10 O
, O
1989 O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
company O
called O
its O
12 O
7/8 O
% O
senior O
subordinated O
notes O
due O
1994 O
, O
with O
an O
aggregate O
principal O
amount O
of O
$ O
200 O
million O
, O
for O
redemption O
on O
Dec. O
15 O
. O

As O
a O
result O
of O
the O
refinancing O
, O
the O
company O
said O
the O
interest O
on O
the O
debt O
will O
fall O
to O
slightly O
more O
than O
11 O
% O
from O
slightly O
more O
than O
14 O
% O
. O

In O
American B-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
composite O
trading O
, O
Turner B-ORG
's O
Class O
A O
stock O
closed O
at O
$ O
50.50 O
, O
down O
37.5 O
cents O
. O

Sam B-PERSON
Ramirez I-PERSON
and O
his O
men O
are O
late O
. O

They O
pile O
out O
of O
their O
truck O
and O
furiously O
begin O
twisting O
together O
steel O
pipes O
linking O
a O
giant O
storage O
tank O
to O
the O
Sharpshooter O
, O
a O
freshly O
drilled O
oil O
well O
two O
miles O
deep O
. O

If O
they O
finish O
today O
, O
the O
Sharpshooter O
can O
pump O
tomorrow O
. O

One O
roustabout O
, O
hanging O
by O
his O
hands O
from O
a O
ladder O
, O
bounces O
his O
weight O
on O
a O
three O
- O
foot O
wrench O
to O
loosen O
a O
stuck O
fitting O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
been O
putting O
in O
long O
hours O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Ramirez O
says O
-- O
six O
- O
day O
weeks O
and O
13 O
- O
hour O
days O
for O
the O
last O
two O
months O
. O

A O
year O
ago O
, O
when O
almost O
nothing O
was O
happening O
amid O
these O
desolate O
dunes O
, O
`` O
you O
'd O
spend O
two O
days O
working O
and O
two O
days O
in O
the O
yard O
, O
'' O
he O
recalls O
. O

After O
a O
three O
- O
year O
nightmare O
of O
uncertain O
oil O
prices O
, O
draconian O
budget O
cuts O
and O
sweeping O
layoffs O
, O
fear O
is O
finally O
leaving O
the O
oil O
patch O
. O

Independent O
drillers O
are O
gingerly O
sinking O
bits O
into O
the O
Earth O
's O
crust O
again O
. O

Some O
in O
Big O
Oil O
are O
easing O
the O
grip O
on O
their O
wallets O
. O

Investment O
capital O
is O
creeping O
back O
, O
and O
oil O
properties O
are O
fetching O
more O
. O

Oil O
- O
tool O
prices O
are O
even O
edging O
up O
. O

What O
happened O
? O

In O
broadest O
terms O
, O
stability O
has O
quietly O
settled O
into O
international O
oil O
markets O
. O

Mideast O
politics O
have O
calmed O
down O
and O
the O
squabbling O
within O
the O
Organization O
of O
Petroleum O
Exporting O
Countries O
seems O
under O
control O
for O
now O
. O

`` O
The O
fundamentals O
of O
supply O
and O
demand O
once O
again O
are O
setting O
oil O
prices O
, O
'' O
says O
Victor B-PERSON
Burk I-PERSON
, O
an O
Arthur B-ORG
Andersen I-ORG
& O
Co. O
oil O
expert O
. O

After O
years O
of O
wild O
swings O
, O
oil O
prices O
over O
the O
last O
12 O
months O
have O
settled O
at O
around O
$ O
15 O
to O
$ O
20 O
a O
barrel O
. O

That O
is O
n't O
the O
$ O
40 O
that O
delighted O
producers O
a O
decade O
ago O
or O
the O
$ O
10 O
that O
pleased O
users O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

But O
it O
is O
high O
enough O
to O
prod O
the O
search O
for O
future O
supplies O
, O
low O
enough O
to O
promote O
consumption O
and O
, O
most O
important O
, O
steady O
enough O
for O
both O
producers O
and O
users O
to O
believe O
in O
. O

Not O
that O
oil O
suddenly O
is O
a O
sure O
thing O
again O
. O

The O
current O
equilibrium O
is O
fragile O
and O
depends O
on O
steady O
, O
strong O
demand O
and O
continued O
relative O
harmony O
within O
OPEC B-ORG
, O
producer O
of O
more O
than O
40 O
% O
of O
the O
non-Communist O
world O
's O
crude O
. O

A O
recession O
or O
new O
OPEC B-ORG
blowup O
could O
put O
oil O
markets O
right O
back O
in O
the O
soup O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
new O
stirrings O
are O
faint O
, O
and O
some O
question O
their O
extent O
. O

Drilling O
activity O
is O
still O
far O
below O
eight O
years O
ago O
, O
there O
's O
no O
hiring O
surge O
and O
some O
companies O
continue O
to O
shrink O
. O

With O
all O
this O
, O
even O
the O
most O
wary O
oil O
men O
agree O
something O
has O
changed O
. O

`` O
It O
does O
n't O
appear O
to O
be O
getting O
worse O
. O

That O
in O
itself O
has O
got O
to O
cause O
people O
to O
feel O
a O
little O
more O
optimistic O
, O
'' O
says O
Glenn B-PERSON
Cox I-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
Phillips B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Though O
modest O
, O
the O
change O
reaches O
beyond O
the O
oil O
patch O
, O
too O
. O

The O
same O
roller O
- O
coaster O
prices O
that O
halted O
U.S. B-GPE
oil O
exploration O
and O
drove O
many O
veteran O
oil O
men O
and O
companies O
out O
of O
the O
business O
also O
played O
havoc O
with O
the O
nation O
's O
inflation O
rate O
, O
the O
trade O
deficit O
and O
oil O
users O
' O
corporate O
and O
personal O
budgets O
. O

Now O
, O
at O
least O
some O
predictability O
has O
returned O
, O
for O
everyone O
from O
economists O
to O
motorists O
. O

Corporate O
planners O
can O
plan O
again O
. O

`` O
Management O
does O
n't O
want O
surprises O
, O
'' O
notes O
Jack B-PERSON
Zaves I-PERSON
, O
who O
, O
as O
fuel O
- O
services O
director O
at O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
buys O
some O
2.4 O
billion O
gallons O
of O
jet O
fuel O
a O
year O
. O

Prices O
had O
been O
so O
unstable O
that O
two O
years O
ago O
Mr. O
Zaves O
gave O
up O
on O
long O
- O
term O
forecasts O
. O

And O
consumers O
`` O
should O
be O
comfortable O
, O
'' O
adds O
W. B-PERSON
Henson I-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
, O
U.S. B-GPE
deputy O
secretary O
of O
energy O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
anything O
on O
the O
horizon O
that O
could O
lead O
to O
a O
precipitous O
rise O
in O
the O
price O
. O
'' O

The O
catalyst O
for O
all O
this O
has O
been O
OPEC B-ORG
. O

About O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
it O
ended O
an O
on O
- O
again O
, O
off O
- O
again O
internal O
production O
war O
that O
had O
put O
prices O
on O
a O
roller O
coaster O
and O
pitched O
oil O
towns O
from O
Houston B-GPE
to O
Caracas B-GPE
into O
recession O
. O

Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
OPEC B-ORG
's O
kingpin O
, O
abandoned O
a O
policy O
of O
flooding O
the O
market O
to O
punish O
quota O
- O
cheaters O
. O

About O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Iran B-GPE
- O
Iraq B-GPE
war O
, O
which O
was O
roiling O
oil O
markets O
, O
ended O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
global O
petroleum O
demand O
has O
been O
climbing O
. O

It O
is O
projected O
to O
keep O
growing O
by O
a O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
, O
or O
up O
to O
2 O
% O
annually O
, O
for O
years O
to O
come O
. O

For O
OPEC B-ORG
, O
that O
's O
ideal O
. O

The O
resulting O
firm O
prices O
and O
stability O
`` O
will O
allow O
both O
producers O
and O
consumers O
to O
plan O
confidently O
, O
'' O
says O
Saudi B-NORP
Arabian O
Oil O
Minister O
Hisham O
Nazer O
. O

OPEC O
Secretary O
- O
General O
Subroto O
explains O
: O
Consumers O
offer O
security O
of O
markets O
, O
while O
OPEC B-ORG
provides O
security O
of O
supply O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
an O
opportune O
time O
to O
find O
mutual O
ways O
-LCB- O
to O
prevent O
-RCB- O
price O
shocks O
from O
happening O
again O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

To O
promote O
this O
balance O
, O
OPEC B-ORG
now O
is O
finally O
confronting O
a O
long O
- O
simmering O
internal O
problem O
. O

At O
its O
November O
meeting O
, O
it O
will O
try O
to O
revise O
its O
quotas O
to O
satisfy O
Persian B-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
members O
that O
can O
produce O
far O
more O
oil O
than O
their O
allotments O
. O

Being O
held O
well O
below O
capacity O
greatly O
irritates O
them O
, O
and O
has O
led O
to O
widespread O
cheating O
. O

OPEC B-ORG
has O
repeatedly O
raised O
its O
self O
- O
imposed O
production O
ceiling O
to O
legitimize O
some O
of O
that O
unauthorized O
output O
. O

Oil O
ministers O
now O
hope O
to O
solve O
the O
issue O
for O
good O
through O
an O
Iranian B-NORP
proposal O
that O
gives O
a O
larger O
share O
of O
output O
to O
countries O
with O
surplus O
capacity O
and O
reduces O
the O
shares O
of O
those O
that O
ca O
n't O
produce O
more O
anyway O
. O

But O
`` O
if O
they O
walk O
out O
without O
any O
effort O
to O
resolve O
their O
problem O
, O
production O
could O
increase O
to O
23 O
million O
or O
24 O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
, O
making O
for O
a O
very O
troublesome O
first O
quarter O
, O
'' O
warns O
Nordine B-PERSON
Ait I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Laoussine I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
and O
former O
Algerian O
OPEC O
delegate O
. O

That O
would O
send O
prices O
plummeting O
from O
what O
some O
gun O
- O
shy O
U.S. B-GPE
oil O
executives O
still O
regard O
as O
too O
low O
a O
level O
. O

Patrick O
J O
. O
Early O
, O
president O
of O
Amoco B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
oil O
- O
production O
unit O
, O
says O
that O
despite O
recent O
stability O
, O
he O
plans O
continued O
tightening O
of O
costs O
and O
exploration O
spending O
. O

The O
view O
of O
some O
others O
in O
Big O
Oil O
, O
he O
maintains O
, O
`` O
is O
very O
much O
-LCB- O
similar O
to O
-RCB- O
Amoco B-ORG
's O
outlook O
. O
'' O

Just O
this O
week O
Mobil B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
disclosed O
new O
cutbacks O
in O
its O
domestic O
exploration O
and O
production O
operations O
. O

Out O
here O
on O
the B-LOC
Querecho I-LOC
Plains I-LOC
of O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
, O
however O
, O
the O
mood O
is O
more O
upbeat O
; O
trucks O
rumble O
along O
the O
dusty O
roads O
and O
burly O
men O
in O
hard O
hats O
sweat O
and O
swear O
through O
the O
afternoon O
sun O
. O

Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
Southern I-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
bought O
from O
Amoco B-ORG
the O
rights O
that O
allowed O
it O
to O
drill O
the O
Sharpshooter O
. O

A O
mile O
and O
a O
half O
away O
looms O
the O
150 O
- O
foot O
- O
tall O
rig O
of O
the O
Sniper O
, O
due O
to O
be O
pumping O
by O
December O
. O

`` O
Talk O
is O
that O
everybody O
is O
going O
to O
drill O
more O
wells O
, O
'' O
says O
foreman O
Tommy B-PERSON
Folsom I-PERSON
. O

Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
aims O
to O
drill O
about O
30 O
wells O
in O
this O
area O
in O
1989 O
and O
double O
that O
next O
year O
. O

It O
is O
more O
aggressive O
than O
most O
, O
but O
it O
is O
n't O
the O
only O
company O
with O
a O
new O
attitude O
, O
as O
it O
found O
when O
it O
went O
looking O
for O
a O
partner O
for O
the O
Sharpshooter O
. O

`` O
We O
went O
to O
six O
companies O
over O
two O
days O
pitching O
the O
prospect O
, O
'' O
says O
Tim B-PERSON
Parker I-PERSON
, O
a O
Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
exploration O
manager O
. O

`` O
Five O
were O
interested O
. O
'' O

Mitchell O
Energy O
& O
Development O
Corp. O
became O
the O
partner O
, O
ponying O
up O
more O
than O
half O
of O
the O
$ O
600,000 O
in O
drilling O
and O
start O
- O
up O
costs O
. O

Mitchell B-ORG
will O
get O
a O
half O
- O
interest O
in O
the O
oil O
. O

`` O
A O
kind O
of O
no O
- O
mistakes O
mentality O
'' O
had O
been O
stifling O
activity O
, O
says O
Don B-PERSON
Covey I-PERSON
, O
Mitchell B-ORG
's O
oil O
exploration O
chief O
. O

Now O
`` O
everybody O
is O
a O
lot O
more O
optimistic O
. O
'' O

One O
attraction O
for O
oil O
operators O
here O
and O
in O
other O
fields O
is O
the O
bargain O
- O
basement O
cost O
of O
drilling O
and O
equipment O
, O
reflecting O
service O
companies O
' O
hunger O
for O
work O
. O

Kadane B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
small O
Texas B-GPE
independent O
, O
is O
currently O
drilling O
two O
wells O
itself O
and O
putting O
money O
into O
three O
others O
. O

One O
of O
its O
wells O
, O
in O
southwestern O
Oklahoma B-GPE
, O
is O
a O
`` O
rank O
wildcat O
, O
'' O
a O
risky O
well O
where O
oil O
previously O
has O
n't O
been O
found O
. O

`` O
At O
this O
price O
, O
$ O
18 O
plus O
or O
minus O
, O
and O
with O
costs O
being O
significantly O
less O
than O
they O
were O
several O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
economics O
are O
pretty O
good O
, O
'' O
says O
George B-PERSON
Kadane I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the O
company O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
know O
you O
've O
got O
stability O
in O
price O
, O
you O
can O
do O
things O
you O
would O
n't O
do O
with O
the O
volatility O
of O
the O
past O
few O
years O
. O
'' O

The O
activity O
is O
enough O
to O
move O
some O
oil O
- O
service O
prices O
back O
up O
a O
little O
. O

Some O
drill O
- O
bit O
prices O
have O
risen O
5 O
% O
in O
the O
past O
month O
. O

In O
the O
Gulf O
of O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
a O
boat O
to O
deliver O
supplies O
to O
offshore O
rigs O
now O
costs O
around O
$ O
3,000 O
a O
day O
, O
up O
nearly O
60 O
% O
since O
June B-GPE
. O

Some O
service O
boats O
recently O
were O
auctioned O
for O
about O
$ O
1.7 O
million O
each O
, O
up O
from O
less O
than O
$ O
1 O
million O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

At O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
slump O
, O
Schlumberger B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
was O
discounting O
75 O
% O
on O
an O
electronic O
evaluation O
of O
a O
well O
; O
now O
it O
discounts O
about O
50 O
% O
, O
drillers O
say O
. O

Still O
, O
there O
is O
money O
to O
be O
made O
. O

Most O
oil O
companies O
, O
when O
they O
set O
exploration O
and O
production O
budgets O
for O
this O
year O
, O
forecast O
revenue O
of O
$ O
15 O
for O
each O
barrel O
of O
crude O
produced O
. O

Prices O
have O
averaged O
more O
than O
$ O
2 O
a O
barrel O
higher O
than O
that O
-- O
not O
a O
windfall O
, O
but O
at O
least O
a O
pleasant O
bonus O
for O
them O
. O

So O
, O
according O
to O
a O
Dun O
& O
Bradstreet O
Corp. O
survey O
, O
companies O
that O
had O
been O
refusing O
to O
spend O
even O
their O
very O
conservative O
budgets O
may O
loosen O
up O
before O
year O
end O
. O

It O
says O
40 O
% O
of O
those O
surveyed O
report O
that O
1989 O
exploration O
spending O
will O
exceed O
1988 O
's O
. O

Funds O
for O
drilling O
may O
inch O
up O
more O
next O
year O
if O
oil O
prices O
stay O
stable O
. O

Texaco B-ORG
, O
thinking O
in O
terms O
of O
$ O
18 O
- O
to O
- O
$ O
19 O
oil O
for O
1990 O
, O
may O
raise O
spending O
, O
especially O
for O
low O
- O
risk O
prospects O
, O
an O
official O
says O
. O

Outside O
investors O
, O
scarce O
since O
'86 O
, O
are O
edging O
back O
. O

Although O
`` O
it O
's O
still O
difficult O
to O
raise O
money O
for O
a O
pure O
wildcat O
program O
, O
'' O
says O
William B-PERSON
Thomas I-PERSON
, O
a O
Texas B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
official O
in O
Houston B-GPE
, O
`` O
institutions O
are O
starting O
to O
see O
there O
are O
cycles O
to O
these O
things O
, O
and O
this O
one O
is O
beginning O
to O
turn O
. O
'' O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
generally O
likes O
the O
industry O
again O
. O

The O
appetite O
for O
oil O
- O
service O
stocks O
has O
been O
especially O
strong O
, O
although O
some O
got O
hit O
yesterday O
when O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
cut O
its O
short O
- O
term O
investment O
ratings O
on O
them O
. O

Contractors O
such O
as O
Parker B-ORG
Drilling I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
are O
raising O
cash O
again O
through O
stock O
offerings O
, O
and O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
years O
, O
two O
oil O
- O
service O
companies O
recently O
went O
public O
. O

-LRB- O
They O
are O
Grace B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
Dallas B-GPE
and O
Marine B-ORG
Drilling I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
Houston B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

Most O
oil O
companies O
are O
still O
reluctant O
to O
add O
to O
the O
office O
and O
professional O
staffs O
they O
slashed O
so O
deeply O
. O

But O
a O
few O
new O
spots O
are O
opening O
. O

Arthur B-ORG
Andersen I-ORG
, O
the O
accounting O
firm O
, O
has O
increased O
its O
energy O
staff O
10 O
% O
in O
a O
year O
. O

Out O
in O
the O
oil O
fields O
, O
if O
activity O
picks O
up O
much O
more O
, O
shortages O
could O
appear O
because O
so O
many O
roughnecks O
, O
roustabouts O
and O
others O
left O
after O
the O
crash O
. O

Already O
`` O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
get O
people O
. O

They O
're O
so O
busy O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
Santa B-ORG
Fe I-ORG
drilling O
foreman O
here O
. O

For O
most O
field O
workers O
, O
it O
's O
about O
time O
. O

Mr. O
Ramirez O
, O
who O
arrived O
late O
at O
the O
Sharpshooter O
with O
his O
crew O
because O
he O
had O
started O
early O
in O
the O
morning O
setting O
up O
tanks O
at O
another O
site O
, O
just O
got O
the O
first O
raise O
he O
can O
remember O
in O
eight O
years O
, O
to O
$ O
8.50 O
an O
hour O
from O
$ O
8 O
. O

Norman B-PERSON
Young I-PERSON
, O
a O
`` O
mud O
- O
logger O
'' O
at O
the O
Sniper O
well O
, O
has O
worked O
all O
but O
about O
nine O
days O
of O
this O
year O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
`` O
I O
was O
off O
a O
straight O
month O
, O
then O
one O
time O
for O
two O
to O
three O
weeks O
and O
another O
two O
to O
three O
weeks O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Butch B-PERSON
McCarty I-PERSON
, O
who O
sells O
oil O
- O
field O
equipment O
for O
Davis B-ORG
Tool I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
is O
also O
busy O
. O

A O
native O
of O
the O
area O
, O
he O
is O
back O
now O
after O
riding O
the O
oil O
- O
field O
boom O
to O
the O
top O
, O
then O
surviving O
the O
bust O
running O
an O
Oklahoma B-GPE
City I-GPE
convenience O
store O
. O

`` O
First O
year O
I O
came O
back O
there O
was O
n't O
any O
work O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
it O
's O
on O
the O
way O
back O
now O
. O

But O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
a O
boom O
again O
. O

No O
major O
booms O
, O
no O
major O
setbacks O
, O
'' O
he O
predicts O
. O

Business O
has O
been O
good O
enough O
that O
he O
just O
took O
a O
spur O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
moment O
weekend O
trip O
to O
the O
mountain O
area O
of O
Cloudcroft B-LOC
, O
something O
`` O
I O
have O
n't O
done O
in O
years O
. O
'' O

The O
figures O
confirm O
that O
there O
certainly O
is O
n't O
any O
drilling O
boom O
. O

Only O
14,505 O
wells O
, O
including O
4,900 O
dry O
holes O
, O
were O
drilled O
for O
oil O
and O
natural O
gas O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
in O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
the O
year O
, O
down O
22.4 O
% O
from O
the O
like O
1988 O
period O
. O

But O
that O
was O
off O
less O
than O
at O
midyear O
, O
when O
completions O
lagged O
by O
27.1 O
% O
. O

And O
the O
number O
of O
rigs O
active O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
inching O
up O
. O

According O
to O
Baker B-ORG
Hughes I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
992 O
rotary O
rigs O
were O
at O
work O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
last O
week O
, O
up O
from O
the O
year O
- O
ago O
count O
of O
933 O
. O

-LRB- O
In O
1981 O
, O
before O
the O
bust O
, O
the O
rig O
count O
was O
above O
4,000 O
. O
-RRB- O

Global O
offshore O
- O
rig O
use O
shows O
a O
similar O
upward O
trend O
. O

Some O
equipment O
going O
to O
work O
is O
almost O
new O
. O

Grace B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
just O
two O
weeks O
ago O
hauled O
a O
rig O
here O
500 O
miles O
from O
Caspar B-GPE
, O
Wyo. B-GPE
, O
to O
drill O
the O
Bilbrey O
well O
, O
a O
15,000 O
- O
foot O
, O
$ O
1 O
- O
million O
- O
plus O
natural O
gas O
well O
. O

The O
rig O
was O
built O
around O
1980 O
, O
but O
has O
drilled O
only O
two O
wells O
, O
the O
last O
in O
1982 O
. O

Until O
now O
it O
had O
sat O
idle O
. O

For O
Zel B-PERSON
Herring I-PERSON
, O
owner O
and O
a O
cook O
at O
the B-ORG
Sandhills I-ORG
Luncheon I-ORG
Cafe I-ORG
, O
a O
tin O
building O
in O
midtown O
, O
all O
this O
has O
made O
for O
a O
very O
good O
year O
. O

After O
11:30 O
a.m. O
or O
so O
`` O
we O
have O
them O
standing O
and O
waiting O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
, O
as O
she O
whips O
out O
orders O
for O
hamburgers O
and O
the O
daily O
special O
-LRB- O
grilled O
roast O
beef O
, O
cheese O
and O
jalapeno O
pepper O
sandwich O
on O
whole O
wheat O
, O
potato O
salad O
, O
baked O
beans O
and O
pudding O
, O
plus O
coffee O
or O
iced O
tea O
. O

Price O
: O
$ O
4.50 O
-RRB- O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Huber I-PERSON
, O
a O
roustabout O
, O
is O
even O
making O
it O
in O
his O
new O
career O
as O
an O
entrepreneur O
. O

He O
started O
Arrow B-ORG
Roustabouts I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
a O
year O
ago O
with O
a O
loan O
from O
a O
friend O
, O
since O
repaid O
, O
and O
now O
employs O
15 O
. O

He O
got O
three O
trucks O
and O
a O
backhoe O
cheap O
. O

`` O
I O
want O
to O
add O
one O
more O
truck O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Huber O
says O
. O

I O
sense O
that O
it O
's O
going O
to O
continue O
to O
grow O
. O

That O
's O
the O
word O
. O

The O
word O
is O
out O
. O

The O
surprise O
resignations O
of O
two O
top O
economic O
government O
officials O
heaped O
more O
uncertainty O
on O
London B-GPE
's O
financial O
markets O
, O
which O
already O
have O
been O
laboring O
under O
worries O
about O
Britain B-GPE
's O
ailing O
economy O
. O

`` O
The O
last O
thing O
markets O
like O
is O
uncertainty O
, O
'' O
said O
Ian B-PERSON
Harwood I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
S.G. O
Warburg O
& O
Co. O
, O
of O
the O
resignations O
of O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
and O
chief O
economic O
adviser O
Sir O
Alan O
Walters O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
you O
'll O
see O
share O
prices O
go O
down O
, O
and O
sterling O
now O
is O
under O
something O
of O
a O
cloud O
. O
'' O

The O
pound O
immediately O
began O
to O
take O
a O
buffetting O
after O
the O
resignations O
were O
announced O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
, O
sterling O
stood O
at O
$ O
1.5765 O
, O
down O
from O
$ O
1.6145 O
late O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
British B-NORP
economy O
is O
hardly O
the O
picture O
of O
health O
these O
days O
. O

At O
15 O
% O
, O
base O
interest O
rates O
are O
the O
highest O
in O
eight O
years O
, O
and O
the O
7.6 O
% O
annual O
inflation O
rate O
is O
by O
far O
the O
highest O
in O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
. O

Unions O
are O
pressing O
demands O
for O
wage O
increases O
of O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
despite O
general O
belief O
that O
economic O
growth O
next O
year O
will O
be O
less O
than O
2 O
% O
. O

Increasingly O
, O
the O
financial O
markets O
are O
reflecting O
the O
gloom O
. O

The B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Times I-ORG
100 O
- O
share O
index O
has O
dropped O
about O
12 O
% O
from O
its O
1989 O
high O
of O
2423.9 O
on O
Sept. O
8 O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
even O
before O
the O
resignations O
were O
announced O
, O
the O
index O
dove O
32.5 O
points O
to O
close O
at O
2129.4 O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
expecting O
a O
recession O
, O
'' O
says O
Donald B-PERSON
Franklin I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
Schroders B-ORG
investment O
bank O
. O

`` O
The O
only O
question O
is O
, O
how O
deep O
is O
it O
going O
to O
be O
? O

The O
outlook O
for O
corporate O
earnings O
is O
fairly O
bleak O
. O

It O
's O
quite O
likely O
we O
're O
going O
to O
get O
repeats O
'' O
of O
the O
mid-October O
market O
shocks O
. O

Red O
ink O
already O
has O
begun O
to O
flow O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
U.K. B-GPE
market O
breaks O
of O
Oct. O
13 O
and O
Oct. O
16 O
. O

London B-GPE
- O
based O
LIT B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
, O
the O
largest O
financer O
of O
traders O
in O
the O
Chicago B-GPE
options O
and O
futures O
markets O
, O
said O
yesterday O
it O
will O
incur O
a O
second O
- O
half O
loss O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
market O
plunge O
. O

The O
company O
, O
which O
also O
will O
omit O
its O
second O
- O
half O
dividend O
, O
did O
n't O
specify O
the O
size O
. O

But O
company O
insiders O
estimated O
that O
the O
loss O
could O
approach O
the O
equivalent O
of O
$ O
10 O
million O
. O

Christopher B-PERSON
Castleman I-PERSON
, O
LIT B-ORG
chief O
executive O
, O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
that O
the O
loss O
stemmed O
from O
the O
default O
of O
three O
options O
traders O
who O
had O
bet O
on O
a O
price O
rise O
in O
UAL B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
shares O
before O
Oct. O
13 O
. O

The O
price O
plummeted O
after O
a O
proposed O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
of O
the O
airline O
fell O
through O
. O

LIT B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
shares O
plummeted O
36 O
pence O
to O
close O
at O
54 O
pence O
-LRB- O
85 O
cents O
-RRB- O
, O
a O
40 O
% O
drop O
, O
on O
London B-GPE
's O
stock O
exchange O
. O

Denizens O
of O
London B-GPE
's O
financial O
district O
are O
cushioning O
themselves O
for O
heavy O
blows O
. O

`` O
A O
lot O
more O
of O
our O
customers O
are O
staying O
until O
our O
10 O
p.m. O
closing O
time O
, O
'' O
says O
Christopher B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
Corney O
& O
Barrow O
Restaurants O
Ltd. O
, O
which O
runs O
five O
tony O
wine O
bars O
in O
the O
district O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
strong O
sense O
among O
the O
martini O
set O
that O
there O
's O
more O
-LCB- O
bad O
news O
-RCB- O
to O
come O
, O
'' O
asserts O
Roger B-PERSON
Yates I-PERSON
, O
chief O
investment O
officer O
at O
Morgan B-ORG
Grenfell I-ORG
Asset I-ORG
Management I-ORG
. O

`` O
People O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
were O
very O
much O
Thatcher B-PERSON
's O
children O
-- O
very O
young O
and O
wealthy O
optimists O
. O

Now O
it O
's O
dawning O
on O
them O
that O
they O
can O
be O
non-wealthy O
. O
'' O

The O
malaise O
has O
created O
a O
nostalgic O
longing O
for O
the O
uncomplicated O
days O
of O
the O
mid-1980s O
, O
before O
a O
rash O
of O
securities O
- O
firm O
mergers O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
industry O
's O
deregulation O
in O
1986 O
. O

`` O
People O
come O
to O
us O
saying O
they O
'd O
like O
to O
be O
back O
where O
they O
were O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
in O
a O
more O
collegial O
atmosphere O
, O
with O
less O
tension O
, O
'' O
says O
Stephen B-PERSON
Waterhouse I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
Hanover B-ORG
Partners I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
financial O
district O
head O
- O
hunting O
firm O
. O

But O
after O
trading O
losses O
in O
the O
mid-October O
market O
jolts O
here O
, O
many O
people O
will O
be O
lucky O
to O
have O
jobs O
at O
all O
, O
executives O
predict O
. O

The O
industry O
, O
which O
currently O
employs O
about O
25,000 O
people O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
has O
shed O
about O
2,500 O
jobs O
over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
. O

`` O
I O
can O
see O
cuts O
of O
at O
least O
20 O
% O
more O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
head O
of O
the O
London B-GPE
office O
of O
a O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
firm O
. O

The O
mergers O
and O
acquisitions O
market O
has O
been O
a O
saving O
grace O
for O
the O
industry O
, O
but O
uncertainties O
are O
beginning O
to O
mount O
even O
there O
. O

Intra-European O
takeovers O
are O
expected O
to O
continue O
at O
their O
brisk O
pace O
. O

But O
investment O
bankers O
say O
that O
stock O
market O
uncertainties O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
may O
cause O
many O
European B-NORP
companies O
to O
mark O
time O
before O
bidding O
for O
American B-NORP
companies O
, O
in O
the O
hope O
that O
share O
prices O
will O
come O
down O
. O

`` O
If O
prices O
in O
the O
States B-GPE
go O
down O
, O
industrial O
buyers O
in O
Europe B-GPE
have O
the O
opportunity O
of O
getting O
reasonable O
prices O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
'' O
says O
Francois B-PERSON
von I-PERSON
Hurter I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
Continential B-ORG
M&A I-ORG
at O
Credit B-ORG
Suisse I-ORG
First O
Boston O
Ltd O
. O

But O
he O
adds O
: O
`` O
Everybody O
and O
his O
sister O
have O
opened O
up O
M&A O
shops O
. O

It O
's O
difficult O
to O
see O
that O
there O
's O
going O
to O
be O
enough O
business O
to O
go O
around O
. O

About O
eight O
firms O
will O
get O
the O
lion O
's O
share O
. O

At O
the O
others O
, O
there O
are O
going O
to O
be O
a O
lot O
of O
disappointments O
, O
after O
all O
those O
promises O
and O
all O
that O
big O
money O
that O
's O
been O
paid O
to O
people O
. O
'' O

It O
all O
adds O
up O
to O
a O
cold O
winter O
here O
. O

Says O
Allen B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Wheat I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
trading O
at O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
: O
`` O
People O
are O
just O
plain O
scared O
. O
'' O

One O
person O
who O
is O
past O
worrying O
about O
London B-GPE
's O
blues O
is O
Christopher B-PERSON
Hartley I-PERSON
. O

Last O
summer O
, O
he O
chucked O
his O
10 O
- O
year O
career O
as O
a O
London B-GPE
stockbroker O
and O
headed O
for O
the O
mountains O
. O

He O
did O
n't O
stop O
until O
he O
got O
to O
Jackson B-GPE
Hole I-GPE
, O
Wyo B-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
glad O
to O
be O
out O
, O
'' O
said O
the O
32 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Hartley O
in O
a O
phone O
interview O
. O

`` O
The O
percentage O
of O
your O
day O
spent O
twiddling O
your O
thumbs O
got O
greater O
, O
and O
the O
work O
day O
kept O
getting O
longer O
. O

What O
am O
I O
doing O
in O
Jackson B-GPE
Hole I-GPE
? O

Not O
a O
great O
deal O
. O

My O
wife O
and O
I O
will O
stay O
through O
the O
skiing O
season O
, O
or O
until O
the O
money O
runs O
out O
-- O
whichever O
comes O
first O
. O

But O
unlike O
London B-GPE
, O
out O
here O
I O
've O
never O
heard O
anybody O
blow O
a O
car O
horn O
in O
anger O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
move O
its O
headquarters O
from O
Manhattan B-GPE
to O
Dallas B-GPE
. O

Most O
of O
the O
300 O
employees O
at O
the O
oil O
company O
's O
midtown O
headquarters O
building O
-- O
including O
much O
of O
senior O
management O
-- O
were O
unaware O
of O
the O
plan O
until O
informed O
at O
a O
morning O
meeting O
by O
Chairman O
Lawrence O
G. O
Rawl O
. O

The O
shift O
wo O
n't O
affect O
operations O
. O

As O
part O
of O
its O
restructuring O
several O
years O
ago O
, O
Exxon B-ORG
moved O
most O
of O
those O
out O
of O
the O
city O
and O
sold O
its O
53 O
- O
floor O
Rockefeller B-FAC
Center I-FAC
skyscraper O
to O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
company O
. O

But O
the O
pullout O
is O
an O
embarrassment O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
officials O
, O
coming O
at O
a O
time O
of O
high O
office O
building O
vacancy O
rates O
and O
departures O
by O
other O
major O
companies O
. O

Mobil B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
vacating O
its O
headquarters O
here O
, O
and O
huge O
operations O
like O
J.C. B-ORG
Penney I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Trans B-ORG
World I-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
have O
recently O
left O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
authorities O
, O
informed O
yesterday O
about O
the O
move O
, O
reacted O
with O
concern O
and O
even O
some O
anger O
to O
the O
idea O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
third O
- O
largest O
corporation O
leaving O
without O
giving O
them O
an O
opportunity O
to O
accommodate O
it O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
dismayed O
, O
but O
there O
's O
nothing O
we O
can O
do O
about O
it O
now O
, O
'' O
said O
Stanley B-PERSON
Grayson I-PERSON
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
deputy O
mayor O
for O
finance O
and O
economic O
development O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Dallas B-GPE
welcomed O
the O
move O
. O

City O
officials O
there O
had O
been O
were O
aware O
that O
a O
large O
company O
was O
moving O
in O
, O
but O
negotiations O
had O
all O
been O
conducted O
through O
a O
law O
firm O
and O
under O
the O
code O
name O
`` O
Everglades O
. O
'' O

`` O
When O
we O
were O
told O
it O
was O
Exxon B-ORG
, O
it O
was O
beyond O
all O
expectations O
; O
what O
a O
coup O
, O
'' O
said O
Tom B-PERSON
Lewis I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Dallas B-ORG
Partnership I-ORG
, O
the O
economic O
development O
affiliate O
of O
the O
city O
's O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
. O

Dallas B-GPE
, O
its O
economy O
based O
on O
oil O
and O
real O
estate O
, O
has O
been O
in O
a O
slump O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
build O
a O
new O
headquarters O
on O
a O
132 O
- O
acre O
tract O
in O
the O
10 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Las B-FAC
Colinas I-FAC
complex O
in O
the O
suburb O
of O
Irving B-GPE
. O

Until O
the O
building O
is O
completed O
, O
Exxon B-ORG
will O
rent O
part O
of O
an O
existing O
office O
tower O
. O

Las B-FAC
Colinas I-FAC
, O
once O
a O
huge O
Texas B-GPE
ranch O
, O
is O
a O
sprawling O
complex O
of O
office O
buildings O
, O
homes O
and O
recreational O
facilities O
that O
its O
developers O
have O
been O
struggling O
to O
populate O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
officials O
said O
it O
will O
cost O
less O
to O
run O
its O
headquarters O
at O
Las B-FAC
Colinas I-FAC
than O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
company O
wo O
n't O
say O
how O
much O
it O
will O
save O
, O
but O
during O
at O
its O
interim O
location O
, O
sources O
say O
it O
will O
likely O
pay O
rent O
of O
$ O
10 O
to O
$ O
15 O
per O
square O
foot O
. O

Owners O
of O
the O
building O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
say O
they O
will O
be O
asking O
$ O
50 O
per O
square O
foot O
for O
rent O
to O
fill O
the O
space O
that O
Exxon B-ORG
is O
vacating O
. O

In O
Texas B-GPE
, O
taxes O
and O
development O
costs O
are O
also O
lower O
, O
they O
said O
. O

Plus O
, O
one O
Exxon B-ORG
official O
said O
, O
by O
eliminating O
the O
typically O
long O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
commutes O
between O
office O
and O
home O
, O
management O
will O
expect O
employees O
to O
work O
40 O
hours O
a O
week O
in O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
rather O
than O
a O
35 O
- O
hour O
work O
week O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Joe B-PERSON
Frank I-PERSON
Sanderson I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
was O
elected O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
poultry O
producer O
. O

Joe B-PERSON
Frank I-PERSON
Sanderson I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
currently O
chairman O
, O
chief O
executive O
and O
treasurer O
, O
will O
remain O
chairman O
. O

The O
current O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
, O
J. B-PERSON
Odell I-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
, O
was O
elected O
to O
the O
new O
position O
of O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the O
board O
. O

Eight O
people O
, O
including O
a O
supervisor O
of O
Security O
Pacific O
National O
Bank O
's O
central O
vault O
, O
were O
arrested O
in O
an O
investigation O
of O
an O
alleged O
drug O
money O
- O
laundering O
operation O
. O

The O
U.S. O
Attorney O
's O
office O
filed O
a O
criminal O
complaint O
against O
six O
bank O
employees O
charging O
them O
with O
conspiracy O
in O
the O
scheme O
, O
which O
apparently O
was O
capable O
of O
handling O
millions O
of O
dollars O
a O
week O
by O
funneling O
cash O
through O
fictitious O
bank O
accounts O
. O

Two O
other O
men O
also O
were O
charged O
with O
participating O
in O
the O
operation O
. O

The O
arrests O
capped O
a O
four O
- O
month O
investigation O
by O
the B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
the O
U.S. O
Attorney O
's O
office O
and O
a O
Security B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
internal O
investigation O
team O
. O

Walter B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Fisher I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
and O
general O
auditor O
of O
the O
bank O
's O
parent O
, O
Security B-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
no O
bank O
funds O
were O
at O
risk O
during O
the O
investigation O
. O

Arrested O
were O
Jose B-PERSON
O. I-PERSON
Lopez I-PERSON
, O
27 O
years O
old O
, O
of O
Whittier B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
the O
vault O
supervisor O
; O
Carlos B-PERSON
O. I-PERSON
Huerta I-PERSON
, O
29 O
, O
of O
La B-GPE
Puente I-GPE
; O
Luis O
A. O
Arroyo O
, O
36 O
, O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
; O
Ignacio B-PERSON
Rojas I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
32 O
, O
of O
Baldwin B-GPE
Park I-GPE
; O
Doris B-PERSON
Moreno I-PERSON
, O
37 O
, O
of O
Bell B-GPE
Gardens I-GPE
; O
and O
Ana B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Azucena I-PERSON
, O
27 O
, O
of O
Huntington B-GPE
Park I-GPE
. O

Geno B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Apicella I-PERSON
, O
27 O
, O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
and O
Terrell B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
Madison I-PERSON
, O
27 O
, O
of O
Hawthorne O
, O
were O
also O
charged O
with O
participating O
in O
the O
conspiracy O
. O

Each O
defendant O
faces O
a O
possible O
sentence O
of O
20 O
years O
in O
prison O
and O
$ O
250,000 O
in O
fines O
. O

The O
defendants O
could O
n't O
immediately O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
seeking O
to O
join O
a O
private O
lawsuit O
challenging O
a O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
suburb O
's O
zoning O
ordinance O
that O
sharply O
restricts O
the O
locations O
available O
to O
group O
homes O
for O
the O
handicapped O
. O

This O
would O
be O
the O
department O
's O
first O
suit O
challenging O
a O
local O
zoning O
ordinance O
under O
1988 O
amendments O
to O
the B-LAW
Fair I-LAW
Housing I-LAW
Act I-LAW
. O

Under O
those O
amendments O
, O
which O
took O
effect O
in O
March O
of O
this O
year O
, O
the O
federal O
government O
can O
intervene O
in O
private O
housing O
- O
discrimination O
lawsuits O
. O

The O
ordinance O
, O
in O
Moon B-GPE
Township I-GPE
, O
prohibits O
locating O
a O
group O
home O
for O
the O
handicapped O
within O
a O
mile O
of O
another O
such O
facility O
. O

In O
papers O
filed O
with O
the O
federal O
district O
court O
in O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
alleged O
that O
the O
ordinance O
, O
by O
limiting O
the O
number O
of O
group O
homes O
that O
can O
be O
established O
in O
the O
township O
, O
makes O
housing O
unavailable O
on O
account O
of O
handicap O
. O

The O
private O
suit O
was O
brought O
by O
three O
mentally O
retarded O
people O
who O
live O
in O
a O
group O
home O
in O
Moon B-GPE
. O

Greg B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
Moon B-GPE
Township I-GPE
manager O
, O
said O
the O
ordinance O
is O
intended O
to O
prevent O
the O
concentration O
of O
group O
homes O
for O
the O
mentally O
retarded O
from O
changing O
`` O
the O
character O
and O
flavor O
of O
the O
neighborhood O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
the O
ordinance O
also O
will O
benefit O
the O
mentally O
retarded O
. O

`` O
Our O
intent O
is O
to O
spread O
them O
out O
'' O
to O
insure O
they O
are O
well O
integrated O
into O
the O
community O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Bethlehem B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
has O
agreed O
in O
principle O
to O
form O
a O
joint O
venture O
with O
the O
world O
's O
second O
- O
largest O
steelmaker O
, O
Usinor B-ORG
- I-ORG
Sacilor I-ORG
of O
France B-GPE
, O
to O
modernize O
a O
portion O
of O
Bethlehem B-GPE
's O
ailing O
BethForge B-ORG
division O
. O

The O
venture O
, O
which O
involves O
adding O
sophisticated O
equipment O
to O
make O
cast O
- O
iron O
mill O
rolls O
, O
is O
part O
of O
a O
two O
- O
pronged O
effort O
to O
shore O
up O
a O
division O
that O
has O
posted O
continuing O
operating O
losses O
for O
several O
years O
. O

The O
other O
element O
includes O
consolidating O
BethForge B-ORG
's O
press O
- O
forge O
operations O
. O

The O
entire O
division O
employs O
about O
850 O
workers O
. O

While O
the O
joint O
venture O
affects O
only O
a O
small O
part O
of O
Bethlehem B-GPE
's O
operations O
, O
it O
is O
significant O
because O
it O
marks O
the O
first O
time O
the O
nation O
's O
No. O
2 O
steelmaker O
has O
joined O
forces O
with O
a O
foreign O
partner O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
analysts O
have O
criticized O
Bethlehem B-GPE
for O
not O
following O
its O
major O
competitors O
in O
linking O
with O
a O
foreign O
company O
to O
share O
costs O
and O
provide O
technology O
to O
modernize O
old O
facilities O
or O
build O
new O
ones O
. O

`` O
We O
think O
it O
's O
a O
step O
in O
the O
right O
direction O
for O
Bethlehem B-GPE
, O
'' O
said O
Felix B-PERSON
Bello I-PERSON
, O
WEFA O
Group O
's O
international O
steel O
analyst O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
important O
to O
share O
the O
risk O
and O
even O
more O
so O
when O
the O
market O
has O
already O
peaked O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
the O
move O
could O
be O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
broader O
relationship O
between O
the O
two O
companies O
, O
one O
that O
could O
open O
up O
new O
markets O
for O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

Bethlehem B-GPE
had O
little O
choice O
but O
to O
go O
with O
a O
European B-NORP
steelmaker O
, O
because O
its O
competitors O
already O
have O
tapped O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
and O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
industry O
leaders O
, O
analysts O
noted O
. O

Under O
terms O
of O
the O
agreement O
, O
Usinor B-ORG
's O
Chavanne B-ORG
- I-ORG
Ketin I-ORG
unit O
and O
Bethlehem B-GPE
would O
establish O
a O
modernized O
facility O
to O
make O
cast O
- O
iron O
mill O
rolls O
at O
the O
company O
's O
cast O
- O
iron O
shop O
here O
. O

Terms O
for O
the O
venture O
, O
which O
would O
be O
jointly O
owned O
by O
both O
companies O
, O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
Usinor O
unit O
has O
agreed O
to O
provide O
technology O
and O
expertise O
to O
install O
a O
so O
- O
called O
spin O
caster O
by O
early O
next O
fall O
. O

The O
caster O
improves O
the O
metallurgical O
quality O
of O
the O
iron O
mill O
rolls O
, O
which O
are O
basically O
huge O
rolling O
pins O
used O
to O
flatten O
or O
shape O
steel O
products O
. O

Bethlehem B-GPE
is O
also O
working O
with O
the O
United O
Steelworkers O
union O
to O
consolidate O
BethForge B-ORG
's O
two O
machine O
shops O
and O
four O
heat O
- O
treatment O
facilities O
of O
the O
press O
- O
forge O
operations O
. O

Once O
the O
consolidation O
is O
complete O
, O
Bethlehem B-GPE
plans O
to O
concentrate O
its O
forgings O
business O
on O
nuclear O
fabrication O
, O
hardened O
steel O
and O
large O
- O
diameter O
steel O
rolls O
for O
rolling O
mills O
and O
selected O
custom O
- O
die O
applications O
. O

Bethlehem B-GPE
said O
earlier O
this O
year O
that O
it O
planned O
to O
restructure O
the O
BethForge O
division O
to O
improve O
its O
cost O
structure O
. O

In O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
Bethlehem B-GPE
posted O
a O
$ O
50 O
million O
charge O
related O
to O
its O
plans O
to O
realign O
the O
division O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
allowed O
American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
to O
continue O
offering O
discount O
phone O
services O
for O
large O
- O
business O
customers O
and O
said O
it O
would O
soon O
re-examine O
its O
regulation O
of O
the O
long O
- O
distance O
market O
. O

The O
FCC O
moves O
were O
good O
news O
for O
AT&T B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
been O
striving O
since O
the O
breakup O
of O
the O
phone O
system O
for O
greater O
latitude O
in O
pricing O
and O
reduced O
regulation O
. O

Alfred B-PERSON
Sikes I-PERSON
, O
the O
new O
FCC B-ORG
chairman O
, O
championed O
deregulation O
of O
AT&T B-ORG
at O
his O
last O
job O
as O
head O
of O
a O
Commerce B-ORG
Department I-ORG
telecommunications O
agency O
. O

But O
it O
has O
been O
an O
open O
question O
whether O
Mr. O
Sikes O
, O
an O
extraordinarily O
cautious O
man O
, O
would O
continue O
pushing O
deregulation O
at O
the O
FCC O
in O
the O
face O
of O
what O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
great O
political O
pressure O
. O

`` O
It O
means O
that O
Sikes B-PERSON
is O
serious O
about O
the O
deregulation O
of O
long O
distance O
, O
'' O
said O
Jack B-PERSON
Grubman I-PERSON
, O
a O
telecommunications O
analyst O
at O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
who O
attended O
the O
FCC O
meeting O
. O

`` O
All O
the O
commissioners O
were O
in O
amazing O
agreement O
-LCB- O
to O
re-examine O
regulation O
-RCB- O
for O
only O
having O
been O
together O
for O
a O
few O
months O
. O
'' O

The O
FCC O
took O
three O
specific O
actions O
regarding O
AT&T B-ORG
. O

By O
a O
4 O
- O
0 O
vote O
, O
it O
allowed O
AT&T B-ORG
to O
continue O
offering O
special O
discount O
packages O
to O
big O
customers O
, O
called O
Tariff O
12 O
, O
rejecting O
appeals O
by O
AT&T B-ORG
competitors O
that O
the O
discounts O
were O
illegal O
. O

Then O
by O
a O
separate O
4 O
- O
0 O
vote O
, O
it O
chose O
the O
narrowest O
possible O
grounds O
to O
strike O
down O
a O
different O
discount O
plan O
, O
called O
Tariff O
15 O
, O
that O
AT&T B-ORG
offered O
to O
Holiday B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

AT&T B-ORG
gave O
a O
5 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
discount O
to O
the O
Memphis B-GPE
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
, O
company O
that O
oversees O
Holiday B-ORG
Inns I-ORG
, O
in O
response O
to O
a O
similar O
discount O
offered O
to O
Holiday B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
by O
MCI B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
agency O
said O
that O
because O
MCI B-ORG
's O
offer O
had O
expired O
AT&T B-ORG
could O
n't O
continue O
to O
offer O
its O
discount O
plan O
. O

But O
the O
agency O
specifically O
did O
n't O
rule O
whether O
AT&T B-ORG
had O
the O
right O
to O
match O
offers O
by O
competitors O
if O
that O
means O
giving O
discounts O
not O
generally O
available O
to O
other O
phone O
users O
. O

Indeed O
, O
Joe B-PERSON
Nacchio I-PERSON
, O
AT&T B-ORG
's O
vice O
president O
for O
business O
- O
communications O
services O
, O
said O
AT&T B-ORG
offered O
a O
similar O
Tariff O
15 O
discount O
to O
Resort B-ORG
Condominium I-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
of O
Indianapolis B-GPE
, O
to O
meet O
another O
MCI B-ORG
bid O
. O

The O
FCC O
`` O
did O
n't O
say O
I O
could O
n't O
do O
it O
again O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Apart O
from O
those O
two O
actions O
, O
Mr. O
Sikes O
and O
the O
three O
other O
commissioners O
said O
they O
expect O
to O
re-examine O
how O
AT&T B-ORG
is O
regulated O
since O
competition O
has O
increased O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Firestone I-PERSON
, O
chief O
of O
the O
FCC O
's O
common O
- O
carrier O
bureau O
, O
said O
he O
expected O
the O
agency O
to O
propose O
new O
rules O
next O
year O
. O

AT&T B-ORG
applauded O
the O
FCC O
's O
actions O
. O

`` O
The O
time O
is O
long O
overdue O
to O
take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
fierce O
competition O
in O
the O
long O
- O
distance O
business O
and O
the O
rules O
governing O
it O
, O
'' O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
telecommunications O
firm O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

But O
MCI B-ORG
, O
of O
Washington B-GPE
, O
was O
displeased O
with O
the O
FCC O
decision O
concerning O
Tariff O
12 O
, O
arguing O
that O
`` O
AT&T B-ORG
can O
not O
be O
allowed O
to O
flaunt O
FCC B-ORG
rules O
. O
'' O

United O
Telecommunications O
Inc. O
's O
US B-ORG
Sprint I-ORG
unit O
said O
it O
was O
`` O
obviously O
disappointed O
'' O
with O
the O
FCC O
decision O
on O
Tariff O
12 O
. O

US B-ORG
Sprint I-ORG
said O
was O
it O
will O
petition O
the O
FCC O
decision O
in O
federal O
court O
. O

`` O
We O
believe O
that O
the O
court O
will O
find O
it O
unlawful O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
US B-ORG
Sprint I-ORG
spokesman O
. O

Separately O
, O
AT&T B-ORG
filed O
a O
countersuit O
against O
MCI B-ORG
accusing O
it O
of O
misleading O
consumers O
through O
allegedly O
`` O
false O
and O
deceptive O
'' O
advertising O
. O

The O
AT&T O
action O
was O
the O
most O
recent O
blow O
in O
a O
nasty O
fight O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
, O
MCI B-ORG
sued O
AT&T B-ORG
in O
federal O
district O
court O
, O
claiming O
that O
AT&T B-ORG
's O
ads O
are O
false O
. O

AT&T B-ORG
assembled O
three O
of O
its O
top O
executives O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
all O
visibly O
angry O
, O
to O
try O
to O
refute O
MCI B-ORG
's O
charges O
. O

`` O
MCI B-ORG
has O
made O
hawks O
out O
of O
the O
upper O
echelon O
of O
AT&T B-ORG
, O
'' O
said O
PaineWebber B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Grubman O
, O
who O
said O
he O
expected O
AT&T B-ORG
to O
become O
increasingly O
aggressive O
in O
dealing O
with O
its O
longtime O
nemesis O
. O

Julie B-PERSON
Amparano I-PERSON
Lopez I-PERSON
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
also O
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Chevrolet B-ORG
division O
said O
it O
is O
offering O
$ O
750 O
cash O
incentives O
on O
all O
1990 O
models O
of O
its O
full O
- O
size O
Blazer B-PRODUCT
and O
Suburban B-PRODUCT
truck O
lines O
. O

Chevrolet B-ORG
already O
has O
cash O
incentives O
on O
the O
1989 O
models O
of O
these O
vehicles O
. O

Canadian B-NORP
production O
of O
market O
pulp O
rose O
1 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
as O
the O
industry O
operated O
at O
87 O
% O
of O
capacity O
. O

The O
Canadian O
Pulp O
and O
Paper O
Association O
, O
an O
industry O
group O
, O
said O
Canadian B-NORP
mills O
produced O
532,000 O
metric O
tons O
of O
market O
pulp O
in O
September O
, O
compared O
with O
527,000 O
metric O
tons O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Market O
pulp O
is O
wood O
pulp O
sold O
on O
the O
open O
market O
to O
producers O
of O
paper O
and O
other O
products O
. O

The O
statistics O
exclude O
pulp O
consumed O
at O
the O
producing O
mill O
or O
shipped O
to O
another O
mill O
that O
is O
affiliated O
with O
the O
producing O
mill O
. O

Canada B-GPE
is O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
producer O
of O
market O
pulp O
. O

The O
September O
87 O
% O
operating O
rate O
compared O
with O
a O
rate O
of O
101 O
% O
in O
August O
but O
was O
unchanged O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

In O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
this O
year O
output O
was O
5,377,000 O
metric O
tons O
, O
down O
from O
5,441,000 O
metric O
tons O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Likins I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Lehigh B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
Bethlehem B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
was O
elected O
a O
director O
of O
this O
maker O
of O
industrial O
motion O
- O
control O
parts O
and O
systems O
. O

His O
appointment O
expands O
the O
board O
to O
13 O
members O
. O

S.A. B-ORG
Brewing I-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
began O
laying O
the O
groundwork O
to O
launch O
a O
rival O
offer O
for O
Bond B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O
Holdings O
Ltd. O
's O
Australian B-NORP
brewing O
operations O
. O

Such O
an O
offer O
could O
torpedo O
a O
plan O
by O
Lion B-ORG
Nathan I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
of O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
to O
acquire O
half O
the O
brewing O
interests O
. O

But O
it O
would O
probably O
increase O
the O
amount O
of O
cash O
that O
debt O
- O
ridden O
Bond B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
would O
earn O
from O
the O
transaction O
. O

Australia B-GPE
's O
National O
Companies O
and O
Securities O
Commission O
said O
it O
will O
allow O
S.A. B-ORG
Brewing I-ORG
to O
acquire O
an O
option O
on O
as O
much O
as O
20 O
% O
of O
Bell B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Bond B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
that O
is O
in O
the O
process O
of O
acquiring O
Bond B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
brewing O
businesses O
for O
2.5 O
billion O
Australian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
1.93 O
billion O
-RRB- O
. O

S.A. B-ORG
Brewing I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
20 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
Elders B-ORG
IXL I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
Australia B-GPE
's O
largest O
brewer O
, O
will O
make O
a O
takeover O
offer O
for O
all O
of O
Bell B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
if O
it O
exercises O
the O
option O
, O
the O
corporate O
regulators O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

Bond B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
brewing O
, O
property O
, O
media O
and O
resources O
concern O
controlled O
by O
financier O
Alan B-PERSON
Bond I-PERSON
, O
is O
selling O
many O
of O
its O
assets O
to O
reduce O
an O
A$ O
6.9 O
billion O
debt O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
grew O
at O
a O
moderate O
2.5 O
% O
annual O
rate O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
the O
same O
pace O
as O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
despite O
the O
worst O
trade O
performance O
in O
six O
years O
, O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
. O

Personal O
spending O
, O
buoyed O
by O
a O
burst O
of O
automobile O
buying O
, O
was O
the O
main O
catalyst O
to O
the O
economy O
's O
expansion O
. O

But O
trade O
, O
one O
of O
the O
economy O
's O
main O
forces O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
showed O
a O
sharp O
deterioration O
. O

Imports O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
soared O
, O
while O
exports O
were O
flat O
. O

Some O
economists O
found O
the O
mixture O
ominous O
. O

`` O
For O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
the O
foreign O
trade O
sector O
has O
been O
a O
major O
contributor O
to O
economic O
growth O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
rely O
now O
solely O
on O
consumer O
spending O
to O
sustain O
the O
economy O
on O
a O
solid O
growth O
path O
, O
'' O
said O
Norman B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
Mellon B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
. O

Although O
the O
economy O
showed O
no O
change O
of O
pace O
from O
the O
second O
quarter O
, O
many O
analysts O
expect O
it O
to O
slow O
considerably O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
as O
demand O
for O
autos O
falls O
, O
partly O
because O
of O
higher O
prices O
on O
models O
introduced O
last O
month O
. O

Many O
economists O
think O
the O
rise O
in O
the O
value O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
dollar O
this O
year O
will O
further O
crimp O
progress O
in O
trade O
, O
because O
it O
makes O
exports O
more O
expensive O
and O
imports O
cheaper O
. O

And O
business O
investment O
-- O
which O
slowed O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
according O
to O
yesterday O
's O
report O
-- O
is O
expected O
to O
continue O
to O
be O
sluggish O
. O

A O
sharp O
reduction O
in O
inflation O
was O
by O
far O
the O
brightest O
spot O
in O
the O
report O
on O
the O
real O
gross O
national O
product O
-- O
the O
inflation O
- O
adjusted O
market O
value O
of O
all O
the O
goods O
and O
services O
the O
economy O
produced O
. O

An O
inflation O
gauge O
that O
measures O
the O
quarterly O
change O
in O
prices O
of O
an O
array O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
slowed O
its O
growth O
to O
a O
2.9 O
% O
annual O
rate O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
from O
5 O
% O
in O
the O
second O
. O

Much O
of O
the O
moderation O
came O
from O
declining O
energy O
prices O
, O
which O
have O
since O
turned O
up O
a O
bit O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

Consequently O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Darby I-PERSON
, O
undersecretary O
for O
economic O
affairs O
at O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
said O
inflation O
probably O
will O
edge O
up O
from O
the O
third O
- O
quarter O
rate O
in O
the O
final O
three O
months O
of O
1989 O
. O

But O
he O
said O
he O
believes O
the O
second O
quarter O
's O
5 O
% O
rate O
`` O
will O
prove O
to O
have O
been O
this O
year O
's O
peak O
quarterly O
inflation O
rate O
. O
'' O

Generally O
, O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
expressed O
satisfaction O
with O
the O
economy O
's O
progress O
as O
it O
heads O
into O
its O
eighth O
year O
of O
sustained O
growth O
next O
month O
. O

Treasury O
Secretary O
Nicholas O
Brady O
called O
the O
2.5 O
% O
pace O
`` O
good O
, O
solid O
growth O
, O
'' O
although O
he O
said O
he O
expects O
the O
expansion O
to O
slow O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
. O

He O
added O
: O
`` O
Inflation O
is O
lower O
than O
I O
think O
people O
expected O
it O
to O
be O
, O
and O
I O
think O
that O
's O
good O
news O
. O
'' O

But O
administration O
officials O
were O
concerned O
over O
the O
bleak O
trade O
report O
, O
which O
showed O
the O
deficit O
in O
the O
country O
's O
trade O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
swelling O
to O
a O
$ O
74 O
billion O
annual O
rate O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
from O
a O
$ O
51 O
billion O
rate O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
. O

Mr. O
Darby O
called O
it O
a O
`` O
disappointment O
'' O
but O
predicted O
exports O
will O
pick O
up O
again O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
unprepared O
for O
the O
deterioration O
in O
net O
exports O
, O
'' O
said O
Daniel B-PERSON
Van I-PERSON
Dyke I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
forecasting O
at O
Bank B-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
ca O
n't O
believe O
it O
will O
continue O
, O
'' O
he O
added O
, O
noting O
that O
the O
economies O
of O
the O
country O
's O
major O
trading O
partners O
are O
strong O
and O
prices O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
products O
are O
still O
competitive O
. O

Some O
analysts O
also O
were O
disturbed O
by O
a O
pickup O
in O
the O
growth O
of O
business O
inventories O
. O

While O
a O
buildup O
of O
these O
stocks O
adds O
to O
GNP O
, O
it O
can O
hurt O
the O
economy O
because O
a O
pileup O
of O
unsold O
goods O
can O
lead O
to O
production O
cuts O
and O
layoffs O
. O

According O
to O
the O
report O
, O
inventories O
outside O
the O
farm O
sector O
grew O
at O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
$ O
24.6 O
billion O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
up O
from O
a O
$ O
19.5 O
billion O
pace O
in O
the O
second O
quarter O
. O

Manufacturers O
' O
stocks O
fattened O
at O
an O
$ O
18.4 O
billion O
annual O
rate O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
8.3 O
billion O
. O

`` O
That O
suggests O
there O
is O
a O
little O
more O
inventory O
overhang O
than O
some O
people O
expected O
, O
'' O
said O
Edward B-PERSON
Boss I-PERSON
, O
senior O
financial O
economist O
at O
Continental B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
anything O
that O
's O
going O
to O
cause O
a O
downturn O
in O
economic O
activity O
. O

But O
it O
will O
slow O
production O
. O
'' O

Devastation O
from O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
which O
slammed O
into O
the O
Southeast O
coast O
in O
late O
September O
, O
diminished O
personal O
income O
by O
about O
$ O
4 O
billion O
, O
the O
department O
said O
, O
but O
it O
called O
the O
effect O
on O
the O
roughly O
$ O
5 O
trillion O
economy O
`` O
negligible O
. O
'' O

Except O
for O
the O
loss O
from O
the O
hurricane O
, O
all O
the O
figures O
were O
adjusted O
for O
seasonal O
factors O
and O
inflation O
. O

Here O
are O
some O
of O
the O
major O
components O
of O
the O
gross O
national O
product O
expressed O
in O
seasonally O
adjusted O
annual O
rates O
in O
billions O
of O
constant O
-LRB- O
1982 O
-RRB- O
dollars O
: O

In O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
the O
implicit O
price O
deflator O
fell O
to O
2.9 O
% O
of O
the O
1982 O
average O
, O
from O
4.6 O
% O
in O
the O
previous O
quarter O
. O

Y.J. B-PERSON
Park I-PERSON
and O
her O
family O
scrimped O
for O
four O
years O
to O
buy O
a O
tiny O
apartment O
here O
, O
but O
found O
that O
the O
closer O
they O
got O
to O
saving O
the O
$ O
40,000 O
they O
originally O
needed O
, O
the O
more O
the O
price O
rose O
. O

By O
this O
month O
, O
it O
had O
more O
than O
doubled O
. O

Now O
the O
33 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
housewife O
, O
whose O
husband O
earns O
a O
modest O
salary O
as O
an O
assistant O
professor O
of O
economics O
, O
is O
saving O
harder O
than O
ever O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
determined O
to O
get O
an O
apartment O
in O
three O
years O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
all O
I O
think O
about O
or O
talk O
about O
. O
'' O

For O
the O
Parks B-PERSON
and O
millions O
of O
other O
young O
Koreans O
, O
the O
long O
- O
cherished O
dream O
of O
home O
ownership O
has O
become O
a O
cruel O
illusion O
. O

For O
the O
government O
, O
it O
has O
become O
a O
highly O
volatile O
political O
issue O
. O

Last O
May O
, O
a O
government O
panel O
released O
a O
report O
on O
the O
extent O
and O
causes O
of O
the O
problem O
. O

During O
the O
past O
15 O
years O
, O
the O
report O
showed O
, O
housing O
prices O
increased O
nearly O
fivefold O
. O

The O
report O
laid O
the O
blame O
on O
speculators O
, O
who O
it O
said O
had O
pushed O
land O
prices O
up O
ninefold O
. O

The O
panel O
found O
that O
since O
1987 O
, O
real O
- O
estate O
prices O
rose O
nearly O
50 O
% O
in O
a O
speculative O
fever O
fueled O
by O
economic O
prosperity O
, O
the O
1988 O
Seoul O
Olympics O
and O
the O
government O
's O
pledge O
to O
rapidly O
develop O
Korea B-GPE
's O
southwest O
. O

The O
result O
is O
that O
those O
rich O
enough O
to O
own O
any O
real O
estate O
at O
all O
have O
boosted O
their O
holdings O
substantially O
. O

For O
those O
with O
no O
holdings O
, O
the O
prospects O
of O
buying O
a O
home O
are O
ever O
slimmer O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
a O
quarter O
of O
the O
population O
owned O
91 O
% O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
71,895 O
square O
kilometers O
of O
private O
land O
, O
the O
report O
said O
, O
and O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
population O
owned O
65 O
% O
of O
the O
land O
devoted O
to O
housing O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
government O
's O
Land B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
reports O
that O
only O
about O
a O
third O
of O
Korean O
families O
own O
their O
own O
homes O
. O

Rents O
have O
soared O
along O
with O
house O
prices O
. O

Former O
National O
Assemblyman O
Hong O
Sa O
- O
Duk O
, O
now O
a O
radio O
commentator O
, O
says O
the O
problem O
is O
intolerable O
for O
many O
people O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
afraid O
of O
a O
popular O
revolt O
if O
this O
situation O
is O
n't O
corrected O
, O
'' O
he O
adds O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
during O
the O
past O
three O
months O
there O
have O
been O
several O
demonstrations O
at O
the O
office O
complex O
where O
the B-ORG
Land I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
is O
housed O
, O
and O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
demanding O
the O
government O
put O
a O
stop O
to O
real O
- O
estate O
speculation O
. O

President O
Roh O
Tae O
Woo O
's O
administration O
has O
been O
studying O
the O
real O
- O
estate O
crisis O
for O
the O
past O
year O
with O
an O
eye O
to O
partial O
land O
redistribution O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
the O
government O
took O
three O
bills O
to O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
. O

The O
proposed O
legislation O
is O
aimed O
at O
rectifying O
some O
of O
the O
inequities O
in O
the O
current O
land O
- O
ownership O
system O
. O

Highlights O
of O
the O
bills O
, O
as O
currently O
framed O
, O
are O
: O
-- O
A O
restriction O
on O
the O
amount O
of O
real O
estate O
one O
family O
can O
own O
, O
to O
660 O
square O
meters O
in O
the O
nation O
's O
six O
largest O
cities O
, O
but O
more O
in O
smaller O
cities O
and O
rural O
areas O
. O

The O
government O
will O
penalize O
offenders O
, O
but O
wo O
n't O
confiscate O
property O
. O

-- O
A O
tax O
of O
between O
3 O
% O
and O
6 O
% O
on O
property O
holdings O
that O
exceed O
the O
governmentset O
ceiling O
. O

-- O
Taxes O
of O
between O
15 O
% O
and O
50 O
% O
a O
year O
on O
`` O
excessive O
'' O
profits O
from O
the O
resale O
of O
property O
, O
or O
the O
sale O
of O
idle O
land O
to O
the O
government O
. O

The O
government O
defines O
excessive O
profits O
as O
those O
above O
the O
average O
realized O
for O
other O
similar O
- O
sized O
properties O
in O
an O
area O
. O

-- O
Grace O
periods O
ranging O
from O
two O
to O
five O
years O
before O
the O
full O
scope O
of O
the O
penalties O
takes O
effect O
. O

The O
administration O
says O
the O
measures O
would O
stem O
rampant O
property O
speculation O
, O
free O
more O
land O
for O
the O
government O
's O
ambitious O
housing O
- O
construction O
program O
, O
designed O
to O
build O
two O
million O
apartments O
by O
1992 O
-- O
and O
, O
perhaps O
, O
boost O
the O
popular O
standing O
of O
President O
Roh O
. O

But O
opposition O
legislators O
and O
others O
calling O
for O
help O
for O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
renters O
say O
the O
proposed O
changes O
do O
n't O
go O
far O
enough O
to O
make O
it O
possible O
for O
ordinary O
people O
to O
buy O
a O
home O
. O

Some O
want O
lower O
limits O
on O
house O
sizes O
; O
others O
insist O
on O
progressively O
higher O
taxation O
for O
larger O
homes O
and O
lots O
. O

The O
Citizens O
Coalition O
for O
Economic O
Justice O
, O
a O
public O
- O
interest O
group O
leading O
the O
charge O
for O
radical O
reform O
, O
wants O
restrictions O
on O
landholdings O
, O
high O
taxation O
of O
capital O
gains O
, O
and O
drastic O
revamping O
of O
the O
value O
- O
assessment O
system O
on O
which O
property O
taxes O
are O
based O
. O

But O
others O
, O
large O
landowners O
, O
real O
- O
estate O
developers O
and O
business O
leaders O
, O
say O
the O
government O
's O
proposals O
are O
intolerable O
. O

Led O
by O
the O
Federation O
of O
Korean O
Industries O
, O
the O
critics O
are O
lobbying O
for O
the O
government O
to O
weaken O
its O
proposed O
restrictions O
and O
penalties O
. O

Government O
officials O
who O
are O
urging O
real O
- O
estate O
reforms O
balk O
at O
the O
arguments O
of O
business O
leaders O
and O
chafe O
at O
their O
pressure O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
no O
violation O
of O
the O
capitalistic O
principle O
of O
private O
property O
in O
what O
we O
are O
doing O
, O
'' O
says O
Lee B-PERSON
Kyu I-PERSON
Hwang I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
government O
's O
Land B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
which O
drafted O
the O
bills O
. O

But O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
the O
constitution O
empowers O
the O
government O
to O
impose O
some O
controls O
, O
to O
mitigate O
the O
shortage O
of O
land O
. O

The O
land O
available O
for O
housing O
construction O
stands O
at O
about O
46.2 O
square O
meters O
a O
person O
-- O
18 O
% O
lower O
than O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
only O
about O
half O
that O
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Lee O
estimates O
that O
about O
10,000 O
property O
speculators O
are O
operating O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

The O
chief O
culprits O
, O
he O
says O
, O
are O
big O
companies O
and O
business O
groups O
that O
buy O
huge O
amounts O
of O
land O
`` O
not O
for O
their O
corporate O
use O
, O
but O
for O
resale O
at O
huge O
profit O
. O
'' O

One O
research O
institute O
calculated O
that O
as O
much O
as O
67 O
% O
of O
corporate O
- O
owned O
land O
is O
held O
by O
403 O
companies O
-- O
and O
that O
as O
little O
as O
1.5 O
% O
of O
that O
is O
used O
for O
business O
. O

The O
government O
's O
Office B-ORG
of O
Bank O
Supervision O
and O
Examination B-ORG
told O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
this O
month O
that O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1989 O
, O
the O
nation O
's O
30 O
largest O
business O
groups O
bought O
real O
estate O
valued O
at O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Finance O
, O
as O
a O
result O
, O
has O
proposed O
a O
series O
of O
measures O
that O
would O
restrict O
business O
investment O
in O
real O
estate O
even O
more O
tightly O
than O
restrictions O
aimed O
at O
individuals O
. O

Under O
those O
measures O
, O
financial O
institutions O
would O
be O
restricted O
from O
owning O
any O
more O
real O
estate O
than O
they O
need O
for O
their O
business O
operations O
. O

Banks O
, O
investment O
and O
credit O
firms O
would O
be O
permitted O
to O
own O
land O
equivalent O
in O
value O
to O
50 O
% O
of O
their O
capital O
-- O
currently O
the O
proportion O
is O
75 O
% O
. O

The O
maximum O
allowable O
property O
holdings O
for O
insurance O
companies O
would O
be O
reduced O
to O
10 O
% O
of O
their O
total O
asset O
value O
, O
down O
from O
15 O
% O
currently O
. O

But O
Mrs. O
Park O
acknowledges O
that O
even O
if O
the O
policies O
work O
to O
slow O
or O
stop O
speculation O
, O
apartment O
prices O
are O
unlikely O
to O
go O
down O
. O

At O
best O
, O
she O
realizes O
, O
they O
will O
rise O
more O
slowly O
-- O
more O
slowly O
, O
she O
hopes O
, O
than O
her O
family O
's O
income O
. O

Furukawa B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
leading O
electric O
wire O
and O
cable O
manufacturers O
, O
said O
unconsolidated O
pretax O
profit O
in O
the O
fiscal O
first O
half O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
fell O
5.3 O
% O
to O
6.11 O
billion O
yen O
-LRB- O
$ O
43.1 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
6.45 O
billion O
yen O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Sales O
increased O
11.9 O
% O
to O
279.39 O
billion O
yen O
from O
249.68 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Net O
fell O
1 O
% O
to O
3.23 O
billion O
yen O
from O
3.26 O
billion O
yen O
. O

Pershare O
net O
fell O
to O
4.97 O
yen O
from O
5.40 O
yen O
. O

The O
growing O
sales O
sustained O
by O
domestic O
demand O
failed O
to O
counter O
rising O
material O
metal O
costs O
and O
declining O
profitability O
in O
overseas O
construction O
, O
Furukawa B-ORG
said O
. O

Rolled O
copper O
product O
sales O
were O
major O
contributors O
to O
overall O
sales O
growth O
. O

Sales O
by O
category O
rose O
24 O
% O
to O
35.23 O
billion O
yen O
, O
reflecting O
increased O
production O
in O
automobile O
, O
airconditioner O
and O
electric O
machine O
industries O
, O
which O
are O
major O
users O
of O
wire O
and O
cable O
products O
. O

Sales O
for O
electric O
wires O
and O
cables O
rose O
13.2 O
% O
to O
153.93 O
billion O
yen O
. O

When O
the O
going O
gets O
tough O
, O
it O
's O
tough O
to O
trade O
stocks O
in O
continental O
Europe B-GPE
. O

That O
's O
the O
troubling O
conclusion O
reached O
by O
many O
international O
investors O
and O
money O
managers O
angry O
at O
the O
malfunctions O
on O
Continental O
stock O
exchanges O
during O
last O
week O
's O
global O
market O
turbulence O
. O

They O
say O
the O
recent O
market O
volatility O
has O
underscored O
the O
shortcomings O
of O
the O
way O
many O
European B-NORP
exchanges O
trade O
stocks O
. O

The O
weaknesses O
of O
Continental O
exchanges O
are O
driving O
some O
fund O
managers O
to O
switch O
business O
to O
stocks O
traded O
on O
London B-GPE
's O
stock O
exchange O
, O
which O
quotes O
firm O
trading O
prices O
for O
about O
350 O
blue O
- O
chip O
issues O
from O
12 O
major O
countries O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
not O
saying O
London B-GPE
covered O
itself O
in O
glory O
, O
but O
the O
events O
of O
the O
past O
week O
have O
certainly O
exposed O
Europe B-GPE
's O
weaknesses O
, O
'' O
says O
Stewart B-PERSON
Gilchrist I-PERSON
, O
a O
director O
of O
Scottish B-ORG
Amicable I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Managers I-ORG
in O
Glasgow B-GPE
, O
Scotland B-GPE
, O
which O
manages O
about O
# O
6 O
billion O
-LRB- O
$ O
9.63 O
billion O
-RRB- O
in O
institutional O
money O
. O

He O
says O
the O
problems O
on O
European B-NORP
exchanges O
included O
market O
- O
system O
breakdowns O
, O
delayed O
execution O
of O
buy O
and O
sell O
orders O
and O
trading O
suspensions O
. O

`` O
The O
events O
strengthen O
London B-GPE
's O
hand O
in O
becoming O
the O
center O
for O
trading O
European B-NORP
stocks O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Gilchrist O
says O
. O

Unable O
to O
unload O
a O
large O
block O
of O
a O
French B-NORP
blue O
- O
chip O
company O
's O
shares O
in O
Paris B-GPE
for O
two O
days O
last O
week O
, O
a O
frustrated O
Scottish B-ORG
Amicable I-ORG
fund O
manager O
finally O
tossed O
down O
her O
phone O
in O
disgust O
and O
called O
James O
Capel O
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
London B-GPE
brokerage O
firm O
. O

The O
firm O
did O
the O
trade O
in O
seconds O
on O
the O
London B-GPE
stock O
exchange O
's O
SEAQ B-PRODUCT
automated O
- O
quotation O
system O
. O

On O
so O
- O
called O
Manic O
Monday O
, O
Oct. O
16 O
, O
stock O
prices O
plunged O
across O
Europe B-GPE
and O
trading O
problems O
erupted O
. O

London B-GPE
had O
some O
problems O
, O
too O
. O

The O
London B-GPE
exchange O
's O
electronic O
price O
- O
reporting O
system O
provided O
only O
indicative O
, O
or O
non-firm O
, O
prices O
for O
about O
40 O
minutes O
on O
Manic O
Monday O
. O

Some O
dealers O
say O
other O
traders O
were O
n't O
picking O
up O
their O
phones O
. O

But O
London B-GPE
's O
problems O
were O
nothing O
compared O
with O
the O
Continent O
's O
. O

In O
Brussels B-GPE
, O
which O
recently O
spent O
millions O
of O
dollars O
on O
a O
computer O
- O
assisted O
trading O
system O
, O
disgusted O
traders O
watched O
helplessly O
as O
a O
software O
failure O
before O
opening O
on O
Manic O
Monday O
prevented O
trading O
for O
two O
days O
. O

For O
48 O
hours O
, O
no O
one O
had O
any O
idea O
precisely O
how O
much O
his O
securities O
were O
worth O
. O

By O
Wednesday O
, O
frustrated O
Belgian B-NORP
brokers O
reopened O
the O
market O
by O
using O
the O
time O
- O
honored O
method O
of O
quoting O
stocks O
with O
chalk O
on O
a O
blackboard O
. O

The O
Belgian B-NORP
computer O
system O
finally O
was O
repaired O
and O
restarted O
on O
Tuesday O
of O
this O
week O
, O
with O
the O
aid O
of O
Toronto B-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
officials O
who O
developed O
the O
system O
. O

In O
Frankfurt B-GPE
, O
which O
only O
has O
a O
two O
- O
hour O
daily O
stock O
- O
trading O
session O
even O
in O
the O
best O
of O
times O
, O
stocks O
did O
n't O
open O
for O
the O
first O
45 O
minutes O
because O
of O
order O
imbalances O
that O
brokers O
blame O
on O
a O
wave O
of O
sell O
orders O
from O
small O
investors O
. O

As O
banks O
processed O
six O
- O
foot O
telexes O
of O
sell O
orders O
, O
the O
crush O
led O
to O
Manic O
Monday O
's O
worst O
decline O
: O
German B-NORP
stocks O
ended O
down O
13 O
% O
. O

Exchange O
officials O
extended O
trading O
hours O
, O
75 O
minutes O
on O
Monday O
and O
65 O
minutes O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
to O
clear O
up O
order O
backlogs O
. O

In O
France B-GPE
, O
more O
than O
half O
the O
top O
25 O
blue O
- O
chip O
stocks O
-- O
including O
such O
giants O
as O
BSN B-ORG
and O
Elf B-ORG
Aquitaine I-ORG
-- O
did O
n't O
open O
until O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
rallied O
late O
in O
the O
European B-NORP
trading O
day O
, O
traders O
say O
. O

The O
rally O
transformed O
some O
big O
sell O
orders O
into O
big O
buy O
orders O
, O
solving O
an O
order O
- O
imbalance O
problem O
. O

But O
by O
that O
time O
, O
many O
big O
institutions O
had O
switched O
business O
to O
London B-GPE
. O

`` O
Belgium B-GPE
was O
closed O
for O
two O
days O
, O
France B-GPE
closed O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
hours O
, O
Germany B-GPE
was O
stuck O
. O

It O
was O
a O
nightmare O
, O
'' O
says O
Susan B-PERSON
Noble I-PERSON
, O
an O
investment O
manager O
at O
Robert O
Fleming O
Holdings O
Ltd. O
's O
International B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Management I-ORG
unit O
in O
London B-GPE
. O

`` O
It O
's O
very O
worrying O
that O
these O
markets O
ca O
n't O
cope O
. O
'' O

On O
Manic O
Monday O
, O
the O
volume O
of O
German B-NORP
shares O
traded O
in O
London B-GPE
more O
than O
tripled O
to O
2.2 O
million O
, O
and O
the O
volume O
of O
French B-NORP
shares O
rose O
48 O
% O
. O

-LRB- O
By O
comparison O
, O
German B-NORP
domestic O
stock O
volume O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
only O
doubled O
that O
day O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
switch O
to O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
during O
such O
turbulent O
times O
is O
significant O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
the O
size O
of O
the O
affected O
market O
is O
enormous O
-- O
the O
European B-NORP
stock O
markets O
account O
for O
some O
22.5 O
% O
of O
global O
stock O
market O
capitalization O
, O
with O
an O
estimated O
value O
of O
$ O
2.175 O
trillion O
, O
according O
to O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
International I-ORG
. O

The O
Continental O
markets O
alone O
contribute O
about O
14.3 O
% O
of O
estimated O
world O
market O
capitalization O
of O
$ O
9.671 O
trillion O
. O

Though O
the O
widely O
traded O
shares O
that O
are O
quoted O
in O
London B-GPE
account O
for O
only O
a O
small O
portion O
of O
those O
totals O
, O
they O
still O
are O
the O
most O
closely O
watched O
stocks O
and O
are O
often O
viewed O
as O
a O
barometer O
for O
the O
local O
markets O
generally O
. O

The O
switch O
to O
London B-GPE
underscores O
the O
fact O
that O
despite O
the O
economic O
restructuring O
associated O
with O
European B-ORG
Community I-ORG
efforts O
to O
develop O
a O
single O
market O
by O
1992 O
, O
European B-NORP
stock O
trading O
remains O
a O
highly O
fragmented O
and O
very O
localized O
activity O
. O

Against O
this O
backdrop O
, O
one O
thing O
that O
does O
n't O
seem O
likely O
to O
result O
from O
1992 O
is O
a O
single O
European B-NORP
stock O
market O
. O

Rather O
, O
there O
increasingly O
is O
a O
group O
of O
international O
brokerage O
and O
trading O
firms O
that O
operate O
in O
most O
European B-NORP
financial O
centers O
-- O
including O
European B-NORP
giants O
such O
as O
Barclays B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
and O
Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
as O
well O
as O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Nomura B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

These O
firms O
, O
which O
often O
have O
acquired O
a O
local O
brokerage O
firm O
, O
are O
calling O
the O
shots O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
deciding O
in O
which O
market O
to O
transact O
a O
trade O
. O

And O
senior O
officials O
of O
two O
U.S. B-GPE
securities O
houses O
say O
they O
switched O
trades O
in O
European B-NORP
stocks O
to O
the O
London B-GPE
market O
last O
week O
when O
they O
could O
n't O
unwind O
positions O
on O
the O
Continent O
. O

Meantime O
, O
brokers O
on O
the O
Continent O
are O
worried O
, O
too O
, O
mostly O
by O
the O
potential O
loss O
of O
business O
. O

`` O
I O
would O
be O
much O
happier O
if O
this O
volume O
-LCB- O
in O
German B-NORP
stocks O
-RCB- O
were O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
rather O
than O
London B-GPE
, O
'' O
says O
Dieter B-PERSON
Bauernfeind I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
international O
equity O
sales O
at O
Dresdner B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
. O

He O
acknowledges O
that O
spreads O
`` O
were O
too O
wide O
and O
volumes O
too O
light O
'' O
in O
the O
extreme O
conditions O
on O
Manic O
Monday O
. O

Already O
the O
Germans B-NORP
appear O
to O
be O
acting O
; O
at O
a O
special O
meeting O
on O
the O
day O
of O
the O
decline O
, O
directors O
of O
the B-ORG
Frankfurt I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
voted O
to O
extend O
their O
trading O
hours O
, O
although O
they O
have O
n't O
decided O
when O
or O
by O
how O
much O
. O

A O
Frankfurt B-GPE
exchange O
official O
, O
acknowledging O
the O
brokers O
' O
anxieties O
, O
says O
the O
market O
still O
feels O
it O
`` O
functioned O
OK O
during O
this O
crash O
. O
'' O

The O
Dutch B-NORP
, O
who O
had O
some O
trading O
problems O
because O
of O
insufficient O
computer O
capacity O
, O
say O
new O
equipment O
to O
solve O
the O
problems O
ought O
to O
be O
installed O
within O
a O
month O
. O

Says O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
the B-ORG
Brussels I-ORG
Bourse I-ORG
: O
`` O
Nobody O
around O
here O
will O
tell O
you O
they O
are O
happy O
the O
system O
did O
n't O
work O
. O

But O
it O
's O
just O
one O
of O
those O
things O
that O
happened O
. O

Investors O
can O
be O
assured O
now O
that O
this O
kind O
of O
problem O
can O
never O
occur O
again O
. O
'' O

But O
for O
others O
, O
the O
pledges O
echo O
the O
promises O
made O
after O
the O
1987 O
stock O
crash O
, O
when O
similar O
problems O
led O
many O
markets O
to O
develop O
the O
new O
systems O
that O
performed O
so O
badly O
last O
week O
. O

`` O
They O
all O
said O
they O
invested O
huge O
amounts O
of O
money O
. O

But O
they O
either O
did O
n't O
buy O
the O
right O
machines O
or O
they O
wasted O
it O
, O
'' O
says O
Fleming B-ORG
's O
Ms. O
Noble O
. O

The B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Standards I-ORG
Board I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
soon O
issue O
a O
rule O
requiring O
disclosure O
about O
the O
financial O
risk O
of O
certain O
financial O
instruments O
. O

But O
the O
chief O
rule O
- O
making O
body O
for O
accountants O
backed O
off O
one O
part O
of O
its O
original O
proposal O
made O
earlier O
this O
year O
that O
would O
have O
required O
a O
breakdown O
of O
certain O
balance O
- O
sheet O
items O
related O
to O
off O
- O
balance O
sheet O
instruments O
. O

The O
balance O
- O
sheet O
detail O
was O
opposed O
by O
many O
banks O
and O
thrifts O
that O
felt O
the O
cost O
of O
supplying O
such O
data O
was O
n't O
worth O
the O
value O
of O
the O
disclosures O
. O

Under O
the O
initial O
proposal O
, O
for O
example O
, O
banks O
would O
have O
been O
required O
to O
disclose O
that O
portion O
of O
allowances O
for O
loan O
losses O
that O
reflects O
specific O
letters O
of O
credit O
for O
which O
customers O
had O
defaulted O
. O

The O
final O
rule O
wo O
n't O
require O
such O
a O
breakdown O
of O
the O
allowances O
for O
loan O
losses O
, O
which O
appears O
on O
the O
balance O
sheet O
. O

The O
FASB O
rule O
will O
cover O
such O
financial O
instruments O
as O
interest O
rate O
swaps O
, O
financial O
guarantees O
, O
foward O
interest O
rate O
contracts O
, O
loan O
contracts O
, O
loan O
commitments O
and O
options O
written O
on O
securites O
held O
. O

It O
will O
require O
companies O
to O
spell O
out O
in O
more O
detail O
collateral O
polices O
and O
concentrations O
of O
credit O
risk O
for O
all O
financial O
instruments O
. O

The O
rule O
will O
require O
companies O
with O
financial O
instruments O
that O
have O
off O
- O
balance O
sheet O
risks O
to O
disclose O
data O
about O
the O
value O
and O
terms O
of O
the O
instruments O
, O
any O
accounting O
loss O
that O
would O
occur O
if O
the O
outside O
party O
involved O
in O
the O
instrument O
failed O
to O
perform O
, O
and O
the O
company O
's O
policy O
for O
requiring O
collateral O
or O
other O
security O
for O
the O
instrument O
. O

Scott B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
an O
FASB B-ORG
project O
manager O
, O
said O
that O
a O
final O
rule O
will O
be O
issued O
before O
year O
end O
. O

But O
he O
noted O
that O
the O
initial O
effective O
date O
of O
the O
earlier O
proposal O
had O
been O
delayed O
by O
six O
months O
. O

If O
you O
're O
still O
wondering O
about O
the O
causes O
of O
the O
slump O
in O
the O
junk O
- O
bond O
market O
, O
consider O
the O
case O
of O
Columbia B-ORG
Savings I-ORG
& O
Loan O
. O

The O
California B-GPE
thrift O
has O
just O
announced O
a O
$ O
226 O
million O
third O
- O
quarter O
loss O
. O

How O
did O
this O
happen O
? O

Well O
, O
when O
Congress B-ORG
in O
its O
recent O
S&L O
bailout O
mandated O
that O
the O
thrifts O
sell O
off O
all O
their O
junk O
- O
bond O
holdings O
by O
1994 O
, O
it O
not O
only O
artificially O
increased O
the O
supply O
of O
these O
bonds O
in O
the O
market O
but O
also O
eliminated O
one O
of O
the O
few O
profitable O
investments O
thrifts O
have O
made O
. O

But O
there O
is O
a O
grimly O
ironic O
twist O
to O
the O
Columbia B-GPE
loss O
. O

As O
followers O
of O
the O
debate O
over O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
know O
, O
there O
is O
much O
talk O
in O
Congress B-ORG
and O
indeed O
all O
over O
Washington B-GPE
about O
the O
need O
to O
`` O
encourage O
'' O
long O
- O
term O
investment O
and O
discourage O
the O
financial O
sector O
's O
presumed O
obsession O
with O
the O
short O
term O
. O

Now O
, O
we O
regard O
this O
as O
a O
largely O
phony O
issue O
, O
but O
the O
`` O
long O
term O
'' O
is O
nonetheless O
a O
big O
salon O
topic O
all O
around O
the O
Beltway O
. O

It O
turns O
out O
that O
Columbia B-GPE
had O
this O
huge O
loss O
in O
large O
part O
because O
the O
new O
congressionally O
mandated O
rules O
forced O
it O
to O
adjust O
the O
book O
value O
of O
its O
soon O
- O
to O
- O
be O
- O
sold O
junk O
bonds O
to O
the O
lower O
of O
either O
their O
cost O
or O
market O
value O
. O

They O
could O
no O
longer O
be O
classified O
as O
what O
Columbia B-GPE
regarded O
them O
, O
namely O
long O
- O
term O
investments O
. O

Congress B-ORG
's O
ham O
- O
handed O
treatment O
of O
the O
existing O
structure O
of O
junk O
- O
bond O
holdings O
reminds O
us O
of O
a O
story O
in O
the O
Journal O
earlier O
this O
year O
about O
the O
Baby O
Bell O
companies O
' O
desire O
to O
have O
the O
court O
- O
ordered O
bans O
lifted O
on O
offering O
information O
services O
. O

The O
issue O
of O
seeking O
relief O
from O
Congress B-ORG
was O
raised O
to O
Delbert B-PERSON
Staley I-PERSON
, O
the O
chairman O
of O
Nynex B-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Staley O
replied O
: O
`` O
Legislation O
tends O
to O
be O
compromised O
. O

I O
believe O
we O
have O
to O
take O
a O
shot O
at O
getting O
as O
much O
done O
as O
we O
can O
through O
the O
court O
, O
through O
Justice O
and O
through O
state O
and O
federal O
regulatory O
agencies O
. O

I O
see O
Congress B-ORG
as O
a O
last O
resort O
. O
'' O

Healthy O
thrifts O
such O
as O
Columbia B-GPE
or O
the O
junk O
- O
bond O
market O
itself O
should O
have O
been O
so O
lucky O
. O

The O
reality O
of O
life O
in O
modern O
America B-GPE
is O
that O
if O
you O
want O
to O
wreck O
something O
that O
works O
, O
let O
it O
fall O
into O
the O
hands O
of O
Congress B-ORG
. O

AFTERSHOCKS O
RATTLED O
Northern B-LOC
California I-LOC
amid O
an O
earthquake O
cleanup O
. O

As O
power O
and O
commuters O
returned O
to O
much O
of O
downtown O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
Tuesday O
's O
temblor O
in O
the O
Bay O
area O
, O
three O
strong O
aftershocks O
, O
one O
measuring O
5.0 O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
, O
jolted O
the O
region O
. O

Serious O
injuries O
or O
damages O
were O
n't O
reported O
. O

Californians O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
tried O
to O
cope O
with O
still O
- O
limited O
services O
, O
blocked O
roadways O
and O
water O
shortages O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
tremor O
that O
left O
scores O
dead O
and O
injured O
. O

Thousands O
remained O
homeless O
. O

Bush B-GPE
is O
to O
visit O
the O
area O
today O
, O
and O
officials O
in O
Washington B-GPE
estimated O
that O
emergency O
assistance O
would O
total O
at O
least O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
. O

A O
series O
of O
earthquakes O
struck O
northern O
China B-GPE
, O
killing O
at O
least O
29 O
people O
, O
injuring O
hundreds O
and O
razing O
about O
8,000 O
homes O
, O
the B-ORG
Xinhua I-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
Senate O
rejected O
a O
constitutional O
amendment O
sought O
by O
Bush B-GPE
to O
prohibit O
desecration O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
flag O
. O

While O
the O
proposal O
won O
a O
slight O
majority O
, O
the O
51 O
- O
48 O
vote O
was O
well O
short O
of O
the O
two O
- O
thirds O
needed O
to O
approve O
changes O
in O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
. O

It O
was O
considered O
a O
victory O
for O
Democratic O
leaders O
, O
who O
favor O
a O
law O
barring O
flag O
burning O
. O

The O
House O
approved O
an O
$ O
837 O
million O
aid O
package O
for O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
, O
nearly O
double O
what O
Bush B-GPE
had O
requested O
. O

The O
vote O
of O
345 O
- O
47 O
sent O
the O
measure O
to O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
chief O
justice O
quashed O
the O
murder O
convictions O
of O
four O
people O
for O
Irish B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Army I-ORG
bombings O
that O
killed O
seven O
people O
in O
1974 O
. O

The O
reversal O
came O
after O
the O
government O
conceded O
that O
investigators O
may O
have O
faked O
evidence O
. O

The O
`` O
Guildford O
Four O
, O
'' O
three O
Irishmen B-NORP
and O
an O
Englishwoman B-NORP
, O
have O
been O
imprisoned O
since O
1975 O
. O

The B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
literature O
was O
won O
by O
Camilo B-PERSON
Jose I-PERSON
Cela I-PERSON
, O
a O
Spanish B-NORP
writer O
. O

His O
1942 O
novel O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Family I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Pascual I-WORK_OF_ART
Duarte I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
considered O
the O
most O
popular O
work O
of O
fiction O
in O
Spanish O
since O
Cervantes B-PERSON
's O
`` O
Don B-WORK_OF_ART
Quixote I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
was O
published O
400 O
years O
ago O
. O

The B-ORG
Swedish I-ORG
Academy I-ORG
in O
Stockholm B-GPE
cited O
the O
73 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Cela B-PERSON
for O
`` O
rich O
and O
intensive O
prose O
. O
'' O

The O
editor O
of O
Pravda B-ORG
was O
dismissed O
and O
succeeded O
by O
a O
confidant O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
leader O
Gorbachev B-GPE
. O

The O
action O
at O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
daily O
, O
viewed O
as O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
's O
most O
authoritative O
newspaper O
, O
was O
considered O
the O
most O
significant O
development O
in O
a O
week O
of O
Kremlin B-GPE
wrangling O
over O
the O
press O
, O
including O
sharp O
criticism O
from O
Gorbachev B-GPE
. O

East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
new O
leader O
met O
with O
Lutheran B-ORG
Church I-ORG
officials O
to O
discuss O
a O
growing O
opposition O
movement O
demanding O
democratic O
freedoms O
. O

As O
they O
conferred O
near O
East B-GPE
Berlin I-GPE
, O
a O
pro-democracy O
protest O
erupted O
in O
the O
Baltic O
city O
of O
Greifswald B-GPE
, O
and O
activists O
threatened O
further O
rallies O
against O
leader O
Krenz B-PERSON
's O
expected O
hard O
- O
line O
policies O
. O

Police O
in O
Prague B-GPE
raided O
an O
international O
meeting O
on O
human O
rights O
, O
detaining O
Czechoslovakia B-GPE
's O
former O
foreign O
minister O
, O
Jiri B-PERSON
Hajak I-PERSON
, O
and O
14 O
other O
activists O
. O

A O
leading O
U.S. B-GPE
human O
- O
rights O
monitor O
also O
was O
briefly O
held O
. O

Dissident O
playwright O
Vaclav B-PERSON
Havel I-PERSON
reportedly O
escaped O
the O
crackdown O
, O
the O
fourth O
against O
activists O
in O
recent O
days O
. O

Bush B-GPE
met O
in O
Washington B-GPE
with O
Spain B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Gonzalez O
and O
discussed O
what O
the O
president O
called O
`` O
the O
unique O
role O
'' O
that O
Madrid B-GPE
can O
play O
in O
furthering O
democracy O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
and O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

Gonzalez B-PERSON
, O
who O
pledged O
to O
help O
monitor O
voting O
in O
Nicaragua B-GPE
, O
was O
said O
to O
be O
carrying O
proposals O
for O
free O
elections O
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

The O
Galileo B-PRODUCT
spacecraft O
sped O
unerringly O
toward O
the O
planet O
Jupiter B-ORG
, O
while O
five O
astronauts O
aboard O
the O
space O
shuttle O
Atlantis B-PRODUCT
measured O
the O
Earth O
's O
ozone O
layer O
. O

The O
robot O
probe O
was O
dispatched O
Wednesday O
by O
the O
shuttle O
crew O
, O
which O
is O
to O
conduct O
a O
series O
of O
medical O
and O
other O
experiments O
before O
their O
scheduled O
landing O
Monday O
in O
California B-GPE
. O

Argentina B-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
agreed O
to O
resume O
diplomatic O
and O
economic O
relations O
, O
seven O
years O
after O
the O
two O
nations O
battled O
over O
the O
Falkland O
Islands O
. O

The O
announcement O
, O
in O
which O
they O
said O
hostilities O
had O
ceased O
, O
followed O
a O
two O
- O
day O
meeting O
in O
Madrid B-GPE
. O

Rebel O
artillerists O
bombarded O
the O
capital O
of O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
killing O
at O
least O
12 O
people O
, O
as O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
was O
reported O
to O
be O
airlifting O
arms O
and O
food O
to O
Kabul B-GPE
's O
forces O
. O

Fighting O
also O
was O
reported O
around O
the O
strategic O
town O
of O
Khost B-GPE
, O
near O
the O
Pakistani B-NORP
border O
. O

Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
's O
foreign O
minister O
met O
in O
Damascus B-GPE
with O
President O
Assad O
to O
develop O
a O
plan O
for O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
Syria B-GPE
's O
40,000 O
troops O
from O
Lebanon B-GPE
as O
part O
of O
a O
settlement O
of O
that O
nation O
's O
14 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
civil O
war O
. O

The O
talks O
came O
as O
Lebanese B-NORP
negotiations O
on O
political O
changes O
appeared O
deadlocked O
. O

GOP O
Sen. O
Specter O
of O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
said O
he O
would O
vote O
to O
acquit O
federal O
Judge O
Alcee O
Hastings O
in O
his O
impeachment O
trial O
on O
charges O
of O
perjury O
and O
bribery O
conspiracy O
. O

Specter B-PERSON
, O
the O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
's O
evidence O
panel O
, O
said O
there O
was O
`` O
insufficient O
evidence O
to O
convict O
'' O
the O
Miami B-GPE
jurist O
. O

Gold O
and O
silver O
broker O
Preston B-PERSON
Semel I-PERSON
asked O
a O
federal O
court O
to O
halt O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
from O
imposing O
a O
record O
$ O
550,000 O
fine O
on O
his O
firm O
. O

The O
suit O
, O
filed O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
, O
also O
asks O
that O
the O
Comex O
's O
nine O
- O
month O
suspension O
of O
Mr. O
Semel O
be O
lifted O
, O
pending O
the O
broker O
's O
appeal O
of O
the O
disciplinary O
measures O
. O

The O
fine O
and O
suspension O
, O
announced O
in O
August O
, O
are O
the O
stiffest O
sanctions O
the O
Comex O
has O
ever O
ordered O
against O
one O
of O
its O
members O
. O

The O
Comex O
accused O
the O
39 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Semel O
of O
`` O
fraudulent O
conduct O
'' O
and O
improper O
trading O
. O

The O
disciplinary O
proceedings O
stem O
from O
trading O
in O
April O
1987 O
. O

Mr. O
Semel O
and O
his O
firm O
, O
Semel O
& O
Co. O
, O
have O
appealed O
the O
Comex O
decision O
and O
the O
sanctions O
to O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Futures I-ORG
Trading I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

The O
commission O
denied O
Mr. O
Semel O
's O
request O
that O
the O
fine O
and O
suspension O
be O
delayed O
pending O
the O
appeal O
. O

The O
lawsuit O
states O
that O
unless O
the O
sanctions O
are O
halted O
pending O
an O
appeal O
, O
the O
broker O
and O
his O
firm O
`` O
will O
be O
irreparably O
injured O
and O
their O
business O
will O
be O
totally O
and O
permanently O
destroyed O
. O
'' O

Already O
the O
firm O
has O
paid O
$ O
211,666 O
of O
the O
fine O
, O
the O
suit O
said O
, O
and O
it O
will O
have O
to O
liquidate O
additional O
assets O
in O
order O
to O
pay O
the O
rest O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Comex O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
to O
comment O
. O

After O
slipping O
on O
news O
of O
a O
smaller O
- O
than O
- O
expected O
U.S. B-GPE
inflation O
figure O
, O
the O
dollar O
rebounded O
later O
in O
the O
trading O
day O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
dipped O
to O
a O
session O
low O
against O
the O
mark O
just O
after O
the O
release O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
consumer O
price O
index O
. O

The O
report O
showed O
that O
September O
consumer O
prices O
rose O
just O
0.2 O
% O
, O
a O
smaller O
increase O
than O
expected O
. O

The O
market O
had O
anticipated O
a O
0.4 O
% O
rise O
in O
the O
price O
index O
. O

The O
September O
index O
fueled O
speculation O
, O
damaging O
to O
the O
dollar O
, O
that O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
soon O
will O
ease O
monetary O
policy O
further O
. O

But O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
dealers O
said O
the O
dollar O
staged O
a O
quick O
comeback O
, O
prompted O
by O
a O
round O
of O
short O
covering O
and O
some O
fresh O
buying O
interest O
later O
in O
the O
trading O
day O
. O

Traders O
said O
that O
a O
nearly O
40 O
- O
point O
gain O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
, O
fueled O
in O
part O
by O
news O
of O
a O
lower O
- O
than O
- O
expected O
price O
index O
, O
had O
little O
influence O
on O
the O
dollar O
's O
moves O
. O

`` O
The O
market O
is O
beginning O
to O
disassociate O
itself O
from O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
'' O
said O
one O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trader O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
yesterday O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8470 O
marks O
, O
down O
from O
1.8485 O
marks O
late O
Wednesday O
, O
and O
at O
141.70 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
141.45 O
yen O
late O
Wednesday O
. O

Sterling B-GPE
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
1.5990 O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
1.5920 O
late O
Wednesday O
. O

In O
Tokyo O
Friday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
opened O
for O
trading O
at O
141.93 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
Thursday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
of O
141.55 O
yen O
. O

Some O
analysts O
said O
the O
consumer O
price O
index O
reflects O
a O
more O
significant O
slowdown O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
than O
earlier O
indicated O
. O

They O
point O
out O
that O
September O
's O
producer O
- O
price O
index O
showed O
a O
0.9 O
% O
increase O
. O

They O
noted O
that O
because O
the O
consumer O
price O
index O
, O
known O
as O
the O
CPI O
, O
is O
a O
more O
comprehensive O
measure O
of O
inflation O
and O
is O
rising O
less O
rapidly O
than O
the O
producer O
- O
price O
index O
, O
or O
PPI O
, O
it O
could O
signal O
further O
easing O
by O
Fed B-ORG
. O

Others O
suggested O
, O
however O
, O
that O
the O
Fed O
will O
hold O
any O
changes O
in O
monetary O
policy O
in O
check O
, O
leaving O
fed O
funds O
at O
around O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
, O
down O
from O
the O
9 O
% O
level O
that O
prevailed O
from O
July O
through O
September O
. O

Kevin B-PERSON
Logan I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
with O
the B-ORG
Swiss I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
that O
both O
PPI O
and O
CPI O
climbed O
around O
4 O
1/2 O
% O
year O
- O
to O
- O
year O
in O
September O
. O

He O
argued O
that O
both O
CPI O
and O
PPI O
have O
in O
fact O
decelerated O
since O
spring O
. O

`` O
The O
Fed O
wo O
n't O
be O
stampeded O
into O
easing O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Logan O
said O
, O
predicting O
that O
for O
now O
, O
interest O
rates O
will O
stay O
where O
they O
are O
. O

A O
four O
- O
day O
matched O
sale O
- O
purchase O
agreement O
, O
a O
move O
to O
drain O
liquidity O
from O
the O
system O
, O
was O
viewed O
as O
a O
technical O
move O
, O
rather O
than O
an O
indication O
of O
tightening O
credit O
. O

Market O
participants O
note O
that O
the O
mark O
continues O
to O
post O
heftier O
gains O
against O
its O
U.S. B-GPE
counterpart O
than O
any O
other O
major O
currency O
, O
particularly O
the O
yen O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
bottomless O
pit O
of O
dollar O
demand O
'' O
by O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
, O
said O
Graham B-PERSON
Beale I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
at O
Hongkong O
& O
Shanghai O
Banking O
Corp. O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
adding O
that O
purely O
speculative O
demand O
would O
n't O
hold O
the O
dollar O
at O
its O
recent O
levels O
against O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
currency O
. O

Mr. O
Beale O
commented O
that O
the O
mark O
remains O
well O
bid O
against O
other O
currencies O
as O
well O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
, O
manager O
of O
corporate O
trading O
at O
First B-ORG
Interstate I-ORG
of O
California B-GPE
, O
called O
the O
market O
`` O
psychologically O
pro-mark O
, O
'' O
noting O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
remains O
a O
`` O
veritable O
grab O
bag O
'' O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
which O
accounts O
for O
the O
unabated O
demand O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
gold O
dropped O
$ O
1.60 O
to O
$ O
367.10 O
an O
ounce O
in O
moderate O
trading O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
three O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Friday O
, O
gold O
was O
at O
about O
$ O
366.85 O
an O
ounce O
. O

Coastal B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
signed O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
with O
Aruba B-GPE
to O
restart O
a O
150,000 O
- O
barrel O
- O
a O
- O
day O
oil O
refinery O
. O

Coastal B-ORG
would O
n't O
disclose O
the O
terms O
. O

Coastal B-ORG
, O
a O
Houston B-GPE
oil O
and O
gas O
company O
, O
said O
it O
expects O
to O
begin O
operations O
in O
October O
1990 O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
may O
install O
additional O
processing O
units O
at O
the O
refinery O
to O
produce O
higher O
octane O
gasolines O
and O
other O
products O
. O

The O
company O
said O
it O
was O
leasing O
the O
site O
of O
the O
refinery O
from O
Aruba B-GPE
. O

Exxon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
built O
the O
plant O
but O
closed O
it O
in O
1985 O
and O
sold O
off O
much O
of O
the O
equipment O
to O
dismantling O
contractors O
, O
from O
whom O
Coastal B-ORG
bought O
back O
much O
of O
the O
equipment O
. O

A O
Coastal B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
the O
biggest O
expense O
will O
be O
to O
refurbish O
the O
refinery O
but O
would O
n't O
say O
how O
much O
that O
would O
be O
. O

The O
prime O
minister O
of O
Aruba B-GPE
has O
said O
it O
could O
cost O
around O
$ O
100 O
million O
. O

Coastal B-ORG
said O
the O
refinery O
's O
expected O
daily O
production O
will O
include O
34,000 O
barrels O
of O
jet O
fuel O
, O
32,000 O
barrels O
of O
low O
- O
sulfur O
diesel O
fuel O
, O
30,000 O
barrels O
of O
naphtha O
, O
17,000 O
barrels O
of O
residual O
fuel O
oil O
, O
8,000 O
barrels O
of O
asphalt O
and O
25,000 O
barrels O
of O
low O
- O
sulfur O
catalytic O
cracker O
feedstock O
. O

The O
Canadian B-NORP
government O
introduced O
in O
the O
House O
of O
Commons O
legislation O
to O
extend O
federal O
regulatory O
authority O
over O
provincial O
government O
- O
owned O
telephone O
utilities O
in O
Alberta B-GPE
, O
Saskatchewan B-GPE
and O
Manitoba B-GPE
. O

The O
legislation O
would O
open O
the O
way O
for O
more O
telephone O
services O
and O
more O
competition O
in O
the O
telephone O
business O
in O
the O
three O
provinces O
, O
federal O
officials O
said O
. O

The O
federal O
government O
initiative O
follows O
a O
recent O
Canadian O
Supreme O
Court O
decision O
that O
held O
that O
the O
major O
telephone O
companies O
in O
Alberta B-GPE
, O
Saskatchewan B-GPE
and O
Manitoba B-GPE
and O
in O
the O
Atlantic O
coast O
provinces O
were O
interprovincial O
undertakings O
and O
subject O
to O
federal O
legislative O
authority O
. O

Prior O
to O
the O
ruling O
the O
federal O
government O
had O
regulated O
only O
the O
telephone O
companies O
in O
Quebec B-GPE
, O
Ontario B-GPE
, O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
and O
the O
Northwest O
Territories O
. O

The O
governments O
of O
Alberta B-GPE
, O
Saskatchewan B-GPE
and O
Manitoba B-GPE
have O
strongly O
opposed O
federal O
regulation O
of O
their O
telephone O
companies O
. O

The O
extension O
of O
federal O
regulatory O
authority O
over O
telephone O
utilities O
in O
the O
Atlantic O
provinces O
has O
n't O
required O
special O
legislation O
because O
they O
are O
investor O
- O
owned O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
said O
39 O
lenders O
across O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
have O
agreed O
to O
offer O
home O
loans O
under O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
's O
pilot O
program O
for O
elderly O
people O
. O

Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
, O
a O
federally O
chartered O
and O
shareholder O
- O
owned O
company O
, O
said O
the O
lenders O
include O
Prudential B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Prudential O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
America B-GPE
that O
operates O
in O
every O
state O
. O

Prudential B-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
is O
based O
in O
Newark B-GPE
, O
N.J B-GPE
. O

Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
has O
agreed O
to O
buy O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
100 O
million O
of O
loans O
under O
its O
Seniors O
' O
Housing O
Opportunities O
pilot O
program O
, O
which O
offers O
four O
types O
of O
loans O
to O
people O
62 O
years O
of O
age O
or O
older O
to O
help O
them O
maintain O
their O
home O
or O
obtain O
housing O
. O

The O
loans O
can O
be O
for O
accessory O
apartments O
, O
for O
cottages O
built O
in O
a O
relative O
's O
yard O
, O
for O
home O
- O
sharing O
or O
for O
sale O
- O
lease O
- O
back O
transactions O
. O

Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
makes O
a O
secondary O
market O
in O
home O
loans O
. O

It O
buys O
loans O
from O
lenders O
, O
packages O
some O
into O
securities O
for O
sale O
to O
investors O
and O
holds O
the O
remainder O
in O
a O
portfolio O
. O

Combustion B-ORG
Engineering I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Stamford B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
said O
it O
sold O
and O
agreed O
to O
sell O
several O
investments O
and O
nonstrategic O
businesses O
for O
about O
$ O
100 O
million O
, O
which O
will O
be O
used O
for O
reducing O
debt O
and O
general O
purposes O
. O

The O
transactions O
are O
unrelated O
. O

The O
company O
agreed O
to O
sell O
its O
minority O
investments O
in O
makers O
of O
steam O
- O
generating O
and O
related O
equipment O
, O
Stein B-ORG
Industrie I-ORG
and O
Energie O
& O
Verfahrenstechnik O
, O
to O
the O
major O
shareholder O
in O
the O
companies O
, O
Dutch B-NORP
- O
based O
GEC B-ORG
Alsthom I-ORG
N.V I-ORG
. O

Combustion B-ORG
Engineering I-ORG
, O
which O
provides O
engineered O
products O
, O
systems O
and O
services O
for O
power O
generation O
, O
also O
sold O
Illinois B-ORG
Minerals I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Cairo B-GPE
, O
Ill B-GPE
. O

That O
unit O
of O
its O
Georgia B-ORG
Kaolin I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
subsidiary O
was O
sold O
to O
a O
unit O
of O
Unimin B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Assets O
of O
Construction B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
Houston B-GPE
, O
were O
sold O
to O
Essex B-ORG
Crane I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
assets O
of O
Elgin B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG
, O
Erie B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
were O
sold O
to O
closely O
held O
Charter B-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

@ O

Money O
Market O
Deposits O
- O
a O
6.23 O
% O

a O
- O
Average O
rate O
paid O
yesterday O
by O
100 O
large O
banks O
and O
thrifts O
in O
the O
10 O
largest O
metropolitan O
areas O
as O
compiled O
by O
Bank B-ORG
Rate I-ORG
Monitor I-ORG
. O

b O
- O
Current O
annual O
yield O
. O

Guaranteed O
minimum O
6 O
% O
. O

Past O
Due O
Impasse O

I O
never O
pay O
my O
bills O
Till O
the O
very O
last O
day O
; O
I O
lose O
far O
less O
interest O
By O
proceeding O
that O
way O
. O

But O
it O
all O
evens O
out O
, O
It O
's O
so O
easy O
to O
see O
: O
Not O
till O
the O
last O
moment O
Am O
I O
paid O
what O
's O
due O
me O
. O

-- O
Arnold O
J. O
Zarett O
. O

Rex O
Tremendae O

The O
effete O
Tyrannosaurus O
Rex O
Had O
strict O
Cretaceous O
views O
on O
sex O
, O
And O
that O
is O
why O
you O
only O
see O
him O
Reproduced O
in O
the O
museum O
. O

-- O
Laurence O
W. O
Thomas O
. O

Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
will O
depress O
local O
real O
- O
estate O
values O
in O
the O
short O
term O
and O
force O
companies O
to O
reconsider O
expanding O
in O
or O
relocating O
to O
the B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
and O
California B-GPE
, O
real O
- O
estate O
and O
relocation O
specialists O
said O
. O

Few O
specialists O
said O
they O
expect O
the O
quake O
to O
have O
much O
of O
an O
effect O
on O
most O
California B-GPE
property O
values O
. O

But O
real O
- O
estate O
experts O
and O
brokers O
said O
the O
quake O
undoubtedly O
will O
drag O
down O
prices O
in O
neighborhoods O
built O
on O
less O
stable O
ground O
, O
especially O
in O
the B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
. O

`` O
California B-GPE
prices O
were O
already O
coming O
down O
. O

This O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
help O
, O
'' O
said O
Kenneth B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Rosen I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Center O
for O
Real O
Estate O
and O
Urban O
Economics O
at O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
at O
Berkeley B-GPE
. O

State O
housing O
prices O
, O
at O
a O
median O
$ O
201,028 O
, O
have O
declined O
in O
recent O
months O
because O
of O
potential O
buyers O
' O
inability O
to O
afford O
homes O
. O

Mr. O
Rosen O
, O
among O
others O
, O
suggested O
that O
the O
quake O
, O
the O
strongest O
since O
the O
1906 O
temblor O
that O
struck O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
will O
in O
the O
short O
term O
create O
a O
two O
- O
tier O
price O
system O
for O
quake O
- O
prone O
communities O
, O
with O
dwellings O
built O
on O
sturdy O
ground O
likely O
to O
demand O
higher O
prices O
. O

One O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
neighborhood O
likely O
to O
test O
Mr. O
Rosen O
's O
theory O
soon O
is O
the O
city O
's O
fashionable O
Marina B-LOC
district O
, O
which O
boasts O
some O
of O
the O
highest O
home O
prices O
in O
the O
state O
. O

The O
district O
, O
built O
on O
landfill O
, O
suffered O
heavy O
quake O
damage O
, O
including O
collapsed O
buildings O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
the O
city O
demolished O
two O
dwellings O
in O
the O
district O
because O
of O
severe O
structural O
damage O
and O
said O
as O
many O
as O
19 O
of O
the O
district O
's O
350 O
dwellings O
might O
have O
to O
be O
razed O
. O

Brokers O
agreed O
with O
the O
two O
- O
tier O
price O
theory O
. O

`` O
My O
gut O
feeling O
is O
that O
the O
Marina O
properties O
will O
be O
affected O
, O
'' O
said O
Grace B-PERSON
Perkins I-PERSON
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
Grubb O
& O
Ellis O
Residential O
Brokerage O
Inc O
. O

Neither O
she O
nor O
other O
real O
- O
estate O
executives O
and O
brokers O
could O
project O
how O
much O
less O
Marina B-LOC
properties O
might O
bring O
, O
but O
she O
said O
the O
two O
- O
tier O
price O
structure O
would O
affect O
prices O
`` O
for O
a O
while O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Rosen O
said O
the O
quake O
will O
revive O
consumer O
interest O
in O
a O
little O
- O
publicized O
1972 O
state O
law O
that O
requires O
brokers O
to O
disclose O
to O
potential O
buyers O
how O
close O
a O
property O
sits O
to O
a O
fault O
line O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
size O
of O
the O
California B-GPE
market O
, O
few O
relocation O
specialists O
expect O
a O
widespread O
corporate O
flight O
in O
the O
quake O
's O
aftermath O
. O

But O
they O
said O
the O
quake O
will O
force O
some O
companies O
to O
relocate O
or O
expand O
part O
or O
all O
of O
their O
operations O
outside O
the O
state O
. O

`` O
What O
you O
're O
going O
to O
get O
is O
` O
We O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
put O
all O
of O
our O
eggs O
in O
one O
basket O
' O
theory O
, O
'' O
said O
James B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Renzas I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Location B-ORG
Management I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
relocation O
concern O
. O

Mr. O
Renzas O
, O
among O
others O
, O
said O
the O
quake O
will O
prod O
companies O
in O
certain O
industries O
, O
like O
semiconductors O
, O
computers O
and O
aerospace O
, O
to O
consider O
moving O
operations O
that O
involve O
particularly O
sensitive O
machinery O
to O
locations O
outside O
California B-GPE
. O

Because O
of O
the O
quake O
threat O
, O
`` O
some O
firms O
have O
evaluated O
what O
the O
cost O
is O
to O
shore O
up O
their O
buildings O
and O
compared O
it O
with O
the O
cost O
of O
building O
it O
elswehere O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

One O
Southern B-LOC
California I-LOC
aerospace O
firm O
, O
for O
example O
, O
two O
months O
ago O
asked O
Location B-ORG
Management I-ORG
to O
compare O
the O
costs O
of O
reinforcing O
its O
current O
building O
against O
earthquakes O
with O
the O
cost O
of O
building O
a O
new O
structure O
elsewhere O
. O

A O
new O
dwelling O
would O
cost O
$ O
21 O
million O
, O
Location B-ORG
Management I-ORG
found O
, O
compared O
with O
$ O
22 O
million O
to O
make O
the O
present O
building O
earthquake O
- O
proof O
. O

The O
company O
, O
Mr. O
Renzas O
said O
, O
has O
n't O
yet O
determined O
what O
to O
do O
. O

Housing O
construction O
sank O
in O
September O
to O
its O
lowest O
level O
since O
the O
last O
recession O
, O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
. O

Work O
began O
on O
homes O
and O
apartments O
at O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
1,263,000 O
units O
last O
month O
, O
down O
5.2 O
% O
from O
August O
, O
the O
department O
said O
. O

The O
September O
decline O
followed O
an O
even O
steeper O
drop O
of O
6.2 O
% O
in O
August O
and O
left O
housing O
starts O
at O
their O
weakest O
since O
October O
1982 O
, O
when O
the O
country O
was O
nearing O
the O
end O
of O
a O
recession O
. O

Originally O
the O
department O
had O
reported O
the O
August O
decline O
as O
5 O
% O
. O

The O
numbers O
suggest O
that O
the O
housing O
industry O
is O
still O
suffering O
the O
effects O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
's O
battle O
against O
inflation O
. O

The O
industry O
had O
shown O
signs O
of O
recovery O
this O
summer O
, O
after O
the O
central O
bank O
began O
to O
relax O
its O
clamp O
on O
credit O
, O
allowing O
interest O
rates O
to O
drop O
a O
bit O
after O
pushing O
them O
up O
for O
a O
year O
. O

Sales O
of O
new O
homes O
rose O
and O
inventories O
of O
houses O
, O
which O
had O
been O
climbing O
, O
dropped O
. O

But O
last O
month O
new O
construction O
in O
all O
types O
of O
homes O
waned O
, O
from O
single O
- O
family O
houses O
to O
large O
apartment O
complexes O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
pretty O
much O
weak O
across O
the O
board O
, O
'' O
said O
Martin B-PERSON
Regalia I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
of O
the O
National O
Council O
of O
Savings O
Institutions O
. O

Mr. O
Regalia O
said O
the O
industry O
may O
be O
reluctant O
to O
step O
up O
building O
at O
the O
moment O
for O
fear O
the O
inventories O
of O
unsold O
homes O
will O
increase O
again O
. O

Another O
reason O
for O
the O
weakness O
, O
he O
said O
, O
may O
be O
that O
mortgage O
rates O
have O
hit O
a O
plateau O
since O
they O
began O
edging O
down O
after O
a O
peak O
in O
March O
. O

In O
August O
, O
rates O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
started O
creeping O
up O
a O
bit O
, O
but O
they O
inched O
down O
again O
through O
September O
. O

`` O
Rates O
have O
n't O
really O
peeled O
off O
that O
much O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Regalia O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
kind O
of O
settled O
now O
into O
an O
interest O
- O
rate O
environment O
that O
's O
fairly O
high O
. O
'' O

Work O
was O
begun O
on O
single O
family O
homes O
-- O
the O
core O
of O
the O
housing O
market O
-- O
at O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
971,000 O
in O
September O
, O
a O
drop O
of O
2.1 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
month O
. O

That O
followed O
a O
3.3 O
% O
decline O
in O
August O
. O

Construction O
of O
apartments O
and O
other O
multi-family O
dwellings O
slipped O
2.2 O
% O
to O
an O
annual O
rate O
of O
1,022,000 O
following O
a O
3.5 O
% O
decline O
in O
August O
. O

The O
number O
of O
building O
permits O
issued O
for O
future O
construction O
dropped O
2.4 O
% O
to O
a O
1,296,000 O
annual O
rate O
after O
rising O
3.7 O
% O
in O
August O
. O

All O
the O
numbers O
were O
adjusted O
for O
normal O
seasonal O
variations O
in O
building O
activity O
. O

The O
housing O
starts O
numbers O
, O
however O
, O
are O
one O
of O
the O
least O
precise O
of O
the O
government O
's O
economic O
indicators O
and O
are O
often O
revised O
significantly O
as O
more O
information O
is O
collected O
. O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Merkur B-ORG
, O
the O
company O
's O
first O
new O
car O
franchise O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
since O
the O
Edsel O
was O
unveiled O
in O
1957 O
, O
now O
will O
share O
Edsel B-ORG
's O
fate O
. O

Ford B-ORG
said O
yesterday O
it O
will O
halt O
imports O
of O
the O
Merkur O
Scorpio B-PRODUCT
, O
a O
$ O
28,000 O
luxury O
sedan O
built O
by O
Ford B-ORG
of O
Europe B-GPE
in O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
. O

The O
cars O
are O
sold O
under O
a O
separate O
franchise O
with O
its O
own O
sign O
in O
front O
of O
Lincoln B-GPE
- O
Mercury O
dealers O
-- O
as O
opposed O
to O
new O
models O
such O
as O
Taurus B-PRODUCT
or O
Escort B-PRODUCT
, O
which O
are O
sold O
under O
existing O
Ford B-ORG
divisions O
. O

The O
move O
to O
halt O
imports O
-- O
announced O
29 O
years O
and O
11 O
months O
to O
the O
day O
after O
Henry B-PERSON
Ford I-PERSON
II I-PERSON
declared O
that O
the O
Edsel O
division O
and O
its O
gawky O
car O
would O
be O
scrapped O
-- O
kills O
the O
four O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Merkur B-ORG
brand O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
. O

It O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
sold O
in O
the O
European B-NORP
market O
. O

Merkur B-ORG
's O
death O
is O
n't O
nearly O
as O
costly O
to O
Ford B-ORG
as O
was O
the O
Edsel O
debacle O
, O
because O
Merkur B-ORG
was O
a O
relatively O
low O
- O
budget O
project O
with O
limited O
sales O
goals O
. O

Still O
, O
Merkur B-ORG
's O
demise O
is O
a O
setback O
for O
Ford B-ORG
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
company O
's O
image O
as O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
auto O
maker O
with O
the O
golden O
touch O
is O
showing O
signs O
of O
strain O
. O

The O
No. O
2 O
auto O
maker O
's O
new O
Thunderbird B-PRODUCT
and O
Mercury O
Cougar O
models O
have O
n't O
met O
sales O
expectations O
in O
the O
year O
since O
they O
were O
introduced O
, O
and O
Ford B-ORG
's O
trucks O
are O
losing O
ground O
to O
their O
GM B-ORG
rivals O
. O

This O
fall O
, O
Ford B-ORG
introduced O
only O
one O
new O
product O
: O
A O
restyled O
version O
of O
its O
hulking O
Lincoln O
Town O
Car O
luxury O
model O
. O

The O
demise O
of O
Merkur B-ORG
-LRB- O
pronounced O
mare O
- O
COOR O
-RRB- O
comes O
after O
a O
September O
in O
which O
670 O
Merkur B-ORG
dealers O
managed O
to O
sell O
only O
93 O
Scorpios B-PRODUCT
. O

Total O
Merkur B-ORG
sales O
for O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
dropped O
46 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
to O
just O
6,320 O
cars O
. O

Merkur B-ORG
is O
n't O
the O
only O
European B-NORP
luxury O
brand O
having O
problems O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
assault O
on O
the O
luxury O
market O
is O
rapidly O
overshadowing O
such O
European B-NORP
makes O
as O
Audi B-PRODUCT
and O
Saab B-ORG
, O
which O
at O
least O
have O
clear O
brand O
images O
. O

Merkur B-ORG
, O
as O
an O
import O
on O
domestic O
car O
lots O
, O
suffered O
from O
the O
same O
sort O
of O
image O
confusion O
that O
is O
hobbling O
sales O
of O
imports O
at O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Chrysler B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Merkur B-ORG
was O
originally O
aimed O
at O
enticing O
into O
Lincoln B-GPE
- O
Mercury O
dealerships O
the O
kind O
of O
young O
, O
affluent O
buyers O
who O
would O
n't O
be O
caught O
dead O
in O
a O
Town O
Car O
-- O
a O
vehicle O
so O
bargelike O
that O
Ford B-ORG
is O
staging O
a O
press O
event O
next O
month O
linking O
the O
Town O
Car O
's O
launch O
to O
the O
commissioning O
of O
a O
new O
aircraft O
carrier O
in O
Norfolk B-GPE
, O
Va B-GPE
. O

But O
the O
brand O
had O
trouble O
from O
the O
start O
. O

The O
first O
Merkur B-ORG
, O
the O
XR4Ti B-PRODUCT
, O
went O
on O
sale O
in O
early O
1985 O
. O

The O
sporty O
coupe O
foundered O
in O
part O
because O
American B-NORP
buyers O
did O
n't O
go O
for O
the O
car O
's O
unusual O
double O
- O
wing O
rear O
spoiler O
. O

In O
May O
1987 O
, O
Ford B-ORG
began O
importing O
the O
Scorpio B-PRODUCT
sedan O
from O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
to O
sell O
next O
to O
a O
redesigned O
XR4Ti B-PRODUCT
in O
showrooms O
. O

Ford B-ORG
officials O
said O
they O
expected O
the O
two O
Merkurs B-ORG
would O
sell O
about O
15,000 O
cars O
a O
year O
, O
and O
in O
1988 O
they O
reached O
that O
goal O
, O
as O
sales O
hit O
15,261 O
cars O
. O

It O
was O
downhill O
from O
there O
, O
however O
. O

One O
major O
factor O
was O
the O
decline O
of O
the O
dollar O
against O
the O
mark O
, O
which O
began O
less O
than O
a O
year O
after O
Merkur B-ORG
's O
1985 O
launch O
. O

As O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
currency O
rose O
, O
so O
did O
Merkur B-ORG
prices O
. O

The O
Merkur O
cars O
also O
suffered O
from O
spotty O
quality O
, O
some O
dealers O
say O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
like O
a O
comedy O
of O
errors O
, O
'' O
says O
Martin O
J. O
`` O
Hoot O
'' O
McInerney O
, O
a O
big O
dealer O
whose O
Star B-ORG
Lincoln I-ORG
- I-ORG
Mercury I-ORG
- I-ORG
Merkur I-ORG
operation O
in O
Southfield B-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
sold O
more O
XR4Ti's B-PRODUCT
than O
any O
other O
dealership O
. O

But O
by O
the O
third O
quarter O
of O
1988 O
, O
Scorpios B-PRODUCT
had O
a O
high O
satisfaction O
rating O
in O
internal O
Ford B-ORG
studies O
, O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Apparently O
, O
however O
, O
the O
improvement O
came O
too O
late O
. O

Last O
fall O
, O
Ford B-ORG
announced O
it O
would O
discontinue O
the O
XR4Ti B-PRODUCT
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
1989 O
model O
year O
. O

Ford B-ORG
said O
then O
it O
would O
keep O
the O
Scorpio B-PRODUCT
. O

This O
year O
, O
Scorpio B-PRODUCT
sales O
plummeted O
, O
and O
at O
the O
current O
sales O
pace O
it O
would O
take O
Ford B-ORG
242 O
days O
to O
sell O
off O
the O
current O
Scorpio B-PRODUCT
inventory O
of O
about O
4,600 O
cars O
. O

The B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Export I-ORG
- I-ORG
Import I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
tentatively O
decided O
to O
guarantee O
commercial O
bank O
financing O
for O
the O
purchase O
of O
two O
Boeing B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
767 O
airliners O
by O
Avianca B-ORG
, O
Colombia B-GPE
's O
international O
airline O
, O
at O
a O
cost O
of O
about O
$ O
150 O
million O
. O

The O
loan O
guarantee O
would O
amount O
to O
about O
$ O
127.5 O
million O
, O
or O
85 O
% O
of O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
aircraft O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
size O
of O
the O
proposed O
loan O
guarantee O
, O
the O
Ex O
- O
Im O
Bank O
's O
preliminary O
commitment O
is O
subject O
to O
review O
by O
the O
House O
and O
Senate O
Banking O
committees O
. O

Ex B-ORG
- I-ORG
Im I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
officials O
said O
this O
review O
process O
currently O
is O
under O
way O
. O

Helmsley B-ORG
Enterprises I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
plans O
to O
close O
its O
company O
- O
owned O
insurance O
business O
and O
is O
seeking O
other O
brokers O
to O
take O
over O
its O
policies O
, O
according O
to O
individuals O
familiar O
with O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
firm O
. O

Helmsley B-ORG
Enterprises I-ORG
is O
the O
umbrella O
organization O
for O
companies O
controlled O
by O
Harry B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Helmsley I-PERSON
. O

These O
include O
office O
and O
residential O
real O
estate O
giant O
, O
HelmsleySpear B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
and O
Helmsley B-ORG
Hotels I-ORG
. O

The O
insurance O
brokerage O
agency O
, O
just O
a O
fragment O
of O
Helmsley B-ORG
's O
vast O
empire O
, O
would O
be O
the O
first O
piece O
of O
the O
company O
to O
be O
stripped O
away O
since O
last O
summer O
when O
Mr. O
Helmsley O
's O
wife O
, O
Leona B-PERSON
Helmsley I-PERSON
, O
was O
found O
guilty O
of O
tax O
evasion O
. O

Industry O
sources O
estimate O
the O
agency O
brokers O
property O
and O
casualty O
premiums O
worth O
about O
$ O
25 O
million O
annually O
, O
and O
has O
revenue O
, O
based O
on O
a O
standard O
10 O
% O
commission O
rate O
, O
of O
about O
$ O
2.5 O
million O
. O

The O
insurance O
firm O
acts O
as O
a O
broker O
on O
policies O
covering O
buildings O
managed O
by O
HelmsleySpear B-ORG
and O
others O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
properties O
are O
owned O
through O
limited O
partnerships O
controlled O
by O
Mr. O
Helmsley O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
State I-GPE
law O
prohibits O
insurance O
brokerages O
from O
deriving O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
revenue O
from O
insuring O
affiliated O
companies O
. O

Helmsley B-ORG
's O
insurance O
division O
had O
slightly O
exceeded O
that O
percentage O
, O
sources O
say O
, O
but O
the O
division O
was O
n't O
considered O
significant O
enough O
to O
the O
company O
to O
be O
restructured O
, O
particularly O
at O
a O
difficult O
time O
for O
the O
firm O
. O

Adverse O
publicity O
from O
the O
scandal O
surrounding O
its O
founder O
's O
wife O
and O
related O
management O
strife O
have O
put O
pressure O
on O
the O
entire O
Helmsley B-ORG
organization O
. O

However O
, O
individuals O
close O
to O
the O
company O
insist O
shuttering O
the O
insurance O
division O
, O
a O
sideline O
from O
the O
company O
's O
core O
property O
management O
business O
, O
is O
n't O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
sale O
of O
assets O
. O

Helmsley B-ORG
's O
insurance O
premiums O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
transferred O
to O
several O
different O
insurance O
brokerage O
companies O
. O

Frank B-ORG
B. I-ORG
Hall I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Briarcliff B-GPE
Manor I-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
is O
reportedly O
working O
out O
an O
agreement O
with O
Helmsley B-ORG
. O

Officials O
there O
declined O
to O
comment O
, O
as O
did O
Helmsley B-ORG
management O
. O

It O
is O
quite O
unfortunate O
that O
you O
failed O
so O
miserably O
in O
reporting O
the O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
disaster O
. O

Your O
Sept. O
27 O
page O
- O
one O
article O
`` O
Charleston B-GPE
Lost O
Quite O
a O
Lot O
to O
Hugo B-EVENT
, O
Especially O
Gentility O
'' O
leaves O
the O
impression O
that O
the O
storm O
was O
little O
more O
than O
an O
inconvenience O
. O

The O
damage O
reported O
focused O
on O
a O
select O
few O
who O
owned O
irreplaceable O
historic O
homes O
on O
the O
Battery O
. O

Not O
mentioned O
were O
the O
50,000 O
people O
rendered O
homeless O
, O
and O
the O
more O
than O
200,000 O
out O
of O
work O
for O
an O
indeterminable O
period O
; O
the O
$ O
1 O
billion O
- O
plus O
in O
losses O
to O
homes O
and O
personal O
property O
on O
the O
barrier O
islands O
; O
the O
near O
- O
and O
long O
- O
term O
impact O
on O
the O
state O
's O
largest O
industry O
, O
tourism O
, O
not O
to O
mention O
the O
human O
suffering O
. O

In O
centering O
on O
the O
disruption O
of O
a O
few O
proud O
local O
customs O
such O
as O
the O
historic O
homes O
tour O
and O
the O
damage O
to O
the O
antiquities O
, O
your O
reporter O
served O
to O
only O
perpetuate O
an O
outdated O
and O
stereotypically O
provincial O
view O
of O
this O
otherwise O
thriving O
port O
city O
. O

The O
damage O
will O
undoubtedly O
prove O
to O
be O
one O
of O
the O
epic O
human O
and O
economic O
disasters O
of O
the O
decade O
in O
this O
country O
. O

David B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Carroll I-PERSON

Columbia B-GPE
, O
S.C B-GPE
. O

Your O
story O
was O
tasteless O
and O
insensitive O
. O

Depicting O
the O
people O
of O
a O
traumatized O
city O
reeling O
from O
a O
disaster O
of O
unprecedented O
proportions O
was O
at O
the O
very O
best O
ludicrous O
under O
the O
circumstances O
. O

Your O
narrow O
focus O
appears O
to O
be O
a O
contrived O
attempt O
to O
show O
the O
people O
of O
that O
historic O
city O
to O
be O
doddering O
fools O
. O

You O
had O
to O
have O
been O
blind O
not O
to O
see O
the O
scenario O
there O
for O
what O
it O
was O
and O
is O
and O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
for O
months O
and O
even O
years O
-- O
a O
part O
of O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
that O
has O
sustained O
a O
blow O
that O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
expects O
will O
cost O
that O
organization O
alone O
some O
$ O
38 O
million O
. O

William O
C. O
Barksdale O
Jr O
. O

Columbia B-GPE
, O
S.C B-GPE
. O

Charleston B-GPE
is O
historic O
and O
aristocratic O
, O
as O
your O
reporter O
said O
, O
but O
not O
haughty O
, O
as O
he O
suggested O
. O

Charlestonians O
are O
instead O
indomitable O
and O
have O
contributed O
mightily O
to O
the O
culture O
and O
history O
of O
our O
country O
for O
more O
than O
300 O
years O
. O

I O
suggest O
your O
reporter O
see O
Charleston B-GPE
next O
spring O
in O
its O
full O
glory O
. O

William B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Stuart I-PERSON
III I-PERSON

Silver B-GPE
Spring I-GPE
, O
Md B-GPE
. O

Okay O
, O
now O
you O
can O
pick O
up O
that O
phone O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
do O
anything O
rash O
. O

After O
last O
Friday O
's O
stock O
- O
market O
plunge O
, O
investment O
professionals O
cautioned O
people O
to O
resist O
the O
urge O
to O
call O
their O
brokers O
and O
sell O
stocks O
. O

Not O
selling O
into O
a O
panic O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
very O
good O
advice O
: O
Despite O
the O
market O
's O
volatility O
, O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
has O
surged O
114 O
points O
in O
the O
past O
four O
days O
. O

Now O
, O
with O
a O
semblance O
of O
normalcy O
returning O
, O
some O
advisers O
say O
it O
's O
time O
for O
investors O
to O
take O
a O
hard O
, O
cold O
look O
at O
the O
stocks O
they O
own O
and O
consider O
some O
careful O
pruning O
. O

`` O
The O
market O
is O
sending O
nervous O
signals O
, O
'' O
says O
Peter B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Canelo I-PERSON
, O
chief O
market O
strategist O
for O
Bear O
, O
Stearns O
& O
Co. O
, O
and O
it O
's O
`` O
unwise O
'' O
to O
be O
overcommitted O
to O
stocks O
. O

Alan B-PERSON
Weston I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Weston B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
, O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
money O
- O
management O
firm O
, O
adds O
that O
in O
periods O
of O
uncertainty O
like O
today O
, O
`` O
it O
's O
a O
good O
time O
to O
cut O
out O
the O
dead O
branches O
of O
your O
portfolio O
. O
'' O

Not O
everybody O
agrees O
that O
it O
's O
time O
to O
trim O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
n't O
inclined O
to O
prune O
stock O
portfolios O
now O
, O
'' O
says O
Steven B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Einhorn I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
investment O
policy O
committee O
of O
Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co O
. O

`` O
Investors O
should O
stay O
with O
their O
stocks O
. O

We O
expect O
a O
choppy O
and O
sloppy O
market O
for O
a O
short O
period O
, O
but O
we O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
will O
be O
ugly O
. O

The O
downside O
is O
limited O
. O
'' O

And O
even O
those O
who O
say O
some O
selective O
selling O
may O
be O
in O
order O
stress O
that O
individuals O
need O
to O
be O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
to O
achieve O
their O
long O
- O
term O
investment O
objectives O
and O
to O
help O
balance O
their O
other O
assets O
. O

Any O
selling O
, O
they O
say O
, O
should O
be O
well O
thought O
- O
out O
, O
and O
executed O
gradually O
, O
during O
market O
rallies O
. O

They O
offer O
these O
suggestions O
: O

GET O
RID O
OF O
THE O
DOGS O
. O

`` O
Sell O
stocks O
that O
are O
n't O
doing O
well O
now O
, O
and O
that O
do O
n't O
have O
good O
earnings O
prospects O
, O
'' O
says O
Alfred B-PERSON
Goldman I-PERSON
, O
technical O
analyst O
at O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
- O
based O
A.G. O
Edwards O
& O
Sons O
. O

`` O
Most O
people O
do O
just O
the O
opposite O
: O
They O
sell O
their O
winners O
and O
keep O
their O
losers O
. O
'' O

Which O
types O
of O
stocks O
are O
most O
likely O
to O
qualify O
? O

Technology O
stocks O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Goldman O
. O

WATCH O
FOR O
EARNINGS O
DISAPPOINTMENTS O
. O

A O
company O
does O
n't O
have O
to O
post O
a O
loss O
to O
be O
a O
candidate O
for O
sale O
, O
says O
Charles B-PERSON
I. I-PERSON
Clough I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
chief O
market O
strategist O
at O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

If O
earnings O
do O
n't O
live O
up O
to O
analysts O
' O
expectations O
, O
he O
says O
, O
that O
's O
enough O
to O
dump O
the O
stock O
. O

John B-PERSON
Markese I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
research O
for O
the O
American O
Association O
of O
Individual O
Investors O
, O
raises O
a O
cautionary O
note O
. O

`` O
Substituting O
a O
rule O
of O
thumb O
for O
your O
own O
judgment O
'' O
can O
be O
a O
mistake O
, O
he O
says O
. O

An O
earnings O
disappointment O
may O
reflect O
a O
situation O
that O
's O
short O
- O
term O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Clough O
says O
, O
`` O
The O
risk O
is O
that O
earnings O
disappointments O
will O
continue O
. O
'' O

The O
economy O
is O
decelerating O
after O
six O
good O
years O
, O
and O
`` O
right O
now O
it O
's O
better O
to O
shoot O
first O
and O
ask O
questions O
later O
. O
'' O

Which O
types O
of O
stocks O
currently O
have O
the O
greatest O
earnings O
risks O
? O

Computer O
companies O
; O
commodity O
cyclical O
stocks O
, O
like O
autos O
; O
and O
retailing O
stocks O
, O
he O
says O
. O

BEWARE O
OF O
HEAVY O
DEBT O
. O

The O
companies O
apt O
to O
run O
into O
earnings O
problems O
soonest O
are O
the O
ones O
with O
heavy O
debt O
loads O
, O
says O
Larry B-PERSON
Biehl I-PERSON
, O
partner O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Mateo I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
money O
- O
management O
firm O
of O
Bailard O
, O
Biehl O
& O
Kaiser O
. O

Mr. O
Canelo O
of O
Bear B-ORG
Stearns I-ORG
agrees O
: O
`` O
If O
we O
do O
have O
an O
economic O
slowdown O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
companies O
with O
high O
debt O
ratios O
will O
be O
dumped O
en O
masse O
. O
'' O

The O
best O
course O
for O
individual O
investors O
is O
to O
sell O
these O
stocks O
now O
, O
the O
two O
advisers O
say O
. O

SELL O
` O
WHISPER O
' O
STOCKS O
. O

UAL B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
difficulty O
in O
obtaining O
bank O
financing O
for O
its O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
and O
its O
resulting O
price O
plunge O
is O
a O
tip O
- O
off O
to O
what O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
to O
`` O
takeover O
stocks O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Canelo O
. O

Takeover O
activity O
will O
slow O
down O
as O
more O
and O
more O
banks O
tighten O
their O
lending O
requirements O
, O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
There O
'll O
be O
fewer O
and O
fewer O
deals O
. O
'' O

Moreover O
, O
many O
financial O
advisers O
say O
individuals O
should O
be O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
as O
long O
- O
term O
investors O
, O
not O
as O
traders O
trying O
to O
catch O
the O
next O
hot O
stock O
. O

In O
general O
, O
they O
say O
, O
avoid O
takeover O
stocks O
. O

COMPARE O
P O
/ O
E O
RATIOS O
WITH O
PROSPECTS O
. O

Mr. O
Canelo O
suggests O
that O
investors O
compare O
price O
/ O
earnings O
ratios O
-LRB- O
the O
price O
of O
a O
share O
of O
stock O
divided O
by O
a O
company O
's O
per O
- O
share O
earnings O
for O
a O
12 O
- O
month O
period O
-RRB- O
with O
projected O
growth O
rates O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
think O
earnings O
will O
grow O
at O
20 O
% O
a O
year O
, O
it O
's O
all O
right O
to O
pay O
20 O
times O
earnings O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
But O
do O
n't O
pay O
30 O
times O
earnings O
for O
a O
company O
that O
's O
expected O
to O
grow O
at O
15 O
% O
a O
year O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Canelo O
thinks O
the O
market O
will O
probably O
go O
higher O
, O
but O
`` O
will O
be O
ruthless O
with O
stocks O
if O
the O
earnings O
are O
n't O
there O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Markese O
cautions O
that O
investors O
should O
n't O
slavishly O
follow O
any O
specific O
price O
/ O
earnings O
sell O
trigger O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
say O
sell O
anytime O
a O
company O
's O
price O
/ O
earnings O
ratio O
exceeds O
15 O
, O
that O
knocks O
out O
all O
your O
growth O
stocks O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
You O
eliminate O
companies O
with O
substantial O
prospects O
that O
are O
moving O
up O
in O
price O
. O
'' O

EXAMINE O
WHAT O
HAS O
CHANGED O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
Schlesinger I-PERSON
, O
market O
analyst O
at O
A.G. O
Edwards O
& O
Sons O
Inc. O
, O
says O
investors O
should O
consider O
selling O
if O
there O
has O
been O
a O
fundamental O
change O
in O
a O
company O
since O
they O
bought O
its O
stock O
. O

Say O
you O
purchased O
a O
stock O
because O
of O
a O
new O
product O
that O
was O
in O
the O
works O
. O

Now O
, O
because O
of O
various O
difficulties O
, O
the O
product O
has O
been O
scrapped O
. O

Time O
to O
sell O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Schlesinger O
. O

Similarly O
, O
he O
says O
, O
suppose O
you O
were O
attracted O
to O
a O
company O
because O
of O
expectations O
that O
sales O
would O
hit O
$ O
200 O
million O
by O
1990 O
. O

If O
things O
have O
n't O
worked O
out O
that O
well O
, O
and O
sales O
wo O
n't O
hit O
$ O
200 O
million O
until O
1992 O
, O
it O
's O
time O
to O
consider O
selling O
, O
he O
says O
. O

Abortion O
- O
rights O
advocates O
won O
last O
week O
's O
battles O
, O
but O
the O
war O
over O
the O
nation O
's O
most O
- O
contentious O
social O
question O
is O
about O
to O
pick O
up O
again O
on O
turf O
that O
favors O
those O
seeking O
to O
restrict O
abortions O
. O

Strict O
new O
regulations O
seem O
certain O
to O
pass O
the O
state O
House B-ORG
in O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
next O
week O
, O
with O
easy O
approval O
by O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
by O
Democratic O
Gov. O
Bob O
Casey O
expected O
shortly O
thereafter O
. O

Legislation O
to O
require O
the O
consent O
of O
parents O
before O
their O
daughters O
under O
the O
age O
of O
18 O
can O
have O
abortions O
will O
probably O
pass O
both O
houses O
of O
the O
Michigan O
legislature O
and O
set O
up O
a O
grinding O
battle O
to O
override O
the O
expected O
veto O
of O
Democratic O
Gov. O
James O
Blanchard O
. O

The O
short O
- O
term O
shift O
in O
the O
political O
climate O
surrounding O
abortion O
reflects O
two O
factors O
that O
are O
likely O
to O
govern O
the O
debate O
in O
the O
next O
several O
months O
: O
the O
reawakening O
of O
the O
abortion O
- O
rights O
movement O
as O
a O
potent O
force O
after O
years O
of O
lassitude O
, O
and O
the O
ability O
of O
each O
side O
to O
counter O
the O
other O
's O
advance O
in O
one O
arena O
with O
a O
victory O
of O
its O
own O
elsewhere O
. O

The O
action O
in O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
will O
follow O
last O
week O
's O
collapse O
of O
a O
special O
session O
of O
the O
Florida B-GPE
legislature O
to O
enact O
restrictions O
on O
abortions O
in O
that O
state O
, O
and O
the O
vote O
here O
in O
Washington B-GPE
by O
the O
House O
to O
permit O
federally O
paid O
abortions O
for O
poor O
women O
who O
are O
victims O
of O
rape O
or O
incest O
. O

But O
President O
Bush O
is O
expected O
to O
veto O
the O
congressional O
legislation O
and O
that O
, O
along O
with O
the O
easy O
approval O
of O
the O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
measure O
, O
is O
likely O
to O
mute O
the O
abortion O
- O
rights O
activists O
' O
claims O
of O
momentum O
and O
underline O
the O
challenges O
faced O
by O
this O
resurgent O
movement O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
great O
to O
feel O
good O
for O
once O
in O
15 O
years O
, O
'' O
says O
Harrison B-PERSON
Hickman I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
to O
abortion O
- O
rights O
advocates O
, O
reflecting O
the O
relief O
of O
his O
compatriots O
after O
last O
week O
's O
victories O
, O
the O
first O
major O
events O
since O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
in O
its O
July O
3 O
Webster B-PERSON
decision O
, O
permitted O
the O
states O
to O
enact O
restrictions O
on O
abortions O
. O

`` O
But O
how O
many O
more O
times O
we O
're O
going O
to O
feel O
good O
in O
the O
next O
15 O
is O
another O
question O
. O
'' O

Indeed O
, O
abortion O
- O
rights O
activists O
still O
face O
their O
greatest O
tests O
. O

`` O
The O
pro-choice O
movement O
has O
shown O
-- O
finally O
-- O
that O
it O
can O
mobilize O
, O
'' O
says O
Glen B-PERSON
Halva I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Neubauer I-PERSON
, O
a O
Furman B-ORG
University I-ORG
political O
scientist O
who O
specializes O
in O
how O
state O
legislators O
handle O
the O
abortion O
question O
. O

`` O
But O
it O
still O
has O
n't O
shown O
that O
it O
can O
win O
in O
a O
state O
like O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
or O
Missouri B-GPE
, O
where O
abortion O
has O
been O
clearly O
an O
electoral O
issue O
and O
where O
it O
's O
been O
an O
emotional O
issue O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O
'' O

The O
foes O
of O
abortion O
hold O
the O
strong O
whip O
hand O
in O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
where O
abortion O
- O
rights O
activists O
are O
so O
much O
on O
the O
defensive O
that O
their O
strategy O
is O
less O
to O
fight O
the O
proposed O
legislation O
than O
it O
is O
to O
stress O
how O
the O
state O
legislature O
does O
n't O
reflect O
the O
viewpoints O
of O
the O
state O
's O
citizens O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
GOP B-NORP
state O
Rep. O
Stephen O
Freind O
of O
Delaware B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
the O
legislature O
's O
leading O
foe O
of O
abortion O
, O
has O
been O
given O
all O
but O
free O
rein O
to O
press O
a O
strict O
seven O
- O
point O
plan O
to O
restrict O
abortion O
and O
, O
he O
hopes O
, O
to O
force O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
directly O
to O
reassess O
its O
1973 O
Roe B-LAW
v. O
Wade B-PERSON
decision O
that O
established O
the O
right O
of O
abortion O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O

The O
Freind B-PERSON
legislation O
-- O
the O
state O
's O
House B-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
approved O
it O
in O
Harrisburg O
this O
week O
and O
the O
full O
Pennsylvania O
House O
is O
expected O
to O
take O
up O
the O
bill O
next O
Tuesday O
-- O
includes O
a O
provision O
to O
ban O
abortions O
after O
24 O
weeks O
of O
pregnancy O
, O
except O
to O
avert O
the O
death O
of O
the O
mother O
. O

Mr. O
Freind O
calculates O
that O
the O
provision O
, O
which O
attacks O
the O
trimester O
standards O
that O
Roe B-LAW
established O
, O
will O
`` O
make O
it O
necessary O
'' O
for O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
to O
review O
Roe B-PERSON
and O
, O
perhaps O
, O
to O
overturn O
it O
. O

But O
the O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
measure O
also O
includes O
an O
`` O
informed O
consent O
'' O
provision O
that O
may O
become O
widely O
imitated O
by O
abortion O
foes O
who O
want O
to O
make O
women O
contemplating O
abortion O
as O
uncomfortable O
as O
possible O
with O
the O
procedure O
and O
with O
themselves O
. O

Under O
this O
legislation O
, O
a O
woman O
must O
be O
informed O
24 O
hours O
before O
the O
operation O
of O
the O
details O
of O
the O
procedure O
and O
its O
risks O
. O

`` O
Regardless O
of O
whether O
one O
supports O
or O
opposes O
the O
right O
to O
an O
abortion O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Freind O
argues O
, O
`` O
it O
is O
virtually O
impossible O
for O
any O
rational O
human O
being O
to O
disagree O
with O
the O
concept O
that O
a O
woman O
has O
the O
right O
to O
have O
all O
of O
the O
appropriate O
materials O
and O
advice O
made O
available O
to O
her O
before O
she O
makes O
a O
decision O
which O
, O
one O
way O
or O
the O
other O
, O
might O
remain O
with O
her O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
her O
life O
. O
'' O

In O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
state O
Senate B-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
approve O
parental O
- O
consent O
legislation O
by O
the O
end O
of O
next O
week O
, O
Gov. O
Blanchard O
is O
the O
principal O
obstacle O
for O
anti-abortionists O
. O

Susan B-PERSON
Rogin I-PERSON
, O
a O
consultant O
to O
abortion O
- O
rights O
activists O
in O
the O
state O
, O
takes O
comfort O
from O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
state O
's O
House B-ORG
abortion O
opponents O
`` O
have O
n't O
been O
able O
to O
muster O
the O
votes O
to O
overturn O
a O
veto O
on O
abortion O
in O
16 O
years O
. O
'' O

But O
proponents O
believe O
they O
may O
be O
able O
to O
shake O
enough O
votes O
loose O
to O
override O
the O
veto O
if O
they O
are O
successful O
in O
portraying O
the O
legislation O
as O
a O
matter O
of O
parents O
' O
rights O
. O

In O
Illinois B-GPE
, O
lawmakers O
will O
vote O
before O
next O
spring O
on O
legislation O
requiring O
physicians O
to O
perform O
tests O
on O
fetuses O
at O
20 O
weeks O
to O
determine O
their O
gestational O
age O
, O
weight O
and O
lung O
maturity O
along O
with O
a O
provision O
requiring O
that O
, O
if O
fetuses O
survive O
an O
abortion O
, O
a O
second O
doctor O
must O
be O
on O
hand O
to O
help O
it O
survive O
. O

The O
legislation O
failed O
by O
one O
vote O
to O
clear O
the O
House O
Rules O
Committee O
Tuesday O
, O
but O
anti-abortionists O
still O
may O
succeed O
in O
bringing O
the O
measure O
to O
the O
floor O
this O
fall O
. O

Pamela B-PERSON
Sutherland I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
Illinois I-ORG
Planned I-ORG
Parenthood I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
says O
she O
and O
her O
allies O
are O
`` O
cautiously O
optimistic O
'' O
they O
can O
defeat O
it O
if O
it O
comes O
to O
a O
floor O
vote O
. O

Abortion O
foes O
in O
Wisconsin B-GPE
, O
meanwhile O
, O
expect O
a O
parental O
- O
consent O
bill O
to O
be O
sent O
to O
the O
state O
assembly O
floor O
by O
early O
November O
and O
are O
hopeful O
of O
prevailing O
in O
both O
houses O
by O
next O
March O
. O

In O
Texas B-GPE
, O
abortion O
opponents O
want O
to O
pass O
parental O
- O
consent O
legislation O
along O
with O
a O
statewide O
ban O
on O
the O
use O
of O
public O
funds O
, O
personnel O
and O
facilities O
for O
abortion O
, O
and O
viability O
tests O
for O
fetuses O
19 O
weeks O
and O
older O
. O

The O
anti-abortionists O
are O
urging O
GOP O
Gov. O
Bill O
Clements O
to O
press O
the O
issues O
in O
a O
special O
session O
scheduled O
to O
run O
Nov. O
14 O
to O
Dec. O
13 O
. O

`` O
The O
prognosis O
is O
only O
fair O
, O
'' O
says O
Kathie B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
, O
administrative O
director O
of O
the O
Texas O
Right O
to O
Life O
Committee O
. O

`` O
Next O
year O
is O
an O
election O
year O
and O
the O
legislators O
just O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
anything O
about O
this O
now O
. O
'' O

This O
legislative O
activity O
comes O
as O
both O
sides O
are O
undertaking O
new O
mobilization O
efforts O
, O
plunging O
into O
gubernatorial O
races O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
and O
girding O
for O
next O
autumn O
's O
state O
elections O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
abortion O
foes O
have O
developed O
a O
national O
legislative O
strategy O
, O
deciding O
to O
move O
on O
what O
Jacki B-PERSON
Ragan I-PERSON
, O
the O
National O
Right O
to O
Life O
Committee O
's O
director O
of O
state O
organizational O
development O
, O
calls O
`` O
reasonable O
measures O
that O
an O
overwhelming O
mainstream O
majority O
of O
Americans O
support O
. O
'' O

These O
include O
bans O
on O
the O
use O
of O
abortion O
for O
birth O
control O
and O
sex O
selection O
, O
and O
the O
public O
funding O
of O
alternatives O
for O
abortion O
. O

`` O
Those O
who O
are O
on O
the O
other O
side O
can O
hardly O
oppose O
alternative O
funding O
if O
they O
continue O
to O
insist O
on O
calling O
themselves O
` O
pro-choice O
' O
rather O
than O
` O
pro-abortion O
, O
' O
'' O
says O
Mary B-PERSON
Spaulding I-PERSON
, O
the O
group O
's O
associate O
state O
legislative O
coordinator O
. O

Over O
the O
weekend O
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Abortion I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Action I-ORG
League I-ORG
singled O
out O
eight O
politicians O
, O
including O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
's O
Mr. O
Freind O
, O
as O
1990 O
targets O
and O
held O
a O
Washington B-GPE
seminar O
designed O
to O
train O
its O
leaders O
in O
political O
techniques O
, O
including O
how O
to O
put O
the O
anti-abortionists O
on O
the O
defensive O
in O
state O
legislatures O
. O

`` O
We O
now O
see O
pro-choice O
legislators O
going O
on O
the O
offensive O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
'' O
says O
Kate B-PERSON
Michelman I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
group O
. O

HealthVest B-ORG
said O
two O
of O
its O
lenders O
have O
given O
it O
notices O
of O
default O
on O
bank O
loans O
and O
said O
they O
may O
take O
actions O
to O
recover O
their O
loans O
. O

HealthVest B-ORG
, O
an O
Austin B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
real O
estate O
investment O
trust O
, O
said O
that O
Chemical B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
the O
lead O
bank O
under O
its O
domestic O
bank O
agreement O
, O
told O
it O
that O
if O
$ O
3.3 O
million O
owed O
to O
the O
bank O
group O
is O
n't O
paid O
by O
today O
, O
the O
group O
will O
call O
the O
$ O
120 O
million O
that O
HealthVest B-ORG
has O
outstanding O
under O
the O
credit O
line O
. O

The O
bank O
group O
also O
said O
that O
it O
wo O
n't O
make O
additional O
advances O
under O
the O
$ O
150 O
million O
credit O
line O
. O

HealthVest B-ORG
missed O
a O
payment O
to O
the O
group O
that O
was O
due O
in O
late O
September O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
HealthVest B-ORG
said O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Tokyo O
Trust O
Co. O
also O
has O
notified O
it O
of O
a O
default O
and O
said O
it O
might O
take O
action O
to O
cure O
the O
default O
. O

HealthVest B-ORG
missed O
an O
interest O
payment O
to O
Bank B-ORG
of O
Tokyo B-GPE
on O
Oct. O
1 O
. O

However O
, O
HealthVest B-ORG
said O
the O
Tokyo B-GPE
bank O
indicated O
that O
it O
wo O
n't O
accelerate O
HealthVest B-ORG
's O
$ O
50 O
million O
loan O
. O

HealthVest B-ORG
is O
in O
a O
severe O
liquidity O
bind O
because O
its O
affiliate O
, O
Healthcare B-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
has O
failed O
to O
make O
about O
$ O
10.6 O
million O
in O
principal O
and O
interest O
payments O
owed O
since O
August O
. O

Healthcare B-ORG
operates O
many O
of O
the O
health O
- O
care O
properties O
that O
HealthVest B-ORG
owns O
. O

Is O
an O
American B-NORP
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
seriously O
suggesting O
that O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
should O
help O
govern O
Cambodia B-GPE
? O

Apparently O
so O
. O

There O
are O
no O
easy O
choices O
in O
Cambodia B-GPE
, O
but O
we O
ca O
n't O
imagine O
that O
it O
benefits O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
become O
the O
catalyst O
for O
an O
all O
- O
too O
- O
familiar O
process O
that O
could O
end O
in O
another O
round O
of O
horror O
in O
Cambodia B-GPE
. O

Now O
that O
Vietnam B-GPE
appears O
to O
have O
pulled O
out O
its O
occupation O
army O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
is O
talking O
again O
about O
accepting O
an O
`` O
interim O
'' O
coalition O
government O
in O
the O
Cambodian B-NORP
capital O
of O
Phnom B-GPE
Penh I-GPE
. O

The O
coalition O
would O
include O
the O
current O
Vietnamese B-NORP
- O
backed O
Hun B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
regime O
, O
the O
two O
non-communist O
resistance O
groups O
led O
by O
Son B-PERSON
Sann I-PERSON
and O
Prince O
Sihanouk O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
. O

The O
aim O
would O
be O
to O
end O
the O
guerrilla O
war O
for O
control O
of O
Cambodia B-GPE
by O
allowing O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
a O
small O
share O
of O
power O
. O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
says O
that O
any O
Khmer B-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
participation O
would O
have O
to O
be O
`` O
minimal O
. O
'' O

The O
usual O
problem O
with O
including O
communists O
in O
`` O
interim O
'' O
coalition O
governments O
is O
that O
their O
ideology O
and O
methods O
require O
they O
squeeze O
out O
everyone O
else O
. O

Recall O
that O
Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
Sandinistas B-NORP
came O
into O
Managua B-GPE
as O
partners O
in O
a O
coalition O
government O
with O
anti-Somoza O
moderates O
. O

Within O
two O
years O
, O
the O
moderates O
were O
exiled O
or O
in O
prison O
, O
Nicaragua B-GPE
had O
gone O
communist O
, O
and O
the O
Sandinistas B-NORP
were O
building O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
armies O
in O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
threatening O
their O
neighbors O
. O

In O
Laos B-GPE
, O
when O
the O
Western B-NORP
powers O
bowed O
to O
pressure O
for O
such O
a O
coalition O
it O
turned O
out O
they O
were O
opening O
the O
door O
to O
communist O
domination O
. O

Even O
Mao O
Tse O
- O
tung O
's O
China B-GPE
began O
in O
1949 O
with O
a O
partnership O
between O
the O
communists O
and O
a O
number O
of O
smaller O
, O
non-communist O
parties O
. O

What O
complicates O
the O
scene O
in O
Cambodia B-GPE
is O
that O
the O
current O
regime O
is O
already O
communist O
, O
as O
are O
its O
Vietnamese B-NORP
overseers O
back O
in O
Hanoi B-GPE
, O
as O
are O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
-- O
who O
are O
the O
strongest O
of O
the O
three O
guerrilla O
groups O
. O

It O
's O
not O
clear O
which O
crew O
of O
communists O
might O
prevail O
in O
a O
coalition O
government O
, O
but O
the O
one O
good O
bet O
is O
that O
the O
non-communists O
would O
disappear O
. O

That O
would O
leave O
Hun B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
and O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
. O

The O
Hun B-PERSON
Sen I-PERSON
regime O
has O
sent O
thousands O
of O
conscript O
laborers O
to O
die O
of O
malaria O
and O
malnourishment O
while O
building O
Cambodia B-GPE
's O
equivalent O
of O
the B-FAC
Berlin I-FAC
Wall I-FAC
near O
the O
Thai B-NORP
border O
. O

The B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
, O
however O
, O
carry O
an O
unsurpassed O
record O
for O
Cambodian B-NORP
tyranny O
. O

These O
utopians O
caused O
the O
deaths O
-- O
by O
starvation O
, O
disease O
or O
execution O
-- O
of O
well O
over O
one O
million O
Cambodians B-NORP
. O

The O
Cambodian B-NORP
horror O
was O
so O
bad O
that O
the O
Vietnamese B-NORP
occupation O
in O
1978 O
was O
a O
perverse O
form O
of O
relief O
. O

The O
world O
might O
want O
to O
believe O
that O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
ca O
n't O
still O
be O
such O
bad O
guys O
, O
just O
as O
in O
the O
late O
1970s O
it O
was O
reluctant O
to O
credit O
the O
reports O
of O
genocide O
then O
taking O
place O
. O

But O
there O
is O
no O
solid O
evidence O
that O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
have O
changed O
. O

Some O
of O
our O
sources O
in O
Thailand B-GPE
say O
the O
notorious O
old O
Khmer B-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
leader O
, O
Pol B-PERSON
Pot I-PERSON
, O
has O
been O
holed O
up O
this O
summer O
in O
Khmer B-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
camps O
near O
the O
Thai O
- O
Cambodian O
border O
. O

So O
it O
's O
difficult O
to O
swallow O
the O
notion O
that O
Mr. O
Baker O
is O
willing O
to O
accept O
conditions O
that O
would O
help O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
set O
up O
shop O
again O
in O
Phnom B-GPE
Penh I-GPE
. O

True O
, O
Prince O
Sihanouk O
backs O
the O
idea O
of O
such O
a O
coalition O
, O
at O
least O
for O
this O
week O
. O

But O
Prince O
Sihanouk O
has O
backed O
all O
sorts O
of O
ideas O
over O
the O
years O
, O
and O
done O
rather O
better O
by O
himself O
than O
by O
Cambodia B-GPE
. O

Nor O
should O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
worry O
much O
about O
offending O
China B-GPE
, O
which O
still O
aids O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
. O

It O
's O
time O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
recognized O
that O
China B-GPE
does O
not O
play O
by O
gentlemen O
's O
rules O
. O

For O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
lend O
even O
the O
slightest O
support O
to O
the O
most O
infamous O
killers O
on O
Indochina B-GPE
's O
bleak O
scene O
could O
only O
disturb O
America B-GPE
's O
allies O
elsewhere O
. O

It O
would O
be O
entirely O
rational O
for O
communist O
insurgents O
in O
countries O
such O
as O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
or O
Peru B-GPE
to O
conclude O
the O
following O
: O
Fight O
viciously O
enough O
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
under O
the O
banner O
of O
pragmatism O
, O
might O
eventually O
help O
negotiate O
your O
way O
to O
victory O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
diplomacy O
has O
done O
it O
before O
, O
and O
it O
will O
likely O
do O
it O
again O
. O

The O
administration O
and O
Congress B-ORG
have O
lately O
tangoed O
around O
the O
idea O
of O
sending O
military O
aid O
to O
Cambodia B-GPE
's O
non-communists O
. O

But O
now O
the O
possibility O
of O
`` O
diplomatic O
movement O
'' O
-LRB- O
Vietnam B-GPE
's O
withdrawal O
, O
the O
Baker B-PERSON
initiative O
-RRB- O
has O
put O
that O
plan O
on O
hold O
, O
with O
the O
proviso O
that O
if O
the O
going O
got O
rough O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
would O
then O
rearm O
the O
opposition O
. O

Why O
the O
timidity O
? O

At O
the O
very O
least O
, O
the O
odds O
are O
heavily O
weighted O
against O
the O
prospects O
of O
preventing O
the B-ORG
Khmer I-ORG
Rouge I-ORG
and O
Cambodia B-GPE
's O
communists O
from O
ultimately O
moving O
against O
their O
opponents O
. O

When O
that O
day O
comes O
, O
it O
would O
be O
particularly O
awful O
to O
know O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
sat O
on O
military O
aid O
and O
deprived O
these O
people O
of O
the O
means O
to O
settle O
their O
fate O
with O
at O
least O
a O
little O
honor O
. O

LOTUS O
DEVELOPMENT O
Corp. O
's O
net O
income O
rose O
61 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
from O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
edition O
misstated O
the O
percentage O
increase O
. O

In O
the O
long O
, O
frightening O
night O
after O
Tuesday O
's O
devastating O
earthquake O
, O
Bay B-LOC
Area I-LOC
residents O
searched O
for O
comfort O
and O
solace O
wherever O
they O
could O
. O

Some O
found O
it O
on O
the O
screen O
of O
a O
personal O
computer O
. O

Hundreds O
of O
Californians B-NORP
made O
their O
way O
to O
their O
computers O
after O
the O
quake O
, O
and O
checked O
in O
with O
each O
other O
on O
electronic O
bulletin O
boards O
, O
which O
link O
computers O
CB O
- O
radio O
- O
style O
, O
via O
phone O
lines O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
most O
vivid O
bulletins O
came O
over O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Well I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
a O
Sausalito B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
board O
that O
is O
one O
of O
the O
liveliest O
outposts O
of O
the O
electronic O
underground O
. O

About O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
the O
Well O
's O
3,000 O
subscribers O
live O
in O
the B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
. O

The O
quake O
knocked O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Well I-WORK_OF_ART
out O
for O
six O
hours O
, O
but O
when O
it O
came O
back O
up O
, O
it O
teemed O
with O
emotional O
first O
- O
hand O
reports O
. O

Following O
are O
excerpts O
from O
the O
electronic O
traffic O
that O
night O
. O

The O
time O
is O
Pacific O
Daylight O
Time O
, O
and O
the O
initials O
or O
nicknames O
are O
those O
subscribers O
use O
to O
identify O
themselves O
. O

11:54 O
p.m O
. O

JCKC B-PERSON
: O

Wow O
! O

I O
was O
in O
the O
avenues O
, O
on O
the O
third O
floor O
of O
an O
old O
building O
, O
and O
except O
for O
my O
heart O
-LRB- O
Beat O
, O
BEAT O
! O
-RRB- O
I O
'm O
OK O
. O

Got O
back O
to O
Bolinas B-GPE
, O
and O
everything O
had O
fallen O
: O
broken O
poster O
frames O
with O
glass O
on O
the O
floor O
, O
file O
cabinets O
open O
or O
dumped O
onto O
the O
floor O
. O

11:59 O
p.m O
. O

JKD B-PERSON
: O

I O
was O
in O
my O
favorite O
watering O
hole O
, O
waiting O
for O
the O
game O
to O
start O
. O

I O
felt O
the O
temblor O
begin O
and O
glanced O
at O
the O
table O
next O
to O
mine O
, O
smiled O
that O
guilty O
smile O
and O
we O
both O
mouthed O
the O
words O
, O
`` O
Earth O
- O
quake O
! O
'' O
together O
. O

That O
's O
usually O
how O
long O
it O
takes O
for O
the O
temblors O
to O
pass O
. O

This O
time O
, O
it O
just O
got O
stronger O
and O
then O
the O
building O
started O
shaking O
violently O
up O
and O
down O
as O
though O
it O
were O
a O
child O
's O
toy O
block O
that O
was O
being O
tossed O
. O

12:06 O
a.m O
. O

HRH B-PERSON
: O

I O
was O
in O
the O
Berkeley O
Main O
library O
when O
it O
hit O
. O

Endless O
seconds O
wondering O
if O
those O
huge O
windows O
would O
buckle O
and O
shower O
us O
with O
glass O
. O

Only O
a O
few O
books O
fell O
in O
the O
reading O
room O
. O

Then O
the O
auto O
paint O
shop O
fire O
sent O
an O
evil O
- O
looking O
cloud O
of O
black O
smoke O
into O
the O
air O
. O

12:07 O
a.m O
. O

ONEZIE B-PERSON
: O

My O
younger O
daughter O
and O
I O
are O
fine O
. O

This O
building O
shook O
like O
hell O
and O
it O
kept O
getting O
stronger O
. O

Except O
for O
the O
gas O
tank O
at O
Hustead O
's O
Towing O
Service O
exploding O
and O
burning O
in O
downtown O
Berkeley B-GPE
, O
things O
here O
are O
quite O
peaceful O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
car O
alarms O
went O
off O
. O

The O
cats O
are O
fine O
, O
although O
nervous O
. O

12:15 O
a.m O
. O

DHAWK B-PERSON
: O

Huge O
fire O
from O
broken O
gas O
main O
in O
the O
Marina O
in O
SF B-GPE
. O

Areas O
that O
are O
made O
of O
` O
fill O
' O
liquefy O
. O

A O
woman O
in O
a O
three O
- O
story O
apartment O
was O
able O
to O
walk O
out O
the O
window O
of O
the O
third O
floor O
onto O
street O
level O
after O
the O
quake O
. O

The O
house O
just O
settled O
right O
down O
into O
the O
ground O
. O

12:38 O
a.m O
. O

DAYAC B-PERSON
: O

I O
was O
driving O
my O
truck O
, O
stopped O
at O
a O
red O
light O
at O
the O
corner O
of O
Shattuck O
and O
Alcatraz O
at O
the O
Oakland B-GPE
- O
Berkeley B-GPE
border O
when O
it O
hit O
. O

Worst O
part O
was O
watching O
power O
lines O
waving O
above O
my O
head O
and O
no O
way O
to O
drive O
away O
. O

12:48 O
a.m O
. O

LMEYER B-PERSON
: O

Was O
300 O
ft. O
out O
on O
a O
pier O
in O
San B-GPE
Rafael I-GPE
. O

It O
flopped O
all O
around O
, O
real O
dramatic O
! O

Many O
hairline O
cracks O
in O
the O
concrete O
slabs O
afterwards O
. O

Ruined O
the O
damn O
fishing O
! O

1:00 O
a.m O
. O

HEYNOW B-PERSON
: O

I O
rode O
it O
out O
on O
the O
second O
floor O
of O
Leo O
's O
at O
55th O
and O
Telegraph B-FAC
in O
Oakland B-GPE
. O

I O
heard O
parts O
of O
the O
building O
above O
my O
head O
cracking O
. O

I O
actually O
thought O
that O
I O
might O
die O
. O

I O
could O
n't O
decide O
if O
I O
should O
come O
home O
to O
Marin B-GPE
, O
because O
my O
house O
is O
on O
stilts O
. O

I O
decided O
to O
brave O
the O
storm O
. O

There O
was O
a O
horrible O
smell O
of O
gas O
as O
I O
passed O
the O
Chevron O
refinery O
before O
crossing O
the B-FAC
Richmond I-FAC
- I-FAC
San I-FAC
Rafael I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
. O

I O
could O
also O
see O
the O
clouds O
across O
the O
bay O
from O
the O
horrible O
fire O
in O
the B-LOC
Marina I-LOC
District I-LOC
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

I O
have O
felt O
many O
aftershocks O
. O

My O
back O
is O
still O
in O
knots O
and O
my O
hands O
are O
still O
shaking O
. O

I O
think O
a O
few O
of O
the O
aftershocks O
might O
just O
be O
my O
body O
shaking O
. O

1:11 O
a.m. O

GR8FLRED B-PERSON
: O

I O
could O
see O
the O
flames O
from O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
from O
my O
house O
across O
the O
bay O
. O

It O
's O
hard O
to O
believe O
this O
really O
is O
happening O
. O

1:11 O
a.m O
. O

RD B-PERSON
: O

Building O
on O
the O
corner O
severely O
damaged O
, O
so O
an O
old O
lady O
and O
her O
very O
old O
mother O
are O
in O
the O
guest O
room O
. O

Books O
and O
software O
everywhere O
. O

This O
being O
typed O
in O
a O
standing O
position O
. O

1:20 O
a.m O
. O

DGAULT B-PERSON
: O

Bolinas B-GPE
-- O
astride O
the B-FAC
San I-FAC
Andreas I-FAC
Fault I-FAC
. O

Did O
n't O
feel O
a O
thing O
, O
but O
noticed O
some O
strange O
bird O
behavior O
. O

Duck O
swarms O
. O

3:25 O
a.m O
. O

SAMURAI B-PERSON
: O

I O
just O
felt O
another O
aftershock O
a O
few O
seconds O
ago O
. O

I O
'm O
just O
numb O
. O

3:25 O
a.m O
. O

MACPOST B-PERSON
: O

Downtown O
Bolinas B-GPE
seems O
to O
be O
the O
part O
of O
town O
that O
's O
worst O
off O
. O

No O
power O
, O
minimal O
phones O
, O
and O
a O
mess O
of O
mayonnaise O
, O
wine O
, O
and O
everything O
else O
all O
over O
the O
floors O
of O
the O
big O
old O
general O
store O
and O
the O
People O
's O
Co-op O
. O

The O
quivers O
move O
through O
my O
house O
every O
few O
minutes O
at O
unpredictable O
intervals O
, O
and O
the O
mouse O
that O
's O
been O
living O
in O
my O
kitchen O
has O
taken O
refuge O
under O
my O
desk O
. O

It O
runs O
out O
frantically O
now O
and O
then O
, O
and O
is O
clearly O
pretty O
distressed O
. O

I O
was O
in O
Stinson B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
when O
the O
quake O
rolled O
through O
town O
. O

At O
first O
, O
we O
were O
unfazed O
. O

Then O
as O
things O
got O
rougher O
, O
we O
ran O
for O
the O
door O
and O
spent O
the O
next O
few O
minutes O
outside O
watching O
the O
brick O
sidewalk O
under O
our O
feet O
oozing O
up O
and O
down O
, O
and O
the O
flowers O
waving O
in O
an O
eerie O
rhythm O
. O

Amazing O
what O
it O
does O
to O
one O
's O
heart O
rate O
and O
one O
's O
short O
- O
term O
memory O
. O

Everyone O
looked O
calm O
, O
but O
there O
was O
this O
surreal O
low O
level O
of O
confusion O
as O
the O
aftershocks O
continued O
. O

4:02 O
a.m O
. O

SHIBUMI B-PERSON
: O

Power O
is O
back O
on O
, O
and O
UCSF B-ORG
-LCB- O
medical O
center O
-RCB- O
seems O
to O
have O
quieted O
down O
for O
the O
night O
-LRB- O
they O
were O
doing O
triage O
out O
in O
the O
parking O
lot O
from O
the O
sound O
and O
lights O
of O
it O
-RRB- O
. O

A O
friend O
of O
mine O
was O
in O
an O
underground O
computer O
center O
in O
downtown O
SF B-GPE
when O
the O
quake O
hit O
. O

He O
said O
that O
one O
of O
the O
computers O
took O
a O
three O
- O
foot O
trip O
sliding O
across O
the O
floor O
. O

Today O
should O
be O
interesting O
as O
people O
realize O
how O
hard O
life O
is O
going O
to O
be O
here O
for O
a O
while O
. O

4:30 O
a.m O
. O

KIM B-PERSON
: O

I O
got O
home O
, O
let O
the O
dogs O
into O
the O
house O
and O
noticed O
some O
sounds O
above O
my O
head O
, O
as O
if O
someone O
were O
walking O
on O
the O
roof O
, O
or O
upstairs O
. O

Then O
I O
noticed O
the O
car O
was O
bouncing O
up O
and O
down O
as O
if O
someone O
were O
jumping O
on O
it O
. O

I O
realized O
what O
was O
happening O
and O
screamed O
into O
the O
house O
for O
the O
dogs O
. O

Cupboard O
doors O
were O
flying O
, O
the O
trash O
can O
in O
the O
kitchen O
walked O
a O
few O
feet O
, O
the O
dogs O
came O
running O
, O
and O
I O
scooted O
them O
into O
the O
dog O
run O
and O
stood O
in O
the O
doorway O
myself O
, O
watching O
the O
outside O
trash O
cans O
dance O
across O
the O
concrete O
. O

When O
I O
realized O
it O
was O
over O
, O
I O
went O
and O
stood O
out O
in O
front O
of O
the O
house O
, O
waiting O
and O
praying O
for O
Merrill B-ORG
to O
come O
home O
, O
shivering O
as O
if O
it O
were O
20 O
below O
zero O
until O
he O
got O
there O
. O

Never O
in O
my O
life O
have O
I O
been O
so O
frightened O
. O

When O
I O
saw O
the O
pictures O
of O
880 O
and O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
, O
I O
began O
to O
cry O
. O

5:09 O
a.m O
. O

JROE B-PERSON
: O

The O
Sunset O
-LCB- O
District B-GPE
-RCB- O
was O
more O
or O
less O
like O
a O
pajama O
party O
all O
evening O
, O
lots O
of O
people O
& O
dogs O
walking O
around O
, O
drinking O
beer O
. O

6:50 O
a.m O
. O

CAROLG B-PERSON
: O

I O
was O
just O
sitting O
down O
to O
meet O
with O
some O
new O
therapy O
clients O
, O
a O
couple O
, O
and O
the O
building O
started O
shaking O
like O
crazy O
. O

It O
's O
a O
flimsy O
structure O
, O
built O
up O
on O
supports O
, O
and O
it O
was O
really O
rocking O
around O
. O

The O
three O
of O
us O
stopped O
breathing O
for O
a O
moment O
, O
and O
then O
when O
it O
kept O
on O
coming O
we O
lunged O
for O
the O
doorway O
. O

Needless O
to O
say O
, O
it O
was O
an O
interesting O
first O
session O
! O

7:13 O
a.m O
. O

CALLIOPE B-PERSON
: O

Albany B-GPE
escaped O
embarrassingly O
unscathed O
. O

Biggest O
trouble O
was O
scared O
family O
who O
could O
n't O
get O
a O
phone O
line O
through O
, O
and O
spent O
a O
really O
horrible O
hour O
not O
knowing O
. O

8:01 O
a.m O
. O

HLR B-PERSON
: O

Judy B-PERSON
and O
I O
were O
in O
our O
back O
yard O
when O
the O
lawn O
started O
rolling O
like O
ocean O
waves O
. O

We O
ran O
into O
the O
house O
to O
get O
Mame B-PERSON
, O
but O
the O
next O
tremor O
threw O
me O
in O
the O
air O
and O
bounced O
me O
as O
I O
tried O
to O
get O
to O
my O
feet O
. O

We O
are O
all O
fine O
here O
, O
although O
Mame B-PERSON
was O
extremely O
freaked O
. O

Kitchen O
full O
of O
broken O
crystal O
. O

Books O
and O
tapes O
all O
over O
my O
room O
. O

Not O
one O
thing O
in O
the O
house O
is O
where O
it O
is O
supposed O
to O
be O
, O
but O
the O
structure O
is O
fine O
. O

While O
I O
was O
standing O
on O
the O
lawn O
with O
Mame B-PERSON
, O
waiting O
for O
another O
tremor O
, O
I O
noticed O
that O
all O
the O
earthworms O
were O
emerging O
from O
the O
ground O
and O
slithering O
across O
the O
lawn O
! O

9:31 O
a.m. O

GR8FLRED O
: O

It O
's O
amazing O
how O
one O
second O
can O
so O
completely O
change O
your O
life O
. O

9:38 O
a.m O
. O

FIG B-PERSON
: O

I O
guess O
we O
're O
all O
living O
very O
tentatively O
here O
, O
waiting O
for O
the O
expected O
but O
dreaded O
aftershock O
. O

It O
's O
hard O
to O
accept O
that O
it O
's O
over O
and O
only O
took O
15 O
seconds O
. O

I O
wonder O
when O
we O
'll O
be O
able O
to O
relax O
. O

9:53 O
a.m O
. O

PANDA B-PERSON
: O

Flesh O
goes O
to O
total O
alert O
for O
flight O
or O
fight O
. O

Nausea O
seems O
a O
commonplace O
symptom O
. O

Berkeley B-GPE
very O
quiet O
right O
now O
. O

I O
walked O
along O
Shattuck B-FAC
between O
Delaware B-GPE
and O
Cedar O
at O
a O
few O
minutes O
before O
eight O
this O
morning O
. O

Next O
to O
Chez B-ORG
Panisse I-ORG
a O
homeless O
couple O
, O
bundled O
into O
a O
blue O
sleeping O
bag O
, O
sat O
up O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
Good O
morning O
'' O
and O
then O
the O
woman O
smiled O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
Is O
n't O
it O
great O
just O
to O
be O
alive O
? O
'' O

I O
agreed O
. O

It O
is O
. O

Great O
. O

Clinton B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
received O
a O
contract O
from O
Timken B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Canton B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
to O
manage O
the O
natural O
gas O
purchasing O
, O
scheduling O
and O
transportation O
activities O
for O
Timken B-ORG
's O
seven O
Ohio B-GPE
and O
two O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
plants O
. O

Clinton B-GPE
and O
Timken B-ORG
agreed O
not O
to O
disclose O
the O
value O
of O
the O
contract O
. O

Timken B-ORG
, O
a O
producer O
of O
bearings O
and O
specialty O
steel O
, O
already O
buys O
gas O
from O
Clinton B-GPE
. O

Clinton B-GPE
said O
in O
Columbus B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
that O
its O
Clinton B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Marketing I-ORG
unit O
wants O
to O
line O
up O
a O
number O
of O
such O
gas O
management O
contracts O
. O

Manufacturers O
frequently O
do O
n't O
have O
anyone O
who O
is O
a O
specialist O
in O
natural O
gas O
, O
Clinton B-GPE
said O
, O
and O
a O
specialist O
such O
as O
Clinton B-GPE
can O
save O
them O
substantial O
amounts O
of O
money O
. O

International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
will O
announce O
on O
Tuesday O
a O
slew O
of O
software O
products O
aimed O
at O
eliminating O
some O
of O
the O
major O
problems O
involved O
in O
computerizing O
manufacturing O
operations O
, O
industry O
executives O
said O
. O

Many O
plant O
floors O
currently O
resemble O
a O
Tower O
of O
Babel O
, O
with O
computers O
, O
robots O
and O
machine O
tools O
that O
generally O
speak O
their O
own O
language O
and O
have O
trouble O
talking O
to O
each O
other O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
if O
a O
problem O
develops O
on O
a O
production O
line O
, O
it O
is O
unlikely O
some O
supervisor O
sitting O
in O
front O
of O
a O
personal O
computer O
or O
workstation O
will O
know O
about O
it O
or O
be O
able O
to O
correct O
it O
. O

So O
IBM B-ORG
will O
be O
announcing O
more O
than O
50 O
products O
that O
will O
be O
aimed O
at O
letting O
even O
the O
dumbest O
machine O
tool O
talk O
to O
the O
smartest O
mainframe O
, O
or O
anything O
in O
between O
. O

In O
an O
unusual O
display O
of O
openness O
, O
IBM B-ORG
also O
will O
be O
helping O
customers O
tie O
together O
operations O
that O
include O
lots O
of O
equipment O
made O
by O
IBM B-ORG
's O
competitors O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
executives O
said O
IBM B-ORG
will O
be O
offering O
programming O
tools O
designed O
to O
let O
anyone O
working O
on O
a O
factory O
floor O
write O
ad O
- O
hoc O
software O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
to O
do O
statistical O
analysis O
that O
would O
pinpoint O
a O
problem O
on O
a O
manufacturing O
line O
. O

In O
Armonk B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
an O
IBM B-ORG
spokeswoman O
confirmed O
that O
IBM B-ORG
executives O
will O
be O
announcing O
some O
computer O
- O
integrated O
- O
manufacturing O
plans O
next O
week O
but O
declined O
to O
elaborate O
. O

The O
industry O
executives O
said O
that O
, O
as O
usual O
with O
such O
broad O
announcements O
from O
IBM B-ORG
, O
this O
one O
will O
be O
part O
reality O
and O
part O
strategy O
. O

So O
it O
will O
take O
many O
quarters O
for O
IBM B-ORG
to O
roll O
out O
all O
the O
products O
that O
customers O
need O
, O
and O
it O
will O
take O
years O
for O
customers O
to O
integrate O
the O
products O
into O
their O
operations O
. O

Also O
as O
usual O
, O
the O
products O
will O
appeal O
mostly O
to O
heavy O
users O
of O
IBM B-ORG
equipment O
, O
at O
least O
initially O
. O

Still O
, O
consultants O
and O
industry O
executives O
said O
the O
products O
could O
help O
make O
manufacturing O
operations O
more O
efficient O
, O
and O
provide O
a O
boost O
to O
the O
computer O
- O
integrated O
- O
manufacturing O
market O
-- O
a O
market O
that O
Yankee B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
research O
firm O
, O
has O
said O
may O
double O
to O
$ O
40 O
billion O
by O
1993 O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
a O
step O
in O
the O
right O
direction O
, O
'' O
said O
Martin B-PERSON
Piszczalski I-PERSON
, O
a O
Yankee B-ORG
Group I-ORG
analyst O
. O

He O
added O
, O
though O
, O
that O
`` O
a O
lot O
of O
this O
is O
intentions O
... O
. O

We O
'll O
have O
to O
wait O
and O
see O
'' O
how O
the O
plan O
develops O
. O

The O
announcements O
also O
should O
help O
IBM B-ORG
go O
on O
the O
offensive O
against O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
on O
the O
plant O
floor O
. O

While O
IBM B-ORG
has O
traditionally O
dominated O
the O
market O
for O
computers O
on O
the O
business O
side O
of O
manufacturing O
operations O
and O
has O
done O
well O
in O
the O
market O
for O
design O
tools O
, O
Digital B-ORG
has O
dominated O
computerized O
manufacturing O
. O

Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
also O
has O
begun O
to O
gain O
share O
in O
the O
whole O
computer O
- O
integrated O
- O
manufacturing O
arena O
. O

IBM B-ORG
will O
face O
an O
uphill O
climb O
against O
Digital B-ORG
, O
given O
Digital B-ORG
's O
reputation O
for O
being O
better O
than O
IBM B-ORG
at O
hooking O
together O
different O
manufacturers O
' O
computers O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
, O
while O
a O
much O
smaller O
player O
, O
has O
made O
a O
big O
commitment O
to O
the O
sorts O
of O
industry O
standards O
that O
facilitate O
those O
hookups O
and O
could O
give O
IBM B-ORG
some O
problems O
. O

Both O
can O
be O
expected O
to O
go O
after O
the O
market O
aggressively O
: O
Gartner B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
research O
firm O
, O
estimated O
the O
Digital O
gets O
30 O
% O
of O
its O
revenue O
from O
the O
manufacturing O
market O
, O
and O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
gets O
50 O
% O
. O

IBM B-ORG
, O
which O
Gartner B-ORG
Group I-ORG
said O
generates O
22 O
% O
of O
its O
revenue O
in O
this O
market O
, O
should O
be O
able O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
its O
loyal O
following O
among O
buyers O
of O
equipment O
. O

That O
is O
because O
many O
companies O
will O
standardize O
on O
certain O
types O
of O
equipment O
as O
the O
various O
parts O
of O
the O
manufacturing O
market O
merge O
, O
and O
IBM B-ORG
is O
the O
biggest O
player O
. O

But O
much O
will O
depend O
on O
how O
quickly O
IBM B-ORG
can O
move O
. O

The O
whole O
idea O
of O
computer O
- O
integrated O
manufacturing O
, O
CIM O
, O
seems O
to O
be O
making O
a O
comeback O
after O
losing O
a O
little O
luster O
over O
the O
past O
couple O
of O
years O
when O
it O
became O
apparent O
that O
it O
was O
n't O
a O
panacea O
that O
would O
make O
U.S. B-GPE
plants O
more O
efficient O
and O
banish O
foreign O
competition O
. O

Erik B-PERSON
Keller I-PERSON
, O
a O
Gartner B-ORG
Group I-ORG
analyst O
, O
said O
organizational O
changes O
may O
still O
be O
required O
to O
really O
take O
advantage O
of O
CIM O
's O
capabilities O
-- O
someone O
on O
the O
shop O
floor O
may O
not O
like O
having O
someone O
in O
an O
office O
using O
a O
personal O
computer O
to O
look O
over O
his O
shoulder O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
and O
may O
be O
able O
to O
prevent O
that O
from O
happening O
. O

But O
he O
said O
a O
system O
such O
as O
IBM B-ORG
's O
should O
help O
significantly O
. O

In O
making O
polyethylene O
sheets O
out O
of O
plastic O
chips O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
a O
chip O
sometimes O
does O
n't O
melt O
, O
gets O
caught O
in O
the O
machinery O
and O
creates O
a O
run O
in O
the O
sheets O
. O

That O
can O
be O
expensive O
, O
because O
the O
problem O
may O
not O
be O
noticed O
for O
a O
while O
, O
and O
the O
sheets O
are O
typically O
thrown O
away O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Keller O
said O
that O
, O
if O
computers O
can O
be O
integrated O
into O
the O
process O
, O
they O
could O
alert O
an O
operator O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
problem O
occurred O
. O

They O
could O
also O
check O
through O
the O
orders O
on O
file O
to O
find O
a O
customer O
that O
was O
willing O
to O
accept O
a O
lower O
grade O
of O
polyethylene O
. O

The O
computer O
would O
let O
the O
machine O
run O
just O
until O
that O
order O
was O
filled O
, O
eliminating O
waste O
. O

This O
sort O
of O
improved O
link O
figures O
to O
eventually O
become O
a O
significant O
weapon O
for O
some O
companies O
. O

Companies O
might O
be O
able O
to O
tell O
salespeople O
daily O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
about O
idle O
equipment O
, O
so O
they O
could O
offer O
discounts O
on O
whatever O
that O
equipment O
produces O
. O

Salespeople O
also O
could O
get O
a O
precise O
reading O
on O
when O
products O
could O
be O
delivered O
-- O
in O
much O
the O
same O
way O
that O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
has O
marketed O
its O
ability O
to O
tell O
exactly O
where O
a O
package O
is O
in O
the O
delivery O
system O
. O

Three O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
institutions O
in O
Kansas B-GPE
and O
Texas B-GPE
were O
added O
to O
the B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
conservatorship O
program O
after O
federal O
regulators O
declared O
the O
thrifts O
insolvent O
and O
named O
the O
RTC O
their O
receiver O
. O

The O
deposits O
, O
assets O
and O
certain O
liabilities O
of O
the O
three O
thrifts O
were O
transferred O
to O
newly O
chartered O
federal O
mutual O
institutions O
. O

The O
three O
institutions O
are O
: O
Mid O
Kansas O
Federal O
Savings O
& O
Loan O
Association O
, O
Wichita B-GPE
, O
which O
had O
$ O
830.5 O
million O
in O
assets O
; O
Valley O
Federal O
Savings O
& O
Loan O
Association O
of O
McAllen B-GPE
, O
McAllen B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
with O
$ O
582.6 O
million O
in O
assets O
; O
and O
Surety B-ORG
Savings I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
El B-GPE
Paso I-GPE
, O
with O
$ O
309.3 O
million O
in O
assets O
. O

The O
three O
insolvent O
thrifts O
will O
maintain O
normal O
business O
hours O
and O
operations O
under O
RTC B-ORG
- O
appointed O
managing O
agents O
, O
while O
the O
RTC O
tries O
to O
negotiate O
permanent O
resolutions O
. O

Separately O
, O
Century B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
Phoenix B-GPE
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
, O
was O
closed O
by O
Arizona B-GPE
banking O
officials O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
approved O
the O
assumption O
of O
Century B-ORG
's O
deposits O
and O
fully O
secured O
liabilities O
by O
a O
newly O
chartered O
subsidiary O
of O
Valley B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
. O

The O
new O
institution O
is O
also O
called O
Century B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
failed O
bank O
's O
five O
offices O
will O
reopen O
today O
. O

The O
failed O
bank O
had O
assets O
of O
about O
$ O
129.6 O
million O
. O

The O
newly O
chartered O
bank O
will O
assume O
about O
$ O
125.7 O
million O
in O
10,300 O
deposit O
accounts O
and O
pay O
the O
FDIC O
a O
purchase O
premium O
of O
$ O
2.9 O
million O
. O

It O
also O
will O
buy O
about O
$ O
91.7 O
million O
of O
assets O
, O
and O
the O
FDIC O
will O
advance O
$ O
31.8 O
million O
to O
the O
assuming O
bank O
. O

Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
licensed O
its O
airline O
yield O
- O
management O
software O
to O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Air I-ORG
Transport I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

Terms O
include O
a O
royalty O
arrangement O
, O
but O
details O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
computer O
equipment O
and O
financial O
services O
company O
said O
IATA B-ORG
, O
a O
trade O
group O
, O
will O
sell O
access O
to O
the O
package O
to O
its O
180 O
airline O
members O
world O
- O
wide O
. O

Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
will O
receive O
revenue O
linked O
to O
the O
number O
of O
passengers O
served O
by O
the O
software O
, O
IATA B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
package O
helps O
carriers O
solve O
pricing O
problems O
, O
such O
as O
how O
to O
react O
to O
discounts O
offered O
by O
competitors O
or O
what O
would O
be O
the O
optimum O
number O
of O
seats O
to O
offer O
at O
a O
given O
price O
. O

A O
group O
bidding O
for O
American B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
said O
it O
formally O
received O
the O
final O
financing O
needed O
for O
a O
$ O
3 O
billion O
bid O
for O
about O
86 O
% O
of O
the O
hospital O
operator O
's O
stock O
. O

The O
offer O
from O
IMA B-ORG
Acquisition I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
for O
as O
many O
as O
63 O
million O
shares O
, O
is O
set O
to O
expire O
Wednesday O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
, O
IMA B-ORG
said O
it O
had O
received O
about O
$ O
1 O
billion O
of O
senior O
debt O
financing O
from O
Chemical B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
six O
other O
banks O
; O
Chemical B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
said O
it O
was O
`` O
highly O
confident O
'' O
it O
could O
arrange O
the O
balance O
of O
about O
$ O
509 O
million O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
$ O
3 O
billion O
bid O
includes O
$ O
1 O
billion O
of O
debt O
that O
will O
be O
assumed O
by O
IMA B-ORG
, O
$ O
600 O
million O
of O
high O
- O
yield O
junk O
bonds O
that O
will O
be O
sold O
by O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
$ O
285 O
million O
of O
equity O
. O

In O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
composite O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
American B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
closed O
at O
$ O
23.625 O
, O
up O
$ O
1.875 O
. O

American B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
has O
agreed O
to O
the O
offer O
, O
but O
earlier O
this O
month O
said O
it O
had O
received O
new O
`` O
expressions O
of O
interest O
'' O
from O
two O
previous O
bidders O
. O

American B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
said O
it O
would O
pursue O
the O
inquiries O
from O
the O
companies O
, O
but O
would O
n't O
identify O
them O
unless O
they O
make O
firm O
offers O
. O

The O
French O
building O
group O
Dumez B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
said O
profit O
jumped O
70 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1989 O
, O
partly O
on O
the O
strength O
of O
nonrecurring O
gains O
from O
a O
share O
issue O
by O
its O
Canadian B-NORP
unit O
. O

Dumez B-ORG
said O
group O
profit O
after O
payments O
to O
minority O
interests O
rose O
to O
252 O
million O
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
40.1 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
148 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Revenue O
rose O
40 O
% O
to O
13.32 O
billion O
francs O
from O
9.53 O
billion O
. O

The O
group O
noted O
that O
75 O
million O
francs O
of O
the O
advance O
reflected O
a O
one O
- O
time O
gain O
from O
the O
June B-GPE
offering O
by O
its O
United B-ORG
Westburne I-ORG
unit O
in O
Canada B-GPE
. O

It O
did O
n't O
say O
if O
its O
year O
- O
earlier O
results O
were O
influenced O
significantly O
by O
nonrecurring O
elements O
. O

For O
all O
of O
1988 O
, O
Dumez B-ORG
had O
group O
profit O
of O
452 O
million O
francs O
after O
payment O
to O
minority O
interests O
. O

Revenue O
was O
21.98 O
billion O
francs O
. O

The O
group O
has O
n't O
forecast O
full O
- O
year O
earnings O
for O
1989 O
, O
although O
it O
said O
that O
its O
first O
- O
half O
results O
are O
n't O
a O
good O
indication O
because O
of O
one O
- O
time O
elements O
and O
the O
seasonal O
nature O
of O
its O
operations O
. O

Swedish B-NORP
auto O
and O
aerospace O
concern O
Saab B-ORG
- O
Scania O
AB O
said O
it O
received O
a O
250 O
million O
krona O
-LRB- O
$ O
39 O
million O
-RRB- O
order O
from O
Swiss B-ORG
Crossair I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
Europe B-GPE
's O
leading O
regional O
air O
companies O
, O
for O
five O
Saab O
340B O
turboprop O
commuter O
aircraft O
. O

-LRB- O
During O
its O
centennial O
year O
, O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
will O
report O
events O
of O
the O
past O
century O
that O
stand O
as O
milestones O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
history O
. O
-RRB- O

PLASTIC O
PENCILS O
, O
CODE O
- O
NAMED O
E O
- O
71 O
, O
made O
their O
hush O
- O
hush O
debut O
in O
children O
's O
pencil O
boxes O
at O
five O
- O
and O
- O
dime O
stores O
in O
1973 O
. O

But O
few O
knew O
it O
then O
and O
most O
still O
think O
all O
pencils O
are O
wooden O
. O

Eagle B-ORG
Pencil I-ORG
of O
Shelbyville B-GPE
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
, O
`` O
Pencil B-GPE
City I-GPE
U.S.A. I-GPE
, O
'' O
had O
made O
its O
earliest O
pilot O
plastic O
pencils O
in O
1971 O
. O

But O
it O
was O
n't O
until O
after O
it O
hired O
Arthur B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Little I-ORG
, O
a O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
research O
concern O
, O
that O
its O
new O
product O
was O
refined O
for O
commercial O
sale O
in O
1973 O
. O

Three O
A.D.L. B-ORG
inventors O
applied O
April O
6 O
, O
1973 O
, O
for O
the O
patent O
, O
which O
was O
assigned O
and O
awarded O
in O
1976 O
to O
Hasbro B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
, O
then O
Eagle B-ORG
's O
parent O
. O

Pencil O
pushers O
chew O
and O
put O
the O
plastic O
models O
behind O
their O
ears O
just O
like O
traditional O
pencils O
made O
of O
glued O
strips O
of O
California B-GPE
incense O
cedar O
filled O
with O
ceramic O
lead O
. O

It O
takes O
five O
steps O
to O
make O
standard O
pencils O
, O
just O
one O
for O
the O
plastic O
type O
. O

Automated O
machines O
coextrude O
long O
plastic O
sheaths O
with O
graphite O
- O
plastic O
cores O
that O
are O
printed O
, O
cut O
, O
painted O
and O
eraser O
- O
fitted O
. O

`` O
After O
more O
than O
200 O
years O
, O
something O
new O
has O
happened O
to O
pencils O
, O
'' O
said O
Arthur B-ORG
D. I-ORG
Little I-ORG
in O
a O
1974 O
report O
that O
publicly O
described O
the O
previously O
secret O
item O
. O

Eagle B-ORG
's O
plastic O
type O
sharpens O
and O
looks O
like O
a O
wooden O
pencil O
. O

A O
major O
difference O
is O
that O
a O
snapped O
wooden O
pencil O
will O
have O
a O
slivered O
break O
while O
a O
plastic O
model O
will O
break O
cleanly O
. O

The O
softness O
of O
the O
core O
constrains O
the O
plastic O
models O
to O
No. O
1 O
, O
No. O
2 O
or O
No. O
3 O
- O
type O
pencils O
, O
which O
account O
for O
the O
bulk O
of O
the O
market O
. O

Artists O
and O
draftsmen O
need O
harder O
`` O
leads O
. O
'' O

Eagle B-ORG
, O
now O
called O
Eagle B-ORG
- I-ORG
Berol I-ORG
, O
remains O
a O
leading O
company O
among O
the O
10 O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
that O
produced O
about O
2.3 O
billion O
pencils O
last O
year O
, O
according O
to O
the B-ORG
Pencil I-ORG
Makers I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

It O
's O
a O
trade O
secret O
how O
many O
were O
plastic O
, O
and O
most O
writers O
still O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
they O
're O
using O
. O

Doman B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
said O
it O
increased O
its O
stake O
in O
Western B-ORG
Forest I-ORG
Products I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
to O
56 O
% O
from O
22 O
% O
, O
through O
a O
two O
- O
step O
transaction O
valued O
at O
137 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
$ O
US116.7 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

Doman B-ORG
is O
based O
in O
Duncan B-GPE
, O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
. O

The O
company O
, O
founded O
and O
controlled O
by O
Harbanse B-PERSON
Doman I-PERSON
, O
its O
chairman O
and O
president O
, O
said O
the O
purchase O
would O
make O
it O
Canada B-GPE
's O
10th O
largest O
forest O
products O
company O
. O

Under O
terms O
of O
the O
transaction O
, O
which O
was O
proposed O
in O
June B-GPE
, O
Doman B-ORG
said O
it O
acquired O
International O
Forest O
Products O
Ltd. O
's O
22 O
% O
stake O
in O
Western B-ORG
Forest I-ORG
, O
and O
Western B-ORG
Forest I-ORG
, O
in O
a O
related O
transaction O
, O
bought O
back O
a O
22 O
% O
interest O
in O
the O
company O
from O
Fletcher B-ORG
Challenge I-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

The O
Fletcher O
Challenge O
Canada O
stake O
was O
then O
canceled O
, O
Doman B-ORG
said O
, O
raising O
Doman B-ORG
's O
interest O
in O
Western B-ORG
Forest I-ORG
to O
56 O
% O
. O

Doman B-ORG
said O
it O
was O
also O
granted O
an O
option O
to O
acquire O
the O
remaining O
44 O
% O
interest O
in O
Western B-ORG
Forest I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
currently O
held O
by O
two O
Canadian B-NORP
banks O
. O

International B-ORG
Forest I-ORG
, O
Western B-ORG
Forest I-ORG
, O
and O
Fletcher B-ORG
Challenge I-ORG
Canada I-ORG
are O
Vancouver B-GPE
- O
based O
forest O
products O
concerns O
. O

Anglo B-ORG
American I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
of O
South O
Africa O
Ltd. O
said O
the O
third O
- O
quarter O
combined O
profit O
of O
its O
six O
gold O
mines O
dropped O
8.5 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
quarter O
. O

Total O
net O
income O
fell O
to O
471.6 O
million O
rand O
-LRB- O
$ O
178.0 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
515.4 O
million O
rand O
in O
the O
June B-GPE
quarter O
. O

Total O
gold O
production O
by O
all O
six O
mines O
rose O
4 O
% O
to O
63,971 O
kilograms O
from O
61,493 O
kilograms O
in O
the O
previous O
quarter O
. O

Where O
do O
Americans O
put O
their O
money O
? O

It O
depends O
on O
when O
you O
look O
. O

In O
1900 O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
less O
than O
8 O
% O
of O
assets O
went O
into O
bank O
deposits O
. O

That O
rose O
to O
nearly O
18 O
% O
during O
the O
Depression O
, O
and O
has O
n't O
changed O
much O
since O
. O

Pension O
reserves O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
made O
up O
a O
relatively O
small O
part O
of O
household O
assets O
until O
the O
last O
decade O
, O
when O
they O
skyrocketed O
. O

And O
there O
has O
been O
a O
drastic O
decline O
in O
the O
importance O
of O
unincorporated O
business O
assets O
-- O
thanks O
to O
industry O
consolidation O
and O
a O
decline O
in O
family O
farms O
. O

That O
's O
some O
of O
what O
emerges O
from O
the O
following O
charts O
, O
which O
show O
how O
Americans O
have O
changed O
their O
investment O
patterns O
over O
the O
past O
90 O
years O
. O

Some O
results O
are O
self O
- O
explanatory O
. O

But O
other O
figures O
are O
surprising O
. O

Housing O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
has O
remained O
a O
fairly O
steady O
component O
of O
household O
assets O
over O
the O
past O
decade O
-- O
although O
common O
wisdom O
would O
have O
expected O
an O
increase O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
attention O
paid O
to O
housing O
as O
a O
form O
of O
household O
wealth O
, O
'' O
says O
Edward B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
Wolff I-PERSON
, O
professor O
of O
economics O
at O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

`` O
But O
it O
has O
n't O
increased O
much O
relative O
to O
other O
assets O
. O

It O
suggests O
that O
households O
accumulate O
wealth O
across O
a O
broad O
spectrum O
of O
assets O
. O

And O
housing O
though O
it O
appears O
in O
the O
popular O
mind O
as O
being O
the O
major O
-LCB- O
growing O
-RCB- O
household O
asset O
, O
is O
n't O
. O
'' O

In O
addition O
, O
investors O
' O
desire O
to O
hold O
stocks O
-- O
directly O
and O
through O
mutual O
funds O
-- O
has O
held O
surprisingly O
steady O
; O
stocks O
' O
importance O
among O
assets O
largely O
reflects O
the O
ups O
and O
downs O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
and O
not O
a O
shift O
in O
stock O
- O
holding O
preferences O
. O

`` O
Stocks O
have O
not O
spread O
to O
the O
general O
public O
, O
despite O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
environment O
is O
much O
different O
, O
'' O
concludes O
Robert B-PERSON
Avery I-PERSON
, O
an O
economist O
at O
Cornell B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

`` O
To O
me O
it O
says O
that O
despite O
all O
the O
views O
that O
we O
spend O
too O
much O
of O
our O
wealth O
on O
paper O
assets O
, O
we O
have O
ways O
of O
holding O
wealth O
similar O
to O
100 O
years O
ago O
. O
'' O

-- O
The O
charts O
show O
how O
househld O
assets O
have O
been O
distributed O
over O
time O
. O

The O
main O
components O
of O
the O
various O
asseet O
categories O
: O
Housing O
: O
Primary O
home O
, O
but O
not O
the O
land O
it O
's O
on O
. O

Land O
and O
Other O
Real O
Estate O
: O
Land O
on O
which O
primary O
home O
is O
built O
, O
investment O
property O
. O

Consumer O
Durables O
: O
Automobiles O
, O
appliances O
, O
furniture O
. O

Bank O
Deposits O
: O
Currency O
, O
checking O
- O
account O
deposits O
, O
small O
savings O
and O
time O
deposits O
, O
certificates O
of O
deposits O
, O
money O
- O
market O
fund O
shares O
. O

Bonds O
: O
Excludes O
bond O
funds O
. O

Stocks O
/ O
Mutual O
Funds O
: O
Stocks O
and O
mutual O
funds O
other O
than O
money O
- O
market O
funds O
. O

Unincorporated O
Business O
: O
Partnerships O
and O
sole O
proprietorships O
, O
professional O
corporations O
. O

Pension O
Reserves O
: O
Holdings O
by O
pension O
funds O
. O

The O
House O
Public O
Works O
and O
Transportation O
Committee O
approved O
a O
bill O
that O
would O
give O
the B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Department I-ORG
power O
to O
block O
airline O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
, O
despite O
a O
clear O
veto O
threat O
from O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
. O

The O
23 O
- O
5 O
vote O
clears O
the O
way O
for O
consideration O
on O
the O
House O
floor O
next O
week O
or O
the O
week O
after O
. O

Transportation O
Secretary O
Samuel O
Skinner O
, O
in O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
committee O
, O
warned O
that O
he O
would O
urge O
President O
Bush O
to O
veto O
the O
legislation O
if O
it O
passed O
Congress B-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
already O
has O
approved O
similar O
legislation O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
a O
letter O
from O
Mr. O
Skinner O
's O
deputy O
, O
Elaine B-PERSON
Chao I-PERSON
, O
said O
the O
administration O
opposed O
the O
legislation O
`` O
in O
its O
present O
form O
. O
'' O

Some O
of O
the O
bill O
's O
supporters O
had O
taken O
heart O
from O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
letter O
was O
n't O
signed O
by O
Mr. O
Skinner O
and O
that O
it O
did O
n't O
contain O
a O
veto O
threat O
. O

The O
stepped O
- O
up O
administration O
warnings O
annoyed O
some O
lawmakers O
, O
especially O
senior O
Republicans B-NORP
who O
supported O
the O
bill O
because O
they O
thought O
the B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Department I-ORG
favored O
it O
. O

`` O
We O
backed O
this O
bill O
because O
we O
thought O
it O
would O
help O
Skinner B-PERSON
, O
'' O
one O
Republican B-NORP
said O
, O
`` O
and O
now O
we O
're O
out O
there O
dangling O
in O
the O
wind O
. O
'' O

A O
few O
weeks O
ago O
, O
Mr. O
Skinner O
testified O
before O
Congress B-ORG
that O
it O
would O
be O
`` O
cleaner O
, O
more O
efficient O
'' O
if O
he O
had O
authority O
to O
block O
buy O
- O
outs O
in O
advance O
. O

But O
he O
never O
took O
an O
official O
position O
on O
the O
bill O
and O
has O
steadfastly O
maintained O
that O
he O
already O
has O
enough O
authority O
to O
deal O
with O
buy O
- O
outs O
. O

Under O
the O
committee O
bill O
, O
the O
Transportation O
secretary O
would O
have O
30 O
days O
, O
and O
an O
additional O
20 O
days O
if O
needed O
, O
to O
review O
any O
proposed O
purchase O
of O
15 O
% O
or O
more O
of O
a O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
airline O
's O
voting O
stock O
. O

The O
secretary O
would O
be O
required O
to O
block O
an O
acquisition O
if O
he O
concluded O
that O
it O
would O
so O
weaken O
an O
airline O
financially O
that O
it O
would O
hurt O
safety O
or O
reduce O
the O
carrier O
's O
ability O
to O
compete O
, O
or O
if O
it O
gave O
control O
to O
a O
foreign O
interest O
. O

Although O
the O
legislation O
would O
apply O
to O
any O
acquisition O
of O
a O
major O
airline O
, O
it O
is O
aimed O
at O
transactions O
financed O
by O
large O
amounts O
of O
debt O
. O

Supporters O
of O
the O
bill O
are O
concerned O
an O
airline O
might O
sacrifice O
costly O
safety O
measures O
in O
order O
to O
repay O
debt O
. O

The O
panel O
's O
action O
occurs O
in O
a O
politically O
charged O
atmosphere O
surrounding O
recent O
buy O
- O
out O
proposals O
, O
their O
apparent O
collapse O
and O
the O
volatile O
conditions O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

`` O
It O
became O
apparent O
in O
hearings O
that O
there O
ought O
to O
be O
regulation O
of O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
outs O
of O
some O
sort O
, O
'' O
Rep. O
James O
Oberstar O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Minn. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Aviation I-ORG
Subcommittee I-ORG
, O
said O
during O
the O
panel O
's O
deliberations O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
the O
airline O
business O
you O
can O
be O
totally O
laissez O
- O
faire O
because O
of O
the O
high O
degree O
of O
public O
interest O
'' O
at O
stake O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Skinner O
disagreed O
, O
calling O
the O
legislation O
`` O
a O
retreat O
from O
the O
policy O
of O
deregulaton O
of O
the O
airline O
industry O
. O
'' O

In O
his O
letter O
to O
Committee O
Chairman O
Glenn O
Anderson O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
the O
secretary O
also O
said O
the O
bill O
`` O
would O
be O
at O
odds O
with O
the O
administration O
's O
policies O
welcoming O
open O
foreign O
investment O
and O
market O
allocation O
of O
resources O
. O
'' O

Currently O
, O
the B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Department I-ORG
does O
n't O
have O
the O
authority O
to O
block O
a O
takeover O
in O
advance O
. O

However O
, O
if O
the O
secretary O
concludes O
that O
a O
transaction O
has O
made O
a O
carrier O
unfit O
to O
operate O
, O
the O
department O
may O
revoke O
its O
certificate O
, O
grounding O
the O
airline O
. O

Such O
authority O
is O
more O
than O
adequate O
, O
say O
opponents O
of O
the O
legislation O
. O

But O
supporters O
argue O
that O
grounding O
an O
airline O
is O
so O
drastic O
that O
the O
department O
would O
hesitate O
doing O
it O
. O

The O
panel O
rejected O
a O
proposal O
pushed O
by O
AMR B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
the O
parent O
of O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
to O
allow O
the O
Transportation O
secretary O
to O
block O
corporate O
raiders O
from O
waging O
proxy O
fights O
to O
oust O
boards O
that O
oppose O
a O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
. O

It O
also O
voted O
down O
proposals O
to O
give O
the O
secretary O
much O
more O
discretion O
on O
whether O
to O
block O
a O
buy O
- O
out O
and O
to O
require O
the O
department O
to O
consider O
the O
impact O
of O
a O
buy O
- O
out O
on O
workers O
. O

Slowing O
sales O
of O
its O
profitable O
Jeep O
Cherokee B-PRODUCT
and O
Wagoneer B-PRODUCT
sport O
utility O
vehicles O
are O
forcing O
Chrysler B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
to O
temporarily O
idle O
its O
Toledo B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
assembly O
plant O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
April O
1986 O
. O

About O
5,500 O
hourly O
workers O
will O
be O
laid O
off O
for O
a O
week O
beginning O
Oct. O
23 O
, O
and O
overtime O
has O
been O
eliminated O
at O
the O
plant O
for O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
, O
a O
Chrysler B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
. O

That O
's O
a O
significant O
change O
from O
earlier O
this O
year O
when O
the O
plant O
worked O
substantial O
overtime O
only O
to O
have O
sales O
fall O
short O
of O
the O
company O
's O
bullish O
expectations O
. O

Sales O
of O
Cherokee B-PRODUCT
, O
the O
best O
- O
selling O
Jeep B-ORG
, O
and O
the O
lower O
- O
volume O
Wagoneer B-PRODUCT
were O
actually O
up O
about O
10 O
% O
through O
the O
end O
of O
last O
month O
. O

But O
that O
's O
less O
than O
Chrysler B-ORG
officials O
had O
hoped O
when O
they O
set O
ambitious O
production O
schedules O
for O
the O
Toledo B-GPE
plant O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Even O
when O
it O
became O
clear O
this O
spring O
that O
demand O
was O
n't O
coming O
up O
to O
expectations O
, O
Chrysler B-ORG
officials O
`` O
resisted O
'' O
cutting O
output O
because O
Cherokee B-PRODUCT
and O
Wagoneer B-PRODUCT
are O
`` O
very O
profitable O
vehicles O
, O
'' O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Instead O
, O
Chrysler B-ORG
officials O
in O
late O
May O
slapped O
$ O
1,000 O
cash O
rebates O
on O
the O
vehicles O
, O
including O
the O
first O
such O
incentives O
on O
the O
popular O
four O
- O
door O
Cherokee B-PRODUCT
since O
Chrysler B-ORG
bought O
Jeep O
in O
1987 O
. O

The O
incentives O
boosted O
sales O
for O
a O
while O
, O
but O
the O
pace O
had O
cooled O
by O
last O
month O
. O

The O
result O
: O
Chrysler B-ORG
dealers O
had O
a O
bloated O
82 O
- O
day O
supply O
of O
the O
Cherokee B-PRODUCT
as O
of O
the O
end O
of O
last O
month O
and O
a O
161 O
- O
day O
supply O
of O
the O
Comanche O
pickup O
, O
which O
Toledo B-GPE
also O
builds O
. O

A O
60 O
- O
day O
to O
65 O
- O
day O
supply O
is O
considered O
normal O
. O

At O
Jasper B-ORG
Jeep I-ORG
- I-ORG
Eagle I-ORG
, O
one O
of O
the O
largest O
Jeep O
dealerships O
in O
the O
country O
, O
inventories O
have O
continued O
to O
swell O
. O

Steve B-PERSON
Lowe I-PERSON
, O
general O
manager O
of O
Jasper B-GPE
, O
Ga. B-GPE
, O
dealership O
, O
said O
new O
rebates O
of O
$ O
500 O
to O
$ O
1,000 O
on O
the O
models O
have O
stimulated O
sales O
, O
but O
not O
enough O
to O
significantly O
cut O
dealer O
stocks O
. O

`` O
If O
people O
are O
n't O
buying O
, O
you O
have O
to O
close O
plants O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Separately O
, O
Chrysler B-ORG
said O
it O
will O
idle O
for O
four O
weeks O
the O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
assembly O
plant O
that O
builds O
the O
Chrysler O
LeBaron O
and O
Dodge O
Daytona O
models O
. O

Chrysler B-ORG
officials O
said O
the O
plant O
is O
scheduled O
to O
resume O
production O
on O
Nov. O
20. O
, O
and O
3,300 O
hourly O
workers O
will O
be O
affected O
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
meanwhile O
, O
said O
it O
will O
idle O
for O
yet O
another O
week O
its O
Linden B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
assembly O
plant O
, O
bringing O
to O
three O
weeks O
the O
total O
time O
that O
plant O
will O
be O
idled O
during O
October O
. O

GM B-ORG
said O
the O
assembly O
plant O
, O
which O
builds O
the O
Chevrolet O
Corsica B-PRODUCT
and O
Beretta B-PRODUCT
compact O
cars O
, O
originally O
was O
scheduled O
to O
reopen O
Monday O
but O
now O
will O
not O
resume O
production O
until O
Oct. O
30 O
. O

The O
shutdown O
affects O
3,000 O
workers O
and O
will O
cut O
output O
by O
about O
4,320 O
cars O
. O

Sluggish O
sales O
of O
the O
Beretta B-PRODUCT
and O
Corsica B-PRODUCT
spurred O
GM B-ORG
to O
offer O
$ O
800 O
rebates O
on O
those O
cars O
. O

The O
Corsica B-PRODUCT
and O
Beretta B-PRODUCT
make O
up O
the O
highest O
- O
volume O
car O
line O
at O
Chevrolet B-ORG
, O
but O
sales O
of O
the O
cars O
are O
off O
9.6 O
% O
for O
the O
year O
, O
and O
fell O
a O
steep O
34.2 O
% O
early O
this O
month O
. O

GM B-ORG
has O
scheduled O
overtime O
at O
its O
Lordstown B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
and O
Janesville B-GPE
, O
Wis. B-GPE
, O
assembly O
plants O
, O
which O
build O
the O
Chevrolet O
Cavalier O
. O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
shut O
down O
for O
one O
week O
its O
Kentucky B-FAC
Truck I-FAC
Plant I-FAC
because O
of O
a O
`` O
shortage O
of O
dealer O
orders O
. O
'' O

The O
shutdown O
will O
idle O
2,000 O
hourly O
employees O
and O
eliminate O
production O
of O
about O
1,300 O
medium O
and O
heavy O
duty O
trucks O
. O

The O
assembly O
plant O
is O
scheduled O
to O
resume O
production O
on O
Oct. O
30 O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
nine O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
auto O
makers O
plan O
to O
build O
143,178 O
cars O
this O
week O
, O
down O
11.7 O
% O
from O
162,190 O
a O
year O
ago O
and O
flat O
with O
last O
week O
's O
142,117 O
car O
output O
. O

f O
- O
Includes O
Chevrolet O
Prizm O
and O
Toyota O
Corolla O
. O

r O
- O
Revised O
. O

x O
- O
Year O
- O
to O
- O
date O
1988 O
figure O
includes O
Volkswagen B-ORG
domestic O
- O
production O
through O
July O
. O

The O
scene O
opens O
with O
pinstripe O
- O
suited O
executives O
-- O
Easterners O
, O
obviously O
-- O
glued O
to O
cellular O
phones O
and O
hightailing O
it O
out O
of O
town O
in O
chauffeur O
- O
driven O
limousines O
. O

`` O
The O
carpetbaggers O
, O
'' O
snorts O
the O
narrator O
with O
a O
Texas O
twang O
, O
`` O
have O
packed O
their O
bags O
and O
went O
. O
'' O

But O
, O
he O
continues O
, O
`` O
They O
're O
forgetting O
we O
're O
all O
Texans B-NORP
. O

The O
Lone B-GPE
Star I-GPE
is O
on O
the O
rise O
again O
. O
'' O

As O
the O
music O
swells O
, O
viewers O
discover O
they O
're O
watching O
a O
commercial O
for O
Lone B-PRODUCT
Star I-PRODUCT
Beer I-PRODUCT
, O
the O
pride O
of O
Texas B-GPE
, O
a O
product O
of O
G. B-ORG
Heileman I-ORG
Brewing I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
La B-GPE
Crosse I-GPE
, O
Wis. B-GPE
, O
unit O
of O
Bond B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

As O
the O
ad O
's O
tone O
implies O
, O
the O
Texas B-GPE
spirit O
is O
pretty O
xenophobic O
these O
days O
, O
and O
Lone B-PRODUCT
Star I-PRODUCT
is O
n't O
alone O
in O
trying O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
that O
. O

From O
Chevy B-PRODUCT
trucks O
to O
Lipton B-ORG
iced O
tea O
to O
a O
host O
of O
battling O
banks O
, O
the O
state O
has O
been O
inundated O
with O
broadcast O
commercials O
and O
print O
advertising O
campaigns O
celebrating O
Texans B-NORP
and O
castigating O
outsiders O
. O

While O
advertisers O
have O
long O
appealed O
to O
Texans B-NORP
' O
state O
pride O
and O
prejudices O
, O
the O
latest O
trend O
has O
been O
sparked O
, O
in O
part O
, O
by O
the O
state O
's O
recent O
hard O
economic O
times O
. O

That O
has O
taken O
some O
of O
the O
swagger O
out O
of O
natives O
who O
like O
to O
brag O
that O
Texas B-GPE
is O
the O
only O
state O
that O
was O
once O
a O
nation O
, O
but O
it O
has O
increased O
their O
legendary O
resentment O
of O
outsiders O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
writes O
Houston B-ORG
Chronicle I-ORG
columnist O
Jim B-PERSON
Barlow I-PERSON
, O
outlanders O
were O
accepted O
only O
after O
passing O
a O
series O
of O
tests O
to O
prove O
they O
had O
the O
`` O
right O
'' O
Texas B-GPE
attitudes O
and O
`` O
of O
course O
they O
had O
to O
be O
dipped O
for O
parasites O
. O
'' O

There O
is O
no O
small O
irony O
in O
the O
fact O
that O
some O
of O
the O
most O
- O
jingoistic O
advertising O
comes O
courtesy O
of O
-- O
you O
guessed O
it O
-- O
outsiders O
. O

Lone B-PRODUCT
Star I-PRODUCT
's O
Bond B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
parent O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
hails O
from O
Perth B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
. O

North B-NORP
Carolinians I-NORP
, O
New B-NORP
Yorkers I-NORP
, O
Californians B-NORP
, O
Chicagoans O
and O
Ohioans O
own O
Texas B-GPE
banks O
. O

All O
kinds O
of O
landmark O
Texas B-GPE
real O
estate O
has O
been O
snapped O
up O
by O
out O
- O
of O
- O
staters O
. O

Even O
the O
beloved O
Dallas O
Cowboys O
were O
bought O
by O
an O
Arkansas B-GPE
oil O
man O
. O

`` O
Texas B-GPE
has O
lost O
its O
distinctiveness O
, O
leaving O
Texans B-NORP
with O
a O
hunger O
to O
feel O
proud O
about O
themselves O
, O
'' O
says O
Stephen B-PERSON
Klineberg I-PERSON
, O
a O
sociology O
professor O
at O
Rice B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
Houston B-GPE
. O

`` O
This O
plays O
right O
into O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
advertising O
agencies O
. O
'' O

For O
example O
, O
the O
iced O
- O
tea O
radio O
campaign O
for O
Thomas B-ORG
J. I-ORG
Lipton I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
an O
Englewood B-GPE
Cliffs I-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
unit O
of O
Anglo O
- O
Dutch B-NORP
Unilever O
Group O
, O
emphatically O
proclaims O
: O
`` O
Real O
Texans B-NORP
do O
not O
wear O
dock O
- O
siders O
-- O
ever O
. O

Real O
Texans B-NORP
do O
n't O
play O
paddleball O
, O
at O
least O
I O
hope O
not O
. O

This O
is O
football O
country O
. O

And O
another O
thing O
-- O
real O
Texans B-NORP
drink O
Lipton B-ORG
iced O
tea O
. O
'' O

In O
developing O
that O
theme O
at O
Interpublic B-ORG
Group I-ORG
of O
Cos O
. O
' O
Lintas B-ORG
: O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
unit O
, O
account O
supervisor O
Lisa B-PERSON
Buksbaum I-PERSON
says O
she O
made O
a O
`` O
couple O
of O
phone O
calls O
'' O
to O
Dallas B-GPE
ad O
friends O
and O
reported O
her O
`` O
findings O
'' O
to O
a O
team O
of O
writers O
. O

Her O
findings O
? O

`` O
You O
know O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
, O
`` O
stereotypical O
stuff O
like O
armadillos O
, O
cowboys O
and O
football O
. O
'' O

Not O
exactly O
sophisticated O
market O
research O
, O
but O
who O
cares O
as O
long O
as O
the O
campaigns O
work O
. O

And O
ad O
agencies O
insist O
that O
they O
do O
. O

Stan B-PERSON
Richards I-PERSON
of O
Richards B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
tells O
of O
the O
Texan B-NORP
who O
saw O
the O
agency O
's O
tear O
- O
jerking O
commercial O
for O
First B-ORG
Gibraltar I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
F.S.B. I-ORG
-- O
complete O
with O
the O
state O
's O
anthem O
-- O
and O
promptly O
invested O
$ O
100,000 O
in O
the O
thrift O
's O
CDs O
. O

Never O
mind O
that O
First B-ORG
Gibraltar I-ORG
is O
one O
of O
the O
failed O
Texas B-GPE
thrifts O
taken O
over O
by O
outsiders O
-- O
in O
this O
case O
, O
an O
investor O
group O
headed O
by O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
financier O
Ronald B-PERSON
Perelman I-PERSON
. O

The B-ORG
North I-ORG
Texas I-ORG
Chevy I-ORG
Dealers I-ORG
recently O
had O
a O
record O
sales O
month O
after O
the O
debut O
of O
ad O
campaign O
that O
thumbs O
its O
nose O
at O
elite O
Easterners O
. O

And O
deposits O
at O
NCNB B-ORG
Texas I-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
NCNB B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Charlotte B-GPE
, O
N.C. B-GPE
, O
have O
increased O
$ O
2 O
billion O
since O
last O
year O
after O
heavy O
advertising O
stressing O
commitment O
to O
Texas B-GPE
. O

`` O
Obviously O
, O
pride O
sells O
in O
Texas B-GPE
, O
'' O
says O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
Bozell B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Omaha B-GPE
, O
Neb. B-GPE
, O
which O
represents O

The O
ad O
campaigns O
usually O
follow O
one O
of O
three O
tracks O
-- O
stressing O
the O
company O
's O
` O
Texasness O
, O
' O
pointing O
out O
the O
competition O
's O
lack O
thereof O
, O
or O
trying O
to O
be O
more O
Texan O
than O
Texans B-NORP
. O

Ford B-ORG
trucks O
may O
outsell O
Chevy B-PRODUCT
trucks O
in O
places O
like O
`` O
Connecticut B-GPE
and O
Long B-GPE
Island I-GPE
, O
'' O
sniffs O
a O
commercial O
for O
Chevrolet B-ORG
, O
a O
division O
of O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
commercial O
, O
created O
by O
Bateman O
, O
Bryan B-GPE
& O
Galles O
Inc. O
, O
of O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
adds O
derisively O
: O
`` O
I O
bet O
it O
takes O
a O
real O
tough O
truck O
to O
haul O
your O
Ivy O
League O
buddies O
to O
the O
yacht O
club O
. O
'' O

Because O
they O
want O
a O
truck O
that O
is O
`` O
Texas B-GPE
tough O
, O
'' O
the O
commercial O
concludes O
, O
`` O
Texans B-NORP
drive O
Chevy B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

J.C. B-ORG
Penney I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
relocated O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
to O
suburban O
Dallas B-GPE
two O
years O
ago O
, O
gently O
wraps O
itself O
in O
Texas B-GPE
pride O
through O
a O
full O
- O
page O
magazine O
ad O
: O
`` O
Taking O
the O
long O
- O
range O
view O
to O
conserve O
what O
is O
of O
value O
to O
future O
generations O
is O
part O
of O
the O
Lone B-GPE
Star I-GPE
lifestyle O
, O
'' O
the O
ad O
reads O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
part O
of O
our O
style O
, O
too O
. O
'' O

According O
to O
several O
ad O
- O
agency O
sources O
, O
newcomers O
to O
the O
Texas B-GPE
banking O
market O
are O
spending O
a O
combined O
$ O
50 O
million O
this O
year O
to O
woo O
Texans B-NORP
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
surviving O
Texas B-GPE
banking O
institutions O
are O
busily O
pitching O
themselves O
as O
the O
only O
lenders O
who O
truly O
care O
about O
the O
state O
. O

The O
most O
- O
strident O
anti-outsider O
sentiment O
among O
bankers O
comes O
from O
the O
Independent O
Bankers O
Association O
of O
Texas B-GPE
, O
although O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
tell O
from O
previews O
of O
the O
$ O
5 O
million O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
I I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Texas I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
TV O
campaign O
. O

Commercials O
will O
highlight O
heart O
- O
rending O
scenes O
of O
Texas B-GPE
and O
chest O
- O
swelling O
, O
ai O
n't O
- O
it O
- O
great O
- O
to O
- O
be O
- O
a O
- O
Texan B-NORP
music O
. O

Supporting O
banks O
will O
sign O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
`` I-WORK_OF_ART
Texas I-WORK_OF_ART
Declaration I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Independents I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

But O
in O
introductory O
material O
for O
the O
campaign O
, O
the O
trade O
group O
urges O
members O
to O
`` O
arm O
'' O
for O
a O
`` O
revolution O
'' O
against O
big O
, O
out O
- O
of O
- O
state O
bank O
- O
holding O
companies O
. O

A O
video O
sent O
to O
association O
members O
, O
featuring O
shots O
of O
the O
Alamo O
, O
cowboys O
, O
fajitas O
and O
a O
statue O
of O
Sam B-PERSON
Houston I-PERSON
, O
does O
n't O
mince O
words O
. O

`` O
Texans B-NORP
can O
sniff O
a O
phony O
a O
mile O
away O
, O
'' O
the O
narrator O
warns O
outsiders O
. O

`` O
So O
, O
do O
n't O
come O
and O
try O
to O
con O
us O
with O
a O
howdy O
y'all O
or O
a O
cowboy O
hat O
. O
'' O

Young O
& O
Rubicam O
's O
Pact O

Young O
& O
Rubicam O
, O
fighting O
charges O
that O
it O
bribed O
Jamaican B-NORP
officials O
to O
win O
the B-ORG
Jamaica I-ORG
Tourist I-ORG
Board I-ORG
ad O
account O
in O
1981 O
, O
said O
it O
will O
no O
longer O
create O
the O
tourist O
board O
's O
advertising O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
, O
Alex B-PERSON
Kroll I-PERSON
, O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
's O
chairman O
, O
said O
`` O
under O
the O
present O
circumstances O
-LCB- O
we O
-RCB- O
have O
agreed O
that O
it O
is O
prudent O
to O
discontinue O
that O
contract O
. O
'' O

Young O
& O
Rubicam O
has O
pleaded O
innocent O
to O
the O
charges O
. O

The O
board O
would O
n't O
comment O
on O
its O
impending O
search O
for O
a O
new O
ad O
agency O
to O
handle O
its O
estimated O
$ O
5 O
million O
to O
$ O
6 O
million O
account O
. O

Ad O
Notes O
... O
. O

NEW O
ACCOUNT O
: O

Sunshine B-ORG
Biscuits I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Woodbridge B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
awarded O
its O
estimated O
$ O
5 O
million O
account O
to O
Waring O
& O
LaRosa O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
account O
had O
been O
at O
Della B-ORG
Femina I-ORG
McNamee I-ORG
WCRS I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

MEDIA O
POLICY O
: O

MacNamara O
Clapp O
& O
Klein B-PERSON
, O
a O
small O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
shop O
, O
is O
asking O
magazine O
ad O
representatives O
to O
tell O
it O
when O
major O
advertising O
inserts O
will O
run O
in O
their O
publications O
. O

It O
says O
it O
may O
pull O
its O
clients O
' O
ads O
from O
those O
magazines O
. O

COKE O
ADS O
: O

Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
produced O
a O
new O
version O
of O
its O
1971 O
`` O
I B-WORK_OF_ART
'd I-WORK_OF_ART
like I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
teach I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
world I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
sing I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
commercial O
. O

The O
ad O
is O
part O
of O
Classic B-PRODUCT
Coke I-PRODUCT
's O
1990 O
ad O
campaign O
, O
with O
the O
tag O
line O
, O
`` O
Ca B-WORK_OF_ART
n't I-WORK_OF_ART
beat I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Real I-WORK_OF_ART
Thing I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Basketball O
star O
Michael B-PERSON
Jordan I-PERSON
and O
singer O
Randy B-PERSON
Travis I-PERSON
have O
also O
agreed O
to O
appear O
in O
ads O
. O

Renault B-ORG
and O
DAF B-ORG
Trucks I-ORG
NV I-ORG
announced O
a O
preliminary O
agreement O
to O
jointly O
manufacture O
a O
line O
of O
trucks O
in O
Britain B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
. O

Philippe B-PERSON
Gras I-PERSON
, O
a O
Renault B-ORG
managing O
director O
, O
said O
the O
new O
line O
will O
cover O
trucks O
of O
between O
2.5 O
tons O
and O
4.2 O
tons O
and O
will O
be O
built O
at O
Renault B-ORG
's O
Bapilly B-FAC
plant O
in O
France B-GPE
and O
at O
DAF B-ORG
's O
British B-NORP
plant O
. O

The O
French B-NORP
state O
- O
controlled O
auto O
group O
and O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
truck O
maker O
plan O
to O
incorporate O
the O
new O
trucks O
into O
their O
product O
lines O
when O
they O
begin O
production O
toward O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
1990s O
. O

Mr. O
Gras O
said O
he O
expects O
a O
definitive O
agreement O
between O
the O
two O
companies O
to O
be O
completed O
in O
the O
next O
few O
months O
. O

The O
venture O
is O
the O
latest O
example O
of O
the O
trend O
toward O
cooperative O
projects O
in O
Europe B-GPE
ahead O
of O
the O
1992 O
deadline O
for O
eliminating O
trade O
barriers O
within O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
. O

Renault B-ORG
and O
DAF B-ORG
are O
expected O
to O
invest O
a O
total O
of O
about O
three O
billion O
French B-NORP
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
157.8 O
million O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
venture O
, O
including O
FFr O
1 O
billion O
for O
design O
and O
development O
costs O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
companies O
will O
each O
spend O
about O
FFr O
1 O
billion O
on O
tooling O
up O
their O
plants O
. O

Mr. O
Gras O
said O
the O
joint O
venture O
represents O
considerable O
savings O
for O
both O
Renault B-ORG
and O
DAF B-ORG
, O
since O
both O
companies O
would O
in O
any O
case O
have O
had O
to O
renew O
their O
existing O
ranges O
of O
light O
goods O
vehicles O
. O

By O
pooling O
their O
resources O
, O
the O
two O
groups O
have O
effectively O
halved O
the O
design O
and O
development O
costs O
that O
would O
otherwise O
have O
been O
entailed O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Renault B-ORG
officials O
said O
the O
potential O
European B-NORP
market O
for O
light O
trucks O
in O
the O
2.5 O
- O
ton O
to O
4.2 O
- O
ton O
range O
is O
between O
700,000 O
and O
800,000 O
vehicles O
annually O
, O
and O
Renault B-ORG
and O
DAF B-ORG
are O
aiming O
for O
a O
combined O
market O
share O
of O
about O
11 O
% O
. O

Both O
Renault B-ORG
and O
DAF B-ORG
will O
have O
world O
- O
wide O
marketing O
rights O
for O
the O
new O
range O
of O
vans O
and O
light O
trucks O
. O

Under O
a O
separate O
arrangement O
, O
British O
Aerospace O
PLC O
's O
Rover B-ORG
Group I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
subsidiary O
will O
also O
be O
able O
to O
offer O
the O
vehicles O
through O
its O
dealers O
in O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
, O
and O
Renault B-ORG
's O
truck O
- O
building O
subsidiary O
Renault B-ORG
Vehicles I-ORG
Industriels I-ORG
will O
have O
similar O
rights O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

DAF B-ORG
is O
16 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
British B-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG
, O
with O
a O
further O
6.5 O
% O
held O
by O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
state O
- O
owned O
chemical O
group O
NV B-ORG
DSM I-ORG
. O

The O
van B-PERSON
Doorne I-PERSON
family O
of O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
holds O
an O
additional O
11 O
% O
of O
DAF B-ORG
's O
capital O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
System I-ORG
is O
the O
standard O
object O
of O
suggestions O
for O
organizational O
and O
institutional O
changes O
, O
for O
two O
reasons O
. O

First O
, O
its O
position O
in O
the O
government O
is O
anomalous O
. O

It O
has O
an O
unusual O
kind O
of O
independence O
from O
elected O
officials O
and O
still O
has O
authority O
over O
one O
of O
the O
most O
powerful O
of O
government O
's O
instruments O
-- O
the O
control O
of O
the O
money O
supply O
. O

Thus O
we O
have O
a O
condition O
that O
is O
easily O
described O
as O
undemocratic O
. O

Second O
, O
the O
responsibilities O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
as O
guardian O
of O
the O
currency O
, O
which O
means O
as O
guardian O
of O
the O
stability O
of O
the O
price O
level O
, O
sometimes O
lead O
it O
to O
take O
measures O
that O
are O
unpopular O
. O

As O
former O
Fed O
Chairman O
William O
McChesney O
Martin O
used O
to O
say O
, O
they O
would O
have O
to O
take O
the O
punch O
bowl O
away O
just O
as O
the O
party O
is O
getting O
interesting O
. O

So O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
is O
an O
attractive O
target O
for O
complaint O
by O
politicians O
. O

The O
Fed O
is O
easily O
assigned O
the O
blame O
for O
unpleasantness O
, O
like O
high O
interest O
rates O
or O
slow O
economic O
growth O
, O
while O
the O
politicians O
can O
escape O
responsibility O
by O
pointing O
to O
the O
Fed O
's O
independence O
. O

This O
leads O
to O
proposals O
for O
`` O
reform O
'' O
of O
the O
Fed O
, O
which O
have O
the O
common O
feature O
of O
making O
the O
Fed O
more O
responsive O
to O
the O
administration O
, O
to O
the O
Congress O
and O
to O
public O
opinion O
-- O
without O
, O
however O
, O
any O
assumption O
of O
additional O
responsibility O
by O
the O
politicians O
. O

These O
proposals O
include O
changing O
the O
term O
of O
the O
chairman O
, O
shortening O
the O
terms O
of O
the O
members O
, O
eliminating O
the O
presidents O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Banks I-ORG
from O
the O
decision O
- O
making O
process O
, O
putting O
the O
Secretary O
of O
the O
Treasury O
on O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
, O
having O
the O
Fed O
audited O
by O
an O
arm O
of O
Congress B-ORG
-LRB- O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Accounting I-ORG
Office I-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
putting O
the O
Fed O
's O
expenditures O
in O
the O
budget O
, O
and O
requiring O
prompt O
publication O
of O
the O
Fed O
's O
minutes O
. O

Some O
of O
these O
ideas O
are O
again O
under O
consideration O
in O
Congress B-ORG
. O

But O
these O
proposals O
do O
not O
rest O
on O
a O
view O
of O
what O
the O
Fed O
's O
problem O
is O
or O
, O
if O
they O
do O
, O
they O
rest O
on O
an O
incorrect O
view O
. O

They O
would O
not O
solve O
the O
problem O
; O
they O
would O
make O
it O
worse O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
not O
that O
the O
Fed O
is O
too O
unresponsive O
to O
the O
public O
interest O
. O

On O
the O
contrary O
, O
it O
is O
too O
responsive O
to O
an O
incorrect O
view O
of O
the O
public O
interest O
. O

The O
price O
level O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
now O
about O
4 O
1/4 O
times O
as O
high O
as O
it O
was O
30 O
years O
ago O
. O

On O
average O
, O
something O
that O
cost O
$ O
100 O
30 O
years O
ago O
now O
costs O
$ O
425 O
. O

Or O
, O
a O
wage O
that O
was O
$ O
100 O
30 O
years O
ago O
would O
buy O
only O
$ O
23.53 O
worth O
of O
stuff O
today O
. O

On O
two O
occasions O
the O
inflation O
rate O
rose O
to O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
a O
year O
. O

In O
each O
case O
the O
ending O
of O
this O
unsustainable O
inflation O
caused O
a O
severe O
recession O
-- O
the O
two O
worst O
of O
the O
postwar O
period O
. O

The O
enormous O
inflation O
over O
the O
past O
30 O
years O
was O
largely O
due O
to O
monetary O
policy O
. O

At O
least O
, O
it O
would O
not O
have O
happened O
without O
the O
support O
of O
monetary O
policy O
that O
provided O
for O
a O
10-fold O
increase O
in O
the O
money O
supply O
during O
the O
same O
period O
. O

And O
that O
increase O
in O
the O
money O
supply O
would O
not O
have O
happened O
without O
the O
consent O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
. O

The O
basic O
problem O
of O
monetary O
policy O
, O
to O
which O
reform O
of O
the O
Fed O
should O
be O
addressed O
, O
is O
to O
prevent O
a O
recurrence O
of O
this O
experience O
. O

There O
were O
two O
general O
reasons O
for O
the O
mistaken O
monetary O
policy O
of O
the O
past O
30 O
years O
: O

1 O
. O
To O
some O
extent O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
shared O
the O
popular O
but O
incorrect O
view O
that O
expansionary O
monetary O
policy O
could O
yield O
a O
net O
improvement O
in O
employment O
and O
output O
. O

2 O
. O
Even O
where O
the O
Fed O
did O
not O
share O
this O
view O
it O
felt O
the O
need O
to O
accommodate O
to O
it O
. O

Despite O
all O
the O
formal O
provisions O
for O
its O
independence O
, O
the O
Fed O
seems O
constantly O
to O
feel O
that O
if O
it O
uses O
its O
independence O
too O
freely O
it O
will O
lose O
it O
. O

The O
common O
proposals O
for O
reforming O
the O
Fed O
would O
only O
make O
the O
situation O
worse O
, O
if O
they O
had O
any O
effect O
at O
all O
. O

Putting O
the O
Secretary O
of O
the O
Treasury O
on O
the O
Board O
of O
Governors O
, O
one O
of O
the O
leading O
proposals O
today O
, O
is O
an O
example O
. O

The O
secretary O
is O
the O
world O
's O
biggest O
borrower O
of O
money O
. O

He O
has O
a O
built O
- O
in O
, O
constant O
longing O
for O
lower O
interest O
rates O
. O

Moreover O
, O
he O
is O
a O
political O
agent O
of O
a O
political O
president O
, O
who O
naturally O
gives O
extraordinary O
weight O
to O
the O
way O
the O
economy O
will O
perform O
before O
the O
next O
election O
, O
and O
less O
to O
its O
longer O
- O
run O
health O
. O

These O
days O
, O
the O
secretary O
suffers O
the O
further O
disqualification O
that O
he O
is O
a O
member O
of O
a O
club O
of O
seven O
finance O
ministers O
who O
meet O
occasionally O
to O
decide O
what O
exchange O
rates O
should O
be O
, O
which O
is O
a O
diversion O
from O
the O
real O
business O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
to O
stabilize O
the O
price O
level O
. O

How O
should O
a O
reasonable O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
interpret O
a O
congressional O
decision O
to O
put O
the O
secretary O
on O
the O
board O
? O

Could O
he O
plausibly O
interpret O
it O
as O
encouragement O
for O
the O
Fed O
to O
give O
primary O
emphasis O
to O
stabilizing O
the O
price O
level O
? O

Or O
would O
he O
interpret O
it O
as O
instruction O
to O
give O
more O
weight O
to O
these O
other O
objectives O
that O
the O
secretary O
represents O
-- O
low O
interest O
rates O
, O
short O
- O
run O
economic O
expansion O
, O
and O
stabilization O
of O
exchange O
rates O
at O
internationally O
managed O
levels O
? O

The O
answer O
seems O
perfectly O
clear O
. O

-LRB- O
True O
, O
a O
succession O
of O
Fed B-ORG
chairmen O
has O
given O
color O
to O
the O
notion O
that O
the O
Secretary O
of O
the O
Treasury O
belongs O
on O
the O
Fed O
. O

By O
their O
constant O
readiness O
to O
advise O
all O
and O
sundry O
about O
federal O
budgetary O
matters O
the O
chairmen O
have O
encouraged O
the O
belief O
that O
fiscal O
policy O
and O
monetary O
policy O
are O
ingredients O
of O
a O
common O
stew O
, O
in O
which O
case O
it O
is O
natural O
that O
the O
Fed O
and O
the O
Treasury O
, O
and O
probably O
also O
the O
Congress O
, O
should O
be O
jointly O
engaged O
in O
stirring O
the O
pot O
. O

The O
Fed O
's O
case O
for O
its O
own O
independence O
would O
be O
a O
little O
stronger O
if O
it O
were O
more O
solicitous O
of O
the O
independence O
of O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
government O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
Fed O
's O
problem O
is O
not O
that O
it O
is O
too O
independent O
, O
or O
too O
unpolitical O
. O

The O
Fed O
is O
responsive O
to O
, O
and O
can O
not O
help O
being O
responsive O
to O
, O
the O
more O
overtly O
political O
part O
of O
the O
government O
. O

The O
Fed O
exercises O
a O
power O
given O
to O
it O
by O
Congress B-ORG
and O
the O
president O
. O

But O
Congress B-ORG
and O
the O
president O
accept O
no O
responsibility O
for O
the O
exercise O
of O
the O
power O
they O
have O
given O
the O
Fed O
. O

Critics O
of O
the O
present O
arrangement O
are O
correct O
to O
say O
that O
it O
is O
undemocratic O
. O

What O
is O
undemocratic O
is O
the O
unwillingness O
of O
the O
more O
political O
parts O
of O
the O
government O
to O
take O
the O
responsibility O
for O
deciding O
the O
basic O
question O
of O
monetary O
policy O
, O
which O
is O
what O
priority O
should O
be O
given O
to O
stabilizing O
the O
price O
level O
. O

To O
leave O
this O
decision O
to O
an O
`` O
independent O
'' O
agency O
is O
not O
only O
undemocratic O
. O

It O
also O
prevents O
the O
conduct O
of O
a O
policy O
that O
has O
a O
long O
- O
term O
rationale O
, O
because O
it O
leaves O
the O
Fed O
guessing O
about O
what O
are O
the O
expectations O
of O
its O
masters O
, O
the O
politicians O
, O
who O
have O
never O
had O
to O
consider O
the O
long O
- O
term O
consequences O
of O
monetary O
policy O
. O

The O
greatest O
contribution O
Congress B-ORG
could O
make O
at O
this O
time O
would O
be O
to O
declare O
that O
stabilizing O
the O
price O
level O
is O
the O
primary O
responsibility O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
System I-ORG
. O

Legislation O
to O
this O
effect O
has O
been O
introduced O
in O
Congress B-ORG
in O
this O
session O
by O
Rep. O
Stephen O
Neal O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
N.C B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
is O
not O
the O
kind O
of O
thing O
that O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
enacted O
, O
however O
. O

Congress B-ORG
would O
be O
required O
to O
make O
a O
hard O
decision O
, O
and O
Congress B-ORG
would O
much O
prefer O
to O
leave O
the O
hard O
decision O
to O
the O
Fed O
and O
retain O
its O
rights O
of O
complaint O
after O
the O
fact O
. O

People O
will O
say O
that O
the O
nation O
and O
the O
government O
have O
other O
objectives O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
stabilizing O
the O
price O
level O
, O
which O
is O
true O
. O

But O
that O
is O
not O
the O
same O
as O
saying O
that O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
has O
other O
objectives O
. O

The O
government O
has O
other O
agencies O
and O
instruments O
for O
pursuing O
these O
other O
objectives O
. O

But O
it O
has O
only O
the O
Fed O
to O
pursue O
price O
- O
level O
stability O
. O

And O
the O
Fed O
has O
at O
most O
very O
limited O
ability O
to O
contribute O
to O
the O
achievement O
of O
other O
objectives O
by O
means O
other O
than O
by O
stabilizing O
the O
price O
level O
. O

The O
two O
objectives O
most O
commonly O
thought O
to O
be O
legitimate O
competitors O
for O
the O
attention O
of O
the O
Fed O
are O
high O
employment O
and O
rapid O
real O
growth O
. O

But O
the O
main O
lesson O
of O
economic O
policy O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
years O
is O
that O
if O
the O
Fed O
compromises O
with O
the O
price O
- O
stability O
objective O
in O
the O
pursuit O
of O
these O
other O
goals O
, O
the O
result O
is O
not O
high O
employment O
and O
rapid O
growth O
but O
is O
inflation O
. O

A O
former O
chairman O
of O
the O
president O
's O
Council O
of O
Economic O
Advisers O
, O
Mr. O
Stein O
is O
an O
American B-ORG
Enterprise I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
fellow O
. O

Capital B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
requested O
and O
received O
the O
resignation O
of O
John B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Franco I-PERSON
, O
its O
vice O
chairman O
, O
as O
an O
officer O
and O
a O
director O
of O
the O
life O
insurance O
holding O
company O
. O

The O
company O
said O
Mr. O
Franco O
developed O
a O
plan O
to O
establish O
a O
business O
that O
might O
be O
competitive O
with O
Capital B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Accumulation O
and O
Investment O
Group O
, O
which O
Mr. O
Franco O
headed O
. O

The O
group O
temporarily O
will O
report O
to O
Irving B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bailey I-PERSON
II I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Capital B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Franco O
, O
47 O
years O
old O
, O
said O
in O
a O
telephone O
interview O
that O
he O
has O
been O
considering O
and O
discussing O
a O
number O
of O
possible O
business O
ventures O
, O
but O
that O
`` O
nothing O
is O
at O
a O
mature O
stage O
. O
'' O

He O
said O
he O
`` O
did O
n't O
argue O
with O
'' O
the O
company O
's O
decision O
to O
seek O
his O
resignation O
because O
contemplating O
outside O
business O
ventures O
can O
distract O
an O
executive O
from O
performing O
his O
best O
`` O
at O
the O
job O
he O
is O
paid O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

Martin B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Ruby I-PERSON
, O
a O
managing O
director O
of O
Capital B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
's O
Accumulation O
and O
Investment O
Group O
, O
also O
resigned O
to O
pursue O
other O
business O
interests O
, O
Capital B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
said O
. O

Mr. O
Ruby O
, O
39 O
, O
said O
that O
he O
had O
`` O
an O
amicable O
parting O
'' O
with O
Capital B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
and O
that O
he O
has O
`` O
a O
number O
of O
ventures O
in O
the O
financial O
- O
services O
area O
'' O
under O
consideration O
. O

He O
said O
that O
his O
resignation O
was O
a O
mutual O
decision O
with O
Capital B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
management O
, O
but O
that O
he O
was O
n't O
actually O
asked O
to O
resign O
. O

The O
Accumulation O
and O
Investment O
Group O
is O
responsible O
for O
the O
investment O
operations O
of O
all O
Capital B-ORG
Holding I-ORG
's O
insurance O
businesses O
and O
markets O
guaranteed O
investment O
contracts O
to O
bank O
trust O
departments O
and O
other O
institutions O
. O

It O
also O
sells O
single O
- O
premium O
annuities O
to O
individuals O
. O

Mr. O
Bailey O
said O
he O
expects O
to O
name O
a O
new O
group O
president O
to O
head O
that O
operation O
following O
the O
Nov. O
8 O
board O
meeting O
. O

Wheeling B-ORG
- I-ORG
Pittsburgh I-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
decided O
to O
proceed O
with O
installation O
of O
automatic O
gauge O
and O
shape O
controls O
at O
its O
60 O
- O
inch O
tandem O
cold O
rolling O
mill O
in O
Allenport B-GPE
, O
Pa B-GPE
. O

The O
new O
equipment O
, O
which O
will O
produce O
steel O
sheet O
with O
more O
uniform O
thickness O
and O
flatness O
, O
is O
likely O
to O
cost O
more O
than O
$ O
20 O
million O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

When O
the O
company O
last O
considered O
adding O
the O
equipment O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
it O
estimated O
the O
cost O
at O
$ O
21 O
million O
to O
$ O
22 O
million O
, O
but O
a O
task O
force O
will O
have O
to O
prepare O
a O
detailed O
plan O
before O
the O
company O
can O
predict O
the O
current O
cost O
. O

The O
time O
schedule O
for O
installing O
the O
equipment O
also O
will O
be O
developed O
by O
the O
task O
force O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

A O
Canadian B-NORP
government O
agency O
conditionally O
approved O
proposed O
exports O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
of O
natural O
gas O
from O
big O
, O
untapped O
fields O
in O
the O
Mackenzie O
River O
delta O
area O
of O
the O
western O
Canadian B-NORP
Arctic B-LOC
. O

Three O
companies O
, O
Esso B-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
Shell B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
and O
Gulf B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
Resources I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
applied O
to O
the B-ORG
Canadian I-ORG
National I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Board I-ORG
to O
export O
9.2 O
trillion O
cubic O
feet O
of O
Mackenzie B-LOC
delta O
natural O
gas O
over O
20 O
years O
starting O
in O
1996 O
. O

To O
be O
economically O
feasible O
, O
the O
11 O
billion O
Canadian B-NORP
dollar O
-LRB- O
US$ O
9.37 O
billion O
-RRB- O
project O
requires O
almost O
a O
doubling O
of O
natural O
gas O
export O
prices O
. O

It O
also O
faces O
numerous O
other O
hurdles O
including O
an O
agreement O
on O
a O
pipeline O
route O
for O
the O
gas O
. O

The O
board O
said O
the O
export O
licenses O
would O
be O
issued O
on O
the O
condition O
that O
Canadian B-NORP
interests O
would O
also O
be O
allowed O
to O
bid O
for O
the O
Mackenzie O
delta O
gas O
on O
terms O
similar O
to O
those O
offered O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
customers O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
buyers O
have O
already O
been O
lined O
up O
. O

They O
include O
Enron B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Texas B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Pacific B-ORG
Interstate I-ORG
Transmission I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Tennessee B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Pipeline I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

The O
project O
could O
result O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
taking O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
its O
natural O
gas O
supplies O
from O
Canada B-GPE
, O
up O
from O
about O
5 O
% O
currently O
. O

It O
would O
bring O
13 O
gas O
fields O
into O
production O
at O
a O
combined O
rate O
of O
about O
1.2 O
billion O
cubic O
feet O
a O
day O
. O

The O
board O
estimated O
that O
the O
cost O
of O
building O
a O
pipeline O
from O
the O
Mackenzie O
delta O
to O
Alberta B-GPE
would O
be O
about O
C$ O
5.9 O
million O
. O

It O
also O
said O
projections O
of O
surging O
U.S. B-GPE
demand O
for O
natural O
gas O
and O
price O
forecasts O
of O
C$ O
5.25 O
per O
thousand O
cubic O
feet O
by O
2005 O
would O
make O
the O
project O
economically O
viable O
. O

Esso B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Imperial B-ORG
Oil I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
which O
is O
71 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
Exxon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
export O
5.1 O
trillion O
cubic O
feet O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
in O
the O
20 O
- O
year O
period O
. O

Shell B-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Royal O
Dutch O
/ O
Shell O
Group O
, O
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
export O
0.9 O
trillion O
cubic O
feet O
, O
and O
Gulf B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Olympia O
& O
York O
Developments O
Ltd. O
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
export O
3.2 O
trillion O
cubic O
feet O
. O

The B-ORG
Nuclear I-ORG
Regulatory I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
ruled O
unanimously O
that O
the O
financial O
troubles O
facing O
the O
Seabrook B-GPE
, O
N.H. B-GPE
, O
nuclear O
- O
power O
plant O
have O
no O
impact O
on O
whether O
the O
plant O
receives O
a O
full O
- O
power O
license O
. O

Massachusetts O
Attorney O
General O
James O
Shannon O
, O
opposing O
the O
license O
, O
said O
he O
will O
appeal O
the O
ruling O
in O
federal O
court O
. O

Seabrook B-FAC
officials O
said O
the O
plant O
could O
receive O
a O
full O
- O
power O
license O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

The O
NRC O
rejected O
Mr. O
Shannon O
's O
argument O
that O
Public B-ORG
Service I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
, O
which O
owns O
the O
largest O
share O
of O
Seabrook B-FAC
, O
and O
11 O
other O
owners O
are O
financially O
unable O
to O
guarantee O
the O
plant O
's O
safe O
operation O
. O

Mr. O
Shannon O
was O
seeking O
a O
waiver O
of O
NRC B-ORG
policy O
that O
ignores O
financial O
considerations O
in O
making O
licensing O
decisions O
. O

In O
its O
ruling O
, O
the O
NRC O
said O
that O
because O
Seabrook B-FAC
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
charge O
rates O
sufficient O
to O
run O
the O
plant O
and O
make O
payments O
on O
past O
construction O
costs O
, O
consideration O
of O
the O
owners O
' O
financial O
condition O
is O
pointless O
. O

`` O
The O
commissioners O
found O
the O
circumstances O
of O
the O
case O
did O
n't O
undercut O
the O
assurance O
from O
government O
rate O
setters O
of O
available O
funds O
adequate O
for O
safe O
operation O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
commission O
spokesman O
. O

In O
January O
1988 O
, O
the O
utility O
filed O
for O
protection O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
of O
the O
federal O
Bankruptcy B-LAW
Code I-LAW
, O
allowing O
it O
to O
continue O
to O
operate O
while O
protected O
from O
creditors O
' O
lawsuits O
. O

Corporate O
efforts O
to O
control O
health O
- O
care O
costs O
by O
requiring O
evaluations O
prior O
to O
planned O
hospitalization O
and O
surgery O
have O
n't O
been O
sweeping O
enough O
to O
reduce O
the O
long O
- O
term O
rate O
of O
cost O
increases O
, O
according O
to O
a O
study O
by O
the O
Institute O
of O
Medicine O
. O

In O
the O
last O
decade O
, O
many O
corporations O
have O
embraced O
the O
`` O
utilization O
management O
'' O
cost O
containment O
strategy O
as O
a O
way O
to O
control O
health O
- O
care O
costs O
for O
employees O
. O

These O
programs O
vary O
widely O
, O
but O
often O
require O
second O
opinions O
on O
proposed O
surgery O
, O
preadmission O
reviews O
of O
elective O
hospitalizations O
and O
reviews O
of O
treatment O
during O
illnesses O
or O
recovery O
periods O
. O

Between O
50 O
% O
and O
75 O
% O
of O
today O
's O
workers O
are O
covered O
by O
such O
plans O
, O
up O
from O
5 O
% O
five O
years O
ago O
. O

`` O
Although O
it O
probably O
has O
reduced O
the O
level O
of O
expenditures O
for O
some O
purchasers O
, O
utilization O
management O
-- O
like O
most O
other O
cost O
containment O
strategies O
-- O
does O
n't O
appear O
to O
have O
altered O
the O
long O
- O
term O
rate O
of O
increase O
in O
health O
- O
care O
costs O
, O
'' O
the O
Institute O
of O
Medicine O
, O
an O
affiliate O
of O
the O
National O
Academy O
of O
Sciences O
, O
concluded O
after O
a O
two O
- O
year O
study O
. O

`` O
Employers O
who O
saw O
a O
short O
- O
term O
moderation O
in O
benefit O
expenditures O
are O
seeing O
a O
return O
to O
previous O
trends O
. O
'' O

While O
utilization O
management O
frequently O
reduces O
hospitalization O
costs O
, O
these O
savings O
are O
often O
offset O
by O
increases O
in O
outpatient O
services O
and O
higher O
administrative O
costs O
, O
according O
to O
the O
report O
by O
a O
panel O
of O
health O
- O
care O
experts O
. O

The O
report O
suggested O
that O
current O
review O
programs O
are O
too O
narrow O
. O

`` O
The O
unnecessary O
and O
inappropriate O
use O
of O
the O
hospital O
, O
and O
not O
the O
actual O
need O
for O
a O
particular O
procedure O
, O
has O
been O
the O
main O
focus O
, O
'' O
the O
panel O
said O
. O

`` O
As O
a O
general O
rule O
, O
prior O
- O
review O
programs O
have O
not O
made O
case O
- O
by O
- O
case O
assessments O
of O
the O
comparative O
costs O
of O
alternative O
treatments O
or O
sites O
of O
care O
. O
'' O

The O
report O
said O
that O
utilization O
management O
should O
have O
more O
of O
an O
impact O
as O
federal O
research O
on O
the O
effectiveness O
of O
medical O
treatments O
helps O
lead O
to O
medical O
practice O
guidelines O
. O

Howard B-PERSON
Bailit I-PERSON
, O
a O
panel O
member O
and O
a O
vice O
president O
of O
Aetna O
Life O
& O
Casualty O
, O
said O
that O
utilization O
management O
will O
also O
do O
a O
better O
job O
of O
containing O
costs O
as O
it O
spreads O
to O
cover O
medical O
services O
delivered O
outside O
of O
hospitals O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
pretty O
good O
evidence O
that O
utilization O
management O
has O
reduced O
inappropriate O
hospitalization O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

But O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
spending O
on O
physician O
services O
and O
ambulatory O
care O
have O
mushroomed O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
like O
squeezing O
a O
balloon O
, O
'' O
Dr. O
Bailit O
said O
. O

David B-PERSON
Rahill I-PERSON
of O
A. O
Foster O
Higgins O
& O
Co. O
said O
that O
clients O
of O
his O
consulting O
firm O
report O
that O
utilization O
management O
reduces O
their O
hospital O
care O
bills O
by O
about O
5 O
% O
, O
but O
he O
agreed O
that O
for O
the O
health O
- O
care O
system O
as O
whole O
, O
some O
of O
these O
savings O
are O
offset O
by O
administrative O
and O
outpatient O
care O
costs O
. O

Jerome B-PERSON
Grossman I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
panel O
, O
agrees O
that O
administrative O
costs O
of O
utilization O
management O
programs O
can O
be O
high O
. O

`` O
You O
have O
a O
whole O
staff O
standing O
ready O
'' O
to O
evaluate O
the O
appropriateness O
of O
recommended O
treatment O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Dr. O
Grossman O
, O
who O
also O
is O
president O
of O
New B-ORG
England I-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Center I-ORG
Hospitals I-ORG
in O
Boston B-GPE
, O
noted O
that O
the O
hospitals O
he O
runs O
deal O
with O
more O
than O
100 O
utilization O
management O
firms O
and O
that O
many O
of O
them O
have O
different O
procedures O
and O
requirements O
. O

The O
panel O
urged O
greater O
efforts O
to O
reduce O
the O
complexity O
, O
paperwork O
and O
cost O
of O
utilization O
review O
. O

`` O
Utilization O
management O
needs O
to O
better O
demonstrate O
that O
it O
reduces O
the O
wasteful O
use O
of O
resources O
, O
improves O
the O
appropriateness O
of O
patient O
care O
and O
imposes O
only O
reasonable O
burdens O
on O
patients O
and O
providers O
, O
'' O
the O
panel O
concluded O
. O

Sebastian B-PERSON
Guzman I-PERSON
Cabrera I-PERSON
took O
over O
the O
oil O
workers O
union O
, O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
most O
powerful O
labor O
organization O
, O
only O
last O
January O
. O

But O
even O
in O
that O
short O
time O
Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
has O
become O
as O
controversial O
in O
his O
own O
way O
as O
his O
deposed O
predecessor O
, O
Joaquin B-PERSON
Hernandez I-PERSON
Galicia I-PERSON
, O
known O
as O
La B-PERSON
Quina I-PERSON
. O

President O
Carlos O
Salinas O
de O
Gortari O
used O
the O
army O
to O
oust O
La B-PERSON
Quina I-PERSON
, O
who O
reigned O
for O
28 O
years O
over O
a O
graft O
- O
riddled O
empire O
that O
made O
state O
- O
run O
Petroleos B-ORG
Mexicanos I-ORG
, O
or O
Pemex B-ORG
, O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
most O
inefficient O
oil O
companies O
. O

Now O
, O
Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
is O
facing O
accusations O
that O
he O
's O
as O
much O
a O
company O
man O
as O
La B-PERSON
Quina I-PERSON
was O
a O
crook O
. O

In O
recent O
contract O
negotiations O
with O
Pemex B-ORG
management O
, O
Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
accepted O
major O
concessions O
that O
greatly O
curtail O
the O
union O
's O
role O
in O
subcontracting O
, O
long O
a O
source O
of O
millions O
of O
dollars O
in O
illicit O
earnings O
. O

And O
with O
the O
quiet O
pragmatism O
of O
Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
replacing O
the O
prickly O
populism O
of O
La B-PERSON
Quina I-PERSON
, O
government O
technocrats O
have O
been O
given O
a O
free O
hand O
to O
open O
the O
petrochemical O
sector O
to O
wider O
private O
and O
foreign O
investment O
. O

Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
's O
new O
order O
has O
n't O
arrived O
without O
resistance O
. O

Brawls O
between O
union O
factions O
still O
erupt O
at O
Pemex B-ORG
installations O
. O

Leftist O
leader O
Cuauhtemoc B-PERSON
Cardenas I-PERSON
publicly O
questioned O
Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
's O
`` O
moral O
quality O
, O
'' O
suggesting O
he O
is O
part O
of O
a O
conspiracy O
to O
turn O
over O
the O
country O
's O
oil O
, O
a O
symbol O
of O
Mexican B-NORP
nationalism O
, O
to O
foreigners O
. O

The O
61 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
takes O
such O
criticisms O
in O
stride O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
n't O
a O
new O
kind O
of O
union O
leadership O
, O
it O
's O
a O
new O
Mexico B-GPE
. O

We O
're O
no O
longer O
afraid O
of O
associating O
with O
private O
or O
foreign O
capital O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Pemex B-ORG
, O
which O
produces O
40 O
% O
of O
government O
revenue O
, O
desperately O
needs O
new O
investment O
. O

Since O
world O
oil O
prices O
collapsed O
in O
1982 O
, O
the O
government O
has O
siphoned O
Pemex B-ORG
's O
coffers O
to O
make O
payments O
on O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
$ O
97 O
billion O
foreign O
debt O
. O

Little O
money O
has O
been O
returned O
to O
upgrade O
Pemex B-ORG
's O
aging O
facilities O
. O

While O
the O
government O
drains O
Pemex B-ORG
from O
above O
, O
the O
union O
has O
drained O
it O
from O
below O
. O

A O
bloated O
payroll O
and O
pervasive O
graft O
caused O
Pemex B-ORG
's O
operating O
costs O
to O
balloon O
to O
95 O
cents O
of O
each O
$ O
1 O
in O
sales O
, O
far O
above O
the O
industry O
norm O
. O

The O
declines O
in O
investment O
and O
efficiency O
explain O
in O
part O
why O
Mexico B-GPE
has O
been O
importing O
gasoline O
this O
year O
. O

Some O
projections O
show O
Mexico B-GPE
importing O
crude O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
century O
, O
barring O
an O
overhaul O
of O
operations O
. O

`` O
Whatever O
you O
tried O
to O
change O
, O
whether O
it O
was O
cutting O
costs O
or O
attracting O
new O
partners O
, O
the O
big O
obstacle O
was O
the O
old O
union O
leadership O
, O
'' O
says O
oil O
consultant O
George B-PERSON
Baker I-PERSON
. O

Enter O
Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
, O
who O
has O
a O
clear O
understanding O
of O
where O
union O
leaders O
fit O
in O
the O
pro-enterprise O
regime O
of O
President O
Salinas O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
the O
secretary O
- O
general O
, O
if O
there O
is O
one O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
greeting O
a O
visitor O
to O
his O
office O
. O

Beginning O
as O
a O
laborer O
in O
a O
refinery O
, O
Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
put O
in O
more O
than O
40 O
years O
at O
Pemex B-ORG
before O
being O
pushed O
into O
retirement O
by O
La B-PERSON
Quina I-PERSON
after O
a O
dispute O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Though O
he O
also O
long O
benefited O
from O
the O
system O
built O
by O
La B-PERSON
Quina I-PERSON
, O
Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
says O
union O
perks O
had O
simply O
gotten O
out O
of O
hand O
. O

They O
are O
`` O
at O
the O
base O
of O
all O
of O
the O
problems O
of O
corruption O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Thus O
, O
in O
recent O
contract O
negotiations O
, O
Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
gave O
up O
the O
union O
's O
right O
to O
assign O
40 O
% O
of O
all O
of O
Pemex B-ORG
's O
outside O
contracts O
-- O
an O
enormous O
source O
of O
kickbacks O
. O

The O
union O
also O
ceded O
the O
2 O
% O
commission O
it O
had O
received O
on O
all O
Pemex B-ORG
maintenance O
contracts O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
union O
will O
keep O
a O
2 O
% O
commission O
on O
construction O
projects O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
new O
contract O
also O
eliminates O
the O
$ O
15 O
monthly O
coupon O
, O
good O
only O
at O
union O
- O
owned O
grocery O
stores O
, O
that O
was O
part O
of O
the O
salary O
of O
every O
worker O
, O
from O
roughneck O
to O
chief O
executive O
. O

About O
9,800 O
technical O
workers O
, O
notably O
chemists O
and O
lawyers O
, O
were O
switched O
to O
non-union O
status O
. O

Also O
, O
because O
of O
its O
reduced O
capital O
budget O
, O
Pemex B-ORG
has O
phased O
out O
about O
50,000 O
transitory O
construction O
workers O
, O
reducing O
the O
work O
force O
to O
about O
140,000 O
, O
the O
union O
leader O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
says O
the O
union O
's O
sacrifices O
will O
be O
offset O
by O
a O
wage O
and O
benefit O
package O
that O
amounts O
to O
a O
22 O
% O
increase O
in O
compensation O
. O

But O
Pemex B-ORG
managers O
are O
the O
ones O
most O
thrilled O
by O
the O
contract O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
retaking O
the O
instruments O
of O
administration O
, O
'' O
says O
Raul B-PERSON
Robles I-PERSON
, O
a O
Pemex B-ORG
subdirector O
. O

Pemex B-ORG
officials O
would O
n't O
say O
how O
much O
money O
the O
new O
contract O
would O
save O
the O
company O
, O
but O
one O
previous O
government O
estimate O
pegged O
savings O
at O
around O
$ O
500 O
million O
a O
year O
. O

Pemex B-ORG
's O
customers O
also O
are O
pleased O
with O
the O
company O
's O
new O
spirit O
. O

Grupo B-ORG
Desc I-ORG
, O
a O
big O
conglomerate O
, O
has O
long O
depended O
on O
Pemex B-ORG
petrochemicals O
to O
produce O
plastic O
packing O
material O
. O

But O
when O
the O
Pemex O
plant O
shut O
down O
for O
an O
annual O
overhaul O
, O
it O
would O
never O
give O
notice O
to O
its O
customers O
. O

`` O
The O
capriciousness O
would O
completely O
disrupt O
our O
operations O
, O
'' O
says O
Ernesto B-PERSON
Vega I-PERSON
Velasco I-PERSON
, O
Desc B-ORG
's O
finance O
director O
. O

This O
year O
, O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
Desc B-ORG
and O
other O
customers O
were O
consulted O
well O
in O
advance O
of O
the O
Pemex O
plant O
's O
shutdown O
to O
ensure O
minimal O
inconvenience O
. O

Taming O
the O
union O
complements O
previous O
moves O
by O
the O
government O
to O
attract O
private O
investment O
in O
petrochemicals O
, O
which O
Mexico B-GPE
has O
been O
forced O
to O
import O
in O
large O
quantities O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

In O
May O
, O
the O
government O
unveiled O
new O
foreign O
investment O
regulations O
that O
create O
special O
trusts O
allowing O
foreigners O
, O
long O
limited O
to O
a O
40 O
% O
stake O
in O
secondary O
petrochemical O
companies O
, O
to O
own O
up O
to O
100 O
% O
. O

Later O
, O
the O
government O
reclassified O
several O
basic O
petrochemicals O
as O
secondary O
products O
. O

But O
Pemex B-ORG
's O
courtship O
with O
private O
companies O
, O
and O
especially O
foreign O
ones O
, O
is O
controversial O
in O
a O
country O
where O
oil O
has O
been O
a O
symbol O
of O
national O
sovereignty O
since O
foreign O
oil O
holdings O
were O
nationalized O
in O
1938 O
. O

`` O
They O
are O
preparing O
the O
workers O
for O
what O
's O
coming O
: O
foreign O
control O
, O
'' O
wrote O
Heberto B-PERSON
Castillo I-PERSON
, O
a O
leftist O
leader O
. O

Mr. O
Guzman O
Cabrera O
and O
government O
officials O
insist O
that O
foreigners O
will O
be O
limited O
to O
investing O
in O
secondary O
petroleum O
products O
. O

But O
the O
new O
union O
leader O
makes O
no O
apologies O
for O
Pemex B-ORG
's O
more O
outward O
- O
looking O
attitude O
. O

`` O
If O
we O
do O
not O
integrate O
into O
this O
new O
world O
of O
interdependence O
, O
sooner O
or O
later O
we O
're O
going O
to O
become O
victims O
of O
our O
own O
isolation O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

STOCKS O
AND O
BONDS O
SURGED O
on O
the O
second O
anniversary O
of O
Black B-EVENT
Monday I-EVENT
as O
a O
favorable O
inflation O
report O
prompted O
speculation O
of O
lower O
interest O
rates O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
industrials O
closed O
up O
39.55 O
, O
at O
2683.20 O
, O
after O
rising O
over O
60 O
points O
in O
mid-afternoon O
. O

The O
rally O
brought O
the O
gain O
so O
far O
this O
week O
to O
about O
114 O
points O
. O

The O
dollar O
finished O
mixed O
, O
while O
gold O
declined O
. O

Consumer O
prices O
climbed O
a O
moderate O
0.2 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
mostly O
due O
to O
higher O
clothing O
costs O
. O

Energy O
prices O
continued O
to O
fall O
at O
the O
retail O
level O
, O
but O
economists O
worried O
about O
a O
big O
rise O
in O
wholesale O
energy O
costs O
. O

British B-ORG
Airways I-ORG
dropped O
out O
of O
the O
current O
bidding O
for O
United O
Air O
's O
parent O
, O
leaving O
a O
UAL B-ORG
management O
- O
pilots O
group O
without O
a O
key O
partner O
. O

British O
Air O
's O
move O
raised O
new O
questions O
about O
the O
buy O
- O
out O
group O
's O
efforts O
to O
revive O
a O
stalled O
bid O
for O
UAL B-ORG
. O

A O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
- O
cut O
plan O
was O
dropped O
by O
Senate O
Democrats O
under O
pressure O
from O
their O
leadership O
. O

The O
move O
is O
a O
setback O
for O
Bush B-GPE
, O
who O
needs O
Democratic O
support O
to O
pass O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
cut O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
. O

Other O
tax O
breaks O
also O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
restored O
or O
created O
in O
the O
coming O
months O
as O
special O
interest O
groups O
try O
to O
undo O
the O
1986 O
tax O
overhaul O
. O

Many O
retailers O
are O
worried O
that O
a O
price O
war O
could O
erupt O
this O
Christmas O
if O
cash O
- O
strapped O
firms O
such O
as O
Campeau B-ORG
slash O
prices O
to O
spur O
sales O
. O

AT&T B-ORG
unveiled O
a O
sweetened O
early O
retirement O
plan O
for O
management O
that O
the O
company O
hopes O
will O
save O
it O
$ O
450 O
million O
in O
the O
next O
year O
. O

Also O
, O
profit O
rose O
19 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

Chrysler B-ORG
will O
idle O
a O
Toledo B-GPE
assembly O
plant O
temporarily O
due O
to O
slowing O
sales O
of O
its O
profitable O
Jeep O
Cherokee B-PRODUCT
and O
Wagoneer B-PRODUCT
sport O
utility O
vehicles O
. O

Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
's O
profit O
fell O
32 O
% O
in O
the O
latest O
quarter O
, O
prompting O
forecasts O
of O
weaker O
results O
ahead O
. O

Analysts O
were O
troubled O
by O
signs O
of O
flat O
U.S. B-GPE
orders O
at O
the O
computer O
maker O
. O

IBM B-ORG
plans O
to O
unveil O
over O
50 O
software O
products O
on O
Tuesday O
to O
try O
to O
end O
some O
of O
the O
problems O
in O
computerizing O
manufacturing O
operations O
. O

The O
TV O
units O
of O
Paramount B-ORG
and O
MCA B-ORG
are O
exploring O
offering O
prime O
- O
time O
programming O
to O
independent O
stations O
two O
nights O
a O
week O
. O

BankAmerica B-ORG
's O
profit O
jumped O
34 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

The O
rapid O
recovery O
continued O
to O
be O
fueled O
by O
growth O
in O
consumer O
loans O
, O
higher O
interest O
margins O
and O
only O
minor O
loan O
losses O
. O

Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
short O
interest O
fell O
4.2 O
% O
for O
the O
month O
ended O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
the O
second O
decline O
in O
a O
row O
. O

Borrowed O
shares O
on O
the O
Amex O
rose O
to O
another O
record O
. O

Bell B-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG
posted O
a O
strong O
earnings O
gain O
for O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
as O
did O
Southern B-ORG
New I-ORG
England I-ORG
Telecommunications I-ORG
. O

But O
Nynex B-ORG
, O
Pacific B-ORG
Telesis I-ORG
and O
U B-ORG
S I-ORG
West I-ORG
had O
lower O
profits O
. O

B.A.T B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
won O
shareholder O
approval O
for O
a O
defensive O
restructuring O
to O
fend O
off O
Sir O
James O
Goldsmith O
. O

American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
's O
profit O
climbed O
21 O
% O
in O
the O
quarter O
, O
aided O
by O
a O
surge O
in O
its O
travel O
business O
and O
despite O
a O
big O
rise O
in O
Third B-LOC
World I-LOC
loan O
reserves O
. O

Markets O
-- O

Stocks O
: O
Volume O
198,120,000 O
shares O
. O

Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
industrials O
2683.20 O
, O
up O
39.55 O
; O
transportation O
1263.51 O
, O
up O
15.64 O
; O
utilities O
215.42 O
, O
up O
1.45 O
. O

Bonds O
: O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
index O
3398.65 O
, O
up O

Commodities O
: O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
futures O
index O
130.13 O
, O
up O
0.23 O
; O
spot O
index O
130.46 O
, O
up O
0.10 O
. O

Dollar O
: O
141.70 O
yen O
, O
up O
0.25 O
; O
1.8470 O
marks O
, O
off O
0.0015 O
. O

VIACOM O
Inc. O
's O
loss O
narrowed O
to O
$ O
21.7 O
million O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
from O
$ O
56.9 O
million O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

Thursday O
's O
edition O
misstated O
the O
narrowing O
. O

-LRB- O
During O
its O
centennial O
year O
, O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
will O
report O
events O
of O
the O
past O
century O
that O
stand O
as O
milestones O
of O
American B-NORP
business O
history O
. O
-RRB- O

PUTS O
AND O
CALLS O
, O
STOCK O
MARKET O
PATOIS O
for O
options O
to O
sell O
or O
buy O
a O
company O
's O
shares O
, O
were O
long O
an O
arcane O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
art O
best O
left O
to O
the O
experts O
, O
who O
used O
them O
either O
as O
a O
hedge O
or O
for O
pure O
speculation O
. O

Options O
lost O
some O
of O
their O
mystery O
in O
1973 O
when O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
set O
up O
a O
special O
exchange O
to O
deal O
in O
them O
. O

Until O
then O
, O
options O
had O
been O
traded O
only O
in O
the O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
market O
, O
mostly O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
and O
in O
an O
almost O
invisible O
secondary O
market O
operating O
chiefly O
by O
telephone O
. O

The O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
, O
the O
No. O
1 O
U.S. B-GPE
grain O
market O
, O
had O
long O
chafed O
under O
the O
attention O
won O
by O
its O
innovative O
archrival O
, O
the O
livestock O
- O
dealing O
Mercantile B-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

So O
the O
men O
who O
ran O
the O
grain O
pits O
listened O
when O
Joseph B-PERSON
Sullivan I-PERSON
, O
a O
35 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
former O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
newsman O
, O
offered O
them O
the O
idea O
of O
all O
- O
options O
trading O
. O

After O
four O
year O
of O
tinkering O
and O
$ O
2.4 O
million O
in O
seed O
money O
, O
the O
board O
set O
up O
the O
new O
marketplace O
, O
titled O
it O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Board I-ORG
Options I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
and O
named O
Sullivan B-GPE
its O
first O
president O
. O

The O
beginnings O
were O
modest O
. O

The O
CBOE O
opened O
for O
business O
on O
April O
26 O
, O
1973 O
, O
in O
what O
had O
been O
a O
Board O
of O
Trade O
lunchroom O
. O

It O
listed O
just O
16 O
options O
to O
buy O
a O
`` O
pilot O
list O
'' O
of O
stocks O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

-LRB- O
Puts O
, O
or O
sell O
options O
, O
would O
not O
be O
added O
until O
1977 O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
282 O
members O
had O
paid O
$ O
10,000 O
apiece O
for O
seats O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
1989 O
price O
: O
$ O
250,000 O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
first O
day O
's O
business O
was O
911 O
contracts O
-LRB- O
each O
for O
100 O
shares O
of O
one O
of O
the O
listed O
stocks O
-RRB- O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
1973 O
, O
the O
number O
of O
`` O
underlying O
'' O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
stocks O
had O
been O
increased O
to O
50 O
and O
the O
options O
exchange O
had O
run O
up O
volume O
of O
1.1 O
million O
contracts O
. O

A O
year O
later O
, O
it O
was O
5.7 O
million O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
more O
than O
1,800 O
traders O
on O
the O
CBOE O
bought O
and O
sold O
112 O
million O
contracts O
on O
178 O
listed O
stocks O
, O
60 O
% O
of O
all O
U.S. B-GPE
listed O
options O
trading O
. O

The O
new O
exchange O
drew O
instant O
recognition O
from O
an O
unwelcome O
quarter O
. O

The O
government O
, O
campaigning O
against O
fixed O
brokerage O
commissions O
, O
promptly O
sued O
the O
CBOE O
over O
its O
minimum O
- O
fee O
system O
. O

EMPIRE B-ORG
PENCIL I-ORG
, O
later O
called O
Empire B-ORG
- I-ORG
Berol I-ORG
, O
developed O
the O
plastic O
pencil O
in O
1973 O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
Centennial B-ORG
Journal I-ORG
misstated O
the O
company O
's O
name O
. O

The O
federal O
response O
to O
California B-GPE
's O
earthquake O
crisis O
was O
marred O
by O
coast O
- O
to O
- O
coast O
name O
- O
calling O
between O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
Mayor O
Art O
Agnos O
. O

Mr. O
Agnos O
complained O
that O
he O
was O
`` O
ticked O
off O
'' O
that O
Vice O
President O
Dan O
Quayle O
, O
who O
toured O
the O
earthquake O
site O
Wednesday O
, O
did O
n't O
schedule O
a O
private O
meeting O
with O
him O
. O

The O
mayor O
said O
the O
Quayle B-PERSON
visit O
was O
`` O
a O
publicity O
stunt O
. O
'' O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
Mr. O
Quayle O
's O
staff O
had O
invited O
the O
mayor O
to O
two O
meetings O
of O
the O
vice O
president O
and O
groups O
of O
local O
officials O
and O
had O
offered O
to O
dispatch O
a O
helicopter O
to O
pick O
him O
up O
. O

Mr. O
Agnos O
declined O
the O
invitations O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
. O

Marlin B-PERSON
Fitzwater I-PERSON
, O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
press O
secretary O
, O
also O
asserted O
that O
Mr. O
Agnos O
had O
failed O
to O
return O
telephone O
calls O
from O
John B-PERSON
Sununu I-PERSON
, O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
chief O
of O
staff O
. O

`` O
We O
regret O
very O
much O
that O
the O
mayor O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
has O
decided O
not O
to O
cooperate O
with O
us O
on O
this O
matter O
in O
making O
sure O
that O
there O
is O
adequate O
federal O
support O
for O
the O
disaster O
in O
his O
city O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Fitzwater O
said O
. O

By O
late O
yesterday O
, O
both O
sides O
appeared O
prepared O
to O
bury O
the O
hatchet O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
announced O
that O
Mr. O
Agnos O
, O
along O
with O
the O
mayors O
of O
Oakland B-GPE
and O
Alameda B-GPE
, O
are O
to O
accompany O
President O
Bush O
on O
a O
tour O
of O
the O
earthquake O
area O
today O
. O

And O
one O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
official O
reported O
that O
Mr. O
Agnos O
had O
been O
`` O
very O
helpful O
'' O
in O
making O
arrangements O
for O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
hastily O
scheduled O
trip O
to O
California B-GPE
. O

Robert B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Oswald I-PERSON
, O
chief O
financial O
officer O
and O
a O
director O
of O
this O
natural O
- O
gas O
pipeline O
company O
, O
was O
elected O
to O
the O
additional O
position O
of O
executive O
vice O
president O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
O'Donnell I-PERSON
, O
executive O
vice O
president O
of O
a O
Columbia B-GPE
unit O
, O
was O
named O
assistant O
chief O
financial O
officer O
and O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
parent O
company O
. O

The O
appointments O
take O
effect O
Nov. O
1 O
. O

Both O
men O
are O
44 O
years O
old O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Harris I-PERSON
, O
53 O
, O
was O
named O
executive O
vice O
president O
, O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
for O
the B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
the O
business O
newspaper O
published O
by O
this O
company O
that O
also O
has O
interests O
in O
book O
publishing O
, O
fine O
china O
, O
oil O
services O
and O
investment O
banking O
. O

Mr. O
Harris O
had O
been O
vice O
president O
for O
the O
newspaper O
's O
advertising O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

He O
takes O
additional O
responsibility O
for O
newspaper O
sales O
and O
distribution O
of O
the B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Times I-ORG
in O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

Laurance B-PERSON
V. I-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
, O
44 O
, O
who O
had O
been O
director O
for O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
resigned O
to O
pursue O
other O
business O
interests O
and O
do O
some O
consulting O
. O

Sir O
Richard O
Butler O
, O
60 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
chairman O
of O
Agricola B-ORG
-LRB- O
U.K B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Ltd. O
, O
was O
named O
chairman O
of O
County B-ORG
NatWest I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
the O
investment O
management O
subsidiary O
of O
County B-ORG
NatWest I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
the O
investment O
banking O
arm O
of O
this O
British B-NORP
bank O
. O

Sir O
Richard O
succeeds O
John B-PERSON
Plastow I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
in O
July O
. O

Sir O
Richard O
is O
also O
a O
non-executive O
director O
at O
National B-ORG
Westminister I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
NatWest B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Ltd I-ORG
. O

Aussedat B-ORG
Rey I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
a O
French B-NORP
paper O
producer O
, O
said O
it O
concluded O
an O
agreement O
with O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Fuji B-ORG
Photo I-ORG
Film I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
that O
will O
allow O
Aussedat B-ORG
Rey I-ORG
to O
manufacture O
and O
sell O
thermal O
paper O
using O
Fuji B-ORG
technology O
. O

Aussedat B-ORG
Rey I-ORG
is O
a O
leading O
French B-NORP
maker O
of O
copying O
and O
electronic O
printing O
paper O
. O

Thermal O
paper O
is O
used O
in O
facsimile O
machines O
. O

Terms O
of O
the O
agreement O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Aussedat B-ORG
Rey I-ORG
's O
move O
follows O
similar O
technology O
- O
licensing O
agreements O
between O
Japanese B-NORP
producers O
of O
thermal O
paper O
and O
European B-NORP
paper O
groups O
. O

USX B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
declined O
a O
United B-ORG
Steelworkers I-ORG
request O
for O
a O
reopening O
of O
its O
four O
- O
year O
labor O
contract O
that O
is O
due O
to O
expire O
Jan. O
31 O
, O
1991 O
. O

The O
union O
on O
Oct. O
5 O
requested O
that O
the O
contract O
be O
reopened O
to O
restore O
all O
pay O
and O
benefits O
that O
the O
union O
gave O
up O
in O
the O
1982 O
- O
83 O
and O
1986 O
- O
87 O
rounds O
of O
bargaining O
. O

A O
United B-ORG
Steelworkers I-ORG
spokeman O
said O
Lynn B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
, O
the O
union O
's O
president O
, O
was O
out O
of O
town O
. O

The O
union O
wo O
n't O
respond O
to O
the O
USX O
statement O
until O
Mr. O
Williams O
has O
studied O
it O
, O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Lonrho B-ORG
PLC I-ORG
of O
Britain B-GPE
is O
to O
come O
to O
the O
rescue O
of O
the O
French B-NORP
distribution O
group O
Societe B-ORG
Commerciale I-ORG
de O
l'Ouest O
Africaine O
in O
an O
operation O
that O
has O
been O
engineered O
with O
the O
Paribas O
financial O
group O
, O
Societe B-ORG
Commerciale I-ORG
's O
main O
shareholder O
. O

The O
announcement O
came O
as O
Societe B-ORG
Commerciale I-ORG
, O
a O
trading O
company O
with O
activities O
in O
more O
than O
40 O
countries O
, O
reported O
a O
loss O
of O
320.5 O
million O
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
51 O
million O
-RRB- O
for O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
this O
year O
, O
partly O
because O
of O
provisions O
on O
future O
losses O
. O

The O
rescue O
operation O
will O
consist O
of O
a O
capital O
boost O
for O
Societe B-ORG
Commerciale I-ORG
of O
one O
billion O
francs O
through O
issues O
of O
new O
shares O
and O
convertible O
bonds O
. O

Cie O
. O
Financiere O
de O
Paribas B-ORG
said O
it O
intends O
to O
transfer O
its O
30 O
% O
shareholding O
in O
Societe B-ORG
Commerciale I-ORG
to O
a O
new O
company O
which O
will O
be O
jointly O
owned O
with O
Lonrho B-ORG
. O

This O
will O
give O
Paribas B-ORG
and O
Lonrho B-ORG
joint O
control O
of O
Societe B-ORG
Commerciale I-ORG
. O

Paribas B-ORG
said O
Lonrho B-ORG
will O
participate O
in O
the O
forthcoming O
capital O
boost O
for O
Societe B-ORG
Commerciale I-ORG
. O

Couple O
Counseling O
Grows O
to O
Defuse O
Stress O

MORE O
EXECUTIVES O
and O
their O
spouses O
are O
seeking O
counseling O
as O
work O
and O
family O
pressures O
mount O
. O

Some O
employers O
initiate O
referrals O
, O
especially O
if O
work O
problems O
threaten O
a O
top O
manager O
's O
job O
. O

Many O
couples O
`` O
are O
like O
ships O
passing O
in O
the O
night O
, O
'' O
a O
communications O
gulf O
that O
sparks O
problems O
on O
the O
job O
and O
at O
home O
, O
says O
psychologist O
Harry B-PERSON
Levinson I-PERSON
. O

His O
Levinson B-ORG
Institute I-ORG
in O
Belmont B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
has O
seen O
in O
recent O
years O
a O
doubling O
in O
the O
number O
of O
executives O
and O
spouses O
at O
its O
weeklong O
counseling O
program O
. O

Employers O
foot O
the O
bill O
, O
he O
says O
, O
figuring O
what O
's O
good O
for O
the O
couple O
is O
good O
for O
the O
company O
. O

One O
East B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
manufacturing O
executive O
, O
faced O
with O
a O
job O
transfer O
his O
wife O
resented O
, O
found O
that O
counseling O
helped O
them O
both O
come O
to O
grips O
with O
the O
move O
. O

And O
the O
vice O
president O
of O
a O
large O
Midwestern O
company O
realized O
that O
an O
abrasive O
temperament O
threatened O
his O
career O
when O
his O
wife O
confided O
that O
similar O
behavior O
at O
home O
harmed O
their O
marriage O
. O

More O
dual O
- O
career O
couples O
also O
are O
getting O
help O
, O
with O
men O
increasingly O
bringing O
their O
working O
wives O
for O
joint O
counseling O
. O

`` O
The O
level O
of O
stress O
for O
a O
woman O
is O
often O
so O
high O
, O
it O
's O
the O
husband O
who O
says O
, O
` O
I O
'm O
worried O
about O
her O
, O
' O
'' O
says O
psychologist O
Marjorie B-PERSON
Hansen I-PERSON
Shaevitz I-PERSON
. O

Her O
Institute O
for O
Family B-PRODUCT
and O
Work O
Relationships O
in O
La B-GPE
Jolla I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
has O
noted O
a O
doubling O
in O
the O
number O
of O
couples O
seeking O
help O
the O
past O
two O
years O
. O

`` O
No O
matter O
how O
competent O
and O
smart O
you O
both O
are O
, O
the O
relationship O
almost O
certainly O
will O
erode O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
time O
to O
talk O
, O
to O
have O
fun O
and O
to O
be O
sexual O
, O
'' O
says O
Ms. O
Shaevitz O
. O

She O
urges O
client O
couples O
to O
begin O
a O
`` O
detoxification O
'' O
period O
, O
purging O
social O
and O
other O
nonproductive O
activities O
and O
setting O
time O
apart O
for O
themselves O
. O

`` O
Putting O
those O
times O
on O
the O
calendar O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
, O
`` O
is O
as O
important O
as O
remembering O
business O
appointments O
. O
'' O

Power O
of O
Suggestion O
Stronger O
in O
Japan B-GPE

HERE O
'S O
ONE O
more O
explanation O
for O
why O
Japan B-GPE
is O
a O
tough O
industrial O
competitor O
: O
Two O
of O
three O
Japanese B-NORP
employees O
submit O
suggestions O
to O
save O
money O
, O
increase O
efficiency O
and O
boost O
morale O
, O
while O
only O
8 O
% O
of O
American B-NORP
workers O
do O
. O

And O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
make O
far O
more O
suggestions O
-- O
2,472 O
per O
100 O
eligible O
employees O
vs. O
only O
13 O
per O
100 O
employees O
in O
the O

Data O
for O
1987 O
from O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Suggestion O
Systems O
and O
the B-ORG
Japan I-ORG
Human I-ORG
Relations I-ORG
Association I-ORG
also O
indicate O
that O
Japanese B-NORP
employers O
adopt O
four O
of O
five O
suggestions O
, O
while O
their O
U.S. B-GPE
counterparts O
accept O
just O
one O
in O
four O
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
small O
suggestions O
are O
encouraged O
. O

Each O
new O
employee O
is O
expected O
to O
submit O
four O
daily O
in O
the O
first O
few O
months O
on O
the O
job O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
companies O
tend O
to O
favor O
suggestions O
`` O
that O
go O
for O
the O
home O
runs O
, O
'' O
says O
Gary B-PERSON
Floss I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
corporate O
quality O
at O
Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

That O
helps O
explain O
why O
American B-NORP
employers O
grant O
an O
average O
award O
of O
$ O
604.72 O
per O
suggestion O
, O
while O
Japan B-GPE
's O
payment O
is O
$ O
3.23 O
. O

Still O
, O
suggestions O
' O
net O
savings O
per O
100 O
employees O
is O
$ O
274,475 O
in O
Japan B-GPE
vs. O
$ O
24,891 O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

U.S. B-GPE
companies O
developing O
management O
teams O
are O
wrestling O
with O
how O
to O
handle O
individual O
suggestion O
systems O
. O

Control B-ORG
Data I-ORG
, O
for O
one O
, O
plays O
down O
its O
employee O
suggestion O
program O
because O
it O
favors O
the O
team O
- O
management O
focus O
. O

Merger O
Fallout O
: O
Beware O
Employee O
Dishonesty O

CORPORATE O
security O
directors O
increasingly O
worry O
that O
merger O
mania O
spawns O
a O
rise O
in O
employee O
dishonesty O
. O

A O
Security B-ORG
magazine O
survey O
places O
the O
effect O
of O
takeovers O
and O
buy O
- O
outs O
among O
the O
industry O
's O
10 O
biggest O
challenges O
. O

`` O
If O
it O
causes O
management O
to O
take O
their O
eye O
off O
the O
ball O
, O
inventory O
shrinkage O
is O
going O
to O
be O
affected O
, O
'' O
says O
Lewis B-PERSON
Shealy I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
for O
loss O
prevention O
at O
Marshall B-ORG
Field I-ORG
's O
, O
the O
department O
store O
chain O
. O

A O
separate O
study O
of O
the O
extent O
of O
employee O
misconduct O
linked O
general O
job O
satisfaction O
to O
property O
loss O
. O

Co-author O
Richard B-PERSON
Hollinger I-PERSON
cites O
what O
happened O
at O
one O
family O
- O
owned O
company O
absorbed O
by O
a O
foreign O
giant O
. O

Pilferage O
climbed O
dramatically O
as O
many O
angry O
employees O
`` O
felt O
abandoned O
by O
the O
former O
owners O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
University O
of O
Florida B-GPE
sociologist O
. O

But O
top O
management O
should O
watch O
for O
other O
tell O
- O
tale O
signs O
of O
employee O
misdeeds O
, O
like O
expense O
- O
account O
fudging O
and O
phone O
misuse O
. O

Security O
consultant O
Dennis B-PERSON
Dalton I-PERSON
of O
Ventura B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
thinks O
mergers O
often O
trigger O
longer O
lunch O
hours O
and O
increased O
absenteeism O
, O
conduct O
which O
can O
sap O
the O
bottom O
line O
more O
than O
thefts O
. O

New O
management O
can O
take O
several O
steps O
to O
reduce O
dishonesty O
. O

Most O
important O
, O
experts O
say O
, O
is O
to O
show O
that O
a O
company O
's O
ethical O
tone O
is O
set O
at O
the O
top O
. O

Mr. O
Dalton O
also O
recommends O
that O
the O
chief O
executive O
establish O
a O
rumor O
control O
center O
and O
move O
swiftly O
to O
bolster O
morale O
. O

Consultant O
John B-PERSON
Keller I-PERSON
of O
Southlake B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
urges O
that O
top O
management O
adopt O
a O
`` O
tough O
hands O
- O
on O
approach O
'' O
with O
very O
tight O
controls O
and O
monitoring O
. O

And O
security O
authority O
Robert B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Duston I-PERSON
favors O
disciplining O
all O
employees O
who O
cheat O
. O

Firms O
Walk O
Fine O
Line O
In O
Distributing O
Profits O

ARE O
CORPORATE O
profits O
distributed O
fairly O
? O

A O
survey O
by O
Sirota O
, O
Alper O
& O
Pfau O
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
consulting O
firm O
, O
underscores O
the O
difficulty O
for O
top O
management O
in O
satisfying O
employees O
and O
investors O
on O
that O
score O
. O

Nearly O
seven O
of O
10 O
investors O
think O
companies O
reinvest O
`` O
too O
little O
'' O
of O
their O
profits O
in O
the O
business O
. O

And O
half O
the O
employees O
surveyed O
think O
companies O
dole O
out O
too O
little O
to O
them O
. O

But O
both O
see O
a O
common O
enemy O
: O
About O
66 O
% O
of O
employees O
and O
73 O
% O
of O
investors O
think O
senior O
managers O
get O
too O
big O
a O
slice O
of O
the O
profit O
pie O
. O

TransAtlantic B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
British B-NORP
- O
based O
, O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
- O
controlled O
financial O
services O
investment O
group O
, O
and O
France B-GPE
's O
Societe O
Centrale O
Union O
des O
Assurances O
de O
Paris B-GPE
reached O
an O
accord O
effectively O
reducing O
chances O
of O
an O
unfriendly O
takeover O
for O
Sun B-ORG
Life I-ORG
Assurance I-ORG
Society I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
. O

In O
a O
joint O
statement O
, O
the O
two O
companies O
, O
whose O
combined O
holdings O
equal O
52.7 O
% O
of O
Sun B-ORG
Life I-ORG
's O
ordinary O
shares O
, O
said O
their O
agreement O
is O
aimed O
at O
reducing O
`` O
the O
uncertainty O
and O
instability O
for O
Sun B-ORG
Life I-ORG
that O
has O
resulted O
from O
two O
major O
shareholders O
owning O
'' O
a O
controlling O
interest O
in O
the O
company O
. O

TransAtlantic B-ORG
, O
whose O
Transol B-ORG
Investments I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
unit O
owns O
the O
largest O
minority O
stake O
in O
Sun B-ORG
Life I-ORG
, O
has O
agreed O
not O
to O
make O
a O
takeover O
bid O
for O
the O
British B-NORP
life O
insurer O
without O
the O
prior O
consent O
of O
the O
French B-NORP
company O
, O
known O
as O
UAP B-ORG
. O

In O
return O
, O
the O
agreement O
would O
force O
UAP B-ORG
to O
buy O
TransAtlantic B-ORG
's O
29.8 O
% O
holding O
in O
Sun B-ORG
Life I-ORG
or O
sell O
its O
22.9 O
% O
stake O
to O
TransAtlantic B-ORG
at O
a O
price O
set O
by O
Transatlantic B-ORG
. O

Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
said O
its O
bids O
for O
Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Guber B-ORG
- I-ORG
Peters I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
have O
been O
cleared O
by O
federal O
antitrust O
regulators O
. O

The O
Japanese B-NORP
company O
said O
the O
waiting O
period O
under O
the O
Hart O
- O
Scott B-GPE
- O
Rodino O
antitrust O
act O
for O
the O
$ O
3.4 O
billion O
bid O
for O
Columbia B-GPE
and O
the O
$ O
200 O
million O
offer O
for O
Guber B-ORG
- I-ORG
Peters I-ORG
expired O
Monday O
. O

Sony B-ORG
has O
agreed O
to O
buy O
both O
companies O
, O
but O
is O
in O
a O
legal O
battle O
with O
Warner B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
over O
the O
services O
of O
producers O
Peter B-PERSON
Guber I-PERSON
and O
Jon B-PERSON
Peters I-PERSON
. O

In O
a O
filing O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
, O
Sony B-ORG
also O
said O
two O
more O
suits O
have O
been O
filed O
opposing O
the O
company O
's O
agreement O
to O
buy O
Columbia B-GPE
. O

Sony B-ORG
added O
that O
a O
hearing O
has O
been O
set O
for O
Thursday O
in O
the B-ORG
Delaware I-ORG
Chancery I-ORG
Court I-ORG
in O
one O
of O
the O
suits O
. O

This O
magazine O
and O
book O
publisher O
said O
three O
men O
were O
elected O
directors O
, O
increasing O
the O
board O
to O
10 O
. O

They O
are O
: O
James B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Eiszner I-PERSON
, O
62 O
years O
old O
and O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
CPC B-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
; O
Robert B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Schwartz I-PERSON
, O
61 O
, O
chairman O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Metropolitan B-ORG
Life I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
and O
Walter B-PERSON
V. I-PERSON
Shipley I-PERSON
, O
53 O
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Chemical B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Hotel B-ORG
Investors I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
and O
its O
affiliate O
, O
Hotel B-ORG
Investors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
companies O
plan O
to O
sell O
all O
of O
the O
hotels O
the O
companies O
own O
and O
operate O
, O
except O
for O
two O
hotel O
- O
casinos O
in O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
, O
Nev B-GPE
. O

The O
hotels O
and O
management O
interests O
will O
be O
sold O
at O
an O
auction O
, O
said O
John B-PERSON
Rothman I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
the O
trust O
and O
a O
director O
of O
the O
corporation O
. O

Value O
of O
the O
properties O
and O
management O
interests O
was O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

In O
all O
, O
the O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
- O
based O
trust O
plans O
to O
sell O
its O
interests O
in O
36 O
hotels O
, O
while O
the O
corporation O
will O
sell O
its O
management O
interests O
in O
32 O
of O
those O
properties O
. O

Excluded O
from O
the O
sale O
are O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
trust O
and O
the O
corporation O
in O
two O
Las B-GPE
Vegas I-GPE
hotel O
- O
casinos O
. O

After O
completing O
the O
sale O
and O
paying O
debts O
, O
the O
trust O
and O
corporation O
will O
consider O
a O
number O
of O
options O
including O
a O
stock O
repurchase O
, O
payment O
of O
special O
dividend O
or O
investment O
in O
more O
gaming O
properties O
. O

The O
companies O
will O
retain O
their O
current O
regular O
quarterly O
dividend O
of O
25 O
cents O
during O
the O
sale O
process O
, O
Mr. O
Rothman O
said O
. O

For O
the O
first O
six O
months O
, O
the O
trust O
and O
corporation O
had O
a O
net O
loss O
of O
$ O
244,000 O
. O

International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
MCA B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
they O
agreed O
to O
sell O
their O
Discovision B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
joint O
venture O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
units O
of O
Pioneer B-ORG
Electronic I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
for O
$ O
200 O
million O
. O

The O
joint O
venture O
licenses O
a O
portfolio O
of O
about O
1,400 O
patents O
and O
patent O
applications O
relating O
to O
optical O
- O
disk O
recording O
technology O
. O

IBM B-ORG
and O
MCA B-ORG
formed O
Discovision B-ORG
in O
1979 O
to O
make O
laser O
- O
read O
optical O
products O
. O

But O
the O
partners O
did O
n't O
believe O
the O
market O
for O
the O
systems O
was O
developing O
as O
rapidly O
as O
they O
had O
hoped O
. O

After O
reportedly O
investing O
$ O
100 O
million O
in O
the O
business O
, O
Discovision B-ORG
ceased O
manufacturing O
operations O
in O
1982 O
and O
sold O
many O
of O
its O
assets O
to O
Tokyo B-GPE
- O
based O
Pioneer B-ORG
, O
among O
others O
. O

Discovision B-ORG
now O
has O
world O
- O
wide O
license O
agreements O
with O
major O
manufacturers O
covering O
CD O
audio O
disks O
, O
audio O
disk O
players O
, O
videodisks O
and O
videodisk O
players O
. O

It O
also O
licenses O
optically O
based O
data O
storage O
and O
retrieval O
devices O
. O

James B-PERSON
N. I-PERSON
Fiedler I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Discovision B-ORG
and O
a O
vice O
president O
of O
MCA B-ORG
, O
said O
that O
IBM B-ORG
and O
MCA B-ORG
had O
n't O
planned O
to O
sell O
the O
joint O
venture O
, O
which O
is O
now O
profitable O
, O
but O
that O
Pioneer B-ORG
approached O
Discovision B-ORG
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

He O
said O
it O
is O
n't O
certain O
whether O
Discovision B-ORG
's O
current O
management O
will O
remain O
when O
Pioneer B-ORG
buys O
the O
company O
. O

The O
agreement O
is O
contingent O
on O
certain O
government O
approvals O
and O
should O
be O
completed O
later O
this O
year O
. O

Computer B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
El B-GPE
Segundo I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
said O
the O
National O
Aeronautics O
and O
Space O
Administration O
will O
negotiate O
details O
of O
a O
contract O
valued O
at O
about O
$ O
170 O
million O
to O
provide O
software O
for O
the B-ORG
Ames I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Center I-ORG
. O

Included O
in O
the O
three O
- O
year O
contract O
are O
options O
for O
two O
one O
- O
year O
renewals O
. O

NASA B-ORG
awarded O
the O
contract O
to O
CSC B-ORG
in O
November O
but O
an O
appeal O
by O
Sterling B-ORG
Software I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Dallas B-GPE
sent O
the O
contract O
to O
the O
General O
Services O
Administration O
Board O
of O
Contract O
Appeals O
and O
the O
board O
required O
NASA B-ORG
to O
re-evaluate O
bidders O
' O
proposals O
. O

Sterling B-GPE
had O
completed O
a O
five O
- O
year O
contract O
for O
NASA B-ORG
but O
lost O
its O
bid O
for O
renewal O
. O

As O
directed O
by O
the O
board O
, O
NASA B-ORG
completed O
the O
evaluation O
and O
again O
chose O
CSC B-ORG
. O

For O
its O
fiscal O
year O
ended O
March O
31 O
, O
CSC B-ORG
had O
revenue O
of O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Gintel I-PERSON
, O
senior O
partner O
of O
a O
Greenwich B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
investment O
firm O
, O
said O
he O
plans O
to O
launch O
a O
proxy O
fight O
against O
the O
board O
of O
Boston B-GPE
- O
based O
Xtra B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Gintel O
, O
head O
of O
Gintel O
& O
Co. O
, O
said O
he O
plans O
to O
conduct O
a O
proxy O
contest O
to O
elect O
a O
majority O
of O
Xtra B-ORG
's O
board O
at O
the O
next O
annual O
stockholders O
meeting O
. O

Xtra B-ORG
, O
a O
transportation O
leasing O
company O
, O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
it O
would O
have O
no O
comment O
on O
Mr. O
Gintel O
's O
plans O
until O
`` O
further O
information O
has O
been O
disclosed O
by O
him O
. O
'' O

The O
company O
also O
said O
its O
1990 O
annual O
meeting O
has O
not O
been O
scheduled O
. O

Mr. O
Gintel O
owns O
300,000 O
of O
the O
company O
's O
6.3 O
million O
common O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

Xtra B-ORG
said O
it O
recently O
bought O
back O
approximately O
55,000 O
of O
its O
shares O
pursuant O
to O
its O
existing O
authorization O
to O
acquire O
as O
many O
as O
650,000 O
shares O
. O

Mr. O
Gintel O
has O
filed O
suit O
in O
Delaware B-ORG
Chancery I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
seeking O
to O
block O
Xtra B-ORG
's O
anti-takeover O
tactic O
. O

In O
a O
filing O
with O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
, O
Mr. O
Gintel O
said O
Xtra B-ORG
`` O
has O
pursued O
business O
strategies O
that O
are O
n't O
in O
the O
best O
interest O
of O
stockholders O
. O

Outside O
the O
white O
- O
walled O
headquarters O
of O
the O
socalled O
Society B-ORG
of O
Orange B-ORG
Workers I-ORG
, O
all O
seems O
normal O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
's O
abnormal O
society O
. O

A O
pickup O
truck O
driven O
by O
a O
white O
farmer O
rumbles O
past O
with O
a O
load O
of O
black O
workers O
bouncing O
in O
the O
back O
. O

Over O
at O
Conradies B-ORG
, O
the O
general O
store O
, O
a O
black O
stock O
boy O
scurries O
to O
help O
an O
elderly O
white O
woman O
with O
her O
packages O
. O

Down O
the O
street O
, O
a O
car O
pulls O
into O
the O
Shell O
station O
and O
is O
surrounded O
by O
black O
attendants O
. O

But O
inside O
the O
white O
walls O
of O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
' O
office O
-- O
just O
about O
the O
largest O
building O
in O
town O
, O
save O
for O
the B-ORG
Dutch I-ORG
Reformed I-ORG
Church I-ORG
and O
the O
school O
-- O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
's O
neat O
racial O
order O
is O
awry O
. O

A O
dozen O
white O
office O
workers O
fold O
newsletters O
and O
stuff O
them O
into O
envelopes O
. O

White O
women O
serve O
tea O
and O
coffee O
, O
and O
then O
wash O
the O
cups O
and O
saucers O
afterwards O
. O

White O
children O
empty O
the O
wastepaper O
baskets O
and O
squeegee O
the O
windows O
. O

There O
is O
n't O
a O
black O
worker O
in O
sight O
. O

Not O
in O
the O
kitchen O
, O
or O
the O
storeroom O
or O
the O
book O
shop O
. O

`` O
If O
we O
want O
to O
have O
our O
own O
nation O
, O
then O
we O
must O
be O
willing O
to O
do O
all O
the O
work O
ourselves O
, O
'' O
says O
Hendrik B-PERSON
Verwoerd I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
son O
of O
the O
former O
prime O
minister O
and O
the O
leader O
of O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
, O
founded O
in O
1980 O
. O

They O
do O
indeed O
want O
their O
own O
nation O
. O

The O
pillars O
of O
apartheid O
may O
be O
trembling O
in O
the O
rest O
of O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
with O
Johannesburg B-GPE
opening O
its O
public O
facilities O
to O
all O
races O
, O
blacks O
storming O
the O
all O
- O
white O
beaches O
of O
the O
Cape O
and O
the O
government O
releasing O
seven O
leaders O
of O
the O
banned O
African B-ORG
National I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
. O

But O
here O
in O
Morgenzon B-GPE
, O
a O
sleepy O
town O
amid O
the O
corn O
fields O
of O
the O
eastern O
Transvaal B-LOC
, O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
are O
holding O
the O
pillars O
steady O
. O

The B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
-- O
who O
take O
their O
name O
from O
William B-PERSON
of O
Orange O
of O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
, O
a O
hero O
of O
the O
Dutch B-NORP
- O
descended O
Afrikaners B-NORP
-- O
believe O
that O
the O
solution O
to O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
's O
racial O
problems O
is O
n't O
the O
abolition O
of O
apartheid O
, O
it O
's O
the O
perfection O
of O
apartheid O
-- O
complete O
and O
total O
separation O
of O
the O
races O
. O

Here O
, O
then O
, O
is O
where O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
have O
come O
to O
make O
apartheid O
's O
last O
stand O
. O

Their O
idea O
is O
to O
create O
a O
city O
, O
first O
, O
and O
then O
an O
entire O
nation O
-- O
without O
blacks O
. O

This O
may O
seem O
to O
be O
a O
preposterous O
and O
utterly O
futile O
effort O
in O
Africa B-GPE
. O

And O
the O
fact O
that O
there O
are O
only O
3,000 O
card O
- O
carrying O
Orange B-ORG
Workers I-ORG
may O
put O
them O
on O
the O
loony O
fringe O
. O

But O
their O
ideal O
of O
an O
Afrikaner O
homeland O
, O
an O
all O
- O
white O
reserve O
to O
be O
carved O
out O
of O
present O
- O
day O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
is O
a O
mainstream O
desire O
of O
the O
right O
- O
wing O
, O
which O
embraces O
about O
one O
- O
third O
of O
the O
country O
's O
five O
million O
whites O
. O

Afrikaner O
philosophers O
and O
theologians O
have O
long O
ruminated O
on O
the O
need O
for O
a O
white O
homeland O
. O

The B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
are O
just O
putting O
this O
preaching O
into O
practice O
. O

Thus O
, O
farmer O
Johan B-PERSON
Fischer I-PERSON
, O
his O
T O
- O
shirt O
and O
jeans O
covered O
in O
grease O
, O
crawls O
around O
under O
his O
planter O
, O
tightening O
bolts O
and O
fixing O
dents O
. O

On O
almost O
every O
other O
farm O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
black O
workers O
do O
the O
repairs O
. O

But O
not O
here O
. O

Mr. O
Fischer O
plows O
his O
own O
fields O
, O
sows O
his O
own O
corn O
and O
sunflowers O
, O
and O
feeds O
his O
own O
sheep O
. O

Over O
at O
the O
fiberglass O
factory O
, O
four O
white O
workers O
assemble O
water O
tanks O
on O
their O
own O
, O
and O
in O
their O
spare O
time O
they O
build O
townhouses O
across O
the O
road O
. O

On O
Main B-FAC
Street I-FAC
, O
Alida B-PERSON
Verwoerd I-PERSON
and O
her O
daughters O
look O
after O
the O
clothes O
and O
fabric O
shop O
, O
then O
hurry O
home O
to O
fix O
lunch O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
family O
. O

Down O
by O
the O
stream O
, O
a O
group O
of O
Orange B-ORG
Workers I-ORG
puts O
the O
finishing O
touches O
on O
a O
golf O
course O
. O

If O
whites O
want O
to O
play O
there O
by O
themselves O
, O
says O
consulting O
engineer O
Willem B-PERSON
van I-PERSON
Heerden I-PERSON
, O
whites O
should O
also O
build O
it O
by O
themselves O
. O

`` O
If O
we O
want O
to O
survive O
as O
a O
people O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
we O
have O
to O
change O
our O
way O
of O
life O
. O

The O
Afrikaner B-NORP
must O
end O
his O
reliance O
on O
others O
. O
'' O

In O
their O
quest O
to O
perfect O
apartheid O
, O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
have O
discovered O
a O
truth O
that O
most O
of O
privileged O
white O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
tries O
mightily O
to O
deny O
: O
The O
master O
ca O
n't O
become O
dependent O
on O
the O
slave O
and O
expect O
to O
remain O
master O
forever O
. O

`` O
If O
apartheid O
means O
you O
want O
cheap O
black O
labor O
and O
all O
the O
comforts O
that O
go O
with O
it O
, O
but O
you O
also O
want O
to O
exclude O
the O
blacks O
from O
social O
and O
political O
integration O
, O
then O
these O
are O
two O
contradictions O
that O
ca O
n't O
go O
on O
forever O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Verwoerd O
. O

He O
is O
sitting O
in O
his O
living O
room O
, O
beneath O
a O
huge O
portrait O
of O
his O
late O
father O
, O
Hendrik B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Verwoerd I-PERSON
, O
apartheid O
's O
architect O
and O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
prime O
minister O
from O
1958 O
to O
1966 O
. O

Somewhere O
, O
the O
son O
sighs O
, O
things O
went O
terribly O
wrong O
with O
apartheid O
; O
today O
, O
whites O
even O
rely O
on O
blacks O
to O
police O
their O
separation O
. O

`` O
People O
took O
separate O
development O
as O
an O
opportunity O
to O
use O
black O
labor O
without O
ever O
getting O
rid O
of O
it O
. O

But O
my O
father O
meant O
it O
to O
mean O
real O
separation O
, O
'' O
says O
the O
son O
. O

The B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
speak O
sincerely O
. O

`` O
We O
agree O
with O
world O
opinion O
that O
the O
status O
quo O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
is O
morally O
wrong O
, O
'' O
says O
Pieter B-PERSON
Bruwer I-PERSON
, O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
' O
chief O
scribe O
and O
pamphleteer O
. O

`` O
We O
must O
either O
integrate O
honestly O
or O
segregate O
honestly O
. O
'' O

Morgenzon B-GPE
has O
long O
been O
a O
special O
domain O
of O
Afrikanerdom O
. O

According O
to O
Mr. O
Verwoerd O
, O
the O
early O
Afrikaner O
pioneers O
were O
the O
first O
people O
to O
settle O
in O
the O
eastern O
Transvaal O
, O
even O
before O
the O
blacks O
. O

Then O
, O
when O
Morgenzon B-GPE
was O
incorporated O
in O
1908 O
, O
the O
farmer O
who O
owned O
the O
land O
stipulated O
that O
only O
whites O
could O
reside O
in O
town O
; O
blacks O
could O
work O
there O
, O
but O
they O
had O
to O
leave O
at O
night O
. O

Today O
, O
Morgenzon B-GPE
is O
a O
town O
of O
800 O
whites O
and O
two O
paved O
roads O
. O

Weeds O
push O
up O
through O
the O
cracks O
in O
the O
sidewalks O
, O
and O
many O
houses O
and O
storefronts O
are O
empty O
. O

There O
are O
few O
factories O
and O
no O
mines O
. O

It O
was O
an O
ideal O
place O
for O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
to O
start O
their O
new O
nation O
, O
unencumbered O
by O
the O
demographics O
that O
have O
undermined O
apartheid O
elsewhere O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
. O

So O
far O
, O
about O
150 O
Orange B-ORG
Workers I-ORG
have O
moved O
here O
, O
spending O
nearly O
$ O
1 O
million O
buying O
up O
property O
over O
the O
past O
three O
years O
. O

Still O
, O
complete O
and O
total O
segregation O
remains O
elusive O
. O

Just O
beyond O
the O
city O
limits O
is O
a O
shantytown O
of O
2,000 O
blacks O
who O
are O
employed O
throughout O
the O
area O
. O

Despite O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
' O
intention O
to O
put O
them O
all O
out O
of O
work O
, O
they O
are O
in O
no O
hurry O
to O
leave O
. O

A O
young O
man O
called O
July O
-LRB- O
that O
's O
when O
he O
was O
born O
-RRB- O
, O
who O
works O
at O
the O
railroad O
station O
just O
up O
the O
street O
from O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
office O
, O
points O
at O
the O
whitewalled O
building O
and O
says O
matter O
- O
of O
- O
factly O
, O
`` O
We O
're O
not O
allowed O
in O
there O
, O
that O
's O
all O
I O
know O
. O
'' O

The O
650 O
- O
or O
- O
so O
local O
whites O
who O
are O
n't O
Orange B-ORG
Workers I-ORG
are O
more O
troubled O
. O

Try O
as O
they O
might O
, O
they O
just O
ca O
n't O
conceive O
of O
life O
without O
black O
workers O
. O

`` O
Impossible O
, O
impossible O
, O
'' O
say O
the O
Conradies B-PERSON
, O
an O
elderly O
couple O
who O
have O
run O
the O
general O
store O
for O
decades O
. O

`` O
We O
ca O
n't O
do O
without O
their O
help O
, O
'' O
says O
Mrs. O
Conradie O
. O

`` O
Oh O
no O
. O

We O
need O
them O
and O
I O
thank O
God O
for O
them O
. O
'' O

Over O
at O
the O
Shell O
station O
, O
owner O
Rudi B-PERSON
van I-PERSON
Dyk I-PERSON
, O
who O
doubles O
as O
Morgenzon B-GPE
's O
mayor O
, O
worries O
that O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
have O
made O
his O
town O
the O
laughingstock O
of O
the O
nation O
. O

`` O
What O
they O
want O
us O
to O
do O
just O
is O
n't O
practical O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
noting O
that O
he O
employs O
16 O
blacks O
. O

`` O
I O
could O
n't O
afford O
to O
hire O
16 O
whites O
. O

The O
only O
Afrikaners B-NORP
who O
would O
be O
willing O
to O
work O
for O
this O
salary O
would O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
handle O
money O
. O
'' O

Back O
at O
the O
Verwoerd B-PERSON
house O
, O
Hendrik B-PERSON
Sr. I-PERSON
peers O
down O
over O
the O
shoulder O
of O
Hendrik B-PERSON
Jr I-PERSON
. O

The O
son O
believes O
that O
when O
the O
Afrikaners B-NORP
finally O
realize O
there O
is O
no O
turning O
back O
the O
integration O
of O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
society O
and O
politics O
, O
Morgenzon B-GPE
will O
boom O
. O

`` O
We O
urge O
our O
people O
not O
to O
wait O
until O
they O
have O
to O
fight O
for O
their O
own O
nation O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Verwoerd O
. O

`` O
By O
populating O
a O
place O
now O
, O
we O
make O
ourselves O
a O
power O
any O
new O
government O
will O
have O
to O
take O
into O
account O
. O
'' O

Curiously O
, O
he O
compares O
the B-ORG
Orange I-ORG
Workers I-ORG
to O
the O
ANC O
, O
which O
his O
father O
outlawed O
in O
1960 O
. O

`` O
The O
ANC O
wo O
n't O
be O
stopped O
until O
there O
is O
a O
provision O
for O
black O
aspirations O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Verwoerd O
. O

`` O
Likewise O
, O
no O
government O
will O
stop O
this O
idea O
of O
the O
Afrikaners B-NORP
. O
'' O

He O
apologizes O
for O
sounding O
pushy O
. O

`` O
Look O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
If O
the O
rest O
of O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
wants O
to O
have O
an O
integrated O
melting O
pot O
, O
that O
's O
their O
choice O
. O

We O
'll O
leave O
them O
alone O
. O

We O
just O
want O
to O
have O
our O
own O
cup O
of O
tea O
. O
'' O

And O
they O
will O
even O
serve O
it O
themselves O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG

When O
I O
was O
just O
a O
child O
And O
confronted O
by O
my O
fears O
, O
The O
things O
that O
I O
thought O
would O
get O
me O
Had O
fangs O
and O
pointed O
ears O
. O

Nothing O
much O
has O
changed O
-- O
My O
periodic O
scares O
Are O
still O
from O
hostile O
animals O
, O
Only O
now O
, O
they O
're O
bulls O
and O
bears O
. O

-- O
Pat O
D'Amico O
. O

Daffynition O

Trained O
dolphins O
: O
pur O
- O
poises O
. O

-- O
Marrill O
J. O
Pederson O
. O

Thursday O
, O
October O
19 O
, O
1989 O

The O
key O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
foreign O
annual O
interest O
rates O
below O
are O
a O
guide O
to O
general O
levels O
but O
do O
n't O
always O
represent O
actual O
transactions O
. O

PRIME O
RATE O
: O
10 O
1/2 O
% O
. O

The O
base O
rate O
on O
corporate O
loans O
at O
large O
U.S. B-GPE
money O
center O
commercial O
banks O
. O

FEDERAL O
FUNDS O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
high O
, O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
low O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
near O
closing O
bid O
, O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
offered O
. O

Reserves O
traded O
among O
commercial O
banks O
for O
overnight O
use O
in O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

Source O
: O
Fulton O
Prebon O
-LRB- O
U.S.A B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
Inc O
. O

DISCOUNT O
RATE O
: O
7 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
depository O
institutions O
by O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

CALL O
MONEY O
: O
9 O
3/4 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

The O
charge O
on O
loans O
to O
brokers O
on O
stock O
exchange O
collateral O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
placed O
directly O
by O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Acceptance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
: O
8.45 O
% O
30 O
to O
44 O
days O
; O
8.25 O
% O
45 O
to O
73 O
days O
; O
8.325 O
% O
74 O
to O
99 O
days O
; O
7.75 O
% O
100 O
to O
179 O
days O
; O
7.50 O
% O
180 O
to O
270 O
days O
. O

COMMERCIAL O
PAPER O
: O
High O
- O
grade O
unsecured O
notes O
sold O
through O
dealers O
by O
major O
corporations O
in O
multiples O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
: O
8.525 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.425 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.375 O
% O
90 O
days O
. O

CERTIFICATES O
OF O
DEPOSIT O
: O
8.05 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.02 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
7.98 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
7.95 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

Average O
of O
top O
rates O
paid O
by O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
banks O
on O
primary O
new O
issues O
of O
negotiable O
C.D.s O
, O
usually O
on O
amounts O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
and O
more O
. O

The O
minimum O
unit O
is O
$ O
100,000 O
. O

Typical O
rates O
in O
the O
secondary O
market O
: O
8.60 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8.60 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8.45 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

BANKERS O
ACCEPTANCES O
: O
8.45 O
% O
30 O
days O
; O
8.32 O
% O
60 O
days O
; O
8.32 O
% O
90 O
days O
; O
8.17 O
% O
120 O
days O
; O
8.08 O
% O
150 O
days O
; O
7.98 O
% O
180 O
days O
. O

Negotiable O
, O
bank O
- O
backed O
business O
credit O
instruments O
typically O
financing O
an O
import O
order O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
LATE O
EURODOLLARS O
: O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
two O
months O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
5/8 O
% O
to O
8 O
1/2 O
% O
four O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
five O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
to O
8 O
7/16 O
% O
six O
months O
. O

LONDON B-GPE
INTERBANK O
OFFERED O
RATES O
-LRB- O
LIBOR O
-RRB- O
: O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
one O
month O
; O
8 O
11/16 O
% O
three O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
six O
months O
; O
8 O
9/16 O
% O
one O
year O
. O

The O
average O
of O
interbank O
offered O
rates O
for O
dollar O
deposits O
in O
the O
London O
market O
based O
on O
quotations O
at O
five O
major O
banks O
. O

FOREIGN O
PRIME O
RATES O
: O
Canada B-GPE
13.50 O
% O
; O
Germany B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Japan B-GPE
4.875 O
% O
; O
Switzerland B-GPE
8.50 O
% O
; O
Britain B-GPE
15 O
% O
. O

These O
rate O
indications O
are O
n't O
directly O
comparable O
; O
lending O
practices O
vary O
widely O
by O
location O
. O

TREASURY O
BILLS O
: O
Results O
of O
the O
Monday O
, O
October O
16 O
, O
1989 O
, O
auction O
of O
short O
- O
term O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bills O
, O
sold O
at O
a O
discount O
from O
face O
value O
in O
units O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
1 O
million O
: O
7.37 O
% O
13 O
weeks O
; O
7.42 O
% O
26 O
weeks O
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
HOME I-ORG
LOAN I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
CORP I-ORG
. O
-LRB- O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
- O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
. O

9.87 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
7.875 O
% O
, O
2 O
% O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

FEDERAL B-ORG
NATIONAL I-ORG
MORTGAGE I-ORG
ASSOCIATION I-ORG
-LRB- O
Fannie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
-RRB- O
: O
Posted O
yields O
on O
30 O
year O
mortgage O
commitments O
for O
delivery O
within O
30 O
days O
-LRB- O
priced O
at O
par O
-RRB- O
9.81 O
% O
, O
standard O
conventional O
fixed O
- O
rate O
mortgages O
; O
8.70 O
% O
, O
6/2 O
rate O
capped O
one O
- O
year O
adjustable O
rate O
mortgages O
. O

Source O
: O
Telerate B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

MERRILL O
LYNCH O
READY O
ASSETS O
TRUST O
: O
8.50 O
% O
. O

Annualized O
average O
rate O
of O
return O
after O
expenses O
for O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
; O
not O
a O
forecast O
of O
future O
returns O
. O

China B-GPE
said O
the O
question O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
membership O
in O
the O
General O
Agreement O
on O
Tariffs O
and O
Trade O
should O
be O
considered O
only O
after O
China B-GPE
's O
own O
membership O
in O
the O
97 O
- O
nation O
organization O
is O
restored O
. O

Both O
China B-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
are O
seeking O
seats O
in O
GATT B-LAW
, O
which O
sponsors O
trade O
- O
liberalizing O
agreements O
and O
sets O
world O
- O
commerce O
rules O
. O

`` O
As O
one O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
provinces O
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
has O
no O
right O
to O
join O
GATT B-LAW
on O
its O
own O
, O
'' O
Foreign B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
spokesman O
Li B-PERSON
Zhaoxing I-PERSON
said O
. O

China B-GPE
, O
under O
the O
Nationalist O
government O
of O
Chiang B-PERSON
Kai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shek I-PERSON
, O
was O
a O
founding O
member O
of O
GATT B-LAW
in O
1947 O
. O

The O
Nationalists B-NORP
withdrew O
in O
1950 O
, O
after O
their O
flight O
to O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
Communist O
government O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
applied O
for O
restoration O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
membership O
in O
July O
1986 O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
voiced O
opposition O
to O
China B-GPE
's O
bid O
for O
GATT B-LAW
membership O
, O
saying O
China B-GPE
has O
yet O
to O
undertake O
needed O
economic O
reforms O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
biggest O
women O
's O
underwear O
maker O
, O
Wacoal B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
said O
that O
it O
developed O
a O
sports O
car O
that O
it O
plans O
to O
market O
in O
two O
years O
. O

The O
`` O
Jiotto O
Caspita O
'' O
can O
run O
at O
over O
188 O
miles O
an O
hour O
, O
a O
company O
spokesman O
said O
. O

The O
base O
price O
of O
the O
car O
is O
estimated O
at O
30 O
million O
yen O
-LRB- O
about O
$ O
213,000 O
-RRB- O
. O

Wacoal B-ORG
said O
it O
intends O
to O
produce O
the O
cars O
through O
a O
car O
manufacturer O
. O

Along O
with O
the O
car O
, O
Wacoal B-ORG
plans O
to O
launch O
a O
series O
of O
Caspita B-ORG
- O
brand O
men O
's O
underwear O
. O

`` O
Our O
image O
is O
a O
company O
that O
makes O
women O
's O
products O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
Wacoal B-ORG
spokesman O
. O

`` O
Now O
, O
we O
're O
going O
to O
sell O
to O
men O
. O
'' O

The O
British B-NORP
satirical O
magazine O
Private B-ORG
Eye I-ORG
won O
an O
appeal O
against O
the O
size O
of O
a O
$ O
960,000 O
libel O
award O
to O
Sonia B-PERSON
Sutcliffe I-PERSON
, O
the O
estranged O
wife O
of O
the O
`` O
Yorkshire B-PERSON
Ripper I-PERSON
'' O
mass O
murderer O
. O

An O
appeals O
- O
court O
panel O
slashed O
all O
but O
$ O
40,000 O
from O
the O
award O
, O
the O
largest O
ever O
set O
by O
a O
British B-NORP
jury O
, O
pending O
a O
reassessment O
of O
the O
damages O
. O

But O
the O
panel O
dismissed O
the O
magazine O
's O
contention O
that O
it O
had O
n't O
libeled O
Mrs. O
Sutcliffe O
when O
it O
accused O
her O
of O
trying O
to O
sell O
her O
story O
to O
capitalize O
on O
the O
notoriety O
of O
her O
husband O
. O

Private B-ORG
Eye I-ORG
had O
been O
threatened O
with O
closure O
because O
it O
could O
n't O
afford O
the O
libel O
payment O
. O

Senshukai B-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
travel O
agent O
based O
in O
Osaka B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
, O
announced O
that O
it O
and O
Nissho B-ORG
Iwai I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
Japanese B-NORP
trading O
house O
, O
will O
jointly O
build O
a O
130 O
- O
unit O
condominium O
in O
Queensland B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
. O

Senshukai B-ORG
said O
the O
partners O
plan O
to O
rent O
to O
tourists O
but O
will O
also O
sell O
to O
interested O
parties O
. O

Senshukai B-ORG
has O
a O
60 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
venture O
and O
Nissho B-PERSON
Iwai I-PERSON
has O
the O
rest O
. O

Construction O
of O
the O
34 O
- O
floor O
building O
will O
begin O
next O
May O
and O
should O
be O
completed O
in O
April O
1992 O
. O

Units O
will O
cost O
from O
500,000 O
to O
3.5 O
million O
Australian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
about O
US$ O
386,000 O
to O
US$ O
2.7 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
has O
halted O
construction O
of O
two O
Chernobyl B-GPE
- O
type O
nuclear O
reactors O
and O
is O
reassessing O
the O
future O
of O
12 O
other O
existing O
reactors O
. O

Viktor B-PERSON
Sidorenko I-PERSON
, O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the O
State O
Committee O
on O
Nuclear O
Safety O
, O
said O
the O
two O
reactors O
were O
at O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
and O
Smolensk B-GPE
. O

News O
of O
the O
halt O
comes O
amid O
growing O
anger O
in O
the O
Ukraine B-GPE
and O
Byelorussia B-GPE
over O
continuing O
high O
levels O
of O
radiation O
from O
Chernobyl B-GPE
. O

A O
former O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
Singapore B-GPE
branch O
of O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
was O
charged O
in O
court O
yesterday O
on O
19 O
counts O
of O
cheating O
. O

Francis B-PERSON
Dang I-PERSON
, O
41 O
, O
is O
alleged O
to O
have O
been O
involved O
in O
cheating O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
of O
up O
to O
2.1 O
million O
Singapore B-GPE
dollars O
-LRB- O
US$ O
1.1 O
million O
-RRB- O
by O
carrying O
out O
unauthorized O
transactions O
on O
the B-ORG
London I-ORG
Commodities I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Dang O
is O
alleged O
to O
have O
used O
the O
account O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
hotel O
and O
property O
magnate O
Ong O
Beng B-NORP
Seng O
to O
effect O
the O
transactions O
. O

Japan B-GPE
says O
its O
economic O
growth O
will O
fall O
sharply O
if O
it O
cuts O
back O
on O
the O
use O
of O
oil O
, O
coal O
and O
gas O
to O
cap O
emissions O
of O
carbon O
dioxide O
. O

A O
Ministry O
of O
International B-ORG
Trade I-ORG
and O
Industry O
official O
said O
that O
a O
study O
found O
that O
Japan B-GPE
's O
annual O
economic O
growth O
rate O
would O
eventually O
be O
only O
0.8 O
% O
if O
carbon O
- O
dioxide O
emissions O
remained O
at O
this O
year O
's O
level O
of O
300 O
million O
tons O
. O

The O
study O
will O
support O
arguments O
against O
capping O
carbon O
- O
dioxide O
emissions O
that O
Japan B-GPE
will O
make O
at O
a O
U.N. B-ORG
- O
backed O
conference O
on O
atmospheric O
pollution O
next O
month O
. O

The O
study O
said O
Japan B-GPE
's O
carbon O
- O
dioxide O
emissions O
would O
slightly O
more O
than O
double O
by O
2010 O
unless O
the O
nation O
reduced O
its O
dependence O
on O
fossil O
fuels O
. O

It O
said O
that O
expanding O
nuclear O
- O
power O
capability O
is O
the O
quickest O
way O
to O
lessen O
that O
dependence O
. O

But O
increased O
reliance O
on O
nuclear O
power O
would O
meet O
stiff O
opposition O
from O
environmentalists O
, O
a O
second O
ministry O
official O
said O
. O

Just O
in O
time O
for O
Halloween O
, O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Oxford B-ORG
University I-ORG
Press I-ORG
is O
publishing O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
`` I-WORK_OF_ART
Dictionary I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Superstitions I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
books O
1,500 O
entries O
include O
stepping O
on O
cracks O
and O
knocking O
on O
wood O
... O
. O

In O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
's O
tiny O
township O
of O
Kaitaia B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
had O
direct O
dialing O
for O
less O
than O
a O
year O
, O
about O
30 O
angry O
phone O
- O
company O
customers O
questioned O
the O
size O
of O
their O
bills O
. O

It O
turned O
out O
their O
children O
had O
been O
dialing O
a O
`` O
sex O
fantasy O
'' O
service O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

They O
did O
n't O
play O
the O
third O
game O
of O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
on O
Tuesday O
night O
as O
scheduled O
, O
and O
they O
did O
n't O
play O
it O
on O
Wednesday O
or O
Thursday O
either O
. O

But O
you O
knew O
that O
, O
did O
n't O
you O
? O

They O
are O
supposed O
to O
play O
the O
game O
next O
Tuesday O
, O
in O
Candlestick B-FAC
Park I-FAC
here O
. O

The O
theory O
is O
that O
the O
stadium O
, O
damaged O
by O
Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
, O
will O
be O
repaired O
by O
then O
, O
and O
that O
people O
will O
be O
able O
to O
get O
there O
. O

Like O
just O
about O
everything O
else O
, O
that O
remains O
to O
be O
seen O
. O

Aftershocks O
could O
intervene O
. O

But O
, O
at O
least O
, O
the O
law O
of O
averages O
should O
have O
swung O
to O
the O
favorable O
side O
. O

It O
may O
seem O
trivial O
to O
worry O
about O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
amid O
the O
destruction O
to O
the B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
wrought O
by O
Tuesday O
's O
quake O
, O
but O
the O
name O
of O
this O
column O
is O
`` O
On O
Sports O
, O
'' O
so O
I O
feel O
obliged O
to O
do O
so O
. O

You O
might O
be O
interested O
to O
know O
that O
baseball O
, O
not O
survival O
, O
appeared O
to O
be O
the O
first O
thought O
of O
most O
of O
the O
crowd O
of O
60,000 O
- O
odd O
that O
had O
gathered O
at O
Candlestick B-FAC
at O
5:04 O
p.m. O
Tuesday O
, O
a O
half O
- O
hour O
before O
game O
time O
, O
when O
the O
quake O
struck O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
the O
tremor O
passed O
, O
many O
people O
spontaneously O
arose O
and O
cheered O
, O
as O
though O
it O
had O
been O
a O
novel O
kind O
of O
pre-game O
show O
. O

One O
fan O
, O
seated O
several O
rows O
in O
front O
of O
the O
open O
, O
upper O
- O
deck O
auxiliary O
press O
section O
where O
I O
was O
stationed O
, O
faced O
the O
assembled O
newsies O
and O
laughingly O
shouted O
, O
`` O
We O
arranged O
that O
just O
for O
you O
guys O
! O
'' O

I O
thought O
and O
, O
I O
'm O
sure O
, O
others O
did O
: O
`` O
You O
should O
n't O
have O
bothered O
. O
'' O

I O
'd O
slept O
through O
my O
only O
previous O
brush O
with O
natural O
disaster O
, O
a O
tornado O
15 O
or O
so O
summers O
ago O
near O
Traverse B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
Mich. B-GPE
, O
so O
I O
was O
unprepared O
for O
one O
reaction O
to O
such O
things O
: O
the O
urge O
to O
talk O
about O
them O
. O

Perhaps O
primed O
by O
the O
daily O
diet O
of O
radio O
and O
TV O
reporters O
thrusting O
microphones O
into O
people O
's O
faces O
and O
asking O
how O
they O
`` O
feel O
'' O
about O
one O
calamity O
or O
another O
, O
fellow O
reporters O
and O
civilians O
who O
spied O
my O
press O
credential O
were O
eager O
to O
chat O
. O

`` O
It O
felt O
like O
I O
was O
on O
a O
station O
platform O
and O
a O
train O
went O
by O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
man O
, O
describing O
my O
own O
reaction O
. O

A O
women O
said O
she O
saw O
the O
park O
's O
light O
standards O
sway O
. O

A O
man O
said O
he O
saw O
the O
upper O
rim O
undulate O
. O

I O
saw O
neither O
. O

Dictates O
of O
good O
sense O
to O
the O
contrary O
not O
withstanding O
, O
the O
general O
inclination O
was O
to O
believe O
that O
the O
disturbance O
would O
be O
brief O
and O
that O
ball O
would O
be O
played O
. O

`` O
I O
was O
near O
the O
top O
of O
the O
stadium O
, O
and O
saw O
a O
steel O
girder O
bow O
six O
feet O
from O
where O
I O
sat O
, O
but O
I O
stayed O
put O
for O
10 O
or O
15 O
minutes O
, O
'' O
confessed O
a O
friend O
. O

`` O
I O
guess O
I O
thought O
, O
` O
This O
is O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
and O
I O
'm O
not O
gon O
na O
wimp O
out O
! O
' O
'' O

Here O
in O
the B-LOC
Global I-LOC
Village I-LOC
, O
though O
, O
folks O
do O
not O
stay O
uninformed O
for O
long O
. O

Electrical O
power O
was O
out O
in O
still O
- O
daylighted O
Candlestick B-FAC
Park I-FAC
, O
but O
battery O
- O
operated O
radios O
and O
television O
sets O
were O
plentiful O
. O

Within O
a O
few O
minutes O
, O
the O
true O
extent O
of O
the O
catastrophe O
was O
becoming O
clear O
. O

Its O
Richter O
Scale O
measurement O
was O
reported O
as O
6.5 O
, O
then O
6.9 O
, O
then O
7.0 O
. O

A O
section O
of O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
had O
collapsed O
, O
as O
had O
a O
part O
of O
Interstate O
Highway O
880 O
in O
Oakland B-GPE
. O

People O
had O
died O
. O

At O
5:40 O
p.m. O
, O
scheduled O
game O
time O
having O
passed O
, O
some O
fans O
chanted O
`` O
Let O
's O
Play O
Ball O
. O
'' O

No O
longer O
innocent O
, O
they O
qualified O
as O
fools O
. O

The O
stadium O
was O
ordered O
evacuated O
soon O
afterward O
; O
the O
announcement O
, O
made O
over O
police O
bullhorns O
, O
cited O
the O
power O
outage O
, O
but O
it O
later O
was O
revealed O
that O
there O
also O
had O
been O
damage O
of O
the O
sort O
reported O
by O
my O
friend O
. O

Outside O
, O
I O
spotted O
two O
young O
men O
lugging O
blocks O
of O
concrete O
. O

`` O
Pieces O
of O
Candlestick O
, O
'' O
they O
said O
. O

The O
crowd O
remained O
good O
natured O
, O
even O
bemused O
. O

TV O
reporters O
interviewed O
fans O
in O
the O
parking O
lots O
while O
, O
a O
few O
feet O
away O
, O
others O
watched O
the O
interviews O
on O
their O
portable O
TVs O
. O

The O
only O
frenzy O
I O
saw O
was O
commercial O
: O
Booths O
selling O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
commemorative O
stamps O
and O
dated O
postmarks O
were O
besieged O
by O
fledgling O
speculators O
who O
saw O
future O
profit O
in O
the O
items O
. O

The O
traffic O
jam O
out O
of O
the O
park O
was O
monumental O
. O

It O
took O
me O
a O
half O
- O
hour O
to O
move O
10 O
feet O
from O
my O
parking O
spot O
in O
an O
outer O
lot O
to O
an O
aisle O
, O
and O
an O
additional O
hour O
to O
reach O
an O
inner O
roadway O
a O
half O
- O
block O
away O
. O

The O
six O
- O
mile O
trip O
to O
my O
airport O
hotel O
that O
had O
taken O
20 O
minutes O
earlier O
in O
the O
day O
took O
more O
than O
three O
hours O
. O

At O
my O
hotel O
, O
the O
Westin O
, O
power O
was O
out O
, O
some O
interior O
plaster O
had O
broken O
loose O
and O
there O
had O
been O
water O
damage O
, O
but O
little O
else O
. O

With O
Garpian O
randomness O
, O
a O
hotel O
across O
the O
street O
, O
the O
Amfac O
, O
had O
been O
hit O
harder O
: O
A O
large O
sheet O
of O
its O
concrete O
facade O
and O
several O
window O
balconies O
were O
torn O
away O
. O

The O
Westin O
staff O
had O
, O
kindly O
, O
set O
out O
lighted O
candles O
in O
the O
ballroom O
, O
prepared O
a O
cold O
- O
cuts O
buffet O
and O
passed O
around O
pillows O
and O
blankets O
. O

I O
fell O
asleep O
on O
the O
lobby O
floor O
, O
next O
to O
a O
man O
wearing O
a O
Chicago O
Cubs O
jacket O
. O

I O
expected O
him O
to O
say O
, O
`` O
I O
told O
you O
so O
, O
'' O
but O
he O
already O
was O
snoring O
. O

The O
journalistic O
consensus O
was O
that O
the O
earthquake O
made O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
seem O
unimportant O
. O

My O
response O
was O
that O
sports O
rarely O
are O
important O
, O
only O
diverting O
, O
and O
the O
quake O
merely O
highlighted O
that O
fact O
. O

Should O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
Series O
be O
played O
at O
all O
? O

Sure O
. O

The O
quake O
and O
baseball O
were O
n't O
related O
, O
unlike O
the O
massacre O
of O
athletes O
that O
attended O
the O
1972 O
Olympics O
. O

That O
heavily O
politicized O
event O
learned O
nothing O
from O
the O
horrifying O
experience O
, O
and O
seems O
doomed O
to O
repeat O
it O
. O

Two O
ironies O
intrude O
. O

This O
has O
been O
widely O
dubbed O
the B-EVENT
BART I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
, O
after O
the O
local O
subway O
line O
, O
and O
the B-EVENT
Bay I-EVENT
Bridge I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
. O

Flags O
fly O
at O
half O
- O
staff O
for O
the O
death O
of O
Bart B-PERSON
Giamatti I-PERSON
, O
the O
late O
baseball O
commissioner O
, O
and O
now O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
lies O
in O
ruins O
. O

A O
Series O
that O
was O
shaping O
up O
as O
the O
dullest O
since O
the O
one O
- O
sided O
Detroit B-GPE
- O
over O
- O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
go O
of O
1984 O
has O
become O
memorable O
in O
the O
least O
fortunate O
way O
. O

Still O
, O
its O
edge O
is O
lost O
. O

It O
now O
will O
be O
played O
mostly O
for O
the O
record O
, O
and O
should O
be O
wrapped O
up O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
, O
without O
`` O
off O
'' O
days O
. O

And O
I O
will O
never O
again O
complain O
about O
a O
rainout O
. O

Raymond B-PERSON
Chandler I-PERSON
, O
in O
a O
1950 O
letter O
defending O
a O
weak O
Hemingway B-PERSON
book O
, O
likened O
a O
champion O
writer O
to O
a O
baseball O
pitcher O
. O

When O
the O
champ O
has O
lost O
his O
stuff O
, O
the O
great O
mystery O
novelist O
wrote O
, O
`` O
when O
he O
can O
no O
longer O
throw O
the O
high O
hard O
one O
, O
he O
throws O
his O
heart O
instead O
. O

He O
throws O
something O
. O

He O
does O
n't O
just O
walk O
off O
the O
mound O
and O
weep O
. O
'' O

Chandler B-PERSON
might O
have O
been O
predicting O
the O
course O
of O
his O
own O
career O
. O

His O
last O
published O
novel O
featuring O
private O
detective O
Philip B-PERSON
Marlowe I-PERSON
, O
the O
inferior O
`` O
Playback B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
1958 O
-RRB- O
, O
at O
times O
read O
almost O
like O
a O
parody O
of O
his O
previous O
work O
. O

When O
he O
died O
in O
1959 O
, O
Chandler B-PERSON
left O
behind O
four O
chapters O
of O
yet O
another O
Marlowe B-PERSON
book O
, O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Poodle I-WORK_OF_ART
Springs I-WORK_OF_ART
Story I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
which O
seemed O
to O
go O
beyond O
parody O
into O
something O
like O
burlesque O
. O

`` O
Champ B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
Chandler B-PERSON
's O
last O
pitch O
, O
apparently O
, O
was O
a O
screwball O
. O

Now O
Robert B-PERSON
Parker I-PERSON
, O
author O
of O
several O
best O
sellers O
featuring O
Spenser B-PERSON
, O
a O
contemporary O
private O
eye O
in O
the O
Marlowe B-PERSON
mold O
, O
has O
with O
the O
blessings O
of O
the O
Chandler B-PERSON
estate O
been O
hired O
to O
complete O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Poodle I-WORK_OF_ART
Springs I-WORK_OF_ART
Story I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
result O
, O
`` O
Poodle B-WORK_OF_ART
Springs I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
Putnam B-ORG
's O
, O
288 O
pages O
, O
$ O
18.95 O
-RRB- O
is O
an O
entertaining O
, O
easy O
to O
read O
and O
fairly O
graceful O
extension O
of O
the O
Marlowe B-PERSON
chronicle O
, O
full O
of O
hard O
- O
boiled O
wisecracks O
and O
California B-GPE
color O
. O

If O
it O
does O
not O
quite O
have O
Chandler B-PERSON
's O
special O
magic O
-- O
well O
, O
at O
the O
end O
, O
neither O
did O
Chandler B-PERSON
. O

As O
the O
book O
begins O
, O
a O
newly O
wed O
Marlowe B-PERSON
roars O
into O
the O
desert O
resort O
of O
Poodle O
-LRB- O
a.k.a O
. O
Palm O
-RRB- O
Springs B-GPE
at O
the O
wheel O
of O
a O
Cadillac O
Fleetwood O
. O

His O
bride O
is O
the O
rich O
and O
beautiful O
Linda B-PERSON
Loring I-PERSON
, O
a O
character O
who O
also O
appeared O
in O
Chandler B-PERSON
's O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Long I-WORK_OF_ART
Goodbye I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
`` O
Playback B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Philip B-PERSON
and O
Linda B-PERSON
move O
into O
her O
mansion O
and O
ca O
n't O
keep O
their O
hands O
off O
each O
other O
, O
even O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Hawaiian O
/ O
Japanese B-NORP
houseman O
. O

But O
the O
lovebirds O
have O
a O
conflict O
. O

He O
wants O
to O
continue O
being O
a O
low O
- O
paid O
private O
eye O
, O
and O
she O
wants O
him O
to O
live O
off O
the O
million O
dollars O
she O
's O
settled O
on O
him O
. O

That O
's O
Chandler B-PERSON
's O
setup O
. O

Mr. O
Parker O
spins O
it O
into O
a O
pretty O
satisfying O
tale O
involving O
Poodle B-WORK_OF_ART
Springs I-WORK_OF_ART
high O
life O
, O
Hollywood B-GPE
low O
life O
and O
various O
folk O
who O
hang O
their O
hats O
in O
both O
worlds O
. O

The O
supporting O
lineup O
is O
solid O
, O
the O
patter O
is O
amusing O
and O
there O
's O
even O
a O
cameo O
by O
Bernie B-PERSON
Ohls I-PERSON
, O
the O
`` O
good O
cop O
'' O
of O
previous O
Chandler B-PERSON
books O
who O
still O
does O
n't O
hesitate O
to O
have O
Marlowe B-PERSON
jailed O
when O
it O
suits O
his O
purposes O
. O

The O
style O
throughout O
bears O
a O
strong O
resemblance O
to O
Chandler B-PERSON
's O
prose O
at O
its O
most O
pared O
down O
. O

All O
told O
, O
Mr. O
Parker O
does O
a O
better O
job O
of O
making O
a O
novel O
out O
of O
this O
abandoned O
fragment O
than O
anyone O
might O
have O
had O
a O
right O
to O
expect O
. O

But O
there O
are O
grounds O
for O
complaint O
. O

At O
one O
point O
, O
the O
reader O
is O
two O
steps O
ahead O
of O
Marlowe B-PERSON
in O
catching O
on O
to O
a O
double O
identity O
scam O
-- O
and O
Marlowe B-PERSON
is O
supposed O
to O
be O
the O
pro O
. O

More O
bothersome O
, O
there O
are O
several O
apparent O
anachronisms O
. O

Contact O
lenses O
, O
tank O
tops O
, O
prostitutes O
openly O
working O
the O
streets O
of O
Hollywood B-GPE
and O
the O
Tequila O
Sunrise O
cocktail O
all O
seem O
out O
of O
place O
in O
the O
1950s O
. O

A O
little O
more O
care O
in O
re-creating O
Marlowe B-PERSON
's O
universe O
would O
have O
made O
the O
book O
that O
much O
more O
enjoyable O
. O

Mr. O
Nolan O
is O
a O
contributing O
editor O
at O
Los B-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Magazine I-ORG
. O

China B-GPE
's O
slide O
toward O
recession O
is O
beginning O
to O
look O
like O
a O
free O
fall O
. O

In O
a O
report O
on O
China B-GPE
's O
foundering O
economy O
, O
the O
official O
State B-ORG
Statistical I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
disclosed O
that O
industrial O
output O
last O
month O
rose O
0.9 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
- O
the O
lowest O
growth O
rate O
in O
a O
decade O
for O
September O
. O

Retail O
sales O
are O
plummeting O
, O
while O
consumer O
prices O
still O
are O
rising O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
and O
foreign O
economists O
now O
predict O
prolonged O
stagflation O
: O
low O
growth O
and O
high O
inflation O
. O

`` O
The O
economy O
is O
crashing O
hard O
, O
'' O
says O
an O
Asian O
economist O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
slowdown O
is O
taking O
hold O
a O
lot O
more O
quickly O
and O
devastatingly O
than O
anyone O
had O
expected O
. O
'' O

A O
lengthy O
recession O
, O
if O
it O
materializes O
, O
would O
drain O
state O
coffers O
and O
create O
severe O
hardships O
for O
urban O
workers O
. O

Experts O
predict O
the O
coming O
year O
will O
be O
characterized O
by O
flat O
or O
negative O
industrial O
growth O
, O
rising O
unemployment O
and O
a O
widening O
budget O
deficit O
. O

Unless O
the O
government O
suddenly O
reverses O
course O
, O
wages O
for O
most O
workers O
wo O
n't O
keep O
pace O
with O
inflation O
, O
creating O
a O
potential O
source O
of O
urban O
unrest O
. O

The O
economy O
's O
slowdown O
is O
due O
only O
partly O
to O
the O
austerity O
program O
launched O
in O
September O
1988 O
to O
cool O
an O
overheated O
economy O
and O
tame O
inflation O
. O

-LRB- O
Industrial O
output O
surged O
21 O
% O
in O
1988 O
, O
while O
inflation O
peaked O
last O
February O
at O
nearly O
30 O
% O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
slowdown O
also O
results O
from O
chronic O
energy O
and O
raw O
- O
materials O
shortages O
that O
force O
many O
factories O
to O
restrict O
operations O
to O
two O
or O
three O
days O
a O
week O
. O

In O
Western B-NORP
, O
market O
- O
driven O
countries O
, O
recessions O
often O
have O
a O
bright O
side O
: O
prodding O
the O
economy O
to O
greater O
efficiency O
. O

In O
China B-GPE
, O
however O
, O
there O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
be O
any O
silver O
lining O
because O
the O
economy O
remains O
guided O
primarily O
by O
the O
state O
. O

Instead O
, O
China B-GPE
is O
likely O
to O
shell O
out O
ever O
- O
greater O
subsidies O
to O
its O
coddled O
state O
- O
run O
enterprises O
, O
which O
ate O
up O
$ O
18 O
billion O
in O
bailouts O
last O
year O
. O

Nor O
are O
any O
of O
these O
inefficient O
monoliths O
likely O
to O
be O
allowed O
to O
go O
bankrupt O
. O

Rather O
, O
the O
brunt O
of O
the O
slowdown O
will O
be O
felt O
in O
the O
fast O
- O
growing O
private O
and O
semi-private O
`` O
township O
'' O
enterprises O
, O
which O
have O
fallen O
into O
disfavor O
as O
China B-GPE
's O
leaders O
re-emphasize O
an O
orthodox O
Marxist O
preference O
for O
public O
ownership O
. O

`` O
When O
the O
going O
gets O
rough O
, O
China B-GPE
penalizes O
the O
efficient O
and O
rewards O
the O
incompetent O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
Western B-NORP
economist O
. O

Reports O
of O
an O
economy O
near O
recession O
come O
as O
officials O
prepare O
a O
major O
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
plenum O
for O
sometime O
in O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
. O

The O
meeting O
is O
expected O
to O
call O
for O
heightened O
austerity O
for O
two O
years O
. O

But O
with O
industrial O
growth O
stagnant O
and O
inflation O
showing O
signs O
of O
easing O
, O
some O
voices O
may O
call O
for O
measures O
to O
pump O
new O
life O
into O
the O
economy O
. O

Some O
analysts O
believe O
China B-GPE
soon O
will O
begin O
relaxing O
economic O
controls O
, O
particularly O
by O
loosening O
credit O
. O

That O
would O
benefit O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
as O
well O
as O
Sino O
- O
foreign O
joint O
ventures O
, O
both O
of O
which O
have O
been O
plagued O
by O
shortages O
of O
working O
capital O
. O

A O
dangerous O
buildup O
this O
year O
of O
billions O
of O
dollars O
in O
inter-company O
debts O
threatens O
, O
if O
unchecked O
, O
to O
bring O
the O
economy O
to O
a O
collapse O
. O

One O
sign O
of O
a O
possible O
easing O
of O
credit O
policy O
was O
the O
decision O
this O
week O
of O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
of O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
central O
bank O
, O
to O
allocate O
$ O
5.4 O
billion O
in O
short O
- O
term O
loans O
to O
pay O
farmers O
for O
the O
autumn O
harvest O
, O
the O
official O
China B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
reported O
. O

But O
while O
pumping O
more O
money O
into O
the O
economy O
would O
bring O
relief O
to O
many O
industries O
, O
it O
also O
runs O
the O
risk O
of O
triggering O
another O
period O
of O
runaway O
growth O
and O
steep O
inflation O
. O

The O
cycle O
has O
been O
repeated O
several O
times O
since O
China B-GPE
began O
reforming O
its O
planned O
economy O
in O
1979 O
. O

And O
, O
because O
China B-GPE
's O
leaders O
have O
abandoned O
plans O
to O
drastically O
reform O
the O
economy O
, O
it O
is O
likely O
to O
continue O
, O
analysts O
say O
. O

The O
statistical O
bureau O
's O
report O
, O
cited O
in O
China B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
, O
notes O
that O
industrial O
output O
in O
September O
totaled O
$ O
29.4 O
billion O
, O
a O
rise O
of O
just O
0.9 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Output O
declined O
in O
several O
provinces O
, O
including O
Jiangsu B-GPE
and O
Zhejiang B-GPE
, O
two O
key O
coastal O
areas O
, O
and O
Sichuan B-GPE
, O
the O
nation O
's O
agricultural O
breadbasket O
. O

Production O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
's O
industrial O
powerhouse O
and O
the O
largest O
source O
of O
tax O
revenue O
for O
the O
central O
government O
, O
fell O
1.8 O
% O
for O
the O
month O
. O

Nationwide O
, O
output O
of O
light O
industrial O
products O
declined O
1.8 O
% O
-- O
`` O
the O
first O
decline O
in O
10 O
years O
, O
'' O
a O
bureau O
spokesman O
told O
China B-ORG
Daily I-ORG
. O

In O
an O
unusually O
direct O
statement O
, O
the O
bureau O
spokesman O
recommended O
that O
state O
banks O
extend O
more O
credit O
to O
shopkeepers O
so O
that O
they O
can O
purchase O
manufacturers O
' O
goods O
. O

`` O
This O
will O
prevent O
a O
slide O
in O
industrial O
production O
, O
which O
will O
otherwise O
cause O
new O
panic O
buyings O
, O
'' O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

Millicom B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
one O
of O
two O
companies O
to O
receive O
a O
license O
to O
introduce O
and O
operate O
a O
cellular O
mobile O
telephone O
system O
in O
Pakistan B-GPE
. O

The O
market O
during O
the O
start O
- O
up O
is O
estimated O
at O
25,000 O
subscribers O
. O

A O
spokeswoman O
for O
Millicom B-ORG
, O
a O
telecommunications O
company O
, O
said O
she O
did O
n't O
know O
the O
value O
of O
the O
contract O
. O

Cable O
& O
Wireless O
PLC O
of O
Britain B-GPE
won O
the O
other O
license O
. O

Millicom B-ORG
said O
it O
would O
build O
and O
operate O
the O
system O
in O
Pakistan B-GPE
with O
Comvik B-ORG
International I-ORG
AB I-ORG
, O
part O
of O
the O
Kinnevik O
group O
of O
Sweden B-GPE
, O
and O
Arfeen B-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
Pakistan B-GPE
. O

William B-PERSON
Bennett I-PERSON
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
drug O
- O
policy O
director O
, O
accused O
local O
officials O
in O
the O
Washington B-GPE
area O
of O
blocking O
construction O
of O
prison O
facilities O
to O
house O
convicted O
drug O
dealers O
. O

`` O
Politics O
has O
essentially O
put O
up O
a O
roadblock O
'' O
to O
finding O
sites O
for O
new O
federal O
prisons O
, O
Mr. O
Bennett O
said O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
called O
to O
report O
on O
his O
`` O
emergency O
assistance O
program O
'' O
for O
the O
capital O
. O

Without O
more O
space O
to O
incarcerate O
convicted O
criminals O
, O
he O
added O
, O
`` O
we O
will O
not O
win O
the O
war O
on O
drugs O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Bennett O
declared O
in O
April O
that O
he O
would O
make O
Washington B-GPE
a O
`` O
test O
case O
'' O
for O
how O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
would O
aid O
cities O
afflicted O
by O
heavy O
drug O
trafficking O
and O
violence O
. O

The O
drug O
czar O
claimed O
that O
enforcement O
efforts O
are O
working O
here O
, O
`` O
albeit O
at O
a O
slower O
and O
more O
halting O
pace O
than O
we O
would O
like O
. O
'' O

He O
acknowledged O
, O
however O
, O
that O
Washington B-GPE
's O
`` O
drug O
- O
related O
murder O
rate O
is O
intolerably O
high O
. O

The O
prisons O
are O
too O
crowded O
. O

Drugs O
continue O
to O
be O
sold O
openly O
around O
schools O
, O
parks O
and O
housing O
projects O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Bennett O
declined O
to O
name O
the O
area O
officials O
who O
he O
believes O
have O
impeded O
plans O
for O
building O
more O
federal O
prisons O
to O
ease O
Washington B-GPE
's O
problem O
. O

But O
other O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
officials O
have O
criticized O
Maryland O
Gov. O
William O
Schaefer O
for O
blocking O
the O
use O
of O
possible O
sites O
in O
that O
state O
. O

Administration O
officials O
also O
have O
said O
that O
Washington O
Mayor O
Marion O
Barry O
has O
delayed O
consideration O
of O
sites O
in O
the O
city O
. O

In O
a O
letter O
to O
Mr. O
Bennett O
's O
office O
, O
released O
yesterday O
, O
Washington B-GPE
's O
city O
administrator O
, O
Carol B-PERSON
Thompson I-PERSON
, O
complained O
that O
the O
drug O
czar O
had O
exaggerated O
the O
amount O
of O
federal O
drug O
- O
related O
assistance O
provided O
to O
the O
capital O
. O

Referring O
to O
Mr. O
Bennett O
's O
claim O
that O
the O
federal O
government O
would O
provide O
$ O
97 O
million O
in O
emergency O
federal O
support O
, O
Ms. O
Thompson O
wrote O
, O
`` O
Our O
analysis O
was O
unable O
to O
even O
come O
close O
to O
documenting O
that O
figure O
. O
'' O

Of O
his O
successes O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Bennett O
stressed O
that O
existing O
federal O
prisons O
have O
taken O
custody O
of O
375 O
local O
inmates O
. O

He O
also O
noted O
that O
the O
federal O
Drug B-ORG
Enforcement I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
has O
established O
a O
federal O
- O
local O
task O
force O
responsible O
since O
April O
for O
106 O
arrests O
and O
more O
than O
$ O
2 O
million O
in O
seizures O
of O
drug O
dealers O
' O
assets O
. O

The B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Department I-ORG
has O
lent O
the O
Washington O
U.S. O
attorney O
10 O
prosecutors O
, O
and O
the O
Federal O
Bureau O
of O
Investigation O
has O
provided O
crime O
laboratory O
facilities O
and O
training O
, O
he O
added O
. O

The O
prices O
of O
corn O
futures O
contracts O
jumped O
amid O
rumors O
that O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
is O
keeping O
up O
its O
dizzying O
October O
buying O
binge O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
corn O
. O

Those O
rumors O
were O
confirmed O
after O
the O
end O
of O
trading O
yesterday O
when O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG
Department I-ORG
announced O
that O
the O
Soviets O
had O
bought O
1.2 O
million O
metric O
tons O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
corn O
, O
bringing O
their O
U.S. B-GPE
corn O
purchases O
confirmed O
so O
far O
this O
month O
to O
about O
five O
million O
metric O
tons O
. O

In O
trading O
at O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
, O
the O
corn O
contract O
for O
December O
delivery O
jumped O
5.75 O
cents O
a O
bushel O
to O
settle O
at O
$ O
2.44 O
a O
bushel O
. O

The O
Soviet B-NORP
purchases O
are O
close O
to O
exceeding O
what O
some O
analysts O
had O
expected O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
to O
buy O
this O
fall O
, O
the O
season O
in O
which O
it O
usually O
buys O
much O
of O
the O
corn O
it O
imports O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

That O
pace O
is O
causing O
some O
analysts O
to O
speculate O
that O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
might O
soon O
purchase O
as O
much O
as O
another O
two O
million O
metric O
tons O
. O

One O
sign O
that O
more O
Soviet B-NORP
purchases O
are O
possible O
is O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
grain O
companies O
yesterday O
bought O
an O
unusually O
large O
amount O
of O
corn O
futures O
contracts O
. O

That O
sometimes O
signals O
that O
they O
are O
laying O
plans O
to O
export O
corn O
. O

By O
some O
estimates O
, O
several O
grain O
companies O
combined O
bought O
contracts O
for O
the O
possession O
of O
roughly O
one O
million O
metric O
tons O
of O
corn O
. O

By O
buying O
futures O
contracts O
, O
these O
companies O
attempt O
to O
protect O
themselves O
from O
swings O
in O
the O
price O
of O
the O
corn O
that O
they O
are O
obligated O
to O
deliver O
. O

Rumors O
of O
Soviet B-NORP
interest O
also O
pushed O
up O
the O
prices O
of O
soybean O
futures O
contracts O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
the B-ORG
Agriculture I-ORG
Department I-ORG
is O
widely O
thought O
to O
be O
mulling O
whether O
to O
subsidize O
the O
sale O
of O
soybean O
oil O
to O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

On O
top O
of O
all O
this O
, O
corn O
and O
soybean O
prices O
rose O
on O
reports O
that O
the O
Midwest O
harvest O
was O
disrupted O
by O
a O
freakishly O
early O
snow O
storm O
that O
dumped O
several O
inches O
in O
parts O
of O
Indiana B-GPE
and O
Ohio B-GPE
. O

The O
harvest O
delays O
, O
however O
, O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
temporary O
. O

Balmy O
temperatures O
are O
forecast O
for O
next O
week O
, O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
Lekberg I-PERSON
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Farmers O
Grain O
& O
Livestock O
Corp. O
, O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

Many O
farmers O
used O
the O
jump O
in O
prices O
to O
sell O
their O
recently O
harvested O
crop O
to O
grain O
elevator O
companies O
. O

The O
heavy O
selling O
by O
farmers O
helped O
to O
damp O
the O
price O
rally O
. O

Wheat O
futures O
prices O
rose O
slightly O
. O

In O
other O
commodity O
markets O
yesterday O
: O

PRECIOUS O
METALS O
: O

Futures O
prices O
declined O
. O

A O
number O
of O
developments O
were O
negatively O
interpreted O
by O
traders O
. O

December O
delivery O
gold O
fell O
$ O
1.80 O
an O
ounce O
to O
$ O
370.60 O
. O

December O
silver O
eased O
2.7 O
cents O
an O
ounce O
to O
$ O
5.133 O
. O

January O
platinum O
was O
down O
$ O
3.60 O
an O
ounce O
at O
$ O
491.10 O
. O

One O
price O
- O
depressing O
development O
was O
the O
lower O
- O
than O
- O
expected O
increase O
of O
only O
0.2 O
% O
in O
the O
consumer O
price O
index O
for O
September O
, O
an O
analyst O
said O
. O

He O
noted O
that O
the O
`` O
core O
inflation O
rate O
, O
'' O
which O
excludes O
food O
and O
energy O
, O
was O
also O
low O
at O
0.2 O
% O
. O

Other O
news O
that O
weighed O
on O
the O
market O
: O
Initial O
unemployment O
claims O
rose O
by O
62,000 O
last O
week O
; O
American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
will O
reduce O
its O
managerial O
staff O
by O
15,000 O
through O
attrition O
; O
the O
oil O
market O
turned O
weaker O
; O
there O
was O
n't O
any O
investor O
demand O
for O
bullion O
; O
and O
the O
dollar O
strengthened O
during O
the O
day O
, O
putting O
pressure O
on O
gold O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
analyst O
said O
, O
economic O
circumstances O
are O
such O
that O
both O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
and O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
the O
principal O
gold O
and O
platinum O
producers O
, O
are O
being O
forced O
to O
continue O
selling O
the O
metals O
. O

Both O
are O
in O
great O
need O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
, O
and O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
is O
also O
under O
pressure O
to O
meet O
foreign O
loan O
commitments O
, O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Putting O
it O
all O
together O
, O
we O
have O
a O
negative O
scenario O
that O
does O
n't O
look O
like O
it O
will O
improve O
overnight O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

COPPER O
: O

Futures O
prices O
recovered O
in O
quiet O
trading O
. O

The O
December O
contract O
rose O
1.50 O
cents O
a O
pound O
to O
$ O
1.2795 O
. O

That O
contract O
fell O
a O
total O
of O
5.75 O
cents O
during O
the O
first O
three O
days O
of O
this O
week O
, O
mostly O
in O
reaction O
to O
last O
Friday O
's O
stock O
market O
plunge O
, O
which O
prompted O
concern O
that O
it O
might O
signal O
a O
similar O
sharp O
slowing O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
and O
thus O
reduced O
demand O
for O
copper O
, O
a O
leading O
industrial O
metal O
. O

In O
recent O
days O
, O
however O
, O
there O
has O
been O
increased O
purchasing O
of O
copper O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
an O
analyst O
said O
. O

Some O
of O
this O
buying O
was O
by O
Japan B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
had O
its O
supplies O
sharply O
reduced O
by O
long O
production O
stoppages O
at O
the O
Bougainville B-GPE
mine O
in O
Papua B-GPE
New I-GPE
Guinea I-GPE
, O
Highland B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
mine O
in O
British B-GPE
Columbia I-GPE
, O
and O
the O
Cananea B-GPE
mine O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
which O
are O
major O
shippers O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
increasing O
likelihood O
that O
Cananea B-GPE
and O
Highland B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
will O
soon O
return O
to O
production O
may O
have O
cut O
some O
of O
that O
purchasing O
, O
but O
even O
if O
any O
of O
these O
mines O
begin O
operating O
soon O
, O
their O
output O
wo O
n't O
be O
significant O
until O
at O
least O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
, O
analysts O
note O
. O

So O
, O
one O
analyst O
said O
, O
even O
though O
the O
long O
- O
term O
production O
problems O
may O
be O
easing O
, O
there O
will O
still O
be O
a O
significant O
need O
for O
copper O
over O
the O
next O
three O
months O
, O
when O
inventories O
will O
remain O
relatively O
low O
. O

ENERGY O
: O

Crude O
oil O
prices O
ended O
mixed O
. O

West B-PRODUCT
Texas I-PRODUCT
Intermediate I-PRODUCT
for O
November O
delivery O
fell O
14 O
cents O
a O
barrel O
to O
$ O
20.42 O
. O

But O
so O
- O
called O
outer O
month O
contracts O
finished O
higher O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
December O
contracts O
for O
WTI O
rose O
17 O
cents O
to O
$ O
20.42 O
. O

Most O
energy O
futures O
opened O
lower O
, O
following O
Wednesday O
's O
market O
downturn O
. O

But O
a O
flurry O
of O
late O
trading O
yesterday O
beefed O
up O
prices O
. O

Heating O
oil O
and O
gasoline O
futures O
ended O
higher O
as O
well O
. O

The O
following O
were O
among O
yesterday O
's O
offerings O
and O
pricings O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
non-U.S. B-GPE
capital O
markets O
, O
with O
terms O
and O
syndicate O
manager O
, O
as O
compiled O
by O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Report I-ORG
: O

Sequa B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
$ O
150 O
million O
of O
9 O
5/8 O
% O
notes O
due O
Oct. O
15 O
, O
1999 O
, O
priced O
at O
99.75 O
to O
yield O
9.664 O
% O
. O

The O
noncallable O
issue O
was O
priced O
at O
a O
spread O
of O
170 O
basis O
points O
above O
the O
Treasury O
's O
10 O
- O
year O
note O
. O

Rated O
Baa O
- O
2 O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
and O
triple O
- O
B O
- O
minus O
by O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp. O
, O
the O
issue O
will O
be O
sold O
through O
underwriters O
led O
by O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

Virginia B-ORG
Public I-ORG
School I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
-- O
$ O
55.7 O
million O
of O
school O
financing O
bonds O
, O
1989 O
Series O
B O
-LRB- O
1987 O
resolution O
-RRB- O
, O
due O
19912000 O
, O
2005 O
and O
2010 O
, O
through O
a O
BT B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
group O
. O

The O
bonds O
, O
rated O
double O
- O
A O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
and O
S&P B-ORG
, O
were O
priced O
to O
yield O
from O
6 O
% O
in O
1991 O
to O
7.10 O
% O
in O
2010 O
. O

Serial O
bonds O
were O
priced O
to O
yield O
to O
6.75 O
% O
in O
2000 O
. O

Bonds O
due O
1991 O
- O
1996 O
carry O
6.70 O
% O
coupons O
and O
bonds O
due O
1997 O
- O
2000 O
carry O
6 O
3/4 O
% O
coupons O
. O

Term O
bonds O
due O
2005 O
are O
n't O
being O
formally O
reoffered O
. O

They O
carry O
a O
7 O
% O
coupon O
. O

Term O
bonds O
due O
2010 O
are O
7.10 O
% O
securities O
priced O
at O
par O
. O

St. B-ORG
Johns I-ORG
River I-ORG
Water I-ORG
Management I-ORG
District I-ORG
, O
Fla. B-GPE
-- O
$ O
50,005,000 O
of O
land O
acquisition O
revenue O
bonds O
, O
Series O
1989 O
, O
due O
1990 O
- O
2000 O
, O
2003 O
, O
2006 O
and O
2009 O
, O
tentatively O
priced O
by O
a O
Smith B-ORG
Barney I-ORG
, O
Harris O
Upham O
& O
Co. O
group O
to O
yield O
from O
6 O
% O
in O
1990 O
to O
about O
7.03 O
% O
in O
2003 O
. O

There O
are O
$ O
9.76 O
million O
of O
7 O
% O
term O
bonds O
due O
2003 O
, O
priced O
at O
99 O
3/4 O
to O
yield O
about O
7.03 O
% O
. O

The O
$ O
11,775,000 O
of O
term O
bonds O
due O
2006 O
and O
the O
$ O
13,865,000 O
of O
term O
bonds O
due O
2009 O
are O
n't O
being O
formally O
reoffered O
. O

Serial O
bonds O
were O
priced O
at O
par O
to O
yield O
to O
6.90 O
% O
in O
2000 O
. O

The O
bonds O
are O
insured O
and O
rated O
triple O
- O
A O
by O
Moody B-ORG
's O
and O
S&P B-ORG
. O

Federal B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
$ O
500 O
million O
of O
Remic O
mortgage O
securities O
being O
offered O
in O
12 O
classes O
by O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
offering O
, O
Series O
105 O
, O
is O
backed O
by O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
9 O
1/2 O
% O
securities O
. O

Separately O
, O
$ O
400 O
million O
of O
Freddie O
Mac O
Remic O
mortgage O
securities O
is O
being O
offered O
in O
10 O
classes O
by O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co O
. O

The O
offering O
, O
Series O
106 O
, O
is O
backed O
by O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
9 O
1/2 O
% O
securities O
. O

According O
to O
available O
details O
, O
yields O
range O
from O
8.70 O
% O
, O
a O
spread O
of O
80 O
basis O
points O
over O
three O
- O
year O
Treasury B-ORG
securities O
, O
to O
10.37 O
% O
, O
a O
spread O
of O
230 O
basis O
points O
over O
20 O
- O
year O
Treasurys B-ORG
. O

The O
offerings O
bring O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
's O
1989 O
Remic O
issuance O
to O
$ O
32.6 O
billion O
and O
its O
total O
volume O
to O
$ O
46.5 O
billion O
since O
the O
program O
began O
in O
February O
1988 O
. O

European B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
-LRB- O
agency O
-RRB- O
-- O
200 O
billion O
lire O
of O
12 O
% O
bonds O
due O
Nov. O
16 O
, O
1995 O
, O
priced O
at O
101 O
3/4 O
to O
yield O
12 O
% O
less O
full O
fees O
, O
via O
lead O
manager O
Banco B-ORG
Commercial I-ORG
Italiana I-ORG
. O

Fees O
1 O
3/4 O
. O

IBM B-ORG
International I-ORG
Finance I-ORG
-LRB- O
U.S. B-GPE
parent O
-RRB- O
-- O
125 O
million O
European B-NORP
currency O
units O
of O
9 O
1/8 O
% O
bonds O
due O
Nov. O
10 O
, O
1994 O
, O
priced O
at O
101 O
5/8 O
to O
yield O
9.13 O
% O
at O
the O
recommended O
reoffered O
price O
of O
par O
, O
via O
Banque B-ORG
Paribas I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

Societe O
Generale O
Australia O
Ltd O
. O
-LRB- O
French B-NORP
parent O
-RRB- O
-- O
50 O
million O
Australian B-NORP
dollars O
of O
17 O
% O
bonds O
due O
Nov. O
20 O
, O
1991 O
, O
priced O
at O
101.90 O
to O
yield O
16.59 O
less O
fees O
, O
via O
Westpac B-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Guaranteed O
by O
Societe B-ORG
Generale I-ORG
. O

Fees O
1 O
1/4 O
. O

Mitsubishi O
Trust O
& O
Banking O
Corp O
. O
-LRB- O
Japan B-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O
200 O
million O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
of O
privately O
placed O
convertible O
notes O
due O
March O
31 O
, O
1994 O
, O
with O
a O
fixed O
0.75 O
% O
coupon O
at O
par O
, O
via O
Union B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Switzerland B-GPE
. O

Put O
option O
on O
March O
31 O
, O
1992 O
, O
at O
a O
fixed O
107 O
3/4 O
to O
yield O
3.5 O
% O
. O

Callable O
from O
March O
31 O
, O
1992 O
, O
at O
107 O
3/4 O
, O
declining O
two O
points O
semi-annually O
to O
par O
. O

Each O
50,000 O
Swiss B-NORP
franc O
note O
is O
convertible O
from O
Nov O
, O
27 O
, O
1989 O
, O
to O
March O
21 O
, O
1994 O
, O
at O
a O
premium O
over O
the O
closing O
share O
price O
Oct. O
25 O
, O
when O
terms O
are O
scheduled O
to O
be O
fixed O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
company O
issued O
300 O
million O
marks O
of O
convertible O
bonds O
with O
an O
indicated O
2 O
3/4 O
% O
coupon O
due O
March O
31 O
, O
1995 O
, O
at O
par O
, O
via O
Westdeutsche B-ORG
Landesbank I-ORG
Girozentrale I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
. O

Put O
on O
March O
31 O
, O
1992 O
, O
at O
an O
indicated O
105 O
to O
yield O
4.80 O
% O
. O

Call O
option O
beginning O
March O
31 O
, O
1992 O
, O
if O
the O
price O
of O
the O
stock O
rises O
more O
than O
50 O
% O
within O
30 O
trading O
days O
as O
well O
as O
a O
call O
option O
for O
tax O
reasons O
. O

Each O
1,000 O
mark O
and O
10,000 O
mark O
bond O
is O
convertible O
from O
Nov. O
27 O
, O
1989 O
, O
to O
March O
21 O
, O
1995 O
, O
at O
a O
price O
to O
be O
determined O
when O
terms O
are O
fixed O
Oct. O
25 O
. O

Scandinavian B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
System I-ORG
-LRB- O
Sweden B-GPE
-RRB- O
-- O
100 O
million O
Swiss B-NORP
francs O
of O
6 O
1/8 O
% O
bonds O
due O
Nov. O
24 O
, O
1999 O
, O
priced O
at O
100 O
3/4 O
to O
yield O
6.03 O
% O
, O
via O
Union B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Switzerland B-GPE
. O

Call O
from O
Nov. O
24 O
, O
1994 O
, O
at O
101 O
1/2 O
, O
declining O
1/4 O
point O
a O
year O
. O

Federal B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
-- O
$ O
400 O
million O
of O
10 O
- O
year O
debentures O
with O
a O
coupon O
rate O
of O
8.80 O
% O
, O
priced O
at O
par O
. O

The O
debentures O
, O
callable O
at O
par O
in O
five O
years O
, O
were O
priced O
at O
a O
yield O
spread O
of O
about O
86 O
basis O
points O
above O
the O
Treasury O
10 O
- O
year O
note O
. O

The O
issue O
is O
being O
sold O
through O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
's O
17 O
- O
member O
securities O
selling O
group O
. O

The O
debentures O
mature O
Oct. O
27 O
, O
1999 O
. O

The O
debentures O
will O
be O
available O
in O
book O
- O
entry O
form O
only O
in O
a O
minimum O
amount O
of O
$ O
5,000 O
and O
additional O
increments O
of O
$ O
5,000 O
. O

Interest O
will O
be O
paid O
semi-annually O
. O

What O
if O
it O
happened O
to O
us O
? O

In O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
earthquake O
in O
California B-GPE
and O
the O
devastation O
of O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
many O
companies O
in O
disaster O
- O
prone O
areas O
are O
pondering O
the O
question O
of O
preparedness O
. O

Some O
, O
particularly O
in O
West B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
earthquake O
zones O
, O
are O
dusting O
off O
their O
evacuation O
plans O
, O
checking O
food O
stocks O
and O
reminding O
employees O
of O
what O
to O
do O
if O
emergency O
strikes O
. O

Others O
say O
they O
feel O
confident O
that O
steps O
they O
've O
already O
taken O
would O
see O
them O
through O
a O
disaster O
. O

Preparedness O
involves O
more O
than O
flashlights O
and O
fire O
alarms O
these O
days O
. O

Some O
big O
companies O
have O
teams O
of O
in O
- O
house O
experts O
focusing O
on O
safety O
and O
business O
resumption O
. O

Many O
companies O
in O
the O
path O
of O
potential O
disaster O
have O
set O
up O
contingency O
offices O
in O
safe O
regions O
, O
hoping O
they O
can O
transport O
employees O
there O
and O
resume O
operations O
quickly O
. O

That O
means O
making O
sure O
that O
copies O
of O
vital O
computer O
software O
and O
company O
records O
are O
out O
of O
harm O
's O
way O
. O

Some O
businesses O
-- O
like O
Disneyland B-FAC
-- O
claim O
that O
even O
if O
they O
became O
isolated O
in O
a O
crisis O
, O
they O
would O
be O
able O
to O
feed O
and O
care O
for O
their O
people O
for O
as O
long O
as O
five O
days O
. O

`` O
Self O
- O
sufficiency O
has O
to O
be O
the O
cornerstone O
of O
your O
plan O
, O
'' O
says O
Stephanie B-PERSON
Masaki I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Schatz I-PERSON
, O
manager O
of O
corporate O
emergency O
planning O
at O
Atlantic B-ORG
Richfield I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

`` O
If O
you O
do O
n't O
save O
your O
critical O
people O
, O
you O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
bring O
up O
your O
vital O
business O
functions O
. O
'' O

Although O
ARCO B-ORG
's O
head O
office O
, O
more O
than O
300 O
miles O
from O
the O
epicenter O
, O
was O
n't O
affected O
by O
this O
week O
's O
tremors O
, O
Ms. O
Masaki O
- O
Schatz O
used O
the O
occasion O
to O
distribute O
a O
three O
- O
page O
memo O
of O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Earthquake I-WORK_OF_ART
Tips I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
to O
1,200 O
ARCO B-ORG
employees O
. O

`` O
You O
need O
to O
capitalize O
on O
these O
moments O
when O
you O
have O
everyone O
's O
attention O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
a O
good O
reminder O
that O
we O
all O
need O
to O
prepare O
prior O
to O
an O
event O
. O
'' O

The O
ARCO O
memo O
urges O
employees O
to O
keep O
certain O
supplies O
at O
work O
, O
such O
as O
solid O
shoes O
and O
`` O
heavy O
gloves O
to O
clear O
debris O
. O
'' O

It O
also O
recommends O
that O
employees O
be O
aware O
of O
everyday O
office O
items O
that O
could O
be O
used O
for O
emergency O
care O
or O
shelter O
. O

Among O
the O
suggestions O
: O
Pantyhose O
and O
men O
's O
ties O
could O
be O
used O
for O
slings O
, O
while O
removable O
wooden O
shelves O
might O
aid O
in O
`` O
breaking O
through O
office O
walls O
. O
'' O

ARCO B-ORG
maintains O
an O
office O
in O
Dallas B-GPE
that O
would O
take O
over O
if O
payroll O
operations O
in O
Pasadena B-GPE
were O
disrupted O
. O

Two O
months O
ago O
the O
company O
set O
up O
a O
toll O
- O
free O
number O
, O
based O
outside O
California B-GPE
, O
to O
handle O
queries O
from O
employees O
about O
when O
they O
should O
report O
back O
to O
work O
after O
an O
earthquake O
or O
other O
disaster O
. O

The O
ARCO O
plan O
takes O
into O
account O
such O
details O
as O
which O
aspects O
of O
business O
are O
busier O
at O
certain O
times O
of O
the O
year O
. O

This O
way O
, O
depending O
on O
when O
a O
quake O
might O
strike O
, O
priorities O
can O
be O
assigned O
to O
departments O
that O
should O
be O
brought O
back O
on O
line O
first O
. O

At O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
earthquake O
came O
just O
as O
the O
company O
was O
reviewing O
its O
own O
emergency O
procedures O
. O

`` O
We O
were O
talking O
about O
scheduling O
a O
practice O
drill O
for O
November O
, O
'' O
says O
Joan B-PERSON
Tharp I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokeswoman O
. O

`` O
Then O
we O
had O
a O
real O
one O
in O
the O
afternoon O
. O
'' O

The O
Palo B-GPE
Alto I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
computer O
maker O
scrambled O
to O
set O
up O
a O
special O
phone O
line O
to O
tell O
manufacturing O
and O
support O
staff O
to O
stay O
home O
Wednesday O
. O

Sales O
and O
service O
employees O
were O
asked O
to O
report O
to O
work O
to O
help O
Bay O
area O
clients O
who O
called O
with O
computer O
problems O
. O

Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
also O
called O
in O
its O
systems O
experts O
to O
restore O
its O
own O
computer O
operations O
. O

`` O
That O
means O
we O
can O
accept O
orders O
'' O
and O
begin O
getting O
back O
to O
normal O
, O
says O
Ms. O
Tharp O
. O

Prompted O
by O
an O
earlier O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
fire O
in O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
office O
tower O
, O
Great O
Western O
Bank O
in O
the O
past O
year O
hired O
three O
emergency O
planners O
and O
spent O
$ O
75,000 O
equipping O
a O
trailer O
with O
communications O
gear O
to O
serve O
as O
an O
emergency O
headquarters O
. O

Although O
officials O
of O
the O
savings O
and O
loan O
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Great B-ORG
Western I-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
used O
some O
of O
their O
new O
plans O
and O
equipment O
during O
this O
week O
's O
quake O
, O
they O
still O
lost O
touch O
for O
more O
than O
24 O
hours O
with O
15 O
branches O
in O
the O
affected O
areas O
, O
not O
knowing O
if O
employees O
were O
injured O
or O
vaults O
were O
broken O
open O
. O

`` O
Some O
people O
flat O
out O
did O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
do O
, O
'' O
says O
Robert B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
for O
emergency O
planning O
and O
corporate O
security O
at O
Great O
Western B-NORP
. O

As O
it O
turned O
out O
, O
bank O
employees O
were O
n't O
hurt O
and O
the O
vaults O
withstood O
the O
jolts O
. O

Still O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Lee O
: O
`` O
We O
need O
to O
educate O
people O
that O
they O
need O
to O
get O
to O
a O
phone O
somehow O
, O
some O
way O
, O
to O
let O
someone O
know O
what O
their O
status O
is O
. O
'' O

Some O
companies O
are O
confident O
that O
they O
're O
prepared O
. O

Occidental B-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
holds O
regular O
evacuation O
drills O
and O
stocks O
food O
, O
oxygen O
and O
non-prescription O
drugs O
at O
checkpoints O
in O
its O
16 O
- O
story O
headquarters O
. O

The O
company O
also O
maintains O
rechargeable O
flashlights O
in O
offices O
and O
changes O
its O
standby O
supply O
of O
drinking O
water O
every O
three O
months O
. O

`` O
We O
feel O
we O
are O
doing O
everything O
we O
can O
, O
'' O
an O
Occidental B-ORG
spokesman O
says O
. O

Walt O
Disney O
Co. O
's O
Disneyland B-FAC
in O
Anaheim B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
stocks O
rescue O
equipment O
, O
medical O
supplies O
, O
and O
enough O
food O
and O
water O
to O
feed O
at O
least O
10,000 O
visitors O
for O
as O
long O
as O
five O
days O
in O
the O
event O
that O
a O
calamity O
isolates O
the O
theme O
park O
. O

The O
park O
also O
has O
emergency O
centers O
where O
specially O
trained O
employees O
would O
go O
to O
coordinate O
evacuation O
and O
rescue O
plans O
using O
walkie O
- O
talkies O
, O
cellular O
phones O
, O
and O
a O
public O
- O
address O
system O
. O

The O
centers O
are O
complete O
with O
maps O
detailing O
utility O
lines O
beneath O
rides O
and O
`` O
safe O
havens O
'' O
where O
people O
can O
be O
assembled O
away O
from O
major O
structures O
. O

Vista B-ORG
Chemical I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
with O
three O
chemical O
plants O
in O
and O
near O
Lake B-GPE
Charles I-GPE
, O
La. B-GPE
, O
`` O
prepares O
for O
every O
hurricane O
that O
enters O
the O
Gulf O
of O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
'' O
says O
Keith B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Fogg I-PERSON
, O
a O
company O
safety O
director O
. O

Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
an O
Atlantic B-LOC
storm O
, O
did O
n't O
affect O
Vista B-ORG
. O

But O
two O
other O
major O
storms O
have O
threatened O
operations O
so O
far O
this O
year O
, O
most O
recently O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Jerry I-EVENT
this O
week O
. O

Because O
hurricanes O
can O
change O
course O
rapidly O
, O
the O
company O
sends O
employees O
home O
and O
shuts O
down O
operations O
in O
stages O
-- O
the O
closer O
a O
storm O
gets O
, O
the O
more O
complete O
the O
shutdown O
. O

The O
company O
does O
n't O
wait O
until O
the O
final O
hours O
to O
get O
ready O
for O
hurricanes O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
just O
tons O
of O
things O
that O
have O
to O
be O
considered O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Fogg O
says O
. O

`` O
Empty O
tank O
cars O
will O
float O
away O
on O
you O
if O
you O
get O
a O
big O
tidal O
surge O
. O
'' O

Still O
, O
Vista B-ORG
officials O
realize O
they O
're O
relatively O
fortunate O
. O

`` O
With O
a O
hurricane O
you O
know O
it O
's O
coming O
. O

You O
have O
time O
to O
put O
precautionary O
mechanisms O
in O
place O
, O
'' O
notes O
a O
Vista B-ORG
spokeswoman O
. O

`` O
A O
situation O
like O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
is O
so O
frightening O
because O
there O
's O
no O
warning O
. O

James B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Gero I-PERSON
, O
former O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Varo B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
and O
Richard B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Hatchett I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
, O
a O
Dallas B-GPE
investment O
banker O
, O
were O
elected O
directors O
of O
this O
medical O
- O
products O
concern O
, O
boosting O
the O
board O
to O
seven O
members O
. O

Italy B-GPE
's O
industrial O
wholesale O
sales O
index O
rose O
13.2 O
% O
in O
June B-GPE
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the O
state O
statistical O
institute O
Istat B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
June B-GPE
increase O
compared O
with O
a O
rise O
of O
10.5 O
% O
in O
May O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Domestic O
wholesale O
sales O
rose O
11.9 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
while O
foreign O
sales O
jumped O
17.3 O
% O
, O
Istat B-ORG
said O
. O

For O
the O
first O
six O
months O
, O
wholesale O
sales O
rose O
12.3 O
% O
from O
the O
year O
before O
, O
reflecting O
to O
a O
11.5 O
% O
jump O
in O
domestic O
sales O
and O
a O
14.6 O
% O
boost O
in O
foreign O
sales O
. O

Sales O
of O
capital O
goods O
to O
foreign O
and O
domestic O
destinations O
increased O
16.6 O
% O
in O
the O
January O
- O
June B-GPE
period O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Sales O
of O
consumer O
goods O
rose O
6.9 O
% O
in O
the O
same O
period O
, O
while O
sales O
of O
intermediate O
goods O
were O
up O
13.8 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

Row O
21 O
of O
Section B-LAW
9 I-LAW
of O
the O
Upper O
Reserved O
at O
Candlestick O
Park O
is O
a O
lofty O
perch O
, O
only O
a O
few O
steps O
from O
the O
very O
top O
of O
the O
stands O
. O

From O
my O
orange O
seat O
, O
I O
looked O
over O
the O
first O
- O
base O
line O
and O
the O
new O
- O
mown O
ball O
field O
in O
the O
warm O
sun O
of O
the O
last O
few O
minutes O
before O
what O
was O
to O
have O
been O
the O
third O
game O
of O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
. O

It O
was O
five O
in O
the O
afternoon O
, O
but O
that O
was O
Pacific B-LOC
time O
. O

Back O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
the O
work O
day O
was O
already O
over O
, O
so O
I O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
feel O
guilty O
. O

Even O
still O
, O
I O
did O
feel O
self O
- O
indulgent O
, O
and O
I O
could O
n't O
help O
remembering O
my O
father O
's O
contempt O
for O
a O
rich O
medical O
colleague O
who O
would O
go O
to O
watch O
the O
Tigers O
on O
summer O
afternoons O
. O

This O
ballpark O
, O
the O
Stick O
, O
was O
not O
a O
classic O
baseball O
stadium O
-- O
too O
symmetrical O
, O
too O
much O
bald O
concrete O
. O

And O
it O
did O
n't O
have O
the O
crowded O
wild O
intimacy O
of O
Yankee B-FAC
Stadium I-FAC
. O

But O
I O
liked O
the O
easy O
friendliness O
of O
the O
people O
around O
me O
, O
liked O
it O
that O
they O
'd O
brought O
their O
children O
, O
found O
it O
charming O
that O
, O
true O
citizens O
of O
the O
state O
of O
the O
future O
, O
they O
had O
brought O
so O
many O
TVs O
and O
radios O
to O
stay O
in O
touch O
with O
electroreality O
at O
a O
live O
event O
. O

Maybe O
it O
was O
their O
peculiar O
sense O
of O
history O
. O

The O
broadcasters O
were O
, O
after O
all O
, O
documenting O
the O
game O
, O
ratifying O
its O
occurrence O
for O
millions O
outside O
the O
Stick O
. O

Why O
not O
watch O
or O
hear O
your O
experience O
historicized O
while O
you O
were O
living O
it O
? O

The O
day O
was O
saturated O
with O
the O
weight O
of O
its O
own O
impending O
history O
. O

Long O
lines O
of O
people O
waited O
to O
buy O
special O
souvenir O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
postcards O
with O
official O
postmarks O
. O

Thousands O
of O
us O
had O
paid O
$ O
5 O
for O
the O
official O
souvenir O
book O
with O
its O
historical O
essays O
on O
Series O
trivia O
, O
its O
historical O
photographs O
of O
great O
moments O
in O
Series O
past O
, O
and O
its O
instructions O
, O
in O
English O
and O
Spanish O
, O
for O
filling O
in O
the O
scorecard O
. O

Pitcher O
= O
lanzador O
. O

Homerun O
= O
jonron O
. O

Players O
ran O
out O
on O
the O
field O
way O
below O
, O
and O
the O
stands O
began O
to O
reverberate O
. O

It O
must O
be O
a O
local O
custom O
, O
I O
thought O
, O
stamping O
feet O
to O
welcome O
the O
team O
. O

But O
then O
the O
noise O
turned O
into O
a O
roar O
. O

And O
no O
one O
was O
shouting O
. O

No O
one O
around O
me O
was O
saying O
anything O
. O

Because O
we O
all O
were O
busy O
riding O
a O
wave O
. O

Sixty O
thousand O
surfers O
atop O
a O
concrete O
wall O
, O
waiting O
for O
the O
wipeout O
. O

Only O
at O
the O
moment O
of O
maximum O
roll O
did O
I O
grasp O
what O
was O
going O
on O
. O

Then O
I O
remembered O
the O
quake O
of O
'71 O
, O
which O
I O
experienced O
in O
Santa B-GPE
Barbara I-GPE
in O
a O
second O
- O
story O
motel O
room O
. O

When O
the O
swaying O
of O
the O
building O
woke O
me O
up O
, O
I O
reasoned O
that O
a O
-RRB- O
I O
was O
in O
Southern B-LOC
California I-LOC
; O
b O
-RRB- O
the O
bed O
was O
moving O
; O
c O
-RRB- O
it O
must O
be O
a O
Magic B-PRODUCT
Fingers I-PRODUCT
bed O
that O
had O
short O
- O
circuited O
. O

Then O
I O
noticed O
the O
overhead O
light O
was O
swaying O
on O
its O
cord O
and O
realized O
what O
had O
happened O
. O

What O
should O
I O
do O
? O

Get O
out O
of O
the O
possibly O
collapsing O
building O
to O
the O
parking O
lot O
. O

But O
the O
lot O
might O
split O
into O
crevasses O
, O
so O
I O
had O
better O
stand O
on O
my O
car O
, O
which O
probably O
was O
wider O
than O
the O
average O
crevasse O
. O

Fortunately O
, O
the O
quake O
was O
over O
before O
I O
managed O
to O
run O
out O
and O
stand O
naked O
on O
the O
hood O
. O

At O
the O
Stick O
, O
while O
the O
world O
shook O
, O
I O
thought O
of O
that O
morning O
and O
then O
it O
struck O
me O
that O
this O
time O
was O
different O
. O

If O
I O
survived O
, O
I O
would O
have O
achieved O
every O
journalist O
's O
highest O
wish O
. O

I O
was O
an O
eyewitness O
of O
the O
most O
newsworthy O
event O
on O
the O
planet O
at O
that O
moment O
. O

What O
was O
my O
angle O
? O

How O
would O
I O
file O
? O

All O
these O
thoughts O
raced O
through O
my O
head O
in O
the O
15 O
seconds O
of O
the O
earthquake O
's O
actual O
duration O
. O

The O
rest O
is O
, O
of O
course O
, O
history O
. O

The O
Stick O
did O
n't O
fall O
. O

The O
real O
tragedies O
occurred O
elsewhere O
, O
as O
we O
soon O
found O
out O
. O

But O
for O
a O
few O
minutes O
there O
, O
relief O
abounded O
. O

A O
young O
mother O
found O
her O
boy O
, O
who O
had O
been O
out O
buying O
a O
hotdog O
. O

The O
wall O
behind O
me O
was O
slightly O
deformed O
, O
but O
the O
center O
had O
held O
. O

And O
most O
of O
us O
waited O
for O
a O
while O
for O
the O
game O
to O
start O
. O

Then O
we O
began O
to O
file O
out O
, O
to O
wait O
safely O
on O
terra O
firma O
for O
the O
opening O
pitch O
. O

It O
was O
during O
the O
quiet O
exodus O
down O
the O
pristine O
concrete O
ramps O
of O
the O
Stick O
that O
I O
really O
understood O
the O
point O
of O
all O
those O
Walkmen B-PRODUCT
and O
Watchmen B-PRODUCT
. O

The O
crowd O
moved O
in O
clumps O
, O
clumps O
magnetized O
around O
an O
electronic O
nucleus O
. O

In O
this O
way O
, O
while O
the O
Stick O
itself O
was O
blacked O
out O
, O
we O
kept O
up O
to O
date O
on O
events O
. O

Within O
15 O
minutes O
of O
the O
quake O
itself O
, O
I O
was O
able O
to O
see O
pictures O
of O
the O
collapsed O
section O
of O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
. O

Increasingly O
accurate O
estimates O
of O
the O
severity O
of O
the O
quake O
became O
available O
before O
I O
got O
to O
my O
car O
. O

And O
by O
then O
, O
expensive O
automobile O
sound O
systems O
were O
keeping O
the O
gridlocked O
parking O
lot O
by O
the O
bay O
informed O
about O
the O
fire O
causing O
the O
big O
black O
plume O
of O
smoke O
we O
saw O
on O
the O
northern O
horizon O
. O

Darkness O
fell O
. O

But O
the O
broadcasts O
continued O
through O
the O
blacked O
- O
out O
night O
, O
with O
pictures O
of O
the O
sandwiched O
highway O
ganglion O
in O
Oakland B-GPE
and O
firefighting O
in O
the O
Marina O
district O
. O

By O
then O
, O
our O
little O
sand O
village O
of O
cars O
had O
been O
linked O
with O
a O
global O
village O
of O
listeners O
and O
viewers O
. O

Everyone O
at O
the O
Stick O
that O
day O
had O
started O
out O
as O
a O
spectator O
and O
ended O
up O
as O
a O
participant O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
entire O
population O
of O
the B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
had O
ended O
up O
with O
this O
dual O
role O
of O
actor O
and O
audience O
. O

The O
reporters O
were O
victims O
and O
some O
of O
the O
victims O
turned O
into O
unofficial O
reporters O
. O

The O
outstanding O
example O
of O
this O
was O
the O
motorist O
on O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
who O
had O
the O
presence O
of O
mind O
to O
take O
out O
a O
video O
camera O
at O
the O
absolutely O
crucial O
moment O
and O
record O
the O
car O
in O
front O
as O
it O
fell O
into O
the O
gap O
in O
the O
roadway O
. O

The O
tape O
was O
on O
tv O
before O
the O
night O
was O
out O
. O

Marshall B-PERSON
McLuhan I-PERSON
, O
you O
should O
have O
been O
there O
at O
that O
hour O
. O

As O
the O
Hunt O
brothers O
' O
personal O
bankruptcy O
cases O
sputter O
into O
their O
second O
year O
, O
Minpeco B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
has O
proposed O
a O
deal O
to O
settle O
its O
huge O
claim O
against O
the O
troubled O
Texas B-GPE
oil O
men O
. O

But O
the O
plan O
only O
threatens O
to O
heighten O
the O
tension O
and O
confusion O
already O
surrounding O
the O
cases O
that O
were O
filed O
in O
September O
1988 O
. O

The O
Peruvian B-NORP
mineral O
concern O
's O
$ O
251 O
million O
claim O
stems O
from O
1988 O
jury O
award O
in O
a O
case O
stemming O
from O
the O
brothers O
' O
alleged O
attempts O
to O
corner O
the O
1979 O
- O
80 O
silver O
market O
. O

Minpeco B-ORG
now O
says O
it O
is O
willing O
to O
settle O
for O
up O
to O
$ O
65.7 O
million O
from O
each O
brother O
, O
although O
the O
actual O
amount O
would O
probably O
be O
much O
less O
. O

Although O
the O
proposal O
must O
be O
approved O
by O
federal O
Judge O
Harold O
C. O
Abramson O
, O
W. B-PERSON
Herbert I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
has O
agreed O
to O
the O
Peruvian B-NORP
mineral O
concern O
's O
proposal O
. O

Nelson B-PERSON
Bunker I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
is O
considering O
it O
, O
although O
his O
attorney O
says O
he O
wo O
n't O
do O
it O
if O
the O
proposal O
jeopardizes O
a O
tentative O
settlement O
he O
has O
reached O
with O
the B-ORG
Internal I-ORG
Revenue I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
which O
claims O
the O
brothers O
owe O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
back O
taxes O
and O
is O
by O
far O
the O
biggest O
creditor O
in O
both O
cases O
. O

The O
tentative O
agreement O
between O
the O
IRS O
and O
Nelson B-PERSON
Bunker I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
is O
awaiting O
U.S. B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
approval O
. O

Under O
it O
, O
the O
former O
billionaire O
's O
assets O
would O
be O
liquidated O
with O
the O
IRS O
getting O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
proceeds O
and O
the O
rest O
being O
divided O
among O
other O
creditors O
, O
including O
Minpeco B-ORG
and O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
seeking O
repayment O
of O
a O
$ O
36 O
million O
loan O
. O

A O
similiar O
proposal O
has O
been O
made O
in O
the O
W. B-PERSON
Herbert I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
case O
although O
he O
and O
the O
IRS O
are O
at O
odds O
over O
the O
size O
of O
the O
non-dischargable O
debt O
he O
would O
have O
to O
pay O
to O
the O
government O
from O
future O
earnings O
. O

In O
both O
cases O
, O
Minpeco B-ORG
and O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
have O
been O
fighting O
ferociously O
over O
their O
shares O
of O
the O
pie O
. O

With O
support O
from O
the O
IRS O
, O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
has O
filed O
suit O
asking O
Judge O
Abramson O
to O
subordinate O
Minpeco B-ORG
's O
claim O
to O
those O
of O
Manufacturer B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
and O
the O
IRS O
. O

Minpeco B-ORG
has O
threatened O
a O
`` O
volcano O
'' O
of O
litigation O
if O
the O
Manufacturers O
Hanover O
Corp. O
unit O
attempts O
to O
force O
such O
a O
plan O
through O
the O
court O
. O

Minpeco B-ORG
said O
it O
would O
n't O
pursue O
such O
litigation O
if O
its O
settlement O
plan O
in O
the O
W. B-PERSON
Herbert I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
case O
is O
approved O
by O
Judge O
Abramson O
, O
who O
will O
consider O
the O
proposal O
at O
a O
hearing O
next O
week O
. O

Minpeco B-ORG
attorney O
Thomas B-PERSON
Gorman I-PERSON
decribed O
the O
plan O
as O
one O
step O
toward O
an O
overall O
settlement O
of O
the O
W. B-PERSON
Herbert I-PERSON
Hunt I-PERSON
case O
but O
Hugh B-PERSON
Ray I-PERSON
, O
attorney O
for O
Manufacturers B-ORG
Hanover I-ORG
, O
called O
it O
`` O
silly O
'' O
and O
said O
he O
would O
fight O
it O
in O
court O
. O

`` O
The O
thing O
is O
so O
fluid O
right O
now O
that O
there O
's O
really O
no O
way O
to O
say O
what O
will O
happen O
, O
'' O
says O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
attorney O
Grover B-PERSON
Hartt I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
, O
who O
represents O
the O
IRS O
in O
the O
case O
. O

`` O
Developments O
like O
this O
are O
hard O
to O
predict O
. O

Senate B-ORG
Democrats O
favoring O
a O
cut O
in O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
have O
decided O
, O
under O
pressure O
from O
their O
leaders O
, O
not O
to O
offer O
their O
own O
proposal O
, O
placing O
another O
obstacle O
in O
the O
path O
of O
President O
Bush O
's O
legislative O
priority O
. O

A O
core O
group O
of O
six O
or O
so O
Democratic O
senators O
has O
been O
working O
behind O
the O
scenes O
to O
develop O
a O
proposal O
to O
reduce O
the O
tax O
on O
the O
gain O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
assets O
. O

The O
plan O
was O
complete O
except O
for O
finishing O
touches O
, O
and O
there O
was O
talk O
that O
it O
would O
be O
unveiled O
as O
early O
as O
yesterday O
. O

But O
Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Maine B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
a O
vigorous O
opponent O
of O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
, O
called O
the O
group O
to O
meet O
with O
him O
Wednesday O
night O
and O
again O
yesterday O
. O

Sen. O
Mitchell O
urged O
them O
to O
desist O
. O

Afterward O
, O
leaders O
of O
the O
dissident O
Democrats O
relented O
, O
and O
said O
they O
would O
n't O
offer O
their O
own O
proposal O
as O
they O
had O
planned O
. O

The O
decision O
is O
a O
setback O
for O
President O
Bush O
, O
who O
needs O
the O
support O
of O
Democrats O
to O
pass O
the O
tax O
cut O
through O
the O
Democratic B-NORP
- O
controlled O
Senate B-ORG
. O

Having O
a O
proposal O
sponsored O
by O
Democrats O
would O
have O
given O
the O
president O
an O
advantage O
. O

Having O
only O
a O
Republican O
measure O
makes O
the O
task O
harder O
. O

Still O
, O
Sen. O
Bob O
Packwood O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Ore. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
the O
lead O
sponsor O
of O
the O
Republican O
capital O
- O
gains O
amendment O
, O
predicted O
that O
the O
tax O
cut O
would O
be O
enacted O
this O
year O
. O

He O
said O
a O
clear O
majority O
of O
senators O
back O
the O
tax O
reduction O
and O
that O
ultimately O
there O
would O
be O
enough O
senators O
to O
overcome O
any O
procedural O
hurdle O
the O
Democratic O
leadership O
might O
erect O
. O

But O
Sen. O
Mitchell O
, O
buoyed O
by O
his O
victory O
among O
fellow O
Democrats O
, O
strongly O
disagreed O
. O

Mr. O
Mitchell O
has O
been O
predicting O
that O
the O
president O
's O
initiative O
would O
fail O
this O
year O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
in O
an O
interview O
, O
he O
added O
that O
the O
Democrats O
' O
decision O
`` O
increases O
the O
likelihood O
that O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
will O
not O
pass O
this O
year O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Mitchell O
's O
first O
victory O
came O
last O
week O
, O
when O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
passed O
a O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
bill O
that O
did O
n't O
contain O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
provision O
. O

That O
vote O
made O
it O
unlikely O
that O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
would O
be O
included O
in O
the O
final O
bill O
, O
now O
being O
drafted O
by O
House B-ORG
and O
Senate B-ORG
negotiators O
. O

The O
House O
version O
of O
the O
bill O
does O
include O
the O
tax O
cut O
. O

Now O
Republican O
leaders O
are O
concentrating O
on O
attaching O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
amendment O
to O
some O
other O
bill O
, O
perhaps O
a O
measure O
raising O
the O
federal O
borrowing O
limit O
or O
a O
second O
tax O
bill O
that O
would O
follow O
on O
the O
heels O
of O
the O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
legislation O
. O

To O
help O
lay O
the O
groundwork O
for O
that O
fight O
, O
President O
Bush O
plans O
early O
next O
week O
to O
meet O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
with O
some O
20 O
Democratic O
senators O
who O
favor O
cutting O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
or O
are O
undecided O
on O
the O
issue O
. O

The O
president O
apparently O
will O
have O
only O
one O
bill O
to O
push O
, O
Sen. O
Packwood O
's O
, O
and O
at O
least O
some O
of O
the O
dissident O
Democrats O
plan O
to O
support O
it O
. O

`` O
I O
may O
want O
to O
offer O
additional O
amendments O
to O
improve O
it O
when O
the O
bill O
comes O
to O
the O
floor O
, O
'' O
said O
Sen. O
David O
Boren O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Okla. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
a O
leader O
of O
those O
Democrats O
. O

The O
Packwood B-PERSON
plan O
, O
as O
expected O
, O
would O
allow O
individuals O
to O
exclude O
from O
income O
5 O
% O
of O
the O
gain O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
a O
capital O
asset O
held O
for O
more O
than O
one O
year O
. O

The O
exclusion O
would O
rise O
five O
percentage O
points O
for O
each O
year O
the O
asset O
was O
held O
, O
until O
it O
reached O
a O
maximum O
of O
35 O
% O
after O
seven O
years O
. O

The O
exclusion O
would O
apply O
to O
assets O
sold O
after O
Oct. O
1 O
. O

As O
an O
alternative O
, O
taxpayers O
could O
chose O
to O
reduce O
their O
gains O
by O
an O
inflation O
index O
. O

For O
corporations O
, O
the O
top O
tax O
rate O
on O
the O
sale O
of O
assets O
held O
for O
more O
than O
three O
years O
would O
be O
cut O
to O
33 O
% O
from O
the O
current O
top O
rate O
of O
34 O
% O
. O

That O
rate O
would O
gradually O
decline O
to O
as O
little O
as O
29 O
% O
for O
corporate O
assets O
held O
for O
15 O
years O
. O

The O
Packwood B-PERSON
plan O
also O
would O
include O
a O
proposal O
, O
designed O
by O
Sen. O
William O
Roth O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Del. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
that O
would O
create O
new O
tax O
benefits O
for O
individual O
retirement O
accounts O
. O

The O
Roth B-PERSON
plan O
would O
create O
a O
new O
, O
non-deductible O
IRA B-ORG
from O
which O
money O
could O
be O
withdrawn O
tax O
- O
free O
not O
only O
for O
retirement O
, O
but O
also O
for O
the O
purchase O
of O
a O
first O
home O
, O
education O
expenses O
and O
medical O
expenses O
. O

Current O
IRAs O
could O
be O
rolled O
over O
into O
the O
new O
IRAs O
, O
but O
would O
be O
subject O
to O
tax O
though O
no O
penalty O
. O

First O
they O
get O
us O
to O
buy O
computers O
so O
we O
can O
get O
more O
information O
. O

Then O
the O
computers O
give O
us O
more O
information O
than O
we O
can O
ever O
read O
. O

Now O
they O
plan O
to O
sell O
us O
products O
that O
sift O
through O
all O
the O
information O
to O
give O
us O
what O
we O
really O
want O
to O
know O
. O

The O
products O
range O
from O
computer O
- O
edited O
, O
personal O
newsletters O
to O
systems O
that O
sit O
inside O
a O
personal O
computer O
and O
pick O
stories O
on O
selected O
topics O
off O
news O
wires O
. O

`` O
Filtered O
news O
is O
what O
people O
want O
, O
'' O
says O
Esther B-PERSON
Dyson I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
Release O
1.0 O
, O
an O
industry O
newsletter O
that O
spots O
new O
developments O
. O

`` O
Most O
people O
read O
10 O
times O
more O
than O
necessary O
in O
order O
to O
find O
out O
what O
they O
really O
need O
. O
'' O

Geoffrey B-PERSON
Goodfellow I-PERSON
, O
who O
dropped O
out O
of O
high O
school O
back O
in O
the O
1970s O
to O
manage O
a O
computer O
network O
at O
a O
California B-GPE
research O
firm O
, O
says O
: O
`` O
Old O
network O
hands O
have O
started O
to O
turn O
off O
the O
network O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
time O
to O
wade O
through O
the O
muck O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Goodfellow O
has O
started O
a O
Menlo B-GPE
Park I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
company O
called O
Anterior B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
that O
provides O
human O
editors O
for O
public O
electronic O
networks O
. O

`` O
I O
see O
it O
as O
a O
sewage O
treatment O
plant O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

A O
new O
product O
, O
NewsEdge B-PRODUCT
, O
carries O
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simultaneously O
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and O
beeps O
and O
flashes O
whenever O
an O
article O
appears O
that O
is O
of O
interest O
to O
the O
user O
. O

The O
product O
, O
developed O
by O
Desktop B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
new O
company O
based O
in O
Waltham B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
scans O
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One O
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user O
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David B-PERSON
Semmel I-PERSON
, O
a O
Chicago B-GPE
venture O
capitalist O
and O
investor O
in O
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, O
says O
he O
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confident O
I O
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'' O
he O
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NewsEdge B-PRODUCT
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it O
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Jeffrey B-PERSON
Tarter I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
SoftLetter B-ORG
, O
a O
Watertown B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
industry O
newsletter O
, O
says O
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and O
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, O
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releases O
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An O
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to O
a O
user O
's O
personal O
computer O
receives O
the O
information O
. O

Some O
organizations O
have O
devised O
their O
own O
systems O
to O
sort O
through O
news O
wire O
items O
as O
they O
come O
in O
. O

George B-PERSON
Goodwin I-PERSON
, O
an O
account O
manager O
at O
Royal O
Bank O
of O
Canada B-GPE
, O
adapted O
a O
Lotus B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
program O
called O
Agenda B-PRODUCT
to O
sort O
through O
international O
news O
wires O
. O

It O
automatically O
selects O
stories O
from O
particular O
countries O
for O
reading O
by O
the O
international O
bankers O
responsible O
for O
lending O
in O
those O
areas O
. O

For O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
need O
their O
personalized O
information O
moment O
by O
moment O
, O
some O
services O
are O
offering O
overnight O
newsletters O
. O

Individual B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
new O
company O
in O
Brookline B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
uses O
filtering O
technology O
developed O
by O
Cornell B-ORG
University I-ORG
computer O
scientist O
Gerard B-PERSON
Salton I-PERSON
, O
to O
automatically O
produce O
customized O
newsletters O
it O
sends O
electronically O
to O
subscribers O
by O
8 O
a.m. O
the O
next O
day O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
operating O
an O
information O
refinery O
that O
takes O
a O
broad O
stream O
of O
raw O
data O
and O
turns O
it O
into O
actionable O
knowledge O
, O
'' O
says O
Yosi B-PERSON
Amram I-PERSON
, O
founder O
and O
president O
. O

The O
daily O
newsletter O
, O
which O
is O
n't O
widely O
available O
yet O
, O
will O
have O
a O
base O
cost O
of O
$ O
2,000 O
a O
year O
and O
provides O
full O
text O
of O
relevant O
articles O
under O
license O
agreements O
with O
Reuters B-ORG
, O
McGraw B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
, O
United B-ORG
Press I-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
two O
press O
release O
news O
wires O
and O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Kyodo B-ORG
news O
service O
. O

One O
early O
user O
is O
NEC B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
U.S. B-GPE
printer O
marketing O
arm O
. O

`` O
They O
want O
the O
full O
press O
releases O
on O
printer O
announcements O
by O
their O
competition O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Amram O
says O
. O

It O
also O
tracks O
personnel O
and O
financial O
announcements O
by O
NEC B-ORG
's O
distributors O
and O
customers O
. O

Individual B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
technology O
goes O
beyond O
word O
searches O
by O
using O
a O
computerized O
thesaurus O
. O

If O
a O
customer O
asks O
for O
stories O
about O
`` O
IBM B-ORG
, O
'' O
the O
computer O
will O
also O
supply O
stories O
that O
mention O
`` O
I.B.M. B-ORG
, O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
, O
or O
Big B-ORG
Blue I-ORG
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Amram O
says O
. O

Moreover O
, O
Individual B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
computers O
can O
weigh O
the O
value O
of O
an O
article O
based O
on O
how O
closely O
the O
story O
matches O
the O
subscriber O
's O
interest O
area O
. O

It O
compares O
the O
position O
of O
key O
words O
in O
the O
story O
; O
words O
in O
the O
headline O
or O
first O
paragraph O
get O
a O
higher O
value O
. O

And O
it O
calculates O
how O
often O
the O
words O
appear O
in O
the O
story O
compared O
with O
how O
often O
they O
appear O
in O
the O
entire O
data O
base O
. O

The O
higher O
the O
ratio O
of O
hits O
to O
total O
words O
, O
the O
higher O
the O
presumed O
value O
to O
the O
reader O
. O

Pinpoint B-ORG
Information I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Chantilly B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
a O
producer O
of O
$ O
1,800 O
- O
a O
- O
year O
personalized O
newsletters O
about O
the O
computer O
industry O
that O
started O
full O
operation O
last O
month O
, O
relies O
on O
12 O
human O
readers O
to O
code O
news O
releases O
by O
topic O
in O
order O
to O
select O
items O
for O
each O
subscriber O
. O

`` O
The O
computers O
find O
all O
the O
key O
words O
they O
can O
, O
but O
the O
editors O
confirm O
every O
one O
. O

Computer O
picking O
is O
n't O
perfect O
, O
'' O
says O
Harvey B-PERSON
Golomb I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
founder O
of O
Pinpoint B-ORG
. O

The O
humans O
also O
write O
abstracts O
of O
articles O
from O
some O
200 O
computer O
industry O
publications O
. O

Once O
all O
the O
articles O
are O
coded O
and O
put O
in O
a O
data O
base O
, O
Pinpoint B-ORG
's O
computers O
pick O
the O
most O
relevant O
for O
each O
subscriber O
and O
lay O
them O
out O
in O
a O
three O
- O
to O
- O
five O
- O
page O
newsletter O
format O
; O
each O
newsletter O
is O
sent O
directly O
from O
the O
computer O
to O
the O
subscriber O
's O
fax O
machine O
. O

Mr. O
Golomb O
says O
each O
of O
his O
computers O
can O
produce O
and O
send O
about O
75 O
unique O
newsletters O
a O
night O
. O

Many O
computer O
network O
users O
who O
never O
see O
news O
wires O
would O
like O
to O
sort O
through O
their O
electronic O
mail O
automatically O
. O

So O
- O
called O
E-mail O
is O
the O
collection O
of O
inter-office O
memos O
, O
gossip O
, O
technical O
data O
, O
schedules O
and O
directives O
distributed O
over O
local O
and O
national O
computer O
networks O
. O

`` O
All O
these O
interconnected O
computers O
make O
it O
difficult O
to O
sort O
out O
what O
's O
junk O
and O
what O
's O
important O
, O
'' O
says O
Chuck B-PERSON
Digate I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Lotus B-ORG
Development I-ORG
executive O
who O
has O
started O
a O
new O
company O
to O
cope O
with O
the O
problem O
. O

Mr. O
Digate O
says O
his O
firm O
, O
Beyond B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
has O
licensed O
technology O
known O
as O
Information B-PRODUCT
Lens I-PRODUCT
from O
Massachusetts O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
and O
plans O
to O
develop O
it O
for O
commercial O
use O
. O

The O
MIT O
project O
devised O
ways O
for O
E-mail O
to O
be O
automatically O
categorized O
as O
top O
priority O
if O
it O
comes O
from O
certain O
designated O
senders O
or O
requires O
action O
in O
the O
next O
couple O
of O
days O
. O

Mr. O
Digate O
says O
that O
Beyond B-ORG
will O
refine O
the O
product O
`` O
so O
the O
message O
will O
be O
smart O
enough O
to O
know O
to O
come O
back O
and O
bother O
you O
again O
next O
week O
. O
'' O

And O
if O
a O
user O
is O
busy O
, O
`` O
he O
can O
set O
it O
for O
crisis O
mode O
: O
` O
Do O
n't O
bother O
me O
with O
reports O
until O
Monday O
. O
' O
'' O

A O
program O
called O
Notes B-PRODUCT
, O
which O
is O
under O
development O
by O
Lotus B-ORG
, O
also O
is O
designed O
to O
sort O
E-mail O
sent O
within O
work O
groups O
. O

One O
thing O
that O
makes O
E-mail O
difficult O
to O
sift O
through O
is O
that O
each O
item O
looks O
the O
same O
. O

Notes B-PRODUCT
, O
which O
is O
designed O
for O
advanced O
computers O
that O
display O
graphics O
, O
allows O
mail O
senders O
to O
put O
different O
logos O
on O
their O
mail O
. O

A O
daily O
news O
briefing O
from O
the O
company O
librarian O
, O
for O
example O
, O
would O
have O
a O
distinctive O
format O
on O
the O
screen O
, O
just O
as O
a O
paper O
version O
would O
have O
. O

`` O
With O
E-mail O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
visual O
clues O
of O
paper O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Tarter O
, O
the O
editor O
of O
SoftLetter B-ORG
. O

`` O
With O
Notes B-PRODUCT
, O
they O
're O
visually O
distinct O
. O

Investors O
who O
received O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
latest O
stock O
commentary O
may O
be O
left O
with O
blank O
expressions O
. O

The O
first O
10 O
pages O
of O
the O
76 O
- O
page O
Weekly B-ORG
Portfolio I-ORG
Perspective I-ORG
are O
completely O
blank O
, O
except O
for O
the O
page O
numbers O
. O

Rather O
than O
printing O
devils O
, O
Shearson B-ORG
puts O
all O
the O
blame O
on O
the O
unpredictable O
stock O
market O
. O

The O
plunge O
made O
Shearson B-ORG
's O
market O
commentary O
instantly O
out O
of O
date O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
last O
Friday O
's O
190.58 O
- O
point O
tumble O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
caught O
many O
people O
and O
businesses O
by O
surprise O
, O
not O
the O
least O
of O
them O
brokerage O
firms O
such O
as O
Shearson B-ORG
that O
print O
their O
weekly O
market O
commentaries O
on O
Fridays O
for O
dissemination O
the O
following O
week O
. O

Shearson B-ORG
, O
a O
62 O
% O
- O
owned O
unit O
of O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
did O
n't O
have O
enough O
time O
to O
update O
its O
market O
commentary O
so O
, O
`` O
We O
decided O
to O
kill O
our O
strategy O
pieces O
, O
'' O
says O
Jack B-PERSON
Rivkin I-PERSON
, O
the O
head O
of O
Shearson B-ORG
's O
research O
department O
. O

The O
first O
thought O
some O
investors O
had O
was O
that O
a O
red O
- O
faced O
Shearson B-ORG
must O
have O
been O
wildly O
bullish O
on O
stocks O
in O
its O
original O
commentary O
, O
and O
that O
's O
why O
it O
purged O
its O
pages O
. O

Investors O
recalled O
that O
Shearson B-ORG
last O
week O
had O
been O
advising O
that O
`` O
the O
market O
is O
still O
exhibiting O
all O
the O
signs O
of O
a O
further O
advance O
. O
'' O

Many O
other O
brokerage O
firms O
had O
similarly O
bullish O
views O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Rivkin O
insists O
that O
the O
10 O
pages O
were O
n't O
pulled O
because O
they O
were O
too O
bullish O
. O

Instead O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
they O
were O
cautious O
, O
and O
that O
was O
n't O
the O
message O
we O
wanted O
to O
deliver O
'' O
on O
Monday O
. O

As O
Mr. O
Rivkin O
explains O
it O
, O
`` O
We O
were O
raising O
some O
caution O
flags O
about O
rate O
rises O
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
concerns O
about O
the O
LBO O
market O
. O

And O
by O
late O
Friday O
afternoon O
, O
actually O
after O
the O
close O
, O
we O
decided O
that O
was O
the O
wrong O
tone O
to O
take O
. O

With O
the O
market O
down O
, O
we O
wanted O
to O
tell O
people O
to O
put O
their O
orders O
in O
on O
the O
opening O
. O
'' O

Both O
before O
and O
after O
the O
Friday O
plunge O
, O
Shearson B-ORG
has O
maintained O
a O
recommended O
portfolio O
weighting O
of O
65 O
% O
stocks O
, O
20 O
% O
bonds O
and O
15 O
% O
cash O
. O

Electronic O
theft O
by O
foreign O
and O
industrial O
spies O
and O
disgruntled O
employees O
is O
costing O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
billions O
and O
eroding O
their O
international O
competitive O
advantage O
. O

That O
was O
the O
message O
delivered O
by O
government O
and O
private O
security O
experts O
at O
an O
all O
- O
day O
conference O
on O
corporate O
electronic O
espionage O
. O

`` O
Hostile O
and O
even O
friendly O
nations O
routinely O
steal O
information O
from O
U.S. B-GPE
companies O
and O
share O
it O
with O
their O
own O
companies O
, O
'' O
said O
Noel B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Matchett I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
staffer O
at O
the O
federal O
National B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
and O
now O
president O
of O
Information B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Silver B-GPE
Spring I-GPE
, O
Md B-GPE
. O

It O
`` O
may O
well O
be O
'' O
that O
theft O
of O
business O
data O
is O
`` O
as O
serious O
a O
strategic O
threat O
to O
national O
security O
'' O
as O
it O
is O
a O
threat O
to O
the O
survival O
of O
victimized O
U.S. B-GPE
firms O
, O
said O
Michelle B-PERSON
Van I-PERSON
Cleave I-PERSON
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
's O
assistant O
director O
for O
National B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
. O

The O
conference O
was O
jointly O
sponsored O
by O
the O
New O
York O
Institute O
of O
Technology O
School O
of O
Management O
and O
the O
Armed O
Forces O
Communications O
and O
Electronics O
Association O
, O
a O
joint O
industry O
- O
government O
trade O
group O
. O

Any O
secret O
can O
be O
pirated O
, O
the O
experts O
said O
, O
if O
it O
is O
transmitted O
over O
the O
air O
. O

Even O
rank O
amateurs O
can O
do O
it O
if O
they O
spend O
a O
few O
thousand O
dollars O
for O
a O
commercially O
available O
microwave O
receiver O
with O
amplifier O
and O
a O
VCR O
recorder O
. O

They O
need O
only O
position O
themselves O
near O
a O
company O
's O
satellite O
dish O
and O
wait O
. O

`` O
You O
can O
have O
a O
dozen O
competitors O
stealing O
your O
secrets O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Matchett O
said O
, O
adding O
: O
`` O
It O
's O
a O
pretty O
good O
bet O
they O
wo O
n't O
get O
caught O
. O
'' O

The O
only O
way O
to O
catch O
an O
electronic O
thief O
, O
he O
said O
, O
is O
to O
set O
him O
up O
with O
erroneous O
information O
. O

Even O
though O
electronic O
espionage O
may O
cost O
U.S. B-GPE
firms O
billions O
of O
dollars O
a O
year O
, O
most O
are O
n't O
yet O
taking O
precautions O
, O
the O
experts O
said O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
European B-NORP
firms O
will O
spend O
$ O
150 O
million O
this O
year O
on O
electronic O
security O
, O
and O
are O
expected O
to O
spend O
$ O
1 O
billion O
by O
1992 O
. O

Already O
many O
foreign O
firms O
, O
especially O
banks O
, O
have O
their O
own O
cryptographers O
, O
conference O
speakers O
reported O
. O

Still O
, O
encrypting O
corporate O
communications O
is O
only O
a O
partial O
remedy O
. O

One O
expert O
, O
whose O
job O
is O
so O
politically O
sensitive O
that O
he O
spoke O
on O
condition O
that O
he O
would O
n't O
be O
named O
or O
quoted O
, O
said O
the O
expected O
influx O
of O
East O
European B-NORP
refugees O
over O
the O
next O
few O
years O
will O
greatly O
increase O
the O
chances O
of O
computer O
- O
maintenance O
workers O
, O
for O
example O
, O
doubling O
as O
foreign O
spies O
. O

Moreover O
, O
he O
said O
, O
technology O
now O
exists O
for O
stealing O
corporate O
secrets O
after O
they O
've O
been O
`` O
erased O
'' O
from O
a O
computer O
's O
memory O
. O

He O
said O
that O
Oliver B-PERSON
North I-PERSON
of O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
notoriety O
thought O
he O
had O
erased O
his O
computer O
but O
that O
the O
information O
was O
later O
retrieved O
for O
congressional O
committees O
to O
read O
. O

No O
personal O
computer O
, O
not O
even O
the O
one O
on O
a O
chief O
executive O
's O
desk O
, O
is O
safe O
, O
this O
speaker O
noted O
. O

W. B-PERSON
Mark I-PERSON
Goode I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Micronyx B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
Richardson B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
firm O
that O
makes O
computer O
- O
security O
products O
, O
provided O
a O
new O
definition O
for O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachev I-PERSON
's O
campaign O
for O
greater O
openness O
, O
known O
commonly O
as O
glasnost O
. O

Under O
Mr. O
Gorbachev O
, O
Mr. O
Goode O
said O
, O
the O
Soviets O
are O
openly O
stealing O
Western B-NORP
corporate O
communications O
. O

He O
cited O
the O
case O
of O
a O
Swiss B-NORP
oil O
trader O
who O
recently O
put O
out O
bids O
via O
telex O
for O
an O
oil O
tanker O
to O
pick O
up O
a O
cargo O
of O
crude O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

Among O
the O
responses O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
trader O
got O
was O
one O
from O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
national O
shipping O
company O
, O
which O
had O
n't O
been O
invited O
to O
submit O
a O
bid O
. O

The O
Soviets O
' O
eavesdropping O
paid O
off O
, O
however O
, O
because O
they O
got O
the O
contract O
. O

The O
government O
will O
try O
to O
sell O
all O
the O
real O
estate O
managed O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Asset I-ORG
Disposition I-ORG
Association I-ORG
in O
one O
fell O
swoop O
, O
said O
William B-PERSON
Seidman I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Deposit I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
FADA O
real O
- O
estate O
package O
, O
with O
an O
asking O
price O
of O
$ O
428 O
million O
, O
is O
comprised O
of O
150 O
properties O
in O
Texas B-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
Colorado B-GPE
, O
Arizona B-GPE
and O
Florida B-GPE
. O

It O
includes O
apartments O
, O
shopping O
centers O
, O
office O
buildings O
and O
undeveloped O
land O
. O

Mr. O
Seidman O
is O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Resolution I-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
established O
to O
sell O
or O
merge O
the O
nation O
's O
hundreds O
of O
insolvent O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
associations O
. O

The O
RTC O
, O
created O
by O
this O
year O
's O
S&L O
bailout O
legislation O
, O
is O
trying O
to O
sell O
FADA B-ORG
's O
network O
of O
offices O
separately O
. O

FADA B-ORG
, O
which O
holds O
problem O
assets O
of O
thrifts O
that O
were O
closed O
before O
the O
bailout O
legislation O
was O
enacted O
, O
is O
being O
liquidated O
. O

The O
properties O
held O
by O
FADA B-ORG
wo O
n't O
be O
sold O
piecemeal O
, O
Mr. O
Seidman O
said O
in O
a O
speech O
before O
Southern B-ORG
Methodist I-ORG
University I-ORG
Business I-ORG
School I-ORG
in O
Dallas B-GPE
. O

`` O
You O
need O
to O
buy O
the O
entire O
lot O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Seidman O
said O
, O
`` O
so O
get O
out O
your O
checkbooks O
. O

The O
1986 O
tax O
overhaul O
, O
the O
biggest O
achievement O
of O
President O
Reagan O
's O
second O
term O
, O
is O
beginning O
to O
fall O
apart O
, O
and O
interest O
groups O
are O
lining O
up O
for O
tax O
goodies O
all O
over O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
. O

Real O
- O
estate O
executives O
are O
lobbying O
to O
ease O
anti-tax O
- O
shelter O
rules O
. O

Charitable O
groups O
are O
trying O
to O
reinstate O
the O
write O
- O
off O
for O
contributions O
made O
by O
individuals O
who O
do O
n't O
itemize O
their O
deductions O
. O

Big O
auction O
houses O
want O
to O
make O
collectibles O
eligible O
for O
lower O
capital O
- O
gains O
taxes O
. O

And O
heavy O
- O
industry O
lobbyists O
are O
quietly O
discussing O
the O
possibility O
of O
reinstating O
the O
investment O
tax O
credit O
. O

`` O
Everything O
is O
up O
for O
grabs O
, O
'' O
says O
Theodore B-PERSON
Groom I-PERSON
, O
a O
lobbyist O
for O
mutual O
life O
- O
insurance O
companies O
. O

Adds O
Robert B-PERSON
Juliano I-PERSON
, O
the O
head O
lobbyist O
for O
a O
variety O
of O
interests O
that O
want O
to O
protect O
the O
tax O
deduction O
for O
travel O
and O
entertainment O
expenses O
: O
`` O
It O
appears O
as O
though O
the O
whole O
thing O
is O
wide O
open O
again O
. O
'' O

The O
catalyst O
has O
been O
the O
congressional O
move O
to O
restore O
preferential O
tax O
treatment O
for O
capital O
gains O
, O
an O
effort O
that O
is O
likely O
to O
succeed O
in O
this O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Other O
fundamental O
`` O
reforms O
'' O
of O
the O
1986 O
act O
have O
been O
threatened O
as O
well O
. O

The O
House O
seriously O
considered O
raising O
the O
top O
tax O
rate O
paid O
by O
individuals O
with O
the O
highest O
incomes O
. O

The B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Finance I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
voted O
to O
expand O
the O
deduction O
for O
individual O
retirement O
accounts O
, O
and O
also O
to O
bring O
back O
income O
averaging O
for O
farmers O
, O
a O
tax O
preference O
that O
allows O
income O
to O
be O
spread O
out O
over O
several O
years O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
same O
bill O
, O
the O
finance O
panel O
also O
voted O
in O
favor O
of O
billions O
of O
dollars O
in O
narrow O
tax O
breaks O
for O
individuals O
and O
corporations O
, O
in O
what O
committee O
member O
Sen. O
David O
Pryor O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ark B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
calls O
a O
`` O
feeding O
frenzy O
'' O
of O
special O
- O
interest O
legislating O
. O

The O
beneficiaries O
would O
range O
from O
pineapple O
growers O
to O
rich O
grandparents O
to O
tuxedo O
- O
rental O
shops O
. O

To O
be O
sure O
, O
the O
full O
Senate B-ORG
, O
facing O
a O
fast O
- O
approaching O
budget O
deadline O
, O
last O
Friday O
stripped O
away O
all O
of O
the O
tax O
breaks O
that O
were O
contained O
in O
the O
Finance O
Committee O
bill O
. O

But O
lawmakers O
of O
both O
parties O
agree O
that O
the O
streamlining O
was O
temporary O
. O

Other O
bills O
will O
be O
moving O
soon O
that O
are O
expected O
to O
carry O
many O
of O
the O
tax O
cuts O
, O
including O
both O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
and O
IRA B-ORG
provisions O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
n't O
any O
doubt O
that O
the O
thread O
of O
the O
'86 O
code O
has O
been O
given O
a O
mighty O
tug O
, O
'' O
says O
Rep. O
Thomas O
Downey O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
N.Y B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

`` O
You O
'll O
see O
the O
annual O
unraveling O
of O
it O
. O
'' O

`` O
It O
's O
back O
to O
tax O
- O
give O
- O
away O
time O
for O
the O
select O
few O
, O
'' O
says O
Rep. O
William O
Gray O
of O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
the O
third O
- O
ranking O
Democrat B-NORP
in O
the O
House O
. O

Referring O
to O
the O
chairmen O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
tax O
- O
writing O
committees O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
`` O
Next O
year O
, O
every O
special O
- O
interest O
group O
is O
going O
to O
be O
there O
knocking O
on O
Lloyd O
Bentsen O
's O
door O
, O
on O
Danny O
Rostenkowski O
's O
door O
. O
'' O

Many O
groups O
are O
n't O
waiting O
that O
long O
. O

Just O
last O
week O
, O
a O
House O
Ways O
and O
Means O
subcommittee O
held O
a O
lengthy O
meeting O
to O
hear O
the O
pleas O
of O
individual O
cities O
, O
companies O
and O
interest O
groups O
who O
want O
to O
open O
their O
own O
special O
loopholes O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
a O
Swiss B-NORP
- O
cheese O
factory O
and O
the O
cheese O
smells O
pretty O
good O
, O
'' O
commented O
one O
veteran O
lobbyist O
who O
was O
watching O
the O
proceedings O
. O

Even O
lobbyists O
for O
heavy O
industry O
, O
one O
of O
the O
interests O
hit O
hardest O
in O
the O
1986 O
bill O
, O
are O
encouraged O
. O

The O
return O
of O
pro-investment O
tax O
breaks O
such O
as O
those O
for O
capital O
gains O
and O
IRAs O
`` O
creates O
more O
of O
a O
mood O
or O
a O
mindset O
that O
is O
helpful O
for O
getting O
better O
depreciation O
-LRB- O
write O
- O
offs O
-RRB- O
or O
investment O
credits O
, O
'' O
says O
Paul B-PERSON
Huard I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
for O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Manufacturers O
. O

Corporate O
lobbyist O
Charls B-PERSON
Walker I-PERSON
is O
planning O
a O
spring O
conference O
to O
discuss O
what O
tax O
changes O
to O
make O
to O
improve O
`` O
competitiveness O
. O
'' O

In O
reaction O
to O
proposed O
capital O
- O
gains O
legislation O
, O
groups O
are O
lobbying O
to O
make O
sure O
they O
are O
n't O
left O
off O
the O
gravy O
train O
. O

Real O
- O
estate O
interests O
, O
for O
example O
, O
are O
protesting O
an O
omission O
in O
President O
Bush O
's O
capital O
- O
gains O
proposal O
: O
It O
does O
n't O
include O
real O
- O
estate O
gains O
. O

`` O
If O
there O
is O
going O
to O
be O
a O
tax O
scheme O
that O
contemplates O
lower O
treatment O
of O
capital O
gains O
, O
they O
certainly O
want O
to O
be O
part O
of O
it O
, O
'' O
says O
real O
- O
estate O
lobbyist O
Wayne B-PERSON
Thevenot I-PERSON
of O
Concord B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
. O

In O
the O
House O
- O
passed O
tax O
bill O
, O
Mr. O
Thevenot O
got O
his O
wish O
; O
real O
- O
estate O
assets O
are O
included O
in O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
provision O
. O

But O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
, O
Christie B-ORG
's O
and O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Antique O
Dealers O
are O
still O
trying O
to O
get O
theirs O
. O

They O
have O
sent O
a O
letter O
to O
congressional O
tax O
- O
writers O
asking O
that O
gains O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
collectibles O
also O
be O
given O
preferential O
treatment O
. O

`` O
Collectibles O
should O
continue O
to O
be O
recognized O
as O
capital O
assets O
, O
'' O
the O
letter O
states O
. O

All O
of O
this O
talk O
is O
antithetical O
to O
the O
Tax O
Reform O
Act O
of O
1986 O
. O

In O
exchange O
for O
dramatically O
lower O
tax O
rates O
, O
the O
framers O
of O
that O
legislation O
sought O
to O
eliminate O
most O
of O
the O
exemptions O
, O
deductions O
and O
credits O
that O
gave O
some O
taxpayers O
an O
advantage O
over O
others O
. O

The O
goal O
was O
to O
tax O
people O
with O
roughly O
equivalent O
incomes O
equally O
, O
and O
to O
eliminate O
the O
many O
shelters O
that O
allowed O
the O
wealthy O
to O
escape O
taxes O
. O

Two O
of O
the O
major O
ways O
that O
tax O
- O
writers O
managed O
to O
attain O
these O
ends O
were O
to O
scrap O
the O
preferential O
treatment O
of O
capital O
gains O
and O
to O
curtail O
the O
use O
of O
paper O
losses O
, O
also O
known O
as O
passive O
losses O
, O
that O
made O
many O
tax O
shelters O
possible O
. O

Many O
other O
tax O
benefits O
also O
were O
swept O
away O
. O

This O
year O
Congress B-ORG
, O
with O
prodding O
from O
President O
Bush O
, O
has O
been O
busy O
trying O
to O
put O
many O
of O
these O
same O
tax O
preferences O
back O
into O
the O
code O
. O

It O
appears O
likely O
that O
, O
this O
year O
or O
next O
, O
some O
form O
of O
capital O
- O
gains O
preference O
and O
passive O
- O
loss O
restoration O
will O
be O
enacted O
. O

Other O
tax O
benefits O
probably O
will O
be O
restored O
and O
created O
. O

The O
main O
obstacle O
is O
finding O
a O
way O
to O
pay O
for O
them O
. O

`` O
The O
'86 O
act O
was O
a O
fluke O
. O

They O
wanted O
reform O
and O
they O
got O
a O
revolution O
, O
'' O
says O
overhaul O
advocate O
Rep. O
Willis O
Gradison O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Ohio B-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

So O
, O
is O
the O
tax O
code O
now O
open O
game O
again O
? O

Mr. O
Juliano O
thinks O
so O
. O

One O
recent O
Saturday O
morning O
he O
stayed O
inside O
the O
Capitol O
monitoring O
tax O
- O
and O
- O
budget O
talks O
instead O
of O
flying O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
for O
a O
fund O
- O
raiser O
and O
then O
to O
his O
hometown O
of O
Chicago B-GPE
for O
the O
30th O
reunion O
of O
St. B-ORG
Ignatius I-ORG
High I-ORG
School I-ORG
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
too O
old O
to O
waste O
a O
weekend O
, O
but O
that O
's O
what O
I O
did O
, O
'' O
the O
48 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Juliano O
moans O
. O

`` O
These O
days O
, O
anything O
can O
happen O
. O

Your O
Oct. O
5 O
editorial O
`` O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Democratic I-WORK_OF_ART
Tax I-WORK_OF_ART
Cut I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
contained O
an O
error O
. O

In O
the O
third O
paragraph O
it O
referred O
to O
the O
senators O
seeking O
loophole O
suggestions O
from O
lobbyists O
for O
various O
sectors O
of O
the O
economy O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
`` O
banana O
farmers O
. O
'' O

The O
only O
significant O
commercial O
banana O
farmers O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
are O
in O
Hawaii B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Hawaii I-ORG
Banana I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
to O
which O
nearly O
all O
of O
them O
belong O
, O
has O
no O
lobbyist O
. O

Thomas O
V. O
Reese O
Sr O
. O
Maui O
Banana O
Co O
. O

What O
's O
in O
a O
name O
? O

Apparently O
a O
lot O
, O
according O
to O
the O
British B-NORP
firm O
of O
Deloitte B-ORG
, O
Haskins O
& O
Sells O
. O

The O
British B-NORP
firm O
has O
begun O
court O
proceedings O
in O
London B-GPE
to O
prevent O
the O
use O
of O
the O
name O
`` O
Deloitte B-ORG
'' O
by O
Deloitte B-ORG
, O
Haskins O
& O
Sells O
and O
Touche O
Ross O
& O
Co. O
in O
England B-GPE
and O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
. O

The O
British B-NORP
Deloitte B-ORG
firm O
recently O
withdrew O
from O
the O
merger O
of O
Deloitte B-ORG
and O
Touche B-ORG
world O
- O
wide O
and O
joined O
Coopers B-ORG
& O
Lybrand O
. O

John B-PERSON
Bullock I-PERSON
, O
senior O
partner O
of O
Deloitte B-ORG
in O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
, O
said O
`` O
the O
decision O
to O
start O
these O
proceedings O
has O
n't O
been O
taken O
lightly O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Bullock O
said O
the O
British B-NORP
firm O
has O
used O
the O
name O
`` O
Deloitte B-ORG
'' O
since O
1845 O
. O

In O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Deloitte B-ORG
, O
Haskins O
& O
Sells O
was O
known O
as O
Haskins O
& O
Sells O
until O
1978 O
, O
when O
it O
added O
the O
`` O
Deloitte B-ORG
'' O
name O
of O
its O
British B-NORP
affiliate O
. O

John B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Burton I-PERSON
, O
an O
accounting O
professor O
at O
Columbia B-ORG
University I-ORG
's O
Graduate O
School O
of O
Business O
, O
said O
`` O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
emotion O
involved O
in O
the O
name O
of O
an O
accounting O
firm O
with O
a O
long O
history O
and O
with O
roots O
in O
England B-GPE
, O
where O
accounting O
predates O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O
'' O

Although O
accountants O
are O
n't O
noted O
as O
`` O
being O
deeply O
emotional O
, O
they O
really O
hold O
it O
all O
in O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Burton O
, O
former O
chief O
accountant O
of O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
. O

J. B-PERSON
Michael I-PERSON
Cook I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Deloitte B-ORG
, O
Haskins O
& O
Sells O
International O
, O
said O
he O
believes O
the O
legal O
action O
by O
the O
British B-NORP
firm O
`` O
to O
be O
without O
merit O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Cook O
said O
that O
last O
June B-GPE
, O
the O
international O
executive O
committes O
of O
Deloitte B-ORG
and O
Touche B-ORG
agreed O
to O
a O
world O
- O
wide O
merger O
. O

`` O
The O
merger O
is O
proceeding O
according O
to O
plan O
, O
except O
as O
to O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
the O
Deloitte O
U.K. O
firm O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Partners O
at O
other O
accounting O
firms O
say O
that O
the O
Deloitte O
firm O
in O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
is O
filing O
the O
suit O
to O
get O
even O
with O
the O
merged O
Deloitte B-ORG
- I-ORG
Touche I-ORG
firm O
for O
keeping O
major O
auditing O
work O
in O
England B-GPE
. O

General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
Deloitte B-ORG
audit O
client O
, O
for O
example O
, O
has O
agreed O
to O
keep O
its O
annual O
$ O
18 O
million O
world O
- O
wide O
audit O
and O
associated O
tax O
work O
with O
the O
merged O
Deloitte B-ORG
- I-ORG
Touche I-ORG
firm O
, O
to O
be O
known O
as O
Deloitte B-ORG
& O
Touche B-ORG
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

In O
England B-GPE
, O
this O
would O
mean O
that O
the O
British B-NORP
Deloitte B-ORG
would O
lose O
revenue O
for O
its O
audit O
of O
GM B-ORG
's O
Vauxhill B-ORG
unit O
. O

The O
defection O
of O
Deloitte B-ORG
's O
affiliates O
in O
Britain B-GPE
and O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
to O
Coopers B-ORG
& O
Lybrand O
will O
make O
Coopers B-ORG
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
accounting O
firms O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
rivaling O
KPMG B-ORG
Peat I-ORG
Marwick I-ORG
there O
. O

Although O
Coopers B-ORG
has O
n't O
been O
courted O
by O
other O
major O
accounting O
firms O
for O
a O
merger O
, O
it O
is O
benefiting O
greatly O
from O
fallout O
from O
the O
Deloitte O
- O
Touche O
merger O
. O

In O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Harris B-PERSON
Amhowitz I-PERSON
, O
general O
counsel O
of O
Coopers B-ORG
, O
said O
Coopers B-ORG
`` O
was O
aware O
of O
the O
litigation O
, O
'' O
but O
he O
declined O
further O
comment O
. O

He O
also O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
name O
that O
Coopers B-ORG
would O
use O
in O
England B-GPE
if O
Deloitte O
UK O
won O
its O
litigation O
to O
keep O
its O
name O
. O

Coopers B-ORG
uses O
the O
Coopers O
& O
Lybrand O
name O
world O
- O
wide O
. O

The O
television O
units O
of O
Paramount B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
MCA B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
are O
exploring O
the O
possibility O
of O
offering O
prime O
- O
time O
programming O
to O
independent O
stations O
two O
nights O
a O
week O
, O
industry O
executives O
say O
. O

Although O
such O
a O
venture O
would O
n't O
match O
the O
`` O
fourth O
network O
'' O
created O
by O
News B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Fox B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
MCA B-ORG
and O
Paramount B-ORG
may O
have O
similar O
ambitions O
. O

Fox B-ORG
, O
which O
also O
owns O
six O
TV O
stations O
, O
provides O
programs O
three O
nights O
a O
week O
to O
those O
and O
other O
affiliates O
. O

Paramount B-ORG
Domestic I-ORG
TV I-ORG
and O
MCA B-ORG
TV I-ORG
formed O
a O
joint O
venture O
last O
month O
, O
named O
Premier B-ORG
Advertiser I-ORG
Sales I-ORG
, O
to O
sell O
advertising O
in O
programs O
syndicated O
by O
both O
companies O
, O
such O
as O
`` O
Star B-WORK_OF_ART
Trek I-WORK_OF_ART
: O
the O
Next O
Generation O
, O
'' O
`` O
Charles B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Charge I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
`` O
Friday B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
13th I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Series I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

A O
spokeswoman O
for O
Paramount B-ORG
said O
the O
company O
does O
n't O
comment O
on O
speculation O
. O

Calls O
to O
Shelly B-PERSON
Schwab I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
MCA B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
were O
n't O
returned O
. O

The O
two O
companies O
, O
like O
Fox B-ORG
, O
already O
have O
their O
own O
TV O
stations O
. O

MCA B-ORG
owns O
WWOR B-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
Paramount B-ORG
last O
month O
agreed O
to O
purchase O
a O
79 O
% O
stake O
in O
the B-ORG
TVX I-ORG
Broadcast I-ORG
Group I-ORG
from O
Salomon B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
a O
deal O
valued O
at O
$ O
140 O
million O
. O

TVX B-ORG
owns O
five O
stations O
, O
including O
WTXF B-ORG
, O
a O
Fox B-ORG
affiliate O
, O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
. O

One O
broadcasting O
executive O
familiar O
with O
the O
project O
said O
the O
co-venture O
would O
target O
stations O
affiliated O
with O
Fox B-ORG
because O
Fox B-ORG
has O
the O
desirable O
independent O
stations O
in O
most O
of O
the O
key O
cities O
. O

Currently O
, O
Fox B-ORG
supplies O
programs O
on O
Saturdays O
, O
Sundays O
and O
Mondays O
, O
although O
the O
company O
plans O
to O
expand O
to O
other O
weeknights O
. O

Jamie B-PERSON
Kellner I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Fox B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
, O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
believe O
the O
partnership O
of O
Fox B-ORG
, O
its O
affiliates O
and O
advertisers O
is O
succeeding O
and O
will O
continue O
to O
grow O
. O
'' O

Another O
Fox B-ORG
official O
, O
who O
declined O
to O
be O
identified O
, O
said O
Fox B-ORG
was O
n't O
pleased O
by O
the O
possible O
Paramount O
- O
MCA O
venture O
into O
prime O
- O
time O
programming O
. O

`` O
To O
make O
the O
venture O
work O
, O
they O
would O
need O
Fox B-ORG
affiliates O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
spent O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
and O
money O
in O
building O
our O
group O
of O
stations O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
Fox B-ORG
does O
n't O
`` O
appreciate O
'' O
another O
company O
attempting O
to O
usurp O
its O
station O
lineup O
. O

Fox B-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
offer O
its O
stations O
movies O
, O
theatrical O
and O
made O
- O
for O
- O
TV O
ventures O
, O
probably O
on O
Wednesdays O
, O
sometime O
next O
year O
. O

It O
is O
also O
planning O
another O
night O
of O
original O
series O
. O

Paramount B-ORG
and O
MCA B-ORG
, O
according O
to O
the O
broadcasting O
executive O
, O
plan O
to O
offer O
theatrical O
movies O
produced O
separately O
by O
Paramount B-ORG
and O
MCA B-ORG
for O
Wednesdays O
and O
perhaps O
a O
block O
of O
original O
shows O
Fridays O
. O

The O
executive O
said O
Paramount B-ORG
and O
MCA B-ORG
have O
also O
held O
discussions O
with O
Chris O
- O
Craft O
Industries O
' O
broadcasting O
unit O
, O
which O
owns O
five O
independent O
stations O
in O
cities O
such O
as O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
and O
Portland B-GPE
, O
Ore B-GPE
. O

A O
Chris B-ORG
- I-ORG
Craft I-ORG
station O
manager O
said O
there O
have O
been O
no O
formal O
talks O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
it O
's O
to O
Fox B-ORG
's O
advantage O
to O
be O
associated O
with O
the O
Paramount O
- O
MCA O
venture O
, O
'' O
said O
Michael B-PERSON
Conway I-PERSON
, O
station O
manager O
of O
WTXF B-ORG
, O
the O
TVX O
station O
that O
is O
a O
Fox B-ORG
affiliate O
. O

Mr. O
Conway O
said O
the O
Fox O
shows O
appearing O
on O
nights O
when O
Paramount O
- O
MCA O
shows O
would O
n't O
be O
offered O
could O
be O
promoted O
on O
the O
programs O
produced O
by O
Paramount O
- O
MCA O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Fisher I-PERSON
, O
general O
manager O
of O
KTXL B-ORG
, O
a O
Fox B-ORG
affiliate O
in O
Sacramento B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
said O
, O
`` O
The O
real O
question O
is O
whether O
the O
Paramount O
- O
MCA O
offering O
is O
practical O
. O

It O
is O
n't O
... O
. O

Why O
would O
I O
consider O
giving O
up O
Fox B-ORG
, O
a O
proven O
commodity O
, O
'' O
for O
an O
unknown O
venture O
? O

Fox B-ORG
attracts O
a O
young O
audience O
with O
shows O
such O
as O
`` O
Married B-WORK_OF_ART
... I-WORK_OF_ART
With I-WORK_OF_ART
Children I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
its O
most O
successful O
series O
. O

Just O
because O
Stamford B-GPE
, O
Conn. B-GPE
, O
High O
School O
did O
nothing O
when O
its O
valuable O
1930s O
mural O
was O
thrown O
in O
the O
trash O
does O
n't O
mean O
the O
city O
no O
longer O
owns O
the O
work O
of O
art O
, O
a O
federal O
judge O
ruled O
. O

The O
mural O
, O
now O
valued O
at O
$ O
1.3 O
million O
according O
to O
appraisers O
, O
was O
tossed O
in O
a O
trash O
heap O
in O
1971 O
by O
workers O
who O
were O
renovating O
the O
building O
. O

The O
100 O
- O
foot O
- O
long O
mural O
, O
painted O
by O
James B-PERSON
Daugherty I-PERSON
in O
1934 O
, O
was O
commissioned O
by O
the O
federal O
Works B-ORG
Project I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
. O

After O
the O
discarded O
mural O
was O
found O
outside O
the O
school O
by O
a O
concerned O
Stamford B-GPE
graduate O
, O
it O
eventually O
was O
turned O
over O
to O
Hiram B-PERSON
Hoelzer I-PERSON
, O
a O
professional O
art O
restorer O
. O

Throughout O
the O
1970s O
, O
Stamford B-GPE
school O
and O
city O
officials O
made O
no O
effort O
to O
locate O
the O
mural O
. O

Apparently O
the O
officials O
did O
n't O
even O
know O
the O
mural O
was O
missing O
until O
1980 O
, O
when O
a O
researcher O
found O
that O
the O
painting O
was O
in O
Mr. O
Hoelzer O
's O
studio O
and O
questioned O
school O
officials O
about O
it O
. O

In O
1986 O
, O
Stamford B-GPE
officials O
thanked O
Mr. O
Hoelzer O
for O
taking O
care O
of O
the O
mural O
-- O
and O
demanded O
he O
return O
it O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

Mr. O
Hoelzer O
, O
however O
, O
sued O
Stamford B-GPE
, O
claiming O
that O
the O
city O
had O
abandoned O
the O
artwork O
and O
that O
it O
had O
waited O
too O
long O
to O
reclaim O
it O
. O

But O
Judge O
Louis O
L. O
Stanton O
of O
federal O
court O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
ruled O
that O
the O
city O
could O
n't O
be O
faulted O
for O
waiting O
too O
long O
because O
it O
did O
n't O
realize O
until O
1986 O
that O
its O
ownership O
of O
the O
painting O
was O
in O
dispute O
. O

The O
judge O
also O
ruled O
that O
the O
painting O
was O
n't O
abandoned O
because O
officials O
did O
n't O
intend O
for O
it O
to O
be O
thrown O
away O
and O
were O
unaware O
that O
the O
workmen O
had O
discarded O
it O
. O

Mr. O
Hoelzer O
did O
n't O
return O
phone O
calls O
seeking O
comment O
on O
the O
judge O
's O
decision O
. O

The O
judge O
ordered O
that O
a O
hearing O
be O
held O
Nov. O
17 O
to O
determine O
how O
much O
the O
city O
should O
pay O
Mr. O
Hoelzer O
for O
his O
services O
. O

Mary B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Sommer I-PERSON
, O
corporate O
counsel O
for O
Stamford B-GPE
, O
said O
the O
city O
has O
discussed O
several O
possible O
plans O
for O
displaying O
the O
mural O
, O
which O
portrays O
various O
scenes O
from O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Depression I-EVENT
. O

She O
said O
the O
mural O
`` O
preserves O
an O
era O
in O
Stamford B-GPE
and O
in O
our O
country O
when O
this O
type O
of O
work O
was O
being O
done O
. O

IF O
YOU O
FORCE O
financial O
planners O
to O
sum O
up O
their O
most O
important O
advice O
in O
a O
single O
sentence O
, O
it O
would O
probably O
be O
a O
one O
- O
word O
sentence O
: O
Diversify O
. O

Judging O
by O
a O
poll O
of O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
readers O
conducted O
this O
summer O
by O
Erdos O
& O
Morgan O
Inc. O
, O
serious O
investors O
have O
taken O
that O
advice O
to O
heart O
. O

Nearly O
1,000 O
investors O
responded O
to O
the O
Journal O
's O
poll O
, O
providing O
an O
in O
- O
depth O
look O
at O
their O
portfolios O
. O

Those O
portfolios O
are O
remarkably O
diversified O
. O

By O
spreading O
their O
wealth O
among O
several O
investment O
alternatives O
, O
the O
respondents O
have O
protected O
themselves O
against O
squalls O
in O
any O
one O
area O
, O
be O
it O
stocks O
, O
bonds O
or O
real O
estate O
. O

For O
example O
, O
about O
88 O
% O
of O
Journal B-ORG
readers O
owned O
stock O
-LRB- O
down O
slightly O
from O
91 O
% O
in O
a O
similar O
poll O
last O
year O
-RRB- O
. O

But O
only O
17.5 O
% O
said O
they O
had O
more O
than O
half O
their O
money O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

Similarly O
, O
57 O
% O
of O
respondents O
own O
shares O
in O
a O
money O
- O
market O
mutual O
fund O
, O
and O
33 O
% O
own O
municipal O
bonds O
. O

But O
only O
6 O
% O
to O
7 O
% O
of O
the O
investors O
were O
committing O
more O
than O
half O
their O
funds O
to O
either O
of O
those O
alternatives O
. O

The O
poll O
, O
conducted O
Aug. O
7 O
- O
28 O
, O
also O
provides O
a O
glimpse O
into O
the O
thinking O
of O
serious O
investors O
on O
a O
variety O
of O
other O
topics O
. O

It O
found O
them O
in O
a O
cautious O
, O
but O
not O
downbeat O
, O
mood O
. O

Of O
1,500 O
people O
sent O
a O
questionnaire O
, O
951 O
replied O
. O

The O
response O
rate O
, O
more O
than O
63 O
% O
, O
allows O
the O
results O
to O
be O
interpreted O
with O
a O
high O
degree O
of O
confidence O
. O

The O
results O
ca O
n't O
be O
extrapolated O
to O
all O
investors O
, O
though O
. O

Journal B-ORG
readers O
are O
relatively O
affluent O
, O
with O
a O
median O
household O
income O
of O
between O
$ O
75,000 O
and O
$ O
99,000 O
. O

Nearly O
half O
of O
the O
respondents O
-LRB- O
47 O
% O
-RRB- O
said O
their O
investment O
portfolio O
was O
worth O
$ O
250,000 O
or O
more O
, O
and O
17 O
% O
said O
it O
was O
worth O
$ O
1 O
million O
or O
more O
. O

The O
respondents O
were O
mildly O
optimistic O
about O
the O
economy O
and O
investment O
markets O
, O
but O
their O
collective O
judgments O
were O
a O
notch O
more O
sober O
than O
they O
were O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

For O
example O
, O
12 O
% O
of O
this O
year O
's O
respondents O
said O
they O
expect O
a O
recession O
within O
12 O
months O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
only O
8 O
% O
were O
expecting O
a O
recession O
. O

An O
additional O
56 O
% O
of O
this O
year O
's O
respondents O
expect O
the O
economy O
to O
slow O
down O
during O
the O
next O
12 O
months O
. O

Only O
42 O
% O
of O
last O
year O
's O
respondents O
anticipated O
slowing O
growth O
. O

Apparently O
, O
the O
respondents O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
an O
economic O
slowdown O
would O
harm O
the O
major O
investment O
markets O
very O
much O
. O

A O
slim O
majority O
-LRB- O
51 O
% O
-RRB- O
think O
stock O
prices O
will O
be O
higher O
in O
August O
1990 O
than O
they O
were O
in O
August O
1989 O
. O

Their O
verdict O
on O
real O
estate O
is O
almost O
the O
same O
. O

Some O
50 O
% O
expect O
real O
estate O
in O
their O
local O
area O
to O
increase O
in O
value O
over O
the O
next O
12 O
months O
. O

By O
contrast O
, O
only O
32 O
% O
expect O
an O
increase O
in O
the O
price O
of O
gold O
. O

Since O
gold O
tends O
to O
soar O
when O
inflation O
is O
high O
, O
that O
finding O
suggests O
that O
people O
believe O
inflation O
remains O
under O
control O
. O

Even O
though O
only O
12 O
% O
actually O
predicted O
a O
recession O
, O
many O
respondents O
were O
taking O
a O
better O
- O
safe O
- O
than O
sorry O
investment O
stance O
. O

Nearly O
a O
third O
said O
they O
have O
made O
some O
portfolio O
changes O
to O
anticipate O
a O
possible O
recession O
. O

For O
the O
most O
part O
, O
the O
changes O
were O
`` O
slight O
. O
'' O

The O
two O
- O
thirds O
who O
have O
n't O
tried O
to O
make O
their O
portfolios O
more O
recession O
- O
resistant O
were O
split O
about O
evenly O
between O
investors O
who O
`` O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
trying O
to O
predict O
the O
markets O
'' O
-LRB- O
about O
31 O
% O
-RRB- O
and O
investors O
who O
`` O
do O
n't O
expect O
a O
recession O
'' O
-LRB- O
about O
15 O
% O
-RRB- O
or O
are O
`` O
unsure O
if O
and O
when O
a O
recession O
might O
come O
'' O
-LRB- O
about O
22 O
% O
-RRB- O
. O

A O
buy O
- O
and O
- O
hold O
approach O
to O
stocks O
continues O
to O
be O
the O
rule O
among O
respondents O
. O

Most O
own O
two O
to O
10 O
stocks O
, O
and O
buy O
or O
sell O
no O
more O
than O
three O
times O
a O
year O
. O

Some O
71 O
% O
had O
bought O
some O
stock O
in O
the O
past O
year O
; O
only O
57 O
% O
had O
sold O
any O
. O

But O
the O
lurking O
shadow O
of O
1987 O
's O
stock O
- O
market O
crash O
still O
seems O
dark O
. O

About O
33 O
% O
considered O
another O
crash O
`` O
likely O
, O
'' O
while O
about O
63 O
% O
said O
one O
is O
`` O
unlikely O
. O
'' O

Those O
percentages O
hardly O
changed O
from O
the O
previous O
year O
's O
poll O
. O

And O
the O
respondents O
' O
commitment O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
remains O
somewhat O
lighter O
than O
usual O
. O

About O
60 O
% O
of O
them O
said O
they O
would O
`` O
ordinarily O
'' O
have O
at O
least O
25 O
% O
of O
their O
money O
in O
stocks O
. O

But O
as O
of O
August O
, O
only O
50 O
% O
actually O
had O
stock O
- O
market O
investments O
of O
that O
size O
. O

Most O
stock O
- O
market O
indexes O
were O
hitting O
all O
- O
time O
highs O
at O
around O
the O
time O
of O
the O
poll O
. O

But O
it O
appears O
that O
many O
Journal B-ORG
readers O
were O
taking O
that O
news O
as O
a O
sign O
to O
be O
cautious O
, O
rather O
than O
a O
signal O
to O
jump O
on O
the O
bandwagon O
. O

Mr. O
Dorfman O
covers O
investing O
issues O
from O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bureau O
. O

Consumer O
prices O
rose O
a O
surprisingly O
moderate O
0.2 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
pushed O
up O
mostly O
by O
a O
jump O
in O
clothing O
costs O
, O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
. O

Energy O
costs O
, O
which O
drove O
wholesale O
prices O
up O
sharply O
during O
the O
month O
, O
continued O
to O
decline O
at O
the O
retail O
level O
, O
pulling O
down O
transportation O
and O
helping O
to O
ease O
housing O
costs O
. O

The O
report O
was O
the O
brightest O
news O
the O
financial O
markets O
had O
seen O
since O
before O
the O
stock O
market O
plunged O
more O
than O
190 O
points O
last O
Friday O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
rallied O
on O
the O
news O
, O
closing O
39.55 O
points O
higher O
at O
2683.20 O
. O

Bond O
prices O
also O
jumped O
as O
traders O
appeared O
to O
read O
the O
data O
as O
a O
sign O
that O
interest O
rates O
may O
fall O
. O

But O
many O
economists O
were O
not O
nearly O
as O
jubilant O
. O

The O
climb O
in O
wholesale O
energy O
prices O
is O
certain O
to O
push O
up O
retail O
energy O
prices O
in O
the O
next O
few O
months O
, O
they O
warned O
. O

They O
also O
said O
the O
dollar O
is O
leveling O
off O
after O
a O
rise O
this O
summer O
that O
helped O
to O
reduce O
the O
prices O
of O
imported O
goods O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
inflation O
is O
going O
to O
pick O
up O
through O
the O
fall O
, O
'' O
said O
Joel B-PERSON
Popkin I-PERSON
, O
a O
specialist O
on O
inflation O
who O
runs O
an O
economic O
consulting O
firm O
here O
. O

`` O
It O
has O
been O
in O
what O
I O
would O
describe O
as O
a O
lull O
for O
the O
past O
several O
months O
. O
'' O

`` O
We O
've O
had O
whopping O
declines O
in O
consumer O
energy O
prices O
in O
each O
of O
the O
past O
three O
months O
, O
and O
at O
the O
wholesale O
level O
those O
are O
fully O
behind O
us O
now O
, O
'' O
said O
Jay B-PERSON
Woodworth I-PERSON
, O
chief O
domestic O
economist O
at O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Because O
wholesale O
energy O
prices O
shot O
up O
by O
a O
steep O
6.5 O
% O
last O
month O
, O
many O
analysts O
expected O
energy O
prices O
to O
rise O
at O
the O
consumer O
level O
too O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
many O
economists O
were O
expecting O
the O
consumer O
price O
index O
to O
increase O
significantly O
more O
than O
it O
did O
. O

But O
retail O
energy O
prices O
declined O
0.9 O
% O
in O
September O
. O

Though O
analysts O
say O
competition O
will O
probably O
hold O
down O
increases O
in O
retail O
energy O
prices O
, O
many O
expect O
some O
of O
the O
wholesale O
rise O
to O
be O
passed O
along O
to O
the O
consumer O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

Still O
, O
some O
analysts O
insisted O
that O
the O
worst O
of O
the O
inflation O
is O
behind O
. O

`` O
It O
increasingly O
appears O
that O
1987 O
- O
88 O
was O
a O
temporary O
inflation O
blip O
and O
not O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
cyclical O
inflation O
problem O
, O
'' O
argued O
Edward B-PERSON
Yardeni I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
Prudential B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

In O
both O
1987 O
and O
1988 O
, O
consumer O
prices O
rose O
4.4 O
% O
. O

A O
run O
- O
up O
in O
world O
oil O
prices O
last O
winter O
sent O
consumer O
prices O
soaring O
at O
a O
6.7 O
% O
annual O
rate O
in O
the O
first O
five O
months O
of O
this O
year O
, O
but O
the O
subsequent O
decline O
in O
energy O
prices O
has O
pulled O
the O
annual O
rate O
back O
down O
to O
4.4 O
% O
. O

Mr. O
Yardeni O
predicted O
that O
world O
business O
competition O
will O
continue O
to O
restrain O
prices O
. O

`` O
The O
bottom O
line O
is O
, O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
the O
economic O
environment O
has O
become O
very O
, O
very O
competitve O
for O
a O
lot O
of O
businesses O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
Back O
in O
1987 O
- O
88 O
, O
business O
was O
operating O
at O
fairly O
tight O
capacity O
, O
so O
businesses O
felt O
they O
could O
raise O
prices O
. O
'' O

Now O
, O
he O
said O
, O
a O
slowdown O
in O
economic O
activity O
has O
slackened O
demand O
. O

The O
mild O
inflation O
figures O
renewed O
investors O
' O
hopes O
that O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
will O
ease O
its O
interest O
- O
rate O
stance O
. O

The O
steep O
climb O
in O
producer O
prices O
reported O
last O
Friday O
fostered O
pessimism O
about O
lower O
interest O
rates O
and O
contributed O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
6.9 O
% O
plunge O
that O
day O
. O

In O
the O
past O
several O
days O
, O
however O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
central O
bank O
has O
allowed O
a O
key O
interest O
rate O
to O
fall O
slightly O
to O
try O
to O
stabilize O
the O
markets O
. O

Analysts O
say O
Fed B-ORG
policy O
makers O
have O
been O
wary O
of O
relaxing O
credit O
too O
much O
because O
they O
were O
still O
uncertain O
about O
the O
level O
of O
inflation O
in O
the O
economy O
. O

Excluding O
the O
volatile O
categories O
of O
energy O
and O
food O
-- O
leaving O
what O
some O
economists O
call O
the O
core O
inflation O
rate O
-- O
consumer O
prices O
still O
rose O
only O
0.2 O
% O
in O
September O
. O

Transportation O
costs O
actually O
fell O
0.5 O
% O
, O
and O
housing O
costs O
gained O
only O
0.1 O
% O
. O

Apparel O
prices O
rocketed O
up O
1.7 O
% O
, O
but O
that O
was O
after O
three O
months O
of O
declines O
. O

Medical O
costs O
continued O
their O
steep O
ascent O
, O
rising O
0.8 O
% O
after O
four O
consecutive O
months O
of O
0.7 O
% O
increases O
. O

Car O
prices O
, O
another O
area O
that O
contributed O
to O
the O
steep O
rise O
in O
the O
wholesale O
index O
last O
month O
, O
still O
showed O
declines O
at O
the O
consumer O
level O
. O

They O
dropped O
0.4 O
% O
as O
dealers O
continued O
to O
offer O
rebates O
to O
attract O
customers O
. O

Food O
prices O
rose O
0.2 O
% O
for O
the O
second O
month O
in O
a O
row O
, O
far O
slower O
than O
the O
monthly O
rises O
earlier O
in O
the O
year O
. O

Separately O
, O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
that O
average O
weekly O
earnings O
rose O
0.3 O
% O
in O
September O
, O
after O
adjusting O
for O
inflation O
, O
following O
a O
0.7 O
% O
decline O
in O
August O
. O

All O
the O
numbers O
are O
adjusted O
for O
seasonal O
fluctuations O
. O

Here O
are O
the O
seasonally O
adjusted O
changes O
in O
the O
components O
of O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
consumer O
price O
index O
for O
September O
. O

The O
Spanish B-NORP
author O
Camilo B-PERSON
Jose I-PERSON
Cela I-PERSON
won O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
for O
literature O
yesterday O
, O
a O
surprising O
choice O
, O
but O
given O
the B-ORG
Swedish I-ORG
Academy I-ORG
's O
past O
perversities O
, O
hardly O
the O
most O
undeserved O
and O
ridiculous O
accolade O
handed O
out O
by O
the O
awarding O
committee O
. O

In O
Spain B-GPE
, O
anyway O
, O
the O
73 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Cela O
enjoys O
some O
renown O
for O
the O
novels O
and O
travel O
books O
he O
wrote O
during O
the O
parched O
Franco B-PERSON
years O
, O
the O
everyday O
poverty O
and O
stagnant O
atmosphere O
of O
which O
he O
described O
in O
brutally O
direct O
, O
vivid O
prose O
, O
beginning O
with O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Family I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Pascal I-WORK_OF_ART
Duarte I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
1942 O
-RRB- O
. O

Unlike O
other O
writers O
who O
either O
battled O
the O
fascists O
during O
the B-EVENT
Civil I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
or O
left O
Spain B-GPE
when O
Franco B-PERSON
triumphed O
, O
Mr. O
Cela O
fought O
briefly O
on O
the O
general O
's O
side O
, O
no O
doubt O
earning O
with O
his O
war O
wound O
some O
forbearance O
when O
he O
went O
on O
to O
depict O
a O
country O
with O
a O
high O
population O
of O
vagabonds O
, O
murderers O
and O
rural O
idiots O
trudging O
aimlessly O
through O
a O
dried O
- O
out O
land O
. O

Still O
, O
it O
was O
in O
Argentine O
editions O
that O
his O
countrymen O
first O
read O
his O
story O
of O
Pascal B-PERSON
Duarte I-PERSON
, O
a O
field O
worker O
who O
stabbed O
his O
mother O
to O
death O
and O
has O
no O
regrets O
as O
he O
awaits O
his O
end O
in O
a O
prison O
cell O
: O
`` O
Fate O
directs O
some O
men O
down O
the O
flower O
- O
bordered O
path O
, O
and O
others O
down O
the O
road O
bordered O
with O
thistles O
and O
prickly O
pears O
. O

The O
lucky O
ones O
gaze O
out O
at O
life O
with O
serene O
eyes O
and O
smile O
with O
a O
face O
of O
innocence O
at O
their O
perfumed O
happiness O
. O

The O
others O
endure O
the O
hot O
sun O
of O
the O
plains O
and O
scowl O
like O
cornered O
wild O
beasts O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Cela O
himself O
was O
one O
of O
the O
lucky O
ones O
, O
his O
fortunes O
steadily O
increasing O
over O
the O
decades O
he O
spent O
putting O
out O
some O
70 O
travelogues O
, O
novels O
, O
short O
story O
collections O
and O
poetry O
. O

These O
days O
, O
he O
is O
as O
known O
for O
his O
flamboyant O
tastes O
and O
the O
youthful O
muse O
who O
shares O
his O
life O
as O
he O
is O
for O
his O
books O
. O

The O
man O
who O
wore O
out O
his O
shoes O
wandering O
around O
Guadalajara B-GPE
in O
1958 O
, O
describing O
in O
his O
travel O
book O
`` O
Viaje B-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
la I-WORK_OF_ART
Alcarria I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
how O
he O
scrounged O
for O
food O
and O
stayed O
in O
squalid O
inns O
, O
now O
tours O
Spain B-GPE
in O
a O
Rolls O
- O
Royce O
. O

Of O
his O
10 O
novels O
, O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Hive I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
1951 O
-RRB- O
, O
full O
of O
sharp O
vignettes O
of O
Madrid B-GPE
life O
and O
centered O
on O
a O
cafe O
run O
by O
Dona B-PERSON
Rosa I-PERSON
, O
a O
foul O
- O
mouthed O
, O
broad O
- O
based O
woman O
with O
blackened O
little O
teeth O
encrusted O
in O
filth O
, O
used O
to O
be O
available O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
translated O
by O
J.M. B-PERSON
Cohen I-PERSON
and O
published O
by O
Ecco B-ORG
Press I-ORG
, O
which O
now O
no O
doubt O
regrets O
relinquishing O
its O
copyright O
. O

Here O
is O
an O
excerpt O
: O

The O
lonely O
woman O
walks O
on O
in O
the O
direction O
of O
the O
Plaza O
de O
Alonso O
Martinez O
. O

Two O
men O
have O
a O
conversation O
behind O
one O
of O
the O
windows O
of O
the O
cafe O
on O
the O
corner O
of O
the O
boulevard O
. O

Both O
are O
young O
, O
one O
twenty O
odd O
, O
the O
other O
thirty O
odd O
. O

The O
older O
one O
looks O
like O
a O
member O
of O
the O
jury O
for O
a O
literary O
award O
, O
the O
younger O
one O
looks O
like O
a O
novelist O
. O

It O
is O
evident O
that O
their O
conversation O
runs O
more O
or O
less O
on O
the O
following O
lines O
: O
`` O
I O
've O
submitted O
the O
manuscript O
of O
my O
novel O
under O
the O
title O
` O
Teresa B-WORK_OF_ART
de I-WORK_OF_ART
Cepeda I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
' O
and O
in O
it O
I O
've O
treated O
a O
few O
neglected O
aspects O
of O
that O
eternal O
problem O
which O
... O
'' O

`` O
Oh O
, O
yes O
. O

Will O
you O
pour O
me O
a O
drop O
of O
water O
, O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
mind O
? O
'' O

`` O
With O
pleasure O
. O

I O
've O
revised O
it O
several O
times O
and O
I O
think O
I O
may O
say O
with O
pride O
that O
there O
is O
not O
a O
single O
discordant O
word O
in O
the O
whole O
text O
. O
'' O

`` O
How O
interesting O
. O
'' O

`` O
I O
think O
so O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
works O
my O
colleagues O
have O
sent O
in O
, O
but O
in O
any O
case O
I O
feel O
confident O
that O
good O
sense O
and O
honest O
judgment O
... O
'' O

`` O
Rest O
assured O
, O
we O
proceed O
with O
exemplary O
fairness O
. O
'' O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
doubt O
it O
for O
a O
moment O
. O

It O
does O
not O
matter O
if O
one O
is O
defeated O
, O
provided O
the O
work O
that O
gets O
the O
award O
has O
unmistakable O
qualities O
. O

What O
's O
so O
discouraging O
is O
... O
'' O

In O
passing O
the O
window O
, O
Senorita B-PERSON
Elvira I-PERSON
gives O
them O
a O
smile O
-- O
simply O
out O
of O
habit O
. O

Stock O
- O
market O
fears O
and O
relatively O
more O
attractive O
interest O
rates O
pushed O
money O
- O
market O
mutual O
fund O
assets O
up O
$ O
6.07 O
billion O
in O
the O
latest O
week O
, O
the O
sharpest O
increase O
in O
almost O
two O
years O
. O

The O
473 O
funds O
tracked O
by O
the B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Company I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
a O
Washington B-GPE
- O
based O
trade O
group O
, O
rose O
to O
$ O
356.1 O
billion O
, O
a O
record O
. O

The O
$ O
6.07 O
billion O
increase O
was O
the O
strongest O
weekly O
inflow O
since O
January O
1988 O
. O

The O
increase O
was O
spread O
fairly O
evenly O
among O
all O
three O
types O
of O
funds O
. O

Individual O
investors O
, O
represented O
in O
the O
general O
- O
purpose O
and O
broker O
- O
dealer O
fund O
categories O
, O
pulled O
money O
from O
the O
stock O
market O
after O
its O
big O
drop O
last O
Friday O
and O
put O
the O
money O
into O
funds O
, O
said O
Jacob B-PERSON
Dreyer I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
and O
chief O
economist O
of O
the O
Institute O
. O

`` O
Insitutional O
investors O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
reacted O
to O
the O
steep O
decline O
in O
yields O
on O
direct O
money O
- O
market O
instruments O
following O
the O
stock O
- O
market O
decline O
last O
Friday O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Dreyer O
said O
. O

Yields O
on O
money O
funds O
dropped O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Tuesday O
, O
according O
to O
Donoghue O
's O
Money B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Report I-ORG
, O
a O
Holliston B-GPE
, O
Mass. B-GPE
, O
newsletter O
. O

The O
average O
seven O
- O
day O
compounded O
yield O
fell O
to O
8.55 O
% O
from O
8.60 O
% O
the O
week O
earlier O
, O
Donoghue O
's O
said O
. O

At O
the O
auction O
of O
six O
- O
month O
U.S. B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
bills O
on O
Monday O
, O
the O
average O
yield O
fell O
to O
7.61 O
% O
from O
7.82 O
% O
. O

Likewise O
, O
certificates O
of O
deposit O
on O
average O
posted O
lower O
yields O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
142 O
institutional O
- O
type O
money O
funds O
rose O
$ O
2.23 O
billion O
to O
$ O
85.49 O
billion O
. O

The O
235 O
general O
- O
purpose O
funds O
increased O
$ O
2.53 O
billion O
to O
$ O
116.56 O
billion O
, O
while O
96 O
broker O
- O
dealer O
funds O
increased O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
to O
$ O
154.05 O
billion O
. O

Canadian B-NORP
steel O
ingot O
production O
totaled O
276,334 O
metric O
tons O
in O
the O
week O
ended O
Oct. O
14 O
, O
down O
5.3 O
% O
from O
the O
preceding O
week O
's O
total O
of O
291,890 O
tons O
, O
Statistics B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
, O
a O
federal O
agency O
, O
said O
. O

The O
week O
's O
total O
was O
down O
7.1 O
% O
from O
297,446 O
tons O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

A O
metric O
ton O
is O
equal O
to O
2,204.62 O
pounds O
. O

The O
cumulative O
total O
in O
1989 O
was O
12,283,217 O
tons O
, O
up O
7.5 O
% O
from O
11,429,243 O
tons O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

The O
earthquake O
that O
hit O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
result O
in O
wholesale O
downgrading O
of O
bond O
ratings O
, O
officials O
at O
the O
two O
major O
rating O
agencies O
said O
. O

Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
Corp. O
is O
reviewing O
debt O
issued O
by O
12 O
California B-GPE
counties O
, O
and O
`` O
there O
are O
potential O
isolated O
problems O
, O
'' O
said O
Hyman B-PERSON
Grossman I-PERSON
, O
a O
managing O
director O
. O

The O
agency O
is O
preparing O
a O
report O
, O
to O
be O
issued O
today O
, O
on O
the O
earthquake O
's O
impact O
on O
the O
property O
- O
and O
casualty O
- O
insurance O
industry O
. O

The O
only O
securities O
so O
far O
to O
be O
singled O
out O
are O
those O
issued O
by O
Bay O
View O
Federal O
Savings O
& O
Loan O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
said O
it O
is O
reviewing O
, O
with O
an O
eye O
toward O
a O
possible O
downgrade O
, O
the O
ratings O
on O
Bay B-ORG
View I-ORG
Federal I-ORG
bonds O
, O
long O
- O
term O
deposits O
and O
the O
preferred O
- O
stock O
rating O
of O
its O
parent O
company O
, O
Bay B-ORG
View I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

As O
for O
property O
and O
casualty O
insurers O
, O
Moody B-ORG
's O
said O
`` O
preliminary O
estimates O
suggest O
that O
losses O
should O
not O
have O
a O
significant O
impact O
on O
most O
insurers O
' O
financial O
condition O
, O
'' O
but O
it O
`` O
raises O
concerns O
about O
potentially O
substantial O
risks O
'' O
longer O
- O
term O
. O

`` O
Losses O
from O
the O
earthquake O
are O
expected O
to O
be O
of O
similar O
magnitude O
to O
those O
of O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
'' O
according O
to O
Moody B-ORG
's O
. O

WASHINGTON B-GPE
LIES O
LOW O
after O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
roller O
- O
coaster O
ride O
. O

Lawmakers O
, O
haunted O
by O
charges O
that O
some O
of O
their O
comments O
contributed O
to O
the O
1987 O
crash O
, O
generally O
shy O
away O
from O
calls O
for O
sweeping O
new O
legislation O
. O

But O
a O
House O
Energy O
and O
Commerce B-GPE
subcommittee O
will O
quiz O
SEC O
Chairman O
Breeden O
Wednesday O
, O
and O
Treasury O
Secretary O
Brady O
will O
go O
before O
the O
Senate O
Banking O
panel O
Thursday O
. O

The O
market O
's O
wild O
week O
may O
speed O
along O
the O
market O
- O
reform O
legislation O
that O
has O
been O
pending O
for O
months O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
1987 O
crash O
. O

It O
may O
also O
expedite O
the O
SEC O
's O
modest O
pending O
changes O
in O
junk O
- O
bond O
disclosure O
rules O
and O
intensify O
the O
Treasury O
's O
look O
at O
plans O
for O
giving O
new O
tax O
breaks O
on O
dividends O
and O
raising O
taxes O
on O
short O
- O
term O
trades O
by O
pension O
funds O
. O

Brady B-PERSON
and O
Breeden B-PERSON
work O
well O
together O
on O
the O
plunge O
, O
despite O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
Treasury O
secretary O
opposed O
Breeden B-PERSON
's O
nomination O
to O
the O
SEC O
post O
. O

BAKER O
FALTERS O
in O
the O
Mideast O
amid O
Israeli B-NORP
paralysis O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
politics O
. O

Despite O
seeing O
his O
plan O
for O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
elections O
wither O
, O
the O
cautious O
secretary O
of O
state O
is O
so O
far O
unwilling O
to O
cut O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
or O
military O
aid O
to O
force O
Israeli B-NORP
cooperation O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
nonetheless O
remains O
furious O
both O
at O
Shamir B-PERSON
, O
for O
backing O
down O
on O
the O
elections O
, O
and O
at O
Shamir B-PERSON
's O
rival O
, O
Peres B-PERSON
, O
for O
political O
ineptitude O
in O
forcing O
a O
premature O
cabinet O
vote O
on O
Baker B-PERSON
's O
plan O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
some O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
fear O
PLO B-ORG
chief O
Arafat B-PERSON
is O
getting O
cold O
feet O
and O
may O
back O
off O
from O
his O
recent O
moderation O
and O
renunciation O
of O
terrorism O
. O

He O
is O
under O
intense O
fire O
from O
other O
Palestinian B-NORP
groups O
; O
Syria B-GPE
is O
pushing O
Ahmad B-PERSON
Jibril I-PERSON
, O
whose O
terrorist O
band O
is O
blamed O
for O
the O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
bombing O
, O
as O
an O
alternative O
to O
Arafat B-PERSON
. O

DARMAN'S B-PERSON
MANEUVERS O
on O
the O
budget O
and O
capital O
gains O
hurt O
him O
in O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Republicans O
as O
well O
as O
Democrats O
were O
angered O
by O
the O
budget O
director O
's O
rejection O
of O
Speaker O
Foley O
's O
effort O
to O
expedite O
a O
deficitcutting O
measure O
by O
stripping O
it O
of O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
as O
well O
as O
pet O
Democratic O
projects O
. O

Darman B-PERSON
now O
blames O
the O
clash O
on O
miscommunication O
, O
but O
House O
GOP O
leader O
Michel B-PERSON
, O
who O
carried O
the O
offer O
to O
him O
, O
observes O
, O
`` O
I O
was O
speaking O
English B-LANGUAGE
at O
the O
time O
, O
and O
quite O
loud O
so O
I O
could O
be O
understood O
. O
'' O

Senate O
GOP O
leader O
Dole B-PERSON
ridicules O
the O
budget O
chief O
on O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
floor O
. O

Democratic O
counterpart O
Mitchell B-ORG
, O
asked O
to O
interpret O
Darman B-PERSON
's O
threat O
to O
make O
permanent O
the O
across O
- O
the O
- O
board O
Gramm B-LAW
- I-LAW
Rudman I-LAW
cuts O
that O
took O
effect O
this O
week O
, O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
even O
bother O
to O
interpret O
them O
. O
'' O

But O
Darman B-PERSON
suggests O
such O
tensions O
will O
dissipate O
quickly O
. O

`` O
If O
I O
can O
show O
signs O
of O
maturity O
, O
almost O
anybody O
can O
, O
'' O
he O
jokes O
. O

HHS B-ORG
OFFICIALS O
expect O
Secretary O
Sullivan O
to O
continue O
a O
ban O
on O
research O
using O
fetal O
tissue O
. O

Before O
he O
was O
confirmed O
, O
Sullivan B-GPE
said O
he O
had O
`` O
reservations O
about O
any O
blanket O
prohibitions O
on O
medical O
research O
. O
'' O

But O
now O
, O
an O
official O
says O
, O
he O
is O
`` O
surrounded O
by O
right O
- O
to O
- O
lifers O
, O
'' O
who O
contend O
that O
any O
breakthroughs O
in O
fetal O
- O
tissue O
research O
could O
increase O
the O
demand O
for O
abortions O
. O

COOPERATION O
WANES O
on O
weapons O
development O
between O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Britain B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
and O
Italy B-GPE
pull O
out O
of O
a O
proposal O
to O
build O
new O
NATO B-ORG
frigates O
; O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
have O
each O
withdrawn O
from O
missile O
projects O
. O

Defense O
experts O
say O
joint O
projects O
are O
increasingly O
squeezed O
by O
budget O
pressures O
and O
the O
desire O
to O
save O
domestic O
jobs O
; O
some O
also O
fear O
rising O
protectionism O
as O
European B-NORP
unity O
nears O
. O

BOTH O
SIDES O
NOW O
: O

Virginia O
GOP O
lieutenant O
governor O
candidate O
Eddy B-PERSON
Dalton I-PERSON
tries O
to O
have O
it O
both O
ways O
on O
the O
abortion O
issue O
. O

Though O
she O
opposes O
abortion O
in O
almost O
all O
cases O
, O
she O
airs O
a O
TV O
commercial O
using O
pro-choice O
buzzwords O
. O

`` O
A O
woman O
ought O
to O
have O
a O
choice O
in O
cases O
where O
her O
life O
or O
health O
are O
in O
danger O
and O
in O
cases O
of O
rape O
or O
incest O
, O
'' O
she O
proclaims O
. O

HOT O
TOPIC O
: O

Interest O
in O
the O
abortion O
issue O
is O
so O
great O
that O
the O
Hotline O
, O
a O
daily O
, O
computer O
- O
distributed O
political O
newsletter O
, O
comes O
up O
with O
a O
spinoff O
product O
called O
the B-ORG
Abortion I-ORG
Report I-ORG
dealing O
solely O
with O
its O
political O
implications O
. O

CONSERVATIVES O
EXPECT O
Bush B-GPE
to O
solidify O
their O
majority O
on O
a O
key O
court O
. O

Bush B-GPE
has O
three O
vacancies O
to O
fill O
on O
the O
prestigious O
D.C. B-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
which O
handles O
many O
important O
regulatory O
issues O
and O
is O
often O
considered O
a O
warm O
- O
up O
for O
future O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
nominees O
. O

Conservatives O
now O
hold O
only O
a O
5 O
- O
4 O
edge O
. O

One O
slot O
is O
expected O
to O
go O
to O
EEOC O
Chairman O
Clarence O
Thomas O
, O
a O
black O
conservative O
; O
after O
mulling O
a O
fight O
, O
liberals O
now O
probably O
wo O
n't O
put O
up O
a O
major O
struggle O
against O
him O
. O

Other O
conservatives O
thought O
to O
be O
on O
the O
administration O
's O
short O
list O
include O
Washington B-GPE
lawyer O
Michael B-PERSON
Uhlmann I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
passed O
over O
for O
the O
No. O
2 O
job O
at O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
and O
Marshall B-PERSON
Breger I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
agency O
on O
administration O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
would O
also O
like O
to O
nominate O
a O
woman O
; O
one O
possibility O
is O
former O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
official O
Victoria B-PERSON
Toensing I-PERSON
. O

MINOR O
MEMOS O
: O

In O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
failed O
Panama B-GPE
coup O
, O
a O
bumper O
sticker O
appears O
: O
`` O
Ollie O
Would O
Have O
Got O
Him O
. O
'' O
... O

Rep. O
Garcia O
, O
on O
trial O
for O
bribery O
and O
extortion O
, O
puts O
statements O
in O
the O
Congressional O
Record O
attributing O
missed O
votes O
to O
`` O
scheduling O
conflicts O
. O
'' O
... O

A O
GOP O
Senate O
fund O
- O
raising O
letter O
from O
Sen. O
Burns O
of O
Montana B-GPE
is O
made O
to O
appear O
personally O
written O
, O
and O
its O
opening O
line O
is O
, O
`` O
Please O
excuse O
my O
handwriting O
. O
'' O

But O
Burns B-PERSON
confesses O
in O
an O
interview O
: O
`` O
That O
's O
not O
my O
handwriting O
. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
buying O
and O
selling O
shares O
, O
Westridge B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
takes O
a O
back O
seat O
to O
no O
one O
. O

Every O
dollar O
's O
worth O
of O
stock O
in O
the O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
money O
manager O
's O
portfolio O
is O
traded O
seven O
or O
eight O
times O
a O
year O
, O
the O
firm O
estimates O
. O

That O
makes O
it O
the O
most O
active O
trader O
among O
all O
the O
nation O
's O
investment O
advisers O
, O
according O
to O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
filings O
. O

But O
wait O
a O
second O
. O

Westridge B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
is O
an O
index O
fund O
-- O
the O
type O
of O
stolid O
long O
- O
term O
investor O
whose O
goal O
is O
to O
be O
nothing O
more O
than O
average O
. O

Westridge B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
's O
frenetic O
trading O
reflects O
the O
changes O
sweeping O
through O
the O
previously O
sleepy O
world O
of O
indexing O
. O

Indexing O
for O
the O
most O
part O
has O
involved O
simply O
buying O
and O
then O
holding O
stocks O
in O
the O
correct O
mix O
to O
mirror O
a O
stock O
market O
barometer O
, O
such O
as O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
- O
stock O
index O
, O
and O
match O
its O
performance O
. O

Institutional O
investors O
have O
poured O
$ O
210 O
billion O
into O
stock O
and O
bond O
indexing O
as O
a O
cheap O
and O
easy O
form O
of O
investment O
management O
that O
promises O
to O
post O
average O
market O
returns O
. O

These O
big O
investors O
have O
flocked O
to O
indexing O
because O
relatively O
few O
`` O
active O
'' O
stock O
pickers O
have O
been O
able O
to O
consistently O
match O
the O
returns O
of O
the O
S&P O
500 O
or O
other O
bellwethers O
, O
much O
less O
beat O
it O
. O

And O
the O
fees O
investors O
pay O
for O
indexing O
run O
a O
few O
pennies O
for O
each O
$ O
100 O
of O
assets O
-- O
a O
fraction O
of O
the O
cost O
of O
active O
managers O
. O

That O
's O
because O
computers O
do O
most O
of O
the O
work O
, O
and O
low O
trading O
activity O
keeps O
a O
lid O
on O
commission O
costs O
. O

But O
today O
, O
indexing O
is O
moving O
from O
a O
passive O
investment O
strategy O
to O
an O
increasingly O
active O
one O
. O

Because O
index O
- O
fund O
managers O
are O
no O
longer O
satisfied O
with O
merely O
being O
average O
, O
they O
have O
developed O
`` O
enhanced O
'' O
indexing O
strategies O
that O
are O
intended O
to O
outperform O
the O
market O
as O
much O
as O
three O
percentage O
points O
. O

`` O
Indexing O
has O
been O
the O
most O
single O
successful O
investment O
concept O
in O
the O
last O
decade O
, O
but O
the O
index O
money O
has O
been O
just O
sort O
of O
sitting O
there O
, O
'' O
says O
Seth B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Lynn I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Axe B-ORG
Core I-ORG
Investors I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
an O
indexer O
based O
in O
Tarrytown B-GPE
, O
N.Y B-GPE
. O

`` O
Now O
the O
interest O
is O
in O
what O
else O
can O
I O
do O
with O
that O
money O
. O
'' O

Among O
the O
souped O
- O
up O
indexing O
strategies O
: O
Indexed O
portfolios O
can O
be O
built O
around O
thousands O
of O
stocks O
, O
or O
just O
a O
few O
dozen O
, O
rather O
than O
being O
restricted O
to O
the O
S&P O
500 O
companies O
. O

They O
can O
ignore O
the O
S&P O
500 O
stocks O
altogether O
and O
focus O
on O
particular O
types O
of O
stocks O
, O
such O
as O
smaller O
companies O
, O
those O
paying O
high O
dividends O
or O
companies O
in O
a O
particular O
industry O
, O
state O
or O
country O
. O

With O
today O
's O
computer O
- O
driven O
program O
trading O
techniques O
, O
index O
funds O
can O
trade O
back O
and O
forth O
between O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
and O
the O
actual O
stocks O
making O
up O
indexes O
such O
as O
the O
S&P O
500 O
. O

Futures O
and O
options O
also O
make O
it O
possible O
to O
build O
`` O
synthetic O
'' O
index O
funds O
that O
do O
n't O
actually O
own O
a O
single O
share O
of O
stock O
, O
but O
can O
produce O
returns O
that O
match O
or O
exceed O
the O
broad O
stock O
market O
. O

One O
reason O
for O
these O
hybrids O
is O
that O
indexing O
's O
rapid O
growth O
is O
slowing O
, O
particularly O
for O
those O
`` O
plain O
vanilla O
'' O
funds O
that O
mirror O
the O
S&P O
500 O
. O

`` O
There O
is O
n't O
a O
boatload O
-LCB- O
of O
big O
investors O
-RCB- O
out O
there O
still O
waiting O
to O
get O
into O
indexing O
, O
'' O
says O
P. B-PERSON
James I-PERSON
Kartalia I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
ANB B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
which O
offers O
both O
indexing O
and O
active O
management O
services O
. O

-LRB- O
After O
tripling O
in O
size O
in O
the O
past O
five O
years O
, O
index O
funds O
now O
hold O
about O
20 O
% O
of O
the O
stock O
owned O
by O
pension O
funds O
. O
-RRB- O

A O
further O
problem O
is O
razor O
- O
thin O
profits O
. O

Plain O
- O
vanilla O
funds O
have O
become O
so O
commonplace O
that O
fees O
they O
can O
charge O
have O
plunged O
to O
almost O
nothing O
, O
and O
in O
some O
cases O
are O
just O
that O
. O

To O
land O
customers O
for O
their O
well O
- O
paying O
stock O
custodial O
business O
, O
big O
banks O
sometimes O
will O
throw O
in O
basic O
indexing O
services O
for O
free O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
like O
getting O
a O
free O
toaster O
when O
you O
open O
an O
account O
, O
'' O
says O
Axe O
Core O
's O
Mr. O
Lynn O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
indexers O
have O
been O
looking O
for O
ways O
to O
give O
investors O
something O
more O
than O
the O
average O
for O
their O
money O
. O

And O
many O
have O
been O
successful O
, O
as O
in O
the O
case O
of O
the O
index O
fund O
operated O
by O
hyper-trader O
Westridge B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
. O

Westridge B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
has O
used O
enhanced O
indexing O
techniques O
to O
beat O
the O
S&P O
500 O
's O
returns O
by O
2.5 O
to O
3 O
percentage O
points O
over O
the O
past O
four O
years O
, O
with O
the O
same O
risk O
level O
as O
holding O
the O
S&P O
500 O
stocks O
, O
according O
to O
James B-PERSON
Carder I-PERSON
, O
the O
firm O
's O
president O
. O

Strategies O
vary O
for O
Westridge B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
$ O
300 O
million O
under O
management O
. O

The O
firm O
sometimes O
buys O
S&P B-ORG
500 O
futures O
when O
they O
are O
selling O
at O
a O
discount O
to O
the O
actual O
stocks O
, O
and O
will O
switch O
back O
and O
forth O
between O
stocks O
and O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
to O
take O
advantages O
of O
any O
momentary O
price O
discrepencies O
. O

Mr. O
Carder O
also O
goes O
through O
periods O
when O
he O
buys O
stocks O
in O
conjunction O
with O
options O
to O
boost O
returns O
and O
protect O
against O
declines O
. O

And O
in O
some O
months O
, O
he O
buys O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
and O
not O
stocks O
at O
all O
. O

`` O
By O
their O
nature O
, O
our O
trades O
are O
very O
short O
- O
term O
and O
are O
going O
to O
create O
high O
turnover O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Carder O
adds O
. O

`` O
The O
more O
turnover O
, O
the O
better O
for O
our O
clients O
. O
'' O

Big O
indexer O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
also O
uses O
futures O
in O
a O
strategy O
that O
on O
average O
has O
added O
one O
percentage O
point O
to O
its O
enhanced O
fund O
's O
returns O
. O

J. B-PERSON
Thomas I-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
- O
based O
Advanced B-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
agrees O
it O
's O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
jump O
between O
the O
S&P O
500 O
stocks O
and O
futures O
. O

`` O
You O
're O
buying O
the O
S&P O
, O
and O
you O
always O
want O
to O
hold O
the O
cheapest O
form O
of O
it O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

But O
some O
indexers O
make O
little O
or O
no O
use O
of O
futures O
, O
saying O
that O
these O
instruments O
present O
added O
risks O
for O
investors O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
futures O
markets O
have O
a O
problem O
, O
then O
those O
products O
could O
have O
a O
problem O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Zumbrunn I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
Prudential O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
Investment B-ORG
Index I-ORG
Technologies I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
. O

Prudential B-ORG
currently O
is O
seeking O
approval O
to O
offer O
a O
new O
fund O
offering O
a O
return O
equal O
to O
the O
S&P O
500 O
index O
plus O
5/100 O
of O
a O
percentage O
point O
. O

An O
added O
feature O
is O
that O
the O
slighty O
improved O
return O
would O
be O
guaranteed O
by O
Prudential B-ORG
. O

There O
are O
many O
other O
strategies O
to O
bolster O
the O
returns O
of O
index O
funds O
. O

They O
include O
: O

LIMITED O
RISK O
FUNDS O
: O

These O
guarantee O
protection O
against O
stock O
market O
declines O
while O
still O
passing O
along O
most O
gains O
. O

Here O
a O
fund O
may O
promise O
to O
pay O
back O
, O
say O
, O
$ O
95 O
of O
every O
$ O
100 O
invested O
for O
a O
year O
, O
even O
if O
the O
market O
goes O
much O
lower O
. O

The O
fund O
could O
invest O
$ O
87 O
for O
one O
year O
in O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
yielding O
8 O
% O
to O
return O
the O
guaranteed O
$ O
95 O
. O

That O
leaves O
$ O
13 O
, O
which O
could O
be O
used O
to O
buy O
S&P B-ORG
500 O
options O
that O
will O
nearly O
match O
any O
gain O
in O
the O
S&P O
index O
. O

MANAGER O
REPLICATION O
FUNDS O
: O

Say O
a O
big O
investor O
is O
interested O
in O
growth O
stocks O
. O

Instead O
of O
hiring O
one O
of O
the O
many O
active O
managers O
specializing O
in O
growth O
stocks O
, O
indexers O
can O
design O
a O
portfolio O
around O
the O
same O
stocks O
; O
the O
portfolio O
will O
be O
maintained O
by O
computer O
, O
reducing O
both O
fees O
and O
, O
in O
theory O
, O
risk O
-LRB- O
because O
of O
the O
large O
number O
of O
stocks O
-RRB- O
. O

`` O
We O
see O
a O
lot O
of O
interest O
in O
those O
kind O
of O
things O
, O
'' O
says O
Frank B-PERSON
Salerno I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
of O
Bankers B-ORG
Trust I-ORG
. O

`` O
People O
comfortable O
with O
the O
passive O
approach O
are O
using O
them O
for O
other O
strategies O
. O
'' O

TILT O
FUNDS O
: O

This O
is O
an O
index O
fund O
with O
a O
bet O
. O

Instead O
of O
replicating O
the O
S&P O
500 O
or O
some O
other O
index O
exactly O
, O
some O
stocks O
are O
overweighted O
or O
underweighted O
in O
the O
portfolio O
. O

One O
simple O
approach O
is O
to O
exclude O
S&P B-ORG
500 O
companies O
considered O
bankruptcy O
candidates O
; O
this O
can O
avoid O
weak O
sisters O
, O
but O
also O
can O
hurt O
when O
a O
company O
like O
Chrysler B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
rebounds O
. O

Another O
approach O
: O
An O
investor O
with O
$ O
100 O
million O
might O
use O
$ O
75 O
million O
to O
buy O
the O
S&P O
500 O
index O
and O
spend O
the O
other O
$ O
25 O
million O
on O
a O
favorite O
group O
of O
stocks O
. O

SPECIALIZED O
FUNDS O
: O

Indexes O
can O
be O
constructed O
to O
serve O
social O
goals O
, O
such O
as O
eliminating O
the O
stocks O
of O
companies O
doing O
business O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
. O

Other O
funds O
have O
been O
designed O
to O
concentrate O
on O
stocks O
in O
a O
geographic O
area O
in O
order O
to O
encourage O
local O
investment O
. O

Pennsylvania B-ORG
State I-ORG
Employees I-ORG
Retirement I-ORG
System I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
has O
about O
$ O
130 O
million O
invested O
in O
a O
fund O
of O
244 O
companies O
that O
are O
either O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
- O
based O
or O
have O
25 O
% O
of O
their O
work O
forces O
in O
the O
state O
. O

For O
retailers O
, O
Christmas O
, O
not O
Halloween O
, O
promises O
to O
be O
this O
year O
's O
spookiest O
season O
. O

Many O
retailers O
fear O
a O
price O
war O
will O
erupt O
if O
cash O
- O
strapped O
companies O
such O
as O
Campeau B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
slash O
tags O
to O
spur O
sales O
. O

Concerns O
about O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
doubts O
about O
the O
economy O
in O
general O
and O
rising O
competition O
from O
catalog O
companies O
also O
haunt O
store O
operators O
. O

`` O
Profits O
at O
Christmas O
could O
be O
under O
attack O
for O
every O
retailer O
, O
'' O
asserts O
Norman B-PERSON
Abramson I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
Clothestime B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
an O
off O
- O
price O
chain O
. O

Even O
if O
there O
is O
n't O
any O
widespread O
discounting O
, O
the O
outlook O
for O
industry O
profits O
is O
n't O
good O
. O

Management B-ORG
Horizons I-ORG
forecasts O
a O
1.4 O
% O
profit O
decline O
for O
non-auto O
retailers O
this O
year O
, O
after O
annual O
drops O
that O
averaged O
4.5 O
% O
in O
1988 O
and O
1987 O
. O

`` O
For O
the O
last O
two O
and O
a O
half O
years O
, O
retailing O
has O
been O
in O
a O
mild O
recession O
, O
'' O
says O
Carl B-PERSON
Steidtmann I-PERSON
, O
chief O
economist O
at O
the O
Columbus B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
consulting O
firm O
. O

This O
year O
, O
many O
stores O
are O
entering O
the O
Christmas O
season O
in O
turmoil O
: O
Bonwit B-ORG
Teller I-ORG
and O
B. B-ORG
Altman I-ORG
parent O
L.J. B-ORG
Hooker I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
is O
operating O
under O
Chapter B-LAW
11 I-LAW
of O
the O
federal O
Bankruptcy B-LAW
Code I-LAW
; O
B.A.T B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
's O
healthy O
Saks B-ORG
Fifth I-ORG
Avenue I-ORG
and O
Marshall B-ORG
Field I-ORG
's O
chains O
are O
on O
the O
auction O
block O
; O
Campeau B-ORG
's O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
is O
also O
on O
the O
block O
. O

Industry O
observers O
expect O
a O
wide O
divergence O
in O
performance O
. O

Stores O
in O
a O
state O
of O
confusion O
are O
likely O
to O
fare O
poorly O
, O
and O
to O
lose O
customers O
to O
stable O
chains O
such O
as O
Limited B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
May B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Dillard B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
should O
do O
well O
. O

`` O
There O
are O
going O
to O
be O
very O
clear O
winners O
and O
very O
clear O
losers O
, O
'' O
says O
Cynthia B-PERSON
Turk I-PERSON
, O
a O
Touche O
Ross O
& O
Co. O
retail O
consultant O
. O

Says O
Mr. O
Steidtmann O
: O
`` O
I O
'm O
looking O
for O
a O
bi-polar O
Christmas O
. O
'' O

Economists O
expect O
general O
merchandise O
sales O
in O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
to O
rise O
4.5 O
% O
to O
6 O
% O
from O
year O
- O
ago O
figures O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Steidtmann O
predicts O
that O
healthy O
stores O
hawking O
mostly O
apparel O
could O
ring O
up O
gains O
of O
as O
much O
as O
25 O
% O
to O
30 O
% O
. O

Troubled O
chains O
could O
see O
their O
sales O
drop O
as O
much O
as O
8 O
% O
, O
he O
believes O
, O
as O
managers O
distracted O
by O
fears O
about O
the O
future O
allow O
their O
stores O
to O
get O
sloppy O
. O

Thin O
merchandise O
selections O
at O
the O
most O
troubled O
chains O
are O
also O
expected O
to O
hurt O
sales O
. O

Catalog O
companies O
are O
likely O
to O
pose O
a O
bigger O
threat O
to O
all O
stores O
this O
year O
, O
particularly O
in O
December O
. O

More O
than O
200 O
catalog O
outfits O
are O
promoting O
a O
low O
- O
cost O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
service O
that O
guarantees O
pre-Christmas O
delivery O
of O
orders O
made O
by O
a O
certain O
date O
. O

`` O
Traditionally O
, O
consumers O
were O
concerned O
about O
ordering O
after O
the O
first O
of O
December O
because O
they O
did O
n't O
believe O
they O
would O
get O
it O
by O
Christmas O
, O
'' O
says O
Adam B-PERSON
Strum I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Wine I-ORG
Enthusiast I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
sells O
wine O
cellars O
and O
accessories O
through O
the O
mail O
. O

Using O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
delivery O
last O
year O
, O
Mr. O
Strum O
says O
, O
`` O
December O
was O
our O
biggest O
month O
. O
'' O

Even O
Sears B-ORG
, O
Roebuck O
& O
Co. O
is O
getting O
into O
the O
act O
, O
offering O
for O
the O
first O
time O
to O
have O
Federal B-ORG
Express I-ORG
deliver O
toys O
ordered O
by O
Dec. O
20 O
from O
its O
Wish B-WORK_OF_ART
Book I-WORK_OF_ART
catalog O
. O

K O
mart O
Corp. O
Chairman O
Joseph O
E. O
Antonini O
summed O
up O
his O
outlook O
for O
the O
Christmas O
season O
as O
`` O
not O
troublesome O
. O
'' O

He O
's O
not O
predicting O
a O
blockbuster O
, O
but O
he O
is O
`` O
more O
optimistic O
than O
three O
months O
ago O
'' O
because O
employment O
remains O
strong O
and O
inflation O
low O
. O

Other O
retailers O
are O
also O
preparing O
for O
a O
ho O
- O
hum O
holiday O
. O

Philip B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Hawley I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Carter B-ORG
Hawley I-ORG
Hale I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
expects O
sales O
at O
department O
stores O
open O
at O
least O
a O
year O
to O
rise O
a O
modest O
3 O
% O
to O
5 O
% O
over O
last O
year O
's O
totals O
, O
both O
for O
his O
company O
and O
the O
industry O
in O
general O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
not O
looking O
for O
a O
runaway O
Christmas O
at O
all O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
It O
is O
n't O
a O
real O
boom O
holiday O
season O
in O
our O
eyes O
, O
'' O
says O
Woolworth O
Corp. O
Chairman O
Harold O
E. O
Sells O
, O
`` O
but O
it O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
be O
a O
bust O
either O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Sells O
expects O
fourth O
- O
quarter O
sales O
at O
his O
company O
-- O
which O
besides O
Woolworth B-ORG
stores O
includes O
Kinney B-ORG
and O
Foot B-ORG
Locker I-ORG
shoe O
stores O
and O
other O
specialty O
chains O
-- O
to O
rise O
`` O
pretty O
much O
in O
line O
'' O
with O
its O
year O
- O
to O
- O
date O
increases O
of O
between O
8 O
% O
and O
9 O
% O
. O

The O
estimate O
includes O
the O
results O
of O
new O
stores O
. O

A O
consumer O
poll O
conducted O
in O
early O
September O
by O
Leo O
J. O
Shapiro O
& O
Associates B-ORG
, O
a O
market O
researcher O
based O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
also O
suggests O
a O
modest O
holiday O
. O

Of O
the O
450 O
survey O
respondents O
, O
35 O
% O
said O
they O
expect O
to O
spend O
less O
buying O
Christmas O
gifts O
this O
year O
than O
last O
year O
, O
while O
28 O
% O
said O
they O
expect O
to O
spend O
more O
and O
37 O
% O
said O
their O
gift O
budget O
would O
stay O
the O
same O
. O

The O
results O
are O
almost O
identical O
to O
Shapiro B-ORG
's O
September O
1988 O
numbers O
. O

Retailers O
could O
get O
a O
boost O
this O
year O
from O
the O
calendar O
. O

Christmas O
falls O
on O
a O
Monday O
, O
creating O
a O
big O
last O
- O
minute O
weekend O
opportunity O
for O
stores O
. O

Most O
will O
stay O
open O
late O
Saturday O
night O
and O
open O
their O
doors O
again O
Sunday O
. O

But O
many O
consumers O
probably O
will O
use O
the O
extra O
time O
to O
put O
off O
some O
purchasing O
until O
the O
last O
minute O
. O

`` O
What O
you O
'll O
hear O
as O
we O
get O
into O
December O
is O
that O
sales O
are O
sluggish O
, O
'' O
predicts O
Woolworth O
's O
Mr. O
Sells O
. O

`` O
The O
week O
ending O
the O
24th O
is O
going O
to O
save O
the O
entire O
month O
for O
everyone O
. O

A O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
approved O
a O
nearly O
$ O
17 O
billion O
State B-ORG
, O
Justice B-ORG
and O
Commerce B-ORG
Department I-ORG
bill O
that O
makes O
federal O
reparations O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
- I-NORP
Americans I-NORP
held O
in O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
internment O
camps O
a O
legal O
entitlement O
after O
next O
Oct. O
1 O
. O

The O
measure O
provides O
no O
money O
for O
the O
promised O
payments O
until O
then O
, O
but O
beginning O
in O
fiscal O
1991 O
, O
the O
government O
would O
be O
committed O
to O
meeting O
annual O
payments O
of O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
500 O
million O
until O
the O
total O
liability O
of O
approximately O
$ O
1.25 O
billion O
is O
paid O
. O

The O
action O
abandons O
earlier O
efforts O
to O
find O
offsetting O
cuts O
to O
fund O
the O
payments O
, O
but O
is O
widely O
seen O
as O
a O
more O
realistic O
means O
of O
expediting O
reparations O
first O
authorized O
in O
1988 O
. O

The O
action O
came O
as O
Congress B-ORG
sent O
to O
President O
Bush O
a O
fiscal O
1990 O
bill O
providing O
an O
estimated O
$ O
156.7 O
billion O
for O
the O
Departments O
of O
Labor B-ORG
, O
Education B-ORG
, O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
. O

Final O
approval O
was O
on O
a O
67 O
- O
31 O
roll O
call O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
which O
sets O
the O
stage O
for O
a O
veto O
confrontation O
with O
Mr. O
Bush O
over O
the O
issue O
of O
publicly O
financed O
abortions O
for O
poor O
women O
. O

Reversing O
an O
eight O
- O
year O
federal O
policy O
, O
the O
measure O
supports O
Medicaid B-ORG
abortions O
in O
cases O
of O
rape O
and O
incest O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Bush O
has O
so O
far O
refused O
to O
support O
any O
specific O
exemption O
beyond O
instances O
in O
which O
the O
mother O
's O
life O
is O
in O
danger O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
's O
veto O
power O
puts O
him O
a O
commanding O
position O
in O
the O
narrowly O
divided O
House B-ORG
, O
but O
a O
vote O
to O
override O
his O
position O
could O
well O
pick O
up O
new O
support O
because O
of O
the O
wealth O
of O
health O
and O
education O
programs O
financed O
in O
the O
underlying O
bill O
. O

The O
measure O
before O
the O
conference O
yesterday O
funds O
the O
Departments O
of O
State B-ORG
, O
Justice B-ORG
and O
Commerce B-GPE
through O
fiscal O
1990 O
. O

An O
estimated O
$ O
1.32 O
billion O
is O
provided O
for O
next O
year O
's O
census O
, O
and O
negotiators O
stripped O
a O
Senate B-ORG
- O
passed O
rider O
seeking O
to O
block O
the O
counting O
of O
illegal O
aliens O
. O

Elsewhere O
in O
the B-ORG
Commerce I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
nearly O
$ O
191.2 O
million O
is O
preserved O
for O
assistance O
programs O
under O
the B-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
. O

And O
in O
a O
footnote O
to O
the O
fall O
of O
House O
Speaker O
James O
Wright O
this O
year O
, O
the O
conference O
voted O
to O
rescind O
$ O
11.8 O
million O
in O
unspent O
EDA B-ORG
funds O
for O
a O
Fort B-GPE
Worth I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
stockyards O
project O
that O
figured O
in O
ethics O
charges O
against O
the O
former O
Democratic O
leader O
. O

Fiscal O
pressures O
also O
forced O
the O
adoption O
of O
new O
fees O
charged O
by O
federal O
agencies O
, O
and O
an O
18 O
% O
increase O
in O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
's O
budget O
would O
be O
financed O
entirely O
by O
an O
added O
$ O
26 O
million O
in O
filing O
fees O
. O

In O
an O
unprecedented O
step O
, O
the O
measure O
anticipates O
another O
$ O
30 O
million O
in O
receipts O
by O
having O
the O
Federal O
Bureau O
of O
Investigation O
charge O
for O
fingerprint O
services O
in O
civil O
cases O
-- O
a O
change O
that O
is O
almost O
certain O
to O
increase O
Pentagon B-ORG
costs O
in O
processing O
personnel O
and O
security O
clearances O
. O

The O
bill O
does O
n't O
include O
an O
estimated O
$ O
1.9 O
billion O
in O
supplemental O
anti-drug O
funds O
for O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
law O
- O
enforcement O
accounts O
that O
are O
still O
in O
conference O
with O
the O
House O
. O

But O
yesterday O
's O
agreement O
would O
make O
it O
easier O
for O
state O
governments O
to O
handle O
the O
promised O
aid O
by O
deferring O
for O
one O
year O
a O
scheduled O
50 O
% O
increase O
in O
the O
required O
state O
matching O
funds O
for O
law O
- O
enforcement O
grants O
. O

Similarly O
, O
the O
measure O
adjusts O
the O
current O
funding O
formula O
to O
promise O
smaller O
states O
such O
as O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
and O
Delaware B-GPE
a O
minimum O
allocation O
of O
$ O
1.6 O
million O
each O
in O
drug O
grants O
, O
or O
three O
times O
the O
current O
minimum O
. O

The O
odd O
mix O
of O
departments O
in O
the O
bill O
makes O
it O
one O
of O
the O
more O
eclectic O
of O
the O
annual O
appropriations O
measures O
, O
and O
the O
assorted O
provisions O
attached O
by O
lawmakers O
run O
from O
$ O
1.5 O
million O
for O
a O
fish O
farm O
in O
Arkansas B-GPE
to O
a O
music O
festival O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
under O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
. O

Lawmakers O
scrapped O
all O
of O
a O
$ O
7.4 O
million O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
request O
for O
the O
1992 O
Expo B-EVENT
in O
Seville B-GPE
, O
Spain B-GPE
, O
but O
agreed O
elsewhere O
to O
$ O
15,000 O
for O
an O
oil O
portrait O
of O
former O
Chief O
Justice O
Warren O
Burger O
. O

Senate O
Commerce O
Committee O
Chairman O
Ernest O
Hollings O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
S.C. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
who O
also O
chairs O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
appropriations O
subcommittee O
for O
the O
department O
, O
attached O
$ O
10 O
million O
for O
an O
advanced O
technology O
initiative O
, O
including O
work O
on O
high O
- O
definition O
television O
. O

His O
Republican O
counterpart O
, O
Sen. O
Warren O
Rudman O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
N.H. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
has O
used O
his O
position O
to O
wage O
a O
legislative O
war O
with O
the O
conservative O
board O
of O
the B-ORG
Legal I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

An O
estimated O
$ O
321 O
million O
is O
provided O
to O
maintain O
the O
program O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Rudman O
also O
succeeded O
in O
attaching O
language O
seeking O
to O
curb O
the O
authority O
of O
the O
current O
board O
until O
new O
members O
are O
confirmed O
. O

The O
effective O
date O
of O
any O
new O
regulations O
by O
the O
current O
board O
would O
be O
delayed O
until O
Oct. O
1 O
next O
year O
, O
and O
the O
bill O
seeks O
to O
reverse O
efforts O
by O
the O
corporation O
to O
cut O
off O
funds O
to O
service O
organizations O
such O
as O
the O
Food O
Research O
and O
Action O
Center O
. O

The O
bill O
also O
provides O
$ O
620.5 O
million O
to O
meet O
U.S. B-GPE
contributions O
to O
international O
organizations O
and O
$ O
80 O
million O
for O
peace O
- O
keeping O
activities O
. O

Both O
accounts O
reflect O
significant O
increases O
from O
fiscal O
1989 O
, O
although O
the O
amount O
for O
peace O
- O
keeping O
shows O
a O
27 O
% O
cut O
from O
the O
administration O
's O
request O
. O

Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
Reynolds I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
lost O
its O
second O
recent O
arbitration O
case O
involving O
a O
former O
bond O
- O
trading O
executive O
. O

A O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
arbitration O
panel O
ordered O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
to O
pay O
$ O
404,294 O
in O
back O
bonuses O
to O
William B-PERSON
Kelly I-PERSON
, O
the O
company O
's O
former O
head O
of O
high O
- O
yield O
, O
high O
- O
risk O
junk O
- O
bond O
trading O
and O
sales O
. O

It O
also O
awarded O
$ O
196,785 O
in O
back O
bonuses O
to O
former O
trader O
Michael B-PERSON
Newcomb I-PERSON
and O
$ O
69,105 O
in O
fees O
to O
the O
two O
men O
's O
attorneys O
. O

The O
sums O
awarded O
to O
Messrs. O
Kelly B-PERSON
and O
Newcomb B-PERSON
represent O
bonuses O
the O
two O
men O
said O
they O
deserved O
from O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1988 O
, O
but O
which O
were O
n't O
paid O
because O
of O
a O
dispute O
over O
an O
incentive O
contract O
. O

Jeffrey B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Liddle I-PERSON
, O
the O
two O
men O
's O
attorney O
at O
Liddle O
, O
O'Connor O
, O
Finkelstein O
& O
Robinson O
, O
said O
Mr. O
Kelly O
began O
working O
at O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
in O
1987 O
. O

Mr. O
Kelly O
built O
the O
company O
's O
high O
- O
yield O
bond O
group O
, O
which O
has O
been O
a O
minor O
player O
in O
the O
junk O
- O
bond O
arena O
. O

Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
lost O
a O
separate O
case O
involving O
a O
former O
bond O
executive O
earlier O
this O
year O
; O
in O
August O
it O
paid O
$ O
666,666 O
in O
back O
pay O
and O
a O
bonus O
to O
a O
former O
corporate O
- O
bond O
trading O
chief O
, O
Harold B-PERSON
Bachman I-PERSON
. O

That O
award O
ended O
a O
dispute O
between O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
and O
Mr. O
Bachman O
over O
who O
was O
responsible O
for O
certain O
bond O
- O
trading O
losses O
around O
the O
time O
of O
the O
1987 O
stock O
- O
market O
crash O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Sears B-ORG
, O
Roebuck O
& O
Co. O
, O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

Former O
Democratic O
fund O
- O
raiser O
Thomas B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Gaubert I-PERSON
, O
whose O
savings O
and O
loan O
was O
wrested O
from O
his O
control O
by O
federal O
thrift O
regulators O
, O
has O
been O
granted O
court O
permission O
to O
sue O
the O
regulators O
. O

In O
a O
ruling O
by O
the O
Fifth O
U.S. O
Circuit O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Gaubert O
received O
the O
go O
- O
ahead O
to O
pursue O
a O
claim O
against O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Board I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Dallas B-GPE
for O
losses O
he O
suffered O
when O
the B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
Board I-ORG
closed O
the B-ORG
Independent I-ORG
American I-ORG
Savings I-ORG
Association I-ORG
of O
Irving B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Gaubert O
, O
who O
was O
chairman O
and O
the O
majority O
stockholder O
of O
Independent B-ORG
American I-ORG
, O
had O
relinquished O
his O
control O
in O
exchange O
for O
federal O
regulators O
' O
agreement O
to O
drop O
their O
inquiry O
into O
his O
activities O
at O
another O
savings O
and O
loan O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
agreement O
, O
Mr. O
Gaubert O
contributed O
real O
estate O
valued O
at O
$ O
25 O
million O
to O
the O
assets O
of O
Independent B-ORG
American I-ORG
. O

While O
under O
the O
control O
of O
federal O
regulators O
, O
Independent B-ORG
American I-ORG
's O
net O
worth O
dropped O
from O
$ O
75 O
million O
to O
a O
negative O
$ O
400 O
million O
, O
wiping O
out O
the O
value O
of O
Mr. O
Gaubert O
's O
real O
estate O
contribution O
and O
his O
stock O
in O
the O
institution O
. O

Mr. O
Gaubert O
's O
suit O
to O
recover O
his O
damages O
was O
dismissed O
last O
year O
by O
U.S. O
District O
Judge O
Robert O
Maloney O
of O
Dallas B-GPE
under O
the B-LAW
Federal I-LAW
Tort I-LAW
Claims I-LAW
Act I-LAW
, O
which O
offers O
broad O
protection O
for O
actions O
by O
federal O
agencies O
and O
employees O
. O

Earlier O
this O
week O
, O
a O
Fifth B-ORG
Circuit I-ORG
appellate O
panel O
upheld O
Judge O
Maloney O
's O
dismissal O
of O
Mr. O
Gaubert O
's O
claim O
as O
a O
shareholder O
but O
said O
the O
judge O
should O
reconsider O
Mr. O
Gaubert O
's O
claim O
for O
the O
loss O
of O
his O
property O
. O

`` O
It O
may O
depend O
on O
whether O
there O
was O
an O
express O
or O
implied O
promise O
... O
that O
the O
federal O
officials O
would O
not O
negligently O
cause O
the O
deterioration O
'' O
of O
Independent B-ORG
American I-ORG
, O
the O
court O
wrote O
. O

Mr. O
Gaubert O
's O
lawyer O
, O
Abbe B-PERSON
David I-PERSON
Lowell I-PERSON
of O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
says O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
ruling O
on O
other O
cases O
involving O
thrift O
takeovers O
will O
depend O
on O
the O
degree O
of O
similarity O
in O
the O
facts O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
this O
will O
affect O
one O
institution O
or O
a O
hundred O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Lowell O
says O
. O

`` O
It O
does O
establish O
a O
very O
clear O
precedent O
for O
suing O
the O
FHLBB O
where O
there O
was O
none O
before O
. O
'' O

MAITRE'D O
CLAIMS O
in O
suit O
that O
restaurant O
fired O
her O
because O
she O
was O
pregnant O
. O

In O
a O
suit O
filed O
in O
state O
court O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Civil I-ORG
Liberties I-ORG
Union I-ORG
is O
representing O
the O
former O
maitre O
'd O
of O
the O
chic O
Odeon B-ORG
restaurant O
. O

The O
suit O
, O
which O
seeks O
compensatory O
and O
punitive O
damages O
of O
$ O
1 O
million O
, O
alleges O
that O
the O
firing O
of O
Marcia B-PERSON
Trees I-PERSON
Levine I-PERSON
violated O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
state O
's O
human O
- O
rights O
law O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
the O
law O
prohibits O
discrimination O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
sex O
and O
pregnancy O
. O

The O
suit O
alleges O
that O
Ms. O
Levine O
was O
fired O
after O
she O
refused O
to O
accept O
a O
lower O
paying O
, O
less O
visible O
job O
upon O
reaching O
her O
sixth O
month O
of O
pregnancy O
. O

Ms. O
Levine O
told O
her O
employer O
that O
she O
was O
pregnant O
in O
February O
; O
a O
month O
later O
, O
the O
suit O
says O
, O
the O
restaurant O
manager O
told O
Ms. O
Levine O
that O
she O
would O
be O
demoted O
to O
his O
assistant O
because O
he O
felt O
customers O
would O
be O
uncomfortable O
with O
a O
pregnant O
maitre O
'd O
. O

Kary B-PERSON
Moss I-PERSON
, O
an O
attorney O
with O
the O
ACLU O
's O
Women O
's O
Rights O
Project O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
They O
wanted O
a O
svelte O
- O
looking O
woman O
, O
and O
a O
pregnant O
woman O
is O
not O
svelte O
. O

They O
told O
her O
, O
` O
We O
do O
n't O
hire O
fat O
people O
and O
we O
do O
n't O
hire O
cripples O
. O

And O
pregnant O
women O
are O
fat O
. O
' O
'' O

Ms. O
Moss O
said O
Ms. O
Levine O
secretly O
taped O
many O
conversations O
with O
her O
bosses O
at O
the O
Odeon O
in O
which O
they O
told O
her O
she O
was O
being O
fired O
as O
maitre O
'd O
because O
she O
was O
pregnant O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Aloe I-PERSON
, O
an O
attorney O
for O
Odeon B-ORG
owner O
Keith B-PERSON
McNally I-PERSON
, O
denied O
the O
allegations O
. O

He O
said O
Ms. O
Levine O
had O
never O
been O
fired O
, O
although O
she O
had O
stopped O
working O
at O
the O
restaurant O
. O

`` O
The O
Odeon O
made O
a O
written O
offer O
to O
Marcia B-PERSON
Levine I-PERSON
on O
July O
10 O
to O
return O
to O
work O
as O
the O
maitre O
'd O
, O
at O
the O
same O
pay O
, O
same O
hours O
and O
with O
back O
pay O
accrued O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Aloe O
said O
the O
Odeon O
`` O
has O
no O
policy O
against O
hiring O
pregnant O
people O
. O
'' O

LAWYERS O
IN O
Texas B-GPE
's O
biggest O
bank O
- O
fraud O
case O
want O
out O
in O
face O
of O
retrial O
. O

Lawyers O
representing O
five O
of O
the O
seven O
defendants O
in O
the O
case O
say O
their O
clients O
can O
no O
longer O
afford O
their O
services O
. O

The O
trial O
of O
the O
case O
lasted O
seven O
months O
and O
ended O
in O
September O
with O
a O
hung O
jury O
. O

The O
defendants O
were O
indicted O
two O
years O
ago O
on O
charges O
that O
they O
conspired O
to O
defraud O
five O
thrifts O
of O
more O
than O
$ O
130 O
million O
through O
a O
complicated O
scheme O
to O
inflate O
the O
price O
of O
land O
and O
condominium O
construction O
along O
Interstate O
30 O
, O
east O
of O
Dallas B-GPE
. O

The O
defense O
lawyers O
, O
three O
of O
whom O
are O
solo O
practitioners O
, O
say O
they O
ca O
n't O
afford O
to O
put O
their O
law O
practices O
on O
hold O
for O
another O
seven O
- O
month O
trial O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
lawyers O
say O
they O
would O
continue O
to O
represent O
their O
clients O
if O
the O
government O
pays O
their O
tab O
as O
court O
- O
appointed O
lawyers O
. O

Assistant O
U.S. O
Attorney O
Terry O
Hart O
of O
Dallas B-GPE
says O
the O
government O
will O
oppose O
any O
efforts O
to O
bring O
in O
a O
new O
defense O
team O
because O
it O
would O
delay O
a O
retrial O
. O

FEDERAL O
JUDGE O
ALCEE B-PERSON
HASTINGS I-PERSON
of O
Florida B-GPE
, O
facing O
impeachment O
, O
received O
an O
unanticipated O
boost O
yesterday O
. O

Sen. O
Arlen O
Specter O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Pa B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
urged O
acquittal O
of O
the O
judge O
in O
a O
brief O
circulated O
to O
his O
Senate B-ORG
colleagues O
during O
closed O
- O
door O
deliberations O
. O

Among O
other O
things O
, O
the O
brief O
cited O
insufficient O
evidence O
. O

Sen. O
Specter O
was O
vice O
chairman O
of O
the O
impeachment O
trial O
committee O
that O
heard O
evidence O
in O
the O
Hastings B-GPE
case O
last O
summer O
. O

A O
former O
prosecutor O
and O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Judiciary I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
Sen. O
Specter O
is O
expected O
to O
exercise O
influence O
when O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
votes O
on O
the O
impeachment O
today O
. O

RICHMOND B-GPE
RESIGNATIONS O
: O

Six O
partners O
in O
the O
Richmond B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
, O
firm O
of O
Browder O
, O
Russell O
, O
Morris B-GPE
& O
Butcher O
announced O
they O
are O
resigning O
. O

Five O
of O
the O
partners O
-- O
James B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON
, O
Philip B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON
, O
Robert B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
White I-PERSON
, O
Ann B-PERSON
Adams I-PERSON
Webster I-PERSON
and O
Jacqueline B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Epps I-PERSON
-- O
are O
opening O
a O
boutique O
in O
Richmond B-GPE
to O
concentrate O
on O
corporate O
defense O
litigation O
, O
particularly O
in O
product O
liability O
cases O
. O

The O
sixth O
partner O
, O
John O
H. O
OBrion O
, O
Jr. O
, O
is O
joining O
Cowan O
& O
Owen O
, O
a O
smaller O
firm O
outside O
Richmond B-GPE
. O

LAW O
FIRM O
NOTES O
: O

Nixon B-PERSON
, O
Hargrave O
, O
Devans O
& O
Doyle O
, O
based O
in O
Rochester B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
has O
opened O
an O
office O
in O
Buffalo B-GPE
, O
N.Y B-GPE
... O
. O

Mayer O
, O
Brown O
& O
Platt O
, O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
added O
two O
partners O
to O
its O
Houston B-GPE
office O
, O
Eddy B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Roger I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
and O
Jeff B-PERSON
C. I-PERSON
Dodd I-PERSON
... O
. O

Copyright O
specialist O
Neil B-PERSON
Boorstyn I-PERSON
, O
who O
writes O
the O
monthly O
Copyright B-ORG
Law I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
newsletter O
, O
is O
joining O
McCutchen O
, O
Doyle O
, O
Brown O
& O
Enersen O
. O

Your O
Oct. O
12 O
editorial O
`` O
Pitiful B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
Helpless I-WORK_OF_ART
Presidency I-WORK_OF_ART
? I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
correctly O
states O
that O
I O
was O
critical O
of O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
's O
failure O
to O
have O
any O
plan O
in O
place O
to O
respond O
in O
a O
timely O
fashion O
to O
the O
opportunities O
to O
oust O
Manuel B-PERSON
Noriega I-PERSON
presented O
by O
the O
attempted O
military O
coup O
on O
Oct. O
3 O
. O

You O
are O
absolutely O
wrong O
, O
however O
, O
in O
opining O
that O
this O
position O
is O
some O
kind O
of O
`` O
flip O
- O
flop O
, O
'' O
something O
newly O
arrived O
at O
as O
a O
result O
of O
reading O
the O
opinion O
polls O
. O

My O
position O
is O
one O
founded O
on O
both O
the O
facts O
and O
the O
law O
. O

Although O
you O
may O
have O
forgotten O
, O
public O
opinion O
about O
Gen. O
Noriega O
is O
where O
it O
is O
in O
large O
measure O
because O
of O
my O
investigation O
of O
his O
years O
of O
involvement O
in O
narcotics O
smuggling O
-LRB- O
and O
simultaneous O
work O
as O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
operative O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
public O
made O
up O
its O
mind O
about O
Gen. O
Noriega O
largely O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
hearings O
I O
chaired O
in O
the O
Subcommittee O
on O
Terrorism O
and O
Narcotics O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Relations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
on O
Feb. O
8 O
, O
9 O
, O
10 O
and O
11 O
, O
1988 O
, O
and O
again O
on O
April O
4 O
, O
1988 O
. O

It O
was O
during O
those O
hearings O
that O
the O
nation O
first O
learned O
the O
breadth O
and O
depth O
of O
Gen. O
Noriega O
's O
criminality O
, O
and O
of O
his O
enduring O
relationships O
with O
a O
variety O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
agencies O
. O

Those O
hearings O
also O
highlighted O
how O
Gen. O
Noriega O
was O
able O
to O
use O
his O
relationships O
with O
these O
agencies O
to O
delay O
U.S. B-GPE
action O
against O
him O
, O
and O
to O
exploit O
the O
administration O
's O
obsession O
with O
overthrowing O
the O
Sandinistas O
to O
protect O
his O
own O
drug O
- O
dealing O
. O

As O
former O
Ambassador O
to O
Costa O
Rica O
Francis O
J. O
McNeil O
testified O
before O
the O
subcommittee O
, O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
knew O
that O
Gen. O
Noriega O
was O
involved O
with O
narcotics O
, O
but O
made O
a O
decision O
in O
the O
summer O
of O
1986 O
`` O
to O
put O
Gen. O
Noriega O
on O
the O
shelf O
until O
Nicaragua B-GPE
was O
settled O
. O
'' O

As O
the O
report O
issued O
by O
the O
subcommittee O
concluded O
, O
`` O
Our O
government O
did O
nothing O
regarding O
Gen. O
Noriega O
's O
drug O
business O
and O
substantial O
criminal O
involvement O
because O
the O
first O
priority O
was O
the O
Contra B-NORP
war O
. O

This O
decision O
resulted O
in O
at O
least O
some O
drugs O
entering O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
as O
a O
hidden O
cost O
of O
the O
war O
. O
'' O

Unfortunately O
, O
this O
problem O
continued O
even O
after O
Gen. O
Noriega O
's O
indictment O
. O

Throughout O
1988 O
and O
this O
year O
, O
I O
and O
others O
in O
Congress B-ORG
have O
pressed O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
develop O
a O
plan O
for O
pushing O
this O
`` O
narcokleptocrat O
'' O
out O
of O
Panama B-GPE
. O

Regrettably O
, O
two O
administrations O
in O
a O
row O
have O
been O
unwilling O
and O
unable O
to O
develop O
any O
plan O
, O
military O
or O
economic O
, O
for O
supporting O
the O
Panamanian B-NORP
people O
in O
their O
attempts O
to O
restore O
democracy O
. O

Sen. O
John O
Kerry O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

Switzerland B-GPE
's O
wholesale O
price O
index O
increased O
0.3 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
August O
, O
and O
was O
up O
3.9 O
% O
from O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
marking O
the O
first O
time O
this O
year O
that O
the O
index O
has O
fallen O
below O
4 O
% O
on O
a O
year O
- O
to O
- O
year O
basis O
, O
the O
government O
reported O
. O

The O
government O
attributed O
the O
0.3 O
% O
month O
- O
to O
- O
month O
rise O
in O
the O
index O
largely O
to O
higher O
energy O
prices O
. O

In O
August O
, O
the O
index O
was O
up O
0.2 O
% O
from O
the O
previous O
month O
, O
and O
was O
up O
4.5 O
% O
on O
a O
year O
- O
to O
- O
year O
basis O
. O

The O
wholesale O
price O
index O
, O
based O
on O
1963 O
as O
100 O
, O
was O
180.9 O
in O
September O
. O

Democracy O
can O
be O
cruel O
to O
politicians O
: O
Sometimes O
it O
forces O
them O
to O
make O
choices O
. O

Now O
that O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
opened O
the O
door O
on O
the O
subject O
of O
abortion O
, O
politicians O
are O
squinting O
under O
the O
glare O
of O
democratic O
choice O
. O

Their O
discomfort O
is O
a O
healthy O
sign O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
. O

Republicans O
are O
squinting O
most O
painfully O
, O
at O
least O
at O
first O
, O
which O
is O
only O
fair O
because O
they O
've O
been O
shielded O
the O
most O
. O

So O
long O
as O
abortion O
was O
a O
question O
for O
litigation O
, O
not O
legislation O
, O
Republicans O
could O
find O
political O
security O
in O
absolutism O
. O

They O
could O
attract O
one O
- O
issue O
voters O
by O
adopting O
the O
right O
- O
to O
- O
life O
movement O
's O
strongest O
position O
, O
even O
as O
pro-choice O
Republicans O
knew O
this O
mattered O
little O
on O
an O
issue O
monopolized O
by O
the O
court O
. O

Now O
it O
matters O
. O

Much O
of O
Washington B-GPE
thought O
it O
detected O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
in O
a O
characteristic O
waffle O
on O
abortion O
the O
past O
week O
. O

Only O
a O
month O
ago O
he O
'd O
warned O
Congress B-ORG
not O
to O
pass O
legislation O
to O
pay O
for O
abortions O
in O
cases O
of O
rape O
or O
incest O
. O

Last O
Friday O
, O
after O
Congress B-ORG
passed O
it O
anyway O
, O
he O
hinted O
he O
was O
looking O
for O
compromise O
. O

Was O
the O
man O
who O
once O
was O
pro-choice O
, O
but O
later O
pro-life O
, O
converting O
again O
? O

In O
fact O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
dance O
was O
more O
wiggle O
than O
waffle O
. O

Pro-life O
advocates O
say O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
never O
wavered O
over O
the O
veto O
. O

Christopher B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
N.J. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
a O
pro-life O
leader O
in O
the O
House O
, O
suggested O
a O
compromise O
that O
would O
have O
adapted O
restrictive O
language O
from O
rape O
and O
incest O
exceptions O
in O
the O
states O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
never O
eager O
for O
a O
fight O
, O
was O
happy O
to O
try O
, O
which O
is O
why O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
said O
he O
was O
looking O
for O
`` O
flexibility O
'' O
last O
week O
. O

When O
Democrats O
refused O
to O
budge O
, O
pro-life O
Republicans O
met O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
with O
Chief O
of O
Staff O
John O
Sununu O
on O
Monday O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Bush O
quickly O
signaled O
a O
veto O
. O

Amid O
charges O
of O
`` O
timidity O
'' O
on O
Panama B-GPE
and O
elsewhere O
, O
the O
president O
was O
n't O
about O
to O
offend O
his O
most O
energetic O
constituency O
. O

The O
GOP B-NORP
doubters O
were O
in O
Congress B-ORG
. O

In O
last O
week O
's O
House B-ORG
vote O
, O
41 O
Republicans O
defected O
. O

After O
the O
vote O
, O
Connecticut O
Rep. O
Nancy O
Johnson O
rounded O
up O
nearly O
as O
many O
signatures O
on O
a O
letter O
to O
Mr. O
Bush O
urging O
him O
not O
to O
veto O
. O

Even O
such O
a O
pro-life O
stalwart O
as O
Sen. O
Orrin O
Hatch O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Utah B-GPE
-RRB- O
had O
counseled O
some O
kind O
of O
compromise O
. O

The O
Senate O
passed O
the O
same O
bill O
yesterday O
, O
with O
a O
veto O
- O
proof O
majority O
of O
67 O
. O

The O
manuevering O
illustrates O
an O
emerging O
Republican O
donnybrook O
, O
pacified O
since O
the O
early O
1980s O
. O

At O
the O
1988 O
GOP B-NORP
convention O
, O
abortion O
was O
barely O
discussed O
at O
all O
, O
though O
delegates O
were O
evenly O
divided O
on O
the O
question O
of O
an O
anti-abortion O
constitutional O
amendment O
. O

Ms. O
Johnson O
made O
a O
passionate O
statement O
to O
the O
platform O
committee O
, O
but O
she O
was O
talking O
to O
herself O
. O

Now O
many O
Republicans O
are O
listening O
. O

They O
're O
frightened O
by O
what O
they O
see O
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
and O
especially O
Virginia B-GPE
, O
where O
pro-life O
GOP B-NORP
candidates O
for O
governor O
are O
being O
pummeled O
on O
abortion O
. O

Eddie B-PERSON
Mahe I-PERSON
, O
a O
Republican O
consultant O
, O
says O
the O
two O
GOP B-NORP
candidates O
could O
have O
avoided O
trouble O
if O
they O
had O
framed O
the O
issue O
first O
. O

-LRB- O
In O
Virginia B-GPE
, O
Marshall B-PERSON
Coleman I-PERSON
and O
his O
running O
mate O
, O
Eddy B-PERSON
Dalton I-PERSON
, O
are O
both O
on O
the O
defensive O
for O
opposing O
abortions O
even O
in O
cases O
of O
rape O
or O
incest O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
Mr. O
Mahe O
adds O
, O
`` O
The O
net O
loser O
in O
the O
next O
few O
years O
is O
the O
right O
- O
to O
- O
life O
side O
. O
'' O

Darla B-PERSON
St. I-PERSON
Martin I-PERSON
, O
of O
the O
National O
Right O
to O
Life O
Committee O
, O
says O
exit O
polls O
from O
the O
1988 O
election O
had O
single O
- O
issue O
, O
pro-life O
voters O
giving O
Mr. O
Bush O
about O
five O
more O
percentage O
points O
of O
support O
than O
pro-choice O
voters O
gave O
Michael B-PERSON
Dukakis I-PERSON
. O

But O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
's O
opening O
of O
debate O
may O
have O
changed O
even O
that O
. O

GOP B-NORP
pollster O
Neil B-PERSON
Newhouse I-PERSON
, O
of O
the B-ORG
Wirthlin I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
says O
polls O
this O
summer O
showed O
that O
the O
single O
- O
issue O
voters O
had O
about O
evened O
out O
. O

Polls O
are O
no O
substitute O
for O
principle O
, O
but O
they O
'll O
do O
for O
some O
politicians O
. O

The O
Republican O
danger O
is O
that O
abortion O
could O
become O
for O
them O
what O
it O
's O
long O
been O
for O
Democrats O
, O
a O
divisive O
litmus O
test O
. O

It O
's O
already O
that O
in O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
, O
at O
least O
for O
any O
job O
in O
which O
abortion O
is O
even O
remotely O
an O
issue O
. O

Oklahoma B-GPE
official O
Robert B-PERSON
Fulton I-PERSON
lost O
a O
chance O
for O
a O
senior O
job O
in O
the O
Department O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
after O
right O
- O
to O
- O
life O
activists O
opposed O
him O
. O

Caldwell B-PERSON
Butler I-PERSON
, O
a O
conservative O
former O
congressman O
, O
was O
barred O
from O
a O
Legal B-ORG
Services I-ORG
post O
, O
after O
he O
gave O
wrong O
answers O
on O
abortion O
. O

Even O
the O
president O
's O
doctor O
, O
Burton B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
has O
said O
on O
the O
record O
that O
he O
'd O
love O
to O
be O
surgeon O
general O
but O
could O
n't O
pass O
the O
pro-life O
test O
. O

In O
the O
case O
of O
HHS O
Secretary O
Louis O
Sullivan O
, O
the O
litmus O
test O
could O
yet O
damage O
issues O
important O
to O
other O
parts O
of O
the O
Republican O
coalition O
. O

After O
Mr. O
Sullivan O
waffled O
on O
abortion O
last O
year O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
appeased O
right O
- O
to O
- O
lifers O
by O
surrounding O
him O
with O
pro-life O
deputies O
. O

Their O
views O
on O
health O
care O
and O
welfare O
did O
n't O
much O
matter O
, O
though O
HHS B-ORG
spends O
billions O
a O
year O
on O
both O
. O

It O
makes O
only O
a O
handful O
of O
abortion O
- O
related O
decisions O
. O

Though O
Democrats O
can O
gloat O
at O
all O
this O
for O
now O
, O
they O
may O
want O
to O
contain O
their O
glee O
. O

On O
abortion O
, O
their O
own O
day O
will O
come O
. O

Eventually O
even O
Republicans O
will O
find O
a O
way O
to O
frame O
the O
issue O
in O
ways O
that O
expose O
pro-choice O
absolutism O
. O

Does O
the O
candidate O
favor O
parental O
consent O
for O
teen O
- O
age O
abortions O
? O

-LRB- O
The O
pro-choice O
lobby O
does O
n't O
. O

-RRB- O
What O
about O
banning O
abortions O
in O
the O
second O
and O
third O
trimesters O
? O

-LRB- O
The O
lobby O
says O
no O
again O
. O
-RRB- O

Democracy O
is O
forcing O
the O
abortion O
debate O
toward O
healthy O
compromise O
, O
toward O
the O
unpolarizing O
middle O
. O

Roe B-LAW
v. O
Wade B-PERSON
pre-empted O
political O
debate O
, O
so O
the O
extremes O
blossomed O
. O

Now O
the O
ambivalent O
middle O
, O
a O
moral O
majority O
of O
sorts O
, O
is O
reasserting O
itself O
. O

Within O
a O
few O
years O
, O
the O
outcome O
in O
most O
states O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
that O
abortion O
will O
be O
more O
restricted O
, O
but O
not O
completely O
banned O
. O

This O
is O
where O
the O
voters O
are O
, O
which O
is O
where O
politicians O
usually O
end O
up O
. O

For O
Vietnamese O
, O
these O
are O
tricky O
, O
often O
treacherous O
, O
times O
. O

After O
years O
of O
hesitation O
, O
economic O
and O
political O
reform O
was O
embraced O
at O
the O
end O
of O
1986 O
, O
but O
ringing O
declarations O
have O
yet O
to O
be O
translated O
into O
much O
action O
. O

Vietnam B-GPE
is O
finding O
that O
turning O
a O
stagnant O
socialist O
order O
into O
a O
dynamic O
free O
market O
does O
n't O
come O
easy O
. O

Here O
is O
how O
three O
Vietnamese O
are O
coping O
with O
change O
: O

The O
Tire O
King O

Nguyen B-PERSON
Van I-PERSON
Chan I-PERSON
is O
living O
proof O
that O
old O
ways O
die O
hard O
. O

Mr. O
Chan O
used O
to O
be O
an O
oddity O
in O
Hanoi B-GPE
: O
a O
private O
entrepreneur O
. O

His O
business O
success O
made O
him O
an O
official O
target O
in O
pre-reform O
days O
. O

Mr. O
Chan O
, O
now O
64 O
years O
old O
, O
invented O
a O
fountain O
pen O
he O
and O
his O
family O
produced O
from O
plastic O
waste O
. O

Later O
, O
he O
marketed O
glue O
. O

Both O
products O
were O
immensely O
popular O
. O

For O
his O
troubles O
, O
Mr. O
Chan O
was O
jailed O
three O
times O
between O
1960 O
and O
1974 O
. O

Though O
his O
operation O
was O
registered O
and O
used O
only O
scrap O
, O
he O
was O
accused O
of O
conducting O
illegal O
business O
and O
possessing O
illegal O
materials O
. O

Once O
he O
was O
held O
for O
three O
months O
without O
being O
charged O
. O

Things O
were O
supposed O
to O
change O
when O
Vietnam B-GPE
's O
economic O
reforms O
gathered O
pace O
, O
and O
for O
awhile O
they O
did O
. O

After O
years O
of O
experimenting O
, O
Mr. O
Chan O
produced O
a O
heavy O
- O
duty O
bicycle O
tire O
that O
outlasted O
its O
state O
- O
produced O
rival O
. O

By O
1982 O
, O
he O
was O
selling O
thousands O
of O
tires O
. O

Newspapers O
published O
articles O
about O
him O
, O
and O
he O
was O
hailed O
as O
`` O
the O
tire O
king O
. O
'' O

His O
efforts O
earned O
a O
gold O
medal O
at O
a O
national O
exhibition O
-- O
and O
attracted O
renewed O
attention O
from O
local O
authorities O
. O

District O
police O
in O
1983 O
descended O
on O
his O
suburban O
home O
, O
which O
he O
and O
his O
large O
family O
used O
as O
both O
residence O
and O
factory O
, O
and O
demanded O
proof O
the O
house O
and O
equipment O
were O
his O
. O

He O
produced O
it O
. O

`` O
That O
was O
the O
first O
time O
they O
lost O
and O
I O
won O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

He O
was O
further O
questioned O
to O
determine O
if O
he O
was O
`` O
a O
real O
working O
man O
or O
an O
exploiter O
. O
'' O

Says O
Mr. O
Chan O
: O
`` O
When O
I O
showed O
it O
was O
from O
my O
own O
brain O
, O
they O
lost O
for O
the O
second O
time O
. O
'' O

But O
a O
few O
days O
later O
the O
police O
accused O
him O
of O
stealing O
electricity O
, O
acquiring O
rubber O
without O
permission O
and O
buying O
stolen O
property O
. O

Warned O
he O
was O
to O
be O
jailed O
again O
, O
he O
fled O
to O
the O
countryside O
. O

His O
family O
was O
given O
three O
hours O
to O
leave O
before O
the O
house O
and O
contents O
were O
confiscated O
. O

With O
only O
the O
clothes O
they O
were O
wearing O
, O
family O
members O
moved O
to O
a O
home O
owned O
by O
one O
of O
Mr. O
Chan O
's O
sons O
. O

After O
six O
months O
on O
the O
run O
, O
Mr. O
Chan O
learned O
the O
order O
for O
his O
arrest O
had O
been O
canceled O
. O

He O
rejoined O
his O
family O
in O
January O
1984 O
and O
began O
the O
long O
struggle O
for O
justice O
, O
pressing O
everyone O
from O
Hanoi B-GPE
municipal O
officials O
to O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
deputies O
for O
restoration O
of O
his O
rights O
. O

He O
and O
his O
family O
kept O
afloat O
by O
repairing O
bicycles O
, O
selling O
fruit O
and O
doing O
odd O
jobs O
. O

Mr. O
Chan O
achieved O
a O
breakthrough O
in O
1987 O
-- O
and O
became O
a O
minor O
celebrity O
again O
-- O
when O
his O
story O
was O
published O
in O
a O
weekly O
newspaper O
. O

In O
1988 O
, O
18 O
months O
after O
the O
sixth O
congress O
formally O
endorsed O
family O
- O
run O
private O
enterprise O
, O
district O
authorities O
allowed O
Mr. O
Chan O
to O
resume O
work O
. O

By O
late O
last O
year O
he O
was O
invited O
back O
as O
`` O
the O
tire O
king O
'' O
to O
display O
his O
products O
at O
a O
national O
exhibition O
. O

National O
leaders O
stopped O
by O
his O
stand O
to O
commend O
his O
achievements O
. O

Mr. O
Chan O
now O
produces O
1,000 O
bicycle O
and O
motorbike O
tires O
a O
month O
and O
1,000 O
tins O
of O
tire O
- O
patching O
glue O
in O
the O
son O
's O
small O
house O
. O

Eighteen O
people O
pack O
the O
house O
's O
two O
rooms O
-- O
the O
Chans O
, O
four O
of O
their O
10 O
children O
with O
spouses O
, O
and O
eight O
of O
22 O
grandchildren O
. O

Most O
sleep O
on O
the O
floor O
. O

Come O
daybreak O
, O
eight O
family O
members O
and O
two O
other O
workers O
unroll O
a O
sheet O
of O
raw O
rubber O
that O
covers O
the O
floor O
of O
the O
house O
and O
spills O
out O
onto O
the O
street O
. O

The O
primitive O
operations O
also O
burst O
out O
the O
back O
door O
into O
a O
small O
courtyard O
, O
where O
an O
ancient O
press O
squeezes O
rubber O
solution O
into O
a O
flat O
strip O
and O
newly O
made O
tires O
are O
cooled O
in O
a O
bathtub O
filled O
with O
water O
. O

Mr. O
Chan O
talks O
optimistically O
of O
expanding O
, O
maybe O
even O
moving O
into O
the O
import O
- O
export O
field O
. O

First O
, O
however O
, O
he O
has O
unfinished O
business O
. O

When O
district O
authorities O
allowed O
him O
to O
resume O
manufacturing O
, O
they O
released O
only O
one O
of O
his O
machines O
. O

They O
did O
n't O
return O
the O
rubber O
stocks O
that O
represent O
his O
capital O
. O

Nor O
did O
they O
return O
his O
house O
and O
contents O
, O
which O
he O
values O
at O
about O
$ O
44,000 O
. O

He O
wants O
to O
recover O
more O
than O
just O
his O
property O
, O
though O
. O

`` O
I O
want O
my O
dignity O
back O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

The O
Editor O

Nguyen B-PERSON
Ngoc I-PERSON
seemed O
an O
obvious O
choice O
when O
the B-ORG
Vietnamese I-ORG
Writers I-ORG
Association I-ORG
was O
looking O
for O
a O
new O
editor O
to O
reform O
its O
weekly O
newspaper O
, O
Van B-ORG
Nghe I-ORG
. O

After O
the O
sixth O
congress O
, O
journalists O
seized O
the O
opportunity O
provided O
by O
the O
liberalization O
to O
probe O
previously O
taboo O
subjects O
. O

Mr. O
Ngoc O
, O
57 O
years O
old O
, O
had O
solid O
reformist O
credentials O
: O
He O
had O
lost O
his O
official O
position O
in O
the O
association O
in O
he O
early O
1980s O
because O
he O
questioned O
the O
intrusion O
of O
politics O
into O
literature O
. O

Appointed O
editor O
in O
chief O
in O
July O
1987 O
, O
Mr. O
Ngoc O
rapidly O
turned O
the O
staid O
Van B-ORG
Nghe I-ORG
into O
Vietnam B-GPE
's O
hottest O
paper O
. O

Circulation O
soared O
as O
the O
weekly O
went O
way O
beyond O
standard O
literary O
themes O
to O
cover O
Vietnamese B-NORP
society O
and O
its O
ills O
. O

Readers O
were O
electrified O
by O
the O
paper O
's O
audacity O
and O
appalled O
by O
the O
dark O
side O
of O
life O
it O
uncovered O
. O

One O
article O
recounted O
a O
decade O
- O
long O
struggle O
by O
a O
wounded O
soldier O
to O
prove O
, O
officially O
, O
he O
was O
alive O
. O

Another O
described O
how O
tax O
- O
collection O
officials O
in O
Thanh B-GPE
Hoa I-GPE
province O
one O
night O
stormed O
through O
homes O
and O
confiscated O
rice O
from O
starving O
villagers O
. O

The O
newspaper O
also O
ran O
a O
series O
of O
controversial O
short O
stories O
by O
Nguyen B-PERSON
Huy I-PERSON
Thiep I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
history O
teacher O
, O
who O
stirred O
debate O
over O
his O
interpretation O
of O
Vietnamese B-NORP
culture O
and O
took O
a O
thinly O
veiled O
swipe O
at O
writers O
who O
had O
blocked O
his O
entry O
into O
their O
official O
association O
. O

Van B-ORG
Nghe I-ORG
quickly O
made O
influential O
enemies O
. O

`` O
Those O
who O
manage O
ideology O
and O
a O
large O
number O
of O
writers O
reacted O
badly O
'' O
to O
the O
restyled O
paper O
, O
says O
Lai B-PERSON
Nguyen I-PERSON
An I-PERSON
, O
a O
literary O
critic O
. O

After O
months O
of O
internal O
rumblings O
, O
Mr. O
Ngoc O
was O
fired O
last O
December O
. O

His O
dismissal O
triggered O
a O
furor O
among O
intellectuals O
that O
continues O
today O
. O

`` O
Under O
Mr. O
Ngoc O
, O
Van B-ORG
Nghe I-ORG
protected O
the O
people O
instead O
of O
the O
government O
, O
'' O
says O
Nguyen B-PERSON
Duy I-PERSON
, O
a O
poet O
who O
is O
the O
paper O
's O
bureau O
chief O
for O
southern O
Vietnam B-GPE
. O

`` O
The O
paper O
reflected O
the O
truth O
. O

For O
the O
leadership O
, O
that O
was O
too O
painful O
to O
bear O
. O
'' O

The O
` O
Billionaire O
' O

Nguyen B-PERSON
Thi I-PERSON
Thi I-PERSON
is O
Vietnam B-GPE
's O
entrepreneur O
of O
the O
1980s O
. O

Her O
challenge O
is O
to O
keep O
her O
fledgling O
empire O
on O
top O
in O
the O
1990s O
. O

Mrs. O
Thi O
did O
n't O
wait O
for O
the O
reforms O
to O
get O
her O
start O
. O

She O
charged O
ahead O
of O
the O
government O
and O
the O
law O
to O
establish O
Hochiminh B-ORG
City I-ORG
Food I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
as O
the O
biggest O
rice O
dealer O
in O
the O
country O
. O

Her O
success O
, O
which O
included O
alleviating O
an O
urban O
food O
shortage O
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
, O
helped O
persuade O
Hanoi B-GPE
to O
take O
the O
reform O
path O
. O

Her O
story O
is O
becoming O
part O
of O
local O
folklore O
. O

A O
lifelong O
revolutionary O
with O
little O
education O
who O
fought O
both O
the O
French O
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
backed O
Saigon B-GPE
regime O
, O
she O
switched O
effortlessly O
to O
commerce O
after O
the O
war O
. O

Her O
instincts O
were O
capitalistic O
, O
despite O
her O
background O
. O

As O
she O
rode O
over O
regulations O
, O
only O
her O
friendship O
with O
party O
leaders O
, O
including O
Nguyen B-PERSON
Van I-PERSON
Linh I-PERSON
, O
then O
Ho B-GPE
Chi I-GPE
Minh I-GPE
City I-GPE
party O
secretary O
, O
kept O
her O
out O
of O
jail O
. O

Following O
Mr. O
Linh O
's O
appointment O
as O
secretary O
- O
general O
of O
the O
party O
at O
the O
sixth O
congress O
, O
Mrs. O
Thi O
has O
become O
the O
darling O
of O
`` O
doi O
moi O
'' O
, O
the O
Vietnamese B-LANGUAGE
version O
of O
perestroika O
. O

The O
authorities O
have O
steered O
foreign O
reporters O
to O
her O
office O
to O
see O
an O
example O
of O
`` O
the O
new O
way O
of O
thinking O
. O
'' O

Foreign O
publications O
have O
responded O
with O
articles O
declaring O
her O
Vietnam B-GPE
's O
richest O
woman O
. O

`` O
Some O
people O
call O
me O
the O
communist O
billionaire O
, O
'' O
she O
has O
told O
visitors O
. O

Actually O
, O
67 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mrs. O
Thi O
is O
about O
as O
poor O
as O
almost O
everyone O
else O
in O
this O
impoverished O
land O
. O

She O
has O
indeed O
turned O
Hochiminh B-ORG
City I-ORG
Food I-ORG
into O
a O
budding O
conglomerate O
, O
but O
the O
company O
itself O
remains O
state O
- O
owned O
. O

She O
manages O
it O
with O
the O
title O
of O
general O
- O
director O
. O

The O
heart O
of O
the O
business O
is O
the O
purchase O
of O
rice O
and O
other O
commodities O
, O
such O
as O
corn O
and O
coffee O
, O
from O
farmers O
in O
the O
south O
, O
paying O
with O
fertilizer O
, O
farm O
tools O
and O
other O
items O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
Hochiminh B-ORG
City I-ORG
Food I-ORG
says O
it O
bought O
two O
million O
metric O
tons O
of O
unhusked O
rice O
, O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
country O
's O
output O
. O

The O
company O
operates O
a O
fleet O
of O
trucks O
and O
boats O
to O
transport O
the O
commodities O
to O
its O
warehouses O
. O

A O
subsidiary O
company O
processes O
commodities O
into O
foods O
such O
as O
instant O
noodles O
that O
are O
sold O
with O
the O
rice O
through O
a O
vast O
retail O
network O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
Mrs. O
Thi O
has O
started O
to O
diversify O
the O
company O
, O
taking O
a O
20 O
% O
stake O
in O
newly O
established O
, O
partly O
private O
Industrial O
and O
Commercial O
Bank O
, O
and O
setting O
up O
Saigon B-ORG
Petro I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
and O
operates O
Vietnam B-GPE
's O
first O
oil O
refinery O
. O

Mrs. O
Thi O
says O
Hochiminh B-ORG
City I-ORG
Food I-ORG
last O
year O
increased O
pretax O
profit O
60 O
% O
to O
the O
equivalent O
of O
about O
$ O
2.7 O
million O
on O
sales O
of O
$ O
150 O
million O
. O

She O
expects O
both O
revenue O
and O
profit O
to O
gain O
this O
year O
. O

She O
is O
almost O
cavalier O
about O
the O
possibility O
Vietnam B-GPE
's O
reforms O
will O
create O
rivals O
on O
her O
home O
turf O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
mind O
the O
competition O
inside O
the O
country O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
only O
afraid O
that O
with O
Vietnam B-GPE
's O
poor O
- O
quality O
products O
we O
ca O
n't O
compete O
with O
neighboring O
countries O
. O

Watching O
Congress B-ORG
sweat O
and O
grimace O
through O
its O
annual O
budget O
labors O
, O
fighting O
the O
urge O
to O
spend O
more O
, O
we O
're O
reminded O
of O
those O
late O
- O
night O
movies O
in O
which O
the O
anguished O
serial O
killer O
turns O
himself O
in O
to O
police O
and O
says O
, O
`` O
Stop O
me O
before O
I O
kill O
again O
. O
'' O

The O
Members O
know O
they O
're O
doing O
wrong O
, O
but O
they O
need O
help O
to O
restrain O
their O
darker O
compulsions O
. O

Arkansas O
Democrat O
David O
Pryor O
spilled O
his O
guts O
on O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
floor O
the O
other O
day O
after O
he O
'd O
joined O
the O
Finance O
Committee O
's O
early O
- O
morning O
pork O
- O
barrel O
revels O
: O
`` O
I O
must O
tell O
you O
... O

I O
come O
to O
the O
floor O
tonight O
as O
one O
who O
ended O
up O
with O
a O
busload O
of O
extraneous O
matter O
. O

It O
was O
nothing O
more O
or O
nothing O
less O
than O
a O
feeding O
frenzy O
. O
'' O

He O
was O
turning O
himself O
in O
. O

`` O
Frankly O
, O
as O
I O
was O
walking O
back O
to O
get O
in O
my O
car O
, O
I O
heard O
many O
, O
many O
people O
... O
opening O
champagne O
bottles O
and O
celebrating O
individual O
victories O
that O
some O
of O
us O
had O
accomplished O
in O
getting O
our O
little O
deal O
in O
the O
tax O
bill O
and O
winking O
at O
this O
person O
for O
slipping O
this O
in O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
As O
I O
was O
driving O
home O
, O
I O
did O
not O
feel O
very O
good O
about O
myself O
. O
'' O

We O
can O
applaud O
Mr. O
Pryor O
's O
moment O
of O
epiphany O
, O
even O
as O
we O
understand O
that O
he O
and O
his O
confreres O
need O
restraint O
lest O
they O
kill O
again O
. O

A O
good O
place O
to O
start O
the O
rehabilitation O
is O
a O
`` O
legislative O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
'' O
bill O
now O
being O
offered O
by O
Indiana O
Senator O
Dan O
Coats O
. O

The O
Coats B-PERSON
bill O
, O
which O
already O
has O
32 O
Senate B-ORG
co-sponsors O
, O
is O
n't O
a O
pure O
line O
- O
item O
veto O
because O
it O
would O
apply O
only O
to O
spending O
bills O
. O

Instead O
it O
's O
a O
form O
of O
`` O
enhanced O
rescission O
, O
'' O
giving O
a O
President O
a O
chance O
to O
rescind O
, O
or O
strike O
, O
specific O
spending O
items O
that O
just O
go O
too O
far O
. O

Under O
the O
proposal O
, O
a O
President O
would O
have O
a O
chance O
twice O
each O
year O
to O
return O
a O
package O
of O
`` O
rescissions O
'' O
to O
the O
Hill O
-- O
once O
when O
he O
proposes O
his O
budget O
and O
again O
after O
Congress B-ORG
disposes O
. O

Congress B-ORG
would O
have O
20 O
days O
to O
reject O
the O
package O
with O
a O
50 O
% O
majority O
, O
but O
then O
a O
President O
could O
veto O
that O
rejection O
. O

Congress B-ORG
would O
then O
need O
the O
usual O
two O
- O
thirds O
majority O
to O
override O
any O
veto O
. O

The O
proposal O
would O
restore O
some O
discipline O
erased O
from O
the O
budget O
process O
by O
the O
1974 O
Budget O
`` O
Reform B-ORG
'' O
Act O
. O

Before O
1974 O
, O
a O
President O
could O
`` O
impound O
, O
'' O
or O
refuse O
to O
spend O
, O
funds O
appropriated O
by O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Presidents B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
and O
Johnson B-PERSON
were O
both O
big O
users O
of O
the O
impoundment O
power O
, O
but O
Congress B-ORG
saw O
its O
chance O
against O
a O
weakened O
President O
Nixon O
and O
stripped O
it O
away O
. O

Today O
a O
President O
can O
still O
send O
up O
spending O
rescissions O
, O
but O
they O
're O
meaningless O
unless O
Congress B-ORG
has O
a O
guilty O
conscience O
and O
changes O
its O
mind O
. O

This O
is O
like O
asking O
foxes O
to O
feel O
remorse O
about O
chickens O
, O
and O
naturally O
rescissions O
are O
almost O
never O
approved O
. O

In O
1987 O
, O
President O
Reagan O
sent O
73 O
rescissions O
back O
to O
the O
Hill O
, O
but O
only O
3 O
% O
of O
the O
spending O
total O
was O
approved O
by O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Senator O
Coats O
's O
proposal O
would O
let O
the O
proposed O
spending O
cuts O
take O
place O
automatically O
unless O
Congress B-ORG
acts O
. O

The O
Members O
could O
still O
try O
to O
serve O
their O
constituents O
with O
special O
- O
interest O
goodies O
, O
but O
the O
police O
-LRB- O
in O
the O
form O
of O
a O
President O
-RRB- O
would O
be O
there O
with O
a O
straitjacket O
if O
they O
really O
get O
crazy O
, O
as O
they O
do O
now O
. O

Mr. O
Coats O
plans O
to O
offer O
his O
proposal O
as O
an O
amendment O
to O
a O
bill O
to O
raise O
the O
federal O
debt O
limit O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
month O
. O

President O
Bush O
has O
endorsed O
the O
idea O
, O
and O
at O
least O
50 O
sitting O
Senators O
have O
voted O
to O
support O
enhanced O
rescission O
authority O
in O
the O
past O
. O

We O
're O
told O
Senator O
Pryor O
is O
n't O
yet O
a O
co-sponsor O
, O
but O
if O
he O
and O
his O
colleagues O
are O
serious O
about O
kicking O
their O
compulsions O
, O
they O
'll O
sign O
up O
. O

Business O
and O
civic O
operations O
lurched O
back O
toward O
normalcy O
here O
as O
congressional O
officials O
estimated O
that O
the O
price O
tag O
for O
emergency O
assistance O
to O
earthquake O
- O
ravaged O
California B-GPE
would O
total O
at O
least O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
. O

`` O
That O
is O
a O
minimum O
figure O
, O
and O
I O
underscore O
minimum O
, O
'' O
said O
House O
Speaker O
Thomas O
Foley O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Wash B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
after O
conferring O
with O
California B-GPE
lawmakers O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
impossible O
to O
put O
an O
exact O
figure O
on O
it O
at O
this O
time O
. O
'' O

The O
Office O
of O
Management O
and O
Budget O
has O
begun O
looking O
into O
legislation O
to O
provide O
more O
funds O
for O
earthquake O
repairs O
. O

And O
California B-GPE
's O
45 O
- O
member O
delegation O
in O
the O
House O
is O
expected O
to O
propose O
that O
emergency O
funds O
be O
added O
to O
a O
stop O
- O
gap O
spending O
bill O
that O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
is O
to O
consider O
Monday O
. O

For O
the O
most O
part O
, O
major O
corporations O
' O
headquarters O
and O
plants O
were O
unaffected O
or O
only O
slightly O
damaged O
by O
Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
, O
which O
registered O
6.9 O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
. O

One O
of O
the O
last O
big O
employers O
in O
the B-LOC
Silicon I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
to O
report O
in O
, O
Seagate B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
, O
said O
it O
expects O
to O
be O
back O
at O
full O
strength O
Monday O
. O

The O
day O
before O
the O
quake O
, O
Seagate B-ORG
completed O
three O
days O
of O
emergency O
training O
and O
drills O
. O

Echoing O
the O
response O
of O
almost O
all O
big O
corporations O
in O
the B-LOC
Bay I-LOC
Area I-LOC
, O
Don B-PERSON
Waite I-PERSON
, O
Seagate B-ORG
's O
chief O
financial O
officer O
, O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
would O
n't O
expect O
this O
to O
have O
any O
significant O
financial O
impact O
. O
'' O

The O
city O
's O
recovery O
from O
the O
earthquake O
was O
uneven O
. O

Banks O
indicated O
they O
were O
operating O
at O
greater O
than O
90 O
% O
of O
their O
usual O
capacity O
, O
but O
a O
Nob B-FAC
Hill I-FAC
hotel O
said O
tourists O
had O
fled O
, O
leaving O
the O
previously O
full O
hotel O
with O
an O
80 O
% O
vacancy O
rate O
. O

City O
crews O
tallied O
the O
wreckage O
to O
buildings O
, O
but O
lacked O
a O
clear O
sense O
of O
how O
gravely O
transportation O
arteries O
were O
disabled O
. O

Among O
the O
city O
's O
banks O
, O
Bank B-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
said O
all O
but O
eight O
of O
its O
850 O
branches O
were O
open O
. O

The O
closed O
branches O
, O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
Hayward B-GPE
, O
Santa B-GPE
Clara I-GPE
and O
Santa B-GPE
Cruz I-GPE
, O
sustained O
structural O
damage O
. O

Power O
failures O
kept O
just O
seven O
of O
its O
1,500 O
automated O
- O
teller O
machines O
off O
- O
line O
. O

Securities O
- O
trading O
operations O
were O
moved O
to O
Bank B-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
's O
Concord B-GPE
office O
, O
and O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
trading O
operations O
were O
shifted O
to O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
the O
bank O
said O
. O

Wells B-ORG
Fargo I-ORG
& O
Co. O
said O
its O
Emergency B-ORG
Operations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
-- O
which O
met O
all O
night O
Tuesday O
-- O
moved O
its O
global O
- O
funds O
transfer O
system O
to O
El B-GPE
Monte I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
500 O
miles O
to O
the O
south O
. O

Only O
five O
of O
496 O
branches O
statewide O
remain O
closed O
, O
while O
23 O
of O
600 O
automated O
- O
teller O
machines O
remained O
out O
of O
order O
. O

The O
most O
extensive O
damage O
was O
in O
small O
towns O
near O
the O
quake O
's O
epicenter O
, O
80 O
miles O
south O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

Santa B-GPE
Cruz I-GPE
County I-GPE
estimates O
total O
damage O
at O
nearly O
$ O
600 O
million O
. O

Santa B-GPE
Clara I-GPE
County I-GPE
has O
a O
running O
total O
so O
far O
of O
$ O
504 O
million O
, O
excluding O
the O
hard O
- O
hit O
city O
of O
Los B-GPE
Gatos I-GPE
. O

Oakland B-GPE
officials O
were O
still O
uncertain O
about O
the O
magnitude O
of O
structural O
damage O
late O
yesterday O
; O
a O
section O
of O
I O
- O
880 O
, O
a O
twotiered O
highway O
, O
collapsed O
in O
Oakland B-GPE
, O
causing O
a O
majority O
of O
the O
deaths O
resulting O
from O
the O
quake O
. O

San O
Francisco O
Mayor O
Art O
Agnos O
estimated O
that O
damages O
to O
the O
city O
total O
$ O
2 O
billion O
. O

That O
includes O
dwellings O
in O
the O
ravaged O
Marina B-LOC
district O
that O
must O
be O
demolished O
, O
peeled O
business O
facades O
south O
of O
Market B-FAC
Street I-FAC
, O
and O
houses O
in O
the O
city O
's O
outer O
Richmond B-GPE
district O
that O
were O
heaved O
off O
their O
foundations O
. O

Many O
streets O
and O
sidewalks O
buckled O
, O
and O
subterranean O
water O
mains O
and O
service O
connections O
ruptured O
. O

The O
federal O
funds O
would O
go O
to O
a O
range O
of O
programs O
, O
including O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Emergency I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
highway O
construction O
accounts O
and O
the B-ORG
Small I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
, O
according O
to O
Rep. O
Vic O
Fazio O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

FEMA B-ORG
, O
which O
coordinates O
federal O
disaster O
relief O
, O
is O
already O
strapped O
by O
the O
costs O
of O
cleaning O
up O
after O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
, O
which O
hit O
the O
Carolinas B-GPE
last O
month O
. O

It O
is O
likely O
to O
get O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
800 O
million O
initially O
in O
additional O
funds O
, O
and O
eventually O
could O
get O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
billion O
, O
according O
to O
Mr. O
Fazio O
, O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
Marlin B-PERSON
Fitzwater I-PERSON
said O
there O
is O
enough O
money O
on O
hand O
to O
deal O
with O
immediate O
requirements O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
has O
at O
its O
disposal O
$ O
273 O
million O
in O
funds O
remaining O
from O
the O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
Congress B-ORG
released O
for O
the O
cleanup O
after O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

`` O
We O
feel O
we O
have O
the O
money O
necessary O
to O
handle O
the O
immediate O
, O
short O
- O
term O
requirements O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Fitzwater O
said O
. O

He O
added O
that O
the O
Office O
of O
Management O
and O
Budget O
, O
the B-ORG
Transportation I-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
other O
agencies O
are O
`` O
developing O
longer O
- O
term O
legislation O
'' O
that O
should O
be O
ready O
soon O
. O

Much O
of O
the O
cost O
of O
cleaning O
up O
after O
the O
earthquake O
will O
involve O
repairing O
highways O
and O
bridges O
. O

California B-GPE
lawmakers O
are O
seeking O
changes O
in O
rules O
governing O
the O
federal O
highway O
relief O
program O
so O
more O
money O
can O
be O
made O
available O
for O
the O
state O
. O

Some O
things O
ca O
n't O
be O
repaired O
. O

The B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Art I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
in O
Golden B-FAC
Gate I-FAC
Park I-FAC
reports O
$ O
10 O
million O
to O
$ O
15 O
million O
in O
damage O
, O
including O
shattered O
porcelains O
and O
stone O
figures O
. O

Its O
neighbor O
, O
the B-ORG
De I-ORG
Young I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
, O
totaled O
$ O
3 O
million O
to O
$ O
5 O
million O
in O
structural O
damage O
and O
shattered O
sculpture O
. O

The O
city O
's O
main O
library O
is O
closed O
because O
of O
fissures O
that O
opened O
in O
its O
walls O
, O
and O
marble O
facings O
and O
ornamental O
plaster O
at O
the B-ORG
Beaux I-ORG
Arts I-ORG
City I-ORG
Hall I-ORG
broke O
off O
in O
the O
temblor O
. O

The O
ground O
along O
the O
Embarcadero O
the O
street O
that O
skirts O
the O
city O
's O
eastern O
boundary O
and O
piers O
-- O
dropped O
six O
inches O
after O
the O
quake O
, O
wreaking O
major O
damage O
to O
at O
least O
one O
of O
the O
piers O
. O

At O
San B-FAC
Francisco I-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
shock O
waves O
wrecked O
the O
control O
tower O
, O
knocking O
down O
computers O
and O
shattering O
glass O
. O

Offices O
of O
the O
city O
's O
Rent B-ORG
Board I-ORG
were O
destroyed O
. O

Mayor O
Agnos O
's O
$ O
2 O
billion O
estimate O
does O
n't O
include O
damage O
to O
freeway O
arteries O
leading O
into O
the O
city O
, O
some O
of O
which O
remained O
closed O
. O

A O
major O
chunk O
of O
the O
$ O
2 O
billion O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
eaten O
up O
by O
overtime O
for O
city O
workers O
deployed O
in O
the O
emergency O
, O
said O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Mr. O
Agnos O
. O

`` O
All O
of O
the O
city O
's O
$ O
5.9 O
million O
emergency O
reserve O
was O
spent O
in O
the O
first O
24 O
hours O
'' O
on O
overtime O
salaries O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Insurers O
struggled O
to O
to O
get O
a O
firm O
grasp O
on O
the O
volume O
of O
claims O
pouring O
into O
their O
offices O
. O

At O
Fireman O
's O
Fund O
Corp. O
, O
a O
spokesman O
said O
142 O
claims O
were O
received O
in O
the O
first O
24 O
hours O
after O
the O
quake O
, O
and O
the O
company O
is O
braced O
for O
as O
many O
as O
5,000 O
claims O
from O
its O
35,000 O
residential O
and O
35,000 O
business O
policyholders O
in O
the O
affected O
area O
. O

`` O
Claims O
range O
from O
a O
scratched O
fender O
-- O
and O
there O
were O
an O
awful O
lot O
of O
cars O
damaged O
in O
this O
-- O
to O
a O
major O
processing O
plant O
, O
'' O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
delivering O
a O
check O
for O
$ O
750,000 O
to O
an O
automotive O
business O
in O
Berkeley B-GPE
that O
burned O
on O
Tuesday O
. O
'' O

Fireman O
's O
is O
part O
of O
a O
$ O
38 O
million O
syndicate O
that O
supplies O
business O
interruption O
insurance O
to O
the O
city O
on O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
, O
which O
must O
pay O
employees O
during O
the O
three O
weeks O
or O
more O
it O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
out O
of O
service O
and O
deprived O
of O
toll O
income O
. O

California B-GPE
lawmakers O
want O
to O
eliminate O
temporarily O
a O
$ O
100 O
million O
cap O
on O
the O
amount O
of O
federal O
highway O
relief O
for O
each O
state O
for O
each O
disaster O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
prohibition O
on O
using O
the O
emergency O
highway O
aid O
to O
repair O
toll O
roads O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
under O
the O
highway O
- O
relief O
program O
, O
the O
federal O
government O
provides O
100 O
% O
of O
emergency O
highway O
aid O
for O
only O
the O
first O
90 O
days O
of O
a O
repair O
effort O
. O

After O
that O
, O
the O
federal O
share O
diminishes O
. O

For O
interstate O
highways O
, O
the O
federal O
share O
normally O
would O
drop O
to O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
cost O
of O
repairs O
, O
and O
the O
state O
would O
have O
to O
pick O
up O
the O
remainder O
of O
the O
cost O
. O

But O
lawmakers O
want O
to O
extend O
the O
period O
for O
100 O
% O
federal O
funding O
for O
several O
months O
. O

Those O
changes O
also O
would O
apply O
to O
two O
areas O
hit O
hard O
by O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
-- O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
and O
the O
U.S. O
Virgin O
Islands O
, O
according O
to O
an O
aide O
to O
Rep. O
Fazio O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
FEMA O
announced O
a O
toll O
- O
free O
telephone O
number O
-LRB- O
800-462-9029 O
-RRB- O
to O
expedite O
service O
to O
victims O
of O
the O
earthquake O
. O

Lines O
will O
be O
available O
24 O
hours O
a O
day O
to O
take O
applications O
for O
such O
disaster O
relief O
as O
temporary O
housing O
and O
emergency O
home O
repairs O
by O
phone O
. O

Transportation O
officials O
are O
expecting O
utter O
traffic O
pandemonium O
beginning O
Monday O
and O
growing O
worse O
over O
the O
next O
several O
weeks O
. O

Some O
250,000 O
cars O
normally O
cross O
the O
closed O
Bay B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
between O
Oakland B-GPE
and O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
daily O
. O

Officials O
say O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
alternate O
routes O
ca O
n't O
handle O
the O
overflow O
. O

The O
state O
is O
calling O
in O
a O
flotilla O
of O
navy O
landing O
vessels O
and O
other O
boats O
to O
expand O
ferry O
service O
across O
the O
bay O
and O
hopes O
to O
add O
numerous O
new O
bus O
routes O
and O
train O
departures O
to O
help O
alleviate O
the O
traffic O
problem O
. O

Moreover O
, O
state O
officials O
are O
urging O
freight O
haulers O
to O
bypass O
many O
of O
the O
area O
's O
main O
highways O
and O
to O
travel O
late O
at O
night O
or O
during O
predawn O
hours O
. O

Even O
so O
, O
`` O
We O
're O
looking O
for O
chaos O
, O
'' O
said O
George B-PERSON
Gray I-PERSON
, O
a O
deputy O
district O
director O
at O
the O
California O
Department O
of O
Transportation O
. O

`` O
If O
there O
's O
any O
way O
you O
can O
do O
it O
, O
you O
ought O
to O
go O
to O
Idaho B-GPE
and O
go O
fishing O
for O
a O
while O
. O
'' O

Most O
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
tourists O
and O
business O
travelers O
already O
have O
left O
-- O
despite O
hotel O
's O
offers O
of O
rate O
cuts O
. O

`` O
Everyone O
left O
, O
'' O
said O
Peter B-PERSON
Lang I-PERSON
, O
reservations O
manager O
of O
the B-ORG
Mark I-ORG
Hopkins I-ORG
Hotel I-ORG
. O

The O
Westin O
St. O
Francis O
hotel O
, O
which O
survived O
the O
1906 O
earthquake O
and O
fire O
, O
currently O
is O
less O
than O
50 O
% O
occupied O
. O

`` O
We O
still O
have O
our O
die O
- O
hard O
baseball O
fans O
, O
'' O
a O
spokesman O
said O
. O

`` O
One O
lady O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
said O
she O
's O
not O
going O
home O
until O
the O
-LCB- O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
-RCB- O
is O
over O
. O
'' O

Gerald B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Seib I-PERSON
and O
Joe B-PERSON
Davidson I-PERSON
in O
Washington B-GPE
contributed O
to O
this O
article O
. O

Mercury O
Savings O
& O
Loan O
Association O
said O
it O
retained O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
as O
its O
lead O
investment O
banker O
to O
advise O
it O
regarding O
a O
possible O
sale O
or O
other O
combination O
of O
the O
Huntington B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
thrift O
. O

Mercury B-ORG
, O
which O
has O
assets O
of O
more O
than O
$ O
2 O
billion O
and O
24 O
branches O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
said O
the O
action O
to O
improve O
its O
regulatory O
capital O
position O
is O
related O
directly O
to O
new O
capital O
requirements O
mandated O
by O
recently O
adopted O
federal O
legislation O
. O

Mercury B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
extended O
its O
two O
- O
year O
advisory O
relationship O
with O
Montgomery B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
of O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

Mercury B-ORG
's O
stock O
closed O
yesterday O
at O
$ O
4.875 O
, O
unchanged O
in O
composite O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

Banc O
One O
Corp. O
said O
it O
agreed O
in O
principle O
to O
buy O
five O
branch O
offices O
from O
Trustcorp B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Toledo B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
following O
the O
planned O
merger O
of O
Trustcorp B-ORG
into O
Society B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Cleveland B-GPE
. O

The O
five O
offices O
in O
Erie B-GPE
and O
Ottawa B-GPE
counties O
in O
northern O
Ohio B-GPE
have O
total O
assets O
of O
about O
$ O
88 O
million O
, O
Banc O
One O
said O
. O

The O
purchase O
price O
will O
be O
established O
after O
Banc O
One O
has O
an O
opportunity O
to O
study O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
assets O
, O
Banc O
One O
said O
. O

Society B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
already O
has O
branches O
in O
the O
area O
, O
and O
selling O
the O
Trustcorp O
offices O
could O
avoid O
a O
problem O
with O
regulators O
over O
excessive O
concentration O
of O
banking O
in O
the O
two O
counties O
after O
the O
merger O
of O
Trustcorp B-ORG
into O
Society B-ORG
, O
according O
to O
industry O
sources O
. O

The O
merger O
is O
scheduled O
to O
take O
place O
in O
the O
1990 O
first O
quarter O
. O

The O
`` O
seismic O
'' O
activity O
of O
a O
financial O
market O
bears O
a O
resemblance O
to O
the O
seismic O
activity O
of O
the O
earth O
. O

When O
things O
are O
quiet O
-LRB- O
low O
volatility O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
structures O
on O
which O
markets O
stand O
can O
be O
relatively O
inefficient O
and O
still O
perform O
their O
functions O
adequately O
. O

However O
, O
when O
powerful O
forces O
start O
shaking O
the O
market O
's O
structure O
, O
the O
more O
`` O
earthquake O
- O
resistant O
'' O
it O
is O
, O
the O
better O
its O
chance O
for O
survival O
. O

America B-GPE
's O
financial O
markets O
do O
not O
yet O
have O
all O
the O
required O
modern O
features O
required O
to O
make O
them O
fully O
`` O
aftershock O
- O
resistant O
. O
'' O

Investors O
lack O
equal O
access O
to O
the O
markets O
' O
trading O
arena O
and O
its O
information O
. O

That O
structural O
lack O
is O
crucial O
because O
investors O
are O
the O
only O
source O
of O
market O
liquidity O
. O

And O
liquidity O
is O
what O
markets O
need O
to O
damp O
quakes O
and O
aftershocks O
. O

In O
today O
's O
markets O
, O
specialists O
-LRB- O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
-RRB- O
and O
`` O
upstairs O
'' O
market O
makers O
-LRB- O
in O
the O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
market O
-RRB- O
are O
the O
only O
market O
participants O
allowed O
to O
play O
a O
direct O
role O
in O
the O
price O
- O
determination O
process O
. O

When O
they O
halt O
trading O
, O
all O
market O
liquidity O
is O
gone O
. O

And O
when O
any O
component O
of O
the O
market O
-- O
cash O
, O
futures O
or O
options O
-- O
loses O
liquidity O
, O
the O
price O
discovery O
system O
-LRB- O
the O
way O
prices O
are O
determined O
-RRB- O
becomes O
flawed O
or O
is O
lost O
entirely O
for O
a O
time O
. O

Last O
Friday O
the O
13th O
-LRB- O
as O
well O
as O
two O
years O
ago O
this O
week O
-RRB- O
the O
markets O
became O
unlinked O
. O

When O
that O
happened O
, O
`` O
seismic O
'' O
tremors O
of O
fear O
-- O
much O
like O
the O
shock O
waves O
created O
by O
an O
earthquake O
-- O
coursed O
through O
the O
market O
and O
increased O
the O
market O
's O
volatility O
. O

Lack O
of O
important O
, O
needed O
information O
can O
cause O
fear O
. O

Fear O
is O
the O
father O
of O
panic O
. O

Panic O
frequently O
results O
in O
irrational O
behavior O
. O

And O
in O
financial O
markets O
, O
irrational O
behavior O
is O
sometimes O
translated O
into O
catastrophe O
. O

When O
market O
tremors O
start O
, O
it O
is O
crucial O
that O
as O
much O
information O
about O
transaction O
prices O
and O
the O
supply O
- O
demand O
curve O
-LRB- O
buy O
and O
sell O
orders O
at O
various O
prices O
-RRB- O
be O
made O
available O
to O
all O
, O
not O
just O
to O
market O
makers O
. O

Because O
of O
a O
lack O
of O
information O
and O
access O
, O
many O
investors O
-- O
including O
the O
very O
ones O
whose O
buying O
power O
could O
restore O
stability O
and O
damp O
volatility O
-- O
are O
forced O
to O
stand O
on O
the O
sidelines O
when O
they O
are O
most O
needed O
, O
because O
of O
their O
ignorance O
of O
important O
market O
information O
. O

To O
add O
aftershock O
- O
damping O
power O
to O
America B-GPE
's O
markets O
, O
a O
modern O
, O
electronic O
trading O
system O
should O
be O
implemented O
that O
permits O
equal O
access O
to O
the O
trading O
arena O
-LRB- O
and O
the O
information O
that O
would O
automatically O
accompany O
such O
access O
-RRB- O
by O
investors O
-- O
particularly O
institutional O
investors O
. O

Contrary O
to O
some O
opinions O
, O
the O
trading O
activities O
of O
specialists O
and O
other O
market O
makers O
do O
not O
provide O
liquidity O
to O
the O
market O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

What O
market O
makers O
provide O
is O
immediacy O
, O
a O
very O
valuable O
service O
. O

Liquidity O
is O
not O
a O
service O
. O

It O
is O
a O
market O
attribute O
-- O
the O
ability O
to O
absorb O
selling O
orders O
without O
causing O
significant O
price O
changes O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
news O
. O

Market O
makers O
buy O
what O
investors O
wish O
to O
sell O
; O
their O
business O
is O
reselling O
these O
unwanted O
positions O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
to O
other O
investors O
, O
and O
at O
a O
profit O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
while O
any O
one O
customer O
may O
purchase O
immediacy O
by O
selling O
to O
a O
market O
maker O
-LRB- O
which O
is O
micro-liquidity O
for O
the O
investor O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
market O
as O
a O
whole O
remains O
in O
the O
same O
circumstances O
it O
was O
before O
the O
transaction O
: O
The O
unwanted O
position O
is O
still O
an O
unwanted O
position O
; O
only O
the O
identity O
of O
the O
seller O
has O
changed O
. O

In O
fact O
it O
can O
be O
argued O
that O
increasing O
capital O
commitments O
by O
market O
makers O
-LRB- O
a O
result O
of O
some O
post-1987 O
crash O
studies O
-RRB- O
also O
increases O
market O
volatility O
, O
since O
the O
more O
securities O
are O
held O
by O
market O
makers O
at O
any O
given O
time O
, O
the O
more O
selling O
pressure O
is O
overhanging O
the O
market O
. O

In O
an O
open O
electronic O
system O
, O
any O
investor O
wishing O
to O
pay O
for O
real O
- O
time O
access O
to O
the O
trading O
arena O
through O
a O
registered O
broker O
- O
dealer O
would O
be O
able O
to O
see O
the O
entire O
supply O
- O
demand O
curve O
-LRB- O
buy O
and O
sell O
orders O
at O
each O
price O
-RRB- O
entered O
by O
dealers O
and O
investors O
alike O
, O
and O
to O
enter O
and O
execute O
orders O
. O

Current O
quotations O
would O
reflect O
the O
combined O
financial O
judgment O
of O
all O
market O
participants O
-- O
not O
just O
those O
of O
intermediaries O
who O
become O
extremely O
risk O
- O
averse O
during O
times O
of O
crisis O
. O

Investors O
and O
professionals O
alike O
would O
compete O
on O
the O
level O
playing O
field O
Congress B-ORG
sought O
and O
called O
a O
`` O
national O
market O
system O
'' O
-LRB- O
not O
yet O
achieved O
-RRB- O
almost O
15 O
years O
ago O
when O
it O
passed O
the O
Securities O
Reform O
Act O
of O
1975 O
. O

Last O
Friday O
's O
market O
gyrations O
did O
not O
result O
in O
severe O
`` O
aftershocks O
. O
'' O

Were O
we O
smart O
or O
just O
lucky O
? O

I O
'm O
not O
certain O
. O

But O
I O
am O
sure O
we O
need O
to O
maximize O
our O
`` O
earthquake O
'' O
protection O
by O
making O
certain O
that O
our O
market O
structures O
let O
investors O
add O
their O
mighty O
shock O
- O
damping O
power O
to O
our O
nation O
's O
markets O
. O

Mr. O
Peake O
is O
chairman O
of O
his O
own O
consulting O
company O
in O
Englewood B-GPE
, O
N.J B-GPE
. O

NOW O
YOU O
SEE O
IT O
, O
now O
you O
do O
n't O
. O

The O
recession O
, O
that O
is O
. O

The O
economy O
's O
stutter O
steps O
leave O
investors O
wondering O
whether O
things O
are O
slowing O
down O
or O
speeding O
up O
. O

So O
often O
are O
government O
statistics O
revised O
that O
they O
seem O
to O
resemble O
a O
spinning O
weather O
vane O
. O

For O
the O
past O
seven O
years O
, O
investors O
have O
had O
the O
wind O
at O
their O
backs O
, O
in O
the O
form O
of O
a O
generally O
growing O
economy O
. O

Some O
may O
have O
forgotten O
-- O
and O
some O
younger O
ones O
may O
never O
have O
experienced O
-- O
what O
it O
's O
like O
to O
invest O
during O
a O
recession O
. O

Different O
tactics O
are O
called O
for O
, O
as O
losing O
money O
becomes O
easier O
and O
making O
money O
becomes O
tougher O
. O

For O
those O
investors O
who O
believe O
-- O
or O
fear O
-- O
that O
1990 O
will O
be O
a O
recession O
year O
, O
many O
economists O
and O
money O
managers O
agree O
on O
steps O
that O
can O
be O
taken O
to O
lower O
the O
risks O
in O
a O
portfolio O
. O

In O
a O
nutshell O
, O
pros O
advise O
investors O
who O
expect O
a O
slowdown O
to O
hold O
fewer O
stocks O
than O
usual O
and O
to O
favor O
shares O
of O
big O
companies O
in O
`` O
defensive O
'' O
industries O
. O

A O
heavy O
dose O
of O
cash O
is O
prescribed O
, O
along O
with O
a O
heavier O
- O
than O
- O
usual O
allotment O
to O
bonds O
-- O
preferably O
government O
bonds O
. O

It O
's O
tempting O
to O
think O
these O
defensive O
steps O
can O
be O
delayed O
until O
a O
recession O
is O
clearly O
at O
hand O
. O

But O
that O
may O
not O
be O
possible O
, O
because O
recessions O
often O
take O
investors O
by O
surprise O
. O

`` O
They O
always O
seem O
to O
come O
a O
bit O
later O
than O
you O
expect O
. O

When O
they O
do O
hit O
, O
they O
hit O
fast O
, O
'' O
says O
David B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Wyss I-PERSON
, O
chief O
financial O
economist O
at O
the O
Data O
Resources O
division O
of O
McGraw B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hill I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Though O
he O
himself O
does O
n't O
expect O
a O
recession O
soon O
, O
Mr. O
Wyss O
advises O
people O
who O
do O
that O
`` O
the O
best O
thing O
to O
be O
in O
is O
long O
that O
is O
, O
20 O
- O
year O
to O
30 O
- O
year O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
. O
'' O

The O
reason O
is O
simple O
, O
Mr. O
Wyss O
says O
: O
`` O
Interest O
rates O
almost O
always O
decline O
during O
recession O
. O
'' O

As O
surely O
as O
a O
seesaw O
tilts O
, O
falling O
interest O
rates O
force O
up O
the O
price O
of O
previously O
issued O
bonds O
. O

They O
are O
worth O
more O
because O
they O
pay O
higher O
interest O
than O
newly O
issued O
bonds O
do O
. O

That O
effect O
holds O
true O
for O
both O
short O
- O
term O
and O
long O
- O
term O
bonds O
. O

But O
short O
- O
term O
bonds O
ca O
n't O
rise O
too O
much O
, O
because O
everyone O
knows O
they O
will O
be O
redeemed O
at O
a O
preset O
price O
fairly O
soon O
. O

Long O
- O
term O
bonds O
, O
with O
many O
years O
left O
before O
maturity O
, O
swing O
more O
widely O
in O
price O
. O

But O
not O
just O
any O
bonds O
will O
do O
. O

Corporate O
bonds O
`` O
are O
usually O
not O
a O
good O
bet O
in O
a O
recession O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Wyss O
says O
. O

As O
times O
get O
tougher O
, O
investors O
fret O
about O
whether O
companies O
will O
have O
enough O
money O
to O
pay O
their O
debts O
. O

This O
hurts O
the O
price O
of O
corporate O
bonds O
. O

Also O
, O
he O
notes O
, O
`` O
most O
corporate O
bonds O
are O
callable O
. O
'' O

That O
means O
that O
a O
corporation O
, O
after O
a O
specified O
amount O
of O
time O
has O
passed O
, O
can O
buy O
back O
its O
bonds O
by O
paying O
investors O
the O
face O
value O
-LRB- O
plus O
, O
in O
some O
cases O
, O
a O
sweetener O
-RRB- O
. O

When O
interest O
rates O
have O
dropped O
, O
it O
makes O
sense O
for O
corporations O
to O
do O
just O
that O
; O
they O
then O
save O
on O
interest O
costs O
. O

But O
the O
investors O
are O
left O
stranded O
with O
money O
to O
reinvest O
at O
a O
time O
when O
interest O
rates O
are O
puny O
. O

If O
corporate O
bonds O
are O
bad O
in O
recessions O
, O
junk O
bonds O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
the O
worst O
of O
all O
. O

It O
's O
an O
`` O
absolute O
necessity O
'' O
to O
get O
out O
of O
junk O
bonds O
when O
a O
recession O
is O
in O
the O
offing O
, O
says O
Avner B-PERSON
Arbel I-PERSON
, O
professor O
of O
finance O
at O
Cornell B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

`` O
Such O
bonds O
are O
very O
sensitive O
to O
the O
downside O
, O
and O
this O
could O
be O
a O
disaster O
. O
'' O

Municipal O
bonds O
are O
generally O
a O
bit O
safer O
than O
corporate O
bonds O
in O
a O
recession O
, O
but O
not O
as O
safe O
as O
bonds O
issued O
by O
the O
federal O
government O
. O

During O
an O
economic O
slump O
, O
local O
tax O
revenues O
often O
go O
down O
, O
raising O
the O
risks O
associated O
with O
at O
least O
some O
municipals O
. O

And O
, O
like O
corporates O
, O
many O
municipal O
bonds O
are O
callable O
. O

But O
a O
few O
experts O
, O
going O
against O
the O
consensus O
, O
do O
n't O
think O
bonds O
would O
help O
investors O
even O
if O
a O
recession O
is O
in O
the O
offing O
. O

One O
of O
these O
is O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Beach I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
research O
for O
Underwood O
Neuhaus O
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
brokerage O
house O
in O
Houston B-GPE
, O
who O
thinks O
that O
`` O
we O
're O
either O
in O
a O
recession O
or O
about O
to O
go O
into O
one O
. O
'' O

What O
's O
more O
, O
he O
thinks O
this O
could O
be O
a O
nastier O
recession O
than O
usual O
: O
`` O
Once O
the O
downturn O
comes O
, O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
very O
hard O
to O
reverse O
. O
'' O

Investors O
, O
he O
advises O
, O
`` O
should O
be O
cautious O
, O
'' O
holding O
fewer O
stocks O
than O
usual O
and O
also O
shunning O
bonds O
. O

Because O
he O
sees O
a O
`` O
5 O
% O
to O
6 O
% O
base O
rate O
of O
inflation O
in O
the O
economy O
, O
'' O
he O
doubts O
that O
interest O
rates O
will O
fall O
much O
any O
time O
soon O
. O

Instead O
, O
Mr. O
Beach O
says O
, O
investors O
`` O
probably O
should O
be O
carrying O
a O
very O
high O
level O
of O
cash O
, O
'' O
by O
which O
he O
means O
such O
so O
- O
called O
cash O
equivalents O
as O
money O
- O
market O
funds O
and O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
. O

Greg B-PERSON
Confair I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Sigma B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Allentown B-GPE
, O
Pa. B-GPE
, O
also O
recommends O
that O
investors O
go O
heavily O
for O
cash O
. O

He O
is O
n't O
sure O
a O
recession O
is O
coming O
, O
but O
says O
the O
other O
likely O
alternative O
-- O
reignited O
inflation O
-- O
is O
just O
as O
bad O
. O

`` O
This O
late O
in O
an O
expansion O
, O
'' O
the O
economy O
tends O
to O
veer O
off O
either O
into O
damaging O
inflation O
or O
into O
a O
recession O
, O
Mr. O
Confair O
says O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
plan O
for O
a O
`` O
soft O
landing O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
requires O
the O
Fed O
to O
navigate O
`` O
an O
ever O
- O
narrowing O
corridor O
. O
'' O

A O
soft O
landing O
is O
n't O
something O
that O
can O
be O
achieved O
once O
and O
for O
all O
, O
Mr. O
Confair O
adds O
. O

It O
has O
to O
be O
engineered O
over O
and O
over O
again O
, O
month O
after O
month O
. O

He O
believes O
that O
the O
task O
facing O
Fed O
Chairman O
Alan O
Greenspan O
is O
so O
difficult O
that O
it O
resembles O
`` O
juggling O
a O
double O
- O
bladed O
ax O
and O
a O
buzz O
saw O
. O
'' O

And O
, O
in O
a O
sense O
, O
that O
's O
the O
kind O
of O
task O
individuals O
face O
in O
deciding O
what O
to O
do O
about O
stocks O
-- O
the O
mainstay O
of O
most O
serious O
investors O
' O
portfolios O
. O

It O
comes O
down O
to O
a O
question O
of O
whether O
to O
try O
to O
`` O
time O
'' O
the O
market O
. O

For O
people O
who O
can O
ride O
out O
market O
waves O
through O
good O
times O
and O
bad O
, O
stocks O
have O
been O
rewarding O
long O
- O
term O
investments O
. O

Most O
studies O
show O
that O
buy O
- O
and O
- O
hold O
investors O
historically O
have O
earned O
an O
annual O
return O
from O
stocks O
of O
9 O
% O
to O
10 O
% O
, O
including O
both O
dividends O
and O
price O
appreciation O
. O

That O
's O
well O
above O
what O
bonds O
or O
bank O
certificates O
have O
paid O
. O

Moreover O
, O
because O
no O
one O
knows O
for O
sure O
just O
when O
a O
recession O
is O
coming O
, O
some O
analysts O
think O
investors O
should O
n't O
even O
worry O
too O
much O
about O
timing O
. O

`` O
Trying O
to O
time O
the O
economy O
is O
a O
mistake O
, O
'' O
says O
David B-PERSON
Katz I-PERSON
, O
chief O
investment O
officer O
of O
Value B-ORG
Matrix I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Katz O
notes O
that O
some O
economists O
have O
been O
predicting O
a O
recession O
for O
at O
least O
two O
years O
. O

Investors O
who O
listened O
, O
and O
lightened O
up O
on O
stocks O
, O
`` O
have O
just O
hurt O
themselves O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Katz O
adds O
that O
people O
who O
jump O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
need O
to O
be O
right O
about O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
time O
to O
beat O
a O
buy O
- O
and O
- O
hold O
strategy O
. O

Frequent O
trading O
runs O
up O
high O
commission O
costs O
. O

And O
the O
in O
- O
and O
- O
outer O
might O
miss O
the O
sudden O
spurts O
that O
account O
for O
much O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
gains O
over O
time O
. O

Still O
, O
few O
investors O
are O
able O
to O
sit O
tight O
when O
they O
are O
convinced O
a O
recession O
is O
coming O
. O

After O
all O
, O
in O
all O
five O
recessions O
since O
1960 O
, O
stocks O
declined O
. O

According O
to O
Ned B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Ned B-ORG
Davis I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Nokomis B-GPE
, O
Fla. B-GPE
, O
the O
average O
drop O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
was O
about O
21 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
decrease O
began O
an O
average O
of O
six O
months O
before O
a O
recession O
officially O
started O
. O

By O
the O
time O
a O
recession O
is O
`` O
official O
'' O
-LRB- O
two O
consecutive O
quarters O
of O
declining O
gross O
national O
product O
-RRB- O
, O
much O
of O
the O
damage O
to O
stocks O
has O
already O
been O
done O
- O
and O
, O
in O
the O
typical O
case O
, O
the O
recession O
is O
already O
half O
over O
. O

About O
six O
months O
before O
a O
recession O
ends O
, O
stocks O
typically O
begin O
to O
rise O
again O
, O
as O
investors O
anticipate O
a O
recovery O
. O

The O
average O
recession O
lasts O
about O
a O
year O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
though O
, O
recessions O
vary O
enough O
in O
length O
so O
that O
the O
average O
ca O
n't O
reliably O
be O
used O
to O
guide O
investors O
in O
timing O
stock O
sales O
or O
purchases O
. O

But O
whatever O
their O
advice O
about O
timing O
, O
none O
of O
these O
experts O
recommend O
jettisoning O
stocks O
entirely O
during O
a O
recession O
. O

For O
the O
portion O
of O
an O
investor O
's O
portfolio O
that O
stays O
in O
stocks O
, O
professionals O
have O
a O
number O
of O
suggestions O
. O

Mr. O
Katz O
advocates O
issues O
with O
low O
price O
- O
earnings O
ratios O
-- O
that O
is O
, O
low O
prices O
in O
relation O
to O
the O
company O
's O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

`` O
Low O
P O
- O
E O
'' O
stocks O
, O
he O
says O
, O
vastly O
outperform O
others O
`` O
during O
a O
recession O
or O
bear O
market O
. O
'' O

In O
good O
times O
, O
he O
says O
, O
they O
lag O
a O
bit O
, O
but O
overall O
they O
provide O
superior O
performance O
. O

Prof. O
Arbel O
urges O
investors O
to O
discard O
stocks O
in O
small O
companies O
. O

Small O
- O
company O
shares O
typically O
fall O
more O
than O
big O
- O
company O
stocks O
in O
a O
recession O
, O
he O
says O
. O

And O
in O
any O
case O
, O
he O
argues O
, O
stocks O
of O
small O
companies O
are O
`` O
almost O
as O
overpriced O
as O
they O
were O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
1987 O
, O
just O
before O
the O
crash O
. O
'' O

For O
example O
, O
Mr. O
Arbel O
says O
, O
stocks O
of O
small O
companies O
are O
selling O
for O
about O
19 O
times O
cash O
flow O
. O

-LRB- O
Cash O
flow O
, O
basically O
earnings O
plus O
depreciation O
, O
is O
one O
common O
gauge O
of O
a O
company O
's O
financial O
health O
. O
-RRB- O

That O
ratio O
is O
dangerously O
close O
to O
the O
ratio O
of O
19.7 O
that O
prevailed O
before O
the O
1987 O
stock O
- O
market O
crash O
, O
Mr. O
Arbel O
says O
. O

And O
it O
's O
way O
above O
the O
ratio O
-LRB- O
7.5 O
times O
cash O
flow O
-RRB- O
that O
bigger O
companies O
are O
selling O
for O
. O

Another O
major O
trick O
in O
making O
a O
portfolio O
recession O
- O
resistant O
is O
choosing O
stocks O
in O
`` O
defensive O
'' O
industries O
. O

Food O
, O
tobacco O
, O
drugs O
and O
utilities O
are O
the O
classic O
examples O
. O

Recession O
or O
not O
, O
people O
still O
eat O
, O
smoke O
, O
and O
take O
medicine O
when O
they O
're O
sick O
. O

George B-PERSON
Putnam I-PERSON
III I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
Turnaround B-ORG
Letter I-ORG
in O
Boston B-GPE
, O
offers O
one O
final O
tip O
for O
recession O
- O
wary O
investors O
. O

`` O
Keep O
some O
money O
available O
for O
opportunities O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
recession O
does O
hit O
, O
there O
will O
be O
some O
great O
investment O
opportunities O
just O
when O
things O
seem O
the O
blackest O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Dorfman O
covers O
investing O
issues O
from O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bureau O
. O

Some O
industry O
groups O
consistently O
weather O
the O
storm O
better O
than O
others O
. O

The O
following O
shows O
the O
number O
of O
times O
these O
industries O
outperformed O
the O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
500 O
- O
Stock O
Index O
during O
the O
first O
six O
months O
of O
the O
past O
seven O
recessions O
. O

When O
President O
Bush O
arrives O
here O
next O
week O
for O
a O
hemispheric O
summit O
organized O
to O
commemorate O
a O
century O
of O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
democracy O
, O
will O
he O
be O
able O
to O
deliver O
a O
credible O
message O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
Panamanian B-NORP
fiasco O
? O

Undoubtedly O
Mr. O
Bush O
will O
be O
praised O
by O
some O
Latin O
leaders O
prone O
to O
pay O
lip O
service O
to O
nonintervention O
, O
while O
they O
privately O
encourage O
more O
assertive O
U.S. B-GPE
action O
to O
remove O
Gen. O
Manuel O
Noriega O
and O
safeguard O
their O
countries O
from O
a O
Sandinista B-NORP
onslaught O
. O

The O
Panamanian B-NORP
affair O
is O
only O
the O
tip O
of O
a O
more O
alarming O
iceberg O
. O

It O
originates O
in O
a O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
decision O
not O
to O
antagonize O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
and O
avoid O
, O
at O
all O
costs O
, O
being O
accused O
of O
meddling O
in O
the O
region O
. O

The O
result O
has O
been O
a O
dangerous O
vacuum O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
leadership O
, O
which O
leaves O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
open O
to O
Soviet B-NORP
adventurism O
. O

`` O
The O
-LCB- O
influence O
of O
the O
-RCB- O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
not O
being O
felt O
in O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
; O
Washington B-GPE
's O
decisions O
do O
not O
respond O
to O
a O
policy O
, O
and O
are O
divorced O
from O
reality O
, O
'' O
says O
Fernando B-PERSON
Volio I-PERSON
, O
a O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
congressman O
and O
former O
foreign O
minister O
. O

The O
disarray O
of O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
's O
Latin B-NORP
diplomacy O
was O
evident O
in O
the O
failure O
of O
the O
Organization O
of O
American O
States O
to O
condemn O
categorically O
Gen. O
Noriega O
. O

Faced O
with O
this O
embarrassment O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
diplomats O
expressed O
confidence O
that O
the O
influential O
Rio B-ORG
Group I-ORG
of O
South O
American B-NORP
nations O
, O
which O
gathered O
last O
week O
in O
Peru B-GPE
, O
would O
take O
a O
stronger O
posture O
toward O
the O
Panamanian B-NORP
dictator O
. O

But O
other O
than O
a O
few O
slaps O
on O
the O
wrist O
, O
Gen. O
Noriega O
went O
unpunished O
by O
that O
body O
, O
too O
; O
he O
was O
not O
even O
singled O
out O
in O
the O
closing O
statement O
. O

Now O
Mr. O
Bush O
will O
come O
to O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
and O
encounter O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
strongman O
Daniel B-PERSON
Ortega I-PERSON
, O
eager O
for O
photo O
opportunities O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
president O
. O

The O
host O
, O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
President O
Oscar O
Arias O
, O
did O
not O
invite O
Chile B-GPE
, O
Cuba B-GPE
, O
Panama B-GPE
or O
Haiti B-GPE
to O
the O
summit O
, O
which O
was O
to O
be O
restricted O
to O
democracies O
. O

However O
, O
Mr. O
Ortega O
was O
included O
. O

Formally O
upgrading O
the O
Sandinistas O
to O
a O
democratic O
status O
was O
an O
initiative O
harshly O
criticized O
in O
the O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
press O
. O

Even O
Carlos B-PERSON
Manuel I-PERSON
Castillo I-PERSON
-- O
the O
presidential O
candidate O
for O
Mr. O
Arias O
's O
National B-ORG
Liberation I-ORG
Party I-ORG
-- O
made O
public O
his O
opposition O
to O
the O
presence O
of O
Nicaragua B-GPE
`` O
in O
a O
democratic O
festivity O
. O
'' O

Nevertheless O
, O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
agreed O
to O
the O
dubious O
arrangement O
in O
July O
, O
a O
few O
weeks O
before O
the O
Central O
American B-NORP
presidents O
met O
in O
Tela B-GPE
, O
Honduras B-GPE
, O
to O
discuss O
a O
timetable O
for O
disbanding O
the O
anti-Sandinista O
rebels O
. O

According O
to O
officials O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
hoped O
that O
by O
pleasing O
President O
Arias O
, O
it O
would O
gain O
his O
support O
to O
postpone O
any O
decision O
on O
the O
Contras B-NORP
until O
after O
Mr. O
Ortega O
's O
promises O
of O
democratic O
elections O
were O
tested O
next O
February O
. O

However O
, O
relying O
on O
an O
ardent O
critic O
of O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
and O
the O
Contra B-NORP
movement O
for O
help O
in O
delaying O
the O
disarming O
of O
the O
Contras O
was O
risky O
business O
. O

And O
even O
some O
last O
- O
minute O
phone O
calls O
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
made O
-LRB- O
at O
the O
behest O
of O
some O
conservative O
U.S. B-GPE
senators O
-RRB- O
to O
enlist O
backing O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
position O
failed O
to O
stop O
the O
march O
of O
Mr. O
Arias O
's O
agenda O
. O

Prior O
to O
this O
episode O
, O
Sen. O
Christopher O
Dodd O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Conn. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
sensing O
an O
open O
field O
, O
undertook O
a O
personal O
diplomatic O
mission O
through O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
to O
promote O
an O
early O
disbanding O
of O
the O
rebels O
. O

Visiting O
Nicaragua B-GPE
, O
he O
praised O
the O
Sandinistas O
for O
their O
electoral O
system O
and O
chided O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
for O
not O
rewarding O
the O
Sandinistas O
. O

In O
Honduras B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
Contras B-NORP
are O
a O
hot O
political O
issue O
, O
he O
promised O
to O
help O
unblock O
some O
$ O
70 O
million O
in O
assistance O
withheld O
due O
to O
the O
failure O
of O
local O
agencies O
to O
comply O
with O
conditions O
agreed O
upon O
with O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Aid O
was O
also O
the O
gist O
of O
the O
talks O
Sen. O
Dodd O
had O
with O
Salvadoran B-NORP
President O
Alfredo O
Cristiani O
; O
Mr. O
Cristiani O
's O
government O
is O
very O
much O
at O
the O
mercy O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
largess O
and O
is O
forced O
to O
listen O
very O
carefully O
to O
Sen. O
Dodd O
's O
likes O
and O
dislikes O
. O

It O
was O
therefore O
not O
surprising O
that O
close O
allies O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
virtually O
neglected O
by O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
, O
ordered O
the O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
insurgents O
dismantled O
by O
December O
, O
long O
before O
the O
elections O
. O

Fittingly O
, O
the B-LAW
Tela I-LAW
Accords I-LAW
were O
nicknamed O
by O
Hondurans B-NORP
`` O
the O
Dodd B-PERSON
plan O
. O
'' O

The O
individual O
foreign O
policy O
carried O
out O
by O
U.S. B-GPE
legislators O
adds O
to O
a O
confusing O
U.S. B-GPE
performance O
that O
has O
emboldened O
Soviet B-NORP
initiatives O
in O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

On O
Oct. O
3 O
, O
following O
conversations O
with O
Secretary O
of O
State O
James O
Baker O
, O
Soviet O
Foreign O
Minister O
Eduard O
Shevardnadze O
arrived O
in O
Managua B-GPE
to O
acclaim O
`` O
Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
great O
peace O
efforts O
. O
'' O

There O
, O
Mr. O
Shevardnadze O
felt O
legitimized O
to O
unveil O
his O
own O
peace O
plan O
: O
The O
U.S.S.R. B-GPE
would O
prolong O
a O
suspension O
of O
arms O
shipments O
to O
Nicaragua B-GPE
after O
the O
February O
election O
if O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
did O
likewise O
with O
its O
allies O
in O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

He O
also O
called O
on O
Nicaragua B-GPE
's O
neighbors O
to O
accept O
a O
`` O
military O
equilibrium O
'' O
guaranteed O
by O
both O
superpowers O
. O

The O
Pentagon O
claims O
that O
in O
spite O
of O
Moscow B-GPE
's O
words O
, O
East B-LOC
bloc O
weapons O
continue O
to O
flow O
into O
Nicaragua B-GPE
through O
Cuba B-GPE
at O
near O
- O
record O
levels O
. O

Since O
Mr. O
Shevardnadze O
's O
proposals O
followed O
discussions O
with O
Mr. O
Baker O
, O
speculations O
arose O
that O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
was O
seeking O
an O
accommodation O
with O
the O
Soviets O
in O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

This O
scheme O
would O
fit O
the B-LAW
Arias I-LAW
Plan I-LAW
, O
which O
declared O
a O
false O
symmetry O
between O
Soviet B-NORP
military O
aid O
to O
the O
Sandinista O
dictatorship O
and O
that O
provided O
by O
Washington B-GPE
to O
freely O
elected O
governments O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
it O
is O
also O
likely O
to O
encourage O
those O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
asking O
for O
cuts O
in O
the O
assistance O
to O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
if O
President O
Cristiani O
does O
not O
bend O
to O
demands O
of O
the O
Marxist O
guerrillas O
. O

The O
sad O
condition O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
policy O
in O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
is O
best O
depicted O
by O
the O
recent O
end O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
sponsorship O
of O
Radio B-ORG
Costa I-ORG
Rica I-ORG
. O

In O
1984 O
, O
the O
Costa B-NORP
Rican I-NORP
government O
requested O
help O
to O
establish O
a O
radio O
station O
in O
the O
northern O
part O
of O
the O
country O
, O
flooded O
by O
airwaves O
of O
Sandinista O
propaganda O
. O

Recovering O
radiophonic O
sovereignty O
was O
the O
purpose O
of O
Radio B-ORG
Costa I-ORG
Rica I-ORG
, O
funded O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
affiliated O
with O
the O
Voice O
of O
America B-GPE
-LRB- O
VOA B-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

A O
few O
months O
ago O
, O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
decided O
to O
stop O
this O
cooperation O
, O
leaving O
Radio B-ORG
Costa I-ORG
Rica I-ORG
operating O
on O
a O
shoestring O
. O

According O
to O
news O
reports O
, O
the O
abrupt O
termination O
was O
due O
to O
fears O
that O
VOA B-ORG
transmissions O
could O
interfere O
with O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
Russia B-GPE
gave O
Nicaragua B-GPE
another O
powerful O
radio O
transmitter O
, O
which O
has O
been O
installed O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Esteli B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
capable O
of O
reaching O
the O
entire O
Caribbean O
area O
and O
deep O
into O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
. O

Perhaps O
its O
loud O
signal O
may O
generate O
some O
awareness O
of O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
condominium O
being O
created O
in O
the O
isthmus O
thanks O
to O
U.S. B-GPE
default O
. O

The O
Soviet B-NORP
entrenchment O
in O
Nicaragua B-GPE
is O
alarming O
for O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
, O
a O
peaceful O
democracy O
without O
an O
army O
. O

Questioned O
in O
Washington B-GPE
about O
what O
would O
happen O
if O
his O
much O
- O
heralded O
peace O
plan O
would O
fail O
, O
President O
Arias O
voiced O
expectations O
of O
direct O
U.S. B-GPE
action O
. O

A O
poll O
conducted O
in O
July O
by O
a O
Gallup O
affiliate O
showed O
that O
64 O
% O
of O
Costa B-NORP
Ricans I-NORP
believe O
that O
if O
their O
country O
is O
militarily O
attacked O
by O
either O
Nicaragua B-GPE
or O
Panama B-GPE
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
will O
come O
to O
its O
defense O
. O

But O
in O
the O
light O
of O
events O
in O
Panama B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
has O
such O
clear O
strategic O
interests O
, O
waiting O
for O
the B-ORG
Delta I-ORG
Force I-ORG
may O
prove O
to O
be O
a O
dangerous O
gambit O
. O

Mr. O
Daremblum O
is O
a O
lawyer O
and O
a O
columnist O
for O
La B-ORG
Nacion I-ORG
newspaper O
. O

Tuesday O
's O
rout O
of O
a O
GOP B-NORP
congressional O
hopeful O
in O
a O
Mississippi B-GPE
district O
that O
has O
n't O
backed O
a O
Democratic O
presidential O
candidate O
since O
Adlai B-PERSON
Stevenson I-PERSON
is O
another O
reminder O
that O
, O
at O
least O
at O
the O
federal O
level O
, O
political O
`` O
ticket O
splitting O
'' O
has O
been O
on O
the O
rise O
over O
the O
past O
half O
century O
. O

In O
only O
one O
presidential O
election O
year O
prior O
to O
1948 O
did O
more O
than O
20 O
% O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
congressional O
districts O
choose O
a O
different O
party O
's O
candidate O
for O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
than O
for O
the O
House O
of O
Representatives O
. O

Now O
that O
percentage O
routinely O
equals O
a O
third O
and O
twice O
has O
been O
above O
40 O
% O
. O

As O
we O
know O
, O
voters O
tend O
to O
favor O
Republicans O
more O
in O
races O
for O
president O
than O
in O
those O
for O
Congress B-ORG
. O

In O
every O
presidential O
election O
over O
the O
past O
half O
century O
, O
except O
for O
the O
Goldwater B-PERSON
presidential O
candidacy O
, O
the O
GOP B-NORP
has O
captured O
a O
greater O
percentage O
of O
the O
major O
- O
party O
popular O
vote O
for O
president O
than O
it O
has O
of O
congressional O
seats O
or O
the O
popular O
vote O
for O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Prior O
to O
1932 O
, O
the O
pattern O
was O
nearly O
the O
opposite O
. O

What O
accounts O
for O
the O
results O
of O
recent O
decades O
? O

A O
simple O
economic O
theory O
may O
provide O
at O
least O
a O
partial O
explanation O
for O
the O
split O
personality O
displayed O
by O
Americans O
in O
the O
voting O
booth O
. O

The O
theory O
relies O
on O
three O
assumptions O
: O

1 O
-RRB- O
Voters O
can O
`` O
buy O
'' O
one O
of O
two O
brands O
when O
they O
select O
their O
political O
agents O
-- O
a O
Republican O
brand O
that O
believes O
in O
the O
minimalist O
state O
and O
in O
the O
virtues O
of O
private O
markets O
over O
the O
vices O
of O
public O
action O
, O
and O
a O
Democratic O
brand O
that O
believes O
in O
big O
government O
and O
in O
public O
intervention O
to O
remedy O
the O
excesses O
attendant O
to O
the O
pursuit O
of O
private O
interest O
. O

2 O
-RRB- O
Congressional O
representatives O
have O
two O
basic O
responsibilities O
while O
voting O
in O
office O
-- O
dealing O
with O
national O
issues O
-LRB- O
programmatic O
actions O
such O
as O
casting O
roll O
call O
votes O
on O
legislation O
that O
imposes O
costs O
and O
/ O
or O
confers O
benefits O
on O
the O
population O
at O
large O
-RRB- O
and O
attending O
to O
local O
issues O
-LRB- O
constituency O
service O
and O
pork O
barrel O
-RRB- O
. O

3 O
-RRB- O
Republican O
congressional O
representatives O
, O
because O
of O
their O
belief O
in O
a O
minimalist O
state O
, O
are O
less O
willing O
to O
engage O
in O
local O
benefit O
- O
seeking O
than O
are O
Democratic O
members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
. O

If O
these O
assumptions O
hold O
, O
voters O
in O
races O
for O
Congress B-ORG
face O
what O
in O
economic O
theory O
is O
called O
a O
prisoner O
's O
dilemma O
and O
have O
an O
incentive O
, O
at O
the O
margin O
, O
to O
lean O
Democratic O
. O

If O
they O
put O
a O
Republican B-NORP
into O
office O
, O
not O
only O
will O
they O
acquire O
less O
in O
terms O
of O
local O
benefits O
but O
their O
selected O
legislator O
will O
be O
relatively O
powerless O
to O
prevent O
other O
legislators O
from O
`` O
bringing O
home O
the O
bacon O
'' O
to O
their O
respective O
constituencies O
. O

Each O
legislator O
, O
after O
all O
, O
is O
only O
one O
out O
of O
535 O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
national O
policy O
making O
. O

In O
races O
for O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
a O
voter O
's O
incentive O
, O
at O
the O
margin O
, O
is O
to O
lean O
Republican B-NORP
. O

Although O
a O
GOP B-NORP
president O
may O
limit O
local O
benefits O
to O
the O
voter O
's O
particular O
district O
/ O
state O
, O
such O
a O
president O
is O
also O
likely O
to O
be O
more O
effective O
at O
preventing O
other O
districts O
/ O
states O
and O
their O
legislators O
from O
bringing O
home O
the O
local O
benefits O
. O

The O
individual O
voter O
's O
standing O
consequently O
will O
be O
enhanced O
through O
lower O
taxes O
. O

While O
this O
theory O
is O
exceedingly O
simple O
, O
it O
appears O
to O
explain O
several O
things O
. O

First O
, O
why O
ticket O
splitting O
has O
increased O
and O
taken O
the O
peculiar O
pattern O
that O
it O
has O
over O
the O
past O
half O
century O
: O
Prior O
to O
the O
election O
of O
Franklin B-PERSON
Roosevelt I-PERSON
as O
president O
and O
the O
advent O
of O
the O
New O
Deal O
, O
government O
occupied O
a O
much O
smaller O
role O
in O
society O
and O
the O
prisoner O
's O
dilemma O
problem O
confronting O
voters O
in O
races O
for O
Congress B-ORG
was O
considerably O
less O
severe O
. O

Second O
, O
it O
explains O
why O
voters O
hold O
Congress B-ORG
in O
disdain O
but O
generally O
love O
their O
own O
congressional O
representatives O
: O
Any O
individual O
legislator O
's O
constituents O
appreciate O
the O
specific O
benefits O
that O
the O
legislator O
wins O
for O
them O
but O
not O
the O
overall O
cost O
associated O
with O
every O
other O
legislator O
doing O
likewise O
for O
his O
own O
constituency O
. O

Third O
, O
the O
theory O
suggests O
why O
legislators O
who O
pay O
too O
much O
attention O
to O
national O
policy O
making O
relative O
to O
local O
benefit O
- O
seeking O
have O
lower O
security O
in O
office O
. O

For O
example O
, O
first O
- O
term O
members O
of O
the O
House O
, O
once O
the O
most O
vulnerable O
of O
incumbents O
, O
have O
become O
virtually O
immune O
to O
defeat O
. O

The O
one O
exception O
to O
this O
recent O
trend O
was O
the O
defeat O
of O
13 O
of O
the O
52 O
freshman O
Republicans O
brought O
into O
office O
in O
1980 O
by O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
revolution O
and O
running O
for O
re-election O
in O
1982 O
. O

Because O
these O
freshmen O
placed O
far O
more O
emphasis O
on O
their O
partisan O
role O
-- O
spreading O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
revolution O
-- O
in O
national O
policy O
making O
, O
they O
were O
more O
vulnerable O
to O
defeat O
. O

Fourth O
, O
the O
theory O
indicates O
why O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
may O
have O
a O
difficult O
time O
attracting O
viable O
candidates O
for O
congressional O
office O
. O

Potential O
candidates O
may O
be O
discouraged O
from O
running O
less O
by O
the O
congressional O
salary O
than O
by O
the O
prospect O
of O
defeat O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
a O
Democratic O
opponent O
. O

To O
the O
extent O
that O
potential O
Republican O
candidates O
and O
their O
financial O
backers O
realize O
that O
the O
congressional O
prisoner O
's O
dilemma O
game O
works O
to O
their O
disadvantage O
, O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
will O
be O
hindered O
in O
its O
attempts O
to O
field O
a O
competitive O
slate O
of O
congressional O
candidates O
. O

Fifth O
, O
the O
theory O
may O
provide O
at O
least O
a O
partial O
reason O
for O
why O
ticket O
splitting O
has O
been O
particularly O
pronounced O
in O
the O
South O
. O

To O
the O
extent O
that O
Democratic O
legislators O
from O
the O
South O
have O
held O
a O
disproportionate O
share O
of O
power O
in O
Congress B-ORG
since O
1932 O
and O
have O
been O
able O
to O
translate O
such O
clout O
into O
relatively O
more O
local O
benefits O
for O
their O
respective O
constituencies O
, O
voters O
in O
the O
South O
have O
had O
an O
especially O
strong O
incentive O
to O
keep O
such O
Democrats O
in O
office O
. O

Finally O
, O
the O
theory O
suggests O
why O
Republicans O
generally O
have O
fared O
better O
in O
Senate B-ORG
races O
than O
in O
campaigns O
for O
the O
House O
. O

Since O
local O
benefit O
- O
seeking O
matters O
more O
and O
national O
policy O
making O
matters O
less O
in O
the O
lower O
chamber O
of O
Congress B-ORG
, O
this O
is O
precisely O
the O
pattern O
one O
would O
expect O
if O
Republicans O
are O
less O
willing O
to O
engage O
in O
local O
benefit O
- O
seeking O
than O
their O
Democratic O
counterparts O
. O

Is O
there O
any O
empirical O
support O
for O
this O
theory O
? O

Three O
pieces O
of O
evidence O
corroborate O
the O
key O
assumption O
that O
Democratic O
legislators O
are O
more O
willing O
to O
engage O
in O
local O
benefit O
- O
seeking O
than O
their O
Republican O
colleagues O
. O

First O
, O
economists O
James B-PERSON
Bennett I-PERSON
and O
Thomas B-PERSON
DiLorenzo I-PERSON
find O
that O
GOP B-NORP
senators O
turn O
back O
roughly O
10 O
% O
more O
of O
their O
allocated O
personal O
staff O
budgets O
than O
Democrats O
do O
. O

To O
the O
extent O
that O
the O
primary O
duty O
of O
personal O
staff O
involves O
local O
benefit O
- O
seeking O
, O
this O
indicates O
that O
political O
philosophy O
leads O
congressional O
Republicans O
to O
pay O
less O
attention O
to O
narrow O
constituent O
concerns O
. O

Second O
, O
if O
the O
key O
assumption O
is O
valid O
, O
Democrats O
should O
have O
lower O
attendance O
rates O
on O
roll O
- O
call O
votes O
than O
Republicans O
do O
to O
the O
extent O
that O
such O
votes O
reflect O
national O
policy O
making O
and O
that O
participating O
in O
such O
votes O
takes O
away O
from O
the O
time O
a O
legislator O
could O
otherwise O
devote O
to O
local O
benefit O
- O
seeking O
. O

This O
is O
indeed O
what O
the O
data O
indicate O
, O
particularly O
in O
the O
case O
of O
the O
House O
. O

The O
Democratic O
House B-ORG
attendance O
rate O
has O
not O
exceeded O
the O
Republican O
House B-ORG
attendance O
rate O
since O
1959 O
. O

Finally O
, O
as O
shown O
in O
the O
table O
, O
Democrats O
allocate O
a O
higher O
proportion O
of O
their O
personal O
staffs O
to O
district O
offices O
-- O
where O
local O
benefit O
- O
seeking O
duties O
matter O
more O
and O
national O
policy O
making O
activities O
matter O
less O
relative O
to O
Washington B-GPE
offices O
. O

An O
examination O
of O
changes O
in O
personal O
staffing O
decisions O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
between O
1986 O
and O
1987 O
-LRB- O
when O
control O
of O
that O
body O
changed O
party O
hands O
-RRB- O
, O
moreover O
, O
reveals O
that O
the O
personal O
staffing O
differences O
noted O
in O
the O
table O
can O
not O
be O
attributed O
to O
the O
disproportionate O
control O
Democrats O
exercise O
, O
due O
to O
their O
majority O
- O
party O
status O
, O
over O
other O
resources O
such O
as O
committee O
staff O
. O

An O
additional O
piece O
of O
evidence O
from O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
: O
Holding O
other O
factors O
constant O
, O
such O
as O
incumbency O
advantages O
and O
regional O
factors O
, O
the O
difference O
between O
popular O
votes O
for O
Republican O
presidential O
and O
senatorial O
candidates O
in O
states O
conducting O
a O
Senate B-ORG
election O
turns O
out O
to O
be O
a O
positive O
function O
of O
how O
onerous O
the O
federal O
government O
's O
tax O
burden O
is O
per O
state O
-LRB- O
a O
progressive O
tax O
rate O
hits O
higher O
- O
income O
states O
harder O
-RRB- O
. O

Put O
more O
simply O
, O
GOP B-NORP
candidates O
for O
president O
are O
looked O
on O
more O
kindly O
by O
voters O
than O
Republican O
candidates O
for O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
when O
the O
prisoner O
's O
dilemma O
is O
more O
severe O
. O

Moreover O
, O
ticket O
splitting O
appears O
to O
take O
the O
same O
peculiar O
pattern O
at O
the O
state O
government O
level O
as O
it O
does O
at O
the O
federal O
level O
. O

State O
government O
is O
more O
typically O
split O
along O
Republican O
- O
governor O
/ O
Democratic O
- O
legislature O
lines O
than O
the O
reverse O
. O

A O
cross-state O
econometric O
investigation O
, O
furthermore O
, O
reveals O
that O
, O
holding O
other O
factors O
constant O
, O
the O
difference O
between O
a O
state O
's O
major O
- O
party O
vote O
going O
to O
the O
Republican O
gubernatorial O
candidate O
and O
the O
Republican O
share O
of O
the O
lower O
state O
house O
is O
a O
positive O
function O
of O
the O
state O
tax O
rate O
. O

In O
sum O
, O
at O
both O
the O
federal O
and O
state O
government O
levels O
at O
least O
part O
of O
the O
seemingly O
irrational O
behavior O
voters O
display O
in O
the O
voting O
booth O
may O
have O
an O
exceedingly O
rational O
explanation O
. O

Mr. O
Zupan O
teaches O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Southern B-LOC
California I-LOC
's O
business O
school O
. O

After O
years O
of O
quarreling O
over O
Bonn B-GPE
's O
`` O
Ostpolitik O
'' O
, O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
appear O
to O
have O
shifted O
onto O
a O
united O
course O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

Bonn B-GPE
and O
Washington B-GPE
have O
taken O
a O
leading O
role O
in O
aid O
for O
the O
reformist O
countries O
, O
pledging O
billions O
of O
dollars O
in O
fresh O
credit O
and O
forgiving O
old O
debt O
while O
urging O
other O
industrial O
nations O
to O
follow O
suit O
. O

Both O
hope O
to O
encourage O
pressure O
for O
change O
in O
East B-LOC
bloc I-LOC
countries O
still O
ruled O
by O
Stalinist O
holdouts O
by O
arranging O
liberal O
financial O
aid O
and O
trade O
benefits O
for O
Poland B-GPE
, O
Hungary B-GPE
and O
, O
to O
a O
lesser O
extent O
, O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

West B-NORP
German I-NORP
officials O
also O
have O
the O
special O
goal O
of O
holding O
out O
hope O
for O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
's O
fledgling O
reform O
movement O
. O

`` O
The O
change O
taking O
place O
in O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
has O
aroused O
new O
hope O
in O
both O
German B-NORP
states O
that O
reforms O
will O
be O
undertaken O
in O
-LCB- O
East B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
-RCB- O
, O
and O
that O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
German B-NORP
states O
, O
too O
, O
will O
get O
better O
, O
'' O
said O
Foreign O
Minister O
Hans O
- O
Dietrich O
Genscher O
. O

Addressing O
a O
conference O
of O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
Institute O
for O
East O
- O
West O
Security O
Studies O
in O
Frankfurt B-GPE
yesterday O
, O
Mr. O
Genscher O
said O
, O
`` O
History O
will O
judge O
us O
by O
whether O
we O
have O
taken O
the O
opportunities O
that O
emerge O
from O
these O
reforms O
. O
'' O

The O
ultimate O
aim O
of O
Western B-NORP
support O
for O
East B-LOC
bloc I-LOC
reforms O
, O
he O
said O
, O
is O
to O
create O
`` O
an O
equitable O
and O
stable O
peaceful O
order O
in O
Europe B-GPE
from O
the O
Atlantic O
to O
the O
Urals O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Genscher O
and O
U.S. O
Secretary O
of O
Commerce O
Robert O
A. O
Mosbacher O
, O
in O
separate O
speeches O
at O
the O
conference O
, O
appealed O
for O
more O
Western B-NORP
contributions O
to O
economic O
reforms O
and O
business O
development O
in O
Hungary B-GPE
and O
Poland B-GPE
. O

Bonn B-GPE
and O
Washington B-GPE
are O
leading O
supporters O
of O
Poland B-GPE
's O
request O
for O
a O
$ O
1 O
billion O
stand O
- O
by O
credit O
from O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
want O
the O
bold O
programs O
of O
market O
development O
and O
political O
freedom O
in O
Hungary B-GPE
and O
in O
Poland B-GPE
to O
succeed O
. O

We O
are O
prepared O
to O
support O
those O
changes O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Mosbacher O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
curbs O
on O
the O
exports O
of O
sensitive O
technology O
to O
East B-LOC
bloc I-LOC
countries O
will O
remain O
in O
place O
, O
however O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
U.S. O
House O
of O
Representatives O
yesterday O
approved O
an O
$ O
837.5 O
million O
aid O
package O
for O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
that O
more O
than O
doubles O
the O
amount O
President O
Bush O
had O
requested O
. O

The O
package O
was O
brought O
to O
the O
House O
just O
15 O
days O
after O
it O
was O
introduced O
, O
indicating O
Congress B-ORG
's O
eagerness O
to O
reward O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
for O
their O
moves O
toward O
democracy O
and O
freemarket O
economic O
reforms O
. O

The O
legislation O
, O
approved O
345 O
- O
47 O
and O
sent O
to O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
establishes O
two O
enterprise O
funds O
, O
to O
be O
governed O
by O
independent O
nonprofit O
boards O
, O
which O
will O
make O
loans O
and O
investments O
in O
new O
business O
ventures O
in O
Hungary B-GPE
and O
Poland B-GPE
. O

The O
Polish B-NORP
fund O
would O
be O
seeded O
with O
$ O
160 O
million O
, O
the O
Hungarian B-NORP
fund O
with O
$ O
40 O
million O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
a O
group O
of O
24 O
industrialized O
countries O
, O
including O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
and O
coordinated O
by O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
has O
promised O
Poland B-GPE
and O
Hungary B-GPE
trade O
advice O
and O
a O
line O
of O
credit O
equivalent O
to O
$ O
1.11 O
billion O
through O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
while O
the O
EC O
plans O
$ O
222 O
million O
in O
direct O
aid O
. O

When O
Chancellor O
Helmut O
Kohl O
travels O
to O
Poland O
Nov. O
9 O
, O
he O
is O
expected O
to O
take O
with O
him O
a O
promise O
of O
three O
billion O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
marks O
-LRB- O
$ O
1.6 O
billion O
-RRB- O
in O
new O
credit O
guarantees O
for O
industrial O
projects O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
Bonn B-GPE
agreed O
to O
reschedule O
2.5 O
billion O
marks O
in O
Polish B-NORP
debt O
that O
came O
due O
last O
year O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
a O
one O
billion O
mark O
credit O
dating O
from O
1974 O
is O
to O
be O
written O
off O
. O

Poland B-GPE
's O
plan O
to O
switch O
to O
a O
free O
- O
market O
economy O
by O
1991 O
is O
hampered O
by O
a O
foreign O
debt O
load O
of O
$ O
39.2 O
billion O
. O

West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
also O
has O
increased O
its O
credit O
guarantees O
to O
Hungary B-GPE
by O
500 O
million O
marks O
to O
1.5 O
billion O
marks O
as O
the O
emerging O
democratic O
state O
rushes O
through O
its O
own O
economic O
reforms O
, O
including O
a O
broad O
privatization O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
industry O
and O
tax O
incentives O
for O
industrial O
investment O
. O

An O
additional O
500 O
million O
marks O
in O
credit O
- O
backing O
was O
promised O
by O
the O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
state O
governments O
of O
Bavaria B-GPE
and O
Baden O
- O
Wuerttemberg O
. O

Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
which O
last O
year O
arranged O
a O
three O
billion O
mark O
credit O
for O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
is O
now O
moving O
to O
become O
the O
first O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
bank O
to O
set O
up O
independent O
business O
offices O
in O
Hungary B-GPE
and O
Poland B-GPE
as O
they O
shift O
to O
free O
- O
market O
economies O
. O

A O
maxim O
of O
Frankfurt B-GPE
banking O
holds O
that O
wherever O
Deutsche B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
goes O
, O
other O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
banks O
follow O
. O

Indeed O
, O
at O
least O
four O
other O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
banks O
are O
believed O
to O
be O
making O
inquiries O
. O

Harley B-ORG
- I-ORG
Davidson I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
filed O
suit O
in O
federal O
court O
here O
, O
alleging O
that O
a O
group O
that O
holds O
6.2 O
% O
of O
its O
stock O
made O
`` O
false O
, O
deceptive O
and O
misleading O
'' O
statements O
in O
recent O
regulatory O
filings O
and O
public O
announcements O
. O

Harley B-ORG
- I-ORG
Davidson I-ORG
's O
complaint O
claims O
that O
the O
group O
, O
led O
by O
investor O
Malcolm B-PERSON
I. I-PERSON
Glazer I-PERSON
, O
violated O
securities O
laws O
by O
failing O
to O
disclose O
plans O
to O
purchase O
15 O
% O
of O
the O
company O
's O
shares O
outstanding O
and O
that O
when O
the O
required O
Hart B-LAW
- I-LAW
Scott I-LAW
- I-LAW
Rodino I-LAW
filing O
eventually O
was O
made O
, O
it O
did O
n't O
disclose O
the O
group O
's O
alleged O
earlier O
violation O
of O
the O
so O
- O
called O
prior O
- O
notice O
requirements O
of O
the O
law O
. O

Mr. O
Glazer O
could O
n't O
immediately O
be O
reached O
to O
comment O
. O

But O
when O
Harley B-ORG
last O
week O
publicly O
questioned O
the O
legality O
of O
the O
group O
's O
filing O
procedures O
, O
the O
Rochester B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
investor O
said O
`` O
we O
complied O
with O
every O
law O
, O
'' O
and O
he O
denied O
any O
wrongdoing O
. O

The O
Glazer B-PERSON
group O
said O
in O
a O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
filing O
in O
early O
October O
that O
it O
may O
seek O
a O
controlling O
interest O
in O
Harley B-ORG
- I-ORG
Davidson I-ORG
, O
or O
seek O
representation O
on O
the O
company O
's O
board O
. O

Harley B-ORG
has O
said O
it O
does O
n't O
intend O
to O
be O
acquired O
by O
the O
Glazer B-PERSON
group O
or O
any O
other O
party O
. O

I O
was O
amused O
to O
read O
your O
recent O
news O
stories O
on O
the O
banking O
industry O
's O
reserve O
additions O
and O
concomitant O
threats O
to O
cease O
making O
new O
loans O
to O
less O
- O
developed O
countries O
. O

If O
the O
whole O
story O
were O
told O
, O
it O
would O
read O
something O
like O
this O
: O

-- O
During O
the O
1970s O
the O
commercial O
banks O
lured O
the O
country O
loan O
business O
away O
from O
the O
bond O
markets O
where O
the O
discipline O
of O
a O
prospectus O
and O
`` O
Use O
of O
Proceeds O
'' O
confirmation O
allowed O
lenders O
to O
audit O
expenditures O
of O
old O
loans O
before O
new O
loans O
were O
made O
. O

-- O
The O
reward O
for O
that O
reckless O
lending O
was O
high O
reported O
earnings O
-LRB- O
and O
management O
bonuses O
-RRB- O
; O
the O
price O
, O
a O
sea O
of O
bad O
loans O
. O

-- O
For O
the O
past O
several O
years O
, O
the O
banks O
, O
lacking O
a O
private O
navy O
to O
enforce O
their O
interests O
, O
have O
been O
pressuring O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
to O
underwrite O
their O
bad O
LDC O
credits O
. O

-- O
The O
Treasury O
wisely O
has O
refused O
, O
but O
has O
concluded O
that O
indirect O
credit O
support O
through O
various O
multinational O
agencies O
should O
be O
made O
available O
for O
a O
price O
: O
either O
debt O
reduction O
or O
debt O
- O
service O
reduction O
or O
new O
loans O
-LRB- O
the O
Brady O
Plan O
-RRB- O
. O

-- O
The O
banks O
will O
threaten O
not O
to O
make O
further O
loans O
, O
but O
in O
truth O
, O
lacking O
the O
capital O
to O
write O
off O
their O
mistakes O
or O
to O
build O
a O
navy O
, O
they O
have O
no O
alternative O
but O
to O
go O
along O
. O

George B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Wiegers I-PERSON

Lufthansa B-ORG
AG I-ORG
said O
passenger O
volume O
climbed O
5.2 O
% O
for O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
1989 O
to O
15.3 O
million O
passengers O
from O
14.5 O
million O
passengers O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
. O

The O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
national O
air O
carrier O
said O
cargo O
volume O
jumped O
12 O
% O
to O
638,000 O
metric O
tons O
from O
569,000 O
tons O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

Load O
factor O
, O
or O
percentage O
of O
seats O
filled O
, O
climbed O
to O
67.1 O
% O
from O
66.6 O
% O
, O
even O
though O
the O
number O
of O
flights O
rose O
6.9 O
% O
to O
215,845 O
in O
the O
first O
- O
three O
quarters O
. O

From O
January O
through O
September O
, O
the O
distance O
flown O
by O
Lufthansa B-ORG
airplanes O
rose O
5.6 O
% O
to O
266.2 O
million O
kilometers O
from O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
the O
company O
added O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
said O
it O
lowered O
its O
rating O
on O
about O
$ O
75 O
million O
of O
this O
Chatsworth B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
concern O
's O
convertible O
subordinated O
debentures O
, O
due O
2012 O
, O
to O
Caa O
from O
B2 O
. O

It O
said O
the O
reduction O
reflects O
impaired O
business O
prospects O
and O
reduced O
financial O
flexibility O
caused O
by O
continuing O
losses O
at O
the O
maker O
of O
Winchester B-PRODUCT
disk O
drives O
. O

VALLEY O
National O
Corp. O
-- O

Moody B-ORG
's O
Investors O
Service O
Inc. O
said O
it O
lowered O
its O
rating O
on O
about O
$ O
400 O
million O
of O
this O
bank O
holding O
company O
's O
senior O
debt O
to O
B2 O
from O
Ba3 O
. O

Moody B-ORG
's O
said O
it O
expects O
Valley B-ORG
National I-ORG
, O
of O
Phoenix B-GPE
, O
Ariz. B-GPE
, O
to O
make O
substantial O
further O
provisions O
against O
its O
real O
- O
estate O
portfolio O
, O
and O
that O
it O
continues O
to O
suffer O
from O
the O
high O
cost O
of O
carrying O
nonperforming O
assets O
, O
and O
from O
high O
loan O
- O
loss O
provisions O
. O

Melvin O
Belli B-NORP
's O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
law O
offices O
may O
have O
been O
the O
epicenter O
of O
legal O
activity O
after O
Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
. O

In O
the O
first O
25 O
minutes O
after O
his O
office O
's O
telephone O
service O
was O
restored O
yesterday O
morning O
, O
17 O
potential O
clients O
had O
called O
seeking O
the O
services O
of O
the O
self O
- O
proclaimed O
King O
of O
Torts O
. O

Mr. O
Belli B-NORP
, O
like O
many O
other O
personal O
- O
injury O
lawyers O
, O
suspects O
that O
the O
earthquake O
, O
which O
measured O
6.9 O
on O
the O
Richter B-PERSON
scale O
, O
will O
generate O
enough O
lawsuits O
to O
keep O
this O
city O
's O
personal O
- O
injury O
and O
construction O
lawyers O
busy O
for O
quite O
some O
time O
. O

Suits O
are O
likely O
to O
be O
filed O
against O
engineering O
firms O
, O
contractors O
and O
developers O
, O
as O
well O
as O
against O
local O
- O
government O
agencies O
. O

But O
lawyers O
looking O
to O
cash O
in O
on O
the O
quake O
may O
have O
a O
tough O
time O
once O
their O
cases O
reach O
a O
judge O
. O

Experts O
on O
California B-GPE
tort O
law O
say O
protections O
afforded O
government O
agencies O
in O
such O
cases O
are O
pretty O
ironclad O
. O

Even O
claims O
against O
individuals O
and O
companies O
face O
significant O
roadblocks O
. O

The O
major O
legal O
barrier O
is O
the O
principle O
that O
no O
one O
can O
be O
held O
liable O
for O
an O
`` O
act O
of O
God O
. O
'' O

For O
now O
, O
says O
Laurence B-PERSON
Drivon I-PERSON
, O
president O
- O
elect O
of O
the O
6,000 O
- O
member O
California B-ORG
Trial I-ORG
Lawyers I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
`` O
the O
last O
thing O
we O
really O
need O
to O
worry O
about O
is O
whether O
anybody O
is O
going O
to O
get O
sued O
, O
or O
whether O
they O
have O
liability O
or O
not O
. O

We O
still O
have O
people O
wandering O
around O
in O
a O
daze O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
worrying O
about O
whether O
it O
's O
going O
to O
rain O
tonight O
. O
'' O

But O
that O
wo O
n't O
stop O
plaintiffs O
' O
lawyers O
from O
seeking O
a O
little O
room O
for O
maneuvering O
. O

In O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
, O
they O
argue O
, O
an O
earthquake O
was O
a O
near O
certainty O
. O

Therefore O
, O
engineering O
firms O
, O
construction O
contractors O
and O
developers O
can O
be O
sued O
for O
not O
keeping O
structures O
up O
to O
standard O
, O
and O
government O
agencies O
can O
be O
held O
accountable O
for O
failing O
to O
properly O
protect O
citizens O
from O
such O
a O
foreseeable O
disaster O
, O
if O
negligence O
can O
be O
proven O
. O

`` O
My O
prediction O
is O
there O
will O
be O
mass O
litigation O
over O
errors O
and O
omissions O
in O
engineering O
and O
contracting O
, O
'' O
says O
Stanley B-PERSON
Chesley I-PERSON
, O
a O
well O
- O
known O
Cincinnati B-GPE
plaintiffs O
lawyer O
. O

From O
what O
he O
saw O
on O
television O
, O
Mr. O
Chesley O
points O
out O
that O
Interstate O
880 O
, O
which O
collapsed O
and O
killed O
more O
than O
200 O
commuters O
, O
suffered O
serious O
damage O
while O
surrounding O
buildings O
appeared O
to O
sustain O
no O
damage O
whatsoever O
. O

He O
adds O
that O
`` O
they O
were O
aware O
of O
the O
propensity O
for O
earthquakes O
and O
the B-FAC
San I-FAC
Andreas I-FAC
Fault I-FAC
. O
'' O

The O
flamboyant O
and O
publicity O
- O
conscious O
Mr. O
Belli B-NORP
says O
he O
already O
has O
investigators O
looking O
into O
who O
could O
be O
held O
liable O
for O
the O
damage O
on O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
and O
the O
interstate O
approaching O
it O
. O

`` O
We O
wo O
n't O
know O
until O
the O
smoke O
clears O
-- O
but O
yes O
, O
we O
're O
looking O
into O
it O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Belli B-NORP
says O
he O
wants O
to O
know O
whether O
state O
or O
federal O
engineers O
or O
private O
companies O
could O
have O
prevented O
the O
damage O
. O

Mr. O
Belli B-NORP
, O
who O
was O
at O
Candlestick B-FAC
Park I-FAC
for O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
Tuesday O
night O
, O
says O
he O
has O
hired O
civil O
engineers O
to O
check O
out O
his O
own O
mildly O
damaged O
building O
and O
to O
investigate O
the O
bridge O
collapse O
. O

Defense O
lawyers O
, O
perhaps O
understandably O
, O
say O
that O
plaintiffs O
' O
lawyers O
taking O
such O
an O
approach O
will O
have O
little O
success O
in O
pursuing O
their O
claims O
, O
though O
they O
add O
that O
the O
facts O
of O
each O
case O
must O
be O
looked O
at O
individually O
. O

`` O
A O
lot O
of O
this O
is O
going O
to O
be O
code O
- O
related O
, O
'' O
says O
Ignazio B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Ruvolo I-PERSON
, O
a O
construction O
law O
specialist O
at O
Bronson O
, O
Bronson O
& O
McKinnon O
, O
a O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
law O
firm O
. O

Plaintiffs O
, O
he O
says O
, O
will O
argue O
that O
damaged O
structures O
were O
n't O
built O
to O
proper O
design O
standards O
. O

But O
if O
defendants O
can O
prove O
that O
they O
met O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
's O
stringent O
building O
codes O
, O
`` O
that O
's O
probably O
going O
to O
protect O
them O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Ruvolo O
says O
. O

Government O
entities O
, O
continues O
Mr. O
Ruvolo O
, O
could O
be O
protected O
by O
the B-LAW
California I-LAW
Government I-LAW
Tort I-LAW
Liability I-LAW
Act I-LAW
. O

Under O
the O
statute O
, O
agencies O
are O
provided O
`` O
defenses O
that O
normally O
are O
n't O
available O
in O
the O
private O
sector O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Ruvolo O
says O
. O

`` O
The O
legislature O
does O
not O
want O
to O
inhibit O
the O
unique O
government O
activities O
by O
exposing O
public O
entities O
to O
liability O
. O
'' O

Built O
into O
the O
statute O
are O
so O
- O
called O
design O
immunities O
, O
which O
are O
likely O
to O
protect O
government O
agencies O
, O
according O
to O
Mr. O
Ruvolo O
and O
Richard B-PERSON
Covert I-PERSON
, O
a O
lawyer O
with O
the O
California O
Department O
of O
Transportation O
, O
which O
oversees O
the O
damaged O
Bay B-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
. O

The O
state O
is O
protected O
when O
plans O
and O
designs O
for O
public O
structures O
were O
approved O
ahead O
of O
time O
or O
when O
structures O
met O
previously O
approved O
standards O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Covert O
. O

He O
believes O
those O
defenses O
might O
well O
apply O
to O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
collapse O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
`` O
I O
would O
n't O
get O
totally O
shocked O
if O
we O
get O
lawsuits O
out O
of O
the B-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
. O
'' O

If O
there O
's O
going O
to O
be O
a O
race O
to O
the O
courthouse O
, O
it O
has O
n't O
started O
yet O
. O

Mr. O
Covert O
had O
to O
search O
through O
law O
books O
scattered O
on O
the O
floor O
of O
his O
office O
yesterday O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Belli B-NORP
's O
courtyard O
was O
strewn O
with O
bricks O
. O

Wednesday O
, O
Mr. O
Belli B-NORP
's O
staff O
was O
n't O
permitted O
into O
his O
office O
by O
city O
officials O
worried O
about O
their O
safety O
. O

He O
said O
he O
set O
up O
shop O
on O
the O
sidewalk O
in O
front O
of O
his O
town O
- O
house O
office O
and O
helped O
victims O
apply O
for O
federal O
aid O
-- O
free O
of O
charge O
. O

In O
a O
news O
release O
issued O
by O
Mr. O
Drivon O
, O
the O
trial O
lawyers O
association O
also O
promised O
free O
assistance O
to O
victims O
. O

The O
association O
said O
it O
would O
monitor O
the O
conduct O
of O
lawyers O
and O
warned O
that O
solicitation O
of O
business O
is O
unethical O
. O

Heidi B-PERSON
Ehman I-PERSON
might O
have O
stepped O
from O
a O
recruiting O
poster O
for O
young O
Republicans O
. O

White O
, O
24 O
years O
old O
, O
a O
singer O
in O
her O
church O
choir O
, O
she O
symbolizes O
a O
generation O
that O
gave O
its O
heart O
and O
its O
vote O
to O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
. O

`` O
I O
felt O
kind O
of O
safe O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
. O

No O
longer O
. O

When O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
opened O
the O
door O
this O
year O
to O
new O
restrictions O
on O
abortion O
, O
Ms. O
Ehman O
opened O
her O
mind O
to O
Democratic O
politics O
. O

Then O
a O
political O
novice O
, O
she O
stepped O
into O
a O
whirl O
of O
`` O
pro-choice O
'' O
marches O
, O
house O
parties O
and O
fund O
- O
raisers O
. O

Now O
she O
leads O
a O
grassroots O
abortion O
- O
rights O
campaign O
in O
Passaic B-GPE
County I-GPE
for O
pro-choice O
Democratic O
gubernatorial O
candidate O
James B-PERSON
Florio I-PERSON
. O

`` O
This O
is O
one O
where O
I O
cross O
party O
lines O
, O
'' O
she O
says O
, O
rejecting O
the O
anti-abortion O
stance O
of O
Rep. O
Florio O
's O
opponent O
, O
Reagan O
- O
Republican O
Rep. O
James O
Courter O
. O

`` O
People O
my O
age O
thought O
it O
was O
n't O
going O
to O
be O
an O
issue O
. O

Now O
it O
has O
-- O
especially O
for O
people O
my O
age O
. O
'' O

Polls O
bear O
out O
this O
warning O
, O
but O
after O
a O
decade O
of O
increased O
Republican O
influence O
here O
, O
the O
new O
politics O
of O
abortion O
have O
contributed O
to O
a O
world O
turned O
upside O
down O
for O
Mr. O
Courter O
. O

Unless O
he O
closes O
the O
gap O
, O
Republicans O
risk O
losing O
not O
only O
the O
governorship O
but O
also O
the O
assembly O
next O
month O
. O

Going O
into O
the O
1990s O
, O
the O
GOP B-NORP
is O
paying O
a O
price O
for O
the O
same O
conservative O
social O
agenda O
that O
it O
used O
to O
torment O
Democrats O
in O
the O
past O
. O

This O
change O
comes O
less O
from O
a O
shift O
in O
public O
opinion O
, O
which O
has O
n't O
changed O
much O
on O
abortion O
over O
the O
past O
decade O
, O
than O
in O
the O
boundaries O
of O
the O
debate O
. O

New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
's O
own O
highest O
court O
remains O
a O
liberal O
bulwark O
against O
major O
restrictions O
on O
abortion O
, O
but O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
ruling O
, O
Webster B-PERSON
vs. O
Missouri B-GPE
, O
has O
engaged O
voters O
across O
the O
nation O
who O
had O
been O
insulated O
from O
the O
issue O
. O

Before O
July O
, O
pro-choice O
voters O
could O
safely O
make O
political O
decisions O
without O
focusing O
narrowly O
on O
abortion O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
threat O
of O
further O
restrictions O
adds O
a O
new O
dimension O
, O
bringing O
an O
upsurge O
in O
political O
activity O
by O
abortion O
- O
rights O
forces O
. O

A O
recent O
pro-choice O
rally O
in O
Trenton B-GPE
drew O
thousands O
, O
and O
in O
a O
major O
reversal O
, O
Congress B-ORG
is O
defying O
a O
presidential O
veto O
and O
demanding O
that O
Medicaid B-ORG
abortions O
be O
permitted O
in O
cases O
of O
rape O
and O
incest O
. O

`` O
If O
Webster B-PERSON
had O
n't O
happened O
, O
you O
would O
n't O
be O
here O
, O
'' O
Linda B-PERSON
Bowker I-PERSON
tells O
a O
reporter O
in O
the O
Trenton B-GPE
office O
of O
the O
National O
Organization O
for O
Women O
. O

`` O
We O
could O
have O
shouted O
from O
the O
rooftops O
about O
Courter B-PERSON
... O
and O
no O
one O
would O
have O
heard O
us O
. O
'' O

New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
is O
a O
proving O
ground O
for O
this O
aggressive O
women O
's O
- O
rights O
movement O
this O
year O
. O

The O
infusion O
of O
activists O
can O
bring O
a O
clash O
of O
cultures O
. O

In O
Cherry B-GPE
Hill I-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Abortion I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Action I-ORG
League I-ORG
, O
whose O
goal O
is O
to O
sign O
up O
50,000 O
pro-choice O
voters O
, O
targets O
a O
union O
breakfast O
to O
build O
labor O
support O
for O
its O
cause O
. O

The O
league O
organizers O
seem O
more O
a O
fit O
with O
a O
convention O
next O
door O
of O
young O
aerobics O
instructors O
in O
leotards O
than O
the O
beefy O
union O
leaders O
; O
`` O
I O
wish O
I O
could O
go O
work O
out O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
slim O
activist O
. O

A O
labor O
chief O
speaks O
sardonically O
of O
having O
to O
`` O
man O
and O
woman O
'' O
Election O
Day O
phones O
. O

No O
age O
group O
is O
more O
sensitive O
than O
younger O
voters O
, O
like O
Ms. O
Ehman O
. O

A O
year O
ago O
this O
fall O
, O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
voters O
under O
30 O
favored O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
by O
56 O
% O
to O
39 O
% O
over O
Michael B-PERSON
Dukakis I-PERSON
, O
according O
to O
a O
survey O
then O
by O
Rutgers O
University O
's O
Eagleton B-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

A O
matching O
Eagleton O
- O
Newark O
Star O
Ledger O
poll O
last O
month O
showed O
a O
complete O
reversal O
. O

Voters O
in O
the O
same O
age O
group O
backed O
Democrat O
Florio O
55 O
% O
to O
29 O
% O
over O
Republican O
Courter O
. O

Abortion O
alone O
ca O
n't O
explain O
this O
shift O
, O
but O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
is O
a O
model O
of O
how O
so O
personal O
an O
issue O
can O
become O
a O
baseline O
of O
sorts O
in O
judging O
a O
candidate O
. O

By O
a O
2 O
- O
to O
- O
1 O
ratio O
, O
voters O
appear O
more O
at O
ease O
with O
Mr. O
Florio O
's O
stance O
on O
abortion O
, O
and O
polls O
indicate O
his O
lead O
widens O
when O
the O
candidates O
are O
specifically O
linked O
to O
the O
issue O
. O

`` O
The O
times O
are O
my O
times O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Florio O
. O

The O
Camden B-GPE
County I-GPE
congressman O
still O
carries O
himself O
with O
a O
trademark O
`` O
I O
- O
'm O
coming O
- O
down O
- O
your O
- O
throat O
'' O
intensity O
, O
but O
at O
a O
pause O
in O
Newark B-GPE
's O
Columbus O
Day O
parade O
recently O
, O
he O
was O
dancing O
with O
his O
wife O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
avenue O
in O
the O
city O
's O
old O
Italian B-NORP
- O
American B-NORP
ward O
. O

After O
losing O
by O
fewer O
than O
1,800 O
votes O
in O
the O
1981 O
governor O
's O
race O
, O
he O
has O
prepared O
himself O
methodically O
for O
this O
moment O
, O
including O
deciding O
in O
recent O
years O
he O
could O
no O
longer O
support O
curbs O
on O
federal O
funding O
for O
Medicaid B-ORG
abortions O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
're O
going O
to O
be O
consistent O
and O
say O
it O
is O
a O
constitutionally O
protected O
right O
, O
'' O
he O
asks O
, O
`` O
how O
are O
you O
going O
to O
say O
an O
upscale O
woman O
who O
can O
drive O
to O
the O
hospital O
or O
clinic O
in O
a O
nice O
car O
has O
a O
constitutional O
right O
and O
someone O
who O
is O
not O
in O
great O
shape O
financially O
does O
not O
? O
'' O

Mr. O
Courter O
, O
by O
comparison O
, O
seems O
a O
shadow O
of O
the O
confident O
hawk O
who O
defended O
Oliver B-PERSON
North I-PERSON
before O
national O
cameras O
at O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
hearings O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Looking O
back O
, O
he O
says O
he O
erred O
by O
stating O
his O
`` O
personal O
'' O
opposition O
to O
abortion O
instead O
of O
assuring O
voters O
that O
he O
would O
n't O
impose O
his O
views O
on O
`` O
policy O
'' O
as O
governor O
. O

It O
is O
a O
distinction O
that O
satisfies O
neither O
side O
in O
the O
debate O
. O

`` O
He O
does O
n't O
know O
himself O
, O
'' O
Kathy B-PERSON
Stanwick I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Abortion I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
League I-ORG
says O
of O
Mr. O
Courter O
's O
position O
. O

Even O
abortion O
opponents O
, O
however O
angry O
with O
Mr. O
Florio O
, O
ca O
n't O
hide O
their O
frustration O
with O
the O
Republican B-NORP
's O
ambivalence O
. O

`` O
He O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
lead O
the O
people O
, O
'' O
says O
Richard B-PERSON
Traynor I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
New O
Jersey O
Right O
to O
Life O
. O

Moreover O
, O
by O
stepping O
outside O
the O
state O
's O
pro-choice O
tradition O
, O
Mr. O
Courter O
aggravates O
fears O
that O
he O
is O
too O
conservative O
as O
well O
on O
more O
pressing O
concerns O
such O
as O
auto O
insurance O
rates O
and O
the O
environment O
. O

He O
hurt O
himself O
further O
this O
summer O
by O
bringing O
homosexual O
issues O
into O
the O
debate O
; O
and O
by O
wavering O
on O
this O
issue O
and O
abortion O
, O
he O
has O
weakened O
his O
credibility O
in O
what O
is O
already O
a O
mean O
- O
spirited O
campaign O
on O
both O
sides O
. O

Elected O
to O
Congress B-ORG
in O
1978 O
, O
the O
48 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Courter O
is O
part O
of O
a O
generation O
of O
young O
conservatives O
who O
were O
once O
very O
much O
in O
the O
lead O
of O
the O
rightward O
shift O
under O
Mr. O
Reagan O
. O

Like O
many O
of O
his O
colleagues O
, O
he O
did O
n't O
serve O
in O
Vietnam B-GPE
in O
the O
1960s O
yet O
embraced O
a O
hawkish O
defense O
and O
foreign O
policy O
-- O
even O
voting O
against O
a O
1984 O
resolution O
critical O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
mining O
of O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
harbors O
. O

Jack B-PERSON
Kemp I-PERSON
and O
the O
writers O
Irving B-PERSON
Kristol I-PERSON
and O
George B-PERSON
Gilder I-PERSON
were O
influences O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Courter O
's O
own O
conservative O
credentials O
proved O
useful O
to O
the O
current O
New O
Jersey O
GOP O
governor O
, O
Thomas B-PERSON
Kean I-PERSON
, O
in O
the O
1981 O
Republican B-NORP
primary O
here O
. O

The O
same O
partnership O
is O
now O
crucial O
to O
Mr. O
Courter O
's O
fortunes O
, O
but O
the O
abortion O
issue O
is O
only O
a O
reminder O
of O
the O
gap O
between O
his O
record O
and O
that O
of O
the O
more O
moderate O
, O
pro-choice O
Gov. O
Kean O
. O

While O
the O
Warren B-GPE
County I-GPE
congressman O
pursued O
an O
anti-government O
, O
anti-tax O
agenda O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
Gov. O
Kean O
was O
approving O
increased O
income O
and O
sales O
taxes O
at O
home O
and O
overseeing O
a O
near O
doubling O
in O
the O
size O
of O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
's O
budget O
in O
his O
eight O
years O
in O
office O
. O

Kean B-PERSON
forces O
play O
down O
any O
differences O
with O
Mr. O
Courter O
, O
but O
this O
history O
makes O
it O
harder O
for O
the O
conservative O
to O
run O
against O
government O
. O

Mr. O
Courter O
's O
free O
- O
market O
plan O
to O
bring O
down O
auto O
insurance O
rates O
met O
criticism O
from O
Gov. O
Kean O
's O
own O
insurance O
commissioner O
. O

Mr. O
Courter O
is O
further O
hobbled O
by O
a O
record O
of O
votes O
opposed O
to O
government O
regulation O
on O
behalf O
of O
consumers O
. O

Fluent O
in O
Spanish O
from O
his O
days O
in O
the B-ORG
Peace I-ORG
Corps I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Courter O
actively O
courts O
minority O
voters O
but O
seems O
oddly O
over O
his O
head O
. O

He O
is O
warm O
and O
polished O
before O
a O
Puerto O
Rican O
Congress B-ORG
in O
Asbury B-GPE
Park I-GPE
. O

Yet O
minutes O
after O
promising O
to O
appoint O
Hispanics O
to O
high O
posts O
in O
state O
government O
, O
he O
is O
unable O
to O
say O
whether O
he O
has O
ever O
employed O
any O
in O
his O
congressional O
office O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
do O
now O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
I O
think O
we O
did O
. O
'' O

Asked O
the O
same O
question O
after O
his O
appearance O
, O
Democrat O
Florio O
identifies O
a O
staff O
member O
by O
name O
and O
explains O
her O
whereabouts O
today O
. O

When O
he O
is O
presented O
with O
a O
poster O
celebrating O
the O
organization O
's O
20th O
anniversary O
, O
he O
recognizes O
a O
photograph O
of O
one O
of O
the O
founders O
and O
recalls O
time O
spent O
together O
in O
Camden B-GPE
. O

Details O
and O
Camden B-GPE
are O
essential O
Florio B-PERSON
. O

Elected O
to O
Congress B-ORG
as O
a O
`` O
Watergate B-EVENT
baby O
'' O
in O
1974 O
, O
he O
ran O
for O
governor O
three O
years O
later O
. O

In O
the O
opinion O
of O
many O
, O
he O
has O
n't O
stopped O
running O
since O
, O
even O
though O
he O
declined O
a O
rematch O
with O
Gov. O
Kean O
in O
1985 O
. O

His O
base O
in O
South B-LOC
Jersey I-LOC
and O
on O
the O
House O
Energy O
and O
Commerce O
Committee O
helped O
him O
sustain O
a O
network O
of O
political O
- O
action O
committees O
to O
preserve O
his O
edge O
. O

With O
limited O
budgets O
for O
television O
in O
a O
high O
- O
priced O
market O
, O
Mr. O
Florio O
's O
higher O
recognition O
than O
his O
rival O
is O
a O
major O
advantage O
. O

More O
than O
ever O
, O
his O
pro-consumer O
and O
pro-environment O
record O
is O
in O
sync O
with O
the O
state O
. O

Auto O
insurance O
rates O
are O
soaring O
. O

A O
toxic O
- O
waste O
- O
dump O
fire O
destroyed O
part O
of O
an O
interstate O
highway O
this O
summer O
. O

In O
Monmouth B-GPE
, O
an O
important O
swing O
area O
, O
Republican B-NORP
freeholders O
now O
run O
on O
a O
slogan O
promising O
to O
keep O
the O
county O
`` O
clean O
and O
green O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Florio O
savors O
this O
vindication O
, O
but O
at O
age O
52 O
, O
the O
congressman O
is O
also O
a O
product O
of O
his O
times O
and O
losses O
. O

He O
speaks O
for O
the O
death O
penalty O
as O
if O
reading O
from O
Exodus B-WORK_OF_ART
21 I-WORK_OF_ART
; O
to O
increase O
state O
revenue O
he O
focuses O
not O
on O
`` O
taxes O
'' O
but O
on O
`` O
audits O
'' O
to O
cut O
waste O
. O

Hard O
- O
hitting O
consultants O
match O
ads O
with O
Mr. O
Courter O
's O
team O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Florio O
retools O
himself O
as O
the O
lean O
, O
mean O
Democratic O
fighting O
machine O
of O
the O
1990s O
. O

Appealing O
to O
a O
young O
audience O
, O
he O
scraps O
an O
old O
reference O
to O
Ozzie B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Harriet I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
instead O
quotes O
the B-ORG
Grateful I-ORG
Dead I-ORG
. O

The O
lyric O
chosen O
-- O
`` O
long O
strange O
night O
'' O
-- O
may O
be O
an O
apt O
footnote O
to O
television O
spots O
by O
both O
candidates O
intended O
to O
portray O
each O
other O
as O
a O
liar O
. O

The O
Democratic O
lawmaker O
fits O
a O
pattern O
of O
younger O
reformers O
arising O
out O
of O
old O
machines O
, O
but O
his O
ties O
to O
Camden B-GPE
remain O
a O
sore O
point O
because O
of O
the O
county O
's O
past O
corruption O
. O

His O
campaign O
hierarchy O
is O
chosen O
from O
elsewhere O
in O
the O
state O
, O
and O
faced O
with O
criticism O
of O
a O
sweetheart O
bank O
investment O
, O
he O
has O
so O
far O
blunted O
the O
issue O
by O
donating O
the O
bulk O
of O
his O
profits O
to O
his O
alma O
mater O
, O
Trenton B-ORG
State I-ORG
College I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Florio O
's O
forcefulness O
on O
the O
abortion O
issue O
after O
the O
Webster B-PERSON
ruling O
divides O
some O
of O
his O
old O
constituency O
. O

Pasquale B-PERSON
Pignatelli I-PERSON
, O
an O
unlikely O
but O
enthusiastic O
pipe O
major O
in O
an O
Essex B-GPE
County I-GPE
Irish B-NORP
bagpipe O
band O
, O
speaks O
sadly O
of O
Mr. O
Florio O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
a O
devout O
Catholic B-NORP
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Pignatelli O
, O
a O
40 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
health O
officer O
. O

`` O
I O
ca O
n't O
support O
him O
because O
of O
abortion O
. O
'' O

Bill B-PERSON
Wames I-PERSON
Sr. I-PERSON
, O
72 O
, O
is O
Catholic O
too O
, O
but O
unfazed O
by O
Mr. O
Florio O
's O
stand O
on O
abortion O
. O

A O
security O
guard O
at O
a O
cargo O
terminal O
, O
he O
wears O
a O
Sons O
of O
Italy B-GPE
jacket O
and O
cap O
celebrating O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
US I-WORK_OF_ART
1 I-WORK_OF_ART
Band I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

`` O
I O
still O
think O
the O
woman O
has O
the O
right O
to O
do O
with O
her O
body O
as O
she O
pleases O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
want O
more O
opinions O
ask O
my O
wife O
. O

She O
has O
lots O
of O
opinions O
. O

Short O
interest O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
declined O
for O
the O
second O
consecutive O
month O
, O
this O
time O
4.2 O
% O
, O
while O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
reported O
its O
third O
consecutive O
record O
month O
of O
short O
interest O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
reported O
that O
short O
interest O
dropped O
to O
523,920,214 O
shares O
as O
of O
Oct. O
13 O
from O
547,347,585 O
shares O
in O
mid-September O
. O

Amex B-ORG
short O
interest O
climbed O
3 O
% O
to O
53,496,665 O
shares O
from O
51,911,566 O
shares O
. O

For O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
month O
, O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
reported O
461,539,056 O
shares O
, O
indicating O
a O
13.5 O
% O
year O
- O
to O
- O
year O
rise O
, O
while O
the O
Amex O
reported O
36,015,194 O
shares O
, O
a O
48 O
% O
leap O
. O

Amex B-ORG
short O
interest O
has O
been O
heading O
upward O
since O
mid-December O
, O
with O
increases O
in O
each O
month O
since O
then O
except O
at O
mid-July O
. O

Traders O
who O
sell O
short O
borrow O
stock O
and O
sell O
it O
, O
betting O
that O
the O
stock O
's O
price O
will O
decline O
and O
that O
they O
can O
buy O
the O
shares O
back O
later O
at O
a O
lower O
price O
for O
return O
to O
the O
lender O
. O

Short O
interest O
is O
the O
number O
of O
shares O
that O
have O
n't O
yet O
been O
purchased O
for O
return O
to O
lenders O
. O

Although O
a O
substantial O
short O
position O
reflects O
heavy O
speculation O
that O
a O
stock O
's O
price O
will O
decline O
, O
some O
investors O
consider O
an O
increase O
in O
short O
interest O
bullish O
because O
the O
borrowed O
shares O
eventually O
must O
be O
bought O
back O
. O

Fluctuation O
in O
short O
interest O
of O
certain O
stocks O
also O
may O
be O
caused O
partly O
by O
arbitraging O
. O

The O
figures O
occasionally O
include O
incomplete O
transactions O
in O
restricted O
stock O
. O

The O
level O
of O
negative O
sentiment O
measured O
by O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
short O
interest O
ratio O
slipped O
to O
3.36 O
from O
last O
month O
's O
3.38 O
. O

The O
ratio O
is O
the O
number O
of O
trading O
days O
, O
at O
the O
exchange O
's O
average O
trading O
volume O
, O
that O
would O
be O
required O
to O
convert O
the O
total O
short O
interest O
position O
. O

Some O
analysts O
suggest O
, O
however O
, O
that O
the O
ratio O
has O
weakened O
in O
value O
as O
an O
indicator O
because O
options O
and O
other O
products O
can O
be O
used O
to O
hedge O
short O
positions O
. O

Varity B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
led O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
list O
of O
largest O
short O
volumes O
with O
12,822,563 O
shares O
. O

Varity B-ORG
has O
proposed O
to O
acquire O
K B-ORG
- I-ORG
H I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
consisting O
of O
the O
auto O
parts O
division O
and O
some O
debt O
of O
Fruehauf B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
for O
$ O
577.3 O
million O
of O
cash O
and O
securities O
. O

Chemical B-ORG
Waste I-ORG
Management I-ORG
posted O
the O
biggest O
increase O
in O
short O
volume O
on O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
exchange O
, O
up O
3,383,477 O
shares O
to O
5,267,238 O
. O

Bristol B-GPE
- O
Myers O
Squibb O
Co. O
, O
the O
entity O
formed O
from O
the O
recent O
acquisition O
of O
Squibb B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
by O
Bristol B-GPE
- O
Myers O
Co. O
, O
logged O
the O
largest O
volume O
decline O
, O
7,592,988 O
shares O
, O
to O
12,017,724 O
. O

Short O
interest O
in O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
plunged O
to O
1,425,035 O
shares O
from O
2,387,226 O
shares O
a O
month O
earlier O
. O

Also O
closely O
watched O
is O
Exxon B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
where O
short O
interest O
slid O
to O
4,469,167 O
shares O
from O
5,088,774 O
. O

On O
a O
percentage O
basis O
, O
Germany B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
led O
the O
gainers O
, O
leaping O
to O
67,972 O
shares O
from O
three O
shares O
. O

TransCanada B-ORG
PipeLines I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
led O
the O
percentage O
decliners O
, O
dropping O
to O
59 O
shares O
from O
183,467 O
. O

The O
Amex O
short O
interest O
volume O
leader O
again O
was O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
rising O
to O
3,820,634 O
shares O
from O
3,363,949 O
. O

Bolar B-ORG
Pharmaceutical I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
posted O
the O
largest O
volume O
increase O
, O
552,302 O
shares O
, O
to O
2,157,656 O
. O

The O
company O
is O
under O
an O
investigation O
concerning O
procedures O
to O
gain O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
approval O
of O
generic O
drugs O
. O

Bolar B-ORG
has O
denied O
any O
wrongdoing O
. O

The O
largest O
volume O
drop O
-- O
down O
445,645 O
shares O
to O
141,903 O
-- O
came O
in O
shares O
represented O
by O
B.A.T B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
's O
American B-NORP
depositary O
receipts O
. O

The O
company O
is O
facing O
a O
takeover O
proposal O
from O
the O
financier O
Sir O
James O
Goldsmith O
. O

First B-ORG
Iberian I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
led O
the O
percentage O
increases O
, O
rising O
to O
73,100 O
shares O
from O
184 O
. O

Nelson B-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
International I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
dropped O
the O
most O
on O
a O
percentage O
basis O
, O
to O
1,000 O
shares O
from O
255,923 O
. O

The O
adjacent O
tables O
show O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
and O
Amex B-ORG
issues O
in O
which O
a O
short O
interest O
position O
of O
at O
least O
100,000 O
shares O
existed O
as O
of O
mid-October O
or O
in O
which O
there O
was O
a O
short O
position O
change O
of O
at O
least O
50,000 O
shares O
since O
mid-September O
. O

Steel O
jackets O
of O
a O
type O
that O
may O
have O
prevented O
collapse O
of O
the O
columns O
of O
a O
1.5-mile O
stretch O
of O
the B-FAC
Nimitz I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
had O
been O
installed O
on O
at O
least O
a O
small O
test O
section O
of O
the O
double O
- O
decker O
highway O
last O
year O
by O
California B-GPE
's O
Department O
of O
Transportation O
, O
employees O
familiar O
with O
the O
project O
say O
. O

The O
test O
project O
-- O
which O
reportedly O
survived O
Tuesday O
's O
earthquake O
-- O
was O
a O
prelude O
to O
a O
state O
plan O
to O
retrofit O
that O
critical O
section O
of O
the O
freeway O
with O
the O
steel O
casings O
. O

State O
engineers O
have O
made O
a O
preliminary O
finding O
that O
it O
was O
failure O
of O
the O
concrete O
columns O
, O
wrenched O
and O
separated O
from O
the O
double O
- O
decker O
roadbed O
, O
that O
was O
responsible O
for O
the O
collapse O
. O

The O
failure O
in O
Oakland B-GPE
of O
the O
freeway O
segment O
known O
as O
the O
Cypress O
structure O
was O
the O
deadliest O
aspect O
of O
the O
quake O
, O
although O
officials O
were O
hopeful O
yesterday O
that O
the O
death O
toll O
there O
might O
be O
significantly O
lower O
than O
the O
250 O
initially O
feared O
. O

Sorting O
out O
the O
wreckage O
is O
expected O
to O
take O
several O
days O
. O

Red O
tractors O
gingerly O
picked O
at O
the O
rubble O
while O
jackhammers O
tried O
to O
break O
up O
some O
of O
the O
massive O
slabs O
of O
concrete O
. O

Giant O
yellow O
cranes O
were O
wheeled O
up O
alongside O
the O
collapsed O
segment O
, O
preparing O
to O
lift O
off O
chunks O
of O
the O
debris O
. O

In O
Sacramento B-GPE
, O
a O
transportation O
department O
spokesman O
said O
he O
could O
n't O
immediately O
confirm O
or O
deny O
existence O
of O
the O
test O
work O
. O

However O
, O
he O
asserted O
that O
the O
department O
had O
n't O
mastered O
the O
technology O
needed O
to O
retrofit O
the O
entire O
Cypress B-FAC
structure O
. O

Moreover O
, O
other O
officials O
noted O
, O
snafus O
in O
transportation O
funding O
that O
the O
state O
has O
experienced O
over O
the O
years O
may O
have O
restricted O
the O
availability O
of O
funds O
for O
such O
a O
retrofitting O
, O
even O
if O
it O
were O
technologically O
feasible O
. O

Knowledgeable O
employees O
said O
the O
retrofitting O
, O
which O
had O
n't O
yet O
been O
budgeted O
, O
was O
part O
of O
a O
planned O
, O
three O
- O
stage O
reinforcement O
of O
the O
Cypress O
structure O
begun O
by O
the O
California B-GPE
transportation O
department O
several O
years O
ago O
. O

The O
Cypress O
reinforcement O
project O
itself O
was O
part O
of O
an O
annual O
effort O
to O
shore O
up O
structures O
believed O
vulnerable O
to O
earthquakes O
. O

The O
state O
began O
such O
work O
after O
a O
1971 O
tremblor O
in O
Southern B-LOC
California I-LOC
, O
when O
numerous O
bridges O
collapsed O
. O

`` O
We O
had O
just O
finished O
phase O
two O
'' O
of O
the O
Cypress O
project O
that O
involved O
installing O
a O
series O
of O
retaining O
cables O
designed O
to O
prevent O
sections O
of O
the O
roadway O
from O
separating O
as O
a O
result O
of O
seismic O
shock O
, O
a O
state O
DOT B-ORG
engineer O
said O
. O

After O
completing O
installation O
of O
the O
jackets O
on O
`` O
one O
frame O
'' O
of O
the O
freeway O
last O
year O
, O
the O
state O
DOT B-ORG
had O
sent O
the O
project O
over O
to O
its O
Sacramento B-GPE
engineers O
to O
draw O
up O
a O
final O
design O
. O

Knowledgeable O
employees O
said O
the O
project O
had O
been O
stymied O
somewhat O
by O
`` O
the O
difficulty O
of O
designing O
'' O
the O
jackets O
. O

The O
procedure O
involves O
encasing O
the O
concrete O
columns O
with O
steel O
, O
then O
connecting O
them O
more O
securely O
to O
the O
double O
- O
decker O
roadbed O
. O

The O
employees O
also O
said O
the O
project O
may O
have O
been O
snagged O
by O
budgetary O
concerns O
. O

One O
preliminary O
estimate O
put O
the O
retrofitting O
cost O
at O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
50 O
million O
. O

The O
collapse O
of O
the O
span O
has O
provoked O
surprise O
and O
anger O
among O
state O
officials O
. O

Gov. O
George O
Deukmejian O
, O
who O
said O
he O
had O
been O
assured O
by O
state O
transportation O
officials O
that O
the O
structure O
could O
withstand O
an O
even O
larger O
quake O
, O
called O
for O
an O
immediate O
investigation O
. O

`` O
I O
want O
to O
know O
who O
made O
the O
decision O
that O
it O
was O
safe O
for O
186,000 O
people O
to O
use O
every O
day O
, O
'' O
said O
Richard B-PERSON
Katz I-PERSON
, O
a O
state O
legislator O
who O
is O
chairman O
of O
the O
California O
Assembly O
's O
transportation O
committee O
. O

He O
said O
he O
would O
convene O
hearings O
within O
two O
weeks O
. O

The O
Cypress O
structure O
opened O
in O
June B-GPE
1957 O
, O
and O
as O
such O
, O
like O
many O
buildings O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
, O
does O
not O
meet O
current O
building O
codes O
requiring O
considerably O
more O
steel O
support O
. O

The O
northern O
piers O
of O
the O
span O
lie O
in O
estuarian O
deposits O
that O
were O
of O
a O
type O
to O
have O
liquefied O
easily O
during O
the O
1906 O
quake O
. O

Transportation O
department O
officials O
, O
however O
, O
said O
they O
were O
as O
surprised O
as O
anyone O
by O
the O
Cypress O
destruction O
. O

They O
said O
previous O
earthquakes O
suggested O
that O
multiple O
- O
column O
viaducts O
would O
stand O
up O
well O
, O
although O
they O
were O
working O
on O
ways O
to O
bolster O
them O
. O

`` O
Unfortunately O
, O
there O
is O
only O
one O
laboratory O
for O
developing O
techniques O
to O
withstand O
earthquakes O
, O
and O
that O
is O
an O
earthquake O
, O
'' O
said O
Burch B-PERSON
Bachtold I-PERSON
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
district O
director O
for O
the O
transportation O
department O
. O

He O
said O
: O
`` O
We O
know O
of O
no O
technology O
that O
exists O
anywhere O
in O
the O
world O
that O
would O
allow O
us O
to O
'' O
reinforce O
the O
columns O
. O

DILLARD B-ORG
DEPARTMENT I-ORG
STORES I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
offered O
$ O
50 O
million O
of O
9 O
1/2 O
% O
debentures O
due O
2001 O
at O
par O
. O

The O
Little B-GPE
Rock I-GPE
, O
Ark. B-GPE
, O
department O
- O
store O
retailer O
said O
proceeds O
will O
be O
used O
to O
reduce O
short O
- O
term O
debt O
. O

Goldman B-ORG
, O
Sachs O
& O
Co. O
was O
the O
underwriter O
. O

The O
University O
of O
Toronto B-GPE
stepped O
deeper O
into O
the O
contest O
for O
Connaught B-ORG
BioSciences I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
by O
reaching O
an O
unusual O
agreement O
with O
Ciba B-ORG
- I-ORG
Geigy I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
and O
Chiron B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

The O
University O
said O
the O
two O
companies O
agreed O
to O
spend O
25 O
million O
Canadian B-NORP
dollars O
-LRB- O
$ O
21.3 O
million O
-RRB- O
over O
10 O
years O
on O
research O
at O
Canadian B-NORP
universities O
if O
they O
are O
successful O
in O
acquiring O
the O
vaccine O
maker O
. O

It O
said O
$ O
10 O
million O
would O
go O
to O
the O
University O
of O
Toronto B-GPE
. O

Ciba B-ORG
- I-ORG
Geigy I-ORG
and O
Chiron B-ORG
have O
made O
a O
joint O
bid O
of O
C$ O
866 O
million O
for O
Connaught B-ORG
, O
and O
Institut B-ORG
Merieux I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
of O
France B-GPE
has O
made O
a O
rival O
bid O
of O
C$ O
942 O
million O
. O

The O
University O
is O
seeking O
an O
injunction O
against O
the O
Merieux O
bid O
, O
arguing O
that O
Connaught B-ORG
's O
predecessor O
company O
agreed O
in O
1972 O
that O
Connaught B-ORG
's O
ownership O
would O
n't O
be O
transferred O
to O
foreigners O
. O

The O
university O
implied O
that O
it O
would O
drop O
its O
opposition O
to O
foreign O
ownership O
if O
Ciba B-ORG
- I-ORG
Geigy I-ORG
and O
Chiron B-ORG
are O
successful O
with O
their O
lower O
bid O
. O

It O
said O
the O
new O
agreement O
would O
`` O
replace O
'' O
the O
old O
one O
that O
forms O
the O
basis O
of O
its O
suit O
against O
the O
Merieux O
takeover O
. O

`` O
Notwithstanding O
foreign O
ownership O
of O
Connaught B-ORG
, O
this O
accord O
would O
enhance O
research O
and O
development O
in O
Canada B-GPE
, O
'' O
said O
James B-PERSON
Keffer I-PERSON
, O
the O
university O
's O
vice O
president O
of O
research O
. O

Ciba B-ORG
- I-ORG
Geigy I-ORG
is O
a O
Swiss B-NORP
pharmaceutical O
company O
and O
Chiron B-ORG
is O
based O
in O
Emeryville B-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
statement O
, O
Jacques B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Francois I-PERSON
Martin I-PERSON
, O
director O
general O
of O
Merieux B-ORG
, O
said O
the O
French B-NORP
company O
is O
still O
determined O
to O
acquire O
Connaught B-ORG
. O

While O
he O
did O
n't O
comment O
directly O
on O
the O
pact O
between O
Ciba B-ORG
- I-ORG
Geigy I-ORG
and O
the O
university O
, O
he O
said O
Merieux B-ORG
can O
transfer O
new O
products O
and O
technologies O
to O
Connaught B-ORG
more O
rapidly O
than O
other O
companies O
`` O
not O
currently O
producing O
and O
marketing O
vaccines O
-LCB- O
who O
-RCB- O
can O
only O
promise O
this O
for O
some O
... O
years O
in O
the O
future O
. O
'' O

In O
national O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
yesterday O
, O
Connaught B-ORG
closed O
at O
$ O
28.625 O
, O
up O
$ O
1.25 O
. O

Sheldon B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Lubar I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Lubar O
& O
Co. O
, O
and O
John B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Murray I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Universal B-ORG
Foods I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
were O
elected O
to O
the O
board O
of O
this O
engine O
maker O
. O

They O
succeed O
Robert B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Kasten I-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Parker I-PERSON
, O
who O
reached O
the O
mandatory O
retirement O
age O
. O

WALL O
STREET O
, O
SHAKE O
hands O
with O
George B-PERSON
Orwell I-PERSON
. O

The O
author O
of O
the O
futuristic O
novel O
`` O
1984 O
'' O
invented O
a O
language O
called O
Newspeak B-LANGUAGE
that O
made O
it O
impossible O
to O
fully O
develop O
a O
heretical O
thought O
-- O
that O
is O
, O
anything O
negative O
about O
the O
policies O
and O
practices O
of O
the O
state O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
has O
n't O
gotten O
that O
far O
yet O
, O
but O
it O
has O
made O
a O
promising O
start O
. O

Its O
language O
-- O
call O
it O
Streetspeak B-LANGUAGE
-- O
is O
increasingly O
mellifluous O
, O
reassuring O
, O
and O
designed O
to O
make O
financial O
products O
and O
maneuvers O
appear O
better O
, O
safer O
or O
cheaper O
than O
they O
really O
are O
. O

When O
something O
undeniably O
nasty O
happens O
, O
a O
few O
euphemisms O
are O
deployed O
to O
simply O
make O
it O
disappear O
, O
much O
as O
a O
fresh O
grave O
may O
be O
covered O
by O
a O
blanket O
of O
flowers O
. O

For O
example O
, O
we O
'll O
bet O
you O
thought O
that O
the O
stock O
market O
crashed O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Wrong O
. O

According O
to O
some O
of O
the O
grand O
panjandrums O
of O
the O
market O
, O
it O
never O
happened O
. O

In O
their O
lexicon O
the O
508 O
- O
point O
collapse O
in O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
on O
Oct. O
19 O
, O
1987 O
, O
was O
just O
a O
big O
blip O
. O

Trotting O
out O
a O
much O
- O
beloved O
Streetspeak B-LANGUAGE
term O
, O
New O
York O
Stock O
Exchange O
Chairman O
John O
Phelan O
recently O
declared O
that O
history O
would O
record O
the O
event O
as O
only O
`` O
a O
major O
technical O
correction O
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Another O
much O
- O
beloved O
saying O
, O
however O
, O
this O
one O
in O
plain O
English O
, O
holds O
that O
if O
something O
walks O
like O
a O
duck O
and O
quacks O
like O
a O
duck O
, O
it O
is O
a O
duck O
. O

On O
Oct. O
29 O
, O
1929 O
-- O
a O
date O
historians O
stubbornly O
insist O
on O
associating O
with O
the O
dreaded O
C O
- O
word O
-- O
the O
DJ O
industrials O
fell O
12.8 O
% O
. O

In O
the O
`` O
technical O
correction O
'' O
of O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
they O
lost O
a O
whopping O
22.6 O
% O
. O
-RRB- O

Customers O
hear O
a O
lot O
of O
this O
stuff O
from O
people O
who O
try O
to O
sell O
them O
stock O
. O

These O
people O
used O
to O
be O
called O
brokers O
, O
but O
apparently O
this O
word O
either O
is O
not O
grandiose O
enough O
or O
carries O
too O
many O
negative O
connotations O
from O
the O
aforementioned O
technical O
correction O
, O
when O
terrified O
customers O
could O
n't O
raise O
brokers O
on O
the O
phone O
. O

Either O
way O
, O
the O
word O
`` O
broker O
'' O
is O
clearly O
out O
of O
favor O
. O

Of O
the O
major O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
securities O
firms O
, O
only O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
still O
calls O
its O
salespeople O
brokers O
. O

At O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
they O
are O
`` O
financial O
consultants O
. O
'' O

At O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Prudential B-ORG
Bache I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
, O
and O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
Reynolds I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
they O
are O
`` O
account O
executives O
. O
'' O

At O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
they O
are O
`` O
investment O
executives O
. O
'' O

Such O
titles O
are O
designed O
to O
convey O
a O
sense O
of O
dignified O
, O
broad O
- O
scale O
competence O
and O
expertise O
in O
selling O
today O
's O
myriad O
financial O
products O
. O

It O
is O
a O
competence O
and O
expertise O
that O
some O
brokers O
themselves O
, O
overwhelmed O
by O
all O
the O
new O
things O
being O
dreamed O
up O
for O
them O
to O
peddle O
, O
do O
n't O
feel O
. O

`` O
It O
s O
almost O
product O
de O
jour O
, O
'' O
grouses O
one O
account O
executive O
at O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
. O

The O
transmogrified O
brokers O
never O
let O
the O
C O
- O
word O
cross O
their O
lips O
, O
instead O
stressing O
such O
terms O
as O
`` O
safe O
, O
'' O
`` O
insured O
'' O
and O
`` O
guaranteed O
'' O
-- O
even O
though O
these O
terms O
may O
be O
severely O
limited O
in O
their O
application O
to O
a O
particular O
new O
financial O
product O
. O

The O
names O
of O
some O
of O
these O
products O
do O
n't O
suggest O
the O
risk O
involved O
in O
buying O
them O
, O
either O
. O

A O
case O
in O
point O
: O
`` O
government O
- O
plus O
'' O
bond O
funds O
. O

What O
could O
imply O
more O
safety O
than O
investing O
in O
government O
bonds O
? O

What O
could O
be O
better O
than O
getting O
a O
tad O
more O
income O
from O
them O
-LRB- O
the O
plus O
-RRB- O
than O
other O
people O
? O

Indeed O
, O
conservative O
investors O
, O
many O
of O
them O
elderly O
, O
have O
poured O
more O
than O
$ O
50 O
billion O
into O
such O
funds O
, O
which O
promise O
fatter O
yields O
than O
ordinary O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
-- O
only O
to O
learn O
later O
that O
these O
funds O
use O
part O
of O
their O
money O
to O
dabble O
in O
high O
- O
risk O
bond O
options O
, O
a O
gambler O
's O
game O
. O

When O
a O
certain O
class O
of O
investment O
performs O
so O
poorly O
that O
its O
reputation O
is O
tarnished O
, O
look O
for O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
to O
give O
it O
a O
new O
moniker O
. O

This O
seems O
to O
be O
happening O
now O
to O
limited O
partnerships O
, O
many O
of O
which O
either O
have O
gone O
into O
the O
tank O
in O
recent O
years O
or O
have O
otherwise O
been O
grievous O
disappointments O
. O

They O
are O
still O
being O
sold O
, O
but O
more O
and O
more O
often O
as O
`` O
direct O
investments O
'' O
-- O
with O
all O
the O
same O
risks O
they O
had O
under O
the O
old O
label O
. O

In O
such O
cases O
, O
the O
game O
has O
n't O
changed O
, O
only O
the O
name O
. O

In O
others O
a O
familiar O
old O
name O
still O
prevails O
, O
but O
the O
underlying O
game O
has O
changed O
. O

For O
example O
, O
`` O
no O
load O
'' O
mutual O
funds O
remain O
a O
favorite O
with O
investors O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
carry O
a O
frontend O
sales O
commission O
. O

Getting O
out O
of O
them O
, O
however O
, O
may O
be O
a O
different O
story O
now O
. O

Traditional O
no O
- O
loads O
made O
their O
money O
by O
charging O
an O
annual O
management O
fee O
, O
usually O
a O
modest O
one O
; O
they O
imposed O
no O
other O
fees O
, O
and O
many O
still O
do O
n't O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
though O
, O
a O
passel O
of O
others O
flying O
the O
no O
- O
load O
flag O
have O
been O
imposing O
hefty O
charges O
-- O
all O
the O
way O
up O
to O
6 O
% O
-- O
when O
an O
investor O
sells O
his O
shares O
. O

Should O
n't O
they O
properly O
be O
called O
exit O
- O
load O
funds O
? O

The O
mutual O
- O
fund O
industry O
is O
debating O
the O
question O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
expect O
a O
new O
name O
while O
the O
old O
one O
is O
working O
so O
well O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
expect O
anyone O
to O
change O
the O
term O
`` O
blue O
chip O
, O
'' O
either O
, O
even O
though O
some O
of O
the O
companies O
that O
still O
enjoy O
the O
title O
may O
be O
riskier O
investments O
than O
they O
were O
. O

American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
, O
for O
one O
, O
is O
still O
a O
favorite O
of O
widows O
, O
orphans O
and O
trust O
departments O
-- O
but O
shorn O
of O
its O
regional O
telephone O
units O
and O
exposed O
to O
competition O
on O
every O
side O
, O
it O
is O
a O
far O
different O
investment O
prospect O
than O
it O
was O
before O
divestiture O
. O

Also O
, O
blue O
chips O
in O
general O
have O
suffered O
much O
more O
short O
- O
term O
price O
volatility O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

Larry B-PERSON
Biehl I-PERSON
, O
a O
money O
manager O
in O
San B-GPE
Mateo I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
blames O
that O
on O
the O
advent O
of O
program O
trading O
, O
in O
which O
computers O
used O
by O
big O
institutional O
investors O
are O
programmed O
to O
buy O
and O
sell O
big O
blocks O
when O
certain O
market O
conditions O
prevail O
. O

Blue O
chips O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
are O
now O
being O
referred O
to O
as O
poker O
chips O
. O
'' O

Finally O
, O
even O
the O
time O
- O
honored O
strategy O
called O
`` O
value O
investing O
'' O
no O
longer O
means O
what O
it O
once O
did O
. O

Before O
the O
takeover O
mania O
of O
the O
'80s O
, O
it O
referred O
to O
rooting O
out O
through O
analysis O
undervalued O
stocks O
, O
especially O
those O
with O
shrewd O
management O
, O
sound O
fundamentals O
and O
decent O
prospects O
. O

Now O
, O
says O
Mr. O
Biehl O
, O
value O
investing O
often O
means O
`` O
looking O
for O
downtrodden O
companies O
with O
terrible O
management O
that O
are O
in O
real O
trouble O
. O
'' O

To O
institutional O
investors O
or O
brokers O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
a O
company O
with O
value O
is O
a O
company O
at O
risk O
of O
being O
swallowed O
up O
. O

Ms. O
Bettner O
covers O
personal O
finance O
from O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
bureau O
. O

Chase B-ORG
Manhattan I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
after O
trying O
unsuccessfully O
to O
sell O
its O
interest O
in O
its O
lower O
Manhattan B-GPE
operations O
building O
, O
has O
exercised O
its O
option O
to O
purchase O
the O
50 O
- O
story O
office O
tower O
. O

Chase B-ORG
had O
purchased O
an O
option O
to O
buy O
the O
building O
at O
One O
New O
York O
Plaza O
for O
an O
undisclosed O
sum O
from O
the O
late O
Sol B-PERSON
Atlas I-PERSON
as O
part O
of O
its O
original O
lease O
in O
1970 O
. O

The O
current O
transaction O
cost O
the O
bank O
approximately O
$ O
140 O
million O
. O

Of O
that O
amount O
, O
$ O
20 O
million O
was O
payment O
for O
the O
land O
underneath O
the O
building O
and O
the O
rest O
was O
for O
the O
building O
itself O
. O

The O
building O
houses O
about O
4,500 O
Chase B-ORG
workers O
, O
most O
of O
whom O
will O
be O
moved O
to O
downtown O
Brooklyn B-GPE
after O
the O
bank O
's O
new O
back O
office O
center O
is O
completed O
in O
1993 O
. O

The O
move O
is O
part O
of O
Chase B-ORG
's O
strategy O
to O
consolidate O
its O
back O
offices O
under O
one O
roof O
. O

The O
headquarters O
is O
located O
a O
few O
blocks O
away O
at O
1 O
Chase O
Manhattan O
Plaza O
. O

As O
part O
of O
its O
decision O
to O
leave O
the O
building O
, O
Chase B-ORG
tried O
to O
sell O
its O
interest O
, O
along O
with O
the O
Atlas B-PERSON
estate O
's O
interest O
, O
shortly O
after O
the O
October O
1987 O
stock O
market O
crash O
. O

Chase O
Senior O
Vice O
President O
George O
Scandalios O
said O
the O
bank O
decided O
to O
exercise O
its O
option O
after O
bids O
fell O
short O
of O
expectations O
. O

He O
said O
Chase B-ORG
and O
the O
Atlas B-PERSON
estate O
were O
looking O
to O
sell O
the O
entire O
building O
for O
$ O
400 O
million O
to O
$ O
475 O
million O
, O
but O
did O
n't O
get O
an O
offer O
for O
more O
than O
$ O
375 O
million O
. O

As O
the O
building O
's O
new O
owner O
, O
Chase B-ORG
will O
have O
its O
work O
cut O
out O
for O
it O
. O

Chase B-ORG
is O
vacating O
1.1 O
million O
square O
feet O
of O
space O
, O
and O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
whose O
headquarters O
is O
in O
the O
building O
, O
also O
plans O
to O
move O
shortly O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
another O
major O
building O
tenant O
, O
Thomson O
McKinnon O
Inc. O
's O
Thomson B-ORG
McKinnon I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
, O
likely O
will O
vacate O
the O
premises O
as O
part O
of O
its O
liquidation O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
real O
estate O
brokerage O
Edward B-ORG
S. I-ORG
Gordon I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
will O
have O
the O
difficult O
task O
of O
finding O
new O
tenants O
. O

Even O
with O
its O
striking O
views O
of O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
harbor O
, O
the O
building O
is O
considered O
antiquated O
by O
modern O
office O
standards O
. O

And O
Chase B-ORG
will O
have O
to O
spend O
approximately O
$ O
50 O
million O
to O
remove O
asbestos O
from O
the O
premises O
. O

Ever O
since O
the O
hotly O
contested O
America B-GPE
's O
Cup O
race O
last O
year O
, O
the O
famous O
yachting O
match O
has O
run O
into O
more O
rough O
sailing O
out O
of O
the O
water O
than O
in O
it O
. O

Now O
that O
a O
key O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
San I-ORG
Diego I-ORG
Yacht I-ORG
Club I-ORG
team O
is O
splitting O
off O
to O
form O
his O
own O
team O
, O
even O
more O
competition O
lies O
ahead O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
Isler I-PERSON
, O
the O
winning O
navigator O
in O
the O
past O
two O
America B-GPE
's O
Cup O
challenges O
, O
has O
split O
from O
the O
team O
led O
by O
Dennis B-PERSON
Conner I-PERSON
, O
skipper O
of O
the O
victorious O
Stars O
& O
Stripes O
, O
to O
form O
his O
own O
team O
for O
the O
next O
contest O
in O
1992 O
. O

And O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
a O
crack O
team O
of O
sailors O
, O
Mr. O
Isler O
has O
lined O
up O
some O
real O
brass O
to O
help O
him O
finance O
the O
syndicate O
. O

Isler O
Sailing O
International O
's O
advisory O
board O
includes O
Ted B-PERSON
Turner I-PERSON
, O
Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
chairman O
and O
a O
former O
Cup O
victor O
; O
Peter B-PERSON
G. I-PERSON
Diamandis I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
Diamandis B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
, O
and O
Joseph B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Vittoria I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Avis B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

His O
steering O
committee O
includes O
other O
notable O
businessmen O
, O
including O
the O
California B-GPE
investor O
and O
old O
salt O
Roy B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Disney I-PERSON
. O

`` O
We O
have O
the O
structure O
, O
people O
and O
plan O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Isler O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
first O
order O
of O
business O
is O
raising O
enough O
money O
to O
keep O
his O
team O
afloat O
-- O
a O
new O
yacht O
will O
cost O
about O
$ O
3 O
million O
alone O
, O
and O
sailing O
syndicate O
budgets O
can O
easily O
run O
to O
$ O
25 O
million O
for O
a O
Cup O
challenge O
. O

The O
split O
comes O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
court O
battle O
over O
whether O
the B-ORG
San I-ORG
Diego I-ORG
Yacht I-ORG
Club I-ORG
should O
be O
allowed O
to O
keep O
the O
international O
trophy O
for O
sailing O
a O
catamaran O
against O
the O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
challengers O
' O
90 O
- O
foot O
monohull O
. O

In O
September O
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
appellate O
court O
overturned O
a O
state O
judge O
's O
ruling O
that O
awarded O
the O
Cup O
to O
the O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
team O
. O

Pending O
an O
appeal O
by O
the O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
team O
, O
led O
by O
Michael B-PERSON
Fay I-PERSON
, O
the O
finals O
for O
the O
next O
Cup O
challenge O
are O
scheduled O
to O
be O
held O
in O
mid-1992 O
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
. O

But O
because O
of O
the O
uncertainty O
of O
the O
outcome O
of O
the O
suit O
, O
Mr. O
Conner O
's O
team O
has O
done O
little O
to O
begin O
gearing O
up O
to O
defend O
its O
title O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
the O
rules O
of O
the O
game O
are O
, O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
start O
your O
fund O
- O
raising O
or O
design O
, O
'' O
said O
Dana B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
, O
an O
official O
with O
Team B-ORG
Dennis I-ORG
Conner I-ORG
. O

The O
Conner B-PERSON
team O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
negotiate O
with O
corporate O
sponsors O
until O
the O
suit O
is O
resolved O
and O
the O
race O
site O
is O
determined O
, O
Mr. O
Smith O
said O
, O
and O
the O
syndicate O
's O
budget O
could O
easily O
reach O
$ O
30 O
million O
. O

But O
spokesmen O
for O
both O
Mr. O
Isler O
and O
Mr. O
Conner O
say O
the O
formation O
of O
the O
new O
syndicate O
has O
to O
do O
with O
Mr. O
Isler O
's O
desire O
to O
skipper O
his O
own O
team O
and O
begin O
planning O
now O
, O
rather O
than O
any O
falling O
out O
between O
the O
two O
sportsmen O
. O

Mr. O
Smith O
and O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
America B-GPE
's O
Cup O
Organizing O
Committee O
insist O
that O
the O
added O
competition O
for O
the O
defender O
's O
spot O
will O
only O
improve O
the O
race O
. O

Directors O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
Banca O
Nazionale O
del O
Lavoro O
approved O
a O
two O
- O
step O
capital O
- O
boosting O
transaction O
and O
a O
change O
in O
the O
bank O
's O
rules O
that O
will O
help O
it O
operate O
more O
like O
a O
private O
- O
sector O
institution O
. O

Until O
now O
, O
BNL B-ORG
's O
top O
managers O
and O
its O
directors O
have O
been O
appointed O
by O
a O
Treasury B-ORG
decree O
. O

But O
under O
the O
bank O
's O
proposed O
statutes O
, O
an O
assembly O
of O
shareholders O
must O
approve O
board O
members O
. O

The O
bank O
's O
chairman O
and O
director O
general O
, O
who O
also O
sit O
on O
the O
board O
, O
still O
would O
be O
appointed O
by O
the O
Treasury O
. O

BNL B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
controlled O
by O
the O
Italian O
Treasury O
, O
was O
rocked O
by O
the O
disclosure O
last O
month O
that O
its O
Atlanta B-GPE
branch O
extended O
more O
than O
$ O
3 O
billion O
in O
unauthorized O
credits O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
ensuing O
scandal O
, O
in O
which O
the O
bank O
's O
management O
resigned O
, O
has O
helped O
renew O
calls O
for O
privatization O
, O
or O
at O
least O
an O
overhaul O
, O
of O
Italy B-GPE
's O
banking O
system O
, O
which O
is O
about O
80 O
% O
state O
- O
controlled O
. O

In O
a O
related O
move O
, O
the O
bank O
also O
proposed O
that O
board O
representation O
be O
linked O
more O
closely O
to O
the O
bank O
's O
new O
shareholding O
structure O
. O

BNL B-ORG
called O
a O
shareholders O
' O
assembly O
meeting O
in O
December O
to O
vote O
on O
the O
proposals O
. O

BNL B-ORG
has O
about O
75,000 O
nonvoting O
shares O
that O
are O
listed O
on O
the B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

The O
shares O
were O
suspended O
from O
trading O
following O
disclosure O
of O
the O
Atlanta B-GPE
scandal O
; O
Consob B-ORG
, O
the O
stock O
exchange O
regulatory O
body O
, O
reportedly O
will O
decide O
soon O
whether O
to O
end O
the O
trading O
suspension O
. O

Health B-ORG
Care I-ORG
Property I-ORG
Investors I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
acquired O
three O
long O
- O
term O
care O
facilities O
and O
one O
assisted O
- O
living O
facility O
in O
a O
purchase O
- O
and O
- O
lease O
transaction O
valued O
at O
$ O
15 O
million O
. O

The O
real O
estate O
investment O
trust O
said O
that O
it O
leased O
the O
three O
Florida B-GPE
facilities O
to O
National B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Care I-ORG
Affiliates I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
of O
Buffalo B-GPE
, O
N.Y B-GPE
. O

Health B-ORG
Care I-ORG
Property I-ORG
holds O
an O
interest O
in O
139 O
facilities O
in O
30 O
states O
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
ruled O
that O
five O
major O
title O
- O
insurance O
companies O
illegally O
fixed O
prices O
for O
title O
search O
- O
and O
- O
examination O
services O
by O
participating O
in O
joint O
`` O
rating O
bureaus O
'' O
in O
six O
states O
. O

The O
FTC O
ordered O
the O
companies O
not O
to O
use O
rating O
bureaus O
in O
those O
six O
states O
. O

The O
commission O
order O
named O
the O
following O
companies O
: O
Ticor B-ORG
Title I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
California B-GPE
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
- O
based O
Ticor B-ORG
; O
Chicago B-ORG
Title I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Safeco B-ORG
Title I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
units O
of O
Chicago O
Title O
& O
Trust O
Co. O
; O
Lawyers B-ORG
Title I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Richmond B-GPE
, O
Va. B-GPE
- O
based O
Universal B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
; O
and O
Stewart B-ORG
Title I-ORG
Guaranty I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Houston B-GPE
- O
based O
Stewart B-ORG
Information I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Chicago O
Title O
& O
Trust O
acquired O
Safeco B-ORG
in O
1987 O
and O
changed O
the O
unit O
's O
name O
to O
Security B-ORG
Union I-ORG
Title I-ORG
Insurance I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

The O
FTC O
ruled O
that O
the O
companies O
violated O
federal O
antitrust O
law O
by O
fixing O
rates O
in O
the O
following O
states O
: O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
Connecticut B-GPE
, O
Wisconsin B-GPE
, O
Arizona B-GPE
and O
Montana B-GPE
. O

The O
FTC O
first O
issued O
an O
administrative O
complaint O
in O
the O
case O
in O
1985 O
. O

John B-PERSON
Christie I-PERSON
, O
a O
lawyer O
here O
for O
the O
two O
Chicago O
Title O
& O
Trust O
units O
accused O
the O
FTC O
of O
`` O
second O
- O
guessing O
'' O
state O
- O
level O
regulations O
, O
with O
which O
, O
he O
said O
, O
his O
clients O
had O
complied O
. O

`` O
I O
expect O
all O
the O
companies O
to O
appeal O
, O
'' O
he O
added O
. O

A O
lawyer O
for O
Lawyers B-ORG
Title I-ORG
said O
that O
, O
because O
the O
named O
companies O
no O
longer O
use O
the O
type O
of O
cooperative O
rating O
bureaus O
attacked O
by O
the O
FTC O
, O
the O
commission O
's O
order O
wo O
n't O
have O
much O
practical O
impact O
. O

Officials O
for O
the O
other O
named O
companies O
did O
n't O
return O
telephone O
calls O
seeking O
comment O
. O

After O
watching O
interest O
in O
the O
sport O
plummet O
for O
years O
, O
the O
ski O
industry O
is O
trying O
to O
give O
itself O
a O
lift O
. O

Across O
the O
country O
, O
resorts O
are O
using O
everything O
from O
fireworks O
to O
classical O
- O
music O
concerts O
to O
attract O
new O
customers O
. O

Some O
have O
built O
health O
spas O
, O
business O
centers O
and O
shopping O
villages O
so O
visitors O
have O
more O
to O
do O
than O
ski O
. O

And O
this O
week O
, O
the O
industry O
's O
efforts O
will O
go O
national O
for O
the O
first O
time O
when O
it O
unveils O
a O
$ O
7 O
million O
advertising O
campaign O
. O

Such O
efforts O
-- O
unheard O
of O
only O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
-- O
are O
the O
latest O
attempts O
to O
revive O
the O
sagging O
$ O
1.76 O
billion O
U.S. B-GPE
ski O
industry O
. O

Since O
the O
start O
of O
the O
decade O
, O
lift O
- O
ticket O
sales O
have O
grown O
only O
3 O
% O
a O
year O
on O
average O
, O
compared O
with O
16 O
% O
annual O
growth O
rates O
in O
the O
'60s O
and O
'70s O
. O

Last O
season O
, O
lift O
- O
ticket O
sales O
fell O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
seven O
years O
. O

By O
some O
estimates O
, O
nearly O
a O
fourth O
of O
all O
U.S. B-GPE
ski O
areas O
have O
been O
forced O
to O
shut O
down O
since O
the O
early O
'80s O
. O

Competition O
and O
mounting O
insurance O
and O
equipment O
costs O
have O
been O
the O
undoing O
of O
many O
resorts O
. O

But O
another O
big O
problem O
has O
been O
the O
aging O
of O
baby O
boomers O
. O

Skiing O
, O
after O
all O
, O
has O
mainly O
been O
for O
the O
young O
and O
daring O
and O
many O
baby O
boomers O
have O
outgrown O
skiing O
or O
have O
too O
many O
family O
responsibilities O
to O
stick O
with O
the O
sport O
. O

In O
its O
new O
ad O
campaign O
, O
created O
by O
D'Arcy O
Masius O
Benton O
& O
Bowles O
Inc. O
, O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
the O
ski O
industry O
is O
trying O
to O
change O
its O
image O
as O
a O
sport O
primarily O
for O
young O
white O
people O
. O

One O
60 O
- O
second O
TV O
spot O
features O
a O
diverse O
group O
of O
skiers O
gracefully O
gliding O
down O
sun O
- O
drenched O
slopes O
: O
senior O
citizens O
, O
minorities O
, O
families O
with O
children O
-- O
even O
a O
blind O
skier O
. O

`` O
Ski O
school O
is O
great O
, O
'' O
cries O
out O
a O
tot O
, O
bundled O
in O
a O
snowsuit O
as O
he O
plows O
down O
a O
bunny O
slope O
. O

`` O
You O
'll O
never O
know O
'til O
you O
try O
, O
'' O
says O
a O
black O
skier O
. O

`` O
We O
used O
to O
show O
some O
hot O
- O
dog O
skier O
in O
his O
twenties O
or O
thirties O
going O
over O
the O
edge O
of O
a O
cliff O
, O
'' O
says O
Kathe B-PERSON
Dillmann I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Ski I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
the O
trade O
group O
sponsoring O
the O
campaign O
. O

Ski O
promotions O
have O
traditionally O
avoided O
the O
touchy O
issue O
of O
safety O
. O

But O
the O
new O
commercials O
deal O
with O
it O
indirectly O
by O
showing O
a O
woman O
smiling O
as O
she O
tries O
to O
get O
up O
from O
a O
fall O
. O

`` O
We O
wanted O
to O
show O
it O
's O
okay O
if O
you O
fall O
, O
'' O
says O
Ms. O
Dillmann O
. O

`` O
Most O
people O
think O
if O
you O
slip O
, O
you O
'll O
wind O
up O
in O
a O
body O
cast O
. O
'' O

The O
ad O
campaign O
represents O
an O
unusual O
spirit O
of O
cooperation O
among O
resorts O
and O
ski O
equipment O
makers O
; O
normally O
, O
they O
only O
run O
ads O
hyping O
their O
own O
products O
and O
facilities O
. O

But O
in O
these O
crunch O
times O
for O
the O
ski O
industry O
, O
some O
resorts O
, O
such O
as O
the O
Angel O
Fire O
, O
Red O
River O
and O
Taos O
ski O
areas O
in O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
, O
have O
even O
started O
shuttle O
- O
busing O
skiers O
to O
each O
other O
's O
slopes O
and O
next O
year O
plan O
to O
sell O
tickets O
good O
for O
all O
local O
lifts O
. O

Many O
resorts O
also O
are O
focusing O
more O
on O
the O
service O
side O
of O
their O
business O
. O

Since O
40 O
% O
of O
skiers O
are O
parents O
, O
many O
slopes O
are O
building O
nurseries O
, O
expanding O
ski O
schools O
and O
adding O
entertainment O
for O
kids O
. O

Vail B-GPE
, O
Colo. B-GPE
, O
now O
has O
a O
playland O
that O
looks O
like O
an O
old O
mining O
town O
; O
kids O
can O
ski O
through O
and O
pan O
for O
fool O
's O
gold O
. O

For O
$ O
15 O
, O
they O
can O
enjoy O
their O
own O
nightly O
entertainment O
, O
with O
dinner O
, O
without O
mom O
and O
dad O
. O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
parents O
usually O
had O
to O
hire O
a O
sitter O
or O
take O
turns O
skiing O
while O
one O
spouse O
stayed O
with O
the O
children O
. O

`` O
Most O
parents O
who O
had O
to O
go O
through O
that O
never O
came O
back O
, O
'' O
says O
Michael B-PERSON
Shannon I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Vail B-ORG
Associates I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
and O
operates O
the O
Vail B-GPE
and O
nearby O
Beaver B-FAC
Creek I-FAC
resorts O
. O

To O
make O
skiing O
more O
convenient O
for O
time O
- O
strapped O
visitors O
, O
several O
resorts O
are O
buying O
or O
starting O
their O
own O
travel O
agencies O
. O

In O
one O
phone O
call O
, O
ski O
buffs O
can O
make O
hotel O
and O
restaurant O
reservations O
, O
buy O
lift O
tickets O
, O
rent O
ski O
equipment O
and O
sign O
up O
for O
lessons O
. O

And O
resorts O
are O
adding O
other O
amenities O
, O
such O
as O
pricey O
restaurants O
, O
health O
spas O
and O
vacation O
packages O
with O
a O
twist O
. O

During O
Winter O
Carnival O
week O
, O
for O
example O
, O
visitors O
at O
Sunday B-FAC
River I-FAC
in O
Maine B-GPE
can O
take O
a O
hot O
- O
air O
balloon O
ride O
. O

`` O
People O
these O
days O
want O
something O
else O
to O
do O
besides O
ski O
and O
sit O
in O
the O
bar O
, O
'' O
says O
Don B-PERSON
Borgeson I-PERSON
, O
executive O
director O
of O
Angel B-FAC
Fire I-FAC
, O
N.M. B-GPE
's O
Chamber O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
. O

The O
ski O
industry O
hopes O
to O
increase O
the O
number O
of O
skiers O
by O
3.5 O
million O
to O
about O
21.7 O
million O
in O
the O
next O
five O
years O
with O
its O
latest O
ads O
and O
promotions O
. O

But O
some O
think O
that O
's O
being O
overly O
optimistic O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
it O
may O
be O
tough O
to O
attract O
people O
because O
skiing O
is O
still O
expensive O
: O
a O
lift O
ticket O
can O
cost O
up O
to O
$ O
35 O
a O
day O
and O
equipment O
prices O
are O
rising O
. O

And O
most O
vacationers O
still O
prefer O
a O
warm O
climate O
for O
their O
winter O
excursions O
. O

An O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
survey O
of O
its O
travel O
agents O
revealed O
that O
only O
34 O
% O
believe O
their O
clients O
will O
pick O
a O
trip O
this O
winter O
based O
on O
the O
availability O
of O
winter O
sports O
, O
as O
opposed O
to O
69 O
% O
who O
think O
that O
warm O
- O
weather O
sports O
will O
be O
the O
deciding O
factor O
. O

`` O
Even O
if O
they O
could O
bring O
in O
that O
many O
new O
skiers O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
-LCB- O
the O
industry O
-RCB- O
could O
handle O
that O
kind O
of O
an O
increase O
, O
'' O
says O
I. B-PERSON
William I-PERSON
Berry I-PERSON
, O
editor O
and O
publisher O
of O
the B-ORG
Ski I-ORG
Industry I-ORG
Letter I-ORG
in O
Katonah B-GPE
, O
N.Y B-GPE
. O

`` O
Most O
people O
will O
come O
on O
the O
weekend O
, O
the O
slopes O
will O
be O
overcrowded O
and O
then O
these O
-LCB- O
new O
skiers O
-RCB- O
wo O
n't O
come O
back O
. O

Investors O
celebrated O
the O
second O
anniversary O
of O
Black B-EVENT
Monday I-EVENT
with O
a O
buying O
spree O
in O
both O
stocks O
and O
bonds O
. O

But O
the O
dollar O
was O
mixed O
. O

Stock O
and O
bond O
investors O
were O
cheered O
by O
last O
month O
's O
encouragingly O
low O
inflation O
rate O
. O

This O
news O
raised O
hopes O
for O
further O
interest O
- O
rate O
cuts O
. O

Treasury B-ORG
- O
bond O
prices O
immediately O
rallied O
, O
setting O
the O
stock O
market O
rolling O
from O
the O
opening O
bell O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
, O
up O
about O
60 O
points O
in O
mid-afternoon O
, O
finished O
with O
a O
gain O
of O
39.55 O
points O
, O
to O
2683.20 O
. O

That O
brought O
the O
average O
's O
cumulative O
gain O
this O
week O
to O
about O
114 O
points O
. O

Since O
the O
1987 O
crash O
, O
the O
industrials O
have O
soared O
more O
than O
54 O
% O
, O
and O
the O
widely O
watched O
market O
barometer O
is O
about O
4 O
% O
below O
its O
record O
high O
set O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

The O
stock O
- O
market O
rally O
was O
led O
by O
blue O
- O
chip O
issues O
, O
but O
, O
unlike O
Monday O
's O
rebound O
, O
was O
broadly O
based O
. O

Indeed O
, O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
stocks O
, O
led O
by O
technology O
issues O
, O
outleaped O
the O
industrial O
average O
. O

The O
Nasdaq O
Composite O
Index O
soared O
7.52 O
, O
or O
1.6 O
% O
, O
to O
470.80 O
, O
its O
highest O
one O
- O
day O
jump O
in O
points O
this O
year O
. O

Many O
takeover O
- O
related O
stocks O
rose O
after O
news O
that O
a O
group O
obtained O
financing O
commitments O
for O
the O
proposed O
buy O
- O
out O
of O
American B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
International I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Among O
the O
biggest O
winners O
were O
brokerage O
- O
house O
stocks O
, O
responding O
to O
heavy O
trading O
volume O
. O

The O
government O
said O
consumer O
prices O
rose O
only O
0.2 O
% O
last O
month O
. O

Economists O
expected O
twice O
as O
large O
an O
increase O
. O

That O
news O
, O
plus O
recent O
signs O
of O
economic O
sluggishness O
, O
greatly O
increases O
pressure O
on O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
to O
ease O
credit O
further O
, O
which O
in O
turn O
would O
be O
good O
news O
for O
stocks O
, O
investment O
managers O
say O
. O

`` O
I O
see O
a O
lot O
of O
evidence O
indicating O
a O
slower O
economy O
, O
and O
that O
means O
my O
interest O
- O
rate O
outlook O
has O
a O
downward O
tilt O
, O
'' O
said O
Garnett B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Keith I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
vice O
chairman O
of O
Prudential O
Insurance O
Co. O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
one O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
institutional O
investors O
. O

Fed B-ORG
officials O
probably O
wo O
n't O
drive O
down O
rates O
immediately O
, O
Mr. O
Keith O
said O
. O

Despite O
the O
inflation O
news O
, O
several O
Fed B-ORG
officials O
still O
fear O
consumer O
- O
price O
pressures O
will O
intensify O
because O
they O
insist O
the O
economy O
is O
stronger O
than O
generally O
believed O
. O

But O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
analysts O
expect O
further O
signs O
of O
economic O
weakness O
in O
government O
reports O
during O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
. O

If O
so O
, O
that O
will O
cinch O
the O
case O
for O
another O
shot O
of O
credit O
- O
easing O
within O
a O
month O
or O
so O
. O

That O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
persuade O
banks O
to O
cut O
their O
prime O
lending O
rate O
, O
a O
benchmark O
rate O
on O
many O
corporate O
and O
consumer O
loans O
, O
by O
half O
a O
percentage O
point O
, O
to O
10 O
% O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
not O
out O
of O
the O
woods O
yet O
by O
any O
means O
, O
'' O
said O
George B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Mateyo I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
of O
Carnegie B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Cleveland B-GPE
. O

But O
the O
economy O
`` O
is O
slowing O
enough O
to O
give O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
leeway O
to O
reduce O
interest O
rates O
. O
'' O

But O
many O
individual O
investors O
are O
leery O
about O
stocks O
because O
of O
fresh O
signs O
of O
fragility O
in O
the O
huge O
junk O
- O
bond O
market O
. O

Investors O
also O
are O
anxious O
about O
today O
's O
`` O
witching O
hour O
, O
'' O
the O
monthly O
expiration O
of O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
and O
options O
, O
and O
options O
on O
individual O
stocks O
. O

This O
phenomenon O
often O
makes O
stock O
prices O
swing O
wildly O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
trading O
session O
. O

In O
major O
market O
activity O
: O
Stock O
prices O
surged O
in O
heavy O
trading O
. O

Volume O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
rose O
to O
198.1 O
million O
shares O
from O
166.9 O
million O
Wednesday O
. O

Gaining O
Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
issues O
outnumbered O
decliners O
by O
1,235 O
to O
355 O
. O

The O
dollar O
was O
mixed O
. O

In O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
late O
yesterday O
, O
it O
was O
at O
141.70 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
141.45 O
yen O
late O
Wednesday O
. O

But O
it O
fell O
to O
1.8470 O
marks O
from O
1.8485 O
. O

Ko B-PERSON
Shioya I-PERSON
spent O
eight O
years O
as O
the O
editor O
in O
chief O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
edition O
of O
Reader O
's O
Digest O
. O

`` O
Japan B-GPE
has O
been O
a O
major O
importer O
of O
foreign O
information O
and O
news O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Shioya O
. O

`` O
But O
one O
gets O
fed O
up O
with O
importing O
information O
and O
news O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Shioya O
has O
turned O
the O
tables O
. O

Today O
, O
he O
is O
publisher O
of O
Business B-ORG
Tokyo I-ORG
magazine O
, O
the O
first O
English O
- O
language O
business O
magazine O
devoted O
to O
coverage O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
business O
. O

After O
a O
slick O
redesign O
, O
the O
two O
- O
year O
- O
old O
magazine O
has O
been O
relaunched O
this O
month O
by O
its O
parent O
company O
, O
Keizaikai B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
the O
Tokyo B-GPE
- O
based O
company O
with O
interests O
that O
include O
financial O
services O
, O
book O
publishing O
and O
a O
tourist O
agency O
. O

Printed O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
carrying O
the O
line O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Insider I-WORK_OF_ART
's O
Japan B-GPE
, O
'' O
Business B-ORG
Tokyo I-ORG
's O
October O
cover O
story O
was O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
No. I-WORK_OF_ART
1 I-WORK_OF_ART
Customer I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-- O
Japanese B-NORP
women O
. O

Keizaikai B-ORG
is O
one O
of O
a O
small O
but O
growing O
band O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
taking O
their O
first O
steps O
into O
American B-NORP
publishing O
, O
after O
making O
major O
investments O
in O
entertainment O
, O
real O
estate O
and O
banking O
companies O
here O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
concerns O
have O
retained O
a O
number O
of O
publishing O
consultants O
and O
media O
brokers O
to O
study O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
, O
including O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
- O
based O
investment O
banker O
Veronis O
, O
Suhler O
& O
Associates B-ORG
. O

And O
they O
are O
quietly O
linking O
up O
with O
U.S. B-GPE
publishing O
trade O
groups O
. O

`` O
Japanese B-NORP
publishers O
want O
to O
be O
introduced O
to O
the O
publishing O
and O
information O
industries O
, O
'' O
said O
John B-PERSON
Veronis I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
Veronis B-ORG
Suhler I-ORG
. O

While O
there O
are O
n't O
any O
major O
deals O
in O
the O
works O
currently O
on O
the O
scale O
of O
Sony B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
recent O
$ O
3.4 O
billion O
agreement O
to O
buy O
Columbia B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
Entertainment I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
observers O
do O
n't O
rule O
out O
a O
transaction O
of O
that O
size O
. O

`` O
The O
Japanese O
take O
the O
long O
view O
. O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Veronis O
. O

`` O
It O
may O
not O
be O
weeks O
or O
months O
, O
but O
they O
are O
also O
opportunistic O
and O
if O
they O
feel O
comfortable O
, O
they O
will O
move O
on O
a O
deal O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
, O
three O
big O
Tokyo B-GPE
- O
based O
publishing O
concerns O
-- O
including O
Nikkei B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Publications I-ORG
, O
Nikkei B-ORG
Home I-ORG
-LRB- O
no O
relation O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
Magazine B-ORG
House I-ORG
-- O
applied O
for O
membership O
in O
Magazine O
Publishers O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
which O
represents O
almost O
all O
U.S. B-GPE
consumer O
magazines O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
involvement O
in O
American B-NORP
publishing O
has O
been O
so O
small O
to O
date O
that O
magazines O
such O
as O
Business B-ORG
Tokyo I-ORG
are O
considered O
groundbreakers O
. O

When O
Keizaikai B-ORG
launched O
Business B-ORG
Tokyo I-ORG
in O
1987 O
, O
it O
appealed O
to O
a O
more O
multinational O
audience O
. O

The O
magazine O
was O
overhauled O
with O
the O
aid O
of O
American B-NORP
magazine O
design O
gurus O
Milton B-PERSON
Glaser I-PERSON
and O
Walter B-PERSON
Bernard I-PERSON
, O
and O
targets O
top O
- O
level O
U.S. B-GPE
executives O
with O
Japanese B-NORP
and O
American B-NORP
advertisers O
. O

American B-NORP
publishers O
appear O
more O
than O
ready O
to O
do O
some O
selling O
. O

Susumu B-PERSON
Ohara I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Nihon B-ORG
Keizai I-ORG
Shinbun I-ORG
America I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
publisher O
of O
the B-ORG
Japan I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
, O
said O
he O
receives O
telephone O
calls O
weekly O
from O
media O
bankers O
on O
whether O
his O
parent O
company O
is O
interested O
in O
buying O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
consumer O
or O
business O
magazine O
. O

`` O
The O
Japanese O
are O
in O
the O
early O
stage O
right O
now O
, O
'' O
said O
Thomas B-PERSON
Kenney I-PERSON
, O
a O
onetime O
media O
adviser O
for O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
who O
was O
recently O
appointed O
president O
of O
Reader O
's O
Digest O
Association O
's O
new O
Magazine B-ORG
Publishing I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

`` O
Before O
, O
they O
were O
interested O
in O
hard O
assets O
and O
they O
saw O
magazines O
as O
soft O
. O

Now O
they O
realize O
magazines O
are O
as O
much O
a O
franchise O
as O
Nabisco B-ORG
is O
a O
franchise O
. O

SANTA B-ORG
FE I-ORG
PACIFIC I-ORG
PIPELINE I-ORG
PARTNERS I-ORG
Limited I-ORG
Partnership I-ORG
, O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
increased O
its O
quarterly O
cash O
dividend O
to O
60 O
cents O
a O
unit O
from O
55 O
cents O
, O
payable O
Nov. O
14 O
to O
units O
of O
record O
Oct. O
31 O
. O

The O
company O
is O
an O
independent O
refined O
- O
petroleum O
- O
products O
pipeline O
serving O
six O
Western B-NORP
states O
. O

Bond O
prices O
posted O
strong O
gains O
as O
investors O
went O
on O
a O
bargain O
hunt O
. O

But O
while O
the O
overall O
market O
improved O
, O
the O
new O
- O
issue O
junk O
- O
bond O
market O
continued O
to O
count O
casualties O
, O
even O
as O
junk O
- O
bond O
prices O
rose O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
Prudential B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
postponed O
a O
$ O
220 O
million O
senior O
subordinated O
debenture O
offering O
by O
York B-ORG
International I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

And O
Donaldson B-ORG
, O
Lufkin O
& O
Jenrette O
Securities O
Corp. O
scrambled O
to O
restructure O
and O
improve O
the O
potential O
returns O
on O
a O
$ O
475 O
million O
debenture O
offering O
by O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
Acquisition O
Corp. O
that O
was O
still O
being O
negotiated O
late O
last O
night O
. O

The O
issue O
by O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
is O
one O
of O
the O
so O
- O
called O
good O
junk O
- O
bond O
offerings O
on O
the O
new O
- O
issue O
calendar O
. O

Some O
analysts O
said O
the O
restructuring O
of O
the O
railroad O
concern O
's O
issue O
shows O
how O
tough O
it O
is O
for O
underwriters O
to O
sell O
even O
the O
junk O
bonds O
of O
a O
company O
considered O
to O
be O
a O
relatively O
good O
credit O
risk O
. O

Since O
last O
week O
's O
junk O
- O
bond O
market O
debacle O
, O
many O
new O
issues O
of O
high O
- O
yield O
, O
high O
- O
risk O
corporate O
bonds O
have O
either O
been O
scaled O
back O
, O
delayed O
or O
dropped O
. O

On O
Wednesday O
, O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
had O
to O
slash O
the O
size O
of O
Continental B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
' O
junk O
- O
bond O
offering O
to O
$ O
71 O
million O
from O
$ O
150 O
million O
. O

Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
has O
delayed O
Grand O
Union O
Co. O
's O
$ O
1.16 O
billion O
junk O
- O
bond O
offering O
while O
it O
restructures O
the O
transaction O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
the O
Grand O
Union O
offering O
was O
sweetened O
to O
include O
warrants O
that O
allow O
bondholders O
to O
acquire O
common O
stock O
. O

Prudential B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
said O
the O
York O
issue O
was O
delayed O
because O
of O
market O
conditions O
. O

`` O
Everything O
is O
going O
through O
firehoops O
right O
now O
, O
and O
-LCB- O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
-RCB- O
is O
no O
exception O
, O
'' O
said O
Mariel B-PERSON
Clemensen I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
, O
high O
- O
yield O
research O
, O
at O
Citicorp B-ORG
. O

Portfolio O
managers O
say O
sweeteners O
like O
equity O
kickers O
and O
stricter O
protective O
covenants O
may O
increasingly O
be O
required O
to O
sell O
junk O
- O
bond O
deals O
. O

Dan B-PERSON
Baldwin I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
of O
high O
- O
yield O
investments O
at O
Chancellor B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Management I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
offering O
was O
restructured O
in O
part O
because O
`` O
several O
large O
insurance O
buyers O
right O
now O
are O
demanding O
equity O
as O
part O
of O
the O
package O
. O

If O
you O
're O
going O
to O
take O
the O
risk O
in O
this O
market O
, O
you O
want O
something O
extra O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Baldwin O
likes O
the O
offering O
. O

But O
several O
mutual O
- O
fund O
managers O
, O
nervous O
about O
the O
deteriorating O
quality O
of O
their O
junk O
- O
bond O
portfolios O
and O
shy O
about O
buying O
new O
issues O
, O
said O
they O
're O
staying O
away O
from O
any O
junk O
security O
that O
is O
n't O
considered O
first O
rate O
for O
its O
class O
. O

While O
they O
consider O
the O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
issue O
to O
be O
good O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
view O
it O
as O
the O
best O
. O

To O
lure O
buyers O
to O
the O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
bonds O
, O
portfolio O
managers O
said O
Donaldson B-ORG
Lufkin I-ORG
sweetened O
the O
transaction O
by O
offering O
the O
bonds O
with O
a O
resettable O
interest O
rate O
and O
a O
10 O
% O
equity O
kicker O
. O

The O
bonds O
are O
expected O
to O
have O
a O
14 O
1/2 O
% O
coupon O
rate O
. O

The O
equity O
arrangement O
apparently O
would O
allow O
bondholders O
to O
buy O
a O
total O
of O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
stock O
of O
CNW B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Chicago B-GPE
& O
North O
Western O
's O
parent O
company O
. O

Donaldson B-ORG
Lufkin I-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
restructuring O
. O

According O
to O
some O
analysts O
familiar O
with O
the O
negotiations O
, O
the O
10 O
% O
of O
equity O
would O
come O
directly O
from O
Donaldson B-ORG
Lufkin I-ORG
and O
a O
fund O
affiliated O
with O
the O
investment O
bank O
Blackstone B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
which O
would O
reduce O
their O
CNW B-ORG
equity O
holdings O
by O
5 O
% O
each O
. O

That O
would O
leave O
the O
Blackstone O
fund O
with O
a O
60 O
% O
stake O
and O
Donaldson B-ORG
Lufkin I-ORG
with O
15 O
% O
. O

Despite O
the O
problems O
with O
new O
issues O
, O
high O
- O
yield O
bonds O
showed O
gains O
in O
the O
secondary O
, O
or O
resell O
, O
market O
. O

Junk O
bonds O
ended O
about O
one O
- O
half O
point O
higher O
with O
so O
- O
called O
high O
- O
quality O
issues O
from O
RJR B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Petrolane B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Service I-ORG
Limited I-ORG
Partnership I-ORG
rising O
one O
point O
. O

In O
the O
Treasury O
market O
, O
the O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
rose O
seven O
- O
eighths O
point O
, O
or O
$ O
8.75 O
for O
each O
$ O
1,000 O
face O
amount O
. O

The O
gain O
reflects O
fresh O
economic O
evidence O
that O
inflation O
is O
moderating O
while O
the O
economy O
slows O
. O

That O
raised O
hopes O
that O
interest O
rates O
will O
continue O
to O
move O
lower O
. O

The B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
reported O
that O
consumer O
prices O
rose O
just O
0.2 O
% O
last O
month O
, O
slightly O
lower O
than O
some O
economists O
had O
expected O
. O

But O
there O
were O
also O
rumors O
yesterday O
that O
several O
Japanese B-NORP
institutional O
investors O
were O
shifting O
their O
portfolios O
and O
buying O
long O
- O
term O
bonds O
while O
selling O
shorter O
- O
term O
Treasurys B-ORG
. O

Short O
- O
term O
Treasury B-ORG
securities O
ended O
narrowly O
mixed O
, O
with O
two O
- O
year O
notes O
posting O
slight O
declines O
while O
three O
- O
year O
notes O
were O
slightly O
higher O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
the O
Fed O
executed O
four O
- O
day O
matched O
sales O
, O
a O
technical O
trading O
operation O
designed O
to O
drain O
reserves O
from O
the O
banking O
system O
. O

The O
move O
was O
interpreted O
by O
some O
economists O
as O
a O
sign O
that O
the O
Fed O
does O
n't O
want O
the O
federal O
funds O
rate O
to O
move O
any O
lower O
than O
the O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
at O
which O
it O
has O
been O
hovering O
around O
during O
the O
past O
week O
. O

The O
closely O
watched O
funds O
rate O
is O
what O
banks O
charge O
each O
other O
on O
overnight O
loans O
. O

It O
is O
considered O
an O
early O
signal O
of O
Fed B-ORG
credit O
policy O
changes O
. O

`` O
The O
fact O
that O
they O
did O
four O
- O
day O
matched O
sales O
means O
they O
are O
not O
in O
a O
mood O
to O
ease O
aggressively O
. O

They O
are O
telling O
us O
that O
-LCB- O
8 O
3/4 O
% O
-RCB- O
is O
as O
low O
as O
they O
want O
to O
see O
the O
fed O
funds O
rate O
, O
'' O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
Chandross I-PERSON
at O
Lloyds B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
. O

Treasury O
Securities O

The O
benchmark O
30 O
- O
year O
bond O
was O
quoted O
late O
at O
a O
price O
of O
101 O
25/32 O
to O
yield O
7.955 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
100 O
29/32 O
to O
yield O
8.032 O
% O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
latest O
10 O
- O
year O
notes O
were O
quoted O
late O
at O
100 O
9/32 O
to O
yield O
7.937 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
99 O
26/32 O
to O
yield O
8.007 O
% O
. O

Short O
- O
term O
rates O
rose O
yesterday O
. O

The O
discount O
rate O
on O
three O
- O
month O
Treasury B-ORG
bills O
rose O
to O
7.56 O
% O
from O
7.51 O
% O
Wednesday O
, O
while O
the O
rate O
on O
six O
- O
month O
bills O
rose O
to O
7.57 O
% O
from O
7.53 O
% O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
Treasury O
sold O
$ O
9.75 O
billion O
of O
52 O
- O
week O
bills O
yesterday O
. O

The O
average O
yield O
on O
the O
bills O
was O
7.35 O
% O
, O
down O
from O
7.61 O
% O
at O
the O
previous O
52 O
- O
week O
bill O
auction O
Sept. O
21 O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
yield O
was O
the O
lowest O
since O
7.22 O
% O
on O
July O
27 O
. O

Here O
are O
details O
of O
the O
auction O
: O

Rates O
are O
determined O
by O
the O
difference O
between O
the O
purchase O
price O
and O
face O
value O
. O

Thus O
, O
higher O
bidding O
narrows O
the O
investor O
's O
return O
while O
lower O
bidding O
widens O
it O
. O

The O
percentage O
rates O
are O
calculated O
on O
a O
360 O
- O
day O
year O
, O
while O
the O
coupon O
- O
equivalent O
yield O
is O
based O
on O
a O
365 O
- O
day O
year O
. O

Corporate O
Issues O

Junk O
bond O
price O
climbed O
yesterday O
despite O
skittishness O
in O
the O
new O
- O
issue O
market O
for O
high O
- O
yield O
securities O
. O

Dealers O
said O
junk O
bond O
issues O
on O
average O
were O
up O
by O
1/4 O
to O
1/2 O
point O
with O
so O
- O
called O
quality O
issues O
from O
RJR B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Holdings I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Petrolane B-ORG
Gas I-ORG
Service I-ORG
Limited I-ORG
Partnership I-ORG
posting O
one O
- O
point O
gains O
. O

Petrolane O
Gas O
Service O
's O
13 O
1/4 O
% O
debentures O
traded O
at O
102 O
, O
after O
trading O
around O
par O
earlier O
this O
week O
, O
and O
RJR B-ORG
's O
13 O
1/2 O
% O
subordinated O
debentures O
of O
2001 O
were O
at O
101 O
5/8 O
after O
trading O
at O
below O
par O
earlier O
this O
week O
. O

Investment O
- O
grade O
bonds O
were O
unchanged O
. O

Municipals O

Activity O
was O
brisk O
in O
the O
high O
- O
grade O
general O
obligation O
market O
, O
as O
a O
series O
of O
sell O
lists O
hit O
the O
Street O
and O
capped O
upward O
price O
movement O
in O
the O
sector O
. O

Traders O
estimated O
that O
more O
than O
$ O
140 O
million O
of O
high O
- O
grade O
bonds O
was O
put O
up O
for O
sale O
via O
bid O
- O
wanted O
lists O
circulated O
by O
a O
handful O
of O
major O
brokers O
. O

There O
was O
speculation O
that O
the O
supply O
was O
coming O
from O
a O
commercial O
bank O
's O
portfolios O
. O

According O
to O
market O
participants O
, O
the O
bonds O
were O
met O
with O
decent O
bids O
, O
but O
the O
volume O
of O
paper O
left O
high O
grades O
in O
the O
10 O
- O
year O
and O
under O
maturity O
range O
unchanged O
to O
0.05 O
percentage O
point O
higher O
in O
yield O
. O

Away O
from O
the O
general O
obligation O
sector O
, O
activity O
was O
modest O
. O

Long O
dollar O
bonds O
were O
flat O
to O
up O
3/8 O
point O
. O

New O
Jersey O
Turnpike O
Authority O
's O
7.20 O
% O
issue O
of O
2018 O
was O
up O
3/8 O
at O
98 O
3/8 O
bid O
to O
yield O
about O
7.32 O
% O
, O
down O
0.03 O
percentage O
point O
. O

The O
debt O
of O
some O
California B-GPE
issuers O
pulled O
off O
lows O
reached O
after O
Tuesday O
's O
massive O
earthquake O
, O
although O
traders O
said O
market O
participants O
remained O
cautious O
. O

California B-GPE
expects O
to O
rely O
on O
federal O
emergency O
funds O
and O
its O
$ O
1.06 O
billion O
in O
general O
fund O
reserves O
to O
meet O
the O
estimated O
$ O
500 O
million O
to O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
damages O
resulting O
from O
the O
quake O
, O
according O
to O
a O
state O
official O
. O

It O
's O
also O
unclear O
precisely O
how O
the O
state O
will O
rebuild O
its O
reserve O
, O
said O
Cindy B-PERSON
Katz I-PERSON
, O
assistant O
director O
of O
California B-GPE
's O
department O
of O
finance O
, O
although O
she O
noted O
that O
a O
bond O
offering O
for O
that O
purpose O
is O
n't O
anticipated O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
new O
issuance O
was O
slow O
. O

The O
largest O
sale O
in O
the O
competitive O
arena O
was O
a O
$ O
55.7 O
million O
issue O
of O
school O
financing O
bonds O
from O
the B-ORG
Virginia I-ORG
Public I-ORG
School I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

A O
balance O
of O
$ O
25.8 O
million O
remained O
in O
late O
order O
- O
taking O
, O
according O
to O
the O
lead O
manager O
. O

Mortgage O
- O
Backed O
Securities O

Mortgage O
securities O
generally O
ended O
6/32 O
to O
9/32 O
point O
higher O
, O
but O
lagged O
gains O
in O
the O
Treasury O
market O
because O
of O
a O
shift O
in O
the O
shape O
of O
the O
Treasury O
yield O
curve O
and O
rumored O
mortgage O
sales O
by O
thrifts O
. O

Premium B-ORG
Government I-ORG
National I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Association I-ORG
securities O
with O
coupon O
rates O
of O
13 O
% O
and O
higher O
actually O
declined O
amid O
concerns O
about O
increased O
prepayments O
because O
of O
a O
plan O
being O
considered O
by O
Congress B-ORG
to O
speed O
the O
refinancing O
of O
government O
- O
subsidized O
mortgages O
. O

Ginnie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
13 O
% O
securities O
were O
down O
about O
1/4 O
at O
109 O
30/32 O
. O

If O
the O
refinancing O
plan O
clears O
Congress B-ORG
, O
there O
could O
be O
fairly O
heavy O
prepayments O
on O
the O
premium O
securities O
, O
hurting O
any O
investor O
paying O
much O
above O
par O
for O
them O
. O

In O
the O
current O
- O
coupon O
sector O
, O
a O
shift O
in O
the O
Treasury O
yield O
curve O
resulting O
from O
the O
better O
performance O
of O
long O
- O
dated O
issues O
over O
short O
- O
dated O
securities O
hurt O
major O
coupons O
because O
it O
will O
become O
more O
difficult O
to O
structure O
new O
derivative O
securities O
offerings O
. O

Ginnie B-ORG
Mae I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
ended O
at O
98 O
6/32 O
, O
up O
9/32 O
, O
and O
Federal B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Loan I-ORG
Mortgage I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
9 O
% O
securities O
were O
at O
97 O
10/32 O
, O
up O
6/32 O
. O

The O
Ginnie O
Mae O
9 O
% O
issue O
was O
yielding O
9.42 O
% O
to O
a O
12 O
- O
year O
average O
life O
assumption O
, O
as O
the O
spread O
above O
the O
Treasury O
10 O
- O
year O
note O
widened O
0.03 O
percentage O
point O
to O
1.48 O
. O

While O
Remic O
issuance O
may O
slow O
in O
the O
coming O
days O
because O
of O
the O
shift O
in O
the O
Treasury O
yield O
curve O
, O
underwriters O
continued O
to O
crank O
out O
new O
real O
estate O
mortgage O
investment O
conduits O
structured O
when O
the O
yield O
curve O
was O
more O
favorable O
. O

Two O
new O
Remics O
totaling O
$ O
900 O
million O
were O
announced O
by O
Freddie B-ORG
Mac I-ORG
yesterday O
. O

Foreign O
Bonds O

British B-NORP
government O
bonds O
ended O
little O
changed O
as O
investors O
awaited O
an O
economic O
policy O
address O
last O
night O
by O
Chancellor O
of O
the O
Exchequer O
Nigel O
Lawson O
. O

The O
Treasury O
11 O
3/4 O
% O
bond O
due O
2003/2007 O
was O
down O
2/32 O
at O
111 O
29/32 O
to O
yield O
10.09 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
11 O
3/4 O
% O
notes O
due O
1991 O
were O
unchanged O
at O
98 O
19/32 O
to O
yield O
12.94 O
% O
. O

In O
Japan B-GPE
, O
the O
bellwether O
No. O
111 O
4.6 O
% O
bond O
of O
1998 O
ended O
off O
0.03 O
at O
95.72 O
, O
to O
yield O
5.32 O
% O
, O
and O
in O
West B-GPE
Germany I-GPE
, O
the O
7 O
% O
benchmark O
issue O
due O
October O
1999 O
ended O
0.05 O
point O
lower O
at O
99.85 O
to O
yield O
7.02 O
% O
. O

Missouri B-GPE
farmer O
Blake B-PERSON
Hurst I-PERSON
writing O
in O
the O
fall O
issue O
of O
the O
Heritage O
Foundation O
's O
Policy B-ORG
Review I-ORG
about O
the O
proposed O
location O
of O
a O
hazardous O
- O
waste O
incinerator O
in O
his O
county O
: O

Of O
course O
I O
'd O
rather O
have O
a O
computer O
software O
firm O
in O
my O
backyard O
than O
a O
hazardous O
waste O
incinerator O
. O

But O
I O
'd O
also O
rather O
live O
next O
door O
to O
an O
incinerator O
than O
to O
some O
of O
the O
hog O
farms O
I O
've O
seen O
-LRB- O
and O
smelt O
-RRB- O
in O
these O
parts O
. O

An O
incinerator O
is O
also O
probably O
better O
than O
having O
nobody O
next O
door O
-- O
on O
our O
farm O
there O
are O
four O
unoccupied O
houses O
. O

On O
my O
four O
- O
mile O
drive O
to O
farm O
headquarters O
each O
morning O
, O
I O
drive O
by O
another O
four O
empty O
houses O
. O

A O
community O
of O
abandoned O
farmsteads O
, O
failing O
businesses O
, O
and O
crumbling O
roads O
and O
bridges O
is O
hardly O
a O
desirable O
one O
... O
. O

The O
loss O
of O
40 O
jobs O
by O
a O
depressed O
county O
in O
rural O
Missouri B-GPE
is O
hardly O
of O
national O
importance O
except O
for O
this O
: O
If O
the O
most O
environmentally O
safe O
way O
of O
dealing O
with O
a O
national O
problem O
can O
not O
be O
built O
in O
Atchinson B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
what O
hope O
have O
we O
for O
dealing O
with O
the O
wastes O
our O
economy O
produces O
? O

After O
all O
, O
farmers O
here O
work O
with O
`` O
hazardous O
'' O
chemicals O
every O
day O
, O
many O
of O
them O
the O
same O
chemicals O
that O
would O
have O
been O
destroyed O
in O
the O
incinerator O
. O

We O
know O
they O
are O
dangerous O
, O
but O
if O
handled O
with O
care O
, O
their O
benefits O
far O
outweigh O
any O
risk O
to O
the O
environment O
. O

THE O
SALES O
PITCH O
could O
n't O
sound O
better O
. O

First O
, O
there O
's O
the O
name O
: O
`` O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
. O
'' O

Better O
than O
all O
those O
offers O
you O
get O
to O
buy O
securities O
backed O
by O
nothing O
. O

And O
there O
's O
more O
. O

The O
assets O
backing O
the O
securities O
come O
from O
some O
of O
the O
country O
's O
biggest O
-- O
and O
most O
secure O
-- O
institutions O
. O

Most O
earn O
high O
ratings O
from O
credit O
agencies O
. O

Their O
yields O
are O
higher O
than O
those O
of O
U.S. B-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
issues O
. O

And O
the O
booming O
market O
has O
already O
attracted O
many O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
biggest O
institutional O
investors O
. O

Ready O
to O
jump O
? O

Well O
, O
think O
twice O
. O

The O
concept O
may O
be O
simple O
: O
Take O
a O
bunch O
of O
loans O
, O
tie O
them O
up O
in O
one O
neat O
package O
, O
and O
sell O
pieces O
of O
the O
package O
to O
investors O
. O

But O
the O
simplicity O
may O
be O
misleading O
. O

Skeptics O
say O
the O
slightly O
higher O
returns O
are O
n't O
enough O
to O
compensate O
for O
the O
extra O
risk O
. O

They O
warn O
that O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
are O
only O
as O
good O
as O
the O
assets O
and O
credit O
backing O
that O
support O
them O
-- O
and O
those O
are O
hard O
to O
evaluate O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
securities O
were O
introduced O
only O
about O
4 O
1/2 O
years O
ago O
; O
the O
biggest O
unknown O
is O
how O
they O
will O
fare O
in O
a O
recession O
. O

`` O
A O
lot O
of O
this O
stuff O
really O
is O
in O
untested O
waters O
, O
'' O
says O
Owen B-PERSON
Carney I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the O
investment O
securities O
division O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
comptroller O
of O
the O
currency O
. O

`` O
We O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
this O
whole O
market O
will O
work O
in O
a O
serious O
economic O
downturn O
. O
'' O

Such O
concerns O
, O
however O
, O
have O
n't O
stopped O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
from O
becoming O
one O
of O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
's O
hottest O
new O
products O
. O

Since O
the O
spring O
of O
1985 O
, O
financial O
alchemists O
have O
transformed O
a O
wide O
variety O
of O
debt O
into O
these O
new O
securities O
. O

They O
have O
sold O
issues O
backed O
by O
car O
loans O
, O
boat O
loans O
and O
recreational O
- O
vehicle O
loans O
. O

They O
have O
offered O
bundles O
of O
homeequity O
loans O
, O
as O
well O
as O
packages O
of O
loans O
used O
to O
buy O
vacation O
time O
- O
shares O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
there O
was O
an O
issue O
of O
`` O
death O
- O
backed O
bonds O
'' O
-- O
securities O
backed O
by O
loans O
to O
life O
- O
insurance O
policyholders O
. O

Some O
predict O
there O
will O
be O
`` O
Third B-LOC
World I-LOC
bonds O
, O
'' O
backed O
by O
loans O
to O
Brazil B-GPE
, O
Argentina B-GPE
and O
other O
debt O
- O
ridden O
nations O
. O

And O
the O
biggest O
volume O
this O
year O
has O
been O
on O
securities O
backed O
by O
credit O
- O
card O
receivables O
, O
sometimes O
known O
as O
`` O
plastic O
bonds O
. O
'' O

`` O
This O
is O
the O
heyday O
of O
debt O
, O
'' O
says O
James B-PERSON
Grant I-PERSON
, O
editor O
of O
Grant O
's O
Interest O
Rate O
Observer O
, O
a O
newsletter O
. O

`` O
Before O
the O
sun O
sets O
on O
the O
'80s O
, O
it O
seems O
nothing O
will O
be O
left O
unhocked O
. O
'' O

The O
result O
is O
a O
$ O
45 O
billion O
market O
, O
according O
to O
Securities B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

That O
includes O
more O
than O
$ O
9.5 O
billion O
issued O
through O
August O
of O
this O
year O
, O
up O
sharply O
from O
$ O
6.5 O
billion O
in O
the O
comparable O
1988 O
period O
-- O
and O
more O
than O
in O
all O
of O
1987 O
. O

Most O
issues O
have O
been O
sold O
to O
professional O
money O
managers O
, O
pension O
funds O
, O
bank O
trust O
departments O
and O
other O
institutions O
. O

But O
wealthy O
individuals O
also O
have O
been O
jumping O
in O
, O
and O
lately O
brokers O
have O
been O
pushing O
smaller O
investors O
into O
the O
asset O
- O
backed O
market O
. O

The O
entry O
fee O
is O
affordable O
: O
Issues O
typically O
are O
sold O
in O
minimum O
denominations O
of O
$ O
1,000 O
. O

`` O
We O
expect O
additional O
offerings O
'' O
of O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
targeted O
toward O
individual O
investors O
, O
says O
Bill B-PERSON
Addiss I-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

The O
process O
typically O
begins O
when O
an O
institution O
, O
such O
as O
Citibank B-ORG
or O
Sears B-ORG
, O
Roebuck O
& O
Co. O
, O
takes O
a O
pool O
of O
credit O
- O
card O
or O
other O
receivables O
and O
sells O
them O
to O
a O
specially O
created O
trust O
. O

The O
trust O
then O
issues O
securities O
-- O
generally O
due O
in O
five O
years O
or O
less O
-- O
that O
are O
underwritten O
by O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
brokerage O
firms O
and O
offered O
to O
investors O
. O

Issues O
typically O
come O
with O
`` O
credit O
enhancements O
, O
'' O
such O
as O
a O
bank O
letter O
of O
credit O
, O
and O
thus O
have O
received O
high O
credit O
ratings O
. O

Enthusiasts O
say O
the O
booming O
market O
has O
opened O
up O
a O
valuable O
new O
source O
of O
funds O
to O
issuers O
, O
while O
providing O
a O
valuable O
new O
investment O
for O
individuals O
and O
institutions O
. O

Asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
`` O
are O
an O
attractive O
investment O
compared O
to O
bank O
certificates O
of O
deposit O
or O
other O
corporate O
bonds O
, O
'' O
says O
Craig B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Goldberg I-PERSON
, O
managing O
director O
and O
head O
of O
the O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
group O
at O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
. O

But O
skeptics O
question O
whether O
asset O
- O
backed O
bonds O
offer O
sufficient O
rewards O
to O
compensate O
for O
the O
extra O
risks O
. O

Consider O
a O
$ O
500 O
million O
offering O
of O
9 O
% O
securities O
issued O
last O
spring O
and O
backed O
by O
Citibank B-ORG
credit O
- O
card O
receivables O
. O

The O
triple O
- O
A O
- O
rated O
issue O
offered O
a O
yield O
of O
only O
about O
0.5 O
percentage O
point O
above O
four O
- O
year O
Treasury B-ORG
issues O
. O

On O
a O
$ O
10,000 O
investment O
, O
that O
's O
a O
difference O
of O
only O
$ O
50 O
a O
year O
. O

That O
kind O
of O
spread O
can O
be O
critical O
for O
money O
managers O
who O
buy O
bonds O
in O
large O
quantities O
and O
whose O
livelihood O
depends O
on O
outperforming O
the O
money O
manager O
across O
the O
street O
. O

But O
for O
individuals O
who O
buy O
much O
smaller O
amounts O
and O
care O
less O
about O
relative O
performance O
than O
in O
preserving O
what O
they O
have O
, O
that O
margin O
is O
meaningless O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
're O
in O
the O
bond O
business O
playing O
the O
relative O
- O
performance O
derby O
, O
then O
even O
an O
extra O
25 O
basis O
points O
-LRB- O
0.25 O
percentage O
point O
-RRB- O
becomes O
an O
important O
consideration O
on O
a O
career O
basis O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Grant O
. O

`` O
But O
if O
you O
're O
an O
individual O
investing O
money O
and O
trying O
to O
get O
it O
back O
again O
, O
then O
that O
is O
n't O
of O
overwhelming O
importance O
. O
'' O

Moreover O
, O
the O
interest O
on O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
is O
fully O
taxable O
, O
while O
interest O
on O
Treasury B-ORG
issues O
is O
tax O
- O
free O
at O
the O
state O
and O
local O
level O
. O

That O
's O
why O
some O
investment O
managers O
, O
such O
as O
Alex B-PERSON
Powers I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
of O
Chase B-ORG
Manhattan I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
's O
private O
banking O
division O
, O
do O
n't O
recommend O
most O
asset O
- O
backed O
issues O
for O
individuals O
in O
high O
- O
tax O
states O
, O
such O
as O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
or O
California B-GPE
. O

But O
Mr. O
Powers O
has O
purchased O
asset O
- O
backed O
issues O
for O
individuals O
with O
tax O
- O
deferred O
accounts O
, O
such O
as O
retirement O
plans O
. O

He O
points O
out O
that O
institutions O
buying O
asset O
- O
backed O
issues O
in O
large O
quantities O
can O
earn O
higher O
spreads O
over O
Treasurys B-ORG
than O
individuals O
buying O
smaller O
amounts O
. O

Another O
concern O
is O
liquidity O
, O
or O
how O
easily O
a O
security O
can O
be O
converted O
into O
cash O
. O

The O
secondary O
, O
or O
resale O
, O
market O
for O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
is O
relatively O
new O
and O
much O
less O
active O
than O
for O
Treasury B-ORG
issues O
. O

That O
could O
make O
it O
tricky O
for O
investors O
who O
need O
to O
sell O
their O
holdings O
quickly O
before O
the O
securities O
mature O
. O

That O
's O
particularly O
true O
, O
analysts O
say O
, O
for O
certain O
of O
the O
securities O
, O
such O
as O
those O
backed O
by O
time O
- O
share O
loans O
. O

`` O
You O
could O
see O
massive O
gyrations O
here O
because O
it O
's O
such O
a O
thinly O
traded O
market O
, O
'' O
says O
Jonathan B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Paris I-PERSON
, O
a O
vice O
president O
of O
European B-ORG
Investors I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
investment O
- O
management O
firm O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
an O
investor O
who O
wants O
to O
know O
the O
daily O
value O
of O
Treasury B-ORG
bonds O
, O
or O
corporate O
bonds O
traded O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
can O
simply O
check O
newspaper O
listings O
. O

There O
are O
n't O
any O
such O
listings O
for O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
. O

Evaluating O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
poses O
another O
problem O
. O

Investors O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
may O
mistakenly O
assume O
that O
the O
bank O
or O
company O
that O
originally O
held O
the O
assets O
is O
guaranteeing O
the O
securities O
. O

It O
is O
n't O
. O

The O
front O
cover O
of O
the O
prospectus O
for O
the O
Citibank O
credit O
- O
card O
receivables O
offering O
points O
out O
in O
bold O
capital O
letters O
that O
the O
certificates O
represent O
an O
interest O
only O
in O
the O
specially O
created O
trust O
and O
`` O
do O
not O
represent O
interests O
in O
or O
obligations O
of O
the O
banks O
, O
Citibank B-ORG
N.A. I-ORG
, O
Citicorp B-ORG
or O
any O
affiliate O
thereof O
. O
'' O

In O
other O
words O
, O
if O
there O
's O
a O
problem O
, O
do O
n't O
expect O
Citibank B-ORG
to O
come O
to O
the O
rescue O
. O

The O
prospectus O
also O
notes O
that O
the O
securities O
are O
not O
guaranteed O
by O
any O
government O
agency O
. O

That O
means O
investors O
have O
to O
focus O
on O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
debt O
that O
lies O
beneath O
the O
securities O
, O
as O
well O
as O
on O
the O
credit O
enhancement O
for O
the O
issue O
and O
the O
credit O
ratings O
the O
issue O
has O
received O
. O

That O
also O
is O
n't O
easy O
. O

Take O
the O
`` O
credit O
enhancements O
, O
'' O
which O
typically O
include O
a O
bank O
letter O
of O
credit O
or O
insurance O
from O
a O
bond O
- O
insurance O
company O
. O

The O
letter O
of O
credit O
typically O
is O
not O
offered O
by O
the O
bank O
selling O
the O
assets O
to O
back O
the O
securities O
. O

Nor O
does O
it O
cover O
the O
entire O
portfolio O
. O

Details O
of O
credit O
enhancements O
vary O
widely O
from O
issue O
to O
issue O
. O

Still O
, O
they O
play O
a O
crucial O
role O
in O
winning O
top O
ratings O
for O
most O
asset O
- O
backed O
issues O
-- O
which O
in O
turn O
is O
why O
the O
yield O
above O
Treasurys B-ORG
is O
so O
slim O
. O

But O
skeptics O
ask O
why O
you O
should O
bother O
buying O
this O
stuff O
when O
you O
can O
get O
only O
slightly O
lower O
yields O
on O
government O
- O
guaranteed O
paper O
. O

When O
you O
buy O
an O
asset O
- O
backed O
issue O
, O
you O
take O
the O
risk O
that O
a O
bank O
or O
an O
insurer O
could O
run O
into O
unexpected O
difficulties O
. O

If O
a O
bank O
's O
credit O
rating O
was O
lowered O
because O
of O
, O
say O
, O
its O
loans O
to O
Third O
World O
nations O
, O
that O
could O
also O
affect O
the O
ratings O
, O
liquidity O
and O
prices O
of O
the O
asset O
- O
backed O
issues O
that O
the O
bank O
supports O
. O

Underwriters O
insist O
these O
issues O
are O
constructed O
to O
withstand O
extremely O
tough O
economic O
conditions O
. O

But O
despite O
the O
credit O
enhancements O
, O
despite O
the O
high O
ratings O
, O
some O
money O
managers O
still O
worry O
that O
a O
recession O
could O
wreak O
havoc O
on O
the O
underlying O
assets O
. O

At O
a O
time O
when O
Americans O
are O
leveraged O
to O
their O
eyeballs O
, O
asset O
- O
backed O
investors O
may O
be O
taking O
a O
heady O
gamble O
that O
consumers O
will O
be O
able O
to O
repay O
loans O
in O
hard O
times O
. O

At O
the O
very O
least O
, O
a O
recession O
would O
prompt O
investors O
to O
buy O
the O
highest O
- O
quality O
bonds O
they O
can O
find O
-- O
that O
is O
, O
Treasurys B-ORG
. O

That O
could O
widen O
the O
yield O
spread O
between O
Treasurys B-ORG
and O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
, O
as O
well O
as O
make O
it O
tougher O
to O
unload O
the O
latter O
. O

But O
it O
could O
be O
much O
worse O
. O

Some O
analysts O
are O
especially O
wary O
of O
credit O
- O
card O
issues O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
credit O
- O
card O
loans O
are O
unsecured O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
they O
fear O
that O
banks O
have O
been O
overeager O
to O
issue O
cards O
to O
the O
public O
-- O
giving O
cards O
to O
too O
many O
big O
spenders O
who O
will O
default O
during O
a O
recession O
. O

`` O
A O
day O
of O
reckoning O
is O
coming O
where O
we O
think O
the O
market O
will O
place O
a O
high O
premium O
on O
the O
highest O
- O
quality O
debt O
issues O
, O
and O
therefore O
we O
think O
the O
best O
debt O
investment O
is O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
bonds O
, O
'' O
says O
Craig B-PERSON
Corcoran I-PERSON
of O
Davis B-PERSON
/ O
Zweig O
Futures O
Inc. O
, O
an O
investment O
advisory O
firm O
. O

What O
about O
triple O
- O
A O
- O
rated O
asset O
- O
backed O
issues O
? O

`` O
Nope O
, O
we O
still O
say O
to O
stick O
with O
Treasurys B-ORG
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Corcoran O
replies O
. O

Ratings O
, O
he O
notes O
, O
`` O
are O
subject O
to O
change O
. O
'' O

All O
this O
makes O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
seem O
too O
risky O
for O
many O
people O
. O

And O
it O
reminds O
Raymond B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
DeVoe I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
a O
market O
strategist O
at O
Legg B-ORG
Mason I-ORG
Wood I-ORG
Walker I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
of O
what O
he O
calls O
`` O
DeVoe B-PERSON
's O
Unprovable O
but O
Highly O
Probable O
Theory O
No. O
1 O
: O

`` O
More O
money O
has O
been O
lost O
reaching O
for O
yield O
than O
in O
all O
the O
stock O
speculations O
, O
scams O
and O
frauds O
of O
all O
time O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Herman O
is O
a O
staff O
reporter O
in O
The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
's O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
bureau O
. O

Volume O
of O
asset O
- O
backed O
securities O
issued O
annually O

\* O
Principal O
amount O

\*\* O
As O
of O
August O
30 O

\* O
Principal O
amount O

Source O
: O
Securities B-ORG
Data I-ORG
Co I-ORG
. O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
it O
is O
consolidating O
control O
of O
its O
Asian O
operations O
under O
a O
new O
organization O
here O
that O
will O
be O
headed O
by O
W. B-PERSON
Wayne I-PERSON
Booker I-PERSON
. O

Ford B-ORG
Asia I-ORG
- I-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
will O
coordinate O
the O
activities O
of O
Ford B-ORG
subsidiaries O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
and O
work O
with O
Ford B-ORG
business O
associates O
throughout O
the O
region O
. O

These O
functions O
are O
currently O
performed O
out O
of O
Melbourne B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
, O
and O
at O
Ford B-ORG
's O
headquarters O
in O
Dearborn B-GPE
, O
Mich B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Booker O
, O
executive O
director O
of O
Ford B-ORG
's O
Latin B-ORG
America I-ORG
Automotive I-ORG
Operations I-ORG
since O
December O
1988 O
, O
was O
named O
vice O
president O
of O
Ford B-ORG
Asia I-ORG
- I-ORG
Pacific I-ORG
. O

West B-PRODUCT
Texas I-PRODUCT
Intermediate I-PRODUCT
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
benchmark O
crude O
, O
seemed O
tethered O
again O
yesterday O
in O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Mercantile I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

Widely O
expected O
to O
open O
10 O
to O
15 O
cents O
a O
barrel O
higher O
on O
the O
strength O
of O
statistics O
from O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
, O
the O
December O
contract O
managed O
to O
start O
the O
session O
only O
eight O
cents O
higher O
. O

In O
the O
last O
hour O
of O
the O
trading O
day O
, O
December O
contract O
took O
a O
tumble O
to O
end O
the O
session O
10 O
cents O
lower O
at O
$ O
19.62 O
a O
barrel O
. O

And O
now O
that O
the O
price O
has O
fallen O
below O
$ O
19.65 O
, O
which O
many O
had O
said O
showed O
considerable O
resistance O
, O
some O
traders O
and O
analysts O
figure O
there O
's O
little O
to O
stop O
the O
price O
from O
going O
lower O
on O
technical O
decisions O
. O

With O
no O
petroleum O
- O
related O
news O
or O
changes O
in O
the O
fundamentals O
to O
dictate O
price O
moves O
, O
`` O
technicians O
are O
wanting O
to O
sell O
this O
stuff O
, O
'' O
said O
Eric B-PERSON
Bolling I-PERSON
of O
Edge B-ORG
Trading I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

`` O
And O
short O
- O
term O
, O
the O
technicians O
may O
have O
their O
way O
. O
'' O

The O
market O
quickly O
discounted O
the O
weekly O
inventory O
report O
showing O
a O
6.3 O
million O
barrel O
decrease O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
crude O
oil O
stocks O
as O
the O
legacy O
of O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Jerry I-EVENT
. O

That O
storm O
hit O
the O
Gulf O
Coast O
Oct. O
13 O
, O
closing O
the B-ORG
Louisiana I-ORG
Offshore I-ORG
Oil I-ORG
Port I-ORG
for O
a O
time O
and O
preventing O
tankers O
from O
unloading O
. O

Next O
week O
's O
report O
could O
very O
well O
show O
an O
increase O
in O
crude O
inventories O
. O

Dismissing O
the O
trade O
group O
's O
numbers O
left O
traders O
plenty O
of O
time O
to O
worry O
anew O
about O
the O
latest O
reports O
on O
OPEC B-ORG
production O
. O

An O
AP O
- O
Dow O
Jones O
survey O
of O
integrated O
oil O
companies O
, O
independent O
refiners O
, O
and O
oil O
industry O
consultants O
indicates O
that O
the O
Organization O
of O
Petroleum O
Exporting O
Countries O
increased O
its O
production O
to O
22.2 O
million O
barrels O
a O
day O
in O
September O
. O

Estimates O
suggest O
October O
's O
figure O
may O
be O
even O
higher O
. O

That O
level O
of O
production O
is O
n't O
of O
much O
concern O
as O
long O
as O
demand O
continues O
strong O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

But O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
the O
year O
is O
generally O
the O
weakest O
and O
OPEC B-ORG
production O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
be O
slackening O
in O
anticipation O
of O
that O
. O

Also O
, O
maintaining O
current O
demand O
assumes O
no O
significant O
slowdown O
in O
world O
economies O
. O

To O
top O
off O
the O
bearish O
factors O
affecting O
yesterday O
's O
trading O
, O
late O
October O
weather O
, O
especially O
in O
the O
Northeast O
U.S. O
, O
continues O
to O
be O
very O
moderate O
, O
leaving O
heating O
oil O
futures O
trading O
lackluster O
. O

`` O
We O
are O
n't O
seeing O
any O
cold O
weather O
here O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Bolling O
said O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

In O
other O
commodity O
markets O
yesterday O
: O

GRAINS O
AND O
SOYBEANS O
: O

Soybean O
and O
corn O
futures O
prices O
moved O
higher O
on O
the O
strength O
of O
buying O
from O
commodity O
pool O
managers O
trying O
to O
profit O
from O
technical O
price O
trends O
, O
as O
well O
as O
continued O
export O
strength O
. O

A O
leveling O
off O
of O
farmer O
selling O
tied O
to O
the O
harvest O
also O
removed O
some O
of O
the O
downward O
pressure O
on O
futures O
contract O
prices O
. O

Wheat O
futures O
prices O
fell O
, O
however O
, O
at O
least O
partly O
in O
reaction O
to O
the O
rumored O
selling O
of O
futures O
contracts O
equal O
to O
several O
million O
bushels O
of O
wheat O
by O
commodity O
speculator O
Richard B-PERSON
Dennis I-PERSON
. O

Neither O
Mr. O
Dennis O
nor O
officials O
of O
his O
Chicago B-GPE
trading O
company O
, O
C&D B-ORG
Commodities I-ORG
, O
could O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

As O
for O
corn O
and O
soybean O
futures O
, O
`` O
a O
lot O
of O
commission O
house O
buying O
this O
morning O
and O
computer O
- O
driven O
buying O
'' O
supported O
prices O
in O
early O
trading O
, O
said O
Steven B-PERSON
Freed I-PERSON
, O
a O
futures O
analyst O
with O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
Reynolds I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

Soybean O
futures O
for O
November O
delivery O
gained O
5.25 O
cents O
a O
bushel O
to O
close O
at O
$ O
5.66 O
a O
bushel O
on O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
. O

December O
corn O
futures O
added O
2.25 O
cents O
a O
bushel O
to O
close O
at O
$ O
2.4225 O
a O
bushel O
on O
the O
Board O
of O
Trade O
. O

Announced O
and O
anticipated O
purchases O
from O
foreign O
countries O
are O
also O
supporting O
futures O
prices O
. O

`` O
Russian B-NORP
ships O
are O
arriving O
in O
the O
gulf O
and O
there O
is O
n't O
enough O
grain O
in O
the O
pipeline O
, O
'' O
said O
Katharina B-PERSON
Zimmer I-PERSON
, O
a O
futures O
analyst O
with O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
has O
purchased O
roughly O
eight O
million O
tons O
of O
grain O
this O
month O
, O
and O
is O
expected O
to O
take O
delivery O
by O
year O
end O
, O
analysts O
said O
. O

COTTON O
: O

Futures O
prices O
rose O
modestly O
, O
but O
trading O
volume O
was O
n't O
very O
heavy O
. O

The O
December O
contract O
settled O
at O
73.97 O
cents O
a O
pound O
, O
up O
0.59 O
cent O
, O
but O
it O
rose O
as O
high O
as O
74.20 O
cents O
. O

Several O
cotton O
analysts O
said O
that O
the O
move O
appeared O
to O
be O
mostly O
technical O
. O

Traders O
who O
had O
sold O
contracts O
earlier O
, O
in O
hopes O
of O
buying O
them O
back O
at O
lower O
prices O
, O
yesterday O
were O
buying O
contracts O
back O
at O
higher O
prices O
to O
limit O
their O
losses O
. O

Floor O
traders O
also O
said O
that O
the O
market O
could O
have O
been O
helped O
by O
rumors O
, O
which O
have O
been O
circulating O
for O
the O
past O
two O
days O
, O
about O
China B-GPE
purchasing O
cotton O
. O

The O
rumor O
, O
which O
has O
been O
neither O
confirmed O
nor O
denied O
, O
has O
China B-GPE
buying O
125,000 O
to O
200,000 O
bales O
for O
near O
- O
term O
delivery O
. O

One O
floor O
trader O
said O
that O
if O
there O
were O
Chinese B-NORP
purchases O
, O
they O
should O
have O
had O
a O
bigger O
effect O
on O
the O
market O
. O

Another O
said O
that O
if O
China B-GPE
was O
a O
buyer O
, O
it O
would O
be O
the O
earliest O
that O
country O
had O
made O
purchases O
since O
the O
1979 O
- O
80 O
crop O
year O
, O
and O
thus O
would O
be O
a O
bullish O
sign O
. O

This O
trader O
characterized O
the O
recent O
price O
action O
as O
a O
contest O
between O
the O
fundamentalists O
, O
who O
see O
higher O
prices O
ahead O
, O
and O
the O
technicians O
, O
who O
are O
basically O
buying O
cotton O
toward O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
current O
trading O
range O
, O
around O
71 O
cents O
, O
and O
selling O
it O
when O
the O
price O
climbs O
more O
than O
74 O
cents O
. O

This O
trader O
said O
that O
he O
thought O
the O
market O
would O
turn O
aggressively O
bullish O
from O
a O
technical O
standpoint O
if O
the O
December O
contract O
was O
able O
to O
exceed O
75.75 O
cents O
. O

He O
also O
noted O
that O
stocks O
on O
Aug. O
1 O
, O
1990 O
, O
are O
currently O
projected O
at O
3.3 O
million O
bales O
, O
the O
smallest O
end O
- O
of O
- O
season O
supply O
since O
1985 O
. O

COCOA O
: O

The O
modest O
sell O
- O
off O
, O
which O
started O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
continued O
. O

The O
December O
contract O
ended O
at O
$ O
999 O
a O
metric O
ton O
, O
down O
$ O
15 O
. O

The O
market O
is O
drifting O
, O
at O
least O
partly O
, O
because O
of O
a O
lack O
of O
crop O
information O
out O
of O
Ghana B-GPE
and O
the O
Ivory B-GPE
Coast I-GPE
, O
the O
two O
largest O
African O
producers O
. O

Harry B-PERSON
Schwartz I-PERSON
, O
a O
soft O
commodity O
specialist O
for O
Cargill B-ORG
Investors I-ORG
Services I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
said O
the O
only O
report O
Ghana B-GPE
has O
issued O
about O
the O
arrival O
of O
cocoa O
from O
the O
interior O
was O
for O
7,839 O
metric O
tons O
as O
of O
Oct. O
12 O
. O

By O
this O
time O
last O
year O
, O
he O
noted O
, O
arrivals O
totaling O
33,270 O
tons O
had O
been O
announced O
. O

A O
similar O
situation O
apparently O
exists O
in O
the O
Ivory B-GPE
Coast I-GPE
with O
no O
figures O
released O
yet O
this O
year O
, O
compared O
with O
55,000 O
tons O
as O
of O
this O
time O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

He O
said O
that O
if O
little O
cocoa O
actually O
has O
arrived O
at O
the O
ports O
, O
shipping O
delays O
could O
result O
. O

This O
is O
the O
worry O
that O
probably O
brought O
steadiness O
to O
the O
market O
earlier O
in O
the O
week O
, O
he O
said O
. O

There O
was O
also O
some O
fear O
that O
without O
Ivory B-GPE
Coast I-GPE
cocoa O
a O
large O
French B-NORP
cocoa O
merchant O
, O
Cie O
. O
Financiere O
Sucre O
et O
Denrees O
, O
might O
not O
be O
able O
to O
deliver O
cocoa O
against O
the O
contracts O
it O
had O
sold O
earlier O
for O
December O
delivery O
in O
London B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
the O
French B-NORP
merchant O
has O
about O
200,000 O
tons O
of O
old O
crop O
Ivory B-GPE
Coast I-GPE
cocoa O
stored O
in O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
from O
an O
agreement O
it O
had O
negotiated O
with O
the O
Ivory B-GPE
Coast I-GPE
last O
spring O
. O

Cargill B-PERSON
thinks O
that O
even O
though O
the O
merchant O
has O
a O
contract O
stating O
that O
it O
wo O
n't O
bring O
this O
cocoa O
to O
market O
until O
after O
March O
1991 O
, O
there O
is O
some O
evidence O
the O
contract O
has O
been O
modified O
. O

This O
modification O
, O
apparently O
, O
would O
permit O
the O
French B-NORP
merchant O
to O
deliver O
this O
cocoa O
, O
if O
necessary O
, O
against O
existing O
short O
positions O
. O

International B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Davy B-ORG
McKee I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
London B-GPE
's O
Davy O
Corp. O
, O
said O
they O
were O
awarded O
a O
$ O
55 O
million O
contract O
by O
the O
U.S. O
Army O
Corps O
of O
Engineers O
for O
the O
closure O
of O
the O
Helen O
Kramer O
Landfill O
Superfund O
site O
in O
Mantua B-GPE
Township I-GPE
, O
N.J B-GPE
. O

International B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
, O
an O
environmental O
management O
concern O
, O
said O
the O
contract O
includes O
construction O
of O
slurry O
walls O
, O
gas O
collection O
systems O
, O
a O
multilayer O
cap O
and O
water O
treatment O
plant O
. O

Kennametal B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
intends O
to O
acquire O
J&L B-ORG
America I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
for O
$ O
44 O
million O
plus O
a O
consideration O
of O
as O
much O
as O
an O
additional O
$ O
12 O
million O
, O
payable O
over O
five O
years O
. O

Kennametal B-ORG
is O
a O
carbide O
- O
products O
and O
cutting O
- O
tools O
company O
. O

J&L O
, O
whose O
principal O
offices O
are O
in O
Detroit B-GPE
, O
is O
a O
mail O
- O
order O
distributer O
of O
industrial O
tools O
and O
supplies O
. O

The O
acquisition O
is O
subject O
to O
approval O
by O
Kennametal B-ORG
's O
board O
. O

Toshiba B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
its O
new O
French B-NORP
marketing O
concern O
has O
started O
operating O
under O
the O
aegis O
of O
the O
company O
's O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
subsidiary O
, O
which O
formerly O
handled O
all O
sales O
of O
Toshiba B-ORG
electronic O
products O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

A O
recent O
change O
in O
French B-NORP
law O
, O
according O
to O
Toshiba B-ORG
, O
permitted O
formation O
of O
the O
semiconductor O
marketing O
arm O
in O
Paris B-GPE
. O

Fred B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Thompson I-PERSON
, O
a O
47 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
attorney O
in O
private O
practice O
in O
Washington B-GPE
and O
Nashville B-GPE
, O
Tenn. B-GPE
, O
was O
elected O
to O
the O
board O
of O
this O
engineering O
and O
construction O
company O
. O

The O
board O
increased O
to O
11 O
seats O
. O

Quickview B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
filed O
a O
lawsuit O
against O
Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
claiming O
patent O
infringement O
in O
an O
element O
of O
Apple B-ORG
's O
popular O
HyperCard B-PRODUCT
software O
program O
. O

The O
suit O
, O
filed O
in O
Minneapolis B-GPE
federal O
court O
, O
claims O
that O
Apple B-ORG
violated O
a O
Quickview B-ORG
patent O
that O
allows O
computer O
users O
to O
display O
`` O
only O
portions O
of O
multiple O
fields O
on O
a O
computer O
screen O
with O
the O
ability O
to O
see O
the O
entire O
contents O
of O
any O
given O
field O
. O
'' O

The O
HyperCard B-PRODUCT
program O
allows O
users O
to O
design O
applications O
for O
Macintosh B-ORG
computers O
without O
having O
to O
be O
hardcore O
programmers O
and O
is O
distributed O
with O
every O
Macintosh B-ORG
sold O
. O

It O
's O
one O
of O
the O
most O
popular O
computer O
programs O
of O
all O
time O
, O
but O
analysts O
said O
the O
Quickview O
suit O
does O
n't O
appear O
to O
bode O
major O
difficulties O
for O
Apple B-ORG
. O

The O
technology O
at O
issue O
`` O
is O
not O
an O
underlying O
technology O
of O
HyperCard B-PRODUCT
to O
my O
knowledge O
, O
'' O
said O
Danny B-PERSON
Goodman I-PERSON
, O
a O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
- O
area O
HyperCard B-PRODUCT
program O
developer O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
the O
suit O
seeks O
unspecified O
damages O
that O
an O
attorney O
for O
Quickview B-ORG
claimed O
could O
run O
into O
the O
millions O
of O
dollars O
. O

In O
Cupertino B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
Apple B-ORG
said O
that O
it O
believes O
the O
case O
has O
no O
merit O
, O
and O
that O
HyperCard B-PRODUCT
does O
not O
infringe O
`` O
any O
valid O
claims O
'' O
of O
the O
Quickview O
patents O
. O

It O
said O
it O
filed O
an O
action O
of O
its O
own O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
seeking O
a O
declaration O
that O
Quickview B-ORG
's O
claims O
are O
invalid O
. O

Levi B-ORG
Strauss I-ORG
Associates I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
closely O
held O
owner O
of O
Levi O
Strauss O
& O
Co. O
, O
said O
its O
fiscal O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
jumped O
to O
$ O
128.6 O
million O
from O
$ O
31.3 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
, O
aided O
by O
a O
$ O
69.8 O
million O
gain O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
stock O
in O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
subsidiary O
. O

The O
apparel O
holding O
company O
had O
sales O
in O
the O
quarter O
ended O
Aug. O
27 O
of O
$ O
1 O
billion O
, O
up O
12 O
% O
from O
$ O
908.8 O
million O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

The O
company O
said O
its O
quarterly O
results O
are O
now O
being O
publicly O
filed O
as O
the O
result O
of O
the O
formation O
earlier O
this O
year O
of O
employee O
stock O
investment O
plans O
. O

Birmingham B-ORG
Steel I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
that O
its O
Emeryville B-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
minimill O
sustained O
only O
minor O
damage O
from O
last O
week O
's O
earthquake O
. O

Steelmaking O
resumed O
Oct. O
18 O
, O
but O
the O
company O
expects O
production O
to O
be O
hampered O
in O
the O
next O
few O
months O
by O
traffic O
disruptions O
around O
the O
plant O
and O
outages O
for O
repair O
to O
gas O
and O
electric O
power O
systems O
. O

House B-ORG
and O
Senate B-ORG
conferees O
agreed O
to O
continue O
production O
of O
Grumman B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
F O
- O
14 O
and O
to O
provide O
more O
than O
$ O
3.8 O
billion O
for O
the O
Strategic O
Defense O
Initiative O
during O
the O
current O
fiscal O
year O
. O

Industry O
officials O
and O
congressional O
aides O
said O
that O
the O
main O
points O
of O
a O
compromise O
defense O
authorization O
bill O
, O
hammered O
out O
during O
a O
flurry O
of O
private O
meetings O
over O
the O
past O
few O
days O
, O
provide O
a O
face O
- O
saving O
compromise O
for O
both O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
House O
Democrats O
. O

Although O
conferees O
are O
still O
putting O
the O
finishing O
touches O
on O
the O
package O
, O
the O
final O
agreement O
could O
be O
announced O
as O
early O
as O
tomorrow O
. O

An O
announcement O
is O
more O
likely O
next O
week O
, O
though O
. O

President O
Bush O
and O
other O
supporters O
of O
SDI O
will O
be O
able O
to O
take O
credit O
for O
blocking O
House B-ORG
efforts O
to O
significantly O
cut O
the O
program O
to O
develop O
a O
space O
- O
based O
antimissile O
system O
, O
which O
already O
has O
cost O
some O
$ O
17 O
billion O
. O

Senate O
Armed O
Services O
Committee O
Chairman O
Sam O
Nunn O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Ga B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
and O
other O
Senate B-ORG
conferees O
have O
opposed O
the O
House O
cuts O
, O
stalling O
for O
almost O
two O
months O
action O
on O
a O
number O
of O
big O
- O
ticket O
items O
in O
the O
Pentagon O
's O
budget O
. O

The O
Senate O
voted O
to O
authorize O
$ O
4.5 O
billion O
for O
SDI O
spending O
in O
the O
current O
fiscal O
year O
, O
but O
the O
House O
, O
reflecting O
a O
dramatic O
erosion O
of O
support O
for O
the O
program O
, O
earmarked O
only O
$ O
3.1 O
billion O
. O

Despite O
the O
widening O
gap O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
, O
conferees O
eventually O
followed O
the O
pattern O
set O
in O
previous O
years O
by O
opting O
to O
roughly O
split O
the O
difference O
. O

That O
would O
hold O
spending O
on O
the O
program O
at O
about O
the O
previous O
year O
's O
level O
. O

The O
decision O
to O
keep O
the O
embattled O
F O
- O
14 O
's O
production O
line O
running O
for O
at O
least O
another O
year O
is O
an O
important O
victory O
for O
the O
House O
, O
and O
especially O
for O
Rep. O
Les O
Aspin O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Wis B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
. O

As O
the O
head O
of O
the O
House O
conferees O
, O
Rep. O
Aspin O
has O
been O
under O
intense O
pressure O
from O
his O
colleagues O
to O
reject O
Senate B-ORG
provisions O
that O
would O
have O
abruptly O
cut O
further O
F O
- O
14 O
production O
. O

The O
package O
`` O
provides O
a O
temporary O
, O
golden O
parachute O
for O
Grumman B-ORG
, O
'' O
according O
to O
one O
congressional O
aide O
familiar O
with O
the O
closed O
- O
door O
bargaining O
. O

But O
as O
part O
of O
the O
overall O
agreement O
, O
Grumman B-ORG
and O
its O
outspoken O
supporters O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
effectively O
will O
be O
precluded O
from O
reopening O
the O
emotional O
issue O
in O
the O
debate O
over O
next O
year O
's O
budget O
. O

Defense O
Secretary O
Dick O
Cheney O
and O
most O
senators O
contend O
that O
the O
Navy O
's O
F O
- O
14 O
is O
too O
expensive O
in O
an O
era O
of O
shrinking O
Pentagon B-ORG
budgets O
. O

But O
the O
plane O
boasts O
a O
strong O
core O
of O
support O
in O
the O
House O
, O
where O
members O
are O
intent O
on O
saving O
Grumman B-ORG
jobs O
and O
are O
worried O
about O
potential O
shortages O
of O
carrier O
- O
based O
aircraft O
by O
the O
late O
1990s O
. O

Conferees O
also O
agreed O
to O
Pentagon B-ORG
requests O
to O
earmark O
a O
total O
of O
nearly O
$ O
1 O
billion O
for O
work O
on O
both O
mobile O
MX B-PRODUCT
and O
Midgetman B-PRODUCT
nuclear O
missiles O
, O
according O
to O
congressional O
aides O
. O

And O
lawmakers O
are O
putting O
the O
finishing O
touches O
on O
a O
compromise O
that O
would O
give O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
nearly O
all O
of O
the O
$ O
2.4 O
billion O
it O
wants O
for O
production O
of O
Northrop B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
radar O
- O
eluding O
B O
- O
2 O
bombers O
, O
which O
cost O
$ O
530 O
million O
apiece O
. O

The O
final O
B O
- O
2 O
agreement O
is O
certain O
to O
require O
detailed O
testing O
and O
verification O
of O
the O
bomber O
's O
capabilities O
, O
but O
congressional O
aides O
said O
the O
accord O
wo O
n't O
include O
a O
House B-ORG
- O
passed O
provision O
that O
would O
have O
withheld O
production O
funds O
until O
Congress B-ORG
approves O
a O
cheaper O
, O
scaled O
- O
down O
version O
of O
the O
$ O
70 O
billion O
fleet O
of O
132 O
B O
- O
2s O
envisioned O
by O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Follow O
With O
Care O

`` O
Work O
hard O
, O
play O
hard O
'' O
is O
advice O
Best O
taken O
with O
some O
caution O
, O
For O
it O
can O
bring O
fitness O
and O
success O
Or O
a O
state O
of O
total O
exhaustion O
. O

-- O
Edward O
F. O
Dempsey O
. O

Double O
Check O

The O
guest O
paid O
his O
bill O
at O
the O
resort O
hotel O
, O
and O
as O
he O
departed O
he O
noticed O
a O
sign O
saying O
, O
`` O
Have O
You O
Left O
Anything O
? O
'' O

The O
man O
went O
back O
and O
spoke O
to O
the O
desk O
clerk O
: O
`` O
That O
sign O
is O
wrong O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
It O
should O
read O
, O
`` O
Have O
You O
Anything O
Left O
? O
'' O

-- O
Sam O
Ewing O
. O

Cie O
. O
Generale O
des O
Eaux O
reported O
that O
net O
profit O
climbed O
30 O
% O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1989 O
and O
said O
that O
it O
expects O
a O
gain O
of O
about O
25 O
% O
for O
the O
full O
year O
. O

The O
French B-NORP
water O
treatment O
group O
said O
consolidated O
net O
profit O
after O
payments O
to O
minority O
interests O
rose O
to O
749 O
million O
francs O
-LRB- O
US$ O
119.2 O
million O
-RRB- O
from O
575 O
million O
francs O
in O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1988 O
. O

Revenue O
climbed O
13 O
% O
to O
45.4 O
billion O
francs O
from O
40.1 O
billion O
. O

Generale B-ORG
des O
Eaux O
said O
the O
earnings O
gain O
was O
led O
by O
its O
water O
, O
energy O
and O
building O
activities O
. O

This O
is O
in O
response O
to O
Atsushi B-PERSON
Kageyama I-PERSON
's O
Manager O
's O
Journal B-ORG
, O
`` O
Looking B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Real I-WORK_OF_ART
Thing I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Sony I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-LRB- O
editorial O
page O
, O
Oct. O
2 O
-RRB- O
. O

Though O
I O
agree O
with O
many O
of O
Mr. O
Kageyama O
's O
comments O
, O
I O
believe O
he O
points O
the O
gun O
in O
the O
wrong O
direction O
: O
It O
is O
n't O
the O
Americans O
who O
must O
be O
criticized O
for O
not O
understanding O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
culture O
, O
but O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
who O
insist O
on O
forcing O
their O
culture O
on O
Americans O
. O

The O
Japanese B-GPE
want O
us O
to O
accept O
their O
culture O
, O
but O
they O
refuse O
to O
accept O
the O
American B-NORP
culture O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
managers O
ca O
n't O
expect O
Americans O
to O
behave O
as O
if O
they O
were O
Japanese B-GPE
; O
instead O
, O
they O
must O
manage O
Americans O
as O
Americans O
. O

Americans O
are O
expected O
to O
conform O
to O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
culture O
when O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

What O
is O
wrong O
with O
expecting O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
to O
conform O
to O
American B-NORP
norms O
when O
they O
locate O
here O
? O

Americans O
place O
native O
or O
native O
speakers O
in O
charge O
of O
subsidiaries O
overseas O
. O

European B-NORP
multinationals O
do O
likewise O
; O
even O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
their O
affiliates O
are O
usually O
run O
by O
American B-NORP
managers O
. O

But O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
insist O
upon O
Japanese B-NORP
managers O
everywhere O
they O
set O
up O
shop O
. O

Do O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
feel O
so O
superior O
that O
they O
can O
not O
find O
capable O
American B-NORP
managers O
? O

Paul B-PERSON
A. O
Herbig O
Indiana O
University O
Bloomington O
, O
Ind B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Kageyama O
suggests O
that O
Kotobuki B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG
Industries I-ORG
workers O
were O
having O
difficulty O
understanding O
their O
foreign O
bosses O
' O
perspective O
. O

While O
Mr. O
Kageyama O
does O
an O
excellent O
job O
of O
explaining O
the O
differences O
, O
both O
cultural O
and O
philosophic O
, O
I O
question O
his O
perspective O
. O

Would O
he O
suggest O
that O
employees O
of O
an O
American B-NORP
company O
doing O
business O
in O
Japan B-GPE
conform O
to O
their O
new O
bosses O
' O
culture O
and O
philosophy O
? O

Obviously O
not O
. O

Thus O
the O
conclusion O
is O
that O
the O
burden O
rests O
with O
management O
to O
understand O
/ O
adopt O
the O
culture O
and O
philosophy O
of O
the O
country O
in O
which O
they O
are O
operating O
. O

The O
workers O
can O
be O
motivated O
, O
and O
the O
company O
reach O
its O
full O
potential O
, O
only O
when O
management O
embraces O
the O
employees O
' O
perspective O
. O

A. O
Lawton O
Langford O
President O
Municipal O
Code O
Corp O
. O
Tallahassee B-GPE
, O
Fla B-GPE
. O

I O
believe O
Mr. O
Kageyama O
left O
out O
one O
major O
aspect O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
culture O
that O
permeated O
his O
piece O
: O
the O
belief O
in O
the O
superiority O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
culture O
and O
behavior O
vs. O
others O
. O

A O
manager O
should O
not O
have O
to O
rebut O
the O
opinions O
of O
his O
employees O
about O
the O
style O
of O
his O
management O
. O

Instead O
, O
he O
should O
listen O
to O
see O
how O
that O
criticism O
can O
be O
used O
constructively O
to O
advance O
his O
objective O
of O
carrying O
out O
a O
set O
of O
tasks O
through O
the O
efforts O
of O
his O
subordinates O
. O

Japanese B-NORP
culture O
vs. O
American B-NORP
culture O
is O
irrelevant O
. O

The O
key O
is O
how O
a O
manager O
from O
one O
culture O
can O
motivate O
employees O
from O
another O
. O

For O
Mr. O
Kageyama O
to O
argue O
that O
American B-NORP
employees O
must O
passively O
accept O
a O
direct O
imposition O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
way O
of O
doing O
things O
is O
outright O
cultural O
chauvinism O
of O
the O
first O
order O
. O

The O
Japanese B-GPE
are O
neglecting O
the O
opportunity O
to O
synthesize O
a O
new O
corporate O
culture O
based O
on O
a O
fusion O
of O
the O
best O
aspects O
of O
both O
national O
cultures O
. O

Mr. O
Kageyama O
is O
accurate O
to O
deny O
a O
specific O
anti-American O
bias O
. O

It O
is O
more O
difficult O
to O
deny O
a O
general O
bigotry O
in O
seeing O
things O
only O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
way O
. O

When O
the O
response O
to O
criticism O
is O
only O
a O
better O
explanation O
of O
policies O
without O
altering O
the O
reasons O
for O
the O
criticism O
, O
I O
am O
convinced O
that O
Mr. O
Kageyama O
has O
still O
failed O
to O
attack O
the O
root O
cause O
of O
the O
problem O
and O
is O
simply O
treating O
symptoms O
. O

Norman O
L. O
Owens O
Tempe O
, O
Ariz B-GPE
. O

American O
Telephone O
& O
Telegraph O
Co. O
unveiled O
new O
optical O
transmission O
systems O
for O
data O
, O
video O
and O
voice O
communications O
. O

Two O
products O
in O
what O
the O
telecommunications O
giant O
called O
a O
new O
generation O
of O
such O
equipment O
are O
available O
now O
, O
AT&T B-ORG
said O
, O
and O
three O
others O
will O
be O
introduced O
in O
1990 O
and O
1991 O
. O

The O
products O
are O
aimed O
at O
a O
market O
expected O
to O
total O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
billion O
a O
year O
in O
sales O
by O
1995 O
, O
said O
Morgan B-PERSON
Buchner I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
transmission O
systems O
for O
AT&T B-ORG
. O

The O
products O
already O
available O
are O
cross-connect O
systems O
, O
used O
instead O
of O
mazes O
of O
wiring O
to O
interconnect O
other O
telecommunications O
equipment O
. O

This O
cuts O
down O
greatly O
on O
labor O
, O
Mr. O
Buchner O
said O
. O

To O
be O
introduced O
later O
are O
a O
multiplexer O
, O
which O
will O
allow O
several O
signals O
to O
travel O
along O
a O
single O
optical O
line O
; O
a O
light O
- O
wave O
system O
, O
which O
carries O
voice O
channels O
; O
and O
a O
network O
controller O
, O
which O
directs O
data O
flow O
through O
cross-connect O
systems O
. O

AT&T B-ORG
said O
the O
products O
, O
unlike O
previous O
generations O
, O
will O
meet O
so O
- O
called O
Sonet O
compatability O
standards O
, O
which O
AT&T B-ORG
expects O
to O
be O
broadly O
adopted O
. O

Sonet O
, O
or O
synchronous O
optical O
network O
, O
products O
have O
more O
capacity O
than O
earlier O
models O
. O

`` O
These O
products O
are O
the O
heart O
of O
our O
transmission O
- O
product O
line O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Buchner O
said O
. O

He O
declined O
to O
disclose O
specific O
prices O
, O
but O
said O
each O
product O
costs O
in O
the O
tens O
of O
thousands O
, O
or O
even O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
, O
of O
dollars O
. O

AT&T O
said O
it O
expects O
to O
beat O
to O
the O
marketplace O
two O
rivals O
, O
Northern B-ORG
Telecom I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
of O
Canada B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
's O
Alcatel B-ORG
N.V. I-ORG
, O
which O
also O
have O
announced O
Sonet O
- O
based O
products O
. O

AT&T B-ORG
predicted O
strong O
growth O
in O
demand O
for O
such O
products O
. O

It O
noted O
that O
last O
July O
, O
Nippon O
Telegraph O
& O
Telephone O
Corp. O
of O
Japan B-GPE
selected O
AT&T B-ORG
to O
supply O
$ O
154 O
million O
of O
such O
equipment O
over O
a O
four O
- O
year O
period O
starting O
next O
year O
. O

Rupert B-PERSON
Murdoch I-PERSON
acquired O
a O
25 O
% O
stake O
in O
Grupo B-ORG
Zeta I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
the O
leading O
Spanish B-NORP
magazine O
and O
newspaper O
publisher O
said O
. O

The O
transaction O
called O
for O
Mr. O
Murdoch O
's O
News B-ORG
International I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Australia B-GPE
- O
based O
News B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
to O
subscribe O
to O
a O
rights O
issue O
by O
Zeta B-ORG
valued O
at O
6.65 O
billion O
pesetas O
-LRB- O
$ O
57 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

Also O
participating O
in O
the O
issue O
was O
Servifilm B-ORG
Spain I-ORG
Cinematografica I-ORG
S.A I-ORG
. O

The O
film O
producer O
, O
owned O
by O
Madrid B-GPE
- O
based O
financier O
Jacques B-PERSON
Hachuel I-PERSON
, O
received O
a O
5 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
Barcelona B-GPE
- O
based O
publishing O
group O
. O

The O
cash O
injection O
boosted O
Zeta B-ORG
's O
capital O
more O
than O
four-fold O
, O
to O
8.47 O
billion O
pesetas O
from O
1.82 O
billion O
pesetas O
, O
greatly O
enhancing O
the O
group O
's O
ability O
to O
make O
investments O
, O
Zeta B-ORG
officials O
said O
. O

Following O
its O
failure O
last O
month O
to O
win O
a O
license O
for O
one O
of O
Spain B-GPE
's O
first O
three O
private O
television O
stations O
, O
Zeta B-ORG
is O
seeking O
investment O
opportunities O
in O
communications O
and O
publishing O
. O

With O
annual O
sales O
of O
about O
30 O
billion O
pesetas O
, O
Zeta B-ORG
publishes O
over O
a O
dozen O
magazines O
, O
including O
the O
popular O
Tiempo B-ORG
, O
Interviu B-ORG
and O
Panorama B-ORG
, O
and O
three O
regional O
dailies O
. O

Chairman O
Antonio O
Asensio O
will O
retain O
a O
70 O
% O
share O
in O
Zeta B-ORG
. O

Keith O
A. O
Tucker B-PERSON
was O
named O
a O
director O
of O
this O
insurance O
and O
financial O
services O
concern O
. O

Mr. O
Tucker O
, O
44 O
years O
old O
, O
is O
president O
of O
Trivest B-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
senior O
vice O
president O
of O
Trivest B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
closely O
held O
investment O
companies O
based O
in O
Miami B-GPE
. O

His O
selection O
increases O
the O
size O
of O
the O
board O
to O
12 O
members O
. O

Torchmark B-ORG
also O
said O
that O
Samuel B-PERSON
E. I-PERSON
Upchurch I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
37 O
, O
vice O
president O
and O
general O
counsel O
, O
was O
selected O
to O
serve O
the O
remainder O
of O
the O
term O
vacated O
by O
John B-PERSON
S.P. I-PERSON
Samford I-PERSON
, O
who O
resigned O
as O
director O
. O

Eastman B-ORG
Kodak I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
of O
Rochester B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
said O
its O
Lehn O
& O
Fink O
Products O
subsidiary O
was O
restructured O
to O
form O
two O
operating O
groups O
, O
one O
for O
household O
products O
such O
as O
cleaners O
and O
disinfectants O
and O
the O
other O
for O
do O
- O
it O
- O
yourself O
products O
such O
as O
wood O
finishes O
and O
stains O
. O

The O
Montvale B-GPE
, O
N.J. B-GPE
, O
unit O
said O
the O
new O
operating O
structure O
`` O
creates O
a O
more O
focused O
and O
responsive O
organization O
geared O
to O
effectively O
managing O
the O
size O
and O
scope O
of O
the O
unit O
's O
current O
business O
. O
'' O

The O
consumer O
brands O
unit O
was O
absorbed O
by O
the O
photographic O
, O
pharmaceutical O
and O
chemical O
concern O
last O
year O
when O
it O
acquired O
Sterling B-ORG
Drug I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

In O
a O
related O
matter O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
Black I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
consumer O
brand O
Minwax B-ORG
, O
was O
named O
group O
vice O
president O
for O
the O
household O
products O
operating O
group O
. O

Kenneth B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Evans I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Thompson B-ORG
& O
Formby O
brand O
, O
was O
named O
group O
vice O
president O
of O
the O
do O
- O
it O
- O
yourself O
operating O
group O
. O

Amoco B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
plans O
to O
install O
two O
platforms O
and O
drill O
as O
many O
as O
22 O
wells O
to O
develop O
oil O
reserves O
it O
discovered O
in O
the B-LOC
Atlantic I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
about O
25 O
miles O
off O
the O
coast O
of O
Congo B-GPE
. O

Amoco B-ORG
, O
an O
energy O
concern O
, O
is O
the O
operator O
of O
the O
project O
with O
a O
43.75 O
% O
working O
interest O
, O
and O
other O
partners O
include O
Hydro B-ORG
Congo I-ORG
, O
the O
Congolese B-NORP
state O
oil O
company O
, O
with O
a O
50 O
% O
interest O
, O
and O
Kuwait B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Petroleum I-ORG
Exploration I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
with O
a O
6.25 O
% O
stake O
. O

Production O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
about O
40,000 O
barrels O
of O
oil O
a O
day O
after O
completion O
of O
the O
drilling O
program O
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
launch O
its O
own O
program O
trading O
vehicle O
today O
, O
just O
as O
controversy O
over O
this O
trading O
strategy O
heats O
up O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
this O
morning O
plans O
to O
begin O
trading O
its O
Exchange O
Stock O
Portfolio O
`` O
basket O
'' O
product O
, O
the O
first O
program O
- O
trading O
vehicle O
carrying O
the O
exchange O
's O
seal O
of O
approval O
. O

ESPs O
will O
allow O
institutional O
investors O
to O
buy O
or O
sell O
all O
500 O
stocks O
in O
Standard O
& O
Poor O
's O
index O
in O
a O
single O
trade O
of O
a O
minimum O
of O
$ O
5 O
million O
. O

`` O
Customized O
'' O
baskets O
of O
fewer O
stocks O
will O
also O
be O
available O
. O

The O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
gave O
provisional O
six O
- O
month O
approval O
to O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
basket O
at O
a O
meeting O
late O
yesterday O
. O

The O
SEC O
at O
the O
same O
time O
approved O
a O
similar O
but O
smaller O
basket O
product O
on O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Board I-ORG
Options I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
where O
the O
minimum O
will O
be O
$ O
1.7 O
million O
. O

Also O
approved O
was O
a O
plan O
to O
trade O
stock O
portfolios O
by O
computer O
after O
regular O
hours O
on O
the B-ORG
Midwest I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

The O
basket O
products O
are O
`` O
an O
evolutionary O
step O
'' O
in O
solving O
problems O
in O
trading O
big O
blocks O
of O
stock O
that O
came O
to O
light O
in O
the O
1987 O
market O
crash O
, O
said O
SEC O
Commissioner O
Joseph O
Grundfest O
. O

New O
SEC O
Chairman O
Richard O
Breeden O
, O
overseeing O
his O
first O
public O
meeting O
, O
said O
there O
have O
been O
concerns O
that O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
basket O
could O
attract O
investors O
with O
a O
`` O
short O
- O
term O
perspective O
'' O
who O
would O
rapidly O
turn O
over O
the O
product O
, O
thus O
increasing O
volatility O
. O

But O
Richard B-PERSON
Ketchum I-PERSON
, O
the O
SEC O
's O
market O
regulation O
chief O
, O
said O
he O
did O
n't O
believe O
`` O
this O
will O
spawn O
dramatic O
new O
program O
- O
trading O
strategies O
that O
will O
be O
destabilizing O
. O
'' O

The O
baskets O
on O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
and O
CBOE B-ORG
-- O
which O
involve O
the O
actual O
S&P B-ORG
stocks O
, O
unlike O
the O
stock O
- O
index O
contracts O
currently O
traded O
on O
the O
Chicago B-GPE
futures O
markets O
, O
and O
index O
options O
on O
the O
CBOE O
-- O
will O
begin O
trading O
as O
critics O
step O
up O
their O
attacks O
on O
program O
trading O
and O
its O
contributions O
to O
the O
stock O
market O
's O
wild O
price O
swings O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
argues O
that O
its O
new O
product O
will O
help O
rather O
than O
hurt O
the O
situation O
by O
possibly O
drawing O
business O
from O
more O
- O
volatile O
forms O
of O
program O
trading O
. O

ESPs O
are O
also O
an O
attempt O
by O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
to O
head O
off O
the O
exodus O
of O
program O
trading O
business O
to O
overseas O
markets O
such O
as O
London B-GPE
. O

Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
officials O
also O
hope O
Japanese B-NORP
investors O
will O
become O
interested O
in O
the O
exchange O
's O
product O
. O

Already O
, O
many O
of O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
own O
floor O
traders O
are O
warning O
that O
the O
ESP O
baskets O
are O
risky O
and O
not O
in O
the O
best O
interests O
of O
the O
investing O
public O
. O

The O
400 O
- O
member O
Alliance B-ORG
of O
Floor O
Brokers O
said O
the O
new O
product O
, O
with O
the O
$ O
5 O
million O
minimum O
, O
will O
benefit O
only O
big O
institutional O
investors O
and O
could O
lead O
to O
`` O
wild O
spasms O
of O
volatility O
. O
'' O

Stockbrokers O
who O
cater O
to O
individual O
investors O
said O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
new O
product O
confirms O
the O
exchange O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
curtail O
program O
trading O
, O
which O
last O
month O
accounted O
for O
a O
record O
13.8 O
% O
of O
the O
exchange O
's O
average O
daily O
volume O
. O

`` O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
is O
losing O
its O
cool O
here O
, O
'' O
said O
James B-PERSON
Andrews I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
institutional O
trading O
at O
Janney B-ORG
Montgomery I-ORG
Scott I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
. O

The O
new O
stock O
baskets O
`` O
are O
going O
to O
make O
it O
easier O
for O
program O
trading O
to O
be O
done O
. O

And O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
done O
more O
frequently O
as O
the O
result O
of O
having O
more O
access O
to O
it O
at O
different O
places O
. O
'' O

Both O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
Exchange O
Stock O
Portfolio O
and O
the O
Chicago B-GPE
exchange O
's O
Market O
Basket O
are O
designed O
for O
institutional O
investors O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
lists O
its O
targets O
as O
pension O
plans O
, O
mutual O
fund O
managers O
and O
index O
- O
arbitrage O
traders O
. O

In O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
program O
traders O
buy O
and O
sell O
stocks O
and O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
to O
profit O
from O
small O
price O
discrepancies O
between O
the O
markets O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
only O
four O
securities O
firms O
have O
signed O
up O
with O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
to O
buy O
and O
sell O
ESPs O
as O
market O
makers O
, O
an O
unenthusiastic O
response O
. O

The O
market O
makers O
so O
far O
are O
CS B-ORG
First I-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
First B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unit O
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
PaineWebber B-ORG
Group I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Salomon B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
Salomon B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
. O

Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
, O
a O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
unit O
that O
has O
become O
the O
biggest O
program O
trader O
along O
with O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
, O
is O
n't O
a O
market O
maker O
, O
although O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
hopes O
that O
will O
change O
. O

Similarly O
, O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
hopes O
to O
entice O
Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co O
. O

Neither O
has O
plans O
to O
be O
a O
market O
maker O
for O
now O
. O

Traders O
said O
major O
securities O
firms O
are O
reluctant O
to O
become O
market O
makers O
because O
they O
fear O
the O
baskets O
may O
attract O
only O
limited O
trading O
. O

Big B-ORG
Board I-ORG
officials O
say O
only O
25 O
contracts O
a O
day O
may O
trade O
at O
first O
, O
equivalent O
to O
a O
day O
's O
action O
at O
a O
small O
, O
regional O
exchange O
. O

Even O
though O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
says O
its O
product O
represents O
a O
post-crash O
`` O
reform O
, O
'' O
some O
traders O
suggest O
that O
if O
the O
new O
basket O
had O
been O
trading O
during O
this O
month O
's O
Friday O
the O
13th O
market O
plunge O
, O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
might O
have O
dropped O
more O
than O
the O
190 O
points O
it O
did O
. O

With O
the O
futures O
locked O
into O
a O
trading O
halt O
Oct. O
13 O
and O
trading O
in O
some O
individual O
stock O
difficult O
, O
program O
traders O
would O
have O
undoubtedly O
fled O
to O
the O
basket O
system O
, O
the O
traders O
say O
. O

`` O
If O
we O
had O
the O
baskets O
, O
we O
would O
be O
leaving O
in O
caskets O
, O
'' O
one O
trader O
said O
. O

The O
SEC O
's O
Mr. O
Breeden O
said O
the O
after O
- O
hours O
trading O
on O
the O
Midwest O
exchange O
would O
help O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
win O
back O
business O
that O
has O
moved O
overseas O
to O
conduct O
after O
- O
hours O
trades O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
called O
on O
Congress B-ORG
to O
attach O
the O
proposed O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
to O
its O
final O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
bill O
, O
but O
lawmakers O
seem O
likely O
to O
balk O
at O
the O
idea O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
endorsed O
stripping O
the O
controversial O
tax O
measure O
from O
the O
bill O
so O
that O
Congress B-ORG
could O
pass O
quickly O
a O
`` O
clean O
'' O
bill O
containing O
only O
provisions O
specifically O
designed O
to O
meet O
federal O
budget O
targets O
under O
the O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
act O
. O

But O
now O
that O
Congress B-ORG
has O
missed O
the O
legal O
deadline O
for O
meeting O
the O
Gramm O
- O
Rudman O
targets O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
it O
has O
returned O
to O
its O
original O
view O
that O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
cut O
should O
be O
part O
of O
the O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
bill O
, O
on O
which O
Congress B-ORG
continues O
to O
work O
. O

`` O
If O
that O
does O
n't O
happen O
, O
then O
we O
press O
forward O
on O
another O
vehicle O
and O
a O
separate O
vote O
, O
'' O
said O
press O
secretary O
Marlin B-PERSON
Fitzwater I-PERSON
. O

On O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
, O
though O
, O
there O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
be O
sufficient O
sentiment O
to O
pair O
capital O
gains O
and O
the O
deficit O
- O
reduction O
bill O
. O

Texas O
Rep. O
William O
Archer O
, O
the O
ranking O
Republican B-NORP
on O
the O
House O
Ways O
and O
Means O
Committee O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
how O
we O
have O
the O
votes O
'' O
to O
place O
a O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
there O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
President O
Bush O
stepped O
up O
his O
personal O
lobbying O
for O
the O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
cut O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
he O
plans O
to O
hold O
a O
series O
of O
private O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
meetings O
, O
mostly O
with O
Senate O
Democrats O
, O
to O
try O
to O
persuade O
lawmakers O
to O
fall O
in O
line O
behind O
the O
tax O
cut O
. O

The O
first O
meeting O
yesterday O
was O
with O
10 O
Senate O
Democrats O
who O
have O
expressed O
an O
interest O
in O
cutting O
the O
tax O
. O

According O
to O
some O
who O
attended O
, O
the O
senators O
argued O
that O
the O
president O
should O
give O
the O
Democratic O
leaders O
in O
Congress B-ORG
a O
victory O
of O
their O
own O
to O
compensate O
them O
for O
allowing O
the O
president O
to O
win O
on O
the O
controversial O
capital O
- O
gains O
issue O
. O

Issues O
discussed O
in O
this O
context O
were O
an O
increase O
in O
the O
minimum O
wage O
and O
an O
increase O
in O
child O
- O
care O
spending O
. O

The O
president O
was O
said O
to O
have O
been O
noncommittal O
. O

Dun O
& O
Bradstreet O
Corp. O
said O
business O
failures O
fell O
17.8 O
% O
to O
11,586 O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
from O
14,099 O
in O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
period O
. O

In O
the O
first O
nine O
months O
of O
this O
year O
, O
business O
failures O
dropped O
15.6 O
% O
to O
37,820 O
from O
44,796 O
. O

Except O
for O
a O
few O
spots O
, O
notably O
Georgia B-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
and O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
failures O
declined O
almost O
across O
the O
board O
, O
according O
to O
the O
business O
information O
services O
company O
. O

D&B O
defines O
a O
business O
failure O
as O
a O
company O
that O
closes O
with O
losses O
to O
creditors O
. O

The O
current O
decline O
in O
failures O
continues O
a O
trend O
begun O
in O
late O
1987 O
, O
D&B B-ORG
said O
. O

The O
drop O
accelerated O
in O
this O
year O
's O
third O
quarter O
, O
underscoring O
an O
overall O
lack O
of O
stress O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Failures O
in O
seven O
of O
nine O
regional O
areas O
fell O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
in O
the O
nine O
months O
. O

The B-LOC
South I-LOC
Atlantic I-LOC
States I-LOC
were O
the O
only O
region O
to O
report O
an O
increase O
in O
bankruptcies O
, O
up O
5.3 O
% O
to O
5,791 O
from O
5,502 O
. O

This O
occurred O
partly O
because O
of O
more O
competition O
as O
the O
number O
of O
new O
businesses O
surged O
. O

The O
only O
industry O
sector O
to O
report O
more O
business O
failures O
for O
the O
nine O
months O
was O
the O
finance O
, O
insurance O
and O
real O
- O
estate O
sector O
, O
where O
bankruptcies O
grew O
8.1 O
% O
to O
2,046 O
from O
1,892 O
. O

The O
troubled O
savings O
- O
and O
- O
loan O
industry O
and O
subsequent O
stress O
in O
real O
- O
estate O
businesses O
fueled O
bankruptcies O
in O
this O
sector O
, O
D&B B-ORG
said O
. O

Delmed B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
top O
two O
officers O
resigned O
and O
were O
succeeded O
by O
executives O
of O
Fresenius B-ORG
USA I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
its O
parent O
, O
Fresenius B-ORG
AG I-ORG
, O
a O
major O
Delmed B-ORG
holder O
that O
has O
been O
negotiating O
to O
acquire O
a O
controlling O
stake O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Delmed B-ORG
, O
which O
makes O
and O
sells O
a O
dialysis O
solution O
used O
in O
treating O
kidney O
diseases O
, O
said O
negotiations O
about O
pricing O
had O
collapsed O
between O
it O
and O
a O
major O
distributor O
, O
National B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Care I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Delmed B-ORG
said O
Robert B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Ehrlich I-PERSON
resigned O
as O
chairman O
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
. O

Mr. O
Ehrlich O
will O
continue O
as O
a O
director O
and O
a O
consultant O
. O

Leslie O
I. O
Shapiro B-ORG
, O
chief O
operating O
officer O
and O
chief O
financial O
officer O
, O
also O
resigned O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

Mr. O
Ehrlich O
was O
succeeded O
as O
chairman O
by O
Gerd B-PERSON
Krick I-PERSON
, O
a O
director O
of O
Fresenius B-ORG
, O
a O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
pharmaceutical O
concern O
. O

Ben B-PERSON
Lipps I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Fresenius B-ORG
USA I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
president O
, O
chief O
executive O
and O
chief O
operating O
officer O
. O

None O
of O
the O
officials O
was O
available O
for O
comment O
. O

In O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
Delmed B-ORG
closed O
at O
50 O
cents O
, O
down O
6.25 O
cents O
. O

Fresenius B-ORG
owns O
about O
42 O
% O
of O
Delmed B-ORG
's O
fully O
diluted O
common O
stock O
. O

The O
two O
companies O
have O
been O
discussing O
a O
transaction O
under O
which O
Fresenius B-ORG
would O
buy O
Delmed B-ORG
stock O
for O
cash O
to O
bring O
its O
beneficial O
ownership O
to O
between O
70 O
% O
and O
80 O
% O
of O
Delmed B-ORG
's O
fully O
diluted O
common O
stock O
. O

The O
transaction O
also O
would O
combine O
Fresenius B-ORG
USA I-ORG
and O
Delmed B-ORG
. O

Under O
the O
proposal O
, O
Delmed B-ORG
would O
issue O
about O
123.5 O
million O
additional O
Delmed B-ORG
common O
shares O
to O
Fresenius B-ORG
at O
an O
average O
price O
of O
about O
65 O
cents O
a O
share O
, O
though O
under O
no O
circumstances O
more O
than O
75 O
cents O
a O
share O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
Delmed B-ORG
said O
it O
`` O
continues O
to O
explore O
the O
possibility O
of O
a O
combination O
with O
Fresenius B-ORG
USA I-ORG
. O
'' O

It O
added O
that O
it O
is O
apparent O
that O
any O
terms O
of O
a O
combination O
`` O
would O
be O
substantially O
less O
favorable O
than O
those O
previously O
announced O
. O
'' O

While O
the O
discussions O
between O
Delmed B-ORG
and O
National B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Care I-ORG
have O
been O
discontinued O
, O
Delmed B-ORG
will O
continue O
to O
supply O
dialysis O
products O
through O
National B-ORG
Medical I-ORG
after O
their O
exclusive O
agreement O
ends O
in O
March O
1990 O
, O
Delmed B-ORG
said O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
Delmed B-ORG
is O
exploring O
distribution O
arrangements O
with O
Fresenius B-ORG
USA I-ORG
, O
Delmed B-ORG
said O
. O

A O
seat O
on O
the O
Chicago O
Board O
of O
Trade O
was O
sold O
for O
$ O
390,000 O
, O
unchanged O
from O
the O
previous O
sale O
Oct. O
13 O
. O

Seats O
currently O
are O
quoted O
at O
$ O
361,000 O
bid O
, O
$ O
395,000 O
asked O
. O

The O
record O
price O
for O
a O
full O
membership O
on O
the O
exchange O
is O
$ O
550,000 O
, O
set O
Aug. O
31 O
, O
1987 O
. O

French B-NORP
consumer O
prices O
rose O
0.2 O
% O
in O
September O
from O
August O
, O
according O
to O
provisional O
estimates O
by O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Statistics I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

The O
agency O
noted O
that O
because O
of O
a O
strike O
by O
Finance B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
personnel O
the O
provisional O
estimate O
does O
n't O
correspond O
exactly O
to O
the O
consumer O
price O
index O
usually O
published O
. O

The O
agency O
noted O
, O
however O
, O
the O
estimate O
will O
likely O
be O
confirmed O
. O

The O
institute O
did O
n't O
estimate O
annual O
price O
growth O
in O
September O
, O
but O
a O
0.2 O
% O
rise O
by O
the O
consumer O
price O
index O
would O
put O
growth O
at O
either O
178.8 O
or O
178.9 O
, O
up O
3.3 O
% O
or O
3.4 O
% O
from O
the O
year O
- O
earlier O
level O
of O
173.1 O
. O

The O
index O
was O
178.5 O
in O
August O
and O
is O
based O
on O
1980 O
equaling O
100 O
. O

NICHOLS B-ORG
INSTITUTE I-ORG
declared O
a O
2 O
- O
for O
- O
1 O
split O
of O
its O
common O
stock O
, O
payable O
Nov. O
27 O
to O
stock O
of O
record O
Nov. O
10 O
. O

The O
clinical O
testing O
services O
holding O
company O
is O
based O
in O
San B-GPE
Juan I-GPE
Capistrano I-GPE
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O

French B-NORP
chemicals O
group O
, O
Orkem B-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
, O
said O
Wednesday O
it O
has O
made O
a O
bid O
for O
control O
of O
Coates B-ORG
Brothers I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
a O
British B-NORP
manufacturer O
of O
inks O
and O
polyester O
resins O
. O

State O
- O
controlled O
Orkem B-ORG
already O
owns O
40.6 O
% O
of O
Coates B-ORG
. O

The O
remainder O
is O
held O
by O
the O
public O
and O
by O
family O
interests O
, O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
the O
French B-NORP
group O
said O
. O

Orkem B-ORG
declined O
to O
give O
details O
of O
its O
offer O
, O
saying O
only O
that O
the O
bid O
will O
be O
submitted O
for O
approval O
by O
the O
board O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
company O
. O

Coda B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
completed O
the O
sale O
of O
Phenix B-ORG
- I-ORG
Transmission I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
to O
Bishop B-ORG
Pipeline I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
for O
$ O
17 O
million O
in O
cash O
and O
notes O
. O

Coda B-ORG
, O
an O
oil O
and O
gas O
concern O
, O
said O
it O
and O
its O
partners O
received O
$ O
7 O
million O
in O
cash O
and O
$ O
10 O
million O
in O
five O
- O
year O
notes O
for O
the O
Kansas B-GPE
intrastate O
pipeline O
. O

Coda B-ORG
owned O
60 O
% O
of O
the O
pipeline O
and O
private O
entities O
owned O
the O
rest O
. O

Bishop B-ORG
is O
based O
in O
Hutchinson B-GPE
, O
Kansas B-GPE
. O

GORBACHEV B-PERSON
SAID O
Moscow B-GPE
wo O
n't O
intervene O
in O
East B-LOC
bloc I-LOC
moves O
to O
democracy O
. O

The O
Kremlin B-GPE
leader O
, O
on O
the O
first O
day O
of O
a O
three O
- O
day O
official O
visit O
to O
Helsinki B-GPE
, O
assured O
Finland B-GPE
's O
president O
that O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
has O
`` O
no O
moral O
or O
political O
right O
'' O
to O
interfere O
with O
moves O
toward O
democracy O
in O
Poland B-GPE
, O
Hungary B-GPE
or O
elsewhere O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

In O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
the O
Soviet O
State O
Bank O
announced O
a O
90 O
% O
devaluation O
of O
the O
ruble O
against O
the O
dollar O
for O
private O
transactions O
, O
in O
an O
apparent O
attempt O
to O
curb O
a O
black O
market O
for O
hard O
currency O
. O

The O
action O
will O
establish O
a O
two O
- O
tier O
exchange O
rate O
. O

Workers O
at O
six O
mines O
in O
Arctic B-LOC
Circle I-LOC
coal O
fields O
called O
strikes O
over O
a O
series O
of O
economic O
and O
political O
demands O
. O

The O
move O
defied O
a O
law O
, O
approved O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
this O
month O
, O
banning O
such O
walkouts O
. O

THE O
HOUSE O
FAILED O
to O
override O
Bush B-GPE
's O
veto O
of O
a O
bill O
easing O
abortion O
funding O
. O

The O
chamber O
voted O
231 O
- O
191 O
, O
51 O
votes O
short O
of O
the O
two O
- O
thirds O
majority O
needed O
to O
overturn O
the O
president O
's O
veto O
of O
legislation O
renewing O
support O
of O
Medicaid B-ORG
abortions O
for O
poor O
women O
who O
are O
victims O
of O
rape O
and O
incest O
. O

The O
roll O
call O
was O
considered O
an O
illustration O
of O
the O
limits O
of O
power O
that O
the O
resurgent O
abortion O
- O
rights O
movement O
faces O
. O

The O
legislation O
was O
part O
of O
a O
$ O
156.7 O
billion O
measure O
funding O
the O
departments O
of O
Labor B-ORG
, O
Education B-ORG
, O
and O
Health B-ORG
. O

Michigan B-GPE
's O
Senate B-ORG
passed O
a O
bill O
requiring O
girls O
to O
get O
parental O
consent O
for O
an O
abortion O
and O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
's O
House B-ORG
cleared O
a O
measure O
banning O
abortions O
after O
the O
24th O
week O
of O
pregnancy O
. O

The O
FDA O
is O
expected O
to O
approve O
today O
a O
program O
granting O
access O
free O
of O
charge O
to O
the O
drug O
AZT O
for O
children O
with O
AIDS O
. O

Adults O
have O
had O
access O
to O
the O
only O
approved O
antiviral O
drug O
since O
1987 O
. O

Research O
shows O
AZT O
can O
relieve O
dementia O
and O
other O
symptoms O
in O
children O
, O
1,859 O
of O
whom O
are O
known O
to O
have O
been O
infected O
. O

Congress B-ORG
sent O
to O
Bush B-GPE
a O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
emergency O
package O
to O
assist O
in O
the O
recovery O
from O
last O
week O
's O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
and O
from O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
. O

The O
action O
came O
after O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
approved O
the O
House O
- O
passed O
measure O
. O

In O
the O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
area O
, O
more O
than O
13,000 O
people O
were O
homeless O
and O
landslides O
threatened O
more O
houses O
. O

House O
- O
Senate O
conferees O
agreed O
to O
continue O
production O
of O
Grumman B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
F O
- O
14 O
jet O
and O
to O
provide O
more O
than O
$ O
3.8 O
billion O
during O
the O
current O
fiscal O
year O
to O
develop O
a O
space O
- O
based O
anti-missile O
system O
. O

The O
final O
package O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
announced O
within O
the O
next O
week O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
has O
decided O
to O
seek O
changes O
in O
pesticide O
law O
that O
are O
aimed O
at O
speeding O
the O
removal O
of O
harmful O
chemicals O
from O
the O
food O
supply O
. O

The O
changes O
, O
which O
could O
be O
announced O
as O
early O
as O
today O
, O
would O
apply O
to O
pesticides O
and O
other O
substances O
found O
on O
fresh O
and O
processed O
foods O
, O
officials O
said O
. O

East O
German B-NORP
leader O
Krenz B-PERSON
said O
he O
was O
willing O
to O
hold O
talks O
with O
opposition O
groups O
pressing O
for O
internal O
changes O
. O

The O
Communist O
Party O
chief O
, O
facing O
what O
is O
viewed O
as O
the O
nation O
's O
worst O
unrest O
in O
nearly O
40 O
years O
, O
also O
said O
he O
would O
allow O
East B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
to O
travel O
abroad O
more O
freely O
, O
but O
made O
clear O
that O
the B-FAC
Berlin I-FAC
Wall I-FAC
would O
remain O
. O

A O
Lebanese B-NORP
Christian O
alliance O
accepted O
an O
Arab B-LOC
- O
sponsored O
proposal O
aimed O
at O
ending O
Lebanon B-GPE
's O
14 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
civil O
war O
. O

The O
move O
by O
the O
coalition O
of O
political O
parties O
and O
Lebanon B-GPE
's O
largest O
Christian O
militia O
isolated O
military O
chief O
Aoun B-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
rejected O
the O
plan O
, O
which O
includes O
political O
changes O
and O
a O
Syrian B-NORP
troop O
withdrawal O
from O
Beirut B-GPE
. O

Baker B-PERSON
offered O
to O
review O
Israel B-GPE
's O
`` O
suggested O
changes O
'' O
to O
his O
proposal O
for O
direct O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
talks O
. O

But O
the O
secretary O
of O
state O
advised O
Israel B-GPE
that O
attempting O
to O
overhaul O
the O
five O
- O
point O
plan O
risked O
delaying O
the O
negotiations O
aimed O
at O
Mideast B-LOC
peace O
. O

NATO B-ORG
defense O
ministers O
said O
the O
16 O
- O
nation O
alliance O
continues O
to O
need O
a O
strong O
nuclear O
strategy O
despite O
political O
changes O
in O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
. O

The O
ministers O
, O
concluding O
a O
two O
- O
day O
meeting O
in O
southern O
Portugal B-GPE
, O
welcomed O
Moscow B-GPE
's O
pledges O
to O
cut O
its O
military O
forces O
, O
but O
urged O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
to O
do O
more O
to O
slash O
short O
- O
range O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

The B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
indicated O
a O
possible O
challenge O
to O
a O
court O
order O
allowing O
former O
National O
Security O
Adviser O
Poindexter O
to O
subpoena O
ex-President O
Reagan O
's O
personal O
papers O
for O
use O
in O
the O
defense O
case O
against O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
charges O
. O

A O
department O
spokesman O
said O
the O
ruling O
`` O
raised O
a O
serious O
question O
'' O
about O
the O
office O
of O
the O
president O
. O

Bush B-GPE
said O
Washington B-GPE
would O
continue O
a O
trade O
embargo O
against O
Nicaragua B-GPE
, O
declaring O
that O
the O
Central O
American B-NORP
country O
poses O
`` O
an O
unusual O
and O
extraordinary O
threat O
'' O
to O
the O
security O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Baker O
said O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
protested O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
over O
shipments O
of O
East B-LOC
bloc I-LOC
arms O
to O
Salvadoran B-NORP
rebels O
from O
Managua B-GPE
. O

A O
landslide O
engulfed O
a O
hillside O
slum O
in O
Sao B-GPE
Paulo I-GPE
, O
Brazil B-GPE
, O
and O
at O
least O
20 O
people O
, O
most O
of O
them O
children O
, O
were O
missing O
and O
feared O
dead O
. O

The O
city O
's O
mayor O
vowed O
to O
take O
legal O
action O
against O
developers O
who O
had O
been O
excavating O
at O
the O
crest O
of O
the O
hill O
. O

Czechoslovakia B-GPE
's O
premier O
said O
he O
supports O
broad O
political O
and O
economic O
restructuring O
, O
but O
ruled O
out O
any O
dialogue O
between O
Prague B-GPE
's O
Communist O
government O
and O
independent O
human O
- O
rights O
or O
dissident O
groups O
. O

Ladislav B-PERSON
Adamec I-PERSON
, O
ending O
a O
two O
- O
day O
visit O
to O
Austria B-GPE
, O
pledged O
changes O
in O
Czechoslovakia B-GPE
, O
including O
freer O
travel O
to O
the O
West O
. O

Died O
: O
Mary B-PERSON
McCarthy I-PERSON
, O
77 O
, O
novelist O
and O
literary O
critic O
, O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
of O
cancer O
... O
. O

Marion B-PERSON
Harper I-PERSON
, O
73 O
, O
founder O
and O
ex-chief O
executive O
of O
Interpublic B-ORG
Group I-ORG
of O
Cos. O
, O
in O
Oklahoma B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
of O
a O
heart O
attack O
. O

PAPERS O
: O

Thomson B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
Globe B-ORG
& O
Mail O
newspaper O
in O
November O
will O
begin O
transmitting O
an O
experimental O
edition O
to O
selected O
subscribers O
' O
facsimile O
machines O
. O

The O
four O
- O
page O
news O
summary O
will O
be O
aimed O
at O
readers O
outside O
Canada B-GPE
or O
in O
Canadian B-NORP
locations O
where O
the O
national O
daily O
is O
n't O
available O
on O
the O
day O
of O
publication O
. O

In O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
Hartford I-ORG
Courant I-ORG
has O
a O
facsimile O
edition O
and O
some O
other O
newspapers O
are O
considering O
the O
idea O
. O

WHO O
'S O
NEWS O
: O

Michael B-PERSON
T. I-PERSON
Carr I-PERSON
, O
advertising O
director O
of O
Playboy B-WORK_OF_ART
magazine O
, O
was O
named O
publisher O
of O
National B-ORG
Lampoon I-ORG
and O
Heavy B-ORG
Metal I-ORG
magazines O
, O
succeeding O
George B-PERSON
Agoglia I-PERSON
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
management O
change O
since O
film O
- O
makers O
Daniel B-PERSON
Grodnik I-PERSON
and O
Tim B-PERSON
Matheson I-PERSON
took O
control O
of O
National B-ORG
Lampoon I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
March O
. O

They O
are O
looking O
for O
a O
new O
editor O
for O
National B-ORG
Lampoon I-ORG
and O
are O
trying O
to O
sell O
Heavy B-ORG
Metal I-ORG
. O

International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
said O
it O
agreed O
to O
let O
Motorola B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
participate O
in O
a O
semiconductor O
research O
project O
as O
part O
of O
its O
effort O
to O
bolster O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
semiconductor O
industry O
. O

IBM B-ORG
, O
which O
made O
the O
announcement O
at O
the O
dedication O
of O
a O
research O
center O
here O
, O
said O
it O
invited O
many O
other O
companies O
to O
participate O
as O
well O
, O
including O
some O
from O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Jack B-PERSON
Kuehler I-PERSON
, O
IBM B-ORG
's O
president O
, O
said O
IBM B-ORG
is O
also O
considering O
letting O
other O
companies O
participate O
in O
additional O
semiconductor O
work O
but O
declined O
to O
be O
more O
specific O
. O

IBM B-ORG
, O
which O
said O
a O
year O
ago O
it O
was O
inviting O
companies O
to O
participate O
in O
some O
semiconductor O
work O
, O
has O
become O
far O
more O
open O
about O
its O
technology O
as O
it O
has O
tried O
to O
rally O
U.S. B-GPE
industry O
to O
head O
off O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
, O
who O
now O
dominate O
the O
market O
for O
dynamic O
random O
access O
memory O
chips O
. O

While O
IBM B-ORG
, O
Armonk B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
, O
makes O
the O
bulk O
of O
the O
DRAMs O
it O
uses O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
make O
the O
equipment O
needed O
to O
produce O
those O
chips O
. O

And O
IBM B-ORG
worries O
that O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
will O
take O
over O
that O
equipment O
market O
, O
too O
, O
unless O
U.S. B-GPE
semiconductor O
companies O
produce O
enough O
memory O
chips O
here O
to O
keep O
U.S. B-GPE
equipment O
makers O
healthy O
. O

Failure O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
equipment O
makers O
, O
IBM B-ORG
fears O
, O
would O
leave O
it O
dependent O
on O
many O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
that O
compete O
with O
it O
in O
other O
parts O
of O
the O
market O
. O

IBM B-ORG
also O
said O
it O
expects O
to O
benefit O
from O
the O
expertise O
that O
Motorola B-ORG
and O
other O
companies O
can O
bring O
to O
bear O
on O
the O
difficult O
problems O
involved O
in O
semiconductor O
manufacturing O
. O

IBM B-ORG
already O
participates O
in O
one O
industrywide O
effort O
to O
improve O
semiconductor O
- O
manufacturing O
techniques O
. O

IBM B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
industrywide O
efforts O
to O
become O
prevalent O
because O
semiconductor O
manufacturing O
has O
become O
so O
expensive O
. O

A O
state O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
art O
plant O
cost O
$ O
40 O
million O
in O
the O
mid-1970s O
but O
costs O
$ O
500 O
million O
today O
because O
the O
technology O
is O
so O
complex O
. O

And O
IBM B-ORG
said O
it O
expects O
the O
costs O
to O
continue O
climbing O
. O

IBM B-ORG
, O
which O
said O
Motorola B-ORG
is O
paying O
just O
a O
nominal O
fee O
to O
cover O
the O
21 O
- O
month O
agreement O
, O
acknowledged O
some O
companies O
had O
turned O
down O
its O
invitation O
to O
join O
in O
. O

But O
it O
said O
that O
was O
mainly O
because O
the O
project O
may O
not O
bear O
fruit O
until O
the O
mid-1990s O
. O

IBM B-ORG
said O
it O
thought O
more O
companies O
would O
become O
interested O
as O
the O
project O
progresses O
. O

The O
project O
involving O
Motorola B-ORG
concerns O
a O
technique O
, O
called O
X-ray O
lithography O
, O
that O
figures O
to O
be O
crucial O
to O
future O
generations O
of O
memory O
chips O
. O

Currently O
, O
chips O
are O
produced O
by O
shining O
light O
through O
a O
mask O
to O
produce O
an O
image O
on O
the O
chip O
, O
much O
as O
a O
camera O
produces O
an O
image O
on O
film O
. O

But O
details O
on O
chips O
must O
now O
be O
extraordinarily O
fine O
, O
and O
the O
wavelengths O
of O
even O
ultraviolet O
light O
are O
long O
enough O
so O
that O
the O
images O
they O
draw O
may O
be O
too O
blurry O
-- O
much O
as O
someone O
using O
a O
wide O
paintbrush O
could O
produce O
a O
broad O
line O
but O
would O
have O
trouble O
painting O
a O
thin O
one O
. O

X-rays O
, O
by O
contrast O
, O
travel O
straighter O
and O
can O
be O
focused O
more O
tightly O
than O
light O
. O

X-rays O
have O
problems O
, O
too O
. O

They O
can O
make O
the O
masks O
brittle O
and O
can O
pass O
through O
material O
they O
're O
not O
supposed O
to O
. O

But O
, O
assuming O
those O
problems O
can O
be O
overcome O
, O
they O
should O
allow O
for O
memory O
chips O
that O
could O
approach O
one O
billion O
bits O
of O
information O
-- O
250 O
times O
as O
much O
as O
is O
contained O
in O
the O
four O
- O
megabit O
chips O
that O
are O
just O
reaching O
the O
market O
and O
a O
million O
times O
what O
was O
possible O
in O
the O
mid-1970s O
. O

Maggie B-PERSON
Thatcher I-PERSON
must O
be O
doing O
something O
right O
; O
her O
political O
enemies O
are O
screaming O
louder O
than O
ever O
. O

Mrs. O
Thatcher O
, O
who O
was O
practicing O
the O
read O
- O
my O
- O
lips O
school O
of O
politics O
years O
before O
Mr. O
Bush O
encountered O
it O
, O
has O
made O
clear O
her O
opposition O
to O
refashioning O
Britain B-GPE
's O
free O
- O
market O
policies O
to O
suit O
the O
bureaucrats O
in O
Brussels B-GPE
. O

In O
return O
, O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
is O
excoriated O
from O
Fleet B-FAC
Street I-FAC
to O
Paris B-GPE
as O
an O
obstructionist O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
now O
turns O
out O
that O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
had O
to O
travel O
across O
the O
globe O
to O
the O
49 O
- O
member O
Commonwealth B-GPE
summit O
in O
Kuala B-GPE
Lumpur I-GPE
to O
discomfit O
the O
Holy O
Order O
of O
Consensus O
Builders O
. O

`` O
A O
disastrous O
farce O
in O
Malaysia B-GPE
, O
'' O
screamed O
the B-ORG
Manchester I-ORG
Guardian I-ORG
. O

`` O
She O
can O
no O
longer O
be O
trusted O
to O
behave O
in O
a O
civilised O
-- O
that O
is O
unflaky O
-- O
fashion O
when O
abroad O
. O
'' O

Egad O
. O

Canada B-GPE
's O
Brian B-PERSON
Mulroney I-PERSON
and O
Australia B-GPE
's O
Bob B-PERSON
Hawke I-PERSON
, O
the O
paper O
said O
, O
were O
`` O
enraged O
. O
'' O

The B-ORG
London I-ORG
Times I-ORG
said O
she O
had O
`` O
contravened O
protocol O
. O
'' O

As O
usual O
, O
her O
sin O
was O
saying O
what O
she O
thought O
. O

She O
issued O
a O
separate O
statement O
, O
separating O
herself O
from O
a O
Commonwealth B-GPE
document O
reasserting O
the O
political O
value O
of O
imposing O
sanctions O
against O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
. O

While O
supporting O
the O
Commonwealth B-GPE
`` O
in O
utterly O
condemning O
apartheid O
, O
'' O
her O
statement O
urged O
it O
to O
`` O
encourage O
change O
'' O
rather O
than O
inflict O
further O
punishment O
on O
the O
country O
's O
black O
population O
. O

Actually O
there O
is O
a O
consensus O
somewhere O
on O
sanctions O
: O
In O
May O
a O
Gallup B-WORK_OF_ART
Poll I-WORK_OF_ART
found O
that O
most O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
blacks O
, O
85 O
% O
, O
oppose O
economic O
sanctions O
. O

Still O
, O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
had O
once O
again O
gone O
against O
the O
grain O
. O

Malaysia B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Mahathir O
Mohamad O
sniffed O
, O
`` O
If O
everybody O
else O
puts O
out O
their O
left O
foot O
and O
you O
put O
out O
your O
right O
foot O
, O
you O
are O
out O
of O
step O
. O
'' O

Mrs. O
Thatcher O
: O
`` O
If O
it O
's O
one O
against O
48 O
, O
I O
'm O
very O
sorry O
for O
the O
48 O
. O
'' O

If O
indeed O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
has O
one O
opponent O
that O
could O
throw O
her O
off O
political O
course O
it O
is O
Britain B-GPE
's O
mysteriously O
intractable O
inflation O
problem O
. O

We O
can O
not O
, O
however O
, O
join O
the O
political O
chorus O
that O
as O
one O
proclaims O
how O
offputting O
it O
is O
that O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
refuses O
to O
get O
along O
by O
going O
along O
. O

It O
is O
refreshing O
to O
see O
at O
least O
one O
world O
figure O
who O
knows O
what O
she O
believes O
in O
and O
is O
not O
inclined O
to O
reflexively O
compromise O
those O
beliefs O
. O

Perhaps O
Mrs. O
Thatcher O
understands O
better O
than O
those O
distressed O
at O
her O
style O
that O
ultimately O
history O
and O
Britain B-GPE
's O
voters O
will O
decide O
who O
is O
right O
about O
Europe B-GPE
, O
sanctioning O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
or O
running O
Britain B-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

After O
being O
trampled O
in O
Tuesday O
's O
selling O
stampede O
, O
the O
Nasdaq O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
market O
dusted O
itself O
off O
and O
moved O
on O
in O
moderate O
trading O
. O

But O
while O
the O
Composite O
gained O
1.19 O
, O
to O
462.89 O
, O
many O
issues O
did O
n't O
participate O
in O
the O
advance O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
a O
mixed O
bag O
, O
'' O
said O
Richard B-PERSON
Bruno I-PERSON
, O
who O
heads O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
at O
PaineWebber B-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
played O
catch O
- O
up O
in O
some O
areas O
, O
and O
sold O
off O
in O
some O
others O
. O
'' O

Volume O
totaled O
132.1 O
million O
shares O
, O
which O
is O
about O
average O
for O
the O
year O
. O

Of O
the O
4,348 O
issues O
that O
changed O
hands O
, O
1,074 O
advanced O
and O
866 O
declined O
. O

Big O
financial O
stocks O
carried O
the O
day O
. O

The O
Nasdaq O
Financial O
Index O
rose O
2.09 O
, O
to O
454.86 O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
Nasdaq O
100 O
Index O
of O
the O
big O
non-financial O
stocks O
basically O
stood O
still O
, O
easing O
0.12 O
, O
to O
452.23 O
. O

Despite O
the O
Composite O
's O
advance O
, O
some O
trading O
officials O
are O
guardedly O
optimistic O
that O
the O
market O
is O
on O
the O
road O
to O
recovery O
. O

Lance B-PERSON
Zipper I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
over O
- O
the O
- O
counter O
trading O
at O
Kidder B-ORG
Peabody I-ORG
, O
said O
it O
is O
difficult O
to O
make O
predictions O
based O
on O
yesterday O
's O
trading O
volume O
. O

The O
advance O
felt O
more O
like O
a O
technical O
bounce O
, O
he O
said O
. O

`` O
The O
market O
acted O
better O
, O
but O
it O
was O
n't O
a O
tremendous O
comeback O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Zipper O
observed O
. O

`` O
If O
we O
get O
a O
decent O
rally O
-LCB- O
today O
-RCB- O
, O
maybe O
the O
buyers O
will O
come O
back O
. O
'' O

If O
E.E. O
`` O
Buzzy O
'' O
Geduld O
is O
right O
, O
a O
seatbelt O
may O
come O
in O
handy O
during O
the O
next O
few O
sessions O
. O

The O
president O
of O
Herzog O
, O
Heine O
, O
Mr. O
Geduld O
expects O
the O
market O
to O
be O
`` O
very O
choppy O
'' O
for O
a O
while O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
uncertainty O
out O
there O
, O
and O
it O
will O
cause O
a O
lot O
of O
swings O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Among O
active O
stocks O
, O
MCI B-ORG
Communications I-ORG
rose O
7/8 O
to O
43 O
on O
2.2 O
million O
shares O
, O
Mentor B-ORG
Graphics I-ORG
added O
1/8 O
to O
16 O
3/8 O
on O
turnover O
of O
1.5 O
million O
shares O
. O

Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
dropped O
1 O
1/8 O
to O
46 O
1/2 O
on O
one O
million O
shares O
. O

Almost O
one O
million O
shares O
of O
Sun B-ORG
Microsystems I-ORG
changed O
hands O
, O
but O
the O
issue O
was O
unchanged O
at O
17 O
3/4 O
. O

Biotechnology O
issues O
were O
strong O
. O

Amgen B-ORG
advanced O
1 O
1/2 O
to O
56 O
; O
Chiron B-ORG
jumped O
2 O
to O
29 O
3/4 O
; O
Cetus B-ORG
gained O
1 O
to O
16 O
7/8 O
and O
Biogen B-ORG
rose O
5/8 O
to O
14 O
5/8 O
. O

The O
American B-NORP
depositary O
receipts O
of O
Jaguar B-ORG
jumped O
3/8 O
to O
11 O
5/8 O
on O
turnover O
of O
1.9 O
million O
. O

Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
said O
it O
raised O
its O
stake O
in O
the O
British B-NORP
car O
maker O
to O
12.45 O
% O
of O
the O
ordinary O
shares O
outstanding O
. O

In O
a O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
filing O
, O
Ford B-ORG
said O
it O
holds O
22.8 O
million O
ordinary O
shares O
. O

The O
company O
has O
said O
it O
is O
prepared O
to O
make O
a O
bid O
for O
all O
of O
the O
shares O
outstanding O
of O
Jaguar B-ORG
if O
British B-NORP
government O
restrictions O
to O
such O
a O
transaction O
are O
removed O
. O

Another O
takeover O
target O
, O
LIN B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
, O
rose O
1/2 O
to O
109 O
1/4 O
on O
495,000 O
shares O
. O

Its O
suitor O
, O
McCaw B-ORG
Cellular I-ORG
, O
also O
added O
1/2 O
to O
40 O
1/2 O
on O
395,700 O
shares O
. O

Other O
stocks O
were O
affected O
by O
corporate O
earnings O
. O

Informix B-ORG
, O
which O
recently O
said O
third O
- O
quarter O
net O
income O
rose O
to O
16 O
cents O
a O
share O
from O
a O
penny O
a O
share O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
gained O
1 O
5/8 O
to O
13 O
5/8 O
on O
810,700 O
shares O
. O

The O
1988 O
results O
included O
a O
one O
- O
time O
gain O
. O

Cimflex B-ORG
Teknowledge I-ORG
rose O
13/16 O
, O
or O
39 O
% O
, O
to O
2 O
7/8 O
on O
volume O
of O
494,100 O
shares O
. O

The O
maker O
of O
software O
products O
and O
services O
, O
which O
had O
a O
net O
loss O
in O
the O
1988 O
third O
quarter O
, O
earned O
200,000 O
, O
or O
a O
penny O
a O
share O
, O
in O
this O
year O
's O
quarter O
. O

It O
was O
Nasdaq B-ORG
's O
biggest O
percentage O
gainer O
. O

Star B-ORG
States I-ORG
plunged O
3 O
1/4 O
to O
8 O
3/4 O
on O
207,000 O
shares O
. O

The O
company O
suffered O
a O
$ O
9 O
million O
loss O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
compared O
with O
net O
of O
$ O
2.5 O
million O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Collagen B-ORG
dropped O
2 O
5/8 O
to O
15 O
5/8 O
on O
428,000 O
shares O
. O

In O
its O
fiscal O
- O
first O
quarter O
ended O
Sept. O
30 O
, O
the O
biomedical O
- O
products O
maker O
earned O
10 O
cents O
a O
share O
, O
up O
from O
eight O
cents O
a O
share O
in O
the O
1988 O
quarter O
, O
which O
included O
an O
extraordinary O
credit O
. O

Occupational B-ORG
- I-ORG
Urgent I-ORG
Care I-ORG
Health I-ORG
fell O
1 O
3/4 O
to O
15 O
1/2 O
on O
354,000 O
shares O
. O

The O
company O
's O
third O
- O
quarter O
earnings O
also O
rose O
to O
10 O
cents O
a O
share O
from O
eight O
cents O
a O
share O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

Adolph B-ORG
Coors I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
said O
William B-PERSON
K. I-PERSON
Coors I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
, O
assumed O
the O
additional O
responsibilities O
of O
president O
, O
succeeding O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Coors I-PERSON
. O

Jeffrey B-PERSON
Coors I-PERSON
, O
44 O
years O
old O
, O
had O
been O
president O
since O
1985 O
, O
when O
he O
succeeded O
his O
father O
Joseph B-PERSON
in O
the O
job O
. O

But O
the O
brewer O
said O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Coors I-PERSON
voluntarily O
gave O
up O
the O
position O
to O
focus O
more O
of O
his O
energy O
on O
Coors B-ORG
Technology I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
small O
unit O
of O
Coors B-ORG
he O
has O
run O
for O
several O
years O
. O

A O
Coors B-ORG
spokesman O
said O
the O
company O
does O
n't O
believe O
the O
move O
will O
further O
increase O
William B-PERSON
Coors I-PERSON
's O
influence O
or O
reduce O
the O
influence O
of O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
Coors I-PERSON
, O
Peter B-PERSON
Coors I-PERSON
or O
Joseph B-PERSON
Coors I-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
who O
run O
the O
company O
's O
three O
operating O
units O
. O

`` O
It O
certainly O
was O
n't O
intended O
to O
be O
a O
demotion O
, O
'' O
the O
spokesman O
said O
. O

`` O
Pete B-PERSON
and O
Jeff B-PERSON
and O
Joe B-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
have O
taken O
over O
the O
reins O
and O
are O
doing O
most O
of O
the O
work O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
think O
this O
will O
affect O
that O
. O
'' O

Jeffrey B-PERSON
, O
Peter B-PERSON
and O
Joseph B-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
are O
brothers O
. O

William B-PERSON
Coors I-PERSON
is O
their O
uncle O
. O

Jeffrey B-PERSON
, O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
Joseph B-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
, O
William B-PERSON
and O
Joseph B-PERSON
Sr. I-PERSON
constitute O
the O
company O
's O
board O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
Coors I-PERSON
runs O
the O
Coors O
Brewing O
Co. O
unit O
, O
the O
nation O
's O
fourth O
- O
largest O
brewery O
that O
accounted O
for O
$ O
1.24 O
billion O
of O
Adolph O
Coors O
's O
$ O
1.52 O
billion O
in O
1988 O
sales O
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
Jr. I-PERSON
runs O
Coors B-ORG
Ceramics I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
other O
operating O
unit O
, O
which O
had O
about O
$ O
150 O
million O
in O
1988 O
sales O
. O

Bob B-ORG
Evans I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
its O
board O
authorized O
the O
purchase O
of O
as O
many O
as O
500,000 O
shares O
of O
its O
common O
. O

The O
stock O
, O
to O
be O
purchased O
on O
the O
open O
market O
or O
through O
privately O
negotiated O
transactions O
, O
will O
be O
held O
as O
treasury O
shares O
for O
stock O
options O
or O
other O
general O
corporate O
purposes O
. O

The O
program O
expires O
April O
27 O
. O

The O
restaurant O
operator O
had O
32.2 O
million O
shares O
outstanding O
as O
of O
Sept. O
29 O
. O

Concord B-ORG
Camera I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
completed O
the O
acquisition O
of O
Peter O
Bauser O
G.m.b O
. O
H. O
, O
a O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
photographic O
products O
distributor O
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

Concord B-GPE
is O
a O
camera O
and O
photographic O
products O
company O
. O

Kemper B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
charging O
that O
program O
trading O
is O
ruining O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
cut O
off O
four O
big O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
from O
doing O
any O
of O
its O
stock O
- O
trading O
business O
. O

The O
move O
is O
the O
biggest O
salvo O
yet O
in O
the O
renewed O
outcry O
against O
program O
trading O
, O
with O
Kemper B-ORG
putting O
its O
money O
-- O
the O
millions O
of O
dollars O
in O
commissions O
it O
generates O
each O
year O
-- O
where O
its O
mouth O
is O
. O

The O
Kemper O
Corp. O
unit O
and O
other O
critics O
complain O
that O
program O
trading O
causes O
wild O
swings O
in O
stock O
prices O
, O
such O
as O
on O
Tuesday O
and O
on O
Oct. O
13 O
and O
16 O
, O
and O
has O
increased O
chances O
for O
market O
crashes O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
nine O
months O
, O
several O
firms O
, O
including O
discount O
broker O
Charles B-ORG
Schwab I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Sears B-ORG
, O
Roebuck O
& O
Co. O
's O
Dean B-ORG
Witter I-ORG
Reynolds I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
unit O
, O
have O
attacked O
program O
trading O
as O
a O
major O
market O
evil O
. O

Several O
big O
securities O
firms O
backed O
off O
from O
program O
trading O
a O
few O
months O
after O
the O
1987 O
crash O
. O

But O
most O
of O
them O
, O
led O
by O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
& O
Co. O
, O
moved O
back O
in O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

The O
most O
volatile O
form O
of O
program O
trading O
is O
index O
arbitrage O
-- O
the O
rapid O
- O
fire O
, O
computer O
- O
guided O
buying O
and O
selling O
of O
stocks O
offset O
with O
opposite O
trades O
in O
stock O
- O
index O
futures O
and O
options O
. O

The O
object O
is O
to O
capture O
profits O
from O
fleeting O
price O
discrepancies O
between O
the O
futures O
and O
options O
and O
the O
stocks O
themselves O
. O

Index O
arbitrage O
recently O
has O
accounted O
for O
about O
half O
of O
all O
program O
trading O
on O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

Last O
month O
, O
program O
trading O
accounted O
for O
20.9 O
million O
shares O
a O
day O
, O
or O
a O
record O
13.8 O
% O
of O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
's O
average O
daily O
volume O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
afternoon O
, O
Kemper B-ORG
told O
Bear O
, O
Stearns O
& O
Co. O
, O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
Kidder B-ORG
, O
Peabody O
& O
Co. O
unit O
, O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
and O
Oppenheimer B-ORG
& O
Co. O
that O
it O
will O
no O
longer O
do O
business O
with O
them O
because O
of O
their O
commitment O
to O
index O
arbitrage O
, O
officials O
inside O
and O
outside O
these O
firms O
confirmed O
. O

Kemper B-ORG
officials O
declined O
to O
identify O
the O
firms O
but O
acknowledged O
a O
long O
- O
simmering O
dispute O
with O
four O
securities O
firms O
and O
said O
the O
list O
of O
brokers O
it O
wo O
n't O
do O
business O
with O
may O
be O
lengthened O
in O
the O
months O
ahead O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
been O
opposed O
to O
'' O
index O
arbitrage O
`` O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
'' O
said O
Stephen B-PERSON
B. I-PERSON
Timbers I-PERSON
, O
chief O
investment O
officer O
at O
Kemper B-ORG
, O
which O
manages O
$ O
56 O
billion O
, O
including O
$ O
8 O
billion O
of O
stocks O
. O

`` O
Index O
arbitrage O
does O
n't O
work O
, O
and O
it O
scares O
natural O
buyers O
'' O
of O
stock O
. O

While O
Mr. O
Timbers O
explained O
he O
's O
`` O
not O
totally O
convinced O
index O
arbitrage O
changes O
the O
overall O
level O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
that O
`` O
on O
an O
intraday O
basis O
, O
it O
has O
major O
effects O
. O

We O
've O
talked O
to O
proponents O
of O
index O
arbitrage O
and O
told O
them O
to O
cool O
it O
because O
they O
're O
ruining O
the O
market O
. O

They O
said O
, O
` O
Too O
bad O
, O
' O
so O
we O
finally O
said O
we O
're O
not O
going O
to O
do O
business O
with O
them O
. O
'' O

Kemper B-ORG
also O
blasted O
the B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
for O
ignoring O
the O
interests O
of O
individual O
and O
institutional O
holders O
. O

`` O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
has O
vested O
interests O
'' O
in O
its O
big O
member O
securities O
firms O
`` O
that O
cloud O
its O
objectivity O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Timbers O
said O
. O

`` O
It O
has O
never O
been O
interested O
in O
what O
we O
think O
. O

The B-ORG
Big I-ORG
Board I-ORG
also O
has O
a O
terrible O
communication O
problem O
with O
individual O
investors O
, O
'' O
he O
added O
. O

Small O
investors O
perceive O
that O
`` O
big O
operators O
'' O
dominate O
the O
market O
, O
said O
Thomas B-PERSON
O'Hara I-PERSON
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
National O
Association O
of O
Investors O
and O
head O
of O
the O
exchange O
's O
Individual B-ORG
Investors I-ORG
Advisory I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
set O
up O
after O
the O
1987 O
crash O
. O

`` O
The O
impression O
I O
've O
got O
is O
they O
'd O
love O
to O
do O
away O
with O
it O
-LCB- O
program O
trading O
-RCB- O
, O
but O
they O
-LCB- O
the O
exchange O
-RCB- O
ca O
n't O
do O
it O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
. O

Big O
Board O
Chairman O
John O
J. O
Phelan O
said O
in O
a O
recent O
interview O
that O
he O
has O
no O
inclination O
to O
eliminate O
program O
trading O
. O

He O
said O
the O
market O
's O
volatility O
disturbs O
him O
, O
but O
that O
all O
the O
exchange O
can O
do O
is O
`` O
slow O
down O
the O
process O
'' O
by O
using O
its O
circuit O
breakers O
and O
shock O
absorbers O
. O

Mr. O
Timbers O
countered O
that O
`` O
the O
mere O
fact O
they O
put O
in O
circuit O
breakers O
is O
an O
admission O
of O
their O
problems O
. O
'' O

Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
and O
Kidder B-ORG
Peabody I-ORG
, O
the O
two O
biggest O
program O
trading O
firms O
, O
staunchly O
defend O
their O
strategies O
. O

`` O
We O
continue O
to O
believe O
the O
position O
we O
've O
taken O
is O
reasonable O
, O
'' O
a O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
official O
said O
. O

`` O
We O
would O
stop O
index O
arbitrage O
when O
the O
market O
is O
under O
stress O
, O
and O
we O
have O
recently O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
citing O
Oct. O
13 O
and O
earlier O
this O
week O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Carpenter I-PERSON
, O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
at O
Kidder B-ORG
Peabody I-ORG
, O
said O
in O
a O
recent O
interview O
, O
`` O
We O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
index O
arbitrage O
has O
a O
negative O
impact O
on O
the O
market O
as O
a O
whole O
. O
'' O

According O
to O
Lawrence B-PERSON
Eckenfelder I-PERSON
, O
a O
securities O
industry O
analyst O
at O
Prudential B-ORG
- I-ORG
Bache I-ORG
Securities I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
`` O
Kemper B-ORG
is O
the O
first O
firm O
to O
make O
a O
major O
statement O
with O
program O
trading O
. O
'' O

He O
added O
that O
`` O
having O
just O
one O
firm O
do O
this O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
mean O
a O
hill O
of O
beans O
. O

But O
if O
this O
prompts O
others O
to O
consider O
the O
same O
thing O
, O
then O
it O
may O
become O
much O
more O
important O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Wood I-PERSON
, O
37 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
chief O
financial O
officer O
, O
was O
named O
chairman O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
this O
independent O
power O
producer O
, O
succeeding O
Raymond B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Hixson I-PERSON
, O
63 O
. O

Mr. O
Hixson O
, O
who O
resigned O
effective O
Jan. O
1 O
for O
health O
reasons O
, O
remains O
a O
director O
. O

Companies O
listed O
below O
reported O
quarterly O
profit O
substantially O
different O
from O
the O
average O
of O
analysts O
' O
estimates O
. O

The O
companies O
are O
followed O
by O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
, O
and O
had O
a O
minimum O
five O
- O
cent O
change O
in O
actual O
earnings O
per O
share O
. O

Estimated O
and O
actual O
results O
involving O
losses O
are O
omitted O
. O

The O
percent O
difference O
compares O
actual O
profit O
with O
the O
30 O
- O
day O
estimate O
where O
at O
least O
three O
analysts O
have O
issues O
forecasts O
in O
the O
past O
30 O
days O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
actual O
profit O
is O
compared O
with O
the O
300 O
- O
day O
estimate O
. O

Hughes B-ORG
Aircraft I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
a O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
unit O
, O
said O
the O
Intelsat O
VI O
commercial O
communications O
satellite O
is O
set O
to O
be O
launched O
Friday O
. O

The O
satellite O
, O
built O
by O
Hughes B-ORG
for O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Telecommunications I-ORG
Satellite I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
is O
part O
of O
a O
$ O
700 O
million O
contract O
awarded O
to O
Hughes B-ORG
in O
1982 O
to O
develop O
five O
of O
the O
three O
- O
ton O
satellites O
. O

Dennis B-PERSON
R. I-PERSON
Mangino I-PERSON
, O
a O
general O
manager O
of O
EniChem B-ORG
Americas I-ORG
, O
was O
named O
vice O
president O
of O
research O
and O
development O
, O
a O
new O
post O
at O
this O
steel O
company O
. O

Allied B-ORG
- I-ORG
Signal I-ORG
Aerospace I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
received O
a O
$ O
65 O
million O
contract O
to O
outfit O
Continental B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
' O
393 O
planes O
with O
the O
Bendix O
/ O
King O
Traffic O
Alert O
and O
Collision O
Avoidance O
System O
. O

The O
airborne O
system O
operates O
independent O
of O
ground O
- O
based O
radar O
systems O
, O
informing O
pilots O
of O
nearby O
aircraft O
, O
Allied B-ORG
- I-ORG
Signal I-ORG
said O
. O

The O
system O
also O
provides O
course O
- O
correction O
advisories O
. O

Allied B-ORG
- I-ORG
Signal I-ORG
is O
a O
unit O
of O
Allied B-ORG
- I-ORG
Signal I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
a O
manufacturer O
with O
interests O
in O
aerospace O
, O
automotive O
products O
and O
engineered O
materials O
. O

Continental B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
is O
a O
unit O
of O
Texas B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Houston B-GPE
. O

The O
Navy O
awarded O
Litton B-ORG
Industries I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
's O
Ingalls B-ORG
Shipbuilding I-ORG
division O
$ O
15.5 O
million O
for O
shipyard O
services O
on O
the O
Aegis B-PRODUCT
cruiser O
program O
. O

The O
award O
exercises O
a O
Navy B-ORG
option O
to O
extend O
a O
contract O
given O
in O
1984 O
. O

Italian B-NORP
car O
manufacturer O
Fiat B-ORG
said O
it O
is O
n't O
interested O
in O
partnership O
or O
industrial O
cooperation O
with O
Swedish B-NORP
auto O
and O
aerospace O
group O
Saab B-ORG
- O
Scania O
AB O
, O
which O
faces O
heavy O
losses O
in O
its O
car O
division O
. O

Fiat B-ORG
said O
it O
's O
only O
interested O
in O
technical O
cooperation O
with O
Saab B-ORG
. O

`` O
We O
know O
that O
Saab B-ORG
is O
looking O
for O
a O
partner O
for O
industrial O
and O
financial O
cooperation O
, O
'' O
Fiat B-ORG
said O
. O

`` O
But O
that O
partner O
is O
n't O
Fiat B-ORG
. O
'' O

The O
Italian B-NORP
auto O
maker O
confirmed O
that O
it O
was O
discussing O
technical O
cooperation O
with O
Saab B-ORG
, O
but O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
rumors O
that O
it O
was O
planning O
to O
buy O
Saab B-ORG
's O
car O
division O
. O

Fiat B-ORG
's O
rejection O
of O
partnership O
with O
Saab B-ORG
means O
that O
the O
Swedish B-NORP
company O
, O
which O
announced O
last O
Friday O
that O
its O
pretax O
profit O
for O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
plummeted O
49 O
% O
, O
will O
have O
to O
look O
for O
a O
partner O
among O
other O
car O
manufacturers O
as O
both O
Ford B-ORG
Motor I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Fiat B-ORG
have O
turned O
down O
the O
offer O
. O

News O
reports O
said O
yesterday O
that O
Saab B-ORG
is O
trying O
to O
start O
negotiations O
with O
French B-NORP
automakers O
Peugeot B-ORG
and O
Renault B-ORG
. O

THE B-ORG
BIG I-ORG
BOARD I-ORG
PLANS O
to O
launch O
its O
own O
vehicle O
for O
program O
trading O
today O
amid O
growing O
controversy O
over O
the O
practice O
. O

The O
new O
`` O
baskets O
'' O
of O
stocks O
will O
allow O
big O
investors O
to O
buy O
or O
sell O
all O
500 O
S&P B-ORG
index O
stocks O
in O
a O
single O
trade O
. O

The O
exchange O
argues O
that O
the O
product O
, O
which O
the O
SEC O
temporarily O
approved O
yesterday O
, O
will O
help O
ease O
rather O
than O
worsen O
any O
volatility O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

SEC O
Chairman O
Breeden O
said O
he O
would O
consider O
imposing O
`` O
circuit O
breakers O
'' O
to O
halt O
program O
trading O
during O
sharp O
swings O
in O
the O
market O
. O

Kemper B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Services I-ORG
has O
stopped O
executing O
its O
stock O
trades O
through O
four O
big O
securities O
firms O
because O
of O
their O
involvement O
in O
program O
trading O
, O
which O
Kemper B-ORG
and O
others O
say O
is O
ruining O
the O
market O
. O

The O
main O
capital O
- O
gains O
tax O
plan O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
is O
n't O
winning O
support O
from O
Democrats B-NORP
who O
favor O
a O
reduction O
. O

The O
trend O
is O
making O
proponents O
less O
optimistic O
a O
tax O
cut O
will O
pass O
. O

Bethlehem O
Steel O
's O
profit O
plunged O
54 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
hurt O
by O
higher O
costs O
and O
lower O
shipments O
to O
key O
clients O
. O

Also O
, O
Armco B-ORG
and O
National B-ORG
Intergroup I-ORG
had O
lower O
operating O
profit O
in O
steel O
, O
marking O
what O
may O
be O
the O
end O
of O
a O
two O
- O
year O
industry O
boom O
. O

Columbia B-ORG
S&L I-ORG
posted O
a O
quarterly O
loss O
of O
$ O
226.3 O
million O
as O
the O
Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
thrift O
reeled O
from O
new O
industry O
rules O
and O
turmoil O
in O
junk O
bonds O
. O

Anheuser B-ORG
- I-ORG
Busch I-ORG
plans O
to O
aggressively O
discount O
its O
major O
beer O
brands O
, O
setting O
the O
stage O
for O
a O
price O
war O
as O
the O
beer O
industry O
's O
growth O
slows O
. O

PS B-ORG
New I-ORG
Hampshire I-ORG
received O
a O
sweetened O
bid O
from O
another O
suitor O
, O
United B-PERSON
Illuminating I-PERSON
, O
which O
valued O
its O
new O
proposal O
at O
$ O
2.29 O
billion O
, O
apparently O
topping O
all O
others O
so O
far O
. O

Financial O
markets O
quieted O
, O
with O
stock O
prices O
edging O
lower O
, O
bonds O
inching O
up O
and O
the O
dollar O
almost O
unchanged O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
industrials O
closed O
off O
5.94 O
points O
, O
at O
2653.28 O
. O

Fed O
Chairman O
Greenspan O
said O
the O
central O
bank O
can O
wipe O
out O
inflation O
without O
causing O
a O
recession O
, O
but O
doing O
so O
will O
inflict O
short O
- O
term O
pain O
. O

GM B-ORG
's O
Hughes B-ORG
Electronics I-ORG
unit O
said O
profit O
slid O
22 O
% O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
. O

The O
finance O
unit O
, O
GMAC B-ORG
, O
said O
net O
fell O
3.1 O
% O
, O
but O
EDS B-ORG
's O
profit O
rose O
16 O
% O
. O

Campeau B-ORG
reportedly O
may O
receive O
a O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
offer O
for O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
from O
Tokyu B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Store I-ORG
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Campeau B-ORG
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

UAL B-ORG
's O
pilots O
and O
machinists O
unions O
appear O
to O
hold O
the O
key O
to O
any O
future O
takeover O
bid O
for O
the O
airline O
. O

Provigo B-ORG
plans O
to O
sell O
all O
non-food O
operations O
to O
refocus O
on O
its O
retail O
and O
wholesale O
grocery O
business O
. O

Also O
, O
Chairman O
Pierre O
Lortie O
resigned O
. O

Westinghouse B-ORG
expects O
operating O
margins O
of O
over O
10 O
% O
and O
sharply O
higher O
earnings O
per O
share O
next O
year O
due O
to O
a O
major O
restructuring O
. O

Some O
major O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
partners O
quickly O
rejected O
a O
compromise O
proposal O
by O
Bush B-GPE
to O
liberalize O
trade O
and O
reduce O
farm O
- O
product O
subsidies O
. O

Markets O
-- O

Stocks O
: O
Volume O
155,650,000 O
shares O
. O

Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
industrials O
2653.28 O
, O
off O
5.94 O
; O
transportation O
1199.32 O
, O
off O
11.38 O
; O
utilities O
216.49 O
, O
up O
1.45 O
. O

Bonds O
: O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
index O
3427.39 O
, O
up O

Commodities O
: O
Dow B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
futures O
index O
129.48 O
, O
up O
0.24 O
; O
spot O
index O
130.73 O
, O
off O
0.03 O
. O

Dollar O
: O
141.52 O
yen O
, O
up O
0.07 O
; O
1.8353 O
marks O
, O
off O
0.0002 O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
D. I-PERSON
Sutton I-PERSON
, O
64 O
years O
old O
, O
chairman O
of O
this O
bank O
- O
holding O
company O
, O
was O
named O
acting O
president O
and O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
the O
company O
and O
its O
First B-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
Toms B-GPE
River I-GPE
subsidiary O
. O

Joseph B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON
, O
61 O
, O
was O
dismissed O
from O
those O
posts O
, O
the O
company O
said O
. O

He O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
and O
a O
company O
spokesman O
would O
n't O
comment O
on O
the O
dismissal O
. O

Mr. O
Robertson O
was O
also O
removed O
from O
the O
board O
of O
First B-ORG
National I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
of O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
- O
Salem O
County O
, O
another O
unit O
, O
and O
the O
Toms B-GPE
River I-GPE
bank O
. O

As O
a O
presidential O
candidate O
in O
1980 O
, O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
forthrightly O
expressed O
his O
position O
on O
abortion O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
Rolling B-ORG
Stone I-ORG
magazine O
published O
that O
March O
. O

What O
did O
he O
think O
of O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
's O
decision O
legalizing O
abortion O
? O

`` O
I O
happen O
to O
think O
it O
was O
right O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Bush O
said O
flatly O
. O

A O
few O
months O
later O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
became O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
's O
running O
mate O
. O

Suddenly O
, O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
the O
pro-choice O
advocate O
became O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
the O
anti-abortionist O
. O

And O
the O
vacillation O
did O
n't O
end O
there O
. O

Just O
a O
month O
ago O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
sternly O
threatened O
to O
veto O
a O
pending O
welfare O
bill O
if O
it O
provided O
any O
abortion O
funds O
, O
except O
to O
save O
a O
woman O
's O
life O
. O

Then O
, O
two O
weeks O
ago O
-- O
declaring O
that O
`` O
I O
'm O
not O
looking O
for O
any O
conflict O
over O
this O
'' O
-- O
the O
president O
said O
he O
would O
consider O
a O
compromise O
to O
fund O
abortions O
for O
poor O
women O
in O
cases O
of O
rape O
and O
incest O
. O

But O
only O
four O
days O
after O
that O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
resurrected O
the O
veto O
threat O
. O

`` O
I O
do O
not O
support O
federal O
funding O
for O
abortions O
except O
where O
the O
mother O
's O
life O
is O
threatened O
, O
'' O
he O
proclaimed O
, O
and O
finally O
vetoed O
the O
measure O
last O
weekend O
. O

So O
what O
does O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
really O
believe O
? O

The O
answer O
is O
so O
murky O
that O
it O
is O
beginning O
to O
get O
this O
popular O
president O
in O
trouble O
with O
each O
of O
the O
increasingly O
vocal O
, O
increasingly O
powerful O
sides O
of O
the O
abortion O
issue O
. O

The O
result O
is O
mistrust O
and O
criticism O
from O
all O
around O
. O

Anti-abortion O
forces O
regard O
him O
as O
at O
best O
an O
uncertain O
ally O
. O

`` O
In O
all O
honesty O
if O
you O
ask O
me O
, O
` O
Is O
this O
man O
a O
true O
believer O
? O
' O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Fowler I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the O
Washington B-GPE
- O
based O
Ad O
Hoc O
Committee O
in O
Defense B-ORG
of O
Life O
Inc O
. O

Yet O
abortion O
- O
rights O
forces O
remain O
bitterly O
critical O
. O

Douglas B-PERSON
Gould I-PERSON
, O
vice O
president O
of O
communications O
for O
the O
Planned O
Parenthood O
Federation O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
calls O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
position O
on O
the O
abortion O
- O
funding O
issue O
`` O
extremely O
cruel O
, O
'' O
adding O
: O
`` O
The O
guy O
has O
n't O
done O
one O
thing O
about O
prevention O
. O

He O
's O
totally O
geared O
to O
a O
punitive O
position O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Bush O
is O
plainly O
uncomfortable O
with O
the O
entire O
abortion O
question O
. O

For O
most O
of O
the O
past O
nine O
years O
, O
he O
has O
striven O
to O
convince O
anti-abortion O
activists O
of O
his O
stalwart O
support O
for O
their O
position O
. O

But O
ever O
since O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
's O
Webster B-PERSON
vs. O
Reproductive B-ORG
Health I-ORG
Services I-ORG
decision O
this O
year O
changed O
the O
political O
landscape O
of O
the O
abortion O
issue O
, O
the O
president O
seemingly O
has O
tried O
just O
as O
hard O
to O
avoid O
saying O
anything O
more O
unless O
pressed O
to O
the O
wall O
. O

Many O
Americans O
still O
agonize O
over O
their O
own O
personal O
feelings O
about O
abortion O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
's O
problem O
is O
n't O
so O
much O
that O
he O
seems O
to O
be O
agonizing O
over O
the O
issue O
as O
it O
is O
that O
he O
seems O
to O
vacillate O
on O
it O
. O

The O
political O
risk O
would O
be O
far O
less O
if O
the O
president O
drew O
a O
firm O
line O
and O
hewed O
to O
it O
, O
experts O
insist O
. O

`` O
If O
you O
have O
a O
position O
, O
you O
're O
better O
off O
to O
stick O
with O
it O
than O
to O
move O
around O
very O
much O
, O
'' O
says O
Republican O
strategist O
John B-PERSON
Sears I-PERSON
. O

The O
need O
for O
consistency O
is O
especially O
acute O
for O
Mr. O
Bush O
, O
who O
, O
Mr. O
Sears O
maintains O
, O
lacks O
a O
strong O
ideological O
base O
. O

By O
his O
moderate O
Republican O
heritage O
as O
well O
as O
the O
warnings O
of O
political O
advisers O
who O
say O
the O
issue O
is O
vital O
to O
younger O
voters O
, O
the O
president O
might O
seem O
to O
have O
at O
least O
some O
sympathy O
with O
abortion O
- O
rights O
arguments O
. O

Yet O
he O
is O
also O
firmly O
bound O
by O
his O
hard O
- O
line O
rhetoric O
and O
promises O
he O
made O
to O
anti-abortion O
activists O
during O
his O
long O
pursuit O
of O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

On O
many O
issues O
-- O
flag O
- O
burning O
, O
for O
instance O
-- O
his O
keen O
political O
sensitivities O
overcome O
such O
conflicts O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Bush O
and O
his O
advisers O
miscalculated O
the O
politics O
of O
the O
abortion O
issue O
, O
failing O
to O
grasp O
how O
dramatically O
the O
abortion O
- O
rights O
movement O
would O
be O
aroused O
following O
last O
summer O
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
decision O
to O
restrict O
those O
rights O
in O
the O
Webster B-PERSON
case O
. O

`` O
It O
was O
one O
of O
the O
quickest O
changes O
in O
public O
attitudes O
I O
've O
ever O
seen O
, O
'' O
says O
former O
Reagan B-PERSON
pollster O
Richard B-PERSON
Wirthlin I-PERSON
. O

These O
days O
, O
when O
others O
raise O
the O
subject O
of O
abortion O
, O
the O
usually O
loquacious O
president O
can O
be O
close O
- O
mouthed O
almost O
to O
the O
point O
of O
curtness O
. O

Ten O
days O
ago O
he O
was O
asked O
to O
amplify O
the O
reasons O
behind O
his O
anti-abortion O
stance O
. O

`` O
My O
position O
is O
well O
- O
known O
and O
well O
- O
stated O
, O
'' O
he O
replied O
. O

A O
close O
look O
at O
his O
record O
over O
the O
last O
15 O
years O
suggests O
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
has O
well O
- O
stated O
his O
views O
-- O
on O
all O
sides O
of O
the O
issue O
. O

In O
1974 O
, O
as O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
representative O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
he O
wrote O
an O
introduction O
to O
a O
book O
on O
world O
population O
in O
which O
he O
boasted O
of O
his O
leadership O
during O
his O
term O
in O
Congress B-ORG
in O
expanding O
family O
- O
planning O
services O
for O
the O
poor O
. O

Running O
for O
president O
in O
early O
1980 O
, O
he O
was O
also O
quoted O
as O
supporting O
federal O
funding O
for O
abortions O
in O
cases O
of O
rape O
, O
incest O
and O
to O
save O
the O
life O
of O
the O
mother O
. O

In O
his O
Rolling B-ORG
Stone I-ORG
interview O
in O
1980 O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
volunteered O
his O
abortion O
- O
rights O
remarks O
to O
contrast O
himself O
with O
his O
rival O
, O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
. O

In O
addition O
to O
supporting O
the O
landmark O
Roe B-LAW
vs. O
Wade O
Supreme O
Court O
decision O
legalizing O
abortion O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
said O
he O
opposed O
the O
constitutional O
ban O
on O
abortion O
that O
Mr. O
Reagan O
was O
promising O
to O
promote O
. O

As O
Mr. O
Reagan O
's O
running O
mate O
, O
though O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
plunged O
headlong O
into O
the O
anti-abortion O
position O
, O
endorsing O
a O
constitutional O
amendment O
outlawing O
abortion O
. O

He O
acknowledged O
only O
one O
difference O
with O
Mr. O
Reagan O
-- O
that O
the O
amendment O
ought O
to O
have O
exceptions O
for O
rape O
and O
incest O
as O
well O
as O
to O
save O
a O
woman O
's O
life O
. O

Throughout O
the O
early O
1980s O
, O
Mr. O
Bush O
was O
quoted O
sometimes O
supporting O
federal O
funding O
for O
abortion O
in O
cases O
of O
rape O
and O
incest O
and O
sometimes O
opposing O
it O
. O

In O
April O
1986 O
, O
then O
- O
Vice O
President O
Bush O
had O
his O
staff O
write O
a O
letter O
spelling O
out O
that O
he O
would O
support O
a O
constitutional O
amendment O
banning O
abortions O
except O
in O
cases O
of O
rape O
, O
incest O
and O
life O
endangerment O
, O
but O
that O
he O
opposed O
federal O
funding O
in O
all O
but O
the O
latter O
case O
. O

At O
the O
GOP B-NORP
convention O
last O
year O
, O
he O
again O
came O
out O
for O
an O
amendment O
with O
exceptions O
for O
rape O
, O
incest O
and O
life O
endangerment O
. O

His O
rhetoric O
gathered O
momentum O
as O
he O
rolled O
into O
office O
, O
affirming O
his O
`` O
firm O
support O
of O
our O
cause O
'' O
during O
an O
anti-abortion O
rally O
three O
days O
after O
his O
inauguration O
last O
January O
. O

He O
again O
urged O
passage O
of O
a O
constitutional O
amendment O
outlawing O
abortion O
. O

But O
when O
the O
high O
court O
ruled O
in O
the O
Webster B-PERSON
case O
in O
July O
, O
the O
president O
began O
to O
lower O
the O
volume O
. O

When O
the O
ruling O
was O
handed O
down O
, O
the O
vacationing O
president O
dispatched O
Chief O
of O
Staff O
John O
Sununu O
to O
issue O
a O
statement O
and O
refused O
to O
answer O
questions O
himself O
. O

He O
did O
later O
threaten O
vetoes O
over O
legislation O
restoring O
the O
District B-GPE
of O
Columbia B-GPE
's O
right O
to O
use O
its O
own O
tax O
money O
to O
fund O
abortions O
for O
poor O
women O
and O
over O
restoring O
funding O
to O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Population I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
. O

But O
in O
the O
months O
since O
then O
, O
while O
trying O
to O
drum O
up O
support O
for O
other O
issues O
-- O
such O
as O
an O
anti-flag O
- O
burning O
constitutional O
amendment O
-- O
he O
has O
shied O
away O
from O
talking O
about O
abortion O
. O

What O
few O
comments O
he O
has O
initiated O
have O
been O
oblique O
, O
such O
as O
urging O
`` O
greater O
efforts O
toward O
the O
protection O
of O
human O
life O
'' O
at O
a O
meeting O
of O
Catholic O
lawyers O
in O
Boston B-GPE
last O
month O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
has O
likewise O
avoided O
any O
involvement O
in O
Florida B-GPE
's O
recent O
special O
legislative O
session O
on O
abortion O
, O
which O
anti-abortion O
forces O
had O
regarded O
as O
a O
key O
test O
of O
their O
ability O
to O
get O
state O
lawmakers O
to O
toughen O
abortion O
restrictions O
. O

The O
session O
failed O
to O
enact O
any O
new O
curbs O
. O

Now O
, O
some O
see O
Mr. O
Bush O
trapped O
in O
a O
position O
he O
is O
neither O
comfortable O
with O
nor O
able O
to O
escape O
. O

Ken B-PERSON
Ruberg I-PERSON
, O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Mainstream I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
a O
group O
of O
party O
moderates O
, O
observes O
: O
`` O
The O
administration O
finds O
itself O
in O
an O
ideological O
cul O
de O
sac O
that O
it O
will O
find O
it O
difficult O
-- O
if O
not O
impossible O
-- O
to O
get O
itself O
out O
of O
. O

Beghin B-ORG
- I-ORG
Say I-ORG
S.A. I-ORG
said O
that O
it O
plans O
to O
sell O
its O
remaining O
paper O
operations O
by O
the O
end O
of O
January O
as O
part O
of O
a O
drive O
to O
refocus O
on O
the O
food O
sector O
and O
lower O
its O
debt O
. O

The O
French B-NORP
unit O
of O
Ferruzzi B-ORG
Agricola I-ORG
Finanziaria I-ORG
also O
disclosed O
a O
40 O
% O
rise O
in O
its O
consolidated O
net O
profit O
for O
the O
first O
half O
of O
1989 O
, O
excluding O
nonrecurring O
items O
and O
after O
payments O
to O
minority O
interests O
. O

Beghin B-ORG
- I-ORG
Say I-ORG
said O
the O
sale O
will O
be O
done O
in O
two O
parts O
and O
will O
raise O
a O
total O
of O
2.025 O
billion O
francs O
-LRB- O
$ O
325 O
million O
-RRB- O
. O

This O
will O
include O
the O
sale O
of O
its O
interest O
in O
the O
joint O
venture O
Beghin B-ORG
Corbehem I-ORG
to O
Feldemuehle B-ORG
AG I-ORG
. O

The O
West B-NORP
German I-NORP
paper O
company O
entered O
the O
venture O
in O
April O
1988 O
by O
acquiring O
a O
50 O
% O
stake O
, O
also O
from O
Beghin B-ORG
- I-ORG
Say I-ORG
. O

The O
other O
part O
of O
the O
transaction O
will O
see O
Beghin B-ORG
- I-ORG
Say I-ORG
sell O
its O
50 O
% O
stake O
in O
its O
Kaysersberg B-GPE
paper O
affiliate O
to O
an O
unspecified O
unit O
of O
the O
petrochemical O
group O
Montedison O
S.p O
. O
A. O
, O
which O
is O
also O
controlled O
by O
Ferruzzi B-ORG
. O

And O
in O
a O
separate O
transaction O
, O
Beghin B-ORG
- I-ORG
Say I-ORG
will O
sell O
its O
remaining O
25 O
% O
interest O
in O
A.T.B. B-ORG
, O
a O
holding O
company O
for O
international O
trading O
assets O
, O
to O
an O
unspecified O
unit O
of O
Ferruzzi B-ORG
for O
258 O
million O
francs O
. O

Federal O
health O
officials O
are O
expected O
today O
to O
approve O
a O
program O
granting O
long O
- O
deferred O
access O
to O
the O
drug O
AZT O
for O
children O
with O
acquired O
immune O
deficiency O
syndrome O
. O

Announcement O
of O
the O
approval O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
made O
by O
Louis B-PERSON
Sullivan I-PERSON
, O
secretary O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
. O

The O
clearance O
by O
the O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
comes O
after O
two O
years O
of O
restricted O
access O
for O
the O
youngest O
victims O
of O
AIDS O
to O
the O
only O
antiviral O
drug O
yet O
cleared O
to O
treat O
the O
fatal O
disease O
. O

The O
drug O
will O
be O
given O
treatment O
investigational O
new O
drug O
status O
, O
a O
label O
accorded O
to O
drugs O
believed O
effective O
but O
lacking O
formal O
approval O
. O

The O
move O
will O
make O
the O
drug O
available O
free O
of O
charge O
for O
a O
time O
to O
children O
with O
the O
disease O
and O
symptoms O
of O
advanced O
infection O
. O

Adults O
with O
AIDS O
have O
had O
access O
to O
AZT O
since O
FDA B-ORG
approved O
the O
drug O
's O
usage O
for O
adults O
in O
March O
1987 O
. O

But O
despite O
more O
than O
two O
years O
of O
research O
showing O
AZT O
can O
relieve O
dementia O
and O
other O
symptoms O
in O
children O
, O
the O
drug O
still O
lacks O
federal O
approval O
for O
use O
in O
the O
youngest O
patients O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
many O
youngsters O
have O
been O
unable O
to O
obtain O
the O
drug O
and O
, O
for O
the O
few O
exceptions O
, O
insurance O
carriers O
wo O
n't O
cover O
its O
cost O
of O
$ O
6,400 O
a O
year O
. O

So O
far O
, O
AIDS O
has O
stricken O
1,859 O
children O
under O
age O
13 O
, O
with O
many O
times O
that O
number O
believed O
to O
carry O
the O
infection O
without O
symptoms O
. O

To O
date O
, O
1,013 O
of O
those O
children O
have O
died O
, O
according O
to O
the O
federal O
Centers O
for O
Disease O
Control O
. O

Mothers O
of O
young O
AIDS O
patients O
expressed O
somber O
satisfaction O
. O

`` O
Thank O
goodness O
it O
's O
happening O
. O

It O
should O
have O
happened O
sooner O
, O
'' O
said O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
Glaser I-PERSON
, O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
mother O
and O
activist O
who O
contracted O
the O
AIDS O
virus O
through O
a O
blood O
transfusion O
, O
and O
transmitted O
it O
to O
two O
of O
her O
children O
. O

One O
of O
them O
, O
a O
daughter O
Ariel B-PERSON
, O
died O
a O
year O
ago O
at O
age O
seven O
after O
her O
parents O
unsuccessfully O
pleaded O
for O
the O
drug O
. O

`` O
I O
could O
get O
AZT O
, O
'' O
says O
Mrs. O
Glaser O
, O
who O
bears O
her O
infection O
without O
any O
symptoms O
. O

`` O
But O
my O
daughter O
could O
n't O
, O
until O
she O
was O
too O
ill O
to O
take O
it O
. O

To O
watch O
your O
child O
die O
is O
an O
inhuman O
experience O
. O
'' O

Her O
son O
, O
healthy O
and O
symptom O
- O
free O
, O
currently O
takes O
no O
medication O
. O

The O
delay O
in O
getting O
AZT O
to O
children O
has O
been O
blamed O
on O
a O
combination O
of O
factors O
. O

Traditionally O
, O
the O
medical O
establishment O
has O
waited O
two O
years O
to O
approve O
adult O
treatments O
for O
pediatric O
uses O
, O
because O
of O
a O
combination O
of O
conservative O
safety O
standards O
and O
red O
tape O
. O

Secondly O
, O
critics O
have O
charged O
AZT O
's O
maker O
Burroughs B-ORG
Wellcome I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
with O
corporate O
inertia O
because O
children O
account O
for O
just O
1 O
% O
of O
the O
patient O
population O
and O
hence O
a O
small O
part O
of O
the O
large O
and O
lucrative O
market O
. O

Wellcome B-ORG
has O
replied O
that O
it O
is O
moving O
ahead O
to O
compile O
the O
relevant O
data O
, O
and O
recently O
promised O
to O
develop O
a O
pediatric O
syrup O
form O
easier O
for O
youngsters O
to O
take O
. O

Still O
, O
all O
this O
comes O
nearly O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O
after O
Philip B-PERSON
Pizzo I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
offered O
evidence O
that O
AZT O
could O
reverse O
the O
ravages O
of O
AIDS O
dementia O
, O
sometimes O
prompting O
dramatic O
recovery O
of O
IQ O
levels O
and O
reappearance O
of O
lost O
motor O
skills O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
roughly O
50 O
pediatric O
patients O
have O
received O
the O
drug O
in O
his O
program O
. O

To O
some O
mothers O
, O
the O
expected O
FDA B-ORG
action O
is O
a O
poignant O
reminder O
of O
what O
might O
have O
been O
. O

`` O
My O
first O
reaction O
is O
I O
do O
n't O
understand O
why O
it O
's O
taken O
so O
long O
. O

Why O
has O
it O
taken O
people O
so O
long O
for O
people O
to O
understand O
pediatric O
AIDS O
is O
a O
major O
problem O
? O
'' O
asked O
Helen B-PERSON
Kushnick I-PERSON
, O
whose O
son O
Samuel B-PERSON
died O
six O
years O
ago O
at O
age O
three O
, O
victim O
of O
a O
tainted O
transfusion O
. O

Similar O
sentiments O
were O
voiced O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
. O

`` O
While O
I O
'm O
pleased O
the O
FDA O
is O
finally O
releasing O
AZT O
for O
children O
, O
it O
's O
taken O
much O
too O
long O
to O
get O
to O
this O
point O
, O
'' O
said O
Rep. O
Ted O
Weiss O
. O

`` O
Why O
did O
it O
take O
Burroughs B-ORG
Wellcome I-ORG
so O
long O
to O
apply O
'' O
for O
treatment O
investigational O
new O
drug O
status O
? O
the O
New O
York O
Democrat O
asked O
. O

`` O
Let O
's O
not O
forget O
this O
is O
the O
same O
company O
that O
has O
been O
profiteering O
with O
this O
drug O
for O
2 O
1/2 O
years O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Weiss O
added O
. O

Mrs. O
Glaser O
, O
who O
is O
a O
co-founder O
of O
the B-ORG
Pediatric I-ORG
AIDS I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
based O
in O
Santa B-GPE
Monica I-GPE
, O
Calif. B-GPE
, O
condemned O
neither O
bureaucratic O
nor O
corporate O
foot O
- O
dragging O
. O

`` O
There O
's O
no O
finger O
to O
be O
pointed O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
. O

`` O
The O
crucial O
thing O
is O
that O
we O
learn O
our O
lesson O
well O
, O
and O
to O
make O
sure O
other O
experimental O
drugs O
, O
like O
Bristol B-GPE
- O
Myers O
Co. O
's O
DDI O
, O
do O
n't O
follow O
the O
same O
frustrating O
course O
as O
AZT O
. O
'' O

AIDS O
dementia O
-- O
which O
gradually O
steals O
children O
's O
ability O
to O
speak O
, O
walk O
and O
think O
-- O
is O
often O
the O
most O
striking O
aspect O
of O
the O
pediatric O
syndrome O
. O

For O
some O
patients O
, O
AZT O
has O
restored O
the O
ability O
to O
ride O
a O
bicycle O
or O
solve O
puzzles O
, O
giving O
back O
a O
piece O
of O
their O
childhood O
if O
only O
temporarily O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
impossible O
to O
overstate O
how O
much O
this O
means O
to O
the O
families O
of O
these O
patients O
, O
'' O
said O
Samuel B-PERSON
Broder I-PERSON
, O
director O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Cancer I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
and O
a O
main O
developer O
of O
AZT O
. O

THE O
AMERICAN O
CANCER O
SOCIETY O
'S O
1988 O
costs O
of O
fund O
raising O
and O
administration O
were O
$ O
72.4 O
million O
, O
or O
23.2 O
% O
of O
its O
revenue O
. O

A O
chart O
in O
last O
Friday O
's O
special O
report O
on O
personal O
finance O
contained O
an O
incorrect O
figure O
supplied O
by O
NonProfit B-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
a O
monthly O
newspaper O
covering O
charities O
. O

The O
average O
interest O
rate O
rose O
to O
8.337 O
% O
at O
Citicorp B-ORG
's O
$ O
50 O
million O
weekly O
auction O
of O
91 O
- O
day O
commercial O
paper O
, O
or O
corporate O
IOUs O
, O
from O
8.292 O
% O
at O
last O
week O
's O
sale O
. O

Bids O
totaling O
$ O
475 O
million O
were O
submitted O
. O

Accepted O
bids O
ranged O
from O
8.328 O
% O
to O
8.347 O
% O
. O

However O
, O
Citicorp B-ORG
said O
that O
the O
average O
rate O
fell O
to O
7.962 O
% O
at O
its O
$ O
50 O
million O
auction O
of O
182 O
- O
day O
commercial O
paper O
from O
7.986 O
% O
at O
last O
week O
's O
sale O
. O

Bids O
totaling O
$ O
425 O
million O
were O
submitted O
. O

Accepted O
bids O
were O
all O
at O
7.962 O
% O
. O

The O
bank O
holding O
company O
will O
auction O
another O
$ O
50 O
million O
in O
each O
maturity O
next O
Tuesday O
. O

Sun B-ORG
Microsystems I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
Prime B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
has O
agreed O
to O
resell O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
200 O
million O
worth O
of O
Sun B-GPE
's O
machines O
over O
the O
next O
two O
years O
. O

The O
computers O
use O
the O
company O
's O
own O
microprocessor O
called O
Sparc B-PRODUCT
, O
Sun B-GPE
said O
. O

A O
major O
Tokyo B-GPE
newspaper O
reported O
that O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
department O
store O
concern O
is O
planning O
to O
offer O
about O
$ O
1.3 O
billion O
to O
buy O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
. O

Campeau B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
the O
chain O
's O
owner O
, O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
report O
. O

A O
spokeswoman O
said O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
Campeau B-ORG
has O
received O
`` O
expressions O
of O
interest O
'' O
in O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
, O
but O
she O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
whether O
any O
actual O
bids O
had O
been O
made O
. O

Nihon B-ORG
Keizai I-ORG
Shimbun I-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
leading O
economic O
newspaper O
, O
reported O
Wednesday O
that O
Tokyu B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Store I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
is O
planning O
to O
team O
up O
with O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Western B-NORP
European B-NORP
financing O
to O
buy O
the O
New O
York O
- O
based O
retail O
chain O
, O
which O
Campeau B-ORG
has O
put O
up O
for O
sale O
. O

The O
service O
did O
n't O
identify O
its O
Tokyu B-ORG
sources O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
the O
first O
of O
many O
rumors O
we O
expect O
to O
hear O
during O
the O
sale O
's O
process O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
spokesman O
. O

`` O
We O
wo O
n't O
comment O
on O
them O
. O
'' O

Tokyu B-ORG
executives O
were O
n't O
available O
for O
comment O
early O
Thursday O
morning O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

Campeau B-ORG
's O
chairman O
, O
Robert B-PERSON
Campeau I-PERSON
, O
said O
at O
its O
annual O
meeting O
in O
July O
that O
he O
valued O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
at O
$ O
2 O
billion O
. O

Among O
previously O
disclosed O
possible O
bidders O
is O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
Chairman O
Marvin O
Traub O
, O
who O
has O
aligned O
himself O
with O
Drexel B-ORG
Burnham I-ORG
Lambert I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Blackstone B-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

Investment O
bankers O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
confirmed O
that O
Tokyu B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Store I-ORG
is O
one O
of O
several O
Japanese B-NORP
companies O
that O
has O
been O
approached O
by O
representatives O
of O
a O
management O
committee O
headed O
by O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Traub O
. O

But O
they O
said O
detailed O
financial O
figures O
have O
n't O
been O
passed O
yet O
to O
any O
prospective O
buyers O
. O

`` O
Nobody O
is O
going O
to O
make O
a O
real O
bid O
before O
the O
middle O
of O
November O
, O
'' O
said O
one O
investment O
banker O
familiar O
with O
the O
discussions O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

`` O
Tokyu B-ORG
is O
one O
of O
the O
potential O
buyers O
who O
might O
raise O
its O
hand O
. O

But O
it O
's O
in O
very O
early O
stages O
still O
. O
'' O

Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
is O
a O
17 O
- O
store O
chain O
acquired O
last O
year O
by O
Campeau B-ORG
in O
its O
$ O
6.6 O
billion O
acquisition O
of O
Federated B-ORG
. O

Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
does O
an O
estimated O
$ O
1.2 O
billion O
in O
annual O
sales O
. O

The O
sale O
of O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
is O
a O
condition O
of O
efforts O
by O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
Olympia O
& O
York O
Developments O
Ltd. O
to O
arrange O
$ O
800 O
million O
in O
bridge O
financing O
for O
Campeau B-ORG
, O
which O
disclosed O
last O
month O
that O
its O
retailing O
units O
, O
Federated B-ORG
Department I-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
Allied B-ORG
Stores I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
were O
strapped O
for O
cash O
. O

O&Y B-ORG
, O
owned O
by O
Toronto B-GPE
's O
Reichmann B-PERSON
family O
, O
is O
also O
supervising O
major O
restructuring O
and O
refinancing O
of O
Campeau B-ORG
, O
a O
Toronto B-GPE
- O
based O
real O
estate O
and O
retailing O
company O
. O

One O
executive O
familiar O
with O
the O
Bloomingdale O
's O
situation O
said O
, O
`` O
No O
book O
has O
been O
issued O
regarding O
Bloomingdale B-ORG
's O
, O
there O
are O
no O
projections O
, O
so O
I O
doubt O
very O
much O
whether O
any O
bid O
has O
been O
made O
. O
'' O

Separately O
, O
a O
Campeau B-ORG
shareholder O
filed O
suit O
, O
charging O
Campeau B-ORG
, O
Chairman O
Robert O
Campeau O
and O
other O
officers O
with O
violating O
securities O
law O
. O

The O
suit O
, O
filed O
in O
U.S. O
District O
Court O
in O
Manhattan B-GPE
, O
seeks O
class O
- O
action O
status O
. O

The O
suit O
accuses O
the O
retailer O
and O
several O
of O
its O
officers O
of O
making O
false O
and O
misleading O
statements O
about O
the O
company O
's O
business O
affairs O
. O

The O
suit O
says O
the O
company O
failed O
to O
disclose O
material O
adverse O
information O
about O
its O
financial O
condition O
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
company O
said O
Campeau B-ORG
has O
n't O
seen O
the O
suit O
and O
declined O
to O
comment O
. O

Christopher O
Cox O
's O
Oct. O
13 O
editorial O
- O
page O
article O
`` O
Toward B-WORK_OF_ART
More I-WORK_OF_ART
Crippling I-WORK_OF_ART
Lawsuits I-WORK_OF_ART
... O
'' O
misses O
the O
point O
. O

The O
1989 O
Americans O
With O
Disabilities O
Act O
is O
about O
eliminating O
discriminatory O
barriers O
. O

When O
we O
look O
closely O
at O
our O
own O
history O
, O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
our O
constitutionally O
mandated O
civil O
rights O
have O
evolved O
not O
through O
the O
goodness O
of O
people O
's O
hearts O
but O
through O
legislation O
and O
constitutional O
amendments O
. O

This O
is O
how O
American B-NORP
women O
won O
the O
right O
to O
vote O
. O

And O
it O
is O
how O
African B-NORP
- I-NORP
Americans I-NORP
and O
other O
minority O
groups O
were O
guaranteed O
their O
equal O
rights O
as O
citizens O
in O
this O
nation O
. O

For O
the O
more O
than O
43 O
million O
Americans O
with O
disabilities O
, O
the O
1989 O
Americans O
With O
Disabilities O
Act O
provides O
the O
missing O
piece O
. O

Disabled O
Americans O
have O
had O
their O
civil O
rights O
guaranteed O
in O
all O
federally O
funded O
programs O
since O
Section B-LAW
504 I-LAW
was O
passed O
as O
a O
part O
of O
the O
1973 O
Rehabilitation B-LAW
Act I-LAW
. O

The O
1989 O
act O
simply O
extends O
these O
guarantees O
to O
the O
private O
sector O
. O

Those O
who O
fear O
a O
plethora O
of O
suits O
paralyzing O
our O
legal O
system O
need O
only O
look O
at O
the O
record O
on O
the B-LAW
Rehabilitation I-LAW
Act I-LAW
. O

Without O
legal O
recourse O
, O
there O
are O
no O
guarantees O
of O
civil O
rights O
for O
anyone O
. O

John O
R. O
Garrison O
President O
National O
Easter O
Seal O
Society O

Jacobs O
Engineering O
Group O
Inc. O
's O
Jacobs B-ORG
International I-ORG
unit O
was O
selected O
to O
design O
and O
build O
a O
microcomputer O
- O
systems O
manufacturing O
plant O
in O
County B-GPE
Kildare I-GPE
, O
Ireland B-GPE
, O
for O
Intel B-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Jacobs B-ORG
is O
an O
international O
engineering O
and O
construction O
concern O
. O

Total O
capital O
investment O
at O
the O
site O
could O
be O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
400 O
million O
, O
according O
to O
Intel B-ORG
. O

The O
150,000 O
- O
square O
- O
foot O
plant O
will O
be O
constructed O
on O
a O
55 O
- O
acre O
site O
near O
Dublin B-GPE
. O

Jacobs B-ORG
Engineering I-ORG
officials O
could O
n't O
be O
reached O
for O
comment O
. O

Law O
firms O
that O
have O
feasted O
and O
grown O
on O
the O
revenue O
from O
mergers O
and O
acquisitions O
work O
are O
feeling O
the O
squeeze O
as O
that O
work O
declines O
. O

The O
disarray O
in O
the O
junk O
- O
bond O
market O
that O
began O
last O
month O
with O
a O
credit O
crunch O
at O
Campeau B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
the O
failure O
of O
banks O
to O
deliver O
financing O
for O
a O
leveraged O
buy O
- O
out O
of O
United B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
parent O
UAL B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
has O
reverberated O
through O
some O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
largest O
law O
firms O
. O

While O
it O
is O
still O
too O
early O
to O
tell O
whether O
the O
dearth O
of O
takeover O
activity O
is O
only O
temporary O
, O
many O
lawyers O
say O
their O
firms O
are O
bracing O
for O
lower O
revenue O
from O
merger O
work O
, O
which O
has O
been O
so O
lucrative O
in O
the O
past O
. O

Much O
of O
this O
work O
was O
done O
for O
higher O
fees O
than O
other O
legal O
work O
and O
was O
not O
generally O
billed O
by O
the O
hour O
. O

If O
deals O
take O
longer O
to O
complete O
and O
there O
are O
fewer O
of O
them O
to O
do O
, O
`` O
you O
ca O
n't O
bill O
the O
same O
kind O
of O
premium O
as O
when O
deals O
took O
a O
few O
weeks O
from O
start O
to O
finish O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
lawyer O
at O
a O
large O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
firm O
. O

`` O
We O
're O
planning O
on O
a O
rip O
- O
roaring O
year O
in O
1989 O
, O
but O
next O
year O
we O
'll O
be O
another O
story O
, O
'' O
said O
Robert B-PERSON
Freedman I-PERSON
, O
a O
partner O
at O
Simpson O
Thacher O
& O
Bartlett B-PERSON
. O

`` O
We O
're O
settling O
down O
to O
a O
less O
active O
period O
. O
'' O

Lawyers O
at O
such O
firms O
as O
Sullivan B-GPE
& O
Cromwell O
; O
Willkie B-ORG
Farr I-ORG
& O
Gallagher O
; O
Wachtell B-ORG
, O
Lipton B-ORG
, O
Rosen O
& O
Katz O
; O
and O
Fried O
, O
Frank B-PERSON
, O
Harris B-PERSON
, O
Shriver O
& O
Jacobson O
all O
say O
they O
, O
too O
, O
have O
experienced O
a O
significant O
slowdown O
, O
particularly O
during O
the O
past O
few O
weeks O
. O

`` O
Everyone O
is O
waiting O
to O
see O
if O
deals O
can O
be O
done O
at O
sensible O
prices O
and O
if O
money O
is O
available O
, O
'' O
said O
Jack B-PERSON
Nusbaum I-PERSON
, O
co-chairman O
of O
Willkie B-ORG
Farr I-ORG
. O

`` O
It O
's O
hard O
to O
know O
right O
now O
if O
the O
change O
is O
fundamental O
or O
cyclical O
. O
'' O

Some O
lawyers O
say O
the O
slump O
, O
while O
more O
obvious O
in O
recent O
weeks O
, O
began O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

Dennis B-PERSON
Block I-PERSON
, O
a O
partner O
at O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
firm O
of O
Weil O
, O
Gotshal O
& O
Manges O
, O
said O
that O
in O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
of O
this O
year O
, O
89 O
hostile O
offers O
were O
launched O
, O
compared O
with O
157 O
for O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
of O

What O
's O
more O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
transactions O
are O
taking O
a O
much O
longer O
time O
to O
conclude O
and O
many O
fall O
apart O
for O
lack O
of O
financing O
'' O
and O
more O
stringent O
scrutiny O
by O
state O
courts O
. O

Lawyers O
also O
say O
an O
erratic O
stock O
market O
and O
uncertain O
financing O
conditions O
have O
sharply O
reduced O
the O
number O
of O
lucrative O
big O
deals O
likely O
to O
be O
proposed O
. O

Still O
, O
some O
lawyers O
say O
the O
mergers O
slowdown O
has O
n't O
affected O
foreign O
buyers O
as O
much O
as O
domestic O
ones O
. O

`` O
We O
just O
took O
another O
floor O
for O
our O
London B-GPE
offices O
, O
'' O
said O
Joseph B-PERSON
Flom I-PERSON
of O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
firm O
of O
Skadden O
, O
Arps O
, O
Slate O
, O
Meagher O
& O
Flom O
. O

Davis O
Polk O
& O
Wardwell O
also O
said O
its O
international O
clients O
are O
keeping O
mergers O
and O
acquisitions O
partners O
busy O
. O

`` O
European B-NORP
companies O
are O
looking O
to O
buy O
American B-NORP
ones O
, O
'' O
said O
Henry B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
, O
the O
managing O
partner O
at O
that O
firm O
. O

`` O
But O
the O
question O
is O
whether O
things O
people O
are O
looking O
at O
will O
actually O
surface O
in O
live O
transactions O
in O
light O
of O
the O
current O
market O
conditions O
. O
'' O

MURDER O
THREAT O
charged O
in O
Haas O
Securities O
Corp O
. O
stock O
- O
manipulation O
trial O
. O

In O
the O
trial O
of O
former O
Haas O
Securities O
Chairman O
Eugene O
Laff O
, O
the O
defense O
accused O
one O
of O
the O
government O
's O
chief O
witnesses O
of O
threatening O
to O
kill O
Mr. O
Laff O
. O

Mr. O
Laff O
's O
attorney O
, O
John B-PERSON
Lang I-PERSON
, O
filed O
a O
memorandum O
asking O
that O
the O
trial O
record O
include O
a O
secretly O
taped O
conversation O
in O
which O
the O
witness O
, O
Henry B-PERSON
Lorin I-PERSON
, O
told O
a O
Haas B-ORG
stockbroker O
that O
Mr. O
Laff O
should O
be O
killed O
. O

The O
conversation O
was O
taped O
by O
federal O
investigators O
in O
what O
Mr. O
Lang O
said O
was O
an O
effort O
to O
get O
Mr. O
Lorin O
to O
implicate O
Mr. O
Laff O
. O

In O
his O
opening O
arguments O
last O
week O
in O
federal O
court O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Lang O
told O
the O
jury O
that O
Mr. O
Lorin O
was O
the O
`` O
real O
master O
criminal O
'' O
behind O
the O
stock O
manipulation O
, O
and O
that O
Mr. O
Laff O
knew O
nothing O
about O
it O
. O

In O
March O
, O
Mr. O
Laff O
was O
indicted O
on O
15 O
counts O
of O
conspiracy O
, O
mail O
and O
securities O
fraud O
, O
and O
obstructing O
an O
investigation O
by O
the O
Securities O
and O
Exchange O
Commission O
. O

The O
government O
has O
charged O
that O
Mr. O
Lorin O
and O
Mr. O
Laff O
were O
part O
of O
a O
conspiracy O
to O
maintain O
the O
prices O
of O
certain O
stocks O
at O
artificially O
high O
prices O
. O

Mr. O
Lorin O
, O
a O
stock O
promoter O
, O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
the O
stock O
- O
manipulation O
charges O
in O
April O
and O
agreed O
to O
cooperate O
with O
the O
government O
's O
investigation O
of O
Mr. O
Laff O
. O

During O
his O
cross O
examination O
of O
Mr. O
Lorin O
, O
Mr. O
Lang O
read O
from O
the O
transcripts O
of O
a O
conversation O
that O
was O
taped O
Oct. O
20 O
, O
1988 O
. O

Stanley B-PERSON
Aslanian I-PERSON
, O
the O
Haas O
broker O
who O
agreed O
to O
carry O
a O
hidden O
microphone O
during O
the O
conversation O
, O
also O
has O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
conspiracy O
to O
commit O
securities O
violations O
in O
the O
stock O
manipulation O
and O
agreed O
to O
cooperate O
. O

According O
to O
the O
transcript O
, O
Mr. O
Lorin O
said O
Mr. O
Laff O
should O
be O
killed O
after O
Mr. O
Aslanian O
told O
him O
that O
information O
given O
to O
Mr. O
Laff O
by O
another O
conspirator O
could O
jeopardize O
the O
stock O
scheme O
. O

Mr. O
Lorin O
then O
repeated O
the O
threat O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Aslanian O
urged O
him O
not O
to O
say O
such O
things O
. O

From O
the O
parts O
of O
the O
transcript O
read O
by O
Mr. O
Lang O
, O
it O
was O
unclear O
what O
exactly O
Mr. O
Lorin O
feared O
might O
happen O
. O

When O
asked O
for O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
transcript O
, O
Mr. O
Lang O
said O
Judge O
Thomas O
P. O
Griesa O
had O
instructed O
him O
not O
to O
release O
it O
or O
the O
memorandum O
. O

During O
the O
trial O
, O
Mr. O
Lang O
asked O
Mr. O
Lorin O
whether O
he O
had O
been O
so O
upset O
`` O
that O
you O
considered O
killing O
Mr. O
Laff O
? O
... O

Is O
n't O
it O
true O
that O
you O
were O
so O
worked O
up O
that O
framing O
Mr. O
Laff O
for O
this O
crime O
was O
the O
least O
that O
you O
planned O
for O
him O
? O
'' O

Mr. O
Lorin O
responded O
, O
`` O
No O
. O
'' O

When O
Mr. O
Lang O
asked O
Mr. O
Lorin O
whether O
he O
had O
taken O
steps O
to O
have O
Mr. O
Laff O
killed O
, O
the O
witness O
again O
said O
no O
. O

Peter B-PERSON
Lieb I-PERSON
, O
the O
assistant O
U.S. B-GPE
attorney O
prosecuting O
the O
case O
, O
declined O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
trial O
. O

TRUSTEE O
WHO O
MONITORED O
settlement O
payments O
to O
Dalkon B-PRODUCT
Shield I-PRODUCT
claimants O
quits O
. O

Stephen O
A. O
Saltzburg O
, O
one O
of O
five O
trustees O
appointed O
to O
monitor O
payments O
to O
women O
injured O
by O
the B-PRODUCT
Dalkon I-PRODUCT
Shield I-PRODUCT
intrauterine O
contraceptive O
, O
resigned O
, O
citing O
personal O
reasons O
. O

Mr. O
Saltzburg O
, O
who O
teaches O
evidence O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Virginia O
School O
of O
Law O
and O
was O
a O
deputy O
assistant O
attorney O
general O
in O
the O
U.S. O
Justice O
Department O
until O
August O
, O
submitted O
his O
resignation O
earlier O
this O
month O
to O
federal O
Judge O
Robert O
R. O
Merhige O
Jr. O
, O
in O
Richmond B-GPE
, O
Va B-GPE
. O

Judge O
Merhige O
is O
overseeing O
the O
bankruptcy O
- O
law O
reorganization O
of O
A.H. B-ORG
Robins I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
the O
company O
that O
manufactured O
the O
shield O
. O

In O
a O
letter O
Monday O
to O
Mr. O
Saltzburg O
, O
the O
judge O
said O
he O
would O
`` O
reluctantly O
'' O
accept O
the O
resignation O
. O

The O
$ O
2.38 O
billion O
Dalkon B-PRODUCT
Shield I-PRODUCT
Claimants O
Trust O
was O
established O
as O
part O
of O
A.H. O
Robins O
' O
bankruptcy O
- O
reorganization O
plan O
to O
resolve O
injury O
claims O
arising O
from O
use O
of O
the O
shield O
. O

American B-ORG
Home I-ORG
Products I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
proposes O
to O
acquire O
the O
company O
. O

The O
remaining O
four O
trustees O
on O
the O
Claimants O
Trust O
have O
60 O
days O
to O
nominate O
a O
successor O
to O
Mr. O
Saltzburg O
. O

Judge O
Merhige O
will O
make O
the O
appointment O
. O

CHICAGO B-GPE
LAW O
FIRM O
recruits O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
vice O
president O
: O

Coffield O
Ungaretti O
Harris O
& O
Slavin O
brought O
in O
Howard O
A. O
Menell O
as O
a O
partner O
in O
its O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
office O
, O
which O
opened O
Oct. O
1 O
. O

For O
the O
past O
six O
years O
, O
Mr. O
Menell O
, O
43 O
years O
old O
, O
served O
as O
vice O
president O
for O
government O
affairs O
at O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
. O

He O
previously O
was O
staff O
director O
and O
counsel O
for O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
committee O
on O
banking O
, O
housing O
and O
urban O
affairs O
. O

The O
other O
lawyer O
in O
the O
office O
is O
partner O
Robert B-PERSON
A. O
Macari O
, O
the O
firm O
's O
legislative O
director O
. O

THE O
PHILADELPHIA B-GPE
law O
firm O
of O
Ballard O
, O
Spahr O
, O
Andrews B-PERSON
& O
Ingersoll B-ORG
said O
three O
partners O
have O
joined O
its O
business O
and O
finance O
department O
. O

John B-PERSON
Ake I-PERSON
, O
48 O
, O
a O
former O
vice-president O
in O
charge O
of O
legal O
compliance O
at O
American O
Capital O
Management O
& O
Research O
Inc. O
, O
in O
Houston B-GPE
, O
will O
join O
Ballard O
Spahr O
's O
corporate O
- O
securities O
practice O
. O

Kent B-PERSON
Walker I-PERSON
, O
45 O
, O
a O
former O
partner O
at O
the O
Philadelphia B-GPE
law O
firm O
of O
Mesirov O
, O
Gelman O
, O
Jaffe O
, O
Cramer O
& O
Jamieson O
, O
will O
specialize O
in O
antitrust O
, O
real O
estate O
and O
mergers O
and O
acquisitions O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Sherman I-PERSON
, O
42 O
, O
will O
advise O
midsized O
businesses O
. O

Mr. O
Sherman O
is O
former O
deputy O
general O
counsel O
for O
SmithKline B-ORG
Beckman I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
, O
now O
SmithKline B-ORG
Beecham I-ORG
PLC I-ORG
, O
in O
London B-GPE
. O

One O
day O
last O
March O
, O
CBS O
Sports O
President O
Neal O
Pilson O
and O
Olympics O
superagent O
Barry B-PERSON
Frank I-PERSON
met O
for O
lunch O
at O
the B-ORG
Lotos I-ORG
Club I-ORG
here O
. O

Mr. O
Frank O
told O
Mr. O
Pilson O
that O
Olympics B-EVENT
officials O
wanted O
$ O
290 O
million O
or O
more O
for O
TV O
rights O
to O
the O
1994 O
Winter B-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
in O
Norway B-GPE
. O

The O
CBS O
official O
said O
that O
price O
sounded O
fine O
. O

At O
that O
price O
, O
CBS B-ORG
was O
the O
only O
player O
at O
the O
table O
when O
negotiations O
with O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Olympic I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
started O
in O
Toronto O
Aug. O
23 O
. O

Dick B-PERSON
Pound I-PERSON
, O
a O
committee O
member O
, O
began O
by O
disclosing O
that O
ABC B-ORG
and O
NBC B-ORG
had O
refused O
to O
even O
bid O
. O

Then O
, O
he O
asked O
Mr. O
Pilson O
to O
raise O
his O
offer O
anyway O
: O
`` O
If O
we O
can O
have O
a O
number O
that O
starts O
with O
a O
three O
, O
you O
can O
have O
a O
dea O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Pilson O
and O
his O
team O
huddled O
in O
a O
hallway O
and O
took O
just O
10 O
minutes O
to O
return O
with O
a O
$ O
300 O
million O
offer O
. O

Mr. O
Pound O
responded O
, O
`` O
It O
's O
a O
deal O
. O
'' O

A O
beaming O
Mr. O
Pilson O
announced O
his O
lastest O
coup O
at O
a O
news O
conference O
that O
afternoon O
. O

Mr. O
Pilson O
's O
rivals O
at O
ABC B-ORG
and O
NBC B-ORG
grimaced O
at O
the O
price O
. O

How O
could O
CBS B-ORG
get O
pushed O
into O
outbidding O
itself O
? O

Well O
, O
CBS B-ORG
, O
mired O
in O
the O
ratings O
cellar O
and O
looking O
to O
sports O
as O
a O
way O
out O
, O
wanted O
to O
close O
the O
deal O
immediately O
and O
block O
its O
rivals O
from O
getting O
another O
chance O
to O
bid O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Pilson O
has O
been O
put O
in O
the O
uncomfortable O
role O
of O
setting O
off O
a O
bidding O
frenzy O
for O
sports O
rights O
, O
a O
frenzy O
that O
the O
networks O
had O
hoped O
to O
avoid O
. O

`` O
The O
price O
of O
poker O
has O
gone O
up O
, O
'' O
crows O
Charles B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Neinas I-PERSON
, O
the O
College O
Football O
Association O
's O
executive O
director O
. O

With O
CBS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
on O
a O
spending O
spree O
that O
may O
top O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
for O
four O
years O
of O
major O
sports O
events O
, O
the O
new O
bout O
of O
hyperinflation O
could O
jolt O
the O
entire O
broadcast O
business O
. O

CBS B-ORG
itself O
could O
run O
up O
losses O
of O
a O
few O
hundred O
million O
dollars O
on O
four O
years O
of O
various O
sports O
if O
its O
big O
gamble O
goes O
wrong O
. O

ABC B-ORG
, O
a O
unit O
of O
Capital O
Cities O
/ O
ABC O
Inc. O
, O
and O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
's O
National B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
also O
risk O
losses O
if O
they O
outbid O
CBS B-ORG
for O
other O
contracts O
. O

While O
rights O
fees O
head O
skyward O
, O
ad O
rates O
wo O
n't O
. O

Advertisers O
already O
are O
balking O
at O
higher O
prices O
. O

`` O
The O
networks O
are O
paying O
too O
much O
for O
rights O
, O
'' O
warns O
adman O
Paul B-PERSON
Isacsson I-PERSON
of O
Young O
& O
Rubicam O
. O

`` O
If O
they O
ask O
advertisers O
to O
absorb O
the O
costs O
, O
they O
're O
likely O
to O
lose O
all O
but O
a O
few O
who O
need O
sports O
, O
above O
all O
. O
'' O

Viewers O
may O
not O
be O
cheering O
, O
either O
. O

Soaring O
rights O
fees O
will O
lead O
to O
an O
even O
greater O
clutter O
of O
commercials O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
some O
sports O
events O
will O
move O
off O
`` O
free O
'' O
television O
and O
onto O
cable O
or O
pay O
- O
cable O
, O
where O
half O
the O
nation O
's O
TV O
homes O
ca O
n't O
see O
them O
. O

CBS B-ORG
has O
changed O
the O
rules O
by O
throwing O
out O
the O
old O
basis O
for O
sports O
bids O
-- O
that O
is O
, O
can O
the O
network O
alone O
make O
a O
profit O
on O
it O
? O

Mr. O
Pilson O
emphasizes O
the O
ancillary O
benefits O
of O
positive O
press O
, O
contented O
affiliate O
stations O
, O
enthusiastic O
advertisers O
and O
huge O
audiences O
that O
might O
stick O
around O
to O
watch O
other O
CBS B-ORG
programs O
when O
the O
game O
is O
over O
. O

The O
billion O
- O
dollar O
question O
is O
, O
How O
much O
are O
those O
benefits O
worth O
? O

Some O
TV O
people O
doubt O
they O
will O
materialize O
and O
argue O
that O
even O
if O
they O
do O
, O
they O
wo O
n't O
offset O
the O
multimillion O
- O
dollar O
deficits O
that O
CBS B-ORG
could O
run O
up O
. O

`` O
As O
we O
've O
seen O
in O
the O
'80s O
, O
'' O
says O
Roger B-PERSON
Werner I-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
the O
ESPN O
sports O
channel O
, O
`` O
those O
deals O
can O
turn O
sour O
if O
the O
numbers O
do O
n't O
work O
. O

And O
three O
years O
later O
, O
in O
a O
sea O
of O
red O
ink O
, O
the O
heroes O
can O
find O
themselves O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
explaining O
to O
do O
. O
'' O

CBS B-ORG
pursues O
top O
sports O
`` O
to O
belie O
the O
fact O
that O
they O
are O
n't O
supporting O
affiliates O
, O
viewers O
and O
advertisers O
, O
'' O
charges O
Thomas B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
Wyman I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
ousted O
as O
chairman O
of O
CBS B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
after O
Laurence O
A. O
Tisch O
bought O
a O
24.9 O
% O
stake O
in O
the O
company O
and O
took O
over O
three O
years O
ago O
. O

`` O
They O
lost O
the O
entertainment O
crown O
, O
and O
they O
needed O
one O
. O

And O
they O
've O
bought O
one O
. O
'' O

On O
just O
three O
big O
deals O
-- O
for O
four O
years O
of O
baseball O
and O
for O
the B-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT
Winter I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
in O
both O
1992 O
and O
1994 O
-- O
Pilson B-PERSON
bid O
a O
total O
of O
$ O
1.64 O
billion O
. O

That O
's O
well O
over O
half O
a O
billion O
dollars O
more O
than O
ABC B-ORG
and O
NBC B-ORG
were O
willing O
to O
pay O
. O

-LRB- O
After O
1992 O
, O
the O
winter O
and O
summer O
Olympics B-EVENT
will O
be O
held O
two O
years O
apart O
, O
with O
the O
revised O
schedule O
beginning O
with O
the O
winter O
games O
in O
1994 O
and O
the O
summer O
games O
in O
1996 O
. O
-RRB- O

Now O
, O
Mr. O
Pilson O
-- O
a O
former O
college O
basketball O
player O
who O
says O
a O
good O
negotiator O
needs O
`` O
a O
level O
of O
focus O
and O
intellectual O
attention O
'' O
similar O
to O
a O
good O
athlete O
- O
s O
is O
facing O
the O
consequences O
of O
his O
own O
aggressiveness O
. O

Next O
month O
, O
talks O
will O
begin O
on O
two O
coveted O
CBS B-ORG
contracts O
, O
for O
the O
pro O
and O
college O
basketball O
finals O
. O

CBS B-ORG
is O
likely O
to O
spend O
whatever O
it O
takes O
to O
keep O
them O
. O

The O
potential O
bill O
: O
more O
than O
$ O
600 O
million O
for O
several O
seasons O
, O
an O
80 O
% O
jump O
. O

A O
few O
months O
later O
, O
CBS B-ORG
's O
college O
and O
pro O
football O
contracts O
come O
up O
for O
renewal O
; O
they O
could O
go O
for O
close O
to O
$ O
100 O
million O
more O
than O
CBS B-ORG
now O
pays O
, O
a O
40 O
% O
to O
50 O
% O
rise O
. O

`` O
What O
happens O
to O
those O
two O
basketball O
contracts O
will O
shape O
the O
next O
five O
years O
of O
network O
sports O
, O
'' O
says O
Peter O
Lund B-NORP
, O
a O
former O
CBS B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
president O
now O
at O
Multimedia B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

J. B-PERSON
William I-PERSON
Grimes I-PERSON
, O
former O
president O
of O
ESPN B-ORG
, O
says O
NBC B-ORG
may O
`` O
come O
in O
with O
a O
huge O
bid O
for O
college O
basketball O
to O
take O
it O
away O
from O
CBS B-ORG
and O
say O
, O
` O
We O
can O
overbid O
, O
too O
. O
' O

And O
the O
winners O
will O
be O
the O
colleges O
, O
not O
either O
network O
. O

Nor O
, O
by O
the O
way O
, O
advertisers O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Pilson O
is O
an O
unlikely O
big O
spender O
. O

In O
the O
mid-1980s O
, O
after O
ABC B-ORG
had O
just O
bid O
a O
record O
$ O
309 O
million O
for O
the O
1988 O
Winter B-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
, O
he O
sniped O
at O
rivals O
for O
paying O
reckless O
prices O
. O

`` O
I O
love O
Pilson B-PERSON
, O
but O
he O
was O
the O
guy O
who O
complained O
most O
bitterly O
and O
loudly O
, O
'' O
says O
Robert B-PERSON
Wussler I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
CBS B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
president O
. O

`` O
And O
yet O
his O
company O
is O
one O
reason O
why O
rights O
are O
so O
high O
today O
. O
'' O

Rivals O
carp O
at O
`` O
the O
principle O
of O
Pilson B-PERSON
, O
'' O
as O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Arthur B-PERSON
Watson I-PERSON
once O
put O
it O
-- O
`` O
he O
's O
always O
expounding O
that O
rights O
are O
too O
high O
, O
then O
he O
's O
going O
crazy O
. O
'' O

But O
the O
49 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Pilson O
is O
hardly O
a O
man O
to O
ignore O
the O
numbers O
. O

A O
Yale B-ORG
law O
school O
graduate O
, O
he O
began O
his O
career O
in O
corporate O
law O
and O
then O
put O
in O
years O
at O
Metromedia B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
and O
the O
William B-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON
talent O
agency O
. O

In O
1976 O
, O
he O
joined O
CBS B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
to O
head O
business O
affairs O
and O
, O
five O
years O
later O
, O
became O
its O
president O
. O

Mr. O
Pilson O
says O
that O
when O
he O
spoke O
out O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
`` O
I O
did O
n't O
say O
forever O
, O
and O
I O
did O
n't O
say O
every O
property O
. O
'' O

The O
market O
changed O
, O
he O
adds O
. O

And O
he O
is O
n't O
the O
only O
big O
spender O
: O
NBC B-ORG
will O
pay O
a O
record O
$ O
401 O
million O
for O
the O
1992 O
Summer B-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
, O
and O
ESPN B-ORG
, O
80 O
% O
- O
owned O
by O
Capital O
Cities O
/ O
ABC B-ORG
, O
will O
shell O
out O
$ O
400 O
million O
for O
four O
years O
of O
baseball O
, O
airing O
175 O
regular O
- O
season O
games O
a O
year O
. O

`` O
Our O
competitors O
say O
we O
overbid O
them O
. O

Who O
cares O
? O

Maybe O
we O
recognize O
values O
the O
other O
guys O
do O
n't O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Pilson O
says O
. O

Mr. O
Pilson O
's O
`` O
Major O
Events O
'' O
strategy O
jelled O
after O
Mr. O
Tisch O
took O
over O
. O

Mr. O
Pilson O
recalls O
that O
in O
April O
1986 O
, O
after O
CBS B-ORG
's O
annual O
meeting O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
, O
he O
and O
Mr. O
Tisch O
took O
the O
90 O
- O
minute O
train O
ride O
back O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
and O
Mr. O
Pilson O
used O
this O
extended O
private O
audience O
to O
outline O
his O
ambitions O
. O

Mr. O
Tisch O
, O
a O
billionaire O
in O
hotels O
and O
finance O
, O
was O
just O
learning O
the O
TV O
business O
. O

Five O
months O
later O
, O
Mr. O
Tisch O
took O
over O
as O
CBS B-ORG
's O
chief O
executive O
, O
and O
soon O
he O
was O
wielding O
sole O
approval O
each O
time O
Mr. O
Pilson O
scribbled O
a O
frighteningly O
large O
figure O
on O
a O
slip O
of O
paper O
, O
sealed O
it O
in O
an O
envelope O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
sports O
negotiators O
. O

Then O
, O
in O
May O
1988 O
, O
Mr. O
Tisch O
urgently O
needed O
to O
make O
a O
bold O
statement O
to O
quell O
rumors O
that O
he O
might O
sell O
the O
network O
. O

Mr. O
Pilson O
gave O
him O
one O
: O
He O
bid O
$ O
243 O
million O
for O
rights O
to O
the O
1992 O
Winter B-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
in O
Albertville B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
; O
ABC B-ORG
and O
NBC B-ORG
would O
n't O
bid O
even O
$ O
200 O
million O
. O

That O
started O
the O
still O
- O
raging O
bidding O
wars O
. O

The O
`` O
Major O
Events O
'' O
strategy O
, O
Mr. O
Pilson O
says O
, O
is O
designed O
to O
notch O
a O
place O
for O
CBS B-ORG
on O
the O
crowded O
TV O
dial O
of O
the O
1990s O
. O

It O
's O
also O
a O
fast O
fix O
for O
an O
ailing O
image O
. O

He O
sees O
flashy O
sports O
as O
the O
only O
way O
the O
last O
- O
place O
network O
can O
cut O
through O
the O
clutter O
of O
cable O
and O
VCRs O
, O
grab O
millions O
of O
new O
viewers O
and O
tell O
them O
about O
other O
shows O
premiering O
a O
few O
weeks O
later O
. O

Next O
October O
, O
CBS B-ORG
, O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
wo O
n't O
have O
to O
start O
the O
season O
against O
the O
much O
- O
watched O
American B-NORP
and O
National O
baseball O
league O
championships O
and O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
. O

`` O
I O
've O
been O
struggling O
against O
that O
for O
years O
, O
'' O
says O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
, O
who O
runs O
WBBM B-ORG
- I-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
the O
CBS O
- O
owned O
station O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

Even O
if O
baseball O
triggers O
losses O
at O
CBS B-ORG
-- O
and O
he O
does O
n't O
think O
it O
will O
-- O
`` O
I O
'd O
rather O
see O
the O
games O
on O
our O
air O
than O
on O
NBC B-ORG
and O
ABC B-ORG
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

That O
is O
n't O
surprising O
. O

Regular O
TV O
series O
ratings O
have O
slumped O
in O
the O
past O
five O
years O
, O
and O
premiering O
new O
shows O
is O
`` O
a O
crap O
shoot O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Pilson O
says O
. O

But O
top O
sports O
events O
are O
still O
a O
strong O
bet O
to O
lure O
audiences O
30 O
% O
or O
40 O
% O
larger O
than O
those O
CBS B-ORG
usually O
gets O
. O

Mr. O
Pilson O
says O
baseball O
and O
the O
Olympics O
may O
help O
CBS B-ORG
move O
up O
to O
No. O
2 O
in O
the O
household O
ratings O
race O
, O
putting O
pizazz O
back O
into O
the O
network O
's O
image O
. O

And O
the B-EVENT
Winter I-EVENT
Olympics I-EVENT
will O
air O
during O
the O
February O
`` O
sweeps O
, O
'' O
when O
ratings O
are O
used O
to O
set O
ad O
rates O
for O
local O
stations O
. O

That O
will O
please O
once O
- O
grumpy O
affiliates O
-- O
another O
aim O
of O
the O
Pilson B-PERSON
plan O
. O

They O
gleefully O
await O
the O
`` O
dream O
season O
'' O
in O
1990 O
. O

CBS B-ORG
will O
air O
the B-EVENT
Super I-EVENT
Bowl I-EVENT
, O
baseball O
playoffs O
, O
college O
and O
pro O
basketball O
finals O
and O
other O
premier O
sports O
events O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
made O
me O
more O
committed O
to O
CBS B-ORG
, O
'' O
says O
Philip B-PERSON
A. O
Jones B-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
Meredith B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
's O
broadcast O
group O
, O
which O
has O
two O
CBS B-ORG
affiliates O
. O

The O
CBS O
plan O
to O
use O
big O
- O
time O
sports O
as O
a O
platform O
for O
other O
series O
carries O
no O
guarantee O
of O
success O
, O
however O
. O

No O
amount O
of O
hype O
will O
bring O
viewers O
back O
if O
the O
shows O
are O
weak O
. O

`` O
In O
this O
market O
of O
40 O
channels O
, O
sophisticated O
viewers O
and O
the O
remote O
control O
, O
trial O
is O
n't O
a O
guarantee O
of O
anything O
, O
'' O
ESPN B-ORG
's O
Mr. O
Werner O
says O
. O

`` O
If O
the O
show O
ai O
n't O
a O
killer O
, O
they O
're O
gone O
. O
'' O

During O
the O
1984 O
Summer B-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
, O
for O
example O
, O
ABC B-ORG
touted O
`` O
Call B-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Glory I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
but O
the O
military O
drama O
was O
missing O
in O
action O
within O
weeks O
. O

Last O
October O
, O
during O
the O
1988 O
Summer B-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
, O
NBC B-ORG
relentlessly O
pitched O
a O
new O
series O
, O
`` O
Tattingers B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

It O
belly O
- O
flopped O
anyway O
. O

Moreover O
, O
sports O
is O
hardly O
the O
best O
way O
to O
lure O
adult O
women O
. O

Though O
CBS O
might O
move O
up O
to O
No. O
2 O
in O
household O
ratings O
, O
most O
advertisers O
buy O
based O
on O
ratings O
for O
women O
aged O
18 O
to O
49 O
. O

CBS B-ORG
may O
remain O
a O
distant O
No. O
3 O
in O
that O
regard O
. O

Nor O
is O
CBS B-ORG
a O
shoo O
- O
in O
to O
get O
blockbuster O
ratings O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
and O
the B-EVENT
Olympics I-EVENT
were O
aired O
against O
CBS B-ORG
's O
last O
- O
place O
lineup O
. O

But O
CBS B-ORG
will O
put O
the O
athletes O
up O
against O
Bill B-PERSON
Cosby I-PERSON
, O
`` O
Cheers O
'' O
and O
other O
shows O
in O
NBC B-ORG
's O
No. O
1 O
schedule O
. O

Even O
the O
boon O
to O
affiliate O
relations O
may O
be O
limited O
. O

The O
sports O
lineup O
may O
add O
only O
1 O
% O
to O
5 O
% O
to O
a O
station O
's O
annual O
profits O
. O

It O
alone O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
stop O
a O
station O
from O
dumping O
CBS B-ORG
shows O
. O

`` O
The B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
, O
seven O
nights O
, O
was O
n't O
enough O
of O
an O
incentive O
, O
'' O
says O
Arnold B-PERSON
Klinsky I-PERSON
of O
WHEC B-ORG
- I-ORG
TV I-ORG
in O
Rochester B-GPE
, O
which O
dropped O
CBS B-ORG
for O
NBC B-ORG
six O
weeks O
ago O
. O

`` O
You O
've O
got O
to O
judge O
where O
the O
network O
will O
be O
in O
three O
years O
. O
'' O

The O
intangible O
benefits O
may O
prove O
extremely O
costly O
if O
CBS B-ORG
ca O
n't O
avoid O
big O
losses O
on O
the O
sports O
coverage O
itself O
. O

And O
avoiding O
such O
losses O
will O
take O
a O
monumental O
effort O
. O

On O
the O
$ O
1.06 O
billion O
baseball O
agreement O
alone O
, O
CBS B-ORG
is O
likely O
to O
lose O
$ O
250 O
million O
in O
four O
years O
, O
contends O
Mr. O
Wussler O
, O
the O
former O
CBS B-ORG
man O
, O
now O
at O
Comsat B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
he O
deems O
the O
deal O
`` O
plain O
smart O
'' O
for O
its O
huge O
promotional O
value O
. O

Mr. O
Pilson O
calls O
that O
loss O
estimate O
`` O
wildly O
inaccurate O
, O
'' O
conceding O
only O
that O
CBS B-ORG
will O
lose O
money O
on O
baseball O
in O
the O
first O
year O
. O

`` O
It O
's O
too O
early O
to O
tell O
'' O
what O
happens O
after O
that O
, O
he O
says O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Tisch O
expects O
losses O
in O
all O
four O
years O
of O
the O
contract O
, O
he O
told O
U.S. B-GPE
senators O
last O
June B-GPE
. O

CBS B-ORG
will O
pay O
an O
average O
of O
$ O
82 O
million O
more O
each O
year O
than O
ABC B-ORG
and O
NBC B-ORG
had O
paid O
together O
-- O
and O
those O
two O
networks O
expect O
losses O
on O
baseball O
this O
season O
. O

Yet O
CBS B-ORG
will O
air O
only O
12 O
regular O
- O
season O
games O
, O
26 O
fewer O
than O
ABC B-ORG
and O
NBC B-ORG
. O

That O
has O
outraged O
some O
fans O
. O

It O
also O
indicates O
a O
$ O
50 O
million O
drop O
in O
ad O
sales O
for O
regular O
- O
season O
games O
-- O
a O
risk O
CBS B-ORG
took O
to O
get O
an O
unprecedented O
lock O
on O
all O
playoff O
games O
. O

If O
the O
playoffs O
end O
in O
four O
- O
game O
sweeps O
, O
losses O
could O
soar O
. O

Advertisers O
are O
resisting O
higher O
prices O
, O
which O
would O
help O
close O
the O
gap O
. O

CBS B-ORG
signed O
General B-ORG
Motors I-ORG
and O
Toyota B-ORG
to O
be O
the O
only O
auto O
- O
maker O
sponsors O
in O
baseball O
for O
four O
years O
. O

Price O
: O
$ O
265 O
million O
. O

But O
ad O
executives O
who O
negotiated O
the O
deal O
say O
that O
works O
out O
to O
only O
$ O
275,000 O
for O
a O
30 O
- O
second O
ad O
in O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
through O
1993 O
-- O
17 O
% O
less O
than O
what O
ABC B-ORG
is O
charging O
for O
the O
Series O
this O
month O
. O

Moreover O
, O
`` O
there O
's O
no O
question O
ad O
rates O
will O
come O
down O
considerably O
'' O
from O
the O
GM O
- O
Toyota O
price O
, O
says O
Arnold B-PERSON
Chase I-PERSON
of O
Bozell B-ORG
Inc I-ORG
. O

Other O
admen O
, O
however O
, O
say O
rates O
could O
rise O
later O
if O
ad O
spending O
surges O
. O

The O
Winter B-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
outlook O
also O
is O
mixed O
. O

CBS B-ORG
expects O
to O
make O
modest O
profits O
, O
but O
rivals O
contend O
that O
it O
will O
take O
a O
beating O
. O

ABC B-ORG
lost O
$ O
75 O
million O
on O
the O
1988 O
Winter B-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
, O
partly O
because O
of O
its O
$ O
309 O
million O
rights O
fee O
. O

It O
aired O
94.5 O
hours O
of O
mostly O
live O
events O
in O
Calgary B-GPE
-- O
helping O
raise O
ratings O
slightly O
from O
1984 O
-- O
but O
still O
failed O
to O
deliver O
the O
audience O
promised O
to O
advertisers O
. O

CBS B-ORG
will O
add O
25 O
1/2 O
hours O
to O
that O
load O
in O
1992 O
, O
and O
ratings O
could O
be O
hurt O
by O
a O
lack O
of O
live O
events O
. O

All O
prime O
- O
time O
fare O
will O
be O
on O
tape O
- O
delay O
because O
of O
time O
differences O
with O
Norway B-GPE
, O
so O
the O
results O
can O
be O
announced O
on O
the O
6 O
o'clock O
news O
. O

-LRB- O
Turner B-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
will O
pay O
CBS B-ORG
$ O
25 O
million O
to O
air O
50 O
hours O
of O
CBS B-ORG
coverage O
plus O
50 O
hours O
of O
additional O
events O
. O
-RRB- O

Barry B-PERSON
Frank I-PERSON
, O
the O
agent O
who O
took O
Mr. O
Pilson O
to O
lunch O
last O
March O
, O
says O
that O
even O
if O
CBS B-ORG
loses O
, O
say O
, O
$ O
10 O
million O
, O
it O
matters O
little O
. O

`` O
Ten O
million O
ai O
n't O
jack O
, O
man O
, O
when O
you O
got O
$ O
3 O
billion O
sitting O
in O
the O
bank O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Frank O
, O
senior O
vice O
president O
at O
International B-ORG
Management I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
citing O
CBS B-ORG
's O
enormous O
cash O
reserves O
from O
selling O
off O
various O
businesses O
. O

`` O
It O
does O
n't O
mean O
anything O
-- O
it O
's O
public O
- O
relations O
money O
. O
'' O

Moreover O
, O
sports O
has O
`` O
claimed O
its O
place O
'' O
as O
a O
guaranteed O
ratings O
- O
getter O
, O
says O
David B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
Stern I-PERSON
, O
the O
commissioner O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Basketball I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

`` O
This O
is O
n't O
outlandish O
bidding O
; O
this O
is O
a O
situation O
of O
very O
careful O
businessmen O
making O
judgments O
about O
the O
worth O
of O
product O
and O
acting O
on O
it O
... O
. O

I O
would O
tend O
to O
trust O
their O
judgment O
. O
'' O

That O
's O
easy O
for O
him O
to O
say O
: O
CBS B-ORG
's O
four O
- O
year O
NBA B-ORG
pact O
, O
now O
at O
$ O
176 O
million O
for O
four O
years O
, O
could O
double O
in O
price O
by O
the O
time O
his O
talks O
with O
Mr. O
Pilson O
are O
completed O
later O
this O
month O
. O

That O
would O
cut O
into O
CBS B-ORG
's O
slim O
margin O
for O
profit O
-- O
and O
error O
. O

CBS B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
earned O
$ O
50 O
million O
or O
so O
last O
year O
. O

And O
CBS B-ORG
takes O
in O
the O
least O
money O
in O
prime O
time O
; O
ABC B-ORG
and O
NBC B-ORG
charge O
30 O
% O
to O
35 O
% O
more O
for O
ads O
, O
according O
to O
a O
Variety B-ORG
survey O
. O

But O
CBS B-ORG
's O
costs O
are O
huge O
, O
and O
the O
risks O
go O
up O
with O
each O
new O
sports O
package O
that O
CBS B-ORG
locks O
up O
. O

Although O
sports O
officials O
predict O
jumps O
of O
50 O
% O
to O
100 O
% O
in O
the O
major O
contracts O
coming O
up O
for O
renewal O
, O
ad O
rates O
may O
rise O
only O
20 O
% O
. O

CBS B-ORG
hopes O
to O
save O
money O
by O
ordering O
fewer O
episodes O
of O
regular O
series O
because O
sports O
will O
fill O
up O
a O
few O
weeks O
of O
prime O
time O
. O

But O
the O
savings O
will O
be O
minuscule O
. O

Each O
hour O
of O
Olympics B-EVENT
and O
baseball O
in O
prime O
time O
will O
cost O
CBS B-ORG
$ O
2.6 O
million O
to O
$ O
2.8 O
million O
; O
an O
hour O
- O
long O
drama O
costs O
only O
$ O
900,000 O
, O
and O
it O
is O
aired O
twice O
. O

CBS B-ORG
may O
cushion O
losses O
with O
about O
$ O
200 O
million O
a O
year O
in O
interest O
earned O
on O
the O
proceeds O
from O
selling O
CBS B-ORG
Records I-ORG
and O
other O
businesses O
. O

But O
media O
- O
stock O
analyst O
Richard B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
MacDonald I-PERSON
of O
MacDonald B-ORG
Grippo I-ORG
Riely I-ORG
says O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
wo O
n't O
take O
kindly O
to O
that O
. O

`` O
On O
a O
stand O
- O
alone O
basis O
, O
the O
network O
ought O
to O
make O
money O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

When O
Mr. O
Pilson O
is O
asked O
directly O
-- O
can O
you O
make O
money O
on O
all O
this O
? O
-- O
he O
does O
n't O
exactly O
say O
yes O
. O

`` O
What O
you O
're O
really O
asking O
is O
, O
Are O
the O
profit O
and O
loss O
margins O
anticipated O
on O
the O
events O
acceptable O
to O
management O
? O
'' O
he O
says O
. O

Then O
, O
he O
answers O
his O
own O
question O
. O

`` O
Yes O
, O
they O
are O
. O

That O
's O
the O
only O
question O
we O
need O
to O
address O
. O

Philip B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Hall I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
J. B-ORG
Lawrence I-ORG
Hall I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
Nashua B-PERSON
, O
was O
named O
a O
director O
of O
this O
thrift O
holding O
company O
, O
filling O
a O
vacancy O
. O

The O
Democratic B-NORP
- O
controlled O
House B-ORG
, O
by O
a O
margin O
of O
51 O
votes O
, O
failed O
to O
override O
President O
Bush O
's O
veto O
of O
legislation O
renewing O
federal O
support O
of O
Medicaid B-ORG
abortions O
for O
poor O
women O
who O
are O
victims O
of O
rape O
and O
incest O
. O

The O
231 O
- O
191 O
roll O
call O
illustrates O
the O
limits O
of O
power O
a O
resurgent O
abortion O
- O
rights O
movement O
still O
faces O
. O

It O
continues O
to O
gain O
strength O
in O
the O
chamber O
but O
remains O
far O
short O
of O
the O
two O
- O
thirds O
majority O
required O
to O
prevail O
over O
Mr. O
Bush O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
voted O
to O
override O
by O
a O
3 O
- O
1 O
margin O
, O
but O
Republicans B-NORP
were O
equally O
firm O
in O
support O
of O
the O
president O
, O
who O
has O
threatened O
to O
make O
abortion O
a O
decisive O
issue O
on O
at O
least O
three O
separate O
fiscal O
1990 O
spending O
bills O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
vote O
dealt O
with O
the O
largest O
of O
these O
bills O
, O
an O
estimated O
$ O
156.7 O
billion O
measure O
funding O
the O
departments O
of O
Labor B-ORG
, O
Education B-ORG
, O
and O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
. O

To O
gain O
more O
leverage O
, O
abortion O
- O
rights O
advocates O
may O
seek O
to O
fold O
the O
bill O
into O
an O
omnibus O
continuing O
resolution O
next O
month O
. O

But O
the O
stark O
numbers O
yesterday O
-- O
when O
282 O
votes O
were O
needed O
-- O
indicate O
the O
president O
is O
in O
a O
commanding O
position O
for O
at O
least O
this O
year O
. O

`` O
Unless O
he O
changes O
, O
they O
lose O
, O
'' O
said O
a O
Democratic O
leadership O
aide O
. O

The O
action O
came O
as O
Congress B-ORG
sent O
to O
the O
president O
last O
night O
a O
stopgap O
spending O
bill O
to O
keep O
the O
government O
operating O
through O
Nov. O
15 O
and O
provide O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
in O
emergency O
funds O
to O
assist O
in O
the O
recovery O
from O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Hugo I-EVENT
and O
the O
California B-GPE
earthquake O
. O

By O
a O
lopsided O
97 O
- O
1 O
margin O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
approved O
the O
measure O
after O
attaching O
further O
provisions O
sought O
by O
the O
influential O
California B-GPE
delegation O
and O
, O
despite O
reservations O
, O
the O
House O
adopted O
the O
bill O
on O
a O
303 O
- O
107 O
roll O
call O
. O

The O
package O
is O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
billion O
above O
the O
recommendations O
of O
Budget O
Director O
Richard O
Darman O
this O
week O
. O

But O
given O
the O
political O
importance O
of O
California B-GPE
, O
the O
administration O
was O
content O
to O
use O
its O
influence O
to O
prevent O
any O
Senate B-ORG
amendments O
adding O
further O
new O
appropriations O
. O

The O
$ O
2.85 O
billion O
measure O
comes O
on O
top O
of O
$ O
1.1 O
billion O
appropriated O
after O
Hugo B-EVENT
struck O
the O
Carolinas B-GPE
and O
Caribbean B-LOC
last O
month O
, O
and O
these O
totals O
do O
n't O
reflect O
the O
additional O
benefit O
of O
low O
- O
interest O
disaster O
loans O
. O

The O
bill O
last O
night O
includes O
$ O
500 O
million O
to O
help O
finance O
this O
credit O
and O
further O
raises O
the O
obligation O
ceiling O
for O
the B-ORG
Small I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
sixfold O
to O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
to O
accommodate O
the O
expected O
loan O
activity O
. O

In O
direct O
cash O
assistance O
, O
$ O
1 O
billion O
is O
provided O
in O
federal O
highway O
construction O
funds O
, O
and O
$ O
1.35 O
billion O
is O
divided O
between O
general O
emergency O
aid O
and O
a O
reserve O
to O
be O
available O
to O
the O
president O
to O
meet O
unanticipated O
costs O
from O
the O
two O
disasters O
. O

In O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
Majority O
Whip O
Alan O
Cranston O
used O
his O
position O
to O
win O
not O
only O
the O
expanded O
credit O
but O
also O
more O
generous O
treatment O
than O
the O
House O
had O
permitted O
in O
the O
distribution O
of O
highway O
funds O
in O
the O
next O
six O
months O
. O

The O
emergency O
assistance O
would O
n't O
be O
counted O
against O
a O
state O
's O
normal O
allocation O
of O
annual O
highway O
funds O
, O
and O
the O
bill O
circumvents O
existing O
restrictions O
that O
otherwise O
would O
prevent O
the O
use O
of O
federal O
aid O
to O
repair O
a O
toll O
road O
, O
such O
as O
the B-FAC
San I-FAC
Francisco I-FAC
- I-FAC
Oakland I-FAC
Bay I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
damaged O
in O
last O
week O
's O
earthquake O
. O

The O
underlying O
stopgap O
bill O
is O
the O
second O
required O
by O
Congress B-ORG
this O
fall O
and O
, O
since O
the O
current O
fiscal O
year O
began O
Oct. O
1 O
, O
only O
the O
Energy O
and O
Interior B-ORG
departments O
are O
operating O
on O
permanent O
appropriations O
enacted O
into O
law O
. O

The O
standoff O
over O
abortion O
is O
certain O
to O
contribute O
to O
further O
delays O
and O
, O
apart O
from O
the O
health O
and O
education O
measure O
vetoed O
by O
Mr. O
Bush O
, O
bills O
funding O
the O
District B-GPE
of O
Columbia B-GPE
and O
the O
entire O
U.S. B-GPE
foreign O
- O
aid O
budget O
are O
in O
jeopardy O
because O
of O
related O
abortion O
or O
family O
- O
planning O
issues O
. O

The O
vote O
yesterday O
was O
the O
most O
partisan O
in O
many O
years O
, O
and O
though O
the O
Democratic O
leadership O
is O
ambivalent O
about O
how O
to O
address O
the O
abortion O
issue O
, O
the O
debate O
is O
increasingly O
measured O
in O
party O
terms O
. O

The O
189 O
Democrats B-NORP
who O
supported O
the O
override O
yesterday O
compare O
with O
175 O
who O
initially O
backed O
the O
rape O
- O
and O
- O
incest O
exemption O
two O
weeks O
ago O
and O
136 O
last O
year O
on O
a O
similar O
vote O
. O

By O
comparison O
, O
Republicans B-NORP
have O
held O
closer O
to O
the O
anti-abortion O
movement O
. O

Only O
42 O
GOP B-NORP
members O
opposed O
the O
president O
's O
veto O
, O
a O
marginal O
increase O
over O
the O
vote O
two O
weeks O
ago O
and O
just O
12 O
more O
than O
the O
30 O
who O
supported O
the O
rape O
- O
and O
- O
incest O
exemption O
last O
year O
. O

At O
a O
recent O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
meeting O
, O
Rep. O
Silvio O
Conte O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Mass. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
the O
ranking O
minority O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
argued O
with O
his O
friend O
Mr. O
Bush O
against O
a O
veto O
, O
and O
though O
Mr. O
Conte O
and O
Minority O
Leader O
Robert O
Michel O
of O
Illinois B-GPE
stood O
with O
the O
president O
yesterday O
, O
they O
are O
plainly O
uncomfortable O
with O
his O
position O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
n't O
a O
political O
issue O
, O
this O
is O
a O
moral O
issue O
, O
'' O
said O
Rep. O
Henry O
Hyde O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Ill. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
the O
most O
eloquent O
spokesman O
for O
the O
anti-abortion O
movement O
. O

But O
after O
years O
of O
using O
the O
issue O
for O
its O
benefit O
, O
the O
GOP B-NORP
finds O
its O
candidates O
on O
the O
defensive O
. O

New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
gubernatorial O
candidate O
Rep. O
James O
Florio O
pointedly O
returned O
from O
campaigning O
to O
vote O
against O
the O
president O
yesterday O
in O
contrast O
with O
his O
opponent O
, O
GOP O
Rep. O
James O
Courter O
, O
who O
has O
ardently O
supported O
abortion O
restrictions O
in O
the O
past O
but O
was O
absent O
. O

In O
an O
extraordinary O
mix O
of O
cultures O
and O
church O
- O
state O
powers O
, O
Rep. O
Robert O
Dornan O
-LRB- O
R. B-NORP
, O
Calif B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O
lectured O
his O
fellow O
Roman B-NORP
Catholics I-NORP
-- O
including O
Mr. O
Florio O
-- O
for O
having O
the O
`` O
chutzpah O
'' O
to O
disagree O
with O
the O
hierarchy O
of O
their O
church O
on O
abortion O
. O

Rep. O
Les O
AuCoin O
was O
as O
blunt O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
abortion O
- O
rights O
movement O
. O

`` O
This O
may O
not O
make O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
a O
one O
- O
term O
president O
, O
'' O
said O
the O
Oregon B-GPE
liberal O
, O
addressing O
the O
Republican O
side O
of O
the O
House O
. O

`` O
But O
if O
you O
support O
him O
over O
rape O
victims O
, O
this O
may O
be O
your O
last O
term O
. O
'' O

Separately O
, O
the O
House O
last O
night O
approved O
a O
nearly O
$ O
67 O
billion O
compromise O
spending O
bill O
providing O
the O
first O
construction O
funds O
for O
the O
administration O
's O
ambitious O
space O
station O
in O
fiscal O
1990 O
and O
incorporating O
far O
- O
reaching O
provisions O
affecting O
the O
federal O
mortgage O
market O
. O

The O
current O
ceiling O
on O
home O
loans O
insured O
by O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Housing I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
would O
be O
increased O
to O
$ O
124,875 O
, O
and O
the O
bill O
gives O
the O
Department O
of O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
new O
authority O
to O
facilitate O
the O
refinancing O
of O
subsidized O
loans O
for O
low O
- O
income O
homeowners O
. O

By O
a O
325 O
- O
92 O
margin O
, O
the B-ORG
Appropriations I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
leadership O
beat O
back O
an O
early O
challenge O
by O
House O
Banking O
Chairman O
Henry O
Gonzalez O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Texas B-GPE
-RRB- O
to O
the O
FHA O
provision O
. O

And O
on O
a O
closer O
250 O
- O
170 O
roll O
call O
, O
lawmakers O
upheld O
controversial O
agreements O
made O
by O
a O
House O
- O
Senate O
conference O
earmarking O
community O
development O
funds O
for O
more O
than O
40 O
projects O
backed O
by O
often O
influential O
members O
. O

U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
the O
venture O
that O
seeks O
to O
crack O
Japan B-GPE
's O
domination O
of O
the O
memory O
- O
chip O
market O
, O
said O
it O
has O
chosen O
four O
potential O
sites O
for O
its O
operations O
after O
a O
fierce O
bidding O
war O
by O
15 O
states O
. O

U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
said O
it O
will O
begin O
visits O
during O
the O
next O
several O
weeks O
to O
sites O
in O
Austin B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
; O
Colorado B-GPE
Springs I-GPE
, O
Colo. B-GPE
; O
Middletown B-GPE
, O
N.Y. B-GPE
; O
and O
Phoenix B-GPE
, O
Ariz B-GPE
. O

Sanford B-PERSON
Kane I-PERSON
, O
president O
, O
said O
the O
finalists O
were O
chosen O
from O
among O
57 O
locations O
based O
on O
financial O
, O
business O
, O
and O
quality O
of O
life O
considerations O
. O

Conspicuous O
by O
its O
absence O
is O
California B-GPE
. O

San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
and O
several O
other O
California B-GPE
cities O
mounted O
major O
campaigns O
during O
the O
summer O
to O
woo O
the O
group O
, O
which O
was O
founded O
last O
June B-GPE
by O
seven O
electronics O
concerns O
. O

The O
venture O
plans O
to O
announce O
a O
final O
site O
by O
late O
November O
. O

It O
expects O
to O
begin O
construction O
by O
year O
end O
and O
start O
shipping O
four O
- O
megabit O
dynamic O
random O
- O
access O
memory O
chips O
by O
mid-1991 O
. O

U.S. B-ORG
Memories I-ORG
investors O
include O
Advanced B-ORG
Micro I-ORG
Devices I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Digital B-ORG
Equipment I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
, O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Intel B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
LSI B-ORG
Logic I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
and O
National B-ORG
Semiconductor I-ORG
Corp I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Kane O
said O
he O
expects O
several O
other O
companies O
to O
join O
some O
time O
after O
the O
venture O
completes O
a O
business O
plan O
, O
probably O
later O
this O
week O
. O

Comments O
by O
Federal O
Reserve O
Board O
Chairman O
Alan O
Greenspan O
lent O
some O
support O
to O
the O
dollar O
, O
but O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
unit O
ended O
yesterday O
lower O
against O
most O
major O
currencies O
. O

Foreign O
- O
exchange O
dealers O
noted O
that O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
chairman O
's O
remarks O
was O
slight O
and O
warned O
that O
the O
currency O
remains O
sensitive O
to O
developments O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

Traders O
said O
that O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
, O
whose O
statements O
are O
ordinarily O
cautious O
, O
was O
especially O
careful O
to O
avoid O
any O
jarring O
proclamations O
, O
with O
fears O
about O
equities O
still O
unnerving O
financial O
markets O
. O

Testifying O
before O
a O
panel O
of O
the B-ORG
House I-ORG
Banking I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
said O
the O
short O
- O
term O
value O
of O
the O
dollar O
on O
foreign O
- O
exchange O
markets O
is O
n't O
the O
primary O
policy O
focus O
of O
the O
central O
bank O
. O

`` O
Our O
essential O
focus O
is O
on O
domestic O
policy O
, O
'' O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
said O
, O
referring O
to O
the O
goals O
of O
price O
stability O
and O
a O
stable O
economy O
. O

In O
perhaps O
his O
most O
telling O
remark O
, O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
termed O
the O
current O
U.S. B-GPE
inflation O
rate O
of O
around O
4.5 O
% O
as O
`` O
much O
too O
high O
to O
be O
ignored O
. O
'' O

He O
added O
, O
however O
, O
that O
inflation O
could O
be O
brought O
down O
`` O
close O
to O
zero O
'' O
without O
throwing O
the O
economy O
into O
a O
recession O
. O

Analysts O
viewed O
the O
chairman O
's O
comments O
as O
an O
indication O
that O
the O
central O
bank O
is O
disinclined O
to O
ease O
monetary O
policy O
further O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

The O
dollar O
climbed O
immediately O
higher O
on O
news O
of O
Mr. O
Greenspan O
's O
testimony O
, O
settling O
lower O
in O
later O
trade O
as O
dealers O
squared O
positions O
ahead O
of O
today O
's O
preliminary O
report O
on O
third O
- O
quarter O
U.S. B-GPE
gross O
national O
product O
. O

In O
late O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
trading O
yesterday O
, O
the O
dollar O
was O
quoted O
at O
1.8353 O
marks O
, O
down O
from O
1.8355 O
marks O
Tuesday O
, O
and O
at O
141.52 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
141.45 O
yen O
late O
Tuesday O
. O

Sterling O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
1.6145 O
, O
up O
from O
$ O
1.6055 O
late O
Tuesday O
. O

In O
Tokyo O
Thursday O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
opened O
for O
trading O
at O
141.60 O
yen O
, O
up O
from O
Wednesday O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
close O
of O
141.55 O
yen O
. O

Many O
traders O
forecast O
a O
continuation O
of O
the O
market O
's O
recent O
bearish O
trend O
and O
predict O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
currency O
will O
remain O
stuck O
in O
its O
relatively O
narrow O
ranges O
in O
the O
near O
term O
and O
then O
shift O
lower O
. O

But O
according O
to O
Doug B-PERSON
Madison I-PERSON
, O
a O
corporate O
trader O
with O
Bank B-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
a O
large O
number O
of O
short O
positions O
must O
first O
be O
corrected O
, O
spurring O
a O
temporary O
upswing O
, O
before O
the O
unit O
can O
turn O
lower O
. O

He O
predicts O
a O
downward O
move O
in O
dollar O
- O
mark O
trade O
and O
a O
less O
dramatic O
slip O
in O
dollar O
- O
yen O
, O
noting O
that O
there O
continues O
to O
be O
a O
large O
pool O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
investor O
interest O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
securities O
, O
which O
could O
provide O
a O
solid O
base O
for O
the O
dollar O
at O
around O
140 O
yen O
. O

Market O
participants O
hope O
today O
's O
GNP O
report O
will O
offer O
more O
substantial O
evidence O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
growth O
, O
although O
analysts O
are O
quick O
to O
point O
out O
that O
the O
figures O
may O
overstate O
the O
economy O
's O
vigor O
. O

`` O
The O
` O
r O
' O
word O
is O
looming O
again O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
dealer O
, O
referring O
to O
persistent O
concern O
among O
some O
market O
analysts O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
is O
heading O
toward O
a O
major O
slowdown O
if O
not O
a O
recession O
. O

Some O
dealers O
note O
that O
while O
the O
third O
- O
quarter O
figures O
may O
appear O
relatively O
bullish O
-- O
the O
market O
consensus O
calls O
for O
a O
2.5 O
% O
annual O
growth O
rate O
, O
unchanged O
from O
the O
second O
- O
quarter O
rate O
-- O
it O
would O
take O
a O
significantly O
stronger O
figure O
to O
alter O
market O
perceptions O
that O
the O
economy O
is O
softening O
. O

Some O
analysts O
reckon O
that O
the O
next O
quarter O
's O
figures O
will O
present O
a O
more O
accurate O
picture O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
, O
showing O
a O
marked O
slowdown O
in O
a O
number O
of O
sectors O
, O
including O
housing O
starts O
and O
equities O
. O

On O
the B-ORG
Commodity I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
gold O
for O
current O
delivery O
settled O
at O
$ O
369.10 O
an O
ounce O
, O
down O
$ O
1.10 O
. O

Estimated O
volume O
was O
a O
light O
1.7 O
million O
ounces O
. O

In O
early O
trading O
in O
Hong O
Kong O
Thursday O
, O
gold O
was O
quoted O
at O
$ O
368.24 O
an O
ounce O
. O

Place O
a O
phone O
order O
through O
most O
any O
catalog O
and O
chances O
are O
the O
clerk O
who O
answers O
wo O
n't O
be O
the O
only O
one O
on O
the O
line O
. O

Bosses O
have O
big O
ears O
these O
days O
. O

Or O
open O
up O
an O
electronics O
magazine O
and O
peruse O
the O
ads O
for O
sneaky O
tape O
recorders O
and O
other O
snooping O
gadgets O
. O

Some O
would O
make O
even O
James B-PERSON
Bond I-PERSON
green O
with O
envy O
. O

Eavesdropping O
-- O
both O
corporate O
and O
private O
-- O
is O
on O
the O
rise O
, O
thanks O
to O
the O
proliferation O
of O
surveillance O
technologies O
. O

And O
while O
sellers O
of O
the O
equipment O
and O
companies O
`` O
monitoring O
'' O
employees O
have O
few O
qualms O
, O
right O
- O
to O
- O
privacy O
advocates O
and O
some O
lawmakers O
are O
alarmed O
. O

`` O
New O
technologies O
are O
changing O
the O
way O
we O
deal O
with O
each O
other O
and O
the O
way O
we O
work O
, O
'' O
says O
Janlori B-PERSON
Goldman I-PERSON
, O
a O
staff O
attorney O
at O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Civil I-ORG
Liberties I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

`` O
Our O
expectation O
of O
confidentiality O
is O
being O
eroded O
. O
'' O

On O
the O
corporate O
side O
, O
companies O
claim O
that O
monitoring O
employee O
phone O
conversations O
is O
both O
legal O
and O
necessary O
to O
gauge O
productivity O
and O
ensure O
good O
service O
. O

The O
practice O
is O
common O
at O
catalog O
, O
insurance O
and O
phone O
companies O
, O
banks O
and O
telemarketers O
, O
according O
to O
trade O
groups O
and O
worker O
organizations O
. O

It O
's O
also O
widespread O
for O
reservations O
clerks O
in O
the O
airline O
, O
car O
- O
rental O
, O
hotel O
and O
railroad O
industries O
. O

The O
Communications O
Workers O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
which O
opposes O
such O
monitoring O
, O
says O
supervisors O
listen O
in O
on O
an O
estimated O
400 O
million O
calls O
each O
year O
. O

Among O
companies O
saying O
they O
monitor O
employees O
are O
United B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
United B-ORG
Parcel I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
Nynex B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
, O
Spiegel B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
circulation O
department O
of O
this O
newspaper O
. O

Some O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
firms O
monitor O
for O
recordkeeping O
purposes O
. O

Dictaphone B-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
says O
there O
's O
a O
big O
business O
demand O
for O
its O
voice O
- O
activated O
taping O
systems O
, O
whether O
the O
sophisticated O
Veritrac B-PRODUCT
9000 I-PRODUCT
system O
, O
which O
costs O
from O
$ O
10,000 O
to O
$ O
120,000 O
and O
can O
record O
240 O
conversations O
simultaneously O
, O
or O
simple O
handheld O
units O
selling O
for O
$ O
395 O
. O

Businesses O
`` O
want O
to O
verify O
information O
and O
ensure O
accuracy O
, O
'' O
says O
John B-PERSON
Hiltunen I-PERSON
, O
Dictaphone B-ORG
's O
manager O
of O
media O
relations O
. O

The O
state O
of O
Alaska B-GPE
recently O
bought O
the O
Veritrac O
system O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
to O
monitor O
the O
Exxon O
cleanup O
effort O
. O
'' O

Merrill B-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
& O
Co. O
and O
Shearson B-ORG
Lehman I-ORG
Hutton I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
say O
they O
use O
voice O
- O
activated O
systems O
to O
record O
and O
verify O
orders O
between O
salesmen O
and O
traders O
. O

Shearson B-ORG
says O
it O
has O
taped O
some O
of O
its O
institutional O
trading O
desks O
, O
such O
as O
commodities O
and O
futures O
, O
for O
about O
four O
years O
. O

Both O
companies O
stress O
that O
employees O
know O
they O
are O
being O
recorded O
and O
that O
customer O
conversations O
are O
n't O
taped O
. O

Kidder B-ORG
Peabody I-ORG
& O
Co. O
says O
it O
monitors O
bond O
- O
trading O
conversations O
between O
brokers O
and O
customers O
to O
safeguard O
order O
accuracy O
. O

Eavesdropping O
by O
individuals O
is O
harder O
to O
measure O
. O

But O
devices O
are O
there O
for O
the O
asking O
, O
whether O
in O
stores O
or O
through O
the O
mail O
. O

The B-ORG
Counter I-ORG
Spy I-ORG
Shop I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
for O
instance O
, O
offers O
the O
`` O
Secret O
Connection O
'' O
attache O
case O
, O
which O
can O
surreptitiously O
record O
conversations O
for O
nine O
hours O
at O
a O
stretch O
. O

That O
and O
other O
fancy O
gizmos O
may O
cost O
thousands O
, O
but O
simple O
voice O
- O
activated O
tape O
recorders O
sell O
for O
as O
little O
as O
$ O
70 O
at O
electronics O
stores O
like O
Radio B-ORG
Shack I-ORG
. O

The O
most O
common O
use O
of O
spying O
devices O
is O
in O
divorce O
cases O
, O
say O
private O
investigators O
. O

While O
tape O
recordings O
to O
uncover O
, O
say O
, O
infidelity O
are O
n't O
admissible O
in O
court O
, O
they O
can O
mean O
leverage O
in O
a O
settlement O
. O

Concerned O
with O
the O
increased O
availability O
of O
surveillance O
technology O
and O
heavier O
use O
of O
it O
, O
lawmakers O
have O
proposed O
laws O
addressing O
the O
issue O
. O

Nine O
states O
have O
introduced O
bills O
requiring O
that O
workers O
and O
customers O
be O
made O
aware O
of O
monitoring O
. O

And O
four O
states O
-- O
California B-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
, O
Michigan B-GPE
and O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
-- O
have O
adopted O
rules O
that O
all O
parties O
involved O
must O
consent O
when O
phone O
calls O
are O
recorded O
. O

Two O
bills O
in O
Congress B-ORG
hope O
to O
make O
such O
restrictions O
national O
. O

In O
May O
, O
Rep. O
Don O
Edwards O
-LRB- O
D. O
Calif O
. O
-RRB- O
introduced O
congressional O
legislation O
that O
would O
require O
an O
audible O
beeping O
during O
any O
employee O
monitoring O
, O
warning O
people O
that O
they O
are O
being O
heard O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
legislation O
is O
similar O
to O
a O
1987 O
`` O
beeper O
bill O
'' O
that O
was O
defeated O
after O
heavy O
lobbying O
by O
the O
telemarketing O
industry O
. O
-RRB- O

Also O
last O
spring O
, O
Rep. O
Ron B-NORP
Dellums O
-LRB- O
D. O
, O
Calif. B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
introduced O
a O
bill O
requiring O
universal O
two O
- O
party O
consent O
to O
any O
tapings O
in O
cases O
that O
do O
n't O
involve O
law O
enforcement O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
products O
such O
as O
voice O
- O
activated O
tape O
recorders O
would O
have O
to O
include O
beep O
tones O
and O
labels O
explaining O
federal O
laws O
on O
eavesdropping O
. O

The O
outlook O
on O
both O
federal O
bills O
is O
uncertain O
, O
especially O
remembering O
the O
1987 O
defeat O
. O

The O
ACLU O
and O
worker O
organizations O
back O
tighter O
laws O
, O
but O
employers O
and O
device O
manufacturers O
object O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
sympathetic O
with O
workers O
who O
feel O
under O
the O
gun O
, O
'' O
says O
Richard B-PERSON
Barton I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Direct I-ORG
Marketing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
lobbying O
strenuously O
against O
the O
Edwards B-PERSON
beeper O
bill O
. O

`` O
But O
the O
only O
way O
you O
can O
find O
out O
how O
your O
people O
are O
doing O
is O
by O
listening O
. O
'' O

The O
powerful O
group O
, O
which O
represents O
many O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
telemarketers O
, O
was O
instrumental O
in O
derailing O
the O
1987 O
bill O
. O

Spiegel B-ORG
also O
opposes O
the O
beeper O
bill O
, O
saying O
the O
noise O
it O
requires O
would O
interfere O
with O
customer O
orders O
, O
causing O
irritation O
and O
even O
errors O
. O

Laura B-PERSON
Dale I-PERSON
, O
center O
manager O
at O
the O
catalog O
company O
's O
customer O
order O
center O
in O
Reno B-GPE
, O
Nev. B-GPE
, O
defends O
monitoring O
. O

`` O
We O
like O
to O
follow O
up O
and O
make O
sure O
operators O
are O
achieving O
our O
standards O
of O
company O
service O
, O
'' O
says O
Ms. O
Dale O
, O
who O
supervises O
350 O
operators O
. O

John B-PERSON
Bonomo I-PERSON
, O
a O
Nynex B-ORG
spokesman O
, O
says O
the O
telephone O
company O
needs O
to O
monitor O
operators O
to O
evaluate O
performance O
during O
the O
first O
six O
months O
on O
the O
job O
. O

`` O
Sometimes O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
we O
'll O
pull O
someone O
off O
the O
phones O
for O
more O
training O
. O
'' O

Federal O
wiretap O
statutes O
recognize O
the O
right O
of O
employers O
to O
monitor O
employees O
' O
for O
evaluation O
purposes O
. O

And O
in O
the O
past O
, O
Congress B-ORG
has O
viewed O
monitoring O
as O
an O
issue O
best O
handled O
in O
union O
negotiations O
. O

But O
opponents O
, O
led O
by O
the O
CWA O
, O
say O
new O
laws O
are O
needed O
because O
monitoring O
is O
heavily O
concentrated O
in O
service O
industries O
and O
81 O
% O
of O
monitored O
workers O
are O
n't O
represented O
by O
unions O
. O

The O
CWA O
claims O
that O
monitoring O
not O
only O
infringes O
on O
employee O
privacy O
, O
but O
increases O
stress O
. O

`` O
Nine O
to O
Five O
, O
'' O
a O
Cleveland B-GPE
- O
based O
office O
workers O
organization O
that O
supports O
the O
beeper O
bill O
, O
six O
months O
ago O
started O
a O
privacy O
hot O
line O
to O
receive O
reports O
of O
alleged O
monitoring O
abuses O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
supporters O
of O
the O
Dellums B-PERSON
two O
- O
party O
consent O
bill O
say O
it O
is O
needed O
because O
of O
a O
giant O
loophole O
in O
the O
one O
- O
party O
consent O
law O
. O

Currently O
, O
if O
the O
person O
taping O
is O
a O
party O
to O
the O
conversation O
, O
it O
's O
all O
right O
to O
record O
without O
the O
knowledge O
of O
the O
other O
person O
on O
the O
line O
. O

-LRB- O
Intercepting O
other O
people O
's O
private O
conversations O
is O
illegal O
and O
punishable O
by O
five O
years O
in O
prison O
and O
fines O
of O
$ O
10,000 O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
electronics O
industry O
is O
closely O
following O
the O
Dellums B-PERSON
bill O
. O

Some O
marketers O
of O
surveillance O
gear O
-- O
including O
Communication B-ORG
Control I-ORG
System I-ORG
Ltd. I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
the B-ORG
Counter I-ORG
Spy I-ORG
Shop I-ORG
and O
others O
like O
it O
-- O
already O
put O
warning O
labels O
in O
their O
catalogs O
informing O
customers O
of O
the O
one O
- O
party O
law O
. O

But O
vendors O
contend O
that O
they O
ca O
n't O
control O
how O
their O
products O
are O
used O
. O

Radio B-ORG
Shack I-ORG
says O
it O
has O
a O
policy O
against O
selling O
products O
if O
a O
salesperson O
suspects O
they O
will O
be O
used O
illegally O
. O

`` O
Everything O
sold O
at O
Radio B-ORG
Shack I-ORG
has O
a O
legal O
purpose O
, O
'' O
says O
Bernard B-PERSON
Appel I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
the O
Tandy O
Corp. O
subsidiary O
. O

He O
says O
he O
has O
n't O
yet O
studied O
the O
Dellums B-PERSON
bill O
, O
but O
that O
requiring O
a O
beeping O
tone O
on O
recorders O
`` O
would O
be O
ludicrous O
. O
'' O

Still O
, O
Radio B-ORG
Shack I-ORG
is O
aware O
that O
some O
of O
its O
products O
are O
controversial O
. O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
company O
voluntarily O
stopped O
selling O
`` O
The O
Big O
Ear O
, O
'' O
a O
powerful O
microphone O
. O

With O
its O
ability O
to O
pick O
up O
rustlings O
and O
flapping O
wings O
, O
`` O
it O
was O
meant O
to O
be O
a O
toy O
for O
children O
for O
bird O
watching O
, O
'' O
says O
Mr. O
Appel O
. O

`` O
But O
we O
were O
getting O
too O
many O
complaints O
that O
people O
were O
using O
them O
to O
eavesdrop O
on O
their O
neighbors O
. O
'' O

Businessland B-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
said O
it O
purchased O
a O
major O
regional O
computer O
retailer O
, O
Data B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Centre I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
, O
Springfield B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
. O

Terms O
were O
n't O
disclosed O
. O

The O
purchase O
strengthens O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
, O
Calif. O
- O
based O
Businessland B-ORG
's O
links O
to O
the O
large O
corporations O
who O
are O
among O
the O
biggest O
buyers O
of O
computers O
. O

Data B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
has O
five O
retail O
stores O
in O
the O
northeast O
, O
but O
specializes O
in O
selling O
personal O
computers O
made O
by O
International B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Machines I-ORG
Corp. I-ORG
and O
Apple B-ORG
Computer I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
to O
banks O
, O
brokerage O
firms O
and O
other O
big O
businesses O
based O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
metropolitan O
area O
. O

John B-PERSON
Fitzsimmons I-PERSON
, O
chief O
executive O
officer O
of O
Data B-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
said O
the O
company O
was O
profitable O
and O
expected O
sales O
of O
nearly O
$ O
100 O
million O
this O
year O
. O

He O
said O
Businessland B-ORG
, O
which O
operates O
stores O
in O
50 O
U.S. B-GPE
metropolitan O
areas O
, O
planned O
to O
absorb O
his O
firm O
's O
operations O
. O

So O
, O
how O
are O
you O
? O

I O
'm O
fine O
. O

I O
'm O
very O
fine O
. O

How O
are O
you O
? O

I O
have O
n't O
talked O
to O
you O
in O
a O
long O
time O
. O

I O
feel O
like O
I O
talk O
to O
David B-PERSON
almost O
every O
day O
. O

yeah O

Is O
n't O
that O
wild O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
it O

there O
's O
really O
no O
difference O
between O
writing O
a O
letter O
and O
the O
way O
we O
correspond O
. O

As O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
, O
what O
I O
do O
is O
I O
sit O
down O
and O
write O
a O
letter O
at O
my O
own O
leisure O
, O
you O
know O
, O
at O
the O
word O
processor O

and O
then O
late O
at O
night O
I O
send O
it O
on O
email O
-- O

Right O

-- O
and O
there O
's O
really O
no O
reason O
why O
we O
could O
n't O
have O
written O
letters O
like O
this O
all O
these O
years O
and O
put O
them O
in O
the O
mailbox O
. O

Well O
, O
you O
know O
what O

I O
do O
n't O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

there O
's O
something O
about O
this O
that O
's O
easier O
, O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
explain O
it O
. O

That O
you O
find O
the O
email O
is O
easier O
? O

yeah O
, O

it O
's O
this O
I O
guess O
that O
it O
's O
no O
different O
except O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
go O
out O
and O
get O
stamps O
and O
put O
it O
in O
the O
mailbox O
. O

I O
think O
also O
you O
know O
that O
someone O
's O
going O
to O
be O
reading O
it O
the O
next O
day O
, O
not O
possibly O
in O
a O
week O
. O

you O
know O
that O
what O
you O
're O
saying O
is O
going O
to O
be O
heard O
. O

Sometimes O
when O
you O
write O
a O
letter O
you O
figure O
eventually O
they O
're O
going O
to O
get O
this O
and O
it O
's O
already O
going O
to O
be O
old O
news O

and O
you O
feel O
like O
you O
're O
really O
communicating O
with O
email O
. O

yeah O
. O

Kind O
of O
, O

%eh O
even O
though O
there O
is O
a O
delay O
. O

But O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O
it O
's O
like O
cute O
. O

Also O
I O
get O
a O
kick O
out O
of O
pressing O
all O
those O
buttons O
and O
everything O
. O

So O
tell O
me O
. O

okay O
, O

first O
what O
you O
have O

to O
start O
off O
tell O
me O
about O
all O
your O
kids O
. O

Start O
at O
the O
beginning O
. O

Or O
should O
I O

I O
'll O
start O
at O
the O
end O
. O

okay O
. O

Avi O
is O
very O
cute O
. O

yeah O

like O
, O
%um O
, O
he O
's O
nine O
months O
old O
already O
. O

oh O
, O
my O
God O
. O

Believe O
it O
or O
not O
. O

What O
's O
he O
doing O
? O

Tell O
me O
every- O

He O
's O
only O
like O
seven O
months O
old O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
the O
truth O
is O
, O
like O
all O
my O
children O
, O
he O
's O
really O
only O
like O
five O
months O
old O
. O

He O
's O
a O
lump O
on O
a O
log O
. O
I O
would O
be O
surprised O

oh O
he O
's O
very O
alert O
, O

he O
's O
very O
alert O
%um O
and O
very O
responsive O
and O
laughs O
and O
eats O
well O
. O

Hello O
? O

No O
, O
I O
'm O
here O
, O

I O
just O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
interrupt O
because O
I O
hate O
that O
echo O
thing O
. O

okay O
. O

okay O
. O

%ah O
, O
%uh O
but O
he O
does O
n't O
move O
. O

okay O
, O

well O
that O
's O
normal O
, O

you O
're O
not O
worried O
about O
that O

That O
's O
all O
your O
kids O

No O

but O
you O
know O
because O
he O
was O
premature O
, O
he O
's O
getting O
a O
lot O
of O
attention O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
we O
go O
to O
physical O
therapy O
once O
a O
week O
, O

and O
the O
truth O
is O
what O
I O
'm O
learning O
about O
it O
oh O
because O
I O
spend O
so O
much O
time O
with O
the O
physical O
therapist O
is O
that O
all O
my O
kids O
could O
have O
used O
physical O
therapy O
in O
this O
case O
. O

The O
truth O
is O
we O
could O
all O
use O
physical O
therapy O
because O
it O
would O
all O
make O
us O
more O
balanced O
people O
between O
the O
right O
and O
our O
left O
hemispheres O

and O
something O
about O
being O
organized O
internally O
gets O
you O
organized O
ext- O

I O
've O
learned O
a O
lot O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

half O
of O
it O
is O
probably O
baloney O
, O

but O
if O
any O
of O
it O
's O
true O
they O
all O
needed O
physical O
therapy O
. O

At O
a O
very O
young O
age O
. O

oh O
god O
. O

How O
often O
do O
you O
have O
to O
take O
him O
? O

No O

because O
they O
do O
n't O
like O
to O
pl- O

How O
often O
do O
you O
take O
him O
? O

I O
take O
him O
once O
a O
week O

I O
'm O
sorry O
, O

what O
? O

Once O
a O
week O
. O

Once O
a O
week O
. O

okay O
. O

mhm O

%um O
and O
, O
%uh O
he O
does O
n't O
like O
to O
play O
on O
his O
stomach O
, O

he O
only O
likes O
to O
be O
on O
his O
back O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
as O
soon O
as O
you O
put O
him O
on O
it O
, O
he O
can O
lift O
his O
head O
and O
everything O

and O
now O
he O
's O
starting O
to O
extend O
his O
hands O
out O
even O

Right O

but O
as O
soon O
as O
he O
gets O
that O
toy O
, O
he O
just O
rolls O
over O
to O
play O
with O
it O
on O
his O
back O
. O

oh O
. O

So O
%uh O
. O

No O
, O

but O
%uh O
they O
were O
all O
like O
that O
, O
every O
one O
of O
them O
. O

So O
you O
do O
n't O
think O
personally O
it O
has O
anything O
to O
do O
with O
him O
being O
premature O
? O

Personally O
, O
no O
. O

mhm O

No O
. O

But O
it O
does O
n't O
hurt O
. O

But O
I O
see O
. O

Right O
, O

but O
I O
see O
that O
the O
he- O

no O
but O
it O
's O
helping O

mhm O
. O

It O
's O
helping O
him O
be O
more O
, O

he O
's O
advancing O
better O
, O
I O
think O
. O

Right O
. O

Who O
knows O
? O

And O
physically O
he O
's O
feeling O
good O
? O

Do O
n't O
know O
. O

We O
'll O
find O
out O
. O

Physically O
he O
's O
fine O
? O

yeah O
. O

He O
's O
fine O
. O

He O
's O
fine O
. O

Fine O
, O
fine O
. O

He O
was O
sick O
. O
once O
with O
%um O
an O
ear O
infection O

and O
once O
he O
got O
this O
cough O

and O
he O
was O
like O
asthmatic O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
you O
know O
, O
he O
had O
to O
have O
you O
know O
%eh O
a O
mask O
thing O
%hm O
and O
these O
%eh O
you O
know O

but O
it O
was O
n't O

no O

at O
home O
, O

nothing O
serious O
, O

Right O
. O

Right O
. O

%uh O
but O
%eh O
because O
those O
things O
usually O
return O
and O
it O
usually O
is O
a O
condition O
. O

You O
know O
, O
they O
prepared O
me O
for O
that O
and O
said O
oh O
you O
know O
, O
but O
because O
millions O
of O
kids O
here O
have O
it O
Right O
a O
lot O
of O
kids O
and O
a O
lot O
of O
Hagim O
a O
lot O
of O
%uh O
preemies O
get O
it O
. O

%hm O

But O
he O
has O
n't O
had O
another O
attack O
since O
, O

so O
it O
was O
fair O
to O
assume O
then O
it O
was O
a O
one O
time O
thing O
, O
too O
. O

And O
how O
did O
the O

They O
said O

Well O
, O
wait O
. O

How O
do O
the O
kids O
deal O
with O
him O
? O

Are O
they O
happy O
with O
him O
? O

Are O
they O
getting O
jealous O
of O
him O
? O

Are O
they O
okay O
? O

oh O
, O
yeah O
, O

they O
're O
fine O
. O

They O
're O
big O
. O

You O
know O
, O
they O
're O
not O
%uh O

Right O
. O

What O
about O
Jochanan B-PERSON
? O

At O
the O
beginning O

Jochanan B-PERSON
's O
five O
year's O
old O
. O

I O
know O
. O

Jochanan B-PERSON
liked O
him O

Jochanan B-PERSON
liked O
him O
pretty O
much O
right O
away O
. O

Everyone O
you O
know O
they O
invested O
so O
much O
in O
him O
, O
too O
. O

At O
the O
beginning O
%um O
, O
it O
was O
as O
if O
there O
was O
a O
novelty O
, O
because O
they O
waited O
so O
long O
to O
bring O
him O
home O
. O

mhm O

Right O
. O

And O
then O
you O
know O
the O
novelty O
's O
worn O
off O
, O
which O
is O
good O
. O

Right O

It O
wore O
off O
a O
long O
time O
ago O
. O

And O
he O
says O
%uh O
you O
know O
lots O
of O
people O
have O
babies O
in O
their O
houses O
. O

It O
's O
you O
know O
, O
they O
're O
just O
another O
family O
with O
a O
baby O
in O
the O
house O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
that O
was O
good O
. O

That O
's O
the O
way O
it O
should O
be O
. O

How O
do O
you O
have O
the O
kids O
in O
the O
house O
? O

Who O
's O
in O
which O
room O
? O

Well O
, O
Uriel B-PERSON
was O
in O
a O
room O
before O
Gabby B-PERSON
came O
home O
. O

Uriel B-PERSON
was O
in O
a O
room O
by O
himself O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
Noam B-PERSON
and O
Jochanan B-PERSON
shared O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
before O
we O
brought O
the O
baby O
home O
, O
we O
switched O
it O
, O
because O
Uriel B-PERSON
's O
room O
was O
like O
a O
bacteria O
haven O
. O

when O
I O
was O
up O
it O
was O
a O
few O
weeks O
before O
we O
brought O
him O
home O

we O
cleaned O
out O
the O
room O
to O
switch O

and O
you O
know O
I O
said O
, O
we O
could O
n't O
put O
any O
baby O
in O
this O
room O
. O

Poor O
Noam B-PERSON
got O
him O
back O

and O
Jochanan B-PERSON
you O
know O
you O
can O
control O
it O
better O
. O

So O
it O
's O
Jochanan B-PERSON
and O
Gabby B-PERSON
and O
Uriel B-PERSON
and O
Noam B-PERSON
. O
the O
way O
they O
used O
to O
be O
together O
. O

okay O
. O

So O
you O
still O
have O
your O
office O
as O
your O
office O
? O

Right O
. O

I O
'm O
sitting O
in O
it O
right O
now O
in O
front O
of O
the O

I O
was O
in O
front O
of O
the O
computer O
actually O
, O
when O
you O
called O
. O

okay O
, O

and O
so O
what O
's O
with O
your O
working O
? O

What O
's O
your O
new O
working O
thing O
? O

oh O
. O

Let O
's O
not O
talk O
about O
that O
. O

It O
's O
depressing O
. O

It O
's O
depressing O
. O

Is O
it O
depressing O

or O
is O
it O
give O
you O
a O
lot O
of O
anxiety O
? O

%mm O
. O
A O
and O
B O
. O

okay O
. O

All O
of O
the O
above O
. O
I O
also O
have O
taboo O
subjects O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
talk O
about O
. O

No O
, O

I O
do O
n't O
mind O
talking O
about O
it O
, O

but O
I O
ca O
n't O
jam O
it O
into O
fifteen O
minutes O
. O

That O
's O
too O
depressing O
. O

%um O
. O
Well O
, O
we O
have O
half O
an O
hour O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
we O
could O
talk O
for O
half O
an O
hour O
, O

it O
's O
just O
that O
we O
have O
to O
guarantee O
them O
fifteen O
minutes O
, O

so O
, O
%uh O
. O

oh O
. O

oh O
. O

But O
then O
David B-PERSON
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
call O

No O
, O

he O
has O
his O
own O
number O
. O

The O
thing O
is O

oh O
. O

oh O
. O

oh O

So O
we O
have O
half O
hour O
for O
. O

yeah O
, O

we O
have O
a O
half O
an O
hour O
. O

It O
has O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
him O
. O

It O
's O
very O
depressing O
and O
very O
anxiety O
- O
ridden O
. O

Well O
, O
that O
summed O
it O
up O
. O

So O
, O
really O
, O
seriously O
, O
what O
are O
your O
options O
? O

I O
hate O

well O

Thorazine O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
hate O
being O
home O
, O

I O
hate O
it O
. O

I O
really O
do O
. O

I O
hate O
being O
home O
. O

You O
hate O
being O
home O
. O

You O
feel O
like O
you O
want O
more O
people O
interaction O
? O

%eh O
it O
's O
the O
lot O
well O
of O

first O
of O
all O
, O
I O
'm O
upset O
about O
what O
happened O
. O

mhm O

I O
'm O
upset O
. O

Now O
I O
'm O
upset O
, O

I O
was O
n't O
upset O
so O
much O
when O
it O
happened O
because O
at O
the O
time O
I O
was O
just O
taking O
everything O
in O
stride O
and O
everything O
you O
know O

gomzila O
tova O

and O
everything O
will O
be O
okay O
because O
%eh O
the O
baby O
was O
still O
in O
the O
hospital O

mhm O

and O
you O
know O
I O
was O
still O
recovering O
from O
a O

Well O
, O
you O
're O
not O
working O
at O
all O
now O
? O

Like O
, O
it O
was O
a O
really O
hard O
experience O

Are O
you O
not O
working O
at O

I O
'm O
working O
on O

Go O
on O

No O
, O

I O
heard O
you O
. O

there O
is O
a O
terrible O
**thingy** O
a O
delay O
. O

%um O
, O
I O
'm O
working O
on O
my O
own O
, O
some O
private O
projects O
. O
Yes O
Right O
mhm O
. O
%um O
, O
which O
I O
enjoy O
, O

but O
it O
's O
not O
enou- O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
I O
have O
the O
mindset O
to O
be O
%um O
independent O
. O

I O
think O
I O
need O
to O
be O
an O
employee O
. O

mhm O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
more O
suitable O
to O
my O
personality O
and O
to O

it O
's O
my O
personality O
professionally O
as O
well O
as O
financially O
. O

mhm O
. O

I O
just O
think O
the O
way O
we O
manage O
money O
, O
it O
's O
just O
better O
. O

You O
like O
getting O
that O
paycheck O
once O
a O
week O
and O
not O
just O
waiting O
for O
the O
end O
of O
a O
project O
or O
something O
. O

It O
's O

Right O
. O

I O
enjoy O
the O
flexibility O
of O
working O
at O
home O
and O
working O
when O
I O
want O
, O
things O
like O
that O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
enjoy O
the O
pressure O
of O
it O
. O

Like O
you O
can O

It O
's O
always O
hanging O
over O
your O
head O
. O

Right O
. O

With O
i- O

and O
I O
have O
no O
problem O
you O
know O
, O
ignoring O
the O
laundry O
-- O
Right O
. O
-- O
and O
ignoring O
the O
kids O
and O
working O
, O

I O
just O
do O
n't O
like O
, O

it O
's O
just O
not O
suitable O
to O
me O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
I O
do O
it O
. O

I O
did O
it O
for O
a O
while O

and O
I O
hated O
it O
also O
. O

That O
was O
one O
of O
my O
kids O
, O
I O
think O
. O
I O
absolutely O
hated O
it O
because O
like O
I O
would O
be O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
like O
changing O
a O
kid O
's O
diaper O
and O
the O
phone O
would O
ring O
and O
it O
would O
you O
know O
be O
a O
business O
thing O
and O

Could O
be O
a O
client O
, O

yeah O
. O

Right O

right O

and O
like O
you O
have O
to O
try O
to O
act O
mature O
, O

your O
kids O
are O
screaming O
in O
the O
other O
room O

and O
you O
like O
have O
to O
pretend O
that O
nothing O
's O
go- O
you O
know O

and O
you O
really O
want O
to O
be O
in O
the O
other O
room O
, O
settling O
what O
's O
going O
on O

but O
you O
have O
to O
drop O
everything O
whenever O
, O

you O
never O
know O
. O

It O
's O
like O
there O
is O
a O
bomb O
waiting O
to O
go O
off O
always O
. O

But O
you O
can O
never O
relax O
. O

Right O

and O
I O
'd O
rather O
not O
be O
in O
the O
other O
room O
. O

I O
'd O
rather O
just O
be O
on O
the O
phone O
with O
the O
client O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
you O
know O
you O
also O
can O
never O
relax O
, O
because O
as O
soon O
as O
you O
sit O
down O
to O
read O
a O
book O
or O
do O
anything O
you O
're O
thinking O
, O
well O
, O
I O
really O
should O
be O
doing O
this O
or O
you O
know O
whatever O
. O

Well O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
that O
problem O
, O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
steady O
flow O
of O
work O
, O
either O
. O

mhm O
. O

It O
comes O

and O
it O
goes O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
that O
many O
things O

and O
I O
have O
to O
wait O
for O
people O
to O
refer O
them O

and O
I O
have O
to O
go O
get O
them O

and O
as O
many O
times O
as O
I O
go O
over O
every O
decision O
that O
I O
made O
along O
the O
way O
even O
over O
the O
last O
three O
years O
, O
and O
every O
decision O
was O
the O
right O
decision O
at O
the O
right O
time O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
it O
was O
n't O
anything O
I O
did O
, O
you O
know O

I O
mean O
, O
we O
had O
this O
great O
master O
plan O
%mm O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
that O
when O
I O
was O
working O
at O
the O
consulting O
company O
and O
doing O
freelance O
projects O
at O
night O
mhm O
. O
and O
going O
a O
little O
crazy O
because O
with O
three O
kids O
at O
home O
and O
commuting O
%uh O
three O
hours O
a O
day O
really O
it O
was O
hard O
, O

but O
I O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
give O
it O
up O
because O
it O
was O
n't O
so O
much O
the O
money O
it O
was O
I O
was O
trying O
to O
see O
if O
this O
was O
something O
I O
could O
really O
do O
. O
mhm O
. O
mhm O
. O
If O
I O
liked O
it O
and O
if O
I O
was O
good O
at O
it O
. O

Right O
. O

and O
when O
we O
wanted O
to O
have O
another O
baby O
mhm O
and O
we O
figured O

oh O
you O
know O
and O
Phil B-PERSON
wanted O
to O
work O
more O
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
invest O
more O
in O
his O
career O

Right O
. O

So O
, O
we O
figured O
our O
plan O
, O

all O
the O
best O
laid O
plans O
, O
right O
? O

mhm O

and O
the O
truth O
is O
our O
plans O
came O
better O
than O
they O
could O
've O
. O

%mm O
%mm O

They O
would O
have O
if O
we O
wanted O
to O
have O
another O
baby O

and O
then O
I O
would O
have O
%um O
what O
's O
it O
called O
, O
a O
maternity O
leave O
, O

that O
I O
would O
take O
an O
extended O
one O
because O
I O
had O
been O
at O
this O
job O
for O
a O
while O
. O

Right O
. O

and O
that O
's O
when O
I O
would O
try O
to O
freelance O
a O
little O
bit O
and O
see O
and O
feel O
my O
oats O
in O
this O

but O
I O
would O
have O
a O
job O
waiting O
for O
me O
if O
I O
did O
n't O
like O
it O
. O

So O
how O
are O
you O
? O

I O
'm O
fine O
. O

How O
are O
you O
? O

I O
'm O
alright O
. O

I O
'm O

You O
sound O
really O
far O
away O
. O

I O
think O
this O
is O
a O
really O
bad O
connection O
because O
, O
there O
's O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
a O
lag O
. O

And O
it O
's O
really O
**staticky** O
. O

Do O
I O
sound O
**staticky** O
to O
you O
? O

No O
, O
you O
sound O
quite O
clear O
. O

oh O
. O

Well O
I O
suppose O
that O
's O
okay O
. O

I O
'll O
just O
have O
to O
put O
up O
with O
it O
then O
. O

okay O
. O

So O
how O
are O
you O
doing O
? O

I O
'm O
well O
, O

I O
'm O
all O
right O
. O

I O
'm O
okay O
, O

but O
, O
%eh O
, O
you O
know O
, O
do O
you O
remember O
how O
I O
was O
feeling O
when O
I O
was O
in O
and O
I O
just O
wanted O
to O
like O
quit O
the O
program O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
sick O
of O
it O
, O

and O

yeah O
. O

I O
'm O
feeling O
that O
way O
again O
. O

oh O
no O
. O

So O
. O

yeah O

it O
's O
kind O
of O

do O
you O
go O
through O
like O
a O
three O
monthly O
cycle O
or O
something O
. O

I O
think O
that O
something O
like O
that O
is O
true O
. O

when O

let O
's O
see O

what O
time O
of O
the O
year O
is O
it O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
%hm O
. O

it O
's O
high O
summer O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
when O
I O
was O
feeling O
really O
bad O
in O
it O
was O
like O
**Marchish** O
, O
right O
? O

Mayb- O

yeah O
. O

February O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

it O
seems O
like O
it O
's O
been O
so O

maybe O
you O
should O
check O
out O
your O
biorhythms O
. O

%ah O
okay O
. O

So O
how O
are O
you O
, O

how O
are O
things O
going O
? O

%um O
, O
oh O
Joseph B-PERSON
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
like O
what O
I O
'm O
doing O

but O
I O
am O
so O
isolated O
. O

And O
, O
this O
is O
like O
the O
best O
present O
I O
've O
had O
the O
whole O
year O
I O
've O
been O
here O
. O

You O
're O
kidding O
? O

Because O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
anyone O
to O
talk O
to O
. O

oh O
, O
come O
on O
, O

you O
're O
kidding O
, O
right O
? O

w- O

No O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
kidding O
. O

It O
is O
so O
hard O
to O
talk O
to O
people O
here O
. O

You O
mean O
like O
Scottish B-NORP
folks O
? O

Then O

well O
just O
the O
British B-NORP
in O
general O
. O

I O
find O
them O
sort O
of O
, O
really O
reserved O
. O

And O
they O
, O

you O
know O
how O
Americans O
just O
kind O
of O
jump O
in O
and O
oh O
hi O
, O
let O
's O
be O
friends O
kind O
of O
thing O
. O

You O
know O
, O
we O
're O
stuck O
in O
a O
horrible O
situation O
together O
, O

so O
let O
's O
laugh O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
, O
the O
British B-NORP
do O
n't O
jump O
in O
right O
away O

and O
, O
I O
mean O
once O
they O
make O
friends O
with O
you O
, O
then O
they O
're O
nice O
to O
you O
. O

But O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
the O
secret O
is O
of O
cracking O
the O
code O
. O
You O
know O
. O

So O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
you O
have O
n't O
cracked O
it O
with O
anybody O
yet O
? O

Well O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
partly O
I O
'm O
so O
busy O
. O

oh O
god O
, O
this O
course O
Joseph B-PERSON
was O
so O
overwhelming O
this O
year O
. O

Wow O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
we O
were O
in O
class O
about O
six O
hours O
a O
day O
, O

and O
then O
you O
had O
to O
go O
home O
and O
do O
about O
twenty O
- O
five O
hours O
worth O
of O
homework O
, O
to O
get O
ready O
for O
the O
next O
day O
. O

Just O
, O
you O
know O

No O
c- O

so O
like O
worse O
than O
Middlebury B-GPE
. O

165.00_177.54_B: O
oh O
, O
oh O
, O
worse O
, O

it O
was O
like O
as O
bad O
as O
Middlebury B-GPE
at O
its O
most O
intense O
, O

but O
it O
lasted O
all O
year O
, O

it O
was O
n't O
over O
in O
nine O
weeks O
. O

oh O
my O
God O
! O

I O
know O

I O
have O
so O
much O
gray O
hair O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
I O
must O
have O
ten O
times O
more O
gray O
hair O
than O
nine O
months O
ago O
. O

oh O
, O
no O
. O

You O
're O
going O
to O
look O
like O
a O
little O
old O
lady O
. O

It O
's O
incredible O
. O

It O
's O
just O
incredible O
. O

And O
then O
, O
we O
had O
our O
exams O
in O
June B-GPE

and O
, O
so O
that O
part O
's O
all O
over O
with O
, O

and O
now O
I O
'm O
just O
doing O
dissertation O
stuff O
. O

so O
it O
's O
fun O
now O
. O

But O
%um O
, O

Because O
you O
're O
sort O
of O
working O
on O
your O
own O
and O
self O
- O
directed O
? O

yeah O
, O

well O
, O
there O
's O
not O
so O
much O
daily O
pressure O
, O
you O
know O
, O
where O
you O
have O
to O
produce O
for O
everyday O
? O

%huh O
. O

So O
it O
's O
a O
lot O
better O
. O

%um O
, O
and O
Edinburgh B-GPE
is O
so O
beautiful O
. O

And O
right O
now O
there O
's O
all O
these O
festival O
things O
going O
on O
. O

And O
do O
you O
have O
time O
to O
go O
out O
and O
see O
them O
, O
and O
enjoy O
them O
? O

Well O
I O
'm O
making O
time O

I O
'm O
doing O
something O
once O
a O
week O
for O
sure O
. O
e- O
%huh O
. O
you O
know O

So O
, O
%eh O
the O
other O
day O
I O
took O
a O
bus O
trip O
into O
the O
highlands O

and O
that O
was O
really O
good O
you O
know O
. O

And O
it O
's O
beauti- O

uh-huh O
. O

oh O
, O
that O
must O
be O
really O
great O
. O

It O
's O
beautiful O
here O
. O

it O
's O
really O
beautiful O
. O

and O
the O
weather O
is O
good O
right O
now O
. O

This O
is O
like O
a O
record O
or O
something O
. O

We O
've O
had O
all O
this O
sunshine O
and O
blue O
sky O

and O
it O
's O
been O
in O
the O
eighties O
, O

and O
Wow O
nobody O
can O
believe O
it O
. O

So O
, O
I O
guess O
I O
'm O
really O
lucky O
. O

What O
was O
it O
like O
in O
the O
winter O
? O

It O
was O
like O
being O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
hurricane O
. O

No O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
the O
wind O
blows O
. O

You O
know O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
that O
small O
. O

I O
would O
n't O
say O
I O
'm O
a O
tiny O
woman O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
the O
wind O
blows O
me O
into O
the O
hedge O
. O
You O
know O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
it O
's O
like O
it O
comes O
off O
the B-LOC
North I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
and O
knocks O
you O
on O
your O
ass O
. O

Are O
you O
right O
on O
the O
water O
? O

%uh O
, O
really O
close O
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

Can O
you O
swim O
? O

yeah O

No O
. O

It O
's O
too O
cold O
. O

Really O
, O
really O
cold O
? O

You O
'd O
be O
nuts O
if O
you O
went O
in O
. O

So O
nobody O
swims O
? O

No O
, O
there O
is O
a O
beach O
, O
actually O
, O
down O
the O
coast O
. O

There O
's O
a O
beach O
you O
can O
get O
to O
from O
here O
, O

but O
I O
have O
n't O
been O
there O
yet O
. O

%hm O
. O
And O
so O
do O
people O
like O
sunbathe O
and O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
they O
do O
n't O
go O
in O
the O
water O
? O

No O
they O
do O
. O

You O
can O
go O
in O
down O
there O
. O

it O
's O
a O
little O
bit O
south O
from O
here O
uh-huh O
. O
and O
on O
the O
east O
coast O
, O

and O
you O
can O
get O
there O
easily O
from O
here O
by O
bus O
. O

%hm O
. O

And O
people O
go O
there O
. O

But O
I O
have O
n't O
been O
there O
yet O
. O

%hm O
. O

So O
are O
you O
Anyway O
. O
going O
to O
get O
to O
stay O
there O
a O
while O
after O
you O
're O
done O
with O
your O
program O
to O
like O
sightsee O
and O
stuff O
? O

Well O
, O
%um O
, O
I O
guess O
I O
'm O
just O
going O
to O
do O
mostly O
like O
one O
or O
two O
day O
things O
. O
You O
know O
? O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
because O
it O
's O
so O
small O
and O
you O
can O
go O
all O
over O
on O
the O
bus O
. O

%huh O
. O

And O
%um O
, O
there O
's O
a O
student O
travel O
%um O
agency O
on O
campus O

and O
I O
can O
get O
sort O
of O
uh-huh O
. O
student O
discount O
on O
things O
, O
you O
know O
? O

%mm O
. O

So O
I O
can O
go O
away O
for O
a O
weekend O
, O

and O
it O
's O
not O
too O
expensive O
. O

Do O
you O
stay O
at O
like O
hostels O
and O
stuff O
? O

Well O
no O
, O

I O
mean O
actually O
, O
you O
know O
, O
B O
and O
B's O
or O
whatever O
. O

Really O
? O

not O
too O
bad O
, O

yeah O
. O

So O
are O
there O
are O
other O
non O
Brits B-NORP
in O
the O
program O
? O

There O
are O
n't O
any O
Brits B-NORP
in O
the O
program O
. O

There O
are O
six O
of O
us O
in O
my O
class O
. O

yeah O
. O

Myself O
and O
an O
Italian B-NORP
woman O
. O

oh O
oh O
she O
must O
be O
great O
fun O
. O

She O
's O
great O
, O

she O
's O
great O
. O

She O
's O
%um O
Sarda O
. O

She O
's O
what O
? O

391.97_393.19_B: O
She O
's O
from O
Sardinia B-GPE
. O

oh O
. O

%um O
, O
and O
then O
the O
four O
guys O
are O
all O
Arab B-NORP
. O

There O
's O
the O
Sudanese B-NORP
and O
a O
Moroccan B-NORP
. O

uh-huh O
. O

oh O
, O
and O
the O
Moroccan B-NORP
guy O
knows O
Hamunses B-PERSON
by O
the O
way O
. O

It O
's O
a O
very O
small O
world O
. O

yeah O
, O

%um O
, O
and O
two O
Libyan B-NORP
guys O
. O

Really O
? O

And O
that O
's O
it O
in O
my O
year O
, O
in O
my O
class O
. O

It O
's O
a O
very O

So O
have O
you O
been O
able O
to O
get O
close O
to O
them O
? O

yeah O
, O

the O
guys O
are O
really O
nice O
, O
you O
know O
, O

but O
we O
've O
had O
so O
much O
work O
to O
do O
that O
you O
know O
we O
do O
n't O
really O
have O
much O
chance O
to O
you O
know O
spend O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
with O
each O
other O
. O

%um O
, O
but O
, O
Marie B-PERSON
Antoinette I-PERSON
and O
I O
have O
become O
friends O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
, O

and O
she O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
fun O
. O

She O
's O
very O
interesting O
, O
actually O
. O

I O
'll O
bet O
. O

she O
went O
across O
the O
Sahara O
desert O
by O
camel O
. O

, O
her O
husband O
is O
a O
writer O
, O

his O
name O
is O
Michael B-PERSON
Ascher I-PERSON
. O

Michael B-PERSON
what O
? O

Ascher B-PERSON

+unknown+ O

Ascher B-PERSON
, O

Ascher B-PERSON
, O

I O
've O
never O
heard O
of O
him O
. O

when O
they O
got O
married O
, O
their O
honeymoon O
was O
a O
nine O
month O
trip O
across O
the O
Sahara O
desert O
. O

Ugh O
. O

I O
think O
they O
started O
out O
in O
Morocco B-GPE
and O
made O
their O
way O
down O
and O
all O
the O
way O
%um O
, O
through O
the O
Sudan B-GPE
. O

oh O
my O
god O
! O

yeah O
. O

Can O
you O
imagine O
? O

yeah O
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

I O
think O
she O
was O
%um O
, O
the O
first O
European B-NORP
woman O
to O
do O
that O
. O

oh O
my O
god O
. O

That O
must O
have O
been O
hellish O
. O

he O
wrote O
a O
book O
about O
it O
. O

%hm O
. O

So O

Is O
he O
American B-NORP
? O

No O
, O
he O
's O
English O
. O

uh-huh O

interesting O

so O
, O
her O
Arabic O
must O
be O
really O
good O
. O

It O
's O
pretty O
good O
. O

It O
's O
not O
any O
better O
than O
mine O
. O

Well O
, O
your O
Arabic O
is O
really O
good O
. O

it O
's O
gotten O
pretty O
good O
, O
actually O
. O

I O
've O
learned O
some O
interesting O
stuff O
here O
this O
year O
. O

Are O
you O
doing O
simultaneous O
stuff O
? O

No O
, O
we O
're O
not O
doing O
any O
simultaneous O
. O

Why O
not O
? O

Not O
at O
all O
. O

Because O
, O
%um O
, O
for O
one O
thing O
you O
have O
to O
be O
a O
lot O
better O
at O
Arabic O
than O
I O
am O
to O
do O
it O
. O

But O
, O
%um O
, O
mostly O
we O
spend O
most O
of O
our O
time O
on O
translation O
. O

%hm O
. O

And O
, O
only O
a O
very O
little O
bit O
on O
interpreting O
. O

And O
the O
interpreting O
we O
do O
is O
a O
consecutive O
liaison O
interpreting O
. O

What O
does O
that O
mean O
? O

It O
means O
that O
, O
%um O
, O
you O
, O
actually O
, O

it O

well O
you O
do O
it O
by O
paragraph O
. O

mhm O
. O

small O
bits O
of O
speech O
. O

And O
, O
in O
some O
ways O
, O
it O
's O
harder O
than O
simultaneous O
%um O
, O
because O
, O
you O
have O
to O
not O
only O
remember O
what O
was O
said O
, O
but O
you O
have O
to O
get O
all O
the O
facts O
right O
, O
you O
know O
? O

You O
ha- O

Right O
, O

right O
. O

You O
've O
got O
to O
remember O
it O
all O

and O

yeah O
, O

all O
the O
dates O
and O
amounts O
and O
, O
you O
know O
. O

So O
, O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
practice O
in O
note O
- O
taking O
, O
and O
devising O
your O
own O
sort O
of O
set O
of O
symbols O
that O
will O
jog O
your O
memory O
mhm O
. O
you O
know O
because O
you O
ca O
n't O
keep O
notes O
on O
a O
whole O
paragraph O
of O
what O
somebody O
says O
. O

Right O
. O

you O
just O
ca O
n't O
do O
it O
. O

And O
%um O
the O
Jesuit O
who O
explained O
that O
to O
me O
said O
this O
is O
nothing O
against O
other O
programs O
that O
are O
very O
very O
wonderful O
you O
know O
where O
they O
give O
service O
for O
service O
's O
sake O
-- O

mhm O
. O

-- O
but O
it O
's O
just O
that O
this O
thing O
is O
because O
of O
a O
conversion O
or O
because O
of O
their O
friendship O
with O
Christ O
-- O
mhm O
. O
-- O
in O
wanting O
to O
collaborate O
with O
that O
project O
, O
you O
know O

mhm O
. O

-- O
and O
the O
second O
one O
is O
that O
you O
live O
in O
the O
same O
poor O
area O
where O
you O
're O
going O
to O
work O
. O

mhm O
. O

Now O
let O
me O
say O
that O
I O
have O
seen O
you O
know O
that O
this O
very O

I O
took O
it O
literally O

and O
you O
know O
I O
said O
to O
Jackie B-PERSON
this O
is O
very O
important O

and O
we O
did O
n't O
take O
some O
people O
because O
of O
that O

mhm O
. O

You O
know O
in O
fact O
one O
Jewish O
gal O
that O
she O
was O
just O
crazy O
about O
and O
was O
very O
very O
dynamic O
and O
knew O
Spanish O
and O
everything O

but O
I O
said O
Jackie B-PERSON
how O
will O
we O
say O
she O
's O
doing O
this O
out O
of O
a O
commitment O
to O
Christ O

mhm O
. O

You O
know O
I O
mean O
I O
ca O
n't O
say O
I O
'll O
agree O
and O
this O
is O
my O
commit- O

but O
I O
have O
also O
found O
that O
as O
in O
all O
things O
human O
it O
is O
not O
perfectly O
kept O
down O
here O
. O

mhm O
. O

%uh O
I O
mean O
I O
've O
met O
other O
volunteers O
who O
are O
you O
know O
from O
Spain B-GPE
and O
everything O

mhm O

%uh O
but O
anyway O
I O
would O
like O
to O
still O
keep O
that O
and O
not O
change O
that O
with O
Jackie B-PERSON
-- O

mhm O
. O

-- O
and O
I O
think O
-- O
mhm O
. O
-- O
it O
would O
be O
important O
that O
people O
knew O
that O
. O

oh O
this O
is O
great O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
mean O
it O
is O
great O
for O
me O

I O
'm O
using O
your O
phone O
call O
here O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Well O
I O
am O
delighted O
. O

oh O
great O
. O

Well O
just O
tell O
me O
a O
little O
bit O
about O
your O
apostolate O
because O
you O
said O
to O
me O
in O
your O
letter O
now O
pray O
for O
my O
apostolate O
too O

do O
you O
mean O
with O
the O
girls O
? O

Well O
basically O
in O
the O
college O

yeah O

%um O
but O
%uh O
there O
are O
a O
couple O
things O
that O
I O
wanted O
to O
be O
sure O
to O
mention O
to O
you O

yeah O
. O

One O
is O
that O
%um O
Isabelle O
was O
one O
of O
four O
women O
who O
made O
the O
centering O
prayer O
retreat O
. O

okay O
I O
read O
that O
sure O
in O
your O
letter O

okay O

And O
another O
one O
was O
named O
Guadalupe O
otherwise O
known O
as O
Lupita B-PERSON
. O

okay O
. O

And O
apparently O
sometimes O
she O
teaches O
about O
third O
grade O
maybe O

yeah O

And O
sometimes O
she O
brings O
the O
children O
to O
this O
fe O
alegria O
where O
you O
are O

oh O
okay O

So O
you O
may O
meet O
her O

oh O
okay O

Now O

Guadalupe O

and O
she O
's O
called O
Lupita B-PERSON

Lupita B-PERSON

yeah O
okay O
. O

Now O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
retreat O
we O
had O
a O
little O
sharing O
session O

Yes O

And O
she O
began O
to O
speak O

and O
she O
became O
a O
little O
bit O
emotional O

yeah O

And O
she O
said O
she O
really O
wished O
she O
could O
talk O
more O
about O
her O
experience O

but O
she O
could O
n't O
because O
she O
was O
more O
comfortable O
in O
Spanish B-LANGUAGE
. O

yeah O
okay O

And O
so O
when O
I O
said O
goodbye O
to O
her O
and O
everything O
she O
spoke O
as O
if O
she O
would O
be O
meeting O
you O
at O
some O
time O

yeah O
okay O

And O
I O
told O
her O
%um O
I O
was O
n't O
setting O
you O
up O
to O
be O
a O
spiritual O
director O
or O
anything O

but O
I O
did O
say O
to O
her O
that O
if O
she O
felt O
that O
she O
wanted O
to O
talk O
about O
her O
prayer O
experience O
in O
Spanish O
that O
you O
would O
probably O
be O
able O
certainly O
to O
understand O
her O
but O
to O
empathize O
a O
little O
bit O
with O
what O
she O
was O
experiencing O

oh O
sure O

yeah O

yeah O

So O
I O
wanted O
to O
tell O
you O
that O
I O
said O
that O
%um O

okay O

now O
did O
you O
give O
me O
her O
number O
in O
that O
letter O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
. O

No O
okay O

but O
Isabelle O
would O
know O
it O
because O
-- O
Yes O
. O
-- O
they O
went O
together O
. O

yeah O
okay O

and O
she O
seems O
t- O

%eh O
%uh O
I O
think O
maybe O
when O
the O
school O
year O
starts O
or O
something O
-- O
yeah O
-- O
Lupita B-PERSON
will O
be O
up O
there O
with O
her O
students O
doing O
a O
service O
project O

or O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
just O
what O
it O
is O
-- O
okay O
-- O
that O
they O
do O
. O

yeah O
. O

okay O

But O

there O
are O
many O
fe O
alegria O
centers O
-- O

uh-huh O
. O

-- O
so O
it O
's O
possible O
that O
she O
works O
in O
one O
and O
not O
the O
one O
I O
am O
in O

oh O
. O

but O
the O
thing O
is O
with O
Isabelle O
I O
can O
get O
in O
touch O
with O
her O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

yeah O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
that O
's O
fine O
. O

mhm O
. O

yeah O
. O

Then O
the O
other O
thing O
I O
wanted O
to O
mention O
to O
you O
is O
%um O
with O
respect O
to O
my O
niece O
and O
my O
nephew O

yeah O
. O

My O
nephew O
's O
name O
is O
Jeff O
McDougal O

yeah O
. O

He O
made O
his O
vows O
in O
the O
Jesuits O
a O
year O
ago O
. O

You O
said O
that O
. O

I O
could O
n't O
remember O
if O
I O
did O
or O
not O
. O

Yes O
. O

And O
so O
he O
spent O
%uh O
a O
portion O
of O
the O
summer O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
yeah O
And O
then O
went O
to O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
after O
he O
finished O
his O
summer O
school O
courses O
. O

okay O
. O

Now O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
he O
will O
come O
back O
again O
. O

I O
have O
a O
feeling O
he O
will O
probably O
spend O
a O
good O
portion O
of O
his O
life O
somewhere O
%mm O
in O
one O
of O
the O
Central O
-- O
yeah O
-- O
American B-NORP
or O
South O
American B-NORP
countries O
-- O

yeah O
. O

-- O
but O
if O
you O
should O
meet O
him O
, O
I O
know O
you O
'll O
keep O
an O
eye O
on O
him O
or O
-- O
oh O
yes O
-- O
something O
. O

yeah O
. O

Jeff O
McDougal O

uh-huh O
. O

that O
's O
neat O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
then O
my O
niece O
Anne B-PERSON
%um O
maybe O
you O
wo O
n't O
meet O
her O
because O
even O
though O
she O
's O
raised O
Catholic O
and O
all O
that O
yeah O
Right O
now O
she O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
associate O
herself O
with O
any O
kind O
of O
a O
religious O
service O
project O
although O
she O
's O
very O
interested O
in O
something O
like O
what O
you O
're O
doing O

yeah O
yeah O
. O

%um O
so O
we O
'll O
see O
what O
happens O
on O
that O
. O

Where O
is O
she O
living O
? O

right O
now O
she O
's O
in O
Portland B-GPE
. O

okay O
okay O

yeah O

%uh O
and O
she O
's O
college O
age O

and O
-- O
yeah O
. O
-- O
%uh O
she O
's O
been O
working O

but O
she O
's O
going O
to O
go O
to O
school O

but O
she O
's O
going O
to O
%um O
%uh O
take O
courses O
in O
Spanish B-LANGUAGE

and O
she O
's O
kind O
of O
going O
through O
%um O
conversion O
, O
life O
changing O
experience O

-- O
yeah O
yeah O
-- O
and O
when O
she O
's O
all O
done O

I O
mean O
I O
know O
she O
's O
moving O
toward O
a O
simpler O
lifestyle O
and O
a O
life O
of O
service O

and O
yeah O
-- O
how O
much O
God O
is O
going O
to O
be O
in O
the O
picture O
and O
not O
it O
-- O
oh O
-- O
remains O
to O
be O
seen O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
I O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
hope O
for O
her O
. O

oh O
yes O
. O

yeah O
yeah O
. O

So O
I O
just O
was O
so O
happy O
when O
I O
%um O
you O
know O
discovered O
that O
these O
ladies O
were O
from O
the O
same O
area O
where O
you O
are O
and O
-- O
yeah O
-- O
called O
Peace B-FAC
and O
got O
the O
address O

and O
when O
they O
saw O
your O
address O
they O
said O
oh O
they O
wanted O
to O
meet O
you O
and O
give O
you O
chance O
to O
meet O
some O
other O
people O
in O
the O
area O

and O
-- O
yeah O
-- O
so O
I O
'm O
really O
pleased O
about O
that O
. O

oh O
that O
's O

yeah O

yeah O
yeah O

So O
am O
I O
. O

it O
was O
really O
good O

and O
as O
you O
said O
in O
your O
letter O
to O
me O
you O
saw O
possibilities O
you O
know O
just O
-- O
mhm O
. O
-- O
for O
contacts O
and O
friendship O

mhm O
. O

Everything O

and O
%um O
yeah O
. O
it O
was O
really O
good O

and O
of O
course O
she O
teaches O
theology O

that O
was O
another O
thing O

%mm O
. O

Isabelle O
oh O
that O
's O
great O
. O

And O
I O
mean O
I O
was O
just O
amazed O
at O
all O
the O
stuff O
that O
she O
was O
telling O
me O
she O
does O

uh-huh O
. O

%um O
but O
very O
down O
to O
earth O
too O

and O
she O
gave O
us O
a O
lot O
about O
the O
culture O
of O
the O
country O

and O
it O
was O
very O
very O
worthwhile O
%mm O
oh O
I O
'm O
delighted O
. O
and O
everything O

%um O
is O
there O
anybody O
you O
know O
very O
very O
sick O

or O
you O
know O
I O
pray O
for O
these O
sick O
-- O
%mm O
. O
-- O
people O

like O
they O
say O
Karitas O
is O
not O
well O
. O

Well O
, O
she O
was O
up O
at O
the O
college O
today O

yeah O
. O

She O
's O
-- O
How O
-- O
-- O
amazing O
. O

She O
's O
so O
determined O
. O

okay O
yeah O

I O
got O

But O
I O
mean O
it O
is O
true O

she O
's O
not O
well O

but O
she O
's O
certainly O
keeping O
going O
. O

yeah O
okay O

and O
then O
Annette B-PERSON
they O
said O
had O
gone O
down O
a O
lot O
, O
gone O
downhill O
. O

yeah O

I O
have O
n't O
heard O
anything O
about O
her O
recently O

yeah O
yeah O
yeah O
. O

Those O
were O
the O
-- O
oh O
. O
-- O
two O
I O
wanted O
to O

%uh O
you O
know O
I O

We O
had O
a O
little O
meeting O
last O
Sunday O
to O
plan O
for O
the O
Christology O
workshop O
next O
summer O

and O
yeah O
. O
A O
lot O
of O
ideas O
were O
shared O

and O

And O
was O
Annette B-PERSON
there O
? O

No O
, O
no O
no O
no O

No O

but O

But O
it O
was O
the O
group O
of O
about O
twenty O
two O
S O
H O
C O
J O
from O
various O
places O

oh O
really O

oh O
yeah O

And O
of O
course O
Saturday O
was O
the O
Jubilees O

and O
there O
were O
over O
three O
hundred O
people O
in O
the O
chapel O
-- O
yeah O
-- O
at O
Rosemont B-GPE
and O
for O
dinner O

and O
-- O
oh O
-- O
it O
was O
lovely O

it O
was O
just O
beautiful O
. O

That O
's O
really O
become O
a O
really O
nice O
tradition O
-- O
mhm O
, O
mhm O
-- O
is O
n't O
it O
the O
Jubilees O
and O
everything O

yeah O

yeah O

That O
's O
when O
Peggy O
called O
me O
that O
night O
oh O
that O
's O
right O
Peggy O
Dougherty O
That O
's O
right O
, O
yeah O
and O
%uh O
was O
telling O
me O
a O
little O

and O
I O
felt O
so O
bad O
I O
had O
n't O
written O
some O
of O
it O

but O
I O
did O
get O
letters O
off O
to O
them O
oh O
. O
Notes O
off O
to O
them O
anyway O
oh O
. O
with O
Don B-FAC

oh O
good O
. O

So O
yeah O

and O
that O
was O
so O
good O

the O
mail O
down O
here O
is O
terrible O

do O
you O
know O
last O
week O
I O
went O
to O
the O
Fe O
Allegria O
main O
office O
. O

mhm O
. O

and O
%uh O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
point O
these O
letters O
came O
into O
the O
office O

but O
they O
had O
been O
sent O
out O
June B-GPE
seventeenth O

oh O
. O

I O
mean O
you O
know O
if O
it O
was O
more O
than O
two O
months O
to O
get O
-- O
uh-huh O
. O
in O
here O

it O
's O
just O
very O
disorganized O
. O

Everything O
is O
disorganized O

that O
's O
why O
the O
lights O
are O
constantly O
going O
out O

and O
the O
transportation O
is O
just O

%eh O
but O
anyway O
Jon O
Ward O
lives O
through O
all O
of O
this O
. O

mhm O
. O

and O
he O
loved O
it O

I O
mean O
he O
wants O
to O
come O
back O
and O
everything O
when O
he O
finishes O
-- O
%mm O
. O
his O
stint O
in O
Camden B-GPE

but O

Well O
that O
's O
why O
Isabel O
wanted O
to O
bring O
the O
letter O
to O
you O
because O
she O
said O
you O
would O
be O
a O
long O
time O
before O
you O
'd O
get O
it O
otherwise O
. O

yeah O
yeah O

%um O
and O
well O
anyway O
I O
wrote O
you O
a O
little O
note O

you O
'll O
be O
getting O
it O
%um O
-- O
oh O
oh O
nice O
-- O
through O
Don O
Ward O
-- O
oh O
-- O
%uh O
you O
know O

he O
brought O
them O
all O
with O
him O
today O
and O
everything O

so O
%um O
, O

but O
anyway O
%um O
how O
are O
things O
going O
at O
the O
college O
with O
Peg B-PERSON
? O

Well O
, O
you O
know O
she O
's O
worked O
very O
hard O
all O
summer O

and O
she O
's O
really O
-- O
1622.82_1623.11_B: O
yeah O
. O
-- O
taking O
every O
area O
and O
working O
from O
the O
ground O
up O
-- O
yeah O
-- O
and O
really O
rebuilding O
and O

And O
she O
's O
only O
an O
interim O
is O
n't O
she O
? O

Well O
yes O

but O
I O
mean O
we O
're O
just O
focusing O
on O
what O
has O
to O
be O
done O
right O
now O
-- O
yeah O
the O
present O
-- O
and O
the O
long O
range O
planning O
that O
we O
have O
to O
do O
in O
order O
to O
make O
what O
happens O
now O
happen O

Is O
she O
doing O
a O
good O
job O
? O

oh O
marvelous O

oh O
I O
'm O
so O
glad O

And O
I O
mean O
there O
's O
so O
much O
respect O
for O
her O

I O
have O
not O
heard O
one O
negative O
comment O
anywhere O
. O

yeah O

oh O
good O

oh O
then O
I O
'm O
so O
glad O
. O

So O
I O
think O
that O
if O
we O
're O
going O
to O
make O
it O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
now O

yeah O

And O
if O
we O
're O
not O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
now O

but O
everybody O
's O
just O
giving O
everything O
to O
make O
it O
work O
out O

yeah O
yeah O

So O
we O
're O
hoping O
for O
the O
best O

yeah O

and O
how O
's O
the O
enrollment O
, O
Roseanne B-WORK_OF_ART
? O

Well O
it O
's O
not O
good O

yeah O

We O
have O
sixty O
freshman O
coming O

yeah O

and O
is O
that O
not O
good O
? O

that O
's O
correct O

last O
year O
we O
had O
eighty O

and O
we O
were O
very O
distressed O
at O
how O
small O
the O
number O
was O
-- O

oh O
my O
goodness O

oh O
yeah O

-- O
and O
this O
year O
we O
have O
sixty O
. O

yeah O

So O
%uh O
anyway O
we O
're O
really O
doing O
our O
utmost O
to O
do O
some O
creative O
planning O
to O
reverse O
that O
trend O
for O
next O
year O

1685.48_1686.56_B: O
yeah O
yeah O

So O
, O

Well O
Aunt O
Joyce O
it O
's O
been O
really O
nice O
to O
talk O
to O
you O

we O
've O
gone O
over O
our O
half O
hour O

so O

oh O

oh O
okay O

because O
on O
the O
last O
phone O
call O
they O
came O
in O
and O
told O
us O

yeah O
that O
's O
what O
I O
understood O
was O
going O
to O
happen O

so O

yeah O

well O
anyway O
maybe O
they O
're O
anyone O
happened O

but O
anyway O
you O
're O
just O
a O
dear O
to O
have O
taken O
your O
time O
to O
call O
me O
because O
it O
's O
a O
big O
thrill O
for O
me O
-- O
oh O
. O
-- O
to O
talk O
to O
our O
sisters O

it O
-- O
uh-huh O
. O
-- O
really O
is O

so O
%um O
I O
think O
you O
know O
we O
'll O
be O
in O
touch O

and O
you O
're O
kind O
of O
as O
you O
said O
my O
liaison O
now O
with O
%uh O
Don O
Ward O

Well O
I O
'll O
be O
that O

and O
I O
guess O
you O
can O
be O
mine O
with O
the O
four O
ladies O
Isabel O
and O
Lupita B-PERSON

and O
there O
were O
two O
others O

Definitely O

and O
I O
have O
Lupita B-PERSON
's O
you O
know O
name O
down O
-- O

uh-huh O
. O

-- O
and O
yes O

Isabel O
did O
say O
she O
wanted O
to O
get O
all O
of O
them O
together O

but O
you O
know O
now O
I O
have O
another O
reason O
for O
talking O
to O
this O
Guadalupe O
you O
know O
-- O

mhm O
. O

-- O
%um O
and O
then O
I O
'll O
keep O
Jeff B-PERSON
just O
in O
mind O

oh O
thank O
you O
. O

And O
your O
niece O
Anne B-PERSON

did O
you O
say O
her O
name O
was O
Anne B-PERSON
? O

Anne O
Dougherty O

yeah O

mhm O
. O

That O
's O
neat O
. O

mhm O
. O

okay O

Well O
it O
's O
really O
nice O
to O
talk O
to O
you O

oh O

and O
take O
care O

And O

And O
love O
to O
everybody O

okay O

okay O

And O
we O
'll O
be O
in O
touch O
as O
time O
goes O
on O

okay O
Roseanne B-WORK_OF_ART

How O
you O
doing O
? O

okay O

good O
. O

How O
are O
you O
? O

We O
just O
got O
the O
yummiest O
yummiest O
two O
bunch O
of O
pictures O
. O

Two O
together O
? O

no O
they O
came O
separate O
. O

They O
came O

uh-huh O

a O
day O
or O
two O
apart O

I O
did O

and O
they O
both O
came O

What O

uh-huh O

oh O
I O
did O
n't O
mail O
them O
a O
day O
or O
two O
apart O
. O

Good O

are O
they O
good O
? O

yum O
yum O

Who O
's O
coming O
? O

I O
stole O
a O
few O

I O
stole O
a O
few O

oh O
good O

whatever O
I O
took O
you O
had O
duplicates O
of O
. O

Who O
's O
coming O

oh O
, O
okay O
, O

I O
usually O
try O
to O
take O
two O
-- O
right O
-- O
instead O
of O
ordering O
double O
prints O
. O

yeah O

and O
there O
's O
one O
more O
that O
's O
%uh O
-- O
very O
cute O
-- O
packed O
up O
in O
an O
envelope O

The O
birthday O
%um O
oh O
yeah O
and O
the O
playground O
and O
the O
haircut O

you O
got O
the O
general O
idea O

then O
the O
fan O
and O
%uh O
fa- O
did O
the O
outdoor O
and O
the O
apples O
on O
the O
floor O

and O
that O
's O
probably O

oh O
y- O

what O

and O
Sara B-PERSON
running O
through O
the O
%um O
fruit O
order O

Hold O
on O
a O
second O
. O

only O
one O
person O
at O
a O
time O

yeah O

she O
got O
into O
your O
fruits O

yeah O

yeah O

%um O
did O
the O
outdoor O
pictures O
come O
out O
fuzzy O
? O

No O
, O

yeah O

not O
great O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

could O
there O
be O
a O
reason O
for O
that O
? O

There O
could O
be O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
it O
is O
. O

It O
could O
be O
a O
lens O
does O
n't O
adjust O
well O

I O
'm O

Because O
it O
's O
always O
the O
outdoor O
pictures O
. O

right O

and O
this O

I O
took O
a O
lot O
of O
outdoor O
pictures O
now O
. O

But O
they O
're O
not O
all O
bad O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

oh O
really O
? O

yeah O

maybe O
it O
's O
%huh O
could O
be O
the O
how O
you O
face O
the O
sun O

yeah O

and O
also O
I O
think O
the O
more O
bright O
the O
sun O
is O
the O
fuzzier O
it O
comes O
out O
for O
some O
reason O
. O

could O
be O
when O
it O
's O
too O
bright O
it O
just O
does O
n't O
handle O
it O

yeah O

mhm O

okay O

how O
are O
the O
real O
ones O

good O

go O
enjoy O
. O

Anybody O
coming O
? O

how O
are O
the O
real O
ones O

just O
great O

yummy O
? O

I O
decided O
for O
a O
half O
an O
hour O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
all O
the O
that O
do O
n't O
come O
out O
on O
the O
letter O

One O
minute O

your O
little O
daughter O
she O
's O

Which O
one O
? O

very O

the O
little O
one O
very O

yeah O

oh O
yes O

Excuse O
me O
. O
Today O
she O
colored O
up O
the O
walls O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
used O
to O
looking O
out O
for O
her O

and O
there O
she O
is O
with O
a O
red O
crayon O
being O

oh O

Well O
, O
what O
gives O
you O
that O
idea O
? O

The O
look O
in O
her O
eyes O

She O
is O
quite O

very O
mischievous O
looking O
very O

you O
have O
%huh O

this O
is O
quite O

Brachalov B-PERSON
got O
up O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O

yeah O

and O
she O
was O
wet O

yeah O

yeah O
so O
she O
tells O
me O
she O
's O
all O
wet O
. O

So O
we O
have O
to O
take O
off O
the O
pajamas O

so O
she O
tells O
me O
put O
them O
in O
the O
sun O
. O

In O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O
? O

yeah O

So O
it O
's O
not O
like O
you O
know O

I O
see O
that O
she O
takes O
the O
knowledge O
that O
she O
picks O
up O
in O
one O
place O
and O
she O
applies O
it O
in O
another O
place O
. O

uh-huh O

I O
think O
one O
of O
the O
most O
intelligent O
things O
she O
's O
said O
so O
far O
is O
one O
time O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
no O
place O
, O
we O
never O
discussed O
it O
or O
anything O
says O
to O
me O
Poppy O
pants O
mommy O
skirt O

oh O
she O
figured O
that O
out O
. O

I O
thought O
that O
was O
pretty O
intelligent O

What O
else O
does O
she O
say O
? O

The O
other O
day O
she O
's O
telling O

%uh O
Sarah B-PERSON
's O
her O
doll O
so O
she O
says O
Sarah B-PERSON
you O
want O
to O
go O
to O
the O
store O
? O

okay O

Come O
into O
the O
carriage O
. O

Come O

we O
're O
going O
to O
the O
store O
. O

okay O

come O

good O
Sarah B-PERSON
. O

and O
then O
you O
felt O
like O
you O
were O
hearing O
a O
tape O
recording O
of O
yourself O
. O

Very O
much O
%uh O
very O
much O

like O
it O
makes O
you O
really O
be O
careful O

yeah O

uh-huh O

%eh O
she O
started O
saying O
whenever O
I O
would O
ask O
her O
where O
's O
Sarah B-PERSON
's O
bottle O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

so O
then O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
every O
time O
I O
'm O
about O
to O
answer O
I O
realize O
how O
many O
times O
I O
really O
was O
about O
to O
say O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

mhm O

Like O
if O
she O
'll O
ask O
me O
where O
are O
the O
crayons O
. O
Instead O
of O
saying O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O
I O
'll O
say O
%hm O
well O
let O
's O
look O
for O
them O
because O
she O
parrots O
back O
at O
me O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

very O
good O

So O
when O
are O
you O
leaving O
camp O
? O

it O

%uh O
Thursday O
morning O
I O
think O
. O

Thursday O
Wed- O
Camp O
goes O
home O
Wednesday O

Wednesday O

mhm O

They O
were O
told O
to O
get O
out O
. O

So O
then O
you O
have O
a O
quiet O
day O
. O

When O
we O
were O
kids O
that O
was O
our O
favorite O
day O
when O
everybody O
was O
gone O

yeah O

well O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
lost O
and O
found O
that O
has O
to O
be O
sorted O
then O
still O

so O

yeah O

that O
's O
your O
job O
? O

yeah O

uh-huh O

all O
right O

so O

yeah O

Hello O

I O
have O
a O
little O
visitor O
here O
. O

oh O
how O
little O
? O

Two O
and O
a O
half O
years O
old O

uh-huh O

Looks O
about O
something O

Why O
? O

Maybe O
she O
wants O
to O
say O
hello O
to O
Oma O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

well O
she O
's O
not O
eighteen O
yet O

%eh O
she O
can O
talk O

In O
%eh O
fifteen O
and O
a O
half O
years O
yeah O

okay O

I O
told O
you O
about O
that O
shampoo O

did O
I O
tell O
you O
? O

What O
shampoo O

no O

%um O
Shirley B-PERSON
told O
me O
she O
has O

it O
's O
a O
shampoo O
that O
's O
herbal O
oils O

yeah O

and O
you O
mix O
them O
together O

mhm O
mhm O

and O
then O
you O
take O
two O
drops O
of O
this O
mixture O

and O
you O
put O
it O
into O
a O
squeeze O
bottle O
of O
water O

mhm O

and O
after O
you O
wash O
their O
hair O
you O
rinse O
it O
with O
that O
. O

And O
then O
you O
do O
n't O
rin- O

again O
What O
? O
You O
take O
some O
oil O

It O
's O
shampoo O
it O
's O
to O
prevent O
lice O

So O
the O
shampoo O
that O
they O
have O
has O
Rosemarin O
oil O
in O
it O
. O

yeah O

that O
's O
the O
one O
that O
's O
supposed O
to O
be O
most O
effective O
. O

To O
prevent O
? O

yeah O
I O
also O
have O

%um O
%uh O
you O
can O
rub O
it O
behind O
their O
ears O
. O

uh-huh O

well O
I O
bought O
you O
a O
kit O
. O

You O
can O
try O
it O
. O

oh O
thank O
you O

She O
said O
it O
was O
fantastic O
. O

How O
does O
she O
know O
? O

Because O
a O
whole O
year O
her O
kids O
were O
good O
. O

uh-huh O

why O

it O
's O
a O
big O
problem O
in O
Lakewood B-GPE
? O

yeah O

Really O

yeah O

Once O
it O
's O
a O
problem O
It O
keeps O
going O
ring O
around O
the O
rosie O

That O
's O
right O
because O
it O
's O
so O
difficult O

From O
A O
to O
B O
to O
C O
to O
D O
to O
E O

and O
then O
it O
goes O
back O
to O
A O

Right O

I O
sometimes O
feel O
like O
I O
want O
to O
keep O
it O
under O
control O
but O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
every O
%eh O
d- O
l- O
you O
know O
down O
to O
the O
last O
is O
gone O

go O
back O
to O
tomorrow O

for O
what O
did O
I O
work O
so O
hard O
? O

So O
this O
is O
supposed O

You O
know O
to O
keep O
it O
under O
control O
is O
one O
thing O

all O
right O

so O
this O
is O
the O

she O
said O
the O
kids O
love O
it O

it O
smells O
nice O
. O

I O
hope O
so O

oh O
good O
. O

okay O

worth O
a O
try O
that O
's O
for O
sure O

An- O

Right O

she O
says O
after O
you O
shampoo O
their O
hair O
you O
just O
**shpritz** O
through O
this O
mixture O

Right O

You O
put O
two O
drops O
into O
a O
whole O
cup O
of O
water O
-- O
And O
you O
comb O
it O
. O
And O
just O
**shpritz** O
it O
through O
their O
hair O

oh O

uh-huh O

okay O

what O
, O
she O
uses O
a O
**shpritz** O
bottle O
like O
a O
window O
washer O
No O
like O
a O
squeeze O
bottle O
like O
a O
beta O
bottle O
or O
a O
squeeze O
bottle O

yeah O
I O
have O
one O

It O
comes O
with O
it O
. O

oh O

They O
give O
you O
everything O
you O
need O
. O

oh O
oh O
oh O
oh O

It O
's O
a O
whole O
little O
cute O
kit O
. O

mhm O

he O
charge O
you O
a O
fortune O
? O

No O

but O
if O
it O
works O
it O
's O
worth O
it O
. O

yeah O

for O
sure O

for O
sure O

it O
's O

But O
I O
think O
I O
'll O
give O
it O
to O
Tova B-PERSON
Newberger I-PERSON
oh O
okay O
, O
when O
is O
she O
coming O
? O
Who O
's O
very O
looking O
forward O
to O
be- O

yeah O

I O
just O
talked O
to O
Sarah B-PERSON
Malkus I-PERSON
who O
's O
jumping O
out O
of O
her O
skin O
already O

yeah O

yeah O

and O
also O

When O
is O
Tova B-PERSON
coming O

Tova B-PERSON
's O
coming O
the O
sixth O
I O
think O

yeah O

The O
sixth O
. O

Why O
was O
she O
going O
to O

yeah O

and O
she O
's O
going O
to O
some O
relatives O
or O
something O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

uh-huh O

that O
's O
nice O

yeah O

uh-huh O

is O
anybody O
coming O
before O
that O
? O

%um O
yeah O

but O
we O
no- O

coming O
Sunday O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
we O
have O
a O
way O
of O
getting O
it O
to O
him O
. O

%uh O
no O

just O
for O
my O
pictures O
I O
'm O
concerned O
about O

%ah O
we O
'll O
try O

we O
'll O
try O
. O

okay O

%um O
Michalam B-PERSON
%um O
are O
they O
still O
here O
Farrach B-PERSON
's O
sisters O
? O

I O
met O
them O
. O

I O
just O

did O
I O
tell O
you O
who O

they O
wanted O
to O
come O
see O
Remopolin B-PERSON
Mikhail I-PERSON
and O
%ah O
Chanamalka B-PERSON

Farrach B-PERSON
's O
sisters O
they O
're O
here O
for O
the O
whole O
summer O

oh O
right O

So O
they O
wanted O
to O
see O
Remopolin B-PERSON

that O
's O
like O
you O
know O
tourist O
attraction O

uh-huh O

So O
I O
met O
them O
in O
a O
park O
in O

and O
we O
had O
a O
a O
nice O
afternoon O
together O
. O

uh-huh O

oh O
very O
nice O

Very O
nice O

I O
have O
n't O
see O
her O
kids O
in O
over O
a O
year O
. O

uh-huh O

for O
sure O
I O
have O
n't O
seen O
her O
Channa O

she O
has O
a O
Channa O
Sarah O

yeah O

I O
have O
n't O

and O
I O

yeah O

she O
wanted O
to O
name O
her O
Sarah B-PERSON

but O
she O
thought O
it O
would O
be O
too O
confusing O
Sarah O
Sarah O
Chimalback O

so O
she O
named O
her O
Channa O
Sarah O

yeah O

uh-huh O

I O
see O

So O
she O
was O
born O
last O
Shavuos B-EVENT
%eh O
%mm O
you O
know O
%uh O
the O
year O
and O
some O
ago O

and O
I O
never O
saw O
her O

uh-huh O

So O
anyway O

Your O
brothers O
are O
working O
hard O
in O
day O
camp O
? O

oh O

oh O
yeah O

but O
then O
they O
're O
also O
enjoying O
it O
. O

oh O
good O

That O
's O
what O
they O
said O
anyway O
. O

You O
could O
ask O
them O
. O

okay O

%um O
I O
wanted O
to O
ask O
you O
did O
they O

you O
know O
you O
have O
this O
lazy O
susan O
in O
your O
cabinet O

yeah O

Is O
that O
a O
common O
item O

do O
they O
still O
sell O
them O
? O

It O
's O
a O
Rubbermaid B-ORG

yeah O

yeah O

you O
want O
one O
or O
two O
? O

probably O
Tupperware B-ORG
sells O
it O
also O
. O

who O

I O
was O
thinking O
Tupperware B-ORG
probably O
also O
sells O
it O
no O

I O
do O
n't O
recall O
seeing O
it O
Tupperware B-ORG

but O
maybe O

uh-uh O

if O
they O
have O
like O
a O
two O
- O
tiered O
one O
yeah O
because O
that O
would O
save O
a O
lot O
of O
space O

and O
you O
know O
my O
cabinets O
are O
very O
high O

and O
things O
are O
always O

I O
think O
the O
two O
that O
I O
have O
is O
a O
two O
- O
tier O
that O
I O
took O
apart O
. O

oh O
really O

yeah O

because O
the O
shelves O
are O
relat- O
%eh O
%uh O

oh O

your O
shelves O
are O
high O
? O

not O
so O
high O

but O
yeah O
they O
're O
pretty O
high O
one O
from O
the O
other O
. O

yeah O

And O
so O
what O
happens O
is O
to O
maximize O
the O
space O
everything O
's O
jumbled O
on O
top O
of O
everything O
else O

uh-huh O

okay O

I O
can O
look O

and O
then O
it O
's O
behind O

and O
it O
's O
very O
far O

it O
's O
just O
i- O

whatever O

yeah O

all O
right O

okay O

and O
so O
I O
wanted O
to O
ask O
you O
do O
you O
go O
to O
these O
secondhand O
stores O
some O
or O
you O
go O
only O
when O
you O
have O
a O
free O
. O

Sometimes O

What O

Brecha B-PERSON
could O
use O
some O
winter O
jumpers O

jump O

She O
has O
polo O
shirts O

jumpers O

because O
she O
has O
polo O
shirts O
galore O

I O
always O
look O
for O
jumpers O

but O
it O
's O
not O
a O
common O
thing O
because O
most O
kids O
wear O
pants O
. O

It O
's O
not O
common O
. O

right O

uh-huh O

okay O

All O
right O

but O
what O
size O
is O
she O

it O
's O
not O

she O
has O

three O
t O
four O
t O
? O

no O

for O
sure O
four O
t O
even O
five O
t O

and O
I O
could O
always O
hem O
it O

okay O
right O

all O
the O
dresses O
that O
she O
's O
wearing O
the O
smallest O
is O
four O
t O
the O
biggest O
is O
six O
t O
. O

okay O

jumpers O

all O
right O

we O
can O
look O
for O
them O

but O
%uh O
know O
I O
could O
always O
hem O
them O

yeah O

maybe O
some O
are O

or O
if O
not O
I O
mean O

yeah O

sometimes O
Osh B-ORG
Kosh I-ORG
makes O

If O
they O
have O
it O

oh O
yeah O

I O
got O
one O
nice O
one O

my O
sister O
- O
in O
- O
law O
Mindy B-PERSON
when O
Sarah B-PERSON
was O
born O
gave O
me O
a O
very O
nice O
blue O
yeah O
uh-huh O
standard O
I O
think O
it O
's O
Osh B-ORG
Kosh I-ORG
stuff O
%um O
jumper O

so O
she O
has O
a O
ton O
of O
polo O
shirts O
because O
the O
ones O
from O
last O
year O
still O
fit O
her O
. O

oh O
uh-huh O

so O
you O
know O
I O

you O
were O
like O
that O

you O
did O
n't O
get O
wider O
on O
top O

uh-huh O

well O
I O
was O
a O
little O
kid O

you O
had O
a O
dress O
that O
Oma O
bought O
you O

and O
you O
kept O
growing O

but O
it O
did O
n't O
get O
tight O
on O
you O
on O
top O
. O

So O
finally O
I O
made O
it O
into O
a O
dropped O
waist O
dre- O

it O
was O
a O
blue O
dress O
with O
a O
white O
ruffle O
. O

I O
bought O
a O
blue O
and O
white O
checkered O
piece O
of O
material O

and O
I O
made O
a O
drop O

oh O
and O
you O
made O
a O
skirt O

It O
was O
a O
dropped O
waist O
dress O

and O
a O
ho- O

Well O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
see O
an- O

What O

I O
was O
saying O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
see O
any O
sisters O
in O
sight O
so O
you O
could O
you O
know O

right O

no O
sisters O

this O
is O
another O
one O
of O
your O
latest O
so O
what O
for O
let O
her O
wear O
it O

Exactly O

but O
I O
was O
n't O
ready O
to O
give O
up O
this O
nice O
dress O
yet O
. O

this O
dress O

uh-huh O

you O
know O
I O
called O
Chayita B-PERSON
yesterday O

and O
I O
said O
if O
anybody O
knows O
about O
this O
deal O
probably O
she O
does O
because O
you O
told O
me O
Mrs. O
Rubin O

Her O
mother O
told O
me O
about O
it O

Right O
, O

but O
she O
did O
n't O
know O
anything O
about O
it O

I O
was O
sure O
she O
spoke O
to O
her O
mother O
for O
a O
half O
an O
hour O
last O
week O

Her O
mother O
did O
n't O
call O
her O
? O

and O
she O
does O
n't O
know O
anything O
about O
it O
. O

%huh O

So O
what O
's O
the O
whole O
idea O

what O
are O
they O
trying O
to O

They O
're O
studying O
l- O

%eh O
it O
's O
for O
educational O
purposes O
. O

meaning O
do O
I O
sound O
educated O
? O

no O

Too O
bad O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
back O
to O
school O
. O

It O
's O
too O
bad O
. O

Well O
you O
go O
every O
day O
. O

The O
thing O
about O
it O
is O
the O
city O
is O
so O
beautiful O

but O
it O
is O
so O
trashy O
too O

there O
's O
parts O
of O
it O
where O
I O
mean O
nobody O
takes O
care O
of O
it O

I O
mean O
there O
's O
litter O
on O
the O
ground O

and O
I O
mean O
there O
's O
parts O
of O
the O
city O
that O
are O
just O
you O
know O
graffiti O
on O
the O
wall O

and O
%hm O
. O
you O
know O
it O
's O
really O
kind O
of O
sad O
because O
it O
's O
such O
a O
historical O
city O
and O
there O
's O
parts O
of O
it O
that O
is O
not O
taken O
care O
of O
at O
all O

but O
anyway O

so O
we O
did O
a O
service O
project O
and O
%um O
went O
and O
picked O
up O
trash O
you O
know O

and O
%um O
we O
were O
all O
out O
there O
on O
the O
street O
%um O
that O
leads O
down O
to O
the O
old O
city O

and O
you O
know O
all O
these O
Arabs B-NORP
started O
coming O
out O
and O
helping O
us O

and O
their O
kids O
started O
coming O
out O
and O
helping O
us O

and O
some O
of O
them O
would O
just O
come O
out O
and O
just O
stare O
you O
know O
just O
be O
like O
all O
and O
just O
kind O
of O
in O
amazement O
wondering O
what O
we O
're O
doing O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
just O
kind O
of O
felt O
you O
know O
there O
's O
more O
than O
one O
way O
to O
do O
missionary O
work O
here O
oh O
yeah O
. O
you O
know O

so O
it O
's O
really O
good O

the O
people O
have O
very O
good O
impression O
of O
us O
down O
here O

whenever O
we O
go O
into O
the O
stores O
they O
're O
like O
you O
're O
a O
Mormon B-NORP

you O
are O
welcome O
here O
you O
know O

it O
's O
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Free O
! O
which O
is O
even O
better O
, O
yes O

Wow O
. O

mhm O
. O

But O
what O
about O
you O
? O

%uh O
, O
then O
I O
'll O
work O
on O
me O
. O

%uh O
because O
see O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
get O
back O
%uh O
like O
next O
week O
it O
's O
no O
big O
deal O
. O

I O
could O
just O
stay O
here O
. O

So O
it O
's O
not O
important O
for O
me O
. O

Right O
. O

You O
see O
? O

So O
the O
main O
thing O
is O
to O
get O
your O
deal O
. O

So O
you O
might O
not O
come O
back O
here O
? O

Right O
. O

Got O
you O
. O

See O
I O
'm O
only O
be O
there O
for O
like O
three O
or O
four O
days O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
I O
mean O
if O
it O
's O
going O
to O
cost O
me O
an O
arm O
and O
a O
leg O
it O
's O
cheaper O
if O
I O
just O
stay O
here O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
you O
do O
n't O
need O

Because O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
do O
anything O
but O
work O
that O
day O

so O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
what O
happens O
to O
your O
work O
then O
? O

Well O
I O
just O
wo O
n't O
do O
it O
. O

But O
I O
mean O
if O
I O
have O
to O
pay O
you O
know O
, O
a O
thousand O
dollars O
it O
's O
not O
expeditious O
to O
make O
a O
thousand O
and O
That O
's O
a O
big O
word O
. O
Those O
crosswords O
are O
making O
you O
use O
big O
words O
. O
pay O
a O
thousand O
. O

Is O
that O
what O
it O
is O
? O

Getting O
better O
? O

uh-huh O
. O

mhm O
%hm O

That O
's O
the O
purpose O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Increase O
your O
word O
power O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
%um O
Well O
you O
know O
that O
would O
be O
the O
thing O
. O

I O
mean O
there O
's O
no O
way O

I O
'm O
sure O
you O
're O
not O
going O
to O
get O
back O
%uh O
you O
know O
within O
a O
day O
or O
two O
of O
the O
time O
. O
You O
know O
because O
there O
're O
eighteen O
hundred O
flights O
%uh O
that O
go O
back O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
on O
American O
. O

On O
American O
. O

On O
American O
. O

They O
go O
from O
London B-GPE
. O

oh O
this O
is O
a O
flight O
to O
London B-GPE
? O

Right O
. O

I O
see O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
then O
%uh O
just O
get O
the O
%uh O
connecting O
flight O
. O

Can O
you O
get O
me O
a O
connecting O
flight O
? O

Well O
that O
should O
n't O
be O
a O
problem O
. O

Susan B-PERSON
said O
there O
's O
no O
inter-Europe O
flights O
. O

Right O
. O

Right O
. O

No O
, O

I O
can O
go O
down O
to O
the O
place O
here O
and O

Sure O
. O

Sure O
. O

%uh O
%uh O
nothing O
's O
%uh O
%uh O
possible O
with O
Susan B-PERSON
. O

No O
, O

everybody O
who O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
ticket O
a O
month O
ago O
is O
not O
going O
to O
fly O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
year O
. O

So O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
a O
ticket O
to O
Milan B-GPE
, O
for O
nine O
hundred O
dollars O
? O

Well O
again O
that O
's O
the O
point O
. O

I O
mean O
if O
it O
's O
going O
to O
cost O
that O
%uh O
It O
's O
easier O
for O
me O
just O
to O
get O
yours O
than O
not O
do O
one O
. O

okay O

You O
see O
? O

mhm O
. O

%um O

I O
'm O
eating O
a O
banana O
, O

excuse O
me O
. O

It O
just O

I O
see O
. O

You O
know O
it O
just O
%uh O
depends O
on O
if O
you O
would O
just O
like O
the O
you O
know O
stand O
by O

that O
's O
the O

Well O

You O
know O
to O
have O
a O
sh- O

you O
know O

And O
I O
'd O
have O
to O
stand O
by O
in O
London B-GPE
by O
myself O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Like O
a O
big O
girl O
, O

yes O
. O

Yes O
. O

Exactly O
. O

but O
exactly O
. O

that O
's O
the O
thing O
. O

You O
know O
we O
Amazing O
. O
just O
pick O
a O
day O
%uh O
you O
know O

like O
probably O
the O
Tuesday O
like O
the O
%uh O
first O
of O
August O
would O
be O
the O
best O
time O
. O

Right O
. O

%um O
Mondays O
sometimes O
people O
coming O
back O

but O
%uh O
, O
you O
know O
nobody O
leaves O
on O
Tuesdays O
. O

Well O
do O
you O
think O
it O
would O
be O
better O
to O
come O
like O
on O
that O
Friday O
the O
twenty O
- O
first O

and O
then O
I O
'd O
be O
closer O
to O
the O
middle O
of O
August O
anyways O
? O

%uh O
, O
well O
I O
mean O
Can O
we O
do O
that O
? O
%mm O
that O
's O
something O
you O
could O
do O
. O

%uh O
, O
you O
know O
the O
other O
thing O
is O

Because O
if O
you O
're O
not O
coming O
anyways O
then O
Right O
. O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
fly O
with O
you O
so O
I O
could O
just O
come O
that O
Friday O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
other O
thing O
is O
that O
you O
could O
just O
stay O
longer O
. O

Right O
. O

Exactly O
. O

Get O
a O
short O
flight O
. O

Just O
stay O
longer O
. O

Well O
, O
yeah O
, O

but O

mhm O
. O

Maybe O
you O
came O
like O
the O
twenty O
first O
%uh O
, O

It O
would O
be O
%uh O
a O
little O
over O
three O
weeks O
instead O
of O

Right O
. O

mhm O
. O

I O
think O
I O
should O
go O
back O
to O
work O

but O
I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
better O
if O
I O
came O
on O
the O
twenty O
first O

that O
way O
then O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

If O
you O
can O
change O
it O
. O

Well O
I O
can O
probably O
change O
it O
. O

Because O
that O
way O
oh O
. O
I O
'll O
be O
closer O
to O
the O
middle O
of O
August O

and O
hopefully O
when O
the O
problems O
arise O
with O
David B-PERSON
Steel I-PERSON
, O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
even O
say O
if O
. O
%um O
, O
I O
can O
resolve O
it O
from O
here O
and O
not O
have O
it O
ruin O
my O
vacation O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Right O
. O

oh O
that O
's O
true O
. O

You O
know O
I O
'd O
rather O
not O
have O
to O
be O
doing O
that O
craziness O

and O
I O
'd O
still O
be O
there O
for O
B B-PERSON
B I-PERSON
King I-PERSON
and O
Etta O
James O
. O

duh O
, O
duh O
, O
buh O
, O
buh O
, O
duh O
duh O
. O

they O
there O
? O

What O
? O

What O
day O
are O
they O
here O
? O

Hold O
on O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
paper O
. O

oh O
. O

Well O
no O
I O
got O
it O
. O

I O
g- O

%uh O
they O
're O
here O
the O
twenty O
third O

so O
yeah O
you O
'd O
get O
here O
the O
twenty O
second O
. O

It O
is O
true O
. O

%um O

You O
know O

and O
if O
they O
did O
n't O
have O
room O
on O
the O
twenty O
first O
I O
could O
come O
the O
twentieth O
by O
myself O
a O
few O
days O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Right O
. O

Right O
. O

okay O
. O

%um O
, O
Where O
was O
that O
paper O
by O
the O
way O
? O

Which O
paper O
? O

The O
paper O
that O

I O
copied O
it O
for O
you O
and O
gave O
it O
to O
you O
. O

No O
. O
No O
. O

I O
mean O
where O
was O
it O
when O
you O
told O
me O
I O
had O
it O
and O
I O
told O
you O
you O
had O
it O
. O

Who O
had O
it O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Where O
did O
it O
come O
from O
? O

It O
's O
history O
. O

It O
's O
history O
detective O
. O

where O
did O
it O
come O
from O
? O
458.93_461.27_A: O

The O
important O
thing O
is O
that O
we O
have O
it O
. O

I O
want O
to O
be O
able O
to O
say O
I O
told O
you O
so O
. O

No O
. O
No O
. O
No O
. O

No O
, O
I O
know O
that O
. O

I O
know O
that O
. O

I O
know O
that O
well O
. O

That O
's O
the O
most O
important O
thing O
in O
your O
life O
. O

Yes O
. O

No O
. O

I O
know O
that O
very O
well O
. O

Yes O
. O

You O
're O
just O
not O
happy O
to O
have O
it O
. O

You O
got O
to O
get O
some O
justice O
. O

I O
told O
you O
dumb O
shit O
. O

No O
. O

I O
know O
the O
program O
. O

It O
's O
tough O
. O

It O
's O
tough O
. O

%uh O
, O
so O
what O
I O
'll O
do O
then O
is O
%uh O
then O
I O
'll O
go O
ahead O
and O
get O
it O
then O
. O

okay O
. O

%um O

Will O
you O
have O
any O
money O
I O
can O
stand O
by O
? O

I O
've O
got O

Like O
go O
get O
a O
hotel O
if O
I O
have O
to O
? O

oh O
I O
'll O
have O
some O
money O
by O
then O
. O

oh O
right O
. O

%uh O
, O
no O
. O

Right O
. O

Everybody O
will O
have O
the O
stuff O
by O
then O
. O

yeah O
. O

That O
wo O
n't O
be O
a O
problem O
. O

mhm O
. O

Wo O
n't O
be O
a O
problem O
. O

%um O
The O
sixteenth O
you O
'd O
have O
to O
stay O
over O
in O
Boston B-GPE
anyway O
%uh O
if O
you O
did O
that O
. O

But O
again O
that O
one O
was O
n't O
even O
available O
the O
last O
time O
I O
called O
. O

Right O
. O

they O
said O
call O
because O
people O
do O
cancel O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
%uh O
so O
you O
know O
during O
the O
time O
we O
just O
call O
on O
a O
daily O
basis O
just O
Sure O
. O
changing O
. O

That O
's O
groovy O
. O

But O
it O
's O
not O
a O
problem O
. O

I O
'm O
excited O
. O

The O
only O
problem O
will O
be O
the O
ticket O
to O
get O
to O
London B-GPE
. O

But O
I O
'll O
%uh O
see O
if O
we O
can O
get O
a O
one O
way O
and O
then O
buy O
another O
one O
way O
going O
back O
. O

this O
ticket O
is O
to O
Milan B-GPE
? O

%uh O
no O
get O
it O
to O
Nice B-GPE
, O
from O
London B-GPE
to O
Nice B-GPE
. O

Right O
. O

Right O
. O

No O
. O

I O
mean O
coming O
, O

when O
I O
leave O
L B-GPE
A I-GPE
where O
do O
I O
fly O
to O
? O

London B-GPE
? O

London B-GPE
. O

mhm O
yeah O
. O

And O
then O
I O
'll O
have O
to O
take O
a O
boat O
because O
there O
's O
no O
inter-Europe's O
according O
to O
Susan B-PERSON
. O

%ah O
Right O
. O

Exactly O
. O

All O
the O
people O
in O
Europe B-GPE
are O
paralyzed O
. O

yep O
. O

No O
. O

it O
's O
great O
. O

Well O
let O
me O
know O
. O

%uh O
no O
. O

I O
'll O
go O
ahead O
and O
%uh O
do O
it O
. O

okay O

And O
%uh O
I O
'll O
go O
and O
talk O
to O
the O
person O
here O
cause O
they O
get O
cheap O
tickets O
%uh O
okay O
. O
from O
London B-GPE
to O
Nice B-GPE
and O
stuff O
. O

Is O
Neil B-PERSON
still O
there O
? O

%uh O
yep O
. O

yep O
. O

yep O
. O

Exactly O
. O

He O
's O
never O
going O
home O
. O

%uh O
let O
's O
see O

+Saturday+ O
we O
went O
out O
to O
dinner O
with O
%uh O
, O
Georgio B-PERSON
the O
other O
night O
. O
uh-huh O
. O
And O
%uh O
had O
a O
really O
good O
meal O
. O

We O
'll O
go O
there O
again O
when O
%uh O
you O
come O
. O

okay O
. O

It O
's O
really O
good O
restaurant O
. O

They O
were O
people O
who O
went O
to O
the O
jazz O
festival O
with O
me O
last O
year O
. O

They O
own O
the O
restaurant O
. O

oh O
sure O
. O

So O
they O
'll O
probably O
want O
to O
go O
with O
us O
this O
year O
. O

That O
's O
fine O
. O

Nice O
people O
. O

Cool O
. O

Cool O
. O

Cool O
. O

Cool O

yes O
yes O
. O

So O
have O
any O
of O
your O
things O
closed O
? O

No O
. O

Nothing O

Nothing O
. O

I O
just O
had O
a O
nice O
dream O
though O
that O
David B-PERSON
was O
just O
fine O
. O
uh-huh O
. O
That O
he O
got O
his O
money O
in O
today O
like O
he O
's O
supposed O
to O
. O

Right O
. O

That O
was O
a O
dream O
. O

So O
he O
still O
has O
n't O
made O
any O
inroads O
? O

%uh O
%uh O
. O

Nothing O
%huh O
? O

He O
's O
having O
trouble O
closing O
his O
station O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

It O
may O
not O
happen O
. O

oh O
god O
. O

If O
that O
does O
n't O
happen O
he O
'll O
commit O
suicide O
. O

The O
station O
? O

Right O
. O

If O
he O
does O
n't O
get O
the O
station O
. O
Probably O
. O
He O
'll O
commit O
suicide O
. O

He O
'll O
be O
in O
bad O
shape O
. O

mhm O

and O
then O
that O
's O
because O
everybody O
involved O
will O
get O
sued O
. O

What O
do O
you O
mean O
? O

Everybody O
involved O
? O

Does O
that O
mean O
Shirl B-PERSON
Clay I-PERSON
? O

Probably O
. O

Why O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
they O
can O

but O
I O
think O
they O
'll O
try O
. O

You O
know O
how O
people O
are O
. O

could O
you O
enroll O
in O
two O
other O
courses O
if O
you O
wanted O
to O
? O

In O
addition O
to O
the O
one O
you O
're O
already O
in O
, O
are O
there O
two O
other O
things O
that O
you O
'd O
also O
like O
to O
take O
? O

For O
example O
. O

I O
know O
there O
's O
a O
limit O
for O
students O
who O
e- O

%uh O
a O
limit O
for O
what O
? O

You O
know O
I O
'm O
thinking O
a O
lot O
about O
this O
job O
that O
I O
just O
took O
that O
you O
know O
you O
seem O
to O
think O
is O
a O
dead O
end O
and O
obviously O
does O
n't O
make O
enough O
money O

and O
you O
know O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
like O
it O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
know O
that O
going O
into O
a O
job O
. O

There O
's O

I O
understand O
that O
. O

Well O
tha- O

I O
understand O
that O
. O

You O
've O
taken O
it O

and O
that O
's O
a O

I O
feel O
like O
I O
just O
made O
a O
big O
mistake O
. O

Liz B-PERSON
I O
ca O
n't O
tell O
you O
whether O
you O
did O
or O
not O
. O

It O
just O
feels O
lousy O
. O

And O
I O
just O
tried O
for O
the O
longest O
time O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
to O
do O
. O

Liz B-PERSON
, O
Liz B-PERSON
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
whether O
you O
made O
a O
mistake O
or O
not O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
possibly O
tell O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
even O
have O
enough O
information O
to O
say O
whether O
you O
did O
or O
not O
. O

And O
you O
will O
find O
out O
. O

And O
if O
it O
's O
a O
huge O
mistake O
you O
'll O
just O
quit O
, O

that O
's O
all O
. O

You O
have O
no O
way O
of O
knowing O
. O

Did O
you O
tell O
the O
public O
health O
people O
that O
you O
definitely O
do O
n't O
want O
that O
job O
? O

No O

I O
did O
n't O
tell O
them O
anything O
. O

oh O
okay O
. O

is O
that O
really O
such O
an O
awful O
job O
? O

Sounded O
to O
me O
like O
a O
lot O
of O
interesting O
things O
. O

Sounded O
to O
me O
like O
too O
much O

but O
it O
sounded O
like O
a O
very O
interesting O
set O
of O
things O
. O

Is O
that O
something O
you O
definitely O
would O
not O
want O
to O
do O
? O

I O
you O
had O
said O
that O
was O
an O
easier O
job O
in O
some O
ways O
. O

What O
? O

Actually O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
anymore O
because O
I O
think O
that O
it O
's O
too O
many O
things O
. O

for O
either O
one O
of O
them O
are O
you O
going O
to O
have O
to O
spend O
hours O
preparing O
outside O
of O
the O
hours O
that O
you O
actually O
get O
paid O
for O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
yet O
. O

Because O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
that O
would O
be O
warranted O
-- O
-- O
at O
the O
salary O
that O
they O
're O
giving O
you O
. O

I O
think O
that O
you O
ought O
to O
be O
able O
to O
circumscribe O
your O
hours O
very O
carefully O
. O

I O
just O
got O
this O
call O
yesterday O
from O
this O

I O
mean O
I O
j- O

Liz B-PERSON

it O
was O
on O
a O
message O
on O
my O
machine O
when O
I O
came O
home O
from O
this O
nurse O
at O
a O
high O
school O
nearby O
saying O
I O
should O
call O
her O
about O
openings O
in O
the O
district O
that O
she O
called O
me O
because O
of O
one O
of O
the O
letters O
I O
wrote O
to O
one O
of O
the O
principals O
oh O
yeah O
? O
who O
knows O
what O
kinds O
of O
openings O
there O
are O
. O

mhm O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
may- O

Lizzy B-PERSON
I O
know O
how O
up O
in O
the O
a- O

you O
know O
when O
I O
was O
in O
graduate O
school O
I O
spent O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
in O
my O
last O
year O
of O
college O
thinking O
about O
whether O
wanted O
to O
go O
into O
biophysics O
or O
wanted O
to O
teach O
little O
kids O
. O

And O
I O
knew O
it O
was O
obviously O
because O
what O
I O
really O
wanted O
to O
do O
was O
go O
into O
biophysics O
but O
also O
have O
my O
own O
little O
kids O
. O

But O
I O
went O
into O
biophysics O
. O

By O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
I O
'd O
met O
Daddy O

and O
I O
decided O
that O
was O
going O
to O
be O
it O
. O

I O
really O

Daddy O
was O
really O
going O
to O
be O
the O
one O
. O

I O
got O
very O
unhappy O
with O
the O
science O
. O

and O
I O
just O
walked O
out O
of O
one O
lab O

and O
I O
said O
no O
this O
is O
it O
. O

I O
just O
do O
n't O
want O
it O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
be O
teaching O
little O
kids O
. O

Because O
Daddy O
was O
at O
that O
point O
noncommittal O
to O
say O
the O
least O
. O

%um O
and O
he O
was O
also O
leaving O
for O
Syracuse B-GPE
. O

And O
so O
a O
friend O
of O
mine O
sat O
down O
with O
me O
, O
Wayne B-PERSON
Meyers I-PERSON

and O
he O
said O
he O
was O
a O
very O
bright O
guy O
. O

He O
was O
the O
one O
whose O
shoulder O
I O
cried O
on O
when O
I O
took O
Dexadrin B-PRODUCT
that O
time O
too O
for O

the O
doctor O
had O
given O
it O
to O
me O
for O
cramps O

and O
I O
ended O
up O
getting O
%um O
depressed O
for O
twenty O
- O
four O
hours O
. O

%um O
and O
he O
said O
to O
me O
you O
really O
want O
to O
change O
. O

I O
said O
yeah O
I O
really O
want O
to O
go O
. O

He O
says O
well O
take O
the O
bus O
across O
the O
river O
this O
afternoon O
because O
I O
had O
already O
applied O
and O
been O
accepted O
to O
the O

I O
mean O
it O
went O
so O
far O
that O
I O
applied O
both O
to O
biophysics O
and O
to O
%um O
Harvard O
School O
of O
Ed B-PERSON
. O

And O
I O
did O
n't O
apply O
to O
any O
other O
ed O
schools O
because O
I O
figured O
I O
could O
get O
in O
there O
which O
I O
had O
. O

And O
I O
went O
across O
the O
river O
that O
day O

and O
I O
said O
can O
I O
get O
into O
your O
next O
year O
's O
class O
. O

And O
they O
said O
absolutely O
. O

And O
I O
mean O
by O
then O
it O
was O
like O
May O
. O

Certainly O
April O
. O

Certainly O
April O
not O
earlier O
. O

And O
I O
remember O
Mama O
Sadie O
was O
upset O
about O
it O
. O

But O
everybody O
knew O
why O
I O
was O
doing O
it O

and O
everybody O
kn- O

it O
was O
obvious O
even O
to O
Daddy O
why O
I O
had O
to O
do O
that O
for O
a O
while O
. O

I O
could O
n't O
just O
study O
science O
for O
a O
while O
. O

And O
I O
was O
twenty O
- O
two O
. O
Twenty O
- O
one O
. O

and O
%um O
yeah O
I O
guess O
I O
was O
twenty O
- O
two O
already O
. O

%um O
and O
it O
's O
not O
any O
rational O
kind O
of O
thing O
Liz B-PERSON
. O

It O
's O
hormonal O
. O

It O
's O
absolutely O
hormonal O
. O

I O
mean O
here O
you O
are O
, O

you O
are O
thirty O
. O

And O
it O
's O
no O
wonder O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
you O
want O
to O
do O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
what O
I O
wanted O
to O
do O
at O
that O
stage O
. O

Well O
I O
did O

but O
it O
was O
out O
of O
reach O
. O

And O
for O
you O
it O
's O
obviously O
out O
of O
reach O
too O
. O

Unless O
it O
works O
out O
with O
Matt B-PERSON
you O
have O
n't O
met O
him O
. O

And O
therefore O
I O
'm O
disappointed O
in O
how O
you O
're O
going O
about O
it O
because O
I O
've O
known O
so O
many O
people O
who O
did O
n't O
get O
married O
and O
so O
many O
people O
who O
got O
married O
too O
late O
to O
have O
children O
. O

It O
's O
very O
sad O
. O

I O
find O
it O
very O
sad O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
expect O
that O
I O
would O
be O
in O
this O
position O
with O
my O
children O
. O

Well O
actually O
I O
expected O
it O
with O
Jonathan B-PERSON
. O

I O
expected O
to O
worry O
about O
him O
not O
you O
because O
he O
was O
very O
slow O
socially O
. O

and O
you O
know O
you O
never O
can O
tell O
with O
life O
. O

There O
are O
n't O
any O
rules O
about O
it O

and O
%uh O
nobody O
has O
written O
the O
future O
. O

And O
it O
's O
%uh O
%eh O
prayer O

and O
%uh O
%eh O
penitence O
does O
n't O
really O
help O
. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
, O

things O
are O
going O
to O
happen O
when O
they O
happen O
. O

But O
there O
are O
ways O
to O
help O
them O
along O
. O

There O
are O
ways O
to O
help O
them O
along O
. O

And O
maybe O
you O
're O
doing O
them O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
it O
. O

I O
know O
you O
went O
out O
with O
some O
guy O
the O
other O
night O
. O

maybe O
you O
are O
looking O
actively O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
it O
. O

So O
all O
I O
can O
do O
is O
sit O
and O
worry O
and O
be O
concerned O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
Can O
we O
talk O
about O
the O
job O
things O
now O
? O
that O

Well O
what O
about O
the O
job O
things O
? O

I O
ca O
n't O
talk O
about O
them O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
anything O
about O
them O
. O

You O
want O
to O
tell O
me O
about O
them O
? O

Well O
you O
do O
n't O
like O
the O
job O
I O
just O
took O
. O

Now O
wait O
a O
moment O
. O

Do O
n't O

Well O
Daddy O
says O
they O
're O
less O
important O
than O
the O
other O
stuff O

and O
I O
agree O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
tell O
me O
I O
do O
n't O
like O
the O
job O
you O
just O
took O
Lizzy B-PERSON
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
enough O
about O
it O
. O

You O
know O
I O
raised O
you O

and O
I O
thought O
I O
was O

So O
maybe O
I O
can O
sign O
ten O
hours O
in O
the O
school O
district O
doing O
something O
else O
. O

Maybe O
you O
can O
. O

%eh O
that O
would O
be O
interesting O
if O
you O
know O
you O
have O
hours O
during O
the O
week O
that O
are O
available O
. O

do O
n't O
block O
them O
out O
until O
you O
find O
out O
whether O
or O
not O
you O
can O
take O
an O
art O
course O
during O
the O
week O
. O
so O
that O
you O
can O
have O
your O

I O
mean O
you O
know O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
you O
flying O
down O
to O
%um O
where O
was O
it O
that O
they O
had O
that O
hiking O
group O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
for O
the O
weekends O
. O

mhm O

I O
want O
to O
fly O
out O
to O
Michigan B-GPE
and O
visit O
Matt B-PERSON
. O

That O
's O
where O
I O
want O
to O
fly O
. O

%uh O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
you O
do O
that O
too O
. O

All O
I O
want O
is O
your O
happiness O
Liz B-PERSON
. O

And O
I O
think O
I O
know O
what O
will O
make O
you O
happy O
. O

Well O
I O
just O
want O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
I O
want O
to O
do O
with O
my O
life O
. O

You O
know O
I O
feel O
like O
I O
'm O
never O
going O
to O
figure O
it O
out O
. O

Lizzy B-PERSON
, O
you O
might O
not O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
figured O
out O
mine O
yet O
. O

You O
're O
a O
scientist O
. O

I O
'm O
a O
scientist O
. O

Liz B-PERSON
, O
that O
's O
a O
pretty O
poor O
showing O
for O
a O
scientist O
. O

Ma B-PERSON
, O
are O
you O
kidding O
? O

Look O
how O
many O
days O
you O
go O
into O
the O
lab O
. O

I O
know O
. O

Look O
what O
I O
've O
published O
. O

One O
paper O
. O

So O
who O
cares O
about O
publishing O
. O

Well O
that O
's O
what O

otherwise O
, O
I O
'm O
cooking O

and O
nobody O
's O
eating O
it O
. O

it O
's O
recycling O

it O
's O
it O
's O
working O
that O
nobody O
ever O
knows O
about O
. O

That O
's O
not O
what O
defines O
me O
as O
a O
person O
. O

What O
defines O
me O
as O
a O
person O
is O
my O
family O
. O

And O
your O
failure O
daughter O
. O

That O
's O
what O
I O
'm O
feeling O
sad O
about O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
be O
able O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
I O
want O
to O
do O
. O

I O
just O
did O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
thought O
this O
might O
be O
interesting O
okay O
. O

and O
maybe O

That O
's O
fine O
. O

I O
do O
n't O

that O
's O
not O
my O
big O
worry O
about O
you O
Liz B-PERSON
. O

But O
it O
's O
mine O
. O

And O
I O
feel O
like O
I O
did O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
do O

and O
then O
I O
feel O
like O
I O
took O
it O

and O
now O
I O
feel O
like O
it O
's O
a O
mistake O

and O
now O
I O

Well O
I O
'm O
telling O
you O

I O
'm O
telling O
you O
it O
's O
hormonal O
. O

It O
's O
not O
rational O
. O

what O
to O
do O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
just O
all O
of O
a O
su- O

the O
heavens O
do O
n't O
open O
up O
as O
Gib B-PERSON
wrote O

and O
all O
of O
a O
sudden O
you O
know O
just O
what O
you O
're O
going O
to O
do O
. O

If O
you O
define O
yourself O
that O
way O
-- O
-- O
you O
're O
looking O
for O
trouble O
. O

But O
I O
just O
feel O
like O
I O
'm O
-- O
You O
're O
opening O
yoursel- O
-- O
**putty O
- O
duddying** O
around O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
my O
life O
. O

And O
like O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
specific O
skills O
or O
body O
of O
knowledge O
. O

I O
'm O
just O
sort O
of O
this O
blob O
. O

Lizzy B-PERSON

Lizzy B-PERSON
the O
mo- O

Lizzy O
Daddy O
feels O
that O
way O
too O
. O

He O
feels O
he O
does O
n't O
know O
anything O
. O

Everybody O
feels O
that O
way O
. O

You O
just O
have O
to O
get O
used O
to O
that O
. O

You O
want O
to O
count O
your O
degrees O
? O

You O
want O
to O
count O
the O
courses O
you O
've O
had O
? O

You O
want O
to O
count O
the O
work O
you O
've O
done O
the O
jobs O
you O
've O
had O
? O

That O
's O
nonsense O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Like O
maybe O
if O
I O
were O
a O
teacher O
Everybody O
always O
you O
know O
and O
I O
taught O
say O
health O
, O
science O
and O
art O
, O
then O
I O
would O
sort O
of O
get O
this O
body O
of O
knowledge O
that O
I O
would O
have O
and O
this O
-- O
Lizzy B-PERSON
-- O
structure O
to O
it O
. O

And O
then O
I O
yeah O
, O
yeah O
. O
Lizzy B-PERSON
, O
Lizzy B-PERSON
give O
it O

Lizzy B-PERSON
, O
that O
's O
a O
dream O
. O

It O
never O
happens O
. O

And O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
people O
at O
all O
levels O

The O
only O
people O
who O
really O
think O
they O
know O
something O
are O
the O
people O
who O
usually O
are O
deficient O
. O

When O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
mu- O

But O
there O
's O
people O
who O
have O
a O
specific O
set O
of O
skills O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
even O
feel O
like O
I O
have O
that O
sometimes O
, O
you O
know O
. O

It O
's O
a- O

what O
they O
have O
to O
offer O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
have O
anything O
to O
offer O
. O

yeah O

because O
you O
ca O
n't O
%um O

%eh O
Lizzy O
Lizzy O
everybody O
feels O
that O
way O
who O
's O
worth O
his O
salt O
. O

Do O
you O
know O
that O
? O

Is O
what O
? O

uh-huh O
. O

You O
know O

so O
Sure O
. O
I O
get O
that O
plus O
%uh O
you O
know O
the O
one O
day O
a O
week O
. O

Plus O
. O

And O
I O
live O
modestly O
you O
know O
. O

how O
well O
I O
know O
that O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
know O
this O
is O
my O
theory O
too O
to O
live O
modestly O
. O

mhm O
. O

Like O
wearing O
one O
dress O
. O

I O
still O
have O
a O
dress O
to O
%uh O
Micky B-PERSON
's O
bar O
mitzvah O
uh-huh O
. O
which O
is O
%uh O
twelve O
years O
ago O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
'm O
still O
wearing O
the O
dress O
. O

yeah O

yeah O
. O

And O
%uh O
someone O
saw O
me O
in O
the O
dress O
not O
long O
ago O
and O
said O
oh O
what O
a O
beautiful O
dress O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
I O
looked O
at O
her O

and O
I O
said O
oh O
you O
are O
so O
right O
. O

She O
should O
just O
know O
%huh O

I O
would O
n't O
admit O

I O
would O
n't O
admit O
. O

yeah O
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

And O
so O
you O
're O
still O
busy O
with O
all O
kinds O
of O
volunteer O
work O
. O

oh O
yes O

yeah O

all O
the O
volunteer O
stuff O
I O
do O
. O

I O
'm O
-- O
uh-huh O
. O
-- O
active O
with O
a O
state O
group O
that O
's O
trying O
to O
work O
for O
a O
universal O
single O
pair O
health O
plan O
mhm O
-- O
on O
a O
state O
level O

and O
we O
have O
a O
nice O
young O
Jewish O
legislator O
who O
is O
%uh O
going O
to O
put O
in O
a O
bill O
for O
us O
this O
year O
. O

mhm O
. O

We O
wo O
n't O
get O
it O
. O

It O
's O
a O
Republican B-NORP
dominated O
legislature O
that O
is O
%uh O
cutting O
off O
all O
kinds O
of O
services O
for O
ordinary O
people O
. O

Sure O
. O

You O
know O
it O
's O
very O
business O
oriented O
. O

And O
%uh O
I O
work O
with O
another O
group O
that O
's O
always O
trying O
to O
get O
jobs O
for O
people O
who O
have O
been O
laid O
off O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
the O
women O
's O
international O
league O
for O
peace O
and O
freedom O
I O
've O
been O
a O
member O
for O
years O

but O
I O
'm O
not O
really O
very O
active O

but O
oh O
about O
five O
years O
ago O
%uh O
they O
decided O
%um O
they O
wanted O

it O
was O
the O
seventy O
fifth O
anniversary O

mhm O
. O

So O
they O
wanted O
to O
do O
something O
special O

so O
I O
put O
together O
%uh O

they O
had O
had O
a O
play O
about O
their O
own O
history O
%uh O
some O
years O
before O

so O
I O
took O
and O
updated O
it O
and O
you O
know O
cut O
out O
-- O
Sure O
sure O
. O
-- O
some O
stuff O

and O
they O
have O
a O
. O

So O
now O
I O
'm O
the O
playwright O

so O
now O
for O
the O
eightieth O
-- O
-- O
they O
want O
me O
to O
do O
it O
a O
little O
differently O
this O
time O

so O
I O
've O
got O
that O
. O

mhm O
. O

You O
know O
I O
've O
got O
it O
sitting O
here O

so O
I O
ca O
n't O
ignore O
it O

but O
I O
really O

Sure O
. O

You O
know O
that O
's O
not O
my O
expertise O
in O
any O
way O
shape O
or O
form O

But O
yeah O
yeah O
. O
They O
're O
making O
it O
your O
expertise O
right O
. O

So O
anyway O

but O
it O
'll O
be O
fun O
you O
know O
to O
put O
that O
together O
. O

Sure O
sure O
sure O

And O
%uh O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
%um O

last O
weekend O
%uh O
Lida B-PERSON
and O
Irv B-PERSON
Teisher I-PERSON
were O
in O
town O
. O

oh O
. O

%uh O
they O
have O
a O
son O
who O
is O
the O
%uh O

I O
guess O
he O
buys O
the O
books O
for O
%uh O
something O
called O
Borders B-ORG
which O
is O
a O
bookstore O
that O
car- O

Yes O

we O
have O
it O
here O
too O
. O

%ah O
okay O

but O
%mm O
you O
know O
it O
started O
in O
Ann B-GPE
Arbor I-GPE
. O

yeah O
. O

Yes O
. O

and O
he O
's O
the O
purchaser O
for O
the O
outfit O
. O

%mm O
. O

well O
I O
think O
it O
's O
been O
three O
or O
four O
years O
at O
least O
but O
they O
you O
know O
occasionally O
come O
in O
to O
see O
him O
and O
his O
wife O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
so O
they O
spent O
three O
or O
four O
days O
in O
Ann B-GPE
Arbor I-GPE

and O

oh O
he O
lives O
in O
Ann B-GPE
Arbor I-GPE

is O
that O
it O
? O

yeah O

that O
's O
the O
home O
base O
you O
know O
. O

Home O
base O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
%uh O
%uh O
Lida B-PERSON
and O
Irv B-PERSON
still O
have O
some O
very O
good O
friends O
from O
the O
years O
when O
they O
lived O
here O
. O

Sure O
. O

Sure O
. O

So O
they O
stayed O
with O
them O
I O
guess O
a O
couple O
of O
nights O

mhm O
. O

and O
they O
invited O
in O
most O
of O
their O
old O
friends O

and O
I O
'm O
the O
only O
relative O
around O
really O
you O
know O
that O
they O
remember O
. O

oh O
they O
do O
n't O
remember O
your O
brother O
. O

Well O
they O
know O
he O
exists O

but O

but O
that O
's O
it O
. O

yeah O

you O
know O
they O
were O
never O
%uh O

Well O
how O
do O
they O
look O
physically O
? O

Great O
. O

Is O
that O
so O
? O

Absolutely O
great O
. O

Some O
years O
ago O
Irv B-PERSON
had O
a O
major O
heart O
attack O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
apparently O
he O
's O
just O
done O
everything O
right O
because O
he O
said O

let O
me O
think O

I O
think O
he O
's O
going O
to O
be O
eighty O
next O
month O
. O

oh O
. O

It O
's O
either O
seventy O
- O
nine O
or O
eighty O
. O

I O

Eighty O
. O

yeah O

and O
he O
looks O
great O
. O

She O
still O
plays O
tennis O
. O

ooh O
that O
's O
wonderful O
. O

%uh O
I O
've O
seen O
her O
just O
a O
couple O
of O
times O
through O
the O
years O
. O

Seemed O
to O
me O
she O
was O
a O
little O
slimmer O
than O
I O
remember O
. O

%uh O
you O
know O
she O
's O
still O
not O
a O
thin O
person O

but O
she O
looks O
good O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

%um O
you O
know O
and O
they O
were O
telling O
us O
what O
they O
do O
. O

You O
know O
they O
live O
in O
a O
suburb O
of O
Minneapolis B-GPE
. O

mhm O
. O
mhm O
. O

And O
anyway O

so O
they O
really O
look O
good O
. O

And O
did O
they O
mention O
their O
other O
children O
? O

the O
oldest O
is O
a O
daughter O
named O
Elsa B-PERSON

mhm O
. O

%uh O
%eh O
she O
lives O
in O
Tucson B-GPE
where O
George B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
lives O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
she O
's O
a O
nurse O

and O
apparently O
she O
the O
last O
few O
years O
has O
been O
the O
head O
pediatric O
nurse O
at O
the O
hospital O
where O
she O
is O
. O

oh O
. O

%hm O
. O

I O
know O
Irv B-PERSON
was O
telling O
me O
that O
she O
always O
said O
she O
did O
n't O
want O
the O
responsibility O
of O
being O
in O
charge O
of O
anything O
. O

mhm O
. O

Once O
they O
put O
her O
in O
charge O
she O
says O
now O
she O
wants O
it O

She O
loves O
it O
. O

Well O
now O
she O
wants O
it O
all O
. O

She O
wants O
to O
do O
more O
. O

You O
know O
he O
was O
laughing O
about O
it O
you O
know O
. O

yeah O
. O

She O
's O
married O
I O
presume O
. O

oh O
yeah O

she O
has O
a O
half O
dozen O
kids O
. O

oh O
really O
? O

yeah O
. O

oh O
a O
big O
family O
. O

yeah O

she O

either O
five O
or O
six O

I O
forget O
. O

gee O

She O
had O
a O
big O
family O
. O

uh-huh O

And O
her O
oldest O
is O
just O
starting O
college O

I O
'm O
trying O
to O
think O
where O
. O

She O
got O
a O
scholarship O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
somewhere O
in O
the O
east O

The O
oldest O
is O
just O
starting O
college O
? O

That O
's O
Elsa B-PERSON
's O
oldest O

in O
other O
words O
Lida B-PERSON
and O
Irv B-PERSON
's O
daughter O
. O

oh O
grandson O

I O
see O

that O
's O
different O
uh-huh O
. O

yeah O

i- O

yeah O

I O
think O
it O
's O
the O
granddaughter O
. O

The O
granddaughter O
uh-huh O

yeah O

she O

and O
what O
does O
her O
husband O
do O

do O
you O
know O
? O

Elsa B-PERSON
's O
? O

Yes O
. O

No O

%uh O
the O
couple O
of O
times O
that O
I O
%uh O
went O
to O
Tucson B-GPE
%uh O
she O
would O
come O
you O
know O
when O
they O
would O
invite O
relatives O
in O
like O
their O
kids O
that O
live O
there O

Yes O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
they O
'd O
always O
invite O
Elsa B-PERSON

one O
year O
in O
fact O
when O
I O
was O
there O
Lida B-PERSON
and O
Irv B-PERSON
were O

they O
spend O
a O
month O
in O
Tucson B-GPE
every O
year O
. O

mhm O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
February O
you O
know O
the O
worst O
of O
the O
winter O
. O

Sure O
. O

oh O
the O
worst O
of O
the O
winter O
right O
. O

yeah O

and O
%um O
I O
know O
I O
've O
met O
her O
each O
time O
. O

He O
must O
be O
some O
sort O
of O
a O
salesman O
because O
both O
times O
I O
think O
he O
was O
in O
Texas B-GPE
which O
is O
n't O
far O
you O
know O
mhm O
. O
mhm O
mhm O
. O
when O
you O
're O
in O
that O
part O
of O
the O
world O
. O

Sure O

right O

I O
know O
it O
's O
close O
. O

%um O
but O
always O
on O
business O

and O
I O
remember O
they O
told O
me O
that O
he O
's O
gone O
a O
lot O
so O
you O
know O
he O
's O
in O
and O
out O
but O
that O
she O
manages O
very O
well O
. O

mhm O
. O

mhm O
. O
mhm O

They O
all O
felt O
she O
was O
just O
a O
great O
mother O
you O
know O
the O
way O
she O
took O
care O
of O
her O
kids O
. O

That O
's O
wonderful O

%uh O
you O
know O
%uh O
I O
think O
you O
learn O
a O
lot O
when O
you O
have O
such O
a O
big O
family O

you O
learn O
how O
to O
juggle O
it O
around O
you O
know O
. O

really O
. O

really O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
apparently O
she O

%uh O
%eh O
my O
impression O
is O
they O
're O
not O
wealthy O
you O
know O

in O
fact O
I O
got O
the O
impression O
they O
were O
struggling O
just O
a O
little O
bit O
%uh O
that O
's O
Elsa B-PERSON
and O
her O
husband O
when O
the O
babies O
were O
little O

Well O
you O
know O
the O
big O
family O
like O
that O
right O
. O

yeah O

and O
she O
could O
n't O
have O
been O
working O
very O
much O
at O
that O
point O
if O
at O
all O
. O

Either O

right O
right O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
so O
probably O
one O
%uh O
income O
just O
you O
know O
was O
making O
it O

%eh O
makes O
it O
hard O
of O
course O
. O

yeah O

you O
know O
. O

Now O
is O
n't O
there O
another O
daughter O

or O
do O
n't O

is O
it O
another O
daughter O
or O
another O
son O
? O

oh O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
either O

What O
's O
there O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
've O
only O
met O
those O
two O

but O
you O
're O
right O

there O
's O
one O
other O
chil- O

I O
think O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
another O
child O
. O

%uh O
I O
'm O
positive O
you O
're O
right O

%eh O
it O
just O
registered O
. O

Right O
. O

it O
seems O
to O
me O
they O
may O
even O
have O
said O
something O
about O
him O

but O
I O
never O
met O
the O
third O
one O

so O
you O
know O
mhm O
. O
mhm O
. O
it O
did O
n't O
stick O
with O
me O
whatever O
they O
said O
. O

That O
was O
nice O
to O
see O
family O
you O
know O
%uh O
over O
the O
years O

it O
's O
very O
interesting O
. O

mhm O
. O

Is O
n't O
it O
? O

mhm O
. O

Do O
you O
ever O
see O
Abe B-NORP
? O

He O
also O
lives O
in O
Ann B-GPE
Arbor I-GPE
. O

He O
's O
very O
sick O
. O

oh O
. O

He O
had O
major O
surgery O
four O
or O
five O
years O
ago O

and O
he O
walked O
around O
That O
I O
remember O
. O
yeah O
. O
yeah O
like O
a O
walking O
skeleton O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
the O
only O
time O
I O
see O
him O
now O
is O
if O
I O
call O
and O
ask O
them O
to O
come O

mhm O
. O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
now O
that O
you O
mention O
it O

it O
's O
been O
about O
a O
year O
. O

mhm O
. O

Before O
you O
know O
when O
he O
was O
still O
quite O
well O
he O
would O
occasionally O
drop O
in O
mhm O
. O
because O
their O
daughter O
lives O
mhm O
. O
I O
think O
actually O
on O
the O
eastern O
part O
of O
the O
city O
. O

mhm O
. O

y- O

Not O
in O
Detroit B-GPE
but O
you O
know O

it O
's O
not O
Warren B-GPE

Sterling B-GPE
Heights I-GPE

I O
do O
n't O
know O

something O
like O
that O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O

yeah O
. O

yeah O

yeah O

oh O

So O
if O
he O
was O
going O
to O
visit O
her O
he O
would O
you O
know O
occasionally O
stop O
in O
here O
on O
his O
way O
home O
. O

Sure O
. O

Sure O
. O

But O
since O
he O
's O
been O
ill O
he O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
do O
that O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
that O

their O
daughter O
is O
Linda B-PERSON

Yes O

yes O
. O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
whether O
she O
got O
married O
or O
she O
's O
just O
been O
living O
with O
this O
man O
for O
a O
long O
while O

but O
they O
tell O
me O
he O
works O
at O
Chrysler B-ORG

and O
he O
makes O
nice O
money O

and O
they O
seem O
to O
have O
a O
very O
nice O
home O
mhm O
. O
mhm O
. O
you O
know O
. O

Well O
that O
's O
good O
. O

yeah O

yeah O

You O
know O
considering O
everything O
I O
say O
that O
's O
good O
. O

mhm O
. O

a- O

So O
we O
took O
care O
of O
them O
. O

yeah O
. O

Now O
%uh O
we O
did O
n't O
take O
care O
of O
your O
children O
yet O
. O

Well O
%uh O
I O
still O
have O
two O
in O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
. O

And O
you O
know O
I O
'm O
so O
angry O
at O
you O

you O
send O
me O
a O
card O

uh-huh O
. O

you O
never O
send O
me O
an O
address O
or O
a O
telephone O
number O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
to O
respond O
. O

%ah O
. O

And O
I O
'm O
left O
stymied O

and O
I O
read O
it O
and O
read O
it O

and O
I O
say O
why O
did O
n't O
she O
give O
me O
a O
telephone O
number O

I O
'd O
call O
her O
back O
. O

yeah O

I O
never O
even O
think O
of O
it O
. O

You O
will O
next O
time O
. O

yeah O

now O
that O
you O
said O
it O
I O
sure O
will O
. O

Sure O
it O
's O
the O

%uh O
get O
me O
a O
telephone O
number O
on O
that O
card O
so O
I O
can O
call O
you O
back O

All O
right O
. O

You O
go O
there O
. O

You O
go O
there O
f- O
%uh O

do O
n't O
you O
start O
a O

Well O
I O
have O
n't O
been O
the- O

once O
a O
year O
. O

although O
they O
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look O
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li- O

a O
little O

What O
did O
Laura B-PERSON
say O
? O
Laura B-PERSON
saw O
it O

and O
her O
comments O
were O
that O
the O
commentators O
seem O
pretty O
high O
on O
the O
Skins O

yeah O

everyone O
did O

actually O
she O

although O
I O
have O
to O
say O
after O
the O
game O
last O
night O
%um O
beating O
Phoenix B-GPE
oh O
or O
Arizona B-GPE
whatever O
they O
're O
called O
was O
certainly O
no O
great O
feat O

I O
know O
%eh O

but O
Miami B-GPE

they O
are O
awful O

%eh O

They O
're O
really O
bad O

How O
's O
Penn B-LOC
doing O

it O
has O
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started O

oh O
it O
has O
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oh O
I O
did O
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realize O
that O

nope O

but O
I O
will O
keep O
you O

how O
come O
Laura B-PERSON
's O
team O
started O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
played O
this O
week O

yeah O

the O

No O

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think O
you O
're O
right O

the O
Ivies O
start O
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see O
we O
do O
n't O
play O
as O
many O
games O

right O

how O
did O
Laura B-PERSON
's O
do O

Well O

that O
figures O

I O
have O
n't O
heard O
from O
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bu- O

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write O
to O
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she O
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I O
try O

it O
's O
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mom O

you O
do O
n't O
understand O
how O
little O
time O
I O
have O
to O
do O
anything O
these O
days O

Yes O
I O
do O

and O
it O
's O
like O
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I O
've O
been O
waiting O
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a O
half O
an O
hour O
when O
I O
could O
call O
because O
like O
it O
's O
like O
I O
have O
to O
use O
the O
whole O
half O
hour O

and O
there O
has O
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been O
a O
time O
where O
I O
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sit O
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half O
hour O

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half O
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hour O

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got O
the O
Washingtonian B-WORK_OF_ART

yeah O

uh-huh O

and O
they O
sa- O

but O
did O
you O
get O
Playboy B-WORK_OF_ART
? O

Playboy B-WORK_OF_ART
? O

yeah O

a O
girl O
in O
my O
class O
is O
in O
it O
. O

What O

I O
told O
you O
about O
that O
. O

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girl O
in O
my O
med O
school O
class O
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in O
this O
month O
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Playboy O

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I O
did O
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I O
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Playboy B-WORK_OF_ART

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see O

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this O
month O

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it O
was O
very O
funny O
at O
the O
train O
station O
yesterday O
When O
Elliot B-PERSON
went O
to O
go O
get O
his O
%um O
what O
you O
called O
Baron B-PERSON
's O
whatever O

and O
I O
'm O
like O
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Playboy B-WORK_OF_ART
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let O
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and O
everybody O
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looking O
at O
me O

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What O
? O

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know O
her O
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yeah O

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she O
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bit O
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's O
beautiful O

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does O
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seem O
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thing O
to O
do O

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I O
think O
so O

I O
think O
it O
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I O
mean O
what O
kind O
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reception O
did O
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get O
? O

Mostly O
just O
like O
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I O
mean O

you O
mean O
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actual O
picture O

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mea- O

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're O
saying O

just O
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as O
you O

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just O
everybody O
talking O
about O
it O

I O
think O
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way O
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launch O
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medical O
career O

and O
I O
agree O

anyway O
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about O
Washingtonian B-WORK_OF_ART

y- O

very O
foolish O
girl O

no O
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'll O
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abo- O

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might O
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come O
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good O
picture O

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but O
are O
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want O
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doctor O
who O
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a O
Playboy B-WORK_OF_ART
bunny O
? O

You O
'd O
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surprised O
what O
people O
will O
go O
to O

I O
did O
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say O
I O
would O

but O
you O
'd O
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surprised O
what O
people O
will O
do O

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I O
w- O

it O
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publicity O

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going O
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school O
was O
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way O
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launch O
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as O
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Playboy B-WORK_OF_ART
model O

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right O

Is O
that O
what O
she O
said O

no O

anyway O
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what O
about O
Washington- O

no O
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what O
was O

alright O
Washingtonian B-WORK_OF_ART
is O
a O
lot O
more O
important O

They O
said O
that O
Maid B-ORG
Brigade I-ORG
is O
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national O
franchise O

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if O
you O
need O
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maid O
you O
can O
call O
Maid B-ORG
Brigade I-ORG

and O
you O
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get O

oh O
god O

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I O
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cleaned O
up O
my O
apartment O

yeah O

but O
it O
'll O
get O
dirty O
again O

believe O
me O

But O
I O
wrote O
you O
about O
how O
Elliot B-PERSON
cleaned O
it O
up O
this O
weekend O
did O
n't O
I O
? O

But O
does O
he O
always O
want O
to O
do O
it O
? O

No O

and O
he O
did O
n't O
clean O
it O
like O
Maid B-ORG
Brigade I-ORG
would O

he O
just O
picked O
the O
papers O
up O
off O
the O
floor O

I O
sort O
of O
had O
a O
feeling O
that O
might O
be O
the O
case O

he O
actually O
cleaned O
up O
the O
kitchen O
a O
little O
bit O
. O
di- O
and O
made O
and O
got O
brunch O

that O
was O
especially O
good O

Did O
you O
get O
my O
message O
about O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE

that O
you O
'll O
try O
and O
that O
I O
should O
make O
su- O

no O

that O

three O
days O

How O
many O
days O
and O
all O

yeah O

I O
think O
I O
get O
there O
around O
noon O

Lau- O

and O
that O
's O
one O
of O
the O
three O
days O

that O
's O
not O
in O
%uh O

if O
you O
get O
there O
noon O
that O
means O
you O
wo O
n't O
get O
like O
to O
a O
hotel O
and O
everything O
until O
two O
three O
in O
the O
afternoon O
-- O

that O
's O
days O

yeah O

-- O
so O
you O
have O
the O
evening O

you O
have O
one O
evening O

okay O
well O
I O
can O
do O
another O
day O

the O
problem O
is O
that O
like O
cuts O
down O
my O
time O
in O
Singapore B-GPE

yeah O

tha- O

oh O
oh O
well O
%hm O

like O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
that O
much O
time O

I O
had O
to O
leave O
on O
Sunday O

do O
you O
have O
to O
make O
the O
decision O
when O
you O
go O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
now O

I O
mean O
can O
you O
change O
the O
reservation O
with O
no O
cost O
later O

I O
've O
got O
until O
like O
the O
twentieth O
I O
think O

no O
no O
no O

I O
mean O
once O
you O
've O
done O
it O
and O
you O
're O
coming O
out O
here O
and O
you O
decide O
you O
want O
to O
leave O
a O
day O
early O

I O
thought O
you O
know O
how O
those O
things O
are O
I O
could O
probably O
go O
standby O

but O
the O
thing O
is O
the O
flights O
are O
really O
packed O

they O
are O
? O

that O
's O
the O
trouble O

well O
the O
packed O
flights O

I O
sure O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
might O
not O
be O
packed O

right O

granted O

that O
's O

what O
I O
mean O
you O
could O
move O
that O
par- O

except O
there O
's O
the O
flights O
from O
there O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE

are O
the O
flights O
back O
to O
the O
States B-GPE

and O
we O
're O
talking O
like O
January O
first O

Well O
that O
's O
true O

yeah O

and O
so O
that O
's O
when O
everybody O
goes O
back O

But O
you O
're O
not O
going O
to O
change O
that O

You O
're O
right O

No O
no O

not O
that O

you O
're O
missing O
the O
point O

my O
point O
is O
a O
United B-ORG
flight O
from O
Singapore B-GPE
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
yeah O
is O
one O
that O
goes O
Singapore O
Hong O
Kong O
U O
S O

It O
'll O
be O
crowded O

yeah O

%um O
U B-GPE
S I-GPE

yeah O

So O
those O
flights O
will O
still O
be O
tight O

You O
would O
n't O
believe O
how O
much O
trouble O
I O
had O
getting O
reservations O

oh O

yeah O

I O
would O

I O
believe O
it O

yeah O

I O
figured O
%uh O

actually O
We O
're O
having O
trouble O
Now O
all O
the O
places O
are O
full O
because O
like O
I O
was O
wait O
listed O
to O
get O
to O
Japan B-GPE

mhm O

and O
then O
this O
woman O
Leigh B-PERSON
Turbush I-PERSON
that O

mhm O

You O
know O
our O
friend O
here O

She O
's O
trying O
to O
go O
to O
Hawaii B-GPE
this O
week O

and O
she O
's O
been O
trying O
for O
weeks O

but O
she O
ca O
n't O
get O
on O

well O
that O
's O
%uh O
Japan B-GPE

Hawaii B-GPE
is O
very O
crowded O

mhm O

yeah O

Japanese O
are O
just O
%oof O
%uh O
really O
apparently O
travel O

yeah O

but O
I O
mean O
the O
time O
of O
year O
does O
n't O
matter O

no O

apparently O
it O
does O
n't O
matter O

yeah O

you O
should O
have O
heard O

it O
was O
amazing O

I O
called O
every O
airline O
as O
you O
know O
only O
I O
can O
do O

right O

and O
%uh O
it O
was O
with O
much O
hesitancy O
that O
I O
called O
Continental B-ORG
because O
I O
hate O
them O
so O
much O

yeah O

I O
was O
on O
hold O
for O
ten O
minutes O
while O
she O
figured O
out O
this O
route O

I O
should O
've O
known O
that O
if O
it O
took O
her O
ten O
minutes O
I O
should O
've O
hung O
up O

She O
had O
me O
go O
from O
like O
Philadelphia B-GPE
to O
New O
York O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
to O
L B-GPE
A I-GPE
to O
Hawaii B-GPE
to O
Guam B-GPE
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
to O
Tokyo B-GPE
to O
Singapo- B-GPE

I O
mean O
she O
had O
me O
everywhere O

I O
think O
they O
're O
the O
only O
ones O
who O
go O
to O

and O
she O
'd O
for O
three O
thousand O
dollars O

I O
was O
like O
are O
you O
joking O

Uy O

oh O
I O
have O
take O
fr- O

in O
a O
couple O
weeks O
I O
have O
to O
Guam B-GPE

and O
they O
're O
the O
only O
ones O
that O
go O
there O

the O
Continental O
? O

Continental B-ORG

yeah O

That O
's O
funny O

good O
luck O

can O
you O
at O
least O
go O
business O
class O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
I O
can O
or O
not O

yeah O

oh O
by O
the O
way O
you O
were O
right O
with O
Singapore B-ORG
Air I-ORG

it O
's O
only O
business O
class O
or O
first O
class O
goes O
Right O
miles O
to O
frequent O
flyers O

Right O

yeah O

%um O
Singapore B-ORG
Air I-ORG
takes O
you O
around O
through O
Europe B-GPE

they O
do O
a O
route O
that O
way O

yeah O

yeah O

that O
's O
how O
they O
like O
to O
go O

if O
I O
you O
know O
could O
have O
gone O
specially O
through O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE

right O

but O
that O
was O
a O
little O
bit O
more O
expensive O

and O
they O
also O
have O
connections O
with O
Delta B-ORG

yeah O

they O
only O
give O
miles O
on O
Delta B-ORG

but O
you O
can O
buy O
Delta B-ORG
seats O
on O
there O

right O

well O
actually O
they O
were O
going O
to O
send O
me O
on O
T B-FAC
W I-FAC
A I-FAC

I O
almost O
thought O
it O
would O
be O
worth O
it O
to O
do O
that O
instead O
of O
the O
United O
because O
%uh O
fewer O
connections O
instead O
of O
connecting O
in O
%um O

%eh O
well O
I O
mean O
it O
is O
a O
lot O
further O
to O
go O
through O
Japan B-GPE
and O
all O
that O
nonsense O

but O
the O
problem O
with O
Singapore B-ORG
Air I-ORG
is O
I O
have O
to O
through O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
through O
J B-FAC
F I-FAC
K I-FAC
. O
Uy O
which O
I O
now O
remember O
going O
from O
the O
domestic O
terminal O
to O
the O
international O
terminal O

right O

well O
T B-FAC
W I-FAC
A I-FAC
is O
not O
too O
bad O

you O
have O
to O
walk O
a O
little O
bit O

but O

yeah O

no O

I O
mean O
it O
just O
yeah O
it O
's O
not O
saving O
me O
much O
if O
I O
have O
to O
go O
through O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE

but O
Tokyo B-GPE
is O
a O
bad O
place O
to O
layover O

Tokyo O
is O
a O
ba- O

and O
I O
have O
like O
an O
eight O
hour O
or O
five O
hour O
layover O
there O

I O
know O

yeah O

usually O

yeah O

five O
hours O

It O
's O
crazy O

It O
's O
not O
that O
bad O
by O
the O
time O
you O
slept O

it O
's O
really O

No O

but O
it O
's O
annoying O
that O
I O
have O
to O
go O
through O
Tokyo B-GPE
that O
I O
ca O
n't O
just O
fly O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
home O

right O

that O
is O
annoying O

I O
'm O
surprised O
you O
did O
n't O
go O
Hong O
Ko- O

They O
do O
have O
route- O

where O
does O
it O
go O

Tokyo B-GPE
to O
where O
? O

San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE

yeah O

is O

or O
Hong O
Kong O
San O
Francisco O

yes O

but O
it O
's O
full O

United B-ORG
does O
have O
that O

oh O
it O
's O
full O

I O
see O

I O
mean O
at O
that O
price O
level O
I O
could O
pay O
more O
probably O
%mm O
which O
maybe O
I O
'll O
look O
it O

maybe O
I O
'll O
find O
out O
how O
much O
more O
I O
have O
to O
pay O

Can O
you O
get O
on O
a O
waiting O
list O
? O

Can O
you O
get O
on O
a O
waiting O
list O

I O
'll O
find O
out O
when O
I O
call O
back O
to O
confirm O

Yes O
, O

it O
's O
worth O
waiting O
l- O

%eh O
with O
Hong O
Kong O
San O
Francisco O
San O
Francisco O
is O
much O
better O

where O
's O
Tokyo B-GPE
take O
you O
to O

Tokyo B-GPE
to O
where O

San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
it O
's O
the O
same O
old O
same O
old O

oh O
oh O
no O

yes O

same O
thing O

yeah O

yeah O

Well O
at O
least O
put O
yourself O
on O
the O
waiting O
list O

can O
you O
do O
that O
? O

yeah O

probably O

but O
I O
have O
a O
feeling O
it O
's O
like O
a O
price O
thing O

Might O
not O
be O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

Well O
, O
How O
do O
you O
feel O
about O
that O
? O

Well O
, O
that O
's O
okay O

That O
was O
weird O

yeah O
, O

I O
thought O
I O
had O
to O
start O
right O
away O
, O

my O
God O
, O
I O
have O
another O
half O
an O
hour O
. O

You O
better O
have O
a O
lot O
to O
tell O
me O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
lot O
to O
tell O
you O
because O
my O
life O
is O
much O
the O
same O
here O
, O

just O
lots O
of O
company O
. O

Lots O
of O
kids O
. O

But O
it O
was O
fun O
. O

It O
was O
fun O
to O
have O
them O
, O
you O
know O
like O
do O
things O
with O
them O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
ordinarily O
do O

And O
now O
%um O
Mindy B-PERSON
is O
coming O
with O
her O
family O
on O
Monday O

so O
we O
decided O
we O
'd O
take O
about O
five O
days O
off O
. O

They O
'll O
be O
here O
for O
two O
weeks O

so O
we O
'll O
be O
here O
for O
the O
second O
week O
with O
them O
. O

And O
that O
will O
be O
good O
. O

%uh O

yeah O
. O

Anyhow O
, O
she O
's O
so O
busy O

did O
you O
get O
her O
invitation O
for O
the O

I O
did O

and O
I O
sent O
back O
%uh O
my O
oh O
good O
. O
R O
S O
V O
P O
just O
for O
one O
of O
us O
though O
because O
yeah O
. O
that O
's O
the O
same O
day O
that O
%um O

you O
know O
the O
thing O
that O
%uh O
we O
usually O
go O
to O
in O
Boca B-GPE
Raton I-GPE
? O

yeah O

down O
in O
Florida B-GPE

yeah O

yeah O
, O

well O
this O
year O
they O
switched O
it O
from O
Where O
is O
it O
? O
November O
October O
or O
from O
December O
whenever O
it O
was O
yeah O
right O
to O
that O

it O
starts O
that O
day O
. O

oh O
phoo O
. O

So O
, O

Now O
where O
is O
it O
taking O
place O
now O
? O

In O
Boca B-GPE
Raton I-GPE
again O
. O

oh O
again O
. O
%ah O

So O
I O
think O
what O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
do O
is O
%um O
, O

well O
we O
'll O
both O
probably O

the O
way O
it O
works O
I O
'll O
just O
leave O
the O
same O
time O
except O
I O
will O
head O
for O
yeah O
yeah O
oh O
great O
. O
there O
and O
he O
'll O
head O
for O
Florida B-GPE

great O
. O

oh O
great O
. O

Well O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
take O
%uh O
a O
room O
in O
the O
hotel O
too O
over O
the O
weekend O

I O
think O
I O
'll O
probably O
go O
in O
earlier O
in O
the O
week O

And O
%uh O

but O
I O
thought O
I O
'd O
also O
stay O
at O
the O
hotel O
because O
there O
will O
be O
so O
many O
people O
there O
that O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
. O

%ah O

So O
I O

if O
you O
%uh O
saw O
that O
response O
card O
it O
said O
something O
about O
calling O
the O
Hilton O

and O
Mindy B-PERSON
had O
a O
rate O
yeah O
. O
for O
the O
family O
which O
was O
seventy O
- O
nine O
dollars O

so O
if O
it O
's O
anything O
other O
than O
that O
insist O
that O
you O
're O
with O
the O
Landau B-PERSON
party O
. O

oh O
. O
okay O
. O

Because O
Huck B-PERSON
's O
sister O
had O
called O
and O
they O
had O
told O
her O
ninety O
- O
nine O
dollars O

and O
when O
I O
spoke O
to O
Mindy B-PERSON
she O
said O
she O
had O
just O
rechecked O
with O
them O
this O
week O

so O
there O
was O
some O
misunderstanding O
there O

%huh O
! O

but O
nevertheless O
. O
We O
're O
looking O
forward O
to O
it O
. O

It O
's O
the O
first O
family O
get O
- O
together O
we O
've O
had O
in O
a O
long O
time O
. O

I O
know O

that O
's O
why O
I O
yeah O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
miss O
it O
. O

I O

yeah O

and O
so O
it O
should O
be O
fun O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
%uh O
. O

hey O
you O
know O
I O
wrote O
my O
dad O
and O
asked O
him O
if O
he O
was O
going O
or O

oh O
I O
should O
hope O
so O
. O

Gosh O
. O

I O
hope O
so O
too O
. O

is O
n't O
that O
far O
for O
them O
. O

No O
. O

It O
's O

No O
. O

%eh O
. O

Have O
you O
seen O
them O
at O
all O
lately O
? O

No O
I O
have O
n't O

I O
have O
n't O
been O
back O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
be O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
in O
September O
oh O
. O
with O
%um O
a O
book O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
actually O
I O
'll O
be O
in O
Boston B-GPE
too O
for O

oh O
. O

which O
book O
is O
it O
now O
? O

It O
's O
the O
next O
mystery O

the O
mystery O

oh O

yeah O
. O

well O
then O
good O

It O
seems O
to O
be O
what O
I O
can O
sell O
at O
the O
moment O

so O

Well O
that O
's O
great O
. O

Are O
they O
selling O
well O
? O

I O
think O
they O
're O
doing O
okay O

and O
this O
time O
they O
're O
Good O
. O
sending O
me O
around O

and O
%um O
yeah O
so O
I O
'll O
be O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
then O

and O
then O
I O
thought O
if O
it O
turns O
out O
that O
oh O
it O
's O
too O
crowded O
you O
know O
that O
sometimes O
they O
send O
you O
in O
and O
there O
's O
no O
real O
block O
of O
time O
oh O
yeah O
. O
%um O
then O
after O
the O
bat O
mitzvah O

but O
anyway O
yeah O
yeah O
. O
%um O
Bob O
will O
still O
be O
in O
Florida B-GPE
for O
a O
couple O

so O
I O
think O
I O
'll O
go O
up O
yeah O
. O
like O
to O
Philadelphia B-GPE
again O

oh O
good O

yeah O

yeah O

oh O
well O
that O
would O
be O
nice O

and O
then O
I O
can O
really O
visit O

there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
I O
'd O
love O
to O
see O

oh O
I O
know O
. O
I O
have O
n't O
seen O
Pearl B-PERSON
. O

How O
is O
Pearl B-PERSON
doing O
? O

oh O
I O
just O
talked O
to O
her O
. O

She O
had O
another O
setback O
about O
two O
weeks O
ago O

she O
had O
a O
small O
stroke O

oh O
my O
God O

but O
she O
was O
in O
the O
hospital O
with O
that O
for O
a O
week O

but O
I O
just O
talked O
to O
her O

her O
left O
arm O
and O
she O
happens O
to O
be O
lefthanded O
%uh O
was O
hit O

and O
%um O
she O
said O
she O
's O
getting O
it O
back O
. O

She O
's O
almost O
able O
to O
write O
again O
. O

In O
fact O
she O
's O
been O
trying O
to O
. O

%uh O

But O
yesterday O
was O
really O
her O
first O
day O
that O
she O
was O
out O

and O
%ah O
she O
's O
so O
fantastic O
. O

Every O
time O
I O
call O
her O
she O
just O
you O
know O
always O
sounds O
so O
up O
. O

Of O
course O
I O
talked O
to O
Jackie B-PERSON
too O

and O
Jackie B-PERSON
always O
sounds O
so O
down O

yeah O
, O

I O
think O
j- O

she O
's O
so O

oh O
it O
's O
really O
hitting O
Jackie B-PERSON
so O
hard O
. O

She O
's O
just O
very O
upset O
about O
it O
. O

But O
oh O
I O
just O
hope O
to O
God O
she O
gets O
over O
the O
cancer O
part O
. O

That O
's O
the O
worst O
part O

and O
I O
have O

I O
think O
that O
the O
other O
lung O
is O
affected O
too O

but O
sh- O

yeah O
. O

oh O
God O

not O
going O
to O
do O
chemotherapy O
again O
. O

She O
just O
does O
n't O
want O
to O

%uh O

I O
had O
been O
down O
to O
Atlantic B-GPE
City I-GPE

oh O
I O
think O
it O
was O
my O
fiftieth O
high O
school O
reunion O
early O
June B-GPE

and O
I O
stayed O
with O
them O
that O
weekend O

and O
we O
had O
such O
a O
good O
time O
. O

She O
was O
great O

and O
that O
Sunday O
night O
while O
we O
were O
there O
she O
had O
that O
small O
heart O
attack O
. O

Did O
you O
know O
about O
that O
? O

No O
. O

yeah O
, O

%eh O
she O
had O
a O
heart O
attack O
that O
night O

%uh O

She O
was O
having O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
pressure O
and O
pain O

and O
you O
know O
we O
thought O
maybe O
it O
's O
indigestion O
or O
this O
or O
that O

and O
she O
oh O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
to O
the O
hospital O
there O

so O
they O
went O
straight O
on O
home O

and O
it O
was O
hard O
for O
them O

she O
was O
in O
a O
lot O
of O
pain O

but O
she O
did O
have O
a O
heart O
attack O

oh O
well O
that O
's O
of O
course O
related O
to O
the O
stroke O
that O
she O
just O
had O
. O

oh O

%uh O

yeah O

I O
tell O
you O

it O
's O
just O
been O
one O
thing O
after O
another O

and O
as O
soon O
she O
has O
gotten O
over O
one O
she O
's O
just O
hit O
with O
something O
else O

but O
when O
you O
talk O
to O
her O
she O
's O
just O
wonderful O
you O
know O

she O
just O
really O
tries O
to O
keep O
her O
spirits O
up O
and O
tries O
to O
help O
everybody O
else O
. O

her O
kids O
have O
been O
great O

and O
Jackie B-PERSON
has O
been O
great O

poor O

Jackie B-PERSON
did O
get O
to O
Atlantic B-GPE
City I-GPE
for O
a O
month O
. O

She O
had O
rented O
a O
place O
there O
. O

oh O

yeah O

so O
she O
had O
a O
good O
month O

that O
's O
good O

It O
was O
n't O
until O
the O
end O
that O
%uh O
Pearl B-PERSON
was O
n't O
feeling O
so O
well O
again O
. O

oh O

But O
it O
's O
stinky O
! O

It O
is O
. O

It O
is O
just O

I O
know O
. O

We O
've O
had O
a O
very O
stinky O
%um O

We O
're O
fine O

yeah O

but O
we O
've O
had O
so O
many O
friends O
actually O

I O
think O
that O
's O
part O
of O
what O
has O
occupied O
me O
since O
really O
really O
April O
I O
think O
whatever O
the O
day O
of O
the O
second O
Real- O
Seder O

yeah O

You O
probably O
even O
remember O
him O
. O

Remember O
our O
friend O
Dick B-PERSON
Bryner I-PERSON
. O

He O
's O
a O
judge O

he O
has O
white O
hair O

he O
's O
just O
absolutely O
charming O
guy O

mhm O
mhm O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
that O
I O
do O
remember O

oh O

and O
%uh O
he O
was O
part O
of O
the O
biking O
group O

uh-huh O

and O
I O
think O
he O
had O
a O
bad O
bike O
accident O
%um O

really O

but O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
it O
was O
a O
bad O
bike O
accident O
or O
a O
major O
stroke O
that O
uh-huh O
created O
a O
bi- O

but O
he O
nearly O
died O

we O
spent O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
there O

he O
was O

oh O

you O
know O
if O

right O
after O
the O
accident O
? O

yeah O

then O
I O
mean O
the O
accident O
nearly O
killed O
him O

oh O
God O

and O
he O
's O
still O
in O
a O
rehabilitation O
oh O
really O
hospital O
did O
n't O
die O

but O
he O
's O
paralysed O
on O
one O
side O

and O
he O
's O
oh O
God O
half O
blind O

and O
he O

oh O
what O
a O
shame O

is O
he O
about O
Bob B-PERSON
's O
age O
? O

and O
so O
that O

yeah O

and O
it O

I O
mean O

really O
a O
very O
good O
friend O

and O
it O
's O
been O
horrible O

yeah O

really O

oh O

and O
his O
mind O
seems O
I O
mean O
to O
be O
back O
almost O
which O
is O
oh O
yeah O
yeah O
wonderful O

but O
that O
was O
awful O

and O
then O
I O
have O
%uh O
%huh O
another O
friend O
%uh O
who O
was O
also O
at O
the O
party O
%mm O
who O
just O
%um O
got O
%uh O
a O
cancer O
that O
is O
so O
rare O
%huh O
she O
's O
the O
only O
case O
in O
Marin B-GPE
that O
they O
have O
of O
%uh O

it O
's O
vaginal O
cancer O

oh O

and O
it O
's O
inoperable O

and O
so O

%huh O

what O
a O
shame O

I O
took O
her O
for O
some O
radiation O
and O
took O
her O
some O
food O

and O
then O
we O
've O
had O
several O
friends O
die O

I O
had O
a O
friend O
oh O
God O
you O
're O
too O
young O
whose O
child O
was O
killed O

Your O
age O
group O
is O
too O
young O
for O
all O
that O
. O

%ah O
. O
It O
has O
been O
horrific O
. O

One O
of O
my O
friends O
in O
Philadel- O

one O
of O
the O
reasons O
I O
feel O
like O
I O
have O
to O
go O
back O
uh-huh O
in O
October O
is O
%um O
one O
of O
my O
friend O
's O
sons O
was O
killed O
in O
an O
automobile O
accident O
%um O

gee O

This O
has O
all O
been O
in O
like O
three O
or O
four O
months O

and O
That O
's O
too O
bad O
. O
it O
feels O
too O
soon O
except O
maybe O
this O
is O
just O
%um O

but O
I O
was O
thinking O
about O
it O
because O
I O
even O
thought O
I O
wanted O
to O
write O
about O
it O
because O
I O
thought O
there O
's O
no O
word O
for O

yeah O

oh O

you O
know O
when O
people O
say O
how O
are O
you O
? O

yeah O
yeah O

and O
it O
really O

everything O
has O
been O
fine O
for O
us O

yeah O
thank O
God O
, O

yeah O
. O

but O
I O
've O
been O
so O
depre- O

I O
mean O
it O
just O
feels O
like O
all O
these O
people O
I O
love O
are O
oh O
I O
know O
I O
know O
. O
I O
know O
in O
terrible O
shape O

and O
%uh O

%uh O
sorry O
to O
hear O
that O

but O
then O
you O
just O
have O
to O
count O
your O
blessings O
and O
make O
every O
day O
count O
. O

Yes O

that O
's O
all O
I O
've O
ever O

one O
never O
knows O

yeah O

No O

That O
's O
the O
sen- O

So O
for O
us O
we O
are O
having O
oh O
good O
wonder- O

first O
of O
all O
Jonathan B-PERSON
who O
has O
waited O
eight O
months O
uh-huh O
to O
hear O
about O
a O
job O
and O
was O

yes O

he O
's O
just O
Thursday O
found O
out O
he O
has O
the O
job O

so O
oh O
that O
's O
good O
both O
of O
my O
sons O
are O
employed O
which O
is O

oh O
that O
's O
good O

oh O
well O
Matt B-PERSON

Is O
Matt B-PERSON
through O
school O
? O

No O
, O

actually O
he O
's O
on O
a O
summer O
internship O
with O
Deloitte B-ORG
Touche I-ORG

and O
he O
is O
%um O

oh O
. O

oh O
. O

Is O
he O
back O
in O
California B-GPE
? O

yeah O
he O
's O
supposedly O

actually O
he O
's O
in O
the O
house O
right O
now O

but O
uh-huh O
He O
's O
supposedly O
living O
here O
for O
the O
summer O

but O
uh-huh O
. O
the O
work O
he O
's O
doing O
is O
outside O
of O
Sacramento B-GPE
somewhere O

oh O

so O
he O
's O
really O
there O
all O
week O

yeah O

oh O
that O
's O
nice O
to O
have O
him O
around O
again O

yeah O

and O
then O
he O
blitzes O
out O
every O
so O
often O

he O
's O
been O

they O
're O
paying O
him O
too O
much O
oh O
for O
the O
summer O

oh O

and O
so O
he O
went O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
for O
a O
party O
last O
week- O

oh O

L B-GPE
A I-GPE
for O
something O
. O

Next O
he O
's O
going O
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Wow O
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name O
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company O
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Deloitte B-ORG
Touche I-ORG

it O
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Deloitte B-ORG
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Blue B-ORG
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that O
wants O
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you O
do O
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my O
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said O
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you O
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torch O
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it O

oh O

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after O
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couple O
of O
weeks O
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said O
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thought O
he O
understood O
what O
he O
was O
doing O
. O

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good O
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's O
done O
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in O
school O
. O

And O
guess O
who O
called O
here O
last O
night O
, O
looking O
for O
your O
address O
? O

Who O
? O

Adam B-PERSON
Holnick I-PERSON

Adam B-PERSON
Holnick I-PERSON
? O

Why O
? O

Well O
, O
mommy O
and O
I O
were O
seated O
with O
his O
mother O
, O
I O
'm O
sure O
this O
is O
why O
. O
mhm O
At O
Lisa B-PERSON
's O
wedding O

uh-huh O

and O
, O
yeah O
, O
we O
were O
just O
talking O
about O
you O

mhm O

and O
she O
said O
that O
she O
was O
sure O
Adam B-PERSON
would O
love O
to O
get O
in O
touch O
with O
you O
, O

well O
guess O
what O
, O

he O
does O

oh O
okay O
, O

I O
mean O
he O
's O
a O
nice O
guy O
and O
all O

uh-huh O

Does O
he O
know O
that O
I O
live O
all O
the O
way O
here O
now O
? O

well O
he O
does O
now O
since O
Alex B-ORG
gave O
him O
your O
address O

oh O
okay O

oh O
that O
's O
funny O

oh O
okay O
, O

and O
%hm O
%um O
, O
there O
are O
other O
things O
I O
need O
to O
tell O
you O
. O

I O
was O
talking O
to O
Spencer B-PERSON

uh-huh O

and O
he O
needs O
to O
know O
whether O
there O
'll O
be O
more O
than O
one O
set O
up O
, O
or O
just O
one O
set O
up O

just O
one O

now O
the O
set O
up O
would O
be O
you O
know O
, O
everybody O
being O
photographed O
in O
the O
same O
place O

yeah O
, O

I O
know O
, O

yeah O

just O
one O

one O
. O

okay O

and O
then O
he O
needs O
to O
kno- O

but O
just O
tell O
him O
I O
want O
black O
velvet O

%huh O
? O

I O
want O
black O
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okay O
backdrop O

and O
that O
's O
it O
really O

okay O
. O

okay O
. O

and O
then O
%uh O
, O
he O
needs O
to O
know O
how O
many O
different O
shots O
you O
anticipate O

yeah O

I O
have O
to O
think O
about O
that O
. O

okay O
, O

okay O
. O

we O
'll O

I O
told O
him O
how O
many O
rolls O
I O
wanted O

uh-huh O

%um O
, O
did O
he O
, O

I O
told O
him O
I O
wanted O
ten O
two O
and O
a O
quarter O

okay O
, O

okay O

but O
I O
think O
it O
might O
actually O
have O
to O
be O
more O
than O
ten O

mhm O

Well O
, O
I O
mean O
obviously O
, O
you O
know O
, O
the O
expenses O
go O
up O
the O
more O
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has O
to O
shoot O

You O
know O
what O
I O
mean O
? O

yeah O
, O

yeah O

Like O
there O
's O
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relationship O
between O
the O
number O
of O
rolls O
he O
shoots O
and O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
whole O
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oh O
yeah O
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thing O

no O
, O
I O
know O
, O

well O
yeah O
, O

because O
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has O
to O
take O
it O
to O
a O
place O
and O
then O
got O
a O
contact O
all O
of O
them O
and O
right O
stuff O
like O
that O

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, O

right O
. O

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all O
of O
it O
be O
black O
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white O
? O

%um O
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and O
if O
it O
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like O
to O
buy O
one O
of O
the O
rolls O
, O

whichever O
roll O
is O
the O
nicest O
one O
uh-huh O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
buy O
that O
roll O

uh-huh O

okay O

okay O

okay O
, O

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you O
'll O
have O
to O
think O
about O
how O
many O
different O
shots O
there O
would O
be O
like O
people O
setups O

mhm O
. O

yeah O
. O

okay O
. O

and O
then O
do O
you O
actually O
want O
any O
photograph O
taken O
during O
the O
ceremony O
itself O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
. O

what O
do O
you O
think O

okay O

I O
think O
it O
's O
tacky O
. O

yeah O
. O

no O
I O
do O
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think O
it O
either O
. O

okay O

mommy O
never O
no- O

mommy O
and O
I O
did O
not O
have O
any O
at O
all O

no O

I O
think O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
hard O
enough O
, O

and O
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yeah O
right O
, O
and O
this O
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I O
do O
n't O
need O
that O

right O

and O
because O
in O
that O
environment O
I O
do O
n't O
, O

I O
think O
you O
're O
right O
on O
that O
, O

I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
awkward O
. O

mhm O

%um O
, O
and O
so O
I O
think O
that O
's O
better O
actually O
, O

so O
, O
if O
you O
know O
, O

this O
way O
he O
could O
just O
take O
all O
the O
pictures O
he O
needs O
to O
take O
actually O
before O
the O
ceremony O
itself O
. O

mhm O
. O

and O
what O
I O
would O
like O
to O
do O
which O
you O
know O
I O
heard O
about O
people O
doing O
elsewhere O
, O
for O
the O
color O
ones O
during O
the O
meal O
%hm O
is O
you O
know O
, O
put O
some O
of O
those O
disposable O
cameras O
on O
some O
tables O
and O
let O
, O
you O
know O

mhm O
mhm O
mhm O

because O
then O
I O
'll O
be O
sure O
to O
get O
pictures O
from O
my O
friends O
and O
stuff O

mhm O
, O
mhm O

yeah O
, O

that O
's O
good O

that O
's O
good O

everything O

What O
do O
you O
think O
of O
that O
? O

yeah O

that O
's O
fine O
. O

okay O

yeah O
, O

I O
think O
that O
's O
fine O
. O

mhm O

okay O
, O

well O
I O
told O
him O
I O
would O
get O
back O
to O
him O
. O

How O
many O
rolls O
did O
you O
tell O
him O
? O

I O
told O
him O
ten O
two O
and O
a O
quarter O
, O

but O
okay O
I O
think O
it O
's O
going O
to O
have O
to O
be O
more O
than O
that O
. O

uh-huh O

like O
twelve O
to O
fifteen O
. O

uh-huh O

yeah O

okay O

well O
anyway O
, O
what O
you O
do O
have O
to O
think O
about O
is O
the O
number O
of O
sort O
of O
people O
poses O

mhm O
. O

yeah O
. O

no O
I O
do O
. O

uh-huh O

because O
I O
mean O
, O
you O
know O
, O
%ah O
, O
he O
has O
to O
allot O
enough O
time O
in O
order O
to O
accomplish O
all O
of O
that O
. O

mhm O

you O
know O
, O
it O
's O
not O
as O
if O
, O

and O
I O
mean O
I O
know O
what O
it O
's O
like O
at O
Drexel B-ORG
you O
know O
, O
when O
we O
have O
bunches O
of O
people O
getting O
their O
pictures O
taken O

mhm O

%uh O
, O
it O
takes O
a O
while O
to O
get O
them O
appropriately O
set O
up O
you O
know O

and O
you O
have O
to O
take O
several O
shots O
of O
each O
grouping O

and O
mhm O
all O
of O
that O
can O
take O
a O
considerable O
amount O
of O
time O

yeah O

yeah O
, O

I O
'll O
think O
about O
all O
that O
. O

yeah O
, O
okay O

and O
%uh O

yeah O
, O

I O
'm O
also O
going O
to O
have O
a O
list O
of O
music O
that O
I O
want O
the O
D O
J O
to O
play O

yeah O
, O

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well O
you O
know O
, O
any O
time O
you O
f- O
, O

you O
could O
probably O
let O
them O
know O
that O
when O
you O
come O
back O
here O

you O
think O
so O

I O
would O
think O
so O

okay O

I O
can O
call O
him O
and O
ask O
him O
, O
%ah O
, O

but O
I O
think O
you O
can O
probably O
let O
them O
know O
pretty O
close O
to O
the O
time O
itself O

okay O

but O
anyway O
, O
we O
'll O
find O
out O
about O
that O
. O

%mm O

%um O
, O
i- O

you O
know O
the O
invitations O
have O
gone O
out O
, O
along O
with O
all O
of O
the O
information O
on O
travel O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
, O

I O
sent O
a O
map O

mhm O
mhm O

lots O
of O
people O
can O
see O
how O
to O
get O
to O
the B-FAC
Art I-FAC
Alliance I-FAC
you O
know O

oh O
that O
's O
nice O
dad O

%uh O
for O
all O
the O
people O
from O
out O
of O
town O

uh-huh O

and O
then O
I O
also O
sent O
them O
information O
on O
hotels O

It O
turns O
out O
that O
the O
Barclay O
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okay O
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actually O
the O

right O
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door O

it O
's O
actually O
the O
best O
deal O
, O
because O
they O
'll O
give O
me O
the O
best O
deal O

oh O
really O
, O

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, O

hold O
on O
, O

let O
me O
get O
a O
pen O
to O
write O
this O
down O

uh-huh O

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I O
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which O
is O
right O
across O
the O
street O
, O
will O

it O
's O
right O
next O
door O
, O
right O

yeah O
, O
right O
directly O
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street O

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%um O
, O
is O
%um O
, O

I O
think O
it O
's O
ninety O
nine O
dollars O
for O
a O
double O
, O
and O
eighty O
nine O
dollars O
for O
a O
single O
, O

is O
that O
what O
it O
is O
Alex B-ORG
? O

yeah O
, O

it O
's O
eighty O
nine O
for O
a O
single O
, O
and O
ninety O
nine O
for O
a O
double O

okay O
, O

did O
you O
check O
on O
triples O
or O
no O

%ah O
, O
no O
I O
did O
n't O

but O
I O
could O
do O
that O
easily O

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%uh O
, O
I O
bic- O

and O
that O
's O
a O
deal O
, O

that O
's O
not O
%um O
yeah O
, O
that O
's O
not O
the O
regular O
price O
the O
regular O
price O
is O
a O
hundred O
and O
twenty O
the O
regular O
rate O
? O

okay O
, O

so O
we O
're O
taking O
twenty O
dollars O
off O
? O

yeah O
they O
're O
taking O
twenty O
dollars O
off O
. O

okay O

at O
the B-FAC
Holiday I-FAC
Inn I-FAC
is O
actually O
the O
same O
price O
. O

the B-FAC
Holiday I-FAC
Inn I-FAC
man O
that O
sounded O
yucky O
%um O
area O
was O
ninety O
nine O
dollars O
for O
a O
double O
, O
without O
a O
continental O
breakfast O
, O
and O
a O
hundred O
and O
fourteen O
dollars O
with O
the O
continental O
breakfast O
, O

I O
mean O
, O
that O
's O
for O
two O

m- O

so O
, O
at O
the O
Barclay O
, O
do O
you O
get O
breakfast O
? O

no O

no O
that O
's O
the O
room O

okay O

okay O

the O
room O
cost O
is O
that O

okay O

okay O

mhm O

but O
I O
mean O
you O
know O
as O
well O
as O
I O
do O
that O
if O
you O
want O
to O
have O
a O
relatively O
inexpensive O
meal O
you O
walk O
up O
to O
Diner B-FAC
On I-FAC
The I-FAC
Square I-FAC
, O
two O
blocks O
away O

yeah O
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exactly O

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%um O
, O
you O
know O
in O
that O
area O
of O
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you O
can O
actually O
eat O
quite O
inexpensively O

mhm O

%uh O
, O
because O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
%um O
of O
Asian O
restaurants O
that O
you O
can O
walk O
to O
within O
a O
couple O
of O
blocks O

mhm O

and O
so O
you O
know O
, O
it O

no O
, O

I O
mean O
there O
's O
Italian B-NORP
restaurants O
right O
around O
there O
too O
you O
know O

yeah O

I O
mean O
there O
are O
lots O
of O
places O
where O
people O
could O
eat O
relatively O
inexpensively O
around O
the O
Barclay O

yeah O

%um O
, O
and O
so O
that O
actually O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
the O
best O
deal O
okay O
%uh O
, O
that O
could O
be O
arranged O

and O
so O
I O
you O
know O
sent O
a O
written O
statement O
to O
all O
of O
the O
people O
from O
out O
of O
town O
indicating O
you O
know O
what O
their O
options O
are O

okay O

and O
they O
all O
have O
the O
map O
as O
well O

okay O

okay O
. O

so O
all O
of O
that O
is O
working O
out O
quite O
nicely O

okay O
. O

%um O
, O
as O
it O
turns O
out O
, O
I O
think O
the O
%um O
bed O
and O
breakfast O
is O
cheaper O
that O

okay O

well O
I O
can O
find O
out O
about O
that O

I O
did O
n't O
do O
that O
yet O

yeah O
, O

should O
I O
give O
you O
the O
name O
of O
it O
? O

The B-FAC
Reserve I-FAC

Reserve B-FAC

yeah O
, O

no O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
do O
that O
one O
yet O

okay O

%uh O
, O
but O
I O
could O
do O
that O
and O
let O
you O
know O

yeah O
, O

could O
you O
ask O
about O
whether O
they O
'll O
do O
triples O
there O
uh-huh O
and O
rooms O
with O
a O
bathroom O
? O

uh-huh O

okay O

Patroli B-PERSON
's O
mother O
and O
grandmothers O
are O
going O
to O
be O
you O
know O

uh-huh O

Is O
his O
father O
not O
coming O
? O

no O

okay O

so O
it O
's O
the O
mother O
and O
the O
two O
grandmothers O
, O
and O
and O
his O
uncle O
? O

%uh O
, O
no O
, O
his O
uncle O
's O
not O
coming O
here O
, O

his O
uncle O
's O
going O
to O
be O
watching O
the O
grandfather O

oh O
, O
I O
see O

%um O
, O
no O
it O
's O
%ah O
the O
person O
he O
works O
for O
who O
's O
like O
a O
really O
good O
family O
friend O

oh O
, O
you O
mean O
the O
person O
Charlie B-PERSON
works O
for O
? O

yeah O

oh O
. O
what O
's O
his O
name O

name O
? O

Graham B-PERSON

well O
that O
's O
what O
I O
thought O
was O
the O
uncle O
's O
name O

okay O

no O
Peter B-PERSON
is O
the O
uncle O

okay O

alright O
, O

so O
that O
's O
very O
nice O
. O

Did O
you O
send O
out O
the O
invitations O
that O
you O
got O
? O

no O
, O
not O
yet O

okay O

I O
've O
just O
been O
at O
the O

%uh O

you O
want O
to O
hear O
the O
weirdest O
thing O
? O

uh-huh O

okay O
, O

today O
, O
I O
came O
out O
of O
the B-FAC
British I-FAC
Museum I-FAC
, O

and O
it O
's O
just O
packed O
, O
you O
know O
, O
with O
tourists O
yes O
whatever O
, O
and O
lots O
of O
Italians B-NORP

uh-huh O

and O
I O
went O
, O
out O
around O
the O
corner O
, O
and O
made O
a O
725.48_730.06_B: O
call O
home O

and O
as O
I O
was O
standing O
in O
the O
phone O
booth O
there O
was O
this O
group O
of O
like O
like O
, O
mid O
teen O
age O
year O
kids O
walking O
by O

yeah O

one O
of O
them O
was O
just O
staring O
at O
me O

and O
do O
n't O
tell O
me O

okay O

you O
c- O

the O
young O
woman O
in O
the O
house O
where O
you O
stayed O
in O
Florence B-GPE
? O

yes O

oh O
my O
god O

Is O
n't O
that O
bizarre O
? O

and O
you O
talked O
to O
her O
? O

I O
, O
was O
staring O
at O
her O
, O

then O
I O
went O
out O
, O

and O
I O
could O
n't O
remember O
where O
I O
'd O
seen O
her O
before O

uh-huh O

and O
then O
she O
was O
up O
waiting O
in O
front O
of O
a O
bus O
with O
all O
these O
Italian B-NORP
kids O

yeah O

yeah O

and O
she O
just O
kept O
staring O
at O
me O
, O

and O
then O
as O
I O
got O
close O
she O
kind O
of O
like O
yeah O
walked O
around O
like O
, O
behind O
one O
of O
her O
friends O
or O
something O
, O
like O
she O
was O
nervous O
or O
something O

right O
, O
right O
, O
right O

and O
I O
'm O
thinking O
, O
this O
is O
just O
too O
weird O
, O

and O
I O
did O
n't O
recognize O
it O
as O
her O

right O

and O
then O
I O
walk O
past O
the O
bus O

and O
I O
turn O
around O
, O

and O
I O
just O
looked O
at O
her O

uh-huh O

and O
then O
I O
just O
started O
smiling O
, O

and O
she O
started O
smiling O

and O
so O
I O
kind O
of O
knew O
it O
was O
her O
and O
everything O
, O

uh-huh O
, O
uh-huh O
but O
%uh O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
crazy O
? O

yeah O
, O

what O
was O
her O
name O
, O

Kiara B-PERSON
? O

Kiara B-PERSON
. O

yeah O
, O

that O
's O
what O
I O
thought O

yeah O

I O
thought O
%huh O

It O
is O
a O
small O
world O

yeah O

%uh O
, O
so O
she O
was O
there O
with O
some O
sort O
of O
Italian B-NORP
group O
, O
%huh O
? O

well O
, O
it O
was O
like O
a O
school O
group O
, O
or O
something O
because O
it O
was O
all O
kids O
you O
know O
like O
yeah O
yeah O
%huh O
yeah O
right O
fifteen O
, O
sixteen O
years O
old O

right O
, O

visiting O
the B-FAC
British I-FAC
Museum I-FAC
? O

yeah O

uh-huh O

okay O
, O

okay O
, O

very O
good O

very O
good O
, O

I O
also O
incidentally O
called O
%um O
, O
the O
marriage O
license O
bureau O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE

uh-huh O

okay O

now O
if O
you O
're O
getting O
married O
on O
saturday O
the O
ninth O
, O
the O
latest O
date O
on O
which O
you O
can O
apply O
for O
the O
license O
is O
the O
preceding O
monday O

uh-huh O

the O
preceding O
Monday O

%um O
but O
although O
they O
're O
trying O
to O
solicit O
more O
throughout O
the O
globe O
instead O
of O
just O
Japan O

mhm O
. O

although O
they O
've O
had O
most O
interest O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
I O
teach O
probably O
two O
classes O
and O
then O
do O
administrative O
work O
to O
make O
connections O
for O
these O
people O
to O
have O
tours O
or O
to O
go O
look O
at O
companies O
dealing O
with O
certain O
issues O
that O
they O
're O
working O
on O
in O
their O
classes O
. O

Half O
of O
their O
classes O
are O
business O
half O
are O
English O
business O

mhm O

mhm O
. O

mhm O
. O

mhm O

So O
it O
's O
really O
groovy O
because O
I O
mean O
I O
have O
all O
these O
contacts O
for O
them O
because O
of O
my O
experience O
in O
the O
business O
world O
here O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

you O
know O
and O
I O
do O
a O
little O
teaching O
for O
them O
too O
. O

okay O
. O

What O
classes O
did O
you O
teach O
at O
that O
would O
be O
related O
? O

I O
taught O
business O
English O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
taught O
listening O
. O

I O
taught O
integrated O
skills O
and O
beginning O
grammar O
. O

okay O
. O

mhm O
. O

I O
'm O
just O
writing O
this O
down O
so O
Cool O
. O
You O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
tell O
them O
about O
or O
anything O
. O

oh O
weird O
. O

You O
know O
what O
? O

What O
? O

I O
had O
a O
dream O
this O
morning O
about O
, O

it O
's O
weird O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
you O
were O
in O
it O
. O

I O
think O
you O
were O
. O

%huh O
. O

But O
Barry B-PERSON
was O
definitely O
in O
it O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
Barry B-PERSON
and O
I O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

We O
were O
trying O
to O
get O
somewhere O

and O
we O
had O
to O
jump O
in O
this O
water O

but O
she O
would O
n't O
let O
go O
of O
me O
when O
we O
got O
in O
the O
water O

and O
I O
woke O
up O
because O
I O
start O
drowning O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
that O
means O
. O

I O
got O
a O
postcard O
from O
her O
too O
the O
other O
day O

yeah O
. O
That O
's O
a O
scary O
dream O
. O

It O
was O
pretty O
scary O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

it O
was O
kind O
of O
one O
of O
those O
frustrating O
type O
dreams O
. O

%eh O
w- O

listen O
. O

Was O
it O
difficult O
going O
back O
to O
the O
U B-GPE
S I-GPE
? O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

It O
was O
harder O
than O
I O
thought O
it O
would O
be O
actually O
. O

yeah O
. O

%um O
harder O
in O
the O
sense O
that O
%uh O
I O
was O
n't O
used O
to O
the O
pace O

mhm O
. O
you O
know O
the O
pace O
is O
totally O
different O
. O

mhm O
. O

%um O

And O
I O
did O
n't O
really O
want O
to O
see O
anybody O
for O
a O
while O
. O

and O
I O
did O
n't O
, O
which O
was O
fine O
. O

And O
I O
really O
missed O
people O
%um O
from O
Poland B-GPE
because O
it O
was O
all O
my O
support O
system O
. O

Coming O
here O
the O
only O
person O
that O
really O
knew O
and O
understood O
my O
circumstances O
was O
Tom B-PERSON
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
so O
that O
was O
really O
tough O
because O
that O
was O
a O
lot O
of O
pressure O
on O
both O
of O
us O
coming O
with O
him O
again O
and O
all O
of O
that O
. O

mhm O
. O

%um O
readjusting O
as O
far O
as O
Americanisms O

mhm O
. O

%uh O
Blimpie B-ORG
's O
scared O
me O
. O

Blimpie B-ORG
's O
is O
the O
sandwich O
place O

I O
know O
. O

I O
know O
. O

oh O
that O
's O
pretty O
funny O
. O

We O
went O
in O
there O

and O
it O
was O
so O
yellow O
. O

It O
was O
just O
so O
yellow O

and O
they O
wanted O
to O
help O
so O
bad O
. O

%ah O
. O

And O
it O
was O

%ah O

I O
just O
went O
back O

and O
I O
decided O
people O
are O
a O
bit O
too O
cheery O
in O
the O
U B-GPE
S I-GPE
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

And O
see O
that O
wanting O
to O
help O
you O
so O
bad O
just O
freaked O
me O
out O
. O

oh O
my O
God O
. O

like O
, O
I O
just O
like O
ran O
into O
stores O
and O
ran O
out O
because O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
'd O
go O
on O
the O
weekdays O
you O
know O
because O
Right O
. O
you O
know O
I O
had O
time O
off O

and O
%um O
uh-huh O
. O
I O
'd O
walk O
in O
there O

and O
like O
five O
people O
would O
say O
hello O
to O
me O
. O

I O
'd O
be O
just O
like O
leave O
me O
alone O
. O

oh O
my O
God O
. O
It O
's O
just O
very O
hard O
. O

I O
talked O
to O
Kristen B-PERSON
though O
when O
I O
was O
home O
. O

yeah O
? O

yeah O
. O

She O
seems O
to O
be O
doing O
well O
. O

She O
's O
working O
which O
is O
good O

and O
%um O
she O
's O
healthy O
again O
. O

That O
's O
good O
. O

%hm O
yeah O
. O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
be O
healthy O
again O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
hope O

hey O
. O
you O
know O
I O
was O
going O
to O
tell O
you O
this O
thing O
that O
I O
got O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
found O
this O
for O
me O
about O
this O
freebie O
experiment O
thing O
where O
you O
can O
do O
this O
and O
you O
can O
talk O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
it O
was O
funny O
because O
he O
handed O
it O
to O
me O

and O
I O
was O
really O
confused O

and O
I O
said O
well O
is O
this O
somebody O
that O
contacted O
you O
on O
your O
email O
or O
what O
? O

He O
goes O
no O
I O
told O
you O
about O
this O
last O
week O
blah O
, O
blah O
, O
blah O
. O

I O
'm O
looking O
at O
it O
because O
it O
had O
this O
guy O
his O
name O
is O
Mark O
Yalinsky O
. O

and O
it O
was O
his O
email O
thing O

and O
it O
said O
U O
N O
I O
Lodz O
Poland O
. O

You O
told O
me O
. O

And O
I O
'm O
like O

And O
it O
was O
a O
Playboy B-WORK_OF_ART
joke O
on O
this O
thing O
. O

It O
was O
done O
as O
an O
example O
of O
what O
we O
do O
. O

And O
it O
was O
from O
Lodz B-GPE
. O

And O
I O
'm O
like O
did O
somebody O
try O
to O
get O
a O
hold O
of O
you O

and O
he O
goes O
no O
. O

I O
go O
well O
there O
's O
this O
thing O
. O

I O
said O
look O
at O
this O

and O
it O
you O
know O
is O
all O
in O
code O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
he O
goes O
ooh O
weird O
. O

He O
goes O
I O
did O
n't O
do O
that O
. O

That O
's O
really O
funny O
. O

yeah O
. O

Small O
world O
%huh O
? O

You O
're O

yeah O
. O

And O
now O
are O
you O
not O
smoking O
? O

No O
. O

I O
am O
smoking O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
I O
did O
a O
few O
when O
I O
've O
been O
back O
too O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
've O
been O
smoking O
big O
time O
. O

It O
's O
been O
a O
rough O
couple O
months O
. O

yeah O
? O

Well O
yeah O

it O
's O
been O
really O
busy O
. O

The O
kid O
sister O
thing O
? O

%huh O
? O

The O
kid O
sister O
thing O
? O

Well O
no O
. O

Not O
really O
that O

but O
it O
's O
been O
really O
busy O
as O
far O
as O
work O
is O
concerned O
. O

Sure O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
know O
? O

Now O
things O
are O
just O
like O
kind O
of O
mellow O

and O
I O
'm O
just O
you O
know O
wrapping O
things O
up O

so O
it O
's O
not O
that O
bad O
. O

Sure O
. O

mhm O
. O

But O
it O
was O
kind O
of O
hellish O
for O
a O
bit O
. O

yeah O
. O

oh O
I O
'm O
sure O
. O

I O
still O
, O

all O
I O
want O
to O
do O
is O
sleep O
now O
. O

I O
've O
been O
trying O
to O
nap O
for O
the O
longest O
time O
today O
. O

Every O
time O
I O
lay O
down O
a O
phone O
rings O
and O
like O
random O
people O
call O
me O
. O

You O
're O
not O
that O
random O

but O
it O
's O
kind O
of O
random O
receiving O
a O
phone O
call O
from O
you O
. O

**Eee**. O

I O
mean O
you O
're O
not O
a O
random O
person O

but O

Well O
thank O
you O
. O

I O
appreciate O
being O
considered O
%er O
non O
random O
. O

No O
. O

You O
're O
pretty O
organized O
and O
orderly O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

you O
're O
random O

No O
problem O
. O

Jody B-PERSON
's O
going O
to O
be O
shocked O
that O
I O
heard O
from O
you O
. O

She O
what O
? O

She O
's O
going O
to O
be O
happy O
that O
I O
heard O

oh O
yeah O
. O

Did O
you O
get O
her O
postcard O
? O

I O
have O
n't O
heard O

%hm O
from O
her O
? O

yeah O
. O

No O
%huh O
I O
have O
n't O
heard O
from O
her O
at O
all O
. O

She O
sent O
you O
a O
postcard O
. O

In O
fact O
we O
both O
sent O
you O
postcards O
. O

%ah O
. O

All O
right O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
know O
what O
? O

What O
? O

I O
just O
came O
back O
from O
the O
U B-GPE
S I-GPE

and O
I O
have O
some O
letters O
for O
you O
including O
that O
little O
package O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
do O
with O
that O
little O
package O
. O

it O
is O
henna O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
%um O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

Well O
I O
think O
, O

no O
you O
know O
what O
I O
think O
you O
should O
do O
. O

Dorota B-PERSON
please O
. O

Really O
. O

%uh O
. O

The O
package O
of O
henna O
, O
share O
it O
with O
Magda B-PERSON
. O

Magda B-PERSON
is O
gone O

so O
maybe O
I O
'll O
do O
it O
in O
my O
hair O
. O

okay O
. O

It O
's O
a O
nice O
brown O
. O

oh O
is O
it O
? O

Good O
, O
good O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
a O
friend O
of O
mine O
from O
Florida B-GPE
sent O
that O
to O
me O
. O

%eh O
yeah O
. O

She O
's O
from O
Gainesville B-GPE

Gainesville B-GPE
Florida I-GPE
. O
mhm O
. O

yeah O

And O

yeah O

so O
I O
would O
like O
to O
think O
that O
it O
goes O
to O
a O
good O

because O
sending O
it O
back O
to O
me O
would O
probably O
just O
be O
ludicrous O

so O
you O
know O
why O
do O
n't O
you O
just O

So O
I O
can O
keep O
it O
. O

I O
'm O
opening O
it O
up O
right O
now O
as O
you O
speak O
so O
I O
can O
put O
a O
world O
peace O
stamp O
on O
it O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

All O
right O
. O

All O
right O
. O

You O
know O
what O
? O

I O
've O
been O
saying O
all O
right O
all O
the O
time O
now O
. O

I O
went O
to O
this O
conference O
in O
the O
U B-GPE
S I-GPE

and O
they O
're O
like O
where O
did O
you O
get O
that O

Great O
. O
I O
'm O
like O
%uh O
that O
's O
a O
really O
long O
story O
. O

See O
there O
was O
this O
volunteer O

and O
she O
used O
to O
know O
this O
old O
man O
because O
she O
used O
to O
work O

and O
this O
man O
would O
just O
sit O
there O
and O
say O
all O
right O
. O

I O
have O
another O
one O
though O
too O

and O
Tom B-PERSON
was O
really O
getting O
sick O
of O
it O
. O

What O
was O
it O
? O

. O

I O
'll O
have O
to O
think O
of O
it O
. O

it O
's O
another O
one O
of O
those O
%uh O
all O
right O

**Yuh** O

because O
he O
says O
what O
does O
that O
mean O
when O
I O
say O
it O
now O
. O

It O
's O
like O
%uh O
I O
need O
to O
know O
more O
information O
. O

Just O
hearing O
all O
right O
is O
n't O
enough O
okay O
? O

aw O
all O
right O
. O

It O
's O
like O
catchy O
man O
. O

It O
is O
. O

And O
you O
know O

I O
ca O
n't O
stop O
myself O
from O
saying O
it O
yet O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
%um O

but O
anyway O
I O
want O
to O
come O
visit O
you O
. O

When O

When O
? O

Next O
summer O
. O

oh O
I O
'd O
love O
to O
except O
you O
have O

You O
're O
going O
to O
be O
gone O
. O

What O
? O

See O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
long O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
be O
here O
. O

oh O
. O

What O
, O

do O
you O
mean O
like O
early O
summer O
or O
late O
sum- O

Well O
I O
mean O
your O
job O
goes O
through O
when O

July O
, O
June B-GPE
of O
next O
year O
? O

yeah O
. O

I O
was O
hoping O
to O
be O
out O
of O
here O
before O
July O
. O

mhm O
. O

Do O
you O
, O

okay O
. O

okay O

Because O
I O
really O
would O
kind O
of O
like O
to O
get O
there O
before O
you O
're O
gone O
before O
Jody B-PERSON
is O
gone O
, O
go O
to O
Warsaw B-GPE
one O
more O
time O
. O
mhm O
. O
That O
kind O
of O
thing O
. O

Well O
Jody B-PERSON
might O
have O
a O
job O
offer O
in O
Budapest B-GPE
. O

oh O
that O
's O
right O
. O

She O
was O
looking O
at O
that O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O
crazy O
? O

That O
's O
wild O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
mean O
if O
it O
's O
June B-GPE
then O
that O
would O
be O
fine O
. O

But O
then O
you O
might O
come O
back O
to O
the O
states O
or O
something O
. O

When O
? O

Maybe O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

When O
you O
're O
done O
. O

oh O
soon O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
was O
playing O
around O
with O
%um O
working O
for O
the O
Olympics O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

Cool O
. O

Translating O
. O

yeah O
. O

oh O
that O
would O
be O
so O
, O

in O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

%eh O
Georgia B-GPE
. O

oh O
Georgia B-GPE
. O

Georgia B-GPE
. O

oh O
**doroter**. O
That O
would O
be O
really O
cool O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

Be O
kind O
of O
fun O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
have O
a O
contact O
person O

and O
I O
should O
probably O
call O
him O
soon O
and O
uh-huh O
. O
find O
out O
what O
the O
deal O
is O
. O

Listen O
. O

What O
's O
the O
time O
difference O
between O
here O
and O
like O
Houston B-GPE
? O

Is O
that O
a O
random O
question O
? O

Houston B-GPE
I O
think O
is O
still O
like O
my O
time O
, O
like O
seven O
hours O
. O

Seven O
hours O
. O

All O
right O
. O

I O
believe O
so O
. O

%eh O
, O
you O
know O
I O
probably O
have O
a O
handy O
dandy O
time O
zone O
map O
in O
my O
phone O
book O
if O
you O
can O
just O
hold O
on O

and O
I O
'll O
look O
and O
see O
. O

Anyway O
. O

So O
how O
's O
the O
weather O
? O

You O
know O
it O
's O
really O
nice O
. O

mhm O
. O

It O
's O
not O
as O
, O

how O
's O
the O
weather O
over O
there O
? O

How O
come O
people O
are O
dying O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
%huh O
? O

It O
's O
because O
of O
bad O
administrative O
things O

and O
people O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
air O
and O
electricity O

and O
they O
're O
dying O
of O
the O
heat O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O

We O
had O
a O
heat O
wave O
here O
for O
about O
a O
week O
and O
a O
half O
that O
was O
, O

in O
Nebraska B-GPE
we O
had O
one O
day O
a O
hundred O
and O
fifteen O
degrees O
. O

You O
're O
joking O
. O

No O
. O
I O
'm O
not O
. O

Is O
n't O
it O
cra- O

I O
thought O
like O
you O
know O

people O
were O
saying O
oh O
my O
God O
all O
these O
people O
are O
dying O
in O
%um O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

I O
'm O
like O
oh O
where O
did O
you O
hear O
this O
, O
you O
know O
? O

yeah O
. O

What O
was O
it O

two O
hundred O
and O
something O
. O

Well O
it O
's O
up O
to O
four O
hundred O
and O
sixty O
or O
something O
. O

yeah O
. O

Last O
time O
I O
heard O
, O

yeah O
. O

okay O
. O

yeah O

because O
last O
time O
I O
heard O
it O
was O
two O
hundred O
and O
sixty O
- O
two O
or O
something O
like O
that O

and O
I O
was O
like O
wow O
. O

But O
that O
's O
a O
lot O
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

For O
something O
like O
that O
, O
there O
's O
no O
reason O
. O

yeah O

tha- O

%um O
It O
looks O
like O
Tejas O
is O
completely O
in O
the O
central O
time O
zone O
except O
for O
El B-GPE
Paso I-GPE
which O
you O
do O
n't O
need O

no O

okay O
so O
Amarillo O
and O
all O
those O
pretty O
things O
Because O
I O
'm O
trying O
to O
decide O
whether O
I O
should O
wake O
up O
one O
of O
my O
new O
volunteers O

would O
you O
like O
an O
area O
code O
? O

No O
I O
have O
the O
area O
code O

thank O
you O
Melody O

Why O
do O
n't O
you O
have O
total O
phone O
like O
you O
know O

total O
phone O
? O

It O
wo- O
%eh O
em O

do O
you O
know O
what O

how O
would O
you O

I O
have O
total O
phone O

yeah O

%um O
no O
like O
two O
- O
way O
phone O

%um O

Two O
- O
way O
phone O
sex O
do O
n't O
you O
have O
that O
? O

No O

what O
's O
that O
? O

%um O
caller O
waiting O
kind O
of O
thing O

no O

%uh O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Where O
you O
can O
dial O
two O
people O
at O
one O
time O

oh O
yeah O

yeah O

yeah O

I O
got O
that O

What O
is O
it O
called O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

but O
I O
've O
never O
heard O
of O
it O
being O
total O
phone O
. O

oh O
wait O
a O
second O
. O

My O
phone O
card O
will O
tell O
me O
what O
it O
is O
. O

It O
's O
called O
total O
phone O
. O

oh O
here O
it O
is O
Priority O
Party O
Call O

Party O
calls O
? O

Party O
calls O
. O

total O
phone O
. O

You O
have O
total O
phone O
. O

I O
have O

Great O
. O

What O
should O
we O
talk O
about O
? O

Well O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Tell O
me O
what O
's O
going O
on O
in O
America B-GPE
. O

I O
have O
n't O
seen O
the O
news O
in O
ages O
. O

Really O
? O

You O
did O
d- O

In O
the O
American B-NORP
news O
I O
mean O

I O
know O
what O
's O
going O
on O
in O
Russia B-GPE

but O

yeah O
. O

Well O
let O
's O
see O
. O

What O
's O
going O
on O
? O
%uh O

You O
want O
me O
to O
just O
give O
you O
some O
headlines O
? O

yeah O
. O

Give O
me O
some O
headlines O
. O

What O
's O
Clinton B-GPE
up O
to O
? O

up- O

yeah O
. O

I O
was O
just O
going O
to O
say O
Clinton B-GPE
just O
came O
out O
yesterday O
with O
%uh O
his O
statement O
concerning O
affirmative O
action O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
basically O
he O
has O
in O
the O
past O
said O
that O
he O
was O
not O
in O
favor O
%uh O
you O
know O
of O
making O
%um O
allowances O
strictly O
based O
on O
race O

but O
at O
the O
same O
time O
%uh O
the O
analysis O
in O
the O
news O
shall O
we O
say O
the O
conservative O
analysis O
in O
the O
news O
is O
that O
Clinton B-GPE
just O
came O
out O
and O
said O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
believe O
in O
quota O
systems O
and O
in O
reverse O
discrimination O
but O
that O
he O
does O
believe O
that O
affirmative O
action O
is O
necessary O
to O
move O
%uh O
you O
know O
black O
Americans O
forward O
and O
to O
give O
them O
the O
opportunities O
that O
they O
've O
been O
denied O
. O

So O
he O
's O
kind O
of O
walking O
a O
tight O
rope O
. O

You O
know O
what O
I O
'm O
saying O
? O

Right O
. O

In O
other O
words O
l- O

He O
's O
trying O
to O
please O
everybody O
. O

yeah O
. O

Let O
's O
see O
if O
we O
can O
make O
everybody O
happy O

I O
think O
that O
he O
's O

Then O
he O
just O
ends O
up O
making O
nobody O
happy O
. O

I O
think O
you O
're O
right O
. O

Because O
you O
know O
affirmative O
action O
is O
really O
under O
attack O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
from O
many O
different O
quarters O
right O
now O
. O

and O
it O
's O
a O
big O
issue O
because O
it O
's O
supposed O
to O
be O
a O
race O

%uh O
color O
blind O

we O
're O
supposed O
to O
be O
race O
color O
blind O

and O
yet O
it O
's O
like O
contractors O
that O
are O
bidding O
you O
know O
with O
a O
high O
bid O
or O
higher O
than O
-- O
the O
lowest O
bid O
are O
still O
getting O
the O
contracts O
only O
because O
they O
are O
of O
ethnic O
protected O
you O
know O
black O
or O
whatever O
. O

And O
it O
's O
really O
you O
know O

Right O
. O

And O
then O
so O
they O
're O
taking O
lawsuits O
to O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
and O
all O
of O
this O

so O
it O
's O

Wow O
. O

Another O
thing O
that O
just O
came O
up O
was O
that O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
said O
that O
the O
redistricting O
of O
the O
congressional O
districts O
one O
of O
which O
is O
in O
Georgia B-GPE
violated O
the B-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
because O
it O
was O
based O
primarily O
on O
race O
. O

There O
was O
you O
know O
a O
new O

What O
did O
they O
do O
i- O

They O
were O
doing O
it O
because O
like O
they O
were O
trying O
to O
make O
it O
less O
segregated O
? O

They O
were O
trying O
to O
make O
the O
district O
majority O
black O
Americans O

so O
therefore O
they O
drew O
it O
%uh O
all O
the O
way O
across O
the O
state O
. O

You O
see O
what O
I O
'm O
saying O
? O

oh O
right O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

a O
very O
narrow O
district O

and O
it O
created O
a O
majority O
black O
district O
which O
then O
elected O
a O
black O
representative O

and O
then O
it O
was O
challenged O
because O
it O
said O
well O
the O
only O
reason O
that O
it O
has O
been O
done O
this O
way O
is O
just O
to O
ensure O
that O
it O
was O
majority O
black O

and O
that O
's O
not O

right O

you O
know O

Hello O
? O

I O
'm O
here O
. O

okay O
. O

Anyway O

I O
'm O
mulling O
all O
this O
over O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
mean O
it O

So O
it O
's O
interesting O
because O
we O
're O
doing O
a O
pre-departure O
orientation O

so O
we O
had O
our O
hot O
topics O
discussion O
today O
where O
we O
break O
in O
small O
groups O

and O
we O
talked O
about O
like O
political O
correctness O
and O
racial O
prejudice O
and O
sexual O
harrassment O
, O
feminism O
and O
just O
like O
different O
topics O
that O
they O
might O
encounter O
in O
America B-GPE
where O
the O
people O
have O
different O
attitudes O
than O
here O
in O
Russia B-GPE
. O

So O
that O
was O
one O
of O
the O
things O
kind O
of O
like O
that O

But O
I O
'm O
not O
really O
up O
on O
what O
the O
attitude O
is O
in O
America O
because O
I O
have O
n't O
been O
there O
in O
so O
long O
. O

Well O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
frustration O
I O
think O
over O
the O
fact O
that O
there O
're O
a O
number O
of O
evidences O
that O
the O
affirmative O
action O
program O
is O
in O
fact O
discriminating O
in O
the O
other O
direction O

and O
people O
are O
saying O
wait O
a O
minute O
. O

Why O
do O
n't O
we O
just O
try O
to O
give O
everybody O
an O
equal O
shot O

and O
if O
someone O
feels O
that O
they O
've O
been O
discriminated O
against O
because O
of O
their O
race O
go O
at O
it O
from O
the O
standpoint O
of O
trying O
to O
remedy O
it O
through O
the O
courts O
rather O
than O
saying O
that O
government O
has O
to O
give O
X O
number O
of O
contracts O
to O
minority O
no O
matter O
what O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
as O
a O
result O
some O
people O
are O
getting O
contracts O
just O
because O
of O
the O
color O
of O
their O
skin O

and O
you O
know O
what O
I O
'm O
saying O

it O
's O
still O

When O
they O
might O
not O
even O
be O
the O
most O
qualified O
. O

either O
they O
're O
not O
the O
low O
bid O

you O
know O
normally O
on O
contracts O
you O
take O
the O
low O
bid O
that O
meets O
the O
quality O
specification O
. O

Right O
. O

but O
now O
there O
have O
been O
several O
cases O
where O
clearly O
you O
know O
they O
did O
n't O
get O
it O
because O
they O
just O
were O
n't O
the O
right O
color O
skin O
. O

So O
now O
Right O
. O
is O
that O
really O
remedying O
the O
situation O

or O
is O
it O
's O
creating O
a O
lot O
%uh O
of O
%uh O
resentment O
? O

And O
%uh O
Right O
. O
it O
's O
kind O
of O
too O
bad O
. O

How O
long O

God O
what O
a O
mess O
. O

oh O
it O
's O
a O
mess O
. O

It O
really O
is O
. O

how O
long O
have O
you O
been O
there O
by O
the O
way O
? O

Over O
here O
? O

%um O
it O
'll O
be O
three O
years O
in O
November O
. O

Wow O
. O

So O
you O
really O
are O
out O
of O
touch O
are O
n't O
you O
? O

Well O
I O
like O
to O
think O
I O
'm O
not O
totally O
out O
of O
touch O

Well O
I O
know O
what O
it O
's O
like O
. O

I O
was O
never O
very O
in O
touch O
even O
when O
I O
was O
still O
America B-GPE

so O
. O

oh O
okay O
. O

You O
're O
that O
type O
. O

I O
got O
you O
. O

I O
was O
always O
in O
my O
own O
world O
anyway O

so O
. O

Well O
I O
know O
what O
it O
's O
like O
because O
having O
lived O
over O
in O
Korea B-GPE
for O
almost O
three O
years O
%um O
you O
know O
when O
you O
come O
back O
all O
of O
a O
sudden O
you O
know O
the O
society O
has O
changed O
a O
little O
bit O
you O
know O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

New O
terminology O
. O

New O
buzzwords O
. O
And O
all O
that O
stuff O
. O

Right O
. O

Of O
course O
when O
you O
get O
to O
be O
over O
forty O
like O
me O
%um O
, O
you O
can O
miss O
that O
stuff O
just O
being O
an O
American O
anyway O
. O

It O
all O
passes O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
always O
think O
when O
you O
get O
older O
you O
're O
more O
informed O
. O

When O
I O
was O
in O
college O
I O
did O
n't O
know O
what O
was O
going O
on O
. O

I O
was O
too O
busy O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
'm O
thinking O
of O
%uh O
you O
know O
like O
%uh O
lingo O
that O
the O
young O
people O
come O
up O
with O
you O
know O
. O

Younger O
people O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
think O
I O
'm O
more O
informed O
now O
than O
I O
was O
in O
college O
. O

I O
was O
sort O
of O
out O
of O
it O
in O
college O
. O

But O
%uh O
by O
the O
way O
did O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
I O
have O
a O
new O
job O
? O

Well O
in O
your O
email O
you O
said O
that O
you O
're O
going O
to O
start O
your O
new O
job O
somewhere O
. O

You O
did O
n't O
say O
what O
your O
new O
job O
was O
. O

oh O
okay O
. O

%um O
I O
'm O
resigned O
here O
last O
week O
effective O
August O
tenth O

and O
I O
'll O
be O
taking O
the O
job O
of O
the O
director O
of O
%um O
the O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
program O
of O
a O
private O
university O
%uh O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
a O
larger O
university O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
it O
's O
kind O
of O
a O
step O
up O
for O
me O
. O

it O
's O
called O
Mercer B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

oh O

well O
you O
'll O
have O
to O
send O
us O
material O
from O
there O

hey O
. O

Now O
we O
're O
talking O
. O

do O
-- O
to O
our O
advisor O
. O
-- O
you O
send O
people O
into O
E O
S O
L O
programs O
? O

Well O
we O
get O
requests O
about O
it O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
many O
people O
actually O
go O
because O
a O
lot O
of O
them O
you O
know O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
money O

but O
we O
get O
students O
every O
year O
that O
ask O
about O
it O
that O
say O
they O
have O
money O
. O

Well O
you O
can O
be O

They O
usually O
do O
n't O
come O
though O
and O
tell O
us O
whether O
or O
not O
they O
go O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
you O
can O
be O
sure O
that O
we O
will O
send O
you O
information O
because O
%uh O
you O
know O
I O
've O
got O
to O
go O
down O
there O

and O
we O
're O
trying O
to O
improve O
the O
program O

they O
're O
adding O
thousands O
of O
dollars O
of O
%uh O
state O
of O
the O
art O
language O
%uh O
lab O
equipment O
and O
all O
of O
that O

and O
they O
're O
restructuring O
everything O

so O
that O
's O
what O
I O
'm O
supposed O
to O
do O
next O
. O

Do O
they O
have O
any O
scholarships O
for O
foreign O
students O
? O

I O
've O
never O
heard O
of O
a O
scholarship O
for O
an O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
program O
personally O

but O
I O
think O

We O
never O
did O
either O

but O
I O
keep O
thinking O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
find O
one O
of O
these O
days O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
know O
. O

I O
'm O
sure O
that O
they O
pro- O

You O
know O
I O
e- O

the O
question O
of O
whether O
they O
have O
scholarships O
for O
international O
students O
%um O
for O
the O
regular O
program O
is O
a O
good O
one O

and O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
find O
out O
. O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
think O
that O
they O
do O

and O
I O
think O
uh-huh O
. O
they O
might O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
yet O
. O

Right O
. O

it O
's O
not O
going O
to O
be O
my O
particular O
area O
of O
expertise O
you O
know O
i- O

Right O
. O

that O
's O
going O
to O
be O
regular O
program O

but O
still O
I O
would O
like O
to O
know O
so O
I O
can O
tell O
people O
like O
you O
. O

So O
were O
you O
looking O
for O
a O
new O
job O

or O
did O
they O
just O
like O
come O
to O
you O
? O

Well O
I O
was O
looking O
for O
a O
new O
job O

and O
I O
've O
been O
looking O
for O
about O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O

%uh O
. O

and O
%uh O
when O
I O
went O
to O
NASA B-ORG
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
you O
know O
the O
one O
that O
you O
missed O

I O
know O
the O
one O
, O
the O
great O
one O
that O
was O
so O
much O
fun O
. O

oh O
it O
was O
a O
blast O

but O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
it O
was O
more O
fun O
than O
Miami B-GPE
I O
mean O
you O
know O
. O

But O
it O
was O
fun O
though O
. O

You O
would O
have O
enjoyed O
it O

and O
as O
I O
said O
to O
you O
in O
the O
email O
%uh O
the O
Russians B-NORP
and O
the O
Siberians B-NORP
and O
all O
of O
these O
people O
were O
just O
hilarious O
. O

I O
mean O
we O
had O
a O
nice O
little O
visit O
. O

We O
really O
did O
. O

%uh O
it O
's O
too O
bad O
I O
did O
n't O

oh O
I O
ca O
n't O
believe O
they O
were O
calling O
her O
Lovie O
. O

We O
were O
in O
stitches O
to O
hear O
that O
she O
was O
calling O
herself O
Lovie O
. O

oh O
really O
? O

You O
did O
n't O
know O
that O
? O

Well O
because O
you O
would O
n't O
say O
that O
. O

Because O
in O
Russian O
it O
's O
just O
you O
know O
Lyubov B-PERSON

but O
it O
's O
just O
a O
Russian B-NORP
name O
. O

I O
mean O
you O
would O
n't O
think O
of O
translating O
it O
into O
English O

but O
the O
thought O
of O
people O
calling O
her O
Lovie O
in O
America B-GPE
is O
so O
funny O
. O

Well O
that O
's O
what O
she O
said O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
did O
n't O
know O
any O

Well O
then O
I O
mean O
like O
it O
's O
just O
so O
her O
to O
do O
that O
that O
I O
just O
think O
it O
's O
hysterical O
. O

Is O
it O
? O

yeah O
. O

You O
should O
have O
seen O
them O
dancing O
around O
with O
the O
crowd O
out O
there O
when O
they O
had O
this O
%uh O
%uh O
Carribean O
band O
or O
something O
%uh O
running O
through O
the O
streets O
of O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
. O

It O
was O
kind O
of O
interesting O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

But O
%um O

yeah O
. O

And O
we O
went O
on O
a O
shrimp O
boat O
tour O
also O
. O

It O
was O
kind O
of O
fun O
. O

%um O
you O
know O
you O
got O
to O
sort O
of O
do O
that O
kind O
of O
weird O
stuff O
. O

%um O
I O
interviewed O
for O
this O
job O
at O
NASA B-ORG
. O

So O
that O
's O
kind O
of O
how O
it O
got O
to O
where O
it O
was O
%uh O
you O
know O

that O
was O
a O
major O
point O
to O
reach O
is O
do O
that O
interview O

and O
that O
was O
a O
good O
interview O

so O

Right O
. O

yeah O

%uh O
I O
knew O
they O
were O
trying O
to O
expand O
their O
program O

and O
I O
said O
well O
if O
you O
're O
going O
to O
do O
that O
call O
me O
because O
I O
would O
be O
interested O
in O
an O
opportunity O

and O
so O
I O
've O
taken O
it O
you O
know O
. O

Well O
that O
's O
great O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
'm O
excited O
about O
it O
. O

It O
's O
g- O

Well O
what O
city O
were O
you O
in O
? O

Were O
you O
far O
from O
Atlanta B-GPE
? O

No O
. O

Actually O
%uh O
Branow O
is O
located O
north O
of O
Atlanta B-GPE
about O
fifty O
miles O
north O
%uh O
up O
the O
freeway O
which O
around O
here O
is O
you O
know O
not O
even O
considered O
to O
be O
that O
far O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

but O
this O

And O
I O
do O
n't O
even O
live O
in O
Gainesville B-GPE
which O
is O
the O
city O
where O
Branow O
is O

I O
commute O
about O
thirty O
three O
miles O
from O
the O
southwest O
. O

It O
's O
a O
forty O
five O
minute O
ride O
. O

And O
I O
'll O
be O
commuting O

so O
you O
'll O
be O
closer O
now O
. O
[E_S O

Well O
actually O
I O
may O
be O
two O
or O
three O
miles O
closer O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
be O
commuting O
down O
into O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

see O
I O
live O
north O
of O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

So O
tell O
me O
a O
little O
bit O
about O
the O
day O
she O
was O
born O
. O

When O
did O
you O
first O
see O
her O
? O

%um O
what O
happened O
is O
we O
went O
to O
the O
hospital O
, O

she O
was O
induced O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
we O
get O
a O
phone O
call O

and O
Right O
finally O
. O
%um O
the O
birth O
mom O
was O
supposed O
to O
go O
in O
%um O
, O
it O
's O
my O
thinking O
that O
this O
will O
be O
distributed O
publicly O
. O
Right O
. O
at O
%um O
six O
thirty O
in O
the O
morning O

but O
she O
called O

and O
they O
did O
n't O
have O
any O
beds O
. O

oh O
no O
. O

So O
she O
called O
us O
and O
told O
us O
that O
, O

but O
then O
they O
did O
get O
a O
bed O

and O
she O
went O
in O
at O
eight O
. O
mhm O
. O
Or O
seven O
thirty O
or O
, O

I O
guess O
she O
went O
in O
at O
seven O
thirty O

and O
they O
started O
her O
at O
eight O
or O

so O
we O
hopped O
in O
the O
car O
and O
drove O
down O
to O
be O
there O
mhm O
. O
%mm O
mhm O
. O
for O
the O
day O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
%um O
, O
we O
hung O
out O
all O
day O
. O

%uh O
we O
had O
some O
difficult O
times O
with O
the O
lawyer O
down O
there O
. O

He O
was O
supposed O
to O
show O
up O

%mm O

mhm O
. O

and O
we O
waited O
all O
day O

and O
he O
never O
bloody O
showed O
up O
. O

oh O
no O
. O

and O
also O
she O
was O
expecting O
him O
too O
. O
mhm O
. O
You O
know O

and O
so O
that O
was O
frustrating O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
anyway O
we O
waited O
all O
day O

%um O
But O
then O
five O
twenty O
five O
Mae B-PERSON
was O
born O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
the O
birth O
mother O
's O
mother O
was O
with O
her O
through O
the O
whole O
thing O

and O
she O
was O
fantastic O
. O

She O
was O
just O
great O
. O

She O
was O
so O
nice O
to O
us O
and O
so O
solid O
there O
for O
her O
daughter O
and O
just O
a O
wonderful O
uh-huh O
. O
mhm O
. O
Woman O
person O

and O
%um O
She O
was O
great O
. O

She O
came O
out O
, O
you O
know O
, O
a O
couple O
times O
during O
the O
day O

she O
came O
out O
and O
gave O
us O
little O
progress O
reports O
of O
how O
things O
were O
going O

and O
actually O
it O
was O
very O
funny O
uh-huh O
. O
because O
the O
first O
time O
she O
out O
, O

I O
mean O
here O
we O
're O
out O
there O
sort O
of O
ringing O
our O
hands O
and O
uh-huh O
. O
sweating O
it O
out O
and O
wondering O
how O
everybody O
is O
going O
and O
everything O

and O
she O
came O
out O

and O
could O
I O
go O
downstairs O
because O
%um O
, O
her O
daughter O
wanted O
playing O
cards O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
I O
guess O
she O
was O
bored O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

You O
know O
passing O
the O
time O

So O
I O
went O
downstairs O
to O
get O
playing O
cards O
with O
her O

uh-huh O
. O
and O
then O
later O
on O
she O
came O
out O

and O
she O
wanted O
some O
chewing O
gum O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

%um O
, O
I O
guess O
your O
mouth O
gets O
dry O

and O
you O
just O
want O
something O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
'm O
sure O
. O

So O
, O
you O
know O
, O
it O
was O
kind O
of O
funny O
these O
very O

Reassuring O
in O
a O
way O
I O
would O
think O
. O

yeah O
, O

but O
these O
very O
%um O
, O

yeah O
. O

you O
know O
they O
're O
such O
sort O
of O
specific O
little O
things O
. O

yeah O
. O

but O
they O
kind O
of O
held O
her O
back O
. O

I O
think O
the O
baby O
would O
've O
been O
born O
sooner O

but O
the O
doctor O
did O
n't O
get O
there O
till O
around O
three O
. O

So O

so O
I O
thought O
once O
it O
was O
induced O
there O
was O
like O
no O
stopping O
it O
. O

No O
they O
can O
hold O
you O
back O
%hm O
. O
a O
little O
bit O
, O
you O
know O
. O

%hm O
. O

Once O
, O

depends O
how O
much O
stuff O
they O
give O
you O
. O

How O
much O
stuff O
they O
give O
you O
. O

yeah O
. O

Stuff O
. O

But O
anyway O
I O
think O
they O
were O
holding O
her O
back O
a O
little O
bit O
because O
they O
wanted O
the O
doctor O
there O
. O

mhm O

uh-huh O
. O

%um O
, O
and O
the O
doctor O
showed O
up O
around O
three O

and O
Mae B-PERSON
was O
born O
at O
five O
twenty O
five O
. O

mhm O
. O

Eight O
pounds O
eight O
ounces O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
screaming O
. O

mhm O
. O

Really O
screaming O

and O
I O
was O
a O
little O
scared O
. O

I O
thought O
oh O
my O
god O
what O
have O
we O
wrought O
. O

You O
could O
here O
her O
out O
through O
the O
doors O
of O
the O
hall O
, O
you O
know O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
there O
were O
a O
lot O
of O
babies O
being O
born O
. O

You O
did O
n't O
hear O
them O
all O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
I O
, O

and O
%um O
, O
what O
happened O
h- O
, O

I O
guess O
%um O
, O

that O
's O
right O
. O

Her O
mom O
came O
running O
out O
to O
tell O
us O
the O
baby O
was O
born O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
then O
she O
said O
that O
's O
her O
. O

You O
can O
hear O
her O

And O
%um O
, O
said O
it O
was O
a O
beautiful O
birth O
. O

I O
mean O
two O
pushes O
and O
she O
was O
out O
which O
is O
really O
great O

so O
she O
's O
very O
unsquashed O
and O
unbattered O
looking O
for O
a O
new O
baby O
. O

uh-huh O
mhm O
. O

Right O
. O

Usually O
they O
look O
a O
bit O
bashed O
up O
. O

yeah O
. O

A O
bit O
worn O
. O

But O
she O
's O
got O
a O
nice O
shaped O
head O

and O
, O
you O
know O
she O
does O
n't O
look O
like O
she O
was O
%um O
, O

you O
know O
she O
's O
not O
a O
cone O
head O
. O

mhm O
. O

But O
did O
you O
get O
to O
see O
her O
in O
a O
few O
hours O

or O

a- O

Well O
what O
happened O

no O

right O
away O
there O
was O
a O
very O
nice O
%um O
delivery O
nurse O
who O
we O
had O
spoken O
to O
earlier O
in O
the O
day O
named O
Tina B-PERSON
. O

mhm O
. O

mhm O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
what O
they O
do O
is O
they O
take O
the O
baby O
from O
the O
delivery O
room O
to O
the O
nursery O
. O

mhm O
. O

Normally O
they O
go O
directly O

and O
Tina B-PERSON
very O
, O
very O
sweetly O
zipped O
past O
the O
door O
to O
the O
outer O
part O
of O
the O
nursery O
where O
we O
were O
waiting O
mhm O
. O
mhm O
outside O
mhm O
. O
and O
let O
us O
hold O
her O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
she O
was O
just O
minutes O
old O
then O
. O

Wow O
. O

So O
we O
held O
her O
for O
just O
a O
couple O
minutes O

and O
uh-huh O
. O
it O
was O
really O
funny O
because O
you O
could O
hear O
her O
coming O
up O
the O
hall O
screaming O
uh-huh O
. O
loudly O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

. O

She O
handed O
her O
to O
me O
screaming O
loudly O

and O
I O
said O
to O
Tina B-PERSON
and O
also O
to O
uh-huh O
. O
the O
birth O
mother O
's O
mother O
there O
, O
you O
know O
oh O
Robert B-PERSON
has O
the O
magic O
touch O
. O

I O
handed O
her O
to O
Robert B-PERSON
. O

Instant O
silence O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Instant O
. O

She O
just O
stopped O
screaming O
immediately O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
he O
held O
her O
for O
a O
little O
while O
. O

And O
then O
the O
nurse O
was O
afraid O
to O
take O
her O
back O
. O

Said O
oh O
she O
's O
going O
to O
scream O
again O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
she O
did O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
off O
they O
went O
to O
the O
nursery O

and O
then O
you O
watched O
through O
the O
glass O

That O
must O
have O
been O
very O
reassuring O
for O
Robert B-PERSON
. O

It O
was O
very O
nice O
was O
n't O
it O
. O

It O
was O
very O
wonderful O
for O
Robert B-PERSON
and O
for O
me O
too O
just O
to O
see O
, O

I O
knew O
it O
would O
work O
too O
. O

Very O
nice O
. O

yeah O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
it O
is O
. O

He O
has O
some O
, O

you O
have O
a O
theory O
. O

Body O
warmth O
or O
something O

but O
anyway O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
partly O
it O

but O
there O
're O
certain O
kind O
of O
men O
who O
, O

I O
think O
it O
's O
men O
who O
have O
like O
these O
big O

I O
have O
this O
theory O
that O
it O
's O
men O
who O
are O
very O
broad O
right O
under O
the O
elbow O
you O
know O
like O
, O

Wait O
a O
minute O
. O

Broad O
under O
the O
elbow O
. O

You O
mean O
in O
the O
chest O
? O

like O

No O
. O

From O
the O
elbow O
down O
towards O
the O
wrist O
. O

oh O
. O

Who O
have O
like O
these O
big O
broad O
forearms O
. O

I O
think O
babies O
like O
that O
. O

You O
think O
it O
gives O
security O
. O

I O
suppose O
. O

Do O
you O
remember O
Otto B-PERSON
who O
moved O
my O
filing O
cabinet O
that O
time O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE

he O
's O
another O
one O
? O
Yes O
. O
uh-huh O
. O
uh-huh O
. O
yeah O
. O
He O
's O
big O
. O
He O
's O
sort O
of O
solid O
to O
me O
. O
who O

He O
's O
sort O
of O
very O
solid O

and O
they O
just O
love O
it O
. O

But O
Robert B-PERSON
's O
not O
big O
like O
that O
. O

No O
, O

but O
Robert B-PERSON
is O
big O
below O
the O
elbows O
I O
'll O
bet O
if O
you O
check O
. O

I O
'll O
have O
to O
check O
out O
below O
Robert B-PERSON
's O
elbows O

At O
any O
rate O
, O
%um O

So O
that O
was O
nice O

and O
then O
we O
watched O
through O
the O
nursery O
while O
they O
do O
, O

if O
you O
survive O
the O
first O
four O
hours O
of O
life O
in O
the O
nursery O
you O
'll O
survive O
anything O
after O
. O

It O
's O
the O
most O
sort O
of O
appalling O
introduction O
to O
life O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

But O
I O
was O
kind O
of O
scared O
at O
that O
point O
because O
we O
're O
looking O
in O
and O
there O
're O
all O
these O
nice O
sweet O
little O
pale O
babies O
lying O
there O
limp O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
there O
's O
Mae B-PERSON

and O
she O
's O
big O
compared O
to O
the O
rest O

and O
she O
was O
bright O
red O

and O
she O
is O
screaming O

and O
she O
screamed O

and O
she O
screamed O

and O
she O
screamed O

and O
all O
the O
rest O
of O
them O
as O
soon O
as O
they O

uh-huh O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Um O
- O
huh O

uh-huh O

they O
sort O
of O
get O
exhausted O
after O
two O
screams O
and O
collapse O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
she O
was O
healthy O
I O
guess O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
she O
just O
screamed O
and O
screamed O
and O
screamed O
and O
screamed O
and O
screamed O

and O
I O
thought O
oh O
my O
god O
what O
have O
we O
wrought O
here O
. O

Did O
they O
tell O
you O
her O
apgar O
or O
whatever O
they O
call O
that O
? O

How O

They O
did O
n't O
tell O
us O
anything O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
at O
the O
hospital O
the O
individual O
people O
we O
had O
contact O
with O
were O
decent O
to O
us O
and O
friendly O

Were O
nice O
. O

but O
%um O
the O
hospital O
policy O
was O
rather O
unfriendly O
to O
us O

and O
they O
would O
n't O
, O

like O
we O
had O
been O
told O
, O

they O
have O
a O
room O
called O
the O
bonding O
room O

yeah O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
the O
whole O
purpose O
of O
the O
room O
is O
to O
let O
people O
be O
in O
it O
with O
the O
baby O
, O
who O
-- O
uh-huh O
. O
-- O
are O
going O
to O
be O
with O
the O
baby O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
they O
would O
n't O
let O
us O
in O
there O

so O
, O
%mm O
. O
it O
was O
really O
quite O
awful O
. O

They O
would O
n't O
let O
us O
, O

they O
did O
n't O
, O

they O
gave O
us O

but O
they O
did O
n't O
tell O
us O
beans O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
mean O
they O
really O
did O
n't O
talk O
to O
us O
. O

They O
did O
n't O
offer O
us O
that O
parenting O
class O
that O
they O
offer O
to O
most O
people O
. O

mhm O
. O

We O
would O
have O
had O
to O
come O
back O
the O
next O
day O
to O
the O
hospital O
which O
of O
course O
we O
were O
n't O
going O
to O
do O
. O

%hm O
. O

mhm O
. O

%um O
, O
you O
know O
they O
really O
were O
n't O
very O
nice O

and O
yeah O
. O
I O
guess O
they O
have O
, O

their O
rules O
are O
just O
very O
rigid O
. O

%mm O
. O

And O
the O
problem O
is O
the O
lawyer O
was O
supposed O
to O
have O
arranged O
for O
%um O
Right O
. O
an O
additional O
bracelet O
. O

mhm O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
what O
happens O
is O
they O
put O
one O
on O
the O
wrist O
of O
the O
baby O
, O
one O
on O
the O
ankle O
, O
one O
on O
the O
birth O
mother O

and O
then O
she O
has O
what O
you O
call O
the O
fourth O
bracelet O
which O
she O
can O
give O
to O
whoever O
will O
be O
her O
coach O
through O
the O
birth O
and O
stuff O

and O
of O
course O
she O
had O
given O
it O
to O
her O
mother O
, O
%hm O
. O
mhm O
. O
%hm O
. O
I O
see O
. O
I O
see O
. O
which O
makes O
perfect O
sense O
. O

mhm O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
only O
way O
, O

they O
could O
n't O
get O
their O
minds O
around O
the O
notion O
of O
a O
fifth O
bracelet O
for O
us O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
the O
only O
way O
that O
they O
would O
have O
let O
us O
in O
there O
was O
to O
take O
her O
mothers O
away O
, O
Right O
. O
which O
we O
would O
n't O
ask O
and O
which O
she O
would O
n't O
do O
. O

Right O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
%um O
the O
lawyer O
had O
told O
us O
he O
had O
arranged O
everything O
ahead O
of O
time O

and O
there O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
I O
D O
there O
at O
the O
hospital O
for O
us O

and O
it O
was O
all O
set O

and O
of O
course O
he O
had O
n't O
done O
anything O
. O

I O
see O
. O

He O
had O
n't O
done O
that O
, O
%hm O
. O

No O
. O

He O
had O
n't O
done O
anything O
. O

He O
's O
been O
just O
hopeless O
. O

%hm O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
think O
legally O
he O
's O
not O
hopeless O
. O

I O
think O
he O
's O
done O
all O
the O
necessary O
legal O
things O

but O
%um O
yeah O
. O
you O
know O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
things O
, O

He O
's O
an O
S O
O O
B O

forgive O
me O
tape O
whoever O
you O
are O

but O
he O
was O
a O
fucker O
. O

yeah O
. O

No O
. O

th- O

And O
%um O
I O
'm O
sorry O

but O
he O
was O
. O

I O
think O
they O
said O
published O
actually O
. O

oh O
well O
they O
can O
edit O
that O
word O
I O
guess O

Anyway O
it O
's O
English O

so O

yeah O
. O

It O
's O
American B-NORP
English O
. O

%um O

You O
know O
he O
said O
things O
to O
me O
like O
well O
you O
'll O
have O
her O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
your O
life O
, O
you O
know O
. O
yeah O
. O
Do O
n't O
worry O
about O
it O
, O
which O
is O
really O
an O
arrogant O
attitude O
to O
take O
, O
you O
know O
. O

yeah O

yeah O

Man O
. O

yeah O
. O

he O
was O
a O
real O
arrogant O
S O
O O
B O
, O

so O

How O
old O
was O
he O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

we O
never O
met O
him O
. O

He O
never O
showed O
up O
. O

oh O
. O

he O
ended O
up O

in O
the O
end O
, O
he O
sent O
his O
partner O
to O
actually O
sign O
the O
papers O
who O
's O
not O
even O
an O
adoption O
attorney O
. O

mhm O
. O

He O
does O
litigation O
. O

Does O
n't O
know O
what O
he O
's O
doing O

but O
I O
hope O
he O
did O
what O
his O
partner O
told O
him O
to O
do O
. O

mhm O
. O

%mm O

mhm O
. O

But O
he O
at O
least O
was O
a O
sensitive O
human O
being O
. O

mhm O
. O

%um O
, O
you O
know O
so O
that O
was O
nice O
. O

He O
had O
some O
sensitivity O
. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
get O
cut O
off O
soon O
. O

oh O
no O

And O
I O
want O
to O
, O

I O
hope O
you O

Tell O
me O
something O
then O
. O

I O
'll O
shut O
up O
. O

You O
can O
tell O
me O
something O
. O

What O
? O

okay O
. O

No O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
worrying O

I O
'm O
feeling O
like O
oh O
my O
gosh O
should O
all O
of O
this O
be O
in O
the O
public O
record O
or O
something O
. O

oh O
yes O
. O

Well O
they O
just O
beeped O
. O

I O
think O
that O
might O
mean O
we O
have O
to O
hang O
up O
. O

okay O
. O

We O
have O
a O
minute O
. O

%um O
. O

I O
want O
to O
tell O
you O
I O
saw O
four O
parakeets O
fly O
across O
the O
street O
in O
Barcelona B-GPE
. O

oh O
neat O
. O

Is O
it O
thirty O
minutes O
? O

It O
was O
beautiful O
. O

Is O
it O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
thirty O
minutes O
in O
about O
five O
minutes O
I O
think O
. O

oh O
okay O

because O
there O
's O
a O
beep O
coming O
on O
my O
end O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
hear O
it O
? O

No O
. O

okay O
. O

Well O
ignore O
it O

so O
we O
'll O
let O
them O
go O
on O
. O

Well O
anyway O
. O

oh O
so O
that O
sounds O
very O
nice O
. O

They O
were O
loose O
or O
in O
a O

Well O
they O
were O
loose O

they O
were O

I O
said O
the O
Sheila B-PERSON
I O
think O
I O
hear O
a O
parakeet O
. O

uh-huh O

And O
you O
could O
tell O
he O
thought O
that O
it O
was O
nonsense O
that O
it O
was O
a O
uh-huh O
crow O

and O
then O
I O
saw O
it O

but O
the O
sun O
was O
against O
my O
eyes O

oh O
how O
neat O

so O
I O
could O
n't O
tell O

and O
then O
it O
flew O

and O
when O
it O
flew O
three O
more O
of O
them O
flew O
out O
of O
the O
same O
tree O
. O

oh O
how O
neat O
. O

They O
were O
beautiful O
. O
there O
was O
a O
street O
I O
walked O
down O
in O
Barcelona B-GPE
big O
wide O

with O
all O
the O
bird O
sellers O

Yes O
. O

They O
were O
closed O
up O
that O
day O

but O
I O
'm O
sure O
that O
what O
these O
were O
is O
Well O
it O
was O
a O
wonderful O
place O
I O
mean O
I O
guess O
you O
have O
to O
sort O
of O
discount O
that O
they O
're O
in O
cages O
but O
Escapees O

yeah O

yeah O

it O
's O
part O
of O

it O
was O
beautiful O

yeah O
. O

I O
mean O
it O
was O
just O
so O
beautiful O
with O
all O
these O
amazing O
yeah O
. O
birds O
and O
colors O
. O

And O
also O
in O
parts O
of O
Spain B-GPE
, O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
they O
have O
this O
in O
parts O
of O
France O
, O

but O
Probably O
not O

I O
saw O
parts O
of O
Spain B-GPE
where O
they O
had O
birds O
on O
the O
shutters O
and O
they O
put O
them O
out O
during O
the O
day O
. O

It O
's O
very O
popular O
in O
Spain B-GPE

but O
it O
's O
not O
so O
popular O
here O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

yeah O
. O

It O
was O
a O
nice O
thing O
. O

yeah O
. O

%um O
I O
've O
seen O
very O
little O
of O
it O
. O

yeah O
. O

y- O

I O
had O
friends O
in O
Madrid B-GPE
whose O
father O
bred O
birds O
actually O
. O

oh O
really O
? O

In O
their O
apartment O
. O

yeah O
. O

It O
's O
quite O
a O
big O
hobby O
. O

Parakeets O
or O
? O

No O
little O
tiny O
birds O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
they O
were O
. O

Little O

Finches O
maybe O
. O

yeah O
. O

Song O
birds O
of O
some O
kind O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

oh O
neat O
. O

And O
he O
was O
good O
at O
breeding O
them O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

so O

oh O
well O
that O
's O
good O

So O

but O
when O
you O
went O
up O
to O
Connecticut B-GPE
, O
all O
was O
well O
? O

Or O
was O
that O
another O
adventure O
? O

up O
to O
Connecticut B-GPE
? O

Did O
I O
go O
to O

Then O
you O
had O
to O
go O
up O
and O
get O
Jack B-PERSON
and O
everything O
after O

oh O
yeah O

it O
's O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
still O

but O
. O

oh O
. O

%um O
yeah O

we O
got O
up O
. O

We O
got O
Jack B-PERSON
. O

We O
went O
to O
our O
lawyer O
who O
's O
been O
mhm O
. O
Absolutely O
fantastic O
start O
to O
finish O
. O

I O
think O
she O
's O
great O
. O

mhm O
. O
mhm O
. O

%um O
and O
then O
came O
home O

and O
yeah O
then O
Robert B-PERSON
's O
mom O
crashed O
the O
car O
. O

oh O
I O
see O

it O
was O
after O
that O
that O
she O
did O
that O
. O

So O
yeah O

actually O
we O
had O
to O
do O
that O
at O
like O
eight O
o'clock O
the O
next O
morning O
because O
Martha B-PERSON
was O
leaving O
by O
nine O
. O

So O
mom O
and O
dad O
were O
down O
there O
for O
how O
long O
? O

They O
came O
Saturday O
and O
stayed O
Saturday O
night O
and O
Sunday O
and O
left O
Monday O

uh-huh O
. O

This O
past O
Monday O
like O

pretty O
good O

yeah O
. O

pretty O
good O

how O
about O
you O
? O

Busy O
, O
busy O
, O
busy O

yeah O
, O

sch- O

I O
took O
%um O
some O
summer O
courses O
. O

I O
started O
in O
May O
. O

I O
took O
an O
English O
Lit O
for O
five O
weeks O

and O
then O
I O
took O
%um O
Psych O
and O
Soc O
which O
I O
'm O
finishing O
up O
next O
week O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
wait O
. O

Is O
it O
Psych O
like O

Psychology O
, O
Introduction O
&to O
Psychology O

Introduction O

yeah O
I O
've O
taken O
that O
. O

and O
Sociology O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
. O

yeah O
, O

what O
kind O
of O
Sociology O
? O

It O
's O
just O
general O
Sociology O
. O

okay O
. O

%um O
. O

You O
have O
to O
write O
up O
journal O
write O
- O
ups O

and O
stuff O
like O
grab O
articles O
out O
of O
the O
paper O
-- O
-- O
about O
specific O
topics O

and O
I O
have O
to O
write O
a O
paper O
and O
hand O
it O
in O
by O
the O
end O
of O
next O
week O
. O

mhm O

There O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
%uh O
digging O
information O
that O
has O
to O
go O
with O
it O
. O

There O
's O
a O
lot O
a O
work O
to O
it O
whereas O
Psych O
I O
just O
have O
to O
study O
the O
chapters O
and O
take O
my O
tests O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
I O
've O
gotten O
A's O
on O
all O
my O
tests O
. O

Good O
. O

So O
, O
I O
've O
gotten O
A's O
for O
that O
. O

I O
know O

I O
hate O
research O
. O

It O
's O
hard O
. O

It O
's O
very O
hard O
. O

And O
then O
you O
have O
t- O

Well O
, O
it O
takes O
so O
much O
time O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
%um O
I O
've O
been O
working O
up O
until O
like O
last O
week O
. O

I O
hurt O
my O
back O
picking O
up O
Shanley B-PERSON
. O

So O
I O
mean O
I O
've O
worked O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
. O

oh O
you O
're O
kidding O
. O

So O
%um O
I O
'm O
going O
back O
Monday O
though O
, O
thank O
goodness O
. O

Because O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
sick O

Do O
you O
have O
to O
go O
through O
any O
physical O
therapy O
or O
anything O
like O
that O
? O

yeah O
, O

I O
'm O
doing O
that O
now O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
went O
last O
week O

and O
then O
I O
'm O
going O
three O
times O
this O
week O
. O

I O
see O
the O
doctor O
tomorrow O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
hopefully O
I O
'll O
get O
a O
note O
saying O
go O
back O
to O
work O
on O
Monday O
because O
I O
've O
no O
time O
to O
use O
. O
You O
know O
for O
sick O
time O
and O
stuff O
? O

yeah O
, O

because O
you O
took O
time O
when O
you O
had O
your O
surgery O
on O
your O
knee O
too O
, O
right O
? O

mhm O
. O

Exactly O
. O

I O
used O
a O
lot O
of O
it O
up O
at O
that O
time O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
, O
I O
have O
none O
left O
whatsoever O
. O

I O
had O
to O
use O
up O
my O
last O
two O
vacation O
days O
because O
they O
make O
you O
do O
that O
now O
for O
some O
reason O
-- O
-- O
which O
is O
fairly O
new O
which O
really O
is O
n't O
fair O

but O

What O
do O
you O
mean O

because O
you O
were O
out O
sick O
or O

Well O
, O

I O
've O
been O
out O
all O
week O

and O
I O
said O
do O
I O
have O
any O
sick O
time O

she O
said O
I O
had O
seven O
hours O

and O
I O
said O
well O
just O
give O
me O
the O
seven O
hours O
of O
sick O
and O
that O
eight O
hours O
of O
holiday O
. O

So O
I O
have O
eight O
hours O
worth O
of O
pay O

that O
's O
it O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
said O
do O
n't O
use O
my O
vacation O
time O
. O

She O
told O
me O
she O
had O
to O
. O

oh O
. O

Now O
, O
I O
have O
like O
two O
days O
left O
. O
uh-huh O
. O
Like O
sixteen O
hours O
which O
was O
going O
to O
cover O
me O
for O
at O
least O
a O
couple O
days O
in O
August O
so O
I O
would O
n't O
like O
go O
without O
a O
check O

yeah O
. O

but O
they O
told O
me O
they O
had O
to O
pay O
me O
that O
sixteen O
hours O
of O
vacation O
time O
-- O
%huh O
-- O
which O
is O
mandatory O
which O
I O
think O
stinks O
. O
yeah O
. O
You O
know O
, O

%hm O
. O

but O
I O
just O
ca O
n't O
wait O
to O
get O
back O
to O
work O

and O

Back O
to O
normal O
. O

yeah O
. O

and O
I O
like O
taking O
courses O

and O
I O
really O
like O
it O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
like O
taking O
summer O
courses O
not O
like O
two O
at O
a O
time O
. O

yeah O
. O

It O
's O
so O
crammed O
in O
mhm O
. O
for O
five O
weeks O
. O

yeah O

and O
we O
do O
like O
two O
chapters O
we O
have O
to O
study O
for O
tomorrow O

and O
I O
only O
read O
one O
thoroughly O

and O
the O
other O
one O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
read O
and O
learn O

so O
I O
've O
got O
to O
go O
to O
the O
library O
and O
basically O
box O
myself O
in O
like O
in O
one O
of O
those O
little O
cubicles O
and O
just O
read O
it O
and O
learn O
it O
that O
way O
. O

mhm O
. O

Because O
I O
ca O
n't O
really O
concentrate O
unless O
I O
'm O
totally O
away O
from O
things O
. O

yeah O
. O

Like O
I O
'm O
home O
and O
the O
T O
V O
is O
on O
in O
the O
other O
room O
I O
can O
hear O
it O
. O

Right O
. O

I O
need O
to O
be O
totally O
isolated O
and O
block O
everything O
out O
. O

mhm O
. O

That O
's O
the O
only O
way O
I O
can O
study O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
ca O
n't O
even O
study O
if O
I O
'm O
with O
Patrick B-ORG
because O
I O
'll O
sit O
I O
'll O
read O
stuff O

yeah O
. O

like O
I O
can O
read O
a O
book O

but O
I O
ca O
n't O
like O
study O
because O
I O
ca O
n't O
block O
everything O
out O

yeah O
. O

so O

So O
you O
guys O
are O
still O
seeing O
each O
other O
? O

yeah O
, O
it O
's O
weird O
because O
%um O
couple O
days O
after O
I O
wrote O
you O
**Mal** O
was O
really O
bummed O
out O
. O

yeah O

And O
we O
talked O
and O
stuff O

and O
%um O
I O
mean O
I O
told O
I O
miss O
him O

and O
I O
was O
crying O
on O
the O
phone O
. O

He O
was O
crying O
on O
the O
phone O
. O

mhm O
. O

Because O
I O
said O
are O
you O
going O
to O
miss O
me O
? O

He O
said O
well O
I O
miss O
you O
already O

and O
it O
was O
like O
you O
know O
why O
we O
doing O
this O
then O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
I O
figured O
we O
'd O
%um O
-- O
-- O
take O
more O
time O
give O
him O
some O
more O
time O
and O
like O
evaluate O
in O
like O
six O
months O
like O
in O
October O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
we O
've O
been O
seeing O
each O
other O
up O
until O

and O
you O
know O
we O
still O
have O
been O
seeing O
each O
other O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
like O
go O
to O
family O
things O
of O
his O
mhm O
. O
which O
is O
kind O
of O
weird O

and O
I O
'm O
like O

I O
wrote O
him O
a O
letter O
over O
this O
past O
week O
and O
told O
him O
-- O
-- O
how O
this O
is O
not O
enough O
you O
know O

I O
said O
you O
knew O
this O
was O
going O
to O
happen O
at O
some O
point O

you O
have O
to O
make O
a O
decision O

either O
you O
want O
us O
to O
be O
together O

or O
you O
do O
n't O
. O

yeah O
. O

you O
know O
my O
feelings O

and O
-- O
-- O
that O
's O
just O
the O
way O
it O
has O
to O
be O
. O

I O
said O
this O
is O
n't O
like O
it O
's O
a O
new O
relationship O
. O

We O
've O
known O
each O
other O
for O
ten O
years O

and O
we O
've O
gone O
through O
the O
good O
, O
bad O
, O
and O
the O
ugly O

yeah O
. O

and O
we O
were O
still O
here O
because O
we O
love O
each O
other O

so O
that O
should O
mean O
something O

or O
that O
should O
show O
you O
-- O
-- O
you O
know O

that O
should O
be O
significant O
somehow O
. O

mhm O
. O

I O
think O
it O
is O

but O
%um O
we O
're O
going O
to O
talk O
about O
some O
stuff O
on O
Friday O

and O
then O
we O
're O
spending O
the O
day O
together O
Sunday O
. O

Is O
he O
working O
now O
? O

No O
, O
in O
fact O
he O
got O
laid O
off O
. O

Did O
you O
know O
that O
? O

I O
think O
h- O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
if O
he O
got O
laid O
off O
and O
was O
laid O
off O
when O
grandma O
died O
. O

I O
think O
he O
was O

yeah O
. O

I O
think O
he O
was O

but O
%um O
h- O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
he O
was O
going O
to O
do O
something O
. O

Was O
he O
going O
to O
go O
to O

He O
had O
gotten O
some O
money O
for O
school O

yeah O
. O

so O
he O
took O
%um O
English O
Comp O
which O
he O
got O
an O
A O
minus O
in O
I O
believe O
because O
he O
's O
a O
really O
good O
writer O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
he O
really O
writes O
from O
his O
soul O

%um O
and O
he O
's O
taking O
of O
all O
things O
Anatomy O
and O
Physiology O
which O
is O
the O
toughest O
thing O
he O
could O
take O

yeah O
I O
know O
I O
do O
n't O
ever O
want O
to O
take O
that O
and O
he O
's O
having O
a O
hard O
time O
with O
it O

but O
he O
's O
busting O
his O
butt O

I O
mean O
he O
's O
done O
some O
work O
and O
has O
gotten O
some O
really O
good O
grades O
and O
some O
just O
mediocre O
grades O

so O
he O
wanted O
to O
prove O
to O
himself O
that O
he O
could O
do O
it O

so O
he O
took O
the O
hardest O
thing O
he O
had O
to O
take O
forever O
. O

Next O
time O
he O
'll O
just O
be O
doing O
the O
A O
and O
P O
of O
the O
%um O
alcohol O
abusive O
person O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
, O
he O
told O
me O
today O
he O
just O
got O
his O
test O
back O

he O
thought O
he O
did O
really O
well O

but O
he O
got O
a O
sixty O
eight O

and O
he O
's O
so O
ticked O
because O
he O
made O
some O
careless O
errors O

he O
-- O
skipped O
one O
question O
and O
went O
on O
to O
the O
next O

but O
when O
he O
wrote O
%um O
the O
letters O
in O
, O
he O
put O
it O
on O
that O
particular O
one O

and O
then O
when O
he O
answered O
the O
other O
questions O
the O
other O
three O
were O
just O
off O
because O
they O
were O
n't O
in O
the O
right O
spot O
. O

oh O

mhm O
. O

At O
the O
last O
four O
which O
were O
right O
which O
he O
would O
have O
had O
credit O
for O
were O
wrong O
because O
he O
put O
them O
on O
the O
wrong O
space O
. O

Right O
. O

Right O
. O

and O
he O
was O
really O
ticked O
off O
at O
himself O
. O

is O
that O
passing O
? O

yeah O
sixty O
eight O
is O
passing O

I O
mean O
a O
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is O
passing O
. O

yeah O

well O
see O
there O
's O
different O
scales O
that O
people O
have O
mhm O
. O
for O
grades O

yeah O

and O
sometimes O
%uh O
you O
know O
like O
a O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
do O
n't O
remember O
how O
it O
goes O

but O

It O
's O
passing O

but O
for O
some O
particular O
programs O
you O
have O
to O
have O
at O
least O
a O
C O
or O
better O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
I O
was O
lucky O
I O
got O
a O
B O
in O
English O
Lit O

but O
that O
was O
like O
the O
first O
time O
I O
wrote O
a O
paper O
in O
like O
eight O
years O
. O

Was O
that O
an O
interesting O
class O
? O

I O
liked O
it O

yeah O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
like O
the O
poetry O
. O
mhm O
. O
and O
having O
to O
analyze O
poetry O

but O
I O
liked O
English B-LANGUAGE
Literature O

I O
liked O
analyzing O
the O
stories O

yeah O
. O

I O
enjoyed O
that O
part O

and O
that O
part O
once O
I O
got O
the O
hang O
of O
it O
was O
okay O

yeah O
. O

and O
my O
first O
paper O
I O
got O
a O
C O
on O

and O
I O
'd O
knew O
the O
story O
really O
well O
. O

It O
was O
intelligently O
written O

but O
I O
did O
n't O
like O
dig O
into O
it O

mhm O

and O
the O
second O
paper O
I O
got O
a O
B O
minus O

and O
I O
never O
really O
liked O
the O
author O
of O
that O
story O
either O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
really O
understand O
the O
story O
so O
well O
. O

yeah O
. O

Called O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Misfit I-WORK_OF_ART

I O
did O
n't O
like O
the O
author O
Flanner B-PERSON
O I-PERSON
'Connery I-PERSON
. O

oh O
. O

I O
've O
heard O
of O
him O
-- O

-- O
but O
I O
've O
never O
read O
anything O

%um O
and O
the O
third O
one O
we O
did O
is O
Hamlet B-WORK_OF_ART
which O
I O
loved O
. O

I O
love O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
. O

%hm O
. O

So O
I O
had O
to O
write O
a O
paper O
on O
Hamlet B-WORK_OF_ART

Shakespeare B-PERSON
's O
hard O
to O
understand O
I O
think O
. O

It O
is O
because O
you O
have O
to O
keep O
going O
down O
to O
the O
footnotes O
and O
like O
learning O
what O
the O
words O
mean O
and O
stuff O

mhm O
. O

but O
we O
also O
watched O
the O
film O

I O
got O
the O
movie O
with O
Mel B-PERSON
Gibson I-PERSON

and O
oh O
I O
watched O
that O

yeah O
. O

and O
I O
really O
enjoy O
that O
kind O
of O
thing O

mhm O

so O
I O
wrote O
a O
good O
paper O

I O
made O
up O
my O
little O
poem O
at O
the O
end O
of O
it O
. O

and O
I O
got O
a O
B O
plus O
because O
I O
added O
more O
to O
it O
you O
know O
. O

yeah O
. O

it O
was O
really O
well O
- O
done O

I O
really O

and O
that O
was O
the O
easiest O
paper O
for O
me O
to O
write O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
it O
was O
because O
I O
had O
done O
two O
before O
that O
or O
if O
I O
just O
really O
enjoyed O
the O
material O
I O
was O
working O
with O

yeah O
, O

that O
helps O
. O

but O
I O
got O
a O
really O
good O
grade O
on O
that O

and O
I O
got O
a O
B O
on O
the O
course O

but O

I O
worked O
really O
hard O
for O
it O

and O
it O
was O
n't O
easy O
. O
yeah O
. O
You O
know O

and O
then O
for O
Psych O
and O
Soc O
I O
got O
three O
A's O
on O
my O
test O
for O
Psychology O

I O
'm O
taking O
one O
next O
tomorrow O
and O
then O
one O
on O
%um O
next O
Wednesday O

that O
'll O
be O
my O
final O
grade O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
then O
for O
my O
midterm O
on O
Sociology O
I O
got O
an O
A O
. O

%hm O
. O

and O
then O
%um O
I O
'll O
take O
my O
other O
final O
next O
week O

so O
it O
's O
a O
lot O

Sociology O
's O
been O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
. O

You O
going O
to O
take O
anymore O
classes O
after O
this O
? O

yeah O
, O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
take O
%um O
Introduction O
to O
Art O
or O
History O
mhm O
. O
or O
take O
a O
philosophy O
and O
maybe O

I O
do O
n't O
even O
know O
if O
I O
even O
want O
to O
tackle O
a O
Spanish O
yet O

yeah O
. O

I O
have O
to O
have O
a O
language O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
really O
know O
if O
I O
really O
want O
to O
do O
it O
now O

I O
think O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
take O
it O

do O
you O
guys O
have O
tele O
courses O
? O

Do O
you O
know O
what O
those O
are O
? O

What O
are O
they O
? O

Tele O
courses O
. O

It O
's O
like O
you O
get O
a O
video O

mhm O
. O

and O
you O
just O
you O
know O
watch O
the O
video O
at O
home O

mhm O
. O

and O
you O
do O
the O
reading O
and O
the O
work O
and O
stuff O
at O
home O

and O
then O
you O
go O
in O
however O
so O
often O
they O
have O
a O
schedule O
set O
up O
to O
the O
school O
and O
take O
your O
test O
. O

oh O
really O
? O

It O
's O
like O
in O
a O
testing O
center O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Wow O
. O

And O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
try O
that O
since O
I O
took O
you O
know O
a O
lot O
of O
French O
in O
High O
School O

yeah O
. O

I O
thought O
maybe O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
too O
hard O
-- O
%huh O
. O
-- O
to O
do O
it O
that O
way O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
try O
and O
take O
it O
. O

that O
would O
be O
interesting O
. O

yeah O
, O

because O
we O
did O
a O
%um O
-- O
we O
'll O
see O
. O
-- O
study O
evaluation O
on O
us O
. O

We O
had O
to O
write O
down O
on O
Psychology O

and O
it O
turned O
out O
that O
I O
'm O
a O
what O
do O
you O
call O
it O
? O
something O
observer O
. O
reflective O
observer O
when O
I O
study O
. O

mhm O
. O

When O
I O
do O
things O
kind O
of O
like O
sit O
back O
and O
watch O
the O
stuff O

and O
yeah O
. O
I O
could O
be O
very O
quiet O
in O
the O
class O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
really O
participate O
a O
lot O
in O
the O
class O
. O

when O
I O
pay O
attention O
I O
'm O
always O
there O

mhm O
. O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
like O
say O
a O
lot O
of O
stuff O

yeah O
. O

Not O
in O
the O
Psychology O
class O
I O
do O
n't O
. O

I O
just O
do O
n't O
feel O
comfortable O
with O
it O
like O
with O
the O
people O
that O
are O
in O
there O

yeah O

so O
I O
listen O

so O
I O
know O
everything O

I O
comprehend O
everything O

I O
know O
it O

but O

Is O
there O
younger O
students O
in O

or O
just O
are O
they O
mostly O
adults O

or O
? O

%um O
there O
's O
a O
mix O
. O

There O
some O
like O
nineteen O
twenty O
year O
old O

yeah O
. O

and O
there O
's O
some O
married O
women O
in O
there O

an O
older O
woman O
mhm O
. O
and O
then O
younger O
kids O
. O

There O
's O
a O
couple O
black O
people O
in O
there O

yeah O
, O
that O
sounds O
about O
You O
know O
it O
's O
a O
good O
mix O
like O
what O
it O
is O
here O

yeah O

but O
it O
seems O
like O
this O
kid O
who O

I O
'm O
not O
saying O

oh O
I O
hope O
I O
'm O
not O
being O
prejudice O

but O
he O
's O
black O

and O
he O
's O
like O
always O
questioning O
the O
teachers O
and O
stuff O

and O
he O
thinks O
like O
well O
if O
you O
were O
told O
that O
you O
were O
brought O
up O
in O
a O
house O
you O
do O
what O
he O
says O
you O
know O

that O
's O
okay O
to O
learn O
that O
and O
stuff O

and O
that O
's O
okay O
to O
do O
to O
your O
kid O

and O
she O
's O
trying O
to O
teach O
him O
that O
it O
's O
not O
okay O
to O
do O
that O

mhm O

that O
's O
not O
how O
you O
build O
someone O
self O
- O
respect O
and O
to O
do O
things O
like O
that O

and O
it O
's O
like O
a O
couple O
people O
like O
to O
argue O
with O
her O

and O
like O
they O
think O
teachers O
are O
really O
ignorant O
and O
stupid O
you O
know O

well O
she O
got O
to O
be O
the O
teacher O

she O
must O
have O
done O
something O
. O

but O
yeah O
. O

%um O
but O
it O
's O
good O

I O
mean O
it O
's O
been O
interesting O
. O

They O
had O
a O
hypnotist O
come O
in O
the O
other O
day O

but O
I O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
it O
just O
because O
I O
was O
skeptical O
of O
it O
and O
not O
really O
%um O
enthusiastic O
about O
it O

yeah O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
feel O
comfortable O

like O
I O
was O
more O
interested O
in O
watching O
people O
around O
me O
mhm O
. O
like O
see O
if O
they O
really O
kind O
of O
like O
really O
got O
into O
it O

and O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
I O
would O
ever O
do O
it O

I O
'd O
be O
real O
curious O
to O
see O
whether O
I O
could O
be O
hypnotized O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
I O
'd O
-- O
oh O
I O
would O
too O
-- O
be O
afraid O
or O

%um O
I O
took O
them O
to O
%uh O
Jill B-PERSON
's O

and O
they O
spent O
two O
days O
there O

and O
I O
guess O
she O
could O
n't O
take O
them O

and O
their O
mom O
and O
dad O
came O
. O

You O
mean O
in O
Texas B-GPE
? O

yeah O
. O

And O
their O
mom O
and O
dad O
drove O
down O
there O
and O
got O
them O
. O

mhm O

Got O
them O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
how O
are O
they O
getting O
back O
? O

Driving O
them O

driving O
them O
back O
. O

oh O
. O

Darn O
it O
. O

I O
thought O
I O
was O
going O
to O
get O
to O
see O
everybody O
. O

Well O
They O
was O
supposed O
to O
%um O
come O
back O
like O
a O
while O
ago O

but O
Jill B-PERSON
like O
she O
keeps O
farting O
around O
and O
wo O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
get O
them O

and O

%mm O
. O

So O
I O
said O

and O
then O
she O
j- O

Did O
she O
have O
her O
baby O
yet O
? O

yeah O
. O

She O
had O
a O
girl O
. O

%mm O
. O

Six O
pounds O
or O
something O
like O
that O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

hey O
ai O
n't O
my O
concern O
. O

Good O
. O

Good O
for O
you O
. O

So O
you O
've O
been O
leading O
the O
life O
of O
Reilly B-PERSON
%huh O
? O

No O
. O

Not O
really O
. O

Just O
I O
have O
n't O
been O
home O
much O
this O
summer O

and O
w- O

And O
busier O
than O
hell O
%huh O
? O

%hm O
? O

Then O
good O
then O
. O

Give O
you O
a O
nice O
break O
. O

Well O
no O
. O

I O
missed O
the O
hell O
out O
of O
them O
. O

Do O
you O
? O

I O
was O
ready O
to O

That O
's O
good O
. O

I O
was O
ready O

that O
's O
a O

Go O
get O
them O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
was O
w- O

It O
's O
just O
that O
%uh O

You O
know O
I O
was O
gone O

What O
kind O
of O
car O
do O
you O
have O
? O

%huh O
? O

What O
kind O
of O
car O
do O
you O
have O
now O
? O

Same O
car O
. O

oh O
. O
really O
? O

You O
got O
that O
thing O
repaired O
? O

yeah O
. O

Really O
? O

uh-huh O
. O

%huh O

Well O
anyway O
%um O
What O
else O
is O
going O
on O
? O

You O
're O
busy O
with O
work O

and O

yeah O
. O

I O
work O
ten O
at O
night O
to O
six O
in O
the O
morning O
. O

Bo O
Bo O
's O
happy O
because O
%uh O
he O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
go O
back O
to O
day O
care O
. O

Right O
. O

When O
do O
you O
sleep O
then O
? O

I O
sleep O
probably O
a O
couple O
hours O
in O
the O
morning O
and O
then O
like O
at O
nap O
time O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
never O
did O
require O
much O
sleep O
. O

No O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
has O
%uh O
the O
old O
man O
and O
the O
old O
lady O
called O
you O
lately O
? O

No O
. O

oh O
. O

Ai O
n't O
worried O
about O
it O
. O

You O
know O
your O
sister O
was O
%uh O
in O
Illinois B-GPE
recently O
. O

She O
was O
? O

yeah O
. O

What O
for O
? O

Her O
old O
man O
kicked O
her O
-- O
-- O
out O
of O
her O
house O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
Jill B-PERSON
's O
been O
getting O
the O
shit O
beat O
out O
of O
her O
and O
all O
that O
at O

You O
're O
kidding O
. O

No O
. O

Well O
do O
n't O
get O
sucked O
into O
that O
. O

oh O
I O
'm O
not O
. O

Her O
baby O
's O
got O
colic O

and O
she O
did O
funny O
. O

oh O
. O

Sounds O
like O
a O
real O
mess O
. O

Too O
bad O
. O

So O
is O
she O
home O
for O
good O
? O

No O
. O

He O
took O
her O
back O
? O

No O
. O

He O
did O
n't O
take O
her O
back O

but O
his O
%uh O
mom O
was O
going O
to O
buy O
her O
a O
car O
-- O
-- O
so O
that O
she O
'd O
stay O
out O
there O

and O
sure O
enough O
she O
's O
staying O
out O
there O
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

She O
working O
it O
. O

%huh O
? O

She O
working O
it O
. O

So O
anyway O
she O
called O
me O
a O
couple O
days O
before O
she O
was O
going O
to O
come O
home O

and O
I O
go O
%um O
can O
you O
tell O
me O
why O
you O
would O
stay O
in O
a O
place O
where O
you O
know O
you O
're O
not O
wanted O
in O
a O
state O
you O
know O
where O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
hardly O
anybody O
. O

So O
then O
that O
's O
when O
it O
all O
came O
out O
. O

She O
said O
well O
I O
think O
her O
name O
's O
Patty B-PERSON
, O
Patty B-PERSON
's O
going O
to O
buy O
me O
a O
car O
. O

She O
's O
going O
to O
help O
me O
out O
. O

I O
said O
Kara O
you O
know O
why O
she O
's O
going O
to O
do O
that O
is O
because O
she O
wants O
the O
kid O
to O
stay O
there O
so O
she O
can O
see O
your O
grandson O
. O

mhm O
. O

so O
she O
got O
all O
pissed O
off O
at O
me O
. O

I O
said O
you O
're O
being O
used O
. O

You O
're O
being O
bought O
. O

Man O
she O
going O
to O
be O
like O
Jill B-PERSON
become O

so O
I O
said O
why O
do O
n't O
you O
stand O
up O
on O
your O
own O
two O
feet O
. O

She O
going O
to O
be O
like O
Jill B-PERSON
and O
become O
a O
product O
of O
the O
state O
and O
shit O
live O
off O
welfare O
and O
god O
damn O
. O

Then O
you O
know O
what O
she O
said O
to O
me O
? O

What O
. O

She O
said O

&uh O
, O
and O
this O
sounded O
just O
like O
something O
like O
%uh O
her O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
or O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
the O
hell O
relationsh- O
it O
would O
n't O
be O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
. O
What O
%uh O
Drew B-PERSON
's O
mom O
probably O
is O
saying O
to O
her O
. O

Kara B-PERSON
says O
well O
I O
have O
to O
do O
what O
's O
right O
for O
David B-PERSON
. O

oh O

And O
I O
said O
no O
Kara O
you O
have O
to O
do O
what O
's O
right O
for O
Kara B-PERSON
. O

And O
what O
's O
right O
for O
Kara B-PERSON
will O
be O
right O
for O
David B-PERSON
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

As O
long O
as O
you O
feed O
him O
, O
love O
him O
and O
take O
care O
of O
him O
. O

oh O
well O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
him O
to O
not O
know O
his O
daddy O
. O

I O
'm O
like O
Why O
? O

I O

you O
know O
what O

I O
could O
never O
be O
with O
someone O
who O
did O
n't O
love O
me O
. O

Could O
you O
? O

Hell O
no O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
get O
that O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
get O
that O
. O

Anyway O
so O
I O
spouted O
my O
mouth O
off O

Well O
Good O
for O
you O
. O
I O
have O
to O
tell O
you O

the O
week O
before O
I O
met O
%uh O
the O
%uh O
sergeant O
and O
lieutenant O
at O
the O
%uh O
Des O
Moines O
McDonald O
's O
because O
they O
were O
dropping O
off O
Shawn B-PERSON
. O

Sergeant O
and O
lieutenant O
? O

Jennings B-PERSON
. O

%huh O
? O

Sergeant O
and O
lieutenant O
Jennings B-PERSON
. O

You O
talking O
about O
mom O
and O
dad O
? O

yeah O
. O

%eh O
here O
's O
why O
I O
call O
them O
that O
. O

So O
we O
're O
sitting O
there O
in O
McDonald B-ORG
's O
p- O

and O
I O
'm O

they O
had O
Shawn B-PERSON
for O
a O
week O

and O
%uh O
we O
're O
visiting O

and O
%uh O
they O
start O
in O
on O
me O
right O
away O
. O

And O
you O
keep O
your O
mouth O
shut O

and O
you O
do O
n't O
say O
this O

and O
you O
do O
n't O
say O
that O
and O
do O
n't O
say O
this O
and O
do O
n't O
say O
that O
. O

the O
whole O
time O
%uh O
was O
nothing O
but O
a O
big O
fucking O
lecture O
. O

You O
say O
oh O
I O
've O
got O
to O
go O
. O

So O
I O
think O
I O
did O
that O
on O
purpose O
. O

Good O
for O
you O
. O

Well O
then O
the O
following O
weekend O
was O
father O
's O
day O
. O

And O
%uh O
we O
were O
supposed O
to O
all O
meet O
in O
Des O
M- O

339.00_347.11_A: O
oh O
that O
was O
to O
drop O
Shawn B-PERSON
off O
. O

okay O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
then O
we O
're O
going O
to O
meet O
and O
pick O
Shawn B-PERSON
up O
and O
see O
Kara B-PERSON
and O
David B-PERSON
. O

I O
've O
never O
seen O
that O
kid O
. O

Have O
no O
clue O
what O
he O
, O

well O
you O
have O
n't O
either O
. O

uh-uh O
. O

So O
%um O
we O
get O
there O

and O
there O
's O
dad O
with O
his O
hands O
in O
his O
pocket O

and O
he O
meets O
us O
out O
at O
the O
car O

and O
%uh O
%um O
mom O
was O
sitting O
on O
the O
bench O
for O
once O
not O
huddling O
around O
dad O
. O

And O
%um O
I O
said O
where O
's O
Kara B-PERSON
. O

He O
said O
well O
she O
did O
n't O
come O
. O

And O
I O
said O
what O
. O

He O
said O
no O
she O
did O
n't O
come O
. O

%uh O
she O
did O
n't O
like O
the O
last O
two O
conversations O
that O
she O
had O
with O
you O
. O

She O
%uh O
did O
n't O
like O
what O
you O
had O
to O
say O
to O
her O
. O

So O
they O
still O
backing O
her O
. O

And O
you O
want O
to O
know O
something O
? O

What O
? O

They O
probably O
told O
her O
it O
was O
okay O
not O
to O
come O
. O

They O
probably O
said O
yeah O
we O
do O
n't O
like O
how O
she O
talks O
to O
us O
either O
. O

I O
bet O
, O

what O
do O
you O
want O
to O
bet O
because O
do O
n't O
you O
think O
they O
could O
have O
made O
her O
come O
? O

yeah O
. O

They O
would O
've O
made O
anybody O
else O
come O
. O

Sure O
. O

They O
would O
've O
said O
get O
your O
ass O
in O
the O
car O
. O
Whether O
y- O

Say O
god O
damn O
we O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
hear O
no O
fucking O
shit O
. O

Let O
's O
go O
. O

Whether O
you O
're O
thirty O
- O
six O
or O
twenty O
- O
six O
it O
do O
n't O
matter O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
would O
've O
been O
in O
that O
god O
damn O
car O
. O

Well O
it O
was O
just O
like O
well O
we O
'll O
show O
her O
for O
spouting O
her O
mouth O
off O
. O

She O
wo O
n't O
get O
to O
see O
the O
baby O
. O

yeah O
. O

Exactly O
. O

We O
'll O
punish O
her O
. O

So O
then O
he O
just O
calls O
. O

The O
old O
man O
just O
calls O
me O
I O
got O
my O
message O
machine O
and O
says O
%uh O
yeah O
we O
want O
Ryan B-PERSON
to O
come O
out O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
fair O
that O
Ryan B-PERSON
ca O
n't O
come O
out O
. O

And O
%uh O
cause O
I O
said O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
meet O
them O
in O
Des B-GPE
Moines I-GPE
. O
I O
ca O
n't O
be O
with O
them O
Tad B-PERSON
. O

I O
lose O
two O
weeks O
of O
my O
life O
every O
time O
I O
'm O
with O
them O
. O

Mentally O
I O
ca O
n't O
take O
it O
. O

Well O
why O
do O
you O
think O
nobody O
else O
has O
no O
-- O
I O
ca O
n't O
do O
it O
anymore O
. O
-- O
contact O
with O
them O
. O

I O
just O
ca O
n't O
. O

I O
mean O
that O
pissed O
me O
off O
the O
last O
time O
they O
were O
here O

so O
. O

But O
it O
's O
never O
their O
fault O
. O

It O
's O
never O
for O
anything O
that O
they O
've O
done O
. O

I O
know O
that O

and O
I O
mean O
you O
get O
blamed O
, O

you O
still O
get O
blamed O
for O
shit O
and O
lectured O
about O
shit O
that O
happens O
when O
you O
're O
a O
kid O
or O
whatever O
and O
all O
that O
I O
mean O
. O

Well O
I O
do O
n't O
get O
it O
for O
that O

%um O
so O
then O
dad O
says O
now O
why O
do O
n't O
you O
want O
to O
go O
to O
Des B-GPE
Moines I-GPE

and O
I O
said O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
. O

I O
said O
I O
thought O
we O
'd O
already O
been O
through O
this O
cause O
I O
already O
told O
them O
I O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
to O
Des O
M&oines O
. O

And O
he O
goes O
well O
then O
we O
'll O
drive O
to O
Omaha B-GPE
and O
pick O
up O
%um O
Ryan B-PERSON

and O
then O
we O
'll O
%uh O
bring O
him O
back O
home O
to O
Omaha B-GPE
. O

And O
I O
said O
%mm O
. O
oh O
so O
you O
're O
not O

and O
the O
whole O
thing O
is O
that O
I O
wo O
n't O
let O
them O
stay O
in O
my O
house O
anymore O
. O
Because O
I O
ca O
n't O
have O
that O
twenty O
- O
four O
hour O
bitching O
and O
negative O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
live O
like O
that O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
know O
what O
I O
'm O
saying O
? O

mhm O
. O

It O
's O
just O
twenty O
- O
four O
hours O
. O

So O
%um O
I O
said O
so O
let O
me O
understand O
this O

so O
you O
're O
coming O
, O

you O
're O
picking O
him O
up O

and O
you O
're O
leaving O
? O

You O
're O
not O
staying O
? O

Right O
. O

And O
I O
go O
%hm O
well O
it O
sounds O
like O
we O
're O
back O
to O
the O
same O
old O
argument O
. O

And O
%um O
I O
said O
so O
you O
're O
going O
to O
punish O
me O
because O
you O
're O
offended O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
particularly O
want O
you O
to O
stay O
here O
in O
my O
home O
. O

Well O
no O
it O
's O
not O
punishing O
. O

I O
said O
well O
then O
what O
do O
you O
call O
it O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
just O
came O
out O
and O
said O
it O
. O

yeah O
. O

No O
you O
just O
do O
n't O
un- O

I O
said O
no O
dad O
. O
I O
think O
it O
's O
you O
do O
n't O
understand O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
understand O
how O
you O
affect O
my O
family O
. O
You O
and O
mom O
. O
and O
more O
importantly O
how O
you O
affect O
me O
. O

And O
he O
said O
that O
's O
your O
problem O
. O

You O
think O
too O
much O
about O
yourself O
. O

And O
I O
said O
goodbye O
dad O
. O

%hm O
. O

And O
I O
hung O
the O
phone O
up O
. O

Good O
for O
you O
. O

why O
does O
our O
life O
have O
to O
be O
like O
this O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
get O
it O
. O

Well O
they O
're O
the O
ones O
who O
created O
it O
. O

They O
're O
n- O

Why O
do O
they O
have O
to O
be O
like O
that O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

and O

Dad O

You O
know O
what O
I O
said O
to O
dad O
%um O
when O
he O
came O
up O
to O
our O
door O
and O
said O
Kara B-PERSON
's O
not O
coming O
cause O
she O
does O
n't O
like O
you O
know O
what O
I O
said O
to O
him O

What O
? O

I O
said O
I O
hope O
that O
my O
sons O
never O
treat O
one O
another O
like O
this O
. O

True O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
my O
kids O
will O
be O
that O
way O
. O

And O
he O
just O
looked O
at O
me O
. O

Well O
you O
've O
got O
a O
point O

but O

Now O
what O
's O
the O
size O
of O
it O
compared O
to O
the O
other O
place O
because O
now O
I O
remember O
that O

The O
size O
of O
the O
classrooms O
yeah O
%um O
maybe O
two O
- O
thirds O
as O
big O

mhm O
mhm O

But O
see O
I O
have O
fewer O
children O
too O

oh O
that O
's O
good O

how O
many O

About O
twenty O
or O
twenty O
- O
two O
. O

oh O
that O
's O
good O
. O

mhm O
smallest O
class O
in O
the O
school O
. O

%mm O

They O
range O
I O
think O
from O
my O
twenty O
to O
up O
about O
thirty O
- O
two O

And O
what O
grade O
is O
it O
again O
? O

Third O
. O

okay O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
like O
to O
pass O
thirty O

but O
I O
think O
the O
seventh O
grade O
has O
thirty O
- O
two O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
they O
might O
not O
all O
show O
up O
either O
. O

You O
know O
you O
never O
can O
tell O
with O
people O
like O
that O

Right O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
we O
shall O
see O
. O

oh O
. O

Well O
I O
'm O
glad O
you O
have O
a O
smaller O
number O
now O
. O

oh O

and O
it O
's O
all O
one O
grade O
. O

all O
one O
grade O

it O
's O

Tammy B-PERSON
you O
almost O
wo O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
do O
with O
yourself O

oh O
I O
think O
I O
'll O
find O
many O
a O
thing O
to O
do O
somehow O

oh O
oh O
gosh O

so O
have O
you O
seen O
any O
other O
teachers O
? O

oh O
yes O

%um O
see O
when O
the O
principal O
was O
away O
two O
of O
the O
men O
the O
second O
grade O
teacher O
John B-PERSON
McCall I-PERSON
who O
's O
a O
lovely O
gentleman O
and O
the O
computer O
teacher O
Mr. O
Deverow O
covered O
the O
office O
for O
the O
principal O

%hm O
%hm O

I O
see O
. O

So O
John B-PERSON
McCall I-PERSON
was O
doing O
it O
%uh O
last O
week O

and O
Mr. O
Deverow O
was O
doing O
it O
the O
week O
before O
that O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
they O
were O
very O
helpful O
. O

Now O
will O
your O
class O
have O
much O
opportunity O
to O
use O
the O
computers O
? O

oh O
yes O

once O
a O
week O
they O
go O
up O
uh-huh O
. O
For O
forty O
- O
five O
minutes O
. O

I O
have O
three O
computers O
in O
my O
classroom O
. O

Do O
you O
? O

Yes O

every O
classroom O
has O
two O
or O
three O
. O
mhm O
. O

oh O

mhm O

hey O
that O
's O
good O
. O

yeah O

it O
's O
great O
. O

%eh O
they O
're O
real O
old O
you O
know O
the O
ones O
in O
the O
room O

they O
're O
like O
%um O
uh-huh O
. O
the O
old O
Commodores B-PRODUCT
I O
think O

%mm O
. O

but O
they O
're O
I B-PRODUCT
B I-PRODUCT
M I-PRODUCT
compatible O
. O

That O
's O
good O

and O
so O
like O
what O
program O
is O
in O
it O

what O
will O
you O
use O
it O
for O
? O

mhm O

Well O
I O
think O
what O
he O
's O
done O

see O
Mr. O
Deverow O
makes O
these O
discs O
uh-huh O
to O
go O
with O
your O
work O

oh O
. O

So O
if O
you O
want O
something O
on O
you O
know O
addition O
of O
facts O
up O
to O
nine O
, O
he O
'll O
have O
a O
disc O
that O
you O
can O
use O
to O
reinforce O
those O
skills O

Really O
. O

Yes O
, O

he O
's O
done O
that O
. O

hey O
that O
's O
great O
. O

he O
's O
been O
there O
twenty O
- O
five O
years O
they O
say O

Really O
. O

yeah O

so O
he O
has O
spent O
many O
many O
hours O
just O
making O
discs O
for O
the O
teachers O
. O

That O
's O
fantastic O

mhm O

and O
we O
have O
an O
art O
teacher O
, O
a O
music O
teacher O
, O
and O
a O
gym O
teacher O
Wow O
. O
And O
a O
fulltime O
librarian O
plus O
an O
assistant O
librarian O
who O
's O
a O
Sister O
. O
My O
goodness O
. O
A O
Benedictine O
Sister O

so O
you O
do O
get O
three O
forty O
minute O
periods O
well O
about O
three O
half O
- O
hour O
periods O
by O
the O
time O
you O
take O
them O
and O
bring O
them O
back O
a O
week O

Yes O

right O

right O
. O

%mm O
. O

but O
I O
think O
you O
also O
have O
to O
stay O
with O
the O
children O
all O
during O
lunch O
and O
recess O

oh O
so O
that O
's O
a O
trade O
- O
off O

I O
think O
you O
need O
that O
forty O
minutes O

So O
when O
do O
you O
get O
your O
lunch O

you O
eat O
with O
them O
? O

Well O
I O
think O
you O
eat O
with O
them O
as O
far O
as O
I O
know O

do O
they O
eat O
in O
their O
room O

is O
that O
it O
? O

In O
the O
classroom O
yes O
as O
far O
as O
I O
know O
. O

aw O
gee O

aw O
gee O
. O

And O
I O
hate O
that O
. O

I O
hate O
to O
have O
food O
in O
the O
room O
I O
do O
too O
yeah O
. O
Because O
it O
makes O
animals O

but O
however O

oh O
dear O

well O
speaking O
of O
animals O
remember O
the O
fleas O
we O
had O
at O
Immaculate B-FAC
Conception I-FAC
last O
year O
that O
I O
was O
telling O
you O
about O
? O

Yes O

yeah O
. O

They O
're O
back O
again O
. O

At O
Immaculate B-FAC
Conception I-FAC

oh O

At O
Immaculate B-FAC
Conception I-FAC

Carol B-PERSON
Anne I-PERSON
said O
she O
was O
eaten O
alive O
the O
other O
day O

no O

oh O

And O
Valerie B-PERSON
was O
over O
there O
helping O
her O
with O
something O
on O
the O
computer O

yeah O
. O

Valerie B-PERSON
came O
home O

she O
had O
welts O
all O
over O
her O
whole O
legs O

uh-oh O

I O
said O
where O
were O
you O
today O
? O

She O
said O
Immaculate B-FAC
Conception I-FAC

I O
said O
they O
're O
fleas O

oh O
. O

No O
she O
said O

no O

yes O
they O
are O
Valerie B-PERSON

oh O
. O

So O
Carol B-PERSON
Anne I-PERSON
had O
to O
get O
the O
exterminator O
to O
put O
the O
bombs O
in O
the O
rooms O
again O
. O

oh O
my O
goodness O

They O
closed O
everything O
up O
on O
Friday O

and O
they O
bombed O
out O
the O
whole O
place O
for O
the O
weekend O

oh O

But O
how O
did O
they O
come O
back O

I O
guess O
all O
the O
eggs O
stay O
in O
the O
rug O

is O
that O
it O
? O

Well O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
guess O
they O
do O

but O
that O
's O
a O
long O
time O
incubating O

I O
mean O
you O
did O
n't O
have O
them O
through O
the O
entire O
year O

and O
then O

yeah O

no O

we O
did O
n't O
have O
them O
again O
unless O
they O
come O
in O
the O
windows O
in O
the O
summer O
. O

%mm O

See O
that O
could O
be O
it O
. O

yeah O

maybe O
there O
's O
some O
way O
And O
they O
infest O
the O
rugs O
Because O
there O
are O
no O
animals O
around O
there O
right O
? O

Animals O
? O

No O

no O
dogs O
or O
cats O
or O
raccoons O

right O

yeah O

well O
there O
could O
be O
rats O

%mm O
. O

Rats O
or O
anything O
like O
that O

**luch** O

I O
've O
never O
seen O
any O
. O

oh O
. O

Mice O
I O
'm O
sure O
there O
are O

but O

yeah O

oh O
gee O

well O
thank O
God O
you O
discovered O
them O
now O
before O
school O
started O

could O
you O
imagine O

right O
right O

Well O
they O
were O
in O
the O
building O
when O
we O
started O
school O
last O
year O
. O

oh O

The O
little O
kindergarteners O
were O
all O
bitten O
when O
they O
sat O
down O
on O
the O
floor O
. O

%ah O
oh O

Because O
they O
were O
covered O
with O
bandaids O
on O
their O
legs O
. O

aw O

And O
one O
mother O
wrote O
a O
note O

%um O
dear O
Mrs. O
Henry O
my O
child O
is O
bitten O
by O
something O
on O
her O
legs O

you O
must O
have O
fleas O
in O
the O
school O

oh O
. O

But O
they O
're O
the O
most O
awful O
bites O
I O
've O
ever O
had O

Yes O

I O
was O
in O
a O
patient O
's O
home O
once O

and O
they O
had O
fl- O

oh O
they O
are O
awful O

mhm O
and O
the O
marks O
stay O
with O
you O
I O
thought O
I O
really O
can O
commiserate O
with O
animals O
now O
little O
dogs O
when O
I O
see O
them O
scratching O

oh O
it O
's O
a O
terrible O
thing O

mhm O

yes O

oh O
yes O

oh O
yeah O

mhm O

oh O

And O
they O
bleed O
and O
form O
this O
terrible O
scab O

yeah O

%eh O

oh O
. O

Well O
tell O
me O
about O
your O
life O
now O
? O

oh O
I O
had O
a O
wonderful O
time O
down O
in O
Baltimore B-GPE

mhm O
. O

Really O
good O
%uh O
symposium O

I O
love O
the O
workshops O

and O
%uh O
then O
in O
the O
evenings O
my O
mom O
and O
I O
linked O
up O
together O

and O
we O
did O
something O
different O
each O
night O
. O

oh O
nice O

yeah O

the O
first O
night O
we O
went O
over O
to O
the B-LOC
Inner I-LOC
Harbor I-LOC

and O
then O
the O
second O
night O
they O
had O
scheduled O
%uh O
a O
cruise O
you O
know O
on O
the O
Spirit O
of O
Baltimore B-GPE
you O
know O

oh O
yes O
. O

And O
fortunately O
, O
that O
hurricane O
did O
n't O
affect O
us O

it O
was O
supposed O
to O
hit O
that O
night O
you O
know O
and O
have O
very O
choppy O
waters O
and O
everything O

but O
it O
did O
n't O

it O
was O
a O
beautiful O
evening O

mhm O
mhm O
uh-huh O

and O
that O
was O
about O
a O
three O
hour O
cruise O

oh O
nice O
. O

Yes O
. O

we O
were O
on O
the O
ship O
over O
three O
hours O
and O
actually O
moving O
about O
three O
I O
guess O

and O
then O
the O
third O
night O
we O
went O
over O
to O
Little B-LOC
Italy I-LOC
and O
had O
a O
very O
nice O
Italian B-NORP
dinner O

oh O

yeah O

it O
was O
fun O
. O

oh O
good O
. O

really O
was O

and O
the O
Little O
Italy O
looks O
very O
much O
like O
south B-LOC
Philadelphia I-LOC
actually O

%ah O

And O
%um O
the O
restaurants O
are O
in O
the O
row O
houses O

the O
row O
houses O
are O
just O
kind O
of O
broken O
through O
on O
the O
insides O
you O
know O

and O
%uh O

%ah O
mhm O
uh-huh O

yeah O

so O
it O
was O
fun O

really O
was O

yeah O

and O
my O
mom O
got O
a O
lot O
of O
rest O
while O
I O
was O
oh O
that O
sounds O
nice O
. O
oh O
good O
mhm O
At O
the O
workshops O
all O
day O

she O
was O
just O
resting O
enjoying O
herself O
and O

Right O

yeah O

mhm O

That O
's O
nice O
she O
could O
go O
with O
you O
mhm O

yeah O

I O
'm O
glad O
she O
could O
because O
just O
it O
happened O
to O
work O
out O
because O
she O
had O
three O
days O
left O
of O
vacation O
and O
it O
was O
three O
days O

so O

Right O

yes O

mhm O

and O
then O
you O
had O
a O
good O
time O
at O
the O
beach O
I O
know O
at O
Stone B-FAC
Harbor I-FAC

oh O
yeah O

that O
was O
nice O
and O
relaxing O

that O
was O
great O
too O

it O
really O
was O

so O
%uh O
the O
thing O
with O
this O
%um O
the O
hotel O
happened O
to O
be O
about O
%um O
a O
block O
away O
from O
Camden B-FAC
Yards I-FAC
which O
is O
the O
stadium O

Yes O

mhm O

Well O
we O
arrived O
just O
as O
the O
traffic O
was O
going O
in O
for O
the O
game O

well O
I O
did O
n't O
know O
there O
was O
a O
game O

I O
mean O
I O
did O
n't O
even O
know O
where O
I O
was O
going O
you O
know O

I O
was O
just O
following O
the O
directions O

well O
the O
traffic O

I O
was O
beside O
myself O

I O
said O
oh O
my O
goodness O

oh O
no O

oh O
mhm O
mhm O

and O
here O
you O
know O
as O
we O
approached O
the O
stadium O
we O
saw O
that O
's O
where O
people O
were O
headed O

and O
we O
said O
oh O
there O
must O
be O
a O
game O

and O
sure O
enough O
there O
was O

so O
for O
the O
first O
three O
days O
the O
Orioles O
had O
a O
home O
game O

%ah O

So O
the O
traffic O
was O
unbe- O

but O
I O
did O
n't O
drive O
once O
you O
know O
I O
got O
there O

but O
we O
were O
just O
walking O
around O

and O
they O
're O
such O
avid O
fans O

it O
's O
unbelievable O

I O
mean O
everything O
was O
the O
Orioles O
you O
know O

and O
of O
course O
I O
know O
nothing O
about O
the O
Orioles O
other O
that O
they O
're O
a O
team O
you O
know O

mhm O
. O

And O
%uh O
it O
seems O
one O
of O
their O
players O
is O
about O
to O
break O
Lou O
Gehrig O
's O
record O
or O
something O
? O

oh O
yes O

it O
was O
on O
the O
T O
V O
mhm O

oh O
listen O
to O
you O

you O
know O
all O
this O
stuff O

see O
I O
did O
n't O
you O
know O

but O
in O
fact O
one O
of O
the O
fellows O
is O
talking O
about O
this O
player O
whom O
I O
never O
heard O
of O
you O
know O
and O
how O
proud O
they O
are O
of O
him O
and O
everybody O

he O
says O
oh O
this O
whole O
town O
's O
going O
to O
go O
crazy O
when O
he O
breaks O
that O
record O

mhm O

well O
I O
've O
seen O
it O
on O
the O
T O
V O

yeah O

oh O
boy O
%mm O

all O
this O
you O
know O

so O
oh O
well O
. O

So O
the O
good O
old O
Phillies B-ORG
we O
're O
not O
quite O
that O
avid O
fans O

No O

they O
've O
gone O
down O
to O
the O
bottom O
again O
have O
n't O
they O
or O
pretty O
close O

oh O
they O
probably O

well O
they O
won O
today O
. O

Or O
did O
they O
? O

Yes O
Pat O
was O
listening O
to O
the O
game O
. O

They O
won O
today O
in O
the O
tenth O
inning O

oh O

And O
they O
won O
another O
game O
this O
week O

so O
that O
's O
good O
you O
know O

they O
're O
coming O
up O
a O
little O
bit O
you O
know O

but O
%uh O
Well O
maybe O
they O
'll O
get O
back O
up O
there O
mhm O
they O
really O
get O
into O
these O
slumps O

I O
mean O
it O
's O
unbelievable O

Yes O

mhm O

yeah O

mhm O

you O
almost O
hate O
to O
see O
them O
lose O
a O
game O
because O
it O
's O
as O
though O
here O
goes O
about O
twelve O
or O
thirteen O
they O
're O
going O
to O
lose O

you O
know O
it O
's O
like O
they O
do O
n't O
just O
lose O
one O
or O
two O
and O
then O
win O

it O
's O
just O
they O
get O
into O
a O
real O
slump O

mhm O
. O

Well O
but O
anyway O

and O
and O
now O
it O
's O
just O
Pat O
and O
I O
home O
this O
evening O

oh O
that O
's O
all O

Mary B-PERSON
's O
away O

She O
's O
on O
retreat O

mhm O

She O
gets O
back O
Tuesday O
I O
think O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
%uh O

question O

did O
you O
see O
Annette B-PERSON
today O
? O

I O
did O

yeah O

Pat O
and O
I O
went O
over O

%eh O
we O
went O
over O
this O
morning O
about O
eleven O

How O
's O
she O
doing O
? O

mhm O
. O

Well O
she O
looked O
well O

%eh O
she O
's O
on O
complete O
bed O
rest O
because O
she O
has O
the O
phlebitis O

%hm O

uh-huh O
. O

Definitely O

and O
they O
had O
to O
give O
her O
the O
Heprin O

and O
of O
course O
that O
affects O
her O
platelets O

oh O
And O
you O
know O
she O
said O
he O
was O
going O
to O
give O
her O
the O
chemo O
this O
Thursday O

oh O
wow O

So O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

she O
said O
I O
'm O
just O
disgusted O

and O
mhm O
You O
know O
I O
could O
appreciate O
this O

but O
I O
'm O
thinking O
why O
does O
n't O
he O
hold O
off O
another O
week O
aw O
aye O
you O
know O

I O
mean O
you O
know O
each O
one O
is O
counteracting O
the O
other O

I O
mean O
I O
know O
it O
's O
not O
an O
easy O
decision O
for O
him O
to O
make O
. O

yeah O
%hm O
. O

Nor O
for O
her O
either O
, O

but O
I O
'm O
thinking O
oh O
my O
gosh O
, O
you O
know O
? O

But O
she O
seemed O
in O
good O
spirit O

%hm O

%um O
had O
a O
couple O
books O
there O
. O

mhm O

had O
the O
T O
V O
on O
when O
we O
got O
there O

and O
she O
said O
I O
'm O
really O
dozing O
through O
this O
you O
know O

it O
was O
one O
of O
the O
new O
shows O
. O

%hm O
yes O

and O
then O
Ray B-PERSON
Catherine I-PERSON
I O
saw O
yesterday O
. O

%ah O
%hm O

and O
%uh O

she O
's O
going O
to O
live O
at O
New O
Sherry O
now O

is O
that O
it O

yeah O

Yes O

she O
told O
me O
that O
. O

She O
told O
me O
that O
. O

mhm O

So O
%uh O

The O
day O
%uh O
that O
I O
was O
leaving O
was O
the O
day O
that O
she O
moved O
in O
there O
, O
you O
know O

that O
morning O
yet O
, O

well O
oh O
really O
oh O
that O
morning O
. O

Thank O
God O
Irene O
I O
had O
cleaned O
the O
room O
before O
. O
oh O
oh O
my O
goodness O
because O
after O
that O

You O
mean O
the O
day O
that O
Marcia B-PERSON
picked O
you O
up O
? O

That O
day O
? O

oh O

Yes O
that O
's O
right O
. O

I O
knew O
Marcia B-PERSON
would O
be O
there O
like O
after O
lunch O
or O
so O
. O

uh-huh O

And O
I O
said O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
have O
to O
spend O
this O
whole O
morning O
cleaning O
this O
room O
. O
yeah O
Plus O
doing O
all O
my O
laundry O
and O
the O
wash O
and O
packing O
up O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
I O
said O
let O
me O
do O
all O
the O
big O
cleaning O
the O
day O
before O
. O
uh-huh O
At O
least O

Lorraine B-PERSON
said O
my O
Lord O
you O
've O
got O
the O
room O
better O
than O
you O
had O
ever O
seen O
it O
in O
your O
life O
. O
oh O
Not O
knowing O
this O
was O
going O
to O
happen O

oh O
my O
gosh O
. O

Now O
after O
mass O
Friday O
morning O
, O
Dorothy B-PERSON
says O
to O
me O
, O
how O
packed O
are O
you O
? O

I O
said O
well O
I O
said O
I O
'm O
in O
pretty O
good O
shape O
. O

I O
have O
to O
make O
the O
bed O
you O
know O
and O
take O
the O
towels O
out O
. O
yeah O
. O
and O
put O
the O
rest O
of O
my O
clothes O
in O
the O
bag O
. O

Well O
she O
says O
See O
if O
you O
can O
do O
it O
in O
a O
hurry O
because O
Marie B-PERSON
Catherine I-PERSON
's O
moving O
into O
that O
room O
. O

oh O
my O
gosh O

I O
thought O
was O
n't O
it O
good O
that O
I O
had O
done O
all O
the O
cleaning O
? O

oh O
yeah O
. O

I O
looked O
at O
the O
room O
. O

Left O
to O
vacuum O
the O
rug O
. O

That O
's O
all O
I O
left O
to O
the O
last O
thing O
. O

oh O

And O
my O
suitcase O
to O
all O
close O
up O
. O

The O
only O
thing O
that O
bothers O
me O
was O
I O
had O
to O
get O
out O
and O
then O
go O
into O
like O
a O
hallway O
. O

a O
couple O
of O
weeks O
I O
guess O

and O
then O
he O
's O
going O
to O
try O
to O
you O
know O
find O
a O
job O
and O
stuff O
like O
this O

okay O

but O
he O
's O
been O
hooked O
up O
with O
%um O
yeah O
different O
programs O

but O
%uh O
%um O
I O
'm O
trying O
to O
think O
what O
else O
is O
going O
on O
%um O
what O
else O
is O
news O

Chris B-PERSON
and O
Michelle B-PERSON

mom O
and O
dad O
%um O

What O
's O
Nathan B-PERSON
doing O
? O

Did O
you O
hear O
about O
that O
? O

No O

%uh O
let O
's O
see O

how O
do O
I O
put O
this O

%um O
%um O
%uh O
he O
actually O
was O
caught O
stealing O

oh O
really O

yeah O

and O
there O
could O
be O
certain O
charges O
pressed O

but O
%um O
%um O
that O
's O
going O
to O
be O
worked O
out O

I O
mean O
that O
happened O
like O
four O
weeks O
ago O

%uh O

So O
it O
's O
pretty O
much O
just O
settled O

but O
he O
was O
%uh O
at O
the O
lumber O
yard O

yeah O

they O
had O
%um O
they O
had O
%uh O
a O
detective O
%um O
%ah O
yeah O
who O
was O

and O
he O
was O
caught O
selling O
you O
know O
to O
a O
person O
lumber O

So O
yeah O

that O
's O

I O
had O
forgotten O
all O
about O
that O
%um O

Well O
you O
mentioned O
that O

I O
was O
under O
the O
impression O
that O
you O
'd O
already O
know O
ab- O

yeah O

I O
know O

that O
's O
okay O

did O
he O
always O
worked O
this O
way O

yeah O

Do O
n't O
worry O

I O
'm O
not O
worried O

yeah O

%uh O
it O
was O
one O
of O
those O

yeah O

in O
fact O
I O
was O
the O
last O
one O
to O
find O
out O

Well O
next O
to O
last O

wait O

yeah O

right O
right O

it O
was O
just O
one O
of O
those O
things O

yeah O

%um O
So O
that O
has O
to O
go O
via O
the O
court O

so O

yeah O

well O
like O
each O
kid O
has O
to O
go O
through O
theirs O
I O
guess O
%huh O

yeah O

there O
's O
always O
something O
new O

yeah O

So O
yeah O

that O
was O
interesting O

but O
%um O

%mm O
%mm O

So O
yeah O

that O
's O
really O

I O
mean O
that O
yeah O
I O
guess O
would O
be O
kind O
of O
like O
the O
major O
news O
then O
%uh O

yeah O

%uh O
see O

well O
I O
mean O
last O
time O
I O
talked O
to O
you O
I O
did O
n't O
think O
I O
started O
school O

yeah O

no O

well O
I O
'm O
back O
into O
school O

Sara B-PERSON
is O
in O
school O

%um O

Sara B-PERSON
is O
working O
with O
children O
right O
? O

%um O
Sarah B-PERSON
what O
are O
you O
doing O
right O
now O

you O
're O
not O
working O
at O
the O
hospital O
are O
you O

You O
're O
at O
the O
V O
A O
hospital O

she O
's O
working O
at O
the O
veteran O
's O
hospital O

uh-huh O

she O
does O
like O
%uh O
like O
group O
counseling O
and O
stuff O
like O
that O

and O

uh-huh O

I O
'm O
here O
with O
two O
sisters O
from O
Celon O

Right O

And O
that O
's O
the O
island O
next O
to O
India B-GPE

yup O

and O
I O
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watering O
the O
plants O
because O
I O
knew O
that O
she O
was O
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going O
in O
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you O
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yeah O

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, O

but O
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they O
're O
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now O

oh O
boy O

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mean O
Tamara O
is O
still O
like O
you O
know O

but O
you O
know O
there O
still O
can O
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You O
're O
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big O
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you O
know O
there O
are O
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you O
know O

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who O
was O
saying O
that O

oh O

Tamara O

Poor O
poor O
girl O

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totally O

yeah O

well O
as O
soon O
as O
Lilly B-ORG

but O
Tamara O

come O
on O

I O
mean O

yeah O

but O

as O
soon O
as O
Lilly B-ORG
is O
back O
in O
the O
apartment O
they O
'll O
go O
on O
her O

and O
if O
we O
keep O

%um O
did O
you O
tell O
me O
about O
the O
stuff O
that O
you O
rub O
into O
them O
and O
the O
fleas O
die O

yeah O

but O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
that O

you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
give O
that O
to O
Lilly B-ORG
anymore O
if O
the O
fleas O
are O
gone O

yeah O

the O
fleas O
are O
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I O
do O
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think O
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's O
so O
good O
for O
her O
you O
know O
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i- O
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know O

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if O
you O
let O
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again O

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mean O
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have O

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but O
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know O
you O
can O
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put O
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flea O
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around O
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you O
know O

right O

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I O
'm O
going O
to O
do O
that O

I O
'm O
sure O
you O
know O
I O
actually O
have O
one O
here O
still O
I O
felt O
we O
've O
never O
had O
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flea O
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which O
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you O
know O
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must O
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with O
one O
little O
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you O
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's O
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whole O
story O
how O
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got O
in O
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you O
know O
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's O
like O
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thing O

like O
I O
was O
horrified O
when O
Kristen B-PERSON
told O
me O

and O
I O
was O
even O
getting O
mad O

and O
I O
was O
like O
saying O
like O
did O
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clean O
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place O
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you O
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and O
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does O
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my O
sister O
Lisa B-PERSON
said O
that O
her O
house O
has O
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with O
fleas O
while O
they O
were O
living O
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just O
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of O
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dog O
you O
know O

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dog O
was O
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running O
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outside O

and O
you O
know O
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place O
gets O
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and O
she O
had O
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while O
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were O
living O
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and O
what O
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did O
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everything O
but O
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kitchen O
you O
know O

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and O
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like O
they O
put O
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thing O
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room O
table O
and O
things O
like O
that O

and O
you O
know O
it O
's O
like O

and O
you O
just O
lived O
in O
the O
poison O
afterwards O

and O
she O
said O
well O
yeah O
you O
know O

%um O
that O
's O

yeah O

well O
I O
mean O
all O
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can O
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wash O
everything O
do O
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Spring O
clean O
when O
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get O
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when O
I O
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you O
know O
I O
mean O
if O
Tamara O
washed O
the O
plates O
that O
's O
very O
nice O

but O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
take O
them O
all O
out O

and O
then O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
wash O
down O
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you O
know O
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thing O

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I O
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. O

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did O
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get O
everything O
out O
of O
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cupboard O

and O

I O
mean O
you O
still O
have O
to O
do O
that O
. O

yeah O

the O
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I O
do O
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think O
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have O
to O
do O
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only O
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that O
's O
so O
sweet O
of O
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I O
ca O
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believe O
she O
did O
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oh O
god O
I O
feel O
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. O

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oh O
Christian B-NORP
's O
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looking O
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like O
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getting O
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tired O
of O
being O
here O
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hard O
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like O
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musicians O
here O
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like O
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nobody O
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middle O
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Karen B-GPE

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Laura B-PERSON
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got O
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mean O
we O
went O
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school O
together O
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everything O
like O
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I O
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I O
got O
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my O
sister O
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law O
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wife O
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's O
been O
kind O
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god O
when O
I O
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Berlin B-GPE
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going O
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for O
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mean O
I O
like O
playing O
with O
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like O
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sit O
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I O
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under O
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material O

oh O
god O

and O
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let O
my O
arm O
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down O

and O
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you O
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my O
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and O
starts O

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want O
to O
play O
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just O
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like O
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that O
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nice O
to O
see O
Lilly B-ORG
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we O
have O
two O
cats O
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where B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
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Hi O
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Channel O
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Rich B-PERSON
Munsen I-PERSON

I O
saw O
him O

I O
was O
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saw O
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? O
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like O
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B B-PRODUCT
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like O
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. O

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guy O
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away O

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's O
so O
funny O

Richard B-PERSON

I O
miss O
seeing O
people O
I O
know O

wha- O

I O
miss O
seeing O
people O
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know O

%um O
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you O
have O
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picture O
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me O

I O
know O

do O
you O
have O
a O
**piccy** O
of O
me O
and O
Jessie B-PERSON
? O

no O
. O

oh O
I O
do O
, O

do O
you O
know O
, O
I O
forgot O
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like O
, O
my O
, O
whole O
big O
pack O
of O
pictures O
. O

I O
'll O
send O
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up O

ask O
your O
mom O
to O
mail O
it O

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, O

she O
no O
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might O
look O
through O
them O
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are O
there O
naked O
ones O
of O
you O
and O
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guy O
? O

why O
yes O
, O

and O
you O
're O
in O
them O
too O
. O

oh O
. O

I O
forgot O
about O
that O
. O

I O
was O
happy O

oh O
, O
that O
's O
so O
funny O

I O
made O
a O
friend O

you O
did O
? O

yeah O

that O
's O
good O

I O
'm O
like O
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I O
made O
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friend O

ooh O
, O
you O
saw O

well O
I O
think O
it O
's O
harder O
to O
make O
friends O
if O
you O
do O
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live O
there O
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when O
do O
you O

it O
's O
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friends O
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to O
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though O
like O
I O
live O
here O
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because O
like O

I O
think O
it O
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're O
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like O
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do O
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my O
god O
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person O
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my O
god O
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you O
know O

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smokes O
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yeah O
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a O
lot O
of O
people O
smoke O

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mean O

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your O
roommates O
smoke O
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tell O
you O

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I O
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did O
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I O
just O

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did O
you O
say O
? O

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because O
we O
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oh O
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can O
you O
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code O
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speak O
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French B-LANGUAGE

Brihana B-PERSON

oi O
, O
that O
can O
be O
trans- O

cest O
'ma O
chic- O

late O

what O
? O

%huh O
, O
I O
said O
that O
can O
be O
trans- O

speak O
in O
Pig O
Latin O

**arimay**, O

yeah O

**uyay**, O
**oray**, O
**uptay** O

am O
I O
pep O
? O

I O
said O
you O
are O
pep O

oh O
. O

oh O
by O
the O
way O
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? O
you O
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like O
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it O

oh O

that O
's O
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of O
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rules O

so O

well O
I O
do O
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know O

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%um O
, O
mhm O
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it O
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it O
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hey O
, O
that O
's O
funny O
. O

**anday** O

your O
name O
in O
Pig O
Latin O
is O
Andy B-PERSON

well O
**Anday** O

oh O
it O
's O
, O

yeah O
, O

that O
's O
funny O

**Anday** O
and O
Andy B-PERSON

yeah O

that O
's O
what O
mom O
did O

they O
were O
like O
oh O
I O
want O
to O
name O
it O
dad O
. O

and O
I O
said O
oh O
, O
I O
say O
dad O
in O
Pig O
Latin O
**Anday** O

and O
he O
went O
, O
no O
Andy B-PERSON
%ha O
, O
%ha O

See O
, O

because O
then O
she O
's O
too O
perfect O

I O
think O
he O
's O
ignoring O
me O

I O
do O
n't O
blame O
him O
. O

he O
's O
not O
in O
his O
head O
. O
because O
he O
thinks O
I O
'm O
weird O

People O
are O
yelling O

yeah O

who O

Pam O
Anderson O
? O

what O
? O

I O
think O
my O
brother O
likes O
boobs O

what O
are O
you O
talking O
about O
? O

what O
? O

what O
are O
you O
talking O
about O
? O

I O
do O
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know O
, O

I O
'm O
having O
lemonade O

you O
are O
? O

yeah O
. O

oh O

Vince B-PERSON
is O
in O
one O
of O
my O
math O
classes O

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is O
? O

that O
's O
cool O

yeah O

yeah O

my O
friend O
's O
name O
is O
Shelly B-PERSON

what O
did O
you O
just O
say O
? O

my O
friend O
's O
name O
is O
Shelly B-PERSON

that O
's O
cool O

she O
's O
in O
my O
French B-LANGUAGE
class O
. O

she O
's O
cool O

she O
's O
like O
you O
, O

she O
has O
different O
colors O
hair O
in O
her O
hair O

that O
's O
funny O

wait O
, O

when O
's O
the O
next O
time O
you O
come O
home O
? O

like O
Thanksgiving B-EVENT
? O

Thanksgiving B-EVENT

when O
is O
that O
? O

a O
long O
time O
from O
now O

after O
midterms O

after O
midterms O
? O

I O
have O
a O
big O
fat O
boring O
book O
to O
read O

watch O
the O
film O

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, O
I O
've O
-- O
I O
ca O
n't O
twenty O
eight O
days O
to O
read O
it O

so O
I O
figured O
it O
to O
eleven O
pages O
a O
day O
. O

so O
tonight O
I O
have O
nine O
pages O
to O
read O

I O
ca O
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concentrate O
like O
on O
these O
boring O
books O

it O
's O
so O
difficult O

I O
find O
the O
same O
problem O
. O

but O
I O
figure O
, O
if O
I O
find O
a O
place O
where O
it O
's O
like O
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, O
and O
nobody O
's O
annoying O
me O
, O

right O

because O
I O
have O
a O
test O
on O
it O

I O

I O
took O
a O
math O
test O

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, O
I O
had O
a O
pop O
quiz O
today O

pop O
quiz O
? O

and O
if O
I O
called O
you O
, O
it O
was O
so O
hard O

psychology O

yeah O

did O
n't O
you O
take O
psychology O
in O

yeah O

was O
it O
like O
totally O
different O

no O
it O
's O
not O
that O
different O
necessarily O

but O
I O
need O
to O
take O
this O
to O
take O
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other O
psychology O
courses O

If O
I O
'm O

that O
's O
who O
they O
're O
going O
to O
get O
next O
for O
commercials O

what O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

what O
are O
you O

I O
'm O
going O
in O
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you O
know O
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phone O
call O
makes O
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're O
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. O

and O
I O
was O
talking O
to O
my O
brother O
, O

that O
's O
why O
I O
'm O
leaving O
the O
room O
. O

that O
way O
I O
can O
talk O
to O
you O

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you O
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%hm O
, O
pep O
, O

Hello O
pep O

are O
you O
there O
pep O
? O

no O
. O

I O
'm O
there O

there O
's O
a O
vacuum O
in O
the O
room O
there O
's O
a O
vacuum O
in O
the O
room O
? O
leaning O
up O
against O
the O
wall O
. O

oh O
, O
and O
Shelly B-PERSON
, O
she O
's O
like O
a O
performing O
arts O
major O
, O

she O
wants O
to O
be O
an O
opera O
singer O

wow O

she O
's O
actually O
going O
to O
college O
to O
be O
an O
opera O
singer O

that O
's O
amazing O

you O
're O
hitting O
me O
with O
that O

are O
you O
being O
serious O
or O
sarcastic O
? O

no O

I O
'm O
being O
serious O
. O

I O
've O
never O
heard O
of O
that O
? O

oh O

yeah O

I O
was O
going O
to O
tell O
you O
something O
else O

but O
I O
forgot O

okay O

we O
might O
be O
getting O
lofts O

%huh O
? O

we O
might O
be O
getting O
lofts O

I O
might O
be O
getting O
lost O
? O

loft O
in O
our O
room O
. O

L O
O O
F O
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lofts O
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to O
give O
us O
more O
room O
under O

do O
you O
understand O
? O

instead O
of O

%um O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
a O
loft O
is O
. O

it O
's O
like O
a O
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but O
like O
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you O
're O
getting O
like O
bunk O
beds O
? O

no O
, O
we O
have O
bunk O
beds O
. O

a O
loft O
is O
like O

suppose O
the O
beds O
would O
be O
like O
attached O
to O
the O
ceiling O
basically O

oh O
my O
god O

no O
, O

no O

but O
I O
mean O
to O
feel O
it O

I O
do O
n't O
, O

Mary B-PERSON
? O

we O
're O
being O
recor- O

maybe O
the O
tape O
ran O
out O
. O

hello O
? O

are O
you O
on O
like O
a O
telephone O
that O
's O
you O
know O
, O
wireless O
? O

that O
's O
like O

no O

are O
you O
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in O
my O
phone O

, O
no O

I O
mean O
cordless O

this O
is O
cordless O

yeah O

my O
parents O
are O
getting O
me O
a O
cellular O
phone O

they O
are O
? O

I O
think O
so O

Of O
course O
you O
ca O
n't O
call O
me O
on O
it O

what O
the O
heck O
is O
going O
on O
with O
the O
telephone O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

okay O
, O

it O
's O
like O
scaring O
me O
, O
hum O

oh O
my O
god O
, O
I O
wore O
like O
a O
new O
pair O
of O
shoes O
yesterday O

I O
got O
the O
biggest O
, O
nastiest O
blisters O
. O

aw O

I O
got O
four O

you O
got O
four O
blisters O
? O

yup O

two O
on O
each O
foot O

that O
's O
very O
bad O

yeah O
, O

and O
I O
could O
n't O

I O
was O
like O

Was O
n't O
I O
screaming O
last O
night O
mom O
? O

I O
had O
like O
my O
feet O
sitting O
in O
a O
like O
thing O
of O

who O
the O
hell O
was O
that O
? O

somebody O
in O
the O
hall O

hello O

hello O
, O

can O
you O
hear O
me O
? O

barely O
, O

you O
sound O
like O

I O
know O

I O
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sorry O
. O

ca O
n't O
really O
do O
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about O
it O
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, O
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pull O
out O
the O
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is O
your O
room O
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959.97_962.15_A: O
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my O
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getting O
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? O

yeah O
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I O
hear O
people O

no O
, O

that O
's O
in O
the O
hallway O

now O
wh- O

I O
live O
in O
a O
very O

damn O
loud O

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was O
very O
hard O
remember O
when O
we O
were O
waitressing O

I O
know O

I O
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just O
shit O
labor O

cacca O
pay O

yeah O

And O
just O
because O
we O
're O
owners O
now O
nothing O
's O
changed O

I O
feel O
like O
an O
employee O
of O
our O
own O
you O
know O
endeavors O

aw O

So O
we O
were O
working O
really O
hard O

and O
what O
I O
was O
doing O
I O
would O
go O
in O
early O
in O
the O
morning O
and O
leave O
kind O
of O
around O
ten O
or O
eleven O
at O
night O

and O
Gabe O
would O
stay O
on O

and O
we O
'd O
close O
at O
one O
o'clock O
in O
the O
evening O

and O
he O
would O
stay O
until O
four O
or O
five O
and O
all O
these O
gorgeous O
young O
girls O
that O
you O
know O
he O
insisted O
on O
hiring O
young O
beautiful O
girls O

and O
I O
said O
Gabe O
this O
is O
going O
to O
be O
a O
problem O

you O
're O
just O
jealous O

I O
said O
I O
'm O
not O
jealous O

I O
feel O
shitty O
that O
you O
're O
not O
spending O
time O
with O
me O
and O
you O
're O
spending O
time O
with O
these O
girls O

and O
it O
's O
going O
to O
lead O
into O
a O
problem O

no O
you O
're O
just O
paranoid O

%mm O

Sure O
enough O
he O
you O
know O
started O
coming O
home O
four O
five O
six O
in O
the O
morning O

and O
I O
'm O
going O
what O
's O
going O
on O

he O
goes O
oh O
I O
just O
need O
to O
unwind O

and O
I O
said O
yeah O

talk O
to O
the O
girls O

yeah O

well O
you O
know O
they O
're O
so O
nice O
and O
so O
intelligent O

I O
said O
listen O

%hm O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
see O
a O
problem O
with O
that O
you O
better O
wake O
up O
I O
said O
because O
how O
would O
you O
feel O
if O
I O
stayed O
out O
until O
four O
or O
five O
in O
the O
morning O
talking O
to O
some O
young O
guys O
because O
you O
know O
I O
need O
the O
conversation O
need O
to O
unwind O

he O
say O
yeah O
I O
guess O
I O
'd O
be O
pissed O

I O
said O
well O
ditto O

mhm O

Anyway O

and O
then O
I O
would O
call O
him O
like O
at O
midnight O

and O
the O
phone O
would O
be O
busy O
in O
the O
restaurant O

I O
knew O
who O
it O
was O

it O
was O
the O
girl O

I O
mean O
she O
was O
so O
stupid O
and O
obvious O

yeah O

and O
come O
into O
the O
restaurant O

she O
'd O
see O
me O
jump O
up O
and O
leave O

she O
'd O
you O
know O
come O
visit O
on O
her O
off O
days O

and O
I O
was O
like O
yeah O
right O

yeah O

So O
I O
said O
to O
Gabe O
what O
's O
going O
on O

nothing O
nothing O
nothing O

then O
I O
called O
one O
day O

and O
the O
line O
was O
busy O

and O
I O
called O
his O
friend O
because O
he O
always O
uses O
him O
as O
an O
alibi O

and O
of O
course O
this O
guy O
was O
you O
know O
not O
busy O
on O
the O
phone O

%huh O
you O
're O
right O

And O
I O
called O
Gabe O
back O

and O
he O
said O
oh O
I O
was O
talking O
to O
that O
guy O

I O
said O
no O
you O
were O
n't O
. O

oh O

Yes O
I O
was O

I O
said O
no O
you O
were O
n't O

he O
goes O
%uh O
okay O
I O
was O
n't O

you O
want O
to O
know O

I O
said O
yeah O

he O
goes O
well O
I O
've O
been O
this O
girl O

oh O

I O
said O
that O
's O
it O

goodbye O

oh O

So O
it O
's O
been O
two O
and O
half O
weeks O

it O
's O
been O
hell O
because O
he O
's O
still O
here O
you O
know O

he O
comes O
home O
six O
in O
the O
morning O

and O
I O
leave O
around O
seven O
or O
eight O
. O

So O
we O
have O
one O
or O
two O
hours O
together O

I O
try O
to O
spend O
all O
day O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
see O
him O

and O
it O
's O
just O
been O
really O
hard O
because O
he O
's O
like O
let O
's O
talk O

let O
's O
talk O

and O
as O
far O
as O
I O
'm O
concerned O
we O
have O
nothing O
more O
to O
talk O
about O

yeah O

He O
said O
well O
you O
know O
I O
never O
really O
wanted O
you O
physically O
you O
know O

if O
this O
is O
a O
problem O
then O
I O
guess O
the O
chemistry O
between O
us O
has O
n't O
been O
good O

but O
I O
love O
you O
more O
than O
anybody O
else O
in O
the O
whole O
world O

I O
'm O
going O
yeah O
%um O
sorry O
you O
know O
I O
need O
more O

I O
think O
I O
deserve O
more O
than O
this O

yeah O

Well O
you O
know O
with O
other O
women O
it O
's O
better O

but O
you O
know O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

but O
I O
love O
you O

and O
it O
's O
like O
Good O

well O
let O
's O
stay O
sister O
and O
brother O

and O
let O
me O
keep O
in O
touch O

yeah O

So O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

and O
it O
's O
really O
hard O

I O
mean O
I O
'm O
just O
saying O
this O
so O
easily O

I O
'm O
sure O
it O
's O
the O
same O
for O
you O

No O
I O
know O

I O
'm O
the O
same O
way O

yeah O

And O
you O
have O
a O
kid O
too O
so O
you O
're O
Exactly O
Even O
more O
so O

how O
is O
your O
baby O
? O

He O
's O
wonderful O

Your O
young O
man O
I O
should O
say O

Yes O

he O
's O
going O
to O
be O
three O
in O
January O

Unbelievable O

Can O
you O
believe O
it O
? O

No O

I O
know O

It O
goes O
so O
fast O

it O
's O
ridiculous O

I O
know O

and O
how O
are O
you O
doing O
it O

I O
mean O
you O
guys O
had O
a O
year O
together O
a O
year O
apart O
and O
a O
year O
together O

yeah O

yeah O

And O
now O
? O

Well O
I O
mean O
you O
know O
he O
's O
back O
in O
Texas B-GPE

he O
's O
coming O
up O
once O
a O
month O
to O
visit O

oh O
that O
's O
been O
it O

Well O
he O
was O
here O
from O
May O
until O
the O
end O
of O
August O

mhm O
. O

And O
then O
%um O
He O
went O
back O
down O
to O
teach O
you O
know O

and O
this O
is O
supposed O
to O
be O
the O
last O
nine O
months O
we O
had O
to O
be O
apart O

and O
then O
he O
was O
going O
to O
be O
up O
here O
the O
next O
year O

and O
then O
I O
was O
either O
going O
to O
go O
down O
there O

or O
we O
would O
hopefully O
have O
jobs O
in O
the O
same O
place O
to O
go O
to O
mhm O
because O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
apply O
for O
jobs O
this O
year O
and O
next O
year O
you O
know O
for O
real O
tenure O
track O
teaching O
job O

%huh O
fantastic O

yeah O

it O
'll O
be O
wonderful O
if O
I O
get O
one O

but O
I O
think O
it O
's O
looking O
pretty O
good O

I O
'm O
actually O
in O
a O
good O
position O
to O
get O
one O
I O
think O

yeah O

%um O
So O
what O
really O
brought O
all O
this O
on O
this O
time O
is O
%um O
I O
mean O
you O
know O
the O
the O
on O
going O
problem O
you O
know O

but O
%um O
mhm O
the O
only O
vacation O
we O
took O
this O
summer O
was O
to O
go O
visit O
his O
family O

And O
I O
wrote O
you O
that O
letter O
that O
we O
were O
going O
there O

No O

Did O
you O
get O
you O
did O
n't O
get O
my O
letter O

No O

Is O
n't O
that O
strange O
? O

%huh O

A O
long O
time O
ago O
or O
recently O

I O
wrote O
it O
over O
the O
Summer O

I O
wrote O
it O
in O
June B-GPE
or O
July O

%hm O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

%mm O

With O
a O
picture O

did O
you O
send O
a O
picture O
? O

No O

No O

just O
a O
letter O

let O
him O
know O

Because O
I O
was O
saying O
how O
we O
were O
coming O
in O
I O
wish O
that O
we O
could O
come O
to O
Budapest B-GPE

and O
then O
I O
said O
call O

write O
me O
and O
let O
me O
know O
when O
is O
a O
good O
time O
to O
call O
you O

%huh O

whenever O
I O
try O
to O
call O
I O
always O
get O
the O
machine O

yeah O

no O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

Anyway O

Anyway O

I O
'm O
sorry O

go O
ahead O

no O

that O
's O
okay O

%um O
it O
could O
just O
be O
the O
post O

We O
have O
things O
lost O

we O
have O
other O
peoples O
' O
mail O

I O
mean O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

it O
's O
not O
that O
bad O

but O
occasionally O
some O
things O
have O
got O
lost O

yeah O

Right O

anyway O
%um O

So O
%eh O
it O
was O
kind O
of O
upsetting O
because O
I O
had O
hoped O
that O
we O
could O
do O
some O
other O
fun O
things O
together O

we O
did O
n't O
take O

Dave B-PERSON
was O
like O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
time O

and O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
money O

mhm O

and O
you O
know O
it O
turns O
out O
he O
just O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
spend O
any O
time O
alone O
with O
me O

mhm O

so O
he O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
because O
he O
says O
it O
makes O
him O
too O
anxious O
to O
go O
out O
with O
me O

So O
I O
said O
okay O

What O
am O
I O
going O
to O
do O
about O
this O
you O
know O

like O
what O
can O
I O
do O

how O
can O
I O
take O
a O
toss O

okay O
what O
does O
he O
like O
to O
do O

okay O
he O
likes O
to O
watch O
baseball O
on O
T O
V O

And O
I O
hate O
it O

for O
years O
I O
always O
just O
go O
in O
the O
bedroom O
and O
read O
when O
he O
does O
it O
in O
the O
summertime O
. O

mhm O

But O
I O
said O
okay O
I O
'll O
watch O
baseball O
with O
him O

So O
I O
sat O
there O

and O
you O
know O
what O
I O
realized O

Right O

I O
did O
n't O
really O
put O
it O
together O
over O
the O
Summer O

but O
he O
stopped O
watching O
baseball O

oh O

Every O
other O
Summer O
we O
've O
been O
together O
every O
single O
night O
he O
spent O
watching O
baseball O

mhm O

And O
as O
soon O
as O
I O
sit O
down O
and O
do O
it O
with O
him O
he O
stops O

%mm O

mhm O

Anyway O
so O
we O
did O
n't O
spend O
any O
time O
together O

and O
then O
we O
went O
to O
England B-GPE

and O
his O
parents O
were O
really O
mean O
to O
me O

oh O

And O
Dave B-PERSON
just O
said O
well O
because O
we O
split O
up O
I O
need O
to O
earn O
my O
way O
back O
to O
the O
family O

mhm O

He O
said O
it O
's O
understandable O
that O
they O
should O
be O
angry O
with O
me O

because O
you O
took O
his O
son O
away O
from O
him O

What O
did O
I O
do O

I O
mean O
when O
I O
left O
with O
his O
son O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
it O
was O
you O
know O
with O
his O
understanding O

mhm O

it O
was O
supposedly O
an O
agreement O
we O
made O
together O
that O
he O
approved O
of O

yeah O

So O
why O
are O
his O
parents O
punishing O
me O

%hm O

They O
were O
really O
dreadful O
and O
very O
very O
cold O

And O
you O
know O
I O
have O
just O
been O
so O
devoted O
and O
so O
loving O

I O
mean O
I O
'm O
taking O
this O
huge O
trip O
to O
go O
see O
them O
yeah O
as O
my O
only O
vacation O

we O
spent O
all O
of O
our O
money O
to O
go O
do O
that O
you O
know O

And O
they O
treat O
you O
like O
shit O

And O
they O
treated O
me O
like O
shit O

and O
it O
was O
very O
upsetting O

thanks O
a O
lot O
al O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
believe O

And O
Dave B-PERSON
did O
n't O
stand O
up O
for O
me O
. O

You O
know O
what O
I O
mean O
. O

mhm O

And O
then O
afterwards O
everyone O
was O
very O
upset O

and O
he O
did O
n't O
you O
know O
say O
oh O
they O
were O
wrong O
to O
treat O
you O
that O
way O
You O
know O

nothing O
like O
that O

What O
was O
his O
reasoning O

Right O

well O
what O
is O
it O

I O
mean O
he O
says O
well O
they O
're O
mad O
at O
you O

and O
you O
know O
I O
mean O
he O
says O
it O
like O
you O
know O
because O
he O
's O
English O
so O
he O
does O
n't O
spell O
it O
all O
out O
you O
know O

yeah O

But O
he O
says O
it O
and O
leaves O
it O
open O
for O
me O
to O
infer O
that O
he O
agrees O
with O
them O

%mm O

And O
then O
he O
does O
n't O
contradict O
it O
You O
know O

and O
I O
say O
do O
you O
agree O
with O
them O

and O
he O
does O
n't O
say O
anything O
you O
know O

that O
kind O
of O
thing O

yeah O

yeah O

%um O
So O
they O
're O
coming O
for O
three O
weeks O

I O
'm O
supposed O
to O
spend O
My O
Christmas O
vacation O
in O
Texas B-GPE
with O
them O

mhm O

They O
're O
coming O
for O
three O
weeks O
the O
only O
time O
that O
we O
both O
have O
free O

mhm O

and O
meanwhile O
it O
's O
like O
he O
just O
ignores O
me O
when O
we O
're O
around O
them O

and O
I O
end O
up O

three O
of O
the O
days O
we O
were O
there O
he O
and O
his O
brother O
and O
his O
father O
sat O
and O
watched O
cricket O
all O
day O

and O
I O
had O
to O
like O
clean O
the O
house O
and O
do O
the O
cooking O
and O
watch O
Sam B-PERSON

I O
know O

%mm O

You O
know O
it O
's O
incredible O

And O
this O
is O
my O
only O
vacation O

yeah O

So O
I O
'm O
supposed O
to O
spend O
my O
Christmas O
vacation O
which O
is O
the O
only O
time O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
get O
to O
see O
him O
yeah O
with O
them O

and O
I O
said O
I O
ca O
n't O
do O
it O

and O
%um O
Then O
I O
told O
him O
that O
I O
really O
wanted O
him O
to O
come O
up O
for O
Christmas O
mhm O
So O
we O
can O
all O
be O
together O
for O
Christmas O

and O
I O
just O
ca O
n't O
be O
with O
them O
every O
time O

I O
mean O
I O
really O
struggled O
with O
it O

I O
really O
tried O
to O
get O
psyched O
myself O
to O
do O
it O

every O
time O
I O
thought O
about O
it O
I O
'd O
just O
burst O
into O
tears O

yeah O

You O
know O
I O
love O
Christmas O

and O
thing O
is O
that O
I O
loved O
these O
people O

mhm O

I O
really O
loved O
them O

and O
the O
fact O
that O
they O
could O
turn O
on O
me O
like O
that O
showed O
me O
that O
they O
never O
really O
cared O
about O
me O
they O
obviously O
never O
approved O
of O
me O

or O
why O
would O
they O
be O
treating O
me O
like O
this O

No O
no O

I O
think O

They O
should O
be O
so O
happy O
that O
we O
're O
back O
together O
right O
? O

yeah O

but O
maybe O
at O
the O
time O
they O
took O
their O
son O
's O
side O

and O
you O
know O
they O
thought O
oh O
my O
gosh O
you O
know O
she O
took O
the O
child O
away O

and O
she O
hurt O
I O
mean O

Right O
. O

Parents O
always O
take O
a O
boy O
's O
side O

they O
always O
take O
the O
you O
know O

I O
know O

I O
know O

but O
it O
just O
really O
hurt O
that O
they O
could O
just O
turn O
on O
me O
like O
that O

I O
mean O
I O
think O
that O
they O
should O
have O
seen O
that O
I O
'm O
sure O
you O
know O
maybe O
this O
was O
nobody O
's O
fault O
maybe O
it O
was O
both O
of O
our O
faults O

and O
certainly O
they O
should O
be O
very O
happy O
for O
all O
of O
us O
that O
we O
're O
together O
again O
and O
support O
us O
Absolutely O
Instead O
of O
Did O
you O
try O
talking O
to O
them O
punishing O
me O

No O

because O
I O
did O
n't O
really O
realize O
what O
was O
going O
on O
when O
we O
were O
there O

I O
just O
knew O
I O
was O
feeling O
bad O

yeah O

And O
because O
they O
're O
so O
indirect O

mhm O

They O
have O
this O
weird O
English O
oh O
no O
we O
're O
nice O
and O
polite O

yeah O

yeah O

yeah O

but O
meanwhile O
cold O
like O
ice O

yeah O

exactly O

yeah O

exactly O

So O
it O
was O
very O
hard O
to O
put O
it O
together O

and O
Dave B-PERSON
was O
the O
one O

I O
thought O
that O
they O
were O
being O
very O
%um O
disapproving O
of O
Sam B-PERSON

but O
Dave B-PERSON
was O
the O
one O
who O
told O
me O
no O
it O
was O
me O

I O
mean O
most O
the O
stuff O
I O
'm O
getting O
about O
them O
I O
'm O
getting O
from O
him O

oh O

So O
I O
do O
n't O
even O
know O
like O
what O

is O
he O
just O
trying O
to O
make O
me O
feel O
bad O

you O
know O
what O
I O
mean O

yeah O

but O
I O
think O
that O
it O
's O
true O

I O
mean O
at O
some O
time O
he O
could O
be O
doing O
things O
to O
help O
keep O
me O
from O
feeling O
so O
bad O
You O
know O

mhm O

Like O
he O
does O
n't O
have O
to O
tell O
me O
all O
these O
things O

I O
think O
he O
really O
wanted O
me O
to O
feel O
bad O

he O
really O
wanted O
me O
to O
be O
punished O
mhm O
You O
know O

and O
what O
did O
I O
do O

I O
mean O
I O
was O
the O
one O
who O
got O
us O
back O
together O

and O
I O
bent O
over O
backwards O
to O
make O
the O
relationship O
work O

I O
've O
done O
everything O
he O
said O
I O
was O
doing O
wrong O
that O
was O
keeping O
him O
from O
being O
happy O

Well O

nah O
it O
does O
n't O
work O
that O
way O

%hm O
I O
know O
it O
does O
n't O

but O
you O
know O
it O
's O
like O
uch O
it O
's O
just O
all O
a O
mess O

and O
it O
's O
disgusting O

But O
anyway O

so O
that O
's O
been O
the O
most O
recent O

So O
how O
do O
you O
feel O
about O
them O

is O
it O
okay O

now O
it O
's O
okay O

How O
are O
you O
handling O
all O
this O
stuff O

you O
know O
I O
feel O
completely O
broken O
- O
hearted O
and O
devastated O

yeah O

well O

I O
really O
do O

I O
feel O
like O
I O
have O
put O
my O
life O
into O
this O
relationship O

I O
spent O
seven O
years O
with O
him O

I O
had O
a O
child O
with O
him O

mhm O
. O

You O
know O
I O
've O
devoted O
myself O
to O
him O
. O

and O
%um O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
had O
so O
much O
invested O
in O
this O
you O
know O

yeah O

yup O

I O
just O
feel O
like O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
I O
can O
ever O
really O
recover O
from O
it O
because O
it O
's O
just O
been O
such O
a O
enormous O
colossal O
failure O
You O
know O

Well O
then O
why O
force O
it O

maybe O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
better O
with O
somebody O
else O

oh O
no O

we O
're O
not O
I O
mean O

yeah O

yeah O

no O
no O

because O
actually O
I O
know O
him O
Sara B-PERSON

I O
've O
done O
nine O
and O
half O
years O
with O
Gabe O

yeah O

that O
's O
right O

and O
it O
really O
does O
feel O
like O
I O
have O
done O
nothing O
to O
change O
him O

I O
know O

You O
know O
I O
've O
been O
trying O
to O
help O
him O
fix O
him O

but O
I O
said O
to O
him O
you O
know O
what O

you O
're O
a O
typical O
Hungarian B-NORP
male O

he O
did O
n't O
command O
the O
legs O
, O
%huh O
? O

mhm O

sometimes O
not O
as O
much O
as O
he O
would O
like O
to O
be O
, O

but O
he O
's O
doing O
really O
good O
. O

and O
Now O
I O
think O
that O
he O
's O
got O
kind O
of O
control O

uh-huh O

he O
's O
much O
sweeter O

uh-huh O

188.81_192.55_B: O
yeah O
, O

he O
seems O
to O
have O
a O
, O

well O
I O
mean O
he O
was O
sweet O
before O
, O

but O

well O
, O
it O
's O
a O
frustrating O
process O
to O
be O
always O
falling O
down O
, O
%huh O
? O

yeah O
, O

and O
now O
he O
's O
usually O
better O
, O

now O
he O
's O
pretty O
fussy O

but O
oi O

yeah O

so O
, O
how O
have O
you O
been O
? O

work O
and O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
? O

and O

yeah O
, O

that O
was O
a O
hard O
trip O

%uh O
, O
she O
's O
not O
at O
all O
well O
, O
matter O
of O
fact O

I O
would O
n't O
be O
surprised O
to O
get O
a O
phone O
call O
anytime O
. O

oh O
, O
really O
? O

yeah O
, O

she O
was O
wanting O
to O
die O
while O
we O
were O
there O
. O

really O
. O

yeah O
, O

she O
's O
had O
her O
fourth O
stroke O

and O
oh O
gosh O
. O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
pain O
on O
her O
left O
side O
, O

and O
she O
ca O
n't O
walk O
without O
a O
walker O
, O

and O
she O
ca O
n't O
go O
but O
a O
few O
steps O
, O

and O
%mm O
so O
she O
lives O
in O
a O
chair O
and O
on O
couch O
and O
back O
in O
her O
hospital O
bed O
, O
right O
there O
within O
a O
few O
feet O
of O
each O
other O
. O

%mm O

and O
she O
's O
so O
used O
to O
being O
, O
you O
know O
up O
and O
busy O
, O
and O
in O
control O
, O
and O
able O
to O
do O
and O

and O
she O
ca O
n't O
? O

no O
. O

so O
she O
's O
finishing O
her O
autobiography O
and O
then O
%uh O
wanting O
to O
die O
, O
but O
not O
lifting O
off O
, O

so O
she O
's O
pretty O
angry O
and O
irritable O
. O

wondering O
what O
's O
the O
hold O
up O
. O

yeah O
. O

but O
her O
mother O
died O
%ah O
, O
four O
years O
after O
having O
a O
stroke O
, O

so O

oh O
yeah O
? O

yeah O
, O

so O
she O
's O
not O
supposed O
to O
die O
yet O
, O
evidently O
. O

yeah O
, O

it O
's O
not O
time O

well O
, O
that O
's O
a O
rough O
trip O
, O

but O

yeah O
, O

but O
Laura B-PERSON
was O
able O
to O
help O
her O
with O
the O
book O
a O
bit O
, O
you O
know O
by O
her O
sort O
of O
secretly O
wanting O
her O
to O
read O
it O
. O
and O
tell O
what O
sections O
are O
where O

and O
I O
was O
packing O
up O
things O
for O
her O
to O
send O
to O
people O
, O
, O

she O
wants O
to O
, O

you O
know O
, O
things O
for O
her O
family O
and O
things O

oh O
yeah O

it O
was O
kind O
of O
a O
hard O
and O
sad O
trip O
, O
in O
that O
way O
, O

but O
%ah O
, O
she O
sent O
us O
off O
to O
Sonoma B-GPE
one O
day O
, O

we O
went O
up O
to O
Sonoma B-GPE

and O
that O
's O
nice O

uh-huh O

aw O
we O
were O
so O
wretched O
hot O
, O
we O
just O
sort O
of O
stayed O
in O
the O
car O
and O
drove O
. O

Drove O
off O
to O
the O
sights O
, O
you O
know O
? O

yeah O
, O

I O
ca O
n't O
imagine O
how O
hot O
it O
would O
be O
. O

yeah O
. O

but O
still O
I O
looked O
on O
the O
, O

least O
last O
night O
still O
did O
n't O
, O

a O
hundred O
down O
there O

uh-huh O

so O
it O
's O
been O
%ah O
ninety O
or O
a O
hundred O
for O
a O
month O
now O
jeez O
down O
there O
. O

and O
today O
and O
yesterday O
was O
the O
first O
day O
in O
a O
long O
time O
that O
we O
've O
had O
it O
less O
than O
a O
hundred O
, O
or O
ninety O

and O
so O
it O
's O
in O
the O
eighties O

and O
it O
feel O
marvelous O
. O

wow O

and O
so O
we O
finally O
get O
some O
relief O
from O
the O
weather O
. O

it O
's O
like O
autumn O
here O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
342.14_342.66_A: O
is O
that O
right O
? O
yeah O
, O
it O
's O
about O
fifty O
, O
fifty O
five O
. O

yeah O
, O

that O
's O
right O
, O

you O
're O
all O
ready O
, O

you O
've O
got O
a O
short O
summer O
, O
%huh O
, O

so O
it O
's O
all O
ready O
yeah O
moving O
into O
it O
, O

yeah O

yeah O
, O

and O
it O
smells O
and O
it O
feels O
like O
autumn O
. O

is O
that O
right O
? O

, O
yeah O
, O

it O
has O
for O
about O
a O
week O
or O
so O
. O

getting O
a O
little O
crisp O
%huh O
? O

mhm O
. O

yeah O
, O

shorts O
weather O
is O
definitely O
gone O
, O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
it O
ever O
really O
came O
. O

I O
was O
waiting O

Wait O
a O
second O
, O

what O
's O
going O
on O
? O

well O
I O
'm O
a O
Finnish B-NORP
T O
V O
star O
. O

374.10_374.55_A: O
are O
you O
? O

yeah O
, O

you O
were O
on O
T O
V O
? O

well O
, O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
be O
. O

oh O
you O
are O

I O
did O
the O
filming O
last O
Thursday O
. O

Alexia B-PERSON
are O
you O
okay O
? O

and O
, O
%um O
, O
it O
's O
kind O
of O
a O
cultural O
show O
, O
%um O

uh-huh O
, O
inter O
-- O
to O
-- O
view O
the O
Americans O
? O

yeah O
, O

and O
we O
do O
like O
little O
skits O
on O
like O
how O
%um O
, O
Americans O
react O
to O
things O
differently O
than O
other O
cultures O
, O
and O
oh O
, O
neat O
Finnish B-NORP
culture O
, O

so O
we O
like O
do O
the O
subway O
scene O
of O
Americans O
in O
the O
subway O
, O
and O
Finns B-NORP
in O
the O
subway O
. O

they O
're O
pretty O
funny O

I O
'll O
bet O
that O
was O
fun O
, O
%huh O
? O

yeah O
, O

I O
think O
it O
'll O
be O
pretty O
interesting O

it O
does O
n't O
%um O
air O
until O
January O
fifteenth O
, O

but O
it O
's O
pretty O
fun O
I O
think O
, O
because O
they O
had O
French B-NORP
, O
and O
German B-NORP
, O
and O
Asian O
, O
and O

I O
'll O
be O
interested O
to O
see O
how O
they O
put O
it O
all O
together O
. O

yeah O

%um O
, O
yeah O
, O

see O
how O
it O
ends O
up O
, O

so O

, O
so O
will O
it O
be O
in O
Finnish B-NORP
, O

or O

no O
. O

well O
we O
spoke O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O

but O
it O
's O
like O
a O
Finnish B-NORP
documentary O
. O

it O
's O
a O
Finnish B-NORP
documentary O

but O
it O
has O
all O
these O
sections O
to O
it O
? O

yeah O

yeah O
, O

neat O

yeah O
, O

like O
different O
parts O
of O
movies O
and O
stuff O
, O

so O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
see O
if O
I O
can O
get O
my O
American B-NORP
friend O
to O
tape O
it O
. O

neat O
. O

Yammi B-PERSON
and O
I O
are O
saving O
up O
for O
one O
of O
those O
V O
C O
R's O
that O
have O
the O
mode O
, O

so O
maybe O
by O
then O
we O
'll O
have O
one O
, O

we O
can O
tape O
it O

and O
yes O
it O
seems O
interesting O
what O
they O
're O
doing O
, O

so O

yeah O
, O

so O
it O
'll O
be O
a O
cross O
culture O
center O
%huh O
? O

yeah O
, O

and O
they O
're O
paying O
me O

so O
, O
it O
's O
like O

is O
that O
right O
? O

yeah O
, O

I O
thought O
it O
's O
pretty O
nice O

yeah O

pays O
to O
be O
a O
foreigner O
sometimes O
, O
I O
guess O

, O
not O
all O
the O
time O
, O
but O
sometimes O

yeah O
, O

right O

so O
that O
's O
what O
we O
've O
been O
doing O
here O
, O

just O
kind O
of O
Yammi B-PERSON
's O
been O
taking O
a O
few O
days O
off O
while O
I O
go O
and O

oh O
so O
it O
was O
not O
just O
a O
little O
thing O
then O
, O
%huh O

well O
, O
it O
was O
just O
a O
couple O
times O

just O
went O
a O
couple O
times O

and O
oh O
. O
uh-huh O
then O
if O
they O
want O
to O
use O
me O
later O
or O
something O
they O
'll O
call O

oh O
neat O

yeah O
, O

but O
it O
's O
pretty O
fun O

neither O
of O
us O
could O
act O
. O

well O
, O
was O
it O
like O
a O
Helsinki B-GPE
station O
or O
? O

, O
no O
it O
's O
a O
Finnish B-NORP
station O
. O

oh O

on O
T O
V O
one O

and O

%hm O

so O
it O
's O
just O
for O
the O

Alexi B-PERSON
honey O
, O
come O
here O
sweetie O

he O
got O
the O
door O
shut O
, O

and O
he O
's O
kind O
of O
cranky O
now O

do O
you O
want O
to O
get O
him O
? O

yeah O
, O

hold O
on O
, O
just O
a O
second O
. O

okay O
I O
forgot O
it O
's O
free O
, O

so O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O

, O
that O
's O
right O

we O
were O
worried O
so O
much O
mhm O
about O
it O
, O

but O

you O
would O
've O
love O
this O
house O
we O
saw O
honey O
. O

oh O
yeah O

it O
was O
unbelievable O

Frank B-PERSON
Lloyd I-PERSON
Wright I-PERSON
's O
%huh O
? O

yeah O

aw O

it O
would O
be O
nice O
to O
live O
in O
now O
, O
you O
know O

yeah O
? O

and O
it O
was O
built O
in O
nineteen O
oh O
two O

and O
it O
's O
probably O
modern O
looking O
yeah O
as O
it O
would O
seem O
to O
me O

yeah O
, O

yeah O
, O

it O
was O
just O
gorgeous O

aw O

and O
that O
glass O
, O
extraordinary O
art O
glass O
throughout O
, O
in O
the O

the O
%ah O
, O
chandeliers O
in O
the O
dining O
room O
were O
butterfly O
design O

and O
, O
oh O
wow O
there O
were O
butterfly O
designs O
in O
the O
door O
coming O
in O

and O
just O
gorgeous O

wow O

built O
for O
sixty O
thousand O
dollars O
really O
back O
in O
nineteen O
oh O
two O

yeah O
, O

a O
while O
back O
I O
think O
. O

wow O
. O

it O
would O
have O
been O
nice O
to O
see O
. O

I O
really O
enjoy O
that O
calendar O
yeah O
you O
guys O
sent O
, O
the O
Frank B-PERSON
Lloyd I-PERSON
Wright I-PERSON
calendar O
yeah O
looking O
at O
it O
, O

I O
like O
it O
. O

a O
lot O
of O
people O
have O
made O
comments O
about O
who O
's O
this O
, O
you O
know O
, O
who O
did O
this O
? O

%hm O

coolest O

Frank B-PERSON
Lloyd I-PERSON
Wright I-PERSON

but O
, O
yeah O
, O

I O
looked O
into O
a O
masters' O
program O
here O
yeah O
in O
, O

and O
they O
cost O
seventy O
thousand O
marks O
a O
year O

%huh O

so O
that O
's O
like O
what O
? O

twenty O
four O
thousand O
or O
something O
? O

you O
're O
kidding O
. O

no O
. O

I O
thought O
, O
whoa O
. O

that O
's O
pretty O
steep O
considering O
all O
the O
other O
education O
's O
free O
here O
, O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

so O
what O
's O
the O
deal O
? O

well O
, O
it O
's O
especially O
for O
-- O

private O
school O

well O
no O
, O

but O
, O
they O
, O
do O
n't O
have O
masters O
program O

does O
kind O
of O
, O

it O
's O
new O
, O
starting O
out O
this O
year O

and O
it O
's O
%um O
designed O
to O
fit O
the O
States B-GPE
' O
idea O
of O
undergrad O
and O
masters O
program O
, O
you O
know O

%uh O

so O
, O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
see O
about O
trying O
to O
just O
get O
into O
the O
regular O
school O
, O
and O
trying O
to O
continue O
like O
maybe O
next O
year O
or O
something O
, O

but O

yeah O
. O

so O
being O
a O
Finnish B-NORP
citizen O
, O
or O
being O
married O
to O
a O
Finnish B-NORP
citizen O
does O
n't O
help O
you O
in O
that O
way O
, O

that O

well O
not O
for O
that O
masters O
program O
it O
does O
n't O

but O
for O
just O
going O
, O
if O
I O
wanted O
just O
to O
take O
classes O
to O
receive O
a O
Finnish B-NORP
degree O
, O
which O
is O
equivalent O
to O
a O
masters O

Alexi B-PERSON
come O
here O

hold O
on O
dad O
, O

I O
'm O
sorry O
. O

okay O

okay O
, O

sorry O

hey O
, O
mister O
Alexi O

nap O
time O

he O
's O
getting O
kind O
of O
cranky O
, O

I O
'll O
let O
him O
bang O
on O
the O
key O
board O
a O
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me O
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mhm O

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I O
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fifty O
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you O
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school O
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there O
's O
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purchases O
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she O
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%uh O
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in O
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she O
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Carolina I-GPE

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Ida B-PERSON

it O
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this O
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essay O
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know O
she O
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second O
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in O
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as O
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know O
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a O
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language O
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%ah O

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became O
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book O

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it O
th- O

that O
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the O
boys O
? O

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exciting O
. O

uch O
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it O
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exciting O
is O
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word O
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news O
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you O
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it O
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different O
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had O
such O
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time O
here O
this O
morning O
. O

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had O
such O
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difficult O
time O
here O
this O
morning O
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's O
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can O
imagine O
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can O
imagine O
. O

I O
read O
the O
paper O
and O
heard O
the O
news O
. O

Jerusalem B-GPE

oh O
th- O

you O
know O
it O
. O

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is O
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tell O
you O
. O

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hundred O
people O
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seven O
dead O
. O

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yes O
. O

%uh O
, O
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see O
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oh O
Ida B-PERSON
it O
's O
just O
unbelievable O
. O

how O
long O
can O
this O
go O
on O
? O

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do O
n't O
know O
. O

you O
know O
we O

it O
's O
such O
a O
feeling O
of O
helplessness O
. O

Everybody O
is O
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danger O
. O

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whole O
country O
that O
's O
you O
know O

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%eh O
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where O
you O
are O
-- O
Everyone O
Ida B-PERSON
-- O
because O
you O
do O
not O
know O
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they O
're O
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to O
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they O
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do O
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Well O
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makes O
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difficult O
. O

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they O
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it O
. O

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it O
's O
so O
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sad O
. O

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it O
. O

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Ida B-PERSON
. O

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. O

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263.85_264.42_A: O
Are O
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-- O

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know O
. O

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-- O
do O
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know O
. O

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to O
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something O
. O

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I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
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has O
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. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
. O

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I O
feel O
that O
the O
people O
would O
like O
to O
seal O
off O
the O
Arab O
countries O
from O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
for O
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and O
just O
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they O
have O
to O
do O
. O

the O

Look O

they O
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to O
do O
-- O
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you O
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-- O
and O
determine O
their O
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. O

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see O
you O
've O
got O
a O
religious O
element O
both O
here O
in O
America B-GPE
and O
in O
Israel B-GPE
-- O
-- O
who O
refuse O
to O
give O
up O
-- O
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Gaza B-GPE
is O
not O
the O
-- O
g- O
-- O
any O
of O
the O
holy O
land O
. O

yeah O
, O

but O
not O
Gaza O
. O

not O
Gaza O
. O

Not O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Not O
Gaza B-GPE

but O
the O
%uh O

Gaza B-GPE
does O
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come O
under O
this O
thing O
. O

yeah O

but O
the O
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West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
so O
on O

yeah O

we O
did O
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get O
to O
that O
yet O
. O

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're O
not O
finished O
with O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

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've O
got O
no O
end O
. O

we O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
to O
run O
first O
, O
you O
know O
? O

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's O
like O
a O
fire O
. O

So O
sad O
. O

uch O
, O
it O
's O
so O
sad O
. O

It O
is O
very O
devastating O
every O
day O
to O
get O
up O
and O
hear O
of O
another O
blast O
. O

It O
's O
very O
devastating O
. O

yeah O
. O

It O
's O
terrible O
. O

And O
you O
know O
I O
get O
up O
early O
. O

I O
got O
up O
at O
five O
. O

So O
I O
get O
the O
news O
very O
early O
. O
Because O
I O
bring O
in O
the O
-- O
yeah O
the O
bad O
news O
. O
-- O
paper O
and O
hear O
the O
radio O
and O
it O
's O
-- O

That O
's O
terrible O
. O

I O
'm O
just O
worried O
how O
long O
this O
can O
go O
on O
. O
Because O
, O
you O
see O
, O
Rabin B-PERSON
is O
having O
a O
hell O
of O
a O
time O
to O
satisfy O
the O
elements O
. O
You O
know O
. O

Well O
he O
has O
to O
continue O
. O

Well O
of O
course O
. O

%uh O
, O
there O
's O
no O
choice O
. O

He O
must O
continue O
what O
he O
started O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
see O
Grace B-ORG
, O
this O
goes O
-- O
No O
. O
-- O
back O
to O
nineteen O
sixty O
seven O
after O
the O
six O
day O
war O
. O

Right O
. O

I O
was O
teaching O
Pinchas O
Sapir O
English O
at O
the O
Kiriyah O

Right O
. O

and O
I O
had O
some O
very O
interesting O
discussions O
with O
him O
back O
-- O
mhm O
. O
-- O
then O
when O
I O
said O
to O
him O
we O
've O
go O
to O
settle O
with O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
before O
they O
get O
strong O

and O
he O
laughed O
at O
me O
. O

I O
said O
some O
day O
you O
'll O
know O
what O
I O
have O
said O
. O

Yes O
. O

This O
should O
be O
settled O
because O
the O
longer O
you O
wait O
the O
stronger O
they O
become O
. O

It O
should O
have O
been O
settled O
in O
nineteen O
sixty O
seven O
. O

We O
should O
have O
given O
it O
back O
right O
then O
and O
there O
. O

And O
get O
it O
over O
with O
. O

yeah O

because O

But O
you O
see O

Well O
I O
'm O
very O
mad O
with O
Golda B-PERSON
because O
she O
refused O
to O
do O
it O
. O

But O
you O
see O
the O
whole O
thing O
was O
we O
're O
proud O

we O
showed O
them O
we O
could O
defeat O
them O

and O
so O
therefore O
why O
should O
we O
talk O
to O
them O

they O
're O
the O
underdog O
now O
. O

And O
so O
I O
will O
never O
forget O
what O
some O
of O
the O
girls O
said O
to O
me O
in O
seminar O
Levinsky B-PERSON
-- O
oh O
it O
's O
too O
terrible O
. O
-- O
when O
I O
brought O
up O
the O
issue O

they O
were O
ready O
to O
choke O
me O

they O
said O
what O
do O
you O
mean O

they O
were O
ready O
to O
throw O
us O
into O
the O
sea O

now O
we O
can O
throw O
them O
into O
the O
sea O
. O

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yeah O
. O
I O
still O
remember O
those O
discussions O

and O
I O
said O
from O
the O
beginning O
this O
is O
wrong O
. O

Well O
, O
this O
is O
what O
's O
happened O
. O

Of O
course O
it O
's O
wrong O
. O

You O
see O
nations O
make O
mistakes O
. O

tough O
luck O

they O
did O
n't O
like O
us O
anyway O
. O

%eh O
%eh O
the O
best O
news O
is O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Well O
that O
the O
world O
can O
at O
least O
see O
something O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
yet O
what O
will O
be O
with O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

You O
never O
know O
, O

you O
never O
know O
the O
game O
. O

Well O
You O
never O
know O

but O
there O
is O
a O
well O
, O

but O
the O
response O
of O
the O
world O
should O
be O
very O
strong O
against O
him O
. O

Now O
Grace B-ORG
are O
you O
looking O
for O
justice O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
justice O
exists O
. O

No O

I O
'm O
not O
looking O
for O
justice O
. O

I O
'm O
looking O
for O
an O
end O
to O
these O
hostilities O
. O

Well O
if O
you O
look O
at O
justice O
, O
you O
would O
think O
-- O
That O
's O
all O
. O
-- O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
should O
've O
been O
killed O
a O
long O
time O
ago O
. O

But O
I O
've O
given O
up O
on O
justice O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
justice O
exists O
anymore O
. O

yeah O
, O

but O
I O
want O
to O
tell O
you O
something O
Ida B-PERSON
. O

The O
average O
person O
on O
the O
street O
like O
you O
and O
me O
one O
day O
he O
's O
got O
to O
prevail O

he O
just O
simply O
has O
to O
. O

I O
can O
assure O
you O
that O
those O
Arab B-NORP
women O
feel O
the O
same O
thing O
about O
their O
sons O
that O
we O
feel O
about O
ours O
. O

Of O
course O
. O
Of O
course O
. O

There O
's O
no O
question O
. O

And O
one O
day O
the O
people O
will O
have O
enough O
of O
it O
. O

I O
believe O
in O
the O
people O
Ida B-PERSON
. O

Of O
course O
. O

I O
really O
do O
. O

Of O
course O
. O
Of O
course O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
justice O

but O
I O
believe O
in O
the O
common O
man O
. O

He O
'll O
have O
it O
up O
to O
his O
eyelashes O

and O
he O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
stand O
it O
anymore O
. O

But O

Well O
, O
that O
takes O

Oklahoma B-GPE
, O
what O
do O
you O
need O
it O
for O
? O

Kennedy B-FAC
airport I-FAC
was O
closed O
for O
hours O
the O
day O
that O
I O
left O
. O

mhm O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
left O
through O
Boston B-GPE
. O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
came O
to O
Zurich B-GPE

and O
I O
must O
tell O
you O

congratulations O
to O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
. O

They O
took O
out O
all O
the O
suitcases O
of O
the O
continuing O
passengers O
-- O
yeah O
. O
-- O
and O
put O
them O
in O
rooms O
. O

And O
it O
's O
only O
the O
Swiss O
who O
got O
my O
two O
suitcases O
together O
. O

%hm O
. O

no O
other O
people O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
would O
have O
been O
so O
orderly O
and O
so O
efficient O
. O

%mm O
. O

You O
know O
they O
would O
've O
had O
one O
here O

and O
you O
have O
to O
look O
for O
the O
other O
one O
. O

over O
there O
. O

I O
know O
. O

I O
know O
. O

it O
was O
wonderful O
. O

Well O
the O
Swiss B-NORP
you O
know O
are O
orderly O
. O

They O
're O
really O
wonderful O
. O

You O
know O
that O
. O

And O
then O
when O
I O
came O
home O
Ida B-PERSON
my O
daughter O
met O
me O
at O
the O
airport O
-- O
How O
did O
you O
uh-huh O
. O
-- O
with O
her O
little O
girl O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
the O
little O
girl O
had O
said O
to O
her O
mother O
mother O
maybe O
Savta B-PERSON
will O
have O
her O
face O
fixed O

and O
we O
wo O
n't O
recognize O
her O
. O

And O
she O
's O
eight O
years O
old O
you O
know O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O
marvelous O
? O

How O
do O
you O
like O
that O
. O

yeah O
I O
-- O
you O
nee- O
-- O
should O
have O
done O
it O
. O

I O
should O
have O
done O
it O
. O

Listen O
. O

But O
I O
did O
n't O
. O

Grace B-ORG
is O
this O
so O
common O
in O
Israel B-GPE
, O
to O
have O
these O
facials O
? O

I O
beg O
your O
pardon O
. O

Is O
it O
so O
common O
in O
Israel B-GPE
to O
have O
-- O
Ida B-PERSON
-- O
-- O
facials O
? O

-- O
it O
's O
not O
that O
common O
, O

no O
. O

No O
it O
is O
n't O
. O

But O
sometimes O

Here O
it O
's O
very O
common O
. O

You O

yeah O

Do O
n't O
forget O
Beverly B-GPE
Hills I-GPE
. O

This O
is O
the O
beauty O
center O
. O

yeah O

right O
, O

yeah O
. O

I O
should O
have O
come O
to O
you O

That O
's O
what O
I O
should O
have O
done O
. O

You O
know O
I O
had O
a O
student O

You O
better O
give O
me O
your O
phone O
number O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
right O
number O
. O

Please O
take O
it O
. O

yeah O
. O

Do O
you O
have O
a O
pencil O
? O

yeah O
, O

yeah O
. O

I O
'm O
writing O
. O

it O
's O
three O
one O
zero O

yeah O
. O

two O
seven O
seven O

two O
seven O
seven O

one O
eight O
two O
six O

one O
eight O
two O
six O
. O

You O
've O
made O
this O
a O
very O
happy O
day O
for O
me O
, O
I O
must O
tell O
you O
Ida B-PERSON
-- O
Listen O
you O
sound O
-- O
a O
very O
very O
happy O
day O
. O

But O
listen O
Grace O

you O
sound O
hoarse O
. O

Do O
you O
have O
a O
cold O
? O

Well O
no O

you O
know O
Ida B-PERSON
I O
've O
had O
this O
terrib- O

It O
's O
the O
old O
story O
. O

It O
's O
the O
old O
story O

but O
it O
's O
been O
much O
better O
because O
I O
have O
used O
a O
Ventalin B-PRODUCT
of O
late O
, O
-- O
-- O
for O
the O
past O
week O
. O

But O
you O
know O
%uh O
the O
problem O
with O
these O
is O
%uh O
%uh O

What O
is O
it O

a O
spray O
? O

Ventalin B-PRODUCT
is O
a O
spray O
. O

The O
problem O
with O
the- O

What O
's O
it O
called O
? O

What O
's O
it O
called O

because O
I O
use O
one O
too O
? O

It O
's O
Ventalin B-PRODUCT
. O

It O
's O
called O
Ventalin B-PRODUCT

and O
it O
has O

Yes O
, O

very O
powerful O
. O

It O
stopped O
me O
from O
coughing O
for O
a O
whole O
week O
. O

Who O
gave O
it O
to O
you O
, O

an O
allergist O
? O

the O
doctor O
gave O
it O
to O
me O
. O

But O
the O
problem O
with O
this O
stuff O
is O
Ida B-PERSON
that O
after O
a O
while O
your O
body O
gets O
used O
to O
it O
, O

you O
see O
? O

And O
it O
did O
n't O
work O
. O

it O
's O
not O
really O
working O
the O
way O
it O
should O
. O

I O
have O
to O
go O
back O
to O
the O
doctor O
and O
get O
a- O

Well O
you O
know O
I O
also O
use O
a O
spray O
because O
I O
have O
asthma O
. O

Well O
I O
think O
that O
's O
what O
I O
've O
got O
-- O
And O
, O
%uh O
-- O
too O
. O

I O
do O
have O
asthma O
. O

And O
then O
this O
spray O
has O
been O
really O
effect- O

what O
do O
you O
use O
, O
Ida B-PERSON
, O

Betrafort O
? O

It O
's O
called O
Airobid B-PRODUCT
. O

uh-huh O
. O

yeah O
, O

well O
I O
thi- O

I O
used O
Evancerol B-PRODUCT

and O
%uh O
what O
it O
did O
it O
made O
my O
voice O
so O
hoarse O
I O
was O
embarrassed O
when O
I O
spoke O
. O

So O
I O
went O
here O
to O
the O
pulmonary O
department O
at O
U B-ORG
C I-ORG
L I-ORG
A I-ORG
, O
you O
know O
, O
at O
the O
university O
-- O
Yes O
. O
-- O
and O
got O
the O
top O
man O
there O
. O

A O
great O
guy O
. O

Yes O
. O

And O
he O
changed O
me O
to O
the O
Airobid B-PRODUCT

and O
I O
'm O
very O
happy O
with O
it O
. O

Yes O
. O

First O
of O
all O

Well O
I O

%uh O
%uh O
that O
's O
the O
only O
relief O
I O
've O
gotten O
really O
in O
fifteen O
years O
, O
believe O
it O
or O
not O
, O
-- O
uh-huh O
. O
-- O
was O
from O
this O
Ventalin B-PRODUCT
. O

But O
I O
see O
that O
i- O

It O
's O
a O
very O
powerful O
one O
. O

They O
wo O
n't O
let O
me O
use O
it O
because O
of O
my O
fibrillation O
of O
the O
heart O
. O

So O
I O
ca O
n't O
use O
the O
Ventalin B-PRODUCT
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
yeah O

but O
it O

But O
it O
's O
an O
old O
medication O
. O

Listen O

before O
I O
forget O
I O
want O
to O
ask O
you O
again O
the O
name O

Yes O
. O

I O
want O
to O
make O
sure O

I O
want O
to O
read O
this O
number O
to O
you O
again O
. O

Yes O
. O

yeah O
. O

right O
now O
. O

it O
's O
two O
seven O
seven O

three O
one O
eight O

one O
eight O
two O
six O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
gave O
me O
an O
address O
, O
though O
. O

I O
might O
not O
have O
had O
one O
then O
. O

Right O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
get O
it O
right O
at O
first O
. O

So O

So O
, O
when O
did O
you O
get O
there O
? O

I O
started O
work O
August O
first O

so O
what O
's O
today O
, O

the O
twentieth O
or O
something O
? O

uh-huh O
. O

The O
twentieth O

yeah O
. O

yeah O

%um O
and O
I O
arrived O
in O
Detroit B-GPE
just O
the O
night O
before O
I O
started O
work O

so O
I O
had O
been O
here O
just O
three O
weeks O
. O

It O
will O
be O
three O
weeks O
Tuesday O
That O
I O
started O
work O

and O
%um O
so O
I O
worked O
in O
the O
office O
for O
a O
week O
in O
a O
half O

and O
then O
we O
had O
our O
orientation O
for O
the O
new O
volunteers O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
that O
was O
out O
in O
western O
Michigan B-GPE
on O
Lake B-LOC
Michigan I-LOC
about O
four O
hours O
from O
here O

so O
we O
went O
up O
there O
and O
spent O
almost O
a O
week O
%um O

sounds O
nice O

Did O
you O
take O
your O
car O

did O
you O
drive O
there O
? O

I O
drove O
up O
here O
, O

yeah O
. O

From O
Omaha B-GPE
? O

yup O
. O

Wow O
. O

It O
took O
a O
couple O
days O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
it O
would O
have O
been O
maybe O
fourteen O
or O
fifteen O
hours O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
it O
all O
in O
one O
day O

so O
I O
broke O
it O
up O
and O
stopped O
in O
Wisconsin B-GPE
at O
a O
friend O
's O
house O

Right O

so O
anyway O
we O
have O
fifty O
- O
six O
new O
volunteers O
that O
are O
oriented O
and O
off O
. O

They O
left O
for O
their O
new O
homes O
on O
Thursday O

and O
we O
came O
back O
to O
Detroit B-GPE

so O

uh-huh O
. O

How O
many O
of O
you O
are O
there O
? O

On O
staff O
? O

Right O
. O

There O
's O
five O
of O
us O
on O
staff O
. O

The O
director O
-- O
uh-huh O
. O
-- O
three O
area O
directors O
, O
and O
then O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
Kate B-PERSON

Kate B-PERSON
is O
the O
woman O
I O
'm O
living O
with O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
what O
her O
position O
is O
called O

it O
's O
kind O
of O
like O
development O

And O
helps O
the O
director O
with O
fundraising O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
. O

What O
special O

And O
the O
director O
's O
in O
Detroit B-GPE
. O

yeah O
, O

we O
're O
all O
in O
Detroit B-GPE

but O
the O
area O
directors O
%um O
travel O
to O
the O
cities O
that O
the O
volunteers O
are O
in O
and O
%um O
you O
know O
meet O
with O
the O
communities O
and O
stuff O
like O
that O
. O

So O

What O
's O
your O
area O
then O
? O

I O
go O
to O
Kansas B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
Saint B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
, O
Des O
Moines O
, O

and O
then O
I O
also O
have O
the O
community O
here O
in O
Detroit B-GPE
. O

oh O
that O
's O
cool O
. O

So O

yeah O

I O
me- O

Old O
stomping O
ground O

I O
know O
. O

It O
's O
so O
cool O

Do O
you O
have O
to O
go O
so O
many O
times O
during O
the O
year O

or O

I O
go O
once O
in O
the O
fall O
for O
a O
week O
to O
each O
city O
and O
then O
once O
in O
the O
spring O

so O
well O
late O
winter O
I O
guess O
%um O

So O
when O
I O
go O
in O
October O
I O
go O
first O
to O
Kansas B-GPE
City I-GPE
then O
to O
Saint B-GPE
Louis I-GPE

then O
I O
come O
back O
to O
Detroit B-GPE

and O
we O
have O
our O
%um O

our O
fall O
retreat O
is O
in O
Dubuque O
, O
Iowa B-GPE

so O
that O
's O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
my O
area O
visits O

and O
then O
I O
do O
my O
Detroit B-GPE
area O
visit O
, O

then O
I O
go O
to O
Des B-GPE
Moines I-GPE

but O
the O
way O
it O
works O
out O
for O
Kansas B-GPE
City I-GPE
and O
Saint B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
I O
go O
to O
Kansas B-GPE
City I-GPE
and O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
it O
's O
my O
birthday O

mhm O
. O

So O
I O
spend O
the O
morning O
of O
my O
birthday O
with O
Elisa B-PERSON

and O
then O
I O
fly O
to O
Saint B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
and O
spend O
you O
know O
the O
afternoon O
with O
Chris B-PERSON
or O
Lou B-PERSON
or O
whoever O
I O
hook O
up O
with O
in O
Saint B-GPE
Louis I-GPE

so O
mhm O
. O
I O
'm O
like O
wow O
that O
worked O
out O
perfectly O
. O

That O
's O
cool O
. O

yeah O
, O

so O
. O

So O
it O
sounds O
like O
you O
're O
going O
to O
be O
gone O
a O
lot O
? O

yeah O
, O

from O
October O
sixth O
through O
Thanksgiving B-EVENT
I O
'm O
here O
like O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
ten O
days O
or O
something O
nutty O
like O
that O
%um O

and O
then O

oh O
really O
. O

Are O
you O
going O
to O
go O
home O
for O
Thanksgiving B-EVENT
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
yet O
%um O

I O
'm O
going O
home O
in O
September O
for O
just O
a O
three O
day O
weekend O
or O
something O
like O
that O
%um O
because O
September O
is O
pretty O
much O
one O
of O
the O
slowest O
months O
on O
the O
job O

so O

mhm O

And O
I O
have O
n't O
been O
to O
Texas B-GPE
in O
a O
while O

so O
I O
thought O
that O
would O
work O
out O

and O
%um O
then O
at O
Christmas O
time O
I O
think O
well O
one O
of O
my O
cousins O
%um O
is O
getting O
married O
near O
Kansas B-GPE
City I-GPE

and O
I O
'm O
hoping O
my O
family O
will O
just O
come O
up O
to O
Kansas B-GPE
for O
that O

%mm O
. O

mhm O

And O
then O
I O
'll O
go O
there O
and O
see O
them O

so O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
about O
Thanksgiving B-EVENT
yet O
. O

That O
's O
too O
far O
away O
to O
figure O
out O

so O
anyway O
I O
will O
be O
. O

Gosh O
, O
are O
you O
happy O
? O

yeah O
, O

I O
am O

it O
was O
really O
hard O
to O
make O
the O
decision O

I O
actually O
at O
one O
point O
decided O
no O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
go O

just O
like O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
I O
want O
to O
start O
all O
over O
again O

and O
-- O
mhm O
. O
I O
'm O
liking O
being O
in O
Omaha B-GPE
and O
all O
that O
sort O
of O
thing O

and O
so O
I O
called O
and O
told O
the O
director O
you O
know O
I O
thought O
about O
it O
a O
lot O
blah O
blah O
blah O

but O
I O
%eh O
just O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
right O
for O
me O
right O
now O

and O
mhm O
He O
was O
like O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
him O
very O
well O

but O
%uh O
he O
had O
strep O
throat O
when O
I O
was O
here O

I O
mean O
he O
just O
was O
n't O
feeling O
well O

I O
mean O
was O
like O
well O
. O

mhm O
. O

okay O

and O
%uh O
later O
that O
morning O
Kate B-PERSON
called O
me O
at O
work O
in O
Omaha B-GPE
. O

And O
I O
'm O
like O
Kate B-PERSON
are O
calling O
to O
make O
this O
really O
hard O
on O
me O

an- O
? O

%eh O

She O
's O
like O
we O
just O
want O
you O
to O
think O
about O
one O
more O
thing O

and O
%eh O
the O
job O
is O
supposed O
to O
be O
a O
two O
year O
commitment O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
that O
was O
kind O
of O
like O
one O
of O
the O
things O
that O
I O
'm O
thinking O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
about O
doing O
a O
two O
year O
commitment O
%eh O
you O
know O
all O
this O
sort O
of O
thing O

That O
was O
too O
long O

or O
it O
was O
too O
short O
. O

well O
-- O
no O
, O

I O
mean O
it O
could O
be O
longer O

so O
it O
's O
not O
like O
it O
was O
too O
short O
. O

It O
was O
just O
. O
you O
know O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
I O
was O
thinking O

but O
anyway O
so O
they O
're O
like O
what O
if O
it O
was O
just O
a O
one O
year O
commitment O

and O
I O
said O
well O
I O
'll O
think O
about O
it O

kind O
of O
threw O
me O
off O

and O
then O
I O
called O
later O

and O
I O
asked O
the O
director O
if O
%um O

I O
said O
well O
would O
you O
be O
willing O
to O

a O
first O
year O
%um O
area O
director O
makes O
seventeen O
thousand O

and O
a O
second O
year O
area O
director O
makes O
eighteen O
thousand O
five O
hundred O
. O

First O
year O
you O
get O
three O
weeks O
vacation O
. O

Second O
year O
you O
get O
four O
weeks O

and O
I O
said O
well O
would O
you O
be O
willing O
to O
hire O
me O
as O
if O
I O
was O
coming O
in O
at O
a O
second O
year O
mhm O
. O
%um O
%eh O
at O
eighteen O
five O
with O
four O
weeks O
of O
vacation O

and O
he O
said O
yeah O
he O
would O
be O
willing O
to O
do O
that O
. O

Wow O
that O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
vacation O
. O

yeah O

it O
is O
which O
is O
wonderful O

That O
's O
great O
. O

%mm O
. O
And O
that O
's O
more O
important O
to O
me O
than O
money O

so O

Right O

yeah O

and O
we O
get O
the O
whole O
week O
from O
Christmas O
to O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT

that O
's O
one O
of O
our O
weeks O
of O
vacation O

so O
it O
's O
only O
mhm O
. O
you O
know O
in O
addition O
to O
that O

So O
anyway O
, O

And O
the O
rest O
you O
can O
take O
pretty O
much O
%eh O
when O
you O
want O

I O
mean O
you O
work O
it O
around O
your O
schedule O
. O

Right O
. O

yeah O
, O

you O
got O
to O
work O
it O
around O
your O
schedule O
which O
is O

in O
you O
know O
summer O
is O
not O
a O
really O
good O
time O
to O
take O
it O
because O
you O
're O
ending O
one O
year O
and O
starting O
the O
next O
year O
and O
you O
know O
doing O
a O
lot O
with O
the O
volunteers O
coming O
in O

mhm O
. O

-- O
so O
I O
'll O
probably O
try O
to O
take O
most O
of O
it O
before O
next O
summer O
, O

we O
'll O
see O
. O

mhm O
. O

%um O
so O
I O
thought O
about O
it O
that O
day O

and O
I O
ended O
up O
calling O
back O
and O
saying O
okay O
I O
'm O
coming O
to O
Detroit B-GPE

so O
It O
's O
been O
really O
good O
since O
I O
've O

I O
mean O
actually O
I O
made O
the O
decision O

and O
I O
thought O
oh O
God O
what O
am O
I O
doing O
you O
know O

I O
just O
was O
still O
unsure O
about O
it O

but O
in O
a O
couple O
days O
I O
just O
felt O
really O
at O
peace O
with O
it O
and O
remained O
so O
throughout O
the O
time O
that O
I O
prepared O
to O
leave O

and O
then O
ever O
since O
I O
've O
been O
here O
I O
keep O
thinking O
okay O
why O
am O
I O
so O
okay O
with O
this O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
be O
falling O
apart O
any O
minute O
, O
right O
you O
know O
? O

Because O
I O
'm O
really O
used O
to O
transition O
hitting O
me O
a O
little O
bit O
harder O
especially O
when O
I O
was O
so O
ambivalent O
about O
the O
decision O

but O
Right O
. O
%um O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

It O
's O
been O
great O

That O
's O
great O
. O

So O

yeah O
. O

Great O
. O

Do O
n't O
question O
it O
? O

Go O
with O
it O

yeah O

exac- O

that O
's O
what O
I O
said O
finally O
%um O

I O
was O
telling O
somebody O

somebody O
is O
like O
well O
how O
you O
doing O
? O

I O
said O
well O
I O
'm O
fine O
you O
know O

I O
keep O
wondering O
how O
long O
that O
's O
going O
to O
last O
. O

I O
'm O
fine O

what O
's O
wrong O
with O
me O

and O
then O
finally O
I O
'm O
like O
you O
know O
I O
am O
just O
going O
to O
be O
okay O
that O
I O
'm O
okay O

and O
if O
I O
'm O
not O
okay O
later O
that O
's O
fine O

but O
right O
now O
I O
'm O
okay O

I O
have O
to O
stop O
wondering O
when O
it O
's O
going O
to O
end O

So O
that O
's O
kind O
of O
where O
I O
've O
been O
. O

%hm O
%hm O
So O
tell O
me O
about O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE

I O
got O
your O
postcard O
. O

oh O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
was O
really O
fun O

%um O
I O
loved O
the O
city O
. O

It O
was O

yeah O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
did O
n't O
expect O
to O
enjoy O
the O
city O
so O
much O
. O

You O
had O
been O
there O
before O
though O
had O
n't O
you O

no O
? O

Just O
really O
briefly O
. O

I O
went O
to O
Long B-GPE
Island I-GPE
for O
a O
friend O
's O
wedding O

and O
Katie B-PERSON
and O
I O
, O
my O
housemate O
from O
Oregon B-GPE
went O
together O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
we O
took O
a O
train O
into O
the O
city O
, O
a O
cab O
to O
the B-ORG
Metropolitan I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
&of O
Art O
ran O
around O
there O
for O
an O
hour O
and O
half O
, O
took O
a O
cab O
back O
, O
and O
then O
the O
train O
back O
to O
Long B-GPE
Island I-GPE

so O
I O
mean O
that O
was O
it O
. O

That O
's O
all O
we O
saw O
. O

oh O
that O
was O
it O
. O

%um O
and O
I O
liked O
that O

but O
it O
did O
n't O
even O
feel O
like O
I O
had O
actually O
been O
in O
the O
city O
you O
know O
. O

mhm O
. O

%um O
so O
this O
was O
more O
like O

you O
know O
we O
did O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
**touristy** O
stuff O
and O
walked O
on O
the B-FAC
Brooklyn I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
and O
mhm O
. O
took O
the O
ferry O
and O
%um O
walked O
in O
Central B-LOC
Park I-LOC
and O
went O
to O
a O
show O
and O
all O
that O
sort O
of O
stuff O

so O
it O
was O
really O
fun O
%um O

Sounds O
great O

and O
we O
also O
went O
out O
to O
Long B-GPE
Island I-GPE
where O
Joe B-PERSON
's O
mom O
lives O
-- O
uh-huh O
. O
and O
spent O
time O
with O
the O
whole O
family O
So O
-- O
which O
was O
okay O
. O

It O
was O
good O
. O

. O
At O
first O
when O
we O
were O
planning O
the O
trip O
he O
's O
like O
oh O
I O
hope O
we O
can O
go O
out O
and O
you O
know O
go O
to O
the O
beach O
and O
you O
can O
meet O
my O
brother O
and O
my O
nieces O
and O
nephe- O

he O
's O
got O
three O
brothers O

%um O
two O
of O
them O
live O
on O
Long B-GPE
Island I-GPE
. O

You O
want O
to O
meet O
my O
brothers O
and O
my O
nieces O
and O
nephews O

and O
I O
'm O
like O
%um O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
Joe B-PERSON

I O
do O
n't O

I O
said O
I O
think O
maybe O
we O
need O
the O
time O
just O
to O
kind O
of O
figure O
out O
where O
our O
relationship O
is O
before O

mhm O
. O

I O
said O
it O
's O
not O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
meet O
your O
family O

it O
's O
just O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

-- O
That O
's O
a O
lot O
at O
once O
. O
I O
know O
his O
mom O
too O

and O
I O
think O
she O
's O
a O
little O
bit O
leery O
of O
this O
whole O
relationship O
based O
on O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
past O
you O
know O

mhm O
. O

and O
I O
hurt O
her O
son O
and O
all O
that O
sort O
of O
thing O
. O

I O
'm O
like O
I O
just O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
I O
'm O
ready O
for O
that O

but O
it O
ended O
up O
happening O
that O
it O
was O
his O
brother O
's O
birthday O

and O
we O
were O
out O
there O
to O
go O
to O
the O
beach O

and O
so O
I O
'm O
like O
okay O
you O
know O
I O
can O
handle O
this O

and O
%uh O
it O
was O
very O
nice O
actually O

so O
Good O
. O
that O
was O
fine O

and O
%uh O

So O
where O
did O
things O
end O
up O
? O

oh O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O
Vick B-PERSON
, O

%um O
it O
was O
really O
fun O

and O
I O
mean O
in O
some O
ways O
Joe B-PERSON
is O
somebody O
I O
've O
known O
a O
long O
time O
and O
and O
know O
pretty O
well O

but O
in O
other O
ways O
it O
's O
like O
this O
is O
a O
whole O
new O
relationship O

mhm O
. O

so O
it O
's O
kind O
of O
weird O
to O
walk O
that O
balance O
like O
well O
you O
know O
, O
one O
minute O
we O
're O
talking O
seriously O
like O
where O
would O
we O
live O
if O
we O
wanted O
to O
be O
together O
and O
the O
next O
you O
know O
I O
'm O
like O
Wow O
. O
wait O
a O
minute O

I O
ca O
n't O
believe O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
this O

I O
mean O

What O
's O
he O
doing O
now O
? O

He O
's O
in O
his O
last O
year O
of O
graduate O
school O
at O
Columbia B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

He O
's O
getting O
his O
Masters O
in O
Public O
Administration O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
he O
's O
been O
working O
with O
this O
man O
who O
's O
starting O
a O
new O
nonprofit O
organization O

%um O

he O
worked O
with O
him O
last O
summer O
and O
this O
summer O
and O
probably O
will O
work O
with O
during O
the O
school O
year O
. O

Beyond O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
know O
what O
he O
's O
going O
to O
do O
you O
know O

but O
you O
know O
it O
's O
kind O
of O
hard O
because O
-- O
Kind O
of O
open O
but O
I O
mean O
chances O
are O
really O
good O
that O
he O
'll O
want O
to O
stay O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
or O
at O
least O
on O
the O
east O
coast O
, O
you O
know O
? O

Right O
. O

Kind O
of O
interested O
in O
politics O

so O
D B-GPE
C I-GPE
would O
be O
an O
option O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

It O
's O
just O
hard O
because O
that O
's O
not O
really O
yeah O
where O
I O
'm O
at O

but O
I O
mean O
we O
're O
both O
sort O
of O
like O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
life O
is O
taking O
us O

and O

Hard O
to O
start O
a O
relationship O
when O
that O

yeah O
, O

so O
what O
do O
we O
do O

you O
know O
do O
we O
make O
decisions O
based O
on O
each O
other O

I O
mean O
this O
was O
just O
the O
second O
weekend O
we O
've O
seen O
each O
other O

so O
he O
's O
coming O
here O
over O
Labor B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
weekend O
-- O

mhm O
. O

and O
then O
because O
my O
schedule O
gets O
so O
crazy O
starting O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
October O
I O
am O
going O
to O
go O
there O
the O
first O
weekend O
of O
October O
. O

That O
was O
kind O
of O
hard O
for O
us O
to O
decide O

you O
know O
he O
has O
n't O
even O
been O
here O
yet O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
seen O
him O
since O
the O
Fourth O
of O
July O
weekend O

and O
we O
decided O
well O
you O
know O
let O
's O
go O
ahead O

yeah O

so O
yeah O

I O
've O
been O
there O
like O
five O
or O
six O
times O
Wow O
. O
because O
I O
drove O
across O
the O
country O
three O
times O
. O

I O
've O
been O
there O
wait O
, O
yes O
three O
times O
I O
think O
. O

Well O
this O
is O
our O
second O
time O
. O

yeah O
. O

The O
first O
time O
we O
had O
been O
it O
was O
like O
twelve O
years O
ago O

Kevin B-PERSON
and O
I O
went O
on O
like O
a O
six O
week O
camping O
trip O
you O
know O

you O
know O
from O
Idaho B-GPE
to O
Washington B-GPE
we O
hit O
all O
kinds O
of O
national O
parks O
and O
stu- O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

oh O
yeah O

it O
's O
so O
beautiful O
%huh O
. O

And O
You O
know O
we O
spent O
you O
know O
couple O
days O
in O
Yellowstone B-LOC
and O
then O
you O
know O
a O
very O
little O
time O
in O
Grand B-LOC
Tetons I-LOC

but O
we O
spent O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
in O
the O
national O
forests O
right O
around O
there O
because O
you O
know O
we O
were O
really O
camping O
and O
really O
serious O
-- O

uh-huh O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
like O
we O
went O
into O
Jackson B-GPE
, O
the O
town O

and O
we O
were O
like O
-- O
-- O
%ah O
let O
me O
out O
of O
here O
. O

You O
know O
it O
was O
like O
a O
traffic O
jam O
and O
all O
these O
stores O

and O
we O
sort O
of O
did O
n't O
know O
what O
was O
coming O
. O

We O
were O
like O
oh O
my O
god O
traffic O
jams O

uh-huh O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
tourist O
hell O
is O
this O
? O

Get O
us O
out O
of O
here O
. O

of O
course O
then O
we O
were O
like O
you O
know O
let O
's O
stay O
here O
a O
couple O
days O
. O

And O
now O
you O
guys O
have O
a O
five O
year O
old O

and O

yeah O
. O

This O
is O
kind O
of O
cute O
. O

oh O
look O

there O
's O
the O
Benneton O
outlet O
. O

oh O
you O
guys O
have O
really O
turned O
into O
yuppies O
, O
%huh O
? O

Scary O
. O

What O
we O
should O
n't O
have O
a O
house O
in O
the O
suburbs O
. O

Well O
if O
I O
'm O
unemployed O
I O
ca O
n't O
be O
a O
yuppie O
can O
I O
? O

Do O
n't O
I O
need O
to O
be O
professional O
? O

%um O
. O
yeah O

I O
guess O
. O

Well O
Norm O
and O
I O
are O
worse O
because O
we O
live O
in O
the O
suburbs O
. O

%uh O
so O
. O

Well O
really O
silly O

we O
'll O
save O
that O
for O
our O
self O
respects O
. O

So O
are O
you O
coming O
or O
not O
? O

Are O
you O
coming O
or O
not O
? O

Are O
you O
coming O
or O
not O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

It O
's O
up O
to O
my O
husband O
. O

Hopefully O
he O
'll O
finish O
soon O
%uh O
-- O
-- O
and O
%um O

I O
thought O
you O
said O
he O
was O
finished O
. O

You O
know O
I O
mean O

yeah O

he O
is O
finished O
. O

I O
thought O
you O
said O
he O
did O
send O
it O
today O
. O

He O
is O
finished O
. O

He O
just O
has O
to O
defend O
. O

So O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

We O
'll O
see O
what O
happens O
. O

I O
'll O
talk O
to O
him O
today O
. O

He O
has O
a O
job O

so O
. O

If O
not O
when O
are O
you O
guys O
moving O
? O

We O
're O
not O
moving O
for O
a O
year O
. O

oh O
okay O
. O

Good O
. O

We O
wo O
n't O
move O
till O
okay O
. O
%mm O
probably O
June B-GPE
. O

okay O
. O

Maybe O
early O
June B-GPE
. O

Because O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
come O
when O
Norm O
does O
his O
defense O
uh-huh O
, O
uh-huh O
. O
which O
I O
really O
want O
to O
come O
for O
that O

but O
you O
know O
I O
might O
not O
be O
able O
to O
for O
other O
reasons O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

But O
if O
I O
ca O
n't O
come O
then O
then O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
stop O
in O
January O
. O

Well O
I O
'll O
probably O
stop O
in O
January O
anyhow O
. O
Excellent O
Because O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
%uh O
in O
January O
with O
the O
baby O
to O
%uh O
-- O
-- O
see O
%uh O
-- O
-- O
the O

it O
'll O
come O
out O
to O
see O
the O
relatives O
. O

Show O
off O
le O
bebe O
. O

yeah O
. O

Show O
off O
le O
bebe O
. O

Excellent O

Do O
you O
think O
ei- O

I O
mean O
eight O
weeks O
is O
not O
really O

well O
it O
'll O
be O
older O
than O
eight O
weeks O

it O
'll O
be O
like O
ten O
weeks O
by O
then O
. O

That O
's O
not O
too O
early O
to O
travel O
is O
it O
? O

Nope O
. O

I O
thought O
it O
would O
be O
like O
much O
easier O
to O
travel O
if O
we O
went O
when O
he O
was O
ten O
weeks O
than O
-- O
yep O
, O
yep O
, O
yep O
. O
-- O
you O
know O
after O
that O
. O

when O
they O
're O
new O
infants O
it O
's O
like O
bring O
along O
a O
blanket O
so O
you O
can O
nurse O
them O
. O

And O
like O
you O
could O
do O
anything O
. O

You O
could O
probably O
go O
like O
do O
skydiving O
or O
something O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
know O
. O

And O
if O
you O
were O
nursing O
the O
baby O
while O
you O
were O
skydiving O
the O
baby O
would O
be O
like O
okay O
. O

yeah O
. O

Alright O
. O

As O
long O
as O
we O
're O
nursing O
while O
we O
're O
doing O
this O
that O
's O
okay O
. O

That O
's O
what O
I O
thought O
too O
. O

And O
they O
do O
n't O
need O
that O
many O
clothes O
when O
they O
're O
that O
young O
. O

And O
they O
do O
n't O
need O
toys O
. O

So O
. O

You O
know O
basically O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
bring O
anything O
. O
%uh O
but O
you O
know O
your O
two O
boobs O
. O

%uh O
And O
since O
I O
ca O
n't O
really O
go O
anywhere O
without O
those O
anyhow O

They O
're O
hard O
to O
forget O

yeah O
. O

Hard O
to O
leave O
behind O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
I O
mean O
you O
know O
then O
we O
can O
just O
use O
disposables O
if O
we O
're O
travelling O
, O

so O

oh O
definitely O
. O

Do O
n't O

we O
did O

one O
time O
like O
we O
were O
travelling O
in O
the O
car O

we O
were O
like O
oh O
we O
can O
just O
bring O
a O
little O
mini O
diaper O
pail O
and O
all O
. O

yeah O
. O

That O
was O
after O
one O
time O

I O
went O
never O
again O
. O

Disposables O
for O
travelling O
. O

And O
%um O
Absolutely O
. O
Every O
now O
did O
you O
supplement O
nursing O
with O
bottles O
at O
all O
or O
did O
n't O
you O
? O

No O
. O

No O
. O

Somehow O
like O
I O
read O
too O
many O
of O
the O
books O

so O
I O
thought O
it O
was O
like O
no O
formula O
. O

It O
does O
make O
a O
difference O

like O
I O
always O
thought O
formula O
smells O
kind O
of O
disgusting O

oh O
yeah O
. O

Like O
when O
they O
throw O
up O
it O
smells O
disgusting O

and O
when O
they O
make O
their O
little O
doo O
- O
doo's O
it O
smells O
grosser O
if O
they O
're O
on O
formula O
. O

now O
you O
'll O
find O
this O
hard O
this O
believe O
but O
if O
they O
're O
totally O
breast O
milk O
for O
like O
the O
first O
couple O
months O
-- O
mhm O
. O
their O
number O
twos O
do O
n't O
smell O
at O
all O
. O

oh O
okay O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
smell O
like O
anything O
. O

It O
's O
like O
it O
looks O
like O
shit O
but O
it O
does O
n't O
smell O
like O
anything O
. O

oh O
okay O
. O

And O
did O
you O
pump O
or O
not O
? O

yeah O
I O
pumped O
. O

What O
joy O
that O
was O
. O

Did O
you O
use O
a O
manual O
or O
%uh O
did O
you O
get O
one O
of O
those O
little O
battery O
ones O
? O

Battery O
operated O
deal O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
think O
so O
too O
. O

Now O
like O
I O
can O
tell O
you O

I O
can O
find O
the O
exact O
brand O
name O
of O
it O
if O
you O
want O
some O
time O
. O

But O
like O
it O
had O
like O
this O
little O
like O
nozzle O
attachment O
thing O
on O
it O
which O
was O
what O
it O
said O
you O
were O
supposed O
to O
use O
. O

mhm O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
I O
used O
it O
the O
first O
time O
for O
like O
three O
seconds O

I O
was O
like O
-- O
-- O
%ah O
get O
this O
thing O
off O
me O
. O

That O
really O
hurt O
. O

Do O
n't O
ever O
do O
that O
again O
. O

And O
I O
forget O
what O
it O
said O
it O
was O
for O

I O
think O
it O
said O
it O
was O
for O
if O
you O
had O
small O
breasts O
or O
something O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O

oh O
okay O
. O

so O
like O
I O
took O
that O
thing O

and O
I O
threw O
it O
away O
. O

It O
was O
like O
a O
little O
part O
you O
put O
on O
top O
of O
a O
nozzle O
thing O
. O

It O
was O
just O
like O
an O
extra O
attachment O

and O
I O
took O
that O

and O
I O
-- O
mhm O
okay O
. O
-- O
threw O
it O
away O

okay O
. O

And O
then O
it O
was O
fine O
. O

okay O
. O

So O
. O

yeah O
. O

That O
seemed O
to O
work O
fine O

ye- O

You O
know O
if O
you O
could O
avoid O
it O
you O
know O
if O
it O
was O
a O
choice O
in O
your O
life O
to O
say O
well O
for O
the O
first O
couple O
months O
I O
'll O
just O
be O
home O

and O
I O
'll O
just O
get O
a O
lot O
of O
rest O

and O
I O
'll O
take O
it O
easy O

and O
if O
I O
'm O
not O
-- O
-- O
sleeping O
at O
night O
I O
'll O
just O
sleep O
during O
the O
day O
or O
sleep O
when O
the O
baby O
sleeps O
. O

yeah O
. O

Not O
do O
this O
whole O
pumping O
thing O

I O
mean O
if O
I O
had O
to O
do O
it O
all O
over O
that O
's O
what O
I O
would O
do O
. O

oh O
yeah O

because O
I O
was O
thinking O
it O
would O
be O
easier O
because O
then O
other O
people O
could O
feed O
the O
baby O
and O
you O
would O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
so O
tied O
to O
it O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
if O
you O
want O
to O
go O
out O
to O
a O
movie O
or O
something O
. O

Mean O
that O
you O
know O
did O
you O

Well O
we O
never O
go O
out O
. O

I O
mean O
you O
know O
what O
Norm O
and O
I O
are O
like O

I O
mean O
. O

Well O
believe O
me O

when O
you O
have O
a O
baby O
you O
'll O
want O
, O
to O
put O
it O
in O
someone O
else O
's O
house O
or O
someone O
come O
watch O
it O
in O
your O
house O
and O
go O
anywhere O
else O
. O

See O
that O
's O
what O
I O
was O
thinking O
like O
for O
my O
in O
laws O
and O
stuff O
when O
we O
go O
home O
for O
Christmas O
. O

mhm O
. O

It O
would O
be O
so O
nice O
to O
just O
you O
know O
leave O
the O
baby O
with O
them O

but O
you O
ca O
n't O
leave O
the O
baby O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
mean O
you O
know O
you O
might O
have O
to O
try O
one O
or O
two O
before O
you O
find O
one O
that O
works O

but O
yeah O
. O
once O

and O
you O
know O
they O
have O
like O
things O
and O
like O
can O
set O
the O
tension O
or O
whatever O

they O
get O
suck O
power O
. O

the O
tension O

they O
're O
like O
the O
little O
knob O
on O
your O
sewing O
machine O
. O

You O
can O
set O
the O
power O
level O
and O
stuff O

and O
it O
g- O

Or O
like O
extra O
suck O
for O
just O
starting O
to O
suck O
. O

You O
know O
it O
's O
like O
once O
you O
get O
used O
it O
i- O

you O
know O
at O
first O
you O
feel O
like O
what O
am O
I O
doing O
putting O
this O
machine O
on O
me O

it O
's O
disgusting O
or O
obscene O
or O
something O
. O

But O
once O
you O
get O
used O
to O
it O
%uh O
you O
know O
you O
can O
like O
read O
while O
you O
're O
doing O
it O
. O

It O
was O
like O
boring O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

okay O
. O

And O
what O
does O
it O
go O
into O

like O
a O
little O
plastic O
bag O
**thingy** O
? O

%uh O
well O
the O
thing O
I O
had O
was O
-- O
-- O
like O
you O
screwed O
on O
this O
whole O
motor O
suction O
part O
-- O
uh-huh O
. O
-- O
on O
to O
something O
that O
was O
just O
like O
a O
jar O
bottom O
. O

You O
know O
just O
looked O
like O
a O
screw O
thing O
so O
that O
it O
went O
to O
this O
plastic O
container O
. O

okay O
. O

And O
you O
can O
reuse O
the O
plastic O
container O
? O

And O
then O
what O
I O
would O
do O
is O
just O
%uh O
I O
would O
bring O
little O
bags O
like O
that O
you O
're O
supposed O
to O
put O
formula O
in O
with O
me O
to O
work O
. O

oh O
okay O
. O

And O
then O
I O
'd O
pour O
it O
from O
the O
container O
into O
the O
plastic O
bag O
and O
seal O
it O
up O
and O
then O
go O
you O
know O
rinse O
out O
the O
container O
thing O
and O
wash O
it O
the O
next O
day O
. O

And O
did O
you O
throw O
away O
the O
plastic O
bags O
when O
you O
were O
done O
? O

Well O
see O
then O
the O
plastic O
bag O
is O
designed O
to O
go O
inside O
a O
bottle O
thing O
. O

yeah O
. O

so O
you O
throw O
the O
plastic O
bag O
away O
when O
you O
're O
done O
. O

After O
your O
baby O
drinks O
the O
milk O
yeah O
. O

yeah O

okay O

okay O
. O

I O
'm O
just O
trying O
to O
you O
know O

we O
have O
a O
f- O
%um O
%uh O
%uh O

And O
that O
way O
you O
can O
freeze O
them O

so O
you O
know O
we O
'd O
end O
up O

yeah O
. O

there O
was O
sort O
of O
like O
a O
go O
or O
no O
go O
for O
breast O
pumping O

like O
once O
you O
just O
kind O
of O
got O
everything O
going O
it O
was O
like O
it O
ended O
up O
I O
was O
pumping O
too O
much O
you O
know O

it O
was O
like O
%mm O
okay O
. O
we O
ended O
up O
with O
a O
freezer O
full O

like O
we O
found O
a O
year O
later O
a O
freezer O
full O
of O
breast O
milk O
. O

God O
. O

oh O
let O
's O
just O
throw O
this O
all O
away O
. O

It O
's O
like O
all O
that O
hard O
work O

but O
you O
know O
it O
was O
either O
explode O
or O
you O
know O
pretty O
much O

But O
I O
thought O
like O
you O
totally O
got O
down O
to O
the O
level O
so O
even O
if O
you O
only O
breast O
fed O
you O
know O
once O
a O
day O
that O
that O
's O
how O
much O
milk O
you O
would O
have O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

All O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
is O
to O
get O
a O
big O
bag O
. O

okay O

It O
's O
like O
once O
I O
started O
at O
work O
I O
you O
know O

once O
he O
was O
getting O
bigger O
or O
something O
there O
was O

like O
I O
was O
making O
two O
bags O

and O
it O
was O
like O
if O
you O
sat O
down O
you O
either O
did O
two O
bags O
or O
you O
'd O
explode O

that O
was O
it O
. O

And O
she O
just O
could O
n't O
quite O
drink O
that O
much O

so O

%mm O
okay O
. O

You O
know O
that O
was O
why O
I O
was O
working O
in O
the O
morning O

the O
morning O
's O
when O
you O
do O
the O
most O
. O

Everybody O
's O
different O

so O
it O
probably O

yeah O

yeah O

that O
's O
true O
. O

Well O
I O
only O
have O
fourteen O
weeks O
left O

so O
. O

Wow O
you O
're O
getting O
there O
. O

I O
know O

I O
know O
. O

Stopping O
with O
the O
miscarriage O
anxiety O
starting O
with O
the O
delivery O
anxiety O
. O

I O
know O

oh O
no O
. O

I O
had O
the O
miscarriage O
anxiety O
up O
until O
the O

you O
know O
because O
you O
have O
all O
those O
well O
wishers O
you O
know O
telling O
you O
about O
all O
those O
things O
you O
know O
. O

ooh O
everybody O
wants O
to O
start O
telling O
you O
these O
things O

like O
people O
would O
like O
corner O
me O
to O
tell O
me O
about O
their O
hysterectomies O
. O

It O
's O
like O
somehow O
some O
O O
B O
gyn O
connection O
that O
they O
see O
you O
and O
they O
think O
of O
O O
B O
gyn O
and O
they O
've O
got O
to O
tell O
you O
about O
it O
. O

oh O
my O
god O
. O

you O
know O

yeah O

Well O
I O
've O
heard O
the O
cord O
accident O
stories O
which O
had O
me O
like O
totally O
and O
completely O
freaked O
out O
. O

are O
you O
still O
there O
? O

yeah O

I O
'm O
still O
here O

oh O

so O
I O
talked O
to O
my O
doctor O
about O
it O

and O
apparently O
it O
's O
very O
rare O

so O
do O
n't O
ask O
me O
why O
I O
've O
heard O
so O
many O
stories O
about O
it O

but O

oh O
yeah O

and O
then O
there O
was O
this O
friend O
I O
had O

she O
was O
eight O
and O
a O
half O
months O
pregnant O

and O
you O
know O
baby O
had O
a O
cord O
accident O

and O
she O
died O
. O

Like O
most O
people O
they O
just O
have O
babies O

it O
all O
works O
out O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
know O
. O

I O
know O

so O
I O
'm O
not O
so O
freaked O
out O
anymore O
. O

Good O
. O

That O
was O
like O

I O
was O
talking O
to O
Erica B-PERSON
on O
the O
phone O

and O
%uh O
that O
's O
what O
she O
told O
me O

she O
's O
like O
but O
d- O

to O
say O
that O
it O
was O
okay O
she O
was O
like O
saying O
that O
well O
you O
know O
but O
this O
woman O
is O
pregnant O
again O
and O
you O
know O
will O
have O
her O
baby O
again O
soon O

so O
it O
was O
like O
no O
big O
deal O
. O

No O

yeah O
. O

But O
having O
never O
been O
pregnant O
before O
, O
you O
know O
I O
'm O
sure O
Erica B-PERSON
has O
like O
no O
idea O

this O
woman O
must O
be O
on O
just O
you O
know O
absolute O
. O
pins O
and O
needles O
. O

She O
must O
be O
having O
the O
most O
miserable O
pregnancy O
in O
the O
whole O
world O
. O

yeah O

that O
's O
such O
a O
public O
thing O
. O

Like O
everyone O
knew O
she O
was O
pregnant O
. O

I O
mean O
once O
you O
're O
eight O
and O
half O
months O
, O
man O
, O
I O
mean O
there O
was O
nothing O
nice O
about O
it O

I O
know O
. O

you O
know O
if O
you O
've O
made O
it O
through O
the O
eight O
and O
a O
half O
months O
, O
man O
, O
you O
deserve O
a O
baby O
. O

I O
bet O

I O
know O

you O
know O
and O
then O
to O
have O
to O
go O
back O
to O
work O
and O
you O
know O

and O
then O
the O
second O
pregnancy O
must O
be O
just O
like O
fraught O
with O
anxiety O
and O
especially O
since O
it O
happened O
at O
eight O
and O
a O
half O
months O
, O
you O
know O
. O

yeah O

and O
everybody O
is O
probably O
saying O
now O
you O
better O
really O
drink O
milk O
this O
time O
. O

You O
better O
eat O
your O
cottage O
cheese O
now O
. O

I O
Know O
. O

I O
know O

I O
know O

yeah O
. O

I O
actually O
did O
start O
drinking O
more O
milk O

and O
it O
has O
helped O
with O
all O
my O
little O
aches O
and O
pains O
and O
stuff O
. O

How O
are O
you O
? O

I O
'm O
doing O
great O
man O
, O

it O
took O
ten O
years O

and O
I O
've O
been O
going O
nonstop O
since O
November O

man O
it O
's O
been O
unbelievable O
. O

With O
your O
band O
or O
what O
? O

: O
Well O
%uh O
, O
with O
my O
band O

it O
started O
in O
November O
with O
workshops O

all O
of O
a O
sudden O
the O
music O
schools O
found O
out O
that O
I O
had O
something O
to O
offer O
my O
music O
and O
rehearsing O
them O
. O

So O
I O
've O
been O
doing O
these O
three O
day O
workshops O
Wow O
. O
where O
you O
do O
a O
concert O
on O
the O
third O
night O

and O
%uh O
I O
did O
it O
in O
Saarbruecken B-GPE
, O
Mannheim B-GPE
, O
Cologne B-GPE
, O

Jigs B-PERSON
brought O
me O
up O
there O
twi- O

actually O
I O
had O
to O
go O
back O
twice O
. O

Great O
. O

And O
Nuremburg B-GPE

and O
then O
of O
course O
I O
have O
my O
regular O
Borghausen B-GPE
thing O
you O
know O
over O
there O
where O
they O
have O
the O
jazz O
festival O
yeah O
? O
on O
the O
Austrian B-NORP
border O

it O
's O
about O
a O
hundred O
K's O
from O
here O
. O

yeah O
, O

you O
've O
been O
doing O
that O
one O
a O
while O
. O

yeah O
, O

several O
years O

although O
it O
finished O
last O
month O
, O

they O
ran O
out O
of O
money O
. O

well O

They O
were O
paying O
me O
real O
good O
you O
know O
, O

five O
hundred O
marks O
a O
shot O
just O
to O
rehearse O
gigs O
. O

Are O
you O
playing O
much O
then O

or O
are O
you O
just O
basic- O

Well O
yeah O

I O
'm O
playing O
, O

sure O
. O

so O
your O
chops O
are O
up O
? O

Well O
no O
they O
're O
not O
up O

but O
I O
'm O
playing O

it O
's O
very O
hard O
to O
get O
my O
chops O
back O
in O
form O

but O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
try O
, O

I O
'll O
tell O
you O
what O
's O
happening O

%uh O
first O
of O
all O
you O
knew O
that O
we O
had O
Conti B-PERSON
here O
last O
year O
. O

yeah O

but O
I O
have O
n't O
talked O
to O
hi- O

yes O

I O
did O
talk O
to O
Count O
, O

yeah O
, O

mhm O
. O

What O
did O
he O
say O
? O

114.86_118.28_A: O
well O
he O
had O
said O
he O
had O
a O
good O
time O

but O
he O
said O
you O
did O
n't O
play O
much O
. O

Well O
no O
, O

because O
%uh O
my O
chops O
were O
down O
. O

My O
chops O
were O
down O

so O
I O
just O
conducted O
the O
band O
. O

He O
has O
the O
video O
of O
the O
night O
we O
played O
here O

and O
whenever O
you O
can O
get O
together O
with O
him O
sometime O
-- O
oh O
really O
? O
-- O
have O
him O
sh- O

yeah O

well O
I O
'll O
get O
that O
. O

%huh O

Did O
you O
know O
he O
just O
had O
a O
bypass O
? O

yeah O
. O

okay O

Mupo B-PERSON
called O
me O

I O
could O
n't O
believe O
it O

and O
then O
I O
called O
Count O
in O
the O
hospital O
, O

he O
said O
he O
was O
all O
right O
and O
was O
going O
to O
be O
playing O

and O
in O
fact O
he O
's O
supposed O
to O
be O
here O
in O
%uh O
Berlin B-GPE
the O
beginning O
of O
next O
month O
. O

yeah O

well O
he O
's O
doing O
fine O
, O

I O
have O
n't O
talked O
to O
him O

but O
I O
've O
heard O
roundabout O
that O
he O
was O
yeah O
what O
a O
st- O
in O
town O
working O
last O
week O
or O
something O

%uh O
Katzman B-PERSON
was O
just O
here O
. O

And O
then O
i- O

who O
? O

Katzman B-PERSON
. O

oh O
yeah O

what O
's O
with O
him O
? O

oh O

oh O
well O

well O
we O
played O
some O
tennis O

but O
he O
's O
the O
same O
as O
he O
always O
has O
been O
you O
know O
. O

Where O
's O
he O
living O
these O
days O
? O

%ah O
out O
on O
the O
island O
, O

Manhasset B-GPE
I O
think O
. O

%eh O
I O
ca O
n't O
keep O
track O
of O
him O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
he O
's O
fine O

So O
how O
did O
you O
like O
Japan B-GPE
? O

Well O
I O
had O
a O
good O
time O
Al B-PERSON
, O

shit O
. O

Had O
you O
been O
there O
before O
? O

yeah O

I O
was O
there O
in O
nineteen O
ninety O
uh-huh O
. O
%uh O
with O
Percy B-PERSON
Faith I-PERSON
, O

but O
we O
did O
n't O
have O
very O
much O
to O
play O
, O

we O
did O
n't O
have O
that O
much O
more O
to O
play O
with O
Billy B-PERSON
Vaughan I-PERSON

but O
we O
had O

I O
ca O
n't O
believe O
that O
Billy B-PERSON
Vaughan I-PERSON
is O
still O
going O
, O

I O
mean O
Ray B-PERSON
and O
those O
cats O
were O
going O
over O
thirty O
years O
ago O
. O

yeah O

I O
know O
it O
, O

well O
Billy B-PERSON
Vaughan I-PERSON
passed O
away O
three O
years O
ago O

%uh O
but O
this O
guy O
is O
big O
over O
there O
, O

I O
mean O
we O
had O
unbelievable O
crowds O
. O

Well O
yeah O

the O
Japanese B-NORP
they O
turn O
out O
. O

No O

I O
loved O
it O
over O
there O

I O
went O
over O
with O
Zad B-PERSON
and O
Mel B-PERSON
of O
course O
in O
seventy O
- O
five O

yeah O
. O

And O
then O
%uh O
%uh O
when O
the O
hell O
was O
it O
three O
or O
four O
years O
ago O
I O
went O
over O
with O
a O
Glenn B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
band O
from O
Holland B-GPE
. O

%mm O
oh O
, O
was O
that O
the O
one O
with O
Zeke B-PERSON
? O

With O
who O
? O

Zeke B-PERSON
? O

yeah O

Zeke B-PERSON
was O
on O
it O
. O

Have O
you O
talked O
to O
him O
about O
it O
? O

Well O
yeah O
, O

well O
we O
talked O
about O
it O
on O
the O
road O
because O
he O
was O
on O
the O
trip O
that O
I O
did O
you O
know O

yeah O

he O
makes O
all O
those O
trips O
. O

yeah O

he O
was O
funny O
. O

Amazing O
at O
his O
age O
At O
his O
age O
. O
still O
blowing O
and O
still O
drinking O
. O

does O
he O
drink O

yeah O

He O
's O
amazing O
. O

But O
he O
played O
good O
, O

I O
was O
glad O
he O
was O
there O
because O
I O
had O
these O
young O
cats O
all O
good O
jazz O
players O
but O
no O
band O
experience O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
had O
to O
rehearse O
them O
every O
day O
of O
the O
tour O

I O
have O
a O
tape O
of O
the O
last O
concert O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE

and O
it O
was O
pretty O
good O
. O

And O
there O
my O
chops O
were O
up O

I O
played O
Jubilee O
with O
the O
high O
G O
on O
the O
end O

and O
Wow O
. O
I O
sang O
Chattanooga B-WORK_OF_ART
Choo I-WORK_OF_ART
Choo I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Serenade B-WORK_OF_ART
&in I-WORK_OF_ART
Blue I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Fiesta B-WORK_OF_ART
&in I-WORK_OF_ART
Blue I-WORK_OF_ART

and O
%uh O
%eh O
that O
's O
where O
I O
%ah O
met O
this O
girl O
singer O
from O
Holland B-GPE

she O
impressed O
me O
so O
much O
that O
I O
got O
her O
on O
my O
band O
about O
three O
years O
ago O
. O

oh O
what O
's O
her O
name O
? O

%eh O
Lydia B-PERSON
Van I-PERSON
Damme I-PERSON
. O

mhm O

Anyhow O
she O
's O
not O
with O
me O
anymore O
because O
I O
discovered O
another O
great O
singer O
here O

she O
's O
been O
with O
me O
since O
February O
. O

%uh O
let O
me O
back O
up O
now O
. O

okay O
. O

So O
I O
've O
been O
doing O
all O
these O
workshops O
since O
November O
, O

and O
I O
've O
been O
doing O
the O
Borghausen B-GPE
thing O

and O
then O
in O
February O
finally O
there O
's O
a O
beautiful O
club O
here O

but O
it O
's O
a O
weird O
scene O

%uh O
I O
say O
weird O
for O
us O
. O

It O
's O
this O
beautiful O
club O

but O
they O
go O
from O
like O
eleven O
till O
five O
in O
the O
morning O

and O
there O
's O
no O
%eh O
admission O
. O

It O
's O
the O
young O
jet O
set O
, O
you O
know O
young O
people O
with O
money O

they O
stay O
up O
all O
night O
, O

and O
he O
has O
live O
music O
every O
night O
. O

Anyhow O
, O
I O
've O
been O
talking O
about O
trying O
to O
get O
a O
Monday O
night O
around O
here O
for O
years O
you O
know O
something O
like O
the O
Vanguard O

yeah O

with O
your O
band O

%eh O
yeah O

and O
it O
finally O
happened O

so O
we O
started O
in O
February O
. O

Every O
two O
weeks O
on O
a O
Monday O

and O
it O
's O
been O
a O
huge O
success O
. O

Great O

Of O
course O
we O
did O
everything O
first O
class O

new O
music O
stands O
new O
music O
stand O
lights O
a O
big O
curtain O
in O
the O
back O
with O
our O
big O
logo O
there O
and O
%uh O
so O
forth O
and O
so O
on O

and O
this O
new O
girl O
singer O

and O
she O
plays O
trumpet O

No O
. O

I O
've O
known O
her O
for O
years O
as O
a O
trumpet O
player O

she O
went O
to O
all O
the O
music O
schools O
here O
. O

%huh O
. O
She O
's O
a O
German B-NORP
chick O

And O
sh- O

%huh O
? O

yeah O

Germ- O

and O
she O
sings O
great O
. O

I O
got O
to O
send O
you O
a O
tape O
man O

so O
it O
's O
been O
a O
huge O
success O

and O
then O
of O
course O
in O
May O
to O
celebrate O
my O
birthday O
we O
brought O
in O
Charlie B-PERSON
Mariano I-PERSON

uh-huh O
. O

And O
I O
have O
a O
video O
of O
that O
. O

We O
also O
got O
a O
mitchnit O
that O
night O
from O
Bayerischer B-ORG
Rundfunk I-ORG

so O
it O
was O
a O
great O
night O
. O

My O
seventieth O
birthday O

and O
%uh O
we O
finished O
about O
a O
month O
ago O

and O
I O
'm O
taking O
a O
little O
break O
now O
although O
I O
'm O
still O
busy O

I O
'm O
doing O
another O
%uh O
workshop O
soon O

and O
I O
'm O
getting O
all O
this O
music O
together O

and O
%uh O
we O
did O
a O
job O
about O
a O
week O
ago O
in O
Augsburg B-GPE

it O
was O
part O
of O
a O
jazz O
festival O
there O

and O
that O
went O
very O
well O

five O
hundred O
people O
there O
. O

mhm O
. O

Anyhow O
we O
start O
our O
new O
%uh O
season O
October O
ninth O

and O
we O
're O
going O
to O
have O
a O
guest O
soloist O
every O
two O
weeks O
for O
the O
remaining O
six O
Mondays O
in O
this O
year O
. O

In O
January O
we O
're O
actually O
planning O
on O
going O
every O
Monday O

%eh O
oh O
I O
did O
n't O
tell O
you O
our O
hours O
. O

the O
no- O

Well O
yeah O

you O
did O
eleven O
to O
five O

Well O
that O
's O
the O
normal O
hours O
when O
they O
bring O
in O
these O
rock O
groups O
and O
weird O
groups O

%eh O
the O
people O
do O
n't O
care O
what O
it O
is O
. O

It O
's O
so O
damn O
loud O
in O
there O
it O
do O
n't O
make O
any O
difference O

it O
's O
just O
live O
mu- O

We O
play O
from O
eight O
thirty O
to O
eleven O
on O
Mondays O
. O

yeah O

oh O
great O
. O

So O
it O
's O
a O
different O
crowd O
%eh O
older O
crowd O

and O
then O
some O
young O
people O
too O

and O
we O
're O
actually O
building O
our O
own O
following O

and O
it O
's O
great O

and O
%eh O
Annetta B-PERSON
the O
singer O
is O
breaking O
it O
up O

and O
I O
'm O
playing O
back O
in O
the O
section O
again O
although O
my O
chops O
are O
not O
up O
to O
play O
lead O
like O
I O
did O
before O

mhm O

but O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
%uh O
start O
section O
rehearsals O
next O
month O
and O
hope O
to O
get O
back O
in O
shape O
by O
October O
. O

Do O
you O
still O
have O
your O
original O
rhythm O
section O

or O
are O
they O
too O
busy O
now O
? O

Well O
%eh O

The O
ones O
you O
recorded O
with O
Al B-PERSON
Cone I-PERSON
and O
all O
of O
that O
. O

No O
, O

well O
that O
was O
eighty O
- O
seven O

yeah O
. O

No O
, O

but O
I O
have O
great O
replacements O

I O
got O
lucky O
you O
know O

up O
until O
I O
got O
that O
drummer O
and O
the O
piano O
player O
especially O
from O
Karlsruhe B-GPE
if O
I O
did O
n't O
have O
them O
I O
would O
be O
out O
of O
business O
because O
there O
was O
nobody O
else O
around O
. O

Now O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
good O
young O
players O
popping O
up O
in O
fact O
now O
with O
my O
band O
on O
these O
Mondays O
because O
like O
my O
trumpet O
players O
my O
two O
lead O
players O
they O
're O
busy O
all O
the O
times O
. O

So O
I O
've O
had O
to O
get O
subs O

and O
before O
it O
was O
always O
a O
problem O
. O

Now O
there O
's O
these O
good O
young O
players O
I O
mean O
good O
from O
Stuttgart O
Nuremberg O

where O
are O
they O
coming O
from O
? O

and O
they O
're O
willing O
to O
come O
here O
to O

Where O
are O
they O
coming O
from O

through O
Jig B-PERSON
's O
school O
or O
something O
? O

All O
the O
different O
schools O

yeah O

in O
fact O
about O
%uh O
three O
weeks O
ago O
Brookmeyer B-PERSON
was O
here O
for O
two O
weeks O
. O

He O
went O
on O
tour O
with O
an O
allstar O
band O
of O
these O
young O
new O
upcoming O
players O

%hm O

%hm O

They O
're O
the O
best O
of O
the O
new O
crop O
. O

These O
two O
new O
trumpet O
pliers O
I O
've O
been O
using O
them O
as O
subs O

and O
%uh O
they O
're O
willing O
to O
come O
from O
Stuttgart B-GPE
and O
Nuremberg B-GPE
anywhere O
to O
play O
with O
me O
. O

wow O
great O
. O

Whereas O
my O
cats O
you O
know O
I O
got O
to O
kiss O
asses O

still O
they O
're O
busy O
and O
this O
and O
that O

so O
yeah O
yeah O
I O
've O
gotten O
lucky O
there O
. O

So O
we O
're O
going O
to O
open O
with O
a O
guy O
named O
Burt B-PERSON
Yores I-PERSON
trumpet O
player O
from O
Belgium B-GPE
very O
good O
player O
and O
arranger O

I O
bought O
one O
of O
his O
arrangements O

it O
's O
a O
beautiful O
arrangement O

%uh O
and O
%uh O
different O
soloists O

Ray B-PERSON
Peezie I-PERSON
's O
coming O
two O
weeks O
after O
tha- O

yeah O

I O
worked O
with O
Ray B-PERSON
the O
other O
night O

and O
he O
said O
he O
was O
going O
to O
that O

yeah O

You O
did O

did O
he O
say O
anything O
about O
coming O
here O
? O

yeah O

we O
talked O
about O
it O
. O

What O
did O
he O
say O
? O

%mm O
well O
he O
sent O
you O
a O
letter O
too O

yeah O

he O
's O
looking O
forward O
to O
it O

he O
's O
got O
eighteen O
days O
total O
. O

Well O
I O
am O

%huh O
? O

He O
's O
only O
got O
eighteen O
days O
total O

but O
%uh O

yeah O
, O

does O
he O
play O
mostly O
soprano O
or O
what O
? O

He O
plays O
everything O
. O

He O
plays O
alto O
and O
%eh O

Well O
yeah O

because O
see O
every O
time O
I O
have O
a O
soloist O
like O
Conti B-PERSON
and O
with O
Charlie B-PERSON
Mariano I-PERSON
I O
figure O
out O
which O
arrangements O
they O
're O
going O
to O
play O
on O

and O
I O
write O
out O
all O
their O
chords O
and O
where O
to O
come O
in O
and O
everything O
-- O

mhm O
. O

-- O
and O
I O
send O
them O
a O
cassette O
so O
that O
when O
they O
get O
here O
you O
know O

with O
Conti B-PERSON
we O
did O
n't O
even O
have O
time O
for O
one O
rehearsal O
not O
even O

mhm O

With O
Charlie B-PERSON
we O
did O

so O
this O
helps O
a O
lot O
. O

you O
want O
me O
to O
ask O
Ray B-PERSON
what O
he O
's O
going O
to O
be O
playing O
? O

%uh O
well O
%uh O
did O
you O
say O
he O
wrote O
me O
a O
letter O
? O

yeah O
. O

Because O
I O
'm O
getting O
%uh O
ready O
to O
contact O
him O

I O
've O
been O
so O
damn O
busy O
man O

and O
right O
now O
I O
'm O
%uh O
working O
on O
music O
now O

yeah O

if O
you O
happen O
to O
see O
him O
ask O
him O
if O
he O
prefers O
soprano O
or O
alto O
or O
okay O
because O
I O
have O
to O
know O
what O
key O
to O
write O
the O
solos O
in O

yeah O
okay O

I O
'll O
ask O
him O
nex- O

because O
we O
're O
working O
together O
on O
Sunday O

so O
. O

That O
's O
a O
coincidence O
anyhow O

tell O
him O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
contact O
him O
soon O
. O

okay O
. O

And O
I O
'll O
be O
sending O
him O
of O
course O
%uh O
soon O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
leave O
it O
to O
the O
last O
minute O
the O
titles O
he O
'll O
play O
on O
the O
cassette O
and O
the O
chords O
for O
all O
the O
solos O

Wow O
. O

So O
%uh O
October O
ninth O
we O
have O
Burt B-PERSON
Yores I-PERSON

October O
twenty O
- O
third O
I O
think O
that O
's O
two O
weeks O
later O
we O
have O
Ray B-PERSON
Peezie I-PERSON
on O
%uh O
November O
third O
Roman B-PERSON
Schvala I-PERSON

mhm O
. O

Remember O
that O
name O
? O

Sure O
. O

Very O
good O
tenor O
man O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
then O
on O
%eh O
the O
following O
%uh O
the O
guy O
here O
that O
had O
his O
own O
club O
%uh O
Jerry B-PERSON
Hayes I-PERSON

and O
on O
%uh O
December O
fourth O
I O
think O
it O
is O
Herb B-PERSON
Geller I-PERSON
. O

Really O
. O

Right O

Herb O
is O
blowing O
great O
you O
know O

he O
retired O
from O
the O
radio O
finally O

yeah O

I O
knew O
that O

I O
knew O
that O

He O
went O
to O
L B-GPE
A I-GPE
and O
made O
a O
recording O
there O

all O
Al B-PERSON
Cone I-PERSON
tunes O

he O
's O
been O
quite O
busy O
and O
yeah O
. O
playing O
great O

He O
's O
actually O
going O
to O
play O
with O
us O
in O
Murenau B-GPE
some O
town O
near O
here O
on O
November O
thirtieth O

and O
then O
on O
the O
following O
Monday O
he O
'll O
play O
with O
us O

and O
our O
last O
one O
December O
%uh O
eighteenth O
or O
something O
John B-PERSON
Marshall I-PERSON
is O
coming O
down O
. O

okay O
. O

I O
see O
. O

I O
think O
. O
. O

No O
I O
have O
to O
come O
back O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
all O
my O
stuff O
will O
fit O
in O
our O
vehicles O
. O

So O
I O
have O
to O
come O
back O
. O

But O
, O
yeah O
. O

%huh O
. O

it O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
airport O
shenanigans O
. O

I O
was O
really O
upset O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
. O

%huh O
? O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
. O

yeah O
, O
%uh O

It O
's O
not O
my O
fault O
. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
awful O
. O

What O
? O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
awful O
this O
trip O
home O
. O

Why O
? O

Because O
I O
'm O
leaving O
here O
at O
uh-huh O
. O
six O
in O
the O
evening O
, O
uh-huh O
. O
getting O
to O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
at O
%uh O
, O
eleven O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
uh-huh O
. O
and O
then O
hanging O
around O
the O
airport O
until O
kid O
Ted O
gets O
out O
of O
work O

Wait O
a O
minute O
. O

The O
same O
morning O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

yeah O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

earlier O

Hang O
around O
the O
airport O
until O
when O
? O

Hanging O
around O
the O
airport O
until O
Ted O
gets O
out O
of O
work O
. O

%um O
that O
's O
awful O
. O

Like O
six O
hours O
later O

%mm O
I O
think O
you O
should O
just O
come O
here O
. O
and O
then O
Sunday O
, O

so O
I O
will O
have O
slept O
on O
the O
plane O
. O

mhm O
. O

The O
only O
sleep O
I O
'll O
have O
gotten O
is O
on O
the O
plane O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
then O
Sunday O
night O
I O
'm O
taking O
a O
redeye O
which O
leaves O
At O
at O
eleven O
fifteen O

P O
M O
? O

yeah O
. O
Because O
you O
said O
redeye O

and O
then O
get O
there O
at O

And O
arrives O
in O
, O
%uh O
, O
Chicago B-GPE
at O
four O
fifty O
- O
seven O
. O

And O
then O
you O
go O
to O
Washington B-GPE
. O

The O
only O
sleep O
I O
'll O
get O
is O
from O
eleven O
fifteen O
to O
five O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
honestly O
. O

Is O
this O
the O
one O
that O
goes O
to O
Washington B-GPE
? O

%um O
, O
no O
Chicago B-GPE
and O
then O
Syracuse B-GPE
. O

387.98_388.72_A: O
oh O
that O
's O
nice O
. O

my O
original O
one O
went O
to O
Washington B-GPE
and O
then O
Syra- O

Maybe O
you O
should O
take O
that O
one O
, O
though O
, O
because O
it O
comes O
earlier O
, O
does O
n't O
it O
? O

No O
, O
it O
was O
n't O
an O
option O
for O
some O
reason O

oh O
. O

Maybe O
it O
was O
full O
or O
something O
. O

%um O
, O
but O
still O
, O
you O
know O
, O
maybe O
you O
should O
just O
get O
on O
the O
next O
plane O
, O
instead O
of O
waiting O
around O
for O
Ted O
. O

You O
'll O
be O
back O
here O
by O
the O
time O
he O
gets O
there O
. O

You O
would O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
maybe O
not O
because O
if O
connections O
, O
ca O
n't O
go O
direct O
. O

Whine O
. O

%um O
, O
but O
you O
're O
going O
to O
go O
mountain O
biking O
? O

Maybe O
. O

That O
would O
be O
fun O
. O

Does O
he O
have O
a O
mountain O
bike O
for O
you O
? O

yeah O

Does O
he O
? O

Well O
apparently O
, O
because O
he O
offered O
. O

Because O
he O
offered O
, O

yeah O
. O

And O
I O
would O
imagine O
that O
he O
would O
know O
that O
you O
're O
not O
travelling O
around O
with O
your O
bicycle O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
get O
to O
keep O
yours O
as O
a O
souvenir O
. O

Right O
. O

Or O
anything O
fun O
like O
that O
. O

437.08_438.30_B: O
it O
's O
not O
a O
mountain O
bike O
. O

%huh O
? O

and O
it O
's O
not O
a O
mountain O
bike O
anyway O
. O

No O
, O

and O
in O
some O
of O
your O
letters O
it O
sounds O
like O
you O
would O
n't O
really O
want O
to O
keep O
it O
, O
really O
. O

Just O

I O
did O
go O
up O
a O
mountain O
on O
it O
. O

But O

%huh O
? O

I O
did O
go O
up O
a O
mountain O
, O
well O
, O
not O
on O
it O
, O
with O
it O
. O

oh O
. O

Pushing O
it O
. O

Do O
you O
have O
legs O
of O
steel O
? O

No O
. O
I O
have O
knees O
of O
pain O
. O

You O
have O
knees O
of O
pain O

you O
have O
**ouchies** O
. O

I O
forgot O
to O
delete O
**ouchies** O
from O

yeah O

you O
told O
me O
. O

Did O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
? O

And O
they O
said O
**ouchies** O
? O

yeah O
. O

And O
I O
, O

yeah O
, O

I O
explained O
a O
little O
bit O
. O
Trying O
%um O
very O
hard O
not O
to O
be O
silly O
. O

it O
's O
very O
difficult O
to O
explain O
this O
with O
any O
kind O
of O
straight O
face O

Really O
? O

I O
did O
n't O
mind O
that O
I O
was O
smiling O
, O
but O
without O
, O
like O
, O

you O
ca O
n't O

how O
do O
you O
explain O
it O
? O

I O
'm O
very O
silly O

and O
I O
say O
**ouchies**, O
because O
it O
's O
%ah O
. O

And O
the O
funny O
thing O
is O
it O
was O
Becky O
that O
questions O
it O
. O

Because O
Becky O
speaks O
such O
, O
you O
know O
, O
standard O
English O
. O

She O
speaks O
standard O
English B-LANGUAGE
. O

Right O
. O

Standard O
vocabulary O

but O
**ouchies** O
just O
really O
struck O
her O
as O
something O
very O
odd O
. O

He O

yeah O
. O

And O
my O
other O
thing O
to O
tell O
you O
, O
what O
? O

shower O
today O
. O

What O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
get O
a O
shower O
today O
. O
oh O
that O
's O
gross O
. O
I O
'm O
sorry O
because O
I O
'm O
talking O
to O
you O
on O
the O
phone O
instead O

because O
you O
're O
going O
to O
go O
on O
the O
, O

why O
ca O
n't O
you O
take O
quick O
shower O
? O

They O
close O
at O
ten O
. O

All O
, O

well O
, O

oh O
, O
oh O
no O
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

oh O
, O
I O
'm O
sorry O
. O

It O
's O
okay O
. O

You O
were O
supposed O
to O
get O
a O
shower O
were O
n't O
you O
? O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

%um O
, O
oops O
? O

It O
's O
all O
right O
. O

I O
was O
here O
. O

I O
have O
funny O
things O
on O
me O
. O

So O
I O
went O
to O
the O
doctor O
. O

But O
I O
made O
an O
appointment O
for O
seven O
. O

And O
by O
ten O
of O
eight O
, O
and O
I O
still O
had O
n't O
been O
seen O
, O

and O
I O
had O
just O
gotten O
my O
name O
called O
. O

So O
I O
had O
to O
come O
back O
, O
because O
I O
was O
going O
to O
call O
you O
at O
eight O
. O

%hm O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
, O

yeah O
. O

All O
my O
**ouchies** O
are O
always O
skin O
**ouchies** O
. O

I O
think O
of O
this O
. O

And O
all O
your O
**ouchies** O
are O
always O
in- O
inner O
**ouchies** O
%huh O

You O
got O
new O
skin O
ouchies O
? O

New O
skin O
ouchies O
. O

%hm O
. O

They O
're O
not O
ouchy O
at O
all O
, O
actually O
. O

they O
're O
just O
there O
. O

And O
they O
're O
very O
disturbing O
. O

I O
'm O
really O
worried O
, O
actually O
To O
, O
%uh O
, O
see O
anybody O
, O

so O
nobody O
, O

but O
%um O
, O
I O
could O
n't O
get O
a O
or O
two O
in O
. O

Are O
you O
going O
to O
camp O
? O

%huh O
? O

Are O
you O
going O
to O
camp O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
about O
that O
either O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
. O

But O

But O
, O
all O
I O
have O
is O
my O
own O
car O
. O

And O
it O
's O
a O
two O
hour O
drive O
, O

and O
it O
'll O
be O
at O
night O
, O

and O
I O
'll O
be O
by O
myself O
, O
in O
my O
car O
. O

And O
what O
about O
tomorrow O
morning O
? O

I O
could O
go O
tomorrow O
morning O
and O
turn O
around O
and O
come O
back O
tomorrow O
evening O
. O

oh O
, O
you O
were O
going O
to O
come O
back O
tomorrow O
evening O
? O

Well O
I O
have O
to O
. O
What O
Because O
, O
they O
're O
coming O
back O
tomorrow O
evening O
. O

I O
guess O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
. O

I O
could O
stay O
there O
all O
by O
myself O
. O

But O
%mm O
%uh O
. O
I O
'm O
kind O
of O
bored O
of O
being O
by O
myself O
, O

they O
left O
yesterday O
, O
so O
I O
've O
been O
by O
myself O
an O
awful O
lot O
because O
I O
did O
n't O
have O
a O
job O
today O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
, O
you O
know O
, O
I O
'm O
kind O
of O
not O
looking O
forward O
to O
that O
, O
or O
anything O
. O

So O
. O
I O
do O
n't O

what O
do O
you O
think O
? O

it O
sounds O
a O
little O
scary O
to O
drive O
, O
you O
know O
, O
in O
your O
car O
. O

Alone O
at O
night O
. O

%eh O
yeah O
. O

That O
far O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
maybe O
I O
should O
wait O
until O
tomorrow O
. O

But O
see O
the O
other O
thing O
is O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
they O
're O
coming O
back O
tomorrow O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
if O
they O
're O
coming O
back O
tomorrow O
morning O
, O
then O
we O
'll O
pass O
each O
other O
on O
the O
way O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
that O
would O
be O
really O
bad O
. O

mhm O
. O

I O
would O
really O
be O
unhappy O
. O

mhm O
. O

What O
do O
I O
do O
? O

It O
sounds O
like O
you O
probably O
do O
n't O
go O
to O
camp O
this O
weekend O
. O

%eh O
, O
that O
means O
do O
n't O
go O
to O
camp O
this O
summer O
. O

You O
have O
n't O
gone O
? O

No O
. O

You O
went O
for O
the O
Fourth O
of O
July O
. O

m- O
, O

oh O
right O
. O

Not O
my O
camp O
though O
. O

oh O
you O
did O
n't O

I O
just O
wanted O
to O
go O
st- O

%huh O
? O

You O
did O
n't O
go O
to O
your O
camp O
? O

No O
not O
at O
all O
. O

We O
just O
stayed O
at O
George O
Miranza O
's O
. O

What O
%hm O
. O

I O
mean O
it O
was O
nice O
, O

but O
I O
wanted O
to O
see O
my O
camp O
. O

I O
want O
to O
go O
for O
a O
walk O
on O
my O
road O
. O

Of O
course O
I O
wanted O
you O
to O
be O
there O
. O

But O
, O
you O
know O
. O
I O
ca O
n't O
be O
mean O
, O

you O
're O
almost O
home O
. O

No O
you O
're O
not O
! O

So O
do O
I O
skip O
school O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
'll O
have O
to O
. O

%uh O
why O
? O

No O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
. O

But O
you O
come O
in O
at O
ten O
. O

No O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
, O

yeah O
. O

You O
come O
in O
at O
ten O
, O

and O
I O
got O
to O
leave O
at O
noon O
. O

yeah O
. O

That O
's O
not O
fun O
. O
At O
all O
. O

It O
's O
better O
than O
nothing O
. O

yeah O

maybe O

yeah O

and O
then O

It O
actually O
just O
might O
make O
me O
cry O

and O
then O

And O
then O
the O
food O
. O

That O
'll O
be O
what O
day O
? O

That O
'll O
be O
Monday O
. O

yeah O

Then O
when O
will O
you O
some O
to O
Rochester B-GPE
? O

685.61_687.71_A: O
I O
can O
co- O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

When O
are O
you O
going O
to O
Rochester B-GPE
? O

%mm O
soon O
as O
I O
've O
overcome O
jet O
lag O
, O
probably O
. O

Well O
, O
by O
that O
time O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
g- O
, O

then O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
until O
the O
weekend O
. O

I O
can O
go O
on O
Monday O
night O
. O

I O
can O
go O
to O
Rochester B-GPE
. O

I O
do O
n't O
assume O
that O
you O
'd O
be O
going O
there O
Monday O
night O
. O

But O
I O
can O
get O
there O
Tuesday O
, O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
another O
class O
until O
Thursday O
. O
Because O
Iggers O
is O
out O
of O
town O
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
could O
do O
that O
maybe O
. O

you O
'd O
go O
to O
Rochester B-GPE
on O
Tuesday O
? O

yeah O
, O

maybe O
. O

Please O
? O

okay O

aw O
. O

You O
'll O
just O
say O
okay O
, O

and O
then O
I O
'll O
think O
you O
are O
, O

and O
then O
you O
'll O
say O
no O
. O

are O
you O
going O
to O
say O
no O
later O
? O

%um O
, O
no O
. O

I O
think O
I O
'll O
go O
. O

You O
think O
you O
're O
going O
to O
go O
on O
Tuesday O
? O

Where O
are O
you O
going O
to O
stay O
? O

I O
have O
to O
find O
a O
place O
. O

Where O
are O
you O
going O
to O
stay O
while O
you O
find O
a O
place O
? O

%um O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
guess O
I O
'll O
come O
back O
home O
in O
the O
evenings O
. O

That O
's O
how O
much O
I O
need O
it O
. O

I O
could O
go O
to O
Buffalo B-GPE
. O

I O
was O
going O
to O
%uh O
say O
you O
could O
do O
that O
. O

And O
we O
could O
drive O
. O

I O
'd O
, O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

that O
would O
be O
okay O

or O
we O
could O
take O
a O
bus O
mhm O
. O
both O
ways O
. O

%mm O
, O
we O
'd O
have O
to O
park O
my O
car O
somewhere O
. O

oh O
. O
oh O
, O

well O
I O
forgot O
you O
'd O
have O
your O
car O
. O

I O
forgot O
a- O

oh O
I O
could O
take O
a O
bus O
to O
there O
too O
. O

%huh O
? O

I O
could O
take O
a O
bus O

I O
just O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
drive O
my O
car O
back O
and O
forth O
, O
like O
every O
day O
. O

Right O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
mind O
driving O
back O
and O
forth O
everyday O
if O
you O
're O
going O
to O
be O
there O
with O
me O
. O

oh O
you O
'd O
do O
that O
? O

yeah O
, O
I O
need O
to O
find O
a O
place O
. O

Will O
you O
come O
see O
me O
on O
Tuesday O
? O

mhm O
. O

I O
'd O
be O
much O
happier O
. O

mhm O
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

Much O
, O
much O
happier O
. O

good O
whew O
. O

I O
'm O
out O
of O
the O
doghouse O
. O

Like O

What O
? O

yeah O
. O

oh O
yeah O
, O

there O
's O
something O
else O
. O

%huh O
. O

There O
's O
something O
else O
. O

What O
'd O
I O
do O
? O

No O
, O
no O
. O

It O
's O
what O
you O
did O
n't O
do O
, O

and O
you O
whined O
about O
it O
. O

Did O
n't O
get O
to O
see O
your O
, O
%um O
, O
sun O
sai O
in O
their O
bathing O
suit O
. O

yeah O
. O

oops O
. O

Hi O
Karen B-GPE
. O

Funny O
Aron B-PERSON
. O

oh O
, O
but O
there O
was O
something O
else O
that O
was O
funny O
, O

where O
did O
it O
go O
. O

There O
was O
something O
that O
was O
really O
funny O
. O

You O
said O
something O
really O
funny O
. O

oh O
, O
it O
was O
something O
about O
your O
decision O
. O

oh O
. O
%um O
a O
bad O
, O
not O
a O
hard O
decision O
because O
that O
would O
imply O
that O
you O
had O
the O
part O
that O

and O
it O
was O
n't O
you O
that O
had O
the O
problem O
. O

mhm O
di- O

That O
was O
really O
funny O
. O

I O
laughed O
. O

I O
really O
did O
. O
. O

And O
also O
you O
sent O
me O
very O
nice O
mail O

and O
I O
was O
upset O

That O
was O
long O
mail O
I O
sent O
. O

yeah O
, O
that O
one O
was O
really O
big O
. O

but O
I O
think O
the O
typing O
was O

you O
know O
you O
have O
forty O
- O
four O
pages O
of O
this O
stuff O
? O

Really O
? O

Forty O
- O
three O

I O
have O
some O
information O
about O
this O
call O
. O

That O
's O
cool O
. O

So O
type O
forty O
- O
three O
pages O
you O
know O
and O
not O
of O
normal O
spacing O
. O

I O
fixed O
it O
all O
so O
it O
short O
like O
the O
email O
kind O
of O
copy O
short O
, O
you O
know O
. O

like O
halfway O
across O
the O
scr- O

forty O
- O
three O

screen O

%um O
weird O
margins O
, O

but O
yeah O

my O
mom O
said O
you O
really O
enjoyed O

She O

yeah O

you O
mentioned O
that O
Je- O

I O
have O
n't O
spoken O
to O
her O
really O

I O
have O
n't O
spoken O
to O
her O
about O
it O

so O
I O
did O
n't O
really O
get O
to O
hear O
about O
it O
. O

But O
I O
'm O
glad O

that O
was O
nice O
. O

yeah O

the O
censored O
version O

and O
then O
I O
saw O
that O
they O
wanted O
to O
give O
it O
to O
your O
grandparents O

mhm O
yeah O

But O
yeah O

I O
do O
n't O
really O
see O
where O

mom O
wanted O
to O
see O
you O
with O
edit O

%huh O
? O

Did O
she O
ask O
you O
for O
help O
editing O
it O
? O

No O
she O
did O
n't O
because O
I O
saw O
that O
you O
offered O
that O
I O
would O

and O
I O
would O
have O
had O
no O
problem O
, O

but O

%huh O
? O

she O
wants O
two O
revisionists O
. O

She O
wants O
to O
edit O
you O
out O
. O

Well O
, O
of O
course O
. O

how O
was O
she O
going O
to O
explain O
that O
? O

oh O
right O
. O

yeah O

he O
's O
running O
to O
Becky O
's O
friend O
because O
%um O
She O
's O
got O
email O
and O
we O
did O
n't O
. O

Well O
I O
guess O
that O
does O
work O
, O
actually O
. O

She O
could O
say O
that O
. O
Because O
all O
except O
the O
**ouchies** O

well O
%mm O
no O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
know O

but O
%um O
yeah O
that O
jus- O

edit O
me O
out O
. O
so O
that O
I O
'm O
all O
gone O
. O

%hm O
are O
you O
having O
fun O
? O

some O
. O

Emotionally O
having O
fun O
? O

It O
's O
hard O
there O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

yeah O
, O
it O
's O
hard O
. O

Some O
of O
these O
calls O
I O
made O
did O
n't O
go O
through O
. O

One O
of O
them O
went O
through O

and O
it O
was O

A O
lot O
of O
people O
who O
come O
from O
two O
different O
religions O
go O
there O
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

okay O
. O

yeah O
. O

mhm O
%hm O
. O

So O
it O
was O
wonderful O

and O
%um O

And O
then O
what O
was O
the O
, O
%um O
, O
reception O
like O
? O

Well O
we O
went O
out O
into O
the O
garden O
and O
sort O
of O
had O
an O
informal O
receiving O
line O
, O

and O
then O
everybody O
went O
up O
to O
North B-LOC
Park I-LOC
and O
changed O
clothes O
, O

and O
uh-huh O
. O
we O
played O
softball O
, O
and O
, O
%uh O
, O
volleyball O
, O
and O
four O
square O
, O
and O
had O
dancing O
and O
music O
and O
great O
food O
, O
and O

Wow O
, O
that O
sounds O
like O
a O
lot O
of O
fun O
. O

It O
was O
. O

Wow O
. O

It O
sounds O
like O
it O
was O
great O

yeah O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
told O
us O
it O
was O
the O
best O
wedding O
they O
had O
ever O
been O
to O
, O

and O
that O
's O
, O
I O
guess O
, O
the O
highest O
compliment O
you O
can O
get O
. O

Wow O
. O

So O
, O

and O
where O
, O
did O
you O
guys O
go O
on O
a O
honeymoon O
? O

We O
went O
on O
a O
honeymoon O
to O
this O
island O
off O
the O
coast O
of O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
. O
oh O
god O
. O
In O
the B-LOC
Carribean I-LOC
. O

But O
the O
hardest O
part O
was O
getting O
there O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
we O
had O
to O
take O
three O
planes O
to O
get O
there O
. O

But O
the O

We O
got O
this O
book O
from O
my O
mom O
about O
the B-LOC
Carribean I-LOC
. O

And O
, O
%um O
. O
I O
'd O
always O
wanted O
to O
go O
to O
the B-LOC
Carribean I-LOC
. O

So O
we O
just O
decided O
okay O
, O
we O
'll O
go O
. O

We O
only O
went O
for O
five O
days O
. O

It O
was O
pretty O
short O

but O
, O
%um O
. O
uh-huh O
. O
The O
place O
was O
totally O
laid O
back O
. O

It O
was O
this O
old O
plantation O
house O
that O
, O
%um O
, O
had O
this O
twenty O
- O
four O
rooms O
. O

and O
, O
they O
said O
in O
the O
book O
like O
you O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
tell O
the O
guests O
from O
the O
staff O
. O

And O
mhm O
. O
%um O
, O
it O
was O
really O
, O
really O
cool O
. O

And O
they O
have O
, O
you O
know O
, O
mismatched O
sheets O
and O
stuff O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
fancy O
at O
all O
, O

but O
it O
was O
really O
cheap O
. O

And O
uh-huh O
They O
just O
had O
the O
bar O
open O
all O
the O
time O
. O

You O
could O
go O
and O
get O
whatever O
you O
wanted O
and O
just O
write O
it O
on O
your O
guest O
ticket O
. O

And O
oh O
my O
god O
. O
They O
picked O
fresh O
mangoes O
from O
the O
yard O
for O
breakfast O
, O
and O
stuff O
. O

It O
was O
great O
. O

Wow O
, O
it O
sounds O
idyllic O
. O

It O
was O
really O
tiny O
, O

so O
, O

the O
island O
is O
only O
ten O
miles O
long O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

%um O
. O
But O
it O
was O
good O
cause O
you O
know O
, O
everybody O
speaks O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O

and O
yet O
it O
's O
still O
pretty O
exotic O
, O
you O
know O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

We O
went O
snorkeling O
. O

And O
, O
it O
wa- O

God O
, O
it O
sounds O
great O
. O

That O
's O
something O
I O
really O
regret O
is O
that O
Norm O
and O
I O
did O
n't O
have O
a O
honeymoon O
. O

yeah O
, O

well O
you O
should O
go O
on O
one O
anyway O

yes O
. O

yeah O
, O

we O
were O
planning O
on O
going O
on O
one O
one O
of O
these O
days O
, O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
now O
what O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
. O

Well O
, O
you O
'll O
just O
have O
to O
take O
your O
kid O
. O

I O
know O

I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
really O
funny O
if O
we O
go O
right O
now O
and O
tell O
people O
we O
're O
going O
on O
our O
honeymoon O
. O

How O
big O
are O
you O
? O

%um O
, O
well O
actually O
I O
've O
only O
gained O
four O
pounds O
. O
uh-huh O
. O
But O
is O
it O
showing O
? O
Which O
is O
not O
a O
lot O
you O
know O
, O
for O
how O
far O
I O
am O
, O

but O
I O
'm O
definitely O
pregnant O
. O

yeah O

I O
mean O
I O
have O
all O
of O
the O
. O

You O
know O
I O
need O
to O
give O
myself O
the O
extra O
support O
when O
I O
get O
up O
. O

And O
uh-huh O
. O
like O
, O
you O
know O
like O
how O
wide O
you O
put O
your O
feet O
apart O
when O
you O
get O
up O
? O

uh-huh O
. O

Well O
I O
have O
to O
probably O
put O
my O
feet O
like O
five O
inches O
further O
apart O
and O
kind O
of O
hoist O
myself O
up O
sort O
of O
like O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
. O

Which O
is O
pretty O
funny O

yeah O
, O

I O
'm O
definitely O
pregnant O
. O

But O
I O
'm O
not O
huge O
by O
any O
means O
. O

But O
what O
are O
you O
five O
and O
a O
half O
months O
now O
? O

yeah O
. O

So O
, O
it O
's O
just O
starting O
to O
get O
into O
the O
part O
where O
you O
start O
to O
show O
. O
And O
uh-huh O
. O
start O
to O
get O
big O
and O
the O
whole O
bit O
. O

But O
it O
's O
weird O
. O

Like O
, O
you O
go O
like O
, O
%um O
, O
like O
I O
'm O
not O
fatter O
in O
anywhere O
. O
uh-huh O
. O
Except O
my O
stomach O
. O

I O
mean O
it O
honestly O
looks O
like O
I O
swallowed O

I O
mean O
it O
's O
really O
weird O
. O

Like O
You O
can O
s- O
. O

I O
've O
never O
really O
like O
been O
up O
close O
to O
a O
pregnant O
woman O
before O

but O
you O
know O
, O
like O
I O
've O
seen O
them O
at O
the O
gym O
and O
stuff O
like O
that O
, O
but O
never O
had O
a O
good O
friend O
that O
lived O
close O
by O
that O
was O
pregnant O
that O
I O
could O
like O
actually O
look O
at O
her O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

But O
you O
can O
see O
the O
line O
of O
your O
uterus O
. O

You O
can O
see O
in O
your O
stomach O
where O
it O
is O
. O

It O
's O
like O
this O
big O
circle O

and O
it O
sticks O
out O
in O
that O
big O
circle O
. O

And O
it O
's O
filling O
up O
with O
a O
-- O
yeah O
. O
-- O
thing O
. O
An O
alien O
presence O
. O

That O
's O
totally O
what O
it O
feels O
like O
. O

Really O
. O

Does O
it O
move O
around O
yet O
? O

oh O
yeah O
. O

he O
kicks O
a O
lot O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
that O
it O
's O
a O
he O
, O

but O
I O
call O
him O
he O
. O

He O
kicks O
a O
lot O
. O

He O
's O
been O
kicking O
for O
about O
five O
weeks O
now O
. O

%huh O
. O

But O
, O
%um O
, O
he O
just O
started O
this O
week O
. O

He O
started O
rolling O
that O
I O
can O
feel O
. O

I O
mean O
they O
roll O
the O
whole O
time O
, O

but O
now O
I O
can O
feel O
him O
rolling O
, O

and O
it O
's O
totally O
bizarre O
. O

It O
's O

Do O
you O
have O
a O
name O
for O
it O
, O
I O
mean O
like O
you O
know O
a O
joke O
name O
that O
you O
call O
it O
? O

Like O

No O
. O

I O
've O
heard O
some O
really O
good O
ones O
. O

But O
The O
only O
one O
that O
I O
came O
up O
with O
was O
Thumper B-PERSON
, O
cause O
he O
just O
kicks O
so O
much O
. O

He O
's O
really O
an O
active O
baby O
. O

Thumper B-PERSON
. O

Well O
that O
's O
good O
. O

yeah O
. O

Healthy O
. O

Well O
, O
also O
the O
monster O
child O
is O
the O
other O
thing O
I O
call O
him O
. O

The O
monster O
child O
. O

Rosemary B-PERSON
's O
baby O
. O

I O
know O
. O

Well O
, O
%um O
. O
Because O
he O
kicks O
so O
much O
, O
you O
know O
, O
it O
's O
really O
annoying O
. O

I O
mean O

Does O
it O
wake O
you O
up O
? O

No O
he O
has O
n't O
woken O
me O
up O
yet O
, O

but O
if O
I O
wake O
up O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O
, O
he O
does O
kick O

and O
so O
you O
can O
feel O
him O
kicking O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O
if O
you O
wake O
up O
. O

What O
if O
it O
's O
a O
girl O
? O

Well O
, O
it O
's O
probably O
not O
a O
girl O
, O
because O
in O
our O
family O
, O
if O
you O
go O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
our O
family O
, O
and O
you O
look O
at O
all O
our O
first O
cousins O
, O
and O
everything O
, O
it O
's O
like O
seventy O
five O
percent O
male O
. O

%huh O
. O

But O
it O
might O
be O
a O
girl O
. O

I O
was O
positive O
it O
was O
a O
girl O
. O

Like O
the O
first O
three O
months O
, O
I O
was O
absolutely O
positive O
it O
was O
a O
girl O
. O

And O
then O
I O
changed O
my O
mind O
an- O

now O
she O
is O
a O
boy O
. O

Well O
that O
'll O
be O
a O
surprise O
then O
. O

yeah O
, O

yeah O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Are O
you O
going O
to O
ask O
them O
not O
to O
tell O
you O
if O
you O
had O

oh O
we O
're O
not O
having O
an O
ultrasound O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Because O
it O
's O
really O
like O
, O

We O
went O
and O
looked O
up O
all O
this O
research O
. O

There O
's O
all O
this O
stuff O
. O

You O
'll O
see O
when O
you O
get O
pregnant O
. O

And O
, O
if O
you O
want O
to O
know O
, O
just O
send O
me O
email O
. O
Because O
I O
looked O
up O
a O
bunch O
of O
stuff O
, O

but O
, O
there O
's O
all O
different O
kinds O
of O
prenatal O
tests O
that O
you O
can O
get O
now O
. O

It O
's O
not O
just O
amnio O
, O

it O
's O
like O
other O
stuff O
too O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
then O
there O
's O
also O
, O
%um O
, O
you O
know O
, O
%uh O
, O
the O
ultrasound O
. O

But O
in O
fact O
, O
like O
if O
you O
look O
at O
the O
latest O
research O
on O
ultrasound O
, O
it O
's O
like O
, O
they O
really O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Like O
they O
assume O
that O
it O
's O
safe O
, O
because O
, O
you O
know O
, O
they O
've O
had O
it O
for O
twenty O
years O
, O
right O
. O

And O
nothing O
has O
happened O
? O

They O
never O

Ye- O
, O

well O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

They O
've O
never O
really O
done O
any O
big O
studies O
on O
it O
or O
anything O
. O

but O
if O
you O
're O
a O
normal O
, O
low O
, O

like O
there O
's O
reasons O
to O
have O
an O
ultrasound O
. O

And O
if O
you O
have O
to O
have O
an O
ultrasound O
, O
then O
it O
's O
a O
really O
good O
diagnostic O
tool O
, O
right O
? O

Right O
. O

But O
in O
a O
normal O
low O
risk O
pregnancy O
like O
mine O
it O
's O
not O
a O
good O
diagnostic O
tool O
at O
all O
. O

Like O
, O
they O
find O
as O
many O
, O
%um O
, O
false O
positives O
as O
they O
do O
false O
negatives O
. O

for O
spina O
bifida O
and O
stuff O
? O

Well O
the O
only O
thing O
they O
can O
really O
check O
, O
they O
can O
check O
the O
heart O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
then O
they O
can O
check O
to O
see O
if O
the O
baby O
has O
a O
brain O
. O

yeah O
. O
But O
then O
they O
can O
do O
some O
measurements O
to O
see O
if O
the O
baby O
has O
, O
%um O
, O
%ah O

Defects O
of O
various O
kinds O
. O

Like O
Down O
's O
Syndrome O
. O

Like O
sometimes O
y- O
. O

But O
that O
's O
not O
really O
very O
good O
. O

Like O
amnio O
is O
the O
only O
sure O
way O
to O
find O
out O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
it O
could O
give O
you O
like O
some O
indications O
that O
the O
baby O
might O
have O
Down O
's O
or O
something O
. O

But O
it O
's O
really O
not O
a O
very O
good O
diagnostic O
tool O
at O
all O
for O
people O
with O
low O
risk O
pregnancies O
. O

So O
, O
yeah O
. O
I O
did O
n't O
bother O
getting O
one O
. O

yeah O
, O

good O
. O

I O
'm O
sure O
everything O
will O
be O
fine O
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

And O
if O
it O
's O
not O
, O
it O
's O
like O
, O
you O
know O
, O
you O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
deal O
with O
it O
anyway O
. O

Well O
what O
are O
you O
going O
to O
do O
I O
mean O
, O
if O
it O
's O
not O
, O
like O

and O
we O
did O
n't O
do O
any O
of O
the O
testing O
because O
, O
like O
, O
I O
've O
met O
like O
three O
people O
since O
I O
got O
pregnant O
, O
where O
the O
baby O
had O
Down O
's O
, O
right O
. O

They O
found O
out O
the O
baby O
had O
Down O
's O
. O

And O
they O
aborted O
it O
. O

They O
had O
, O

well O
, O
it O
's O
not O
called O
abortion O
, O
it O
's O
called O
termina- O

Termination O
, O

that O
's O
right O
. O

And O
I O
just O
could O
n't O
have O
done O
that O
. O

I O
just O
. O

We O
talked O
about O
it O
a O
little O
bit O
, O

you O
know O
what O
I O
mean O
. O

Like O
obviously O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
my O
baby O
to O
have O
a O
mental O
defect O
or O
anything O
like O
that O
. O

But O

But O
if O
it O
does O
, O
you O
'll O
deal O
with O
it O
. O

I O
just O
could O
not O
have O
done O
that O
. O

So O
it O
was O
n't O
worth O
doing O
the O
prenatal O
testing O
. O
Because O
, O
you O
know O

If O
you O
're O
not O
going O
to O
abort O
anyway O
, O
then O
there O
's O
no O
reason O
to O
have O
it O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
mean O
there O
are O
some O
conditions O
that O
they O
can O
test O
for O
that O
are O
sort O
of O
incompatible O
with O
life O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
then O
I O
figured O
, O
well O
, O
I O
'll O
just O
go O
through O
the O
nine O
months O
of O
pregnancy O
and O
then O
the O
baby O
will O
die O
when O
it O
's O
born O
. O
You O
know O
. O

If O
it O
's O
like O
that O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

we O
had O
this O
friend O
. O

This O
is O
not O
supposed O
to O
scare O
you O
, O

it O
's O
just O
because O
it O
was O
on O
the O
topic O
. O

%um O
, O
but O
, O
the O
baby O
died O
at O
like O
eight O
and O
a O
half O
months O
. O

%mm O
. O

I O
know O
. O

I O
read O
so O
many O
of O
those O
stories O
. O

They O
just O
freak O
me O
out O
. O

You O
know O
. O

And O
of O
course O
they O
make O
you O
give O
birth O
anyway O
. O

You O
know O
you O
ca O
n't O
have O
an O

You O
have O
to O
. O

I O
mean O
what O
are O
. O

I O
mean O
that O
's O
how O
you O
have O
an O
abortion O
is O
you O
give O
birth O
you O
kn- O

yeah O
. O

And O
it O
's O
dead O

you O
know O
it O
's O
dead O
. O

And O
it O
's O
a O
hassle O
, O
you O
know O
. O

And O
you O
've O
got O
to O
go O
through O
all O
that O
pain O
knowing O
the O
baby O
's O
not O
even O
alive O
anyway O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
, O
you O
know O
. O
She O
's O
pregnant O
again O
. O

You O
know O
, O
they O
're O
fine O
. O

And O
what O
happened O
to O
the O
baby O
? O

Do O
they O
know O
? O

They O
got O
over O
it O
. O

I O
think O
it O
got O
either O
strangled O
by O
its O
cord O
or O
some O
kind O
of O

yeah O

that O
's O
what O
they O
g- O
. O

They O
always O
say O
that O
g- O

They O
say O
that O

but O

cord O
accident O
. O

it O
was O
an O
accident O
. O

It O
's O
like O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

yeah O
, O

you O
know O
. O
It O
's O
like O
something O
happened O
. O

or O
maybe O
it O
went O
into O
oxygen O
deficiency O
or O
something O
. O

Like O
something O
happened O
to O
her O

and O
she O
was O
asleep O
at O
the O
time O
, O

yeah O
. O

mhm O
. O

and O
so O
she O
did O
n't O
even O
know O
it O
until O
the O
next O
morning O
. O

And O

It O
was O
something O
like O
that O
. O

Wow O
. O

That O
is O
so O
scary O
. O

But O
obviously O
, O
you O
know O
, O
when O
you O
have O
a O
baby O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
its O
life O
and O
your O
life O
, O
you O
have O
to O
worry O
that O
it O
might O
die O
, O
you O
know O
, O
or O
something O
will O
happen O
to O
it O
. O

oh O
I O
know O
it O
is O
so O
scary O
. O

It O
's O
awful O
. O

That O
's O
got O
to O
be O
the O
worst O
thing O
. O

Well O
anyhow O
, O
did O
you O
get O
to O
meet O
your O
nephew O
%uh O
I O
did O
. O
The O
baby O
Jack B-PERSON
is O
huge O
. O
at O
the O
wedding O
. O

he O
's O
four O
months O

and O
he O
's O
like O
eighteen O
pounds O
. O

oh O
my O
god O
. O

The O
kid O
is O
ado- O
. O

But O
it O
's O
all O
breast O
milk O
. O

That O
's O
huge O
. O

That O
's O
like O
the O
size O
of O
a O
two O
year O
old O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

He O
's O
huge O
. O

he O
's O
the O
shape O
of O
a O
small O
baby O

but O
you O
know O
, O
he O
's O
big O
. O

He O
's O
heavy O
. O

oh O
, O
you O
better O
hope O
that O
that O
does O
n't O
run O
in O
the O
family O
. O

How O
big O
was O
he O
when O
he O
was O
born O
. O

Well O
. O
He O
was O
normal O
size O
when O
he O
was O
born O
. O

Like O
eight O
and O
a O
half O
pounds O
. O

okay O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
, O
%um O
, O
you O
know O
, O
my O
uncle O
is O
like O
six O
foot O
four O
, O

and O
my O
brother O
is O
big O
, O

and O
, O
on O
Gaelin B-PERSON
's O
side O
of O
the O
family O
there O
's O
big O
people O
too O
. O

So O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
he O
could O
just O
be O
a O
big O
boy O

That O
's O

I O
mean O
eighteen O
pounds O
. O

That O
is O
humongous O
. O

Eighteen O
pounds O
from O
breast O
milk O
alone O
in O
four O
months O
. O

oh O
my O
god O
. O

And O
yet O
he O
's O
small O
. O
You O
know O
, O

he O
does O
n't O
look O
that O
huge O
. O

He O
's O
not O
very O
long O
or O
anything O

he O
's O
just O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
He O
's O
chubby O

but O
He O
just O
weighs O
. O

He O
's O
hefty O
. O

yup O

yeah O

well O
you O
know O
they O
just O
tell O
you O
feed O
on O
demand O
. O

I O
mean O
if O
they O
want O
to O
eat O
that O
much O
you O
let O
them O
eat O
that O
much O
. O

and O
he O
's O
healthy O
and O
all O

so O
you O
know O
she O
's O
just O
like O
oh O
well O

uh-huh O

uh-huh O

And O
do O
they O
seem O
happy O
and O
? O

And O
they O
still O
have O
just O
one O
daughter O
? O

Yes O

and O
I O
think O
that O
's O
probably O
all O
because O
%um O
I O
think O
Carl B-PERSON
feels O
like O
people O
like O
me O
overpopulate O
the O
world O
. O

I O
have O
three O
sons O
now O
. O

Really O
? O

yeah O
. O

gosh O

And O

%uh O
All O
boys O
? O

Yes O
. O

No O
girls O
. O

oh O
my O
gosh O

oh O
that O
's O
so O
interesting O

and O
you O
know O
%ah O
Jasmine B-PERSON
and O
Sophie B-PERSON
are O
taking O
swimming O
classes O
with O
Winston B-PERSON

oh O
, O
are O
they O
? O
yeah O
, O
and O
I O
was O
thinking O
of O
asking O
him O
for O
your O
address O

and O
I O
thought O
no O
he O
's O
so O
forgetful O

he O
'll O
never O
remember O
. O

It O
's O
not O
worth O
it O

Well O
he O
never O
would O

or O
you O
know O
he O
would O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
get O
it O
. O

I O
used O
to O
call O
him O
. O

Well O
, O
just O
Winston B-PERSON

I O
know O

you O
know O
? O

I O
used O
to O
call O
him O
every O
once O
in O
a O
while O

but O
their O
niece O
like O
I O
think O
she O
's O
the O
oldest O
Really O
? O
uh-huh O
of O
all O
the O
kids O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
you O
know O
much O
about O
the O
family O
but O
the O
one O
whose O
father O
got O
killed O
in O
Nicaragua B-GPE
fighting O

but O
anyway O
%um O
No O
. O
she O
was O
living O
in O
the O
house O

and O
she O
's O
kind O
of O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

all O
I O
know O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
she O
would O
've O
been O
this O
way O
if O
she O
had O
n't O
had O
all O
the O
problems O
she O
had O
in O
her O
life O

but O
she O
's O
kind O
of O
a O
goofball O

and O
she O
ran O
up O
such O
big O
bills O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
they O
've O
had O
a O
phone O
for O
a O
whole O
year O
because O
he O
ca O
n't O
pay O
them O
off O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
she O
's O
still O
living O
there O
or O
not O
. O

But O
I O
can O
give O
you O
my O
address O

yeah O

Wow O

%huh O

yeah O

I O
'd O
%uh O

yeah O

I O
'm O
so O
gla- O

you O
know O
how O
I O
have O
your O
number O
? O

I O

I O
was O
wondering O
about O
that O
. O

You O
talked O
to O
Dunya B-PERSON

No O

no O

well O
I O
did O
talk O
to O
Dunya B-PERSON

but O
she O
did O
n't O
give O

well O
actually O
she O
was O
n't O
there O
the O
day O
I O
called O

I O
talked O
to O
Ralph B-PERSON

but O
%um O
the O
last O
time O
I O
was O
in O
Honduras B-GPE
which O
is O
nearing O
two O
years O
. O
It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
two O
years O
in O
January O
. O
%um O
I O
saw O
your O
husband O
as O
I O
was O
leaving O
the O
airport O

and O
i- O
had O
my O
billfold O
out O

and O
he O
wrote O
it O
on O
this O
little O
pad O
in O
my O
billfold O

and O
you O
know O
what O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
things O

but O
I O
still O
have O
that O

oh O
my O
gosh O

So O
I O
thought O
well O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
advantage O
of O
it O
. O
So O
%ah O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
remember O
him O
telling O
me O
that O
he O
saw O
you O
. O

oh O
he O
probably O
spaced O
it O

I O
think O
he O
was O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
some O
kind O
of O
work O
project O
or O
something O
maybe O
where O
you O

picking O
up O
people O
from O
Peace B-ORG
Corps I-ORG
probably O

yeah O

Something O
like O
that O

yeah O

but O
that O
was O
right O
af- O

I O
mean O
that O
's O
a O
long O
time O
ago O

that O
was O
right O
after O
%um O
the O
change O
of O
the O
government O
. O

We O
were O
down O
because O
of O
that O
. O

%huh O

So O
anyway O

So O
three O
boys O
, O
Barb B-PERSON
. O

yeah O
. O

Wow O
. O

My O
hands O
are O
so O
full O

yeah O

I O
remember O
you O
said O
last O
time O
that O
the O
doctor O
said O
that O
you O
had O
to O
have O
a O
baby O
because O
of O
your O
ovaries O
or O
whatever O
just O
to O
keep O
everything O
in O
order O

Well O
if O
I O
wanted O
to O
have O
a O
child O
I O
should O
do O
it O
you O
know O

and O
so O
that O
pushed O
me O
. O

He O
said O
that O
we O
do O
n't O
want O
you O
to O
have O
a O
baby O
if O
it O
's O
going O
to O
create O
problems O

but O
if O
you O
want O
to O
have O
one O
this O
is O
the O
time O

and O
it O
actually O
so O
you O
went O
all O
out O
oh O
that O
's O
what O
it O
was O
did O
turn O
everything O
around O
for O
me O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
it O
works O
that O
way O
for O
everybody O

but O
those O
hormones O
kind O
of O
took O
care O
of O
the O
problems O
I O
was O
having O
. O

I O
was O
starting O
to O
have O
the O
problem O
again O
befo- O

like O
it O
was O
only O
maybe O
three O
months O
afterwards O
I O
got O
pregnant O

but O
I O
could O
already O
feel O
the O
pains O
and O
all O
that O

so O

Wow O
. O

I O
felt O
so O
good O
when O
I O
was O
pregnant O

I O
just O
felt O
like O
it O
was O
a O
miracle O

and O
then O

Really O
? O

oh O
yeah O

and O
then O
breast O
feeding O
those O
hormones O
also O
helped O

so O
I O
feel O
just O
fine O
. O

I O
hope O
I O
never O
have O
to O
deal O
with O
endometriosis O
again O

but O
who O
knows O
after O
three O

So O
your O
first O
boy O
is O
Joel B-PERSON
or O
Noel B-PERSON
? O

Noel B-PERSON
. O

Noel B-PERSON
or O
Noel B-PERSON
. O

Noel B-PERSON
. O

And O
he O
's O
seven O
and O
a O
half O
. O

That O
's O
how O
long O
ago O
that O
was O
. O

uh-huh O
Seven O
and O
a O
half O
. O
We O
have O
n't O
seen O
each O
other O
s- O

yeah O

in O
a O
long O
time O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
your O
other O
two O
boys O
? O

Because O
a- O

%um O
. O
Thomas B-PERSON
is O
three O
. O

uh-huh O
? O

It O
's O
Thomas B-PERSON
Enrique I-PERSON
is O
his O
full O
name O
. O

And O
then O
I O
have O
a O
baby O
who O
's O
just O
going O
to O
turn O
ten O
months O
. O

oh O
really O

And O
what O
's O
the O
baby O
's O
name O
? O

That O
's O
Logan B-PERSON
Andres I-PERSON

%ah O
. O

oh O
how O
nice O
. O

So O
are O
you O
going O
to O
keep O
going O
? O
or O

so O

and O
you O
two O
girls O

oh O
%ah O
well O
, O
I O
thought O
I O
was O
done O
really O
after O
Thomas B-PERSON

not O
that O
I O
think O
two O
is O
the O
perfect O
number O
but O
I O
did O
n't O
expect O
to O
get O
pregnant O
a O
third O
time O

that O
happened O
when O
I O
was O
in O
Honduras B-GPE
last O
time O

that O
was O
really O
so O

mhm O

I O
was O
so O
angry O
at O
Oscar B-WORK_OF_ART
that O
I O
just O
knew O
there O
was O
no O
way O
that O
I O
could O
ever O
even O
think O
of O
going O
to O
bed O
with O
him O
you O
know O

and O
that O
's O
when O
it O
happened O

but O
I O
love O
my O
little O
baby O

and O
-- O

%huh O

yeah O

but O

And O
you O
're O
still O
with O
Oscar B-WORK_OF_ART
right O

that O
's O

well O
we O
're O
still O
married O

but O
he O
's O
doing O
his O
own O
thing O
like O
usual O

so O
I O
pretty O
much O
take O
care O
of O
the O
crew O
all O
alone O
. O

He O
calls O
to O
see O
how O
they O
're O
doing O
and O
%huh O
pops O
in O
every O
once O
in O
a O
while O
, O

but O
it O
's O
tough O
. O

It O
really O
is O

and O
see O
his O
daughter O
lives O
here O
too O

wow O

she O
's O
kin- O

She O
does O
? O

Well O
, O
she O
has O
since O

well O
I O
think O
they O
've O
been O
here O
five O
years O
now O
, O
five O
years O
this O
summer O
because O
we O
were O
figuring O
that O
they O
could O
apply O
for O
citizenship O
. O
Both O
Oscar B-PERSON
and O
Lehia B-PERSON
%um O
. O

He O
's O
twenty O

and O
she O
's O
just O
turned O
eighteen O
now O

Wow O
. O

he O
does O
n't O
live O
here O
%um O
. O

He O
had O
kind O
of O
, O

well O
, O
so O
it O
's O
a O
long O
long O
story O

but O
%um O
at O
one O
point O
when O
I O
got O
real O
irritated O
with O
Oscar B-WORK_OF_ART
everybody O
in O
the O
family O
insisted O
that O
I O
was O
an O
idiot O
and O
I O
should O
make O
him O
take O
care O
of O
his O
children O
which O
you O
know O
I O
really O
believed O
when O
I O
was O
there O

and O
I O
mean O
it O
does O
make O
a O
lot O
of O
intellectual O
sense O
, O
I O
guess O
. O

But O
it O
really O

I O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
that O
to O
the O
kids O

but O
I O
did O

and O
so O
I O
sent O
them O
to O
stay O
with O
him O

and O
then O
I O
felt O
bad O
about O
it O
immediately O

and O
then O
he O
would O
n't O
let O
them O
come O
back O

and O
so O
it O
turned O
into O
a O
situation O
where O
Lehia B-PERSON
was O
really O
the O
one O
that O
wanted O
to O
come O
back O
and O
Oscar O
junior O
kind O
of O
%um O
decided O
that O
living O
with O
his O
father O
was O
what O
he O
wanted O

mhm O

And O
Lehia B-PERSON
's O
mom O
used O
to O
beg O
him O
to O
let O
her O
come O
back O

and O
he O
'd O
say O
yes O

and O
then O
he O
'd O
hang O
up O
the O
phone O

and O
he O
'd O
say O
I O
'd O
never O
let O
you O
go O
back O
there O
you O
know O
. O

I O
mean O
it O
was O
real O
stupid O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
really O
that O
he O
wanted O
her O
around O

but O
it O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

People O
do O
stupid O
things O
. O

%hm O
. O

oh O

%hm O
so O
they O
're O
living O
with O
him O
? O

No O
, O

%um O
now O
how O
long O
? O

Probably O
two O
years O
ago O
then O
she O
and O
I O
worked O
it O
out O
where O
I O
got O
power O
of O
attorney O
from O
her O
mom O
because O
her O
mom O
always O
had O
custody O

and O
she O
called O
me O
one O
day O
when O
there O
was O
nobody O
in O
the O
house O
but O
her O

and O
I O
drove O
and O
got O
her O
and O
kind O
of O
stole O
her O
back O

it O
was O
kind O
of O
exciting O

I O
could O
n't O
believe O
that O
I O
'd O
ever O
do O
that O

but O
oh O
well O
it O
was O
very O
exciting O
actually O
because O
oh O
my O
gosh O
I O
mean O
I O
had O
to O
drive O
like O
two O
and O
half O
hours O

so O
you O
know O
you O
did O
n't O
know O

at O
any O
moment O
somebody O
might O
be O
coming O
home O
. O

I O
said O
get O
your O
stuff O
ready O

and O
I O
called O
her O
when O
I O
got O
to O
the O
corner O
, O
you O
know O
, O

it O
was O
really O
something O

and O
we O
just O
packed O
the O
car O
full O
. O

I O
mean O
there O
was O
n't O
one O
inch O
of O
space O
left O

and O
then O
we O
just O
flew O
out O
of O
there O
, O

and O
we O
went O
to O
the O
nearest O
McDonalds B-ORG
to O
kind O
of O
repack O
where O
we O
could O
breathe O
easy O

oh O
my O
gosh O
. O

It O
was O
pretty O
funny O

and O
then O
you O
know O
he O
never O
said O
a O
thing O
about O
it O
. O

yeah O

I O
know O
that O
he O
knew O
she O
was O
better O
off O
here O

and O
she O
had O
told O
me O
that O
she O
almost O
committed O
suicide O
once O

but O
you O
know O
he O
does O
n't O
even O
know O
any O
of O
it O
because O
it O
's O
not O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
care O
about O
his O
kids O
but O
he O
's O
not O
really O
capable O
of O
being O
a O
father O
. O

You O
know O
he O
just O
. O

%hm O

close O

So O
what O
's O
Lehia B-PERSON
doing O
? O

Is O
she O
studying O

or O
did O
she O
already O
graduate O
high O
school O
? O

She O
's O
going O
to O
be O
in O
her O
last O
year O
, O
of O
high O
school O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
she O
's O
been O
with O
her O
mom O
for O
two O
months O

so O
she O
'll O
be O
coming O
back O
tomorrow O
. O
%um O

%ah O
. O

so O
that O
's O
what O
we O
have O
here O

and O
then O
he O
graduated O
one O
year O
ago O
from O
high O
school O

and O
he O
started O
going O
to O
school O
in O
Missouri B-GPE

and O
then O
just O
out O
of O
the O
blue O
he O
told O
me O
that O
he O
and O
his O
buddy O
wanted O
to O
move O
back O
to O
Omaha B-GPE
and O
go O
to O
school O
here O
which O
was O
really O
surprising O
and O
that O
he O
was O
kind O
of O
saying O
that O
living O
with O
his O
father O
was O
n't O
what O
you O
know O
, O
he O
kind O
of O
had O

his O
opinion O
on O
it O
had O
changed O
, O

but O
they O
wanted O
to O
live O
in O
an O
apartment O
. O

They O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
burden O
me O
anymore O
were O
his O
words O
, O

but O
you O
know O
I O
know O
it O
's O
that O
they O
want O
freedom O
, O
which O
is O
great O
. O

They O
're O
twenty O
you O
know O
. O

%hm O

yeah O
. O

So O
they O
just O
moved O
in O
well O
no O
maybe O
farther O
, O
about O
a O
mile O
from O
us O

they O
live O
Wow O
. O
in O
an O
apartment O

and O
I O
hope O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
nice O
. O

His O
buddy O
is O
here O
actually O

and O
Oscar B-WORK_OF_ART
is O
finishing O
some O
work O
that O
he O
was O
doing O

and O
then O
he O
's O
coming O
up O
sometime O
next O
week O

yeah O

but O
that O
's O
kind O
of O
in O
a O
nutshell O
all O
the O
things O
that O
have O
been O
going O
on O

and O

Wow O

I O

Well O
it O
's O
interesting O
. O

Are O
you O
working O

or O
are O
you O
teaching O
? O

oh O
yes O
. O

Well O
I O
do O
n't O
teach O

%um O
I O

yeah O
? O

let O
's O
see O
, O

well O
I O
came O
back O

I O
taught O
adult O
basic O
education O
because O
it O
was O
really O
hard O
to O
get O
a O
job O
in O
home O
ec O
which O
is O

it O
's O
probably O
still O
that O
way O

and O
I O
went O
for O
my O
masters O
in O
counseling O

and O
uh-huh O
%um O
actually O
I O
was O
asked O
to O
come O
back O
and O
be O
the O
counselor O
at O
the O
American B-NORP
school O

and O
that O
was O
the O
year O
I O
was O
pregnant O
with O
Noel B-PERSON

and O
I O
was O
really O
torn O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
do O

but O
my O
doctor O
did O
n't O
want O
me O
to O
go O
back O
to O
Honduras B-GPE
because O
I O
'd O
been O
so O
sick O
before O
. O

He O
felt O
that O
y- O

mhm O
. O

I O
really O
needed O
. O

We O
did O
n't O
know O
how O
the O
pregnancy O
was O
going O
to O
go O

but O
I O
feel O
like O

I O
mean O
I O
was O
n't O
really O
paying O
that O
much O
attention O
to O
what O
he O
said O

but O
that O
did O
influence O
a O
little O
bit O
. O

so O
I O
did O
n't O
go O

%hm O
. O

and O
%uh O
, O
let O
's O
see O
, O

what O
would O
I O
, O

I O
guess O
I O
was O
working O
part O
time O
that O
year O
doing O
part O
time O
counseling O
jobs O

and O
then O
that O
next O
year O
well O
I O
had O
one O
offer O
that O
I O
had O
to O
take O
. O

The O
other O
one O
was O
we O
were O
waiting O
for O
a O
principal O
to O
come O
back O
%um O

mhm O
. O

but O
I O
ended O
up O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
go O
into O
high O
school O
counseling O

but O
I O
could O
n't O
because O
the O
principal O
was O
out O
on O
this O
boat O
they O
told O
me O
and O
he O
had O
to O
make O
the O
decision O

it O
's O
like O
oh O
I O
need O
to O
know O
fast O
because O
I O
'm O
pregnant O
and O
I O
can O
not O
, O
you O
know O
, O
risk O
losing O
a O
job O
. O

So O
I O
ended O
up O
working O
at O
the O
Sure O
. O
community O
college O
which O
was O
n't O
what O
I O
wanted O
at O
the O
time O

but O
as O
it O
's O
turned O
out O
it O
probably O
was O
the O
best O
%um O

and O
I O
like O
it O
real O
well O
. O

I O
counseled O
for O
about O
five O
years O

and O
now O
I O
'm O
in O
administration O
%um O

oh O
great O
. O

I O
'm O
good O

how O
are O
you O
? O

%eh O
, O
okay O

my O
flight O
plans O
everything O
are O
so O
crazy O
you O
know O

if O
your O
mom O
was O
getting O
married O
one O
week O
later O
uh-huh O
. O
I O
would O
've O
been O
able O
to O
save O
about O
three O
hundred O
dollars O
. O

oh O
no O
. O

Because O
all O
the O
airlines O
are O
dropping O
their O
rates O
September O
fifth O
to O
six O
hundred O
and O
fifty O
dollars O
round O
trip O
. O

oh O
. O

but O
%uh O
it O
was O
too O
late O

yeah O
. O

That O
's O
too O
bad O
. O

And O
when O
I O
'm O
coming O
into O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
the O
first O
day O
apparently O
I O
'm O
stuck O
their O
for O
twelve O
hours O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
get O
a O
continuing O
flight O
to O
Buffalo B-GPE
until O
five O
in O
the O
evening O
. O

I O
'm O
landing O
at O
five O
in O
the O
morning O
. O

oh O
. O

But O
, O
hopefully O
, O
my O
friend O
Bea B-PERSON
who O
was O
in O
the O
American B-NORP
class O
-- O
yeah O
. O
-- O
quite O
a O
few O
y- O
. O

she O
lives O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
city O
in O
the O
area O
now O
. O

So O
hopefully O
she O
'll O
be O
meeting O
me O
for O
the O
day O
. O

oh O
that O
's O
good O
. O

So O
, O
it O
should O
n't O
be O
too O
bad O
then O
, O
you O
know O
, O
if O
we O
can O
spend O
the O
day O
together O

You O
know O
Hugo B-PERSON
and O
Shoshana B-PERSON
live O
there O
? O

Do O
you O
know O
them O
? O

Who O
? O

Hugo B-PERSON
and O
Shoshana B-PERSON
? O

I O
vaguely O
remember O
them O
. O

They O
're O
%um O

I O
guess O
it O
's O
like O
%um O
Opa B-PERSON
's O
nephew O
is O
Hugo B-EVENT

so O
it O
was O
like O
Ferdie B-PERSON
's O
-- O
yeah O
-- O
uncle O
or O
cousin O
or O
something O

No O
I O
remember O
the O
name O
. O

They O
're O
really O
nice O

and O
they O
come O
to O
Israel B-GPE
every O
once O
in O
a O
while O
because O
one O
of O
their O
kids O
lives O
in O
Israel B-GPE

and O

oh O
wait O
, O

is O
that O
the O
one O
that O
lived O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
? O

Beanie B-PERSON

%um O
. O
What O
? O

There O
's O
some O
relative O
of O
Ferdie B-PERSON
's O
that O
lives O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

No O
, O
it O
's O
not O
them O
. O

Those O
are O
the O
Epsteins B-PERSON
. O

%ah O
, O
the O
Epsteins B-PERSON
. O

okay O
. O

%um O
no O
this O

But O
that O
's O
your O
mother O
's O
side O
, O
the O
Epsteins B-PERSON
, O
right O
? O
-- O

No O
actually O
that O
's O
Ferdie B-PERSON
's O
side O
also O

-- O
I O
mean O
your O
. O

Ferdie B-PERSON
's O
mother O
's O
side O
, O
right O
? O

Right O
, O
right O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
anyway O
, O
they O
live O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
in O
Queens B-GPE

and O
they O
're O
really O
nice O

so O
if O
you O
get O
stuck O
like O
you O
know O
I O
could O
give O
you O
their O
number O
or O
something O
. O

uh-huh O

yeah O

well O
no O
I O

hopefully O
it O
will O
be O
okay O

yeah O
. O

%um O
what O
was O
I O
going O
to O
say O

%um O
%ah O
so O
anyway O
%uh O
what O
I O
'm O
doing O
I O
'll O
be O
just O
like O
only O
four O
days O
in O
Buffalo B-GPE
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
, O
of O
them O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
Grandma O
Ruth O
and O
Grandma O
Henning O
will O
only O
be O
there O
for O
three O
. O

Really O
. O

the O
last O
day O
I O
'll O
be O
spending O
with O
my O
friend O
, O
Cathy B-PERSON
. O

uh-huh O

And O
then O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
Johnny B-PERSON

and O
I O
think O
we O
have O
-- O

When O
are O
you O
getting O
to O
Johnny B-PERSON
's O
? O

I O
'm O
flying O
in O
on O
the O
twenty O
- O
eighth O
. O

oh O
, O
I O
'll O
probably O
just O
be O
leaving O
Michigan B-GPE
then O
. O

By O
ya- O

Like O
to O
drive O
to O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
. O

uh-huh O
. O

I O

Because O
he O
's O
got O
off O
from O
the O
twenty O
- O
eighth O

and O
right O
now O
I O
've O
got O
a O
flight O
that O
I O
'm O
coming O
in O
like O
ten O
or O
eleven O
in O
the O
morning O
something O
like O
that O
. O

okay O
. O

And O
then O

And O
when O
are O
you O
all O
coming O
to O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
? O

I- O

What O
? O

When O
are O
you O
going O
to O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
? O

I O
mean O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
he O
's O
planning O
on O
doing O
it O

wait O

the O
luncheon O
or O
dinner O
thing O
is O
on O
the O
second O
, O
right O
? O

%um O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Let O
me O

I O
think O
your O
mom O
said O
their O
was O
something O
planned O
the O
day O
before O
for O
the O
family O
. O

yeah O
, O

%um O
I O
have O
to O
find O
that O
calendar O
here O
%um O
. O

yeah O
, O

it O
might O
be O
like O
there O
's O
some O
dinner O
the O
night O
before O

that O
could O
be O
. O

I O
think O
so O
. O

So O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
whether O
we O
'll O
drive O
down O
the O
thirty O
- O
first O
or O
the O
first O
or O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
exactly O
whether O
he O
's O
going O
to O
do O
it O
in O
you O
know O
one O
day O
or O
two O
days O
. O

oh O

yeah O
. O

%um O
you O
know O
what O
? O

%um O
Cynthia B-PERSON
's O
coming O
and O
David B-PERSON
and O
their O
kids O

oh O
great O
. O

And O
they O
were O
going O
to O
bring O
Ralph B-PERSON

but O
I O
guess O
they O
're O
not O
sure O
now O
because O
they O
just O
found O
some O
kind O
of O
cancer O
in O
his O
brain O
oh O
no O
they O
Or O
a O
spot O
in O
his O
brain O
li- O

you O
know O
he O
had O
lung O
cancer O

is O
that O

I O
know O

and O
they O
were O
so O
optimistic O
. O

anyway O
they O
just O
found O
something O

and O
they O
're O
going O
to O
start O
treating O
it O
like O
this O
week O

so O
now O
they O
're O
not O
sure O
if O
he O
can O
come O

but O
mom O
thought O
it O
was O
so O
sweet O
that O
he O
wanted O
to O
come O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
are O
they O
going O
to O
still O
come O
? O

I O
think O
so O
. O

I O
mean O

Who O
else O
but O
cousins O
are O
coming O
, O

do O
you O
know O
? O

%um O
, O
Abby B-PERSON
's O
coming O
uh-huh O
. O
With O
the O
baby O
and O
Michal B-PERSON

uh-huh O
? O

And O
, O
you O
know O
, O
they O
're O
going O
to O
be O
moving O
to O
Detroit B-GPE
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
heard O
that O
they O
were O
going O
to O
be O
living O
not O
far O
from O
Johnny B-PERSON
. O

yeah O
. O

%um O
and O
then O
%um O
let O
's O
see O
Pevie B-PERSON
's O
coming O

mhm O
. O

And O
like O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
if O
the O
whole O
family O
is O
or O
just O
him O

mhm O
. O

%um O
, O
and O
mom O
's O
not O
sure O
about O
Ethan B-PERSON
and O
Arlene B-PERSON
yet O
though O

I O
mean O
Ethan B-PERSON
and O
his O
new O
wife O
oops O

%hm O
. O

yeah O
. O

%um O
Is O
Marianne B-PERSON
coming O
, O

do O
you O
know O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Mom O
did O
n't O
mention O
that O
. O

Because O
I O
know O
she O
was O
in O
touch O
since O
Dmitri B-PERSON
's O
been O
in O
that O
area O
. O

I O
think O
she O
was O
in O
touch O
with O
l- O

and O
Marilyn B-PERSON
was O
really O
nice O
. O

yeah O
yeah O

Also O
it O
would O
be O
nice O
if O
Eileen B-PERSON
would O
come O
. O

uh-huh O

You O
remember O
Eileen B-PERSON
, O
right O
? O

Well O
, O
I O
've O
only O
met O
them O
like O
maybe O
once O
or O
twice O
. O

Because O
Eileen B-PERSON
's O
%uh O
more O
or O
less O
your O
age O
. O

No O
, O

I O
think O
she O
's O
a O
bit O

well O
maybe O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
her O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
might O
have O
met O
her O
once O

Very O
sweet O
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
hear O
she O
's O
nice O
. O

She O

yeah O

I O
was O
really O
impressed O
with O
her O
when O
we O
visited O
there O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

yeah O
. O

Tell O
me O
something O

do O
you O
or O
Dmitri B-PERSON
or O
anyone O
in O
the O
family O
have O
email O
yet O
? O

%um O
yeah O

we O
all O
do O

well O
no O
not O
all O
of O
us O
. O

I O
do O

but O
I O
'm O
losing O
it O
. O

I O
only O
have O
like O
a O
dollar O
left O
in O
the O
account O

oh O
okay O

But O
I O
can O
give O
you O
Dmitri B-PERSON
's O
email O
. O

okay O
. O

Because O
I O
have O
access O
now O
in O
the O
factory O
. O

%eh O
this O
is O
until O
the O
Boss O
decides O
I O
'm O
playing O
with O
it O
too O
much O
because O
right O
now O
there O
's O
only O
one O
with O
his O
code O
and O
he O
's O
letting O
me O
use O
it O
. O

okay O

uh-huh O

And O
I O
'm O
%eh O
%eh O
%ah O

he O
sort O
of O
keeps O
on O
making O
comments O
about O
it O

I O
've O
got O
private O
messages O
here O

I O
says O
I O
'm O
not O
looking O
at O
your O
private O
messages O
, O
Reuven B-PERSON

I O
'm O
only O
leaving O
my O
messages O
and O
collecting O
mine O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
mean O
he O
's O
got O
the O
whole O
internet O

but O
I O
have O
n't O
had O
time O
to O
really O
even O
try O
to O
learn O
anything O

but O
I O
'm O
just O
using O
it O
to O
drop O
and O
collect O
messages O
. O

yeah O
, O

well O
let O
me O
tell O
you O
Dmitri B-PERSON
's O
? O

okay O
. O

It O
's O
V O
S O

mhm O
. O

zero O
R O

%ah O
zero O
not O
O O
? O

like O
yeah O
zero O
the O
number O
. O

The O
one O
with O
the O
line O
through O
it O
. O

yeah O
? O

%um O
at O

yeah O
? O

That O
little O
at O
symbol O
%um O

let O
me O
just O
se- O

I O
have O
to O
remember O
it O
. O

yeah O

I O
know O
at O

At O

I O
think O
it O
's O
Andrew B-PERSON
. O

A O
N O
D O
R O
E O
W O
. O

mhm O
. O

Dot O
%um O
C O
M O
U O
. O

C O
M O
U O
? O

mhm O

dot O
E O
D O
U O
. O

Dot O
E O
D O

U O

U O

That O
's O
his O
old O
number O
. O

it O
's O
like O
what O
he O
had O
at O
Carnegie B-ORG
Mellon I-ORG

but O
I O
think O
it O
transfers O
to O
his O
new O
one O

and O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
look O
right O
now O
while O
we O
're O
talking O
to O
see O
if O
I O
have O

mhm O
. O

Wait O

V O
S O
is O
Victor O
+Schoema+ O
, O
I O
guess O
right O

oh O
here O
's O
his O
new O
one O
. O

Here O
's O
his O
one O
from O
his O
work O

oh O
okay O
. O

okay O
, O

this O
is O
th- O

like O
just O
make O
it O
start O
a O
new O
line O
. O

V O
Schoema O
like O
V O
S O
C O
H O
O O
E O
M O
A O

O O
E O
M O
A O

At O
. O

At O
. O

E O
O O
S O

E O
O O
S O

Dot O
H O
I O
T O
C O

yeah O
. O

What O
's O
after O
the O
dot O
? O

H O
like O
%um O
hit O
. O

yeah O
? O

H O
I O
T O
C O

H O
I O
T O
what O
? O

C O
like O
cat O
. O

yeah O
? O

Dot O
C O
O O
M O
com O

mhm O
. O

okay O
. O

That O
's O
his O
new O
address O

and O
I O
can O
give O
you O
mine O
%um O
which O
is O
going O
to O
be O
useful O
for O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
a O
couple O
more O
days O
until O
I O
run O
out O
of O
money O
%um O

%um O
it O
's O
user O
, O
U O
S O
E O
R O

mhm O
. O

L O
G O

mhm O
. O

L O
what O
? O

G O
like O
girl O
? O

yeah O
? O

C O

mhm O
. O

M O

mhm O

At O

yeah O
? O

U O
M O

mhm O
. O

Dot O

mhm O
. O

C O
C O

mhm O
. O

Dot O
umich O
, O
U O
M O
I O
C O
H O

U O
M O
I O
C O
H O

mhm O
dot O
E O
D O
U O

%hm O

Never O
seen O
so O
many O
dots O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
see O

University O
of O
Michigan B-GPE
education O
, O
I O
mean O

Well O
I O
guess O
if O

yeah O
, O

I O
guess O
all O
pretty O
much O
like O
universities O
would O
have O
E O
D O
U O
at O
the O
end O
. O

yeah O
? O

I O
think O
. O

Mom O
does O
n't O
have O
one O
does O
she O
? O

No O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
. O

mhm O
. O

%um O
, O
Lori B-PERSON
, O
I O
'm O
trying O
to O
figure O
out O
my O
plans O
. O

I O
still O
have O
no O
idea O
what O
I O
'm O
doing O
when O
I O
get O
to O
Israel B-GPE

and O
nothing O
has O
worked O
out O

but O
I O
'm O
still O
coming O
. O

You O
're O
kidding O
. O

No O
, O
I O
'm O
serious O
. O

But O
I O
'm O
still O
coming O
. O

did O
you O
ever O
%um O
get O
in O
touch O
with O
%uh O

I O
had O
given O
you O
the O
fax O
of O
the O
number O
of O
the O
girl O
in O
%uh O

You O
mean O
the O

%um O
yeah O

well O
I O
did O
fax O
them O
a O
letter O
. O

It O
was O
little O
bit O
after O
that O
date O
like O
maybe O
a O
week O
later O
. O

yeah O
? O

I O
faxed O
them O
a O
letter O

and O
I O
never O
heard O
from O
them O
. O

and O
I O
ha- O

I O
basically O

what O
she O
kind O
of O
said O
is O
you O
know O
come O
and O
we O
'll O
talk O
sort O
of O
thing O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

yeah O
, O

so O
basically O
the O
one O

okay O

well O
Interns O
For O
Peace B-FAC
retracted O
their O
offer O
because O
they O
decided O
I O
was O
n't O
enthusiastic O
enough O
. O

Who O
's O
this O
? O

%um O
Interns O
For O
Peace B-FAC
? O

mhm O
. O

Like O
they O
had O
offered O
me O
a O
place O

and O
then O
they O
took O
it O
back O
. O

But O
did O
n't O
you O
also O
say O
you O
still O
were O
n't O
that O
keen O
on O
them O
? O

Right O
, O

I O
was O
n't O

but O
I O
still O
would O
have O
rather O
rejected O
them O
than O
have O
them O
reject O
me O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O

%um O
and O
then O
the O
next O
place O
which O
I O
was O
so O
hopeful O
about O
was O
%um O
Moden B-ORG
Nisan I-ORG

yeah O

yeah O

That O
thing O
at O
Haifa B-GPE
with O
%eh O
the O
Young O
Women O
's O
Leadership O
Program O
. O

yeah O
? O

And O
the O
woman O
made O
it O
sound O
so O
promising O

and O
I O
waited O
two O
months O
to O
hear O
back O

mhm O
. O

And O
then O
I O
had O
n't O
heard O
from O
her O

and O
it O
was O
after O
the O
date O

so O
I O
called O

mhm O
. O

And O
she O
said O
oh O
I O
was O
going O
to O
fax O
you O
this O
evening O

%um O
you O
know O
we O
're O
not O
really O
sure O
what O
's O
happening O
. O

The O
position O
may O
be O
being O
redefined O

%eh O
. O

And O
then O
a O
week O
later O
, O
she O
called O
me O
and O
left O
a O
message O
saying O
oh O
you O
know O
they O
had O
all O
these O
things O
on O
the O
burner O

and O
I O
should O
really O
look O
someplace O
else O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
's O
going O
on O

and O

%hm O
. O

And O
so O
I O
had O
really O
stopped O
looking O
for O
things O
because O
he O
made O
it O
sound O
so O
promising O
and O
like O
it O
was O
going O
to O
be O
almost O
fulltime O
. O

%hm O
. O

and O
now O
it O
's O
like O
you O
know O
maybe O
a O
ten O
hour O
a O
week O
position O

and O
it O
requires O
fluent O
Hebrew O

and O
it O
's O
just O
totally O
different O
than O
what O
we O
had O
talked O
about O
. O

That O
's O
a O
shame O

And O
so O
then O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
Giva B-ORG
- I-ORG
Haviva I-ORG
had O
offered O
me O
a O
very O
short O
term O
parttime O
internship O

yeah O
, O

you O
mentioned O

by O
writing O
up O
something O
to O

yeah O

like O
helping O
with O
grant O
writing O
and O
miscellaneous O
things O
and O
living O
on O
a O
nearby O
kibbutz O
maybe O
is O
it O
Ma'anit B-LOC
? O

%hm O
. O

You O
could O
be O
even O
living O
at O
David B-PERSON
's O
and O
Savia B-PERSON
's O
and O
get O
to O
Giva B-ORG
- I-ORG
Haviva I-ORG
. O

yeah O
, O

but O
it O
might O
be O
nice O
to O
be O
on O
the O
kibbutz O
because O
then O
I O
would O
get O
to O
know O
some O
people O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O

But O
anyway O
, O

so O
then O
%ah O

but O
that O
was O
three O
months O
ago O
that O
they O
offered O
me O
that O

and O
you O
know O
who O
knows O
if O
they O
found O
someone O

so O
I O
faxed O
them O
about O
a O
week O
and O
a O
half O
ago O
. O

yeah O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
I O
had O
n't O
heard O
back O
from O
them O

and O
so O
I O
called O
the O
New O
York O
office O

and O
she O
said O
she O
'd O
get O
back O
to O
me O
probably O
you O
know O
yesterday O
or O
today O
, O
as O
soon O
as O
she O
could O
talk O
with O
them O
. O

%hm O
. O

mhm O
. O

Because O
maybe O
they O
found O
someone O
, O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
that O
's O

I O
'm O
really O
hoping O
that O
that O
would O
work O
out O
you O
know O
, O

it O
's O
just O
something O

yeah O
. O

But O
if O
not O
I O
mean O
I O
'm O
just O
coming O
anyway O

but O
I O
have O
no O
idea O
like O
where O
I O
'll O
go O

When O
are O
you O
planning O
on O
coming O
? O

And O

Sometime O
either O
like O
mid O
to O
late O
September O
or O
early O
October O
. O

mhm O
. O
mhm O
. O

%um O

Because O
I O
'm O
thinking O
that O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
stop O
in O
Europe B-GPE
on O
the O
way O
and O
visit O
some O
friends O
. O

I O
have O
a O
friend O
in O
Spain B-GPE
and O
a O
friend O
in O
France O
and O
a O
friend O
in O
Germany B-GPE

%um O
, O
no O
, O

I O
talked O
to O
**Dougo** O
. O

oh O
, O
how O
's O
he O
doing O
? O

Well O
, O
I O
guess O
. O

well O
the O
thing O
is O
, O
**Dougo O
's** O
kind O
of O
annoying O
me O
a O
little O
bit O
. O

oh O
why O
? O

Well O
, O
the O
first O

%uh O
first O
of O
all O
, O

well O
I O
think O
he O
sort O
of O
knew O
I O
did O
n't O
want O
him O
to O
be O
here O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
still O
he O
oh O
I O
want O
some O
place O
to O
bring O
people O
. O

It O
's O
like O
how O
long O
are O
you O
going O
to O
be O
here O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
I O
really O
%uh O
, O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
it O
's O
very O
appropriate O
or O
so O
forth O
. O

Like O
you O
're O
on O
vacation O
, O

I O
mean O
, O
what O
's O
the O
point O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
it O
's O
just O
sort O
of O

I O
'm O
just O

that O
kind O
of O
annoys O
me O

it O
's O
kind O
of O
a O

Well O
you O
know O
why O
he O
wants O
to O
bring O
people O
there O
right O
? O

What O
's O
that O
? O

You O
know O
why O
he O
wants O
to O
bring O
people O
there O
right O
? O

Why O
? O

Well O
you O
know O
. O
His O
boyfriends O
and O
stuff O
. O

Yes O
, O

but O
I O
did- O
, O

I O
'm O
sorry O
, O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
another O
Lee O
Worthy O
, O
okay O
? O

yeah O
, O

well O

And O
I O
do O
n't O
, O

I O
'm O
, O

put O
it O
this O
way O
, O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
beyond O
that O
, O
okay O
? O

%huh O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
be- O
, O

well O
I O
think O
Lee B-GPE
is O
actually O
a O
little O
bit O
cleaner O
than O
. O

It O
's O
what O
I O
'm O
sort O
of O
kind O
of O
figuring O
out O
now O
after O
a O
while O
. O

uh-uh O
. O

And O
I O
just O
do O
n't O
like O
it O
, O

you O
know O
what O
I O
mean O
? O

uh-huh O
. O

This O
is O
not O
a O
motel O
, O
okay O
? O

oh O
, O
I O
know O
. O

okay O
? O

And O
it O
just O
kind O
of O
annoys O
me O
. O

yeah O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

It O
's O
like O
are O
you O
going O
to O
be O
showing O
up O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
care O
. O

I O
'll O
show O
up O
whenever O
I O
please O
. O

So O
. O

Anyway O
, O

and O
then O
. O

Anyway O
, O
we O
were O
supposed O
to O
do O
something O
with O
Er- O
, O

I O
mentioned O
, O
well O
then O
why O
do O
n't O
we O
get O
together O
with O
Eric B-PERSON
or O
something O
Friday O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

You O
know O
, O
let O
's O
you O
know O
, O
go O
out O
to O
a O
movie O
and O
so O
forth O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
see O
this O
Species O
movie O
which O
was O
pretty O
good O
. O

last O
night O
, O
yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

but O
the O
thing O
is O
that O
he O
never O
calls O
, O
never O
does O
anything O
. O
okay O
? O

And O
so O
all O
I O
get O
now O
is O
I O
get O
some O
message O
, O

well O
I O
want O
to O
get O
a O
hold O
of O
a O
key O
, O

when O
can O
I O
get O
it O
. O

He O
wants O
me O
to O
straighten O
up O
or O
something O
. O

It O
's O
like O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
straighten O
up O
so O
this O
can O
be O
like O
your O
little O
nest O
. O

I O
'm O
sorry O
. O

And O
it O
just O
sort O
of O
annoys O
me O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
know O
if O
you O
want O
to O
do O
any O
of O
that O
other O
stuff O
, O
just O
go O
somewhere O
else O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
sweetie O
, O

I O
just O

No O
, O
I O
just O
think O
it O
's O
bullshit O
, O

I O
mean O
I O
have O
to O
b- O

its O

I O
know O
, O

I O
just O
think O
you O
're O
getting O
a O
little O
worked O
up O
about O
th- O

No O
! O

I O
'm O
sorry O
, O

I O
do O
n't O
got O
time O
for O
this O
crap O
, O
okay O
? O

That O
's O
about O
it O
, O
okay O
? O

y- O

I O
have O
to O
feed O
some O
animals O
now O
, O
and O
worry O
about O
that O
now O
. O

And O
then O
this O
other O
-- O
oh O
are O
you O
staying O
over O
there O
? O
-- O
rubbish O
. O

It O
's O
just O
. O

What O
's O
that O
? O

Are O
you O
staying O
over O
there O
? O

%uh O
, O
I O
'm O
thinking O
about O
it O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

well O
then O
why O
not O
, O
you O
know O
<E_S O
? O

I O
just O
wish O
you O
would O
mention O
to O
me O
before O
you O
offer O
. O

I O
did O
. O

Well O
I O
was O
kind O
of O
saying O
, O

I O
was O
kind O
of O
hesitant O
. O

yeah O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
you O
asked O
me O
. O

You O
mentioned O
it O
, O

and O
then O
it O
came O
up O
to O
discussion O
after O
you O
'd O
mentioned O
it O
to O
**dougo** O
. O

But O
beforehand O
, O
I O
'd O
kind O
of O
been O
kind O
of O
like O
negative O
on O
it O
. O

So O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O

I O
guess O
I O
never O
really O
thought O
that O
it O
would O
be O
that O
big O
a O
deal O
, O
you O
know O
. O

yeah O
, O

Well O

I O
mean O
%um O
, O
I O
just O
think O
that O
it O
's O
largely O
because O
you O
're O
in O
a O
really O
high O
stress O
situation O
now O
. O

I O
'm O
in O
a O
situation O
where O
I O
need O
full O
control O
of O
my O
environment O
. O

I O
know O
that O
. O

yeah O
, O

so O
. O

I O
was O
just O

And O
so O
I O
think O
that O
's O
why O
you O
're O

And O
then O

no O

but O
anyway O
he O
does O
n't O
call O
, O

and O
I O
just O

all O
he O
d- O
, O

I O
mean O
Friday O
, O

and O
all O
he O
did O
was O
give O
this O
message O
today O
, O
I O
want O
a O
key O
. O

I O
mean O
talk O
about O
a O
little O
bit O
rude O
, O

I O
'm O
sorry O
. O

Well O
. O

That O
's O
really O
rude O
, O
if O
you O
ask O
me O
. O

It O
's O
just O
like O
, O
I O
just O
want O
to O
use O
you O
for O
something O
here O
. O

I O
mean O
just O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
like O
that O
sweetie O

I O
think O
you O
're O
overreacting O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
the O
behavior O
indicates O
that O
, O
at O
least O
. O

at O
least O
, O
you O
know O
, O
Mister O
very O
sensitive O
and O
aware O
of O
other O
people O
's O
behavior O
is O
obviously O
not O
super O
aware O
of O
his O
own O
a O
little O
bit O
. O

So O
. O

183.89_184.98_A: O
No O

you O
know O
that O

Well O
, O
no O
, O

but O
you O
know O
that O
he O
acts O
abrupt O
like O
that O
anyway O
, O
right O
? O

Well O
I O
'll O
just O
. O

I O
mean O

I O
'll O
act O
abrupt O
then O
also O
, O

so O
it O
's O
sort O
of O
funny O
. O

Well O

But O
anyway O
. O
The O
movie O
was O
good O
yesterday O
, O
though O
. O

I O
might O
call O
him O
back O
Monday O
. O

Well O
sweetie O
, O
what O
am O
I O
supposed O
to O
do O
? O

You O
know O
. O

oh O
you O
're O
not O
supposed O
to O
do O
anything O
, O

I O
'll O
take O
care O
of O
it O
. O

%ah O
I O
am O
going O
to O
mention O
to O
him O
that O
I O
did O
think O
it O
was O
sort O
of O
rude O
that O
he O
did O
n't O
do O
that O

and O
all O
I O
get O
is O
this O
message O
blah O
, O
you O
know O
. O

Well O
, O
you O
could O
, O

yeah O
, O

I O
mean O
I O
think O
it O
's O
valid O
for O
you O
to O
yell O
at O
him O
for O
standing O
you O
guys O
up O
and O
stuff O
. O

And O

Well O
it O
was O
n't O
official O
plan O
, O

but O
, O
it O
's O
not O
as O
if O
he O
gave O
me O
a O
number O
to O
contact O
him O
at O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

so O
I O
was O
%um O
a O
little O
bit O
put O
off O
by O
it O
. O
yeah O
. O
You O
know O
. O

and O
I O
was O
saying O

Well O
he O
could O
probably O
say O
that O
he O
felt O
put O
off O
by O
you O
too O
. O

So O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
. O

I O
was O
the O
one O
who O
suggested O
going O
out O
and O
doing O
something O
. O

yeah O
. O

The O
only O
thing O
he O
can O
be O
say O
put O
off O
by O
me O
is O
that O
my O
life O
hangs O
in O
the O
balance O
, O
and O
I O
would O
like O
to O
be O
left O
alone O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
that O
's O
unreasonable O
. O
yeah O
. O
You O
know O
, O

you O
know O
, O
it O
's O

Well O
, O
I O
know O
, O

I O
agree O
, O

but O
you O
know O
, O
%um O
, O
also O
, O
if O
, O
you O
know O
, O
%uh O
, O
you O
're O
not O
going O
to O
be O
there O
During O
this O
week O
or O
two O
, O
or O
whatever O

The O
way O
I O
kind O
of O
see O
it O
is O
like O
if O
you O
want O
a O
a O
soft O
place O
to O
lie O
your O
head O
down O
and O
fall O
asleep O
, O
and O
wake O
up O
, O
cook O
food O
or O
whatever O
and O
, O
putz O
around O
once O
in O
a O
while O
, O
that O
's O
fine O
. O

But O
if O
you O
want O
a O
place O
where O
, O
you O
know O
, O
it O
's O
time O
for O
a O
Saturday O
Night O
Fever O
party O
, O
I O
'm O
sorry O
, O

that O
's O

oh O
, O
come O
on O
. O

he O
's O
not O
quite O
like O
that O
, O

I O
mean O
good O
grief O
. O

Yes O
, O

but O
still O
, O

that O
's O
kind O
of O
my O
, O
you O
know O
. O

no O

he O
's O
got O
people O
that O
he O
has O
n't O
seen O
for O
quite O
a O
while O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
they O
live O
somewhere O

Well O

You O
know O
what O
I O
'm O
saying O
. O

Well O
, O
not O
all O
of O
them O
. O

%eh O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
I O
get O
the O
impression O
not O
all O
of O
them O
can O
go O
back O
to O
that O
place O
. O

I O
mean O
have O
you O
ever O
actually O
talked O
to O
him O
about O
it O
. O

No O
, O

but O
anyway O
. O

Well O
, O
because O
, O
, O
you O
know O
, O
it O
's O

oh O
, O
I O
understand O
, O

I O
think O
I O
understand O
what O
you O
were O
saying O
now O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
think O
I O
figured O
it O
out O
that O
, O

yeah O
. O

So O
he O
would O
like O
to O
have O
a O
place O
where O
%eh O
they O
can O
come O
and O
visit O
him O
. O

yeah O

and O
so O
It O
's O
fine O
with O
me O

Never O
mind O
, O

I O
thought O
about O
a O
hilarious O
word O
play O
. O

But O
anyway O
, O

never O
mind O
. O

What O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
say O
. O

But O
%uh O
, O
it O
's O
a O
word O
play O
on O
what O
you O
just O
said O
, O

it O
's O
kind O
of O
a O
**switcheroony** O
, O

it O
's O
, O

but O
it O
comes O
i- O

there O
's O
some O
truth O
to O
it O
, O
you O
know O
. O

oh O
. O

oh O
. O

what O
is O
it O
? O

Well O
they O
can O
visit O
him O
and O
come O
on O
him O
. O

%ah O
, O
%ha O
, O
%ha O
. O

%uh O
, O
%uh O
. O

Instead O
of O
coming O
and O
visiting O
. O

yeah O
, O

well O
, O
okay O
. O

I O
just O

But O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
anyway O
. O

Anyway O
. O

So O
, O
my O
thought O
on O
the O
whole O
thing O
is O
that O
you O
know O
, O
if O
you O
visited O
him O
, O
you O
would O
n't O
want O
to O
have O
to O
be O
you O
know O
, O
spent O
panting O
and O
spending O
every O
second O
of O
the O
day O
, O
with O
him O
only O
. O
You O
know O
what O
I O
'm O
saying O
and O
that O
probably O
part O
of O
the O
reason O
that O
it O
would O
be O
nice O
to O
actually O
stay O
with O
him O
is O
that O
you O
could O
also O
go O
and O
visit O
the O
sights O
or O
whatever O
and O

Where O
? O

What O
are O
you O
talking O
about O
? O

In O
Japan B-GPE
. O

I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
Japan B-GPE
. O

No O
, O

but O
I O
mean O

I O
'm O
trying O
to O

maybe O
in O
ten O
years O
, O
but O
, O
no O
time O
soon O
. O

No O
, O
no O
, O

but O
, O
no O
, O
you O
know O
what O
I O
'm O
saying O
. O

When O
you O
are O
visiting O
a O
town O
and O
you O
stay O
at O
someone O
's O
house O
and O
you O
ca O
n't O
ever O
do O
anything O
on O
your O
own O
and O
stuff O
like O
that O
. O

So O

oh O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
mind O

he O
does O
stuff O
on O
his O
own O
. O

%uh O
, O
you O
know O
, O
I O
mean O
there O
's O
a O
difference O
between O
guests O

and O
there O
's O
a O
difference O
between O
ownership O
, O
I O
think O
. O

I O
think O
that O

I O
know O
. O

but O

There O
, O
I O
mean O
, O

if O
I O
live O
somewhere O
, O
you O
know O
, O
I O
can O
rearrange O
the O
furniture O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
if O
I O
'm O
staying O
somewhere O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
mean O
I O
'm O
in O
jail O
. O

I O
mean O
just O
because O
I O
'm O
in O
a O
motel O
, O
does O
n't O
mean O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
repaint O
the O
walls O
. O

But O
it O
does O
n't O
mean O
that O
I O
'm O
obligated O
to O
stay O
there O
either O
. O

oh O
well O
I O
know O

but O
e- O

I O
'm O
just O
saying O
there O
are O
different O
degrees O
of O
, O
you O
know O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
he O
's O
obligated O
to O
sit O
there O
and O
hob O
nob O
around O
with O
me O
the O
entire O
time O
either O
. O

I O
would O
n't O
want O
him O
to O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
know O
I O
told O
him O
, O

I O
said O
I O
have O
no O
time O
to O
do O
anything O
. O

And O
I O
said O
I O

Well O
maybe O
that O
's O
why O
he O
was O
trying O

And O
as O
soon O
as O
I O
move O
back O
here O
, O
he O
's O
out O
. O

I O
totally O
insist O
on O
it O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
care O
if O
he O
never O
talks O
to O
me O
again O
. O

Because O
, O
there O
's O
no O
way O
I O
can O
study O
with O
worrying O
about O
keeping O
somebody O
awake O
, O
or O
, O
you O
know O
, O
I O
have O
to O
worry O
how O
I O
'm O
dressed O
, O
if O
I O
'm O
clean O
. O
You O
know O
. O
Whatever O
. O

yeah O

well O
, O
I O
agree O
with O
that O
sweetie O
. O

But O
, O
in O
that O
case O
, O
I O
think O
that O
while O

I O
mean O
he O
can O
stay O
while O
I O
'm O
at O
Erzhebat O
's O
, O

that O
's O
fine O
. O

That O
's O
just O

Ex- O
, O

that O
was O
my O
point O
. O

That O
was O
my O
whole O
point O
. O

That O

yeah O

okay O
. O

What O
is O
the O
big O
deal O
with O
just O
giving O
him O
a O
key O
and O
telling O
him O
to O
do O
what O
he O
wants O
. O

And O

Well O
I O
have O
to O
go O
make O
a O
copy O
too O
. O

Do O
you O
want O
me O
to O
, O
well O
. O
Give O
him O
the O
keys O
and O

You O
know O
what O
I O
'm O
saying O
. O

And O
I O
'm O
kind O
of O
thinking O
about O
saying O
, O
here O
give O
me O
a O
couple O
of O
bucks O
, O

I O
'll O
make O
a O
copy O
. O

yeah O
, O

or O
just O
give O
him O
your O
set O
of O
keys O
one O
day O
when O
you O
're O
studying O

and O
say O
here O
, O

and O
bring O
it O
back O
. O

You O
know O
, O
go O
make O
a O
copy O

and O
then O
bring O
it O
back O
. O

And O
, O
I O
mean O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
that O
unreasonable O
for O
him O
to O
ask O
for O
a O
key O
when O

you O
know O
, O
at O
least O
I O
anyway O
, O
yeah O
. O
yeah O
. O
okay O
maybe O
not O
you O
, O
have O
offered O
long O
time O
ago O
that O
oh O
, O
yes O
, O
you O
can O
stay O
here O
and O
**bladyblah** O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
he O
knows O
that O
you O
're O
not O
going O
to O
be O
there O
. O

So O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
it O
's O
unreasonable O
at O
all O
. O

okay O
, O

yeah O
. O

I O
just O
think O
he O
needs O
to O
know O
that O
there O
are O
limits O
. O
Or O
whatever O
. O
That O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
it O
, O

I O
mean O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
be O
able O
to O
come O
here O
, O
during O
the O
day O
, O
anytime O
. O
And O
not O
feel O
like O
if O
I O
need O
a O
book O
or O
something O

yeah O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
feel O
restrained O
because O
it O
'll O
frustrate O
me O
uh-huh O
. O
and O
I O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
concentrate O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
that O
that O
would O
be O
reasonable O
. O

Just O
make O
an O
agreement O
with O
him O
you O
know O
, O
after O
what O
time O
of O
day O
will O
you O
call O
before O
you O
come O
over O
. O
yeah O
. O
You O
know O
? O

Or O
, O
you O
know O
, O
so O
like O
, O
between O
, O
%um O
, O
eight O
P O
M O
and O
you O
know O
ten O
A O
M O
if O
I O
have O
to O
come O
over O
then O
I O
'll O
call O
first O
. O

Like O
that O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
's O
unreasonable O
, O
you O
know O
? O

Or O
something O
like O
that O
. O

yeah O
. O

Because O
then O
he O
can O
feel O
comfortable O
and O
you O
can O
feel O
comfortable O
because O
you O
know O
what O
's O
going O
on O
. O
yeah O
. O
You O
know O
. O

yeah O
. O

and O
plus O
, O
you O
know O
, O
you O
're O
going O
to O
be O
at O
, O
%uh O
, O
Suzanne B-PERSON
's O
for O
what O
, O
till O
the O
eleventh O
or O
something O
? O

No O
till O

Well O
that O
's O
right O
. O

yeah O

when O
you O
come O
back O
I O
guess O
%uh O
I O
'll O
still O
be O
there O
. O

Still O
be O
there O
right O
. O

So O

because O
you O
'll O
be O
around O

Right O

so O
just O

But O
you O
'll O
be O
over O
here O
packing O
at O
that O
time O
, O
partially O
. O

yeah O
partially O

sure O
of O
course O
. O

I O
deposited O
your O
other O
rent O
loan O
check O
that O
came O
in O
. O

oh O
good O
. O

How O
much O
was O
it O
? O

And O
I O

it O
was O
nineteen O
something O
. O

okay O
. O

the O
thing O
is O
I O
took O
out O
two O
hundred O
and O
fifty O
out O
of O
the O
account O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
pay O
the O
electric O
bill O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
pay O
M O
B O
N O
A O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
pay O
%uh O
some O
other O
people O
. O

okay O
. O

That O
sounds O
good O
. O

oh O
this O
is O
perfect O
timing O
because O
%um O
my O
baby O
's O
sleeping O

so O
that O
's O
great O
. O

oh O
good O
. O

all O
right O
. O

this O
was O
the O
last O
day O
I O
could O
do O
this O

so O
I O
had O
to O
get O
it O
in O
right O
now O
. O

I O
've O
had O
this O
number O
for O
a O
month O
oh O
. O
and O
kept O
thinking O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
do O
it O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
do O
it O
. O

oh O
I O
'm O
so O
glad O
you O
called O
. O

yeah O

it O
's O
just O
about O
ten O
until O
twelve O
at O
midday O
. O

And O
your O
mom O
's O
still O
there O
is O
n't O
she O
? O

They O
just O
left O
on O
Monday O

oh O
okay O
. O

and O
they O
went O
to O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
. O

They O
're O
in O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
right O
now O

and O
they O
're O
there O
until O
Monday O
I O
think O
. O

okay O
. O

okay O
. O

I O
've O
been O
leaving O
her O
messages O
on O
her O
machine O
oh O
. O
because O
we O
moved O
to O
Casper B-GPE
. O

You O
're O
in O
Casper B-GPE
. O

yeah O

we O
moved O
here O
. O

I O
know O

that O
's O
very O
amazing O
. O

I O
'm O
still O
amazed O

have O
n't O
caught O
my O
breath O
yet O
. O

It O
all O
happened O
so O
very O
quickly O
. O

Why O
did O
p- O

%um O
Barry B-PERSON
get O
a O
job O
or O
something O
? O

He O
has O
a O
job O
. O

He O
got O
one O
after O
we O
came O
here O
. O

oh O
great O
. O

Well O
it O
is O
n't O

I O
bet O
your O
mom O
is O
thrilled O
. O

yeah O

yeah O

it O
was O
a O
good O
time O
to O
move O
. O

We O
were O
gone O
long O
enough O
to O
know O
what O
it O
was O
like O
to O
live O
other O
places O
and O
enjoyed O
other O
places O

and O
now O
it O
makes O
it O
more O
enjoyable O
to O
be O
back O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
it O
was O
just O
right O
. O

We O
'd O
been O
praying O
for O
years O
what O
we O
were O
supposed O
to O
do O
. O

We O
always O
thought O
we O
were O
going O
to O
move O
to O
Denver B-GPE
and O
live O
in O
my O
grandmother O
's O
house O
that O
had O
died O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

But O
that O
did O
n't O
work O
out O

and O
about O
two O
months O
ago O
one O
morning O
I O
told O
Barry B-PERSON
I O
said O
honey O
I O
said O
really O
think O
that O
we O
're O
to O
move O
to O
Casper B-GPE

and O
the O
next O
day O
I O
talked O
to O
my O
granny O

and O
she O
had O
moved O
up O
here O
last O
year O
mhm O
. O
to O
be O
by O
mom O

and O
she O
said O
she O
had O
felt O
that O
for O
a O
whole O
year O
after O
praying O
that O
we O
were O
to O
move O
here O
too O

she O
just O
had O
never O
said O
anything O
to O
anybody O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
so O
she O
told O
me O
she O
had O
thought O
we O
should O
look O
for O
a O
house O
that O
had O
a O
big O
backyard O
and O
apartments O
that O
we O
could O
rent O
to O
pay O
the O
mortgage O
that O
she O
just O
thought O
there O
would O
be O
one O
we O
could O
find O
like O
that O

so O
we O
started O
looking O
on O
vacation O
a O
couple O
of O
weeks O
ago O

and O
we O
found O
one O

it O
's O
a O
hundred O
and O
fifty O
thousand O

and O
I O
said O
granny O
I O
said O
we O
ca O
n't O
afford O
that O

she O
said O
well O
you O
know O
if O
that O
's O
what O
God O
wants O
he O
'll O
provide O
it O

so O
we O
did O
all O
the O
paperwork O

and O
the O
bank O
turned O
us O
down O

but O
then O
we O
did O
find O
the O
house O
. O

We O
found O
another O
one O
for O
half O
the O
price O
for O
sixty O
- O
six O
thousand O

had O
two O
apartments O
in O
the O
back O
that O
the O
lady O
had O
fixed O
up O
brand O
new O
and O
a O
big O
backyard O
for O
the O
kids O
with O
a O
big O
cedar O
fence O

just O
like O
grandma O
had O
thought O
we O
should O
have O
we O
found O
it O

and O
we O
are O
getting O
the O
house O
. O

That O
's O
great O
. O

yep O

she O
had O
prayed O

Are O
you O
staying O
with O
your O
mom O
at O
the O
moment O
? O

yep O

we O
're O
at O
mom O
's O
. O

It O
all O
happened O
so O
fast O
we O
just O
knew O
it O
was O
meant O
to O
be O
. O

Wow O
. O

Like O
everything O
fell O
in O
place O
. O

It O
's O
like O
God O
was O
taking O
care O
of O
it O

and O
we O
were O
the O
actors O
. O

And O
Barry B-PERSON
found O
a O
job O
right O
away O
. O

yeah O

somebody O
hired O
him O
over O
the O
phone O
long O
distance O
. O

It O
was O
really O
weird O
. O

So O
he O
finished O
school O
in O
Omaha B-GPE
? O

yep O
. O

And O
he O
's O
doing O

%um O
like O
is O
it O
massage O
and O
stuff O

is O
that O
what O
it O

Right O

well O
and O
a O
lot O
of O
physical O
therapy O
. O

He O
's O
at O
the O
Shepherd O
At O
The O
Valley O
Nursing O
Care O
Center O
oh O
great O
. O
working O
with O
the O
older O
people O
. O

oh O
is O
n't O
that O
good O
. O

oh O
Alison B-PERSON
that O
means O
we O
get O
to O
spend O
so O
much O
time O
together O
when O
I O
come O
home O
. O

I O
know O
. O

You O
know O
a O
lady O
called O
me O
two O
weeks O

%uh O
there O
's O
a O
little O
old O
Christian O
Indian B-NORP
lady O
in O
Omaha O
that O
I O
know O
God O
provided O
in O
my O
life O
because O
she O
's O
been O
such O
an O
encouragement O
to O
me O
and O
Barry B-PERSON
. O

oh O
. O

And O
%um O
her O
and O
her O
husband O

he O
's O
%um O
just O
a O
real O
dear O
you O
know O
. O

And O
about O
two O
weeks O
before O
we O
moved O
here O
she O
called O
me O
at O
home O

and O
she O
said O
she O
'd O
been O
praying O
all O
morning O
for O
us O

and O
she O
said O
Alison B-PERSON
she O
said O
I O
just O
felt O
real O
strong O
I O
needed O
to O
call O
and O
tell O
you O
that O
God O
's O
taking O
you O
to O
your O
promised O
land O

and O
she O
said O
%um O

see O
she O
does O
n't O
know O
my O
personal O
life O
you O
know O

we O
just O
share O

you O
know O
what O
I O
mean O

but O
she O
does O
n't O
know O
like O
me O
personally O
you O
know O
everything O
about O
us O

but O
it O
was O
amazing O
the O
insight O
she O
had O
into O
us O

you O
know O
she O
said O
God O
showed O
me O
that O
you O
guys O
made O
the O
best O
out O
of O
Omaha B-GPE
and O
you O
were O
like O
the O
children O
of O
Israel B-GPE
and O
you O
did O
n't O
complain O
and O
kick O
and O
scream O
in O
the O
wilderness O
you O
know O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
so O
because O
you O
trusted O
God O
and O
made O
the O
best O
of O
it O
he O
's O
taking O
you O
to O
your O
promised O
land O
quicker O
than O
if O
you O
'd O
complained O
the O
whole O
time O

and O
she O
just O
had O
this O
wonderful O

oh O
it O
just O
gave O
me O
chills O
all O
over O
. O

I O
started O
crying O
. O

oh O
. O

and O
she O
said O
so O
you O
know O
just O
trust O
Him O
because O
he O
's O
taking O
you O
to O
where O
he O
wants O
you O
to O
be O
because O
you O
were O
faithful O
you O
know O
in O
Omaha B-GPE
and O
it O
was O
kind O
of O
like O
a O
wilderness O
. O

We O
did O
make O
the O
best O
of O
it O
you O
know O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
her O
insight O
was O
so O
perceptive O
. O

I O
started O
crying O
. O

I O
was O
like O
oh O
that O
's O
wonderful O
. O

And O
so O
then O
she O
says O
well O
we O
love O
you O

good O
bye O
. O

aw O
. O

And O
that O
is O
what O
it O
was O
like O
too O
you O
know O
. O

We O
made O
the O
best O
of O
it O
tried O
not O
to O
complain O
You O
really O
have O
to O
yeah O
. O
and O
made O
the O
best O
of O
it O

and O
then O
this O
is O
like O
the O
promised O
land O
to O
us O
. O

It O
might O
not O
be O
to O
someone O
else O
you O
know O
. O

mhm O
. O

But O
for O
us O
it O
is O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
then O
I O
was O
thinking O
just O
like O
you O
said O
if O
you O
come O
down O
here O
around O
Christmas O
time O
I O
wo O
n't O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
getting O
up O
here O
you O
know O
. O

I O
know O
it O

that O
's O
going O
to O
be O
great O
. O

I O
'm O
supposed O
to O
be O
there O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
go O
to O
Denver B-GPE
first O

and O
then O
I O
'll O
come O
up O
to O
Casper B-GPE
on O
December O
fourth O

I O
know O
. O

okay O

okay O

aw O
good O
. O

and O
I O
'll O
be O
there O
till O
after O
Christmas O
then O
. O

oh O
and O
the O
baby O
. O

yeah O

oh O
Alison B-PERSON
he O
is O
beautiful O
. O

oh O
I O
get O
to O
be O
its O
aunt O
. O

Auntie O
Alison O
. O

Yes O
. O

He O
'll O
call O
you O
auntie O
. O

oh O

oh O
he O
is O
so O
beautiful O

and O
he O
's O
such O
a O
good O
baby O
. O

I O
have O
tears O
thinking O
about O

oh O
dear O

are O
n't O
they O
sweet O
. O

oh O
they O
're O
just O
wonderful O
. O

I O
feel O
like O
I O
could O
have O
ten O
. O

uh-huh O
I O
am O
. O

I O
've O
got O
my O
fourth O
on O
the O
way O
. O

are O
you O
pregnant O
? O

Yes O
it O
was O
n't O
on O
purpose O
. O

oh O
then O
congratulations O
. O

oh O
%mm O
I O
always O
wanted O
a O
lot O
remember O
. O

Yes O

oh O
. O

God O
I O
guess O
it O
's O
happening O

yep O
. O

That O
's O
wonderful O
. O

Well O
Ti B-PERSON
the O
other O
day O
was O
teasing O
me O
because O
he O
wants O
to O
have O
them O
right O
in O
a O
row O
and O
like O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
get O
pregnant O
in O
a O
year O

and O
he O
kept O

Well O
let O
me O
speak O
to O
him O
about O
having O
them O
in O
a O
row O
. O

I O
can O
fill O
him O
in O
on O
that O
. O

I O
know O
it O

because O
he O
was O
teasing O
me O
and O
saying O
we O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
use O
anything O
because O
it O
's O
impossible O
to O
get O
pregnant O
when O
you O
're O
breast O
feeding O

and O
I O
just O
laughed O
at O
him O

I O
said O
no O

I O
said O
my O
friend O
Alison B-PERSON
got O
pregnant O
when O
she O
was O
breast O
feeding O
. O

I O
'm O
sorry O

yeah O
. O

you O
know O
I O
wanted O
to O
wait O
a O
long O
time O
to O
have O
this O
next O
one O

but O
it O
'll O
be O
okay O
yeah O
. O
because O
like O
Audrey O
was O
n't O
intended O
but O
I O
would O
n't O
trade O
her O
for O
anything O
. O

yeah O
. O

aw O
is O
n't O
that O
good O
. O

aw O

and O
little O
Audrey B-PERSON

And O
it O
'll O
be O
okay O
because O
the O
little O
house O
we O
have O
has O
four O
bedrooms O
. O

she O
'll O
be O
more O
than O
two O
when O
I O
come O
home O

no O
she O
'll O
be O

She O
'll O
be O
nineteen O
months O

and O
then O
when O
the O
baby O
's O
born O
she O
'll O
be O
like O
twenty O
- O
two O
months O

so O
it O
's O
not O
like O
just O
right O
after O
. O

just O

yeah O

yeah O
it O
's O
not O
like O
your O
first O
two O
%huh O
? O

Nope O
. O

What O
's O
the O
distance O
between O
Audrey B-PERSON
and O
%um O
your O
little O
boy O
? O

Andrew B-PERSON
. O

yeah O

Andrew B-PERSON

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Maybe O
fifteen O
months O
. O

Fifteen O
months O
. O

I O
know O
that O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
have O
to O
figure O
that O
out O
once O
and O
for O
all O
because O
everybody O
asks O
. O

So O
you O
guys O
are O
busy O
? O

Are O
you O
working O
at O
all O
? O

yeah O

Well O
you O
know O
what O
Alison B-PERSON

A O
little O
bit O
? O
yeah O
this O
is O
just O
so O
wonderful O

the O

Good O
. O
I O
took O
twelve O
months O
off O
work O

and O
then O
Right O
. O
I O
've O
you O
know O
been O
thinking O
a O
lot O
about O
you O
know O
going O
back O
maybe O
in O
twelve O
months O
just O
two O
days O
a O
week O
or O
something O

but O
I O
really O
Right O
. O
did O
n't O
know O
about O
that O

and O
the O
day O
before O
I O
left O
work O
I O
got O
a O
phone O
call O
from O
the O
university O
here O
that O
I O
used O
to O
work O
at O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
they O
needed O
somebody O
as O
what O
they O
call O
a O
tutor O

oh O
. O

you O
have O
like O
a O
one O
hour O
session O
with O
the O
class O

and O
you O
just O
kind O
go O
over O
the O
lecture O
material O
with O
them O

My O

Right O
. O

and O
they O
needed O
somebody O
right O
away O

and O
it O
was O
actually O
starting O
kind O
of O
like O
the O
week O
I O
was O
supposed O
to O
have O
the O
baby O

so O
they O
gave O
me O
two O
weeks O
off O

and O
then O
I O
've O
started O
doing O
that O

and O
it O
's O
only O
one O
day O
a O
week O

and O
it O
's O
for O

like O
I O
have O
three O
classes O

and O
then O
they O
pay O
me O
to O
mark O
all O
their O
exams O
and O
stuff O

so O
like O
in O
the O
fourteen O
weeks O
I O
'm O
doing O
that O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
make O
about O
%um O
oh O
it O
's O
nice O
a O
little O
less O
than O
three O
thousand O
dollars O

so O
the O
Lord O
's O
really O
looked O
after O
me O
that O
way O

that O
will O
practically O
pay O
for O
my O
trip O
home O
you O
know O
like O
my O
ticket O
and O
stuff O
. O

Right O
. O

oh O
that O
's O
wonderful O

so O
glad O

yeah O

it O
's O
great O
. O

And O
I O
finish O
right O
before O
I O
come O
home O

so O
that O
's O
really O
good O

and O
like O
I O
only O
have O
to O
leave O
him O
at O
the O
babysitter O
for O
four O
hours O
. O

That O
's O
fine O

a O
momma O
needs O
A O
little O
bit O
of O
ti- O
a O
whole O
day O
off O
a O
week O
equivalent O
you O
know O
in O
hours O
I O
'm O
sure O
convinced O
rather O
it O
's O
to O
work O
a O
job O
she O
likes O
or O
garden O
or O
do O
whatever O
. O

yeah O
. O

Gives O
you O
more O
%uh O
time O
that O
's O
better O
with O
them O
when O
you O
're O
with O
them O
. O

yeah O
. O

Because O
I O
always O
taught O
those O
two O
mornings O
two O
to O
three O
ever O
since O
I O
've O
had O
the O
babies O

and O
it O
was O
just O
enough O
time O
you O
know O
. O

it O
's O
four O
year O

wait O

And O
the O
kids O
love O
to O
go O
see O
where O
I O
was O
teaching O

and O
aw O
that O
's O
you O
know O
if O
I O
'd O
been O
gone O
all O
the O
time O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
they O
would O
have O
gone O
for O
that O
as O
much O
. O

No O
. O

But O
since O
it O
was O
such O
a O
short O
amount O
of O
time O
they O
loved O
to O
hear O
about O
what O
happened O

and O

%hm O
yep O
. O

aw O
that O
's O
good O
. O

so O
lots O
has O
transpired O
here O

and O
lots O
transpired O
at O
your O
house O
. O

Right O

we O
'll O
have O
lots O
to O
catch O
up O
on O
. O

yep O

yep O

I O
'll O
have O
to O
bring O
pictures O

we O
have O

%huh O
I O
'm O
so O
tired O
. O

What O
time O
is O
it O
there O
? O

It O
's O
about O
eight O
twenty O
. O

I O
get O
real O
tired O
in O
my O
pregnancies O
. O

So O
how O
far O
along O
are O
you O
? O

I O
have O
no O
idea O
. O

I O
'll O
have O
to O
try O
to O
figure O
it O
out O

Have O
you O
seen O
a O
doctor O
yet O
? O

No O
. O

Alison B-PERSON
I O
had O
the O
best O
birth O
. O

aw O
I O
'm O
so O
glad O
. O

I O
had O
thirty O
two O
hours O
of O
labor O

but O
%um O
%uh O
they O
have O
the O
most O
excellent O
program O
here O
. O

I O
got O
a O
community O
midwife O

so O
I O
had O
a O
team O
of O
two O
midwives O
looked O
after O
me O
during O
the O
whole O
pregnancy O

and O

aw O
. O

aw O
. O

have O
you O
played O
at O
all O
? O

I O
totally O
forgot O
how O
to O
play O

are O
you O
kidding O
me O

I O
'm O
so O
bad O
at O
-- O
Did O
you O
? O
-- O
games O

but O
do O
n't O
tell O
him O
that O

I O
think O
Diane B-PERSON
's O
played O
a O
few O
times O

tell O
him O
I O
play O
all O
the O
time O

%eh O
%huh O
? O

Tell O
him O
I O
play O
all O
the O
time O
at O
least O
once O
a O
week O

well O
I O
always O
get O
annoyed O
because O
every O
time O
we O
go O
over O
his O
parents O
house O
as O
we O
're O
going O
over O
there O
on O
a O
Sunday O
or O
something O
they O
're O
all O
like O
All O
right O
let O
's O
play O
cards O
Let O
's O
play O
asshole O
when O
there O
's O
all O
these O
other O
games O

Or O
you O
have O
n't O
thought O
about O
%um O
Ho O
Chi O
Minh O
thing O
or O
what O
did O
they O
used O
to O
play O
Pat O
and O
those O
guys O
%uh O

oh O
Mao B-PERSON

yeah O
Mao B-PERSON

that O
's O
right O

sorry O

Ho O
Chi O
Minh O

that O
's O
a O
catchy O
term O

I O
knew O
it O
was O
something O
like O
that O

and O
Tim O
Harrington O
cheated O
for O
the O
last O
fifteen O
years O
. O

I O
know O

I O
know O

but O
you O
know O
he O
made O
the O
rules O

so O

Is O
n't O
that O
hilarious O
. O

I O
know O

I O
was O
thinking O
about O
them O
the O
other O
day O
%um O
oh O
because O
for O
some O
reason O
it O
was O
such O
a O
silly O
thought O
I O
was O
thinking O
about O
architecture O
and O
I O
think O
they O
had O
a O
nice O
house O

I O
started O
looking O

I O
was O
thinking O
about O
California B-GPE
style O
homes O

yeah O

they O
had O
a O
beautiful O
house O

I O
never O
actually O
went O
to O
it O

but O
%um O
I O
remember O
Carrie O
talking O
about O
it O
a O
lot O

they O
had O
a O
really O
nice O
house O
. O

It O
's O
just O
modern O

yeah O

it O
was O
modern O

it O
was O
sort O
of O
silly O
because O
it O
was O
almost O
right O
next O
door O
to O
that O
It O
was O
Tim B-PERSON
's O
house O
right O
? O
Crappy O
house O
that O
Pat O
lived O
in O
. O

yeah O

and O
I O
think O
it O
was O
right O
next O
to O
that O

yeah O

it O
was O
Tim B-PERSON
's O
house O

and O
then O
his O
%uh O
wife O
moved O
in O
yeah O
. O
when O
they O
got O
married O
I O
think O

yeah O

she O
probably O
took O
him O
for O
half O
of O
it O
now O

so O

I O
'm O
just O
joking O

Who O
knows O
who O
owns O
the O
house O

I O
do O
n't O

that O
other O
one O
too O
that O
had O
a O
really O
nice O
house O
%um O
the O
one O
whose O
husband O
died O
and O
then O
she O
moved O
to O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
and O
they O
never O
heard O
hide O
nor O
hair O
of O
her O
again O
. O

%um O
Arlene B-PERSON
was O
that O
her O
name O
? O

oh O

oh O

She O
was O
Asian O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
whether O
she O
was O
Philippino O
or O
what O

but O
she O
was O
some O
kind O
of O
Asian O

oh O
I O
do O
n't O
remember O
who O
that O
was O

oh O

You O
remember O
her O
? O

%uh O
no O

I O
do O
n't O
remember O
her O

yeah O

Her O
husband O
went O
down O
to O
Mexico B-GPE
Because O
Arlene B-PERSON
was O
Tim B-PERSON
's O
wife O

okay O
yeah O

and O
then O
there O
was O
another O
one O
-- O
yeah O
-- O
whose O
husband O
went O
down O
to O
Mexico B-GPE
and O
caught O
some O
oh O
that O
's O
right O
little O
virus O

That O
's O
right O

yeah O

And O
they O
had O
a O
really O
beautiful O
house O
right O
there O
too O

That O
was O
really O
sad O

yeah O

yeah O

Strange O
little O
block O

but O
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it O
because O
I O
always O
like O
start O
off O
you O
know O

and O
he O
'd O
answer O
, O
bah O
bah O
bah O
, O

and O
then O
I O
'd O
just O
end O
up O
like O
talking O
about O
myself O
like O
you O
know O
because O
I O
know O
people O
are O
wondering O
oh O
why O
does O
she O
want O
to O
know O
how O
you O
make O
up O
a O
prayer O
you O
know O
Well O
I O
mean O
it O
happens O
to O
everybody O
. O
and O
all O
that O
other O
stuff O

yeah O

but O
some O
people O
are O
on O
this O
like O
kick O
that O
you O
know O
you O
're O
not O
supposed O
to O
ask O
stuff O
like O
that O
you O
know O
like O
what O
Dalia B-PERSON
will O
post O
on O
the O
net O
. O

I O
bet O
some O
people O
are O
freaking O
out O
over O
that O

and O
I O
think O
that O
's O
perfectly O
natural O
to O
want O
to O
know O
, O
you O
know O
, O
stuff O
like O
that O
? O

yeah O

I O
mean O
that O
was O
the O
purpose O
of O
this O
net O
. O

yeah O

but O
some O
people O
like O

%um O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
you O
were O
on O
%um O
last O
year O
when O
%um O
Jemilla B-PERSON

No O
I O
just O
started O
. O

yeah O

there O
was O
this O
big O
thing O
%um O
last O
year O

and O
I O
took O
myself O
off O
because O
I O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
deal O
with O
it O
. O

This O
%um O
sister O
she O
wrote O
about O
%uh O
this O
like O
cookie O
dough O
thing O
you O
know O
one O
of O
those O
like O
sexually O
perverted O
kind O
of O
jokey O
kind O
of O
postings O
things O

and O
so O
everyone O
was O
so O
offended O

and O
like O
you O
know O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
arguing O
back O
and O
forth O
. O

They O
got O
really O
petty O

and O
mhm O
. O
it O
happens O
a O
lot O
you O
know O
? O

It O
happens O
a O
lot O
. O

Stuff O
gets O
you O
know O
taken O
out O
of O
context O

and O
people O
get O
offended O
and O
stuff O
like O
that O
. O

yeah O

and O
plus O
because O
your O
're O
dealing O
with O
so O
many O
completely O
different O
kinds O
of O
people O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
really O
realize O
that O
though O
. O

I O
thought O
it O
was O
I O
%eh O

this O
is O
a O
really O
diverse O
network O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
there O
was O
so O
many O
people O
. O

yeah O

so O
people O
where O
getting O
mad O
at O
Delila B-PERSON
's O
though O
? O

I O
mean O
just O
read O
in O
the O
post O

people O
are O
like O
you O
know O

All O
right O

I O
mean O
not O
today O
's O
? O

no O
not O
today O
for- O
okay O
but O
before O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

you O
know O
I O
'm O
supposed O
to O
meet O
her O
next O
week O
? O

Really O
, O

she O
lives O
in O
Michigan B-GPE
? O

No O
she O
lives O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

oh O
. O

But O
I O
'm O
going O
up O
to O
Chicago B-GPE
because O
there O
's O
%um O
this O
Sufi O
conference O

oh O

and O
%um O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
stay O
with O
her O
until O
%uh O

oh O
that O
's O
great O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
wait O
. O

yeah O
, O

should O
be O
fun O

Because O
I O
have O
not O
left O
my O

well O
I O
mean O
I O
was O
in O
Germany B-GPE
for O
one O
year O

and O
then O
I O
came O
back O
from O
Germany B-GPE
last O
fall O

mhm O
. O

and O
then O
I O
have O
not O
been O
anywhere O
except O
for O
my O
house O
and O
school O
since O
then O
oh O
. O
and O
like O
the O
road O
in O
between O

it O
's O
like O
I O
got O
to O
get O
out O
. O

yeah O

that O
's O
good O

so O
how O
long O
is O
the O
conference O
? O

It O
's O
just O
for O
one O
day O
. O

oh O

And O
it O
's O
free O
. O

That O
's O
the O
best O
thing O
about O
it O
. O

It O
's O
free O
? O

yeah O
. O

Wow O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
just O
have O
to O
find O
the O
means O
to O
get O
there O
, O
right O
? O

for O
some O
reason O
I O

yeah O
, O

I O
am O
going O
to O
take O
the O
train O
, O
I O
think O
. O

oh O
. O

%mm O
So O
you O
're O
still O
going O
to O
go O
to O
the O

yeah O
, O

I O
want O
to O
actually O
a O
little O

I O
mean O
%eh O
Robin B-PERSON
already O
like O
paid O
for O
everything O

so O
I O
feel O
really O
bad O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
go O

and O
I O
think O
he O
's O
kind O
of O
counting O
on O
me O
to O
go O
too O

so O
yeah O
. O
I O
'm O
just O
going O
to O
go O
. O

all O
I O
have O
to O
do O
is O
find O
a O
way O
to O
get O
there O
which O
I O
have O
n't O
found O
yet O

and O
it O
's O
really O

oh O
really O
? O

yeah O

it O
's O
coming O
up O
really O
soon O
. O

Because O
I O
thought O
you O
got O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
I O
'll O
take O
a O
plane O
there O

but O
%uh O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O

a O
bus O
or O
a O
train O
or O
something O
. O

oh O

because O
I O
mean O
if O
you O
got O
here O
you O
could O
probably O
ride O
with O
Robin B-PERSON
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
was O
thinking O
of O
that O
too O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
even O

But O
that O
will O
probably O
cost O
the O
same O
just O
to O
come O
here O
as O

yeah O
. O

I O
brought O

like O
she O
said O
she O
was O
driving O
alone O

so O
I O
would O
n't O
mind O

like O
I O
even O
said O
to O
her O
you O
know O
I O
'll O
come O
there O

and O
then O
I O
can O
drive O
with O
you O
. O

yeah O

actually O
I O
kind O
of O
probably O

I O
mean O
, O
is O
she O
driving O
there O
by O
herself O
? O

yeah O
. O

yeah O

because O
I O
mean O
I O
think O
she O
's O
okay O
right O
now O

but O
it O
would O
be O
much O
better O
if O
she O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
drive O
by O
herself O
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
think O
so O
too O

you O
know O
I O
want O
to O
do O
that O

but O
I O
think O
she O
does O
n't O
want O
me O
to O
go O
through O
all O
that O
trouble O

yeah O
. O

but O
I O
told O
her O
it O
's O
no O
big O
deal O
. O

I O
figure O
take O
the O
bus O
or O
the O
train O
there O
and O
then O
we O
can O
drive O
down O
together O
you O
know O
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
mean O
I O
think O
that O
would O
be O
nice O
. O

I O
mean O
and O
also O
because O
it O
is O
nice O
like O
if O
you O
are O
going O
to O
a O
big O
place O
not O
to O
go O
along O
yeah O
because O
who O
knows O
how O
hard O
it O
'll O
be O
to O
find O
somebody O
once O
you O
're O
there O

right O

and O
I O
'll O
be O
alone O

I O
wo O
n't O
know O
anything O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
she O
's O
been O
here O
before O
like O
to O
the O
conference O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
she O
's O
been O
to O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
right O
? O

yeah O
. O

yeah O

It O
's O
in O
Columbus B-GPE
? O

yeah O
, O

and O
also O
I O
'm O
kind O
of O
worried O
about O
her O
because O
like O
you O
d- O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
she O
talked O
to O
you O
about O
her O
health O

yeah O
, O

she O
has O
. O

yeah O

%eh O
yeah O

yeah O

because O
there O
's O

I O
mean O
a O
few O
weeks O
ago O
she O
was O
like O
losing O
control O
of O
her O
hand O

and O
%uh O
now O
she O
's O
on O
some O
kind O
of O
medication O
that O
's O
like O
put O
it O
back O

like O
she O
can O
use O
her O
hands O
again O

mhm O
. O

But O
like O
she O
had O
to O
have O
her O
hand O
bandaged O
up O
and O
stuff O

and O
like O
she O
was O
having O
a O
real O
hard O
time O
at O
work O

so O
that O
would O
me O
nervous O
like O
if O
she O
was O
going O
to O
drive O
by O
herself O
you O
know O

like O
what O
happens O
you O
know O
if O
something O
**cooky** O
goes O
wrong O
with O
her O
hand O
and O
she O
ca O
n't O
drive O

but O
I O
guess O
she O
's O
taking O
some O
medication O
now O

so O
I O
guess O
it O
's O
okay O

but O

%hm O
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
tried O
calling O
her O
tonight O

but O
I O
got O
her O
answering O
machine O

so O
I O
left O
her O
a O
message O
to O
her O

%hm O

She O
calls O
me O
back O
I O
'll O
tell O
her O
that O
's O
what O
I O
'll O
do O
because O
I O
was O
thinking O
about O
that O
too O

but O
you O
know O
she O
like O
throws O
it O
off O
make O
it O
seems O
like O
it O
's O
no O
big O
deal O

and O
I O
think O
oh O
well O

but O
%um O

well O
just O
tell O
her O
that O
you O
'd O
prefer O
her O
company O
or O
something O

then O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
like O
you O
know O
she O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
put O
you O
out O
for O
%um O
you O
know O
inconvenience O

but O
if O
you O
make O
it O
sound O
like O
you O
want O
to O
do O
it O
then O
she O
'll O
probably O
agree O
. O

yeah O

yeah O
. O

So O
you O
still O
are O
not O
thinking O
of O
going O
, O
right O
? O

No O
, O
I O
think O
not O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
mean O
because O
even O
before O
all O
that O
weird O
stuff O
you O
know O
I O
've O
been O
talking O
about O
I O
've O
always O
like O
had O
a O
kind O
of O
weird O
feeling O
about O
them O
anyway O
. O

I O
mean O
the O
whole O
organization O
just O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
it O
seems O
kind O
of O
strange O

like O
%um O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

it O
's O
hard O
to O
explain O

but O
just O
real O
%um O

Like O
someone O
me O
today O

and O
you O
know O
she O
said O
you O
know O
we O
should O
really O
go O
to O
a O
conference O
you O
know O
as O
a O
group O
because O
I O
'll O
be O
living O
with O
like O
four O
or O
five O
sisters O
this O
fall O
who O
rented O
a O
place O

yeah O
. O

and O
so O
she O
said O
%um O
you O
know O
it O
would O
be O
nice O
if O
we O
could O
go O
to O
a O
conference O

but O
it O
would O
have O
to O
be O
all O
females O
because O
she O
hears O
that O
some O
of O
them O
are O
meat O
markets O

so O
I O
've O
heard O
other O
th- O

oh O
really O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
I O
was O
like O
whoa O
you O
know O
I O
did O
n't O
even O
think O
of O
that O

but O
it O
's O
kind O
of O
true O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
%eh O
People O
looking O
for O
a O
eligible O
women O
right O
yeah O
in O
one O
place O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

%mm O

If O
I O
hate O
the O
experience O
then O
I O
'll O
never O
go O
to O
another O
one O

but O
if O
it O
turns O
out O
to O
be O
okay O
then O
you O
know O
it O
's O
okay O

yeah O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
heard O
I O
mean O
that O
it O
is O
enjoyable O
you O
know O

people O
talk O
about O
you O
know O
religious O
things O
and O
get O
really O
into O
it O
and O
stuff O

yeah O
. O

%um O
I O
guess O
that O
what O
I O
had O
heard O
bad O
about O
it O
was O
just O
that O
they O
were O
so O
into O
talking O
about O
like O
%um O
the O
Koran B-WORK_OF_ART
and O
stuff O
but O
that O
they O
were O
n't O
using O
this O
as O
being O
like O
a O
tool O
for O
social O
change O
at O
all O
like O
they O
were O
n't O
talking O
about O
what O
we O
could O
possibly O
do O
%mm O
. O
As O
Muslims B-NORP
to O
like O
improve O
the O
world O
but O
rather O
well O
just O
spend O
all O
your O
time O
praying O
kind O
of O
philosophy O
. O

oh O
. O

And O
%um O
so O
e- O

Nine O
thousand O
people O
and O
that O
's O
it O
, O
%huh O
? O

%huh O
? O

I O
said O
nine O
thousand O
people O
and O
that O
's O
all O
they O
find O
to O
do O
with O
that O

you O
know O
they O
have O
like O
%uh O
%uh O
a O
large O
group O
of O
people O
, O

they O
could O
really O
make O
a O
difference O

but O
they O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
have O
n't O
been O
to O
one O

so O
I O
d- O

yeah O

yeah O

I O
have O
n't O
been O
to O
it O
either O

so O
I O
ca O
n't O
really O
talk O
. O

%mm O

But O
, O

yeah O
, O

I O
think O
that O
they O
just O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
get O
really O
radical O
Right O
. O
I O
mean O
because O
I O
guess O
like O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
funds O
it O
a O
lot O

and O
%um O

yeah O
, O

they O
were O
talking O
about O
Azum O

is O
that O
the O
person O
's O
name O
Azarahim B-PERSON

I O
've O
never O
heard O
of O
like O
this O
person O

yeah O
, O

I O
've O
never O
heard O
of O
him O
either O
. O

and O
they O
said O
that O
he O
's O
a O
murderer O
and O
stuff O
like O
that O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

And O
then O
there O
's O
the O
Mike B-PERSON
Tyson I-PERSON
thing O
that O
a O
lot O
of O
us O
have O

not O
too O
you O
know O
happy O
about O
that O
. O

yeah O

And O
%uh O

Well O
, O
it O
will O
be O
interesting O
to O
see O
what O
he O
has O
to O
say O
. O

yeah O

Did O
you O
read O
my O
post O
like O
what O
I O
wrote O
about O
him O
and O
stuff O
like O

That O
he O
was O
talking O
about O
his O
girlfriend O
or O
something O
. O

yeah O
, O

he O
's O
talking O
about O
well O
I O
ca O
n't O
even O
kiss O
my O
girlfriend O

and O
I O
was O
like O
no O
you O
do O
n't O
do O
that O
to O
your O
girlfriend O
, O

what O
is O
that O
. O

So O
it O
's O
like O
he O
does O
n't O
really O
know O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

he O
does O
n't O
even O
have O
the O
basics O
down O
you O
know O

like O
like O
we O
were O
at O
the O
beginning O
stage O

like O
I O
have O
the O
basics O
down O

and O
that O
's O
it O

but O
he O
does O
n't O
even O
have O
that O

like O
I O
mean O
there O
was O
no O
like O
girlfriend O
boyfriend O
thing O
you O
know O
, O
and O
other O
stuff O
. O

No O
pork O
any O
of O
that O
stuff O

but O
it O
's O
like O
he O
's O
just O
you O
know O
yeah O
I O
out O
of O
it O
. O

He O
does O
n't O
have O
control O
over O
his O
life O
. O

That O
's O
what O
I O
think O

and O
so O
you O
know O
when O
people O
rag O
on O
him O
I O
tend O
to O
take O
like O
the O
side O
of O
you O
know O
like O
Mike B-PERSON
Tyson O
because O
he O
really O
does O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
mean O
he O
knew O
what O
he O
did O

but O
it O
's O
not O
all O
him O
, O
you O
know O
. O

Other O
people O
control O
him O
and O
tell O
him O
what O
to O
do O
and O
where O
to O
spend O
his O
money O
and O
stuff O
like O
that O
. O

yeah O

I O
mean O
I O
generally O
just O
stay O
away O
from O
the O
T O
V O
anyway O
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
'm O
a O
T O
V O
magnet O
. O

So O
I O
never O
know O
about O
these O
things O
except O
for O
when O
people O
talk O
about O
it O

I O
'm O
a O
T O
V O
magnet O
. O

So O
%um O
I O
forgot O
what O
you O
did O
, O

you O
're O
a O
grad O
student O
, O
right O
? O

No O
, O
actually O
I O
'm O
the O
%uh O
eternal O
bachelor O
's O
student O
. O

You O
're O
a O
what O
? O

A O
bachelor O
's O
or O
undergrad O
or O
whatever O
you O
call O
it O
? O

oh O
really O
. O

yeah O
. O

What O
year O
are O
you O
? O

Working O
on O

I O
think O
this O
is O
my O
fifth O
year O
. O

oh O
really O
. O

oh O
that O
's O
not O
bad O
. O

I O
'll O
be O
a O
fifth O
year O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
wo O
n't O
be O
one O
next O
year O

but O
it O
's O
going O
to O
get O
to O
that O
point O

I O
ca O
n't O
finish O
my O
major O
in O
three O
years O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
need O
three O
because O
my O
first O
two O
years O
I O
ca O
n't O
tell O
you O
what O
I O
did O
with O
those O

yeah O

So O
%uh O
it O
's O
like O
I O
'm O
in O
the O
same O
boat O
too O
. O

yeah O
, O

what O
do O
you O
ma- O

But O
you O
've O
already O
graduated O
though O
, O
right O
? O

What O
? O

You O
've O
already O
graduated O
, O
right O
? O

No O
, O

see O
I O
'm O
working O
on O
like O
three O
degrees O
at O
one O
time O

so O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
another O
three O
years O
before O
I O
graduate O
. O
oh O
. O
Unless O
I O
just O
decide O
to O
give O
up O
and O
just O
take O
what O
I O
've O
got O
. O

So O
what O
do O
you O
have O
so O
far O
? O

or O
do O
you O

Well O
right O
now O
if O
I O

I O
could O
graduate O
with O
a O
German B-NORP
degree O
right O
now O

mhm O
. O

but O
German B-NORP
degree O
is O
useless O
. O
Right O
. O
Unless O
you O
get O
a O
P O
h O
D O
or O
something O
. O

mhm O
. O

So O
, O
I O
'm O
also O
working O
on O
an O
English O
degree O
because O
that O
's O
my O
real O
interest O
. O

You O
really O

English B-LANGUAGE
literature O
, O
right O
? O

yeah O

well O
what O
I O
really O
really O
love O
is O
like O
medieval O
stuff O

oh O
wow O
. O

and O
that O
's O
why O
I O
really O
think O
that O
like O
English O
and O
German O
goes O
together O
really O
well O
if O
you O
're O
interested O
in O
medieval O
%mm O
. O
because O
%um O
in O
the O
past O
English O
and O
German O
used O
to O
be O
the O
same O
language O
like O
before O
the O
year O
seven O
hundred O
. O

Wow O
. O

You O
know O
, O
because O
like O
in O
Europe B-GPE
it O
was O
all O
like O
wandering O
pagan O
tribes O
and O
you O
know O
they O
came O
down O
the O
Goths B-NORP
and O
all O
them O

mhm O
. O

like O
I O
mean O
they O
spoke O
Germanic O
language O

and O
some O
of O
them O
settled O
in O
Germany B-GPE

and O
some O
people O
kept O
on O
walking O
and O
kept O
on O
going O
to O
England B-GPE

and O
so O
the O
language O
gradually O
changed O
after O
that O

Wow O
. O

I O
'd O

I O
mean O
I O
guess O
it O
just O
totally O
makes O
sense O
that O
they O
do O
because O
that O
's O
just O
not O
something O
I O
think O
of O
Iranians B-NORP
doing O
is O
making O
films O
. O

Gassing O
Kurds B-NORP
and O
shooting O
Iraqis B-NORP

yeah O

that O
makes O
sense O
that O
they O
do O
that O
. O

Well O
, O
that O
's O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
Iranians B-NORP
, O
I O
imagine O
. O

Which O
I O
think O
Nassir O
's O
more O
Persian O

but O
it O
's O
the O
same O
area O

then O
it O
became O
Iran B-GPE
later O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
back O
at O
the O
ranch O

I O
thought O
about O
that O
the O
other O
day O
. O

%ha O
I O
use O
that O
all O
the O
time O
, O
still O
. O

It O
's O
kind O
of O
amusing O
. O

Things O
never O
change O
. O

Yes O
, O
they O
do O

Regardless O

So O
what O
's O
happening O
with O
you O
and O
Sharon B-ORG
? O

Well O
, O
we O
are O
here O
in O
Italy B-GPE
. O
mhm O
In O
Villa O
Verla O
which O
is O
this O
little O
, O
basically O
nowhere O
town O
about O
half O
an O
hour O
from O
post O
. O

and O
%uh O
it O
's O
gorgeous O
. O

I O
look O
out O
the O
window O
. O

I O
look O
at O
the O
Alps O
%um O

Everywhere O
you O
look O
it O
's O
just O
like O
little O
red O
tiled O
roofs O
just O
like O
you O
see O
in O
the O
postcards O
and O
the O
picture O
books O
. O

uh-huh O

it O
's O
awesome O
. O

It O
's O
amazing O
. O

%um O
so O
we O
live O
here O
in O
this O
third O
floor O
apartment O
going O
to O
work O
every O
day O
and O
then O
coming O
home O
. O

On O
the O
weekends O
, O
we O
try O
and O
get O
out O
and O
go O
places O
see O
the O
country O
. O

Getting O
a O
little O
more O
difficult O
as O
of O
late O
. O

We O
're O
kind O
of O
busy O
over O
here O
as O
I O
'm O
sure O
you O

it O
's O
all O
in O
the O
news O

%uh O
%uh O
right O
Though O

well O
anyway O
we O
're O
busy O
. O

Let O
me O
put O
it O
that O
way O
. O

okay O

%uh O
yeah O

it O
's O
fun O
good O

That O
's O
nice O
. O

It O
sure O
is O
weird O
hearing O
your O
voice O
. O

yeah O

it O
's O
been O
a O
while O
. O

I O
'll O
tell O
you O
that O
. O

yeah O

about O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O
. O

yeah O

something O
like O
that O
. O

Something O
like O
that O
. O

You O

does O
your O
email O

I O
mean O
are O
you O
getting O
the O
emails O
? O

I O
think O
you O
are O

I O
mean O
you O
responded O
okay O
. O

yeah O
mhm O
. O

Usually O
whenever O
I O
get O
a O
message O
I O
respond O
in O
some O
way O
or O
other O

sorry O

you O
know O
me O

but O
yeah O

you O
know O
my O
mom O
finally O
got O
email O

oh O
really O
? O

yeah O

What O
's O
her O
email O
address O
? O

oh O
I O
do O
n't O
remember O
off O
hand O
. O

That O
's O
okay O
. O

You O
can O
send O
it O
to O
me O
later O
. O

you O
want O
my O
mom O
's O
email O
address O
? O

yeah O

I O
'll O
write O
your O
mom O

okay O

I O
write O
everybody O
. O

that O
's O
funny O

yeah O
well O
. O

one O
of O
her O
students O
showed O
her O

well O
it O
's O
funny O
enough O
that O
she O
finally O
got O
email O
after O
I O
've O
been O
telling O
her O
for O
years O
to O
do O
it O
. O

right O

and O
now O
she O
has O
this O
big O
push O
that O
everybody O
needs O
to O
get O
it O

right O

hello O
, O
mom O
. O

thanks O
mom O
. O

thanks O
for O
the O
tip O
. O

and O
one O
of O
her O
students O
showed O
her O
how O
to O
get O
into O
the O
X O
five O
hundred O
directories O

which O
are O

which O

%hm O
? O

what O
are O
the O
X O
five O
hundred O
directories O
? O

oh O
%um O
where O
you O
put O
your O
%um O

how O
can O
you O
not O
know O
? O

address O
sometimes O

and O
then O
she O
can O
put O
like O
favorite O
beverage O
some O
other O
little O
information O
, O

%mm O
where O
did O
you O
travel O

oh O
it O
's O
like O
your O
finger O
file O
kind O
of O
thing O
? O

%mm O
no O

it O
's O
different O

but O
sort O
of O
like O
that O
. O

okay O
. O

%um O
and O
for O
my O
favorite O
beverage O
I O
put O
down O
of O
course O
almond O
tea O
with O
honey O
and O
milk O

mhm O

and O
so O
she O
read O
that O
because O
that O
was O
what O
was O
there O

and O
when O
she O
sent O
me O
a O
message O
She O
wrote O
that O
and O
wrote O
big O
mama O
's O
watching O
. O

And O
ever O
since O
, O
everything O
she O
signs O
from O
me O
is O
love O
big O
mama O
. O

what O
's O
she O
doing O
nowadays O
? O

Just O
out O
of O
curiosity O
. O

%um O
she O
's O
teaching O
computer O
science O
at O
Wright O
State O

okay O
. O

Computer O
Science O
. O

yeah O

I O
mean O
she O
was O
doing O
math O
and O
computer O
science O

but O
right O
now O
she O
's O
just O
doing O
computer O
science O
. O

Mostly O
applications O
%um O
not O
any O
real O
computer O
stuff O
the O
hard O
stuff O
, O
the O
programming O

but O

yeah O

This O
is O
how O
you O
do O
M O
S O
Word O
, O

this O
is O
how O
you O
do O
a O
spreadsheet O
whatever O

Important O

yup O

So O
what O
's O
it O
like O
living O
in O
a O
co-op O

good O
. O

Actually O
, O
I O
'm O
the O
president O
. O

Are O
you O
really O
? O

What O
i- O

now O
do O
n't O
co-ops O
have O
like O
a O
particular O
theme O

or O
is O
it O
the O

No O
, O

this O
is O
just O
a O
living O
co-op O

okay O

I O
live O
well O

a O
lot O
of O
the O
co-ops O
in O
general O
are O
houses O
. O

This O
is O
more O
of O
an O
apartment O
style O
co-op O

mhm O

That O
's O
sort O
of O
a O
cross O
between O
a O
dorm O
and O
like O
a O
house O

okay O

I O
mean O
the O
room O
it O
's O
very O
dorm O
like O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
room O
, O

like O
you O
have O
a O
room O
, O

but O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
%um O
right O
well O
it O
's O
mostly O
graduate O
students O

so O
That O
feels O
different O

but O
no O

in O
that O
way O
I O
mean O
it O
's O
really O
nice O
to O
come O
home O
and O
have O
dinner O
ready O

right O

Like O
a O
nice O
dinner O
every O
night O
, O
cooked O
specially O

There O
's O
a O
chef O
who O
takes O
care O
of O
things O
during O
the O
week O
. O

oh O
that O
's O
all O
right O

There O
's O

and O
he O
plans O
meals O

and O
people O
here O
put O
in O
three O
hour O
work O
shifts O
and O
prepare O
it O

but O
decides O
what O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
. O
You O
know O

and O
she O
'll O
come O
to O
clean O
the O
bathroom O
every O
week O
you O
know O
-- O
Right O
-- O
deal O
with O
the O
mundane O
things O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
handle O
well O
-- O
yeah O
-- O
you O
know O
on O
a O
regular O
basis O
when O
I O
start O
feeling O
overloaded O
although O
I O
have O
n't O

it O
's O
so O
much O
easier O
than O
undergrad O
for O
me O
. O

I O
'm O
sorry O

It O
could O
n't O
have O
been O
much O
more O
difficult O
. O

I O
'm O
pretty O
much O
just O
taking O
it O
easy O
. O

that O
's O
cool O

Studying O
a O
bit O
here O
. O

Going O
out O
and O
doing O
stuff O

Watching O
Iranian B-NORP
films O

I O
'm O
not O
watching O
them O
. O

Nassir O
is O

oh O
you O
're O
not O
going O
to O
watch O
Iranian B-NORP
films O
? O
No O
. O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
see O
my O
friend O
, O
Molly O
and O
some O
other O
Earlham O
friends O
. O

%ah O

I O

Well O
I O
'm O
sort O
of O
disappointed O

I O
wanted O
you O
to O
tell O
me O
what O
Iranian B-NORP
film O
was O
like O

but O
you O
can O
ask O
Nassir O
. O

Actually O
this O
week O
he O
told O
me O
%um O
it O
's O
a O
movie O
about O
this O
woman O
who O
I O
think O
was O
a O
nurse O
and O
actually O
did O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
and O
did O
a O
lot O
of O
good O
stuff O

but O
then O
when O
she O
got O
married O
her O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
is O
very O
traditional O

and O
so O
she O
stopped O
working O
because O
it O
was O
making O
her O
husband O
unhappy O

right O

and O
then O
there O
was O
%um O
some O
kind O
of O
disaster O
that O
had O
happened O
a O
plague O
or O
something O
I O
think O

and O
so O
she O
brought O
her O
skills O
back O
out O
into O
the O
open O
and O
cures O
people O
and O
does O
really O
good O
things O

and O
so O
it O
gets O
into O
%um O
some O
of O
the O
problems O
of O
traditional O
society O
and O
roles O
of O
women O
sort O
of O
pro-feminist O
kind O
of O
stuff O

Sounded O
neat O
to O
me O
. O

It O
's O
one O
I O
would O
watch O

yeah O

cool O

Last O
film O
I O
watched O
was O
Star B-WORK_OF_ART
Wars I-WORK_OF_ART

Bought O
it O
on O
video O
tape O
. O

Twelve O
ninety O
- O
five O
. O

Pretty O
cool O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
wh- O

Not O
exactly O
deep O
culture O
, O
though O
. O

, O
well O
, O
it O
's O
very O
cultural O
. O

It O
is O
yeah O
very O
pop O
culture O

Pop O
culture O

Well O
you O
know O
why O
they O
re-released O
them O
for O
the O
last O
time O
, O
right O
? O

yeah O

because O
they O
're O
coming O
out O
with O
the O
new O
ones O
. O

Well O
not O
only O
that O
. O

They O
're O
redoing O
parts O
of O
the O
old O
ones O
. O

I O
guess O
I O
'd O
heard O
something O
about O
they O
're O
going O
to O
do O
like O
computer O
graphics O
or O
something O
like O
that O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

They O
're O
redoing O
parts O
of O
it O
I O
think O
to O
help O
fit O
in O
with O
the O
new O
one O
. O

And O
so O
that O
way O
they O
get O
two O
major O
sales O
of O
the O
three O
video O
tapes O

Seems O
like O
a O
pretty O
good O
deal O
to O
me O
. O

I O
'll O
buy O
them O
. O

I O
'll O
help O
. O

I O
'll O
support O
that O
part O
of O
the O
economy O

Support O
your O
culture O

Your O
taxpayers O
' O
dollars O
at O
work O

Star B-WORK_OF_ART
Wars I-WORK_OF_ART

yeah O

all O
three O
of O
them O
twice O

yeah O

I O
watched O
you O
know O
five O
days O
of O
them O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
go O
out O
of O
the O
house O

Why O
leave O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Get O
a O
case O
of O
beer O
an- O

Rebecca O

Sharon B-ORG
says O
hi O

I O
say O
hi O

hungry O

say O
again O

Do O
you O
want O
food O
? O

No O
I O
just O
ate O

remember O

yeah O

I O
ate O
at O
the O
Burger O
King O

Some O
things O
do O
n't O
change O

No O

I O
'll O
tell O
you O

is O
n't O
that O
sad O
? O

I O
'm O
here O
in O
Italy B-GPE

and O
I O
ate O
Burger B-ORG
King I-ORG
for O
lunch O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
say O
I O
'm O
much O
better O
. O

I O
had O
Lucky O
Charms O
for O
breakfast O

That O
's O
awesome O

I O
'd O
never O
had O
them O
I O
mean O
before O
the O
last O
like O
few O
weeks O

and O
I O
tried O
them O

and O
they O
're O
interesting O

Interesting O
I O
think O
is O
the O
only O
word O
that O
I O
would O
use O
to O
describe O
Lucky O
Charms O

I O
mean O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
've O
never O
really O
tried O
fruit O
cereals O

and O
it O
's O
a O
whole O
new O
adventure O
. O

you O
should O
try O
%uh O
Captain B-PRODUCT
Crunch I-PRODUCT

ooh O
I O
actually O
did O
try O
that O
. O

It O
's O
**icky** O

yeah O

it O
is O
**icky** O

It O
's O
pure O
sugar O
and O
**ick** O
sugar O
and O
**ick** O

I O
ca O
n't O
eat O
that O
stuff O

I O
'm O
getting O
old O
, O
Rebecca O

oh O

I O
'm O
an O
old O
man O

No O
, O

you O
're O
younger O
than O
I O
am O

I O
creak O
when O
I O
get O
out O
of O
bed O
in O
the O
morning O

ooh O
my O
knees O
crack O
. O

That O
's O
the O
thing O
that O
bothers O
me O
. O

yeah O

anyway O
What O
are O
tho- O

okay O
the O
big O
question O
. O

okay O
. O

are O
you O
going O
to O
be O
back O
in O
this O
country O
any O
time O
? O

whew O
no O
time O
soon O

Just O
though O
you O
might O
come O
home O
for O
Christmas O
or O
something O
. O

Nope O
, O

not O
a O
chance O
. O

%mm O

we O
have O
what O
's O
called O
a O
I O
R O
F O
which O
is O
the O
Initial O
Reaction O
Force O

Turns O
out O
that O
the O
battalion O
I O
'm O
in O
is O
the O
only O
American B-NORP
airborne O
in O
fact O
the O
only O
light O
forces O
i.e. O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
big O
tanks O
and O
shit O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

And O
so O
if O
anything O
really O
really O
bad O
happens O
they O
will O
deploy O
us O
first O
because O
we O
're O
easy O
to O
move O
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
'd O
deploy O
you O
. O

You O
're O
easy O
. O

and O
%uh O
I O
've O
always O
said O
that O

I O
know O
it O
. O

%uh O
So O
we O
rotate O
responsibility O
in O
the O
battalion O
on O
who O
's O
on O
basically O
a O
four O
hour O
alert O
. O

Need O
to O
be O
there O
with O
all O
your O
gear O
in O
four O
hours O

and O
during O
Christmas O
, O
I O
'll O
be O
on O
it O
. O

So O
I O
ai O
n't O
going O
nowhere O
. O

%ah O

oh O
well O

You O
know O
one O
of O
these O
day- O

Should O
come O
to O
Italy B-GPE

Yes O
I O
should O
, O
in O
fact O
. O

When O
I O
have O
money O
again O
. O

I O
've O
been O
spending O
more O
than O
I O
ever O
have O
before O
lately O
. O

Probably O
have O
more O
than O
you O
've O
ever O
had O
before O
lately O
. O

Well O
yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

there O
you O
go O
. O

%um O
extra O
money O

Yes O
. O

it O
'll O
come O
in O
handy O
. O

for O
the O
while O

yeah O

oh O
good O
. O

And O
how O
's O
%uh O
dad O
doing O
? O

Good O

he O
's O
running O
that O
hardware O
. O

Is O
he O

And O
he O
likes O
it O
. O

yeah O
, O

he O
likes O
it O
. O

oh O
that O
's O
great O
. O

He O
's O
doing O
really O
good O
. O

oh O
gre- O

and O
how O
is O
Margaret B-PERSON
? O

oh O
she O
's O
good O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Does O
she O
talk O
about O

yeah O
she O
just O

yeah O
, O

I O
just O
saw O
her O
tonight O
. O

She O
said O
oh O
I O
got O
to O
write O
your O
mom O
a O
letter O
. O

She O
's O
had O
those O
Scottish B-NORP
people O
here O
for O
about O
four O
weeks O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Right O
. O

I O
know O
she O
's O
been O
busy O
. O

In O
fact O
I O
was O
thinking O
of O
her O
this O
morning O
. O

And O
and O
%um O
yeah O
. O
yeah O
. O
I O
thought O
oh O
I O
should O
write O
her O
a O
little O
note O
. O

yeah O

s- O

But O
%um O
did O
she O
enjoy O
visiting O
here O
? O

yeah O

she O
did O
. O

oh O
good O
. O

She O
had O
a O
good O
time O
. O

She O
told O
%um O
me O
and O
Johnston O
all O
about O
it O
too O
. O
%ah O
oh O
good O
. O
That O
she O
had O
fun O

yeah O
. O

I O
'm O
so O
glad O
. O

yeah O
. O

oh O
good O
. O

She O
had O
a O
good O
time O
. O

oh O
gosh O
. O

And O
what O
else O
? O
%um O

What O
else O
to O
tell O
you O
? O

There O
's O
so O
many O
things O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
think O
. O

But O
%um O

How O
's O
the O
kids O
? O

oh O
they O
're O
all O
fine O
. O

It O
's O
so O
cute O
, O
%um O

no O
let O
's O
see O
Sunday O
night O
we O
got O
to O
have O
%uh O
Nancy B-PERSON
's O
children O
. O

They O
stayed O
overnight O
with O
Grandma B-PERSON
and O
Grandpa B-PERSON
. O

oh O
right O
. O

And O
then O
in O
the O
morning O
we O
had O
%ah O
raspberry O
leaf O
tea O
-- O
-- O
and O
muffins O
. O

That O
was O
the O
starters O
. O

With O
those O
girls O
you O
know O
. O

They O
're O
such O
pigs O
. O

I O
e- O

oh O
anyway O
. O

So O
Nancy B-PERSON
made O
them O
pancakes O
and O
scrambled O
eggs O
and O
%uh O
-- O
-- O
sausage O
patties O
. O

oh O
and O
they O
ate O
it O
all O
. O

oh O
they O
had O
a O
wonderful O
time O
. O

So O
then O
at O
supper O
when O
they O
were O
home O
that O
evening O
they O
were O
telling O
their O
daddy O
what O
all O
they O
did O
at O
grandma O
's O
house O
. O

And O
he O
said O
next O
time O
I O
'm O
staying O
at O
grandma O
's O
house O
. O

You O
can O
stay O
home O
. O

And O
so O
of O
course O
they O
love O
that O
you O
know O
. O

So O
it O
was O
cute O
. O

oh O
and O
you O
know O
what O
Kendall O
, O

%uh O
Nancy B-PERSON
was O
-- O
-- O
cutting O
down O
the O
%um O
irises O
. O

And O
you O
know O
they O
have O
those O
stiff O
pods O
-- O
mhm O
. O
-- O
in O
the O
fall O
you O
know O
. O

So O
anyway O
Kendall O
must O
've O
bent O
down O
and O
poked O
her O
eye O
. O

So O
anyway O
Nancy B-PERSON
took O
her O
to O
the O
doctor O

and O
they O
think O
it O
scratched O
her O
cornea O
. O

Let O
me O
tell O
you O
. O

oh O
no O
. O

%um O
there O
are O
birds O
here O

Yes O
. O

Lacy O
is O
laughing O
at O
me O
. O

There O
are O
birds O
here O
that O
attack O
you O
. O

oh O
re- O

You O
're O
kiddi- O

No O
literally O
. O

They O
will O
attack O
you O
and O
poke O
your O
eye O
out O
-- O
oh O
. O
-- O
and O
eat O
your O
eye O
. O

oh O
. O

because O
I O

They O
've O
been O
like O
attacking O
people O
. O

And O
remember O
I O
told O
you O
I O
got O
attacked O
by O
that O
bird O
in O
the O

Yes O
. O

Well O
yeah O
, O
it O
was O
n't O
the O
same O
kind O
of O
bird O

he O
was O
just O
trying O
to O
steal O
my O
food O
. O

But O
there O
are O
bir- O

In O
the O
park O
. O

He O
wanted O
your O
sandwich O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
there O
are O
birds O
here O
that O
like O
if O
you O
walk O
underneath O
their O
nest O
or O
something O
-- O
Yes O
. O
-- O
they O
'll O
-- O
Attack O
you O
. O
-- O
swoop O
your O
head O
and O
claw O
your O
head O
and O
get O
attached O
and O
poke O
your O
eye O
out O
. O

I O
just O
saw O
in O
the O
paper O
today O
, O
a O
little O
boy O
got O
attacked O

and O
-- O
oh O
. O
-- O
he O
could O
n't O
get O
him O
off O
his O
head O
, O
because O
you O
do O
n't O
see O
them O
coming O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
%um O
it O
like O
ate O
his O
eye O
or O
poked O
it O
out O
or O
something O

and O
%um O
-- O

oh O
. O

-- O
oh O
look O
at O
my O
plant O

woops O

and O
%um O
there O
was O

yeah O

so O
he O
's O
blind O
. O

oh O
my O
goodness O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O
sick O
? O

and O
w- O

I O
run O
in O
the O
morning O

and O
they O
're O
all O
around O
where O
I O
run O
. O

oh O
. O

Magpies O
. O

oh O
Magpies O
. O

I O
've O
heard O
of O
that O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O
gross O
? O

yeah O

but O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
them O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
have O
them O
. O

I O

No O
, O
no O
, O

but O
I O
mean O
I O
've O
heard O
of O
a O
Magpie O
fly O
. O

Right O
. O

but O
I O
've O
heard O
of O
that O
. O

Or O
a O
bird O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O
sick O
? O

oh O
my O
goodness O
. O

oh O
you O
better O
be O
careful O
Amy B-PERSON
. O

I O
know O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
it O

I O
never O
heard O
of O
that O
. O

yeah O
. O

oh O
my O
goodness O
. O

oh O
there O
was O
something O
else O
I O
thought O
of O
to O
tell O
you O
. O

my O
god O

And O
now O
I O
ca O
n't O
think O
of O
it O
. O

come O
on O

e- O

%ah O
. O

oh O
Daddy O
has O
been O
going O
up O
to O
church O

and O
him O
and O
John B-PERSON
have O
been O
spreading O
grass O
seeds O
. O

So O
they O
're O

really O
? O

yeah O
, O
he O
's O
been O
doing O
that O
. O

Did O
they O
blacktop O
that O
yet O
? O

Yes O

and O
it O
looks O
very O
nice O
. O

Did O
you O
decide O
what O
kind O
of O
house O
you O
're O
going O
to O
get O
? O

Well O
you O
know O
what O

we O
're O
kind O
of O
%um O
not O
did O
you O
say O
we O
were O
going O
for O
the O
log O
cabin O
because O
you O
know O
they O
have O
maintenance O
on O
the O
outside O
a O
lot O
. O

And O
so O
%um O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
'll O
%uh O
go O
with O
a O
log O
cabin O
house O
. O

%hm O
. O

mhm O
. O

I O
think O
we O
'll O
%uh O

Get O
a O
regular O

or O
a O
thick O
- O
built O
they O
call O
it O
. O
You O
know O
. O

But O
I O
ca O
n't O
do O
that O

oh O
well O

Well O
what O
about O
the O
house O
? O

Is O
that O
lady O
going O
to O
buy O
it O
? O

Well O
the O
lady O
is O
still O
interested O
. O
%um O
But O
not O
ready O
yet O
. O
But O
they O
have O
to O
sell O
their O
home O
first O
. O

oh O
. O

but O
they O
like O
the O
big O
old O
farm O
house O
. O

So O
that O
was O
exciting O
. O

What O
about O
Larry B-PERSON
and O
Tim B-PERSON

are O
they O
still O

Well O
the O
thing O
is O
we O
have O
to O
%um O
%uh O
see O
how O
it O
goes O
first O
if O
we O
're O
able O
to O
sell O
it O
. O
You O
know O
. O

And O
if O
not O
then O
we O
'll O
think O
of O
the O
other O

That O
's O
good O
. O

That O
's O
good O
. O

Right O
. O

That O
's O
what O
we O
figure O
. O

But O
what O
was O
the O
hassle O
? O
oh O
nothing O
. O
with O
Larry B-PERSON

nothing O

oh O
nothing O
. O

uh-uh O
. O

oh O
. O
I O
thought O
they O
gave O
you O
a O
hassle O
. O

No O

oh O
no O
. O

No O
. O

uh-uh O
. O

and O
Larry B-PERSON
has O
been O
coming O
deer O
hunting O
. O

oh O
really O
. O

he O
has O
a O
blind O
back O
in O
the O
fields O
you O
know O
. O

oh O
jeez O
. O

And O
so O
%um O
he O
comes O
in O

but O
I O
really O
do O
n't O
think O
he O
'll O
get O
one O
because O
he O
said O
shooting O
the O
bow O
and O
arrow O
from O
the O
tree O
is O
kind O
of O
hard O
to O
do O
. O

You O
know O
to O
kill O
a O
deer O
. O

So O

There O
was O
a O
guy O
doing O
it O
back O
there O
when O
I O
was O
out O
there O
. O
uh-huh O
. O
once O

Right O
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

You O
had O
walked O
back O
in O
the O
woods O

yeah O
. O

Was O
he O
up O
in O
a O
tree O
? O

uh-huh O
. O

oh O
well O
I O

He O
was O
up O
in O
the O
tree O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
In O
a O
blind O
. O
That O
's O
what O
they O
have O
to O
do O
. O

%hm O
. O

Anyway O
. O

oh O
Amy B-PERSON
it O
is O
so O
beautiful O
here O
. O

I O
'll O
bet O
. O

oh O
my O
gosh O
. O

It O
is O

oh O
do O
you O
know O
what O
we O
did O
Wednesday O
? O

Went O
to O
Wisconsin B-GPE
with O
Ann O
Hanson O
. O

Or O
did O
I O
tell O
you O
that O
already O
? O

%mm O
%mm O
. O

No O

Yes O
. O

No O

%uh O
her O
sister O
lives O
up O
in O
Beaver O
Dam O
. O

oh O
. O

And O
Dotty O
, O
Marianne B-PERSON
and O
I O
had O
wanted O
to O
go O
to O
this O
quilt O
%uh O
store O
up O
there O
. O

oh O
right O
. O

Yes O
. O

I O
remember O
. O

she O
's O
on O
television O

she O
has O
a O
quilting O
show O
. O

yeah O
, O

I O
've O
seen O
it O
. O

So O
anyway O

so O
we O
went O
up O
there O

and O
then O
Ann O
was O
able O
to O
visit O
with O
her O
sister O
. O

And O
then O
we O
went O
to O
the O
quilt O
store O
. O

So O
we O
had O
a O
really O
nice O
time O
. O

%hm O
. O
And O
of O
course O
Ann O
enjoyed O
Dotty O
. O

And O
Dotty O

oh O
really O
. O

yeah O
, O

yes O

she O
really O
enjoyed O
her O
. O

%uh O
so O
we O
did O
that O
Wednesday O
. O

oh O
that O
's O
good O
. O

yeah O

and O
Aunt O
Mary O
Lou O
%um O

yeah O

how O
's O
she O
doing O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
she O
'll O
get O
any O
better O
. O
You O
know O
. O

%um O
but O
she O
's O
doing O

is O
she O
getting O
worse O
? O

%um O
very O
very O
slowly O
. O

%mm O
. O

But O
you O
know O
the O
doctor O
said O
she O
should O
be O
thankful O
she O
's O
walking O
. O

mhm O
. O

Really O
. O

%uh O
he O
said O
it O
's O
just O
a O
miracle O
she O
's O
walking O
because O
%um O
most O
of O
the O
patients O
that O
get O
that O
are O
in O
a O
wheelchair O
. O

%hm O
So O
%uh O
really O
she O
should O
be O
thankful O
for O
that O
. O

yeah O

So O
what O
else O
to O
tell O
you O
. O

Amy B-PERSON
is O
n't O
this O
exciting O
we O
get O
to O
talk O
for O
a O
half O
hour O
? O

I O
know O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
believe O
it O
. O

It O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
. O

What O
time O
do O
you O
go O
to O
work O
tomorrow O
? O

eight O
thirty O
. O

At O
eight O
thirty O
. O

mhm O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
then O
do O
you O
work O
eight O
hours O
? O

No O
. O

Well O
usually O

yeah O
. O

oh O

I O
either O
work O

it O
's O
a O
weird O
schedule O
for O
the O
next O
two O
weeks O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

It O
's O
like O
I O
do O
four O
hours O
then O
four O
hours O

then O
next O
day O
I O
'll O
do O
nine O
and O
a O
half O
then O
eight O
then O
nine O
and O
a O
half O

it O
's O
like O
over O
a O
twelve O
hour O
period O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

it O
's O
kind O
of O
confusing O
. O

And O
then O
a O
four O
hour O
shift O
on O
Saturday O
. O

I O
see O
. O

how O
's O
the O
weather O
there O
? O

so O

It O
's O
still O
cold O
to O
me O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

it O
's O
getting O
warmer O
I O
guess O

but O

It O
is O
getting O
warmer O
. O

yeah O

what O
are O
you O
doing O
tomorrow O
? O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
warm O
tomorrow O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
twenty O
- O
nine O
is O

but O
uh-huh O
. O
Guess O
it O
's O
warm O
. O

oh O

Have O
you O
gone O
down O
by O
the O
ocean O
? O

yeah O

well O
I O
told O
you O
we O
had O
breakfast O
on O
the O
beach O
that O
day O
. O

Yes O
. O

That O
was O
beautiful O
. O

oh O
I O
bet O
. O

Just O
think O

you O
're O
by O
the B-LOC
Indian I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

I O
know O
. O

If O
I O

there O
's O
whales O
down O
here O
. O

There O
are O
. O

are O
you O
able O
to O
see O
them O
? O

Hi O
mom O

bye O
mom O
. O

What O
? O

are O
you O
able O
to O
see O
them O
? O

No O
. O

we O
could O
just O
go O
like O
out O
watching O
. O

But O
we O
have O
n't O
had O
time O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

No O
, O

you O
must O
be O
busy O
working O
. O

yeah O
. O

oh O
but O
Amy B-PERSON
it O
's O
been O
eighty O
degrees O
here O
. O

oh O

oh O
my O
gosh O

It O
is O
so O
pretty O
. O

I O
bet O
it O
's O
nice O
. O

it O
is O
. O

yeah O
, O

but O
it O
's O
supposed O
to O
get O
cold O
tomorrow O
. O

Or O
tonight O
there O
's O
a O
cold O
front O
coming O
down O
from O
Canada B-GPE
. O

oh O
really O
? O

Really O
? O

So O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
getting O
colder O
. O

So O
%um O

And O
you O
know O
that O
's O
kind O
of O
good O
. O

We O
've O
really O
had O
a O
hot O
summer O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
know O
. O

oh O
I O

been O
hot O

It O
was O
the O
hottest O

oh O
do O
you O
know O
what O

I O
'm O
%uh O
been O
making O
sweatshirts O

and O
I O
affuse O
%um O
%uh O
doily O
on O
there O
a O
heart O
doily O

Are O
you O
going O
to O
send O
me O
one O
? O

And O
then O
I O
put O
the O
yoyo's O
around O

they O
are O
so O
pretty O
. O

%uh O
, O
they O
re- O
%uh O

so O
I O
was O
making O
one O
for O
Corky O
. O

Her O
birthday O
was O
yesterday O
. O

mhm O

So O
I O
'm O
%uh O
making O
one O
for O
her O

oh O
. O

Right O
. O

It O
's O

you O
know O
she O
likes O
rose O
color O
. O

So O
I O
found O
a O
sweatshirt O
on O
sale O
for O
five O
dollars O
. O

oh O
cute O
. O

I O
found O
a O

but O
you O
would O
n't O
want O
a O
sweatshirt O
now O
, O
would O
you O
? O

It O
's O
cold O
air O
. O

oh O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
make O
it O
now O
. O

oh O
no O

but O
I O
bet O
in O
the O
evening O
it O
's O
%um O

It O
's O
cold O

yep O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Like O

It O
's O
cold O
during O
the O
day O
. O

I O
wore O
a O
turtleneck O
and O
sweater O
today O
. O

oh O
really O
. O

Pair O
of O
jeans O
. O

yep O
. O

oh O
. O

it O
's O
cold O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

oh O
my O
. O

have O
you O
%um O
-- O
%um O
-- O
%uh O
looked O
into O
nursing O
at O
the O
hospitals O
or O
anything O
yet O
? O

No O
, O
%huh O

I O
ca O
n't O
mom O

oh O
you O
ca O
n't O
yet O
. O

How O
many O
times O
do O
I O
have O
to O
explain O
it O
to O
you O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
do O
it O
without O
my O
license O
. O

So O
what O
have O
you O
been O
up O
to O
? O

%ah O
nothing O
really O
. O

%uh O
yeah O
We O
've O
had O
a O
big O
change O
of O
%uh O
leadership O
over O
here O
. O

oh O
yeah O
? O

yeah O
, O

the O
base O
C O
O O
changed O
. O

The O
clinic O
O O
I O
C O
changed O
. O

The O
clinic O
C O
U O
nurse O
changed O
. O

And O
, O
just O
trying O
to O
get O
%uh O
, O
you O
know O
, O
the O
feel O
for O
how O
everybody O
else O
is O
you O
know O
, O
going O
to O
respond O
to O
them O
, O
and O
how O
they O
're O
going O
to O
respond O
to O
everybody O
else O
, O
has O
been O
trying O
, O
to O
say O
the O
least O
, O
for O
the O
past O
oh O
, O
probably O
, O
month O
or O
so O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
mean O
that O
's O
still O
a O
possibility O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
just O
did O
n't O
-- O
yeah O
. O
-- O
feel O
like O
it O
was O
the O
right O
time O
when O
I O
was O
home O
last O
. O

So O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O

I O
saw O
Sayonara O
again O
. O

I O
still O
see O
you O
with O
some O
little O
gal O
flying O
around O
going O
kari O
san O
, O
kari O
san O
. O

The O
supper O
is O
ready O
. O

Get O
thy O
ass O
on O
the O
table O
. O

No O
. O

Nothing O
like O
that O
going O
on O
over O
here O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
I O
'll O
tell O
you O
another O
a- O
, O
y- O
. O

Did O
you O
hear O
about O
Martha B-PERSON
getting O
married O
? O

No O
! O

Well O
this O
supposedly O
is O
going O
to O
happen O
. O

Now O
it O
has O
n't O
actually O
happened O
yet O
. O

So O
we O
may O
be O
at O
ground O
zero O
. O

I O
called O
her O
to O
chat O
I O
guess O
about O
two O
weeks O
ago O
. O

%um O
. O
And O
she O
'd O
said O
, O
oh O
, O
hey O
Bill O
. O
By O
the O
way O
, O
I O
'm O
getting O
married O
. O

This O
is O
a O
typical O
Martha B-PERSON
pronouncement O
. O

Ye- O

It O
's O
like O
, O
oh O
, O
okay O
. O

%uh O
, O
you O
know O
, O
tell O
me O
about O
this O
guy O
. O

How O
long O
have O
you O
known O
him O
and O
all O
that O
. O

oh O
well O
I O
've O
been O
dating O
him O
since O
April O

but O
I O
have O
n't O
really O
told O
anybody O
. O

And O
I O
thought O
well O
this O
is O
true O
, O
cause O
Martha B-PERSON
you O
and O
I O
have O
been O
in O
pretty O
good O
touch O
since O
April O
, O
and O
you O
never O
mentioned O
it O
. O

But O
this O
guy O
supposedly O
is O
a O
retired O
Marine B-NORP
pilot O
. O

%um O
. O

He O
just O
retired O
out O
, O

so O
he O
's O
kind O
of O
thinking O
what O
he O
wants O
to O
do O
now O
. O

I O
think O
for O
some O
reason O
the O
guy O
was O
an O
A O
six O
driver O
. O

And O
, O
%uh O
, O
it O
seems O
like O
they O
just O
really O
hit O
it O
off O
and O
clicked O
. O

And O
I O
think O
he O
has O
one O
child O
but O
he O
does O
n't O
have O
custody O
. O

%um O
. O
So O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
whole O
lot O
of O
scoop O
on O
this O
guy O
. O

But O
they O
have O
n't O
set O
a O
date O
or O
anything O
. O

They O
just O
decided O
they O
were O
going O
to O
get O
married O
, O
and O
do O
it O
real O
informal O
and O
all O
this O

and O

I O
know O
. O

So O
. O
I O
asked O
if O
he O
was O
drinking O
buddies O
with O
Luke B-PERSON

and O
that O
did O
n't O
go O
over O
real O
good O
. O

So O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
a O
whole O
lot O
of O
the O
scoop O
. O

But O
, O
%uh O
, O
she O
's O
still O
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
and O
seems O
to O
have O
settled O
pretty O
much O
there O
. O

%uh O
. O
In O
mine O
%uh O
, O
I O
've O
changed O
qui- O
. O

I O
'm O
trying O
to O
remember O
. O

Last O
time O
I O
probably O
talked O
to O
you O
was O
what O
, O
last O
spring O
? O

yeah O
. O

I O
know O
, O

we O
're O
the O
world O
's O
best O
at O
keeping O
in O
touch O
. O

Well O
I O
'm O
on O
the O
road O
now O
moving O
from O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
. O

I O
'm O
finally O
left O
The O
Big O
Easy O
, O

and O
I O
'm O
going O
up O
to O
Vermont B-GPE
, O
believe O
it O
or O
not O
, O
for O
graduate O
school O
. O

oh O
, O
you O
are O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
finally O
decided O
to O
go O
ahead O
and O
get O
on O
the O
ball O
. O

And O
, O
I O
knew O
I O
wanted O
to O
teach O
English O
as O
a O
second O
language O
as O
a O
career O

but O
I O
'd O
never O
really O
done O
anything O
about O
it O
. O

So O
I O
started O
doing O
it O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
as O
a O
private O
tutor O
and O
then O
got O
picked O
up O
by O
a O
little O
private O
school O
down O
there O
to O
teach O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
months O
And O
knew O
this O
was O
what O
I O
wanted O
to O
do O

so O
I O
got O
it O

%uh O
I O
applied O
and O
got O
accepted O
into O
graduate O
school O
up O
in O
Vermont B-GPE
, O

specializes O
in O
kicking O
you O
out O
into O
a O
one O
year O
Master O
's O
program O
. O

do O
that O
. O

So O
this O
starts O
in O
late O
August O

and O
I O
'm O
on O
the O
way O
up O
there O
kind O
of O
meandering O
up O
to O
the O
states O
and O
seeing O
anybody O
and O
everybody O
. O

So O
if O
your O
dead O
old O
behind O
was O
in O
the O
States B-GPE
, O
I O
could O
, O
you O
know O
, O
make O
a O
point O
to O
go O
by O
and O
find O
you O

but O
since O
you O
're O
still O
in O
-- O
yeah O
. O
the O
land O
of O
large O
explosions O
, O
I O
have O
n't O
been O
able O
to O
do O
that O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
your O
tour O
is O
what O
three O
years O
, O
Ker O
, O

or O
did O
you O
get O

No O
, O
it O
's O
only O
two O
. O

I O
've O
only O
got O
about O
six O
months O
left O
over O
here O
. O

I O
was O
going O
to O
say O
I O
thought O
you O
were O
winding O
up O
. O

Do O
you O
know O
where O
you O
're O
going O
yet O
? O

yeah O
. O

Twenty O
Nine O
Stumps O
. O

You O
're O
kidding O
me O
. O

No O
. O

aw O
, O
good O
deal O
. O

I O
think O
I O
know O
some O
folks O
out O
there O
. O

yeah O
, O

well O
, O
you O
know O
. O
I O
called O
the O
detailer O
, O

and O
, O
I O
had O
originally O
, O
%uh O
, O
applied O
for O
a O
fellowship O
to O
work O
with O
the O
Joint O
Commission O
&on O
Accreditation O
&of O
Hospitals O
. O
mhm O
Which O
would O
have O
been O
a O
year O
long O
out O
service O
fellowship O
up O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
which O

the O
town O
that O
they O
had O
this O
fellowship O
in O
was O
-- O
like O
five O
minutes O
from O
where O
I O
went O
to O
college O
and O
-- O
Right O
. O
-- O
ten O
minutes O
from O
where O
I O
went O
to O
high O
school O
. O

Right O
. O

So O
I O
thought O
yeah O
it O
'd O
be O
great O
. O
You O
know O
. O

But O
, O
%uh O
, O
they O
picked O
some O
physician O
to O
go O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
the O
only O
other O
choice O
they O
gave O
me O
was O
either O
, O
%uh O
, O
Great O
Mistakes O
mhm O
or O
Twenty O
Nine O
Palms O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
, O
the O
detailer O
, O
%uh O
. O

I O
said O
, O
well O
, O
let O
me O
think O
about O
it O
for O
a O
while O
. O

and O
, O
probably O
forty O
five O
minutes O
after O
I O
hung O
up O
with O
her O
, O
she O
called O
me O
back O
, O
and O
said O
that O
she O
had O
spoken O
to O
the O
director O
of O
nursing O
out O
at O
Twenty O
Nine O
Palms O
mhm O
. O
and O
the O
director O
of O
nursing O
out O
there O
wanted O
me O
to O
be O
the O
department O
head O
for O
emergency O
nursing O
. O

Wow O
. O

So O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
this O
lady O
, O

but O
, O
%um O
you O
know O
, O
I O
've O
got O
my O
sub O
specialty O
in O
that O

and O
-- O
Sure O
. O
with O
the O
experience O
that O
I O
've O
got O
, O

so O
You O
know O
, O
I O
eventually O
got O
back O
to O
her O
and O
said O
yeah O
I O
'll O
go O
ahead O
and O
go O
out O
there O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
I O
was O
going O
to O
say O
. O

Because O
I O
know O
you O
're O
still O
the O
lieutenant O
commander O
, O
right O
? O

yeah O
. O

okay O
. O
are O
you O
looking O
towards O

how O
soon O
would O
commander O
be O
coming O
around O
the O
pike O
for O
you O
Kerry B-PERSON
? O

%ah O
, O
well O
, O
I O
would O
be O
in O
zone O
next O
year O
. O

okay O
, O

so O
that O
would O
n't O
blow O
the O
department O
head O
thing O
if O
you O
pick O
up O
commander O
would O
it O
? O

But O

No O
, O
no O
, O
%uh O
%uh O
. O

But O
guess O
who O
got O
deep O
selected O
. O

For O
commander O
? O

yeah O
. O

Let O
me O
think O
. O

oh O
, O
it O
's O
got O
to O
be O
Barney B-PERSON
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

Well O
now O
, O
I O
also O
heard O
. O

Now O
I O
think O
I O
heard O
this O
from O
Martha B-PERSON
. O

I O
heard O
Barney B-PERSON
had O
some O
kind O
of O
terminal O
disease O
. O

Well O
, O
Barney B-PERSON
has O
cancer O
. O

okay O
. O

%uh O
he O
had O
some O
sort O
of O
%uh O
, O
-- O
-- O
%uh O
, O
-- O
-- O
mouth O
and O
throat O
cancer O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
know O
he O
's O
a O
big O
golfer O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
after O
they O
tee O
off O
they O
stick O
their O
golf O
tee O
in O
their O
mouth O
? O

oh O
no O
. O

yeah O
, O

well O
they O
think O
that O
this O
cancer O
developed O
from O
the O
bug O
spray O
and O
the O
weed O
killer O
that O
they O
put O
on O
the O
grass O
. O

oh O
man O
. O

yeah O
, O

so O
I O
saw O
Barn- O
. O

I O
was O
back O
in O
the O
States B-GPE
in O
March O
. O

And O
, O
%uh O
, O
I O
saw O
Barney B-PERSON
at O
this O
convention O
that O
I O
was O
at O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
, O
he O
was O
as O
skinny O
as O
you O
are O
. O

You O
're O
kidding O
me O
. O

No O
. O

Good O
god O
. O

Cause O
he O
was O
always O
built O
like O
a O
seal O
or O
something O
. O

He O
was O
huge O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
%uh O
, O
you O
know O
he O
had O
gone O
through O
chemo O
, O
and O
was O
in O
the O
process O
of O
getting O
radiation O

so O
he O
like O
had O
you O
know O
, O
one O
hair O
per O
square O
inch O
on O
his O
head O
. O
yeah O
. O
And O
, O
%uh O
, O
could O
barely O
talk O
because O
that O
's O
where O
they O
were O
focusing O
the O
radiation O
. O

Right O
. O

%uh O
, O
and O
he O
looked O
like O
death O
warmed O
over O
. O

You O
know O
he O

yeah O
. O

You O
see O
the O
Auschwitz O
pictures O
, O

and O
that O
was O
Barney B-PERSON
. O

Barney O
&von O
Lipstien O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
, O
%um O
, O

yeah O

he O
worked O
for O
, O
%uh O
, O
General O
%uh O
-- O
-- O
Krulac B-PERSON
. O

okay O
. O
okay O
. O

You O
just O
said O
the O
magic O
words O
. O

So O
mhm O
. O

I O
got O
you O
. O

yeah O

I O
've O
got O
another O
buddy O
who O
, O
%uh O
, O
is O
a O
marine O
pilot O
. O

I O
'm O
trying O
to O
think O
if O
you O
had O
ever O
met O
this O
guy O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
. O

He O
, O
%um O
, O
worked O
for O
him O
as O
an O
aide O
. O

And O
so O
he O
was O
chuckling O
the O
other O
day O
, O
well O
probably O
the O
other O
day O
the O
other O
year O
when O
he O
heard O
Krulac B-PERSON
had O
been O
selected O
to O
be O
the O
next O
big O
boy O
. O

And O
he O
thought O
you O
know O
, O
Bill O
whatever O
happens O
, O
I O
'm O
good O
to O
go O
now O
, O
I O
'm O
golden O
. O

oh O
yeah O
. O

yeah O
, O

it O
was O
a O
real O
surprise O
to O
hear O
, O

and O
when O
I O
talked O
to O
Barney B-PERSON
-- O
Wow O
. O
we O
did O
n't O
really O
spend O
a O
whole O
lot O
of O
time O
talking O
about O
the O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
you O
know O
, O
I O
asked O
him O
point O
blank O
, O

I O
said O
what O
was O
what O
the O
prognosis O
was O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
he O
said O
poor O
. O

%um O
, O
but O
he O
did O
n't O
say O
terminal O
. O

yeah O
. O

%um O

okay O
I O
think O
I O
had O
kind O
of O
assumed O
that O
I O
guess O
from O
talking O
to O
Martha B-PERSON
because O
she O
may O
have O
over O
glorified O
it O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

Well O
, O
you O
know O
, O
and O
Barney B-PERSON
's O
wife O
Barb B-PERSON
is O
down O
in O
Sansabel B-GPE

mhm O

And O
I O
talk O
to O
her O
fairly O
frequently O
. O

And O
she O
said O
that O
%um O
, O
mhm O
she O
just O
saw O
him O
a O
couple O
of O
months O
ago O
mhm O
. O
And O
that O
he O
was O
starting O
to O
gain O
weight O
back O
again O
. O

So O
Super O
. O
You O
know O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
whether O
they O
managed O
to O
get O
all O
the O
cancer O
with O
the O
chemo O
and O
the O
radiation O
or O
what O
. O

yeah O
. O

But O
%uh O
You O
know O
I O
knew O
when O
the O
list O
came O
out O

I O
did O
n't O
even O
have O
to O
look O
, O
you O
know O
, O
because O
I O
knew O
that O
both O
Barney B-PERSON
and O
I O
were O
, O
%um O
, O
eligible O
. O
mhm O
Not O
in O
zone O
but O
eligible O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
I O
knew O
of O
anybody O
, O
he O
would O
be O
the O
one O
that O
would O
be O
deep O
selected O
. O

Well O
, O
being O
%uh O
buds O
with O
old O
Chuck B-PERSON
Krulac I-PERSON
did O
n't O
hurt O
things O
a O
whole O
lot O
either O
. O

oh O
no O
. O

Not O
at O
all O
. O

And O
, O
you O
know O
, O
when O
I O
ran O
into O
him O
, O
%uh O
, O
in O
March O
, O
it O
was O
at O
some O
symposium O
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
, O
a O
Nurse B-ORG
Corps I-ORG
thing O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
, O
%um O
, O
Admiral O
Engel O
, O
the O
Nurse O
Corps O
admiral O
was O
there O
. O

And O
You O
know O
, O
Barney B-PERSON
knows O
her O
like O
they O
're O
best O
buds O
. O

So O
, O
you O
know O
, O
I O
'm O

No O
more O
new O
pictures O
with O
vice O
president O
sons O
on O
stretchers O
. O

%uh O
, O
no O
, O
not O
yet O
. O

I O
was O
expecting O
to O
see O
him O
taping O
up O
Socks O
or O
Chelsea B-ORG
any O
day O
now O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
would O
n't O
surprise O
me O
either O
. O

Emergency O
surgeon O
Barney B-PERSON
Berens I-PERSON
flown O
into O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
today O
. O

he O
's O
talking O
about O
going O
to O
D B-GPE
C I-GPE
next O
. O

But O
mhm O
I O
guess O
you O
got O
to O
spend O
a O
year O
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
for O
follow O
up O
. O

yeah O
. O

oh O
. O

And O
then O
, O
%uh O
, O
after O
the O
whole O
episode O
called O
her O
back O
later O
, O

did O
n't O
remember O
it O
ever O
happened O
, O
and O
said O
you O
know O
, O
we O
got O
to O
get O
together O
sometime O
. O

oh O
jeez O
. O

So O
I O
think O
this O
is O
what O
preempted O
Martha B-PERSON
to O
, O
%uh O
. O

All O
her O
old O
beaus O
are O
definitely O
losing O
it O
. O

I O
think O
it O
prompted O
her O
to O
get O
married O
. O

I O
'm O
trying O
to O
think O
if O
I O
've O
got O
any O
other O
news O

I O
had O
n't O
been O
as O
much O
in O
touch O
with O
the O
other O
folks O
tha- O
know O
Martha B-PERSON
. O

I O
usually O
am O
at O
least O
keeping O
abreast O
of O
things O
. O

I O
think O
Pete B-PERSON
and O
Jennifer B-PERSON
still O
there O

you O
know O
she O
picked O
up O
lieutenant O
commander O

yeah O

I O
saw O
Jennifer B-PERSON
at O
the O
same O
conference O
. O

oh O
okay O
. O

yeah O

Does O
she O
still O
look O
like O
a O
Teutonic O
%uh O
pin O
- O
up O
? O

mhm O

oh O
man O
. O

Although O
her O
%uh O
hair O
color O
is O
getting O
a O
little O
darker O
. O

oh O
really O
? O

yeah O

%uh O
she O
's O
not O
bleaching O
it O
out O
quite O
as O
much O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
she O
was O
a O
bleached O
blond O

Are O
you O
kidding O
me O

oh O
yeah O

not O
really O
very O
far O

and O
you O
know O
it O
's O
a O
question O
of O
having O
a O
few O
solid O
days O
to O
work O
on O
it O
you O
know O
which O
I O
just O
have O
n't O
had O

I O
mean O

Well O
I O
mean O
is O
it O
too O
much O
to O
ask O
you O
to O
just O
come O
up O
to O
Windsor O
and O
finish O
it O
after O
you O
get O
back O
. O

Well O
we O
've O
got O
to O
move O

and O
I O
've O
got O
to O
do O
my O
classes O

you O
know O
but O
you O
know O
I O
'm O
only O
teaching O
I O
think O
one O
class O

so O
I O
'll O
have O

I O
just O
would O
feel O
better O
if O
you O
had O
it O
done O
before O
you O
turned O
up O
at O
the O
department O
. O

I O
mean O
you O
're O
coming O
back O
the O
thirty O
- O
first O

you O
do O
n't O
start O
teaching O
until O
when O
? O

Like O
the O
fifth O
or O
sixth O

I O
mean O

%ach O
. O

yeah O
. O

Lord O
. O

yeah O

no O

it O
's O
n- O

yeah O

you O
know O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
a O
big O
deal O

%uh O
I O
really O
kind O
of O
doubt O
that O
Michelle B-PERSON
-- O
-- O
will O
be O
ready O
to O
go O

%um O
you O
know O
she O
was O
already O
talking O
about O
sort O
of O
middle O
of O
September O
%um O
in O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
spring O
. O

oh O
god O
. O

yeah O

but O
she O
's O
got O
more O
leeway O
than O
you O
I O
think O
. O

yeah O

but O
I O
've O
got O
so O
much O
more O
going O
for O
me O
than O
she O
does O
. O
I O
know O
. O
You O
know O
in O
the O
larger O
scheme O
. O

If O
they O
do O
n't O
tenure O
you O
we O
'll O
sue O
them O
. O

We O
wo O
n't O
sue O
them O

but O
no O

anyway O
so O
It O
'll O
work O
out O

so O
I O
'm O

I O
mean O
I O
caught O
myself O
today O
just O
getting O
a O
little O
sort O
of O

Edgy O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
look O
%um O

but O

If O
you O
change O
your O
mind O
and O
you O
want O
to O
just O
come O
right O
up O
to O
Windsor O
and O
%um O
finesse O
the O
move O
we O
can O
do O
that O
. O

No O
. O

No O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
that O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
that O
. O
because O
it O
'll O
be O
better O
to O
do O
the O
move O
right O
away O
anyway O
because O
you O
know O
I O
ca O
n't O
come O
home O
and O
go O
right O
to O
work O

I O
just O
ca O
n't O
do O
that O
. O

You O
'll O
be O
exhausted O

yeah O
. O

yeah O

and O
I O
wo O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
it O
. O

I O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
concentrate O
. O

Right O

whereas O
we O
can O
do O
things O

Whereas O
spending O
time O
together O
and O
moving O
and O
settling O
in O
while O
moving O
is O
fine O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

All O
right O

well O
%um O
I O
guess O
we O
'll O
have O
to O
figure O
out O
our O
respective O
movements O
when O
it O
gets O
closer O

but O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
%um O
Ashfield O
with O
Greg B-PERSON
uh-huh O
. O
tomorrow O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
%um O

Stay O
up O
there O
? O

Well O
Greg B-PERSON
and O
%uh O
Jimco O
and O
the O
kids O
are O
leaving O
for O
Japan B-GPE
tomorrow O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
%um O
%uh O
Greg B-PERSON
's O
going O
to O
go O
up O
on O
a O
hiking O
trip O
with O
a O
friend O

uh-huh O

but O
he O
's O
going O
to O
%um O
stop O
by O
Ashfield O
to O
drop O
off O
the O
dogs O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
he O
can O
take O
me O
and O
the O
baby O
up O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
then O
I O
'll O
maybe O
come O
back O
down O
with O
him O

he O
's O
coming O
back O
down O
I O
guess O
ten O
days O
later O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
mean O
he O
's O
not O
staying O
the O
whole O
time O

but O
he O
'll O
come O
back O
the O
last O
weekend O
of O
the O
month O
I O
think O
they O
said O
uh-huh O
. O
and O
then O
go O
back O
down O
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE

and O
he O
can O
probably O
take O
us O
then O
because O
it O
's O
gotten O
to O
be O
just O
moving O
on O
my O
own O
is O
just O
very O
very O
difficult O
. O

No O

stay O
up O
there O
. O

%um O
well O
and O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
try O
and O
get O
back O
to O
work O
on O
my O
paper O
which O
is O
just O
ridiculous O

but O
yeah O
. O
uh-huh O
. O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
make O
an O
effort O
. O

Well O
we O
can O
both O
make O
an O
effort O
you O
know O

I O
'll O
finish O
my O
book O

you O
finish O
your O
paper O
you O
know O
. O
yeah O
. O
if O
you O
have O
n't O
already O

Although O
you O
know O
CUNY O
classes O
start O
really O
early O
. O

uh-huh O

yeah O

but O
then O
do O
n't O
you O
have O
all O
those O
holidays O
right O
at O
the O
beginning O
? O

That O
's O
true O
. O

That O
's O
a O
good O
point O
. O

I O
should O
really O
use O
those O
should O
n't O
I O
? O

yeah O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
lined O
up O
any O
childcare O
yet O

I O
'm O
being O
really O
flaky O
about O
it O

and O
I O
know O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
hate O
myself O
later O
. O

You O
know O
I O
really O
ought O
to O
take O
the O
semester O
off O

but O
did O
I O
tell O
you O
this O
is O
the O
last O
year O
of O
the O

is O
that O
for O
sure O
? O

It O
's O
not O
for O
sure O
yet O

uh-huh O
. O
%um O
but O
they O
've O
sent O
CUNY O
a O
letter O
uh-huh O
. O
saying O
that O
the O
President O
did O
not O
ask O
for O
funding O
for O
it O
in O
his O
budget O
uh-huh O
. O
and O
it O
looks O
quite O
doubtful O
that O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
is O
going O
to O
want O
to O
put O
it O
back O
in O
. O
uh-huh O
%um O
so O
that O
CUNY O
thinks O
that O
this O
is O
the O
last O
year O
of O
it O

so O
I O
'm O
reluctant O
to O
take O
a O
semester O
off O
uh-huh O
. O
considering O
that O
I O
would O
only O
then O
have O
one O
semester O
left O
. O

Well O
anyway O
I O
mean O
apart O
from O
the O
tenure O
and O
the O
book O
you O
know O
this O
is O
not O
going O
to O
be O
a O
killing O
term O
for O
me O
. O

I O
'm O
only O
teaching O
one O
class O

and O
I O
've O
taught O
it O
before O

uh-huh O
. O

so O
you O
know O

and O
I O

Well O
once O
your O
tenure O
file O
goes O
in O
I O
'll O
be O
ready O
to O
believe O
that O

but O
until O
you O
get O
it O
in O
I O
think O
you O
know O
you O
should O
not O
be O
cutting O
corners O
on O
putting O
that O
file O
together O
. O

Obvious O
. O

That O
's O
like O
critical O
for O
us O
. O

yeah O

yeah O
. O

So O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
you O
to O
take O
on O
a O
lot O
of O
extra O
stuff O
at O
the O
beginning O
because O
well O
I O
it O
does O
n't O
make O
sense O
. O

yeah O
. O

believe O
me O
dear O

once O
you O
have O
tenure O
I O
will O
have O
no O
mercy O
. O

Good O
good O
. O

Especially O
because O
you O
're O
going O
to O
be O
away O
every O
summer O
yeah O
. O
you O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
take O
a O
lot O
of O
responsibility O
during O
the O
year O
to O
make O
me O
feel O
like O
things O
are O
at O
all O
equal O
. O

Right O
. O

But O
not O
immediately O
this O
semester O
just O
because O
okay O
. O
you O
know O
you O
've O
got O
a O
child O
now O
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

You O
've O
got O
to O
get O
tenure O
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

So O
what O
was O
the O
time O
in O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
like O
? O

So O

oh O
god O
it O
was O
horrible O
. O

Really O
? O

It O
was O
horrible O
. O

Why O
? O

I O
was O
so O
tense O

and O
the O
baby O
was O
so O
unhappy O

because O
you O
were O
tense O

and O
I O
think O
that O
's O
what O
it O
is O
yeah O
sure O
. O
because O
the O
minute O
I O
got O
here O
I O
relaxed O
completely O

and O
she O
's O
been O
just O
an O
angel O
. O

yeah O

but O
I O
mean O
that O
makes O
perfect O
sense O
. O

yeah O

I O
know O
it O
does O
. O

Like O
dogs O
. O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

It O
was O
awful O

you O
know O
we O
may O
get O
cut O
off O
at O
some O
moment O

so O
uh-huh O
. O
if O
we O
do O
you O
know O
I O
'll O
call O
you O
when O
I O
get O
to O
Ashfield O
. O

okay O
. O

%um O
it O
was O
just O
awful O

I O
was O
stuck O
up O
on O
that O
hill O

%uh O
they O
only O
had O
the O
Legend O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
they O
kept O
telling O
me O
I O
did O
n't O
need O
to O
rent O
a O
car O
which O
I O
absolutely O
did O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

%um O
so O
anyway O
I O
did O
n't O
have O
my O
own O
transportation O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

They O
were O
buying O
a O
house O
. O

They O
have O
now O
bought O
a O
house O
. O

So O
they O
were O
just O
out O
driving O
around O
all O
day O
. O

They O
were O
completely O
stressed O
out O
. O

They O
had O
finished O
looking O
by O
the O
time O
I O
had O
got O
there O

but O
they O
were O
trying O
to O
make O
an O
offer O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
Alexis B-PERSON
you O
know O
has O
no O
confidence O
about O
this O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
he O
had O
the O
most O
ridiculous O
realtor O
you O
've O
ever O
seen O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

%um O
and O
%uh O
he O
hates O
owning O
property O

and O
he O
could O
only O
buy O
a O
house O
for O
three O
hundred O
and O
thirty O
thousand O
dollars O
which O
was O
-- O
-- O
about O
half O
of O
what O
he O
wanted O
to O
spend O

and O
%um O
he O
was O
a O
wreck O

uh-huh O
. O

and O
then O
Joel B-PERSON
showed O
up O

uh-huh O
. O

Jemma B-PERSON
was O
there O

and O
mom O
was O
picking O
on O
Jemma B-PERSON
like O
she O
always O
does O
even O
though O
Jemma B-PERSON
's O
a O
doll O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Joel B-PERSON
then O
turned O
up O
the O
day O
after O
I O
arrived O
and O
drove O
us O
mad O
. O

Drove O
us O
crazy O
. O

He O
was O
more O
obnoxious O
than O
he O
's O
ever O
been O
. O

uh-huh O

how O
do O
you O
know O
? O

You O
have O
n't O
seen O
him O
in O
ages O
. O

Well O
Jemma B-PERSON
said O
so O
. O

I O
think O
I O
have O
greater O
tolerance O
for O
Joel B-PERSON
than O
anyone O
in O
your O
family O
does O
. O

I O
think O
you O
do O
. O

I O
think O
you O
do O

but O
he O
really O
was O
a O
pain O
in O
the O
neck O

and O
Jemma B-PERSON
said O
it O
's O
because O
his O
girlfriend O
just O
dumped O
him O
. O

uh-huh O
uh-huh O
. O

%um O
but O
anyway O

so O
mom O
and O
Alexis B-PERSON
were O
freaking O
out O
because O
of O
that O

but O
they O
have O
no O
ability O
to O
set O
any O
limits O
you O
know O
. O

So O
like O
they O
ca O
n't O
say O
to O
Joel B-PERSON
look O
you O
know O
go O
away O
for O
a O
while O

or O
I O
mean O
she O
could O
n't O
say O
to O
Judith O
no O
they O
ca O
n't O
come O
that O
week O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

you O
know O

and O
we O
were O
supposed O
to O
go O
out O
to O
dinner O
one O
night O

and O
they O
showed O
up O
unexpectedly O
. O

They O
were O
supposed O
to O
be O
out O
. O

They O
had O
gone O
to O
the B-LOC
Grand I-LOC
Canyon I-LOC
, O
and O
did O
n't O
expect O
them O
back O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

And O
they O
showed O
up O
unexpectedly O

and O
you O
know O
mom O
and O
Alexis B-PERSON
could O
not O
bring O
themselves O
to O
say O
we O
're O
taking O
Claire B-PERSON
out O
to O
a O
nice O
dinner O

uh-huh O
. O

see O
you O
later O

this O
is O
our O
only O
evening O
with O
her O
yeah O
. O
you O
know O

we O
want O
to O
have O
some O
time O
with O
her O
. O

They O
could O
n't O
bring O
themselves O
to O
say O
that O

but O
they O
were O
so O
upset O
that O
he O
'd O
come O
back O
that O
the O
evening O
was O
just O
like O
a O
complete O

it O
was O
painful O
. O

Good O
. O

And O
we O
went O
to O
a O
different O
restaurant O
a O
cheap O
restaurant O

I O
mean O
it O
was O
just O
painful O

and O
I O
felt O
so O
pissed O
off O
because O
you O
know O
there O
I O
was O
expecting O
a O
family O
vacation O

I O
mean O
it O
's O
not O
so O
much O
Joel B-PERSON

I O
mean O
oh O
well O
anyway O
yeah O

I O
mean O
it O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
a O
family O
vacation O

yeah O
. O

and O
it O
was O
like O
so O
stressful O

I O
mean O
I O
did O
n't O
know O
why O
I O
had O
bothered O
to O
go O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
then O
you O
know O
Eve B-PERSON
and O
Seth O
were O
down O
in O
their O
house O

and O
all O
of O
her O
energies O
seemed O
to O
be O
going O
towards O
protecting O
Eve B-PERSON
from O
too O
many O
distractions O
uh-huh O
because O
Eve B-PERSON
had O
to O
work O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
you O
know O
you O
could O
n't O
go O
to O
Eve B-PERSON
's O
house O

or O
you O
could O
n't O
ask O
Eve B-PERSON
to O
have O
Joel B-PERSON
and O
Jemma B-PERSON
for O
a O
night O
uh-huh O
. O
although O
she O
was O
perfectly O
capable O
of O
having O
Guy O
and O
Jenny O
for O
a O
night O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

I O
was O
furious O
. O

And O
then O
Guy O
came O

and O
he O
was O
kind O
of O
a O
jerk O
you O
know O
. O

He O
was O
kind O
of O
harsh O
with O
me O
and O
%um O
you O
know O
just O
sort O
of O
not O
very O
sensitive O
and O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
help O
with O
Joel B-PERSON
and O
Jemma B-PERSON
at O
all O
. O

We O
finally O
made O
him O
take O
them O
out O
for O
an O
afternoon O
. O

I O
mean O
it O
was O
all O
you O
know O
just O
ridiculous O
. O

and O
it O
was O
n't O
so O
great O
with O
Eve B-PERSON
either O
. O

she O
said O
she O
wanted O
to O
spend O
a O
day O
with O
me O
. O

uh-huh O

you O
know O
I O
set O
aside O
the O
day O
she O
told O
me O

uh-huh O

and O
what O
it O
came O
down O
to O
was O
my O
going O
to O
her O
hairdresser O
with O
her O
uh-huh O
and O
sitting O
there O
while O
she O
talked O
to O
her O
hairdresser O
for O
an O
hour O
and O
a O
half O
. O
and O
then O
going O
out O
to O
lunch O
with O
her O
and O
her O
babysitter O
uh-huh O
Who O
brought O
the O
baby O
to O
meet O
us O

and O
I O
thought O
that O
the O
reason O
the O
babysitter O
was O
staying O
for O
lunch O
was O
because O
she O
would O
then O
take O
the O
baby O
away O
again O

Right O

But O
at O
the O
end O
of O
lunch O
, O
Eve B-PERSON
just O
told O
her O
to O
go O
home O
. O

uh-huh O

So O
we O
'd O
have O
this O
two O
hour O
lunch O
with O
the O
babysitter O
. O

uh-huh O

and O
then O
we O
had O
like O
half O
an O
hour O
to O
go O
into O
some O
shops O

and O
that O
was O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O

And O
I O
mean O
%uh O
it O
was O
almost O
if O
she O
was O
protecting O
herself O
from O
spending O
time O
with O
me O
. O

yeah O

It O
was O
really O
weird O
. O

%um O
and O
then O
they O
wanted O
to O
borrow O
the O
Baby O
Bjorn O
for O
their O
ha- O

they O
're O
on O
a O
camping O
trip O
right O
now O
with O
the O
baby O
. O

uh-huh O

and O
I O
got O
kind O
of O
peeved O

and O
I O
decided O
I O
was O
n't O
going O
to O
lend O
it O
to O
them O

Well O
y- O

I O
mean O

I O
just O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
, O

Well O
anyway O
you O
use O
it O
, O
right O
? O

Well O
I O
have O
n't O
used O
it O
on O
Long B-GPE
Island I-GPE
although O
I O
did O
think O
I O
was O
going O
to O
. O

Well O
but O
I O
mean O
what O
they O
were O
going O
to O
take O
it O
and O
then O
mail O
it O
back O
to O
you O

or O

yeah O

yeah O

but O
I O
was O
like O
forget O
it O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
lend O
this O
thing O
to O

No O

that O
's O
insane O
. O

No O

they O
can O
go O
fucking O
spend O
some O
of O
their O
own O
money O
for O
a O
change O

totally O
noticed O
everything O
, O
specially O
like O
when O
we O
were O
on O
this O
tour O
. O

We O
went O
to O
like O
the O
Schwartz B-PERSON
club O
with O
my O
group O
. O

We O
went O
there O
for O
the O
weekend O

and O
it O
frigging O
like O
rained O
all O
weekend O
long O
. O

We O
got O
there O

we O
were O
like O
let O
off O
on O
top O
of O
this O
fucking O
mountain O
like O

and O
we O
had O
to O
walk O
like O
probably O
like O
five O
kilometers O
like O
to O
the O
place O
where O
we O
were O
sleeping O

and O
it O
was O
raining O

and O
it O
was O
like O
thirty O
mile O
an O
hour O
wind O

and O
it O
was O
so O
nasty O

and O
we O
had O
to O
like O
walk O
through O
all O
that O
. O

mhm O

and O
%um O
we O
went O
to O
this O
like O
museum O
up O
there O

and O
the O
guy O
had O
like O
such O
a O
heavy O
dialect O
. O

It O
was O
so O
funny O
. O

He O
was O
talking O
to O
this O
little O
kid O

I O
heard O
him O
talking O

and O
he O
's O
like O
hi O
Stacey B-PERSON

I O
'm O
like O
hi O
Stacey B-PERSON

I O
'm O
like O
hi O
Sta- O

I O
'm O
like O
what O
the O
hell O
's O
that O
? O

Because O
they O
all O
say O
like O
S O
H O
instead O
of O
C O
H O

so O

that O
's O
funny O

well O
, O
it O
's O
easier O
. O

yeah O

yeah O
. O

easier O
for O
us O
. O

yeah O

but O
they O
're O
not O
American B-NORP
. O

yes O

well O

How O
are O
things O
with O
you O
? O

busy O

yeah O
? O

yeah O

I O
guess O
I O
sent O
you O
an O
email O

but O
I O
suppose O
you O
have O
n't O
gotten O
it O
. O

What O

like O
I O
have O
to O

It O
's O
at O
the O
university O

so O

yeah O
. O

That O
's O
what O
I O
figured O
. O

yeah O
. O

but O
my O
most O
exciting O
thing O
is O
that O
a O
publisher O
is O
interested O
in O
my O
personal O
ad O
book O
. O

Wow O
. O

yeah O
, O

so O
. O

That O
's O
so O
cool O
. O

Thank O
you O

so O
I O
was O
all O
excited O
. O

And O
I O
got O
this O
letter O

and O
I O
was O
like O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
if O
it O
was O
a O
scam O
or O
something O
. O

yeah O
. O

Well O
I O
'm O
always O
getting O
letters O
from O
vanity O
presses O
and O
shit O
. O

yeah O
. O

You O
know O
what O
I O
mean O
. O

Where O
you O
pay O
them O
to O

you O
pay O
them O
, O

yeah O

yeah O

so O
I O
looked O
them O
up O
in O
Writer O
's O
Market O

and O
they O
did O
do O
thirty O
percent O
of O
their O
publishing O
vanity O
market O

so O
I O
was O
like O
okay O
. O

So O
I O
called O
them O
up O
the O
next O
day O

and O
it O
's O
no O
they O
want O
to O
really O
publish O
it O
. O

Wow O
. O

but O
I O
mean O
the O
thing O
is O
they O
want O
the O
%uh O
completed O
manuscript O
in O
a O
month O
. O

I O
have O
holy O
shit O
. O
fuck O
the O
idea O
of O
how O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
do O
it O

and O
I O
mean O
that O
totally O
does O
n't O
guarantee O
that O
they O
're O
going O
to O
publish O
it O
. O

That O
just O
means O
they O
're O
more O
interested O
and O
they O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
the O
whole O
thing O
. O

yeah O

so O
I O
asked O
you O
on O
my O
email O
. O

I O
sent O
a O
message O
like O
asking O
people O
to O
look O
for O
funny O
personal O
ads O

and O
I O
want O
you O
to O
send O
it O
to O
like O
everybody O
you O
know O
. O
. O

okay O

okay O

okay O

and O
Craig B-PERSON
's O
all O
busy O
like O
coming O
up O
with O
more O
pictures O
because O
I O
sent O
a O
couple O
sample O
pictures O
that O
he O
did O
. O

yeah O

yeah O

so O
he O
's O
all O
busy O
like O
coming O
up O
with O
enough O
for O
a O
whole O
book O
. O

That O
's O
so O
cool O
. O

I O
'm O
so O
excited O
for O
you O
. O

I O
hope O
I O
get O
something O
, O
because O
I O
mean O
that O
's O
money O
and O
that O
's O
all O
I O
want O
. O

yeah O
. O

but O
seriously O
like O
email O
this O
to O
everybody O
you O
know O
. O

I O
did O

and O
then O
they O
all O
did O

and O
then O
they O
all O
di- O

I O
hope O

I O
hope O

I O
hope O
. O

Because O

That O
's O
cool O

I O
want O
stuff O
from O
all O
over O
the O
country O

and O
I O
only O
have O
a O
few O
things O
from O
different O
places O
like O
from O
you O
and O
Diana B-PERSON
and O
stuff O
. O

yeah O
. O

And O
mostly O
it O
's O
from O
here O

and O
you O
know O
my O
dad O
he O
got O
all O
excited O

so O
he O
's O
sending O
me O
a O
bunch O
of O
stuff O
from O
the O
Journal O
that O
he O
thought O
was O
funny O

yeah O

But O
, O
I O
mean O
I O
'm O
totally O
desperately O
in O
need O
of O
really O
fast O
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Russia B-GPE

like O
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first O
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books O
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like O
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professors O
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classes O
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. O

I O
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. O

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was O
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today O

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half O
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well O

oh O
look O
at O
that O
cute O
little O
boy O
walking O
down O
the O
street O
. O

oh O
your O
hair O
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so O
obviously O
dyed O
, O
my O
child O

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it O
rains O
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frigging O
day O
. O

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's O
been O
unlike O

so O
glad O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
pneumonia O
. O

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from O
that O
weekend O
like O
up O
on O
the O
fucking O
mountain O
in O
the O
rain O
. O

%hm O

it O
's O
rained O
every O
day O

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of O
course O
like O
you O
ca O
n't O
just O
stay O
inside O
. O

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, O
you O
have O
to O
go O
. O

%hm O

yeah O
. O

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's O
school O
? O

%hm O
okay O

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's O
the O
matter O
? O

oh O
I O
'm O
just O
really O
busy O

and O
I O
would O
n't O
be O
near O

oh O
first O
of O
all O
I O
have O
Shana B-PERSON
's O
shower O
coming O
up O
that O
I O
have O
to O
do O
. O

%ah O
that O
's O
right O
. O

That O
's O
going O
to O
be O
like O
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huge O
like O
three O
day O
effort O
with O
all O
the O
cooking O
and O
cleaning O
and O
like O
actually O
party O
that O
I O
have O
to O
do O
. O

Is O
there O
anyone O
you O
can O
get O
to O
help O
you O
? O

%um O
Jessica B-PRODUCT
's O
going O
to O
help O

and O
Beth B-PERSON
might O
because O
you O
see O
, O
Diane B-PERSON
is O
here O
now O
. O

oh O
okay O

And O
Diana B-PERSON
is O
bored O
because O
Beth B-PERSON
is O
working O
every O
day O
and O
she O
has O
class O
at O
night O
. O

uh-huh O

But O
she O
wants O
to O
go O
out O
with O
me O

but O
I O
am O
like O
so O
fucking O
busy O
right O
now O
. O

yeah O
. O

I O
have O
to O
read O
sixty O
pages O
of O
Russian O
today O
. O

It O
took O
me O
like O
five O
hours O
to O
do O
like O
five O
pages O

so O
I O
just O
sort O
of O
quit O
. O

mhm O

I O
mean O
and O
she O
's O
like O
she O
wanted O
me O
to O
spend O
the O
whole O
day O
with O
her O
today O
. O

and O
I O
felt O
really O
bad O

but O
I O
was O
like O
I O
'm O
sorry O

but O
I O
simply O
can O
not O
do O
that O
. O

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's O
just O
not O
an O
option O
, O
you O
know O

yeah O

yeah O

And O
she O
's O
like O
well O
maybe O
we O
can O
meet O
in O
the O
afternoon O
. O

I O
was O
like O
yeah O
I O
'll O
see O
how O
long O
it O
takes O
me O
to O
get O
this O
stuff O
done O
. O

So O
she O
calls O
me O
at O
nine O
thirty O
in O
the O
morning O
to O
see O
if O
I O
want O
to O
go O
out O

oh O

And O
I O
'm O
like O
I O
'll O
start O
studying O
now O
. O

So O
she O
called O
back O
at O
noon O
. O

I O
've O
only O
read O
three O
pages O
of O
the O
sixty O
I O
have O
to O
read O
. O

uh-huh O

and O
I O
'm O
like O
well O
maybe O
we O
could O
do O
something O
later O
tonight O
. O

so O
now O
I O
like O
keep O
pushing O
back O
the O
time O
you O
know O

like O
well O
maybe O
you O
can O
come O
over O
at O
eight O

well O
maybe O
we O
can O
do O
something O
on O
Friday O

and O
it O
's O
like O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
have O
the O
time O
at O
all O
until O
she O
leaves O
, O
you O
know O

Well O

it O
feels O
like O
a O
real O
pain O
in O
the O
ass O
. O

That O
sucks O

I O
know O

I O
just O
have O
so O
much O
work O
to O
do O

and O
It O
's O
just O
not O
an O
option O
to O
not O
do O
this O
work O
because O
It O
's O
just O
me O
and O
this O
other O
kid O
in O
the O
class O
. O
yeah O
it O
's O
not O
like O
he O
's O
not O
going O
to O
call O
on O
you O
. O

with O
a O
scary O
professor O

yeah O

so O
it O
's O
not O
like O
I O
can O
just O
sit O
there O
and O
pretend O
to O
have O
read O
all O
of O
this O
stuff O

yeah O
. O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
he O
just O
gives O
a O
ton O
of O
reading O
Probably O
not O
remembering O
that O
he O
's O
expecting O
us O
to O
do O
an O
extensive O
research O
paper O
, O
as O
well O
. O

Really O
? O

and O
I O
'm O
already O
up O
to O
my O
eyeballs O
in O
work O

and O
Joanna B-PERSON
Nichols I-PERSON
is O
insisting O
that O
I O
take O
this O
independent O
study O
with O
her O

but O
she O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
teach O
it O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
take O
it O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
we O
're O
doing O
. O

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does O
n't O
want O
to O
meet O
me O
. O

It O
's O
like O

Hello O
? O

And O
I O
still O

I O
know O

so O
she O
's O
like O
well O
come O
up O
with O
a O
bibliography O
of O
dialectology O
stuff O
you O
want O
to O
read O
and O
see O
me O
on O
Tuesday O

and O
I O
'm O
like O
you O
obviously O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
this O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
it O
. O

so O

oh O
she O
was O
on O
N O
P O
R O
last O
week O
, O
by O
the O
way O

Really O
? O

that O
's O
cool O

she O
taught O

After O
she O
was O
on O
Talk B-WORK_OF_ART
&of I-WORK_OF_ART
&the I-WORK_OF_ART
Nation I-WORK_OF_ART

What O
was O
she O
talking O
about O
? O

She O
was O
talking O
about O
the O
origins O
of O
language O

but O
the O
thing O
is O
I O
did O
n't O
hear O
it O
because O
Eric B-PERSON
heard O
it O
in O
the O
car O
and O
he O
called O
me O
at O
work O
and O
left O
a O
message O
but O
Darren B-PERSON
was O
on O
the O
line O
. O

%uh O

So O
then O
Eric B-PERSON
got O
there O

and O
we O
turned O
it O
on O
. O

I O
only O
heard O
the O
last O
few O
minutes O
. O

I O
heard O
her O
laugh O
, O
though O
. O

Wow O
. O

What O
'd O
she O
do O
? O

Sit O
on O
a O
whoopie O
cushion O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O

but O
I O
mean O
like O
millions O
of O
people O
heard O
her O
laugh O
. O

It O
was O
pretty O
wild O
. O

so O
anyway O
I O
'm O
just O
so O
stressed O
out O
right O
now O
that O
I O
feel O
like O
crying O

and O
it O
's O
like O
the O
last O
thing O
I O
need O
is O
somebody O
going O
to O
me O
let O
's O
go O
out O

let O
's O
go O
out O

let O
's O
go O
out O
. O

It O
's O
like O
I O
ca O
n't O
, O
okay O
. O

But O
I O
feel O
bad O
because O
she O
's O
only O
going O
to O
be O
here O
for O
another O
week O
. O

I O
feel O
bad O
that O
you O
're O
so O
stressed O
again O
. O

I O
thought O
like O
this O
semester O
would O
be O
like O
better O
for O
you O
. O

I O
'm O
only O
stressed O
this O
weekend O
because O
like O
I O
have O
party O
and O
I O
have O
Diana B-PERSON
and O
I O
had O
to O
finish O
up O
that O
book O
review O
for O
Language B-ORG
Magazine I-ORG

yeah O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
even O
read O
the O
book O
. O

Wow O

Well O
, O
I O
hope O
nobody O
listening O
to O
this O
is O
from O
Language B-ORG
Magazine I-ORG
. O

but O
I O
indeed O
do O
a O
book O
notice O
and O
just O
all O
these O
things O
that O
after O
this O
weekend O
, O
like O
half O
of O
them O
will O
go O
away O
yeah O
You O
know O
? O

yeah O

So O
I O
do O
n't O
know O

I O
hope O
I O
go O
to O
Holland B-GPE
. O

Would O
n't O
that O
be O
cool O
? O

That O
would O
be O
so O
cool O
because O
like O
even O
this O
weekend O
I O
was O
just O
thinking O
because O
we O
're O
all O
like O
deciding O
we O
're O
like O
oh O
where O
do O
we O
want O
to O
go O
this O
weekend O
because O
there O
's O
like O
a O
cool O
offer O
%uh O
%um O
with O
the O
trains O
and O
stuff O
. O

for O
Thirty O
marks O
total O
like O
up O
to O
five O
people O
can O
go O
anywhere O

so O
it O
's O
only O
like O
you O
know O
like O
five O
marks O
each O
within O
the O
German B-NORP
border O
for O
the O
weekend O
like O
leave O

How O
much O
is O
that O
? O

%um O
probably O
like O
twenty O
bucks O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

So O
you O
can O
go O
for O
like O
twenty O
bucks O
I O
mean O

but O
like O
really O
like O
four O
bucks O
each O
like O
Anywhere O
within O
Germany B-GPE
you O
-- O
uh-huh O
-- O
go O
for O
the O
weekend O

so O
we O
're O
going O

and O
%um O
then O
like O
of O
you O
want O
to O
go O
outside O
the O
border O
then O
you O
can O
like O
pay O
up O
to O
the O
border O

and O
then O
you O
pay O
an O
additional O
little O
fee O
. O

Right O
. O

And O
%um O
so O
we O
're O
going O
to O
like O
Switzerland B-GPE
this O
weekend O

but O
when O
we O
were O
all O
just O
like O
deciding O
where O
we O
wanted O
to O
go O
the O
weekend O
I O
'm O
like O
wow O
I O
wish O
Linda B-PERSON
and O
Eric B-PERSON
we O
here O
. O

I O
could O
just O
pop O
up O
to O
Holland B-GPE
and O
see O
them O

%ah O

yeah O
. O

Well O
I O
'm O
trying O
to O
get O
things O
done O

but O
Carl B-PERSON

you O
know O
I O
talked O
to O
Carl B-PERSON
. O

He O
's O
really O
busy O

yeah O

and O
like O
the O
board O
of O
directors O
is O
very O
unhappy O
because O
our O
American B-NORP
business O
is O
not O
doing O
very O
well O

so O
it O
's O
probably O
like O
a O
really O
bad O
time O
for O
you O
to O
be O
irritating O
Carl B-PERSON
about O
this O
yeah O
being O
the O
C O
E O
O O
and O
all O

yeah O
. O

but O
I O
called O
him O
up O

and O
he O
was O
like O
well O
I O
can O
let O
you O
know O

or O
I O
'm O
definitely O
outgoing O

like O
we O
could O
definitely O
go O

But O
did O
I O
tell O
you O
this O
? O

He O
said O
they O
might O
be O
moving O
. O

oh O
no O

So O
that O
means O
that O
they O
would O
n't O
have O
company O
housing O
. O

Where O
would O
they O
be O
moving O
? O

because O
they O
're O
above O
a O
furniture O
store O
right O
now O
like O
doing O
manufacturing O

so O

%ah O

okay O

He O
said O
%um O
but O
you O
know O
we O
'd O
find O
a O
place O
for O
you O
because O
he O
knows O
it O
's O
totally O
impossible O
to O
find O
a O
place O
in O
Utrecht B-GPE

yeah O
. O

It O
's O
like O
we O
'll O
find O
a O
place O
for O
you O

and O
we O
can O
ta- O

all O
I O
wanted O
to O
know O
All O
I O
need O
to O
know O
is O
how O
much O
are O
you O
going O
to O
pay O
me O
and O
what O
are O
you O
going O
to O
give O
me O
in O
this O
package O
? O

yeah O
yeah O
. O

About O
the O
fall O
one O
you O
mean O
? O

yeah O
. O

yeah O
. O

trying O
to O
figure O
out O

Well O
, O
I O
told O
him O
too O
that O
I O
'll O
mention O
to O
him O
again O
on O
Monday O

but O
, O
well O
of O
coarse O
Mister O
Oharshi O
is O
not O
always O
prompt O
in O
his O
answer O
either O

but O
maybe O
Mister O
Furobiashi O
too O
will O

Well O
, O
I O
was O
just O
wondering O
should O
I O
just O
pick O
a O
date O
and O
say O
I O
'm O
coming O
. O

yeah O
, O

because O
I O
think O
, O
you O
know O
, O
at O
first O
we O
were O
talking O
about O
that O
trying O
to O
work O
it O
in O
with O
the O
festival O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
good O
because O
of O
the O
fact O
Right O
that O
we O
foreign O
teachers O
many O
of O
us O
want O
to O
go O
down O
to O
that O
Sure O
which O
is O
right O
after O
you O
know O
which O
we O
'll O
leave O
like O
on O
the O
Friday O
night O
%uh O
, O
the O
third O
and O
then O
be O
down O
for O
the O
fourth O
and O
fifth O
. O

mhm O
. O

so O
I O
think O
probably O
just O
work O
it O
in O
to O
your O
general O
scheduling O
you O
know O
like O
you O
've O
done O
before O
and O
not O
bother O
hit O
it O
on O
that O
weekend O
. O

We- O
, O

yeah O
. O

okay O
. O

Well O
I O
'm O
, O
%um O
, O

what O
I O
was O
trying O
to O
figure O
I O
asked O
some O
of O
the O
students O
here O
whether O
they O
thought O
it O
was O
better O
to O
be O
there O
before O
or O
after O
the O
fall O
festival O

and O
they O
said O
after O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Do O
you O
agree O
? O

Yes O
. O

Well O
, O
mainly O
because O
there O
are O
, O

especially O
if O
it O
's O
just O
the O
few O
days O
before O
, O

that O
's O
when O
the O
students O
finally O
get O
down O
to O
preparing O
for O
the O
festival O

and O
so O
those O
days O
are O
really O
yeah O
. O
pretty O
busy O
. O

And O
so O
after O
the O
festival O
%uh O
, O
they O
're O
a O
lot O
freer O

so O
if O
you O
could O
make O
it O
after O
that O
weekend O
. O

What O
about O
, O
just O
, O

I O
'm O
looking O
at O
the O
calendar O
trying O
to O
figure O
, O

what O
about O
, O
say O
on O
November O

say O
if O
I O
either O
come O
in O
on O
the O
ninth O
or O
you O
know O
the O
evening O
of O
the O
eighth O
from O
wherever O
, O

I O
probably O
will O
already O
finish O
the O
other O
countries O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Maybe O
make O
Japan B-GPE
the O
last O
place O
. O

Last O
, O

yeah O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

%um O
, O
come O
in O
on O
either O
the O
eighth O
or O
ninth O
, O
and O
then O
leave O
there O
on O
Saturday O
the O
eleventh O
. O

what O
are O
those O
days O
, O

do O
you O
know O
what O
those O
days O
might O
be O
like O
? O

Would O
those O
be O
good O
days O
? O

Eighth O
, O
or O
eighth O
and O
ninth O
? O

or O
ninth O
and O
tenth O
. O

%uh O
, O
ninth O
is O

yes O
obviously O
we O
have O
our O
special O
chapel O
that O
week O

but O
that O
's O
just O
second O
period O

it O
's O
just O
that O
there O
are O
no O
classes O
second O
period O
and O
the O
students O
have O
this O
special O
chapel O

but O
you O
know O
evenings O
for O
a O
meeting O
or O
something O
would O
be O
fine O
. O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
meet O
with O
the O
parents O
again O
, O

that O
seemed O
to O
be O
so O
well O
received O
, O
%uh O
, O
last O
time O
. O

mhm O
. O

%um O
, O
and O
we O
've O
got O
of O
coarse O
some O
more O
parents O
. O

yeah O
, O
it O
's O

%um O
, O
and O
now O
we O
're O
getting O
a O
few O
graduates O
going O
back O
uh-huh O
. O
that O
graduated O
this O
year O
. O

yeah O
. O

So O
, O
%uh O
, O
you O
know O
, O
it O
's O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
much O
bigger O
-- O
you O
would O
come O
in O
on O
the O
ninth O
then O
? O
-- O
group O

Either O
that O
or O
say O
the O
late O
afternoon O
or O
the O
evening O
of O
the O
eighth O
. O

okay O
. O

We O
have O
a O
You O
know O
I O
have O
n't O
English O
department O
faculty O
meeting O
on O
the O
eighth O
, O

but O

And O
that O
goes O
until O
what O
time O
? O

Well O
they O
do O
n't O
start O
until O
five O
ten O
. O

oh O
, O
okay O
. O

Five O
ten O
till O

So O
it O
would O
be O
better O
to O
come O
in O
on O
, O
like O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
ninth O
or O
like O
before O
noon O
on O
the O
ninth O
? O

yeah O
. O

Or O
around O
noon O
or O
whatever O
. O

yeah O
, O

yeah O
. O
it O
would O
be O
okay O
. O

oh O
. O

%uh O
, O
okay O
. O

Put O
down O
A O
M O
and O
then O
leave O
Saturday O
, O
%um O
, O
sometime O
. O

uh-huh O
. O

Whenever O
. O

Because O
I O
've O
been O
trying O
to O
put O
this O
together O

but O
I O
did O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
organize O
it O
. O

I O
really O
wanted O
to O
organize O
it O

yeah O

%uh O
, O
you O
know O
J O
C O
J O
C O
has O
been O
the O
kingpin O
of O
this O
%uh O
, O
group O
. O

Now O
Mister O
Furobiashi O
the O
last O
time O
I O
did O
hear O
from O
t- O
, O

or O
, O
no O
I O
guess O
it O
was O
a O
graduate O
that O
was O
just O
over O
there O
and O
came O
back O

and O
she O
said O
when O
she O
talked O
to O
him O
that O
he O
indicated O
there O
were O
not O
many O
%um O
interested O
in O
studying O
in O
the O
U B-GPE
S I-GPE
because O
they O
were O
a O
not O
very O
motivated O
group O
. O

yeah O
. O

the O
present O
check O
at O
your O
students O
, O

yeah O
. O

Now O
the O
first O
year O
we O
have O
about O
seventeen O
or O
eighteen O
in O
the O
study O
abroad O
class O
Great O
In O
the O
first O
year O
, O

and O
the O
first O
year O
bunch O
are O
different O

I O
mean O
oh O
they O
seemed O
to O
be O
more O
motivated O

so O
it O
's O
true O
that O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
how O
many O
there O
will O
be O
in O
the O
second O
although O
there O
are O
two O
second O
year O
students O
in O
the O
class O
this O
year O

mhm O
. O

So O
, O
%uh O
, O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
, O

I O
'm O
not O
, O

I O
have O
n't O
talked O
to O
them O
yet O
to O
see O
Now O
, O
they O
're O
interested O
or O
just O
what O
? O
what O
they O
're O
thinking O
about O
. O

mhm O
. O

%um O
, O
well O
, O
you O
can O
, O
%uh O
, O
talk O
with O
them O
and O
see O
%uh O
whether O
they O
're O
interested O
in O
studying O
, O
actually O
studying O
abroad O
or O
planning O
on O
it O
or O
anything O

then O
we O
'll O
know O
a O
little O
better O
uh-uh O
. O
whether O
I O
need O
to O
have O
two O
days O
there O
yeah O
. O
or O
I O
could O
fly O
in O
in O
the O
morning O
and O
out O
the O
next O
morning O
, O
or O
, O
you O
know O
, O
what O
would O
work O
best O
mhm O
. O
cause O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
wear O
out O
my O
welcome O

Excuse O
me O
for O
coughing O
on O
this O
. O

Well O
, O
no O
, O
that O
's O
okay O
. O

My O
goodness O
. O

That O
was O
a O
native O
speaker O
's O
cough O
. O

oh O
. O

And O
, O
%uh O
, O
you O
know O
it O
's O
not O
that O
he O
ca O
n't O
. O

He O
's O
got O
the O
smarts O
. O

yeah O
. O

He O
's O
just O
been O
a O
little O
bit O
unmotivated O
. O

mhm O
. O

%uh O
, O
June B-GPE
is O
doing O
much O
better O
. O

yeah O
. O

%uh O
, O
she O
had O
, O
%uh O
, O

it O
was O
a O
hard O
start O
. O

She O
kept O
falling O
asleep O
in O
class O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
do O
that O
in O
an O
American B-NORP
classroom O
. O

mhm O

yeah O
. O

And O
, O
%uh O
, O
you O
know O
she O
was O
trying O
to O
memorize O
the O
whole O
book O

and O
were O
saying O
no O
you O
've O
got O
to O
use O
the O
book O
, O
you O
know O

you O
've O
got O
to O
use O
the O
vocabulary O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
care O
if O
you O
memorize O
it O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
care O
if O
you O
make O
mistakes O
. O

mhm O

You O
've O
just O
got O
to O
try O
to O
use O
it O
. O

She O
was O
looking O
for O
perfection O
. O

mhm O
. O

She O
's O
relaxing O
a O
little O
bit O
and O
, O
%um O
, O
is O
coming O
along O
. O

Hiroki B-PERSON
unfortunately O
he O
's O
, O
you O
know O
, O
minimal O
. O

mhm O
. O

He O
's O
doing O
the O
minimal O
. O

But O
there O
is O
another O
Japanese B-NORP
girl O
in O
his O
class O
who O
did O
n't O
come O
through O
J O
C O
J O
C O

she O
's O
a O
high O
school O
graduate O
mhm O
. O
and O
is O
very O
unmotivated O
, O
very O
poor O
attitude O
and O
is O
just O
%um O
, O
really O
resistant O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
quite O
sure O
why O
she O
's O
here O
you O
know O

uh-huh O

and O
%uh O
Hiroki B-PERSON
has O
appointed O
himself O
as O
her O
protector O

oh O
dear O
. O

and O
consequently O
she O
's O
failing O

%mm O

and O
by O
her O
testing O
she O
should O
be O
the O
top O
student O
in O
the O
class O

oh O

she O
could O
be O
easily O

but O
she O
you O
know O
just O
puts O
on O
the O
air O
that O
she O
's O
not O
interested O

and O
mhm O
we O
had O
some O
knock O
down O
drag O
outs O
with O
her O
. O

%mm O

She O
's O
just O
really O
immature O
the O
other O
Japanese B-NORP
girls O
say O
, O

oh O
, O
she O
's O
just O

you O
know O
, O
it O
's O
immaturity O
. O

mhm O
. O

But O
, O
%uh O
, O
because O
he O
just O
identifies O
with O
her O
mhm O
. O
you O
know O
he O
is O
not O
performing O
to O
where O
he O
could O
perform O
or O
should O
perform O
. O

mhm O
. O

And O
so O
when O
she O
's O
not O
around O
he O
does O
better O
%uh O
you O
know O
, O
not O
great O
but O
better O
. O

%mm O
. O

So O
he O
, O

and O
it O
's O
real O
interesting O
, O
you O
know O
, O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
at O
what O
point O
I O
will O
call O
up O
his O
cousin O
, O

you O
know O
his O
aunt O
and O
uncle O
live O
here O
yeah O
, O
I O
know O
mhm O
in O
town O

and O
%uh O
, O
this O
has O
got O
to O
be O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
a O
problem O
because O
his O
cousin O
is O
a O
gal O

she O
just O
passed O
the O
bar O
exam O
and O
has O
set O
up O
her O
own O
law O
practice O
. O

oh O
, O
brother O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
are O
beginning O
a O
new O
round O
of O
peace O
talks O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
a O
session O
that O
could O
last O
ten O
days O
. O

For O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
, O
it O
's O
a O
chance O
to O
reach O
a O
peace O
agreement O
and O
boost O
his O
popularity O
with O
voters O
just O
weeks O
before O
Israeli B-NORP
elections O
. O

The O
talks O
were O
proposed O
by O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
who O
say O
they O
're O
ready O
to O
explore O
all O
possibilities O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
says O
he O
's O
holding O
firm O
on O
the O
key O
issues O
that O
led O
to O
the O
breakdown O
of O
the O
last O
round O
of O
talks O
. O

Joining O
us O
today O
to O
put O
all O
of O
this O
in O
some O
kind O
of O
perspective O
is O
`` O
CNN B-WORK_OF_ART
Headline I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
' O
political O
analyst O
Michele B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
. O

Hi O
, O
Michele B-PERSON
. O

Hi O
, O
Chuck B-PERSON
. O

, O
the O
Bush B-GPE
cabinet O
do O
you O
think O
it O
will O
be O
diverse O
and O
will O
he O
reach O
out O
to O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
aisle O
? O

He O
's O
saying O
that O
he O
will O
, O
but O
this O
may O
be O
an O
impossible O
task O
, O
not O
because O
he O
is O
n't O
interested O
in O
appointing O
Democrats B-NORP
, O
but O
because O
the O
word O
has O
gone O
out O
not O
to O
accept O
a O
position O
. O

Now O
, O
this O
, O
of O
course O
, O
is O
part O
of O
their O
tactic O
to O
try O
to O
regain O
control O
of O
the O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
in O
2002 O
and O
2004 O
. O

It O
may O
be O
not O
Bush B-GPE
's O
fault O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
see O
any O
of O
the O
Democratic O
faces O
around O
the O
table O
. O

It O
's O
not O
for O
want O
on O
his O
part O
. O

So O
there O
is O
word O
among O
Democrats B-NORP
not O
to O
accept O
a O
cabinet O
post O
? O

Yes O
. O

How O
can O
they O
make O
everybody O
fall O
into O
line O
on O
that O
? O

It O
's O
easy O
. O

You O
want O
the O
campaign O
funds O
when O
you O
run O
in O
2002 O
? O

It O
's O
fairly O
easy O
to O
put O
pressure O
like O
that O
on O
Democrats B-NORP
. O

There O
might O
be O
rogue O
Democrats B-NORP
who O
is O
more O
conservative O
that O
really O
does O
n't O
care O
and O
is O
interested O
in O
serving O
in O
a O
Cabinet B-ORG
post O
. O

That O
may O
be O
where O
he O
finds O
the O
best O
luck O
. O

He O
's O
probably O
going O
to O
appoint O
two O
prominant O
African B-NORP
- I-NORP
Americans I-NORP
, O
Rice O
and O
Powell B-PERSON
. O

Any O
other O
outreach O
to O
the O
black O
community O
? O

I O
think O
those O
are O
the O
two O
main O
appointees O
and O
the O
glittering O
stars O
in O
the O
crown O
. O

That O
's O
one O
of O
his O
way O
in O
reaching O
out O
to O
the O
black O
community O
which O
feels O
more O
than O
alienated O
after O
this O
election O
if O
some O
of O
the O
leaders O
are O
to O
be O
believed O
. O

Is O
there O
a O
risk O
if O
he O
becomes O
a O
centrist O
, O
does O
he O
risk O
alienating O
the O
hard O
right O
of O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
do O
you O
think O
, O
the O
Tom O
D O
Lays O
and O
others O
? O

This O
is O
his O
big O
problem O
right O
away O
. O

He O
is O
a O
centrist O
and O
Tom B-PERSON
D I-PERSON
Lay I-PERSON
has O
already O
said O
, O
Hey O
, O
look O
, O
I O
think O
what O
we O
did O
over O
the O
last O
six O
years O
in O
the O
House O
has O
been O
really O
great O
. O

This O
is O
going O
to O
be O
a O
really O
big O
problem O
because O
the O
conservatives O
have O
sat O
on O
their O
hands O
, O
saying O
, O
If O
we O
shut O
up O
, O
is O
Bush B-GPE
going O
to O
win O
? O

The O
conservatives O
want O
to O
push O
through O
the O
agenda O
. O

It O
's O
a O
thorn O
in O
Bush B-GPE
's O
side O
already O
. O

The O
two O
do O
not O
like O
each O
other O
. O

Let O
the O
games O
begin O
. O

All O
right O
, O
Michele B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
, O
thanks O
very O
much O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
has O
named O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
its O
candidate O
for O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
. O

Hours O
before O
the O
announcement O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
tendered O
his O
resignation O
from O
the O
post O
, O
a O
move O
that O
forces O
a O
special O
election O
within O
60 O
days O
. O

He O
'll O
remain O
in O
office O
until O
that O
election O
is O
held O
. O

The O
opposition O
Likud B-NORP
party O
has O
not O
yet O
named O
a O
candidate O
for O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
. O

The O
killing O
of O
two O
Israelis B-NORP
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
could O
spell O
trouble O
for O
the O
Mideast O
peace O
talks O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
has O
recalled O
his O
top O
two O
negotiators O
from O
talks O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

The O
Foreign O
Minister O
and O
a O
cabinet O
secretary O
are O
returning O
to O
Jerusalem B-GPE
for O
consultations O
. O

Other O
members O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
negotiating O
team O
are O
remaining O
, O
but O
one O
of O
them O
says O
talks O
are O
`` O
suspended O
until O
further O
notice O
. O
'' O

The O
two O
men O
were O
seized O
by O
Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
while O
having O
lunch O
at O
a O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
restaurant O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
helicopter O
gunships O
opened O
fire O
on O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
position O
in O
Bethlehem B-GPE
overnight O
. O

The O
Army O
says O
the O
choppers O
were O
firing O
on O
gunmen O
who O
were O
shooting O
at O
Rachel O
's O
Tomb O
for O
several O
hours O
. O

That O
holy O
shrine O
is O
the O
traditional O
burial O
place O
of O
the O
biblical O
matriarch O
. O

At O
least O
25 O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
wounded O
in O
gun O
battles O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
yesterday O
. O

Earlier O
, O
two O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
were O
stabbed O
at O
a O
roadblock O
north O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Meantime O
, O
aides O
to O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
say O
Israel B-GPE
is O
willing O
to O
cooperate O
with O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
led O
inquiry O
into O
the O
violence O
that O
has O
killed O
at O
least O
319 O
people O
. O

Investigators O
are O
expected O
to O
arrive O
in O
mid-December O
. O

Former O
Senate O
Majority O
Leader O
George O
Mitchell O
is O
in O
Tallahassee B-GPE
in O
support O
of O
the O
Gore B-PERSON
campaign O
. O

He O
is O
defending O
the O
use O
of O
the O
hand O
counts O
to O
resolve O
disputes O
over O
ballots O
. O

The O
laws O
of O
Texas B-GPE
and O
Florida B-GPE
and O
other O
states O
are O
based O
on O
the O
reality O
that O
the O
most O
fair O
and O
effective O
way O
to O
count O
every O
valid O
vote O
and O
to O
discern O
the O
intent O
of O
the O
voter O
is O
a O
careful O
fair O
hand O
count O
. O

Up O
to O
now O
in O
this O
process O
, O
no O
court O
, O
state O
or O
federal O
, O
has O
accepted O
the O
assertion O
that O
hand O
recounts O
are O
unfair O
or O
unconstitutional O
. O

An O
agreement O
that O
was O
meant O
to O
lead O
to O
cooperation O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
security O
forces O
in O
the O
Mideast O
does O
not O
seem O
to O
be O
working O
. O

Hospital O
spokesmen O
say O
two O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
and O
dozens O
more O
injured O
in O
clashes O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
agreed O
to O
renew O
low O
- O
level O
security O
ties O
yesterday O
. O

An O
estimated O
8,000 O
mourners O
turned O
out O
for O
the O
funeral O
of O
two O
Palestinian B-NORP
brothers O
today O
. O

The O
men O
were O
killed O
in O
an O
intense O
firefight O
yesterday O
. O

They O
were O
leaders O
of O
Arafat B-PERSON
's O
Fatah B-NORP
movement O
in O
a O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
village O
. O

It O
's O
probably O
the O
most O
- O
watched O
vehicle O
since O
the O
O.J. B-PERSON
Simpson I-PERSON
chase O
, O
and O
now O
it O
can O
be O
yours O
, O
for O
enough O
money O
. O

The O
Ryder O
rental O
truck O
which O
carried O
Palm B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
County I-GPE
's O
ballots O
to O
Tallahassee B-GPE
is O
up O
for O
auction O
on O
the O
internet O
. O

Budget B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
Ryder B-ORG
, O
says O
it O
received O
numerous O
offers O
, O
but O
decided O
to O
auction O
the O
truck O
online O
, O
with O
the O
net O
proceeds O
going O
to O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
. O

So O
it O
's O
a O
good O
cause O
. O

The O
bidding O
was O
at O
$ O
21,900 O
this O
morning O
, O
and O
will O
be O
open O
for O
a O
week O
. O

One O
of O
four O
men O
on O
trial O
in O
the O
bombings O
of O
two O
U.S. B-GPE
embassies O
in O
Africa B-GPE
is O
asking O
the O
judge O
to O
throw O
out O
his O
confession O
. O

The O
Saudi B-NORP
man O
says O
U.S. B-GPE
authorities O
threatened O
to O
hang O
him O
if O
he O
did O
n't O
cooperate O
. O

He O
had O
admitted O
to O
throwing O
a O
stun O
grenade O
at O
a O
guard O
outside O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
embassy O
in O
Kenya B-GPE
just O
before O
the O
explosion O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
government O
officials O
say O
the O
man O
's O
confession O
was O
voluntary O
. O

224 O
people O
were O
killed O
and O
more O
than O
5,000 O
wounded O
in O
the O
1998 O
blasts O
in O
Kenya B-GPE
and O
Tanzania B-GPE
. O

The O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
has O
been O
closed O
off O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
sealed O
the O
area O
and O
shut O
down O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
airport O
after O
a O
Jewish O
settler O
was O
found O
shot O
dead O
. O

Israel B-GPE
is O
blaming O
the O
Islamic O
militant O
group O
Hamas B-ORG
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
says O
the O
killing O
is O
a O
blow O
to O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

A O
senior O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
says O
Israel B-GPE
canceled O
peace O
talks O
scheduled O
for O
this O
week O
, O
but O
did O
not O
give O
a O
reason O
. O

Polls O
in O
Israel B-GPE
suggest O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
faces O
an O
uphill O
battle O
in O
next O
month O
's O
election O
. O

Some O
members O
of O
his O
own O
party O
say O
they O
want O
Barak B-PERSON
to O
step O
aside O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Hanna I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
and O
Shimon B-PERSON
Peres I-PERSON
present O
a O
united O
front O
. O

The O
hostility O
between O
two O
men O
who O
'd O
been O
rivals O
in O
the O
past O
has O
, O
on O
the O
surface O
, O
dissipated O
, O
and O
it O
's O
made O
clear O
the O
former O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
will O
campaign O
alongside O
the O
present O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
in O
the O
elections O
for O
the O
next O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
due O
to O
take O
place O
on O
February O
. O

`` O
we O
are O
sitting O
together O
as O
a O
team O
, O
'' O
says O
Barak B-PERSON
. O

`` O
we O
will O
lead O
the O
election O
campaign O
and O
afterwards O
the O
country O
, O
our O
objective O
is O
not O
only O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
's O
race O
, O
'' O
says O
Peres B-PERSON
, O
`` O
our O
objective O
is O
to O
work O
together O
for O
the O
good O
of O
the O
state O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

But O
recent O
polls O
indicate O
Peres B-PERSON
would O
fare O
better O
than O
Barak B-PERSON
against O
the O
right O
- O
wing O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
candidate O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
. O

Two O
separate O
sets O
of O
polls O
have O
Barak B-PERSON
more O
than O
20 O
percentage O
points O
behind O
Sharon B-ORG
, O
whereas O
the O
same O
polls O
show O
if O
Peres B-PERSON
stood O
instead O
of O
Barak B-PERSON
, O
he O
and O
Sharon B-ORG
would O
be O
neck O
- O
and O
- O
neck O
. O

Some O
within O
the B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Party I-ORG
raise O
the O
possibility O
of O
forcing O
Barak B-PERSON
to O
step O
aside O
and O
allow O
Peres B-PERSON
to O
stand O
in O
the O
elections O
. O

Legally O
, O
there O
can O
be O
a O
change O
of O
candidate O
up O
to O
four O
days O
before O
the O
polls O
open O
. O

Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
has O
made O
clear O
he O
will O
not O
step O
aside O
voluntarily O
. O

Speaking O
to O
a O
gathering O
of O
Jewish O
students O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
made O
clear O
as O
well O
the O
issues O
on O
which O
there O
would O
be O
no O
compromise O
, O
knee O
gorx O
negotiation O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Let O
me O
say O
it O
loud O
and O
clear O
-- O
we O
will O
not O
agree O
to O
the O
right O
of O
return O
into O
Israel B-GPE
, O
applause O
and O
I O
do O
not O
intend O
to O
sign O
any O
document O
which O
passes O
sovereignty O
on O
the B-LOC
Temple I-LOC
Mount I-LOC
to O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Similar O
sentiments O
expressed O
by O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
opponent O
in O
the O
next O
elections O
. O

I O
will O
guard O
the O
unity O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
the B-LOC
Temple I-LOC
Mount I-LOC
, O
'' O
says O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
, O
`` O
I O
will O
guard O
the B-LOC
Jordan I-LOC
Valley I-LOC
and O
other O
security O
zones O
, O
and O
I O
will O
guard O
that O
there O
will O
not O
be O
an O
influx O
of O
refugees O
. O
'' O

And O
while O
Barak B-PERSON
and O
Sharon B-ORG
may O
be O
expressing O
similar O
points O
of O
view O
, O
some O
Israelis B-NORP
place O
far O
greater O
trust O
in O
the O
man O
who O
wants O
to O
be O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
rather O
than O
the O
one O
who O
is O
. O

The O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
has O
said O
so O
many O
things O
lately O
that O
none O
of O
them O
stood O
the O
test O
of O
the O
day O
, O
not O
of O
the O
week O
, O
that O
we O
should O
be O
very O
careful O
about O
our O
assessment O
of O
his O
commitments O
. O

While O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
continues O
to O
chair O
the O
weekly O
cabinet O
meetings O
, O
many O
observers O
say O
he O
has O
achieved O
little O
, O
and O
his O
time O
is O
running O
out O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
polls O
show O
the O
majority O
of O
Israelis B-NORP
believe O
that O
Shimon B-PERSON
Peres I-PERSON
would O
be O
better O
at O
making O
peace O
, O
and O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
would O
be O
better O
at O
waging O
war O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Hanna I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Russia B-GPE
is O
denying O
reports O
that O
it O
has O
moved O
short O
- O
range O
nuclear O
weapons O
to O
one O
of O
its O
military O
bases O
in O
the O
Baltics O
. O

The B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
quotes O
senior O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
officials O
as O
saying O
, O
the O
missiles O
were O
removed O
in O
recent O
months O
. O

`` O
The B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Times I-ORG
'' O
reports O
the O
missiles O
have O
been O
positioned O
at O
the B-LOC
Baltic I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
port O
base O
of O
Kaliningrad B-FAC
, O
a O
thin O
sliver O
of O
Russian B-NORP
territory O
that O
is O
the O
headquarters O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
Baltic O
Fleet O
. O

Officials O
in O
the O
Baltic O
states O
of O
Estonia B-GPE
, O
Latvia B-GPE
and O
Lithuania B-GPE
said O
they O
could O
not O
confirm O
the O
reports O
. O

President O
Clinton O
concedes O
a O
Mideast B-LOC
peace O
agreement O
before O
he O
leaves O
office O
is O
unlikely O
, O
but O
he O
says O
he O
will O
continue O
to O
try O
to O
narrow O
the O
differences O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
in O
the O
last O
days O
of O
his O
administration O
. O

Both O
sides O
have O
agreed O
in O
principle O
to O
Mr. O
Clinton O
's O
framework O
for O
peace O
, O
but O
with O
reservations O
. O

Pepsi B-ORG
hopes O
to O
take O
Quaker B-ORG
Oats I-ORG
to O
a O
whole O
new O
level O
. O

I O
'm O
Myron B-PERSON
Kandel I-PERSON
at O
the O
cnnfn O
newsdesk O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Pepsi B-ORG
says O
it O
expects O
to O
double O
Quaker B-ORG
's O
snack O
food O
growth O
rate O
. O

After O
a O
month O
- O
long O
courtship O
, O
they O
agreed O
to O
buy O
Quaker B-ORG
Oats I-ORG
for O
$ O
13.4 O
billion O
of O
their O
stock O
, O
but O
the O
assumption O
of O
$ O
761 O
million O
in O
debt O
. O

That O
comes O
to O
2 O
% O
less O
a O
share O
than O
Pepsi B-ORG
's O
original O
offer O
. O

The O
deal O
gives O
Pepsi B-ORG
access O
to O
Quaker B-ORG
Oats I-ORG
' O
Gatorade B-PRODUCT
sport O
drink O
as O
well O
as O
Quaker B-ORG
's O
profitable O
snacks O
business O
, O
which O
makes O
up O
about O
60 O
% O
of O
its O
revenue O
. O

Besides O
Gatorade B-PRODUCT
, O
they O
make O
such O
products O
as O
granola O
bars O
, O
Captain B-PRODUCT
Crunch I-PRODUCT
cereal O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
soft O
drink O
, O
Pepsi B-ORG
also O
owns O
Tropicana B-ORG
juices O
and O
Frito B-ORG
Lay I-ORG
products O
. O

Investors O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
are O
waiting O
for O
the O
word O
from O
Federal O
Reserve O
Chairman O
Alan O
Greenspan O
on O
interest O
rates O
. O

Greenspan B-PERSON
will O
meet O
with O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Board I-ORG
policymakers O
today O
for O
the O
last O
time O
this O
year O
. O

There O
's O
widespread O
hope O
the O
Fed O
will O
do O
something O
to O
stop O
the O
economic O
slowdown O
. O

That O
could O
mean O
a O
rate O
slash O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
, O
Greenspan B-PERSON
suggests O
cuts O
could O
be O
on O
the O
way O
. O

A O
Pentagon B-ORG
official O
says O
Defense O
Secretary O
William O
Cohen O
may O
ask O
for O
a O
broader O
review O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
suicide O
bombing O
. O

Specifically O
, O
he O
wants O
to O
know O
if O
other O
officers O
in O
the O
chain O
of O
command O
above O
the O
ship O
's O
captain O
should O
be O
held O
accountable O
for O
security O
lapses O
. O

A O
Navy B-ORG
inquiry O
under O
way O
is O
looking O
at O
the O
ship O
's O
self O
- O
protection O
plan O
. O

According O
to O
`` O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
, O
'' O
the O
officer O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
inquiry O
says O
no O
one O
should O
be O
punished O
for O
security O
lapses O
. O

17 O
sailors O
lost O
their O
lives O
in O
the O
attack O
. O

The O
search O
for O
a O
small O
plane O
that O
disappeared O
Sunday O
in O
Massachusetts B-GPE
has O
a O
bittersweet O
ending O
. O

Three O
young O
boys O
, O
ages O
2 O
, O
5 O
and O
10 O
survived O
and O
are O
in O
critical O
condition O
after O
spending O
18 O
hours O
in O
the O
cold O
. O

The O
father O
, O
who O
was O
piloting O
the O
plane O
, O
also O
was O
rescued O
, O
but O
died O
late O
yesterday O
at O
the O
hospital O
. O

The O
boys O
' O
mother O
and O
two O
other O
brothers O
were O
killed O
. O

Officials O
say O
the O
pilot O
reported O
ice O
on O
the O
plane O
and O
planned O
to O
land O
in O
Massachusetts B-GPE
when O
the O
plane O
left O
radar O
. O

Aviators O
described O
the O
scene O
as O
they O
approached O
it O
from O
above O
. O

the O
cabin O
was O
intact O
completely O
. O

The O
wings O
were O
off O
of O
it O
, O
but O
it O
looked O
like O
a O
survivable O
crash O
. O

Initially O
the O
wreckage O
was O
spotted O
, O
and O
there O
was O
no O
person O
spotted O
, O
but O
when O
we O
moved O
in O
closer O
and O
started O
to O
scan O
the O
area O
, O
then O
I O
saw O
the O
2 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
waving O
from O
next O
to O
the O
airplane O
. O

The O
family O
had O
been O
heading O
to O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
from O
Lakeland B-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
when O
their O
plane O
went O
down O
. O

If O
you O
are O
one O
of O
the O
many O
unemployed O
, O
expect O
company O
. O

Valerie B-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON
joins O
us O
live O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
with O
that O
story O
. O

Valerie B-PERSON
? O

Hi O
, O
Renay B-PERSON
, O
Sharon B-ORG
. O

The O
pace O
of O
job O
cuts O
is O
quickening O
. O

The O
survey O
by O
Challenger O
Gray O
and O
Christmas O
says O
layoffs O
rose O
about O
5 O
% O
in O
February O
. O

That O
's O
the O
second O
straight O
monthly O
increase O
. O

The O
ax O
fell O
heavily O
on O
government O
and O
non-profit O
workers O
as O
many O
state O
and O
local O
governments O
face O
severe O
budget O
crunches O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
has O
lost O
more O
than O
2 O
million O
jobs O
in O
the O
past O
two O
years O
. O

Airlines O
are O
getting O
flyers O
to O
destinations O
on O
time O
more O
often O
. O

The O
top O
ten O
air O
carriers O
arrived O
on O
time O
more O
and O
cancelled O
fewer O
flights O
in O
January O
than O
the O
month O
before O
. O

A O
government O
report O
says O
the O
improvements O
are O
the O
result O
of O
changes O
in O
air O
traffic O
controls O
, O
and O
a O
dropoff O
in O
passengers O
. O

Despite O
operating O
under O
bankruptcy O
laws O
, O
United B-ORG
posted O
the O
best O
on O
- O
time O
performance O
. O

United B-ORG
also O
cancelled O
the O
fewest O
flights O
. O

Still O
United B-ORG
lost O
$ O
382 O
million O
in O
January O
. O

And O
one O
other O
note O
of O
improvement O
. O

Airlines O
reported O
fewer O
complaints O
about O
lost O
, O
damaged O
or O
delayed O
luggage O
. O

Turning O
to O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
disappointing O
auto O
sales O
are O
denting O
the O
shares O
of O
the O
Big O
Three O
. O

Of O
course O
there O
are O
ongoing O
fears O
about O
terrorism O
and O
a O
war O
with O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
Dow O
has O
slipped O
116 O
points O
. O

The O
NASDAQ O
is O
down O
three O
-- O

President O
Clinton O
has O
ordered O
a O
delay O
in O
what O
would O
have O
been O
the O
first O
federal O
execution O
in O
37 O
years O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
granted O
a O
six O
- O
month O
reprieve O
to O
convicted O
killer O
Juan B-PERSON
Raul I-PERSON
Garza I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
scheduled O
to O
die O
at O
a O
federal O
prison O
in O
Terre B-GPE
Haute I-GPE
, O
Indiana B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
says O
the O
time O
to O
review O
racial O
and O
geographic O
disparities O
in O
the O
federal O
death O
penalty O
system O
. O

Garza B-PERSON
was O
convicted O
in O
1993 O
of O
operating O
a O
drug O
- O
smuggling O
organization O
, O
killing O
one O
of O
his O
associates O
and O
ordering O
the O
murders O
of O
two O
others O
. O

AIDS O
activists O
are O
observing O
World O
AIDS O
Day O
today O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
battle O
complacency O
and O
ignorance O
about O
what O
they O
call O
a O
global O
epidemic O
. O

Health O
officials O
say O
36 O
million O
people O
are O
living O
with O
the O
incurable O
disease O
worldwide O
. O

Five O
million O
were O
infected O
in O
the O
last O
year O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
says O
men O
must O
take O
responsibility O
for O
their O
behavior O
to O
stop O
the O
spread O
of O
the O
deadly O
virus O
. O

U.N. O
Secretary O
- O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
says O
men O
can O
make O
a O
particular O
difference O
by O
being O
more O
caring O
, O
taking O
fewer O
risks O
, O
and O
facing O
the O
issue O
of O
AIDS O
head O
- O
on O
. O

Pentagon B-ORG
sources O
tell O
CNN B-ORG
the O
commander O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
failed O
to O
implement O
basic O
measures O
to O
protect O
his O
crew O
. O

17 O
sailors O
were O
killed O
when O
the O
warship O
was O
bombed O
in O
a O
terrorist O
attack O
. O

Jamie B-PERSON
McIntyre I-PERSON
has O
details O
. O

CNN B-ORG
has O
learned O
that O
the O
crew O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
was O
not O
briefed O
on O
the O
seriousness O
of O
the O
threat O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
nor O
warned O
to O
be O
on O
guard O
for O
possible O
terrorist O
attack O
the O
day O
the O
warship O
was O
bombed O
. O

When O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
entered O
the O
port O
of O
Aden O
October O
it O
was O
operating O
under O
`` O
threat O
condition O
Bravo O
, O
'' O
an O
alert O
level O
that O
warns O
of O
`` O
an O
increased O
and O
more O
predictable O
threat O
of O
terrorist O
activity O
. O
'' O

Pentagon B-ORG
sources O
say O
almost O
half O
of O
62 O
security O
measures O
that O
were O
intended O
to O
protect O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
from O
terrorist O
attack O
were O
not O
carried O
out O
. O

While O
many O
were O
not O
required O
because O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
was O
refueling O
in O
the O
harbor O
, O
not O
at O
a O
pier O
, O
others O
were O
judged O
to O
be O
significant O
lapses O
, O
according O
to O
sources O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
ship O
protection O
plan O
filed O
by O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
's O
'' O
commanding O
officer O
of O
terrorism O
and O
warned O
to O
be O
suspicious O
and O
inquisitive O
of O
strangers O
. O

Another O
provision O
specifically O
warned O
that O
small O
boats O
require O
special O
concern O
because O
they O
can O
serve O
as O
an O
ideal O
platform O
for O
terrorists O
, O
but O
Lippold B-PERSON
failed O
to O
ensure O
those O
briefings O
were O
given O
according O
to O
Pentagon B-ORG
sources O
. O

The O
crew O
was O
also O
supposed O
to O
identify O
and O
inspect O
all O
work O
boats O
, O
keep O
unauthorized O
craft O
away O
from O
the O
ship O
, O
and O
prepare O
fire O
hoses O
to O
repel O
borders O
. O

Those O
precautions O
were O
not O
taken O
either O
, O
sources O
say O
. O

The O
40 O
- O
foot O
hole O
in O
the O
side O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
has O
now O
been O
patched O
, O
and O
the O
warship O
is O
in O
Mississippi B-GPE
for O
repairs O
that O
will O
cost O
$ O
240 O
million O
and O
take O
a O
year O
to O
complete O
. O

Senior O
Navy B-ORG
officials O
are O
still O
debating O
the O
fate O
of O
Commander O
Lippold O
, O
who O
along O
with O
several O
subordinate O
officers O
, O
could O
be O
subject O
to O
career O
- O
ending O
discipline O
, O
if O
it O
's O
judged O
the O
security O
lapses O
left O
the O
billion O
- O
dollar O
destroyer O
more O
vulnerable O
to O
attack O
. O

Jamie B-PERSON
McIntyre I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
is O
visiting O
Havana B-GPE
for O
talks O
with O
Cuban B-NORP
President O
Fidel O
Castro O
. O

Putin B-GPE
is O
the O
first O
Russian B-NORP
President O
to O
visit O
Cuba B-GPE
since O
the O
collapse O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

Castro B-GPE
greeted O
the O
Russian B-NORP
leader O
when O
he O
arrived O
late O
last O
night O
. O

Both O
Russia B-GPE
and O
Cuba B-GPE
want O
to O
renew O
their O
decades O
- O
old O
relationship O
that O
cooled O
after O
the O
collapse O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

The O
leaders O
will O
discuss O
trade O
and O
other O
issues O
, O
including O
Cuba B-GPE
's O
$ O
11 O
billion O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
era O
debt O
. O

One O
of O
four O
men O
on O
trial O
in O
the O
bombings O
of O
two O
U.S. B-GPE
embassies O
in O
Africa B-GPE
is O
asking O
the O
judge O
to O
throw O
out O
his O
confession O
. O

The O
Saudi B-NORP
man O
says O
U.S. B-GPE
authorities O
threatened O
to O
hang O
him O
if O
he O
did O
n't O
cooperate O
. O

He O
had O
admitted O
to O
throwing O
a O
stun O
grenade O
at O
a O
guard O
outside O
the B-FAC
U.S. I-FAC
Embassy I-FAC
in O
Kenya B-GPE
just O
before O
the O
explosion O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
government O
officials O
say O
the O
man O
's O
confession O
was O
voluntary O
. O

224 O
people O
were O
killed O
and O
more O
than O
5,000 O
wounded O
in O
the O
1998 O
bombings O
in O
Kenya B-GPE
and O
Tanzania B-GPE
. O

77 O

I O
'm O
the O
Naked O
Cowboy O
77 O
77 O
coming O
to O
a O
town O
near O
you O
. O

77 O

Palestinian B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
negotiators O
are O
back O
at O
the O
bargaining O
table O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
but O
there O
appears O
to O
be O
little O
confidence O
a O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
deal O
can O
be O
brokered O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
is O
calling O
the O
chances O
of O
achieving O
an O
agreement O
`` O
scant O
. O
'' O

He O
says O
Palestinian B-NORP
refugees O
will O
not O
be O
given O
the O
right O
to O
return O
. O

He O
is O
also O
vowing O
to O
keep O
Jerusalem B-GPE
's O
most O
contested O
holy O
site O
in O
Israeli B-NORP
hands O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
say O
those O
parameters O
are O
dooming O
the O
talks O
`` O
before O
they O
have O
even O
started O
. O
'' O

Additional O
violence O
is O
adding O
to O
the O
pessimism O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
officials O
closed O
a O
main O
road O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
after O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
was O
wounded O
in O
an O
explosion O
. O

President O
Clinton O
is O
holding O
separate O
meetings O
with O
rival O
political O
leaders O
in O
the O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
peace O
process O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
helped O
broker O
the O
1998 O
Good O
Friday O
peace O
accord O
, O
and O
Mr. O
Clinton O
is O
trying O
to O
keep O
it O
from O
unraveling O
. O

Today O
in O
Belfast B-GPE
, O
he O
meets O
with O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
's O
First O
Minister O
David O
Trimble O
of O
the O
loyalist O
Ulster B-ORG
Unionist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
as O
well O
as O
Sinn O
Fein O
's O
Gerry B-PERSON
Adams I-PERSON
. O

British B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Tony O
Blair O
is O
accompanying O
Mr. O
Clinton O
for O
the O
talks O
. O

While O
much O
of O
the O
country O
is O
in O
a O
deep O
freeze O
, O
an O
annual O
report O
on O
the O
climate O
shows O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
has O
had O
its O
share O
of O
warm O
weather O
this O
year O
. O

Natalie B-PERSON
Pawelski I-PERSON
has O
details O
. O

Look O
outside O
right O
now O
and O
you O
might O
not O
believe O
it O
, O
but O
snow O
or O
no O
, O
around O
the O
globe O
the O
year O
2000 O
is O
one O
of O
the O
warmest O
on O
record O
. O

For O
the O
globe O
as O
a O
whole O
, O
we O
're O
looking O
at O
around O
the O
fifth O
warmest O
year O
on O
record O
. O

With O
two O
weeks O
to O
go O
, O
all O
the O
returns O
are O
n't O
all O
in O
yet O
, O
but O
weather O
pundits O
are O
projecting O
a O
swing O
to O
the O
warm O
on O
the O
domestic O
front O
, O
too O
. O

From O
January O
through O
October O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
this O
year O
was O
the O
hottest O
on O
record O
, O
featuring O
widespread O
wildfires O
and O
drought O
. O

As O
the O
effects O
of O
the B-EVENT
La I-EVENT
Ni I-EVENT
a O
weather O
system O
disappeared O
, O
things O
cooled O
down O
at O
year O
's O
end O
, O
but O
even O
so O
, O
the O
National O
Oceanic O
and O
Atmospheric O
Administration O
figures O
the O
year O
will O
go O
into O
the O
American B-NORP
record O
books O
somewhere O
between O
the O
and O
the O
hottest O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
record O
. O

We O
are O
seeing O
global O
warming O
. O

The O
scientists O
tell O
us O
they O
simply O
can O
not O
explain O
the O
patterns O
of O
temperature O
that O
we O
see O
and O
the O
trends O
without O
including O
the O
impacts O
of O
human O
intervention O
in O
the O
climate O
. O

Global O
warming O
wo O
n't O
keep O
you O
cozy O
over O
the O
next O
few O
months O
, O
though O
. O

Forecasters O
are O
calling O
for O
colder O
- O
than O
- O
average O
temperatures O
in O
the O
Midwest O
and O
Mountain B-LOC
West I-LOC
, O
warmer O
in O
the O
southern O
tier O
of O
states O
. O

Over O
all O
, O
a O
more O
- O
or O
- O
less O
normal O
winter O
. O

But O
normal O
may O
not O
be O
what O
you O
think O
. O

Most O
people O
, O
when O
they O
think O
of O
normals O
, O
think O
of O
the O
last O
three O
years O
and O
it O
's O
been O
pretty O
mild O
the O
last O
three O
years O
. O

Translation O
, O
for O
most O
Americans O
-- O
bundle O
up O
, O
and O
have O
shovels O
and O
sleds O
at O
the O
ready O
. O

Natalie B-PERSON
Pawelski I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
. O

Up O
to O
six O
people O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
could O
be O
tried O
for O
the O
deadly O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

Yemeni O
police O
have O
turned O
over O
their O
names O
and O
evidence O
to O
a O
prosecutor O
. O

Yemen B-GPE
's O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
says O
at O
least O
three O
could O
go O
on O
trial O
next O
month O
. O

The O
FBI O
is O
not O
commenting O
. O

In O
October O
, O
two O
suicide O
bombers O
blasted O
a O
huge O
hole O
in O
the O
side O
of O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
as O
it O
sat O
in O
the O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
. O

The O
explosion O
killed O
17 O
sailors O
and O
wounded O
39 O
. O

Those O
developments O
come O
amid O
word O
the O
Pentagon O
is O
beefing O
up O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
personnel O
and O
patrol O
boats O
in O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
. O

Officials O
say O
they O
are O
being O
sent O
to O
strengthen O
security O
at O
ports O
used O
by O
Navy B-ORG
ships O
. O

The O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
is O
expected O
to O
arrive O
back O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
next O
week O
. O

Major O
announcement O
from O
Israel B-GPE
today O
. O

Former O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin O
Netanyahu O
says O
he O
will O
not O
run O
for O
his O
old O
job O
. O

He O
says O
the O
current O
excess O
of O
parties O
in O
parliament O
makes O
it O
hard O
to O
form O
a O
stable O
, O
long O
- O
lasting O
coalition O
. O

The O
statement O
came O
after O
members O
of O
parliament O
refused O
to O
call O
elections O
for O
themselves O
. O

Netanyahu B-PERSON
's O
withdrawal O
leaves O
Likud B-NORP
leader O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
as O
the O
only O
candidate O
running O
against O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
, O
but O
former O
Prime O
Minister O
Shimon O
Peres O
tells O
Israeli B-NORP
radio O
he O
's O
considering O
running O
. O

The O
special O
election O
was O
called O
when O
Barak B-PERSON
unexpectedly O
resigned O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

It O
will O
most O
likely O
take O
place O
February O
. O

Judges O
hearing O
the O
case O
against O
two O
men O
accused O
in O
the O
bombing O
of O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
are O
expected O
to O
announce O
this O
week O
when O
they O
'll O
reach O
a O
verdict O
. O

84 O
days O
of O
testimony O
in O
the O
case O
ended O
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

Two O
Libyans B-NORP
are O
accused O
of O
planting O
a O
bomb O
aboard O
the O
plane O
which O
exploded O
over O
Lockerbie B-GPE
, O
Scotland B-GPE
, O
in O
December O
1988 O
. O

270 O
people O
died O
in O
the O
crash O
. O

A O
special O
Scottish B-NORP
court O
is O
hearing O
the O
case O
in O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
. O

The O
EPA O
has O
announced O
new O
rules O
to O
cut O
truck O
and O
bus O
pollution O
. O

They O
will O
apply O
to O
new O
trucks O
and O
replacement O
engines O
sold O
beginning O
in O
late O
2006 O
. O

The O
rules O
will O
toughen O
emission O
standards O
and O
will O
require O
diesel O
fuel O
to O
be O
made O
with O
almost O
no O
sulfur O
. O

Anybody O
who O
has O
ever O
driven O
behind O
a O
large O
truck O
or O
bus O
knows O
all O
too O
well O
the O
foul O
smell O
, O
the O
grimey O
residue O
of O
diesel O
exhaust O
. O

The O
cloud O
that O
follows O
is O
not O
only O
dirty O
, O
smoky O
, O
cough O
inducing O
, O
it O
is O
a O
real O
threat O
to O
our O
health O
and O
environment O
. O

Premature O
deaths O
including O
cancers O
, O
respiratory O
illness O
, O
acid O
rain O
, O
asthma O
attacks O
, O
especially O
in O
our O
children O
. O

The O
goal O
is O
to O
cut O
dirty O
air O
from O
trucks O
and O
buses O
by O
90 O
% O
over O
the O
next O
decade O
. O

Experts O
say O
a O
reduction O
like O
that O
would O
be O
equal O
to O
taking O
13 O
million O
trucks O
off O
the O
road O
. O

A O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
conference O
on O
global O
warming O
has O
ended O
without O
a O
deal O
. O

Delegates O
worked O
through O
the O
night O
and O
past O
a O
deadline O
in O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
to O
find O
ways O
to O
implement O
the B-LAW
Kyoto I-LAW
Protocol I-LAW
. O

The O
Protocol O
's O
objective O
is O
to O
reduce O
the O
earth O
's O
heat O
- O
trapping O
gases O
by O
5 O
% O
in O
12 O
years O
. O

Delegates O
have O
been O
unable O
to O
agree O
on O
how O
to O
do O
that O
. O

The O
sticking O
point O
is O
how O
countries O
can O
reduce O
gas O
emissions O
without O
actually O
burning O
less O
fossil O
fuel O
. O

In O
their O
closing O
arguments O
, O
defense O
lawyers O
in O
the O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
bombing O
trial O
are O
attacking O
prosecution O
theories O
about O
where O
the O
bomb O
came O
from O
. O

Prosecutors O
say O
the O
two O
Libyan B-NORP
defendants O
loaded O
a O
rigged O
suitcase O
aboard O
a O
plane O
in O
the O
Mediterranean O
, O
and O
the O
bag O
eventually O
made O
its O
way O
on O
to O
the O
Pan O
Am O
flight O
, O
but O
the O
defense O
says O
a O
`` O
rogue O
bag O
'' O
could O
have O
come O
from O
somewhere O
else O
. O

270 O
people O
were O
killed O
when O
the O
jet O
went O
down O
over O
Lockerbie B-GPE
, O
Scotland B-GPE
, O
in O
1988 O
. O

The O
trial O
will O
continue O
Tuesday O
. O

The O
travel O
rush O
is O
not O
the O
only O
thing O
some O
airline O
passengers O
are O
complaining O
about O
. O

Some O
say O
they O
feel O
worse O
after O
flying O
than O
they O
did O
before O
, O
but O
is O
`` O
bad O
air O
'' O
to O
blame O
? O

Jim B-PERSON
Morelli I-PERSON
takes O
a O
look O
. O

Ask O
passengers O
what O
they O
think O
of O
the O
air O
they O
're O
breathing O
aboard O
a O
plane O
, O
and O
you O
may O
get O
answers O
similar O
to O
these O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
a O
safe O
or O
healthy O
quality O
of O
air O
. O

It O
's O
of O
low O
quality O
, O
because O
it O
's O
been O
recirculated O
and O
recirculated O
. O

Very O
frequent O
complaint O
. O

They O
call O
us O
, O
they O
have O
a O
little O
fever O
, O
perhaps O
, O
sinus O
congestion O
cold O
. O

There O
is O
a O
pervasive O
belief O
that O
the O
air O
on O
planes O
is O
teaming O
with O
dangerous O
microorganisms O
, O
but O
that O
has O
never O
been O
scientifically O
proven O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
it O
is O
possible O
that O
the O
air O
in O
your O
own O
home O
could O
be O
dirtier O
than O
what O
you O
're O
breathing O
on O
the O
plane O
. O

Possible O
because O
the O
fresh O
air O
pulled O
in O
during O
flight O
may O
be O
less O
polluted O
than O
the O
air O
closer O
to O
the O
ground O
, O
and O
though O
a O
portion O
of O
the O
air O
on O
planes O
is O
recirculated O
, O
it O
must O
pass O
through O
very O
restrictive O
filters O
. O

These O
are O
called O
high O
- O
efficiency O
particulate O
air O
filters O
. O

These O
filters O
screen O
out O
very O
, O
very O
, O
very O
fine O
particles O
. O

Particles O
such O
as O
viruses O
, O
bacteria O
and O
pollen O
. O

But O
powerful O
as O
those O
filters O
are O
, O
they O
ca O
n't O
remedy O
everything O
. O

There O
is O
no O
air O
system O
in O
the O
world O
that O
is O
going O
to O
protect O
you O
from O
the O
person O
sitting O
next O
to O
you O
. O

It O
's O
a O
law O
of O
physics O
... O

Which O
means O
that O
the O
only O
man O
on O
the O
pl O
if O
your O
seat O
or O
flu O
, O
as O
this O
tissue O
will O
sit O
next O
to O
you O
. O

Thank O
goodness O
for O
Kleenex B-PRODUCT
tissues O
. O

There O
's O
a O
fair O
chance O
you O
might O
come O
down O
with O
it O
, O
too O
. O

And O
the O
air O
on O
planes O
may O
be O
getting O
dirtier O
. O

With O
so O
many O
people O
flying O
these O
days O
a O
recent O
review O
of O
cabin O
air O
studies O
called O
for O
by O
the O
Centers O
of O
Disease O
Control O
and O
Prevention O
, O
found O
the O
research O
scientifically O
limited O
and O
recommended O
it O
be O
considered O
tentative O
. O

So O
what O
's O
a O
passenger O
to O
do O
? O

You O
get O
rest O
. O

You O
keep O
hydrated O
. O

You O
eat O
well O
, O
get O
a O
flu O
shot O
, O
and O
you O
wash O
your O
hands O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Morelli I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

WorldCom B-ORG
says O
it O
agreed O
to O
pay O
$ O
88 O
million O
to O
settle O
a O
class O
- O
action O
lawsuit O
claim O
that O
it O
overcharged O
customers O
on O
long O
distance O
telephone O
calls O
. O

The O
settlement O
follows O
a O
1998 O
suit O
arguing O
that O
WorldCom B-ORG
then O
known O
as O
MCI B-ORG
WorldCom I-ORG
automatically O
shifted O
customers O
who O
were O
late O
in O
paying O
their O
bills O
into O
a O
higher O
rate O
plan O
. O

MCI B-ORG
and O
Worldcom B-ORG
merged O
in O
1998 O
, O
before O
splitting O
again O
last O
year O
. O

WorldCom B-ORG
did O
not O
admit O
any O
wrongdoing O
in O
settling O
the O
case O
. O

Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
says O
he O
will O
pardon O
and O
release O
American B-NORP
businessman O
Edmond B-PERSON
Pope I-PERSON
. O

A O
Russian B-NORP
court O
convicted O
Pope O
Wednesday O
on O
espionage O
charges O
and O
sentenced O
him O
to O
20 O
years O
in O
prison O
. O

Pope B-PERSON
denied O
the O
charges O
and O
appealed O
to O
Putin B-GPE
for O
clemency O
saying O
he O
needs O
urgent O
medical O
aid O
. O

He O
has O
suffered O
from O
a O
rare O
type O
of O
bone O
cancer O
. O

The O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
man O
has O
been O
jailed O
in O
Russia B-GPE
since O
April O
on O
charges O
he O
tried O
to O
obtain O
secret O
plans O
for O
a O
high O
- O
speed O
torpedo O
. O

Pope B-PERSON
, O
who O
runs O
a O
technology O
information O
company O
, O
insisted O
the O
plans O
were O
freely O
available O
. O

The O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
is O
praising O
the O
decision O
to O
release O
Pope B-PERSON
. O

Americans O
are O
slowly O
finding O
out O
there O
are O
many O
health O
benefits O
associated O
with O
soy O
. O

Holly B-PERSON
Firfer I-PERSON
has O
details O
in O
this O
edition O
of O
`` O
Feeling B-WORK_OF_ART
Fit I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

This O
little O
bean O
native O
to O
northern O
China B-GPE
is O
a O
complete O
protein O
. O

A O
main O
source O
of O
protein O
for O
millions O
of O
Asians B-NORP
, O
soy O
is O
also O
rich O
in O
vitamin O
B O
and O
dietary O
fiber O
. O

Studies O
have O
shown O
it O
can O
lower O
cholesterol O
and O
reduce O
the O
risk O
of O
heart O
attacks O
and O
strokes O
, O
and O
just O
last O
year O
, O
the O
FDA O
approved O
labeling O
on O
soy O
products O
touting O
the O
benefits O
in O
reducing O
heart O
disease O
. O

Many O
soy O
products O
can O
now O
be O
found O
on O
your O
local O
grocer O
's O
shelf O
. O

These O
are O
green O
, O
immature O
soybeans O
in O
the O
pod O
that O
are O
known O
in O
Japan B-GPE
as O
Edemame O
. O

A O
bowl O
of O
cereal O
with O
some O
soy O
milk O
to O
put O
on O
it O
. O

If O
someone O
is O
allergic O
to O
regular O
milk O
, O
soy O
milk O
is O
a O
wonderful O
alternative O
. O

Some O
experts O
also O
claim O
soy O
may O
slow O
cancer O
growth O
, O
prevent O
osteoporosis O
and O
reduce O
hot O
flashes O
during O
menopause O
. O

Experts O
do O
caution O
that O
soy O
should O
be O
eaten O
in O
moderation O
, O
and O
, O
although O
soy O
is O
a O
protein O
, O
it O
can O
be O
associated O
with O
some O
food O
allergies O
, O
so O
check O
with O
your O
doctor O
. O

For O
`` O
Feeling B-WORK_OF_ART
Fit I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
I O
'm O
Holly B-PERSON
Firfer I-PERSON
. O

It O
will O
likely O
cost O
more O
money O
to O
fix O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
than O
was O
first O
thought O
. O

The O
Navy O
has O
sent O
Congress B-ORG
a O
revised O
repair O
estimate O
of O
$ O
240 O
million O
. O

Earlier O
, O
the O
Navy O
put O
the O
figure O
at O
$ O
150 O
million O
to O
$ O
170 O
million O
. O

The O
destroyer O
was O
damaged O
October O
in O
a O
suicide O
bombing O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

17 O
sailors O
were O
killed O
and O
39 O
others O
injured O
. O

The O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
is O
due O
to O
arrive O
in O
Mississippi B-GPE
in O
a O
little O
more O
than O
a O
week O
for O
repairs O
. O

United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
health O
officials O
say O
the O
infection O
rate O
for O
new O
AIDS O
cases O
has O
remained O
constant O
, O
but O
the O
death O
rate O
is O
up O
. O

According O
to O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Health I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
, O
36 O
million O
people O
worldwide O
are O
now O
infected O
with O
HIV O
, O
the O
virus O
that O
causes O
AIDS O
. O

The O
organization O
estimates O
there O
will O
be O
5.3 O
million O
new O
cases O
this O
year O
. O

An O
estimated O
3 O
million O
people O
will O
die O
from O
AIDS O
this O
year O
. O

That O
's O
expected O
to O
bring O
the O
total O
deaths O
worldwide O
to O
nearly O
22 O
million O
people O
. O

The O
President O
of O
Yemen B-GPE
says O
the O
boat O
used O
in O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
was O
bought O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
. O

Last O
month O
's O
explosion O
in O
the O
Yemeni O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
killed O
17 O
U.S. B-GPE
sailors O
and O
injured O
39 O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
the O
Yemeni O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
told O
CNN B-ORG
both O
the O
bombing O
suspects O
were O
from O
a O
Yemeni O
province O
that O
borders O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
and O
is O
the O
home O
of O
family O
members O
of O
accused O
terrorist O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
say O
they O
suspect O
Bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
may O
have O
ordered O
the O
bombing O
of O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
, O
'' O
but O
they O
have O
no O
proof O
. O

A O
shift O
of O
winds O
is O
pushing O
an O
oil O
spill O
away O
from O
the B-LOC
Galapagos I-LOC
Islands I-LOC
and O
into O
the O
open O
sea O
, O
but O
the O
cleanup O
is O
far O
from O
over O
, O
as O
Robert B-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Ecuador B-GPE
's O
declaration O
of O
a O
state O
of O
emergencies O
around O
the B-LOC
Galapagos I-LOC
Islands I-LOC
is O
a O
sign O
of O
how O
serious O
the O
oil O
spil O
is O
now O
judged O
. O

It O
may O
not O
be O
a O
large O
tanker O
by O
international O
standards O
, O
but O
this O
is O
a O
uniquely O
fragile O
and O
precious O
marine O
environment O
. O

Experts O
examining O
the O
wreck O
are O
still O
concentrating O
on O
transferring O
to O
safe O
storage O
the O
oil O
and O
fuel O
that O
remains O
on O
board O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
are O
helping O
in O
this O
operation O
, O
but O
Ecuador B-GPE
's O
Environment O
Minister O
describes O
the O
ship O
's O
condition O
as O
critical O
with O
gallons O
of O
oil O
still O
on O
the O
ship O
. O

Some O
of O
that O
fuel O
will O
evaporate O
but O
the O
currents O
are O
moving O
the O
spill O
toward O
a O
large O
number O
of O
other O
islands O
in O
the O
chain O
. O

Worsening O
weather O
could O
also O
be O
a O
factor O
in O
the O
coming O
days O
. O

The O
smells O
are O
getting O
worse O
out O
there O
. O

We O
hear O
there O
's O
a O
gale O
up O
north O
that O
's O
going O
to O
create O
a O
big O
swell O
by O
Wednesday O
. O

The B-LOC
Galapagos I-LOC
Isles I-LOC
lie O
600 O
miles O
off O
Ecuador B-GPE
's O
pacific O
coast O
, O
populated O
by O
animal O
and O
plant O
species O
found O
nowhere O
else O
. O

It O
was O
amid O
this O
teaming O
world O
of O
land O
and O
marine O
animals O
that O
Charles B-PERSON
Darwin I-PERSON
developed O
his O
theories O
of O
evolution O
. O

The O
reality O
of O
an O
oil O
spill O
here O
has O
led O
to O
environmental O
organizations O
calling O
for O
greater O
control O
of O
shipping O
in O
the O
area O
. O

Authorities O
on O
the O
island O
say O
the O
ship O
running O
aground O
was O
a O
simple O
navigational O
error O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
, O
ITN B-ORG
. O

She O
's O
a O
forty O
- O
something O
, O
but O
she O
just O
does O
n't O
age O
. O

That O
does O
n't O
mean O
Barbie B-PERSON
looks O
the O
same O
way O
she O
used O
to O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Glascoff I-PERSON
reports O
in O
today O
's O
edition O
of O
`` O
Headliners B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

In O
November O
of O
1997 O
, O
Barbie B-PERSON
gets O
a O
makeover O
to O
give O
her O
a O
more O
youthful O
and O
contemporary O
look O
. O

Toymaker O
Mattel B-ORG
, O
Inc. O
refined O
Barbie B-PERSON
's O
gravity O
- O
defying O
proportions O
by O
slimming O
her O
bust O
and O
hips O
and O
widening O
her O
waist O
, O
as O
well O
as O
giving O
her O
a O
new O
nose O
. O

Barbie B-PERSON
Millicent I-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
, O
named O
after O
the O
daughter O
of O
a O
Mattel B-ORG
co-founder O
, O
hit O
store O
shelves O
in O
1959 O
. O

The O
buxom O
bombshell O
of O
a O
doll O
underwent O
two O
face O
- O
lifts O
in O
1967 O
and O
1977 O
, O
but O
critics O
continued O
to O
charge O
that O
her O
abundant O
curves O
presented O
an O
unrealistic O
body O
ideal O
for O
young O
girls O
. O

The O
1997 O
makeover O
made O
Barbie B-PERSON
less O
busty O
and O
a O
little O
thicker O
around O
the O
middle O
. O

She O
's O
also O
doing O
her O
part O
for O
medical O
science O
. O

Plastic O
knee O
joints O
from O
retired O
dolls O
are O
now O
used O
to O
make O
knuckles O
in O
prosthetic O
fingers O
for O
amputees O
at O
Duke B-ORG
University I-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Center I-ORG
. O

The O
plastic O
princess O
has O
had O
more O
than O
75 O
careers O
, O
including O
rock O
star O
, O
astronaut O
and O
presidential O
candidate O
. O

With O
`` O
Headliners B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
I O
'm O
Bob B-PERSON
Glascoff I-PERSON
. O

The O
U.S. O
Ambassador O
to O
Yemen B-GPE
is O
safe O
after O
a O
plane O
hijacking O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

A O
man O
claiming O
to O
be O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
supporter O
of O
President O
Saddam O
Hussein O
hijacked O
the O
flight O
with O
91 O
passengers O
on O
board O
, O
demanding O
to O
be O
flown O
to O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

The O
pilot O
managed O
to O
land O
the O
plane O
in O
Djibouti B-GPE
, O
where O
most O
of O
the O
passengers O
got O
off O
, O
including O
the O
ambassador O
. O

Witnesses O
say O
the O
hijacker O
was O
then O
overpowered O
by O
the O
crew O
and O
taken O
into O
custody O
. O

Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
incoming O
Interior O
Minister O
says O
he O
plans O
to O
put O
the O
country O
's O
former O
President O
under O
24 O
- O
hour O
surveillance O
. O

The O
official O
notes O
that O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
is O
named O
on O
a O
warrant O
from O
a O
U.N. B-ORG
war O
crimes O
tribunal O
and O
is O
under O
local O
investigation O
on O
abuse O
of O
power O
charges O
. O

He O
says O
he O
sees O
no O
problem O
with O
Serbian B-NORP
police O
arresting O
Milosevic B-PERSON
if O
needed O
. O

The O
former O
President O
is O
believed O
to O
be O
living O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
with O
police O
protection O
. O

A O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
report O
on O
AIDS O
finds O
the O
number O
of O
people O
infected O
with O
HIV O
worldwide O
is O
growing O
, O
but O
there O
's O
a O
decrease O
of O
new O
cases O
in O
Sub-saharan O
Africa B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
the O
report O
, O
there O
are O
36.1 O
million O
people O
around O
the O
world O
25 O
million O
of O
those O
cases O
can O
be O
found O
in O
Africa B-GPE
. O

About O
5.3 O
million O
were O
infected O
this O
year O
. O

Women O
account O
for O
47 O
% O
of O
HIV O
- O
positive O
adults O
. O

The O
disease O
is O
spread O
mainly O
through O
sex O
and O
needle O
sharing O
. O

The O
report O
says O
the O
world O
's O
richest O
countries O
are O
becoming O
complacent O
because O
of O
the O
treatments O
available O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
left O
his O
residence O
at O
the B-FAC
Naval I-FAC
Observatory I-FAC
today O
to O
attend O
to O
his O
duties O
as O
Vice O
President O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

In O
an O
interview O
taped O
last O
night O
for O
NBC B-ORG
's O
`` O
Today O
'' O
show O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
said O
he O
thought O
his O
chance O
of O
winning O
the O
legal O
battle O
for O
the O
presidency O
was O
50 O
/ O
50 O
. O

He O
was O
asked O
if O
he O
thought O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
was O
trying O
to O
`` O
steal O
'' O
the O
election O
. O

I O
have O
never O
used O
that O
word O
, O
that O
phrase O
, O
and O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
I O
have O
well O
, O
in O
one O
public O
statement O
, O
urged O
my O
supporters O
never O
to O
use O
that O
phrase O
. O

I O
think O
that O
both O
Governor O
Bush O
and O
I O
should O
recognize O
an O
obligation O
during O
this O
time O
when O
the O
votes O
are O
still O
to O
be O
counted O
, O
to O
try O
to O
restrain O
the O
passions O
of O
our O
partisan O
supporters O
. O

The O
admiral O
reviewing O
the O
actions O
of O
the O
captain O
and O
crew O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
is O
recommending O
no O
punishment O
for O
the O
ship O
's O
commander O
. O

Pentagon B-ORG
sources O
tell O
CNN O
Admiral O
Robert O
Natter O
's O
decision O
must O
still O
be O
approved O
by O
two O
top O
Navy B-ORG
officials O
, O
but O
the O
recommendation O
makes O
it O
unlikely O
the O
ship O
's O
commanding O
officer O
will O
face O
any O
disciplinary O
action O
. O

The O
admiral O
concluded O
Commander O
Kirk O
Lippold O
's O
actions O
, O
while O
not O
perfect O
, O
fell O
within O
the O
`` O
acceptable O
'' O
range O
of O
conduct O
. O

The O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
was O
attacked O
October O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
by O
suicide O
bombers O
in O
a O
small O
boat O
. O

17 O
sailors O
were O
killed O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
hundreds O
gathered O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Hebron B-GPE
for O
the O
funeral O
of O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
woman O
killed O
in O
her O
home O
by O
crossfire O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
, O
and O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
a O
second O
funeral O
took O
place O
for O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
man O
killed O
Friday O
night O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
security O
officials O
insist O
they O
can O
not O
quell O
the O
unrest O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
until O
Israel B-GPE
lifts O
its O
blockade O
there O
. O

An O
electrical O
engineer O
in O
Australia B-GPE
is O
making O
the O
holidays O
brighter O
for O
thousands O
of O
people O
. O

Denise B-PERSON
Dillon I-PERSON
reports O
this O
is O
not O
your O
ordinary O
Christmas O
light O
display O
. O

7777 O

Welcome O
to O
Len O
Doof O
's O
house O
in O
Adelaide B-GPE
, O
Australia B-GPE
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

All O
this O
is O
one O
man O
's O
personal O
Christmas O
decoration O
. O

It O
's O
his O
annual O
Christmas O
display O
, O
and O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
come O
to O
see O
the O
blinking O
, O
spinning O
, O
twirling O
lights O
and O
hear O
the O
holiday O
music O
. O

There O
are O
more O
than O
52,000 O
lights O
, O
all O
synchronized O
to O
Christmas O
carols O
. O

It O
takes O
more O
than O
10 O
1 O
/ O
2 O
miles O
of O
cable O
and O
wire O
to O
hook O
it O
all O
up O
, O
and O
23 O
computers O
. O

This O
is O
definitely O
a O
high O
- O
tech O
Christmas O
display O
. O

Doof B-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
an O
electrical O
engineer O
, O
says O
his O
vision O
for O
the O
display O
was O
ahead O
of O
its O
time O
. O

I O
actually O
had O
a O
dream O
about O
it O
a O
long O
time O
ago O
, O
and O
dreamt O
up O
, O
you O
know O
, O
the O
chips O
to O
put O
in O
the O
computers O
to O
make O
it O
work O
, O
and O
that O
was O
20 O
years O
ago O
, O
before O
chips O
were O
anything O
other O
than O
fish O
and O
chips O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
20 O
years O
, O
the O
display O
has O
gotten O
bigger O
and O
brighter O
, O
and O
Doof B-PERSON
says O
this O
one O
is O
the O
biggest O
yet O
. O

He O
spends O
long O
hours O
on O
his O
elaborate O
display O
. O

He O
started O
working O
on O
it O
last O
March O
. O

He O
pays O
careful O
attention O
to O
all O
the O
fine O
details O
. O

Every O
year O
, O
he O
hand O
- O
paints O
about O
30,000 O
of O
the O
tiny O
globes O
that O
decorate O
his O
home O
. O

Doof B-PERSON
says O
he O
goes O
to O
such O
extremes O
for O
one O
reason O
. O

This O
is O
Christmas O
. O

It O
's O
my O
Christmas O
present O
to O
everybody O
. O

It O
's O
my O
Christmas O
present O
to O
myself O
, O
and O
by O
people O
coming O
to O
see O
it O
, O
that O
makes O
me O
very O
happy O
, O
and O
I O
hope O
I O
make O
them O
very O
happy O
. O

7777 O

Denise B-PERSON
Dillon I-PERSON
, O
`` O
Headline B-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
President O
Kim O
Dae O
- O
jung O
has O
accepted O
his O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
award O
recognizes O
his O
efforts O
to O
end O
50 O
years O
of O
bad O
blood O
between O
North B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Though O
the O
two O
countries O
are O
still O
technically O
at O
war O
, O
President O
Kim O
, O
a O
former O
dissident O
, O
met O
with O
his O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
counterpart O
in O
June B-GPE
to O
move O
toward O
reconciliation O
. O

In O
accepting O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
the O
75 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
President O
pledged O
to O
continue O
fighting O
for O
human O
rights O
and O
peace O
. O

Hello O
, O
I O
'm O
Kathleen B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
, O
sitting O
in O
for O
Chuck B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
. O

We O
begin O
this O
half O
hour O
with O
the O
latest O
developments O
in O
the O
presidential O
election O
. O

Thousands O
of O
disputed O
ballots O
in O
South O
Florida O
are O
being O
prepared O
for O
shipment O
to O
the O
state O
capital O
amid O
tight O
security O
. O

A O
Tallahassee B-GPE
judge O
wants O
them O
in O
case O
they O
are O
needed O
as O
evidence O
in O
a O
lawsuit O
challenging O
Florida B-GPE
's O
certified O
vote O
, O
but O
there O
are O
growing O
signs O
state O
lawmakers O
could O
step O
in O
and O
decide O
the O
winner O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
Aiken I-PERSON
reports O
. O

State O
legislators O
in O
Florida B-GPE
's O
capitol O
are O
discussing O
if O
a O
special O
session O
is O
needed O
to O
decide O
which O
25 O
electors O
will O
represent O
Florida B-GPE
in O
the B-ORG
Electoral I-ORG
College I-ORG
-- O
a O
Democratic O
slate O
? O
or O
a O
Republican O
slate O
? O

U.S. B-GPE
law O
allows O
state O
legislatures O
to O
choose O
representatives O
to O
the B-ORG
Electoral I-ORG
College I-ORG
as O
a O
last O
resort O
. O

Florida B-GPE
lawmakers O
may O
go O
that O
route O
, O
if O
the O
disputed O
recount O
is O
n't O
settled O
by O
December O
six O
days O
before O
the B-ORG
Electoral I-ORG
College I-ORG
meets O
to O
verify O
the O
results O
of O
the O
presidential O
election O
. O

Experts O
are O
telling O
Florida B-GPE
's O
lawmakers O
to O
act O
cautiously O
. O

The O
right O
to O
vote O
is O
clearly O
protected O
by O
the B-LAW
First I-LAW
Amendment I-LAW
. O

I O
think O
that O
your O
action O
needs O
to O
take O
that O
into O
consideration O
. O

As O
lawmakers O
consider O
their O
options O
, O
the O
legal O
fight O
over O
the O
recount O
continues O
at O
several O
levels O
. O

In O
Leon B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
which O
includes O
Tallahassee B-GPE
, O
Circuit O
Court O
Judge O
N. O
Sanders O
Sauls O
ordered O
13,000 O
contested O
ballots O
from O
Miami B-GPE
- O
Dade O
and O
Palm B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
counties O
to O
be O
brought O
to O
Tallahassee B-GPE
by O
Saturday O
. O

That O
's O
when O
he O
'll O
decide O
if O
they O
should O
be O
counted O
, O
along O
with O
contested O
ballots O
from O
Nassau B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

Miami B-GPE
- O
Dade B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
for O
one O
, O
is O
heavily O
Democratic O
, O
and O
it O
's O
from O
these O
areas O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
officials O
believe O
, O
that O
a O
hand O
count O
of O
ballots O
will O
turn O
up O
enough O
votes O
to O
overcome O
Governor O
Bush O
's O
lead O
. O

In O
West O
Palm O
Beach O
Wednesday O
, O
an O
independent O
, O
conservative O
group O
called O
Judicial B-ORG
Watch I-ORG
asked O
a O
court O
to O
let O
it O
see O
those O
ballots O
for O
itself O
. O

We O
're O
here O
for O
the O
public O
, O
for O
the O
public O
should O
know O
what O
's O
going O
on O
without O
two O
adversaries O
that O
are O
fighting O
with O
each O
other O
. O

The O
Gore B-PERSON
camp O
would O
prefer O
the O
ballot O
counting O
from O
all O
disputed O
counties O
start O
immediately O
. O

It O
's O
concerned O
the O
public O
is O
losing O
patience O
with O
the O
legal O
challenges O
to O
the O
Florida B-GPE
vote O
. O

As O
this O
host O
of O
legal O
actions O
makes O
its O
way O
through O
the O
Florida B-GPE
court O
system O
, O
attention O
is O
turning O
to O
the O
legal O
body O
of O
last O
resort O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
-- O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Oral O
arguments O
will O
be O
heard O
Friday O
on O
a O
request O
by O
the O
Bush B-GPE
campaign O
to O
overturn O
a O
decision O
by O
Florida B-GPE
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

It O
ruled O
that O
recounts O
submitted O
to O
state O
officials O
after O
a O
filing O
deadline O
had O
passed O
had O
to O
be O
counted O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
Aiken I-PERSON
, O
for O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Secretary O
of O
State O
Madeleine O
Albright O
is O
joining O
peace O
talks O
between O
Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

The O
negotiations O
are O
entering O
a O
third O
day O
today O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
met O
with O
Mideast B-LOC
negotiators O
yesterday O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

He O
urged O
them O
to O
keep O
working O
toward O
peace O
in O
the O
region O
. O

An O
Israeli B-NORP
Minister O
describes O
the O
talks O
as O
`` O
very O
fruitful O
, O
'' O
but O
a O
chief O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
says O
serious O
differences O
remain O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
pressing O
their O
demands O
for O
Israel B-GPE
to O
withdraw O
from O
disputed O
East B-GPE
Jerusalem I-GPE
and O
accept O
millions O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
refugees O
. O

In O
Cuba B-GPE
today O
, O
some O
people O
are O
viewing O
their O
past O
through O
the O
eyes O
of O
an O
American O
. O

Thomas B-PERSON
Nybo I-PERSON
has O
that O
story O
. O

When O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
and O
his O
rebels O
stormed O
Havana B-GPE
, O
they O
were O
joined O
by O
an O
intrepid O
American B-NORP
photographer O
who O
spoke O
little O
Spanish O
. O

His O
name O
is O
Burt B-PERSON
Glinn I-PERSON
, O
and O
now O
most O
Cubans B-NORP
are O
getting O
their O
first O
look O
at O
his O
photos O
on O
display O
in O
Havana B-GPE
until O
the O
end O
of O
the O
month O
. O

The O
collection O
is O
called O
`` O
on B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
road I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Havana I-WORK_OF_ART
with I-WORK_OF_ART
Fidel I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
and O
is O
made O
up O
of O
41 O
black O
and O
white O
images O
. O

Some O
of O
the O
other O
photographers O
that O
were O
there O
had O
to O
go O
back O
to O
their O
newspapers O
and O
had O
to O
go O
back O
to O
their O
offices O
to O
send O
their O
film O
in O
, O
but O
I O
stayed O
because O
, O
to O
me O
, O
it O
was O
more O
than O
a O
news O
event O
. O

It O
was O
about O
history O
, O
so O
I O
wanted O
the O
whole O
story O
. O

Capturing O
the O
whole O
story O
was O
not O
easy O
. O

Glinn B-PERSON
borrowed O
money O
from O
friends O
just O
to O
get O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
, O
and O
had O
to O
shoot O
many O
of O
the O
photos O
barefoot O
after O
he O
lost O
his O
shoes O
while O
being O
pushed O
in O
a O
crowd O
. O

The O
resulting O
photos O
show O
the O
passion O
of O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
people O
and O
the O
charisma O
of O
their O
new O
leader O
, O
standing O
at O
the O
center O
of O
it O
all O
, O
just O
as O
he O
is O
42 O
years O
later O
. O

Glinn B-PERSON
is O
75 O
now O
-- O
about O
the O
same O
age O
as O
Castro B-GPE
-- O
and O
this O
is O
his O
second O
trip O
back O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
since O
the O
revolution O
. O

When O
he O
looks O
back O
at O
his O
long O
career O
, O
including O
stints O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
and O
the O
former O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
one O
assignment O
stands O
out O
, O
and O
this O
was O
the O
most O
exciting O
, O
because O
it O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
not O
a O
story O
about O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
. O

It O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
a O
story O
about O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
people O
, O
and O
how O
they O
received O
the O
revolution O
, O
and O
it O
's O
so O
important O
, O
because O
the O
visions O
that O
foreigners O
have O
-- O
particularly O
Americans O
-- O
about O
the O
revolution O
are O
completely O
different O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
understand O
the O
kind O
of O
popular O
joy O
that O
was O
here O
. O

While O
some O
might O
disagree O
about O
Cuba B-GPE
's O
present O
, O
and O
plot O
different O
courses O
for O
its O
future O
, O
these O
photos O
may O
help O
Cuba B-GPE
better O
understand O
its O
past O
. O

Thomas B-PERSON
Nybo I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
is O
proposing O
an O
interim O
peace O
deal O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

The O
proposal O
would O
give O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
a O
state O
and O
10 O
% O
more O
land O
, O
but O
it O
would O
put O
off O
decisions O
on O
the O
fate O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Barak B-PERSON
announced O
the O
proposition O
in O
a O
speech O
to O
newspaper O
editors O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
say O
they O
have O
not O
formally O
received O
it O
, O
but O
they O
add O
they O
oppose O
any O
interim O
agreement O
. O

In O
a O
move O
to O
force O
a O
special O
election O
, O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
has O
formally O
resigned O
as O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

He O
plans O
to O
run O
in O
a O
parliamentary O
election O
within O
two O
months O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
will O
remain O
in O
office O
until O
the O
election O
. O

Opposition O
leaders O
criticized O
the O
move O
, O
saying O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
is O
trying O
to O
avoid O
a O
showdown O
. O

We O
try O
to O
prevent O
any O
way O
of O
competing O
against O
Mr. O
Netanyahu O
. O

I O
think O
that O
maybe O
he O
now O
has O
more O
chance O
than O
he O
had O
before O
, O
but O
I O
want O
to O
assure O
him O
that O
no O
matter O
who O
is O
going O
to O
be O
our O
candidate O
, O
we O
will O
be O
back O
in O
power O
, O
while O
the O
Likud B-NORP
will O
be O
back O
in O
power O
. O

Opposition O
leaders O
criticized O
the O
move O
, O
saying O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
is O
trying O
to O
avoid O
a O
showdown O
with O
his O
right O
- O
wing O
predecessor O
, O
Benjamin B-PERSON
Netanyahu I-PERSON
. O

Netanyahu B-PERSON
has O
recently O
moved O
ahead O
of O
Barak B-PERSON
in O
popularity O
polls O
. O

However O
, O
the O
former O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
ca O
n't O
run O
in O
the O
special O
vote O
because O
he O
's O
not O
currently O
a O
member O
of O
parliament O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
representatives O
held O
the O
highest O
- O
level O
talks O
in O
months O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
yesterday O
. O

Participants O
included O
former O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Shimon O
Peres O
and O
Palestinian O
Authority O
President O
Yasser O
Arafat O
. O

Both O
helped O
craft O
the O
Mideast O
peace O
accords O
of O
the O
now O
, O
they O
're O
trying O
to O
reach O
an O
agreement O
on O
President O
Clinton O
's O
peace O
proposal O
before O
his O
term O
ends O
, O
but O
even O
if O
a O
deal O
is O
reached O
, O
it O
may O
not O
be O
honored O
. O

Polls O
show O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
trailing O
opposition O
leader O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
going O
into O
the O
February O
election O
. O

Sharon B-ORG
opposes O
the O
territorial O
concessions O
Barak B-PERSON
seems O
poised O
to O
make O
. O

A O
Russian B-NORP
cargo O
ship O
is O
heading O
for O
the O
doomed O
Mir B-FAC
space O
station O
to O
guide O
it O
back O
to O
Earth B-LOC
. O

The O
unmanned O
rocket O
blasted O
off O
this O
morning O
from O
Kazakhstan B-GPE
and O
is O
scheduled O
to O
dock O
with O
Mir B-FAC
early O
Saturday O
. O

The O
rocket O
is O
carrying O
extra O
fuel O
that O
will O
be O
used O
to O
fire O
Mir B-FAC
's O
thrusters O
and O
push O
the O
station O
into O
Earth B-LOC
's O
atmosphere O
. O

If O
all O
goes O
as O
planned O
, O
most O
of O
Mir B-FAC
will O
burn O
up O
on O
re-entry O
. O

The O
remaining O
parts O
should O
fall O
into O
the B-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

A O
series O
of O
accidents O
have O
raised O
safety O
concerns O
about O
the O
15 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
space O
station O
, O
leading O
Russia B-GPE
to O
end O
Mir B-FAC
's O
run O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
have O
postponed O
a O
meeting O
today O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
new O
violence O
. O

A O
clash O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
left O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
dead O
and O
nine O
injured O
. O

A O
Jewish O
settler O
, O
who O
Israeli B-NORP
authorities O
believe O
was O
kidnapped O
, O
was O
found O
dead O
outside O
his O
settlement O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
has O
closed O
the O
roads O
into O
and O
out O
of O
Gaza B-GPE
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
killing O
. O

Negotiators O
are O
scheduled O
to O
resume O
talks O
tomorrow O
. O

The O
first O
official O
parliamentary O
vote O
results O
in O
the O
Yugoslav O
republic O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
show O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
's O
reform O
government O
winning O
in O
a O
landslide O
victory O
. O

The O
official O
electoral O
commission O
says O
the O
Democratic O
Opposition O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
won O
about O
65 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
, O
compared O
to O
13 O
% O
for O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
's O
Socialist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

That O
's O
based O
on O
returns O
from O
just O
under O
a O
third O
of O
polling O
stations O
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
defeated O
Milosevic B-PERSON
in O
September O
's O
presidential O
elections O
. O

Milosevic B-PERSON
will O
be O
swept O
out O
of O
the O
powerful O
Serbian B-NORP
government O
, O
leaving O
him O
vulnerable O
to O
U.N. B-ORG
war O
crimes O
prosecution O
. O

Final O
official O
voting O
results O
could O
take O
until O
Wednesday O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
President O
Yasser O
Arafat O
is O
turning O
to O
Russia B-GPE
for O
help O
in O
ending O
the O
Mideast O
violence O
. O

Arafat B-PERSON
plans O
to O
meet O
with O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
tomorrow O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

Russia B-GPE
is O
a O
co-sponsor O
of O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
process O
, O
but O
has O
traditionally O
played O
a O
secondary O
role O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

A O
survey O
on O
hunger O
finds O
requests O
from O
major O
cities O
for O
food O
and O
shelter O
rose O
this O
year O
, O
in O
spite O
of O
a O
healthy O
economy O
. O

The O
U.S. O
Conference O
of O
Mayors O
found O
requests O
for O
food O
were O
up O
17 O
% O
from O
last O
year O
. O

Demand O
for O
emergency O
food O
assistance O
for O
families O
with O
children O
rose O
16 O
% O
, O
and O
shelter O
requests O
went O
up O
15 O
% O
. O

Officials O
expect O
those O
trends O
to O
continue O
into O
next O
year O
. O

Jury O
selection O
is O
under O
way O
in O
the O
trial O
of O
four O
men O
accused O
in O
the O
1998 O
U.S. B-GPE
embassy O
bombings O
in O
Africa B-GPE
. O

Twin O
terrorist O
attacks O
in O
Kenya B-GPE
and O
Tanzania B-GPE
killed O
224 O
people O
. O

Security O
is O
exceptionally O
tight O
around O
the O
courtroom O
and O
the O
judge O
has O
closed O
the O
jury O
selection O
proceedings O
to O
the O
public O
. O

Picking O
a O
jury O
could O
take O
a O
month O
. O

Prosecutors O
say O
the O
bombings O
were O
orchestrated O
by O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
. O

One O
of O
them O
standing O
trial O
is O
accused O
of O
serving O
as O
Bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
's O
personal O
secretary O
. O

The O
four O
defendants O
are O
among O
22 O
suspects O
believed O
to O
be O
involved O
in O
the O
bombings O
. O

Some O
Canadian B-NORP
farmers O
are O
steamed O
at O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

It O
's O
because O
of O
potatoes O
. O

Some O
spuds O
from O
Prince B-GPE
Edward I-GPE
Island I-GPE
are O
being O
turned O
back O
at O
the O
border O
because O
of O
a O
fungus O
. O

Officials O
say O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
overreacting O
. O

The O
farmers O
say O
they O
are O
losing O
millions O
and O
the O
island O
's O
government O
says O
it O
might O
comment O
say O
the O
them O
. O

The O
situation O
is O
much O
more O
pessimistic O
and O
tense O
half O
a O
world O
away O
, O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

Matthew B-PERSON
Chance I-PERSON
is O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
with O
the O
latest O
. O

Those O
peace O
moves O
may O
be O
gathering O
pace O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
but O
talk O
here O
on O
the O
ground O
in O
Israel B-GPE
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
- O
controlled O
territories O
is O
of O
further O
conflict O
. O

A O
number O
of O
funerals O
have O
been O
taking O
place O
over O
the O
course O
of O
today O
following O
a O
day O
of O
clashes O
on O
Friday O
, O
the O
first O
of O
those O
after O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
teenager O
was O
shot O
and O
killed O
in O
a O
confrontation O
near O
Hebron B-GPE
with O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
security O
forces O
. O

Another O
Palestinian B-NORP
man O
was O
also O
killed O
near O
Hebron B-GPE
yesterday O
. O

We O
are O
told O
he O
was O
shot O
dead O
by O
a O
Jewish O
settler O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
security O
forces O
say O
he O
tried O
to O
stab O
the O
settler O
before O
he O
was O
killed O
. O

All O
this O
following O
a O
suicide O
bomb O
attack O
on O
a O
roadside O
cafe O
near O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
settlement O
of O
Mehola B-GPE
, O
which O
, O
of O
course O
, O
yesterday O
, O
left O
three O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
injured O
. O

More O
than O
340 O
people O
, O
mostly O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
the O
latest O
round O
of O
confrontation O
over O
the O
past O
12 O
weeks O
between O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

As O
I O
say O
that O
violence O
is O
continuing O
on O
a O
day O
- O
to O
- O
day O
basis O
creating O
a O
very O
uncertain O
, O
very O
gloomy O
backdrop O
for O
these O
Washington B-GPE
talks O
to O
go O
ahead O
. O

Again O
, O
that O
was O
Matthew B-PERSON
Chance I-PERSON
reporting O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

A O
double O
murder O
in O
Washington B-GPE
leads O
to O
an O
international O
search O
for O
the O
suspect O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Glascoff I-PERSON
has O
details O
in O
today O
's O
edition O
of O
`` O
Headliners B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

In O
January O
of O
1998 O
, O
Mir B-PERSON
Aimal I-PERSON
Kasi I-PERSON
is O
sentenced O
to O
death O
for O
an O
attack O
outside O
CIA B-ORG
headquarters O
that O
left O
two O
dead O
and O
three O
wounded O
. O

Frank B-PERSON
Darling I-PERSON
and O
Lansing B-PERSON
Bennett I-PERSON
were O
stuck O
in O
morning O
traffic O
when O
they O
were O
shot O
to O
death O
in O
1993 O
. O

Mir B-PERSON
Aimal I-PERSON
Kasi I-PERSON
was O
suspected O
in O
the O
attack O
, O
but O
fled O
to O
his O
native O
Pakistan B-GPE
before O
he O
could O
be O
arrested O
. O

FBI B-ORG
agents O
finally O
caught O
up O
with O
him O
after O
a O
four O
- O
year O
global O
manhunt O
. O

He O
was O
brought O
back O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
stand O
trial O
. O

Prosecutors O
claimed O
Kasi B-PERSON
, O
who O
worked O
as O
a O
driver O
for O
a O
courier O
company O
, O
was O
angry O
over O
America B-GPE
's O
policy O
against O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
Libya B-GPE
and O
other O
Muslim O
countries O
. O

Kasi B-PERSON
was O
convicted O
in O
a O
Virginia B-GPE
state O
court O
and O
sentenced O
to O
death O
. O

The B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
rejected O
his O
most O
recent O
appeal O
. O

With O
`` O
Headliners B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
I O
'm O
Bob B-PERSON
Glascoff I-PERSON
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
is O
denying O
Iraqi B-NORP
claims O
that O
the O
two O
are O
in O
urgent O
talks O
to O
settle O
a O
dispute O
. O

Iraq B-GPE
halted O
oil O
exports O
five O
days O
ago O
. O

Baghdad B-GPE
is O
insisting O
that O
its O
customers O
pay O
a O
50 O
cent O
surcharge O
on O
every O
barrel O
of O
oil O
. O

It O
's O
also O
threatening O
to O
boycott O
the O
sale O
of O
oil O
to O
countries O
it O
views O
as O
hostile O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
give O
any O
specific O
examples O
, O
but O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
an O
obvious O
target O
. O

Iraq B-GPE
is O
the O
sixth O
largest O
supplier O
of O
crude O
oil O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
considers O
interest O
rates O
, O
and O
some O
key O
economic O
reports O
come O
out O
this O
week O
. O

Kitty B-PERSON
Pilgrim I-PERSON
has O
more O
in O
today O
's O
edition O
of O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Ahead I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Curve I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
will O
be O
on O
Fed B-ORG
watch O
this O
week O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
, O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
Open I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
meets O
for O
the O
final O
time O
this O
year O
to O
discuss O
interest O
rates O
. O

Recent O
economic O
reports O
indicate O
the O
economy O
is O
slowing O
, O
leading O
analysts O
to O
believe O
that O
the O
Fed O
will O
most O
likely O
ease O
the O
inflation O
- O
fighting O
policy O
and O
take O
a O
more O
neutral O
stance O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
Fed O
has O
held O
rates O
steady O
in O
its O
last O
four O
meetings O
. O

Also O
Tuesday O
, O
October O
international O
trade O
figures O
are O
out O
. O

The O
deficit O
is O
expected O
to O
drop O
from O
September O
's O
record O
high O
of O
$ O
34.3 O
billion O
, O
to O
just O
over O
$ O
33 O
billion O
. O

Also O
this O
week O
, O
November O
housing O
starts O
, O
which O
are O
forecast O
to O
hold O
steady O
, O
and O
the O
revised O
third O
- O
quarter O
gross O
domestic O
product O
is O
expected O
to O
remain O
in O
line O
with O
previous O
figures O
, O
up O
to O
.4 O
% O
. O

Rounding O
out O
the O
week O
, O
November O
personal O
income O
and O
outlays O
figures O
and O
November O
durable O
goods O
. O

Personal O
income O
and O
spending O
are O
both O
expected O
to O
rise O
, O
and O
sales O
of O
durable O
goods O
should O
climb O
slightly O
for O
the O
month O
, O
as O
well O
. O

To O
stay O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Ahead I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Curve I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
all O
week O
long O
, O
watch O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Moneyline I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
Hour I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
with O
Willow B-PERSON
Bay I-PERSON
and O
Stewart B-PERSON
Varney I-PERSON
, O
week O
nights O
at O
on O
CNN B-ORG
. O

Kitty B-PERSON
Pilgrim I-PERSON
, O
`` O
CNN B-WORK_OF_ART
Financial I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

An O
oil O
spill O
off O
the O
coast O
of O
South B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
along O
the O
Galapagos O
Island O
chain O
has O
clean O
- O
up O
crews O
scrambling O
to O
contain O
the O
spill O
and O
save O
rare O
wildlife O
. O

Annabel B-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
reports O
. O

The O
oil O
has O
leaked O
from O
the O
ship O
that O
ran O
aground O
half O
a O
mile O
off O
the O
shore O
of O
the O
protected O
Galapagos B-LOC
Islands I-LOC
. O

In O
just O
two O
days O
, O
more O
than O
150,000 O
gallons O
of O
diesel O
have O
spilled O
into O
the O
sea O
. O

Locals O
have O
tried O
to O
contain O
the O
slick O
with O
floating O
barriers O
but O
it O
has O
already O
spread O
to O
nearby O
beaches O
affecting O
the O
wildlife O
. O

Environmentalists O
are O
trying O
to O
clean O
the O
oil O
from O
scene O
birds O
that O
have O
been O
contaminated O
. O

Officials O
estimate O
the O
slick O
now O
covers O
almost O
390 O
square O
miles O
of O
sea O
. O

The O
island O
's O
a O
home O
to O
many O
rare O
species O
of O
wildlife O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
Darwin I-PERSON
researched O
here O
160 O
years O
ago O
when O
developing O
his O
theory O
of O
evolution O
. O

Even O
today O
, O
the O
animals O
are O
isolated O
from O
human O
interference O
as O
tourism O
here O
is O
restricted O
. O

American B-NORP
pollution O
experts O
have O
been O
drafted O
in O
to O
help O
. O

One O
concern O
is O
the O
oil O
will O
sink O
to O
the O
ocean O
floor O
and O
destroy O
algae O
. O

The O
bottom O
line O
is O
that O
once O
oil O
gets O
out O
of O
a O
ship O
, O
it O
is O
virtually O
impossible O
to O
remove O
it O
or O
contain O
it O
on O
the O
open O
ocean O
. O

There O
are O
still O
6,000 O
gallons O
of O
diesel O
aboard O
the O
`` O
Jessica B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

Crews O
are O
trying O
to O
remove O
the O
remaining O
tanks O
. O

A O
government O
spokesman O
has O
blamed O
this O
disaster O
on O
the O
ship O
's O
captain O
saying O
she O
ran O
aground O
because O
he O
was O
navigating O
in O
shallow O
waters O
without O
a O
map O
. O

Anna B-PERSON
Bell I-PERSON
Roberts I-PERSON
, O
ITN B-ORG
. O

U.S. B-GPE
and O
Yemeni O
officials O
have O
released O
a O
photo O
of O
one O
of O
the O
suicide O
bombers O
killed O
in O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
in O
the O
port O
of O
Aden O
October O
. O

17 O
U.S. B-GPE
sailors O
were O
killed O
and O
39 O
others O
hurt O
. O

The O
officials O
say O
Yemeni O
national O
Hussan B-PERSON
Saeed I-PERSON
Awad I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
khamri I-PERSON
was O
described O
by O
a O
boy O
as O
having O
launched O
the O
boat O
used O
in O
the O
attack O
. O

Six O
possible O
suspects O
are O
still O
being O
held O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
pending O
a O
trial O
that O
could O
start O
as O
early O
as O
next O
month O
. O

Investigators O
say O
they O
're O
still O
looking O
for O
other O
key O
suspects O
. O

Senator O
Barbara O
Boxer O
of O
California B-GPE
is O
in O
Florida B-GPE
to O
support O
the O
undervote O
recount O
. O

She O
says O
on O
Election O
Day O
, O
exit O
polls O
in O
the O
state O
indicated O
voters O
chose O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
, O
and O
now O
it O
's O
time O
to O
see O
if O
that O
's O
true O
, O
but O
not O
everyone O
appreciated O
what O
she O
had O
to O
say O
. O

I O
have O
something O
I O
want O
to O
say O
to O
the O
Bush B-GPE
people O
, O
and O
that O
is O
, O
if O
they O
were O
up O
here O
speaking O
, O
I O
would O
not O
boo O
them O
, O
and O
I O
also O
wanted O
to O
mention O
to O
them O
that O
I O
come O
from O
the O
state O
that O
elected O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
, O
who O
they O
revere O
, O
and O
also O
those O
same O
people O
elected O
me O
, O
so O
I O
hope O
that O
they O
would O
have O
the O
decency O
to O
allow O
me O
to O
speak O
. O

Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
is O
back O
in O
the O
public O
eye O
. O

Today O
, O
the O
former O
Yugoslav O
President O
made O
his O
first O
public O
appearance O
since O
losing O
power O
. O

Milosevic B-PERSON
addressed O
a O
special O
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Socialist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
of O
Serbia B-GPE
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

He O
denounced O
the O
democratic O
Yugoslav O
government O
that O
unseated O
him O
, O
calling O
the O
election O
a O
coup O
. O

He O
also O
accused O
the O
West O
of O
trying O
to O
break O
up O
the O
country O
. O

Judges O
in O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
are O
refusing O
to O
dismiss O
charges O
against O
one O
of O
two O
defendants O
in O
the O
Lockerbie B-GPE
bombing O
trial O
. O

The O
judges O
have O
rejected O
defense O
arguments O
that O
prosecutors O
failed O
to O
link O
the O
man O
to O
the O
explosion O
that O
brought O
down O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
. O

The O
suspect O
is O
one O
of O
two O
Libyan B-NORP
nationals O
charged O
with O
planting O
a O
bomb O
on O
board O
. O

270 O
people O
were O
killed O
when O
the O
plane O
exploded O
over O
Lockerbie B-GPE
, O
Scotland B-GPE
, O
12 O
years O
ago O
. O

The O
prosecution O
rested O
its O
case O
last O
week O
after O
five O
months O
of O
hearings O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
is O
rejecting O
calls O
for O
a O
quick O
settlement O
with O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
end O
the O
outbreak O
of O
violence O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

During O
a O
meeting O
of O
his O
cabinet O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
criticized O
members O
of O
his O
own O
political O
party O
who O
have O
urged O
him O
to O
finalize O
an O
agreement O
before O
President O
Clinton O
leaves O
office O
next O
month O
. O

He O
declared O
that O
any O
attempt O
to O
`` O
dictate O
dates O
'' O
is O
`` O
bad O
for O
Israel B-GPE
. O
'' O

The O
countdown O
to O
the O
destruction O
of O
Russia B-GPE
's O
Mir B-FAC
Space I-FAC
Station I-FAC
is O
under O
way O
. O

A O
Russian B-NORP
space O
transport O
craft O
has O
docked O
with O
the O
15 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
orbiter O
. O

The O
unmanned O
vessel O
, O
dubbed O
`` O
the O
hearse O
, O
'' O
will O
use O
its O
load O
of O
two O
tons O
of O
fuel O
to O
guide O
Mir B-FAC
out O
of O
orbit O
at O
the O
end O
of O
next O
month O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
craft O
will O
disintegrate O
in O
the O
Earth O
's O
atmosphere O
. O

Any O
remaining O
fragments O
should O
fall O
into O
the B-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

The O
Russian B-NORP
government O
says O
it O
can O
not O
afford O
to O
maintain O
Mir B-FAC
and O
meet O
obligations O
to O
the O
new O
International B-FAC
Space I-FAC
Station I-FAC
. O

Israeli B-NORP
opposition O
leader O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
is O
denouncing O
the O
just O
- O
concluded O
Mideast B-LOC
peace O
talks O
as O
a O
campaign O
ploy O
by O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
. O

Sharon B-ORG
is O
leading O
Barak B-PERSON
by O
as O
much O
as O
20 O
points O
in O
polls O
leading O
up O
to O
the O
February O
election O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
and O
former O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Shimon O
Peres O
addressed O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Forum I-ORG
in O
Davos B-GPE
, O
Switzerland B-GPE
today O
. O

Arafat B-PERSON
condemned O
what O
he O
called O
Israel B-GPE
's O
`` O
economic O
strangulation O
'' O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
, O
but O
he O
pledged O
his O
commitment O
to O
a O
lasting O
and O
comprehensive O
peace O
. O

Peres B-PERSON
told O
the O
forum O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
in O
a O
position O
similar O
to O
that O
Israel B-GPE
faced O
50 O
years O
ago O
and O
expressed O
optimism O
peace O
may O
come O
sooner O
than O
many O
people O
think O
. O

Yemen B-GPE
's O
President O
says O
his O
country O
's O
constitution O
wo O
n't O
allow O
any O
suspects O
in O
the O
bombing O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
to O
be O
extradited O
. O

He O
tells O
`` O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
'' O
authorities O
are O
still O
searching O
for O
the O
suspected O
mastermind O
behind O
the O
attack O
, O
but O
he O
would O
n't O
speculate O
if O
suspected O
terrorist O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
was O
involved O
. O

Next O
month O
, O
Yemen B-GPE
plans O
to O
try O
six O
suspects O
in O
the O
October O
suicide O
bombing O
that O
killed O
17 O
U.S. B-GPE
sailors O
. O

It O
's O
Election O
Day O
in O
the O
Yugoslav O
republic O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
. O

Voters O
are O
choosing O
a O
new O
parliament O
. O

Polls O
show O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
's O
government O
could O
win O
the O
majority O
it O
needs O
to O
begin O
introducing O
its O
reforms O
. O

Earlier O
today O
, O
former O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
cast O
his O
ballot O
. O

If O
his O
party O
loses O
as O
predicted O
, O
Milosevic B-PERSON
could O
be O
vulnerable O
to O
U.N. B-ORG
war O
crimes O
prosecution O
. O

Preliminary O
results O
are O
expected O
later O
today O
. O

Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
is O
talking O
to O
his O
team O
today O
. O

He O
called O
a O
time O
- O
out O
after O
three O
days O
of O
talks O
in O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
resort O
of O
Tabah B-GPE
. O

Even O
if O
Barak B-PERSON
decides O
to O
go O
ahead O
with O
the O
talks O
, O
they O
would O
not O
restart O
before O
tomorrow O
's O
funerals O
for O
the O
two O
slain O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
's O
favorability O
rating O
is O
slipping O
, O
and O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
he O
emerged O
as O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
's O
running O
mate O
in O
1992 O
, O
a O
majority O
of O
American B-NORP
adults O
now O
view O
him O
unfavorably O
. O

The O
latest O
Gallup B-WORK_OF_ART
Poll I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
completed O
Monday O
, O
found O
52 O
% O
of O
those O
questioned O
have O
an O
unfavorable O
view O
of O
Gore B-PERSON
, O
compared O
to O
39 O
% O
before O
the O
election O
. O

46 O
% O
have O
a O
favorable O
view O
of O
Gore B-PERSON
, O
compared O
to O
56 O
% O
before O
the O
election O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
his O
top O
- O
level O
cabinet O
officials O
have O
accepted O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
proposal O
for O
marathon O
peace O
negotiations O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Talks O
may O
begin O
tomorrow O
night O
and O
last O
for O
up O
to O
ten O
days O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
and O
former O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Shimon O
Peres O
are O
slated O
to O
`` O
guide O
'' O
the O
talks O
, O
but O
will O
not O
be O
joining O
them O
at O
the O
initial O
stage O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
made O
the O
proposal O
earlier O
this O
week O
. O

A O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
says O
former O
President O
Clinton O
welcomed O
the O
idea O
and O
told O
Barak B-PERSON
he O
supported O
it O
in O
a O
telephone O
call O
yesterday O
. O

Midlevel O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
are O
expected O
in O
Washington B-GPE
this O
week O
for O
separate O
consultations O
on O
the O
crisis O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

The O
talks O
will O
follow O
three O
hours O
of O
negotiations O
that O
went O
on O
yesterday O
, O
against O
the O
backdrop O
of O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
funeral O
for O
a O
22 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
victim O
of O
the O
ongoing O
violence O
. O

The O
man O
was O
one O
of O
six O
Palestinians B-NORP
killed O
in O
Friday O
clashes O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

A O
senior O
adviser O
says O
Palestinian O
Authority O
President O
Yasser O
Arafat O
is O
working O
with O
President O
Clinton O
in O
a O
push O
for O
a O
peace O
agreement O
before O
Mr. O
Clinton O
leaves O
office O
. O

A O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
special O
envoy O
is O
warning O
of O
a O
`` O
increasingly O
desperate O
'' O
situation O
for O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
Gaza B-GPE
and O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
security O
restrictions O
on O
cross-border O
movement O
have O
cut O
humanitarian O
aid O
and O
fuel O
supplies O
to O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
. O

At O
a O
Cairo B-GPE
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
, O
Finance O
Ministers O
agreed O
on O
a O
method O
to O
funnel O
up O
to O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
support O
to O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
their O
uprising O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

And O
the O
pope O
will O
reportedly O
name O
a O
new O
head O
of O
the O
troubled O
Boston B-ORG
Archdiocese I-ORG
this O
week O
. O

Sean B-PERSON
Patrick I-PERSON
O'Malley I-PERSON
, O
the O
bishop O
of O
Palm B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
, O
is O
expected O
to O
replace O
Cardinal O
Bernard O
Law O
. O

That O
's O
according O
to O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Catholic I-ORG
Reporter I-ORG
. O

Law O
stepped O
down O
in O
December O
amid O
charges O
of O
widespread O
child O
sexual O
abuse O
in O
the O
church O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Islamic B-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
is O
claiming O
responsibility O
for O
a O
bombing O
today O
at O
a O
small O
Israeli B-NORP
grocery O
store O
in O
Israel B-GPE
, O
but O
near O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
board O
. O

The O
store O
's O
owner O
and O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
bomber O
were O
killed O
. O

The O
store O
is O
a O
total O
loss O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
, O
63 O
years O
old O
was O
in O
the O
store O
. O

There O
's O
some O
indication O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
suicide O
bomber O
had O
expected O
more O
Israelis B-NORP
to O
be O
inside O
, O
but O
there O
were O
n't O
any O
other O
Israelis B-NORP
there O
. O

He O
blew O
himself O
up O
apparently O
as O
a O
result O
. O

The O
investigation O
is O
continuing O
. O

Islamic B-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
has O
so O
far O
claimed O
responsibility O
for O
that O
. O

Secretary O
of O
State O
Colin O
Powell O
says O
some O
progress O
is O
being O
made O
despite O
all O
of O
this O
, O
towards O
a O
truce O
involving O
Palestinian B-NORP
militants O
. O

Powell B-PERSON
is O
wrapping O
up O
a O
trip O
to O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
. O

He O
's O
due O
here O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
tomorrow O
morning O
for O
talks O
with O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
and O
the O
Foreign O
Minister O
. O

Later O
, O
he O
's O
supposed O
to O
helicopter O
to O
Jericho B-GPE
on O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
to O
meet O
with O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Mahmoud O
Abbas O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Novak I-PERSON
's O
here O
with O
the O
`` O
Inside B-WORK_OF_ART
Buzz I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

I O
understand O
there O
may O
be O
a O
rift O
among O
the O
Republican O
leadership O
in O
the O
Houses O
? O

Yeah O
, O
there O
's O
a O
little O
tension O
between O
the O
House O
Majority O
Leader O
, O
Tom B-PERSON
DeLay I-PERSON
, O
and O
his O
successor O
as O
House O
Majority O
Whip O
and O
his O
former O
deputy O
, O
Lloyd B-PERSON
Blunt I-PERSON
. O

Kind O
of O
came O
to O
light O
when O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Washington I-WORK_OF_ART
Post I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
had O
a O
front O
- O
page O
story O
showing O
disagreement O
on O
the O
provision O
. O

DeLay O
had O
it O
taken O
out O
. O

They O
've O
been O
disagreeing O
on O
union O
opposed O
bill O
on O
flex O
time O
. O

There O
's O
just O
a O
lot O
of O
feeling O
that O
DeLay O
does O
n't O
feel O
Blunt B-PERSON
is O
doing O
the O
job O
as O
well O
as O
he O
did O
it O
. O

Maybe O
they O
're O
jossling O
for O
who O
's O
going O
to O
be O
the O
next O
Speaker O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
Dennis B-PERSON
Hastert I-PERSON
plans O
to O
step O
down O
soon O
anyway O
. O

Moving O
on O
to O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
. O

What O
's O
the O
speculation O
about O
John B-PERSON
Edwards I-PERSON
? O

Some O
of O
the O
national O
Democratic O
operatives O
think O
John B-PERSON
Edwards I-PERSON
is O
going O
to O
run O
for O
President O
and O
that O
he O
ought O
to O
get O
out O
and O
concentrate O
on O
being O
reelected O
Senator O
of O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
which O
wo O
n't O
be O
easy O
. O

Some O
people O
think O
White O
House O
Chief O
of O
Staff O
would O
be O
a O
stronger O
candidate O
anyway O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
if O
that O
's O
true O
, O
but O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
feeling O
this O
presidental O
race O
-- O

And O
now O
joining O
us O
by O
phone O
from O
Liverpool B-GPE
with O
more O
on O
the O
Harry B-WORK_OF_ART
Potter I-WORK_OF_ART
heist O
is O
Caroline B-PERSON
Forham I-PERSON
, O
press O
officer O
with O
the B-ORG
Mersyside I-ORG
Police I-ORG
. O

It O
's O
come O
to O
stealing O
childrens O
books O
, O
has O
it O
? O

I O
think O
these O
are O
profitable O
childrens O
' O
book O
, O
so O
very O
popular O
. O

I O
think O
that O
people O
think O
they O
probably O
are O
lucrative O
for O
them O
. O

As O
you O
mentioned O
, O
if O
anyone O
is O
seen O
to O
be O
selling O
these O
on O
the O
black O
market O
They O
will O
be O
prosecuted O
. O

Is O
that O
why O
you O
think O
they O
were O
stolen O
, O
sale O
before O
the O
deadline O
or O
after O
? O

I O
think O
probably O
they O
know O
they O
can O
make O
more O
money O
before O
the O
deadline O
on O
these O
books O
, O
but O
I O
know O
no O
reputable O
book O
shop O
will O
take O
these O
stolen O
goods O
and O
sell O
them O
. O

I O
think O
we O
are O
looking O
at O
in O
market O
stores O
and O
sales O
over O
the O
next O
coming O
days O
. O

We O
have O
police O
officers O
looking O
for O
them O
and O
will O
prosecute O
anyone O
seen O
selling O
them O
or O
buying O
them O
. O

Considering O
how O
much O
publicity O
was O
circulating O
about O
this O
book O
, O
there O
is O
injunctions O
about O
publishing O
anything O
or O
talking O
about O
the O
plot O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
security O
was O
there O
in O
place O
for O
any O
truck O
carrying O
books O
? O

The O
books O
were O
stolen O
from O
a O
warehouse O
. O

they O
have O
their O
own O
security O
measures O
. O

They O
did O
have O
their O
CCTV O
operational O
. O

We O
are O
looking O
at O
that O
to O
see O
if O
-- O

Comes O
with O
someone O
involved O
in O
case O
of O
a O
22 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
disabled O
woman O
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

They O
talk O
about O
her O
current O
predicament O
. O

A O
mind O
of O
toddler O
, O
raped O
while O
in O
state O
care O
, O
pregnant O
, O
and O
forced O
in O
the O
spotlight O
when O
Jeb B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
tried O
to O
get O
a O
guardian O
appointed O
for O
her O
fetus O
. O

Predicament O
goes O
hard O
enough O
to O
describe O
that O
. O

To O
continue O
a O
pregnancy O
that O
her O
lawyer O
says O
she O
is O
not O
aware O
of O
but O
the O
decision O
was O
n't O
based O
on O
the O
advice O
of O
the O
governor O
. O

Here O
's O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Susan B-PERSON
Candyioti I-PERSON
. O

Reporter O
: O

We O
know O
her O
only O
by O
her O
initial O
, O
this O
mother O
- O
to O
- O
be O
, O
JDS B-PERSON
. O

Only O
22 O
years O
old O
with O
no O
known O
family O
. O

Police O
say O
she O
has O
the O
mental O
capacity O
of O
a O
1 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
. O

According O
to O
court O
filing O
, O
JDS B-PERSON
has O
cerebral O
palsy O
and O
she O
's O
autistic O
. O

She O
did O
n't O
become O
pregnant O
by O
choice O
, O
she O
was O
raped O
, O
police O
say O
in O
a O
group O
home O
overseen O
by O
the O
state O
of O
Florida B-GPE
. O

JDS B-PERSON
is O
now O
more O
than O
six O
months O
pregnant O
. O

Since O
she O
's O
incapable O
of O
making O
her O
own O
decision O
, O
a O
Florida B-GPE
judge O
based O
his O
decision O
on O
below O
to O
give O
birth O
on O
the O
recommendation O
. O

Two O
doctors O
agreed O
JDS B-PERSON
is O
, O
`` O
in O
good O
health O
. O
'' O

Two O
sonograms O
reveal O
, O
no O
obvious O
or O
significant O
fetal O
abnormalities O
. O

Although O
, O
JDS B-PERSON
is O
autistic O
, O
a O
guardian O
says O
JDS B-PERSON
appears O
to O
be O
responsive O
not O
just O
sitting O
in O
a O
semiconscious O
state O
all O
the O
time O
. O

Still O
undecided O
, O
an O
appeal O
by O
Governor O
Jeb O
Bush O
, O
who O
wants O
the O
guardian O
apointed O
for O
the O
fetus O
. O

He O
says O
the O
unborn O
child O
must O
be O
protected O
. O

However O
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
governor O
says O
he O
calls O
the O
court O
ruling O
for O
JDS B-PERSON
, O
not O
to O
abort O
the O
baby O
, O
compassionate O
and O
humane O
. O

Last O
month O
in O
Miami B-GPE
, O
a O
judge O
ordered O
an O
abortion O
for O
another O
severely O
disabled O
raped O
woman O
who O
had O
been O
living O
in O
a O
state O
- O
regulated O
home O
. O

In O
that O
case O
, O
the O
young O
woman O
's O
mother O
approved O
the O
abortion O
. O

And O
in O
this O
case O
, O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
unanswered O
questions O
still O
. O

For O
example O
, O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
the O
baby O
, O
and O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
JDS B-PERSON
? O

Of O
course O
, O
according O
to O
the O
guardian O
, O
she O
's O
very O
worried O
about O
that O
, O
too O
, O
and O
she O
has O
warned O
the O
court O
that O
she O
hopes O
the O
mother O
will O
be O
placed O
in O
a O
better O
home O
when O
all O
of O
this O
is O
over O
, O
one O
where O
she O
is O
far O
better O
protected O
than O
she O
was O
by O
the O
state O
in O
a O
home O
where O
police O
say O
she O
was O
raped O
. O

Aaron B-PERSON
? O

Well O
, O
two O
questions O
. O

Do O
they O
know O
who O
the O
rapist O
is O
? O

That O
's O
sort O
a O
yes O
or O
no O
, O
I O
suppose O
. O

And O
the O
other O
is O
, O
Has O
the O
state O
done O
anything O
? O

Is O
it O
doing O
anything O
to O
tighten O
up O
security O
in O
these O
places O
with O
respect O
defenseless O
people O
are O
being O
attacked O
? O

Reporter O
: O

Well O
, O
first O
of O
all O
, O
regarding O
the O
rape O
, O
they O
hope O
to O
find O
out O
who O
the O
father O
is O
once O
she O
gives O
birth O
because O
they O
will O
analyze O
DNA O
from O
the O
baby O
in O
order O
to O
try O
to O
determine O
paternity O
in O
this O
case O
, O
and O
the O
governor O
has O
ordered O
a O
panel O
of O
experts O
now O
to O
study O
this O
issue O
of O
security O
. O

Far O
better O
security O
than O
is O
clearly O
needed O
for O
people O
such O
as O
this O
woman O
, O
JDS B-PERSON
, O
living O
in O
group O
homes O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
will O
wait O
for O
the O
report O
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
Susan B-PERSON
. O

Susan B-PERSON
Candiotti I-PERSON
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

Coming O
up O
on O
`` O
Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
cease O
- O
fire O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
is O
there O
one O
or O
is O
it O
lots O
of O
talk O
. O

Actions O
say O
different O
. O

We O
'll O
talk O
to O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
legal O
representative O
, O
their O
legal O
adviser O
when O
we O
continue O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
NASA O
and O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Space I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
both O
launch O
missions O
to O
Mars B-LOC
this O
month O
sending O
rovers O
and O
ashters O
to O
probe O
the B-LOC
Red I-LOC
Planet I-LOC
. O

One O
of O
the O
big O
questions O
about O
Mars B-LOC
is O
when O
or O
whether O
humans O
will O
ever O
be O
able O
to O
visit O
. O

It O
's O
an O
idea O
plagued O
with O
unsolved O
problems O
. O

The O
latest O
issue O
of O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Popular I-WORK_OF_ART
Science I-WORK_OF_ART
magazine I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
takes O
a O
look O
at O
the O
challenges O
NASA B-ORG
is O
facing O
. O

Joining O
us O
is O
the O
contributing O
editor O
. O

Good O
to O
see O
you O
, O
Jeff B-PERSON
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

It O
was O
only O
about O
30 O
years O
ago O
when O
we O
went O
to O
the O
moon O
. O

So O
what O
's O
the O
difficulty O
in O
being O
able O
to O
go O
to O
Mars B-LOC
? O

It O
's O
unimaginably O
difficult O
and O
different O
. O

Mars B-LOC
is O
at O
most O
times O
100 O
million O
miles O
away O
from O
us O
. O

It O
's O
a O
nine O
- O
month O
trip O
. O

Then O
if O
we O
stay O
there O
for O
about O
a O
year O
or O
two O
, O
the O
whole O
trip O
could O
last O
about O
three O
years O
. O

We O
're O
talking O
about O
conditions O
where O
there O
's O
radiation O
in O
space O
cosmic O
radiation O
that O
could O
cause O
cancer O
. O

The O
communications O
conditions O
once O
you O
're O
on O
Mars B-LOC
, O
just O
to O
talk O
to O
people O
on O
earth O
, O
there O
's O
a O
20 O
minute O
delay O
in O
the O
conversation O
. O

So O
you O
know O
, O
the O
issues O
are O
so O
much O
larger O
than O
going O
to O
the O
moon O
. O

And O
for O
now O
, O
it O
's O
250 O
days O
, O
which O
seems O
to O
be O
the O
maximum O
for O
astronauts O
in O
space O
anyway O
, O
but O
as O
you O
say O
, O
it O
's O
a O
much O
further O
travel O
. O

But O
let O
's O
talk O
about O
some O
of O
the O
hurdles O
that O
hamper O
humans O
to O
be O
able O
to O
survive O
there O
. O

The O
dust O
, O
for O
one O
thing O
. O

Cataracts O
another O
. O

Let O
's O
talk O
about O
the O
right O
kind O
of O
spacecraft O
that O
would O
be O
able O
to O
allow O
humans O
to O
actually O
get O
that O
far O
and O
to O
survive O
. O

Right O
. O

Well O
, O
first O
of O
all O
, O
the O
spacecraft O
would O
not O
be O
launched O
from O
Earth B-LOC
. O

You O
'd O
have O
to O
launch O
it O
from O
in O
space O
already O
, O
which O
means O
we O
would O
have O
to O
build O
it O
in O
space O
. O

So O
that O
means O
we O
need O
a O
good O
shuttle O
that O
's O
going O
to O
take O
us O
back O
and O
forth O
to O
build O
the O
spacecraft O
. O

Then O
we O
have O
to O
come O
up O
with O
the O
fuel O
that O
will O
take O
it O
out O
of O
the O
Earth O
's O
orbit O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Mars B-LOC
. O

That O
's O
probably O
going O
to O
be O
nuclear O
propulsion O
at O
this O
point O
again O
something O
we O
have O
n't O
really O
developed O
yet O
, O
because O
we O
could O
n't O
carry O
that O
much O
fuel O
, O
obviously O
. O

Liquid O
oxygen O
would O
be O
way O
too O
heavy O
to O
carry O
all O
the O
way O
to O
Mars B-LOC
. O

The O
bigger O
issue O
is O
once O
we O
get O
there O
, O
we O
ca O
n't O
carry O
oxygen O
or O
water O
or O
food O
to O
stay O
there O
three O
years O
, O
so O
we O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
do O
all O
of O
that O
on O
the O
surface O
of O
the O
planet O
. O

And O
think O
of O
it O
. O

Mars B-LOC
is O
carbon O
dioxide O
, O
so O
we O
ca O
n't O
breathe O
there O
. O

So O
we O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
come O
up O
with O
some O
conversion O
technique O
to O
create O
water O
, O
to O
create O
oxygen O
and O
then O
some O
way O
of O
growing O
food O
on O
the O
planet O
itself O
. O

All O
of O
this O
is O
in O
the O
works O
now O
, O
but O
I O
think O
it O
's O
going O
to O
take O
quite O
a O
few O
years O
to O
develop O
it O
. O

You O
talk O
about O
the O
cosmic O
radiation O
. O

Then O
of O
course O
there O
is O
the O
zero O
G O
bone O
loss O
, O
almost O
like O
the O
eroding O
of O
bone O
to O
humans O
that O
would O
be O
at O
risk O
as O
well O
. O

Absolutely O
. O

There O
could O
be O
as O
much O
as O
50 O
% O
bone O
loss O
in O
astronauts O
in O
Mars B-LOC
. O

Why O
? O

During O
the O
time O
in O
Mars B-LOC
. O

Because O
when O
there O
is O
no O
gravity O
as O
there O
is O
on O
Mars B-LOC
, O
the O
body O
does O
n't O
pick O
up O
the O
calcium O
in O
the O
bones O
, O
so O
it O
does O
n't O
keep O
getting O
the O
bones O
stronger O
and O
stronger O
, O
so O
they O
will O
just O
lose O
it O
. O

They O
will O
be O
almost O
like O
old O
people O
even O
at O
the O
age O
of O
40 O
. O

Jeff O
Rothfeder O
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
joining O
us O
. O

Looks O
like O
it O
will O
be O
some O
time O
before O
we O
make O
our O
way O
to O
Mars B-LOC
. O

That O
's O
it O
for O
us O
. O

But O
before O
we O
go O
, O
a O
look O
at O
what O
's O
coming O
up O
next O
week O
. O

A O
controversial O
incinerator O
just O
about O
ready O
to O
destroy O
weapons O
at O
an O
Anniston B-GPE
, O
Alabama B-GPE
, O
military O
facility O
. O

What O
might O
be O
the O
risk O
to O
people O
downwind O
. O

That O
story O
and O
much O
more O
coming O
up O
next O
week O
. O

Coming O
up O
next O
on O
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a O
look O
at O
America B-GPE
's O
storage O
of O
gas O
. O

That O
's O
followed O
by O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
People I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
profiling O
Harrison B-PERSON
Ford I-PERSON
and O
Harry B-WORK_OF_ART
Potter I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

At O
8:00 O
Eastern O
, O
CNN B-ORG
presents O
Road B-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Baghdad I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

We O
begin O
with O
Strom B-PERSON
Thurmond I-PERSON
the O
man O
who O
set O
an O
endureance O
record O
for O
politics O
died O
last O
night O
in O
his O
hometown O
of O
Edgefield B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
. O

He O
won O
his O
first O
election O
in O
1928 O
, O
the O
office O
of O
the O
county O
superintendent O
. O

From O
there O
, O
he O
had O
a O
36 O
- O
year O
career O
affiliated O
with O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
before O
he O
switched O
parties O
in O
1964 O
to O
support O
Barry O
Goldwater O
's O
campaign O
for O
President O
. O

It O
started O
a O
36 O
- O
year O
career O
of O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

He O
gained O
national O
recognition O
as O
a O
segregationist O
. O

Much O
more O
ahead O
on O
his O
legendary O
and O
controversial O
career O
in O
just O
a O
few O
minutes O
. O

A O
man O
who O
had O
controversy O
, O
but O
knew O
how O
to O
change O
with O
the O
times O
. O

The O
same O
part O
of O
the O
world O
, O
high O
winds O
, O
high O
seas O
, O
three O
fishermen O
rescued O
near O
Vancouver B-GPE
by O
a O
Royal B-ORG
Caribbean I-ORG
cruise O
ship O
. O

The O
men O
held O
on O
the O
sinking O
vessel O
until O
the O
passenger O
ship O
was O
able O
to O
reach O
them O
. O

A O
cruise O
line O
spokesman O
said O
if O
it O
were O
not O
for O
the O
fisherman O
's O
protective O
suits O
, O
they O
probably O
would O
not O
have O
stayed O
warm O
enough O
to O
survive O
. O

The O
same O
part O
of O
the O
world O
in O
which O
we O
had O
that O
other O
incident O
the O
other O
day O
, O
about O
52 O
degrees O
that O
water O
temp O
. O

That O
is O
chilly O
. O

That O
's O
a O
job O
, O
huh O
? O

Here O
is O
Jack B-PERSON
. O

Question O
of O
the O
day O
. O

Worst O
job O
you O
ever O
had O
. O

High O
- O
profile O
people O
who O
are O
taking O
it O
on O
the O
Arthur B-PERSON
and O
heading O
for O
other O
places O
. O

The O
lady O
at O
the O
Pentagon O
saying O
she O
was O
leaving O
, O
saying O
it O
had O
been O
an O
honor O
serving O
her O
post O
but O
she O
's O
leaving O
for O
personal O
reasons O
. O

Frank B-PERSON
Keating I-PERSON
leaving O
a O
commission O
set O
up O
to O
look O
into O
allegations O
of O
sex O
abuse O
in O
the B-ORG
Catholic I-ORG
Church I-ORG
, O
he O
decided O
to O
quit O
after O
he O
made O
comments O
comparing O
uncooperative O
church O
bishops O
to O
La B-ORG
Casa I-ORG
Nostra I-ORG
. O

Other O
folks O
, O
Ari B-PERSON
Fleischer I-PERSON
. O

We O
thought O
it O
might O
be O
interesting O
to O
share O
tales O
of O
the O
worst O
job O
you O
ever O
had O
. O

Why O
did O
you O
leave O
it O
? O

You O
can O
e-mail O
us O
-- O

This O
done O
count O
, O
sorry O
, O
crews O
all O
going O
. O

This O
one O
right O
here O
? O

Working O
with O
us O
. O

I O
spent O
one O
summer O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Nevada B-GPE
waxing O
dormitory O
floors O
and O
moving O
furniture O
in O
buildings O
-- O

Welcome O
back O
to O
`` O
People B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
intifada O
, O
the O
spontaneous O
1987 O
Palestinian B-NORP
uprising O
against O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
occupation O
, O
heralded O
the O
rise O
of O
the O
Muslim O
fundamentalism O
, O
in O
what O
had O
been O
a O
mostly O
secular O
Palestinian B-NORP
movement O
. O

The O
most O
popular O
of O
these O
groups O
Hamas B-ORG
, O
an O
acronym O
for O
Islamic B-ORG
Resistance I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
. O

In O
English O
it O
means O
zeal O
. O

Its O
aim O
-- O
the O
destruction O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Hamas B-ORG
is O
an O
Islamic O
movement O
. O

At O
the O
very O
beginning O
, O
it O
was O
encouraged O
by O
Israel B-GPE
because O
they O
thought O
it O
was O
a O
counter O
weight O
to O
Palestinian B-NORP
nationalism O
which O
is O
, O
of O
course O
, O
a O
secular O
movement O
. O

Hamas B-ORG
was O
founded O
in O
1988 O
by O
a O
blind O
paraplegic O
cleric O
who O
was O
influenced O
by O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Muslim I-ORG
Brotherhood I-ORG
. O

With O
backing O
from O
Israel B-GPE
, O
he O
set O
up O
charities O
in O
the O
improverished O
Strip B-GPE
in O
the O
1970s O
. O

Slowly O
it O
became O
more O
and O
more O
politicized O
, O
and O
more O
and O
more O
extreme O
in O
its O
demands O
for O
an O
Islamic O
state O
. O

The O
extremism O
took O
the O
form O
of O
suicide O
bombings O
and O
terrorist O
attacks O
, O
but O
Hamas B-ORG
had O
already O
become O
an O
important O
part O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
society O
through O
its O
charity O
work O
and O
its O
influence O
increased O
over O
time O
by O
providing O
community O
services O
when O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
did O
not O
. O

Hamas B-ORG
plays O
on O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
's O
failure O
to O
produce O
. O

Its O
basic O
message O
, O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
is O
corrupt O
, O
it O
fails O
to O
deliver O
, O
Hamas B-ORG
is O
not O
corrupt O
, O
Hamas B-ORG
cares O
about O
the O
person O
on O
the O
street O
and O
it O
does O
deliver O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
those O
same O
charitable O
organizations O
, O
those O
same O
charity O
committees O
that O
funnel O
the O
funds O
to O
needier O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
also O
serve O
to O
support O
terrorist O
attacks O
. O

Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
say O
Arafat B-PERSON
has O
not O
been O
tough O
enough O
on O
terrorism O
, O
and O
have O
attempted O
to O
force O
him O
out O
of O
the O
current O
peace O
process O
. O

The O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
known O
as O
Abu B-PERSON
Mazen I-PERSON
must O
now O
contend O
with O
the O
rejection O
of O
side O
by O
side O
Palestinian B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
states O
, O
a O
cornerstone O
of O
the O
new O
peace O
plan O
. O

He O
's O
trying O
to O
get O
Hamas B-ORG
to O
co-exist O
with O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Conservative O
Israelis B-NORP
are O
skeptical O
. O

He O
is O
not O
working O
against O
Hamas B-ORG
, O
he O
is O
working O
in O
tandem O
. O

He O
is O
negotiating O
with O
them O
. O

He O
is O
not O
telling O
them O
to O
disband O
and O
regulate O
their O
weapons O
, O
so O
I O
have O
no O
faith O
in O
the O
ability O
of O
Abu B-PERSON
Mazen I-PERSON
to O
put O
terror O
aside O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Settlers O
call O
the O
just O
concluded O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
American B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
summit O
a O
surrender O
, O
and O
were O
not O
impressed O
. O

Translator O
: O

The O
armed O
intifada O
must O
end O
and O
we O
must O
use O
and O
resort O
to O
peaceful O
means O
in O
our O
quest O
to O
end O
the O
occupation O
and O
the O
suffering O
of O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
and O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
, O
and O
to O
establish O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
state O
. O

Hamas B-ORG
and O
other O
Palestinian B-NORP
militant O
groups O
rejected O
Abbas B-PERSON
' O
call O
to O
end O
their O
attacks O
with O
a O
deadly O
raid O
on O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
outpost O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

We O
are O
all O
saying O
that O
the O
resistance O
will O
continue O
despite O
the O
summit O
in O
Aqaba B-GPE
. O

Israel B-GPE
retaliated O
on O
Hamas B-ORG
, O
namely O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
rantissi I-PERSON
. O

It O
missed O
him O
and O
killed O
civilians O
. O

Translator O
: O

Hamas B-ORG
will O
not O
drop O
our O
weapons O
, O
even O
if O
all O
leaders O
are O
assassinated O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Since O
the O
second O
intifada O
began O
in O
2000 O
, O
over O
700 O
Israelis B-NORP
have O
been O
killed O
. O

During O
the O
same O
time O
there O
have O
been O
more O
than O
2,000 O
Palestinian B-NORP
deaths O
according O
to O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Crescent I-ORG
, O
including O
Hamas B-ORG
leaders O
targeted O
for O
assassination O
. O

If O
you O
want O
an O
end O
to O
terrorism O
, O
if O
you O
want O
an O
end O
to O
violence O
, O
you O
have O
to O
give O
people O
hope O
and O
you O
have O
to O
give O
them O
a O
stake O
in O
the O
political O
process O
. O

I O
think O
that O
Hamas B-ORG
is O
ready O
to O
join O
the O
political O
process O
, O
however O
, O
if O
the O
only O
price O
for O
the O
political O
price O
is O
you O
must O
fight O
Hamas B-ORG
, O
if O
that O
's O
what O
they O
are O
requiring O
Abu B-PERSON
Mazen I-PERSON
to O
do O
, O
they O
are O
almost O
mandating O
that O
he O
will O
fail O
. O

The O
main O
test O
of O
Mahmoud B-PERSON
Abbas I-PERSON
, O
will O
be O
to O
establish O
an O
overall O
command O
of O
all O
armed O
groups O
. O

If O
not O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
chance O
. O

You O
know O
, O
leaders O
have O
to O
do O
things O
-- O

It O
'll O
be O
a O
busy O
weekend O
for O
Secretary O
Powell O
on O
the O
sidelines O
of O
the O
forum O
, O
members O
of O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
quartet O
meeting O
on O
Sunday O
. O

It O
's O
composed O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Russia B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

An O
U.N. B-ORG
envoy O
says O
the O
group O
's O
first O
priority O
is O
to O
negotiate O
a O
transfer O
of O
military O
power O
over O
Gaza B-GPE
and O
Bethlehem B-GPE
to O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

Sheila B-PERSON
Macvicar I-PERSON
has O
the O
latest O
. O

Reporter O
: O

There O
are O
some O
suggestions O
after O
the O
visit O
yesterday O
of O
Colin B-PERSON
Powell I-PERSON
meeting O
with O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Abbas O
said O
more O
progress O
may O
be O
made O
on O
implementation O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
administration O
's O
road O
map O
to O
peace O
. O

`` O
The B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Times I-ORG
'' O
reporting O
that O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
may O
be O
very O
close O
to O
reaching O
a O
deal O
for O
security O
control O
, O
not O
just O
of O
a O
small O
part O
of O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
but O
returning O
all O
of O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
to O
Palestinian B-NORP
control O
, O
that O
's O
a O
very O
significant O
step O
, O
indeed O
, O
plus O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
city O
of O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

The O
`` O
L.A. O
Times O
'' O
reporting O
that O
negotiations O
are O
continuing O
and O
will O
resume O
tomorrow O
. O

Senior O
Israeli B-NORP
officials O
telling O
CNN B-ORG
that O
the O
size O
of O
the O
area O
to O
be O
returned O
to O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
is O
not O
so O
much O
the O
question O
confirming O
that O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
returning O
all O
of O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
to O
Palestinian B-NORP
security O
control O
is O
one O
of O
the O
options O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
have O
indeed O
put O
on O
the O
table O
. O

The O
issue O
is O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
readiness O
and O
willingness O
to O
be O
able O
to O
implement O
full O
security O
control O
throughout O
all O
of O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Now O
, O
from O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
perspective O
, O
that O
also O
means O
they O
would O
expect O
Palestinian B-ORG
Authority I-ORG
to O
fairly O
quickly O
begin O
to O
disarm O
and O
dismantle O
organizations O
like O
Hamas B-ORG
in O
particular O
. O

From O
the O
air O
, O
it O
looks O
like O
a O
big O
box O
of O
spilled O
matching O
and O
toothpicks O
. O

A O
runaway O
freight O
train O
derailed O
in O
Commerce B-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
and O
spilled O
its O
load O
of O
lumber O
. O

Our O
national O
correspondent O
Frank B-PERSON
Buckley I-PERSON
is O
on O
the O
scene O
for O
us O
. O

He O
's O
there O
and O
joining O
us O
live O
with O
details O
. O

How O
bad O
is O
it O
? O

Well O
, O
sex O
abuse O
by O
priests O
remains O
an O
issue O
in O
the B-ORG
Catholic I-ORG
Church I-ORG
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
it O
is O
certain O
to O
be O
an O
issue O
as O
bishops O
gather O
tomorrow O
in O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
for O
their O
semiannual O
meeting O
. O

Under O
a O
charter O
approved O
last O
year O
by O
the O
National O
Conference O
of O
Catholic O
Bishops O
, O
diocese O
officials O
will O
report O
allegations O
of O
sexual O
abuse O
of O
a O
minor O
to O
public O
authorities O
. O

Past O
, O
present O
or O
future O
sexual O
abuse O
of O
a O
minor O
will O
lead O
to O
removal O
from O
the O
ministry O
. O

No O
priest O
or O
deacons O
who O
sexually O
abuse O
a O
minor O
may O
be O
transferred O
to O
another O
diocese O
. O

With O
me O
now O
to O
talk O
more O
about O
the O
O'Brien B-PERSON
case O
and O
the O
divisions O
still O
dividing O
the O
church O
are O
Barbara B-PERSON
Blain I-PERSON
, O
the O
founder O
of O
the B-ORG
Survivors I-ORG
Network I-ORG
in O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
and O
also O
joining O
us O
from O
Detroit O
Joe O
Mayor O
, O
the O
founder O
of O
a O
priest O
support O
group O
. O

Barbara B-PERSON
, O
to O
you O
first O
. O

As O
the O
bishops O
get O
ready O
for O
this O
important O
meeting O
tomorrow O
, O
are O
you O
satisfied O
that O
they O
have O
taken O
all O
the O
appropriate O
steps O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
abuse O
issue O
? O

Well O
, O
also O
in O
England B-GPE
, O
he O
's O
rich O
, O
handsome O
, O
got O
millions O
of O
adoring O
fans O
, O
and O
today O
he O
celebrates O
a O
birthday O
, O
big O
21 O
. O

Prince B-GPE
William I-GPE
, O
second O
in O
line O
to O
the O
British B-NORP
throne O
. O

CNN B-ORG
's O
Walter B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
has O
the O
story O
. O

Reporter O
: O

In O
days O
of O
yore O
, O
an O
English O
prince O
, O
a O
king O
in O
waiting O
would O
be O
charging O
off O
to O
battle O
on O
a O
horse O
, O
just O
before O
his O
21st O
birthday O
. O

Prince B-GPE
William I-GPE
is O
chasing O
a O
polo O
ball O
, O
such O
of O
what O
has O
become O
of O
the O
British B-NORP
monarchy O
over O
time O
. O

Buckingham B-FAC
Palace I-FAC
released O
his O
pictures O
of O
William B-PERSON
, O
brother O
Harry B-PERSON
and O
their O
father O
, O
Prince B-PERSON
Charles I-PERSON
in O
what O
some O
see O
as O
a O
skilled O
marketing O
campaign O
to O
sell O
the O
monarchy O
to O
the O
next O
generation O
of O
Britains B-NORP
. O

After O
15 O
years O
of O
scandals O
and O
embarrassment O
, O
many O
see O
Prince B-GPE
William I-GPE
as O
the O
House O
of O
Windsor O
's O
only O
hope O
. O

It O
's O
the O
young O
people O
he O
needs O
to O
appeal O
to O
. O

By O
the O
time O
he O
gets O
to O
the O
throne O
, O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
in O
40 O
years O
, O
the O
young O
people O
of O
today O
that O
need O
to O
be O
his O
fans O
. O

Reporter O
: O

William B-PERSON
does O
not O
lack O
for O
fans O
. O

Those O
who O
wept O
when O
his O
mother O
, O
Princess B-PERSON
Diana I-PERSON
, O
died O
, O
apparently O
transfered O
their O
affection O
to O
her O
eldest O
son O
. O

He O
is O
part O
teen O
idol O
, O
part O
king O
in O
the O
making O
, O
but O
unlike O
his O
father O
, O
Prince B-PERSON
Charles I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
likely O
to O
precede O
him O
to O
the O
throne O
, O
this O
prince O
disdains O
being O
called O
your O
Royal O
Highness O
, O
signing O
his O
name O
, O
William B-PERSON
Wales I-PERSON
. O

I O
would O
think O
that O
if O
you O
asked O
anyone O
if O
William B-PERSON
is O
normal O
, O
every O
single O
person O
would O
say O
, O
absolutely O
normal O
, O
but O
slightly O
more O
serious O
than O
most O
young O
men O
his O
age O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Prince B-GPE
William I-GPE
is O
most O
at O
ease O
with O
those O
closest O
to O
him O
, O
those O
he O
can O
trust O
not O
to O
run O
to O
Britain B-GPE
's O
gossipy O
media O
. O

Despite O
Prince B-PERSON
Charles I-PERSON
' O
ugly O
divorce O
with O
Princess B-PERSON
Diana I-PERSON
, O
the O
affection O
between O
father O
and O
son O
is O
now O
palpable O
and O
enviable O
. O

You O
're O
all O
very O
good O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
younger O
king O
in O
the O
making O
calls O
Britain B-GPE
's O
next O
king O
Pa B-GPE
. O

William B-PERSON
, O
once O
his O
mother O
's O
confidante O
and O
protector O
now O
seems O
the O
apple O
of O
his O
father O
's O
eye O
. O

Was O
chasing O
him O
with O
a O
stick O
, O
and O
the O
horse O
was O
ducking O
. O

Reporter O
: O

There O
's O
a O
huge O
birthday O
bash O
for O
William B-PERSON
at O
Windsor O
Castle O
, O
more O
than O
300 O
guests O
invited O
, O
all O
ffk O
, O
friends O
of O
the O
future O
king O
. O

That O
birthday O
party O
has O
now O
been O
under O
way O
about O
-- O

Reports O
showing O
a O
rebound O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
manufacturing O
sector O
is O
helping O
to O
fuel O
that O
optimism O
today O
. O

Right O
now O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
industrial O
average O
with O
a O
triple O
- O
digit O
gain O
, O
up O
137 O
. O

The O
blue O
chip O
advance O
is O
being O
led O
by O
manufacturers O
3M B-ORG
and O
Caterpillar B-ORG
, O
as O
well O
as O
Merck B-ORG
and O
Johnson B-PERSON
& O
Johnson B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
Nasdaq O
composite O
is O
adding O
more O
than O
1.5 O
% O
. O

Meantime O
, O
shares O
of O
Kmart B-ORG
are O
surging O
nearly O
$ O
3 O
. O

It O
lost O
$ O
862 O
million O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
, O
but O
that O
's O
much O
better O
than O
the O
retailer O
did O
a O
year O
ago O
when O
it O
was O
under O
bankruptcy O
protection O
. O

That O
's O
the O
very O
latest O
from O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

How O
about O
the O
former O
mayor O
? O

He O
got O
married O
. O

What O
else O
has O
Rudy B-PERSON
Giuliani I-PERSON
been O
up O
to O
? O

He O
spoke O
with O
Paula B-PERSON
Zahn I-PERSON
. O

It O
was O
her O
first O
night O
back O
. O

Here O
's O
a O
bit O
of O
what O
, O
he O
had O
to O
say O
to O
her O
. O

My O
focus O
is O
on O
re-electing O
President O
Bush O
and O
Dick B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
next O
year O
. O

The O
convention O
is O
going O
to O
be O
here O
in O
the O
city O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

That O
's O
not O
the O
question O
I O
asked O
you O
. O

What O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
do O
? O

That O
's O
so O
far O
in O
the O
future O
. O

Would O
you O
consider O
a O
run O
for O
governor O
. O

Sure O
, O
I O
would O
consider O
running O
for O
public O
office O
again O
in O
a O
couple O
of O
years O
because O
, O
first O
of O
all O
, O
I O
enjoy O
public O
service O
and O
I O
enjoy O
campaigning O
. O

I O
was O
in O
30 O
states O
I O
think O
last O
year O
, O
on O
behalf O
of O
Republican O
candidates O
and O
I O
tend O
to O
do O
a O
lot O
of O
campaigning O
in O
the O
next O
year O
for O
the O
President O
. O

At O
some O
point O
, O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
want O
to O
do O
it O
myself O
. O

Speaking O
of O
the O
presidency O
, O
you O
said O
it O
would O
be O
arrogant O
to O
talk O
about O
that O
office O
when O
it O
's O
not O
under O
serious O
consideration O
. O

Is O
that O
something O
that O
you O
've O
ever O
given O
a O
glancing O
thought O
to O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
do O
unless O
it O
's O
realistic O
. O

At O
this O
point O
, O
my O
candidate O
-- O

Services O
and O
tributes O
for O
two O
political O
figures O
who O
died O
this O
week O
. O

A O
funeral O
today O
for O
Lester B-PERSON
Maddox I-PERSON
who O
died O
Wednesday O
. O

He O
was O
a O
segrationist O
who O
once O
closed O
a O
restaurant O
he O
owned O
rather O
than O
serve O
African B-NORP
- I-NORP
Americans I-NORP
. O

And O
Maynard B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
lies O
in O
state O
today O
at O
his O
alma O
mater O
. O

He O
died O
Monday O
at O
the O
age O
of O
65 O
. O

Jimmy B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON
spoke O
yesterday O
at O
a O
tribute O
for O
Jackson B-GPE
. O

Former O
President O
Bill O
Clinton O
expects O
to O
attend O
the O
funeral O
tomorrow O
. O

Welcome O
back O
. O

We O
're O
following O
another O
important O
story O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
involving O
the O
federal O
government O
's O
investigation O
of O
al B-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
operations O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Our O
justice O
correspondent O
Kelli B-PERSON
Arena I-PERSON
has O
details O
. O

She O
's O
joining O
us O
live O
. O

Kelli B-PERSON
? O

Reporter O
: O

Wolf O
, O
the O
government O
will O
announce O
a O
plea O
agreement O
that O
was O
reached O
with O
an O
Ohio B-GPE
truck O
driver O
who O
allegedly O
has O
ties O
to O
al B-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
driver O
's O
name O
is O
Iman B-PERSON
Ferris I-PERSON
, O
and O
according O
to O
government O
sources O
al B-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
leader O
, O
Khaled B-PERSON
Sheikh I-PERSON
Mohammed I-PERSON
told O
investigators O
that O
Ferris B-PERSON
's O
order O
to O
surveil O
the B-FAC
Brooklyn I-FAC
Bridge I-FAC
was O
the O
ultimate O
goal O
of O
trying O
to O
cut O
the O
suspension O
bridge O
's O
cables O
and O
he O
was O
involved O
in O
a O
plot O
to O
drive O
a O
truck O
loaded O
with O
explosives O
onto O
an O
airport O
tarmac O
to O
blow O
up O
a O
plane O
. O

Obviously O
, O
neither O
plan O
came O
off O
. O

Ferris B-PERSON
disappeared O
from O
sight O
, O
and O
CNN B-ORG
has O
confirmed O
he O
was O
taken O
into O
custody O
. O

The O
documents O
regarding O
this O
case O
, O
Wolf O
, O
were O
just O
unsealed O
he O
pled O
guilty O
to O
two O
counts O
back O
on O
May O
1st O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
extreme O
sensitivity O
of O
the O
case O
, O
details O
about O
the O
plea O
arrangement O
were O
kept O
under O
seal O
. O

We O
are O
told O
he O
pled O
guilty O
to O
conspiracy O
to O
provide O
material O
support O
to O
terrorists O
and O
actually O
providing O
material O
support O
-- O

They O
're O
calling O
it O
a O
one O
of O
a O
kind O
exhibit O
the O
rarest O
and O
most O
precious O
diamonds O
in O
the O
world O
on O
display O
starting O
tomorrow O
morning O
at O
a O
Smithsonian B-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

They O
are O
huge O
rocks O
. O

Kathleen B-PERSON
Coke I-PERSON
got O
a O
private O
advanced O
tour O
of O
the O
vault O
and O
the O
diamonds O
. O

Reporter O
: O

They O
are O
the O
seven O
wonders O
of O
the O
gem O
world O
gathered O
together O
in O
one O
place O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
history O
. O

For O
these O
three O
months O
this O
will O
be O
a O
once O
in O
a O
lifetime O
opportunity O
to O
see O
these O
together O
. O

Reporter O
: O

In O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
Museum O
of O
National O
History O
past O
cabinets O
of O
artifacts O
, O
they O
are O
stored O
temporarily O
in O
a O
vault O
few O
people O
enter O
. O

We O
did O
interviews O
locked O
inside O
next O
to O
the O
seven O
perfect O
diamonds O
. O

Flawless O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Just O
simply O
touching O
it O
. O

203 O
carats O
, O
40 O
grams O
. O

It O
's O
got O
a O
good O
heft O
to O
it O
. O

Reporter O
: O

A O
hefty O
diamond O
that O
thieves O
took O
a O
stab O
at O
in O
London B-GPE
in O
2000 O
using O
a O
bulldozier O
, O
sledgehammer O
and O
nail O
guns O
. O

Police O
tipped O
off O
the O
raiding O
. O

They O
would O
have O
committed O
the O
largest O
robbery O
ever O
to O
take O
place O
ever O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
jewels O
include O
the O
finest O
colored O
diamonds O
present O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Colors O
created O
when O
impurities O
replaced O
the O
carbon O
. O

This O
beautiful O
yellow O
gets O
its O
color O
from O
nitrogen O
impurities O
. O

The O
blue O
color O
comes O
from O
boron O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
59.6 O
carat O
pink O
diamond O
just O
unveiled O
in O
Monaco B-GPE
is O
on O
display O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
its O
owners O
confident O
it O
is O
secure O
. O

This O
exhibit O
is O
every O
jewel O
thief O
's O
dream O
. O

They O
're O
Mt. B-FAC
Everest I-FAC
to O
conquer O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O
a O
frightening O
prospect O
? O

It O
's O
a O
very O
frightening O
prospect O
. O

It O
is O
a O
nightmare O
. O

That O
will O
never O
take O
place O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Assured O
because O
the O
collection O
will O
take O
place O
in O
the O
same O
room O
of O
the O
Hope O
Diamond O
. O

This O
room O
an O
actual O
vault O
with O
state O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
art O
security O
. O

Iron O
doors O
hidden O
in O
panels O
close O
every O
night O
, O
sealing O
it O
off O
from O
the O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
museum O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Stars O
hyperventilating O
and O
dig O
tears O
getting O
a O
tour O
of O
it O
. O

Kathleen B-PERSON
Koch I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

As O
for O
me O
. O

Let O
's O
talk O
about O
Fidelity B-ORG
actually O
shifting O
some O
name O
brand O
funds O
into O
no O
loads O
. O

Reporter O
: O

It O
means O
it O
is O
going O
to O
be O
less O
expensive O
to O
get O
into O
some O
of O
the O
mutual O
funds O
, O
some O
of O
the O
biggest O
, O
by O
Fidelity B-ORG
. O

Fidelity B-ORG
is O
going O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
the O
3 O
% O
upfront O
sales O
charge O
on O
five O
of O
its O
largest O
funds O
. O

That O
does O
include O
the O
Magellan B-PRODUCT
Fund O
which O
is O
its O
biggest O
. O

Contra B-ORG
Fund I-ORG
and O
low O
- O
priced O
stock O
funds O
charges O
are O
going O
to O
be O
canceled O
as O
well O
. O

Magellan B-PRODUCT
and O
New B-ORG
Millennium I-ORG
are O
closed O
to O
new O
investors O
. O

Current O
investors O
are O
not O
going O
to O
be O
charged O
. O

Peoria O
Police O
Department O
. O

They O
are O
trying O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
investor O
's O
renewed O
interests O
to O
buy O
stock O
. O

Many O
investors O
shy O
away O
from O
funds O
that O
include O
a O
load O
or O
fee O
. O

That O
load O
or O
fee O
was O
already O
waived O
. O

Now O
, O
as O
far O
as O
what O
is O
going O
on O
here O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
some O
renewed O
interest O
in O
buying O
this O
afternoon O
. O

Stocks O
modestly O
higher O
. O

Of O
course O
everyone O
is O
more O
or O
less O
waiting O
for O
the O
Fed O
decision O
on O
interest O
rates O
. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
get O
that O
tomorrow O
. O

Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
expects O
the O
central O
bank O
to O
cut O
rates O
. O

Technology O
stocks O
holding O
near O
the O
break O
- O
even O
line O
. O

There O
was O
a O
warning O
from O
chip O
maker O
Advanced B-ORG
Micro I-ORG
Devices I-ORG
. O

The O
company O
says O
it O
's O
going O
to O
miss O
sales O
expectations O
so O
that O
is O
reining O
in O
some O
tech O
buying O
. O

Nasdaq B-ORG
's O
up O
just O
slightly O
. O

That O
's O
the O
very O
latest O
news O
from O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

CNN B-ORG
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Live I-WORK_OF_ART
From I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
continues O
right O
after O
this O
break O
. O

Seven O
minutes O
before O
the O
top O
of O
the O
hour O
. O

At O
the O
beginning O
we O
told O
about O
this O
incredible O
story O
about O
the O
rescue O
of O
three O
fishermen O
in O
the O
waters O
off O
the O
coast O
of O
Vancouver B-GPE
, O
stuck O
in O
the O
waters O
, O
gale O
force O
winds O
, O
small O
boat O
. O

They O
were O
rescued O
by O
a O
cruise O
ship O
that O
happened O
to O
be O
in O
the O
neighborhood O
. O

Those O
three O
men O
did O
n't O
realize O
how O
lucky O
they O
were O
until O
they O
were O
plucked O
out O
of O
the O
water O
. O

We O
have O
with O
us O
Captain O
Kent O
Ringboard O
, O
on O
board O
the O
Royal O
Caribbean O
`` O
Radiance O
of O
the O
Seas O
. O
'' O

I O
understand O
you O
were O
on O
board O
when O
this O
rescue O
happened O
. O

Were O
you O
in O
charge O
? O

Yes O
, O
that O
's O
correct O
I O
was O
in O
charge O
. O

Tell O
us O
about O
what O
happened O
here O
. O

What O
was O
it O
you O
were O
looking O
at O
when O
you O
looked O
out O
over O
the O
waters O
? O

Well O
, O
it O
was O
quite O
windy O
, O
gusty O
winds O
up O
to O
40 O
, O
50 O
miles O
an O
hour O
, O
and O
it O
came O
from O
southeast O
, O
and O
we O
got O
the O
alarm O
this O
distress O
situation O
just O
before O
5:00 O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
and O
we O
were O
on O
relatively O
slow O
speed O
for O
the O
time O
being O
, O
but O
we O
of O
course O
, O
speeded O
up O
to O
the O
position O
, O
which O
was O
given O
, O
and O
after O
an O
hour O
, O
we O
spotted O
the O
fishing O
boat O
in O
the O
waters O
. O

These O
men O
were O
in O
some O
water O
that O
was O
quite O
frigid O
. O

If O
they O
stayed O
out O
there O
for O
long O
they O
could O
have O
suffered O
severe O
tragedy O
, O
perhaps O
. O

I O
want O
to O
ask O
you O
, O
Have O
you O
ever O
done O
anything O
like O
this O
? O
Have O
you O
ever O
seen O
anything O
like O
this O
done O
? O

No O
, O
I O
have O
never O
seen O
this O
type O
of O
operation O
where O
you O
have O
a O
fishing O
vessel O
disappear O
, O
more O
or O
less O
, O
and O
that O
the O
survivors O
, O
they O
had O
to O
go O
into O
the O
water O
, O
pick O
them O
up O
from O
the O
water O
. O

Was O
there O
any O
point O
at O
which O
you O
did O
n't O
think O
you O
would O
be O
able O
to O
pull O
it O
off O
? O

Sorry O
, O
please O
say O
again O
? O

Was O
there O
any O
point O
at O
which O
you O
thought O
you O
would O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
pull O
it O
off O
? O

No O
, O
absolutely O
not O
. O

we O
were O
100 O
% O
sure O
we O
could O
make O
it O
, O
absolutely O
, O
because O
we O
came O
very O
close O
to O
the O
vessel O
, O
we O
had O
our O
rescue O
boat O
out O
soon O
. O

So O
I O
felt O
confident O
about O
it O
. O

I O
saw O
the O
fishermen O
also O
had O
the O
surviving O
suits O
on O
, O
so O
that O
gave O
me O
more O
time O
to O
help O
. O

That O
was O
a O
good O
thing O
for O
them O
. O

What O
about O
your O
crew O
that O
was O
actually O
involved O
in O
the O
rescue O
here O
? O
are O
they O
trained O
for O
this O
sort O
of O
thing O
? O

Yes O
, O
they O
are O
very O
much O
well O
- O
trained O
. O

We O
train O
for O
this O
type O
of O
operation O
at O
least O
every O
14 O
days O
. O

I O
'm O
hopeful O
those O
three O
fishermen O
bought O
you O
a O
glass O
of O
wine O
once O
you O
got O
them O
on O
board O
. O

We O
gave O
them O
some O
. O

These O
incredible O
pictures O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
if O
you O
have O
been O
able O
to O
see O
some O
of O
these O
pictures O
playing O
on O
the O
television O
sets O
around O
the O
world O
but O
we O
look O
at O
these O
pictures O
and O
think O
there O
's O
no O
way O
a O
cruise O
ship O
, O
as O
big O
as O
it O
is O
, O
will O
be O
able O
to O
maneuver O
into O
position O
in O
these O
kinds O
of O
heavy O
seas O
to O
save O
three O
corks O
out O
there O
on O
the O
water O
. O

Amazing O
. O

It O
was O
interesting O
, O
but O
we O
had O
a O
good O
maneuvering O
capability O
on O
. O

See O
that O
graphic O
? O

More O
than O
a O
million O
babies O
awaiting O
adoption O
in O
China B-GPE
today O
. O

A O
California B-GPE
family O
is O
now O
bigger O
by O
one O
. O

Tonight O
they O
're O
welcoming O
little O
Abby B-PERSON
Kramer I-PERSON
in O
the O
world O
. O

Was O
anything O
but O
simple O
. O

Her O
new O
mom O
and O
dad O
had O
to O
contend O
with O
international O
red O
tape O
, O
traveling O
thousands O
of O
miles O
to O
meet O
the O
new O
addition O
and O
cope O
with O
the O
SARS O
crisis O
going O
on O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Their O
story O
is O
remarkable O
. O

Thelma B-PERSON
Gutierrez I-PERSON
telling O
the O
story O
of O
the O
Kramers B-PERSON
meeting O
Kramer B-PERSON
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
Kramers B-PERSON
are O
taking O
a O
trip O
, O
the O
trip O
of O
a O
lifetime O
. O

I O
have O
passports O
and O
everything O
ready O
to O
pack O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Mark O
and O
Denise B-PERSON
are O
going O
to O
China B-GPE
to O
pick O
up O
a O
baby O
girl O
. O

Her O
new O
parents O
will O
call O
her O
Abby B-PERSON
. O

To O
me O
looks O
like O
my O
child O
is O
my O
child O
, O
so O
I O
ca O
n't O
wait O
to O
have O
her O
. O

Reporter O
: O

After O
waiting O
nearly O
a O
year O
, O
things O
get O
a O
little O
complicated O
for O
the O
Kramers B-PERSON
. O

SARS O
wreaks O
havoc O
in O
China B-GPE
and O
foreign O
adoptions O
are O
put O
on O
hold O
. O

The O
Kramers B-PERSON
are O
among O
the O
lucky O
ones O
. O

Their O
vias O
are O
approved O
. O

Do O
you O
have O
masks O
? O

Yes O
, O
actually O
, O
we O
did O
bring O
some O
masks O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Still O
they O
have O
concerns O
. O

They O
're O
heading O
to O
Quinn B-GPE
Joe I-GPE
. O

We O
understand O
that O
's O
where O
the O
SARS O
epidemic O
started O
from O
and O
we O
're O
going O
right O
to O
the O
heart O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Nothing O
will O
stop O
them O
. O

What O
would O
you O
tell O
her O
about O
somehow O
she O
came O
to O
you O
and O
why O
she O
was O
given O
up O
? O

The O
people O
that O
gave O
birth O
to O
you O
are O
not O
necessarily O
your O
mom O
and O
dad O
. O

They O
're O
the O
ones O
that O
love O
you O
and O
care O
for O
you O
. O

We O
are O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Finally O
, O
It O
's O
time O
to O
go O
, O
with O
the O
16 O
- O
hour O
flight O
to O
look O
forward O
to O
-- O

it O
's O
been O
a O
total O
rollercoaster O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
Kramers B-PERSON
are O
finally O
on O
their O
way O
. O

With O
our O
video O
camera O
, O
they O
record O
their O
journey O
. O

We O
just O
boarded O
the O
plane O
. O

The O
flight O
attendants O
are O
wearing O
masks O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
Kramers B-PERSON
decide O
not O
to O
, O
neither O
do O
the O
other O
23 O
adoptive O
families O
on O
the O
long O
overseas O
trip O
. O

We O
just O
got O
off O
, O
so O
our O
16 O
- O
hour O
flight O
is O
over O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
families O
begin O
with O
a O
tour O
. O

An O
alligator O
, O
my O
goodness O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
Kramers B-PERSON
must O
wait O
and O
travel O
to O
another O
town O
for O
Abby B-PERSON
. O

On O
the O
next O
flight O
, O
passengers O
wear O
masks O
and O
their O
temperatures O
are O
taken O
for O
signs O
of O
SARS O
. O

Today O
is O
the O
big O
day O
. O

We O
're O
an O
hour O
and O
a O
half O
from O
getting O
our O
Abigail B-PERSON
. O

Reporter O
: O

Finally O
the O
Kramers B-PERSON
meet O
Abby B-PERSON
. O

Hi O
, O
there O
. O

I O
kind O
of O
leaned O
over O
and O
gave O
her O
a O
kiss O
on O
the O
forehead O
and O
she O
looked O
up O
and O
-- O

Reporter O
: O

They O
know O
little O
about O
their O
little O
girl O
, O
found O
by O
the O
side O
of O
the O
road O
days O
after O
she O
was O
born O
. O

She O
spent O
most O
of O
her O
life O
in O
an O
orphannage O
. O

Now O
Abby B-PERSON
has O
a O
new O
life O
in O
California B-GPE
with O
the O
Kramers B-PERSON
and O
their O
two O
kids O
. O

I O
think O
I O
love O
her O
more O
every O
day O
, O
every O
time O
I O
look O
at O
her O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Thelma B-PERSON
Gutierrez I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

Well O
, O
it O
is O
our O
turn O
to O
meet O
the O
Kramers B-PERSON
back O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
after O
their O
journey O
to O
China B-GPE
to O
bring O
home O
the O
newest O
and O
cutest O
perhaps O
, O
member O
of O
their O
family O
, O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
the O
proud O
parents O
of O
11 O
month O
Abigail B-PERSON
Kramer I-PERSON
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
being O
with O
us O
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
having O
us O
. O

She O
is O
unbelievably O
adorable O
. O

Thanks O
. O

Tell O
us O
a O
little O
about O
this O
journey O
, O
that O
moment O
when O
you O
first O
saw O
her O
. O

You O
traveled O
. O

This O
is O
going O
on O
two O
years O
. O

You O
battled O
bureaucracy O
, O
traveling O
thousands O
of O
miles O
, O
facing O
disease O
. O

What O
was O
that O
like O
? O

Incredible O
, O
you O
know O
, O
just O
to O
hold O
her O
in O
our O
arms O
, O
have O
her O
with O
us O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
you O
count O
the O
moments O
, O
and O
it O
was O
just O
anticipation O
all O
the O
way O
there O
. O

So O
it O
was O
relief O
. O

It O
was O
, O
you O
know O
, O
a O
dream O
come O
true O
. O

she O
's O
really O
a O
delight O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
though O
it O
was O
a O
little O
pandemonium O
at O
the O
moment O
, O
she O
's O
wonderful O
. O

We O
love O
her O
. O

And O
, O
Mark O
, O
the O
first O
time O
you O
were O
holding O
her O
, O
it O
looked O
like O
she O
was O
crying O
a O
lot O
. O

She O
seemed O
startled O
to O
see O
someone O
that O
looked O
so O
different O
. O

Yes O
, O
this O
was O
probably O
her O
first O
experience O
ever O
seeing O
a O
fair O
- O
skinned O
, O
bearded O
goatee O
, O
monster O
- O
looking O
guy O
and O
she O
just O
freaked O
out O
the O
first O
time O
she O
saw O
me O
. O

It O
took O
about O
a O
day O
and O
a O
half O
for O
her O
to O
warm O
up O
. O

I O
had O
to O
hide O
in O
the O
hotel O
room O
. O

She O
would O
find O
me O
in O
the O
room O
and O
start O
crying O
every O
time O
she O
saw O
me O
. O

You O
had O
to O
hide O
in O
the O
hotel O
room O
? O

Yeah O
, O
she O
'd O
find O
me O
across O
the O
room O
and O
break O
into O
tears O
. O

It O
was O
kind O
of O
that O
way O
with O
anyone O
that O
was O
blond O
, O
that O
was O
fair O
- O
skinned O
. O

Yeah O
. O

When O
you O
first O
heard O
about O
Sars O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
did O
you O
suddenly O
think O
, O
this O
may O
not O
happen O
? O
this O
could O
stop O
the O
whole O
thing O
. O

Sure O
. O

We O
got O
calls O
that O
morning O
saying O
`` O
Did O
you O
hear O
that O
they O
're O
halting O
all O
travel O
? O
'' O
and O
we O
put O
in O
a O
call O
to O
the O
agency O
, O
we O
were O
going O
, O
and O
we O
put O
a O
lot O
of O
trust O
in O
our O
agency O
, O
and O
they O
were O
great O
. O

You O
know O
, O
unless O
we O
were O
absolutely O
stopped O
, O
we O
were O
going O
. O

Right O
. O

After O
two O
years O
of O
working O
towards O
it O
, O
we O
were O
almost O
more O
afraid O
not O
to O
go O
than O
to O
go O
at O
the O
very O
end O
. O

You O
know O
, O
Mark O
, O
I O
hope O
this O
is O
n't O
too O
personal O
a O
question O
. O

If O
it O
is O
, O
just O
simply O
tell O
me O
to O
shut O
up O
. O

But O
in O
the O
story O
I O
saw O
Abby B-PERSON
was O
abandoned O
on O
the O
side O
of O
the O
road O
, O
which O
it O
's O
unthinkable O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
even O
imagine O
a O
parent O
doing O
that O
. O

What O
do O
you O
think O
you O
're O
going O
to O
tell O
her O
when O
she O
grows O
up O
about O
how O
she O
came O
to O
live O
with O
you O
? O

Well O
, O
I O
get O
emotional O
every O
time O
someone O
asks O
that O
, O
but O
we O
're O
going O
to O
give O
her O
the O
best O
love O
and O
affection O
we O
can O
and O
give O
her O
a O
strong O
self O
esteem O
and O
we O
're O
going O
to O
teach O
her O
-- O

In O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
a O
second O
straight O
night O
and O
into O
this O
morning O
, O
hundreds O
of O
people O
have O
been O
rioting O
in O
Benton B-GPE
Harbor I-GPE
. O

A O
man O
on O
a O
motorcycle O
was O
killed O
while O
being O
chased O
about O
I O
police O
, O
the O
violence O
broke O
out O
. O

The O
governor O
has O
declared O
a O
state O
of O
emergency O
. O

Mark B-PERSON
Alberts I-PERSON
from O
our O
affiliate O
has O
more O
from O
Benton B-GPE
Harbor I-GPE
. O

We O
're O
told O
the O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
was O
greeted O
by O
Prince B-PERSON
Charles I-PERSON
as O
he O
arrived O
in O
London B-GPE
today O
. O

The O
music O
beginning O
as O
they O
enter O
, O
part O
of O
the O
formalities O
of O
a O
royal O
reception O
such O
as O
this O
. O

His O
private O
plane O
arrived O
at O
Heathrow B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

Putin B-GPE
and O
his O
wife O
left O
for O
the O
official O
reception O
that O
you O
're O
seeing O
now O
here O
in O
central O
London B-GPE
. O

We O
'll O
bring O
Walter B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
back O
in O
who O
's O
live O
outside O
Buckingham B-FAC
Palace I-FAC
. O

Let O
's O
listen O
in O
for O
a O
few O
moments O
, O
Roger B-PERSON
, O
and O
then O
we O
'll O
talk O
about O
this O
reception O
and O
what O
it O
means O
. O

Listening O
to O
`` O
God B-WORK_OF_ART
Save I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Queen I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Her O
Majesty O
with O
Russian B-NORP
President O
, O
his O
wife O
and O
also O
Prince B-PERSON
Charles I-PERSON
sitting O
down O
with O
their O
guests O
. O

Also O
with O
them O
Prime O
Minister O
Tony O
Blair O
. O

Walter B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
outside O
of O
Buckingham B-FAC
Palace I-FAC
as O
the O
royal O
reception O
here O
begins O
. O

First O
time O
for O
Russian B-NORP
head O
of O
state O
to O
visit O
Britain B-GPE
. O

More O
than O
130 O
years O
. O

Actually O
the O
last O
time O
was O
Alexander B-PERSON
II I-PERSON
in O
1874 O
. O

Same O
type O
of O
fanfare O
and O
pomp O
to O
take O
place O
. O

Walter B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
, O
let O
's O
talk O
about O
if O
we O
could O
, O
the O
guest O
list O
. O

Just O
looking O
at O
this O
group O
at O
this O
royal O
reception O
and O
, O
I O
'm O
even O
noticing O
some O
gentleman O
, O
probably O
a O
political O
and O
religious O
mix O
of O
sorts O
. O

How O
did O
the O
queen O
design O
the O
guest O
list O
for O
this O
incredible O
and O
historic O
event O
? O

So O
what O
do O
the O
Clintons B-PERSON
, O
Ford B-ORG
and O
Arnold B-PERSON
Schwarzenegger I-PERSON
and O
the O
cast O
of O
`` O
Friends O
'' O
have O
in O
common O
? O

They O
all O
love O
California B-GPE
. O

That O
is O
certainly O
true O
. O

and O
now O
Aaron B-PERSON
Tonkin I-PERSON
and O
according O
to O
`` O
Vanity B-ORG
Fair I-ORG
, O
'' O
he O
's O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
half O
a O
dozen O
investigations O
with O
fraud O
and O
angry O
investor O
lawsuits O
a-plenty O
. O

Joining O
us O
is O
Brian B-PERSON
Burrow I-PERSON
to O
explain O
it O
for O
us O
. O

Who O
is O
this O
guy O
? O

Garn O
Tonkin O
? O

Brian B-PERSON
, O
can O
you O
hear O
me O
? O

I O
think O
heard O
someone O
say O
something O
. O

Can O
you O
hear O
me O
? O

You O
're O
on O
the O
air O
. O

One O
of O
the O
great O
moments O
of O
live O
television O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

Brian B-PERSON
, O
can O
you O
hear O
me O
? O

All O
right O
. O

We O
'll O
take O
a O
-- O

I O
can O
hear O
you O
now O
, O
Anderson B-ORG
. O

Well O
, O
maybe O
not O
. O

Can O
you O
hear O
me O
? O

Just O
barely O
. O

We O
'll O
take O
a O
short O
break O
. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
. O

Become O
a O
member O
of O
at O
westin.com. O
jooirx O
. O

Joining O
us O
, O
Brian B-PERSON
Burrow I-PERSON
. O

Who O
is O
Aaron B-PERSON
Tonkin I-PERSON
. O

He O
is O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
if O
not O
the O
biggest O
names O
in O
the O
world O
of O
Hollywood B-GPE
fund O
- O
raisers O
. O

A O
person O
who O
would O
put O
together O
celebrities O
with O
charities O
to O
raise O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
. O

He O
was O
perhaps O
best O
known O
as O
kind O
of O
the O
focal O
point O
between O
Bill O
and O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
in O
the O
Hollywood B-GPE
community O
. O

What O
's O
interesting O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
reading O
the O
article O
, O
basically O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
celebrities O
paid O
by O
him O
to O
attend O
charity O
functions O
. O

Yeah O
. O

That O
's O
one O
of O
the O
things O
that O
was O
most O
surprising O
to O
me O
was O
in O
learning O
that O
in O
one O
major O
fund O
- O
raiser O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
honoring O
former O
President O
Clinton O
, O
former O
President O
Ford O
paid O
by O
Mr. O
Tonkin O
and O
Sylvester B-PERSON
Stalone I-PERSON
was O
paid O
. O

I O
thought O
it O
was O
for O
charity O
. O

Yeah O
. O

I O
guess O
apparently O
not O
and O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
celebrities O
making O
money O
from O
this O
. O

Are O
they O
reporting O
it O
to O
the O
IRS O
. O

I O
guess O
at O
least O
one O
IRS B-ORG
investigation O
about O
this O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
Aaron B-PERSON
Tonkin I-PERSON
factors O
in O
no O
fewer O
than O
seven O
different O
federal O
and O
state O
investigations O
. O

One O
of O
them O
being O
an O
IRS B-ORG
investigation O
into O
several O
million O
dollars O
worth O
of O
cash O
and O
gift O
that O
is O
he O
gave O
to O
many O
many O
Hollywood B-GPE
celebrities O
. O

Now O
, O
his O
attorney O
gave O
us O
a O
statement O
I O
'll O
put O
it O
on O
the O
screen O
. O

It O
says O
-- O

Is O
that O
possible O
? O

In O
fact O
, O
alledged O
one O
of O
the O
principle O
reasons O
he O
took O
so O
much O
fun O
from O
-- O

Okay O
. O

Question O
of O
the O
day O
. O

Here O
's O
Jack B-PERSON
back O
with O
that O
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
Bill O
. O

There O
's O
a O
new O
poll O
out O
this O
morning O
, O
ABC O
News O
Washington O
Post O
poll O
that O
suggests O
that O
most O
Americans O
would O
support O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
action O
against O
Iran B-GPE
in O
order O
to O
keep O
the O
country O
from O
acquiring O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

According O
to O
the O
survey O
, O
56 O
% O
said O
they O
would O
back O
military O
force O
to O
block O
Iran B-GPE
from O
developing O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

38 O
% O
said O
they O
'd O
oppose O
it O
. O

That O
was O
the O
question O
this O
morning O
. O

Would O
you O
support O
the O
use O
of O
military O
force O
to O
block O
Iran B-GPE
from O
developing O
nuclear O
weapons O
? O

We O
have O
gotten O
hundreds O
of O
responses O
beginning O
with O
this O
one O
from O
Edward B-PERSON
in O
Oklahoma B-GPE
. O

I O
support O
the O
use O
of O
military O
force O
100 O
% O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
with O
all O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
forces O
busy O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
Korea B-GPE
, O
the O
Balkans O
, O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
and O
Korea B-GPE
, O
can O
we O
be O
sure O
that O
France B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
are O
up O
to O
the O
job O
? O

Not O
bad O
. O

Sally B-PERSON
in O
Daytona B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
. O

I O
think O
if O
we O
're O
going O
to O
get O
this O
terror O
thing O
over O
with O
, O
I O
think O
we O
need O
to O
clear O
the O
countries O
that O
house O
them O
. O

It O
would O
be O
deadly O
to O
let O
Iran B-GPE
get O
their O
hands O
on O
nuclear O
weapons O
employ O
I O
would O
support O
any O
action O
. O

Karen O
Brights O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
support O
Iran B-GPE
. O

Why O
do O
we O
, O
America B-GPE
, O
get O
to O
choose O
who O
has O
nukes O
and O
who O
does O
n't O
? O

Is O
n't O
that O
the O
responsibility O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
? O

Kay B-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
in O
Waterford B-GPE
, O
Connecticut B-GPE
. O

Sure O
, O
let O
's O
invade O
Iran B-GPE
. O

We O
're O
already O
over O
there O
. O

Besides O
the O
biggest O
cost O
to O
us O
next O
to O
the O
loss O
of O
life O
is O
transporting O
our O
troops O
overseas O
. O

Iraq B-GPE
, O
Iran B-GPE
, O
it O
's O
only O
one O
letter O
off O
, O
we O
could O
call O
it O
a O
typo O
. O

A O
little O
cruel O
. O

Bill O
in O
Montana B-GPE
. O

Nuclear O
weapons O
in O
Iran B-GPE
, O
hope O
-- O

And O
Buzz B-PERSON
writes O
no O
one O
wants O
to O
see O
a O
war O
, O
but O
no O
one O
wants O
to O
see O
another O
September B-EVENT
11th I-EVENT
even O
more O
, O
especially O
a O
nuclear O
September B-EVENT
11th I-EVENT
. O

I O
would O
support O
military O
action O
in O
Iran B-GPE
if O
it O
helps O
to O
stabilize O
that O
area O
of O
the O
world O
. O

You O
see O
it O
going O
this O
way O
? O

You O
see O
it O
going O
this O
way O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
fascinating O
if O
you O
put O
up O
a O
map O
and O
a O
dot O
for O
all O
of O
the O
places O
that O
you O
get O
an O
-- O

The O
draining O
of O
a O
pond O
for O
anthrax O
evidence O
in O
Maryland B-GPE
is O
finished O
. O

Up O
next O
for O
investigators O
, O
to O
try O
to O
search O
sediment O
on O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
pond O
located O
just O
outside O
Fredrick B-GPE
, O
not O
far O
from O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C B-GPE
. O

It O
's O
part O
of O
the O
investigation O
into O
the O
deadly O
anthrax O
attacks O
in O
the O
fall O
of O
2001 O
in O
which O
five O
people O
were O
killed O
. O

A O
wildfire O
in O
California B-GPE
forced O
hundreds O
of O
people O
from O
their O
homes O
. O

The O
fire O
, O
near O
the O
historic O
State B-FAC
Park I-FAC
started O
yesterday O
when O
a O
trailer O
, O
hauled O
by O
a O
pickup O
, O
ignited O
on O
the B-FAC
Golden I-FAC
State I-FAC
Freeway I-FAC
. O

The O
fire O
consumed O
more O
than O
500 O
acres O
is O
only O
about O
35 O
% O
contained O
. O

No O
injuries O
have O
been O
reported O
thankfully O
at O
this O
time O
. O

I O
'm O
Rhonda B-PERSON
Schaffler I-PERSON
, O
live O
from O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
, O
where O
stocks O
are O
stuck O
in O
reverse O
. O

Stocks O
have O
rallied O
for O
three O
months O
on O
a O
hope O
of O
a O
turnaround O
in O
the O
economy O
. O

Investors O
ignoring O
upbeat O
signs O
about O
the O
economy O
today O
. O

A O
key O
gauge O
of O
future O
economic O
activity O
posted O
its O
biggest O
rise O
in O
17 O
months O
. O

Despite O
that O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
industrial O
average O
sliding O
at O
the O
moment O
by O
76 O
points O
. O

General B-ORG
Electronic I-ORG
using O
a O
dollar O
after O
three O
brokerage O
companies O
cut O
their O
profit O
expectation O
on O
the O
company O
. O

Nasdaq B-ORG
off O
0.75 O
% O
. O

CNN B-ORG
's O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Live I-WORK_OF_ART
From I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
continues O
after O
this O
. O

Slaughter B-PERSON
in O
Congo B-GPE
, O
with O
most O
of O
the O
world O
turning O
a O
blind O
eye O
. O

A O
month O
of O
blood O
- O
letting O
between O
rival O
tribes O
has O
already O
killed O
500 O
people O
. O

That O
's O
just O
a O
fraction O
of O
the O
killings O
and O
rapes O
and O
torture O
that O
have O
gripped O
the O
country O
since O
1998 O
. O

Here O
's O
a O
look O
at O
what O
happened O
and O
some O
of O
the O
pictures O
in O
this O
report O
are O
very O
disturbing O
. O

For O
a O
while O
, O
the O
world O
focused O
on O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Now O
the O
spotlight O
turns O
to O
the O
conflict O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

A O
massacre O
of O
massive O
proportions O
is O
unraveling O
in O
Africa B-GPE
, O
and O
most O
of O
the O
world O
is O
turning O
a O
blind O
eye O
. O

International O
relief O
agencies O
estimate O
that O
more O
than O
3 O
million O
people O
have O
died O
in O
what O
's O
often O
dubbed O
Africa B-GPE
's O
first O
world O
war O
. O

It O
is O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
the O
deadliest O
conflict O
since O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
and O
has O
been O
going O
on O
for O
five O
years O
. O

There O
is O
no O
oil O
here O
, O
but O
the O
land O
is O
home O
to O
other O
natural O
gems O
being O
fought O
over O
, O
diamonds O
, O
gold O
, O
timber O
and O
a O
mineral O
you O
probably O
use O
every O
day O
. O

It O
's O
in O
cell O
phones O
and O
laptop O
computers O
. O

Congo B-GPE
, O
almost O
a O
quarter O
the O
size O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

The O
war O
there O
, O
a O
direct O
spillover O
from O
the O
1994 O
civil O
war O
in O
Rwanda B-GPE
, O
where O
government O
- O
led O
militia O
slaughtered O
an O
estimated O
800,000 O
opposition O
, O
and O
opposition O
sympathizers O
in O
about O
100 O
days O
. O

After O
Rwanda B-GPE
, O
the O
world O
issued O
mea O
culpas O
. O

President O
Clinton O
apologized O
for O
not O
getting O
involved O
. O

Here O
's O
what O
he O
said O
in O
1998 O
. O

The O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Catholic I-ORG
Church I-ORG
in O
Phoenix B-GPE
, O
Arizona B-GPE
, O
Bishop O
Thomas O
O'Brien O
has O
resigned O
, O
just O
one O
day O
after O
being O
charged O
with O
a O
felony O
. O

He O
is O
accused O
of O
leaving O
the O
scene O
of O
a O
fatal O
accident O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
O'Brien B-PERSON
narrowly O
escaped O
prosecution O
over O
his O
handling O
of O
sexual O
abuse O
allegations O
against O
priests O
. O

A O
net O
worth O
of O
$ O
300 O
million O
. O

Anyone O
who O
knows O
me O
knows O
my O
obsession O
with O
tween O
stars O
. O

They O
're O
kids O
eight O
to O
14 O
, O
and O
for O
millions O
, O
their O
heroes O
barely O
occupy O
puberty O
. O

The O
reason O
for O
my O
obsession O
is O
simple O
, O
deep O
seething O
jealousy O
. O

It O
is O
n't O
enough O
for O
these O
tween O
stars O
to O
be O
on O
the O
TV O
or O
movie O
. O

They O
want O
to O
own O
every O
form O
of O
media O
and O
want O
to O
own O
it O
now O
. O

Unlike O
the O
Corey O
Feldman O
of O
the O
' O
80s O
, O
today O
's O
tweens O
are O
n't O
content O
with O
succeeding O
in O
just O
one O
of O
medium O
. O

Mary B-PERSON
Kate I-PERSON
and O
Ashley B-PERSON
Olsen I-PERSON
started O
it O
all O
. O

Now O
they O
have O
a O
billion O
dollar O
empire O
built O
on O
videos O
, O
clothing O
perfume O
and O
more O
. O

And O
then O
there O
's O
the O
tween O
Hilary B-PERSON
Duff I-PERSON
. O

Fans O
know O
her O
as O
Lizzie B-PERSON
Maguire I-PERSON
. O

Movies O
, O
books O
, O
albums O
. O

Three O
corporate O
giants O
head O
the O
way O
. O

Typical O
, O
Nickelodeon B-ORG
or O
Disney B-ORG
starts O
them O
off O
. O

Then O
when O
they O
're O
ready O
to O
breed O
they O
go O
to O
the O
WB O
. O

Why O
such O
a O
focus O
on O
these O
tween O
stars O
? O

It O
has O
little O
to O
do O
with O
their O
artistic O
vision O
. O

One O
star O
told O
Vanity B-ORG
Fair I-ORG
their O
favorite O
author O
is O
whoever O
wrote O
the O
Bible O
. O

These O
kids O
are O
at O
that O
magical O
age O
when O
new O
multibillion O
declare O
spending O
power O
is O
put O
in O
service O
of O
intense O
peer O
pressure O
leading O
to O
brand O
loyalties O
that O
can O
last O
a O
lifetime O
. O

The O
flip O
side O
between O
stars O
, O
though O
, O
is O
once O
the O
fans O
grow O
up O
their O
star O
power O
may O
dim O
. O

Do O
n't O
believe O
it O
just O
ask O
one O
of O
the O
Coreys B-PERSON
. O

These O
tweens O
are O
everywhere O
. O

They O
're O
right O
on O
the O
cover O
of O
Vanity B-ORG
Fair I-ORG
. O

Tweens O
are O
all O
over O
it O
. O

That O
's O
the O
issue O
right O
there O
. O

So O
we O
have O
with O
us O
Vanity O
Fair O
Fashion O
Director O
Elizabeth O
Olsen O
. O

I O
was O
shocked O
when O
I O
saw O
them O
cover O
the O
tweens O
. O

Why O
are O
they O
so O
important O
? O

They O
're O
important O
because O
we O
report O
on O
what O
's O
happening O
. O

We O
report O
on O
the O
culture O
of O
what O
's O
now O
, O
what O
makes O
money O
, O
what O
the O
buzz O
is O
, O
what O
's O
next O
. O

And O
they O
're O
making O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
. O

A O
much O
more O
than O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
. O

Unlike O
stars O
of O
the O
past O
, O
they O
really O
are O
not O
content O
to O
be O
singers O
or O
dancers O
, O
they O
are O
like O
Omnimedia B-ORG
, O
mini O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
. O

They O
're O
more O
than O
that O
, O
actually O
, O
because O
they O
have O
a O
television O
show O
to O
back O
themselves O
up O
, O
then O
the O
movie O
, O
then O
the O
clothing O
line O
. O

They O
have O
much O
more O
and O
reach O
a O
much O
broader O
audience O
as O
well O
. O

I O
saw O
one O
interviewed O
, O
and O
they O
said O
, O
Yeah O
, O
when O
I O
left O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Cosby I-WORK_OF_ART
Show I-WORK_OF_ART
at O
age O
four O
, O
I O
cut O
an O
album O
at O
age O
five O
. O

What O
happened O
to O
being O
kids O
? O

That O
was O
the O
great O
thing O
about O
the O
photo O
shoot O
. O

They O
're O
still O
young O
, O
ambitious O
, O
excited O
, O
they O
play O
dressup O
and O
have O
pillow O
fights O
. O

Who O
's O
the O
ultimate O
tween O
? O

you O
have O
to O
talk O
about O
Hilary B-PERSON
Duff I-PERSON
, O
and O
you O
have O
to O
talk O
about O
the O
Olsen B-PERSON
twins O
. O

Because O
the O
Olsen B-PERSON
twins O
started O
it O
all O
. O

They O
created O
it O
, O
maybe O
. O

They O
more O
than O
started O
it O
. O

And O
they O
started O
prenatal O
. O

But O
they O
turned O
it O
into O
an O
empire O
, O
what O
Shirley B-PERSON
Temple I-PERSON
could O
have O
done O
. O

Had O
she O
only O
known O
. O

I O
think O
their O
company O
is O
called O
Dual B-ORG
Star I-ORG
. O

Like O
a O
gross O
of O
a O
billion O
dollars O
last O
year O
. O

They O
work O
hard O
. O

They O
're O
not O
just O
sitting O
there O
hiring O
people O
to O
do O
their O
business O
. O

They O
do O
their O
own O
business O
, O
and O
they O
're O
well O
- O
rounded O
and O
polite O
people O
. O

Are O
they O
nice O
? O

They O
're O
so O
nice O
and O
cool O
. O

How O
about O
that O
? O

They O
're O
actually O
very O
, O
very O
cool O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
of O
that O
. O

And O
Hilary B-PERSON
Duff I-PERSON
is O
a O
star O
, O
and O
I O
guarantee O
you O
, O
they O
will O
grace O
their O
own O
cover O
. O

Do O
they O
all O
have O
staying O
power O
? O

One O
ca O
n't O
predict O
that O
all O
have O
it O
, O
but O
some O
have O
it O
. O

It O
depends O
on O
who O
's O
managing O
it O
, O
what O
career O
choices O
they O
make O
, O
what O
their O
parents O
help O
them O
to O
do O
. O

It O
would O
be O
interesting O
to O
see O
the O
audience O
that O
sort O
of O
adores O
them O
now O
, O
whether O
-- O

Violence O
is O
flaring O
again O
today O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

At O
a O
checkpoint O
near O
Ramallah B-GPE
, O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
opened O
fire O
with O
machine O
guns O
when O
someone O
apparently O
shot O
at O
them O
from O
a O
nearby O
building O
. O

A O
police O
station O
in O
Ramallah B-GPE
was O
one O
of O
the O
targets O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
helicopter O
strikes O
yesterday O
after O
a O
mob O
beat O
two O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
to O
death O
. O

The O
soldiers O
had O
been O
taken O
to O
the O
station O
after O
apparently O
inadvertently O
taking O
a O
wrong O
turn O
. O

In O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
Israeli B-NORP
security O
forces O
scuffled O
with O
Palestinians B-NORP
near O
the B-FAC
Al I-FAC
- I-FAC
aksa I-FAC
Mosque I-FAC
. O

Only O
worshipers O
older O
than O
45 O
are O
being O
allowed O
into O
the O
mosque O
today O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
police O
are O
keeping O
hundreds O
of O
young O
Palestinians B-NORP
away O
from O
the O
shrine O
. O

100 O
people O
, O
most O
of O
them O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
Arabs B-NORP
, O
have O
died O
in O
violent O
clashes O
that O
began O
September O
when O
Israeli B-NORP
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
leader O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
visited O
the O
area O
, O
which O
is O
sacred O
to O
both O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
Jews O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
intelligence O
agents O
have O
captured O
16 O
Palestinians B-NORP
believed O
involved O
in O
the O
mob O
killings O
of O
two O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
. O

Sources O
tell O
CNN B-ORG
the O
suspects O
were O
arrested O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Ramallah B-GPE
and O
taken O
back O
to O
Israel B-GPE
for O
trial O
. O

The O
murdered O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
became O
lost O
after O
making O
a O
wrong O
turn O
. O

When O
Palestinian B-NORP
police O
took O
them O
to O
a O
police O
station O
in O
Ramallah B-GPE
, O
a O
mob O
overran O
the O
station O
and O
killed O
them O
, O
throwing O
one O
soldier O
's O
body O
from O
a O
window O
. O

Checking O
our O
top O
stories O
-- O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
has O
reiterated O
his O
threat O
to O
take O
action O
against O
Palestinians B-NORP
if O
violence O
does O
not O
stop O
by O
Monday O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
says O
Palestinian O
Authority O
President O
Yasser O
Arafat O
has O
the O
power O
to O
halt O
the O
clashes O
. O

Palestinians B-NORP
blame O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
for O
igniting O
the O
tensions O
. O

First O
Lady O
Hillary O
Clinton O
and O
Representative O
Rick O
Lazio O
debate O
a O
second O
time O
in O
their O
race O
for O
a O
New O
York O
Senate O
seat O
. O

Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
new O
President O
is O
trying O
to O
form O
a O
government O
without O
support O
from O
his O
supporters O
. O

Milosevic B-PERSON
himself O
has O
said O
that O
he O
will O
remain O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
as O
a O
political O
force O
. O

Protesting O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
being O
met O
with O
heavier O
firepower O
by O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
as O
violence O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
escalates O
, O
and O
as O
the O
tension O
grows O
, O
so O
does O
the O
death O
toll O
. O

Kevin B-PERSON
Dunn I-PERSON
has O
the O
latest O
. O

In O
a O
dramatic O
demonstration O
of O
military O
force O
, O
Israel B-GPE
sent O
tanks O
and O
armored O
personnel O
carriers O
in O
a O
town O
, O
a O
clear O
sign O
of O
its O
readiness O
to O
use O
all O
the O
firepower O
it O
commands O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
put O
down O
rioting O
, O
but O
for O
a O
fifth O
day O
, O
clashes O
erupted O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
on O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
where O
Palestinians B-NORP
attacked O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
outpost O
. O

The O
violence O
sparked O
off O
by O
a O
provocative O
visit O
by O
right O
wing O
Israeli B-NORP
politician O
Fos O
. O

A O
Muslim B-NORP
holy O
site O
is O
now O
thes O
who O
for O
at O
least O
five O
years O
. O

It O
was O
summed O
up O
by O
the O
fatal O
shooting O
of O
the O
12 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
as O
he O
cowered O
with O
his O
father O
. O

Israel B-GPE
says O
the O
boy O
was O
caught O
unintentionally O
in O
cross O
fire O
. O

His O
funeral O
only O
one O
of O
many O
as O
the O
death O
toll O
rises O
. O

World O
leaders O
fear O
the O
violence O
will O
set O
back O
the O
fragile O
progress O
toward O
a O
peace O
settlement O
. O

I O
hope O
these O
events O
are O
not O
going O
to O
derail O
the O
crucial O
peace O
talks O
, O
and O
that O
despite O
this O
major O
hiccup O
and O
serious O
incident O
, O
the O
process O
will O
continue O
. O

We O
must O
succeed O
and O
the O
talks O
should O
go O
forward O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
cabinet O
was O
convened O
to O
discuss O
the O
crisis O
with O
ministers O
blaming O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
police O
for O
failing O
to O
stop O
the O
rioting O
. O

For O
their O
part O
, O
the O
leaders O
said O
the O
violence O
would O
stop O
only O
when O
Israel B-GPE
withdraws O
its O
forces O
from O
occupied O
areas O
. O

Kevin B-PERSON
Dunn I-PERSON
, O
ITN B-ORG
. O

The O
Mariners O
can O
move O
on O
to O
the B-EVENT
American I-EVENT
League I-EVENT
Champion I-EVENT
SHN I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
with O
a O
win O
over O
the B-ORG
White I-ORG
Sox I-ORG
this O
afternoon O
. O

Seattle B-GPE
is O
obviously O
upbeat O
and O
relaxed O
after O
taking O
the O
first O
two O
games O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

I O
think O
this O
team O
is O
energized O
. O

I O
think O
we O
feel O
real O
good O
, O
and O
, O
you O
know O
, O
after O
that O
Anaheim B-GPE
series O
, O
I O
think O
this O
whole O
team O
took O
a O
deep O
breath O
of O
relief O
and O
said O
, O
Okay O
, O
we O
're O
finally O
in O
, O
Let O
's O
go O
out O
and O
do O
our O
thing O
. O

As O
long O
as O
we O
go O
out O
and O
have O
fun O
and O
laugh O
and O
, O
you O
know O
, O
I O
think O
it O
takes O
a O
lot O
of O
pressure O
off O
of O
everyone O
, O
but O
the O
key O
is O
going O
out O
and O
having O
fun O
, O
laughing O
and O
joking O
around O
, O
you O
know O
, O
doing O
the O
little O
things O
that O
we O
've O
been O
doing O
all O
year O
. O

Yemen B-GPE
is O
again O
the O
site O
of O
a O
possible O
terrorist O
attack O
. O

Early O
this O
morning O
, O
an O
explosion O
shattered O
the O
British B-NORP
embassy O
and O
neighboring O
buildings O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
's O
capital O
. O

Embassy O
officials O
say O
no O
one O
was O
hurt O
. O

The O
cause O
of O
the O
blast O
is O
not O
immediately O
known O
, O
but O
British B-NORP
Foreign O
Secretary O
Robin O
Cook O
says O
it O
appears O
a O
bomb O
was O
thrown O
over O
a O
wall O
into O
the O
embassy O
area O
. O

Cook O
tells O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Sky B-ORG
News I-ORG
the O
bomb O
seems O
to O
have O
landed O
close O
to O
a O
diesel O
generator O
, O
causing O
a O
large O
explosion O
. O

He O
says O
the O
blast O
seems O
more O
opportunistic O
than O
professional O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
has O
met O
with O
the O
opposition O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
leader O
to O
discuss O
forming O
a O
unity O
government O
. O

Palestinians B-NORP
are O
warning O
against O
such O
a O
coalition O
because O
Likud B-NORP
opposes O
peace O
talks O
. O

As O
the O
chief O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
puts O
it O
, O
bringing O
Likud B-NORP
into O
the O
government O
would O
be O
`` O
a O
bullet O
of O
mercy O
for O
the O
peace O
process O
. O
'' O

Palestinian B-NORP
hospital O
officials O
say O
four O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
yesterday O
and O
two O
others O
died O
of O
their O
wounds O
today O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
helicopter O
gunships O
fired O
on O
one O
Palestinian B-NORP
town O
and O
later O
cut O
off O
the O
area O
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
also O
shut O
down O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
airport O
. O

135 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
the O
recent O
violence O
, O
all O
but O
nine O
of O
them O
Palestinians B-NORP
or O
Israeli B-NORP
Arabs I-NORP
. O

In O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
at O
least O
six O
cities O
lost O
power O
today O
in O
an O
attempt O
by O
striking O
coal O
miners O
to O
get O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
to O
admit O
defeat O
in O
recent O
elections O
. O

In O
the O
capital O
Belgrade B-GPE
, O
students O
and O
opposition O
party O
supporters O
rallied O
as O
the O
government O
warned O
of O
a O
crackdown O
on O
so O
- O
called O
`` O
subversives O
. O
'' O

Businesses O
and O
factories O
also O
closed O
in O
support O
of O
opposition O
candidate O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
. O

The B-ORG
Yugoslav I-ORG
Election I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
claims O
he O
did O
not O
win O
more O
than O
50 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
. O

A O
runoff O
election O
is O
set O
for O
October O
. O

The O
radical O
Palestinian B-NORP
group O
that O
hijacked O
the B-PRODUCT
Achille I-PRODUCT
Lauro I-PRODUCT
cruise O
ship O
in O
1985 O
, O
is O
declaring O
today O
that O
it O
will O
resume O
attacks O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
group O
says O
it O
's O
in O
response O
to O
the O
rising O
death O
toll O
from O
violent O
clashes O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Palestinians B-NORP
are O
burying O
their O
dead O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
the O
latest O
victims O
in O
a O
month O
of O
fighting O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
. O

More O
clashes O
erupted O
there O
today O
. O

A O
14 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Palestinian B-NORP
boy O
was O
in O
serious O
condition O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
say O
at O
least O
six O
others O
were O
in O
separate O
protests O
. O

More O
than O
130 O
people O
have O
died O
, O
all O
but O
eight O
of O
them O
Palestinians B-NORP
or O
Arab B-NORP
- I-NORP
Israelis I-NORP
. O

Israel B-GPE
withdrew O
its O
soldiers O
from O
a O
holy O
site O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

It O
's O
been O
the O
scene O
of O
fierce O
clashes O
between O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
over O
the O
past O
week O
. O

Responsibility O
for O
guarding O
the O
site O
has O
been O
handed O
over O
to O
Palestinian B-NORP
authorities O
. O

Israel B-GPE
says O
one O
of O
its O
border O
policeman O
was O
shot O
and O
wounded O
during O
the O
night O
time O
evacuation O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
stone O
- O
throwing O
Palestinians B-NORP
confronted O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
protecting O
a O
Jewish O
settlement O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Reports O
say O
six O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
Friday O
in O
clashes O
on O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

The O
investigation O
into O
the O
bombing O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
is O
turning O
up O
new O
leads O
every O
day O
, O
but O
the O
identities O
of O
the O
culprits O
remain O
unknown O
. O

Walter B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
reports O
. O

A O
Yemeni O
fishing O
boat O
passes O
the O
crippled O
destroyer O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
. O

With O
no O
Coast B-ORG
Guard I-ORG
and O
2,000 O
miles O
of O
coastline O
, O
Yemen B-GPE
appears O
to O
have O
been O
an O
ideal O
location O
to O
strike O
an O
American B-NORP
warship O
in O
port O
to O
refuel O
. O

Historically O
boats O
get O
in O
and O
out O
of O
these O
waters O
easily O
. O

There O
is O
a O
long O
tradition O
of O
smuggling O
here O
and O
privately O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
do O
not O
believe O
the O
attack O
on O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
was O
hatched O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
but O
elsewhere O
in O
the O
Islamic O
world O
. O

Navy B-ORG
divers O
are O
still O
working O
the O
waters O
trying O
to O
recover O
clues O
. O

They O
are O
, O
according O
to O
sources O
, O
looking O
for O
the O
body O
parts O
of O
those O
who O
pilotted O
a O
small O
boat O
into O
the O
port O
side O
of O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
nearly O
sinking O
it O
. O

I O
will O
tell O
you O
we O
are O
a O
long O
way O
from O
any O
conclusions O
, O
a O
long O
way O
from O
preliminary O
conclusions O
. O

There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
rumors O
going O
around O
, O
speculation O
going O
around O
, O
but O
there O
have O
been O
no O
conclusions O
yet O
. O

About O
six O
miles O
from O
the O
crippled O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
U.S. B-GPE
investigators O
have O
pitched O
tents O
instant O
crime O
labs O
along O
the O
boat O
ramp O
from O
which O
the O
suicide O
attack O
was O
launched O
. O

At O
the O
house O
where O
the O
explosive O
device O
was O
believed O
to O
have O
been O
FBI B-ORG
agents O
have O
removed O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
evidence O
. O

Yemeni O
police O
also O
believe O
they O
have O
found O
three O
other O
locations O
in O
this O
neighborhood O
also O
used O
by O
the O
bombers O
. O

So O
far O
, O
the O
investigation O
is O
still O
limited O
to O
this O
port O
city O
of O
Aden B-GPE
. O

One O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
said O
the O
numbers O
of O
those O
detained O
or O
being O
questioned O
is O
now O
in O
three O
figures O
. O

It O
's O
still O
way O
too O
early O
to O
talk O
about O
American B-NORP
retaliation O
for O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
, O
because O
it O
's O
still O
not O
known O
who O
to O
retaliate O
against O
. O

In O
the O
words O
of O
one O
senior O
official O
here O
`` O
no O
one O
has O
ever O
seen O
an O
operation O
quite O
like O
this O
before O
. O
'' O

Walter B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Aden B-GPE
, O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

The O
bodies O
of O
the O
final O
four O
sailors O
recovered O
from O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
returned O
home O
today O
. O

A O
plane O
carrying O
the O
remains O
arrived O
at O
Dover B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Force I-FAC
Base I-FAC
in O
Delaware B-GPE
. O

17 O
sailors O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
apparent O
terrorist O
attack O
at O
a O
port O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
ten O
days O
ago O
. O

In O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
the O
espionage O
trial O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
businessman O
Edmond B-PERSON
Pope I-PERSON
will O
be O
postponed O
for O
at O
least O
two O
days O
because O
of O
his O
health O
. O

Pope B-PERSON
doubled O
over O
with O
back O
and O
joint O
pain O
during O
a O
lunch O
break O
today O
, O
and O
was O
rushed O
to O
a O
prison O
clinic O
. O

The O
54 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
has O
been O
in O
remission O
from O
bone O
cancer O
, O
but O
his O
relatives O
worry O
it O
has O
resurfaced O
. O

The O
retired O
U.S. B-ORG
Navy I-ORG
officer O
is O
accused O
of O
trying O
to O
buy O
classified O
plans O
for O
a O
high O
- O
speed O
Russian B-NORP
torpedo O
. O

Secret O
new O
evidence O
has O
prompted O
another O
delay O
in O
the O
trial O
of O
two O
Libyans B-NORP
accused O
of O
bombing O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
. O

Tom B-PERSON
Mintier I-PERSON
has O
details O
. O

Already O
in O
its O
sixth O
month O
, O
the O
Lockerbie B-GPE
trial O
of O
two O
Libyans B-NORP
accused O
of O
blowing O
up O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
over O
Scotland B-GPE
12 O
years O
ago O
is O
moving O
at O
a O
snail O
's O
pace O
. O

The O
latest O
series O
of O
delays O
come O
as O
new O
information O
has O
been O
revealed O
to O
the O
defense O
by O
the O
prosecution O
. O

Such O
a O
move O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
trial O
is O
considered O
highly O
unusual O
unless O
the O
information O
is O
so O
sensitive O
it O
could O
harm O
the O
case O
if O
not O
revealed O
during O
the O
trial O
. O

The O
information O
includes O
details O
of O
six O
new O
potential O
witnesses O
and O
other O
information O
from O
six O
countries O
on O
three O
different O
continents O
. O

It O
is O
not O
yet O
clear O
whether O
the O
new O
information O
will O
help O
or O
hurt O
the O
case O
against O
the O
two O
Libyans B-NORP
accused O
of O
blowing O
up O
the O
airplane O
. O

Prosecutors O
have O
handed O
over O
a O
file O
described O
in O
court O
as O
being O
an O
inch O
thick O
. O

Defense O
lawyers O
say O
the O
new O
information O
, O
if O
true O
, O
will O
have O
the O
greatest O
conceivable O
effect O
on O
the O
trial O
. O

Two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
prosecutors O
revealed O
the O
existence O
of O
the O
new O
information O
and O
just O
this O
Monday O
, O
handed O
it O
over O
to O
defense O
lawyers O
. O

Teams O
of O
investigators O
have O
now O
fanned O
out O
to O
conduct O
interviews O
related O
to O
this O
new O
information O
for O
the O
defense O
team O
. O

That O
information O
could O
cause O
the O
trial O
to O
be O
delayed O
even O
further O
. O

The O
defense O
team O
has O
already O
told O
the O
court O
that O
more O
time O
may O
be O
required O
to O
react O
to O
the O
new O
information O
. O

So O
far O
, O
the O
three O
Scottish B-NORP
judges O
sitting O
to O
hear O
this O
case O
have O
not O
been O
told O
any O
of O
the O
details O
of O
the O
new O
information O
. O

That O
may O
change O
next O
week O
if O
and O
when O
another O
delay O
in O
the O
trial O
is O
requested O
by O
the O
defense O
. O

Just O
how O
important O
is O
the O
new O
information O
? O

That O
is O
difficult O
to O
say O
, O
because O
so O
far O
, O
only O
investigators O
and O
lawyers O
for O
the O
defense O
and O
prosection O
know O
what O
it O
is O
. O

In O
court O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
one O
of O
the O
lawyers O
for O
the O
defense O
defended O
all O
the O
secrecy O
saying O
, O
`` O
lives O
are O
in O
danger O
. O
'' O

At O
one O
time O
, O
there O
were O
predictions O
that O
this O
trial O
would O
be O
completed O
before O
November O
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
elections O
for O
President O
. O

Now O
it O
is O
looking O
more O
likely O
to O
spill O
into O
the O
new O
year O
, O
but O
no O
one O
is O
exactly O
willing O
to O
say O
which O
new O
year O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
Mintier I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Camp B-FAC
Zeist I-FAC
, O
The O
Netherlands B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
is O
continuing O
his O
long O
- O
distance O
diplomatic O
efforts O
. O

He O
spoke O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
today O
, O
urging O
a O
full O
implementation O
of O
the O
agreement O
reached O
at O
the O
emergency O
summit O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
spoke O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
on O
Friday O
. O

He O
's O
urging O
both O
sides O
to O
return O
to O
the O
negotiating O
table O
`` O
sooner O
rather O
than O
later O
. O
'' O

Bush B-GPE
is O
in O
the O
toss O
- O
up O
state O
of O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
trying O
to O
turn O
the O
focus O
of O
the O
campaign O
back O
to O
the O
issues O
. O

He O
told O
a O
rally O
in O
Grand B-GPE
Rapids I-GPE
a O
key O
concern O
is O
what O
to O
do O
with O
the O
federal O
tax O
surplus O
. O

Today O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
people O
pay O
more O
in O
federal O
, O
state O
and O
local O
taxes O
than O
they O
do O
in O
food O
and O
clothing O
and O
housing O
. O

I O
want O
you O
to O
think O
about O
that O
. O

The O
average O
family O
is O
working O
harder O
and O
longer O
hours O
, O
and O
paying O
more O
in O
taxes O
than O
on O
the O
basic O
necessities O
to O
live O
. O

This O
is O
n't O
right O
, O
folks O
. O

We O
need O
to O
send O
some O
of O
your O
money O
back O
to O
the O
people O
who O
pay O
the O
bills O
. O

We O
ought O
to O
provide O
tax O
relief O
for O
everybody O
who O
pays O
taxes O
in O
America B-GPE
! O

In O
addition O
to O
his O
stop O
in O
Grand B-GPE
Rapids I-GPE
, O
Bush B-GPE
's O
schedule O
for O
the O
day O
includes O
a O
visit O
to O
University B-GPE
Center I-GPE
, O
Michigan B-GPE
. O

He O
will O
be O
joined O
there O
by O
retired O
General O
Colin O
Powell O
, O
and O
will O
outline O
his O
proposals O
for O
repairing O
what O
he O
calls O
a O
weakening O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
under O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
. O

From O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
Bush B-GPE
flies O
to O
Morgantown B-GPE
, O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
, O
where O
he O
also O
will O
focus O
on O
military O
issues O
. O

West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
has O
the O
highest O
per O
capita O
number O
of O
veterans O
of O
foreign O
wars O
in O
the O
U.S B-GPE
. O

Canada B-GPE
is O
saying O
good-bye O
to O
a O
former O
leader O
. O

Cuban B-NORP
President O
Fidel O
Castro O
and O
former O
U.S. O
President O
Jimmy O
Carter O
joined O
thousands O
of O
mourners O
for O
the O
state O
funeral O
of O
former O
Canadian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Pierre O
Trudeau O
. O

The O
service O
inside O
the O
Notre O
Dame O
basilica O
in O
Trudeau B-PERSON
's O
hometown O
of O
Montreal B-GPE
. O

This O
caps O
five O
days O
of O
national O
mourning O
. O

Some O
15,000 O
people O
came O
to O
visit O
his O
flag O
- O
draped O
casket O
yesterday O
at O
City B-FAC
Hall I-FAC
. O

He O
died O
Thursday O
of O
prostate O
cancer O
. O

Pierre B-PERSON
Trudeau I-PERSON
was O
80 O
. O

Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
's O
company O
officially O
known O
as O
Martha B-ORG
Stewart I-ORG
Living I-ORG
Omnimedia I-ORG
earned O
$ O
3.8 O
million O
last O
quarter O
, O
more O
than O
double O
its O
profits O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
and O
the O
company O
says O
it O
's O
comfortable O
at O
the O
high O
end O
of O
profit O
estimates O
for O
the O
current O
quarter O
as O
well O
. O

Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
has O
a O
TV O
show O
, O
several O
books O
and O
a O
house O
wares O
line O
at O
Kmart B-ORG
. O

In O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
U.S. B-GPE
investigators O
have O
been O
blocked O
from O
interviewing O
potential O
witnesses O
about O
the O
bombing O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

FBI B-ORG
director O
Louis B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON
, O
and O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Madeleine O
Albright O
, O
are O
calling O
on O
Yemen B-GPE
's O
President O
for O
more O
cooperation O
. O

They O
thanked O
the O
country O
for O
help O
in O
gathering O
forensic O
evidence O
, O
but O
say O
the O
investigation O
must O
now O
move O
to O
the O
next O
phase O
. O

Yemeni O
authorities O
have O
been O
questioning O
potential O
witnesses O
. O

The B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
will O
begin O
its O
trip O
home O
next O
week O
. O

The O
destroyer O
is O
still O
at O
port O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
where O
it O
was O
bombed O
October O
. O

We O
are O
now O
getting O
the O
first O
closeup O
view O
of O
the O
damage O
. O

These O
pictures O
were O
obtained O
by O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
News I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
an O
independent O
Pentagon B-ORG
watchdog O
group O
. O

The O
Pentagon O
has O
refused O
to O
allow O
the O
media O
to O
get O
close O
to O
the O
inside O
of O
the O
damaged O
area O
. O

A O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
says O
, O
recent O
reports O
about O
Saudi B-NORP
dissident O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
and O
his O
possible O
role O
in O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
attack O
are O
unfounded O
. O

The O
official O
says O
investigators O
do O
not O
have O
`` O
specific O
'' O
or O
`` O
reliable O
'' O
evidence O
Bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
financed O
the O
attack O
or O
sent O
an O
agent O
to O
oversee O
it O
. O

Hello O
from O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

Our O
top O
story O
this O
half O
hour O
-- O
the O
United O
Nations O
Secretary O
- O
General O
says O
it O
's O
a O
time O
of O
`` O
delicate O
and O
acute O
diplomacy O
'' O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

Kofi B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON
is O
in O
the O
region O
for O
a O
marathon O
of O
talks O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
end O
violence O
that O
has O
left O
dozens O
of O
people O
dead O
in O
the O
last O
13 O
days O
. O

He O
met O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
today O
. O

Overnight O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
gave O
Palestinian O
Authority O
Chairman O
Yasser O
Arafat O
more O
time O
to O
curb O
the O
violence O
by O
extending O
the O
deadline O
for O
the O
fighting O
to O
stop O
. O

Annan B-PERSON
also O
met O
with O
Arafat B-PERSON
in O
Gaza B-GPE
and O
offered O
proposals O
for O
ending O
the O
crisis O
. O

Russian B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Igor O
Ivanov O
joined O
those O
discussions O
. O

Barak O
says O
he O
's O
ready O
to O
accept O
a O
commission O
to O
look O
into O
the O
causes O
of O
the O
recent O
clashes O
, O
an O
outside O
commission O
. O

The O
U.N. O
Secretary O
- O
General O
urged O
both O
sides O
to O
stop O
the O
violence O
and O
continue O
on O
the O
path O
to O
permanent O
peace O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

I O
think O
we O
need O
a O
relative O
calm O
to O
work O
out O
these O
things O
. O

I O
think O
we O
should O
avoid O
any O
statements O
or O
anything O
, O
on O
both O
sides O
, O
that O
will O
lead O
to O
tension O
on O
either O
side O
. O

I O
think O
we O
are O
in O
a O
merd O
of O
delicate O
and O
acute O
diplomacy O
. O

Diplomacy O
by O
coercion O
does O
n't O
work O
, O
and O
both O
sides O
should O
not O
make O
statements O
that O
are O
likely O
to O
inflame O
. O

Clashes O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
have O
left O
scores O
injured O
and O
almost O
90 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Hanna I-PERSON
joins O
us O
with O
the O
latest O
from O
Ramallah B-GPE
. O

Once O
again O
, O
here O
in O
Ramallah B-GPE
, O
confrontation O
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
demonstrators O
coming O
up O
against O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
security O
forces O
. O

Throughout O
the O
afternoon O
, O
the O
security O
forces O
have O
been O
firing O
rubber O
- O
coated O
steel O
bullets O
, O
they O
've O
been O
using O
concussion O
grenades O
and O
they O
've O
been O
firing O
tear O
gas O
into O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
crowd O
, O
which O
has O
been O
responding O
with O
stones O
and O
on O
occasion O
, O
fire O
bombs O
. O

What O
happened O
on O
this O
particular O
day O
, O
a O
funeral O
was O
held O
for O
a O
man O
who O
was O
allegedly O
beaten O
to O
death O
by O
Jewish O
settlers O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
attended O
this O
funeral O
here O
in O
Ramallah B-GPE
and O
came O
down O
to O
this O
particular O
point O
where O
there O
was O
another O
confrontation O
with O
security O
forces O
, O
one O
that O
has O
occurred O
numerous O
times O
over O
the O
past O
13 O
days O
. O

Out O
of O
this O
particular O
conflict O
here O
, O
one O
hospital O
in O
Ramallah B-GPE
tells O
us O
they O
have O
, O
admitted O
seven O
people O
, O
who O
were O
taking O
part O
in O
that O
demonstration O
. O

Of O
those O
seven O
, O
four O
people O
had O
been O
wounded O
with O
sharp O
- O
point O
high O
velocity O
ammunition O
, O
that O
is O
regular O
bullets O
, O
not O
rubber O
- O
coated O
steel O
bullets O
, O
that O
is O
more O
than O
50 O
% O
of O
those O
admitted O
have O
been O
injured O
according O
to O
the O
Ramallah B-GPE
hospital O
authorities O
with O
regular O
bullets O
. O

Earlier O
on O
, O
I O
spoke O
to O
the O
authorities O
, O
was O
provided O
with O
statistics O
that O
indicate O
over O
the O
past O
13 O
days O
, O
nearly O
40 O
% O
of O
those O
admitted O
had O
been O
treated O
for O
injuries O
skin O
with O
the O
high O
velocity O
regular O
bullets O
, O
a O
disturbing O
fact O
indeed O
. O

One O
must O
point O
out O
as O
well O
, O
there O
has O
been O
relative O
quiet O
, O
relative O
to O
the O
high O
intensity O
of O
violence O
that O
has O
been O
seen O
, O
but O
here O
at O
Ramallah B-GPE
, O
the O
far O
northern O
border O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
, O
once O
again O
there O
's O
confrontation O
tags O
and O
conflict O
. O

Here O
, O
at O
least O
, O
no O
sign O
of O
any O
cessation O
of O
hostilities O
. O

I O
'm O
Mike B-PERSON
Hanna I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Ramallah B-GPE
. O

Here O
's O
the O
latest O
on O
our O
top O
story O
today O
-- O

It O
's O
a O
day O
of O
celebration O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
as O
the O
country O
prepares O
to O
welcome O
a O
new O
President O
. O

An O
official O
swearing O
- O
in O
ceremony O
for O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
should O
be O
held O
later O
today O
in O
the O
capital O
city O
of O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

Alessio B-PERSON
Vinci I-PERSON
says O
the O
event O
was O
scheduled O
to O
take O
place O
hours O
ago O
but O
has O
been O
delayed O
because O
of O
a O
prolonged O
meeting O
of O
the O
newly O
elected O
Yugoslav O
parliament O
. O

This O
point O
we O
understand O
the O
two O
chambers O
are O
meeting O
separately O
because O
the O
mandates O
of O
all O
the O
deputies O
must O
be O
checked O
out O
and O
confronted O
. O

At O
this O
point O
we O
understand O
that O
there O
are O
some O
problems O
with O
some O
deputies O
in O
the O
upper O
house O
of O
the O
federal O
parliament O
. O

There O
are O
some O
votes O
that O
apparently O
were O
counted O
wrong O
. O

Anyway O
, O
it O
's O
unclear O
exactly O
what O
's O
happening O
, O
but O
they O
are O
contesting O
some O
seats O
. O

In O
that O
case O
if O
the O
two O
chamber O
can O
not O
agree O
and O
meet O
here O
, O
Kostunica B-PERSON
until O
then O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
take O
his O
hold O
. O

Outgoing O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
had O
refused O
to O
concede O
defeat O
in O
last O
month O
's O
presidential O
election O
until O
yesterday O
. O

Independent O
observers O
had O
declared O
Kostunica B-PERSON
the O
winner O
, O
but O
Milosevic B-PERSON
had O
disputed O
the O
result O
, O
calling O
for O
a O
run O
- O
off O
. O

That O
spurred O
widespread O
protests O
and O
prompted O
thousands O
of O
Yugoslavians B-NORP
to O
descend O
on O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

The O
demonstrators O
were O
met O
with O
tear O
gas O
Thursday O
as O
they O
stormed O
the O
parliament O
building O
. O

The O
protesters O
also O
took O
control O
of O
the O
building O
containing O
the O
state O
- O
run O
television O
network O
. O

In O
a O
televised O
address O
yesterday O
, O
Milosevic B-PERSON
congratulated O
Kostunica B-PERSON
on O
his O
victory O
and O
said O
he O
will O
take O
a O
break O
before O
returning O
to O
political O
life O
. O

CNN B-ORG
has O
learned O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
son O
, O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
and O
grandson O
left O
the O
country O
this O
morning O
. O

The O
President O
of O
the O
Yugoslav O
Pilots O
' O
Union O
says O
they O
flew O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
carrying O
only O
a O
few O
pieces O
of O
luggage O
. O

Secretary O
of O
State O
Madeleine O
Albright O
is O
heading O
to O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
today O
to O
meet O
with O
leader O
Kim B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
il I-PERSON
. O

She O
'll O
be O
first O
U.S. O
Cabinet O
Member O
ever O
to O
do O
so O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
trying O
to O
reduce O
tension O
in O
the O
area O
, O
as O
well O
as O
seek O
an O
end O
to O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
missile O
programs O
. O

If O
the O
visit O
goes O
well O
, O
President O
Clinton O
could O
visit O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
before O
his O
term O
ends O
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
invited O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
to O
a O
meeting O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

November O
Arafat O
tells O
CNN B-ORG
he O
hopes O
to O
go O
, O
but O
the O
date O
may O
conflict O
with O
a O
planned O
event O
at O
the O
upcoming O
Islamic O
countries O
summit O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
has O
not O
yet O
invited O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
, O
but O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Barak B-PERSON
says O
if O
he O
's O
invited O
, O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
would O
go O
to O
Washington B-GPE
a O
couple O
of O
days O
after O
Arafat B-PERSON
. O

Experts O
say O
there O
's O
no O
accurate O
or O
useful O
way O
to O
profile O
the O
personality O
of O
a O
child O
that O
might O
commit O
violent O
acts O
. O

That O
's O
according O
to O
a O
new O
study O
from O
the B-ORG
Secret I-ORG
Service I-ORG
on O
school O
violence O
. O

It O
shows O
that O
attackers O
, O
like O
the O
two O
who O
killed O
13 O
people O
at O
Columbine B-ORG
High I-ORG
School I-ORG
last O
year O
in O
Colorado B-GPE
, O
come O
from O
a O
variety O
of O
family O
and O
ethnic O
backgrounds O
. O

Academic O
performance O
ranged O
from O
excellent O
to O
failure O
. O

Some O
-- O
so O
far O
only O
boys O
, O
were O
considered O
loners O
, O
others O
popular O
. O

Behavioral O
problems O
were O
common O
among O
some O
children O
, O
but O
others O
had O
no O
such O
history O
. O

Experts O
say O
the O
study O
's O
information O
is O
still O
useful O
. O

It O
's O
really O
a O
fact O
- O
based O
report O
, O
and O
with O
these O
facts O
, O
a O
school O
can O
move O
out O
and O
actually O
do O
prevention O
, O
and O
some O
of O
that O
prevention O
is O
to O
realize O
that O
there O
are O
boys O
out O
there O
who O
are O
in O
pain O
who O
will O
just O
mention O
it O
slightly O
because O
they O
are O
afraid O
to O
talk O
about O
it O
, O
and O
the O
school O
can O
do O
something O
about O
that O
. O

They O
can O
respond O
in O
a O
supportive O
shame O
- O
free O
way O
and O
help O
that O
boy O
out O
before O
he O
moves O
on O
to O
targeted O
violence O
, O
instead O
of O
saying O
, O
Boys O
will O
be O
boys O
or O
all O
boys O
say O
these O
things O
, O
so O
let O
's O
just O
forget O
about O
it O
. O

The O
study O
also O
found O
more O
than O
half O
the O
students O
who O
perpetrated O
attacks O
were O
motivated O
by O
revenge O
and O
had O
a O
history O
of O
gun O
use O
. O

As O
the O
damaged O
`` B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
is O
being O
returned O
home O
on O
a O
salvage O
ship O
, O
CNN B-ORG
has O
learned O
C O
explosive O
was O
used O
to O
bomb O
the O
Navy O
destroyer O
. O

C O
is O
manufactured O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
other O
countries O
such O
as O
Austria B-GPE
and O
Iran B-GPE
. O

Sources O
say O
identification O
of O
the O
explosive O
will O
allow O
authorities O
to O
focus O
on O
terrorist O
groups O
that O
have O
access O
to O
it O
. O

CNN B-ORG
has O
obtained O
photographs O
which O
show O
the O
extent O
of O
the O
damage O
to O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

The O
Navy O
now O
estimates O
the O
size O
of O
the O
hole O
in O
the O
ship O
's O
hull O
is O
40 O
feet O
high O
and O
60 O
feet O
wide O
. O

That O
's O
20 O
feet O
bigger O
than O
initially O
reported O
. O

Repairs O
could O
run O
as O
high O
as O
$ O
170 O
million O
. O

17 O
sailors O
died O
in O
the O
bombing O
. O

A O
leading O
Chinese B-NORP
pharmaceutical O
company O
will O
manufacture O
the O
Ru B-PRODUCT
abortion O
pill O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
market O
. O

The O
U.S. O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
approved O
the O
pill O
two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
but O
did O
not O
disclose O
the O
drugmakers O
' O
identity O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
company O
has O
been O
manufacturing O
Ru B-PRODUCT
for O
at O
least O
seven O
years O
. O

For O
more O
business O
and O
consumer O
news O
, O
click O
on O
to O
cnnfn.com O
. O

The O
weekly O
Republican O
radio O
address O
focused O
on O
energy O
and O
the O
economy O
. O

Michigan O
Governor O
John O
Engler O
said O
disruptions O
in O
energy O
supplies O
have O
shaken O
the O
economy O
three O
times O
in O
the O
last O
generation O
. O

He O
says O
the O
decision O
to O
tap O
into O
the O
national O
strategic O
petroleum O
reserve O
to O
meet O
anticipated O
shortages O
is O
a O
mistake O
. O

The O
petroleum O
reserve O
is O
not O
a O
political O
reserve O
. O

A O
aradiant O
wo O
n't O
lower O
fuel O
prices O
in O
the O
long O
run O
, O
but O
it O
will O
make O
our O
nation O
more O
vulnerable O
to O
foreign O
producers O
. O

Engler B-PERSON
says O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
has O
failed O
to O
develop O
a O
coherent O
energy O
policy O
, O
leading O
to O
increased O
dependence O
on O
imported O
oil O
. O

WorldCom B-ORG
hits O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
with O
two O
big O
announcements O
. O

I O
'm O
Myron B-PERSON
Kandel I-PERSON
at O
the O
CNNFN O
newsdesk O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

The O
nation O
's O
second O
biggest O
long O
distance O
phone O
company O
cut O
its O
revenue O
and O
profit O
growth O
outlooks O
through O
next O
year O
. O

It O
blames O
competitive O
pressures O
and O
increased O
expenses O
. O

WorldCom B-ORG
also O
confirms O
its O
restructuring O
of O
the O
company O
and O
creating O
two O
tracking O
stocks O
. O

One O
called O
WorldCom B-ORG
will O
follow O
the O
faster O
growing O
data O
and O
internet O
business O
. O

The O
other O
, O
called O
MCI B-ORG
, O
will O
track O
the O
company O
's O
long O
distance O
units O
. O

WorldCom B-ORG
's O
rival O
, O
AT&T B-ORG
, O
announced O
a O
similar O
restructuring O
plan O
last O
week O
. O

There O
were O
more O
clashes O
between O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
today O
. O

At O
least O
three O
people O
were O
wounded O
overnight O
during O
a O
round O
of O
gunfire O
at O
a O
Jewish O
enclave O
near O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Violence O
has O
claimed O
nearly O
140 O
lives O
, O
mostly O
Palestinian B-NORP
, O
in O
less O
than O
a O
month O
. O

Fionnuala B-PERSON
Sweeney I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Another O
exchange O
of O
gunfire O
in O
Gilo B-GPE
, O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

44 O
Israeli B-NORP
military O
retaliates O
, O
using O
machine O
gun O
and O
tracer O
fire O
. O

Unlike O
Sunday O
night O
's O
clashes O
, O
no O
warning O
was O
given O
to O
residents O
in O
Beit B-GPE
Jala I-GPE
to O
evacuate O
. O

My O
children O
and O
I O
were O
in O
a O
room O
in O
our O
apartment O
on O
the O
second O
floor O
, O
he O
says O
, O
but O
when O
the O
gunfire O
started O
, O
we O
went O
downstairs O
to O
the O
first O
floor O
. O

As O
you O
can O
see O
, O
the O
gunfire O
was O
attacking O
our O
home O
. O

The O
residents O
of O
Gilo B-GPE
, O
too O
, O
were O
surveying O
the O
damage O
. O

What O
can O
I O
do O
, O
he O
says O
? O

I O
bought O
this O
apartment O
seven O
years O
ago O
. O

I O
thought O
it O
would O
be O
quiet O
. O

I O
can O
not O
go O
onto O
terrace O
. O

I O
can O
not O
put O
my O
lights O
on O
. O

Gilo B-GPE
is O
situated O
on O
a O
hill O
overlooking O
Beit B-GPE
Jala I-GPE
in O
the O
valley O
below O
. O

It O
was O
built O
on O
territory O
seized O
from O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
in O
the O
1967 O
war O
. O

Israelis B-NORP
consider O
it O
part O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
claim O
it O
was O
built O
on O
land O
belonging O
to O
Beit B-GPE
Jala I-GPE
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Hebron B-GPE
, O
one O
Palestinian B-NORP
man O
was O
killed O
during O
clashes O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
. O

Israeli B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Force I-ORG
officials O
say O
he O
was O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Tanzim O
militia O
, O
an O
arm O
of O
the O
Fatah B-NORP
party O
, O
a O
charge O
denied O
by O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Meanwhile O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
continues O
his O
efforts O
to O
form O
a O
government O
of O
national O
emergency O
. O

Talks O
with O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
right O
- O
wing O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
, O
ended O
without O
agreement O
Monday O
, O
but O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
sources O
say O
they O
are O
confident O
a O
deal O
can O
be O
struck O
before O
the O
Knesset O
reconvenes O
after O
the O
summer O
recess O
next O
Monday O
. O

Palestinians B-NORP
say O
that O
if O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
is O
included O
in O
any O
new O
government O
, O
it O
will O
spell O
the O
end O
of O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

Meanwhile O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
military O
says O
it O
is O
hunkering O
down O
for O
military O
clashes O
. O

In O
the O
words O
of O
one O
brigadier O
general O
, O
`` O
we O
are O
not O
talking O
about O
a O
short O
- O
lived O
adventure O
. O
'' O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
too O
, O
say O
they O
expect O
a O
drawn O
- O
out O
conflict O
, O
playing O
Barak B-PERSON
for O
calling O
an O
end O
to O
the O
fighting O
. O

Fionnuala B-PERSON
Sweeney I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Scattered O
clashes O
were O
reported O
between O
Palestinian B-NORP
protesters O
and O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
today O
, O
despite O
intense O
diplomatic O
efforts O
to O
stop O
that O
. O

Palestinians B-NORP
say O
a O
17 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
protester O
was O
killed O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
gunfire O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
, O
and O
a O
16 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
boy O
died O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

In O
Ramallah B-GPE
, O
protesters O
set O
fire O
to O
tires O
before O
being O
driven O
back O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
. O

U.N. O
Secretary O
- O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
met O
today O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
. O

Annan B-PERSON
returned O
to O
Gaza B-GPE
after O
meeting O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
consulting O
by O
phone O
with O
President O
Clinton O
. O

Arafat B-PERSON
is O
pushing O
Annan B-PERSON
to O
appoint O
an O
international O
commission O
to O
look O
into O
the O
violence O
. O

The O
FBI O
is O
reportedly O
performing O
DNA O
test O
on O
human O
remains O
from O
last O
month O
's O
bombing O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

They O
're O
trying O
to O
confirm O
the O
identities O
of O
two O
men O
believed O
to O
be O
responsible O
for O
the O
attack O
. O

17 O
Americans O
were O
killed O
when O
a O
small O
boat O
carrying O
two O
men O
exploded O
next O
to O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
as O
it O
was O
refueling O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

Comments O
come O
from O
General O
Shelten O
who O
says O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
might O
retaliate O
with O
cruise O
missiles O
or O
other O
weapons O
if O
it O
finds O
out O
who O
is O
responsible O
. O

Thanks O
for O
joining O
us O
this O
morning O
. O

Topping O
the O
news O
this O
half O
hour O
-- O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
in O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
are O
taking O
extra O
precautions O
against O
possible O
terrorist O
attacks O
. O

A O
Pentagon B-ORG
spokesman O
says O
all O
of O
the O
Navy O
's O
Fifth B-ORG
Fleet I-ORG
ships O
will O
remain O
at O
sea O
for O
the O
foreseeable O
future O
to O
reduce O
their O
vulnerability O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
embassy O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
has O
been O
closed O
. O

Military O
personnel O
there O
and O
in O
Bahrain B-GPE
have O
been O
placed O
on O
the O
highest O
state O
of O
alert O
. O

The O
Pentagon O
says O
it O
received O
specific O
threats O
against O
U.S. B-GPE
possessions O
in O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

A O
similar O
threat O
led O
to O
the O
closing O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
embassy O
in O
Indonesia B-GPE
. O

Officials O
say O
terrorist O
threats O
against O
U.S. B-GPE
interests O
worldwide O
have O
increased O
to O
their O
highest O
level O
since O
the O
millennium O
celebrations O
. O

The O
increase O
reportedly O
coincides O
with O
the O
October O
bombing O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
and O
with O
the O
recent O
flare O
- O
up O
of O
Mideast B-LOC
violence O
. O

The O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
attack O
killed O
17 O
sailors O
and O
wounded O
39 O
others O
. O

The B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Armed I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
continues O
a O
hearing O
into O
the O
bombing O
today O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Monday O
, O
President O
Clinton O
will O
approve O
$ O
435 O
million O
to O
ease O
the O
debt O
burdens O
of O
some O
of O
the O
world O
's O
poorest O
countries O
. O

It O
allows O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
be O
part O
of O
a O
global O
effort O
to O
free O
developing O
countries O
from O
interest O
payments O
. O

The O
measure O
is O
part O
of O
a O
$ O
15 O
billion O
international O
assistance O
package O
. O

The B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Navy I-ORG
is O
revising O
the O
timeline O
of O
last O
week O
's O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

It O
says O
the O
explosion O
happened O
more O
than O
two O
hours O
after O
the O
ship O
was O
tied O
to O
a O
fuel O
dock O
, O
not O
during O
the O
mooring O
operation O
, O
as O
previously O
thought O
. O

Some O
wonder O
then O
, O
how O
the O
terrorists O
' O
boat O
could O
have O
escaped O
notice O
, O
since O
there O
should O
have O
been O
no O
other O
boats O
near O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

The O
Navy O
says O
the O
sailors O
may O
have O
thought O
the O
small O
boat O
was O
there O
to O
help O
free O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
from O
lines O
tying O
it O
to O
the O
fuel O
dock O
. O

Officials O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
say O
they O
found O
bomb O
- O
making O
materials O
at O
a O
nearby O
apartment O
. O

FBI B-ORG
agents O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
have O
taken O
swabs O
of O
explosive O
residue O
found O
in O
the O
apartment O
, O
and O
have O
sent O
them O
to O
Washington B-GPE
for O
analysis O
. O

The O
nation O
's O
jobless O
rate O
is O
holding O
steady O
. O

The B-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
yesterday O
the O
unemployment O
rate O
remained O
at O
the O
30 O
- O
year O
low O
of O
3.9 O
% O
in O
October O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Beard I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Lower O
mortgage O
rates O
last O
month O
helped O
construction O
firms O
add O
34,000 O
jobs O
. O

The O
huge O
services O
sector O
added O
99,000 O
, O
but O
growth O
in O
manufacturing O
was O
unchanged O
, O
suggesting O
sluggish O
demand O
for O
factory O
labor O
. O

That O
as O
October O
payrolls O
picked O
up O
far O
fewer O
jobs O
than O
expected O
and O
September O
's O
payroll O
gains O
were O
revised O
sharply O
lower O
. O

So O
far O
this O
year O
, O
the O
pace O
of O
job O
growth O
is O
slowing O
-- O
averaging O
182,000 O
jobs O
a O
month O
, O
versus O
229,000 O
for O
all O
of O
last O
year O
. O

It O
shows O
the O
top O
line O
. O

The O
headline O
number O
is O
weakening O
the O
economy O
is O
weakening O
, O
but O
again O
, O
the O
persistence O
of O
that O
labor O
market O
tightness O
is O
still O
there O
. O

One O
key O
measure O
of O
inflation O
picked O
up O
slightly O
last O
month O
above O
market O
expectations O
. O

Average O
hourly O
earnings O
now O
up O
3.8 O
% O
year O
over O
year O
. O

Some O
economists O
note O
that O
's O
been O
the O
trend O
for O
the O
last O
few O
years O
and O
is O
one O
of O
the O
main O
reasons O
the O
Fed O
remains O
on O
inflation O
alert O
despite O
other O
signs O
the O
economy O
is O
cooling O
. O

I O
think O
this O
number O
will O
certainly O
continue O
to O
calm O
the O
fears O
of O
policymakers O
, O
but O
I O
think O
it O
will O
put O
off O
that O
belief O
that O
the O
Fed O
is O
going O
to O
lower O
interest O
rates O
anytime O
soon O
. O

Meantime O
, O
the O
administration O
could O
n't O
wait O
to O
put O
a O
positive O
spin O
on O
the O
nation O
's O
unemployment O
rate O
, O
which O
stayed O
at O
a O
30 O
- O
year O
low O
. O

We O
have O
an O
economy O
that O
's O
in O
balance O
. O

Obviously O
, O
we O
continue O
to O
see O
signs O
of O
moderation O
, O
but O
let O
's O
remember O
this O
is O
still O
the O
longest O
and O
strongest O
boom O
in O
all O
of O
American B-NORP
history O
. O

For O
now O
, O
most O
economists O
see O
a O
portrait O
of O
a O
moderating O
economy O
, O
with O
few O
signs O
of O
a O
dramatic O
slowdown O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Beard I-PERSON
, O
`` O
CNN B-WORK_OF_ART
Financial I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Lots O
of O
people O
go O
out O
for O
a O
jog O
to O
keep O
fit O
. O

Lots O
more O
of O
us O
should O
, O
but O
one O
man O
is O
taking O
that O
activity O
to O
new O
extremes O
. O

Ben O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
of O
Chicago B-GPE
affiliate O
CLTV B-ORG
has O
the O
story O
. O

Rick B-PERSON
Henry I-PERSON
is O
not O
your O
average O
Monday O
morning O
commuter O
. O

I O
'm O
sure O
I O
'll O
be O
sore O
. O

Rick B-PERSON
ran O
the O
Chicago O
Marathon O
Sunday O
, O
but O
that O
was O
just O
a O
warm O
- O
up O
. O

A O
warm O
- O
up O
for O
a O
run O
around O
the O
world O
. O

To O
kind O
of O
go O
after O
any O
goal O
, O
you O
have O
to O
be O
able O
to O
envision O
it O
. O

You O
have O
to O
be O
able O
to O
see O
it O
. O

You O
have O
to O
be O
able O
to O
break O
it O
apart O
and O
put O
it O
back O
together O
. O

Horn O
honks O
. O

With O
applause O
and O
well O
wishes O
from O
family O
and O
friends O
, O
Rick B-PERSON
is O
now O
well O
on O
his O
way O
. O

He O
's O
been O
running O
since O
he O
was O
a O
kid O
. O

Now O
the O
University O
of O
Illinois B-GPE
in O
Chicago B-GPE
is O
making O
him O
the O
subject O
of O
a O
human O
endurance O
test O
, O
first O
to O
see O
if O
it O
is O
physically O
possible O
to O
run O
around O
the O
globe O
, O
then O
to O
see O
how O
the O
body O
holds O
up O
. O

It O
comes O
with O
a O
price O
. O

You O
know O
, O
obviously O
the O
training O
's O
been O
difficult O
, O
and O
you O
kind O
of O
trade O
in O
the O
usual O
and O
customary O
life O
, O
you O
know O
, O
for O
the O
strange O
and O
unusual O
. O

Rick B-PERSON
plans O
on O
running O
about O
30 O
to O
50 O
miles O
a O
day O
, O
1,000 O
miles O
a O
month O
. O

At O
that O
rate O
, O
it O
'll O
take O
him O
about O
18 O
months O
to O
get O
around O
the O
world O
. O

I O
'm O
scared O
. O

I O
'm O
nervous O
. O

I O
pray O
a O
lot O
. O

Cheers O
and O
applause O
. O

Rick B-PERSON
also O
has O
the O
prayers O
of O
the O
students O
and O
staff O
at O
Nazareth B-ORG
Academy I-ORG
. O

It O
's O
where O
he O
went O
to O
high O
school O
, O
and O
it O
was O
his O
first O
rest O
stop O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
say O
enough O
about O
healthy O
lifestyles O
, O
healthy O
choices O
. O

Now O
, O
he O
is O
back O
on O
the O
road O
, O
running O
towards O
his O
goal O
of O
doing O
something O
no O
person O
has O
done O
before O
. O

It O
's O
just O
kind O
of O
like O
feeling O
like O
an O
explorer O
or O
something O
. O

You O
get O
a O
chance O
to O
experience O
the O
world O
in O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
way O
. O

That O
report O
courtesy O
of O
Ben O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
of O
Chicago B-GPE
affiliate O
CLTV B-ORG
. O

The O
Chicago B-GPE
suburb O
of O
Arlington B-GPE
Heights I-GPE
is O
the O
first O
stop O
for O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
today O
. O

As O
part O
of O
his O
Barnstorm B-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Reform I-WORK_OF_ART
tour O
, O
he O
is O
joined O
by O
Republican O
governors O
from O
Connecticut B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Dakota I-GPE
, O
and O
Montana B-GPE
. O

The O
message O
for O
the O
morning O
was O
education O
reform O
. O

The O
Texas B-GPE
governor O
stops O
in O
Gore B-PERSON
's O
home O
state O
of O
Tennessee B-GPE
this O
afternoon O
for O
remarks O
at O
a O
middle O
school O
. O

Tonight O
, O
Bush B-GPE
holds O
what O
's O
called O
a O
victory O
rally O
in O
Jacksonville B-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
. O

Tommy B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
may O
start O
chasing O
after O
an O
accused O
criminal O
once O
more O
. O

He O
's O
in O
talks O
to O
star O
in O
`` O
The O
Hunted O
, O
'' O
and O
that O
would O
pair O
him O
again O
with O
director O
William B-PERSON
Friedkin I-PERSON
. O

The O
duo O
just O
teamed O
on O
`` O
Rules O
of O
Engagement O
. O
'' O

Jones B-PERSON
would O
play O
a O
famous O
FBI B-ORG
tracker O
leading O
a O
manhunt O
for O
a O
killer O
. O

Analysts O
' O
downgrades O
in O
the O
semiconductor O
sector O
have O
sent O
chipmaker O
stocks O
plunging O
today O
. O

That O
is O
n't O
keeping O
IBM B-ORG
from O
expanding O
its O
chip O
operations O
. O

It O
's O
investing O
$ O
2.5 O
million O
to O
build O
an O
advanced O
semiconductor O
plan O
, O
about O
60 O
miles O
north O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

An O
additional O
$ O
2.5 O
billion O
will O
go O
toward O
improvements O
at O
IBM B-ORG
chip O
plants O
in O
Vermont B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Yugoslavia B-GPE
is O
a O
step O
closer O
to O
ending O
its O
years O
of O
isolation O
and O
socialist O
power O
. O

Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
parliament O
today O
appointed O
a O
new O
government O
backing O
reformist O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
. O

It O
's O
the O
country O
's O
first O
communist O
- O
free O
government O
in O
more O
than O
half O
a O
century O
. O

The O
new O
cabinet O
won O
approval O
in O
both O
chambers O
of O
parliament O
and O
from O
deputies O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
two O
republics O
-- O
Serbia B-GPE
and O
Montenegro B-GPE
. O

The O
new O
government O
is O
key O
for O
reformists O
to O
cement O
their O
position O
in O
power O
. O

Last O
month O
's O
mass O
uprising O
forced O
former O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
to O
admit O
defeat O
in O
presidential O
elections O
. O

Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
new O
President O
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
, O
is O
still O
having O
trouble O
consolidating O
his O
power O
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
's O
supporters O
and O
allies O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
failed O
to O
agree O
today O
on O
a O
transitional O
government O
and O
a O
new O
election O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
main O
republic O
, O
Serbia B-GPE
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
is O
enjoying O
more O
success O
abroad O
. O

He O
got O
some O
support O
today O
as O
he O
attended O
a O
summit O
of O
European B-ORG
Union I-ORG
leaders O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

The O
EU B-GPE
promised O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
$ O
175 O
million O
in O
aid O
without O
attaching O
conditions O
. O

Former O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Boris O
Yeltsin O
takes O
readers O
behind O
closed O
doors O
at O
the O
Kremlin B-GPE
in O
his O
new O
book O
. O

Yeltsin B-PERSON
writes O
in O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Midnight I-WORK_OF_ART
Diaries I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
that O
he O
received O
intelligence O
reports O
about O
the O
Monica B-PERSON
Lewinsky I-PERSON
scandal O
before O
it O
went O
public O
, O
but O
he O
chose O
not O
to O
warn O
President O
Clinton O
. O

He O
says O
he O
`` O
thought O
Clinton B-GPE
could O
handle O
it O
himself O
. O
'' O

Yeltsin B-PERSON
also O
admits O
he O
was O
drunk O
when O
he O
grabbed O
a O
baton O
and O
struck O
up O
a O
military O
orchestra O
in O
Berlin B-GPE
six O
years O
ago O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
told O
his O
Cabinet B-ORG
he O
would O
declare O
a O
`` O
time O
- O
out O
'' O
to O
re-evaluate O
the O
Mideast O
peace O
process O
, O
in O
light O
of O
recent O
events O
. O

Still O
, O
he O
says O
, O
`` O
Israel B-GPE
will O
continue O
to O
pursue O
peace O
and O
every O
path O
that O
leads O
to O
it O
. O
'' O

He O
did O
not O
say O
when O
the O
time O
- O
out O
would O
begin O
or O
how O
long O
it O
would O
last O
. O

Veekz O
have O
been O
placed O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
as O
U.S. B-GPE
investigators O
are O
staying O
as O
they O
search O
for O
clues O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

Security O
was O
ordered O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
a O
telephone O
bomb O
threat O
. O

17 O
U.S. B-GPE
sailors O
were O
killed O
and O
39 O
wounded O
2 O
weeks O
ago O
in O
the O
bombing O
that O
left O
a O
huge O
hole O
in O
the O
side O
of O
the O
destroyer O
. O

FBI B-ORG
technicians O
sent O
to O
Yemen B-GPE
to O
collect O
evidence O
have O
scheduled O
to O
leave O
today O
. O

Reformers O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
got O
a O
significant O
boost O
today O
. O

The O
Serbian B-NORP
parliament O
approved O
a O
power O
- O
sharing O
administration O
to O
run O
the O
republic O
until O
early O
elections O
in O
December O
. O

The O
legislative O
body O
is O
the O
last O
major O
bastion O
of O
support O
for O
former O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
. O

His O
successor O
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
leader O
to O
admit O
Army B-ORG
and O
police O
forces O
committed O
widespread O
killings O
in O
Kosovo B-GPE
last O
year O
. O

In O
a O
television O
interview O
, O
Kostunica B-PERSON
says O
he O
is O
ready O
to O
accept O
responsibility O
for O
the O
crimes O
committed O
under O
the O
Milosevic B-PERSON
regime O
. O

A O
new O
project O
encouraging O
rooftop O
gardens O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
is O
bringing O
new O
meaning O
to O
the O
term O
`` O
urban O
jungle O
. O
'' O

The O
roof O
of O
City B-FAC
Hall I-FAC
is O
being O
transformed O
into O
an O
urban O
oasis O
. O

Rooftops O
normally O
absorb O
the O
hot O
sun O
and O
heat O
up O
the O
air O
in O
cities O
which O
can O
make O
pollution O
worse O
. O

The O
project O
is O
part O
of O
a O
federal O
government O
study O
to O
see O
if O
rooftop O
gardens O
can O
have O
the O
opposite O
effect O
. O

216 O
crew O
members O
from O
the O
bombed O
destroyer O
`` B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
got O
a O
hero O
's O
welcome O
as O
they O
returned O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
today O
. O

The O
sailors O
will O
be O
given O
leaves O
of O
absence O
to O
recuperate O
and O
spend O
time O
with O
their O
friends O
and O
families O
. O

17 O
crew O
members O
were O
killed O
and O
39 O
injured O
in O
the O
bomb O
attack O
on O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
. O

October O
the O
damaged O
vessel O
remains O
in O
the O
Gulf O
of O
Aden B-GPE
loaded O
atop O
the O
heavy O
- O
lift O
ship O
, O
`` O
the O
Blue B-PRODUCT
Marlin I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

Pentagon B-ORG
sources O
say O
the O
piggybacked O
ships O
will O
depart O
tomorrow O
. O

They O
will O
sail O
around O
the O
southern O
tip O
of O
Africa B-GPE
and O
arrive O
in O
Norfolk B-GPE
around O
December O
. O

Russian B-ORG
Navy I-ORG
officials O
have O
halted O
attempts O
to O
recover O
bodies O
from O
the O
sunken O
nuclear O
submarine O
, O
the O
`` O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

They O
say O
jagged O
metal O
at O
the O
site O
makes O
it O
too O
dangerous O
for O
divers O
to O
continue O
. O

A O
Russian B-NORP
government O
commission O
is O
planning O
to O
meet O
tomorrow O
to O
decide O
on O
any O
further O
salvage O
efforts O
. O

12 O
of O
the O
es O
the O
vessel O
have O
been O
recovered O
. O

If O
the O
volatility O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
has O
you O
concerned O
about O
your O
investments O
, O
you O
may O
want O
to O
consider O
something O
designed O
to O
be O
a O
bit O
more O
stable O
. O

Valarie B-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON
has O
more O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
's O
recent O
volatility O
likely O
has O
some O
investors O
seeking O
a O
safe O
haven O
. O

One O
way O
to O
go O
is O
a O
Real O
Estate O
Investment O
Trust O
or O
REAT B-ORG
. O

They O
own O
and O
operate O
apartment O
complexes O
and O
office O
buildings O
and O
other O
properties O
. O

Demand O
is O
high O
for O
space O
. O

By O
law O
, O
the O
trust O
must O
pay O
out O
5 O
% O
of O
its O
taxable O
income O
each O
year O
and O
that O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
creates O
big O
dividends O
. O

The O
group O
so O
far O
in O
the O
third O
quarter O
for O
those O
companies O
that O
have O
reported O
have O
generated O
about O
0 O
% O
earnings O
growth O
. O

We O
think O
over O
the O
long O
term O
, O
at O
least O
for O
the O
next O
couple O
of O
years O
, O
that O
many O
of O
these O
companies O
can O
have O
high O
single O
digit O
revenue O
growth O
. O

So O
far O
this O
return O
, O
returns O
are O
up O
more O
than O
15 O
% O
, O
compared O
to O
the O
S&P O
500 O
's O
loss O
of O
nearly O
3 O
% O
and O
the O
Nasdaq O
's O
loss O
of O
more O
than O
15 O
% O
, O
but O
while O
REATs B-ORG
offer O
some O
stability O
in O
a O
volatile O
market O
, O
there O
is O
some O
risk O
as O
well O
. O

You O
think O
about O
real O
estate O
, O
it O
's O
a O
cyclical O
industry O
. O

The O
things O
that O
have O
gotten O
you O
in O
trouble O
are O
too O
much O
supply O
. O

Demand O
is O
relatively O
stable O
, O
but O
the O
ups O
and O
downs O
relative O
to O
supply O
were O
what O
hurts O
you O
in O
the O
real O
estate O
markets O
. O

That O
's O
`` O
your O
money O
. O
'' O

Valarie B-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON
, O
`` O
CNN B-WORK_OF_ART
Financial I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

For O
more O
business O
and O
consumer O
news O
, O
click O
on O
to O
cnnfn.com O
. O

Five O
years O
ago O
today O
, O
the O
O.J. B-PERSON
Simpson I-PERSON
trial O
ended O
with O
an O
acquittal O
. O

In O
today O
's O
edition O
of O
`` O
Headliners B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
Bob B-PERSON
Glascoff I-PERSON
looks O
at O
the O
life O
of O
the O
lead O
prosecutor O
in O
the O
case O
, O
and O
what O
she O
's O
doing O
now O
. O

Not O
guilty O
of O
the O
crime O
of O
murder O
. O

On O
this O
day O
in O
1995 O
, O
O.J. B-PERSON
Simpson I-PERSON
was O
acquitted O
of O
the O
1994 O
murders O
of O
his O
ex-wife O
Nicole B-PERSON
and O
her O
friend O
Ron B-NORP
Goldman O
. O

The O
trial O
thrust O
chief O
prosecutor O
Marcia B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
into O
the O
spotlight O
. O

Clark B-PERSON
graduated O
from O
UCLA B-ORG
in O
1974 O
, O
earning O
her O
law O
degree O
five O
years O
later O
. O

She O
joined O
the O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
district O
attorney O
's O
office O
in O
1981 O
after O
spending O
two O
years O
as O
a O
criminal O
defense O
attorney O
. O

Clark B-PERSON
gained O
reputation O
for O
her O
expertise O
in O
forensic O
evidence O
, O
handling O
at O
least O
60 O
jury O
trials O
, O
20 O
involving O
murder O
, O
before O
taking O
on O
the O
Simpson B-PERSON
case O
. O

Her O
efforts O
helped O
convict O
the O
Robert O
John O
Bardo O
of O
the O
stalking O
murder O
of O
actress O
Rebecca B-PERSON
Schaeffer I-PERSON
, O
but O
the O
Simpson B-PERSON
trial O
and O
the O
jury O
's O
findings O
marked O
a O
turning O
point O
in O
the O
career O
of O
the O
twice O
- O
divorced O
mother O
of O
two O
. O

Since O
the O
trial O
, O
she O
's O
published O
the O
best O
- O
selling O
book O
`` O
Without B-WORK_OF_ART
a I-WORK_OF_ART
Doubt I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
about O
her O
experience O
on O
the O
Simpson B-PERSON
case O
. O

These O
days O
, O
Clark B-PERSON
practices O
family O
law O
in O
L.A. B-GPE
and O
has O
made O
frequent O
appearances O
on O
network O
television O
. O

With O
`` O
Headliners B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
I O
'm O
Bob B-PERSON
Glascoff I-PERSON
. O

Violence O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
has O
claimed O
the O
lives O
of O
eight O
Palestinians B-NORP
today O
. O

All O
were O
shot O
dead O
in O
skirmishes O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
. O

The O
new O
violence O
erupted O
at O
the O
end O
of O
a O
48 O
- O
hour O
cease O
- O
fire O
which O
was O
designed O
to O
pave O
the O
way O
for O
a O
resumption O
of O
peace O
talks O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
acting O
Foreign O
Minister O
says O
his O
nation O
is O
hoping O
to O
renew O
those O
talks O
, O
but O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
is O
taking O
no O
chances O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
says O
he O
will O
proceed O
with O
plans O
to O
form O
a O
national O
government O
of O
emergency O
. O

Yugoslavian O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
is O
warning O
of O
the O
consequences O
of O
an O
opposition O
victory O
in O
an O
upcoming O
runoff O
election O
. O

In O
a O
televised O
address O
today O
, O
Milosevic B-PERSON
predicted O
an O
opposition O
takeover O
would O
bring O
about O
the O
breakup O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
. O

Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
comments O
come O
as O
opposition O
forces O
are O
organizing O
nationwide O
strikes O
aimed O
at O
forcing O
him O
to O
step O
down O
. O

Hundreds O
of O
cars O
, O
trucks O
and O
buses O
are O
lining O
up O
at O
major O
intersections O
, O
and O
most O
taxi O
drivers O
are O
refusing O
to O
work O
. O

Opposition O
leaders O
claim O
Milosevic B-PERSON
rigged O
last O
week O
's O
presidential O
vote O
. O

Overnight O
, O
thousands O
of O
workers O
abandoned O
their O
jobs O
at O
two O
important O
coal O
mines O
and O
an O
oil O
refinery O
, O
and O
that O
could O
lead O
to O
power O
and O
fuel O
shortages O
. O

Yugoslav O
election O
officials O
have O
scheduled O
a O
runoff O
for O
Sunday O
, O
saying O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
challenger O
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
, O
did O
n't O
achieve O
the O
required O
majority O
of O
votes O
. O

Microsoft B-ORG
confirms O
hackers O
broke O
into O
the O
company O
's O
computer O
network O
and O
gained O
access O
to O
software O
code O
information O
. O

The O
FBI O
is O
investigating O
. O

A O
Microsoft B-ORG
executive O
calls O
the O
break O
- O
in O
an O
`` O
issue O
of O
great O
importance O
, O
'' O
but O
says O
none O
of O
the O
codes O
were O
tampered O
with O
. O

The O
company O
says O
computers O
running O
Microsoft B-ORG
software O
should O
n't O
be O
affected O
. O

`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Wall I-WORK_OF_ART
Street I-WORK_OF_ART
Journal I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
reports O
the O
break O
- O
in O
was O
discovered O
Wednesday O
. O

`` O
the O
Journal O
'' O
says O
security O
employees O
found O
passwords O
used O
to O
transfer O
codes O
were O
being O
sent O
to O
an O
e-mail O
address O
in O
St. B-GPE
Petersburg I-GPE
, O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Duane B-PERSON
Walker I-PERSON
, O
`` O
CNN B-WORK_OF_ART
Headline I-WORK_OF_ART
Sports I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Week O
ten O
of O
the O
NFL O
season O
, O
and O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
a O
Washington B-ORG
Redskins I-ORG
uniform O
, O
Jeff B-PERSON
George I-PERSON
will O
get O
the O
starting O
nod O
at O
quarterback O
against O
the B-ORG
Arizona I-ORG
Cardinals I-ORG
. O

Brad B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
is O
out O
because O
of O
a O
sprained O
knee O
ligament O
. O

I O
would O
think O
where O
we O
're O
at O
that O
Brad B-PERSON
will O
be O
out O
of O
the O
game O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
I O
'd O
like O
him O
to O
at O
least O
be O
able O
to O
dress O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
he O
'll O
even O
be O
able O
to O
do O
that O
. O

If O
we O
where O
he O
s O
and O
be O
an O
emergency O
third O
, O
that O
would O
probably O
be O
the O
best O
we O
could O
hope O
for O
. O

The O
Pentagon O
is O
urging O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
commanders O
to O
strengthen O
anti-terrorist O
measures O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
attack O
. O

Defense O
Secretary O
William O
Cohen O
and O
Joint B-ORG
Chiefs I-ORG
of O
Staff O
chairman O
General O
Henry O
Shelton O
made O
the O
plea O
in O
a O
video O
teleconference O
with O
American B-NORP
commanders O
. O

17 O
sailors O
were O
killed O
and O
39 O
wounded O
when O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
was O
attacked O
as O
it O
refueled O
in O
the O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
, O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
are O
denying O
a O
newspaper O
report O
that O
claims O
intelligence O
agencies O
have O
obtained O
hard O
evidence O
linking O
Saudi B-NORP
terrorist O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
to O
the O
bombing O
. O

`` B-WORK_OF_ART
USA I-WORK_OF_ART
Today I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
reports O
some O
evidence O
that O
has O
been O
uncovered O
shows O
Bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
financed O
the O
attack O
and O
assigned O
one O
of O
his O
top O
assistants O
to O
supervise O
it O
. O

A O
memorial O
service O
is O
under O
way O
at O
the B-FAC
Norfolk I-FAC
Naval I-FAC
Air I-FAC
Station I-FAC
for O
the O
17 O
U.S. B-GPE
sailors O
killed O
last O
week O
in O
the O
terrorist O
bombing O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

The O
service O
is O
being O
held O
at O
pier O
12 O
in O
the O
shadow O
of O
docked O
warships O
. O

President O
Clinton O
took O
part O
in O
the O
memorial O
, O
accompanied O
by O
Defense O
Secretary O
William O
Cohen O
and O
Joint B-ORG
Chiefs I-ORG
chairman O
General O
Hugh O
Shelton O
. O

Also O
present O
are O
several O
of O
the O
39 O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
crew O
members O
who O
were O
wounded O
in O
the O
blast O
. O

President O
Clinton O
met O
privately O
with O
those O
sailors O
this O
morning O
to O
thank O
them O
for O
their O
service O
to O
the O
nation O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
is O
vowing O
that O
those O
responsible O
for O
the O
bombing O
will O
be O
brought O
to O
justice O
. O

To O
those O
who O
attacked O
them O
, O
we O
say O
, O
You O
will O
not O
find O
a O
safe O
harbor O
, O
we O
will O
find O
you O
, O
and O
justice O
will O
prevail O
. O

America B-GPE
will O
not O
stop O
standing O
guard O
for O
peace O
or O
freedom O
or O
stability O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
and O
around O
the O
world O
. O

The O
attack O
took O
place O
as O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
was O
refueling O
at O
Aden B-GPE
, O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

The O
explosion O
blew O
a O
foot O
hole O
in O
the O
midsection O
of O
the O
destroyer O
. O

FBI B-ORG
director O
Louis B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON
is O
flying O
to O
Yemen B-GPE
to O
meet O
with O
the O
investigators O
who O
are O
working O
to O
determine O
who O
was O
responsible O
. O

Yemeni O
authorities O
questioned O
members O
of O
Islamic O
militant O
groups O
yesterday O
, O
and O
investigators O
said O
significant O
leads O
had O
been O
developed O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
tell O
CNN B-ORG
bomb O
- O
making O
materials O
were O
found O
at O
an O
apartment O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
but O
gave O
no O
details O
. O

Evidence O
gathered O
by O
the O
investigators O
is O
being O
sent O
to O
Washington B-GPE
for O
analysis O
at O
the O
FBI O
crime O
lab O
. O

Tanks O
are O
blocking O
a O
main O
thoroughfare O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
following O
a O
suicide O
bombing O
today O
. O

A O
young O
Palestinian B-NORP
man O
loaded O
a O
bicycle O
with O
explosives O
and O
headed O
toward O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
military O
outpost O
. O

He O
hit O
defensive O
barriers O
nearby O
and O
blew O
himself O
up O
. O

One O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
was O
slightly O
hurt O
. O

Reuters B-ORG
News I-ORG
Service I-ORG
says O
it O
has O
received O
a O
letter O
from O
the O
militant O
group O
Islamic B-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
claiming O
responsibility O
. O

The O
violence O
did O
continue O
Friday O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

Two O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
during O
a O
gun O
battle O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
. O

In O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
witnesses O
said O
Israeli B-NORP
police O
seized O
two O
Arab B-NORP
teens O
throwing O
stones O
at O
the B-FAC
U.S. I-FAC
Consulate I-FAC
and O
hit O
them O
while O
holding O
them O
in O
a O
chokehold O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
tank O
crews O
also O
fired O
machine O
guns O
into O
a O
crowd O
during O
a O
clash O
with O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
Ramallah B-GPE
. O

No O
casualties O
were O
reported O
. O

In O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
police O
say O
demonstrators O
set O
fire O
to O
several O
buildings O
, O
including O
a O
liquor O
store O
, O
several O
bars O
and O
a O
hotel O
. O

Nearly O
100 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
more O
than O
two O
weeks O
of O
clashes O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
victims O
are O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

The O
bodies O
of O
the O
final O
four O
sailors O
recovered O
from O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
are O
returning O
home O
today O
. O

A O
plane O
carrying O
the O
remains O
is O
due O
to O
arrive O
at O
Dover B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Force I-FAC
Base I-FAC
in O
Delaware B-GPE
later O
this O
morning O
. O

A O
brief O
ceremony O
will O
be O
held O
afterward O
. O

17 O
sailors O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
apparent O
terrorist O
attack O
at O
a O
port O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
ten O
days O
ago O
. O

Our O
top O
story O
is O
a O
summit O
with O
a O
daunting O
task O
-- O
how O
to O
end O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
violence O
that O
has O
killed O
100 O
people O
in O
the O
last O
two O
weeks O
. O

President O
Clinton O
is O
expected O
to O
leave O
for O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
site O
of O
the O
summit O
, O
this O
afternoon O
. O

He O
'll O
join O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
Palestinian O
Authority O
President O
Yasser O
Arafat O
tomorrow O
at O
what O
's O
expected O
to O
be O
a O
one O
- O
day O
meeting O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
says O
the O
goal O
of O
the O
summit O
is O
to O
stop O
the O
violence O
, O
agree O
on O
a O
`` O
fact O
finding O
mechanism O
'' O
to O
look O
into O
what O
caused O
the O
unrest O
and O
get O
back O
on O
the O
peace O
track O
. O

United O
Nations O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
today O
discussed O
plans O
for O
the O
summit O
with O
the O
host O
, O
Egyptian B-NORP
President O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
. O

Afterwards O
, O
he O
said O
the O
crisis O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
was O
a O
threat O
with O
implications O
beyond O
the O
region O
, O
with O
possible O
negative O
effects O
on O
oil O
prices O
and O
the O
world O
economy O
. O

Both O
sides O
are O
pessimistic O
about O
the O
outcome O
of O
the O
summit O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
told O
his O
cabinet O
he O
believes O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
leadership O
is O
not O
ready O
to O
make O
compromises O
that O
would O
bring O
lasting O
peace O
. O

He O
said O
U.S. B-GPE
help O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
crucial O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
an O
end O
to O
violence O
could O
be O
accomplished O
, O
and O
in O
a O
way O
should O
be O
accomplished O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
the O
mechanism O
for O
making O
kind O
of O
tighter O
control O
, O
maybe O
American B-NORP
, O
Israeli B-NORP
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
mechanism O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
the O
security O
understandings O
are O
working O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
are O
also O
issuing O
a O
bleak O
forecast O
. O

One O
senior O
negotiator O
urged O
everyone O
not O
to O
have O
high O
expectations O
. O

A O
Palestinian B-NORP
Council O
member O
says O
anger O
is O
growing O
. O

Even O
the O
language O
betrays O
a O
sort O
of O
racist O
mentality O
, O
where O
they O
view O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
as O
either O
a O
regimented O
army O
or O
a O
herd O
of O
sheep O
to O
be O
given O
orders O
and O
to O
be O
led O
blindly O
. O

No O
, O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
have O
a O
will O
of O
their O
own O
. O

They O
have O
been O
long O
victimized O
. O

They O
have O
suffered O
under O
the O
peace O
process O
and O
under O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
occupation O
, O
in O
a O
way O
which O
is O
most O
brutal O
and O
violent O
. O

The O
Israelis B-NORP
have O
been O
using O
the O
peace O
process O
as O
a O
cover O
to O
perpetuate O
the O
occupation O
, O
and O
, O
therefore O
, O
the O
feelings O
of O
grievance O
, O
anger O
, O
justice O
, O
and O
victimization O
have O
been O
breaking O
up O
. O

Students O
at O
a O
middle O
school O
in O
Calaveras B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
are O
getting O
an O
unwanted O
lesson O
in O
entomology O
. O

Thousands O
of O
bees O
have O
invaded O
their O
campus O
, O
making O
it O
difficult O
to O
eat O
lunch O
outside O
and O
get O
to O
class O
. O

The O
bees O
were O
traced O
to O
60 O
nearby O
hives O
. O

The O
county O
agriculture O
commissioner O
has O
given O
the O
beekeeper O
until O
Monday O
to O
remove O
the O
insects O
or O
face O
fines O
. O

The O
Senate O
has O
overwhelmingly O
approved O
an O
agriculture O
spending O
bill O
that O
includes O
a O
provision O
to O
ease O
trade O
sanctions O
against O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
measure O
allows O
the O
sale O
of O
food O
and O
medicine O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
40 O
years O
. O

It O
prohibits O
public O
or O
private O
U.S. B-GPE
financial O
institutions O
from O
financing O
the O
sales O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
Cuba B-GPE
will O
have O
to O
pay O
cash O
or O
get O
credit O
from O
a O
third O
country O
to O
buy O
U.S. B-GPE
products O
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
said O
he O
will O
sign O
it O
. O

In O
Havana B-GPE
, O
800,000 O
Cubans B-NORP
, O
led O
by O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
, O
marched O
in O
protest O
. O

They O
insist O
the O
bill O
would O
actually O
toughen O
the O
embargo O
, O
primarily O
by O
making O
U.S. B-GPE
travel O
to O
the O
island O
more O
difficult O
. O

Rules O
that O
generally O
ban O
tourism O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
would O
become O
law O
. O

A O
major O
turning O
point O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
China B-GPE
relations O
. O

President O
Clinton O
is O
expected O
to O
sign O
a O
bill O
today O
granting O
China B-GPE
permanent O
normal O
trade O
relations O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

He O
has O
invited O
key O
members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
to O
a O
signing O
ceremony O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
this O
afternoon O
. O

The O
measure O
will O
end O
20 O
years O
of O
review O
, O
and O
guarantees O
China B-GPE
the O
low O
tariffs O
almost O
all O
other O
nations O
receive O
. O

In O
exchange O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
open O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
markets O
. O

That O
clears O
the O
way O
for O
Beijing B-GPE
to O
join O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
. O

The O
House O
passed O
the O
bill O
in O
May O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
last O
month O
. O

A O
one O
- O
time O
federal O
judge O
who O
has O
seen O
the O
law O
from O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
bench O
is O
now O
hoping O
to O
keep O
his O
job O
making O
laws O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Glascoff I-PERSON
has O
the O
story O
in O
today O
's O
edition O
of O
`` O
Headliners B-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

On O
October O
1989 O
, O
Judge O
Alcee O
Hastings O
is O
convicted O
of O
perjury O
and O
conspiracy O
and O
impeached O
by O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
. O

Appointed O
to O
the O
federal O
bench O
in O
1979 O
, O
he O
was O
charged O
two O
years O
later O
with O
conspiracy O
to O
accept O
a O
bribe O
in O
a O
case O
he O
presided O
over O
in O
Miami B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
acquitted O
by O
a O
jury O
in O
1983 O
, O
but O
a O
panel O
of O
judges O
reopened O
the O
case O
four O
years O
later O
, O
accusing O
him O
of O
both O
the O
original O
crime O
and O
lying O
about O
it O
under O
oath O
. O

The O
House O
impeached O
him O
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
convicted O
and O
removed O
Hastings B-GPE
from O
office O
in O
1989 O
. O

Three O
years O
later O
, O
his O
conviction O
was O
reversed O
. O

Two O
months O
after O
that O
, O
he O
was O
elected O
to O
a O
newly O
drawn O
district O
in O
Ft. B-GPE
Lauderdale I-GPE
. O

He O
is O
currently O
serving O
his O
fourth O
term O
in O
office O
and O
is O
up O
for O
re-election O
this O
fall O
. O

With O
`` O
Headliners B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
I O
'm O
Bob B-PERSON
Glascoff I-PERSON
. O

Bloodshed O
continues O
in O
the O
Mideast O
in O
spite O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
efforts O
to O
prevent O
violence O
by O
sealing O
off O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
. O

Stone O
- O
throwing O
Palestinians B-NORP
confronted O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
protecting O
a O
Jewish O
settlement O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Reports O
say O
six O
Palestinians B-NORP
have O
been O
killed O
today O
in O
clashes O
on O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Earlier O
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
security O
forces O
intervened O
in O
a O
confrontation O
at O
a O
Jerusalem B-GPE
site O
revered O
by O
both O
sides O
. O

Control O
of O
the O
shrine O
has O
been O
bitterly O
disputed O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
police O
fired O
tear O
gas O
at O
stone O
- O
throwing O
protesters O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
police O
kept O
the O
clash O
from O
escalating O
. O

Crew O
members O
injured O
in O
the O
explosion O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
are O
coming O
home O
today O
. O

The O
sailors O
left O
Ramstein B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Base I-FAC
in O
Germany B-GPE
. O

Most O
of O
the O
34 O
sailors O
hurt O
, O
are O
being O
reunited O
with O
family O
in O
Norfolk B-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
, O
before O
moving O
on O
to O
a O
naval O
hospital O
for O
further O
treatment O
. O

Sailors O
still O
aboard O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
paused O
this O
morning O
for O
a O
memorial O
service O
honoring O
the O
17 O
sailors O
who O
died O
in O
the O
blast O
. O

The O
dead O
will O
be O
honored O
Wednesday O
at O
a O
memorial O
service O
in O
Norfolk B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
plans O
to O
attend O
. O

The O
bodies O
of O
five O
of O
those O
victims O
arrived O
back O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
yesterday O
at O
Dover B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Force I-FAC
Base I-FAC
in O
Delaware B-GPE
. O

At O
a O
political O
stop O
in O
Denver B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Clinton O
said O
all O
Americans O
owe O
the O
sailors O
a O
debt O
of O
thanks O
. O

They O
were O
just O
good O
American B-NORP
citizens O
. O

Most O
of O
them O
were O
, O
if O
you O
saw O
in O
your O
local O
press O
today O
, O
very O
young O
. O

Most O
of O
them O
trying O
to O
find O
their O
way O
in O
life O
by O
serving O
their O
country O
, O
and O
we O
should O
all O
be O
very O
, O
very O
grateful O
to O
them O
. O

Venezuela B-GPE
's O
leftist O
President O
has O
awarded O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
the O
keys O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Caracas B-GPE
. O

The O
Cuban B-NORP
President O
is O
on O
a O
five O
- O
day O
visit O
to O
Venezuela B-GPE
to O
sign O
an O
oil O
- O
supply O
deal O
. O

Hundreds O
of O
Venezuelans B-NORP
lined O
the O
streets O
of O
the O
capital O
to O
welcome O
Castro B-GPE
. O

Opposition O
legislators O
boycotted O
Castro B-GPE
's O
speech O
in O
the B-ORG
Venezuelan I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
to O
protest O
so O
- O
called O
`` O
human O
rights O
abuses O
'' O
in O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

Some O
said O
President O
Hugo O
Chavez O
's O
move O
to O
strengthen O
ties O
with O
the O
communist O
island O
could O
hurt O
relations O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Researchers O
studied O
children O
under O
a O
age O
of O
5 O
. O

Half O
of O
them O
get O
the O
flu O
. O

While O
unvaccinated O
kids O
bring O
it O
home O
and O
infect O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
, O
a O
vaccinated O
child O
helps O
reduce O
the O
risk O
by O
80 O
% O
. O

Flu O
shots O
reduce O
the O
need O
for O
antibiotics O
and O
health O
care O
costs O
. O

This O
is O
published O
in O
`` O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Journal I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
American I-WORK_OF_ART
Medical I-WORK_OF_ART
Association I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

President O
Clinton O
has O
cancelled O
all O
of O
his O
plans O
for O
the O
day O
so O
he O
can O
stay O
in O
Washington B-GPE
and O
monitor O
developments O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

He O
was O
supposed O
to O
attend O
fund O
- O
raisers O
in O
Ohio B-GPE
. O

This O
morning O
he O
spoke O
to O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
and O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
. O

He O
also O
talked O
with O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
President O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
is O
trying O
to O
break O
an O
impasse O
between O
. O

The B-ORG
U.N. I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
is O
considering O
a O
resolution O
condemning O
what O
it O
calls O
`` O
excessive O
violence O
against O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O
'' O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
concerned O
it O
could O
make O
it O
more O
difficult O
to O
end O
the O
violence O
, O
because O
the O
wording O
blames O
Israel B-GPE
. O

New O
violence O
was O
reported O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
today O
, O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
brokered O
cease O
- O
fire O
between O
Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

The O
clashes O
took O
place O
as O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
's O
Palestinian B-ORG
Authority I-ORG
reaffirmed O
its O
commitment O
to O
the O
truce O
. O

Israel B-GPE
is O
to O
withdraw O
its O
forces O
from O
several O
areas O
over O
the O
next O
two O
days O
, O
and O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
official O
says O
his O
country O
would O
honor O
the O
cease O
- O
fire O
even O
if O
sporadic O
rock O
- O
throwing O
continues O
. O

Thanks O
for O
joining O
us O
. O

Our O
top O
story O
-- O
as O
early O
as O
Saturday O
, O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
could O
officially O
be O
under O
new O
leadership O
. O

Friday O
, O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
conceded O
defeat O
in O
last O
month O
's O
presidential O
election O
and O
congratulated O
his O
successor O
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
appeared O
again O
Friday O
on O
Serbian B-NORP
television O
, O
saying O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
military O
is O
agreeing O
to O
obey O
the O
new O
democracy O
. O

He O
also O
said O
he O
met O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
with O
Milosevic B-PERSON
, O
but O
, O
he O
did O
not O
give O
details O
about O
their O
discussion O
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
's O
inauguration O
could O
take O
place O
Saturday O
if O
enough O
parliament O
members O
attend O
a O
special O
quorum O
to O
swear O
him O
in O
. O

After O
congratulating O
Kostunica B-PERSON
on O
his O
win O
, O
Russian B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Igor O
Ivanov O
also O
met O
with O
Milosevic B-PERSON
. O

Ivanov B-PERSON
says O
he O
told O
Milosevic O
Yugoslavia O
needs O
a O
peaceful O
transition O
of O
power O
. O

In O
a O
taped O
address O
on O
Serbian B-NORP
television O
, O
Milosevic B-PERSON
expressed O
gratitude O
to O
those O
who O
voted O
in O
the O
election O
and O
wished O
his O
country O
success O
with O
its O
new O
leader O
. O

He O
says O
he O
plans O
to O
remain O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
and O
in O
politics O
, O
a O
move O
that O
's O
being O
criticized O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Madeleine B-PERSON
Albright I-PERSON
is O
in O
Paris B-GPE
, O
hoping O
to O
end O
the O
crisis O
. O

She O
meets O
tomorrow O
with O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
and O
Palestinian O
Authority O
President O
Yasser O
Arafat O
. O

They O
're O
expected O
to O
meet O
separately O
with O
Albright B-PERSON
. O

She O
hopes O
to O
bring O
them O
together O
for O
a O
three O
- O
way O
meeting O
eventually O
. O

Former O
NFL B-ORG
star O
Dan B-PERSON
Marino I-PERSON
is O
presiding O
as O
the O
grand O
marshal O
of O
the O
annual O
New O
York O
Columbus O
Day O
parade O
. O

Marino B-PERSON
is O
leading O
a O
star O
- O
studded O
political O
cast O
, O
including O
Mayor O
Rudy O
Giuliani O
and O
former O
presidential O
candidate O
John B-PERSON
M I-PERSON
Cain I-PERSON
. O

U.S. B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
hopefuls O
Rick B-PERSON
Lazio I-PERSON
and O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
are O
marching O
, O
too O
. O

The O
parade O
route O
was O
altered O
this O
year O
to O
avoid O
disturbing O
worshipers O
at O
a O
Jewish O
temple O
during O
the O
observance O
of O
Yom O
Kippur O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
is O
warning O
American B-NORP
citizens O
living O
and O
traveling O
abroad O
to O
be O
on O
alert O
as O
violence O
continues O
in O
the O
Mideast O
. O

The O
confrontations O
are O
casting O
a O
shadow O
over O
Mideast B-LOC
peace O
talks O
in O
Paris B-GPE
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
and O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
have O
been O
attending O
talks O
separately O
. O

They O
are O
scheduled O
to O
hold O
another O
summit O
tomorrow O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
but O
Palestinian B-NORP
sources O
say O
Arafat B-PERSON
wo O
n't O
return O
to O
the O
table O
until O
three O
conditions O
are O
met O
. O

He O
wants O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
to O
end O
the O
fighting O
, O
remove O
Israeli B-NORP
tanks O
and O
helicopter O
gunships O
from O
Palestinian B-NORP
residential O
areas O
and O
agree O
to O
an O
international O
investigation O
into O
the O
violence O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
has O
rejected O
the O
notion O
of O
an O
international O
commission O
. O

Two O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
in O
clashes O
overnight O
. O

Shooting O
also O
erupted O
near O
a O
Jewish O
settlement O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
, O
a O
passenger O
was O
wounded O
when O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
bus O
came O
under O
fire O
. O

58 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
six O
days O
of O
fighting O
. O

George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
is O
campaigning O
in O
the O
hotly O
contested O
Sunshine B-GPE
State I-GPE
today O
. O

Bush B-GPE
is O
stumping O
with O
his O
brother O
Jeb B-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
governor O
of O
the O
state O
. O

Also O
on O
hand O
, O
Arizona O
Senator O
John O
M O
Cain O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
is O
expected O
to O
deliver O
what O
aides O
are O
calling O
a O
major O
speech O
on O
education O
in O
Tennessee B-GPE
this O
morning O
. O

The O
Vice O
President O
is O
campaigning O
with O
running O
mate O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
. O

Polls O
in O
Gore B-PERSON
's O
home O
state O
show O
him O
nearly O
even O
with O
Bush B-GPE
. O

Nationwide O
, O
the O
race O
appears O
to O
be O
seesawing O
back O
and O
forth O
. O

We O
have O
not O
seen O
the O
lead O
change O
hands O
, O
after O
Labor B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
, O
according O
to O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Gallup I-WORK_OF_ART
Poll I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
in O
a O
presidential O
election O
since O
1980 O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
time O
. O

In O
1984 O
, O
1988 O
, O
1992 O
and O
1996 O
, O
the O
candidate O
who O
was O
ahead O
on O
Labor B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
never O
went O
behind O
. O

Now O
, O
unless O
I O
've O
lost O
track O
, O
because O
it O
's O
been O
a O
little O
hard O
to O
keep O
track O
, O
today O
is O
the O
fifth O
lead O
change O
in O
Gallup B-ORG
polling O
after O
Labor B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
between O
Gore B-PERSON
and O
Bush B-GPE
. O

The O
lead O
did O
change O
hands O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
CNN B-ORG
/ O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
USA I-WORK_OF_ART
Today I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
/ O
Gallup B-ORG
tracking O
poll O
shows O
Gore B-PERSON
with O
a O
slight O
edge O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
two O
weeks O
. O

The O
new O
numbers O
show O
that O
if O
the O
election O
were O
held O
today O
, O
46 O
% O
of O
the O
likely O
voters O
questioned O
would O
choose O
Gore B-PERSON
. O

45 O
% O
would O
choose O
Bush B-GPE
, O
but O
the O
pollsters O
say O
the O
change O
is O
statistically O
insignificant O
when O
the O
margin O
of O
error O
is O
considered O
. O

Yugoslavians B-NORP
are O
waking O
up O
today O
to O
a O
new O
political O
landscape O
. O

Vojislav O
Kostunica O
Saturday O
was O
sworn O
in O
as O
the O
country O
's O
new O
President O
yesterday O
. O

He O
took O
the O
oath O
of O
office O
before O
parliament O
. O

In O
his O
acceptance O
speech O
, O
he O
said O
democracy O
is O
now O
realized O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
and O
he O
encouraged O
members O
of O
parliament O
to O
put O
their O
differences O
aside O
. O

We O
can O
work O
together O
, O
in O
spite O
of O
our O
political O
differences O
, O
here O
in O
this O
federal O
parliament O
. O

I O
think O
the O
consequences O
of O
what O
has O
happened O
will O
be O
obvious O
after O
a O
while O
, O
but O
we O
are O
a O
little O
bit O
surprised O
right O
now O
, O
and O
even O
now O
I O
sometimes O
think O
it O
looks O
like O
a O
dream O
, O
but O
it O
is O
a O
reality O
, O
and O
it O
is O
good O
. O

Thursday O
, O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
stormed O
parliament O
, O
demanding O
former O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
admit O
defeat O
in O
September O
's O
presidential O
election O
and O
leave O
office O
. O

He O
agreed O
to O
do O
so O
a O
day O
later O
but O
is O
vowing O
to O
remain O
active O
in O
politics O
. O

WorldCom B-ORG
posted O
a O
26 O
% O
increase O
in O
its O
quarterly O
earnings O
, O
helped O
by O
strong O
international O
sales O
. O

The O
second O
biggest O
long O
- O
distance O
phone O
company O
said O
it O
would O
unveil O
a O
restructuring O
plan O
next O
week O
that O
will O
concentrate O
on O
its O
internet O
operations O
and O
hopefully O
boost O
its O
sagging O
stock O
price O
. O

Shares O
of O
WorldCom B-ORG
have O
fallen O
more O
than O
50 O
% O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
this O
year O
. O

The B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
passed O
a O
resolution O
criticizing O
Israel B-GPE
's O
actions O
in O
the O
dispute O
. O

The O
resolution O
also O
calls O
for O
an O
immediate O
end O
to O
the O
violence O
and O
a O
resumption O
of O
peace O
talks O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
was O
one O
of O
six O
nations O
that O
voted O
against O
the O
measure O
. O

More O
than O
100 O
people O
have O
died O
in O
the O
three O
weeks O
of O
fighting O
, O
almost O
all O
of O
them O
Palestinians B-NORP
or O
Arab B-NORP
- I-NORP
Israelis I-NORP
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
is O
calling O
for O
an O
official O
`` O
timeout O
'' O
in O
peace O
talks O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

The O
decision O
was O
announced O
following O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
cabinet O
meeting O
today O
. O

He O
did O
n't O
say O
when O
the O
time O
- O
out O
would O
begin O
. O

The O
statement O
from O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
office O
said O
Israel B-GPE
needed O
a O
timeout O
to O
`` O
reassess O
the O
peace O
process O
because O
of O
the O
continuing O
violence O
. O
'' O

The O
new O
President O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
is O
preparing O
to O
set O
up O
a O
new O
government O
. O

Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
is O
meeting O
with O
his O
team O
today O
with O
the O
goal O
of O
getting O
rid O
of O
as O
many O
old O
faces O
as O
possible O
while O
placating O
those O
still O
loyal O
to O
ousted O
leader O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
says O
he O
wo O
n't O
turn O
Milosevic B-PERSON
over O
to O
a O
tribunal O
in O
The O
Netherlands B-GPE
where O
he O
was O
indicted O
as O
a O
war O
criminal O
. O

These O
are O
the O
latest O
developments O
in O
the O
war O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
Pentagon O
tonight O
said O
coalition O
troops O
have O
reached O
Baghdad B-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

Troops O
are O
involved O
in O
heavy O
fighting O
with O
Iraqi B-NORP
forces O
. O

The O
Pentagon O
says O
the O
strategy O
is O
to O
seize O
key O
objectives O
in O
and O
around O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Reports O
suggesting O
airport O
buildings O
have O
been O
attacked O
, O
but O
runways O
remain O
operational O
. O

Tonight O
, O
a O
series O
of O
large O
explosions O
rocking O
central O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
as O
we O
've O
been O
reporting O
to O
you O
over O
the O
course O
of O
this O
hour O
. O

Coalition O
aircraft O
were O
heard O
flying O
overhead O
. O

It O
's O
not O
clear O
what O
the O
targets O
are O
. O

Certainly O
, O
some O
of O
them O
near O
and O
around O
Saddam B-FAC
Hussein I-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
although O
there O
have O
been O
strikes O
in O
central O
Baghdad B-GPE
as O
well O
. O

In O
the O
course O
of O
the O
past O
hour O
, O
the O
Army O
's O
3rd O
Infantry O
Division O
1st O
Marine O
Division O
, O
leading O
the O
assault O
against O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
3rd I-ORG
Infantry I-ORG
is O
approaching O
from O
the O
southwest O
, O
the B-ORG
1st I-ORG
Marines I-ORG
from O
the O
southeast O
. O

Armored O
forces O
destroyed O
dozens O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
tanks O
and O
personnel O
carriers O
in O
their O
advance O
on O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Iraqi B-NORP
forces O
using O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
era O
tanks O
. O

They O
stand O
no O
chance O
against O
the O
M1 O
Abrams O
tanks O
used O
by O
army O
and O
Marines B-NORP
. O

We O
begin O
we O
will O
finish O
. O

Applause O

d O
the O
extra O
$ O
400 O
per O
child O
to O
American B-NORP
families O
this O
year O
, O
2003 O
. O

All O
together O
these O
tax O
reductions O
will O
help O
92 O
million O
Americans O
, O
and O
a O
significant O
part O
of O
the O
benefit O
to O
our O
economy O
will O
come O
within O
the O
first O
two O
years O
of O
the O
plan O
. O

A O
family O
of O
four O
with O
an O
income O
of O
$ O
40,000 O
would O
receive O
a O
96 O
% O
reduction O
in O
federal O
income O
taxes O
. O

Instead O
of O
paying O
$ O
1,178 O
per O
year O
, O
the O
family O
would O
pay O
$ O
45 O
a O
year O
. O

Applause O

That O
means O
extra O
money O
in O
the O
family O
budget O
year O
after O
year O
. O

That O
money O
can O
cover O
a O
lot O
of O
bills O
. O

That O
money O
can O
help O
families O
with O
purchases O
they O
have O
been O
delaying O
. O

That O
money O
will O
be O
in O
circulation O
, O
which O
will O
be O
good O
for O
our O
economy O
. O

Applause O

And O
this O
plan O
will O
help O
our O
small O
business O
sector O
. O

The O
benefits O
of O
the O
growth O
plan O
will O
come O
from O
increased O
consumer O
spending O
and O
, O
as O
importantly O
, O
from O
a O
lower O
income O
tax O
rates O
on O
the O
small O
businesses O
themselves O
. O

It O
is O
important O
for O
our O
fellow O
citizens O
to O
understand O
that O
most O
small O
businesses O
pay O
their O
business O
taxes O
at O
the O
individual O
rates O
. O

Most O
small O
businesses O
are O
sole O
proprietorships O
, O
limited O
partnerships O
, O
are O
subchapter O
SS O
, O
and O
, O
therefore O
, O
when O
you O
reduce O
individual O
tax O
rates O
, O
you O
benefit O
small O
business O
formation O
. O

As O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
, O
under O
this O
plan O
, O
some O
23 O
million O
small O
business O
owners O
will O
see O
their O
taxes O
cut O
, O
which O
leaves O
more O
money O
for O
investment O
, O
more O
money O
for O
growth O
, O
more O
money O
for O
job O
creation O
. O

A O
growing O
economy O
also O
needs O
small O
business O
investment O
, O
and O
our O
tax O
code O
should O
encourage O
investment O
. O

Today O
a O
small O
business O
can O
deduct O
a O
maximum O
of O
$ O
25,000 O
in O
the O
year O
in O
which O
they O
buy O
equipment O
. O

We O
need O
to O
triple O
the O
amount O
that O
can O
be O
deducted O
in O
the O
year O
in O
which O
they O
buy O
equipment O
. O

Applause O

So O
I O
propose O
to O
Congress B-ORG
that O
limit O
ought O
to O
be O
increased O
to O
$ O
75,000 O
and O
that O
limit O
ought O
to O
be O
indexed O
to O
inflation O
. O

By O
doing O
so O
, O
we O
promote O
greater O
investment O
in O
machinery O
, O
and O
when O
a O
small O
business O
buys O
machine O
that O
enhances O
their O
company O
's O
productivity O
as O
well O
as O
it O
means O
machinery O
manufacturer O
is O
likely O
to O
have O
more O
work O
available O
. O

More O
investment O
equals O
jobs O
, O
and O
what O
we O
are O
interested O
in O
in O
this O
administration O
is O
helping O
people O
who O
look O
for O
work O
find O
a O
job O
. O

Applause O

We O
can O
also O
promote O
economic O
growth O
and O
job O
creation O
by O
removing O
the O
double O
tax O
on O
dividends O
. O

Applause O

Taxing O
corporate O
income O
once O
is O
fair O
. O

It O
is O
not O
fair O
for O
the O
federal O
government O
to O
tax O
the O
same O
money O
twice O
. O

The O
burden O
of O
double O
taxation O
falls O
on O
the O
millions O
of O
individuals O
who O
receive O
dividends O
, O
falls O
especially O
hard O
on O
seniors O
who O
receive O
half O
of O
all O
dividend O
income O
. O

Removal O
of O
double O
taxation O
would O
put O
more O
money O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
investors O
. O

It O
would O
encourage O
more O
investment O
in O
American B-NORP
businesses O
. O

Economists O
say O
that O
this O
plan O
will O
help O
our O
stock O
markets O
, O
and O
since O
half O
of O
American B-NORP
families O
own O
stock O
, O
the O
reform O
will O
help O
them O
save O
and O
help O
our O
economy O
grow O
. O

Now O
, O
these O
measures O
were O
presented O
to O
Congress B-ORG
in O
the O
first O
week O
of O
this O
year O
. O

The O
pro-growth O
package O
was O
urgent O
in O
January O
. O

It O
's O
even O
more O
urgent O
today O
. O

Applause O

It O
is O
important O
for O
you O
all O
to O
understand O
and O
for O
our O
fellow O
Americans O
to O
understand O
the O
tax O
relief O
that O
I O
have O
proposed O
and O
will O
push O
for O
until O
enacted O
applause O
will O
create O
1.4 O
million O
new O
jobs O
by O
the O
end O
of O
2004 O
. O

In O
two O
years O
time O
, O
this O
nation O
has O
experienced O
war O
, O
a O
recession O
and O
a O
national O
emergency O
, O
which O
has O
caused O
our O
government O
to O
run O
a O
deficit O
. O

The O
best O
way O
to O
reduce O
the O
deficit O
is O
with O
more O
growth O
in O
our O
economy O
, O
which O
means O
more O
revenues O
to O
our O
treasury O
, O
and O
less O
spending O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C B-GPE
. O

applause O

I O
am O
pleased O
that O
both O
the O
House O
and O
Senate B-ORG
have O
passed O
budget O
resolutions O
that O
show O
real O
spending O
restraint O
, O
and O
now O
the O
Congress O
must O
focus O
on O
a O
robust O
and O
effective O
growth O
package O
. O

We O
need O
at O
least O
$ O
550 O
billion O
in O
that O
package O
because O
the O
more O
tax O
relief O
that O
goes O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
, O
the O
more O
jobs O
we O
will O
create O
in O
this O
economy O
. O

Applause O

The O
last O
few O
months O
have O
been O
a O
time O
of O
challenge O
for O
America B-GPE
. O

Our O
resolve O
has O
been O
tested O
, O
yet O
we O
have O
the O
great O
resources O
of O
national O
strength O
, O
and O
national O
character O
, O
to O
overcome O
every O
challenge O
we O
face O
. O

Our O
confidence O
and O
our O
optimism O
have O
never O
waivered O
. O

We O
are O
defending O
the O
peace O
of O
the O
world O
. O

We O
're O
bringing O
freedom O
to O
corners O
of O
the O
world O
who O
have O
n't O
seen O
freedom O
in O
years O
. O

We O
're O
all O
building O
the O
prosperity O
of O
our O
country O
. O

This O
is O
a O
unique O
moment O
in O
our O
history O
and O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
are O
rising O
to O
meet O
it O
. O

I O
want O
to O
thank O
each O
of O
you O
for O
your O
hard O
work O
. O

I O
want O
to O
thank O
each O
of O
you O
for O
the O
faith O
you O
have O
shown O
in O
this O
country O
's O
future O
. O

May O
God O
bless O
you O
, O
and O
may O
God O
continue O
to O
bless O
America B-GPE
. O

Applause O

Also O
ahead O
, O
the O
anatomy O
of O
a O
rescue O
. O

Just O
a O
couple O
of O
hours O
ago O
, O
rescued O
POW O
Jessica O
Lynch O
arrived O
at O
the B-FAC
Ramstein I-FAC
Air I-FAC
Base I-FAC
in O
Germany B-GPE
for O
medical O
treatment O
. O

A O
little O
later O
we O
'll O
speak O
with O
her O
family O
and O
take O
a O
closer O
look O
at O
the O
daring O
operation O
that O
produced O
her O
safe O
recovery O
, O
but O
first O
the O
push O
into O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Coalition O
field O
commanders O
say O
U.S. B-GPE
troops O
are O
now O
within O
15 O
miles O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
capital O
. O

They O
say O
their O
forces O
today O
with O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
Republican B-ORG
Guard I-ORG
units O
as O
part O
of O
a O
two O
- O
pronged O
advance O
on O
the O
city O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
troops O
could O
be O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
's O
southern O
outskirts O
by O
early O
Thursday O
. O

However O
, O
the O
Pentagon O
is O
downplaying O
the O
idea O
that O
an O
invasion O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
is O
imminent O
. O

For O
the O
second O
straight O
day O
, O
Iraqi B-NORP
television O
meanwhile O
has O
broadcast O
a O
statement O
from O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
President O
Saddam O
Hussein O
. O

However O
, O
despite O
the O
appearance O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
in O
and O
what O
was O
said O
to O
be O
new O
footage O
, O
the O
statement O
itself O
was O
read O
by O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
news O
anchor O
wearing O
a O
military O
uniform O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
say O
they O
are O
n't O
sure O
whether O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
President O
is O
still O
alive O
. O

Regardless O
, O
the O
statement O
praised O
Iraqis B-NORP
who O
have O
fought O
coalition O
forces O
. O

It O
was O
said O
to O
be O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
response O
to O
a O
letter O
from O
his O
niece O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
is O
officially O
endorsing O
the O
pro-democracy O
demonstrations O
in O
Iran B-GPE
. O

For O
a O
week O
now O
, O
protesters O
have O
been O
clashing O
with O
police O
and O
backers O
of O
the O
clerical O
regime O
in O
Tehran B-GPE
. O

In O
turn O
, O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
government O
has O
accused O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
of O
providing O
material O
support O
to O
the O
protesters O
. O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
spokesman O
says O
the O
demonstrations O
are O
about O
Iran B-GPE
and O
Iranians O
, O
and O
have O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
but O
he O
did O
make O
it O
clear O
where O
U.S. B-GPE
sympathies O
lie O
. O

CNN B-ORG
has O
learned O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
sent O
a O
private O
letter O
to O
his O
followers O
in O
February O
, O
ordering O
them O
to O
attack O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
its O
allies O
. O

A O
month O
later O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Pakistani B-NORP
troops O
zeroed O
in O
on O
Bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
's O
location O
, O
but O
he O
escaped O
. O

Intelligence O
sources O
in O
Asia B-GPE
say O
the O
message O
was O
taken O
by O
couriers O
from O
an O
area O
along O
the O
Pakistan B-GPE
/ O
Afghanistan B-GPE
border O
, O
where O
Bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
is O
believed O
to O
be O
hiding O
. O

The O
message O
was O
spread O
to O
al B-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
members O
in O
Africa B-GPE
, O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
and O
Asia B-GPE
. O

Tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
additional O
U.S. B-GPE
troops O
are O
getting O
ready O
to O
join O
coalition O
forces O
fighting O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
first O
departures O
are O
already O
underway O
at O
Fort O
Hood O
Texas O
. O

CNN B-ORG
's O
Jamie B-PERSON
Kolbe I-PERSON
is O
there O
reporting O
, O
Jamie B-PERSON
on O
these O
families O
who O
are O
saying O
good-bye O
to O
their O
loved O
ones O
. O

Reporter O
: O

And O
this O
is O
a O
military O
town O
, O
Judy B-PERSON
and O
little O
by O
little O
we O
are O
seeing O
these O
soldiers O
head O
out O
. O

In O
a O
strange O
way O
and O
this O
may O
sound O
unusual O
, O
there O
's O
a O
little O
sense O
of O
relief O
because O
these O
soldiers O
were O
set O
to O
leave O
in O
January O
and O
now O
they O
got O
second O
deployment O
orders O
, O
the O
delay O
, O
of O
course O
, O
the O
inability O
to O
get O
access O
to O
Turkey B-GPE
, O
but O
along O
the O
way O
, O
the B-ORG
4th I-ORG
Infantry I-ORG
Division I-ORG
is O
one O
steeped O
in O
tradition O
and O
there O
's O
a O
real O
sense O
of O
pride O
among O
the O
soldiers O
, O
250 O
of O
which O
left O
yesterday O
. O

Over O
the O
course O
of O
the O
week O
12,000 O
will O
be O
leaving O
from O
here O
, O
another O
4,000 O
from O
Fort B-FAC
Carson I-FAC
in O
Colorado B-GPE
and O
it O
dates O
back O
to O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
I I-EVENT
. O

Their O
equipment O
that O
left O
on O
January O
is O
now O
on O
a O
ship O
on O
its O
way O
south O
through O
the B-FAC
Suez I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
and O
it O
's O
interesting O
to O
note O
some O
of O
the O
equipment O
that O
's O
been O
held O
up O
for O
the O
last O
couple O
of O
months O
, O
there O
are O
some O
5 O
helicopters O
, O
200 O
tanks O
as O
well O
as O
150 O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
infantry O
fighting O
vehicles O
. O

These O
are O
highly O
trained O
soldiers O
. O

They O
are O
ready O
to O
go O
. O

They O
are O
happy O
to O
be O
finally O
able O
to O
come O
and O
back O
up O
the O
first O
wave O
of O
troops O
that O
left O
from O
here O
. O

Their O
mission O
is O
very O
broad O
, O
Judy B-PERSON
to O
deploy O
anywhere O
in O
the O
world O
in O
support O
of O
national O
strategy O
. O

They O
do O
'nt O
know O
what O
they O
'll O
be O
doing O
. O

They O
will O
learn O
that O
once O
they O
get O
there O
. O

Their O
first O
stop O
will O
be O
to O
Central B-ORG
Command I-ORG
. O

They O
'll O
receive O
more O
specific O
orders O
. O

They O
will O
be O
joined O
by O
the B-ORG
First I-ORG
Cavalry I-ORG
. O

They O
have O
received O
deployment O
orders O
. O

They O
have O
not O
yet O
been O
told O
to O
make O
final O
arrangements O
. O

They O
all O
tell O
me O
, O
the O
soldiers O
you O
talk O
to O
and O
also O
some O
of O
the O
information O
people O
here O
at O
Fort B-FAC
Hood I-FAC
, O
they O
train O
like O
they O
fight O
. O

They O
are O
ready O
, O
they O
are O
determined O
and O
they O
are O
very O
patriotic O
in O
support O
of O
our O
country O
. O

They O
are O
going O
over O
there O
to O
do O
a O
mission O
they O
believe O
in O
and O
as O
we O
said O
, O
250 O
left O
yesterday O
. O

They O
were O
armed O
with O
their O
Ms O
, O
they O
are O
concerned O
. O

Their O
families O
were O
here O
to O
see O
them O
off O
, O
but O
they O
are O
determined O
to O
return O
though O
it O
is O
interesting O
to O
note O
that O
many O
of O
them O
, O
so O
many O
with O
young O
children O
have O
told O
their O
kids O
that O
Mom O
or O
Dad O
could O
be O
away O
for O
as O
long O
as O
a O
year O
. O

Judy B-PERSON
? O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
can O
say O
it O
often O
enough O
, O
Jamie B-PERSON
. O

It O
's O
got O
-- O

For O
killing O
his O
wife O
and O
three O
children O
the O
oldest O
of O
whom O
was O
three O
, O
Christian B-PERSON
Longo I-PERSON
had O
been O
sentenced O
to O
die O
. O

Prosecutors O
say O
Longo B-PERSON
killed O
his O
family O
because O
they O
stood O
before O
him O
and O
the O
life O
he O
craved O
. O

The O
jury O
deliberated O
for O
three O
hours O
before O
returning O
a O
death O
sentence O
. O

Now O
CNN B-ORG
's O
coverage O
of O
the O
new O
Iraq B-GPE
continues O
. O

An O
airport O
in O
Key B-GPE
West I-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
, O
today O
became O
the O
setting O
of O
what O
appeared O
to O
be O
a O
desperate O
attempt O
to O
enter O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
by O
a O
Cuban B-NORP
national O
. O

The O
man O
was O
arrested O
there O
after O
authorities O
say O
he O
hijacked O
a O
Cuban B-NORP
plane O
using O
what O
was O
reported O
to O
be O
grenades O
, O
ordering O
the O
pilots O
to O
fly O
to O
Florida B-GPE
. O

The O
hijacker O
got O
off O
the O
plane O
wearing O
a O
jacket O
that O
said O
America B-GPE
across O
the O
back O
, O
and O
a O
small O
child O
clinging O
to O
his O
leg O
. O

Bombardment O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
continues O
tonight O
and O
over O
the O
past O
20 O
minutes O
, O
explosions O
rocking O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
central O
Baghdad B-GPE
southern O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
and O
importantly O
, O
as O
the O
coalition O
forces O
, O
principally O
U.S. B-ORG
Army I-ORG
forces O
, O
move O
against O
Saddam B-FAC
Hussein I-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
-- O
which O
is O
about O
ten O
miles O
outside O
the O
center O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
-- O
those O
explosions O
are O
intensified O
. O

If O
we O
may O
again O
go O
to O
the O
wide O
screen O
of O
what O
appears O
to O
me O
to O
be O
Abu B-GPE
Dhabi I-GPE
television O
that O
is O
providing O
this O
picture O
, O
3:20 O
a.m. O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
live O
pictures O
again O
. O

it O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
discern O
whether O
or O
not O
that O
is O
, O
in O
point O
of O
fact O
, O
the O
missiles O
that O
we O
have O
become O
accustomed O
to O
striking O
Baghdad B-GPE
and O
its O
environs O
, O
or O
whether O
it O
is O
the O
large O
2,000 O
pound O
JDAM B-PRODUCT
bombs O
that O
have O
been O
striking O
targets O
selected O
by O
the O
coalition O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
or O
whether O
these O
flashes O
now O
represent O
artillery O
barrages O
as O
fighting O
continues O
to O
take O
control O
of O
Saddam B-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

Again O
, O
correspondents O
, O
our O
correspondents O
embedded O
with O
these O
forces O
, O
with O
them O
in O
the O
field O
, O
saying O
in O
some O
cases O
they O
can O
see O
the O
lights O
of O
the O
skyline O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Over O
the O
course O
of O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
, O
since O
this O
war O
began O
, O
something O
like O
23,000 O
coalition O
sorties O
have O
been O
flown O
, O
and O
over O
the O
course O
of O
the O
past O
24 O
hours O
, O
1,900 O
sorties O
flown O
, O
and O
we O
are O
told O
that O
, O
of O
those O
, O
850 O
were O
strike O
sorties O
, O
motor O
vehicle O
most O
of O
those O
directed O
against O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
. O

As O
you O
know O
, O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
just O
outside O
Baghdad B-GPE
to O
defend O
the O
city O
and O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
regime O
, O
in O
principal O
. O

Two O
of O
those O
divisions O
absolutely O
devastated O
, O
destroyed O
, O
the O
so O
- O
called O
Medina B-GPE
division O
, O
and O
the O
Baghdad B-GPE
division O
. O

The O
Baghdad B-GPE
division O
, O
of O
course O
, O
getting O
its O
name O
from O
the O
fact O
that O
it O
is O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
division O
designated O
to O
defend O
principally O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Four O
other O
divisions O
we O
are O
told O
have O
also O
been O
hit O
very O
, O
very O
very O
hard O
and O
are O
principally O
trying O
to O
reinforce O
units O
. O

VA B-GPE
also O
been O
hit O
very O
hard O
. O

So O
we O
are O
seeing O
a O
lot O
of O
what O
some O
of O
the O
military O
officials O
are O
calling O
a O
method O
that O
does O
not O
seem O
to O
be O
directed O
by O
one O
person O
from O
the O
center O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
raises O
questions O
, O
questions O
that O
have O
been O
in O
front O
of O
us O
since O
that O
first O
strike O
on O
March O
19th O
against O
the O
location O
that O
the O
CIA O
military O
intelligence O
thought O
was O
a O
place O
where O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
, O
perhaps O
his O
sons O
, O
were O
. O

That O
preemptive O
strike O
they O
put O
, O
I O
think O
somewhat O
elegantly O
, O
trying O
to O
strike O
at O
the O
head O
of O
the O
snake O
. O

New O
explosions O
rocking O
parts O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
tonight O
. O

We O
will O
continue O
to O
monitor O
that O
. O

We O
, O
of O
course O
, O
will O
bring O
the O
word O
to O
you O
just O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
Army O
and O
coalition O
forces O
do O
take O
control O
of O
Saddam B-FAC
Hussein I-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
just O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

In O
southern O
Iraq B-GPE
today O
, O
British B-NORP
forces O
also O
moving O
closer O
to O
the O
center O
of O
the O
second O
largest O
city O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
Basra B-GPE
. O

They O
captured O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
base O
in O
an O
unused O
factory O
in O
the O
southern O
suburbs O
of O
that O
city O
. O

Tim B-PERSON
Hewart I-PERSON
of O
ITN B-ORG
reports O
. O

In O
were O
also O
big O
celebrations O
at O
Ft. B-FAC
Hood I-FAC
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
home O
base O
to O
two O
other O
POWs O
, O
David B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
and O
Ronald B-PERSON
Young I-PERSON
. O

Those O
pilots O
were O
captured O
on O
March O
24th O
, O
after O
their O
Apache B-PRODUCT
helicopter O
went O
down O
in O
Iraqi B-NORP
territory O
. O

Today O
, O
their O
families O
are O
learning O
new O
and O
actually O
harrowing O
details O
about O
the O
days O
after O
their O
capture O
. O

CNN B-ORG
national O
correspondent O
Susan B-PERSON
Candiotti I-PERSON
is O
with O
the O
Young O
family O
in O
Georgia B-GPE
. O

Jamie O
Cole B-PRODUCT
by O
at O
Ft. B-FAC
Hood I-FAC
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
where O
she O
spoke O
to O
Williams B-PERSON
' O
wife O
Michelle B-PERSON
. O

Susan B-PERSON
, O
why O
do O
n't O
we O
start O
with O
you O
? O

Reporter O
: O

Hello O
, O
Judy B-PERSON
. O

During O
a O
brief O
phone O
call O
with O
their O
son O
from O
Kuwait B-GPE
on O
surngd O
the O
Army O
asked O
the O
Young O
family O
not O
to O
get O
into O
any O
specific O
details O
about O
what O
happened O
during O
their O
son O
's O
capture O
and O
release O
. O

However O
, O
the O
family O
did O
get O
in O
a O
company O
of O
questions O
about O
how O
he O
was O
treated O
. O

They O
learned O
he O
lost O
20 O
pounds O
and O
also O
their O
son O
told O
them O
that O
in O
the O
last O
few O
days O
of O
his O
capture O
, O
things O
were O
n't O
so O
bad O
but O
that O
they O
were O
very O
rough O
in O
the O
beginning O
. O

Now O
they O
are O
learning O
more O
details O
that O
their O
son O
in O
fact O
was O
kicked O
and O
beaten O
after O
his O
capture O
, O
and O
that O
his O
fellow O
pilot O
David B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
had O
a O
knife O
held O
to O
his O
throat O
immediately O
after O
an O
tur O
, O
according O
to O
an O
interview O
their O
son O
was O
allowed O
to O
conduct O
with O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Washington I-WORK_OF_ART
Post I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
who O
flew O
with O
him O
into O
Kuwait B-GPE
. O

Their O
son O
is O
said O
to O
be O
in O
very O
good O
spirits O
now O
and O
back O
here O
in O
Georgia B-GPE
, O
after O
three O
weeks O
of O
not O
knowing O
exactly O
what O
had O
happened O
to O
him O
, O
finally O
, O
for O
the O
very O
first O
time O
in O
three O
weeks O
, O
the O
Young O
family O
members O
got O
some O
sleep O
last O
night O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
a O
long O
time O
. O

Well O
, O
at O
least O
some O
family O
members O
did O
. O

She O
slept O
pretty O
good O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
kidding O
. O

All O
right O
. O

I O
came O
home O
. O

She O
was O
in O
bed O
. O

I O
laid O
on O
the O
couch O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
hours O
, O
walked O
around O
. O

I O
thought O
, O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
sleep O
tonight O
, O
I O
really O
am O
. O

I O
got O
in O
there O
, O
laid O
down O
. O

She O
must O
have O
took O
a O
pill O
or O
something O
. O

Sounded O
like O
a O
saw O
mill O
going O
on O
next O
to O
me O
. O

Back O
on O
the O
couch O
again O
. O

Hey O
, O
I O
was O
tired O
, O
and O
besides O
, O
it O
was O
relief O
, O
you O
know O
? O

I O
could O
finally O
sleep O
and O
know O
everything O
was O
okay O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Of O
course O
, O
pictures O
and O
videotape O
and O
a O
phone O
call O
is O
one O
thing O
, O
but O
seeing O
their O
son O
in O
person O
is O
quite O
another O
, O
and O
they O
are O
, O
of O
course O
, O
hoping O
that O
will O
happen O
very O
soon O
. O

Young O
's O
mother O
says O
, O
when O
she O
sees O
her O
son O
, O
she O
plans O
on O
hugging O
him O
for O
a O
good O
solid O
half O
hour O
. O

Back O
to O
you O
, O
Judy B-PERSON
. O

At O
least O
, O
we O
would O
think O
, O
if O
that O
's O
the O
case O
. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
. O

Let O
's O
turn O
to O
Jamie B-PERSON
at O
Ft. O
Hood O
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
where O
she O
's O
been O
talking O
with O
the O
family O
of O
Chief O
Warrant O
Officer O
David O
Williams O
. O

For O
them O
, O
Jamie B-PERSON
, O
given O
what O
we O
just O
heard O
about O
the O
knife O
at O
his O
throat O
, O
they O
must O
be O
incredibly O
relieved O
. O

Reporter O
: O

You O
know O
, O
Judy B-PERSON
, O
they O
have O
been O
learning O
more O
and O
more O
as O
the O
day O
goes O
on O
. O

The O
focus O
is O
clearly O
not O
on O
their O
treatment O
or O
their O
capture O
but O
their O
freedom O
. O

I O
was O
on O
the O
phone O
with O
Michelle B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
yesterday O
, O
when O
she O
saw O
those O
first O
pictures O
on O
CNN B-ORG
of O
her O
husband O
, O
and O
she O
shrieked O
with O
delight O
. O

For O
three O
weeks O
she O
's O
watched O
and O
waited O
for O
some O
news O
. O

The O
only O
other O
pictures O
was O
his O
abandoned O
helicopter O
. O

She O
knew O
instantly O
when O
she O
saw O
it O
, O
because O
of O
the O
1st O
Cavalry O
emblem O
and O
special O
markings O
it O
was O
his O
. O

It O
's O
been O
a O
long O
three O
weeks O
. O

Today O
is O
date O
she O
was O
waiting O
for O
. O

I O
had O
a O
chance O
to O
spend O
some O
time O
with O
her O
yesterday O
. O

This O
morning O
on O
`` O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Morning I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
she O
told O
us O
about O
what O
her O
reaction O
was O
when O
she O
saw O
those O
first O
pictures O
of O
her O
husband O
free O
. O

I O
was O
so O
happy O
. O

I O
knew O
I O
never O
lost O
hope O
that O
he O
was O
alive O
and O
just O
seeing O
him O
and O
being O
able O
to O
see O
his O
eyes O
and O
his O
reaction O
to O
his O
rescue O
just O
took O
a O
huge O
load O
off O
my O
shoulders O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Incredible O
support O
from O
military O
spouses O
, O
but O
this O
is O
a O
true O
love O
story O
. O

The O
two O
met O
, O
Michelle B-PERSON
and O
David B-PERSON
in O
flight O
school O
. O

They O
have O
been O
at O
Ft. B-FAC
Hood I-FAC
for O
a O
short O
time O
. O

Both O
are O
pilots O
. O

Michelle B-PERSON
is O
-- O

An O
air O
force O
pilot O
is O
back O
at O
his O
base O
after O
a O
close O
call O
. O

Military O
officials O
say O
a O
missile O
hit O
his O
Warthog B-PRODUCT
and O
he O
was O
forced O
to O
eject O
. O

CNN B-ORG
's O
Gary B-PERSON
Tuchman I-PERSON
is O
live O
near O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
border O
with O
details O
on O
the O
mission O
and O
the O
pilot O
's O
rescue O
. O

Gary B-GPE
? O

Reporter O
: O

Wolf O
, O
hello O
to O
you O
. O

It O
was O
a O
very O
tense O
and O
nerve O
- O
racking O
day O
for O
the O
pilot O
who O
is O
stationed O
at O
this O
base O
near O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
border O
. O

He O
flies O
one O
of O
the O
As O
behind O
me O
, O
the O
Warthog B-PRODUCT
attack O
planes O
. O

Took O
it O
out O
early O
this O
morning O
. O

Here O
's O
what O
happened O
to O
him O
. O

He O
was O
going O
on O
a O
mission O
south O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

When O
he O
was O
close O
to O
his O
target O
area O
, O
all O
of O
a O
sudden O
he O
heard O
a O
noise O
. O

Turns O
out O
it O
was O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
missile O
, O
very O
likely O
a O
shoulder O
fired O
missile O
that O
hit O
his O
aircraft O
. O

He O
realized O
the O
plane O
was O
going O
to O
crash O
so O
he O
ejected O
. O

All O
these O
planes O
have O
ejection O
seats O
. O

The O
pilots O
carry O
parachutes O
. O

Ejected O
landed O
in O
the O
desert O
south O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
and O
then O
he O
was O
rescued O
by O
U.S. B-ORG
Army I-ORG
ground O
troops O
who O
were O
in O
the O
area O
. O

The O
pilot O
, O
whose O
name O
has O
not O
been O
released O
, O
was O
brought O
back O
to O
this O
base O
. O

He O
is O
in O
good O
condition O
with O
the B-ORG
172nd I-ORG
Fire I-ORG
Squadron I-ORG
which O
is O
based O
in O
Battle B-GPE
Creek I-GPE
, O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
but O
he O
's O
a O
very O
lucky O
man O
. O

He O
's O
with O
two O
other O
As O
flying O
along O
with O
him O
. O

They O
, O
two O
, O
were O
hit O
. O

One O
came O
back O
to O
the O
base O
. O

The O
other O
we O
have O
a O
picture O
of O
. O

It O
landed O
at O
a O
base O
controlled O
by O
the O
coalition O
. O

That O
particular O
A B-ORG
was O
hit O
in O
the O
right O
engine O
. O

The O
pilot O
also O
was O
able O
to O
make O
a O
safe O
landing O
and O
neither O
of O
those O
pilots O
were O
hurt O
. O

Those O
are O
three O
planes O
hit O
today O
. O

Another O
A O
Warthog B-PRODUCT
was O
hit O
here O
today O
. O

That O
pilot O
was O
hit O
by O
at O
least O
one O
missile O
and O
some O
artillery O
. O

We O
have O
video O
of O
that O
plane O
. O

That O
plane O
has O
a O
roll O
in O
one O
of O
the O
engines O
. O

Stabilizer O
in O
the O
back O
of O
the O
plane O
. O

The O
pilot O
lost O
all O
flight O
control O
as O
she O
was O
flying O
back O
. O

Thinking O
about O
ejecting O
. O

Decided O
she O
could O
make O
it O
back O
safely O
. O

She O
came O
back O
to O
this O
base O
near O
the O
border O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
it O
's O
being O
described O
as O
an O
heroic O
landing O
after O
she O
was O
struck O
by O
artillery O
missiles O
. O

Course O
, O
we O
just O
heard O
from O
Jamie B-PERSON
McIntyre I-PERSON
about O
the B-PRODUCT
F I-PRODUCT
E I-PRODUCT
Strike I-PRODUCT
Eagle I-PRODUCT
. O

Authorities O
-- O

Iraqi B-NORP
museum O
workers O
are O
starting O
to O
assess O
the O
damage O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
history O
. O

Up O
to O
20 O
loot O
. O

The O
artifacts O
have O
been O
returned O
after O
religious O
clerics O
called O
for O
the O
action O
. O

Now O
officials O
in O
the O
worldwide O
museum O
community O
have O
pledged O
their O
help O
in O
restoring O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
past O
. O

Liz B-PERSON
George I-PERSON
explains O
. O

Iraq B-GPE
's O
history O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
culture O
, O
it O
's O
all O
demolished O
. O

Reporter O
: O

A O
cry O
from O
the O
heart O
from O
one O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
archaeologists O
. O

A O
cry O
echoing O
around O
the O
world O
. O

It O
's O
a O
catastrophe O
. O

It O
's O
a O
catastrophe O
for O
the O
people O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
it O
's O
a O
catastrophe O
for O
the O
whole O
world O
, O
because O
the O
civilization O
of O
ancient O
Iraq B-GPE
was O
the O
first O
urban O
civilization O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Reporter O
: O

As O
the O
extent O
of O
the O
looting O
and O
destruction O
came O
to O
light O
, O
experts O
in O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
were O
making O
plans O
to O
help O
. O

The B-ORG
British I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
is O
home O
to O
the O
largest O
Mesopotamia B-GPE
collection O
outside O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
including O
some O
of O
the O
earliest O
forms O
of O
writing O
. O

It O
's O
the O
duty O
of O
international O
community O
to O
restore O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
to O
the O
museum O
and O
then O
, O
I O
think O
, O
the O
international O
community O
must O
organize O
itself O
to O
help O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
colleagues O
restore O
what O
is O
left O
. O

The B-ORG
British I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
is O
putting O
six O
conservators O
and O
three O
curators O
into O
this O
as O
soon O
as O
it O
's O
possible O
. O

They O
'll O
go O
to O
work O
with O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
colleagues O
as O
-- O

Now O
that O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
regime O
has O
fallen O
is O
democracy O
the O
answer O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
its O
people O
. O

In O
his O
book O
, O
Fareed O
Zakar O
Ericks O
A O
joins O
us O
now O
to O
talk O
about O
democracy O
and O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
future O
. O

Good O
to O
see O
you O
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
Paula B-PERSON
. O

Good O
to O
see O
you O
on O
a O
different O
network O
for O
a O
change O
. O

That O
's O
what O
happens O
when O
you O
sell O
books O
. O

I O
know O
. O

Let O
's O
talk O
about O
what O
Barbara B-PERSON
Starr I-PERSON
was O
reporting O
from O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

She O
says O
there O
is O
an O
acknowledgment O
from O
those O
officials O
that O
there O
are O
not O
enough O
ground O
troops O
in O
place O
and O
particularly O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
to O
control O
what O
our O
Nic B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON
is O
saying O
is O
a O
stage O
of O
anarchy O
in O
some O
parts O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Do O
you O
think O
the O
administration O
underestimated O
the O
day O
after O
? O

because O
the O
day O
after O
came O
so O
fast O
and O
so O
suddenly O
in O
a O
way O
, O
I O
think O
that O
there O
's O
been O
a O
pattern O
here O
not O
just O
with O
this O
administration O
, O
but O
over O
the O
last O
ten O
years O
, O
Bosnia B-GPE
, O
Kosovo B-GPE
, O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
where O
we O
do O
n't O
quite O
recognize O
when O
the O
old O
order O
collapses O
, O
you O
very O
quickly O
have O
to O
rush O
in O
and O
fill O
it O
with O
some O
kind O
of O
new O
order O
. O

In O
the O
short O
term O
, O
that O
's O
going O
to O
have O
to O
mean O
the O
American B-NORP
military O
, O
but O
the O
key O
question O
, O
which O
I O
try O
to O
address O
in O
the O
book O
, O
is O
What O
do O
you O
do O
after O
that O
? O
What O
kind O
of O
authority O
do O
you O
create O
in O
a O
society O
going O
through O
this O
kind O
of O
transition O
. O

And O
how O
do O
you O
know O
that O
the O
local O
Iraqi B-NORP
citizens O
will O
make O
up O
this O
government O
or O
are O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
interested O
in O
democracy O
? O

There O
's O
no O
proof O
of O
that O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
key O
here O
is O
the O
only O
way O
to O
get O
that O
kind O
of O
legitimate O
government O
to O
have O
it O
look O
good O
is O
to O
hold O
elections O
, O
but O
if O
you O
hold O
elections O
, O
you O
stop O
the O
whole O
process O
of O
building O
a O
rule O
of O
law O
, O
creating O
courts O
, O
creating O
administration O
. O

We O
've O
seen O
in O
the O
past O
in O
Bosnia B-GPE
for O
example O
, O
you O
held O
elections O
and O
all O
of O
the O
old O
ethnic O
thugs O
get O
into O
power O
because O
they O
have O
organization O
and O
they O
have O
money O
and O
they O
stop O
the O
process O
of O
genuine O
building O
of O
democracy O
. O

There O
is O
this O
tension O
here O
which O
is O
the O
only O
way O
to O
make O
this O
look O
good O
is O
in O
some O
way O
get O
legitimate O
Iraqi B-NORP
authority O
, O
but O
the O
faster O
you O
get O
that O
, O
the O
more O
likely O
you O
stop O
this O
process O
. O

So O
what O
do O
you O
think O
of O
this O
interim O
government O
? O

You O
got O
Deputy O
Defense O
Secretary O
Paul O
Wolfowitz O
saying O
that O
American B-NORP
and O
British B-NORP
military O
forces O
would O
play O
a O
leading O
role O
in O
setting O
up O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
and O
then O
later O
draw O
civilians O
into O
the O
process O
. O

Is O
that O
going O
to O
work O
? O

I O
think O
it O
will O
work O
if O
it O
's O
truly O
broad O
- O
based O
and O
truly O
consensual O
, O
try O
and O
include O
all O
different O
people O
and O
including O
them O
in O
creating O
a O
constitution O
which O
would O
take O
a O
few O
years O
. O

What O
I O
point O
out O
is O
the O
places O
where O
you O
've O
had O
quick O
transitions O
-- O

You O
've O
heard O
the O
old O
saying O
, O
the O
best O
offense O
is O
a O
good O
defense O
? O

Perhaps O
with O
that O
in O
mind O
, O
the O
nation O
's O
threat O
level O
back O
at O
orange O
, O
or O
high O
, O
to O
discourage O
and O
thwart O
potential O
terrorist O
attacks O
. O

What O
does O
this O
mean O
if O
you O
're O
traveling O
you O
might O
ask O
. O

To O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Patty B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON
at O
Reagan O
National O
Airport O
. O

What O
are O
travelers O
to O
do O
and O
, O
for O
that O
matter O
, O
not O
to O
do O
? O

Reporter O
: O

Miles B-PERSON
, O
what O
that O
means O
is O
tighter O
security O
at O
airports O
across O
the O
country O
, O
and O
that O
could O
potentially O
slow O
you O
down O
. O

Some O
things O
you O
may O
want O
to O
do O
is O
, O
first O
of O
all O
, O
just O
get O
here O
a O
little O
bit O
early O
. O

Now O
, O
Homeland B-ORG
Security I-ORG
chief O
Tom B-PERSON
Ridge I-PERSON
described O
some O
of O
those O
new O
security O
measures O
on O
top O
of O
the O
ones O
that O
are O
already O
in O
place O
. O

Begin O
the O
training O
for O
the O
pilots O
in O
the O
cockpits O
with O
firearms O
. O

Then O
you O
've O
got O
the O
hardened O
cockpit O
doors O
. O

You O
have O
training O
for O
the O
flight O
attendants O
. O

You O
have O
more O
federal O
air O
marshals O
. O

You O
come O
outside O
the O
airplane O
itself O
and O
you O
have O
technology O
, O
100 O
% O
inspection O
of O
baggage O
. O

You O
have O
new O
trained O
inspectors O
for O
passengers O
. O

You O
enhance O
airport O
security O
outside O
the O
perimeter O
. O

There O
will O
be O
additional O
random O
inspections O
of O
vehicles O
and O
potentially O
, O
depending O
on O
the O
airport O
, O
some O
limitations O
of O
ingress O
and O
egress O
into O
the O
airport O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Airports O
are O
currently O
-- O

Iraqi B-NORP
forces O
are O
overwhelmed O
and O
could O
soon O
collapse O
. O

Jessica B-GPE
Lynch I-GPE
says O
she O
can O
not O
wait O
to O
get O
home O
to O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
. O

The O
19 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Army B-ORG
private O
spoke O
to O
her O
parents O
yesterday O
by O
phone O
from O
a O
hospital O
in O
Germany B-GPE
. O

Greg B-PERSON
Lynch I-PERSON
says O
that O
when O
he O
talked O
to O
his O
daughter O
she O
had O
n't O
eaten O
in O
eight O
days O
and O
was O
quite O
hungry O
. O

The B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
is O
reporting O
she O
shot O
several O
Iraqi B-NORP
soldiers O
before O
she O
was O
captured O
and O
she O
was O
shot O
herself O
, O
too O
. O

Coming O
up O
on O
our O
next O
hour O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
edged O
toward O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
and O
we O
'll O
tell O
you O
what O
kind O
of O
resistance O
they O
're O
facing O
from O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
elite O
Republican B-ORG
Guard I-ORG
. O

Tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
college O
and O
high O
school O
students O
stage O
antiwar O
protests O
on O
campuses O
yesterday O
from O
coast O
to O
coast O
. O

California B-GPE
now O
, O
high O
school O
and O
college O
students O
there O
skipped O
class O
to O
show O
their O
opposition O
to O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
led O
war O
with O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
Books O
not O
Bombs O
demonstration O
coordinated O
by O
the O
National O
Youth O
and O
Student O
Peace O
Coalition O
. O

Record O
temperatures O
in O
the O
north O
. O

Threatening O
right O
now O
to O
freeze O
over O
Lake B-LOC
Superior I-LOC
surface O
. O

If O
so O
, O
forecasters O
say O
it O
will O
be O
the O
first O
time O
there O
in O
about O
two O
decades O
. O

Lake B-LOC
Superior I-LOC
, O
the O
largest O
of O
the O
five O
Great B-LOC
Lakes I-LOC
. O

It O
does O
n't O
look O
too O
frozen O
there O
. O

24 O
hours O
after O
a O
coordinated O
series O
of O
suicide O
bombings O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
the O
death O
toll O
is O
still O
rising O
. O

An O
eighth O
American O
has O
died O
. O

In O
all O
, O
21 O
people O
were O
killed O
, O
not O
including O
the O
nine O
suspected O
bombers O
. O

Nearly O
200 O
people O
were O
injured O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
and O
Saudi O
officials O
say O
the O
bombings O
bear O
the O
trademark O
of O
al B-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
. O

They O
may O
have O
been O
timed O
to O
coincide O
with O
the O
arrival O
of O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Colin O
Powell O
in O
Riyadh B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
is O
ordering O
all O
non-essential O
diplomats O
and O
dependents O
out O
of O
the O
country O
. O

An O
FBI B-ORG
team O
is O
heading O
to O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
to O
help O
investigate O
the O
attacks O
. O

They O
targeted O
three O
residential O
compounds O
for O
Americans O
and O
other O
Westerners B-NORP
. O

In O
a O
moment O
, O
check O
in O
on O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
get O
the O
latest O
on O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
prisoners O
of O
war O
. O

We O
know O
of O
one O
detention O
center O
, O
well O
over O
7,000 O
Iraqis B-NORP
held O
there O
and O
almost O
a O
thousand O
have O
been O
released O
. O

Check O
in O
on O
the O
Pentagon O
for O
more O
and O
more O
on O
this O
tape O
and O
what O
they O
're O
saying O
down O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Welcome O
back O
. O

25 O
minutes O
after O
the O
hour O
. O

Time O
for O
the O
Cafferty B-PERSON
file O
. O

Good O
morning O
. O

A O
crazy O
world O
we O
live O
in O
. O

The B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
upheld O
the O
toughest O
three O
strikes O
law O
in O
the O
country O
yesterday O
. O

That O
's O
California B-GPE
's O
. O

They O
rejected O
challenges O
to O
the O
law O
of O
sentences O
of O
25 O
years O
to O
life O
without O
parole O
for O
a O
man O
convicted O
of O
stealing O
some O
golf O
clubs O
and O
50 O
years O
for O
a O
man O
who O
stole O
some O
videotapes O
. O

The O
idea O
is O
if O
you O
have O
three O
felony O
convictions O
, O
you O
're O
out O
of O
here O
. O

The O
voters O
overwhelmingly O
passed O
the O
law O
in O
1994 O
to O
offset O
the O
liberal O
and O
lenient O
judges O
who O
let O
bad O
people O
off O
with O
nothing O
more O
than O
a O
slap O
of O
the O
wrist O
. O

They O
appealed O
to O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
on O
behalf O
of O
these O
two O
people O
. O

Currently O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
7000 O
people O
serving O
25 O
year O
to O
life O
sentences O
under O
the O
three O
strikes O
law O
. O

, O
300 O
of O
them O
are O
in O
there O
for O
things O
like O
petty O
theft O
. O

25 O
other O
states O
that O
have O
the O
three O
strikes O
law O
. O

And O
that O
brings O
us O
to O
the O
question O
. O

It O
was O
a O
close O
vote O
. O

5 O
in O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

Here O
is O
the O
question O
of O
the O
day O
. O

You O
can O
e-mail O
us O
at O
am@cnn.com O
. O

It O
's O
designed O
to O
counter O
the O
kind O
of O
thing O
that O
I O
found O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
newspaper O
this O
morning O
where O
a O
Brooklyn B-GPE
woman O
who O
scalded O
her O
4 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
to O
death O
in O
a O
bathtub O
, O
walked O
out O
of O
court O
a O
free O
woman O
yesterday O
sentenced O
to O
five O
years O
probation O
. O

It O
took O
the O
child O
three O
weeks O
to O
die O
in O
the O
hospital O
from O
the O
injuries O
it O
suffered O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
its O
mother O
and O
she O
's O
free O
. O

Five O
years O
probation O
for O
killing O
her O
4 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
by O
scalding O
it O
to O
death O
in O
the O
bathtub O
. O

That O
is O
the O
-- O

The O
coroner O
examining O
the O
remains O
of O
two O
bodies O
recovered O
near O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
yesterday O
was O
unable O
to O
determine O
the O
cause O
of O
death O
. O

Police O
are O
now O
considering O
the O
possibility O
that O
the O
remains O
are O
those O
of O
Laci B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
and O
her O
unborn O
child O
. O

Peterson B-PERSON
disappeared O
on O
Christmas O
eve O
of O
last O
year O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Vercammen I-PERSON
joins O
me O
now O
from O
Martinez B-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
with O
the O
latest O
for O
us O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
? O

Reporter O
: O

Well O
, O
Lou B-PERSON
, O
one O
thing O
that O
the O
coroner O
has O
been O
able O
to O
determine O
is O
that O
the O
skeletal O
remains O
are O
those O
of O
one O
, O
an O
adult O
female O
, O
and O
two O
, O
the O
remains O
of O
the O
almost O
full O
- O
term O
baby O
boy O
, O
and O
of O
course O
, O
this O
is O
significant O
because O
Laci B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
, O
when O
she O
disappeared O
from O
her O
Modesto B-GPE
home O
, O
was O
7 O
1 O
/ O
2 O
months O
pregnant O
. O

That O
was O
on O
Christmas O
Eve O
. O

Her O
husband O
, O
Scott B-GPE
, O
at O
the O
time O
said O
that O
he O
was O
fishing O
in O
the O
Berkeley B-GPE
marina O
. O

Now O
, O
in O
a O
strange O
twist O
in O
all O
of O
this O
, O
just O
yesterday O
separate O
from O
the O
skeletal O
remains O
I O
alluded O
to O
earlier O
a O
man O
hiking O
near O
the O
Berkeley B-GPE
marina O
found O
a O
bone O
, O
and O
they O
are O
now O
looking O
at O
that O
as O
another O
possible O
lead O
in O
this O
case O
. O

This O
person O
came O
across O
the O
bone O
at O
the O
shore O
. O

He O
brought O
it O
home O
and O
contacted O
the O
authorities O
, O
and O
we O
took O
possession O
of O
it O
. O

And O
you O
're O
trying O
to O
connect O
it O
to O
the O
other O
-- O

Well O
, O
we O
're O
trying O
to O
find O
out O
if O
it O
's O
a O
human O
bone O
and O
whether O
or O
not O
it O
is O
related O
to O
the O
others O
. O

Reporter O
: O

And O
yet O
another O
reason O
why O
that O
bone O
could O
be O
a O
key O
link O
, O
there O
are O
reports O
that O
have O
surfaced O
that O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
female O
remains O
that O
were O
found O
the O
skeleton O
was O
not O
completely O
intact O
. O

Now O
this O
case O
is O
also O
taking O
on O
, O
we O
should O
say O
, O
almost O
a O
TV O
episodic O
forensic O
pathology O
angle O
because O
they O
're O
going O
to O
bring O
in O
an O
expert O
on O
what O
's O
called O
alufating O
decay O
, O
and O
basically O
this O
person O
is O
going O
to O
come O
in O
here O
and O
look O
at O
the O
body O
. O

This O
is O
in O
the O
damage O
aspect O
of O
it O
. O

And O
they O
say O
these O
experts O
will O
be O
able O
to O
tell O
how O
long O
the O
body O
had O
been O
in O
there O
and O
if O
the O
remains O
of O
the O
almost O
full O
- O
term O
baby O
boy O
were O
inside O
the O
female O
's O
remains O
at O
the O
time O
of O
death O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
coroner O
could O
know O
right O
now O
but O
is O
not O
saying O
if O
there O
was O
some O
sort O
of O
trauma O
to O
either O
of O
these O
skeletons O
. O

For O
example O
, O
if O
they O
could O
see O
the O
bone O
compromised O
in O
some O
way O
they O
could O
tell O
if O
there O
had O
been O
a O
stab O
or O
a O
shooting O
. O

We O
may O
learn O
a O
lot O
more O
on O
this O
in O
just O
15 O
minutes O
. O

That O
's O
because O
Modesto B-GPE
police O
have O
scheduled O
a O
news O
conference O
and O
while O
they O
may O
not O
say O
much O
at O
all O
they O
could O
also O
drop O
some O
major O
bomb O
shells O
, O
Lou B-PERSON
. O

Reporting O
live O
from O
Martinez B-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
I O
'm O
Paul B-PERSON
Vercammen I-PERSON
. O

Now O
back O
to O
you O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
, O
let O
me O
ask O
you O
, O
if O
I O
may O
, O
quickly O
, O
is O
there O
any O
reason O
for O
us O
to O
expect O
that O
there O
would O
be O
the O
ability O
to O
identify O
those O
remains O
as O
a O
result O
of O
these O
autopsies O
this O
afternoon O
? O

Reporter O
: O

It O
sounds O
like O
all O
of O
this O
will O
be O
too O
quick O
, O
and O
it O
seems O
underlying O
all O
this O
is O
there O
could O
be O
an O
absence O
of O
dental O
records O
. O

That O
's O
particularly O
important O
for O
the O
adult O
female O
remains O
. O

So O
now O
they O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
turn O
to O
DNA O
, O
and O
that O
's O
why O
they O
're O
calling O
in O
these O
experts O
. O

Some O
DNA O
testing O
can O
be O
very O
quick O
, O
but O
sometimes O
it O
can O
take O
up O
to O
weeks O
, O
even O
more O
, O
Lou B-PERSON
. O

Okay O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Vercammen I-PERSON
, O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
. O

As O
Paul B-PERSON
just O
reported O
, O
the O
Modesto B-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
police O
department O
will O
be O
holding O
a O
news O
conference O
just O
a O
few O
minutes O
from O
now O
, O
and O
CNN B-ORG
of O
course O
will O
be O
carrying O
that O
news O
conference O
live O
. O

Stay O
with O
us O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ariel O
Sharon O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Mahmoud O
Abbas O
have O
postponed O
Wednesday O
's O
planned O
meeting O
on O
the O
Mideast O
peace O
plan O
. O

It O
's O
because O
of O
what O
's O
being O
described O
as O
`` O
scheduling O
conflicts O
. O
'' O

Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
say O
the O
two O
leaders O
may O
try O
to O
meet O
on O
Thursday O
instead O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
advisers O
say O
Abbas B-PERSON
will O
call O
for O
immediate O
implementation O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
backed O
road O
map O
to O
peace O
. O

That O
would O
include O
an O
end O
to O
Israeli B-NORP
military O
occupation O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
areas O
and O
a O
freeze O
on O
settlement O
expansion O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
sources O
say O
Sharon B-ORG
will O
repeat O
his O
position O
that O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
must O
first O
crack O
down O
on O
Islamic O
militant O
groups O
, O
like O
Hamas B-ORG
. O

Monday O
, O
Sharon B-ORG
startled O
many O
people O
when O
he O
called O
for O
an O
end O
to O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
occupation O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
areas O
. O

He O
later O
released O
a O
clarifying O
statement O
saying O
he O
was O
referring O
to O
the O
more O
than O
3 O
million O
Palestinians B-NORP
now O
under O
Israeli B-NORP
military O
control O
and O
not O
to O
the O
land O
itself O
. O

Sharon B-ORG
says O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
remain O
disputed O
land O
. O

Seven O
former O
POWs O
are O
getting O
one O
step O
closer O
to O
home O
. O

They O
'll O
be O
arriving O
at O
Ramstein B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Base I-FAC
in O
Germany B-GPE
a O
few O
hours O
from O
now O
. O

Once O
doctors O
there O
say O
they O
are O
good O
to O
go O
, O
the O
seven O
will O
head O
stateside O
. O

Doctors O
in O
Kuwait B-GPE
have O
already O
said O
the O
six O
men O
and O
one O
woman O
are O
in O
good O
shape O
, O
so O
they O
may O
not O
have O
to O
stay O
in O
Germany B-GPE
very O
long O
. O

The O
former O
POWs O
were O
rescued O
Sunday O
about O
75 O
miles O
north O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

They O
've O
been O
sticking O
close O
together O
ever O
since O
. O

Medical O
officers O
say O
they O
became O
a O
team O
while O
in O
captivity O
and O
want O
to O
stay O
together O
as O
a O
team O
until O
it O
's O
time O
to O
go O
to O
their O
separate O
homes O
. O

We O
begin O
tonight O
with O
a O
big O
story O
out O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

CNN B-ORG
has O
learned O
that O
the O
CIA O
has O
obtained O
critical O
pieces O
of O
nuclear O
technology O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
parts O
are O
essential O
to O
developing O
a O
nuclear O
bomb O
program O
. O

They O
were O
hidden O
under O
a O
rosebush O
in O
the O
back O
yard O
of O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
scientist O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

That O
Iraqi B-NORP
scientist O
hid O
the O
components O
12 O
years O
ago O
. O

He O
said O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
son O
, O
Qusay B-PERSON
, O
and O
his O
then O
son O
- O
in O
- O
law O
ordered O
him O
to O
do O
it O
. O

He O
tells O
CNN B-ORG
he O
was O
told O
to O
keep O
the O
parts O
hidden O
so O
they O
would O
be O
ready O
when O
the O
time O
came O
to O
rebuild O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
program O
. O

The O
parts O
are O
from O
a O
gas O
centrifuge O
and O
can O
be O
used O
for O
enriching O
uranium O
in O
bomb O
quality O
material O
. O

Looks O
like O
there O
may O
be O
some O
evidence O
that O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
is O
alive O
and O
still O
plotting O
. O

CNN B-ORG
learned O
the O
al O
Qaeda O
leader O
sent O
personal O
letters O
to O
key O
operatives O
in O
February O
, O
ordering O
them O
to O
attack O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
its O
allies O
. O

Intelligence O
sources O
say O
the O
correspondence O
came O
from O
the O
border O
between O
Pakistan B-GPE
and O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
where O
Osama B-PERSON
bin O
Laden O
is O
believed O
to O
be O
hiding O
. O

Couriers O
delivered O
the O
letters O
to O
locations O
including O
Africa B-GPE
, O
Asia B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

A O
month O
later O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Pakistani B-NORP
force O
has O
a O
lead O
on O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
, O
but O
by O
the O
time O
they O
moved O
in O
, O
he O
had O
vanished O
again O
. O

2:58 O
a.m. O
, O
explosions O
reported O
around O
the B-FAC
Palestine I-FAC
Hotel I-FAC
where O
international O
journalists O
are O
staying O
. O

A O
U.S. B-GPE
tank O
shelled O
the O
hotel O
in O
response O
to O
sniper O
fire O
. O

The O
blast O
kills O
two O
cameramen O
, O
one O
from O
Spanish B-NORP
TV O
, O
another O
from O
Reuters B-ORG
. O

Three O
Reuters B-ORG
journalists O
were O
killed O
. O

5:33 O
a.m. O
, O
Martin B-PERSON
Savidge I-PERSON
says O
the O
Marines B-NORP
have O
found O
chemical O
protection O
suits O
and O
antidotes O
for O
chemical O
weapons O
in O
a O
field O
beside O
an O
industrial O
complex O
in O
southeast O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Nearby O
they O
found O
abandoned O
weapons O
and O
artillery O
case O
, O
which O
they O
demolished O
. O

7:00 O
a.m. O
, O
U.S. B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Command I-ORG
says O
the O
coalition O
may O
never O
know O
if O
Iraqi B-NORP
President O
Saddam O
Hussein O
survived O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
air O
strike O
yesterday O
. O

A O
B O
bomber O
dropped O
four O
2,000 O
- O
pound O
bombs O
on O
a O
building O
in O
a O
residential O
area O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
after O
getting O
intelligence O
reports O
senior O
officials O
were O
meeting O
there O
, O
possibly O
including O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
and O
his O
sons O
. O

Brigadier O
General O
Vince O
Brooks O
confirmed O
a O
USA B-PRODUCT
Warthog I-PRODUCT
aircraft O
was O
shot O
down O
by O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
missile O
today O
. O

The O
pilot O
ejected O
and O
was O
rescued O
. O

We O
are O
able O
to O
resupply O
, O
rearm O
and O
refuel O
very O
close O
to O
the O
area O
we O
were O
working O
in O
. O

No O
other O
Fife O
Navy O
ship O
could O
have O
gotten O
in O
the O
water O
. O

No O
other O
ship O
could O
have O
done O
the O
command O
and O
control O
. O

From O
these O
special O
warfare O
boats O
. O

One O
concern O
these O
men O
have O
in O
the O
waterways O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
the O
threat O
of O
an O
ambush O
, O
so O
there O
are O
five O
weapon O
stations O
on O
the O
special O
operations O
craft O
. O

They O
include O
grenade O
launchers O
and O
machine O
guns O
. O

Reporter O
: O

More O
than O
100 O
vessels O
searched O
and O
secured O
in O
four O
days O
, O
legitimate O
merchants O
turned O
smugglers O
, O
all O
aboard O
ships O
that O
are O
potential O
hidaways O
for O
Iraqi B-NORP
weapons O
and O
soldiers O
. O

Commanding O
this O
mission O
, O
Lieutenant O
Jay O
Keller O
. O

That O
's O
what O
we O
're O
doing O
as O
we O
come O
through O
here O
and O
completely O
search O
theses O
have O
else O
to O
make O
sure O
there O
's O
no O
one O
lurking O
on O
there O
with O
weapons O
or O
RPGs O
or O
some O
other O
pad O
to O
take O
down O
helos O
that O
are O
flying O
by O
or O
any O
other O
ships O
that O
are O
coming O
in O
through O
here O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Keller B-PERSON
takes O
us O
onboard O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
vessel O
, O
one O
of O
the O
most O
common O
threats O
lurking O
around O
the O
sea O
bed O
. O

This O
is O
the O
railway O
system O
. O

What O
you O
see O
here O
, O
you O
see O
the O
rollers O
and O
you O
can O
stack O
four O
mines O
out O
here O
and O
roll O
them O
off O
the O
back O
as O
they O
're O
transitting O
through O
. O

These O
crewmen O
search O
the O
boat O
and O
collect O
these O
logs O
, O
peppered O
with O
pictures O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
President O
Saddam O
Hussein O
. O

All O
along O
the O
waterways O
, O
Iraqi B-NORP
sailors O
wave O
to O
Heller B-PERSON
's O
crew O
. O

They O
hand O
out O
food O
and O
medical O
supplies O
when O
they O
k O
. O

No O
cigarettes O
. O

This O
is O
a O
working O
middle O
class O
that O
wants O
to O
work O
and O
make O
money O
for O
themselves O
and O
they O
understand O
that O
when O
we O
come O
in O
here O
, O
we O
'll O
make O
that O
available O
to O
them O
. O

Hopefully O
, O
paying O
huge O
dividends O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
in O
the O
long O
run O
as O
forces O
like O
Jay O
Keller O
's O
detachment O
continues O
to O
pay O
off O
big O
in O
`` O
Operation B-EVENT
Iraqi I-EVENT
Freedom I-EVENT
. O
'' O

Along O
the O
waterway O
in O
southern O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
Kyra B-PERSON
Phillips I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
. O

U.S. B-GPE
- O
led O
forces O
are O
approaching O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
capital O
after O
destroying O
the O
Medina B-GPE
and O
Baghdad B-GPE
divisions O
of O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
. O

We O
'll O
have O
that O
story O
and O
all O
of O
the O
latest O
developments O
in O
`` O
Operation B-EVENT
Iraqi I-EVENT
Freedom I-EVENT
'' O
just O
two O
minutes O
away O
. O

I O
'm O
Kathleen B-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
. O

You O
've O
been O
watching O
CNN B-WORK_OF_ART
Headline I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

A O
father O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
is O
accused O
of O
dropping O
his O
baby O
out O
of O
a O
seven O
- O
story O
apartment O
window O
. O

Here O
's O
Jordena B-PERSON
Ginsberg I-PERSON
with O
more O
from O
Affiliate B-ORG
News I-ORG
Westchester I-ORG
. O

Reporter O
: O

Please O
measure O
the O
spot O
where O
she O
landed O
after O
she O
was O
thrown O
from O
a O
seventh O
floor O
window O
. O

The O
baby O
fell O
80 O
feet O
. O

These O
tree O
branches O
cushioned O
her O
fall O
and O
saved O
her O
life O
. O

The O
baby O
's O
aunt O
did O
n't O
want O
her O
face O
shown O
on O
TV O
, O
but O
told O
us O
she O
was O
stunned O
. O

I O
'm O
glad O
she O
's O
alive O
. O

It O
's O
a O
miracle O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Now O
, O
Willie B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
, O
the O
little O
girl O
's O
father O
is O
charged O
with O
attempted O
murder O
. O

Police O
say O
it O
all O
started O
at O
around O
11:30 O
Saturday O
night O
when O
Williams B-PERSON
got O
into O
a O
fight O
with O
the O
baby O
's O
mother O
Jasmine B-PERSON
Gil I-PERSON
Yo I-PERSON
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
date O
her O
again O
and O
she O
was O
n't O
interested O
. O

Cops O
say O
he O
allegedly O
kidnapped O
her O
and O
threatened O
her O
but O
eventually O
brought O
her O
back O
to O
her O
home O
. O

That O
's O
when O
police O
say O
he O
grabbed O
their O
daughter O
. O

The O
father O
of O
the O
child O
allegedly O
picked O
the O
baby O
up O
, O
dangedled O
it O
out O
the O
window O
, O
pulled O
the O
child O
back O
in O
. O

Then O
the O
baby O
's O
mother O
made O
a O
frantic O
call O
to O
the O
police O
. O

While O
she O
was O
on O
the O
phone O
, O
he O
picked O
up O
the O
child O
again O
and O
this O
time O
threw O
her O
out O
the O
window O
. O

Then O
police O
say O
the O
baby O
's O
mother O
pulled O
out O
a O
kitchen O
knife O
. O

You O
can O
hear O
Williams B-PERSON
say O
, O
Go O
ahead O
, O
kill O
me O
. O

At O
that O
point O
the O
baby O
's O
mother O
stabbed O
him O
right O
in O
the O
hand O
. O

Still O
bleeding O
, O
he O
ran O
downstairs O
and O
scooped O
up O
the O
baby O
, O
and O
took O
the O
baby O
to O
the O
hospital O
. O

Police O
were O
on O
his O
trail O
and O
found O
Williams B-PERSON
and O
the O
baby O
at O
the O
-- O

Spy O
to O
help O
free O
private O
Jessica B-GPE
Lynch I-GPE
. O

Lara B-PRODUCT
hijacking O
in O
1995 O
has O
been O
captured O
by O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
in O
or O
near O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

This O
was O
the O
Italian B-NORP
ship O
that O
was O
captured O
by O
Palestinian B-NORP
terrorists O
back O
in O
1985 O
and O
some O
may O
remember O
the O
story O
of O
Leon B-PERSON
Clinghover I-PERSON
. O

He O
was O
in O
a O
wheelchair O
and O
the O
terrorists O
shot O
him O
and O
pushed O
him O
over O
the O
side O
of O
the O
ship O
into O
the O
Mediterranean O
where O
he O
obviously O
, O
died O
. O

This O
man O
, O
Abu B-PERSON
Abbas I-PERSON
has O
lived O
an O
itinerant O
life O
, O
he O
's O
been O
in O
Tunas B-GPE
, O
he O
's O
been O
in O
Libya B-GPE
and O
he O
's O
been O
living O
under O
the O
protection O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
but O
he O
is O
wanted O
for O
murder O
in O
Italy B-GPE
. O

There O
are O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
charges O
which O
have O
expired O
but O
could O
, O
I O
am O
told O
, O
possibly O
be O
restarted O
for O
piracy O
, O
hostage O
taking O
and O
conspiracy O
. O

So O
this O
is O
one O
of O
the O
oldest O
cases O
of O
terrorism O
that O
is O
one O
of O
the O
oldest O
cases O
that O
has O
not O
been O
closed O
to O
date O
. O

Now O
looks O
as O
if O
this O
man O
Abu B-PERSON
Absaas I-PERSON
is O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
hands O
. O

Miles B-PERSON
? O

That O
her O
younger O
sister O
, O
Mary B-PERSON
Katherine I-PERSON
, O
was O
the O
one O
who O
went O
to O
her O
father O
and O
said O
, O
`` O
dad O
, O
I O
think O
I O
know O
who O
did O
this O
. O
'' O

But O
it O
took O
some O
four O
months O
before O
they O
were O
able O
to O
get O
a O
picture O
and O
identify O
the O
picture O
as O
this O
Brian O
David O
Mitchell O
and O
then O
his O
wife O
, O
Wanda B-PERSON
Barzee I-PERSON
. O

The O
other O
questions O
, O
of O
course O
, O
are O
Why O
did O
n't O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
Smart I-PERSON
try O
to O
escape O
? O
Were O
there O
opportunities O
perhaps O
that O
she O
might O
be O
able O
to O
get O
away O
from O
her O
abductors O
? O

The O
police O
are O
saying O
she O
was O
abducted O
by O
knife O
point O
and O
was O
an O
opportunity O
and O
may O
have O
been O
some O
kind O
of O
fear O
factor O
going O
on O
. O

We O
are O
seeing O
a O
lot O
locally O
here O
some O
photographs O
that O
are O
coming O
out O
, O
that O
show O
Mitchell B-ORG
, O
his O
wife O
, O
and O
who O
they O
believe O
to O
be O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
Smart I-PERSON
at O
a O
party O
in O
September O
. O

There O
were O
times O
perhaps O
they O
were O
in O
a O
park O
somewhere O
in O
Salt B-GPE
Lake I-GPE
City I-GPE
completely O
robed O
in O
these O
veils O
and O
robes O
so O
you O
could O
not O
see O
her O
face O
. O

There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
questions O
coming O
out O
about O
why O
she O
could O
not O
get O
away O
from O
them O
, O
that O
remains O
to O
be O
answered O
. O

The O
police O
are O
going O
to O
be O
holding O
a O
press O
conference O
later O
today O
. O

We O
're O
hoping O
to O
get O
more O
details O
about O
that O
. O

Sharon B-PERSON
Osbourne I-PERSON
did O
not O
enjoy O
her O
meal O
at O
a O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
restaurant O
last O
night O
. O

Ozzy B-PERSON
's O
wife O
reportedly O
got O
into O
a O
fight O
with O
Hollywood B-GPE
agent O
Renee B-PERSON
Tab I-PERSON
. O

Sharon B-ORG
spit O
on O
Tab B-PERSON
and O
called O
her O
names O
. O

Osbourne B-PERSON
's O
spokeswoman O
says O
Sharon B-ORG
was O
quote O
, O
`` O
viciously O
assaulted O
and O
treated O
at O
a O
hospital O
. O
'' O

Disagreement O
between O
the O
women O
began O
months O
ago O
when O
Osbourne B-PERSON
said O
Tab B-PERSON
attended O
her O
family O
's O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
party O
uninvited O
and O
then O
won O
the O
door O
prize O
, O
a O
$ O
15,000 O
necklace O
. O

A O
spokesman O
says O
that O
if O
any O
charges O
are O
filed O
, O
they O
will O
be O
on O
the O
low O
end O
of O
the O
misdemeanor O
scale O
. O

His O
plight O
has O
been O
publicized O
worldwide O
, O
and O
tonight O
a O
12 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Iraqi B-NORP
boy O
who O
lost O
his O
arms O
during O
a O
missile O
attack O
is O
being O
treated O
at O
a O
hospital O
in O
Kuwait B-GPE
. O

Here O
's O
Andrea B-PERSON
with O
more O
on O
his O
story O
. O

Reporter O
: O

This O
is O
what O
12 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Ali B-PERSON
has O
been O
asking O
for O
, O
what O
his O
doctors O
have O
been O
praying O
for O
, O
and O
what O
the O
outside O
world O
has O
been O
demanding O
. O

Finally O
, O
U.S. B-NORP
Marines I-NORP
arrived O
at O
the O
hospital O
where O
Ali B-PERSON
has O
survived O
since O
his O
horrific O
injuries O
18 O
days O
ago O
. O

They O
're O
here O
to O
take O
him O
to O
Kuwait B-GPE
and O
to O
a O
specialist O
burns O
unit O
. O

When O
Ali B-PERSON
awoke O
this O
morning O
, O
he O
could O
scarcely O
believe O
that O
today O
would O
really O
be O
the O
day O
when O
he O
would O
be O
taken O
abroad O
for O
the O
treatment O
he O
so O
desperately O
needs O
. O

He O
was O
hopeful O
, O
and O
his O
eyes O
were O
bright O
. O

He O
talked O
to O
me O
about O
football O
, O
and O
his O
favorite O
players O
. O

Friends O
and O
relatives O
arrived O
today O
. O

For O
some O
, O
this O
was O
the O
first O
time O
they O
had O
been O
able O
to O
see O
him O
since O
the O
explosion O
that O
killed O
his O
mother O
, O
father O
, O
brothers O
and O
cousins O
. O

They O
were O
horrified O
by O
his O
injuries O
and O
pleaded O
for O
him O
to O
get O
specialist O
treatment O
outside O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

His O
doctor O
, O
too O
, O
is O
grateful O
that O
Ali B-PERSON
is O
getting O
this O
chance O
. O

I O
welcomed O
any O
real O
help O
to O
take O
him O
to O
a O
special O
unit O
abroad O
, O
and O
where O
he O
can O
take O
good O
care O
. O

I O
am O
the O
only O
hospital O
working O
now O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Reporter O
: O

And O
the O
hospital O
is O
becoming O
increasingly O
tense O
. O

Armed O
men O
now O
roam O
the O
wards O
. O

Fighters O
, O
too O
, O
are O
being O
treated O
here O
. O

It O
's O
woefully O
overcrowded O
and O
chaotic O
. O

In O
these O
conditions O
, O
it O
's O
a O
miracle O
Ali B-PERSON
has O
survived O
here O
at O
all O
. O

The O
part O
of O
each O
day O
Ali B-PERSON
dreads O
is O
when O
his O
amputation O
wounds O
and O
burns O
must O
be O
washed O
and O
dressed O
. O

In O
these O
primitive O
conditions O
, O
without O
drugs O
, O
the O
pain O
is O
excruciating O
for O
Ali B-PERSON
, O
and O
far O
too O
traumatic O
to O
film O
. O

Putting O
a O
little O
boy O
through O
such O
agony O
reduces O
his O
doctor O
to O
tears O
. O

Mercifully O
today O
this O
will O
be O
the O
last O
time O
it O
will O
happen O
to O
Ali B-PERSON
. O

Tonight O
this O
little O
boy O
who O
has O
lost O
so O
much O
and O
been O
so O
brave O
is O
finally O
going O
to O
-- O

Strange O
story O
coming O
out O
of O
Syracuse B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
where O
a O
retired O
handyman O
admitted O
he O
held O
five O
women O
as O
sex O
slaves O
in O
an O
underground O
bunker O
over O
15 O
years O
. O

He O
pleaded O
guilty O
this O
morning O
to O
five O
counts O
of O
kidnapping O
. O

Under O
a O
plea O
deal O
he O
could O
get O
15 O
years O
to O
life O
. O

He O
was O
arrested O
in O
April O
for O
holding O
a O
girl O
hostage O
nearly O
seven O
months O
. O

The O
girl O
was O
kept O
in O
a O
two O
- O
room O
concrete O
dungeon O
he O
built O
under O
the O
background O
of O
his O
home O
near O
Syracuse B-GPE
. O

After O
his O
arrest O
, O
police O
found O
four O
other O
women O
who O
said O
they O
were O
abducted O
and O
raped O
by O
him O
. O

Welcome O
back O
in O
case O
you O
're O
just O
tuning O
in O
. O

Our O
top O
story O
this O
hour O
, O
the O
discovery O
of O
suspect O
chemical O
weapons O
materials O
at O
an O
agricultural O
complex O
in O
central O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Troops O
from O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Army I-ORG
's O
101st B-ORG
Airborne I-ORG
Division I-ORG
went O
to O
the O
site O
on O
Friday O
, O
finding O
a O
number O
of O
large O
drums O
buried O
in O
bunkers O
. O

Initial O
tests O
were O
inconclusive O
. O

The O
General O
Benjamin O
Frankly O
of O
the O
101st O
says O
today O
a O
more O
sophisticated O
test O
indicated O
the O
presence O
of O
nerve O
and O
blister O
agents O
. O

He O
says O
that O
type O
of O
test O
that O
is O
required O
sometimes O
shows O
false O
- O
positives O
and O
further O
testing O
will O
be O
done O
to O
determine O
whether O
the O
materials O
are O
indeed O
nonweaponized O
chemical O
agents O
or O
perhaps O
simply O
pesticides O
. O

General O
Frankly O
says O
it O
is O
hard O
to O
believe O
U.N. B-ORG
inspectors O
would O
have O
found O
the O
facility O
hidden O
as O
deeply O
as O
it O
was O
near O
the B-LOC
Euphrates I-LOC
River I-LOC
. O

We O
'll O
hear O
much O
more O
on O
this O
developing O
story O
coming O
up O
in O
a O
few O
minutes O
. O

For O
the O
latest O
, O
though O
, O
on O
the O
air O
war O
, O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Gary B-PERSON
Tuchman I-PERSON
is O
joining O
us O
now O
live O
from O
an O
air O
base O
not O
far O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

What O
's O
happening O
there O
tonight O
, O
Gary B-GPE
? O

Reporter O
: O

Well O
, O
Wolf O
, O
the B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
is O
continuing O
its O
24 O
- O
hour O
air O
coverage O
over O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

There O
will O
always O
be O
multiple O
warplanes O
, O
fighter O
-- O

A O
live O
picture O
of O
the O
President O
of O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
landing O
at O
an O
air O
field O
in O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
. O

Once O
he O
gets O
out O
of O
the O
helicopter O
he O
'll O
transfer O
to O
Air B-PRODUCT
Force I-PRODUCT
One I-PRODUCT
to O
come O
home O
after O
a O
20 O
- O
hour O
visit O
with O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
of O
Great B-GPE
Britain I-GPE
. O

They O
talked O
about O
a O
lot O
of O
things O
, O
about O
what O
peace O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
could O
look O
like O
, O
what O
post-war O
Iraq B-GPE
could O
look O
like O
. O

They O
talked O
about O
problems O
in O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
pause O
for O
a O
second O
to O
see O
if O
we O
see O
the O
President O
hopping O
off O
this O
chopper O
. O

As O
you O
probably O
know O
, O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
of O
the O
Great B-GPE
Britain I-GPE
has O
been O
under O
great O
pressure O
at O
home O
and O
much O
of O
Europe B-GPE
to O
support O
giving O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
a O
very O
strong O
role O
in O
stabilizing O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
had O
signaled O
consistently O
it O
wants O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Great B-GPE
Britain I-GPE
to O
create O
a O
lead O
role O
. O

We O
learned O
from O
John B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
, O
traveling O
with O
the O
President O
, O
that O
the O
new O
Iraq B-GPE
will O
be O
run O
neither O
by O
U.S. B-GPE
/ O
British B-NORP
coalition O
or O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
but O
by O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
. O

That O
some O
of O
what O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
and O
President O
shared O
with O
reporters O
at O
news O
conference O
following O
their O
meetings O
. O

The O
President O
went O
on O
to O
say O
that O
an O
interim O
authority O
composed O
of O
Iraq O
GRS O
inside O
and O
outside O
the O
country O
will O
run O
Iraq B-GPE
until O
a O
permanent O
government O
can O
be O
established O
. O

Do O
you O
want O
to O
hang O
with O
the O
shot O
? O

Okay O
, O
we O
're O
going O
to O
stay O
with O
this O
shot O
. O

We O
'll O
talk O
more O
about O
what O
the O
two O
leaders O
discussed O
at O
the O
joint O
news O
conference O
following O
their O
series O
of O
meetings O
. O

They O
really O
wanted O
to O
let O
folks O
who O
had O
any O
concerns O
about O
what O
the O
U.N. O
involvement O
might O
be O
to O
not O
worry O
. O

They O
said O
there O
will O
definitely O
be O
some O
kind O
of O
role O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

They O
think O
it O
's O
very O
important O
for O
the O
European B-NORP
nations O
to O
be O
on O
board O
with O
the O
plan O
, O
but O
once O
again O
, O
they O
very O
much O
view O
the O
future O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
as O
being O
that O
in O
Iraqi B-NORP
hands O
. O

The O
President O
greeting O
a O
number O
of O
dignitaries O
as O
he O
gets O
ready O
here O
to O
board O
Air B-PRODUCT
Force I-PRODUCT
One I-PRODUCT
on O
his O
way O
home O
. O

A O
little O
earlier O
this O
morning O
, O
I O
spoke O
with O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
dissident O
who O
teaches O
and O
writes O
extensively O
on O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

He O
wrote O
a O
book O
called O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Republic I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Fear I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Politics I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Modern I-WORK_OF_ART
Iraq I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
I O
asked O
him O
about O
the O
news O
that O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
was O
targeted O
in O
yesterday O
's O
strike O
and O
how O
Iraqis B-NORP
would O
react O
if O
Saddam B-PERSON
was O
killed O
. O

Back O
to O
something O
Kelly B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
said O
. O

She O
was O
talking O
about O
the O
somewhat O
blase O
attitude O
of O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

We O
were O
looking O
at O
the O
front O
page O
of O
The B-ORG
Jerusalem I-ORG
Post I-ORG
the O
other O
day O
. O

The O
big O
banner O
headline O
that O
day O
big O
and O
bold O
, O
was O
President O
Bush O
issues O
ultimatum O
. O

On O
the O
side O
column O
, O
as O
an O
afterthought O
, O
citizens O
told O
to O
carry O
gas O
masks O
wherever O
they O
go O
. O

It O
gives O
you O
a O
sense O
of O
, O
perhaps O
what O
50 O
years O
of O
tension O
and O
war O
will O
do O
to O
your O
mentality O
, O
but O
it O
does O
also O
say O
that O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
are O
a O
bit O
more O
blase O
, O
if O
that O
's O
a O
fair O
word O
for O
it O
, O
than O
perhaps O
we O
are O
. O

President O
Bush O
, O
when O
he O
talked O
earlier O
to O
reporters O
, O
mentioned O
that O
, O
this O
war O
is O
an O
effort O
to O
make O
the O
homeland O
, O
our O
homeland O
, O
more O
secure O
. O

John B-PERSON
King I-PERSON
, O
that O
whole O
issue O
of O
Homeland B-ORG
Security I-ORG
must O
be O
so O
much O
on O
the O
minds O
of O
so O
many O
government O
officials O
, O
given O
the O
level O
of O
the O
terror O
alert O
today O
. O

Reporter O
: O

So O
far O
, O
so O
good O
is O
the O
assessment O
we O
're O
getting O
from O
senior O
administration O
officials O
as O
they O
try O
to O
track O
what O
they O
worry O
about O
most O
. O

As O
we O
have O
the O
strikes O
overseas O
throughout O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
there O
will O
be O
retaliatory O
terror O
strikes O
, O
either O
by O
organized O
terrorist O
networks O
or O
sympathetic O
terrorists O
or O
people O
against O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
in O
this O
country O
. O

So O
far O
, O
so O
good O
. O

No O
plans O
, O
we O
're O
told O
, O
to O
raise O
the O
threat O
level O
, O
though O
it O
's O
already O
at O
orange O
, O
which O
is O
high O
. O

So O
Microsoft B-ORG
of O
the O
President O
's O
business O
has O
been O
behind O
the O
scenes O
today O
. O

He O
's O
the O
most O
senior O
of O
about O
a O
handful O
of O
senior O
administration O
officials O
, O
including O
the O
Vice O
President O
and O
the O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
. O

The O
National O
Security O
Advisor O
fanning O
out O
, O
we O
're O
told O
in O
phone O
calls O
to O
more O
than O
three O
dozen O
world O
leaders O
offering O
them O
an O
update O
on O
what O
is O
going O
on O
. O

But O
we O
did O
hear O
from O
the O
President O
a O
bit O
earlier O
today O
. O

We O
see O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
a O
capitol O
under O
siege O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
in O
the B-FAC
Cabinet I-FAC
Room I-FAC
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
to O
portray O
a O
different O
image O
, O
trying O
to O
show O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
it O
's O
business O
as O
usual O
, O
urgent O
business O
as O
, O
but O
still O
business O
as O
usual O
with O
Secretary O
of O
Defense O
Rumsfeld O
on O
one O
side O
, O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Powell O
on O
the O
other O
. O

The O
President O
offered O
a O
brief O
statement O
in O
the B-FAC
Cabinet I-FAC
Room I-FAC
. O

Call O
my O
cabinet O
together O
to O
review O
our O
strategies O
, O
to O
make O
the O
world O
more O
peaceful O
, O
to O
make O
our O
country O
more O
secure O
, O
to O
make O
the O
lives O
of O
our O
citizens O
as O
healthy O
and O
as O
prosperous O
as O
possible O
. O

We O
heard O
from O
Secretary O
Rumsfeld O
who O
briefed O
us O
on O
the O
early O
stages O
of O
the O
war O
. O

There O
is O
no O
question O
we O
've O
set O
the O
finest O
of O
our O
citizens O
into O
harm O
's O
way O
. O

They O
performed O
with O
great O
skill O
and O
great O
bravery O
. O

We O
thank O
them O
. O

We O
thank O
their O
loved O
ones O
. O

We O
appreciate O
their O
sacrifice O
. O

We O
heard O
from O
Secretary O
Powell O
who O
briefed O
us O
on O
the O
ever O
- O
growing O
coalition O
of O
the O
willing O
, O
nations O
who O
support O
our O
deep O
desire O
for O
peace O
and O
freedom O
. O

Over O
40 O
nations O
now O
support O
our O
efforts O
. O

We O
're O
grateful O
for O
their O
determination O
. O

We O
appreciate O
their O
vision O
, O
and O
we O
welcome O
their O
support O
. O

As O
well O
, O
we O
discussed O
the O
need O
to O
make O
sure O
we O
have O
plans O
in O
place O
to O
encourage O
economic O
vitality O
and O
growth O
. O

We O
will O
continue O
to O
push O
for O
a O
Medicare B-ORG
system O
compassionate O
for O
your O
seniors O
. O

We O
care O
deeply O
about O
the O
fact O
that O
some O
children O
in O
our O
society O
ca O
n't O
read O
. O

We O
want O
the O
best O
of O
education O
for O
every O
citizen O
in O
America B-GPE
. O

This O
cabinet O
is O
confident O
about O
the O
future O
of O
our O
country O
. O

We O
're O
confident O
we O
can O
achieve O
our O
objectives O
. O

I O
'm O
grateful O
for O
their O
service O
to O
their O
country O
. O

Thank O
you O
all O
. O

Reporter O
: O

So O
even O
at O
the O
very O
early O
stages O
of O
a O
defining O
moment O
of O
Bush B-GPE
presidency O
, O
the O
President O
trying O
to O
make O
the O
case O
his O
eyes O
and O
especially O
the O
eyes O
of O
his O
cabinet O
still O
on O
the O
domestic O
affairs O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
as O
the O
early O
prosecution O
of O
the O
war O
continues O
. O

One O
thing O
the O
President O
said O
that O
will O
be O
the O
point O
of O
contention O
around O
the O
world O
, O
the O
President O
called O
it O
an O
ever O
- O
growing O
coalition O
of O
40 O
countries O
. O

That O
is O
handful O
more O
nations O
that O
were O
actively O
involved O
in O
the O
coalition O
his O
father O
assembled O
12 O
years O
ago O
for O
the B-EVENT
Persian I-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
but O
there O
is O
a O
significant O
difference O
, O
of O
course O
. O

In O
this O
coalition O
, O
it O
is O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
doing O
the O
overwhelming O
load O
of O
the O
fighting O
. O

British B-NORP
forces O
on O
the O
ground O
, O
Australian B-NORP
troops O
scheduled O
to O
take O
part O
, O
perhaps O
in O
some O
way O
. O

In O
the O
last O
Gulf B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
you O
had O
Arab B-NORP
forces O
on O
the O
ground O
, O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
, O
Syrians B-NORP
, O
Saudis B-NORP
, O
Qataris B-NORP
taking O
up O
arms O
to O
expel O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
Armiy O
from O
Kuwait B-GPE
. O

No O
such O
participation O
this O
time O
around O
. O

ABC O

the O
President O
says O
, O
This O
is O
a O
growing O
coalition O
, O
this O
is O
one O
of O
the O
big O
geopolitical O
debates O
going O
on O
around O
the O
world O
as O
the O
President O
-- O

And O
it O
's O
a O
day O
in O
court O
for O
16 O
of O
the O
suburban O
Chicago B-GPE
high O
school O
girls O
involved O
in O
a O
violent O
hazing O
incident O
last O
month O
. O

They O
're O
facing O
misdemeanor O
charges O
. O

Mothers O
of O
two O
of O
the O
students O
at O
Glenbrook B-ORG
North I-ORG
High I-ORG
School I-ORG
have O
also O
been O
named O
on O
misdemeanor O
charges O
of O
supplying O
beer O
to O
the O
teenagers O
. O

Saddam B-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
has O
become O
a O
battlefield O
. O

Witnesses O
say O
Iraqi B-NORP
troops O
are O
dug O
in O
trying O
to O
fend O
off O
coalition O
troops O
making O
their O
way O
into O
the O
capital O
's O
main O
airport O
. O

A O
Reuters B-ORG
correspondent O
said O
dozens O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
civilians O
and O
soldiers O
were O
killed O
in O
what O
witnesses O
called O
a O
barrage O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
artillery O
. O

Convicted O
Oklahoma B-GPE
City I-GPE
bombing O
conspirator O
Terry B-PERSON
Nichols I-PERSON
will O
stand O
trial O
again O
on O
state O
murder O
charges O
. O

Nichols B-PERSON
is O
serving O
a O
life O
term O
for O
his O
federal O
manslaughter O
and O
conspiracy O
convictions O
stemming O
from O
the O
deaths O
of O
eight O
federal O
employees O
in O
the O
1995 O
blast O
. O

An O
Oklahoma B-GPE
City I-GPE
judge O
has O
ruled O
prosecutors O
presented O
enough O
evidence O
at O
a O
preliminary O
hearing O
to O
try O
Nichols B-PERSON
on O
murder O
charges O
for O
the O
other O
160 O
victims O
of O
the O
attack O
. O

They O
will O
seek O
the O
death O
penalty O
. O

Timothy B-PERSON
McVeigh I-PERSON
, O
convicted O
of O
setting O
off O
the O
bomb O
that O
destroyed O
the B-FAC
Alfred I-FAC
P. I-FAC
Murrah I-FAC
Federal I-FAC
Building I-FAC
, O
was O
executed O
nearly O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Hamburg B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
. O

Central B-ORG
Command I-ORG
says O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
shot O
down O
a O
tank O
killer O
today O
. O

Officials O
report O
that O
the O
plane O
was O
apparently O
downed O
with O
a O
surface O
to O
air O
missile O
. O

It O
happened O
near O
the B-FAC
Baghdad I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
which O
is O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
hands O
. O

Pilot O
said O
they O
're O
doing O
well O
. O

All O
right O
. O

U.S. B-NORP
Marines I-NORP
entered O
southeastern O
Baghdad B-GPE
today O
and O
found O
dozens O
of O
chemical O
suits O
masks O
and O
atropine O
injecters O
. O

They O
found O
it O
at O
an O
industrial O
complex O
. O

Material O
has O
been O
hastily O
abandoned O
. O

The O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
reports O
1252 O
civilians O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
the O
war O
. O

These O
figures O
come O
to O
us O
from O
Abu B-GPE
Dhabi I-GPE
television O
. O

They O
can O
not O
be O
verified O
by O
CNN B-ORG
. O

The O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
has O
not O
released O
the O
information O
on O
military O
casualties O
at O
all O
. O

Now O
back O
to O
Wolf B-PERSON
Blitzer I-PERSON
and O
our O
continuing O
coverage O
of O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

No O
one O
seems O
to O
be O
sure O
what O
's O
happened O
to O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
and O
his O
two O
sons O
, O
but O
one O
thing O
is O
becoming O
more O
clear O
-- O
Uday B-PERSON
and O
Qusay B-PERSON
were O
just O
as O
bad O
as O
their O
father O
if O
not O
worse O
. O

`` O
Time B-ORG
'' O
Magazine O
's O
Michael B-PERSON
Weisskopf I-PERSON
has O
uncovered O
some O
stunning O
details O
about O
the O
lives O
of O
these O
two O
. O

He O
joins O
us O
now O
from O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Thanks O
for O
taking O
the O
time O
to O
join O
us O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
, O
as O
I O
read O
the O
article O
, O
we O
knew O
that O
these O
were O
not O
good O
guys O
, O
putting O
it O
mildly O
, O
but O
as O
you O
saw O
and O
heard O
the O
revelations O
, O
what O
were O
your O
reactions O
? O

They O
're O
stomach O
turning O
, O
to O
put O
it O
bluntly O
. O

The O
extent O
of O
the O
depravity O
was O
truly O
stunning O
, O
you O
're O
right O
and O
they O
took O
different O
paths O
, O
these O
two O
guys O
. O

The O
younger O
of O
the O
two O
brothers O
, O
Qusay B-PERSON
was O
a O
very O
professional O
killer O
who O
pulled O
the O
trigger O
with O
political O
aim O
in O
mind O
. O

We O
have O
eyewitnesses O
to O
his O
orders O
of O
execution O
of O
hundreds O
of O
people O
in O
1991 O
during O
the O
Shiite B-NORP
Muslim I-NORP
uprising O
. O

His O
brother O
, O
Uday B-PERSON
, O
was O
very O
highly O
personal O
, O
arbitrary O
, O
spontaneous O
in O
his O
attacks O
, O
extended O
to O
young O
girls O
, O
to O
friends O
, O
to O
employees O
. O

It O
was O
just O
extraordinary O
. O

With O
Uday B-PERSON
, O
I O
mean O
, O
the O
stories O
, O
you O
open O
the O
article O
, O
what O
you O
cowrote O
this O
article O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Sum I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Two I-WORK_OF_ART
Evils I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
The O
Reign O
of O
Terror O
with O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
sons O
abducting O
a O
14 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
, O
raping O
her O
, O
crashing O
wedding O
parties O
to O
rape O
the O
brides O
. O

Was O
that O
about O
as O
bad O
as O
it O
got O
with O
these O
guys O
? O

I O
guess O
it O
ca O
n't O
get O
much O
worse O
. O

I O
thought O
that O
the O
depth O
may O
be O
how O
he O
treated O
his O
friends O
, O
and O
there O
are O
a O
couple O
of O
stories O
we O
heard O
about O
how O
he O
forced O
friends O
to O
drink O
large O
quantities O
of O
grain O
alcohol O
until O
they O
vomited O
. O

Also O
one O
friend O
he O
was O
afraid O
was O
going O
to O
leave O
the O
country O
and O
spill O
the O
beans O
on O
him O
, O
he O
had O
him O
arrested O
by O
his O
Fedayeen B-ORG
Saddam I-ORG
. O

He O
had O
him O
held O
down O
, O
tongue O
pulled O
out O
by O
pliers O
and O
sliced O
off O
with O
a O
scapel O
. O

Awful O
. O

People O
still O
fear O
them O
and O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
himself O
. O

How O
did O
you O
get O
people O
to O
talk O
? O

Were O
they O
forthcoming O
or O
pretty O
reticent O
about O
talking O
about O
these O
guys O
? O

It O
was O
a O
hard O
report O
. O

It O
was O
hard O
to O
find O
people O
, O
and O
then O
hard O
to O
get O
them O
to O
talk O
. O

Over O
time O
, O
we O
gained O
trust O
. O

We O
promised O
to O
hold O
on O
to O
people O
's O
anonimity O
if O
we O
could O
. O

After O
a O
little O
while O
, O
after O
we O
primed O
the O
pump O
, O
the O
people O
wanted O
to O
. O

Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
Baseball I-ORG
sent O
its O
head O
of O
security O
to O
Chicago B-GPE
to O
review O
the O
second O
incident O
of O
an O
on O
- O
field O
fan O
attack O
in O
the O
last O
seven O
months O
. O

The O
league O
is O
reviewing O
security O
at O
all O
ballparks O
to O
crack O
down O
on O
spectator O
violence O
. O

The B-ORG
Kansas I-ORG
City I-ORG
Royals I-ORG
considered O
not O
playing O
tonight O
before O
the O
team O
was O
assured O
that O
security O
measures O
have O
been O
tightened O
. O

Good O
evening O
. O

Welcome O
, O
everyone O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Galanos I-PERSON
is O
off O
tonight O
. O

Our O
top O
story O
-- O
Eric B-PERSON
Robert I-PERSON
Rudolph I-PERSON
has O
officially O
said O
he O
did O
n't O
do O
it O
. O

He O
pleaded O
not O
guilty O
to O
bombing O
a O
Birmingham B-GPE
women O
's O
clinic O
in O
1998 O
. O

The O
suspected O
serial O
bomber O
appeared O
in O
a O
federal O
courthouse O
Tuesday O
afternoon O
. O

He O
is O
also O
suspected O
in O
three O
Atlanta B-GPE
- O
area O
bombings O
. O

North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
authorities O
say O
Rudolph B-PERSON
opened O
up O
to O
them O
about O
his O
five O
years O
on O
the O
run O
. O

He O
says O
he O
hunted O
wild O
animals O
, O
searched O
the O
trash O
for O
food O
, O
and O
covered O
himself O
with O
leaves O
to O
make O
it O
through O
the O
winters O
. O

President O
Bush O
is O
pushing O
Congress B-ORG
to O
pass O
his O
$ O
15 O
billion O
worldwide O
program O
for O
fighting O
AIDS O
. O

At O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
gathering O
of O
AIDS O
activists O
and O
lawmakers O
from O
around O
the O
world O
, O
the O
President O
said O
HIR O
plan O
could O
prevent O
7 O
million O
new O
HIV O
infections O
-- O
and O
treat O
at O
least O
2 O
million O
people O
over O
the O
next O
decade O
. O

On O
we O
go O
in O
the O
meantime O
. O

Again O
, O
today O
, O
there O
were O
disturbing O
hints O
, O
and O
we O
underscore O
hints O
here O
, O
that O
coalition O
forces O
may O
soon O
face O
an O
attack O
using O
chemical O
weapons O
. O

Yesterday O
the O
story O
centered O
on O
intelligence O
regarding O
enemy O
intentions O
. O

Today O
the O
evidence O
is O
somewhat O
more O
tangible O
. O

Reporting O
for O
us O
, O
CNN B-ORG
's O
David B-PERSON
Ensor I-PERSON
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
evidence O
is O
accumulating O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
may O
be O
planning O
to O
use O
chemical O
weapons O
. O

Gas O
masks O
turning O
up O
in O
abandoned O
trenches O
. O

In O
Nasiriyah B-GPE
in O
a O
building O
marked O
as O
a O
hospital O
U.S. B-NORP
Marines I-NORP
found O
weapons O
, O
atropine O
antidote O
kits O
, O
and O
that O
was O
not O
all O
. O

They O
found O
over O
3,000 O
chemical O
suits O
and O
gas O
masks O
as O
well O
as O
a O
number O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
military O
uniforms O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
findings O
are O
heightening O
concerns O
among O
coalition O
forces O
approaching O
Baghdad B-GPE
since O
, O
as O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
should O
know O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
British B-NORP
forces O
do O
not O
use O
chemical O
weapons O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
say O
some O
intelligence O
indicates O
a O
red O
line O
may O
have O
been O
drawn O
around O
the O
capital O
with O
Republican B-ORG
Guard I-ORG
units O
ordered O
to O
use O
chemical O
weapons O
once O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
allied O
troops O
cross O
it O
. O

There O
is O
also O
intelligence O
, O
officials O
say O
, O
suggesting O
Republican B-ORG
Guard I-ORG
units O
have O
been O
issued O
artillery O
shells O
containing O
chemical O
agents O
. O

There O
has O
been O
intelligence O
scraps O
, O
who O
knows O
how O
accurate O
they O
are O
, O
chatter O
in O
the O
system O
, O
that O
suggests O
that O
the O
closer O
that O
coalition O
forces O
get O
to O
Baghdad B-GPE
and O
Tikrit B-GPE
the O
greater O
the O
likelihood O
and O
that O
some O
command O
and O
control O
arrangements O
have O
been O
put O
in O
place O
. O

Reporter O
: O

In O
Baghdad O
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
Tariq O
Aziz O
repeated O
his O
government O
's O
stand O
-- O
it O
does O
not O
have O
any O
kind O
of O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
. O

Translator O
: O

When O
they O
started O
to O
talk O
about O
the O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
, O
we O
know O
and O
we O
always O
knew O
that O
that O
was O
fabrication O
and O
lies O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Experts O
say O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
forces O
will O
likely O
try O
to O
hold O
out O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
for O
as O
long O
as O
possible O
without O
using O
the O
weapons O
his O
government O
insists O
it O
does O
not O
have O
, O
hoping O
to O
build O
international O
pressure O
on O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
to O
back O
down O
. O

In O
that O
sense O
any O
use O
of O
chemical O
weapons O
would O
be O
counterproductive O
to O
Saddam B-PERSON
, O
because O
it O
would O
only O
galvanize O
international O
-- O

Walt B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
, O
3rd B-ORG
Cavalry I-ORG
says O
Iraqi B-NORP
missile O
hit O
operation O
center O
for O
2nd O
Brigade O
3rd O
Infantry O
Zrigs O
South O
Baghdad O
, O
at O
least O
four O
dead O
, O
two O
soldiers O
and O
two O
journalists O
. O

Others O
report O
at O
least O
15 O
are O
wounded O
, O
some O
of O
them O
critically O
. O

Hope O
to O
get O
Walt B-PERSON
up O
in O
a O
couple O
minutes O
to O
get O
more O
information O
on O
what O
is O
happening O
there O
. O

Good O
evening O
. O

Coalition O
forces O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
have O
arrested O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
terrorist O
who O
led O
the O
hijacking O
of O
the O
Italian B-NORP
cruise O
ship O
the B-PRODUCT
Achille I-PRODUCT
Lauro I-PRODUCT
in O
1985 O
. O

During O
that O
hijacking O
the O
terrorists O
shot O
and O
killed O
a O
disabled O
American O
, O
Leon B-PERSON
Klinghoffer I-PERSON
, O
as O
he O
sat O
in O
his O
wheelchair O
. O

They O
threw O
his O
body O
overboard O
. O

National O
security O
correspondent O
David B-PERSON
Ensor I-PERSON
joins O
us O
live O
from O
Washington B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
? O

Call O
him O
the O
Man O
With O
The O
Golden O
Guns O
. O

Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
son O
Uday B-PERSON
was O
apparently O
the O
owner O
of O
74 O
golden O
guns O
. O

The O
AKs O
in O
the O
stash O
were O
gold O
- O
plated O
. O

There O
also O
were O
silver O
and O
nickel O
- O
plated O
weapons O
. O

One O
that O
was O
a O
gift O
from O
Saddam B-PERSON
had O
an O
engraving O
from O
the O
former O
Iraqi B-NORP
leader O
. O

I O
'm O
Alisha B-PERSON
Davis I-PERSON
. O

Used O
to O
be O
the O
King O
of O
Pop O
. O

Now O
you O
could O
call O
him O
the O
king O
of O
lawsuits O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
filed O
suit O
against O
Universal B-ORG
Music I-ORG
, O
the O
parent O
company O
of O
Motown B-ORG
Records I-ORG
saying O
they O
owe O
him O
for O
music O
he O
recorded O
with O
the B-ORG
Jackson I-ORG
Five I-ORG
back O
in O
the O
1970s O
. O

The O
gloved O
one O
claims O
the O
label O
has O
been O
releasing O
new O
albums O
and O
Jackson B-ORG
Five I-ORG
merchandise O
without O
giving O
him O
`` O
a O
single O
dollar O
. O
'' O

Jackson B-GPE
has O
been O
in O
and O
out O
of O
courtrooms O
lately O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
, O
he O
's O
been O
sued O
by O
an O
auction O
house O
for O
non-payment O
, O
and O
by O
a O
concert O
promoter O
for O
allegedly O
backing O
out O
of O
two O
millennium O
performances O
. O

The O
founder O
and O
former O
CEO O
of O
ImClone B-ORG
just O
learned O
the O
penalty O
for O
his O
role O
in O
the O
pharmaceutical O
company O
's O
insider O
trading O
scandal O
. O

Sam B-PERSON
Waksal I-PERSON
was O
sentenced O
to O
seven O
years O
and O
three O
months O
in O
federal O
prison O
. O

He O
's O
also O
being O
fined O
$ O
3 O
million O
and O
was O
ordered O
to O
pay O
$ O
1.2 O
million O
in O
restitution O
to O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
State I-ORG
Tax I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

Waksal B-PERSON
pleaded O
guilty O
last O
fall O
to O
six O
counts O
of O
security O
fraud O
, O
bank O
fraud O
, O
conspiracy O
to O
obstruct O
justice O
and O
perjury O
. O

He O
's O
being O
released O
on O
his O
own O
cognizance O
before O
he O
's O
to O
report O
to O
jail O
. O

Waksal B-PERSON
admitted O
to O
tipping O
his O
daughter O
to O
dump O
ImClone B-ORG
stock O
market O
just O
ahead O
of O
a O
drug O
rejection O
the O
company O
was O
developing O
and O
he O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
bank O
fraud O
by O
forging O
a O
signature O
on O
a O
$ O
44 O
million O
loan O
. O

The O
ImClone O
scandal O
led O
to O
charges O
against O
Waksal B-PERSON
's O
friend O
, O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
, O
last O
week O
over O
her O
sale O
of O
the O
stock O
the O
day O
before O
the O
price O
collapsed O
. O

Journalists O
held O
a O
candle O
light O
vigil O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
mourning O
the O
deaths O
of O
their O
colleagues O
. O

Military O
fire O
killed O
three O
journalists O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
today O
, O
one O
an O
Al B-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
cameraman O
and O
Spanish B-NORP
television O
. O

Al B-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
says O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
deliberately O
targeted O
its O
facilities O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Command I-ORG
denies O
that O
. O

They O
say O
they O
were O
being O
used O
by O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
military O
. O

Here O
's O
how O
the O
network O
covered O
the O
incidents O
in O
this O
translated O
report O
. O

Translator O
: O

Many O
inquiries O
about O
the O
developments O
of O
shelling O
the O
media O
positions O
, O
why O
in O
whose O
interest O
is O
in O
targeting O
. O

The O
interest O
is O
targeting O
the O
Al O
Jazeera O
office O
and O
the O
tanks O
went O
on O
shelling O
the O
office O
, O
which O
resulted O
in O
the O
martyrdom O
of O
colleague O
from O
Al B-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
and O
others O
. O

The O
next O
hit O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
targeted O
the O
Abu B-GPE
Dhabi I-GPE
office O
which O
is O
also O
very O
close O
to O
Al B-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
surned O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
. O

The O
third O
hit O
was O
targeted O
to O
the B-FAC
Palestine I-FAC
Hotel I-FAC
where O
many O
journalists O
are O
working O
and O
a O
hit O
of O
a O
photographer O
. O

A O
specialist O
. O

People O
think O
the O
events O
are O
not O
put O
the O
media O
man O
in O
face O
of O
the O
weapons O
. O

Looking O
for O
a O
shelter O
is O
not O
easy O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
cooperation O
do O
not O
appreciate O
the O
city O
and O
others O
. O

Everyone O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
is O
facing O
this O
threat O
. O

That O
report O
from O
Al B-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
through O
a O
translator O
, O
how O
they O
're O
reporting O
this O
story O
and O
the O
two O
journalists O
who O
were O
killed O
today O
in O
that O
tank O
shell O
were O
killed O
at O
the B-FAC
Palestine I-FAC
Hotel I-FAC
. O

That O
's O
been O
a O
base O
for O
international O
journalists O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Both O
of O
the O
dead O
were O
camera O
men O
one O
with O
reporters O
and O
one O
with O
Spain B-GPE
. O

Three O
journalists O
were O
wounded O
in O
that O
same O
incident O
. O

A O
Central B-ORG
Command I-ORG
says O
American B-NORP
forces O
were O
responding O
to O
what O
they O
described O
as O
, O
quote O
, O
significant O
fire O
coming O
at O
them O
from O
inside O
the O
hotel O
. O

Joining O
me O
here O
in O
Kuwait B-GPE
City I-GPE
a O
journalist O
who O
knows O
first O
hand O
the O
dangers O
of O
covering O
war O
, O
our O
chief O
international O
correspondent O
, O
Christian B-PERSON
A I-PERSON
Manpower I-PERSON
. O

That O
's O
your O
take O
on O
what O
may O
have O
happened O
in O
these O
I O
understand O
did O
n't O
. O

The O
death O
of O
this O
Al B-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
reporter O
and O
these O
two O
camera O
men O
. O

Two O
separate O
locations O
. O

Separate O
but O
close O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
bearing O
an O
investigation O
. O

First O
what O
happened O
and O
why O
they O
were O
hit O
. O

Secondly O
the O
Pentagon O
has O
been O
essentially O
all O
over O
the O
place O
. O

The O
military O
spokesmen O
have O
been O
all O
over O
the O
map O
in O
-- O

Power O
being O
restored O
on O
a O
rolling O
basis O
throughout O
Baghdad B-GPE
today O
. O

The O
city O
went O
dark O
two O
weeks O
ago O
leaving O
people O
without O
electricity O
or O
the O
ability O
to O
cook O
or O
keep O
food O
from O
spoiling O
. O

Engineers O
have O
managed O
to O
restart O
two O
substations O
and O
six O
diesel O
plants O
and O
also O
need O
that O
to O
help O
the O
hospitals O
get O
on O
line O
as O
well O
. O

The O
struggle O
for O
power O
in O
a O
post-Saddam O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
begun O
. O

A O
key O
faction O
bidding O
for O
control O
announced O
it O
will O
protest O
the O
presence O
of O
a O
prominent O
Iraqi B-NORP
exile O
leader O
. O

The O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
Iraqi I-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
says O
his O
group O
will O
hold O
a O
demonstration O
in O
Nasiriyah B-GPE
to O
denounce O
the O
presence O
of O
Ahmad B-PERSON
Chalabi I-PERSON
. O

Chalabi B-PERSON
is O
the O
founder O
and O
leader O
of O
the B-ORG
Iraqi I-ORG
National I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
. O

He O
was O
escorted O
into O
Iraq O
Tuesday O
by O
U.S. B-NORP
Marines I-NORP
. O

Chalabi B-PERSON
staged O
his O
own O
rally O
yesterday O
to O
support O
his O
bid O
to O
become O
the O
next O
leader O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Central B-ORG
Command I-ORG
says O
it O
is O
investigating O
Iraqi B-NORP
allegations O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
attacks O
are O
to O
blame O
for O
hundreds O
of O
civilians O
casualties O
in O
Hillah B-GPE
. O

That O
's O
about O
60 O
miles O
south O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

A O
member O
of O
the O
International O
Committee O
of O
Red B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
visited O
the O
local O
hospital O
there O
, O
and O
he O
says O
it O
's O
a O
horrible O
scene O
. O

An O
American B-NORP
astronaut O
and O
Russian B-NORP
cosmonaut O
are O
settling O
in O
at O
the B-FAC
International I-FAC
Space I-FAC
Station I-FAC
. O

A O
Russian B-NORP
Soyuz B-PRODUCT
capsule O
dropped O
them O
off O
this O
morning O
after O
docking O
perfectly O
at O
the O
orbiting O
outpost O
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
manned O
flight O
to O
the O
space O
station O
since O
the O
February O
first O
shuttle O
`` O
Columbia B-GPE
'' O
disaster O
. O

About O
90 O
minutes O
after O
the O
docking O
, O
the O
crews O
opened O
the O
hatch O
between O
the O
two O
spacecraft O
. O

Edward B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
and O
Yuri B-PERSON
Malenchenko I-PERSON
of O
Russia B-GPE
will O
spend O
the O
next O
six O
months O
in O
the O
space O
station O
. O

They O
're O
replacing O
the O
two O
astronauts O
and O
one O
cosmonaut O
currently O
there O
. O

The O
Soyuz B-PRODUCT
will O
carry O
that O
crew O
back O
to O
earth O
May O
4th O
. O

It O
's O
with O
Wednesday O
, O
March O
5 O
2003 O
. O

I O
'm O
Wolf B-PERSON
Blitzer I-PERSON
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Is O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
going O
to O
war O
? O

If O
you O
listen O
to O
the O
from O
's O
men O
it O
sounds O
like O
the O
battle O
is O
about O
to O
begin O
, O
maybe O
only O
days O
from O
now O
. O

America B-GPE
's O
top O
diplomat O
laid O
out O
the O
case O
for O
war O
. O

Secretary O
of O
State O
Colin O
Powell O
acted O
like O
a O
prosecutor O
, O
pointing O
out O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
failures O
. O

Over O
at O
the O
Pentagon O
, O
the O
military O
leaders O
say O
that O
troops O
are O
ready O
to O
fight O
right O
now O
even O
as O
they O
await O
word O
of O
the O
President O
's O
order O
, O
but O
there O
is O
major O
opposition O
today O
, O
France B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
plan O
a O
showdown O
at O
Theupups O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
stop O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
's O
war O
machine O
and O
their O
voices O
of O
dissent O
echoed O
by O
protestors O
from O
Australia B-GPE
to O
Egypt B-GPE
to O
university O
students O
right O
here O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Even O
the O
Vatican B-GPE
voiced O
concerns O
today O
. O

Later O
this O
hour O
I O
'll O
speak O
exclusively O
to O
Cardinal O
Pio O
Laghi O
, O
the O
man O
dispatched O
by O
Pope O
John O
Paul O
II O
to O
persuade O
President O
Bush O
to O
avoid O
war O
, O
but O
we O
begin O
with O
reports O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

First O
to O
Chris B-PERSON
Burns I-PERSON
with O
news O
on O
the O
President O
and O
the O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
who O
switched O
from O
diplomacy O
to O
talk O
of O
war O
. O

Chris B-PERSON
? O

There O
was O
a O
time O
when O
offspring O
of O
London B-GPE
's O
rich O
and O
famous O
were O
rolled O
through O
Hyde B-LOC
Park I-LOC
by O
black O
- O
clad O
nannies O
pushing O
Silver B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
prams O
. O

The O
high O
- O
end O
baby O
carriage O
company O
went O
bust O
last O
year O
, O
but O
a O
toymaker O
and O
one O
man O
's O
dream O
have O
put O
the O
Silver O
Cross O
pram O
back O
on O
the O
stroller O
circuit O
. O

Here O
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Boulden I-PERSON
. O

Reporter O
: O

A O
well O
- O
heeled O
baby O
like O
Princess O
, O
seen O
. O

The O
distinctive O
carriages O
strolled O
through O
London B-GPE
's O
fashionable O
Parks B-LOC
Way I-LOC
nanny O
at O
the O
ready O
, O
that O
is O
, O
until O
Silver B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
went O
out O
of O
business O
last O
year O
. O

All O
is O
not O
lost O
for O
the O
rich O
and O
famous O
baby O
. O

A O
toy O
company O
bought O
the O
Silver O
Cross O
name O
so O
they O
could O
make O
toy O
versions O
. O

Then O
one O
former O
worker O
persuaded O
the O
company O
to O
let O
him O
make O
the O
real O
ones O
again O
. O

I O
went O
away O
for O
two O
weeks O
, O
reflected O
on O
my O
future O
and O
feel O
I O
could O
n't O
convince O
myself O
until O
it O
was O
over O
. O

I O
felt O
there O
was O
something O
else O
too O
much O
history O
behind O
Silver B-ORG
Cross I-ORG
to O
end O
it O
now O
. O

Reporter O
: O

He O
bought O
the O
machinery O
, O
moved O
to O
a O
new O
factory O
, O
rehired O
some O
of O
the O
old O
workers O
and O
started O
Heritage B-ORG
Prams I-ORG
. O

It O
's O
been O
nearly O
a O
year O
since O
the O
last O
pram O
was O
manufactured O
at O
the O
old O
factory O
. O

This O
one O
is O
Bellmore O
O O
1 O
, O
the O
first O
to O
come O
off O
the O
new O
line O
and O
destined O
for O
Harrod B-ORG
's O
. O

It O
was O
hand O
- O
delivered O
to O
Harrod B-ORG
's O
by O
the O
new O
chief O
executive O
Nick B-PERSON
Paxton I-PERSON
who O
would O
n't O
trust O
its O
future O
to O
anyone O
else O
. O

The O
store O
is O
now O
-- O

I O
just O
want O
to O
update O
you O
on O
Kofi B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON
's O
remarks O
. O

The O
U.N. O
Secretary O
- O
General O
did O
not O
answer O
questions O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
as O
a O
result O
. O

There O
's O
nothing O
to O
report O
on O
that O
front O
. O

We O
have O
just O
gotten O
word O
from O
the O
Ninth O
Circuit O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
that O
that O
court O
has O
now O
put O
on O
hold O
its O
ruling O
banning O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Pledge I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Allegiance I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
public O
classrooms O
. O

Schools O
in O
nine O
Western B-NORP
states O
would O
have O
been O
prohibited O
from O
having O
students O
say O
the O
pledge O
starting O
Monday O
. O

The O
stay O
was O
granted O
to O
give O
the O
school O
districts O
involved O
in O
the O
initial O
cases O
90 O
days O
to O
appeal O
to O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
here O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

The O
appeals O
court O
ruled O
last O
summer O
, O
but O
the O
phrase O
under O
God O
which O
was O
added O
to O
the O
pledge O
in O
the O
1950s O
is O
an O
unconstitutional O
endorsement O
of O
religion O
. O

We O
'll O
continue O
to O
follow O
this O
court O
ruling O
as O
well O
. O

Here O
's O
how O
you O
're O
weighing O
in O
on O
our O
web O
question O
of O
the O
day O
. O

Remember O
when O
we O
've O
been O
asking O
you O
this O
question O
, O
Who O
is O
the O
number O
one O
threat O
facing O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
? O
Is O
it O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
, O
Kim B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON
or O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
? O

Look O
at O
the O
results O
. O

13 O
% O
of O
you O
say O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O

14 O
% O
of O
you O
who O
voted O
say O
Kim B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON
. O

41 O
% O
say O
Osama B-PERSON
bin O
Laden O
. O

Remember O
, O
this O
is O
, O
not O
a O
13 O
, O
46 O
, O
4 O
1 O
, O
those O
are O
the O
numbers O
. O

You O
see O
them O
, O
13 O
% O
for O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
, O
46 O
% O
for O
Kim B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON
, O
41 O
% O
for O
Osama B-PERSON
bin O
Laden O
. O

Remember O
this O
, O
ask O
not O
a O
scientific O
poll O
. O

In O
northern O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
U.S. B-NORP
Marines I-NORP
and O
residents O
exchanged O
gunfire O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Mosul B-GPE
today O
, O
in O
the O
second O
day O
of O
civil O
disturbances O
there O
. O

A O
senior O
Kurdish O
intelligence O
official O
says O
citizens O
were O
protesting O
the O
American B-NORP
occupation O
of O
the O
city O
's O
main O
government O
building O
. O

Seven O
Iraqis B-NORP
were O
killed O
by O
U.S. B-NORP
Marines I-NORP
, O
who O
say O
they O
were O
responding O
to O
sniper O
fire O
. O

Hospital O
officials O
say O
17 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
and O
18 O
wounded O
over O
the O
past O
2 O
days O
. O

Central B-ORG
Command I-ORG
says O
troops O
were O
involved O
in O
a O
gun O
battle O
yesterday O
. O

That O
is O
the O
very O
joyous O
town O
of O
Palestine B-GPE
, O
West B-GPE
Virginia I-GPE
, O
on O
the O
news O
that O
Jessica B-GPE
Lynch I-GPE
is O
eventually O
going O
to O
come O
home O
. O

What O
a O
brave O
young O
woman O
. O

Did O
you O
hear O
about O
the O
injuries O
she O
sustained O
. O

Did O
you O
hear O
about O
the O
firing O
she O
did O
. O

She O
was O
going O
to O
fight O
to O
the O
death O
. O

She O
was O
captured O
but O
she O
was O
one O
tough O
cookie O
, O
apparently O
. O

God O
bless O
her O
. O

And O
she O
's O
going O
to O
be O
all O
right O
, O
it O
looks O
like O
. O

We O
have O
some O
other O
items O
, O
Voices B-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
they O
're O
called O
here O
on O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Morning I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Home O
front O
responses O
to O
the O
ongoing O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

We O
begin O
in O
Oklahoma B-GPE
, O
a O
story O
of O
sacrifice O
in O
wartime O
. O

Cass B-PERSON
Apd I-PERSON
Ra I-PERSON
gave O
birth O
to O
her O
first O
daughter O
, O
Alexis B-PERSON
Jane I-PERSON
Denise I-PERSON
, O
but O
without O
her O
husband O
. O

John B-PERSON
Scottsdale I-PERSON
is O
on O
the O
front O
lines O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
do O
. O

Since O
her O
husband O
could O
n't O
be O
there O
for O
Alexis B-PERSON
' O
birth O
, O
his O
parents O
have O
stepped O
in O
to O
help O
with O
their O
new O
granddaughter O
and O
it O
looks O
as O
though O
mother O
and O
daughter O
are O
doing O
well O
. O

Voices B-ORG
of O
America B-GPE
on O
a O
morning O
where O
it O
looks O
like O
things O
are O
going O
well O
for O
the O
coalition O
members O
. O

Did O
you O
hear O
the O
family O
members O
of O
Jessica B-GPE
Lynch I-GPE
yesterday O
. O

They O
said O
it O
was O
a O
miraculous O
thing O
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
American B-NORP
prisoner O
of O
war O
ever O
rescued O
since O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
. O

They O
've O
tried O
these O
things O
before O
, O
but O
never O
with O
the O
success O
. O

I O
guess O
miracle O
is O
n't O
too O
strong O
a O
word O
. O

It O
's O
a O
great O
word O
. O

When O
you O
heard O
her O
father O
talk O
. O

Welcome O
Jeffrey B-PERSON
to O
be O
in O
. O

He O
thought O
it O
-- O

The B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
is O
reporting O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
troops O
have O
launched O
an O
attack O
on O
Saddam B-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
about O
nine O
miles O
from O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
capital O
. O

Pentagon B-ORG
officials O
briefed O
reporters O
who O
refused O
to O
comment O
about O
any O
activity O
at O
the O
airport O
. O

Officials O
say O
they O
'll O
make O
comments O
after O
certain O
operations O
are O
conducted O
, O
but O
not O
before O
. O

Police O
in O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
say O
a O
student O
fatally O
shot O
a O
principal O
before O
killing O
himself O
this O
morning O
. O

It O
happened O
in O
the O
cafeteria O
of O
Red B-ORG
Lion I-ORG
Area I-ORG
Junior I-ORG
High I-ORG
School I-ORG
about O
30 O
miles O
southeast O
of O
Harrisburg B-GPE
. O

It O
happened O
at O
7:30 O
this O
morning O
. O

Students O
then O
were O
moved O
across O
the O
street O
to O
a O
senior O
high O
school O
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
experienced O
its O
fifth O
suicide O
bombing O
in O
three O
days O
. O

Police O
say O
a O
bomber O
blew O
herself O
up O
outside O
a O
northern O
Israel B-GPE
shopping O
center O
when O
she O
was O
stopped O
by O
a O
security O
guard O
. O

Three O
people O
plus O
the O
bomber O
were O
killed O
, O
and O
at O
least O
30 O
others O
were O
hurt O
. O

The B-ORG
French I-ORG
Press I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
says O
the O
militant O
group O
`` O
Islamic B-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
'' O
is O
claiming O
responsibility O
. O

General O
Brooks O
talking O
about O
three O
major O
points O
. O

One O
is O
the O
capture O
of O
number O
24 O
as O
it O
's O
described O
, O
Samir B-PERSON
who O
is O
responsible O
for O
the O
Baghdad B-GPE
district O
. O

Indications O
are O
the O
Kurds B-NORP
in O
the O
north O
handed O
this O
man O
over O
so O
this O
is O
number O
4 O
out O
of O
that O
playing O
card O
deck O
of O
55 O
that O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
after O
, O
top O
leaders O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Also O
that O
bomb O
site O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
hit O
about O
a O
week O
and O
a O
half O
ago O
, O
the O
Mansour B-GPE
district O
. O

No O
remains O
identified O
just O
yet O
, O
General O
Brooks O
says O
, O
but O
only O
the O
initial O
surveys O
have O
been O
completed O
so O
far O
. O

There O
is O
strong O
speculation O
that O
his O
two O
sons O
were O
inside O
of O
that O
building O
when O
it O
was O
hit O
by O
coalition O
bombs O
, O
or O
may O
have O
left O
prior O
to O
the O
bombing O
taking O
place O
. O

Again O
, O
all O
this O
is O
an O
outstanding O
issue O
right O
now O
. O

In O
the O
north O
, O
you O
're O
going O
to O
hear O
a O
lot O
about O
the O
shallow O
graves O
today O
. O

At O
least O
1500 O
, O
maybe O
1600 O
graves O
located O
in O
the O
north O
. O

Jane B-PERSON
Arraf I-PERSON
has O
made O
her O
way O
to O
that O
location O
and O
we O
heard O
her O
first O
live O
report O
about O
an O
hour O
ago O
and O
we O
will O
talk O
with O
Jane B-PERSON
again O
. O

We O
know O
that O
, O
quote O
, O
work O
will O
be O
done O
with O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
and O
that O
work O
will O
come O
, O
we O
are O
told O
, O
in O
the O
coming O
days O
. O

A O
wrap O
from O
CentCom B-ORG
and O
here O
is O
Fredricka B-PERSON
Whitfield I-PERSON
at O
the B-FAC
CNN I-FAC
Center I-FAC
. O

Looking O
at O
like O
pictures O
of O
Air B-PRODUCT
Force I-PRODUCT
One I-PRODUCT
now O
on O
the O
ground O
at O
a O
Royal B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Force I-FAC
base O
outside O
of O
Belfast B-GPE
, O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
, O
it O
's O
called O
Aldergrove B-GPE
, O
just O
outside O
Belfast B-GPE
. O

The O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
coming O
for O
a O
brief O
two O
- O
day O
summit O
with O
the O
British B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Tony O
Blair O
. O

They O
'll O
be O
talking O
about O
a O
postwar O
Iraq B-GPE
among O
other O
important O
subjects O
. O

They O
'll O
also O
have O
an O
opportunity O
to O
review O
the O
so O
- O
called O
road O
map O
for O
Israeli B-NORP
/ O
Palestinian B-NORP
peace O
negotiations O
to O
get O
off O
the O
ground O
. O

They O
also O
want O
to O
review O
what O
the O
status O
is O
of O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
right O
now O
as O
that O
peace O
process O
seems O
to O
be O
taking O
hold O
. O

Been O
relatively O
quiet O
in O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
. O

This O
is O
the O
third O
time O
in O
as O
many O
weeks O
that O
President O
Bush O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Blair O
will O
be O
sitting O
down O
to O
review O
station O
, O
war O
strategy O
, O
as O
they O
go O
forward O
together O
, O
go O
forward O
as O
close O
allies O
in O
trying O
to O
help O
put O
together O
a O
new O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

There O
are O
some O
significant O
differences O
in O
their O
strategy O
, O
including O
what O
role O
precisely O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
should O
have O
in O
determining O
the O
future O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

They O
'll O
try O
to O
thrash O
all O
of O
that O
out O
. O

You O
're O
looking O
at O
the O
picture O
of O
Air B-PRODUCT
Force I-PRODUCT
One I-PRODUCT
taxiing O
in O
on O
the O
tarmac O
, O
getting O
ready O
for O
the O
President O
. O

As O
we O
watched O
this O
picture O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
Air I-PRODUCT
Force I-PRODUCT
One I-PRODUCT
getting O
into O
this O
airport O
I O
want O
to O
bring O
in O
our O
military O
analyst O
General O
Dan O
Crisman O
to O
go O
over O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Seems O
pretty O
far O
away O
from O
Belfast B-GPE
right O
now O
, O
General O
, O
but O
decisions O
that O
these O
two O
leaders O
make O
could O
have O
a O
significant O
impact O
on O
the O
future O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

First O
of O
all O
, O
General O
, O
we O
'll O
keep O
this O
picture O
up O
of O
Air B-PRODUCT
Force I-PRODUCT
One I-PRODUCT
, O
talk O
about O
what O
you O
sense O
is O
happening O
on O
the O
streets O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
right O
now O
. O

Wolf O
, O
it O
's O
clearly O
the O
final O
phase O
, O
the O
endgame O
which O
is O
unfolding O
right O
now O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
very O
significant O
not O
only O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
but O
Basra B-GPE
itself O
. O

You O
have O
coalition O
forces O
there O
in O
some O
strength O
. O

Apparently O
three O
battalians O
of O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
3rd I-ORG
Division I-ORG
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
three O
coalition O
assets O
, O
three O
huge O
battle O
groups O
in O
Basra B-GPE
itself O
which O
the O
U.K. B-GPE
has O
there O
. O

What O
they O
've O
developed O
here O
, O
Wolf O
, O
over O
the O
last O
several O
weeks O
is O
very O
clear O
and O
increasingly O
clear O
intelligence O
as O
to O
what O
the O
final O
remnants O
of O
the O
regime O
leadership O
are O
in O
terms O
of O
where O
they O
are O
embedded O
in O
the O
cities O
. O

What O
they O
're O
doing O
is O
going O
in O
now O
, O
very O
carefully O
, O
obviously O
some O
symbolic O
raids O
against O
palaces O
, O
but O
the O
more O
important O
presence O
is O
to O
go O
after O
what O
intelligence O
delivers O
and O
that O
's O
where O
these O
key O
leaders O
are O
located O
. O

They O
're O
going O
to O
be O
defended O
fanatically O
but O
intelligence O
is O
so O
crucial O
from O
aerial O
platforms O
and O
special O
ops O
personnel O
to O
give O
the O
three O
assets O
the O
intel O
which O
they O
need O
to O
close O
with O
and O
eliminate O
final O
remnants O
of O
the O
regime O
in O
those O
citys O
. O

This O
is O
a O
very O
important O
final O
phase O
here O
, O
Wolf O
, O
and O
it O
looks O
like O
the O
closure O
is O
coming O
here O
now O
more O
rapidly O
than O
we O
anticipated O
. O

As O
we O
continue O
to O
watch O
Air B-PRODUCT
Force I-PRODUCT
One I-PRODUCT
, O
now O
on O
the O
ground O
outside O
Belfast B-GPE
, O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
, O
we O
'll O
be O
watching O
President O
Bush O
emerge O
from O
the O
plane O
momentarily O
. O

We O
'll O
continue O
to O
have O
live O
coverage O
of O
that O
. O

When O
Walter B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
, O
our O
embedded O
reporter O
with O
the B-ORG
3rd I-ORG
Cavalry I-ORG
says O
three O
battalions O
of O
troops O
are O
on O
the O
ground O
, O
inside O
Baghdad B-GPE
itself O
, O
have O
taken O
up O
positions O
they O
're O
going O
to O
spend O
the O
night O
there O
presumably O
, O
how O
many O
soldiers O
are O
we O
talking O
about O
right O
now O
? O

Between O
700 O
and O
1,000 O
. O

The O
task O
forces O
really O
, O
Wolf O
are O
probably O
built O
around O
the B-PRODUCT
M I-PRODUCT
Bradley I-PRODUCT
the O
basic O
infantry O
fighting O
vehicle O
. O

It O
is O
the O
equipment O
of O
choice O
for O
a O
task O
force O
like O
this O
to O
go O
into O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Its O
cannon O
, O
its O
ability O
to O
implace O
troops O
and O
fire O
through O
the O
firing O
ports O
in O
that O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
vehicle O
to O
take O
them O
in O
under O
protection O
. O

It O
's O
a O
very O
, O
very O
important O
piece O
of O
equipment O
. O

These O
are O
probably O
mechanized O
heavy O
task O
forces O
that O
have O
overhead O
aerial O
platforms O
to O
provide O
direct O
support O
. O

It O
's O
significant O
the O
degradation O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
air O
defenses O
has O
allowed O
A B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
s I-PRODUCT
, O
Predators B-PRODUCT
, O
U B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
s I-PRODUCT
, O
other O
assets O
to O
hover O
and O
loiter O
and O
provide O
the O
overhead O
protection O
to O
these O
tasks O
. O

We O
are O
watching O
activity O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

While O
we O
do O
, O
we O
want O
to O
tell O
you O
Marines B-NORP
battling O
for O
control O
of O
the O
bridges O
in O
the O
southern O
city O
of O
Nasiriyah B-GPE
face O
stiff O
resistance O
from O
Iraqi B-NORP
paramilitary O
groups O
today O
. O

For O
some O
perspective O
, O
let O
's O
turn O
to O
Miles B-PERSON
O'Brien I-PERSON
with O
retired O
Air O
Force O
General O
Don O
Shepperd O
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
. O

If O
you O
are O
going O
to O
fight O
on O
the O
ground O
, O
you O
have O
to O
encounter O
bridges O
somewhere O
along O
the O
way O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
bridges O
between O
where O
the B-ORG
3 I-ORG
7 I-ORG
Cavalry I-ORG
and O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
are O
now O
and O
their O
ultimate O
destination O
, O
downtown O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

We O
have O
the O
city O
laid O
out O
for O
you O
here O
. O

How O
many O
bridges O
in O
this O
city O
alone O
? O

In O
this O
map O
we O
have O
right O
here O
, O
13 O
major O
bridges O
in O
downtown O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
including O
the O
expressway O
bridge O
over O
here O
. O

Three O
bridges O
here O
attaching O
East B-GPE
Baghdad I-GPE
to O
West B-GPE
Baghdad I-GPE
and O
the O
palace O
area O
. O

This O
is O
one O
technique O
, O
one O
possible O
way O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
might O
seize O
a O
bridge O
, O
a O
bridge O
that O
might O
be O
defended O
by O
Iraqis B-NORP
. O

Let O
's O
look O
at O
the O
animation O
. O

Typical O
scenario O
there O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
really O
matter O
for O
this O
scenario O
that O
we O
're O
laying O
out O
here O
. O

This O
would O
be O
representing O
M1 B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
A1 I-PRODUCT
tanks O
coming O
towards O
the O
bridge O
firing O
. O

You O
have O
to O
bundle O
up O
and O
line O
up O
to O
go O
across O
that O
bridge O
. O

Makes O
it O
vulnerable O
to O
fire O
from O
the O
other O
side O
. O

Potentially O
chemical O
weapons O
, O
too O
. O

As O
we O
turn O
the O
other O
direction O
, O
what O
you O
'll O
see O
are O
these O
Iraqi B-NORP
tanks O
that O
are O
kind O
of O
fortified O
there O
. O

They O
have O
burns O
in O
front O
of O
them O
, O
artillery O
behind O
them O
firing O
back O
. O

there O
goes O
the O
smoke O
screen O
. O

The O
idea O
of O
the O
smoke O
screen O
is O
to O
obscure O
the O
oncoming O
forces O
firing O
at O
you O
from O
being O
able O
to O
see O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
work O
, O
though O
. O

It O
works O
both O
ways O
. O

It O
obscures O
you O
but O
also O
obscures O
them O
. O

Here O
's O
an O
f O
. O

He O
comes O
in O
and O
wants O
to O
identify O
his O
target O
and O
he O
's O
got O
a O
big O
-- O

Ca O
n't O
see O
through O
the O
smoke O
. O

We O
've O
got O
some O
techniques O
we O
're O
going O
to O
show O
you O
. O

Somewhere O
near O
we O
can O
put O
down O
special O
-- O

By O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
and O
which O
appears O
to O
be O
run O
by O
members O
of O
the O
war O
began O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
several O
weeks O
ago O
. O

The O
operation O
as O
it O
continues O
in O
the O
north O
continues O
to O
be O
a O
situation O
of O
unrest O
. O

The O
area O
around O
Mosul B-GPE
described O
as O
uncertain O
in O
terms O
of O
its O
stability O
with O
deliberate O
agitation O
. O

Those O
are O
the O
words O
there O
that O
General O
Brooks O
used O
a O
short O
time O
ago O
. O

The O
unrest O
continues O
there O
and O
this O
follows O
up O
the O
shooting O
we O
talked O
about O
yesterday O
in O
which O
at O
least O
seven O
Iraqis B-NORP
were O
killed O
by O
U.S. B-GPE
fire O
after O
they O
apparently O
came O
under O
fire O
trying O
to O
secure O
a O
certain O
part O
of O
the O
central O
part O
of O
Mosul B-GPE
. O

Also O
, O
news O
about O
another O
half O
- O
brother O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
apparently O
now O
apprehended O
overnight O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
with O
the O
assistance O
of O
local O
Iraqis B-NORP
. O

Not O
sure O
where O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
personal O
the O
person O
western O
neighborhood O
of O
Mansour B-GPE
. O

You O
might O
remember O
last O
week O
when O
another O
half O
- O
brother O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
was O
picked O
up O
trying O
to O
cross O
into O
Syria B-GPE
and O
that O
time O
, O
we O
have O
been O
told O
Syria B-GPE
has O
closed O
its O
border O
with O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
prevent O
any O
of O
that O
ongoing O
. O

We O
'll O
go O
through O
all O
of O
this O
throughout O
the O
morning O
here O
. O

First O
, O
to O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
Barbara B-PERSON
Starr I-PERSON
to O
pick O
up O
what O
's O
happening O
. O

For O
some O
Americans O
who O
find O
themselves O
spending O
hours O
on O
end O
watching O
television O
coverage O
of O
the O
war O
, O
it O
can O
be O
hard O
to O
break O
away O
. O

That O
is O
especially O
true O
if O
you O
have O
a O
loved O
one O
in O
the O
war O
zone O
, O
but O
as O
our O
Candy B-PERSON
Crowley I-PERSON
reminds O
us O
, O
life O
does O
and O
must O
go O
on O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Spring O
- O
time O
and O
a O
game O
of O
catch O
on O
the B-FAC
Washington I-FAC
Mall I-FAC
. O

A O
gentle O
breeze O
and O
a O
good O
meal O
beside O
the B-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

That O
other O
place O
, O
the O
one O
on O
TV O
all O
the O
time O
, O
might O
as O
well O
be O
on O
another O
planet O
, O
and O
that O
may O
be O
the O
point O
. O

We O
happen O
to O
be O
at O
a O
very O
nice O
spot O
by O
the O
beach O
where O
this O
is O
a O
chance O
for O
people O
to O
get O
away O
from O
CNN B-ORG
coverage O
, O
everything O
, O
and O
kind O
of O
relax O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Time O
to O
redefine O
normal O
again O
, O
which O
on O
the O
homefront O
now O
seems O
to O
mean O
life O
as O
you O
live O
it O
only O
weirder O
. O

I O
'm O
amazed O
at O
how O
unaffected O
I O
am O
by O
things O
, O
how O
I O
'm O
still O
coming O
to O
work O
and O
doing O
the O
same O
things O
and O
going O
for O
a O
walk O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
and O
it O
just O
seems O
so O
strange O
to O
me O
that O
it O
's O
almost O
a O
parallel O
universe O
. O

More O
than O
70 O
percent O
of O
Americans O
say O
they O
are O
sad O
about O
the O
war O
. O

The O
barber O
at O
Hinsville O
Georgia O
larries O
that O
. O

They O
seem O
more O
depressed O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
them O
afraid O
they O
're O
going O
to O
lose O
their O
jobs O
, O
you O
know O
, O
the O
economy O
is O
down O
and O
all O
kind O
of O
stuff O
. O

Life O
on O
the O
homefront O
seems O
the O
same O
at O
Farmer O
's O
Market O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
but O
it O
's O
more O
angst O
ridden O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
affecting O
our O
business O
as O
much O
as O
I O
was O
worried O
that O
it O
would O
, O
but O
you O
never O
know O
it O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
. O

If O
there O
's O
any O
kind O
of O
terrorism O
that O
happens O
here O
, O
I O
think O
that O
would O
definitely O
put O
a O
damper O
on O
everything O
. O

Nationwide O
, O
people O
shopped O
less O
in O
the O
first O
week O
of O
the O
war O
. O

Sales O
fell O
2 O
percent O
from O
the O
previous O
week O
. O

Air O
travel O
has O
fallen O
10 O
mers O
since O
the O
war O
began O
and O
some O
hotel O
chains O
say O
cancellations O
are O
up O
. O

60 O
percent O
of O
the O
people O
say O
they O
're O
watching O
the O
war O
. O

My O
boyfriend O
has O
been O
watching O
the O
TV O
like O
every O
single O
day O
, O
every O
time O
it O
comes O
on O
, O
he O
's O
watching O
it O
. O

Maybe O
fewer O
people O
are O
shopping O
because O
they O
're O
watching O
TV O
. O

Maybe O
fewer O
are O
flying O
because O
they O
worry O
about O
terrorism O
or O
they O
worry O
about O
what O
the O
war O
will O
do O
to O
the O
economy O
or O
maybe O
it O
's O
everything O
. O

There O
's O
no O
one O
economic O
statistics O
to O
point O
to O
a O
downturn O
, O
it O
's O
an O
overall O
feeling O
, O
a O
psychological O
feeling O
that O
everything O
is O
frozen O
, O
everything O
is O
on O
hold O
. O

Consumers O
are O
n't O
spending O
, O
people O
are O
n't O
buying O
stock O
, O
everything O
is O
-- O

Meanwhile O
, O
as O
war O
is O
fought O
a O
world O
away O
, O
federal O
, O
state O
and O
local O
authorities O
face O
their O
own O
battle O
keeping O
Americans O
safe O
at O
home O
. O

President O
Bush O
said O
yesterday O
the O
threat O
of O
domestic O
terrorism O
remains O
high O
. O

The O
dying O
regime O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
may O
try O
to O
bring O
terror O
to O
our O
shores O
. O

Other O
parts O
of O
the O
global O
terror O
network O
may O
view O
this O
as O
a O
moment O
to O
strike O
, O
thinking O
that O
we O
're O
distracted O
. O

They O
're O
wrong O
. O

What O
still O
needs O
to O
be O
done O
to O
keep O
Americans O
safe O
at O
home O
. O

Steven B-PERSON
Berle I-PERSON
tackles O
that O
issue O
in O
`` O
After B-WORK_OF_ART
How I-WORK_OF_ART
America I-WORK_OF_ART
Confronted I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
September I-WORK_OF_ART
12th I-WORK_OF_ART
Era I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Congratulations O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

What O
comes O
out O
yesterday O
, O
on O
two O
best O
- O
sellers O
list O
. O

So O
far O
, O
so O
good O
. O

You O
've O
spent O
over O
a O
year O
investigating O
the O
subject O
. O

You O
had O
unprecedented O
access O
not O
only O
to O
Secretary O
Ridge O
but O
the O
Attorney O
General O
and O
other O
players O
in O
this O
post-September O
11th O
environment O
. O

How O
vulnerable O
do O
we O
continue O
to O
be O
? O

Well O
, O
quite O
vulnerable O
in O
some O
places O
and O
yet O
we O
've O
made O
great O
strides O
. O

The O
access O
I O
had O
was O
not O
only O
at O
top O
but O
the O
people O
who O
were O
on O
the O
front O
lines O
, O
and O
this O
is O
really O
the O
behind O
- O
the O
- O
scenes O
story O
of O
everything O
they O
had O
been O
doing O
to O
make O
this O
country O
safer O
. O

I O
think O
we O
decided O
on O
the O
morning O
of O
September O
12th O
we O
're O
not O
going O
to O
be O
victim O
, O
we O
're O
not O
just O
going O
to O
sit O
there O
, O
we O
're O
going O
to O
try O
to O
do O
something O
, O
we O
're O
not O
just O
going O
to O
say O
we O
're O
lucky O
we O
did O
n't O
get O
attacked O
today O
. O

In O
the O
ports O
, O
at O
the O
airports O
, O
even O
with O
our O
food O
supply O
, O
we O
have O
taken O
all O
kinds O
of O
steps O
, O
but O
we O
are O
vulnerable O
. O

We O
're O
vulnerable O
right O
out O
on O
the O
streets O
here O
. O

We O
're O
vulnerable O
in O
mass O
transit O
systems O
because O
we O
ca O
n't O
involve O
this O
problem O
infinitely O
. O

We O
've O
made O
good O
strides O
in O
the O
last O
. O

We O
're O
. O

That O
's O
the O
story O
I O
try O
to O
tell O
about O
the O
men O
and O
women O
who O
have O
brought O
us O
to O
this O
point O
. O

Can O
the O
-- O

A O
pizza O
delivery O
helped O
police O
nab O
the O
suspect O
in O
the O
kidnapping O
of O
a O
9 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
California B-GPE
girl O
. O

24 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Enrique B-PERSON
Alvarez I-PERSON
, O
also O
known O
as O
David B-PERSON
Cruz I-PERSON
, O
was O
arrested O
Monday O
in O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
. O

He O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
arraigned O
Wednesday O
. O

He O
's O
charged O
with O
kidnapping O
, O
felony O
assault O
and O
sexual O
assault O
. O

The O
girl O
was O
found O
late O
Sunday O
at O
a O
convenience O
store O
in O
East B-GPE
Palo I-GPE
Alto I-GPE
. O

Police O
say O
she O
told O
them O
a O
pepperoni O
pizza O
had O
been O
delivered O
to O
the O
house O
where O
she O
was O
held O
. O

Detectives O
were O
able O
to O
track O
the O
order O
to O
the O
House O
, O
where O
they O
found O
Alvarez B-PERSON
hiding O
in O
the O
attic O
. O

A O
man O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
is O
facing O
attempted O
murder O
charges O
after O
allegedly O
throwing O
his O
baby O
seven O
stories O
to O
the O
ground O
below O
. O

Jordeena B-PERSON
Ginsburg I-PERSON
from O
News O
12 O
Westchester O
has O
the O
story O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Police O
measure O
the O
spot O
where O
ten O
months O
old O
Miana B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
landed O
after O
she O
was O
thrown O
from O
a O
seventh O
floor O
window O
at O
this O
apartment O
building O
. O

The O
baby O
fell O
80 O
feet O
. O

These O
tree O
branches O
cushioned O
her O
fall O
and O
saved O
her O
life O
. O

The O
baby O
's O
aunt O
did O
n't O
want O
her O
face O
shown O
on O
TV O
but O
told O
us O
she O
was O
stunned O
. O

I O
'm O
glad O
she O
's O
alive O
. O

It O
's O
a O
miracle O
she O
survived O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Now O
Willie B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
the O
girl O
's O
father O
is O
charged O
with O
attempted O
murder O
. O

It O
all O
started O
around O
11:30 O
Saturday O
night O
, O
when O
Williams B-PERSON
got O
into O
a O
fight O
with O
the O
baby O
's O
mother O
, O
Jasmine B-PERSON
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
date O
her O
again O
and O
she O
was O
n't O
interested O
. O

Cops O
say O
he O
allegedly O
kidnapped O
her O
in O
his O
car O
and O
threatened O
her O
but O
eventually O
brought O
her O
back O
to O
her O
home O
. O

That O
's O
when O
police O
say O
he O
grabbed O
her O
daughter O
. O

The O
father O
allegedly O
picked O
the O
baby O
up O
, O
dangled O
it O
out O
the O
window O
of O
the O
seventh O
floor O
, O
pulled O
the O
child O
back O
in O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Then O
the O
baby O
's O
mother O
made O
a O
frantic O
call O
to O
police O
. O

While O
she O
was O
on O
the O
phone O
, O
police O
say O
Williams B-PERSON
picked O
up O
the O
child O
again O
and O
this O
time O
, O
threw O
her O
out O
the O
window O
. O

Then O
police O
say O
the O
baby O
's O
mother O
pulled O
out O
a O
kitchen O
knife O
. O

opinion O

On O
the O
911 O
tape O
you O
can O
hear O
William B-PERSON
's O
tape O
say O
`` O
go O
ahead O
kill O
me O
. O
'' O

Still O
bleeding O
, O
he O
ran O
downstairs O
and O
scooped O
up O
the O
baby O
and O
took O
the O
baby O
to O
the O
hospital O
. O

Police O
were O
on O
his O
trail O
and O
found O
Williams B-PERSON
and O
the O
baby O
at O
Memorial B-FAC
Hospital I-FAC
where O
-- O

U.S. B-GPE
forces O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
are O
staging O
spot O
raids O
around O
that O
city O
, O
searching O
for O
holdout O
members O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
regime O
. O

As O
we O
reported O
, O
one O
key O
initiative O
is O
the O
search O
for O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
, O
and O
as O
part O
of O
that O
effort O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
special O
forces O
today O
raided O
the O
home O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
microbiologist O
known O
as O
Dr. B-PERSON
Germ I-PERSON
, O
the O
woman O
who O
ran O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
secret O
biological O
warfare O
laboratory O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Boettcher I-PERSON
has O
our O
exclusive O
report O
. O

Dr. O
Rehab O
Taha O
, O
aka O
Dr. B-PERSON
Germ I-PERSON
, O
who O
directed O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
biological O
weapons O
program O
. O

CNN B-ORG
has O
exclusively O
obtained O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
English B-LANGUAGE
translations O
of O
her O
Arabic O
work O
papers O
. O

Her O
research O
was O
conducted O
here O
at O
a O
location O
well O
- O
known O
to O
U.N. B-ORG
arms O
inspectors O
, O
300 O
miles O
west O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Her O
notes O
begin O
with O
the O
test O
objective O
. O

Her O
written O
words O
are O
read O
by O
a O
narrator O
. O

A O
field O
experiment O
was O
conducted O
to O
disperse O
biological O
agents O
, O
botulinum O
toxin O
and O
spors O
of O
bacillus O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
tests O
were O
a O
success O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Taha B-PERSON
then O
described O
the O
success O
of O
their O
tests O
using O
an O
anthrax O
simulant O
and O
artillery O
rockets O
. O

Reporter O
: O

And O
she O
reveals O
success O
in O
a O
1989 O
test O
, O
using O
aerial O
bombs O
to O
disperse O
biological O
agents O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Dr. O
Taha O
's O
notes O
do O
not O
tell O
us O
how O
far O
she O
eventually O
progressed O
in O
her O
biological O
weapons O
testing O
. O

That O
's O
why O
the O
Marines B-NORP
came O
knocking O
. O

Looking O
for O
her O
papers O
and O
looking O
for O
her O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Boettcher I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

And O
she O
has O
not O
been O
-- O

We O
try O
to O
bring O
you O
the O
work O
of O
still O
photographers O
who O
are O
applying O
their O
trade O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
these O
days O
. O

Tonight O
Patrick B-PERSON
Baas I-PERSON
from O
AFP B-ORG
looking O
at O
what O
he O
's O
done O
this O
week O
. O

It O
is O
clear O
he O
has O
two O
of O
the O
things O
you O
need O
to O
be O
a O
photojournalist O
. O

A O
great O
eye O
and O
nose O
for O
where O
the O
news O
is O
. O

I O
'm O
Lebanese B-NORP
- O
born O
. O

I O
grew O
up O
in O
war O
zones O
. O

It O
's O
like O
my O
life O
. O

I O
was O
the O
only O
one O
during O
this O
conflict O
who O
had O
pictures O
of O
Republican B-NORP
Guards I-NORP
and O
it O
's O
true O
luck O
because O
I O
was O
driving O
northwest O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
and O
I O
bumped O
into O
these O
guys O
going O
around O
the O
capital O
. O

We O
recognized O
them O
because O
of O
their O
uniform O
. O

Very O
close O
to O
the O
U.S. B-NORP
Marines I-NORP
uniform O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
see O
fear O
in O
their O
eyes O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
feel O
any O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
realize O
what O
the O
fire O
power O
was O
. O

It O
was O
an O
American B-NORP
tank O
that O
had O
technical O
problems O
. O

Had O
to O
stop O
an O
attack O
south O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

They O
really O
believed O
on O
the O
tank O
. O

I O
was O
taking O
pictures O
. O

The O
reporter O
was O
with O
me O
. O

Wanted O
to O
go O
in O
. O

I O
said O
, O
No O
. O

While O
-- O

5,400 O
sailors O
and O
Marines B-NORP
are O
back O
at O
home O
after O
serving O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

They O
're O
the O
crew O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Harry I-PRODUCT
S. I-PRODUCT
Truman I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

They O
have O
reunited O
with O
their O
families O
and O
friends O
, O
at O
the O
aircraft O
carrier O
's O
home O
port O
in O
Norfolk B-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

The O
`` O
Truman B-PRODUCT
'' O
is O
the O
first O
East B-LOC
Coast I-LOC
- O
based O
carrier O
to O
return O
from O
the O
war O
. O

Federal O
safety O
officials O
are O
trying O
to O
find O
out O
what O
caused O
a O
deadly O
boat O
accident O
off O
the O
Oregon B-GPE
coast O
. O

A O
charter O
fishing O
boat O
capsized O
in O
rough O
surf O
Saturday O
morning O
, O
killing O
nine O
people O
. O

Two O
men O
are O
missing O
and O
presumed O
dead O
. O

Eight O
people O
survived O
. O

They O
believe O
a O
massive O
wave O
may O
have O
flipped O
the O
boat O
over O
. O

Today O
's O
battles O
include O
pictures O
of O
the O
oil O
field O
fires O
in O
southern O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Firefighters O
continue O
their O
work O
at O
the O
Ramallah B-GPE
oil O
field O
. O

Officials O
say O
they O
capped O
one O
blaze O
, O
leaving O
only O
two O
wells O
still O
burning O
out O
of O
500 O
oil O
fields O
in O
the O
area O
. O

They O
say O
some O
Iraqis B-NORP
who O
worked O
in O
the O
field O
before O
the O
war O
already O
are O
asking O
for O
their O
jobs O
back O
. O

And O
these O
pictures O
show O
Iraqis B-NORP
running O
for O
cover O
just O
before O
U.S. B-GPE
planes O
dropped O
a O
bomb O
near O
northern O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Just O
as O
they O
disappear O
over O
the O
ridge O
, O
you O
can O
hear O
the O
planes O
and O
the O
explosions O
and O
then O
you O
see O
the O
cloud O
. O

Ask O
any O
American B-NORP
Marine B-NORP
and O
they O
'll O
tell O
you O
they O
'll O
do O
anything O
possible O
to O
recover O
the O
bodies O
of O
fallen O
comrades O
. O

That O
grim O
task O
was O
carried O
out O
by O
Marines B-NORP
engaged O
in O
the O
fierce O
battle O
for O
the O
city O
of O
Nasiriyah B-GPE
Nasiriyah I-GPE
. O

Aless B-PERSON
So I-PERSON
Vinci I-PERSON
is O
there O
with O
the O
Marines B-NORP
. O

German B-NORP
police O
say O
a O
teenage O
Lebanese B-NORP
gunman O
, O
who O
hijacked O
a O
bus O
today O
, O
was O
hoping O
to O
free O
a O
key O
September B-EVENT
11th I-EVENT
suspect O
. O

The O
gunman O
is O
accused O
of O
commandeering O
the O
bus O
in O
the O
north O
German B-NORP
city O
of O
Bremen B-GPE
and O
holding O
16 O
people O
hostage O
during O
a O
75 O
- O
mile O
police O
chase O
down O
the O
autobahn O
. O

Negotiators O
say O
he O
demanded O
the O
release O
of O
four O
prisoners O
, O
including O
Ramzi B-PERSON
Binalshibh I-PERSON
, O
a O
September B-EVENT
11th I-EVENT
suspect O
apprehended O
last O
year O
in O
Pakistan B-GPE
. O

Police O
captured O
the O
17 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
hijacking O
suspect O
without O
firing O
a O
shot O
. O

All O
hostages O
were O
released O
unharmed O
. O

6:03 O
a.m. O
Eastern O
time O
, O
seven O
Americans O
who O
had O
been O
prisoners O
of O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
make O
a O
public O
appearance O
at O
the O
medical O
center O
in O
Germany B-GPE
. O

They O
say O
they O
're O
looking O
forward O
to O
going O
home O
, O
which O
relatives O
of O
one O
former O
POW O
say O
could O
happen O
as O
soon O
as O
tomorrow O
. O

Officials O
at O
the O
hospital O
say O
the O
seven O
are O
in O
good O
shape O
and O
their O
prognosis O
is O
excellent O
, O
even O
though O
three O
have O
gunshot O
wounds O
. O

6:21 O
Eastern O
time O
, O
2:21 O
p.m. O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
Iraqi B-NORP
protesters O
demonstrate O
outside O
a O
Baghdad B-GPE
mosque O
, O
opposing O
what O
they O
call O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
occupation O
, O
and O
saying O
any O
new O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
must O
represent O
the O
people O
. O

6:33 O
a.m. O
, O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Jane B-PERSON
Arraf I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Kirkuk B-GPE
that O
local O
authorities O
and O
U.S. B-GPE
investigators O
are O
still O
mystified O
by O
a O
graveyard O
on O
a O
military O
base O
abandoned O
by O
the O
old O
Iraqi B-NORP
regime O
. O

There O
are O
hundreds O
of O
unmarked O
graves O
, O
apparently O
dating O
back O
to O
the O
1991 O
Gulf B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
or O
before O
, O
but O
it O
's O
not O
clear O
whether O
the O
people O
buried O
there O
are O
victims O
of O
regime O
atrocities O
, O
or O
whether O
it O
's O
simply O
a O
military O
graveyard O
. O

7:05 O
a.m. O
, O
U.S. B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Command I-ORG
says O
another O
top O
Baath B-ORG
Party I-ORG
official O
has O
been O
captured O
. O

He O
was O
handed O
over O
to O
coalition O
special O
forces O
by O
Iraqi B-NORP
Kurds B-NORP
last O
night O
. O

8:10 O
a.m. O
, O
Abu B-GPE
Dhabi I-GPE
TV O
broadcasts O
videotape O
which O
it O
says O
shows O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
in O
a O
Baghdad B-GPE
neighborhood O
last O
Wednesday O
, O
April O
9th O
, O
the O
day O
the O
city O
fell O
to O
coalition O
troops O
. O

The O
network O
has O
not O
said O
where O
it O
got O
the O
tape O
. O

There O
's O
no O
way O
to O
confirm O
when O
it O
was O
shot O
or O
whether O
the O
man O
in O
the O
video O
is O
really O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O

How O
could O
so O
many O
people O
end O
up O
in O
prison O
for O
crimes O
they O
did O
n't O
commit O
? O

The O
story O
behind O
the O
defendants O
of O
Tulia B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
is O
our O
`` O
Headlines B-WORK_OF_ART
Timeline I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

July O
23rd O
, O
1999 O
-- O
there O
was O
a O
massive O
drug O
bust O
in O
a O
predominately O
African O
- O
American B-NORP
neighborhood O
in O
Tulia B-GPE
. O

Of O
the O
46 O
people O
arrested O
, O
39 O
are O
African O
- O
American B-NORP
. O

The O
case O
against O
them O
was O
based O
on O
the O
testimony O
of O
undercover O
officer O
Thomas B-PERSON
Coleman I-PERSON
. O

Coleman B-PERSON
claimed O
he O
bought O
drugs O
from O
the O
defendants O
, O
but O
offered O
little O
or O
no O
supporting O
evidence O
. O

After O
the O
first O
of O
several O
trials O
ended O
with O
convictions O
and O
harsh O
sentences O
, O
most O
of O
the O
other O
defendants O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
avoid O
hard O
time O
. O

March O
17 O
, O
2003 O
-- O
with O
Coleman B-PERSON
's O
credibility O
under O
serious O
attack O
, O
new O
hearings O
for O
the O
Tulia B-GPE
defendants O
get O
under O
way O
. O

The O
hearings O
are O
stopped O
when O
the O
judge O
, O
defense O
attorneys O
and O
prosecutors O
agree O
that O
Coleman B-PERSON
lied O
under O
oath O
and O
is O
a O
racist O
. O

Coleman B-PERSON
denies O
doing O
anything O
wrong O
. O

It O
took O
a O
special O
act O
of O
the B-ORG
Texas I-ORG
Legislature I-ORG
to O
clear O
the O
way O
for O
Monday O
's O
release O
, O
but O
these O
men O
and O
the O
others O
caught O
up O
in O
the O
Tulia B-GPE
tragedy O
are O
still O
convicted O
criminals O
. O

Now O
it O
's O
up O
to O
the O
appeals O
court O
and O
the O
Board O
of O
Pardon O
and O
Paroles O
to O
officially O
clear O
their O
names O
. O

We O
begin O
south O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
where O
U.S. B-GPE
troops O
have O
found O
what O
may O
be O
chemical O
weapons O
materials O
. O

Elements O
of O
the O
Army O
's O
101st B-ORG
Airborne I-ORG
Division I-ORG
discovered O
the O
chemicals O
buried O
in O
barrels O
beneath O
an O
agricultural O
complex O
near O
Karbala B-GPE
. O

Troops O
also O
found O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
conventional O
weapons O
at O
the O
site O
. O

Initial O
tests O
on O
the O
chemicals O
were O
inconclusive O
. O

A O
higher O
level O
test O
indicated O
the O
presence O
of O
nerve O
and O
blister O
agents O
, O
but O
those O
tests O
are O
not O
always O
accurate O
. O

The O
commander O
of O
the O
101st O
says O
the O
chemicals O
may O
be O
pesticides O
or O
chemical O
agents O
that O
have O
n't O
been O
weaponized O
. O

A O
Michigan B-GPE
teen O
who O
disappeared O
with O
a O
convicted O
killer O
and O
went O
on O
a O
three O
- O
week O
oddysey O
is O
in O
trouble O
with O
the O
law O
tonight O
. O

Prosecutors O
charged O
Lindsey B-PERSON
Ryan I-PERSON
with O
stealing O
firearms O
from O
her O
parents O
' O
home O
. O

Police O
caught O
up O
with O
the O
two O
in O
California B-GPE
. O

56 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Forry B-PERSON
Drake I-PERSON
has O
been O
charged O
with O
interstate O
transport O
of O
a O
minor O
. O

All O
right O
. O

Just O
about O
25 O
minutes O
long O
in O
that O
press O
conference O
there O
at O
NATO B-ORG
headquarters O
in O
Brussels B-GPE
. O

He O
mentioned O
a O
headline O
a O
short O
time O
ago O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
forces O
moving O
in O
on O
the O
airports O
at O
Saddam B-FAC
Hussein I-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
12 O
miles O
west O
of O
the O
city O
's O
center O
. O

Colin B-PERSON
Powell I-PERSON
saying O
an O
end O
will O
come O
soon O
and O
toward O
the O
end O
, O
this O
regime O
will O
be O
finished O
. O

Also O
a O
question O
there O
about O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

A O
question O
about O
NATO B-ORG
about O
what O
role O
these O
two O
organizations O
may O
play O
in O
rebuilding O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Colin B-PERSON
Powell I-PERSON
says O
the O
U.N. O
does O
have O
a O
role O
to O
play O
, O
what O
role O
that O
is O
remains O
to O
be O
seen O
. O

There O
was O
also O
one O
other O
moment O
there O
when O
you O
heard O
a O
woman O
asking O
about O
the O
safety O
of O
her O
husband O
right O
now O
. O

That O
woman O
, O
we O
believe O
is O
married O
to O
one O
of O
two O
journalists O
who O
disappeared O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
almost O
two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
both O
work O
for O
the O
network O
, O
ITN B-ORG
. O

We O
have O
heard O
that O
perhaps O
both O
are O
being O
held O
in O
Basra B-GPE
, O
possibly O
in O
a O
hospital O
, O
but O
there O
's O
no O
way O
for O
us O
to O
confirm O
their O
whereabouts O
. O

But O
obviously O
a O
lot O
of O
concern O
from O
this O
woman O
as O
to O
whereabouts O
of O
her O
husband O
and O
his O
health O
. O

Walt B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
is O
back O
with O
us O
. O

We O
've O
been O
in O
and O
out O
now O
for O
almost O
two O
hours O
. O

What O
's O
happening O
with O
you O
and O
the B-ORG
7th I-ORG
Cav I-ORG
as O
we O
continue O
to O
watch O
your O
image O
by O
way O
of O
video O
phone O
and O
the O
giant O
M1 B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
A1 I-PRODUCT
tank O
. O

Walt B-PERSON
, O
good O
evening O
again O
. O

A O
cruise O
ship O
is O
being O
searched O
off O
the O
Hawaii B-GPE
Coast O
after O
two O
notes O
threatening O
terrorist O
attack O
were O
found O
on O
board O
. O

Royal O
Caribbean O
cruise O
ship O
Legend O
of O
the O
Sea O
diverted O
to O
Honolulu B-GPE
when O
the O
notes O
were O
found O
on O
board O
yesterday O
. O

Passengers O
were O
taken O
to O
the O
ship O
's O
dining O
rooms O
while O
bomb O
sniffing O
dogs O
went O
over O
the O
ship O
. O

Plus O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Matrix I-WORK_OF_ART
Unloaded I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Hollywood B-GPE
unleashes O
the O
special O
effects O
extravaganza O
. O

we O
'll O
show O
you O
. O

Stay O
with O
us O
. O

Major O
fighting O
may O
be O
over O
, O
but O
many O
American B-NORP
service O
men O
and O
women O
injured O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
are O
just O
beginning O
the O
very O
long O
process O
of O
recovery O
. O

Besides O
the B-FAC
Naval I-FAC
Hospital I-FAC
outside O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.c. O
, O
has O
already O
treated O
more O
than O
200 O
Marines B-NORP
and O
sailors O
from O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

19 O
of O
them O
are O
still O
there O
. O

I O
visited O
some O
of O
them O
only O
yesterday O
including O
one O
Marine B-NORP
whose O
life O
was O
saved O
by O
a O
twist O
of O
fate O
. O

What O
strikes O
you O
about O
Patrick B-PERSON
Teeterman I-PERSON
and O
so O
many O
of O
his O
buddies O
is O
how O
young O
they O
are O
. O

Corporal O
Teeterman O
, O
a O
fresh O
- O
faced O
kid O
from O
Chicago B-GPE
had O
a O
job O
more O
important O
and O
dangerous O
than O
you O
'll O
find O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
most O
21 O
- O
year O
- O
olds O
. O

I O
'm O
a O
sniper O
platoon O
leader O
for O
Dirst B-ORG
Battalion I-ORG
Naval I-ORG
Marines I-ORG
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
story O
of O
how O
he O
got O
to O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.c. O
, O
is O
compelling O
for O
several O
reasons O
, O
starting O
with O
how O
close O
he O
came O
to O
not O
being O
here O
at O
all O
. O

I O
was O
definitely O
blessed O
that O
I O
'm O
not O
paralyzed O
or O
dead O
. O

Reporter O
: O

and O
how O
close O
he O
came O
to O
witnessing O
history O
. O

24 O
hours O
before O
the O
fall O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
24 O
hours O
before O
his O
fellow O
Marines B-NORP
engaged O
in O
a O
fierce O
firefight O
at O
Baghdad B-FAC
University I-FAC
, O
Teeterman B-PERSON
's O
orders O
had O
him O
just O
south O
of O
the O
capital O
taking O
out O
Iraqi B-NORP
resistance O
atop O
a O
warehouse O
roof O
. O

There O
were O
small O
pockets O
of O
resistance O
in O
the O
area O
, O
two O
, O
three O
man O
groups O
who O
had O
AKs O
and O
possibly O
RPGs O
and O
what O
not O
and O
our O
job O
was O
to O
just O
observe O
forward O
and O
make O
sure O
no O
one O
was O
waiting O
to O
ambush O
the O
AVs O
or O
the O
tanks O
and O
I O
was O
on O
a O
metal O
roof O
and O
I O
stepped O
-- O

Two O
Southwest B-ORG
Airline I-ORG
pilots O
were O
reportedly O
fired O
for O
stripping O
down O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
part O
of O
a O
security O
check O
. O

`` B-WORK_OF_ART
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'' I-WORK_OF_ART
says O
the O
pilots O
were O
dismissed O
for O
allegedly O
taking O
off O
all O
or O
most O
of O
their O
clothes O
in O
the O
cockpit O
. O

I O
want O
to O
make O
that O
distinction O
there O
. O

The O
pilots O
are O
calling O
the O
incident O
a O
misunderstanding O
and O
appealing O
their O
termination O
. O

It O
's O
been O
four O
years O
since O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
women O
's O
soccer O
team O
made O
history O
winning O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
before O
more O
than O
90,000 O
fans O
at O
the B-FAC
Rose I-FAC
Bowl I-FAC
. O

Everybody O
remembers O
that O
scene O
. O

Brandy O
Chastain O
's O
kick O
and O
Mia B-PERSON
Hamm I-PERSON
ripping O
the O
shirt O
off O
. O

The B-EVENT
Super I-EVENT
Bowl I-EVENT
of O
women O
's O
soccer O
is O
returning O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
after O
concerns O
about O
Sars O
in O
China B-GPE
prompted O
a O
change O
in O
venue O
for O
this O
year O
's O
tournament O
. O

Lynn O
Morgan O
President O
of O
the B-ORG
Soccer I-ORG
Association I-ORG
is O
one O
of O
those O
who O
has O
the O
job O
of O
organizing O
this O
global O
event O
that O
has O
only O
got O
four O
months O
to O
get O
put O
together O
instead O
of O
four O
years O
as O
usual O
and O
she O
joins O
us O
from O
Atlanta B-GPE
this O
morning O
. O

You O
see O
her O
there O
. O

In O
Washington B-GPE
, O
with O
us O
now O
is O
Mia B-PERSON
Hamm I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
the O
stars O
of O
the O
`99 O
U.S. B-GPE
team O
. O

She O
's O
now O
playing O
for O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Freedom I-ORG
of O
the O
WUSA O
. O

Ladies O
, O
thanks O
for O
coming O
out O
and O
talking O
with O
us O
this O
morning O
. O

Mia B-PERSON
, O
when O
you O
heard O
the O
news O
about O
China B-GPE
now O
saying O
they O
want O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
run O
the O
tournament O
, O
when O
you O
heard O
that O
, O
did O
you O
think O
this O
is O
a O
pleasant O
surprise O
or O
you O
got O
to O
be O
kidding O
? O

There O
is O
more O
outrage O
about O
perks O
for O
executives O
, O
both O
from O
angry O
employees O
and O
from O
shareholders O
as O
well O
. O

Andy B-PERSON
Serwer I-PERSON
`` O
Minding B-WORK_OF_ART
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. O
'' O

Shame O
on O
them O
. O

The O
big O
focus O
is O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
the O
board O
of O
the O
company O
meeting O
today O
, O
possibly O
discussing O
the O
future O
of O
CEO O
Don O
Carty O
. O

He O
got O
in O
trouble O
when O
he O
jacked O
up O
pensions O
of O
the O
guys O
in O
top O
while O
asking O
employees O
to O
take O
big O
pay O
cuts O
, O
$ O
1.8 O
billion O
. O

Last O
night O
, O
former O
General O
Electric O
CEO O
Jack O
Welch O
talked O
to O
Paula B-PERSON
Zahn I-PERSON
about O
this O
issue O
of O
corporate O
greed O
. O

Let O
's O
listen O
to O
what O
he O
had O
to O
say O
. O

It O
's O
one O
of O
the O
parts O
of O
America B-GPE
that O
is O
great O
. O

People O
want O
more O
and O
they O
want O
other O
people O
to O
have O
less O
. O

That O
's O
part O
of O
the O
system O
. O

And O
annual O
meeting O
, O
every O
year O
, O
I O
went O
they O
complained O
about O
executive O
salaries O
, O
even O
though O
the O
team O
that O
I O
managed O
increased O
shareholder O
value O
to O
$ O
600 O
billion O
that O
shareholders O
received O
, O
the O
larger O
shareholders O
being O
employees O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
really O
a O
question O
of O
degree O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
I O
think O
that O
CEOs O
should O
make O
millions O
of O
dollars O
running O
companies O
. O

There O
are O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
employees O
, O
billions O
of O
dollars O
of O
revenue O
. O

A O
million O
dollars O
is O
okay O
, O
maybe O
5 O
million O
. O

$ O
100 O
million O
to O
me O
that O
is O
too O
much O
money O
. O

Who O
decides O
that O
? O

Seems O
subjective O
. O

The O
board O
is O
who O
decides O
that O
and O
board O
is O
so O
often O
chock O
full O
of O
the O
CEO O
's O
golfing O
buddies O
. O

They O
serve O
on O
each O
other O
's O
boards O
and O
problem O
here O
is O
gap O
between O
what O
the O
average O
worker O
makes O
and O
CEO O
is O
making O
is O
increasing O
and O
everyone O
agrees O
that O
is O
not O
a O
good O
thing O
for O
this O
country O
, O
plus O
the O
fact O
, O
when O
the O
guys O
get O
the O
big O
packages O
, O
so O
often O
you O
see O
the O
companies O
going O
down O
the O
zblubs O
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
updating O
us O
. O

Back O
over O
to O
Bill O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

Jack B-PERSON
looking O
at O
SARS O
. O

Talking O
about O
the O
SARS O
threat O
worldwide O
this O
morning O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
Health I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
says O
there O
are O
4200 O
SARS O
cases O
so O
far O
, O
more O
than O
250 O
deaths O
in O
27 O
countries O
and O
there O
is O
no O
cure O
, O
and O
nobody O
knows O
what O
is O
causing O
it O
. O

The O
question O
is O
, O
Would O
you O
change O
your O
plans O
because O
of O
the O
threat O
of O
SARS O
? O

A O
lot O
of O
responses O
, O
as O
in O
hundreds O
and O
hundreds O
of O
them O
, O
beginning O
-- O

As O
we O
told O
you O
at O
the O
top O
of O
this O
newscast O
, O
an O
Oklahoma B-GPE
judge O
has O
ruled O
that O
Terry B-PERSON
Nichols I-PERSON
will O
indeed O
stand O
trial O
in O
that O
state O
court O
on O
160 O
counts O
of O
first O
- O
degree O
murder O
. O

The O
Oklahoma B-GPE
City I-GPE
bombing O
conspirator O
is O
already O
serving O
a O
life O
term O
in O
federal O
prison O
. O

State O
proceedings O
could O
bring O
the O
death O
penalty O
if O
Nichols B-PERSON
is O
convicted O
. O

A O
trial O
date O
was O
not O
immediately O
set O
by O
the O
judge O
whose O
decision O
came O
as O
prosecutors O
were O
still O
presenting O
evidence O
. O

A O
Texas B-GPE
woman O
is O
in O
jail O
this O
morning O
accused O
of O
killing O
her O
two O
sons O
and O
severely O
beating O
another O
the O
day O
before O
Mother O
's O
Day O
. O

Yesterday O
a O
silent O
Dee B-PERSON
Ana I-PERSON
Laney I-PERSON
waited O
as O
the O
judge O
read O
the O
charges O
against O
her O
, O
capital O
murder O
and O
aggravated O
assault O
. O

One O
of O
the O
first O
people O
to O
arrive O
at O
the O
crime O
scene O
, O
Judge O
James O
Marin O
. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
. O

Why O
were O
you O
there O
so O
quickly O
? O

I O
was O
n't O
really O
there O
that O
quickly O
. O

I O
actually O
responded O
a O
few O
hours O
after O
the O
Sheriff O
's O
Department O
did O
. O

The O
reason O
you O
went O
was O
? O

Well O
, O
being O
the O
justice O
of O
the O
peace O
we O
are O
the O
ones O
that O
hold O
the O
inquest O
on O
the O
death O
and O
they O
were O
required O
to O
call O
us O
to O
the O
scene O
. O

What O
did O
you O
see O
when O
you O
got O
there O
? O

Well O
, O
to O
be O
honest O
with O
you O
, O
I O
saw O
a O
pretty O
gruesome O
sight O
and O
I O
think O
it O
's O
been O
talked O
about O
quite O
a O
bit O
the O
last O
few O
days O
and O
if O
anybody O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
there O
to O
see O
it O
, O
they O
were O
lucky O
not O
to O
have O
to O
be O
there O
. O

It O
was O
a O
horrific O
sight O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
go O
into O
details O
, O
obviously O
, O
we O
can O
only O
imagine O
how O
bad O
it O
might O
have O
been O
. O

It O
probably O
was O
, O
indeed O
, O
based O
on O
your O
eyewitness O
accounts O
. O

What O
happened O
? O

They O
were O
collecting O
evidence O
as O
you O
were O
there O
, O
the O
law O
enforcement O
authorities O
? O

They O
had O
been O
collecting O
their O
evidence O
and O
, O
of O
course O
, O
when O
I O
got O
there O
they O
showed O
me O
the O
location O
and O
, O
of O
course O
, O
then O
having O
to O
do O
-- O

American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
may O
soon O
have O
a O
new O
destination O
as O
well O
, O
bankruptcy O
court O
. O

The O
airline O
's O
flight O
attendants O
union O
is O
calling O
for O
a O
new O
vote O
on O
$ O
340 O
million O
in O
wage O
concessions O
after O
the O
disclosure O
last O
year O
of O
an O
executive O
compensation O
plan O
. O

The O
world O
's O
largest O
airline O
needs O
the O
concessions O
to O
avoid O
a O
bankruptcy O
filing O
. O

AMR B-ORG
, O
the O
parent O
of O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
cancelled O
the O
bonus O
program O
and O
CEO O
Donald O
Carty O
apologized O
to O
employees O
. O

The O
share O
plunging O
40 O
% O
here O
at O
the O
NYSE O
. O

The O
overall O
market O
a O
fairly O
quiet O
session O
. O

Volume O
is O
thin O
as O
some O
traders O
take O
an O
extended O
holiday O
weekend O
. O

Over O
the O
next O
couple O
of O
days O
we O
'll O
continue O
to O
get O
earnings O
reports O
. O

Today O
only O
a O
few O
corporate O
reports O
and O
little O
economic O
news O
to O
move O
the O
market O
. O

It O
's O
why O
the O
Dow O
has O
been O
fairly O
range O
bound O
. O

The O
Nasdaq O
at O
this O
point O
little O
changed O
. O

That O
is O
the O
latest O
from O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

There O
is O
lots O
more O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Live I-WORK_OF_ART
From I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
coming O
up O
after O
the O
break O
. O

A O
bomb O
exploded O
today O
in O
a O
courtroom O
in O
southern O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
injuring O
four O
people O
, O
one O
of O
them O
a O
judge O
. O

A O
man O
with O
a O
pistol O
was O
arrested O
outside O
of O
the O
courthouse O
and O
police O
say O
he O
admits O
planting O
the O
bombs O
. O

It O
was O
the O
same O
courtroom O
where O
a O
suspected O
al B-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
militant O
got O
a O
death O
sentence O
last O
week O
for O
killing O
three O
American B-NORP
missionaries O
. O

Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
is O
one O
of O
those O
stories O
that O
is O
in O
the O
news O
big O
time O
again O
. O

She O
resigned O
as O
Chairman O
and O
CEO O
of O
Martha O
Stewart O
Living O
, O
Omnimedia B-ORG
, O
the O
company O
that O
bears O
her O
name O
, O
after O
pleading O
not O
guilty O
to O
a O
laundry O
list O
of O
charges O
brought O
by O
the B-ORG
Justice I-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
the O
SEC O
, O
insider O
trading O
, O
obstruction O
of O
justice O
, O
conspiracy O
to O
hide O
what O
they O
say O
is O
an O
illegal O
stock O
sale O
, O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
4,000 O
shares O
of O
stock O
that O
netted O
her O
about O
$ O
225,000 O
. O

How O
does O
this O
compare O
with O
other O
corporate O
scandals O
? O

Enron B-ORG
's O
bankruptcy O
cost O
thousands O
of O
people O
their O
jobs O
and O
their O
life O
savings O
and O
Kenny B-PERSON
Lay I-PERSON
and O
the O
chairman O
and O
president O
, O
both O
of O
that O
company O
remain O
unindicted O
. O

The O
chief O
financial O
officer O
is O
the O
only O
one O
there O
taking O
the O
fall O
. O

WorldCom B-ORG
once O
employed O
80,000 O
people O
and O
went O
broke O
on O
the O
largest O
corporate O
bankruptcy O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Bernie B-PERSON
Evers I-PERSON
is O
living O
his O
life O
and O
unindicted O
. O

The O
CEO O
took O
the O
fall O
there O
. O

Tyco B-ORG
's O
CEO O
and O
President O
Dennis O
Kozlowski O
and O
the O
last O
time O
I O
looked O
, O
he O
was O
sailing O
around O
Martha B-LOC
Vinyard I-LOC
on O
his O
yacht O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
was O
worth O
in O
the O
neighborhood O
of O
$ O
1 O
billion O
, O
so O
you O
could O
make O
the O
argument O
she O
might O
have O
been O
guilty O
of O
stupidity O
. O

But O
the O
question O
Is O
she O
being O
unfairly O
singled O
out O
for O
prosecution O
? O

The O
e-mail O
address O
is O
am@cnn.com. O
and O
I O
'm O
sure O
we O
'll O
hear O
from O
many O
of O
you O
and O
we O
will O
select O
some O
of O
the O
responses O
and O
share O
them O
with O
you O
a O
bit O
later O
. O

What O
makes O
something O
worth O
a O
billion O
dollars O
have O
to O
grab O
the O
phone O
after O
losing O
two O
grand O
with O
a O
falling O
stock O
price O
? O

It O
could O
be O
arrogance O
or O
factors O
of O
being O
a O
powerful O
woman O
and O
the O
celebrity O
-- O

Well O
, O
security O
is O
tight O
as O
Exxon B-ORG
Mobil I-ORG
shareholders O
meet O
today O
in O
Dallas B-GPE
. O

Allan B-PERSON
Chernoff I-PERSON
live O
from O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
to O
tell O
us O
what O
's O
behind O
the O
precautions O
. O

We O
've O
got O
controversy O
at O
this O
meeting O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
Mobil I-ORG
shareholders O
set O
to O
vote O
on O
resolutions O
dealing O
with O
steps O
to O
promote O
global O
energy O
and O
the O
risks O
of O
global O
warming O
. O

Management O
, O
not O
surprisingly O
, O
opposes O
the O
resolutions O
. O

Environmentalists O
are O
pressuring O
the O
oil O
giant O
not O
to O
drop O
its O
greenhouse O
emissions O
limits O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
protesters O
blocked O
the O
entrance O
to O
protest O
what O
they O
claim O
is O
the O
company O
's O
inaction O
against O
global O
warming O
. O

Exxon B-ORG
Mobil I-ORG
maintains O
it O
does O
take O
the O
issue O
seriously O
and O
it O
is O
being O
targeted O
unfairly O
zblen O
ron O
also O
engaging O
in O
a O
blame O
game O
. O

Who O
is O
the O
latest O
target O
? O

Very O
also O
story O
with O
Enron B-ORG
. O

A O
source O
tells O
us O
Enron B-ORG
is O
considering O
suing O
its O
own O
investment O
bankers O
for O
giving O
it O
bad O
financial O
advice O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
the O
notorious O
energy O
trader O
is O
the O
subject O
of O
a O
slew O
of O
investigations O
for O
alleged O
financial O
trickery O
. O

Enron B-ORG
may O
actually O
try O
to O
blame O
its O
bankers O
, O
including O
JPMorgan B-ORG
Chase I-ORG
and O
Citigroup B-ORG
, O
for O
dishing O
out O
advice O
that O
actually O
helped O
the O
company O
's O
downfall O
. O

The O
latest O
move O
here O
is O
part O
of O
a O
new O
push O
by O
Enron B-ORG
's O
new O
chief O
executive O
to O
settle O
pending O
litigation O
. O

JPMorgan B-ORG
, O
Citigroup B-ORG
, O
and O
other O
advisers O
have O
already O
been O
sued O
by O
shareholders O
and O
they O
also O
face O
regulatory O
investigations O
. O

Let O
's O
turn O
our O
attention O
to O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

We O
've O
got O
some O
green O
arrows O
here O
. O

Stocks O
are O
struggling O
to O
hold O
on O
to O
modest O
gains O
right O
now O
. O

We O
've O
got O
solid O
corporate O
profit O
reports O
today O
, O
and O
of O
course O
a O
little O
momentum O
after O
yesterday O
's O
rally O
. O

And O
let O
's O
have O
a O
look O
at O
the O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
. O

It O
is O
up O
by O
a O
little O
more O
than O
five O
points O
. O

It O
's O
been O
zigging O
and O
zagging O
between O
green O
and O
red O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
holding O
on O
to O
the O
green O
. O

And O
the O
Nasdaq O
composite O
also O
in O
positive O
territory O
right O
now O
, O
still O
. O

The O
Nasdaq O
at O
its O
highest O
level O
in O
nearly O
-- O

Another O
story O
in O
the O
1:00 O
p.m. O
hour O
in O
Canada B-GPE
. O

The O
top O
story O
there O
today O
, O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Health I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
announced O
it O
is O
lifting O
its O
advisory O
against O
travel O
to O
Toronto B-GPE
because O
of O
fear O
of O
SARS O
. O

It O
's O
been O
20 O
days O
since O
the O
last O
cases O
of O
locally O
transmitted O
SARS O
in O
Toronto B-GPE
, O
and O
there O
have O
been O
no O
new O
confirmed O
cases O
of O
SARS O
exported O
out O
of O
Toronto B-GPE
. O

The O
WHO O
says O
SARS O
advisories O
against O
travel O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
provences O
will O
remain O
in O
effect O
. O

China B-GPE
has O
more O
SARS O
cases O
than O
any O
country O
in O
the O
world O
. O

3303 O
by O
today O
's O
count O
. O

That O
's O
more O
than O
twice O
as O
many O
as O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
which O
ranks O
second O
. O

That O
standing O
ovation O
that O
Sammy B-PERSON
Sosa I-PERSON
got O
at O
Wrigley B-FAC
Field I-FAC
last O
night O
. O

A O
Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
Baseball I-ORG
official O
is O
scheduled O
to O
conduct O
interviews O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

Those O
interviews O
could O
be O
a O
factor O
as O
the O
league O
decides O
how O
Sammy B-PERSON
Sosa I-PERSON
will O
be O
punished O
for O
using O
a O
cork O
- O
filled O
bat O
. O

Our O
Gary B-PERSON
Tuchman I-PERSON
is O
live O
. O

Good O
morning O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
Cub O
's O
player O
this O
afternoon O
, O
once O
again O
, O
Sammy B-PERSON
Sosa I-PERSON
will O
be O
in O
the O
lineup O
but O
he O
could O
find O
out O
as O
early O
as O
today O
what O
his O
punishment O
will O
be O
and O
how O
many O
games O
he O
'll O
be O
suspended O
for O
. O

Last O
night O
when O
he O
went O
to O
play O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
most O
of O
the O
fans O
on O
Wrigley B-FAC
Field I-FAC
gave O
him O
a O
standing O
ovation O
. O

In O
all O
fairness O
, O
not O
all O
of O
them O
totally O
believed O
Sammy B-PERSON
Sosa I-PERSON
but O
he O
's O
a O
hero O
here O
and O
they O
want O
to O
believe O
Sammy B-PERSON
Sosa I-PERSON
. O

He O
hit O
the O
ground O
ball O
on O
the O
first O
inning O
, O
that O
scored O
a O
run O
, O
but O
the O
run O
was O
taken O
away O
. O

Sosa B-PERSON
was O
kicked O
out O
of O
the O
game O
after O
he O
was O
found O
out O
he O
had O
a O
cork O
during O
the O
bat O
. O

He O
meant O
not O
to O
use O
it O
during O
the O
game O
, O
but O
he O
did O
use O
it O
during O
the O
game O
. O

Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
Baseball I-ORG
took O
76 O
of O
his O
bats O
and O
x-rayed O
them O
for O
cork O
. O

Those O
x-rays O
were O
negative O
. O

That O
was O
conducted O
by O
a O
trained O
radiological O
technician O
. O

We O
believe O
the O
x-ray O
process O
was O
sufficient O
to O
determine O
the O
state O
of O
those O
bats O
and O
we O
're O
very O
confident O
that O
all O
of O
those O
bats O
were O
clean O
and O
had O
no O
foreign O
substances O
within O
them O
. O

It O
was O
a O
mistake O
. O

We O
're O
all O
human O
and O
we O
all O
made O
a O
mistake O
. O

Nobody O
's O
perfect O
in O
this O
world O
upon O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Last O
night O
with O
the O
bat O
, O
we O
assumed O
was O
not O
cork O
, O
Sammy B-PERSON
Sosa I-PERSON
struck O
out O
the O
first O
three O
times O
up O
. O

He O
did O
hit O
a O
single O
in O
the O
ninth O
inning O
in O
a O
losing O
effort O
for O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Cubs I-ORG
. O

Back O
to O
you O
. O

There O
's O
a O
concern O
with O
the O
huge O
series O
there O
this O
weekend O
with O
the O
Yankees O
coming O
to O
town O
that O
Sammy B-PERSON
would O
be O
suspended O
during O
that O
. O

The O
Yankees O
vpts O
been O
to O
Wrigley B-FAC
Field I-FAC
since O
the O
1930s O
since O
they O
played O
the O
Cubs O
in O
the O
1930s O
. O

Sosa B-PERSON
could O
get O
a O
suspension O
, O
but O
he O
could O
appeal O
suspension O
. O

So O
if O
he O
wanted O
to O
play O
against O
the O
Yankees O
, O
he O
probably O
will O
be O
able O
to O
. O

Gary B-PERSON
Tuchman I-PERSON
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

Thanks O
so O
much O
. O

Let O
's O
bring O
Jack B-PERSON
back O
in O
with O
the O
question O
of O
the O
day O
and O
Bill O
's O
also O
joining O
us O
from O
D.C. B-GPE
. O

Hello O
, O
William B-PERSON
. O

Over O
your O
shoulder O
, O
Jack B-PERSON
. O

Keeping O
an O
eye O
on O
us O
. O

Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
unfairly O
singled O
out O
for O
prosecution O
or O
is O
she O
getting O
what O
she O
deserved O
? O

Jim B-PERSON
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

I O
've O
despised O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
for O
years O
before O
the O
ImClone O
scandal O
, O
but O
all O
this O
prosecution O
does O
is O
how O
biased O
prosecutors O
are O
when O
they O
deal O
with O
moguls O
who O
strip O
the O
hopes O
of O
investors O
. O

CEOs O
, O
sleaze O
walk O
free O
, O
market O
should O
be O
free O
to O
stroll O
right O
along O
with O
them O
into O
the O
CEO O
hall O
of O
shame O
. O

Joe B-PERSON
in O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
prosecute O
. O

When O
your O
skit O
in O
life O
is O
professing O
trust O
and O
integrity O
and O
you O
violate O
that O
responsilibity O
to O
your O
believing O
public O
, O
then O
you O
should O
be O
done O
. O

Jude O
Nith O
Florida O
, O
says O
I O
never O
liked O
Martha B-PERSON
, O
but O
now O
she O
's O
a O
part O
of O
good O
-- O

Welcome O
back O
. O

Check O
in O
with O
Jack B-PERSON
Cafferty I-PERSON
as O
we O
look O
at O
the O
fountains O
outside O
of O
time O
answer O
life O
. O

We O
were O
talking O
about O
the O
road O
map O
to O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
and O
ran O
a O
footage O
about O
the O
chicken O
and O
these O
dogs O
. O

There O
is O
the O
picture O
. O

The O
golden O
retrieverr O
on O
the O
left O
had O
a O
litter O
of O
pups O
and O
the O
chicken O
got O
in O
the O
pen O
. O

A O
real O
story O
, O
they O
're O
all O
hanging O
out O
. O

It O
looks O
as O
though O
the O
puppies O
in O
one O
of O
the O
shots O
is O
trying O
to O
get O
lunch O
from O
the O
chicken O
. O

That O
is O
what O
they O
're O
doing O
, O
jack O
! O

We O
got O
a O
lot O
of O
e-mails O
to O
us O
on O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
who O
do O
n't O
know O
about O
the O
farm O
. O

The O
answer O
is O
apparently O
, O
, O
you O
can O
not O
nurse O
a O
chicken O
. O

Bill O
. O

There O
you O
go O
. O

The O
question O
should O
be O
what O
is O
the O
chicken O
getting O
out O
of O
this O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
there O
. O

I.K. B-PERSON
in O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
a O
biology O
teacher O
, O
I O
can O
tell O
you O
without O
hesitation O
, O
a O
chicken O
can O
not O
be O
nursed O
. O

Only O
mammals O
that O
have O
distinct O
biological O
feature O
. O

Chickens O
are O
also O
devoid O
of O
hen O
's O
teeth O
, O
much O
to O
the O
satisfaction O
of O
those O
little O
puppies O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
-- O
city O
people O
? O

No O
. O

Our O
viewers O
are O
nice O
, O
not O
nasty O
. O

Here O
is O
the O
explanation O
. O

This O
is O
the O
real O
deal O
. O

Any O
farm O
kid O
knows O
that O
certain O
animals O
can O
not O
see O
for O
a O
few O
days O
after O
they O
're O
born O
, O
including O
puppies O
. O

The O
puppies O
try O
to O
nurse O
the O
chicken O
hen O
. O

They O
do O
that O
by O
feel O
, O
not O
sight O
. O

A O
chicken O
hen O
is O
warm O
and O
comfortable O
, O
so O
they O
try O
their O
luck O
and O
eventually O
feel O
their O
way O
back O
to O
the O
mother O
dog O
where O
things O
work O
out O
better O
for O
them O
. O

I O
'm O
so O
glad O
that O
's O
cleared O
up O
. O

We O
'll O
get O
back O
to O
the O
-- O

The B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Abraham I-PRODUCT
Lincoln I-PRODUCT
, O
'' O
it O
's O
a O
guided O
missile O
destroyer O
. O

They O
fired O
off O
50 O
Tomahawk B-PRODUCT
missiles O
during O
`` O
Operation B-EVENT
Iraqi I-EVENT
Freedom I-EVENT
. O
'' O

You O
talk O
about O
the O
capability O
of O
this O
ship O
. O

The O
other O
mission O
that O
it O
took O
part O
in O
was O
the O
operations O
before O
the O
fall O
of O
the O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
and O
his O
regime O
. O

They O
were O
out O
there O
taking O
down O
illegal O
smugglers O
and O
going O
out O
and O
boarding O
the O
ships O
. O

Now O
, O
also O
, O
this O
ship O
played O
an O
important O
part O
within O
the O
war O
and O
that O
's O
because O
of O
the O
radar O
system O
. O

It O
could O
detect O
objects O
smaller O
than O
a O
honey O
bee O
. O

What O
does O
that O
mean O
? O

It O
can O
detect O
enemy O
radar O
or O
missiles O
and O
destroy O
them O
instantly O
. O

They O
were O
a O
big O
part O
in O
`` O
Operation B-EVENT
Iraqi I-EVENT
Freedom I-EVENT
. O
'' O

You O
are O
seeing O
the O
pictures O
. O

Everybody O
is O
home O
. O

Friends O
and O
family O
connecting O
. O

Have O
n't O
seen O
each O
other O
in O
almost O
10 O
months O
now O
. O

14 O
fathers O
have O
not O
seen O
their O
babies O
. O

They O
all O
reunited O
with O
their O
families O
. O

We O
got O
to O
meet O
up O
with O
one O
such O
family O
. O

We O
'll O
show O
you O
pictures O
of O
the O
Galetta B-PERSON
family O
. O

Katie B-PERSON
was O
born O
on O
Christmas O
day O
, O
Anderson B-ORG
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
time O
her O
father O
got O
to O
hold O
her O
and O
look O
in O
her O
eyes O
since O
he O
came O
back O
from O
`` O
Operation B-EVENT
Iraqi I-EVENT
Freedom I-EVENT
. O
'' O

130 O
sailors O
really O
excited O
to O
be O
home O
back O
on O
land O
after O
being O
at O
sea O
for O
nearly O
10 O
months O
carrying O
out O
`` O
Operation B-EVENT
Iraqi I-EVENT
Freedom I-EVENT
. O
'' O

Some O
remarkable O
stories O
, O
we O
're O
looking O
at O
now O
, O
a O
sailor O
seeing O
his O
baby O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
just O
remarkable O
. O

Kyra B-PERSON
Phillips I-PERSON
, O
we O
appreciate O
you O
bringing O
it O
to O
us O
today O
. O

A O
national O
weeklong O
terror O
drill O
began O
in O
Seattle B-GPE
and O
an O
industrial O
lot O
in O
the O
city O
. O
strewn O
with O
smashed O
cars O
, O
buses O
and O
other O
debris O
representing O
the O
hypothetical O
damage O
from O
a O
fan O
that O
sized O
radioactive O
dirty O
bomb O
. O

The O
test O
designed O
to O
measure O
the O
responsiveness O
of O
emergency O
workers O
to O
a O
terrorist O
attack O
. O

It O
's O
been O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O
since O
a O
series O
of O
anthrax O
attacks O
killed O
five O
people O
. O

No O
one O
has O
ever O
been O
arrested O
in O
connection O
with O
that O
case O
and O
the O
FBI O
is O
considering O
draining O
a O
Maryland B-GPE
pond O
relating O
to O
evidence O
for O
those O
unsolved O
attacks O
. O

Kelli B-PERSON
Arena I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
FBI O
's O
interest O
in O
this O
state O
park O
in O
Maryland B-GPE
dates O
back O
to O
last O
December O
. O

Officials O
got O
a O
tip O
back O
then O
that O
someone O
may O
have O
dumped O
equipment O
into O
one O
of O
the O
park O
's O
ponds O
. O

Officials O
say O
they O
found O
the O
tip O
significant O
because O
the O
pond O
is O
about O
ten O
miles O
from O
Fort B-FAC
Dietrick I-FAC
where O
the O
Army O
experimented O
with O
anthrax O
. O

Agents O
searched O
the O
area O
at O
least O
four O
times O
since O
then O
. O

The O
mayor O
says O
the O
FBI O
is O
now O
considering O
draining O
one O
of O
the O
ponds O
. O

The O
police O
chief O
Dine B-PERSON
is O
in O
regular O
contact O
with O
the O
FBI O
. O

There O
are O
a O
number O
of O
facets O
to O
this O
investigation O
. O

It O
's O
very O
, O
very O
significant O
. O

After O
all O
, O
it O
is O
a O
murder O
investigation O
, O
multiple O
murder O
investigation O
, O
so O
I O
'm O
sure O
there O
are O
a O
number O
of O
avenues O
that O
they O
're O
looking O
into O
. O

Reporter O
: O

According O
to O
government O
sources O
, O
agents O
in O
December O
found O
a O
large O
plastic O
enclosed O
container O
with O
large O
openings O
on O
the O
side O
. O

Officials O
say O
there O
is O
no O
evidence O
connecting O
anything O
found O
in O
the O
park O
to O
anthrax O
or O
the O
anthrax O
attacks O
, O
nor O
is O
there O
any O
evidence O
linking O
any O
individual O
to O
the O
deadly O
anthrax O
letters O
. O

The O
FBI O
has O
said O
nothing O
publicly O
about O
anyone O
it O
may O
be O
investigating O
, O
but O
Attorney O
General O
John O
Ashcroft O
did O
refer O
publicly O
to O
Steven B-PERSON
Hatfield I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
researcher O
as O
a O
person O
of O
interest O
. O

He O
's O
repeatedly O
proclaimed O
his O
innocence O
and O
the O
spokesman O
told O
CNN B-ORG
-- O

Well O
, O
the O
FBI O
can O
drain O
the B-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
but O
they O
wo O
n't O
find O
any O
evidence O
that O
he O
was O
involved O
with O
the O
attacks O
because O
he O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
the O
anthrax O
attacks O
at O
all O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Investigators O
involved O
in O
this O
case O
clearly O
frustrated O
. O

18 O
months O
later O
, O
still O
not O
one O
single O
arrest O
for O
those O
attacks O
that O
killed O
five O
people O
and O
sickened O
13 O
others O
. O

LOU O
? O

Kelly B-PERSON
, O
where O
does O
this O
investigation O
on O
Hatfield B-PERSON
stand O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
think O
of O
another O
case O
like O
it O
. O

We O
've O
got O
rather O
public O
statements O
by O
law O
enforcement O
officials O
saying O
that O
he O
is O
the O
suspect O
that O
they O
think O
he O
's O
the O
guy O
and O
then O
we O
have O
denial O
and O
then O
we O
have O
this O
stuff O
. O

It O
's O
really O
-- O
really O
extraordinary O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Well O
, O
the O
Attorney O
General O
has O
been O
the O
only O
person O
that O
has O
even O
mentioned O
Steven B-PERSON
Hatfield I-PERSON
's O
name O
publicly O
and O
he O
called O
him O
a O
person O
of O
interest O
, O
not O
a O
suspect O
. O

But O
-- O

He O
went O
to O
scapegoat O
at O
breath O
- O
taking O
speed O
. O

Today O
, O
Steve B-PERSON
Case I-PERSON
officially O
out O
at O
AOL B-ORG
Time I-ORG
Warner I-ORG
. O

The O
media O
giant O
remains O
in O
a O
rut O
. O

Investigators O
looking O
for O
answers O
today O
at O
a O
shareholders O
meeting O
today O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

As O
we O
turn O
to O
Greg B-PERSON
Clarkin I-PERSON
, O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
the O
home O
team O
here O
, O
CNN B-ORG
's O
parent O
company O
, O
not O
easy O
for O
any O
of O
us O
to O
talk O
about O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Hi O
, O
Kyra B-PERSON
. O

That O
is O
right O
. O

Here O
in O
Northern B-LOC
Virginia I-LOC
, O
a O
few O
miles O
from O
AOL B-ORG
headquarters O
, O
these O
are O
a O
chance O
for O
the O
individual O
investor O
to O
have O
a O
chance O
to O
vent O
to O
management O
of O
the O
company O
, O
have O
their O
case O
about O
where O
the O
company O
is O
going O
. O

Today O
we O
heard O
from O
a O
lot O
of O
small O
investors O
who O
are O
still O
upset O
over O
the O
sinking O
stock O
price O
of O
AOL B-ORG
Time I-ORG
Warner I-ORG
. O

This O
is O
a O
stock O
down O
more O
than O
70 O
% O
over O
the O
last O
three O
years O
. O

Now O
, O
we O
spoke O
to O
a O
number O
of O
individual O
investors O
who O
voiced O
their O
con O
-- O

Some O
breaking O
news O
out O
of O
Fort B-GPE
Worth I-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
, O
tonight O
. O

A O
big O
shake O
- O
up O
at O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
. O

Let O
's O
turn O
to O
Gregg B-PERSON
Clarkin I-PERSON
who O
is O
on O
the O
ground O
in O
Texas B-GPE
with O
the O
very O
latest O
. O

Good O
evening O
, O
Gregg B-PERSON
. O

What O
happened O
? O

Reporter O
: O

Good O
evening O
, O
Paula B-PERSON
. O

A O
management O
blunder O
we O
heard O
an O
awful O
lot O
about O
on O
behalf O
of O
Donald B-PERSON
Carty I-PERSON
, O
the O
CEO O
of O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
' O
parent O
company O
AMR B-ORG
has O
cost O
Carty B-PERSON
his O
job O
. O

The O
company O
announcing O
that O
Donald B-PERSON
Carty I-PERSON
is O
out O
as O
CEO O
. O

He O
'll O
be O
replaced O
by O
Gerald B-PERSON
Aftery I-PERSON
. O

Carty B-PERSON
, O
if O
you O
recall O
has O
been O
pressuring O
unions O
over O
the O
last O
couple O
of O
months O
to O
accept O
steep O
pay O
cuts O
, O
cutting O
back O
their O
vacation O
time O
and O
holiday O
pay O
, O
as O
well O
, O
saying O
the O
company O
needed O
these O
concessions O
at O
bankruptcy O
court O
. O

No O
sooner O
did O
the O
unions O
agree O
to O
these O
concessions O
than O
it O
became O
known O
that O
Carty B-PERSON
and O
some O
of O
his O
top O
executives O
had O
been O
given O
a O
bit O
of O
a O
package O
of O
perks O
, O
perks O
that O
included O
a O
trust O
fund O
to O
protect O
some O
of O
the O
pensions O
in O
the O
event O
of O
a O
bankruptcy O
as O
well O
as O
retention O
bonuses O
. O

When O
the O
unions O
learned O
of O
that O
they O
became O
outraged O
and O
said O
confidence O
and O
trust O
in O
Carty B-PERSON
was O
damaged O
without O
repair O
. O

Carty B-PERSON
is O
out O
as O
CEO O
of O
AMR B-ORG
, O
the O
parent O
of O
American O
, O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
airline O
. O

One O
other O
topic O
still O
to O
be O
decided O
, O
bankruptcy O
. O

The O
company O
saying O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
get O
the O
flight O
attendants O
to O
concede O
to O
a O
special O
offer O
, O
they O
will O
indeed O
file O
for O
bankruptcy O
. O

Back O
to O
you O
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
. O

The O
chief O
executive O
of O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
airline O
has O
resigned O
, O
not O
a O
completely O
unexpected O
move O
because O
several O
board O
members O
talked O
about O
wanting O
him O
to O
leave O
. O

We O
will O
move O
on O
to O
other O
material O
now O
. O

As O
we O
've O
been O
reporting O
, O
nobody O
seems O
to O
know O
for O
sure O
if O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
is O
dead O
or O
alive O
. O

Whatever O
his O
fate O
, O
he O
left O
behind O
some O
videos O
, O
home O
videos O
, O
in O
fact O
. O

Bruce B-PERSON
Burkhart I-PERSON
has O
taken O
a O
look O
and O
he O
says O
they O
show O
a O
very O
different O
side O
of O
a O
former O
Iraqi B-NORP
ruler O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Who O
was O
that O
nice O
man O
strolling O
with O
his O
wife O
? O

Yes O
, O
it O
's O
him O
, O
the O
cruel O
and O
ruthless O
Iraqi B-NORP
dictator O
, O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O

All O
warm O
, O
fuzzy O
. O

Romanticly O
strolling O
with O
his O
first O
wife O
on O
a O
snowy O
path O
. O

Trendy O
leather O
coat O
, O
furry O
hat O
. O

Gently O
kissing O
her O
good-bye O
like O
a O
good O
husband O
at O
the O
now O
famous O
Saddam B-FAC
Hussein I-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

Tailored O
suit O
. O

Shyly O
a O
modest O
cake O
for O
his O
50th O
birthday O
. O

Happily O
chatting O
with O
peasants O
behind O
the O
wheel O
of O
his O
white O
Mercedes B-PRODUCT
. O

Well O
, O
this O
is O
not O
an O
episode O
of O
Joe B-WORK_OF_ART
Dictator I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
or O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
version O
of O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Lifestyles I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Rich I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Famous I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

These O
are O
videotapes O
from O
the O
'80s O
found O
in O
a O
palace O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
first O
wife O
. O

Bizarre O
imagery O
almost O
surreal O
, O
but O
a O
reminder O
that O
even O
brutal O
dictators O
have O
a O
private O
-- O

President O
Bush O
is O
going O
to O
be O
meeting O
with O
several O
Arab B-NORP
leaders O
. O

That O
happens O
next O
hour O
in O
a O
summit O
focusing O
on O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
peace O
initiative O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
is O
expected O
to O
win O
support O
for O
his O
peace O
making O
campaign O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
crisis O
. O

Earlier O
today O
, O
he O
said O
a O
solution O
should O
not O
be O
derailed O
by O
`` O
a O
few O
people O
a O
few O
killers O
, O
a O
few O
terrorists O
. O
'' O

Joining O
us O
now O
to O
discuss O
that O
is O
Rob B-PERSON
Sabati I-PERSON
, O
an O
adjunct O
professor O
at O
Georgetown B-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

Good O
to O
see O
you O
this O
morning O
, O
Professor O
. O

Are O
you O
optimistic O
that O
President O
Bush O
is O
actually O
going O
to O
, O
at O
this O
time O
, O
take O
the O
steps O
and O
say O
what O
has O
to O
be O
said O
to O
remove O
the O
skepticism O
that O
the O
Arab B-NORP
leaders O
are O
bringing O
to O
the O
summit O
? O

We O
have O
an O
update O
now O
on O
a O
dramatic O
story O
that O
people O
everywhere O
around O
the O
world O
are O
talking O
about O
. O

Last O
week O
we O
told O
you O
about O
Aaron B-PERSON
Ralston I-PERSON
, O
the O
27 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
outdoorsman O
who O
amputated O
his O
own O
arm O
with O
a O
pocket O
knife O
after O
spending O
five O
days O
pinned O
by O
a O
boulder O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
we O
're O
hearing O
from O
his O
parents O
and O
they O
're O
sharing O
some O
thoughts O
about O
what O
he O
told O
them O
about O
this O
amazing O
ordeal O
. O

Arthel B-PERSON
Neville I-PERSON
is O
joining O
us O
from O
the O
CNN O
newsroom O
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
with O
details O
. O

First O
of O
all O
, O
if O
I O
could O
update O
you O
on O
Aaron B-PERSON
's O
progress O
. O

Over O
the O
weekend O
he O
was O
upgraded O
to O
fair O
condition O
and O
he O
was O
scheduled O
to O
have O
surgery O
today O
to O
prepare O
what O
remains O
of O
his O
arm O
for O
a O
prosthetic O
. O

His O
ordeal O
started O
a O
week O
ago O
Saturday O
when O
he O
was O
climbing O
in O
remote O
canyons O
in O
Utah B-GPE
alone O
. O

When O
he O
put O
his O
arm O
into O
a O
crack O
in O
the O
canyon O
wall O
, O
an O
800 O
pound O
boulder O
shifted O
, O
pinning O
him O
right O
there O
. O

Now O
three O
days O
later O
his O
water O
ran O
out O
and O
on O
the O
fifth O
day O
he O
made O
the O
unimaginable O
decision O
to O
amputate O
his O
arm O
below O
the O
elbow O
with O
a O
pocket O
knife O
. O

He O
applied O
a O
turn O
to O
keep O
from O
bleeding O
to O
death O
. O

He O
climbed O
back O
down O
to O
the O
canyon O
floor O
and O
hiked O
five O
miles O
before O
he O
was O
found O
. O

Then O
Aaron B-PERSON
was O
airlifted O
to O
a O
hospital O
where O
he O
was O
able O
to O
walk O
in O
on O
his O
own O
. O

Now O
less O
than O
an O
hour O
ago O
, O
his O
parents O
spoke O
with O
reporters O
in O
Grand B-GPE
Junction I-GPE
, O
Colorado B-GPE
, O
where O
he O
is O
being O
treated O
. O

Aaron B-PERSON
mentioned O
that O
as O
he O
got O
near O
the O
destination O
the O
night O
before O
his O
trek O
, O
that O
he O
realized O
he O
had O
n't O
left O
word O
and O
he O
actually O
thought O
about O
making O
that O
call O
and O
thought O
it O
was O
too O
late O
. O

Immediately O
when O
his O
boss O
called O
to O
say O
he O
had O
not O
reported O
for O
work O
, O
immediately O
I O
knew O
something O
really O
, O
really O
bad O
was O
wrong O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
until O
just O
a O
few O
minutes O
after O
3:00 O
on O
Thursday O
afternoon O
when O
the O
call O
came O
back O
again O
that O
they O
had O
found O
him O
and O
he O
was O
alive O
and O
all O
I O
could O
say O
was O
Thank O
God O
, O
and O
from O
there O
you O
all O
know O
pretty O
much O
what O
happened O
. O

By O
the O
way O
this O
was O
n't O
Aron B-PERSON
's O
first O
brush O
with O
death O
. O

This O
year O
he O
and O
two O
friends O
survived O
an O
avalanche O
in O
Colorado B-GPE
, O
but O
if O
you O
think O
he O
's O
done O
, O
well O
he O
's O
not O
. O

He O
's O
trying O
to O
become O
first O
person O
to O
climb O
all O
the O
Colorado B-GPE
mountains O
higher O
than O
14,000 O
feet O
, O
and O
, O
Wolf O
, O
he O
wants O
to O
do O
this O
alone O
. O

Arthel B-PERSON
Neville I-PERSON
this O
is O
an O
amazing O
story O
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
sharing O
with O
us O
and O
our O
viewers O
all O
the O
latest O
developments O
. O

We O
'll O
continue O
to O
watch O
his O
progress O
. O

Arthel B-PERSON
Neville I-PERSON
in O
the O
CNN O
news O
room O
. O

Our O
web O
question O
of O
the O
day O
is O
this O
-- O

We O
'll O
have O
the O
results O
immediately O
when O
he O
can O
woman O
back O
. O

Deal O
. O

We O
have O
a O
bachelorette O
party O
that O
wants O
to O
find O
a O
great O
hotel O
in O
Florida B-GPE
, O
and O
money O
's O
tight O
. O

O O
shouting O
deination O
Orbitz O
Wellir O
. O

Our O
new O
hotel O
matrix O
is O
loaded O
with O
options O
. O

I O
just O
negotiated O
another O
Orbitz B-ORG
saver O
for O
a O
hotel O
in O
Miami B-GPE
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Hunt B-ORG
and O
Starr B-PERSON
are O
there O
right O
now O
. O

This O
Orbitz B-ORG
savehote O
is O
amazing O
. O

Close O
to O
the O
beach O
, O
and O
the O
view O
's O
magnificent O
. O

It O
certainly O
is O
. O

A O
series O
of O
commercials O
people O
are O
not O
as O
fond O
of O
featuring O
Carrot B-PERSON
Top I-PERSON
as O
he O
pitches O
for O
one O
of O
the O
oldest O
and O
most O
revered O
corporations O
in O
the O
land O
, O
AT&T B-ORG
. O

We O
're O
training O
here O
? O

Train O
your O
finger O
to O
dial O
up O
the O
center O
. O

It O
's O
free O
for O
you O
, O
and O
cheap O
for O
them O
. O

Carrot B-PERSON
Top I-PERSON
's O
major O
exposure O
on O
the O
tube O
is O
n't O
just O
something O
that O
makes O
us O
curious O
. O

`` O
Fortune B-ORG
'' O
magazine O
looked O
into O
his O
commercial O
appeal O
. O

There O
must O
be O
some O
. O

Andy B-PERSON
can O
explain O
why O
he O
's O
a O
hot O
commodity O
. O

No O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
explain O
at O
all O
. O

I O
want O
to O
sound O
off O
. O

This O
blows O
my O
mind O
. O

Probably O
the O
most O
annoying O
person O
on O
the O
planet O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
say O
that O
lightly O
. O

The O
most O
annoying O
person O
on O
the O
planet O
. O

Here O
is O
this O
old O
blue O
chip O
company O
that O
uses O
him O
as O
a O
pitch O
man O
. O

I O
've O
never O
heard O
of O
this O
guy O
before O
they O
started O
doing O
these O
commercials O
. O

Now O
he O
's O
more O
and O
more O
famous O
. O

He O
's O
hitting O
on O
girls O
, O
advertising O
long O
distance O
. O

What O
is O
this O
Carrot B-PERSON
Top I-PERSON
? O

Does O
anyone O
like O
Carrot B-PERSON
Top I-PERSON
? O

It O
's O
disgusting O
. O

he O
flew O
under O
my O
radar O
. O

I O
called O
Atlanta B-GPE
to O
get O
background O
on O
this O
guy O
. O

The B-ORG
San I-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
Chronicle I-ORG
did O
a O
survey O
with O
its O
readers O
of O
most O
annoying O
celebrities O
famous O
for O
just O
being O
famous O
. O

Carrot B-PERSON
Top I-PERSON
. O

Kathy B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
Gifford I-PERSON
number O
two O
. O

He O
was O
n't O
a O
celebrity O
until O
AT&T B-ORG
ever O
made O
him O
one O
. O

Anybody O
call O
you O
carrot O
top O
? O

Auburn O
top O
? O

Nobody O
's O
a O
celebrity O
until O
the O
media O
makes O
him O
one O
. O

Do O
n't O
be O
picking O
on O
my O
friend O
Susan B-PERSON
. O

You O
're O
really O
exercised O
about O
this O
. O

He O
's O
trying O
to O
make O
a O
living O
. O

Has O
somebody O
from O
your O
magazine O
spent O
time O
with O
him O
? O

Yes O
, O
and O
hates O
him O
as O
much O
as O
everyone O
else O
does O
. O

He O
spent O
time O
with O
this O
guy O
and O
there O
was O
Stockholm B-GPE
syndrome O
. O

He O
ended O
up O
liking O
the O
guy O
. O

Maybe O
he O
's O
a O
nice O
guy O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
Stockholm B-GPE
syndrome O
. O

In O
defense O
of O
Carrot B-PERSON
Top I-PERSON
, O
he O
knows O
he O
's O
insane O
and O
annoying O
and O
acknowledges O
it O
. O

He O
wrote O
Carrot B-PERSON
Top I-PERSON
is O
one O
of O
those O
C O
list O
celebrities O
who O
wormed O
their O
way O
into O
your O
consciousness O
without O
you O
knowing O
how O
it O
happened O
. O

Here O
's O
a O
story O
about O
a O
kid O
who O
's O
stormed O
into O
our O
consciousness O
, O
LeBron B-PERSON
James I-PERSON
, O
the O
high O
school O
basketball O
phenom O
out O
of O
Ohio B-GPE
. O

He O
just O
signed O
, O
only O
18 O
, O
a O
senior O
, O
has O
not O
played O
one O
nanosecond O
in O
the O
NBA O
yet O
, O
yet O
already O
signed O
a O
sneaker O
deal O
that O
AP B-ORG
reports O
is O
worth O
more O
than O
$ O
90 O
million O
. O

LeBron B-PERSON
James I-PERSON
is O
expected O
to O
be O
Cleveland B-GPE
's O
top O
pick O
after O
they O
won O
the O
number O
one O
pick O
in O
the O
NBA O
lottery O
. O

Nike B-ORG
is O
hoping O
the O
phenom O
will O
help O
boost O
their O
sales O
of O
basketball O
shoes O
to O
that O
crucial O
team O
market O
, O
and O
of O
course O
everybody O
's O
got O
an O
opinion O
whether O
the O
kid O
is O
going O
to O
skip O
college O
and O
go O
right O
into O
the O
pros O
, O
worth O
this O
kind O
of O
money O
. O

This O
is O
mega O
bucks O
. O

They O
only O
paid O
Tiger B-PERSON
Woods I-PERSON
$ O
40 O
million O
for O
his O
deal O
coming O
out O
of O
Stanford B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
but O
he O
had O
an O
amateur O
golf O
career O
where O
he O
posted O
scores O
and O
did O
things O
comparable O
to O
what O
is O
done O
on O
the B-ORG
PGA I-ORG
Tour I-ORG
. O

Nobody O
knows O
if O
this O
kid O
can O
play O
against O
Shaquille B-PERSON
O'Neal I-PERSON
or O
not O
. O

Nike B-ORG
and O
NBA B-ORG
are O
looking O
for O
the O
next O
big O
thing O
. O

It O
's O
not O
only O
of O
course O
his O
basketball O
skills O
, O
which O
is O
unquestionable O
, O
but O
his O
personality O
. O

Then O
if O
in O
fact O
the O
team O
he O
ultimately O
plays O
on O
, O
whether O
the B-ORG
Cleveland I-ORG
Cavaliers I-ORG
, O
or O
somebody O
else O
, O
whether O
they O
actually O
are O
any O
good O
. O

Name O
the O
starting O
five O
of O
the O
Cavaliers O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
, O
that O
's O
my O
point O
. O

They O
had O
the O
lowest O
attendance O
in O
the O
NBA O
, O
I O
checked O
it O
out O
. O

This O
guy O
. O

Adrenaline O
is O
high O
on O
the O
flight O
deck O
of O
this O
carrier O
at O
war O
. O

Soon O
after O
dawn O
on O
this O
fourth O
day O
, O
confirmation O
of O
the O
ship O
's O
first O
strike O
. O

Fourth O
day O
of O
combat O
operations O
today O
bore O
fruit O
for O
the O
air O
wing O
and O
the O
ship O
team O
here O
. O

We O
had O
F O
aircraft O
drop O
laser O
- O
guided O
bombs O
, O
Fs B-PRODUCT
drop O
Joint B-PRODUCT
Direct I-PRODUCT
Attack I-PRODUCT
Munitions I-PRODUCT
or O
J B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
DAM I-PRODUCT
weapons O
into O
eastern O
Afghanistan B-GPE
today O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
of O
an O
unknown O
number O
of O
strikes O
we O
'll O
conduct O
during O
our O
watch O
in O
`` O
Operation B-EVENT
Enduring I-EVENT
Freedom I-EVENT
. O
'' O

They O
'll O
come O
back O
high O
- O
fiving O
and O
feeling O
pretty O
good O
about O
it O
but O
it O
is O
a O
bit O
of O
a O
somber O
event O
that O
they O
're O
going O
through O
out O
here O
. O

But O
the O
biggest O
thing O
you O
're O
seeing O
is O
the O
intensity O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
fighter O
jets O
dropped O
their O
ordnance O
in O
a O
coordinated O
atack O
on O
a O
convoy O
near O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
city O
of O
Choft B-GPE
. O

The O
Pentagon O
says O
the O
convoy O
was O
Taliban B-GPE
and O
al B-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
troops O
. O

There O
was O
an O
attack O
on O
a O
convoy O
of O
leadership O
that O
was O
identified O
through O
various O
intelligence O
means O
. O

That O
was O
done O
within O
the O
last O
24 O
hours O
. O

Reporter O
: O

But O
the O
strikes O
prove O
controversial O
. O

Local O
Afghans B-NORP
in O
the O
convoy O
say O
it O
was O
a O
group O
of O
elders O
on O
their O
way O
to O
the O
inaugural O
ceremony O
for O
interim O
Afghan B-NORP
leader O
Hamid B-PERSON
Karzai I-PERSON
. O

Analysts O
believe O
some O
tribal O
warlords O
may O
have O
taken O
advantage O
of O
American B-NORP
firepower O
by O
accusing O
rival O
leaders O
of O
being O
Taliban B-GPE
and O
misguiding O
U.S. B-GPE
intelligence O
. O

The O
consequence O
of O
injuring O
or O
hurting O
someone O
who O
is O
friendly O
or O
nonparticipant O
in O
combat O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
deal O
with O
, O
and O
we O
go O
to O
extreme O
details O
in O
-- O
and O
do O
a O
lot O
of O
training O
as O
well O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
does O
n't O
happen O
. O

We O
have O
dropped O
ordnance O
today O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
sure O
we O
'll O
continue O
to O
drop O
ordnance O
, O
and O
do O
it O
with O
precision O
, O
do O
it O
with O
accuracy O
, O
and O
do O
it O
on O
call O
when O
needed O
first O
time O
every O
time O
. O

Holy O
, O
holy O
, O
holy O
. O

Reporter O
: O

As O
the O
`` O
John O
C. O
Stennis B-PRODUCT
'' O
ends O
its O
first O
week O
of O
operations O
in O
the B-LOC
Arabian I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
, O
Christmas O
is O
only O
a O
few O
days O
away O
. O

Though O
a O
choir O
rehearses O
in O
the O
chapel O
for O
a O
Christmas O
event O
, O
for O
the O
crew O
, O
it O
is O
another O
workday O
, O
their O
first O
day O
off O
wo O
n't O
be O
for O
another O
three O
weeks O
. O

It O
is O
another O
day O
for O
me O
. O

When O
I O
'm O
out O
here O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
look O
at O
a O
calendar O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
about O
it O
. O

I O
stay O
busy O
at O
work O
. O

Reporter O
: O

But O
there O
are O
other O
chances O
for O
the O
SMIP O
to O
gather O
like O
this O
moment O
of O
pride O
to O
honor O
sailors O
who O
earned O
a O
promotion O
in O
rank O
. O

It O
is O
called O
a O
frocking O
ceremony O
. O

There O
is O
a O
sense O
of O
respect O
that O
you O
'll O
agree O
as O
you O
walk O
around O
this O
crew O
is O
there O
. O

As O
they O
take O
care O
of O
one O
another O
the O
whole O
community O
comes O
together O
. O

they O
follow O
together O
as O
a O
team O
or O
they O
win O
together O
as O
a O
team O
, O
and O
I O
always O
encourage O
them O
to O
take O
care O
of O
themselves O
, O
because O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
take O
care O
of O
themselves O
, O
then O
it O
kind O
of O
all O
falls O
apart O
at O
the O
seams O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Last O
time O
we O
saw O
this O
sailor O
he O
was O
washing O
dishes O
in O
the O
galley O
. O

Now O
he O
's O
been O
promoted O
, O
and O
pilots O
Sarah B-PERSON
`` O
Clutch O
'' O
Joiner O
and O
Russ O
`` O
Gladys O
'' O
Knight O
say O
their O
final O
good O
- O
byes O
. O

Goggles O
down O
, O
let O
's O
go O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Before O
boarding O
a O
cargo O
flight O
off O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Stennis I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

They O
'll O
be O
home O
in O
time O
for O
Christmas O
. O

I O
've O
been O
here O
for O
four O
and O
a O
half O
years O
. O

It O
is O
probably O
time O
to O
go O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
miss O
them O
. O

They O
're O
pretty O
much O
my O
family O
right O
now O
, O
or O
my O
family O
away O
from O
my O
family O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Savoring O
every O
last O
minute O
on O
the O
ship O
, O
Commander O
Knight O
rushes O
to O
the O
flight O
only O
seconds O
before O
the O
door O
closes O
. O

Had O
is O
the O
best O
tour O
of O
my O
life O
. O

19 O
years O
in O
the O
Navy O
, O
it O
has O
been O
the O
best O
tour O
of O
my O
life O
. O

Reporter O
: O

For O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
crew O
, O
there O
is O
five O
more O
months O
to O
go O
in O
this O
deployment O
, O
and O
no O
one O
knows O
how O
long O
America B-GPE
's O
new O
war O
on O
terrorism O
will O
keep O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
John I-PRODUCT
C. I-PRODUCT
Stennis I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
engaged O
in O
battle O
, O
on O
highest O
alert O
as O
a O
carrier O
at O
war O
. O

We O
continue O
with O
the O
pride O
and O
professionalism O
we O
have O
shown O
to O
date O
, O
we O
ca O
n't O
do O
anything O
but O
be O
successful O
. O

Please O
make O
sure O
you O
take O
care O
of O
your O
ship O
. O

Take O
care O
of O
yourselves O
. O

Judith B-PERSON
Nathan I-PERSON
will O
wake O
up O
tomorrow O
the O
wife O
of O
Rudy B-PERSON
Giuliani I-PERSON
. O

The O
couple O
is O
preparing O
to O
tie O
the O
knot O
at O
Gracie B-FAC
Mansion I-FAC
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
tonight O
. O

Mayor O
Michael O
Bloomberg O
will O
perform O
the O
ceremony O
. O

Hundreds O
have O
been O
invited O
and O
Placido B-PERSON
Domgo I-PERSON
will O
provide O
the O
music O
. O

More O
top O
stories O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
hour O
. O

Now O
back O
to O
`` O
next@cnn O
. O
'' O

Letdownch O
at O
the O
helm O
came O
in O
on O
final O
to O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Abraham I-PRODUCT
Lincoln I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
and O
landed O
hitting O
the O
fore O
wire O
, O
a O
safe O
trap O
. O

One O
of O
12,675 O
takeoffs O
and O
traps O
that O
have O
taken O
place O
aboard O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Abraham I-PRODUCT
Lincoln I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
during O
this O
10 O
month O
long O
deployment O
, O
the O
longest O
deployment O
of O
an O
aircraft O
carrier O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
since O
the O
Vietnam B-GPE
era O
. O

After O
the O
President O
came O
aboard O
, O
he O
then O
spent O
a O
considerable O
amount O
of O
time O
talking O
to O
many O
of O
the O
young O
men O
and O
women O
on O
the O
flight O
deck O
, O
taking O
photographs O
with O
them O
, O
still O
wearing O
his O
flight O
suit O
throughout O
much O
of O
that O
period O
, O
talking O
to O
them O
and O
again O
this O
evening O
, O
he O
will O
be O
issuing O
a O
major O
address O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
regarding O
the O
end O
of O
major O
combat O
operation O
. O

White B-GPE
House I-GPE
aides O
calling O
it O
an O
important O
moment O
. O

after O
landing O
and O
taking O
a O
brief O
tour O
of O
part O
of O
the O
ship O
, O
he O
also O
went O
out O
on O
to O
the O
flight O
deck O
and O
observed O
some O
of O
the O
flight O
operations O
of O
some O
of O
the O
F O
aircraft O
that O
are O
now O
leaving O
these O
aircraft O
, O
headed O
to O
Lamore O
after O
this O
10 O
- O
month O
long O
deployment O
. O

Wolf O
? O

I O
'm O
Allan B-PERSON
Chernoff I-PERSON
at O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
. O

American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
a O
second O
major O
union O
at O
American O
is O
planning O
a O
new O
vote O
on O
the O
company O
's O
cost O
cutting O
agreement O
. O

The O
unions O
are O
outraged O
that O
a O
bonus O
plan O
for O
top O
executives O
that O
had O
not O
been O
fully O
disclosed O
before O
the O
union O
voted O
to O
take O
pay O
cuts O
. O

The B-ORG
Transport I-ORG
Brokers I-ORG
Union I-ORG
made O
the O
revote O
last O
night O
moments O
before O
the O
CEO O
publicly O
apologized O
to O
his O
employees O
. O

Carty B-PERSON
said O
he O
thought O
the O
employees O
would O
like O
the O
plan O
that O
meant O
to O
keep O
the O
executives O
that O
company O
, O
but O
he O
concealed O
the O
details O
fearing O
the O
story O
would O
cause O
problems O
when O
they O
were O
asking O
employees O
for O
big O
concessions O
. O

Shares O
of O
American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
are O
falling O
sharply O
for O
the O
second O
straight O
day O
on O
the O
fears O
that O
the O
company O
might O
be O
forced O
to O
file O
for O
bankruptcy O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
has O
bounced O
back O
from O
a O
weak O
start O
. O

A O
lot O
more O
earnings O
reports O
out O
today O
, O
many O
positive O
, O
a O
few O
disappointments O
sprinkled O
in O
, O
as O
well O
. O

The O
Dow O
Jones O
Industrial O
Average O
is O
up O
by O
16 O
points O
right O
now O
and O
the O
Nasdaq O
composite O
higher O
by O
6 O
points O
. O

We O
're O
coming O
up O
on O
23 O
after O
the O
hour O
on O
what O
is O
shaping O
up O
to O
be O
a O
busy O
day O
here O
, O
but O
a O
joyous O
day O
for O
5,000 O
sailors O
and O
Marines B-NORP
and O
friends O
and O
family O
in O
the O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
area O
because O
the O
giant O
U.S. B-GPE
carrier O
Constellation B-PRODUCT
is O
now O
returning O
home O
from O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Frank B-PERSON
Buckley I-PERSON
is O
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
and O
joins O
us O
now O
with O
the O
latest O
scenes O
from O
there O
and O
the O
live O
pictures O
. O

Hi O
, O
Frank B-PERSON
. O

Reporter O
: O

Leon B-PERSON
, O
yet O
another O
day O
of O
incredible O
home O
coming O
. O

This O
time O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Constellation I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
coming O
up O
. O

They O
're O
coming O
home O
for O
the O
last O
time O
to O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
. O

It O
's O
scheduled O
for O
decommissioning O
in O
August O
. O

Let O
me O
give O
you O
a O
sense O
of O
the O
excitement O
among O
families O
. O

Look O
at O
these O
folks O
who O
have O
not O
seen O
their O
family O
members O
for O
seven O
months O
as O
the O
Constellation B-PRODUCT
was O
over O
in O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
. O

Let O
me O
take O
you O
up O
top O
to O
give O
you O
a O
larger O
view O
of O
how O
many O
folks O
are O
here O
at O
Lima B-FAC
Pier I-FAC
. O

We O
are O
expecting O
some O
15,000 O
people O
to O
greet O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Constellation I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
as O
it O
comes O
home O
. O

Among O
the O
people O
that O
will O
be O
here O
to O
greet O
those O
folks O
, O
there O
are O
always O
the O
first O
- O
kissers O
, O
the O
people O
who O
win O
the O
first O
- O
kiss O
lottery O
and O
the O
new O
dads O
. O

We O
will O
talk O
to O
one O
of O
the O
winners O
of O
the O
first O
kiss O
contest O
. O

This O
is O
Tammy B-PERSON
, O
your O
husband O
is O
David B-PERSON
. O

We O
have O
little O
Alisa B-PERSON
here O
. O

She O
is O
4 O
years O
old O
today O
. O

Congratulations O
. O

Say O
hi O
. O

Reporter O
: O

You O
were O
telling O
me O
you O
spent O
30 O
or O
$ O
40 O
-- O

$ O
30 O
or O
$ O
40 O
to O
get O
here O
. O

The O
question O
I O
asked O
you O
earlier O
, O
who O
gets O
the O
first O
kiss O
do O
you O
? O

She O
has O
agreed O
, O
I O
get O
to O
have O
it O
and O
she O
gets O
her O
daddy O
. O

Tell O
me O
what O
it O
feels O
like O
to O
have O
him O
almost O
home O
. O

I O
feel O
complete O
. O

I O
'm O
whole O
again O
. O

My O
better O
half O
is O
here O
. O

Reporter O
: O

That O
's O
a O
wonderful O
thing O
to O
say O
. O

When O
you O
heard O
they O
were O
finally O
about O
to O
leave O
harm O
's O
way O
, O
can O
you O
give O
viewers O
a O
sense O
of O
what O
that O
was O
like O
for O
you O
personally O
to O
get O
that O
news O
? O

Complete O
relief O
. O

They O
were O
headed O
home O
. O

Reporter O
: O

And O
what O
has O
it O
been O
like O
knowing O
you O
get O
the O
first O
kiss O
. O

Are O
you O
nervous O
? O

Do O
you O
remember O
how O
to O
do O
it O
? O

To O
a O
point O
I O
'm O
nervous O
but O
I O
just O
want O
him O
in O
my O
arms O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Happy O
Birthday O
. O

Say O
thank O
you O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

Reporter O
: O

There O
are O
also O
106 O
new O
dads O
, O
and O
among O
them O
is O
the O
dad O
of O
-- O

Look O
at O
this O
beautiful O
boy O
who O
just O
woke O
up O
. O

this O
is O
Trebian B-PERSON
. O

Mom O
is O
Felicia B-PERSON
, O
Typhus B-PERSON
is O
the O
new O
dad O
. O

You O
were O
telling O
me O
this O
little O
beautiful O
boy O
was O
born O
two O
days O
after O
deployment O
. O

After O
deployment O
. O

He O
was O
born O
on O
November O
4th O
. O

And O
they O
deployed O
on O
November O
2nd O
. O

Yes O
. O

And O
you O
guys O
had O
tried O
or O
had O
hoped O
, O
prayed O
he O
would O
-- O

We O
were O
praying O
that O
he O
would O
get O
here O
on O
time O
. O

Unfortunately O
he O
missed O
it O
, O
but O
through O
e-mails O
, O
pictures O
, O
he O
actually O
seen O
him O
grow O
, O
so O
it O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
okay O
. O

It O
was O
just O
like O
he O
was O
there O
. O

This O
is O
your O
second O
one O
he O
has O
missed O
. O

Yes O
, O
this O
is O
the O
second O
one O
he O
has O
missed O
, O
and O
the O
last O
. O

Well O
we O
'll O
have O
a O
chat O
with O
Typhus B-PERSON
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
. O

We O
appreciate O
it O
. O

You O
get O
a O
sense O
of O
the O
excitement O
here O
, O
the O
folks O
as O
the O
home O
comings O
are O
set O
to O
get O
under O
way O
here O
at O
Lima B-FAC
Pier I-FAC
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
. O

Leon B-PERSON
? O

I O
'm O
amazed O
. O

ceases O
to O
amaze O
me O
how O
kids O
can O
sleep O
anywhere O
. O

That O
little O
kid O
is O
going O
to O
sleep O
with O
all O
that O
racket O
going O
off O
around O
you O
. O

Amazing O
. O

Any O
idea O
how O
many O
babies O
are O
out O
there O
, O
Frank B-PERSON
? O

How O
many O
babies O
? O

Yes O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
-- O

Colorado B-GPE
woman O
wants O
to O
thank O
and O
reward O
the O
person O
who O
found O
her O
$ O
7,000 O
ring O
she O
lost O
at O
the O
beach O
. O

Tony B-PERSON
Kurran I-PERSON
had O
lost O
the O
ring O
her O
husband O
had O
given O
her O
and O
a O
few O
days O
later O
, O
the O
ring O
was O
wrapped O
in O
a O
letter O
written O
in O
green O
pencil O
at O
the O
police O
department O
. O

he O
said O
he O
found O
the O
ring O
, O
gave O
it O
to O
his O
mother O
as O
a O
present O
. O

Touching O
. O

What O
he O
did O
right O
was O
give O
it O
back O
? O

I O
got O
lost O
. O

He O
felt O
bad O
because O
? O

I O
'll O
give O
you O
a O
written O
copy O
. O

A O
quiz O
? O

The O
copy O
does O
exist O
. O

We O
're O
getting O
developing O
news O
on O
this O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
situation O
. O

We O
are O
getting O
word O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
ambassador O
to O
Israel B-GPE
has O
delivered O
the O
White O
House O
Middle O
East O
road O
map O
for O
peace O
to O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
, O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
. O

In O
part O
, O
it O
declares O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
state O
working O
towards O
that O
end O
and O
within O
three O
years O
, O
the O
year O
2005 O
. O

You O
're O
going O
to O
hear O
a O
lot O
of O
talk O
about O
this O
later O
today O
and O
throughout O
the O
morning O
on O
CNN B-ORG
. O

The O
other O
thing O
we O
're O
watching O
right O
now O
, O
take O
you O
live O
to O
Baghdad B-GPE
inside O
what O
used O
to O
be O
the B-FAC
Saddam I-FAC
Hussein I-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
now O
named O
the B-FAC
Baghdad I-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

We O
anticipate O
in O
a O
matter O
of O
moments O
, O
the O
Secretary O
of O
Defense B-ORG
, O
Donald B-PERSON
Rumsfeld I-PERSON
, O
to O
arrive O
inside O
of O
this O
hangar O
and O
we O
'll O
carry O
his O
speech O
live O
when O
that O
gets O
underway O
. O

Captions O
by O
VITAC B-ORG
-- O
www.vitac.com O
. O

Just O
because O
a O
toothbrush O
is O
electric O
, O
does O
n't O
mean O
it O
works O
like O
a O
Sonicare B-PRODUCT
. O

It O
has O
patented O
R O
Sonic O
-- O

If O
you O
're O
just O
starting O
your O
week O
, O
Good O
morning O
, O
once O
again O
. O

7:30 O
up O
and O
down O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
`` O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Morning I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

overseas O
, O
President O
Bush O
will O
leave O
France B-GPE
in O
a O
few O
hour O
's O
time O
after O
a O
second O
meeting O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
in O
private O
with O
French B-NORP
President O
Jacque O
Chirac O
today O
. O

The O
President O
called O
that O
meeting O
helpful O
and O
said O
the O
disagreement O
between O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
over O
Iraq B-GPE
does O
not O
mean O
the O
two O
countries O
have O
to O
be O
disagreeable O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
travels O
next O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
he O
will O
enter O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
talks O
at O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

He O
says O
he O
will O
spend O
as O
much O
time O
as O
necessary O
to O
achieve O
peace O
between O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

A O
key O
trip O
continues O
for O
the O
week O
. O

Want O
to O
say O
hello O
again O
to O
Daryn B-PERSON
Right I-PERSON
? O

AOL B-ORG
Time I-ORG
Warner I-ORG
and O
Microsoft B-ORG
are O
burying O
the O
hatchet O
. O

Allan B-PERSON
Chernoff I-PERSON
live O
from O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Exchange I-ORG
with O
more O
. O

Bring O
us O
up O
to O
speed O
. O

AOL B-ORG
Time I-ORG
Warner I-ORG
, O
of O
course O
, O
our O
parent O
company O
. O

Exactly O
in O
question O
about O
that O
. O

Bill B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
and O
Dick B-PERSON
Parson I-PERSON
, O
the O
CEOs O
of O
these O
two O
companies O
, O
smoking O
a O
peace O
pipe O
right O
now O
. O

The O
companies O
settling O
a O
lawsuit O
. O

AOL B-ORG
Time I-ORG
Warner I-ORG
our O
corporate O
parent O
, O
will O
get O
$ O
750 O
million O
from O
Microsoft B-ORG
. O

The O
software O
giant O
paying O
to O
settle O
charges O
it O
used O
its O
monopoly O
power O
in O
after O
to O
block O
the O
AOL O
Netscape O
browser O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
deal O
, O
Microsoft B-ORG
will O
license O
its O
browser O
to O
AOL B-ORG
for O
seven O
years O
without O
charging O
royalties O
. O

AOL B-ORG
is O
allowed O
to O
collaborate O
with O
Microsoft B-ORG
on O
making O
their O
internet O
messagers O
work O
smoothly O
together O
. O

So O
, O
$ O
750 O
million O
, O
that O
's O
a O
whale O
of O
a O
company O
Christmas O
party O
. O

What O
are O
they O
really O
going O
to O
be O
doing O
with O
the O
money O
? O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
spend O
it O
all O
on O
a O
-- O

There O
's O
some O
shocking O
new O
information O
about O
the O
life O
of O
John B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
, O
both O
before O
and O
during O
his O
days O
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

The O
revelations O
are O
part O
of O
a O
just O
published O
biography O
about O
the O
35th O
President O
. O

Our O
Jonathan B-PERSON
Karl I-PERSON
takes O
a O
look O
inside O
the O
pages O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
revelations O
about O
Kennedy B-PERSON
's O
alleged O
affair O
with O
an O
intern O
make O
up O
just O
a O
couple O
lines O
in O
historian O
Robert B-PERSON
Dowd I-PERSON
's O
700 O
- O
plus O
page O
biography O
. O

The O
information O
comes O
from O
a O
single O
source O
, O
an O
interview O
with O
a O
former O
Kennedy B-PERSON
staffer O
who O
says O
she O
does O
not O
remember O
the O
intern O
's O
last O
name O
. O

Although O
he O
finds O
the O
reports O
of O
Kennedy B-PERSON
's O
womanizing O
credible O
, O
he O
believes O
new O
information O
about O
Kennedy B-PERSON
's O
health O
problems O
is O
more O
significant O
. O

JFK B-PERSON
's O
public O
image O
was O
one O
of O
youthful O
vigor O
but O
in O
truth O
he O
battled O
serious O
medical O
problems O
his O
entire O
life O
. O

Twice O
before O
becoming O
President O
he O
was O
so O
sick O
, O
a O
priest O
was O
brought O
in O
to O
give O
him O
last O
rites O
. O

While O
researching O
his O
new O
book O
on O
JFK B-PERSON
, O
Dallic B-PERSON
uncovered O
previously O
sealed O
medical O
records O
that O
detailed O
the O
extent O
of O
his O
medical O
troubles O
and O
the O
lengths O
he O
went O
to O
conceal O
them O
from O
the O
public O
. O

There O
are O
many O
stories O
about O
politicians O
who O
used O
political O
influence O
to O
get O
out O
of O
military O
conflict O
, O
but O
Dallic B-PERSON
shows O
he O
used O
his O
family O
's O
influence O
to O
get O
into O
the O
Navy O
just O
as O
America B-GPE
was O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
. O

In O
1941 O
, O
he O
flunked O
two O
military O
medical O
exams O
. O

His O
powerful O
father O
intervened O
, O
getting O
yet O
another O
exam O
. O

Reading O
the O
report O
of O
his O
exam O
, O
one O
would O
think O
he O
never O
had O
a O
serious O
physical O
problem O
in O
his O
life O
. O

It O
was O
a O
complete O
whitewash O
that O
would O
never O
have O
been O
possible O
without O
his O
father O
's O
help O
. O

Kennedy B-PERSON
entered O
the O
Navy O
earning O
hero O
status O
for O
saving O
his O
ship O
mates O
when O
his O
boat O
Pt O
was O
sunk O
by O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
. O

Dallek B-PERSON
says O
Kennedy B-PERSON
's O
brushes O
with O
death O
, O
combined O
with O
the O
deaths O
of O
his O
sister O
and O
brother O
, O
fueled O
the O
ambition O
that O
led O
him O
to O
become O
the O
youngest O
person O
elected O
President O
in O
American B-NORP
history O
. O

Kennedy B-PERSON
told O
a O
friend O
before O
he O
entered O
politics O
, O
you O
've O
got O
to O
live O
every O
day O
like O
it O
's O
your O
last O
day O
on O
earth O
, O
that O
's O
what O
I O
'm O
doing O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
Karl I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

And O
we O
'll O
have O
much O
more O
on O
this O
story O
coming O
up O
later O
today O
on O
`` O
Wolf B-WORK_OF_ART
Blitzer I-WORK_OF_ART
Reports I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
biographer O
will O
be O
among O
my O
guests O
later O
today O
5:00 O
p.m. O
Eastern O
, O
2:00 O
p.m. O
Pacific O
. O

The O
Vice O
President O
Dick O
Cheney O
is O
now O
speaking O
in O
Washington B-GPE
at O
a O
luncheon O
honoring O
the O
Secretary O
of O
Defense B-ORG
, O
Donald B-PERSON
Rumsfeld I-PERSON
. O

The O
Vice O
President O
will O
be O
presenting O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Jimmy I-WORK_OF_ART
Doolittle I-WORK_OF_ART
Award I-WORK_OF_ART
to O
the O
Secretary O
of O
Defense B-ORG
. O

We O
'll O
be O
monitoring O
to O
hear O
what O
both O
of O
them O
have O
to O
say O
. O

We O
'll O
have O
some O
coverage O
of O
that O
coming O
up O
, O
but O
up O
next O
, O
Andrew B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
is O
getting O
a O
makeover O
of O
sorts O
, O
and O
it O
's O
all O
in O
the O
name O
of O
fighting O
crime O
. O

We O
'll O
-- O

Let O
's O
go O
live O
now O
to O
the O
launch O
of O
a O
rocket O
. O

Atop O
it O
a O
European B-NORP
Mars B-LOC
observetory O
. O

Mars B-PRODUCT
Express I-PRODUCT
, O
it O
's O
called O
. O

Let O
's O
watch O
the O
launch O
. O

It O
's O
a O
little O
before O
midnight O
there O
right O
now O
. O

There O
it O
goes O
. O

The B-PRODUCT
Mars I-PRODUCT
Express I-PRODUCT
on O
its O
way O
on O
a O
seven O
- O
month O
journey O
to O
the O
red O
planet O
, O
contains O
really O
two O
spacecraft O
. O

An O
orbiter O
called O
Mars B-PRODUCT
Express I-PRODUCT
. O

It O
will O
operate O
orbiting O
the O
red O
planet O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
years O
. O

It O
also O
has O
a O
lander O
known O
as O
Beagle B-PRODUCT
Two I-PRODUCT
, O
named O
after O
Charles B-PERSON
Darwin I-PERSON
which O
he O
sailed O
to O
the O
island O
and O
went O
into O
its O
bit O
of O
fame O
. O

The B-PRODUCT
Beagle I-PRODUCT
Two I-PRODUCT
will O
sit O
on O
the O
surface O
of O
Mars B-LOC
for O
about O
six O
months O
. O

If O
all O
goes O
well O
, O
it O
will O
dig O
around O
, O
probe O
around O
, O
analize O
rocks O
and O
search O
for O
signs O
of O
water O
. O

If O
you O
find O
water O
, O
you O
're O
very O
likely O
to O
find O
signs O
of O
life O
. O

There O
you O
see O
some O
animation O
of O
what O
will O
happen O
about O
seven O
months O
from O
now O
as O
this O
tiny O
little O
lander O
dropping O
off O
-- O

The O
entire O
spacecraft O
is O
about O
five O
feet O
in O
any O
direction O
, O
not O
much O
bigger O
than O
a O
fairly O
large O
shipping O
crate O
. O

Now O
, O
it O
will O
auguster O
into O
the O
surface O
of O
the B-LOC
Red I-LOC
Planet I-LOC
and O
put O
those O
samples O
into O
various O
scientific O
instruments O
. O

That O
data O
will O
be O
sent O
back O
to O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Space I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
in O
Germany B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
European B-NORP
mission O
to O
Mars B-LOC
. O

There O
have O
been O
, O
of O
course O
, O
several O
American B-NORP
missions O
, O
one O
Japanese B-NORP
and O
one O
by O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
and O
with O
some O
very O
limited O
success O
. O

Mars B-LOC
is O
a O
tough O
place O
to O
explore O
. O

You O
'll O
recall O
December O
of O
1998 O
, O
I O
should O
say O
, O
the B-PRODUCT
Mars I-PRODUCT
Polar I-PRODUCT
Lander I-PRODUCT
had O
a O
very O
unsuccessful O
conclusion O
to O
its O
flight O
to O
the B-LOC
Red I-LOC
Planet I-LOC
, O
which O
was O
part O
of O
a O
disasterous O
Mars B-LOC
season O
. O

The O
story O
of O
a O
woman O
in O
an O
East O
Texas O
jail O
cell O
tonight O
. O

We O
're O
told O
sometimes O
she O
sits O
in O
the O
fetal O
position O
, O
other O
times O
singing O
gospel O
music O
. O

Occasionally O
she O
'll O
pray O
, O
sometimes O
cries O
hysterically O
. O

Her O
name O
is O
Deanna B-PERSON
Lejeune I-PERSON
Laney I-PERSON
. O

She O
's O
accused O
of O
beating O
two O
of O
her O
three O
children O
to O
death O
because O
, O
she O
says O
, O
God O
told O
her O
to O
. O

Now O
that O
happened O
this O
Saturday O
. O

Today O
the O
wheels O
of O
justice O
began O
turning O
. O

Katherine B-PERSON
Garcia I-PERSON
of O
WFAA B-ORG
joins O
us O
from O
the O
Smith B-GPE
County I-GPE
courthouse O
in O
Tyler B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
. O

Coalition O
forces O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
have O
captured O
a O
member O
of O
a O
terrorist O
group O
with O
links O
to O
al B-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
. O

Sources O
tell O
our O
national O
security O
correspondent O
, O
David B-PERSON
Ensor I-PERSON
, O
that O
the O
terrorist O
is O
a O
member O
of O
a O
group O
operating O
in O
the O
west O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

That O
group O
is O
led O
by O
Abu B-PERSON
Musab I-PERSON
Zarqawi I-PERSON
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
believe O
Zarqawi B-PERSON
planned O
the O
assassination O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
diplomat O
Lawrence B-PERSON
Foley I-PERSON
in O
Jordan B-GPE
last O
October O
. O

Coalition O
forces O
also O
said O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
former O
Oil O
Minister O
has O
surrendered O
. O

He O
was O
an O
expert O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
missile O
systems O
as O
well O
. O

The O
former O
minister O
, O
the O
6 O
of O
spades O
in O
the O
deck O
of O
cards O
, O
showing O
the O
most O
wanted O
members O
of O
the O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
regime O
. O

He O
is O
married O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
microbiologist O
known O
as O
Dr. B-PERSON
Germ I-PERSON
. O

She O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
facility O
that O
weaponized O
anthrax O
. O

The O
former O
governor O
of O
Basra B-GPE
Province I-GPE
also O
surrendered O
to O
coalition O
forces O
today O
. O

He O
was O
the O
8 O
of O
clubs O
. O

Bringing O
you O
up O
to O
date O
on O
a O
breaking O
story O
out O
of O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

In O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
a O
pair O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
gun O
ship O
attack O
, O
aerial O
attacks O
that O
have O
threatened O
to O
derail O
the O
road O
map O
to O
peace O
, O
as O
it O
is O
called O
. O

In O
the O
first O
attack O
, O
a O
car O
carrying O
Rantissi B-PERSON
, O
a O
senior O
member O
of O
the O
Hamas O
group O
, O
a O
militant O
organization O
, O
was O
targeted O
. O

He O
survived O
, O
with O
wound O
, O
but O
two O
people O
were O
killed O
. O

27 O
others O
were O
injured O
in O
that O
attack O
. O

The O
second O
attack O
occurred O
after O
some O
rocket O
firings O
aimed O
, O
apparently O
, O
toward O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
, O
apparently O
in O
retaliation O
. O

We O
're O
checking O
our O
facts O
on O
that O
one O
. O

That O
is O
just O
unfolding O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
saying O
, O
and O
the O
President O
directly O
quoted O
as O
saying O
, O
he O
was O
deeply O
troubled O
by O
that O
initial O
attack O
. O

Still O
no O
reaction O
to O
the O
second O
attack O
. O

The O
details O
on O
that O
still O
inconclusive O
. O

The O
President O
, O
quoted O
by O
Ari B-PERSON
Fleischer I-PERSON
, O
his O
spokesman O
, O
is O
saying O
he O
's O
concerned O
the O
strike O
will O
undermine O
efforts O
by O
Palestinian B-NORP
authorities O
to O
bring O
an O
end O
to O
terrorist O
attacks O
and O
does O
not O
contribute O
to O
the O
security O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Clearly O
some O
frustration O
with O
the O
Sharon B-PERSON
government O
in O
Israel B-GPE
in O
the O
wake O
of O
these O
attacks O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Well O
, O
their O
15 O
minutes O
on O
top O
of O
the O
world O
brought O
them O
50 O
years O
of O
fame O
. O

Today O
, O
Sir O
Edmund O
Hillary O
being O
named O
an O
honorary O
citizen O
of O
Nepal B-GPE
, O
to O
mark O
his O
historic O
climb O
to O
the O
top O
of O
Mt. B-FAC
Everest I-FAC
with O
Sherpa B-NORP
Norgay O
. O

There O
is O
concern O
climbing O
Everest B-LOC
has O
become O
too O
common O
, O
and O
perhaps O
a O
bit O
too O
commercial O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
have O
that O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
have O
anything O
to O
demonstrate O
that O
commercialality O
. O

All O
right O
, O
let O
's O
show O
you O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
Mt. B-FAC
Everest I-FAC
, O
the O
highest O
summit O
on O
the O
planet O
. O

Some O
3D O
imagery O
. O

There O
, O
you O
see O
, O
the O
big O
picture O
of O
the O
southern O
part O
of O
Asia B-GPE
. O

We O
'll O
bring O
you O
down O
into O
the O
Himilayas O
. O

20 O
million O
years O
ago O
, O
they O
were O
formed O
when O
India B-GPE
broke O
off O
what O
was O
then O
a O
piece O
of O
Africa B-GPE
and O
slammed O
into O
that O
portion O
of O
Asia B-GPE
, O
creating O
this O
tremendous O
mountain O
range O
, O
with O
of O
course O
Mt. B-FAC
Everest I-FAC
at O
29,000 O
feet O
above O
sea O
level O
. O

The O
highest O
peak O
of O
them O
all O
. O

This O
3D O
animation O
kind O
of O
exaggerates O
it O
a O
little O
bit O
. O

What O
I O
should O
tell O
you O
is O
there O
are O
about O
15 O
possible O
routes O
to O
get O
you O
to O
the O
top O
of O
Mt. B-FAC
Everest I-FAC
. O

What O
Sir O
Edmund O
Hillary O
did O
and O
Norgay B-PERSON
did O
was O
go O
along O
this O
route O
that O
takes O
them O
across O
this O
valley O
-- O

You O
have O
to O
turn O
the O
picture O
this O
way O
a O
little O
bit O
, O
shoot O
back O
over O
this O
range O
, O
and O
bring O
you O
up O
in O
here O
. O

Then O
I O
'll O
try O
to O
give O
you O
my O
best O
guesstimation O
. O

Basically O
, O
right O
along O
this O
ridge O
line O
up O
to O
29,000 O
feet O
, O
into O
thin O
air O
, O
as O
it O
was O
popularly O
coined O
by O
the O
book O
by O
the O
name O
of O
John B-PERSON
Crack I-PERSON
Cower I-PERSON
a O
few O
years O
ago O
. O

Since O
that O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
have O
tried O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
have O
succeeded O
. O

175 O
people O
have O
died O
trying O
to O
reach O
the O
summit O
of O
Mt. B-FAC
Everest I-FAC
. O

We O
're O
joined O
by O
our O
guest O
-- O
where O
is O
our O
guest O
, O
by O
the O
way O
? O
who O
is O
in O
Kathmandu B-GPE
. O

And O
how O
's O
the O
party O
going O
there O
? O

Are O
you O
there O
? O

Welcome O
to O
the O
second O
hour O
. O

Good O
morning O
to O
you O
. O

A O
new O
Al B-ORG
Qaeda I-ORG
videotape O
, O
no O
doubt O
chilling O
to O
the O
families O
of O
the O
victims O
. O

Two O
of O
the O
four O
pilots O
who O
took O
control O
of O
the O
planes O
on O
9 B-EVENT
/ I-EVENT
11 I-EVENT
attended O
a O
wedding O
party O
in O
Hamburg B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
, O
four O
years O
ago O
1999 O
this O
is O
. O

Another O
one O
of O
the O
pilots O
, O
Mohammed B-PERSON
Atta I-PERSON
, O
also O
believed O
to O
be O
present O
at O
this O
meeting O
. O

Throughout O
the O
morning O
, O
we O
're O
looking O
at O
a O
remarkable O
tape O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
what O
's O
believed O
to O
be O
the O
terror O
cell O
responsible O
for O
9 B-EVENT
/ I-EVENT
11 I-EVENT
. O

Many O
members O
on O
that O
tape O
working O
together O
through O
a O
cell O
in O
Germany B-GPE
known O
as O
the O
Hamburg B-GPE
cell O
seen O
in O
the O
same O
room O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

And O
the O
growing O
number O
of O
SARS O
cases O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
country O
reported O
now O
160 O
new O
cases O
and O
nine O
more O
deaths O
. O

There O
are O
no O
signs O
that O
this O
infection O
rate O
has O
grown O
. O

Beijing B-GPE
remains O
the O
most O
affected O
part O
of O
the O
country O
, O
but O
figures O
show O
this O
disease O
is O
also O
spreading O
in O
northern O
China B-GPE
. O

11:00 O
a.m. O
on O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
, O
8:00 O
a.m. O
on O
the O
West O
. O

Leon B-PERSON
Harris I-PERSON
checking O
in O
here O
. O

Up O
first O
, O
searching O
for O
survivors O
, O
from O
deadly O
tornadoes O
in O
the O
Midwest O
and O
the O
South O
. O

The O
path O
of O
destruction O
scratches O
through O
Kansas B-GPE
, O
Missouri B-GPE
, O
Arkansas B-GPE
and O
Tennessee B-GPE
. O

Cameras O
captured O
a O
tornado O
on O
the O
ground O
in O
Missouri B-GPE
. O

The O
governor O
has O
declared O
a O
state O
of O
emergency O
after O
twisters O
struck O
several O
Western B-NORP
counties O
. O

20 O
people O
were O
killed O
in O
that O
state O
. O

In O
Kansas B-GPE
, O
authorities O
say O
seven O
people O
were O
killed O
when O
tornadoes O
cut O
across O
the O
southeastern O
part O
of O
the O
state O
. O

Several O
counties O
have O
been O
declared O
disaster O
areas O
there O
. O

Now O
, O
across O
the O
region O
, O
the O
storms O
demolished O
homes O
, O
ripped O
down O
power O
lines O
, O
uprooted O
trees O
. O

Search O
teams O
looking O
for O
people O
who O
are O
still O
missing O
. O

One O
of O
the O
sites O
proving O
to O
be O
the O
most O
deadly O
was O
the O
law O
enforcement O
center O
in O
the O
western O
Tennessee B-GPE
city O
of O
Jackson B-GPE
. O

An O
emergency O
official O
tells O
CNN B-ORG
that O
ten O
people O
died O
there O
. O

Dozens O
were O
hurt O
. O

Joining O
us O
on O
the O
phone O
is O
the O
mayor O
of O
Jackson B-GPE
, O
Tennessee B-GPE
, O
Charles B-PERSON
Farmer I-PERSON
. O

Mayor O
Farmer O
, O
can O
you O
give O
us O
the O
latest O
on O
your O
town O
. O

Good O
evening O
, O
everyone O
. O

Tonight O
, O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
process O
is O
in O
danger O
of O
being O
swept O
away O
by O
violence O
. O

President O
Bush O
called O
upon O
the O
world O
to O
stop O
terrorism O
after O
a O
suicide O
bomb O
attack O
on O
a O
bus O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
today O
. O

16 O
people O
were O
killed O
. O

At O
least O
70 O
were O
injured O
. O

Shortly O
afterward O
, O
Israel B-GPE
killed O
seven O
people O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
two O
of O
them O
members O
of O
Hamas B-ORG
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Hanna I-PERSON
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
but O
first O
, O
going O
to O
Kelly B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
in O
Kbasda B-GPE
where O
there O
's O
more O
helicopter O
attacks O
tonight O
. O

Kelly B-PERSON
? O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
man O
in O
charge O
of O
putting O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
government O
back O
together O
spent O
today O
in O
a O
stronghold O
of O
one O
of O
the O
country O
's O
most O
important O
ethnic O
minorities O
the O
Kurds B-NORP
. O

For O
the O
second O
day O
in O
a O
row O
, O
Lieutenant O
General O
Jay O
Garner O
was O
mobbed O
by O
friendly O
crowds O
after O
touring O
a O
Kurdish O
school O
in O
the O
northern O
Iraqi B-NORP
city O
of O
Irbil B-GPE
. O

The O
Kurds B-NORP
should O
show O
as O
a O
model O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
country O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
keep O
finding O
cash O
hidden O
by O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
regime O
. O

$ O
112 O
million O
turned O
up O
today O
in O
some O
dog O
kennels O
. O

So O
far O
U.S. B-GPE
soldiers O
have O
discovered O
nearly O
$ O
600 O
million O
hidden O
around O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Four O
U.S. B-GPE
soldiers O
are O
under O
investigation O
for O
allegedly O
keeping O
some O
of O
that O
. O

The O
four O
were O
turned O
in O
after O
other O
soldiers O
discovered O
several O
hundreds O
missing O
from O
neatly O
- O
packed O
cases O
. O

SARS O
is O
spreading O
. O

Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
Baseball I-ORG
plans O
to O
warn O
its O
players O
heading O
to O
Canada B-GPE
, O
particularly O
to O
Toronto B-GPE
for O
the O
All O
- O
star O
break O
in O
July O
to O
take O
some O
precautions O
. O

That O
means O
instead O
of O
meeting O
the O
fans O
and O
signing O
autographs O
, O
they O
'll O
be O
keeping O
their O
distance O
and O
waving O
. O

He O
was O
called O
comic O
Albuquerque O
I O
or O
Baghdad B-PERSON
Bob I-PERSON
during O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
when O
he O
kept O
insisting O
things O
were O
going O
badly O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
great O
for O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O

The O
Minister O
of O
Information O
or O
Disinformation O
vanished O
when O
Baghdad B-GPE
fell O
and O
has O
not O
been O
seen O
since O
, O
but O
his O
legacy O
remains O
in O
a O
dance O
tune O
producers O
hope O
will O
be O
a O
huge O
hit O
. O

More O
on O
this O
now O
from O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Bolden I-PERSON
in O
London B-GPE
. O

Reporter O
: O

They O
have O
no O
control O
. O

Do O
n't O
believe O
them O
. O

What O
did O
he O
say O
? O

Do O
n't O
believe O
them O
. O

Reporter O
: O

He O
was O
unbelievable O
. O

My O
feelings O
are O
as O
usual O
. O

Reporter O
: O

And O
he O
usually O
did O
n't O
tell O
the O
truth O
and O
now O
he O
's O
a O
star O
. O

We O
thought O
he O
was O
the O
funniest O
guy O
we O
'd O
seen O
on O
television O
since O
Benny B-PERSON
Hill I-PERSON
. O

Reporter O
: O

A O
group O
of O
London B-GPE
- O
based O
dance O
musicians O
have O
produced O
a O
Mohammed B-PERSON
Saif I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
Sahaf I-PERSON
song O
, O
`` O
I B-WORK_OF_ART
Ca I-WORK_OF_ART
n't I-WORK_OF_ART
Believe I-WORK_OF_ART
What I-WORK_OF_ART
I I-WORK_OF_ART
'm I-WORK_OF_ART
Hearing I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Some O
of O
the O
things O
he O
came O
out O
with O
when O
the O
American B-NORP
tanks O
were O
converging O
with O
him O
. O

Pounding O
them O
, O
pounding O
them O
. O

They O
are O
not O
here O
. O

And O
they O
're O
behind O
him O
all O
of O
the O
time O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
song O
features O
Sahaf B-PERSON
's O
own O
voice O
in O
his O
own O
voice O
. O

His O
voice O
is O
brilliant O
. O

He O
could O
be O
a O
rapper O
. O

If O
he O
was O
a O
rapper O
he O
could O
get O
a O
job O
doing O
this O
kind O
of O
thing O
. O

Yeah O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Iraq B-GPE
's O
former O
Information O
Minister O
might O
need O
a O
job O
right O
now O
. O

Sal B-PERSON
Sahaf I-PERSON
is O
nowhere O
to O
be O
found O
, O
but O
his O
face O
is O
virtually O
everywhere O
on O
web O
sites O
, O
coffee O
cups O
, O
t O
- O
shirts O
and O
dolls O
. O

If O
he O
ever O
does O
show O
his O
face O
again O
in O
the O
flesh O
. O

He O
will O
have O
a O
loyal O
following O
. O

Reporter O
: O

If O
he O
does O
n't O
claim O
his O
royalty O
, O
they O
'll O
donate O
them O
to O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
children O
's O
charity O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Bolden I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
. O

If O
you O
'd O
like O
to O
hear O
more O
of O
the O
news O
cal O
debut O
of O
Mohammed B-PERSON
Saeed I-PERSON
Sal I-PERSON
Sahaf I-PERSON
, O
we O
've O
added O
a O
link O
on O
cnn.com/wolf O
. O

We O
'll O
update O
you O
on O
a O
drama O
unfolding O
off O
the O
coast O
of O
Florida B-GPE
. O

Look O
at O
this O
. O

Live O
pictures O
, O
three O
Cubans B-NORP
. O

Will O
they O
be O
rescued O
? O

Are O
they O
trying O
to O
swim O
to O
shore O
. O

We O
'll O
-- O

First O
an O
update O
on O
a O
long O
- O
running O
air O
safety O
investigation O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O
near O
an O
airline O
crashed O
near O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
Kennedy B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
there O
is O
controversy O
whether O
the O
disaster O
could O
have O
been O
averted O
. O

265 O
people O
died O
in O
the O
November O
2001 O
crash O
of O
Flight B-PRODUCT
587 I-PRODUCT
, O
hard O
to O
forget O
those O
images O
, O
after O
the O
pilots O
lost O
control O
of O
the O
plane O
, O
and O
the O
jet O
's O
tail O
fin O
broke O
off O
. O

Airbus B-ORG
strongly O
denies O
claims O
it O
failed O
to O
provide O
sufficient O
warning O
, O
but O
critics O
say O
Airbus B-ORG
should O
have O
sounded O
a O
stronger O
alarm O
after O
a O
similar O
incident O
occurred O
in O
1997 O
. O

That O
is O
when O
American O
Airlines O
Flight O
903 O
ran O
into O
trouble O
on O
a O
trip O
from O
Boston B-GPE
to O
Miami B-GPE
. O

The O
pilots O
of O
that O
plane O
forcibly O
applied O
their O
rudder O
to O
recover O
from O
a O
stall O
, O
and O
as O
a O
result O
the O
plane O
's O
tail O
section O
exceeded O
its O
design O
limits O
. O

Pilots O
managed O
to O
land O
safely O
, O
only O
after O
a O
terrifying O
ordeal O
for O
passengers O
. O

Melanie B-PERSON
Joyceon I-PERSON
joins O
us O
from O
Dallas B-GPE
. O

Thanks O
for O
being O
with O
us O
. O

Can O
you O
tell O
me O
about O
the O
flight O
five O
years O
ago O
. O

What O
happened O
to O
you O
? O

We O
are O
back O
. O

It O
's O
been O
a O
few O
days O
since O
we O
had O
any O
new O
developments O
in O
the O
Laci B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
case O
. O

It O
appears O
we O
do O
have O
something O
to O
talk O
about O
this O
morning O
, O
perhaps O
a O
search O
for O
some O
new O
evidence O
under O
way O
. O

Let O
's O
check O
in O
with O
our O
Rusty B-PERSON
Dornin I-PERSON
, O
out O
in O
Modesto B-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
with O
the O
latest O
on O
that O
. O

Reporter O
: O

We O
knew O
it O
was O
a O
matter O
of O
time O
before O
police O
got O
back O
into O
the O
water O
in O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
looking O
for O
more O
evidence O
in O
the O
Laci B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
case O
. O

That O
happened O
this O
morning O
. O

Numerous O
R O
agencies O
' O
boats O
with O
sonar O
technology O
and O
divers O
into O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
Bay I-GPE
. O

They O
came O
from O
the O
Richmond B-GPE
marina O
as O
well O
as O
the B-LOC
Urbuinano I-LOC
Island I-LOC
, O
the B-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
station O
. O

It O
's O
being O
used O
as O
a O
staging O
area O
. O

They O
are O
going O
to O
be O
launching O
a O
search O
for O
what O
may O
be O
left O
in O
the O
bay O
here O
now O
. O

As O
you O
know O
about O
a O
month O
ago O
Laci B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
's O
body O
washed O
up O
right O
here O
, O
an O
area O
called O
Point B-LOC
Isabelle I-LOC
. O

Right O
across O
the O
channel O
here O
is O
an O
area O
known O
as O
Brooks B-LOC
Island I-LOC
. O

police O
say O
that O
is O
where O
Scott B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
told O
them O
that O
he O
did O
go O
fishing O
the O
day O
that O
Laci B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
did O
disappear O
. O

Now O
, O
a O
source O
close O
to O
the O
investigation O
has O
told O
me O
that O
what O
they O
are O
really O
looking O
for O
are O
concrete O
anchors O
or O
weights O
which O
may O
have O
parts O
of O
Laci B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
's O
body O
or O
clothing O
or O
something O
attached O
to O
it O
, O
that O
they O
did O
discover O
a O
concrete O
weight O
in O
Scott B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
's O
warehouse O
. O

If O
it O
matched O
, O
that O
would O
be O
something O
that O
could O
link O
Scott B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
-- O
it O
would O
be O
like O
a O
smoking O
gun O
in O
this O
case O
. O

Inevitably O
they O
are O
looking O
for O
something O
linked O
to O
Laci B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
, O
whether O
-- O

We O
're O
following O
an O
important O
story O
that O
's O
developed O
today O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
two O
Israeli B-NORP
helicopter O
air O
strikes O
against O
Palestinian B-NORP
targets O
, O
Hamas B-ORG
targets O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

A O
number O
of O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
the O
first O
airstrike O
. O

Two O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
, O
a O
mother O
and O
a O
child O
apparently O
. O

A O
Hamas B-ORG
leader O
was O
injured O
in O
that O
strike O
. O

He O
's O
now O
in O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
hospital O
. O

In O
the O
second O
Apache B-PRODUCT
helicopter O
airstrike O
that O
occurred O
within O
the O
past O
hour O
or O
so O
, O
we O
're O
now O
told O
by O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
three O
people O
died O
, O
33 O
others O
were O
wounded O
, O
six O
are O
in O
critical O
condition O
, O
three O
dead O
were O
civilians O
, O
according O
to O
Palestinian B-NORP
sources O
. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
continue O
to O
monitor O
that O
story O
for O
our O
viewers O
. O

We O
're O
also O
checking O
out O
other O
developments O
right O
now O
, O
including O
this O
story O
that O
's O
just O
coming O
in O
from O
the B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
right O
now O
. O

I O
just O
want O
to O
get O
it O
from O
our O
computers O
. O

Sam B-PERSON
Waksal I-PERSON
has O
been O
sentenced O
to O
more O
that O
seven O
years O
in O
prison O
, O
ordered O
to O
pay O
$ O
4 O
million O
in O
fines O
and O
back O
taxes O
in O
connection O
with O
the O
insider O
trading O
scandal O
. O

As O
you O
know O
, O
he O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
those O
charges O
. O

He O
is O
now O
getting O
word O
of O
his O
sentence O
from O
the O
federal O
judge O
, O
seven O
years O
in O
prison O
, O
actually O
more O
than O
seven O
years O
in O
prison O
, O
$ O
4 O
million O
in O
fines O
and O
back O
taxes O
, O
a O
story O
we O
've O
been O
following O
here O
on O
CNN B-ORG
throughout O
the O
morning O
. O

We O
'll O
have O
much O
more O
coming O
up O
in O
the O
next O
hour O
. O

We O
now O
return O
to O
`` O
People B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Reporter O
: O

For O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
seems O
business O
is O
everything O
, O
and O
everywhere O
. O

Stewart B-PERSON
has O
found O
the O
road O
to O
fortune O
wherever O
she O
has O
traveled O
. O

I O
think O
the O
temptation O
for O
any O
successful O
entrepreneur O
to O
go O
global O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Her O
marketing O
vision O
also O
included O
KMart B-ORG
a O
company O
that O
recently O
emerged O
from O
bankruptcy O
. O

Okay O
, O
girls O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Stewart B-PERSON
is O
associated O
with O
Kmart B-ORG
since O
1987 O
and O
been O
very O
successful O
. O

The O
goal O
had O
been O
to O
bring O
affordable O
style O
to O
the O
masse O
. O

There O
's O
a O
reason O
she O
was O
successful O
, O
and O
the O
stuff O
that O
she O
's O
created O
people O
like O
. O

It O
's O
good O
, O
it O
's O
useful O
, O
it O
's O
appealing O
, O
it O
's O
attractive O
and O
it O
's O
cheap O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Even O
as O
Kmart B-ORG
struggled O
through O
financial O
difficulties O
, O
Stewart B-PERSON
stuck O
by O
the O
company O
. O

It O
's O
hard O
to O
run O
out O
on O
a O
partner O
that O
's O
down O
. O

That O
's O
not O
our O
style O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Now O
Stewart B-PERSON
is O
hoping O
people O
do O
n't O
run O
out O
on O
her O
. O

The O
celebrity O
indicted O
on O
charges O
stemming O
from O
the O
sale O
of O
ImClone B-ORG
stock O
. O

Stewart B-PERSON
and O
former O
ImClone O
CEO O
Sam O
Waksal O
shared O
a O
broker O
who O
now O
also O
faces O
charges O
of O
obstruction O
of O
justice O
and O
perjury O
. O

Her O
defense O
has O
been O
that O
she O
had O
a O
standing O
sell O
order O
at O
$ O
60 O
and O
when O
the O
stock O
fell O
below O
60 O
the O
broker O
was O
supposed O
to O
, O
you O
know O
make O
the O
trade O
. O

She O
's O
been O
standing O
with O
that O
story O
. O

The O
broker O
standing O
by O
that O
story O
. O

The O
only O
reason O
it O
's O
not O
holding O
is O
because O
there O
are O
other O
people O
that O
the B-ORG
Merrill I-ORG
Lynch I-ORG
that O
investigated O
and O
did O
n't O
find O
proof O
that O
was O
actually O
the O
case O
. O

Reporter O
: O

After O
Stewart B-PERSON
was O
charged O
by O
federal O
authorities O
Wednesday O
, O
her O
lawyers O
issued O
a O
statement O
in O
which O
they O
said O
, O
quote O
, O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
has O
done O
nothing O
wrong O
. O

The O
accusation O
that O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
sold O
the O
ImClone O
shares O
based O
on O
inside O
information O
proved O
to O
be O
false O
. O

If O
she O
lied O
, O
then O
that O
is O
the O
obstruction O
of O
justice O
charge O
. O

That O
's O
the O
criminal O
side O
. O

That O
's O
where O
the O
prison O
time O
comes O
in O
. O

Reporter O
: O

For O
Stewart B-PERSON
, O
the O
fallout O
from O
the O
past O
year O
taken O
a O
tremendous O
toll O
. O

Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
told O
me O
that O
the O
investigation O
itself O
had O
cost O
her O
about O
$ O
400 O
million O
, O
in O
decline O
in O
her O
stock O
, O
legal O
fees O
, O
and O
lost O
business O
opportunities O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Ironic O
, O
considering O
the O
sale O
of O
the O
ImClone O
stock O
resulted O
in O
a O
gain O
of O
less O
than O
$ O
50,000 O
. O

She O
'll O
never O
fully O
recover O
. O

You O
know O
, O
it O
's O
almost O
like O
e.g. O
you O
get O
off O
the O
hook O
, O
but O
are O
you O
really O
off O
the O
hook O
because O
people O
always O
believe O
you O
were O
guilty O
. O

And O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
win O
back O
that O
sort O
of O
brand O
equity O
that O
she O
's O
lost O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Stewart B-PERSON
is O
vowing O
to O
clear O
her O
name O
of O
the O
charges O
. O

She O
is O
so O
focused O
and O
so O
determined O
that O
this O
investigation O
, O
while O
terribly O
upsetting O
, O
has O
not O
been O
something O
that O
's O
stood O
in O
her O
way O
. O

As O
only O
she O
would O
, O
she O
said O
, O
Look O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
lose O
any O
sleep O
. O

I O
still O
sleep O
my O
three O
or O
four O
hours O
a O
night O
. O

Reporter O
: O

He O
says O
Stewart B-PERSON
is O
still O
taken O
aback O
by O
the O
reaction O
to O
her O
legal O
troubles O
. O

I O
think O
she O
's O
been O
stunned O
at O
how O
much O
joy O
so O
many O
people O
have O
taken O
at O
her O
misfortune O
. O

She O
does O
n't O
quite O
understand O
that O
the O
perfectionism O
that O
made O
her O
so O
famous O
also O
makes O
people O
say O
, O
Oh O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
fun O
to O
see O
someone O
like O
that O
have O
a O
big O
, O
big O
problem O
? O

Reporter O
: O

A O
perfectionism O
reflected O
in O
even O
the O
smallest O
details O
of O
Stewart B-PERSON
's O
life O
. O

Martha B-PERSON
does O
n't O
like O
to O
talk O
about O
how O
unpleasant O
things O
have O
been O
, O
but O
you O
can O
get O
signals O
of O
it O
in O
surprising O
ways O
. O

When O
we O
sat O
down O
to O
lunch O
, O
she O
had O
put O
out O
these O
beautiful O
chop O
sticks O
which O
I O
commented O
on O
. O

She O
said O
, O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
person O
with O
the O
thinnest O
chop O
sticks O
has O
the O
highest O
social O
status O
, O
and O
of O
course O
, O
I O
had O
to O
get O
the O
thinnest O
chop O
sticks O
. O

Then O
she O
paused O
and O
said O
, O
That O
's O
why O
people O
hate O
me O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Love O
her O
or O
hate O
her O
, O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
has O
tied O
every O
aspect O
of O
her O
image O
to O
her O
business O
. O

Even O
her O
daily O
calendar O
turned O
into O
a O
marketing O
tool O
. O

She O
said O
to O
me O
once O
that O
my O
life O
is O
`` O
The O
Truman B-PRODUCT
Show O
'' O
and O
meant O
I O
'm O
always O
on O
. O

From O
the O
time O
I O
get O
up O
until O
I O
go O
to O
bed O
, O
the O
whole O
world O
is O
watching O
. O

Hello O
, O
everyone O
. O

Did O
you O
-- O

President O
Bush O
heads O
to O
the O
G B-PERSON
summit O
in O
France B-GPE
on O
Friday O
with O
victory O
over O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
and O
in O
his O
pocket O
and O
a O
soaring O
approval O
rating O
by O
the O
American B-NORP
public O
, O
but O
do O
Europeans B-NORP
share O
the O
same O
enthusiasm O
for O
the O
President O
? O

Our O
senior O
political O
analyst O
Bill B-PERSON
Schneider I-PERSON
reports O
on O
the O
results O
of O
a O
brand O
new O
poll O
. O

As O
Bob B-PERSON
pointed O
out O
, O
the O
next O
battleground O
is O
a O
bill O
to O
block O
lawsuits O
by O
victims O
of O
gun O
violence O
or O
families O
against O
gunmakers O
and O
dealers O
, O
and O
one O
person O
whose O
suit O
would O
be O
blocked O
is O
Denise B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
if O
the O
legislation O
goes O
through O
, O
the O
widow O
of O
bus O
driver O
Conrad B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
, O
the O
last O
person O
killed O
in O
the O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
sniper O
attacks O
. O

Jonathan B-PERSON
Lowe I-PERSON
is O
an O
attorney O
with O
the O
Brady O
Center O
to O
Prevent O
Gun O
Violence O
who O
filed O
the O
suit O
on O
behalf O
of O
Johnson B-PERSON
and O
other O
victims O
' O
families O
. O

Good O
of O
you O
to O
join O
us O
. O

Let O
's O
talk O
about O
what O
Ms. O
Johnson O
wrote O
in O
the O
`` O
Washington B-ORG
Post I-ORG
'' O
today O
. O

We O
'll O
put O
a O
small O
part O
of O
that O
up O
on O
the O
screen O
right O
now O
where O
she O
said O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
confident O
that O
the O
criminal O
justice O
system O
will O
work O
to O
punish O
the O
people O
who O
killed O
my O
husband O
, O
but O
the O
civil O
justice O
system O
must O
also O
be O
allowed O
to O
work O
, O
those O
who O
share O
responsibility O
for O
my O
husband O
's O
death O
must O
also O
be O
held O
accountable O
. O
'' O

What O
does O
she O
mean O
? O

Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
is O
n't O
the O
only O
corporate O
figurehead O
in O
the O
news O
today O
. O

The O
jury O
has O
handed O
down O
a O
$ O
30 O
million O
, O
a O
Grand B-GPE
Rapids I-GPE
jury O
saying O
Taco B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
has O
to O
pay O
the O
true O
creators O
of O
the O
Chihuahua O
mascot O
two O
men O
claimed O
their O
idea O
originated O
, O
and O
proved O
I O
am O
in O
the O
wrong O
business O
. O

Taco B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
is O
appealing O
. O

Joining O
me O
is O
Tom B-PERSON
Rinks I-PERSON
with O
his O
attorney O
John B-PERSON
Doza I-PERSON
. O

Tom B-PERSON
, O
you O
've O
got O
to O
be O
happy O
with O
the O
settlement O
. O

I O
know O
they O
're O
going O
to O
appeal O
, O
but O
first O
tell O
me O
how O
you O
came O
up O
with O
the O
Chihuahua O
character O
? O

Joe B-PERSON
and O
myself O
, O
he O
's O
the O
partner O
, O
we O
were O
looking O
to O
design O
some O
licenses O
to O
put O
on O
some O
t O
- O
shirts O
, O
and O
at O
the O
time O
big O
dogs O
were O
big O
, O
and O
all O
the O
mean O
dogs O
, O
and O
no O
fear O
was O
a O
big O
hit O
, O
and O
we O
thought O
it O
was O
time O
for O
a O
bit O
of O
a O
change O
for O
the O
18 O
crowd O
. O

So O
we O
actually O
took O
the O
opposite O
of O
all O
that O
, O
and O
looked O
for O
the O
smallest O
, O
weakest O
, O
most O
timid O
animal O
, O
and O
tried O
to O
make O
him O
cool O
, O
tried O
to O
make O
him O
big O
, O
and O
we O
knew O
if O
he O
gave O
him O
some O
spunk O
, O
everybody O
would O
root O
for O
him O
. O

How O
did O
the O
Taco O
Bell O
folks O
run O
into O
you O
? O

They O
actually O
came O
to O
us O
at O
a O
licensing O
show O
. O

We O
had O
been O
licensing O
to O
a O
bunch O
of O
different O
manufacturers O
, O
and O
in O
1996 O
we O
were O
at O
a O
show O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
where O
Nick B-PERSON
Loada I-PERSON
and O
Universal B-ORG
Studios I-ORG
, O
and O
Taco B-ORG
Bell I-ORG
walked O
up O
to O
us O
and O
said O
they O
were O
looking O
for O
a O
masscot O
for O
their O
brand O
and O
this O
would O
be O
perfect O
. O

That O
started O
a O
year O
relationship O
we O
had O
with O
them O
. O

And O
it O
went O
on O
for O
a O
year O
, O
and O
you O
thought O
it O
did O
n't O
pan O
out O
and O
then O
you O
pick O
up O
a O
trade O
paper O
and O
read O
they O
're O
going O
ahead O
with O
it O
? O

After O
we O
'd O
finalized O
all O
the O
commercials O
, O
and O
actually O
done O
the O
campaign O
for O
them O
, O
they O
hired O
a O
new O
ad O
agency O
, O
and O
telephone O
calls O
just O
started O
staggering O
off O
. O

Then O
they O
stopped O
coming O
, O
and O
we O
heard O
about O
the O
ads O
, O
and O
they O
were O
exactly O
what O
we O
had O
presented O
for O
over O
a O
year O
. O

When O
you O
first O
heard O
that O
, O
or O
read O
that O
, O
did O
you O
just O
go O
ballistic O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
no O
offense O
, O
but O
it O
was O
you O
and O
one O
other O
guy O
who O
created O
this O
thing O
. O

They O
're O
a O
huge O
, O
huge O
corporation O
. O

Yeah O
, O
it O
was O
devastating O
, O
to O
say O
the O
least O
, O
but O
we O
really O
did O
n't O
know O
-- O

When O
we O
come O
back O
, O
President O
Bush O
has O
not O
claimed O
victory O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
last O
night O
, O
but O
what O
about O
the O
tournament O
war O
on O
terror O
? O

Jack B-PERSON
has O
that O
when O
we O
come O
back O
here O
on O
`` O
American B-WORK_OF_ART
Morning I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Real O
people O
, O
real O
results O
, O
in O
six O
weeks O
. O

I O
'm O
a O
whole O
new O
person O
. O

In O
just O
six O
weeks O
, O
I O
lost O
20 O
pounds O
, O
which O
is O
just O
fantastic O
. O

I O
think O
I O
lost O
5 O
inches O
around O
my O
tummy O
. O

In O
six O
weeks O
, O
I O
lost O
19 O
1 O
/ O
2 O
pounds O
. O

Call O
now O
to O
get O
a O
free O
video O
that O
tells O
you O
all O
about O
the O
home O
gym O
that O
guarantees O
real O
results O
for O
real O
people O
just O
like O
you O
. O

Bowflex B-PRODUCT
. O

Working O
out O
with O
Bowflex B-PRODUCT
was O
fun O
. O

I O
was O
able O
to O
transition O
from O
one O
exercise O
to O
another O
very O
seamlessly O
. O

All O
it O
takes O
is O
one O
simple O
workout O
. O

I O
like O
the O
leg O
curls O
. O

You O
could O
just O
really O
feel O
you O
're O
working O
the O
backs O
of O
your O
legs O
. O

Everything O
has O
surprised O
me O
, O
the O
way O
I O
look O
, O
the O
way O
I O
feel O
. O

I O
feel O
like O
I O
could O
take O
on O
the O
world O
, O
you O
know O
, O
gr-r-r O
. O

Call O
to O
get O
your O
free O
video O
and O
brochure O
and O
check O
out O
the O
entire O
Bowflex B-PRODUCT
lineup O
. O

That O
's O
-- O

If O
there O
was O
any O
question O
about O
how O
the B-ORG
Dixie I-ORG
Chicks I-ORG
would O
be O
received O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
answered O
last O
night O
, O
in O
part O
. O

The O
band O
played O
to O
about O
15,000 O
in O
Greenville B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
, O
their O
first O
U.S. B-GPE
concert O
since O
their O
singer O
Natalie B-PERSON
Maines I-PERSON
sparked O
a O
controversy O
when O
she O
said O
she O
was O
ashamed O
the O
President O
was O
from O
the O
state O
of O
Texas B-GPE
. O

We O
are O
back O
on O
stage O
looking O
online O
good O
. O

Did O
you O
talk O
about O
the B-ORG
Dixie I-ORG
Chicks I-ORG
? O

Nope O
. O

he O
landed O
on O
the O
aircraft O
carrier O
at O
a O
speed O
of O
about O
150 O
miles O
an O
hour O
and O
touched O
down O
and O
came O
to O
a O
stop O
about O
the O
space O
of O
a O
football O
field O
. O

He O
made O
a O
nationally O
televised O
address O
last O
night O
carried O
on O
all O
of O
the O
networks O
and O
in O
an O
event O
that O
undoubtedly O
has O
some O
of O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
a O
little O
nauseous O
this O
morning O
, O
the O
President O
took O
what O
might O
be O
a O
giant O
first O
step O
in O
his O
reelection O
campaign O
. O

He O
talked O
in O
the O
speech O
about O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
, O
saying O
, O
quote O
it O
is O
not O
over O
, O
yet O
it O
is O
not O
endless O
, O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
day O
of O
final O
victory O
, O
but O
we O
have O
seen O
the O
turning O
of O
the O
tide O
. O

Here O
is O
the O
question O
this O
morning O
. O

It O
's O
Friday O
, O
so O
if O
that O
question O
does O
n't O
tickle O
your O
fancy O
, O
knock O
yourselves O
out O
. O

Write O
about O
anything O
and O
we O
'll O
pick O
some O
of O
the O
best O
and O
read O
them O
later O
. O

From O
yesterday O
, O
Tom B-PERSON
writes O
, O
Hey O
, O
you O
guys O
, O
Bill O
and O
Jack B-PERSON
, O
lighten O
up O
. O

American B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
not O
out O
of O
the O
woods O
yet O
. O

For O
the O
latest O
on O
the O
company O
to O
avoid O
bankruptcy O
, O
check O
with O
Rhonda B-PERSON
Schaffler I-PERSON
. O

Hi O
there O
. O

Interesting O
story O
because O
we O
thought O
things O
were O
wrapped O
up O
a O
couple O
district O
attorneys O
ago O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
flight O
attendants O
are O
calling O
for O
a O
new O
vote O
on O
the O
concessions O
contract O
, O
and O
if O
it O
's O
rejected O
the O
largest O
airline O
may O
have O
to O
file O
for O
bankruptcy O
. O

What O
's O
going O
on O
is O
that O
union O
members O
became O
outraged O
after O
learning O
about O
the O
airline O
's O
executive O
compensation O
plan O
where O
Woi O
would O
have O
paid O
huge O
bonuses O
even O
in O
bankruptcy O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
American O
withdrew O
the O
plan O
and O
its O
chief O
executive O
even O
apologized O
to O
union O
leaders O
. O

Union O
members O
are O
still O
angry O
and O
they O
are O
demanding O
another O
vote O
. O

American O
and O
its O
rivals O
have O
suffered O
from O
declines O
in O
business O
travel O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
three O
years O
, O
businesses O
have O
been O
cutting O
back O
their O
travel O
expenses O
to O
save O
money O
, O
and O
now O
experts O
say O
they O
're O
going O
to O
keep O
doing O
that O
, O
even O
when O
the O
economy O
picks O
up O
, O
e-mail O
, O
video O
, O
web O
conferencing O
becoming O
popular O
alternatives O
to O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
meetings O
, O
also O
finding O
cheap O
fares O
on O
Internet O
or O
using O
low O
fare O
airlines O
. O

According O
to O
Business B-ORG
Travel I-ORG
Coalition I-ORG
, O
younger O
techs O
- O
heavy O
managers O
are O
n't O
so O
keen O
on O
jumping O
on O
a O
plane O
. O

They O
'd O
rather O
use O
-- O

We O
're O
getting O
breaking O
news O
to O
us O
, O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

We O
understand O
there O
has O
been O
an O
explosion O
there O
. O

This O
right O
now O
, O
again O
, O
following O
up O
in O
the O
last O
few O
days O
of O
violent O
activity O
we O
've O
seen O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
what O
was O
widely O
perceived O
to O
be O
as O
progress O
in O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

We O
understand O
that O
a O
bus O
exploded O
. O

We O
are O
hearing O
it O
happened O
in O
downtown O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Do O
we O
have O
Mike B-PERSON
Hanna I-PERSON
available O
? O

Trying O
to O
get O
Mike B-PERSON
Hanna I-PERSON
our O
Jerusalem O
Bureau O
chief O
, O
who O
was O
just O
on O
the O
air O
with O
us O
a O
matter O
of O
minutes O
ago O
, O
with O
the O
latest O
update O
on O
what O
was O
happening O
there O
and O
it O
appears O
in O
the O
time O
since O
we O
've O
talked O
to O
Mike B-PERSON
and O
also O
talked O
to O
Professor O
about O
the O
peace O
process O
, O
evidence O
again O
that O
the O
resistance O
to O
any O
progress O
does O
continue O
. O

We O
are O
now O
hearing O
once O
again O
, O
this O
coming O
to O
us O
off O
Associated B-WORK_OF_ART
Press I-WORK_OF_ART
wires O
there O
was O
an O
explosion O
there O
and O
we O
understand O
that O
several O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
. O

Again O
, O
this O
is O
what O
we O
're O
getting O
from O
the B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
. O

We O
're O
trying O
to O
get O
ahold O
of O
our O
reporters O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
to O
give O
us O
the O
latest O
. O

And O
this O
being O
the O
latest O
in O
a O
series O
of O
what O
has O
become O
an O
almost O
customary O
tit O
for O
tat O
exchange O
of O
violent O
activity O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
if O
you O
may O
recall O
, O
there O
was O
a O
strike O
on O
Afraid O
in O
which O
a O
number O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
were O
killed O
, O
that O
executed O
by O
coordinated O
group O
of O
Islamic B-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
as O
well O
as O
Al B-ORG
AK I-ORG
Satisfy I-ORG
Martyr I-ORG
Brigades I-ORG
, O
and O
Hamas B-ORG
all O
claiming O
responsibility O
for O
that O
and O
the O
strike O
ordered O
by O
Sharon B-ORG
against O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
leadership O
, O
targeting O
a O
top O
leader O
, O
Mr. O
Rantissi O
who O
escaped O
the O
helicopter O
rocket O
attack O
on O
his O
motorcade O
. O

However O
, O
two O
others O
who O
were O
there O
did O
die O
. O

This O
now O
. O

This O
happened O
over O
the O
weekend O
and O
then O
this O
morning O
, O
we O
're O
hearing O
it O
appear O
as O
though O
perhaps O
there O
has O
been O
another O
retalitory O
strike O
of O
some O
kind O
. O

We O
ca O
n't O
confirm O
that O
is O
what O
happened O
. O

All O
we O
can O
tell O
you O
, O
there O
was O
an O
explosion O
on O
a O
bus O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
in O
central O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

A O
number O
of O
people O
killed O
, O
perhaps O
several O
people O
being O
killed O
in O
the O
explosion O
, O
which O
happened O
just O
moments O
ago O
. O

Once O
again O
, O
we O
're O
trying O
to O
get O
ahold O
of O
our O
Mike B-PERSON
Hanna I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
just O
with O
us O
on O
the O
phone O
. O

I O
believe O
Mike B-PERSON
is O
over O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
in O
the O
bureau O
working O
the O
telephones O
, O
trying O
to O
get O
as O
much O
information O
as O
he O
can O
and O
once O
he O
gets O
something O
we O
'll O
deliver O
it O
to O
you O
. O

We O
'll O
take O
a O
break O
and O
when O
we O
come O
back O
, O
we O
'll O
pick O
up O
coverage O
of O
this O
development O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
with O
Mike B-PERSON
Hanna I-PERSON
. O

How O
's O
that O
new O
analyst O
doing O
? O

He O
's O
really O
hit O
the O
ground O
running O
. O

Even O
the O
traders O
are O
complimenting O
him O
. O

crash O

Interesting O
stock O
presentation O
this O
morning O
. O

whoosh O

When O
you O
manage O
the O
kind O
of O
money O
we O
do O
, O
you O
tend O
to O
be O
a O
little O
more O
demanding O
. O

Evergreen B-ORG
, O
investments O
that O
stand O
the O
test O
of O
time O
. O

Earlier O
we O
talked O
about O
a O
new O
book O
claiming O
that O
President O
John O
Kennedy O
had O
an O
affair O
with O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
intern O
early O
1960s O
. O

A O
Kennedy B-PERSON
biographer O
Robert B-PERSON
Dallek I-PERSON
came O
across O
the O
story O
while O
doing O
research O
. O

The O
woman O
's O
name O
has O
remained O
a O
mystery O
. O

The O
60 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
tells O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
and O
others O
that O
she O
is O
glad O
to O
have O
the O
weight O
she O
's O
been O
carrying O
for O
41 O
years O
now O
off O
her O
shoulders O
. O

She O
says O
she O
was O
19 O
at O
the O
time O
, O
working O
in O
D.C. B-GPE
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
1962 O
, O
1963 O
. O

She O
says O
today O
the O
allegations O
about O
her O
affair O
are O
the O
truth O
, O
right O
now O
she O
lives O
on O
the B-LOC
Upper I-LOC
East I-LOC
Side I-LOC
, O
works O
at O
a O
Presbyterian O
church O
, O
has O
two O
married O
daughters O
and O
after O
the O
news O
is O
out O
, O
after O
carrying O
it O
for O
41 O
years O
, O
she O
feels O
better O
about O
it O
. O

This O
news O
breaking O
just O
today O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Dallek I-PERSON
tried O
to O
do O
the O
research O
to O
track O
this O
woman O
down O
in O
the O
book O
, O
it O
did O
not O
happen O
but O
now O
she O
has O
indeed O
come O
forward O
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
crossroads O
that O
could O
lead O
to O
the O
relation O
in O
a O
new O
direction O
. O

Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
backed O
Abu B-PERSON
Mazen I-PERSON
as O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
. O

A O
first O
step O
he O
says O
toward O
peace O
with O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Now O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
must O
vote O
on O
whether O
to O
September O
24 O
- O
member O
cabinet O
that O
Mazen B-PERSON
is O
presenting O
. O

Kelly B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
is O
standing O
by O
. O

What O
's O
the O
latest O
? O

Another O
six O
executives O
from O
Enron B-ORG
could O
be O
charged O
with O
securities O
fraud O
and O
other O
crimes O
. O

Federal O
prosecutors O
notified O
the O
former O
employees O
that O
they O
could O
face O
charges O
as O
early O
as O
this O
week O
. O

They O
would O
join O
seven O
other O
executives O
already O
charged O
. O

Abe B-NORP
our O
Enron B-ORG
corporate O
America B-GPE
score O
board O
sets O
50 O
executives O
now O
charged O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
seven O
of O
them O
, O
as O
I O
said O
, O
at O
Enron B-ORG
. O

No O
one O
, O
no O
one O
is O
sent O
to O
prison O
. O

Been O
511 O
days O
since O
Enron B-ORG
filed O
for O
bankruptcies O
. O

Several O
news O
organizations O
have O
filed O
for O
-- O
their O
reporters O
had O
with O
Scott B-PERSON
Peterson I-PERSON
. O

Peterson B-PERSON
was O
arrested O
for O
the O
murder O
of O
his O
wife O
and O
unborn O
son O
after O
their O
bodies O
washed O
ashore O
in O
California B-GPE
. O

He O
is O
awaiting O
trial O
. O

Prosecutors O
are O
required O
to O
notify O
anyone O
if O
their O
phone O
conversations O
may O
be O
used O
as O
evidence O
. O

Peterson B-PERSON
's O
phones O
were O
tapped O
under O
a O
court O
order O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
cast O
our O
eyes O
to O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
getting O
word O
that O
a O
massive O
assembly O
of O
Shiite O
Muslims B-NORP
is O
now O
come O
together O
in O
Beirut B-GPE
, O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
a O
rather O
remarkable O
arrangement O
because O
they O
are O
cheering O
there O
the O
arrival O
of O
Khatami B-PERSON
, O
the O
President O
of O
Iran B-GPE
. O

Now O
, O
he O
is O
making O
a O
trip O
and O
you O
see O
him O
there O
with O
his O
hands O
raised O
, O
there O
with O
the O
cloak O
on O
, O
shaking O
his O
fists O
, O
hands O
clasped O
there O
, O
in O
a O
salute O
to O
the O
crowd O
. O

President O
Khatami O
is O
in O
Beirut B-GPE
and O
what O
is O
observed O
here O
is O
very O
closely O
watched O
, O
what O
kind O
of O
words O
he O
'll O
utter O
when O
he O
speaks O
to O
this O
crowd O
. O

Iran B-GPE
now O
being O
pressured O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
back O
off O
on O
supporting O
Hezbollah B-NORP
. O

Hezbollah B-NORP
is O
an O
organization O
based O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
that O
has O
been O
tied O
to O
terrorist O
activity O
and O
Peter B-PERSON
Bergen I-PERSON
mentioned O
Saudi O
Hezbollah O
an O
organization O
working O
in O
that O
country O
. O

The O
key O
is O
going O
to O
fwo O
see O
whether O
or O
not O
Khatami B-PERSON
actually O
does O
signal O
that O
he O
is O
going O
to O
be O
heeding O
the O
word O
of O
President O
Bush O
and O
backing O
off O
in O
some O
way O
in O
supporting O
Hezbollah B-NORP
. O

That O
will O
be O
a O
very O
important O
development O
as O
we O
continue O
to O
watch O
the O
Mideast O
peace O
process O
between O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israelis B-NORP
develop O
. O

We O
are O
seeing O
that O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Colin O
Powell O
also O
traveling O
through O
the O
region O
, O
trying O
to O
get O
regional O
leaders O
there O
to O
put O
more O
pressure O
on O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
stop O
any O
terrorist O
activities O
that O
may O
be O
happening O
on O
their O
behalf O
as O
well O
in O
that O
region O
. O

We O
'll O
watch O
and O
listen O
very O
closely O
to O
President O
Khatami O
's O
visit O
there O
in O
Beirut B-GPE
, O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

Moving O
on O
, O
President O
Bush O
on O
road O
today O
, O
where O
is O
campaigning O
again O
for O
a O
tax O
cut O
package O
. O

Likely O
to O
comment O
on O
the O
developing O
story O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
. O

Chris B-PERSON
Burns I-PERSON
traveling O
with O
the O
President O
, O
he O
joins O
us O
from O
Indianapolis B-GPE
. O

Hi O
, O
Chris B-PERSON
. O

It O
's O
Wednesday O
, O
April O
30 O
, O
2003 O
. O

Hello O
from O
Washington B-GPE
. O

I O
'm O
Wolf B-PERSON
Blitzer I-PERSON
reporting O
. O

We O
are O
following O
several O
major O
developments O
right O
now O
. O

That O
was O
then O
, O
this O
is O
now O
. O

20 O
years O
after O
meeting O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
Defense O
Secretary O
Donald O
Rumsfeld O
is O
back O
in O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
capital O
with O
victorious O
U.S. B-GPE
troops O
, O
and O
you O
're O
looking O
at O
a O
live O
picture O
from O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Abraham I-PRODUCT
Lincoln I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
on O
its O
way O
back O
from O
war O
. O

From O
its O
flight O
deck O
President O
Bush O
will O
make O
a O
major O
announcement O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
tomorrow O
night O
on O
the O
end O
of O
major O
combat O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Right O
now O
we O
're O
also O
waiting O
to O
hear O
from O
the O
President O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

We O
'll O
bring O
you O
his O
comments O
as O
soon O
as O
we O
get O
them O
and O
we O
'll O
get O
to O
all O
of O
that O
shortly O
, O
but O
first O
, O
a O
move O
by O
the O
President O
today O
designed O
to O
save O
children O
's O
lives O
and O
among O
his O
guests O
in O
the B-FAC
Rose I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
, O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
Smart I-PERSON
. O

Here O
's O
CNN B-ORG
's O
justice O
correspondent O
Kelli B-PERSON
Arena I-PERSON
. O

She O
is O
joining O
us O
live O
. O

More O
now O
on O
the O
Louisiana B-GPE
serial O
killings O
, O
and O
the O
arrest O
of O
the O
prime O
suspect O
, O
Derrick B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
Tee I-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
W I-PERSON
. O

're O
joined O
on O
the O
phone O
by O
the O
police O
chief O
of O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

Can O
you O
tell O
us O
exactly O
, O
the O
precise O
details O
of O
how O
you O
arrested O
the O
suspect O
? O

Yes O
, O
we O
can O
. O

First O
of O
all O
, O
members O
of O
my O
fugitive O
unit O
had O
been O
looking O
for O
the O
suspect O
, O
Derrick B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
all O
day O
based O
on O
information O
we O
received O
from O
the O
Baton B-GPE
Rouge I-GPE
police O
chief O
and O
the O
serial O
murder O
task O
force O
back O
in O
the O
state O
of O
Louisiana B-GPE
. O

This O
evening O
, O
about O
8:45 O
p.m. O
, O
members O
of O
my O
fugitive O
unit O
received O
a O
telephone O
call O
from O
an O
informant O
saying O
they O
thought O
that O
they O
had O
observed O
the O
suspect O
Derrick B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
in O
the O
area O
of O
Woods O
Drive O
and O
Donald O
Lee O
Holland O
Parkway O
in O
southwest O
Atlanta B-GPE
. O

The O
officers O
responded O
to O
that O
location O
, O
noticed O
a O
suspect O
fitting O
the O
description O
, O
approached O
Derrick B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
asked O
for O
identification O
. O

Derrick B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
produced O
Louisiana B-GPE
identification O
. O

He O
was O
arrested O
without O
incident O
, O
taken O
into O
custody O
and O
he O
's O
currently O
at O
Atlanta B-ORG
Police I-ORG
Department I-ORG
headquarters O
pending O
extradition O
back O
to O
the O
state O
of O
Louisiana B-GPE
. O

And O
just O
to O
be O
clear O
, O
-- O
what O
kind O
of O
facility O
was O
it O
that O
you O
arrested O
him O
at O
? O

He O
was O
in O
the O
rear O
of O
a O
tire O
shop O
. O

It O
's O
sort O
of O
like O
a O
mall O
area O
, O
but O
he O
was O
hanging O
around O
a O
tire O
shop O
, O
an O
automotive O
tire O
shop O
, O
and O
someone O
noticed O
him O
, O
recognized O
him O
, O
made O
a O
call O
to O
the O
fugitive O
unit O
. O

We O
went O
out O
this O
evening O
about O
8:45 O
, O
and O
sure O
enough O
, O
he O
was O
the O
person O
we O
were O
looking O
for O
all O
day O
. O

And O
what O
-- O

The O
Wizards O
may O
not O
want O
Jordan B-GPE
, O
but O
the O
head O
of O
the O
expansion O
team O
says O
Jordan B-GPE
could O
run O
operations O
there O
, O
if O
he O
wants O
to O
. O

It O
's O
his O
home O
state O
after O
all O
. O

On O
Wednesday O
, O
Washington O
Wizards O
' O
owner O
ended O
the O
three O
- O
year O
association O
with O
Jordan B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
`` O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
, O
'' O
the O
meeting O
degenerated O
into O
name O
- O
calling O
after O
Jordan B-GPE
was O
offered O
$ O
10 O
million O
in O
gratitude O
over O
the O
next O
five O
years O
. O

Jordan B-GPE
reportedly O
responded O
he O
was O
n't O
in O
it O
for O
the O
money O
. O

CNN B-ORG
's O
Josie B-PERSON
Karp I-PERSON
has O
the O
story O
. O

Reporter O
: O

For O
the O
first O
time O
since O
being O
cut O
from O
the O
team O
in O
high O
school O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Jordan I-PERSON
was O
left O
in O
the O
awkward O
position O
of O
being O
unwanted O
by O
the O
game O
he O
has O
come O
to O
define O
. O

After O
playing O
the O
last O
two O
seasons O
with O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Wizards I-ORG
, O
Jordan B-GPE
said O
he O
expected O
to O
return O
to O
the O
front O
office O
. O

Instead O
, O
during O
a O
meeting O
that O
lasted O
only O
minutes O
, O
team O
owner O
told O
Jordan B-GPE
his O
services O
were O
no O
longer O
necessary O
. O

Jordan B-GPE
issued O
a O
statement O
expressing O
his O
shock O
over O
-- O

Night O
opens O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
John I-PRODUCT
C. I-PRODUCT
Stennis I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

On O
this O
deployment O
they O
primarily O
fly O
after O
dark O
so O
the O
ship O
's O
schedule O
is O
upside O
down O
, O
the O
crew O
sleeps O
by O
day O
and O
works O
all O
night O
. O

This O
is O
day O
two O
of O
war O
time O
operations O
for O
the O
`` O
Stennis B-PRODUCT
'' O
and O
`` O
Operation B-EVENT
Iraqi I-EVENT
Freedom I-EVENT
. O
'' O

For O
the O
next O
12 O
hours O
into O
the O
morning O
, O
planes O
from O
the O
carrier O
will O
fly O
missions O
over O
Afghanistan B-GPE
. O

There O
is O
only O
a O
faint O
orange O
light O
on O
deck O
, O
punctuated O
by O
this O
. O

To O
adjust O
their O
eyes O
for O
night O
vision O
, O
crew O
members O
make O
their O
way O
through O
passageways O
glowing O
in O
dim O
red O
light O
. O

On O
the O
flight O
deck O
, O
a O
walkover O
check O
for O
debris O
is O
lit O
only O
by O
flashlight O
. O

The O
dangers O
of O
the O
flight O
deck O
being O
blown O
overboard O
by O
jets O
, O
sliced O
by O
propellers O
or O
other O
hazards O
that O
are O
hard O
enough O
to O
avoid O
in O
daylight O
are O
all O
the O
more O
intense O
at O
night O
. O

The O
intricate O
coordination O
of O
launch O
and O
recovery O
plays O
out O
as O
a O
dance O
in O
the O
darkness O
. O

The O
complexity O
of O
it O
all O
has O
been O
described O
as O
a O
ballet O
and O
if O
it O
is O
a O
ballet O
, O
the O
choreographer O
of O
the O
flight O
deck O
is O
this O
man O
here O
. O

He O
is O
the O
handler O
. O

All O
lumber O
, O
no O
filler O
. O

That O
's O
the O
verdict O
after O
baseball O
officials O
x-rayed O
Sammy B-PERSON
Sosa I-PERSON
's O
entire O
inventory O
of O
bats O
and O
found O
no O
evidence O
of O
cork O
or O
any O
other O
substance O
. O

That O
seems O
to O
support O
his O
contention O
that O
the O
bat O
got O
him O
ejected O
Tuesday O
night O
was O
a O
fluke O
. O

Still O
a O
decision O
on O
what O
, O
if O
any O
punishment O
he O
will O
face O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
that O
incident O
Tuesday O
night O
. O

Gary B-PERSON
Tuchman I-PERSON
standing O
by O
in O
Chicago B-GPE
, O
with O
the O
latest O
on O
the O
Sosa B-PERSON
saga O
outside O
of O
Wrigley B-FAC
Field I-FAC
. O

Reporter O
: O

Leon B-PERSON
, O
hello O
to O
you O
. O

Three O
hours O
from O
now O
the B-ORG
Chicago I-ORG
Cubs I-ORG
take O
the O
field O
against O
the B-ORG
Tampa I-ORG
Bay I-ORG
Devil I-ORG
Rays I-ORG
here O
at O
Wrigley O
Field O
and O
Sammy B-PERSON
Sosa I-PERSON
will O
be O
out O
there O
with O
them O
but O
how O
long O
will O
he O
? O

We O
could O
find O
out O
today O
. O

His O
punishment O
, O
suspension O
for O
using O
a O
corked O
bat O
which O
is O
illegal O
during O
a O
game O
. O

Since O
the O
incident O
33,000 O
fans O
in O
the O
stands O
for O
a O
night O
game O
he O
received O
a O
standing O
ovation O
from O
almost O
all O
of O
them O
. O

I O
heard O
a O
few O
boos O
but O
almost O
everyone O
standing O
. O

Not O
everyone O
believing O
this O
man O
's O
story O
, O
which O
is O
it O
was O
a O
mistake O
but O
he O
's O
a O
hero O
here O
. O

These O
people O
want O
to O
believe O
his O
story O
. O

It O
happened O
Tuesday O
night O
. O

In O
the O
first O
inning O
he O
hit O
a O
ground O
ball O
, O
scored O
a O
run O
. O

When O
he O
hit O
the O
ball O
, O
the O
bat O
broke O
. O

The O
umpires O
found O
cork O
in O
the O
bat O
. O

It O
's O
illegal O
because O
when O
you O
put O
it O
in O
the O
bat O
it O
makes O
the O
bat O
lighter O
. O

They O
hollow O
out O
the O
bat O
and O
stick O
the O
cork O
in O
there O
to O
mask O
the O
hollow O
sound O
. O

Then O
you O
can O
swing O
it O
lighter O
and O
you O
can O
swing O
it O
faster O
. O

They O
took O
76 O
of O
his O
bats O
for O
analysis O
. O

They O
x-rayed O
the O
bats O
. O

The O
x-rays O
all O
came O
back O
negative O
. O

But O
did O
Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
Baseball I-ORG
have O
all O
of O
Sammy B-PERSON
Sosa I-PERSON
's O
bats O
? O

We O
are O
, O
as O
I O
said O
, O
confident O
, O
based O
on O
not O
only O
the O
presence O
of O
security O
in O
the O
club O
house O
but O
also O
the O
level O
of O
cooperation O
, O
the O
record O
keeping O
that O
we O
reviewed O
and O
so O
forth O
, O
that O
we O
have O
all O
of O
the O
bats O
. O

So O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
anyone O
to O
misconstrue O
what O
I O
said O
. O

It O
is O
conceivable O
because O
we O
did O
n't O
have O
physical O
presence O
in O
the O
club O
house O
that O
we O
do O
not O
have O
them O
all O
but O
we O
are O
very O
confident O
that O
we O
do O
. O

I O
'm O
man O
enough O
to O
take O
everything O
that O
I O
've O
done O
for O
, O
and O
I O
still O
walk O
yesterday O
like O
a O
man O
and O
take O
the O
blame O
, O
but O
the O
media O
today O
, O
they O
got O
it O
like O
I O
'm O
a O
criminal O
and O
that O
's O
something O
that O
really O
bothered O
me O
and O
hurt O
me O
as O
a O
man O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Now O
, O
why O
did O
Sammy B-PERSON
Sosa I-PERSON
have O
this O
corked O
bat O
? O

Well O
, O
he O
says O
he O
has O
it O
because O
he O
uses O
it O
for O
batting O
practice O
to O
put O
on O
a O
show O
for O
the O
fans O
. O

They O
asked O
him O
how O
many O
times O
he O
's O
used O
it O
during O
batting O
practice O
and O
he O
says O
three O
or O
four O
times O
. O

That O
raises O
the O
question O
Does O
Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
Baseball I-ORG
have O
a O
rule O
about O
using O
corked O
bats O
during O
batting O
practice O
. O

We O
asked O
-- O

A O
defense O
attorney O
calls O
it O
his O
worst O
nightmare O
. O

A O
convicted O
murderer O
is O
released O
from O
prison O
before O
serving O
his O
full O
sentence O
and O
then O
a O
nightmare O
becomes O
reality O
. O

It O
happened O
last O
week O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Sears I-PERSON
was O
determined O
to O
prove O
he O
was O
no O
longer O
a O
threat O
. O

His O
psychiatrist O
backed O
him O
up O
. O

Sears B-ORG
was O
serving O
a O
30 O
- O
year O
sentence O
for O
the O
self O
- O
confessed O
1992 O
killing O
of O
his O
wife O
in O
Clinton B-GPE
, O
Maryland B-GPE
, O
but O
after O
a O
relentless O
campaign O
that O
included O
a O
letter O
from O
his O
psychiatrist O
saying O
Sears B-ORG
was O
unlikely O
to O
commit O
such O
violence O
again O
, O
the O
judge O
in O
this O
case O
, O
got O
him O
released O
. O

He O
served O
less O
than O
nine O
years O
. O

Maryland B-GPE
is O
the O
only O
state O
that O
allows O
unchecked O
judicial O
reconsideration O
, O
allowing O
judges O
to O
reduce O
prison O
terms O
at O
any O
time O
after O
sentencing O
. O

Those O
favoring O
the O
rule O
say O
it O
gives O
convicts O
incentive O
to O
behave O
in O
prison O
and O
enables O
judges O
to O
release O
prisoners O
if O
new O
evidence O
comes O
to O
light O
. O

At O
some O
point O
after O
his O
release O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Sears I-PERSON
befriended O
a O
woman O
named O
Darlene B-PERSON
Williamson I-PERSON
. O

Last O
week O
Williamson B-PERSON
, O
a O
mother O
of O
four O
, O
was O
found O
stabbed O
to O
death O
at O
a O
condominium O
in O
Greenbelt B-GPE
, O
Maryland B-GPE
. O

The O
official O
resident O
of O
that O
condo O
, O
the O
man O
now O
charged O
with O
her O
murder O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Sears I-PERSON
. O

Today O
the O
judge O
in O
the O
case O
retired O
Prince O
Georges O
County O
Circuit O
Court O
Judge O
issued O
a O
statement O
to O
the O
news O
media O
. O

He O
called O
the O
case O
and O
I O
'm O
quoting O
now O
, O
a O
judge O
's O
worst O
nightmare O
, O
but O
he O
noted O
that O
Maryland B-GPE
parole O
boards O
and O
the O
facility O
where O
Michael B-PERSON
Sears I-PERSON
was O
held O
, O
the O
institution O
made O
what O
the O
judge O
called O
the O
final O
decision O
on O
whether O
to O
release O
Sears B-ORG
. O

The O
psychiatrist O
, O
by O
the O
way O
, O
who O
wrote O
a O
letter O
on O
Michael B-PERSON
Sears I-PERSON
' O
behalf O
, O
Neil B-PERSON
Blumberg I-PERSON
had O
a O
two O
- O
word O
response O
in O
an O
article O
in O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
, O
My O
goodness O
. O

He O
was O
pretty O
surprised O
. O

Sears B-ORG
' O
defense O
attorney O
who O
persuaded O
the O
judge O
to O
reduce O
the O
sentence O
, O
told O
the O
Post O
and O
I O
'm O
quoting O
, O
I O
'm O
very O
saddened O
. O

It O
makes O
me O
sick O
as O
a O
defense O
attorney O
. O

As O
a O
defense O
attorney O
it O
's O
your O
worst O
nightmare O
. O

Let O
's O
get O
perspective O
on O
this O
shocking O
case O
. O

Glen B-PERSON
I'vey I-PERSON
is O
the O
Prince O
Georges O
County O
, O
Maryland B-GPE
, O
state O
attorney O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
get O
more O
shocking O
than O
this O
. O

How O
could O
this O
happen O
? O

If O
you O
watch O
`` O
Newsnight B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
regularly O
and O
you O
do O
, O
do O
n't O
you O
? O
you O
know O
that O
we O
are O
fans O
of O
still O
photographers O
and O
trying O
to O
bring O
their O
work O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
tonight O
again O
, O
we O
do O
. O

Eric B-PERSON
Seals I-PERSON
of O
Knight B-ORG
- I-ORG
Ridder I-ORG
Trainchl I-ORG
shooting O
for O
the B-ORG
Detroit I-ORG
Free I-ORG
Press I-ORG
. O

He O
was O
to O
his O
chagrin O
, O
could O
be O
the O
most O
toughest O
and O
important O
battle O
of O
them O
all O
, O
winning O
the O
peace O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Before O
the O
war O
, O
I O
was O
in O
Jordan B-GPE
. O

We O
were O
waiting O
for O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
refugees O
to O
show O
off O
. O

Everyone O
thought O
would O
stream O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
from O
Baghdad B-GPE
into O
the O
Jordan B-GPE
, O
like O
did O
in O
1991 O
, O
but O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
did O
n't O
show O
up O
. O

On O
April O
9th O
, O
about O
130 O
journalists O
from O
around O
the O
world O
including O
myself O
and O
a O
couple O
of O
reporters O
, O
we O
were O
going O
to O
try O
to O
cross O
the O
border O
because O
we O
were O
all O
desperate O
to O
get O
into O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Two O
days O
after O
the O
Saddam B-PERSON
statue O
fell O
and O
we O
all O
knew O
it O
was O
over O
. O

My O
name O
is O
Eric B-PERSON
Salees I-PERSON
. O

I O
am O
a O
photographer O
at O
Detroit B-ORG
Free I-ORG
Press I-ORG
and O
currently O
working O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
and O
been O
here O
about O
a O
week O
and O
a O
half O
. O

156 O
Iraqi B-NORP
police O
officers O
were O
supposed O
to O
show O
up O
to O
this O
college O
to O
report O
for O
work O
, O
but O
instead O
, O
2,000 O
showed O
up O
because O
they O
heard O
about O
it O
on O
the O
radio O
, O
so O
the O
whole O
college O
was O
swarmed O
with O
police O
officers O
wanting O
their O
jobs O
back O
, O
and O
this O
gentleman O
was O
kind O
of O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
whole O
operation O
and O
one O
man O
has O
his O
arms O
up O
yelling O
at O
him O
. O

Was O
basically O
an O
angry O
officer O
demanding O
his O
job O
. O

We O
came O
across O
a O
checkpoint O
and O
there O
were O
about O
maybe O
five O
, O
six O
Iraqi B-NORP
locals O
with O
AK O
machine O
guns O
and O
checking O
cars O
. O

Those O
kind O
of O
neat O
that O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
are O
taking O
pride O
in O
the O
fall O
of O
the O
regime O
and O
wanting O
to O
restore O
order O
themselves O
. O

We O
had O
heard O
rumors O
of O
an O
underground O
prison O
, O
and O
rumor O
had O
it O
there O
was O
a O
bunch O
of O
Kuwaitis B-NORP
and O
one O
American O
held O
in O
this O
underground O
prison O
that O
people O
forgot O
about O
, O
so O
we O
went O
into O
this O
bunker O
hoping O
to O
find O
a O
prison O
and O
run O
into O
these O
prisoners O
and O
instead O
we O
ran O
into O
a O
room O
full O
of O
weapons O
from O
bullets O
to O
hand O
grenade O
, O
land O
mines O
, O
rocket O
- O
propelled O
grenades O
. O

Besides O
weapons O
, O
there O
was O
paperwork O
all O
over O
the O
-- O

We O
begin O
tonight O
talking O
about O
the O
way O
the O
justice O
system O
deals O
with O
those O
accused O
or O
suspected O
of O
terrorism O
, O
and O
we O
'll O
talk O
more O
about O
that O
in O
just O
a O
moment O
. O

First O
, O
though O
with O
what O
some O
believe O
is O
a O
case O
in O
point O
from O
Tampa B-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
, O
Samuel B-PERSON
Arianna I-PERSON
a O
former O
college O
professor O
in O
Florida B-GPE
who O
was O
arrested O
in O
February O
and O
charged O
of O
being O
a O
North B-LOC
America I-LOC
head O
of O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
group O
Islamic B-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
. O

He O
was O
told O
today O
he O
will O
have O
his O
day O
in O
court O
. O

Only O
his O
day O
in O
court O
wo O
n't O
come O
until O
January O
2005 O
. O

Lawyers O
for O
the O
three O
men O
arrested O
with O
him O
say O
they O
need O
that O
much O
time O
to O
go O
over O
the O
government O
's O
evidence O
and O
prepare O
their O
case O
. O

Two O
of O
the O
indicted O
men O
are O
out O
on O
bond O
, O
but O
Samiel B-PERSON
Aryan I-PERSON
and O
other O
defendant O
are O
held O
without O
bond O
which O
is O
to O
say O
they O
will O
stay O
in O
jail O
until O
the O
trial O
starts O
in O
roughly O
18 O
months O
. O

This O
conflict O
over O
individual O
liberty O
and O
national O
security O
is O
hardly O
new O
. O

President O
Lincoln O
dealt O
with O
it O
during O
the O
civil O
war O
, O
F.D.R. O
did O
in O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
and O
it O
is O
often O
true O
that O
decisions O
made O
in O
the O
heat O
of O
a O
moment O
, O
a O
war O
or O
after O
an O
attack O
look O
pretty O
good O
at O
the O
time O
, O
not O
so O
good O
as O
time O
passes O
. O

Whether O
that O
is O
true O
now O
, O
we O
can O
not O
say O
. O

Others O
, O
however O
, O
have O
thoughts O
and O
Mr. O
Barr O
is O
among O
them O
, O
a O
Republican B-NORP
from O
the O
state O
of O
Georgia B-GPE
, O
former O
prosecutor O
and O
about O
the O
last O
person O
on O
the O
planet O
that O
you O
would O
ever O
call O
a O
blying O
liberal O
. O

He O
joins O
us O
tonight O
. O

We O
are O
always O
glad O
to O
see O
him O
. O

Congressman O
, O
good O
evening O
. O

We O
are O
now O
hitting O
33 O
after O
the O
hour O
this O
morning O
. O

Embattled O
ImClone B-ORG
founder O
Sam B-PERSON
Waksal I-PERSON
sentenced O
to O
more O
than O
seven O
years O
in O
prison O
for O
insider O
trading O
. O

The O
scandal O
drew O
national O
headlines O
when O
it O
ensnared O
domestic O
diva O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
. O

Waksal B-PERSON
admitted O
advising O
his O
daughter O
to O
dump O
her O
stock O
. O

Stewart B-PERSON
is O
being O
accused O
of O
unloading O
her O
stock O
after O
also O
learning O
some O
inside O
information O
. O

Waksal B-PERSON
is O
the O
first O
chief O
executive O
to O
be O
sentenced O
in O
a O
wave O
of O
corporate O
scandals O
and O
that O
started O
with O
the O
big O
Enron B-ORG
bankruptcy O
into O
2001 O
. O

Top O
executives O
at O
the O
company O
accused O
of O
cooking O
the O
books O
to O
hide O
billions O
of O
dollars O
in O
debt O
. O

Former O
Enron O
Vice O
President O
Sherron O
Watkins O
who O
wrote O
that O
now O
- O
famous O
memo O
questioning O
the O
accounting O
practice O
and O
joining O
us O
now O
from O
Houston B-GPE
. O

We O
want O
to O
talk O
to O
her O
about O
the O
fate O
of O
her O
former O
company O
as O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
continues O
to O
build O
its O
case O
against O
key O
Enron B-ORG
executives O
and O
insight O
on O
maybe O
some O
other O
headlines O
we O
are O
seeing O
this O
morning O
. O

Up O
first O
, O
on O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
CNN I-WORK_OF_ART
Live I-WORK_OF_ART
Today I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
sentencing O
this O
hour O
in O
the O
case O
of O
Sam B-PERSON
Waksal I-PERSON
, O
the O
man O
at O
the O
center O
of O
the O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
scandal O
. O

He O
could O
become O
the O
highest O
ranking O
executive O
to O
go O
to O
prison O
in O
the O
recent O
series O
of O
corporate O
scandals O
. O

CNN B-WORK_OF_ART
Financial I-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
correspondent O
Chris B-PERSON
Huntington I-PERSON
is O
outside O
the O
federal O
courthouse O
where O
sentencing O
is O
under O
way O
. O

Chris B-PERSON
? O

It O
is O
11:00 O
a.m. O
on O
the B-LOC
East I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
. O

From O
the B-FAC
CNN I-FAC
Center I-FAC
in O
Atlanta B-GPE
, O
I O
'm O
Fred B-PERSON
Fred I-PERSON
. O

A O
first O
here O
on O
`` O
CNN B-WORK_OF_ART
Live I-WORK_OF_ART
Today I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
a O
spiraling O
cycle O
of O
violence O
threatening O
the O
latest O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
efforts O
. O

This O
morning O
Hamas B-ORG
vows O
revenge O
for O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
missile O
attack O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
hospital O
gun O
ships O
fired O
on O
a O
jeep O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

The O
strike O
targeted O
a O
Hamas B-ORG
leader O
, O
and O
two O
other O
people O
were O
killed O
including O
a O
mother O
and O
bodyguard O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Hanna I-PERSON
is O
tracking O
the O
latest O
developments O
from O
there O
. O

He O
joins O
us O
live O
with O
the O
details O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
? O

In O
today O
's O
Daily B-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
a O
60 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
woman O
acknowledges O
she O
was O
the O
19 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
intern O
who O
slept O
with O
JFK B-PERSON
. O

She O
told O
the O
papers O
, O
`` O
I O
am O
the O
Mimi B-PERSON
. O
'' O

I O
want O
to O
take O
this O
opportunity O
to O
stand O
behind O
the O
Mimi B-PERSON
and O
proclaim O
my O
solidarity O
. O

I O
know O
where O
you O
've O
been O
because O
I O
too O
have O
been O
there O
myself O
. O

That O
's O
right O
, O
I O
too O
slept O
with O
JFK B-PERSON
. O

I O
am O
the O
Anderson B-PERSON
. O

I O
was O
born O
four O
years O
too O
late O
to O
have O
slept O
with O
JFK B-PERSON
? O

Technically O
correct O
but O
why O
quibble O
over O
details O
? O

Is O
n't O
it O
possible O
deep O
down O
, O
that O
you O
also O
slept O
with O
JFK B-PERSON
? O

Who O
, O
me O
? O

No O
, O
I O
could O
n't O
have O
, O
you O
protest O
. O

Believe O
whatever O
you O
have O
to O
. O

I O
am O
not O
willing O
to O
live O
that O
lie O
any O
longer O
. O

The O
truth O
about O
our O
Camelot B-LOC
obsessed O
society O
is O
each O
of O
us O
in O
our O
own O
way O
has O
slept O
with O
the O
JFK B-PERSON
. O

Only O
once O
we O
admit O
this O
to O
ourselves O
individually O
and O
as O
a O
nation O
can O
the O
true O
healing O
begin O
. O

A O
thought O
to O
end O
on O
tonight O
. O

Thanks O
for O
being O
with O
us O
tonight O
. O

Stay O
with O
CNN B-ORG
. O

`` O
Larry B-WORK_OF_ART
King I-WORK_OF_ART
Live I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
is O
next O
. O

The O
fire O
led O
to O
a O
massive O
lawsuit O
filed O
today O
by O
four O
survivors O
and O
the O
families O
of O
four O
victims O
. O

They O
're O
suing O
27 O
defendants O
including O
the O
club O
, O
the O
band O
, O
companies O
with O
ties O
to O
the O
club O
, O
the O
town O
as O
well O
as O
the O
state O
. O

All O
told O
, O
they O
are O
seeking O
$ O
100 O
million O
. O

That O
's O
only O
that O
one O
group O
of O
people O
. O

It O
's O
a O
federal O
suit O
because O
the O
plaintiffs O
are O
from O
out O
of O
state O
but O
Rhode B-GPE
Island I-GPE
residents O
are O
pursuing O
suits O
of O
them O
. O

One O
by O
the O
name O
of O
Mr. O
Castle O
. O

He O
lost O
25 O
friends O
in O
that O
blaze O
. O

He O
joins O
us O
tonight O
from O
Providence B-GPE
, O
Rhode B-GPE
Island I-GPE
, O
along O
with O
his O
lawyer O
Ronald B-PERSON
Resmini I-PERSON
, O
and O
they O
're O
getting O
set O
up O
. O

Walter B-PERSON
Castle I-PERSON
, O
as O
we O
said O
, O
was O
in O
the O
building O
, O
was O
not O
injured O
physically O
on O
the O
outside O
, O
but O
had O
internal O
damages O
, O
he O
says O
, O
and O
that O
is O
one O
of O
things O
we O
're O
going O
to O
talk O
with O
him O
about O
. O

You O
are O
looking O
at O
some O
of O
the O
images O
. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
take O
a O
quick O
break O
while O
we O
get O
them O
miked O
up O
, O
and O
we O
'll O
do O
the O
interview O
right O
after O
. O

Yeah O
, O
sprinkles O
would O
be O
great O
! O

Announcer O
: O

Lost O
your O
wallet O
? O

We O
'll O
help O
you O
replace O
any O
major O
credit O
card O
, O
24 O
/ O
7 O
... O
when O
you O
carry O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
traveller O
's O
cheques O
. O

Available O
at O
a O
bank O
near O
you O
. O

No O
longer O
available O
at O
most O
AAA B-ORG
offices O
. O

Sprinkles O
. O

The O
Brits O
and O
Poles B-NORP
are O
there O
. O

NGOs O
and O
international O
relief O
organizations O
are O
now O
helping O
us O
. O

That O
's O
a O
good O
thing O
. O

And O
the O
U.N. O
has O
sent O
a O
special O
representative O
, O
an O
experienced O
ambassador O
pursuant O
to O
the O
14 O
-- O

You O
're O
looking O
at O
Mars B-LOC
. O

This O
shows O
some O
of O
the O
layers O
effects O
scientists O
find O
so O
interesting O
, O
captured O
by O
the B-PRODUCT
Mars I-PRODUCT
Global I-PRODUCT
Surveyer I-PRODUCT
, O
which O
has O
been O
in O
orbit O
since O
March O
of O
1999 O
, O
one O
of O
the O
more O
successful O
missions O
NASA B-ORG
has O
ever O
staged O
to O
the B-LOC
Red I-LOC
Planet I-LOC
. O

Only O
one O
out O
of O
three O
missions O
succeed O
. O

NASA B-ORG
hopes O
they O
'll O
do O
well O
today O
with O
the O
launch O
of O
the O
first O
of O
a O
pair O
of O
identical O
rovers O
headed O
to O
the B-LOC
Red I-LOC
Planet I-LOC
. O

They O
'll O
arrive O
in O
January O
. O

About O
the O
size O
of O
a O
golf O
cart O
. O

They O
'll O
do O
some O
poking O
around O
for O
signs O
of O
water O
, O
past O
or O
present O
. O

Every O
26 O
months O
, O
Mars B-LOC
and O
Earth B-LOC
fly O
in O
close O
orbital O
formation O
. O

It O
's O
only O
then O
a O
mission O
to O
the B-LOC
Red I-LOC
Planet I-LOC
is O
possible O
. O

This O
time O
, O
Mars B-LOC
is O
closer O
than O
ever O
. O

This O
happens O
to O
be O
a O
particularly O
good O
opportunity O
, O
where O
we O
're O
close O
enough O
and O
the O
geometry O
works O
out O
that O
we O
have O
an O
excellent O
data O
return O
, O
so O
that O
means O
we O
can O
bring O
more O
pictures O
, O
more O
information O
about O
Mars B-LOC
back O
to O
the O
people O
of O
the O
Earth O
, O
in O
this O
particular O
landing O
opportunity O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
twin O
missions O
to O
hunt O
for O
signs O
of O
life O
are O
set O
for O
a O
journey O
of O
a O
quarter O
billion O
miles O
, O
carrying O
identical O
Red B-PRODUCT
Planet I-PRODUCT
Rovers I-PRODUCT
. O

They O
're O
the O
size O
of O
golf O
carts O
. O

They O
will O
enter O
the O
atmosphere O
on O
opposite O
sides O
of O
the O
planet O
in O
January O
and O
then O
deploy O
parachutes O
and O
air O
bags O
to O
cushion O
their O
arrival O
on O
the O
rust O
- O
colored O
surface O
. O

In O
1999 O
, O
the B-PRODUCT
Mars I-PRODUCT
Polar I-PRODUCT
Lander I-PRODUCT
was O
supposed O
to O
arrive O
alive O
by O
using O
-- O

Senators O
and O
a O
good O
teacher O
believes O
in O
the O
possibilities O
of O
every O
boy O
and O
girl O
. O

The O
good O
teacher O
sees O
what O
is O
possible O
. O

A O
good O
teacher O
believes O
in O
the O
responsibility O
of O
every O
school O
to O
bring O
out O
the O
best O
in O
every O
student O
, O
and O
2001 O
, O
we O
passed O
what O
's O
called O
the O
No O
Child O
Left O
Behind O
legislation O
. O

I O
love O
that O
phrase O
, O
because O
it O
's O
a O
commitment O
of O
our O
nation O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
not O
only O
does O
every O
child O
excel O
, O
but O
no O
child O
gets O
left O
behind O
. O

Members O
of O
both O
parties O
, O
both O
Republicans O
and O
Democrats O
came O
together O
to O
pass O
this O
law O
. O

Inherent O
in O
the O
law O
is O
the O
vision O
of O
high O
standards O
, O
and O
money O
to O
meet O
the O
standards O
. O

An O
historic O
reforms O
. O

All O
of O
which O
put O
the O
education O
decisions O
of O
America B-GPE
in O
the O
hands O
of O
teachers O
and O
principals O
and O
local O
officials O
. O

But O
we O
also O
said O
that O
as O
we O
seek O
excellence O
for O
every O
child O
, O
we O
must O
design O
accountability O
systems O
at O
the O
state O
level O
to O
determine O
whether O
or O
not O
each O
child O
is O
learning O
. O

In O
order O
to O
make O
sure O
no O
child O
gets O
left O
behind O
, O
we O
must O
understand O
whether O
or O
not O
each O
child O
is O
learning O
to O
read O
and O
write O
and O
add O
and O
subtract O
. O

If O
there O
are O
, O
there O
will O
be O
plenty O
of O
praise O
. O

If O
not O
, O
we O
will O
work O
to O
design O
programs O
to O
make O
sure O
no O
child O
gets O
left O
behind O
. O

That O
's O
the O
crux O
of O
the O
law O
. O

Every O
state O
met O
the O
law O
's O
January O
31st O
deadline O
for O
submitting O
their O
accountability O
plans O
for O
approval O
. O

I O
'm O
pleased O
to O
announce O
that O
Secretary O
Page O
has O
approved O
plans O
from O
Arkansas B-GPE
, O
Missouri B-GPE
and O
Washington B-GPE
State I-GPE
, O
which O
bring O
the O
total O
number O
of O
approved O
plans O
to O
16 O
covering O
16 O
million O
children O
in O
public O
schools O
across O
America B-GPE
. O

Secretary O
Page O
and O
his O
department O
will O
continue O
working O
with O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
states O
to O
get O
the O
plans O
approved O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
. O

People O
are O
responding O
to O
the O
challenge O
at O
the O
local O
level O
. O

People O
are O
beginning O
to O
develop O
the O
accountability O
systems O
to O
show O
your O
states O
and O
your O
communities O
that O
you O
're O
doing O
your O
job O
, O
leaving O
no O
doubt O
in O
the O
minds O
of O
the O
parents O
and O
taxpayers O
and O
citizens O
, O
some O
of O
whom O
praise O
public O
schools O
, O
some O
are O
critical O
of O
public O
schools O
, O
that O
you O
're O
performing O
. O

They O
will O
understand O
why O
you O
're O
here O
being O
honored O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
as O
one O
of O
the O
top O
54 O
teachers O
around O
our O
country O
. O

Education O
reform O
depends O
on O
good O
laws O
and O
good O
plans O
but O
you O
and O
I O
know O
it O
ultimately O
depends O
on O
good O
teachers O
. O

Last O
June B-GPE
states O
submitted O
to O
the O
department O
of O
education O
strategies O
for O
ensuring O
that O
all O
teachers O
are O
highly O
qualified O
. O

By O
this O
September O
, O
states O
will O
assess O
the O
programs O
they O
expect O
to O
make O
by O
2005 O
and O
2006 O
school O
year O
. O

The O
department O
is O
working O
with O
states O
to O
help O
teachers O
meet O
new O
definitions O
of O
teacher O
quality O
, O
so O
that O
every O
classroom O
will O
have O
a O
well O
- O
trained O
highly O
effective O
teacher O
like O
you O
all O
. O

Our O
2003 O
National O
Teacher O
of O
the O
Year O
is O
an O
example O
of O
the O
highest O
professional O
standards O
, O
and O
the O
finest O
personal O
qualities O
. O

Betsy B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
teaches O
first O
and O
second O
grade O
students O
and O
leads O
Alabama B-GPE
. O

She O
is O
an O
accomplished O
teacher O
with O
22 O
years O
in O
the O
profession O
. O

She O
could O
have O
her O
pick O
of O
any O
school O
, O
yet O
she O
chooses O
to O
teach O
in O
the O
school O
in O
an O
underprivileged O
rural O
area O
because O
she O
believes O
that O
devoted O
teachers O
and O
principals O
can O
make O
a O
difference O
in O
the O
lives O
of O
students O
from O
every O
background O
. O

Teaching O
is O
a O
tradition O
in O
Betsy B-PERSON
's O
family O
. O

Her O
grandmother O
was O
a O
teacher O
. O

Her O
mother O
taught O
Sunday O
School O
for O
50 O
years O
. O

In O
her O
own O
career O
Betsy B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
is O
known O
for O
a O
commitment O
to O
students O
that O
goes O
beyond O
school O
hours O
. O

She O
gives O
before O
- O
school O
tutoring O
to O
students O
who O
need O
extra O
help O
learning O
to O
read O
, O
and O
volunteers O
on O
school O
committees O
after O
hours O
. O

She O
attends O
sporting O
events O
and O
birthday O
parties O
for O
her O
students O
. O

She O
helps O
the O
familiar O
list O
of O
disadvantaged O
students O
through O
local O
church O
and O
community O
groups O
. O

Betsy B-PERSON
also O
encourages O
her O
students O
to O
help O
each O
other O
. O

No O
matter O
what O
your O
circumstances O
in O
life O
, O
you O
can O
always O
give O
. O

Teachers O
like O
Betsy B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
put O
children O
on O
the O
road O
to O
becoming O
good O
citizens O
, O
as O
importantly O
, O
successful O
adults O
. O

They O
show O
students O
that O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
caring O
people O
ready O
to O
help O
along O
the O
way O
. O

I O
thank O
every O
one O
of O
our O
teachers O
of O
the O
year O
for O
your O
determination O
and O
your O
love O
. O

Each O
of O
you O
is O
an O
example O
of O
excellence O
in O
the O
classroom O
. O

Each O
of O
you O
is O
a O
model O
for O
a O
young O
teacher O
to O
follow O
, O
and O
your O
students O
are O
fortunate O
to O
have O
talented O
and O
good O
- O
hearted O
people O
in O
their O
lives O
, O
and O
our O
nation O
is O
fortunate O
to O
have O
you O
in O
the O
classroom O
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
your O
work O
. O

May O
God O
bless O
what O
you O
do O
. O

And O
now O
I O
'm O
pleased O
to O
introduce O
the O
National O
Teacher O
of O
the O
Year O
Betsy O
Rogers O
. O

Applause O

President O
Bush O
says O
Alan B-PERSON
Greenspan I-PERSON
should O
serve O
another O
term O
as O
Federal B-ORG
Reserve I-ORG
chairman O
. O

There O
was O
speculation O
about O
that O
issue O
after O
a O
rift O
erupted O
over O
Greenspan B-PERSON
's O
questioning O
the O
need O
for O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
$ O
726 O
million O
tax O
cut O
plan O
. O

The O
endorsement O
came O
as O
Greenspan B-PERSON
was O
scheduled O
for O
surgery O
to O
treat O
an O
enlarged O
prostate O
. O

He O
is O
scheduled O
to O
return O
to O
work O
later O
this O
week O
. O

I O
'm O
Anderson B-PERSON
Cooper I-PERSON
. O

Those O
are O
the O
headlines O
making O
news O
this O
hour O
. O

Now O
back O
to O
`` O
Wolf B-WORK_OF_ART
Blitzer I-WORK_OF_ART
Reports I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

For O
the O
first O
time O
in O
decade O
, O
Shia B-NORP
Muslims I-NORP
are O
freely O
making O
a O
pilgrimage O
to O
the O
holy O
city O
of O
Karbala B-GPE
. O

They O
are O
using O
the O
new O
freedom O
to O
express O
disdain O
for O
the O
country O
that O
wanted O
it O
for O
them O
. O

Our O
senior O
international O
correspondent O
Nic B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON
is O
joining O
us O
live O
from O
Karbala B-GPE
. O

Nic B-PERSON
, O
how O
much O
anger O
is O
there O
towards O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
in O
these O
pilgrimage O
demonstrations O
? O

The O
majority O
most O
people O
here O
are O
very O
happy O
. O

They O
're O
very O
peaceful O
here O
. O

They O
say O
they O
're O
very O
grateful O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
but O
some O
of O
them O
do O
express O
with O
quite O
extreme O
anger O
because O
they O
believe O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
wants O
to O
stay O
here O
, O
wants O
to O
exploit O
Iraq B-GPE
in O
their O
view O
. O

They O
express O
quite O
extreme O
anger O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
the O
coalition O
forces O
should O
leave O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
vast O
majority O
of O
people O
, O
however O
, O
do O
not O
talk O
a O
lot O
about O
that O
. O

If O
you O
ask O
them O
questions O
about O
it O
, O
yes O
, O
they O
will O
tell O
you O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
has O
done O
a O
very O
good O
job O
, O
but O
it O
's O
time O
to O
leave O
and O
what O
we O
are O
hearing O
now O
that O
a O
returning O
exiled O
group O
called O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Council I-ORG
for O
Islamic O
Revolution O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
sending O
a O
delegation O
here O
from O
Iran B-GPE
where O
they O
've O
been O
in O
exile O
for O
several O
decades O
, O
sending O
a O
delegation O
here O
tomorrow O
. O

That O
delegation O
will O
bring O
a O
message O
of O
sheer O
unity O
. O

It O
will O
bring O
a O
message O
of O
rebuilding O
Iraq B-GPE
along O
Islamic O
lines O
. O

It O
will O
bring O
a O
message O
of O
inter29ing O
and O
a O
rejection O
of O
international O
involvement O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Wolf O
? O

Arthritis O
. O

We O
liberated O
the O
people O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
from O
a O
brutal O
dictatorship O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

We O
brought O
greater O
security O
to O
people O
of O
all O
nations O
. O

I O
want O
to O
thank O
the O
President O
for O
Spain B-GPE
's O
diplomatic O
support O
before O
the O
conflict O
, O
-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O
and O
for O
the O
use O
of O
Spanish B-NORP
air O
space O
and O
bases O
as O
the O
war O
grew O
closer O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

I O
also O
offer O
my O
condolences O
to O
the O
family O
and O
friends O
of O
the O
two O
members O
of O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
media O
who O
lost O
their O
lives O
while O
covering O
the O
hostilities O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

Both O
Spain B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
are O
committed O
to O
a O
stable O
, O
democratic O
and O
peaceful O
future O
for O
the O
people O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

Spain B-GPE
has O
shown O
that O
commitment O
by O
sending O
engineering O
and O
medical O
units O
to O
help O
the O
people O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

And O
I O
thank O
you O
for O
that O
help O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

Today O
, O
I O
have O
moved O
to O
ease O
sanctions O
imposed O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
against O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
old O
government O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

First O
based O
on O
the O
authority O
recently O
given O
to O
me O
by O
Congress B-ORG
I O
'm O
suspending O
the O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
Sanctions O
Act O
, O
which O
restricts O
the O
export O
of O
certain O
commitment O
necessary O
for O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
reconstruction O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

Secondly O
, O
'm O
directing O
the O
Secretary O
to O
relax O
sanctions O
on O
American B-NORP
countries O
and O
citizens O
conducting O
business O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
that O
contributed O
to O
humanitarian O
reconstruction O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

Soon O
, O
at O
the B-ORG
U.N. I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
Great B-GPE
Britain I-GPE
and O
Spain B-GPE
will O
introduce O
a O
new O
resolution O
to O
lift O
the O
sanctions O
imposed O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

The O
regime O
that O
the O
sanctions O
were O
directed O
against O
no O
longer O
rules O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

And O
no O
country O
in O
good O
conscience O
can O
support O
using O
sanctions O
to O
hold O
back O
the O
hopes O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

Across O
the O
globe O
, O
Spain B-GPE
and O
America B-GPE
will O
continue O
as O
strong O
allys O
in O
the O
war O
against O
terror O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

Today O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
took O
steps O
to O
cut O
off O
financing O
for O
the O
organization O
because O
of O
its O
ties O
to O
the O
ETA O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

We O
believe O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Spain B-GPE
like O
everywhere O
have O
a O
right O
to O
live O
free O
from O
terror O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

We O
'll O
also O
work O
for O
a O
better O
world O
beyond O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

We O
're O
committed O
to O
expanding O
trade O
which O
builds O
prosperity O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
Atlantic O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

We O
'll O
work O
together O
to O
address O
global O
poverty O
in O
the O
terrible O
diseases O
such O
as O
HIV O
AIDS O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

Spain B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
will O
stand O
on O
the O
side O
of O
people O
everywhere O
striving O
for O
greater O
freedom O
, O
tolerance O
and O
opportunity O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

We O
're O
determined O
to O
help O
build O
peace O
between O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

Last O
week O
's O
confirmation O
of O
Mazen B-PERSON
permitted O
the O
road O
map O
for O
peace O
, O
developed O
with O
Russia B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

Spain B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
are O
determined O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
this O
moment O
of O
opportunity O
for O
peace O
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O

I O
'm O
grateful O
for O
the O
wise O
council O
and O
friendship O
of O
Jose B-PERSON
Maria I-PERSON
Aznar I-PERSON
. O

-LRB- O
translator O
speaking O
-RRB- O
-LRB- O
speaking O
Spanish B-LANGUAGE
-RRB- O

Let O
's O
look O
now O
at O
a O
potential O
rising O
star O
from O
the O
next O
generation O
in O
the O
sports O
realm O
. O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Basketball I-ORG
Association I-ORG
holds O
its O
draft O
on O
the O
26th O
of O
this O
month O
. O

Ohio B-GPE
high O
school O
player O
, O
high O
school O
, O
we O
said O
, O
LeBron B-PERSON
James I-PERSON
, O
will O
be O
the O
top O
dog O
. O

Most O
likely O
drafted O
by O
the B-ORG
Cleveland I-ORG
Cavaliers I-ORG
get O
the O
first O
pick O
because O
of O
their O
status O
. O

James B-PERSON
already O
scored O
back O
in O
a O
$ O
90 O
million O
Nike B-ORG
deal O
. O

$ O
90 O
million O
. O

But O
when O
basketball O
fans O
were O
asked O
in O
a O
Cnn B-ORG
/ O
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USA I-WORK_OF_ART
Today I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
poll O
just O
how O
good O
James B-PERSON
will O
be O
, O
18 O
% O
say O
he O
'll O
be O
among O
the O
best O
. O

Slim O
margin O
. O

Most O
think O
he O
'll O
be O
very O
good O
. O

Another O
18 O
% O
are O
convinced O
he O
'll O
be O
just O
average O
or O
below O
. O

Skeptical O
fans O
. O

As O
for O
that O
$ O
90 O
million O
shoe O
contract O
with O
Nike B-ORG
, O
it O
may O
be O
a O
good O
deal O
for O
James B-PERSON
. O

No O
doubt O
about O
that O
. O

33 O
% O
of O
basketball O
fans O
see O
it O
as O
a O
bad O
deal O
for O
Nike B-ORG
. O

They O
must O
know O
something O
about O
shoes O
. O

We O
'll O
continue O
to O
watch O
this O
drama O
unfold O
off O
Key B-LOC
Largo I-LOC
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

Let O
's O
move O
on O
to O
another O
important O
story O
. O

It O
's O
happened O
, O
of O
course O
, O
several O
times O
during O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
journalists O
caught O
in O
the O
line O
of O
fire O
and O
killed O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
troops O
are O
facing O
a O
similar O
situation O
with O
two O
journalists O
killed O
in O
just O
the O
past O
two O
weeks O
. O

Here O
's O
CNN B-ORG
's O
Cly B-PERSON
Wallace I-PERSON
. O

Reporter O
: O

Friday O
night O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
and O
a O
journalist O
is O
about O
to O
lose O
his O
life O
. O

Shortly O
after O
several O
shots O
are O
heard O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
bulldozer O
can O
be O
seen O
uncovering O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
say O
, O
a O
tunnel O
used O
to O
smuggle O
weapons O
. O

Moments O
later O
, O
three O
journalists O
who O
were O
covering O
that O
Israeli B-NORP
action O
appear O
, O
one O
with O
TV O
labeled O
on O
the O
back O
of O
a O
bullet O
- O
proof O
vest O
, O
another O
carrying O
a O
white O
flag O
. O

Judging O
from O
the O
videotape O
, O
they O
appear O
difficult O
to O
see O
in O
the O
darkness O
, O
and O
difficult O
to O
hear O
. O

After O
the O
journalists O
shout O
, O
another O
gunshot O
. O

Moments O
later O
, O
another O
shot O
and O
the O
sound O
of O
someone O
in O
pain O
. O

34 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
British B-NORP
journalist O
James B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
died O
on O
the O
scene O
after O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
came O
to O
his O
aid O
, O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
defense O
sources O
says O
. O

He O
is O
best O
known O
for O
his O
work O
on O
two O
award O
- O
winning O
documentaries O
which O
appeared O
on O
CNN B-ORG
exposing O
the O
world O
to O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
rule O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
. O

Now O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Press I-ORG
Association I-ORG
in O
Israel B-GPE
is O
calling O
for O
an O
independent O
investigation O
. O

James B-PERSON
was O
not O
shooting O
and O
he O
was O
not O
with O
somebody O
shooting O
. O

So O
, O
again O
, O
to O
know O
exactly O
what O
happened O
we O
need O
a O
full O
- O
fledged O
inquiry O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
said O
its O
forces O
were O
returning O
fire O
and O
that O
Miller B-ORG
was O
shot O
in O
the O
back O
, O
suggesting O
he O
could O
have O
been O
hit O
by O
Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
. O

Those O
close O
to O
Miller B-ORG
believe O
he O
was O
shot O
by O
an O
armored O
Israeli B-NORP
personnel O
carrier O
. O

We O
know O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
fired O
. O

Whether O
or O
not O
he O
was O
shot O
by O
Israelis B-NORP
' O
gunfire O
, O
we O
are O
not O
certain O
at O
this O
time O
. O

Miller B-ORG
becomes O
the O
second O
journalist O
in O
just O
two O
weeks O
to O
be O
killed O
covering O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
conflict O
, O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
cameramen O
, O
shot O
and O
killed O
by O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
on O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
in O
mid-April O
. O

With O
back O
- O
to O
- O
back O
deaths O
making O
a O
total O
of O
at O
least O
seven O
journalists O
killed O
covering O
the O
conflict O
in O
the O
past O
two O
and O
a O
half O
years O
. O

This O
is O
very O
worrying O
and O
I O
believe O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
should O
take O
special O
measures O
to O
prevent O
this O
. O

The O
message O
from O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
is O
that O
its O
soldiers O
are O
not O
targeting O
journalists O
, O
but O
that O
journalists O
who O
travel O
to O
places O
where O
there O
could O
be O
live O
fire O
exchange O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
have O
a O
responsibility O
to O
take O
greater O
precautions O
. O

They O
have O
to O
realize O
that O
this O
is O
not O
a O
game O
going O
on O
there O
. O

It O
's O
a O
life O
and O
death O
situation O
. O

Soldiers O
are O
basically O
thinking O
about O
their O
own O
lives O
at O
that O
moment O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
have O
time O
to O
hesitate O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
spokesman O
says O
the O
soldier O
has O
no O
choice O
, O
but O
to O
be O
there O
. O

Journalists O
say O
-- O

And O
investigators O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
raise O
more O
questions O
about O
the O
disintegration O
and O
crash O
of O
a O
China B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
jet O
last O
May O
. O

All O
225 O
people O
aboard O
were O
killed O
. O

A O
probe O
has O
determined O
the O
plane O
had O
metal O
fatigue O
cracks O
and O
metal O
corrosion O
. O

Investigators O
say O
the O
cracks O
may O
have O
been O
the O
result O
of O
a O
runway O
accident O
20 O
years O
earlier O
. O

An O
international O
tourist O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
did O
most O
of O
his O
sight O
seeing O
inside O
a O
hospital O
. O

Health O
officials O
say O
they O
had O
to O
forcibly O
detain O
the O
man O
who O
exhibited O
possible O
SARS O
symptoms O
. O

Officials O
say O
the O
unnamed O
tourist O
had O
Knicks B-ORG
tickets O
and O
was O
determined O
to O
use O
them O
. O

Here O
are O
some O
numbers O
to O
put O
the O
spread O
of O
SARS O
in O
perspective O
for O
you O
. O

Across O
the O
globe O
, O
there O
have O
been O
almost O
5,000 O
documented O
cases O
of O
SARS O
in O
27 O
different O
countries O
. O

China B-GPE
, O
the O
country O
where O
SARS O
originated O
, O
has O
been O
the O
hardest O
hit O
, O
with O
thousands O
of O
cases O
and O
more O
than O
100 O
deaths O
. O

Here O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
however O
, O
there O
have O
been O
no O
deaths O
among O
the O
41 O
probable O
cases O
of O
SARS O
. O

17 O
states O
have O
probable O
cases O
while O
another O
21 O
states O
have O
suspected O
cases O
, O
but O
just O
to O
put O
the O
threat O
of O
SARS O
in O
perspective O
, O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
284 O
people O
died O
last O
year O
from O
the O
West O
Nile O
virus O
while O
36,000 O
people O
die O
every O
year O
from O
the O
flu O
. O

Another O
blast O
, O
a O
massive O
blast O
in O
northern O
Chechnya B-GPE
which O
killed O
37 O
people O
and O
injured O
nearly O
200 O
others O
. O

News O
of O
that O
begins O
today O
's O
time O
line O
. O

That O
occurred O
at O
2 O
a.m. O
Eastern O
time O
. O

Russian B-NORP
officials O
say O
a O
suicide O
bomber O
drove O
a O
truck O
packed O
with O
explosives O
into O
government O
buildings O
in O
Chechnya B-GPE
. O

President O
Putin O
blames O
the O
attack O
on O
Chechnyan O
rebels O
. O

The O
truck O
drew O
fire O
after O
driving O
past O
a O
security O
checkpoint O
and O
through O
a O
wall O
barricading O
the O
buildings O
. O

Tariq O
Aziz O
's O
son O
Ziad B-PERSON
looks O
worried O
. O

He O
's O
willing O
to O
talk O
with O
us O
, O
but O
not O
be O
interviewed O
, O
as O
he O
explains O
how O
his O
father O
negotiated O
his O
surrender O
. O

He O
says O
his O
father O
's O
night O
- O
time O
handover O
was O
dignified O
, O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
offered O
medical O
support O
for O
his O
father O
's O
heart O
condition O
, O
that O
has O
caused O
two O
heart O
attacks O
recently O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
to O
expect O
him O
back O
, O
and O
have O
been O
told O
he O
faces O
lots O
of O
questions O
. O

Outside O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
troops O
provide O
occasional O
protection O
. O

Nearby O
, O
a O
neighbor O
hopes O
all O
will O
be O
well O
. O

Another O
neighbor O
comes O
to O
our O
car O
to O
give O
his O
opinion O
. O

He O
was O
a O
normal O
person O
, O
he O
says O
, O
a O
good O
neighbor O
, O
but O
a O
bad O
politician O
. O

At O
their O
nearby O
store O
, O
they O
prepare O
to O
open O
for O
their O
first O
day O
of O
business O
since O
the O
war O
. O

Aziz B-PERSON
was O
a O
politician O
he O
said O
. O

It O
's O
Saddam B-PERSON
and O
the O
others O
Americans O
have O
problems O
with O
. O

Maybe O
he O
gives O
us O
information O
about O
the O
missing O
people O
, O
and O
perhaps O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O

Further O
down O
the O
road O
, O
these O
men O
wait O
for O
a O
ride O
. O

Neither O
have O
anything O
bad O
to O
say O
about O
Aziz B-PERSON
. O

We O
call O
him O
Mr. O
Aziz O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
proud O
of O
him O
, O
says O
this O
former O
traffic O
cop O
. O

He O
was O
cultured O
, O
and O
I O
wish O
someone O
like O
him O
rules O
us O
. O

His O
friend O
adds O
, O
if O
all O
the O
leaders O
stayed O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
then O
the O
Americans O
will O
catch O
them O
. O

Across O
town O
in O
a O
less O
affluent O
neighborhood O
, O
reactions O
to O
Aziz B-PERSON
's O
arrest O
are O
profoundly O
different O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
hear O
about O
it O
, O
explains O
this O
man O
, O
because O
we O
did O
n't O
have O
electricity O
. O

When O
we O
explained O
the O
news O
to O
the O
crowd O
, O
a O
bystander O
steps O
forward O
. O

America B-GPE
is O
playing O
a O
trick O
on O
us O
he O
says O
. O

Where O
is O
our O
government O
and O
our O
security O
? O

At O
the O
pickle O
store O
, O
passions O
are O
enflamed O
by O
the O
lack O
of O
services O
. O

Aziz B-PERSON
is O
a O
war O
criminal O
says O
Ahmed B-PERSON
. O

He O
should O
get O
the O
death O
penalty O
, O
just O
like O
Saddam B-PERSON
, O
60 O
times O
over O
. O

We O
give O
Mr. O
Bush O
six O
months O
to O
get O
things O
right O
he O
says O
, O
going O
on O
to O
explain O
, O
if O
not O
, O
we O
will O
fight O
the O
Americans O
. O

The O
biggest O
problem O
Tariq O
Aziz O
' O
family O
says O
they O
now O
face O
is O
that O
Aziz B-PERSON
is O
now O
safely O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
custody O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
safe O
they O
are O
out O
on O
Baghdad B-GPE
's O
streets O
. O

Nic B-PERSON
Robertson I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Our O
founder O
here O
at O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Ted B-PERSON
Turner I-PERSON
, O
has O
sold O
more O
than O
half O
his O
stake O
in O
AOL B-ORG
Time I-ORG
Warner I-ORG
. O

That O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
shares O
and O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
. O

Andy B-PERSON
Serwer I-PERSON
's O
looking O
into O
that O
and O
the O
markets O
. O

If O
you O
're O
investing O
, O
why O
now O
? O

Chitchat O
in O
the B-FAC
Time I-FAC
Life I-FAC
Building I-FAC
here O
at O
AOL B-ORG
and O
all O
over O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
, O
Ted B-PERSON
Turner I-PERSON
selling O
60 O
million O
shares O
for O
$ O
800 O
million O
, O
more O
than O
half O
of O
his O
stake O
in O
the O
company O
. O

He O
opens O
40 O
million O
plus O
now O
. O

Question O
is O
, O
Why O
? O
Why O
is O
he O
selling O
? O

I O
think O
, O
he O
's O
at O
least O
-- O
hedging O
his O
bets O
by O
keeping O
40 O
million O
shares O
but O
basically O
he O
's O
decided O
that O
the O
company O
is O
not O
going O
where O
he O
wants O
it O
to O
go O
and O
he O
's O
bailing O
out O
. O

You O
know O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
concern O
obviously O
by O
people O
who O
still O
own O
the O
stock O
. O

My O
point O
about O
this O
, O
if O
Ted B-PERSON
Turner I-PERSON
were O
so O
smart O
and O
he O
's O
a O
very O
smart O
guy O
but O
he O
did O
not O
sell O
at O
the O
top O
, O
okay O
? O

He O
did O
n't O
sell O
at O
$ O
60 O
. O

Hind O
sight O
would O
have O
liked O
to O
have O
gotten O
that O
. O

He O
believed O
in O
the O
merger O
like O
most O
other O
people O
did O
. O

We O
'll O
look O
back O
five O
years O
from O
now O
, O
you O
can O
see O
, O
he O
has O
lost O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
. O

You O
know O
, O
He O
still O
had O
$ O
1.7 O
billion O
, O
we O
're O
not O
shedding O
tears O
. O

He O
did O
have O
$ O
8 O
billion O
. O

He O
's O
left O
a O
lot O
on O
the O
table O
. O

We O
'll O
look O
back O
five O
years O
from O
now O
, O
when O
the O
stock O
is O
either O
at O
$ O
13 O
still O
or O
$ O
8 O
or O
$ O
30 O
and O
say O
, O
he O
was O
either O
very O
smart O
or O
not O
smart O
at O
all O
. O

He O
's O
still O
hedging O
his O
bet O
by O
keeping O
40 O
million O
stake O
. O

I O
hope O
he O
's O
wrong O
. O

Me O
, O
too O
. O

The O
question O
, O
I O
'm O
an O
AOL B-ORG
shareholder O
sitting O
at O
home O
, O
hearing O
this O
news O
, O
Does O
this O
set O
off O
a O
few O
alarms O
? O
Will O
people O
panic O
and O
everybody O
sell O
it O
? O

I O
think O
the O
stock O
will O
be O
weaker O
today O
. O

Again O
, O
you O
know O
, O
the O
stock O
has O
drifted O
below O
$ O
10 O
. O

It O
's O
been O
in O
the O
neighborhood O
for O
a O
while O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
see O
the O
thing O
going O
down O
a O
lot O
. O

Interesting O
point O
here O
also O
, O
people O
are O
suggesting O
he O
may O
be O
raising O
this O
money O
to O
buy O
those O
Atlanta B-GPE
sports O
teams O
that O
apparently O
are O
on O
the O
block O
. O

The O
Braves O
and O
Thrashers B-ORG
. O

You O
really O
think O
? O

You O
know O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
. O

apparently O
they O
're O
for O
sale O
. O

We O
'll O
have O
to O
see O
about O
that O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

Let O
's O
check O
with O
Jack B-PERSON
now O
. O

The O
question O
of O
the O
day O
, O
Bill B-PERSON
Bennet I-PERSON
? O

I O
figure O
if O
Turner B-ORG
's O
smarter O
than O
I O
am O
, O
I O
'm O
selling O
my O
80 O
shares O
. O

80 O
of O
them O
. O

$ O
13 O
and O
change O
, O
out O
. O

Talking O
about O
Bill B-PERSON
Bennet I-PERSON
this O
morning O
one O
of O
the O
country O
's O
leading O
crusaders O
for O
morality O
author O
of O
`` O
Virtues B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
and O
admits O
he O
has O
a O
gambling O
problem O
. O

Me O
. O

he O
made O
the O
admission O
after O
Bennett B-PERSON
lost O
up O
to O
$ O
8 O
million O
in O
casinos O
in O
the O
last O
decade O
. O

The O
articles O
say O
he O
won O
at O
times O
that O
he O
had O
$ O
200,000 O
lines O
of O
credit O
at O
several O
laying O
casinos O
. O

Gambling O
, O
however O
, O
is O
not O
one O
of O
the O
vices O
Bennett B-PERSON
thinks O
is O
undermining O
American B-NORP
culture O
. O

We O
want O
to O
hear O
from O
viewers O
this O
morning O
. O

He O
does O
say O
he O
's O
going O
to O
stop O
. O

News O
of O
Bill B-PERSON
Bennet I-PERSON
's O
gambling O
changed O
your O
opinion O
of O
him O
? O

Many O
, O
many O
responses O
. O

Hypocrite O
would O
be O
a O
word O
present O
in O
many O
e-mails O
. O

Hypocrite O
. O

Barbara B-PERSON
, O
Bill B-PERSON
Bennet I-PERSON
's O
glam O
gambling O
loss O
changed O
my O
opinion O
. O

Linda B-PERSON
writes O
he O
can O
do O
what O
he O
wants O
with O
his O
money O
. O

I O
thought O
he O
was O
smarter O
than O
that O
. O

Lawrence B-PERSON
in O
Missouri B-GPE
, O
after O
sitting O
in O
front O
of O
my O
TV O
night O
after O
night O
, O
listening O
to O
him O
, O
watching O
every O
perversion O
, O
sin O
and O
evil O
known O
to O
man O
or O
beast O
, O
being O
glamourized O
by O
sitcoms O
and O
TV O
talking O
heads O
, O
imagine O
my O
shock O
in O
hearing O
that O
Bill B-PERSON
Bennet I-PERSON
being O
soundly O
condemned O
for O
gambling O
. O

Is O
this O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
new O
morality O
? O

Chad O
New O
York O
big O
deal O
. O

What O
have O
you O
done O
wrong O
this O
morning O
? O

I O
ai O
n't O
telling O
, O
Chad B-GPE
. O

David B-PERSON
says O
my O
opinion O
did O
not O
change O
because O
of O
the O
new O
news O
. O
I O
always O
thought O
Bennett B-PERSON
was O
a O
louse O
. O

Am@cnn.com O
is O
the O
address O
. O

Unburden O
yourself O
. O

We O
'll O
talk O
more O
about O
it O
with O
Jeff B-PERSON
Greenfield I-PERSON
coming O
up O
. O

Five O
motions O
are O
being O
heard O
today O
in O
the O
case O
of O
Lee B-PERSON
Boyd I-PERSON
Malvo I-PERSON
, O
the O
teenage O
sniper O
suspect O
. O

One O
for O
a O
change O
of O
venue O
. O

Defense O
attorneys O
argue O
that O
there O
has O
been O
so O
much O
pretrial O
publicity O
, O
including O
an O
alleged O
confession O
from O
Malvo B-PERSON
, O
that O
this O
has O
tainted O
the O
jury O
pool O
. O

Their O
more O
intriguing O
argument O
is O
that O
one O
of O
the O
charges O
against O
Malvo B-PERSON
is O
under O
Virginia B-GPE
's O
anti-terrorism O
statute O
and O
they O
argue O
that O
every O
resident O
of O
Fairfax B-GPE
County I-GPE
is O
potentially O
a O
member O
of O
the O
victim O
's O
class O
. O
And O
therefore O
, O
disqualified O
from O
serving O
as O
a O
juror O
. O

The O
prosecutor O
will O
argue O
against O
this O
motion O
. O

He O
calls O
it O
factually O
proposterous O
. O

If O
history O
is O
any O
guide O
, O
this O
motion O
will O
have O
a O
tough O
time O
. O

No O
case O
has O
been O
moved O
out O
of O
Fairfax B-GPE
County I-GPE
since O
1974 O
. O

There O
also O
is O
a O
motion O
to O
dismiss O
this O
case O
. O

Defense O
attorneys O
argue O
that O
an O
individual O
can O
not O
be O
charged O
under O
federal O
law O
and O
then O
state O
law O
for O
the O
same O
act O
. O

Prosecutors O
again O
will O
argue O
against O
the O
motion O
. O

Three O
other O
motions O
as O
well O
. O

One O
of O
those O
for O
a O
handwriting O
expert O
, O
the O
other O
motions O
relate O
to O
getting O
background O
information O
relating O
to O
ballistics O
testing O
and O
DNA O
testing O
. O

Malvo B-PERSON
on O
trial O
here O
in O
Fairfax B-GPE
County I-GPE
for O
the O
murder O
of O
Linda B-PERSON
Franklin I-PERSON
, O
the O
FBI O
analyst O
who O
was O
gunned O
down O
in O
a O
Home B-ORG
Depot I-ORG
parking O
lot O
. O

That O
's O
just O
one O
of O
the O
ten O
sniper O
shootings O
here O
in O
the O
greater O
Washington B-GPE
area O
. O

Today O
's O
motions O
hearing O
just O
part O
of O
the O
preliminary O
skirmishing O
. O

The O
actual O
trial O
will O
be O
getting O
under O
way O
this O
fall O
. O

Jeanne B-PERSON
Meserve I-PERSON
, O
CNN B-ORG
, O
Fairfax B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

A O
former O
FBI B-ORG
informant O
accused O
of O
being O
a O
double O
agent O
has O
been O
indicted O
. O

The O
charges O
against O
Katrina B-EVENT
Leung O
are O
the O
latest O
in O
an O
alleged O
case O
of O
sex O
, O
spies O
, O
and O
international O
intrigue O
. O

Charles B-PERSON
Feldman I-PERSON
is O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
with O
details O
on O
this O
one O
. O

Reporter O
: O

This O
is O
a O
story O
that O
has O
made O
the O
FBI O
look O
-- O
well O
, O
kind O
of O
dopey O
. O

It O
has O
put O
a O
spotlight O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
/ O
China B-GPE
relations O
. O

Like O
any O
good O
spy O
movie O
, O
it O
's O
already O
had O
a O
sequel O
with O
the O
first O
indictment O
earlier O
in O
the O
week O
and O
another O
one O
just O
yesterday O
. O

On O
Thursday O
, O
the O
other O
shoe O
dropped O
. O

Just O
one O
day O
after O
a O
former O
FBI B-ORG
counterintelligence O
agent O
was O
indicted O
on O
charges O
of O
gross O
negligence O
, O
his O
mistress O
of O
two O
decades O
, O
Katrina B-EVENT
Leung O
, O
was O
herself O
indicted O
on O
more O
serious O
charges O
of O
copying O
and O
possessing O
documents O
relating O
to O
the O
national O
security O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
documents O
she O
allegedly O
lifted O
on O
many O
occasions O
from O
the O
briefcase O
of O
her O
ex-FBI O
handler O
, O
James B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
. O

Leung B-PERSON
's O
lawyers O
wasted O
little O
time O
responding O
to O
the O
grand O
jury O
indictment O
. O

Katrina B-EVENT
Leung O
is O
no O
Mata O
Hari O
, O
as O
people O
have O
suggested O
. O

She O
was O
recruited O
actively O
by O
the O
FBI O
because O
of O
what O
she O
could O
do O
and O
because O
of O
what O
she O
knew O
. O

She O
did O
not O
go O
out O
to O
get O
this O
job O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Leung B-PERSON
, O
a O
prominent O
Chinese B-NORP
- I-NORP
American I-NORP
, O
was O
practically O
the O
toast O
of O
L.A B-GPE
. O

She O
was O
seemingly O
present O
for O
just O
about O
every O
event O
involving O
local O
politicians O
, O
sometimes O
national O
ones O
, O
and O
various O
high O
- O
ranking O
officials O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
. O

That O
part O
, O
at O
least O
, O
was O
by O
design O
. O

Leung B-PERSON
was O
hired O
by O
the O
FBI O
and O
paid O
almost O
$ O
2 O
million O
over O
20 O
years O
to O
spy O
on O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

Federal O
prosecutors O
now O
say O
she O
pulled O
a O
fast O
one O
and O
actually O
spied O
on O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
for O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

This O
case O
is O
a O
major O
embarrassment O
. O

Given O
Iran B-GPE
's O
refusal O
to O
suspend O
its O
uranium O
enrichment O
activities O
, O
three O
countries O
-- O
France B-GPE
, O
Britain B-GPE
and O
Germany B-GPE
-- O
with O
the O
support O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
circulated O
a O
draft O
resolution O
on O
sanctions O
against O
Iran B-GPE
at O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
on O
the O
8th O
, O
in O
which O
, O
it O
suggested O
a O
sanction O
against O
the O
12 O
Iranians B-NORP
suspected O
of O
involvement O
in O
the O
nuclear O
program O
. O

However O
, O
according O
to O
a O
U.S. O
Washington O
Post O
report O
on O
the O
11th O
, O
the O
list O
of O
Iranians B-NORP
provided O
by O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
was O
actually O
obtained O
from O
an O
Internet O
search O
. O

Even O
the O
U.S. O
Central B-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
had O
doubts O
about O
its O
accuracy O
. O

According O
to O
insider O
sources O
cited O
by O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
, O
the O
CIA O
felt O
that O
the O
U.S B-GPE
. O
had O
committed O
major O
mistakes O
in O
its O
intelligence O
provided O
to O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
prior O
to O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
hence O
they O
could O
not O
afford O
to O
make O
another O
mistake O
on O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
issue O
, O
and O
therefore O
refused O
to O
provide O
the O
list O
to O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
had O
no O
choice O
but O
to O
assign O
a O
junior O
official O
to O
search O
for O
the O
names O
online O
. O

After O
entering O
a O
few O
keywords O
, O
such O
as O
Iran B-GPE
nuclear O
program O
and O
others O
, O
this O
official O
selected O
12 O
names O
with O
the O
highest O
hit O
rate O
, O
and O
finally O
wrote O
them O
into O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
draft O
resolution O
. O

The O
draft O
clearly O
pointed O
out O
that O
these O
12 O
people O
ought O
to O
be O
sanctioned O
, O
including O
placing O
a O
ban O
on O
their O
international O
travels O
and O
participation O
in O
international O
business O
activities O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
, O
related O
CIA B-ORG
officials O
said O
none O
of O
the O
people O
mentioned O
on O
the O
list O
were O
directly O
related O
to O
Iran B-GPE
's O
secret O
nuclear O
program O
. O

But O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
still O
included O
this O
list O
obtained O
from O
an O
Internet O
search O
in O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
draft O
resolution O
submitted O
by O
France B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
, O
and O
Britain B-GPE
. O

This O
will O
greatly O
weaken O
the O
persuasiveness O
of O
the O
draft O
. O

New O
Zealand O
Prime O
Minister O
Clark O
said O
on O
the O
fifth O
that O
the O
Fijian B-NORP
president O
had O
ordered O
the O
suspension O
of O
parliament O
that O
day O
and O
agreed O
to O
remove O
Prime O
Minister O
Qarase O
's O
position O
. O

Clark B-PERSON
said O
in O
the O
statement O
to O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
's O
parliament O
that O
the O
conduct O
of O
coup O
d'etat O
by O
Fiji B-GPE
's O
military O
had O
violated O
the O
constitution O
. O

New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
has O
already O
cut O
its O
ties O
with O
the O
Fijian B-NORP
military O
. O

It O
will O
also O
impose O
sanctions O
on O
the O
Fijian B-NORP
military O
and O
bar O
senior O
Fijian B-NORP
military O
officers O
and O
their O
family O
members O
from O
traveling O
to O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
. O

Australia B-GPE
has O
also O
said O
it O
will O
impose O
sanctions O
on O
Fiji B-GPE
's O
military O
. O

Earlier O
that O
day O
, O
Fijian B-NORP
soldiers O
surrounded O
the O
Government O
House O
located O
in O
the O
capital O
Suva B-GPE
and O
confiscated O
the O
vehicles O
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Laisenia O
Qarase O
and O
some O
of O
the O
cabinet O
ministers O
, O
trapping O
Qarase B-PERSON
in O
his O
residence O
. O

Qarase B-PERSON
said O
that O
a O
military O
coup O
d'etat O
against O
the O
government O
had O
already O
taken O
place O
. O

But O
he O
affirmed O
that O
he O
was O
the O
democratically O
- O
elected O
and O
lawful O
prime O
minister O
and O
that O
threats O
by O
the O
military O
would O
not O
cause O
him O
to O
resign O
. O

According O
to O
a O
different O
report O
in O
the B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
, O
Qarase B-PERSON
also O
sent O
a O
telegram O
on O
the O
same O
day O
to O
Australian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Howard O
asking O
Australia B-GPE
to O
intercede O
militarily O
in O
the O
situation O
in O
Fiji B-GPE
, O
but O
his O
request O
met O
with O
a O
refusal O
. O

So O
far O
, O
the O
Fijian B-NORP
capital O
Suva B-GPE
, O
the O
southern O
tourist O
city O
of O
Nadi B-GPE
and O
other O
major O
cities O
are O
all O
under O
military O
control O
. O

But O
the O
overall O
situation O
in O
Fiji B-GPE
is O
generally O
stable O
and O
no O
incidents O
of O
violence O
have O
occurred O
. O

We O
not O
only O
need O
to O
carefully O
protect O
books O
and O
literature O
, O
but O
also O
should O
ensure O
that O
the O
natural O
environment O
is O
not O
destroyed O
. O

In O
the O
natural O
world O
, O
colorful O
butterflies O
with O
lithe O
profiles O
have O
, O
since O
ancient O
times O
, O
been O
the O
theme O
for O
many O
writers O
and O
poets O
who O
had O
created O
many O
works O
with O
various O
styles O
. O

But O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
using O
real O
butterflies O
as O
material O
, O
have O
you O
ever O
seen O
artistic O
expressions O
on O
paintings O
using O
butterflies O
' O
wings O
? O

Recently O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
butterfly O
artist O
Mr. O
Wu O
Zequan O
brought O
his O
paintings O
of O
butterfly O
wings O
to O
Toronto B-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
, O
and O
displayed O
pieces O
of O
his O
unique O
works O
to O
the O
local O
community O
. O

Let O
us O
enjoy O
them O
through O
the O
lenses O
of O
Canadian B-NORP
City O
Television O
. O

This O
piece O
titled O
Longing O
uses O
a O
style O
which O
combines O
the O
abstract O
and O
the O
real O
, O
as O
described O
by O
Mr. O
Wu O
. O

The O
abstract O
was O
assisted O
through O
a O
painting O
which O
depicts O
the O
feelings O
of O
longing O
of O
the O
person O
in O
the O
picture O
, O
and O
the O
actual O
images O
made O
use O
of O
various O
butterfly O
wings O
to O
manifest O
the O
beautiful O
costumes O
of O
the O
young O
lady O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
white O
shawl O
of O
the O
young O
lady O
was O
put O
together O
using O
common O
cabbage O
white O
butterflies O
. O

On O
Monday O
a O
large O
group O
of O
Hezbollah B-NORP
supporters O
continued O
to O
camp O
out O
in O
the O
center O
of O
the O
city O
for O
the O
fourth O
consecutive O
day O
, O
carrying O
out O
an O
indefinite O
sit O
- O
in O
demonstration O
. O

They O
surrounded O
Prime O
Minister O
Siniora O
's O
office O
building O
, O
demanding O
the O
ouster O
of O
the O
pro-Western O
government O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
military O
authorities O
continued O
to O
dispatch O
large O
numbers O
of O
soldiers O
and O
tanks O
to O
the O
neighborhood O
to O
maintain O
security O
. O

Siniora B-PERSON
has O
already O
made O
clear O
that O
he O
will O
not O
resign O
, O
and O
warned O
demonstrators O
that O
raiding O
the O
cabinet O
headquarters O
would O
lead O
to O
sectarian O
strife O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
after O
the O
body O
of O
20 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Shiite O
youth O
Mahmoud B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
shot O
to O
death O
in O
Sunday O
's O
sectarian O
fighting O
, O
was O
claimed O
by O
his O
family O
, O
his O
coffin O
was O
covered O
on O
Monday O
evening O
with O
a O
national O
flag O
and O
sent O
by O
people O
of O
the O
opposition O
groups O
to O
the O
site O
of O
that O
day O
's O
fighting O
in O
Beirut B-GPE
. O

Thousands O
of O
anti-government O
demonstrators O
held O
a O
rally O
at O
the O
site O
. O

The O
opposition O
groups O
planned O
to O
hold O
a O
funeral O
service O
for O
the O
deceased O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
and O
threatened O
that O
they O
would O
continue O
demonstrations O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
overthrow O
the O
government O
. O

After O
a O
group O
made O
of O
Shiite O
Hezbollah B-NORP
supporters O
concluded O
demonstrations O
on O
Sunday O
, O
they O
clashed O
with O
Sunni O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

The O
two O
sides O
fired O
at O
each O
other O
, O
leaving O
one O
person O
dead O
and O
21 O
people O
wounded O
. O

Military O
authorities O
are O
investigating O
the O
incident O
. O

As O
for O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
problem O
, O
eh O
, O
Iran B-GPE
's O
deputy O
foreign O
minister O
Mohammed B-PERSON
said O
on O
Wednesday O
that O
his O
Ministry O
would O
conduct O
a O
two O
- O
day O
meeting O
beginning O
next O
Monday O
, O
and O
would O
discuss O
the O
scope O
of O
Germany B-GPE
's O
massacre O
of O
Jews O
during O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
. O

The O
participants O
consist O
of O
67 O
researchers O
from O
30 O
countries O
, O
including O
England B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
. O

Iranian B-NORP
President O
Ahmadinejad O
once O
said O
that O
he O
could O
not O
believe O
that O
the O
Holocaust O
actually O
occurred O
. O

But O
as O
for O
Iran B-GPE
's O
nuclear O
issue O
, O
French B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Douste O
- O
Blazy O
said O
powerful O
nations O
should O
agree O
on O
possible O
sanctions O
against O
Iran B-GPE
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
; O
otherwise O
, O
the O
credibility O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
will O
be O
damaged O
. O

However O
, O
eh O
, O
when O
Iranian B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Mottaki O
visited O
the O
International O
Organization O
for O
the O
Prohibition B-EVENT
of O
Chemical O
Weapons O
in O
the O
Hague B-GPE
, O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
, O
he O
said O
that O
possessing O
nuclear O
technology O
is O
a O
right O
that O
all O
countries O
possess O
. O

Iran B-GPE
is O
opposed O
to O
any O
situation O
which O
limits O
the O
realization O
of O
this O
right O
for O
peaceful O
purposes O
. O

He O
also O
reiterated O
that O
sanctions O
would O
not O
be O
effective O
. O

Iran B-GPE
will O
continue O
with O
its O
nuclear O
program O
, O
but O
it O
does O
not O
intend O
to O
develop O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

Iran B-GPE
is O
also O
ready O
to O
negotiate O
with O
the O
international O
community O
. O

He O
hopes O
that O
negotiating O
parties O
of O
the O
nuclear O
issue O
will O
be O
able O
to O
return O
to O
the O
previous O
right O
track O
and O
continue O
the O
negotiations O
. O

In O
order O
to O
promote O
professional O
and O
technical O
personnel O
exchange O
across O
the O
strait O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Personnel O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Construction O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Office I-ORG
have O
jointly O
issued O
a O
notification O
on O
issues O
related O
to O
the O
authorization O
of O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
area O
residents O
receiving O
qualifications O
as O
registered O
architects O
. O

It O
has O
been O
decided O
that O
starting O
in O
2007 O
Taiwan B-GPE
- O
area O
residents O
will O
be O
permitted O
to O
take O
mainland O
China O
's O
registered O
architect O
examination O
-LRB- O
RAE O
-RRB- O
. O

Moreover O
, O
one O
- O
time O
evaluation O
will O
be O
initiated O
for O
senior O
architects O
from O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
area O
in O
order O
to O
recognize O
the O
qualifications O
of O
first O
- O
grade O
registered O
architects O
. O

The O
notification O
makes O
clear O
that O
Taiwanese B-NORP
residents O
can O
participate O
in O
the O
mainland O
's O
unified O
registered O
architect O
exam O
. O

Exam O
questions O
and O
prerequisites O
for O
exam O
registration O
are O
identical O
to O
requirements O
for O
mainland O
examinees O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
residents O
can O
, O
based O
on O
the O
principles O
of O
proximity O
and O
personal O
choice O
, O
submit O
an O
application O
and O
undergo O
registration O
qualification O
assessment O
with O
the O
administration O
agency O
in O
charge O
of O
registered O
architect O
testing O
in O
any O
of O
the O
mainland O
's O
provinces O
, O
autonomous O
regions O
or O
directly O
governed O
cities O
. O

The O
notification O
also O
makes O
clear O
the O
specific O
requirements O
of O
the O
one O
- O
time O
evaluation O
and O
recognition O
for O
some O
qualified O
senior O
Taiwanese B-NORP
architects O
. O

Those O
who O
obtain O
a O
first O
- O
grade O
registered O
architect O
qualification O
certificate O
through O
the O
assessment O
recognition O
process O
and O
who O
work O
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
can O
submit O
an O
application O
for O
a O
registration O
to O
the O
National O
Administration O
Board O
of O
Architectural O
Registration O
. O

At O
7:00AM O
of O
local O
time O
on O
the O
sixth O
, O
8:00PM O
of O
Beijing B-GPE
time O
on O
the O
same O
day O
, O
the O
USA B-GPE
's O
Iraq B-ORG
Study I-ORG
Group I-ORG
submitted O
to O
President O
Bush O
a O
policy O
report O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
which O
has O
been O
brewing O
for O
as O
long O
as O
six O
months O
. O

According O
to O
this O
report O
, O
it O
suggested O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
conduct O
a O
staged O
withdrawal O
of O
troops O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
requests O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
hold O
direct O
dialogues O
with O
Iran B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
. O

Early O
in O
the O
morning O
on O
the O
sixth O
, O
the O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Iraq I-ORG
Study I-ORG
Group I-ORG
arrived O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
intended O
to O
submit O
the O
policy O
report O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
President O
Bush O
. O

According O
to O
the O
report O
of O
the B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
, O
this O
report O
appeals O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
to O
adjust O
its O
policy O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
suggests O
that O
US B-GPE
forces O
gradually O
hand O
security O
control O
over O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
military O
, O
then O
finally O
withdraw O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
in O
early O
2008 O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
report O
also O
suggests O
that O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
open O
direct O
dialogue O
with O
Iran B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
, O
which O
have O
a O
certain O
amount O
of O
influence O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
and O
jointly O
resolve O
the O
Iraq B-GPE
problem O
. O

Due O
to O
the O
ever O
- O
increasing O
frequency O
of O
violent O
activity O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
recently O
, O
the O
number O
of O
casualties O
among O
US B-GPE
troops O
stationed O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
steadily O
climbed O
up O
and O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
where O
Bush B-GPE
is O
had O
a O
defeat O
in O
midterm O
elections O
in O
early O
November O
, O
so O
how O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
will O
actually O
adjust O
the O
policy O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
become O
the O
focus O
of O
attention O
from O
all O
sides O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

But O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
Snow O
points O
out O
that O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
actually O
does O
not O
expect O
too O
much O
from O
this O
report O
because O
it O
is O
not O
fair O
to O
have O
such O
an O
idea O
to O
expect O
that O
this O
report O
will O
provide O
a O
magic O
bullet O
for O
solving O
the O
Iraq B-GPE
problem O
. O

Additionally O
, O
Iraqis B-NORP
are O
also O
paying O
close O
attention O
to O
the O
arrival O
of O
this O
report O
. O

The O
US O
Iraq O
Study O
Group O
's O
report O
on O
the O
6th O
made O
79 O
recommendations O
to O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
on O
its O
Iraq O
policy O
. O

There O
are O
two O
key O
recommendations O
. O

One O
is O
to O
urge O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
to O
launch O
a O
new O
diplomatic O
offensive O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
and O
Gulf B-ORG
, O
in O
particular O
, O
to O
hold O
talks O
with O
Iran B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
on O
the O
resolution O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
sectarian O
conflicts O
. O

The O
second O
is O
to O
change O
the O
primary O
tasks O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
gradually O
withdraw O
the O
military O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
if O
conditions O
permit O
. O

This O
study O
report O
says O
the O
situation O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
very O
grave O
and O
deteriorating O
. O

However O
, O
it O
is O
very O
careful O
in O
wording O
when O
making O
proposals O
and O
appears O
ambiguous O
at O
critical O
points O
. O

For O
example O
, O
the O
report O
even O
just O
briefly O
touches O
on O
military O
withdrawal O
, O
an O
issue O
of O
the O
most O
concern O
. O

If O
nothing O
unexpected O
will O
have O
happened O
in O
the O
security O
situation O
by O
March O
2008 O
, O
the O
primary O
task O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
should O
be O
shifted O
to O
supporting O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
military O
that O
assumes O
main O
military O
operations O
. O

All O
the O
unnecessary O
combat O
troops O
will O
leave O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Some O
analyses O
think O
that O
this O
shows O
, O
on O
one O
hand O
, O
that O
the O
study O
group O
did O
not O
want O
to O
confront O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
on O
this O
key O
and O
sensitive O
issue O
of O
military O
withdrawal O
, O
and O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
it O
also O
shows O
that O
amidst O
the O
current O
mess O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
both O
Republicans O
and O
Democrats O
find O
it O
very O
hard O
to O
come O
up O
with O
an O
effective O
and O
sure O
- O
fire O
proposal O
and O
action O
plan O
. O

So O
, O
many O
Iraqis B-NORP
think O
this O
report O
is O
rather O
of O
little O
practical O
significance O
. O

The O
Zhejiang O
Provincial O
Bureau O
of O
Quality O
and O
Technical O
Supervision O
recently O
conducted O
a O
random O
inspection O
of O
the O
quality O
of O
plastic O
cutting O
boards O
. O

The O
result O
shows O
, O
um O
, O
nearly O
40 O
% O
of O
plastic O
cutting O
boards O
products O
may O
contain O
harmful O
substances O
. O

The O
random O
quality O
inspection O
of O
this O
time O
mainly O
involved O
the O
thirteen O
batches O
of O
plastic O
wrap O
for O
food O
packaging O
and O
cutting O
boards O
manufactured O
by O
twelve O
companies O
in O
Zhejiang B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

The O
pass O
rate O
of O
the O
random O
inspection O
is O
61.5 O
% O
. O

A O
total O
of O
five O
batches O
of O
the O
products O
failed O
to O
pass O
, O
of O
which O
three O
batches O
are O
plastic O
cutting O
boards O
. O

The O
main O
existing O
problem O
is O
that O
the O
residue O
after O
evaporation O
exceeds O
the O
limit O
. O

According O
to O
the O
information O
, O
the O
residue O
after O
evaporation O
refers O
to O
the O
chemical O
substances O
possibly O
produced O
by O
plastic O
products O
when O
coming O
into O
contact O
with O
water O
, O
vinegar O
, O
oil O
, O
and O
other O
liquids O
during O
use O
. O

These O
chemical O
substances O
are O
often O
harmful O
to O
the O
human O
body O
. O

Some O
individual O
production O
enterprises O
add O
excessive O
amounts O
of O
talc O
, O
calcium O
carbonate O
, O
and O
other O
substances O
into O
their O
products O
in O
order O
to O
increase O
the O
hardness O
of O
the O
plastic O
cutting O
boards O
. O

This O
is O
the O
main O
reason O
resulting O
in O
the O
failure O
of O
these O
products O
to O
pass O
. O

Experts O
suggest O
that O
when O
shopping O
for O
a O
plastic O
cutting O
board O
, O
choose O
the O
plastic O
cutting O
board O
that O
is O
evenly O
colored O
and O
has O
no O
impurities O
or O
pungent O
smell O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
during O
use O
, O
it O
is O
best O
not O
to O
use O
it O
to O
cut O
very O
hot O
food O
because O
high O
temperature O
will O
accelerate O
the O
decomposition O
of O
harmful O
chemical O
substances O
so O
that O
they O
will O
enter O
the O
food O
and O
affect O
people O
's O
health O
. O

A O
major O
road O
accident O
occurred O
in O
the O
Meili O
District O
of O
Tainan B-GPE
on O
the O
3rd O
, O
killing O
twenty O
- O
one O
people O
. O

The O
initial O
assessment O
by O
the O
police O
is O
that O
the O
accident O
was O
caused O
by O
a O
brake O
malfunction O
and O
a O
burst O
rear O
- O
right O
tire O
. O

Lin B-PERSON
Chia I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
zheng I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
operation O
of O
the O
tour O
bus O
, O
has O
been O
detained O
. O

Inspectors O
from O
Tainan B-GPE
went O
to O
the O
scene O
of O
the O
accident O
on O
the O
4th O
to O
investigate O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
accident O
. O

Based O
on O
a O
preliminary O
assessment O
of O
the O
skid O
marks O
reaching O
forty O
meters O
in O
length O
that O
were O
left O
on O
the O
ground O
, O
the O
accident O
was O
probably O
the O
result O
of O
a O
brake O
malfunction O
and O
a O
burst O
rear O
right O
tire O
that O
caused O
a O
loss O
of O
control O
over O
the O
vehicle O
body O
. O

Another O
investigator O
said O
that O
excessive O
speed O
leading O
to O
a O
loss O
of O
control O
as O
the O
vehicle O
involved O
in O
the O
accident O
descended O
the O
slope O
could O
also O
possibly O
have O
been O
a O
factor O
. O

The O
inspectors O
also O
discovered O
during O
the O
investigation O
that O
the O
driver O
was O
possibly O
driving O
without O
a O
license O
. O

Taiwanese B-NORP
media O
reported O
that O
, O
according O
to O
regulations O
, O
the O
families O
of O
those O
killed O
in O
the O
vehicle O
accident O
can O
collect O
a O
settlement O
of O
NT$ O
2.5 O
million O
to O
NT$ O
9 O
million O
. O

But O
because O
the O
driver O
was O
driving O
without O
a O
license O
, O
it O
is O
very O
possible O
that O
the O
settlement O
funds O
will O
not O
be O
given O
. O

However O
, O
the O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
municipal O
government O
will O
give O
the O
families O
of O
those O
killed O
between O
two O
thousand O
to O
sixty O
thousand O
dollars O
in O
consolation O
funds O
. O

The O
Ding O
Jin O
Elementary O
School O
Parents O
Association O
of O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
were O
holding O
a O
regular O
year O
- O
end O
outing O
on O
December O
3 O
. O

The O
tour O
bus O
they O
were O
in O
accidentally O
rolled O
over O
as O
it O
was O
traveling O
through O
Meili B-GPE
County I-GPE
in O
Tainan B-GPE
and O
plummeted O
into O
a O
mountain O
gorge O
more O
than O
twenty O
meters O
deep O
. O

Twenty O
- O
one O
of O
the O
forty O
- O
five O
people O
in O
the O
bus O
were O
killed O
and O
twenty O
- O
four O
were O
seriously O
injured O
. O

The O
Forum O
to O
Commemorate O
the O
Seventieth O
Anniversary O
of O
the B-EVENT
Xi'an I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
was O
held O
today O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

Member O
of O
the B-ORG
CPP I-ORG
Politburo I-ORG
Standing I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
CPPCC O
Chairman O
Jia O
Qinglin O
attended O
and O
made O
a O
speech O
. O

In O
his O
speech O
, O
Jia B-PERSON
Qinglin I-PERSON
first O
expressed O
lofty O
respect O
and O
heartfelt O
memories O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the B-ORG
CCP I-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
for O
the O
two O
generals O
Zhang B-PERSON
Xueliang I-PERSON
and O
Yang B-PERSON
Hucheng I-PERSON
, O
for O
all O
the O
patriotic O
men O
of O
ideals O
who O
made O
contributions O
in O
the B-EVENT
Xi'an I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
and O
for O
all O
those O
martyrs O
who O
sacrificed O
their O
lives O
and O
previous O
generations O
who O
struggled O
for O
the O
national O
independence O
and O
national O
liberation O
. O

Jia B-PERSON
Qinglin I-PERSON
said O
that O
the B-EVENT
Xi'an I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
was O
a O
twentieth O
- O
century O
historical O
event O
of O
great O
significance O
. O

At O
a O
key O
moment O
when O
the O
country O
and O
the O
people O
were O
facing O
calamity O
, O
the O
two O
generals O
Zhang B-PERSON
Xueliang I-PERSON
and O
Yang B-PERSON
Hucheng I-PERSON
, O
under O
the O
influence O
of O
the O
CCP O
's O
united O
front O
policy O
of O
resisting O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
and O
impelled O
by O
the O
Anti-Japanese O
and O
National B-ORG
Salvation I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
of O
the O
nation O
's O
people O
, O
and O
out O
of O
national O
spirit O
and O
true O
patriotism O
, O
initiated O
without O
hesitation O
an O
armed O
remonstrance O
in O
Xi'an B-GPE
on O
December O
12 O
, O
1936 O
and O
demanded O
that O
Chiang B-PERSON
Kai I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
shek I-PERSON
halt O
the O
civil O
war O
and O
join O
with O
the O
Communist B-NORP
in O
fighting O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Through O
the O
joint O
efforts O
of O
the O
CCP O
, O
the O
two O
generals O
Zhang B-PERSON
Xueliang I-PERSON
and O
Yang B-PERSON
Hucheng I-PERSON
, O
as O
well O
as O
all O
levels O
of O
society O
and O
forces O
within O
the O
KMT B-NORP
advocating O
resistance O
against O
Japan B-GPE
, O
the B-EVENT
Xi'an I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
was O
peacefully O
resolved O
, O
essentially O
ending O
ten O
years O
of O
civil O
war O
and O
fulfilling O
an O
important O
condition O
for O
the O
Anti-Japanese O
National O
United O
Front O
and O
the O
all O
- O
out O
war O
of O
resistance O
based O
on O
the O
cooperation O
between O
the O
KMT B-NORP
and O
the O
CCP O
. O

Fiji B-GPE
's O
military O
commander O
Bainimarama B-PERSON
, O
who O
launched O
a O
coup O
on O
the O
5th O
, O
held O
a O
swear O
- O
in O
ceremony O
today O
in O
the O
capital O
Suva B-GPE
, O
appointing O
Jona B-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
no O
political O
background O
, O
to O
be O
the O
prime O
minister O
of O
the O
interim O
government O
. O

On O
the O
same O
day O
, O
Bainimarama B-PERSON
declared O
a O
national O
state O
of O
emergency O
and O
ordered O
all O
military O
reservists O
back O
to O
the O
barracks O
. O

Bainimarama B-PERSON
said O
that O
the O
appointment O
of O
Senilagakali B-PERSON
as O
prime O
minister O
of O
the O
interim O
government O
conforms O
to O
the O
relevant O
provision O
of O
Fiji B-GPE
's O
constitution O
. O

The O
main O
duty O
of O
a O
prime O
minister O
is O
to O
assist O
the O
dissolution O
of O
the O
parliament O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Bainimarama B-PERSON
declared O
a O
national O
state O
of O
emergency O
. O

He O
said O
that O
currently O
the O
Fijian B-NORP
military O
has O
completely O
taken O
over O
the O
government O
and O
the O
parliament O
, O
and O
is O
in O
control O
of O
the O
entire O
country O
. O

A O
military O
committee O
of O
the O
military O
government O
will O
be O
responsible O
for O
administration O
of O
state O
affairs O
. O

The O
nature O
of O
the O
military O
government O
is O
transitional O
, O
and O
its O
goal O
is O
to O
lead O
the O
country O
to O
positive O
administration O
, O
expose O
corruption O
and O
evil O
doings O
, O
and O
increase O
the O
benefits O
of O
the O
people O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

The O
communique O
also O
said O
that O
the O
military O
government O
will O
impose O
curfew O
if O
necessary O
, O
calling O
on O
the O
Fijian B-NORP
people O
to O
give O
support O
and O
exercise O
patience O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
according O
to O
a O
report O
by O
Fiji B-GPE
's O
TV O
station O
Legend B-ORG
FM I-ORG
, O
Qarase B-PERSON
and O
his O
wife O
Leba B-PERSON
had O
been O
taken O
from O
their O
residence O
before O
dawn O
on O
the O
6th O
and O
flown O
by O
charter O
plane O
to O
his O
hometown O
, O
Lau B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
the O
outlying O
northeast O
province O
in O
Fiji B-GPE
. O

Exactly O
the O
day O
before O
, O
Qarase B-PERSON
still O
insisted O
that O
he O
was O
the O
legitimate O
leader O
of O
Fiji B-GPE
and O
that O
many O
people O
still O
supported O
him O
. O

Early O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
Kuomintang B-NORP
candidate O
Hao B-PERSON
Lung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
was O
also O
accompanied O
by O
Party O
Chairman O
Ma O
Ying O
- O
Jeou O
, O
canvassing O
on O
the O
streets O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
where O
the O
votes O
of O
the O
Green O
Camp O
were O
concentrated O
. O

At O
voters O
' O
request O
, O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jeou I-PERSON
danced O
a O
cha O
- O
cha O
, O
bringing O
the O
atmosphere O
to O
an O
exciting O
climax O
. O

Though O
leading O
in O
the O
polls O
, O
Hao B-PERSON
Lung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
still O
needs O
to O
be O
prudent O
, O
and O
will O
hold O
a O
major O
campaign O
event O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
the O
elections O
. O

KMT O
Honorary O
Chairman O
Lien O
Chan O
will O
also O
attend O
to O
show O
his O
support O
. O

The O
KMT B-NORP
has O
exerted O
its O
utmost O
effort O
to O
win O
the O
battle O
for O
Taipei B-GPE
mayor O
. O

However O
, O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
is O
the O
major O
battlefield O
between O
the O
blue O
and O
the O
green O
camps O
. O

In O
the O
next O
few O
days O
, O
the O
KMT B-NORP
will O
place O
all O
its O
focus O
on O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
. O

Party B-ORG
chairman O
Ma B-PERSON
Ying I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jeou I-PERSON
has O
campaigned O
frequently O
in O
the O
South O
, O
and O
on O
Election O
Day O
he O
will O
also O
accompany O
candidate O
Huang O
Chun O
- O
ying O
to O
cast O
his O
vote O
there O
before O
he O
returns O
to O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

Two O
days O
prior O
to O
the O
election O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
and O
the O
leaders O
of O
the O
DPP O
will O
also O
divide O
into O
a O
few O
groups O
to O
accompany O
candidate O
Chen B-PERSON
Chu I-PERSON
and O
conduct O
a O
blanket O
canvass O
for O
votes O
in O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
, O
and O
focus O
on O
winning O
the O
votes O
. O

The O
election O
battles O
for O
the O
mayors O
of O
Taipei B-GPE
and O
Kaohsiung B-GPE
are O
entering O
a O
white O
- O
hot O
sprinting O
stage O
, O
as O
candidates O
from O
both O
the O
blue O
and O
the O
green O
camps O
are O
exerting O
an O
all O
- O
out O
effort O
. O

However O
, O
whatever O
the O
final O
result O
is O
, O
analysts O
pointed O
out O
that O
voters O
' O
either O
high O
or O
low O
turnout O
rate O
on O
the O
9th O
and O
the O
proportion O
trend O
of O
undecided O
voters O
will O
all O
be O
the O
important O
decisive O
factors O
. O

Reported O
by O
CCTV B-ORG
reporter O
Ren B-PERSON
Yongwei I-PERSON
, O
in O
Taipei B-GPE
. O

On O
the O
5th O
, O
Italian B-NORP
inspection O
bodies O
in O
Milan B-GPE
formally O
indicted O
more O
than O
20 O
American B-NORP
undercover O
agents O
to O
the O
court O
. O

The O
reason O
was O
that O
they O
were O
suspected O
of O
being O
involved O
in O
illegally O
kidnapping O
a O
terrorist O
suspect O
in O
Milan B-GPE
in O
2003 O
. O

Inspection O
personnel O
had O
requested O
the O
extradition O
of O
these O
undercover O
agents O
to O
Italy B-GPE
to O
stand O
trial O
. O

According O
to O
Italian B-NORP
inspection O
personnel O
, O
on O
February O
17 O
2003 O
, O
with O
the O
assistance O
of O
six O
Italian B-NORP
special O
agents O
, O
American B-NORP
CIA B-ORG
special O
agents O
kidnapped O
Egyptian O
- O
born O
terrorist O
suspect O
Abu B-PERSON
Omar I-PERSON
in O
Milan B-GPE
, O
and O
brought O
him O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
for O
trial O
, O
so O
as O
to O
avoid O
execution O
of O
normal O
judicial O
investigation O
and O
extradition O
procedures O
. O

Omar B-PERSON
later O
said O
that O
he O
received O
severe O
torture O
from O
Egyptian B-NORP
intelligence O
agents O
. O

The O
exposure O
of O
this O
incident O
at O
one O
point O
placed O
the O
Berlusconi O
government O
in O
an O
embarrassing O
situation O
. O

After O
over O
two O
years O
of O
investigation O
, O
Italian B-NORP
inspection O
personnel O
believed O
that O
a O
total O
of O
six O
Italians B-NORP
and O
26 O
Americans O
-- O
among O
whom O
, O
22 O
were O
CIA B-ORG
agents O
-- O
were O
involved O
in O
this O
illegal O
kidnapping O
case O
. O

They O
believed O
that O
the O
actions O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
special O
agents O
in O
Italy B-GPE
had O
badly O
violated O
Italian B-NORP
sovereignty O
. O

Currently O
, O
six O
Italians B-NORP
who O
were O
involved O
in O
the O
case O
, O
including O
Nicolo B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
Italian B-NORP
Foreign O
Intelligence O
Agency O
, O
have O
been O
arrested O
. O

The O
Italian B-NORP
judge O
also O
issued O
arrest O
warrants O
for O
the O
26 O
Americans O
who O
were O
involved O
in O
the O
case O
. O

Regarding O
the O
progress O
of O
the O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
nuclear O
issue O
, O
uh O
, O
Korean B-ORG
Central I-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
released O
an O
editorial O
yesterday O
. O

In O
this O
editorial O
, O
it O
mentioned O
, O
uh O
, O
saying O
that O
the O
entire O
international O
community O
is O
earnestly O
anticipating O
that O
the O
six O
party O
talks O
could O
resume O
. O

Japan B-GPE
is O
the O
only O
exception O
. O

Among O
these O
, O
uh O
, O
it O
also O
accused O
, O
saying O
that O
Japan B-GPE
intended O
to O
sabotage O
the O
six O
party O
talks O
, O
so O
as O
to O
prevent O
the O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
nuclear O
issue O
from O
being O
fairly O
resolved O
. O

Prior O
to O
the O
holding O
of O
six O
party O
talks O
on O
the O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
nuclear O
issue O
, O
uh O
, O
Japan B-GPE
requested O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
must O
abandon O
its O
nuclear O
program O
and O
meanwhile O
, O
must O
also O
resolve O
the O
hostage O
issue O
between O
Japan B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

This O
editorial O
believed O
, O
saying O
that O
, O
ah O
, O
this O
, O
uh O
, O
actually O
had O
poisoned O
the O
negotiation O
atmosphere O
of O
the B-EVENT
six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
party I-EVENT
talks I-EVENT
. O

Well O
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
uh O
, O
this O
editorial O
, O
uh O
, O
also O
believed O
, O
saying O
that O
the O
hostage O
issue O
and O
the O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
nuclear O
issue O
were O
in O
fact O
two O
totally O
unrelated O
issues O
, O
so O
it O
did O
not O
make O
any O
sense O
that O
Japan B-GPE
raised O
this O
issue O
. O

It O
also O
denounced O
the O
earlier O
speech O
, O
uh O
, O
by O
er O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Taro O
Aso O
. O

Taro B-PERSON
Aso I-PERSON
proposed O
at O
an O
earlier O
time O
, O
saying O
that O
, O
uh O
, O
Japan B-GPE
would O
not O
accept O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
as O
a O
nuclear O
country O
returning O
to O
the O
negotiation O
table O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
uh O
, O
also O
requesting O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
must O
dismantle O
its O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

Well O
, O
with O
regard O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
uh O
, O
if O
it O
did O
not O
change O
its O
position O
, O
this O
editorial O
also O
said O
, O
it O
would O
then O
be O
impossible O
to O
hold O
the B-EVENT
six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
party I-EVENT
talks I-EVENT
on O
the O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
nuclear O
issue O
in O
December O
, O
nor O
would O
it O
be O
possible O
in O
the O
future O
unless O
the O
US B-GPE
changed O
its O
position O
. O

Recently O
the O
issue O
of O
how O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
deposits O
for O
public O
transport O
cards O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
has O
attracted O
widespread O
public O
attention O
. O

Today O
, O
Shanghai B-ORG
Public I-ORG
Transport I-ORG
Card I-ORG
Company I-ORG
and O
the O
regulatory O
body O
for O
the O
industry O
, O
Shanghai O
Municipal O
Construction O
and O
Transport O
Commission O
, O
made O
a O
formal O
statement O
on O
the O
affair O
of O
the O
transit O
card O
deposits O
that O
they O
would O
conduct O
an O
audit O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
transit O
card O
deposits O
and O
would O
make O
the O
results O
of O
the O
audit O
public O
. O

Previously O
, O
the O
Shanghai O
Public O
Transportation O
Card O
Co. O
, O
Ltd O
had O
made O
an O
announcement O
saying O
that O
their O
original O
setting O
of O
the O
deposit O
at O
30 O
yuan O
for O
each O
card O
was O
based O
on O
the O
market O
price O
of O
similar O
cards O
at O
that O
time O
. O

For O
example O
, O
the O
deposit O
for O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
Octopus B-PRODUCT
Card I-PRODUCT
was O
50 O
HK O
dollars O
. O

The O
number O
of O
comprehensive O
transport O
cards O
currently O
in O
circulation O
is O
about O
12 O
million O
. O

The O
cost O
of O
each O
card O
is O
about O
20 O
yuan O
. O

The O
excess O
part O
, O
after O
deducting O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
card O
, O
is O
deposited O
into O
a O
bank O
at O
savings O
deposit O
interest O
rate O
. O

The O
added O
- O
value O
part O
is O
mainly O
used O
for O
the O
investments O
, O
such O
as O
in O
operating O
the O
system O
and O
improving O
the O
service O
facilities O
for O
city O
residents O
and O
others O
. O

But O
the O
announcement O
did O
not O
yet O
elaborate O
on O
the O
list O
of O
specific O
expenditures O
for O
the O
added O
- O
value O
part O
of O
the O
deposits O
nor O
on O
whether O
or O
not O
it O
would O
adjust O
the O
deposit O
amount O
. O

In O
response O
, O
the B-ORG
Shanghai I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Consumer I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Protection I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
said O
that O
the O
uses O
of O
the O
comprehensive O
transport O
card O
deposit O
and O
the O
interest O
it O
earned O
should O
be O
clearly O
announced O
to O
the O
public O
. O

And O
, O
according O
to O
the O
relevant O
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
regulations O
, O
the O
amount O
of O
the O
comprehensive O
transport O
card O
deposit O
should O
be O
reduced O
. O

According O
to O
what O
the O
human O
rights O
organizations O
reveal O
, O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
scholar O
of O
the O
Chinese O
Academy O
of O
Social O
Studies O
, O
Lu B-PERSON
Jianhua I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
involved O
in O
the O
case O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
senior O
reporter O
Ching B-PERSON
Cheong I-PERSON
, O
was O
secretly O
tried O
and O
sentenced O
to O
20 O
years O
by O
the O
authorities O
. O

But O
Lu B-PERSON
Jianhua I-PERSON
's O
family O
had O
no O
knowledge O
at O
all O
about O
this O
trial O
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
legal O
expert O
Wong B-PERSON
Yau I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Gumm I-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
verdict O
was O
unfair O
. O

He O
said O
, O
As O
an O
accomplice O
, O
Lu B-PERSON
Jianhua I-PERSON
was O
singularly O
and O
heavily O
sentenced O
to O
20 O
years O
; O
it O
is O
believed O
that O
the O
CPC O
wants O
to O
use O
this O
opportunity O
to O
discipline O
officials O
within O
the O
system O
. O

Please O
watch O
the O
detailed O
report O
. O

Headquartered O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
China B-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Center I-ORG
disclosed O
on O
Tuesday O
that O
Beijing B-GPE
No. O
2 O
Intermediate O
People O
's O
Court B-ORG
secretly O
sentenced O
Lu B-PERSON
Jianhua I-PERSON
to O
20 O
years O
in O
prison O
for O
leaking O
state O
secrets O
. O

It O
is O
understood O
that O
so O
far O
Lu B-PERSON
Jianhua I-PERSON
had O
not O
pleaded O
guilty O
, O
neither O
had O
he O
hired O
a O
defense O
lawyer O
. O

The O
officials O
have O
not O
released O
the O
contents O
of O
the O
verdict O
either O
. O

Lu B-PERSON
Jianhua I-PERSON
's O
wife O
, O
Madam O
Qu O
, O
verified O
the O
information O
only O
after O
she O
had O
called O
the O
court O
. O

She O
said O
she O
will O
lodge O
an O
appeal O
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
legal O
expert O
Wang B-PERSON
Jin I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
familiar O
with O
mainland O
Chinese B-NORP
laws O
, O
believed O
that O
the O
authorities O
sentenced O
excessively O
heavily O
on O
Lu B-PERSON
Jianhua I-PERSON
; O
one O
reason O
was O
that O
Lu B-PERSON
Jianhua I-PERSON
is O
a O
citizen O
of O
mainland O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
other O
reason O
is O
that O
the O
authorities O
wanted O
to O
severely O
discipline O
people O
within O
the O
system O
with O
this O
opportunity O
. O

A O
vast O
area O
of O
about O
60 O
counties O
in O
the O
south O
of O
Jiangxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
and O
the O
west O
of O
Fujian O
province O
was O
known O
as O
the O
base O
for O
the O
Central O
Revolution O
during O
the O
period O
of O
the B-EVENT
Agrarian I-EVENT
Revolutionary I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
and O
it O
was O
also O
called O
the B-LOC
Central I-LOC
Soviet I-LOC
Area I-LOC
. O

From O
November O
1927 O
to O
June B-GPE
1928 O
, O
with O
the O
outbreak O
of O
armed O
uprisings O
in O
the O
southwest O
of O
Jiangxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
and O
the O
west O
of O
Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
revolutionary O
bases O
in O
Donggu B-GPE
, O
Qiaotou B-GPE
and O
Yongding B-LOC
Lake I-LOC
South I-LOC
Lane I-LOC
were O
established O
one O
after O
another O
, O
and O
the O
foundation O
for O
the B-LOC
Central I-LOC
Soviet I-LOC
Area I-LOC
was O
gradually O
laid O
. O

In O
January O
1929 O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
and O
Zhu B-PERSON
De I-PERSON
also O
developed O
revolutionary O
bases O
in O
the O
south O
of O
Jiangxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
and O
the O
west O
of O
Fujian B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

Later O
on O
, O
Red O
Legion O
No. O
1 O
and O
Red O
Legion O
No. O
3 O
joined O
forces O
, O
and O
formed O
the B-ORG
First I-ORG
Red I-ORG
Front I-ORG
Army I-ORG
. O

The O
Red O
Army O
was O
growing O
day O
by O
day O
in O
strength O
. O

In O
January O
1931 O
, O
the O
Central O
Bureau O
of O
the B-LOC
Central I-LOC
Soviet I-LOC
Area I-LOC
was O
established O
. O

In O
September O
, O
after O
the O
army O
and O
people O
of O
the B-LOC
Central I-LOC
Soviet I-LOC
Area I-LOC
crushed O
KMT B-NORP
's O
third O
encirclement O
, O
the O
two O
parts O
to O
the O
south O
of O
Jiangxi B-GPE
province O
and O
the O
west O
of O
Fujian O
province O
were O
joined O
together O
and O
the O
base O
was O
expanded O
to O
more O
than O
30 O
counties O
. O

In O
November O
, O
the O
provisional O
central O
government O
of O
the O
Chinese O
Soviet O
Republic O
was O
formed O
, O
and O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
was O
the O
chairman O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Central O
Revolutionary O
Military O
Commission O
of O
the O
Chinese O
Soviet O
Republic O
was O
organized O
. O

So O
far O
, O
the B-FAC
Central I-FAC
Revolutionary I-FAC
Base I-FAC
had O
been O
formally O
established O
. O

In O
the O
fall O
of O
1933 O
, O
the B-LOC
Central I-LOC
Soviet I-LOC
Area I-LOC
had O
soviet O
power O
in O
four O
provinces O
including O
Jiangxi B-GPE
, O
Fujian B-GPE
, O
Mingan B-GPE
and O
Yuegan B-GPE
, O
with O
a O
total O
of O
60 O
executive O
counties O
, O
and O
became O
the O
largest O
revolutionary O
base O
in O
the O
entire O
country O
. O

Pope O
Benedict O
XVI O
and O
Orthodox O
spiritual O
leader O
Bartholomew B-PERSON
signed O
a O
joint O
statement O
on O
Thursday O
that O
said O
the O
rights O
of O
ethnic O
minorities O
and O
groups O
must O
be O
protected O
as O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
expands O
. O

It O
also O
said O
that O
if O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
protects O
religious O
freedom O
, O
it O
will O
support O
Turkey B-GPE
's O
entry O
into O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

In O
the O
joint O
declaration O
issued O
after O
a O
prayer O
ceremony O
held O
in O
Istanbul B-GPE
, O
Pope O
Benedict O
and O
Bartholomew B-PERSON
rejected O
the O
concept O
that O
massacres O
could O
be O
carried O
out O
in O
God O
's O
name O
, O
denounced O
terrorism O
and O
iterated O
that O
Roman B-ORG
Catholicism I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Orthodox I-ORG
Church I-ORG
would O
strive O
for O
peace O
and O
unity O
while O
condemning O
violence O
. O

Such O
kind O
of O
declarations O
are O
normally O
related O
to O
theological O
issues O
. O

However O
, O
in O
this O
joint O
declaration O
made O
on O
this O
occasion O
, O
the O
two O
religious O
leaders O
mentioned O
negotiations O
over O
Turkey B-GPE
's O
entry O
into O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

The O
two O
spiritual O
leaders O
expressed O
optimism O
regarding O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

EU B-GPE
members O
should O
fully O
consider O
all O
factors O
that O
influence O
basic O
human O
rights O
, O
in O
particular O
freedom O
of O
religion O
, O
and O
bear O
witness O
to O
and O
protect O
respect O
for O
other O
freedoms O
. O

In O
the O
process O
of O
world O
unification O
, O
the O
rights O
of O
minority O
groups O
must O
be O
protected O
, O
for O
example O
, O
their O
cultural O
traditions O
and O
religions O
. O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
has O
asked O
Turkey B-GPE
to O
assure O
the O
religious O
freedom O
of O
the O
country O
's O
non-Muslim O
minorities O
. O

This O
implies O
according O
them O
the O
right O
to O
own O
property O
and O
authorizing O
them O
to O
open O
their O
own O
schools O
. O

Turkey B-GPE
currently O
has O
120,000 O
Christians B-NORP
and O
approximately O
thirty O
- O
thousand O
Catholics B-NORP
, O
but O
one O
century O
ago O
there O
were O
two O
million O
followers O
. O

The O
declaration O
also O
asks O
Europe B-GPE
to O
definitely O
protect O
other O
religions O
and O
cultures O
while O
maintaining O
its O
own O
Christian O
culture O
. O

After O
a O
large O
quantity O
of O
the O
radioactive O
material O
polonium O
was O
detected O
in O
the O
body O
of O
former O
Russian B-NORP
agent O
Litvinenko B-PERSON
, O
who O
died O
of O
poisoning O
, O
the O
British B-NORP
police O
conducted O
random O
dragnet O
investigations O
in O
areas O
related O
to O
Litvinenko B-PERSON
, O
and O
as O
a O
result O
found O
polonium O
in O
12 O
of O
these O
locations O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
four O
passenger O
planes O
flown O
by O
people O
related O
to O
the O
death O
of O
Litvinenko B-PERSON
also O
went O
through O
radioactive O
checks O
one O
after O
another O
, O
and O
the O
possibility O
of O
nuclear O
radiation O
in O
two O
of O
the O
planes O
has O
been O
ruled O
out O
. O

On O
November O
30 O
, O
British B-NORP
Interior O
Minister O
Reid O
confirmed O
in O
the B-ORG
British I-ORG
Parliament I-ORG
that O
relative O
experts O
have O
placed O
24 O
locations O
, O
including O
two O
British B-ORG
Airways I-ORG
passenger O
planes O
, O
under O
surveillance O
, O
and O
as O
a O
result O
, O
they O
have O
found O
polonium O
in O
12 O
of O
these O
locations O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
a O
British B-ORG
Airways I-ORG
airplane O
parked O
at O
Moscow B-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
and O
a O
Russian B-NORP
passenger O
plane O
that O
arrived O
in O
London B-GPE
were O
also O
checked O
for O
radioactive O
material O
. O

As O
of O
that O
night O
, O
experts O
have O
ruled O
out O
the O
possibility O
of O
nuclear O
radiation O
in O
two O
of O
these O
four O
planes O
. O

Reid B-PERSON
said O
that O
more O
planes O
might O
be O
brought O
into O
the O
investigation O
. O

Reid B-PERSON
also O
disclosed O
that O
a O
few O
thousand O
of O
the O
approximately O
30,000 O
passengers O
have O
made O
phone O
inquiries O
. O

Of O
these O
, O
18 O
who O
may O
have O
been O
exposed O
to O
polonium O
were O
sent O
to O
special O
medical O
institutes O
for O
examination O
; O
but O
29 O
of O
the O
urine O
samples O
have O
all O
indicated O
negative O
results O
. O

In O
his O
speech O
, O
Wen B-PERSON
Jiabao I-PERSON
conducted O
a O
concrete O
mapping O
- O
out O
of O
primary O
objectives O
, O
tasks O
and O
important O
issues O
related O
to O
economic O
work O
next O
year O
. O

It O
was O
pointed O
out O
at O
the O
meeting O
that O
this O
year O
is O
the O
outset O
of O
the B-ORG
Eleventh I-ORG
Five I-ORG
Year I-ORG
Plan I-ORG
period O
. O

We O
will O
hold O
high O
the O
great O
banner O
of O
Deng B-ORG
Xiaoping I-ORG
Theory I-ORG
and O
the O
important O
thought O
of O
the B-ORG
Three I-ORG
Represents I-ORG
, O
comprehensively O
implement O
the O
concept O
of O
scientific O
development O
and O
conscientiously O
carry O
out O
the B-ORG
Eleventh I-ORG
Five I-ORG
Year I-ORG
Plan I-ORG
. O

New O
achievements O
have O
been O
made O
in O
socialist O
economic O
construction O
, O
political O
construction O
, O
cultural O
construction O
, O
social O
construction O
and O
party O
construction O
. O

Modernization O
construction O
in O
national O
defense O
and O
the O
military O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
pushed O
forward O
. O

In O
response O
to O
new O
situations O
and O
new O
movements O
in O
the O
economic O
and O
social O
development O
of O
our O
country O
and O
outstanding O
contradictions O
in O
the O
operation O
of O
the O
economy O
, O
we O
will O
continue O
to O
strengthen O
and O
improve O
macro O
control O
and O
promote O
reform O
and O
opening O
up O
. O

We O
will O
further O
improve O
conditions O
for O
development O
; O
we O
will O
further O
optimize O
development O
environment O
; O
and O
we O
will O
make O
further O
development O
momentum O
better O
and O
better O
. O

The O
relatively O
fast O
growth O
showing O
in O
the O
national O
economy O
, O
better O
economic O
efficiency O
and O
relatively O
low O
price O
levels O
constitute O
an O
excellent O
outset O
for O
the B-ORG
Eleventh I-ORG
Five I-ORG
Year I-ORG
Plan I-ORG
period O
. O

Through O
the O
joint O
efforts O
of O
the O
entire O
party O
and O
the O
people O
of O
all O
nationalities O
of O
the O
nation O
, O
our O
country O
's O
economic O
power O
and O
comprehensive O
national O
strength O
have O
continued O
to O
increase O
, O
its O
international O
influence O
has O
continued O
to O
grow O
and O
the O
lives O
of O
the O
people O
have O
steadily O
improved O
. O

We O
have O
again O
taken O
a O
solid O
step O
toward O
the O
target O
of O
national O
construction O
of O
a O
middle O
- O
class O
society O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
- O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
financial O
working O
group O
has O
ended O
its O
second O
session O
of O
discussions O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
financial O
sanctions O
. O

For O
the O
most O
recent O
details O
, O
we O
will O
now O
connect O
to O
Phoenix O
Satellite O
TV O
's O
reporter O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
Qin B-PERSON
Feng I-PERSON
. O

Hello O
, O
Qin B-PERSON
Feng I-PERSON
. O

What O
was O
the O
main O
topic O
of O
discussion O
for O
the O
US B-GPE
- O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
finance O
working O
group O
today O
? O

And O
what O
results O
were O
achieved O
? O

Yes O
, O
Anchorman O
. O

The O
third O
day O
of O
the O
Six O
Party O
Talks O
has O
also O
ended O
. O

What O
all O
sides O
were O
focusing O
on O
today O
, O
eh O
, O
was O
still O
the O
bilateral O
discussions O
between O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
on O
the O
issue O
of O
financial O
sanctions O
. O

This O
morning O
at O
ten O
o'clock O
the O
two O
sides O
of O
US B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
met O
at O
the O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
embassy O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

And O
the O
meeting O
lasted O
five O
hours O
, O
ending O
at O
around O
three O
that O
afternoon O
. O

Regarding O
the O
content O
of O
the O
talks O
, O
eh O
, O
we O
speculate O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
it O
was O
probably O
on O
a O
few O
particular O
issues O
, O
including O
among O
them O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
demand O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
end O
the O
freeze O
on O
its O
assets O
in O
the B-ORG
Banco I-ORG
Delta I-ORG
Asia I-ORG
in O
Macao B-GPE
. O

Besides O
this O
, O
eh O
, O
it O
also O
wants O
an O
end O
to O
the O
freeze O
on O
the O
American B-NORP
assets O
of O
eight O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
companies O
. O

Will O
the O
US B-GPE
agree O
or O
concede O
to O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
demands O
? O

We O
still O
have O
no O
idea O
about O
this O
, O
but O
the O
US B-GPE
could O
possibly O
acknowledge O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
twelve O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
out O
of O
twenty O
- O
four O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
the B-ORG
Banco I-ORG
Delta I-ORG
Asia I-ORG
in O
Macao B-GPE
are O
legal O
and O
do O
not O
involve O
money O
laundering O
, O
weapons O
proliferation O
or O
counterfeiting O
. O

On O
the O
thirteenth O
, O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Parliament I-ORG
passed O
new O
automobile O
emissions O
standards O
-- O
the O
Euro O
5 O
and O
Euro O
6 O
Standards O
. O

This O
means O
that O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
will O
further O
increase O
restrictions O
on O
vehicle O
emissions O
, O
especially O
the O
emission O
of O
dust O
particles O
and O
nitrogen O
oxide O
. O

Automobile O
exhaust O
has O
become O
one O
of O
the O
main O
sources O
of O
urban O
air O
pollution O
. O

In O
order O
to O
improve O
the O
air O
quality O
in O
all O
Europe B-GPE
's O
cities O
, O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
-- O
having O
put O
the O
Euro O
4 O
emission O
standards O
into O
effect O
on O
January O
1 O
, O
2005 O
-- O
has O
now O
drafted O
the O
stricter O
Euro O
5 O
and O
Euro O
6 O
Emission O
Standards O
. O

The O
Euro O
5 O
and O
Euro O
6 O
Emission O
Standards O
significantly O
increase O
dust O
- O
particle O
and O
nitrogen O
- O
oxide O
emission O
requirements O
for O
cars O
and O
buses O
. O

Under O
the O
Euro O
5 O
Emission O
Standards O
, O
particle O
emissions O
for O
diesel O
cars O
will O
be O
reduced O
by O
eighteen O
percent O
. O

And O
once O
the O
Euro O
6 O
Standards O
have O
been O
put O
into O
effect O
, O
nitrogen O
- O
oxide O
emissions O
for O
diesel O
cars O
will O
have O
been O
reduced O
sixty O
- O
eight O
percent O
from O
the O
present O
. O

The O
Euro O
5 O
Standards O
require O
that O
from O
September O
2009 O
all O
diesel O
cars O
sold O
in O
Europe B-GPE
be O
fitted O
with O
particle O
filters O
. O

Current O
existing O
diesel O
vehicles O
can O
have O
the O
alterations O
done O
before O
January O
2011 O
. O

The O
Euro O
6 O
Standards O
will O
come O
into O
effect O
in O
2014 O
. O

Representatives O
from O
the O
11 O
member O
states O
of O
the O
Organization O
of O
the O
Petroleum O
Exporting O
Countries O
OPEC O
were O
scheduled O
to O
convene O
a O
ministerial O
conference O
today O
in O
the O
Nigerian B-NORP
capital O
of O
Abuja B-GPE
. O

One O
of O
the O
main O
topics O
at O
this O
conference O
is O
whether O
they O
should O
continue O
to O
reduce O
production O
. O

However O
, O
just O
the O
day O
before O
the O
conference O
convened O
, O
various O
member O
states O
were O
still O
divided O
on O
this O
issue O
. O

OPEC O
President O
on O
duty O
and O
Minister O
of O
State B-ORG
for O
Petroleum O
Resources O
of O
Nigeria O
Daukoru O
said O
on O
the O
13th O
that O
this O
conference O
would O
determine O
the O
OPEC O
crude O
oil O
production O
policy O
for O
the O
next O
stage O
. O

OPEC B-ORG
may O
decide O
to O
continue O
reducing O
production O
, O
but O
the O
rate O
of O
reduction O
will O
depend O
on O
oil O
prices O
and O
levels O
of O
inventories O
. O

Daukoru B-PERSON
said O
that O
OPEC B-ORG
will O
try O
its O
best O
to O
maintain O
stability O
in O
oil O
production O
so O
as O
to O
balance O
the O
relationship O
between O
oil O
supply O
and O
demand O
. O

Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
the O
largest O
OPEC B-ORG
oil O
producing O
country O
, O
has O
always O
voted O
in O
favor O
of O
production O
reduction O
. O

However O
, O
Libya B-GPE
, O
Kuwait B-GPE
, O
and O
other O
member O
states O
believe O
that O
the O
current O
international O
oil O
price O
has O
been O
stabilized O
at O
above O
60 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
per O
barrel O
, O
approaching O
the O
balance O
of O
market O
supply O
and O
demand O
. O

Under O
such O
circumstances O
, O
there O
is O
no O
need O
for O
OPEC B-ORG
to O
continue O
reducing O
production O
. O

In O
October O
of O
this O
year O
, O
in O
response O
to O
the O
prospect O
of O
continuous O
decline O
in O
international O
oil O
prices O
, O
OPEC B-ORG
held O
a O
special O
ministerial O
conference O
and O
decided O
to O
reduce O
daily O
oil O
output O
by O
1.2 O
million O
barrels O
starting O
from O
November O
1 O
. O

However O
, O
after O
the O
decision O
was O
announced O
, O
it O
did O
not O
produce O
any O
significant O
effect O
on O
boosting O
oil O
prices O
, O
so O
there O
was O
soon O
word O
from O
OPEC B-ORG
that O
it O
would O
continue O
discussing O
production O
reduction O
. O

An O
article O
recently O
published O
by O
an O
international O
expert O
team O
in O
a O
scientific O
journal O
says O
the O
ebola O
virus O
may O
have O
resulted O
in O
the O
deaths O
of O
more O
than O
five O
thousand O
gorillas O
in O
West B-LOC
Africa I-LOC
. O

Further O
hunting O
will O
be O
sufficient O
to O
lead O
to O
the O
extinction O
of O
the O
gorilla O
if O
mankind O
does O
not O
stop O
. O

The O
gorilla O
is O
already O
classified O
as O
an O
endangered O
species O
. O

And O
in O
the O
recently O
published O
scientific O
journal O
, O
an O
article O
by O
an O
international O
expert O
team O
says O
that O
the O
ebola O
virus O
is O
spreading O
among O
gorilla O
groups O
and O
its O
speed O
is O
clearly O
faster O
than O
the O
speed O
of O
contagion O
between O
humans O
. O

Primatologist O
Bermejo B-PERSON
at O
the O
University O
of O
Barcelona B-GPE
is O
currently O
carrying O
out O
a O
study O
with O
colleagues O
on O
a O
plan O
for O
preservation O
and O
reasonable O
use O
of O
the O
forest O
ecosystem O
. O

He O
says O
in O
the O
report O
, O
only O
in O
the O
region O
we O
are O
researching O
, O
the O
Zaire B-GPE
strain O
of O
the O
Ebola O
virus O
has O
taken O
the O
lives O
of O
approximately O
five O
thousand O
gorillas O
. O

Walsh B-PERSON
, O
an O
ecologist O
from O
Germany B-GPE
's O
Max O
Planck O
Institute O
for O
Evolutionary O
Anthropology O
who O
participated O
in O
the O
research O
, O
said O
that O
in O
the O
past O
twenty O
years O
a O
quarter O
of O
the O
entire O
world O
's O
gorillas O
have O
died O
from O
the O
Ebola O
virus O
. O

This O
is O
a O
extremely O
shocking O
figure O
. O

He O
also O
said O
that O
taking O
into O
account O
the O
commercial O
hunting O
, O
the O
gorillas O
might O
face O
extinction O
very O
soon O
. O

Walsh B-PERSON
also O
said O
gorilla O
groups O
share O
territory O
. O

The O
feces O
of O
an O
infected O
gorilla O
can O
fairly O
easily O
infect O
other O
individuals O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
chimpanzees O
and O
gorillas O
will O
touch O
any O
same O
- O
species O
corpse O
they O
find O
. O

This O
is O
also O
the O
path O
for O
the O
transmission O
of O
the O
ebola O
virus O
between O
humans O
. O

Let O
's O
take O
another O
look O
at O
what O
comments O
other O
media O
have O
made O
on O
this O
session O
of O
six O
party O
talks O
. O

South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
Kyung B-ORG
Hyang I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
says O
in O
an O
article O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
is O
basically O
satisfied O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
attitude O
, O
or O
else O
it O
would O
have O
surely O
turned O
back O
again O
and O
left O
the O
negotiation O
table O
of O
the O
six O
party O
talks O
. O

Facts O
show O
that O
as O
long O
as O
the O
two O
sides O
are O
willing O
to O
talk O
, O
the O
issues O
will O
not O
be O
pigeonholed O
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
in O
the O
US B-GPE
says O
in O
an O
article O
that O
the O
most O
urgent O
task O
is O
to O
disarm O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
of O
its O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

However O
, O
with O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
tough O
position O
on O
the O
financial O
sanctions O
, O
it O
is O
very O
hard O
for O
the O
US B-GPE
to O
discuss O
other O
issues O
with O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

This O
is O
the O
challenge O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
delegation O
is O
facing O
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
- O
based O
Wen B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
Po I-PERSON
says O
in O
an O
article O
that O
one O
of O
key O
obstacles O
to O
the O
progress O
of O
the B-EVENT
six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
party I-EVENT
talks I-EVENT
this O
time O
is O
precisely O
the O
issue O
of O
financial O
sanctions O
against O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

But O
the O
US B-GPE
has O
still O
not O
made O
any O
concession O
on O
that O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
Asahi B-ORG
Shimbun I-ORG
says O
in O
an O
article O
that O
the O
second O
- O
phase O
meeting O
of O
the O
fifth O
round O
of O
six O
- O
party O
talks O
has O
entered O
the O
stage O
of O
substantive O
discussion O
and O
that O
the O
entire O
talk O
centering O
around O
China B-GPE
's O
proposal O
is O
gradually O
coming O
to O
an O
end O
. O

Hill O
said O
today O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
have O
already O
touched O
upon O
many O
substantive O
issues O
. O

Kim B-PERSON
Kye I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
gwan I-PERSON
said O
yesterday O
that O
if O
the O
US B-GPE
attempts O
to O
use O
both O
hard O
and O
soft O
tactics O
such O
as O
coupling O
dialogue O
with O
pressure O
and O
carrots O
with O
sticks O
in O
negotiations O
, O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
will O
surely O
counteract O
with O
dialogue O
and O
a O
shield O
. O

But O
the O
trend O
of O
the O
talks O
has O
been O
positive O
. O

A O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
article O
said O
that O
the O
talks O
will O
enter O
the O
stage O
of O
documenting O
the O
progress O
in O
written O
form O
. O

Hill O
noted O
that O
it O
was O
really O
not O
an O
easy O
job O
to O
resume O
the B-EVENT
six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
party I-EVENT
talks I-EVENT
. O

He O
did O
not O
want O
to O
predict O
whether O
the O
talks O
would O
be O
successful O
, O
saying O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
still O
thinks O
that O
the O
financial O
sanctions O
against O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
should O
be O
separated O
from O
the O
issue O
of O
a O
nuclear O
- O
free O
Korean B-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC
. O

The B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
uh O
, O
has O
already O
reached O
consensus O
that O
it O
will O
vote O
on O
the O
draft O
resolution O
, O
uh O
, O
concerning O
the O
Iran B-GPE
nuclear O
issue O
on O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
22nd O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
time O
, O
oh O
, O
that O
is O
, O
uh O
, O
today O
. O

The O
draft O
resolution O
has O
already O
been O
revised O
once O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
main O
revised O
part O
of O
the O
draft O
resolution O
, O
uh O
, O
is O
that O
it O
will O
no O
longer O
insist O
on O
this O
provision O
imposing O
such O
travel O
ban O
on O
people O
involved O
in O
Iran B-GPE
's O
nuclear O
programs O
. O

Well O
, O
now O
the O
US B-GPE
side O
said O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
they O
are O
quite O
confident O
about O
the O
passage O
of O
the O
draft O
resolution O
. O

And O
US O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Rice O
also O
said O
on O
Thursday O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
supports O
this O
draft O
resolution O
on O
the O
UN B-GPE
sanctions O
against O
Iran B-GPE
drafted O
by O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
Germany B-GPE
, O
and O
France B-GPE
. O

Er O
, O
this O
draft O
resolution O
, O
uh O
, O
prohibits O
other O
countries O
from O
exporting O
to O
Iran B-GPE
materials O
or O
technologies O
related O
to O
its O
nuclear O
programs O
. O

So O
, O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
uh O
, O
may O
hold O
a O
vote O
on O
this O
draft O
resolution O
on O
Friday O
. O

Rice O
said O
she O
was O
very O
confident O
. O

On O
Thursday O
the O
five O
permanent O
member O
states O
on O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
plus O
representatives O
from O
Germany B-GPE
continued O
to O
hold O
informal O
consultations O
on O
the O
resolution O
mandating O
sanctions O
against O
Iran B-GPE
, O
and O
may O
submit O
it O
for O
voting O
on O
Friday O
. O

Diplomats O
revealed O
that O
citing O
the O
sanctions O
article O
of O
Chapter B-LAW
7 I-LAW
of O
the O
UN O
Charter O
, O
the O
resolution O
will O
ban O
any O
country O
from O
exporting O
nuclear O
technologies O
or O
nuclear O
materials O
to O
Iran B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
report O
which O
will O
be O
submitted O
to O
Congress B-ORG
today O
, O
the O
U.S. O
Trade O
Representative O
's O
Office B-ORG
indicates O
that O
the O
major O
reforms O
, O
which O
China B-GPE
has O
undertaken O
since O
its O
WTO B-ORG
entry O
in O
2001 O
, O
have O
greatly O
benefited O
American B-NORP
enterprises O
and O
consumers O
. O

However O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
trade O
representative O
Schwab B-PERSON
published O
an O
article O
and O
pointed O
out O
that O
there O
is O
some O
evidence O
to O
indicate O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
reform O
momentum O
has O
been O
starting O
to O
slow O
down O
, O
which O
is O
disturbing O
. O

In O
the O
report O
to O
be O
submitted O
to O
Congress B-ORG
, O
the O
U.S. O
Trade O
Representative O
's O
Office B-ORG
said O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
reforms O
since O
its O
WTO B-ORG
entry O
had O
provided O
plenty O
of O
benefits O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
enterprises O
and O
consumers O
. O

However O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
expressed O
that O
the O
report O
also O
pointed O
out O
that O
in O
areas O
such O
as O
anti-piracy O
, O
export O
subsidies O
, O
creating O
obstacles O
for O
American B-NORP
agricultural O
products O
, O
publishing O
and O
other O
services O
, O
reforms O
have O
either O
retrogressed O
, O
or O
at O
least O
shown O
signs O
of O
slowing O
down O
. O

In O
the O
article O
published O
in O
the B-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
Schwab B-PERSON
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
had O
planned O
to O
lodge O
complaints O
on O
trade O
disputes O
, O
and O
also O
ensured O
that O
China B-GPE
honored O
its O
international O
commitments O
made O
upon O
joining O
WTO B-ORG
. O

Schwab B-PERSON
said O
that O
over O
the O
past O
one O
year O
, O
there O
are O
various O
signs O
indicating O
that O
the O
momentum O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
reform O
has O
been O
starting O
to O
slow O
down O
, O
and O
the O
voices O
opposing O
further O
implementing O
market O
liberalization O
in O
China B-GPE
have O
been O
intensifying O
; O
the O
government O
, O
particularly O
the O
provincial O
government O
, O
has O
also O
been O
enhancing O
its O
interventional O
power O
in O
the O
economy O
. O

But O
she O
also O
acknowledged O
that O
over O
the O
past O
five O
years O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
accomplished O
tremendous O
achievements O
, O
such O
as O
enacting O
special O
laws O
to O
assist O
China B-GPE
's O
trading O
system O
in O
adherence O
to O
WTO B-ORG
regulations O
. O

The O
general O
bans O
faced O
by O
American B-NORP
companies O
operating O
in O
China B-GPE
are O
also O
being O
progressively O
reduced O
, O
but O
they O
still O
have O
to O
cope O
with O
regulatory O
obstacles O
. O

South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
President O
Roh O
Moo O
- O
hyun O
is O
currently O
on O
a O
formal O
three O
- O
day O
visit O
to O
Indonesia B-GPE
. O

He O
is O
expected O
to O
meet O
with O
the O
Indonesian B-NORP
president O
and O
discuss O
bilateral O
cooperation O
projects O
on O
nuclear O
energy O
, O
petroleum O
, O
and O
natural O
gas O
. O

South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
President O
Roh O
Moo O
- O
hyun O
is O
expected O
to O
sign O
a O
cooperation O
agreement O
on O
nuclear O
energy O
with O
Indonesian B-NORP
President O
Yudhoyono O
on O
Monday O
, O
December O
4 O
. O

Nuclear O
power O
generation O
occupies O
an O
important O
position O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
while O
the O
petroleum O
and O
liquefied O
gas O
that O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
uses O
rely O
entirely O
on O
imports O
. O

At O
present O
there O
are O
20 O
nuclear O
power O
stations O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
supplying O
40 O
percent O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
electricity O
source O
. O

As O
an O
OPEC B-ORG
member O
state O
, O
Indonesia B-GPE
is O
now O
actively O
pushing O
for O
energy O
diversity O
and O
has O
started O
to O
emphasize O
nuclear O
power O
generation O
as O
an O
alternative O
. O

South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
is O
a O
major O
consumer O
for O
Indonesia B-GPE
's O
liquefied O
gas O
, O
but O
Indonesia B-GPE
recently O
said O
it O
would O
reduce O
the O
exports O
of O
liquefied O
natural O
gas O
so O
as O
to O
meet O
domestic O
energy O
needs O
. O

The O
leaders O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
are O
expected O
to O
discuss O
bilateral O
cooperation O
relationships O
on O
nuclear O
energy O
, O
petroleum O
, O
and O
natural O
gas O
and O
to O
sign O
mutually O
beneficial O
agreements O
on O
tourism O
, O
forestry O
, O
anti-bribery O
, O
and O
other O
fields O
. O

Yudhoyono B-PERSON
originally O
planned O
to O
visit O
Seoul B-GPE
in O
July O
, O
but O
because O
of O
the O
tense O
situation O
caused O
by O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
nuclear O
bomb O
test O
, O
his O
visit O
to O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
had O
been O
postponed O
. O

Yet O
another O
Chinese B-NORP
reporter O
has O
been O
arrested O
. O

His O
name O
is O
Shi B-PERSON
Tao I-PERSON
, O
and O
he O
was O
once O
a O
reporter O
for O
Contemporary B-ORG
Business I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
in O
Hunan B-GPE
, O
Changsha B-GPE
. O

In O
April O
2004 O
, O
Shi B-PERSON
Tao I-PERSON
attended O
an O
internal O
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Contemporary I-ORG
Business I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
. O

During O
the O
meeting O
, O
his O
supervisor O
gave O
a O
verbal O
notification O
on O
how O
the B-ORG
CPC I-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
Office I-ORG
wanted O
the O
15th O
anniversary O
of O
the B-EVENT
June I-EVENT
4 I-EVENT
Incident I-EVENT
to O
be O
covered O
. O

Shi B-PERSON
Tao I-PERSON
made O
a O
general O
recording O
of O
the O
notification O
, O
and O
sent O
the O
information O
via O
his O
Yahoo B-ORG
email O
to O
a O
friend O
from O
the B-ORG
Overseas I-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Net I-ORG
Communications I-ORG
, O
notifying O
democratic O
activists O
not O
to O
return O
home O
around O
the O
anniversary O
of O
the O
June B-GPE
4 O
so O
as O
to O
avoid O
being O
arrested O
. O

Seven O
days O
later O
, O
Shi B-PERSON
Tao I-PERSON
was O
suddenly O
arrested O
. O

On O
April O
27 O
, O
2005 O
, O
Shi B-PERSON
Tao I-PERSON
was O
sentenced O
to O
ten O
years O
in O
prison O
for O
the O
crime O
of O
illegally O
providing O
state O
secrets O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

This O
is O
a O
classic O
accusation O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
classic O
case O
. O

Just O
like O
many O
intellectuals O
who O
were O
punished O
for O
what O
they O
had O
said O
, O
37 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Shi B-PERSON
Tao I-PERSON
was O
probably O
more O
or O
less O
mentally O
prepared O
for O
his O
plight O
. O

But O
what O
he O
could O
never O
have O
imagined O
was O
that O
one O
of O
the O
hands O
that O
had O
pushed O
him O
behind O
the O
iron O
bars O
was O
a O
business O
conglomerate O
of O
the O
democratic O
world O
, O
Yahoo B-ORG
. O

At O
9:30 O
in O
the O
morning O
of O
the O
twenty O
- O
second O
, O
the O
second O
session O
of O
the O
trial O
into O
the O
State O
Affairs O
Fund O
Case O
got O
underway O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
submitted O
an O
application O
to O
the O
court O
for O
absence O
due O
to O
illness O
and O
was O
granted O
permission O
not O
to O
appear O
in O
court O
. O

The O
other O
three O
accused O
, O
Ma B-PERSON
Yong I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
, O
Lin B-PERSON
Te I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsun I-PERSON
and O
Chen B-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hwei I-PERSON
arrived O
in O
succession O
at O
the O
court O
to O
undergo O
interrogation O
. O

During O
the O
trial O
, O
the O
defense O
lawyer O
continued O
to O
employ O
disruptive O
tactics O
by O
constantly O
bringing O
up O
issues O
of O
so O
- O
called O
unconstitutionality O
and O
asking O
that O
the O
trial O
into O
the O
case O
be O
halted O
. O

But O
the O
judge O
still O
ruled O
that O
the O
case O
should O
continue O
to O
be O
heard O
. O

Throughout O
the O
court O
room O
deliberations O
, O
the O
prosecution O
and O
defense O
maintained O
, O
tit O
for O
tat O
, O
an O
intense O
debate O
, O
but O
from O
start O
to O
finish O
they O
failed O
to O
touch O
on O
issues O
of O
substance O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
the O
court O
was O
in O
session O
on O
the O
twenty O
- O
second O
, O
the O
defense O
lawyer O
brought O
up O
the O
issue O
of O
so O
- O
called O
unconstitutionality O
and O
asked O
that O
the O
court O
halt O
the O
hearing O
of O
the O
case O
. O

The O
judge O
cited O
related O
statute O
in O
making O
a O
prompt O
determination O
and O
ruled O
the O
trial O
should O
continue O
. O

Under O
the O
provisions O
of O
the O
island O
's O
criminal O
procedure O
law O
, O
the O
judge O
's O
ruling O
is O
the O
final O
decision O
and O
must O
be O
complied O
with O
. O

Lawyers O
can O
not O
reintroduce O
an O
appeal O
. O

But O
the O
defense O
lawyer O
still O
continued O
to O
harp O
incessantly O
to O
the O
judge O
on O
this O
issue O
, O
demanding O
that O
the O
presiding O
judge O
issue O
a O
written O
report O
and O
constantly O
raising O
protest O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
so O
- O
called O
unconstitutionality O
. O

Finally O
, O
he O
was O
repeatedly O
checked O
by O
the O
presiding O
judge O
, O
who O
sternly O
demanded O
that O
the O
lawyer O
sit O
down O
and O
refrain O
from O
raising O
the O
issue O
of O
so O
- O
called O
unconstitutionality O
again O
. O

During O
the O
trial O
, O
the O
prosecution O
also O
produced O
more O
than O
ten O
bags O
of O
invoices O
as O
original O
supporting O
evidence O
found O
in O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
's O
office O
and O
inquired O
the O
accused O
. O

Because O
some O
of O
the O
files O
were O
confidential O
, O
not O
all O
of O
them O
were O
publicly O
disclosed O
. O

For O
this O
, O
the O
defense O
lawyer O
expressed O
his O
extreme O
dissatisfaction O
after O
the O
session O
had O
ended O
. O

Currently O
overseas O
, O
books O
, O
er O
, O
related O
to O
China B-GPE
invariably O
attract O
the O
attention O
of O
readers O
and O
professionals O
. O

Recently O
, O
a O
book O
on O
Rong B-PERSON
Yiren I-PERSON
and O
his O
family O
by O
a O
Chinese B-GPE
living O
in O
Japan B-GPE
won O
an O
award O
at O
an O
important O
awards O
event O
in O
the O
local O
cultural O
community O
. O

Let O
's O
take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
report O
from O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Daifu B-ORG
TV I-ORG
. O

Recently O
, O
the O
award O
ceremony O
for O
the O
Eighteenth O
Asia B-WORK_OF_ART
Pacific I-WORK_OF_ART
Award I-WORK_OF_ART
organized O
by O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Mainichi B-PERSON
Shimbun I-PERSON
and O
the B-ORG
Asian I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Council I-ORG
was O
held O
at O
the B-FAC
Japanese I-FAC
Press I-FAC
Center I-FAC
. O

Takushoku B-ORG
University I-ORG
professor O
Wang B-PERSON
Shuguang I-PERSON
, O
a O
Chinese B-GPE
living O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
received O
an O
Award O
of O
Excellence O
for O
his O
book O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Pulse I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Rong I-WORK_OF_ART
Clan I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
which O
uses O
with O
Rong B-PERSON
Yiren I-PERSON
and O
his O
family O
as O
the O
subject O
matter O
. O

At O
the O
award O
ceremony O
, O
Professor O
Wang O
Shuguang O
said O
that O
as O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
scholar O
, O
he O
felt O
extremely O
happy O
about O
being O
able O
to O
receive O
such O
an O
honor O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
he O
also O
thanked O
Japanese B-NORP
friends O
, O
Takushoku B-ORG
University I-ORG
and O
others O
who O
gave O
him O
support O
. O

As O
this O
year O
's O
Asia B-EVENT
Pacific I-EVENT
Awards I-EVENT
, O
a O
total O
of O
one O
Most O
Outstanding O
Award O
and O
three O
Awards O
of O
Excellence O
were O
chosen O
. O

They O
were O
chosen O
from O
among O
more O
than O
eighty O
works O
submitted O
. O

The O
judging O
committee O
explained O
that O
almost O
a O
half O
of O
the O
submitted O
works O
had O
China B-GPE
- O
related O
content O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
of O
the O
four O
prize O
- O
winning O
books O
, O
two O
dealt O
with O
China B-GPE
- O
related O
or O
Sino O
- O
Japanese B-NORP
- O
related O
subject O
matters O
. O

The B-WORK_OF_ART
Asia I-WORK_OF_ART
Pacific I-WORK_OF_ART
Award I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
a O
prize O
to O
reward O
outstanding O
works O
on O
the O
politics O
, O
economics O
, O
diplomatic O
relations O
, O
culture O
and O
other O
aspects O
of O
the B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
region O
. O

It O
has O
an O
important O
influence O
on O
Japan B-GPE
's O
academic O
and O
publishing O
communities O
. O

Yes O
, O
although O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
topics O
will O
be O
discussed O
at O
this O
NATO B-ORG
summit O
, O
general O
public O
attention O
will O
be O
focused O
on O
: O
first O
, O
NATO B-ORG
's O
eastward O
expansion O
and O
its O
relations O
with O
Russia B-GPE
, O
and O
second O
, O
NATO B-ORG
's O
strategy O
in O
expanding O
its O
functions O
and O
powers O
in O
the O
21st O
century O
. O

Then O
, O
this O
NATO B-ORG
summit O
, O
eh O
, O
is O
being O
held O
at O
the O
doorsteps O
of O
Russia B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
capital O
of O
Latvia B-GPE
, O
eh O
, O
er O
, O
Riga B-GPE
; O
this O
is O
also O
the O
first O
time O
that O
such O
a O
summit O
is O
being O
held O
in O
an O
Eastern O
European B-NORP
country O
, O
and O
that O
itself O
is O
provocative O
for O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

In O
order O
to O
avoid O
provoking O
Russia B-GPE
, O
eh O
, O
the O
NATO O
summit O
may O
not O
directly O
announce O
the O
second O
batch O
of O
countries O
covered O
in O
the O
eastward O
expansion O
; O
but O
indeed O
, O
Macedonia B-GPE
, O
Albania B-GPE
, O
and O
Azerbaijan B-GPE
, O
er O
, O
even O
, O
eh O
, O
Ukraine B-GPE
and O
Georgia B-GPE
, O
which O
are O
in O
tense O
relations O
with O
Russia B-GPE
, O
are O
all O
listed O
in O
the O
next O
batch O
of O
development O
. O

And O
NATO B-ORG
hopes O
to O
work O
more O
closely O
with O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
countries O
such O
as O
Japan B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
and O
Australia B-GPE
; O
and O
this O
makes O
it O
more O
puzzling O
as O
to O
how O
NATO B-ORG
is O
defining O
the O
scope O
and O
breadth O
of O
its O
future O
global O
partnership O
strategies O
. O

Also O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
counter-terrorism O
and O
peacekeeping O
, O
eh O
, O
NATO B-ORG
also O
intended O
to O
place O
resources O
and O
energy O
security O
, O
as O
well O
as O
computer O
networks O
protection O
, O
into O
its O
scope O
of O
responsibilities O
in O
its O
new O
21st O
century O
strategies O
. O

This O
means O
that O
in O
the O
future O
, O
the O
reasons O
for O
NATO B-ORG
's O
global O
military O
actions O
and O
other O
excuses O
, O
eh O
, O
to O
intervene O
in O
situations O
will O
all O
substantially O
increase O
. O

NATO B-ORG
's O
desire O
and O
goal O
to O
move O
from O
regional O
to O
global O
, O
eh O
, O
and O
from O
passive O
defense O
to O
active O
attack O
is O
now O
also O
becoming O
increasingly O
clear O
and O
evident O
. O

Last O
Friday O
, O
Taipei B-ORG
District I-ORG
Court I-ORG
held O
the O
first O
trial O
in O
the O
court O
proceedings O
over O
the O
Executive O
Confidential O
fee O
case O
. O

Wu B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
, O
former O
Deputy O
Secretary O
General O
of O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
's O
office O
Ma B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
cheng I-PERSON
, O
director O
Lindh B-PERSON
, O
cashier O
Chen O
Cheng O
- O
hwei O
, O
and O
others O
were O
summoned O
to O
a O
court O
hearing O
. O

Prosecution O
and O
defense O
debated O
whether O
the O
hearing O
of O
this O
case O
conformed O
to O
legal O
procedure O
. O

The O
entire O
case O
will O
be O
heard O
again O
on O
the O
22nd O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
the O
collegiate O
bench O
will O
rule O
whether O
the O
case O
should O
continue O
to O
be O
heard O
. O

When O
Wu B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
appeared O
in O
court O
last O
Friday O
to O
undergo O
questioning O
, O
ill O
health O
resulted O
in O
her O
being O
rushed O
to O
the O
hospital O
. O

She O
is O
still O
recuperating O
in O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
. O

Prior O
to O
this O
, O
a O
public O
prosecutive O
ombudsman O
suggested O
that O
if O
Wu B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
was O
physically O
unwell O
, O
an O
exception O
could O
be O
made O
by O
letting O
her O
appear O
in O
court O
lying O
in O
bed O
. O

But O
Wu B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
's O
attorney O
Gu B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
said O
that O
whether O
Wu B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
would O
make O
another O
appearance O
in O
court O
was O
presently O
subject O
to O
observation O
. O

A O
doctor O
from O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
said O
that O
after O
four O
days O
of O
recuperation O
in O
hospital O
, O
Wu B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
's O
condition O
had O
stabilized O
, O
but O
presently O
the O
state O
of O
her O
health O
was O
unfit O
for O
a O
court O
appearance O
. O

But O
National B-ORG
Taiwan I-ORG
University I-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
spokesman O
Lin B-PERSON
Ho I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hsiung I-PERSON
stressed O
that O
it O
was O
still O
too O
early O
to O
say O
if O
Wu B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
could O
or O
could O
not O
appear O
in O
court O
. O

Although O
Wu B-PERSON
Shu I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
chen I-PERSON
still O
needs O
to O
remain O
in O
hospital O
for O
observation O
, O
NTU B-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
also O
stressed O
that O
if O
it O
was O
necessary O
for O
her O
to O
appear O
in O
court O
on O
a O
bed O
, O
the O
hospital O
would O
cooperate O
. O

Looking O
at O
big O
news O
for O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
around O
the O
world O
, O
focusing O
on O
all O
the O
trends O
in O
life O
overseas O
. O

Next O
we O
'll O
browse O
through O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
language O
newspapers O
and O
magazines O
worldwide O
together O
. O

First O
, O
eh O
, O
we O
'll O
introduce O
a O
millionaire O
to O
everyone O
. O

It O
's O
the O
woman O
in O
the O
picture O
wearing O
, O
ah O
, O
glasses O
that O
we O
can O
see O
now O
. O

She O
, O
eh O
, O
is O
the O
German B-NORP
Chinese B-NORP
Graef B-PERSON
. O

If O
we O
say O
Graef B-PERSON
's O
online O
name O
Anshe B-PERSON
Chung I-PERSON
, O
viewers O
who O
like O
the O
online O
game O
Second B-PRODUCT
Life I-PRODUCT
, O
ah O
, O
will O
definitely O
find O
it O
familiar O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
uh O
, O
she O
made O
her O
fortune O
exactly O
because O
of O
this O
game O
. O

You O
can O
also O
get O
rich O
by O
playing O
a O
game O
? O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
Wen B-PERSON
Wei I-PERSON
Po I-PERSON
says O
that O
in O
the O
present O
era O
of O
online O
games O
, O
many O
dedicated O
people O
are O
making O
money O
inside O
the O
online O
world O
. O

Graef O
is O
one O
of O
them O
. O

At O
first O
, O
ah O
, O
she O
sold O
animations O
of O
characters O
that O
she O
had O
designed O
to O
players O
in O
the O
game O
. O

Later O
, O
uh O
, O
she O
established O
Anshe O
Chung O
Studios O
and O
bought O
land O
inside O
the O
game O
, O
then O
, O
uh O
, O
drew O
different O
landscapes O
on O
the O
land O
using O
computer O
software O
. O

Then O
, O
uh O
, O
she O
again O
sold O
or O
rented O
out O
the O
land O
to O
residents O
in O
the O
game O
, O
earning O
online O
currency O
. O

Now O
, O
Anshe B-ORG
Chung I-ORG
Studios I-ORG
has O
become O
the O
biggest O
company O
in O
the O
Second B-PRODUCT
Life I-PRODUCT
game O
, O
with O
total O
assets O
of O
more O
than O
one O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Recently O
, O
ah O
, O
there O
have O
been O
figures O
indicating O
, O
eh O
, O
that O
nationally O
4.13 O
million O
university O
students O
graduated O
in O
2006 O
. O

Of O
these O
, O
approximately O
3.4 O
million O
plan O
to O
leave O
their O
hometown O
for O
other O
regions O
in O
order O
to O
seek O
work O
. O

Now O
there O
are O
people O
targeting O
this O
market O
. O

A O
job O
- O
seekers O
hostel O
especially O
for O
migrant O
job O
- O
seekers O
has O
appeared O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

It O
was O
four O
in O
the O
afternoon O
when O
our O
reporter O
arrived O
at O
the O
hostel O
, O
but O
most O
of O
the O
job O
- O
seekers O
were O
still O
elsewhere O
taking O
part O
in O
job O
fairs O
and O
not O
many O
had O
returned O
yet O
. O

However O
, O
one O
could O
already O
hear O
accents O
from O
all O
over O
the O
country O
. O

We O
wandered O
randomly O
through O
several O
guest O
rooms O
and O
discovered O
that O
most O
of O
the O
inhabitants O
were O
newly O
- O
graduated O
university O
students O
from O
other O
cities O
and O
provinces O
and O
had O
come O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
seeking O
work O
. O

Taiyuan O
University O
of O
Technology O
, O
because O
everybody O
who O
comes O
to O
stay O
here O
is O
looking O
for O
jobs O
, O
uh O
, O
so O
here O
, O
there O
is O
quite O
a O
lot O
of O
information O
here O
. O

We O
are O
all O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

The O
light O
is O
out O
at O
11 O
PM O
, O
actually O
just O
like O
in O
a O
dormitory O
. O

At O
the O
job O
- O
seekers O
hostel O
, O
you O
can O
see O
employment O
information O
all O
around O
. O

The O
announcement O
column O
and O
message O
board O
are O
all O
full O
of O
job O
- O
search O
information O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
they O
also O
point O
out O
the O
time O
and O
place O
of O
job O
fairs O
that O
day O
. O

The O
person O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
hostel O
explained O
that O
currently O
there O
are O
about O
two O
hundred O
and O
forty O
- O
odd O
beds O
here O
, O
the O
cheapest O
going O
for O
just O
twenty O
yuan O
. O

At O
present O
, O
the O
occupancy O
rate O
is O
about O
twenty O
percent O
. O

To O
stay O
here O
, O
one O
must O
provide O
proof O
of O
college O
credentials O
or O
higher O
. O

Current O
students O
have O
to O
provide O
their O
student O
ID O
. O

Let O
's O
take O
a O
look O
at O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
again O
. O

Reporters O
have O
been O
waiting O
for O
an O
entire O
day O
at O
the O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
Press O
Center O
, O
but O
the O
head O
of O
the O
delegation O
Chun B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Woo I-PERSON
had O
still O
not O
appeared O
. O

At O
6:30 O
in O
the O
evening O
, O
the O
deputy O
head O
of O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
delegation O
, O
in O
place O
of O
Chun B-PERSON
Yung I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
woo I-PERSON
, O
finally O
arrived O
in O
a O
hurry O
. O

However O
, O
the O
press O
briefing O
room O
was O
only O
open O
to O
Korean O
reporters O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
Central O
Television O
, O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
as O
well O
as O
Reuters B-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
NHK B-ORG
, O
and O
many O
other O
media O
were O
all O
kept O
outside O
the O
gate O
. O

The O
internal O
exchanges O
exclusively O
enjoyed O
by O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
reporters O
lasted O
15 O
minutes O
. O

Soon O
after O
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
deputy O
head O
, O
who O
did O
not O
want O
to O
disclose O
his O
name O
nor O
face O
to O
the O
cameras O
, O
briefly O
reported O
on O
today O
's O
meeting O
to O
these O
reporters O
who O
had O
been O
waiting O
outside O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

He O
said O
that O
apart O
from O
Japan B-GPE
, O
presently O
, O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
had O
already O
conducted O
bilateral O
consultations O
with O
all O
other O
four O
countries O
. O

The O
talks O
between O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
which O
have O
attracted O
much O
attention O
, O
were O
conducted O
in O
a O
harmonious O
manner O
, O
but O
no O
new O
proposals O
were O
raised O
, O
nor O
were O
there O
concrete O
measures O
on O
the O
abandonment O
of O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
nuclear O
program O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
the O
two O
countries O
will O
continue O
to O
discuss O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
financial O
sanctions O
on O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
tomorrow O
. O
And O
that O
this O
round O
of O
six O
- O
party O
talks O
may O
conclude O
before O
Christmas O
. O

Last O
night O
, O
the O
head O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
the B-EVENT
six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
party I-EVENT
talks I-EVENT
delegation O
Kenichiro B-PERSON
Sasae I-PERSON
noted O
that O
the O
results O
of O
the O
talks O
in O
the O
second O
day O
were O
not O
optimistic O
, O
and O
were O
in O
fact O
quite O
a O
distance O
from O
the O
expected O
results O
of O
the O
talks O
for O
all O
the O
participating O
countries O
. O

The O
First O
Sino O
- O
U.S. B-GPE
strategic O
economic O
dialogue O
was O
convened O
at O
the O
Great O
Hall O
of O
the O
People O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
at O
9 O
a.m. O
today O
. O

Representing O
the O
two O
countries O
' O
leaders O
as O
special O
representatives O
, O
Vice O
Premier O
of O
State B-ORG
Council I-ORG
of O
China O
Wu O
Yi O
and O
United O
States O
Treasury O
Secretary O
Paulson O
jointly O
hosted O
the O
dialogue O
, O
which O
was O
attended O
by O
ministers O
and O
senior O
officials O
from O
relevant O
departments O
of O
the O
governments O
of O
two O
countries O
. O

Those O
who O
attended O
the O
dialogue O
and O
represented O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
include O
the O
ambassador O
to O
China O
Randt O
, O
Secretary O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
Human O
Services O
Leavitt O
, O
Secretary O
of O
Energy O
Bodman O
, O
Secretary O
of O
Commerce O
Gutierrez O
, O
Secretary O
of O
Labor O
Elaine O
Chao O
, O
U.S. O
Trade O
Representative O
Schwab O
, O
Director O
of O
Environmental O
Protection O
Johnson O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Federal O
Reserve O
Board O
Bernanke O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

The O
aim O
of O
the O
Sino O
- O
U.S. B-GPE
strategic O
economic O
dialogue O
was O
to O
implement O
the O
consensus O
reached O
by O
President O
Hu O
Jintao O
with O
President O
Bush O
in O
August O
earlier O
this O
year O
. O

The O
two O
- O
day O
strategic O
economic O
dialogue O
is O
the O
first O
strategic O
dialogue O
in O
the O
realm O
of O
economics O
between O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
developing O
country O
and O
the O
largest O
developed O
country O
. O

The O
strategic O
economic O
dialogue O
is O
of O
the O
highest O
level O
of O
consultation O
among O
other O
China B-GPE
- O
U.S. B-GPE
consultative O
mechanisms O
, O
and O
is O
an O
exchange O
event O
of O
the O
highest O
degree O
between O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
U.S. B-GPE
economic O
officials O
in O
history O
. O

The O
half O
- O
yearly O
dialogue O
will O
be O
alternatively O
held O
in O
the O
capitals O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

Both O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
indicated O
that O
they O
hoped O
the O
dialogue O
would O
further O
promote O
bilateral O
cooperation O
in O
commerce O
and O
trade O
. O

The O
conference O
proposed O
that O
in O
positively O
carrying O
out O
economic O
work O
next O
year O
, O
the O
most O
important O
thing O
is O
to O
fully O
implement O
a O
concept O
of O
scientific O
development O
and O
to O
maintain O
steady O
and O
relatively O
rapid O
economic O
development O
, O
avoiding O
any O
big O
swings O
. O

To O
realize O
the O
goals O
and O
tasks O
for O
next O
year O
's O
economic O
work O
, O
efforts O
must O
be O
made O
to O
stabilize O
, O
improve O
, O
and O
implement O
policies O
; O
to O
enhance O
and O
improve O
macro O
controls O
; O
to O
exploit O
the O
enthusiasm O
of O
both O
the O
central O
and O
local O
governments O
; O
and O
to O
more O
vigorously O
push O
forward O
reform O
and O
opening O
- O
up O
. O

The O
following O
tasks O
must O
be O
positively O
carried O
out O
: O
stick O
to O
the O
paramount O
focus O
on O
resolving O
the O
three O
rural O
issues O
; O
adjust O
the O
industrial O
structure O
; O
and O
promote O
coordinated O
regional O
development O
. O

We O
should O
pay O
attention O
to O
saving O
energy O
and O
reducing O
consumption O
, O
protecting O
the O
environment O
, O
and O
using O
land O
economically O
. O

We O
should O
deepen O
economic O
system O
reforms O
, O
enhance O
the O
degree O
of O
opening O
up O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
, O
promote O
social O
harmony O
, O
and O
push O
forward O
administrative O
system O
reforms O
and O
government O
self O
- O
construction O
. O

The O
conference O
stressed O
that O
leading O
cadres O
' O
level O
of O
knowledge O
and O
competence O
in O
implementing O
a O
concept O
of O
scientific O
development O
must O
be O
urgently O
enhanced O
in O
order O
to O
implement O
the O
concept O
of O
scientific O
development O
and O
to O
strengthen O
and O
improve O
the O
party O
's O
leadership O
in O
economic O
work O
. O

Ice O
Icicle O
has O
appeared O
in O
large O
areas O
of O
Turks B-NORP
River O
, O
Ili B-LOC
, O
Xinjiang B-GPE
, O
since O
last O
month O
. O

The O
ice O
icicle O
section O
is O
more O
than O
eight O
kilometers O
in O
length O
. O

At O
some O
bending O
river O
, O
the O
ice O
icicle O
sediment O
has O
piled O
up O
and O
caused O
blocking O
to O
the O
river O
. O

The O
stream O
water O
has O
overflown O
the O
riverbanks O
and O
flooded O
into O
the O
nearby O
houses O
of O
herders O
. O

After O
the O
disaster O
occurred O
, O
the O
local O
government O
quickly O
organized O
for O
the O
herders O
along O
the O
river O
to O
evacuate O
. O

At O
present O
146 O
families O
with O
over O
840 O
herding O
folks O
are O
moving O
to O
newly O
built O
earthquake O
- O
resistant O
safe O
houses O
. O

Gradually O
, O
18,000 O
heads O
of O
livestock O
will O
also O
be O
moved O
to O
winter O
pastures O
. O

Turks B-NORP
County O
has O
also O
organized O
emergency O
personnel O
to O
be O
on O
24 O
- O
hour O
ice O
icicle O
prevention O
duty O
so O
to O
deal O
with O
any O
new O
dangers O
that O
might O
arise O
. O

To O
remove O
the O
threat O
that O
the O
ice O
icicle O
caused O
to O
the O
local O
herders O
, O
the O
local O
government O
has O
invested O
over O
five O
million O
yuan O
in O
building O
129 O
new O
houses O
in O
Kalatuohai B-GPE
Township I-GPE
, O
which O
are O
being O
used O
to O
settle O
the O
herders O
under O
threat O
from O
the O
ice O
icicle O
. O

Turks B-NORP
River O
is O
a O
main O
branch O
of O
Ili B-LOC
River I-LOC
and O
joins O
Kashi B-LOC
River I-LOC
and O
Gong B-LOC
Naisi I-LOC
River I-LOC
, O
making O
Ili B-LOC
River I-LOC
the O
biggest O
river O
by O
volume O
of O
water O
in O
Xinjiang B-GPE
. O

Last O
year O
, O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
December O
, O
an O
ice O
icicle O
flooding O
once O
occured O
in O
Turks B-NORP
River O
, O
which O
had O
not O
been O
seen O
for O
fifty O
years O
. O

The O
ice O
icicle O
flooding O
that O
occurred O
this O
time O
is O
a O
full O
month O
earlier O
than O
last O
year O
. O

On O
this O
day O
, O
Yamashita B-FAC
Park I-FAC
located O
in O
Yokohama B-GPE
's O
Chinatown O
was O
exceptionally O
lively O
. O

Many O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
community O
groups O
gathered O
there O
to O
wait O
for O
the O
commencement O
of O
the B-EVENT
Chinese I-EVENT
Culture I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Costume I-EVENT
Parade I-EVENT
. O

At O
3:30 O
p.m. O
, O
the O
parade O
officially O
began O
amid O
the O
loud O
sounds O
emitted O
by O
firecrackers O
. O

Local O
performance O
troupes O
from O
Yokohama B-GPE
put O
up O
splendid O
performances O
of O
the O
lion O
dance O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
kung O
- O
fu O
, O
and O
Taiji O
fans O
, O
and O
were O
rewarded O
with O
many O
rounds O
of O
applause O
. O

Among O
the O
parade O
of O
the O
performers O
, O
the O
most O
eye O
- O
catching O
were O
those O
young O
ladies O
donning O
the O
costumes O
of O
various O
Chinese B-NORP
minority O
groups O
, O
demonstrating O
the O
charms O
of O
unique O
Chinese B-NORP
costumes O
. O

The O
performance O
parade O
started O
from O
Yamashita O
park O
, O
and O
made O
its O
way O
past O
famous O
attractions O
in O
Chinatown O
such O
as O
the B-FAC
Temple I-FAC
of I-FAC
Guan I-FAC
Yu I-FAC
, O
the B-FAC
Pearl I-FAC
Restaurant I-FAC
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

Along O
the O
route O
, O
the O
watching O
crowds O
packed O
the O
street O
. O

Even O
owners O
of O
the O
shops O
along O
the O
streets O
were O
attracted O
by O
the O
festivities O
and O
came O
out O
to O
watch O
one O
after O
another O
. O

The O
entire O
Chinatown O
was O
immersed O
in O
a O
festive O
and O
peaceful O
atmosphere O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
Ambassador O
to O
Japan O
Wang O
Yi O
also O
made O
a O
special O
trip O
to O
Yokohama B-GPE
's O
Chinatown O
in O
order O
to O
watch O
the O
performances O
. O

This B-EVENT
Chinese I-EVENT
Culture I-EVENT
and I-EVENT
Costume I-EVENT
Parade I-EVENT
not O
only O
offered O
the O
audience O
an O
understanding O
of O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
costumes O
, O
it O
also O
allowed O
them O
to O
experience O
the O
charms O
of O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
culture O
; O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
it O
also O
created O
a O
rare O
opportunity O
for O
a O
friendly O
people O
- O
to O
- O
people O
exchange O
between O
Japan B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
. O

Furthermore O
, O
the O
cross-party O
Iraq B-ORG
Study I-ORG
Group I-ORG
formed O
of O
former O
senior O
US B-GPE
political O
figures O
officially O
submitted O
a O
report O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
on O
Wednesday O
to O
US O
President O
Bush O
and O
Congress B-ORG
and O
also O
put O
forward O
ninety O
- O
seven O
recommendations O
. O

The O
report O
says O
that O
the O
situation O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
extremely O
severe O
and O
is O
still O
deteriorating O
day O
by O
day O
. O

It O
recommends O
a O
major O
revision O
of O
US B-GPE
strategy O
toward O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
. O

At O
a O
press O
conference O
held O
on O
the O
same O
day O
, O
the O
members O
of O
the O
group O
also O
admitted O
that O
although O
the O
report O
provides O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
comprehensive O
and O
in-depth O
recommendations O
, O
due O
to O
the O
extremely O
complicated O
nature O
of O
the O
situation O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
the O
report O
itself O
is O
not O
a O
cure O
- O
all O
for O
all O
problems O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
research O
group O
does O
not O
propose O
in O
the O
report O
an O
actual O
timetable O
for O
troop O
withdrawal O
, O
but O
it O
nevertheless O
recommends O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
withdraw O
almost O
all O
combat O
troops O
before O
the O
beginning O
of O
2008 O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
the O
task O
of O
the O
troops O
that O
stay O
behind O
should O
also O
be O
shifted O
from O
fighting O
to O
support O
functions O
. O

The O
report O
warned O
the O
Bush B-GPE
government O
that O
it O
should O
not O
make O
an O
open O
- O
ended O
commitment O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
urged O
Bush B-GPE
not O
to O
hesitate O
to O
use O
threats O
as O
a O
means O
to O
force O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
to O
improve O
the O
security O
situation O
. O

Recently O
, O
er O
, O
Interpol B-ORG
, O
ah O
, O
has O
been O
focusing O
a O
lot O
of O
attention O
on O
, O
ah O
, O
this O
affair O
of O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
er O
, O
counterfeiting O
currency O
. O

Well O
, O
they O
say O
, O
er O
, O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
er O
, O
is O
now O
producing O
on O
a O
large O
scale O
, O
this O
, O
a O
kind O
of O
bill O
with O
a O
face O
value O
of O
100 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
which O
is O
called O
a O
super O
fake O
note O
. O

The O
so O
- O
called O
super O
fake O
note O
means O
it O
has O
an O
extremely O
high O
accuracy O
in O
copying O
. O

We O
can O
have O
a O
look O
. O

At O
the O
top O
is O
a O
real O
note O
and O
at O
the O
bottom O
is O
a O
fake O
note O
. O

But O
with O
a O
naked O
eye O
like O
ours O
, O
%pw O
, O
it O
is O
at O
this O
distance O
we O
ca O
n't O
see O
that O
there O
's O
any O
difference O
. O

In O
a O
word O
, O
this O
kind O
of O
fake O
note O
, O
uh O
, O
really O
is O
%pw O
, O
extremely O
accomplished O
. O

Normal O
people O
, O
uh O
, O
could O
hardly O
tell O
the O
difference O
. O

So O
, O
now O
, O
er O
, O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Treasury I-ORG
Department I-ORG
has O
brought O
out O
an O
announcement O
, O
saying O
that O
ah O
, O
the O
fake O
notes O
, O
ah O
, O
produced O
by O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
um O
, O
were O
actually O
produced O
and O
circulated O
with O
the O
agreement O
of O
the O
government O
, O
and O
under O
the O
management O
and O
control O
of O
the O
government O
. O

So O
, O
they O
have O
so O
far O
, O
er O
, O
discovered O
in O
total O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
has O
made O
at O
least O
50 O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
this O
kind O
of O
, O
fake O
, O
um O
, O
US B-GPE
currency O
. O

Um O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
er O
, O
this O
time O
of O
last O
year O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
had O
put O
Banco B-ORG
Delta I-ORG
Asia I-ORG
of O
Macau B-GPE
, O
suspected O
of O
laundering O
money O
for O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
on O
a O
black O
list O
. O

It O
was O
because O
of O
this O
affair O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
at O
that O
time O
boycotted O
the B-EVENT
six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
party I-EVENT
talks I-EVENT
for O
one O
year O
. O

At O
the O
request O
of O
the O
Huang B-PERSON
family O
, O
the O
court O
conducted O
a O
judicial O
assessment O
of O
this O
will O
. O

The O
conclusion O
was O
that O
the O
will O
was O
written O
by O
Xu B-PERSON
Changlin I-PERSON
, O
but O
no O
conclusion O
could O
be O
made O
as O
to O
when O
Huang B-PERSON
Zhuqin I-PERSON
's O
stamp O
was O
affixed O
. O

On O
August O
3 O
, O
2006 O
, O
Shanghai B-ORG
Xuhui I-ORG
District I-ORG
Court I-ORG
made O
a O
judgment O
as O
the O
court O
of O
first O
instance O
. O

Since O
the O
first O
three O
wills O
were O
respectively O
written O
on O
November O
21 O
, O
1994 O
, O
August O
17 O
, O
1998 O
, O
and O
February O
24 O
, O
1999 O
, O
while O
the O
fourth O
will O
was O
written O
on O
September O
15 O
, O
1999 O
, O
at O
a O
time O
after O
those O
three O
wills O
, O
the O
court O
therefore O
decided O
that O
Xu B-PERSON
Changlin I-PERSON
's O
fourth O
will O
should O
prevail O
according O
to O
the O
law O
. O

However O
, O
the O
fourth O
will O
could O
only O
reflect O
Xu B-PERSON
Changlin I-PERSON
's O
opinions O
on O
the O
disposition O
of O
the O
estate O
under O
his O
own O
name O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Huang B-PERSON
Zhuqin I-PERSON
's O
family O
letter O
in O
October O
2004 O
reflected O
her O
pre-death O
wish O
to O
dispose O
of O
the O
estate O
by O
herself O
. O

Since O
Huang B-PERSON
Zhuqin I-PERSON
did O
not O
leave O
any O
will O
, O
the O
residential O
unit O
on O
Xietu B-FAC
Road I-FAC
, O
a O
property O
allocated O
to O
Huang B-PERSON
Zhuqin I-PERSON
, O
should O
be O
inherited O
by O
her O
heirs O
according O
to O
the O
legal O
process O
. O

The O
court O
ruled O
that O
the O
property O
right O
of O
the O
Room O
207 O
residential O
unit O
at O
2899 O
Xietu B-FAC
Road I-FAC
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
under O
the O
name O
of O
Huang B-PERSON
Zhuqin I-PERSON
, O
the O
inherited O
, O
should O
be O
awarded O
to O
plaintiffs O
Xu B-PERSON
Yongxiang I-PERSON
and O
Xu B-PERSON
Rulun I-PERSON
and O
defendant O
Xu B-PERSON
Changqing I-PERSON
, O
with O
each O
entitled O
to O
one O
- O
third O
ownership O
. O

Plaintiffs O
and O
defendants O
shall O
pay O
the O
third O
parties O
Huang B-PERSON
Songling I-PERSON
, O
Huang B-PERSON
Zhiling I-PERSON
, O
and O
Huang B-PERSON
Meiling I-PERSON
the O
pro O
rata O
value O
of O
the O
property O
at O
133,000 O
yuan O
each O
. O

For O
many O
overseas O
immigrants O
, O
becoming O
a O
citizen O
is O
a O
matter O
of O
great O
concern O
. O

And O
passing O
the O
citizenship O
examination O
is O
one O
of O
the O
hurdles O
they O
must O
overcome O
. O

Recently O
, O
ah O
, O
the O
U.S. O
Citizenship O
and O
Immigration O
Services O
has O
changed O
the O
format O
of O
their O
citizenship O
exams O
. O

This O
decision O
has O
increased O
the O
difficulties O
of O
Chinese B-GPE
becoming O
U.S. O
citizens O
, O
and O
has O
resulted O
in O
quite O
some O
repercussions O
among O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
community O
. O

Let O
us O
look O
at O
a O
report O
from O
the O
American B-NORP
Chinese B-GPE
- O
language O
television O
. O

After O
the O
U.S. O
Citizenship O
and O
Immigration O
Services O
announced O
the O
questions O
for O
the O
new O
citizenship O
exam O
, O
there O
were O
mixed O
reactions O
within O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
communities O
, O
in O
particular O
from O
some O
of O
the O
elderly O
who O
wished O
to O
become O
citizens O
. O

Some O
felt O
that O
it O
would O
be O
more O
difficult O
to O
become O
naturalized O
citizens O
from O
now O
on O
. O

Some O
citizenship O
classes O
are O
also O
forced O
to O
update O
their O
existing O
curricula O
. O

It O
is O
generally O
believed O
that O
the O
revised O
naturalization O
questions O
will O
increase O
the O
difficulty O
of O
the O
exam O
. O

Currently O
, O
most O
of O
the O
questions O
only O
require O
simple O
answers O
to O
be O
satisfactory O
. O

However O
, O
from O
the O
known O
portions O
of O
the O
new O
exam O
questions O
, O
future O
exams O
will O
assess O
naturalization O
applicants O
' O
knowledge O
in O
areas O
like O
American B-NORP
social O
and O
political O
history O
; O
and O
applicants O
need O
to O
extend O
and O
elaborate O
their O
answers O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
current O
applicants O
only O
need O
to O
know O
that O
the O
structure O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
government O
is O
a O
separation O
of O
powers O
among O
the O
legislative O
, O
executive O
, O
and O
judicial O
branches O
, O
but O
future O
applicants O
will O
need O
to O
answer O
why O
there O
is O
a O
need O
for O
such O
a O
separation O
of O
powers O
. O

So O
for O
those O
who O
do O
not O
have O
a O
good O
command O
of O
English O
, O
they O
will O
usually O
find O
it O
more O
difficult O
. O

It O
's O
close O
to O
year O
end O
, O
and O
car O
manufacturers O
and O
dealers O
have O
one O
by O
one O
fired O
off O
their O
last O
round O
of O
price O
wars O
for O
this O
year O
. O

In O
Beijing B-GPE
's O
auto O
market O
, O
the O
reduction O
levels O
of O
some O
medium O
- O
grade O
cars O
even O
reached O
as O
much O
as O
30,000 O
Yuan O
. O

Compared O
to O
the O
situation O
of O
price O
reductions O
in O
previous O
years O
, O
it O
is O
neither O
the O
relatively O
price O
- O
sensitive O
economic O
car O
models O
nor O
the O
slow O
- O
selling O
cars O
that O
are O
leading O
the O
wave O
of O
price O
cuts O
at O
this O
year O
- O
end O
; O
rather O
the O
medium O
- O
grade O
cars O
have O
become O
the O
main O
force O
of O
this O
year O
's O
price O
reductions O
. O

Like O
this O
Honda O
Fit O
behind O
me O
, O
two O
days O
ago O
it O
was O
priced O
at O
116,800 O
Yuan O
, O
but O
today O
it O
is O
selling O
for O
only O
92,800 O
Yuan O
. O

A O
discount O
of O
24,000 O
is O
very O
attractive O
, O
and O
in O
the O
time O
of O
merely O
half O
an O
hour O
, O
this O
dealer O
sold O
two O
Honda O
Fit O
cars O
. O

Considering O
the O
prices O
, O
uh O
, O
people O
feel O
that O
a O
discount O
of O
over O
20,000 O
Yuan O
in O
this O
period O
is O
quite O
appropriate O
. O

It O
is O
understood O
that O
till O
now O
, O
over O
50 O
car O
models O
with O
domestic O
brands O
have O
reduced O
their O
prices O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

Among O
these O
, O
the O
reduction O
rate O
is O
larger O
for O
smaller O
and O
mid-sized O
cars O
, O
such O
as O
Honda O
City O
, O
Toyota O
Vios O
, O
Hyundai O
Accent O
, O
Chevy O
Lova O
, O
Honda O
Fit O
, O
Hyundai O
Elantra O
, O
Hyundai O
Sonata B-PRODUCT
, O
Toyota O
Crown O
, O
and O
Honda O
Accord B-PRODUCT
, O
where O
price O
reductions O
ranged O
from O
about O
10 O
percent O
to O
20 O
percent O
. O

Once O
at O
the O
year O
- O
end O
, O
in O
order O
to O
receive O
higher O
return O
points O
from O
the O
auto O
manufacturers O
, O
car O
dealers O
will O
all O
aim O
at O
higher O
annual O
total O
sales O
. O

This O
is O
also O
the O
main O
reason O
why O
car O
prices O
have O
all O
dropped O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
buy O
a O
car O
, O
eh O
, O
this O
is O
the O
time O
, O
ah O
, O
to O
shop O
around O
a O
little O
bit O
more O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
a O
Beijing B-GPE
company O
was O
found O
guilty O
of O
buying O
and O
selling O
on O
speculation O
because O
it O
sold O
land O
on O
the O
moon O
. O

This O
year O
, O
ah O
, O
they O
also O
planned O
to O
sell O
World B-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
air O
, O
but O
eh O
, O
did O
not O
receive O
a O
business O
permit O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
eh O
, O
they O
recently O
launched O
a O
lawsuit O
against O
the O
industry O
and O
commerce O
department O
. O

The O
lawsuit O
however O
was O
rejected O
by O
the O
court O
. O

The O
plaintiff O
in O
this O
case O
is O
the O
same O
company O
that O
was O
investigated O
and O
penalized O
by O
the O
industry O
and O
commerce O
agency O
in O
October O
last O
year O
for O
selling O
land O
on O
the O
moon O
. O

According O
to O
its O
person O
in O
charge O
, O
the O
company O
planned O
to O
sell O
World B-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
air O
during O
the O
present O
World B-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
. O

However O
, O
the O
Industry O
and O
Commerce O
Administration O
of O
Beijing B-GPE
's O
Chaoyang O
District O
ordered O
publicly O
a O
halt O
to O
the O
sales O
. O

The O
plaintiff O
felt O
that O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
air O
had O
been O
imported O
after O
being O
collected O
and O
individually O
packed O
in O
Germany B-GPE
and O
that O
because O
it O
had O
value O
and O
usage O
value O
, O
it O
constituted O
a O
commercial O
product O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
there O
is O
currently O
no O
law O
or O
regulation O
that O
prohibits O
the O
sale O
of O
air O
, O
therefore O
the O
confiscation O
of O
the O
plaintiff O
's O
business O
permit O
by O
the O
Industry O
and O
Commerce O
Administration O
was O
not O
legal O
. O

But O
the O
accused O
claimed O
that O
the O
plaintiff O
's O
request O
that O
special O
air O
from O
specific O
regions O
be O
added O
as O
an O
item O
to O
the O
company O
's O
business O
scope O
did O
not O
come O
under O
the O
scope O
established O
by O
the O
national O
economy O
categorization O
standards O
. O

It O
was O
also O
vague O
, O
meaning O
there O
was O
no O
way O
to O
carry O
out O
effective O
supervision O
according O
to O
industry O
standards O
, O
so O
the O
notice O
of O
rejection O
of O
registration O
was O
not O
improper O
. O

The O
court O
, O
in O
hearing O
the O
case O
, O
felt O
that O
according O
to O
the O
administrative O
regulations O
on O
company O
registration O
, O
the O
plaintiff O
's O
application O
to O
sell O
special O
air O
from O
specific O
regions O
could O
not O
be O
supervised O
under O
the O
national O
economy O
industry O
categorization O
standards O
. O

The O
rejection O
of O
the O
plaintiff O
's O
registration O
application O
by O
the O
Administration O
of O
Industry O
and O
Commerce B-GPE
of O
Chaoyang O
District O
complied O
with O
laws O
and O
regulations O
and O
would O
help O
maintain O
order O
in O
the O
country O
's O
market O
economy O
, O
and O
so O
the O
court O
rendered O
the O
above O
judgment O
. O

Watching O
television O
while O
exchanging O
opinion O
and O
interacting O
with O
it O
-- O
this O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
be O
achieved O
in O
an O
ordinary O
household O
. O

But O
since O
CCTV B-ORG
officially O
commenced O
its O
cell O
phone O
television O
yesterday O
, O
doing O
so O
will O
no O
longer O
be O
difficult O
. O

All O
that O
is O
needed O
is O
a O
cell O
phone O
that O
supports O
streaming O
media O
technology O
, O
and O
the O
user O
then O
can O
watch O
his O
or O
her O
favorite O
CCTV B-ORG
cell O
phone O
programs O
anywhere O
and O
at O
any O
time O
. O

You O
can O
, O
then O
also O
be O
able O
to O
watch O
TV O
interactively O
, O
and O
well O
, O
during O
live O
broadcasts O
, O
you O
can O
view O
them O
on O
demand O
or O
download O
the O
programs O
, O
or O
even O
participate O
in O
voting O
and O
commentary O
, O
and O
etc O
. O

According O
to O
an O
introduction O
by O
the O
person O
in O
charge O
, O
CCTV B-ORG
cell O
phone O
television O
presently O
already O
has O
some O
most O
basic O
interactive O
elements O
such O
as O
popular O
word O
searches O
and O
customized O
programs O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
by O
the O
time O
of O
the B-EVENT
Spring I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
Gala I-EVENT
next O
year O
, O
audiences O
who O
watch O
CCTV B-ORG
cell O
phone O
television O
programs O
will O
be O
able O
to O
upload O
their O
own O
video O
and O
audio O
, O
and O
express O
their O
views O
and O
comments O
live O
. O

According O
to O
the O
introduction O
of O
the O
experts O
, O
the O
number O
of O
cell O
phone O
users O
in O
China B-GPE
had O
reached O
450 O
million O
in O
2006 O
. O

This O
is O
a O
huge O
potential O
market O
. O

The O
development O
prospect O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
mobile O
television O
is O
very O
broad O
. O

A O
while O
ago O
we O
talked O
about O
the O
dispute O
that O
arose O
between O
five O
overseas O
students O
from O
mainland O
China B-GPE
and O
their O
college O
because O
they O
were O
not O
satisfied O
with O
the O
education O
and O
the O
refund O
procedures O
at O
Toronto B-ORG
Polytechnic I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
. O

In O
fact O
, O
ah O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
overseas O
students O
being O
cheated O
in O
Canada B-GPE
is O
not O
accidental O
. O

At O
the O
beginning O
of O
this O
year O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
Ontario O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
revoked O
the O
licenses O
of O
five O
private O
schools O
on O
the O
grounds O
of O
being O
found O
to O
have O
been O
falsifying O
and O
raising O
students O
' O
grades O
at O
will O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
admission O
qualifications O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
overseas O
students O
who O
have O
ever O
studied O
at O
these O
schools O
have O
been O
revoked O
. O

Recently O
, O
uh O
, O
it O
has O
been O
again O
reported O
in O
the O
news O
that O
at O
another O
private O
college O
the O
students O
were O
unable O
to O
receive O
their O
degree O
certificates O
after O
four O
years O
of O
study O
. O

The O
Global O
Chinese O
Press O
has O
published O
an O
editorial O
on O
this O
series O
of O
events O
, O
saying O
why O
Chinese B-NORP
overseas O
students O
in O
Canada B-GPE
repeatedly O
get O
cheated O
. O

In O
the O
editorial O
, O
uh O
, O
it O
says O
there O
are O
several O
reasons O
. O

One O
is O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
not O
enough O
attention O
is O
paid O
to O
the O
pre-warnings O
issued O
by O
the O
Chinese O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
for O
studying O
abroad O
. O

Second O
is O
that O
some O
overseas O
students O
and O
parents O
lack O
a O
rational O
attitude O
, O
stepping O
onto O
the O
risky O
springboard O
, O
even O
when O
they O
know O
fully O
well O
that O
the O
schools O
have O
problems O
, O
but O
in O
order O
to O
get O
a O
visa O
and O
quickly O
emigrate O
. O

Third O
, O
uh O
, O
is O
that O
the O
information O
for O
studying O
abroad O
has O
false O
and O
exaggerated O
elements O
that O
seriously O
mislead O
students O
. O

What O
is O
worth O
noting O
is O
, O
uh O
, O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
English B-LANGUAGE
versions O
of O
the O
webpages O
of O
many O
private O
schools O
are O
not O
the O
same O
. O

The O
English B-LANGUAGE
versions O
are O
relatively O
a O
little O
more O
honest O
, O
but O
the O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
versions O
are O
given O
to O
exaggeration O
. O

Here O
, O
ah O
, O
we O
want O
to O
give O
a O
reminder O
to O
those O
students O
with O
dreams O
of O
studying O
abroad O
: O
you O
must O
think O
very O
carefully O
before O
you O
choose O
your O
school O
. O

On O
Monday O
, O
November O
27 O
, O
Iraqi B-NORP
President O
Talabani O
went O
to O
Iran B-GPE
to O
meet O
with O
Iranian B-NORP
President O
Ahmadinejad O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
US O
President O
Bush O
would O
also O
go O
to O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
to O
hold O
a O
meeting O
with O
Iraqi B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Al O
- O
Maliki O
to O
jointly O
seek O
a O
solution O
to O
the O
deteriorating O
Iraq B-GPE
problem O
within O
a O
world O
- O
scope O
. O

The O
meeting O
between O
Talabani B-PERSON
and O
Iranian B-NORP
President O
Ahmadinejad O
was O
originally O
set O
for O
last O
Saturday O
. O

But O
due O
to O
last O
Thursday O
's O
bombing O
incident O
occured O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
Al O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
City I-GPE
that O
led O
to O
the O
death O
of O
more O
than O
two O
hundred O
people O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
closed O
Baghdad B-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
and O
started O
a O
curfew O
. O

The O
talks O
therefore O
were O
postponed O
. O

Baghdad B-GPE
police O
said O
this O
was O
the O
most O
serious O
attack O
incident O
since O
the O
war O
started O
. O

Under O
the O
pressure O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
began O
to O
seek O
a O
solution O
worldwide O
to O
stop O
the O
violent O
conflict O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
US B-GPE
refused O
to O
negotiate O
with O
Iran B-GPE
or O
Syria B-GPE
on O
achieving O
the O
peace O
and O
stability O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
said O
that O
the O
two O
countries O
are O
supporters O
of O
the O
rebels O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

But O
according O
to O
a O
report O
in O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
a O
study O
group O
on O
US B-GPE
strategic O
programs O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
urged O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
to O
adopt O
more O
active O
regional O
diplomatic O
policies O
, O
including O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
holding O
direct O
talks O
with O
Iran B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
. O

The O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
today O
issued O
the O
fifth O
pre-warning O
for O
studying O
abroad O
in O
2006 O
. O

The O
enrollment O
of O
seven O
private O
schools O
in O
Singapore B-GPE
has O
been O
revoked O
or O
suspended O
. O

Of O
these O
seven O
schools O
, O
the O
Protection O
Scheme O
eligibility O
of O
the O
Oriental O
School O
of O
Business O
has O
been O
revoked O
by O
the O
Consumer O
Association O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
six O
private O
schools O
-- O
the O
Protection O
Scheme O
eligibility O
of O
Singapore O
Institute O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
, O
Louis B-ORG
Preston I-ORG
Business I-ORG
School I-ORG
, O
Louis B-ORG
Preston I-ORG
Travel I-ORG
& O
Tourism B-ORG
Training I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
Singapore B-GPE
's O
Stansfield B-ORG
College I-ORG
, O
Lions O
Club O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
- O
Nanyang O
, O
and O
Froebel O
School O
of O
Education B-ORG
-- O
have O
been O
suspended O
by O
the O
Consumer O
Association O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
. O

According O
to O
the O
Singaporean B-NORP
regulations O
, O
schools O
whose O
Protection O
Scheme O
eligibility O
has O
been O
revoked O
or O
suspended O
by O
the O
Consumer O
Association O
shall O
not O
be O
able O
to O
enroll O
foreign O
students O
any O
more O
or O
must O
suspend O
the O
enrollment O
of O
foreign O
students O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Education B-ORG
especially O
reminds O
students O
going O
to O
study O
abroad O
and O
international O
students O
recruitment O
agencies O
not O
to O
choose O
the O
above O
seven O
schools O
when O
applying O
for O
studying O
in O
Singapore B-GPE
. O

When O
applying O
to O
schools O
, O
make O
sure O
to O
verify O
whether O
their O
qualifications O
have O
been O
certified O
by O
the O
education O
office O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
embassy O
and O
whether O
they O
have O
obtained O
the O
Quality O
Class O
certification O
by O
SPRING B-ORG
Singapore I-ORG
. O

In O
order O
to O
raise O
money O
for O
charity O
for O
orphans O
in O
the O
SOS O
Children O
's O
Villages O
, O
on O
the O
fifth O
, O
a O
pair O
of O
American B-NORP
sexagenarians O
set O
out O
from O
Texas B-GPE
aboard O
a O
helicopter O
to O
begin O
their O
second O
trip O
around O
the O
poles O
. O

Early O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
sixty O
- O
six O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Murray I-PERSON
and O
fifty O
- O
five O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Colin B-PERSON
Bodill I-PERSON
made O
their O
way O
to O
the O
departure O
point O
one O
by O
one O
to O
begin O
the O
final O
preparations O
for O
the O
new O
journey O
. O

This O
time O
, O
what O
they O
fly O
is O
also O
a O
red O
Bell B-PRODUCT
407 I-PRODUCT
helicopter O
. O

According O
to O
their O
plans O
, O
the O
two O
seniors O
will O
cross O
South B-LOC
America I-LOC
to O
get O
to O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
Pole I-LOC
and O
then O
turn O
the O
helicopter O
around O
to O
head O
for O
the B-LOC
North I-LOC
Pole I-LOC
, O
and O
finally O
take O
a O
path O
across O
Russia B-GPE
and O
other O
European B-NORP
countries O
before O
crossing O
Canada B-GPE
to O
return O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

The O
entire O
trip O
will O
be O
completed O
in O
May O
of O
next O
year O
. O

It O
will O
take O
one O
hundred O
and O
sixty O
- O
nine O
days O
, O
cross O
thirty O
- O
four O
countries O
and O
fly O
more O
than O
thirty O
- O
six O
thousand O
nautical O
miles O
. O

Besides O
collecting O
money O
for O
charity O
, O
they O
will O
also O
photograph O
and O
survey O
changes O
in O
the O
geographical O
environment O
along O
the O
route O
, O
especially O
the O
threatening O
situation O
posed O
by O
global O
warming O
to O
the O
polar O
glaciers O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

Actually O
, O
as O
early O
as O
the O
end O
of O
2003 O
, O
Jennifer B-PERSON
and O
Colin B-PERSON
had O
already O
made O
an O
attempt O
at O
realizing O
their O
dream O
of O
flying O
over O
the O
two O
poles O
. O

But O
due O
to O
the O
peculiar O
polar O
weather O
condition O
, O
the O
helicopter O
crashed O
in O
the O
end O
on O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
Pole I-LOC
's O
Ronne B-LOC
Ice I-LOC
Shelf I-LOC
. O

Fortunately O
, O
the O
two O
both O
managed O
to O
survive O
. O

Colin B-PERSON
was O
also O
awarded O
two O
medals O
of O
courage O
due O
to O
his O
saving O
of O
his O
partner O
's O
life O
. O

There O
are O
now O
new O
progresses O
in O
the O
investigation O
of O
murder O
of O
former O
Russian B-NORP
agent O
Litvinenko B-PERSON
. O

German B-NORP
investigators O
said O
that O
there O
were O
other O
people O
in O
this O
case O
, O
eh O
, O
who O
were O
also O
poisoned O
. O

Ah O
, O
this O
person O
is O
Russian B-NORP
businessman O
Kovtun B-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
now O
being O
treated O
in O
a O
Moscow B-GPE
hospital O
. O

He O
may O
be O
the O
person O
who O
had O
committed O
the O
crime O
. O

The O
German B-NORP
authorities O
have O
also O
launched O
an O
investigation O
, O
and O
, O
eh O
, O
have O
also O
found O
residue O
of O
polonium O
in O
many O
places O
in O
Hamburg B-GPE
. O

German B-NORP
investigators O
found O
residue O
of O
polonium O
in O
the O
homes O
of O
Kovtun B-PERSON
's O
former O
wife O
and O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
, O
but O
emphasized O
that O
this O
would O
not O
pose O
any O
danger O
to O
the O
local O
people O
. O

The O
workers O
respectively O
found O
traces O
of O
polonium O
in O
a O
car O
used O
to O
transport O
Kovtun B-PERSON
, O
on O
a O
document O
he O
submitted O
to O
the O
German B-NORP
Immigration O
Bureau O
, O
and O
on O
the O
sofa O
in O
his O
ex-wife O
's O
home O
. O

German B-NORP
inspection O
officers O
said O
Kovtun B-PERSON
flew O
to O
Hamburg B-GPE
from O
Moscow B-GPE
on O
October O
28 O
. O

On O
the O
night O
of O
October O
31 O
, O
he O
visited O
his O
ex-wife O
's O
residence O
, O
then O
flew O
to O
London B-GPE
from O
Hamburg B-GPE
on O
November O
1 O
, O
and O
met O
Litvinenko B-PERSON
on O
the O
same O
day O
. O

But O
no O
traces O
of O
polonium O
were O
found O
in O
the O
affected O
aircrafts O
. O

Litvinenko B-PERSON
died O
of O
polonium O
poisoning O
on O
November O
23 O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
, O
Kovtun B-PERSON
had O
also O
been O
poisoned O
and O
is O
now O
being O
treated O
in O
a O
Moscow B-GPE
hospital O
. O

German B-NORP
inspectors O
have O
a O
preliminary O
suspicion O
that O
Kovtun B-PERSON
may O
not O
be O
just O
a O
victim O
, O
but O
may O
also O
be O
the O
one O
who O
had O
committed O
the O
crime O
, O
and O
was O
suspected O
of O
handling O
polonium O
illegally O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

Authorities O
have O
already O
begun O
investigations O
. O

Some O
sources O
say O
that O
Russian B-NORP
inspectors O
may O
travel O
to O
London B-GPE
to O
conduct O
investigations O
. O

Litvinenko B-PERSON
's O
family O
and O
those O
who O
have O
once O
been O
in O
contact O
with O
him O
said O
on O
Sunday O
that O
if O
the O
authorities O
could O
guarantee O
their O
safety O
, O
they O
might O
agree O
to O
meet O
with O
the O
Russians B-NORP
. O

Today O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Cultural I-ORG
Relic I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
made O
public O
the O
recently O
revised O
Provisional B-WORK_OF_ART
List I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
National I-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART
Heritage I-WORK_OF_ART
Sites I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
new O
list O
contains O
thirty O
- O
five O
provisional O
heritage O
projects O
that O
will O
be O
subject O
to O
an O
expert O
consultative O
system O
and O
developmental O
inspection O
and O
management O
. O

Under O
the O
provisions O
of O
the O
Convention O
Concerning O
the O
Protection O
of O
the O
World O
Cultural O
and O
Natural O
Heritage O
, O
a O
provisional O
list O
of O
items O
for O
inclusion O
as O
a O
world O
heritage O
site O
is O
a O
precondition O
for O
application O
to O
gain O
world O
heritage O
site O
status O
. O

In O
1996 O
, O
our O
country O
submitted O
the O
first O
batch O
of O
preliminary O
lists O
to O
the O
UNESCO O
World O
Heritage O
Center O
. O

Ten O
years O
have O
passed O
since O
then O
. O

But O
in O
recent O
years O
there O
have O
been O
a O
lot O
of O
changes O
in O
the O
international O
heritage O
protection O
domain O
with O
regards O
to O
regulations O
on O
application O
and O
approval O
of O
world O
heritage O
site O
status O
. O

For O
this O
reason O
, O
in O
the O
revised O
Provisional B-WORK_OF_ART
List I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
National I-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART
Heritage I-WORK_OF_ART
Sites I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
some O
of O
the O
previous O
application O
items O
have O
been O
integrated O
together O
and O
the O
new O
project O
of O
industrial O
heritage O
has O
been O
added O
, O
while O
the O
relatively O
fixed O
administrative O
method O
has O
been O
broken O
down O
. O

An O
expert O
committee O
composed O
of O
experts O
familiar O
with O
world O
heritage O
site O
protection O
and O
management O
will O
be O
responsible O
for O
conducting O
developmental O
supervision O
and O
inspection O
over O
the O
preparation O
of O
heritage O
site O
projects O
. O

Henceforth O
, O
provisional O
cultural O
heritage O
items O
that O
are O
not O
properly O
protected O
could O
be O
taken O
off O
the O
list O
at O
any O
time O
and O
lose O
their O
right O
to O
apply O
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
blockaded O
all O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
cities O
after O
10 O
people O
died O
in O
one O
of O
the O
worst O
days O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
violence O
in O
more O
than O
10 O
weeks O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
tank O
- O
fire O
killed O
five O
Palestinians B-NORP
including O
four O
policemen O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Jenine B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
forces O
killed O
one O
Palestinian B-NORP
near O
Bethlehem B-GPE
and O
another O
in O
Arab B-NORP
East B-GPE
Jerusalem I-GPE
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
killed O
two O
Jewish O
settlers O
in O
a O
roadside O
ambush O
near O
Hebron B-GPE
and O
a O
third O
Israeli B-NORP
in O
an O
attack O
against O
a O
bus O
outside O
of O
Jericho B-GPE
. O

In O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
Palestinian B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
delegations O
travel O
to O
Washington B-GPE
today O
for O
separate O
talks O
with O
US B-GPE
officials O
on O
reviving O
the O
stalled O
peace O
process O
. O

As O
Ross B-PERSON
Dunn I-PERSON
reports O
, O
word O
of O
this O
week O
's O
talks O
came O
from O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Arafat O
says O
separate O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
will O
head O
for O
Washington B-GPE
in O
the O
next O
few O
days O
to O
hold O
talks O
with O
US B-GPE
officials O
on O
ways O
to O
revive O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
process O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
have O
maintained O
contacts O
since O
the O
start O
of O
violence O
in O
late O
september O
but O
formal O
negotiations O
had O
been O
suspended O
. O

Mr. O
Arafat O
also O
says O
he O
's O
willing O
to O
meet O
face O
to O
face O
with O
Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
if O
it O
would O
help O
the O
cause O
of O
peace O
, O
but O
such O
a O
meeting O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
should O
be O
well O
prepared O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
Information O
Minister O
Yasser O
Abid O
Rabo O
says O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
delegation O
will O
leave O
for O
Washington B-GPE
on O
Tuesday O
. O

He O
says O
Palestinians B-NORP
want O
to O
find O
out O
if O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
have O
any O
new O
proposals O
to O
put O
on O
the O
table O
and O
to O
discuss O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
administration O
whether O
there O
is O
any O
possibility O
of O
resuming O
the O
negotiations O
. O

Ross B-PERSON
Dunn I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Yugoslav O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
held O
a O
top O
level O
meeting O
Saturday O
near O
the O
Kosovo B-GPE
border O
concerning O
ethnic O
violence O
in O
Serbia B-GPE
's O
Presovo B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
region O
. O

The O
meeting O
with O
federal O
and O
Serb O
officials O
was O
held O
amid O
concerns O
that O
armed O
Albanian B-NORP
rebels O
are O
strengthening O
their O
presence O
in O
the O
region O
. O

Cuban B-NORP
President O
Fidel O
Castro O
is O
accusing O
US B-GPE
- O
based O
Cuban B-NORP
exiles O
of O
plotting O
to O
kill O
him O
during O
the O
summit O
meeting O
this O
weekend O
in O
Panama B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Castro O
told O
reporters O
in O
Panama B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
the O
Miami B-GPE
- O
based O
Cuban B-ORG
- I-ORG
American I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
has O
sent O
assassins O
to O
the O
Panamanian B-NORP
capital O
to O
eliminate O
him O
during O
the O
summit O
. O

Foundation B-ORG
officials O
called O
Mr. O
Castro O
's O
accusations O
absurd O
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
begun O
gearing O
up O
for O
new O
elections O
. O

Representatives O
from O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
's O
Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
the O
main O
right O
- O
wing O
opposition O
Likud B-ORG
Block I-ORG
, O
met O
to O
set O
a O
date O
for O
the O
new O
elections O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
news O
media O
report O
the O
election O
could O
be O
held O
as O
early O
as O
May O
8th O
or O
May O
15th O
, O
two O
years O
after O
Mr. O
Barak O
's O
landslide O
victory O
over O
his O
right O
- O
wing O
predecessor O
Benjamin B-PERSON
Netanyahu I-PERSON
. O

Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
have O
killed O
another O
Palestinian B-NORP
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
as O
clashes O
continue O
between O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Witnesses O
in O
Ramallah B-GPE
say O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
was O
shot O
Saturday O
while O
working O
with O
an O
electric O
drill O
to O
repair O
a O
damaged O
building O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
military O
say O
soldiers O
came O
under O
fire O
from O
the O
building O
and O
returned O
fire O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Israel B-GPE
has O
confiscated O
the O
VIP O
car O
to O
the O
senior O
Palestinian B-NORP
official O
. O

Colonel O
Taufiq O
Tarawi O
, O
a O
director O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
intelligence O
was O
briefly O
detained O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
at O
a O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
roadblock O
, O
where O
they O
confiscated O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
permit O
that O
grants O
him O
free O
movement O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
area O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
parliament O
has O
given O
preliminary O
approval O
to O
legislation O
allowing O
former O
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin O
Netanyahu O
to O
run O
in O
an O
upcoming O
special O
election O
. O

Under O
current O
law O
Mr. O
Netanyahu O
is O
barred O
from O
participating O
because O
he O
's O
not O
a O
Member O
of O
Parliament B-ORG
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
have O
killed O
four O
Palestinian B-NORP
policemen O
at O
a O
refugee O
camp O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
forces O
entered O
the O
Khan O
Younus O
camp O
after O
Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
fired O
at O
Israeli B-NORP
bulldozers O
leveling O
an O
earthen O
barrier O
. O

Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
is O
in O
Canada B-GPE
for O
a O
two O
- O
day O
official O
visit O
to O
discuss O
economic O
and O
security O
issues O
with O
Prime O
Minister O
Jean O
Chretian O
and O
other O
officials O
. O

The O
Russian B-NORP
leader O
flew O
to O
Ottawa O
Sunday O
from O
Cuba B-GPE
, O
where O
he O
and O
President O
Fidel O
Castro O
held O
talks O
aimed O
at O
renewing O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
era O
friendship O
between O
Moscow B-GPE
and O
Havana B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Putin O
's O
visit O
to O
Canada B-GPE
is O
expected O
to O
focus O
on O
building O
better O
economic O
and O
diplomatic O
ties O
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Three O
Florida B-GPE
courts O
are O
weighing O
cases O
that O
could O
signally O
end O
in O
the O
month O
- O
long O
battle O
for O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

Decisions O
were O
expected O
swiftly O
with O
the O
December O
12th O
deadline O
for O
Florida B-GPE
to O
certify O
its O
25 O
electors O
, O
the O
people O
who O
will O
actually O
choose O
the O
next O
US O
President O
. O

Thursday O
, O
lawyers O
for O
Vice O
President O
Al O
Gore O
and O
Texas O
Governor O
George O
W O
Bush O
were O
subjected O
to O
intense O
grilling O
in O
a O
Florida B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
hearing O
on O
the O
Democratic O
candidate O
's O
appeal O
of O
the O
rejection O
of O
his O
request O
for O
a O
recount O
. O

His O
chief O
lawyer O
David B-PERSON
Boyz I-PERSON
says O
whatever O
the O
court O
decides O
, O
the O
state O
's O
deadline O
will O
be O
met O
. O

I O
think O
that O
what O
they O
have O
consistently O
said O
is O
that O
they O
expect O
this O
to O
be O
over O
by O
December O
12th O
. O

We O
believe O
it O
can O
be O
over O
by O
December O
12th O
, O
and O
if O
they O
come O
out O
with O
an O
order O
that O
says O
we O
are O
not O
going O
to O
count O
any O
ballots O
, O
that O
's O
going O
to O
resolve O
by O
December O
12th O
. O

If O
they O
come O
out O
with O
an O
order O
that O
says O
we O
are O
going O
to O
count O
the O
ballots O
, O
we O
're O
going O
to O
start O
now O
, O
we O
believe O
that O
can O
be O
resolved O
by O
December O
12th O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Bush B-GPE
legal O
team O
made O
its O
final O
arguments O
in O
a O
challenge O
by O
Democratic O
voters O
who O
want O
thousands O
of O
absentee O
ballots O
thrown O
out O
. O

If O
the O
challenge O
succeeds O
, O
it O
could O
more O
than O
reverse O
the O
Texas O
Governor O
's O
537 O
- O
vote O
lead O
. O

President O
Clinton O
heads O
to O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
late O
Monday O
on O
what O
may O
be O
his O
final O
overseas O
trip O
before O
leaving O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
in O
January O
. O

The O
President O
arrives O
in O
Belfast B-GPE
late O
Tuesday O
, O
after O
a O
stopover O
in O
Dublin B-GPE
for O
talks O
with O
Irish B-NORP
President O
Mary O
Mckaleese O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Bertie O
Ahern O
. O

En O
route O
to O
Belfast B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Clinton O
will O
also O
stop O
in O
the O
Irish B-NORP
border O
town O
of O
Dundalk B-GPE
to O
deliver O
a O
speech O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
's O
visit O
to O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
will O
be O
his O
third O
as O
President O
. O

The O
President O
has O
made O
the O
peace O
process O
in O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
a O
key O
foreign O
policy O
priority O
. O

He O
supported O
initiatives O
that O
led O
to O
the O
1998 O
Good O
Friday O
Peace O
Accord B-PRODUCT
and O
power O
sharing O
governments O
between O
Catholics O
and O
Protestants O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
is O
proposing O
to O
transfer O
to O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
another O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
to O
recognize O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
state O
under O
a O
possible O
future O
extended O
interim O
accord O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
are O
rejecting O
the O
offer O
saying O
it O
does O
not O
meet O
their O
main O
concerns O
over O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
refugees O
. O

Correspondent O
Eve B-PERSON
Connan I-PERSON
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
reports O
the O
violence O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
continues O
as O
Mr. O
Barak O
and O
other O
politicians O
begin O
preparing O
for O
early O
elections O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
, O
offering O
an O
unusually O
detailed O
description O
of O
his O
peace O
plan O
, O
said O
Thursday O
he O
would O
recognize O
an O
independent O
Palestinian B-NORP
state O
, O
but O
would O
postpone O
negotiating O
the O
issue O
of O
control O
over O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
is O
hoping O
to O
hammer O
out O
a O
peace O
deal O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
before O
facing O
early O
elections O
two O
years O
into O
what O
should O
have O
been O
his O
four O
- O
year O
term O
. O

He O
suggested O
that O
if O
no O
accord O
was O
reached O
on O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
Palestinians B-NORP
should O
be O
granted O
10 O
% O
of O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
under O
an O
interim O
agreement O
, O
but O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
seeking O
a O
permanent O
peace O
deal O
that O
would O
grant O
them O
independence O
and O
East B-GPE
Jerusalem I-GPE
as O
their O
capital O
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
told O
a O
news O
conference O
he O
is O
not O
trying O
to O
speed O
up O
peace O
negotiations O
in O
order O
to O
win O
re-election O
, O
but O
that O
he O
will O
not O
delay O
efforts O
to O
end O
the O
violence O
. O

Eve B-PERSON
Connan I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

President O
Bill O
Clinton O
has O
become O
the O
first O
US O
President O
to O
visit O
Vietnam B-GPE
in O
31 O
years O
. O

A O
small O
number O
of O
Vietnamese B-NORP
officials O
, O
including O
Foreign O
Minister O
Nguyen O
Dy O
Nien O
, O
greeted O
Mr. O
Clinton O
and O
his O
daughter O
Chelsea B-ORG
as O
they O
stepped O
off O
the O
plane O
at O
Hanoi B-GPE
. O

Although O
the O
official O
welcoming O
ceremony O
will O
not O
occur O
until O
Friday O
morning O
, O
thousands O
of O
Vietnamese B-NORP
gathered O
on O
the O
road O
from O
the O
airport O
and O
thousands O
more O
jammed O
a O
square O
in O
front O
of O
Mr. O
Clinton O
's O
hotel O
. O

The O
President O
will O
stay O
in O
vietnam O
for O
three O
days O
, O
culminating O
a O
process O
of O
normalizing O
relations O
that O
began O
early O
in O
Mr. O
Clinton O
's O
first O
term O
in O
office O
, O
eight O
years O
ago O
. O

Yugoslavia B-GPE
says O
it O
will O
restore O
diplomatic O
ties O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
Britain B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
and O
Germany B-GPE
. O

President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
has O
pledged O
to O
end O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
isolation O
. O

David B-PERSON
Coller I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Traditional O
international O
broadcasters O
like O
Radio B-ORG
Prague I-ORG
and O
Radio B-ORG
Slovakia I-ORG
International I-ORG
are O
now O
facing O
competition O
from O
a O
private O
internet O
venture O
called O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Internet I-ORG
Network I-ORG
or O
EIN B-ORG
. O

The O
Prague B-GPE
- O
based O
EIN B-ORG
presently O
operates O
country O
- O
specific O
portals O
with O
news O
and O
information O
about O
Albania B-GPE
, O
Bosnia B-GPE
, O
Bulgaria B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
Croatia B-GPE
, O
the O
Czech O
Republic O
, O
Hungary B-GPE
, O
Macedonia B-GPE
, O
Poland B-GPE
, O
Romania B-GPE
, O
Russia B-GPE
, O
Slovakia B-GPE
, O
Slovenia B-GPE
, O
and O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
. O

Portals O
will O
be O
added O
in O
2001 O
for O
Germany B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
Italy B-GPE
, O
and O
Spain B-GPE
. O

These O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
web O
pages O
contain O
mainly O
text O
, O
including O
material O
from O
the B-ORG
Reuters I-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
plus O
some O
pictures O
. O

The O
URL O
is O
www.europeaninternet.com O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
says O
separate O
Palestinian B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
delegations O
will O
travel O
to O
Washington B-GPE
in O
the O
coming O
days O
to O
work O
on O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

Speaking O
with O
reporters O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Arafat O
said O
the O
delegations O
would O
go O
to O
Washington B-GPE
to O
discuss O
how O
to O
support O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
Information O
Minister O
says O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
delegation O
will O
begin O
talks O
in O
Washington O
Tuesday O
. O

AN O
Israeli B-NORP
delegation O
headed O
by O
Foreign O
Minister O
Shlomo O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
is O
due O
to O
leave O
for O
Qashington B-GPE
later O
today O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
met O
with O
President O
Clinton O
at O
the O
White O
House O
Wednesday O
and O
pledged O
to O
continue O
working O
toward O
a O
comprehensive O
peace O
agreement O
. O

US B-GPE
mediated O
talks O
resumed O
this O
week O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Correspondent O
Deborah B-PERSON
Tate I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Shlomo O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
Sayeeb B-PERSON
Erekat I-PERSON
met O
with O
Mr. O
Clinton O
for O
about O
forty O
- O
five O
minutes O
and O
exchanged O
views O
on O
how O
best O
to O
move O
this O
stalled O
peace O
process O
forward O
. O

Emerging O
from O
the O
meeting O
Mr. O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
sounded O
an O
upbeat O
note O
. O

The O
reflections O
of O
the O
President O
were O
very O
helpful O
and O
we O
are O
going O
to O
get O
back O
now O
to O
the O
negotiating O
table O
. O

But O
Mr. O
Erekat O
was O
more O
subdued O
. O

We O
are O
facing O
major O
difficulties O
and O
serious O
differences O
. O

Mr. O
Erekat O
and O
Mr. O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
said O
Mr. O
Clinton O
, O
who O
has O
one O
month O
left O
in O
office O
, O
expressed O
his O
willingness O
to O
host O
a O
summit O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
but O
only O
if O
such O
a O
meeting O
results O
in O
a O
deal O
. O

Deborah B-PERSON
Tate I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

At O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
controversy O
has O
broken O
out O
over O
a O
proposal O
to O
drastically O
tighten O
sanctions O
against O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
government O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
. O

VOA B-ORG
correspondent O
Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
has O
more O
on O
this O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

A O
proposed O
UN B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
resolution O
jointly O
sponsored O
by O
Russia B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
would O
tighten O
economic O
sanctions O
against O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
and O
ban O
all O
weapon O
shipments O
to O
them O
. O

The O
proposal O
goes O
considerably O
beyond O
the O
existing O
sanctions O
, O
which O
ban O
Taliban B-GPE
air O
flights O
and O
freeze O
international O
bank O
accounts O
held O
by O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
. O

Sponsors O
say O
the O
resolution O
is O
specifically O
meant O
to O
pressure O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
, O
to O
abandon O
its O
support O
of O
terrorism O
, O
and O
to O
surrender O
indicted O
terrorist O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
, O
but O
Pakistan B-GPE
's O
Ambassador O
to O
the O
United O
Nations O
Shamsed O
Ahmed O
told O
reporters O
his O
nation O
is O
strongly O
against O
the O
resolution O
and O
it O
is O
the O
wrong O
way O
to O
fight O
terrorism O
. O

We O
abhor O
terrorism O
in O
all O
its O
forms O
and O
manifestations O
. O

We O
are O
with O
the O
international O
community O
in O
combating O
this O
menace O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

As O
far O
as O
this O
particular O
individual O
is O
concerned O
, O
this O
is O
a O
problem O
that O
needs O
to O
be O
resolved O
between O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
the O
government O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
which O
now O
is O
Taliban B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Ahmad O
says O
that O
instead O
of O
sanctions O
, O
the O
international O
community O
should O
engage O
in O
a O
dialogue O
with O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
, O
but O
Russia B-GPE
's O
Ambassador O
Serge O
Lavroff O
says O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
leadership O
does O
not O
inspire O
trust O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
never O
delivered O
on O
a O
single O
promise O
, O
be O
this O
to O
start O
the O
dialogue O
, O
be O
this O
to O
stop O
fighting O
, O
be O
this O
to O
treat O
women O
and O
girls O
properly O
, O
or O
any O
other O
demand O
from O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
in O
particular O
to O
stop O
the O
support O
for O
terrorism O
. O

An O
American B-NORP
official O
told O
reporters O
the O
proposed O
new O
sanctions O
are O
not O
meant O
to O
harm O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
people O
. O

He O
points O
out O
that O
humanitarian O
aid O
is O
specifically O
exempt O
from O
the O
sanctions O
. O

He O
says O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
currently O
the O
largest O
single O
donor O
of O
food O
and O
relief O
supplies O
to O
the O
Afghan B-NORP
people O
and O
that O
the O
aid O
will O
continue O
. O

Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
at O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

Reformist O
allies O
of O
Yugoslavic O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
have O
scored O
a O
decisive O
victory O
in O
Saturday O
's O
Serbian B-NORP
parliamentary O
elections O
. O

The O
Democratic O
Opposition O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
, O
which O
supports O
the O
President O
, O
estimates O
it O
won O
65 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
. O

Yugoslav O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
has O
visited O
a O
tense O
region O
near O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
- O
Kosovo B-GPE
border O
, O
which O
has O
been O
the O
scene O
of O
deadly O
attacks O
by O
ethnic O
Albanian B-NORP
separatists O
. O

Mr. O
Kostunica O
arrived O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Beonovach B-GPE
late O
Monday O
and O
was O
welcomed O
by O
hundreds O
of O
people O
. O

The O
Yugoslav O
leader O
pledged O
to O
bring O
peace O
to O
the O
area O
where O
an O
increase O
in O
fighting O
last O
week O
between O
the O
Albanian B-NORP
guerillas O
and O
Serbian B-NORP
security O
forces O
left O
four O
police O
officers O
dead O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
says O
he O
is O
freezing O
tens O
of O
millions O
of O
dollars O
in O
tax O
payments O
to O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
says O
he O
is O
withholding O
the O
money O
until O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
abide O
by O
cease O
- O
fire O
agreements O
. O

Earlier O
Thursday O
Mr. O
Barak O
ruled O
out O
an O
early O
resumption O
of O
peace O
talks O
, O
even O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
acting O
as O
intermediary O
. O

Eve B-PERSON
Conette I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Defending O
what O
he O
calls O
his O
policy O
of O
restraint O
, O
Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
says O
if O
Israel B-GPE
thought O
that O
2000 O
Palestinian B-NORP
deaths O
instead O
of O
the O
200 O
now O
would O
really O
solve O
the O
situation O
, O
we O
would O
act O
in O
that O
direction O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Barak O
told O
Israeli B-NORP
Radio O
, O
using O
greater O
force O
would O
lead O
Israel B-GPE
into O
a O
much O
more O
complicated O
situation O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
says O
he O
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
and O
President O
Bill O
Clinton O
are O
not O
close O
to O
holding O
a O
3 O
- O
way O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
summit O
, O
but O
he O
said O
negotiations O
should O
continue O
if O
there O
is O
a O
decrease O
in O
violence O
. O

His O
comments O
came O
hours O
after O
Israeli B-NORP
helicopters O
attacked O
offices O
of O
Mr. O
Arafat O
's O
Fatah B-NORP
movement O
. O

A O
German B-NORP
doctor O
living O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Beit B-GPE
Jala I-GPE
was O
killed O
when O
a O
rocket O
fired O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
hit O
his O
home O
. O

Eve B-PERSON
Conette I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Well O
Tony B-PERSON
, O
President O
Clinton O
will O
host O
a O
meeting O
at O
the O
White O
House O
Saturday O
, O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
who O
are O
holding O
talks O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

The O
talks O
are O
aimed O
at O
putting O
the O
peace O
process O
back O
on O
track O
after O
three O
months O
of O
violence O
. O

Welcome O
to O
this O
hour O
of O
VOA B-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
Now I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

I O
'm O
Erin B-PERSON
Brumett I-PERSON
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

The O
incredibly O
close O
Florida B-GPE
vote O
count O
for O
President O
is O
in O
the O
state O
courts O
and O
heading O
for O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
. O

That O
's O
virtually O
unprecedented O
, O
as O
the O
federal O
courts O
have O
tended O
to O
stay O
out O
of O
elections O
, O
which O
are O
the O
responsibility O
of O
the O
states O
. O

Joe B-PERSON
O'Grossman I-PERSON
is O
a O
professor O
of O
constitutional O
law O
at O
Baltimore B-GPE
's O
Johns B-ORG
Hopkins I-ORG
University I-ORG
. O

He O
says O
that O
in O
this O
instance O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
probably O
felt O
the O
circumstances O
were O
such O
that O
they O
had O
no O
real O
alternative O
but O
to O
take O
the O
case O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
they O
took O
the O
case O
because O
it O
seemed O
like O
it O
was O
such O
a O
important O
issue O
that O
it O
would O
be O
kind O
of O
unseemly O
for O
them O
to O
try O
to O
reject O
it O
out O
of O
hand O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
I O
think O
that O
Lawrence B-PERSON
Tribe I-PERSON
, O
the O
Harvard O
Law O
School O
professor O
who O
is O
arguing O
for O
Gore B-PERSON
tomorrow O
, O
is O
going O
to O
ask O
the O
court O
to O
hold O
the O
case O
, O
moot O
and O
dismiss O
it O
. O

And O
the O
Bush B-GPE
campaign O
has O
brought O
the O
case O
, O
but O
recognizes O
that O
the O
particular O
issues O
that O
they O
brought O
to O
the O
court O
last O
week O
are O
really O
not O
very O
relevant O
anymore O
. O

, O
well O
, O
I O
know O
what O
they O
are O
going O
to O
do O
. O

They O
are O
going O
to O
try O
to O
broaden O
the O
case O
to O
make O
it O
a O
kind O
of O
a O
general O
referendum O
on O
election O
procedures O
. O

So O
, O
they O
are O
looking O
for O
a O
coronation O
, O
and O
the O
Gore B-PERSON
people O
at O
this O
point O
just O
want O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
this O
case O
, O
because O
they O
think O
they O
have O
a O
better O
chance O
in O
the O
Florida B-GPE
courts O
. O

Republicans B-NORP
generally O
support O
states O
' O
rights O
. O

So O
, O
does O
it O
appear O
somewhat O
ironic O
that O
they O
are O
going O
to O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
in O
this O
instance O
? O

No O
, O
I O
think O
first O
of O
all O
the O
notion O
that O
Republicans B-NORP
favor O
states O
' O
rights O
and O
Democrats B-NORP
oppose O
it O
, O
is O
much O
too O
simplistic O
. O

That O
's O
generally O
true O
, O
but O
it O
's O
only O
true O
on O
some O
issues O
, O
and O
in O
this O
case O
, O
you O
could O
argue O
that O
the O
Bush B-GPE
people O
are O
going O
to O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
to O
preserve O
the O
right O
of O
Florida B-GPE
, O
to O
determine O
its O
own O
electors O
. O

So O
, O
there O
is O
a O
kind O
of O
states O
' O
rights O
issue O
there O
, O
but O
they O
need O
, O
or O
at O
least O
they O
once O
thought O
they O
needed O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
to O
endorse O
it O
. O

So O
it O
goes O
both O
ways O
. O

What O
are O
the O
justices O
likely O
looking O
for O
? O

Well O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

and O
I O
think O
they O
will O
be O
divided O
, O
I O
mean O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
they O
will O
be O
unanimous O
. O

Obviously O
, O
they O
would O
like O
to O
be O
able O
to O
achieve O
some O
kind O
of O
resolution O
of O
the O
case O
. O

American B-NORP
election O
laws O
are O
often O
challenged O
at O
the O
local O
level O
and O
sometimes O
in O
the O
federal O
courts O
, O
but O
this O
is O
certainly O
the O
first O
time O
we O
have O
had O
a O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
challenge O
over O
presidential O
election O
. O

So O
, O
there O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
new O
law O
here O
to O
be O
made O
or O
at O
least O
law O
that O
has O
n't O
been O
made O
yet O
. O

It O
's O
possible O
that O
if O
the O
court O
accepts O
the O
invitation O
of O
the O
Bush B-GPE
campaign O
, O
at O
least O
as O
it O
is O
expressed O
in O
the O
briefs O
they O
submitted O
yesterday O
, O
that O
the O
court O
will O
in O
the O
sense O
, O
take O
the O
entire O
issue O
, O
even O
- O
not O
just O
the O
specific O
questions O
that O
it O
was O
asked O
last O
week O
and O
try O
to O
resolve O
the O
question O
. O

For O
example O
, O
if O
the O
court O
says O
it O
is O
clearly O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
legislature O
of O
the O
state O
of O
Florida B-GPE
can O
determine O
for O
itself O
who O
its O
electors O
will O
be O
, O
that O
will O
pretty O
much O
end O
the O
case O
, O
because O
that O
's O
what O
the O
legislature O
already O
plans O
to O
do O
, O
and O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
the O
Gore B-PERSON
people O
wo O
n't O
keep O
trying O
, O
because O
ultimately O
Congress B-ORG
has O
to O
decide O
and O
only O
Congress B-ORG
can O
decide O
if O
there O
are O
competing O
slates O
of O
electors O
submitted O
, O
which O
slate O
to O
accept O
. O

The O
Johns O
Hopkins O
University O
constitutional O
law O
professor O
Joe B-PERSON
O'Grossman I-PERSON
says O
, O
it O
's O
still O
not O
certain O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
will O
actually O
hear O
the O
Florida B-GPE
case O
. O

As O
their O
first O
order O
, O
of O
business O
Friday O
, O
attorneys O
for O
Vice O
President O
Gore O
will O
move O
to O
have O
the O
court O
dismiss O
the O
case O
brought O
by O
Republican O
George O
W O
Bush O
. O

The B-ORG
UN I-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
has O
approved O
a O
major O
overhaul O
of O
the O
world O
body O
's O
finances O
. O

Delegates O
voted O
on O
a O
measure O
to O
cut O
American B-NORP
contributions O
to O
the O
administrative O
and O
peacekeeping O
budgets O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
over O
twenty O
years O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
have O
turned O
down O
a O
new O
peace O
proposal O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
declared O
Thursday O
, O
he O
is O
ready O
to O
recognize O
an O
independent O
Palestinian B-NORP
state O
, O
but O
added O
that O
sensitive O
issues O
, O
such O
as O
control O
over O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
should O
be O
set O
aside O
for O
up O
to O
three O
years O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
rejected O
the O
offer O
, O
calling O
it O
an O
interim O
plan O
that O
fails O
to O
address O
their O
core O
concerns O
, O
namely O
the O
fate O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
the O
return O
of O
millions O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
refugees O
. O

Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
is O
set O
to O
meet O
with O
Cuban B-NORP
President O
Fidel O
Castro O
in O
Havana B-GPE
today O
. O

The O
Russian B-NORP
leader O
is O
expected O
to O
discuss O
the O
possibility O
of O
collecting O
some O
of O
the O
billions O
of O
dollars O
in O
Soviet B-NORP
era O
debt O
still O
owed O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
by O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
is O
recommending O
that O
a O
team O
of O
UN B-GPE
security O
experts O
visit O
Indonesian B-NORP
West B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
to O
determine O
whether O
it O
's O
safe O
for O
international O
aid O
workers O
to O
return O
after O
the O
killing O
of O
three O
UN B-GPE
aid O
workers O
there O
early O
this O
year O
. O

Namibia B-GPE
's O
UN O
Ambassador O
who O
recently O
led O
a O
fact O
- O
finding O
mission O
to O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
and O
Indonesia B-GPE
, O
told O
reporters O
Monday O
, O
the O
Indonesian B-NORP
government O
has O
expressed O
its O
willingness O
to O
discuss O
their O
proposed O
plan O
. O

Iraqi B-NORP
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
Tariq O
Aziz O
has O
reiterated O
Baghdad B-GPE
's O
strong O
opposition O
to O
the O
resumption O
of O
UN B-GPE
weapons O
inspections O
. O

Wrapping O
up O
a O
two O
- O
day O
visit O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Aziz O
added O
that O
Baghdad B-GPE
is O
still O
considering O
talks O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
on O
the O
issue O
. O

Earlier O
this O
week O
, O
UN B-GPE
officials O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
said O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
would O
be O
meeting O
with O
Iraqi B-NORP
officials O
in O
early O
January O
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

The O
US B-GPE
warship O
` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
' O
, O
badly O
damaged O
by O
a O
terrorist O
bombing O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
two O
months O
ago O
, O
is O
now O
at O
a O
shipyard O
in O
the O
southern O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
for O
repairs O
. O

Carried O
by O
another O
larger O
vessel O
, O
the O
crippled O
US B-GPE
destroyer O
completed O
its O
long O
trip O
across O
the B-LOC
Atlantic I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
on O
Wednesday O
. O

Jerry B-PERSON
Sink I-PERSON
Pae I-PERSON
is O
the O
head O
of O
Liton B-ORG
Ship I-ORG
Systems I-ORG
, O
a O
repair O
company O
that O
will O
work O
on O
the O
vessel O
. O

We O
've O
got O
a O
personal O
commitment O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the O
work O
force O
. O

Among O
the O
five O
hundred O
people O
who O
'll O
be O
working O
on O
this O
ship O
, O
most O
of O
them O
will O
come O
from O
members O
of O
our O
workforce O
that O
built O
this O
ship O
three O
and O
half O
, O
four O
years O
ago O
. O

Seventeen O
US B-GPE
sailors O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
attack O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Sheehen I-PERSON
, O
the O
top O
counter O
terrorism O
official O
in O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
told O
Congress O
Wednesday O
, O
after O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
attack O
numerous O
people O
left O
Yemen B-GPE
for O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
where O
he O
said O
they O
can O
hide O
with O
little O
fear O
of O
. O

An O
international O
team O
is O
developing O
a O
vaccine O
against O
Alzheimer O
's O
Disease O
and O
they O
are O
trying O
it O
out O
on O
a O
new O
and O
improved O
mouse O
model O
of O
the O
onus O
. O

Correspondent O
Jessica B-PERSON
Berman I-PERSON
explains O
. O

Scientists O
working O
on O
a O
vaccine O
against O
Alzheimer O
's O
give O
a O
progress O
report O
this O
week O
in O
the O
journal O
Nature B-ORG
. O

The O
vaccine O
has O
only O
been O
tested O
in O
mice O
that O
have O
been O
bred O
to O
have O
a O
form O
of O
Alzheimer O
's O
Disease O
very O
similar O
to O
that O
of O
humans O
. O

According O
to O
University O
of O
Toronto B-GPE
researcher O
David B-PERSON
Westaway I-PERSON
, O
another O
team O
of O
scientists O
last O
year O
took O
the O
first O
step O
toward O
an O
Alzheimer O
's O
vaccine O
. O

That O
team O
injected O
a O
small O
amount O
of O
amyloid O
protein O
, O
which O
accumulates O
in O
brains O
of O
Alzheimer O
's O
patients O
and O
injected O
it O
in O
the O
mice O
's O
abdomens O
. O

The O
injection O
prompted O
the O
animals O
' O
immune O
systems O
to O
kick O
in O
and O
clean O
up O
the O
amyloid O
deposits O
in O
the O
rodents O
' O
brains O
. O

But O
those O
mice O
never O
had O
any O
difficulties O
with O
learning O
and O
memory O
. O

In O
Dr. O
Westaway O
's O
view O
, O
this O
made O
the O
vaccine O
sort O
of O
pointless O
, O
since O
learning O
and O
memory O
problems O
are O
a O
hallmark O
of O
Alzheimer O
's O
Disease O
. O

So O
his O
research O
team O
decided O
to O
test O
a O
vaccine O
in O
mice O
with O
Alzheimer O
's O
more O
like O
that O
seen O
in O
many O
humans O
. O

Now O
normally O
Alzheimer O
's O
Disease O
might O
have O
this O
strong O
deficit O
in O
learning O
and O
memory O
, O
actually O
in O
our O
experiments O
the O
ability O
to O
navigate O
around O
a O
small O
tank O
of O
water O
using O
cues O
pinned O
up O
on O
the O
wall O
of O
the O
testing O
room O
, O
and O
once O
we O
started O
immunizing O
the O
mice O
against O
the O
Alzheimer O
Disease O
peptides O
then O
the O
performance O
showed O
a O
dramatic O
improvement O
such O
as O
they O
came O
very O
close O
to O
the O
performance O
of O
regular O
mice O
that O
have O
not O
been O
genetically O
engineered O
to O
resemble O
Alzheimer O
's O
Disease O
. O

A O
second O
Alzheimer O
's O
vaccine O
experiment O
was O
also O
reported O
in O
the O
journal O
Nature B-ORG
by O
a O
group O
of O
University O
of O
South O
Florida O
scientists O
in O
Tampa B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
third O
published O
paper O
researchers O
formally O
described O
how O
they O
genetically O
engineered O
a O
mouse O
model O
of O
Alzheimer O
's O
similar O
to O
the O
human O
disease O
, O
complete O
with O
memory O
and O
learning O
impairment O
. O

Neuroscientist O
Paul B-PERSON
Chapman I-PERSON
of O
the O
Cardiff O
School O
of O
Bio-Sciences O
in O
Wales B-GPE
, O
wrote O
an O
article O
in O
the O
magazine O
commenting O
on O
the O
developments O
. O

We O
all O
know O
we O
've O
got O
a O
long O
way O
to O
go O
before O
we O
have O
a O
cure O
for O
Alzheimer O
's O
Disease O
, O
but O
in O
order O
to O
get O
there O
we O
need O
to O
have O
confidence O
that O
we O
understand O
the O
disease O
and O
that O
we O
have O
what O
we O
call O
a O
model O
system O
for O
predicting O
whether O
these O
treatments O
will O
work O
. O

And O
the O
fact O
that O
these O
papers O
are O
now O
showing O
us O
that O
behaviorally O
these O
models O
do O
what O
humans O
do O
, O
that O
is O
they O
behave O
more O
poorly O
as O
they O
age O
if O
they O
have O
Alzheimer O
's O
genes O
, O
and O
that O
these O
treatments O
can O
reverse O
that O
, O
it O
just O
means O
we O
have O
that O
much O
more O
confidence O
these O
treatments O
will O
work O
in O
humans O
. O

In O
a O
related O
development O
an O
international O
team O
of O
researchers O
reports O
in O
the O
latest O
issue O
of O
the O
journal O
Science B-ORG
, O
that O
a O
genetic O
mutation O
in O
an O
area O
of O
chromosome O
ten O
may O
put O
some O
people O
at O
increased O
risk O
of O
late O
onset O
Alzheimer O
's O
Disease O
, O
the O
most O
common O
form O
of O
dementia O
in O
the O
elderly O
. O

Jessica B-PERSON
Berman I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
Dave O
Deforest O
VOA O
News O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minster O
Ehud O
Barak O
says O
he O
will O
not O
sign O
any O
peace O
deal O
that O
gives O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
sovereignty O
over O
Jerusalem B-GPE
's O
revered O
Temple B-FAC
Mount I-FAC
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
also O
stressed O
his O
government O
will O
never O
accept O
an O
accord O
that O
gives O
Palestinians B-NORP
the O
right O
to O
return O
to O
Israel B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
saying O
they O
will O
not O
sign O
a O
peace O
deal O
with O
Israel B-GPE
that O
fails O
to O
give O
them O
sovereignty O
over O
all O
of O
Arab B-NORP
East B-GPE
Jerusalem I-GPE
or O
allow O
the O
return O
of O
refugees O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
urging O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israelis B-NORP
to O
accept O
the O
ideas O
laid O
out O
by O
President O
Clinton O
for O
reaching O
a O
final O
peace O
agreement O
. O

The B-ORG
International I-ORG
Football I-ORG
Federation I-ORG
will O
pick O
its O
player O
of O
the O
year O
and O
the O
Special B-WORK_OF_ART
Player I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Century I-WORK_OF_ART
award O
that O
pits O
Argentine O
hero O
Diego B-PERSON
Maradona I-PERSON
against O
Brazilian B-NORP
legend O
Pele B-PERSON
. O

The O
top O
candidates O
for O
this O
year O
's O
player O
of O
the O
year O
are O
Real B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG
's O
Louis B-PERSON
Fego I-PERSON
, O
who O
moved O
from O
Barcelona B-GPE
in O
the O
most O
expensive O
transfer O
in O
the O
game O
's O
history O
. O

Also O
nominated O
, O
Revaldo B-PERSON
of O
Brazil B-GPE
and O
French B-NORP
hero O
Zenedine B-PERSON
Zidane I-PERSON
. O

Zidane O
led O
France B-GPE
to O
the O
European B-NORP
title O
this O
year O
after O
helping O
France B-GPE
win O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
title O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

There O
are O
27 O
nominees O
for O
the O
Player B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Century I-WORK_OF_ART
award O
, O
but O
Maradona B-PERSON
and O
Pele B-PERSON
are O
the O
favorites O
. O

Pele B-PERSON
led O
Brazil B-GPE
to O
three O
World B-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
titles O
and O
scored O
more O
than O
1200 O
goals O
. O

He O
has O
been O
named O
the O
' O
athlete O
of O
the O
century O
' O
in O
a O
survey O
of O
National B-ORG
Olympic I-ORG
Committees I-ORG
. O

Maradona B-PERSON
led O
Argentina B-GPE
to O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
title O
in O
1986 O
, O
and O
led O
the O
Italian B-NORP
club O
. O

The O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
is O
expressing O
confidence O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
will O
vote O
next O
week O
to O
tighten O
sanctions O
against O
Afghanistan B-GPE
's O
dominant O
Taliban B-GPE
faction O
. O

Assistant O
US O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
for O
South O
Asian O
Affairs O
Carl O
Enderforth O
said O
on O
Friday O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
's O
refusal O
to O
comply O
with O
a O
UN B-GPE
anti-terrorism O
resolution O
last O
year O
forced O
the O
move O
to O
toughen O
sanctions O
. O

He O
says O
trade O
and O
humanitarian O
shipments O
of O
food O
and O
medicine O
as O
well O
as O
religious O
pilgrimages O
will O
not O
be O
affected O
. O

On O
the O
ski O
slopes O
Christian B-PERSON
Hummer I-PERSON
edged O
fellow O
Norwegian O
Biarka O
Engenvick O
after O
a O
thrilling O
duel O
down O
the O
stretch O
of O
a O
World B-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
Nordic O
combined O
ski O
sprint O
event O
in O
Norway O
Friday O
. O

Hummer B-PERSON
trailed O
Engenvick B-PERSON
by O
21 O
seconds O
at O
the O
start O
of O
the O
7.5 O
kilometer O
cross-country O
race O
. O

that O
's O
because O
Hummer B-PERSON
finished O
third O
in O
the O
morning O
jumping O
portion O
on O
Lillehammer B-GPE
's O
Olympic B-FAC
Hill I-FAC
. O

However O
, O
Hummer B-PERSON
overtook O
Austrian O
David O
Kriner O
who O
placed O
second O
in O
the O
ski O
jump O
after O
about O
one O
kilometer O
. O

two O
kilometers O
later O
Hummer B-PERSON
approached O
Engenvick B-PERSON
and O
they O
skied O
together O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
way O
. O

It O
was O
only O
the O
second O
World B-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
win O
for O
Hummer B-PERSON
who O
's O
been O
on O
the O
national O
team O
for O
five O
years O
. O

And O
that O
's O
sports O
, O
I O
am O
Dave B-PERSON
Byrd I-PERSON
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Deputy O
Defense O
Minister O
Ifraem O
Snae O
held O
talks O
in O
the O
Gaza O
Strip O
Thursday O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
official O
Tayab B-PERSON
Abdul I-PERSON
Rahim I-PERSON
. O

No O
details O
of O
that O
meeting O
were O
released O
, O
but O
it O
followed O
an O
announcement O
that O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
is O
shutting O
the O
last O
formal O
channel O
of O
regular O
contact O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Jenny B-PERSON
Badner I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
ordered O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
leave O
joint O
security O
liaison O
offices O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
after O
a O
blast O
in O
one O
of O
the O
offices O
in O
southern O
Gaza B-GPE
killed O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
says O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
patrol O
was O
ambushed O
near O
the B-FAC
Erics I-FAC
Crossing I-FAC
between O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
and O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Shots O
have O
also O
been O
fired O
at O
Gilo B-GPE
, O
a O
predominantly O
Jewish O
neighborhood O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
is O
expected O
to O
meet O
with O
his O
top O
security O
advisors O
to O
discuss O
Israel B-GPE
's O
next O
move O
following O
a O
car O
bomb O
on O
Wednesday O
in O
the O
northern O
Israeli B-NORP
town O
of O
Khadhera B-GPE
. O

Two O
Israelis B-NORP
were O
killed O
and O
more O
than O
50 O
others O
were O
injured O
in O
the O
explosion O
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
said O
he O
holds O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
responsible O
for O
the O
attack O
. O

However O
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
say O
they O
were O
not O
involved O
. O

Jenny B-PERSON
Badner I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Iraq B-GPE
's O
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
Tariq O
Aziz O
and O
Syria B-GPE
's O
Foreign O
Minister O
Farookh O
held O
talks O
Saturday O
on O
ways O
of O
improving O
bilateral O
relations O
. O

Mr. O
Aziz O
arrived O
in O
Damascus B-GPE
aboard O
the O
first O
direct O
Iraqi B-NORP
flight O
to O
Syria B-GPE
in O
nearly O
20 O
years O
. O

The O
flight O
is O
also O
reported O
to O
be O
the O
first O
to O
carry O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
official O
out O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
since O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
placed O
sanctions O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
10 O
years O
ago O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
negotiators O
are O
headed O
home O
with O
some O
ideas O
put O
forward O
by O
President O
Clinton O
after O
failing O
to O
reach O
a O
breakthrough O
in O
their O
talks O
with O
US B-GPE
officials O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

The O
negotiators O
are O
expected O
to O
report O
back O
by O
Wednesday O
after O
discussing O
the O
ideas O
with O
top O
officials O
. O

After O
a O
meeting O
at O
the O
White O
House O
Saturday O
, O
none O
of O
those O
involved O
in O
the O
talks O
would O
give O
details O
about O
Mr. O
Clinton O
's O
ideas O
on O
how O
to O
break O
this O
stalemate O
and O
proceed O
toward O
a O
peace O
settlement O
. O

After O
the O
meeting O
Israeli B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Shlomo O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
would O
only O
say O
that O
formidable O
obstacles O
remain O
. O

It O
's O
still O
too O
early O
to O
confirm O
, O
that O
is O
we O
need O
to O
deliberate O
between O
ourselves O
on O
whether O
we O
see O
these O
ideas O
that O
were O
raised O
here O
, O
as O
a O
basis O
for O
an O
end O
game O
. O

Chief O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
Sayeeb B-PERSON
Erekat I-PERSON
told O
reporters O
that O
serious O
differences O
continue O
concerning O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
refugee O
, O
security O
and O
territorial O
issues O
. O

Major O
gaps O
still O
exist O
. O

This O
morning O
we O
've O
heard O
ideas O
from O
President O
Clinton O
. O

We O
will O
convey O
to O
President O
Arafat O
and O
then O
we O
'll O
take O
it O
from O
there O
as O
to O
what O
will O
be O
the O
next O
step O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
is O
working O
hard O
for O
a O
peace O
deal O
before O
he O
leaves O
office O
next O
month O
. O

There O
are O
reports O
that O
he O
could O
meet O
separately O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
, O
then O
decide O
if O
there O
was O
reason O
for O
a O
three O
way O
summit O
, O
but O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
calling O
talks O
of O
such O
a O
summit O
premature O
. O

In O
other O
news O
, O
Daimler B-ORG
Chrysler I-ORG
lost O
its O
major O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
backer O
, O
investment O
firm O
Goldman B-ORG
Sachs I-ORG
downgraded O
the O
German B-NORP
auto O
- O
maker O
after O
its O
US B-GPE
- O
based O
Chrysler B-ORG
unit O
showed O
poor O
third O
quarter O
earnings O
and O
warned O
the O
fourth O
quarter O
does O
not O
look O
good O
either O
. O

Goldman B-ORG
Sachs I-ORG
was O
the O
chief O
consultant O
in O
the O
merger O
of O
Germany B-GPE
's O
Daimler B-ORG
Benz I-ORG
and O
US B-GPE
auto O
- O
maker O
Chrysler B-ORG
. O

Reformist O
allies O
of O
Yugoslav O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
have O
scored O
a O
decisive O
victory O
in O
today O
's O
Serbian B-NORP
parliamentary O
elections O
. O

The O
Democratic O
opposition O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
, O
which O
supports O
the O
President O
, O
estimates O
it O
has O
won O
65 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
. O

The O
coalition O
took O
power O
after O
a O
popular O
uprising O
ousted O
long O
time O
Yugoslav O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
in O
October O
. O

Mr. O
Milosevic O
's O
Socialist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
its O
allies O
won O
about O
1 O
/ O
5th O
of O
the O
vote O
. O

President O
Clinton O
telephoned O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser O
Arafat O
Saturday O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
restart O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
peace O
negotiations O
. O

An O
Arafat B-PERSON
advisor O
told O
reporters O
the O
two O
leaders O
agreed O
to O
work O
together O
to O
try O
to O
reach O
a O
peace O
agreement O
. O

Iraq B-GPE
's O
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
Tariq O
Aziz O
and O
Syria B-GPE
's O
Foreign O
Minister O
Farooq O
Al O
Shah O
held O
talks O
Saturday O
on O
ways O
of O
improving O
bilateral O
relations O
. O

Mr. O
Aziz O
arrived O
in O
Damascus B-GPE
aboard O
the O
first O
direct O
Iraqi B-NORP
flight O
to O
Syria B-GPE
in O
nearly O
20 O
years O
. O

The O
Voice O
of O
Russia O
DX O
Club O
, O
via O
BBC B-ORG
monitoring O
reports O
that O
Radio B-ORG
Canada I-ORG
International I-ORG
, O
and O
YLE B-ORG
Radio I-ORG
Finland I-ORG
, O
are O
conducting O
test O
re-broadcasts O
in O
St. O
Petersburg O
Russia O
, O
on O
684 O
KHz O
medium O
wave O
. O

RCI B-ORG
is O
in O
Russian O
and O
YLE B-ORG
in O
Finish O
, O
each O
one O
hour O
per O
day O
. O

The O
programs O
are O
downlinked O
from O
a O
world O
radio O
network O
transponder O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
has O
launched O
another O
major O
appeal O
for O
aid O
for O
countries O
facing O
critical O
food O
shortages O
such O
as O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
Afghanistan B-GPE
and O
Angola B-GPE
. O

The O
world O
body O
says O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
will O
need O
more O
food O
in O
the O
year O
2001 O
, O
because O
of O
crop O
devastation O
brought O
on O
by O
drought O
at O
planting O
time O
and O
typhoons O
that O
severely O
damaged O
the O
fall O
harvest O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
is O
also O
appealing O
for O
$ O
229 O
million O
from O
international O
donors O
to O
help O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
a O
country O
shattered O
by O
years O
of O
war O
and O
the O
worst O
drought O
in O
three O
decades O
. O

For O
Angola B-GPE
, O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
is O
appealing O
for O
$ O
202 O
million O
in O
food O
aid O
. O

Nato B-ORG
led O
peacekeepers O
have O
urged O
Yugoslav O
authorities O
and O
ethnic O
- O
Albanian B-NORP
militants O
to O
keep O
talking O
to O
prevent O
a O
new O
round O
of O
fighting O
near O
Kosovo B-GPE
. O

The O
tension O
began O
last O
week O
with O
ethnic O
- O
Albanian B-NORP
rebels O
attacking O
Serb O
positions O
in O
the O
Presovo O
valley O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
killing O
four O
Serb O
policemen O
. O

The O
new O
democratic O
government O
of O
President O
Vladimir O
Kostunica O
agreed O
to O
give O
the O
alliance O
more O
time O
before O
launching O
counter O
attacks O
to O
drive O
out O
the O
rebels O
. O

Mr. O
Kostunica O
visited O
the O
valley O
Monday O
and O
pledged O
to O
bring O
peace O
to O
the O
area O
. O

Leaders O
of O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
and O
five O
Balkan O
states O
meet O
in O
Zagreb B-GPE
today O
to O
hail O
a O
new O
era O
of O
cooperation O
in O
a O
region O
that O
has O
been O
torn O
by O
conflict O
. O

Douglas B-PERSON
Paction I-PERSON
has O
more O
on O
the O
story O
. O

The O
summit O
, O
which O
is O
being O
sponsored O
by O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
, O
is O
meant O
to O
show O
the O
Balkan O
states O
that O
the O
EU B-GPE
is O
preparing O
to O
welcome O
them O
into O
the O
European B-NORP
family O
. O

Christina B-PERSON
Gayat I-PERSON
, O
a O
spokeswoman O
for O
EU O
Foreign O
Policy O
Chief O
Javier O
Solana O
, O
says O
the O
summit O
has O
an O
important O
symbolic O
value O
. O

I O
think O
it O
will O
be O
the O
occasion O
to O
welcome O
at O
the O
highest O
level O
of O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
under O
the O
highest O
level O
of O
the O
region O
, O
the O
very O
dramatic O
changes O
that O
have O
occurred O
since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
year O
and O
to O
further O
consolidate O
democracy O
and O
reconciliation O
. O

Analysts O
say O
, O
last O
month O
's O
formal O
ouster O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
in O
presidential O
elections O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
was O
a O
pivotal O
event O
for O
the O
region O
. O

The O
leaders O
of O
the O
five O
Balkan O
states O
of O
the O
summit O
, O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
Croatia B-GPE
, O
Macedonia B-GPE
, O
Albania B-GPE
and O
Bosnia B-GPE
are O
expected O
to O
adopt O
a O
declaration O
calling O
for O
a O
political O
dialogue O
and O
regional O
economic O
cooperation O
. O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
is O
offering O
a O
3.9 O
billion O
- O
dollar O
financial O
aid O
program O
to O
help O
the O
region O
, O
which O
has O
long O
been O
devastated O
by O
civil O
conflict O
, O
economic O
collapse O
and O
political O
isolation O
. O

In O
return O
the O
Balkan O
leaders O
will O
be O
called O
upon O
to O
continue O
moving O
toward O
democracy O
and O
a O
market O
economy O
. O

The O
leaders O
will O
also O
be O
asked O
to O
take O
steps O
to O
fight O
organized O
crime O
, O
drug O
trafficking O
, O
and O
money O
laundering O
. O

Also O
at O
the O
Zagreb B-GPE
summit O
, O
Macedonia B-GPE
is O
expected O
to O
sign O
an O
association O
and O
stabilization O
pact O
with O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

This O
is O
a O
first O
step O
on O
the O
long O
road O
to O
full O
EU B-GPE
membership O
. O

Douglas B-PERSON
Paction I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Luxembourg B-GPE
. O

Former O
Yugoslav O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
won O
a O
landslide O
victory O
Saturday O
, O
as O
he O
was O
re-elected O
leader O
of O
the B-ORG
Socialist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
of O
Serbia B-GPE
. O

A O
defiant O
Mr. O
Milosevic O
made O
his O
first O
public O
appearance O
since O
being O
deposed O
in O
a O
popular O
uprising O
last O
month O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
climate O
change O
conference O
in O
the O
Hague B-GPE
has O
ended O
in O
an O
impasse O
after O
two O
weeks O
of O
intense O
negotiations O
. O

Delegates O
from O
180 O
countries O
were O
unable O
to O
agree O
on O
how O
to O
cut O
greenhouse O
gas O
emissions O
, O
which O
many O
believe O
causes O
global O
warming O
. O

Lisa B-PERSON
Schline I-PERSON
has O
been O
monitoring O
developments O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
headquarters O
in O
Geneva B-GPE
. O

The O
delegates O
were O
close O
to O
an O
agreement O
, O
but O
in O
the O
end O
a O
feud O
between O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
caused O
its O
unravel O
. O

They O
disagreed O
over O
how O
targeted O
cuts O
in O
greenhouse O
gas O
emissions O
could O
be O
achieved O
. O

Under O
the B-LAW
Kyoto I-LAW
Protocol I-LAW
, O
38 O
developed O
countries O
have O
to O
reduce O
emissions O
by O
more O
than O
5 O
% O
over O
the O
next O
10 O
years O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
the O
world O
's O
biggest O
polluter O
, O
wants O
to O
reach O
its O
target O
in O
large O
part O
by O
counting O
so O
- O
called O
carbon O
sinks O
against O
its O
emissions O
quota O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
argued O
that O
it O
has O
many O
rich O
forests O
and O
will O
plant O
new O
trees O
to O
help O
absorb O
carbon O
from O
the O
atmosphere O
as O
a O
means O
of O
cutting O
its O
emissions O
. O

The O
EU B-GPE
rejected O
this O
proposal O
as O
self O
- O
serving O
. O

Environmentalists O
have O
reacted O
to O
the O
failure O
with O
dismay O
. O

Lisa B-PERSON
Schline I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Geneva B-GPE
. O

In O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
parliament O
gave O
preliminary O
approval O
Wednesday O
to O
a O
bill O
that O
would O
allow O
former O
leader O
Benjamin B-PERSON
Netanyahu I-PERSON
to O
run O
for O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
in O
February O
against O
Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
leader O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
. O

A O
US B-GPE
official O
says O
Islamic O
terrorists O
planned O
multiple O
attacks O
on O
US B-GPE
and O
Jordanian B-NORP
targets O
last O
January O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
, O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
's O
Counter-terrorism O
Chief O
, O
told O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
the O
plan O
included O
multiple O
bombings O
in O
Jordan B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
the O
sinking O
of O
a O
US B-ORG
Navy I-ORG
destroyer O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Clark O
says O
the O
attacks O
were O
meant O
to O
take O
place O
last O
January O
3rd O
amid O
millennial O
celebrations O
and O
the O
Muslim O
observance O
of O
Ramadan O
. O

He O
says O
the O
attacks O
either O
failed O
or O
were O
thwarted O
by O
arrests O
, O
but O
terrorists O
succeeded O
in O
bombing O
a O
US B-GPE
ship O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
in O
October O
. O

Mr. O
Clark O
says O
US B-GPE
officials O
learnt O
details O
of O
the O
planned O
attacks O
during O
the O
interrogation O
of O
suspected O
terrorists O
with O
links O
to O
exiled O
Saudi B-NORP
millionaire O
, O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
in O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
has O
issued O
the O
first O
indictments O
of O
suspects O
in O
the O
atrocities O
committed O
during O
the O
territory O
's O
1999 O
vote O
to O
separate O
from O
Indonesia B-GPE
. O

Patricia B-PERSON
Nunan I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jakarta B-GPE
. O

A O
UN B-GPE
spokesman O
says O
eleven O
suspects O
, O
including O
an O
Indonesian B-NORP
military O
officer O
, O
have O
been O
indicted O
for O
murder O
and O
the O
forced O
of O
civilians O
in O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
last O
year O
. O

Ten O
members O
of O
an O
anti-independence O
militia O
group O
and O
the O
officer O
from O
Indonesia B-GPE
's O
Special B-ORG
Forces I-ORG
, O
are O
accused O
of O
killing O
13 O
people O
, O
that O
includes O
the O
murder O
of O
five O
clergymen O
, O
two O
church O
workers O
and O
an O
Indonesian B-NORP
journalist O
in O
the O
district O
of O
in O
September O
1999 O
. O

Of O
the O
eleven O
accused O
, O
nine O
of O
the O
suspects O
are O
being O
held O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
in O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
. O

The O
Indonesian B-NORP
military O
officer O
and O
one O
other O
remain O
at O
large O
. O

Elements O
of O
the O
Indonesian B-NORP
military O
are O
believed O
to O
have O
organized O
and O
supported O
anti-independence O
militias O
and O
have O
seized O
control O
of O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
after O
separated O
from O
Indonesia B-GPE
in O
a O
UN B-GPE
sponsored O
ballot O
. O

Three O
weeks O
of O
bloodshed O
followed O
, O
in O
which O
hundreds O
died O
while O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
fled O
their O
homes O
or O
were O
forced O
to O
leave O
by O
Indonesian B-NORP
soldiers O
. O

The O
chaos O
called O
for O
the O
deployment O
of O
international O
peacekeepers O
in O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
, O
to O
restore O
order O
before O
full O
independence O
expected O
next O
year O
. O

Since O
then O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
and O
the O
Indonesian B-NORP
government O
have O
been O
working O
together O
to O
investigate O
alleged O
war O
crimes O
committed O
by O
troops O
and O
militia O
groups O
. O

UN B-GPE
efforts O
to O
bring O
all O
suspects O
to O
justice O
have O
been O
met O
. O

Just O
last O
week O
the O
investigation O
hit O
a O
stumbling O
block O
, O
when O
five O
Indonesian B-NORP
policemen O
refused O
to O
appear O
for O
questioning O
as O
witnesses O
at O
the O
Attorney O
General O
's O
office O
. O

Their O
lawyers O
argued O
that O
they O
are O
not O
legally O
bound O
to O
cooperate O
with O
the O
UN B-GPE
probe O
. O

UN B-GPE
officials O
hope O
the O
Jakarta B-GPE
side O
of O
the O
investigation O
will O
resume O
early O
in O
the O
new O
year O
. O

Patricia B-PERSON
Nunan I-PERSON
for O
VOA O
News O
Jakarta O
. O

Britain B-GPE
's O
Millennium B-FAC
Dome I-FAC
will O
close O
down O
this O
coming O
Monday O
after O
a O
year O
of O
mishaps O
. O

Officials O
at O
London B-GPE
's O
Millennium B-FAC
Dome I-FAC
say O
the O
structure O
will O
close O
down O
after O
a O
final O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
party O
. O

They O
say O
it O
will O
be O
likely O
sold O
to O
a O
developer O
and O
be O
turned O
into O
a O
technology O
park O
. O

Problems O
riddled O
the O
Dome O
even O
before O
its O
grand O
opening O
last O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Eve I-EVENT
. O

Construction O
delays O
and O
cost O
- O
overruns O
hurt O
the O
project O
, O
which O
was O
originally O
expected O
to O
cost O
at O
least O
1 O
billion O
300 O
million O
dollars O
. O

Dome B-FAC
officials O
had O
to O
seek O
an O
additional O
265 O
million O
dollars O
to O
complete O
the O
structure O
. O

President O
Clinton O
leaves O
for O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
shortly O
on O
a O
diplomatic O
mission O
aimed O
at O
bolstering O
the O
1998 O
power O
sharing O
accord O
. O

He O
's O
scheduled O
to O
arrive O
in O
Belfast B-GPE
late O
Tuesday O
after O
a O
stopover O
in O
Dublin B-GPE
for O
talks O
with O
Irish B-NORP
President O
Mary O
Mckleese O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Bertie O
Ahern O
. O

En O
route O
to O
Belfast B-GPE
, O
Mr. O
Clinton O
will O
also O
visit O
the O
Irish B-NORP
border O
town O
of O
Dundalk B-GPE
. O

A O
beloved O
American B-NORP
holiday O
story O
comes O
to O
the O
big O
screen O
in O
a O
Universal B-ORG
Pictures I-ORG
comic O
fantasy O
starring O
Jim B-PERSON
Carey I-PERSON
. O

Alan B-PERSON
Silverman I-PERSON
has O
a O
look O
at O
the O
first O
feature O
film O
adaptation O
of O
Dr. B-PERSON
Seuss I-PERSON
's O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
How I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Grinch I-WORK_OF_ART
Stole I-WORK_OF_ART
Christmas I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

The O
late O
Theodore B-PERSON
Geisel I-PERSON
, O
writing O
under O
his O
pen O
name O
Dr. B-PERSON
Seuss I-PERSON
, O
first O
published O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
How I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Grinch I-WORK_OF_ART
Stole I-WORK_OF_ART
Christmas I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
1957 O
. O

An O
instant O
classic O
, O
it O
's O
the O
whimsical O
story O
of O
the O
Grinch B-PERSON
, O
a O
mean O
- O
spirited O
hairy O
green O
creature O
who O
menaces O
the O
holiday O
loving O
Hus B-NORP
, O
who O
live O
in O
Whoville B-GPE
, O
until O
an O
innocent O
child O
Mary B-PERSON
Lu I-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON
teaches O
him O
to O
find O
the O
joy O
in O
life O
. O

Famed O
animator O
Chuck B-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
made O
it O
into O
a O
television O
special O
, O
and O
Dr. B-PERSON
Seuss I-PERSON
died O
in O
1991 O
believing O
that O
Grinch B-WORK_OF_ART
could O
never O
be O
made O
into O
a O
movie O
, O
but O
with O
the O
blessing O
of O
the O
author O
's O
widow O
, O
director O
Ron B-NORP
Howard O
set O
out O
to O
film O
the O
fantasy O
, O
not O
as O
a O
cartoon O
, O
but O
with O
actors O
in O
costumes O
and O
settings O
in O
the O
spirit O
of O
the O
book O
. O

Of O
course O
the O
book O
is O
a O
very O
thin O
, O
modern O
fable O
and O
it O
's O
great O
because O
it O
's O
got O
this O
incredible O
character O
in O
it O
, O
and O
themes O
are O
very O
relatable O
and O
very O
, O
very O
contemporary O
and O
it O
's O
presented O
in O
a O
funny O
way O
. O

So O
we O
knew O
we O
had O
to O
make O
a O
movie O
that O
was O
inspired O
by O
the O
book O
, O
and O
as O
we O
developed O
it O
, O
always O
knowing O
that O
we O
wanted O
it O
to O
be O
funny O
, O
we O
wanted O
it O
to O
still O
maintain O
the O
kind O
of O
that O
Seussian O
flavor O
and O
we O
wanted O
Jim B-PERSON
Carey I-PERSON
to O
have O
a O
great O
opportunity O
to O
do O
his O
thing O
within O
the O
spirit O
of O
that O
great O
character O
, O
the O
Grinch B-PERSON
. O

I O
have O
always O
been O
fascinated O
with O
this O
story O
, O
" O
The O
Grinch B-PERSON
. O
" O

Starter O
Jim B-PERSON
Carey I-PERSON
says O
the O
Grinch B-PERSON
is O
more O
than O
just O
a O
cold O
- O
hearted O
character O
. O

He O
is O
the O
outcast O
. O

He O
is O
the O
person O
who O
did O
n't O
feel O
like O
he O
was O
part O
of O
the O
club O
, O
and O
so O
he O
gave O
up O
and O
that O
's O
what O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
do O
. O

They O
kind O
of O
go O
off O
and O
on O
to O
hell O
with O
the O
world O
and O
all O
that O
, O
and O
he O
is O
basically O
a O
guy O
who O
just O
wants O
to O
be O
part O
of O
it O
, O
you O
know O
? O

He O
just O
wants O
to O
be O
part O
of O
that O
show O
, O
you O
know O
, O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
it O
. O

His O
heart O
changes O
for O
that O
reason O
, O
because O
it O
's O
ready O
to O
change O
. O

That O
's O
what O
I O
like O
about O
it O
. O

All O
you O
need O
is O
some O
kind O
of O
love O
, O
some O
kind O
of O
person O
who O
reaches O
out O
to O
you O
, O
and O
goes O
like O
, O
" O
I O
know O
you O
want O
to O
change O
, O
I O
know O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
that O
, O
" O
you O
know O
, O
so O
here O
is O
your O
opportunity O
, O
you O
know O
, O
and O
that O
's O
what O
Cindy B-PERSON
Lou I-PERSON
does O
. O

Carey B-PERSON
performs O
covered O
head O
to O
toe O
in O
that O
green O
- O
haired O
costume O
. O

He O
sneaks O
behind O
exquisitely O
detailed O
makeup O
by O
Oscar B-WORK_OF_ART
winner O
Rick B-PERSON
Backer I-PERSON
, O
and O
even O
his O
eyes O
covered O
with O
bright O
yellow O
contact O
lenses O
, O
he O
hardly O
looks O
like O
the O
star O
of O
' B-WORK_OF_ART
Dumb I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Dumber I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
' O
or O
' O
The O
Truman B-PRODUCT
Show O
. O
' O

Oh O
, O
you O
will O
recognize O
me O
, O
and O
hopefully O
, O
you O
know O
, O
from O
everything O
everybody O
is O
telling O
me O
, O
I O
got O
to O
a O
point O
where O
even O
through O
the O
contacts O
you O
saw O
the O
Grinch B-PERSON
's O
soul O
. O

That O
's O
what O
you O
are O
after O
, O
as O
you O
know O
, O
and O
it O
's O
really O
just O
what O
you O
project O
, O
you O
know O
. O

If O
they O
say O
" O
action O
" O
and O
I O
am O
still O
thinking O
about O
the O
suit O
, O
I O
am O
in O
trouble O
, O
you O
know O
, O
and O
that O
is O
the O
one O
thing O
I O
am O
able O
to O
do O
. O

I O
can O
act O
, O
when O
you O
say O
" O
action O
" O
. O

And O
the O
Grinch B-PERSON
with O
his O
Grinch B-WORK_OF_ART
feet O
, O
ice O
cold O
in O
the O
snow O
, O
stood O
puzzling O
and O
puzzling O
, O
and O
he O
puzzled O
, O
and O
puzzled O
, O
till O
his O
puzzler O
was O
sore O
. O

Then O
the O
Grinch B-PERSON
thought O
of O
something O
he O
had O
n't O
before O
. O

, O
he O
thought O
, O
, O
maybe O
Christmas O
perhaps O
means O
a O
little O
bit O
more O
. O

Anthony B-PERSON
Hopkins I-PERSON
narrates O
the O
Dr. B-PERSON
Seuss I-PERSON
's O
verse O
. O

The O
on O
- O
screen O
cast O
of O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
How I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Grinch I-WORK_OF_ART
Stole I-WORK_OF_ART
Christmas I-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
also O
includes O
Christine B-PERSON
Beranski I-PERSON
and O
Jeffery B-PERSON
Tambor I-PERSON
, O
and O
introduces O
young O
Taylor B-PERSON
Mumson I-PERSON
as O
Mary B-PERSON
Lou I-PERSON
Hu I-PERSON
. O

Alan B-PERSON
Silverman I-PERSON
, O
for O
the O
Voice O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
in O
Hollywood B-GPE
. O

The B-WORK_OF_ART
Legend I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Bagger I-WORK_OF_ART
Vance I-WORK_OF_ART
directed O
by O
Robert B-PERSON
Redford I-PERSON
is O
the O
latest O
movie O
to O
bring O
the O
game O
of O
golf O
to O
the O
screen O
and O
is O
one O
of O
the O
most O
popular O
attractions O
of O
theaters O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Entertainment O
reporter O
Chuck B-PERSON
Rich I-PERSON
discussed O
this O
and O
previous O
golf O
films O
with O
VOA B-ORG
's O
Dave B-PERSON
Arlington I-PERSON
. O

The O
movies O
' O
The O
Natural O
' O
and O
' B-WORK_OF_ART
Field I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Dreams I-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART
brought O
mystical O
and O
nostalgic O
qualities O
to O
baseball O
and O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Legend I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Bagger I-WORK_OF_ART
Vance I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
set O
during O
the O
economic O
depression O
over O
the O
1920s O
and O
1930s O
, O
does O
the O
same O
thing O
for O
golf O
. O

Will B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
plays O
a O
caddy O
who O
revives O
the O
confidence O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
skill O
of O
a O
golfer O
whose O
glory O
has O
faded O
. O

You O
know O
I O
understood O
everything O
Will B-PERSON
Smith I-PERSON
said O
in O
films O
like O
'' B-WORK_OF_ART
Men I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Black I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
'' O
Independence B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
. O
'' O

What O
was O
he O
talking O
about O
there O
? O

Beats O
the O
heck O
out O
of O
me O
. O

Seriously O
, O
I O
think O
golf O
and O
many O
golf O
films O
can O
be O
whatever O
you O
interpret O
them O
to O
be O
, O
what O
the O
player O
or O
the O
moviegoer O
decides O
they O
'll O
be O
. O

Some O
people O
consider O
golf O
to O
be O
a O
silly O
and O
dull O
game O
, O
following O
a O
little O
ball O
around O
the O
course O
, O
others O
, O
including O
some O
filmmakers O
, O
view O
it O
as O
a O
symbol O
or O
as O
a O
gauge O
of O
a O
person O
's O
philosophy O
or O
psychology O
. O

For O
example O
in O
the O
1996 O
movie O
'' B-WORK_OF_ART
Tin I-WORK_OF_ART
Cup I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
with O
Kevin B-PERSON
Costner I-PERSON
and O
Cheech B-PERSON
Merrin I-PERSON
, O
what O
might O
be O
an O
embarrassing O
experience O
in O
one O
golfer O
's O
past O
is O
for O
him O
a O
badge O
of O
honor O
. O

Do O
you O
have O
to O
like O
golf O
to O
like O
golf O
movies O
? O

It O
helps O
, O
but O
it O
's O
not O
necessary O
. O

Some O
filmmakers O
and O
performers O
used O
golf O
as O
a O
setting O
for O
broad O
comedy O
with O
potential O
appeal O
both O
inside O
and O
outside O
of O
the O
sport O
. O

The O
1996 O
golf O
movie O
'' B-WORK_OF_ART
Happy I-WORK_OF_ART
Gilmore I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
starring O
and O
co-written O
by O
Adam B-PERSON
Sandler I-PERSON
, O
placed O
the O
temperamental O
ice O
hockey O
player O
in O
a O
professional O
sport O
that O
some O
people O
consider O
refined O
. O

Golf O
can O
be O
a O
very O
frustrating O
game O
. O

So O
, O
any O
golfer O
I O
guess O
would O
understand O
that O
gag O
in O
'' B-WORK_OF_ART
Happy I-WORK_OF_ART
Gilmore I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

And O
anyone O
who O
dislikes O
or O
is O
bored O
by O
golf O
, O
might O
appreciate O
seeing O
the O
game O
played O
for O
laughs O
there O
. O

What O
is O
your O
take O
on O
golf O
movies O
? O

I O
only O
play O
miniature O
golf O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
watch O
golf O
on O
television O
. O

I O
think O
I O
am O
one O
of O
the O
people O
filmmakers O
are O
thinking O
of O
, O
when O
they O
try O
to O
give O
a O
golf O
movie O
wide O
appeal O
, O
humor O
, O
or O
a O
love O
story O
for O
example O
. O

One O
film O
that O
's O
attracted O
a O
lot O
of O
golf O
loving O
fans O
over O
the O
years O
is O
1980 O
's O
'' B-WORK_OF_ART
Caddy I-WORK_OF_ART
Shack I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Set O
at O
the O
exclusive O
Bush B-ORG
Wood I-ORG
country O
club O
, O
it O
's O
about O
class O
conflict O
or O
as O
movie O
advertising O
sometimes O
calls O
it O
, O
the O
snobs O
versus O
the O
flops O
. O

Here O
is O
one O
golfer O
in O
'' B-WORK_OF_ART
Caddy I-WORK_OF_ART
Shack I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
played O
by O
Rodney B-PERSON
Dangerfield I-PERSON
, O
bothering O
another O
, O
a O
judge O
played O
by O
the O
late O
Ted B-PERSON
Night I-PERSON
. O

As O
a O
comedian O
, O
Rodney B-PERSON
Dangerfield I-PERSON
often O
says O
he O
gets O
no O
respect O
, O
but O
were O
n't O
the O
filmmakers O
really O
showing O
their O
respect O
for O
him O
and O
his O
drawing O
power O
by O
casting O
him O
in O
this O
film O
? O

I O
think O
Dangerfield B-PERSON
was O
a O
big O
selling O
point O
who O
attracted O
a O
lot O
of O
his O
fans O
, O
who O
include O
me O
, O
to O
see O
'' B-WORK_OF_ART
Caddy I-WORK_OF_ART
Shack I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
a O
very O
good O
film O
, O
but O
it O
's O
a O
popular O
one O
and O
the O
music O
in O
'' B-WORK_OF_ART
Caddy I-WORK_OF_ART
Shack I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
got O
some O
attention O
too O
. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
finish O
up O
our O
cinematic O
round O
of O
golf O
with O
some O
of O
that O
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
Chuck B-PERSON
. O

You O
're O
welcome O
, O
Dave B-PERSON
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
at O
the B-FAC
Sun I-FAC
Ball I-FAC
in O
El O
Paso O
Texas O
, O
the O
University O
of O
Wisconsin O
Badgers O
held O
off O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
at O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
21 O
- O
20 O
. O

The O
Badgers O
' O
coach O
Barry B-PERSON
Averett I-PERSON
says O
that O
his O
seniors O
showed O
leadership O
in O
making O
their O
last O
game O
one O
of O
their O
best O
. O

We O
were O
soft O
after O
that O
first O
drop O
. O

Sometimes O
when O
it O
comes O
too O
easy O
you O
can O
get O
soft O
but O
I O
liked O
the O
way O
they O
responded O
. O

This O
team O
has O
been O
resilient O
all O
year O
, O
had O
a O
lot O
of O
guys O
down O
and O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
had O
to O
step O
up O
and O
they O
found O
a O
way O
to O
win O
. O

I O
'm O
real O
proud O
of O
them O
. O

The O
UN B-GPE
climate O
talks O
have O
collapsed O
after O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
failed O
to O
reach O
an O
agreement O
on O
global O
warming O
. O

The O
talks O
ended O
after O
a O
final O
marathon O
negotiating O
session O
in O
The O
Hague B-GPE
. O

UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
says O
the O
AIDS O
epidemic O
that O
has O
killed O
an O
estimated O
14 O
million O
people O
in O
Africa B-GPE
, O
is O
a O
test O
of O
leadership O
on O
the O
continent O
. O

Mr. O
Annan O
told O
the O
conference O
of O
African O
leaders O
in O
Addis B-GPE
Ababa I-GPE
, O
Ethiopia B-GPE
that O
the O
spread O
of O
HIV O
AIDS O
can O
be O
halted O
and O
future O
generations O
must O
be O
protected O
from O
contracting O
the O
virus O
. O

President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
began O
an O
official O
visit O
to O
Cuba O
Wednesday O
, O
the O
first O
by O
a O
Russian B-NORP
leader O
since O
the O
collapse O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
almost O
a O
decade O
ago O
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Sonia B-PERSON
Paes I-PERSON
reports O
that O
unlike O
Soviet B-NORP
leaders O
, O
Mr. O
Putin O
intends O
to O
concentrate O
on O
business O
, O
not O
politics O
. O

In O
the O
old O
days O
of O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
when O
Soviet B-NORP
leaders O
met O
with O
Cuba B-GPE
's O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
, O
it O
was O
usually O
a O
time O
for O
bear O
hugs O
and O
long O
and O
often O
fiery O
ideological O
speeches O
. O

Times O
have O
changed O
. O

Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
has O
made O
it O
clear O
he O
brings O
no O
ideological O
baggage O
with O
him O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
this O
week O
. O

According O
to O
political O
analyst O
Andre B-PERSON
Reabov I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Carnegie I-ORG
Endowment I-ORG
in O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
strengthening O
Russia B-GPE
's O
business O
and O
economic O
ties O
with O
Cuba B-GPE
are O
a O
priority O
for O
Mr. O
Putin O
. O

Seems O
to O
me O
that O
one O
of O
the O
goals O
of O
this O
visit O
is O
to O
help O
, O
maybe O
to O
advance O
the O
interest O
of O
Russian B-NORP
companies O
in O
this O
island O
and O
maybe O
to O
restore O
the O
economical O
relationship O
between O
the O
Russian O
Federation O
and O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

During O
Soviet B-NORP
times O
, O
Moscow B-GPE
poured O
in O
cash O
to O
subsidize O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
economy O
. O

The O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
provided O
Cuba B-GPE
with O
oil O
, O
petroleum O
products O
, O
foodstuffs O
and O
heavy O
machinery O
. O

In O
return O
Moscow B-GPE
took O
Cuban B-NORP
sugar O
, O
citrus O
fruits O
, O
nickel O
and O
cobalt O
. O

Today O
bilateral O
trade O
is O
a O
fraction O
of O
what O
it O
once O
was O
and O
stands O
at O
under O
one O
billion O
dollars O
a O
year O
. O

President O
Putin O
has O
said O
it O
was O
a O
mistake O
to O
let O
that O
relationship O
wither O
and O
to O
allow O
foreign O
competitors O
to O
take O
the O
place O
that O
Russian B-NORP
enterprises O
once O
held O
. O

The O
debt O
issue O
is O
certain O
to O
come O
up O
during O
talks O
in O
Havana B-GPE
. O

Moscow B-GPE
would O
like O
to O
see O
Cuba B-GPE
repay O
some O
of O
the O
billions O
of O
dollars O
it O
still O
owes O
from O
loans O
that O
date O
back O
to O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
era O
. O

No O
breakthrough O
agreements O
are O
expected O
but O
discussions O
are O
likely O
to O
also O
focus O
on O
finishing O
or O
reactivating O
a O
number O
of O
projects O
begun O
during O
Soviet B-NORP
times O
. O

The O
Russian B-NORP
leader O
meets O
with O
President O
Castro O
Thursday O
morning O
and O
is O
also O
to O
hold O
talks O
with O
National O
Assembly O
President O
Ricardo O
Alarkon O
. O

The O
issue O
of O
Cuban B-NORP
- O
American B-NORP
affairs O
is O
another O
likely O
topic O
of O
discussion O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
President O
Putin O
called O
for O
an O
end O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
trade O
embargo O
against O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

Political O
analyst O
Riyardov B-PERSON
thinks O
Mr. O
Putin O
would O
like O
to O
encourage O
some O
sort O
of O
a O
between O
Havana B-GPE
and O
Washington B-GPE
, O
much O
as O
he O
has O
tried O
to O
do O
earlier O
this O
year O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Putin O
tried O
to O
play O
the O
role O
of O
mediator O
between O
the O
Kinshumir B-PERSON
regime O
of O
the O
Northern O
Korea O
and O
the O
US B-GPE
administration O
. O

Seems O
to O
me O
he O
would O
delight O
to O
try O
to O
use O
the O
same O
line O
in O
the O
relationship O
between O
the O
Castro B-GPE
's O
regime O
and O
the O
US B-GPE
administration O
too O
. O

Such O
an O
attempt O
would O
be O
in O
line O
with O
Mr. O
Putin O
's O
overall O
foreign O
policy O
agenda O
. O

He O
wants O
to O
enhance O
Russia B-GPE
's O
standing O
in O
the O
world O
and O
to O
do O
that O
he O
believes O
that O
Moscow B-GPE
must O
assume O
a O
greater O
role O
in O
international O
affairs O
. O

After O
talks O
in O
Havana B-GPE
on O
Thursday O
, O
Mr. O
Putin O
and O
his O
wife O
are O
scheduled O
to O
head O
to O
one O
of O
Cuba B-GPE
's O
premier O
beach O
resorts O
for O
two O
days O
of O
rest O
before O
traveling O
on O
to O
Canada B-GPE
. O

Sonia B-PERSON
Paes I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
David B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

President O
- O
elect O
George O
W O
Bush O
made O
more O
cabinet O
appointments O
Wednesday O
. O

He O
named O
Al O
Koha O
Chairman O
Paul O
O'Neil O
as O
Treasury O
Secretary O
and O
former O
California O
Food O
and O
Agriculture O
Secretary O
Anne O
Venemon O
as O
Secretary O
of O
Agriculture B-ORG
. O

He O
also O
named O
an O
old O
friend O
, O
an O
oil O
business O
associate O
, O
Don B-PERSON
Evans I-PERSON
as O
Secretary O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
. O

The O
promotion O
of O
free O
enterprise O
first O
in O
America B-GPE
and O
then O
abroad O
will O
be O
our O
first O
priority O
. O

Free O
flow O
of O
capital O
, O
free O
and O
open O
competition O
. O

We O
will O
strive O
to O
be O
an O
advocate O
for O
US B-GPE
businesses O
first O
in O
America B-GPE
and O
also O
those O
wading O
into O
the O
waters O
of O
the O
global O
market O
place O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
also O
named O
former O
Cuban B-NORP
refugee O
Mel B-PERSON
Martinez I-PERSON
as O
Secretary O
of O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
Development O
. O

Mr. O
Martinez O
is O
a O
close O
political O
ally O
of O
the O
President O
- O
elect O
's O
brother O
, O
Florida O
Governor O
Jeb O
Bush O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
says O
he O
will O
step O
down O
Thursday O
as O
Governor O
of O
Texas B-GPE
. O

The O
US B-GPE
missile O
destroyer O
` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
' O
, O
badly O
damaged O
by O
a O
terrorist O
bombing O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
two O
months O
ago O
, O
has O
returned O
to O
a O
shipyard O
in O
the O
southern O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
for O
repairs O
. O

Carried O
by O
another O
large O
vessel O
the O
crippled O
US B-GPE
destroyer O
completed O
its O
long O
trip O
across O
the O
Atlantic O
Ocean O
Wednesday O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
says O
he O
is O
freezing O
tens O
of O
millions O
of O
dollars O
in O
tax O
payments O
to O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
as O
outside O
efforts O
to O
stop O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
violence O
continue O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
said O
late O
Thursday O
, O
he O
is O
withholding O
the O
money O
until O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
abide O
by O
previous O
agreements O
with O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
held O
separate O
talks O
Thursday O
with O
both O
US B-GPE
envoy O
Dennis B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
and O
Russian B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Igor O
Ivanov O
. O

Both O
urged O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
leaders O
to O
resume O
peace O
talks O
and O
to O
stop O
the O
violence O
that O
has O
killed O
more O
than O
200 O
Palestinians B-NORP
since O
late O
September O
. O

I O
am O
Dave B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
given O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
delegates O
some O
new O
proposals O
that O
could O
still O
open O
the O
way O
to O
a O
peace O
agreement O
before O
he O
leaves O
office O
January O
20th O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
meeting O
capped O
a O
week O
of O
closed O
door O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
talks O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
David B-PERSON
Gallust I-PERSON
has O
more O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
says O
the O
proposals O
deal O
with O
both O
the O
substance O
and O
procedure O
for O
a O
peace O
accord O
and O
the O
signs O
are O
to O
report O
back O
next O
week O
on O
whether O
there O
are O
grounds O
to O
try O
to O
conclude O
an O
agreement O
. O

A O
Clinton B-GPE
spokesman O
described O
the O
week O
of O
US B-GPE
mediated O
talks O
as O
constructive O
, O
but O
the O
parties O
had O
differing O
assessments O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
Sayeb B-PERSON
Erekat I-PERSON
saying O
major O
gaps O
remain O
. O

It O
's O
been O
difficult O
. O

The O
gaps O
are O
there O
. O

We O
exerted O
maximum O
efforts O
and O
we O
'll O
continue O
to O
exert O
maximum O
efforts O
in O
order O
to O
conclude O
an O
agreement O
. O

For O
his O
part O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Shlomo O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
seemed O
more O
optimistic O
. O

Inevitably O
differences O
remain O
, O
but O
I O
feel O
that O
it O
was O
a O
very O
encouraging O
round O
of O
talks O
. O

Mr. O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
said O
the O
next O
step O
might O
be O
separate O
Washington B-GPE
visits O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
. O

US B-GPE
officials O
say O
a O
three O
- O
way O
summit O
would O
happen O
only O
if O
an O
agreement O
was O
in O
hand O
. O

David B-PERSON
Gallust I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
Deputy O
Defense O
Minister O
Ifraem O
Snae O
held O
talks O
in O
the O
Gaza O
Strip O
Thursday O
with O
a O
top O
Palestinian B-NORP
official O
. O

Mr. O
Snae O
's O
meeting O
with O
Tayab B-PERSON
Abdul I-PERSON
Rahim I-PERSON
came O
hours O
after O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
ordered O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
leave O
joint O
security O
liaison O
offices O
. O

There O
are O
no O
details O
on O
the O
talks O
. O

The O
two O
men O
met O
at O
the O
Eric B-PERSON
's O
Crossing O
where O
a O
gun O
battle O
earlier O
in O
the O
day O
left O
one O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
dead O
. O

A O
second O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
died O
in O
an O
explosion O
at O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
- O
Israeli B-NORP
liaison O
office O
near O
a O
Jewish O
settlement O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Tornadoes O
have O
hit O
the O
southern O
state O
of O
Alabama B-GPE
as O
rain O
, O
hail O
and O
snow O
continued O
to O
pound O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Warren B-PERSON
Beck I-PERSON
is O
the O
Mayor O
of O
one O
hard O
hit O
Alabama B-GPE
town O
. O

We O
are O
used O
to O
floods O
, O
our O
city O
's O
been O
flooded O
two O
or O
three O
times O
and O
of O
course O
we O
are O
close O
to O
the O
Gulf O
where O
we O
're O
used O
to O
hurricanes O
but O
we O
are O
kind O
of O
low O
, O
we O
're O
a O
low O
city O
and O
we O
are O
not O
used O
to O
tornadoes O
. O

At O
least O
five O
people O
were O
reported O
killed O
in O
Alabama B-GPE
, O
thirty O
injured O
when O
a O
series O
of O
twisters O
struck O
parts O
of O
the O
rural O
state O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
in O
the O
central O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
from O
Texas B-GPE
in O
the O
south O
to O
the O
northern O
plains O
, O
North B-GPE
Dakota I-GPE
, O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
remained O
without O
electricity O
. O

I O
am O
Dave B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
says O
it O
may O
invite O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
to O
Washington B-GPE
as O
part O
of O
efforts O
to O
resume O
Mid B-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
negotiations O
. O

State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
spokesman O
Richard B-PERSON
Boucher I-PERSON
said O
Washington B-GPE
is O
exploring O
the O
possibility O
of O
hosting O
direct O
talks O
between O
negotiators O
to O
build O
a O
bridge O
back O
to O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

A O
senior O
US B-GPE
official O
added O
that O
if O
the O
two O
sides O
agree O
, O
the O
talks O
could O
take O
place O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
next O
week O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
commitment O
follows O
a O
surprise O
meeting O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Shlomo O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
. O

Israeli B-NORP
negotiator O
Gilead B-PERSON
Share I-PERSON
left O
the O
meeting O
saying O
an O
agreement O
is O
still O
possible O
. O

It O
is O
still O
our O
assessment O
that O
such O
an O
agreement O
is O
possible O
within O
the O
framework O
of O
what O
we O
call O
in O
a O
generic O
name O
, O
Camp B-FAC
David I-FAC
. O

Under O
this O
notion O
we O
do O
assess O
that O
Arafat B-PERSON
and O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
leadership O
understand O
and O
realize O
now O
, O
that O
this O
is O
a O
fair O
, O
just O
and O
reasonable O
set O
of O
ideas O
that O
could O
well O
be O
considered O
as O
a O
framework O
for O
a O
permanent O
status O
. O

The O
bid O
for O
talks O
was O
followed O
by O
more O
violence O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
forces O
killed O
at O
least O
six O
Palestinians B-NORP
during O
a O
number O
of O
clashes O
Friday O
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
Bob B-PERSON
. O

There O
could O
be O
verdicts O
today O
in O
three O
different O
court O
cases O
relating O
to O
the O
State O
's O
contested O
presidential O
election O
in O
Florida B-GPE
and O
the O
verdicts O
are O
believed O
to O
comprise O
Vice O
President O
Al O
Gore O
's O
last O
chance O
to O
win O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
by O
reversing O
George B-PERSON
W I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
election O
day O
victory O
. O

Corespondent O
Nick B-PERSON
Semion I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Tallahassee B-GPE
where O
the O
most O
closely O
watched O
ruling O
could O
come O
from O
Florida B-GPE
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

Florida B-GPE
's O
highest O
court O
must O
decide O
whether O
to O
overturn O
a O
strongly O
ordered O
lower O
court O
decision O
that O
firmly O
rejected O
Vice O
President O
Gore O
's O
request O
for O
a O
hand O
recount O
of O
thousands O
of O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
campaign O
says O
this O
would O
amount O
to O
rewriting O
Florida B-GPE
election O
law O
and O
that O
no O
evidence O
exists O
that O
any O
voter O
was O
denied O
the O
right O
to O
cast O
the O
ballot O
. O

In O
two O
separate O
cases O
, O
lower O
courts O
are O
considering O
a O
demand O
by O
pro-Gore O
voters O
that O
thousands O
of O
absentee O
ballots O
be O
thrown O
out O
because O
Republican O
party O
workers O
were O
allowed O
to O
adjust O
ballot O
applications O
. O

Bush B-GPE
campaign O
attorney O
Matthew B-PERSON
Staber I-PERSON
says O
the O
solution O
should O
not O
be O
to O
penalize O
the O
wrong O
people O
. O

When O
we O
look O
at O
the O
remedy O
that O
they O
are O
requesting O
, O
even O
the O
disenfranchisement O
of O
one O
voice O
in O
this O
case O
is O
a O
price O
too O
high O
to O
pay O
. O

While O
all O
this O
is O
going O
on O
, O
the O
Republican O
leaders O
of O
Florida B-GPE
's O
legislature O
begin O
a O
special O
session O
Friday O
, O
to O
appoint O
the O
state O
's O
25 O
electors O
, O
a O
move O
designed O
to O
ensure O
that O
George B-PERSON
W I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
is O
guaranteed O
enough O
electoral O
votes O
to O
win O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

Dick B-PERSON
Semion I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Tallahassee B-GPE
. O

The O
Colombian B-NORP
Army B-ORG
says O
troops O
have O
wiped O
out O
a O
leftist O
guerilla O
unit O
in O
four O
days O
of O
combat O
that O
left O
26 O
rebels O
dead O
, O
most O
of O
them O
teenagers O
. O

The O
Army O
's O
official O
news O
agency O
says O
the O
clashes O
erupted O
Monday O
in O
a O
mountainous O
region O
northeast O
of O
Bogota B-GPE
. O

Army O
Commander O
Orhi O
Mora O
, O
says O
32 O
rebels O
from O
the O
Revolutionary O
Armed O
Forces O
of O
Colombia B-GPE
, O
the O
Farc O
, O
were O
captured O
. O

General O
Mora O
says O
most O
of O
the O
rebels O
in O
the O
unit O
were O
between O
the O
ages O
of O
14 O
and O
17 O
. O

He O
did O
not O
report O
any O
Army B-ORG
casualties O
. O

The O
report O
has O
not O
been O
independently O
confirmed O
. O

I O
'm O
Dave B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Well O
Tony B-PERSON
, O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
says O
he O
will O
not O
sign O
any O
peace O
deal O
that O
gives O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
sovereignty O
over O
Jerusalem B-GPE
's O
revered O
Temple B-FAC
Mount I-FAC
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
also O
stressed O
that O
his O
government O
will O
never O
accept O
an O
accord O
that O
gives O
Palestinians B-NORP
the O
right O
to O
return O
to O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Human O
rights O
groups O
are O
criticizing O
an O
agreement O
between O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
on O
human O
rights O
co-operation O
saying O
it O
lacks O
the O
substance O
to O
bring O
about O
any O
real O
change O
. O

Un O
Human O
Rights O
Chief O
Mary O
Robinson O
signed O
the O
agreement O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
officials O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
on O
Monday O
. O

Ms. O
Robinson O
called O
it O
a O
significant O
move O
that O
brings O
China B-GPE
closer O
to O
ratifying O
two O
international O
rights O
treaties O
; O
the O
UN O
Covenant O
on O
Economic O
Social O
and O
Cultural O
Rights O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
covenant O
on O
political O
and O
civil O
rights O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
, O
both O
pledged O
full O
cooperation O
Monday O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
led O
commission O
of O
inquiry O
into O
the O
causes O
of O
the O
current O
spiral O
of O
clashes O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

The O
five O
- O
member O
panel O
headed O
by O
former O
US O
Senator O
and O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
mediator O
George B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
held O
talks O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
with O
Mr. O
Arafat O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Security O
is O
on O
high O
alert O
in O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
following O
Friday O
's O
killing O
of O
three O
people O
including O
an O
Indian B-NORP
soldier O
by O
suspected O
Muslim O
militants O
. O

Indian B-NORP
troops O
are O
searching O
for O
two O
suspected O
Muslim O
militants O
who O
allegedly O
carried O
out O
the O
attack O
at O
the O
historic O
Red B-FAC
Fort I-FAC
in O
the O
heart O
of O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
. O

The O
city O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
has O
announced O
that O
it O
wants O
to O
become O
the O
first O
city O
to O
host O
the O
Olympics O
three O
times O
. O

The O
city O
that O
staged O
the O
summer O
games O
in O
1932 O
and O
1984 O
is O
hoping O
to O
host O
the O
summer O
games O
in O
2012 O
. O

Other O
US B-GPE
cities O
expected O
to O
submit O
bids O
by O
the O
December O
15th O
deadline O
are O
Dallas B-GPE
, O
Washington B-GPE
, O
Baltimore B-GPE
, O
Cincinnati B-GPE
, O
Houston B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
and O
Tampa B-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
US I-ORG
Olympic I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
will O
make O
its O
choice O
in O
late O
2002 O
and O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Olympic I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
will O
select O
the O
host O
city O
in O
2005 O
. O

Ebola O
virus O
is O
one O
of O
the O
most O
feared O
in O
the O
world O
. O

The O
deadly O
disease O
periodically O
attacks O
African O
villages O
and O
kills O
up O
to O
90 O
% O
of O
those O
infected O
. O

Now O
, O
a O
team O
of O
researchers O
led O
by O
scientists O
at O
the O
National O
Institutes O
of O
Health B-ORG
in O
Bethesda B-GPE
, O
Maryland B-GPE
has O
developed O
a O
vaccine O
that O
prevents O
Ebola O
virus O
infections O
in O
monkeys O
. O

Dr. O
Garry O
Nabal O
of O
NIH B-ORG
says O
, O
the O
experiment O
with O
the O
new O
vaccine O
involved O
giving O
four O
monkeys O
the O
Ebola O
virus O
, O
then O
injecting O
them O
with O
a O
placebo O
immunization O
, O
which O
has O
no O
effect O
. O

Four O
other O
monkeys O
were O
infected O
with O
the O
Ebola O
virus O
DNA O
and O
then O
were O
injected O
with O
a O
vaccine O
called O
Ebola O
- O
Adnia O
virus O
booster O
. O

In O
the O
animals O
that O
received O
the O
control O
vaccine O
, O
i.e. O
the O
same O
vectors O
, O
but O
not O
expressing O
the O
virus O
proteins O
, O
all O
of O
the O
animals O
had O
died O
within O
six O
days O
after O
challenge O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
the O
animals O
who O
received O
the O
DNA O
plus O
the O
Adnia O
viral O
vector O
that O
made O
the O
viral O
proteins O
, O
not O
only O
survived O
the O
challenge O
, O
but O
they O
continued O
to O
be O
symptom O
- O
free O
for O
over O
six O
months O
, O
the O
time O
point O
that O
they O
were O
followed O
. O

Scientists O
must O
do O
far O
more O
research O
on O
this O
vaccine O
before O
a O
version O
of O
it O
might O
be O
used O
to O
prevent O
the O
disease O
in O
humans O
. O

Egypt B-GPE
has O
recalled O
its O
ambassador O
to O
Israel B-GPE
protesting O
what O
it O
calls O
Israel B-GPE
's O
escalation O
of O
aggression O
against O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Egypt B-GPE
's O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
news O
agency O
carried O
a O
foreign O
ministry O
statement O
that O
said O
President O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
decided O
to O
recall O
the O
ambassador O
after O
Israeli B-NORP
helicopter O
gunships O
attacked O
Palestinian B-NORP
targets O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
on O
Monday O
. O

The O
statement O
did O
not O
say O
whether O
the O
recall O
was O
temporary O
. O

President O
Mubarak O
is O
a O
strong O
supporter O
of O
moderation O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
- O
Israeli B-NORP
conflict O
. O

He O
has O
said O
that O
a O
dialogue O
is O
the O
only O
way O
to O
break O
the O
current O
wave O
of O
bloody O
clashes O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Israeli B-NORP
troops O
shot O
and O
killed O
at O
least O
three O
more O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
overnight O
clashes O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
Observer O
Mission O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
Nasser B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Kidwa I-PERSON
says O
any O
protection O
force O
sent O
to O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
must O
be O
under O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
control O
. O

VOA B-ORG
correspondent O
Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
, O
has O
more O
from O
the O
UN B-GPE
. O

Speaking O
to O
reporters O
after O
a O
meeting O
with O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
, O
Mr. O
al O
- O
Kidwa O
disputed O
reports O
that O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
would O
accept O
an O
observer O
force O
that O
was O
not O
under O
UN B-GPE
control O
. O

We O
stressed O
the O
absolute O
need O
for O
the O
protection O
to O
be O
achieved O
through O
a O
UN B-GPE
observer O
force O
composed O
of O
unarmed O
military O
observers O
to O
be O
deployed O
throughout O
the O
territories O
occupied O
by O
Israel B-GPE
since O
1967 O
. O

Mr. O
al O
- O
Kidwa O
said O
only O
an O
observer O
force O
under O
UN B-GPE
jurisdiction O
would O
have O
legitimate O
international O
authority O
. O

There O
had O
previously O
been O
reports O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
might O
accept O
an O
observer O
force O
from O
several O
nations O
, O
but O
not O
under O
UN B-GPE
control O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
urging O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
to O
adopt O
a O
proposed O
resolution O
that O
would O
send O
2000 O
unarmed O
observers O
to O
Gaza B-GPE
and O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

Backers O
of O
the O
resolution O
say O
the O
observers O
would O
provide O
a O
measure O
of O
protection O
for O
Palestinian B-NORP
civilians O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
has O
said O
it O
will O
not O
support O
such O
a O
resolution O
unless O
both O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
agree O
to O
it O
. O

So O
far O
, O
Israel B-GPE
has O
rejected O
the O
idea O
. O

UN O
Secretary O
General O
Annan O
is O
talking O
with O
both O
sides O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
UN O
Ambassador O
Yehuda O
Lancry O
had O
no O
substantial O
public O
comment O
after O
he O
met O
with O
the O
Secretary O
General O
, O
except O
to O
say O
the O
meeting O
was O
useful O
. O

Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
at O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

Well O
Bob B-PERSON
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
negotiators O
left O
for O
home O
on O
Saturday O
after O
five O
day O
of O
talks O
in O
Washington B-GPE
ended O
without O
a O
breakthrough O
. O

Both O
delegations O
say O
they O
will O
report O
back O
to O
President O
Clinton O
next O
week O
to O
determine O
the O
future O
of O
the O
troubled O
peace O
process O
. O

A O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
conference O
on O
wiping O
out O
organized O
crime O
opens O
Tuesday O
in O
Sicily B-GPE
. O

Security O
is O
tight O
as O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
and O
other O
delegates O
converge O
on O
the O
capital O
Palermo B-GPE
. O

Agenda B-PRODUCT
topics O
include O
money O
laundering O
and O
the O
illegal O
drug O
trade O
. O

There O
is O
a O
talk O
of O
bringing O
international O
aid O
workers O
back O
to O
the O
refugee O
camps O
of O
West B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
to O
help O
thousands O
of O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
's O
refugees O
stranded O
there O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
and O
the O
government O
of O
Indonesia B-GPE
are O
trying O
to O
work O
out O
a O
plan O
to O
do O
it O
, O
as O
VOA B-ORG
's O
Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
reports O
from O
the O
UN B-GPE
. O

Namibia B-GPE
's O
UN O
Ambassador O
Martin O
Angava O
who O
recently O
lead O
a O
seven O
member O
Security B-ORG
Council I-ORG
delegation O
to O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
and O
to O
Indonesia B-GPE
, O
told O
reporters O
the O
plan O
involves O
a O
joint O
security O
assessment O
of O
conditions O
in O
the O
camps O
. O

What O
we O
have O
proposed O
and O
the O
government O
of O
Indonesia B-GPE
is O
willing O
to O
embark O
on O
discussions O
with O
the O
UN B-GPE
officials O
in O
Jakarta B-GPE
is O
for O
UN B-GPE
security O
experts O
to O
be O
sent O
to O
the O
camps O
and O
to O
assess O
the O
situation O
, O
and O
of O
course O
, O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
perhaps O
as O
a O
whole O
, O
to O
assess O
the O
situation O
, O
together O
with O
the O
Indonesian B-NORP
military O
and O
police O
, O
and O
it O
would O
be O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
their O
assessment O
that O
a O
decision O
would O
then O
be O
taken O
as O
to O
whether O
the O
humanitarian O
agents O
should O
go O
back O
to O
West B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
or O
not O
. O

Mr. O
Angava O
said O
the O
government O
of O
Indonesia B-GPE
has O
increased O
security O
in O
the O
refugee O
camps O
since O
September O
. O

There O
are O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
refugees O
from O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
in O
the O
camps O
, O
but O
the O
exact O
number O
is O
in O
dispute O
. O

International O
relief O
workers O
were O
evacuated O
from O
West B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
after O
an O
incident O
on O
September O
6th O
, O
in O
which O
three O
UN B-GPE
aid O
workers O
were O
killed O
. O

The O
Indonesian B-NORP
government O
has O
arrested O
six O
people O
in O
connection O
with O
the O
murders O
. O

The O
situation O
in O
the O
refugee O
camps O
of O
West B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
has O
been O
an O
ongoing O
source O
of O
concern O
for O
the O
UN B-GPE
transitional O
administration O
in O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
that O
is O
helping O
to O
prepare O
that O
territory O
for O
independence O
. O

Numbers O
of O
anti-independence O
militia O
groups O
have O
been O
intimidating O
refugees O
and O
even O
sometimes O
crossing O
over O
into O
East B-GPE
Timor I-GPE
. O

Despite O
the O
increased O
presence O
of O
Indonesian B-NORP
security O
forces O
in O
the O
camps O
, O
Ambassador O
Angava O
says O
, O
there O
is O
evidence O
the O
militias O
still O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
influence O
. O

Mr. O
Angava O
says O
he O
and O
his O
delegation O
talked O
with O
some O
refugees O
who O
indicated O
they O
were O
reluctant O
to O
speak O
freely O
, O
because O
of O
the O
presence O
of O
the O
militias O
. O

Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
at O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

And O
the O
UN O
High O
Commissioner O
for O
Refugees O
says O
southwestern O
Guinea B-GPE
is O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
a O
major O
humanitarian O
disaster O
because O
of O
regional O
fighting O
. O

David B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
is O
due O
to O
arrive O
in O
Havana B-GPE
a O
few O
hours O
from O
now O
to O
become O
the O
first O
post-Soviet O
leader O
to O
visit O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Putin O
will O
be O
officially O
welcomed O
at O
the O
Palace O
of O
the O
Revolution O
, O
Thursday O
morning O
. O

Thank O
you O
Steve B-PERSON
. O

Reformist O
allies O
of O
Yugoslav O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
have O
scored O
a O
solid O
victory O
in O
Serbian B-NORP
parliamentary O
elections O
. O

The O
Democratic O
Opposition O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
, O
which O
supports O
the O
President O
, O
has O
claimed O
about O
2 O
/ O
3rd O
of O
the O
vote O
. O

Mr. O
Kostunica O
said O
in O
a O
speech O
broadcast O
this O
morning O
, O
that O
the O
election O
victory O
will O
allow O
reforms O
to O
move O
swiftly O
to O
start O
building O
a O
democratic O
government O
and O
a O
free O
market O
economy O
. O

Ousted O
Yugoslav O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
's O
Socialist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
his O
allies O
won O
about O
1 O
/ O
5th O
of O
the O
vote O
in O
Serbia B-GPE
, O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
dominant O
republic O
. O

British B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Tony O
Blair O
arrives O
in O
Russia B-GPE
today O
for O
talks O
with O
Vladimir B-PERSON
Putin I-PERSON
on O
security O
, O
foreign O
policy O
, O
and O
economic O
issues O
. O

They O
are O
also O
expected O
to O
discuss O
a O
new O
Russian B-NORP
proposal O
for O
deep O
cuts O
in O
US B-GPE
and O
Russian B-NORP
long O
- O
range O
missiles O
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Larry B-PERSON
James I-PERSON
in O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

The O
highlight O
of O
the O
one O
- O
day O
visit O
will O
be O
three O
hours O
of O
talks O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
during O
which O
Mr. B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
and O
Mr. O
Putin O
will O
focus O
on O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
issues O
including O
Russia B-GPE
's O
latest O
call O
for O
cutting O
the O
number O
of O
strategic O
nuclear O
warheads O
to O
below O
1500 O
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
said O
such O
a O
deal O
is O
possible O
, O
but O
that O
it O
will O
be O
first O
necessary O
to O
convince O
Moscow B-GPE
of O
the O
merits O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
proposed O
missile O
defense O
system O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
wants O
to O
amend O
the O
1972 O
anti-ballistic O
missile O
treaty O
so O
it O
can O
develop O
such O
a O
system O
. O

Russia B-GPE
believes O
such O
a O
move O
could O
spark O
a O
new O
arms O
race O
and O
has O
threatened O
to O
tear O
up O
existing O
weapons O
agreements O
and O
stop O
disarmament O
talks O
if O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
goes O
ahead O
. O

On O
Sunday O
Mr. O
Putin O
called O
on O
the O
Russian B-NORP
parliament O
to O
quickly O
ratify O
the O
amended O
Conventional O
Forces O
in O
Europe O
Treaty O
. O

That O
treaty O
requires O
Russia B-GPE
to O
make O
further O
non-nuclear O
weapons O
reductions O
in O
some O
areas O
of O
the O
country O
including O
breakaway O
Chechnya B-GPE
. O

President O
Putin O
acknowledged O
that O
Russia B-GPE
is O
still O
violating O
its O
commitment O
in O
Chechnya B-GPE
, O
but O
he O
said O
it O
is O
only O
a O
temporary O
situation O
which O
has O
the O
ultimate O
aim O
of O
cutting O
armaments O
in O
the O
region O
. O

He O
also O
thanked O
the O
29 O
other O
signatories O
to O
the O
treaty O
for O
their O
understanding O
. O

He O
said O
Russia B-GPE
is O
fully O
behind O
the O
agreement O
that O
, O
he O
said O
, O
is O
an O
efficient O
instrument O
of O
ensuring O
security O
in O
Europe B-GPE
for O
years O
to O
come O
. O

The O
original O
treaty O
was O
signed O
in O
1990 O
and O
led O
to O
the O
destruction O
of O
thousands O
of O
heavy O
weapons O
by O
Nato B-ORG
and O
the O
former O
Warsaw B-ORG
Pact I-ORG
. O

Tony B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
became O
the O
first O
Western B-NORP
leader O
to O
come O
to O
Russia B-GPE
to O
meet O
the O
new O
President O
last O
March O
even O
before O
Mr. O
Putin O
was O
elected O
. O

The O
Russian B-NORP
leader O
returned O
the O
favor O
by O
making O
London B-GPE
one O
of O
his O
first O
foreign O
destinations O
after O
taking O
office O
. O

The O
two O
have O
already O
met O
four O
times O
this O
year O
. O

Analysts O
here O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
believe O
Britain B-GPE
can O
play O
a O
useful O
role O
as O
a O
bridge O
to O
both O
Europe B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Trade O
is O
also O
expected O
to O
figure O
significantly O
in O
the O
talks O
. O

Britain B-GPE
ranks O
as O
the O
third O
largest O
investor O
after O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Germany B-GPE
with O
just O
slightly O
more O
than O
$ O
1 O
billion O
invested O
in O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Larry B-PERSON
James I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

Egypt B-GPE
says O
runoff O
elections O
will O
be O
needed O
for O
most O
of O
the O
134 O
seats O
contested O
in O
last O
Sunday O
's O
second O
round O
of O
parliamentary O
voting O
. O

Dave B-PERSON
Gavlak I-PERSON
reports O
the O
opposition O
is O
not O
happy O
at O
the O
idea O
of O
having O
to O
re-fight O
so O
many O
seats O
. O

Fire O
bombing O
and O
rioting O
by O
opposition O
forces O
greeted O
the O
news O
of O
the O
results O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
's O
secondary O
round O
of O
parliamentary O
elections O
. O

Security O
officials O
reported O
that O
an O
independent O
candidate O
and O
25 O
supporters O
have O
been O
arrested O
for O
throwing O
molitoff O
cocktails O
at O
a O
vote O
counting O
tent O
in O
Shakia B-GPE
province O
, O
north O
east O
of O
Cairo B-GPE
. O

Supporters O
of O
another O
independent O
in O
the O
Nile O
Delta O
city O
of O
Mansura B-GPE
, O
attacked O
homes O
and O
threw O
stones O
at O
a O
police O
station O
and O
a O
clinic O
. O

Officials O
said O
police O
arrested O
40 O
people O
after O
the O
incidents O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
security O
forces O
also O
arrested O
36 O
supporters O
of O
the O
outlawed O
Muslim B-ORG
Brotherhood I-ORG
after O
election O
- O
related O
violence O
erupted O
in O
two O
Nile B-LOC
Delta I-LOC
towns O
of O
Abulkabir B-GPE
and O
Sandup B-GPE
. O

Officials O
said O
the O
crowd O
burnt O
tires O
and O
threw O
stones O
. O

The O
officials O
also O
charged O
that O
some O
Muslim B-ORG
Brotherhood I-ORG
supporters O
tried O
to O
snatch O
ballot O
boxes O
from O
judges O
supervising O
the O
elections O
. O

Police O
said O
they O
responded O
by O
using O
water O
cannons O
and O
tear O
gas O
. O

Election O
officials O
say O
Egypt B-GPE
's O
ruling O
National B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
independents O
each O
won O
nine O
parliamentary O
seats O
outright O
. O

The B-ORG
Interior I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
said O
that O
the O
remaining O
116 O
places O
will O
be O
decided O
in O
runoff O
polls O
on O
Saturday O
between O
the O
top O
two O
finishers O
for O
each O
seat O
. O

The O
second O
round O
of O
voting O
took O
place O
in O
nine O
governorates O
or O
administrative O
districts O
in O
the O
country O
. O

Egypt B-GPE
is O
carrying O
out O
a O
three O
phase O
election O
because O
of O
a O
recent O
decision O
to O
have O
judges O
monitor O
polling O
stations O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
avoid O
vote O
rigging O
. O

The O
country O
does O
not O
have O
enough O
judicial O
representatives O
to O
hold O
the O
one O
- O
day O
election O
. O

None O
of O
the O
27 O
nominally O
independent O
candidates O
backed O
by O
the O
banned O
Muslim B-ORG
Brotherhood I-ORG
won O
seats O
in O
the O
second O
phase O
of O
voting O
so O
far O
. O

The O
Egyptian B-NORP
government O
has O
carried O
out O
a O
vigorous O
crack O
- O
down O
on O
the O
Islamist O
group O
, O
which O
says O
it O
takes O
peaceful O
means O
to O
bring O
about O
an O
Islamic O
government O
. O

President O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
's O
ruling O
party O
now O
controls O
at O
least O
127 O
of O
the O
444 O
parliamentary O
seats O
, O
the B-ORG
Muslim I-ORG
Brotherhood I-ORG
has O
won O
six O
, O
legal O
opposition O
parties O
control O
four O
and O
other O
independent O
candidates O
have O
cornered O
29 O
, O
but O
these O
numbers O
are O
subject O
to O
change O
as O
some O
independent O
winners O
pledged O
their O
loyalty O
to O
President O
Mubarak O
's O
party O
. O

The O
Brotherhood O
has O
been O
two O
candidates O
in O
the O
three O
stages O
of O
voting O
. O

The O
group O
has O
accused O
the O
government O
of O
harassing O
and O
intimidating O
its O
candidates O
and O
supporters O
. O

The O
final O
stage O
of O
voting O
is O
scheduled O
for O
November O
8 O
and O
includes O
the O
capital O
Cairo B-GPE
. O

The O
new O
legislature O
is O
expected O
to O
convene O
in O
mid O
December O
. O

Dale B-PERSON
Gavlack I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Cairo B-GPE
. O

There O
are O
fears O
in O
Israel B-GPE
of O
a O
renewed O
suicide O
bombing O
campaign O
following O
a O
suicide O
bicycle O
attack O
against O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
military O
post O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

The O
suicide O
bomber O
blew O
himself O
up O
Thursday O
as O
his O
bicycle O
reached O
a O
concrete O
barrier O
at O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
post O
. O

An O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
was O
slightly O
hurt O
. O

The O
Islamic O
Jihad O
group O
claimed O
responsibility O
for O
the O
bombing O
and O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
it O
would O
continue O
the O
suicide O
attacks O
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
signed O
into O
law O
a O
bill O
allowing O
US B-GPE
exports O
of O
food O
and O
medicine O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
Mr. O
Clinton O
says O
he O
is O
not O
satisfied O
with O
the O
measure O
. O

It O
purports O
to O
allow O
the O
export O
of O
American B-NORP
products O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
, O
yet O
it O
makes O
it O
virtually O
impossible O
for O
family O
farmers O
to O
arrange O
the O
financing O
that O
enables O
such O
sales O
to O
take O
place O
. O

The O
new O
law O
bars O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
and O
US B-GPE
banks O
from O
providing O
funds O
for O
such O
exports O
at O
the O
insistence O
of O
Cuba B-GPE
's O
congressional O
critics O
. O

The O
law O
also O
prevents O
Mr. O
Clinton O
or O
his O
successor O
from O
easing O
restrictions O
on O
travel O
to O
the O
Communist O
country O
. O

A O
popular O
uprising O
helped O
bring O
him O
to O
the O
Yugoslav O
presidency O
just O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
but O
now O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
faces O
the O
daunting O
challenge O
of O
solidifying O
power O
and O
ending O
the O
country O
's O
economic O
isolation O
. O

VOA B-ORG
correspondent O
Eve B-PERSON
Cornard I-PERSON
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
reports O
. O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
announce O
later O
today O
an O
easing O
of O
sanctions O
against O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
now O
the O
former O
leader O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
is O
out O
of O
office O
. O

Yugoslavia B-GPE
is O
awaiting O
word O
that O
sanctions O
that O
have O
strangled O
its O
economy O
might O
be O
partially O
lifted O
. O

European B-ORG
Union I-ORG
officials O
say O
a O
further O
lifting O
of O
sanctions O
is O
likely O
once O
Mr. O
Kostunica O
has O
a O
firm O
grip O
on O
power O
, O
but O
ousted O
leader O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
says O
he O
plans O
to O
remain O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
as O
a O
leader O
of O
the O
opposition O
to O
Mr. O
Kostunica O
, O
who O
says O
he O
has O
no O
plans O
to O
bow O
to O
Western B-NORP
pressure O
to O
extradite O
the O
former O
Yugoslav O
leader O
. O

Another O
test O
of O
Mr. O
Kostunica O
's O
political O
clout O
will O
be O
the O
meeting O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
's O
powerful O
parliament O
on O
Monday O
, O
where O
supporters O
of O
Mr. O
Kostunica O
are O
expected O
to O
push O
for O
new O
election O
. O

The O
process O
of O
purging O
Milosevic B-PERSON
supporters O
from O
key O
institutions O
and O
industries O
is O
underway O
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
supporters O
say O
the O
most O
important O
task O
now O
is O
to O
gain O
full O
control O
over O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
police O
and O
security O
services O
, O
removing O
any O
trace O
of O
pro-Milosevic O
officials O
within O
the O
higher O
ranks O
, O
who O
could O
still O
be O
manipulated O
by O
him O
. O

Eve B-PERSON
Cornard I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

Clashes O
between O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
have O
followed O
Friday O
prayers O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
, O
even O
as O
leaders O
of O
the O
two O
sides O
take O
steps O
to O
end O
five O
weeks O
of O
violence O
. O

In O
Friday O
's O
violence O
, O
two O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
by O
gunfire O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
a O
number O
were O
wounded O
in O
other O
clashes O
. O

The O
top O
advisor O
to O
Israel B-GPE
's O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
acknowledged O
that O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
is O
making O
efforts O
to O
implement O
a O
truce O
even O
as O
attacks O
against O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
continued O
. O

UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
has O
nominated O
former O
Dutch B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ruud O
Lubbers O
as O
the O
new O
UN O
High O
Commissioner O
for O
Refugees O
. O

Mr. O
Annan O
praised O
the O
record O
of O
the O
61 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Mr. O
Lubbers O
as O
a O
government O
leader O
, O
academic O
and O
private O
citizen O
, O
saying O
this O
made O
him O
the O
right O
man O
for O
the O
job O
. O

If O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
approves O
the O
nomination O
, O
Mr. O
Lubbers O
will O
replace O
Sadako B-PERSON
Ogata I-PERSON
of O
Japan B-GPE
on O
January O
1st O
. O

United O
Nations O
Human O
Rights O
Commissioner O
Emily O
Robinson O
came O
perilously O
close O
to O
swelling O
the O
casualty O
tolls O
Sunday O
when O
a O
convoy O
carrying O
her O
through O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
was O
fired O
upon O
, O
but O
Ross B-PERSON
Dunn I-PERSON
reports O
, O
she O
escaped O
unharmed O
if O
unhappy O
. O

Mrs. O
Robinson O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
got O
a O
first O
hand O
look O
at O
the O
violence O
sweeping O
through O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
when O
she O
visited O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

They O
bulleted O
a O
car O
and O
a O
three O
- O
vehicle O
convoy O
transporting O
Mrs. O
Robinson O
and O
her O
staff O
as O
she O
toured O
one O
of O
the O
major O
flash O
points O
in O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
conflict O
. O

No O
one O
was O
hurt O
in O
the O
shooting O
but O
eyewitnesses O
reported O
that O
the O
UN O
Human O
Rights O
Chief O
was O
visibly O
upset O
following O
the O
incident O
. O

Mrs. O
Robinson O
is O
on O
a O
fact O
- O
finding O
mission O
following O
complaints O
by O
Palestinians B-NORP
that O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
have O
used O
excessive O
force O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
quell O
more O
than O
six O
weeks O
of O
rioting O
in O
the O
territories O
. O

The O
shooting O
of O
her O
convoy O
followed O
an O
exchange O
of O
gunfire O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
. O

Both O
Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
blamed O
each O
other O
for O
the O
attack O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
said O
that O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
had O
fired O
at O
Mrs. O
Robinson O
's O
car O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
police O
said O
that O
militant O
Jewish O
settlers O
in O
Hebron B-GPE
had O
fired O
at O
the O
convoy O
in O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
controlled O
part O
of O
the O
town O
. O

Although O
the O
town O
is O
under O
the O
civil O
control O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
, O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
are O
stationed O
in O
the O
center O
of O
Hebron B-GPE
to O
protect O
about O
400 O
Jewish O
settlers O
. O

The O
settlers O
worship O
at O
a O
shrine O
in O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
town O
, O
holy O
to O
both O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
Jews O
, O
and O
say O
they O
will O
never O
leave O
Hebron B-GPE
despite O
almost O
daily O
attacks O
in O
the O
past O
six O
weeks O
against O
their O
homes O
. O

Ross B-PERSON
Dunn I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
met O
with O
the O
highest O
- O
ranking O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
official O
ever O
to O
visit O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

US B-GPE
officials O
described O
the O
one O
- O
hour O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
meeting O
, O
Tuesday O
between O
Mr. O
Clinton O
and O
Vice O
- O
marshall O
Jo O
Myong O
Rok O
as O
very O
positive O
, O
direct O
and O
warm O
. O

President O
Clinton O
urged O
Congress O
Monday O
to O
approve O
435 O
million O
dollars O
to O
cut O
the O
debt O
of O
the O
world O
's O
poorest O
countries O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
said O
the O
money O
is O
easily O
within O
the O
US B-GPE
ability O
to O
pay O
. O

Now O
let O
me O
remind O
you O
, O
we O
're O
talking O
here O
about O
15,000 O
of O
our O
budget O
, O
to O
lift O
the O
burden O
of O
debt O
around O
the O
world O
for O
years O
to O
come O
. O

We O
're O
talking O
about O
giving O
as O
many O
as O
33 O
nations O
a O
chance O
for O
a O
new O
beginning O
and O
about O
doing O
good O
works O
that O
our O
different O
faiths O
demand O
of O
us O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
was O
joined O
by O
several O
key O
republican O
leaders O
. O

Congress B-ORG
has O
so O
far O
failed O
to O
provide O
the O
full O
amount O
that O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
has O
sought O
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

At O
least O
50 O
people O
have O
been O
wounded O
in O
violence O
during O
Palestinian B-NORP
funerals O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Stone O
- O
throwing O
Palestinians B-NORP
clashed O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
, O
Saturday O
as O
thousands O
of O
mourners O
gathered O
for O
burials O
of O
four O
Palestinians B-NORP
killed O
Friday O
. O

There O
was O
also O
a O
shoot O
- O
out O
between O
Palestinian B-NORP
militants O
and O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
late O
Saturday O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Jeneme B-GPE
. O

A O
leader O
of O
the O
Hezbollah B-NORP
guerillas O
appeared O
on O
television O
calling O
on O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
carry O
out O
suicide O
missions O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
police O
have O
reclaimed O
control O
over O
the O
site O
of O
the B-FAC
Al I-FAC
- I-FAC
Aqsa I-FAC
Mosque I-FAC
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Police O
officers O
tore O
down O
Palestinian B-NORP
flags O
and O
arrested O
rock O
throwing O
protestors O
. O

About O
10 O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
in O
gun O
battles O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
during O
Friday O
's O
day O
of O
rage O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
, O
Dave B-PERSON
. O

Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
have O
taken O
steps O
to O
end O
three O
weeks O
of O
violence O
, O
but O
have O
warned O
of O
difficulties O
as O
the O
clashes O
continue O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
says O
he O
doubts O
he O
can O
count O
on O
Palestinians B-NORP
as O
partners O
for O
peace O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
say O
Israel B-GPE
needs O
to O
remove O
soldiers O
from O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
cities O
. O

The O
comments O
were O
made O
as O
Israelis B-NORP
eased O
travel O
restrictions O
on O
Palestinians B-NORP
as O
part O
of O
their O
efforts O
to O
end O
the O
violence O
by O
Friday O
. O

There O
were O
sporadic O
clashes O
in O
several O
Palestinian B-NORP
areas O
Wednesday O
, O
but O
on O
a O
much O
lesser O
scale O
than O
in O
previous O
days O
. O

The B-ORG
US I-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
said O
steps O
were O
being O
taken O
in O
the O
right O
direction O
following O
the O
emergency O
summit O
of O
leaders O
earlier O
this O
week O
in O
Sharm O
El O
- O
Sheikh O
, O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
representatives O
traded O
charges O
Wednesday O
in O
the O
first O
phase O
of O
an O
emergency O
United B-ORG
Nations I-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
session O
on O
the O
violence O
in O
the B-LOC
Mid I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

VOA B-ORG
correspondent O
Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
reports O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

The O
chief O
Palestinian B-NORP
observer O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
Nasir B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Kidwa I-PERSON
, O
told O
the O
assembly O
that O
Israel B-GPE
has O
broken O
occupying O
and O
colonial O
power O
in O
Palestinian B-NORP
lands O
. O

Mr. O
Al O
- O
Kidwa O
said O
Israel B-GPE
uses O
savage O
force O
against O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
then O
blames O
the O
victims O
for O
the O
violence O
, O
but O
Israeli B-NORP
UN O
Ambassador O
Yehud O
Lancry O
said O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
is O
helping O
to O
promote O
the O
violence O
by O
allowing O
extremists O
to O
appear O
on O
its O
radio O
and O
television O
broadcasts O
. O

Mr. O
Lancry O
denied O
Israel B-GPE
has O
used O
excessive O
force O
saying O
it O
has O
simply O
protected O
its O
citizens O
. O

The O
Assembly O
will O
resume O
its O
discussion O
of O
Mid B-LOC
East I-LOC
violence O
on O
Friday O
after O
receiving O
a O
report O
from O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
. O

Mr. O
Annan O
will O
review O
the O
effect O
of O
efforts O
earlier O
this O
week O
at O
Sharm O
El O
- O
Sheikh O
, O
Egypt B-GPE
to O
end O
the O
violence O
. O

Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
at O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
has O
restored O
full O
membership O
to O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
eight O
years O
after O
it O
lost O
its O
voting O
rights O
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
reports O
from O
the O
UN B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
enthusiastically O
approved O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
membership O
by O
acclamation O
after O
receiving O
a O
positive O
recommendation O
Tuesday O
, O
from O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

Assembly O
President O
Harry O
Holkerry O
made O
the O
official O
announcement O
. O

I O
therefore O
declare O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Republic I-ORG
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
admitted O
to O
membership O
in O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nation I-ORG
. O

The O
action O
ends O
eight O
years O
of O
isolation O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
at O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

When O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
began O
breaking O
up O
in O
1992 O
, O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
stripped O
the O
nation O
of O
its O
voting O
rights O
and O
ruled O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
must O
reapply O
for O
UN B-GPE
membership O
, O
but O
it O
never O
did O
until O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
when O
the O
new O
democratically O
elected O
President O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
sent O
a O
formal O
request O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

US O
Ambassador O
Richard O
Holbrooke O
said O
, O
President O
Kostunica O
is O
to O
be O
congratulated O
. O

We O
congratulate O
President O
Kostunica O
on O
his O
leadership O
in O
bringing O
peaceful O
and O
democratic O
change O
to O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
. O

We O
congratulate O
his O
colleagues O
in O
the O
brave O
democracy O
movement O
that O
brought O
the O
will O
of O
the O
people O
to O
power O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

President O
Kostunica O
has O
sent O
a O
special O
envoy O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
Goran B-PERSON
Slevonovich I-PERSON
, O
who O
told O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
the O
new O
government O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
will O
work O
with O
its O
neighbors O
to O
overcome O
problems O
. O

To O
that O
end O
, O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
will O
be O
a O
trustful O
neighbor O
and O
a O
conscientious O
member O
of O
the O
international O
community O
and O
will O
invest O
its O
best O
efforts O
to O
promote O
peace O
and O
stability O
in O
the O
region O
, O
as O
well O
as O
worldwide O
. O

Mr. O
Slevonovich O
also O
thanked O
those O
nations O
that O
supported O
the O
democratic O
movement O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
in O
what O
he O
called O
a O
hard O
and O
often O
uphill O
battle O
. O

Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
at O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

And O
at O
one O
forty O
- O
five O
Universal O
time O
you O
are O
listening O
to O
the O
Voice O
of O
America B-GPE
. O

Monkey O
experiments O
by O
an O
international O
research O
team O
have O
reversed O
the O
brain O
degeneration O
typical O
of O
Parkinson O
's O
Disease O
by O
placing O
repair O
proteins O
inside O
a O
disabled O
AIDS O
virus O
. O

As O
we O
hear O
from O
David B-PERSON
McAlary I-PERSON
, O
the O
work O
is O
being O
hailed O
as O
a O
breakthrough O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
end O
Parkinson O
's O
deterioration O
. O

Patients O
with O
advanced O
Parkinson O
's O
are O
easy O
to O
spot O
. O

Degeneration O
of O
brain O
cells O
or O
neurons O
causes O
them O
to O
shake O
, O
shuffle O
and O
stoop O
. O

The O
neurons O
produce O
less O
and O
less O
of O
the O
chemical O
dopamine O
that O
helps O
relay O
signals O
between O
them O
. O

Dopamine O
replacement O
with O
drugs O
is O
the O
main O
therapy O
but O
it O
loses O
effectiveness O
as O
the O
disease O
progresses O
. O

The O
next O
step O
is O
transplanting O
nerve O
tissue O
from O
a O
fetus O
to O
replace O
the O
lost O
dopamine O
neurons O
, O
but O
that O
is O
a O
costly O
, O
risky O
surgery O
. O

Now O
a O
US B-GPE
- O
Swiss O
- O
French O
group O
has O
successfully O
tested O
a O
third O
approach O
in O
monkeys O
, O
one O
that O
delivers O
the O
seeds O
of O
a O
dopamine O
neuron O
nourishment O
protein O
directly O
to O
the O
brain O
by O
injection O
. O

It O
works O
as O
a O
protectant O
of O
the O
cell O
so O
to O
stop O
the O
disease O
in O
its O
tracks O
. O

This O
is O
study O
leader O
Jeffery B-PERSON
Codover I-PERSON
of O
Rush B-ORG
Presbyterian I-ORG
St. I-ORG
Lukes I-ORG
Medical I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

The O
stimulating O
brain O
protein O
his O
team O
used O
is O
called O
GDNF O
. O

Previous O
studies O
have O
shown O
that O
GDNF O
keeps O
dopamine O
cells O
healthy O
but O
the O
problem O
has O
been O
getting O
it O
to O
the O
brain O
. O

As O
a O
defense O
, O
the O
brain O
's O
blood O
vessels O
prevent O
most O
compounds O
from O
entering O
from O
the O
blood O
stream O
making O
it O
difficult O
to O
design O
a O
Parkinson O
's O
drug O
. O

To O
overcome O
this O
, O
Mr. O
Codover O
's O
team O
injected O
a O
gene O
to O
make O
GDNF O
right O
into O
the O
monkey O
's O
brains O
. O

To O
transport O
the O
gene O
, O
Louisiane B-ORG
University I-ORG
researchers O
devised O
an O
HIV O
virus O
stripped O
of O
its O
infecting O
machinery O
. O

When O
they O
injected O
the O
altered O
virus O
into O
brains O
of O
aging O
animals O
with O
early O
Parkinson O
's O
it O
conveyed O
the O
attached O
GDNF O
gene O
efficiently O
, O
causing O
dopamine O
cells O
to O
produce O
the O
rescue O
protein O
on O
site O
. O

When O
we O
delivered O
GDNF O
via O
gene O
therapy O
in O
these O
aged O
monkeys O
we O
were O
able O
to O
completely O
reverse O
all O
the O
cellular O
changes O
, O
degenerative O
changes O
that O
are O
seen O
in O
aged O
monkeys O
as O
they O
relate O
to O
Parkinson O
's O
Disease O
. O

The O
researchers O
report O
in O
the O
journal O
Science B-ORG
that O
the O
gene O
therapy O
also O
restored O
coordinated O
movement O
in O
young O
monkeys O
in O
which O
Parkinson O
's O
was O
chemically O
induced O
. O

The O
benefits O
of O
the O
treatment O
appear O
permanent O
or O
at O
least O
very O
long O
- O
lasting O
as O
GDNF O
genes O
continually O
produce O
the O
rescue O
protein O
. O

Mr. O
Codover O
says O
that O
in O
people O
, O
it O
would O
be O
tested O
as O
preventive O
therapy O
rather O
than O
one O
for O
existing O
symptoms O
. O

Most O
current O
clinical O
trials O
in O
Parkinson O
's O
Disease O
are O
directed O
towards O
symptomatic O
therapy O
or O
towards O
more O
advanced O
patients O
. O

This O
type O
of O
therapy O
is O
directed O
towards O
more O
early O
patients O
with O
the O
emphasis O
on O
preventing O
the O
progression O
of O
the O
disease O
rather O
than O
replacing O
lost O
neurons O
or O
more O
symptomatic O
types O
of O
benefits O
. O

In O
Stockholm B-GPE
, O
Sweden O
Carolinska O
Institute O
neuroscientist O
Lars B-PERSON
Olson I-PERSON
says O
if O
gene O
delivery O
works O
well O
in O
people O
, O
it O
would O
be O
the O
best O
Parkinson O
's O
treatment O
yet O
. O

It O
would O
be O
better O
because O
you O
would O
n't O
have O
to O
take O
medication O
and O
you O
would O
n't O
have O
to O
do O
cell O
transplantation O
either O
. O

It O
might O
be O
a O
treatment O
that O
you O
would O
have O
to O
do O
only O
once O
or O
perhaps O
a O
few O
times O
during O
life O
with O
the O
illness O
. O

Mr. O
Olson O
says O
the O
treatment O
might O
also O
be O
applied O
to O
other O
brain O
diseases O
in O
which O
nerve O
cells O
degenerate O
, O
but O
he O
warns O
of O
a O
major O
hurdle O
in O
assuring O
patients O
get O
the O
proper O
dose O
of O
gene O
therapy O
because O
too O
much O
is O
bad O
. O

If O
you O
over O
- O
stimulate O
other O
neighboring O
dopamine O
neurons O
you O
might O
get O
side O
effects O
similar O
to O
some O
of O
the O
symptoms O
seen O
in O
schizophrenia O
for O
instance O
. O

For O
use O
in O
patients O
one O
would O
like O
to O
have O
a O
system O
where O
the O
activity O
of O
the O
delivered O
gene O
could O
be O
controlled O
. O

Jeffery B-PERSON
Cooover I-PERSON
says O
he O
is O
now O
testing O
ways O
of O
regulating O
gene O
delivery O
in O
monkeys O
. O

He O
hopes O
to O
try O
the O
procedure O
in O
people O
within O
five O
years O
following O
US B-GPE
government O
review O
. O

David B-PERSON
McAlary I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

01:45 O
Universal O
Time O
. O

This O
is O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
now O
. O

A O
new O
and O
simple O
blood O
test O
may O
soon O
be O
available O
to O
help O
doctors O
tell O
which O
of O
their O
diabetic O
patients O
is O
most O
likely O
to O
develop O
crippling O
and O
life O
- O
threatening O
complications O
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Jessica B-PERSON
Berman I-PERSON
explains O
. O

Researcher O
Andrew B-PERSON
Levi I-PERSON
says O
scientists O
have O
long O
been O
puzzled O
by O
the O
question O
of O
which O
diabetics O
develop O
complications O
and O
why O
. O

We O
know O
that O
the O
complications O
are O
directly O
related O
to O
a O
couple O
of O
things O
. O

One O
is O
how O
long O
you O
've O
had O
the O
diabetes O
, O
how O
well O
you O
've O
been O
controlled O
, O
but O
it O
's O
clear O
that O
people O
with O
the O
same O
level O
of O
control O
of O
their O
glucose O
, O
same O
duration O
of O
the O
diabetes O
differ O
dramatically O
in O
their O
susceptibility O
to O
these O
complications O
that O
are O
so O
devastating O
. O

Dr. O
Levi O
says O
one O
third O
of O
insulin O
taking O
patients O
ends O
up O
with O
kidney O
failure O
and O
80 O
% O
develop O
blinding O
eye O
disease O
. O

Scientists O
have O
suspected O
there O
must O
be O
something O
different O
about O
the O
genetic O
make O
- O
up O
of O
diabetics O
who O
develop O
complications O
; O
and O
that O
difference O
may O
have O
to O
do O
with O
haptoglobin O
, O
a O
protein O
whose O
function O
is O
to O
mop O
up O
blood O
vessel O
destroying O
free O
radicals O
. O

The O
free O
radicals O
are O
released O
when O
oxygen O
carrying O
red O
blood O
cells O
called O
haemoglobin O
die O
. O

Andrew B-PERSON
Levi I-PERSON
says O
there O
are O
three O
different O
types O
of O
haptoglobin O
and O
he O
and O
his O
colleagues O
at O
Israel B-GPE
's O
Technion B-ORG
Institute I-ORG
have O
found O
that O
one O
type O
of O
haptoglobin O
called O
Type O
1 O
- O
1 O
appears O
protective O
against O
diabetic O
complications O
while O
the O
other O
two O
types O
do O
not O
. O

Researchers O
at O
Technion B-ORG
Institute I-ORG
led O
by O
Dr. O
Levi O
have O
developed O
a O
simple O
blood O
test O
to O
let O
doctors O
and O
patients O
know O
who O
is O
most O
likely O
to O
develop O
diabetic O
complications O
. O

In O
the O
Gaza O
Strip O
Thursday O
, O
a O
young O
Palestinian B-NORP
on O
a O
bicycle O
wearing O
a O
black O
bag O
stuffed O
with O
explosives O
rammed O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
bunker O
killing O
himself O
and O
wounding O
one O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
. O

The O
militant O
Islamic B-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
claimed O
responsibility O
for O
the O
attack O
, O
the O
first O
suicide O
bombing O
during O
a O
month O
of O
clashes O
between O
Palestinian B-NORP
rioters O
and O
Israeli B-NORP
security O
forces O
. O

Welcome O
to O
another O
hour O
of O
news O
and O
information O
on O
The O
Voice O
of O
America B-GPE
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Chadwick I-PERSON
with O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
now O
. O

In O
what O
diplomats O
call O
a O
historic O
move O
, O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
Tuesday O
approved O
a O
resolution O
which O
was O
jointly O
sponsored O
by O
the O
governments O
of O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
reports O
from O
the O
UN B-GPE
. O

The O
resolution O
hails O
last O
June B-GPE
's O
summit O
meeting O
between O
the O
leaders O
of O
the O
two O
Koreas B-GPE
and O
encourages O
the O
two O
sides O
to O
lay O
a O
solid O
foundation O
for O
the O
peaceful O
reunification O
of O
Korea B-GPE
. O

The O
resolution O
was O
a O
collaboration O
involving O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
Ambassador O
Li O
Hyong O
Chow O
and O
Ambassador O
Sung O
Chul O
Yang O
of O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
was O
co-sponsored O
by O
more O
than O
150 O
other O
nations O
. O

Support O
for O
the O
resolution O
was O
so O
overwhelming O
, O
it O
was O
adopted O
by O
consensus O
without O
a O
vote O
. O

Ambassador O
Sung O
told O
reporters O
the O
resolution O
was O
truly O
historic O
because O
it O
changes O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
from O
an O
arena O
of O
confrontation O
on O
Korea B-GPE
to O
one O
of O
co-operation O
. O

In O
a O
sense O
, O
the O
reintroduction O
of O
the O
Korean O
issue O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
signifies O
a O
crucially O
important O
turn O
- O
around O
of O
the O
history O
in O
the O
relationship O
between O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
this O
is O
a O
new O
and O
fresh O
start O
toward O
genuine O
peace O
on O
the B-LOC
Korean I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC
. O

In O
a O
statement O
on O
the O
resolution O
, O
the O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
government O
said O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
's O
action O
indicates O
firm O
support O
of O
all O
member O
states O
for O
peace O
, O
security O
, O
and O
reunification O
of O
Korea B-GPE
. O

On O
the O
subject O
of O
reunification O
, O
South O
Korean O
Ambassador O
Sung O
said O
that O
while O
it O
is O
something O
to O
aspire O
to O
, O
reunification O
will O
probably O
take O
years O
to O
achieve O
. O

Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
at O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

US O
Defense O
Secretary O
William O
Cohen O
plans O
to O
travel O
next O
week O
to O
nine O
Middle O
Eastern O
Gulf B-ORG
states O
for O
meetings O
with O
regional O
leaders O
. O

Mr. O
Cohen O
will O
depart O
next O
Tuesday O
to O
visit O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
Kuwait B-GPE
, O
Bahrain B-GPE
, O
Oman B-GPE
, O
the O
United B-GPE
Arab I-GPE
Emirates I-GPE
, O
Qatar B-GPE
, O
Israel B-GPE
, O
Jordan B-GPE
and O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

The O
Pentagon O
says O
, O
the O
Secretary O
will O
consult O
with O
defense O
officials O
in O
those O
countries O
and O
also O
visit O
US B-GPE
troops O
in O
the O
area O
. O

US B-GPE
forces O
in O
the O
Gulf O
have O
been O
on O
high O
alert O
, O
since O
last O
month O
's O
apparent O
terrorist O
bombing O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
, O
which O
killed O
17 O
sailors O
. O

An O
explosion O
struck O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
, O
as O
it O
refueled O
in O
the O
Yemeni O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
. O

In O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
a O
bomb O
threat O
has O
forced O
the O
tightening O
of O
security O
at O
the O
hotel O
housing O
US B-GPE
investigators O
probing O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O

Pentagon B-ORG
spokesman O
Ken B-PERSON
Bacon I-PERSON
told O
reporters O
the O
situation O
caused O
the O
Secretary O
of O
Defense B-ORG
to O
call O
US B-GPE
field O
commanders O
. O

The O
Secretary O
held O
a O
video O
conference O
call O
with O
all O
the O
Commanders O
in O
Chiefs O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
Service O
Chiefs O
and O
the O
Service O
Secretaries O
and O
the O
topic O
was O
force O
protection O
. O

The O
hotel O
has O
been O
hosting O
scores O
of O
investigators O
who O
are O
looking O
into O
the O
apparent O
suicide O
bomb O
attack O
on O
the O
Navy O
destroyer O
that O
killed O
17 O
US B-GPE
sailors O
two O
weeks O
ago O
. O

The O
death O
toll O
in O
Colombia B-GPE
from O
three O
days O
of O
heavy O
fighting O
between O
soldiers O
and O
rebels O
there O
now O
stands O
at O
more O
than O
100 O
. O

That O
's O
a O
brief O
look O
at O
the O
news O
. O

I O
'm O
Dave B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Dave B-PERSON
, O
at O
least O
50 O
people O
have O
been O
wounded O
in O
violence O
during O
funerals O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
a O
leader O
of O
the O
Hizbullah O
guerillas O
appeared O
on O
television O
calling O
on O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
carry O
out O
suicide O
missions O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
battered O
US B-ORG
Navy I-ORG
destroyer O
Cole B-PRODUCT
has O
begun O
its O
journey O
home O
from O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
17 O
days O
after O
a O
suspected O
terrorist O
bomb O
tore O
a O
gapping O
hole O
in O
its O
side O
. O

The O
attack O
killed O
17 O
American B-NORP
sailors O
and O
wounded O
39 O
. O

Flanked O
by O
other O
US B-GPE
warships O
and O
guarded O
by O
aircraft O
, O
the O
ship O
was O
towed O
out O
of O
Aden B-FAC
Harbor I-FAC
to O
rendezvous O
with O
a O
huge O
Norwegian B-NORP
transport O
vessel O
that O
will O
carry O
the O
crippled O
ship O
back O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
troops O
killed O
four O
Palestinians B-NORP
Tuesday O
as O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
blockaded O
Palestinian B-NORP
towns O
and O
villages O
in O
reprisal O
for O
the O
killing O
of O
four O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

Two O
of O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
' O
deaths O
were O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
, O
the O
third O
was O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Ramallah B-GPE
. O

Late O
Tuesday O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
met O
with O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
in O
London B-GPE
during O
a O
stopover O
at O
Heathrow B-FAC
airport O
on O
his O
way O
home O
from O
a O
visit O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Local O
elections O
took O
place O
peacefully O
across O
Colombia B-GPE
on O
Sunday O
despite O
violence O
that O
had O
marred O
the O
run O
- O
up O
to O
the O
elections O
. O

Colombians B-NORP
voted O
for O
candidates O
for O
governors O
, O
mayors O
and O
town O
council O
members O
, O
many O
of O
them O
independents O
challenging O
the O
two O
traditional O
political O
parties O
. O

Vordis B-PERSON
Navaro I-PERSON
reports O
from O
the O
capital O
Bogota B-GPE
. O

The O
voting O
comes O
after O
several O
weeks O
of O
increased O
tensions O
with O
21 O
candidates O
killed O
and O
more O
than O
100 O
withdrawing O
from O
the O
elections O
citing O
intimidation O
. O

During O
the O
past O
week O
alone O
, O
both O
rebel O
and O
paramilitary O
groups O
kidnapped O
eight O
political O
officials O
or O
candidates O
. O

The O
two O
to O
influence O
the O
democratic O
process O
. O

The O
government O
launched O
a O
massive O
security O
operation O
to O
counter O
the O
violence O
. O

Some O
150,000 O
soldiers O
and O
police O
were O
deployed O
across O
the O
country O
to O
stop O
any O
possible O
disruptions O
. O

Voters O
were O
being O
checked O
before O
being O
allowed O
to O
enter O
the O
voting O
areas O
and O
police O
were O
patrolling O
around O
polling O
stations O
. O

The O
security O
measures O
seem O
to O
have O
worked O
. O

Polls O
closed O
a O
few O
incidents O
of O
trouble O
reported O
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
ever O
some O
Colombians B-NORP
voted O
in O
a O
zone O
under O
the O
control O
of O
the O
leftist O
insurgents O
waging O
a O
36 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
war O
on O
the O
state O
. O

The O
Colombian B-NORP
rebels O
considered O
the O
political O
system O
illegitimate O
but O
the O
Revolutionary O
Armed O
Forces O
of O
Colombia B-GPE
or O
Farc B-ORG
allowed O
the O
elections O
to O
proceed O
nevertheless O
. O

However O
, O
charges O
that O
the O
leftist O
rebels O
stole O
ballots O
caused O
election O
officials O
to O
void O
voting O
in O
one O
of O
the O
five O
Farc B-ORG
- O
controlled O
areas O
and O
the O
mayoral O
candidate O
openly O
backed O
by O
the O
Farc O
in O
the O
rebel O
stronghold O
of O
lost O
to O
an O
independent O
candidate O
. O

The O
nationwide O
local O
elections O
are O
a O
test O
for O
Colombians B-NORP
' O
two O
traditional O
parties O
the O
Liberals B-NORP
and O
the O
Conservatives B-NORP
. O

They O
are O
increasingly O
blamed O
for O
Colombia B-GPE
's O
woes O
and O
many O
of O
the O
candidates O
who O
won O
in O
major O
areas O
are O
independent O
of O
those O
political O
parties O
. O

But O
beyond O
the O
thousands O
of O
seats O
up O
for O
grabs O
, O
leaders O
say O
the O
Colombia B-GPE
's O
embattled O
democratic O
system O
is O
at O
stake O
. O

Colombia B-GPE
has O
one O
of O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
's O
strongest O
electoral O
traditions O
and O
little O
history O
of O
military O
coups O
but O
fighting O
between O
rival O
paramilitary O
groups O
, O
government O
troops O
and O
rebel O
groups O
has O
left O
thousands O
dead O
and O
forced O
millions O
to O
flee O
their O
homes O
. O

Vordis B-PERSON
Navaro I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Bogota B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
lifted O
oil O
and O
travel O
sanctions O
against O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
as O
the O
Balkan O
country O
's O
new O
leader O
says O
he O
is O
ready O
to O
resume O
diplomatic O
ties O
with O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
Thursday O
said O
the O
victory O
of O
freedom O
in O
Serbia B-GPE
is O
one O
of O
Europe B-GPE
's O
most O
hopeful O
developments O
since O
the O
fall O
of O
the O
Berlin B-GPE
wall O
. O

I O
'm O
Dave B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coller I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Clashes O
between O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
security O
forces O
swept O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
again O
Sunday O
in O
a O
fourth O
straight O
day O
of O
deadly O
confrontations O
. O

Among O
the O
27 O
fatalities O
were O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Arab B-NORP
border O
guard O
and O
a O
10 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Palestinian B-NORP
boy O
. O

The O
clashes O
spread O
from O
East B-GPE
Jerusalem I-GPE
to O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
and O
Arab B-NORP
villages O
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
said O
the O
border O
guard O
died O
in O
a O
clash O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
rioters O
at O
Joseph B-PERSON
's O
Tomb O
, O
a O
fortified O
Jewish O
pilgrimage O
site O
in O
Palestinian B-NORP
- O
controlled O
Nablus B-GPE
. O

In O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
President O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
's O
ruling O
party O
is O
claiming O
victory O
in O
the O
second O
of O
three O
rounds O
of O
voting O
in O
parliamentary O
elections O
, O
but O
as O
VOA B-ORG
's O
Scott B-PERSON
Bob I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Cairo B-GPE
, O
Islamic O
candidates O
also O
made O
significant O
gains O
accompanied O
by O
some O
of O
the O
election O
's O
worst O
violence O
. O

Results O
from O
the O
first O
two O
rounds O
of O
the O
elections O
give O
Egypt B-GPE
's O
ruling O
National B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Party I-ORG
224 O
seats O
in O
the O
next O
assembly O
. O

The O
Party O
gained O
dozens O
of O
additional O
seats O
Sunday O
when O
independent O
candidates O
pledged O
allegiance O
after O
winning O
their O
races O
. O

These O
candidates O
had O
run O
as O
independents O
after O
they O
were O
passed O
over O
in O
the O
nomination O
process O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
candidates O
of O
the O
banned O
Muslim B-ORG
Brotherhood I-ORG
have O
won O
15 O
seats O
in O
the O
next O
parliament O
; O
up O
from O
one O
seat O
in O
the O
last O
elections O
five O
years O
ago O
. O

Islamist O
candidates O
run O
as O
independents O
because O
Egyptian B-NORP
law O
prohibits O
political O
parties O
based O
on O
religion O
. O

Legal O
opposition O
parties O
including O
the O
Waft O
or O
Liberal B-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
the O
leftist O
Stagamo B-ORG
and O
Nascist B-ORG
parties O
have O
won O
10 O
seats O
so O
far O
in O
the O
parliament O
. O

The O
third O
and O
final O
round O
of O
voting O
, O
including O
the O
populous O
Cairo B-GPE
region O
, O
is O
to O
begin O
on O
Wednesday O
. O

A O
Muslim B-ORG
Brotherhood I-ORG
candidate O
from O
the O
Nile O
Delta O
city O
of O
Bandadel B-GPE
Mansoor I-GPE
, O
who O
lost O
his O
race O
, O
Saber B-PERSON
Zaher I-PERSON
, O
said O
the O
message O
of O
Islamists B-NORP
is O
not O
to O
win O
or O
lose O
but O
to O
be O
allowed O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
process O
. O

Mr. O
Zaher O
said O
the O
group O
wants O
to O
prove O
to O
the O
system O
it O
has O
support O
among O
the O
people O
and O
that O
it O
is O
wrong O
to O
exclude O
it O
. O

In O
the O
run O
- O
up O
to O
the O
election O
, O
security O
forces O
arrested O
scores O
of O
Muslim B-ORG
Brotherhood I-ORG
leaders O
and O
hundreds O
of O
their O
sympathizers O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
weaken O
the O
group O
, O
which O
is O
viewed O
as O
the O
second O
strongest O
political O
force O
in O
the O
country O
. O

Islamist O
leaders O
have O
also O
accused O
security O
forces O
of O
preventing O
voters O
from O
entering O
polling O
stations O
in O
areas O
where O
the O
opposition O
is O
strong O
. O

Four O
people O
died O
and O
scores O
were O
injured O
in O
clashes O
during O
Saturday O
's O
run O
- O
off O
election O
in O
the O
Nile O
Delta O
province O
of O
Dekaharia B-GPE
. O

One O
person O
was O
killed O
in O
the O
first O
round O
of O
voting O
. O

These O
elections O
for O
the O
first O
time O
are O
being O
monitored O
by O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
judiciary O
. O

An O
Egyptian B-NORP
court O
ordered O
monitoring O
by O
the O
judiciary O
after O
the O
previous O
elections O
were O
ruled O
unconstitutional O
because O
of O
widespread O
irregularities O
and O
violence O
in O
which O
at O
least O
60 O
people O
were O
killed O
. O

Scott B-PERSON
Bob I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Cairo B-GPE
. O

In O
the B-LOC
Barent I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
, O
divers O
recovered O
more O
bodies O
, O
Sunday O
from O
the O
undersea O
wreckage O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
submarine O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
. O

All O
118 O
seamen O
on O
the O
sub O
were O
killed O
after O
it O
was O
shattered O
by O
two O
explosions O
and O
crashed O
to O
the O
sea O
floor O
, O
last O
August O
. O

As O
the O
recovery O
work O
proceeded O
, O
a O
memorial O
ceremony O
for O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
crew O
was O
held O
Sunday O
in O
a O
Russian B-NORP
military O
seaport O
. O

Voters O
in O
strife O
- O
torn O
Colombia B-GPE
go O
to O
the O
polls O
today O
in O
local O
elections O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
wave O
of O
violence O
directed O
by O
armed O
groups O
of O
the O
left O
and O
the O
right O
against O
many O
of O
the O
candidates O
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Bill B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
has O
a O
report O
from O
our O
South O
American B-NORP
bureau O
. O

Some O
23 O
million O
Colombians B-NORP
are O
registered O
to O
vote O
Sunday O
to O
elect O
governors O
, O
mayors O
and O
other O
local O
officials O
in O
the O
South O
American B-NORP
nation O
, O
but O
the O
election O
is O
taking O
place O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
rising O
wave O
of O
assassinations O
, O
kidnappings O
and O
threats O
against O
the O
candidates O
by O
leftist O
guerillas O
and O
right O
- O
wing O
paramilitary O
groups O
. O

Twenty O
mayoral O
candidates O
have O
been O
killed O
and O
more O
than O
200 O
kidnapped O
in O
recent O
months O
. O

Election O
authorities O
say O
another O
200 O
politicians O
withdrew O
their O
candidacies O
after O
being O
threatened O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
these O
armed O
groups O
are O
reported O
to O
have O
fielded O
a O
number O
of O
stealth O
candidates O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
expand O
its O
control O
of O
Colombian B-NORP
territory O
. O

Despite O
the O
violence O
, O
the O
government O
of O
President O
Andres O
Pastrana O
has O
refused O
to O
suspend O
Sunday O
's O
elections O
vowing O
they O
will O
take O
place O
throughout O
the O
country O
and O
in O
a O
democratic O
atmosphere O
. O

Bill B-PERSON
Rodgers I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
South B-FAC
America I-FAC
Bureau I-FAC
. O

Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
baseball O
's O
National B-ORG
League I-ORG
champion O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Mets I-ORG
fortified O
their O
teams O
' O
leadership O
on O
Tuesday O
by O
resigning O
Manager O
Bobby O
Valentine O
and O
General O
Manager O
Steve O
Phillips O
. O

One O
of O
the O
Mets O
' O
owners O
, O
Nelson B-PERSON
Doubleday I-PERSON
told O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
newspaper O
that O
Valentine B-PERSON
's O
contract O
was O
for O
three O
years O
at O
$ O
7.5 O
million O
and O
with O
Phillips B-ORG
was O
for O
three O
years O
at O
$ O
3 O
million O
. O

The O
fifty O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Valentine B-PERSON
replaced O
Dallas B-PERSON
Green I-PERSON
as O
the O
Mets O
' O
manager O
on O
August O
26th O
, O
1996 O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
he O
has O
led O
the O
team O
to O
four O
consecutive O
winning O
seasons O
, O
including O
back O
- O
to O
- O
back O
post-season O
berths O
and O
the O
franchise O
's O
first O
trip O
to O
the B-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
in O
14 O
years O
. O

Valentine B-PERSON
said O
he O
knew O
he O
wanted O
to O
stay O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

We O
think O
after O
the O
last O
game O
when O
Mike B-PERSON
and O
Fonse B-PERSON
and O
Alan B-PERSON
John I-PERSON
amongst O
the O
others O
, O
came O
in O
and O
literally O
asked O
me O
to O
stay O
, O
that O
I O
knew O
at O
that O
time O
, O
probably O
could O
have O
offered O
a O
lot O
less O
, O
that O
I O
was O
going O
to O
stay O
. O

Valentine B-PERSON
had O
been O
under O
contract O
through O
midnight O
Tuesday O
, O
while O
Phillips B-ORG
was O
under O
contract O
through O
December O
. O

By O
resigning O
Valentine B-PERSON
before O
his O
contract O
expired O
, O
the O
Mets O
avoided O
a O
bidding O
war O
for O
his O
services O
. O

The B-ORG
Cincinnati I-ORG
Reds I-ORG
had O
expressed O
an O
interest O
in O
him O
and O
the B-ORG
Los I-ORG
Angeles I-ORG
Dodgers I-ORG
, O
Philadelphia B-ORG
Phillies I-ORG
, O
and O
Toronto B-ORG
Blue I-ORG
Jays I-ORG
are O
also O
without O
managers O
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Florida B-GPE
has O
announced O
the O
official O
results O
of O
last O
Tuesday O
's O
presidential O
election O
. O

Florida O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Katherine O
Harris O
said O
that O
out O
of O
6 O
million O
votes O
cast O
Republican O
candidate O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
received O
just O
300 O
votes O
more O
than O
Democratic O
candidate O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
. O

Ms. O
Harris O
also O
said O
that O
in O
obedience O
to O
a O
court O
ruling O
she O
will O
consider O
amending O
the O
results O
based O
on O
hand O
recounts O
in O
three O
Florida B-GPE
counties O
. O

In O
accordance O
with O
today O
's O
court O
ruling O
confirming O
my O
discretion O
in O
these O
matters O
, O
I O
'm O
requiring O
a O
written O
statement O
of O
the O
facts O
and O
circumstances O
that O
would O
cause O
these O
counties O
to O
believe O
that O
a O
change O
should O
be O
made O
before O
the O
final O
certification O
of O
the O
statewide O
vote O
. O

This O
written O
statement O
is O
due O
in O
our O
office O
by O
2 O
p.m. O
tomorrow O
. O

At O
stake O
are O
Florida B-GPE
's O
25 O
electoral O
votes O
. O

Whoever O
wins O
them O
will O
become O
the O
next O
US O
President O
. O

Thirty O
- O
three O
US B-GPE
sailors O
injured O
in O
a O
deadly O
blast O
that O
left O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
crippled O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
seaport O
Aden B-GPE
have O
come O
home O
. O

The O
sailors O
returned O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
after O
receiving O
medical O
treatment O
in O
Germany B-GPE
. O

A O
military O
transport O
plane O
brought O
the O
injured O
sailors O
to O
their O
home O
base O
of O
Norfolk O
Virginia O
on O
Sunday O
where O
they O
received O
an O
emotional O
greeting O
from O
family O
members O
who O
were O
brought O
to O
the O
Navy O
facility O
from O
all O
over O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Six O
more O
seriously O
injured O
shipmates O
stayed O
behind O
at O
Ramstein B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Force I-FAC
Base I-FAC
in O
Germany B-GPE
for O
further O
treatment O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
scores O
of O
US B-GPE
forensic O
investigators O
have O
descended O
on O
Aden B-GPE
to O
begin O
probing O
Thursday O
's O
blast O
which O
killed O
17 O
sailors O
aboard O
the O
guided O
missile O
destroyer O
as O
it O
docked O
to O
refuel O
. O

In O
a O
press O
briefing O
, O
the O
American B-NORP
Ambassador O
to O
Yemen O
Barbara O
Bodien O
commented O
on O
the O
explosion O
. O

All O
the O
evidence O
does O
point O
very O
clearly O
that O
the O
explosion O
came O
outside O
the O
ship O
. O

Now O
exactly O
who O
was O
behind O
it O
, O
what O
their O
motivation O
was O
and O
how O
they O
were O
able O
to O
arrange O
it O
that O
we O
ca O
n't O
speculate O
on O
, O
but O
certainly O
the O
explosion O
did O
come O
from O
outside O
the O
ship O
. O

Welcome O
to O
another O
hour O
of O
news O
and O
information O
on O
The O
Voice O
of O
America B-GPE
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Chadwick I-PERSON
, O
with O
VOA B-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
Now I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
death O
toll O
in O
Colombia B-GPE
from O
three O
days O
of O
heavy O
fighting O
between O
soldiers O
and O
rebels O
now O
stands O
at O
more O
than O
100 O
. O

At O
least O
54 O
soldiers O
and O
50 O
guerillas O
have O
died O
in O
clashes O
around O
the O
northeastern O
cities O
of O
Bagado B-GPE
and O
Dabiara B-GPE
. O

Nearly O
all O
of O
the O
government O
buildings O
in O
those O
two O
cities O
, O
have O
been O
reportedly O
destroyed O
. O

The O
clashes O
began O
Wednesday O
, O
when O
the O
rebel O
Revolutionary O
Armed O
Forces O
of O
Columbia B-GPE
launched O
attacks O
on O
a O
number O
of O
northeastern O
towns O
. O

An O
Army B-ORG
helicopter O
went O
down O
close O
to O
the O
border O
with O
Panama B-GPE
, O
killing O
all O
22 O
soldiers O
on O
board O
. O

United O
Nation O
's O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
Wednesday O
announced O
two O
high O
level O
appointments O
. O

VOA B-ORG
correspondent O
Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
reports O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Annan O
chose O
Rudd B-PERSON
Lubbers I-PERSON
as O
the O
next O
UN O
High O
Commissioner O
for O
Refugees O
. O

Mr. O
Lubbers O
, O
former O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
of O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
will O
replace O
Cidako B-PERSON
Ogada I-PERSON
of O
Japan B-GPE
, O
who O
is O
retiring O
. O

Mr. O
Lubbers O
will O
direct O
a O
huge O
UN B-GPE
agency O
with O
a O
more O
than O
one O
billion O
dollar O
annual O
budget O
and O
operations O
in O
120 O
countries O
. O

One O
major O
issue O
Mr. O
Lubbers O
will O
have O
to O
face O
is O
the O
problem O
of O
people O
who O
have O
fled O
their O
homes O
but O
remain O
in O
their O
own O
countries O
. O

Such O
so O
- O
called O
internally O
displaced O
people O
are O
not O
now O
covered O
by O
the O
mandate O
of O
the O
High O
Commissioner O
for O
Refugees O
, O
but O
there O
is O
pressure O
to O
change O
that O
. O

Secretary O
General O
Annan O
also O
named O
Faraya B-PERSON
Ogade I-PERSON
as O
the O
new O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Population I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
, O
an O
agency O
that O
provides O
reproductive O
health O
and O
family O
planning O
assistance O
around O
the O
world O
. O

Breck B-PERSON
Ardery I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
at O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
US I-ORG
Navy I-ORG
has O
issued O
a O
revised O
timetable O
of O
events O
leading O
to O
last O
week O
's O
deadly O
bombing O
of O
the O
destroyer O
USS B-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
in O
the O
Yemeni O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
. O

VOA O
Pentagon O
correspondent O
Alex B-PERSON
Belida I-PERSON
reports O
, O
the O
new O
timeline O
raises O
new O
questions O
about O
how O
the O
apparent O
terrorist O
attack O
was O
carried O
out O
. O

The O
Navy O
now O
says O
the O
blast O
occurred O
nearly O
two O
hours O
after O
the O
destroyer O
had O
moored O
for O
refueling O
in O
Aden B-FAC
Harbor I-FAC
, O
not O
during O
the O
mooring O
operation O
itself O
. O

Originally O
Navy B-ORG
officials O
said O
a O
small O
boat O
that O
assisted O
in O
securing O
the O
ship O
's O
lines O
or O
whose O
movements O
were O
masked O
by O
the O
mooring O
operation O
pulled O
aside O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
and O
blew O
up O
in O
an O
apparent O
suicide O
attack O
. O

A O
Navy B-ORG
spokesman O
, O
Commander O
Greg O
Smith O
offers O
no O
new O
explanation O
of O
the O
circumstances O
leading O
to O
the O
blast O
, O
saying O
that O
is O
now O
a O
matter O
for O
criminal O
investigators O
. O

However O
, O
Commander O
Smith O
says O
, O
the O
Navy O
remains O
firm O
in O
its O
assessment O
that O
the O
explosion O
was O
the O
result O
of O
a O
terrorist O
attack O
and O
not O
a O
refueling O
accident O
, O
even O
though O
the O
new O
time O
table O
confirms O
refueling O
was O
underway O
. O

That O
raises O
questions O
about O
how O
a O
single O
boat O
could O
have O
approached O
without O
raising O
the O
suspicions O
of O
armed O
guards O
posted O
as O
part O
of O
the O
heightened O
alert O
status O
required O
for O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
's O
port O
visit O
. O

Alex B-PERSON
Belida I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Ecuador B-GPE
's O
economy O
is O
showing O
strong O
improvement O
. O

Ecuador B-GPE
's O
Central B-ORG
Bank I-ORG
reports O
a O
healthy O
economic O
recovery O
with O
growth O
in O
the O
second O
trimester O
of O
2.4 O
percent O
. O

This O
follows O
the O
country O
's O
bold O
move O
to O
dollarize O
the O
economy O
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Greg B-PERSON
Flankis I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Quito B-GPE
, O
while O
the O
plan O
is O
working O
, O
economists O
still O
see O
some O
problems O
ahead O
. O

Driving O
through O
the O
narrow O
streets O
of O
downtown O
Quito B-GPE
, O
taxi O
driver O
Abdun B-PERSON
Mesios I-PERSON
has O
nothing O
but O
praise O
for O
the O
dollarization O
of O
his O
country O
's O
economy O
. O

He O
says O
things O
are O
more O
stable O
now O
and O
that O
the O
transition O
from O
the O
former O
currency O
known O
as O
the O
sucre O
has O
not O
been O
difficult O
. O

He O
says O
that O
people O
who O
work O
with O
the O
public O
are O
having O
to O
make O
change O
everyday O
and O
so O
they O
learned O
fast O
how O
to O
work O
with O
the O
money O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

When O
the O
six O
month O
transition O
ended O
last O
month O
and O
all O
transactions O
in O
Ecuador B-GPE
moved O
to O
the O
dollar O
system O
, O
many O
merchants O
found O
they O
were O
short O
of O
change O
. O

Jacqueline B-PERSON
, O
who O
works O
in O
a O
small O
shop O
near O
Quito B-GPE
's O
cathedral O
, O
says O
lack O
of O
coins O
is O
the O
biggest O
problem O
. O

She O
says O
it O
happens O
all O
the O
time O
and O
that O
she O
loses O
money O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
enough O
coins O
to O
make O
change O
. O

The O
Ecuadorian O
government O
has O
minted O
coins O
that O
resemble O
US B-GPE
coins O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
provide O
more O
small O
change O
for O
merchants O
, O
but O
it O
has O
taken O
some O
time O
to O
reach O
all O
areas O
, O
in O
small O
rural O
communities O
in O
the O
countryside O
, O
because O
not O
enough O
dollars O
have O
made O
it O
into O
circulation O
there O
, O
but O
the O
government O
and O
President O
Gustavo O
Nobora O
considers O
these O
to O
be O
short O
- O
term O
problems O
and O
views O
the O
overall O
policy O
as O
a O
grand O
success O
. O

Most O
people O
in O
the O
financial O
community O
agree O
. O

Economist O
Maria B-PERSON
Delapasvela I-PERSON
, O
who O
works O
with O
the O
magazine O
Rabista B-ORG
Hastion I-ORG
says O
adopting O
the O
US B-GPE
dollar O
has O
put O
an O
end O
to O
Ecuador B-GPE
's O
crisis O
atmosphere O
characterized O
by O
runs O
on O
banks O
and O
other O
disruptions O
. O

She O
says O
the O
immediate O
effect O
of O
the O
dollarization O
has O
been O
the O
stabilization O
of O
the O
economy O
. O

She O
says O
1998 O
and O
1999 O
were O
years O
in O
which O
Ecuador B-GPE
suffered O
the O
worst O
economic O
crisis O
in O
its O
history O
. O

During O
that O
time O
, O
she O
notes O
, O
the O
sucre O
went O
from O
just O
over O
6,000 O
to O
the O
dollar O
to O
almost O
25,000 O
to O
the O
dollar O
. O

Maria B-PERSON
Delapasvela I-PERSON
says O
conducting O
business O
in O
Ecuador B-GPE
had O
become O
a O
real O
challenge O
as O
factory O
and O
storeowners O
needed O
to O
keep O
an O
eye O
on O
currency O
fluctuation O
almost O
on O
an O
hourly O
basis O
in O
order O
to O
plan O
their O
purchases O
and O
sales O
. O

She O
says O
inflation O
is O
now O
on O
the O
decline O
and O
bank O
deposits O
are O
increasing O
. O

The O
transition O
to O
dollars O
was O
eased O
somewhat O
by O
a O
sharp O
increase O
in O
oil O
prices O
in O
the O
past O
year O
, O
which O
allowed O
oil O
- O
producing O
Ecuador B-GPE
to O
buy O
plenty O
of O
dollars O
on O
the O
international O
market O
, O
but O
Maria B-PERSON
Delapasvela I-PERSON
says O
now O
is O
the O
time O
to O
start O
thinking O
about O
what O
happens O
when O
the O
situation O
changes O
. O

She O
asks O
what O
will O
happen O
when O
oil O
prices O
go O
back O
down O
and O
the O
country O
can O
no O
longer O
bring O
in O
sufficient O
dollars O
to O
sustain O
its O
economy O
. O

The O
Ecuadorian O
economist O
says O
now O
is O
the O
time O
for O
the O
government O
to O
implement O
fiscal O
reforms O
and O
to O
stimulate O
competitiveness O
and O
diversification O
in O
the O
economy O
. O

She O
says O
the O
Nobora B-PERSON
government O
is O
rightfully O
proud O
of O
the O
immediate O
short O
- O
term O
effects O
of O
its O
dollarization O
policy O
, O
but O
that O
it O
needs O
to O
concentrate O
on O
the O
medium O
and O
long O
- O
term O
outlook O
. O

She O
says O
, O
unless O
the O
government O
develops O
a O
plan O
soon O
to O
address O
Ecuador B-GPE
's O
fundamental O
structural O
problems O
, O
the O
use O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
dollar O
as O
a O
medium O
of O
exchange O
will O
not O
be O
enough O
to O
keep O
the O
country O
's O
economy O
healthy O
. O

The O
experiment O
in O
Ecuador B-GPE
is O
being O
watched O
closely O
not O
only O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
which O
receives O
a O
certain O
benefit O
from O
the O
increased O
demand O
for O
dollars O
, O
but O
by O
other O
nations O
in O
the O
region O
. O

The O
concept O
of O
dollarization O
has O
been O
discussed O
from O
Argentina B-GPE
to O
Mexico B-GPE
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
. O

Some O
US B-GPE
economists O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
had O
viewed O
Ecuador B-GPE
as O
a O
poor O
place O
to O
test O
the O
idea O
since O
its O
economy O
is O
still O
burdened O
by O
heavy O
external O
debt O
and O
its O
export O
sector O
is O
relatively O
undeveloped O
. O

Still O
, O
as O
one O
observer O
puts O
it O
, O
officials O
in O
some O
nations O
may O
conclude O
that O
if O
dollarization O
can O
work O
here O
in O
Ecuador B-GPE
, O
it O
can O
work O
anywhere O
. O

Greg B-PERSON
Flykus I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Quito B-GPE
, O
Ecuador B-GPE
. O

Afghanistan B-GPE
's O
Taliban B-GPE
faction O
and O
the O
opposition O
Northern B-ORG
Alliance I-ORG
have O
agreed O
to O
peace O
talks O
sponsored O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

The O
UN B-GPE
special O
envoy O
for O
Afghanistan O
Franchesco O
Bendrel O
says O
the O
world O
body O
has O
received O
separate O
letters O
from O
the O
two O
sides O
, O
pledging O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
negotiations O
with O
serious O
intent O
and O
to O
not O
abandon O
the O
process O
unilaterally O
. O

Mr. O
Bendrel O
says O
he O
hopes O
to O
begin O
the O
talks O
next O
week O
, O
probably O
by O
shuttling O
between O
the O
two O
delegations O
at O
first O
. O

If O
the O
talks O
go O
well O
, O
they O
would O
then O
move O
to O
indirect O
talks O
in O
the O
same O
city O
and O
finally O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
negotiations O
. O

Right O
now O
let O
's O
get O
an O
update O
on O
the O
latest O
world O
news O
from O
VOA B-ORG
's O
Dave B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON
. O

Well O
Dick B-PERSON
, O
US B-GPE
officials O
have O
launched O
an O
investigation O
into O
a O
suspected O
terrorist O
attack O
that O
killed O
at O
least O
six O
sailors O
on O
a O
US B-GPE
warship O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

They O
say O
a O
suicide O
boat O
exploded O
near O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
destroyer O
as O
it O
refueled O
early O
Thursday O
in O
the O
Yemeni O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
. O

The O
blast O
tore O
a O
huge O
gap O
in O
the O
ship O
's O
side O
. O

At O
least O
10 O
other O
crewmembers O
are O
missing O
more O
than O
30 O
were O
injured O
. O

Defense O
Secretary O
William O
Cohen O
says O
if O
a O
formal O
investigation O
shows O
it O
was O
a O
terrorist O
attack O
. O

Dispatch O
investigators O
to O
learn O
what O
was O
responsible O
for O
the O
blast O
. O

Tragedies O
that O
test O
our O
strength O
and O
our O
resolve O
occur O
and O
have O
occurred O
in O
the O
past O
. O

We O
have O
passed O
the O
test O
and O
measuring O
up O
to O
those O
responsibilities O
and O
we O
will O
pass O
that O
test O
once O
again O
today O
. O

Chief O
of O
Naval O
Operations O
Admiral O
Vern O
Clark O
says O
the O
bombers O
were O
aboard O
a O
small O
boat O
that O
was O
assisting O
in O
the O
refueling O
of O
the O
destroyer O
at O
the O
port O
. O

No O
one O
has O
claimed O
responsibility O
. O

US B-GPE
military O
forces O
around O
the O
world O
have O
been O
placed O
on O
high O
alert O
. O

A O
Chinese B-NORP
writer O
who O
was O
once O
forced O
to O
burn O
his O
writings O
to O
save O
himself O
from O
Communist O
zealots O
has O
won O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
for I-WORK_OF_ART
Literature I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Ghow B-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
Zheng I-PERSON
, O
who O
now O
lives O
and O
writes O
in O
France B-GPE
, O
was O
chosen O
by O
the B-ORG
Swedish I-ORG
Academy I-ORG
for O
what O
it O
called O
his O
writing O
about O
individual O
rights O
. O

Mr. O
Ghow O
's O
works O
, O
including O
` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Other I-WORK_OF_ART
Shore I-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART
are O
banned O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

That O
's O
our O
news O
summary O
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coller I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

In O
Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
Baseball I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Cincinnati I-ORG
Reds I-ORG
have O
hired O
Bob B-PERSON
Boon I-PERSON
as O
their O
new O
manager O
, O
after O
two O
other O
candidates O
turned O
down O
their O
650,000 O
- O
dollar O
contract O
offer O
. O

Boon B-PERSON
managed O
the B-ORG
Kansas I-ORG
City I-ORG
Royals I-ORG
between O
1995 O
and O
1997 O
. O

He O
became O
the O
leading O
candidate O
after O
New O
York O
Yankees O
' O
third O
base O
coach O
Willy B-PERSON
Randoff I-PERSON
and O
Reds B-ORG
' O
third O
base O
coach O
Ron B-NORP
Oster O
refused O
Cincinnati B-GPE
's O
offer O
. O

He O
replaces O
Jack B-PERSON
McCaine I-PERSON
who O
was O
fired O
after O
the O
Reds O
failed O
to O
make O
the O
post-season O
despite O
adding O
slugger O
Ken B-PERSON
Greffy I-PERSON
Junior I-PERSON
to O
their O
lineup O
. O

Boon B-PERSON
said O
Friday O
he O
believes O
the O
Reds O
can O
compete O
with O
any O
team O
in O
their O
division O
. O

We O
are O
not O
going O
to O
be O
able O
to O
compete O
with O
several O
teams O
in O
our O
division O
from O
a O
financial O
standpoint O
, O
but O
I O
really O
believe O
we O
can O
compete O
with O
them O
on O
the O
field O
and O
that O
's O
where O
it O
all O
comes O
down O
to O
and O
I O
'm O
just O
excited O
to O
get O
going O
. O

I O
wish O
spring O
training O
started O
tomorrow O
. O

The O
Reds O
were O
the O
second O
of O
six O
Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
teams O
to O
fire O
their O
managers O
, O
but O
they O
were O
the O
last O
to O
fill O
the O
vacancy O
because O
of O
their O
contract O
offer O
. O

The O
Pentagon O
denies O
US B-GPE
warships O
are O
steering O
clear O
of O
the B-FAC
Suez I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
apparent O
terrorist O
bombing O
of O
the O
destroyer O
Cole B-PRODUCT
in O
Yemen B-GPE
although O
none O
has O
used O
the O
canal O
, O
since O
the O
attack O
on O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
earlier O
this O
month O
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Alex B-PERSON
Belida I-PERSON
reports O
security O
along O
the O
Suez O
is O
being O
re-evaluated O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
US B-GPE
forces O
in O
two O
gulf O
countries O
have O
been O
put O
on O
alert O
against O
possible O
terrorist O
action O
. O

Pentagon B-ORG
spokesman O
Ken B-PERSON
Baken I-PERSON
, O
says O
US B-GPE
forces O
in O
Kuwait B-GPE
and O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
have O
now O
been O
placed O
on O
threat O
condition O
delta O
, O
the O
highest O
state O
of O
alert O
. O

The O
move O
ordered O
Monday O
, O
follows O
the O
earlier O
decision O
to O
place O
US B-GPE
forces O
in O
Bahrain B-GPE
and O
Qatar B-GPE
on O
the O
same O
delta O
status O
, O
because O
of O
terrorist O
threats O
. O

US B-GPE
forces O
in O
the O
Yemeni O
harbor O
of O
Aden B-GPE
were O
elevated O
to O
delta O
immediately O
following O
the O
deadly O
October O
12th O
terrorist O
bombing O
of O
US B-GPE
destroyer O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O

Mr. O
Baken O
says O
the O
heightened O
alert O
in O
Kuwait B-GPE
and O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
affects O
some O
10,000 O
US B-GPE
military O
personnel O
in O
those O
two O
countries O
. O

He O
says O
it O
was O
ordered O
because O
of O
what O
he O
termed O
credible O
threats O
, O
but O
he O
says O
no O
targets O
were O
specified O
. O

The O
Pentagon O
spokesman O
is O
meanwhile O
disputing O
news O
reports O
saying O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Department I-ORG
has O
decided O
to O
order O
US B-ORG
Navy I-ORG
ships O
to O
temporarily O
stop O
using O
the B-FAC
Suez I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
out O
of O
fear O
of O
terrorist O
attack O
. O

Mr. O
Baken O
says O
no O
such O
instructions O
have O
been O
given O
, O
but O
he O
acknowledges O
security O
along O
the O
canal O
is O
being O
constantly O
evaluated O
. O

We O
are O
evaluating O
with O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
. O

Obviously O
, O
the O
security O
situation O
in O
the O
canal O
, O
we O
do O
that O
all O
the O
time O
. O

So O
, O
with O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
we O
both O
have O
a O
very O
fundamental O
interest O
in O
keeping O
the O
canal O
secure O
. O

No O
US B-GPE
ships O
have O
transited O
through O
the O
canal O
since O
before O
the O
October O
12th O
attack O
on O
the O
US B-GPE
destroyer O
Cole B-PRODUCT
in O
Aden B-GPE
, O
but O
Mr. O
Baken O
says O
no O
ships O
were O
scheduled O
to O
make O
the O
trip O
for O
several O
weeks O
. O

The O
badly O
damaged O
Cole B-PRODUCT
has O
been O
towed O
out O
of O
Aden B-FAC
Harbor I-FAC
and O
is O
being O
loaded O
aboard O
a O
Norwegian B-NORP
owned O
heavy O
lift O
ship O
called O
the B-PRODUCT
Blue I-PRODUCT
Merlin I-PRODUCT
. O

Mr. O
Baken O
, O
says O
no O
decision O
has O
yet O
been O
made O
on O
the O
route O
the B-PRODUCT
Blue I-PRODUCT
Merlin I-PRODUCT
will O
take O
to O
return O
the O
destroyer O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
for O
repairs O
. O

Alex B-PERSON
Belida I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

With O
just O
two O
days O
left O
until O
the O
US B-GPE
presidential O
election O
, O
both O
major O
party O
candidates O
campaigned O
in O
regions O
that O
could O
go O
either O
way O
. O

Republican O
candidate O
George B-PERSON
W I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
campaigned O
in O
Florida B-GPE
, O
a O
state O
with O
a O
large O
population O
of O
retired O
people O
. O

I O
need O
your O
help O
. O

In O
the O
last O
days O
of O
this O
campaign O
, O
I O
need O
you O
all O
to O
work O
your O
neighborhoods O
and O
talk O
to O
your O
friends O
and O
turn O
out O
to O
vote O
. O

And O
while O
Democratic O
candidate O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
campaigned O
in O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
President O
Clinton O
campaigned O
for O
him O
in O
Arkansas B-GPE
, O
another O
state O
where O
the O
election O
is O
too O
close O
to O
call O
. O

If O
you O
kind O
of O
like O
having O
safer O
streets O
and O
a O
cleaner O
environment O
, O
and O
knowing O
your O
national O
government O
is O
supporting O
school O
reforms O
at O
work O
and O
helping O
more O
people O
get O
access O
to O
health O
care O
while O
we O
grow O
the O
economy O
, O
you O
got O
to O
vote O
for O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
and O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
also O
said O
that O
Arkansas B-GPE
could O
even O
determine O
the O
outcome O
of O
the O
election O
nationally O
. O

Thank O
you O
and O
Goodday O
. O

More O
deadly O
violence O
has O
erupted O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
as O
Israel B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
failed O
to O
form O
a O
government O
of O
national O
unity O
. O

As O
night O
fell O
Monday O
, O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Hebron B-GPE
, O
one O
Palestinian B-NORP
man O
was O
shot O
dead O
in O
an O
exchange O
of O
fire O
between O
Palestinian B-NORP
militiamen O
and O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
. O

There O
were O
also O
gun O
battles O
near O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

About O
130 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
more O
than O
three O
weeks O
of O
violence O
, O
almost O
all O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Monday O
, O
Mr. O
Barak O
met O
with O
Israel B-GPE
's O
right O
wing O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
leader O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
, O
to O
form O
an O
emergency O
unity O
government O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
crisis O
, O
but O
Likud B-NORP
says O
the O
two O
failed O
to O
agree O
on O
terms O
. O

Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
expert O
Mark B-PERSON
Gulpan I-PERSON
, O
of O
Tufts B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
says O
Israel B-GPE
's O
fragile O
coalition O
politics O
may O
stand O
in O
the O
way O
. O

Well O
, O
they O
have O
made O
deals O
with O
Likud B-NORP
before O
and O
Likud B-NORP
is O
not O
completely O
just O
Sharon B-ORG
, O
there O
are O
moderates O
within O
Likud B-NORP
. O

So O
, O
I O
think O
they O
are O
capable O
of O
making O
deals O
with O
them O
and O
that O
's O
not O
really O
the O
problem O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
the O
coalition O
may O
prevent O
any O
possibility O
of O
creating O
a O
real O
agreement O
. O

Palestinians B-NORP
have O
said O
they O
will O
not O
work O
with O
Mr. O
Sharon O
, O
and O
here O
in O
US B-GPE
, O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
spokesman O
Jake B-PERSON
Sewart I-PERSON
says O
the O
President O
is O
still O
hard O
at O
work O
trying O
to O
find O
a O
solution O
for O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
crisis O
. O

He O
has O
continued O
to O
consult O
with O
both O
parties O
and O
with O
leaders O
in O
the O
that O
we O
can O
to O
try O
to O
get O
the O
parties O
to O
agree O
on O
and O
to O
move O
forward O
on O
the O
agreement O
we O
reached O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

Well O
Dave B-PERSON
, O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
Serbs B-NORP
have O
taken O
to O
the O
streets O
and O
towns O
and O
cities O
throughout O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
to O
celebrate O
as O
President O
- O
elect O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
prepares O
to O
take O
office O
. O

Mr. O
Kostunica O
, O
could O
be O
sworn O
in O
rather O
, O
as O
early O
as O
today O
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
called O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
popular O
uprising O
against O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
an O
extraordinary O
victory O
for O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
people O
. O

He O
pledged O
Friday O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
its O
allies O
would O
work O
together O
to O
lift O
sanctions O
to O
bring O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
out O
of O
isolation O
. O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
wants O
to O
lift O
sanctions O
as O
early O
as O
Monday O
. O

Most O
world O
leaders O
have O
welcomed O
the O
ouster O
of O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coller I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

At O
least O
six O
US B-GPE
sailors O
were O
killed O
and O
more O
than O
30 O
wounded O
, O
Thursday O
in O
an O
apparent O
suicide O
attack O
on O
a O
US B-GPE
warship O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Alex B-PERSON
Belida I-PERSON
reports O
from O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

The O
crew O
of O
destroyer O
USS B-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
had O
no O
reason O
to O
expect O
trouble O
when O
the O
ship O
pulled O
into O
Aden B-FAC
Harbor I-FAC
for O
a O
brief O
routine O
refueling O
stop O
. O

The O
crew O
, O
especially O
saw O
nothing O
to O
fear O
from O
a O
small O
support O
boat O
, O
sent O
out O
by O
harbor O
authorities O
to O
assist O
in O
the O
mooring O
process O
, O
but O
that O
small O
boat O
was O
apparently O
loaded O
with O
explosives O
and O
manned O
by O
suicide O
bombers O
. O

As O
it O
pulled O
up O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
destroyer O
, O
it O
blew O
up O
, O
tearing O
a O
gaping O
hole O
in O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
's O
side O
. O

Admiral O
Vern O
Clark O
, O
the O
Chief O
of O
Naval O
Operations O
, O
says O
there O
had O
been O
no O
threats O
or O
warnings O
ahead O
of O
the O
port O
call O
. O

He O
says O
other O
recent O
refueling O
visits O
by O
US B-GPE
ships O
to O
Aden B-GPE
had O
gone O
off O
without O
incident O
. O

Because O
of O
general O
concerns O
about O
security O
in O
the B-LOC
Mid I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
armed O
guards O
had O
been O
posted O
on O
the O
ship O
's O
deck O
. O

Other O
standard O
safety O
and O
security O
measures O
were O
also O
being O
observed O
. O

Alex B-PERSON
Belida I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

In O
other O
news O
, O
amazon.com O
, O
the O
leading O
US B-GPE
online O
retailer O
, O
is O
looking O
to O
tap O
into O
Japan B-GPE
's O
multibillion O
- O
dollar O
e-commerce O
market O
. O

Amazon B-ORG
unveiled O
its O
Japanese B-LANGUAGE
language O
website O
, O
which O
will O
feature O
1.7 O
million O
Japanese B-NORP
and O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
book O
titles O
. O

Amazon B-ORG
plans O
to O
expand O
its O
product O
line O
some O
time O
next O
year O
. O

This O
is O
Amazon B-ORG
's O
first O
retail O
venture O
in O
Asia B-GPE
, O
its O
first O
website O
outside O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Elaine B-PERSON
Johanneson I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
news O
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

A O
convoy O
carrying O
UN O
Human O
Rights O
Commissioner O
Mary O
Robinson O
through O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
has O
come O
under O
gunfire O
. O

Ross B-PERSON
Dunn I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
that O
Mrs. O
Robinson O
and O
members O
of O
her O
entourage O
who O
are O
investigating O
violence O
in O
the O
territories O
escaped O
unharmed O
. O

Mrs. O
Robinson O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
got O
a O
first O
hand O
look O
at O
the O
violence O
sweeping O
through O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
, O
when O
she O
visited O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Hebron B-GPE
. O

A O
bullet O
hit O
a O
car O
in O
the O
three O
- O
vehicle O
convoy O
, O
transporting O
Mrs. O
Robinson O
and O
her O
staff O
as O
she O
toured O
one O
of O
the O
major O
flash O
points O
in O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
conflict O
. O

Mrs. O
Robinson O
is O
on O
a O
fact O
- O
finding O
mission O
, O
following O
complaints O
by O
Palestinians B-NORP
that O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
have O
used O
excessive O
force O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
quell O
more O
than O
six O
weeks O
of O
rioting O
in O
the O
territories O
. O

The O
shooting O
of O
her O
convoy O
followed O
an O
exchange O
of O
gunfire O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
. O

Both O
Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
blamed O
each O
other O
for O
the O
attack O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
said O
that O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
had O
fired O
at O
Mrs. O
Robinson O
's O
car O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
police O
said O
that O
militant O
Jewish O
settlers O
in O
Hebron B-GPE
had O
fired O
at O
the O
convoy O
in O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
controlled O
part O
of O
the O
town O
. O

Ross B-PERSON
Dunn I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
US I-ORG
Navy I-ORG
now O
says O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
was O
being O
refueled O
when O
an O
explosion O
ripped O
through O
it O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
last O
week O
, O
killing O
17 O
. O

The O
revised O
accounting O
of O
the O
incident O
was O
given O
in O
a O
Navy B-ORG
statement O
Friday O
raising O
new O
questions O
about O
how O
the O
small O
boat O
carrying O
the O
explosives O
was O
able O
to O
get O
near O
the O
ship O
and O
set O
off O
the O
blast O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
is O
heading O
to O
Washington B-GPE
for O
talks O
today O
with O
President O
Clinton O
as O
deadly O
clashes O
continue O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
and O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
says O
expectations O
are O
low O
for O
a O
quick O
end O
to O
the O
six O
weeks O
of O
violence O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
met O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
on O
Thursday O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
six O
more O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
another O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
the O
latest O
violence O
. O

The B-ORG
US I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
has O
passed O
the O
bill O
allowing O
food O
and O
medicine O
sales O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
potentially O
easing O
40 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
trade O
sanctions O
against O
the O
Communist B-NORP
ruled O
island O
. O

The O
measure O
now O
goes O
on O
to O
President O
Clinton O
who O
said O
he O
will O
sign O
it O
. O

It O
allows O
Cuba B-GPE
to O
buy O
food O
and O
medicine O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
1962 O
, O
but O
the O
bill O
restricts O
US B-GPE
financing O
of O
such O
sales O
and O
also O
continues O
a O
US B-GPE
travel O
ban O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

The O
bill O
is O
meant O
to O
ease O
the O
trade O
sanctions O
, O
but O
Cuba B-GPE
says O
, O
the O
financial O
conditions O
will O
make O
it O
impossible O
to O
buy O
US B-GPE
food O
. O

Cuba B-GPE
's O
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
officials O
have O
vowed O
not O
to O
spend O
one O
cent O
on O
US B-GPE
goods O
. O

President O
Fidel O
Castro O
Wednesday O
led O
a O
massive O
protest O
rally O
in O
Havana B-GPE
against O
the O
bill O
's O
restrictions O
. O

We O
have O
more O
on O
that O
story O
on O
our O
dateline O
segment O
later O
in O
this O
hour O
. O

President O
Clinton O
says O
he O
hopes O
his O
talks O
with O
the O
top O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
envoy O
here O
in O
Washington B-GPE
next O
week O
will O
help O
promote O
reconciliation O
with O
Pyong B-GPE
Yang I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
said O
he O
also O
wants O
to O
, O
in O
his O
words O
, O
explore O
the O
possibilities O
during O
the O
meeting O
with O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
Jo B-PERSON
Myong I-PERSON
Rok I-PERSON
. O

Speaking O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
Friday O
, O
the O
President O
said O
he O
is O
encouraged O
by O
the O
work O
done O
by O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
President O
Kim O
Dae O
- O
jung O
and O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
leader O
Kim B-PERSON
Jong I-PERSON
Il I-PERSON
. O

I O
'm O
Dave B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

US B-GPE
officials O
say O
the O
crippled O
US B-ORG
Navy I-ORG
destroyer O
Cole B-PRODUCT
is O
ready O
to O
be O
moved O
out O
of O
Aden B-GPE
back O
to O
its O
homeport O
of O
Norfolk B-GPE
, O
Virginian B-GPE
. O

A O
huge O
Norwegian B-NORP
transport O
vessel O
is O
to O
carry O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
across O
the B-LOC
Atlantic I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

Following O
the O
suspected O
terrorist O
attack O
that O
killed O
17 O
of O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
's O
sailors O
, O
US B-GPE
officials O
say O
they O
are O
still O
piecing O
together O
evidence O
they O
hope O
will O
lead O
to O
the O
capture O
of O
those O
responsible O
. O

Let O
's O
go O
to O
Russia B-GPE
right O
now O
Joe B-PERSON
, O
where O
Vladimir B-PERSON
Putin I-PERSON
who O
still O
remains O
something O
of O
an O
enigmatic O
presence O
in O
the O
Russian B-NORP
political O
scene O
since O
he O
took O
office O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
is O
apparently O
under O
siege O
yet O
again O
by O
revelations O
that O
the O
Russians B-NORP
might O
possibly O
have O
been O
able O
to O
rescue O
those O
trapped O
sailors O
in O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
submarine O
because O
some O
of O
them O
evidently O
survived O
and O
it O
's O
apparent O
that O
the O
Russian B-NORP
military O
suppressed O
information O
about O
what O
had O
happened O
or O
even O
distorted O
it O
, O
and O
was O
singularly O
slow O
in O
taking O
up O
offers O
of O
assistance O
from O
the O
Norwegians B-NORP
and O
the O
British B-NORP
to O
help O
. O

What O
impact O
do O
you O
think O
this O
new O
revelation O
has O
on O
Putin B-GPE
's O
political O
stature O
? O

Oh O
, O
I O
think O
it O
is O
another O
step O
in O
a O
diminution O
of O
Putin B-GPE
. O

I O
think O
a O
number O
of O
things O
have O
happened O
; O

His O
attempt O
to O
restore O
the O
image O
of O
Russia B-GPE
as O
a O
great O
power O
has O
, O
I O
think O
backfired O
generally O
. O

he O
plunged O
Milosevic B-PERSON
long O
after O
it O
was O
clear O
that O
he O
was O
finished O
. O

He O
has O
tried O
to O
form O
a O
strategic O
relationship O
with O
China B-GPE
and O
India B-GPE
, O
but O
this O
I O
think O
has O
reflected O
in O
a O
much O
more O
dramatic O
way O
, O
the O
weakness O
of O
Putin B-GPE
. O

After O
all O
, O
you O
've O
got O
to O
remember O
that O
when O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
went O
down O
, O
he O
was O
on O
vacation O
in O
the B-LOC
Black I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
and O
did O
n't O
bother O
even O
to O
come O
back O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
, O
let O
alone O
going O
to O
Mermonsk B-GPE
at O
the O
scene O
of O
the O
disaster O
and O
they O
held O
back O
for O
days O
before O
they O
requested O
help O
from O
Norwegian B-NORP
and O
British B-NORP
experts O
and O
those O
kind O
of O
thing O
, O
and O
I O
think O
that O
there O
is O
a O
sense O
that O
it O
may O
have O
contributed O
to O
the O
disaster O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
, O
what O
's O
the O
thinking O
in O
the O
administration O
of O
Putin B-GPE
's O
performance O
so O
far O
? O

Very O
disappointing O
. O

Putin B-GPE
, O
it O
's O
clear O
he O
is O
no O
new O
style O
Democrat B-NORP
, O
to O
put O
it O
mildly O
. O

This O
is O
a O
man O
who O
still O
behaves O
like O
a O
KGB B-ORG
operator O
rather O
than O
a O
... O
which O
, O
of O
course O
, O
he O
was O
. O

Yeah O
, O
for O
many O
, O
many O
years O
at O
a O
high O
level O
, O
than O
a O
President O
of O
a O
country O
trying O
to O
grapple O
with O
democracy O
. O

I O
think O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
it O
was O
hopeful O
for O
Boris B-PERSON
Yeltsin I-PERSON
and O
then O
it O
got O
disappointed O
in O
Yeltsin B-PERSON
and O
then O
they O
thought O
that O
reluctantly O
Mr. O
Putin O
was O
a O
man O
that O
they O
could O
do O
business O
with O
, O
to O
coin O
former O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
of O
Britain O
Margaret O
Thatcher O
's O
phrase O
about O
Mikhail B-PERSON
Gorbachov I-PERSON
, O
but O
Putin B-GPE
is O
disappointing O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
government O
. O

They O
wo O
n't O
say O
that O
of O
course O
, O
but O
he O
has O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
a O
disappointment O
, O
and O
I O
agree O
with O
Joe B-PERSON
, O
I O
think O
these O
latest O
revelations O
that O
23 O
sailors O
on O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
survived O
several O
days O
and O
theoretically O
might O
have O
been O
saved O
, O
had O
the O
Russians B-NORP
gotten O
off O
the O
dime O
and O
asked O
for O
help O
sooner O
, O
I O
think O
are O
devastating O
. O

And O
David B-PERSON
, O
I O
think O
it O
's O
important O
the O
views O
that O
I O
think O
is O
gaining O
headway O
in O
the O
Administration O
and O
voiced O
generally O
is O
that O
Putin B-GPE
is O
a O
bureaucrat O
and O
he O
runs O
the O
government O
in O
a O
bureaucratic O
kind O
of O
way O
and O
that O
it O
has O
no O
chance O
whatever O
of O
rebuilding O
the O
Russian B-NORP
economy O
and O
the O
Russian B-NORP
political O
stability O
, O
and O
that O
a O
continuing O
decline O
appears O
to O
be O
in O
the O
cards O
for O
Russia B-GPE
under O
his O
leadership O
. O

Spanish B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Jose O
Maria O
Aznar O
has O
offered O
to O
mediate O
the O
latest O
violence O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

He O
spoke O
by O
telephone O
Sunday O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
. O

Peruvian B-NORP
President O
Alberto O
Fujimori O
has O
issued O
an O
order O
confining O
all O
military O
and O
police O
to O
their O
barracks O
. O

The O
President O
is O
locked O
in O
a O
power O
struggle O
with O
former O
intelligence O
service O
chief O
Vladimiro B-PERSON
Monticenos I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Fujimori O
told O
reporters O
late O
Wednesday O
, O
he O
ordered O
a O
complete O
freeze O
on O
movements O
by O
the B-ORG
Armed I-ORG
Forces I-ORG
. O

President O
Fujimori O
has O
been O
leading O
a O
purge O
of O
the O
military O
of O
those O
loyal O
to O
Mr. O
Monticenos O
, O
the O
former O
spy O
master O
, O
whose O
surprise O
return O
to O
Peru B-GPE
on O
Monday O
triggered O
speculation O
of O
a O
possible O
coup O
. O

UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
appealed O
to O
Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
Tuesday O
to O
get O
back O
to O
the O
bargaining O
table O
. O

Mr. O
Annan O
met O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
, O
then O
told O
reporters O
the O
region O
has O
suffered O
enough O
. O

It O
is O
not O
an O
issue O
just O
for O
Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
and O
Chairman O
Arafat O
. O

It O
is O
not O
an O
issue O
even O
for O
the O
idea O
of O
a O
role O
. O

It O
is O
for O
all O
of O
us O
. O

The O
population O
have O
a O
role O
to O
play O
, O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
to O
work O
together O
to O
bring O
these O
things O
down O
. O

We O
all O
have O
a O
responsibility O
. O

Among O
the O
other O
diplomatic O
contacts O
Tuesday O
, O
both O
sides O
met O
with O
Russian B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Igor O
Ivanov O
and O
European O
Union O
Security O
Chief O
Javier O
Solana O
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
also O
spoke O
Tuesday O
night O
with O
President O
Clinton O
and O
French B-NORP
President O
Jacques O
Chirac O
. O

The O
head O
of O
the O
United O
Nations O
Refugee O
Agency O
Sadaqal O
O'Gatta O
has O
warned O
that O
the O
agency O
will O
become O
critically O
weakened O
unless O
it O
receives O
increased O
funding O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
and O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
have O
made O
progress O
to O
end O
weeklong O
violence O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

The O
Paris B-GPE
talks O
mediated O
by O
US O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Madeleine O
Albright O
Wednesday O
. O

The O
two O
sides O
agreed O
to O
improve O
security O
arrangements O
in O
areas O
engulfed O
by O
the O
violence O
. O

Later O
, O
all O
three O
met O
with O
French B-NORP
President O
Jacques O
Chirac O
. O

Mr. O
Chirac O
said O
an O
important O
step O
had O
been O
taken O
to O
return O
to O
calm O
. O

Ms. O
Albright O
and O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
are O
due O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
today O
for O
talks O
with O
President O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
. O

I O
'm O
Dave B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
Serbs B-NORP
have O
taken O
to O
the O
streets O
of O
towns O
and O
cities O
throughout O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
to O
celebrate O
as O
President O
- O
elect O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
prepares O
to O
take O
office O
. O

Outgoing O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
congratulated O
Mr. O
Kostunica O
in O
a O
Friday O
television O
appearance O
. O

We O
get O
the O
latest O
from O
VOA B-ORG
correspondent O
Eve B-PERSON
Cornette I-PERSON
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
appeared O
on O
Serbian B-NORP
television O
to O
announce O
he O
had O
just O
received O
official O
information O
recognizing O
the O
electoral O
victory O
of O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Milosevic O
said O
I O
believe O
this O
decision O
must O
be O
respected O
and O
for O
the O
first O
time O
describes O
the O
opposition O
leader O
as O
President O
- O
elect O
, O
but O
he O
said O
he O
would O
not O
ignore O
the O
support O
of O
those O
who O
did O
vote O
for O
him O
in O
election O
of O
September O
24th O
and O
would O
therefore O
lead O
his O
forces O
to O
become O
a O
strong O
opposition O
party O
, O
which O
he O
said O
would O
win O
convincingly O
in O
the O
next O
round O
of O
elections O
. O

Mr. O
Kostunica O
said O
he O
met O
with O
Mr. O
Milosevic O
and O
described O
the O
talks O
as O
positive O
because O
he O
said O
there O
was O
a O
lot O
of O
concern O
over O
the O
peaceful O
transfer O
of O
power O
. O

Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
Army O
Chief O
congratulated O
Mr. O
Kostunica O
on O
his O
victory O
and O
assured O
television O
viewers O
the O
armed O
forces O
would O
support O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
new O
leader O
. O

Eve B-PERSON
Cornette I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
called O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
popular O
uprising O
against O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
as O
an O
extraordinary O
victory O
for O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
people O
. O

The O
people O
there O
have O
done O
an O
astonishing O
thing O
. O

This O
is O
just O
as O
big O
a O
blow O
for O
freedom O
as O
we O
saw O
when O
the B-FAC
Berlin I-FAC
Wall I-FAC
was O
torn O
down O
and O
when O
Lech B-PERSON
Walensa I-PERSON
led O
the O
shipyard O
workers O
in O
Poland B-GPE
, O
when O
the O
transformations O
occurred O
in O
all O
these O
other O
former O
communist O
countries O
, O
and O
it O
reverses O
a O
ten O
- O
year O
effort O
. O

It O
is O
an O
extraordinary O
day O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
pledged O
Friday O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
its O
allies O
would O
work O
together O
to O
lift O
sanctions O
to O
bring O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
out O
of O
isolation O
. O

The O
European B-NORP
community O
wants O
to O
lift O
sanctions O
as O
early O
as O
Monday O
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coller I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
held O
coalition O
talks O
, O
Monday O
with O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
leader O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
, O
but O
the O
two O
failed O
to O
agree O
on O
forming O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
. O

A O
Likud B-NORP
official O
said O
they O
will O
meet O
again O
today O
. O

The O
current O
explosion O
of O
violence O
between O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israelis B-NORP
began O
more O
than O
three O
weeks O
ago O
, O
after O
Mr. O
Sharon O
visited O
a O
Jerusalem B-GPE
holy O
site O
. O

Sporadic O
clashes O
continued O
, O
Monday O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Hello O
again O
and O
welcome O
, O
I O
am O
David B-PERSON
Chadwick I-PERSON
. O

Israeli B-NORP
helicopter O
gunships O
were O
pressed O
into O
service O
Wednesday O
, O
as O
gun O
battles O
with O
Palestinians B-NORP
erupted O
on O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
near O
Bethlehem B-GPE
and O
at O
the O
border O
crossing O
into O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

At O
least O
five O
Palestinian B-NORP
demonstrators O
and O
three O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
were O
killed O
. O

Both O
sides O
reported O
many O
injured O
. O

Against O
that O
bloody O
backdrop O
, O
there O
were O
diplomatic O
efforts O
to O
call O
a O
ceasefire O
, O
but O
after O
a O
Washington B-GPE
meeting O
with O
US O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Madeleine O
Albright O
, O
acting O
Israeli B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Shlomo O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
said O
what O
's O
happening O
is O
not O
a O
civilian O
uprising O
as O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
claim O
, O
but O
a O
military O
confrontation O
, O
a O
mini O
war O
, O
as O
he O
put O
it O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
Sayeb B-PERSON
Erekat I-PERSON
is O
expected O
to O
meet O
separately O
with O
Mrs. O
Albright O
and O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
, O
later O
this O
week O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
former O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Shimon O
Peres O
met O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
with O
whom O
he O
once O
shared O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Laurie B-PERSON
Cassman I-PERSON
reports O
there O
apparently O
was O
no O
breakthrough O
. O

The O
Peres O
- O
Arafat O
meeting O
lasted O
for O
about O
two O
hours O
, O
but O
neither O
man O
had O
any O
comments O
on O
the O
contents O
of O
the O
discussions O
. O

Earlier O
in O
the O
evening O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
said O
he O
was O
sending O
Mr. O
Peres O
with O
a O
message O
to O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
to O
end O
the O
violence O
now O
. O

For O
his O
part O
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
say O
Mr. O
Arafat O
wanted O
to O
call O
on O
Mr. O
Peres O
to O
get O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
to O
stop O
the O
fighting O
. O

The O
meeting O
took O
place O
after O
an O
afternoon O
and O
evening O
of O
fierce O
clashes O
between O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
military O
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
several O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
towns O
and O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Three O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
and O
at O
least O
half O
a O
dozen O
Palestinians B-NORP
including O
one O
policeman O
were O
killed O
in O
separate O
clashes O
. O

After O
an O
emergency O
meeting O
with O
his O
security O
advisors O
Wednesday O
night O
, O
Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
warned O
of O
a O
tough O
response O
if O
the O
violence O
continues O
. O

The O
Army O
will O
act O
firmly O
, O
he O
says O
, O
but O
without O
being O
drawn O
into O
adventurism O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
media O
says O
it O
has O
been O
warned O
to O
evacuate O
its O
broadcasting O
facility O
. O

Radio O
says O
military O
commanders O
have O
provided O
Mr. O
Barak O
with O
a O
list O
of O
targets O
, O
but O
his O
word O
of O
caution O
against O
what O
he O
calls O
adventurism O
indicates O
heightened O
Israeli B-NORP
sensitivity O
to O
international O
accusations O
of O
an O
exaggerated O
use O
of O
force O
against O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Chief O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
Sayeb B-PERSON
Erekat I-PERSON
says O
he O
was O
prevented O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
security O
from O
leaving O
his O
home O
in O
Jericho B-GPE
because O
of O
the O
fighting O
there O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
combat O
helicopters O
are O
reported O
to O
have O
hit O
a O
hotel O
and O
casino O
in O
Jericho B-GPE
and O
a O
building O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Erekat O
is O
due O
to O
travel O
to O
Washington B-GPE
to O
meet O
with O
US O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Madeleine O
Albright O
and O
other O
US B-GPE
officials O
attempting O
to O
win O
a O
ceasefire O
. O

Mrs. O
Albright O
has O
already O
met O
with O
Israel B-GPE
's O
acting O
Foreign O
Minister O
. O

Laurie B-PERSON
Cassman I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Amnesty B-ORG
International I-ORG
says O
Israel B-GPE
's O
military O
tactics O
exhibit O
a O
pattern O
of O
gross O
human O
rights O
violations O
that O
could O
constitute O
war O
crimes O
. O

A O
London B-GPE
- O
based O
human O
rights O
organizations O
says O
Israel B-GPE
's O
use O
of O
tanks O
and O
helicopters O
is O
far O
out O
of O
proportion O
to O
the O
threat O
posed O
by O
Palestinian B-NORP
stone O
throwers O
. O

Amnesty B-ORG
also O
criticized O
Palestinians B-NORP
for O
attacking O
Israeli B-NORP
civilians O
and O
said O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
is O
not O
doing O
enough O
to O
keep O
children O
away O
. O

Cuban B-NORP
President O
Fidel O
Castro O
is O
scheduled O
to O
arrive O
in O
Venezuela O
Thursday O
to O
begin O
a O
five O
day O
visit O
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
President O
Hugo O
Chavez O
. O

The O
two O
presidents O
are O
expected O
to O
sign O
an O
oil O
agreement O
aimed O
at O
helping O
to O
ease O
the O
Communist B-NORP
ruled O
Caribbean O
Island O
's O
chronic O
fuel O
shortage O
. O

Mr. O
Castro O
's O
visit O
comes O
amid O
widespread O
labor O
unrest O
in O
Venezuela B-GPE
. O

A O
major O
demonstration O
is O
set O
for O
Thursday O
, O
and O
Cuba B-GPE
has O
put O
into O
effect O
a O
10 O
percent O
tax O
surcharge O
on O
telephone O
calls O
here O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

The O
Cuban B-NORP
government O
took O
the O
step O
in O
retaliation O
for O
a O
Cuban B-NORP
funds O
bill O
passed O
by O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Congress I-ORG
. O

The O
US B-GPE
legislation O
would O
use O
Cuban B-NORP
funds O
, O
long O
frozen O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
to O
compensate O
Cubans B-NORP
living O
in O
Miami B-GPE
for O
losses O
suffered O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
government O
. O

I O
am O
Tom B-PERSON
Crosby I-PERSON
with O
David B-PERSON
Chadwick I-PERSON
. O

You O
are O
listening O
to O
VOA B-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
Now I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

And O
right O
now O
let O
's O
get O
the O
latest O
world O
news O
. O

I O
am O
David B-PERSON
Coller I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Ivory B-GPE
Coast I-GPE
's O
newly O
elected O
President O
Loran O
Gbagbo O
plans O
to O
announce O
his O
government O
today O
. O

Mr. O
Gbagbo O
has O
ruled O
out O
new O
elections O
, O
but O
is O
promising O
to O
set O
up O
what O
he O
calls O
a O
broad O
- O
based O
government O
of O
national O
unity O
. O

In O
Washington B-GPE
, O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
spokesman O
Phil B-PERSON
Reeker I-PERSON
said O
new O
elections O
are O
necessary O
. O

The O
election O
October O
22nd O
was O
failed O
and O
fundamentally O
flawed O
from O
the O
outset O
due O
to O
the O
exclusion O
of O
major O
party O
candidates O
and O
other O
machinations O
leading O
up O
to O
the O
election O
. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
very O
important O
for O
the O
voices O
of O
the O
disenfranchised O
Ivorians B-NORP
to O
be O
heard O
and O
in O
that O
sense O
the O
holding O
of O
free O
, O
fair O
and O
inclusive O
elections O
will O
be O
needed O
to O
fully O
restore O
the O
government O
or O
put O
to O
fore O
its O
legitimacy O
and O
bring O
democracy O
back O
to O
. O

Fresh O
violence O
broke O
out O
Thursday O
between O
the O
Gbagbo B-PERSON
supporters O
and O
backers O
of O
rival O
opposition O
leader O
Alassane B-PERSON
Ouattara I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
barred O
from O
Sunday O
's O
voting O
. O

At O
least O
20 O
people O
were O
killed O
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coller I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
called O
his O
cabinet O
into O
special O
session O
late O
Wednesday O
, O
to O
discuss O
what O
he O
called O
a O
grave O
escalation O
of O
the O
level O
of O
violence O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territory O
. O

The O
meeting O
came O
after O
three O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
and O
at O
least O
two O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
on O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

In O
Washington B-GPE
, O
acting O
Israeli B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Shalome O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
called O
the O
situation O
extremely O
grave O
. O

, O
let O
us O
call O
it O
a O
war O
or O
if O
you O
prefer O
, O
a O
mini O
war O
. O

So O
, O
this O
is O
a O
war O
in O
many O
senses O
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
shooting O
at O
our O
soldiers O
, O
and O
therefore O
we O
need O
to O
address O
this O
issue O
not O
as O
a O
civilian O
uprising O
, O
but O
as O
a O
military O
confrontation O
. O

At O
least O
160 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
the O
past O
five O
weeks O
, O
most O
of O
them O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

The O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
says O
nearly O
two O
million O
people O
in O
the O
Democratic O
Republic O
of O
Congo B-GPE
are O
at O
risk O
of O
starvation O
. O

A O
World B-ORG
Food I-ORG
Program I-ORG
spokeswoman O
says O
if O
action O
is O
not O
taken O
quickly O
, O
thousands O
of O
people O
will O
die O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
requesting O
more O
co-operation O
from O
Yemen B-GPE
in O
the O
investigation O
of O
the O
terrorist O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
that O
killed O
17 O
US B-GPE
sailors O
. O

US B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
spokesman O
Richard B-PERSON
Boucher I-PERSON
said O
the O
US B-GPE
wants O
complete O
access O
to O
the O
findings O
of O
Yemeni O
investigators O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
President O
Clinton O
has O
written O
to O
Yemeni O
President O
Ali O
Abdullah O
Saleh O
requesting O
increased O
co-operation O
into O
the O
investigation O
of O
last O
month O
's O
attack O
. O

President O
Clinton O
says O
he O
hopes O
his O
talks O
with O
the O
top O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
envoy O
here O
in O
Washington B-GPE
next O
week O
will O
help O
promote O
reconciliation O
with O
Pyongyang B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
says O
he O
wants O
to O
, O
in O
his O
words O
, O
explore O
the O
possibilities O
during O
the O
meeting O
with O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
Jo B-PERSON
Myong I-PERSON
Rok I-PERSON
. O

UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
is O
traveling O
to O
Lebanon B-GPE
today O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
secure O
the O
release O
of O
three O
abducted O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
. O

Lebanese B-NORP
- O
based O
Hizbullah B-ORG
guerillas O
captured O
the O
soldiers O
, O
Saturday O
in O
an O
escalation O
of O
Mid B-LOC
East I-LOC
violence O
. O

Tuesday O
, O
Mr. O
Annan O
met O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
end O
nearly O
two O
weeks O
of O
deadly O
clashes O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
protestors O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
military O
officials O
say O
violence O
subsided O
somewhat O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
postponed O
its O
deadline O
for O
a O
stronger O
military O
reaction O
to O
the O
rioting O
. O

More O
than O
90 O
people O
have O
died O
in O
the O
fighting O
, O
mostly O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
again O
had O
telephone O
conversations O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
, O
as O
well O
as O
talk O
with O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
on O
ways O
to O
diffuse O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
crisis O
. O

VOA B-ORG
correspondent O
David B-PERSON
Gollust I-PERSON
of O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
reports O
. O

A O
trip O
to O
the O
region O
by O
Mr. O
Clinton O
to O
convene O
an O
emergency O
summit O
remains O
under O
discussion O
, O
although O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
insists O
no O
decision O
has O
been O
made O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
continues O
to O
stress O
Mr. O
Clinton O
's O
willingness O
to O
make O
a O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
trip O
if O
it O
will O
help O
diffuse O
the O
violence O
and O
get O
the O
parties O
back O
to O
negotiations O
. O

They O
say O
they O
are O
still O
waiting O
to O
hear O
if O
the O
leaders O
will O
be O
responsive O
to O
unspecified O
US B-GPE
preconditions O
for O
such O
a O
trip O
, O
but O
they O
say O
no O
decision O
has O
been O
made O
to O
go O
despite O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
television O
report O
to O
the O
contrary O
. O

The O
possibility O
of O
a O
Clinton B-GPE
mission O
to O
the O
area O
has O
gotten O
heavy O
media O
coverage O
, O
but O
spokesman O
Jake B-PERSON
Seaworth I-PERSON
told O
reporters O
restoring O
calm O
is O
the O
central O
issue O
and O
not O
Mr. O
Clinton O
's O
travel O
plans O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
President O
has O
spent O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
on O
the O
phone O
this O
weekend O
and O
this O
morning O
, O
not O
just O
discussing O
where O
and O
when O
, O
whether O
to O
have O
a O
summit O
, O
but O
whether O
we O
can O
break O
the O
cycle O
of O
violence O
and O
ultimately O
we O
are O
going O
to O
be O
focussed O
on O
the O
steps O
that O
may O
involve O
a O
trip O
, O
that O
may O
not O
involve O
a O
trip O
. O

The O
President O
's O
15 O
- O
minute O
talk O
with O
Mr. O
Annan O
who O
was O
holding O
talks O
in O
the O
region O
also O
dealt O
with O
the O
tense O
situation O
along O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Lebanese B-NORP
border O
and O
this O
week O
's O
kidnapping O
of O
three O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
by O
Hizbullah B-ORG
guerillas O
. O

David B-PERSON
Gollust I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

It O
's O
time O
now O
to O
look O
at O
professional O
soccer O
and O
rugby O
and O
how O
it O
can O
be O
bad O
for O
a O
player O
's O
health O
. O

This O
is O
according O
to O
two O
British B-NORP
medical O
studies O
. O

As O
we O
hear O
now O
from O
VOA B-ORG
's O
David B-PERSON
McClary I-PERSON
, O
lifetime O
injuries O
are O
common O
and O
in O
the O
case O
of O
rugby O
, O
increasing O
. O

A O
study O
of O
nearly O
300 O
former O
British B-NORP
professional O
soccer O
players O
finds O
that O
nearly O
half O
have O
suffered O
the O
chronic O
joint O
disease O
" O
osteoarthritis O
" O
often O
as O
early O
as O
age O
40 O
. O

Most O
have O
the O
disease O
in O
two O
or O
more O
joints O
. O

Nearly O
one O
third O
of O
those O
surveyed O
had O
surgery O
at O
least O
once O
since O
retiring O
, O
mostly O
on O
knees O
with O
knee O
replacement O
a O
common O
option O
. O

The O
Coventry O
University O
researchers O
who O
report O
the O
findings O
in O
the O
British O
Journal O
of O
Sports O
Medicine O
say O
anxiety O
and O
depression O
are O
common O
among O
those O
so O
injured O
, O
possibly O
as O
a O
result O
of O
pain O
and O
impaired O
mobility O
. O

A O
second O
study O
in O
the O
same O
journal O
finds O
that O
injuries O
among O
Rugby B-ORG
Union I-ORG
players O
have O
nearly O
doubled O
since O
the O
sport O
became O
professional O
five O
years O
ago O
, O
from O
27 O
% O
to O
47 O
% O
. O

The O
Scottish B-NORP
researchers O
say O
one O
possible O
explanation O
is O
the O
use O
of O
padded O
equipment O
. O

They O
suggest O
it O
gives O
a O
false O
sense O
of O
security O
causing O
more O
aggressive O
play O
. O

David B-PERSON
McClary I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Welcome O
to O
another O
hour O
of O
news O
and O
information O
on O
The O
Voice O
of O
America B-GPE
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Chadwick I-PERSON
with O
VOA B-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
Now I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

President O
Clinton O
is O
criticizing O
a O
proposal O
to O
open O
up O
food O
and O
medicine O
sales O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
, O
but O
toughen O
restrictions O
on O
travel O
there O
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
David B-PERSON
Swan I-PERSON
reports O
. O

The O
House O
of O
Representatives O
is O
expected O
to O
vote O
on O
the O
measure O
next O
week O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
says O
he O
will O
withhold O
final O
judgment O
until O
he O
sees O
details O
of O
the O
plan O
, O
which O
Members O
of O
Congress B-ORG
hammered O
out O
Thursday O
night O
, O
but O
he O
tells O
reporters O
that O
if O
the O
deal O
was O
what O
it O
appears O
to O
be O
, O
the O
lawmakers O
made O
a O
big O
mistake O
. O

It O
looks O
like O
it O
eases O
the O
embargo O
on O
food O
and O
medicine O
, O
but O
it O
probably O
does O
n't O
very O
much O
because O
it O
does O
n't O
provide O
any O
financing O
credits O
, O
which O
we O
give O
to O
other O
poor O
countries O
, O
whereas O
it O
definitely O
restricts O
the O
ability O
of O
the O
executive O
branch O
to O
increase O
people O
- O
to O
- O
people O
contacts O
between O
Americans O
and O
Cubans B-NORP
. O

The O
agreement O
which O
is O
part O
of O
a O
larger O
foreign O
bill O
, O
came O
after O
more O
than O
a O
year O
of O
political O
warfare O
and O
bargaining O
over O
the O
always O
sensitive O
subject O
of O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

The O
measure O
would O
allow O
American B-NORP
food O
and O
medicine O
to O
be O
sold O
there O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
close O
to O
40 O
years O
. O

It O
also O
applies O
to O
four O
other O
nations O
where O
trade O
has O
been O
restricted O
, O
Iran B-GPE
, O
Sudan B-GPE
, O
Libya B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
but O
Cuban B-NORP
- O
American B-NORP
House O
Members O
who O
fiercely O
oppose O
anything O
that O
might O
ease O
pressure O
on O
President O
Castro O
demanded O
concessions O
. O

So O
, O
as O
Mr. O
Clinton O
noted O
, O
the O
plan O
bars O
American B-NORP
banks O
from O
financing O
the O
food O
sales O
, O
which O
means O
Havana B-GPE
would O
have O
to O
pay O
cash O
or O
obtain O
credits O
from O
third O
countries O
. O

Another O
part O
of O
the O
legislation O
would O
tighten O
restrictions O
on O
American B-NORP
travel O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

The O
Castro B-GPE
government O
has O
already O
rejected O
the O
deal O
, O
saying O
it O
will O
not O
buy O
anything O
under O
these O
terms O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
the O
proposal O
supporters O
call O
it O
an O
opening O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
and O
an O
important O
shift O
in O
policy O
. O

One O
leading O
farm O
group O
, O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Farm I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
Federation I-ORG
describes O
it O
as O
a O
positive O
first O
step O
and O
much O
better O
than O
current O
law O
. O

It O
appears O
Congress B-ORG
is O
not O
prepared O
to O
take O
any O
bigger O
steps O
on O
the O
issue O
this O
year O
. O

David B-PERSON
Swan I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
UN I-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
voted O
late O
Wednesday O
on O
membership O
for O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
. O

Assembly O
President O
Harri O
Holkeri O
announced O
that O
the O
vote O
in O
favor O
was O
by O
acclamation O
. O

I O
therefore O
declare O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Republic I-ORG
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
admitted O
to O
membership O
in O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nation I-ORG
. O

US O
Ambassador O
Richard O
Holbrooke O
said O
the O
results O
of O
the O
recent O
elections O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
proved O
Belgrade B-GPE
was O
ready O
to O
rejoin O
the O
nations O
of O
the O
world O
. O

We O
congratulate O
President O
Kostunica O
on O
his O
leadership O
in O
bringing O
peaceful O
and O
democratic O
change O
to O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
. O

We O
congratulate O
his O
colleagues O
in O
the O
brave O
democracy O
movement O
that O
brought O
the O
will O
of O
the O
people O
to O
power O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

The O
world O
body O
head O
declared O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
UN B-GPE
seat O
vacant O
eight O
years O
ago O
after O
former O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
came O
to O
power O
. O

One O
other O
Major B-ORG
League I-ORG
baseball O
manager O
is O
now O
looking O
for O
a O
new O
team O
to O
lead O
. O

The B-ORG
Toronto I-ORG
Blue I-ORG
Jays I-ORG
have O
decided O
not O
to O
renew O
the O
contract O
of O
Jim B-PERSON
Firgossy I-PERSON
after O
the O
team O
placed O
third O
in O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
League I-ORG
Eastern I-ORG
Division I-ORG
for O
two O
straight O
seasons O
. O

Toronto B-GPE
finished O
with O
the O
mediocre O
83 O
and O
79 O
record O
and O
Firgossy B-PERSON
's O
contract O
expired O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
season O
. O

Before O
the O
Blue O
Jays O
' O
announcement O
Tuesday O
Firgossy O
said O
that O
he O
felt O
that O
he O
would O
not O
be O
asked O
to O
return O
. O

General O
manager O
Gord B-PERSON
Ash I-PERSON
says O
he O
felt O
the O
team O
needed O
a O
different O
manager O
to O
become O
a O
playoff O
contender O
. O

President O
Clinton O
and O
the O
Democratic O
presidential O
candidate O
were O
among O
thousands O
of O
mourners O
who O
gathered O
in O
Missouri B-GPE
at O
a O
memorial O
service O
for O
Democratic O
Governor O
Mel O
Carnahan O
who O
died O
Monday O
in O
a O
plane O
crash O
. O

Serbia B-GPE
remains O
tense O
today O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
a O
massive O
civil O
disobedience O
campaign O
begun O
Monday O
to O
force O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
to O
concede O
election O
defeat O
. O

In O
nearly O
every O
Serbian B-NORP
city O
protestors O
marched O
in O
the O
streets O
demanding O
Mr. O
Milosevic O
recognize O
opposition O
candidate O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
as O
the O
outright O
winner O
of O
last O
week O
's O
presidential O
election O
. O

Banks O
, O
coal O
mines O
and O
other O
institutions O
shut O
down O
as O
workers O
protested O
a O
second O
runoff O
election O
scheduled O
for O
this O
Sunday O
. O

Mr. O
Milosevic O
accuses O
his O
opponents O
of O
using O
blackmail O
and O
bribery O
to O
organize O
the O
work O
stoppages O
that O
have O
brought O
much O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
to O
a O
standstill O
. O

At O
a O
news O
conference O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
, O
the O
President O
said O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
would O
face O
foreign O
occupation O
if O
Mr. O
Kostunica O
came O
to O
power O
. O

The O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
is O
clear O
on O
its O
view O
on O
the O
Milosevic B-PERSON
move O
. O

White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
Jake B-PERSON
Sewart I-PERSON
. O

He O
belongs O
out O
of O
power O
, O
out O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
and O
at O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Tribunal I-ORG
. O

We O
will O
do O
everything O
we O
can O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
he O
makes O
his O
court O
date O
there O
. O

Here O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
county O
workers O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
have O
returned O
to O
their O
jobs O
as O
union O
negotiators O
continue O
contract O
talks O
with O
local O
officials O
. O

VOA B-ORG
's O
Michael B-PERSON
Sullivan I-PERSON
reports O
that O
workers O
are O
responding O
to O
a O
request O
from O
the O
city O
's O
Roman O
Catholic O
archbishop O
. O

More O
than O
40,000 O
workers O
were O
back O
at O
their O
jobs O
Thursday O
following O
a O
1 O
- O
day O
walkout O
that O
closed O
social O
welfare O
offices O
and O
crippled O
public O
medical O
services O
. O

During O
the O
work O
stoppage O
Wednesday O
, O
local O
residents O
were O
unable O
to O
register O
marriages O
or O
get O
documents O
for O
a O
real O
estate O
transaction O
. O

People O
at O
one O
records O
office O
found O
no O
one O
on O
duty O
to O
help O
them O
. O

The O
return O
to O
work O
Thursday O
came O
at O
the O
urging O
of O
Catholic O
cardinal O
Roger B-PERSON
Mahodi I-PERSON
who O
said O
the O
labor O
dispute O
was O
hurting O
the O
poor O
who O
rely O
on O
public O
services O
. O

In O
response O
to O
his O
plea O
, O
union O
officials O
agreed O
to O
try O
to O
resolve O
their O
differences O
through O
negotiations O
. O

The O
back O
- O
to O
- O
work O
agreement O
angered O
some O
of O
the O
strikers O
, O
however O
, O
who O
called O
the O
decision O
a O
sellout O
. O

The O
labor O
dispute O
is O
over O
wages O
. O

Workers O
want O
a O
15.5 O
% O
pay O
raise O
over O
three O
years O
, O
the O
county O
has O
offered O
9 O
% O
. O

A O
separate O
work O
stoppage O
by O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
transit O
workers O
is O
now O
in O
its O
27th O
day O
. O

That O
strike O
affects O
450,000 O
bus O
and O
subway O
riders O
, O
many O
of O
them O
low O
- O
income O
workers O
. O

An O
issue O
in O
that O
strike O
is O
a O
management O
plan O
to O
hire O
more O
part O
- O
time O
drivers O
and O
limit O
overtime O
pay O
. O

Talks O
are O
at O
a O
standstill O
, O
but O
4,000 O
striking O
drivers O
have O
promised O
to O
respond O
to O
the O
latest O
management O
offer O
, O
Thursday O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
O'Sullivan I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coller I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Dozens O
of O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
wounded O
in O
scattered O
clashes O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
, O
Wednesday O
, O
despite O
the O
Sharm O
el O
- O
Sheikh O
truce O
accord O
. O

The O
clashes O
occurred O
as O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
leadership O
issued O
orders O
to O
observe O
the O
troops O
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
also O
warned O
that O
Israel B-GPE
must O
remove O
its O
soldiers O
from O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
cities O
. O

Israel B-GPE
says O
, O
it O
has O
lifted O
the O
internal O
restrictions O
that O
barred O
Palestinians B-NORP
from O
moving O
among O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
towns O
and O
villages O
. O

President O
Clinton O
leaves O
for O
East B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
today O
to O
attend O
the O
annual O
Asia B-EVENT
Pacific I-EVENT
Economic I-EVENT
Co-operation I-EVENT
Summit I-EVENT
, O
held O
this O
year O
in O
Brunei B-GPE
. O

The O
meeting O
of O
leaders O
from O
the O
21 O
Pacific B-LOC
Rim I-LOC
countries O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
the O
last O
major O
international O
conference O
and O
last O
overseas O
trip O
for O
Mr. O
Clinton O
as O
the O
US O
President O
. O

He O
will O
hold O
separate O
sideline O
meetings O
of O
the O
summit O
with O
a O
number O
of O
leaders O
, O
including O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
Jiang B-PERSON
Zemin I-PERSON
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
Kim B-PERSON
Dae I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
jung I-PERSON
, O
and O
Japanese B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Yoshiro O
Mori O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
Mr. O
Clinton O
will O
travel O
to O
Vietnam B-GPE
to O
become O
the O
first O
US O
President O
to O
visit O
that O
country O
since O
the O
end O
of O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
in O
1975 O
. O

Judges O
at O
the O
Flight O
103 O
Lockerbie B-GPE
trial O
are O
expected O
to O
rule O
Thursday O
if O
a O
diary O
belonging O
to O
one O
of O
the O
accused O
can O
be O
used O
as O
evidence O
. O

The O
defendant O
's O
diary O
was O
discovered O
by O
Scottish B-NORP
police O
during O
an O
investigation O
in O
Malta B-GPE
in O
April O
1991 O
. O

The O
defense O
claims O
that O
police O
search O
was O
illegal O
and O
therefore O
the O
diary O
can O
not O
be O
admitted O
as O
evidence O
. O

David B-PERSON
Coller I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
announced O
, O
Sunday O
that O
President O
Bill O
Clinton O
will O
meet O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
on O
Thursday O
and O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
next O
Sunday O
. O

A O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
spokesman O
said O
the O
talks O
will O
be O
held O
separately O
and O
their O
goal O
is O
the O
ending O
of O
violence O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

Sporadic O
clashes O
continued O
Sunday O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
and O
two O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
. O

Monday O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
began O
using O
helicopter O
gun O
ships O
against O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
who O
were O
armed O
with O
stones O
and O
automatic O
weapons O
. O

The O
fighting O
also O
spread O
to O
Arab B-NORP
villages O
inside O
Israel B-GPE
. O

In O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
is O
holding O
a O
closed O
door O
meeting O
on O
the O
clashes O
that O
began O
last O
Thursday O
after O
Israeli B-NORP
opposition O
leader O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
made O
a O
controversial O
visit O
to O
a O
site O
in O
East B-GPE
Jerusalem I-GPE
sacred O
to O
both O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
Jews O
. O

Opinion O
polls O
in O
Israel B-GPE
show O
hard O
- O
liner O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
widening O
his O
lead O
over O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
as O
the O
country O
's O
February O
6th O
election O
draws O
nearer O
. O

A O
Jerusalem B-ORG
Post I-ORG
poll O
shows O
Mr. O
Sharon O
's O
lead O
widening O
to O
22 O
percentage O
points O
from O
16 O
points O
last O
Friday O
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
is O
facing O
mounting O
pressure O
from O
within O
his O
Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
to O
step O
aside O
and O
let O
elder O
statesman O
Shimon B-PERSON
Peres I-PERSON
run O
, O
but O
he O
said O
Wednesday O
at O
a O
campaign O
rally O
that O
no O
one O
dare O
approach O
him O
to O
drop O
out O
of O
the O
race O
. O

First O
the O
news O
update O
. O

Here O
's O
David B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON
. O

President O
Clinton O
is O
sending O
US B-GPE
mediator O
Dennis B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
back O
to O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
in O
yet O
another O
effort O
to O
make O
progress O
toward O
peace O
between O
Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
before O
Mr. O
Clinton O
leaves O
office O
in O
two O
weeks O
. O

A O
senior O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
official O
said O
Mr. O
Ross O
intends O
to O
meet O
separately O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
. O

They O
will O
discuss O
the O
possibilities O
remaining O
in O
Mr. O
Clinton O
's O
term O
as O
President O
. O

Defense O
lawyers O
have O
attacked O
a O
prosecutions O
case O
at O
the O
Lockerby B-GPE
bombing O
trial O
in O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
. O

In O
closing O
arguments O
Thursday O
attorneys O
for O
two O
Libyans B-NORP
suspected O
of O
bombing O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
, O
said O
the O
evidence O
against O
their O
clients O
does O
not O
add O
up O
, O
and O
they O
suggested O
that O
Palestinian B-NORP
extremists O
could O
have O
staged O
the O
bombing O
of O
the O
jet O
liner O
over O
Lockerby B-GPE
, O
Scotland B-GPE
. O

In O
Spain B-GPE
the O
Basque O
separatist O
group O
Eta B-ORG
has O
claimed O
responsibility O
for O
three O
killings O
and O
various O
attacks O
in O
recent O
months O
. O

Gill B-PERSON
Gabrahall I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Madrid B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
communique O
published O
in O
two O
Basque O
newspapers O
The O
terrorist O
group O
ETA B-ORG
said O
it O
conducted O
a O
series O
of O
terrorist O
attacks O
since O
October O
. O

Eta B-ORG
also O
threatened O
those O
who O
signed O
an O
anti-terrorist O
pact O
promoted O
by O
Spain B-GPE
's O
two O
major O
political O
parties O
. O

The O
Basque O
terrorist O
group O
admitted O
to O
killing O
former O
Socialist O
Health O
Minister O
Ernest O
Yuke O
on O
November O
21st O
and O
then O
in O
December O
killing O
a O
Catalan B-NORP
town O
councilman O
and O
a O
busload O
of O
police O
officers O
. O

With O
the O
publication O
of O
the O
communique O
Eta B-ORG
has O
now O
admitted O
to O
all O
23 O
killings O
for O
which O
it O
was O
blamed O
last O
year O
after O
calling O
off O
a O
fourteen O
- O
month O
truce O
. O

Eta B-ORG
has O
been O
blamed O
for O
more O
than O
800 O
deaths O
in O
its O
33 O
- O
year O
drive O
for O
an O
independent O
Basque O
homeland O
in O
northern O
Spain B-GPE
and O
southern O
France B-GPE
. O

The O
terrorist O
group O
also O
claimed O
to O
have O
carried O
out O
a O
series O
of O
attacks O
including O
attempts O
to O
kill O
various O
journalists O
, O
placing O
a O
bomb O
in O
an O
elevator O
at O
a O
Basque O
university O
and O
bombing O
attacks O
against O
businesses O
that O
failed O
to O
pay O
its O
so O
called O
revolutionary O
tax O
. O

Eta B-ORG
also O
threatened O
members O
of O
Spain B-GPE
's O
ruling O
Popular B-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
the O
main O
opposition O
Socialists B-NORP
. O

In O
December O
the O
two O
parties O
signed O
an O
anti-terrorism O
pact O
to O
isolate O
the O
moderate O
but O
pro-independence O
Basque B-ORG
Nationalist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
or O
PNB B-ORG
. O

The O
PNB O
has O
been O
ruling O
the O
autonomous O
Basque O
region O
of O
Spain B-GPE
with O
a O
minority O
government O
since O
it O
was O
abandoned O
by O
Eta B-ORG
's O
political O
wing O
in O
the O
summer O
. O

Eta B-ORG
does O
not O
want O
the O
PNB O
to O
cooperate O
with O
the O
two O
mainstream O
political O
parties O
. O

The O
terrorist O
group O
justified O
its O
assassination O
of O
Socialist O
Ernest O
Yuke O
because O
he O
was O
in O
favor O
of O
stronger O
ties O
between O
his O
party O
and O
the O
PNB O
. O

The O
Basque O
Chief O
Minister O
Gwan O
Jose O
Ibariche O
has O
pledged O
to O
call O
regional O
elections O
though O
Spain B-GPE
's O
Socialists B-NORP
and O
the B-ORG
Popular I-ORG
Party I-ORG
have O
vowed O
not O
to O
form O
a O
regional O
coalition O
government O
with O
the O
PNB O
. O

Gill B-PERSON
Gabrahall I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Madrid B-GPE
. O

Colombian B-NORP
President O
Andres O
Pastrana O
says O
the O
peace O
process O
with O
the O
country O
's O
largest O
Marxist O
rebel O
group O
will O
be O
in O
danger O
if O
it O
is O
found O
responsible O
for O
Friday O
's O
killing O
of O
an O
opposition O
lawmaker O
. O

President O
Pestrana O
said O
Saturday O
there O
is O
what O
he O
calls O
serious O
evidence O
the O
revolutionary O
armed O
forces O
of O
Colombia B-GPE
shot O
and O
killed O
Congressman O
Diego O
Turbai O
. O

Welcome O
back O
to O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
now O
coming O
to O
you O
from O
Washington B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
Tony B-PERSON
Riggs I-PERSON
. O

Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
could O
begin O
a O
marathon O
round O
of O
peace O
talks O
as O
early O
as O
Sunday O
but O
Israel B-GPE
has O
not O
yet O
said O
whether O
it O
will O
take O
part O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
is O
postponing O
until O
Saturday O
his O
government O
's O
response O
to O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
's O
proposal O
for O
talks O
. O

Correspondent O
Laurie B-PERSON
Cassman I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
that O
Mr. O
Barak O
is O
under O
pressure O
to O
go O
ahead O
with O
the O
peace O
effort O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
is O
to O
meet O
with O
his O
top O
ministers O
involved O
in O
the O
peace O
process O
on O
Saturday O
night O
to O
decide O
what O
response O
to O
give O
to O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
's O
proposal O
. O

The O
meeting O
was O
delayed O
a O
day O
in O
protest O
after O
the O
brutal O
killing O
of O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
youth O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
have O
proposed O
a O
ten O
- O
day O
non-stop O
negotiating O
session O
to O
narrow O
differences O
over O
key O
issues O
blocking O
a O
final O
peace O
agreement O
. O

If O
Israel B-GPE
says O
yes O
, O
the O
marathon O
meeting O
will O
probably O
take O
place O
in O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
Red B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
resort O
of O
Taba B-GPE
just O
across O
the O
border O
from O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
TV O
says O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
already O
are O
sending O
an O
advanced O
team O
to O
Taba B-GPE
to O
prepare O
for O
the O
meeting O
. O

The O
talks O
would O
come O
in O
an O
awkward O
moment O
for O
Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
who O
is O
facing O
an O
uphill O
battle O
to O
keep O
his O
job O
. O

The O
latest O
opinion O
polls O
show O
right O
wing O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
leader O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
could O
easily O
win O
the O
February O
6th O
election O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
had O
hoped O
for O
a O
peace O
deal O
to O
clinch O
victory O
. O

Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
has O
already O
said O
he O
would O
not O
honor O
Mr. O
Barak O
's O
compromise O
proposals O
. O

He O
says O
his O
negotiating O
position O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
would O
be O
much O
tougher O
. O

Mr. O
Sharon O
's O
peace O
plan O
would O
retain O
Israeli B-NORP
sovereignty O
over O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Golan I-LOC
Heights I-LOC
, O
which O
Israel B-GPE
seized O
from O
Syria B-GPE
in O
the O
1967 O
Arab B-NORP
- O
Israeli B-NORP
war O
. O

The O
plan O
would O
also O
cut O
in O
half O
the O
amount O
of O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
land O
Israel B-GPE
is O
to O
turn O
over O
to O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Mr. O
Sharon O
talks O
of O
long O
term O
interest O
talks O
push O
for O
a O
single O
final O
peace O
settlement O
. O

Laurie B-PERSON
Cassman I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
says O
the O
US O
Admiral O
overseeing O
the O
Navy O
probe O
of O
the O
terrorist O
bombing O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
is O
recommending O
that O
no O
one O
be O
punished O
despite O
evidence O
of O
security O
lapses O
aboard O
the O
ship O
. O

The O
October O
12th O
bombing O
in O
the O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
in O
Yemen B-GPE
killed O
seventeen O
sailors O
and O
wounded O
thirty O
- O
nine O
others O
. O

The O
newspaper O
says O
that O
Admiral O
Robert O
Nader O
, O
the O
commander O
of O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Atlantic I-ORG
Fleet I-ORG
rejected O
the O
conclusions O
of O
a O
lower O
ranking O
investigating O
officer O
who O
determined O
that O
more O
security O
precautions O
should O
have O
been O
taken O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
peace O
talks O
have O
ended O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
with O
a O
statement O
declaring O
the O
two O
sides O
are O
closer O
than O
ever O
to O
a O
final O
agreement O
. O

The O
head O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
delegation O
, O
Foreign O
Minister O
Shlomo O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
called O
the O
five O
days O
of O
talks O
constructive O
. O

We O
have O
had O
the O
most O
truthful O
, O
constructive O
, O
profound O
negotiations O
ever O
to O
be O
held O
since O
this O
phase O
in O
the O
peace O
talks O
has O
started O
. O

We O
feel O
that O
today O
we O
are O
closer O
than O
ever O
to O
the O
possibility O
of O
striking O
the O
final O
deal O
between O
us O
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Mr. O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
said O
there O
is O
possibility O
that O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
might O
meet O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
next O
week O
. O

The O
head O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
delegation O
, O
Ahmed B-PERSON
Kurai I-PERSON
says O
if O
opposition O
candidate O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
comes O
to O
power O
in O
Israel B-GPE
's O
election O
next O
month O
, O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
ready O
to O
negotiate O
with O
him O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
has O
held O
talks O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Shlomo O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
in O
Cairo B-GPE
but O
no O
breakthroughs O
toward O
a O
peace O
deal O
are O
reported O
. O

The O
meeting O
, O
which O
lasted O
about O
two O
hours O
, O
followed O
Cairo B-GPE
talks O
earlier O
Wednesday O
between O
Mr. O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
and O
Egyptian B-NORP
President O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
. O

In O
Israel B-GPE
the O
latest O
opinion O
polls O
show O
hard O
- O
liner O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
is O
virtually O
assured O
of O
winning O
next O
week O
's O
national O
election O
. O

The O
story O
from O
Ross B-PERSON
Don I-PERSON
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

An O
opinion O
poll O
published O
in O
the O
Jerusalem O
Post O
newspaper O
Wednesday O
shows O
that O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
, O
Chairman O
of O
the O
right O
wing O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
has O
a O
commanding O
22 O
- O
point O
lead O
over O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
. O

According O
to O
the O
poll O
, O
49 O
percent O
of O
those O
interviewed O
said O
they O
would O
vote O
for O
Mr. O
Sharon O
while O
27 O
percent O
would O
support O
Mr. O
Barak O
. O

Another O
Poll O
, O
this O
one O
in O
the O
Hebrew O
daily O
Yudiad B-ORG
Acronod I-ORG
found O
that O
Mr. O
Sharon O
had O
a O
16 O
% O
lead O
over O
Mr. O
Barak O
. O

All O
such O
surveys O
show O
the O
gap O
between O
the O
two O
candidates O
is O
widening O
but O
that O
former O
Prime O
Minister O
Shimon O
Peres O
, O
a O
member O
of O
Mr. O
Barak O
's O
Labour B-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
would O
have O
a O
better O
chance O
of O
defeating O
Mr. O
Sharon O
, O
but O
despite O
his O
poor O
standing O
in O
the O
opinion O
polls O
, O
Mr. O
Barak O
says O
he O
has O
no O
intention O
of O
standing O
down O
in O
favor O
of O
Mr. O
Peres O
. O

The O
Hebrew O
daily O
newspaper O
Harord B-ORG
says O
that O
Mr. O
Barak O
's O
inner O
circle O
of O
advisors O
has O
told O
him O
he O
may O
have O
to O
reconsider O
his O
position O
. O

Ross B-PERSON
Dun I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
Dave B-PERSON
Deforest I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

An O
Israeli B-NORP
envoy O
has O
met O
with O
President O
Clinton O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
has O
delivered O
Israel B-GPE
's O
formal O
acceptance O
of O
US B-GPE
peace O
proposals O
. O

The O
envoy O
Gilead B-PERSON
Sher I-PERSON
emerged O
from O
the O
meeting O
late O
Friday O
telling O
reporters O
the O
next O
step O
in O
the O
process O
is O
up O
to O
President O
Clinton O
. O

However O
he O
said O
tranquility O
must O
be O
restored O
in O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
. O

The O
Israelis B-NORP
have O
agreed O
in O
principle O
to O
the O
parameters O
President O
Clinton O
has O
laid O
out O
but O
they O
have O
expressed O
some O
reservations O
, O
as O
have O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Violence O
has O
flared O
in O
Indian B-NORP
Kashmir B-GPE
as O
the O
deadline O
for O
the O
expiration O
of O
a O
government O
sponsored O
unilateral O
ceasefire O
approaches O
. O

As O
Anjana B-PERSON
Pasricha I-PERSON
reports O
, O
the O
renewed O
violence O
has O
cast O
a O
shadow O
on O
the O
Indian B-NORP
government O
's O
peace O
initiative O
. O

Defense O
Minister O
George O
Fernandes O
said O
Monday O
the O
government O
will O
decide O
whether O
to O
extend O
the O
ceasefire O
in O
Kashmir B-GPE
after O
an O
in O
- O
depth O
analysis O
of O
the O
situation O
. O

Mr. O
Fernandes O
says O
violence O
in O
the O
region O
has O
escalated O
in O
the O
past O
month O
. O

Sunday O
, O
stepped O
- O
up O
violence O
claimed O
at O
least O
fifteen O
lives O
across O
Kashmir B-GPE
. O

Six O
people O
were O
killed O
and O
dozens O
of O
others O
injured O
when O
a O
public O
bus O
was O
hit O
by O
a O
landmine O
blast O
about O
thirty O
kilometers O
north O
of O
Srinagar B-GPE
. O

No O
one O
has O
claimed O
responsibility O
for O
the O
attack O
. O

In O
other O
incidents O
, O
police O
said O
militants O
set O
off O
an O
explosion O
outside O
the O
office O
of O
the O
ruling O
National B-ORG
Conference I-ORG
Party I-ORG
in O
the O
state O
's O
winter O
capital O
Jammu B-GPE
, O
and O
eight O
militants O
were O
killed O
in O
two O
separate O
encounters O
with O
security O
forces O
. O

In O
recent O
days O
India B-GPE
, O
Pakistan B-GPE
and O
Kashmir B-GPE
's O
main O
separatist O
alliance O
have O
traded O
accusations O
of O
jeopardizing O
the O
peace O
initiative O
. O

Kashmir B-GPE
's O
main O
political O
alliance O
, O
the O
All O
Party O
's O
Hurriyat O
Conference O
has O
accused O
hard O
liners O
in O
the O
Indian B-NORP
government O
of O
trying O
to O
sabotage O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

Senior O
leaders O
of O
the O
group O
want O
to O
travel O
to O
Pakistan B-GPE
for O
talks O
but O
the O
Indian B-NORP
government O
has O
not O
yet O
granted O
travel O
documents O
for O
the O
visit O
. O

Pakistan B-GPE
has O
accused O
India B-GPE
of O
threatening O
the O
peace O
process O
by O
refusing O
to O
issue O
travel O
documents O
to O
the O
Hurrriyat O
leaders O
. O

Senior O
Indian B-NORP
officials O
have O
accused O
Pakistan B-GPE
of O
continuing O
to O
train O
and O
arm O
Islamic O
militants O
despite O
the O
ceasefire O
. O

They O
have O
expressed O
disappointment O
that O
the O
ceasefire O
has O
failed O
to O
reduce O
violence O
in O
Kashmir B-GPE
. O

India B-GPE
declared O
a O
ceasefire O
in O
Kashmir B-GPE
for O
the O
Muslim O
holy O
month O
of O
Ramadan O
and O
later O
extended O
it O
for O
another O
month O
. O

Kashmir B-GPE
has O
been O
hit O
by O
a O
Muslim O
separatist O
insurgency O
since O
1989 O
. O

Anjana B-PERSON
Pascricha I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
. O

In O
Camp O
Side O
Holland O
prosecutors O
urged O
the O
court O
to O
convict O
two O
Libyans B-NORP
of O
murdering O
270 O
people O
in O
the O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
bombing O
back O
in O
1988 O
. O

Lawyers O
for O
the O
defendants O
are O
expected O
to O
begin O
summarizing O
their O
case O
Wednesday O
and O
a O
verdict O
could O
come O
as O
early O
as O
next O
week O
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
reached O
a O
deal O
with O
independent O
prosecutor O
Robert B-PERSON
Ray I-PERSON
to O
avoid O
indictment O
after O
leaving O
office O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
Friday O
, O
Mr. O
Clinton O
admitted O
he O
did O
not O
fully O
tell O
the O
truth O
when O
he O
gave O
testimony O
about O
his O
relationship O
with O
former O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
intern O
Monica B-PERSON
Lewinsky I-PERSON
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
, O
Tony B-PERSON
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
are O
calling O
on O
Libya B-GPE
to O
accept O
responsibility O
for O
the O
bombing O
of O
a O
Pan B-ORG
Am I-ORG
jetliner O
over O
Lockerbie B-GPE
, O
Scotland B-GPE
. O

They O
are O
also O
calling O
on O
Libya B-GPE
to O
compensate O
families O
of O
those O
who O
perished O
. O

In O
Washington O
President O
Bush O
said O
nothing O
can O
change O
the O
suffering O
and O
loss O
caused O
by O
the O
December O
1988 O
attack O
on O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
that O
killed O
270 O
people O
, O
but O
he O
welcomed O
Wednesday O
's O
guilty O
verdict O
for O
one O
of O
the O
two O
Libyan B-NORP
agents O
accused O
in O
the O
bombing O
. O

Correspondent O
Scot B-PERSON
Bob I-PERSON
reports O
from O
our O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
bureau O
Libyan B-NORP
dissidents O
are O
hailing O
the O
verdict O
while O
the O
Libyan B-NORP
government O
says O
it O
will O
appeal O
. O

A O
spokesman O
from O
the O
Libyan B-NORP
Foreign B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
told O
state O
television O
his O
government O
accepts O
the O
verdict O
but O
that O
it O
will O
be O
appealed O
. O

The O
official O
noted O
Libya B-GPE
's O
co-operation O
in O
handing O
over O
the O
two O
suspects O
and O
called O
for O
the O
immediate O
lifting O
of O
sanctions O
. O

A O
Libyan B-NORP
dissident O
exiled O
in O
Egypt O
Mohammed O
Fias O
Jabrel O
says O
he O
is O
satisfied O
with O
the O
verdict O
because O
it O
proves O
Libya B-GPE
has O
committed O
crimes O
against O
innocent O
people O
but O
Mr. O
Jabrel O
says O
he O
hopes O
the O
case O
is O
not O
closed O
. O

I O
hope O
that O
the O
investigations O
would O
continue O
to O
bring O
the O
real O
murderers O
which O
is O
of O
the O
League B-GPE
of O
Col. O
Gaddafi O
. O

He O
is O
responsible O
of O
the O
act O
. O

That O
act O
will O
not O
displace O
that O
he O
did O
not O
order O
it O
. O

270 O
people O
died O
in O
the O
1988 O
bombing O
over O
the O
Scottish B-NORP
town O
of O
Lockerbie B-GPE
. O

Libya B-GPE
initially O
refused O
to O
hand O
over O
the O
two O
suspects O
but O
it O
surrendered O
them O
nearly O
two O
years O
ago O
on O
condition O
they O
be O
tried O
in O
a O
country O
other O
than O
Britain B-GPE
or O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Scot B-PERSON
Bob I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Middle B-FAC
- I-FAC
East I-FAC
Bureau I-FAC
. O

A O
second O
round O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
talks O
ended O
Saturday O
night O
with O
no O
breakthrough O
. O

The O
two O
sides O
have O
agreed O
to O
keep O
talking O
. O

Led O
by O
former O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Shimone O
Peres O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
, O
the O
two O
delegations O
met O
for O
more O
than O
two O
hours O
. O

I O
am O
David B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

Israeli B-NORP
negotiators O
are O
heading O
back O
to O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
resort O
of O
Taba B-GPE
today O
to O
resume O
marathon O
peace O
talks O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

The O
resumption O
comes O
two O
days O
after O
Israel B-GPE
suspended O
all O
contacts O
following O
the O
killing O
of O
two O
Israelis B-NORP
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

In O
late O
night O
consultations O
with O
his O
senior O
ministers O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
decided O
to O
resume O
negotiations O
after O
the O
funerals O
of O
the O
two O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

A O
statement O
from O
Mr. O
Barak O
's O
office O
said O
the O
talks O
would O
continue O
for O
a O
few O
days O
and O
would O
break O
for O
Israel B-GPE
's O
February O
6th O
election O
. O

I O
'm O
David B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
have O
welcomed O
Wednesday O
's O
conviction O
of O
a O
Libyan B-NORP
defendant O
for O
the O
1988 O
Lockerbie B-GPE
bombing O
that O
killed O
270 O
people O
, O
but O
they O
stood O
firm O
in O
demanding O
that O
Libya B-GPE
accept O
responsibility O
and O
compensate O
the O
victims O
' O
families O
. O

State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
spokesman O
, O
Richard B-PERSON
Bowcher I-PERSON
. O

As O
we O
've O
said O
all O
along O
the O
government O
of O
Libya B-GPE
must O
take O
responsibility O
for O
the O
actions O
of O
Libyan B-NORP
officials O
. O

That O
means O
revealing O
everything O
they O
know O
about O
the O
Lockerbie B-GPE
bombing O
, O
paying O
reparations O
, O
a O
clear O
declaration O
acknowledging O
responsibility O
for O
the O
actions O
of O
Libyan B-NORP
officials O
and O
clear O
unambiguous O
actions O
which O
demonstrate O
the O
Libyan B-NORP
government O
understands O
this O
responsibility O
. O

But O
late O
Wednesday O
a O
Libyan B-NORP
Foreign B-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
official O
said O
Eee O
is O
not O
to O
blame O
for O
the O
bombing O
. O

He O
said O
and O
these O
are O
his O
words O
, O
`` O
Libya B-GPE
as O
a O
state O
has O
no O
responsibility O
in O
this O
affair O
. O
'' O

The O
court O
in O
Camp O
Zeist O
Holland O
convicted O
one O
of O
the O
two O
Libyan B-NORP
defendants O
of O
planting O
the O
suitcase O
bomb O
which O
brought O
down O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
Flight I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
over O
the O
Scottish B-NORP
town O
of O
Lockerbie B-GPE
. O

It O
killed O
all O
259 O
people O
on O
board O
and O
11 O
people O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
tanks O
are O
blocking O
main O
roads O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
effectively O
isolating O
and O
partitioning O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
ruled O
area O
. O

Israel B-GPE
moved O
to O
tighten O
its O
restrictions O
on O
Palestinian B-NORP
movement O
after O
a O
Monday O
night O
bomb O
attack O
in O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
city O
of O
Natanya B-GPE
. O

There O
has O
been O
more O
gunfire O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
with O
injuries O
to O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

A O
second O
round O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
talks O
ended O
Saturday O
night O
with O
no O
breakthrough O
but O
the O
two O
sides O
have O
agreed O
to O
keep O
talking O
. O

Led O
by O
former O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Shimone O
Peres O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
, O
the O
two O
delegations O
met O
for O
more O
than O
two O
hours O
. O

They O
are O
trying O
to O
narrow O
their O
differences O
over O
a O
US B-GPE
framework O
for O
negotiating O
a O
final O
peace O
agreement O
. O

Unidentified O
gunmen O
in O
north O
western O
Colombia B-GPE
have O
massacred O
at O
least O
twelve O
peasants O
. O

It O
's O
the O
second O
such O
incident O
in O
as O
many O
days O
. O

Authorities O
say O
several O
men O
armed O
with O
shotguns O
went O
house O
to O
house O
in O
Guatapae B-GPE
in O
Entequia B-GPE
Province I-GPE
killing O
anyone O
they O
suspected O
of O
collaborating O
with O
opposing O
forces O
. O

Police O
in O
Barcelona B-GPE
, O
Spain O
Thursday O
, O
arrested O
two O
suspected O
members O
of O
the O
violent O
Basque O
separatist O
group O
Eta B-ORG
as O
they O
were O
preparing O
what O
may O
have O
been O
a O
car O
bomb O
. O

Gill B-PERSON
Carbohol I-PERSON
has O
more O
from O
Madrid B-GPE
. O

Police O
arrested O
a O
man O
and O
a O
woman O
suspected O
of O
being O
members O
of O
Eta B-ORG
's O
Barcelona B-ORG
Commando I-ORG
Unit I-ORG
before O
dawn O
. O

They O
were O
driving O
an O
automobile O
which O
had O
been O
stolen O
in O
a O
nearby O
town O
in O
September O
. O

The O
couple O
had O
attracted O
the O
attention O
of O
police O
as O
they O
drove O
through O
pre-dawn O
Barcelona B-GPE
because O
the O
car O
's O
license O
plate O
was O
dangling O
and O
one O
of O
the O
car O
doors O
was O
ajar O
. O

When O
they O
stopped O
the O
car O
police O
found O
the O
woman O
in O
the O
back O
seat O
with O
a O
package O
containing O
between O
fifteen O
to O
twenty O
kilograms O
of O
explosives O
. O

Police O
also O
found O
a O
gun O
of O
the O
type O
used O
in O
the O
killings O
blamed O
on O
the B-ORG
Barcelona I-ORG
Commando I-ORG
in O
the O
past O
few O
months O
. O

In O
a O
similar O
incident O
in O
Barcelona B-GPE
just O
twenty O
days O
ago O
, O
suspected O
Eta B-ORG
members O
who O
were O
likewise O
trying O
to O
place O
a O
car O
bomb O
, O
killed O
a O
city O
policeman O
and O
then O
got O
away O
. O

Thursday O
's O
suspects O
readily O
identified O
themselves O
as O
members O
of O
Eta B-ORG
, O
although O
they O
gave O
false O
names O
. O

The O
man O
has O
been O
positively O
identified O
as O
37 O
year O
old O
but O
police O
could O
not O
immediately O
identify O
the O
woman O
. O

Security O
officials O
are O
searching O
for O
at O
least O
one O
more O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Barcelona I-ORG
Commando I-ORG
, O
which O
has O
killed O
two O
town O
councilmen O
, O
a O
former O
Minister O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
a O
policeman O
in O
the O
past O
few O
months O
. O

Spanish B-NORP
anti-bombs O
technicians O
have O
been O
busy O
this O
week O
. O

On O
Wednesday O
they O
deactivated O
explosives O
placed O
outside O
a O
military O
installation O
in O
Gerona B-GPE
, O
just O
north O
of O
Barcelona B-GPE
, O
and O
on O
Tuesday O
Basque O
Regional O
Police O
deactivated O
a O
bomb O
placed O
in O
a O
flowerpot O
in O
a O
cemetery O
where O
members O
of O
the O
regional O
chapter O
of O
Spain B-GPE
's O
ruling O
Popular B-ORG
Party I-ORG
had O
gathered O
for O
a O
commemorative O
ceremony O
in O
honor O
of O
one O
of O
their O
town O
councilmen O
who O
had O
been O
killed O
three O
years O
ago O
. O

Spanish B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Jose O
Marie O
Akhnar O
said O
that O
it O
was O
a O
miracle O
that O
a O
massacre O
had O
not O
occurred O
. O

Eta B-ORG
has O
been O
responsible O
for O
killing O
at O
least O
800 O
people O
over O
the O
last O
32 O
years O
in O
its O
bid O
to O
carve O
out O
an O
independent O
state O
from O
northern O
Spain B-GPE
and O
south O
western O
France B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
the B-ORG
Basque I-ORG
Country I-ORG
Regional I-ORG
Government I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
controlled O
by O
the O
pro-independence O
but O
moderate O
Basque B-ORG
National I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
said O
it O
would O
call O
regional O
elections O
later O
this O
year O
. O

Basque O
Chief O
Minister O
Hwank O
Hosei O
Bariche O
has O
been O
under O
intense O
pressure O
from O
the O
Popular O
and O
Socialist O
Parties O
to O
call O
early O
elections O
. O

He O
's O
been O
ruling O
with O
the O
minority O
governments O
since O
Eta B-ORG
's O
political O
wing O
broke O
its O
parliamentary O
alliance O
with O
his O
party O
last O
summer O
. O

Gill B-PERSON
Carbohol I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Madrid B-GPE
. O

Former O
President O
Clinton O
drew O
cheers O
from O
admirers O
at O
a O
US B-ORG
Air I-ORG
Force I-ORG
base O
outside O
Washington B-GPE
today O
before O
departing O
for O
his O
home O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Prior O
to O
leaving O
office O
today O
Mr. O
Clinton O
issued O
more O
than O
one O
hundred O
presidential O
pardons O
. O

Among O
those O
pardoned O
was O
Susan B-PERSON
Mcdoogle I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
business O
partner O
of O
Mr. O
Clinton O
who O
became O
a O
key O
figure O
in O
the O
White O
Water O
Real O
Estate O
investigation O
that O
plagued O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
presidency O
. O

Yugoslav O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
has O
staged O
a O
major O
military O
reshuffle O
to O
remove O
officers O
associated O
with O
long O
time O
ruler O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

The O
President O
has O
retired O
fourteen O
senior O
officers O
from O
active O
duty O
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
reached O
a O
deal O
with O
independent O
prosecutor O
Robert B-PERSON
Ray I-PERSON
to O
avoid O
indictment O
after O
leaving O
office O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
Friday O
, O
Mr. O
Clinton O
admitted O
he O
did O
not O
fully O
tell O
the O
truth O
when O
he O
gave O
testimony O
about O
his O
relationship O
with O
former O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
intern O
Monica B-PERSON
Lewinsky I-PERSON
. O

He O
admitted O
false O
statements O
were O
made O
when O
he O
was O
questioned O
in O
the O
Paula B-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
sexual O
harassment O
case O
. O

His O
lawyer O
David B-PERSON
Kendall I-PERSON
insists O
that O
Mr. O
Clinton O
is O
not O
guilty O
of O
perjury O
or O
obstruction O
of O
justice O
. O

He O
has O
from O
the O
beginning O
, O
at O
least O
from O
the O
Grand O
Jury O
, O
conceded O
that O
he O
tried O
to O
conceal O
the O
relationship O
with O
Ms. O
Lewinsky O
. O

He O
tried O
to O
conceal O
that O
and O
we O
've O
acknowledged O
that O
that O
was O
evasive O
and O
misleading O
, O
but O
it O
's O
not O
obstruction O
of O
justice O
, O
it O
's O
not O
intentional O
falsification O
. O

In O
return O
for O
the O
admission O
the O
prosecutor O
has O
brought O
the O
Lewinsky B-PERSON
case O
to O
an O
end O
and O
has O
dropped O
any O
plans O
to O
indict O
Mr. O
Clinton O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
deal O
Mr. O
Clinton O
will O
accept O
the O
suspension O
of O
his O
law O
license O
in O
Arkansas B-GPE
for O
five O
years O
. O

The B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
newspaper O
reported O
Sunday O
that O
the O
officer O
overseeing O
the O
Navy O
probe O
of O
the O
terrorist O
bombing O
of O
the O
US O
Navy O
destroyer O
Cole B-PRODUCT
has O
concluded O
that O
no O
one O
should O
be O
punished O
. O

Admiral O
Robert B-PERSON
Nader I-PERSON
reportedly O
rejected O
the O
conclusion O
of O
a O
lower O
ranking O
investigating O
officer O
that O
better O
security O
precautions O
could O
have O
mitigated O
the O
effects O
of O
the O
explosion O
. O

That O
October O
12th O
bombing O
in O
the O
Yemeni O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
killed O
seventeen O
sailors O
and O
wounded O
thirty O
- O
nine O
. O

Yugoslav O
Foreign O
Minister O
Goran O
Spilanovic O
says O
his O
government O
will O
cooperate O
with O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
War I-ORG
Crimes I-ORG
Tribunal I-ORG
that O
indicted O
former O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
for O
crimes O
against O
ethnic O
Albanians B-NORP
in O
Kosovo B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
Thursday O
in O
Washington O
Belgrade O
would O
fulfill O
its O
duties O
and O
responsibilities O
to O
the B-ORG
Hague I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
which O
took O
the O
action O
against O
Mr. O
Milosevic O
in O
1999 O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
have O
formed O
working O
groups O
to O
tackle O
the O
most O
difficult O
issues O
at O
their O
peace O
talks O
in O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
Red B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
resort O
of O
Taba B-GPE
. O

Senior O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
Ahmed B-PERSON
Kurai I-PERSON
told O
reporters O
that O
serious O
discussions O
are O
being O
held O
on O
major O
issues O
specifically O
on O
territory O
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
refugees O
. O

He O
says O
the O
talks O
will O
continue O
until O
Friday O
when O
the O
two O
sides O
will O
take O
stock O
. O

Participants O
say O
the O
gaps O
are O
still O
wide O
with O
no O
progress O
to O
mention O
. O

Late O
Monday O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
telephoned O
US O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Colin O
Powell O
to O
update O
him O
on O
the O
talks O
. O

Meanwhile O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
called O
on O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
accept O
the O
US B-GPE
peace O
proposals O
. O

At O
a O
cabinet O
meeting O
Mr. O
Barak O
warned O
of O
increased O
violence O
if O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
reject O
the O
proposals O
. O

Chief O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
Sayeeb B-PERSON
Erekat I-PERSON
said O
Sunday O
he O
needs O
more O
clarification O
from O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Erekat O
said O
that O
the O
delay O
in O
accepting O
the O
plan O
does O
not O
amount O
to O
a O
rejection O
of O
it O
. O

At O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
peace O
talks O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
negotiating O
teams O
formed O
a O
group O
Monday O
to O
work O
on O
the O
massive O
issue O
of O
the O
future O
of O
four O
million O
Palestinian B-NORP
refugees O
. O

Scot B-PERSON
Bob I-PERSON
reports O
from O
the O
Red O
Sea O
resort O
of O
Taba B-GPE
. O

Before O
breaking O
for O
dinner O
delegates O
held O
two O
sessions O
lasting O
eight O
hours O
. O

The O
mood O
here O
continues O
to O
be O
pessimistic O
, O
but O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
appear O
cordial O
and O
by O
Monday O
afternoon O
most O
delegates O
had O
dafted O
their O
coats O
and O
ties O
for O
more O
casual O
clothes O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
Parliament B-ORG
speaker O
Ahmed B-PERSON
Kurai I-PERSON
indicated O
however O
, O
an O
agreement O
is O
still O
not O
assured O
. O

I O
can O
say O
that O
there O
are O
very O
serious O
discussions O
on O
issues O
which O
represent O
the O
keys O
of O
the O
agreement O
are O
in O
discussions O
. O

There O
are O
still O
a O
gap O
, O
but O
we O
are O
working O
very O
seriously O
to O
see O
whether O
it O
's O
possible O
. O

Mr. O
Kurai O
said O
the O
topics O
under O
discussion O
include O
the O
issues O
of O
territory O
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
refugees O
. O

The O
talks O
began O
Sunday O
night O
. O

Officials O
said O
they O
would O
meet O
for O
up O
to O
ten O
days O
in O
the O
hopes O
of O
forging O
agreement O
on O
at O
least O
some O
outstanding O
issues O
before O
Israel B-GPE
's O
prime O
ministerial O
election O
in O
two O
weeks O
. O

Scot B-PERSON
Bob I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Taba B-GPE
, O
Egypt B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
West O
Bank O
Sunday O
, O
a O
20 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Palestinian B-NORP
woman O
was O
shot O
dead O
while O
driving O
on O
a O
road O
leading O
to O
Jewish O
settlements O
near O
Nablus B-GPE
. O

She O
was O
the O
second O
Palestinian B-NORP
woman O
killed O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
in O
two O
days O
. O

Meanwhile O
Israeli B-NORP
security O
services O
charged O
Sunday O
that O
a O
Jordanian B-NORP
prisoner O
suspected O
in O
a O
bus O
bombing O
in O
Netanya B-GPE
last O
month O
had O
been O
recruited O
by O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
security O
services O
. O

A O
Palestinian B-NORP
spokesman O
called O
that O
charge O
a O
fabrication O
. O

The O
Voice O
of O
America B-GPE
presents O
differing O
points O
of O
views O
on O
a O
wide O
variety O
of O
issues O
. O

Next O
, O
an O
editorial O
expressing O
the O
policies O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
government O
. O

A O
Federal O
Grand O
Jury O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
has O
indicted O
five O
more O
suspects O
in O
connection O
with O
the O
August O
1998 O
bombing O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
embassies O
in O
Nairobi O
Kenya O
and O
Dar O
- O
e O
- O
salaam O
Tanzania O
. O

These O
terrorist O
attacks O
killed O
hundreds O
and O
wounded O
thousands O
of O
men O
, O
women O
and O
children O
. O

The O
indictments O
raised O
to O
22 O
the O
number O
of O
those O
accused O
in O
the O
bombings O
. O

Of O
the O
seventeen O
terrorists O
previously O
charged O
, O
eight O
have O
been O
captured O
. O

The O
remaining O
fugitives O
, O
including O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
, O
are O
still O
being O
sought O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

The O
latest O
to O
be O
indicted O
are O
Saif B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Adel I-PERSON
, O
Mushan B-PERSON
Musa I-PERSON
Matwali I-PERSON
Atwa I-PERSON
, O
Ahmed B-PERSON
Mohammed I-PERSON
Hamid I-PERSON
Ali I-PERSON
, O
Ahnes B-PERSON
Alibi I-PERSON
and O
Abdullah B-PERSON
Ahmed I-PERSON
Ardullah I-PERSON
. O

All O
are O
members O
of O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaida I-ORG
, O
an O
Islamic O
terrorist O
group O
organized O
by O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
. O

Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaida I-ORG
has O
helped O
train O
terrorists O
from O
Tajikstan B-GPE
, O
Bosnia B-GPE
and O
Herzegovina O
, O
Chechnya B-GPE
, O
Somalia B-GPE
, O
Sudan B-GPE
, O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
, O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
Libya B-GPE
, O
Pakistan B-GPE
and O
Eritrea B-GPE
. O

Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaida I-ORG
receives O
safe O
haven O
from O
Taliban B-GPE
controlled O
Afghanistan B-GPE
where O
it O
operates O
a O
network O
of O
training O
facilities O
and O
conducts O
international O
terrorist O
operations O
. O

The B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
voted O
to O
expand O
sanctions O
on O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
movement O
because O
of O
its O
support O
for O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaida I-ORG
and O
other O
terrorists O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
supports O
these O
sanctions O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
calls O
on O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
movement O
to O
end O
its O
sponsorship O
of O
international O
terrorism O
and O
hand O
over O
the O
terrorist O
fugitives O
it O
now O
protects O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
is O
offering O
a O
reward O
of O
up O
to O
5 O
million O
dollars O
for O
information O
that O
leads O
to O
the O
apprehension O
or O
conviction O
of O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Qaida I-ORG
terrorists O
Sheikh B-PERSON
Amed I-PERSON
Salim I-PERSON
Suedan I-PERSON
, O
Ahmed B-PERSON
Galani I-PERSON
, O
Mustafa B-PERSON
Mohammed I-PERSON
Fadel I-PERSON
, O
Imn B-PERSON
Auzava I-PERSON
Heari I-PERSON
, O
Mohammed B-PERSON
Altaf I-PERSON
and O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
for O
their O
part O
in O
the O
African O
embassy O
bombings O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
will O
not O
rest O
until O
these O
men O
have O
been O
brought O
to O
justice O
for O
their O
crimes O
. O

That O
was O
an O
editorial O
expressing O
the O
policies O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
government O
. O

If O
you O
have O
a O
comment O
, O
please O
write O
to O
Editorials O
, O
VOA B-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
DC I-GPE
, O
20237 O
, O
USA B-GPE
. O

You O
may O
also O
comment O
at O
www.ibb.gov/editorials O
or O
fax O
us O
at O
202 O
. O

A O
Pentagon B-ORG
report O
calls O
for O
improved O
intelligence O
gathering O
to O
prevent O
terrorist O
attacks O
such O
as O
the O
one O
against O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
in O
Yemen B-GPE
last O
October O
. O

The O
report O
also O
proposes O
anti-terrorist O
training O
for O
all O
US B-GPE
troops O
and O
recommends O
a O
new O
effort O
to O
react O
more O
quickly O
to O
emerging O
terrorist O
threats O
. O

The O
report O
released O
today O
was O
commissioned O
by O
Defense O
Secretary O
William O
Cohen O
. O

A O
Pentagon B-ORG
commission O
has O
concluded O
that O
US B-GPE
commanders O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
must O
focus O
more O
on O
safety O
and O
recommends O
tighter O
security O
measures O
. O

A O
panel O
appointed O
by O
Secretary O
of O
Defense O
William O
Cohen O
after O
the O
suicide O
bombing O
on O
the O
US B-GPE
destroyer O
Cole B-PRODUCT
, O
reportedly O
found O
security O
lapses O
for O
ships O
and O
aircraft O
moving O
throughout O
the O
region O
. O

Cole B-PRODUCT
, O
attacked O
in O
the O
Yemeni O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
last O
October O
, O
resulted O
in O
the O
death O
of O
seventeen O
sailors O
and O
the O
wounding O
of O
thirty O
- O
nine O
others O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
peace O
talks O
have O
ended O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
with O
a O
statement O
declaring O
the O
two O
sides O
closer O
than O
ever O
to O
a O
final O
agreement O
. O

Talks O
may O
resume O
after O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
elections O
. O

In O
a O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
message O
to O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
people O
, O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
said O
the O
year O
2001 O
will O
be O
a O
time O
of O
domestic O
healing O
after O
the O
triumph O
of O
what O
he O
called O
freedom O
without O
violence O
. O

Mr. O
Kostunica O
was O
referring O
to O
the O
popular O
uprising O
in O
October O
that O
forced O
former O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
to O
accept O
electoral O
defeat O
. O

Mr. O
Kostunica O
stressed O
that O
legal O
ways O
must O
be O
found O
to O
solve O
the O
issue O
of O
Montenegro B-GPE
's O
drive O
for O
independence O
. O

Masked O
gunmen O
have O
shot O
and O
killed O
the O
Director O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
Television O
at O
a O
hotel O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

The O
motive O
for O
the O
murder O
and O
the O
identity O
of O
the O
attackers O
are O
still O
unknown O
. O

Ross B-PERSON
Dunn I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Three O
hooded O
men O
murdered O
Hisha B-PERSON
Mickey I-PERSON
, O
the O
Director O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
Broadcasting O
Corporation O
. O

Witnesses O
say O
that O
the O
gunmen O
fired O
into O
Mr. O
Mickey O
's O
head O
and O
heart O
outside O
the O
Gaza O
Beach O
hotel O
before O
fleeing O
the O
area O
. O

The O
cold O
- O
blooded O
slaying O
of O
one O
of O
the O
most O
prominent O
people O
in O
Palestinian B-NORP
society O
has O
shocked O
residents O
of O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
and O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Mickey O
aged O
54 O
was O
known O
to O
be O
close O
to O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
and O
a O
member O
of O
the O
powerful O
Fateh B-ORG
faction O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestine I-ORG
Liberation I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
. O

Mr. O
Mickey O
, O
who O
had O
been O
meeting O
friends O
shortly O
before O
the O
shooting O
, O
was O
pronounced O
dead O
upon O
his O
arrival O
at O
a O
nearby O
hospital O
. O

He O
was O
a O
father O
of O
seven O
and O
had O
served O
as O
the O
Director O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
Television O
since O
its O
inception O
in O
1994 O
and O
later O
founded O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
satellite O
channel O
. O

Ross B-PERSON
Dunn I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
urged O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
the O
incoming O
Republican O
administration O
to O
place O
the B-LAW
Nuclear I-LAW
Test I-LAW
Ban I-LAW
Treaty I-LAW
high O
on O
its O
agenda O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
's O
remarks O
follow O
a O
report O
issued O
by O
the O
former O
chairman O
of O
the O
Joint O
Chiefs O
of O
Staff O
General O
John O
Shalik O
Khashvili O
that O
supports O
the B-LAW
Test I-LAW
Ban I-LAW
Treaty I-LAW
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
Dave B-PERSON
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
have O
resumed O
peace O
talks O
amid O
indications O
that O
confidence O
building O
measures O
by O
both O
sides O
appear O
to O
be O
easing O
the O
violence O
of O
the O
past O
three O
months O
. O

As O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
headed O
for O
their O
meeting O
on O
the O
border O
between O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
Israel B-GPE
's O
Foreign O
Minister O
said O
he O
was O
cutting O
short O
a O
visit O
to O
Paris B-GPE
to O
return O
home O
for O
an O
emergency O
cabinet O
meeting O
. O

Correspondent O
Laurie B-PERSON
Cassman I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
the O
meetings O
renew O
hopes O
for O
progress O
toward O
a O
final O
peace O
deal O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
officials O
say O
the O
aim O
of O
the O
meeting O
is O
to O
stabilize O
the O
decline O
in O
violence O
and O
see O
about O
the O
possibility O
of O
progress O
in O
peace O
talks O
before O
US O
President O
Bill O
Clinton O
leaves O
office O
on O
January O
20th O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
made O
a O
last O
ditch O
effort O
earlier O
this O
month O
to O
revive O
peace O
talks O
and O
possibly O
clinch O
a O
peace O
agreement O
in O
his O
remaining O
days O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

Both O
sides O
conditionally O
accepted O
his O
framework O
as O
a O
basis O
for O
negotiations O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
listing O
a O
number O
of O
reservations O
, O
but O
Israel B-GPE
conditioned O
resuming O
negotiations O
on O
an O
end O
to O
Palestinian B-NORP
attacks O
against O
Jewish O
settlers O
and O
soldiers O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
last O
week O
promised O
Mr. O
Clinton O
he O
would O
try O
to O
curb O
the O
violence O
. O

Several O
top O
level O
security O
talks O
have O
led O
to O
the O
easing O
of O
Israel B-GPE
's O
closure O
of O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

The O
fate O
planned O
to O
reduce O
tensions O
, O
also O
includes O
resuming O
Palestinian B-NORP
security O
cooperation O
and O
joint O
patrols O
. O

Laurie O
Cassman O
VOA O
News O
Jerusalem O
. O

Yugoslav O
Foreign O
Minister O
Goran O
Spilianovich O
says O
his O
country O
must O
negotiate O
with O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
War I-ORG
Crimes I-ORG
Tribunal I-ORG
before O
former O
Yugoslav O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
can O
be O
prosecuted O
. O

Mr. O
Spilianovich O
spoke O
to O
reporters O
Friday O
during O
a O
visit O
to O
Washington B-GPE
. O

He O
proposed O
negotiations O
to O
determine O
whether O
Mr. O
Milosevic O
should O
be O
tried O
in O
the O
Hague B-GPE
or O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
VOA B-WORK_OF_ART
News I-WORK_OF_ART
Now I-WORK_OF_ART
from O
Washington B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
Victor B-PERSON
Moralis I-PERSON
along O
with O
Tony B-PERSON
Riggs I-PERSON
. O

A O
lawyer O
for O
one O
of O
the O
two O
Libyans B-NORP
accused O
of O
the O
Lockerbie O
Scotland O
continued O
to O
attack O
the O
prosecution O
's O
case O
Wednesday O
. O

He O
called O
two O
of O
its O
key O
witnesses O
liars O
and O
argued O
that O
their O
testimony O
be O
rejected O
. O

Oran B-PERSON
Comito I-PERSON
is O
at O
Camp B-FAC
Zeist I-FAC
in O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
. O

In O
his O
fourth O
day O
of O
closing O
arguments O
, O
defense O
lawyer O
Bill B-PERSON
Taler I-PERSON
spent O
most O
of O
his O
time O
trying O
to O
discredit O
two O
key O
prosecution O
witnesses O
. O

Edwin B-PERSON
Boje I-PERSON
made O
timers O
for O
bombs O
that O
were O
sold O
to O
Libya B-GPE
and O
allegedly O
used O
to O
blow O
up O
the O
plane O
. O

Mr. O
Taler O
called O
him O
a O
greedy O
fantasist O
who O
wanted O
to O
implicate O
Libya B-GPE
in O
order O
to O
get O
a O
huge O
financial O
reward O
from O
the O
FBI O
. O

Mr. O
Taler O
says O
Edwin B-PERSON
Boje I-PERSON
also O
lied O
about O
his O
dealings O
with O
the O
East O
German B-NORP
Stazi B-ORG
who O
he O
also O
sold O
timers O
to O
. O

Mr. O
Boje O
testified O
that O
the O
timers O
were O
different O
but O
Mr. O
Taler O
claims O
they O
were O
exactly O
the O
same O
ones O
as O
the O
Libyans B-NORP
had O
. O

He O
says O
the O
East B-NORP
Germans I-NORP
could O
have O
sold O
them O
to O
Palestinian B-NORP
terrorists O
who O
then O
blew O
up O
the O
plane O
. O

Defense O
lawyers O
have O
said O
all O
along O
that O
it O
was O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
not O
their O
Libyan B-NORP
clients O
who O
bombed O
Pan B-PRODUCT
Am I-PRODUCT
103 I-PRODUCT
. O

The O
other O
witness O
Mr. O
Taler O
tore O
into O
was O
a O
Libyan B-NORP
double O
agent O
known O
as O
Jiaka B-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Taler O
says O
Jiaka B-PERSON
told O
lies O
about O
his O
client O
to O
his O
American B-NORP
paymasters O
, O
the O
CIA O
in O
order O
to O
remain O
on O
their O
payroll O
and O
eventually O
to O
move O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

He O
had O
sufficient O
cunning O
to O
produce O
spectacular O
but O
ultimately O
unverifiable O
stories O
to O
the O
CIA O
said O
Mr. O
Taler O
. O

In O
short O
he O
is O
a O
man O
who O
tells O
lies O
for O
a O
living O
. O

Mr. O
Taler O
wants O
the O
judges O
, O
who O
also O
serve O
as O
the O
jury O
, O
to O
reject O
the O
men O
's O
testimony O
. O

Closing O
arguments O
continued O
Thursday O
with O
a O
lawyer O
for O
the O
second O
accused O
expected O
to O
make O
his O
case O
. O

Oran B-PERSON
Comito I-PERSON
for O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Camp B-FAC
Zeist I-FAC
. O

A O
New O
York O
Federal O
Judge O
says O
he O
will O
allow O
the O
alleged O
confession O
of O
a O
suspect O
charged O
in O
the O
deadly O
1998 O
bombings O
of O
two O
US B-GPE
embassies O
in O
Africa B-GPE
. O

Judge O
Linnard O
Sand O
originally O
threw O
out O
Mohammed O
Rashid O
Dawood O
Alawali O
's O
statement O
because O
he O
said O
police O
forced O
his O
confession O
, O
but O
he O
changed O
his O
mind O
after O
new O
testimonies O
showed O
that O
the O
suspect O
waived O
his O
right O
to O
speak O
to O
an O
attorney O
after O
his O
arrest O
. O

Mr. O
Alawali O
and O
three O
others O
are O
charged O
with O
the O
bombings O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
embassies O
in O
Kenya B-GPE
and O
Tanzania B-GPE
that O
killed O
224 O
people O
. O

Cuban B-NORP
leader O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
is O
setting O
up O
a O
lavish O
extravaganza O
on O
the O
island O
nation O
to O
welcome O
the O
new O
millennium O
, O
one O
year O
late O
for O
much O
of O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
. O

Many O
experts O
contend O
most O
of O
the O
world O
was O
at O
least O
technically O
wrong O
by O
bringing O
in O
the O
new O
millennium O
with O
massive O
celebrations O
last O
year O
. O

These O
experts O
point O
out O
that O
the O
Gregorian O
calendar O
started O
in O
1 O
AD O
and O
therefore O
, O
centuries O
' O
millennia O
start O
with O
a O
one O
, O
not O
a O
zero O
. O

They O
say O
this O
makes O
2001 O
the O
first O
year O
of O
the O
third O
millennium O
. O

For O
those O
observing O
the O
start O
of O
2001 O
as O
a O
true O
dawn O
of O
the O
twenty O
- O
first O
century O
, O
the O
parties O
and O
fireworks O
are O
fewer O
and O
less O
elaborate O
than O
the O
2000 O
celebrations O
. O

In O
Cuba B-GPE
though O
, O
where O
President O
Castro O
had O
his O
country O
sit O
out O
last O
year O
's O
revelry O
, O
they O
'll O
be O
making O
up O
for O
it O
as O
major O
festivities O
are O
set O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
will O
resume O
peace O
talks O
today O
after O
a O
delay O
caused O
by O
the O
abduction O
and O
killing O
of O
a O
Jewish O
settler O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

A O
senior O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
says O
the O
session O
will O
be O
a O
follow O
- O
up O
to O
one O
held O
Saturday O
to O
discuss O
a O
set O
of O
peace O
compromises O
proposed O
by O
President O
Clinton O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
described O
Sunday O
's O
killing O
as O
a O
serious O
blow O
to O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

He O
called O
on O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
to O
put O
an O
end O
to O
acts O
of O
violence O
, O
saying O
they O
do O
not O
serve O
any O
party O
. O

A O
second O
round O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
peace O
talks O
ended O
Saturday O
night O
with O
no O
breakthrough O
reported O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
and O
former O
Israeli O
Prime O
Minister O
Shimone O
Peres O
joined O
the O
talks O
. O

Correspondent O
Laurie B-PERSON
Cassman I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
the O
two O
leaders O
held O
the O
first O
direct O
high O
level O
talks O
since O
November O
. O

The O
goal O
of O
the O
meetings O
is O
to O
narrow O
differences O
over O
a O
US B-GPE
framework O
for O
negotiating O
a O
final O
peace O
settlement O
. O

There O
is O
little O
optimism O
a O
final O
deal O
can O
be O
reached O
before O
President O
Bill O
Clinton O
leaves O
office O
next O
week O
, O
but O
the O
Arafat O
- O
Peres O
meeting O
represents O
the O
highest O
level O
encounter O
since O
last O
November O
. O

That O
was O
when O
Shimone B-PERSON
Peres I-PERSON
tried O
to O
broker O
a O
cease O
- O
fire O
with O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
to O
curb O
the O
violence O
. O

Mr. O
Peres O
now O
describes O
the O
US B-GPE
proposals O
as O
the O
best O
framework O
for O
peace O
talks O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
have O
conditionally O
accepted O
the O
ideas O
, O
but O
with O
a O
long O
list O
of O
reservations O
. O

The O
talks O
are O
expected O
to O
resume O
later O
in O
the O
day O
to O
focus O
on O
how O
to O
renew O
security O
cooperation O
. O

The O
groundwork O
has O
been O
laid O
through O
a O
series O
of O
confidence O
building O
measures O
on O
both O
sides O
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
started O
easing O
its O
closure O
of O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
as O
Palestinian B-NORP
attacks O
against O
Israelis B-NORP
have O
subsided O
. O

The O
meeting O
Saturday O
night O
lasted O
more O
than O
two O
hours O
. O

No O
details O
of O
the O
substance O
of O
the O
talks O
have O
been O
released O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
Foreign O
Minister O
, O
former O
Chief O
of O
Staff O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
's O
top O
aide O
joined O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Laureate O
Shimone O
Peres O
for O
the O
talks O
. O

Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
was O
joined O
by O
his O
top O
peace O
negotiators O
and O
the O
head O
of O
preventive O
security O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Just O
hours O
earlier O
two O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
executed O
by O
a O
firing O
squad O
after O
being O
convicted O
of O
collaborating O
with O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Crowds O
cheered O
the O
executions O
in O
Nablus B-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
Justice O
Minister O
says O
it O
sends O
a O
clear O
message O
to O
anyone O
thinking O
about O
betraying O
his O
homeland O
. O

The O
two O
men O
had O
been O
convicted O
of O
passing O
information O
or O
helping O
Israeli B-NORP
security O
assassinate O
Palestinian B-NORP
militants O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
accuse O
Israel B-GPE
of O
actively O
targeting O
activists O
during O
the O
latest O
uprising O
. O

Israel B-GPE
says O
it O
will O
hunt O
down O
anyone O
who O
plans O
or O
carries O
out O
terrorist O
attacks O
against O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

More O
than O
three O
months O
of O
clashes O
, O
shootings O
and O
assassinations O
on O
both O
sides O
have O
claimed O
more O
than O
360 O
victims O
, O
most O
of O
them O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Laurie O
Cassman O
VOA O
News O
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
of O
Russia B-GPE
marked O
the O
new O
year O
Sunday O
and O
his O
first O
anniversary O
in O
office O
with O
an O
address O
urging O
Russians B-NORP
to O
be O
heartened O
by O
the O
country O
's O
progress O
, O
despite O
the O
war O
in O
Chechnya B-GPE
and O
the O
sinking O
of O
the O
nuclear O
submarine O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
. O

In O
a O
televised O
statement O
Mr. O
Putin O
said O
in O
his O
words O
, O
`` O
Elements O
of O
stability O
appeared O
in O
our O
country O
'' O
. O

Mr. O
Putin O
became O
acting O
President O
on O
December O
31st O
1999 O
following O
Boris B-PERSON
Yeltsin I-PERSON
's O
surprise O
resignation O
. O

I O
am O
David B-PERSON
Coler I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

In O
Cairo O
Sunday O
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
security O
officials O
met O
with O
CIA O
Chief O
George O
Tenet O
to O
discuss O
reducing O
violence O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
. O

In O
the O
Middle O
East O
Tuesday O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
was O
reported O
shot O
dead O
near O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Nablus B-GPE
. O

In O
another O
incident O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
fired O
on O
the O
car O
of O
a O
high O
ranking O
Roman O
Catholic O
church O
official O
at O
a O
checkpoint O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
, O
but O
there O
were O
no O
casualties O
there O
. O

Meantime O
, O
US B-GPE
peace O
envoy O
Dennis B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
is O
due O
to O
arrive O
in O
Tel B-GPE
Aviv I-GPE
on O
Thursday O
. O

Mr. O
Ross O
is O
expected O
to O
hold O
separate O
talks O
, O
first O
with O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
then O
move O
on O
to O
talks O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
Tony B-PERSON
. O

Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
talks O
are O
set O
to O
resume O
today O
in O
Taba O
Egypt O
. O

Israel B-GPE
suspended O
the O
talks O
Tuesday O
to O
protest O
the O
murders O
of O
two O
Israeli B-NORP
citizens O
by O
Palestinian B-NORP
gunmen O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
, O
but O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
his O
senior O
ministers O
decided O
on O
the O
resumption O
during O
a O
Wednesday O
conference O
at O
Mr. O
Barak O
's O
residence O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
will O
resume O
peace O
talks O
today O
after O
a O
three O
day O
delay O
. O

A O
senior O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
says O
the O
session O
will O
be O
a O
follow O
- O
up O
to O
the O
one O
held O
Saturday O
to O
discuss O
the O
set O
of O
peace O
compromises O
proposed O
by O
President O
Clinton O
. O

Monday O
Israel O
cancelled O
peace O
talks O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
re-imposed O
a O
total O
clamp O
- O
down O
on O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
following O
the O
abduction O
and O
killing O
of O
a O
Jewish O
settler O
. O

Laurie B-PERSON
Cassman I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
has O
condemned O
the O
killing O
of O
a O
Jewish O
settler O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

He O
calls O
it O
an O
unforgivable O
and O
abominable O
crime O
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
told O
the O
Arabic B-LANGUAGE
language O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
TV I-ORG
that O
Israel B-GPE
will O
punish O
those O
who O
carried O
out O
the O
attack O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
officials O
have O
called O
off O
their O
scheduled O
meeting O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
to O
protest O
the O
incident O
. O

The O
meeting O
was O
part O
of O
the O
latest O
effort O
to O
narrow O
differences O
over O
a O
US B-GPE
proposed O
framework O
for O
brokering O
a O
final O
peace O
deal O
. O

An O
Israeli B-NORP
spokesman O
said O
security O
talks O
may O
still O
take O
place O
but O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
said O
no O
meeting O
is O
scheduled O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
military O
commander O
for O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
region O
Yayir B-PERSON
Nave I-PERSON
blamed O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
for O
not O
cracking O
down O
on O
such O
attacks O
. O

Incidents O
like O
this O
, O
he O
says O
, O
do O
not O
happen O
without O
support O
from O
inside O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
repeatedly O
called O
on O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
to O
curb O
the O
violence O
and O
take O
action O
against O
those O
who O
attack O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

Laurie B-PERSON
Cassman I-PERSON
, O
VOA B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

US O
Secretary O
of O
Defense O
William O
Cohen O
says O
he O
and O
top O
US B-GPE
military O
commanders O
failed O
to O
anticipate O
threats O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
destroyer O
Cole B-PRODUCT
in O
Yemen B-GPE
three O
months O
ago O
. O

A O
Navy B-ORG
report O
on O
the O
suicide O
bombing O
released O
today O
does O
not O
recommend O
any O
disciplinary O
action O
. O

Yugoslav O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
has O
staged O
a O
major O
military O
staff O
reshuffle O
to O
remove O
officers O
associated O
with O
long O
time O
ruler O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

The O
President O
has O
retired O
fourteen O
senior O
officers O
from O
active O
duty O
. O

These O
include O
Admiral O
Milanzech O
, O
head O
of O
the O
Navy O
, O
General O
Gezafarcus O
, O
Chief O
of O
Military O
Intelligence O
and O
General O
Vragulyuv O
Voidanich O
, O
a O
former O
Defense O
Minister O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
a O
disputed O
area O
in O
southern O
Serbia B-GPE
's O
Presavo B-LOC
Valley I-LOC
has O
reopened O
to O
traffic O
after O
Serb O
police O
and O
Albanian B-NORP
rebel O
fighters O
agreed O
to O
dismantle O
two O
roadblocks O
. O

Poland B-GPE
is O
calling O
for O
international O
inspections O
of O
Russian B-NORP
military O
bases O
in O
Kaleningrad B-GPE
to O
determine O
if O
Moscow B-GPE
is O
moving O
tactical O
nuclear O
weapons O
to O
its O
enclave O
on O
the B-LOC
Baltic I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
. O

Russia B-GPE
strongly O
denies O
it O
has O
violated O
its O
commitment O
to O
keep O
the O
Baltic O
nuclear O
free O
. O

And O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
the O
investigation O
into O
the O
bombing O
that O
killed O
17 O
U.S. B-GPE
sailors O
continues O
as O
33 O
injured O
sailors O
returned O
home O
today O
to O
Norfolk B-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

In O
other O
news O
today O
, O
the O
annual O
Christmas O
migration O
is O
under O
way O
from O
every O
part O
of O
the O
country O
, O
and O
many O
other O
parts O
of O
the O
world O
. O

People O
are O
trying O
to O
reach O
their O
people O
somewhere O
else O
. O

New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
La B-FAC
Guardia I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
has O
been O
a O
nightmare O
this O
year O
, O
but O
there O
is O
some O
good O
news O
. O

Even O
with O
the O
bad O
weather O
and O
the O
number O
of O
people O
flying O
, O
the O
industry O
says O
2 O
million O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
alone O
, O
things O
are O
not O
as O
bad O
as O
they O
might O
be O
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Bob B-PERSON
Jamieson I-PERSON
. O

Reporter O
: O

At O
Chicago B-GPE
's O
O'Hare B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
ground O
zero O
for O
air O
travel O
troubles O
all O
year O
-- O
there O
was O
a O
holiday O
surprise O
. O

220,000 O
passengers O
jammed O
the O
airport O
, O
but O
with O
good O
weather O
and O
labor O
peace O
at O
United B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
, O
there O
were O
few O
delays O
. O

We O
're O
actually O
on O
time O
today O
. O

A O
rare O
thing O
that O
happens O
here O
. O

Reporter O
: O

There O
were O
scattered O
delays O
in O
Philadelphia B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
Boston B-GPE
. O

Snow O
fell O
all O
day O
long O
in O
the O
Northeast O
, O
causing O
poor O
visibility O
, O
but O
little O
stayed O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

Across O
the O
country O
, O
skies O
were O
clear O
at O
almost O
every O
major O
airline O
hub O
and O
little O
change O
is O
expected O
tomorrow O
, O
which O
was O
particularly O
welcome O
at O
Atlanta B-GPE
's O
Hartsfield B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

Earlier O
this O
week O
, O
bad O
weather O
added O
to O
a O
labor O
dispute O
between O
Delta B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
and O
its O
pilots O
caused O
scores O
of O
cancellations O
and O
hundreds O
of O
delays O
. O

Still O
, O
Delta B-ORG
said O
it O
was O
forced O
to O
cancel O
5 O
% O
of O
its O
flights O
today O
, O
because O
some O
pilots O
refused O
overtime O
. O

This O
journey O
started O
at O
6:45 O
a.m. O
, O
and O
it O
does O
n't O
look O
like O
there O
's O
any O
promise O
of O
getting O
out O
of O
here O
tonight O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Analysts O
say O
travelers O
should O
still O
consider O
today O
an O
early O
Christmas O
present O
. O

Anybody O
that O
thinks O
this O
will O
be O
the O
way O
that O
air O
travel O
is O
through O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
holidays O
and O
into O
the O
year O
2001 O
are O
in O
for O
a O
real O
surprise O
. O

This O
is O
not O
at O
all O
the O
way O
things O
usually O
are O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Which O
may O
explain O
why O
so O
many O
, O
almost O
45 O
million O
people O
, O
are O
traveling O
by O
car O
this O
weekend O
, O
up O
sharply O
from O
last O
year O
. O

And O
few O
problems O
are O
reported O
. O

All O
aboard O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Amtrak B-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
have O
more O
passengers O
too O
. O

I O
take O
the O
train O
because O
it O
's O
a O
lot O
more O
sane O
than O
flying O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The O
rail O
carrier O
is O
adding O
16,000 O
seats O
in O
the O
Northeast O
alone O
, O
many O
for O
passengers O
who O
decided O
not O
to O
take O
a O
chance O
on O
the O
weather O
or O
the O
airlines O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Jamieson I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

We O
all O
know O
it O
pays O
to O
keep O
checking O
. O

abcnews.com O
has O
up O
to O
the O
minute O
reporting O
on O
travel O
in O
the O
country O
. O

American B-NORP
Mideast B-LOC
peace O
envoy O
Dennis B-PERSON
Ross I-PERSON
goes O
to O
Morocco B-GPE
this O
week O
for O
meetings O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
President O
Yasser O
Arafat O
. O

News O
of O
the O
meeting O
came O
the O
same O
day O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
resigned O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
's O
dramatic O
move O
is O
considered O
a O
tactical O
one O
. O

After O
a O
special O
election O
in O
two O
months O
, O
he O
hopes O
to O
be O
back O
in O
office O
. O

The O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
in O
Yemen B-GPE
is O
being O
reassessed O
tonight O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Barry B-GPE
Serafin I-GPE
is O
in O
our O
Washington O
Bureau O
. O

I O
gather O
the O
thing O
that O
the O
Navy O
is O
looking O
at O
is O
the O
actual O
timing O
. O

We O
were O
led O
to O
believe O
that O
the O
attack O
occurred O
just O
as O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
was O
tying O
up O
. O

Not O
true O
, O
apparently O
? O

Not O
true O
, O
according O
to O
new O
information O
now O
released O
by O
the O
Navy O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
. O

The O
Navy O
now O
says O
the O
ship O
was O
actually O
moored O
nearly O
two O
hours O
before O
the O
explosion O
took O
place O
. O

It O
was O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
in O
the O
process O
of O
being O
refueled O
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
blast O
. O

the O
theory O
was O
that O
RTJ O
C O
World O
News O
/ O
Peter O
Jennings O
ABC O
% O
RTJ O
! O
had O
slipped O
in O
as O
part O
of O
the O
mooring O
operation O
. O

That O
was O
not O
true O
. O

The O
ship O
was O
tied O
up O
. O

It O
was O
in O
a O
very O
vulnerable O
position O
as O
it O
was O
being O
refueled O
. O

However O
, O
the O
Navy O
now O
says O
that O
hands O
on O
deck O
who O
were O
manning O
machine O
guns O
, O
as O
part O
of O
an O
alert O
, O
still O
believed O
they O
had O
seen O
this O
small O
boat O
as O
part O
of O
the O
mooring O
operation O
, O
and O
that O
is O
apparently O
why O
they O
were O
not O
suspicious O
. O

Let O
me O
understand O
the O
last O
point O
again O
. O

If O
it O
was O
not O
part O
of O
the O
mooring O
operation O
, O
does O
it O
mean O
it O
was O
lost O
in O
a O
cluster O
of O
boats O
or O
operating O
clear O
to O
sea O
? O

This O
was O
a O
small O
boat O
that O
at O
that O
point O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
should O
not O
have O
been O
approaching O
this O
ship O
, O
but O
apparently O
the O
hands O
on O
deck O
who O
were O
supposed O
to O
be O
maintaining O
security O
, O
believed O
this O
was O
a O
small O
boat O
they O
had O
seen O
earlier O
as O
part O
of O
the O
mooring O
operation O
, O
and O
therefore O
did O
not O
view O
it O
as O
a O
suspicious O
boat O
. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
. O

It O
often O
happens O
in O
a O
case O
like O
this O
, O
as O
time O
goes O
on O
, O
the O
assessment O
changes O
. O

Today O
, O
the O
bodies O
of O
the O
last O
four O
sailors O
recovered O
from O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
were O
sent O
home O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

17 O
sailors O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
blast O
. O

At O
Arlington B-FAC
National I-FAC
Cemetery I-FAC
, O
the O
first O
of O
the O
funerals O
. O

Cheron B-PERSON
Gunn I-PERSON
from O
Rex B-GPE
, O
Georgia B-GPE
was O
buried O
next O
to O
his O
ship O
mate O
Richard B-PERSON
Costello I-PERSON
of O
Morrisville B-GPE
, O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
. O

Final O
think O
evening O
-- O
on O
this O
Halloween O
, O
witchcraft O
. O

At O
least O
500,000 O
Americans O
now O
describe O
themselves O
as O
witches O
, O
in O
that O
they O
practice O
witchcraft O
in O
one O
part O
of O
the O
country O
or O
another O
. O

Many O
find O
what O
witches O
do O
inoffensive O
, O
but O
not O
so O
in O
part O
of O
Louisiana B-GPE
. O

Peggy B-PERSON
Wehmeyer I-PERSON
reports O
on O
what O
is O
acceptable O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
is O
anything O
but O
not O
far O
away O
. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
spirituality O
, O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
is O
a O
city O
of O
contrasts O
. O

Attend O
Mass B-GPE
on O
Sunday O
morning O
, O
visit O
fortune O
tellers O
and O
voodoo O
queens O
by O
noon O
. O

But O
practices O
that O
go O
mostly O
unnoticed O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
are O
causing O
a O
stir O
because O
70 O
miles O
down O
the O
road O
in O
a O
conservative O
bayou O
town O
, O
a O
home O
to O
more O
than O
100 O
churches O
and O
a O
coven O
of O
witches O
. O

The O
main O
belief O
in O
witchcraft O
is O
harm O
none O
. O

Not O
everyone O
in O
town O
thinks O
these O
witches O
are O
harmless O
. O

Many O
fear O
they O
are O
introducing O
dangerous O
spirits O
into O
the O
community O
. O

The O
church O
is O
gainst O
everything O
we O
stand O
for O
as O
a O
Christian O
nation O
. O

We O
want O
to O
stand O
up O
and O
say O
not O
in O
our O
community O
. O

We O
want O
to O
say O
absolutely O
not O
. O

In O
an O
effort O
to O
end O
witchcraft O
, O
a O
resident O
filed O
a O
complaint O
against O
the O
witches O
using O
an O
old O
law O
that O
forbids O
fortune O
- O
telling O
. O

The O
witches O
believe O
that O
through O
these O
rituals O
and O
the O
reeged O
of O
Tarot O
cards O
, O
their O
gods O
and O
goddesses O
will O
direct O
their O
futures O
. O

Local O
officials O
sent O
a O
detective O
to O
the O
coven O
to O
photograph O
the O
evidence O
. O

All O
of O
a O
sudden O
, O
we O
get O
a O
knock O
on O
the O
door O
. O

He O
says O
, O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
turn O
these O
pictures O
in O
to O
my O
superiors O
and O
they O
're O
going O
to O
determine O
if O
it O
is O
fortune O
- O
telling O
. O

If O
it O
is O
, O
I O
'll O
arrest O
you O
. O

The O
ACLU O
is O
trying O
to O
abolish O
that O
threat O
. O

The O
group O
is O
now O
suing O
Louisiana B-GPE
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
witches O
to O
abolish O
the O
1928 O
law O
it O
considers O
unconstitutional O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
protect O
the O
wicked O
free O
speech O
right O
, O
then O
the O
Baptists O
and O
Catholics O
' O
free O
speech O
right O
is O
at O
risk O
. O

They O
say O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
case O
against O
the O
witches O
but O
they O
fear O
the O
witch O
- O
hunt O
will O
continue O
until O
the O
fortune O
- O
telling O
law O
is O
off O
the O
book O
for O
good O
. O

Peggy B-PERSON
Wehmeyer I-PERSON
, O
Louisiana B-GPE
. O

And O
finally O
tonight O
, O
to O
Russia B-GPE
, O
with O
interest O
and O
curiosity O
. O

While O
we O
may O
have O
our O
own O
problems O
here O
with O
a O
roller O
coaster O
of O
an O
election O
, O
they O
've O
got O
some O
flip O
- O
flopping O
of O
their O
own O
going O
on O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
their O
national O
anthem O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Richard B-PERSON
Gizbert I-PERSON
reports O
. O

In O
a O
country O
that O
shed O
most O
symbols O
of O
its O
authoritarian O
past O
almost O
a O
decade O
ago O
, O
one O
of O
them O
is O
coming O
out O
of O
retirement O
-- O
the O
old O
Soviet B-NORP
anthem O
. O

It O
was O
always O
a O
bold O
, O
stirring O
melody O
, O
a O
feature O
of O
the O
military O
parades O
in O
Red B-FAC
Square I-FAC
that O
Westerners B-NORP
came O
to O
recognize O
through O
medal O
ceremonies O
at O
the B-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
, O
but O
, O
like O
most O
Soviet B-NORP
symbols O
, O
it O
had O
to O
go O
. O

`` O
we O
should O
bury O
it O
forever O
, O
'' O
this O
man O
says O
. O

`` O
Our O
citizens O
were O
massacred O
to O
the O
sound O
of O
that O
anthem O
, O
and O
we O
were O
deprived O
of O
our O
freedom O
. O
'' O

So O
Boris B-PERSON
Yeltsin I-PERSON
, O
who O
throughout O
his O
presidency O
displayed O
an O
interest O
in O
, O
if O
not O
a O
sophistication O
for O
, O
music O
, O
got O
rid O
of O
it O
. O

He O
replaced O
it O
with O
a O
century O
Russian B-NORP
composition O
-- O
7777 O
-- O
an O
instrumental O
with O
no O
lyrics O
to O
offend O
anyone O
, O
and O
that O
's O
part O
of O
the O
problem O
. O

Russian B-NORP
athletes O
were O
uncomfortably O
mute O
when O
their O
new O
lyric-less O
anthem O
was O
played O
. O

Some O
even O
complained O
that O
it O
hurt O
team O
morale O
. O

Ordinary O
Russians B-NORP
have O
difficulty O
humming O
the O
tune O
-- O
humming O
dissonantly O
-- O
not O
like O
the O
old O
anthem O
, O
7777 O
humming O
melodically O
and O
Boris B-PERSON
Yeltsin I-PERSON
's O
successor O
, O
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
was O
clearly O
not O
a O
fan O
. O

Putin B-GPE
, O
a O
Soviet B-NORP
- O
era O
KGB B-ORG
agent O
, O
wanted O
to O
revive O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
anthem O
. O

He O
wants O
to O
present O
this O
idea O
of O
a O
strong O
state O
in O
symbols O
, O
in O
the O
flag O
, O
in O
the O
national O
anthem O
, O
but O
Putin B-GPE
realized O
that O
the O
anthem O
's O
old O
pro-Communist O
lyrics O
would O
n't O
resonate O
in O
the O
new O
Russia B-GPE
. O

So O
this O
past O
week O
parliament O
approved O
Putin B-GPE
's O
compromise O
proposal O
, O
bring O
the O
melody O
of O
the O
old O
anthem O
back O
and O
come O
up O
with O
some O
new O
words O
. O

Agreeing O
on O
those O
new O
words O
will O
not O
be O
easy O
, O
in O
a O
country O
that O
often O
can O
not O
escape O
or O
does O
not O
want O
to O
escape O
its O
Soviet B-NORP
past O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Gizbert I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
. O

The O
Bridgestone O
/ O
Firestone O
Company O
today O
blamed O
a O
combination O
of O
factors O
for O
the O
flawed O
tires O
linked O
to O
more O
than O
150 O
deaths O
. O

Firestone B-ORG
says O
there O
was O
a O
design O
flaw O
. O

The O
pockets O
between O
the O
tread O
on O
the O
tire O
shoulder O
are O
too O
steep O
. O

The O
company O
also O
blamed O
consumers O
who O
underinflate O
their O
tires O
, O
Ford B-ORG
-- O
for O
recommending O
a O
low O
tire O
pressure O
and O
the O
manufacturing O
process O
at O
one O
plant O
in O
Decatur B-GPE
, O
Illinois B-GPE
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Bob B-PERSON
Jamieson I-PERSON
is O
in O
Decatur B-GPE
tonight O
. O

Few O
workers O
were O
inside O
the O
Decatur B-GPE
plant O
today O
, O
virtually O
closed O
for O
the O
next O
two O
weeks O
because O
Firestone B-ORG
sales O
have O
plummeted O
. O

Firestone B-ORG
's O
finding O
that O
the O
process O
, O
not O
the O
quality O
of O
workmanship O
that O
brought O
about O
the O
failures O
has O
brought O
a O
sense O
of O
relief O
. O

Many O
feared O
that O
Firestone B-ORG
would O
close O
the O
plants O
for O
work O
. O

It O
's O
always O
been O
a O
concern O
, O
being O
pointed O
to O
and O
singled O
out O
as O
a O
problem O
plant O
. O

Firestone B-ORG
is O
Decatur B-GPE
's O
third O
- O
largest O
employer O
. O

Though O
one O
- O
fourth O
of O
the O
workers O
were O
laid O
off O
, O
the O
tiremaker O
still O
employs O
1,400 O
. O

It O
's O
very O
good O
news O
. O

It O
's O
very O
good O
news O
for O
us O
. O

Economic O
Development O
Director O
Richard O
Eggars O
lobbied O
Firestone B-ORG
to O
keep O
the O
plant O
open O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
payroll O
and O
selective O
services O
, O
Firestone B-ORG
infuses O
approximately O
$ O
5 O
million O
a O
month O
into O
the O
local O
economy O
. O

But O
in O
the O
tidy O
, O
modest O
neighborhoods O
where O
Firestone B-ORG
workers O
live O
, O
the O
damage O
has O
already O
been O
done O
. O

Until O
the O
problems O
, O
Firestone B-ORG
was O
a O
family O
business O
for O
the O
Coppenbargers B-PERSON
. O

Richard B-PERSON
and O
Shirley B-PERSON
, O
together O
, O
have O
nearly O
60 O
years O
on O
the O
job O
. O

Richard O
Jr. O
had O
14 O
months O
, O
before O
he O
was O
laid O
off O
in O
October O
. O

The O
job O
-- O
it O
's O
a O
big O
history O
here O
in O
the O
family O
, O
so O
to O
speak O
, O
following O
my O
parents O
here O
. O

My O
job O
meant O
more O
to O
me O
than O
just O
a O
paycheck O
. O

I O
am O
worried O
. O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
finish O
out O
until O
my O
actual O
retirement O
, O
when O
I O
was O
really O
ready O
to O
quit O
, O
but O
, O
yeah O
, O
I O
have O
some O
doubts O
. O

It O
is O
an O
uncertain O
Christmas O
here O
. O

The O
report O
absolves O
the O
workers O
, O
they O
know O
their O
jobs O
will O
only O
be O
safe O
if O
Firestone B-ORG
restores O
faith O
in O
its O
products O
and O
sells O
more O
tires O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Jamieson I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Decatur B-GPE
. O

In O
space O
another O
chapter O
unfolding O
, O
the O
final O
chapter O
of O
what O
was O
once O
a O
shining O
symbol O
of O
the O
future O
, O
Russia B-GPE
's O
failing O
space O
station O
Mir B-FAC
. O

Today O
the O
oft O
- O
troubled O
craft O
was O
gassed O
up O
, O
so O
to O
speak O
, O
for O
the O
last O
time O
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Mike B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
. O

It O
looked O
like O
a O
slow O
- O
motion O
video O
game O
. O

It O
was O
the O
nose O
camera O
on O
the O
unmanned O
Progress B-PRODUCT
shipped O
inched O
closer O
to O
the O
abandoned O
Mir O
Station O
, O
space O
history O
was O
being O
made O
. O

This O
long O
suffering O
, O
long O
deteriorating O
orbiting O
lab O
today O
received O
the O
extra O
fuel O
it O
needs O
to O
destroy O
itself O
. O

The O
plan O
is O
for O
Mir B-FAC
's O
thrusters O
to O
be O
fired O
up O
by O
remote O
control O
in O
late O
February O
for O
re-entry O
orbit O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
station O
is O
expected O
to O
vaporize O
as O
it O
comes O
down O
, O
some O
fragments O
splashing O
into O
the B-LOC
Pacific I-LOC
Ocean I-LOC
. O

The O
Mir O
was O
first O
launched O
15 O
years O
ago O
. O

It O
was O
the O
cutting O
edge O
of O
research O
into O
long O
- O
term O
space O
stations O
. O

Much O
was O
learned O
about O
construction O
, O
rendezvous O
and O
docking O
, O
the O
effect O
of O
long O
- O
term O
weightlessness O
upon O
plants O
, O
microorganisms O
and O
humans O
. O

American B-NORP
astronauts O
even O
worked O
there O
. O

As O
Mir B-FAC
grew O
old O
, O
and O
with O
little O
Russian B-NORP
money O
to O
fix O
or O
replace O
it O
, O
the O
station O
became O
accident O
- O
prone O
-- O
damage O
from O
the O
fire O
, O
gaping O
holes O
from O
a O
collision O
with O
a O
supply O
ship O
, O
computers O
broken O
due O
to O
faulty O
cables O
. O

Now O
Mir B-FAC
is O
being O
made O
irrelevant O
by O
a O
new O
, O
multi-nation O
space O
station O
under O
construction O
. O

Today O
's O
final O
fuel O
delivery O
marks O
the O
last O
days O
of O
one O
of O
modern O
Russia B-GPE
's O
biggest O
triumphs O
and O
biggest O
embarrassments O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
London B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
is O
on O
his O
way O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
to O
attend O
tomorrow O
's O
emergency O
summit O
. O

Tensions O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
remain O
very O
high O
after O
two O
weeks O
of O
violence O
and O
the O
immediate O
goal O
tomorrow O
is O
to O
stop O
the O
killing O
. O

It O
will O
be O
a O
long O
time O
that O
it O
's O
forgotten O
that O
Mr. O
Bush O
won O
this O
the O
way O
he O
did O
in O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

Yes O
, O
it O
took O
a O
while O
last O
night O
to O
sort O
out O
precisely O
what O
the O
court O
had O
decided O
by O
such O
a O
narrow O
margin O
. O

It O
is O
case O
number O
00949 O
, O
and O
it O
will O
be O
dissected O
for O
years O
to O
come O
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Jackie B-PERSON
Judd I-PERSON
. O

The B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
cleared O
the O
way O
for O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
to O
become O
President O
by O
interpreting O
the O
principle O
of O
`` O
equal O
protection O
under O
the O
law O
'' O
in O
a O
way O
it O
had O
never O
done O
before O
. O

Equal O
protection O
cases O
often O
deal O
with O
discrimination O
based O
on O
race O
. O

Here O
, O
the O
court O
applied O
it O
to O
counting O
voters O
' O
ballots O
. O

It O
's O
now O
become O
clear O
, O
that O
as O
a O
matter O
of O
federal O
law O
, O
there O
have O
to O
be O
reasonably O
uniform O
standards O
for O
collecting O
people O
's O
votes O
and O
for O
interpreting O
those O
votes O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
equal O
protection O
became O
the O
single O
issue O
this O
divided O
court O
could O
find O
a O
majority O
to O
support O
. O

This O
was O
a O
stabilizing O
decision O
that O
restored O
order O
to O
a O
very O
chaotic O
situation O
. O

And O
with O
that O
in O
mind O
, O
the O
justices O
-- O
in O
a O
highly O
unusual O
move O
-- O
said O
their O
ruling O
`` O
is O
limited O
to O
the O
present O
circumstances O
'' O
only O
, O
meaning O
it O
applies O
just O
to O
Bush B-GPE
v. O
Gore B-PERSON
. O

Not O
likely O
, O
say O
many O
legal O
experts O
. O

What O
they O
've O
done O
now O
amounts O
to O
, O
what O
could O
be O
a O
very O
important O
general O
principle O
, O
and O
take O
it O
right O
back O
again O
immediately O
by O
saying O
, O
`` O
well O
, O
we O
do O
n't O
intend O
to O
enforce O
this O
in O
any O
other O
case O
. O
'' O

Even O
those O
who O
support O
aspects O
of O
the O
ruling O
still O
expect O
it O
to O
affect O
many O
states O
with O
election O
laws O
similar O
to O
Florida B-GPE
. O

That O
raises O
a O
host O
of O
new O
questions O
, O
not O
just O
about O
recounts O
, O
but O
about O
different O
voting O
machines O
and O
differences O
between O
one O
city O
and O
another O
city O
within O
the O
same O
state O
. O

Even O
it O
raises O
questions O
about O
differences O
between O
citizens O
of O
different O
states O
. O

This O
historic O
decision O
will O
certainly O
be O
remembered O
as O
the O
one O
that O
put O
a O
President O
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
but O
it O
may O
also O
become O
a O
decision O
that O
expands O
the O
judiciary O
's O
role O
in O
future O
elections O
as O
well O
. O

Jackie B-PERSON
Judd I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

The O
shock O
waves O
rushed O
across O
the O
country O
. O

In O
Washington B-GPE
, O
where O
the O
Gore B-PERSON
campaign O
had O
steeled O
themselves O
to O
lose O
, O
in O
Texas B-GPE
, O
where O
Bush B-GPE
and O
his O
team O
were O
convinced O
Democrats B-NORP
on O
the B-ORG
Florida I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
were O
determined O
to O
win O
this O
one O
for O
Mr. B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
's O
lawyers O
are O
rushing O
to O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
for O
assistance O
. O

There O
was O
no O
major O
reaction O
on O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
. O

Markets O
had O
closed O
. O

Everywhere O
else O
in O
the O
country O
, O
Americans O
were O
stopped O
momentarily O
in O
their O
tracks O
to O
think O
of O
the O
mess O
that O
may O
lie O
ahead O
. O

First O
question O
, O
how O
can O
Florida B-GPE
count O
the O
votes O
in O
64 O
counties O
when O
it O
took O
this O
much O
to O
get O
a O
partial O
count O
in O
three O
? O

Let O
's O
go O
back O
to O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Erin B-PERSON
Hayes I-PERSON
. O

Peter B-PERSON
, O
here O
in O
the O
capital O
they O
are O
just O
about O
ready O
to O
go O
. O

In O
Tallahassee B-GPE
in O
a O
courthouse O
, O
, O
000 O
votes O
from O
Miami B-GPE
- O
Dade B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

Those O
votes O
there O
had O
been O
preparations O
just O
in O
case O
. O

If O
we O
use O
25 O
teams O
, O
then O
that O
roughly O
adds O
up O
to O
little O
less O
than O
500 O
ballots O
per O
team O
, O
and O
we O
figure O
we O
could O
probably O
conclude O
that O
within O
an O
eight O
- O
hour O
time O
. O

But O
then O
, O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
state O
, O
some O
counties O
have O
n't O
separated O
the O
undervotes O
from O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
ballots O
. O

Where O
to O
start O
? O
and O
what O
to O
count O
? O

There O
was O
almost O
no O
guidance O
from O
the O
court O
on O
how O
to O
do O
it O
. O

In O
tabulating O
what O
constitutes O
a O
legal O
vote O
, O
the O
standard O
to O
be O
used O
is O
the O
one O
provided O
by O
the O
legislature O
. O

A O
vote O
shall O
be O
counted O
where O
there O
is O
a O
clear O
indication O
of O
the O
intent O
of O
the O
voter O
. O

Exactly O
the O
kind O
of O
ambiguity O
that O
has O
kept O
the O
legal O
battle O
muddy O
and O
ongoing O
for O
31 O
days O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
the O
standards O
will O
be O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
know O
who O
will O
count O
them O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
know O
whether O
or O
not O
she O
will O
be O
counted O
in O
time O
for O
them O
to O
count O
in O
the B-ORG
Electoral I-ORG
College I-ORG
. O

The O
court O
was O
deeply O
divided O
. O

Judge O
Wells O
said O
-- O
the O
concern O
among O
many O
is O
that O
this O
decision O
now O
leads O
so O
many O
questions O
. O

T. O
would O
appear O
very O
little O
time O
to O
find O
the O
answers O
. O

Thanks O
. O

In O
Washington B-GPE
this O
was O
a O
day O
about O
beginnings O
, O
but O
it O
's O
also O
one O
of O
farewells O
. O

Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
said O
good-bye O
. O

Few O
people O
can O
really O
know O
what O
it O
must O
be O
like O
to O
leave O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
as O
President O
that O
final O
time O
. O

We O
do O
know O
that O
Mr. O
Clinton O
worked O
right O
up O
until O
the O
end O
, O
granting O
more O
than O
100 O
pardons O
as O
he O
walked O
out O
the O
door O
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
Cochran I-PERSON
. O

7777 O

An O
hour O
after O
seeing O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
sworn O
in O
, O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
8 O
years O
was O
no O
longer O
introduced O
as O
the O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

It O
is O
, O
indeed O
, O
my O
great O
honor O
and O
privilege O
to O
introduce O
to O
you O
now O
our O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Cheers O

This O
was O
the O
farewell O
from O
his O
Washington B-GPE
friends O
. O

Many O
had O
served O
in O
his O
government O
. O

Many O
of O
them O
are O
not O
sure O
what O
the O
future O
holds O
for O
them O
. O

You O
know O
how O
it O
is O
when O
you O
leave O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
you O
wonder O
if O
you O
'll O
draw O
a O
crowd O
again O
. O

The O
President O
told O
supporters O
they O
should O
be O
proud O
of O
what O
his O
administration O
had O
accomplished O
. O

You O
gave O
me O
the O
ride O
of O
my O
life O
. O

I O
tried O
to O
give O
as O
good O
as O
I O
got O
. O

Even O
though O
he O
tried O
to O
keep O
up O
the O
spirits O
, O
he O
had O
gone O
through O
an O
emotional O
24 O
hours O
himself O
, O
refusing O
to O
sleep O
last O
night O
, O
savoring O
every O
hour O
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
working O
until O
the O
end O
-- O

Less O
than O
two O
hours O
before O
he O
lost O
his O
presidential O
powers O
, O
he O
granted O
pardons O
to O
140 O
Americans O
, O
including O
Henry B-PERSON
Cisneros I-PERSON
, O
former O
Housing O
Secretary O
convicted O
of O
lying O
to O
the O
FBI O
, O
Roger B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
, O
the O
former O
President O
's O
half O
- O
brother O
, O
John B-PERSON
Deutch I-PERSON
, O
the O
former O
CIA B-ORG
director O
who O
pleaded O
guilty O
yesterday O
to O
mishandling O
classified O
materials O
, O
Patty B-PERSON
Hearst I-PERSON
, O
and O
Susan B-PERSON
M I-PERSON
Dougal I-PERSON
, O
a O
friend O
of O
the O
Clintons B-PERSON
who O
served O
part O
of O
her O
time O
in O
the O
jail O
for O
refusing O
to O
testify O
about O
them O
. O

It O
hurt O
my O
mom O
and O
dad O
so O
much O
to O
hear O
convicted O
felon O
. O

Now O
no O
one O
can O
say O
that O
again O
. O

By O
late O
this O
afternoon O
, O
as O
movers O
transported O
the O
belongings O
to O
the O
home O
in O
Chappaqua B-GPE
, O
he O
had O
no O
longer O
the O
power O
to O
grant O
pardons O
, O
and O
at O
a O
rally O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
it O
was O
the O
state O
's O
new O
senator O
who O
got O
the O
spotlight O
. O

Thank O
you O
all O
so O
much O
. O

To O
those O
who O
think O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
has O
seen O
his O
last O
hurrah O
, O
he O
has O
this O
to O
say O
-- O
`` O
I O
may O
no O
longer O
be O
President O
, O
but O
I O
'll O
be O
around O
. O
'' O

You O
have O
a O
child O
in O
the O
service O
and O
the O
waiting O
is O
hell O
. O

It O
today O
, O
the O
first O
bodies O
, O
seven O
sailors O
are O
confirmed O
dead O
10 O
presumed O
dead O
. O

Arrived O
at O
that O
very O
familiar O
stopover O
air O
base O
at O
Ramstein B-FAC
in O
Germany B-GPE
on O
their O
way O
home O
. O

From O
Ramstein B-FAC
, O
the O
bodies O
will O
go O
to O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
's O
home O
port O
, O
Norfolk B-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
, O
just O
as O
Fleet B-EVENT
Week I-EVENT
is O
beginning O
to O
celebrate O
the O
anniversary O
of O
the O
American O
Navy O
. O

Celebration O
will O
also O
be O
commemoration O
. O

In O
Yemen B-GPE
today O
, O
where O
the O
ship O
was O
attacked O
, O
the O
deliberate O
, O
well O
- O
organized O
familiar O
effort O
to O
find O
out O
who O
did O
it O
, O
and O
how O
it O
happened O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Morton B-PERSON
Dean I-PERSON
is O
in O
Aden B-GPE
. O

The O
damaged O
ship O
, O
the O
huge O
hole O
in O
its O
side O
now O
covered O
by O
canvas O
, O
sat O
in O
calm O
seas O
today O
. O

Unseen O
from O
land O
was O
a O
frenzy O
of O
activity O
, O
including O
divers O
searching O
for O
bodies O
and O
searching O
for O
clues O
-- O

Its O
might O
rivaled O
the O
explosion O
that O
blew O
apart O
the O
federal O
office O
acknowledge O
in O
Oklahoma B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Only O
such O
a O
potent O
force O
, O
they O
theorize O
, O
could O
have O
ripped O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
's O
'' O
steel O
hull O
, O
collapsed O
some O
of O
the O
war O
ship O
's O
interior O
sections O
, O
and O
destroyed O
some O
of O
its O
vital O
communications O
. O

Investigators O
are O
heading O
into O
this O
steamy O
port O
city O
to O
begin O
analyzing O
the O
theories O
while O
assembling O
the O
facts O
. O

A O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
here O
praised O
the O
Yemen B-GPE
government O
, O
saying O
it O
was O
doing O
its O
part O
. O

The O
Yemenis B-NORP
have O
been O
very O
cooperative O
in O
providing O
additional O
security O
, O
both O
in O
the O
harbour O
, O
on O
land O
and O
to O
our O
people O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
, O
there O
have O
been O
anti-U.S. O
and O
anti-Israel O
demonstrations O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
despite O
efforts O
to O
establish O
more O
friendly O
ties O
. O

One O
major O
factor O
in O
the O
improved O
relationship O
between O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Yemen B-GPE
involves O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Yemen B-GPE
agreed O
that O
when O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
intercepted O
ships O
suspected O
of O
violating O
the O
trade O
embargo O
against O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
the O
ships O
could O
be O
brought O
into O
port O
here O
. O

The O
Navy O
said O
today O
, O
all O
of O
the O
bodies O
recovered O
so O
far O
are O
on O
their O
way O
home O
, O
and O
all O
of O
the O
injured O
have O
now O
been O
transferred O
elsewhere O
for O
further O
medical O
care O
. O

Morton B-PERSON
Dean I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
take O
`` O
a O
closer O
look O
'' O
at O
the O
man O
who O
will O
be O
inaugurated O
tomorrow O
. O

He O
won O
the O
election O
. O

He O
has O
a O
clear O
and O
powerful O
mandate O
for O
change O
. O

He O
will O
be O
the O
President O
of O
Mexico B-GPE
. O

Vincente B-PERSON
Fox I-PERSON
. O

This O
is O
an O
enormous O
event O
for O
Mexico B-GPE
which O
has O
been O
ruled O
for O
seven O
decades O
by O
the O
same O
party O
. O

It O
's O
a O
very O
important O
new O
chapter O
for O
Mexican B-NORP
- O
American B-NORP
relations O
, O
because O
Mr. O
Fox O
is O
promising O
revolutionary O
change O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Sam B-PERSON
Donaldson I-PERSON
has O
recently O
been O
to O
Mexico B-GPE
to O
see O
him O
. O

The O
58 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
man O
who O
becomes O
President O
of O
Mexico B-GPE
tomorrow O
, O
strikingly O
handsome O
, O
wily O
in O
the O
ways O
of O
modern O
politics O
, O
enormously O
appealing O
as O
a O
symbol O
of O
change O
, O
has O
big O
plans O
. O

I O
dream O
about O
so O
many O
things O
that O
we O
can O
do O
, O
eradicating O
poverty O
, O
eradicating O
crime O
, O
violence O
, O
corruption O
. O

I O
believe O
in O
people O
. O

I O
believe O
in O
the O
fact O
that O
people O
can O
change O
themselves O
. O

Mexicans B-NORP
were O
voting O
for O
change O
on O
election O
Day O
, O
no O
doubt O
about O
it O
, O
but O
it O
is O
also O
clear O
Mexicans B-NORP
were O
voting O
for O
a O
man O
who O
has O
charmed O
and O
fascinated O
them O
, O
who O
has O
become O
their O
political O
Messiah O
. O

Fox B-ORG
comes O
from O
a O
farming O
and O
ranching O
family O
. O

His O
grandfather O
was O
an O
Irishman B-NORP
, O
but O
as O
a O
young O
man O
, O
Fox B-ORG
left O
the O
fields O
to O
work O
for O
the O
Coca O
- O
Cola O
company O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

I O
started O
as O
a O
route O
salesman O
working O
for O
the O
company O
. O

Ten O
years O
later O
, O
I O
was O
the O
president O
of O
the O
company O
. O

How O
do O
you O
get O
to O
be O
president O
of O
a O
company O
in O
ten O
years O
when O
you O
start O
at O
the O
age O
of O
22 O
? O

Working O
hard O
, O
working O
hard O
, O
man O
. O

But O
it O
will O
clearly O
take O
much O
more O
than O
hard O
work O
to O
make O
changes O
that O
will O
affect O
not O
only O
Mexico B-GPE
but O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

He O
says O
he O
will O
drive O
out O
the O
drug O
traffickers O
. O

He O
promised O
to O
reduce O
poverty O
, O
which O
could O
mean O
an O
open O
border O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
since O
fewer O
Mexicans B-NORP
would O
want O
to O
cross O
over O
for O
jobs O
. O

He O
's O
even O
promised O
to O
stamp O
out O
corruption O
. O

Corruption O
is O
the O
evil O
of O
all O
evils O
. O

When O
you O
were O
campaigning O
, O
you O
called O
the O
opposition O
, O
the O
PRI O
, O
`` O
blood O
suckers O
, O
'' O
`` O
black O
adders O
, O
'' O
`` O
leaches O
. O
'' O

Do O
you O
mean O
that O
? O

I O
am O
inviting O
them O
to O
govern O
with O
them O
together O
. O

But O
why O
should O
they O
help O
you O
? O

You O
beat O
them O
. O

You O
destroyed O
their O
power O
base O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
'm O
sure O
in O
their O
heart O
they O
still O
love O
Mexico B-GPE
. O

Many O
people O
here O
believe O
Fox B-ORG
is O
naive O
. O

The O
danger O
is O
probably O
he O
can O
not O
deliver O
the O
promises O
that O
he O
made O
during O
the O
campaign O
. O

Javier B-PERSON
Trevino I-PERSON
was O
the O
campaign O
manager O
for O
the O
ruling O
party O
candidate O
Fox B-ORG
beat O
. O

If O
these O
frustrations O
occur O
, O
what O
do O
you O
think O
Vincente B-PERSON
Fox I-PERSON
will O
do O
? O

Nobody O
knows O
, O
exactly O
, O
because O
nobody O
knows O
Vincente B-PERSON
Fox I-PERSON
as O
President O
. O

Many O
of O
them O
say O
to O
me O
, O
`` O
Fox B-ORG
is O
naive O
. O

He O
's O
not O
going O
to O
be O
able O
to O
do O
it O
, O
and O
he O
may O
go O
off O
half O
- O
cocked O
. O
'' O

Well O
, O
those O
who O
have O
not O
been O
able O
to O
do O
things O
for O
71 O
years O
are O
not O
the O
best O
advice O
I O
can O
get O
. O

I O
know O
we O
Mexicans B-NORP
can O
. O

Optimistic O
and O
ha O
charging O
, O
Fox B-ORG
takes O
office O
tomorrow O
acting O
like O
a O
man O
who O
, O
indeed O
, O
believes O
he O
can O
defy O
the O
odds O
and O
make O
his O
dreams O
for O
Mexico B-GPE
come O
true O
. O

Sam B-PERSON
Donaldson I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
on O
horseback O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
played O
a O
supporting O
role O
today O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
where O
the O
first O
lady O
, O
Senator O
Clinton O
, O
was O
honored O
at O
Madison B-FAC
Square I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
time O
since O
the O
election O
that O
the O
President O
and O
Vice O
President O
Al O
Gore O
appeared O
on O
the O
same O
stage O
. O

President O
Clinton O
is O
off O
to O
Asia B-GPE
. O

He O
'll O
go O
first O
to O
Brunei B-GPE
for O
a O
meeting O
of O
Asia B-GPE
- O
Pacific O
nations O
, O
then O
to O
Vietnam O
Thursday O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
will O
be O
the O
first O
U.S. O
President O
to O
visit O
the O
country O
since O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
ended O
in O
1975 O
. O

Two O
other O
elections O
of O
interest O
to O
many O
Americans O
-- O
in O
Israel B-GPE
, O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
facing O
a O
vote O
of O
no O
confidence O
has O
called O
national O
elections O
for O
May O
, O
which O
means O
another O
deadline O
for O
him O
to O
make O
an O
agreement O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

This O
week O
, O
Israel B-GPE
began O
opening O
its O
borders O
, O
just O
slightly O
, O
so O
that O
some O
Palestinians B-NORP
could O
go O
back O
to O
work O
. O

Officials O
say O
the O
block O
over O
the O
past O
two O
months O
has O
been O
necessary O
for O
security O
, O
but O
for O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
Gaza B-GPE
and O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
, O
it O
has O
been O
an O
economic O
nightmare O
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Gillian B-PERSON
Findlay I-PERSON
. O

This O
is O
how O
bad O
it O
has O
gotten O
for O
Ahmad B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
dour I-PERSON
. O

Out O
of O
work O
, O
out O
of O
savings O
, O
he O
is O
now O
trying O
to O
sell O
one O
of O
the O
few O
valuables O
he O
has O
left O
. O

The O
most O
important O
thing O
is O
to O
buy O
milk O
for O
the O
children O
, O
says O
this O
father O
of O
two O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
care O
about O
the O
price O
. O

I O
just O
need O
to O
sell O
it O
. O

These O
days O
, O
Gaza B-GPE
's O
central O
market O
is O
filled O
with O
people O
who O
need O
to O
sell O
. O

TV's O
, O
stereos O
, O
even O
bicycles O
. O

Mohammed B-PERSON
's O
parents O
told O
him O
they O
needed O
the O
money O
for O
food O
. O

Israel B-GPE
says O
it O
closed O
its O
borders O
for O
security O
reasons O
, O
but O
the O
economic O
impact O
here O
has O
been O
devastating O
. O

It O
's O
not O
just O
that O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
Palestinians B-NORP
who O
used O
to O
work O
in O
Israel B-GPE
are O
unemployed O
, O
construction O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
has O
all O
but O
stopped O
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
blocked O
cement O
supplies O
. O

Gas O
is O
also O
in O
short O
supply O
, O
and O
from O
time O
to O
time O
, O
so O
is O
food O
. O

According O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
in O
just O
three O
months O
, O
the O
number O
of O
Palestinians B-NORP
living O
below O
the O
poverty O
line O
has O
risen O
by O
50 O
% O
. O

One O
in O
three O
Palestinians B-NORP
now O
live O
on O
less O
than O
$ O
2 O
a O
day O
. O

Their O
economy O
, O
which O
had O
been O
growing O
, O
now O
loses O
close O
to O
$ O
9 O
million O
a O
day O
. O

I O
really O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
have O
much O
longer O
than O
the O
end O
of O
January O
before O
real O
disaster O
starts O
hitting O
from O
the O
economic O
point O
of O
view O
. O

Five O
years O
ago O
Bashar B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
masri I-PERSON
gave O
up O
a O
successful O
Washington B-GPE
investment O
career O
to O
return O
to O
Ramallah B-GPE
and O
help O
build O
the O
new O
Palestinian B-NORP
state O
. O

Business O
was O
good O
, O
he O
says O
, O
until O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
started O
their O
uprising O
. O

Israel B-GPE
began O
shooting O
back O
. O

The O
bullet O
came O
in O
here O
and O
hit O
the O
wall O
right O
here O
. O

And O
all O
of O
Mr. O
Al O
- O
masri O
's O
investors O
fled O
. O

Soon O
, O
he O
says O
, O
he O
will O
have O
no O
choice O
but O
to O
lay O
off O
his O
staff O
, O
making O
more O
people O
unemployed O
, O
more O
people O
desperate O
. O

If O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
think O
that O
things O
are O
going O
to O
get O
better O
, O
they O
are O
going O
to O
get O
much O
, O
much O
worse O
because O
you O
are O
going O
to O
have O
many O
more O
people O
who O
are O
hopeless O
. O

Hopeless O
, O
and O
angry O
. O

Israel B-GPE
says O
it O
wants O
security O
. O

Palestinians B-NORP
say O
, O
strangling O
them O
economically O
is O
only O
going O
to O
make O
things O
worse O
. O

Gillian B-PERSON
Findlay I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Ramallah B-GPE
. O

Former O
Iranian B-NORP
hostage O
Terry B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
and O
the O
families O
of O
seven O
other O
former O
hostages O
will O
soon O
begin O
receiving O
compensation O
for O
their O
suffering O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Sciutto I-PERSON
has O
the O
story O
. O

His O
death O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
Iranian B-NORP
- O
backed O
militants O
was O
one O
of O
the O
most O
powerful O
images O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
civil O
war O
. O

Now O
after O
11 O
years O
and O
a O
long O
legal O
battle O
, O
Colonel O
William O
Higgins O
' O
widow O
will O
soon O
receive O
$ O
55 O
million O
in O
damages O
from O
Iran B-GPE
. O

If O
this O
is O
one O
way O
that O
we O
can O
send O
the O
signal O
that O
terrorists O
need O
to O
be O
held O
accountable O
for O
what O
they O
do O
, O
that O
's O
what O
this O
is O
about O
. O

It O
's O
about O
justice O
. O

It O
's O
about O
punishment O
. O

Terry B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
, O
who O
spent O
nearly O
seven O
years O
as O
a O
hostage O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
will O
get O
$ O
41 O
million O
. O

And O
Joseph B-PERSON
Cicippio I-PERSON
, O
who O
spent O
coder O
, O
the O
service O
is O
free O
. O

Five O
years O
there O
, O
$ O
30 O
million O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
victims O
of O
terrorism O
have O
been O
able O
to O
sue O
foreign O
governments O
since O
1996 O
, O
but O
under O
legislation O
passed O
this O
month O
, O
many O
victims O
will O
actually O
get O
their O
money O
. O

The O
money O
, O
at O
least O
at O
first O
, O
will O
come O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
treasury O
. O

The O
government O
expects O
to O
get O
it O
back O
from O
frozen O
Iranian B-NORP
assets O
held O
in O
this O
country O
. O

It O
sends O
a O
message O
to O
terrorist O
states O
like O
Iran B-GPE
or O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
get O
away O
with O
this O
. O

You O
're O
going O
to O
pay O
a O
price O
. O

The O
bill O
is O
now O
on O
the O
President O
's O
desk O
. O

He O
's O
expected O
to O
sign O
it O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Sciutto I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

In O
Africa B-GPE
, O
the O
capital O
of O
the O
Ivory B-GPE
Coast I-GPE
is O
being O
torn O
apart O
. O

Massive O
demonstrations O
drove O
the O
military O
from O
power O
and O
two O
opposition O
leaders O
are O
fighting O
to O
fill O
the O
void O
. O

Christian O
and O
Muslim O
mobs O
are O
fighting O
it O
out O
in O
the O
streets O
. O

At O
least O
60 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
only O
two O
days O
. O

But O
first O
to O
the O
serious O
business O
-- O

George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
nominees O
for O
his O
cabinet O
are O
still O
getting O
a O
going O
- O
over O
in O
Congress B-ORG
and O
President O
Clinton O
is O
causing O
a O
mild O
stir O
here O
by O
his O
reluctance O
to O
slide O
out O
of O
the O
spotlight O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
asked O
for O
seven O
minutes O
on O
television O
tonight O
to O
say O
good-bye O
and O
he O
will O
get O
it O
, O
from O
us O
. O

Here O
first O
, O
down O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
is O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Jock B-PERSON
Cochran I-PERSON
. O

He O
will O
point O
out O
challenges O
facing O
Mr. O
Bush O
tonight O
, O
implied O
and O
that O
is O
some O
disapproval O
for O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
tax O
cut O
proposals O
. O

He O
will O
also O
say O
America B-GPE
must O
stay O
engaged O
with O
the O
world O
, O
and O
the O
President O
will O
talk O
about O
the O
importance O
of O
building O
one O
America B-GPE
, O
including O
racial O
reconciliation O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
hopes O
history O
will O
look O
kindly O
on O
tonight O
's O
speech O
, O
but O
history O
ignores O
most O
presidential O
farewells O
. O

Exceptions O
include O
the O
first O
one O
, O
from O
George B-PERSON
Washington I-PERSON
, O
and O
war O
hero O
Dwight B-PERSON
Eisenhower I-PERSON
's O
surprising O
warning O
about O
the O
influence O
of O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
made O
the O
history O
books O
, O
but O
only O
because O
he O
said O
-- O
I O
shall O
resign O
the O
presidency O
effective O
at O
noon O
tomorrow O
. O

Even O
the O
Great O
Communicator O
, O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
, O
got O
only O
middling O
marks O
for O
his O
farewell O
. O

America B-GPE
is O
respected O
again O
in O
the O
world O
and O
looked O
to O
for O
leadership O
. O

George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
the O
Elder O
left O
by O
saying O
nothing O
-- O
no O
farewell O
address O
. O

`` O
It O
would O
just O
be O
an O
ego O
trip O
, O
'' O
he O
told O
friends O
. O

Would O
n't O
be O
prudent O
, O
but O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
could O
not O
pass O
up O
his O
last O
chance O
to O
use O
the O
bully O
pulpit O
. O

This O
is O
someone O
who O
wants O
to O
create O
a O
place O
for O
himself O
in O
the O
politics O
of O
the O
future O
, O
even O
if O
it O
's O
simply O
campaigning O
at O
the O
side O
of O
his O
wife O
. O

Therefore O
, O
what O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
says O
tonight O
is O
said O
in O
large O
part O
with O
an O
eye O
to O
his O
own O
political O
future O
, O
but O
for O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
, O
tonight O
's O
speech O
is O
a O
real O
change O
, O
for O
, O
as O
you O
noted O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
this O
one O
will O
be O
short O
-- O
very O
short O
, O
only O
about O
seven O
minutes O
. O

Short O
for O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
, O
certainly O
. O

Thanks O
, O
John B-PERSON
Cochran I-PERSON
. O

And O
now O
making O
hockey O
history O
-- O

the O
record O
for O
most O
victories O
by O
a O
goaltender O
in O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Hockey I-ORG
League I-ORG
has O
been O
held O
by O
Terry B-PERSON
Sawchuck I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Detroit I-ORG
Red I-ORG
Wings I-ORG
since O
1961 O
, O
and O
now O
comes O
Patrick B-PERSON
Roy I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Colorado I-ORG
Avalanche I-ORG
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Brian B-PERSON
Rooney I-PERSON
. O

In O
16 O
years O
with O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Hockey I-ORG
League I-ORG
, O
Patrick B-PERSON
Roy I-PERSON
has O
stopped O
the O
other O
team O
from O
scoring O
21,000 O
times O
, O
frequently O
doing O
the O
impossible O
. O

Do O
you O
believe O
that O
? O

Highway O
robbery O
. O

And O
the O
amazing O
thing O
is O
, O
he O
almost O
never O
sees O
the O
puck O
. O

No O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
the O
puck O
most O
of O
the O
time O
, O
especially O
when O
it O
's O
really O
fast O
or O
at O
close O
range O
. O

It O
's O
more O
anticipating O
it O
. O

He O
follows O
the O
action O
with O
his O
eyes O
, O
and O
just O
knows O
where O
the O
puck O
will O
go O
. O

He O
plays O
what O
is O
known O
as O
butterfly O
style O
, O
splitting O
his O
legs O
, O
often O
playing O
from O
his O
knees O
, O
filling O
the O
net O
with O
his O
6 O
' O
1 O
'' O
body O
. O

90 O
% O
of O
the O
time O
, O
when O
you O
're O
coming O
down O
on O
Patrick B-ORG
, O
all O
you O
see O
is O
his O
big O
jersey O
and O
the O
equipment O
, O
and O
you O
just O
do O
n't O
see O
net O
, O
so O
there O
's O
room O
to O
shoot O
. O

Roy B-PERSON
has O
his O
quirks O
. O

He O
talks O
to O
the O
goalposts O
and O
refuses O
to O
step O
on O
the O
red O
and O
blue O
lines O
. O

He O
writes O
the O
names O
of O
his O
three O
children O
on O
his O
stick O
before O
every O
game O
, O
but O
he O
says O
the O
most O
important O
thing O
is O
not O
superstition O
, O
not O
even O
talent O
. O

I O
think O
the O
passion O
. O

If O
you O
love O
what O
you O
're O
doing O
, O
and O
if O
you O
're O
a O
passionate O
person O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
that O
will O
make O
the O
difference O
in O
the O
end O
. O

When O
he O
breaks O
the O
record O
for O
most O
wins O
, O
Patrick B-PERSON
Roy I-PERSON
will O
replace O
Detroit B-GPE
's O
late O
Terry B-PERSON
Sawchuk I-PERSON
in O
the O
record O
books O
. O

From O
George B-PERSON
Vezina I-PERSON
in O
the O
to O
Gump B-PERSON
Worsely I-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
a O
face O
stitched O
like O
a O
quilt O
, O
and O
Roy B-PERSON
's O
hero O
, O
Rogie B-PERSON
Vachon I-PERSON
, O
pioneer O
of O
an O
aggressive O
style O
, O
the O
goalie O
has O
been O
the O
loner O
of O
the O
end O
of O
the O
rink O
. O

They O
used O
to O
play O
without O
a O
mask O
, O
but O
now O
the O
game O
is O
faster O
and O
the O
puck O
flies O
at O
100 O
miles O
an O
hour O
. O

Years O
ago O
, O
the O
goaltenders O
were O
kind O
of O
the O
guys O
that O
could O
n't O
play O
defense O
, O
could O
n't O
play O
forward O
, O
maybe O
were O
n't O
good O
skaters O
, O
so O
they O
put O
them O
in O
net O
. O

Today O
, O
I O
think O
they O
're O
as O
good O
an O
athlete O
as O
any O
other O
player O
on O
the O
team O
. O

And O
Patrick B-PERSON
Roy I-PERSON
has O
established O
a O
standard O
that O
the O
goalie O
has O
to O
be O
an O
athlete O
on O
a O
par O
with O
the O
best O
of O
any O
sport O
. O

He O
has O
won O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Stanley I-WORK_OF_ART
Cup I-WORK_OF_ART
three O
times O
. O

I O
just O
wanted O
to O
survive O
, O
you O
know O
. O

I O
just O
wanted O
to O
break O
that O
league O
and O
survive O
in O
it O
as O
long O
as O
I O
could O
, O
and O
being O
in O
that O
position O
today O
is O
something O
big O
for O
me O
. O

He O
loves O
to O
play O
, O
which O
is O
just O
another O
thing O
that O
might O
make O
him O
the O
greatest O
goalie O
the O
game O
has O
ever O
had O
. O

Brian B-PERSON
Rooney I-PERSON
, O
C B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Denver B-GPE
. O

Good O
evening O
. O

George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
has O
chosen O
the O
person O
he O
wants O
to O
be O
Attorney O
General O
. O

He O
is O
the O
58 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
, O
soon O
to O
be O
former O
Senator O
John O
Ashcroft O
of O
Missouri B-GPE
. O

Senator O
Ashcroft O
lost O
his O
bid O
for O
re-election O
this O
year O
. O

The O
senator O
is O
a O
former O
law O
professor O
and O
former O
Attorney O
General O
of O
Missouri B-GPE
and O
Governor O
, O
from O
the O
conservative O
wing O
of O
the B-ORG
Republican I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
and O
some O
of O
the O
positions O
he O
's O
taken O
as O
a O
politician O
have O
galvanized O
liberal O
opposition O
to O
his O
nomination O
today O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Mike B-PERSON
Von I-PERSON
Fremd I-PERSON
is O
with O
us O
this O
evening O
from O
Austin B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
. O

Mike B-PERSON
? O

Reporter O
: O

Peter B-PERSON
, O
Senator O
John O
Ashcroft O
is O
clearly O
the O
President O
- O
elect O
's O
most O
controversial O
nominee O
to O
date O
. O

Many O
of O
his O
positions O
are O
bound O
to O
upset O
Democrats B-NORP
. O

He O
said O
Ashcroft B-PERSON
would O
serve O
everyone O
. O

He O
will O
be O
faithful O
to O
the O
law O
, O
pursuing O
justice O
without O
favor O
. O

Reporter O
: O

The B-ORG
American I-ORG
Conservative I-ORG
Union I-ORG
gives O
him O
a O
top O
approval O
rating O
. O

He O
has O
voted O
against O
some O
tobacco O
regulations O
, O
against O
expanding O
hate O
crime O
legislation O
and O
against O
allowing O
abortions O
at O
military O
hospitals O
. O

A O
record O
that O
troubles O
most O
Democratic O
constituencies O
. O

For O
a O
President O
- O
elect O
who O
is O
committed O
to O
uniting O
the O
country O
and O
not O
dividing O
it O
, O
this O
nomination O
is O
one O
of O
the O
most O
divisive O
he O
could O
have O
chosen O
. O

We O
are O
tremendously O
concerned O
that O
this O
is O
a O
harbinger O
of O
things O
to O
come O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Mr. O
Ashcroft O
has O
also O
angered O
civil O
rights O
groups O
. O

He O
blocked O
the O
nomination O
of O
Missouri O
Supreme O
Court O
Judge O
Ronnie O
White O
to O
the O
federal O
bench O
. O

Judge O
White O
was O
the O
first O
black O
member O
of O
Missouri B-GPE
's O
Supreme B-ORG
. O

Ashcroft B-PERSON
said O
the O
judge O
was O
soft O
on O
criminals O
. O

He O
had O
his O
reasons O
for O
blocking O
a O
single O
nomination O
, O
and O
I O
thought O
about O
that O
, O
and O
I O
looked O
at O
the O
facts O
, O
and O
I O
listened O
to O
him O
, O
and O
there O
's O
no O
question O
in O
my O
mind O
that O
this O
is O
a O
person O
who O
believes O
in O
civil O
rights O
for O
all O
citizens O
. O

Reporter O
: O

If O
he O
is O
confirmed O
, O
the O
outgoing O
senator O
said O
he O
would O
be O
an O
effective O
Attorney O
General O
. O

I O
will O
enforce O
the O
laws O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
with O
integrity O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Ashcroft B-PERSON
said O
his O
recent O
loss O
in O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
race O
has O
given O
him O
time O
to O
reflect O
. O

Political O
defeat O
brings O
more O
than O
emotion O
and O
pain O
. O

It O
brings O
perspective O
, O
and O
today O
, O
for O
Janet B-PERSON
and O
me O
, O
it O
brings O
a O
renewed O
and O
noble O
call O
to O
public O
service O
. O

Reporter O
: O

Now O
this O
is O
the O
first O
nomination O
to O
have O
been O
even O
mildly O
controversial O
, O
but O
it O
does O
go O
a O
long O
way O
to O
satisfy O
the O
conservative O
wing O
of O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
party O
. O

And O
Peter B-PERSON
, O
he O
'll O
need O
them O
when O
he O
begins O
to O
govern O
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
, O
Mike B-PERSON
Von I-PERSON
Fremd I-PERSON
in O
Texas B-GPE
tonight O
. O

Also O
today O
in O
Norway B-GPE
, O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
President O
Kim O
Dae O
jung O
was O
awarded O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Kim B-PERSON
received O
the O
award O
for O
improving O
ties O
between O
North B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

The O
75 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
leader O
pledged O
to O
devote O
the O
rest O
of O
his O
life O
to O
the O
reunification O
of O
his O
homeland O
. O

Good O
evening O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
bringing O
most O
of O
its O
investigators O
home O
from O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

Things O
have O
not O
gone O
quite O
as O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
had O
hoped O
. O

Nearly O
200 O
American B-NORP
agents O
went O
to O
Yemen B-GPE
right O
after O
the O
attack O
on O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

A O
very O
high O
profile O
investigation O
in O
a O
very O
tense O
part O
of O
the O
world O
. O

The O
Yemenis B-NORP
are O
worried O
about O
the O
threat O
to O
their O
national O
sovereignty O
. O

We O
got O
our O
closest O
look O
at O
the O
damage O
to O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
today O
, O
but O
even O
as O
we O
did O
, O
and O
even O
as O
the O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
thanked O
the O
Yemenis B-NORP
for O
their O
early O
cooporation O
, O
investigators O
in O
the O
field O
think O
they O
have O
hit O
a O
brick O
wall O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
reports O
tonight O
from O
the O
port O
city O
of O
Aden B-GPE
. O

The O
FBI O
agents O
moved O
out O
in O
a O
caravan O
of O
trucks O
and O
buses O
, O
with O
all O
their O
gear O
in O
tow O
. O

They O
are O
leaving O
frustrated O
. O

The O
majority O
are O
going O
home O
, O
some O
will O
stay O
on O
the O
Tarawa O
, O
a O
Navy B-ORG
ship O
offshore O
. O

Sources O
tell O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
the O
agents O
are O
moving O
out O
because O
of O
security O
concerns O
, O
but O
mostly O
because O
the O
Yemeni O
government O
is O
not O
allowing O
the O
FBI O
to O
do O
what O
it O
came O
here O
to O
do O
. O

While O
there O
has O
been O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
talk O
about O
the O
high O
level O
of O
cooperation O
between O
the O
Yemeni O
investigators O
and O
their O
American B-NORP
counterparts O
, O
in O
this O
investigation O
, O
there O
is O
a O
growing O
level O
of O
frustration O
on O
the O
part O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
, O
because O
even O
now O
, O
two O
weeks O
into O
the O
case O
, O
no O
U.S. B-GPE
agent O
has O
been O
given O
independent O
access O
to O
interview O
any O
of O
the O
witnesses O
or O
suspects O
. O

The O
FBI O
was O
allowed O
to O
visit O
suspected O
safe O
houses O
and O
collect O
evidence O
and O
fingerprints O
, O
but O
only O
after O
Yemeni O
investigators O
had O
been O
through O
the O
houses O
first O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
the O
American B-NORP
ambassador O
and O
a O
senior O
FBI B-ORG
official O
met O
with O
President O
Ally O
Saleh O
to O
complain O
that O
Yemeni O
investigators O
were O
not O
sharing O
leads O
or O
information O
. O

Some O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
believe O
the O
Yemeni O
are O
concerned O
about O
sharing O
information O
that O
could O
be O
embarrassing O
to O
a O
country O
that O
has O
been O
called O
a O
haven O
for O
terrorists O
, O
but O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
say O
without O
access O
to O
the O
witnesses O
here O
, O
the O
future O
of O
any O
American B-NORP
prosecution O
for O
the O
murder O
of O
17 O
sailors O
is O
in O
doubt O
. O

John B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Aden B-GPE
. O

The O
government O
said O
today O
it O
's O
going O
to O
cut O
back O
on O
the O
enormous O
number O
of O
people O
who O
descended O
on O
Yemen B-GPE
to O
investigate O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

So O
many O
people O
from O
several O
agencies O
wanting O
to O
participate O
that O
the O
Yemenis B-NORP
are O
feeling O
somewhat O
overwhelmed O
in O
their O
own O
country O
. O

Investigators O
have O
come O
up O
with O
another O
theory O
on O
how O
the O
terrorists O
operated O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
on O
the O
house O
with O
a O
view O
. O

High O
on O
a O
hillside O
, O
in O
a O
run O
- O
down O
section O
of O
Aden B-GPE
, O
the O
house O
with O
the O
blue O
door O
has O
a O
perfect O
view O
of O
the O
harbor O
. O

American B-NORP
and O
Yemeni O
investigators O
believe O
that O
view O
is O
what O
convinced O
a O
man O
who O
used O
the O
name O
Abdullah B-PERSON
to O
rent O
the O
house O
several O
weeks O
before O
the O
bombing O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

Early O
on O
investigators O
theorized O
it O
was O
an O
inside O
job O
and O
much O
of O
the O
focus O
was O
on O
employees O
of O
the O
Mansoon O
shipping O
company O
, O
which O
was O
under O
contract O
by O
the O
Navy O
to O
refuel O
U.S. B-GPE
warships O
and O
would O
have O
had O
advance O
information O
about O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
's O
'' O
arrival O
. O

Now O
the O
FBI O
believes O
all O
the O
terrorists O
needed O
to O
do O
was O
look O
out O
the O
window O
, O
to O
go O
through O
precisely O
the O
same O
drill O
, O
well O
before O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
arrived O
. O

The O
man O
in O
this O
house O
would O
have O
had O
plenty O
of O
time O
to O
signal O
two O
bombers O
waiting O
with O
the O
boat O
across O
the O
bay O
. O

Investigators O
say O
clues O
collected O
over O
the O
last O
few O
days O
have O
already O
pointed O
them O
to O
locations O
both O
near O
and O
far O
outside O
the O
port O
city O
of O
Aden B-GPE
, O
but O
they O
wo O
n't O
say O
there O
's O
any O
indication O
that O
the O
plot O
here O
goes O
beyond O
Yemen B-GPE
's O
boarders O
. O

Learning O
the O
true O
identities O
of O
those O
involved O
in O
the O
bombing O
would O
help O
answer O
that O
question O
, O
but O
the O
two O
suicide O
bombers O
died O
in O
the O
attack O
, O
and O
after O
the O
explosion O
, O
the O
man O
who O
lived O
behind O
the O
blue O
door O
simply O
vanished O
. O

John B-PERSON
Miller I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Aden B-GPE
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
today O
, O
three O
Jewish O
settlers O
were O
killed O
by O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Two O
men O
were O
on O
a O
bus O
when O
Palestinians B-NORP
fired O
on O
a O
bus O
and O
a O
woman O
was O
killed O
when O
her O
car O
was O
fired O
on O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
had O
warned O
they O
would O
retaliate O
for O
Thursday O
's O
assassination O
of O
a O
commander O
of O
the O
Fatah B-NORP
organization O
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
reportedly O
approved O
a O
$ O
12 O
million O
plan O
to O
give O
aid O
to O
Iraqi B-NORP
opposition O
groups O
. O

According O
to O
`` O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
, O
'' O
the O
money O
would O
be O
used O
to O
help O
distribute O
food O
-- O
medicine O
and O
other O
humanitarian O
relief O
. O

Like O
many O
Heartland B-LOC
states O
, O
Iowa B-GPE
has O
had O
trouble O
keeping O
young O
people O
down O
on O
the O
farm O
or O
anywhere O
within O
state O
lines O
. O

With O
population O
waning O
, O
the O
state O
is O
looking O
beyond O
its O
borders O
for O
newcomers O
. O

As O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Sciutto I-PERSON
reports O
, O
one O
little O
town O
may O
provide O
a O
big O
lesson O
. O

On O
homecoming O
night O
Postville B-GPE
feels O
like O
Hometown O
, O
USA B-GPE
, O
but O
a O
look O
around O
this O
town O
of O
2,000 O
shows O
it O
's O
become O
a O
miniature O
Ellis B-LOC
Island I-LOC
. O

This O
was O
an O
all O
- O
white O
, O
all O
- O
christian O
community O
that O
all O
the O
sudden O
was O
taken O
over O
-- O
not O
taken O
over O
, O
that O
's O
a O
very O
bad O
choice O
of O
words O
, O
but O
invaded O
by O
, O
perhaps O
different O
groups O
. O

It O
began O
when O
a O
Hasidic O
Jewish O
family O
bought O
one O
of O
the O
town O
's O
two O
meat O
- O
packing O
plants O
13 O
years O
ago O
. O

First O
they O
brought O
in O
other O
Hasidic O
Jews O
, O
then O
Mexicans B-NORP
, O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
Ukrainians B-NORP
. O

The O
plant O
and O
another O
next O
door O
changed O
the O
face O
of O
Postville B-GPE
. O

I O
think O
Postville B-GPE
might O
be O
catching O
up O
with O
the O
rest O
of O
America B-GPE
. O

If O
you O
look O
all O
over O
America B-GPE
, O
if O
you O
did O
a O
study O
of O
any O
great O
city O
, O
you O
would O
see O
the O
same O
thing O
. O

The O
plants O
helped O
spur O
economic O
development O
in O
a O
town O
that O
had O
long O
been O
stagnant O
. O

Stores O
are O
expanding O
. O

New O
apartments O
and O
houses O
are O
being O
built O
, O
and O
there O
are O
hundreds O
of O
new O
jobs O
, O
making O
unemployment O
almost O
nonexistent O
. O

What O
else O
would O
you O
like O
? O

Postville B-GPE
now O
has O
22 O
different O
nationalities O
, O
but O
some O
residents O
have O
n't O
welcomed O
the O
newcomers O
. O

They O
have O
no O
insurance O
on O
their O
cars O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
stop O
at O
stop O
signs O
. O

They O
do O
not O
put O
their O
children O
in O
a O
cash O
-- O
they O
've O
never O
heard O
of O
a O
car O
seat O
. O

You O
know O
we O
've O
been O
here O
a O
long O
time O
and O
I O
think O
most O
people O
would O
meet O
them O
halfway O
, O
but O
that O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
be O
what O
they O
want O
. O

For O
those O
who O
prefer O
the O
old O
Postville B-GPE
, O
Mayor B-PERSON
John I-PERSON
Hyman I-PERSON
has O
a O
simple O
answer O
. O

I O
just O
tell O
them O
, O
you O
've O
got O
to O
change O
. O

They O
're O
here O
to O
stay O
. O

They O
're O
not O
gon O
na O
leave O
, O
and O
you O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
adapt O
to O
these O
people O
. O

Iowa B-GPE
's O
governor O
is O
now O
looking O
to O
follow O
Postville B-GPE
's O
example O
, O
relaxing O
immigration O
quotas O
. O

It O
's O
a O
goal O
that O
seems O
possible O
when O
on O
homecoming O
night O
the O
starting O
kicker O
is O
14 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Nikita O
Kargalskiy O
, O
who O
may O
be O
5,000 O
miles O
from O
his O
hometown O
in O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Sciutto I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Postville B-GPE
Iowa I-GPE
. O

Off O
the O
coast O
of O
Ecuador B-GPE
, O
a O
U.S. B-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
team O
has O
arrived O
to O
help O
clean O
up O
the O
damage O
from O
a O
serious O
oil O
spill O
in O
the B-LOC
Galapagos I-LOC
Islands I-LOC
. O

Officials O
fear O
it O
is O
a O
major O
environmental O
disaster O
in O
the O
making O
. O

They O
are O
one O
of O
the O
world O
's O
environmental O
marvels O
-- O

Isolated O
600 O
miles O
off O
the O
northwest O
coast O
of O
South B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
the B-LOC
Galapagos I-LOC
Islands I-LOC
are O
famed O
for O
their O
wildlife O
. O

Its O
giant O
tortoises O
and O
rare O
species O
of O
birds O
inspired O
Charles B-PERSON
Darwin I-PERSON
's O
theory O
of O
evolution O
. O

Today O
they O
are O
threatened O
by O
a O
tanker O
that O
was O
carrying O
fuel O
to O
the O
islands O
. O

It O
ran O
aground O
last O
week O
and O
began O
spilling O
oil O
Friday O
. O

Already O
120,000 O
gallons O
of O
fuel O
are O
believed O
to O
have O
leaked O
, O
damaging O
wildlife O
on O
the O
Galapagos O
' O
eastern-most O
islands O
, O
San B-LOC
Cristobal I-LOC
. O

Ecuador B-GPE
's O
Environmental O
Minister O
Rodolfo O
Rendon O
, O
is O
on O
the O
islands O
. O

We O
spoke O
to O
him O
by O
phone O
. O

It O
is O
a O
very O
, O
very O
serious O
environmental O
problem O
, O
and O
we O
are O
working O
so O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
a O
disaster O
. O

Officials O
say O
currents O
are O
pushing O
the O
spill O
toward O
one O
of O
the O
largest O
colonies O
of O
sea O
lions O
. O

Ecuadorian O
crews O
are O
trying O
to O
control O
the O
leak O
by O
setting O
up O
a O
fence O
to O
trap O
it O
, O
and O
using O
chemicals O
to O
neutralize O
. O

They O
are O
also O
taking O
oil O
off O
the O
grounded O
tanker O
, O
but O
so O
far O
they O
've O
only O
managed O
to O
retrieve O
20,000 O
gallons O
. O

Tens O
of O
thousands O
more O
are O
still O
on O
board O
. O

In O
Yemen B-GPE
today O
, O
Navy B-ORG
divers O
cut O
through O
the O
deck O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
to O
remove O
the O
last O
four O
sailors O
who O
died O
in O
the O
attack O
. O

Their O
bodies O
will O
head O
home O
tomorrow O
. O

On O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
today O
, O
senators O
were O
asking O
the O
general O
who O
sent O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
into O
the O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
why O
he O
made O
that O
decision O
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
M I-PERSON
Wethy I-PERSON
. O

The O
man O
who O
opened O
the O
door O
for O
American B-NORP
warships O
to O
use O
the O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
made O
no O
apologies O
today O
. O

The O
refueling O
of O
that O
ship O
in O
Aden B-GPE
was O
my O
decision O
. O

I O
want O
to O
be O
clear O
. O

I O
pass O
that O
buck O
on O
to O
nobody O
. O

The O
one O
question O
all O
of O
us O
keep O
hearing O
, O
Why O
Yemen B-GPE
? O

The O
threat O
conditions O
in O
Aden B-GPE
the O
specific O
threat O
conditions O
, O
were O
actually O
better O
than O
we O
had O
elsewhere O
. O

General O
Zinni O
said O
all O
her O
ports O
, O
from O
the B-FAC
Suez I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
to O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
, O
had O
their O
own O
problems O
, O
either O
credible O
terrorists O
threats O
, O
unstable O
governments O
, O
or O
harbors O
jammed O
with O
small O
boats O
, O
plus O
, O
the O
government O
of O
Yemen B-GPE
wanted O
better O
relations O
with O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
had O
begun O
taking O
steps O
to O
control O
local O
terrorist O
activity O
, O
but O
improved O
relations O
, O
Zinni B-PERSON
said O
, O
did O
not O
blind O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
the O
risks O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
anyone O
to O
think O
we O
ever O
in O
any O
instance O
, O
anywhere O
, O
ever O
took O
a O
risk O
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
a O
better O
relationship O
with O
a O
country O
and O
put O
a O
soldier O
, O
sailor O
, O
airman O
or O
marine O
at O
risk O
for O
that O
reason O
. O

Absolutely O
not O
. O

Some O
Republican O
senators O
wondered O
why O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
and O
other O
ships O
were O
not O
routinely O
taking O
the O
far O
safer O
approach O
of O
refueling O
at O
sea O
? O

I O
think O
I O
'm O
hearing O
you O
say O
, O
`` O
we O
do O
n't O
have O
enough O
tankers O
to O
be O
sure O
that O
we O
could O
do O
that O
. O
'' O

That O
's O
my O
sense O
, O
Senator O
. O

The O
general O
had O
one O
more O
troubling O
message O
. O

Terrorists O
are O
getting O
smarter O
, O
using O
nastier O
weapons O
, O
and O
as O
long O
as O
they O
are O
willing O
to O
die O
in O
their O
attacks O
, O
it O
will O
be O
virtually O
impossible O
to O
stop O
them O
all O
. O

John B-PERSON
M I-PERSON
Wethy I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Once O
again O
there O
'll O
be O
two O
presidential O
candidates O
missing O
from O
the O
debate O
. O

Pat B-PERSON
Buchanan I-PERSON
hardly O
registers O
on O
the O
political O
radar O
this O
year O
. O

And O
Ralph B-PERSON
Nader I-PERSON
, O
who O
may O
make O
the O
difference O
between O
a O
Gore B-PERSON
or O
Bush B-GPE
win O
in O
several O
places O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Linda B-PERSON
Douglas I-PERSON
was O
with O
his O
campaign O
over O
the O
weekend O
. O

Ralph B-PERSON
Nader I-PERSON
says O
his O
campaign O
is O
starting O
to O
take O
off O
. O

Do O
you O
feel O
momentum O
from O
last O
night O
? O

Yeah O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
was O
pretty O
big O
. O

7777 O

At O
a O
Nader B-PERSON
rally O
in O
Madison B-FAC
Square I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
, O
15,000 O
people O
joined O
actors O
Tim B-PERSON
Robbins I-PERSON
, O
Susan B-PERSON
Sarandon I-PERSON
and O
other O
stars O
to O
hear O
his O
message O
-- O
that O
average O
Americans O
are O
powerless O
. O

They O
have O
lost O
control O
of O
their O
government O
. O

They O
have O
lost O
control O
of O
their O
workplace O
. O

Nader B-PERSON
condemns O
corporations O
, O
drug O
companies O
, O
pesticide O
manufacturers O
, O
banks O
, O
landlords O
, O
the O
media O
. O

His O
supporters O
say O
they O
do O
n't O
care O
that O
he O
has O
no O
chance O
to O
become O
President O
. O

I O
want O
to O
see O
my O
vote O
as O
a O
statement O
that O
I O
will O
no O
longer O
compromise O
. O

Nader B-PERSON
says O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
and O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
are O
essentially O
corrupt O
. O

Here O
's O
the O
difference O
between O
Bush B-GPE
and O
Gore B-PERSON
when O
it O
comes O
to O
corporate O
power O
. O

It O
's O
velocity O
with O
which O
their O
knees O
hit O
the O
floor O
when O
corporations O
knock O
on O
their O
doors O
. O

Applause O

In O
a O
year O
when O
most O
candidates O
are O
afraid O
of O
appearing O
negative O
, O
Ralph B-PERSON
Nader I-PERSON
attacks O
his O
rivals O
with O
gusto O
. O

George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
is O
really O
a O
big O
corporation O
running O
for O
President O
disguised O
as O
a O
human O
being O
. O

But O
Nader B-PERSON
is O
most O
critical O
of O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
, O
often O
when O
speaking O
to O
Democrats B-NORP
. O

He O
has O
betrayed O
, O
he O
has O
lied O
, O
he O
has O
deceived O
, O
he O
has O
dissembled O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
fear O
Nader B-PERSON
may O
make O
a O
difference O
in O
some O
key O
states O
, O
like O
Washington B-GPE
and O
Wisconsin B-GPE
, O
luring O
voters O
away O
from O
Gore B-PERSON
and O
handing O
the O
election O
to O
Bush B-GPE
. O

You O
know O
, O
some O
of O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
going O
to O
blame O
you O
if O
Gore B-PERSON
loses O
. O

They O
ought O
to O
blame O
themselves O
. O

Who O
do O
you O
think O
is O
going O
to O
win O
this O
year O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
. O

It O
's O
very O
close O
. O

Do O
you O
care O
? O

No O
. O

He O
says O
this O
year O
's O
campaign O
is O
really O
about O
the O
next O
election O
, O
about O
building O
a O
serious O
third O
party O
and O
qualifying O
for O
federal O
campaign O
money O
. O

Thanks O
for O
running O
. O

Thanks O
for O
voting O
. O

Nader B-PERSON
is O
never O
happier O
than O
when O
he O
is O
taking O
on O
the O
system O
. O

Linda B-PERSON
Douglass I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Piscataway B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
. O

Good O
evening O
. O

It O
took O
the O
angry O
voices O
of O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
protesting O
for O
days O
, O
but O
tonight O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
finally O
admitted O
he O
is O
no O
longer O
the O
President O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
and O
he O
said O
he O
had O
just O
received O
that O
information O
. O

It O
followed O
a O
day O
of O
intense O
behind O
- O
the O
- O
scenes O
negotiation O
to O
decide O
his O
future O
and O
the O
future O
of O
the O
country O
. O

For O
now O
, O
it O
seems O
the O
new O
regime O
of O
President O
Kostunica O
is O
not O
insisting O
Milosevic B-PERSON
leave O
the O
country O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Bob B-PERSON
Woodruff I-PERSON
is O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
tonight O
. O

In O
a O
surprise O
live O
speech O
tonight O
, O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
conceded O
his O
loss O
and O
congratulated O
his O
opponent O
. O

I O
, O
myself O
, O
am O
relieved O
by O
the O
enormous O
responsibility O
I O
have O
borne O
for O
a O
whole O
decade O
. O

I O
plan O
to O
rest O
a O
bit O
and O
spend O
time O
with O
my O
family O
, O
after O
that O
, O
to O
help O
my O
party O
gain O
force O
and O
contribute O
to O
the O
future O
of O
the O
country O
. O

On O
the O
streets O
on O
the O
second O
day O
of O
the O
revolution O
, O
the O
people O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
are O
savoring O
their O
victory O
, O
swept O
up O
by O
the O
sudden O
death O
of O
their O
dictatorship O
. O

Belgrade B-GPE
has O
become O
one O
big O
party O
. O

While O
the O
people O
celebrated O
, O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
reappeared O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
in O
a O
videotaped O
meeting O
. O

Russia B-GPE
's O
Foreign O
Minister O
had O
come O
to O
tell O
him O
that O
the O
Russians B-NORP
no O
longer O
are O
behind O
him O
and O
he O
should O
accept O
defeat O
. O

Sources O
say O
Milosevic B-PERSON
was O
defiant O
, O
promising O
to O
stay O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
and O
in O
politics O
. O

The O
people O
here O
say O
, O
their O
new O
President O
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
, O
is O
quickly O
becoming O
a O
populist O
leader O
. O

Today O
he O
, O
too O
, O
met O
with O
Russia B-GPE
's O
Foreign O
Minister O
, O
who O
carried O
the O
Russian B-NORP
President O
's O
endorsement O
, O
and O
tonight O
he O
went O
on O
national O
television O
to O
take O
direct O
questions O
from O
the O
viewers O
-- O
something O
Milosevic B-PERSON
never O
dared O
to O
do O
. O

Disdain O
for O
Milosevic B-PERSON
seems O
to O
be O
growing O
. O

Yesterday O
's O
uprising O
was O
targeted O
mostly O
at O
him O
. O

The O
crowds O
focused O
much O
of O
their O
anger O
on O
anything O
associated O
with O
Milosevic B-PERSON
. O

This O
is O
the O
local O
party O
headquarters O
of O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
wife O
. O

As O
you O
can O
see O
, O
every O
window O
is O
broken O
and O
the O
building O
is O
trashed O
. O

The O
mob O
also O
singled O
out O
and O
destroyed O
the O
store O
owned O
by O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
son O
. O

They O
burned O
the O
TV O
station O
that O
carried O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
words O
and O
beat O
the O
station O
's O
director O
, O
but O
tonight O
, O
the O
people O
seem O
to O
be O
turning O
away O
from O
anger O
, O
praying O
instead O
for O
a O
better O
future O
. O

A O
future O
and O
a O
country O
without O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

Bob B-PERSON
Woodruff I-PERSON
, O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

We O
're O
going O
to O
take O
a O
closer O
look O
at O
one O
of O
the O
ways O
in O
which O
this O
unresolved O
election O
will O
have O
a O
consequence O
. O

The O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
said O
it O
did O
n't O
think O
the O
delay O
would O
affect O
the O
presidential O
transition O
. O

Washington B-GPE
remembers O
how O
ill O
- O
prepared O
the O
Clintons B-PERSON
were O
when O
they O
first O
came O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

The O
whole O
point O
is O
to O
have O
an O
efficient O
governing O
apparatus O
in O
place O
and O
ready O
to O
go O
. O

3,000 O
of O
the O
most O
important O
jobs O
are O
to O
be O
filled O
. O

It O
is O
time O
- O
consuming O
at O
the O
very O
least O
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
Martin I-PERSON
. O

The O
government O
is O
ready O
. O

There O
are O
two O
floors O
of O
offices O
, O
540 O
work O
stations O
, O
about O
$ O
700,000 O
worth O
of O
rented O
space O
. O

We O
will O
give O
to O
the O
head O
of O
transition O
for O
the O
President O
- O
elect O
, O
this O
key O
. O

The B-ORG
General I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
has O
the O
tools O
, O
just O
not O
the O
names O
. O

You O
see O
a O
small O
gold O
chip O
on O
it O
, O
and O
that O
tells O
us O
who O
you O
are O
, O
and O
it O
tells O
us O
you O
're O
authorized O
to O
go O
in O
, O
and O
it O
opens O
the O
door O
. O

But O
there O
's O
not O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
. O

Some O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
appointees O
are O
leaving O
already O
. O

Stephen B-PERSON
Preston I-PERSON
, O
general O
counsel O
to O
the O
Navy O
, O
for O
example O
, O
is O
going O
back O
to O
his O
old O
law O
firm O
. O

he O
will O
have O
to O
be O
replaced O
along O
with O
all O
the O
others O
, O
but O
it O
takes O
time O
for O
the O
FBI O
to O
check O
newcomers O
' O
backgrounds O
, O
time O
for O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
to O
approve O
the O
most O
important O
600 O
, O
so O
they O
can O
get O
to O
work O
in O
the O
top O
agency O
positions O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
those O
filled O
, O
you O
basically O
lose O
the O
connection O
. O

You O
decapitate O
the O
federal O
government O
. O

Every O
day O
counts O
. O

Every O
day O
right O
now O
is O
equal O
to O
a O
week O
next O
year O
. O

Time O
is O
especially O
tight O
for O
the O
Bush B-GPE
team O
. O

Republicans B-NORP
have O
not O
held O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
for O
eight O
years O
, O
so O
they O
will O
be O
starting O
from O
scratch O
. O

Governor O
Bush O
will O
have O
empty O
offices O
everywhere O
, O
and O
the O
executive O
can O
not O
operate O
except O
through O
staff O
, O
and O
if O
he O
has O
n't O
had O
staff O
cleared O
on O
Inauguration O
Day O
, O
he O
is O
really O
crippled O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
has O
the O
luxury O
of O
being O
able O
to O
ask O
some O
Clinton B-GPE
appointees O
to O
stay O
on O
, O
but O
he O
still O
has O
little O
time O
to O
waste O
. O

The O
senators O
are O
going O
to O
go O
through O
every O
nominee O
with O
a O
fine O
- O
tooth O
comb O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Reich I-PERSON
was O
on O
the O
1992 O
Clinton B-GPE
transition O
team O
and O
wound O
up O
in O
the O
cabinet O
. O

Even O
without O
a O
close O
election O
, O
it O
took O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
six O
weeks O
to O
make O
his O
first O
appointments O
. O

And O
that O
can O
be O
a O
problem O
. O

The O
new O
President O
has O
to O
get O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
State I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Union I-WORK_OF_ART
Message I-WORK_OF_ART
ready O
and O
prepare O
his O
first O
budget O
. O

All O
of O
that O
has O
to O
happen O
right O
away O
. O

So O
, O
the O
clock O
is O
ticking O
, O
except O
here O
in O
the O
transition O
office O
, O
where O
it O
makes O
no O
sound O
. O

But O
everybody O
knows O
-- O
time O
is O
of O
the O
essence O
. O

John B-PERSON
Martin I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
today O
it O
is O
taking O
steps O
to O
make O
sure O
the O
transition O
proceeds O
as O
efficiently O
as O
possible O
. O

abcnews.com O
has O
details O
of O
what O
it O
takes O
to O
complete O
a O
very O
complex O
process O
. O

Now O
Mr. B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
. O

He O
was O
campaigning O
in O
his O
home O
state O
of O
Tennessee B-GPE
today O
. O

Tennessee B-GPE
is O
not O
giving O
its O
favorite O
son O
a O
free O
ride O
. O

Here O
is O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Wooten I-PERSON
. O

Not O
a O
bad O
place O
to O
be O
from O
, O
and O
not O
a O
bad O
place O
to O
come O
back O
to O
. O

7777 O

And O
although O
he O
has O
n't O
been O
here O
in O
2 O
1 O
/ O
2 O
months O
, O
the O
Vice O
President O
's O
here O
today O
-- O

It O
's O
great O
to O
be O
home O
in O
Tennessee B-GPE
. O

Back O
where O
he O
's O
run O
and O
won O
14 O
times O
in O
24 O
years O
, O
but O
where O
this O
week O
he O
's O
dead O
even O
or O
maybe O
even O
trailing O
Governor O
Bush O
, O
who O
is O
n't O
in O
trouble O
at O
home O
, O
and O
who O
just O
happened O
to O
be O
in O
Tennessee B-GPE
this O
week O
, O
too O
, O
asking O
his O
favorite O
sarcastic O
question O
-- O
`` O
where O
exactly O
is O
home O
for O
the O
Vice O
President O
? O
'' O

He O
may O
win O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
but O
he O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
carry O
Tennessee B-GPE
! O

That O
has O
considerable O
resonance O
here O
. O

I O
think O
he O
's O
been O
in O
Washington B-GPE
too O
long O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
people O
consider O
him O
a O
Tennessean B-NORP
anymore O
. O

Gerald B-PERSON
Wiser I-PERSON
voted O
for O
Bush B-GPE
yesterday O
. O

This O
is O
one O
of O
a O
few O
states O
with O
early O
voting O
. O

You O
have O
nine O
people O
running O
for O
President O
. O

And O
so O
did O
the O
Wrights B-PERSON
, O
Michael B-PERSON
and O
Carolyn B-PERSON
, O
Independents B-NORP
, O
but O
not O
undecided O
. O

The O
biggest O
negative O
for O
Gore B-PERSON
is O
his O
association O
with O
Mr. O
Clinton O
. O

The O
baggage O
? O

It O
's O
not O
an O
example O
of O
a O
prophet O
without O
honor O
in O
his O
own O
land O
or O
even O
here O
in O
his O
own O
hometown O
. O

It O
's O
just O
that O
Tennessee B-GPE
is O
a O
genuine O
two O
- O
party O
state O
and O
has O
been O
for O
a O
long O
, O
long O
time O
, O
and O
although O
Gore B-PERSON
has O
never O
lost O
an O
election O
here O
, O
he O
's O
never O
had O
a O
landslide O
either O
, O
and O
this O
time O
, O
little O
by O
little O
, O
his O
once O
- O
comfortable O
ad O
has O
been O
whittled O
down O
. O

His O
state O
campaign O
director O
insists O
, O
`` O
we O
expected O
that O
. O
'' O

You O
've O
got O
a O
Republican O
governor O
, O
two O
Republican O
senators O
, O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
membership O
of O
Congress B-ORG
are O
Republicans B-NORP
. O

They O
'd O
like O
nothing O
better O
than O
for O
them O
to O
embarrass O
him O
in O
his O
own O
home O
state O
. O

So O
, O
Tennessee B-GPE
's O
most O
illustrious O
modern O
political O
family O
is O
having O
to O
work O
mighty O
hard O
at O
home O
now O
and O
spend O
at O
least O
$ O
1 O
million O
on O
local O
TV O
ads O
something O
they O
did O
n't O
plan O
on O
. O

Can O
you O
come O
out O
and O
work O
hard O
for O
him O
one O
more O
time O
? O

The O
importance O
of O
Tennessee B-GPE
to O
my O
family O
goes O
way O
beyond O
its O
11 O
electoral O
votes O
. O

Sure O
, O
it O
's O
a O
matter O
of O
pride O
, O
but O
in O
a O
race O
this O
narrow O
, O
11 O
electoral O
votes O
ai O
n't O
hay O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Wooten I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Nashville B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
said O
today O
he O
will O
stop O
diplomatic O
contacts O
with O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
until O
after O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
election O
on O
February O
. O

Just O
yesterday O
, O
he O
had O
agreed O
to O
meet O
with O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
this O
coming O
week O
in O
Sweden B-GPE
. O

The O
announcement O
triggered O
harsh O
words O
from O
Arafat B-PERSON
at O
the B-EVENT
Davos I-EVENT
World I-EVENT
Economic I-EVENT
Forum I-EVENT
, O
where O
he O
spoke O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
elder O
statesman O
Shimon B-PERSON
Peres I-PERSON
. O

The O
explosion O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
did O
not O
help O
an O
already O
tense O
situation O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
but O
there O
is O
the O
very O
slightest O
hope O
tonight O
, O
because O
there O
's O
word O
of O
a O
possible O
Israeli B-NORP
/ O
Palestinian B-NORP
summit O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
in O
the O
next O
several O
days O
. O

There O
were O
a O
couple O
of O
indications O
earlier O
about O
how O
important O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
has O
become O
as O
an O
issue O
in O
the O
presidential O
campaign O
. O

Everyone O
agrees O
it O
needs O
fixing O
and O
if O
it O
is O
n't O
reformed O
, O
it O
will O
eventually O
run O
out O
of O
money O
. O

George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
wants O
to O
modernize O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
, O
as O
he O
puts O
it O
, O
by O
allowing O
workers O
to O
take O
a O
small O
share O
of O
their O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
, O
payroll O
tax O
, O
to O
increase O
themselves O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
wants O
to O
maintain O
the O
existing O
system O
. O

He O
says O
he O
would O
save O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
by O
reducing O
the O
national O
debt O
and O
giving O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
extra O
money O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
Martin I-PERSON
takes O
a O
closer O
look O
from O
the O
battleground O
state O
of O
Missouri B-GPE
. O

At O
a O
small O
robotics O
company O
in O
a O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
suburb O
, O
the O
Blumers B-PERSON
, O
father O
and O
son O
, O
work O
side O
by O
side O
. O

George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
plan O
to O
allow O
them O
to O
invest O
a O
small O
portion O
of O
their O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
payroll O
taxes O
in O
the O
stock O
market O
is O
where O
they O
part O
ways O
. O

I O
could O
do O
with O
it O
what O
I O
want O
. O

If O
I O
made O
a O
bad O
decision O
, O
then O
falls O
back O
on O
me O
, O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
complain O
about O
anybody O
else O
messin' O
my O
money O
. O

It O
's O
retirement O
money O
. O

It O
's O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
money O
. O

If O
you O
lose O
it O
, O
it O
's O
gone O
. O

The O
issue O
comes O
down O
to O
this O
-- O
will O
voters O
believe O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
's O
promise O
to O
protect O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
the O
way O
it O
is O
? O
or O
will O
they O
take O
a O
gamble O
and O
trust O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
plan O
to O
privatize O
part O
of O
it O
? O

Some O
Missouri B-GPE
voters O
are O
not O
sure O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
will O
be O
there O
for O
them O
, O
so O
they O
are O
ready O
to O
take O
a O
risk O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Dubis I-PERSON
is O
29 O
, O
father O
of O
three O
. O

Giving O
all O
that O
money O
to O
Uncle B-PERSON
Sam I-PERSON
to O
earn O
his O
2 O
% O
on O
it O
or O
me O
turning O
around O
making O
27 O
% O
or O
30 O
% O
on O
it O
, O
I O
'd O
have O
to O
go O
that O
way O
. O

That O
way O
was O
a O
simple O
appeal O
. O

I O
just O
want O
more O
of O
a O
say O
- O
so O
of O
what O
I O
can O
do O
with O
my O
own O
money O
. O

At O
a O
union O
hall O
, O
retirees O
worry O
that O
Bush B-GPE
is O
gambling O
with O
their O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
benefits O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
nobody O
has O
the O
option O
to O
take O
my O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
and O
invest O
it O
in O
nothing O
. O

It O
's O
mine O
! O

Gore B-PERSON
targets O
independents O
like O
Hank B-PERSON
and O
Loretta B-PERSON
Goehring I-PERSON
to O
drive O
home O
the O
point O
that O
the O
Bush B-GPE
plan O
will O
take O
$ O
1 O
trillion O
out O
of O
the O
system O
. O

They O
got O
a O
phone O
message O
by O
actor O
Ed B-PERSON
Asner I-PERSON
. O

Hi O
, O
this O
is O
Ed B-PERSON
Asner I-PERSON
. O

But O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
have O
enough O
money O
to O
cover O
both O
promises O
. O

Neither O
candidate O
says O
how O
he O
will O
guarantee O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
's O
future O
, O
and O
both O
resist O
saying O
it O
will O
cost O
more O
money O
. O

Do O
you O
never O
see O
the O
need O
in O
the O
future O
to O
raise O
taxes O
or O
cut O
benefits O
? O

I O
certainly O
hope O
not O
. O

An O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
poll O
shows O
voters O
divided O
on O
who O
will O
best O
protect O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
, O
but O
58 O
% O
support O
a O
plan O
like O
Bush B-GPE
's O
. O

In O
this O
era O
of O
stock O
market O
wealth O
, O
they O
see O
his O
idea O
as O
an O
opportunity O
, O
not O
the O
end O
of O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
. O

John B-PERSON
Martin I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
. O

There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
complexities O
in O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
in O
both O
of O
these O
plans O
. O

If O
you O
go O
to O
our O
website O
, O
abc.com O
, O
that O
may O
help O
. O

In O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
today O
, O
four O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
and O
a O
motorist O
was O
shot O
by O
a O
sniper O
. O

The O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
is O
concerned O
about O
a O
situation O
spinning O
out O
of O
control O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
said O
that O
yesterday O
's O
Palestinian B-NORP
attack O
to O
a O
school O
bus O
was O
an O
atrocious O
act O
and O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
told O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
that O
their O
use O
of O
excessive O
force O
is O
not O
the O
right O
way O
to O
go O
. O

Egypt B-GPE
has O
recalled O
its O
ambassador O
from O
Israel B-GPE
to O
protest O
the O
rocket O
attacks O
on O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
has O
yet O
to O
take O
office O
. O

How O
will O
it O
be O
once O
he O
takes O
over O
? O

One O
writer O
asked O
today O
, O
Will O
black O
Americans O
be O
eternal O
victims O
? O
Will O
Mr. O
Bush O
and O
millions O
of O
blacks O
be O
permanently O
estranged O
? O

Here O
is O
ABC B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
Martin I-PERSON
. O

As O
usual O
, O
it O
took O
a O
comedian O
to O
say O
what O
many O
Americans O
are O
thinking O
. O

Give O
Bush B-GPE
credit O
. O

You O
realize O
Bush B-GPE
has O
named O
more O
black O
people O
to O
his O
administration O
than O
voted O
for O
him O
. O

Today O
, O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
signaled O
his O
intention O
to O
mend O
fences O
with O
black O
Americans O
. O

I O
've O
got O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
to O
do O
, O
but O
I O
welcome O
the O
opportunity O
. O

I O
look O
forward O
to O
the O
chance O
. O

Georgetown B-FAC
law O
professor O
Sheryll B-PERSON
Cashin I-PERSON
worked O
in O
the O
first O
Clinton O
White O
House O
. O

Will O
it O
be O
important O
for O
him O
to O
reach O
out O
? O

Will O
it O
be O
necessary O
? O

Yes O
. O

Maybe O
not O
necessary O
, O
but O
definitely O
important O
. O

Important O
for O
several O
reasons O
. O

Republicans B-NORP
hold O
only O
a O
five O
- O
vote O
majority O
in O
Congress B-ORG
, O
so O
the O
38 O
black O
votes O
lined O
up O
by O
this O
member O
, O
Eddie B-PERSON
Bernice I-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
, O
will O
be O
crucial O
. O

She O
is O
the O
new O
chair O
of O
the B-ORG
Black I-ORG
Caucus I-ORG
. O

The O
consequences O
of O
his O
ignoring O
us O
means O
his O
programs O
will O
not O
probably O
be O
successful O
. O

Mr. O
Bush O
wants O
to O
build O
bridges O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
gain O
support O
among O
blacks O
. O

The O
question O
is O
whether O
that O
's O
feasible O
without O
antagonizing O
his O
political O
base O
. O

Black O
leaders O
say O
without O
Bush B-GPE
's O
support O
on O
the O
issues O
which O
matter O
to O
them O
, O
they O
will O
mobilize O
and O
work O
extra O
hard O
to O
get O
the O
vote O
out O
next O
time O
in O
even O
greater O
numbers O
for O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
. O

John B-PERSON
Martin I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

In O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
another O
setback O
in O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

Senior O
Palestinian B-NORP
security O
officials O
said O
today O
they O
can O
do O
nothing O
to O
quell O
the O
unrest O
until O
Israel B-GPE
lifts O
its O
blockade O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
negotiators O
are O
scheduled O
to O
meet O
tomorrow O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
with O
CIA B-ORG
chief O
George B-PERSON
Tenet I-PERSON
but O
top O
- O
level O
officials O
, O
who O
were O
originally O
expected O
to O
participate O
in O
the O
meeting O
, O
will O
not O
be O
there O
. O

Finally O
this O
evening O
-- O
the O
auctioneers O
. O

Here O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
today O
, O
the O
gigantic O
international O
auction O
house O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
pleaded O
guilty O
to O
price O
- O
fixing O
with O
Christie B-ORG
's O
-- O
its O
only O
real O
competition O
in O
an O
industry O
that O
does O
$ O
4 O
billion O
in O
business O
every O
year O
. O

This O
is O
a O
case O
of O
the O
rich O
and O
the O
powerful O
stifling O
competition O
. O

Here O
is O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Aaron B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
. O

Sold O
for O
$ O
200,000 O
. O

Diana B-PERSON
Brooks I-PERSON
was O
at O
home O
on O
center O
stage O
in O
the O
toney O
world O
of O
high O
- O
priced O
art O
. O

As O
President O
of O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
, O
she O
often O
conducted O
the O
biggest O
, O
the O
highest O
profile O
auctions O
, O
like O
the O
Kennedy B-PERSON
family O
treasures O
, O
herself O
. O

Sold O
for O
$ O
95,000 O
. O

Today O
, O
she O
took O
center O
stage O
in O
a O
far O
grittier O
place O
, O
pleading O
guilty O
to O
bilking O
hundreds O
of O
wealthy O
art O
patrons O
out O
of O
tens O
of O
millions O
of O
dollars O
. O

Those O
charged O
engaged O
in O
classic O
cartel O
behavior O
-- O
price O
fixing O
, O
pure O
and O
simple O
. O

The O
cartel O
consisted O
of O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
and O
Christie B-ORG
's O
. O

Arch O
rivals O
for O
nearly O
three O
centuries O
, O
the O
two O
auction O
houses O
agreed O
to O
fix O
prices O
on O
what O
they O
charged O
the O
buyers O
and O
sellers O
of O
high O
- O
priced O
art O
. O

Even O
arch O
rivals O
, O
it O
seems O
, O
have O
a O
common O
bond O
. O

Sotheby B-ORG
's O
and O
Christie B-ORG
's O
are O
all O
about O
money O
. O

They O
are O
dealing O
with O
art O
, O
history O
and O
beautiful O
things O
, O
but O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
, O
people O
go O
to O
Sotheby B-ORG
's O
and O
Christie B-ORG
's O
because O
they O
believe O
they O
can O
get O
best O
price O
for O
them O
. O

They O
have O
already O
agreed O
to O
pay O
more O
than O
$ O
500 O
million O
to O
settle O
the O
civil O
suits O
spawned O
by O
their O
crimes O
. O

Ms. O
Brooks O
, O
who O
could O
go O
to O
prison O
and O
will O
certainly O
be O
heavily O
fined O
has O
agreed O
to O
turn O
state O
's O
evidence O
, O
turning O
against O
her O
boss O
. O

She O
becomes O
Sammy B-PERSON
`` O
the O
bull O
'' O
Gravano O
with O
better O
taste O
, O
and O
the O
art O
world O
, O
well O
, O
while O
being O
more O
careful O
, O
perhaps O
, O
it O
continues O
to O
do O
business O
with O
the O
same O
two O
companies O
who O
for O
years O
swindled O
them O
. O

I O
think O
the O
impact O
has O
been O
negligible O
. O

Much O
to O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
's O
surprise O
, O
business O
seems O
to O
be O
booming O
. O

Consignments O
still O
seem O
to O
be O
as O
high O
as O
they O
were O
before O
the O
scandal O
broke O
. O

Which O
may O
be O
the O
clearest O
proof O
yet O
that O
the O
rich O
are O
different O
from O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
. O

$ O
1.3 O
million O
. O

Aaron B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

As O
for O
the O
animals O
, O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
genetically O
engineered O
animals O
, O
the O
law O
's O
having O
an O
even O
tougher O
time O
keeping O
pace O
with O
science O
. O

A O
U.S. B-GPE
company O
is O
seeking O
government O
permission O
to O
bring O
genetically O
altered O
fish O
to O
America B-GPE
's O
kitchens O
. O

Kevin B-PERSON
Newman I-PERSON
reports O
from O
a O
Canadian B-NORP
province O
. O

For O
as O
long O
as O
they O
've O
told O
stories O
, O
fishermen O
on O
this O
Canadian B-NORP
island O
province O
have O
shared O
tales O
of O
their O
catch O
. O

Lobster O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
but O
not O
too O
long O
ago O
, O
another O
delicacy O
-- O
salmon O
. O

Oh O
, O
yeah O
, O
we O
used O
to O
get O
salmon O
in O
the O
spring O
, O
but O
we O
do O
n't O
see O
it O
anymore O
. O

I O
think O
they O
are O
pretty O
well O
wiped O
out O
. O

But O
only O
two O
miles O
away O
, O
Atlantic B-LOC
salmon O
are O
thriving O
, O
and O
that O
's O
an O
understatement O
. O

These O
experimental O
salmon O
are O
on O
the O
cutting O
edge O
of O
the O
debate O
over O
genetically O
engineered O
food O
because O
a O
company O
has O
found O
a O
way O
to O
make O
the O
bigger O
one O
use O
growth O
hormone O
more O
efficiently O
. O

It O
reaches O
full O
size O
faster O
. O

How O
old O
is O
this O
fish O
? O

You O
're O
looking O
at O
2 O
1 O
/ O
2 O
years O
. O

How O
old O
is O
this O
fish O
? O

Same O
age O
. O

It O
is O
up O
to O
the O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
to O
decide O
if O
these O
will O
be O
the O
first O
genetically O
engineered O
beings O
to O
make O
it O
to O
your O
dinner O
table O
. O

But O
is O
that O
agency O
also O
capable O
of O
judging O
what O
impact O
it O
may O
have O
on O
other O
species O
? O

Senior O
government O
wildlife O
experts O
have O
their O
doubts O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
asking O
more O
of O
the O
FDA O
than O
it O
should O
be O
asked O
to O
turn O
it O
into O
a O
wildlife O
agency O
. O

The O
FDA O
says O
it O
has O
hired O
experts O
in O
the O
field O
, O
but O
unlike O
wildlife O
agencies O
, O
the O
FDA O
keeps O
its O
research O
and O
evaluations O
secret O
from O
the O
public O
. O

Laws O
do O
stipulate O
that O
there O
are O
certain O
types O
of O
material O
that O
we O
need O
to O
hold O
in O
confidence O
. O

Which O
worries O
some O
who O
think O
it O
's O
important O
people O
know O
if O
creating O
supersalmon O
to O
feed O
human O
appetites O
could O
threaten O
normal O
salmon O
. O

We O
have O
shown O
they O
have O
a O
tremendous O
potential O
to O
upset O
the O
balance O
of O
nature O
. O

The O
company O
producing O
the O
supersalmon O
says O
it O
can O
solve O
that O
problem O
by O
engineering O
fish O
that O
never O
mate O
, O
but O
the O
balance O
of O
nature O
grows O
more O
complicated O
and O
controversial O
, O
the O
deeper O
man O
explores O
the O
power O
of O
creation O
. O

Kevin B-PERSON
Newman I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Souris B-GPE
, O
Prince B-GPE
Edward I-GPE
Island I-GPE
. O

Overseas O
this O
evening O
, O
Arafat B-PERSON
has O
made O
a O
public O
appeal O
to O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
stop O
shooting O
at O
Israeli B-NORP
targets O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
said O
that O
was O
not O
adequate O
. O

Four O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
in O
the O
territories O
today O
. O

Still O
in O
Asia B-GPE
, O
President O
Clinton O
signed O
a O
bill O
today O
granting O
China B-GPE
permanent O
normal O
trade O
relations O
. O

This O
will O
end O
the O
annual O
review O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
trade O
status O
and O
lower O
tariffs O
on O
Chinese B-NORP
imports O
. O

China B-GPE
, O
in O
return O
, O
has O
agreed O
to O
open O
its O
market O
wider O
to O
goods O
from O
the O
U.S B-GPE
. O

In O
the B-LOC
Galapagos I-LOC
Islands I-LOC
of O
Ecuador B-GPE
, O
the O
oil O
spill O
that O
threatens O
so O
many O
species O
of O
rare O
birds O
and O
animals O
is O
now O
the O
size O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

Cleanup O
teams O
are O
desperately O
trying O
to O
save O
the O
hundreds O
of O
endangered O
species O
. O

A O
tanker O
ran O
aground O
last O
week O
off O
San B-LOC
Cristobal I-LOC
Island I-LOC
, O
and O
our O
Ned B-PERSON
Potter I-PERSON
is O
there O
tonight O
. O

This O
morning O
, O
the O
tanker O
was O
practically O
on O
its O
side O
, O
the O
waves O
breaking O
it O
off O
just O
500 O
yards O
from O
San B-LOC
Cristobal I-LOC
Island I-LOC
, O
and O
despite O
their O
best O
efforts O
, O
officials O
said O
200,000 O
gallons O
of O
engine O
fuel O
had O
already O
leaked O
from O
the O
hull O
, O
endangering O
sea O
lions O
, O
pelicans O
, O
crabs O
and O
other O
species O
. O

The O
best O
thing O
that O
you O
can O
do O
is O
take O
care O
of O
the O
oil O
here O
at O
the O
source O
of O
pollution O
, O
where O
it O
's O
concentrated O
. O

Ed B-PERSON
Stanton I-PERSON
heads O
a O
U.S. B-ORG
Coast I-ORG
Guard I-ORG
team O
, O
sent O
here O
at O
Ecuador B-GPE
's O
request O
. O

From O
Mobile B-GPE
, O
Alabama B-GPE
, O
they O
're O
trying O
, O
against O
the O
odds O
, O
to O
pump O
any O
remaining O
fuel O
from O
the O
ship O
so O
that O
it O
wo O
n't O
spill O
into O
the O
ocean O
, O
too O
. O

You O
become O
sympathetic O
and O
empathetic O
with O
the O
people O
that O
are O
here O
. O

They O
've O
never O
experienced O
anything O
like O
this O
, O
and O
for O
them O
, O
it O
's O
an O
emotional O
turmoil O
. O

Indeed O
, O
hundreds O
of O
people O
from O
around O
the O
Galapagos O
gathered O
in O
the O
harbor O
here O
to O
help O
in O
any O
way O
they O
could O
. O

Fishermen O
in O
their O
boats O
, O
trying O
to O
clean O
up O
the O
waters O
. O

Others O
trying O
to O
clean O
up O
shorelines O
, O
saving O
birds O
, O
all O
by O
hand O
. O

How O
many O
animals O
have O
you O
cleaned O
off O
? O

This O
is O
the O
fourth O
one O
. O

The O
`` O
Jessica B-PRODUCT
'' O
was O
here O
to O
deliver O
fuel O
for O
tour O
boats O
, O
which O
bring O
many O
of O
the O
island O
's O
45,000 O
visitors O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
the O
environment O
here O
was O
damaged O
, O
in O
part O
, O
because O
so O
many O
people O
come O
to O
marvel O
at O
it O
. O

The O
Galapagos O
are O
hallowed O
ground O
to O
many O
scientists O
, O
for O
it O
was O
here O
that O
Charles B-PERSON
Darwin I-PERSON
derived O
his O
theory O
of O
natural O
selection O
. O

Now O
many O
of O
the O
fish O
he O
saw O
are O
in O
danger O
because O
pollutants O
could O
sink O
and O
kill O
the O
algae O
on O
which O
underwater O
life O
depends O
, O
but O
late O
today O
, O
the O
news O
was O
encouraging O
-- O
that O
wind O
and O
currents O
were O
carrying O
most O
of O
the O
spill O
away O
from O
land O
. O

I O
have O
a O
mixture O
of O
anxiety O
about O
the O
situation O
, O
and O
also O
relief O
, O
though O
. O

We O
've O
been O
lucky O
. O

Lucky O
, O
but O
only O
up O
to O
a O
point O
. O

This O
place O
has O
suffered O
its O
worst O
crisis O
in O
decades O
, O
and O
found O
itself O
almost O
helpless O
to O
protect O
itself O
. O

Ned B-PERSON
Potter I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
on O
San B-LOC
Cristobal I-LOC
in O
the B-LOC
Galapagos I-LOC
Islands I-LOC
. O

-- O
has O
in O
the O
world O
, O
one O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
is O
all O
too O
obvious O
, O
and O
as O
of O
is O
in O
broadcast O
tonight O
, O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
is O
not O
making O
much O
progress O
getting O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israelis B-NORP
to O
lay O
off O
each O
other O
and O
talk O
about O
it O
. O

The O
other O
is O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Today O
, O
after O
a O
year O
working O
the O
problem O
, O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
and O
the O
highest O
ranking O
official O
from O
there O
that O
's O
ever O
been O
here O
have O
had O
discussions O
, O
described O
to O
us O
as O
direct O
, O
and O
positive O
and O
warm O
. O

We O
'll O
get O
to O
Korea B-GPE
in O
a O
minute O
. O

There O
is O
no O
substantial O
change O
for O
the O
better O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
tonight O
. O

Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
still O
having O
the O
series O
of O
running O
battles O
to O
confirm O
each O
other O
's O
worst O
, O
even O
stereotype O
view O
of O
the O
other O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Gillian B-PERSON
Finley I-PERSON
begins O
in O
Palestinian B-NORP
Gaza B-GPE
. O

In O
Gaza B-GPE
today O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
opened O
fire O
on O
school O
boys O
, O
throwing O
stones O
. O

A O
12 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
is O
in O
critical O
condition O
. O

In O
Ramallah B-GPE
, O
troops O
battled O
older O
students O
in O
what O
has O
become O
a O
daily O
event O
here O
, O
but O
for O
the O
first O
time O
today O
, O
Israel B-GPE
's O
military O
said O
the O
level O
of O
violence O
was O
significantly O
lower O
, O
and O
Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
held O
open O
the O
possibility O
that O
the O
harsh O
action O
he O
has O
been O
threatening O
may O
not O
be O
needed O
. O

If O
there O
is O
a O
beginning O
of O
change O
, O
he O
said O
, O
we O
will O
take O
that O
into O
consideration O
. O

I O
think O
it O
helps O
. O

I O
think O
we O
need O
relative O
calm O
to O
work O
out O
these O
things O
. O

Relative O
calm O
may O
have O
come O
to O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
, O
but O
in O
Israel B-GPE
itself O
, O
tension O
is O
growing O
, O
particularly O
at O
night O
. O

In O
many O
cities O
, O
angry O
crowds O
roam O
the O
streets O
, O
Jews O
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
looking O
for O
confrontation O
. O

Last O
night O
in O
Tel B-GPE
Aviv I-GPE
, O
Jews O
attacked O
a O
restaurant O
that O
employs O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

`` O
we O
want O
war O
, O
'' O
the O
crowd O
chanted O
. O

Today O
, O
one O
newspaper O
headline O
warned O
of O
civil O
war O
. O

Israelis B-NORP
have O
so O
often O
felt O
insulated O
from O
this O
kind O
of O
violence O
. O

The O
last O
13 O
days O
have O
changed O
all O
of O
that O
. O

Gillian B-PERSON
Findlay I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
chief O
prosecutor O
at O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
War I-ORG
Crimes I-ORG
Tribunal I-ORG
has O
demanded O
the O
new O
Yugoslav O
President O
hand O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
over O
to O
face O
trial O
for O
war O
crimes O
, O
but O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
spent O
enormous O
amounts O
of O
time O
and O
energy O
fighting O
Milosevic B-PERSON
, O
seems O
more O
willing O
to O
wait O
tonight O
. O

Here O
's O
our O
national O
security O
correspondent O
, O
John B-PERSON
M I-PERSON
Wethy I-PERSON
. O

Tonight O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
still O
offering O
to O
pay O
$ O
5 O
million O
for O
information O
leading O
to O
the O
arrest O
and O
conviction O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
for O
war O
crimes O
. O

I O
believe O
we O
can O
not O
ignore O
the O
actions O
of O
the O
war O
crimes O
tribunal O
. O

I O
think O
we O
have O
to O
continue O
to O
support O
it O
, O
but O
there O
no O
longer O
seems O
to O
be O
any O
urgency O
about O
grabbing O
Milosevic B-PERSON
. O

The O
important O
thing O
first O
is O
to O
get O
him O
out O
of O
any O
position O
of O
any O
kind O
of O
power O
. O

Senior O
administration O
officials O
are O
now O
saying O
privately O
that O
if O
Milosevic B-PERSON
never O
comes O
to O
trial O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
might O
not O
like O
it O
, O
but O
could O
live O
with O
it O
, O
as O
long O
as O
the O
man O
is O
gone O
. O

The O
new O
President O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
, O
has O
made O
it O
clear O
he O
would O
not O
be O
likely O
to O
turn O
over O
Milosevic B-PERSON
or O
anyone O
else O
to O
the O
war O
crimes O
tribunal O
. O

He O
says O
the O
tribunal O
is O
not O
fair O
and O
is O
manipulated O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
-- O
the O
same O
criticism O
Milosevic B-PERSON
had O
, O
but O
in O
most O
ways O
, O
Milosevic B-PERSON
and O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
have O
starkly O
different O
views O
. O

On O
freedom O
of O
the O
press O
, O
rule O
of O
law O
and O
a O
free O
market O
economy O
, O
Milosevic B-PERSON
opposed O
them O
all O
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
supports O
them O
. O

His O
great O
advantage O
above O
all O
else O
is O
the O
fact O
that O
he O
is O
not O
corrupt O
. O

He O
's O
clean O
. O

He O
seems O
as O
the O
most O
honorable O
man O
in O
Serbian B-NORP
politics O
. O

Like O
most O
Serbs B-NORP
, O
Kostunica B-PERSON
is O
bitterly O
critical O
of O
Nato B-ORG
's O
bombing O
campaign O
last O
year O
. O

He O
also O
thinks O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
administration O
and O
especially O
Madeleine B-PERSON
Albright I-PERSON
pursued O
anti-Serbian O
policies O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
in O
many O
respects O
, O
he O
is O
very O
pro-American O
. O

To O
help O
him O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
is O
moving O
quickly O
to O
lift O
economic O
sanctions O
and O
is O
exploring O
ways O
to O
send O
aid O
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
now O
has O
10,000 O
troops O
in O
the O
Balkans O
, O
at O
a O
cost O
of O
$ O
4 O
billion O
a O
year O
. O

The O
next O
step O
will O
be O
to O
look O
for O
ways O
to O
cut O
those O
numbers O
. O

John B-PERSON
M I-PERSON
Wethy I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

In O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
today O
, O
violence O
on O
violence O
again O
. O

It O
began O
with O
the O
bombing O
of O
a O
school O
bus O
carrying O
children O
of O
Jewish O
settlers O
. O

It O
ended O
with O
one O
of O
the O
most O
punishing O
Israeli B-NORP
responses O
in O
weeks O
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Gillian B-PERSON
Findlay I-PERSON
. O

For O
two O
hours O
tonight O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
helicopters O
and O
ships O
fired O
missile O
after O
missile O
on O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
with O
50 O
missiles O
in O
all O
, O
hitting O
police O
buildings O
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
security O
buildings O
, O
several O
offices O
of O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
's O
political O
organization O
. O

Unlike O
previous O
attacks O
, O
this O
one O
began O
without O
warning O
and O
early O
enough O
that O
people O
were O
still O
in O
the O
streets O
. O

Gaza B-GPE
hospitals O
reported O
dozens O
of O
wounded O
, O
mostly O
bruises O
, O
doctors O
said O
, O
and O
shock O
. O

Earlier O
today O
, O
it O
was O
Israelis B-NORP
in O
shock O
after O
a O
bomb O
exploded O
next O
to O
a O
bus O
filled O
with O
school O
children O
. O

One O
of O
the O
Jewish O
settlements O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

The O
bus O
was O
armored O
, O
a O
usual O
precaution O
here O
, O
but O
the O
explosion O
was O
powerful O
. O

Shrapnel O
killed O
two O
parents O
and O
injured O
several O
children O
seriously O
. O

This O
road O
, O
a O
lifeline O
for O
the O
several O
hundred O
Jewish O
settlers O
who O
live O
here O
, O
has O
been O
targeted O
dozens O
of O
times O
in O
recent O
weeks O
. O

Today O
, O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
was O
quick O
to O
deny O
any O
responsibility O
, O
pointing O
out O
the O
road O
is O
patrolled O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
. O

The O
incident O
took O
place O
in O
an O
area O
which O
is O
under O
their O
control O
, O
under O
their O
security O
, O
jurisdiction O
, O
and O
they O
have O
to O
blame O
themselves O
. O

But O
after O
tonight O
's O
attack O
, O
Israel B-GPE
's O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
said O
none O
of O
this O
would O
have O
happened O
if O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
had O
not O
let O
known O
terrorists O
out O
of O
jail O
. O

We O
find O
no O
way O
than O
to O
respond O
like O
any O
other O
free O
world O
democracy O
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
vowed O
the O
use O
of O
as O
much O
force O
as O
necessary O
to O
end O
this O
kind O
of O
violence O
. O

Late O
tonight O
, O
in O
several O
Palestinian B-NORP
towns O
, O
the O
cry O
once O
more O
was O
for O
revenge O
. O

Jillin B-PERSON
Findley I-PERSON
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Some O
of O
the O
other O
news O
today O
-- O

In O
Washington B-GPE
, O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
met O
again O
with O
President O
Clinton O
and O
were O
slightly O
optimistic O
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
said O
there O
was O
some O
progress O
on O
Palestinian B-NORP
sovereignty O
over O
part O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

In O
yesterday O
's O
ruling O
from O
Florida B-GPE
's O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
the O
chief O
justice O
warned O
recounting O
undervotes O
in O
the O
counties O
would O
cause O
`` O
confusion O
and O
disorder O
. O
'' O

In O
some O
places O
today O
those O
words O
appeared O
prophetic O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Von I-PERSON
Fremd I-PERSON
from O
Jacksonville B-GPE
. O

When O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
issued O
its O
decision O
to O
stop O
, O
observers O
in O
the O
counting O
room O
were O
told O
to O
leave O
. O

Are O
you O
serious O
? O

As O
soon O
as O
I O
see O
it O
in O
writing O
, O
if O
it O
says O
stop O
, O
I O
will O
stop O
. O

We O
're O
stopping O
right O
now O
until O
I O
see O
if O
we O
need O
to O
keep O
on O
stopping O
. O

The O
process O
stopped O
before O
a O
single O
ballot O
was O
counted O
. O

Tempers O
flared O
early O
on O
after O
the O
Republican O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Canvassing I-ORG
Board I-ORG
announced O
in O
advance O
that O
it O
was O
impossible O
to O
meet O
tomorrow O
's O
p.m. O
deadline O
. O

No O
possible O
way O
. O

If O
he O
can O
not O
carry O
out O
his O
constitutional O
duty O
to O
do O
this O
, O
then O
he O
should O
do O
as O
the O
judge O
in O
Tallahassee B-GPE
did O
, O
recuse O
himself O
, O
put O
somebody O
there O
who O
can O
get O
it O
done O
! O

cheers O
and O
applause O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
the O
5,000 O
undercount O
ballots O
are O
mixed O
in O
with O
the O
pool O
of O
nearly O
300,000 O
ballots O
. O

They O
flew O
in O
a O
computer O
consultant O
to O
install O
a O
program O
to O
separate O
the O
ballots O
. O

His O
explanation O
of O
how O
it O
all O
works O
baffled O
me O
. O

We O
load O
the O
cards O
into O
the O
reader O
hopper O
at O
which O
time O
the O
machine O
looks O
for O
a O
light O
and O
then O
passes O
into O
the O
stacker O
. O

From O
beginning O
to O
end O
, O
both O
sides O
fought O
every O
step O
of O
the O
way O
. O

This O
morning O
they O
could O
not O
decide O
how O
to O
begin O
. O

Tonight O
, O
the O
two O
sides O
are O
arguing O
about O
what O
to O
do O
now O
that O
they O
have O
been O
told O
to O
stop O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
say O
, O
at O
least O
sort O
the O
ballots O
. O

Republicans B-NORP
said O
, O
No O
way O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Von I-PERSON
Fremd I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jacksonville B-GPE
. O

When O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
was O
attacked O
last O
October O
and O
17 O
sailors O
were O
killed O
, O
one O
of O
the O
sailors O
on O
board O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
used O
his O
own O
camera O
to O
record O
some O
of O
the O
aftermath O
. O

These O
are O
pictures O
you O
have O
not O
seen O
before O
, O
what O
the O
terrorists O
did O
to O
a O
$ O
1 O
billion O
ship O
, O
not O
to O
mention O
the O
country O
's O
morale O
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
M I-PERSON
Wethy I-PERSON
. O

Most O
of O
the O
sailors O
who O
died O
were O
about O
to O
have O
lunch O
. O

A O
half O
- O
eaten O
meal O
still O
sits O
on O
the O
table O
. O

A O
few O
feet O
away O
, O
destruction O
is O
total O
-- O
the O
floor O
driven O
up O
through O
the O
ceiling O
, O
a O
deadly O
twisting O
of O
steel O
, O
daylight O
showing O
through O
a O
gaping O
hole O
in O
the O
side O
of O
the O
ship O
. O

We O
was O
lucky O
to O
make O
it O
through O
all O
this O
. O

Seaman O
Carl B-PERSON
Wingate I-PERSON
, O
who O
shot O
this O
home O
video O
, O
remembers O
the O
moment O
, O
along O
with O
his O
shipmates O
. O

It O
was O
a O
really O
loud O
boom O
. O

I O
mean O
, O
it O
's O
almost O
undescribable O
how O
loud O
it O
was O
. O

I O
actually O
started O
running O
up O
the O
passageway O
, O
up O
the O
ladder O
. O

I O
opened O
up O
the O
door O
, O
and O
there O
was O
no O
deck O
there O
. O

It O
's O
gone O
. O

I O
felt O
my O
whole O
body O
shaking O
. O

I O
thought O
I O
was O
getting O
electrocuted O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
what O
was O
going O
on O
. O

In O
the O
hours O
just O
after O
the O
blast O
, O
the O
crew O
is O
in O
a O
state O
of O
shock O
. O

Some O
still O
covered O
with O
soot O
from O
the O
explosion O
wander O
through O
darkened O
passageways O
, O
still O
not O
sure O
what O
hit O
them O
. O

God O
was O
with O
me O
today O
. O

A O
senior O
enlisted O
man O
says O
he O
would O
have O
been O
killed O
if O
he O
had O
not O
been O
called O
to O
a O
meeting O
moments O
before O
the O
blast O
. O

There O
was O
debris O
laying O
all O
over O
. O

Outside O
, O
the O
ship O
's O
exterior O
walls O
are O
pitted O
by O
shrapnel O
from O
the O
explosion O
. O

An O
orange O
life O
raft O
, O
blown O
from O
the O
deck O
, O
is O
plastered O
to O
the O
side O
of O
the O
bridge O
, O
like O
a O
moth O
on O
the O
front O
of O
a O
speeding O
car O
. O

Crewmen O
, O
now O
at O
battle O
stations O
, O
stand O
at O
a O
50 O
- O
caliber O
machine O
gun O
that O
was O
unmanned O
when O
the O
attack O
occurred O
. O

The O
Navy O
's O
final O
report O
on O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
attack O
is O
expected O
to O
explain O
why O
no O
one O
will O
be O
punished O
, O
even O
though O
the O
captain O
and O
crew O
failed O
to O
take O
basic O
steps O
to O
protect O
the O
ship O
. O

Sources O
say O
the O
Navy O
itself O
will O
accept O
part O
of O
the O
blame O
, O
by O
admitting O
all O
its O
ships O
were O
vulnerable O
and O
its O
sailors O
were O
not O
trained O
to O
expect O
this O
kind O
of O
attack O
. O

John B-PERSON
M I-PERSON
Wethy I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
says O
he O
will O
resign O
tomorrow O
. O

Sometimes O
things O
are O
not O
as O
they O
seem O
. O

This O
is O
one O
of O
them O
. O

This O
is O
a O
political O
chess O
move O
. O

ABC B-ORG
's O
Gillian B-PERSON
Findlay I-PERSON
is O
in O
Israel B-GPE
tonight O
. O

It O
was O
an O
emotional O
speech O
and O
one O
that O
Israelis B-NORP
had O
not O
expected O
. O

`` O
Tomorrow O
morning O
I O
will O
inform O
the O
President O
of O
my O
decision O
to O
resign O
, O
'' O
said O
Mr. O
Barak O
. O

`` O
I O
will O
ask O
again O
for O
the O
trust O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
people O
. O
'' O

That O
trust O
has O
plummeted O
in O
the O
year O
and O
a O
half O
since O
Barak B-PERSON
came O
to O
power O
. O

Failed O
peace O
talks O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
the O
violence O
that O
has O
followed O
weakened O
him O
, O
strengthened O
the O
speculation O
that O
former O
Prime O
Minister O
Netanyahu O
might O
return O
to O
politics O
and O
try O
to O
unseat O
him O
. O

Mr. O
Netanyahu O
would O
win O
easily O
according O
to O
polls O
. O

That O
may O
be O
why O
Barak B-PERSON
has O
chosen O
to O
resign O
now O
. O

Israel B-GPE
was O
headed O
towards O
an O
early O
general O
election O
. O

By O
announcing O
his O
resignation O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
has O
ensured O
it O
will O
be O
a O
different O
election O
, O
a O
special O
election O
for O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
only O
. O

Mr. O
Netanyahu O
will O
not O
be O
eligible O
. O

That O
's O
because O
under O
Israel B-GPE
's O
election O
rules O
, O
only O
a O
sitting O
member O
of O
parliament O
can O
run O
in O
a O
special O
election O
. O

Mr. O
Netanyahu O
gave O
up O
his O
seat O
when O
he O
lost O
the O
last O
election O
. O

Thanks O
, O
Gillian B-PERSON
Findlay I-PERSON
in O
Israel B-GPE
. O

In O
news O
overseas O
, O
at O
a O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
environmental O
summit O
in O
Johannesburg B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
representatives O
from O
122 O
nations O
signed O
an O
agreement O
banning O
the O
use O
of O
12 O
highly O
toxic O
chemicals O
. O

Among O
them O
, O
dioxins O
and O
other O
chemicals O
, O
which O
are O
known O
as O
`` O
the O
Dirty O
Dozen O
. O
'' O

They O
have O
been O
linked O
to O
cancer O
, O
birth O
defects O
, O
and O
other O
genetic O
abnormalities O
. O

Well O
, O
big O
news O
in O
the O
money O
scope O
today O
. O

Across O
the O
country O
, O
they O
were O
lining O
up O
jostling O
, O
even O
scuffling O
for O
the O
most O
wanted O
toy O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
which O
went O
on O
sale O
at O
midnight O
. O

The O
Sony O
PlayStation O
plays O
video O
games O
. O

It O
's O
the O
latest O
in O
a O
line O
of O
ever O
improving O
game O
machines O
that O
began O
with O
the O
Atari O
, O
some O
of O
us O
remember O
, O
so O
many O
years O
ago O
. O

This O
, O
however O
, O
is O
a O
toy O
with O
greater O
ambitions O
. O

Here O
's O
ABC B-ORG
's O
Brian B-PERSON
Rooney I-PERSON
. O

The B-ORG
Sony I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
hopes O
those O
people O
who O
waited O
in O
line O
are O
the O
people O
who O
will O
lead O
Sony B-ORG
into O
domination O
of O
all O
home O
entertainment O
. O

The O
game O
is O
worth O
waiting O
for O
, O
because O
it O
is O
the O
entertainment O
system O
of O
the O
future O
. O

PlayStation B-PRODUCT
2 I-PRODUCT
offers O
what O
fans O
believe O
is O
the O
most O
realistic O
animation O
in O
home O
video O
games O
, O
car O
racing O
that O
makes O
you O
feel O
`` O
G O
'' O
forces O
, O
fighting O
games O
with O
punch O
, O
sports O
games O
, O
the O
runners O
even O
congratulate O
each O
other O
after O
the O
race O
. O

Today O
, O
Sony B-ORG
is O
offering O
, O
and O
may O
already O
have O
sold O
, O
half O
a O
million O
sets O
of O
PlayStation B-PRODUCT
2 I-PRODUCT
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

PlayStation B-PRODUCT
2 I-PRODUCT
in O
the O
first O
60 O
days O
will O
generate O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
retail O
. O

That O
's O
not O
all O
. O

Sony B-ORG
has O
given O
PlayStation B-PRODUCT
2 I-PRODUCT
a O
digital O
video O
disk O
player O
and O
a O
hookup O
ready O
for O
the O
day O
when O
the O
cousin O
installs O
broadband O
cable O
internet O
service O
in O
the O
house O
. O

Then O
they O
can O
sell O
by O
wire O
Sony B-ORG
games O
, O
music O
and O
movies O
. O

So O
this O
is O
really O
kind O
of O
their O
long O
- O
term O
strategy O
. O

They O
see O
this O
as O
a O
platform O
for O
the O
digital O
delivery O
content O
to O
consumers O
' O
homes O
. O

The O
Babbage O
's O
chain O
of O
1,000 O
game O
stores O
sold O
out O
60,000 O
PlayStations B-PRODUCT
overnight O
, O
and O
everyone O
sold O
for O
$ O
300 O
is O
a O
chance O
to O
get O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
200 O
more O
from O
each O
customer O
. O

There O
's O
lots O
and O
lots O
of O
opportunities O
to O
add O
new O
accessories O
and O
games O
. O

Selling O
, O
that O
's O
the O
real O
game O
here O
, O
and O
Sony B-ORG
will O
not O
be O
the O
only O
entry O
. O

Microsoft B-ORG
is O
developing O
a O
system O
called O
XIC B-PRODUCT
Box I-PRODUCT
for O
release O
next O
year O
, O
and O
Nintendo B-ORG
, O
once O
a O
dominant O
player O
, O
is O
plotting O
a O
comeback O
. O

The O
winners O
get O
your O
attention O
, O
and O
your O
money O
. O

Brian B-PERSON
Rooney I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
. O

We O
'll O
begin O
with O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

There O
has O
been O
the O
first O
break O
in O
the O
case O
. O

Morton B-PERSON
Dean I-PERSON
reports O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

The O
investigation O
into O
the O
attack O
which O
crippled O
the O
ship O
took O
a O
positive O
turn O
when O
Yemeni O
investigators O
discovered O
bomb O
making O
equipment O
in O
a O
house O
said O
to O
be O
close O
to O
the O
port O
where O
the O
ship O
is O
anchored O
. O

The O
two O
men O
who O
briefly O
lived O
in O
the O
house O
are O
reportedly O
missing O
. O

Yemeni O
authorities O
say O
the O
men O
, O
not O
believed O
to O
be O
Yemenis B-NORP
, O
are O
linked O
to O
the O
attack O
. O

Eyewitnesses O
say O
the O
attack O
was O
caused O
by O
two O
men O
on O
a O
suicide O
mission O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
sources O
confirm O
key O
details O
of O
the O
report O
tonight O
, O
but O
Ambassador O
Barbara O
Bodine O
would O
only O
say O
the O
investigation O
is O
progressing O
. O

Throughout O
this O
investigation O
we O
're O
going O
to O
be O
making O
significant O
progress O
day O
to O
day O
and O
certainly O
from O
yesterday O
to O
today O
, O
it O
has O
been O
a O
quantum O
leap O
. O

How O
destructive O
the O
bomb O
was O
became O
even O
more O
painfully O
apparent O
today O
. O

Six O
more O
bodies O
have O
been O
recovered O
. O

They O
had O
been O
trapped O
in O
a O
tangled O
mass O
of O
steel O
above O
and O
below O
the O
water O
line O
. O

Six O
sailors O
are O
still O
missing O
. O

The O
horror O
and O
the O
heroics O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
, O
'' O
when O
the O
massive O
bomb O
ripped O
through O
the O
ship O
, O
were O
relived O
this O
evening O
by O
one O
of O
the O
crew O
, O
Lieutenant O
Ann O
Chamberlain O
. O

I O
just O
felt O
a O
large O
-- O
not O
so O
much O
a O
bang O
, O
but O
, O
to O
me O
, O
from O
where O
I O
was O
, O
it O
seemed O
like O
something O
had O
rammed O
the O
ship O
. O

Now O
that O
investigators O
have O
had O
their O
first O
major O
break O
, O
the O
confidence O
level O
here O
has O
risen O
, O
but O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
still O
warn O
a O
long O
investigation O
lies O
ahead O
. O

Morton B-PERSON
Dean I-PERSON
, O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

We O
will O
have O
live O
coverage O
of O
tomorrow O
's O
memorial O
service O
for O
the O
sailors O
who O
died O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
, O
'' O
Eastern O
time O
. O

New O
information O
to O
report O
tonight O
involving O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O

Were O
warned O
not O
once O
, O
but O
several O
times O
about O
a O
possible O
terrorist O
attack O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

With O
the O
latest O
tonight O
on O
the O
investigation O
, O
here O
's O
NBC O
News O
Pentagon O
correspondent O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
. O

With O
the O
damaged O
Cole B-PRODUCT
as O
a O
grim O
backdrop O
to O
the O
ongoing O
investigation O
, O
Yemen B-GPE
authorities O
detained O
a O
carpenter O
who O
they O
say O
actually O
helped O
the O
terrorist O
load O
the O
bomb O
on O
the O
suicide O
boat O
at O
this O
safe O
house O
. O

The O
Yemen O
President O
also O
claims O
the O
attackers O
were O
members O
of O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
Islamic B-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
with O
close O
ties O
to O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
. O

While O
in O
Washington B-GPE
today O
, O
a O
potential O
bombshell O
. O

During O
a O
congressional O
hearing O
's O
revealed O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
a O
super O
secret O
intelligence O
service O
issued O
a O
warning O
about O
a O
potential O
terrorist O
attack O
. O

They O
talked O
about O
one O
individual O
and O
one O
group O
which O
we O
know O
the O
name O
of O
that O
was O
deliberately O
going O
to O
take O
action O
against O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
or O
Israel B-GPE
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
and O
a O
top O
Pentagon B-ORG
official O
testifies O
the O
warning O
was O
actually O
, O
, O
issued O
only O
hours O
before O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
was O
bombed O
. O

That O
report O
, O
as O
I O
understand O
it O
, O
was O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
disseminated O
some O
12 O
hours O
before O
the O
explosion O
. O

A O
second O
, O
even O
more O
specific O
warning O
was O
also O
issued O
a O
few O
hours O
after O
the O
attack O
. O

Pentagon B-ORG
officials O
still O
insist O
the O
flfings O
was O
too O
vague O
to O
prevent O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
bombing O
but O
there O
were O
apparently O
earlier O
warnings O
as O
well O
. O

In O
a O
separate O
hearing O
today O
, O
it O
was O
revealed O
a O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
analyst O
with O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
also O
warned O
of O
impending O
attacks O
then O
resigned O
in O
frustration O
the O
day O
after O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
bombing O
. O

He O
also O
warns O
that O
two O
or O
three O
more O
attacks O
could O
come O
in O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
. O

The O
Pentagon O
tonight O
says O
the O
analyst O
reports O
could O
not O
have O
pinpointed O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
attack O
, O
but O
there O
's O
a O
growing O
consensus O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
that O
officials O
here O
should O
have O
seen O
this O
disaster O
coming O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

We O
are O
joined O
by O
the O
Reverend O
Jesse O
Jackson O
. O

Reverend O
Jackson O
, O
we O
heard O
a O
report O
earlier O
this O
evening O
that O
the O
Vice O
President O
had O
dispatched O
you O
, O
or O
at O
least O
invited O
you O
to O
help O
in O
the O
Get O
Out O
the O
Vote O
effort O
tonight O
. O

Is O
that O
true O
? O

Well O
, O
not O
just O
tonight O
. O

Over O
the O
last O
few O
months O
gone O
about O
50 O
stops O
around O
the O
country O
. O

We O
did O
massive O
voter O
registration O
, O
then O
Get O
Out O
the O
Vote O
efforts O
. O

I O
think O
we O
were O
along O
with O
the O
NAACP O
and O
others O
, O
worked O
on O
the O
Get O
your O
Souls O
to O
the O
Polls O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
and O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
Stay O
out O
of O
the O
Bushes O
and O
it O
worked O
. O

Do O
you O
know O
anything O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
, O
because O
so O
far O
we O
have O
a O
tight O
race O
here O
? O

A O
tight O
race O
but O
fact O
of O
the O
matter O
is O
that O
Jeb B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
anti-affirmative O
action O
action O
in O
Florida B-GPE
solidified O
women O
and O
people O
of O
color O
and O
basically O
we O
won O
Florida B-GPE
, O
thanks O
to O
Jeb B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
. O

Our O
vote O
in O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
we O
have O
done O
about O
10 O
days O
of O
solid O
work O
across O
Michigan B-GPE
. O

Workers O
fighting O
for O
right O
to O
organize O
and O
women O
fighting O
for O
-- O
and O
blacks O
together O
. O

I O
think O
when O
Bush B-GPE
made O
it O
clear O
that O
he O
wants O
a O
strict O
constructionist O
court O
led O
by O
Scalia B-PERSON
, O
attacked O
affirmative O
action O
, O
attack O
of O
women O
's O
rights O
, O
point O
this O
strong O
ideological O
line O
is O
shown O
in O
these O
vote O
totals O
tonight O
so O
far O
. O

Reverend O
Jackson O
, O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
said O
, O
however O
late O
we O
're O
at O
this O
tonight O
, O
and O
whoever O
wins O
it O
, O
that O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
so O
thin O
, O
so O
narrow O
, O
that O
it O
will O
be O
a O
victory O
without O
mandate O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
what O
it O
means O
is O
that O
we O
must O
then O
deal O
with O
some O
consensus O
issues O
. O

For O
example O
, O
should O
there O
not O
be O
a O
consensus O
that O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
should O
be O
kept O
secure O
and O
not O
risked O
in O
the O
marketplace O
? O

Should O
we O
not O
make O
a O
commitment O
to O
educate O
all O
of O
our O
children O
, O
not O
just O
vouchers O
for O
a O
few O
of O
them O
? O

Maybe O
something O
as O
basic O
as O
comprehensive O
health O
insurance O
. O

42 O
million O
Americans O
have O
no O
health O
insurance O
. O

many O
Americans O
die O
every O
day O
from O
cancer O
. O

Amounts O
to O
a O
vast O
majority O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
. O

Reverend O
Jackson O
in O
Florida B-GPE
tonight O
the O
thanks O
very O
much O
as O
always O
for O
coming O
on O
with O
us O
. O

And O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
tonight O
, O
the O
most O
serious O
challenge O
to O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
's O
13 O
- O
year O
rule O
. O

He O
's O
still O
refusing O
to O
concede O
defeat O
in O
last O
week O
's O
election O
, O
so O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
striking O
workers O
are O
trying O
to O
drive O
him O
from O
power O
play O
. O

Protesters O
blocked O
roads O
across O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
and O
so O
many O
coal O
miners O
walked O
off O
the O
job O
, O
the O
government O
- O
run O
electric O
company O
may O
start O
to O
to O
turn O
off O
power O
. O

Milosevic B-PERSON
said O
he O
received O
enough O
votes O
on O
Sunday O
with O
the O
opposition O
candidate O
. O

Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
candidate O
says O
there O
will O
be O
no O
runoff O
election O
. O

Let O
's O
check O
in O
with O
the O
court O
where O
it O
's O
the O
law O
enforcement O
watch O
. O

Dan B-PERSON
Abrams I-PERSON
outside O
the O
building O
. O

Dan B-PERSON
, O
if O
you O
had O
to O
make O
a O
case O
that O
it O
could O
be O
tonight O
, O
what O
are O
the O
signs O
? O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
the O
number O
one O
most O
important O
sign O
is O
looking O
at O
what O
happened O
last O
night O
, O
and O
that O
is O
last O
night O
at O
about O
7:00 O
, O
the O
public O
information O
officer O
of O
the O
court O
came O
to O
us O
and O
said O
we O
're O
going O
home O
. O

We O
are O
told O
, O
in O
effect O
, O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
a O
ruling O
tonight O
. O

That O
has O
n't O
happened O
tonight O
. O

Now O
, O
you O
know O
the O
time O
is O
ticking O
away O
and O
yet O
they O
are O
still O
here O
. O

Everyone O
still O
here O
. O

All O
we O
know O
is O
that O
justices O
Breyer B-PERSON
and O
Souter B-PERSON
have O
been O
seen O
driving O
away O
, O
but O
that O
does O
n't O
necessarily O
tell O
us O
anything O
. O

There O
are O
all O
sorts O
of O
possible O
explanations O
for O
that O
. O

It O
could O
be O
that O
they O
're O
not O
actually O
involved O
in O
finishing O
up O
writing O
one O
of O
the O
opinions O
. O

Remember O
, O
very O
often O
, O
the O
justices O
are O
joint O
in O
another O
justice O
's O
opinion O
. O

It O
also O
could O
be O
that O
the O
opinion O
is O
already O
finished O
, O
and O
, O
of O
course O
, O
there O
's O
always O
the O
possibility O
that O
it O
's O
not O
finished O
, O
but O
I O
think O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
public O
information O
office O
and O
many O
security O
officers O
here O
at O
the O
court O
are O
still O
here O
tells O
us O
that O
the O
court O
is O
in O
all O
likelihood O
still O
working O
on O
this O
case O
. O

Dan B-PERSON
Abrams I-PERSON
, O
outside O
the O
, O
still O
active O
court O
tonight O
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
that O
. O

Good O
evening O
. O

After O
an O
exhausting O
presidential O
campaign O
and O
36 O
long O
days O
spent O
fights O
over O
the O
outcome O
for O
President O
- O
elect O
Bush O
, O
the O
real O
work O
is O
just O
beginning O
. O

The O
time O
for O
the O
transition O
to O
the O
new O
administration O
is O
dramatically O
reduced O
. O

The O
stock O
market O
again O
signaled O
worries O
that O
recession O
may O
be O
looming O
and O
a O
sharply O
divided O
Congress B-ORG
is O
poised O
for O
grid O
lock O
. O

Bush B-GPE
plans O
a O
conciliatory O
meeting O
with O
Vice O
President O
Gore O
next O
week O
and O
he O
enters O
the O
fray O
with O
good O
wishes O
from O
Republicans O
and O
Democrats O
alike O
. O

From O
the O
wounds O
of O
a O
bitterly O
fought O
presidential O
contest O
in O
history O
, O
the O
President O
- O
elect O
has O
his O
work O
cut O
out O
for O
him O
. O

We O
will O
look O
at O
challenges O
Mr. O
Bush O
is O
facing O
. O

We O
begin O
where O
he O
began O
this O
journey O
, O
in O
Austin B-GPE
, O
Texas B-GPE
and O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
correspondent O
Campbell B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
. O

Bush B-GPE
spent O
most O
of O
the O
day O
on O
the O
telephone O
and O
in O
meetings O
, O
moving O
ahead O
at O
lightning O
speed O
putting O
together O
his O
administration O
. O

Surrounded O
by O
friends O
, O
family O
, O
and O
top O
advisors O
, O
President O
- O
elect O
Bush O
and O
wife O
Laura B-PERSON
attend O
a O
private O
prayer O
service O
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
begin O
with O
a O
message O
of O
healing O
. O

At O
the O
governor O
's O
mansion O
Bush B-GPE
's O
new O
presidential O
limosine O
arrives O
. O

The O
President O
- O
elect O
writes O
thank O
- O
you O
notes O
and O
fields O
phone O
calls O
from O
leaders O
among O
them O
Tony B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
. O

President O
wants O
America B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
to O
stand O
side O
by O
side O
in O
the O
world O
. O

I O
know O
he O
Britain B-GPE
and O
a O
friend O
of O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Bush B-GPE
also O
reaches O
out O
to O
Senate B-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
leaders O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
and O
receives O
a O
call O
from O
the O
Reverend O
Jesse O
Jackson O
who O
talks O
about O
healing O
the O
nation O
and O
election O
reform O
. O

Bush B-GPE
spoke O
to O
Clinton B-GPE
and O
accepted O
an O
invitation O
to O
meet O
with O
Clinton B-GPE
in O
Washington B-GPE
and O
told O
the O
President O
he O
looks O
forward O
to O
working O
with O
the O
senator O
, O
Mrs. O
Clinton O
. O

All O
of O
us O
have O
a O
responsibility O
to O
support O
President O
- O
elect O
Bush O
and O
unite O
the O
country O
in O
a O
search O
for O
common O
ground O
. O

Bush B-GPE
's O
trip O
to O
Washington B-GPE
as O
President O
- O
elect O
early O
next O
week O
. O

He O
plans O
to O
meet O
with O
lawmakers O
from O
both O
parties O
, O
potential O
cabinet O
members O
and O
on O
Tuesday O
face O
- O
to O
- O
face O
with O
Vice O
President O
Gore O
. O

Bush B-GPE
has O
been O
invited O
to O
the O
Vice O
President O
's O
residence O
for O
that O
meeting O
. O

Forrest B-PERSON
, O
he O
has O
another O
interesting O
meeting O
tomorrow O
, O
he O
will O
sit O
down O
with O
John B-PERSON
Breaux I-PERSON
. O

A O
Democrat B-NORP
, O
he O
has O
praised O
him O
on O
his O
work O
on O
Medicare B-ORG
reform O
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
reach O
out O
to O
Democrats B-NORP
. O

Tomorrow O
's O
meeting O
could O
signal O
a O
possible O
job O
offer O
for O
Breaux B-PERSON
. O

And O
we O
continue O
tonight O
to O
try O
to O
measure O
just O
how O
this O
story O
is O
playing O
overseas O
as O
we O
'll O
be O
doing O
each O
night O
all O
week O
. O

Tonight O
, O
the O
anchor O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
network O
evening O
newscast O
on O
Channel O
2 O
Jerusalem O
Jacob O
Elon O
on O
what O
Israelis B-NORP
are O
thinking O
and O
saying O
about O
America B-GPE
's O
long O
wait O
for O
a O
President O
- O
elect O
. O

Frankly O
, O
we O
are O
shocked O
here O
. O

We O
are O
used O
to O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
political O
system O
, O
always O
tied O
and O
always O
tied O
up O
, O
and O
election O
nights O
here O
too O
close O
to O
call O
more O
often O
than O
not O
, O
but O
what O
you O
're O
experiencing O
over O
there O
is O
really O
inconceivable O
to O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

They O
spend O
a O
lot O
of O
air O
time O
here O
trying O
to O
convey O
the O
electoral O
system O
to O
my O
viewers O
here O
, O
and O
the O
election O
action O
I O
got O
was O
basically O
Hey O
, O
this O
is O
undemocratic O
. O

This O
is O
the O
greatest O
democracy O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
, O
and O
the O
system O
is O
undemocratic O
, O
and O
the O
turnout O
as O
well O
I O
felt O
's O
over O
90 O
% O
here O
usually O
, O
and O
it O
's O
hard O
for O
Israeli B-NORP
citizens O
to O
grasp O
50 O
% O
. O

Since O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
Israeli B-NORP
reel O
and O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
it O
's O
not O
, O
you O
know O
, O
the O
major O
headline O
every O
day O
, O
but O
it O
certainly O
was O
a O
major O
story O
. O

On O
the O
election O
day O
, O
we O
had O
hours O
and O
hours O
of O
broadcast O
here O
live O
, O
same O
as O
in O
the O
States B-GPE
, O
and O
we O
've O
been O
following O
this O
story O
, O
of O
course O
, O
every O
day O
, O
but O
here O
as O
usual O
, O
I O
might O
say O
, O
we O
have O
news O
of O
our O
own O
. O

Actually O
today O
, O
we O
just O
had O
four O
Israelis B-NORP
killed O
in O
three O
separate O
terrorist O
acts O
. O

The O
peace O
forces O
do O
n't O
like O
uncertainty O
, O
I O
would O
say O
even O
less O
than O
the O
stock O
market O
, O
and O
things O
here O
are O
getting O
worse O
day O
by O
day O
. O

Israel B-GPE
is O
usually O
looking O
up O
to O
the O
President O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
for O
some O
help O
. O

Some O
Israelis B-NORP
at O
least O
, O
if O
not O
most O
of O
them O
, O
are O
still O
hoping O
that O
President O
Clinton O
might O
be O
able O
to O
intervene O
and O
help O
in O
the O
short O
time O
he O
has O
left O
, O
but O
the O
more O
things O
are O
complicated O
and O
uncertain O
back O
there O
in O
the O
States B-GPE
, O
I O
think O
more O
and O
more O
Israelis B-NORP
are O
worried O
that O
there O
's O
nobody O
to O
turn O
to O
, O
and O
I O
think O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
past O
few O
days O
among O
Israelis B-NORP
here O
is O
a O
new O
perception O
that O
maybe O
things O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
are O
not O
as O
perfect O
as O
they O
might O
have O
thought O
. O

Actually O
, O
they O
're O
far O
from O
being O
perfect O
, O
and O
they O
are O
sounding O
and O
looking O
to O
us O
here O
more O
and O
more O
like O
what O
we O
know O
from O
our O
own O
political O
system O
. O

That O
insight O
tonight O
from O
Jacob B-PERSON
Eilon I-PERSON
, O
the O
anchorman O
Israel B-GPE
's O
Channel O
2 O
network O
news O
. O

He O
took O
time O
out O
from O
covering O
the O
death O
of O
Lea B-PERSON
Rabin I-PERSON
, O
widow O
of O
Yitzhak B-PERSON
Rabin I-PERSON
. O

She O
died O
yesterday O
of O
cancer O
at O
the O
age O
of O
72 O
. O

If O
you O
ask O
the O
Gore B-PERSON
campaign O
, O
the O
fight O
is O
far O
from O
over O
. O

Their O
position O
was O
to O
stand O
and O
fight O
today O
. O

Our O
report O
tonight O
from O
Claire B-PERSON
Shipman I-PERSON
. O

A O
confident O
and O
seemingly O
relaxed O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
out O
for O
a O
run O
in O
Nashville B-GPE
. O

Mr. O
Vice O
President O
, O
did O
you O
win O
the O
election O
, O
sir O
? O

We O
're O
having O
here O
. O

He O
is O
effectively O
starting O
a O
second O
campaign O
for O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
this O
one O
in O
the O
court O
of O
public O
opinion O
. O

His O
campaign O
chairman O
in O
Florida B-GPE
with O
a O
tough O
message O
. O

What O
we O
have O
learned O
has O
left O
us O
deeply O
troubled O
. O

Calling O
for O
a O
hand O
recount O
in O
some O
Florida B-GPE
counties O
and O
announcing O
, O
campaign O
will O
support O
lawsuits O
over O
the O
issue O
of O
ballot O
irregularities O
in O
Palm B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
. O

If O
the O
will O
of O
the O
people O
is O
to O
prevail O
, O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
should O
be O
our O
next O
President O
the O
. O

Former O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Warren O
Christopher O
also O
pushes O
the O
issue O
hard O
. O

Arising O
out O
of O
this O
the O
need O
for O
redress O
to O
make O
sure O
the O
will O
of O
the O
people O
can O
be O
properly O
honored O
in O
this O
situation O
. O

And O
Daley B-PERSON
, O
turning O
up O
the O
rhetoric O
substantially O
, O
criticizes O
the O
behavior O
of O
the O
Bush B-GPE
campaign O
. O

I O
believe O
actions O
, O
to O
try O
and O
put O
in O
place O
a O
transition O
, O
run O
the O
risk O
of O
dividing O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
and O
creating O
a O
sense O
of O
confusion O
. O

Gore B-PERSON
officials O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
under O
siege O
by O
reporters O
in O
Nashville B-GPE
. O

I O
think O
we O
need O
our O
seat O
belts O
on O
. O

They O
say O
Gore B-PERSON
is O
not O
simply O
trying O
to O
drag O
out O
the O
inevitable O
, O
that O
he O
does O
have O
a O
shot O
at O
winning O
with O
a O
careful O
shot O
of O
legal O
and O
public O
relations O
tactics O
. O

We O
have O
an O
update O
tonight O
on O
this O
, O
the O
volcano O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
they O
call O
El B-LOC
Popo I-LOC
. O

Just O
24 O
hours O
after O
its O
first O
erruption O
in O
more O
than O
1,000 O
years O
, O
the O
worst O
appears O
to O
be O
over O
, O
but O
there O
is O
still O
the O
possibility O
of O
great O
danger O
to O
the O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
who O
live O
nearby O
. O

Our O
report O
on O
this O
tonight O
from O
Kevin B-PERSON
Tibbles I-PERSON
. O

As O
the O
sun O
rises O
over O
Mt. B-LOC
Popo I-LOC
tonight O
, O
the O
only O
hint O
of O
the O
fire O
storm O
inside O
, O
whiffs O
of O
smoke O
, O
but O
just O
a O
few O
hours O
earlier O
, O
the O
volcano O
exploding O
spewing O
rock O
and O
red O
- O
hot O
lava O
. O

The O
fourth O
largest O
mountain O
in O
North B-NORP
American I-NORP
, O
nearly O
18,000 O
feet O
high O
, O
erupting O
this O
week O
with O
its O
most O
violent O
outburst O
in O
1200 O
years O
. O

They O
say O
it O
is O
an O
especially O
dangerous O
volcano O
because O
of O
its O
steep O
slopes O
. O

It O
could O
potentially O
wipe O
out O
everything O
in O
its O
path O
. O

40,000 O
people O
live O
in O
the O
path O
. O

Here O
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Natural I-ORG
Disaster I-ORG
Prevention I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
they O
are O
working O
around O
the O
clock O
. O

It O
is O
here O
they O
take O
the O
volcano O
's O
pulse O
, O
calling O
it O
unstable O
, O
saying O
Popo B-LOC
is O
simply O
recharging O
, O
getting O
ready O
to O
erupt O
again O
. O

It O
's O
acquiring O
more O
pressure O
, O
and O
eventually O
this O
pressure O
will O
be O
released O
in O
the O
future O
days O
. O

The O
danger O
? O

The O
heat O
from O
Popo B-LOC
's O
lava O
flow O
is O
melting O
the O
glaciers O
on O
the O
sides O
of O
the O
mountain O
and O
could O
trigger O
mud O
slides O
. O

It O
's O
like O
concrete O
coming O
down O
instead O
of O
water O
. O

So O
, O
they O
will O
destroy O
anything O
that O
tries O
to O
stop O
them O
. O

The O
Mexican B-NORP
government O
is O
taking O
no O
chances O
. O

It O
sent O
out O
1,000 O
troops O
to O
force O
an O
evacuation O
inside O
an O
eight O
- O
mile O
radius O
. O

Tonight O
, O
20,000 O
people O
in O
shelters O
, O
but O
another O
20,000 O
refuse O
to O
leave O
, O
worried O
about O
their O
corn O
harvests O
or O
who O
would O
feed O
their O
animals O
. O

If O
a O
major O
danger O
was O
to O
come O
, O
says O
this O
man O
, O
then O
we O
've O
got O
to O
run O
. O

There O
's O
no O
other O
choice O
. O

Scientists O
say O
Popo B-LOC
has O
a O
huge O
crater O
about O
half O
a O
mile O
across O
, O
about O
300 O
feet O
deep O
and O
a O
lava O
dome O
is O
building O
up O
like O
an O
upside O
- O
down O
grapefruit O
. O

In O
contrast O
, O
Mt. B-LOC
Saint I-LOC
Helen I-LOC
had O
a O
dome O
, O
almost O
as O
if O
it O
was O
pregnant O
. O

Randy B-PERSON
White I-PERSON
, O
who O
has O
done O
on O
- O
site O
studies O
of O
this O
mountain O
, O
monitors O
the O
rhythms O
. O

It O
is O
blowing O
in O
its O
own O
way O
. O

It O
could O
get O
bigger O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
predict O
it O
exactly O
. O

For O
centuries O
here O
, O
the O
people O
have O
had O
almost O
a O
mystical O
relationship O
with O
Popo B-LOC
, O
believing O
the O
volcano O
is O
a O
god O
, O
showering O
their O
crops O
with O
rain O
. O

Tonight O
, O
they O
fear O
it O
will O
turn O
vengeful O
, O
bringing O
destruction O
after O
1200 O
years O
of O
peace O
. O

We O
realize O
that O
many O
of O
the O
people O
joining O
us O
here O
tonight O
for O
this O
broadcast O
are O
doing O
so O
to O
try O
to O
get O
more O
information O
. O

These O
are O
uncertain O
times O
. O

The O
nation O
has O
yet O
to O
elect O
a O
President O
- O
elect O
. O

It O
's O
something O
Mike B-PERSON
Barnicle I-PERSON
said O
earlier O
on O
our O
air O
today O
that O
caught O
our O
eyes O
and O
ears O
and O
we O
'd O
like O
Mike B-PERSON
to O
come O
back O
here O
live O
. O

You O
were O
talking O
about O
this O
country O
, O
how O
it O
felt O
to O
be O
an O
American O
today O
. O

Yeah O
, O
Brian B-PERSON
. O

There O
is O
a O
sense O
of O
I O
think O
increasing O
despondency O
in O
the O
country O
as O
we O
continue O
on O
this O
. O

Tuesday O
night O
was O
the O
longest O
night O
and O
it O
's O
turning O
into O
perhaps O
the O
longest O
month O
. O

People O
are O
depressed O
enough O
about O
politics O
. O

There O
's O
probably O
reason O
why O
these O
two O
candidates O
split O
this O
vote O
so O
evenly O
down O
the O
middle O
. O

Neither O
one O
managed O
to O
ignite O
the O
hopes O
and O
dreams O
of O
Americans O
. O

In O
`` O
U.S.A. O
Today O
'' O
there O
is O
a O
map O
'am O
of O
the O
vote O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
the O
red O
for O
Bush B-GPE
, O
blue O
for O
Gore B-PERSON
. O

County O
by O
county O
assessment O
of O
how O
the O
vote O
went O
on O
Tuesday O
and O
it O
's O
sort O
of O
looking O
at O
the O
nation O
in O
terms O
of O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
mart I-ORG
versus O
Martha B-PERSON
Stewart I-PERSON
. O

People O
who O
believe O
in O
school O
player O
, O
gay O
marriage O
, O
people O
who O
drive O
Ford O
Explorers O
and O
who O
drive O
Volvo B-ORG
station O
wagons O
. O

There O
are O
these O
splits O
in O
the O
country O
ands O
with O
as O
we O
increasingly O
head O
toward O
litigation O
in O
terms O
of O
who O
the O
next O
President O
of O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
going O
to O
be O
, O
more O
and O
more O
people O
are O
becoming O
more O
depressed O
about O
the O
process O
. O

It O
gives O
them O
a O
sense O
of O
what O
they O
have O
felt O
for O
too O
long O
now O
, O
that O
politics O
is O
just O
name O
- O
callers O
, O
increased O
partisanship O
, O
special O
prosecutors O
, O
reliance O
on O
lawyers O
and O
things O
that O
do O
n't O
affect O
the O
ordinary O
person O
, O
that O
all O
that O
has O
now O
mushroomed O
into O
something O
called O
the O
Presidency O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
how O
we O
elect O
a O
President O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
as O
we O
continue O
on O
this O
road O
and O
continue O
to O
talk O
about O
what O
's O
going O
to O
happen O
in O
Florida B-GPE
, O
the O
judges O
have O
really O
already O
spoken O
on O
this O
, O
the O
ultimate O
judges O
, O
the O
people O
. O

Their O
decision O
is O
now O
being O
reviewed O
. O

Accurately O
, O
I O
think O
, O
and O
what O
more O
people O
seem O
to O
be O
saying O
to O
me O
is O
that O
they O
want O
an O
accurate O
recount O
. O

They O
want O
a O
legitimate O
recount O
, O
an O
announcement O
of O
it O
, O
they O
want O
a O
winner O
declared O
and O
they O
want O
a O
transition O
to O
begin O
. O

NBC B-ORG
they O
on O
Tuesday O
. O

They O
want O
a O
winner O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Barnicle I-PERSON
, O
`` O
New B-ORG
York I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
News I-ORG
. O
'' O

Thank O
you O
for O
coming O
on O
tonight O
and O
repeating O
that O
for O
us O
. O

Finally O
tonight O
, O
humor O
as O
perspective O
, O
and O
for O
that O
, O
we O
depend O
on O
the O
staff O
and O
crew O
of O
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who O
this O
weekend O
took O
on O
the O
deadlocked O
election O
. O

Here O
now O
a O
sampling O
. O

Good O
evening O
, O
America B-GPE
. O

I O
'm O
Vice O
President O
Al O
Gore O
. O

And O
I O
'm O
the O
Governor O
of O
Texas B-GPE
, O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
. O

As O
you O
know O
, O
this O
election O
has O
been O
the O
closest O
in O
history O
, O
and O
the O
results O
is O
still O
in O
dispute O
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

It O
's O
in O
dispute O
because O
some O
people O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
they O
got O
beat O
. O

Like O
in O
Florida B-GPE
, O
I O
got O
2,910,198 O
votes O
, O
and O
he O
got O
a O
measley O
2,909,827 O
. O

Eat O
it O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
. O

It O
's O
also O
in O
dispute O
because O
some O
people O
in O
this O
race O
can O
not O
accept O
losing O
a O
popularity O
contest O
. O

Ay O
if O
you O
'll O
check O
the O
national O
popular O
vote O
, O
you O
'll O
see O
that O
I O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
have O
been O
proven O
to O
be O
ipso O
facto O
, O
the O
most O
popular O
man O
in O
America B-GPE
. O

Heck O
, O
I O
'm O
this O
close O
to O
having O
teenage O
girls O
throw O
their O
panties O
at O
me O
. O

But O
listen O
. O

We O
may O
have O
our O
differences O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
dividers O
. O

We O
want O
to O
be O
unificators O
. O

Unificators O
. O

So O
a O
solution O
has O
been O
found O
that O
's O
both O
fair O
and O
consistent O
with O
the O
will O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
. O

We O
're O
both O
going O
to O
be O
President O
. O

Heck O
, O
you O
all O
did O
n't O
know O
who O
you O
wanted O
anyway O
. O

It O
's O
true O
. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
great O
. O

Hey O
, O
C.J. O
, O
roll O
that O
tape O
. O

On O
November O
7 O
, O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
and O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
ran O
for O
President O
, O
but O
there O
was O
no O
clear O
winner O
, O
so O
they O
decided O
to O
govern O
together O
. O

Could O
they O
share O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
without O
driving O
each O
other O
crazy O
? O

Man O
, O
that O
was O
cool O
. O

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continuing O
to O
set O
the O
agenda O
for O
campaign O
coverage O
. O

Hold O
that O
thought O
, O
Dafpblet O
here O
's O
the O
Secretary O
of O
State B-ORG
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

Good O
evening O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
evening O
, O
I O
requested O
those O
counties O
contemplating O
manual O
vote O
recounts O
to O
submit O
a O
written O
statement O
to O
me O
of O
the O
and O
circumstances O
justifying O
any O
belief O
on O
their O
part O
that O
they O
should O
be O
allowed O
to O
amend O
their O
certified O
returns O
previously O
filed O
by O
them O
in O
accordance O
of O
law O
. O

All O
three O
counties O
-- O
Palm B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
, O
Miami B-GPE
- O
Dade O
and O
Broward B-GPE
, O
responded O
by O
the O
2:00 O
p.m. O
deadline O
today O
and O
I O
thank O
them O
. O

Copies O
of O
the O
responses O
have O
already O
been O
distributed O
. O

Additionally O
, O
Colier B-GPE
County I-GPE
asked O
about O
the O
possibility O
of O
an O
amendment O
to O
their O
return O
, O
unrelated O
to O
the O
manual O
recount O
issue O
. O

A O
copy O
of O
that O
letter O
has O
also O
been O
distributed O
. O

For O
the O
past O
week O
, O
I O
've O
devoted O
a O
substantial O
amount O
of O
my O
time O
to O
issues O
surrounding O
the O
manual O
vote O
recount O
. O

After O
Judge O
Lewis O
' O
decision O
yesterday O
morning O
, O
my O
staff O
and O
I O
, O
along O
with O
counsel O
, O
developed O
criteria O
appropriate O
to O
the O
exercise O
of O
my O
discretion O
under O
Florida B-GPE
law O
. O

This O
criteria O
is O
clearly O
set O
forth O
in O
Florida B-GPE
case O
law O
. O

For O
the O
past O
six O
hours O
, O
I O
've O
applied O
these O
criteria O
in O
deliberating O
upon O
the O
specific O
requests O
of O
the O
counties O
, O
contemplating O
manual O
vote O
recounts O
. O

As O
a O
result O
of O
these O
deliberations O
, O
I O
've O
decided O
it O
is O
my O
duty O
under O
Florida B-GPE
law O
to O
exercise O
my O
discretion O
in O
denying O
these O
requested O
amendments O
. O

The O
reasons O
given O
in O
their O
requests O
are O
insufficient O
to O
warrant O
waiver O
of O
the O
unambiguous O
filing O
deadline O
imposed O
by O
the B-ORG
Florida I-ORG
Legislature I-ORG
. O

I O
have O
communicated O
this O
decision O
with O
these O
counties O
in O
letters O
detailing O
the O
criteria O
I O
used O
in O
making O
my O
judgments O
, O
and O
the O
application O
of O
these O
criteria O
to O
the O
stated O
circumstances O
, O
and O
copies O
of O
these O
letters O
are O
also O
available O
. O

Because O
it O
is O
my O
determination O
that O
no O
amendments O
to O
the O
official O
returns O
, O
now O
on O
file O
at O
the O
Department O
of O
State B-ORG
, O
are O
warranted O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Elections I-ORG
Canvasing I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
acting O
in O
its O
normal O
and O
usual O
manner O
has O
certified O
the O
results O
of O
Tuesday O
's O
election O
in O
Florida B-GPE
, O
including O
the O
presidential O
election O
. O

Copies O
of O
that O
portion O
of O
the O
certification O
relating O
to O
the O
presidential O
election O
and O
the O
signature O
pages O
of O
the O
certification O
are O
also O
available O
. O

As O
I O
previously O
indicated O
, O
I O
expect O
that O
after O
the O
receipt O
, O
tabulation O
, O
and O
certification O
of O
the O
overseas O
ballots O
by O
the O
counties O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Elections I-ORG
Canvasing I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
will O
finally O
certify O
the O
presidential O
election O
in O
Florida B-GPE
on O
Saturday O
. O

The O
schedule O
, O
of O
course O
, O
is O
subject O
to O
judicial O
intervention O
. O

In O
that O
context O
, O
I O
once O
again O
will O
be O
unable O
personally O
to O
answer O
questions O
. O

However O
, O
I O
have O
with O
me O
our O
general O
counsel O
, O
Debbie B-PERSON
Kerny I-PERSON
and O
two O
of O
our O
outside O
counsel O
, O
Joe B-PERSON
Clock I-PERSON
and O
Deborah B-PERSON
Blanton I-PERSON
and O
asked O
them O
to O
remain O
behind O
and O
answer O
appropriate O
questions O
from O
you O
. O

One O
final O
comment O
. O

I O
want O
to O
reassure O
the O
public O
that O
my O
decision O
in O
this O
process O
has O
been O
made O
carefully O
, O
consistently O
, O
independently O
, O
and O
I O
believe O
correctly O
. O

I O
'm O
very O
grateful O
for O
your O
patience O
and O
your O
understanding O
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
and O
God O
bless O
. O

Mr. O
Clock O
? O

Thank O
you O
. O

For O
a O
late O
update O
, O
live O
from O
the O
campaign O
trail O
we O
're O
joined O
by O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
correspondent O
Campbell B-PERSON
Brown I-PERSON
Ho I-PERSON
who O
's O
traveling O
with O
the O
Bush B-GPE
effort O
, O
and O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
correspondent O
Chip B-PERSON
Reid I-PERSON
traveling O
with O
the O
Gore B-PERSON
campaign O
in O
Kansas O
City O
Missouri O
. O

Good O
evening O
to O
you O
. O

Good O
evening O
, O
Brian B-PERSON
. O

Well O
, O
Bush B-GPE
ended O
the O
day O
with O
a O
big O
rally O
here O
. O

We O
're O
just O
outside O
of O
Tampa B-GPE
. O

And O
I O
'll O
tell O
you O
, O
these O
evening O
rallies O
really O
have O
the O
feel O
of O
a O
rock O
concert O
, O
or O
maybe O
a O
pro O
wrestling O
match O
. O

You O
have O
strobe O
lights O
, O
you O
have O
screaming O
crowds O
, O
all O
designed O
to O
make O
Bush B-GPE
look O
like O
a O
winner O
. O

But O
he O
is O
not O
a O
winner O
yet O
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

There O
is O
one O
new O
poll O
out O
that O
actually O
puts O
Gore B-PERSON
ahead O
here O
. O

There O
are O
still O
several O
polls O
that O
say O
Bush B-GPE
is O
still O
ahead O
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

Bottom O
line O
, O
as O
we O
heard O
David B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON
report O
, O
this O
is O
not O
the O
position O
the O
campaign O
wanted O
to O
be O
in O
at O
this O
stage O
of O
the O
game O
. O

Bush B-GPE
's O
central O
message O
on O
this O
bus O
trip O
across O
central O
Florida B-GPE
today O
was O
to O
his O
diehard O
supporters O
telling O
them O
go O
out O
, O
tell O
your O
friends O
still O
on O
the O
fence O
why O
they O
need O
to O
vote O
for O
me O
, O
and O
it O
's O
a O
message O
the O
campaign O
hopes O
it O
was O
able O
to O
convey O
today O
, O
because O
while O
Florida B-GPE
is O
a O
must O
- O
win O
, O
they O
also O
can O
not O
ignore O
the O
other O
battleground O
states O
. O

Brian B-PERSON
tomorrow O
morning O
, O
Bush B-GPE
flies O
to O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
another O
swing O
state O
with O
2023 O
electoral O
votes O
, O
just O
two O
less O
than O
Florida B-GPE
. O

Pennsylvania B-GPE
traditionally O
, O
a O
Democratic O
state O
, O
but O
one O
where O
there O
's O
a O
popular O
Republican O
governor O
, O
Tom B-PERSON
Ridge I-PERSON
, O
and O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
pressure O
on O
Ridge O
right O
now O
to O
deliver O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
. O

He O
'll O
end O
up O
tomorrow O
night O
in O
Ohio B-GPE
, O
and O
then O
end O
the O
week O
in O
another O
two O
crucial O
states O
, O
Wisconsin B-GPE
and O
Michigan B-GPE
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
that O
. O

And O
good O
evening O
to O
you O
. O

There O
is O
still O
no O
clear O
winner O
in O
the O
election O
that O
was O
now O
two O
nights O
ago O
. O

A O
recount O
under O
way O
in O
Florida B-GPE
, O
and O
it O
may O
not O
end O
there O
. O

Here O
is O
the O
status O
of O
the O
recount O
as O
of O
this O
hour O
. O

The O
two O
candidates O
separated O
by O
only O
225 O
votes O
, O
with O
65 O
out O
of O
67 O
counties O
reporting O
. O

It O
has O
narrowed O
dramatically O
all O
day O
long O
. O

Today O
the O
Gore B-PERSON
campaign O
seemed O
to O
say O
the O
case O
belongs O
in O
Florida B-GPE
state O
courts O
. O

The O
Bush B-GPE
campaign O
chided O
right O
back O
that O
the O
other O
side O
wants O
to O
keep O
voting O
until O
they O
like O
the O
and O
increasingly O
across O
the O
nation O
you O
can O
hear O
it O
and O
feel O
it O
. O

The O
split O
now O
palpable O
. O

There O
's O
and O
among O
partisan O
, O
anger O
. O

Americans O
remain O
glued O
to O
their O
television O
sets O
, O
but O
no O
answer O
is O
coming O
out O
and O
even O
Cuba B-GPE
remarked O
tonight O
in O
an O
official O
statement O
that O
it O
sure O
is O
taking O
America B-GPE
a O
long O
time O
to O
pick O
a O
. O

Odd O
pairings O
tonight O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
when O
all O
the O
nation O
's O
living O
presidents O
except O
Reagan B-PERSON
were O
together O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
celebrating O
the O
200th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
grand O
house O
. O

There O
was O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
dad O
alongside O
the O
President O
tonight O
for O
a O
photo O
op O
. O

We O
have O
correspondents O
tonight O
. O

First O
to O
the O
Florida B-GPE
capital O
and O
legal O
correspondent O
Dan B-PERSON
Abrams I-PERSON
in O
Tallahassee B-GPE
. O

Brian B-PERSON
, O
this O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
the O
day O
when O
we O
were O
going O
to O
have O
a O
final O
decision O
, O
we O
were O
going O
to O
know O
what O
is O
the O
result O
of O
the O
recount O
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

Not O
to O
be O
the O
case O
. O

The O
official O
results O
showing O
only O
53 O
of O
the O
67 O
counties O
have O
issued O
their O
recount O
results O
and O
provided O
them O
to O
the O
state O
government O
here O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
as O
you O
reported O
just O
a O
moment O
ago O
, O
the B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
reporting O
that O
65 O
of O
the O
67 O
counties O
have O
reported O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
the O
numbers O
are O
so O
very O
different O
. O

On O
the O
one O
hand O
you O
have O
the B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
saying O
225 O
- O
vote O
difference O
after O
65 O
counties O
. O

You O
have O
the O
officials O
here O
saying O
after O
53 O
counties O
, O
exactly O
the O
same O
number O
difference O
that O
it O
was O
when O
the O
recount O
began O
, O
1,784 O
, O
and O
if O
you O
watch O
the O
way O
these O
numbers O
have O
been O
coming O
in O
, O
the B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
numbers O
have O
constantly O
made O
it O
closer O
and O
closer O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
gaining O
ground O
on O
Bush B-GPE
with O
almost O
every O
county O
's O
result O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
the O
official O
numbers O
that O
have O
been O
coming O
in O
keep O
seesawing O
. O

Bush B-GPE
gets O
a O
few O
more O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
gets O
a O
few O
more O
and O
we O
're O
back O
to O
even O
again O
, O
according O
to O
state O
officials O
. O

So O
when O
we O
get O
the O
two O
remaining O
counties O
will O
that O
be O
the O
best O
number O
going O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
to O
be O
the O
best O
number O
. O

I O
just O
ca O
n't O
believe O
these O
numbers O
are O
going O
to O
end O
up O
matching O
at O
the O
end O
. O

MSNBC B-ORG

Because O
as O
A.P. B-ORG
has O
continued O
with O
its O
numbers O
the O
progression O
has O
been O
consistent O
. O

Every O
time O
they O
gave O
you O
a O
set O
of O
counties O
that O
have O
been O
evaluated O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
was O
getting O
closer O
and O
closer O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
with O
every O
group O
of O
counties O
reporting O
officially O
it O
remained O
about O
even O
. O

So O
in O
the O
end O
, O
Brian B-PERSON
, O
I O
think O
the O
official O
numbers O
will O
be O
the O
numbers O
that O
apply O
but O
we O
'll O
have O
to O
wait O
and O
see O
when O
all O
67 O
are O
counted O
by O
both O
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
that O
. O

And O
there O
are O
still O
several O
thousand O
absentee O
votes O
. O

Good O
evening O
. O

The O
front O
page O
of O
tomorrow O
morning O
's O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Post I-ORG
. O

We O
'll O
report O
that O
for O
the O
first O
time O
since O
before O
the O
Democratic O
convention O
, O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
has O
grabbed O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
race O
for O
President O
. O

Here O
's O
what O
they O
're O
basing O
it O
on O
, O
the O
newest O
`` O
Washington B-ORG
Post I-ORG
'' O
/ O
ABC B-ORG
News I-ORG
poll O
showing O
a O
50 O
% O
, O
46 O
% O
race O
. O

Much O
closer O
, O
however O
nrk O
our O
own O
tracking O
poll O
, O
a O
statistical O
dead O
heat O
at O
43 O
% O
, O
42 O
% O
. O

But O
the O
trend O
line O
is O
clear O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
several O
days O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
's O
loss O
is O
quite O
literally O
Bush B-GPE
's O
gain O
. O

So O
the O
stakes O
could O
tpwhot O
higher O
. O

Tomorrow O
night O
, O
Winston B-GPE
Salem I-GPE
, O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
, O
seated O
at O
a O
table O
with O
Jim B-PERSON
Lehrer I-PERSON
, O
both O
candidates O
will O
face O
off O
for O
90 O
minutes O
with O
Americans O
listening O
for O
closely O
at O
home O
so O
. O

We O
begin O
tonight O
with O
a O
new O
leader O
in O
some O
of O
these O
polls O
, O
Texas B-GPE
governor O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
. O

NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
correspondent O
David B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON
is O
traveling O
with O
him O
. O

Bush B-GPE
in O
Tennessee B-GPE
today O
where O
the O
race O
on O
the O
home O
turf O
is O
surprisingly O
tight O
, O
announcing O
the O
endorsement O
of O
prominent O
Democrats B-NORP
including O
Griffen B-PERSON
Bell I-PERSON
, O
and O
taunting O
Gore B-PERSON
who O
earlier O
this O
year O
was O
accused O
by O
a O
tenant O
of O
failing O
to O
properly O
maintain O
rental O
property O
he O
owns O
in O
the O
state O
. O

Tennessee B-GPE
is O
a O
fine O
place O
to O
live O
, O
I O
guess O
it O
depends O
, O
though O
, O
on O
who O
your O
landlord O
is O
. O

Both O
sides O
have O
gone O
negative O
, O
but O
advisors O
say O
Bush B-GPE
will O
avoid O
getting O
personally O
involved O
for O
fear O
of O
a O
backlash O
, O
leaving O
his O
top O
aides O
to O
attack O
Gore B-PERSON
by O
calling O
him O
a O
serial O
exaggerator O
. O

A O
bigger O
worry O
to O
some O
advisors O
is O
it O
's O
Bush B-GPE
himself O
giving O
Gore B-PERSON
room O
to O
attack O
his O
readiness O
to O
be O
President O
. O

Over O
the O
weekend O
in O
Florida B-GPE
, O
Bush B-GPE
offers O
a O
tangled O
description O
of O
his O
tax O
plan O
and O
has O
to O
turn O
to O
his O
brother O
to O
ask O
if O
the O
numbers O
add O
up O
. O

I O
was O
trying O
to O
do O
some O
fuzzy O
math O
. O

Late O
last O
week O
, O
a O
labored O
attempt O
to O
give O
an O
undecided O
voter O
a O
reason O
to O
support O
him O
. O

I O
'm O
groping O
for O
the O
right O
answer O
, O
as O
you O
can O
tell O
. O

I O
'm O
weaving O
around O
. O

You O
tell O
your O
friend O
that O
I O
think O
I O
've O
got O
the O
capacity O
to O
reach O
across O
the O
partisan O
line O
. O

Advisors O
maintain O
such O
gaffes O
are O
hardly O
decisive O
that O
the O
election O
will O
turn O
on O
a O
general O
comfort O
level O
that O
undecided O
voters O
have O
with O
both O
candidates O
, O
terrain O
where O
they O
believe O
Bush B-GPE
still O
has O
an O
advantage O
. O

David B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
with O
the O
Bush B-GPE
campaign O
in O
Greensboro B-GPE
, O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
. O

That O
same O
storm O
system O
derailed O
a O
fundraisings O
trip O
from O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
, O
and O
for O
a O
brief O
time O
it O
made O
it O
impossible O
for O
the O
head O
of O
the O
free O
world O
to O
watch O
his O
Vice O
President O
debate O
on O
public O
television O
. O

It O
was O
in O
all O
not O
a O
good O
day O
for O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
yesterday O
. O

Air B-PRODUCT
Force I-PRODUCT
One I-PRODUCT
was O
stranded O
grounded O
by O
the O
heavy O
rains O
. O

At O
the O
hotel O
, O
the O
storm O
knocked O
out O
the O
cable O
TV O
. O

The O
President O
tried O
the O
TV O
in O
the O
bar O
. O

No O
luck O
. O

The O
President O
's O
aides O
arranged O
for O
him O
to O
watch O
it O
in O
a O
big O
screen O
TV O
in O
the O
denial O
of O
a O
big O
campaign O
donor O
. O

He O
missed O
45 O
minutes O
. O

Tonight O
his O
bullet O
and O
bomb O
proof O
limousine O
broke O
down O
. O

Repair O
attempts O
were O
unsuccessful O
. O

He O
was O
switched O
to O
a O
backup O
car O
. O

The O
day O
got O
worse O
when O
he O
urged O
all O
Americans O
to O
vote O
on O
November O
2 O
. O

The O
election O
is O
on O
November O
7 O
. O

Late O
pictures O
into O
us O
during O
the O
commercial O
break O
. O

A O
volcano O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
that O
's O
just O
started O
spewing O
molten O
rock O
, O
known O
to O
the O
locals O
as O
Po B-LOC
- I-LOC
po I-LOC
. O

If O
you O
've O
landed O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
you O
've O
seen O
it O
. O

About O
40 O
miles O
outside O
town O
. O

When O
it O
started O
showering O
ash O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
authorities O
there O
started O
urging O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
nearby O
to O
leave O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
people O
however O
still O
refusing O
. O

The O
volcano O
is O
almost O
18,000 O
feet O
high O
. O

Molten O
rock O
is O
spewing O
, O
is O
reportedly O
setting O
trees O
afire O
, O
in O
the O
area O
. O

There O
are O
new O
terrorisms O
concerns O
to O
report O
in O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
tonight O
. O

Those O
in O
the O
region O
are O
in O
the O
highest O
state O
of O
alert O
after O
U.S. B-GPE
intelligence O
has O
picked O
up O
, O
serious O
, O
incredible O
threats O
there O
. O

All O
of O
this O
comes O
as O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
is O
being O
carried O
home O
, O
a O
destroyer O
carried O
home O
on O
the O
deck O
of O
a O
larger O
ship O
after O
a O
hole O
was O
blown O
in O
its O
side O
. O

Our O
report O
on O
all O
of O
this O
tonight O
from O
NBC O
News O
Pentagon O
correspondent O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
. O

20 O
miles O
out O
to O
sea O
, O
the O
crippled O
Cole B-PRODUCT
is O
loaded O
on O
to O
the O
heavy O
lift O
ship O
, O
Blue B-PRODUCT
Marlin I-PRODUCT
. O

In O
this O
video O
, O
the O
Marlin O
submerges O
. O

Tugs O
push O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
into O
position O
over O
the O
deck O
and O
the O
Marlin O
rises O
to O
lift O
the O
8,000 O
- O
ton O
warship O
out O
of O
the O
water O
. O

The O
Cole B-PRODUCT
will O
take O
the O
long O
way O
home O
, O
around O
the O
southern O
tip O
of O
Africa B-GPE
, O
avoiding O
the B-FAC
Suez I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
because O
of O
ongoing O
terrorist O
threats O
. O

The O
entire O
trip O
will O
take O
35 O
days O
. O

Yemen B-GPE
authorities O
are O
still O
not O
fully O
cooperating O
with O
the O
FBI O
and O
U.S. B-GPE
investigators O
still O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
firm O
evidence O
to O
directly O
link O
any O
suspects O
to O
the O
attack O
on O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Now O
to O
the O
terrorist O
bombing O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O

The O
damage O
, O
much O
worse O
than O
previously O
believed O
. O

It O
's O
in O
the O
form O
of O
new O
pictures O
obtained O
by O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
with O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
out O
of O
the O
water O
, O
the O
full O
impact O
of O
the O
catastrophic O
blast O
, O
clearly O
visible O
. O

In O
these O
photos O
obtained O
by O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
damage O
much O
larger O
than O
first O
imagined O
, O
extending O
well O
below O
the O
water O
line O
. O

Workers O
on O
deck O
, O
large O
sections O
of O
the O
hull O
buckled O
inward O
. O

A O
crewman O
Sean B-PERSON
Powell I-PERSON
back O
home O
in O
Florida B-GPE
said O
inside O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
it O
was O
chaos O
, O
it O
got O
dark O
, O
we O
lost O
power O
, O
the O
ship O
started O
to O
list O
, O
that O
's O
what O
scared O
everybody O
. O

Navy B-ORG
officials O
predict O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
can O
be O
repaired O
for O
about O
$ O
150 O
million O
and O
put O
back O
into O
service O
, O
but O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
officials O
say O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
the O
FBI O
's O
investigation O
is O
dead O
in O
the O
water O
. O

Senior O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
tell O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
the O
Yemen B-GPE
government O
has O
all O
but O
shut O
down O
all O
cooperation O
in O
finding O
those O
behind O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
attack O
. O

Evidence O
is O
either O
withheld O
or O
tampered O
with O
. O

A O
surveillance O
video O
at O
the O
harbor O
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
attack O
was O
so O
heavily O
edited O
it O
did O
n't O
even O
show O
the O
blast O
itself O
. O

Why O
? O

Yemen B-GPE
is O
a O
terrorist O
hot O
bed O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
say O
some O
members O
of O
the O
President O
's O
own O
cabinet O
have O
direct O
ties O
to O
radical O
Islamic O
extremists O
and O
terrorists O
. O

It O
's O
hard O
to O
see O
exactly O
why O
it O
is O
that O
the O
President O
there O
would O
ever O
want O
to O
cooperate O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
possibly O
put O
himself O
in O
jeopardy O
. O

Even O
though O
cooperation O
from O
Yemen B-GPE
is O
at O
a O
stand O
still O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
tell O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
they O
're O
making O
substantial O
progress O
in O
the O
investigation O
and O
are O
fully O
confident O
they O
'll O
eventually O
gather O
enough O
evidence O
to O
retaliate O
against O
those O
responble O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Miklaszewski B-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

S O
did O
indeed O
buy O
herself O
a O
Yankees B-ORG
cap O
and O
a O
$ O
200 O
million O
house O
and O
the O
next O
senator O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
will O
be O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
. O

Kelly B-PERSON
standing O
by O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
where O
it O
will O
be O
a O
joyous O
affair O
. O

As O
you O
announced O
that O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
is O
calling O
Hillary B-PERSON
Rodham I-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
as O
the O
next O
senator O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
the O
crowd O
behind O
me O
burst O
into O
cheers O
, O
the O
band O
started O
playing O
, O
and O
the O
party O
here O
has O
begun O
. O

To O
tell O
you O
some O
of O
the O
story O
behind O
the O
numbers O
that O
will O
send O
Hillary B-PERSON
Rodham I-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
to O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
let O
me O
tell O
you O
what O
some O
of O
our O
exit O
polling O
data O
seems O
to O
suggest O
. O

As O
far O
as O
a O
gender O
gap O
, O
voters O
who O
said O
they O
voted O
for O
Mrs. O
Clinton O
, O
58 O
% O
of O
them O
women O
, O
47 O
% O
men O
. O

Now O
on O
the O
big O
issue O
the O
people O
thought O
would O
be O
the O
heart O
of O
this O
race O
, O
the O
notion O
that O
Mrs. O
Clinton O
was O
accused O
of O
being O
a O
carpet O
bagger O
, O
a O
woman O
born O
in O
Illinois B-GPE
, O
made O
much O
of O
her O
professional O
life O
in O
Arkansas B-GPE
and O
of O
course O
has O
been O
living O
in O
Washington B-GPE
until O
last O
year O
, O
voters O
said O
52 O
% O
of O
them O
, O
that O
that O
issue O
did O
not O
matter O
to O
them O
at O
all O
. O

Also O
an O
important O
constituency O
for O
Mrs. O
Clinton O
, O
the O
Jewish O
vote O
. O

It O
appears O
she O
has O
earned O
58 O
% O
of O
the O
Jewish O
vote O
. O

This O
has O
been O
a O
tough O
race O
, O
too O
, O
where O
Rick B-PERSON
Lazio I-PERSON
, O
the O
congressman O
of O
eight O
years O
from O
Long B-GPE
Island I-GPE
was O
accused O
of O
being O
much O
more O
tough O
as O
a O
campaigner O
-- O

A O
lot O
of O
mud O
was O
slung O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
this O
race O
, O
but O
when O
voters O
were O
questioned O
about O
that O
, O
they O
said O
-- O
68 O
% O
that O
Mr. O
Lazio O
attacked O
unfairly O
, O
and O
57 O
% O
said O
Mrs. O
Clinton O
did O
. O

So O
that O
's O
some O
of O
the O
picture O
that O
makes O
up O
the O
results O
tonight O
that O
sent O
Hillary B-PERSON
Rodham I-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
to O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Brian B-PERSON
? O

All O
right O
, O
Kelly B-PERSON
O'Donnell I-PERSON
, O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
. O

And O
about O
just O
how O
this O
vote O
went O
the O
way O
it O
did O
tonight O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
Forrest B-PERSON
Sawyer I-PERSON
standing O
by O
with O
a O
look O
behind O
the O
numbers O
, O
really O
. O

Forrest B-PERSON
? O

A O
few O
more O
of O
those O
numbers O
Kelly B-PERSON
was O
talking O
about O
for O
you O
to O
look O
at O
, O
Brian B-PERSON
. O

As O
she O
mentioned O
, O
men O
and O
women O
did O
split O
their O
vote O
. O

Let O
's O
look O
at O
Jewish O
voters O
. O

New B-NORP
Yorkers I-NORP
know O
that O
this O
was O
a O
huge O
battle O
over O
support O
for O
Israel B-GPE
and O
whether O
the O
support O
for O
Palestine B-GPE
was O
strong O
enough O
. O

As O
you O
look O
at O
this O
, O
though O
, O
Jewish O
voters O
went O
by O
a O
big O
margin O
for O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
. O

58 O
% O
to O
Rick B-PERSON
Lazio I-PERSON
's O
41 O
% O
. O

New B-NORP
Yorkers I-NORP
remember O
the O
campaign O
debate O
where O
Rick B-PERSON
Lazio I-PERSON
walked O
over O
to O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
and O
said O
you O
're O
going O
to O
sign O
this O
pledge O
about O
campaign O
moneys O
, O
you O
're O
going O
to O
sign O
it O
. O

That O
. O

Was O
she O
attacked O
unfairly O
, O
68 O
% O
did O
say O
yes O
. O

57 O
% O
went O
for O
Clinton B-GPE
, O
and O
as O
for O
Lazio B-PERSON
's O
voters O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
said O
this O
was O
a O
campaign O
about O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
. O

Rick B-PERSON
Lazio I-PERSON
is O
this O
other O
guy O
. O

In O
fact O
they O
asked O
of O
his O
voters O
, O
how O
many O
voted O
against O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
-- O

50 O
% O
said O
we O
're O
voting O
against O
her O
, O
we O
're O
not O
voting O
for O
Rick B-PERSON
Lazio I-PERSON
, O
we O
're O
voting O
against O
Senate O
Hillary O
, O
and O
that O
shows O
you O
that O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
as O
Chris B-PERSON
pointed O
out O
, O
she O
really O
is O
a O
tremendous O
lightning O
rod O
. O

This O
campaign O
was O
about O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
, O
do O
you O
like O
her O
or O
do O
you O
not O
. O

Scombrort O
of O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
voters O
were O
voting O
for O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
, O
not O
against O
Rick B-PERSON
Lazio I-PERSON
, O
and O
on O
the O
which O
one O
attacked O
the O
other O
more O
unfairly O
, O
the O
voters O
said O
that O
Lazio B-PERSON
attacked O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
more O
unfairly O
, O
and O
that O
possibly O
played O
into O
the O
gap O
in O
the O
Jewish O
vote O
, O
which O
is O
heavily O
in O
favor O
of O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
. O

In O
addition O
to O
the O
scene O
that O
you O
mentioned O
, O
the O
debate O
, O
where O
Lazio B-PERSON
invaded O
her O
space O
, O
as O
they O
say O
, O
he O
hit O
very O
hard O
in O
the O
last O
two O
weeks O
on O
issues O
involved O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

The O
Republican O
campaign O
, O
not O
directly O
through O
Lazio B-PERSON
, O
but O
others O
was O
actually O
associating O
in O
certain O
ways O
Mrs. O
Clinton O
's O
sympathies O
with O
the O
Arab B-NORP
sides O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
with O
the O
attack O
on O
the O
battle O
ship O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O

It O
got O
out O
of O
hand O
and O
so O
this O
vote O
could O
well O
be O
as O
much O
a O
rejection O
of O
the O
Lazio B-PERSON
campaign O
as O
it O
is O
also O
a O
very O
positive O
setting O
about O
Hillary B-PERSON
's O
numbers O
, O
and O
you O
remember O
after O
Rick B-PERSON
Lazio I-PERSON
had O
pressed O
her O
right O
in O
front O
of O
the O
debate O
crowd O
, O
they O
said O
What O
do O
you O
think O
of O
this O
and O
women O
said O
It O
reminds O
me O
of O
my O
husband O
or O
in O
some O
cases O
my O
ex-husband O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
like O
it O
and O
we O
see O
that O
women O
and O
particularly O
working O
women O
went O
by O
a O
large O
measure O
for O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
, O
and O
Lawrence B-PERSON
, O
there O
is O
this O
as O
well O
. O

Opinions O
about O
her O
husband O
appear O
to O
have O
been O
important O
in O
voters O
' O
decisions O
. O

2 O
/ O
3 O
approve O
of O
the O
job O
that O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
is O
doing O
as O
President O
. O

Hillary B-PERSON
won O
that O
group O
76 O
to O
23 O
. O

Among O
those O
who O
disapprove O
of O
her O
husband O
, O
Lazio B-PERSON
won O
91 O
, O
and O
it O
's O
certainly O
a O
different O
kind O
of O
race O
from O
the O
Moynihan B-PERSON
races O
we O
've O
grown O
accustomed O
to O
where O
the O
question O
was O
would O
he O
get O
68 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
or O
69 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
. O

Like O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
has O
come O
out O
on O
top O
by O
a O
very O
wide O
margin O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

Most O
Americans O
do O
n't O
yet O
have O
a O
really O
good O
picture O
of O
Laura B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
. O

To O
discuss O
the O
new O
first O
lady O
, O
we O
are O
rejoined O
by O
our O
panel O
. O

David B-PERSON
, O
why O
do O
n't O
you O
take O
a O
whack O
at O
this O
. O

Have O
you O
ever O
met O
her O
? O

No O
, O
I O
have O
n't O
. O

I O
think O
it O
is O
clear O
, O
though O
, O
from O
watching O
her O
throughout O
the O
past O
year O
and O
a O
half O
she O
is O
more O
of O
the O
traditional O
mold O
of O
predecessors O
of O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
than O
like O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
. O

She O
is O
not O
going O
to O
try O
to O
break O
the O
mold O
like O
Mrs. O
Clinton O
did O
by O
taking O
an O
active O
role O
in O
policy O
making O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
Americans O
were O
uncomfortable O
with O
that O
and O
I O
think O
ended O
up O
being O
a O
mistake O
. O

Joyce B-PERSON
, O
it O
looks O
like O
you O
want O
to O
say O
something O
. O

I O
quibble O
with O
the O
idea O
she O
is O
of O
another O
generation O
. O

Not O
every O
wife O
necessarily O
wants O
to O
be O
in O
politics O
just O
because O
her O
husband O
is O
in O
politics O
. O

That O
does O
n't O
make O
her O
a O
throwback O
. O

, O
I O
believe O
it O
is O
probably O
true O
, O
and O
Hillary B-PERSON
also O
learned O
in O
time O
that O
it O
is O
n't O
a O
good O
idea O
for O
the O
first O
lady O
to O
become O
too O
identified O
with O
specific O
policy O
initiates O
, O
at O
least O
publicly O
. O

I O
think O
she O
herself O
pulled O
back O
on O
that O
. O

Well O
, O
Deborah B-PERSON
, O
let's O
us O
pay O
proper O
respect O
. O

She O
is O
a O
teacher O
and O
cares O
about O
something O
tremendously O
important O
to O
this O
country O
, O
literacy O
. O

Exactly O
. O

She O
has O
worked O
hard O
on O
this O
issue O
. O

She O
will O
tackle O
the O
issue O
the O
same O
way O
Barbara B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
did O
, O
encouraging O
reading O
. O

I O
'm O
sure O
she O
will O
have O
programs O
and O
initiatives O
. O

Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
did O
a O
lot O
of O
things O
too O
. O

She O
is O
out O
with O
another O
book O
, O
Entertaining B-WORK_OF_ART
at I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
White I-WORK_OF_ART
House I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Redecorating I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
White I-WORK_OF_ART
House I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Doing O
what O
we O
think O
of O
as O
more O
traditional O
first O
lady O
things O
can O
be O
very O
, O
very O
effective O
. O

Deborah B-PERSON
, O
you O
remember O
that O
Mrs. O
Clinton O
chafed O
at O
the O
idea O
of O
being O
in O
the O
traditional O
role O
. O

She O
was O
not O
at O
all O
happy O
about O
it O
. O

In O
the O
first O
campaign O
she O
talked O
about O
having O
to O
bake O
cookies O
. O

She O
was O
n't O
pleased O
with O
that O
. O

That O
is O
right O
. O

Joyce B-PERSON
makes O
a O
good O
point O
, O
too O
. O

After O
health O
care O
reform O
failed O
, O
he O
changed O
her O
steages O
a O
bit O
. O

She O
pulled O
back O
. O

She O
began O
doing O
more O
traditional O
things O
in O
public O
, O
whereas O
in O
private O
she O
did O
still O
work O
on O
the O
causes O
she O
cared O
about O
, O
she O
advocated O
and O
lobbied O
in O
a O
quiet O
, O
behind O
the O
scenes O
way O
. O

She O
did O
n't O
make O
a O
big O
deal O
out O
of O
being O
a O
co-president O
anymore O
. O

That O
is O
exactly O
my O
point O
, O
Joe B-PERSON
. O

Mrs. O
Clinton O
wants O
to O
deal O
with O
policy O
. O

She O
loves O
that O
and O
is O
steeped O
in O
it O
. O

Clearly O
Mrs. O
Bush O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
down O
that O
road O
. O

It O
depends O
. O

Literacy O
is O
a O
big O
problem O
in O
this O
country O
. O

Nothing O
that O
Barbara B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
did O
or O
said O
, O
with O
due O
respect O
, O
addressed O
it O
in O
an O
important O
way O
. O

It O
was O
more O
of O
a O
show O
. O

What O
needs O
to O
be O
done O
about O
literacy O
is O
to O
spend O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
, O
which O
President O
- O
elect O
Bush O
proposed O
. O

That O
was O
a O
large O
spending O
program O
, O
a O
$ O
5 O
billion O
literacy O
program O
. O

Laura B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
could O
be O
a O
big O
help O
with O
that O
, O
not O
like O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
with O
health O
care O
, O
but O
a O
symbol O
with O
teachers O
, O
librarians O
, O
people O
who O
care O
about O
reading O
and O
believe O
every O
American O
should O
be O
able O
to O
read O
and O
put O
clout O
behind O
it O
. O

In O
that O
way O
she O
could O
be O
a O
great O
asset O
. O

It O
is O
a O
policy O
that O
is O
very O
hard O
to O
disagree O
with O
. O

She O
could O
be O
the O
symbol O
of O
really O
doing O
something O
. O

Let O
us O
hope O
so O
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
talking O
to O
us O
. O

It O
either O
says O
a O
lot O
about O
the O
'' O
getting O
elected O
in O
this O
country O
or O
both O
, O
but O
Jay B-PERSON
Leno I-PERSON
has O
become O
a O
campaign O
stop O
in O
this O
country O
. O

Our O
report O
on O
the O
new O
trend O
from O
David B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON
. O

It O
's O
eight O
days O
before O
the O
election O
, O
and O
guess O
where O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
is O
? O

Hi O
. O

How O
many O
in O
your O
party O
? O

We O
like O
our O
champagne O
on O
ice O
, O
please O
. O

Sorry O
I O
did O
n't O
name O
you O
Vice O
President O
. O

Something O
about O
the O
background O
check O
. O

I O
think O
I O
would O
have O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
trouble O
. O

In O
a O
dead O
heat O
with O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
, O
tonight O
Bush B-GPE
puts O
issues O
aside O
instead O
playing O
for O
laughs O
with O
the O
late O
night O
comedy O
. O

3 O
, O
2 O
-- O

Hey O
, O
hi O
, O
Governor O
Bush O
. O

Jay B-PERSON
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
light O
that O
in O
here O
. O

The O
stuff O
in O
the O
closet O
is O
highly O
flamabable O
. O

I O
think O
the O
word O
you O
're O
looking O
for O
is O
flammable O
. O

Flamabable O
. O

Flammable O
. O

Jay B-PERSON
, O
look O
at O
that O
sign O
. O

The O
campaign O
has O
hit O
the O
late O
show O
. O

Both O
Bush B-GPE
and O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
realize O
there O
's O
votes O
to O
be O
had O
joking O
after O
dark O
. O

If O
you O
're O
elected O
President O
, O
how O
do O
you O
prepare O
yourself O
for O
the O
next O
four O
years O
of O
Jay B-PERSON
's O
monologue O
. O

Sorry O
staff O
working O
on O
the O
Jay B-PERSON
chip O
. O

Really O
? O

In O
this O
case O
Jay B-PERSON
stands O
for O
you O
. O

Any O
political O
offensive O
humor O
is O
automatically O
-- O

Oh O
, O
just O
wiped O
out O
. O

And O
you O
're O
not O
kidding O
. O

I O
can O
see O
that O
grin O
. O

Why O
do O
you O
think O
it O
's O
so O
important O
to O
do O
these O
shows O
? O

I O
think O
it O
shows O
a O
different O
side O
-- O
at O
least O
it O
does O
for O
me O
. O

It O
gives O
people O
a O
chance O
to O
show O
I O
know O
how O
to O
laugh O
. O

Not O
only O
laugh O
with O
people O
, O
I O
can O
laugh O
at O
myself O
, O
which O
sometimes O
I O
need O
to O
do O
during O
the O
course O
of O
the O
campaign O
. O

It O
's O
an O
important O
way O
to O
communicate O
in O
a O
slightly O
different O
manner O
to O
people O
that O
are O
really O
tuned O
in O
every O
night O
. O

The O
odd O
thing O
about O
him O
is O
, O
in O
the O
dressing O
room O
, O
could O
n't O
be O
looser O
or O
funnier O
. O

You O
're O
under O
a O
lot O
of O
pressure O
. O

It O
's O
a O
tying O
race O
. O

Here O
you O
're O
doing O
schtick O
on O
Jay B-PERSON
Leno I-PERSON
. O

I O
know O
it O
. O

Actually O
, O
I O
'm O
enjoying O
it O
. O

I O
like O
the O
man O
. O

I O
think O
he O
's O
a O
unique O
person O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
important O
to O
have O
people O
who O
help O
Americans O
laugh O
, O
I O
think O
a O
Leno B-PERSON
show O
is O
suitable O
to O
my O
personality O
. O

You O
can O
take O
it O
. O

You O
have O
a O
sense O
of O
humor O
. O

People O
say O
Oh O
, O
not O
a O
bad O
sport O
. O

Because O
ultimately O
, O
we O
're O
not O
a O
country O
that O
values O
intellectuals O
. O

We O
like O
personalities O
, O
and O
if O
have O
a O
good O
personality O
, O
that O
seems O
good O
enough O
. O

That O
's O
scary O
. O

This O
is O
more O
scary O
. O

We O
'll O
be O
right O
back O
. O

Here O
's O
a O
hard O
- O
hitting O
question O
from O
Karen B-GPE
. O

Do O
you O
keep O
your O
figure O
during O
the O
campaign O
? O

Thank O
you O
, O
Karen B-GPE
. O

I O
run O
actually O
. O

You O
do O
run O
. O

What O
do O
you O
do O
a O
mile O
in O
? O

About O
7 O
1 O
/ O
2 O
minute O
miles O
. O

Have O
you O
challenged O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
to O
a O
foot O
race O
? O

I O
would O
be O
willing O
to O
put O
it O
all O
on O
a O
foot O
race O
. O

Really O
? O

Oh O
. O

Can O
you O
come O
back O
tomorrow O
? O

Wow O
. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
late O
night O
TV O
, O
the O
candidates O
may O
be O
eager O
to O
show O
humor O
over O
substance O
. O

If O
you O
win O
, O
what O
's O
the O
first O
meal O
you O
will O
order O
as O
President O
. O

What O
is O
the O
first O
meal O
? O

Well O
, O
if O
it O
's O
as O
close O
as O
they O
are O
saying O
it O
is O
, O
breakfast O
, O
but O
if O
the O
returns O
come O
in O
early O
election O
night O
, O
probably O
a O
Happy B-PRODUCT
Meal I-PRODUCT
from O
McDonald B-ORG
's O
. O

Yeah O
? O

But O
critics O
question O
whether O
voters O
get O
cheated O
because O
the O
politicians O
would O
rather O
face O
comics O
than O
tough O
questions O
. O

The O
two O
candidates O
, O
the O
voters O
are O
getting O
screwed O
! O

They O
're O
getting O
cheated O
? O

They O
got O
screwed O
six O
months O
ago O
. O

What O
are O
you O
talking O
about O
? O

Folks O
getting O
cheated O
. O

They O
've O
already O
been O
cheated O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
even O
know O
it O
yet O
. O

What O
do O
you O
worry O
more O
, O
losing O
the O
election O
or O
having O
a O
joke O
fall O
flat O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
I O
'll O
let O
you O
know O
after O
the O
show O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
asking O
you O
to O
vote O
as O
a O
citizen O
but O
as O
Jay B-PERSON
Leno I-PERSON
, O
who O
are O
you O
dying O
to O
have O
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
? O

I O
would O
like O
to O
get O
an O
amendment O
and O
get O
Clinton B-GPE
back O
. O

Fat O
girls O
under O
the O
desk O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
see O
that O
again O
in O
our O
lifetime O
. O

In O
our O
lifetime O
. O

It O
's O
all O
downhill O
from O
here O
. O

It O
's O
like O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
Happy I-WORK_OF_ART
Days I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
after O
the O
Fonz B-PERSON
left O
. O

It O
's O
Potsy B-PERSON
and O
rat O
of O
mouth O
. O

That O
's O
the O
problem O
. O

We O
're O
losing O
the O
Fonz B-PERSON
. O

The O
Al O
- O
Omar O
company O
set O
up O
an O
automatic O
brick O
production O
factory O
in O
Suq O
Al O
- O
Shuyukh O
county O
. O

The O
production O
capacity O
through O
this O
factory O
will O
be O
160,000 O
bricks O
every O
ten O
hours O
, O
covering O
the O
actual O
needs O
of O
Dhi B-GPE
Qar I-GPE
Province I-GPE
and O
neighboring O
provinces O
. O

Due O
to O
the O
stable O
security O
conditions O
seen O
in O
the O
province O
of O
Dhi B-GPE
Qar I-GPE
, O
and O
the O
adoption O
of O
the O
investment O
law O
, O
investors O
were O
encouraged O
to O
establish O
important O
projects O
. O

Al O
- O
Omar O
company O
built O
an O
automatic O
brick O
production O
factory O
in O
the O
county O
of O
Suq O
Al O
- O
Shuyukh O
, O
with O
a O
production O
capacity O
reaching O
160,000 O
bricks O
every O
ten O
hours O
, O
in O
line O
with O
the O
widespread O
construction O
activity O
in O
the O
province O
and O
neighboring O
provinces O
. O

The O
Al O
- O
Omar O
automatic O
brick O
production O
factory O
was O
established O
on O
an O
area O
of O
20 O
hectares O
to O
cover O
the O
actual O
requirements O
of O
Dhi B-GPE
Qar I-GPE
Province I-GPE
and O
neighboring O
provinces O
such O
as O
Basra B-GPE
, O
Samawa B-GPE
, O
Karbala B-GPE
, O
and O
Najaf B-GPE
. O

The O
production O
capacity O
of O
the O
factory O
is O
160,000 O
bricks O
in O
ten O
hours O
according O
to O
the O
system O
operating O
in O
the O
factory O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

There O
are O
promotional O
prices O
for O
Dhi B-GPE
Qar I-GPE
Province I-GPE
, O
ah O
, O
to O
improve O
the O
status O
of O
contruction O
in O
the O
province O
. O

The O
factory O
operates O
with O
one O
production O
line O
only O
at O
the O
moment O
and O
with O
a O
very O
modern O
working O
method O
, O
where O
production O
is O
compliant O
with O
international O
standards O
, O
subject O
to O
measurements O
and O
quality O
control O
, O
and O
free O
of O
environmental O
pollutants O
, O
since O
it O
works O
on O
the O
modern O
vertical O
shaft O
brick O
kiln O
system O
. O

Ah O
, O
our O
factory O
produces O
16 O
molds O
a O
minute O
, O
and O
each O
mold O
contains O
23 O
bricks O
, O
and O
God O
willing O
that O
we O
should O
continue O
, O
we O
will O
increase O
the O
production O
capacity O
so O
that O
we O
to O
serve O
this O
dear O
country O
. O

Despite O
the O
recent O
construction O
of O
the O
factory O
, O
the O
fine O
quality O
of O
the O
bricks O
makes O
official O
departments O
and O
houses O
register O
a O
clear O
demand O
, O
because O
the O
factory O
is O
close O
to O
working O
areas O
, O
and O
therefore O
does O
not O
carry O
any O
additional O
costs O
. O

This O
factory O
was O
constructed O
recently O
and O
the O
interest O
in O
it O
was O
continuous O
because O
, O
ah O
, O
the O
product O
coming O
out O
of O
the O
factory O
is O
according O
to O
the O
required O
specifications O
. O

Such O
projects O
benefit O
the O
citizens O
, O
since O
they O
aim O
to O
provide O
work O
opportunities O
and O
eliminate O
unemployment O
. O

Encouraging O
the O
establishment O
of O
industrial O
, O
economic O
and O
development O
projects O
, O
through O
facilitating O
the O
task O
of O
their O
owners O
, O
by O
providing O
them O
with O
all O
the O
requirements O
, O
contributes O
to O
the O
advancement O
of O
our O
national O
economy O
and O
building O
the O
new O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Irfan B-PERSON
Ali I-PERSON
, O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Iraqiya I-ORG
, O
Suq O
Al O
- O
Shuyukh O
. O

Good O
morning O
and O
good O
day O
. O

In O
principle O
it O
is O
final O
, O
and O
going O
into O
the O
streets O
, O
it O
has O
become O
a O
matter O
of O
hours O
, O
as O
one O
official O
in O
Hezbollah B-NORP
said O
. O

Actions O
are O
about O
to O
happen O
, O
they O
are O
actually O
imminent O
, O
after O
all O
preparations O
for O
them O
have O
been O
finalized O
, O
as O
stated O
by O
Ali B-PERSON
Qanso I-PERSON
, O
leader O
of O
the O
Syrian B-NORP
Social O
National O
Party O
. O

In O
principle O
also O
, O
all O
the O
political O
mediations O
which O
were O
widely O
talked O
about O
yesterday O
morning O
, O
were O
voided O
by O
nighttime O
, O
because O
the O
calculations O
of O
the O
minority O
or O
the O
opposition O
do O
not O
correspond O
at O
all O
with O
those O
of O
the O
majority O
or O
the O
loyalists O
. O

We O
are O
then O
at O
the O
threshold O
of O
street O
action O
, O
and O
this O
is O
what O
compelled O
the O
vice O
president O
of O
the B-ORG
Higher I-ORG
Shiite I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
Abdel B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Amir I-PERSON
Qabalan I-PERSON
to O
warn O
from O
going O
into O
the O
streets O
because O
there O
is O
harm O
and O
corruption O
in O
this O
action O
. O

This O
is O
also O
what O
drove O
President O
Fuad O
Siniora O
to O
warn O
about O
the O
prevalence O
of O
the O
overthrow O
logic O
over O
democratic O
logic O
. O

This O
also O
drove O
the O
Member O
of O
Parliament O
Saad O
Hariri O
to O
warn O
of O
the O
continuing O
series O
of O
assassinations O
, O
considering O
that O
the O
turn O
now O
is O
focused O
on O
two O
: O
Walid B-PERSON
Jumblatt I-PERSON
, O
and O
himself O
personally O
. O

So O
here O
we O
are O
again O
in O
the O
phase O
of O
awaiting O
the O
winds O
of O
the O
storm O
. O

When O
will O
this O
storm O
blow O
, O
how O
, O
and O
where O
? O

and O
will O
it O
succeed O
as O
planned O
or O
as O
its O
executors O
plan O
, O
in O
rooting O
out O
the O
government O
of O
President O
Siniora O
, O
or O
introducing O
the O
blocking O
third O
into O
it O
? O

Or O
will O
this O
storm O
fail O
to O
change O
any O
of O
the O
conditions O
as O
the O
leaders O
of O
the O
majority O
maintain O
? O

And O
in O
this O
context O
, O
what O
about O
the O
fate O
of O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
and O
the O
presidency O
of O
the O
republic O
? O

Then O
again O
, O
what O
about O
the O
fate O
of O
resolution O
1701 O
, O
which O
it O
appears O
that O
everyone O
has O
forgotten O
or O
pretended O
to O
forget O
about O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
their O
internal O
preoccupations O
, O
and O
while O
directing O
the O
attention O
away O
from O
Israel B-GPE
's O
goals O
, O
ambitions O
, O
and O
wars O
to O
small O
internal O
wars O
? O

After O
counting O
eighty O
percent O
of O
the O
votes O
, O
the O
Venezuelan B-NORP
people O
reelected O
President O
Hugo O
Chavez O
for O
a O
third O
six O
- O
year O
term O
, O
after O
he O
led O
, O
with O
sixty O
- O
one O
percent O
of O
the O
votes O
, O
his O
competitor O
Manuel B-PERSON
Rosales I-PERSON
, O
who O
received O
thirty O
- O
eight O
percent O
, O
in O
the O
presidential O
elections O
in O
Venezuela B-GPE
. O

Amid O
cheers O
of O
thousands O
of O
his O
supporters O
, O
Venezuelan B-NORP
President O
Hugo O
Chavez O
announced O
his O
overwhelming O
victory O
in O
the O
presidential O
elections O
, O
and O
this O
according O
to O
the O
preliminary O
results O
released O
by O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Elections I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

The O
leftist O
Chavez B-PERSON
won O
a O
new O
six O
- O
year O
presidential O
term O
over O
his O
democratic O
socialist O
competitor O
Manuel B-PERSON
Rosales I-PERSON
by O
receiving O
more O
than O
sixty O
- O
one O
percent O
of O
the O
votes O
, O
versus O
thirty O
- O
eight O
percent O
for O
his O
competitor O
. O

The O
opposition O
candidate O
Rosales B-PERSON
, O
whose O
supporters O
counted O
on O
him O
to O
defeat O
Chavez B-PERSON
, O
admitted O
his O
defeat O
, O
but O
he O
promised O
to O
continue O
the O
battle O
. O

The O
opposition O
filed O
numerous O
complaints O
about O
fraudulent O
activities O
in O
previous O
elections O
that O
took O
place O
under O
Chavez B-PERSON
's O
presidency O
, O
and O
that O
were O
impossibile O
to O
prove O
, O
according O
to O
international O
election O
monitoring O
organizations O
. O

The O
Venezuelan B-NORP
opposition O
also O
adopted O
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
a O
long O
series O
of O
procedures O
that O
did O
not O
have O
a O
big O
effect O
on O
public O
opinion O
or O
political O
life O
in O
Venezuela B-GPE
, O
like O
the O
coup O
it O
executed O
in O
the O
year O
2002 O
, O
and O
a O
several O
- O
month O
strike O
in O
the O
petroleum O
sector O
, O
which O
had O
a O
negative O
effect O
on O
the O
economy O
and O
led O
to O
performing O
a O
referendum O
to O
remove O
the O
President O
in O
the O
year O
2004 O
. O

But O
Chavez B-PERSON
was O
able O
to O
survive O
all O
these O
events O
, O
and O
turned O
them O
into O
points O
in O
his O
favor O
. O

Chavez B-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
considered O
the O
fourth O
leftist O
to O
win O
in O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
elections O
over O
the O
last O
five O
weeks O
, O
achieved O
a O
big O
victory O
in O
the O
presidential O
elections O
that O
took O
place O
between O
the O
years O
1998 O
and O
2000 O
. O

His O
victory O
by O
a O
strong O
majority O
will O
grant O
a O
clear O
mandate O
to O
remove O
restrictions O
on O
presidential O
terms O
and O
to O
establish O
a O
single O
party O
that O
he O
is O
expected O
to O
lead O
in O
power O
for O
decades O
. O

No O
clear O
features O
have O
appeared O
yet O
for O
the O
Jordanian B-NORP
initiative O
seeking O
a O
way O
out O
of O
the O
crisis O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
and O
Abbas B-PERSON
' O
government O
, O
amid O
separation O
of O
positions O
, O
between O
the O
calls O
of O
President O
Mahmoud O
Abbas O
for O
early O
general O
elections O
and O
Hamas B-ORG
' O
insistence O
on O
its O
refusal O
and O
the O
emphasis O
on O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
, O
while O
the O
realities O
in O
the O
field O
warn O
of O
destroying O
the O
fragile O
cease O
- O
fire O
. O

The O
features O
of O
the O
Jordanian B-NORP
initiative O
, O
which O
the O
media O
have O
circulated O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
internal O
Palestinian B-NORP
struggle O
between O
the O
Fatah O
and O
Hamas B-ORG
movements O
, O
have O
not O
appeared O
yet O
. O

Whereas O
only O
Palestinian B-NORP
President O
Mahmoud O
Abbas O
received O
an O
invitation O
to O
visit O
the O
Jordanian B-NORP
capital O
next O
Sunday O
, O
the O
Hamas O
movement O
announced O
its O
welcome O
to O
the O
Jordanian B-NORP
role O
, O
but O
it O
confirmed O
its O
position O
in O
which O
it O
considers O
the O
only O
way O
out O
of O
the O
crisis O
is O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
the O
national O
reconciliation O
accord O
, O
and O
not O
according O
to O
American B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
measures O
, O
according O
to O
Hamas B-ORG
. O

The O
Hamas O
movement O
declared O
its O
position O
and O
will O
not O
change O
this O
position O
, O
that O
it O
wo O
n't O
accept O
these O
elections O
and O
the O
coup O
on O
the O
will O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
. O

Ah O
-- O
the O
only O
alternative O
is O
the O
dialogues O
in O
order O
to O
form O
the O
national O
unity O
government O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
Document O
of O
National O
Reconciliation O
. O

Any O
context O
outside O
this O
framework O
will O
lead O
to O
agitating O
the O
internal O
situation O
and O
reaching O
a O
stage O
that O
has O
no O
ah O
-- O
good O
consequences O
. O

In O
its O
turn O
, O
the O
Fatah B-NORP
movement O
confirmed O
its O
insistence O
on O
the O
necessity O
to O
form O
a O
technocratic O
government O
that O
is O
internationally O
accepted O
and O
aims O
at O
removing O
the O
siege O
. O

The O
position O
of O
Fatah B-NORP
and O
the O
position O
of O
President O
Mahmoud O
Abbas O
, O
no O
return O
to O
the O
fruitless O
dialogue O
, O
-- O
no O
return O
to O
a O
dialogue O
without O
results O
, O
no O
return O
to O
a O
dialogue O
in O
which O
the O
element O
of O
time O
is O
exploited O
. O

We O
are O
looking O
forward O
to O
submitting O
creative O
ideas O
. O

At O
the O
level O
of O
the O
other O
factions O
, O
supporters O
of O
six O
factions O
demonstrated O
, O
raising O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
flag O
only O
, O
calling O
for O
Fatah B-ORG
and O
Hamas B-ORG
to O
abide O
by O
the O
truce O
agreement O
, O
to O
end O
the O
security O
chaos O
syndrome O
, O
and O
return O
to O
the O
negotiations O
table O
in O
order O
to O
activate O
the O
talks O
to O
form O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
. O

So O
, O
dear O
viewers O
, O
this O
is O
the O
press O
conference O
of O
Hajj B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Khalil I-PERSON
, O
political O
aide O
to O
Hezbollah B-NORP
's O
Secretary O
General O
Sayyed O
Hassan O
Nasrallah O
. O

This O
conference O
is O
an O
attempt O
to O
clarify O
. O

Mr. O
Hussein O
Al O
- O
Khalil O
also O
referred O
to O
the O
statement O
issued O
yesterday O
by O
the B-ORG
Future I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
in O
response O
to O
what O
Mr. O
Hajj O
Hussein O
Al O
- O
Khalil O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Manar I-ORG
Television I-ORG
, O
in O
which O
he O
clarified O
that O
there O
were O
contacts O
that O
took O
place O
between O
, O
uh O
, O
the B-ORG
Future I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
, O
and O
specifically O
from O
Saad B-PERSON
Hariri I-PERSON
to O
Hezbollah B-NORP
's O
Secretary O
General O
through O
Hajj B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Khalil I-PERSON
. O

In O
the O
context O
of O
his O
announcement O
there O
are O
two O
important O
points O
: O

The O
first O
point O
relates O
to O
the O
need O
to O
disarm O
the O
resistance O
, O
or O
an O
honor O
pact O
or O
a O
word O
of O
honor O
from O
Sayyed B-PERSON
Hassan I-PERSON
Nasrallah I-PERSON
that O
the O
resistance O
will O
be O
disarmed O
, O
and O
talking O
about O
the O
weapons O
of O
the O
resistance O
, O
specifically O
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
aggression O
against O
, O
uh O
, O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

He O
explicitly O
clarified O
, O
and O
also O
mentioned O
names O
, O
that O
there O
were O
direct O
mediations O
taking O
place O
between O
member O
of O
Parliament O
Saad O
Hariri O
and O
Hajj B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Khalil I-PERSON
. O

And O
he O
mentioned O
Hajj B-PERSON
Akram I-PERSON
Saad I-PERSON
as O
a O
mediator O
. O

He O
also O
mentioned O
Mr. O
Wissam O
Al O
- O
Hassan O
as O
a O
mediator O
from O
the B-ORG
Future I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
. O

He O
also O
discussed O
what O
was O
happening O
with O
the O
French B-NORP
proposal O
to O
stop O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
aggression O
, O
that O
it O
will O
proceed O
or O
a O
resolution O
will O
be O
issued O
by O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
under O
Chapter O
Seven O
, O
and O
how O
they O
mostly O
rejected O
this O
. O

The O
outcome O
at O
the O
end O
of O
this O
press O
conference O
is O
the O
advice O
of O
Hajj B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Khalil I-PERSON
, O
the O
political O
aide O
to O
the O
Secretary O
General O
, O
that O
they O
should O
not O
play O
the O
role O
of O
disguising O
the O
facts O
. O

And O
these O
words O
are O
addressed O
to O
the B-ORG
Future I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
because O
if O
they O
were O
to O
play O
that O
role O
, O
there O
would O
be O
a O
successive O
revealing O
of O
a O
set O
of O
letters O
and O
documents O
that O
condem O
the B-ORG
Future I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
. O

The O
questions O
that O
were O
posed O
by O
the O
journalists O
dealt O
with O
the O
context O
of O
: O
to O
what O
extent O
can O
the O
response O
and O
the O
rebuttal O
to O
the O
response O
end O
? O

Hajj B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Khalil I-PERSON
answered O
that O
this O
talk O
is O
completely O
different O
, O
as O
are O
talks O
of O
a O
transitional O
government O
, O
talk O
about O
the O
government O
and O
about O
unity O
and O
about O
sitting O
together O
one O
more O
time O
. O

And O
this O
was O
a O
question O
for O
Al O
- O
Alam O
channel O
about O
how O
there O
could O
be O
talk O
about O
another O
party O
in O
this O
way O
, O
as O
well O
as O
sitting O
with O
that O
party O
? O

He O
said O
: O
This O
is O
a O
different O
matter O
. O

But O
now O
he O
is O
explaining O
the O
contents O
of O
a O
statement O
made O
yesterday O
by O
the B-ORG
Future I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
following O
up O
on O
his O
statements O
to O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Manar I-ORG
Television I-ORG
. O

Lebanese B-NORP
President O
Emile O
Lahoud O
demanded O
that O
the O
opposition O
voices O
who O
are O
calling O
for O
the O
overthrow O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
government O
demand O
the O
formation O
of O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
instead O
. O

Lahoud B-PERSON
maintained O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
the B-ORG
Abu I-ORG
Dhabi I-ORG
Channel I-ORG
, O
that O
he O
is O
the O
president O
of O
all O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
, O
is O
entrusted O
with O
the O
constitution O
and O
that O
democracy O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
is O
based O
on O
agreement O
, O
and O
in O
order O
to O
resolve O
the O
current O
crisis O
, O
the O
cabinet O
has O
to O
be O
based O
on O
agreement O
. O

A O
president O
of O
the O
republic O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
has O
to O
be O
always O
the O
president O
of O
all O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
, O
and O
this O
is O
what O
I O
have O
done O
ever O
since O
I O
was O
an O
army O
commander O
. O

The O
president O
of O
the O
republic O
is O
, O
ah O
, O
entrusted O
with O
the O
constitution O
, O

and O
the O
constitution O
is O
clear O
. O

The O
constitution O
says O
in O
its O
preamble O
, O
that O
there O
is O
no O
legitimate O
authority O
unless O
co-existence O
is O
present O
in O
the O
national O
charter O
. O

You O
have O
to O
know O
why O
this O
was O
done O
in O
the O
constitution O
. O

As O
you O
know O
Lebanon B-GPE
is O
an O
agreement O
- O
based O
democracy O
. O

Now O
if O
all O
the O
ministers O
from O
a O
certain O
group O
representing O
approximately O
a O
third O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
say O
that O
we O
do O
not O
want O
to O
take O
part O
in O
this O
cabinet O
anymore O
, O
this O
means O
that O
the O
legitimacy O
of O
the O
cabinet O
is O
null O
and O
void O
, O

and O
on O
this O
basis O
, O
what O
I O
say O
, O
is O
that O
before O
things O
deteriorate O
-- O
and O
they O
should O
not O
, O
and O
we O
will O
not O
let O
them O
deteriorate O
-- O
there O
has O
to O
be O
an O
agreement O
- O
based O
cabinet O
, O
national O
for O
all O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
, O
so O
they O
resolve O
all O
issues O
, O
ah O
, O
especially O
after O
this O
war O
which O
Israel B-GPE
launched O
on O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

Therefore O
I O
say O
that O
the O
only O
solution O
for O
us O
, O
is O
not O
to O
talk O
about O
overthrowing O
the O
government O
, O
but O
rather O
talk O
about O
forming O
a O
national O
government O
. O

Forty O
- O
four O
Iraqi B-NORP
civilians O
were O
killed O
and O
thirty O
- O
nine O
others O
were O
injured O
in O
a O
series O
of O
explosions O
and O
armed O
attacks O
in O
the O
capital O
, O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

A O
security O
source O
said O
fifteen O
employees O
who O
work O
in O
the B-FAC
Shiite I-FAC
Endowment I-FAC
Court I-FAC
were O
killed O
; O
nine O
others O
were O
injured O
in O
a O
car O
bomb O
explosion O
which O
targeted O
a O
bus O
carrying O
them O
in O
northern O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Sixteen O
people O
were O
killed O
and O
twenty O
others O
were O
injured O
in O
three O
car O
bomb O
explosions O
near O
a O
gas O
station O
south O
of O
the O
capital O
. O

While O
eight O
people O
were O
killed O
and O
ten O
others O
were O
injured O
in O
a O
car O
bomb O
explosion O
in O
the O
Al O
- O
Amel O
district O
. O

Also O
one O
of O
the O
guards O
at O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Industry O
building O
was O
killed O
in O
a O
gunfire O
exchange O
with O
armed O
men O
. O

The O
Arab O
Ministerial O
Committee O
for O
Iraq B-GPE
will O
hold O
, O
or O
held O
, O
a O
meeting O
in O
the O
headquarters O
of O
the O
Secretariat O
- O
General O
of O
the B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
in O
Cairo B-GPE
, O
with O
the O
participation O
of O
foreign O
ministers O
of O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
and O
the O
League O
Secretary O
General O
, O
Amr B-PERSON
Moussa I-PERSON
. O

The O
meeting O
discussed O
a O
project O
the O
Secretariat O
- O
General O
presented O
to O
the O
League B-GPE
, O
which O
included O
inviting O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
factions O
to O
meet O
in O
the O
League B-GPE
headquarters O
, O
and O
it O
also O
includes O
inviting O
regional O
parties O
to O
study O
the O
security O
issue O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
Iraqi B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Hoshyar O
al O
- O
Zebari O
called O
during O
his O
meeting O
with O
Egyptian B-NORP
President O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
for O
supporting O
the O
efforts O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
reconciliation O
. O

Zebari B-PERSON
announced O
that O
Iraqi B-NORP
President O
Jalal O
Al O
Talabani O
will O
visit O
Egypt B-GPE
next O
week O
. O

The B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
cost O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
the O
lives O
of O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
. O

In O
Nicaragua B-GPE
alone O
, O
fifty O
thousand O
died O
in O
the O
Sandinista B-NORP
revolution O
, O
and O
another O
fifty O
thousand O
in O
the O
civil O
war O
. O

That O
was O
frightful O
. O

There O
were O
many O
murder O
victims O
, O
refugees O
, O
and O
displaced O
people O
. O

From O
a O
different O
perspective O
, O
the O
situation O
could O
have O
been O
much O
worse O
if O
we O
had O
done O
nothing O
to O
prevent O
the O
establishment O
of O
communist O
regimes O
in O
the O
countries O
of O
Central B-LOC
America I-LOC
other O
than O
Nicaragua B-GPE
. O

Suppose O
they O
were O
established O
in O
El B-GPE
Salvador I-GPE
, O
then O
in O
Guatemala B-GPE
and O
maybe O
in O
Honduras O
during O
the O
eighties O
: O
if O
we O
had O
not O
taken O
the O
steps O
we O
took O
, O
the O
direct O
suffering O
would O
have O
been O
much O
greater O
. O

In O
the O
year O
1990 O
, O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
Sandinistas B-NORP
, O
Daniel B-PERSON
Ortega I-PERSON
, O
was O
asking O
the O
people O
of O
Nicaragua B-GPE
to O
elect O
him O
president O
. O

Former O
American B-NORP
President O
Jimmy O
Carter O
was O
there O
to O
view O
the O
impartiality O
of O
the O
election O
. O

Violeta B-PERSON
Chamorro I-PERSON
, O
Ortega B-PERSON
's O
rival O
, O
won O
by O
a O
tight O
margin O
and O
sudden O
victory O
, O
and O
Washington B-GPE
spent O
ten O
million O
dollars O
in O
support O
of O
her O
campaign O
. O

It O
became O
certain O
that O
Turkey B-GPE
's O
accession O
to O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
is O
not O
near O
after O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
recommended O
a O
partial O
freezing O
of O
the O
discussions O
between O
Ankara B-GPE
and O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

A O
new O
blow O
by O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
was O
directed O
today O
at O
Turkish B-NORP
ambitions O
, O
seeking O
to O
join O
the O
other O
twenty O
- O
five O
members O
in O
the O
Union O
, O
with O
the O
announcement O
by O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
of O
a O
partial O
freezing O
of O
negotiations O
. O

Though O
Turkey B-GPE
went O
a O
long O
way O
on O
the O
road O
to O
join O
the O
Union O
, O
it O
has O
not O
yet O
met O
all O
the O
conditions O
in O
the O
view O
of O
the O
Commission O
. O

A O
decision O
seeming O
more O
like O
a O
European B-NORP
punishment O
for O
Turkey B-GPE
's O
refusal O
to O
open O
Turkish B-NORP
ports O
and O
airports O
to O
Cypriot B-NORP
navigation O
traffic O
like O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
countries O
in O
the O
union O
, O
and O
according O
to O
what O
the B-ORG
Ankara I-ORG
Protocol I-ORG
stated O
. O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
confirmed O
that O
there O
will O
not O
be O
any O
discussions O
between O
the O
Union O
and O
Turkey B-GPE
about O
policy O
negotiations O
related O
to O
Turkish B-NORP
restrictions O
on O
the O
Republic O
of O
Cyprus O
until O
the O
required O
conditions O
have O
been O
achieved O
. O

In O
the O
framework O
of O
the O
latest O
decision O
, O
the O
Commission O
decided O
to O
freeze O
negotiations O
in O
eight O
out O
of O
an O
original O
thirty O
- O
five O
chapters O
that O
countries O
eligible O
to O
join O
the O
Union O
should O
meet O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
the O
decision O
was O
announced O
, O
Turkish B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Recep O
Tayyip O
Erdogan O
expressed O
his O
opinion O
that O
the O
commission O
's O
recommendation O
was O
unacceptable O
. O

This O
suppressed O
the O
hope O
that O
emerged O
yesterday O
when O
the O
Pope B-PERSON
supported O
Turkey B-GPE
for O
accession O
to O
the O
Union O
's O
membership O
, O
after O
he O
had O
previously O
opposed O
it O
. O

Today O
, O
and O
after O
traversing O
much O
distance O
on O
the O
way O
to O
joining O
, O
Ankara B-GPE
finds O
itself O
again O
clashing O
with O
European B-NORP
justifications O
and O
claims O
that O
prevent O
it O
from O
reaching O
its O
goal O
. O

Welcome O
to O
you O
ah O
once O
again O
. O

Moving O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
situation O
, O
and O
two O
days O
before O
the O
resignation O
of O
Defense O
Secretary O
Donald O
Rumsfeld O
from O
his O
position O
, O
he O
presented O
a O
confidential O
memo O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
in O
which O
he O
indicated O
that O
the O
American B-NORP
strategy O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
not O
achieving O
results O
, O
and O
he O
requested O
a O
clear O
change O
in O
Washington B-GPE
's O
attitude O
toward O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
acquired O
a O
copy O
of O
this O
memo O
and O
wrote O
the O
headline O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
Demands O
Changing O
Policy O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Washington B-GPE
should O
use O
limited O
force O
in O
any O
military O
intervention O
, O
and O
it O
should O
redeploy O
its O
troops O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
work O
as O
a O
deterrence O
force O
when O
necessary O
; O

It O
is O
necessary O
to O
stop O
sending O
supplies O
and O
financial O
aid O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
districts O
where O
violence O
is O
erupting O
, O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
policy O
of O
reward O
and O
punishment O
. O

And O
the O
American B-NORP
bases O
should O
be O
merged O
to O
total O
five O
by O
next O
July O
. O

In O
the O
memo O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
sees O
the O
necessity O
for O
Washington B-GPE
to O
work O
on O
winning O
over O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
spiritual O
leaders O
and O
strengthening O
the O
infrastructure O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

He O
considered O
federalism O
of O
least O
importance O
. O

In O
Newsweek B-ORG
, O
Fareed B-PERSON
Zakaria I-PERSON
reported O
in O
his O
column O
on O
the O
situation O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
and O
warned O
of O
the O
dangers O
of O
Afghanistan B-GPE
turning O
into O
a O
new O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
headline O
was O
Afghanistan B-GPE
Could O
Be O
the O
Next O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Filipino B-NORP
officials O
said O
about O
four O
hundred O
people O
died O
in O
landslide O
resulting O
from O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Durian I-EVENT
, O
south O
of O
the O
capital O
, O
Manila B-GPE
. O

Officials O
added O
that O
hundreds O
of O
people O
are O
still O
missing O
and O
the O
final O
outcome O
is O
expected O
to O
increase O
. O

With O
wind O
speed O
that O
reached O
about O
two O
hundred O
and O
sixty O
kilometers O
per O
hour O
, O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Durian I-EVENT
hit O
the O
northern O
Philippines B-GPE
. O

The O
hurricane O
, O
accompanied O
by O
heavy O
rains O
, O
led O
to O
uprooting O
trees O
, O
cutting O
roads O
and O
landslides O
. O

Several O
villages O
south O
of O
the O
capital O
, O
Manila B-GPE
, O
were O
buried O
in O
mud O
and O
rocks O
. O

Hurricane B-EVENT
Durian I-EVENT
, O
known O
as O
the O
Fruit O
of O
Asia B-GPE
to O
the O
local O
residents O
, O
is O
only O
one O
degree O
less O
than O
the O
strongest O
hurricanes O
, O
classified O
as O
Category O
Five O
. O

The O
dead O
and O
injured O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
landslides O
are O
expected O
to O
increase O
in O
view O
of O
the O
difficulty O
in O
reaching O
those O
afflicted O
. O

We O
expect O
big O
numbers O
of O
residents O
will O
be O
harmed O
by O
the O
hurricane O
and O
we O
are O
in O
need O
of O
medicine O
and O
relief O
materials O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
heavy O
machinery O
to O
clean O
the O
streets O
. O

The O
Philippine O
capital O
, O
Manila B-GPE
, O
is O
no O
longer O
the O
next O
stop O
for O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Durian I-EVENT
, O
as O
it O
was O
expected O
, O
and O
in O
spite O
of O
that O
, O
the O
government O
asked O
the O
twelve O
million O
residents O
of O
the O
capital O
to O
be O
fully O
prepared O
to O
welcome O
heavy O
rains O
and O
strong O
winds O
. O

Durian O
is O
expected O
to O
reach O
the O
Vietnamese B-NORP
coasts O
in O
the O
coming O
few O
days O
. O

But O
meteorologists O
say O
the O
hurricane O
will O
lose O
its O
strength O
and O
turn O
into O
a O
tropical O
storm O
while O
it O
passes O
the B-LOC
South I-LOC
China I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
. O

This O
hurricane O
is O
the O
fourth O
to O
hit O
the O
Philippines B-GPE
in O
three O
months O
, O
causing O
huge O
losses O
in O
lives O
and O
property O
. O

More O
than O
two O
hundred O
people O
died O
during O
last O
September O
, O
when O
Hurricane B-EVENT
Xangsane I-EVENT
hit O
the O
north O
of O
the O
country O
. O

Economic O
experts O
say O
the O
growth O
of O
the O
Philippine O
economy O
dropped O
noticeably O
during O
the O
third O
quarter O
of O
this O
year O
because O
of O
the O
wave O
of O
hurricanes O
. O

Ruling O
Opposition O
Coalition O
Parties O
Ahead O
Again O
in O
Mauritania B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
the O
outcome O
of O
the O
official O
results O
of O
parliamentary O
elections O
after O
it O
obtained O
41 O
seats O
, O
compared O
to O
39 O
seats O
for O
the O
Group O
of O
Independents O
and O
only O
7 O
seats O
for O
the O
former O
ruling O
Republican B-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

Who O
defeated O
whom O
in O
the O
Mauritanian B-NORP
legislative O
elections O
whose O
second O
round O
took O
place O
last O
Sunday O
? O

This O
is O
a O
difficult O
question O
, O
given O
the O
modest O
advance O
by O
the O
parties O
of O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Coalition I-ORG
, O
that O
were O
formerly O
considered O
affiliated O
with O
the O
opposition O
and O
received O
41 O
seats O
compared O
to O
37 O
for O
the O
Independents B-NORP
movement O
, O
although O
the O
main O
party O
in O
the O
Coalition O
is O
satisfied O
with O
these O
results O
under O
these O
special O
political O
circumstances O
. O

Uh O
, O
the O
results O
which O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
Democratic O
Forces O
Bloc O
party O
received O
in O
comparison O
with O
the O
political O
, O
uh O
, O
reality O
and O
the O
circumstance O
in O
which O
the O
elections O
were O
held O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
political O
formations O
and O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
uh O
, O
helter O
- O
skelter O
breakup O
of O
the O
scene O
, O
the O
results O
are O
considered O
truly O
uh O
, O
extremely O
satisfying O
and O
encouraging O
, O
especially O
in O
connection O
with O
the O
NationalList O
, O
which O
really O
takes O
the O
pulse O
of O
the O
political O
parties O
on O
the O
national O
stage O
in O
general O
. O

The O
former O
ruling O
Republican B-ORG
Party I-ORG
for O
Renewal O
considers O
that O
its O
modest O
results O
are O
expected O
, O
given O
that O
it O
was O
targeted O
by O
the O
Mauritanian B-NORP
authorities O
, O
which O
led O
to O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
many O
of O
its O
members O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
plan O
of O
regional O
development O
in O
the O
Governorates O
, O
the O
road O
linking O
the O
area O
of O
Husseiniya B-GPE
in O
Karbala O
Governorate O
to O
the O
center O
of O
the O
city O
has O
been O
widened O
by O
two O
meters O
in O
order O
to O
absorb O
the O
congestion O
occurring O
on O
that O
road O
. O

Its O
cost O
amounted O
to O
3.5 O
billion O
Iraqi B-NORP
dinars O
. O

In O
the O
regions O
, O
and O
accelerating O
reconstruction O
in O
the O
Karbala O
Governorate O
, O
work O
is O
currently O
being O
done O
in O
the O
area O
of O
Husseiniya B-GPE
to O
widen O
the O
road O
linking O
the O
area O
to O
the O
city O
center O
over O
a O
length O
of O
12 O
kilometers O
at O
a O
cost O
of O
3.5 O
billion O
Iraqi B-NORP
dinars O
. O

The O
operation O
of O
widening O
it O
by O
two O
meters O
was O
carried O
out O
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
accommodating O
the O
resulting O
increase O
in O
the O
number O
of O
vehicles O
on O
that O
road O
, O
particularly O
on O
religious O
occasions O
. O

The O
last O
of O
the O
projects O
which O
we O
are O
now O
working O
on O
implementing O
is O
the O
project O
of O
widening O
the B-FAC
Husseiniya I-FAC
- I-FAC
Karbala I-FAC
Road I-FAC
over O
the O
length O
of O
12 O
kilometers O
from O
the O
center O
of O
the O
Husseiniya B-GPE
area O
to O
Karbala B-GPE
by O
broadening O
it O
by O
two O
meters O
in O
general O
. O

Uh O
, O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
project O
is O
3.5 O
billion O
, O
uh O
, O
by O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
company O
and O
Iraqi B-NORP
engineers O
and O
of O
course O
Iraqi B-NORP
talent O
, O
and O
it O
will O
be O
completed O
and O
finished O
by O
12/31 O
of O
this O
year O
. O

The O
road O
that O
goes O
through O
the O
center O
of O
the O
Husseiniya B-GPE
area O
was O
also O
included O
in O
the O
development O
and O
reconstruction O
plan O
, O
and O
this O
road O
is O
currently O
being O
paved O
over O
the O
length O
of O
two O
kilometers O
at O
a O
cost O
of O
460 O
million O
Iraqi B-NORP
dinars O
. O

Work O
on O
this O
project O
began O
early O
last O
October O
and O
it O
is O
hoped O
that O
this O
project O
will O
be O
completed O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
current O
year O
, O
As O
part O
of O
the O
projects O
for O
regional O
development O
and O
accelerating O
reconstruction O
of O
the O
Holy O
Karbala O
Governorate O
, O
with O
the O
engineering O
crews O
of O
the O
company O
, O
all O
entirely O
Iraqi B-NORP
crews O
, O
undertaking O
to O
pave O
that O
road O
. O

Uh O
, O
and O
while O
the O
project O
began O
on O
the O
date O
of O
10/2/2006 O
, O
it O
is O
expected O
that O
this O
project O
will O
be O
finished O
, O
if O
God O
Almighty O
wills O
, O
around O
12/31/2006 O
. O

The O
reconstruction O
activity O
that O
is O
being O
experienced O
by O
the O
Karbala O
Governorate O
and O
its O
districts O
and O
areas O
reflects O
the O
seriousness O
of O
the O
local O
government O
of O
the O
Governorate O
in O
positively O
interacting O
with O
the O
plan O
of O
regional O
development O
and O
accelerating O
reconstruction O
. O

ah O
, O
ah O
, O
ah O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
stay O
with O
me O
Mr. O
Sa'ada O
, O

ah O
, O
ah O
, O
Doctor O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
ah O
, O
how O
do O
you O
respond O
to O
such O
talk O
? O

He O
does O
not O
have O
representatives O
, O

ah O
, O
how O
can O
he O
be O
the O
President O
of O
the O
Republic O
, O
ah O
, O
without O
having O
representatives O
, O
ah O
, O
and O
casting O
doubt O
on O
the O
votes O
? O

Yes O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
Ecuador B-GPE
, O
this O
relatively O
small O
country O
does O
not O
lack O
revolutionary O
traditions O
and O
the O
Ecuadorian O
people O
have O
carried O
out O
a O
number O
of O
uprisings O
, O
but O
actually O
the O
leadership O
and O
the O
absence O
of O
programs O
is O
the O
reason O
that O
has O
led O
to O
consecutive O
frustrations O
. O

Yes O
. O

Ah O
. O

I O
think O
that O
the O
new O
president O
has O
, O
ah O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
inspiration O
he O
can O
get O
from O
the O
experience O
of O
Chavez B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
experience O
of O
Bolivia B-GPE
, O
in O
relying O
on O
the O
people O
, O
and O
relying O
on O
forming O
a O
political O
party O
and O
on O
collaborating O
and O
coordinating O
with O
revolutionary O
powers O
. O

Ah O
. O

Yes O
. O

Yes O
. O

There O
is O
a O
communist O
party O
and O
there O
are O
other O
revolutionary O
powers O
, O
and O
there O
are O
popular O
democratic O
movements O
that O
can O
all O
coordinate O
together O
and O
be O
appointed O
in O
future O
elections O
. O

Of O
course O
he O
will O
face O
difficulty O
now O
. O

Yes O
, O
especially O
as O
he O
has O
no O
support O
in O
the O
Ecuadorian O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Yes O
, O
yes O
, O
but O
this O
can O
be O
compensated O
for O
by O
the O
street O
. O

The O
local O
elections O
can O
compensate O
for O
it O
. O

Yes O
. O

And O
it O
can O
be O
compensated O
for O
by O
a O
government O
he O
appoints O
with O
the O
power O
of O
the O
people O
. O

The B-ORG
Iraqi I-ORG
Drilling I-ORG
Company I-ORG
succeeded O
, O
uh O
, O
in O
drilling O
seventy O
- O
five O
productive O
wells O
in O
the O
south O
oil O
fields O
, O
two O
months O
before O
the O
final O
delivery O
date O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
continuing O
to O
drill O
a O
hundred O
other O
wells O
and O
implementing O
maintenance O
operations O
for O
a O
big O
portion O
of O
the O
wells O
. O

This O
will O
, O
to O
a O
great O
extent O
, O
contribute O
to O
raising O
the O
capacity O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
production O
of O
crude O
oil O
. O

The O
efforts O
that O
engineering O
and O
technical O
cadres O
and O
personnel O
in O
the B-ORG
Iraqi I-ORG
Drilling I-ORG
Company I-ORG
exerted O
have O
been O
interlinked O
, O
through O
the O
completion O
of O
seventy O
- O
five O
oil O
producing O
wells O
in O
the O
south O
fields O
, O
and O
in O
two O
months O
less O
time O
than O
the O
determined O
period O
. O

This O
achieves O
oil O
productivity O
and O
adds O
a O
new O
industry O
for O
the O
country O
. O

We O
delivered O
such O
a O
distinguished O
work O
to O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Oil O
this O
year O
, O
that O
is O
, O
finishing O
seventy O
- O
five O
oil O
wells O
and O
at O
an O
early O
time O
this O
year O
, O
two O
months O
before O
the O
determined O
time O
. O

The O
company O
is O
also O
finishing O
another O
hundred O
wells O
in O
Al O
- O
Rumela O
Northern O
fields O
, O
western O
Al B-FAC
Karna I-FAC
, O
Al B-FAC
Fakka I-FAC
, O
after O
it O
had O
achieved O
progressive O
achievement O
rates O
in O
establishing O
the O
reclamation O
machines O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
treating O
well O
problems O
. O

The O
work O
has O
started O
on O
another O
hundred O
wells O
that O
we O
expect O
to O
finish O
, O
God O
willing O
, O
before O
the O
start O
of O
the O
second O
half O
of O
this O
year O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
in O
the O
first O
half O
, O
God O
willing O
, O
they O
will O
be O
ready O
. O

This O
achievement O
is O
a O
big O
challenge O
that O
reflects O
the O
will O
of O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
with O
their O
devotion O
and O
loyalty O
in O
work O
. O

Each O
oil O
well O
means O
an O
increase O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
oil O
exports O
abroad O
. O

A O
series O
of O
actions O
to O
develop O
oil O
fields O
and O
a O
shining O
point O
in O
raising O
oil O
exports O
, O
this O
is O
what O
the O
employees O
in O
the O
Drilling O
Company O
are O
devoted O
to O
, O
in O
order O
to O
increase O
the O
number O
of O
wells O
and O
production O
. O

Mohamed B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Eidani I-PERSON
, O
Al B-ORG
Iraqyia I-ORG
, O
Al B-GPE
Basra I-GPE
. O

Secretary O
General O
of O
the B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
, O
Amr B-PERSON
Moussa I-PERSON
, O
again O
in O
Beirut B-GPE
. O

And O
again O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
find O
a O
political O
settlement O
on O
which O
all O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
political O
parties O
agree O
. O

But O
Moussa B-PERSON
's O
visit O
to O
Beirut B-GPE
this O
time O
assumes O
great O
importance O
as O
he O
is O
returning O
from O
a O
meeting O
that O
was O
described O
as O
important O
with O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
King O
, O
Abdallah B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Abd I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
; O
and O
consequently O
, O
obviously O
just O
the O
return O
is O
expected O
to O
bring O
something O
new O
that O
contributes O
to O
paving O
the O
road O
for O
some O
solution O
, O
at O
least O
in O
form O
. O

As O
for O
content O
and O
essence O
, O
well O
- O
informed O
sources O
harbor O
hopes O
that O
Moussa B-PERSON
could O
convince O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
factions O
to O
agree O
on O
a O
common O
ground O
that O
saves O
the O
country O
from O
entering O
into O
complications O
with O
bad O
repercussions O
. O

Moussa B-PERSON
relied O
, O
in O
his O
communications O
that O
he O
held O
with O
the O
political O
leaders O
, O
on O
two O
main O
points O
: O
first O
, O
the O
results O
of O
the O
meeting O
with O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
King O
, O
which O
sources O
expect O
would O
be O
followed O
by O
a O
direct O
Saudi B-NORP
intervention O
very O
soon O
on O
the O
treatment O
line O
; O
and O
second O
, O
what O
he O
concluded O
in O
his O
last O
visit O
to O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
i.e. O
the O
positive O
things O
he O
announced O
and O
did O
not O
specify O
, O
and O
which O
focus O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
partnership O
in O
government O
and O
what O
relates O
to O
the O
guarantee O
of O
the O
one O
- O
third O
. O

I O
am O
looking O
forward O
to O
the O
coming O
meetings O
in O
ah O
the O
two O
coming O
days O
to O
resume O
-- O
ah O
our O
discussions O
and O
negotiations O
. O

I O
am O
still O
of O
the O
opinion O
that O
there O
is O
hope O
and O
there O
are O
points O
in O
which O
we O
can O
achieve O
progress O
from O
the O
starting O
point O
of O
-- O
everyone O
's O
feeling O
of O
danger O
for O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
the O
responsibility O
of O
everyone O
to O
protect O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
to O
work O
from O
the O
starting O
point O
, O
for O
the O
goal O
, O
and O
according O
to O
the O
rule O
, O
no O
winner O
, O
no O
loser O
. O

Moussa B-PERSON
arrived O
in O
Beirut B-GPE
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
opposition O
political O
leaders O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
violated O
the O
media O
truce O
, O
as O
they O
raised O
the O
tone O
of O
their O
propositions O
and O
called O
for O
approving O
a O
new O
law O
for O
elections O
and O
holding O
early O
parliamentary O
elections O
through O
a O
transitional O
government O
, O
accusing O
the O
majority O
of O
dealing O
with O
the O
current O
crisis O
through O
arrogance O
and O
obstinacy O
. O

For O
its O
part O
, O
the O
majority O
said O
this O
escalation O
with O
its O
sudden O
timing O
blocked O
the O
path O
of O
Moussa B-PERSON
's O
initiative O
. O

The O
surprise O
victory O
of O
the O
leftist O
candidate O
Rafael B-PERSON
Correa I-PERSON
in O
the O
run O
- O
off O
presidential O
elections O
in O
Ecuador B-GPE
recalled O
the O
rise O
of O
the O
leftist O
tide O
in O
many O
countries O
in O
the O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
states O
region O
. O

The O
victory O
of O
Correa B-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
the O
eighth O
president O
of O
Ecuador B-GPE
in O
ten O
years O
, O
will O
strengthen O
the O
campaign O
of O
his O
ally O
, O
Venezuelan B-NORP
President O
Hugo O
Chavez O
, O
who O
aims O
at O
establishing O
an O
alliance O
of O
the O
leftist O
governments O
facing O
the O
American B-NORP
influence O
in O
the O
region O
. O

The O
initial O
results O
that O
have O
been O
announced O
confirmed O
that O
Rafael B-PERSON
Correa I-PERSON
received O
sixty O
- O
eight O
percent O
of O
the O
total O
votes O
versus O
thirty O
- O
one O
percent O
for O
his O
competitor O
, O
the O
rightist O
candidate O
Alvaro B-PERSON
Noboa I-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
won O
the O
majority O
of O
votes O
in O
the O
first O
round O
of O
the O
elections O
. O

While O
supporters O
of O
Correa B-PERSON
started O
to O
celebrate O
the O
victory O
in O
different O
areas O
of O
Ecuador B-GPE
, O
Alvaro B-PERSON
Noboa I-PERSON
, O
the O
richest O
man O
in O
the O
country O
, O
who O
is O
seeking O
to O
win O
the O
presidency O
position O
for O
the O
third O
time O
, O
questioned O
the O
accuracy O
of O
these O
results O
. O

The O
winning O
candidate O
, O
Rafael B-PERSON
Correa I-PERSON
, O
who O
preceded O
the O
announcement O
of O
the O
final O
results O
, O
renewed O
his O
intention O
to O
call O
for O
forming O
a O
constitutional O
association O
that O
enjoys O
full O
authority O
, O
and O
opposed O
the O
currently O
stalled O
negotiations O
for O
reaching O
a O
free O
trade O
agreement O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

The O
winning O
president O
in O
these O
elections O
faces O
a O
difficult O
challenge O
to O
his O
ability O
to O
govern O
Ecuador O
for O
the O
next O
four O
years O
, O
as O
it O
is O
a O
politically O
unstable O
country O
that O
has O
overthrown O
many O
presidents O
: O
the O
last O
of O
them O
was O
Lucio B-PERSON
Gutierrez I-PERSON
, O
who O
dissolved O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
and O
appointed O
new O
judges O
who O
cancelled O
an O
arrest O
warrant O
against O
a O
former O
president O
accused O
of O
corruption O
. O

Nicolas B-PERSON
Sarkozy I-PERSON
, O
the O
right O
- O
wing O
Interior O
Minister O
who O
is O
a O
candidate O
for O
the O
presidential O
elections O
, O
has O
begun O
paving O
his O
way O
to O
the B-FAC
Elysee I-FAC
Palace I-FAC
. O

The O
beginning O
was O
in O
the O
regions O
and O
among O
the O
classes O
that O
have O
been O
most O
harmed O
by O
his O
policies O
, O
the O
suburbs O
and O
their O
residents O
who O
descend O
from O
immigrants O
. O

But O
the O
first O
policeman O
of O
France B-GPE
did O
not O
resort O
this O
time O
to O
his O
familiar O
vocabulary O
vis O
- O
a O
- O
vis O
the O
people O
of O
the O
suburbs O
. O

Instead O
, O
he O
replaced O
it O
with O
the O
language O
of O
cooperation O
, O
fairness O
and O
the O
promise O
of O
tangible O
solutions O
. O

Valet B-PERSON
Shamy I-PERSON
from O
Paris B-GPE
. O

Monthsaway O
away O
from O
the O
French B-NORP
presidential O
elections O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
the O
Interior O
Minister O
has O
chosen O
the O
most O
difficult O
thing O
to O
begin O
his O
campaign O
with O
. O

Nicolas B-PERSON
Sarkozy I-PERSON
welcomed O
to O
his O
ministry O
young O
people O
from O
the O
suburbs O
, O
a O
step O
that O
was O
not O
lacking O
in O
significance O
. O

Equal O
opportunities O
, O
identity O
, O
work O
and O
women O
in O
the O
poor O
suburbs O
were O
all O
subjects O
that O
were O
discussed O
throughout O
an O
entire O
day O
. O

Sarkozy B-PERSON
appeared O
flexible O
this O
time O
without O
losing O
his O
toughness O
, O
stressing O
that O
France B-GPE
will O
not O
accept O
values O
that O
are O
in O
conflict O
with O
the O
values O
of O
the O
Republic O
. O

I O
assure O
you O
that O
society O
can O
not O
give O
you O
anything O
if O
you O
do O
not O
decide O
, O
by O
yourselves O
, O
to O
improve O
your O
conditions O
. O

Sarkozy B-PERSON
's O
speech O
was O
welcomed O
by O
some O
and O
was O
condemned O
by O
some O
others O
. O

We O
came O
to O
the O
ministry O
to O
cooperate O
and O
to O
make O
our O
suggestions O
heard O
, O
and O
of O
course O
, O
if O
they O
were O
to O
be O
adopted O
, O
that O
is O
our O
hope O
. O

We O
are O
here O
for O
dialogue O
, O
but O
this O
did O
not O
happen O
. O

The O
microphones O
were O
disconnected O
. O

Long O
live O
democracy O
, O
the O
democracy O
that O
was O
able O
to O
coexist O
well O
with O
dictatorship O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

Sarkozy B-PERSON
had O
wished O
this O
day O
to O
be O
a O
civilian O
revolution O
under O
the O
slogan O
of O
What O
we O
say O
, O
we O
do O
, O
perhaps O
with O
this O
, O
he O
can O
repair O
his O
image O
with O
the O
young O
people O
of O
the O
suburbs O
, O
promising O
them O
serious O
follow O
- O
up O
on O
their O
issues O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
the O
issue O
of O
immigration O
is O
a O
fundamental O
and O
sensitive O
issue O
in O
the O
presidential O
campaign O
of O
Nicolas B-PERSON
Sarkozy I-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
wished O
to O
nominate O
a O
minister O
in O
charge O
of O
this O
file O
and O
conclude O
an O
international O
convention O
on O
this O
subject O
. O

Valet B-PERSON
Shamy I-PERSON
, O
Dubai B-ORG
Television I-ORG
, O
Paris B-GPE
. O

In O
further O
evidence O
of O
the O
close O
and O
secret O
cooperation O
between O
India B-GPE
and O
Israel B-GPE
, O
Israeli B-NORP
fingerprints O
were O
obvious O
in O
the O
latest O
Indian B-NORP
experiment O
on O
the O
anti-ballistic O
missile O
defense O
system O
last O
Monday O
. O

The O
origins O
of O
the O
long O
range O
radar O
which O
was O
used O
during O
this O
successful O
experiment O
to O
intercept O
a O
ballistic O
missile O
goes O
back O
to O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
early O
warning O
system O
known O
as O
Green B-PRODUCT
Pine I-PRODUCT
. O

India B-GPE
had O
imported O
two O
systems O
of O
this O
type O
, O
which O
constitute O
a O
vital O
part O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Arrow B-PRODUCT
2 I-PRODUCT
missile O
system O
, O
which O
Israel B-GPE
uses O
to O
intercept O
possible O
missiles O
directed O
towards O
it O
, O
especially O
those O
owned O
by O
Iran B-GPE
. O

The O
newspaper O
reported O
quoting O
the O
head O
of O
the O
program O
at O
the O
Indian O
Defense O
Research O
and O
Development O
Organization O
as O
saying O
that O
most O
of O
the O
equipment O
used O
, O
with O
the O
exception O
of O
the O
radar O
, O
are O
manufactured O
locally O
, O
and O
that O
Indian B-NORP
experiments O
will O
continue O
to O
improve O
defensive O
systems O
. O

The O
Indian B-NORP
missile O
defense O
system O
still O
requires O
many O
years O
until O
it O
becomes O
ready O
. O

However O
, O
it O
will O
be O
a O
unique O
dual O
system O
, O
with O
an O
accuracy O
of O
99.8 O
percent O
. O

Two O
of O
its O
batteries O
are O
enough O
to O
protect O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
from O
any O
possible O
missile O
attacks O
. O

The O
Indian O
Defense O
Research O
and O
Development O
Organization O
claims O
that O
it O
has O
developed O
Israeli B-NORP
Green B-PRODUCT
Pine I-PRODUCT
radars O
capable O
of O
detecting O
a O
guided O
missile O
with O
a O
speed O
of O
3000 O
meters O
per O
second O
500 O
kilometers O
before O
it O
reaches O
its O
target O
. O

Research O
is O
in O
progress O
to O
make O
the O
developed O
radar O
capable O
of O
following O
the O
course O
of O
a O
mid-range O
ballistic O
missile O
. O

Welcome O
to O
you O
. O

Iraqi B-NORP
President O
Jalal O
Talabani O
arrived O
in O
Tehran B-GPE
to O
hold O
talks O
with O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
leadership O
on O
the O
situation O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

It O
should O
be O
mentioned O
that O
Talabani B-PERSON
's O
visit O
to O
Iran B-GPE
will O
be O
the O
second O
after O
Iran B-GPE
pledged O
to O
help O
put O
an O
end O
to O
the O
violence O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
visit O
was O
scheduled O
earlier O
, O
but O
it O
was O
postponed O
after O
the O
closure O
of O
Baghdad B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
at O
the O
time O
, O
as O
a O
result O
of O
a O
curfew O
being O
imposed O
which O
was O
lifted O
completely O
today O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
Iranian B-NORP
President O
Mahmoud O
Ahmadinejad O
acted O
in O
advance O
of O
meeting O
his O
Iraqi B-NORP
counterpart O
by O
calling O
on O
the O
countries O
in O
the O
region O
to O
cooperate O
in O
driving O
out O
foreign O
forces O
, O
affirming O
the O
need O
for O
vigilance O
and O
caution O
. O

Nejad B-PERSON
's O
statements O
came O
in O
an O
speech O
he O
made O
before O
a O
gathering O
of O
volunteer O
forces O
, O
or O
what O
is O
known O
as O
the O
Basij O
forces O
. O

Nejad B-PERSON
said O
that O
Iran B-GPE
is O
prepared O
to O
rescue O
America B-GPE
and O
Britain B-GPE
from O
the O
quagmire O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
provided O
that O
they O
pledge O
to O
rectify O
their O
course O
in O
the O
region O
. O

And O
with O
the O
failures O
which O
the O
Americans O
and O
their O
allies O
in O
the O
region O
and O
the O
world O
have O
suffered O
, O
I O
tell O
them O
that O
Iran B-GPE
is O
prepared O
to O
help O
you O
get O
out O
of O
the O
state O
you O
are O
in O
, O
provided O
you O
stop O
the O
policy O
of O
violence O
and O
change O
your O
ways O
, O
then O
Iran B-GPE
will O
be O
prepared O
to O
guide O
you O
to O
the O
path O
of O
survival O
. O

I O
am O
saying O
to O
the O
states O
and O
governments O
in O
the O
region O
, O
that O
we O
have O
to O
join O
hands O
in O
getting O
the O
foreigners O
out O
of O
this O
region O
, O
and O
we O
have O
to O
keep O
vigilant O
and O
cautious O
so O
that O
none O
falls O
into O
turmoil O
. O

It O
is O
time O
that O
the O
American B-NORP
and O
the O
British B-NORP
administrations O
open O
their O
ears O
to O
hear O
that O
their O
policy O
of O
insulting O
nations O
has O
reached O
its O
end O
and O
that O
their O
downfall O
has O
begun O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
Chief O
Negotiator O
Saeb O
Erekat O
confirmed O
that O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
fully O
ready O
to O
negotiate O
a O
peaceful O
settlement O
with O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
is O
after O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Olmert O
's O
announcement O
of O
his O
readiness O
to O
withdraw O
from O
most O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
in O
return O
for O
peace O
. O

On O
his O
side O
, O
Nabil B-PERSON
Abu I-PERSON
Rudeina I-PERSON
, O
Consultant O
to O
the O
Palestinian O
Presidency O
, O
said O
the O
task O
at O
this O
stage O
is O
the O
demand O
for O
serious O
negotiations O
to O
implement O
the O
Road O
Map O
and O
the O
Arab O
Peace O
Initiative O
which O
is O
based O
on O
the O
fourth O
of O
June B-GPE
borders O
of O
land O
for O
peace O
and O
foremost O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

We O
demand O
serious O
negotiations O
in O
order O
to O
implement O
the O
Road O
Map O
and O
the O
Arab O
Peace O
Initiative O
. O

Ah O
what O
is O
important O
to O
us O
is O
to O
see O
serious O
negotiations O
on O
the O
negotiation O
table O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
the O
fourth O
of O
June B-GPE
ah O
land O
for O
peace O
and O
, O
foremost O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Ah O
regarding O
the O
issue O
of O
refugees O
ah O
ah O
what O
came O
in O
the O
Road O
Map O
and O
in O
the O
Arab O
Peace O
Initiative O
is O
a O
fair O
and O
agreed O
upon O
solution O
, O
according O
to O
resolution O
one O
hundred O
ninety O
- O
four O
. O

This O
is O
the O
official O
Palestinian B-NORP
position O
, O
and O
this O
is O
what O
we O
committed O
to O
, O
the O
Arab B-NORP
legitimacy O
and O
the O
international O
legitimacy O
. O

Releasing O
Palestinian B-NORP
captives O
, O
stopping O
assassinations O
, O
and O
stopping O
incursions O
, O
ah O
is O
the O
only O
necessary O
climate O
for O
survival O
and O
for O
maintaining O
the O
truce O
that O
was O
agreed O
upon O
days O
ago O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Olmert O
had O
offered O
his O
willingness O
to O
release O
Palestinian B-NORP
detainees O
and O
to O
release O
money O
due O
to O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
in O
return O
for O
releasing O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
Gilad B-PERSON
Shalit I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
detained O
by O
Palestinian B-NORP
groups O
, O
and O
in O
return O
for O
Palestinians B-NORP
giving O
up O
the O
right O
of O
return O
. O

Olmert B-PERSON
said O
Israel B-GPE
would O
withdraw O
from O
most O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
in O
return O
for O
peace O
. O

<foreign O
lang="unknown"> O
</foreign> O

If O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
form O
a O
new O
government O
that O
commits O
to O
implementing O
the O
Road O
Map O
and O
release O
Gilad B-PERSON
Shalit I-PERSON
, O
I O
will O
offer O
Abbas B-PERSON
an O
immediate O
meeting O
in O
order O
to O
have O
a O
real O
and O
open O
dialogue O
. O

I O
realize O
the O
importance O
of O
releasing O
Palestinian B-NORP
detainees O
. O

I O
promise O
that O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
will O
be O
willing O
to O
release O
many O
Palestinians O
in O
return O
for O
Shalit B-PERSON
returning O
home O
safe O
to O
his O
family O
. O

He O
prolonged O
his O
visit O
by O
one O
day O
and O
broadened O
the O
scope O
of O
his O
meetings O
. O

He O
also O
stayed O
his O
course O
by O
repeating O
the O
refrain O
of O
hope O
that O
he O
and O
his O
mission O
will O
achieve O
some O
success O
. O

He O
insisted O
on O
pointing O
to O
the O
full O
half O
, O
and O
not O
the O
empty O
half O
, O
of O
the O
glass O
. O

Arab O
League O
Secretary O
General O
Amr O
Moussa O
, O
who O
is O
apprehensive O
of O
the O
devil O
in O
the O
details O
, O
carried O
what O
he O
had O
in O
his O
bag O
and O
tirelessly O
made O
the O
rounds O
of O
those O
involved O
in O
the O
current O
crisis O
. O

After O
his O
meeting O
with O
Lt. O
General O
Michel O
Aoun O
, O
he O
reiterated O
that O
it O
is O
the O
responsibility O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
before O
anyone O
else O
to O
search O
for O
the O
desired O
solution O
. O

I O
think O
that O
here O
, O
even O
though O
there O
may O
be O
regional O
or O
international O
influences O
or O
other O
considerations O
, O
the O
solution O
must O
be O
Lebanese B-NORP
. O

The O
responsibility O
is O
that O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
leaders O
, O
indeed O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
people O
, O
not O
to O
allow O
the O
collapse O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
the O
harm O
that O
is O
occurring O
to O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

Moussa B-PERSON
, O
who O
revealed O
that O
he O
had O
, O
away O
from O
the O
limelight O
, O
a O
positive O
meeting O
with O
the O
Secretary O
General O
of O
Hezbollah B-ORG
, O
Sayyed B-PERSON
Hassan I-PERSON
Nasrallah I-PERSON
, O
also O
paid O
a O
visit O
to O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
Forces O
Dr. O
Samir O
Geagea O
and O
the O
Maronite O
Patriarch O
Cardinal O
Nasrallah O
Boutros O
Sfeir O
, O
after O
he O
had O
met O
earlier O
with O
Prime O
Minister O
Fouad O
Siniora O
and O
the O
leader O
of O
the B-ORG
Future I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
, O
MP O
Saad O
Hariri O
. O

He O
confirmed O
that O
he O
was O
able O
to O
discuss O
details O
, O
and O
who O
knows O
what O
the O
details O
are O
! O

This O
time O
, O
we O
got O
into O
the O
details O
, O
and O
the O
devil O
is O
in O
the O
details O
. O

And O
then O
, O
there O
are O
difficulties O
that O
are O
becoming O
clearer O
and O
difficulties O
that O
are O
beginning O
to O
be O
solved O
. O

And O
this O
requires O
us O
uh O
, O
uh O
, O
to O
concentrate O
our O
work O
. O

MP O
Hariri O
praised O
the O
efforts O
of O
the O
Secretary O
General O
of O
the B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
and O
his O
success O
in O
bringing O
the O
perspectives O
of O
the O
parties O
in O
the O
current O
crisis O
closer O
. O

Whereas O
Dr. O
Geagea O
denied O
on O
his O
part O
that O
the O
parliamentary O
majority O
group O
is O
the O
one O
putting O
obstacles O
in O
the O
way O
of O
this O
initiative O
. O

However O
, O
it O
is O
striking O
that O
the O
MP O
and O
former O
Minister O
Suleiman O
Franjieh O
, O
in O
parallel O
with O
the O
end O
of O
the O
22nd O
day O
of O
the O
open O
sit O
- O
in O
in O
front O
of O
the O
government O
Serail O
building O
in O
downtown O
Beirut B-GPE
, O
launched O
a O
sharp O
attack O
on O
the O
other O
side O
, O
accusing O
it O
of O
blocking O
the O
Moussa B-PERSON
initiative O
. O

He O
revealed O
that O
the O
opposition O
will O
announce O
civil O
disobedience O
after O
the O
holidays O
and O
will O
close O
the O
roads O
leading O
to O
the O
airport O
and O
the O
harbor O
in O
order O
to O
achieve O
the O
demands O
put O
forth O
. O

In O
the O
year O
1874 O
Youssef B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Suweiri I-PERSON
was O
born O
in O
Ombliz B-GPE
. O

Before O
he O
had O
acquired O
natural O
medical O
knowledge O
he O
had O
an O
instinct O
inherited O
from O
his O
father O
and O
his O
ancestors O
. O

He O
studied O
at O
La B-ORG
Sagesse I-ORG
and O
earned O
a O
medical O
diploma O
and O
then O
a O
doctorate O
from O
the O
Jesuit O
Faculty O
of O
Medicine O
. O

His O
thesis O
was O
in O
French O
focusing O
on O
pulmonary O
tuberculosis O
, O
which O
became O
the O
authoritative O
resource O
and O
reference O
suitable O
for O
every O
time O
and O
place O
. O

Youssef B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Suweiri I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
born O
a O
genius O
in O
a O
field O
that O
became O
his O
profession O
and O
his O
calling O
, O
devoted O
himself O
to O
carrying O
out O
his O
responsibilities O
. O

He O
was O
appointed O
physician O
for O
the O
Metn O
District O
, O
and O
he O
did O
not O
slow O
down O
during O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
I I-EVENT
. O

He O
started O
importing O
rare O
medicines O
to O
combat O
dangerous O
diseases O
and O
was O
treating O
citizens O
, O
especially O
the O
poor O
, O
free O
of O
charge O
. O

And O
when O
he O
discovered O
that O
tuberculosis O
was O
killing O
people O
by O
the O
hundreds O
and O
thousands O
, O
he O
dove O
into O
researching O
its O
causes O
and O
ways O
to O
combat O
it O
. O

He O
was O
not O
tempted O
by O
money O
nor O
moved O
by O
greed O
. O

He O
lived O
among O
people O
, O
observing O
their O
daily O
lives O
to O
gather O
information O
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
enriching O
his O
studies O
. O

Dr. O
Suweiri O
was O
the O
first O
to O
research O
and O
scrutinize O
the O
environmental O
and O
social O
causes O
of O
pulmonary O
tuberculosis O
in O
the O
region O
. O

He O
developed O
the O
concept O
that O
a O
clean O
environment O
makes O
a O
clean O
human O
being O
. O

He O
was O
a O
medical O
phenomenon O
in O
his O
time O
and O
the O
teacher O
of O
a O
generation O
of O
physicians O
. O

He O
achieved O
scientific O
accomplishments O
, O
and O
he O
earned O
the O
esteem O
of O
senior O
scientists O
in O
the O
medical O
field O
. O

Dr. O
Youssef O
Al O
- O
Suweiri O
was O
a O
genius O
who O
was O
a O
fountain O
of O
science O
and O
humanity O
. O

The O
pulse O
of O
life O
stopped O
in O
his O
body O
in O
1957 O
, O
after O
he O
had O
pumped O
life O
into O
the O
arteries O
of O
his O
society O
for O
decades O
. O

He O
was O
an O
institution O
of O
genius O
and O
creativity O
. O

Iraqi B-NORP
- O
Iranian B-NORP
relations O
have O
never O
in O
the O
past O
reached O
a O
degree O
of O
complete O
stability O
, O
and O
perhaps O
this O
has O
been O
caused O
by O
many O
geographic O
, O
political O
and O
religious O
factors O
. O

For O
since O
the O
founding O
of O
the O
modern O
Iraqi O
State O
in O
the O
early O
'20s O
, O
the O
border O
problems O
between O
them O
were O
one O
of O
the O
elements O
of O
tension O
and O
instability O
. O

The O
files O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
and O
Iranian B-NORP
foreign O
ministries O
contain O
many O
documents O
that O
talk O
about O
border O
violations O
here O
and O
there O
. O

The O
state O
of O
instability O
persisted O
until O
the O
mid-'60s O
when O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
President O
Abdul O
Salam O
Aref O
evicted O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
ambassador O
and O
accused O
the O
government O
of O
the O
Shah O
of O
interference O
in O
internal O
Iraqi B-NORP
affairs O
. O

Because O
of O
the O
denominational O
convergence O
between O
the O
Shiites O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
Iran B-GPE
, O
the O
controversy O
over O
the O
legitimacy O
of O
the O
religious O
authority O
between O
Arab B-NORP
and O
non-Arab O
authorities O
came O
to O
the O
surface O
, O
which O
is O
something O
with O
which O
political O
elements O
got O
involved O
and O
contributed O
to O
inflaming O
it O
. O

The B-EVENT
Iranian I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
in O
the O
late O
'70s O
and O
the O
return O
of O
Ayatollah B-PERSON
Khomeini I-PERSON
to O
Tehran B-GPE
added O
more O
tension O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
particularly O
with O
the O
announcement O
by O
Khomeini B-GPE
of O
his O
intention O
to O
export O
the O
revolution O
to O
the O
countries O
of O
the O
region O
. O

In O
1980 O
, O
the O
Iraq B-GPE
- O
Iran B-GPE
war O
, O
which O
lasted O
eight O
years O
, O
broke O
out O
. O

Close O
to O
a O
million O
people O
were O
killed O
in O
it O
. O

During O
the O
war O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
embraced O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
opposition O
groups O
, O
the B-ORG
Mujahideen I-ORG
e-Khalq I-ORG
, O
whereas O
Iran B-GPE
embraced O
Iraqi B-NORP
opposition O
groups O
. O

The O
direct O
war O
ended O
, O
but O
the O
war O
by O
proxy O
continued O
via O
opposition O
groups O
in O
both O
countries O
. O

The O
war O
of O
1991 O
came O
to O
bring O
relations O
between O
them O
to O
their O
lowest O
ebb O
, O
with O
Baghdad B-GPE
accusing O
Tehran B-GPE
of O
supporting O
a O
budding O
revolution O
in O
southern O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
after O
the O
cessation O
of O
coalition O
military O
operations O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
invasion O
of O
Kuwait B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
late O
'90s O
, O
both O
Baghdad B-GPE
and O
Tehran B-GPE
resumed O
diplomatic O
relations O
and O
the O
two O
sides O
exchanged O
prisoners O
from O
the O
eight O
- O
year O
war O
, O
but O
this O
did O
not O
stop O
them O
from O
using O
elements O
from O
the O
opposition O
. O

The O
American B-NORP
- O
British B-NORP
war O
against O
Iraq B-GPE
came O
in O
2003 O
to O
topple O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
regime O
, O
with O
the O
objective O
of O
laying O
the O
foundations O
of O
democracy O
in O
the O
country O
, O
according O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
administration O
. O

Diplomatic O
relations O
between O
Tehran B-GPE
and O
Baghdad B-GPE
resumed O
, O
especially O
since O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
leadership O
had O
been O
using O
Iran B-GPE
as O
a O
base O
for O
their O
political O
activities O
. O

The O
bloody O
events O
succeeded O
one O
another O
, O
putting O
the O
American B-NORP
project O
near O
collapse O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
American B-NORP
accusations O
have O
resumed O
against O
Tehran B-GPE
for O
interfering O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
through O
armed O
militias O
. O

Diyar B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Omari I-PERSON
, O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Arabiyah I-ORG
. O

Dozens O
of O
people O
were O
killed O
or O
injured O
yesterday O
in O
renewed O
fighting O
since O
Wednesday O
between O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Courts I-ORG
and O
the O
Somali B-NORP
forces O
, O
near O
the O
town O
of O
Baidoa B-GPE
, O
the O
headquarters O
of O
the O
interim O
government O
's O
institutions O
. O

This O
comes O
although O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
called O
on O
the O
concerned O
parties O
to O
stop O
the O
fighting O
immediately O
. O

The B-ORG
International I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
condemned O
yesterday O
the O
volatile O
situation O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
, O
where O
chaos O
prevails O
, O
and O
called O
for O
the O
resumption O
of O
peace O
negotiations O
between O
the O
two O
fighting O
parties O
. O

Heavy O
artillery O
now O
controls O
the O
situation O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Baidoa B-GPE
and O
surrounding O
areas O
. O

There O
are O
no O
winners O
or O
losers O
until O
now O
, O
and O
both O
sides O
are O
announcing O
the O
casualties O
they O
inflicted O
on O
the O
enemy O
front O
. O

Military O
and O
media O
sources O
revealed O
that O
neighboring O
Ethiopia B-GPE
mobilized O
tanks O
toward O
the O
battlefields O
between O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Courts I-ORG
, O
and O
government O
forces O
, O
where O
the O
two O
sides O
are O
exchanging O
gun O
and O
rocket O
fire O
in O
clashes O
that O
are O
starting O
to O
take O
the O
form O
of O
war O
. O

The B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Courts I-ORG
announced O
that O
they O
will O
modify O
their O
military O
tactics O
and O
will O
push O
their O
ground O
forces O
to O
the O
front O
line O
for O
a O
sweeping O
attack O
against O
Ethiopian B-NORP
forces O
starting O
on O
Saturday O
, O
instead O
of O
long O
distance O
fighting O
with O
heavy O
weaponry O
which O
has O
been O
the O
technique O
used O
until O
now O
. O

And O
while O
Addis B-GPE
Ababa I-GPE
denies O
its O
military O
support O
of O
government O
forces O
, O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Courts I-ORG
announced O
that O
it O
launched O
its O
war O
against O
Ethiopian B-NORP
forces O
to O
curb O
their O
ambitions O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
and O
to O
stop O
their O
support O
of O
the O
interim O
government O
with O
weapons O
and O
soldiers O
. O

And O
if O
the O
participation O
of O
Ethiopian B-NORP
tanks O
in O
the O
battles O
is O
confirmed O
, O
the O
dangers O
of O
the O
fighting O
will O
escalate O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
it O
might O
draw O
the O
whole O
Horn O
of O
Africa B-GPE
into O
war O
, O
due O
to O
the O
historical O
dispute O
between O
Ethiopia B-GPE
and O
Eritrea B-GPE
. O

The O
battles O
which O
were O
described O
as O
violent O
started O
on O
Tuesday O
night O
with O
the O
end O
of O
the O
grace O
period O
given O
by O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Courts I-ORG
Council I-ORG
for O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
the O
Ethiopian B-NORP
forces O
from O
Somali B-NORP
territories O
, O
before O
they O
would O
face O
a O
war O
. O

And O
this O
might O
have O
already O
started O
or O
is O
about O
to O
start O
. O

Welcome O
. O

And O
we O
begin O
our O
conversation O
with O
His O
Excellency O
the O
Ambassador O
Mr. O
Nasser O
. O

Your O
Excellency O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
it O
is O
said O
that O
it O
is O
unprecedented O
in O
the O
history O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
a O
crowd O
of O
such O
, O
uh O
, O
enormous O
size O
. O

The O
opposition O
today O
took O
to O
the O
streets O
, O
maybe O
this O
was O
the O
last O
option O
after O
it O
, O
uh O
, O
went O
to O
the O
dialogue O
table O
later O
for O
consultation O
. O

The O
roads O
were O
blocked O
and O
they O
took O
to O
the O
streets O
. O

The O
goal O
of O
the O
demonstration O
is O
change O
, O
reform O
, O
uh O
, O
changing O
the O
government O
. O

Will O
anything O
actually O
change O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
after O
this O
demonstration O
, O
especially O
since O
the O
government O
is O
saying O
that O
it O
is O
staying O
, O
staying O
, O
staying O
? O

First O
, O
no O
one O
called O
for O
the O
government O
to O
fall O
without O
justification O
. O

the O
first O
demands O
were O
an O
agreement O
to O
expand O
the O
government O
or O
modify O
it O
so O
it O
would O
become O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
. O

Um O
. O

His O
Excellency O
Speaker O
Nabih O
Berri O
has O
explained O
this O
matter O
and O
said O
, O
the O
matter O
does O
not O
depend O
on O
the O
resignation O
of O
the O
government O
, O
or O
changing O
the O
prime O
minister O
, O
or O
a O
new O
confidence O
. O

All O
that O
there O
is O
to O
it O
, O
is O
that O
the O
issue O
requires O
, O
uh O
, O
a O
national O
consensus O
during O
this O
fateful O
period O
in O
the O
history O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

And O
when O
these O
demands O
were O
met O
uh O
, O
with O
a O
categorical O
rejection O
, O
they O
were O
left O
with O
no O
option O
. O

There O
was O
no O
other O
way O
but O
to O
take O
to O
the O
street O
because O
the O
basis O
of O
democratic O
rule O
is O
that O
power O
derives O
from O
the O
people O
. O

Um O
. O

The O
people O
are O
the O
source O
of O
authority O
, O
therefore O
let O
us O
seek O
the O
people O
's O
decision O
. O

That O
is O
the O
issue O
. O

Um O
. O

And O
now O
the O
news O
details O
. O

President O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
and O
President O
Teodoro O
Nguema O
, O
the O
President O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
Equatorial B-GPE
Guinea I-GPE
, O
agreed O
to O
establish O
resident O
diplomatic O
relations O
in O
the O
capitals O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
, O
Cairo B-GPE
and O
Malabo B-GPE
, O
in O
order O
to O
support O
the O
common O
desire O
for O
strong O
relations O
in O
the O
areas O
of O
investment O
, O
commerce O
and O
the O
economy O
. O

Ambassador O
Suleiman O
Awwad O
, O
official O
spokesman O
for O
the O
presidency O
of O
the O
Republic O
, O
declared O
that O
the O
Mubarak O
- O
Nguema O
talks O
focused O
on O
the O
overall O
situation O
in O
the O
African O
arena O
in O
addition O
to O
bolstering O
economic O
relations O
in O
various O
areas O
. O

Shadi O
Shash O
's O
report O
. O

President O
Mohammad O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
and O
the O
President O
of O
Guinea B-GPE
, O
Teodoro B-PERSON
Obiang I-PERSON
Nguema I-PERSON
, O
held O
a O
session O
of O
talks O
at O
the O
presidential O
headquarters O
in O
Heliopolis B-GPE
where O
official O
welcoming O
ceremonies O
were O
held O
for O
the O
Guinean B-NORP
president O
, O
the O
national O
anthems O
of O
both O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
Equatorial B-GPE
Guinea I-GPE
were O
played O
, O
and O
the O
Honor O
Guard O
was O
reviewed O
. O

Following O
the O
welcoming O
ceremonies O
, O
the O
Guinean B-NORP
president O
shook O
hands O
with O
those O
receiving O
him O
, O
led O
by O
Dr. O
AhmedNazif O
, O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
of O
the O
Cabinet O
, O
and O
a O
number O
of O
ministers O
and O
senior O
statesmen O
. O

After O
the O
talks O
, O
Ambassador O
Suleiman O
Awwad O
, O
official O
spokesman O
for O
the O
presidency O
of O
the O
republic O
, O
said O
that O
the O
two O
Presidents O
Mubarak B-PERSON
and O
Nguema B-PERSON
focused O
in O
their O
closed O
and O
expanded O
talks O
on O
the O
overall O
situation O
in O
the O
African O
arena O
, O
on O
strengthening O
relations O
, O
and O
discussed O
the O
agenda O
of O
the O
next O
African O
summit O
. O

Regarding O
strengthening O
bilateral O
cooperation O
between O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
Equatorial B-GPE
Guinea I-GPE
, O
Awwad B-PERSON
said O
that O
Guinea B-GPE
has O
enormous O
reserves O
of O
oil O
and O
gas O
and O
comes O
in O
third O
in O
Africa B-GPE
, O
and O
will O
attain O
first O
place O
in O
the O
continent O
by O
the O
year O
2010 O
. O

For O
this O
reason O
, O
Equatorial B-GPE
Guinea I-GPE
is O
now O
experiencing O
vigorous O
activity O
in O
the O
construction O
of O
its O
infrastructure O
. O

Several O
days O
after O
the O
armed O
confrontations O
between O
supporters O
of O
the O
Fatah O
and O
Hamas B-ORG
movements O
and O
the O
multiple O
violations O
of O
the O
truce O
, O
Prime O
Minister O
Ismail O
Haniyeh O
expressed O
the O
movement O
's O
readiness O
to O
begin O
a O
dialogue O
to O
form O
a O
government O
according O
to O
Palestinian B-NORP
premises O
and O
conditions O
, O
in O
order O
to O
contain O
the O
confrontations O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
street O
. O

Uh O
, O
what O
is O
required O
, O
uh O
, O
also O
is O
dialogue O
, O
and O
if O
we O
can O
achieve O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
understanding O
about O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
, O
this O
is O
the O
preferred O
option O
. O

But O
it O
's O
necessary O
to O
deal O
earnestly O
with O
this O
subject O
, O
so O
that O
it O
will O
in O
the O
end O
lead O
clearly O
to O
the O
basis O
of O
an O
agreement O
for O
a O
government O
that O
is O
capable O
of O
resolving O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
siege O
. O

It O
is O
noteworthy O
that O
the O
state O
of O
cautious O
calm O
prevailing O
over O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
the O
Strip B-GPE
comes O
after O
violent O
confrontations O
that O
the O
city O
of O
Nablus B-GPE
saw O
today O
, O
which O
left O
nine O
citizens O
injured O
, O
after O
which O
President O
Mahmoud O
Abbas O
ordered O
the O
deployment O
of O
the O
security O
forces O
in O
the O
streets O
of O
the O
city O
to O
cordon O
it O
off O
. O

In O
the O
absence O
of O
any O
political O
internal O
, O
uh O
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
, O
uh O
accord O
, O
the O
situation O
of O
internal O
tension O
will O
remain O
open O
to O
the O
likelihood O
of O
infighting O
even O
more O
than O
what O
we O
have O
already O
seen O
, O
in O
the O
next O
period O
. O

And O
any O
political O
escalation O
also O
, O
uh O
, O
uh O
, O
is O
likely O
to O
fuel O
the O
internal O
situation O
which O
is O
going O
towards O
infighting O
, O
as O
we O
saw O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
and O
as O
we O
saw O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
, O
particularly O
, O
uh O
, O
uh O
, O
in O
Nablus B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the B-ORG
Factions I-ORG
Coordination I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
intervened O
to O
release O
those O
kidnapped O
from O
both O
sides O
with O
the O
goal O
of O
preserving O
the O
announced O
pacification O
that O
was O
agreed O
upon O
by O
leaders O
of O
the O
two O
factions O
. O

Whereas O
Hamas B-ORG
sees O
a O
solution O
to O
the O
crisis O
in O
resuming O
the O
national O
unity O
dialogues O
, O
Fatah O
for O
its O
part O
sees O
early O
elections O
as O
the O
only O
alternative O
, O
and O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
street O
remains O
waiting O
for O
any O
practical O
steps O
to O
end O
the O
crisis O
. O

Yas O
Al O
- O
Saifi B-GPE
, O
State B-ORG
of O
Kuwait O
Television O
, O
Ramallah B-GPE
, O
Palestine B-GPE
. O

From O
Turkey B-GPE
, O

Pope O
Benedict O
XVI O
began O
his O
first O
visit O
to O
the O
lands O
of O
Islam B-NORP
in O
Ankara B-GPE
. O

The O
Supreme O
Pontiff O
received O
two O
welcomes O
, O
one O
official O
that O
was O
not O
lacking O
in O
hospitality O
, O
but O
the O
second O
was O
popular O
and O
it O
was O
an O
angry O
one O
. O

The O
Pope B-PERSON
met O
with O
the O
supreme O
religious O
authority O
in O
Turkey B-GPE
and O
called O
for O
a O
dialogue O
of O
civilizations O
. O

In O
spite O
of O
his O
attempts O
at O
distancing O
his O
visit O
from O
any O
political O
character O
, O
he O
nevertheless O
declared O
his O
support O
for O
Turkey B-GPE
's O
accession O
to O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

A O
noticeable O
change O
in O
his O
position O
did O
not O
alter O
the O
resentment O
of O
the O
Turkish B-NORP
street O
on O
account O
of O
his O
previous O
statements O
on O
Islam B-NORP
. O

Ankara B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
is O
the O
first O
Islamic O
soil O
on O
which O
Pope O
Benedict O
XVI O
sets O
foot O
since O
his O
ascension O
to O
the O
papal O
throne O
. O

In O
his O
reception O
, O
he O
found O
the O
Turkish B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
who O
postponed O
his O
trip O
to O
attend O
the O
NATO O
summit O
in O
Latvia B-GPE
so O
that O
the O
Pope B-PERSON
would O
not O
seem O
as O
officially O
unwelcome O
as O
he O
is O
popularly O
unwelcome O
. O

But O
the O
diplomacy O
of O
welcomes O
does O
not O
hide O
the O
embarrassment O
of O
both O
sides O
at O
a O
visit O
laden O
with O
veiled O
political O
symbolism O
, O
including O
the O
symbol O
communicated O
by O
the O
Pope B-PERSON
's O
first O
activity O
. O

The O
visit O
to O
the O
mausoleum O
of O
the O
founder O
of O
modern O
Turkey B-GPE
, O
Kemal B-PERSON
Ataturk I-PERSON
, O
was O
a O
stance O
on O
the O
proposition O
of O
secularism O
, O
and O
words O
with O
religious O
significance O
written O
by O
the O
Pope B-PERSON
in O
the O
mausoleum O
's O
golden O
visitors O
' O
book O
and O
a O
stamp O
that O
the O
Pope B-PERSON
insisted O
on O
displaying O
in O
the O
plane O
that O
carried O
him O
to O
Turkey B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
not O
a O
political O
visit O
; O
it O
is O
a O
religious O
visit O
aiming O
at O
finding O
common O
ground O
for O
peace O
and O
deepening O
the O
dialogue O
. O

A O
dialogue O
between O
the O
various O
cultures O
and O
between O
the O
two O
religions O
of O
Christianity B-ORG
and O
Islam B-ORG
. O

But O
politics O
has O
followed O
the O
Pope B-PERSON
as O
it O
has O
preceded O
him O
. O

Erdogan B-PERSON
tried O
to O
ease O
the O
atmosphere O
by O
saying O
that O
the O
Pope B-PERSON
's O
position O
on O
Turkey B-GPE
's O
accession O
to O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
was O
contrary O
to O
his O
position O
when O
he O
was O
called O
Cardinal O
Ratzinger O
. O

The O
Pope B-PERSON
said O
in O
reply O
to O
my O
question O
on O
Turkey B-GPE
's O
joining O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
that O
he O
is O
not O
a O
politician O
but O
he O
supports O
this O
accession O
. O

But O
the O
change O
in O
positions O
did O
not O
change O
anything O
in O
the O
universal O
anger O
that O
is O
sweeping O
through O
the O
Turkish B-NORP
street O
. O

Thousands O
of O
Turks B-NORP
came O
out O
under O
the O
vigilant O
eyes O
of O
the O
security O
forces O
to O
reject O
the O
Pope B-PERSON
's O
visit O
and O
to O
protest O
his O
failure O
to O
retract O
his O
statements O
about O
Islam B-NORP
. O

The O
Sharia B-WORK_OF_ART
Courts O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
announced O
that O
they O
are O
at O
war O
with O
Ethiopia B-GPE
, O
while O
fighting O
intensified O
between O
their O
forces O
and O
forces O
loyal O
to O
the O
government O
for O
the O
third O
day O
in O
a O
row O
. O

This O
increased O
fears O
of O
a O
destructive O
war O
erupting O
in O
the O
Horn O
of O
Africa B-GPE
region O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
the O
commander O
of O
government O
forces O
Ibrahim B-PERSON
Batari I-PERSON
said O
that O
battles O
in O
the O
Edale B-GPE
region O
are O
becoming O
increasingly O
violent O
, O
and O
that O
there O
are O
many O
corpses O
on O
the O
battlefield O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
Ibrahim O
Bilal O
, O
commander O
of O
the O
Sharia B-WORK_OF_ART
Courts O
forces O
, O
said O
that O
there O
were O
heavy O
losses O
on O
both O
sides O
, O
amid O
bloody O
days O
experienced O
in O
Somalia B-GPE
, O
as O
fighters O
of O
both O
the O
Sharia B-WORK_OF_ART
Courts O
and O
the O
government O
forces O
exchange O
artillery O
fire O
. O

The O
Sharia B-WORK_OF_ART
Courts O
said O
that O
they O
are O
at O
war O
with O
Ethiopia B-GPE
, O
which O
maintains O
that O
it O
sent O
hundreds O
of O
soldiers O
on O
training O
missions O
, O
denying O
its O
role O
in O
fighting O
against O
the O
Sharia B-WORK_OF_ART
Courts O
. O

The O
continued O
battles O
with O
rockets O
and O
guns O
increased O
fears O
of O
a O
destructive O
war O
spreading O
to O
the O
Horn O
of O
Africa B-GPE
and O
drawing O
in O
regional O
countries O
. O

Head O
of O
the O
Courts O
, O
Sheikh O
Hassan O
Dahir O
Aweys O
, O
blamed O
Ethiopia B-GPE
for O
the O
eruption O
of O
fighting O
, O
describing O
the O
position O
of O
his O
forces O
as O
self O
- O
defensive O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
the O
Ethiopian B-NORP
Ministry O
of O
Information O
said O
that O
what O
Aweys B-PERSON
has O
stated O
are O
merely O
unfounded O
claims O
to O
mislead O
international O
opinion O
. O

The O
Somali B-NORP
government O
, O
however O
, O
did O
not O
comment O
on O
these O
statements O
and O
Ethiopia B-GPE
maintained O
official O
silence O
on O
the O
declaration O
of O
war O
. O

It O
also O
denied O
sending O
fighting O
troops O
into O
Somalia B-GPE
, O
and O
vowed O
to O
inform O
the O
world O
if O
it O
wanted O
to O
attack O
the O
Sharia B-WORK_OF_ART
Courts O
. O

Rafael B-PERSON
Correa I-PERSON
is O
the O
new O
President O
of O
Ecuador B-GPE
. O

This O
has O
become O
almost O
certain O
, O
even O
before O
the O
release O
of O
the O
official O
results O
of O
the O
second O
round O
of O
presidential O
elections O
which O
this O
country O
, O
located O
on O
the O
western O
side O
of O
South B-LOC
America I-LOC
, O
has O
witnessed O
. O

The O
difference O
in O
the O
announced O
numbers O
between O
what O
the O
leftist O
candidate O
, O
Correa B-PERSON
, O
and O
his O
competitor O
, O
billionaire O
Alvaro B-PERSON
Noboa I-PERSON
, O
have O
achieved O
is O
so O
great O
, O
it O
is O
hard O
for O
any O
expected O
change O
to O
occur O
in O
the O
early O
announcement O
of O
the O
results O
, O
according O
to O
voter O
surveys O
. O

Observers O
do O
not O
expect O
the O
predictions O
of O
Noboa B-PERSON
, O
who O
fought O
his O
third O
presidential O
battle O
armed O
with O
money O
, O
to O
come O
true O
: O
that O
a O
civil O
war O
would O
erupt O
if O
his O
forty O
- O
three O
- O
year O
- O
old O
rival O
, O
Correa B-PERSON
, O
won O
. O

This O
choice O
of O
the O
Ecuadorian O
voters O
reflects O
great O
hopes O
on O
one O
hand O
for O
political O
stability O
for O
the O
country O
, O
for O
which O
eight O
Presidents O
of O
the O
Republic O
have O
alternated O
since O
the O
year O
1996 O
. O

Three O
of O
them O
were O
forced O
to O
resign O
under O
the O
pressure O
of O
public O
demonstrations O
. O

Secondly O
, O
Ecuador B-GPE
, O
with O
its O
thirteen O
- O
and O
- O
a O
- O
half O
million O
residents O
, O
is O
left O
with O
the O
paradox O
that O
three O
quarters O
of O
those O
live O
in O
a O
state O
of O
poverty O
, O
though O
it O
is O
an O
oil O
producing O
country O
. O

Thirdly O
, O
in O
getting O
out O
of O
the O
orbit O
of O
the O
political O
influence O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
which O
owns O
a O
military O
base O
in O
it O
, O
Correa B-PERSON
has O
promised O
to O
remove O
it O
unless O
Washington B-GPE
accepts O
Ecuador B-GPE
having O
a O
military O
base O
on O
its O
land O
. O

A O
visit O
that O
was O
not O
a O
surprise O
for O
Arab O
League O
Secretary O
General O
Amr O
Moussa O
to O
Beirut B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
face O
of O
stubbornness O
from O
the O
opposition O
and O
majority O
teams O
, O
an O
Arab B-NORP
intervention O
was O
necessary O
on O
the O
settlement O
process O
. O

But O
Moussa B-PERSON
did O
not O
say O
that O
what O
he O
carries O
with O
him O
is O
a O
plan O
for O
a O
solution O
, O
but O
he O
confirmed O
that O
the O
Arab B-NORP
milieu O
and O
the B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
can O
not O
be O
spectators O
in O
a O
very O
dangerous O
and O
critical O
situation O
in O
these O
moments O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

What O
is O
clear O
is O
that O
Moussa B-PERSON
insists O
on O
making O
a O
crack O
in O
the O
wall O
of O
the O
crisis O
; O
he O
considered O
that O
the O
door O
is O
open O
for O
meetings O
with O
all O
factions O
, O
because O
the O
movement O
aims O
at O
supporting O
all O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
not O
just O
the O
government O
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Siniora O
. O

National O
reconciliation O
, O
as O
he O
views O
it O
, O
is O
the O
basis O
and O
the O
starting O
point O
for O
any O
Arab B-NORP
action O
. O

The O
situation O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
is O
most O
critical O
, O

And O
ah O
all O
Arab B-NORP
leaders O
and O
ah O
the O
joint O
Arab B-NORP
work O
in O
the O
framework O
of O
the B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
is O
trying O
ah O
, O
to O
deal O
with O
this O
situation O
with O
all O
cautiousness O
, O
all O
brotherhood O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
with O
all O
optimism O
, O
because O
Lebanon B-GPE
should O
not O
be O
an O
arena O
except O
for O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
to O
progress O
, O
prove O
or O
consolidate O
their O
national O
unity O
, O
and O
go O
forward O
. O

A O
step O
that O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
seemed O
eager O
for O
the B-ORG
Arab I-ORG
League I-ORG
to O
welcome O
, O
even O
if O
his O
positions O
intersected O
with O
Moussa B-PERSON
in O
not O
calling O
this O
movement O
an O
initiative O
. O

While O
it O
seems O
that O
the O
government O
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Fouad O
Siniora O
receives O
notable O
Arab B-NORP
and O
international O
support O
, O
the O
parliamentary O
majority O
seemed O
insistent O
on O
investing O
this O
support O
by O
insisting O
on O
throwing O
the O
ball O
in O
the O
court O
of O
Parliament O
Speaker O
Nabih O
Berri O
, O
who O
was O
visited O
by O
a O
delegation O
of O
the O
March O
Fourteenth O
forces O
expressing O
ideas O
he O
described O
as O
unannounced O
endeavors O
to O
reach O
a O
way O
out O
from O
the O
tension O
, O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
majority O
itself O
renews O
support O
for O
Prime O
Minister O
Siniora O
and O
his O
government O
from O
the O
government O
palace O
. O

We O
do O
not O
want O
to O
give O
the O
issue O
more O
than O
it O
actually O
means O
, O
I O
can O
not O
say O
there O
is O
an O
initiative O
, O
but O
this O
is O
an O
important O
and O
essential O
step O
. O

And O
we O
hope O
it O
develops O
to O
become O
an O
action O
we O
can O
follow O
. O

Body O
Placed O
In O
a O
White O
Coffin O
Carried O
On O
Palms O
. O

A O
few O
women O
were O
throwing O
rice O
and O
roses O
on O
the O
body O
as O
it O
passed O
in O
the O
square O
of O
the O
town O
of O
Bikfaya B-GPE
, O
where O
most O
of O
the O
residents O
had O
come O
down O
to O
meet O
the O
town O
's O
native O
son O
, O
who O
died O
a O
martyr O
at O
the O
age O
of O
34 O
, O
like O
his O
uncle O
the O
martyr O
President O
Bashir O
Gemayel O
, O
who O
also O
died O
as O
a O
martyr O
at O
the O
age O
of O
34 O
after O
spending O
21 O
days O
as O
the O
President O
- O
elect O
of O
the O
Republic O
. O

We O
saw O
few O
cars O
arriving O
from O
the O
region O
of O
the O
Upper O
Metn O
carrying O
Phalangists B-NORP
to O
meet O
the O
martyr O
, O
Minister O
Pierre O
Gemayel O
, O
whom O
you O
now O
see O
carried O
in O
a O
white O
coffin O
in O
order O
to O
be O
placed O
in O
the O
family O
house O
tonight O
and O
tonight O
. O

He O
will O
then O
be O
carried O
tomorrow O
to O
Beirut B-GPE
, O
without O
knowing O
whether O
he O
will O
be O
laid O
for O
some O
time O
at O
the B-FAC
Central I-FAC
Phalangist I-FAC
House I-FAC
in O
Saifi B-GPE
or O
if O
he O
will O
be O
taken O
directly O
to O
Saint O
George O
's O
Maronite O
Cathedral O
, O
where O
prayers O
will O
be O
offered O
for O
his O
soul O
. O

It O
has O
become O
known O
, O
uh O
, O
the O
various O
March O
14 O
groups O
, O
uh O
, O
called O
on O
their O
partisans O
and O
supporters O
to O
participate O
in O
this O
national O
, O
popular O
funeral O
tomorrow O
after O
calling O
a O
general O
strike O
day O
in O
mourning O
for O
the O
young O
Minister O
Gemayel O
. O

At O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
tonight O
-- O
important O
questions O
about O
medical O
testing O
and O
privacy O
rights O
of O
individuals O
. O

When O
can O
doctors O
tell O
police O
they O
've O
discovered O
evidence O
their O
patients O
are O
committing O
crimes O
? O

Here O
's O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Pete B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
. O

It O
's O
a O
case O
that O
pits O
a O
woman O
's O
medical O
privacy O
against O
the O
state O
's O
desire O
to O
protect O
children O
. O

Faced O
with O
an O
epidemic O
of O
cocaine O
use O
by O
pregnant O
mothers O
who O
were O
potentially O
putting O
their O
babies O
at O
risk O
, O
the O
medical O
staff O
at O
this O
Charleston B-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
, O
hospital O
came O
up O
with O
a O
novel O
idea O
-- O
decide O
which O
of O
the O
pregnant O
where O
things O
went O
wrong O
. O

We O
need O
doctors O
to O
act O
like O
doctors O
, O
not O
doctors O
to O
act O
like O
police O
. O

But O
the O
state O
defends O
it O
as O
a O
way O
to O
get O
mothers O
off O
drugs O
, O
reducing O
the O
risk O
of O
having O
unhealthy O
babies O
. O

I O
went O
over O
and O
looked O
at O
these O
babies O
when O
this O
case O
started O
. O

We O
're O
talking O
about O
a O
3 O
1 O
/ O
2 O
- O
pound O
human O
being O
. O

It O
would O
make O
you O
cry O
. O

The O
question O
for O
the O
court O
-- O
When O
can O
doctors O
tip O
off O
police O
? O

Justice O
Scalia O
said O
-- O
Doctors O
routinely O
report O
when O
they O
find O
gunshot O
wounds O
, O
Why O
not O
when O
they O
find O
proof O
of O
drug O
use O
? O
but O
Justice O
Ginsburg O
asked O
-- O
How O
can O
the O
hospital O
say O
it O
's O
protecting O
unborn O
children O
by O
arresting O
women O
after O
they O
give O
birth O
? O

Many O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
big O
medical O
groups O
oppose O
the O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
policy O
. O

They O
say O
the O
threat O
of O
arrest O
will O
frighten O
more O
women O
away O
from O
pregnancy O
care O
, O
further O
endangering O
their O
babies O
. O

If O
the O
justices O
uphold O
the O
South B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
policy O
, O
many O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
doctors O
fear O
they O
'll O
be O
called O
on O
to O
report O
more O
crimes O
, O
eroding O
the O
trust O
between O
them O
and O
their O
patients O
. O

Pete B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
at O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

From O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
tonight O
there O
's O
word O
from O
Yemen B-GPE
that O
security O
has O
been O
beefed O
up O
around O
the O
hotel O
where O
Americans O
investigating O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
are O
staying O
because O
of O
a O
truck O
bomb O
threat O
. O

This O
as O
the O
Pentagon O
said O
today O
that O
the O
military O
is O
reviewing O
force O
protection O
measures O
worldwide O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
that O
incident O
involving O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

A O
spokesman O
said O
today O
that O
security O
for O
U.S. B-GPE
troops O
is O
a O
concern O
not O
just O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
but O
everywhere O
, O
including O
here O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Time O
for O
`` O
Lifeline B-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-- O
and O
fresh O
evidence O
tonight O
the O
kind O
of O
medical O
care O
you O
receive O
depends O
to O
a O
large O
degree O
on O
where O
you O
live O
, O
but O
maybe O
not O
for O
the O
reasons O
you O
'recg O
. O

It O
's O
not O
just O
poor O
versus O
rich O
areas O
or O
rural O
versus O
urban O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
Robert B-PERSON
Hager I-PERSON
tonight O
on O
`` O
geographic O
destiny O
. O
'' O

When O
Florence B-PERSON
Kramer I-PERSON
discovered O
she O
had O
breast O
cancer O
, O
a O
doctor O
in O
Farmington B-GPE
, O
Missouri B-GPE
, O
told O
her O
she O
needed O
a O
mastectomy O
-- O
breast O
removal O
. O

I O
panicked O
and O
was O
frightened O
, O
and O
real O
depressed O
and O
upset O
. O

But O
70 O
miles O
away O
in O
St. B-GPE
Louis I-GPE
, O
doctors O
told O
her O
a O
less O
invasive O
lumpectomy O
, O
should O
be O
enough O
. O

Man O
, O
I O
was O
overjoyed O
. O

Her O
lumpectomy O
, O
was O
a O
success O
, O
and O
her O
case O
an O
example O
of O
the O
startling O
differences O
in O
doctors O
' O
choices O
of O
treatment O
, O
from O
one O
geographic O
area O
to O
the O
next O
. O

It O
's O
all O
documented O
in O
an O
ongoing O
statistical O
analysis O
called O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Dartmouth I-WORK_OF_ART
College I-WORK_OF_ART
Atlas I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Health I-WORK_OF_ART
Care I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
directed O
by O
Dr O
John O
Wennberg O
. O

What O
we O
're O
seeing O
is O
that O
in O
health O
care O
geography O
is O
basically O
destiny O
, O
meaning O
you O
may O
be O
destined O
, O
if O
you O
live O
in O
one O
community O
, O
to O
have O
major O
surgery O
for O
the O
same O
problem O
normally O
treated O
, O
somewhere O
else O
, O
with O
a O
less O
invasive O
procedure O
or O
without O
surgery O
at O
all O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
Atlas B-PERSON
finds O
, O
a O
breast O
cancer O
patient O
in O
Rapid B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Dakota I-GPE
is O
twice O
as O
likely O
to O
have O
a O
mastectomy O
, O
as O
a O
patient O
with O
the O
same O
problem O
in O
the O
western O
suburbs O
of O
Cleveland B-GPE
. O

Prostate O
cancer O
, O
in O
Baton B-GPE
Rouge I-GPE
, O
Louisiana B-GPE
, O
surgery O
, O
nine O
times O
more O
likely O
than O
in O
Binghamton B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Heart O
disease O
, O
in O
Bloomington B-GPE
, O
Indiana B-GPE
, O
bypass O
operation O
, O
three O
times O
more O
likely O
, O
than O
in O
Albuquerque B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
. O

A O
back O
problem O
, O
in O
Santa B-GPE
Barbara I-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
surgery O
six O
times O
more O
likely O
, O
than O
in O
Bronx B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Why O
these O
great O
variations O
? O

Not O
what O
you O
may O
think O
. O

Not O
the O
size O
of O
the O
community O
, O
the O
wealth O
of O
the O
patients O
, O
or O
quality O
of O
the O
hospital O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
be O
more O
what O
doctors O
in O
each O
area O
are O
used O
to O
recommending O
, O
but O
patients O
do O
n't O
know O
that O
. O

The O
problem O
of O
this O
incredible O
variation O
is O
to O
get O
the O
patients O
involved O
in O
making O
decisions O
that O
express O
their O
own O
preferences O
. O

So O
Dartmouth B-ORG
's O
Hitchcock B-ORG
Hospital I-ORG
has O
what O
's O
called O
a O
`` O
shared O
decision O
making O
center O
, O
'' O
where O
patients O
are O
carefully O
presented O
all O
the O
options O
even O
shown O
videos O
, O
and O
in O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
a O
patient O
advocate O
has O
this O
advice O
-- O
when O
the O
physician O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
believe O
you O
ought O
to O
have O
this O
procedure O
, O
'' O
the O
very O
next O
question O
you O
ask O
is O
`` O
well O
, O
why O
are O
you O
recommending O
that O
? O
'' O
and O
the O
second O
question O
is O
`` O
what O
alternatives O
would O
you O
recommend O
, O
and O
what O
are O
my O
choices O
? O
'' O

Just O
why O
Florence B-PERSON
Kramer I-PERSON
traveled O
70 O
miles O
for O
a O
second O
opinion O
. O

If O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
have O
something O
done O
to O
my O
body O
I O
want O
to O
know O
about O
it O
. O

I O
want O
to O
know O
everything O
there O
is O
to O
know O
about O
it O
. O

How O
she O
overcame O
geographic O
destiny O
avoided O
a O
mastectomy O
and O
remains O
cancer O
free O
, O
today O
. O

Robert B-PERSON
Hager I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

From O
Russia B-GPE
tonight O
, O
word O
of O
a O
shocking O
discovery O
from O
the O
wreckage O
of O
that O
Russian B-NORP
submarine O
. O

More O
than O
two O
months O
after O
a O
deadly O
explosion O
buried O
the O
`` O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
'' O
in O
the O
cold O
waters O
of O
the B-LOC
Barents I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
, O
a O
letter O
has O
surfaced O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
has O
the O
latest O
. O

Today O
, O
ten O
weeks O
after O
a O
mysterious O
accident O
sent O
the O
`` O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
'' O
to O
the O
bottom O
of O
the B-LOC
Barents I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
, O
a O
grisly O
discovery O
-- O

Norwegian B-NORP
and O
Russian B-NORP
divers O
cut O
through O
the O
hull O
to O
find O
four O
bodies O
. O

In O
the O
pocket O
of O
one O
of O
the O
crew O
, O
a O
handwritten O
note O
, O
the O
dying O
words O
of O
a O
sailor O
who O
was O
trapped O
alive O
in O
the O
sunken O
sub O
. O

He O
's O
Lieutenant O
- O
captain O
Dmitry O
Koleskinov O
, O
seen O
here O
three O
years O
ago O
aboard O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
, O
but O
his O
last O
words O
tell O
a O
chilling O
tale O
of O
a O
desperate O
, O
but O
futile O
attempt O
to O
escape O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
it O
now O
appears O
at O
least O
23 O
crew O
members O
survived O
the O
initial O
explosions O
that O
quickly O
filled O
the O
first O
five O
compartments O
with O
water O
, O
killing O
most O
of O
the O
118 O
- O
man O
crew O
instantly O
. O

The O
23 O
frantically O
scramble O
to O
the O
rear O
of O
the O
sub O
. O

They O
find O
the O
escape O
hatch O
flooded O
and O
seal O
themselves O
into O
compartment O
nine O
. O

Then O
, O
in O
total O
darkness O
and O
frigid O
cold O
, O
Koleskinov B-PERSON
realizing O
he O
will O
die O
begins O
to O
write O
-- O

Koleskinov B-PERSON
addressed O
the O
letter O
to O
his O
wife O
, O
Olga B-PERSON
. O

He O
's O
my O
dear O
, O
dear O
beloved O
. O

I O
want O
to O
see O
him O
again O
. O

I O
want O
to O
read O
his O
letter O
. O

The O
chilling O
account O
raises O
new O
questions O
and O
criticism O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
Navy B-ORG
, O
which O
waited O
several O
days O
before O
attempting O
to O
launch O
a O
rescue O
mission O
, O
but O
U.S. B-ORG
Navy I-ORG
officials O
here O
at O
the O
Pentagon O
believe O
any O
rescue O
mission O
would O
have O
failed O
, O
that O
there O
was O
really O
no O
hope O
for O
those O
23 O
survivors O
. O

With O
no O
power O
, O
more O
than O
300 O
feet O
down O
, O
it O
's O
believed O
any O
survivors O
would O
have O
frozen O
to O
death O
within O
hours O
, O
well O
before O
they O
ran O
out O
of O
air O
. O

That O
's O
of O
little O
consolation O
to O
the O
families O
who O
today O
hear O
the O
first O
and O
what O
may O
be O
the O
final O
words O
of O
the O
doomed O
crew O
of O
the O
`` O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Now O
to O
the O
new O
face O
and O
shape O
of O
Congress B-ORG
. O

Republicans B-NORP
are O
still O
in O
the O
majority O
, O
but O
the O
election O
has O
eaten O
away O
at O
the O
size O
of O
that O
majority O
. O

In O
the O
House O
of O
Representatives O
, O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
likely O
to O
pick O
up O
two O
seats O
, O
and O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
there O
could O
be O
a O
historic O
shift O
in O
the O
balance O
of O
power O
. O

Here O
's O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Lisa B-PERSON
Myers I-PERSON
. O

The O
first O
first O
lady O
ever O
elected O
to O
public O
office O
-- O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
becomes O
an O
instant O
celebrity O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
serving O
alongside O
Republicans B-NORP
who O
tried O
to O
convict O
her O
husband O
during O
impeachment O
. O

I O
think O
I O
will O
get O
a O
very O
positive O
reception O
. O

I O
have O
worked O
with O
a O
number O
of O
the O
Republican O
members O
in O
the O
past O
. O

Today O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
's O
top O
Republican B-NORP
offers O
an O
olive O
branch O
and O
some O
advice O
. O

It O
would O
be O
wise O
for O
her O
to O
take O
a O
little O
time O
maybe O
to O
just O
observe O
things O
and O
get O
used O
to O
the O
process O
and O
not O
try O
to O
, O
you O
know O
, O
assert O
too O
aggressively O
her O
obvious O
celebrity O
status O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
shell O
- O
shocked O
Republican O
senators O
today O
, O
stunned O
after O
losing O
a O
net O
three O
and O
probably O
four O
seats O
. O

The O
casualties O
-- O
Roth B-PERSON
of O
Delaware B-GPE
, O
Abraham B-PERSON
of O
Michigan B-GPE
, O
Grams B-PERSON
of O
Minnesota B-GPE
, O
perhaps O
Gorton B-PERSON
of O
Washington B-GPE
-- O
though O
that O
's O
still O
too O
close O
to O
call O
-- O
and O
Ashcroft B-PERSON
of O
Missouri B-GPE
. O

Ashcroft B-PERSON
lost O
to O
the O
first O
dead O
man O
ever O
elected O
to O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
former O
Governor O
Mel O
Carnahan O
, O
who O
perished O
in O
a O
plane O
crash O
and O
whose O
wife O
will O
be O
appointed O
to O
his O
seat O
. O

Missouri B-GPE
is O
a O
compassionate O
state O
, O
and O
I O
think O
in O
a O
very O
special O
way O
, O
they O
have O
demonstrated O
the O
compassion O
which O
they O
have O
. O

The O
strong O
likelihood O
of O
a O
50 O
/ O
50 O
tie O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
, O
which O
would O
be O
unprecedented O
, O
sent O
historians O
and O
parliamentarians O
scrambling O
for O
answers O
. O

If O
Bush B-GPE
wins O
, O
Dick B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
, O
the O
Vice O
President O
, O
would O
break O
ties O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
. O

If O
Gore B-PERSON
wins O
, O
Lieberman B-PERSON
would O
resign O
his O
Senate B-ORG
seat O
and O
almost O
certainly O
be O
replaced O
by O
a O
Republican B-NORP
, O
appointed O
by O
Connecticut B-GPE
's O
Republican O
governor O
. O

That O
would O
give O
Republicans B-NORP
a O
51 O
majority O
. O

Either O
way O
, O
every O
vote O
is O
critical O
every O
day O
. O

I O
jokingly O
said O
the O
most O
important O
person O
in O
the O
Capitol O
is O
the O
Capitol O
physician O
, O
making O
sure O
he O
takes O
the O
pulse O
of O
every O
senator O
every O
morning O
. O

Today O
, O
Democrats B-NORP
demand O
more O
power O
, O
reflecting O
their O
new O
equal O
numbers O
. O

We O
recognize O
and O
I O
hope O
they O
recognize O
that O
the O
only O
way O
that O
Congress B-ORG
will O
accomplish O
anything O
is O
through O
bipartisanship O
. O

The O
sharply O
divided O
Congress B-ORG
only O
complicates O
the O
task O
of O
the O
new O
Prez O
. O

Whether O
it O
's O
Bush B-GPE
or O
Gore B-PERSON
, O
many O
here O
say O
he O
may O
quickly O
find O
that O
getting O
elected O
was O
the O
easy O
part O
. O

Lisa B-PERSON
Myers I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
Capitol O
. O

In O
Yemen B-GPE
tonightttt O
, O
four O
men O
are O
being O
questioned O
about O
their O
possible O
role O
in O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

The O
four O
, O
all O
Yemenis B-NORP
, O
were O
picked O
up O
over O
the O
weekend O
by O
that O
country O
's O
police O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
describe O
them O
as O
`` O
serious O
suspects O
, O
'' O
who O
were O
in O
touch O
with O
the O
suicide O
bombers O
in O
the O
day O
before O
the O
October O
13th O
bombing O
. O

The O
FBI O
has O
not O
yet O
questioned O
them O
, O
however O
. O

Good O
evening O
. O

There O
is O
n't O
a O
national O
poll O
in O
the O
race O
between O
Vice O
President O
Al O
Gore O
and O
Governor O
George O
W. O
Bush O
that O
shows O
a O
clear O
advantage O
for O
one O
or O
the O
other O
with O
two O
weekends O
to O
go O
. O

According O
to O
today O
's O
MSNBC B-ORG
/ O
Reuters B-ORG
tracking O
poll O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
is O
hanging O
onto O
a O
two O
- O
point O
lead O
over O
Bush B-GPE
for O
the O
second O
day O
in O
a O
row O
, O
but O
all O
these O
polls O
, O
it O
's O
important O
to O
point O
out O
, O
are O
within O
a O
margin O
of O
error O
that O
could O
flip O
the O
results O
. O

What O
they O
're O
really O
telling O
us O
is O
that O
the O
race O
appears O
to O
be O
a O
dead O
heat O
, O
and O
with O
time O
running O
short O
, O
the O
final O
strategies O
are O
taking O
a O
sharper O
form O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
David B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON
is O
with O
the O
governor O
again O
tonight O
, O
Claire B-PERSON
Shipman I-PERSON
with O
the O
Vice O
President O
. O

Claire B-PERSON
, O
the O
Gore B-PERSON
campaign O
worried O
about O
Ralph B-PERSON
Nader I-PERSON
. O

Tom B-PERSON
, O
the O
greening O
of O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
today O
-- O

His O
environmental O
message O
has O
n't O
always O
been O
a O
priority O
on O
the O
campaign O
trail O
, O
but O
now O
, O
with O
fears O
of O
Ralph B-PERSON
Nader I-PERSON
's O
growing O
support O
, O
it O
could O
be O
critical O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
, O
today O
hopscotching O
across O
the O
Midwest O
, O
reminding O
voters O
of O
his O
environmentalist O
credentials O
. O

Together O
, O
we O
can O
clean O
up O
the O
environment O
. O

Seizing O
on O
a O
new O
U.N. B-ORG
report O
about O
global O
warming O
, O
he O
pitches O
his O
message O
in O
diners O
. O

One O
that O
I O
've O
worked O
on O
a O
lot O
, O
one O
people O
do O
n't O
talk O
about O
, O
is O
global O
warming O
. O

And O
even O
to O
TV O
personality O
Queen B-PERSON
Latifah I-PERSON
. O

The O
environment O
is O
at O
stake O
in O
this O
election O
. O

Why O
? O

It O
's O
a O
message O
that O
appeals O
to O
those O
critical O
undecided O
voters O
and O
especially O
the O
supporters O
of O
this O
man O
, O
Ralph B-PERSON
Nader I-PERSON
. O

Once O
a O
minor O
distraction O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
aides O
now O
fear O
Nader B-PERSON
could O
cost O
them O
the O
election O
. O

How O
much O
can O
Nader B-PERSON
hurt O
? O

Take O
Oregon B-GPE
, O
a O
state O
Gore B-PERSON
was O
counting O
on O
. O

A O
recent O
poll O
has O
Bush B-GPE
at O
45 O
% O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
at O
41 O
% O
and O
Nader B-PERSON
at O
10 O
% O
. O

In O
traditionally O
Democratic O
Minnesota B-GPE
, O
Bush B-GPE
has O
44 O
% O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
41 O
% O
, O
Nader B-PERSON
8 O
% O
. O

Here O
in O
Wisconsin B-GPE
, O
Gore B-PERSON
has O
an O
edge O
in O
one O
poll O
, O
Bush B-GPE
in O
another O
. O

Nader B-PERSON
remains O
steady O
at O
5 O
% O
. O

Those O
statistics O
have O
Democrats B-NORP
cranking O
up O
the O
heat O
on O
Nader B-PERSON
supporters O
. O

Former O
Gore B-PERSON
rival O
Bill O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
, O
on O
the O
stump O
today O
in O
Washington B-GPE
State I-GPE
. O

Pro-choice O
organizations O
are O
spending O
big O
money O
for O
ads O
like O
this O
one O
to O
make O
the O
case O
that O
a O
vote O
for O
Nader B-PERSON
could O
mean O
the O
end O
of O
a O
woman O
's O
right O
to O
choose O
. O

Before O
voting O
Nader B-PERSON
, O
consider O
the O
risk O
. O

It O
's O
your O
choice O
. O

Environmental O
groups O
are O
also O
getting O
involved O
. O

Some O
prominent O
Democrats B-NORP
are O
thinking O
about O
a O
full O
- O
page O
ad O
in O
`` O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
'' O
and O
look O
for O
states O
like O
Oregon B-GPE
and O
Minnesota B-GPE
to O
figure O
prominently O
on O
Gore B-PERSON
's O
travel O
schedule O
in O
the O
final O
week O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
? O

Thanks O
very O
much O
, O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Claire B-PERSON
Shipman I-PERSON
tonight O
. O

As O
for O
Governor O
Bush O
, O
he O
had O
some O
high O
- O
powered O
help O
today O
on O
the O
campaign O
trail O
and O
a O
more O
pointed O
commentary O
on O
the O
Vice O
President O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
David B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON
with O
the O
Vice O
President O
in O
Pittsburgh B-GPE
tonight O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
, O
making O
it O
abundantly O
clear O
that O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
/ O
Gore B-PERSON
scandals O
of O
the O
past O
eight O
years O
will O
be O
a O
major O
theme O
in O
the O
closing O
days O
of O
this O
campaign O
, O
Bush B-GPE
attacks O
the O
Vice O
President O
for O
being O
a O
failed O
leader O
and O
promises O
if O
he O
's O
elected O
Americans O
will O
once O
again O
be O
able O
to O
respect O
their O
government O
. O

Bush B-GPE
campaigns O
today O
in O
this O
tough O
battleground O
state O
alongside O
the O
popular O
retired O
general O
Colin B-PERSON
Powell I-PERSON
and O
again O
hints O
strongly O
Powell B-PERSON
will O
be O
a O
member O
of O
his O
cabinet O
if O
elected O
. O

Today O
's O
address O
focuses O
on O
`` O
responsible O
leadership O
'' O
and O
how O
on O
issues O
like O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
and O
Medicare B-ORG
, O
the O
Clinton B-GPE
/ O
Gore B-PERSON
administration O
has O
failed O
to O
pr O
. O

They O
are O
going O
out O
as O
they O
came O
in O
-- O
their O
guide O
, O
the O
nightly O
polls O
, O
their O
goal O
, O
the O
morning O
headlines O
, O
their O
legacy O
, O
the O
fruitless O
search O
for O
a O
legacy O
. O

With O
the O
race O
so O
tight O
, O
advisers O
are O
hunkered O
down O
trying O
to O
for O
the O
final O
push O
, O
plotting O
out O
the O
final O
push O
that O
, O
aides O
say O
, O
is O
likely O
to O
include O
visits O
to O
eight O
different O
states O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
carried O
the O
last O
two O
elections O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
? O

David B-PERSON
Gregory I-PERSON
tonight O
with O
Governor O
Bush O
, O
not O
with O
Vice O
President O
Gore O
, O
obviously O
. O

NBC B-ORG
news O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
depth I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
tonight O
-- O
air O
delays O
in O
a O
year O
that O
's O
seen O
more O
than O
ever O
before O
. O

As O
we O
head O
into O
another O
heavy O
holiday O
travel O
period O
, O
delays O
are O
making O
life O
miserable O
for O
thousands O
of O
travelers O
, O
and O
one O
airport O
more O
than O
any O
other O
is O
Delay O
Central O
. O

That O
's O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
LaGuardia B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
. O

A O
year O
ago O
, O
there O
were O
3,100 O
delayed O
flights O
at O
La B-FAC
Guardia I-FAC
for O
the O
month O
of O
September O
. O

This O
September O
-- O
there O
were O
9,000 O
, O
almost O
triple O
the O
delay O
rate O
. O

What O
's O
going O
on O
at O
this O
busy O
airport O
, O
and O
why O
is O
it O
affecting O
travelers O
all O
around O
the O
country O
? O

That O
was O
the O
subject O
of O
a O
congressional O
hearing O
today O
. O

Here O
's O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Robert B-PERSON
Hager I-PERSON
, O
`` O
in O
depth O
. O
'' O

9:00 O
this O
morning O
at O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
La B-FAC
Guardia I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
the O
weather O
is O
perfect O
, O
but O
already O
there O
are O
delays O
, O
a O
long O
line O
waiting O
to O
take O
off O
. O

La B-FAC
Guardia I-FAC
's O
runways O
can O
handle O
a O
maximum O
of O
75 O
takeoffs O
and O
landings O
an O
hour O
, O
but O
between O
8:00 O
and O
9:00 O
a.m. O
each O
day O
, O
airlines O
schedule O
93 O
, O
a O
mathematical O
impossibility O
, O
and O
it O
stays O
that O
way O
nearly O
all O
day O
long O
. O

In O
and O
out O
of O
La B-FAC
Guardia I-FAC
, O
it O
's O
always O
delayed O
, O
so O
I O
always O
expect O
to O
be O
delayed O
and O
to O
have O
extra O
time O
to O
blow O
at O
the O
airport O
. O

I O
fly O
almost O
every O
weekend O
, O
and O
this O
airport O
is O
one O
I O
least O
like O
to O
come O
in O
and O
out O
of O
. O

Elsewhere O
at O
Delta B-ORG
cancellations O
because O
of O
labor O
problems O
with O
pilots O
are O
so O
bad O
that O
today O
the O
airline O
announces O
a O
cutback O
of O
up O
to O
125 O
flights O
a O
day O
for O
the O
foreseeable O
future O
. O

If O
an O
airline O
is O
having O
problems O
with O
its O
crew O
or O
labor O
problems O
, O
you O
probably O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
book O
a O
flight O
on O
that O
airline O
. O

This O
year O
's O
been O
an O
all O
- O
time O
record O
for O
flight O
delays O
nationwide O
. O

1,500 O
flights O
every O
day O
, O
flying O
late O
now O
, O
55 O
% O
more O
than O
last O
year O
, O
nearly O
100 O
% O
more O
than O
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Instead O
of O
cutting O
flights O
, O
Congress B-ORG
and O
the O
government O
recently O
raised O
the O
limit O
at O
La B-FAC
Guardia I-FAC
, O
and O
airlines O
rushed O
in O
, O
adding O
300 O
more O
flights O
a O
day O
. O

At O
a O
hearing O
today O
, O
the O
tempers O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
lawmakers O
boiled O
over O
. O

First O
you O
are O
number O
35 O
. O

Then O
you O
are O
number O
26 O
. O

Then O
there O
is O
another O
reason O
. O

We O
get O
a O
different O
excuse O
every O
15 O
or O
20 O
minutes O
. O

When O
the O
plane O
lands O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
find O
a O
gate O
. O

Just O
yesterday O
, O
in O
an O
admission O
that O
adding O
flights O
at O
La B-FAC
Guardia I-FAC
may O
have O
been O
a O
mistake O
, O
the O
FAA O
makes O
a O
unique O
attempt O
to O
offer O
some O
relief O
-- O
an O
unusual O
lottery O
mixing O
up O
the O
names O
of O
airlines O
in O
a O
bowl O
and O
drawing O
to O
see O
which O
of O
the O
newest O
airlines O
adding O
flights O
at O
La B-FAC
Guardia I-FAC
get O
to O
stay O
and O
which O
have O
to O
cut O
back O
. O

American B-ORG
Transair I-ORG
, O
Vanguard B-ORG
, O
Spirit B-ORG
. O

It O
's O
the O
first O
time O
in O
14 O
years O
that O
the O
government O
resorts O
to O
a O
lottery O
like O
this O
to O
regulate O
the O
number O
of O
flights O
at O
an O
airport O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
airlines O
will O
have O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
131 O
flights O
a O
day O
at O
La B-FAC
Guardia I-FAC
by O
February O
. O

The O
sort O
of O
regulation O
airlines O
hate O
. O

But O
if O
delays O
continue O
to O
grow O
, O
it O
could O
force O
similar O
moves O
for O
other O
airports O
in O
a O
desperate O
effort O
to O
ease O
the O
gridlock O
with O
no O
other O
ready O
solution O
in O
sight O
. O

Washington B-GPE
. O

There O
is O
other O
news O
tonight O
. O

A O
breakthrough O
in O
the O
investigation O
of O
the O
terrorist O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

More O
on O
that O
from O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
at O
the O
Pentagon O
with O
an O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
exclusive O
for O
us O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
? O

Tom B-PERSON
, O
in O
a O
major O
development O
senior O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
tell O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Yemen B-GPE
authorities O
are O
holding O
two O
suspects O
believed O
directly O
involved O
in O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
and O
that O
at O
least O
one O
of O
the O
suspects O
is O
`` O
key O
to O
the O
operation O
, O
and O
talking O
his O
head O
off O
. O
'' O

U.S. B-GPE
officials O
report O
the O
suspect O
is O
providing O
explicit O
details O
how O
the O
attack O
was O
planned O
for O
more O
than O
a O
year O
then O
executed O
with O
deadly O
precision O
, O
how O
one O
safe O
house O
and O
the O
suicide O
boat O
used O
in O
the O
attack O
were O
acquired O
months O
before O
the O
attack O
, O
that O
two O
other O
suspects O
, O
an O
explosives O
expert O
believed O
to O
be O
Iraqi B-NORP
, O
and O
another O
perhaps O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
, O
supervised O
the O
operation O
then O
left O
Aden B-GPE
before O
the O
bombing O
. O

The O
suspect O
also O
claims O
they O
got O
help O
from O
low O
- O
level O
Yemen B-GPE
officials O
in O
forging O
documents O
, O
obtaining O
vehicles O
, O
and O
concealing O
their O
operation O
, O
but O
there O
's O
apparently O
no O
evidence O
the O
Yemen B-GPE
government O
itself O
was O
involved O
. O

Now O
, O
despite O
all O
of O
this O
, O
sources O
say O
the O
suspect O
still O
has O
n't O
named O
those O
behind O
the O
terrorist O
operation O
but O
with O
this O
breakthrough O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
are O
increasingly O
confident O
they O
'll O
soon O
know O
who O
specifically O
gave O
the O
orders O
to O
attack O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
, O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
, O
who O
will O
be O
staying O
on O
this O
story O
for O
us O
. O

Even O
with O
all O
the O
growth O
in O
online O
shopping O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
this O
Christmas O
could O
be O
the O
last O
one O
for O
many O
dotcom O
retailers O
. O

With O
our O
ongoing O
inside O
look O
at O
eToys B-ORG
, O
one O
of O
the O
symbols O
of O
the O
new O
economy O
, O
we O
continue O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
depth I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
tonight O
with O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Anne B-PERSON
Thompson I-PERSON
. O

`T O
is O
the O
season O
to O
send O
Americans O
shipping O
-- O
190 O
million O
packages O
between O
Thanksgiving B-EVENT
and O
Christmas O
, O
many O
purchased O
online O
, O
but O
internet O
retailers O
, O
once O
a O
force O
behind O
the O
boom O
, O
now O
fighting O
for O
their O
very O
survival O
, O
and O
many O
say O
the O
one O
to O
watch O
is O
eToys B-ORG
. O

EToys B-ORG
is O
in O
a O
very O
precarious O
position O
, O
this O
holiday O
season O
. O

The O
one O
- O
time O
dotCom O
wunderkind O
, O
4 O
years O
old O
and O
still O
losing O
money O
this O
season O
, O
trying O
to O
steady O
itself O
with O
a O
new O
delivery O
system O
. O

How O
does O
a O
toy O
go O
from O
your O
computer O
screen O
to O
your O
Christmas O
tree O
? O

To O
find O
out O
, O
we O
ordered O
one O
of O
the O
season O
's O
hottest O
items O
-- O
a O
Razor B-PRODUCT
scooter O
. O

The O
order O
went O
from O
Chicago B-GPE
to O
Ontario B-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
, O
where O
it O
is O
processed O
, O
and O
Suzanne B-PERSON
Horsey I-PERSON
picks O
it O
off O
a O
shelf O
. O

I O
walk O
up O
and O
down O
these O
aisles O
probably O
about O
a O
million O
times O
. O

She O
puts O
it O
on O
a O
cart O
. O

It O
's O
boxed O
and O
begins O
a O
half O
- O
mile O
trip O
. O

One O
of O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
orders O
each O
day O
, O
this O
one O
is O
wrapped O
packaged O
, O
labeled O
and O
, O
four O
hours O
later O
, O
shipped O
. O

Everybody O
in O
the O
building O
knows O
that O
we O
're O
playing O
one O
game O
, O
and O
that O
is O
speed O
and O
accuracy O
. O

In O
financial O
districts O
it O
's O
a O
different O
game O
. O

EToys B-ORG
needs O
cash O
. O

With O
only O
enough O
money O
to O
survive O
, O
analysts O
say O
, O
until O
Mid O
, O
it O
needs O
a O
strong O
holiday O
to O
revive O
investors O
' O
confidence O
. O

Ken B-PERSON
Cassar I-PERSON
, O
who O
tracks O
these O
businesses O
, O
says O
eToys B-ORG
' O
hopes O
of O
doubling O
its O
holiday O
sales O
this O
year O
to O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
240 O
million O
is O
a O
difficult O
task O
in O
this O
economy O
, O
especially O
when O
online O
sales O
, O
while O
still O
growing O
quickly O
, O
will O
only O
increase O
at O
one-half O
last O
year O
's O
rate O
. O

The O
macroeconomic O
picture O
is O
not O
a O
pretty O
one O
because O
oil O
prices O
are O
so O
high O
and O
consumers O
have O
less O
money O
in O
their O
pocketbooks O
. O

But O
they O
are O
spending O
money O
on O
scooters O
. O

Our O
scooter O
is O
driven O
to O
Denver B-GPE
, O
sorted O
by O
ZIP O
code O
and O
then O
loaded O
to O
another O
truck O
and O
brought O
to O
Rainbow B-ORG
House I-ORG
, O
a O
children O
's O
charity O
. O

From O
the O
computer O
to O
the O
Christmas O
tree O
, O
and O
happiness O
for O
a O
child O
. O

EToys B-ORG
, O
an O
economic O
symbol O
of O
the O
season O
. O

The O
question O
tonight O
, O
will O
it O
survive O
to O
help O
play O
Santa B-PERSON
Claus I-PERSON
next O
year O
? O

Anne B-PERSON
Thompson I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Chicago B-GPE
. O

We O
begin O
with O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
with O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
at O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
, O
what O
's O
the O
latest O
there O
? O

Tonight O
, O
the O
latest O
casualty O
figures O
are O
6 O
dead O
, O
11 O
missing O
and O
36 O
wounded O
, O
but O
Navy B-ORG
officials O
predict O
that O
death O
toll O
will O
surely O
rise O
in O
what O
is O
the O
worst O
terrorist O
attack O
against O
a O
U.S. B-ORG
Navy I-ORG
ship O
in O
modern O
history O
. O

The O
gaping O
, O
blackened O
hole O
in O
the O
side O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
is O
all O
the O
evidence O
the O
Navy O
's O
top O
officer O
needs O
to O
declare O
this O
a O
terrorist O
attack O
. O

I O
have O
no O
reason O
to O
think O
that O
this O
was O
anything O
but O
a O
senseless O
act O
of O
terrorism O
. O

The O
destroyer O
, O
one O
of O
the O
most O
powerful O
ships O
in O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Navy I-ORG
, O
is O
on O
its O
way O
to O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
when O
it O
stops O
at O
Yemen B-GPE
to O
take O
on O
fuel O
. O

Yemen B-GPE
is O
considered O
a O
high O
threat O
area O
. O

The O
crew O
is O
already O
on O
a O
heightened O
state O
of O
alert O
. O

So O
then O
, O
how O
did O
the O
attackers O
get O
so O
close O
? O

Navy B-ORG
officials O
report O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
pulls O
up O
to O
an O
offshore O
pier O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
Aden B-FAC
Harbor I-FAC
, O
preparing O
to O
refuel O
. O

One O
of O
the O
small O
harbor O
boats O
, O
hired O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
to O
help O
moor O
the O
destroyer O
, O
takes O
one O
of O
the O
ship O
's O
lines O
, O
ties O
it O
to O
a O
buoy O
, O
then O
returns O
. O

It O
's O
normally O
a O
routine O
operation O
, O
so O
no O
one O
aboard O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
has O
the O
slightest O
suspicion O
the O
ship O
is O
about O
to O
be O
attacked O
. O

Two O
men O
aboard O
the O
small O
boat O
suddenly O
snap O
to O
attention O
as O
if O
following O
orders O
. O

Then O
, O
the O
blast O
-- O
an O
enormous O
explosion O
that O
tears O
a O
huge O
gash O
in O
the O
side O
of O
the O
ship O
. O

Seawater O
rushes O
through O
the O
20 O
x O
40 O
- O
foot O
hole O
. O

The O
crew O
fights O
desperately O
to O
save O
the O
ship O
. O

They O
have O
performed O
superbly O
. O

They O
dispatch O
medical O
teams O
. O

The O
11 O
missing O
presumed O
trapped O
. O

In O
Congress B-ORG
tonight O
, O
outrage O
and O
a O
warning O
to O
those O
responsible O
. O

We O
will O
find O
you O
, O
we O
will O
punish O
you O
, O
and O
the O
price O
that O
we O
will O
exact O
will O
by O
far O
exceed O
anything O
you O
may O
have O
gained O
by O
inflicting O
this O
outrageous O
act O
of O
terrorism O
. O

How O
may O
I O
help O
you O
? O

A O
vigil O
for O
the O
dead O
and O
survivors O
. O

I O
talked O
to O
the O
two O
ombudsmen O
. O

They O
want O
to O
pass O
along O
to O
have O
everybody O
say O
a O
prayer O
. O

A O
new O
concern O
tonight O
. O

Two O
Navy B-ORG
ships O
are O
steaming O
to O
the O
area O
to O
provide O
security O
. O

Because O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
is O
in O
a O
high O
- O
threat O
area O
, O
it O
is O
loaded O
with O
cruise O
missiles O
and O
sitting O
dead O
in O
the O
water O
. O

Thanks O
, O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszeski I-PERSON
. O

While O
the O
two O
campaigns O
struggle O
over O
the O
outcome O
of O
the O
presidential O
election O
, O
tomorrow O
, O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
a O
high O
profile O
ceremony O
will O
be O
held O
on O
the O
Mall O
to O
mark O
the O
overdue O
beginning O
of O
a O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
memorial O
, O
but O
not O
even O
that O
moment O
is O
without O
controversy O
. O

Here O
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
. O

In O
Washington B-GPE
today O
preparations O
for O
a O
Veterans O
Day O
tribute O
, O
many O
believe O
is O
long O
overdue O
. O

Tomorrow O
, O
55 O
years O
after O
America B-GPE
defeated O
Germany B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
, O
a O
groundbreaking O
on O
the B-FAC
National I-FAC
Mall I-FAC
, O
for O
the O
first O
ever O
national O
memorial O
to O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
. O

Navy B-ORG
vet O
and O
chairman O
Hayden B-PERSON
Wiiams I-PERSON
calling O
it O
a O
fitting O
legacy O
to O
the O
16 O
million O
Americans O
who O
served O
in O
the O
war O
. O

We O
were O
fighting O
for O
freedom O
, O
not O
only O
for O
us O
but O
for O
others O
. O

At O
$ O
141 O
million O
, O
mostly O
private O
donations O
, O
the O
monument O
will O
feature O
pillars O
that O
form O
an O
open O
circle O
. O

Gold O
stars O
will O
commemorate O
the O
400,000 O
Americans O
killed O
in O
the O
war O
, O
but O
these O
days O
, O
nothing O
in O
Washington B-GPE
comes O
easy O
. O

The O
planning O
alone O
for O
this O
memorial O
has O
lasted O
longer O
than O
it O
took O
to O
win O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
and O
now O
, O
the O
monument O
itself O
is O
caught O
up O
in O
controversy O
. O

Not O
whether O
to O
build O
it O
, O
but O
where O
. O

It O
's O
the O
right O
time O
. O

It O
's O
the O
wrong O
site O
. O

A O
small O
group O
of O
protesters O
has O
filed O
a O
lawsuit O
to O
move O
the O
memorial O
off O
the O
present O
sight O
. O

This O
is O
an O
absolute O
intrusion O
. O

John B-PERSON
Graves I-PERSON
fought O
the O
Nazis B-NORP
in O
the O
Battle O
of O
the O
Bulge O
and O
believes O
the O
new O
memorial O
would O
detract O
from O
the O
other O
monuments O
. O

We O
do O
not O
want O
our O
legacy O
to O
be O
a O
controversy O
. O

Other O
vets O
however O
, O
like O
former O
senator O
Bob B-PERSON
Dole I-PERSON
, O
say O
it O
's O
not O
only O
the O
right O
place O
, O
it O
's O
about O
time O
. O

there O
would O
n't O
be O
any O
sight O
. O

But O
the O
controversy O
sounds O
all O
too O
familiar O
. O

Partisan O
bickering O
, O
public O
protests O
, O
even O
lawsuits O
. O

That O
's O
what O
America B-GPE
is O
all O
about O
, O
and O
it O
's O
why O
America B-GPE
now O
remembers O
those O
who O
fought O
and O
won O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Vice O
President O
Gore O
and O
Governor O
Bush O
spent O
this O
day O
with O
their O
families O
, O
dispatching O
their O
deputies O
to O
score O
points O
on O
the O
Sunday O
morning O
interview O
shows O
. O

Here O
's O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Chip B-PERSON
Reid I-PERSON
. O

Arriving O
at O
church O
with O
his O
family O
Sunday O
-- O

Good O
morning O
. O

Hope O
you O
all O
have O
a O
nice O
Sunday O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
continued O
to O
refuse O
comment O
on O
the O
erecognize O
torl O
battle O
in O
Florida B-GPE
, O
leaving O
it O
to O
his O
point O
men O
, O
William B-PERSON
Daley I-PERSON
and O
Warren B-PERSON
Christopher I-PERSON
to O
defend O
the O
controversial O
hand O
recounts O
now O
under O
way O
. O

This O
is O
the O
procedure O
called O
for O
by O
Florida B-GPE
law O
. O

Florida B-GPE
law O
provides O
for O
an O
opportunity O
for O
hand O
counts O
to O
check O
machine O
counts O
. O

Christopher B-PERSON
said O
the O
recounts O
should O
be O
completed O
within O
a O
matter O
of O
days O
and O
at O
that O
point O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
campaign O
sources O
contend O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
will O
be O
in O
the O
lead O
in O
Florida B-GPE
and O
on O
track O
to O
win O
the O
election O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Governor O
George O
Bush O
spent O
the O
day O
out O
of O
public O
view O
, O
behind O
the O
gate O
of O
his O
ranch O
in O
Texas B-GPE
, O
while O
his O
point O
man O
, O
James B-PERSON
Baker I-PERSON
appeared O
on O
five O
network O
talk O
shows O
arguing O
vigorously O
that O
the O
hand O
recounts O
are O
improper O
and O
should O
be O
stopped O
. O

This O
opens O
up O
tremendous O
possibilities O
for O
human O
error O
and O
indeed O
it O
opens O
up O
tremendous O
possibilities O
for O
something O
worse O
than O
human O
error O
, O
and O
for O
mischief O
. O

Bush B-GPE
advisers O
say O
if O
they O
lose O
that O
argument O
in O
court O
this O
week O
they O
may O
appeal O
, O
and O
if O
they O
lose O
Florida B-GPE
, O
they O
may O
ask O
for O
recounts O
in O
other O
states O
, O
where O
the O
filing O
deadline O
has O
not O
yet O
passed O
and O
where O
the O
vote O
is O
close O
, O
including O
Iowa B-GPE
and O
Wisconsin B-GPE
, O
states O
that O
could O
help O
them O
win O
, O
even O
without O
Florida B-GPE
. O

There O
could O
also O
be O
a O
recount O
in O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
, O
where O
the O
race O
is O
a O
virtual O
tie O
. O

New B-ORG
Mexico I-ORG
State I-ORG
Police I-ORG
there O
have O
impounded O
ballots O
in O
some O
counties O
to O
make O
sure O
no O
one O
tampers O
with O
them O
before O
any O
possible O
recount O
. O

The O
Gore B-PERSON
team O
is O
also O
still O
considering O
other O
options O
, O
including O
going O
to O
court O
if O
the O
hand O
recount O
does O
not O
give O
them O
the O
lead O
in O
Florida B-GPE
, O
so O
while O
both O
sides O
say O
they O
want O
to O
move O
as O
expeditiously O
as O
possible O
, O
both O
are O
considering O
strategies O
that O
could O
cause O
this O
fight O
to O
drag O
on O
for O
weeks O
. O

Chip B-PERSON
Reid I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Tom B-PERSON
, O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
tonight O
are O
assessing O
new O
threats O
made O
against O
American B-NORP
warships O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

This O
latest O
threat O
calls O
for O
more O
terrorist O
bombings O
like O
that O
against O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
, O
'' O
, O
'' O
but O
specifically O
targets O
American B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
ships O
in O
the B-FAC
Suez I-FAC
Canal I-FAC
. O

It O
comes O
from O
Egyptian B-NORP
militant O
Rifai B-PERSON
Ahmed I-PERSON
Taha I-PERSON
, O
seen O
here O
with O
terrorist O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
in O
a O
video O
tape O
that O
threatens O
attacks O
on O
Americans O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
released O
only O
three O
weeks O
before O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
is O
hit O
. O

Why O
Yemen B-GPE
? O

Meanwhile O
, O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
, O
lawmakers O
want O
to O
know O
why O
U.S. B-GPE
warships O
refuel O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
at O
all O
, O
since O
it O
's O
known O
as O
a O
hotbed O
of O
terrorism O
. O

Retired O
Marine O
Corps O
General O
Anthony O
Zinni O
said O
he O
made O
the O
decision O
to O
improve O
military O
ties O
with O
Yemen B-GPE
and O
because O
-- O
the O
threat O
conditions O
in O
Aden B-GPE
the O
specific O
threat O
conditions O
were O
actually O
better O
than O
anywhere O
else O
, O
but O
a O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
report O
says O
in O
the O
last O
two O
years O
, O
there O
have O
been O
35 O
significant O
terrorist O
incidents O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
and O
Yemen B-GPE
is O
one O
of O
only O
four O
countries O
in O
the O
world O
where O
terrorist O
attacks O
against O
Americans O
have O
increased O
-- O
52 O
% O
. O

It O
's O
sort O
of O
like O
the O
Wild O
, O
Wild B-LOC
West I-LOC
. O

There O
is O
no O
central O
authority O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Pentagon O
launches O
its O
own O
investigation O
to O
determine O
what O
, O
if O
anything O
, O
went O
wrong O
with O
security O
for O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

We O
will O
never O
have O
a O
perfect O
defense O
against O
terrorism O
, O
but O
we O
need O
to O
make O
our O
defenses O
as O
good O
as O
they O
can O
be O
. O

But O
too O
late O
for O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

Tonight O
, O
the O
Navy O
has O
finished O
recovering O
all O
remains O
of O
the O
17 O
sailors O
killed O
in O
the O
sneak O
attack O
. O

Officials O
here O
knew O
about O
the O
Bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
warning O
before O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
was O
attacked O
. O

The O
threat O
was O
considered O
so O
nonspecific O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
warships O
were O
not O
put O
on O
a O
higher O
state O
of O
alert O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
? O

Thanks O
very O
much O
, O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
tonight O
. O

And O
yet O
another O
familiar O
face O
will O
grace O
`` O
the O
West O
Wing O
'' O
in O
the O
incoming O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
-- O
Mary B-PERSON
Matalin I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
senior O
campaign O
aide O
to O
President O
- O
elect O
Bush O
's O
father O
. O

She O
'll O
serve O
as O
assistant O
to O
the O
President O
and O
counselor O
to O
Vice O
President O
- O
elect O
Dick O
Cheney O
. O

No O
comment O
tonight O
on O
his O
wife O
's O
new O
job O
, O
from O
Democratic O
strategist O
James B-PERSON
Carville I-PERSON
, O
who O
, O
after O
all O
, O
masterminded O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
's O
successful O
race O
against O
President O
Bush O
in O
1992 O
. O

This O
was O
the O
week O
that O
the O
bottom O
halves O
of O
the O
Democrat O
and O
Republican O
tickets O
moved O
into O
the O
spotlight O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
Anne B-PERSON
Thompson I-PERSON
has O
been O
tracking O
them O
both O
. O

The O
running O
mates O
-- O
Dick B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
and O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
, O
running O
hard O
as O
the O
race O
for O
President O
enters O
its O
final O
month O
. O

Some O
are O
declaring O
a O
winner O
in O
the O
choice O
for O
Vice O
President O
. O

It O
's O
Joe B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
because O
he O
game O
umph O
to O
the O
Democratic O
ticket O
. O

He O
helped O
change O
the O
public O
's O
perception O
of O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
. O

The O
man O
once O
thought O
a O
risky O
pick O
, O
first O
Jewish O
candidate O
on O
a O
national O
ticket O
, O
now O
a O
political O
star O
. O

GORE B-PERSON
/ O
LIEBERMAN B-PERSON
, O
no O
bull O
, O
no O
pork O
. O

Laughter O
. O

Humanizing O
the O
sometimes O
robotic O
Gore B-PERSON
. O

When O
Al B-PERSON
and O
Hadassah B-PERSON
and O
Tipper B-PERSON
and O
I O
are O
together O
, O
we O
call O
this O
double O
dating O
. O

Using O
an O
informal O
style O
to O
draw O
voters O
in O
, O
even O
when O
on O
the O
attack O
. O

Does O
Governor O
Bush O
now O
want O
to O
do O
for O
America B-GPE
's O
environment O
what O
he O
has O
done O
here O
in O
Texas B-GPE
? O

I O
hope O
not O
. O

Cheney B-PERSON
could O
not O
be O
more O
different O
. O

The O
former O
cabinet O
member O
and O
oil O
industry O
executive O
so O
formal O
and O
business O
- O
like O
on O
the O
campaign O
trail O
, O
critics O
complain O
some O
appearances O
have O
all O
the O
excitement O
of O
a O
Defense B-ORG
Department I-ORG
briefing O
. O

Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
and O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
have O
had O
every O
chance O
and O
every O
reason O
to O
improve O
our O
schools O
, O
to O
raise O
taxes O
, O
to O
save O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
, O
but O
they O
have O
n't O
even O
tried O
. O

The O
so O
- O
called O
safe O
pick O
quickly O
became O
the O
controversial O
one O
. O

News O
reports O
about O
failing O
to O
vote O
in O
some O
elections O
and O
moving O
slowly O
to O
answer O
questions O
about O
his O
multi-million O
dollar O
CEO O
retirement O
package O
, O
reasons O
why O
some O
analysts O
consider O
him O
to O
be O
a O
flop O
. O

That O
's O
until O
Thursday O
night O
's O
debate O
. O

I O
think O
by O
any O
standard O
, O
his O
debate O
performance O
was O
very O
, O
very O
good O
, O
and O
I O
put O
him O
back O
in O
the O
asset O
column O
now O
. O

Conventional O
wisdom O
is O
running O
mates O
do O
n't O
make O
a O
difference O
. O

In O
a O
race O
this O
close O
, O
could O
Cheney B-PERSON
or O
Lieberman B-PERSON
sway O
the O
all O
- O
important O
undecided O
voters O
? O

Saddened O
to O
learn O
-- O

One O
gives O
substance O
in O
style O
. O

Each O
side O
hoping O
this O
time O
it O
will O
make O
a O
difference O
in O
a O
race O
still O
too O
close O
to O
call O
. O

Anne B-PERSON
Thompson I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
Claire B-PERSON
Shipman I-PERSON
now O
with O
the O
Vice O
President O
's O
day O
back O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Claire B-PERSON
? O

Sources O
tell O
us O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
has O
not O
made O
up O
his O
mind O
how O
far O
he O
will O
push O
the O
effort O
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

they O
say O
they O
still O
think O
they O
could O
win O
. O

As O
for O
the O
courts O
, O
we O
're O
told O
that O
decision O
is O
not O
likely O
to O
be O
made O
until O
November O
17th O
, O
when O
the O
final O
tally O
is O
in O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
, O
in O
a O
deliberate O
attempt O
to O
publicly O
relax O
, O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
tension O
of O
the O
highest O
order O
. O

I O
think O
we O
're O
going O
to O
win O
this O
game O
. O

We O
were O
ahead O
6 O
, O
so O
I O
'm O
very O
optimistic O
. O

We O
're O
talking O
about O
the O
touch O
football O
game O
. O

Sources O
say O
he O
and O
his O
team O
are O
also O
still O
optimistic O
about O
a O
win O
in O
the O
recount O
, O
because O
they O
believe O
a O
manual O
count O
will O
turn O
up O
mistakes O
in O
Gore B-PERSON
's O
favor O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
Gore O
Florida O
team O
today O
asserting O
there O
is O
still O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
to O
be O
done O
before O
naming O
the O
President O
- O
elect O
. O

I O
hope O
all O
Americans O
agree O
the O
will O
of O
the O
people O
, O
not O
a O
computer O
glitch O
should O
select O
our O
next O
President O
. O

I O
think O
we O
pledged O
ourselves O
to O
try O
to O
keep O
the O
rhetoric O
as O
low O
as O
possible O
, O
given O
the O
situation O
, O
and O
try O
to O
carry O
it O
out O
in O
a O
professional O
way O
. O

Why O
? O

As O
Gore B-PERSON
considers O
his O
options O
with O
his O
family O
, O
advisers O
say O
he O
and O
the O
campaign O
realize O
they O
are O
operating O
on O
two O
distinct O
and O
delicate O
tracts O
-- O
legal O
, O
which O
they O
will O
pursue O
to O
keep O
options O
open O
, O
and O
political O
, O
which O
they O
have O
to O
watch O
carefully O
as O
they O
feel O
mounting O
pressure O
. O

Friends O
point O
out O
that O
the O
man O
who O
was O
so O
quick O
to O
concede O
the O
first O
time O
to O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
when O
he O
thought O
he O
lost O
and O
who O
told O
aides O
, O
`` O
we O
have O
to O
do O
this O
right O
, O
'' O
is O
not O
a O
politician O
who O
would O
insist O
on O
a O
long O
, O
damaging O
legal O
process O
, O
if O
it O
is O
determined O
that O
's O
what O
going O
to O
court O
would O
mean O
. O

Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
called O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
today O
to O
talk O
to O
him O
, O
less O
to O
offer O
advice O
than O
support O
. O

Finally O
, O
friends O
tell O
us O
tonight O
that O
Gore B-PERSON
and O
his O
family O
are O
also O
focused O
on O
the O
-- O

They O
believe O
depending O
on O
what O
happens O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
has O
a O
strong O
platform O
right O
now O
from O
which O
to O
launch O
a O
presidential O
bid O
in O
the O
year O
2000 O
had O
, O
and O
that O
is O
part O
of O
the O
calculation O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
? O

Thanks O
very O
much O
, O
Claire B-PERSON
Shipman I-PERSON
tonight O
. O

The O
new O
democratic O
government O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
was O
readmitted O
to O
the O
U.N. O
after O
being O
ostracized O
for O
eight O
years O
while O
under O
the O
rule O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

It O
's O
now O
back O
in O
the O
U.N O
. O

NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
In I-WORK_OF_ART
Depth I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
tonight O
. O

Hillary B-PERSON
Rodham I-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
made O
history O
today O
-- O
the O
first O
ever O
First O
Lady O
to O
be O
elected O
to O
public O
office O
and O
the O
world O
's O
most O
exclusive O
club O
-- O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
. O

After O
spending O
most O
of O
her O
life O
in O
support O
of O
her O
husband O
's O
political O
career O
, O
watching O
him O
get O
sworn O
in O
over O
and O
over O
again O
it O
was O
his O
turn O
today O
to O
watch O
from O
the O
sidelines O
as O
she O
took O
the O
oath O
of O
office O
. O

Our O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
In I-WORK_OF_ART
Depth I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
report O
tonight O
, O
from O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Andrea B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
. O

She O
is O
first O
among O
equals O
, O
America B-GPE
's O
first O
First O
Lady O
politician O
. O

Will O
you O
raise O
your O
right O
hand O
-- O

97th O
in O
seniority O
, O
but O
when O
the O
oath O
is O
later O
re-enacted O
for O
all O
the O
senators O
, O
she O
jumps O
to O
the O
head O
of O
the O
line O
, O
even O
ahead O
of O
Republican O
leader O
Trent B-PERSON
Lott I-PERSON
-- O

`` O
security O
concerns O
'' O
for O
her O
husband O
, O
officials O
claim O
. O

For O
this O
political O
wife O
, O
friends O
say O
, O
a O
dream O
come O
true O
. O

Today O
he O
holds O
the O
Bible O
for O
her O
, O
trading O
places O
from O
when O
they O
first O
came O
to O
Washington B-GPE
eight O
years O
ago O
. O

From O
the O
health O
care O
fiasco O
to O
the O
Monica B-PERSON
humiliation O
-- O
I O
did O
not O
have O
sexual O
relations O
with O
that O
woman O
, O
to O
the O
campaign O
many O
said O
she O
could O
never O
win O
, O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
is O
now O
the O
most O
admired O
woman O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
beating O
Oprah B-PERSON
by O
a O
landslide O
in O
the O
latest O
Gallup B-ORG
poll O
. O

I O
am O
thrilled O
. O

I O
could O
n't O
be O
more O
proud O
. O

I O
could O
not O
be O
more O
happy O
. O

I O
am O
very O
grateful O
to O
the O
people O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
and O
I O
think O
she O
will O
do O
them O
proud O
. O

It O
was O
really O
a O
very O
moving O
moment O
for O
both O
of O
us O
. O

I O
kept O
looking O
at O
him O
in O
the O
gallery O
with O
my O
daughter O
, O
and O
, O
you O
know O
, O
it O
was O
very O
emotional O
for O
me O
. O

But O
how O
will O
she O
fit O
in O
among O
99 O
other O
ambitious O
politicians O
? O

The O
Senate O
has O
100 O
people O
who O
think O
they O
can O
be O
President O
, O
and O
she O
is O
only O
one O
of O
them O
, O
but O
she O
is O
different O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
the O
senior O
senator O
from O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
is O
hardly O
camera O
- O
shy O
. O

I O
'll O
make O
you O
this O
promise O
-- O
I O
will O
do O
my O
best O
not O
to O
steal O
Hillary B-PERSON
's O
limelight O
. O

And O
while O
Chuck B-PERSON
Schumer I-PERSON
bunks O
on O
work O
nights O
with O
three O
fellow O
congressmen O
in O
this O
rowhouse O
and O
other O
freshmen O
senators O
rent O
small O
apartments O
-- O
I O
got O
two O
bedrooms O
and O
a O
sofa O
bed O
so O
my O
children O
can O
come O
when O
they O
feel O
like O
it O
, O
Hillary B-PERSON
and O
her O
husband O
buy O
a O
new O
$ O
2.8 O
million O
mansion O
. O

She O
needs O
an O
address O
, O
and O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
have O
someplace O
to O
come O
see O
her O
. O

Friends O
even O
register O
her O
china O
, O
a O
soup O
tureen O
goes O
for O
more O
than O
$ O
2,000 O
, O
but O
now O
that O
she O
's O
sworn O
in O
, O
Senate B-ORG
ethics O
rules O
forbid O
gifts O
worth O
more O
than O
$ O
100 O
. O

She O
'll O
have O
to O
rely O
on O
her O
husband O
's O
earnings O
and O
her O
$ O
8 O
million O
book O
deal O
, O
but O
she O
's O
still O
being O
entertained O
by O
friends O
. O

How O
are O
you O
? O

Tonight O
, O
at O
a O
party O
hosted O
by O
Democratic O
fund O
- O
raiser O
Walter B-PERSON
Kay I-PERSON
, O
the O
supporter O
who O
first O
sent O
a O
young O
intern O
named O
Monica B-PERSON
to O
the O
Clinton O
White O
House O
. O

Andrea B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

In O
Canada B-GPE
today O
, O
they O
were O
mourning O
the O
death O
of O
one O
of O
that O
country O
's O
most O
important O
and O
charismatic O
leaders O
, O
Pierre B-PERSON
Elliot I-PERSON
Trudeau I-PERSON
. O

A O
state O
funeral O
at O
Montreal B-GPE
's O
Notre B-FAC
Dame I-FAC
Basilica I-FAC
attended O
by O
dozens O
of O
foreign O
dignitaries O
, O
including O
former O
President O
Jimmy O
Carter O
and O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
, O
who O
Trudeau B-PERSON
supported O
during O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

The O
former O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
's O
son O
Justin B-ORG
told O
the O
nearly O
3,000 O
mourners O
and O
the O
millions O
watching O
on O
TV O
to O
carry O
on O
his O
father O
's O
dream O
of O
a O
united O
Canada B-GPE
. O

Pierre B-PERSON
Trudeau I-PERSON
died O
last O
Thursday O
, O
at O
the O
age O
of O
80 O
. O

And O
the O
ripple O
effect O
from O
Bridgestone O
/ O
Firestone B-ORG
's O
tire O
troubles O
being O
felt O
across O
the O
country O
tonight O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
chief O
financial O
correspondent O
Mike B-PERSON
Jensen I-PERSON
has O
the O
latest O
. O

A O
stunning O
announcement O
-- O
450 O
workers O
laid O
off O
indefinitely O
at O
this O
troubled O
Firestone B-ORG
plant O
in O
Decatur B-GPE
, O
Illinois B-GPE
, O
which O
will O
totally O
shut O
down O
for O
two O
weeks O
. O

Two O
other O
Bridgestone O
/ O
Firestone B-ORG
plants O
in O
Tennessee B-GPE
and O
Oklahoma B-GPE
will O
shut O
down O
, O
fully O
or O
partially O
, O
for O
four O
weeks O
, O
cutting O
tire O
production O
by O
20 O
% O
. O

Why O
now O
? O

Analysts O
say O
because O
car O
owners O
simply O
are O
n't O
buying O
enough O
Firestone B-ORG
tires O
. O

Tire O
dealer O
Bryan B-PERSON
Tashjian I-PERSON
today O
, O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
says O
his O
Firestone B-ORG
tire O
sales O
are O
down O
70 O
% O
. O

I O
see O
the O
concern O
in O
people O
's O
faces O
, O
and O
they O
're O
very O
apprehensive O
about O
purchasing O
Firestone B-ORG
tires O
. O

Bridgestone O
/ O
Firestone O
Chairman O
John O
Lampe O
, O
on O
a O
telephone O
conference O
call O
with O
reporters O
this O
afternoon O
. O

All O
this O
as O
the O
government O
announces O
18 O
more O
deaths O
involving O
cars O
with O
Firestone B-ORG
tires O
, O
bringing O
the O
total O
U.S. B-GPE
death O
toll O
to O
119 O
, O
plus O
dozens O
more O
in O
Venezuela B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

The O
government O
now O
says O
more O
than O
3,500 O
people O
have O
complained O
to O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Highway I-ORG
Traffic I-ORG
Safety I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
about O
Firestone B-ORG
tread O
separations O
, O
blowouts O
and O
other O
problems O
. O

There O
is O
a O
risk O
that O
it O
could O
become O
sort O
of O
a O
secondary O
brand O
. O

Analysts O
say O
the O
paud O
name O
of O
Firestone B-ORG
, O
once O
a O
premium O
tire O
, O
could O
end O
up O
as O
a O
bargain O
basement O
brand O
, O
if O
it O
survives O
at O
all O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Jensen I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
tonight O
, O
American B-NORP
troops O
in O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
remain O
on O
a O
very O
high O
state O
of O
alert O
as O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
continue O
to O
worry O
about O
what O
they O
call O
a O
very O
specific O
terrorist O
threat O
. O

The O
troops O
are O
stationed O
in O
Bahrain B-GPE
and O
Qatar B-GPE
across O
the O
Arabian O
peninsula O
from O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
where O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
'' I-PRODUCT
was O
attacked O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
has O
the O
latest O
from O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Mik B-PERSON
? O

Tom B-PERSON
, O
the O
terrorist O
plot O
against O
Americans O
throughout O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
and O
Mideast B-LOC
may O
be O
much O
bigger O
than O
first O
feared O
. O

Heavily O
armed O
gunboats O
circle O
the O
crippled O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
'' O
in O
Aden B-GPE
harbor O
today O
as O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
dig O
in O
against O
more O
possible O
terrorist O
attacks O
. O

NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
has O
learned O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
intelligence O
reports O
uncover O
plans O
for O
three O
seperate O
attacks O
against O
American B-NORP
targets O
in O
the B-LOC
Persian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
and O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
specifically O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
warship O
, O
a O
military O
base O
and O
an O
embassy O
. O

In O
response O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
troops O
in O
Bahrain B-GPE
and O
Qatar B-GPE
are O
put O
on O
the O
highest O
state O
of O
alert O
-- O
threatcon O
delta O
. O

Adm. O
Craig O
Quigley O
, O
Pentagon B-ORG
spokesman O
: O
We O
thought O
it O
was O
simply O
the O
prudent O
thing O
to O
do O
, O
to O
go O
to O
that O
higher O
threat O
condition O
in O
those O
two O
specific O
areas O
. O

American B-NORP
forces O
at O
Incirlik B-GPE
in O
Turkey B-GPE
and O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
are O
also O
targeted O
and O
on O
alert O
tonight O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
embassies O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
and O
Jakarta B-GPE
, O
Indonesia B-GPE
, O
thousands O
of O
miles O
away O
, O
are O
closed O
as O
a O
precaution O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
how O
did O
the O
suicide O
bombers O
penetrate O
security O
on O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

Raymond B-PERSON
Moonie I-PERSON
was O
on O
the O
deck O
and O
injured O
in O
the O
blast O
. O

I O
waved O
on O
to O
them O
because O
I O
thought O
, O
Hey O
, O
they O
're O
friendly O
. O

The O
entire O
operation O
fits O
the O
pattern O
of O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
who O
had O
already O
carried O
out O
attacks O
against O
American B-NORP
targets O
. O

One O
senior O
official O
is O
so O
certain O
they O
'll O
find O
the O
smoking O
gun O
that O
points O
to O
Bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
, O
he O
says O
they O
're O
already O
looking O
at O
all O
the O
options O
, O
possible O
missile O
strikes O
or O
even O
some O
military O
operation O
to O
take O
Bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
into O
custody O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
? O

Thanks O
very O
much O
, O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
tonight O
. O

Which O
leads O
us O
to O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
depth I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
-- O
the B-ORG
Truth I-ORG
Squad I-ORG
, O
checking O
the O
facts O
. O

Between O
now O
and O
election O
day O
, O
a O
team O
of O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
correspondents O
will O
review O
what O
the O
presidential O
candidates O
say O
to O
s O
if O
they O
are O
telling O
the O
truth O
. O

We O
begin O
tonight O
with O
the O
huge O
federal O
surplus O
. O

Both O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
and O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
have O
different O
ideas O
on O
how O
to O
spend O
that O
extra O
money O
. O

The O
last O
time O
presidential O
candidates O
had O
that O
luxury O
was O
in O
1960 O
-- O
Richard B-PERSON
Nixon I-PERSON
and O
John B-PERSON
F. I-PERSON
Kennedy I-PERSON
facing O
off O
over O
a O
$ O
300 O
million O
surplus O
, O
not O
adjusted O
for O
inflation O
. O

Now O
NBC B-ORG
's O
chief O
financial O
correspondent O
Mike B-PERSON
Jensen I-PERSON
on O
the O
new O
surplus O
and O
all O
the O
talk O
behind O
it O
, O
`` O
in O
depth O
. O
'' O

Tod B-PERSON
and O
Tammy B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
of O
Texas B-GPE
counting O
on O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
proposed O
$ O
1.6 O
trillion O
tax O
cut O
. O

I O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
faith O
in O
him O
and O
believe O
that O
he O
'll O
do O
what O
he O
says O
he O
'll O
do O
. O

Patti B-PERSON
and O
Gary B-PERSON
Thompson I-PERSON
of O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
prefer O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
's O
plan O
to O
pay O
off O
the O
nation O
's O
$ O
3.5 O
half O
dollar O
national O
debt O
. O

Keep O
the O
good O
times O
rolling O
. O

Employment O
is O
very O
high O
right O
now O
, O
and O
we O
have O
good O
jobs O
. O

But O
both O
candidates O
' O
economic O
plans O
cost O
a O
fortune O
, O
and O
the O
question O
is O
, O
Will O
there O
be O
enough O
money O
? O

What O
's O
the O
truth O
? O

Are O
Bush B-GPE
and O
Gore B-PERSON
making O
campaign O
promises O
they O
ca O
n't O
possibly O
keep O
? O

The O
nonpartisan O
Center O
on O
Budget O
and O
Policy O
Priorities O
did O
an O
exhaustive O
study O
of O
the O
surplus O
. O

The O
authors O
' O
conclusion O
? O

Beware O
of O
smoke O
and O
mirrors O
from O
both O
candidates O
. O

I O
would O
have O
some O
skepticism O
toward O
both O
plans O
. O

They O
're O
being O
overly O
optimistic O
in O
what O
they O
can O
actually O
deliver O
. O

Both O
Gore B-PERSON
and O
Bush B-GPE
rely O
on O
predictions O
from O
the B-ORG
Congressional I-ORG
Budget I-ORG
Office I-ORG
that O
the O
government O
will O
take O
in O
$ O
4.5 O
trillion O
more O
than O
it O
spends O
over O
the O
next O
ten O
years O
. O

About O
half O
that O
surplus O
is O
for O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
, O
leaving O
$ O
2.2 O
trillion O
for O
tax O
cuts O
and O
new O
government O
programs O
. O

Sounds O
good O
, O
but O
many O
economists O
say O
that O
's O
hugely O
optimistic O
because O
of O
economic O
assumptions O
by O
both O
candidates O
that O
wo O
n't O
necessarily O
pan O
out O
. O

For O
example O
, O
government O
spending O
is O
assumed O
by O
the O
candidates O
to O
rise O
only O
at O
the O
rate O
of O
inflation O
, O
while O
, O
in O
truth O
, O
analysts O
say O
it O
's O
been O
rising O
20 O
% O
faster O
than O
that O
. O

Both O
candidates O
also O
assume O
strong O
economic O
growth O
resulting O
in O
that O
huge O
surplus O
. O

The O
truth O
? O

If O
the O
economy O
takes O
a O
major O
hit O
, O
more O
than O
just O
a O
mild O
recession O
, O
experts O
say O
you O
can O
subtract O
$ O
1 O
trillion O
from O
the O
surplus O
. O

`` O
Business O
Week O
'' O
magazine O
puts O
it O
bluntly O
-- O
`` O
Newsday B-ORG
'' O
calls O
their O
promises O
`` O
pie O
in O
the O
sky O
. O
'' O

`` O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
'' O
says O
they O
're O
`` O
unrealistically O
optimistic O
. O
'' O

Analysts O
warning O
the O
Thompsons B-PERSON
of O
New B-GPE
Jersey I-GPE
, O
the O
Williamses B-GPE
of O
Texas B-GPE
and O
America B-GPE
's O
80 O
million O
other O
voters O
. O

When O
the O
numbers O
are O
in O
trillions O
, O
with O
promises O
to O
match O
, O
keep O
your O
hand O
on O
your O
wallet O
. O

Mike B-PERSON
Jensen I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Former O
President O
Bill O
Clinton O
spent O
a O
quiet O
Monday O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
suburbs O
today O
, O
and O
if O
he O
's O
at O
all O
unnerved O
about O
going O
from O
being O
the O
most O
powerful O
person O
on O
earth O
to O
puttering O
around O
in O
Chappaqua B-GPE
, O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
he O
's O
not O
showing O
it O
. O

He O
seemed O
happy O
and O
relaxed O
walking O
his O
dog O
Buddy O
and O
helping O
his O
wife O
, O
the O
new O
senator O
, O
get O
ready O
to O
head O
off O
to O
Washington B-GPE
tomorrow O
, O
without O
him O
. O

Now O
to O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
where O
a O
people O
's O
revolt O
over O
the O
past O
few O
days O
has O
led O
to O
a O
dramatic O
change O
. O

A O
new O
President O
was O
officially O
sworn O
in O
today O
, O
bringing O
an O
end O
to O
the O
reign O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Maceda I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
simple O
ceremony O
before O
the O
newly O
elected O
parliament O
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
took O
his O
oath O
of O
office O
late O
tonight O
as O
President O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
marking O
the O
end O
of O
13 O
years O
of O
autocratic O
rule O
under O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

It O
was O
a O
scene O
few O
Serbs B-NORP
would O
have O
deemed O
possible O
only O
weeks O
ago O
, O
but O
it O
almost O
did O
n't O
happen O
, O
delayed O
by O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
party O
, O
which O
still O
controls O
the O
parliament O
. O

After O
meetings O
earlier O
today O
with O
a O
series O
of O
foreign O
dignitaries O
, O
Kostunica B-PERSON
admitted O
that O
Milosevic B-PERSON
may O
be O
down O
, O
but O
not O
out O
. O

`` O
difficult O
times O
are O
behind O
us O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
but O
the O
days O
ahead O
also O
hold O
many O
trials O
. O
'' O

His O
main O
priority O
-- O
bringing O
Serbia B-GPE
back O
into O
the O
international O
community O
after O
a O
decade O
of O
economic O
sanctions O
. O

Many O
believe O
he O
has O
the O
credentials O
. O

A O
man O
who O
believes O
in O
democracy O
but O
who O
holds O
strong O
Serb O
views O
. O

Seen O
here O
armed O
with O
a O
machine O
gun O
, O
supporting O
the O
Serb O
cause O
in O
Kosovo B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
recent O
interview O
with O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
highly O
critical O
of O
U.S. B-GPE
policy O
in O
the O
Balkans O
, O
especially O
the O
indictment O
of O
Milosevic B-PERSON
for O
war O
crimes O
. O

In O
some O
sense O
, O
it O
is O
sort O
of O
interfering O
in O
the O
affairs O
of O
another O
state O
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
had O
already O
publicly O
said O
he O
would O
never O
turn O
Milosevic B-PERSON
over O
to O
the O
Hague B-GPE
tribunal O
. O

Then O
, O
yesterday O
, O
just O
before O
Milosevic B-PERSON
publicly O
conceded O
defeat O
, O
a O
one O
- O
hour O
meeting O
with O
Kostunica B-PERSON
-- O
their O
first O
ever O
-- O
said O
to O
be O
cordial O
. O

Details O
have O
yet O
to O
be O
revealed O
, O
but O
at O
the O
very O
least O
, O
sources O
say O
, O
there O
was O
an O
exchange O
of O
guarantees O
for O
Kostunica B-PERSON
, O
a O
peaceful O
hand O
- O
over O
of O
power O
, O
and O
in O
return O
, O
safety O
and O
comfort O
inside O
Serbia B-GPE
for O
Milosevic B-PERSON
. O

Milosevic B-PERSON
even O
intends O
to O
continue O
his O
political O
career O
, O
as O
leader O
of O
his O
party O
, O
worrying O
many O
who O
opposed O
him O
. O

As O
long O
as O
he O
's O
on O
the O
soil O
of O
this O
state O
, O
no O
one O
will O
be O
able O
to O
sleep O
quietly O
. O

Tonight O
, O
despite O
poor O
weather O
, O
thousands O
of O
Serbs B-NORP
celebrated O
a O
new O
era O
of O
freedom O
, O
with O
the O
fate O
of O
their O
former O
dictator O
still O
in O
doubt O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
Maceda I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

As O
one O
city O
digs O
out O
from O
record O
snow O
, O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
In I-WORK_OF_ART
Depth I-WORK_OF_ART
'' I-WORK_OF_ART
tonight O
, O
dramatic O
new O
details O
of O
how O
the O
Texas O
Seven O
pulled O
off O
their O
great O
escape O
, O
the O
deepening O
mystery O
over O
the O
first O
American O
shot O
down O
in O
the B-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
could O
he O
be O
alive O
? O
and O
`` B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Fleecing I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
America I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Cops O
ca O
n't O
find O
them O
, O
but O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
knows O
just O
where O
to O
send O
their O
checks O
. O

An O
emotional O
homecoming O
tonight O
for O
the O
surviving O
crew O
members O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

Hundreds O
of O
friends O
and O
family O
members O
greeted O
them O
today O
as O
they O
arrived O
in O
Norfolk B-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

17 O
sailors O
were O
killed O
, O
39 O
others O
injured O
, O
when O
that O
terror O
bomb O
hit O
their O
ship O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

In O
Washington B-GPE
, O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
are O
working O
overtime O
to O
find O
some O
way O
to O
defuse O
the O
volatile O
situation O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
as O
the O
two O
sides O
attack O
each O
other O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
Joe B-PERSON
Johns I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Secretary O
of O
State O
Albright O
today O
turned O
up O
the O
pressure O
on O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
to O
stop O
the O
violence O
. O

He O
has O
been O
able O
in O
the O
past O
to O
control O
large O
portions O
of O
this O
. O

We O
expect O
him O
to O
be O
able O
to O
control O
this O
. O

Israelis B-NORP
have O
long O
argued O
that O
Arat B-PERSON
can O
and O
should O
do O
just O
that O
. O

So O
if O
Mr. O
Arafat O
can O
in O
one O
single O
word O
stop O
the O
violence O
and O
get O
back O
to O
the O
negotiations O
table O
, O
I O
think O
he O
will O
find O
readiness O
and O
willingness O
on O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
side O
to O
reach O
a O
reasonable O
agreement O
. O

But O
as O
protests O
in O
support O
of O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
sprang O
up O
from O
Egypt B-GPE
to O
Morocco B-GPE
to O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
Arafat B-PERSON
's O
advisers O
suggested O
that O
his O
power O
to O
stop O
the O
violence O
may O
be O
limited O
. O

President O
Arafat O
can O
not O
give O
orders O
to O
a O
people O
, O
to O
a O
whole O
nation O
, O
that O
is O
being O
killed O
every O
day O
and O
being O
asked O
to O
lie O
back O
and O
to O
die O
quietly O
, O
not O
to O
defend O
themselves O
. O

The O
disagreement O
over O
which O
side O
should O
bear O
the O
greatest O
blame O
spilled O
over O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

A O
Security B-ORG
Council I-ORG
resolution O
criticized O
Israel B-GPE
. O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
tried O
to O
water O
down O
the O
measure O
, O
then O
abstained O
from O
voting O
. O

The O
administration O
, O
hoping O
to O
de-escalate O
the O
violence O
, O
is O
appealing O
to O
both O
sides O
. O

That O
requires O
even O
greater O
efforts O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
to O
try O
to O
control O
the O
crowds O
, O
to O
keep O
them O
away O
from O
Israeli B-NORP
fixed O
positions O
and O
on O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
side O
that O
would O
enable O
them O
to O
restrain O
the O
use O
of O
live O
fire O
. O

Aids O
to O
President O
Clinton O
say O
he O
has O
proposed O
a O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
summit O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
as O
early O
as O
this O
week O
. O

Aids O
do O
not O
rule O
out O
the O
possibility O
of O
the O
President O
attending O
if O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
agree O
to O
the O
meeting O
. O

Joe B-PERSON
Johns I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

And O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
tonight O
, O
no O
signs O
that O
the O
close O
margins O
in O
Congress B-ORG
have O
mellowed O
Republican O
Majority O
Whip O
Tom O
DeLay O
. O

He O
warned O
President O
Clinton O
to O
give O
up O
on O
finishing O
this O
year O
's O
federal O
budget O
and O
freeze O
spending O
at O
current O
levels O
or O
face O
another O
potential O
government O
shutdown O
. O

DeLay O
also O
said O
he O
's O
been O
waiting O
for O
22 O
years O
for O
a O
Republican O
House B-ORG
and O
a O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
he O
promised O
the O
GOP B-NORP
agenda O
would O
get O
through O
, O
including O
a O
ban O
on O
late O
- O
term O
abortions O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
director O
of O
the O
FBI O
, O
Louis B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON
, O
is O
headed O
for O
Yemen B-GPE
to O
personally O
supervise O
the O
investigation O
into O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
`` I-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
, O
'' O
and O
some O
progress O
is O
being O
made O
. O

NBC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
is O
at O
the O
Pentagon O
tonight O
, O
with O
the O
latest O
for O
us O
now O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
, O
investigators O
tonight O
are O
still O
trying O
to O
figure O
out O
exactly O
what O
kind O
of O
explosive O
could O
cause O
such O
devastating O
damage O
to O
the O
`` O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O
'' O

They O
're O
focusing O
on O
an O
abandoned O
apartment O
where O
bomb O
- O
making O
materials O
were O
found O
, O
but O
today O
, O
the O
Yemen O
President O
claims O
that O
the O
explosive O
found O
could O
only O
come O
from O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
or O
Israel B-GPE
, O
implying O
that O
the O
materials O
or O
the O
weapon O
itself O
were O
Western B-NORP
- O
made O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
military O
and O
intelligence O
officials O
can O
not O
confirm O
his O
claim O
. O

Authorities O
also O
discovered O
two O
Yemen B-GPE
passports O
, O
but O
quickly O
determined O
they O
were O
fakes O
, O
not O
surprising O
to O
one O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
, O
who O
said O
everything O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
's O
terrorist O
underground O
is O
a O
forgery O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
? O

Thanks O
very O
much O
, O
NBC B-ORG
's O
Jim B-PERSON
Miklaszewski I-PERSON
at O
the O
Pentagon O
tonight O
. O

From O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
tonight O
, O
word O
that O
there O
will O
be O
no O
meeting O
between O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
and O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
before O
Israeli B-NORP
elections O
nine O
days O
from O
now O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
/ O
Palestinian B-NORP
talks O
ended O
last O
night O
with O
no O
deal O
struck O
. O

Now O
`` O
The B-ORG
Truth I-ORG
Squad I-ORG
, O
'' O
a O
reality O
check O
on O
the O
candidates O
. O

In O
all O
our O
polling O
, O
Americans O
have O
rated O
education O
as O
the O
number O
one O
issue O
in O
this O
election O
. O

This O
year O
, O
the O
federal O
government O
is O
spending O
nearly O
$ O
123 O
billion O
on O
education O
. O

That O
's O
$ O
60 O
billion O
more O
than O
ten O
years O
ago O
. O

That O
's O
still O
a O
small O
fraction O
of O
the O
total O
spent O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
many O
of O
the O
other O
schools O
are O
in O
trouble O
. O

So O
what O
would O
Gore B-PERSON
and O
Bush B-GPE
do O
to O
fix O
them O
? O

Are O
their O
plans O
realistic O
? O

NBC B-ORG
's O
Lisa B-PERSON
Myers I-PERSON
and O
`` O
The B-ORG
Truth I-ORG
Squad I-ORG
'' O
with O
some O
answers O
tonight O
, O
`` O
in O
depth O
. O
'' O

George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
on O
the O
problem O
of O
education O
in O
this O
country O
-- O

America B-GPE
today O
is O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
an O
education O
recession O
that O
can O
threaten O
our O
very O
future O
. O

A O
recession O
? O

Experts O
say O
that O
term O
's O
an O
exaggeration O
. O

It O
's O
true O
that O
the O
gap O
in O
test O
scores O
between O
white O
and O
minority O
students O
has O
grown O
, O
but O
experts O
say O
overall O
student O
performance O
has O
not O
declined O
. O

To O
say O
there O
's O
been O
a O
recession O
implies O
that O
scores O
are O
going O
down O
, O
and O
there O
are O
n't O
any O
test O
scores O
going O
down O
. O

At O
worst O
, O
they O
've O
been O
flat O
. O

At O
worst O
, O
they O
've O
been O
flat O
. O

Both O
candidates O
have O
a O
laundry O
list O
of O
proposals O
to O
improve O
education O
. O

At O
the O
top O
of O
Gore B-PERSON
's O
-- O
a O
tax O
break O
to O
help O
families O
pay O
for O
college O
. O

I O
want O
to O
give O
new O
choices O
to O
parents O
to O
send O
their O
kids O
to O
college O
with O
a O
$ O
10,000 O
tax O
deduction O
for O
college O
tuition O
, O
per O
child O
, O
per O
year O
. O

Experts O
say O
this O
is O
less O
generous O
than O
it O
sounds O
. O

First O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
's O
deduction O
is O
limited O
to O
$ O
10,000 O
per O
family O
, O
not O
per O
child O
, O
as O
he O
said O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
his O
plan O
merely O
would O
modestly O
expand O
an O
existing O
tuition O
credit O
. O

The O
bottom O
line O
for O
your O
family O
? O

The O
most O
that O
this O
credit O
could O
give O
any O
family O
is O
$ O
800 O
more O
than O
what O
they O
get O
under O
present O
law O
. O

Another O
key O
issue O
this O
year O
-- O
how O
to O
deal O
with O
failing O
public O
schools O
. O

One O
of O
Bush B-GPE
's O
solutions O
-- O
double O
the O
number O
of O
independent O
, O
publicly O
funded O
schools O
, O
known O
as O
charter O
schools O
. O

We O
encourage O
parents O
to O
take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
comparative O
results O
of O
schools O
. O

We O
've O
got O
a O
strong O
charter O
school O
movement O
that O
I O
signed O
the O
legislation O
to O
get O
started O
in O
the O
state O
of O
Texas B-GPE
. O

But O
experts O
say O
the O
early O
record O
of O
charter O
schools O
in O
Texas B-GPE
is O
not O
as O
strong O
as O
Bush B-GPE
claims O
. O

Some O
schools O
, O
like O
Houston B-GPE
's O
KIPP B-ORG
Academy I-ORG
, O
are O
said O
to O
be O
doing O
a O
great O
job O
with O
economically O
disadvantaged O
students O
, O
but O
a O
report O
finds O
that O
charter O
schools O
overall O
in O
Texas B-GPE
have O
more O
students O
per O
teacher O
, O
less O
experienced O
teachers O
and O
lower O
test O
scores O
. O

It O
's O
a O
mixed O
picture O
. O

Charter O
schools O
are O
having O
some O
successes O
and O
some O
struggles O
. O

But O
overall O
, O
students O
in O
charter O
schools O
have O
lower O
performance O
scores O
than O
students O
in O
traditional O
public O
schools O
. O

So O
how O
would O
Gore B-PERSON
deal O
with O
failing O
public O
schools O
? O

If O
it O
's O
a O
failing O
school O
, O
shut O
it O
down O
, O
and O
reopen O
it O
under O
a O
new O
principal O
, O
with O
a O
turnaround O
team O
of O
specialists O
the O
way O
Governor O
Jim O
Hunt O
does O
in O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
. O

But O
Governor O
Hunt O
's O
office O
says O
no O
school O
has O
been O
shut O
down O
yet O
in O
his O
state O
. O

So O
experts O
say O
it O
's O
too O
soon O
to O
tell O
if O
it O
works O
, O
and O
some O
call O
Gore B-PERSON
's O
plan O
an O
empty O
promise O
. O

Why O
? O

Because O
they O
say O
Gore B-PERSON
does O
not O
require O
the O
kind O
of O
annual O
student O
testing O
needed O
to O
tell O
whether O
a O
school O
is O
failing O
or O
not O
. O

There O
's O
simply O
not O
as O
much O
there O
as O
Vice O
President O
Gore O
is O
pretending O
that O
there O
is O
. O

It O
's O
really O
more O
rhetoric O
than O
substance O
. O

Most O
misleading O
of O
all O
, O
experts O
say O
, O
is O
each O
candidate O
's O
claim O
that O
his O
plan O
can O
dramatically O
improve O
public O
education O
. O

Because O
federal O
money O
accounts O
for O
only O
7 O
% O
of O
school O
funding O
, O
experts O
say O
any O
President O
can O
help O
only O
at O
the O
margins O
. O

Lisa B-PERSON
Myers I-PERSON
, O
NBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
a O
co-production O
of O
the B-ORG
BBC I-ORG
World I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
PRI B-ORG
, O
and O
WGBH B-ORG
in O
Boston B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
Lisa B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
. O

A O
plan O
was O
announced O
today O
to O
raise O
the O
Russian B-NORP
nuclear O
submarine O
` O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
' O
, O
next O
summer O
, O
almost O
a O
year O
after O
it O
hit O
the O
bottom O
of O
the B-LOC
Barents I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
following O
a O
mysterious O
accident O
. O

The O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
Foundation O
, O
an O
international O
consortium O
led O
by O
the O
governments O
of O
Russia B-GPE
and O
The O
Netherlands B-GPE
says O
it O
can O
do O
the O
job O
safely O
if O
it O
can O
secure O
the O
funding O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
James B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
was O
in O
Brussels B-GPE
for O
today O
's O
announcement O
. O

He O
says O
there O
are O
two O
main O
reasons O
for O
raising O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
. O

Obviously O
the O
first O
one O
is O
to O
recover O
the O
bodies O
that O
remain O
. O

There O
are O
still O
the O
bodies O
of O
more O
than O
100 O
sailors O
trapped O
in O
the O
vessel O
since O
it O
sank O
in O
the B-LOC
Barents I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
in O
August O
of O
last O
year O
. O

Secondly O
, O
there O
is O
a O
longer O
- O
term O
threat O
and O
that O
's O
an O
environmental O
threat O
. O

The O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
Foundation O
says O
that O
the O
nuclear O
reactors O
, O
there O
are O
two O
on O
board O
, O
are O
safe O
for O
the O
time O
being O
but O
that O
the O
corrosive O
effects O
of O
seawater O
could O
in O
time O
lead O
to O
radioactive O
leaks O
into O
the O
ocean O
, O
which O
obviously O
could O
have O
devastating O
consequences O
on O
the O
fishery O
and O
the O
environment O
in O
general O
. O

That O
's O
the O
danger O
of O
leaving O
it O
down O
there O
. O

I O
would O
think O
there O
are O
risks O
of O
bringing O
it O
up O
as O
well O
. O

I O
mean O
this O
is O
a O
huge O
submarine O
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

The O
size O
of O
these O
things O
is O
really O
very O
surprising O
. O

In O
fact O
one O
of O
these O
Russian B-NORP
nuclear O
submarines O
is O
about O
the O
length O
of O
one O
and O
a O
half O
football O
fields O
. O

Now O
, O
it O
's O
lying O
in O
something O
over O
300 O
feet O
of O
water O
, O
so O
if O
you O
can O
just O
visualize O
it O
being O
turned O
on O
its O
end O
, O
it O
would O
stick O
out O
of O
the O
sea O
about O
200 O
feet O
. O

It O
is O
a O
huge O
submarine O
and O
nobody O
is O
pretending O
that O
this O
, O
if O
it O
goes O
ahead O
, O
is O
going O
to O
be O
an O
easy O
operation O
. O

There O
are O
any O
number O
of O
complications O
, O
one O
of O
which O
is O
that O
as O
part O
of O
the O
submarine O
is O
stuck O
in O
sand O
and O
clay O
on O
the O
seabed O
, O
so O
that O
's O
going O
to O
give O
resistance O
once O
they O
do O
try O
to O
lift O
it O
. O

Second O
problem O
, O
as O
I O
have O
already O
mentioned O
, O
two O
nuclear O
reactors O
on O
board O
. O

They O
are O
not O
going O
to O
be O
able O
to O
attach O
any O
lifting O
gear O
to O
any O
parts O
of O
the O
vessel O
nearby O
the O
nuclear O
reactors O
for O
fear O
of O
provoking O
an O
accident O
, O
so O
it O
is O
going O
to O
be O
extremely O
difficult O
. O

We O
had O
heard O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
about O
some O
theories O
on O
how O
the O
submarine O
could O
be O
raised O
. O

One O
of O
them O
was O
using O
balloons O
. O

Is O
that O
what O
the O
foundation O
itself O
plans O
on O
doing O
? O

That O
's O
not O
what O
they O
are O
proposing O
. O

Their O
rescue O
attempt O
involves O
three O
vessels O
essentially O
. O

One O
is O
a O
diving O
ship O
with O
two O
diving O
bells O
. O

The O
second O
is O
a O
huge O
platform O
with O
very O
large O
cranes O
on O
it O
, O
perhaps O
a O
platform O
of O
the O
type O
more O
usually O
used O
for O
oil O
and O
gas O
exploration O
, O
and O
a O
third O
vessel O
involved O
is O
what O
the O
rescuers O
describe O
as O
a O
giant O
offshore O
barge O
and O
the O
plan O
is O
to O
lift O
the O
submarine O
off O
the O
seabed O
, O
attach O
it O
to O
the O
underneath O
of O
this O
barge O
and O
then O
take O
it O
to O
the O
Russian B-NORP
naval O
port O
of O
Mamansk B-GPE
. O

How O
much O
is O
it O
going O
to O
cost O
and O
where O
is O
the O
money O
coming O
from O
? O

Well O
, O
that O
's O
one O
of O
the O
problems O
that O
they O
are O
facing O
so O
far O
. O

The O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
Foundation O
today O
were O
mentioning O
a O
figure O
of O
70 O
million O
dollars O
. O

They O
have O
already O
presented O
their O
rescue O
plans O
to O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
. O

They O
are O
hoping O
to O
get O
some O
funding O
from O
them O
, O
but O
they O
are O
going O
to O
be O
looking O
for O
worldwide O
funding O
because O
as O
they O
see O
it O
, O
the O
potential O
environmental O
consequences O
make O
this O
an O
international O
problem O
requiring O
an O
international O
solution O
. O

It O
might O
be O
worth O
reiterating O
that O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
was O
such O
a O
prestigious O
submarine O
and O
really O
held O
a O
high O
position O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
Navy B-ORG
, O
so O
this O
is O
something O
that O
Russians B-NORP
themselves O
are O
still O
dealing O
with O
even O
now O
. O

Very O
much O
so O
because O
obviously O
we O
have O
read O
a O
lot O
in O
the O
last O
few O
years O
about O
how O
many O
parts O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
naval O
fleet O
is O
essentially O
rotting O
and O
is O
poorly O
maintained O
. O

The O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
certainly O
was O
n't O
part O
of O
that O
. O

It O
was O
only O
launched O
in O
the O
1990s O
and O
to O
a O
great O
extent O
was O
the O
pride O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
submarine O
fleet O
, O
so O
it O
was O
a O
great O
sense O
of O
shock O
when O
this O
went O
down O
. O

for O
men O
in O
the O
Russian B-NORP
Navy B-ORG
it O
was O
a O
great O
source O
of O
pride O
to O
serve O
in O
the O
submarine O
fleet O
, O
and O
then O
of O
course O
you O
have O
the O
feelings O
of O
the O
relatives O
to O
take O
into O
account O
. O

There O
are O
still O
more O
than O
100 O
bodies O
which O
have O
n't O
been O
recovered O
, O
so O
at O
least O
raising O
the O
vessel O
and O
being O
able O
to O
return O
the O
bodies O
of O
the O
dead O
sailors O
to O
their O
loved O
ones O
might O
go O
some O
small O
way O
towards O
redressing O
their O
grief O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
James B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
speaking O
to O
us O
from O
Brussels B-GPE
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
the O
update O
James B-PERSON
. O

Thanks O
very O
much O
. O

My O
pleasure O
. O

This O
week O
a O
court O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
began O
selecting O
the O
jury O
for O
the O
trial O
of O
4 O
men O
charged O
with O
killing O
the O
12 O
Americans O
who O
died O
in O
the O
bombings O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
' O
embassies O
in O
Kenya B-GPE
and O
Tanzania B-GPE
two O
years O
ago O
. O

Two O
hundred O
twenty O
four O
people O
died O
in O
the O
simultaneous O
attacks O
, O
more O
than O
200 O
of O
them O
Kenyans B-NORP
. O

For O
the O
survivors O
, O
many O
of O
them O
severely O
injured O
, O
the O
year O
since O
the O
bombings O
have O
been O
hard O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Cathy B-PERSON
Drinkins I-PERSON
in O
Nairobi B-GPE
met O
up O
with O
some O
of O
those O
trying O
to O
rebuild O
their O
lives O
from O
the O
ruins O
of O
the O
Kenya B-GPE
embassy O
blast O
. O

I O
heard O
a O
loud O
sound O
here O
and O
then O
we O
tried O
to O
look O
the O
window O
. O

I O
later O
realized O
that O
I O
was O
down O
. O

I O
could O
n't O
remember O
what O
happened O
thereafter O
and O
I O
found O
myself O
in O
the O
hospital O
. O

Beatrice B-PERSON
Ketch I-PERSON
was O
23 O
when O
the O
bomb O
ripped O
out O
the O
windows O
of O
the O
office O
where O
she O
worked O
opposite O
the O
embassy O
. O

Beatrice B-ORG
is O
lucky O
in O
that O
she O
has O
been O
able O
to O
return O
to O
a O
job O
as O
a O
secretary O
, O
but O
she O
is O
still O
having O
treatment O
for O
scars O
on O
her O
legs O
and O
arms O
and O
face O
. O

I O
feel O
very O
bad O
because O
I O
want O
to O
have O
the O
very O
face O
I O
used O
to O
have O
before O
, O
yeah O
. O

I O
want O
to O
look O
beautiful O
. O

This O
scar O
alone O
makes O
me O
not O
look O
beautiful O
. O

Yeah O
, O
but O
you O
can O
hardly O
see O
it O
. O

It O
is O
just O
under O
your O
chin O
. O

Yeah O
, O
it O
's O
under O
my O
chin O
, O
but O
there O
is O
also O
one O
on O
my O
hand O
here O
. O

Most O
people O
ask O
me O
what O
was O
wrong O
. O

Some O
people O
think O
maybe O
we O
were O
fighting O
with O
someone O
so O
I O
have O
to O
explain O
to O
them O
that O
this O
one O
was O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
bomb O
blast O
. O

Another O
victim O
, O
36 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Simon B-PERSON
Macharia I-PERSON
has O
had O
the O
unenviable O
task O
of O
trying O
to O
explain O
to O
policemen O
that O
he O
has O
n't O
fallen O
asleep O
drunk O
on O
a O
pavement O
, O
but O
has O
simply O
been O
confused O
. O

Since O
the O
bombing O
he O
has O
had O
psychological O
problems O
and O
has O
found O
himself O
locked O
in O
a O
police O
cell O
on O
three O
occasions O
after O
being O
picked O
up O
. O

Simon B-PERSON
lived O
in O
one O
of O
Nairobi B-GPE
's O
sprawling O
slums O
and O
he O
has O
had O
to O
give O
up O
his O
job O
delivering O
milk O
because O
of O
a O
hand O
injury O
sustained O
in O
the O
blast O
. O

Life O
for O
him O
, O
his O
wife O
and O
his O
6 O
children O
has O
been O
very O
difficult O
. O

My O
wife O
, O
she O
does O
n't O
just O
understand O
me O
because O
one O
thing O
she O
does O
n't O
know O
what O
's O
going O
on O
. O

I O
just O
feel O
a O
lot O
of O
fury O
and O
a O
lot O
of O
anger O
in O
me O
. O

My O
money O
got O
finished O
and O
then O
my O
child O
comes O
, O
who O
needs O
a O
book O
, O
needs O
this O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
have O
. O

Their O
mother O
is O
not O
able O
to O
do O
that O
. O

It O
's O
been O
hard O
to O
cope O
with O
this O
situation O
. O

Simon B-PERSON
and O
Beatrice B-ORG
are O
among O
some O
3000 O
Kenyans B-NORP
who O
have O
filed O
for O
compensation O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
with O
the O
help O
of O
American B-NORP
lawyers O
. O

The O
legal O
rendings O
over O
the O
claims O
will O
begin O
soon O
, O
but O
according O
to O
Solomon B-PERSON
Ombobia I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Bomb I-ORG
Blast I-ORG
Legal I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Project I-ORG
in O
Nairobi B-GPE
, O
the O
money O
is O
needed O
now O
. O

We O
have O
seen O
people O
suffering O
. O

We O
even O
go O
to O
an O
extent O
of O
helping O
them O
even O
to O
get O
their O
bus O
fare O
. O

It O
has O
taken O
too O
long O
. O

Some O
people O
even O
come O
for O
assistance O
to O
even O
get O
money O
so O
that O
they O
can O
reach O
to O
hospitals O
, O
so O
it O
has O
taken O
too O
long O
. O

After O
two O
and O
half O
years O
, O
the O
trial O
is O
now O
getting O
underway O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
of O
four O
of O
the O
men O
accused O
of O
being O
behind O
the O
bombings O
. O

Beatrice B-PERSON
Ketch I-PERSON
wants O
justice O
to O
be O
done O
. O

What O
I O
feel O
is O
those O
people O
, O
they O
have O
to O
be O
punished O
severely O
because O
so O
many O
lives O
were O
lost O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Most O
people O
were O
injured O
. O

So O
me O
, O
what O
I O
want O
is O
that O
they O
should O
be O
punished O
. O

But O
the O
man O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
believes O
masterminded O
the O
attacks O
, O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
is O
still O
at O
large O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
government O
has O
offered O
a O
5 O
million O
dollar O
reward O
for O
information O
which O
would O
lead O
to O
his O
arrest O
and O
of O
other O
suspects O
. O

For O
the O
bombing O
victims O
, O
justice O
and O
compensation O
could O
still O
be O
a O
long O
way O
off O
. O

That O
's O
the O
BBC O
's O
Cathy B-PERSON
Jenkins I-PERSON
in O
Nairobi B-GPE
. O

Peace O
talks O
between O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
have O
resumed O
in O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
resort O
of O
Taba B-GPE
, O
two O
days O
after O
the O
government O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
suspended O
them O
following O
the O
killing O
of O
two O
Israelis B-NORP
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
, O
but O
Israel B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
has O
given O
up O
hope O
for O
a O
peace O
deal O
before O
next O
month O
's O
elections O
and O
there O
seems O
to O
be O
no O
end O
to O
the O
violence O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

Hillary B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Once O
again O
the O
Taba B-GPE
peace O
talks O
are O
on O
after O
a O
lull O
following O
the O
killing O
of O
two O
Israeli B-NORP
citizens O
earlier O
in O
the O
week O
, O
but O
the O
violence O
has O
n't O
stopped O
. O

Two O
Palestinians B-NORP
have O
died O
after O
being O
shot O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
and O
there O
were O
no O
guarantees O
that O
the O
talks O
wo O
n't O
collapse O
again O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
has O
said O
he O
sees O
no O
chance O
of O
a O
deal O
before O
Israel B-GPE
's O
elections O
on O
February O
6th O
. O

The O
officially O
stated O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
positions O
on O
two O
major O
issues O
, O
the O
future O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
the O
fate O
of O
millions O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
refugees O
, O
are O
still O
almost O
diametrically O
opposed O
. O

Hillary B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
President O
Mubarak O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
are O
going O
to O
meet O
in O
Cairo B-GPE
on O
Thursday O
. O

That O
's O
as O
efforts O
continue O
to O
complete O
a O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
agreement O
. O

President O
Clinton O
has O
given O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israelis B-NORP
until O
tomorrow O
to O
accept O
his O
proposals O
as O
a O
starting O
point O
. O

Israel B-GPE
must O
relinquish O
sovereignty O
over O
most O
of O
Arab B-NORP
East B-GPE
Jerusalem I-GPE
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
must O
scale O
back O
their O
demand O
for O
the O
return O
of O
refugees O
as O
part O
of O
the O
proposal O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Myron I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
's O
scheduled O
meeting O
with O
President O
Mubarak O
is O
being O
seen O
by O
some O
here O
as O
a O
positive O
indication O
that O
a O
deal O
may O
be O
close O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiating O
teams O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

The O
negotiators O
have O
been O
weighing O
out O
proposals O
over O
the O
most O
sensitive O
matters O
that O
divide O
them O
. O

Mr. O
Barak O
may O
believe O
that O
by O
winning O
regional O
support O
of O
the O
deal O
he O
can O
convince O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
to O
agree O
to O
the O
proposals O
, O
but O
even O
if O
both O
sides O
do O
agree O
to O
compromise O
on O
these O
, O
the O
most O
divisive O
and O
thorny O
issues O
, O
they O
'll O
face O
considerable O
domestic O
opposition O
to O
a O
final O
peace O
deal O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
Myron I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Lawyers O
for O
the O
two O
Libyans B-NORP
charged O
with O
the O
Lockerbie B-GPE
airliner O
bombing O
say O
they O
will O
call O
no O
further O
witnesses O
, O
abruptly O
ending O
testimony O
in O
the O
trial O
. O

They O
closed O
their O
case O
after O
failing O
to O
obtain O
what O
they O
say O
is O
crucial O
evidence O
from O
Syria B-GPE
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Andrew B-PERSON
Castle I-PERSON
reports O
. O

In O
an O
unexpected O
turn O
of O
events O
, O
defense O
lawyers O
told O
the O
trial O
judges O
that O
after O
calling O
three O
witnesses O
, O
no O
further O
evidence O
will O
be O
led O
on O
behalf O
of O
one O
of O
the O
accused O
Libyans B-NORP
, O
Abdul B-PERSON
Basit I-PERSON
Ali I-PERSON
Mohammad I-PERSON
Almed I-PERSON
Grahi I-PERSON
and O
none O
at O
all O
introduced O
for O
the O
other O
, O
Alamin B-PERSON
Khaleefa I-PERSON
Fima I-PERSON
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
neither O
of O
the O
accused O
will O
take O
the O
stand O
to O
give O
evidence O
. O

The O
development O
follows O
the O
refusal O
by O
Syria B-GPE
to O
cooperate O
with O
efforts O
by O
the O
court O
to O
recover O
information O
regarded O
by O
defense O
lawyers O
as O
crucial O
to O
their O
case O
, O
that O
the O
bombing O
was O
carried O
out O
by O
militant O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
some O
of O
whom O
were O
members O
of O
an O
organization O
with O
links O
to O
Syria B-GPE
. O

Andrew B-PERSON
Castle I-PERSON
. O

From O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
, O
I O
'm O
James B-PERSON
Cowling I-PERSON
for O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

A O
senior O
Israeli B-NORP
official O
has O
concluded O
talks O
in O
Washington B-GPE
with O
President O
Clinton O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
's O
Chief O
of O
Staff O
Giliad O
Share O
has O
delivered O
Israel B-GPE
's O
response O
to O
American B-NORP
peace O
proposals O
, O
but O
at O
home O
Barak B-PERSON
might O
face O
a O
devastating O
defeat O
in O
the O
forthcoming O
elections O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Adams I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
is O
in O
trouble O
. O

His O
efforts O
to O
reach O
a O
comprehensive O
peace O
agreement O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
have O
so O
far O
yielded O
nothing O
. O

Now O
with O
less O
than O
5 O
weeks O
to O
go O
before O
elections O
, O
the O
latest O
opinion O
poll O
suggests O
he O
is O
in O
for O
a O
drubbing O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
his O
right O
wing O
challenger O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
. O

For O
the O
first O
time O
Mr. O
Sharon O
has O
topped O
50 O
% O
with O
Mr. O
Barak O
trailing O
by O
as O
much O
as O
28 O
points O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
political O
commentators O
are O
unanimous O
. O

In O
the O
words O
of O
one O
of O
the O
best O
, O
`` O
The O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
's O
situation O
is O
nearly O
terminal O
. O
'' O

Mr. O
Barak O
is O
trying O
to O
sell O
an O
historic O
peace O
agreement O
to O
a O
public O
that O
would O
n't O
even O
buy O
a O
used O
car O
from O
him O
. O

Paul B-PERSON
Adams I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
for O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

Tentative O
peace O
talks O
have O
resumed O
between O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Negotiations O
were O
suspended O
yesterday O
after O
the O
killing O
of O
a O
Jewish O
settler O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

Hillary B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Peace O
talks O
are O
back O
on O
track O
after O
a O
tense O
period O
following O
the O
killing O
of O
a O
Jewish O
settler O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
on O
Sunday O
. O

A O
top O
team O
of O
political O
negotiators O
have O
met O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
say O
no O
real O
progress O
was O
made O
. O

The O
negotiators O
are O
looking O
at O
how O
to O
restore O
lost O
ground O
. O

Gaza B-GPE
was O
sealed O
off O
after O
the O
killing O
of O
the O
Jewish O
settler O
, O
reversing O
the O
limited O
successes O
of O
last O
week O
's O
peace O
talks O
. O

If O
security O
co-operation O
is O
not O
reestablished O
quickly O
now O
the O
talks O
could O
well O
collapse O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
angry O
at O
what O
they O
call O
the O
heavy O
- O
handed O
Israeli B-NORP
response O
to O
the O
killing O
of O
a O
settler O
. O

Hillary B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The B-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
began O
10 O
years O
ago O
tonight O
and O
ended O
6 O
weeks O
later O
with O
a O
decisive O
US B-GPE
victory O
over O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
but O
little O
has O
changed O
since O
then O
. O

The O
two O
nations O
are O
still O
bitter O
enemies O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
continues O
to O
insist O
that O
UN B-GPE
sanctions O
remain O
against O
Iraq B-GPE
until O
Baghdad B-GPE
completely O
dismantles O
its O
programs O
of O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
. O

The O
only O
exception O
to O
the O
trade O
embargo O
is O
the O
UN O
Oil O
for O
Food O
Program O
, O
which O
President O
Saddam O
Hussein O
grudgingly O
accepted O
5 O
years O
ago O
. O

That O
program O
has O
helped O
provide O
Iraqis B-NORP
with O
basic O
foods O
and O
stabilize O
the O
economy O
somewhat O
, O
but O
Iraq B-GPE
complains O
that O
the O
program O
is O
inadequate O
. O

Under O
it O
Baghdad B-GPE
has O
sold O
40 O
billion O
dollars O
worth O
of O
oil O
and O
has O
received O
only O
10 O
billion O
dollars O
worth O
of O
goods O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
the O
money O
, O
30 O
billion O
dollars O
, O
has O
gone O
to O
pay O
war O
reparations O
, O
assist O
the O
Kurds B-NORP
in O
northern O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
pay O
for O
the O
UN B-GPE
operation O
. O

Today O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
Oil O
Minister O
, O
Omar B-PERSON
Mohammed I-PERSON
Rashid I-PERSON
called O
for O
an O
end O
to O
the O
Oil O
for O
Food O
Program O
. O

You O
can O
not O
run O
a O
country O
with O
23 O
million O
people O
with O
revenues O
of O
16 O
billion O
to O
20 O
billion O
dollars O
. O

You O
run O
it O
from O
a O
security O
council O
. O

This O
is O
totally O
impossible O
, O
even O
with O
all O
the O
good O
faith O
. O

So O
just O
imagine O
with O
all O
the O
bad O
faith O
. O

We O
know O
there O
is O
absolutely O
no O
hope O
for O
this O
program O
to O
succeed O
. O

There O
were O
other O
signs O
today O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
leaders O
have O
few O
regrets O
over O
the O
action O
that O
precipitated O
the B-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

Iraq B-GPE
's O
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
defended O
the O
1990 O
invasion O
of O
Kuwait B-GPE
and O
claimed O
that O
his O
country O
was O
the O
victim O
of O
a O
conspiracy O
, O
and O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
eldest O
son O
Uday B-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Parliament O
, O
proposed O
that O
Kuwait B-GPE
should O
be O
included O
in O
a O
new O
map O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Want O
another O
advantage O
of O
hydrogen O
over O
oil O
? O

Well O
, O
when O
is O
the O
last O
time O
you O
heard O
of O
a O
hydrogen O
spill O
threatening O
a O
sensitive O
ecosystem O
? O

Today O
more O
than O
a O
week O
after O
a O
tanker O
spilled O
a O
180 O
thousand O
gallons O
of O
oil O
near O
the B-LOC
Galapagos I-LOC
Islands I-LOC
, O
experts O
are O
warning O
that O
it O
could O
take O
several O
days O
to O
drag O
the O
ship O
away O
, O
and O
the O
tanker O
's O
captain O
now O
faces O
charges O
that O
could O
land O
him O
up O
to O
5 O
years O
in O
prison O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Tim B-PERSON
Hersh I-PERSON
reports O
from O
one O
of O
the O
Ecuadorian O
Islands B-LOC
. O

The O
captain O
of O
the O
Jessica O
Tokinio O
Arivalo O
is O
being O
held O
at O
the O
Port O
Authority O
building O
on O
San B-LOC
Kristobal I-LOC
which O
looks O
directly O
out O
to O
the O
stricken O
tanker O
still O
stranded O
on O
a O
reef O
after O
running O
aground O
nine O
days O
ago O
. O

Mr. O
Arivala O
said O
he O
had O
mistaken O
a O
channel O
marker O
at O
the O
entrance O
to O
the O
harbor O
for O
a O
lighthouse O
. O

He O
spoke O
of O
his O
horror O
as O
the O
vessel O
ran O
aground O
and O
he O
realized O
his O
mistake O
. O

In O
that O
moment O
I O
felt O
like O
it O
was O
right O
up O
to O
me O
to O
die O
. O

I O
know O
what O
's O
happening O
now O
, O
but O
that O
time O
I O
did O
n't O
know O
. O

I O
had O
nine O
nights O
, O
nine O
days O
, O
not O
eating O
nor O
sleeping O
. O

I O
feel O
sick O
because O
I O
do O
n't O
feel O
guilty O
for O
that O
. O

Formal O
proceedings O
are O
now O
underway O
to O
prosecute O
Mr. O
Arivalo O
and O
the O
owners O
of O
the O
Jessica O
. O

An O
official O
from O
the O
Ecuadorian O
prosecuting O
authorities O
Alfrado B-PERSON
Alvea I-PERSON
arrived O
on O
the O
island O
to O
announce O
the O
start O
of O
legal O
action O
. O

The O
owners O
of O
the O
boat O
, O
the O
captain O
, O
the O
crew O
, O
they O
will O
send O
you O
, O
all O
the O
persons O
who O
've O
made O
that O
damage O
, O
up O
to O
five O
years O
to O
the O
jail O
and O
pay O
all O
the O
damage O
they O
have O
cost O
. O

Out O
in O
the O
harbor O
preparations O
are O
being O
made O
to O
attach O
cables O
to O
the O
tanker O
so O
that O
it O
can O
be O
floated O
and O
towed O
out O
to O
sea O
, O
where O
it O
's O
expected O
to O
be O
sunk O
. O

Edwin B-PERSON
Stanton I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Coastguard I-ORG
says O
the O
rough O
sea O
conditions O
have O
helped O
to O
reduce O
the O
environmental O
damage O
from O
the O
oil O
spill O
. O

Paradoxically O
, O
the O
surf O
that O
's O
washing O
over O
the O
boat O
and O
causing O
damage O
to O
the O
vessel O
has O
been O
mixing O
the O
diesel O
with O
the O
heavy O
oil O
and O
allowing O
both O
to O
evaporate O
and O
mix O
into O
the O
water O
very O
well O
, O
so O
Mother B-PERSON
Nature I-PERSON
give O
us O
and O
Mother B-PERSON
Nature I-PERSON
take O
it O
away O
. O

No O
major O
oil O
concentrations O
have O
been O
sighted O
recently O
more O
than O
6 O
miles O
northwest O
of O
the O
source O
of O
the O
vessel O
, O
so O
much O
of O
it O
is O
naturally O
dissipating O
and O
evaporating O
. O

We O
are O
very O
lucky O
in O
that O
, O
but O
conservation O
scientists O
are O
still O
very O
concerned O
about O
small O
amounts O
of O
oil O
which O
have O
washed O
up O
on O
beaches O
up O
to O
80 O
kilometers O
away O
, O
possibly O
threatening O
creatures O
, O
including O
Galapagos B-LOC
' O
sea O
turtles O
. O

Ecological O
disaster O
may O
have O
been O
averted O
, O
but O
the O
wildlife O
is O
not O
completely O
safe O
yet O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Tim B-PERSON
Hersh I-PERSON
reporting O
from O
the O
Galapagos O
Island O
of O
San B-LOC
Kristobal I-LOC
. O

This O
is O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

I O
am O
Lisa B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
. O

For O
16 O
weeks O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israelis B-NORP
have O
been O
dying O
in O
clashes O
on O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

Whatever O
trust O
once O
existed O
between O
the O
two O
sides O
has O
just O
about O
completely O
vanished O
, O
and O
that O
's O
why O
an O
action O
that O
Israel B-GPE
took O
today O
could O
have O
more O
significance O
than O
is O
immediately O
apparent O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
forces O
dismantled O
several O
checkpoints O
on O
the O
main O
north O
- O
south O
road O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

In O
spite O
of O
Israel B-GPE
's O
efforts O
to O
bring O
about O
a O
resumption O
of O
full O
security O
cooperation O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
has O
been O
going O
the O
extra O
mile O
to O
make O
peace O
. O

The O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
's O
political O
survival O
may O
depend O
on O
it O
. O

He O
faces O
the O
voters O
in O
3 O
weeks O
and O
as O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Richard B-PERSON
Myron I-PERSON
reports O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
is O
way O
behind O
. O

Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
, O
a O
man O
once O
reviled O
by O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
political O
establishment O
is O
now O
attracting O
popular O
support O
throughout O
the O
country O
. O

Supporters O
call O
him O
by O
his O
nickname O
` O
Ari B-PERSON
' O
during O
a O
visit O
to O
this O
Jerusalem B-GPE
market O
and O
hailed O
him O
as O
the O
king O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

They O
shout O
, O
`` O
Only O
Sharon B-ORG
can O
bring O
peace O
. O
'' O

The O
72 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
leader O
of O
the O
right O
wing O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
is O
expected O
to O
trounce O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
in O
the O
upcoming O
election O
for O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
. O

Barak B-PERSON
's O
Foreign O
Minister O
Sloma O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
was O
in O
Paris B-GPE
today O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
drum O
up O
support O
for O
a O
peace O
deal O
and O
increase O
the O
left O
wing O
leader O
's O
chances O
in O
the O
election O
. O

Before O
rushing O
back O
for O
fresh O
talks O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
this O
evening O
, O
Ben B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Ami I-PERSON
acknowledged O
that O
an O
agreement O
probably O
would O
n't O
happen O
before O
the O
end O
of O
President O
Clinton O
's O
term O
later O
this O
month O
and O
Sharon B-ORG
supporters O
are O
castigating O
Barak B-PERSON
for O
bringing O
chaos O
in O
place O
of O
the O
peace O
deal O
he O
promised O
. O

A O
campaign O
message O
for O
Sharon B-ORG
says O
, O
`` O
Disappointed O
with O
Barak B-PERSON
, O
Barak B-PERSON
promised O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
disappointed O
, O
Barak B-PERSON
must O
be O
replaced O
'' O
. O

Mey B-PERSON
Shitreet I-PERSON
, O
Sharon B-ORG
's O
campaign O
manager O
says O
only O
his O
candidate O
can O
bring O
real O
peace O
between O
Israel B-GPE
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
shooting O
our O
citizens O
in O
our O
capital O
after O
they O
sign O
a O
peace O
agreement O
with O
us O
. O

In O
this O
situation O
Sharon B-ORG
as O
a O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
will O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
calm O
down O
the O
situation O
and O
give O
us O
the O
possibility O
at O
first O
, O
to O
check O
again O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
do O
they O
mean O
peace O
? O

It O
is O
inconceivable O
to O
think O
that O
in O
the O
same O
time O
that O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
go O
shooting O
us O
, O
we O
are O
talking O
to O
them O
about O
peace O
. O

Sharon B-ORG
has O
told O
reporters O
that O
he O
will O
not O
honor O
any O
deal O
made O
before O
the O
election O
if O
he O
wins O
, O
and O
declared O
that O
the B-LAW
Oslo I-LAW
Accord B-PRODUCT
is O
an O
agreement O
that O
no O
longer O
exists O
, O
giving O
the O
reason O
for O
fighting O
that O
has O
claimed O
more O
than O
360 O
lives O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
today O
with O
an O
Arabic B-LANGUAGE
language O
paper O
in O
Israel O
Sharon O
has O
been O
detailing O
how O
he O
'd O
deal O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Sharon B-ORG
says O
he O
envisions O
a O
series O
of O
phased O
agreements O
on O
issues O
like O
the O
status O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
refugees O
' O
right O
to O
return O
, O
but O
he O
says O
that O
progress O
would O
depend O
upon O
what O
he O
calls O
` O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
's O
behavior O
' O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
says O
the O
right O
wing O
plans O
are O
unrealistic O
and O
will O
only O
lead O
to O
conflict O
. O

These O
are O
difficult O
problems O
and O
it O
is O
hard O
to O
solve O
them O
. O

The O
difference O
between O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
and O
us O
is O
that O
we O
are O
dealing O
with O
them O
. O

When O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
speaks O
about O
his O
version O
of O
peace O
, O
I O
say O
to O
you O
and O
to O
the O
general O
public O
, O
ask O
yourselves O
if O
this O
so O
- O
called O
peace O
has O
a O
partner O
on O
the O
other O
side O
, O
because O
if O
not O
, O
this O
is O
just O
a O
code O
word O
for O
war O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
's O
campaign O
has O
been O
presenting O
Sharon B-ORG
as O
a O
danger O
to O
the O
country O
's O
security O
. O

Television O
ads O
have O
portrayed O
Sharon B-ORG
as O
a O
dangerous O
extremist O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
's O
campaign O
has O
stressed O
the O
right O
wing O
leader O
's O
role O
as O
Minister O
of O
Defense B-ORG
during O
Israel B-GPE
's O
disastrous O
war O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
in O
the O
1980s O
. O

Sharon B-ORG
though O
, O
has O
been O
presenting O
himself O
as O
a O
moderate O
and O
the O
unifier O
for O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
people O
. O

Immediately O
after O
the O
elections O
I O
am O
going O
to O
call O
for O
a O
national O
unity O
government O
. O

So O
, O
I O
think O
, O
even O
that O
should O
bring O
them O
to O
behave O
a O
little O
bit O
nicer O
, O
and O
the O
one O
here O
that O
have O
broken O
all O
his O
pledges O
, O
I O
am O
sorry O
to O
say O
that O
it O
's O
only O
Mr. O
Barak O
. O

According O
to O
a O
opinion O
poll O
most O
Israelis B-NORP
too O
blame O
their O
current O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
for O
the O
ongoing O
crisis O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Some O
left O
- O
wingers O
in O
Israel B-GPE
are O
now O
quietly O
suggesting O
that O
it O
may O
be O
better O
for O
Barak B-PERSON
to O
step O
down O
before O
the O
election O
and O
allow O
the O
veteran O
Shimon B-PERSON
Peres I-PERSON
to O
stand O
in O
his O
place O
against O
Sharon B-ORG
, O
but O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
the O
peace O
agreement O
, O
it O
may O
be O
difficult O
for O
any O
left O
winger O
to O
win O
over O
an O
increasingly O
skeptical O
Israeli B-NORP
public O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
this O
is O
Richard B-PERSON
Myron I-PERSON
in O
Tel B-GPE
Aviv I-GPE
. O

The O
announcement O
by O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
that O
he O
concedes O
defeat O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
presidential O
election O
has O
sent O
people O
rejoicing O
into O
the O
streets O
of O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

The O
speech O
by O
Milosevic B-PERSON
on O
state O
TV O
signaled O
he O
has O
abandoned O
efforts O
to O
block O
the O
opposition O
from O
assuming O
power O
. O

In O
his O
speech O
Milosevic B-PERSON
congratulated O
opposition O
leader O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
who O
has O
been O
ruled O
the O
victor O
in O
the O
election O
. O

He O
also O
says O
he O
plans O
to O
help O
his O
Socialist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
gain O
new O
strength O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
opened O
parliament O
today O
with O
only O
a O
minority O
government O
behind O
him O
, O
but O
with O
a O
promise O
of O
support O
that O
could O
keep O
his O
government O
operating O
for O
at O
least O
a O
month O
. O

An O
ultra-orthodox O
party O
said O
it O
will O
support O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
dwindling O
coalition O
for O
30 O
days O
when O
he O
negotiates O
with O
the O
right O
wing O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
in O
an O
effort O
to O
form O
a O
government O
of O
national O
unity O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
violence O
between O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
demonstrators O
stretched O
into O
its O
33rd O
day O
. O

Gunmen O
killed O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
guard O
and O
a O
missing O
Israeli B-NORP
was O
found O
murdered O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
troops O
wounded O
more O
than O
40 O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Five O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
yesterday O
bringing O
the O
overall O
death O
toll O
to O
more O
than O
140 O
. O

This O
is O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

This O
is O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

I O
'm O
Lisa B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
. O

Not O
since O
he O
took O
power O
13 O
years O
ago O
, O
has O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
appeared O
so O
close O
to O
losing O
it O
. O

His O
grip O
began O
to O
slip O
on O
September O
24th O
, O
when O
as O
even O
he O
admitted O
opposition O
candidate O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
won O
more O
votes O
in O
a O
nation O
- O
wide O
election O
. O

Milosevic B-PERSON
claimed O
, O
however O
, O
that O
Kostunica B-PERSON
had O
failed O
to O
win O
at O
least O
50 O
% O
and O
that O
another O
ballot O
would O
be O
necessary O
. O

The O
opposition O
insisted O
that O
Kostunica B-PERSON
had O
won O
outright O
and O
staged O
mass O
anti-Milosevic O
demonstrations O
. O

Today O
, O
the O
protest O
reached O
a O
climax O
as O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
took O
to O
the O
streets O
of O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

The O
crowds O
took O
over O
the O
parliament O
building O
and O
a O
state O
television O
center O
and O
the O
events O
of O
the O
day O
resembled O
nothing O
so O
much O
as O
a O
popular O
revolution O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Nenad B-PERSON
Chebeck I-PERSON
takes O
us O
to O
the O
streets O
of O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
capital O
in O
his O
eyewitness O
report O
. O

Rock O
drummer O
Dragon B-PERSON
Zuricic I-PERSON
pounded O
out O
a O
beat O
for O
marching O
and O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
demonstrators O
took O
up O
the O
call O
. O

Within O
minutes O
, O
the O
center O
of O
the O
town O
was O
blocked O
solid O
. O

Opponents O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
called O
on O
the O
Yugoslav O
President O
to O
relinquish O
power O
immediately O
. O

An O
opposition O
spokesman O
demanded O
that O
Milosevic B-PERSON
accept O
the O
electoral O
will O
of O
the O
people O
, O
that O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Electoral I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
reveal O
what O
she O
called O
the O
true O
result O
of O
the O
election O
. O

There O
were O
speeches O
and O
even O
songs O
, O
denouncing O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
and O
praising O
opposition O
leader O
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
, O
but O
the O
singing O
stopped O
and O
at O
least O
some O
shooting O
began O
. O

The O
crowd O
converged O
at O
the O
federal O
parliament O
building O
and O
tried O
to O
storm O
it O
. O

The O
police O
retaliated O
with O
tear O
gas O
and O
most O
streets O
around O
the O
buildings O
were O
full O
of O
people O
and O
tear O
gas O
. O

The O
mood O
became O
angry O
and O
several O
police O
cars O
were O
smashed O
or O
set O
ablaze O
. O

Then O
the O
demonstrators O
turned O
their O
fury O
towards O
a O
nearby O
police O
station O
. O

That O
's O
when O
the O
mass O
protest O
took O
what O
may O
have O
been O
a O
`` O
turning O
point O
'' O
. O

The O
police O
gave O
themselves O
up O
without O
a O
fight O
and O
some O
of O
them O
even O
joined O
the O
demonstrators O
. O

Then O
the O
crowd O
marched O
over O
to O
the O
state O
run O
televison O
station O
. O

Much O
to O
the O
demonstrators O
' O
surprise O
dozens O
of O
heavily O
armed O
riot O
policemen O
simply O
walked O
out O
of O
the O
building O
and O
offered O
no O
resistance O
. O

Elsewhere O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
, O
journalists O
at O
three O
other O
television O
stations O
and O
the O
radio O
station O
B92 B-ORG
took O
over O
their O
newsrooms O
vowing O
to O
report O
independently O
of O
state O
control O
. O

This O
evening O
, O
police O
withdrew O
from O
the O
streets O
of O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

Outside O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Parliament I-ORG
building O
, O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
gathered O
for O
a O
rally O
. O

Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
appealed O
to O
them O
to O
stay O
on O
the O
streets O
and O
defend O
democracy O
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
said O
Milosevic B-PERSON
took O
the O
country O
into O
several O
wars O
and O
now O
wanted O
to O
wage O
a O
battle O
against O
his O
own O
people O
. O

The O
crowd O
chanted O
`` O
arrest O
Slobo B-PERSON
and O
let O
's O
march O
onto O
Beveneary B-FAC
3rd I-FAC
, O
to O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
residence O
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
advised O
calm O
. O

What O
he O
did O
n't O
say O
was O
what O
he O
could O
n't O
, O
which O
is O
where O
exactly O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
is O
. O

He O
has O
n't O
been O
seen O
or O
heard O
from O
in O
the O
past O
24 O
hours O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
this O
is O
Nenad B-PERSON
Chebeck I-PERSON
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

Israel B-GPE
is O
also O
confronting O
hostilities O
on O
its O
northern O
border O
, O
hostilities O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
was O
hoping O
would O
end O
when O
it O
withdrew O
its O
troops O
from O
Southern O
Lebanon O
five O
months O
ago O
. O

Hezbollah B-NORP
geurillas O
announced O
this O
week O
that O
they O
have O
captured O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
man O
and O
are O
holding O
him O
along O
with O
3 O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
they O
nabbed O
9 O
days O
ago O
. O

The O
Hezbollah B-NORP
group O
says O
that O
the O
man O
was O
spying O
for O
Israel B-GPE
's O
intelligence O
service O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
insists O
that O
he O
is O
a O
private O
businessman O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Andrew B-PERSON
Harding I-PERSON
is O
in O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
capital O
of O
Beirut B-GPE
. O

Andrew B-PERSON
Harding I-PERSON
how O
does O
this O
capture O
affect O
the O
talks O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
? O

Well O
, O
it O
certainly O
is O
not O
going O
to O
help O
matters O
, O
but O
ultimately O
, O
of O
course O
, O
the O
Hezbollah B-NORP
is O
deeply O
critical O
of O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

They O
do O
not O
like O
the O
sort O
of O
deals O
that O
Arafat B-PERSON
appears O
to O
be O
, O
at O
times O
, O
ready O
to O
make O
. O

Though O
, O
I O
think O
that O
if O
they O
could O
stifle O
the O
entire O
peace O
process O
at O
the O
moment O
, O
then O
that O
is O
what O
they O
'd O
like O
to O
do O
. O

There O
are O
lot O
of O
claims O
and O
counter O
claims O
about O
this O
captured O
man O
and O
what O
he O
does O
. O

What O
do O
we O
know O
for O
sure O
about O
him O
? O

It O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
be O
sure O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

Hezbollah B-NORP
is O
saying O
one O
thing O
, O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
are O
saying O
another O
and O
when O
we O
are O
talking O
about O
a O
possible O
member O
of O
the O
secret O
services O
of O
Mossad B-ORG
, O
it O
is O
very O
hard O
for O
any O
one O
but O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
to O
know O
for O
sure O
. O

Clearly O
, O
this O
is O
a O
man O
who O
was O
travelling O
on O
some O
other O
passport O
somewhere O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
whether O
or O
not O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
citizen O
, O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
it O
for O
sure O
. O

Certainly O
Hezbollah B-NORP
say O
he O
is O
. O

He O
would O
appear O
to O
be O
back O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
under O
Hezbollah B-NORP
guard O
. O

Beyond O
that O
, O
we O
have O
these O
two O
conflicting O
reports O
from O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Hezbollah B-ORG
. O

I O
guess O
it O
's O
a O
question O
of O
trying O
to O
choose O
which O
is O
the O
more O
credible O
, O
and O
that O
's O
a O
very O
difficult O
call O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

Well O
, O
whatever O
his O
identity O
and O
his O
aim O
, O
Hezbollah B-NORP
is O
using O
the O
information O
about O
him O
as O
a O
bargaining O
chip O
, O
it O
would O
seem O
. O

Husain B-PERSON
Nebrusi I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Hezbollah I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
in O
Beirut B-GPE
had O
this O
to O
say O
this O
morning O
. O

We O
will O
not O
tell O
anything O
about O
the O
conditions O
of O
these O
Israeli B-NORP
captured O
soldiers O
of O
the O
colonel O
unless O
we O
get O
something O
in O
return O
. O

We O
are O
determined O
. O

This O
is O
not O
a O
breach O
of O
the B-LAW
Geneva I-LAW
Convention I-LAW
. O

I O
mean O
, O
I O
would O
be O
saying O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
prisoners O
, O
they O
were O
not O
allowed O
to O
even O
see O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
as O
they O
did O
n't O
for O
three O
years O
. O

We O
did O
n't O
even O
know O
the O
least O
information O
about O
them O
. O

So O
, O
Andrew B-PERSON
, O
when O
he O
says O
that O
they O
are O
looking O
to O
get O
something O
in O
return O
for O
information O
about O
these O
captured O
Israelis B-NORP
, O
what O
in O
particular O
do O
they O
want O
to O
say O
? O

What O
are O
they O
hoping O
to O
achieve O
? O

Specifically O
, O
Hezbollah B-NORP
want O
19 O
prisoners O
that O
are O
currently O
being O
held O
in O
Israeli B-NORP
jails O
. O

Many O
of O
them O
, O
as O
Israel B-GPE
admits O
, O
as O
bargaining O
chit O
in O
this O
' O
Hit O
the O
Tag O
Hostage O
war O
' O
. O

There O
are O
also O
a O
number O
of O
other O
men O
believed O
to O
be O
in O
Israel B-GPE
from O
Iran B-GPE
and O
also O
a O
lot O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
detainees O
who O
may O
or O
may O
not O
come O
into O
the O
equation O
even O
when O
this O
negotiating O
process O
over O
the O
fate O
of O
these O
hostages O
gets O
off O
the O
ground O
. O

And O
it O
really O
struggles O
to O
get O
off O
the O
ground O
so O
far O
because O
Hezbollah B-NORP
is O
taking O
such O
a O
tough O
line O
. O

Andrew B-PERSON
, O
can O
you O
tell O
us O
about O
the O
ties O
between O
the O
Hezbollah B-NORP
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
particularly O
in O
the O
recent O
uprising O
. O

I O
mean O
those O
who O
have O
criticized O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
withdrawal O
for O
its O
troops O
from O
Southern O
Lebanon O
last O
spring O
have O
said O
that O
it O
showed O
that O
the O
armed O
uprisings O
have O
won O
the O
day O
and O
forced O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
pullout O
. O

Now O
there O
have O
subsequently O
been O
accusations O
that O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
Hezbollah B-NORP
has O
tried O
to O
influence O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
toward O
armed O
revolt O
. O

Is O
there O
any O
evidence O
of O
this O
? O

Well O
, O
the O
Hezbollah B-NORP
certainly O
would O
like O
to O
do O
that O
and O
they O
are O
, O
at O
the O
moment O
, O
extremely O
popular O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
because O
Palestinians B-NORP
see O
Hezbollah B-NORP
taking O
a O
tough O
line O
at O
a O
time O
when O
many O
of O
them O
are O
critical O
of O
the O
more O
compromising O
route O
that O
Arafat B-PERSON
appears O
to O
be O
taking O
. O

There O
have O
been O
traditional O
differences O
between O
Hezbollah B-NORP
and O
some O
of O
the O
more O
extreme O
groups O
inside O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
areas O
, O
but O
at O
the O
moment O
, O
I O
think O
, O
the O
aim O
of O
Hezbollah B-NORP
and O
other O
groups O
is O
to O
get O
over O
those O
differences O
, O
unite O
and O
form O
a O
very O
strong O
overall O
group O
of O
extremist O
forces O
dedicated O
to O
destroying O
the O
peace O
process O
as O
it O
now O
stands O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Andrew B-PERSON
Harding I-PERSON
speaking O
to O
us O
from O
Beirut B-GPE
, O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

Senior O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
peace O
negotiators O
are O
both O
expected O
in O
Washington B-GPE
this O
week O
to O
discuss O
the O
situation O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

The O
negotiators O
are O
expected O
to O
meet O
separately O
with O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Madeleine O
Albright O
. O

NPR B-ORG
's O
Tom B-PERSON
Gilton I-PERSON
has O
more O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
are O
both O
striking O
a O
defiant O
tone O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
Chairman O
Yasser O
Arafat O
is O
accusing O
Israel B-GPE
of O
destroying O
the O
peace O
process O
, O
and O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
continues O
to O
say O
he O
wants O
timeout O
from O
the O
negotiations O
due O
to O
the O
ongoing O
violence O
, O
but O
neither O
leader O
wants O
to O
cut O
all O
ties O
to O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

The B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
says O
Arafat B-PERSON
has O
agreed O
to O
send O
his O
senior O
peace O
negotiator O
, O
Saab B-PERSON
Erekat I-PERSON
to O
Washington B-GPE
to O
meet O
with O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Albright O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
. O

Albright B-PERSON
is O
also O
expected O
to O
meet O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
Shlama O
Ben O
- O
Ami O
some O
time O
this O
week O
, O
though O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
has O
not O
yet O
confirmed O
a O
date O
for O
that O
meeting O
. O

State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
's O
spokesman O
Richard B-PERSON
Voucher I-PERSON
said O
both O
meetings O
will O
be O
devoted O
largely O
to O
a O
discussion O
of O
ways O
to O
reduce O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
Palestinian B-NORP
violence O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
Gilton I-PERSON
, O
NPR B-ORG
news O
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

I O
am O
Lisa B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
the O
heavyweight O
champion O
of O
the O
world O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
the O
internet O
. O

Now O
based O
on O
past O
experience O
, O
you O
'd O
think O
the O
main O
challenger O
for O
the O
crown O
would O
be O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Well O
, O
you O
would O
be O
wrong O
. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
the O
internet O
, O
Japan B-GPE
could O
have O
been O
a O
contender O
. O

This O
week O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
a O
blue O
ribbon O
advisory O
panel O
wrapped O
up O
proposals O
aimed O
at O
turning O
Japan B-GPE
into O
an O
information O
technology O
powerhouse O
by O
2005 O
. O

We O
asked O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Lucy B-PERSON
Craft I-PERSON
to O
find O
out O
how O
fast O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
will O
have O
to O
drive O
to O
catch O
up O
to O
the O
Americans O
on O
the O
information O
superhighway O
. O

By O
all O
appearances O
, O
Japan B-GPE
would O
seem O
a O
natural O
candidate O
to O
be O
the O
next O
internet O
superpower O
. O

At O
this O
recent O
technology O
trade O
show O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
NTT B-ORG
Docomell I-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
biggest O
cell O
phone O
maker O
touted O
its O
latest O
model O
. O

By O
next O
year O
callers O
will O
be O
able O
to O
see O
as O
well O
as O
hear O
each O
other O
, O
thanks O
to O
the O
addition O
of O
a O
tiny O
video O
monitor O
. O

The O
country O
that O
gave O
the O
world O
VCRs O
, O
the O
Walkman O
and O
video O
games O
continues O
to O
churn O
out O
entertainment O
related O
devices O
. O

One O
of O
this O
Christmas O
season O
's O
hottest O
items O
is O
this O
. O

A O
consumer O
version O
of O
a O
DJ O
's O
night O
club O
turntable O
, O
complete O
with O
simulated O
scraps O
, O
sounds O
and O
effects O
buttons O
. O

Whether O
it O
is O
cell O
phones O
, O
digital O
cameras O
or O
flat O
TV O
screens O
, O
Japan B-GPE
continues O
to O
dominate O
many O
sectors O
of O
technology O
and O
its O
manufacturing O
expertise O
is O
still O
world O
- O
class O
, O
and O
yet O
, O
it O
's O
something O
of O
a O
paradox O
but O
after O
a O
decade O
of O
explosive O
internet O
growth O
around O
the O
world O
, O
only O
one O
in O
five O
Japanese B-GPE
goes O
on O
line O
. O

It O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
rationally O
explain O
why O
because O
visibly O
it O
does O
n't O
make O
sense O
. O

Lee B-PERSON
Daniels I-PERSON
is O
President O
of O
Jupiter B-ORG
Telecommunications I-ORG
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
largest O
cable O
operator O
. O

You O
would O
think O
that O
companies O
are O
so O
knowledgeable O
, O
so O
educated O
, O
so O
technically O
literate O
that O
they O
would O
be O
at O
the O
forefront O
of O
the O
development O
. O

Internet O
access O
fees O
here O
run O
as O
much O
as O
10 O
times O
as O
high O
as O
in O
the O
West O
, O
thanks O
to O
a O
near O
monopoly O
held O
by O
NTT B-ORG
, O
the O
politically O
powerful O
former O
state O
owned O
telephone O
company O
. O

Though O
its O
sky O
high O
rates O
are O
why O
Japanese B-GPE
do O
n't O
go O
on O
line O
as O
much O
as O
citizens O
elsewhere O
, O
but O
Jupiter B-ORG
chief O
Daniels B-PERSON
says O
it O
all O
comes O
down O
to O
conservative O
, O
conformist O
, O
consensus O
lobbying O
Japanese B-NORP
society O
itself O
that O
's O
impeding O
growth O
of O
the O
internet O
here O
. O

I O
think O
it O
really O
reverts O
back O
in O
to O
these O
traditional O
values O
, O
the O
way O
Japanese B-GPE
are O
educated O
and O
basically O
individualism O
is O
not O
encouraged O
in O
neither O
school O
setting O
or O
corporate O
setting O
, O
and O
the O
people O
who O
are O
really O
making O
a O
difference O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
are O
individuals O
who O
are O
entrepreneurs O
. O

They O
will O
come O
up O
with O
an O
idea O
, O
take O
the O
risk O
and O
lead O
. O

They O
are O
not O
afraid O
to O
go O
against O
normal O
traditional O
ways O
of O
doing O
things O
and O
taking O
personal O
risk O
, O
and O
in O
Japan B-GPE
you O
do O
n't O
see O
that O
risk O
factor O
as O
evident O
as O
what O
you O
would O
find O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Which O
partly O
explains O
why O
Japanese B-NORP
political O
leaders O
such O
as O
Prime O
Minister O
Yoshiro O
Mori O
are O
in O
a O
fix O
. O

Well O
, O
desperate O
to O
escape O
the O
economic O
stagnation O
that O
has O
mired O
this O
country O
for O
over O
a O
decade O
, O
they O
also O
worry O
that O
traditional O
ways O
of O
life O
would O
be O
swept O
aside O
by O
the O
internet O
with O
dotcom O
jobs O
replacing O
life O
- O
long O
employment O
security O
, O
e-commerce O
endangering O
business O
built O
on O
personal O
relationships O
. O

They O
hate O
to O
see O
some O
of O
the O
traditional O
values O
that O
Japan B-GPE
has O
always O
distinguished O
itself O
, O
starting O
to O
erode O
. O

Again O
, O
Lee B-PERSON
Daniels I-PERSON
. O

And O
there O
is O
a O
conflict O
that O
exists O
. O

As O
you O
start O
moving O
down O
this O
path O
towards O
technical O
innovation O
, O
it O
invites O
disruption O
or O
it O
brings O
about O
the O
conflict O
much O
quicker O
than O
I O
think O
most O
people O
would O
be O
prepared O
to O
start O
dealing O
with O
it O
. O

I O
think O
there O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
issues O
that O
Japan B-GPE
is O
starting O
to O
question O
, O
how O
do O
they O
adapt O
, O
how O
do O
they O
change O
, O
how O
do O
they O
preserve O
what O
is O
good O
about O
their O
society O
while O
making O
these O
changes O
to O
be O
more O
competitive O
with O
what O
's O
happening O
throughout O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
. O

In O
a O
crisis O
, O
such O
as O
right O
after O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
Japan B-GPE
has O
proven O
adept O
at O
rapid O
change O
, O
but O
in O
the O
past O
drastic O
reform O
has O
always O
been O
masterminded O
from O
above O
by O
Japanese B-NORP
bureaucrats O
. O

A O
true O
internet O
connected O
society O
and O
economy O
wo O
n't O
emerge O
, O
say O
experts O
, O
without O
a O
grassroots O
led O
revolution O
, O
and O
that O
would O
be O
a O
first O
with O
this O
2000 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
country O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Lucy B-PERSON
Craft I-PERSON
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

Family O
members O
and O
close O
allies O
of O
former O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
are O
leaving O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
ahead O
of O
possible O
investigations O
into O
their O
financial O
dealings O
. O

Some O
are O
believed O
to O
have O
millions O
of O
dollars O
in O
foreign O
bank O
accounts O
. O

Stefan B-PERSON
Boss I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

As O
Serbia B-GPE
is O
preparing O
to O
inaugurate O
a O
new O
government O
, O
some O
members O
of O
former O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
's O
family O
are O
leaving O
the O
country O
. O

The O
son O
of O
Milosevic B-PERSON
, O
Marco B-PERSON
, O
tried O
unsuccessfully O
to O
flee O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
but O
he O
was O
refused O
entry O
and O
was O
on O
his O
way O
back O
to O
Moscow B-GPE
from O
where O
he O
came O
. O

Earlier O
Marco B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
did O
not O
receive O
a O
visa O
in O
Russia B-GPE
, O
a O
situation O
which O
could O
only O
be O
cleared O
after O
his O
uncle O
and O
diplomats O
intervened O
. O

It O
was O
seen O
as O
another O
sign O
that O
both O
Russia B-GPE
and O
China B-GPE
have O
abandoned O
their O
friendship O
with O
the O
Milosevic B-PERSON
family O
and O
that O
they O
are O
seeking O
closer O
ties O
with O
new O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
. O

For O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Stefan B-PERSON
Boss I-PERSON
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
has O
imposed O
a O
complete O
blockade O
of O
the O
part O
of O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
under O
the O
control O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

No O
entry O
to O
or O
exit O
from O
the O
territory O
is O
to O
be O
allowed O
except O
for O
humanitarian O
cases O
. O

The O
move O
comes O
at O
the O
end O
of O
a O
day O
of O
intense O
violence O
across O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
in O
which O
10 O
people O
were O
killed O
, O
7 O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
3 O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

The O
political O
maneuvering O
going O
on O
in O
Israel B-GPE
could O
put O
us O
to O
shame O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Parliament B-ORG
is O
considering O
moves O
that O
could O
allow O
former O
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin O
Netanyahu O
to O
run O
against O
incumbent O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
. O

Let O
's O
back O
up O
for O
a O
minute O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
announced O
2 O
weeks O
ago O
that O
he O
would O
call O
for O
early O
elections O
. O

Then O
yesterday O
he O
resigned O
, O
triggering O
the O
vote O
in O
about O
2 O
months O
, O
and O
guess O
who O
under O
current O
Israeli B-NORP
law O
would O
be O
ineligible O
to O
run O
for O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
? O

That O
's O
right O
, O
the O
former O
front O
runner O
Benjamin B-PERSON
Netanyahu I-PERSON
. O

You O
see O
, O
Netanyahu B-PERSON
gave O
up O
his O
parliamentary O
seat O
last O
year O
after O
his O
election O
lost O
to O
Barak B-PERSON
and O
in O
Israel B-GPE
, O
if O
you O
are O
not O
in O
the O
Parliament O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
run O
for O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Richard B-PERSON
Myron I-PERSON
explains O
. O

Against O
the O
backdrop O
of O
continuing O
violence O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
, O
election O
campaign O
has O
begun O
here O
. O

Yesterday O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
won O
the O
endorsement O
of O
his O
Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
as O
its O
candidate O
for O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
and O
while O
his O
supporters O
may O
be O
cheering O
, O
many O
other O
Israelis B-NORP
have O
turned O
away O
from O
the O
man O
they O
elected O
just O
18 O
months O
ago O
. O

Opinion O
polls O
show O
him O
neck O
and O
neck O
with O
the O
current O
leader O
of O
the O
right O
wing O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
, O
but O
Barak B-PERSON
trails O
former O
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin O
Netanyahu O
by O
16 O
points O
according O
to O
one O
poll O
. O

Among O
Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
activists O
such O
as O
legislator O
Yael B-PERSON
Dayan I-PERSON
there O
is O
a O
sense O
of O
confusion O
about O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
unpopularity O
. O

It O
certainly O
objectively O
does O
n't O
make O
any O
sense O
. O

It O
means O
we O
have O
to O
try O
harder O
and O
to O
remind O
people O
why O
they O
said O
such O
a O
big O
no O
to O
Netanyahu B-PERSON
only O
a O
year O
and O
a O
half O
ago O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
can O
win O
and O
if O
he O
comes O
to O
the O
elections O
with O
an O
indication O
of O
continuation O
of O
the O
peace O
, O
he O
's O
got O
a O
majority O
. O

The O
discredited O
former O
Prime O
Minister O
Benjamin O
Netanyahu O
now O
faces O
a O
number O
of O
legal O
obstacles O
before O
he O
can O
challenge O
Barak B-PERSON
for O
the O
top O
job O
. O

According O
to O
current O
legislation O
only O
a O
member O
of O
parliament O
can O
stand O
for O
the O
position O
of O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
. O

Netanyahu B-PERSON
supporters O
are O
calling O
either O
for O
a O
change O
in O
the O
law O
or O
for O
simultaneous O
elections O
for O
the O
Knesset O
and O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
which O
would O
allow O
their O
candidate O
to O
run O
. O

Senior O
Likud B-NORP
activists O
like O
Yosee B-PERSON
Ahmed I-PERSON
say O
that O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
decision O
to O
call O
an O
election O
just O
for O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
wo O
n't O
save O
him O
from O
his O
opponent O
in O
the O
country O
or O
in O
the O
Knesset O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
did O
n't O
just O
do O
some O
one O
thing O
which O
is O
very O
cynical O
, O
he O
also O
did O
something O
which O
is O
not O
very O
clever O
politically O
because O
there O
is O
a O
, O
built O
- O
in O
majority O
in O
the O
Knesset O
against O
him O
and O
if O
there O
are O
elections O
only O
for O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
even O
if O
he O
is O
elected O
again O
, O
how O
can O
he O
manage O
the O
country O
with O
the O
built O
- O
in O
majority O
against O
him O
. O

So O
, O
I O
would O
therefore O
call O
his O
act O
an O
act O
of O
extreme O
irresponsibility O
. O

As O
the O
political O
tempo O
quickens O
in O
Israel B-GPE
, O
so O
the O
violence O
continues O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

In O
Bethlehem O
Palestinians B-NORP
buried O
another O
victim O
of O
the O
current O
troubles O
killed O
in O
fighting O
yesterday O
with O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
, O
but O
as O
the O
casualties O
on O
both O
sides O
continue O
to O
mount O
, O
there O
are O
also O
rumors O
of O
high O
level O
secret O
contacts O
between O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
find O
a O
political O
solution O
to O
the O
conflict O
. O

Gushin B-PERSON
Baskin I-PERSON
, O
co-director O
of O
the O
Israel B-GPE
- O
Palestine O
Center O
for O
Research B-ORG
and O
Information O
says O
that O
the O
prospects O
of O
an O
election O
in O
Israel B-GPE
could O
improve O
the O
chances O
for O
peace O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
's O
standing O
in O
the O
polls O
is O
so O
bad O
that O
the O
only O
thing O
that O
can O
save O
his O
political O
career O
now O
is O
a O
peace O
deal O
, O
which O
is O
the O
only O
reason O
to O
be O
optimistic O
that O
something O
might O
actually O
happen O
. O

It O
's O
that O
personal O
self O
motivation O
of O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
desire O
to O
survive O
politically O
and O
to O
have O
some O
kind O
of O
future O
in O
this O
country O
knowing O
that O
if O
he O
goes O
to O
elections O
with O
a O
peace O
agreement O
, O
any O
kind O
of O
peace O
agreement O
, O
he O
stands O
much O
better O
chance O
of O
being O
elected O
than O
going O
to O
the O
electorate O
with O
nothing O
. O

Amid O
the O
political O
intrigue O
in O
Israel B-GPE
an O
international O
commission O
led O
by O
former O
US B-GPE
senator O
George B-PERSON
Mitchell I-PERSON
today O
began O
investigating O
the O
causes O
of O
the O
unrest O
here O
. O

Mitchell B-ORG
said O
he O
hoped O
his O
work O
would O
reduce O
the O
level O
of O
violence O
, O
but O
his O
task O
is O
going O
to O
be O
difficult O
amid O
the O
mutual O
accusations O
and O
the O
rising O
death O
toll O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
this O
is O
Richard B-PERSON
Myron I-PERSON
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

You O
are O
listening O
to O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
on O
PRI B-ORG
, O
Public B-ORG
Radio I-ORG
International I-ORG
. O

This O
is O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
a O
co-production O
of O
the B-ORG
BBC I-ORG
World I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
PRI B-ORG
and O
WGBH B-ORG
in O
Boston B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
Tony B-PERSON
Kahn I-PERSON
. O

Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
has O
won O
a O
victory O
in O
the O
fight O
for O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
this O
evening O
. O

The B-ORG
Florida I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
has O
ruled O
that O
certification O
of O
election O
results O
in O
the O
state O
can O
not O
be O
made O
this O
weekend O
. O

The O
court O
will O
hear O
more O
arguments O
on O
that O
, O
Monday O
. O

The O
tally O
of O
the O
state O
's O
overseas O
absentee O
ballots O
is O
also O
underway O
this O
hour O
, O
with O
Gore B-PERSON
so O
far O
trailing O
George B-PERSON
W I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
, O
though O
still O
by O
a O
small O
margin O
. O

From O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
, O
I O
'm O
Gregor B-PERSON
Cragy I-PERSON
for O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

Israeli B-NORP
helicopters O
have O
attacked O
buildings O
used O
by O
Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
only O
hours O
after O
the O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
told O
parliament O
he O
believes O
peace O
is O
still O
possible O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

The O
helicopters O
reportedly O
fired O
missiles O
at O
offices O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
's O
` O
Fatah B-NORP
movement O
' O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
officials O
say O
there O
are O
no O
casualties O
and O
little O
damage O
. O

Earlier O
Barak B-PERSON
said O
peace O
could O
still O
be O
achieved O
but O
only O
if O
certain O
conditions O
are O
met O
. O

If O
violence O
is O
reduced O
and O
a O
fact O
finding O
American O
led O
committee O
go O
to O
work O
, O
we O
will O
be O
ready O
to O
go O
there O
and O
help O
put O
an O
end O
to O
violence O
. O

The O
chief O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
Syeb B-PERSON
Arakat I-PERSON
said O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
speech O
was O
aimed O
at O
forming O
a O
coalition O
with O
Israel B-GPE
's O
right O
wing O
and O
would O
have O
a O
negative O
effect O
on O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

Not O
a O
whole O
lot O
happens O
in O
Dornoch B-GPE
, O
but O
tomorrow O
the O
small O
Scottish B-NORP
town O
will O
be O
the O
center O
of O
the O
universe O
. O

At O
least O
that O
's O
the O
conclusion O
you O
might O
reach O
from O
seeing O
the O
hundreds O
of O
journalists O
and O
photographers O
camped O
out O
there O
. O

They O
are O
all O
vying O
for O
the O
story O
of O
the O
millennium O
, O
which O
is O
, O
as O
if O
you O
did O
n't O
know O
, O
tomorrow O
's O
wedding O
of O
singer O
Madonna B-PERSON
and O
filmmaker O
Guy B-PERSON
Ritchie I-PERSON
. O

This O
amazing O
, O
thrilling O
and O
fantastic O
story O
began O
today O
with O
the O
christening O
of O
the O
couple O
's O
four O
- O
month O
old O
boy O
' O
Rocco B-PERSON
. O
' O

Reporter O
Garith B-PERSON
McClain I-PERSON
is O
covering O
the O
story O
for O
the O
London B-GPE
based O
Guardian B-ORG
newspaper O
. O

Now O
Garith B-PERSON
it O
sounds O
like O
the O
Scottish B-NORP
media O
have O
all O
gone O
mad O
. O

Why O
this O
interest O
in O
an O
American B-NORP
pop O
star O
? O

We O
are O
surprised O
that O
we O
have O
such O
an O
American B-NORP
pop O
star O
in O
Scotland B-GPE
itself O
, O
never O
mind O
up O
in O
Dornoch B-GPE
which O
is O
near O
Inverness B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
the O
back O
of O
beyond O
even O
to O
most O
Scottish B-NORP
people O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
like O
the O
wilds O
of O
Washington B-GPE
State I-GPE
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
the O
best O
comparison O
I O
can O
make O
. O

So O
you O
are O
saying O
there O
are O
n't O
Hollywood B-GPE
stars O
and O
starlets O
there O
, O
there O
is O
not O
a O
whole O
lot O
going O
on O
. O

Just O
the O
howling O
wind O
and O
the O
pouring O
rain O
otherwise O
. O

And O
a O
lot O
of O
fog O
I O
guess O
now O
. O

Apparently O
, O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
hard O
to O
get O
a O
good O
camera O
angle O
for O
the O
wedding O
. O

Apparently O
so O
, O
yes O
, O
and O
the O
guests O
have O
been O
warned O
not O
to O
keep O
cameras O
in O
their O
kilts O
. O

Cameras O
in O
their O
kilts O
? O

Yes O
. O

If O
one O
would O
so O
desire O
. O

Well O
apparently O
, O
photo O
lens O
in O
your O
pocket O
or O
are O
you O
just O
pleased O
to O
see O
me O
. O

Yes O
, O
guests O
have O
been O
warned O
not O
to O
bring O
in O
cameras O
in O
their O
kilts O
and O
people O
are O
having O
their O
kilts O
examined O
and O
looked O
up O
, O
which O
if O
you O
know O
anything O
about O
Scotland B-GPE
and O
Scottish B-NORP
men O
are O
n't O
suppose O
to O
wear O
anything O
under O
their O
kilts O
. O

Yeah O
. O

A O
bit O
of O
an O
eyeful O
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
can O
. O

He O
's O
got O
a O
camera O
there O
! O

That O
's O
an O
interesting O
little O
anecdote O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

Well O
, O
when O
this O
sort O
of O
thing O
happens O
in O
a O
small O
community O
and O
I O
guess O
that O
's O
a O
under O
statement O
in O
this O
case O
, O
whether O
or O
not O
it O
all O
succeeds O
depends O
on O
how O
well O
some O
of O
the O
local O
people O
can O
keep O
secrets O
. O

Are O
people O
kind O
of O
, O
you O
know O
, O
in O
the O
fold O
on O
this O
, O
or O
are O
there O
things O
being O
leaked O
around O
to O
press O
here O
and O
there O
? O

Well O
Skibo B-FAC
Castle I-FAC
, O
where O
the O
wedding O
is O
being O
held O
, O
is O
very O
discrete O
. O

There O
have O
been O
a O
lot O
of O
celebrity O
weddings O
there O
but O
none O
as O
big O
as O
this O
admittedly O
. O

But O
within O
the O
town O
there O
was O
a O
piano O
being O
rented O
out O
from O
a O
piano O
shop O
in O
Aberdeen B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
sort O
of O
reasonably O
nearby O
and O
it O
was O
leaked O
that O
this O
was O
the O
piano O
that O
someone O
was O
going O
to O
play O
at O
the O
wedding O
. O

Reportedly O
, O
it O
was O
Elton B-PERSON
John I-PERSON
who O
was O
going O
to O
play O
a O
song O
for O
Guy O
and O
the O
shop O
was O
inundated O
when O
this O
was O
leaked O
and O
people O
just O
wanting O
to O
touch O
the O
piano O
that O
was O
going O
to O
be O
in O
the O
same O
room O
as O
Madonna B-PERSON
and O
Guy B-PERSON
Ritchie I-PERSON
. O

I O
imagine O
the O
locals O
could O
be O
kind O
of O
swooning O
for O
quite O
a O
while O
because O
Sting B-PERSON
, O
who O
I O
guess O
might O
be O
singing O
at O
the O
wedding O
, O
his O
wife O
introduced O
the O
couple O
. O

Brad B-PERSON
Pitt I-PERSON
, O
Gwyneth B-PERSON
Paltrow I-PERSON
, O
Robin B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
, O
George B-PERSON
Clooney I-PERSON
, O
any O
other O
people O
around O
there O
are O
specially O
fond O
of O
? O

Well O
, O
I O
think O
that O
is O
the O
most O
unusual O
thing O
about O
it O
. O

I O
mean O
I O
have O
some O
friends O
who O
live O
up O
in O
there O
next O
to O
the O
woods O
and O
people O
are O
just O
surprised O
that O
they O
would O
choose O
this O
little O
tiny O
village O
in O
Scotland B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
the O
juxtaposition O
of O
that O
glamour O
, O
I O
mean O
a O
Gwyneth B-PERSON
Paltrow I-PERSON
in O
Inverness B-GPE
. O

It O
just O
does O
n't O
sound O
what O
they O
are O
thinking O
about O
. O

And O
, O
of O
course O
, O
Stella B-PERSON
McCartney I-PERSON
is O
there O
too O
and O
apparently O
Celine B-PERSON
Dion I-PERSON
. O

But O
it O
is O
pretty O
amazing O
, O
all O
these O
Hollywood B-GPE
stars O
in O
this O
quiet O
, O
sleepy O
village O
that O
is O
n't O
really O
famous O
for O
anything O
. O

So O
this O
must O
be O
a O
real O
boom O
to O
the O
local O
economy O
? O

Oh O
absolutely O
, O
I O
mean O
it O
's O
been O
estimated O
that O
3 O
million O
pounds O
, O
which O
is O
about O
5 O
million O
dollars O
, O
will O
be O
made O
over O
the O
next O
few O
weeks O
in O
Dornoch B-GPE
just O
from O
journalists O
and O
celebrities O
and O
sort O
of O
sightseers O
I O
guess O
coming O
to O
see O
where O
Madonna B-PERSON
got O
married O
. O

Gosh O
, O
this O
must O
be O
you O
know O
about O
five O
thousand O
times O
the O
local O
budget O
there O
. O

Yeah O
, O
absolutely O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
they O
'll O
know O
what O
to O
do O
with O
all O
that O
money O
out O
there O
. O

There O
is O
only O
so O
many O
sheep O
you O
can O
buy O
. O

But O
the B-ORG
Scottish I-ORG
Tourist I-ORG
Board I-ORG
are O
also O
planning O
on O
cashing O
in O
on O
it O
and O
they O
're O
estimating O
some O
60 O
million O
dollars O
will O
be O
made O
over O
the O
next O
few O
years O
, O
just O
with O
people O
coming O
to O
see O
the O
sight O
of O
Madonna B-PERSON
and O
Guy O
's O
wedding O
. O

Garith B-PERSON
McClain I-PERSON
, O
covering O
the O
Madonna O
- O
Guy O
Ritchie O
wedding O
for O
the O
London B-GPE
based O
Guardian B-ORG
newspaper O
speaking O
to O
us O
from O
Edinburgh B-GPE
, O
Scotland B-GPE
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
Garith B-PERSON
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

From O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
, O
I O
am O
James B-PERSON
Cawling I-PERSON
for O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

The O
whole O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
has O
risen O
up O
against O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

Those O
were O
the O
words O
of O
opposition O
leader O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
to O
crowds O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
television O
interview O
, O
Kostunica B-PERSON
declared O
he O
had O
replaced O
Milosevic B-PERSON
as O
President O
. O

Earlier O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
filled O
the O
city O
center O
demanding O
Milosevic B-PERSON
step O
down O
. O

Protestors O
braved O
clouds O
of O
tear O
gas O
to O
take O
control O
of O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Parliament I-ORG
building O
, O
which O
was O
set O
on O
fire O
and O
several O
television O
stations O
. O

An O
announcer O
appeared O
on O
the O
main O
channel O
to O
announce O
the O
arrival O
of O
free O
broadcasting O
. O

Journalist O
Misha B-PERSON
Glenny I-PERSON
was O
on O
the O
streets O
. O

The B-FAC
Federal I-FAC
Parliament I-FAC
here O
is O
on O
fire O
. O

Demonstrators O
have O
moved O
into O
it O
. O

Police O
are O
using O
tear O
gas O
all O
over O
the O
place O
, O
dispersing O
many O
of O
the O
demonstrators O
, O
but O
frankly O
all O
hell O
has O
broken O
lose O
here O
. O

The O
whereabouts O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
remain O
unclear O
at O
this O
hour O
, O
but O
opposition O
leader O
Alexander B-PERSON
Popovic I-PERSON
says O
it O
's O
now O
clear O
his O
time O
and O
power O
is O
over O
. O

I O
think O
that O
the O
majority O
of O
the O
people O
who O
are O
betting O
that O
this O
is O
the O
day O
, O
this O
is O
the O
end O
, O
that O
today O
is O
the O
end O
or O
maybe O
tomorrow O
, O
but O
that O
it O
's O
over O
, O
that O
you O
are O
going O
to O
be O
free O
. O

Elsewhere O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
officials O
from O
the O
FBI O
and O
the O
CIA O
and O
marine O
anti-terrorist O
specialists O
have O
arrived O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
to O
investigate O
yesterday O
's O
explosion O
that O
crippled O
the O
US O
Navy O
destroyer O
, O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O

Seven O
sailors O
are O
confirmed O
dead O
and O
ten O
of O
the O
missing O
are O
now O
presumed O
dead O
. O

The O
wounded O
have O
been O
evacuated O
to O
Germany B-GPE
and O
to O
neighboring O
Djibouti B-GPE
. O

Djibouti B-GPE
is O
where O
until O
last O
year O
the O
Navy O
conducted O
its O
Red B-LOC
Sea I-LOC
refueling O
operations O
. O

John B-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
government O
intelligence O
analyst O
says O
it O
was O
a O
mistake O
for O
those O
operations O
to O
move O
to O
Aden B-GPE
. O

I O
tend O
to O
fault O
the O
US B-GPE
policy O
that O
brought O
the O
refueling O
activity O
from O
Djibouti B-GPE
to O
Aden B-GPE
, O
given O
the O
abundance O
of O
threat O
indicators O
in O
the O
country O
, O
that O
being O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

It O
has O
been O
known O
for O
some O
time O
that O
various O
groups O
, O
either O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
North O
African O
groups O
, O
some O
of O
Bin B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
's O
men O
actively O
reside O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
so O
again O
, O
I O
really O
question O
the O
wisdom O
of O
that O
policy O
. O

You O
say O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
was O
using O
Djibouti B-GPE
for O
more O
or O
less O
the O
same O
purposes O
that O
, O
for O
the O
last O
year O
or O
so O
, O
they O
have O
been O
using O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
that O
they O
knew O
that O
there O
was O
a O
much O
more O
anti-American O
atmosphere O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

Why O
then O
did O
they O
go O
there O
? O

Did O
they O
have O
some O
other O
overriding O
concerns O
? O

The O
US B-GPE
has O
been O
attempting O
to O
support O
movements O
for O
democratization O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
and O
there O
has O
been O
some O
attempts O
to O
buttress O
the O
government O
of O
Ali B-PERSON
Abdullah I-PERSON
Saleh I-PERSON
and O
I O
believe O
that O
this O
is O
directly O
tied O
into O
that O
. O

There O
were O
elections O
held O
, O
I O
believe O
, O
a O
year O
or O
so O
ago O
. O

The O
Americans O
were O
involved O
as O
far O
as O
assessing O
and O
evaluating O
the O
validity O
of O
the O
elections O
, O
and O
I O
think O
this O
grew O
out O
of O
that O
policy O
of O
supporting O
the O
Yemeni O
government O
, O
but O
again O
the O
problem O
that O
the O
Yemeni O
government O
faces O
is O
they O
do O
n't O
actively O
control O
the O
countryside O
. O

That O
is O
split O
between O
various O
tribal O
groups O
and O
there O
is O
also O
, O
as O
I O
mentioned O
, O
extremists O
that O
look O
at O
Yemen B-GPE
as O
, O
say O
, O
heaven O
. O

They O
have O
been O
there O
for O
well O
on O
20 O
years O
, O
various O
groups O
at O
different O
times O
, O
of O
course O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
talking O
about O
Yemen B-GPE
and O
giving O
us O
a O
feeling O
for O
what O
is O
interesting O
about O
this O
country O
, O
another O
thing O
that O
is O
interesting O
about O
it O
would O
seem O
to O
be O
that O
this O
is O
a O
country O
that O
had O
pretty O
much O
sided O
, O
as O
I O
understand O
it O
, O
with O
Iraq B-GPE
during O
the B-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

Is O
that O
true O
and O
if O
so O
why O
is O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
involved O
with O
it O
now O
? O

That O
is O
true O
. O

The O
government O
of O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
led O
by O
the O
current O
President O
Ali O
Abdullah O
Saleh O
, O
did O
exhibit O
pro-Iraqi O
sentiment O
during O
the B-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

As O
far O
as O
the O
reasoning O
behind O
why O
the O
US B-GPE
is O
trying O
to O
rebuild O
its O
ties O
with O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
again O
the O
US B-GPE
policy O
is O
to O
try O
to O
build O
a O
bridge O
with O
as O
many O
countries O
as O
possible O
within O
a O
region O
, O
particularly O
the O
Islamic O
world O
. O

We O
hope O
the O
countries O
can O
become O
potential O
friends O
, O
if O
not O
allies O
, O
in O
the O
region O
. O

So O
there O
is O
a O
bit O
of O
, O
ok O
, O
yes O
we O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
what O
you O
did O
in O
the O
past O
, O
but O
let O
's O
try O
to O
put O
that O
behind O
us O
and O
look O
forward O
. O

And O
what O
have O
the O
developments O
there O
led O
you O
to O
believe O
about O
the O
wisdom O
of O
that O
policy O
? O

The O
wisdom O
of O
trying O
to O
establish O
ties O
with O
the O
Yemeni O
government O
, O
I O
can O
certainly O
see O
the O
logic O
behind O
that O
. O

Again O
my O
specific O
question O
comes O
in O
to O
why O
they O
moved O
the O
refueling O
activity O
from O
Djibouti B-GPE
to O
Aden B-GPE
, O
given O
the O
level O
of O
threat O
in O
the O
country O
. O

It O
is O
one O
thing O
to O
build O
relationships O
, O
it O
is O
another O
thing O
to O
put O
actually O
your O
men O
and O
women O
on O
the O
front O
line O
, O
when O
they O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
there O
. O

John B-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
is O
a O
research O
analyst O
at O
the O
Institute O
for O
Foreign O
Policy O
Analysis O
. O

He O
joined O
us O
in O
our O
studios O
here O
in O
Boston B-GPE
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
faction O
headed O
by O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
said O
today O
that O
, O
it O
will O
avenge O
the O
deaths O
of O
four O
of O
its O
members O
who O
were O
killed O
today O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
. O

Later O
in O
the O
day O
, O
a O
car O
bombing O
in O
the O
northern O
Israeli B-NORP
town O
of O
Hadera B-GPE
, O
killed O
two O
people O
and O
injured O
at O
least O
50 O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
said O
he O
would O
retaliate O
. O

Corey B-PERSON
Flintoff I-PERSON
, O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Neither O
candidate O
will O
be O
declared O
the O
President O
- O
elect O
until O
at O
least O
Friday O
. O

That O
's O
when O
the O
overseas O
ballots O
will O
be O
counted O
and O
factored O
into O
the O
candidates O
' O
final O
totals O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Glass I-PERSON
reports O
from O
London B-GPE
. O

There O
are O
Floridians B-NORP
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

Because O
abroad O
are O
n't O
counted O
in O
our O
census O
, O
no O
one O
knows O
how O
many O
, O
and O
no O
one O
knows O
how O
many O
voted O
. O

Those O
who O
did O
it O
like O
Margaret B-PERSON
Sawn I-PERSON
, O
an O
American O
working O
in O
Costa B-GPE
Rica I-GPE
, O
says O
she O
is O
glad O
a O
week O
and O
a O
half O
before O
Americans O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
went O
to O
the O
polls O
that O
she O
cast O
her O
absentee O
ballot O
for O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
. O

Well O
, O
because O
, O
you O
know O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
was O
going O
after O
the O
outer O
voters O
very O
hard O
, O
I O
did O
feel O
Friday O
would O
be O
important O
, O
and O
, O
of O
course O
I O
did O
n't O
think O
, O
it O
would O
get O
down O
to O
this O
but O
who O
would O
n't O
. O

Here O
in O
London B-GPE
, O
Frances B-PERSON
Deek I-PERSON
is O
a O
retired O
teacher O
who O
lived O
in O
Britain B-GPE
for O
18 O
years O
. O

She O
says O
she O
cast O
her O
absentee O
ballot O
for O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
. O

Deek B-PERSON
says O
in O
recent O
days O
, O
she O
has O
had O
to O
defend O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
's O
political O
system O
. O

Britains B-NORP
who O
notice O
she O
is O
American B-NORP
, O
have O
let O
her O
know O
what O
they O
think O
of O
the O
elections O
. O

They O
keep O
saying O
, O
" O
Oh O
, O
is O
n't O
that O
terrible O
. O

The O
biggest O
democracy O
in O
the O
world O
and O
it O
's O
all O
falling O
apart O
. O

And O
I O
say O
it O
is O
because O
we O
are O
a O
democracy O
that O
it O
's O
happening O
this O
way O
. O

It O
's O
because O
everybody O
gets O
the O
vote O
. O

It O
's O
because O
people O
will O
not O
let O
things O
slide O
. O

They O
want O
to O
know O
everything O
. O

This O
is O
part O
of O
being O
a O
democracy O
. O

But O
for O
Americans O
abroad O
, O
says O
Geek B-PERSON
, O
participating O
in O
democracy O
voting O
is O
more O
work O
then O
for O
Americans O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

You O
have O
to O
make O
a O
very O
conscious O
effort O
and O
it O
takes O
mailing O
two O
things O
to O
get O
to O
vote O
. O

You O
have O
to O
send O
in O
your O
card O
to O
start O
with O
, O
and O
then O
when O
you O
get O
the O
ballot O
bag O
, O
you O
have O
to O
send O
the O
ballot O
back O
. O

So O
, O
it O
's O
harder O
than O
if O
you O
just O
wandered O
up O
to O
your O
poll O
on O
Election O
Day O
and O
voted O
because O
you O
have O
been O
registered O
for O
years O
. O

In O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
town O
of O
Ramad B-GPE
Beithshamuz I-GPE
, O
Karen B-PERSON
London I-PERSON
originally O
from O
Hollywood B-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
, O
says O
she O
and O
her O
husband O
almost O
did O
n't O
vote O
. O

Her O
ballot O
arrived O
late O
. O

Her O
husband O
said O
voting O
was O
a O
waste O
of O
time O
, O
but O
she O
insisted O
and O
mailed O
their O
ballots O
. O

Now O
London B-GPE
says O
she O
is O
glad O
she O
did O
n't O
listen O
to O
her O
husband O
and O
so O
is O
he O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
think O
anything O
of O
it O
and O
so O
when O
my O
grandson O
called O
Wednesday O
morning O
to O
say O
, O
' O
Wake O
up O
, O
today O
your O
vote O
is O
going O
to O
count O
' O
, O
then O
it O
was O
really O
a O
matter O
of O
, O
you O
know O
, O
our O
vote O
not O
only O
does O
it O
count O
like O
it O
shows O
in O
any O
election O
, O
but O
it O
really O
counts O
in O
the O
final O
and O
we O
voted O
an O
absentee O
ballot O
. O

But O
Londons B-PERSON
did O
n't O
say O
which O
way O
they O
voted O
but O
they O
have O
cast O
ballots O
in O
each O
of O
the O
three O
Presidential O
elections O
held O
since O
they O
moved O
to O
Israel B-GPE
9 O
years O
ago O
. O

This O
year O
, O
says O
Karen B-GPE
, O
has O
been O
special O
and O
a O
little O
frightening O
. O

It O
's O
quite O
a O
daunting O
feeling O
to O
think O
that O
, O
you O
know O
, O
of O
hundreds O
and O
millions O
of O
people O
, O
you O
know O
, O
in O
this O
case O
our O
vote O
counts O
, O
although O
it O
does O
n't O
count O
more O
than O
any O
other O
citizen O
's O
vote O
, O
in O
this O
particular O
moment O
it O
counts O
more O
than O
everybody O
else O
's O
, O
because O
that O
's O
what O
they O
are O
waiting O
for O
. O

Major O
Mikiang O
, O
a O
Floridian B-NORP
based O
in O
Germany B-GPE
is O
from O
Okichobee B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
. O

He O
says O
despite O
the O
waiting O
, O
the O
court O
cases O
and O
the O
uncertainty O
, O
he O
is O
not O
worried O
that O
there O
'll O
be O
a O
constitutional O
crisis O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

I O
do O
n't O
really O
have O
any O
concerns O
at O
all O
. O

I O
am O
very O
confident O
that O
our O
form O
of O
government O
that O
checks O
and O
balances O
the O
way O
we O
set O
the O
process O
up O
and O
the O
way O
it O
is O
moving O
, O
so O
many O
things O
to O
fall O
back O
on O
to O
keep O
the O
process O
moving O
, O
that O
I O
am O
not O
really O
concerned O
at O
all O
. O

One O
radio O
announcer O
here O
in O
London B-GPE
made O
an O
accurate O
and O
insightful O
comment O
today O
. O

At O
a O
time O
like O
this O
with O
the O
Presidency O
hanging O
in O
the O
balance O
, O
in O
many O
nations O
the O
generals O
have O
moved O
in O
. O

In O
America B-GPE
the O
lawyers O
do O
. O

For O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Glass I-PERSON
in O
London B-GPE
. O

From O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
I O
am O
Corey B-PERSON
Flintoff I-PERSON
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
helicopters O
rocketed O
targets O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
today O
striking O
close O
to O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
's O
headquarters O
and O
injuring O
at O
least O
a O
dozen O
people O
. O

Israel B-GPE
said O
the O
attacks O
were O
in O
retaliation O
for O
the O
killings O
of O
at O
least O
two O
Israeli B-NORP
reservers O
who O
apparently O
became O
lost O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
town O
of O
Ramallah B-GPE
. O

They O
sought O
refuge O
with O
Palestinian B-NORP
police O
but O
were O
later O
stabbed O
to O
death O
by O
a O
mob O
that O
stormed O
the O
police O
station O
. O

The O
violence O
dealt O
another O
blow O
to O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

Egypt B-GPE
condemned O
Israel B-GPE
's O
attacks O
today O
and O
said O
it O
has O
the O
approval O
of O
other O
Arab B-NORP
states O
to O
host O
a O
summit O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israelis B-NORP
only O
if O
the O
violence O
stops O
. O

Dale B-PERSON
Gavlak I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Cairo B-GPE
. O

Foreign O
Minister O
Amre O
Moussa O
said O
Egypt B-GPE
is O
angry O
but O
this O
can O
not O
stop O
it O
from O
taking O
action O
from O
saving O
the O
peace O
process O
and O
ending O
attacks O
on O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

We O
can O
not O
accept O
what O
happened O
today O
. O

We O
can O
not O
accept O
it O
under O
any O
circumstances O
. O

This O
is O
indeed O
a O
big O
blow O
to O
the O
peace O
process O
, O
a O
big O
blow O
to O
the O
relations O
in O
the O
region O
, O
a O
big O
blow O
to O
the O
stability O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

This O
has O
to O
cease O
. O

This O
has O
to O
stop O
and O
you O
have O
to O
stop O
it O
in O
a O
way O
that O
would O
bring O
together O
the O
parties O
concerned O
and O
get O
the O
necessary O
commitments O
from O
both O
, O
from O
them O
. O

Moussa B-PERSON
said O
Egypt B-GPE
has O
been O
in O
contact O
with O
President O
Clinton O
about O
a O
meeting O
to O
call O
the O
parties O
to O
examine O
the O
situation O
and O
turn O
it O
around O
. O

He O
added O
that O
Egypt B-GPE
can O
not O
sit O
tight O
and O
let O
the O
crisis O
continue O
. O

For O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
I O
am O
Dale B-PERSON
Gavlak I-PERSON
in O
Cairo B-GPE
. O

And O
so O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
is O
about O
to O
decide O
a O
case O
that O
will O
probably O
determine O
who O
becomes O
the O
next O
President O
. O

If O
this O
strikes O
you O
as O
an O
extraordinary O
turn O
of O
events O
, O
well O
it O
strikes O
many O
overseas O
as O
nearly O
unbelievable O
. O

In O
the O
democracies O
of O
Europe B-GPE
, O
legal O
experts O
are O
saying O
it O
ca O
n't O
happen O
here O
. O

Philippe B-PERSON
Shatiney I-PERSON
is O
an O
editor O
of O
the O
French B-NORP
news O
weekly O
, O
Mahiyan B-ORG
. O

Philippe B-PERSON
, O
could O
it O
happen O
anywhere O
else O
. O

Oh O
, O
I O
really O
think O
not O
. O

First O
of O
all O
, O
because O
there O
are O
so O
few O
countries O
which O
are O
organized O
on O
the O
American B-NORP
model O
with O
, O
the O
powers O
of O
the O
state O
. O

So O
yes O
I O
think O
there O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
bemusement O
here O
in O
Europe B-GPE
about O
the O
difficulties O
that O
the O
Americans O
are O
having O
in O
choosing O
a O
President O
. O

I O
think O
there O
is O
also O
a O
lot O
of O
amusement O
though O
, O
there O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
finger O
pointing O
. O

It O
's O
always O
funny O
for O
the O
small O
guys O
to O
laugh O
when O
the O
giant O
trips O
over O
his O
feet O
. O

Well O
, O
let O
's O
look O
at O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
States I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
itself O
and O
our O
justice O
system O
, O
now O
is O
there O
an O
institution O
that O
is O
independent O
of O
politics O
that O
serves O
anything O
like O
the O
function O
that O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
serves O
? O

Well O
, O
yes O
mostly O
European B-NORP
judicial O
systems O
do O
have O
a O
form O
of O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

However O
, O
for O
example O
, O
in O
France B-GPE
the O
strict O
machinery O
of O
justice O
is O
separated O
from O
the O
constitutional O
court O
, O
which O
is O
a O
separate O
body O
, O
but O
yes O
there O
also O
the O
members O
are O
appointed O
by O
the O
President O
and O
therefore O
there O
also O
, O
the O
members O
of O
the B-ORG
Coseque I-ORG
Constitutionalle I-ORG
are O
somewhat O
open O
to O
criticism O
that O
the O
decisions O
are O
often O
more O
motivated O
by O
politics O
than O
they O
are O
by O
the O
law O
. O

However O
, O
I O
think O
that O
the O
image O
that O
we O
Europeans B-NORP
had O
, O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
system O
and O
especially O
of O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
was O
that O
those O
justices O
were O
above O
politics O
and O
, O
I O
think O
, O
that O
is O
also O
one O
of O
the O
bad O
surprises O
that O
this O
election O
is O
reserving O
to O
us O
Europeans B-NORP
is O
that O
finally O
your O
system O
is O
not O
as O
perfect O
as O
we O
were O
led O
to O
believe O
. O

I O
wonder O
in O
terms O
of O
this O
particular O
case O
, O
now O
this O
is O
certainly O
an O
extreme O
case O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
with O
an O
unfathomably O
close O
election O
, O
How O
have O
other O
democracies O
dealt O
with O
effective O
ties O
, O
I O
mean O
could O
there O
for O
instance O
be O
one O
of O
elections O
, O
you O
know O
where O
our O
type O
has O
gone O
to O
the O
courts O
, O
What O
happens O
to O
yours O
? O

Well O
, O
there O
have O
been O
cases O
in O
most O
recent O
elections O
in O
France B-GPE
where O
the B-ORG
Coseque I-ORG
Constitutionalle I-ORG
having O
been O
apprised O
of O
doubtful O
procedures O
or O
doubtful O
ways O
of O
counting O
the O
votes O
, O
have O
decided O
either O
to O
the O
election O
and O
have O
it O
done O
over O
again O
or O
to O
in O
fact O
change O
the O
winner O
. O

However O
, O
our O
electoral O
system O
is O
so O
much O
more O
simple O
in O
the O
sense O
that O
we O
have O
separate O
elections O
for O
the O
Presidency O
, O
for O
Parliament B-ORG
, O
for O
our O
mayors O
and O
therefore O
usually O
most O
French B-NORP
voters O
are O
faced O
with O
the O
difficulty O
of O
choosing O
a O
little O
paper O
ballotenne O
with O
a O
name O
on O
it O
and O
putting O
that O
in O
an O
envelop O
and O
then O
put O
that O
in O
the O
urn O
, O
so O
there O
is O
a O
much O
less O
chance O
of O
error O
, O
at O
least O
, O
in O
our O
French B-NORP
system O
. O

Hey O
, O
it O
is O
interesting O
there O
also O
, O
when O
we O
look O
at O
the O
idea O
of O
checks O
and O
balances O
in O
a O
non-partisan O
judiciary O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
checks O
and O
balances O
, O
that O
actually O
originated O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

Yes O
indeed O
, O
it O
was O
a O
political O
idea O
put O
forward O
in O
the O
writings O
of O
the O
and O
another O
very O
famous O
french O
political O
observer O
Alexis B-PERSON
de I-PERSON
Tocqueville I-PERSON
who O
visited O
America B-GPE
and O
wrote O
an O
amazingly O
good O
book O
about O
American B-NORP
democracy O
, O
said O
exactly O
that O
, O
that O
America B-GPE
seemed O
to O
him O
to O
be O
the O
single O
country O
in O
the O
world O
who O
has O
managed O
to O
apply O
the O
separation O
of O
powers O
between O
the O
judiciary O
, O
the O
executive O
, O
and O
the O
legislative O
in O
a O
better O
way O
than O
any O
other O
country O
. O

So O
it O
's O
quite O
surprising O
for O
us O
Europeans B-NORP
to O
see O
that O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
would O
be O
involved O
, O
not O
really O
it O
seems O
to O
us O
in O
interpreting O
the O
law O
of O
the O
land O
or O
the O
constitution O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
but O
more O
in O
deciding O
the O
merits O
of O
a O
terribly O
political O
case O
. O

Philippe B-PERSON
Shatiney I-PERSON
, O
an O
editor O
of O
the O
French B-NORP
news O
weekly O
' O
Mahiyan B-ORG
' O
. O

Nice O
to O
speak O
with O
you O
Philippe B-PERSON
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

From O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
I O
am O
Corey B-PERSON
Flintoff I-PERSON
. O

President O
- O
elect O
George O
W. O
Bush O
formally O
resigned O
today O
as O
governor O
of O
Texas B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
that O
his O
six O
years O
in O
office O
have O
been O
a O
tribute O
to O
bipartisan O
efforts O
with O
the O
legislature O
. O

He O
said O
Texas B-GPE
has O
made O
steady O
progress O
in O
improving O
education O
, O
the O
criminal O
justice O
system O
and O
tax O
reform O
. O

President O
Clinton O
was O
back O
in O
Ireland B-GPE
today O
during O
the O
first O
leg O
of O
a O
3 O
- O
day O
trip O
that O
will O
also O
take O
him O
to O
Belfast B-GPE
and O
London B-GPE
. O

He O
is O
looking O
ways O
to O
encourage O
the O
peace O
process O
in O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
. O

NPR B-ORG
's O
Marianne B-PERSON
McGuire I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Belfast B-GPE
. O

After O
shopping O
in O
Dublin B-GPE
and O
drinking O
a O
pint O
of O
Guinness B-ORG
in O
a O
pub O
, O
President O
Clinton O
traveled O
to O
the O
Irish B-NORP
border O
for O
an O
evening O
ceremony O
. O

More O
than O
60,000 O
people O
parked O
the O
square O
in O
the O
center O
of O
Dundalk B-GPE
, O
a O
border O
town O
. O

In O
a O
carnival O
atmosphere O
, O
people O
from O
north O
and O
south O
of O
the O
island O
thanked O
the O
President O
for O
his O
efforts O
in O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
appealed O
to O
them O
to O
continue O
supporting O
the O
peace O
accords O
. O

And O
I O
ask O
you O
stand O
up O
for O
peace O
today O
, O
tomorrow O
, O
and O
the O
rest O
of O
your O
lives O
. O

But O
many O
problems O
remain O
in O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

The O
President O
will O
discuss O
such O
issues O
Wednesday O
when O
he O
meets O
the O
key O
players O
of O
the O
peace O
accord O
in O
Belfast B-GPE
. O

From O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
I O
am O
Marianne B-PERSON
McGuire I-PERSON
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
more O
violence O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
has O
resulted O
in O
at O
least O
four O
more O
deaths O
. O

Hillary B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
Palestinian B-NORP
suicide O
bomber O
had O
explosives O
strapped O
to O
his O
body O
. O

He O
blew O
himself O
up O
at O
an O
outdoor O
cafe O
frequented O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
near O
a O
Jewish O
settlement O
. O

Three O
Israelis B-NORP
were O
wounded O
. O

In O
other O
violence O
, O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
worker O
was O
shot O
dead O
in O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
and O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
, O
another O
Palestinian B-NORP
, O
a O
teenager O
, O
was O
shot O
by O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
during O
clashes O
. O

Tensions O
were O
at O
a O
peak O
across O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
areas O
because O
this O
is O
the O
holiest O
day O
in O
the O
Muslim B-NORP
calendar O
and O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
had O
banned O
Muslims B-NORP
under O
the O
age O
of O
45 O
and O
in O
some O
cases O
35 O
from O
praying O
at O
Jerusalem B-GPE
's O
holy O
sites O
. O

Hillary B-PERSON
Anderson I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Lisa B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
. O

The O
Yemeni O
coastline O
is O
a O
sear O
for O
terrorists O
, O
but O
it O
was O
the O
best O
option O
available O
for O
refueling O
ships O
. O

That O
's O
what O
General O
Anthony O
Zinni O
told O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Arms I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
hearing O
today O
. O

Zinny B-PERSON
was O
in O
charge O
of O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Central I-ORG
Command I-ORG
at O
the O
time O
of O
the O
Pentagon O
contracted O
for O
refueling O
services O
in O
the O
Yemeni O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
in O
December O
of O
1998 O
. O

Today O
he O
took O
full O
responsibility O
for O
that O
decision O
saying O
I O
pass O
that O
buck O
on O
to O
nobody O
. O

In O
Yemen B-GPE
officials O
say O
they O
now O
have O
a O
description O
of O
one O
of O
the O
suicide O
bombers O
and O
that O
mounting O
evidence O
suggests O
that O
the O
plot O
to O
bomb O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
may O
have O
originated O
in O
a O
remote O
corner O
of O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Katy B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
has O
the O
latest O
on O
the O
investigation O
. O

Yemeni O
security O
officials O
today O
said O
that O
during O
a O
search O
earlier O
this O
week O
of O
an O
Aden B-GPE
apartment O
that O
turned O
out O
bomb O
making O
equipment O
, O
investigators O
also O
found O
documents O
they O
believe O
originated O
in O
the O
eastern O
Yemeni O
province O
of O
Hydra B-GPE
Mount I-GPE
. O

The O
region O
is O
home O
to O
several O
tribal O
groups O
that O
have O
been O
known O
to O
kidnap O
foreigners O
for O
ransom O
. O

Security O
officials O
also O
linked O
documents O
found O
in O
the O
vehicle O
believed O
to O
be O
used O
by O
the O
attackers O
to O
the O
region O
. O

Today O
Yemeni O
investigators O
went O
to O
the O
province O
of O
Hydra B-GPE
Mount I-GPE
hoping O
to O
identify O
the O
two O
men O
who O
used O
the O
apartment O
. O

They O
have O
n't O
been O
seen O
since O
the O
bombing O
a O
week O
ago O
. O

FBI B-ORG
director O
, O
Louis B-PERSON
Freeh I-PERSON
visited O
Yemen B-GPE
today O
to O
view O
the O
investigation O
first O
hand O
. O

After O
meeting O
with O
Yemen B-GPE
's O
President O
Free O
told O
a O
news O
conference O
that O
the O
FBI O
's O
role O
there O
is O
strictly O
supports O
. O

The O
investigation O
is O
being O
run O
by O
the O
Yemeni O
police O
and O
security O
authorities O
. O

We O
are O
the O
junior O
partner O
. O

We O
are O
very O
pleased O
with O
the O
progress O
of O
the O
investigation O
. O

In O
fact O
I O
complimented O
the O
President O
for O
the O
very O
good O
investigative O
work O
they O
have O
done O
, O
particularly O
in O
finding O
several O
locations O
which O
we O
feel O
may O
be O
relevant O
to O
the O
case O
. O

The O
FBI O
director O
also O
toured O
the O
wreckage O
of O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
and O
described O
it O
as O
a O
tangled O
mass O
of O
metal O
and O
wire O
. O

Free O
said O
that O
the O
situation O
on O
board O
is O
a O
recovery O
mission O
as O
much O
as O
it O
is O
a O
crime O
scene O
. O

When O
asked O
who O
he O
suspected O
was O
behind O
the O
attack O
, O
Free O
cautioned O
it O
's O
still O
too O
soon O
to O
draw O
conclusions O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
speculating O
. O

What O
we O
want O
to O
be O
doing O
now O
is O
investigating O
and O
that O
's O
what O
we O
do O
, O
though O
we O
do O
it O
best O
if O
we O
do O
it O
based O
on O
the O
facts O
. O

Facts O
, O
which O
appear O
to O
be O
growing O
clearer O
with O
each O
day O
. O

Speaking O
on O
Arabic O
satellite O
television O
yesterday O
President O
Ali O
Abdullah O
Saleh O
said O
investigators O
have O
found O
a O
workshop O
they O
believe O
was O
used O
to O
build O
the O
engine O
for O
the O
boat O
that O
transported O
the O
explosives O
out O
to O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O

They O
have O
also O
interviewed O
eye O
witnesses O
and O
put O
together O
a O
composite O
sketch O
of O
one O
of O
the O
suicide O
bombers O
. O

The O
Yemeni O
President O
said O
he O
has O
a O
beard O
and O
wears O
glasses O
but O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
the O
description O
of O
the O
other O
person O
. O

The O
question O
here O
is O
, O
are O
they O
Yemeni O
nationals O
? O

The O
documents O
show O
they O
are O
from O
Hydra B-GPE
Mount I-GPE
. O

President O
Sallah O
described O
the O
attack O
as O
an O
octopus O
of O
an O
operation O
and O
said O
it O
was O
clear O
it O
had O
been O
carefully O
planned O
. O

Closer O
to O
home O
, O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
Arms I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
today O
began O
an O
examination O
of O
the O
policy O
that O
allowed O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
to O
dock O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

The O
Pentagon O
will O
be O
staging O
its O
own O
independent O
investigation O
into O
circumstances O
surrounding O
the O
bombing O
and O
today O
named O
retired O
Navy O
Admiral O
Harold O
Geeman O
and O
retired O
Army O
General O
William O
Crouch O
to O
lead O
that O
probe O
. O

For O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
I O
am O
Katy B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
. O

GOP B-NORP
vice O
- O
presidential O
nominee O
Dick B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
celebrated O
Thanksgiving B-EVENT
in O
a O
Washington B-GPE
D.C. I-GPE
hospital O
where O
he O
is O
recovering O
from O
what O
doctors O
said O
was O
a O
mild O
heart O
attack O
. O

Cheney B-PERSON
got O
a O
telephone O
call O
from O
his O
democratic O
counterpart O
Joseph B-PERSON
Lieberman I-PERSON
wishing O
him O
a O
speedy O
recovery O
. O

The O
hospital O
spokeswoman O
said O
that O
Cheney B-PERSON
could O
go O
home O
as O
early O
as O
tomorrow O
if O
his O
recovery O
continues O
to O
go O
well O
. O

I O
am O
Corey B-PERSON
Flintoff I-PERSON
, O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

In O
China B-GPE
a O
campaign O
against O
fake O
goods O
has O
netted O
43 O
million O
dollars O
of O
counterfeit O
products O
over O
the O
past O
month O
. O

The O
trade O
in O
bogus O
goods O
is O
thought O
to O
cost O
companies O
tens O
of O
billions O
of O
dollars O
in O
lost O
revenues O
each O
year O
, O
but O
officials O
say O
enforcing O
the O
law O
is O
often O
dangerous O
with O
at O
least O
one O
government O
inspector O
killed O
in O
recent O
weeks O
. O

Officials O
say O
some O
corrupt O
local O
government O
officials O
are O
protecting O
the O
pirates O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
, O
Duncan B-PERSON
Hewat I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O

Multinational O
companies O
investing O
in O
China B-GPE
had O
become O
so O
angry O
that O
they O
recently O
set O
up O
an O
anti-piracy O
league O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
to O
pressure O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
to O
take O
action O
. O

Domestic O
manufacturers O
, O
who O
are O
also O
suffering O
, O
launched O
a O
similar O
body O
this O
month O
. O

China B-GPE
recently O
introduced O
a O
new O
law O
increasing O
fines O
against O
producers O
of O
fake O
goods O
from O
the O
amount O
of O
profit O
made O
to O
the O
value O
of O
the O
goods O
produced O
, O
but O
many O
observers O
say O
this O
is O
still O
not O
a O
sufficient O
deterrent O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
media O
have O
said O
that O
fake O
products O
are O
humiliating O
the O
nation O
and O
undermining O
public O
morality O
, O
and O
while O
the O
fakes O
are O
often O
so O
well O
packaged O
that O
even O
the O
real O
manufacturers O
ca O
n't O
tell O
the O
difference O
, O
the O
products O
inside O
are O
often O
downright O
dangerous O
. O

China B-GPE
says O
it O
is O
determined O
to O
tackle O
the O
problem O
as O
part O
of O
its O
moves O
towards O
joining O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Trade I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Duncan B-PERSON
Hewat I-PERSON
. O

Two O
leading O
allies O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
have O
resigned O
their O
government O
positions O
. O

The O
Yugoslav O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
and O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
Interior O
Minister O
were O
both O
seen O
as O
key O
figures O
in O
the O
deposed O
President O
's O
regime O
. O

From O
Belgrade B-GPE
, O
Jacky B-PERSON
Rowland I-PERSON
reports O
. O

It O
's O
been O
a O
day O
of O
further O
blows O
for O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
who O
only O
last O
Friday O
spoke O
of O
plans O
to O
rebuild O
his O
party O
and O
stage O
a O
political O
comeback O
. O

Two O
of O
his O
allies O
have O
been O
forced O
out O
of O
positions O
in O
the O
state O
apparatus O
. O

Amid O
applause O
and O
laughter O
in O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
parliament O
, O
the O
powerful O
Interior O
Minister O
Vlico O
Stwilkivich O
resigned O
. O

His O
departure O
will O
open O
the O
way O
for O
the O
new O
President O
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
to O
rein O
in O
the O
police O
force O
, O
which O
has O
traditionally O
been O
a O
staunch O
defender O
of O
Mr. O
Milosevic O
. O

In O
another O
development O
, O
the O
Yugoslav O
Prime O
Minister O
Momer O
Bolatavich O
has O
also O
stepped O
down O
. O

Jacky B-PERSON
Rowland I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

One O
of O
the O
largest O
cases O
of O
alleged O
sexual O
abuse O
by O
a O
Catholic O
priest O
is O
being O
settled O
. O

The O
archdiocese O
of O
Portland B-GPE
has O
apologized O
to O
22 O
men O
who O
say O
they O
were O
molested O
by O
an O
Oregon B-GPE
priest O
when O
they O
were O
altar O
boys O
. O

Jeff B-PERSON
Brady I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Oregon B-ORG
Public I-ORG
Broadcasting I-ORG
. O

The O
men O
say O
they O
were O
abused O
by O
Maurice B-PERSON
Grammond I-PERSON
as O
far O
back O
as O
50 O
years O
ago O
. O

As O
part O
of O
the O
settlement O
, O
the O
men O
will O
receive O
money O
though O
the O
exact O
amount O
is O
being O
kept O
confidential O
. O

The O
agreement O
also O
calls O
for O
an O
apology O
from O
the B-ORG
Portland I-ORG
Archdiocese I-ORG
that O
will O
be O
read O
from O
the O
pulpit O
of O
every O
parish O
in O
Western O
Oregon O
at O
Sunday O
Mass O
. O

Attorney O
David O
Slater O
represented O
the O
alleged O
victims O
. O

These O
men O
were O
burdened O
through O
their O
childhood O
, O
and O
into O
adulthood O
, O
and O
even O
in O
the O
middle O
age O
with O
an O
overwhelming O
sense O
of O
shame O
and O
isolation O
. O

With O
few O
exceptions O
they O
kept O
this O
experience O
and O
the O
shame O
around O
it O
a O
secret O
even O
from O
their O
own O
wives O
. O

Maurice B-PERSON
Grammond I-PERSON
is O
now O
80 O
and O
lives O
in O
the O
Alzheimer O
's O
unit O
of O
a O
nursing O
home O
. O

He O
never O
faced O
criminal O
charges O
for O
the O
alleged O
abuse O
because O
the O
statute O
of O
limitations O
expired O
long O
ago O
. O

For O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
I O
'm O
Jeff B-PERSON
Brady I-PERSON
in O
Portland B-GPE
, O
Oregon B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
United I-ORG
Nations I-ORG
World I-ORG
Food I-ORG
Program I-ORG
, O
WFP B-ORG
, O
says O
up O
to O
a O
million O
people O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
could O
die O
of O
starvation O
unless O
it O
receives O
more O
aid O
from O
donors O
. O

The O
country O
has O
been O
hit O
by O
its O
worst O
drought O
in O
30 O
years O
. O

This O
report O
from O
Katy B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
Food I-ORG
Program I-ORG
says O
its O
stocks O
of O
food O
aid O
are O
due O
to O
run O
out O
in O
February O
, O
months O
before O
the O
next O
harvest O
in O
June B-GPE
. O

Donations O
of O
wheat O
for O
Afghanistan B-GPE
have O
traditionally O
come O
from O
western O
governments O
. O

WFP B-ORG
blames O
general O
donor O
fatigue O
for O
their O
inadequate O
response O
, O
but O
is O
pleading O
for O
donors O
to O
give O
more O
food O
aid O
for O
Afghanistan B-GPE
or O
face O
a O
catastrophe O
. O

Conditions O
in O
many O
parts O
of O
the O
country O
are O
at O
crisis O
point O
. O

Many O
families O
have O
already O
sold O
their O
livestock O
and O
household O
goods O
to O
buy O
food O
, O
and O
still O
have O
only O
1 O
or O
2 O
months O
of O
starvation O
rations O
left O
. O

Katy B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Islamabad B-GPE
. O

Two O
American B-NORP
professors O
will O
share O
this O
year O
's O
Noble B-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Economics I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

They O
are O
James B-PERSON
Heckman I-PERSON
of O
the O
University O
of O
Chicago B-GPE
and O
Daniel B-PERSON
Mcfedden I-PERSON
of O
the O
University O
of O
California B-GPE
, O
Berkeley B-GPE
. O

NPR B-ORG
's O
John B-PERSON
Edsty I-PERSON
reports O
. O

The O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Committee O
said O
the O
two O
were O
awarded O
the O
prize O
for O
their O
work O
in O
micro-econometrics O
, O
which O
combined O
economics O
and O
statistics O
. O

As O
friends O
and O
colleagues O
, O
Heckman B-PERSON
and O
Mcfedden B-PERSON
developed O
and O
exchanged O
ideas O
over O
a O
period O
of O
30 O
years O
. O

According O
to O
Mcfedden B-PERSON
, O
their O
work O
is O
closely O
related O
and O
the O
common O
theme O
is O
the O
use O
of O
economic O
theory O
to O
study O
individual O
behaviour O
. O

Heckmann B-PERSON
is O
best O
known O
for O
labour O
force O
studies O
, O
including O
how O
married O
women O
decide O
whether O
to O
work O
. O

Mcfedden B-PERSON
has O
created O
models O
aimed O
at O
figuring O
out O
how O
people O
make O
life O
's O
big O
choices O
, O
like O
when O
to O
get O
married O
and O
how O
many O
children O
to O
have O
. O

Mcfedden B-PERSON
says O
, O
he O
will O
use O
his O
half O
of O
the O
915,000 O
dollar O
prize O
to O
support O
his O
farm O
in O
Northern B-LOC
California I-LOC
's O
wine O
country O
. O

Heckman B-PERSON
is O
currently O
travelling O
in O
Brazil B-GPE
. O

John B-PERSON
Edsty I-PERSON
, O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Yugoslav O
opposition O
leaders O
sharply O
criticized O
both O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
today O
as O
a O
general O
strike O
against O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
gained O
momentum O
across O
the O
country O
. O

NPR B-ORG
's O
Sylvia B-PERSON
Pajoli I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Podgorica B-GPE
. O

With O
the O
international O
community O
anxiously O
following O
the O
Yugoslav O
political O
crisis O
from O
the O
sidelines O
Kostunica B-PERSON
accused O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
of O
indecision O
and O
said O
Washington B-GPE
was O
indirectly O
helping O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
cause O
. O

He O
was O
scheming O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
which O
he O
said O
never O
missed O
a O
chance O
to O
mention O
that O
there O
's O
an O
indictment O
against O
Milosevic B-PERSON
at O
the O
war O
crimes O
tribunal O
in O
The O
Hague B-GPE
as O
if O
this O
were O
more O
important O
Kostunica B-PERSON
added O
than O
the O
fate O
of O
a O
nation O
. O

And O
still O
Russia B-GPE
which O
has O
offered O
to O
mediate O
but O
thus O
far O
has O
not O
joined O
Western B-NORP
governments O
in O
embracing O
Kostunica B-PERSON
as O
the O
victor O
against O
Milosevic B-PERSON
. O

The O
opposition O
leader O
was O
very O
critical O
. O

He O
said O
Russian B-NORP
policy O
has O
been O
indecisive O
and O
reluctant O
and O
he O
described O
it O
as O
one O
step O
forward O
and O
one O
back O
. O

Sylvia B-PERSON
Pajoli I-PERSON
, O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Podgorica B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
are O
due O
in O
Washington B-GPE
to O
discuss O
a O
possible O
resumption O
of O
their O
peace O
negotiations O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
is O
fighting O
to O
achieve O
some O
kind O
of O
peace O
deal O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
ahead O
of O
the O
election O
, O
and O
he O
is O
expressing O
a O
cautious O
optimism O
. O

It O
's O
too O
early O
to O
predict O
and O
like O
all O
of O
you O
we O
are O
hopeful O
to O
have O
resumption O
of O
negotiations O
in O
the O
appropriate O
time O
based O
on O
reduction O
in O
the O
level O
of O
violence O
and O
on O
goodwill O
, O
on O
negotiation O
, O
good O
faith O
from O
both O
sides O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
will O
hold O
separate O
meetings O
with O
US B-GPE
officials O
. O

Neither O
side O
is O
ruling O
out O
the O
prospect O
of O
a O
new O
peace O
summit O
before O
President O
Clinton O
leaves O
office O
, O
a O
possibility O
that O
was O
stressed O
by O
the O
representative O
of O
the O
PLO O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
Hasan B-PERSON
Abdul I-PERSON
Rehman I-PERSON
. O

The O
whole O
purpose O
of O
those O
efforts O
here O
in O
Washington B-GPE
is O
really O
to O
pursue O
the O
discussions O
under O
the O
auspices O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
government O
with O
President O
Clinton O
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
is O
due O
to O
discuss O
the O
situation O
with O
President O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
of O
Egypt B-GPE
tomorrow O
. O

In O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
today O
, O
Indians B-NORP
like O
Americans O
are O
consuming O
their O
favorite O
traditional O
foods O
, O
roties O
, O
dal O
and O
increasingly O
burgers O
and O
fries O
. O

The O
Golden O
Arches O
and O
the O
Kentucky O
Colonel O
are O
becoming O
familiar O
sites O
in O
the O
country O
and O
as O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Tinku B-PERSON
Ray I-PERSON
reports O
, O
many O
Indians B-NORP
are O
giving O
a O
fast O
welcome O
to O
fast O
food O
. O

Visit O
any O
McDonalds B-ORG
in O
the O
capital O
and O
it O
will O
be O
packed O
with O
families O
, O
the O
young O
and O
old O
enthusiastically O
eating O
their O
burgers O
and O
fries O
. O

The O
American B-NORP
fast O
food O
giant O
opened O
its O
first O
outlet O
in O
India B-GPE
four O
years O
ago O
and O
has O
now O
expanded O
to O
twenty O
- O
five O
around O
the O
country O
. O

But O
imagine O
a O
McDonalds B-ORG
without O
beef O
, O
no O
big O
macs O
, O
no O
cheese O
burgers O
, O
instead O
the O
choice O
is O
McAlu B-PRODUCT
tikki O
burger O
or O
chicken O
kebabs O
. O

Vikram B-PERSON
Bakshi I-PERSON
, O
Managing O
Director O
of O
McDonalds B-ORG
India I-ORG
explains O
the O
customized O
menu O
. O

We O
knew O
that O
we O
were O
in O
a O
country O
, O
which O
is O
culturally O
sensitive O
. O

From O
day O
one O
we O
went O
beefless O
and O
porkless O
, O
so O
we O
could O
look O
after O
the O
sentiments O
of O
both O
the O
Hindus B-NORP
and O
the O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

From O
day O
one O
we O
knew O
that O
there O
was O
an O
issue O
about O
vegetarianism O
. O

We O
had O
to O
be O
very O
conscious O
about O
it O
and O
we O
did O
a O
segregation O
in O
our O
kitchens O
, O
which O
has O
been O
unheard O
of O
. O

And O
the O
strategy O
has O
been O
a O
popular O
one O
for O
McDonalds B-ORG
, O
as O
a O
sample O
poll O
of O
lunchtime O
customers O
outside O
a O
restaurant O
in O
South B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
shows O
. O

We O
get O
a O
lot O
of O
variety O
here O
and O
it O
's O
very O
tasty O
also O
. O

If O
they O
offered O
you O
only O
, O
say O
, O
a O
fully O
western O
menu O
, O
would O
it O
still O
appeal O
to O
you O
? O

No O
, O
no O
that O
's O
not O
good O
. O

I O
think O
it O
should O
be O
both O
, O
the O
Western B-NORP
and O
the O
Indian B-NORP
, O
both O
. O

The O
food O
here O
offered O
is O
a O
lot O
better O
than O
what O
you O
find O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

In O
what O
ways O
? O

Here O
, O
you O
know O
, O
it O
's O
like O
it O
's O
American B-NORP
as O
well O
as O
Indian B-NORP
taste O
. O

It O
's O
a O
very O
wise O
move O
for O
them O
because O
if O
they O
would O
have O
only O
just O
original O
McDonalds B-ORG
, O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
they O
would O
have O
done O
so O
great O
. O

I O
think O
by O
blending O
things O
, O
you O
know O
, O
they O
have O
done O
a O
very O
wise O
move O
. O

Along O
the O
narrow O
crowded O
streets O
of O
old O
Delhi B-GPE
, O
is O
where O
you O
can O
find O
fast O
food O
, O
Indian B-NORP
style O
. O

These O
are O
roadside O
restaurants O
often O
called O
dhabas O
that O
serve O
up O
recipes O
of O
dal O
, O
vegetables O
and O
stuffed O
puries O
, O
deep O
- O
fried O
in O
oil O
. O

This O
traditional O
and O
cheap O
fare O
has O
proved O
stiff O
competition O
for O
the O
multinational O
fast O
food O
chains O
, O
but O
they O
've O
been O
fighting O
hard O
and O
maybe O
closing O
in O
. O

Pizza O
delivery O
chain O
Dominos B-ORG
turned O
a O
profit O
for O
the O
first O
time O
last O
year O
, O
after O
five O
years O
in O
the O
Indian B-NORP
market O
. O

Dominos B-ORG
has O
also O
adapted O
to O
Indian B-NORP
tastes O
by O
creating O
special O
toppings O
, O
butter O
chicken O
and O
chana O
masala O
pizzas O
. O

The O
simple O
idea O
of O
home O
delivery O
is O
also O
rather O
new O
to O
India B-GPE
, O
but O
seems O
to O
have O
captured O
people O
's O
imagination O
. O

Dominos O
Chief O
Executive O
Pawan O
Bhatia O
says O
, O
the O
secret O
of O
their O
success O
is O
to O
introduce O
Western B-NORP
brands O
with O
an O
Indian B-NORP
twist O
. O

If O
I O
walk O
in O
to O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
companies O
who O
failed O
and O
if O
you O
put O
this O
, O
have O
they O
given O
a O
choice O
and O
the O
answer O
most O
of O
the O
time O
will O
be O
no O
. O

They O
have O
decided O
the O
menu O
. O

India B-GPE
is O
a O
deeply O
religious O
and O
traditional O
country O
, O
but O
in O
the O
past O
decade O
thanks O
to O
globalization O
and O
cable O
TV O
, O
the O
population O
has O
been O
exposed O
to O
dozens O
of O
multinational O
brands O
from O
burgers O
to O
washing O
machines O
and O
pizzas O
to O
Pepsi B-ORG
, O
but O
despite O
the O
desire O
to O
embrace O
globalization O
, O
there O
is O
still O
a O
reluctance O
to O
change O
completely O
. O

Marketing O
analyst O
Sohail B-PERSON
Seth I-PERSON
, O
believes O
that O
fast O
food O
companies O
will O
only O
survive O
if O
they O
take O
seriously O
the O
need O
to O
be O
culturally O
sensitive O
. O

As O
a O
nation O
we O
do O
n't O
like O
to O
experiment O
too O
much O
, O
so O
food O
is O
such O
a O
personal O
item O
, O
it O
's O
such O
an O
important O
item O
of O
our O
daily O
existence O
that O
the O
last O
thing O
we O
'd O
like O
is O
any O
international O
fast O
food O
company O
coming O
in O
and O
tinkering O
with O
our O
palate O
. O

Ironically O
, O
what O
the O
Western B-NORP
fast O
food O
chains O
are O
doing O
here O
is O
the O
same O
as O
what O
Indian B-NORP
restaurants O
have O
done O
and O
been O
very O
successful O
at O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
, O
adapting O
and O
adjusting O
according O
to O
local O
tastes O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
this O
is O
Tinku B-PERSON
Ray I-PERSON
, O
New B-GPE
Delhi I-GPE
. O

Opposition O
protests O
continue O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
and O
President O
Slobodan O
Milosevic O
shows O
no O
signs O
of O
bowing O
to O
international O
pressure O
by O
stepping O
down O
. O

Now O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Vlademier O
Putin O
has O
offered O
to O
be O
a O
mediator O
in O
the O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
election O
crisis O
. O

Steve B-PERSON
Rosenberg I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
written O
statement O
Vlademier B-PERSON
Putin I-PERSON
expressed O
concern O
of O
the O
mounting O
tension O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
which O
he O
described O
as O
being O
fraught O
with O
unpredictable O
consequences O
. O

Since O
Russia B-GPE
was O
a O
true O
friend O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
President O
said O
he O
was O
prepared O
to O
step O
in O
as O
peace O
- O
maker O
and O
help O
mediate O
in O
the O
crisis O
. O

He O
invited O
both O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
and O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
to O
Moscow B-GPE
for O
talks O
. O

For O
days O
now O
the O
Russian B-NORP
authorities O
have O
been O
banging O
on O
Belgrade B-GPE
's O
door O
offering O
to O
help O
negotiate O
a O
peaceful O
resolution O
to O
the O
conflict O
. O

Steve B-PERSON
Rosenburg I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
has O
agreed O
to O
impose O
further O
sanctions O
against O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
administration O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
. O

The O
new O
sanctions O
, O
including O
an O
arms O
embargo O
, O
were O
proposed O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
. O

They O
accused O
the O
Taliban B-GPE
of O
supporting O
international O
terrorism O
. O

They O
also O
want O
Afghanistan B-GPE
to O
hand O
over O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
born O
militant O
, O
Osama B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
. O

BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
for O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

I O
am O
Gregor B-PERSON
Cragey I-PERSON
. O

More O
torrential O
rain O
in O
Southern O
Vietnam O
is O
hampering O
relief O
efforts O
for O
thousands O
of O
flood O
victims O
. O

Many O
of O
them O
are O
stranded O
amid O
scenes O
of O
desolation O
. O

More O
than O
200 O
people O
have O
died O
, O
most O
of O
them O
children O
. O

Owen B-PERSON
Benajones I-PERSON
reports O
. O

A O
significant O
proportion O
of O
the O
Mekong B-GPE
delta O
is O
now O
under O
water O
. O

In O
upstream O
areas O
near O
the O
border O
with O
Cambodia B-GPE
, O
the O
water O
level O
is O
declining O
but O
it O
's O
doing O
so O
very O
slowly O
, O
partly O
because O
of O
the O
new O
torrential O
rains O
, O
and O
as O
the O
water O
moves O
downstream O
towards O
the O
sea O
, O
the O
flood O
is O
spreading O
ever O
wider O
, O
and O
in O
some O
places O
getting O
still O
deeper O
. O

The O
authorities O
have O
started O
building O
sandbag O
walls O
to O
protect O
the O
main O
road O
into O
Vietnam B-GPE
's O
commercial O
capital O
, O
Ho B-GPE
Chi I-GPE
Min I-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Cross I-ORG
estimates O
that O
as O
things O
stand O
, O
around O
50,000 O
families O
are O
in O
need O
of O
assistance O
. O

Owen B-PERSON
Benajones I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Hanoi B-GPE
. O

The O
Navy O
has O
changed O
its O
account O
of O
the O
attack O
on O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

Officials O
now O
say O
the O
ship O
was O
hit O
nearly O
two O
hours O
after O
it O
had O
docked O
. O

Initially O
the O
Navy O
said O
the O
explosion O
occurred O
while O
several O
boats O
were O
helping O
the O
ship O
to O
tie O
up O
. O

The O
change O
raises O
new O
questions O
about O
how O
the O
attackers O
were O
able O
to O
get O
past O
the O
Navy O
security O
. O

A O
Chinese B-NORP
cancer O
patient O
has O
become O
something O
of O
a O
celebrity O
. O

After O
doctors O
told O
Lu B-PERSON
Yo I-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
in O
August O
that O
he O
had O
three O
months O
to O
live O
, O
Lu B-PERSON
began O
writing O
a O
diary O
on O
the O
internet O
. O

Now O
, O
five O
months O
later O
, O
Lu B-PERSON
has O
survived O
to O
see O
his O
cyber O
diary O
published O
as O
a O
book O
. O

As O
the O
BBC O
's O
Dunkin B-PERSON
Humet I-PERSON
reports O
, O
some O
Chinese B-NORP
readers O
are O
grateful O
for O
Lu B-PERSON
's O
writings O
but O
other O
find O
them O
offensive O
. O

In O
the O
private O
ward O
of O
a O
Shanghai B-GPE
hospital O
Shu B-PERSON
Mu I-PERSON
Yeng I-PERSON
is O
a O
perfect O
host O
, O
offering O
her O
visitors O
tea O
and O
chatting O
calmly O
. O

In O
the O
next O
room O
her O
husband O
Lu B-PERSON
Yo I-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
lies O
sleeping O
in O
the O
final O
stages O
of O
cancer O
, O
exhausted O
both O
by O
the O
battle O
with O
the O
disease O
and O
by O
months O
of O
painful O
writing O
which O
have O
brought O
him O
both O
fame O
and O
criticism O
. O

Shu B-PERSON
Mu I-PERSON
Yeng I-PERSON
says O
he O
originally O
began O
his O
controversial O
diary O
as O
a O
purely O
personal O
concern O
. O

Before O
he O
put O
it O
on O
the O
internet O
he O
started O
writing O
at O
home O
for O
our O
daughter O
. O

As O
his O
illness O
developed O
he O
realized O
that O
in O
the O
future O
our O
daughter O
might O
lack O
the O
guidance O
of O
a O
father O
. O

So O
I O
encouraged O
him O
to O
write O
something O
to O
leave O
for O
her O
. O

But O
as O
he O
wrote O
the O
37 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
former O
literature O
student O
, O
melon O
salesman O
, O
advertising O
executive O
and O
real O
estate O
manager O
decided O
he O
had O
feelings O
he O
wished O
to O
share O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
society O
at O
large O
. O

He O
sought O
out O
a O
local O
web O
site O
, O
which O
agreed O
to O
publish O
sections O
of O
his O
writings O
on O
the O
internet O
. O

Diary B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Death I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
as O
it O
became O
known O
, O
affected O
many O
with O
its O
outspoken O
views O
, O
particularly O
Mr. O
Lu O
's O
reflections O
on O
6 O
years O
as O
a O
cancer O
sufferer O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

From O
the O
moment O
you O
pick O
up O
a O
lab O
report O
stating O
that O
the O
doctor O
has O
diagnosed O
cancerous O
cells O
, O
life O
starts O
to O
get O
tough O
. O

If O
you O
're O
an O
official O
your O
career O
will O
stop O
dead O
. O

The B-ORG
Personnel I-ORG
Department I-ORG
will O
start O
looking O
for O
your O
successor O
and O
people O
will O
start O
positioning O
themselves O
to O
replace O
you O
. O

If O
you O
're O
a O
businessperson O
your O
credit O
will O
suddenly O
be O
devalued O
. O

Even O
husbands O
or O
wives O
will O
start O
making O
calculations O
about O
the O
future O
. O

And O
if O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
's O
attitude O
to O
cancer O
is O
a O
tragedy O
, O
writes O
Lu B-PERSON
Yo I-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
, O
the O
treatment O
of O
cancer O
patients O
in O
the O
medical O
system O
is O
like O
a O
black O
farce O
, O
high O
in O
cost O
but O
often O
ineffective O
. O

He O
compares O
the O
country O
's O
overcrowded O
cancer O
wards O
to O
a O
conveyor O
belt O
where O
the O
surgeons O
are O
skilled O
because O
they O
have O
so O
much O
practice O
that O
bribes O
are O
often O
necessary O
to O
get O
quick O
treatment O
. O

Lu B-PERSON
Yo I-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
's O
criticisms O
and O
his O
decision O
earlier O
this O
year O
to O
stop O
taking O
medication O
and O
stay O
out O
of O
hospital O
for O
as O
long O
as O
possible O
have O
provoked O
widespread O
debate O
. O

His O
wife O
Shu B-PERSON
Mu I-PERSON
Yeng I-PERSON
sighs O
as O
she O
describes O
the O
10,000 O
e-mail O
messages O
in O
their O
in O
- O
box O
. O

Many O
have O
been O
supportive O
and O
admiring O
but O
by O
no O
means O
all O
. O

According O
to O
Inzer B-PERSON
, O
an O
editor O
with O
a O
Shanghai B-GPE
based O
web O
- O
site O
many O
people O
feel O
that O
it O
's O
not O
appropriate O
for O
a O
dying O
man O
to O
go O
so O
public O
with O
his O
views O
on O
his O
illness O
. O

In O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
's O
idea O
we O
have O
a O
tradition O
like O
we O
do O
n't O
talk O
to O
anybody O
about O
family O
things O
, O
especially O
some O
kind O
of O
unfortunate O
thing O
. O

For O
lots O
of O
old O
people O
it O
's O
very O
shocking O
. O

Lu B-PERSON
Yo I-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
has O
freely O
admitted O
that O
he O
'd O
be O
pleased O
if O
the O
book O
version O
of O
his O
diary O
earns O
some O
money O
to O
support O
his O
wife O
and O
daughter O
, O
yet O
his O
real O
interest O
is O
to O
provoke O
debate O
on O
life O
and O
how O
to O
live O
it O
. O

Life O
when O
you O
're O
sick O
tastes O
bitter O
, O
but O
it O
can O
also O
be O
fun O
if O
you O
're O
lucky O
enough O
to O
master O
secrets O
on O
how O
to O
turn O
the O
bitter O
into O
fun O
. O

Avoid O
all O
household O
chores O
. O

This O
is O
the O
common O
objective O
of O
the O
Women O
's O
Liberation O
Movement O
and O
the O
Men O
's O
Epiphany O
Movement O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Always O
think O
about O
spending O
money O
but O
never O
think O
about O
earning O
it O
. O

Never O
get O
into O
a O
quarrel O
with O
your O
family O
where O
you O
feel O
like O
you O
are O
the O
police O
and O
they O
are O
the O
common O
people O
. O

Enjoy O
a O
fresh O
fruit O
in O
all O
four O
seasons O
and O
fresh O
flowers O
everywhere O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
dress O
too O
properly O
. O

Attractiveness O
lies O
in O
being O
a O
mess O
. O

Never O
worry O
whether O
the O
battery O
will O
run O
out O
on O
your O
mobile O
phone O
. O

And O
people O
will O
remember O
you O
if O
you O
do O
good O
things O
by O
chance O
. O

Despite O
all O
the O
criticism O
and O
the O
media O
spotlight O
Lu B-PERSON
Yo I-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
's O
wife O
Shu B-PERSON
Mu I-PERSON
Yeng I-PERSON
says O
she O
believes O
that O
his O
decision O
to O
write O
the O
diary O
was O
a O
good O
thing O
. O

Lots O
of O
people O
think O
that O
my O
husband O
's O
actions O
could O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
negative O
consequences O
, O
but O
I O
say O
, O
' O
Long O
live O
understanding O
. O
' O

At O
least O
it O
has O
made O
people O
think O
about O
life O
, O
and O
that O
was O
my O
husband O
's O
highest O
aim O
. O

Shu B-PERSON
Mu I-PERSON
Yeng I-PERSON
, O
the O
wife O
of O
cancer O
patient O
Lu B-PERSON
Yo I-PERSON
Ching I-PERSON
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Dunkin B-PERSON
Hewerd I-PERSON
reported O
that O
story O
from O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
PRI B-ORG
. O

Two O
months O
ago O
, O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
, O
a O
Russian B-NORP
nuclear O
submarine O
went O
down O
in O
the B-LOC
Barents I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
during O
military O
exercises O
. O

All O
118 O
sailors O
died O
. O

American B-NORP
officials O
say O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
may O
have O
sunk O
after O
a O
torpedo O
misfire O
but O
Moscow B-GPE
authorities O
are O
still O
investigating O
. O

Many O
Russian B-NORP
people O
are O
skeptical O
about O
the O
inquiry O
and O
about O
the O
wisdom O
of O
trying O
to O
recover O
the O
remains O
of O
the O
seamen O
, O
an O
operation O
said O
to O
begin O
in O
about O
2 O
weeks O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Nenad B-PERSON
Chebeck I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

The O
tragedy O
of O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
submarine O
has O
disappeared O
from O
the O
front O
pages O
but O
is O
anything O
but O
forgotten O
in O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Last O
month O
, O
in O
accordance O
with O
Russian B-NORP
Orthodox O
tradition O
, O
a O
remembrance O
class O
was O
held O
40 O
days O
after O
the O
death O
of O
118 O
seamen O
aboard O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
. O

All O
over O
the O
country O
bearded O
priests O
spread O
out O
a O
roll O
call O
of O
the O
crewmembers O
, O
but O
even O
the O
clouds O
of O
incense O
could O
not O
hide O
the O
two O
main O
controversies O
following O
the O
accident O
- O
what O
caused O
it O
and O
what O
to O
do O
with O
the O
submarine O
and O
the O
bodies O
of O
the O
crew O
. O

President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
promised O
the O
families O
that O
the O
bodies O
will O
be O
recovered O
and O
Sir O
Gay O
Evanell O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
powerful O
Security B-ORG
Council I-ORG
says O
the O
promise O
still O
stands O
. O

We O
are O
going O
to O
see O
through O
this O
unique O
operation O
. O

No O
one O
has O
ever O
done O
anything O
like O
it O
before O
, O
and O
we O
do O
realize O
that O
it O
is O
very O
risky O
, O
both O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
physical O
dangers O
for O
the O
divers O
, O
and O
to O
the O
psychological O
stress O
depending O
on O
what O
we O
find O
there O
. O

But O
not O
everyone O
thinks O
recovering O
the O
bodies O
is O
a O
good O
idea O
. O

Naval O
Captain O
Biltera O
Pedro O
says O
it O
's O
against O
tradition O
that O
sailors O
have O
respected O
for O
centuries O
and O
could O
also O
cause O
great O
grief O
. O

He O
says O
, O
`` O
just O
imagine O
the O
tragedy O
of O
those O
families O
when O
some O
bodies O
are O
retrieved O
and O
others O
are O
n't O
. O
'' O

Russia B-GPE
had O
a O
similar O
case O
way O
back O
in O
1970s O
says O
Pedro B-PERSON
, O
when O
just O
one O
body O
was O
recovered O
. O

The O
Fleet O
Commander O
then O
decided O
to O
have O
even O
that O
one O
body O
handed O
back O
to O
the O
sea O
where O
the O
submarine O
went O
down O
says O
Pedro B-PERSON
. O

And O
it O
's O
not O
just O
about O
the O
tradition O
in O
the O
past O
, O
but O
the O
future O
as O
well O
argues O
Alexe B-PERSON
Budnev I-PERSON
from O
the B-ORG
Veterans I-ORG
Club I-ORG
of O
the B-ORG
Russian I-ORG
Fleet I-ORG
. O

The O
cost O
of O
this O
operation O
will O
be O
huge O
. O

I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
much O
better O
to O
invest O
the O
sum O
in O
improving O
the O
rescue O
capabilities O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
fleet O
, O
so O
we O
can O
save O
lives O
in O
the O
future O
. O

And O
while O
this O
controversy O
is O
going O
on O
, O
so O
does O
the O
government O
investigation O
into O
the O
causes O
of O
the O
disaster O
. O

Former O
submarine O
captain O
Ureg B-PERSON
Gladkovich I-PERSON
says O
that O
he O
is O
confident O
the O
government O
commission O
will O
do O
a O
good O
job O
. O

The O
authorities O
need O
to O
know O
the O
truth O
in O
order O
to O
make O
whatever O
changes O
are O
necessary O
for O
the O
future O
safety O
of O
the O
submarine O
fleet O
says O
Gladkovich B-PERSON
, O
but O
whether O
those O
findings O
will O
ever O
reach O
the O
public O
is O
another O
matter O
. O

Just O
look O
back O
at O
the O
way O
they O
fudged O
and O
lied O
their O
way O
through O
the O
rescue O
operation O
. O

They O
never O
gave O
us O
the O
full O
truth O
. O

That O
gives O
us O
reason O
to O
doubt O
their O
good O
intentions O
to O
tell O
us O
the O
truth O
this O
time O
. O

It O
all O
depends O
on O
the O
good O
will O
of O
the O
military O
and O
the O
government O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
Russia B-GPE
does O
n't O
have O
a O
political O
mechanism O
that O
would O
make O
such O
an O
investigation O
open O
to O
the O
public O
. O

Military O
affairs O
analyst O
with O
the O
well O
- O
respected O
Russian B-NORP
news O
magazine O
Itogi B-ORG
, O
Alexander B-PERSON
Gulls I-PERSON
, O
says O
the O
Commission O
's O
work O
is O
just O
a O
smoke O
screen O
. O

He O
says O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
tragedy O
is O
known O
to O
those O
in O
charge O
. O

Our O
Navy B-ORG
commanders O
they O
know O
pretty O
well O
and O
all O
that O
's O
going O
on O
now O
points O
that O
these O
people O
want O
to O
hide O
the O
real O
thing O
that O
had O
happened O
onboard O
of O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
. O

But O
what O
did O
cause O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
tragedy O
? O

There O
are O
three O
main O
theories O
. O

Firstly O
, O
that O
a O
torpedo O
missile O
misfired O
while O
still O
in O
the O
tube O
causing O
a O
massive O
explosion O
in O
the O
armory O
, O
secondly O
, O
that O
the O
sub O
hit O
a O
mine O
leftover O
from O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
and O
thirdly O
, O
a O
collision O
with O
another O
vessel O
. O

Former O
Captain O
Ureg O
Gladkovich O
says O
that O
his O
experience O
leads O
into O
believing O
another O
theory O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
the O
captain O
over O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
took O
a O
sudden O
and O
drastic O
maneuver O
to O
avoid O
colliding O
with O
another O
vessel O
. O

The O
waters O
were O
shallow O
for O
such O
a O
huge O
submarine O
and O
the O
sub O
maneuver O
led O
to O
the O
front O
part O
of O
the O
sub O
hitting O
the O
seabed O
with O
great O
speed O
. O

The O
sheer O
force O
led O
to O
the O
explosion O
of O
the O
armaments O
that O
are O
stored O
in O
the O
front O
compartment O
. O

The O
whole O
front O
part O
of O
the O
submarine O
was O
probably O
flooded O
within O
seconds O
killing O
most O
of O
the O
crew O
says O
Gladkovich B-PERSON
. O

The O
ones O
in O
the O
back O
compartments O
could O
have O
survived O
for O
a O
while O
, O
he O
says O
, O
but O
not O
more O
than O
a O
few O
hours O
, O
as O
the O
sea O
continued O
to O
flood O
the O
whole O
boat O
after O
it O
cracked O
up O
. O

But O
while O
the O
theory O
sounds O
very O
plausible O
, O
there O
is O
no O
evidence O
as O
yet O
to O
make O
it O
anything O
more O
than O
educated O
guess O
work O
. O

According O
to O
military O
analyst O
, O
Alexander B-PERSON
Gulls I-PERSON
, O
that O
is O
the O
way O
things O
will O
remain O
. O

The O
huge O
money O
that O
were O
promised O
to O
families O
avail O
, O
receive O
ten O
times O
more O
than O
families O
of O
soldiers O
who O
were O
killed O
in O
Chechnya B-GPE
. O

For O
me O
, O
it O
's O
rather O
cynical O
attempt O
to O
shut O
them O
up O
. O

With O
so O
many O
secrets O
linked O
to O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
, O
Russia B-GPE
's O
most O
advanced O
nuclear O
submarine O
, O
the O
full O
truth O
may O
never O
emerge O
, O
even O
if O
the O
bodies O
and O
the O
boat O
eventually O
do O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
this O
is O
Nenad B-PERSON
Sebek I-PERSON
in O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

It O
has O
been O
two O
weeks O
since O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
became O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
President O
and O
today O
he O
moved O
closer O
to O
consolidating O
his O
rule O
outside O
the O
orbit O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

The O
Montenagrian O
Socialist B-NORP
Peoples I-NORP
' O
Party B-ORG
, O
which O
had O
supported O
Milosevic B-PERSON
, O
announced O
that O
it O
will O
consider O
joining O
Kostunica B-PERSON
's O
new O
government O
. O

That O
tentative O
embrace O
brings O
Kostunica B-PERSON
closer O
to O
forming O
a O
new O
cabinet O
. O

He O
is O
trying O
to O
ride O
the O
wave O
of O
anger O
against O
the O
former O
leadership O
as O
he O
builds O
his O
power O
base O
, O
but O
as O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Nenad B-PERSON
Sebek I-PERSON
reports O
, O
it O
is O
not O
going O
to O
be O
easy O
. O

The O
rallying O
cry O
for O
anti-Milosevic O
protestors O
during O
last O
month O
's O
election O
campaign O
was O
this O
song O
. O

The O
lyrics O
, O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
are O
'' O
Kostunica B-PERSON
, O
save O
Serbia B-GPE
from O
the O
mad O
house O
. O
'' O

After O
years O
of O
bickering O
Serbia B-GPE
's O
17 O
opposition O
parties O
finally O
agreed O
to O
select O
one O
candidate O
to O
run O
against O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

They O
wanted O
someone O
who O
is O
untainted O
by O
deals O
with O
the O
Milosevic B-PERSON
regime O
, O
someone O
, O
who O
had O
solid O
moderate O
nationalist O
credentials O
. O

Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
, O
a O
56 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
constitutional O
lawyer O
fit O
the O
bill O
. O

Back O
then O
Kostunica B-PERSON
told O
this O
reporter O
, O
he O
identified O
with O
the O
common O
people O
because O
he O
was O
one O
himself O
. O

I O
have O
been O
living O
this O
sort O
of O
life O
to O
understand O
them O
and O
their O
suffering O
. O

That O
respect O
, O
I O
really O
think O
that O
I O
may O
speak O
in O
their O
name O
. O

In O
the O
modest O
apartment O
, O
on O
this O
sleepy O
street O
in O
downtown O
Belgrade B-GPE
, O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
lives O
with O
his O
wife O
, O
two O
cats O
, O
and O
a O
dog O
. O

Across O
the O
roads O
of O
the O
building O
Kostunica B-PERSON
's O
neighbor O
Zabin B-PERSON
Vradonit I-PERSON
sits O
in O
a O
cafe O
, O
where O
he O
favorably O
judges O
his O
new O
President O
. O

Vradonit B-PERSON
says O
that O
Kostunica B-PERSON
passes O
here O
everyday O
, O
says O
` O
hello O
' O
to O
everyone O
in O
the O
cafe O
, O
sometimes O
stops O
and O
chats O
with O
them O
. O

He O
is O
a O
real O
gentleman O
. O

It O
seems O
as O
if O
most O
folks O
here O
in O
the O
neighborhood O
like O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
. O

Nened B-PERSON
Shrovita I-PERSON
, O
who O
runs O
a O
sportswear O
shop O
just O
down O
the O
road O
, O
says O
Kostunica B-PERSON
is O
a O
normal O
ordinary O
man O
. O

He O
is O
close O
to O
the O
people O
, O
understands O
them O
. O

He O
says O
he O
has O
no O
intention O
of O
moving O
to O
one O
of O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
presidential O
residences O
and O
intends O
to O
lead O
as O
normal O
a O
life O
as O
is O
possible O
for O
a O
head O
of O
state O
. O

Zagurka B-PERSON
Gulobowich I-PERSON
, O
who O
worked O
with O
Kostunica B-PERSON
for O
20 O
years O
at O
the O
Institute O
for O
Philosophy O
and O
Social O
Theory O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
, O
takes O
him O
at O
his O
word O
. O

He O
is O
very O
modest O
and O
I O
am O
quite O
sure O
that O
he O
will O
fight O
very O
strongly O
against O
the O
corruption O
, O
and O
everything O
, O
which O
characterize O
the O
ruling O
party O
and O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
, O
and O
that O
includes O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
extreme O
Serb O
nationalism O
, O
which O
he O
used O
to O
justify O
wars O
with O
Slovenia B-GPE
, O
Croatia B-GPE
, O
Bosnia B-GPE
and O
Kosovo B-GPE
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
, O
says O
Gulobowich B-PERSON
, O
is O
different O
. O

He O
has O
never O
been O
a O
part O
of O
that O
aggressive O
- O
exclusive O
nationalism O
, O
which O
provokes O
hatred O
and O
xenophobia O
. O

He O
is O
not O
nationalist O
in O
terms O
of O
ideology O
, O
but O
in O
terms O
of O
feeling O
. O

He O
likes O
his O
nation O
and O
he O
tries O
to O
fight O
for O
the O
interest O
of O
his O
nation O
, O
but O
early O
in O
the O
Bosnian B-NORP
war O
, O
Kostunica B-PERSON
did O
go O
to O
the O
Bosnian B-NORP
- O
Serb O
stronghold O
of O
Parle B-GPE
and O
met O
several O
times O
with O
Vladaven B-PERSON
Karadzic I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
later O
indicted O
for O
war O
crimes O
. O

Yes O
, O
but O
he O
never O
supported O
Karadzic B-PERSON
's O
bombing O
of O
Sarajevo B-GPE
, O
for O
instance O
. O

Bill B-PERSON
Monroe I-PERSON
, O
deputy O
leader O
of O
Kostunica B-PERSON
's O
political O
party O
, O
says O
Kostunica B-PERSON
tried O
to O
dissuade O
Karadzic B-PERSON
from O
ethnic O
cleansing O
. O

Yes O
, O
he O
was O
always O
in O
favor O
of O
negotiating O
, O
of O
stopping O
the O
violence O
. O

He O
never O
sided O
with O
those O
extreme O
and O
deplorable O
things O
that O
were O
done O
by O
some O
of O
the O
Bosnian B-NORP
Serbs B-NORP
. O

To O
rebuild O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
Kostunica B-PERSON
will O
need O
the O
help O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
in O
securing O
international O
loans O
. O

That O
could O
require O
some O
skill O
, O
political O
tap O
dancing O
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
has O
criticized O
the O
present O
American B-NORP
leadership O
, O
for O
among O
other O
things O
, O
leading O
the O
Nato O
air O
strikes O
against O
his O
country O
last O
year O
, O
but O
last O
week O
when O
he O
received O
the O
US O
Special O
Envoy O
to O
the O
Balkans O
, O
Kostunica B-PERSON
made O
a O
favorable O
impression O
while O
lots O
of O
peddling O
his O
grievances O
with O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Bulatovic B-PERSON
says O
Kostunica B-PERSON
was O
able O
to O
pull O
off O
the O
balancing O
act O
because O
he O
is O
not O
really O
anti-American O
. O

One O
should O
distinguish O
between O
his O
attitude O
towards O
present O
or O
rather O
outgoing O
American B-NORP
administration O
meaning O
Clinton B-GPE
, O
Madeleine B-PERSON
Albright I-PERSON
, O
Holbrooke B-PERSON
. O

He O
is O
highly O
critical O
of O
them O
and O
their O
attitude O
, O
but O
he O
always O
put O
forward O
reasons O
for O
his O
attitude O
. O

So O
far O
, O
says O
Belgrade B-GPE
journalist O
Dragoli B-PERSON
Bazarcowich I-PERSON
, O
Kostunica B-PERSON
is O
off O
to O
a O
good O
start O
. O

He O
has O
n't O
made O
a O
single O
mistake O
so O
far O
. O

Okay O
, O
when O
he O
met O
President O
Clinton O
's O
special O
emissary O
O'Brian B-PERSON
the O
buttons O
on O
his O
shirt O
were O
not O
done O
properly O
. O

That O
's O
the O
only O
thing O
I O
have O
noticed O
so O
far O
. O

The O
one O
thing O
he O
badly O
needs O
to O
watch O
out O
for O
right O
now O
, O
is O
the O
ambitious O
in O
the O
ranks O
of O
his O
own O
Democratic B-ORG
Alliance I-ORG
. O

If O
he O
does O
n't O
keep O
them O
in O
check O
, O
his O
clean O
reputation O
could O
be O
quickly O
tarnished O
, O
but O
as O
for O
now O
the O
honeymoon O
is O
still O
on O
. O

This O
week O
Kostunica B-PERSON
's O
main O
task O
is O
try O
and O
consolidate O
power O
by O
forming O
the O
new O
government O
. O

Today O
's O
negotiations O
with O
parliamentary O
parties O
have O
brought O
him O
a O
step O
closer O
but O
not O
yet O
there O
. O

Cleaning O
up O
the O
mess O
of O
the O
13 O
years O
of O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
dictatorship O
is O
a O
gargantuan O
task O
, O
which O
is O
just O
beginning O
, O
not O
only O
for O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
but O
the O
whole O
country O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
this O
is O
Nenad B-PERSON
Shebek I-PERSON
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

In O
Miami B-GPE
today O
the O
trial O
of O
five O
men O
accused O
of O
being O
spies O
for O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
got O
underway O
. O

Prosecutors O
say O
the O
men O
ran O
a O
sophisticated O
eavesdropping O
operation O
. O

It O
served O
as O
the O
Cuban B-NORP
government O
's O
eyes O
and O
ears O
in O
South O
Florida O
. O

In O
Havana B-GPE
Cuban B-NORP
television O
took O
little O
note O
of O
this O
development O
. O

It O
was O
busy O
celebrating O
the O
7th O
birthday O
today O
of O
a O
certain O
little O
boy O
named O
Elian B-PERSON
. O

Last O
night O
Cubans B-NORP
retreated O
to O
never O
- O
before O
seen O
footage O
of O
Elian O
Gonzalez O
's O
first O
encounter O
with O
President O
Fidel O
Castro O
. O

The O
scene O
was O
filmed O
five O
months O
ago O
, O
shortly O
after O
the O
shipwreck O
victim O
returned O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
following O
a O
heated O
international O
custody O
battle O
. O

He O
'd O
spent O
7 O
months O
in O
the O
home O
of O
Miami B-GPE
relatives O
who O
tried O
to O
prevent O
the O
boy O
's O
return O
, O
but O
on O
that O
day O
last O
summer O
Elian B-PERSON
was O
indeed O
as O
far O
from O
Miami B-GPE
as O
you O
can O
get O
. O

The O
scene O
shows O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
in O
his O
traditional O
olive O
green O
uniform O
presenting O
the O
boy O
with O
a O
gift O
, O
a O
children O
's O
book O
written O
by O
Cuban B-NORP
independence O
hero O
Jose B-PERSON
Marti I-PERSON
. O

As O
Elian B-PERSON
looks O
up O
speechlessly O
, O
Castro B-GPE
tells O
him O
to O
take O
care O
of O
the O
book O
because O
he O
will O
enjoy O
it O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
his O
life O
. O

At O
one O
point O
Castro B-GPE
leans O
over O
and O
kisses O
the O
boy O
on O
the O
hand O
. O

A O
year O
ago O
today O
, O
Elian B-PERSON
was O
celebrating O
his O
birthday O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
being O
showered O
with O
gifts O
by O
his O
Florida B-GPE
relatives O
and O
very O
much O
in O
the O
media O
spotlight O
. O

By O
contrast O
Castro B-GPE
has O
strictly O
limited O
the O
media O
's O
access O
to O
the O
boy O
, O
but O
that O
policy O
seems O
to O
have O
changed O
now O
with O
foreign O
reporters O
invited O
to O
attend O
Elian B-PERSON
's O
birthday O
party O
today O
in O
his O
hometown O
of O
Cardinas B-GPE
, O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

A O
Moscow B-GPE
summit O
on O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
may O
be O
some O
way O
off O
as O
President O
Putin O
has O
arrived O
in O
India B-GPE
for O
a O
four O
- O
day O
visit O
. O

Russia B-GPE
's O
relationship O
with O
India B-GPE
has O
wilted O
to O
some O
extent O
in O
recent O
years O
and O
after O
President O
Clinton O
's O
visit O
to O
India B-GPE
in O
March O
, O
the O
emphasis O
has O
been O
more O
on O
developing O
ties O
between O
Delhi B-GPE
and O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Ridge I-PERSON
reports O
. O

There O
has O
been O
no O
visit O
by O
a O
Russian B-NORP
leader O
to O
India B-GPE
for O
nearly O
eight O
years O
, O
but O
Mr. O
Putin O
has O
been O
emphasizing O
before O
this O
visit O
that O
it O
did O
n't O
mean O
Moscow B-GPE
had O
abandoned O
india O
. O

Mr. O
Putin O
has O
said O
he O
wants O
to O
see O
Russia B-GPE
and O
India B-GPE
pool O
their O
efforts O
on O
combating O
international O
terrorism O
and O
pullegisic O
extremism O
. O

India B-GPE
will O
be O
keen O
to O
do O
the O
same O
and O
the O
area O
of O
mutual O
interests O
as O
expected O
to O
be O
discussed O
this O
week O
is O
Afghanistan B-GPE
and O
the O
extent O
of O
Taliban B-GPE
's O
influence O
in O
central O
Asia B-GPE
and O
in O
Kashmir B-GPE
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Ridge I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Delhi B-GPE
. O

The O
UN B-GPE
is O
warning O
millions O
of O
people O
face O
starvation O
in O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
unless O
foreign O
aid O
is O
dramatically O
increased O
. O

The O
UN B-GPE
's O
World B-ORG
Food I-ORG
Program I-ORG
says O
a O
whole O
generation O
of O
children O
is O
growing O
up O
malnourished O
and O
others O
do O
n't O
even O
survive O
that O
long O
. O

Clare B-PERSON
Dule I-PERSON
reports O
. O

North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
political O
climate O
may O
be O
improving O
, O
but O
its O
economy O
is O
on O
the O
brink O
of O
collapse O
. O

Many O
of O
its O
22 O
million O
citizens O
face O
starvation O
if O
foreign O
aid O
contributions O
do O
n't O
rise O
significantly O
next O
year O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
Food I-ORG
Program I-ORG
warns O
that O
a O
generation O
of O
children O
are O
going O
to O
grow O
up O
malnourished O
and O
they O
are O
the O
lucky O
ones O
. O

Many O
may O
not O
survive O
at O
all O
. O

This O
year O
's O
harvest O
was O
poorer O
than O
at O
the O
height O
of O
the O
famine O
in O
1997 O
. O

Hit O
by O
drought O
at O
planting O
time O
and O
typhoons O
during O
harvesting O
, O
the O
country O
will O
have O
to O
rely O
on O
serial O
imports O
to O
feed O
its O
population O
. O

Clare B-PERSON
Dule I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Geneva B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
said O
today O
that O
he O
is O
willing O
to O
hold O
early O
elections O
and O
the O
decision O
comes O
as O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
popularity O
is O
sinking O
in O
the O
polls O
after O
two O
months O
of O
violent O
conflict O
with O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

The O
government O
is O
expected O
to O
negotiate O
a O
date O
for O
the O
elections O
in O
talks O
with O
the O
opposition O
over O
the O
next O
few O
days O
. O

The O
opposition O
has O
recommended O
that O
elections O
be O
set O
for O
May O
. O

The O
elections O
would O
mean O
that O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
current O
term O
in O
office O
would O
end O
about O
two O
years O
ahead O
of O
schedule O
. O

Corey B-PERSON
Flintoff I-PERSON
, O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

If O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
was O
America B-GPE
's O
public O
enemy O
number O
one O
in O
the O
early O
nineties O
he O
lost O
the O
dubious O
distinction O
to O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
in O
the O
latter O
part O
of O
the O
decade O
. O

The O
Yugoslav O
strongman O
started O
four O
Balkan O
wars O
and O
eventually O
provoked O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
lead O
Nato B-ORG
into O
a O
successful O
bombing O
campaign O
against O
Serbia B-GPE
. O

Milosevic B-PERSON
got O
his O
this O
past O
fall O
losing O
elections O
in O
September O
and O
being O
ousted O
in O
October O
. O

His O
Socialist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
will O
try O
and O
probably O
fail O
to O
retain O
power O
in O
Parliament B-ORG
when O
Serb O
voters O
go O
to O
the O
polls O
this O
saturday O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Jacky B-PERSON
Roland I-PERSON
reports O
on O
the O
fading O
prospects O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

Surrounded O
by O
bodyguards O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
arrives O
at O
a O
special O
meeting O
of O
his O
Socialist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
to O
discuss O
election O
tactics O
. O

He O
suffered O
a O
humiliating O
defeat O
back O
in O
September O
and O
the O
opinion O
polls O
predict O
another O
trouncing O
on O
Saturday O
, O
but O
his O
supporters O
are O
trying O
to O
put O
on O
a O
brave O
face O
. O

They O
voted O
overwhelmingly O
to O
keep O
him O
as O
party O
President O
. O

I O
asked O
a O
senior O
party O
official O
Branislav B-PERSON
Ivkovic I-PERSON
why O
they O
were O
keeping O
a O
leader O
who O
was O
such O
an O
obvious O
vote O
loser O
. O

Everybody O
asked O
me O
about O
President O
Milosevic O
. O

Leave O
him O
alone O
. O

It O
is O
true O
he O
is O
the O
President O
of O
Social B-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
but O
Social B-ORG
Party I-ORG
of O
Serbia B-GPE
has O
400,000 O
members O
. O

Ordinary O
people O
, O
family O
people O
but O
everybody O
of O
you O
want O
to O
know O
about O
President O
Milosevic O
, O
and O
strangely O
enough O
the O
young O
people O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
do O
n't O
seem O
to O
care O
about O
their O
former O
President O
. O

There O
is O
no O
talk O
of O
revenge O
among O
the O
drinkers O
at O
this O
bar O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

They O
are O
just O
glad O
to O
see O
the O
back O
of O
him O
. O

I O
am O
not O
interested O
about O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
any O
more O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
really O
want O
to O
know O
what O
will O
happen O
to O
him O
. O

We O
must O
go O
on O
. O

Our O
people O
and O
our O
country O
want O
to O
forget O
that O
name O
and O
never O
speak O
it O
again O
any O
more O
. O

The B-ORG
Socialist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
will O
be O
lucky O
to O
win O
more O
than O
a O
few O
seats O
in O
Parliament B-ORG
. O

The O
Party O
has O
retreated O
into O
a O
parallel O
reality O
. O

Its O
television O
commercials O
depict O
a O
world O
that O
barely O
exists O
any O
more O
. O

Happy O
peasants O
in O
the O
mountains O
cut O
their O
grass O
using O
scythes O
. O

The O
former O
ruling O
party O
seems O
to O
have O
lost O
touch O
completely O
with O
ordinary O
voters O
. O

The O
man O
who O
used O
to O
be O
Information O
Minister O
Goran O
Matic O
says O
it O
is O
only O
a O
matter O
of O
time O
before O
they O
will O
be O
back O
in O
power O
. O

I O
am O
convinced O
that O
in O
two O
or O
three O
years O
time O
we O
will O
win O
elections O
and O
be O
back O
in O
government O
again O
, O
not O
because O
I O
want O
to O
be O
in O
power O
or O
a O
minister O
but O
because O
it O
's O
in O
the O
interest O
of O
the O
citizens O
of O
our O
country O
. O

And O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
Milosevic B-PERSON
and O
his O
wife O
have O
not O
given O
up O
their O
ambitions O
. O

He O
recently O
appeared O
on O
Serbian B-NORP
television O
in O
a O
two O
- O
hour O
interview O
, O
while O
she O
has O
taken O
up O
her O
seat O
in O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Parliament I-ORG
. O

The O
former O
Yugoslav O
President O
Zoran O
Lilic O
has O
recently O
left O
the B-ORG
Socialist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

He O
warns O
that O
it O
is O
too O
early O
to O
write O
off O
Milosevic B-PERSON
. O

You O
can O
be O
sure O
he O
is O
still O
pulling O
all O
his O
political O
strings O
. O

He O
has O
only O
one O
aim O
, O
to O
return O
to O
the O
political O
scene O
and O
anyone O
who O
thinks O
otherwise O
is O
underestimating O
him O
. O

Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
still O
wins O
applause O
from O
the O
party O
faithful O
, O
but O
the O
international O
community O
says O
there O
is O
only O
one O
place O
for O
him O
, O
at O
the B-ORG
War I-ORG
Crimes I-ORG
Tribunal I-ORG
in O
The O
Hague B-GPE
. O

Whether O
he O
'll O
end O
up O
there O
is O
another O
matter O
. O

The O
new O
leaders O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
shy O
away O
from O
questions O
about O
extraditing O
the O
former O
President O
. O

They O
say O
the O
best O
place O
for O
him O
to O
stand O
trial O
would O
be O
before O
his O
own O
people O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Jacky B-PERSON
Roland I-PERSON
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

From O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
, O
I O
am O
Gregor B-PERSON
Craigy I-PERSON
for O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

A O
Singapore B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
747 O
flying O
from O
Taiwan B-GPE
to O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
has O
crashed O
. O

Flight O
SQ006 O
was O
carrying O
179 O
passengers O
and O
crew O
when O
it O
crashed O
in O
flames O
shortly O
after O
takeoff O
. O

At O
least O
65 O
people O
are O
known O
to O
have O
been O
killed O
and O
around O
30 O
passengers O
remain O
unaccounted O
for O
. O

David B-PERSON
Chezan I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Survivors O
from O
the O
Singapore O
Airlines O
flight O
described O
how O
the O
plane O
was O
taxing O
down O
the O
runway O
when O
there O
was O
a O
loud O
noise O
and O
the O
aircraft O
split O
in O
two O
. O

An O
American B-NORP
passenger O
said O
he O
had O
almost O
decided O
not O
to O
board O
the O
plane O
because O
of O
what O
he O
called O
unbelievable O
wind O
and O
rain O
. O

Survivors O
described O
how O
the O
tail O
section O
turned O
over O
several O
times O
, O
leaving O
passengers O
hanging O
by O
their O
safety O
belts O
. O

Some O
were O
quickly O
engulfed O
by O
flames O
. O

One O
survivor O
described O
seeing O
a O
man O
, O
as O
he O
put O
it O
, O
" O
lit O
up O
like O
a O
torch O
. O
" O

" O
Flames O
shot O
up O
right O
next O
to O
me O
and O
there O
was O
jet O
fuel O
all O
over O
the O
place O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

David B-PERSON
Chezan I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
. O

I O
have O
a O
number O
of O
suggestions O
to O
help O
you O
through O
your O
national O
crisis O
over O
who O
should O
be O
the O
next O
President O
. O

And O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Eddie B-PERSON
Mair I-PERSON
has O
included O
them O
in O
this O
week O
's O
letter O
from O
London B-GPE
. O

Normally O
I O
would O
n't O
interfere O
in O
your O
politics O
, O
at O
least O
not O
since O
Hillary B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
called O
me O
and O
asked O
whether O
she O
should O
stand O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

I O
advised O
her O
there O
was O
more O
chance O
of O
Rudy B-PERSON
Giuliani I-PERSON
being O
caught O
with O
another O
woman O
than O
there O
was O
of O
her O
winning O
elected O
office O
. O

But O
your O
post-election O
dilemma O
leads O
me O
to O
put O
forward O
a O
number O
of O
ideas O
to O
assist O
you O
at O
this O
, O
the O
most O
critical O
moment O
Americans O
have O
faced O
since O
they O
changed O
the O
taste O
of O
Coke B-PRODUCT
. O

First O
of O
all O
, O
what O
about O
allowing O
Clinton B-GPE
just O
to O
have O
a O
third O
time O
? O

We O
know O
him O
, O
he O
knows O
us O
, O
and O
it O
has O
never O
been O
dull O
. O

What O
's O
more O
, O
he O
enjoys O
his O
special O
relationship O
with O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Tony B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
, O
and O
he O
has O
formed O
special O
relationships O
with O
, O
well O
you O
set O
your O
own O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
intern O
, O
joke O
here O
. O

Another O
way O
of O
deciding O
who O
should O
be O
your O
next O
leader O
is O
by O
putting O
the O
word O
President O
in O
front O
of O
the O
candidate O
's O
surnames O
. O

If O
you O
say O
President O
Gore O
, O
does O
it O
send O
a O
shiver O
up O
your O
spine O
? O
and O
surely O
to O
goodness O
we O
'll O
never O
have O
a O
President O
Bush O
. O

Certainly O
that O
's O
how O
I O
am O
going O
to O
refer O
to O
them O
both O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
this O
letter O
. O

I O
suggest O
you O
try O
it O
at O
home O
. O

Alternatively O
, O
why O
not O
give O
the O
presidency O
to O
the O
candidate O
who O
stands O
in O
front O
of O
the O
largest O
number O
of O
flags O
during O
his O
news O
conferences O
. O

Both O
President O
Gore O
and O
President O
Bush O
have O
held O
a O
flurry O
of O
news O
conferences O
in O
recent O
weeks O
and O
with O
each O
one O
they O
have O
increased O
the O
number O
of O
Stars B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Stripes I-WORK_OF_ART
they O
use O
as O
a O
backdrop O
. O

I O
think O
they O
think O
it O
makes O
them O
look O
patriotic O
and O
presidential O
. O

Things O
got O
out O
of O
hand O
on O
Monday O
night O
when O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
appeared O
in O
front O
of O
what O
appeared O
to O
be O
a O
dozen O
Stars B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Stripes I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

It O
looked O
like O
an O
explosion O
in O
a O
flag O
factory O
. O

I O
stopped O
listening O
to O
what O
he O
was O
saying O
and O
started O
wondering O
where O
this O
would O
end O
. O

By O
tomorrow O
I O
'm O
confident O
President O
Bush O
will O
be O
wearing O
a O
Stars B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Stripes I-WORK_OF_ART
suit O
with O
matching O
tie O
, O
shoes O
, O
shirt O
and O
underwear O
. O

On O
Friday O
, O
Gore B-PERSON
will O
come O
out O
with O
his O
face O
painted O
in O
patriotic O
colors O
and O
by O
the O
weekend O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
would O
have O
changed O
his O
name O
to O
' O
America B-GPE
, O
' O
just O
to O
prove O
how O
American B-NORP
he O
really O
is O
. O

Having O
said O
that O
I O
saw O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
celebrate O
his O
re-election O
in O
front O
of O
a O
dozen O
Maple B-WORK_OF_ART
Leaves I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
but O
who O
cares O
about O
Canada B-GPE
. O

I O
'm O
sorry O
if O
all O
of O
this O
sounds O
like O
a O
load O
of O
nonsense O
which O
undermines O
the O
entire O
principle O
of O
democracy O
. O

I O
know O
America B-GPE
would O
never O
really O
stand O
for O
that O
, O
would O
you O
? O

Till O
next O
time O
, O
yours O
truly O
, O
Eddie B-PERSON
Mair I-PERSON
. O

From O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
, O
I O
am O
Gregor B-PERSON
Cragy I-PERSON
for O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
US I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
has O
held O
a O
hearing O
to O
decide O
whether O
to O
intervene O
in O
the O
dispute O
over O
the O
presidential O
election O
results O
. O

Judith B-PERSON
Spencer I-PERSON
reports O
on O
the O
legal O
wrangling O
that O
is O
underway O
. O

Inside O
the O
stately O
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
building O
, O
lawyers O
for O
Republican O
George O
W. O
Bush O
and O
Democrat O
Al O
Gore O
argued O
over O
the O
validity O
of O
hand O
re-counts O
in O
the O
crucial O
state O
of O
Florida B-GPE
, O
just O
as O
Ruth B-PERSON
Bater I-PERSON
Ginsburg I-PERSON
pressed O
Bush B-GPE
's O
lawyer O
to O
explain O
why O
the O
Federal O
High O
Court O
should O
intervene O
in O
the B-ORG
Florida I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
's O
move O
to O
extend O
the O
deadline O
for O
finishing O
the O
re-counts O
. O

When O
we O
read O
a O
state O
court O
decision O
, O
we O
should O
read O
it O
in O
the O
light O
most O
favorable O
to O
the O
integrity O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
. O

But O
later O
on O
, O
Justice O
Sandra O
Day O
O'Connor O
suggested O
the O
state O
court O
might O
have O
been O
out O
of O
line O
. O

The O
legislature O
had O
very O
clearly O
said O
, O
you O
know O
, O
7 O
days O
after O
, O
that O
's O
the O
date O
and O
it O
just O
does O
look O
like O
very O
dramatic O
change O
made O
by O
the O
Florida B-GPE
court O
. O

The B-ORG
US I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
could O
rule O
on O
the O
matter O
as O
early O
as O
tomorrow O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Judith B-PERSON
Spencer I-PERSON
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the B-ORG
Florida I-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
has O
rejected O
an O
emergency O
appeal O
from O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
for O
an O
immediate O
re-count O
of O
thousands O
of O
disputed O
ballots O
from O
Palm B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
and O
Miami B-GPE
Dade I-GPE
counties O
. O

This O
is O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Lisa B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
. O

History O
was O
made O
in O
mexico O
today O
when O
Vicente B-PERSON
Fox I-PERSON
was O
sworn O
in O
as O
President O
. O

This O
was O
no O
ordinary O
inauguration O
. O

It O
marked O
the O
first O
peaceful O
transfer O
of O
power O
to O
the O
opposition O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
history O
. O

Few O
Mexicans B-NORP
can O
remember O
when O
their O
President O
was O
not O
a O
member O
of O
the B-ORG
Institutional I-ORG
Revolutionary I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
whose O
71 O
years O
in O
power O
ended O
this O
afternoon O
. O

Fox B-ORG
, O
a O
conservative O
, O
leads O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Action I-ORG
Party I-ORG
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Frank B-PERSON
Contraris I-PERSON
is O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Frank B-PERSON
, O
the O
swearing O
in O
ceremony O
is O
now O
over O
. O

What O
did O
President O
Fox O
have O
to O
say O
? O

President O
Vicente O
Fox O
touched O
on O
the O
biggest O
, O
most O
troubling O
issues O
facing O
Mexicans B-NORP
today O
. O

He O
spoke O
about O
what O
he O
can O
do O
to O
solve O
the O
poverty O
that O
has O
driven O
so O
many O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
north O
, O
into O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
seeking O
work O
. O

He O
wants O
to O
try O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
keep O
them O
home O
, O
and O
one O
of O
the O
other O
things O
that O
he O
touched O
on O
, O
Lisa B-PERSON
, O
he O
says O
that O
Mexico B-GPE
never O
again O
will O
return O
to O
repressive O
means O
to O
try O
to O
control O
the O
people O
. O

My O
government O
will O
not O
tolerate O
that O
these O
methods O
of O
the O
past O
be O
used O
again O
. O

We O
will O
not O
use O
the O
security O
forces O
of O
our O
country O
to O
silence O
critics O
or O
neutralize O
opponents O
. O

Repression O
will O
never O
again O
be O
a O
way O
to O
resolve O
political O
disputes O
. O

And O
one O
of O
the O
other O
main O
subjects O
he O
touched O
on O
today O
, O
Lisa B-PERSON
, O
was O
the O
conflicted O
southern O
state O
of O
Chiapas B-GPE
. O

Fox B-ORG
says O
that O
his O
first O
presidential O
act O
will O
be O
to O
send O
up O
a O
proposal O
to O
the O
congress O
to O
immediately O
begin O
to O
bring O
a O
process O
of O
peace O
back O
into O
Chiapas B-GPE
State I-GPE
and O
that O
's O
something O
that O
people O
really O
did O
n't O
expect O
to O
happen O
so O
quickly O
here O
. O

All O
of O
these O
issues O
actually O
are O
issues O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
has O
been O
watching O
very O
carefully O
, O
and O
US O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Madeleine O
Albright O
is O
there O
in O
mexico O
city O
for O
the O
inaugural O
. O

She O
is O
meeting O
with O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
new O
Foreign O
Minister O
, O
who O
is O
the O
writer O
and O
academic O
Jorge B-PERSON
Castaneda I-PERSON
. O

He O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
lived O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
for O
a O
number O
of O
years O
. O

What O
has O
the O
new O
President O
Fox O
said O
so O
far O
about O
relations O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
? O

Fox B-ORG
says O
that O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
relations O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
are O
strong O
, O
but O
he O
sees O
opportunities O
. O

He O
still O
is O
convinced O
that O
he O
can O
talk O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
government O
into O
opening O
up O
its O
borders O
and O
eventually O
letting O
in O
more O
Mexican B-NORP
's O
under O
the O
Free O
Trade O
Agreement O
. O

More O
Mexicans B-NORP
, O
who O
would O
come O
in O
to O
the O
country O
legally O
. O

Fox B-ORG
believes O
that O
in O
20 O
or O
30 O
years O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
Canada B-GPE
and O
all O
of O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
should O
be O
one O
unified O
market O
, O
much O
in O
a O
way O
that O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Community I-ORG
is O
unified O
, O
and O
so O
Fox B-ORG
is O
going O
to O
use O
his O
marketing O
sensibility O
to O
try O
to O
convince O
the O
American B-NORP
people O
that O
this O
is O
the O
way O
to O
go O
. O

Remember O
, O
Fox B-ORG
comes O
from O
a O
strong O
marketing O
background O
. O

He O
was O
the O
executive O
of O
Coca B-ORG
- I-ORG
Cola I-ORG
from O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
so O
he O
understands O
how O
these O
things O
work O
. O

I O
wonder O
if O
you O
can O
tell O
us O
a O
little O
bit O
about O
something O
that O
Cuban O
President O
Fidel O
Castro O
, O
who O
is O
also O
there O
today O
, O
said O
earlier O
in O
the O
week O
. O

He O
said O
that O
the O
previous O
President O
Ernesto O
Zedillo O
was O
too O
much O
of O
a O
servant O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Is O
that O
issue O
something O
that O
Fox B-ORG
is O
likely O
to O
pay O
attention O
to O
? O

Is O
that O
kind O
of O
a O
warning O
for O
Fox B-ORG
at O
all O
? O

That O
's O
definitely O
a O
message O
to O
Vicente B-PERSON
Fox I-PERSON
from O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
and O
I O
am O
sure O
that O
other O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
presidents O
feel O
the O
same O
way O
, O
but O
Fox B-ORG
really O
has O
already O
shown O
very O
early O
on O
that O
he O
is O
going O
to O
try O
to O
be O
an O
unusual O
kind O
of O
leader O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
he O
is O
not O
going O
to O
kowtow O
to O
Washington B-GPE
. O

In O
fact O
, O
just O
weeks O
after O
he O
was O
elected O
he O
showed O
Washington B-GPE
that O
he O
has O
his O
own O
initiatives O
and O
some O
of O
them O
might O
even O
frighten O
leaders O
in O
our O
national O
capital O
there O
, O
so O
I O
think O
you O
can O
expect O
Fox B-ORG
to O
continue O
the O
economic O
policies O
that O
Mexico B-GPE
has O
been O
criticized O
for O
, O
that O
is O
following O
the O
economic O
lead O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
but O
at O
the O
same O
time O
he O
will O
come O
up O
with O
concrete O
policies O
for O
dealing O
with O
immigrants O
' O
rights O
and O
other O
such O
matters O
that O
we O
have O
never O
really O
seen O
before O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Frank B-PERSON
Contraris I-PERSON
in O
Mexico B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Frank B-PERSON
Contraris I-PERSON
, O
thank O
you O
again O
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
Lisa B-PERSON
. O

In O
the O
cold O
and O
wind O
whipped O
waters O
of O
the B-LOC
Barents I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
, O
divers O
are O
trying O
to O
raise O
the O
bodies O
of O
118 O
sailors O
from O
the O
wrecked O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
. O

The O
nuclear O
submarine O
went O
down O
two O
months O
ago O
after O
two O
explosions O
ripped O
through O
it O
. O

Now O
Russian B-NORP
and O
Norwegian B-NORP
divers O
are O
making O
a O
man O
- O
sized O
hole O
in O
the O
hull O
. O

That O
's O
the O
first O
step O
in O
bringing O
the O
remains O
of O
the O
crewmembers O
back O
to O
shore O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Steve B-PERSON
Rosenberg I-PERSON
is O
in O
Murmosk B-GPE
. O

Steve B-PERSON
Rosenberg I-PERSON
, O
where O
are O
they O
now O
in O
this O
salvage O
operation O
? O

How O
is O
it O
coming O
along O
? O

Well O
, O
the O
international O
team O
of O
deep O
- O
sea O
divers O
has O
made O
good O
progress O
today O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
if O
you O
remember O
, O
the O
weather O
was O
extremely O
bad O
. O

Storms O
, O
very O
high O
waves O
, O
very O
difficult O
conditions O
for O
the O
divers O
to O
work O
in O
. O

But O
the O
storm O
has O
cleared O
today O
and O
from O
this O
morning O
the O
divers O
have O
been O
down O
at O
the O
bottom O
of O
the B-LOC
Barents I-LOC
Sea I-LOC
, O
working O
on O
cutting O
out O
this O
hole O
in O
the O
inner O
hull O
of O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
. O

What O
happens O
once O
they O
do O
finish O
? O

Do O
they O
actually O
enter O
the O
submarine O
? O

How O
do O
they O
go O
about O
extracting O
the O
bodies O
of O
the O
submariners O
? O

Well O
, O
they O
wo O
n't O
enter O
straight O
away O
. O

First O
of O
all O
they O
have O
to O
make O
sure O
there O
are O
no O
jagged O
edges O
around O
this O
hole O
, O
because O
one O
tear O
of O
the O
protective O
suits O
of O
the O
divers O
could O
prove O
fatal O
. O

It O
is O
a O
very O
dangerous O
operation O
. O

Then O
they O
may O
send O
in O
a O
television O
camera O
, O
a O
remote O
- O
controled O
television O
camera O
to O
have O
a O
look O
around O
and O
see O
what O
the O
conditions O
are O
like O
, O
and O
then O
, O
based O
upon O
the O
weather O
conditions O
, O
a O
decision O
will O
be O
made O
whether O
to O
go O
inside O
and O
begin O
the O
search O
for O
bodies O
. O

The O
weather O
is O
so O
vital O
because O
if O
the O
weather O
is O
stormy O
, O
if O
the O
winds O
are O
strong O
, O
then O
it O
makes O
it O
extremely O
dangerous O
for O
the O
Russian B-NORP
divers O
who O
will O
be O
going O
inside O
. O

The O
fear O
is O
that O
the O
umbilical O
cord O
linking O
the O
divers O
' O
suits O
could O
get O
tangled O
, O
could O
get O
damaged O
, O
in O
that O
order O
of O
course O
, O
prove O
fatal O
. O

Are O
there O
also O
concerns O
regarding O
disrupting O
the O
nuclear O
fuel O
aboard O
the O
submarine O
? O

Are O
there O
any O
kind O
of O
environmental O
concerns O
? O

The O
Russian B-NORP
officials O
say O
there O
are O
no O
environmental O
concerns O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

A O
couple O
of O
days O
ago O
, O
a O
small O
hole O
was O
made O
in O
the O
inner O
hull O
of O
the O
kursk O
and O
water O
samples O
were O
taken O
. O

They O
were O
tested O
and O
the O
results O
came O
back O
very O
encouraging O
. O

There O
was O
no O
hint O
of O
radiation O
or O
leaking O
fuel O
, O
anything O
like O
that O
. O

So O
I O
think O
officials O
are O
confident O
that O
it O
would O
be O
safe O
to O
go O
inside O
, O
but O
having O
said O
that O
, O
once O
inside O
there O
are O
a O
number O
of O
dangers O
, O
which O
would O
face O
the O
Russian B-NORP
divers O
. O

First O
of O
all O
, O
visibility O
will O
be O
very O
very O
low O
. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
bitterly O
cold O
, O
and O
there O
is O
going O
to O
be O
enormous O
danger O
from O
jagged O
pieces O
of O
metal O
which O
could O
be O
swimming O
around O
in O
the O
submarine O
. O

Given O
the O
fact O
that O
there O
are O
so O
many O
dangers O
and O
that O
these O
divers O
are O
risking O
their O
own O
lives O
, O
I O
wonder O
if O
there O
is O
consideration O
given O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
this O
may O
not O
be O
really O
worth O
it O
. O

I O
mean O
have O
some O
suggested O
just O
leaving O
the O
sailors O
' O
bodies O
there O
and O
respecting O
the O
site O
as O
a O
grave O
? O

Yes O
, O
I O
have O
to O
say O
that O
more O
and O
more O
people O
in O
Russia B-GPE
are O
suggesting O
that O
this O
operation O
is O
not O
worth O
risking O
the O
lives O
of O
more O
people O
, O
risking O
the O
lives O
of O
the O
deep O
- O
sea O
divers O
, O
and O
in O
fact O
, O
many O
of O
the O
relatives O
of O
the O
crewmembers O
who O
died O
in O
this O
tragedy O
, O
they O
too O
are O
saying O
that O
the O
operation O
should O
be O
cancelled O
. O

Today O
many O
of O
the O
relatives O
met O
the O
chief O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
Navy B-ORG
and O
suggested O
the O
same O
thing O
, O
but O
President O
Putin O
gave O
his O
word O
that O
the O
operation O
would O
go O
ahead O
, O
and O
it O
does O
seem O
as O
if O
the O
operation O
is O
going O
to O
continue O
. O

Are O
there O
any O
new O
explanations O
coming O
down O
as O
to O
what O
caused O
this O
disaster O
in O
the O
first O
place O
? O

Well O
, O
today O
the O
chief O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
Navy B-ORG
, O
Vladimir B-PERSON
Kuroyedov I-PERSON
, O
he O
actually O
said O
he O
was O
eighty O
percent O
sure O
that O
the O
Kursk B-PRODUCT
had O
collided O
with O
a O
submarine O
, O
I O
think O
. O

So O
there O
has O
been O
no O
other O
official O
word O
, O
final O
word O
about O
what O
actually O
caused O
this O
tragedy O
. O

There O
is O
a O
government O
commission O
which O
was O
set O
up O
to O
investigate O
the O
causes O
of O
the O
tragedy O
, O
and O
they O
whittled O
out O
a O
number O
of O
possible O
causes O
to O
three O
. O

They O
have O
said O
that O
it O
was O
either O
a O
collision O
with O
a O
foreign O
submarine O
, O
it O
could O
have O
been O
a O
collision O
with O
a O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
mine O
, O
or O
it O
could O
have O
been O
a O
torpedo O
on O
board O
misfiring O
. O

They O
simply O
did O
n't O
know O
, O
but O
as O
I O
say O
, O
Admiral O
Koryerov O
has O
said O
he O
does O
believe O
it O
was O
a O
collision O
with O
a O
submarine O
, O
and O
they O
're O
not O
sure O
now O
whether O
it O
was O
a O
foreign O
submarine O
or O
a O
Russian B-NORP
one O
? O

The O
chief O
of O
the B-ORG
Russian I-ORG
Navy I-ORG
did O
n't O
actually O
specify O
a O
foreign O
submarine O
, O
but O
certainly O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
has O
been O
suggesting O
all O
along O
that O
a O
foreign O
submarine O
was O
involved O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Steve B-PERSON
Rosenberg I-PERSON
speaking O
to O
us O
from O
Mermosk B-GPE
. O

Steve B-PERSON
Rosenberg I-PERSON
, O
thank O
you O
for O
the O
update O
. O

You O
're O
welcome O
. O

You O
want O
tight O
harmony O
singing O
? O

How O
about O
these O
guys O
? O

President O
Fidel O
Castro O
of O
Cuba B-GPE
and O
Hugo B-PERSON
Chavez I-PERSON
of O
Venezuela B-GPE
made O
beautiful O
music O
together O
, O
well O
, O
maybe O
not O
so O
beautiful O
music O
but O
they O
did O
break O
into O
song O
yesterday O
on O
Chavez B-PERSON
's O
call O
in O
radio O
show O
. O

Castro B-GPE
had O
more O
to O
sing O
about O
today O
, O
before O
returning O
home O
to O
Cuba B-GPE
. O

He O
learned O
that O
Venezuela B-GPE
has O
agreed O
to O
provide O
Cuba B-GPE
with O
cheap O
oil O
. O

As O
for O
Chavez B-PERSON
, O
he O
is O
singing O
a O
different O
more O
aggressive O
tune O
these O
days O
. O

As O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Maria B-PERSON
Soreas I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Caracas B-GPE
, O
the O
Venezuelan B-NORP
leader O
is O
pushing O
parliament O
to O
pass O
an O
enabling O
law O
that O
would O
grant O
him O
special O
powers O
. O

The O
enabling O
law O
will O
give O
President O
Chavez O
the O
right O
to O
legislate O
by O
decree O
, O
which O
means O
he O
could O
rush O
dozens O
of O
laws O
through O
parliament O
, O
not O
just O
economic O
and O
financial O
reforms O
, O
but O
also O
laws O
dealing O
with O
security O
and O
the O
creation O
of O
a O
new O
national O
police O
force O
. O

Responding O
to O
his O
critics O
, O
Chavez B-PERSON
recently O
defended O
his O
bid O
for O
power O
in O
a O
televized O
speech O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
the O
matter O
is O
exceptional O
. O

The O
enabling O
law O
is O
a O
constitutional O
measure O
within O
a O
normal O
economic O
social O
and O
political O
situation O
. O

What O
's O
one O
of O
its O
purposes O
? O

Well O
, O
to O
accelerate O
solutions O
to O
our O
many O
problems O
. O

Although O
many O
members O
of O
Venezuela B-GPE
's O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
are O
grumbling O
about O
the O
enabling O
law O
, O
Haber B-PERSON
Cuniket I-PERSON
professor O
of O
political O
science O
at O
Desimum B-ORG
Boulevard I-ORG
University I-ORG
has O
no O
doubt O
they O
will O
give O
Chavez B-PERSON
, O
what O
he O
wants O
. O

Given O
that O
he O
has O
already O
controlled O
a O
majority O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
it O
is O
very O
likely O
that O
the O
law O
will O
be O
passed O
and O
the O
general O
feeling O
is O
that O
there O
is O
a O
hurry O
in O
approving O
the O
legislation O
because O
the O
President O
seems O
to O
feel O
that O
he O
is O
running O
out O
of O
time O
with O
the O
popular O
support O
he O
has O
gotten O
ever O
since O
1998 O
. O

Cuniket B-PERSON
says O
, O
there O
has O
been O
a O
lot O
of O
public O
pressure O
on O
Chavez B-PERSON
to O
live O
up O
to O
his O
many O
campaign O
promises O
, O
such O
as O
distributing O
land O
and O
wealth O
more O
equally O
among O
Venezuelans B-NORP
. O

Deputies O
from O
the O
opposition O
are O
voicing O
their O
discontent O
. O

Beneta B-PERSON
Tikong I-PERSON
belongs O
to O
a O
party O
called O
Democratic B-ORG
Action I-ORG
. O

Tikong B-PERSON
says O
, O
her O
party O
is O
radically O
opposed O
to O
giving O
Chavez B-PERSON
the O
special O
powers O
. O

She O
says O
, O
the O
constitution O
can O
grant O
leaders O
such O
concentrated O
authority O
but O
it O
's O
only O
supposed O
to O
be O
used O
in O
cases O
of O
emergency O
. O

Granting O
Chavez B-PERSON
special O
powers O
also O
concerns O
Professor O
Kenike O
, O
who O
says O
the O
President O
's O
deputies O
will O
contribute O
by O
giving O
him O
even O
more O
power O
. O

What O
is O
worrisome O
is O
that O
the O
President O
will O
be O
with O
extreme O
powers O
and O
he O
will O
be O
almost O
like O
a O
king O
, O
able O
to O
decide O
whatever O
he O
wants O
. O

He O
has O
been O
very O
hard O
against O
governors O
and O
mayors O
throughout O
the O
country O
and O
he O
seemed O
to O
prefer O
centralized O
kind O
of O
government O
than O
a O
decentralized O
one O
. O

Centralizing O
power O
under O
Chavez B-PERSON
seems O
risky O
to O
many O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
already O
leery O
of O
the O
unpredictable O
leader O
, O
who O
is O
hosting O
Cuba B-GPE
's O
Fidel B-PERSON
Castro I-PERSON
and O
has O
visited O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O

As O
President O
of O
OPEC B-ORG
, O
he O
has O
struck O
at O
oil O
consuming O
nations O
like O
the O
U.S B-GPE
. O

At O
the O
last O
OPEC B-ORG
summit O
, O
Chavez B-PERSON
called O
soaring O
prices O
for O
oil O
fair O
, O
giving O
nations O
like O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
charge O
for O
the O
products O
they O
sell O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Venezuelans B-NORP
fear O
that O
once O
their O
Assembly B-ORG
grants O
Chavez B-PERSON
special O
powers O
, O
the O
President O
will O
have O
one O
full O
year O
to O
pass O
nearly O
40 O
new O
laws O
and O
then O
he O
can O
ask O
for O
an O
extension O
to O
continue O
ruling O
by O
decree O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Mario B-PERSON
Soreas I-PERSON
in O
Caracas B-GPE
. O

Finally O
, O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
has O
ordered O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
stop O
shooting O
at O
Israeli B-NORP
targets O
from O
Palestinian B-NORP
controlled O
territory O
, O
but O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
says O
words O
are O
not O
enough O
. O

He O
says O
Israel B-GPE
is O
waiting O
for O
action O
. O

BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
for O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

I O
am O
Gregor B-PERSON
Cragey I-PERSON
. O

President O
Clinton O
is O
scheduled O
to O
meet O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
tomorrow O
to O
assess O
how O
the O
peace O
talks O
are O
going O
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Madeleine O
Albright O
is O
expected O
to O
join O
in O
the O
talks O
tomorrow O
morning O
. O

Spokesman O
P.J. B-PERSON
Crowley I-PERSON
said O
the O
administration O
has O
n't O
ruled O
out O
the O
possibility O
of O
sending O
a O
senior O
US B-GPE
official O
to O
the B-LOC
Mid I-LOC
East I-LOC
to O
try O
to O
arrange O
a O
meeting O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
. O

From O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
, O
I O
'm O
James B-PERSON
Kowling I-PERSON
for O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

It O
's O
a O
day O
of O
accusation O
and O
counter-accusation O
amid O
widespread O
violence O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

The O
worst O
clashes O
took O
place O
between O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israelis O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
towns O
of O
Ramallah B-GPE
and O
Nabulas B-GPE
. O

Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
are O
accusing O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
of O
embarking O
on O
a O
killing O
rampage O
. O

The O
Israelis B-NORP
in O
turn O
are O
accusing O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
leadership O
of O
failing O
to O
meet O
today O
's O
deadline O
for O
ending O
the O
violence O
. O

John B-PERSON
Line I-PERSON
has O
more O
. O

Just O
as O
the O
cease O
- O
fire O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
taking O
hold O
, O
some O
of O
the O
most O
brutal O
clashes O
erupted O
. O

In O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Nabulas B-GPE
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
demonstrators O
were O
involved O
in O
what O
was O
a O
relatively O
routine O
demonstration O
. O

Suddenly O
gunfire O
broke O
out O
. O

It O
's O
not O
clear O
who O
started O
it O
. O

As O
the O
demonstrators O
scattered O
there O
was O
a O
prolonged O
gunfight O
, O
and O
this O
evening O
Israeli B-NORP
helicopter O
gun O
ships O
have O
used O
their O
machine O
guns O
in O
a O
confrontation O
near O
the O
town O
of O
Bethlehem B-GPE
. O

Amidst O
this O
tension O
, O
a O
busload O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
apparently O
took O
a O
wrong O
turning O
into O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
area O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
of O
Tukaram B-GPE
. O

The O
Israelis B-NORP
say O
Palestinian B-NORP
police O
opened O
fire O
causing O
a O
number O
of O
injuries O
. O

John B-PERSON
Line I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

For O
today O
's O
musical O
closure O
, O
we O
meet O
a O
band O
that O
's O
just O
recorded O
its O
own O
rendition O
of O
a O
pop O
hit O
made O
famous O
by O
Sarah B-PERSON
McClauclin I-PERSON
. O

It O
's O
only O
fair O
, O
the O
band O
called O
Solace B-ORG
helped O
McClauclin B-PERSON
write O
the O
Grammy O
winner O
' B-WORK_OF_ART
I I-WORK_OF_ART
will I-WORK_OF_ART
Remember I-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Solace B-ORG
, O
though O
, O
is O
not O
just O
another O
folk O
pop O
band O
, O
it O
's O
really O
known O
for O
its O
traditional O
Irish B-NORP
music O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Stephen B-PERSON
Snyder I-PERSON
has O
our O
story O
. O

Like O
the O
famous O
Irish B-NORP
group O
the O
Chieftains O
and O
Alton B-GPE
, O
the O
group O
Solace B-ORG
frequently O
headlines O
in O
Celtic O
festivals O
. O

They O
bring O
audiences O
to O
their O
feet O
with O
virtual O
self O
playing O
of O
traditional O
fiddle O
tunes O
, O
jigs O
and O
reels O
, O
but O
unlike O
the O
other O
stars O
of O
the O
Irish B-NORP
circuit O
, O
Solace B-ORG
got O
their O
start O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Three O
members O
of O
Solace B-ORG
, O
including O
superstar O
fiddler O
Winfred B-PERSON
Horan I-PERSON
are O
Irish B-NORP
Americans I-NORP
, O
the O
remaining O
two O
are O
Irish B-NORP
transplants O
living O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

Winfred B-PERSON
Horan I-PERSON
stepped O
into O
Irish B-NORP
music O
literally O
. O

From O
childhood O
she O
competed O
in O
Irish B-NORP
step O
dancing O
competitions O
winning O
nine O
North O
American B-NORP
titles O
. O

She O
also O
took O
up O
traditional O
fiddle O
at O
a O
young O
age O
, O
but O
soon O
turned O
to O
classical O
violin O
. O

She O
devoted O
fifteen O
years O
to O
classical O
training O
and O
performance O
including O
string O
quartets O
, O
orchestras O
and O
a O
stint O
with O
the B-ORG
Boston I-ORG
Pops I-ORG
before O
returning O
to O
Irish B-NORP
music O
in O
the O
early O
90's O
. O

Flute O
player O
Shamus B-PERSON
Eagan I-PERSON
comes O
from O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
. O

In O
Solace B-ORG
he O
serves O
as O
the O
utility O
player O
, O
handling O
not O
only O
flute O
but O
also O
the O
Irish B-NORP
hand O
drum O
, O
the O
boran O
and O
the O
Indian B-NORP
pipes O
. O

And O
Eagan B-PERSON
is O
the O
only O
American O
ever O
to O
have O
won O
four O
all O
Ireland B-GPE
championships O
, O
for O
banjo O
, O
tin O
whistle O
, O
flute O
and O
mandolin O
playing O
. O

Eagan B-PERSON
's O
work O
on O
the O
film O
score O
for O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Brothers I-WORK_OF_ART
McMullin I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
led O
him O
to O
co-author O
a O
song O
with O
folk O
pop O
diva O
Sarah B-PERSON
McClauklin I-PERSON
. O

On O
this O
new O
CD O
from O
Solace B-ORG
, O
' B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Hour I-WORK_OF_ART
before I-WORK_OF_ART
Dawn I-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
Eagan B-PERSON
and O
the O
group O
offer O
a O
traditional O
re-rendering O
of O
the O
song O
McClauklin B-PERSON
made O
famous O
, O
' B-WORK_OF_ART
I I-WORK_OF_ART
will I-WORK_OF_ART
Remember I-WORK_OF_ART
You I-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

That O
's O
Dierdre B-PERSON
Scandlin I-PERSON
, O
the O
newest O
member O
of O
Solace B-ORG
, O
who O
came O
to O
the O
group O
just O
last O
year O
. O

She O
says O
singing O
a O
song O
that O
Sarah B-PERSON
McClauklin I-PERSON
had O
already O
recorded O
twice O
was O
a O
little O
intimidating O
, O
but O
the O
group O
made O
a O
conscious O
attempt O
to O
come O
up O
with O
the O
version O
that O
would O
stand O
on O
its O
own O
, O
and O
it O
does O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Stephen B-PERSON
Snyder I-PERSON
. O

In O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
today O
, O
a O
Belgrade B-GPE
court O
indited O
six O
members O
of O
electoral O
commissions O
on O
charges O
that O
they O
abused O
their O
official O
functions O
. O

Last O
September O
, O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
Federal B-ORG
Election I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
published O
results O
of O
a O
presidential O
vote O
, O
results O
which O
, O
if O
anyone O
had O
believed O
them O
, O
would O
have O
necessitated O
a O
run O
off O
between O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
and O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
. O

There O
was O
no O
run O
off O
, O
of O
course O
, O
Serbs B-NORP
would O
n't O
stand O
for O
it O
. O

Now O
three O
months O
later O
Kostunica B-PERSON
is O
no O
longer O
opposing O
the O
government O
. O

He O
is O
running O
it O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Jackie B-PERSON
Rolan I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

The O
popular O
uprising O
which O
swept O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
to O
power O
, O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
took O
to O
the O
streets O
in O
early O
October O
to O
force O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
to O
accept O
his O
election O
defeat O
and O
step O
down O
. O

In O
the O
two O
months O
since O
then O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
and O
Western B-NORP
governments O
have O
rushed O
to O
welcome O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
back O
into O
the O
international O
fold O
, O
but O
at O
home O
the O
most O
noticeable O
change O
has O
been O
a O
sharp O
increase O
in O
the O
cost O
of O
living O
. O

President O
Kostunica O
says O
this O
is O
inevitable O
but O
he O
sees O
better O
times O
ahead O
. O

We O
are O
living O
all O
under O
very O
difficult O
conditions O
. O

Social O
aspirations O
is O
very O
difficult O
and O
that O
is O
something O
which O
has O
to O
do O
with O
Milosevic B-PERSON
regime O
, O
sanctions O
of O
international O
community O
, O
bombing O
of O
this O
country O
last O
year O
, O
but O
what O
people O
mostly O
appreciate O
is O
that O
sense O
of O
freedom O
. O

The O
West O
has O
been O
rewarding O
the O
democratic O
reforms O
in O
Serbia B-GPE
with O
big O
aid O
packages O
, O
but O
the O
money O
comes O
with O
some O
conditions O
attached O
. O

Western B-NORP
governments O
want O
Serbia B-GPE
to O
cooperate O
with O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
War I-ORG
Crimes I-ORG
Tribunal I-ORG
in O
the O
Hague B-GPE
. O

The O
Tribunal O
has O
been O
allowed O
to O
open O
an O
office O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
, O
but O
it O
's O
not O
clear O
how O
far O
this O
cooperation O
will O
go O
. O

President O
Kostunica O
says O
he O
does O
not O
agree O
with O
demands O
that O
Milosevic B-PERSON
should O
be O
extradited O
to O
The O
Hague B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
not O
in O
favor O
of O
that O
I O
must O
say O
. O

I O
am O
in O
favor O
of O
trying O
to O
go O
through O
these O
processes O
of O
responsibility O
within O
the O
country O
. O

I O
have O
a O
very O
general O
and O
many O
very O
general O
objections O
to O
the O
Hague O
Tribunal O
. O

I O
can O
not O
imagine O
that O
just O
one O
judicial O
instant O
, O
just O
one O
court O
is O
actually O
enough O
to O
cope O
this O
problems O
. O

After O
winning O
the O
presidency O
in O
September O
, O
Kostunica B-PERSON
and O
his O
allies O
now O
face O
a O
much O
easier O
task O
with O
Serbian B-NORP
parliamentary O
elections O
in O
less O
then O
two O
weeks O
time O
. O

The O
latest O
opinion O
polls O
suggest O
they O
will O
get O
about O
65 O
% O
of O
the O
vote O
, O
while O
Milosevic B-PERSON
and O
his O
party O
would O
be O
lucky O
to O
win O
more O
then O
a O
few O
seats O
. O

The O
opposition O
coalition O
has O
been O
an O
alliance O
of O
convenience O
and O
President O
Kostunica O
admits O
that O
it O
will O
not O
last O
long O
beyond O
the O
elections O
. O

We O
had O
to O
run O
through O
these O
republic O
elections O
and O
with O
all O
these O
differences O
we O
are O
staying O
till O
these O
elections O
, O
and O
later O
on O
when O
we O
come O
to O
some O
elections O
, O
of O
course O
, O
quite O
normally O
and O
for O
the O
good O
of O
democracy O
, O
these O
differences O
between O
the O
parties O
within O
Democratic O
Opposition O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
will O
appear O
. O

The O
splits O
are O
already O
visible O
with O
public O
disagreements O
between O
Kostunica B-PERSON
and O
Zoran B-PERSON
Djindjic I-PERSON
, O
the O
man O
expected O
to O
form O
the O
new O
Serbian B-NORP
government O
, O
so O
the O
country O
faces O
more O
political O
instability O
in O
the O
year O
ahead O
and O
the O
likely O
prospect O
of O
new O
elections O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Jacky B-PERSON
Rowland I-PERSON
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

If O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
has O
officially O
restored O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
President O
Clinton O
announced O
the O
move O
during O
his O
visit O
to O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
calling O
the O
changes O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
remarkable O
, O
following O
the O
democratic O
election O
of O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
and O
the O
ouster O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
. O

The O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
said O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
will O
provide O
45 O
million O
dollars O
in O
food O
aid O
to O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
from O
Washington B-GPE
. O

An O
apparent O
attack O
on O
a O
US B-GPE
warship O
has O
left O
at O
least O
six O
American B-NORP
sailors O
dead O
and O
about O
35 O
injured O
. O

The O
explosion O
came O
as O
the O
guided O
- O
missile O
destroyer O
USS B-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
was O
refueling O
at O
a O
port O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

NPR B-ORG
's O
Chad B-PERSON
Pergram I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Both O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
and O
the O
Pentagon O
said O
the O
attack O
appeared O
to O
be O
an O
act O
of O
terrorism O
. O

President O
Clinton O
immediately O
whisked O
to O
the O
region O
investigative O
teams O
from O
the O
FBI O
, O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

The O
attack O
comes O
as O
US B-GPE
forces O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
have O
been O
placed O
on O
a O
heightened O
state O
of O
alert O
after O
days O
of O
clashes O
between O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Defense O
Secretary O
William O
Cohen O
said O
the O
US B-GPE
would O
continue O
to O
protect O
its O
interests O
around O
the O
globe O
. O

No O
one O
should O
doubt O
our O
resolve O
to O
remain O
a O
force O
for O
peace O
and O
for O
stability O
and O
no O
one O
should O
assume O
that O
they O
can O
force O
us O
to O
retreat O
. O

No O
one O
should O
assume O
they O
can O
attack O
us O
with O
impunity O
. O

The O
Cole B-PRODUCT
had O
just O
arrived O
in O
the O
harbor O
for O
a O
refueling O
stop O
. O

Officials O
say O
men O
aboard O
this O
small O
boat O
had O
been O
assisting O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
with O
mooring O
lines O
just O
before O
the O
blast O
. O

Chad B-PERSON
Pergram I-PERSON
, O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Washington B-GPE
. O

American B-NORP
businessman O
Edmund B-PERSON
Pope I-PERSON
today O
formally O
asked O
Russian B-NORP
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
for O
a O
pardon O
. O

Pope B-PERSON
was O
sentenced O
yesterday O
to O
20 O
years O
hard O
labor O
after O
a O
Moscow B-GPE
court O
found O
him O
guilty O
of O
spying O
. O

Prosecutors O
said O
Pope B-PERSON
had O
illegally O
obtained O
classified O
blueprints O
for O
a O
new O
Russian B-NORP
high O
- O
speed O
torpedo O
. O

Pope B-PERSON
, O
whose O
company O
analyzes O
foreign O
maritime O
equipment O
, O
has O
maintained O
his O
innocence O
. O

He O
is O
the O
first O
American B-NORP
citizen O
to O
be O
jailed O
for O
espionage O
since O
the O
end O
of O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Nenad B-PERSON
Chebeck I-PERSON
is O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

Nenad B-PERSON
, O
yesterday O
Mr. O
Pope O
was O
sentenced O
despite O
an O
appeal O
for O
clemency O
by O
President O
Clinton O
. O

Why O
has O
he O
taken O
this O
legal O
option O
? O

Does O
he O
have O
no O
confidence O
in O
the O
courts O
? O

Well O
, O
I O
would O
say O
it O
is O
pretty O
clear O
that O
he O
has O
no O
confidence O
in O
the O
Russian B-NORP
judicial O
system O
. O

He O
did O
have O
an O
option O
of O
appealing O
to O
the O
Russian B-NORP
Supreme B-ORG
Court I-ORG
but O
frankly O
this O
is O
a O
more O
likely O
and O
a O
faster O
way O
to O
freedom O
, O
I O
would O
say O
, O
because O
going O
through O
the O
appeals O
process O
is O
going O
to O
take O
months O
. O

He O
is O
known O
to O
be O
of O
ill O
health O
. O

He O
definitely O
wants O
to O
get O
out O
of O
the B-FAC
Lefortovo I-FAC
Prison I-FAC
and O
it O
would O
appear O
by O
the O
latest O
signs O
that O
it O
is O
going O
to O
be O
the O
right O
way O
. O

Going O
through O
an O
appeals O
court O
would O
take O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
and O
the O
outcome O
would O
be O
highly O
uncertain O
. O

So O
Nenad B-PERSON
, O
what O
's O
the O
timetable O
here O
? O

The O
request O
went O
to O
Putin B-GPE
. O

Putin B-GPE
in O
turn O
passes O
it O
on O
or O
has O
passed O
it O
on O
to O
the B-ORG
Presidential I-ORG
Pardons I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

Is O
that O
correct O
? O

Yes O
, O
it O
has O
all O
happened O
actually O
very O
, O
very O
quickly O
. O

After O
the O
court O
cases O
dragged O
on O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
months O
and O
Pope B-PERSON
has O
been O
in O
jail O
since O
April O
the O
3rd O
, O
the O
ball O
really O
started O
rolling O
today O
. O

He O
wrote O
to O
Putin B-GPE
. O

Putin B-GPE
's O
office O
announced O
that O
the O
President O
has O
passed O
on O
the O
case O
to O
the B-ORG
Presidential I-ORG
Pardons I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
and O
today O
already O
we O
had O
the O
head O
of O
the O
commission O
appearing O
on O
Russian B-NORP
state O
television O
and O
saying O
that O
he O
will O
recommend O
a O
pardon O
to O
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
. O

Now O
this O
commission O
is O
due O
to O
meet O
tomorrow O
but O
it O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
envisage O
the O
commission O
not O
doing O
what O
the O
head O
of O
the O
commission O
has O
said O
it O
will O
do O
. O

The B-ORG
Presidential I-ORG
Pardons I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
in O
Russia B-GPE
, O
is O
that O
a O
relatively O
new O
institution O
? O

I O
would O
assume O
this O
being O
the O
first O
Cold B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
spy O
case O
in O
40 O
years O
in O
Russia B-GPE
that O
a O
certain O
number O
of O
institutions O
that O
are O
being O
involved O
, O
perhaps O
are O
being O
involved O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

Well O
, O
there O
are O
really O
no O
precedents O
here O
Tony B-PERSON
because O
, O
as O
you O
mentioned O
, O
the O
last O
trial O
of O
an O
alleged O
foreign O
spy O
, O
was O
actually O
the O
trial O
of O
Gary B-PERSON
Powers I-PERSON
way O
back O
in O
1961 O
, O
and O
Gary B-PERSON
Powers I-PERSON
was O
shot O
down O
over O
Russia B-GPE
, O
so O
his O
guilt O
was O
fairly O
firmly O
established O
and O
ever O
since O
then O
any O
suspected O
spies O
were O
usually O
either O
sort O
of O
simply O
kicked O
out O
of O
the O
country O
, O
expelled O
, O
or O
they O
were O
arrested O
and O
then O
swapped O
for O
Russian B-NORP
spies O
arrested O
in O
Western B-NORP
countries O
. O

The O
speed O
with O
which O
Mr. O
Putin O
seems O
to O
have O
responded O
to O
events O
here O
, O
is O
that O
any O
indication O
that O
perhaps O
he O
has O
found O
the O
whole O
incident O
embarrassing O
? O

It O
may O
be O
that O
this O
is O
simply O
a O
case O
which O
is O
not O
important O
on O
a O
wider O
scale O
for O
Putin B-GPE
, O
that O
he O
has O
shown O
what O
he O
needed O
to O
show O
to O
the O
Russian B-NORP
public O
, O
which O
is O
that O
the O
system O
is O
there O
, O
the O
system O
is O
going O
strong O
, O
it O
is O
taking O
care O
of O
the O
state O
secrets O
and O
, O
you O
know O
, O
the O
police O
is O
doing O
its O
job O
, O
the B-ORG
Federal I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Service I-ORG
is O
doing O
its O
job O
, O
but O
now O
that O
that O
has O
been O
done O
with O
, O
now O
that O
we O
have O
had O
a O
conviction O
in O
court O
he O
does O
not O
see O
the O
necessity O
of O
pursuing O
the O
whole O
thing O
any O
further O
, O
and O
in O
order O
to O
appear O
magnanimous O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
the O
Western B-NORP
public O
opinion O
, O
certainly O
, O
I O
guess O
that O
those O
are O
the O
reasons O
which O
prompted O
him O
to O
move O
in O
the O
direction O
he O
has O
moved O
. O

And O
one O
would O
assume O
that O
the O
effort O
is O
also O
being O
made O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
US B-GPE
- O
Russian B-NORP
relations O
are O
n't O
seriously O
affected O
by O
this O
? O

Yes O
, O
because O
there O
have O
been O
a O
number O
of O
calls O
in O
the O
American O
Congress O
, O
for O
example O
, O
to O
introduce O
economic O
sanctions O
against O
Russia B-GPE
for O
this O
. O

The O
administration O
itself O
has O
not O
shown O
any O
willingness O
to O
get O
involved O
too O
deeply O
and O
certainly O
has O
not O
shown O
any O
willingness O
to O
introduce O
sanctions O
against O
Russia B-GPE
, O
but O
we O
do O
know O
that O
President O
Clinton O
has O
spoken O
to O
Vladimir B-PERSON
Putin I-PERSON
about O
this O
. O

We O
do O
know O
that O
the O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Madeleine O
Albright O
has O
raised O
the O
issue O
a O
number O
of O
times O
, O
so O
this O
will O
certainly O
help O
smooth O
the O
way O
towards O
the O
future O
of O
American B-NORP
administration O
, O
as O
and O
when O
there O
is O
one O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Nenad B-PERSON
Chebeck I-PERSON
in O
Moscow B-GPE
. O

Thanks O
again O
, O
Nenad B-PERSON
. O

You O
are O
welcome O
, O
Tony B-PERSON
. O

In O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
shot O
and O
killed O
three O
Palestinians B-NORP
today O
as O
Israel B-GPE
tightened O
its O
blockade O
of O
Palestinian B-NORP
cities O
. O

Officials O
said O
that O
closure O
was O
punishment O
for O
yesterday O
's O
drive O
- O
by O
shootings O
that O
killed O
four O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

NPR B-ORG
's O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Loden I-PERSON
reports O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
not O
being O
allowed O
to O
enter O
Israel B-GPE
, O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
not O
permitted O
to O
travel O
between O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
cities O
now O
. O

Such O
collective O
punishment O
is O
illegal O
under O
Geneva B-GPE
conventions O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
officials O
say O
Palestinians B-NORP
can O
cross O
checkpoints O
for O
humanitarian O
reasons O
, O
but O
in O
one O
village O
near O
Ramallah B-GPE
residents O
said O
a O
34 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
man O
died O
after O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
refused O
to O
let O
him O
go O
to O
a O
hospital O
. O

The O
man O
had O
a O
heart O
condition O
and O
had O
inhaled O
tear O
gas O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
media O
said O
the O
Army O
is O
considering O
further O
travel O
restriction O
for O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
prevent O
more O
drive O
- O
by O
shootings O
. O

One O
official O
calls O
the O
new O
phase O
of O
the O
conflict O
, O
the O
war O
of O
the O
roads O
. O

Palestinians B-NORP
warned O
that O
Wednesday O
, O
they O
'll O
attempt O
to O
block O
the O
roads O
to O
Jewish O
settlements O
. O

Jennifer B-PERSON
Loden I-PERSON
, O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
the O
man O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
replaced O
, O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
seems O
to O
be O
moving O
back O
onto O
the O
public O
stage O
. O

In O
his O
first O
detailed O
interview O
since O
he O
was O
driven O
from O
power O
, O
Milosevic B-PERSON
today O
told O
a O
private O
Serbian B-NORP
TV O
station O
that O
his O
conscience O
is O
clear O
about O
his O
years O
in O
office O
, O
and O
he O
denounced O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
War I-ORG
Crimes I-ORG
Tribunal I-ORG
as O
a O
political O
institution O
which O
is O
against O
the O
Serbs B-NORP
. O

President O
Clinton O
is O
due O
to O
meet O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiators O
in O
Washington B-GPE
tomorrow O
. O

They O
will O
discuss O
prospects O
for O
peace O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

In O
a O
historic O
speech O
, O
President O
Clinton O
has O
addressed O
the O
people O
of O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
urging O
them O
to O
work O
with O
Americans O
to O
heal O
the O
wounds O
of O
war O
. O

The O
President O
also O
spoke O
of O
the O
staggering O
sacrifice O
of O
the O
3 O
million O
Vietnamese B-NORP
soldiers O
and O
civilians O
who O
died O
during O
the O
conflict O
. O

Let O
us O
continue O
to O
help O
each O
other O
heal O
the O
wounds O
of O
war O
, O
not O
by O
forgetting O
the O
bravery O
shown O
and O
the O
tragedy O
suffered O
by O
all O
sides O
, O
but O
by O
embracing O
the O
spirit O
of O
reconciliation O
and O
the O
courage O
to O
build O
better O
tomorrows O
for O
our O
children O
. O

President O
Clinton O
also O
raised O
the O
issue O
of O
human O
rights O
but O
went O
on O
to O
stress O
the O
US B-GPE
was O
not O
trying O
to O
impose O
its O
own O
ideals O
. O

You O
have O
already O
shown O
the O
world O
he O
said O
that O
Vietnam B-GPE
takes O
its O
own O
decisions O
. O

This O
is O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

I O
am O
Lisa B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
. O

British B-NORP
police O
are O
puzzling O
over O
an O
item O
of O
stolen O
property O
which O
has O
just O
been O
recovered O
. O

It O
's O
the O
famous O
German B-NORP
wartime O
coding O
machine O
named O
' O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
' O
. O

The O
machine O
was O
stolen O
six O
months O
ago O
from O
a O
museum O
that O
is O
north O
of O
London B-GPE
where O
Britain B-GPE
's O
wartime O
code O
breakers O
had O
their O
headquarters O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Stephen B-PERSON
Beard I-PERSON
reports O
on O
how O
a O
half O
- O
century O
after O
it O
last O
saw O
active O
service O
, O
the O
' O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
' O
is O
still O
creating O
mystery O
. O

Born O
in O
secrecy O
before O
the B-EVENT
Second I-EVENT
World I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
the O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
coding O
machine O
has O
always O
been O
a O
source O
of O
intrigue O
. O

The O
latest O
chapter O
in O
a O
long O
and O
convoluted O
story O
opened O
yesterday O
afternoon O
when O
a O
prominent O
BBC B-ORG
TV I-ORG
newsman O
, O
Jeremy B-PERSON
Paxman I-PERSON
, O
received O
a O
suspicious O
package O
. O

It O
was O
a O
big O
- O
big O
cardboard O
box O
wrapped O
in O
parcel O
tape O
, O
inside O
, O
which O
was O
double O
- O
wrapped O
. O

Inside O
that O
was O
another O
box O
which O
was O
also O
wrapped O
in O
parcel O
tape O
. O

Inside O
that O
was O
more O
bubble O
wrap O
, O
and O
finally O
inside O
a O
third O
package O
was O
this O
wooden O
box O
. O

The O
moment O
I O
had O
opened O
it O
about O
an O
inch O
, O
I O
thought O
, O
God O
, O
it O
is O
the O
missing O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
machine O
. O

The O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
coding O
machine O
in O
question O
, O
which O
looks O
like O
an O
old O
- O
fashioned O
typewriter O
went O
missing O
last O
April O
from O
a O
glass O
case O
here O
at O
the B-ORG
Bletchley I-ORG
Park I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
. O

It O
's O
a O
particularly O
rare O
version O
. O

Last O
month O
the O
curator O
, O
Christine B-PERSON
Lodge I-PERSON
, O
began O
receiving O
a O
series O
of O
bizarre O
coded O
letters O
demanding O
an O
equivalent O
of O
35,000 O
dollars O
for O
the O
return O
of O
the O
machine O
. O

We O
've O
just O
taken O
the O
letters O
absolutely O
on O
face O
value O
and O
there O
is O
someone O
called O
' O
the O
master O
' O
involved O
. O

There O
seems O
to O
be O
at O
least O
one O
other O
person O
who O
is O
an O
intermediary O
. O

Beyond O
that O
we O
know O
nothing O
. O

The O
letters O
from O
" O
the O
master O
" O
purportedly O
came O
from O
someone O
who O
innocently O
bought O
the O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
and O
then O
discovered O
subsequently O
, O
it O
was O
stolen O
. O

He O
wanted O
35,000 O
dollars O
to O
cover O
his O
loss O
. O

If O
he O
did O
n't O
get O
the O
money O
, O
he O
said O
he O
would O
destroy O
the O
machine O
. O

This O
cloak O
- O
and O
- O
dagger O
episode O
matches O
the O
history O
of O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
. O

Despite O
its O
clunking O
sound O
it O
was O
one O
of O
Hitler B-PERSON
's O
secret O
weapons O
. O

Most O
of O
his O
military O
communications O
were O
encoded O
with O
machines O
like O
this O
. O

His O
confidence O
was O
not O
surprising O
, O
says O
John B-PERSON
Gallohock I-PERSON
, O
archivist O
at O
the B-ORG
Bletchley I-ORG
Park I-ORG
Museum I-ORG
. O

The O
message O
writing O
process O
of O
each O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
is O
mind O
- O
bogglingly O
complex O
. O

You O
have O
got O
these O
three O
rotors O
each O
with O
26 O
positions O
, O
26 O
x O
26 O
x O
26 O
. O

There O
are O
different O
rotors O
. O

These O
are O
all O
differently O
wired O
. O

You O
have O
got O
three O
out O
of O
a O
set O
of O
five O
in O
different O
orders O
, O
60 O
different O
combinations O
, O
and O
you O
have O
got O
ten O
stuck O
- O
up O
plugins O
here O
, O
out O
of O
26 O
, O
that O
will O
add O
two O
million O
- O
million O
different O
combinations O
. O

The O
total O
number O
of O
settings O
was O
a O
150 O
million O
- O
million O
- O
million O
, O
but O
armed O
with O
some O
stolen O
code O
books O
and O
one O
or O
two O
of O
the O
machines O
a O
small O
army O
of O
brilliant O
mathematicians O
based O
here O
at O
Bletchley B-FAC
Park I-FAC
cracked O
the O
code O
and O
eavesdropped O
on O
German B-NORP
communications O
. O

This O
breakthrough O
says O
Peter B-PERSON
Westco I-PERSON
, O
a O
museum O
trustee O
, O
had O
a O
decisive O
impact O
on O
the O
course O
of O
the O
war O
. O

This O
is O
what O
gave O
us O
the O
edge O
, O
the O
intelligence O
of O
what O
the O
enemy O
were O
up O
to O
, O
what O
they O
were O
going O
to O
do O
, O
and O
this O
is O
, O
of O
course O
, O
what O
helped O
to O
reduce O
the O
war O
period O
by O
two O
to O
two O
- O
and O
- O
a O
half O
years O
, O
saving O
lives O
of O
all O
nations O
throughout O
the O
world O
. O

This O
story O
does O
not O
yet O
have O
a O
happy O
ending O
however O
. O

The O
stolen O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
machine O
returned O
by O
mail O
to O
the O
BBC O
is O
missing O
three O
of O
its O
coding O
wheel O
. O

Without O
them O
says O
Peter B-PERSON
Hamer I-PERSON
, O
an O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
expert O
, O
the O
machine O
has O
lost O
much O
of O
its O
value O
. O

The O
machine O
just O
does O
n't O
work O
without O
them O
and O
since O
this O
machine O
is O
almost O
unique O
, O
I O
know O
of O
only O
one O
other O
machine O
of O
this O
type O
in O
existence O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
simply O
substitute O
any O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
wheel O
of O
the O
many O
thousands O
that O
exist O
from O
the O
other O
machines O
. O

Museum O
staff O
will O
not O
comment O
on O
claims O
that O
' O
the O
master O
' O
has O
now O
demanded O
35,000 O
dollars O
to O
return O
the O
wheels O
. O

The O
package O
containing O
the O
stolen O
machine O
does O
n't O
apparently O
hold O
any O
clues O
. O

It O
was O
signed O
by O
a O
P. O
Smith O
from O
a O
fictitious O
address O
in O
Birmingham B-GPE
, O
312 O
, O
Santos B-FAC
Road I-FAC
. O

312 O
is O
the O
machine O
's O
serial O
number O
. O

To O
quote O
Churchill B-PERSON
, O
this O
for O
the O
time O
being O
must O
remain O
a O
riddle O
wrapped O
in O
a O
mystery O
inside O
an O
Enigma B-PRODUCT
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
this O
is O
Stephen B-PERSON
Beard I-PERSON
in O
London B-GPE
. O

From O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
I O
'm O
Anne B-PERSON
Brazel I-PERSON
. O

Arab B-LOC
leaders O
hold O
a O
summit O
tomorrow O
in O
Cairo B-GPE
to O
discuss O
the O
continuing O
violence O
between O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

Today O
was O
the O
deadline O
Israel B-GPE
had O
set O
for O
a O
truce O
but O
it O
was O
one O
of O
the O
deadliest O
days O
of O
fighting O
in O
two O
weeks O
. O

At O
least O
9 O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
in O
skirmishes O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

At O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
, O
UN O
Secretary O
General O
Kofi O
Annan O
says O
the O
level O
of O
violence O
is O
still O
too O
high O
. O

Linda B-PERSON
Bascilla I-PERSON
reports O
from O
the O
UN B-GPE
. O

Kofi B-PERSON
Annan I-PERSON
played O
a O
major O
role O
in O
bringing O
about O
the O
emergency O
summit O
earlier O
this O
week O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
and O
now O
after O
briefing O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
on O
his O
efforts O
, O
he O
made O
it O
clear O
that O
while O
violence O
has O
decreased O
some O
it O
is O
nowhere O
near O
the O
level O
which O
he O
thinks O
is O
satisfactory O
. O

The O
UN B-GPE
chief O
also O
said O
that O
tensions O
were O
still O
high O
and O
that O
the O
next O
48 O
to O
72 O
hours O
would O
be O
crucial O
. O

He O
expressed O
hope O
that O
both O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
would O
stick O
to O
the O
Sharm O
el O
- O
Sheikh O
agreement O
and O
continue O
to O
implement O
it O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Annan B-PERSON
also O
told O
reporters O
that O
he O
hoped O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
would O
send O
a O
conciliatory O
message O
to O
both O
sides O
encouraging O
them O
to O
implement O
the O
agreement O
. O

For O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
I O
'm O
Linda B-PERSON
d'Silva I-PERSON
at O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
. O

Eight O
more O
people O
were O
killed O
today O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
, O
four O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
four O
Israelis B-NORP
. O

A O
Palestinian B-NORP
ambush O
on O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
settler O
convoy O
is O
the O
latest O
escalation O
in O
nearly O
seven O
weeks O
of O
conflict O
. O

NPR B-ORG
's O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
reports O
. O

The O
convoy O
was O
travelling O
near O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
city O
of O
Ramallah B-GPE
on O
a O
stretch O
of O
road O
controlled O
by O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
military O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
spokesman O
said O
there O
were O
two O
simultaneous O
attacks O
at O
an O
intersection O
. O

A O
witness O
described O
a O
civilian O
car O
and O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
bus O
riddled O
with O
dozens O
of O
bullets O
. O

The O
attack O
is O
the O
latest O
sign O
of O
a O
shift O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
uprising O
from O
daytime O
demonstrations O
by O
stone O
throwing O
youth O
to O
nighttime O
guerilla O
- O
style O
action O
. O

An O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
spokesman O
calls O
it O
warfare O
and O
Army B-ORG
officials O
warned O
they O
will O
stiffen O
their O
response O
further O
. O

The O
attacks O
were O
largely O
carried O
out O
by O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
's O
police O
and O
security O
organizations O
. O

They O
have O
received O
weapons O
from O
Israel B-GPE
under O
past O
peace O
accords O
. O

Jennifer B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
, O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

The O
President O
of O
Yemen O
Ali O
Abdullah O
Saleh O
has O
acknowledged O
the O
explosion O
that O
killed O
the O
17 O
American B-NORP
sailors O
in O
Aden B-GPE
last O
week O
was O
deliberate O
. O

US B-GPE
authorities O
insist O
the O
blast O
was O
a O
deliberate O
act O
but O
the O
Yemenis B-NORP
initially O
called O
it O
an O
accident O
. O

President O
Salah O
now O
says O
the O
security O
forces O
have O
preliminary O
evidence O
that O
shows O
it O
was O
a O
premeditated O
criminal O
act O
. O

The O
Mid O
East O
peace O
talks O
in O
Washington B-GPE
reportedly O
took O
a O
turn O
for O
the O
worse O
today O
. O

Two O
senior O
Palestinian B-NORP
officials O
accused O
Israel B-GPE
of O
backtracking O
on O
proposals O
aimed O
at O
resolving O
the O
future O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Israel B-GPE
denied O
the O
accusation O
. O

In O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
the O
continuing O
violence O
seems O
to O
underline O
the O
urgency O
of O
the O
talks O
. O

At O
least O
four O
more O
people O
were O
killed O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
with O
both O
sides O
blaming O
each O
other O
for O
the O
bloodshed O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Richard B-PERSON
Myron I-PERSON
is O
in O
Tel B-GPE
Aviv I-GPE
now O
. O

Richard B-PERSON
, O
describe O
what O
's O
been O
happening O
today O
. O

Well O
, O
we O
have O
had O
unfortunately O
what O
we O
term O
a O
busy O
day O
here O
today O
, O
including O
a O
suicide O
bombing O
in O
a O
Jewish O
settlement O
in O
the O
northern O
part O
of O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

What O
apparently O
happened O
was O
that O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
went O
in O
to O
a O
roadside O
restaurant O
and O
he O
blew O
himself O
up O
critically O
injuring O
a O
number O
of O
people O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
Gaza B-GPE
there O
have O
been O
deaths O
of O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

One O
Palestinian B-NORP
was O
apparently O
shot O
, O
so O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
claims O
, O
by O
Palestinian B-NORP
fire O
. O

He O
was O
working O
in O
the O
greenhouse O
in O
a O
Jewish O
settlement O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
a O
number O
of O
other O
Palestinians B-NORP
were O
killed O
in O
clashes O
with O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
. O

So O
it O
has O
been O
an O
unfortunately O
, O
as O
I O
say O
, O
busy O
and O
bloody O
day O
here O
, O
and O
this O
was O
happening O
on O
the O
last O
Friday O
in O
Ramadan O
, O
which O
is O
a O
very O
important O
day O
for O
Muslim O
prayer O
. O

Was O
there O
any O
trouble O
today O
around O
the O
holy O
sites O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
? O

The O
trouble O
was O
very O
limited O
. O

There O
were O
some O
scuffles O
, O
there O
was O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
stone O
throwing O
and O
at O
one O
point O
the O
Western B-NORP
War O
Plaza O
, O
the O
area O
that O
stands O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Jewish O
holy O
site O
of O
the B-FAC
West I-FAC
Moor I-FAC
was O
cleared O
, O
it O
is O
adjacent O
to O
the O
Muslim O
site O
of O
the B-FAC
Haram I-FAC
al I-FAC
- I-FAC
Sharif I-FAC
or O
Temple B-FAC
Mount I-FAC
. O

This O
was O
cleared O
because O
of O
some O
stone O
throwing O
. O

It O
was O
fairly O
limited O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
police O
and O
security O
forces O
have O
acted O
in O
the O
past O
few O
weeks O
to O
try O
and O
ensure O
that O
they O
have O
as O
much O
control O
as O
possible O
drafting O
in O
3000 O
policemen O
and O
security O
officials O
, O
also O
not O
allowing O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
from O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
. O

They O
must O
be O
45 O
years O
and O
over O
to O
enter O
the O
Old O
City O
, O
if O
they O
are O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
, O
35 O
years O
and O
older O
. O

So O
it O
has O
limited O
the O
numbers O
inside O
, O
and O
therefore O
the O
amount O
of O
trouble O
, O
but O
there O
was O
some O
scuffle O
and O
it O
was O
expected O
in O
a O
way O
that O
there O
would O
be O
certainly O
tension O
and O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
trouble O
there O
today O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
all O
of O
this O
is O
happening O
against O
the O
backdrop O
of O
peace O
talks O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
which O
are O
in O
their O
fourth O
day O
today O
. O

What O
about O
people O
on O
the O
ground O
there O
where O
you O
are O
? O

Are O
they O
hopeful O
something O
might O
come O
out O
of O
this O
? O

Are O
they O
even O
paying O
heed O
to O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
Washington B-GPE
? O

I O
think O
people O
are O
paying O
heed O
because O
I O
think O
people O
realize O
that O
there O
is O
a O
sense O
that O
it O
could O
happen O
. O

There O
is O
a O
great O
sense O
of O
urgency O
here O
. O

They O
are O
really O
berserk O
. O

The O
security O
situation O
has O
deteriorated O
to O
a O
very O
bad O
level O
and O
could O
deteriorate O
yet O
further O
unless O
there O
is O
some O
kind O
of O
agreement O
. O

Having O
said O
that O
, O
I O
think O
there O
is O
really O
a O
great O
sense O
of O
pessimism O
amongst O
both O
sides O
. O

Talking O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
side O
first O
of O
all O
, O
the O
middle O
ground O
in O
Israel B-GPE
, O
I O
think O
, O
feels O
very O
disappointed O
and O
to O
some O
extent O
disillusioned O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
and O
does O
n't O
feel O
that O
there O
is O
much O
of O
a O
possibility O
for O
an O
honest O
deal O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
trust O
the O
other O
side O
. O

I O
think O
they O
may O
want O
the O
deal O
to O
happen O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
trust O
the O
intentions O
of O
the O
other O
side O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
for O
their O
part O
, O
I O
think O
, O
are O
deeply O
pessimistic O
. O

They O
have O
mistrusted O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
throughout O
this O
process O
and O
have O
viewed O
the O
process O
as O
one O
, O
which O
has O
gradually O
robbed O
them O
of O
their O
rights O
, O
and O
I O
think O
they O
see O
any O
agreement O
as O
a O
sellout O
. O

So O
basically O
neither O
side O
enters O
this O
with O
a O
great O
sense O
of O
hope O
, O
but O
I O
think O
both O
sides O
ultimately O
recognize O
that O
in O
a O
way O
if O
they O
are O
to O
have O
some O
kind O
of O
agreement O
or O
if O
they O
are O
to O
live O
with O
each O
other O
, O
they O
have O
either O
got O
to O
do O
it O
by O
negotiation O
or O
by O
blood O
and O
I O
think O
obviously O
most O
people O
would O
rather O
live O
with O
each O
other O
in O
peace O
, O
the O
peace O
which O
can O
be O
found O
through O
negotiations O
. O

It O
sounds O
then O
as O
if O
there O
is O
not O
necessarily O
a O
big O
willingness O
at O
this O
point O
to O
compromise O
any O
more O
than O
there O
was O
earlier O
, O
especially O
as O
President O
Clinton O
comes O
in O
to O
speak O
with O
the O
negotiators O
tomorrow O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
am O
speaking O
of O
the O
people O
, O
amongst O
the O
leadership O
I O
think O
there O
may O
be O
a O
tendency O
to O
compromise O
. O

We O
have O
heard O
reports O
that O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
are O
willing O
, O
or O
at O
least O
the O
two O
sides O
are O
close O
to O
a O
deal O
on O
Jerusalem B-GPE
i.e. O
that O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
would O
get O
sovereignty O
over O
East B-GPE
Jerusalem I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
what O
they O
have O
claimed O
is O
justly O
theirs O
and O
what O
they O
want O
, O
and O
there O
is O
also O
a O
talk O
of O
borders O
and O
the O
refugees O
being O
discussed O
. O

There O
is O
a O
great O
sense O
of O
urgency O
, O
I O
think O
that O
a O
deal O
should O
be O
reached O
. O

The O
Israelis B-NORP
are O
particularly O
keen O
with O
the O
forthcoming O
election O
. O

I O
think O
, O
this O
Israeli B-NORP
government O
wants O
to O
deliver O
to O
the O
people O
a O
deal O
so O
that O
has O
something O
to O
get O
the O
electorate O
with O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
, O
some O
could O
argue O
, O
are O
in O
a O
better O
negotiating O
position O
, O
but O
equally O
then O
if O
they O
are O
faced O
with O
the O
prospect O
of O
the O
Prime O
Ministership O
of O
the O
right O
wing O
leader O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
, O
they O
may O
judge O
that O
this O
is O
the O
best O
time O
to O
do O
a O
deal O
equally O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Richard B-PERSON
Myron I-PERSON
speaking O
to O
us O
from O
Tel B-GPE
Aviv I-GPE
. O

Thank O
you O
Richard B-PERSON
for O
the O
update O
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
Lisa B-PERSON
. O

From O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
I O
am O
Corey B-PERSON
Flintoff I-PERSON
. O

Palestinians B-NORP
and O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
fought O
in O
the O
streets O
one O
day O
after O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
said O
his O
nation O
is O
taking O
a O
break O
from O
peace O
talks O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
began O
negotiations O
today O
with O
his O
hard O
line O
opponents O
in O
parliament O
, O
considering O
ways O
to O
bring O
them O
into O
a O
coalition O
government O
, O
a O
development O
that O
could O
keep O
Israel B-GPE
out O
of O
the O
peace O
process O
for O
months O
. O

Today O
Israeli B-NORP
security O
forces O
closed O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
airport O
and O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
and O
blockaded O
a O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
town O
, O
where O
gunmen O
had O
allegedly O
fired O
on O
a O
Jewish O
neighborhood O
that O
Israel B-GPE
claims O
is O
part O
of O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Israel B-GPE
has O
fired O
on O
offices O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
injuring O
62 O
people O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
Army B-ORG
says O
it O
's O
retaliation O
for O
a O
bomb O
attack O
on O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
school O
bus O
in O
the O
occupied O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
. O

NPR B-ORG
's O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Israeli B-NORP
helicopter O
gun O
ships O
fired O
across O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
for O
more O
than O
two O
hours O
, O
hitting O
the O
offices O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
police O
, O
security O
services O
and O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
's O
political O
party O
, O
Fatah B-NORP
. O

Israeli B-NORP
defense O
officials O
accused O
Fatah B-NORP
of O
carrying O
out O
the O
bus O
attack O
. O

Though O
provided O
no O
evidence O
, O
Fatah B-NORP
officials O
denied O
the O
link O
. O

The O
bus O
bombing O
killed O
two O
Jewish O
settlers O
including O
a O
schoolteacher O
and O
also O
wounded O
nine O
others O
, O
including O
several O
children O
. O

A O
brother O
and O
sister O
had O
to O
have O
parts O
of O
their O
legs O
and O
feet O
amputated O
. O

Angry O
settlers O
gathered O
around O
the O
bus O
with O
its O
melon O
- O
sized O
holes O
, O
denouncing O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
for O
exercising O
too O
much O
restraint O
, O
but O
Palestinians B-NORP
warned O
that O
the O
missile O
attacks O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
would O
dangerously O
escalate O
their O
two O
- O
month O
- O
old O
conflict O
. O

Jennifer B-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
, O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
was O
killed O
in O
clashes O
that O
erupted O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
hours O
after O
the O
bomb O
attack O
. O

The O
bodies O
of O
2 O
more O
American B-NORP
sailors O
were O
recovered O
today O
from O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
in O
the O
Yemeni B-NORP
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
. O

US B-GPE
officials O
are O
on O
the O
scene O
and O
continuing O
their O
investigations O
into O
the O
explosion O
that O
killed O
17 O
crewmembers O
on O
board O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
last O
thursday O
. O

Today O
there O
are O
reports O
that O
police O
in O
Aden B-GPE
questioned O
the O
landlord O
of O
an O
apartment O
where O
bomb O
- O
making O
equipment O
was O
found O
and O
whose O
occupants O
may O
have O
carried O
out O
the O
suicide O
attack O
against O
the O
warship O
. O

Also O
today O
at O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
's O
homeport O
in O
Norfolk B-GPE
, O
Virginia B-GPE
, O
President O
Clinton O
led O
a O
memorial O
service O
for O
those O
who O
died O
aboard O
the O
Cole B-PRODUCT
. O

The O
service O
began O
with O
the O
playing O
of O
the O
national O
anthem O
. O

The O
President O
asked O
all O
Americans O
to O
take O
a O
moment O
to O
thank O
the O
men O
and O
women O
of O
the O
military O
. O

Today O
we O
honor O
our O
finest O
young O
people O
, O
fallen O
soldiers O
who O
rose O
to O
freedom O
's O
challenge O
. O

We O
mourn O
their O
loss O
, O
celebrate O
their O
lives O
, O
and O
offer O
the O
love O
and O
prayers O
of O
a O
grateful O
nation O
to O
their O
families O
. O

Mr. O
Clinton O
mentioned O
the O
name O
of O
each O
of O
the O
17 O
victims O
and O
praised O
the O
courage O
and O
character O
of O
the O
men O
and O
women O
who O
serve O
in O
the O
armed O
forces O
, O
and O
he O
delivered O
this O
clear O
message O
for O
those O
who O
carry O
out O
attacks O
on O
members O
of O
US B-GPE
military O
. O

For O
those O
who O
attacked O
them O
we O
say O
you O
will O
not O
found O
the O
safe O
harbour O
. O

We O
will O
find O
you O
and O
justice O
will O
prevail O
. O

America B-GPE
will O
not O
stop O
standing O
guard O
for O
peace O
, O
or O
freedom O
, O
or O
stability O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
and O
around O
the O
world O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
the O
somber O
ceremony O
, O
President O
Clinton O
asked O
everyone O
to O
join O
him O
in O
a O
moment O
of O
silence O
followed O
by O
the O
Navy O
hymn O
Pantaps O
. O

Israel B-GPE
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
will O
call O
early O
elections O
. O

In O
a O
speech O
before O
Parliament B-ORG
, O
Barak B-PERSON
said O
the O
date O
of O
the O
ballot O
will O
be O
announced O
within O
the O
next O
few O
days O
. O

Parliament O
had O
been O
debating O
an O
opposition O
motion O
to O
hold O
an O
early O
vote O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
's O
statement O
is O
seen O
as O
an O
attempt O
to O
seize O
the O
initiative O
after O
it O
appeared O
likely O
he O
would O
lose O
the O
debate O
. O

The O
results O
of O
a O
news O
survey O
show O
the O
support O
for O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
President O
Thabo O
Mbeki O
is O
dropping O
. O

The O
Institute O
for O
Democracy O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
, O
which O
conducted O
the O
survey O
, O
found O
that O
only O
half O
of O
all O
South B-NORP
Africans I-NORP
approve O
of O
the O
way O
their O
President O
has O
handled O
his O
job O
. O

Embeke B-PERSON
has O
been O
widely O
criticized O
for O
questioning O
the O
causal O
link O
between O
HIV O
and O
AIDS O
in O
the O
face O
of O
a O
pandemic O
, O
which O
threatens O
to O
decimate O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
. O

Last O
week O
the O
government O
announced O
that O
the O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
President O
will O
be O
withdrawing O
from O
the O
public O
debate O
about O
AIDS O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Carolyn B-PERSON
Demster I-PERSON
reports O
from O
Johannesburg B-GPE
on O
the O
saga O
, O
which O
has O
tainted O
Embeke B-PERSON
's O
image O
. O

President O
Embeke O
's O
personal O
interest O
in O
HIV O
and O
AIDS O
began O
during O
a O
late O
night O
session O
surfing O
the O
Internet O
. O

He O
located O
the O
views O
of O
dissident O
scientists O
who O
dispute O
the O
causal O
link O
between O
HIV O
and O
AIDS O
, O
solicited O
their O
opinions O
and O
then O
invited O
them O
to O
participate O
in O
a O
Presidential O
Advisory O
Panel O
of O
AIDS O
experts O
. O

South B-NORP
African I-NORP
scientists O
were O
the O
first O
to O
question O
the O
President O
's O
meddling O
in O
a O
scientific O
debate O
, O
which O
they O
contended O
, O
was O
already O
over O
. O

They O
were O
pressured O
into O
silence O
. O

A O
declaration O
of O
the O
world O
's O
foremost O
5000 O
AIDS O
researchers O
and O
scientists O
, O
stating O
unequivocally O
that O
HIV O
leads O
to O
AIDS O
was O
contemptuously O
dismissed O
as O
fit O
only O
for O
the O
dustbin O
by O
the O
President O
's O
spokesman O
, O
and O
then O
in O
a O
bid O
to O
clarify O
his O
stance O
, O
President O
Embeke O
addressed O
Parliament B-ORG
on O
the O
matter O
. O

The O
program O
of O
the O
government O
in O
this O
country O
is O
based O
on O
the O
thesis O
that O
HIV O
causes O
AIDS O
. O

But O
Embeke B-PERSON
did O
n't O
stop O
there O
. O

AIDS O
is O
Acquired O
Immune O
Deficiency O
Syndrome O
. O

It O
's O
a O
sensible O
thing O
to O
ask O
- O
Does O
one O
virus O
cause O
a O
syndrome O
? O

A O
virus O
can O
not O
cause O
a O
syndrome O
, O
and O
AIDS O
is O
a O
syndrome O
. O

It O
might O
be O
a O
case O
of O
pure O
semantics O
but O
the O
President O
has O
resolutely O
refused O
to O
say O
clearly O
that O
HIV O
causes O
AIDS O
. O

He O
has O
accused O
his O
critics O
of O
racism O
when O
they O
point O
to O
unsafe O
sexual O
practices O
and O
the O
high O
incidents O
of O
rape O
in O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
to O
explain O
why O
an O
estimated O
1700 O
more O
people O
are O
infected O
with O
the O
HI O
virus O
everyday O
. O

The O
ensuing O
public O
debate O
has O
left O
South B-NORP
Africans I-NORP
, O
many O
of O
them O
uneducated O
and O
illiterate O
, O
confused O
and O
helpless O
. O

Here O
at O
Berthwana O
Hospital O
's O
anti-natal O
clinic O
on O
the O
outskirts O
of O
Suheto B-GPE
the O
extent O
of O
the O
problem O
is O
frightening O
. O

This O
is O
Africa B-GPE
's O
largest O
hospital O
and O
daily O
the O
wards O
fill O
with O
patients O
with O
AIDS O
related O
illnesses O
. O

In O
the O
anti-natal O
clinic O
slightly O
less O
than O
a O
third O
of O
pregnant O
women O
test O
positive O
for O
the O
HI O
virus O
. O

Their O
only O
hope O
for O
their O
unborn O
children O
is O
to O
sign O
up O
for O
a O
trial O
research O
program O
. O

This O
means O
they O
will O
be O
treated O
free O
of O
charge O
with O
antiretroviral O
drugs O
, O
which O
, O
have O
been O
proven O
in O
clinical O
trials O
elsewhere O
in O
Africa B-GPE
to O
dramatically O
reduce O
the O
risk O
of O
mother O
to O
child O
transmission O
, O
but O
to O
date O
the O
South B-NORP
African I-NORP
government O
has O
refused O
to O
provide O
the O
drugs O
at O
state O
hospitals O
arguing O
that O
they O
are O
too O
expensive O
. O

Florencen B-PERSON
Gubeni I-PERSON
is O
a O
counselor O
at O
the B-ORG
HIV I-ORG
AIDS I-ORG
Peri-natal I-ORG
Research I-ORG
Unit I-ORG
. O

She O
is O
HIV O
positive O
and O
also O
lost O
her O
child O
to O
AIDS O
, O
and O
she O
is O
angry O
with O
President O
Embeke O
. O

The O
one O
man O
that O
we O
believe O
that O
he O
can O
make O
a O
difference O
by O
saying O
something O
positive O
and O
being O
, O
he O
's O
the O
one O
person O
who O
does O
n't O
understand O
whether O
HIV O
does O
cause O
AIDS O
. O

So O
of O
course O
though O
we O
follow O
him O
. O

he O
's O
the O
President O
. O

he O
's O
the O
man O
. O

he O
's O
black O
, O
you O
know O
, O
and O
HIV O
in O
reality O
is O
affecting O
a O
lot O
of O
black O
men O
and O
they O
will O
take O
his O
statement O
, O
and O
that O
's O
what O
we O
see O
that O
men O
are O
starting O
to O
say O
, O
' O
We O
are O
men O
, O
We O
do O
n't O
have O
HIV O
, O
Even O
our O
President O
says O
so O
, O
Why O
should O
we O
use O
condoms O
? O
You O
women O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
have O
HIV O
, O
Do O
it O
, O
It O
's O
your O
own O
will O
. O
' O

Florencen B-PERSON
Gubeni I-PERSON
also O
says O
the O
President O
's O
attitude O
has O
made O
her O
job O
as O
an O
AIDS O
educator O
doubly O
difficult O
, O
especially O
persuading O
men O
to O
wear O
condoms O
. O

I O
really O
appreciate O
for O
him O
to O
admit O
personally O
that O
he O
has O
made O
a O
mistake O
. O

He O
has O
said O
something O
that O
has O
caused O
a O
lot O
of O
confusion O
. O

But O
President O
Embeke O
is O
n't O
backing O
down O
. O

He O
is O
reported O
to O
have O
said O
that O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
Central I-ORG
Intelligence I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
was O
conspiring O
to O
promote O
the O
thesis O
that O
HIV O
causes O
AIDS O
, O
this O
in O
order O
to O
boost O
the O
profits O
of O
major O
pharmaceutical O
companies O
which O
manufacture O
antiretroviral O
drugs O
. O

He O
also O
alleged O
that O
this O
is O
part O
of O
a O
wider O
plot O
to O
undermine O
both O
him O
as O
well O
as O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
's O
attempts O
to O
obtain O
a O
more O
equitable O
world O
economic O
order O
. O

Conspiracy O
theories O
aside O
, O
the O
reality O
is O
that O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
South B-NORP
Africans I-NORP
are O
suffering O
and O
dying O
needlessly O
in O
vivid O
contrast O
to O
developing O
nations O
like O
Uganda B-GPE
, O
Thailand B-GPE
and O
Brazil B-GPE
where O
the O
governments O
have O
adopted O
a O
pro-active O
role O
in O
manufacturing O
low O
- O
cost O
antiretroviral O
drugs O
and O
are O
running O
highly O
successful O
AIDS O
education O
and O
condom O
campaigns O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
I O
'm O
Carolyn B-PERSON
Demster I-PERSON
in O
Johannesburg B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
a O
co-production O
of O
the B-ORG
BBC I-ORG
World I-ORG
Service I-ORG
, O
PRI B-ORG
and O
WGBH B-ORG
in O
Boston B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
Tony B-PERSON
Kahn I-PERSON
. O

The O
drama O
in O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
seemed O
to O
climax O
last O
thursday O
when O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
protesters O
forced O
the O
ouster O
of O
Slobodan B-PERSON
Milosevic I-PERSON
, O
but O
now O
the O
events O
of O
last O
week O
are O
beginning O
to O
look O
like O
act O
I O
. O

Talks O
today O
between O
supporters O
of O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
's O
new O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
and O
members O
of O
the O
Milosevic B-PERSON
's O
Socialist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
yielded O
more O
heat O
than O
light O
. O

Kostunica B-PERSON
's O
people O
accused O
the O
Socialists B-NORP
of O
trying O
to O
hold O
on O
to O
the O
institutions O
of O
power O
and O
as O
if O
on O
cue O
, O
it O
was O
announced O
that O
a O
key O
Milosevic B-PERSON
loyalist O
is O
taking O
over O
the B-ORG
Interior I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
, O
which O
runs O
the O
police O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Nenad B-PERSON
Chebeck I-PERSON
is O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

Nenad B-PERSON
, O
what O
do O
we O
know O
of O
this O
Milosevic B-PERSON
ally O
? O

Well O
, O
it O
's O
Mirco B-PERSON
Merianovic I-PERSON
who O
officially O
still O
is O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
of O
Serbia B-GPE
. O

We O
have O
to O
keep O
one O
thing O
in O
mind O
that O
Vojislav B-PERSON
Kostunica I-PERSON
and O
the O
pro-democracy O
elements O
in O
Serbia B-GPE
and O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
have O
taken O
over O
authority O
on O
the O
federal O
level O
, O
but O
the O
key O
leaders O
of O
power O
are O
on O
the O
republican O
level O
. O

Yugoslavia B-GPE
consists O
of O
two O
republics O
, O
Serbia B-GPE
and O
Montenegro B-GPE
and O
there O
were O
no O
elections O
for O
neither O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
parliament O
, O
nor O
the O
presidency O
, O
so O
the O
Serbian B-NORP
government O
officially O
is O
still O
in O
place O
. O

But O
that O
's O
all O
theory O
. O

In O
practice O
things O
are O
slightly O
different O
. O

The O
whole O
structure O
of O
power O
in O
Serbia B-GPE
and O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
was O
based O
on O
one O
man O
, O
Milosevic B-PERSON
. O

Once O
he O
collapsed O
, O
politically O
and O
he O
has O
collapsed O
when O
he O
resigned O
officially O
on O
national O
television O
, O
all O
the O
old O
structures O
of O
power O
collapsed O
together O
with O
him O
. O

Well O
, O
since O
, O
although O
, O
officially O
you O
got O
two O
different O
parallel O
governments O
going O
on O
, O
the O
reality O
is O
that O
Mr. O
Kostunica O
is O
trying O
to O
consolidate O
his O
power O
over O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
what O
other O
indications O
are O
there O
that O
he O
is O
having O
trouble O
doing O
that O
? O

The O
taking O
over O
of O
all O
the O
leaders O
of O
power O
for O
Mr. O
Kostunica O
and O
his O
allies O
is O
a O
process O
which O
definitely O
takes O
time O
. O

Everybody O
is O
impatient O
, O
especially O
here O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
and O
Serbia B-GPE
. O

The O
people O
that O
I O
see O
on O
the O
street O
and O
that O
I O
hear O
from O
are O
sick O
and O
tired O
of O
Milosevic B-PERSON
cronies O
appearing O
on O
television O
protesting O
against O
this O
and O
trying O
to O
hang O
on O
to O
whatever O
little O
power O
they O
have O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

However O
, O
Mr. O
Kostunica O
and O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Alliance I-ORG
of O
Serbia B-GPE
has O
said O
very O
openly O
today O
that O
they O
will O
not O
put O
up O
with O
this O
kind O
of O
behavior O
for O
much O
longer O
. O

They O
have O
indeed O
threatened O
Milosevic B-PERSON
allies O
that O
they O
are O
going O
to O
bring O
out O
the O
people O
onto O
the O
streets O
again O
so O
that O
a O
completely O
new O
authority O
can O
be O
established O
, O
not O
just O
on O
the O
federal O
level O
, O
but O
also O
on O
the O
level O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
Serbia B-GPE
. O

Let O
's O
talk O
a O
little O
bit O
also O
about O
other O
important O
policies O
of O
the O
government O
, O
of O
importance O
to O
people O
outside O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
is O
Kosovo B-GPE
. O

There O
has O
been O
some O
news O
coming O
out O
that O
Yugoslav O
troops O
are O
going O
to O
return O
to O
Kosovo B-GPE
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

What O
can O
you O
tell O
us O
about O
what O
this O
new O
government O
will O
do O
in O
that O
area O
? O

Well O
, O
it O
is O
a O
report O
that O
was O
brought O
by O
today O
's O
edition O
of O
Vetrivinia B-ORG
Novostate I-ORG
, O
a O
Belgrade B-GPE
newspaper O
. O

They O
quoted O
Zoran B-PERSON
Zingic I-PERSON
, O
one O
of O
the O
main O
leaders O
in O
the B-ORG
Democratic I-ORG
Alliance I-ORG
saying O
that O
Yugoslav O
troops O
and O
police O
will O
be O
policing O
the O
borders O
between O
Kosovo B-GPE
and O
other O
countries O
, O
meaning O
Macedonia B-GPE
and O
Albania B-GPE
. O

Basically O
it O
is O
not O
such O
a O
threatening O
sort O
of O
bit O
of O
a O
news O
as O
it O
might O
seem O
at O
the O
moment O
because O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
resolution O
, O
1244 O
, O
does O
actually O
provide O
for O
the O
presence O
of O
Yugoslav O
troops O
and O
police O
on O
the O
borders O
. O

That O
part O
of O
the O
resolution O
here O
and O
the O
resolution O
was O
never O
actually O
applied O
because O
right O
until O
now O
, O
the O
Yugoslav O
police O
and O
military O
were O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
Milosevic B-PERSON
, O
so O
the O
international O
community O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
have O
anything O
to O
do O
with O
the O
Milosevic B-PERSON
forces O
. O

Well O
, O
how O
is O
the O
international O
community O
dealing O
at O
this O
point O
with O
the O
change O
of O
the O
government O
? O

Who O
is O
there O
and O
what O
kind O
of O
assistance O
are O
they O
offering O
or O
what O
is O
the O
symbolic O
value O
of O
their O
being O
there O
at O
this O
point O
? O

Well O
, O
at O
the O
moment O
it O
is O
a O
race O
, O
who O
is O
going O
to O
get O
to O
Belgrade B-GPE
first O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
we O
had O
the O
French B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
, O
today O
we O
have O
Budor B-PERSON
Homback I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
the O
head O
of O
the O
international O
community O
's O
Stability O
Pact O
for O
Southeast O
Europe O
. O

We O
also O
saw O
the O
American B-NORP
diplomat O
Willie B-PERSON
Montgomery I-PERSON
who O
arrived O
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
today O
to O
set O
up O
most O
probably O
a O
meeting O
between O
a O
senior O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
James B-PERSON
O'brien I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
coming O
to O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

He O
will O
be O
here O
tomorrow O
as O
a O
special O
representative O
for O
President O
Clinton O
. O

He O
will O
hold O
talks O
, O
probably O
behind O
closed O
doors O
, O
with O
President O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
, O
but O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
keeping O
a O
low O
profile O
because O
there O
is O
quite O
a O
lot O
of O
anti-American O
sentiment O
on O
the O
streets O
here O
in O
Serbia B-GPE
. O

So O
I O
believe O
that O
Washington B-GPE
realizes O
that O
very O
open O
support O
for O
Mr. O
Vojislav O
Kostunica O
could O
do O
the O
man O
more O
harm O
than O
good O
at O
this O
moment O
. O

The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Nenad B-PERSON
Chebeck I-PERSON
in O
Belgrade B-GPE
. O

Thank O
you O
very O
much O
for O
speaking O
with O
us O
. O

You O
are O
welcome O
Tony B-PERSON
. O

This O
is O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

I O
am O
Lisa B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
. O

There O
was O
a O
rowdy O
session O
of O
parliament O
that O
Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
addressed O
today O
. O

It O
was O
the O
first O
time O
Israeli B-NORP
lawmakers O
had O
assembled O
since O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
uprising O
began O
a O
month O
ago O
. O

Prime O
Minister O
Barak O
told O
the O
legislature O
that O
he O
believes O
peace O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
is O
still O
possible O
, O
but O
that O
Israel B-GPE
does O
not O
have O
a O
partner O
prepared O
to O
make O
compromises O
. O

A O
spirit O
of O
compromise O
was O
also O
hard O
to O
find O
in O
the O
parliament O
, O
as O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Katy B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
reports O
. O

Ehud B-PERSON
Barak I-PERSON
's O
optimism O
that O
peace O
can O
still O
be O
achieved O
comes O
as O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
struggles O
to O
keep O
his O
left O
center O
party O
in O
office O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
has O
been O
working O
without O
a O
parliamentary O
majority O
since O
July O
when O
right O
wing O
and O
religious O
parties O
deserted O
his O
coalition O
government O
in O
protest O
over O
the O
way O
he O
was O
handling O
peace O
negotiations O
. O

Today O
, O
Israel B-GPE
's O
third O
largest O
party O
, O
the O
ultra-orthodox O
Shaff B-ORG
agreed O
to O
support O
Barak B-PERSON
for O
the O
time O
being O
, O
but O
while O
that O
seems O
to O
have O
won O
the O
beleaguered O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
a O
reprieve O
, O
it O
did O
n't O
stop O
other O
right O
wing O
legislators O
from O
shouting O
down O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
address O
to O
parliament O
today O
, O
and O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
also O
had O
to O
contend O
with O
furious O
Arab B-NORP
- O
Israeli B-NORP
legislators O
. O

Today O
, O
I O
have O
no O
confidence O
in O
Mr. O
Barak O
. O

Law O
maker O
Acnit O
T.b O
. O

We O
presented O
already O
a O
non-confidence O
motion O
, O
my O
party O
the O
Arab O
Movement O
for O
Change O
and O
it O
will O
be O
discussed O
during O
the O
next O
week O
. O

Barak B-PERSON
had O
hoped O
to O
open O
today O
's O
session O
by O
announcing O
the O
formation O
of O
a O
national O
emergency O
unity O
government O
with O
Ariel B-PERSON
Sharon I-PERSON
's O
opposition O
Likud B-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
but O
negotiations O
this O
past O
weekend O
to O
form O
such O
a O
coalition O
were O
inconclusive O
. O

That O
's O
just O
as O
well O
according O
to O
Shible B-PERSON
Tel I-PERSON
Hamie I-PERSON
of O
the B-ORG
Brooklyn I-ORG
Institution I-ORG
. O

Tel B-PERSON
Hamie I-PERSON
acknowledges O
that O
if O
Barak B-PERSON
had O
succeeded O
in O
getting O
Sharon B-ORG
to O
join O
up O
in O
a O
new O
government O
, O
the O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
would O
have O
a O
majority O
in O
parliament O
, O
but O
he O
would O
also O
be O
in O
a O
bind O
internationally O
because O
with O
sharon O
, O
who O
did O
not O
have O
a O
nice O
image O
internationally O
, O
who O
went O
alone O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
and O
clearly O
, O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
would O
be O
less O
likely O
to O
cooperate O
with O
that O
government O
, O
so O
he O
faces O
a O
major O
tension O
between O
his O
peace O
agenda O
and O
his O
domestic O
agenda O
. O

As O
if O
Barak B-PERSON
needed O
any O
reminding O
of O
that O
, O
the O
chief O
Palestinian B-NORP
negotiator O
Saeb B-PERSON
Eraket I-PERSON
today O
criticized O
Barak B-PERSON
for O
tailoring O
his O
speech O
to O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
right O
wing O
. O

Arakat B-PERSON
predicted O
that O
Barak B-PERSON
's O
latest O
political O
maneuvering O
would O
have O
a O
negative O
effect O
on O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Katy B-PERSON
Clark I-PERSON
. O

From O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
London B-GPE
, O
I O
am O
James B-PERSON
Kowling I-PERSON
for O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
. O

The O
main O
UN B-GPE
forum O
on O
human O
rights O
is O
accusing O
Israel B-GPE
of O
war O
crimes O
and O
human O
rights O
abuses O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
. O

It O
says O
it O
is O
going O
to O
set O
up O
a O
commission O
of O
enquiry O
into O
violence O
on O
the O
west O
banks O
of O
Gaza B-GPE
, O
and O
wants O
its O
High O
Commissioner O
, O
Mary B-PERSON
Robinson I-PERSON
, O
to O
visit O
the O
region O
. O

From O
Geneva O
Claire O
Duvall O
reports O
. O

The O
special O
session O
of O
the B-ORG
UN I-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
has O
condemned O
Israel B-GPE
for O
widespread O
systematic O
and O
gross O
violations O
of O
human O
rights O
in O
the O
occupied O
territories O
. O

The O
resolution O
also O
accused O
the O
Jewish O
state O
of O
committing O
war O
crimes O
against O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

More O
than O
a O
hundred O
people O
, O
mostly O
Arab B-LOC
, O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
the O
recent O
violent O
clashes O
. O

The O
UN B-GPE
resolution O
also O
calls O
for O
the O
setting O
up O
of O
what O
it O
calls O
the B-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Enquiry I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
. O

This O
is O
likely O
to O
be O
established O
by O
the O
UN O
High O
Commissioner O
for O
Human O
Rights O
, O
Mary B-PERSON
Robinson I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
also O
called O
on O
to O
visit O
the O
occupied O
territories O
. O

Claire B-PERSON
Duvall I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
news O
, O
Geneva B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
a O
co-production O
of O
the O
BBC O
World O
Service O
PRI O
and O
WGBH B-ORG
in O
Boston B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
Lisa B-PERSON
Mullins I-PERSON
. O

For O
the O
past O
40 O
years O
Columbia B-GPE
has O
been O
engulfed O
in O
a O
civil O
war O
which O
has O
claimed O
35,000 O
lives O
since O
1990 O
. O

The O
government O
is O
pinning O
hopes O
of O
ending O
the O
conflict O
on O
what O
it O
calls O
Plan B-EVENT
Colombia I-EVENT
. O

A O
seven O
and O
a O
half O
billion O
dollar O
package O
is O
designed O
to O
push O
the O
left O
wing O
guerillas O
towards O
a O
peace O
deal O
by O
stemming O
the O
lucrative O
drug O
trade O
that O
finances O
their O
movements O
. O

As O
we O
'll O
hear O
in O
a O
moment O
, O
the O
American B-NORP
role O
in O
Plan B-EVENT
Colombia I-EVENT
could O
be O
one O
of O
the O
initial O
foreign O
policy O
dilemmas O
to O
face O
the O
next O
U.S. O
President O
, O
but O
first O
we O
go O
to O
the O
Colombian B-NORP
city O
of O
Beranka B-GPE
Bremeha I-GPE
, O
where O
as O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Steven B-PERSON
Doddly I-PERSON
reports O
, O
the O
killing O
and O
the O
suffering O
continue O
. O

A O
woman O
bellows O
in O
pain O
at O
the O
death O
of O
her O
16 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
sister O
. O

Her O
dizzying O
cries O
for O
answers O
to O
her O
sister O
's O
death O
, O
shake O
even O
the O
usually O
unflappable O
police O
investigators O
that O
are O
arriving O
at O
the O
funeral O
home O
. O

Just O
an O
hour O
earlier O
, O
her O
sister O
was O
shot O
on O
the O
head O
by O
suspected O
left O
wing O
guerillas O
. O

The O
motive O
is O
n't O
clear O
. O

There O
are O
rumors O
she O
may O
have O
been O
doing O
favors O
for O
the O
rebel O
's O
enemies O
, O
the O
right O
wing O
paramilitaries O
. O

She O
may O
simply O
have O
been O
dating O
one O
of O
them O
. O

It O
's O
all O
speculation O
right O
now O
, O
but O
what O
's O
true O
is O
that O
it O
is O
easy O
to O
become O
a O
target O
in O
this O
city O
of O
200,000 O
inhabitants O
. O

Father O
Hose O
Figadua O
, O
who O
works O
for O
the O
archdiocese O
says O
over O
400 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
already O
this O
year O
in O
a O
battle O
between O
warring O
factions O
over O
the O
precious O
territory O
that O
surrounds O
Beranka B-GPE
Bremeha I-GPE
. O

Around O
here O
there O
are O
oil O
, O
gold O
and O
nickel O
deposits O
. O

It O
's O
also O
great O
land O
for O
raising O
cattle O
and O
agriculture O
, O
and O
that O
's O
why O
those O
who O
have O
dominated O
the O
area O
, O
the O
guerillas O
want O
to O
maintain O
control O
. O

Columbia B-GPE
's O
largest O
oil O
refinery O
is O
here O
, O
to O
the O
west O
of O
the O
city O
. O

There O
are O
also O
large O
tracks O
of O
coca O
fields O
, O
the O
raw O
material O
for O
cocaine O
. O

The O
fight O
to O
control O
profits O
from O
the O
illegal O
coca O
trade O
as O
well O
as O
the O
illegal O
gasoline O
market O
has O
spilled O
onto O
Beranka B-GPE
Bremeha I-GPE
's O
streets O
. O

In O
the O
city O
's O
commercial O
district O
, O
an O
employee O
at O
the O
Rositas O
Fabric O
and O
Clothing O
Store O
shouts O
out O
today O
's O
bargain O
prices O
of O
the O
Pa B-GPE
. O

Rositas B-ORG
lies O
on O
one O
of O
the O
city O
's O
main O
thoroughfares O
. O

In O
front O
of O
the O
store O
, O
street O
vendors O
hawk O
watches O
, O
jewelry O
and O
t O
- O
shirts O
. O

In O
June B-GPE
, O
two O
suspected O
paramilitary O
gunmen O
entered O
this O
store O
, O
moved O
their O
way O
past O
the O
towels O
and O
sheets O
and O
up O
the O
marble O
staircase O
to O
the O
second O
floor O
before O
they O
reached O
their O
targets O
, O
two O
relatives O
of O
the O
store O
's O
owner O
. O

After O
pumping O
several O
rounds O
into O
the O
two O
businessmen O
, O
witnesses O
say O
the O
men O
calmly O
walked O
out O
of O
the O
store O
and O
sped O
away O
on O
their O
motorcycle O
. O

Speaking O
over O
the O
din O
of O
the O
refinery O
, O
Vopunsa B-PERSON
Dunke I-PERSON
, O
a O
representative O
of O
a O
local O
development O
agency O
here O
, O
says O
Beranka B-GPE
Bremeha I-GPE
's O
war O
has O
no O
boundaries O
. O

These O
assassinations O
break O
all O
the O
rules O
. O

They O
've O
killed O
right O
here O
in O
one O
of O
the O
busiest O
areas O
, O
where O
there O
are O
lots O
of O
cars O
and O
people O
, O
and O
where O
there O
are O
plenty O
of O
police O
that O
should O
be O
easily O
be O
able O
to O
control O
this O
area O
. O

Dunke B-PERSON
and O
others O
suspected O
the O
authorities O
are O
selectively O
enforcing O
the O
law O
by O
ignoring O
the O
paramilitary O
's O
attacks O
in O
the O
center O
of O
town O
and O
instead O
are O
focussing O
mainly O
on O
the O
city O
's O
guerilla O
controlled O
territories O
. O

On O
a O
side O
street O
in O
Beranka B-GPE
Bremeha I-GPE
's O
north O
west O
neighborhoods O
, O
police O
stop O
a O
pick O
- O
up O
and O
check O
the O
driver O
's O
identity O
as O
well O
as O
the O
contents O
of O
his O
cab O
. O

This O
roadblock O
is O
part O
of O
a O
police O
operation O
to O
seek O
out O
urban O
rebels O
in O
this O
area O
notorious O
for O
its O
guerilla O
presence O
. O

Many O
nearby O
buildings O
are O
decorated O
with O
rebel O
perfidy O
and O
murals O
, O
celebrating O
Latin B-NORP
American I-NORP
revolutionaries O
. O

Just O
a O
few O
blocks O
away O
the O
former O
police O
station O
sits O
in O
rubble O
. O

The O
police O
abandoned O
the O
station O
after O
repeated O
guerilla O
attacks O
. O

At O
a O
soccer O
field O
, O
just O
25 O
yards O
away O
from O
the O
roadblock O
, O
a O
police O
unit O
has O
gathered O
over O
30 O
suspects O
to O
bring O
in O
for O
background O
checks O
. O

Hydo B-PERSON
Perez I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
in O
charge O
at O
this O
police O
investigation O
, O
says O
the O
neighborhood O
is O
dangerous O
because O
of O
the O
way O
the O
guerillas O
sometimes O
react O
to O
the O
police O
presence O
. O

They O
think O
this O
is O
their O
territory O
. O

When O
we O
arrive O
, O
they O
feel O
invaded O
and O
then O
indiscriminately O
shoot O
at O
us O
or O
set O
bombs O
and O
the O
people O
are O
afraid O
that O
they O
will O
get O
caught O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
clash O
. O

In O
the O
back O
room O
where O
the O
funeral O
followed O
, O
police O
investigators O
survey O
the O
corpse O
of O
the O
beautiful O
16 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
girl O
killed O
by O
suspected O
guerillas O
. O

They O
turned O
and O
twisted O
her O
limp O
body O
to O
inspect O
the O
bullet O
wounds O
. O

These O
men O
have O
seen O
all O
types O
of O
victims O
, O
students O
, O
housewives O
, O
taxi O
drivers O
and O
businessmen O
among O
others O
, O
but O
this O
one O
hits O
the O
police O
hard O
because O
of O
her O
age O
. O

She O
is O
so O
young O
, O
one O
of O
them O
comments O
, O
too O
young O
to O
die O
in O
this O
country O
's O
unrelenting O
civil O
war O
. O

For O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
, O
I O
am O
Steven B-PERSON
Dudley I-PERSON
in O
Beranka B-GPE
Bremeha I-GPE
, O
Columbia B-GPE
. O

Up O
to O
20 O
people O
have O
been O
killed O
in O
a O
massacre O
by O
Colombian B-NORP
Marxist O
guerillas O
. O

The O
tactics O
are O
more O
commonly O
associated O
with O
right O
- O
wing O
paramilitaries O
, O
but O
as O
Jeremy B-PERSON
Mcdermott I-PERSON
reports O
, O
the O
guerillas O
now O
seem O
to O
be O
adopting O
them O
too O
. O

Everybody O
was O
watching O
the O
Columbia B-GPE
- O
Paraguay O
football O
match O
when O
guerillas O
of O
the O
Revolutionary O
Armed O
Forces O
of O
Columbia B-GPE
or O
Falk B-ORG
swept O
into O
several O
hamlets O
in O
the O
south O
- O
western O
province O
of O
Kalca B-GPE
. O

Mirroring O
the O
tactics O
of O
the O
right O
- O
wing O
death O
squads O
, O
the O
Falk O
arrived O
in O
the O
communities O
with O
lists O
in O
hand O
and O
dragged O
those O
they O
found O
on O
the O
list O
into O
the O
street O
and O
executed O
them O
. O

The O
paramilitaries O
have O
long O
used O
the O
policy O
of O
massacres O
to O
cut O
away O
support O
for O
their O
guerilla O
enemies O
. O

The O
guerillas O
are O
now O
adopting O
the O
same O
tactics O
as O
the O
Colombian B-NORP
civil O
conflict O
enters O
its O
37th O
year O
. O

Jeremy B-PERSON
Mcdermott I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Columbia B-GPE
. O

Several O
Islamic O
groups O
are O
claiming O
responsibility O
for O
the O
attacks O
in O
Yemen B-GPE
on O
a O
US B-GPE
destroyer O
and O
the O
British B-NORP
embassy O
. O

Seventeen O
sailors O
died O
when O
an O
explosion O
ripped O
a O
hole O
into O
the B-PRODUCT
USS I-PRODUCT
Cole I-PRODUCT
in O
the O
port O
of O
Aden B-GPE
yesterday O
. O

The O
BBC O
's O
Barbara B-PERSON
Platt I-PERSON
reports O
. O

A O
previously O
unknown O
group O
calling O
itself O
` O
Martyrs O
of O
the O
Oaxa O
Mosque O
Uprising O
' O
said O
it O
had O
bombed O
the O
US B-GPE
destroyer O
to O
defend O
Islamic O
honor O
and O
to O
avenge O
the O
blood O
of O
Palestinians B-NORP
killed O
by O
Israelis B-NORP
with O
America B-GPE
's O
blessing O
. O

Arab B-LOC
anger O
at O
the O
high O
Palestinian B-NORP
death O
toll O
and O
overwhelming O
Israeli B-NORP
force O
is O
also O
directed O
at O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
seen O
as O
biased O
towards O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
Britain B-GPE
is O
often O
associated O
with O
American B-NORP
policies O
here O
. O

A O
second O
group O
called O
` O
Mohammed B-PERSON
's O
Army B-ORG
' O
said O
it O
carried O
out O
both O
the O
ship O
and O
the O
embassy O
attacks O
and O
that O
it O
planned O
to O
bomb O
all O
US B-GPE
and O
British B-NORP
embassies O
. O

Barbara B-PERSON
Platt I-PERSON
in O
Aden B-GPE
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
and O
Palestinian B-NORP
leaders O
have O
spoken O
by O
telephone O
in O
a O
new O
effort O
to O
try O
to O
stem O
the O
ongoing O
violence O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

Israel B-GPE
says O
the O
two O
leaders O
agree O
to O
maintain O
limited O
security O
cooperation O
. O

The O
phone O
call O
took O
place O
while O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
was O
holding O
talks O
in O
Moscow B-GPE
with O
the O
President O
Putin O
. O

Nick B-PERSON
Childs I-PERSON
reports O
. O

The O
telephone O
call O
between O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Barak O
and O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
leader O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
represents O
another O
faint O
glimmer O
of O
hope O
that O
the O
two O
sides O
may O
be O
able O
to O
rein O
in O
the O
latest O
cycle O
of O
violence O
between O
them O
. O

According O
to O
Mr. O
Barak O
's O
office O
they O
've O
agreed O
to O
maintain O
a O
measure O
of O
security O
cooperation O
, O
which O
had O
been O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
complete O
breakdown O
. O

A O
phone O
call O
also O
represents O
something O
of O
a O
coup O
for O
Russia B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
anxious O
to O
boost O
its O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
role O
. O

It O
was O
apparently O
engineered O
by O
President O
Vladimir O
Putin O
during O
his O
talks O
with O
Mr. O
Arafat O
. O

Nick B-PERSON
Childs I-PERSON
, O
BBC B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

President O
Clinton O
departs O
Monday O
for O
Ireland B-GPE
, O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
and O
England B-GPE
. O

The O
trip O
will O
provide O
the O
President O
with O
a O
first O
hand O
look O
at O
how O
well O
the O
Good O
Friday O
peace O
accord O
he O
helped O
broker O
is O
taking O
hold O
in O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
. O

It O
is O
a O
glass O
is O
half O
- O
full O
- O
or O
- O
half O
- O
empty O
situation O
there O
. O

On O
the O
one O
hand O
politicians O
in O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
work O
co-operatively O
on O
a O
budget O
and O
government O
programs O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
30 O
years O
. O

However O
there O
is O
continuing O
friction O
over O
other O
aspects O
of O
the O
peace O
process O
. O

Belfast B-GPE
comedian O
Patrick B-PERSON
Kealty I-PERSON
has O
his O
take O
on O
Mr. O
Clinton O
's O
visit O
. O

It O
is O
the O
last O
few O
months O
of O
the O
presidency O
so O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
has O
gone O
belly O
- O
up O
for O
him O
so O
like O
we O
are O
all O
he O
's O
got O
left O
, O
so O
he O
is O
kind O
of O
coming O
back O
and O
he O
is O
clinging O
and O
saying O
, O
you O
know O
, O
" O
Please O
make O
it O
work O
, O
please O
" O
. O

So O
, O
I O
think O
it O
was O
meant O
to O
be O
a O
lap O
of O
honor O
whether O
or O
not O
he O
salvages O
the O
peace O
process O
because O
we O
have O
actually O
had O
too O
much O
of O
the O
President O
. O

In O
a O
way O
presidents O
do O
n't O
normally O
pay O
as O
much O
attention O
to O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
as O
Clinton B-GPE
has O
, O
so O
he O
has O
actually O
paid O
the O
Irish B-NORP
question O
probably O
too O
much O
attention O
for O
a O
President O
, O
and O
what O
that O
means O
is O
that O
the O
people O
involved O
in O
the O
peace O
process O
here O
believe O
they O
are O
more O
important O
than O
they O
actually O
are O
. O

And O
when O
the O
President O
talks O
five O
years O
ago O
we O
would O
have O
listened O
and O
we O
would O
have O
been O
scared O
, O
where O
as O
now O
, O
it O
is O
like O
, O
" O
Here O
we O
go O
, O
Bill B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Smill I-PERSON
" O
. O

Belfast B-GPE
comedian O
Patrick B-PERSON
Kealty I-PERSON
will O
resurface O
next O
week O
on O
our O
show O
when O
The B-ORG
World I-ORG
's O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Glass I-PERSON
reports O
on O
President O
Clinton O
's O
trip O
to O
Ireland B-GPE
and O
Northern B-GPE
Ireland I-GPE
. O

Documented O
. O

From O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
I O
'm O
Corey B-PERSON
Flintoff I-PERSON
. O

A O
Florida B-GPE
state O
judge O
has O
ordered O
local O
election O
officials O
to O
ship O
thousands O
of O
ballots O
to O
the O
state O
capital O
. O

The O
move O
comes O
as O
the O
judge O
decides O
whether O
to O
order O
a O
recount O
of O
those O
ballots O
in O
the O
presidential O
election O
. O

NPR B-ORG
's O
Steve B-PERSON
Inski I-PERSON
was O
in O
the O
courtroom O
. O

Steve B-PERSON
, O
what O
are O
the O
issues O
that O
came O
up O
in O
this O
hearing O
tonight O
? O

Corey O
Judge O
N. O
Sander O
Sauls O
is O
deciding O
whether O
to O
order O
a O
recount O
as O
you O
said O
of O
those O
ballots O
, O
9000 O
or O
more O
actually O
from O
Miami B-GPE
Dade I-GPE
County I-GPE
that O
apparently O
were O
never O
counted O
at O
all O
, O
at O
least O
according O
to O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
in O
the O
presidential O
election O
and O
about O
3300 O
ballots O
from O
Palm B-GPE
Beach I-GPE
County I-GPE
that O
were O
considered O
by O
local O
officials O
but O
then O
thrown O
out O
, O
disallowed O
. O

Judge O
Sauls O
is O
deciding O
whether O
to O
count O
those O
ballots O
and O
go O
through O
them O
and O
perhaps O
add O
some O
votes O
to O
Al B-PERSON
Gore I-PERSON
's O
final O
total O
, O
which O
is O
exactly O
what O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
want O
. O

He O
is O
not O
ready O
to O
do O
that O
yet O
. O

He O
did O
not O
agree O
to O
the O
Democratic O
proposal O
to O
begin O
counting O
tomorrow O
morning O
but O
he O
has O
ordered O
that O
the O
ballots O
be O
shipped O
up O
. O

Later O
this O
week O
, O
Miami O
Police O
apparently O
are O
going O
to O
escort O
them O
up O
to O
Tallahassee B-GPE
and O
they O
will O
be O
ready O
to O
be O
counted O
if O
the O
judge O
decides O
at O
a O
later O
time O
to O
do O
so O
. O

Now O
time O
is O
a O
big O
consideration O
from O
here O
. O

What O
's O
the O
judge O
's O
timetable O
? O

Not O
as O
fast O
as O
the O
Democrats B-NORP
would O
like O
, O
not O
as O
slowly O
as O
Republicans B-NORP
would O
prefer O
. O

He O
is O
going O
to O
order O
a O
major O
hearing O
on O
Saturday O
to O
review O
all O
the O
legal O
and O
evidentiary O
issues O
, O
look O
at O
evidence O
, O
perhaps O
hear O
from O
witnesses O
and O
after O
that O
the O
judge O
will O
decide O
if O
there O
are O
any O
ballots O
to O
count O
. O

It O
might O
take O
another O
five O
days O
or O
so O
to O
do O
it O
. O

Neither O
side O
seemed O
particularly O
pleased O
by O
the O
timetable O
but O
the O
judge O
said O
, O
well O
, O
I O
am O
going O
to O
make O
everybody O
equally O
unhappy O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

NPR B-ORG
's O
Steven B-PERSON
Inksi I-PERSON
reporting O
from O
Tallahassee B-GPE
, O
Florida B-GPE
. O

As O
the O
battle O
over O
votes O
goes O
on O
in O
Florida B-GPE
, O
Washington B-GPE
State I-GPE
is O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
recounting O
the O
votes O
cast O
in O
its O
very O
tight O
US B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
race O
. O

Jennifer B-PERSON
Nesan I-PERSON
reports O
from O
member O
station O
KPLU B-ORG
in O
Seattle B-GPE
. O

The O
recount O
of O
the O
votes O
cast O
for O
Democrat O
Maria O
Catwell O
and O
Republican O
senator O
Slate B-PERSON
Gordon I-PERSON
is O
calm O
and O
organized O
. O

The O
state O
's O
Elections O
Director O
Garry O
Macintosh O
says O
the O
process O
is O
about O
as O
exciting O
as O
watching O
paint O
dry O
. O

There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
things O
about O
the O
election O
's O
process O
I O
think O
that O
are O
fairly O
complex O
. O

This O
is O
n't O
probably O
one O
of O
them O
. O

Catwell B-PERSON
leads O
Republican O
incumbent O
Slate B-PERSON
Gordon I-PERSON
by O
fewer O
than O
2000 O
votes O
. O

At O
this O
point O
neither O
of O
the O
candidates O
plan O
to O
contest O
any O
of O
the O
votes O
. O

State O
law O
requires O
a O
recount O
when O
the O
margin O
of O
victory O
is O
less O
than O
one O
half O
of O
1 O
percent O
. O

The O
recount O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
completed O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
. O

No O
statewide O
recount O
in O
Washington B-GPE
has O
ever O
changed O
the O
initial O
outcome O
. O

For O
NPR B-ORG
News I-ORG
, O
I O
'm O
Jennifer B-PERSON
Nesan I-PERSON
in O
Seattle B-GPE
. O

Looking O
back O
at O
2006 O
, O
it O
can O
be O
found O
that O
when O
choosing O
collaboration O
partners O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
market O
, O
more O
and O
more O
multinational O
corporations O
turned O
to O
Baidu B-ORG
. O

Last O
month O
it O
was O
eBay B-ORG
, O
and O
before O
that O
, O
there O
was O
content O
provider O
MTV B-ORG
; O
IT O
hardware O
manufacturer O
Hewlett B-ORG
- I-ORG
Packard I-ORG
, O
IBM B-ORG
, O
and O
mobile O
phone O
manufacturer O
Nokia B-ORG
. O

Microsoft B-ORG
's O
choice O
of O
Baidu B-ORG
this O
time O
has O
yet O
again O
strengthened O
Baidu B-ORG
's O
brand O
name O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
one O
year O
, O
Baidu B-ORG
's O
brand O
name O
has O
established O
a O
polarization O
, O
where O
the O
strong O
becomes O
even O
stronger O
. O

Therefore O
, O
brand O
names O
have O
become O
an O
insurmountable O
barrier O
for O
pursuers O
. O

Multinational O
corporations O
' O
choice O
of O
Baidu B-ORG
was O
based O
on O
the O
selections O
of O
Baidu O
made O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
market O
as O
well O
as O
Chinese B-NORP
netizens O
. O

According O
to O
the O
latest O
survey O
data O
released O
by O
iResearch B-ORG
, O
Baidu B-ORG
's O
market O
share O
has O
reached O
69 O
% O
, O
while O
the O
market O
share O
of O
its O
major O
competitor O
Google B-ORG
has O
slipped O
to O
about O
19 O
% O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Recently O
, O
Google B-ORG
has O
raised O
doubts O
about O
the O
survey O
data O
. O

It O
is O
very O
possible O
that O
Google B-ORG
is O
worried O
about O
being O
marginalized O
. O

At O
first O
, O
I O
signed O
up O
for O
a O
blog O
on O
DONEWS B-ORG
, O
thinking O
that O
it O
was O
a O
site O
for O
IT O
professionals O
where O
I O
could O
perhaps O
find O
friends O
more O
easily O
. O

Later O
, O
I O
signed O
up O
for O
another O
one O
on O
MSN B-ORG
, O
feeling O
that O
writing O
on O
MSN B-ORG
might O
make O
it O
easier O
for O
me O
to O
communicate O
directly O
with O
my O
MSN B-ORG
pals O
. O

But O
gradually O
, O
I O
discovered O
that O
both O
sites O
were O
not O
very O
good O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
DONEWS B-ORG
did O
not O
have O
the O
function O
of O
tallying O
traffic O
statistics O
-LRB- O
I O
have O
the O
habit O
of O
looking O
at O
the O
statistics O
of O
everything O
-RRB- O
; O
and O
even O
though O
MSN B-ORG
had O
that O
function O
, O
others O
needed O
to O
sign O
on O
to O
MSN B-ORG
before O
they O
could O
reply O
, O
this O
meant O
that O
after O
reading O
the O
entries O
, O
many O
could O
not O
reply O
even O
if O
they O
wanted O
to O
, O
hence O
largely O
reducing O
the O
interactive O
element O
. O

The O
enthusiasm O
with O
writing O
the O
blog O
at O
the O
beginning O
was O
short O
- O
lived O
; O
after O
writing O
a O
few O
original O
articles O
for O
promotion O
, O
I O
did O
not O
continue O
anymore O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
think O
about O
posting O
articles O
from O
other O
sites O
as O
I O
felt O
that O
there O
was O
no O
need O
to O
post O
any O
articles O
if O
I O
could O
not O
come O
up O
with O
anything O
original O
; O
this O
meant O
that O
sometimes O
for O
over O
two O
months O
I O
did O
n't O
even O
update O
a O
new O
entry O
. O

Later O
, O
there O
were O
also O
some O
minor O
problems O
with O
both O
MSN B-ORG
and O
DONEWS O
, O
so O
I O
became O
more O
unwilling O
to O
post O
new O
articles O
. O

So O
, O
these O
two O
blogs O
have O
not O
really O
been O
very O
popular O
, O
either O

With O
unprecedented O
fervor O
, O
all O
the O
people O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
ethnic O
groups O
plunged O
with O
boundless O
enthusiasm O
into O
the O
high O
tide O
of O
the O
construction O
of O
socialism O
! O

It O
gave O
rise O
to O
the O
years O
of O
burning O
passions O
. O

There O
emerged O
a O
large O
group O
of O
working O
- O
class O
advanced O
role O
models O
in O
the O
fashion O
of O
Wang B-PERSON
Jinxi I-PERSON
the O
Iron O
Man O
. O

" O
I O
would O
rather O
live O
twenty O
years O
less O
if O
it O
meant O
that O
I O
could O
bring O
in O
the O
Daqing O
Oilfield O
" O
is O
the O
most O
representative O
heroic O
statement O
of O
that O
era O
. O

The O
" O
Lei B-PERSON
Feng I-PERSON
Spirit O
" O
of O
taking O
pleasure O
in O
helping O
people O
was O
exalted O
throughout O
society O
. O

Advanced O
achievements O
in O
" O
innovation O
" O
and O
" O
abandoning O
private O
interests O
to O
achieve O
public O
good O
" O
came O
one O
after O
the O
other O
without O
an O
end O
. O

Although O
the O
economy O
was O
not O
prosperous O
during O
that O
era O
, O
both O
internationally O
and O
domestically O
we O
prevailed O
over O
difficulties O
that O
were O
difficult O
to O
imagine O
. O

The O
people O
were O
not O
distressed O
by O
economic O
backwardness O
, O
but O
rather O
were O
full O
of O
confidence O
in O
the O
ideal O
of O
building O
a O
new O
life O
. O

They O
had O
ample O
spiritual O
sustenance O
to O
keep O
them O
full O
. O

" O
At O
night O
you O
do O
n't O
close O
the O
door O
and O
on O
the O
road O
you O
do O
n't O
appropriate O
lost O
property O
" O
; O
" O
Human O
relations O
stretched O
to O
all O
corners O
of O
the O
land O
" O
, O
" O
Hearts O
link O
to O
each O
other O
even O
when O
they O
are O
a O
world O
apart O
for O
the O
public O
good O
" O
and O
" O
strict O
enforcement O
of O
order O
and O
bans O
" O
best O
described O
the O
society O
in O
that O
era O
. O

Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
-LRB- O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
-RRB- O
was O
born O
in O
August O
1929 O
in O
Jerusalem B-GPE
. O

He O
was O
a O
Sunni O
Muslim B-NORP
. O

When O
the O
first O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
war O
broke O
out O
in O
1948 O
, O
Arafat B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
only O
19 O
years O
old O
, O
started O
to O
get O
involved O
in O
the O
fight O
against O
Israel B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
1950s O
in O
Kuwait B-GPE
, O
he O
secretly O
planned O
and O
founded O
the O
" O
Palestinian O
National O
Liberation O
Movement O
" O
-LRB- O
abbreviated O
to O
the O
" O
Fatah B-NORP
" O
-RRB- O
and O
" O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Asifa I-ORG
, O
" O
its O
military O
organization O
. O

Arafat B-PERSON
had O
been O
in O
exile O
abroad O
since O
the O
third O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
war O
. O

In O
February O
1969 O
, O
Arafat B-PERSON
began O
to O
serve O
as O
the O
chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
PLO I-ORG
Executive I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
since O
1971 O
had O
concurrently O
served O
as O
the O
commander O
- O
in O
- O
chief O
of O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Revolutionary I-ORG
Forces I-ORG
. O

In O
November O
1988 O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
National I-ORG
Council I-ORG
passed O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Declaration I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Independence I-WORK_OF_ART
at O
its O
special O
19th O
meeting O
, O
announcing O
the O
establishment O
of O
the O
State O
of O
Palestine B-GPE
. O

On O
April O
2 O
of O
the O
following O
year O
, O
Arafat B-PERSON
was O
elected O
the O
president O
of O
the O
State O
of O
Palestine B-GPE
. O

Since O
then O
, O
Arafat B-PERSON
had O
appeared O
on O
the O
international O
political O
stage O
as O
a O
symbol O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
nation O
. O

In O
1991 O
, O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
peace O
process O
started O
, O
and O
the O
Arafat B-PERSON
- O
led O
PLO B-ORG
carried O
out O
tough O
negotiations O
with O
Israel B-GPE
. O

In O
September O
1993 O
, O
Palestine B-GPE
and O
Israel B-GPE
signed O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Declaration I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Principles I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
thereby O
starting O
the O
political O
solution O
to O
the O
Palestine B-GPE
issue O

France B-GPE
and O
Rwanda B-GPE
have O
fallen O
out O
with O
each O
other O
. O

They O
have O
expelled O
each O
others O
' O
diplomats O
and O
closed O
their O
embassies O
. O

Lastly O
, O
the O
government O
of O
Rwanda B-GPE
announced O
that O
it O
was O
cutting O
off O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
France B-GPE
entirely O
. O

The O
cause O
is O
said O
to O
be O
that O
a O
French B-NORP
judge O
issued O
an O
international O
warrant O
for O
the O
arrest O
of O
nine O
important O
members O
of O
the O
Rwandan B-NORP
government O
on O
the O
charge O
that O
they O
participated O
in O
the O
assassination O
of O
Rwanda B-GPE
's O
former O
president O
twelve O
years O
before O
. O

The O
Rwandan B-NORP
government O
has O
resolutely O
denied O
the O
charge O
, O
while O
the O
international O
community O
has O
likewise O
not O
come O
to O
any O
conclusion O
regarding O
the O
affair O
. O

It O
is O
simply O
that O
the O
families O
of O
the O
French B-NORP
flight O
crew O
have O
brought O
the O
case O
to O
the O
court O
in O
France B-GPE
when O
the O
former O
president O
was O
killed O
and O
thus O
, O
that O
judge O
and O
the O
government O
want O
to O
hold O
their O
own O
law O
over O
the O
heads O
of O
others O
. O

If O
you O
put O
aside O
whether O
the O
evidence O
is O
conclusive O
and O
look O
only O
at O
the O
obstacles O
from O
international O
law O
that O
the O
case O
will O
inevitably O
face O
, O
you O
will O
know O
that O
this O
French B-NORP
faux O
- O
pas O
against O
Rwanda B-GPE
on O
this O
occasion O
is O
extremely O
unwise O
. O

The O
international O
media O
has O
found O
a O
few O
surprises O
during O
President O
Hu O
's O
visits O
to O
the O
four O
nations O
of O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
Laos B-GPE
, O
India B-GPE
and O
Pakistan B-GPE
: O

Receiving O
" O
extraordinary O
- O
level O
reception O
" O
in O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
according O
to O
most O
Vietnam B-GPE
media O
, O
were O
, O
Hu B-PERSON
in O
the O
first O
and O
Bush B-GPE
in O
the O
second O
; O
a O
break O
with O
diplomatic O
convention O
when O
both O
the O
general O
secretary O
and O
the O
chairman O
accompanied O
Hu B-PERSON
during O
the O
troop O
review O
; O
the O
meeting O
of O
Bush B-GPE
, O
Abe B-NORP
, O
Roh B-PERSON
Moo I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hyun I-PERSON
and O
others O
with O
Hu B-PERSON
was O
safely O
held O
in O
the O
hotel O
where O
Hu B-PERSON
was O
staying O
, O
thereby O
making O
it O
resemble O
an O
audience O
with O
an O
emperor O
. O

And O
this O
even O
resulted O
in O
the O
international O
media O
closely O
chasing O
Hu B-PERSON
in O
his O
footsteps O
as O
he O
made O
this O
trip O
on O
his O
subsequent O
trips O
to O
Laos B-GPE
, O
India B-GPE
, O
and O
Pakistan B-GPE
. O

Since O
China B-GPE
had O
already O
taken O
itself O
to O
this O
step O
, O
it O
would O
n't O
seem O
possible O
to O
not O
be O
in O
the O
international O
media O
headlines O
if O
it O
ever O
wishes O
not O
to O
. O

For O
example O
, O
when O
China B-GPE
and O
India B-GPE
shook O
hands O
, O
it O
implied O
that O
25 O
% O
of O
the O
people O
on O
Earth B-LOC
had O
reconciled O
. O

What O
was O
there O
in O
the O
international O
news O
that O
was O
more O
attention O
- O
grabbing O
than O
that O
. O

[] O
Very O
soon O
it O
was O
noontime O
, O
and O
young O
Zhao O
parked O
his O
car O
in O
the O
rest O
area O
of O
the O
gas O
station O
, O

[] O
Next O
to O
it O
was O
a O
Pangpang O
Restaurant O
: O
" O
The O
food O
here O
's O
not O
bad O
, O
we O
always O
come O
here O
for O
lunch O
. O

I O
also O
know O
the O
boss O
well O
. O
" O

[] O
I O
let O
young O
Zhao O
be O
our O
host O
and O
order O
some O
real O
farmhouse O
dishes O
. O

[] O
But O
when O
the O
dishes O
came O
, O
I O
was O
knocked O
out O
. O

[] O
Wild O
mushrooms O
fried O
with O
duck O
. O

The O
taste O
was O
definitely O
out O
of O
the O
ordinary O
, O
the O
flavor O
of O
the O
wild O
mushrooms O
as O
it O
went O
into O
your O
mouth O
was O
unforgettable O
. O

[] O
For O
the O
locally O
famous O
Lian O
Mountain O
double O
- O
cooked O
pork O
, O
this O
big O
chunk O
of O
it O
was O
enough O
to O
fill O
me O
up O
. O

[] O
I O
like O
shredded O
pork O
in O
spicy O
sauce O
, O
and O
it O
was O
just O
a O
little O
too O
spicy O
. O

[] O
Spicy O
duck O
blood O
. O

Young O
Zhao O
said O
, O
this O
was O
made O
with O
fresh O
duck O
's O
blood O
, O
not O
with O
duck O
blood O
powder O
. O

[] O
Eh O
? O

There O
's O
duck O
blood O
powder O
? O

[] O
It O
sounded O
very O
dangerous O
. O

[] O
This O
fresh O
spicy O
duck O
blood O
had O
texture O
that O
was O
a O
little O
springy O
and O
very O
tender O
. O

But O
it O
was O
just O
spicy O
, O
too O
spicy O
! O

[] O
Besides O
these O
four O
dishes O
, O
there O
was O
a O
plate O
of O
green O
vegetables O
, O
plus O
a O
big O
tureen O
of O
soup O
. O

[] O
" O
It O
's O
too O
much O
, O
there O
's O
only O
us O
two O
, O
how O
are O
we O
going O
to O
eat O
this O
? O
" O
[] O
I O
asked O
young O
Zhao O
as O
I O
looked O
at O
him O
in O
surprise O
. O

[] O
Several O
dishes O
, O
two O
bowls O
of O
rice O
and O
a O
tureen O
of O
soup O
all O
disappeared O
entirely O
after O
a O
few O
minutes O
of O
slurping O
! O

[] O
Young O
Zhao O
is O
a O
typical O
Sichuan B-GPE
man O
. O

He O
's O
not O
tall O
, O
quite O
skinny O
, O
but O
surprisingly O
, O
he O
really O
can O
eat O
. O

[] O
Okay O
, O
on O
this O
trip O
I O
am O
going O
to O
get O
some O
good O
food O
. O

The O
food O
tastes O
best O
when O
you O
eat O
with O
a O
big O
eater O
. O

In O
New B-GPE
Westminster I-GPE
, O
a O
homicide O
occurred O
yesterday O
in O
an O
apartment O
where O
many O
Chinese B-GPE
reside O
, O

A O
youth O
in O
his O
20s O
was O
suspected O
to O
have O
been O
seriously O
attacked O
after O
he O
left O
a O
party O
; O
he O
was O
found O
lying O
in O
one O
of O
the O
apartment O
units O
, O
and O
was O
pronounced O
dead O
upon O
arrival O
at O
the O
hospital O
. O

After O
the O
event O
, O
two O
men O
were O
detained O
by O
the O
police O
to O
assist O
in O
the O
investigations O
, O
the O
motive O
of O
the O
murder O
remains O
unclear O
, O
and O
the O
case O
is O
now O
referred O
to O
the B-ORG
Provincial I-ORG
Integrated I-ORG
Homicide I-ORG
Investigation I-ORG
Team I-ORG
for O
further O
investigations O
. O

According O
to O
the O
spokesman O
for O
the B-ORG
Provincial I-ORG
Integrated I-ORG
Homicide I-ORG
Investigation I-ORG
Team I-ORG
, O
Dale B-PERSON
Carr I-PERSON
, O
the O
crime O
scene O
was O
in O
an O
apartment O
unit O
on O
the O
800 O
block O
of O
Agnes B-LOC
Street I-LOC
-LRB- O
Agnes B-LOC
St. I-LOC
-RRB- O
in O
New B-GPE
Westminster I-GPE
. O

The O
police O
received O
an O
emergency O
911 O
call O
at O
12:20 O
a.m. O
yesterday O
, O
and O
rushed O
to O
the O
address O
mentioned O
above O
to O
investigate O
. O

When O
the O
police O
arrived O
at O
the O
scene O
, O
they O
found O
an O
injured O
man O
lying O
in O
the O
unit O
; O
he O
was O
seriously O
wounded O
, O
and O
certified O
dead O
upon O
arrival O
at O
the O
hospital O
. O

The O
body O
was O
sent O
to O
the O
coroner O
for O
an O
autopsy O
in O
order O
to O
determine O
the O
cause O
of O
death O
. O

For O
now O
, O
the O
police O
will O
not O
announce O
the O
name O
of O
the O
victim O
; O
it O
will O
be O
decided O
upon O
only O
after O
the O
family O
is O
notified O
. O

As O
to O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
victim O
's O
death O
, O
and O
whether O
the O
case O
is O
linked O
to O
any O
illegal O
activities O
and O
others O
and O
etc. O
, O
the O
police O
declined O
comment O
. O

Carr B-PERSON
also O
said O
that O
the O
police O
had O
applied O
for O
a O
search O
warrant O
from O
the O
court O
yesterday O
morning O
, O
and O
entered O
the O
unit O
in O
the O
afternoon O
with O
the O
warrant O
for O
a O
detailed O
investigation O
, O
in O
order O
to O
understand O
more O
about O
the O
incident O
. O

Investigators O
from O
the B-ORG
Identification I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
also O
went O
to O
collect O
information O
from O
the O
scene O
later O
, O

As O
to O
the O
motive O
of O
the O
attack O
, O
and O
whether O
the O
police O
had O
found O
the O
weapon O
, O
the O
police O
have O
declined O
disclosure O
. O

The O
company O
that O
I O
previously O
worked O
at O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
encouraged O
employees O
to O
take O
the O
test O
for O
their O
drivers O
' O
licenses O
. O

The O
result O
was O
that O
the O
companies O
had O
a O
pile O
of O
drivers O
who O
possessed O
drivers O
' O
licenses O
but O
did O
not O
know O
how O
to O
drive O
because O
, O
although O
having O
passed O
the O
driver O
's O
test O
, O
they O
had O
too O
little O
actual O
experience O
on O
the O
road O
and O
were O
afraid O
of O
driving O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
take O
a O
road O
test O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
either O
so O
I O
'm O
not O
clear O
how O
it O
's O
actually O
done O
. O

But O
in O
these O
last O
couple O
of O
days O
I O
have O
read O
articles O
about O
road O
tests O
posted O
by O
other O
people O
and O
I O
sensed O
that O
the O
test O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
was O
primarily O
to O
test O
for O
safety O
awareness O
, O

Americans O
probably O
feel O
that O
there O
's O
not O
much O
to O
test O
for O
technical O
driving O
skills O
since O
most O
cars O
are O
automatic O
vehicles O
, O
and O
who O
would O
not O
be O
able O
to O
learn O
it O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
it O
is O
safety O
awareness O
that O
is O
the O
standard O
for O
detecting O
whether O
a O
driver O
will O
threaten O
his O
own O
life O
or O
the O
life O
of O
anybody O
else O
. O

A O
friend O
once O
told O
me O
that O
his O
classmate O
who O
had O
three O
years O
of O
driving O
experience O
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
had O
to O
take O
the O
road O
test O
seven O
times O
before O
he O
finally O
passed O
it O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

I O
think O
that O
after O
driving O
for O
three O
years O
the O
classmate O
was O
surely O
able O
to O
drive O
a O
car O
very O
well O
, O
but O
the O
problem O
was O
precisely O
that O
he O
drove O
too O
well O
, O
he O
had O
a O
hard O
time O
adapting O
from O
no O
rules O
to O
rules O
. O

I O
think O
the O
high O
requirements O
placed O
in O
mainland O
China B-GPE
on O
the O
driver O
's O
technical O
skills O
are O
due O
to O
the O
large O
number O
of O
people O
who O
do O
not O
observe O
regulations O
. O

On O
the O
road O
, O
it O
is O
very O
normal O
to O
see O
people O
suddenly O
dart O
out O
, O
so O
good O
technical O
skills O
are O
indispensable O
. O

In O
the O
small O
cities O
here O
, O
there O
are O
few O
people O
along O
the O
big O
avenues O
, O
so O
there O
's O
no O
need O
to O
be O
too O
worried O
about O
such O
things O

Tmac B-PERSON
's O
problem O
is O
actually O
very O
simple O
, O
that O
is O
: O
do O
n't O
be O
selfish O
, O
be O
motivated O
. O

Yesterday O
KB B-PERSON
shot O
26 O
times O
, O
and O
he O
's O
just O
had O
a O
knee O
surgery O
this O
summer O
. O

Is O
he O
really O
not O
worried O
about O
getting O
injured O
again O
? O

That O
is O
being O
unselfish O
, O
and O
that O
is O
being O
motivated O
. O

Tmac B-PERSON
gets O
the O
highest O
salary O
in O
the O
team O
, O
so O
he O
should O
n't O
care O
too O
much O
about O
himself O
. O

If O
he O
's O
like O
what O
he O
is O
doing O
right O
now O
-- O
neither O
willing O
to O
break O
through O
at O
the O
risk O
of O
being O
injured O
, O
nor O
willing O
to O
take O
the O
responsibility O
of O
the O
last O
shot O
on O
his O
own O
shoulders O
like O
a O
real O
leader O
of O
the O
team O
-- O
then O
we O
get O
the O
Tmac B-PERSON
we O
've O
got O
now O
, O
and O
we O
might O
hate O
what O
's O
happened O
to O
him O
, O
but O
we O
're O
angry O
that O
he O
's O
not O
fighting O
back O
. O

That O
35 O
- O
second O
flash O
of O
brilliance O
just O
proves O
that O
he O
has O
the O
ability O
to O
create O
miracles O
. O

A O
real O
great O
star O
wants O
to O
keep O
on O
creating O
miracles O
, O
keep O
on O
breaking O
records O
, O
and O
keep O
on O
pushing O
the O
limits O

Most O
inferior O
mammals O
have O
short O
life O
cycles O
, O
small O
heads O
, O
simple O
social O
behaviors O
, O
short O
gestation O
periods O
and O
large O
litters O
of O
offspring O
that O
are O
underdeveloped O
at O
birth O
. O

Most O
superior O
mammals O
, O
however O
, O
have O
long O
life O
cycles O
, O
large O
heads O
, O
complicated O
social O
behaviors O
, O
long O
gestation O
periods O
, O
and O
small O
litters O
of O
well O
developed O
offspring O
that O
already O
possess O
a O
certain O
level O
of O
capability O
. O

Mankind O
is O
a O
perplexing O
exception O
. O

His O
life O
cycle O
is O
not O
the O
longest O
but O
still O
very O
long O
. O

He O
has O
the O
largest O
head O
, O
the O
most O
complicated O
social O
behavior O
, O
and O
the O
fewest O
offspring O
per O
pregnancy O
. O

But O
the O
offspring O
are O
underdeveloped O
when O
born O
and O
they O
have O
the O
longest O
growth O
period O
after O
being O
born O
, O
actually O
taking O
17 O
to O
18 O
years O
. O

Elephants O
are O
developmentally O
mature O
within O
eleven O
years O
of O
their O
birth O
. O

Their O
time O
spent O
in O
the O
womb O
actually O
takes O
up O
to O
twenty O
- O
two O
months O
. O

The O
gestation O
period O
of O
humans O
is O
only O
a O
few O
days O
longer O
than O
that O
of O
chimpanzees O
, O
but O
" O
it O
is O
only O
six O
months O
after O
birth O
that O
the O
human O
brain O
reaches O
the O
percentage O
that O
a O
chimpanzee O
reaches O
at O
birth O
. O
" O

" O
Compared O
with O
other O
primates O
, O
we O
mature O
and O
develop O
at O
a O
snail O
's O
pace O
. O
" O

Compared O
to O
the O
speed O
of O
development O
, O
the O
human O
gestation O
period O
is O
clearly O
too O
short O
. O

Biologists O
estimate O
that O
if O
the O
human O
gestation O
period O
were O
proportional O
to O
the O
growth O
period O
, O
the O
baby O
would O
still O
have O
to O
spend O
another O
seven O
months O
to O
one O
year O
in O
the O
womb O

Chinanews.com B-ORG
, O
Nov. O
23 O

According O
to O
a O
report O
by O
Japan B-GPE
- O
based O
Chinese O
Review O
Weekly O
, O
from O
November O
15 O
- O
25 O
, O
Dalian B-GPE
City I-GPE
of O
China B-GPE
is O
holding O
the O
" O
Week B-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Dalian I-EVENT
" O
featuring O
a O
variety O
of O
rich O
and O
colorful O
activities O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
Nagoya B-GPE
, O
Osaka B-GPE
, O
Kyoto B-GPE
, O
Kanazawa B-GPE
, O
Maizuru B-GPE
, O
Toyama B-GPE
, O
Gunma B-GPE
, O
and O
other O
places O
of O
Japan B-GPE
. O

This O
has O
further O
expanded O
Dalian B-GPE
's O
influence O
and O
publicity O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
attracting O
the O
attention O
of O
Japanese B-NORP
news O
media O
and O
people O
from O
all O
sectors O
and O
kicking O
off O
a O
new O
round O
of O
" O
Dalian O
Fever O
" O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

The O
head O
of O
the O
leadership O
team O
for O
this O
" O
Week B-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Dalian I-EVENT
" O
event O
in O
Japan B-GPE
is O
Dalian O
Mayor O
Xia O
Deren O
, O
who O
arrived O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
on O
November O
15 O
, O
leading O
the O
Dalian B-GPE
Municipal O
delegation O
. O

The O
Dalian B-GPE
Municipal O
delegation O
consists O
of O
the O
government O
group O
, O
the O
economics O
group O
, O
the O
culture O
group O
, O
the O
education O
group O
, O
the O
sports O
group O
, O
the O
overseas O
talent O
recruiters O
group O
, O
the O
media O
group O
, O
and O
the O
comprehensive O
group O
, O
among O
others O
. O

During O
the O
" O
Week B-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Dalian I-EVENT
" O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
fourteen O
events O
of O
fairly O
large O
scale O
were O
planned O
, O
such O
as O
the O
Presentation O
and O
Consultation O
on O
the O
Dayaowan O
Bonded O
Port O
Area O
, O
the O
Promotional O
Fair O
on O
Dalian B-GPE
's O
Key O
Industrial O
Park O
Areas O
, O
the B-EVENT
Japan I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
China I-EVENT
Economic I-EVENT
Forum I-EVENT
, O
the B-EVENT
IT I-EVENT
Products I-EVENT
Presentation I-EVENT
, O
and O
various O
exchange O
activities O
. O

On O
November O
19 O
, O
Dalian O
Mayor O
Xia O
Deren O
met O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
Ambassador O
to O
Japan O
Wang O
Yi O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

Xia B-PERSON
Deren I-PERSON
briefed O
Ambassador O
Wang O
Yi O
on O
the O
main O
content O
of O
this O
" O
Week B-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Dalian I-EVENT
" O
event O
and O
on O
the O
friendly O
exchange O
activities O
they O
had O
carried O
out O
with O
some O
Japanese B-NORP
cities O
during O
the O
several O
days O
since O
they O
arrived O
in O
Japan B-GPE

I O
had O
a O
very O
lonely O
childhood O
because O
I O
was O
the O
only O
child O
in O
the O
family O
, O
and O
most O
of O
my O
playmates O
in O
the O
neighborhood O
had O
moved O
to O
the O
cities O
. O

Life O
, O
like O
that O
small O
river O
in O
front O
of O
my O
home O
, O
flowed O
quietly O
without O
the O
slightest O
ripple O
. O

I O
often O
stayed O
on O
the O
riverbank O
by O
myself O
, O
watching O
the O
boats O
pass O
by O
. O

They O
were O
all O
very O
small O
fishing O
boats O
, O
and O
under O
each O
canopy O
was O
a O
household O
. O

I O
did O
not O
know O
where O
they O
came O
from O
or O
where O
they O
were O
going O
. O

It O
seemed O
that O
I O
never O
saw O
the O
same O
boat O
pass O
by O
twice O
. O

My O
mother O
sometimes O
asked O
: O
" O
Huazi B-PERSON
, O
why O
do O
you O
go O
to O
the O
riverbank O
? O
" O

I O
said O
: O
" O
To O
watch O
the O
boats O
. O
" O

I O
could O
not O
see O
either O
end O
of O
the O
river O
. O

I O
started O
to O
think O
that O
this O
world O
must O
be O
very O
large O
, O
but O
that O
it O
does O
not O
belong O
to O
me O
. O

I O
just O
stood O
on O
the O
riverbank O
watching O
. O

The O
year O
when O
I O
was O
eight O
, O
we O
also O
moved O
to O
live O
on O
a O
street O
in O
the O
center O
of O
a O
small O
town O
. O

Uncle O
Baocheng O
still O
lived O
a O
lone O
life O
by O
the O
river O
by O
himself O
. O

I O
would O
still O
go O
visit O
him O
. O

On O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Day O
and O
other O
holidays O
, O
my O
parents O
would O
invite O
him O
over O
for O
meals O
. O

In O
a O
flash O
, O
I O
was O
twelve O
and O
attending O
a O
local O
middle O
school O
that O
had O
a O
bad O
reputation O
. O

Actually O
I O
graduated O
from O
elementary O
school O
with O
very O
good O
grades O
, O
but O
because O
my O
parents O
were O
not O
well O
connected O
, O
I O
was O
rejected O
by O
the O
best O
one O
, O
No. O
1 O
Middle O
School O
. O

I O
was O
somewhat O
despondent O
. O

After O
they O
received O
the O
notice O
, O
my O
parents O
were O
very O
down O
. O

I O
went O
out O
by O
myself O
and O
kept O
walking O
until O
dark O
. O

I O
found O
I O
had O
come O
to O
the O
riverbank O
, O
and O
thought O
I O
might O
go O
and O
drop O
a O
visit O
to O
Uncle O
Baocheng O
. O

Despite O
having O
not O
yet O
made O
his O
formal O
appearance O
in O
the B-ORG
Super I-ORG
League I-ORG
in O
Australia B-GPE
, O
Li B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
has O
already O
won O
praise O
from O
the O
New O
Zealand O
Knights O
club O
chairman O
. O

Something O
else O
is O
also O
making O
Li B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
happy O
. O

The O
elder O
sister O
of O
the O
international O
goalkeeper O
coach O
Jia B-PERSON
Chunhua I-PERSON
is O
currently O
helping O
out O
as O
Li B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
's O
" O
nanny O
, O
" O
successfully O
solving O
the O
problem O
of O
Li B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
's O
meals O
. O

Jia B-PERSON
Chunhua I-PERSON
's O
elder O
sister O
happens O
to O
live O
in O
Auckland B-GPE
, O
the O
arena O
where O
the O
Knights O
are O
based O
. O

Even O
more O
of O
a O
coincidence O
, O
the O
house O
that O
the O
Knights O
club O
arranged O
for O
Li B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
is O
right O
across O
the O
street O
from O
Jia B-PERSON
Chunhua I-PERSON
's O
elder O
sister O
's O
home O
. O

" O
I O
only O
have O
to O
go O
downstairs O
and O
walk O
across O
a O
street O
to O
get O
to O
Jia B-PERSON
Chunhua I-PERSON
's O
elder O
sister O
's O
home O
, O
" O
Li B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
said O
with O
a O
smile O
. O

A O
few O
days O
ago O
when O
he O
had O
not O
yet O
found O
a O
place O
to O
live O
, O
Li B-PERSON
Yan I-PERSON
had O
been O
worried O
about O
his O
meals O
, O
but O
now O
the O
issue O
of O
meals O
has O
been O
smoothly O
resolved O
. O

" O
The O
family O
of O
Jia B-PERSON
Chunhua I-PERSON
's O
elder O
sister O
is O
taking O
special O
care O
of O
me O
, O
cooking O
my O
dinner O
every O
day O
. O

After O
I O
finish O
my O
daily O
afternoon O
training O
, O
I O
go O
downstairs O
some O
time O
after O
5:00 O
and O
walk O
across O
the O
street O
to O
pick O
up O
my O
dinner O
. O

They O
are O
so O
kind O
to O
me O
that O
I O
even O
feel O
a O
bit O
uneasy O
! O
" O

Following O
the O
government O
's O
announcement O
of O
new O
immigration O
regulations O
, O
all O
travelers O
arriving O
in O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
will O
receive O
the O
same O
treatment O
as O
they O
would O
receive O
when O
going O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

When O
they O
enter O
the O
country O
, O
they O
will O
be O
asked O
to O
provide O
biometric O
information O
. O

At O
a O
press O
conference O
this O
afternoon O
, O
new O
immigration O
law O
confirmed O
by O
Immigration O
Minister O
David O
Cunliffe O
will O
give O
immigration O
officials O
the O
power O
to O
collect O
, O
store O
and O
use O
biometric O
information O
of O
non-New O
Zealand O
citizens O
. O

These O
so O
- O
called O
non-New O
Zealand O
citizens O
include O
people O
with O
a O
tourist O
, O
temporary O
or O
residency O
visa O
. O

These O
new O
regulations O
are O
very O
similar O
to O
procedures O
for O
entering O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

The O
new O
immigration O
law O
also O
permits O
the O
immigration O
service O
to O
provide O
" O
limited O
" O
biometric O
information O
on O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
citizens O
to O
neighboring O
countries O
. O

However O
, O
the O
law O
does O
not O
explain O
the O
reason O
. O

Cunliffe B-PERSON
said O
, O
it O
has O
presently O
not O
been O
decided O
when O
or O
how O
the O
biometric O
information O
will O
be O
collected O
from O
people O
's O
bodies O
. O

The O
government O
has O
introduced O
legislation O
that O
will O
permit O
further O
collection O
of O
DNA O
samples O
from O
people O
's O
bodies O
. O

The O
new O
regulation O
on O
biometric O
information O
is O
only O
one O
article O
among O
the O
sixty O
- O
one O
articles O
that O
make O
up O
the O
new O
regulations O
. O

Cunliffe B-PERSON
said O
the O
new O
regulations O
will O
effectively O
simplify O
border O
- O
entry O
procedures O
and O
protect O
citizens O
' O
right O
and O
international O
human O
rights O
. O

[] O
A O
high O
school O
teacher O
teaching O
chemistry O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
has O
appealed O
to O
the O
Department O
of O
Education B-ORG
to O
allow O
the O
views O
and O
theories O
that O
God O
created O
everything O
and O
intellectual O
life O
created O
the O
world O
to O
be O
introduced O
into O
school O
to O
be O
taught O
to O
students O
together O
along O
with O
Darwin B-PERSON
's O
theory O
of O
evolution O
, O
which O
has O
been O
dominating O
the O
scientific O
community O
since O
the O
19th O
century O
, O
and O
let O
students O
judge O
between O
right O
and O
wrong O
for O
themselves O
. O

[] O
The O
long O
- O
standing O
policy O
of O
British B-NORP
Department O
of O
Education B-ORG
has O
been O
that O
the O
theories O
such O
as O
God O
's O
creation O
are O
" O
unsuitable O
" O
for O
primary O
and O
secondary O
education O
. O

[] O
Critics O
have O
pointed O
out O
that O
some O
scholars O
from O
non-English O
countries O
actually O
have O
long O
mistranslated O
evolution O
theory O
and O
misinterpreted O
Darwin B-PERSON
's O
original O
intent O
, O
and O
the O
translation O
itself O
has O
a O
natural O
development O
from O
low O
to O
high O
level O
, O
a O
falsehood O
with O
almost O
religious O
bearings O
. O

[] O
Also O
some O
Western B-NORP
scholars O
- O
such O
as O
paleontologists O
and O
archaeologists O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
Kingdom I-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
and O
Germany B-GPE
in O
the O
19th O
and O
20th O
centuries O
- O
have O
long O
made O
use O
of O
the O
distorted O
theory O
of O
evolution O
and O
social O
Darwinism O
derived O
from O
the O
argument O
to O
attempt O
to O
prove O
their O
point O
that O
certain O
races O
are O
more O
advanced O
than O
others O
. O

One O
of O
the O
hypotheses O
states O
: O
a O
long O
time O
ago O
, O
in O
order O
to O
hide O
from O
wild O
beasts O
roaming O
on O
the O
land O
, O
humans O
had O
ever O
lived O
in O
shallow O
water O
regions O
for O
a O
long O
period O
of O
time O
, O
surviving O
on O
aquatic O
plants O
and O
fishes O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
body O
hairs O
, O
which O
increased O
the O
friction O
in O
water O
, O
had O
fallen O
off O
. O

The O
reason O
for O
this O
explanation O
is O
that O
the O
fine O
hairs O
on O
the O
back O
of O
humans O
run O
from O
one O
side O
of O
the O
shoulder O
toward O
the O
spine O
, O
a O
different O
direction O
from O
that O
of O
monkeys O
. O

Only O
such O
a O
direction O
could O
reduce O
the O
friction O
in O
water O
, O
and O
provide O
more O
buoyancy O
for O
the O
person O
who O
is O
swimming O
in O
the O
water O
. O

However O
, O
in O
all O
the O
primitive O
gathering O
settlements O
that O
have O
been O
discovered O
so O
far O
, O
we O
have O
not O
seen O
any O
settlement O
where O
people O
lived O
in O
such O
a O
way O
. O

What O
is O
worse O
is O
-- O
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
the O
direction O
of O
the O
fine O
hairs O
as O
well O
-- O
the O
fine O
hairs O
on O
humans O
' O
upper O
arm O
point O
downward O
, O
while O
the O
fine O
hairs O
on O
the O
lower O
arm O
point O
upward O
, O
which O
is O
to O
say O
, O
they O
all O
run O
toward O
the O
elbow O
. O

This O
is O
somewhat O
similar O
to O
monkeys O
who O
have O
hairs O
: O
when O
it O
rains O
, O
they O
would O
hold O
their O
heads O
with O
their O
hands O
, O
and O
such O
a O
direction O
of O
their O
hairs O
would O
be O
easier O
for O
the O
rain O
to O
flow O
away O
along O
their O
elbows O

The O
assassination O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
Minister O
of O
Industry O
has O
triggered O
off O
angry O
protests O
from O
supporters O
, O
plunging O
Lebanon B-GPE
into O
yet O
another O
precarious O
situation O
. O

In O
merely O
two O
short O
years O
, O
this O
minister O
is O
the O
fifth O
senior O
official O
to O
be O
assassinated O
; O
this O
shows O
that O
even O
after O
the O
forced O
withdrawal O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
, O
long O
- O
suffering O
Lebanon B-GPE
still O
has O
n't O
ushered O
in O
the O
peace O
that O
it O
hoped O
for O
yet O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
claimed O
that O
the O
Syrian B-NORP
government O
was O
the O
murderer O
, O
but O
Syria B-GPE
retorted O
by O
saying O
that O
the O
accusation O
was O
" O
totally O
without O
foundation O
, O
and O
in O
disregard O
of O
facts O
. O
" O

At O
this O
moment O
, O
the O
real O
murderer O
is O
probably O
tittering O
, O
but O
the O
world O
has O
clearly O
seen O
that O
any O
one O
of O
the O
regimes O
of O
Lebanese B-NORP
and O
Iraqi B-NORP
is O
more O
fragile O
than O
the O
other O
. O

The O
Western B-NORP
media O
said O
that O
in O
the O
" O
post-Bush O
" O
garbage O
era O
, O
countries O
like O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
Syria B-GPE
, O
and O
Lebanon B-GPE
will O
encounter O
a O
lot O
more O
good O
shows O
or O
terrible O
tragedies O
. O

And O
the O
people O
believed O
that O
. O

It O
is O
uncertain O
whether O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
had O
taken O
the O
political O
equivalent O
of O
Viagra B-PRODUCT
, O
or O
had O
lost O
his O
mind O
due O
to O
political O
biases O
, O
but O
he O
" O
lost O
his O
temper O
" O
several O
times O
in O
China B-GPE
during O
APEC B-EVENT
, O
and O
almost O
messed O
up O
his O
meeting O
with O
President O
Hu O
. O

Fortunately O
President O
Hu O
was O
magnanimous O
enough O
not O
to O
take O
it O
to O
heart O
, O
and O
gave O
him O
the O
honor O
of O
a O
15 O
- O
minute O
meeting O
. O

However O
, O
when O
this O
fellow O
returned O
to O
his O
own O
country O
, O
he O
boasted O
recklessly O
by O
saying O
that O
his O
meeting O
with O
President O
Hu O
had O
" O
important O
historical O
significance O
, O
" O
and O
even O
exaggerated O
by O
claiming O
it O
as O
his O
" O
major O
diplomatic O
achievement O
. O
" O

But O
those O
Canadian B-NORP
opponents O
already O
disgruntled O
with O
him O
, O
seeing O
through O
his O
tricks O
, O
could O
immediately O
tell O
that O
the O
meetings O
that O
President O
Hu O
had O
such O
as O
with O
Bush B-GPE
, O
Abe B-NORP
, O
and O
Putin B-GPE
all O
lasted O
over O
an O
hour O
; O
a O
mere O
15 O
- O
minute O
meeting O
with O
you O
-- O
excluding O
the O
pleasantries O
and O
translations O
-- O
was O
no O
different O
from O
an O
extended O
hand O
- O
shake O
. O

Highly O
Original O
Large O
- O
Scale O
Backdrops O
in O
the O
NTD O
TV O
Evening O
Spectacular O

After O
watching O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's O
Spectacular O
held O
by O
NTD B-ORG
TV I-ORG
, O
I O
had O
a O
feeling O
that O
I O
have O
n't O
had O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O

I O
used O
to O
feel O
bored O
of O
this O
kind O
of O
cultural O
gala O
already O
, O
especially O
the B-EVENT
Spring I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
galas O
inside O
the O
country O
over O
the O
last O
few O
years O
. O

The O
awkward O
way O
they O
are O
slapped O
together O
, O
the O
lowbrow O
joke O
- O
making O
and O
the O
complexity O
instilled O
into O
the O
content O
have O
caused O
me O
to O
lose O
interest O
in O
entertainment O
galas O
, O
while O
my O
body O
's O
literary O
and O
art O
cells O
seem O
to O
be O
gradually O
dying O
off O
as O
well O
as O
my O
age O
advances O
. O

However O
, O
I O
took O
in O
NTD B-ORG
TV I-ORG
's O
Chinese B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
Spectacular I-EVENT
as O
a O
friend O
had O
suggested O
and O
my O
literary O
and O
art O
cells O
sprung O
immediately O
and O
unexpectedly O
back O
to O
life O
. O

None O
of O
the O
" O
a O
breath O
of O
fresh O
air O
" O
or O
that O
I O
was O
" O
in O
ecstasy O
" O
sayings O
can O
truly O
describe O
it O
. O

In O
simple O
terms O
, O
I O
have O
vaguely O
felt O
a O
feeling O
of O
having O
returned O
home O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
say O
anything O
about O
how O
brilliant O
the O
program O
was O
. O

What O
most O
carried O
me O
away O
were O
, O
one O
after O
another O
, O
the O
large O
- O
scale O
stage O
backdrops O
with O
their O
unique O
content O
. O

They O
gave O
viewers O
a O
completely O
new O
and O
unprecedented O
sensation O
, O

Here O
I O
've O
only O
selected O
a O
few O
examples O
to O
share O
with O
everybody O
. O

You O
mention O
that O
I O
always O
had O
a O
very O
big O
question O
about O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Water I-WORK_OF_ART
Margin I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

What O
's O
so O
good O
about O
this O
book O
on O
earth O
that O
it O
is O
grouped O
as O
one O
of O
the O
four O
great O
classic O
novels O
. O

There O
are O
excellent O
parts O
of O
the O
book O
, O
but O
as O
a O
novel O
, O
the O
makeup O
of O
characters O
is O
quite O
flawed O
. O

For O
example O
, O
this O
Hu O
San O
Niang O
, O
with O
all O
her O
loved O
ones O
recklessly O
slaughtered O
by O
Li B-PERSON
Kui I-PERSON
, O
if O
she O
had O
any O
guts O
at O
all O
, O
she O
should O
have O
fought O
it O
out O
with O
that O
guy O
. O

Yet O
she O
became O
sworn O
sister O
with O
her O
enemy O
and O
degraded O
herself O
by O
marrying O
a O
short O
ugly O
man O
. O

What O
is O
the O
hell O
going O
on O
here O
. O

This O
group O
of O
so O
- O
called O
heroes O
did O
some O
righteous O
deeds O
, O
but O
they O
did O
a O
lot O
of O
lousy O
things O
as O
well O
. O

By O
mentioning O
that O
, O
it O
's O
a O
lot O
like O
a O
novel O
about O
gangster O
lowlifes O
. O

If O
a O
boy O
uses O
this O
book O
as O
inspiration O
, O
it O
seems O
he O
would O
have O
a O
great O
chance O
of O
going O
down O
the O
road O
of O
a O
criminal O
lowlife O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
its O
historical O
themes O
, O
it O
diverges O
too O
much O
from O
real O
history O
. O

Song B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
's O
uprising O
was O
not O
that O
awe O
- O
inspiring O
. O

It O
seems O
it O
was O
quelled O
by O
royalist O
Zhang B-PERSON
Shuye I-PERSON
. O

In O
my O
opinion O
, O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Water I-WORK_OF_ART
Margin I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
simply O
not O
on O
par O
with O
the O
other O
three O
books O
. O

There O
will O
be O
no O
competition O
and O
conflict O
between O
Ehack B-PRODUCT
CRM I-PRODUCT
and O
C3CRM B-PRODUCT
. O

Ehack B-PRODUCT
CRM I-PRODUCT
will O
focus O
on O
a O
certain O
sector O
and O
try O
to O
do O
an O
in O
- O
depth O
and O
thorough O
job O
on O
a O
certain O
sector O
. O

The O
operation O
model O
of O
the O
C3CRM B-PRODUCT
afterwards O
also O
underwent O
changes O
. O

Our O
focus O
will O
be O
on O
the O
secondary O
development O
of O
the O
C3CRM B-PRODUCT
, O
rather O
than O
providing O
technical O
support O
and O
services O
for O
customers O
. O

In O
the O
secondary O
development O
, O
if O
we O
find O
the O
added O
functions O
for O
customers O
can O
meet O
the O
needs O
of O
most O
companies O
, O
we O
will O
add O
the O
functions O
to O
the O
C3CRM B-PRODUCT
and O
release O
them O
free O
of O
charge O
, O

In O
addition O
, O
we O
welcome O
more O
companies O
and O
developers O
to O
do O
development O
on O
the O
C3CRM B-PRODUCT
. O

If O
they O
'd O
like O
to O
share O
, O
they O
can O
also O
integrate O
the O
developed O
items O
and O
release O
them O
on O
C3CRM B-PRODUCT
. O

Next O
, O
we O
will O
gradually O
release O
some O
development O
files O
to O
help O
more O
people O
do O
development O
on O
the O
C3CRM B-PRODUCT
. O

Ehack B-PRODUCT
CRM I-PRODUCT
is O
available O
in O
a O
single O
company O
version O
and O
a O
multi-company O
version O
. O

The O
single O
- O
company O
version O
mainly O
targets O
one O
company O
. O

The O
multi-company O
version O
mainly O
targets O
the O
companies O
that O
provide O
the O
lease O
of O
CRM B-PRODUCT
such O
as O
the O
numerous O
IDC O
companies O
in O
the O
country O
. O

Companies O
interested O
in O
Ehack B-PRODUCT
CRM I-PRODUCT
are O
welcome O
to O
contact O
us O
for O
business O
cooperation O
. O

" O
Zhu O
" O
means O
chopsticks O
. O

Interestingly O
, O
the O
pronunciation O
of O
chopsticks O
" O
zhu O
" O
also O
means O
" O
stop O
, O
" O
which O
is O
very O
easy O
to O
understand O
, O
since O
we O
use O
chopsticks O
to O
pick O
up O
food O
. O

It O
is O
just O
like O
Grandma B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
wanting O
to O
eat O
quail O
eggs O
. O

-LRB- O
Grandma B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
picked O
up O
the O
chopsticks O
, O
only O
felt O
that O
she O
could O
not O
master O
it O
, O
so O
she O
said O
, O
" O
The O
chickens O
here O
are O
so O
handsome O
, O
they O
also O
lay O
such O
small O
eggs O
, O
which O
are O
pretty O
handsome O
. O

Let O
me O
try O
one O
. O
" O

This O
Grandma B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
was O
really O
straightforward O
yet O
humorous O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
another O
pronunciation O
" O
kuai O
" O
for O
chopstick O
just O
has O
the O
meaning O
of O
" O
quick O
, O
" O
which O
is O
just O
opposite O
in O
meaning O
with O
" O
stop O
" O
. O

It O
was O
said O
that O
boatmen O
felt O
that O
" O
stop O
" O
was O
unlucky O
, O
so O
they O
gave O
it O
an O
opposite O
name O
and O
called O
it O
accordingly O
. O

There O
is O
a O
proper O
way O
of O
setting O
up O
and O
laying O
down O
chopsticks O
: O
they O
must O
be O
of O
the O
same O
length O
; O
if O
the O
length O
is O
uneven O
, O
it O
has O
the O
meaning O
of O
really O
bad O
luck O
. O

People O
often O
use O
the O
expression O
" O
three O
longs O
and O
two O
shorts O
" O
to O
symbolize O
unpredictable O
changes O
; O
for O
instance O
, O
Sister B-PERSON
Feng I-PERSON
once O
said O
: O
" O
Just O
as O
there O
could O
be O
unpredicted O
winds O
and O
clouds O
in O
the O
sky O
, O
people O
too O
can O
experience O
misfortunes O
and O
fortunes O
at O
any O
time O
. O

At O
this O
little O
age O
, O
if O
I O
have O
any O
long O
or O
short O
because O
of O
this O
illness O
, O
then O
my O
time O
on O
earth O
would O
be O
meaningless O
! O
" O

The O
story O
goes O
that O
in O
ancient O
times O
there O
were O
no O
nails O
to O
seal O
coffins O
firmly O
, O
so O
after O
the O
lid O
was O
placed O
on O
a O
coffin O
, O
three O
horizontal O
boards O
and O
two O
vertical O
boards O
would O
be O
used O
to O
tie O
the O
coffin O
up O
tightly O
. O

The O
horizontal O
boards O
are O
long O
while O
the O
vertical O
ones O
are O
short O
. O

Hence O
when O
the O
expression O
" O
three O
longs O
and O
two O
shorts O
" O
is O
mentioned O
, O
people O
are O
reminded O
of O
the O
sad O
event O
of O
somebody O
's O
death O
, O
which O
would O
move O
people O
to O
tears O
, O
and O
they O
would O
put O
down O
their O
chopsticks O
, O
as O
they O
do O
not O
feel O
like O
eating O
. O

In O
a O
crucial O
period O
for O
the O
resumption O
of O
the B-EVENT
Six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Party I-EVENT
Talks I-EVENT
on O
the B-LOC
Korean I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC
nuclear O
issue O
, O
Japanese B-NORP
media O
revealed O
on O
December O
3 O
that O
in O
exchange O
for O
Russia B-GPE
's O
support O
at O
the B-EVENT
Six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Party I-EVENT
Talks I-EVENT
, O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
has O
given O
Russia B-GPE
exclusive O
import O
rights O
to O
its O
uranium O
ore O
. O

According O
to O
US B-GPE
media O
reports O
, O
Japan B-GPE
's O
Tokyo B-ORG
Shimbun I-ORG
quoted O
the O
words O
from O
an O
anonymous O
Russian B-NORP
official O
as O
saying O
that O
since O
2002 O
Russia B-GPE
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
had O
been O
in O
constant O
negotiations O
regarding O
Russia B-GPE
importing O
uranium O
ore O
from O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
. O

Russia B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
rich O
oil O
and O
gas O
resources O
, O
hoped O
to O
enrich O
the O
uranium O
into O
nuclear O
fuel O
and O
then O
export O
it O
to O
Vietnam B-GPE
and O
other O
countries O
, O
thereby O
becoming O
a O
major O
nuclear O
fuel O
export O
nation O
. O

In O
exchange O
for O
Russia B-GPE
's O
public O
support O
during O
the B-EVENT
Six I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Party I-EVENT
Talks I-EVENT
, O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
has O
recently O
promised O
Russia B-GPE
exclusive O
uranium O
ore O
import O
rights O
. O

The O
two O
sides O
will O
continue O
to O
negotiate O
. O

The O
Russian B-NORP
embassy O
in O
Japan B-GPE
refused O
to O
make O
any O
comments O
on O
the O
report O
. O

North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
held O
its O
first O
nuclear O
test O
in O
October O
this O
year O
. O

The O
UN B-GPE
then O
imposed O
sanctions O
, O
prohibiting O
member O
countries O
from O
engaging O
in O
trade O
related O
to O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
with O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

I O
think O
that O
sometimes O
it O
is O
not O
a O
bad O
thing O
to O
be O
ticketed O
by O
Uncle B-ORG
Policeman I-ORG
. O

I O
remember O
reading O
a O
post O
by O
a O
fellow O
student O
, O
who O
said O
that O
he O
was O
in O
a O
very O
complicated O
frame O
of O
mind O
after O
seeing O
his O
parents O
taking O
off O
at O
the O
airport O
, O
and O
sped O
up O
to O
120 O
miles O
on O
the O
highway O
while O
listening O
to O
Swan B-WORK_OF_ART
Lake I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

I O
have O
never O
driven O
on O
the O
highway O
, O
but O
this O
should O
have O
been O
speeding O
, O
right O
. O

I O
feel O
that O
he O
was O
extremely O
unlucky O
not O
to O
have O
encountered O
a O
police O
officer O
, O

Some O
things O
, O
some O
people O
are O
just O
this O
way O
. O

He O
always O
finds O
you O
when O
there O
is O
nothing O
wrong O
, O
but O
disappears O
whenever O
he O
is O
needed O
. O

In O
a O
word O
, O
this O
fellow O
student O
had O
the O
real O
bad O
luck O
not O
to O
have O
encountered O
a O
police O
officer O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
he O
drove O
faster O
and O
faster O
until O
finally O
at O
140 O
miles O
, O
he O
sped O
off O
the O
highway O
and O
plunged O
into O
the O
woods O
. O

But O
fortunately O
, O
people O
's O
luck O
always O
tends O
to O
balance O
out O
. O

Although O
this O
fellow O
student O
did O
not O
encounter O
a O
police O
officer O
, O
at O
least O
he O
was O
not O
injured O
in O
the O
accident O
. O

It O
was O
said O
that O
he O
would O
have O
fallen O
into O
a O
river O
had O
he O
left O
the O
highway O
a O
moment O
later O
. O

So O
upon O
getting O
a O
ticket O
, O
just O
consider O
it O
the O
expense O
of O
averting O
a O
disaster O
. O

[] O
Taiwan B-GPE
's O
Public B-ORG
Television I-ORG
Service I-ORG
today O
hosted O
a O
debate O
meeting O
for O
Taipei B-GPE
's O
mayoral O
candidates O
, O

[] O
However O
, O
three O
people O
, O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
, O
Clara O
Chou O
and O
Ke O
Tsi O
- O
hai O
, O
who O
had O
low O
support O
of O
the O
poll O
, O
were O
not O
invited O
to O
participate O
. O

[] O
On O
another O
television O
program O
, O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
bitterly O
criticized O
the O
Public O
Television O
Service O
for O
being O
unfair O
. O

He O
also O
pulled O
out O
already O
prepared O
lawsuit O
pleadings O
, O
saying O
that O
he O
had O
decided O
to O
sue O
PTS O
for O
attempting O
to O
prevent O
him O
from O
being O
elected O
. O

[] O
On O
a O
program O
on O
TVBS O
broadcasted O
at O
the O
same O
time O
as O
the O
debate O
was O
going O
on O
, O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
said O
that O
his O
lawsuit O
pleadings O
against O
PTS O
had O
already O
been O
written O
. O

[] O
All O
equally O
were O
Taipei B-GPE
mayoral O
candidates O
, O
PTS O
has O
invited O
only O
Hau O
Lung O
- O
bin O
, O
Frank B-PERSON
Hsieh I-PERSON
and O
James B-PERSON
Soong I-PERSON
to O
the O
debate O
, O

[] O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
decided O
to O
sue O
to O
the O
end O
. O

[] O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
said O
the O
chairman O
and O
board O
members O
of O
PTS O
would O
have O
all O
been O
included O
in O
the O
lawsuit O
. O

" O
Why O
? O

To O
keep O
me O
from O
being O
elected O
! O
" O

[] O
Another O
candidate O
, O
Clara O
Chou O
, O
also O
said O
that O
it O
violated O
democracy O
, O
was O
extremely O
arbitrary O
and O
breached O
professional O
media O
conduct O
. O

She O
raised O
a O
fairly O
strong O
protest O
. O

[] O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
: O
Taiwanese B-NORP
stocks O
can O
hit O
ten O
- O
thousand O
points O

[] O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
: O
It O
is O
a O
nightmare O
of O
deceit O

[] O
On O
a O
Taiwanese B-NORP
television O
program O
today O
, O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
and O
Clara O
Chou O
criticized O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
for O
saying O
today O
that O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
stock O
market O
could O
hit O
ten O
- O
thousand O
points O
. O

They O
said O
it O
was O
simply O
a O
nightmare O
of O
deceit O
. O

[] O
Li B-PERSON
Ao I-PERSON
and O
Clara O
Chou O
both O
took O
exception O
to O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
today O
's O
exaggerated O
statement O
that O
the O
Taiwanese B-NORP
stock O
market O
could O
hit O
over O
ten O
- O
thousand O
points O
during O
his O
term O
of O
office O
. O

[] O
Clara O
Chou O
said O
that O
for O
the O
stock O
market O
to O
hit O
ten O
- O
thousand O
points O
, O
it O
would O
likely O
be O
necessary O
to O
change O
to O
a O
different O
government O
, O

[] O
If O
Chen B-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
bian I-PERSON
resigns O
, O
it O
might O
hit O
ten O
- O
thousand O
points O
. O

[] O
Just O
after O
we O
left O
Chengdu B-GPE
, O
it O
again O
began O
the O
pattering O
of O
small O
raindrops O
. O

Very O
soon O
, O
we O
had O
arrived O
at O
Dujiang O
Weir O
. O

[] O
I O
knew O
this O
area O
very O
well O
because O
I O
'd O
been O
here O
many O
times O
before O
. O

Originally O
I O
had O
planned O
to O
drive O
to O
the O
opening O
of O
the O
weir O
and O
take O
a O
couple O
of O
photos O
to O
record O
the O
scenic O
spot O
of O
this O
entire O
journey O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
the O
fog O
was O
even O
thicker O
by O
this O
time O
and O
there O
was O
simply O
no O
way O
to O
see O
the O
scenery O
, O
so O
there O
was O
nothing O
to O
do O
but O
to O
give O
up O
. O

[] O
The O
car O
followed O
the O
west O
route O
of O
the O
Sichuan B-GPE
's O
famous O
Jiu O
Huan O
Road O
going O
up O
against O
the O
Minjiang O
River O
. O

[] O
Jiu O
Huan O
Road O
is O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
tourist O
main O
route O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
. O

It O
links O
most O
of O
the O
Sichuan B-GPE
's O
scenic O
tourist O
spots O
, O
including O
Dujiang O
Weir O
, O
Siguniang O
Mountain O
, O
Mounigou O
, O
Huanglong O
, O
Jiuzhaigou B-GPE
, O
the O
Wanglang O
Nature O
Reserve O
on O
the O
East O
Loop O
Route O
, O
the O
Three O
Kingdoms O
Heritage O
Route O
on O
Mianyang O
, O
An O
County O
and O
Deyang O
, O
and O
as O
well O
as O
Sanxingdui O
and O
others O
. O

[] O
At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
the O
Jiu O
Huan O
Route O
also O
links O
the O
villages O
in O
the O
mountain O
trenches O
of O
Western O
Sichuan O
, O
serving O
as O
an O
important O
lifeline O
for O
local O
economic O
development O
. O

[] O
The O
Minjiang O
River O
followed O
us O
at O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
valley O
, O
occasionally O
surging O
forward O
, O
occasionally O
meandering O
. O

According O
to O
a O
report O
by O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
newspaper O
Rebellion B-ORG
today O
, O
declassified O
documents O
from O
the B-ORG
US I-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
confirmed O
that O
in O
1964 O
the O
US B-GPE
encouraged O
and O
supported O
the O
Brazilian B-NORP
military O
to O
launch O
a O
military O
coup O
, O
overthrowing O
the O
constitutional O
president O
Goulart B-PERSON
. O

This O
was O
recently O
disclosed O
by O
Brazilian B-NORP
investigators O
. O

Brazil B-GPE
's O
Globo B-ORG
television O
reported O
that O
historian O
Fico B-PERSON
from O
the O
Federal O
University O
of O
Rio B-GPE
de I-GPE
Janeiro I-GPE
conducted O
this O
investigation O
. O

He O
examined O
the O
documents O
released O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
diplomatic O
agency O
. O

One O
of O
the O
documents O
entitled O
" O
A O
contingency O
plan O
for O
Brazil B-GPE
" O
was O
drafted O
with O
the O
help O
of O
the O
then O
US O
Ambassador O
in O
Brazil O
Gordon O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
helped O
the O
opposing O
forces O
to O
deal O
with O
what O
they O
called O
" O
a O
communist O
revolution O
. O
" O

The B-ORG
US I-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
named O
that O
operation O
" O
Brother B-WORK_OF_ART
Sam I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

In O
letters O
sent O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
, O
Gordon B-ORG
wrote O
that O
Goulart B-PERSON
might O
be O
toppled O
and O
that O
this O
was O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
dealing O
with O
a O
so O
- O
called O
" O
a O
communist O
revolution O
" O
supported O
by O
Cuba B-GPE
or O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

Gordon B-ORG
described O
the O
forces O
opposing O
Goulart B-PERSON
as O
" O
constructive O
forces O
" O
and O
it O
was O
they O
who O
had O
" O
convinced O
" O
the O
" O
president O
" O
to O
" O
hand O
over O
power O
. O
" O

On O
March O
31 O
, O
1964 O
, O
President O
Goulart O
was O
overthrown O
by O
a O
military O
coup O
, O
and O
since O
then O
a O
military O
dictatorship O
regime O
had O
been O
established O
in O
Brazil B-GPE
, O
which O
witnessed O
five O
military O
presidents O
. O

Goulart B-PERSON
handed O
over O
power O
without O
resisting O
and O
died O
in O
1976 O
during O
exile O
. O

It O
was O
not O
until O
1985 O
that O
the O
constitutional O
system O
was O
restored O
in O
Brazil B-GPE
and O
Sarney B-PERSON
was O
elected O
as O
President O
. O

Everyone O
knows O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
is O
poor O
. O

Every O
year O
China B-GPE
assists O
with O
such O
a O
great O
amount O
of O
grain O
, O
crude O
oil O
, O
and O
so O
many O
light O
industrial O
products O
. O

From O
this O
we O
can O
see O
the O
degree O
to O
which O
agriculture O
and O
basic O
industries O
in O
this O
country O
have O
been O
reduced O
. O

But O
for O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
athletes O
, O
although O
every O
one O
of O
them O
looks O
very O
skinny O
, O
their O
energy O
is O
no O
less O
than O
that O
of O
our O
athletes O
, O
who O
are O
provided O
with O
three O
scientifically O
formulated O
meals O
a O
day O
. O

A O
women O
's O
soccer O
match O
is O
now O
being O
broadcasted O
live O
. O

Looking O
at O
the O
speed O
and O
fight O
of O
the O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
girls O
, O
I O
basically O
already O
know O
the O
outcome O
of O
this O
match O
. O

Of O
course O
the O
soccer O
ball O
is O
round O
, O
and O
anything O
is O
possible O
, O
but O
to O
be O
able O
to O
excel O
under O
such O
repression O
is O
almost O
an O
impossible O
mission O
. O

I O
have O
been O
thinking O
about O
what O
makes O
North B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
athletes O
so O
full O
of O
energy O
, O

Though O
each O
of O
them O
looks O
sallow O
, O
when O
in O
a O
real O
fight O
, O
let O
alone O
China B-GPE
, O
they O
are O
even O
no O
less O
strong O
-LRB- O
physically O
-RRB- O
than O
the O
European B-NORP
teams O
. O

It O
suddenly O
occurred O
to O
me O
that O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
is O
rich O
in O
Korean O
ginseng O
. O

There O
is O
n't O
enough O
rice O
, O
but O
they O
can O
mix O
it O
with O
ginseng O
for O
food O
. O

Although O
your O
stomach O
may O
be O
not O
satisfied O
with O
it O
, O
the O
energy O
your O
body O
gets O
is O
surely O
not O
something O
three O
meals O
of O
braised O
pork O
in O
brown O
sauce O
can O
compare O
. O

After O
entering O
into O
the O
WTO O
, O
we O
frequently O
see O
that O
the O
viewpoint O
of O
reporters O
when O
criticizing O
domestic O
banks O
is O
: O
When O
the O
foreign O
- O
funded O
banks O
arrive O
later O
on O
, O
if O
your O
service O
attitude O
does O
n't O
improve O
a O
bit O
, O
I O
will O
take O
my O
money O
and O
deposit O
it O
in O
a O
foreign O
- O
funded O
bank O
. O

Then O
we O
'll O
see O
what O
these O
state O
- O
owned O
banks O
do O
! O

Furthermore O
, O
we O
frequently O
see O
theoretical O
articles O
saying O
that O
the O
arrival O
of O
foreign O
- O
funded O
banks O
will O
lead O
to O
domestic O
banks O
suffering O
a O
massive O
loss O
of O
trained O
personnel O
because O
of O
the O
wage O
and O
benefit O
issue O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
there O
are O
many O
areas O
in O
which O
I O
am O
also O
dissatisfied O
naturally O
with O
the O
service O
of O
domestic O
banks O
. O

Regarding O
salaries O
at O
the O
domestic O
banks O
, O
I O
also O
know O
a O
thing O
or O
two O
. O

But O
using O
foreign O
- O
funded O
banks O
to O
scare O
people O
has O
absolutely O
no O
meaning O
with O
regard O
to O
solving O
the O
problem O
. O

The O
first O
thing O
that O
has O
to O
be O
clarified O
is O
that O
foreign O
- O
funded O
banks O
do O
not O
act O
selflessly O
and O
go O
out O
of O
their O
way O
to O
help O
others O
. O

They O
have O
a O
threshold O
. O

Judging O
from O
the O
present O
, O
they O
only O
serve O
the O
wealthy O
portion O
of O
the O
population O
, O
so O
the O
majority O
of O
those O
who O
are O
enthusiastically O
waiting O
in O
anticipation O
will O
probably O
be O
disappointed O
. O

So O
you O
feel O
that O
the O
line O
to O
deposit O
money O
in O
a O
domestic O
bank O
is O
long O
and O
you O
want O
to O
transfer O
to O
a O
foreign O
- O
funded O
bank O
? O

Without O
several O
hundred O
thousand O
or O
a O
million O
, O
even O
if O
you O
want O
to O
become O
somebody O
else O
's O
client O
, O
they O
wo O
n't O
want O
you O
. O

As O
for O
the O
outflow O
of O
trained O
personnel O
, O
most O
employees O
of O
domestic O
banks O
have O
been O
stirred O
into O
an O
frenzy O
by O
the O
media O
and O
can O
hardly O
sit O
still O
as O
they O
wait O
for O
the O
day O
they O
will O
be O
enlisted O
. O

However O
, O
it O
's O
being O
said O
that O
these O
people O
want O
to O
train O
their O
own O
employees O
and O
the O
first O
to O
be O
hired O
will O
be O
fresh O
university O
graduates O
. O

The O
people O
who O
have O
worked O
in O
domestic O
banks O
so O
long O
will O
not O
be O
in O
the O
ranks O
of O
those O
welcomed O
unless O
they O
are O
extremely O
specific O
high O
- O
level O
personnel O
with O
customer O
resources O
. O

[] O
Many O
of O
the O
yaks O
in O
the O
Tibet B-GPE
region O
are O
raised O
in O
the O
wild O
. O

[] O
Only O
when O
the O
Tibetans B-NORP
need O
money O
will O
they O
go O
into O
the O
mountains O
to O
catch O
a O
few O
to O
sell O
. O

[] O
Yaks O
can O
be O
very O
curious O
about O
outside O
visitors O
. O

[] O
In O
the O
time O
it O
took O
for O
us O
to O
get O
out O
of O
the O
vehicle O
and O
take O
a O
picture O
, O
the O
yak O
suddenly O
turned O
its O
head O
and O
started O
toward O
me O
. O

[] O
It O
startled O
young O
Zhao O
, O
who O
screamed O
: O
Quick O
, O
get O
back O
in O
the O
car O
! O

[] O
Without O
waiting O
for O
me O
to O
close O
the O
car O
door O
, O
he O
put O
the O
car O
in O
reverse O
gear O
and O
backed O
up O
a O
hundred O
or O
so O
meters O
in O
a O
single O
sitting O
. O

[] O
We O
waited O
for O
the O
herd O
to O
leisurely O
cross O
the O
road O
, O
and O
climb O
a O
hillside O
before O
we O
continued O
to O
go O
on O
. O

[] O
It O
's O
true O
indeed O
, O
they O
are O
the O
landlords O
, O
and O
we O
were O
passers O
- O
by O
, O
so O
it O
was O
better O
to O
be O
polite O
. O

[] O
The O
source O
of O
the O
Minjiang O
River O
! O

We O
finally O
saw O
the O
source O
of O
the O
Minjiang O
River O
! O

[] O
Like O
with O
all O
great O
rivers O
, O
it O
is O
those O
tiny O
brooks O
hidden O
in O
the O
damp O
earth O
of O
groves O
and O
thickets O
that O
converge O
into O
the O
torrential O
Minjiang O
River O
that O
has O
nurtured O
generations O
of O
children O
in O
the O
vast O
lands O
of O
Western O
Sichuan O
. O

[] O
Leaving O
the O
Minjiang O
River O
, O
the O
car O
arrived O
at O
high O
mountains O
and O
sheer O
ridges O
. O

[] O
Once O
again O
, O
mist O
again O
thickly O
covered O
the O
mountaintops O
. O

The O
elevation O
at O
this O
time O
was O
more O
than O
2000 O
meters O
. O

What O
was O
Saddam B-PERSON
prosecuted O
for O
? O

Earlier O
on O
, O
Iran B-GPE
's O
involvement O
with O
the O
Euro O
- O
for O
- O
oil O
transactions O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
a O
big O
news O
item O
with O
negligible O
after O
- O
effects O
, O
and O
finally O
it O
became O
a O
non-issue O
, O
and O
hence O
there O
was O
no O
problem O
for O
Iran B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

But O
this O
time O
, O
Putin B-GPE
came O
up O
with O
a O
Ruble O
- O
for O
- O
oil O
proposal O
, O
and O
even O
began O
intensive O
preparations O
. O

Nobody O
would O
have O
any O
doubts O
about O
the O
technical O
capacity O
of O
Russia B-GPE
, O
not O
to O
mention O
its O
ability O
to O
protect O
its O
own O
resources O
and O
trade O
systems O
, O

The O
intimidation O
that O
Russia B-GPE
had O
inflicted O
on O
Ukraine B-GPE
is O
still O
remembered O
with O
a O
tinge O
of O
fear O
by O
some O
European B-NORP
brother O
- O
like O
countries O
. O

The O
Ruble O
is O
allowed O
to O
float O
freely O
now O
, O
but O
everyone O
still O
has O
sufficient O
reasons O
to O
doubt O
the O
replacement O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
dollar O
in O
Dollar O
- O
for O
- O
oil O
. O

But O
what O
was O
more O
vicious O
about O
Comrade O
Putin O
was O
that O
he O
had O
rolled O
out O
what O
is O
known O
as O
a O
" O
barbarous O
" O
gold O
system O
; O
and O
that O
is O
, O
before O
the O
wide O
acceptance O
of O
the O
Ruble O
- O
for O
- O
oil O
, O
a O
portion O
of O
Russia B-GPE
's O
annual O
oil O
revenues O
would O
be O
channeled O
toward O
increasing O
the O
country O
's O
holdings O
of O
gold O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
among O
all O
major O
countries O
to O
have O
issued O
such O
a O
clear O
proclamation O
- O
no O
wonder O
the O
recent O
link O
between O
gold O
and O
oil O
had O
almost O
been O
severed O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
wealth O
was O
entirely O
state O
assets O
or O
collective O
assets O
. O

It O
all O
belonged O
to O
the O
ordinary O
people O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
when O
the O
" O
elite O
" O
first O
began O
to O
clamor O
for O
" O
reform O
" O
, O
wealth O
was O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
ordinary O
people O
and O
" O
reform O
" O
was O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
" O
elite O
. O
" O

After O
reforms O
here O
and O
reforms O
there O
, O
the O
outcome O
was O
that O
wealth O
had O
fled O
into O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
" O
elite O
" O
and O
the O
foreigners O
. O

The O
ordinary O
people O
were O
left O
only O
with O
" O
reform O
" O
, O
while O
the O
" O
elite O
" O
who O
constituted O
less O
than O
10 O
% O
of O
China B-GPE
held O
more O
than O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
wealth O
. O

No O
matter O
how O
the O
" O
elite O
" O
sugarcoated O
it O
, O
the O
fact O
was O
still O
a O
fact O
. O

First O
- O
hand O
experience O
is O
more O
authoritative O
than O
any O
smooth O
talk O
. O

As O
long O
as O
an O
ordinary O
Chinese B-GPE
's O
IQ O
is O
not O
the O
same O
as O
that O
of O
the O
house O
dogs O
of O
the O
jet O
set O
, O
they O
can O
not O
possibly O
remained O
indifferent O
when O
faced O
with O
such O
reality O
. O

If O
the O
" O
elite O
" O
want O
the O
ordinary O
people O
to O
have O
no O
opinion O
or O
bitterness O
over O
this O
, O
depriving O
the O
ordinary O
people O
of O
their O
" O
right O
of O
speech O
" O
would O
be O
useless O
, O
using O
" O
entitlement O
theory O
" O
to O
deprive O
the O
ordinary O
people O
of O
their O
right O
to O
thought O
would O
be O
useless O
, O
and O
" O
revealing O
the O
dagger O
at O
the O
end O
" O
by O
using O
politics O
, O
violence O
and O
suppression O
would O
be O
even O
more O
useless O
. O

Reckoning O
all O
the O
options O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
the O
only O
thing O
to O
do O
is O
to O
eliminate O
the O
ordinary O
people O
's O
ability O
to O
perceive O
, O
causing O
the O
ordinary O
people O
to O
have O
absolutely O
no O
consciousness O
of O
any O
of O
the O
suffering O
. O

This O
might O
have O
solved O
the O
problem O
-- O
of O
course O
, O
this O
is O
the O
elite O
's O
" O
most O
ideal O
" O
solution O
. O

As O
long O
as O
this O
day O
dream O
is O
n't O
realized O
, O
ordinary O
people O
will O
inevitably O
have O
their O
own O
assessment O
of O
all O
the O
facts O
, O
and O
it O
is O
unlikely O
that O
the O
" O
reforms O
" O
of O
the O
" O
elite O
" O
wo O
n't O
have O
a O
stink O
about O
them O
in O
the O
minds O
of O
ordinary O
people O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
that O
anybody O
had O
used O
language O
to O
give O
reform O
a O
" O
stink O
" O
, O
but O
that O
the O
" O
elite O
" O
had O
used O
action O
themselves O
to O
make O
themselves O
" O
stink O
" O
and O
make O
their O
" O
reform O
" O
stink O
. O

In O
just O
nine O
short O
days O
, O
netizens O
have O
shown O
an O
unprecedented O
enthusiasm O
and O
concern O
for O
the O
proposal O
given O
by O
" O
Tian O
Nan O
Di B-NORP
Bei O
. O
" O

As O
of O
20:45 O
on O
November O
23 O
, O
15,417 O
people O
had O
clicked O
on O
this O
post O
, O
and O
netizens O
from O
all O
over O
were O
continually O
replying O
to O
the O
post O
to O
express O
their O
support O
. O

" O
He O
really O
is O
a O
great O
farmer O
who O
is O
changing O
China B-GPE
, O
because O
he O
has O
solved O
the O
food O
problems O
of O
over O
a O
billion O
people O
so O
that O
we O
wo O
n't O
starve O
to O
death O
in O
the O
wilderness O
. O

Even O
though O
he O
has O
n't O
been O
selected O
as O
an O
academician O
of O
the O
Chinese O
Academy O
of O
Sciences O
, O
and O
has O
n't O
won O
a O
Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
none O
of O
this O
can O
disguise O
the O
holy O
brilliance O
that O
he O
personally O
possesses O
. O
" O

Many O
netizens O
think O
that O
Yuan O
Longping O
's O
repeated O
winning O
of O
major O
international O
awards O
shows O
international O
approval O
and O
praise O
for O
the O
great O
contribution O
in O
research O
and O
promotion O
aspects O
of O
hybrid O
rice O
made O
by O
those O
, O
represented O
by O
him O
, O
working O
in O
rice O
breeding O
in O
China B-GPE
over O
many O
years O
. O

If O
he O
were O
to O
be O
honored O
with O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
that O
would O
be O
an O
even O
bigger O
incentive O
to O
those O
coming O
after O
him O
. O

There O
are O
many O
many O
multifarious O
causes O
leading O
to O
the O
rise O
of O
a O
powerful O
country O
: O
institutional O
, O
cultural O
, O
and O
scientific O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
keep O
them O
clearly O
separate O
. O

But O
there O
is O
one O
point O
. O

It O
is O
always O
the O
new O
rising O
powers O
with O
larger O
population O
that O
replace O
the O
former O
powers O
with O
smaller O
population O
. O

As O
it O
is O
from O
Portugal B-GPE
to O
Spain B-GPE
, O
Holland B-GPE
, O
then O
Britain B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
, O
then O
Germany B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
, O
and O
then O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

When O
, O
in O
one O
period O
, O
productivity O
develops O
to O
a O
certain O
level O
and O
productivity O
per O
person O
reaches O
an O
utmost O
, O
population O
, O
territory O
, O
and O
resources O
then O
play O
a O
decisive O
role O
. O

Because O
anything O
can O
be O
learned O
, O
but O
population O
ca O
n't O
be O
learned O
and O
territory O
ca O
n't O
be O
learned O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
population O
is O
not O
a O
sufficient O
condition O
, O
but O
it O
is O
definitely O
a O
necessary O
condition O
for O
becoming O
a O
powerful O
country O
. O

Only O
when O
the O
conditions O
of O
other O
aspects O
have O
been O
all O
met O
does O
population O
then O
become O
a O
huge O
momentum O
and O
not O
a O
burden O
. O

I O
dare O
not O
say O
that O
the O
next O
superpower O
to O
replace O
the O
US B-GPE
will O
be O
China B-GPE
, O
but O
I O
do O
dare O
say O
that O
if O
there O
is O
a O
country O
that O
can O
replace O
the O
US B-GPE
to O
become O
the O
new O
superpower O
, O
it O
definitely O
will O
be O
a O
country O
with O
a O
population O
larger O
than O
that O
of O
the O
US B-GPE

It O
has O
been O
almost O
ten O
years O
from O
the O
first O
time O
I O
got O
to O
know O
about O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
from O
the O
newspaper O
, O
and O
then O
later O
I O
grew O
to O
like O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
and O
to O
the O
time O
when O
I O
fell O
deeply O
in O
love O
with O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
. O

Actually O
, O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
has O
n't O
achieved O
overly O
spectacular O
results O
in O
the O
last O
ten O
years O
. O

Except O
a O
few O
prizes O
of O
little O
interest O
like O
a B-EVENT
UEFA I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
, O
a O
few O
divisional O
cups O
and O
a O
few O
Super B-EVENT
Cups I-EVENT
, O
it O
has O
never O
once O
gotten O
a O
hand O
on O
a B-EVENT
Champions I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
or O
a B-EVENT
UEFA I-EVENT
Champions I-EVENT
League I-EVENT
Cup I-EVENT
. O

These O
achievements O
simply O
are O
n't O
worth O
mentioning O
when O
compared O
with O
those O
of O
powerhouses O
such O
as O
Manchester B-ORG
United I-ORG
and O
Real B-ORG
Madrid I-ORG
. O

Even O
within O
Italy B-GPE
, O
their O
records O
are O
quite O
far O
behind O
Juventus B-ORG
and O
AC B-ORG
. O

Then O
why O
do O
I O
still O
like O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
? O

Why O
is O
there O
only O
the O
blue O
and O
blacks O
in O
my O
heart O
? O

When O
I O
first O
came O
into O
contact O
with O
football O
, O
I O
appreciated O
it O
with O
a O
mindset O
of O
commiseration O
with O
the O
underdog O
. O

Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
's O
just O
a O
step O
away O
from O
the O
championship O
for O
years O
and O
its O
long O
humiliation O
by O
Juventus B-ORG
and O
AC B-ORG
stirred O
a O
sense O
of O
sympathy O
in O
me O
; O

Secondly O
, O
I O
found O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
's O
blue O
and O
black O
jerseys O
look O
very O
comfortable O
to O
me O
visually O
. O

Gradually O
, O
I O
was O
moved O
by O
the O
persistence O
of O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
's O
chairman O
Mr. B-PERSON
Moratti I-PERSON
. O

Although O
the O
payoff O
has O
been O
small O
after O
decades O
of O
persistent O
investment O
, O
that O
does O
n't O
change O
his O
absolute O
sincerity O
toward O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
I O
started O
to O
pay O
more O
attention O
to O
this O
soccer O
team O

Although O
lacking O
enough O
evidence O
to O
show O
who O
poisoned O
Alexander B-PERSON
Litvinenko I-PERSON
, O
a O
former O
Russian B-NORP
spy O
still O
under O
emergency O
treatment O
in O
a O
London B-GPE
hospital O
, O
it O
is O
no O
surprise O
that O
everyone O
immediately O
suspected O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
and O
President O
Putin O
. O

Litvinenko B-PERSON
betrayed O
Russia B-GPE
, O
had O
many O
enemies O
there O
, O
and O
had O
records O
of O
violating O
Russia B-GPE
's O
relevant O
judicial O
laws O
and O
human O
rights O
. O

Many O
people O
in O
the O
West O
had O
believed O
that O
this O
poor O
former O
Russian B-NORP
special O
agent O
would O
probably O
get O
assassinated O
. O

The O
Kremlin B-GPE
immediately O
defended O
itself O
; O
this O
was O
also O
no O
surprise O
at O
all O
. O

A O
Kremlin B-GPE
spokesperson O
announced O
that O
any O
assumption O
about O
Russian B-NORP
government O
's O
involvement O
in O
this O
poisoning O
incident O
was O
fantastic O
talk O
without O
any O
evidence O
, O

A O
foreign O
intelligence O
agency O
spokesperson O
said O
that O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
and O
the O
Russian O
Intelligence O
Agency O
have O
never O
carried O
out O
any O
assassination O
activity O
since O
1959 O
. O

Who O
believes O
it O
? O

Russia B-GPE
has O
always O
disregarded O
human O
rights O
. O

The O
response O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
to O
any O
human O
rights O
related O
issues O
is O
always O
disappointing O
. O

How O
really O
nice O
it O
would O
be O
if O
Putin B-GPE
's O
people O
would O
say O
something O
like O
the O
following O
words O
: O
Ah O
, O
this O
is O
really O
vicious O
. O

We O
will O
surely O
assist O
in O
finding O
out O
who O
is O
the O
murderer O
! O

How O
really O
nice O
it O
would O
be O
if O
Putin B-GPE
said O
some O
similar O
words O
after O
investigating O
the O
assassination O
of O
journalist O
Anna B-PERSON
Politkovskaya I-PERSON
behind O
her O
own O
home O
door O
. O

These O
journalists O
, O
politicians O
, O
and O
business O
people O
, O
they O
only O
committed O
the O
" O
crime O
" O
of O
reforming O
Russia B-GPE
, O
yet O
they O
were O
assassinated O
. O

A O
song O
that O
just O
could O
n't O
be O
any O
older O
. O

Back O
in O
the O
days O
when O
band O
combinations O
were O
popular O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
there O
was O
a O
band O
called O
blue O
jeans O
. O

I O
've O
heard O
some O
of O
their O
songs O
, O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
like O
them O
much O
, O
for O
example O
, O
that O
very O
famous O
song O
, O
" O
How B-WORK_OF_ART
Can I-WORK_OF_ART
It I-WORK_OF_ART
Be I-WORK_OF_ART
This I-WORK_OF_ART
Way I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

I O
, O
as O
a O
person O
, O
do O
n't O
have O
much O
ambition O
, O
so O
when O
I O
listen O
to O
music O
, O
the O
best O
is O
purely O
to O
get O
away O
from O
reality O
, O
stuff O
like O
Utopia O
, O
the O
Garden O
of O
Eden B-LOC
, O
fantasy O
or O
sweet O
nothings O
is O
just O
fine O
. O

I O
definitely O
do O
n't O
want O
any O
critiques O
on O
modern O
society O
's O
wrong O
practices O
. O

So O
, O
even O
though O
I O
love O
Tat B-NORP
Ming I-NORP
Pair I-NORP
, O
their O
" O
Ten B-WORK_OF_ART
Young I-WORK_OF_ART
Firefighters I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
ah O
, O
and O
" O
In B-WORK_OF_ART
No I-WORK_OF_ART
Particular I-WORK_OF_ART
Order I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
ah O
, O
all O
of O
which O
are O
n't O
my O
taste O
. O

But O
then O
one O
day O
I O
heard O
the O
song O
" O
Rainy B-WORK_OF_ART
Day I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
and O
could O
n't O
believe O
that O
this O
was O
a O
Blue B-ORG
Jeans I-ORG
song O
where O
they O
lay O
down O
arms O
and O
turn O
romantic O
. O

This O
feeling O
is O
like O
BLUR B-ORG
's O
" O
TO B-WORK_OF_ART
THE I-WORK_OF_ART
END I-WORK_OF_ART
" O
or O
the O
Rolling O
Stones O
' O
" O
AS B-WORK_OF_ART
TERAS I-WORK_OF_ART
GOES I-WORK_OF_ART
BY I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

They O
say O
a O
strong O
man O
who O
can O
show O
his O
emotions O
is O
a O
special O
treasure O
. O

Even O
if O
it O
's O
not O
manly O
, O
it O
's O
impossible O
to O
forget O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
have O
a O
broken O
heart O
to O
go O
and O
listen O
to O
" O
Rainy B-WORK_OF_ART
day I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

There O
'll O
always O
be O
more O
of O
a O
market O
for O
sad O
songs O
; O
they O
have O
more O
power O
to O
hurt O
. O

It O
's O
a O
hoarse O
voice O
very O
much O
like O
Lu O
Guanting O
's O
, O
it O
's O
very O
deep O

[] O
Chairman O
Wu O
Bangguo O
of O
the O
NPC O
Standing O
Committee O
arrived O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
on O
the O
2nd O
to O
attend O
the O
opening O
ceremony O
of O
the O
Telecom O
World O
Expo B-EVENT
, O
and O
with O
that O
, O
starting O
his O
trip O
of O
the O
three O
- O
day O
visit O
. O

[] O
He O
first O
engaged O
himself O
in O
the O
event O
of O
getting O
close O
to O
ordinary O
people O
, O
chatting O
casually O
with O
students O
and O
residents O
. O

[] O
However O
, O
contrary O
to O
what O
the O
outsiders O
have O
expected O
, O
this O
time O
Wu O
Bangguo O
did O
not O
make O
any O
special O
effort O
to O
support O
Donald O
Tsang O
when O
the O
elections O
of O
the O
Election O
Committee O
and O
the O
SAR O
Chief O
Executive O
are O
approaching O
, O
but O
only O
stressing O
his O
confidence O
in O
the O
future O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
hoping O
that O
all O
sectors O
will O
get O
united O
, O
exercise O
tolerance O
, O
and O
properly O
deal O
with O
the O
existing O
social O
conflicts O
and O
differences O
. O

[] O
Happy O
to O
See O
Changes O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
On O
the O
3rd O
, O
Wu O
Bangguo O
attended O
the O
opening O
ceremony O
and O
the O
cocktail O
reception O
of O
the O
Telecom O
World O
Expo B-EVENT
. O

In O
the O
evening O
he O
will O
attend O
the O
home O
banquet O
held O
by O
SAR O
Chief O
Executive O
Donald O
Tsang O
in O
his O
honor O
at O
the O
Government O
House O
. O

[] O
This O
is O
Wu O
Bangguo O
's O
second O
visit O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

[] O
After O
he O
arrived O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
on O
the O
2nd O
, O
he O
twice O
stressed O
that O
the O
current O
economy O
and O
people O
's O
livelihood O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
are O
much O
improved O
compared O
with O
the O
last O
time O
he O
visited O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
in O
2000 O
. O

[] O
Six O
years O
ago O
, O
Wu O
Bangguo O
visited O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
in O
a O
position O
of O
Vice O
Premier O
. O

[] O
Wu O
Bangguo O
's O
main O
task O
on O
his O
visit O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
this O
time O
was O
to O
preside O
over O
the O
" O
Telecom O
World O
Expo B-EVENT
2006 O
" O
that O
opened O
on O
the O
3rd O
. O

[] O
Upon O
arriving O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
he O
first O
gave O
a O
brief O
speech O
at O
the O
airport O
, O
stating O
in O
clear O
terms O
that O
his O
purpose O
of O
this O
visit O
to O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
was O
to O
preside O
over O
the O
opening O
ceremony O
of O
the O
Telecom O
World O
Expo B-EVENT
. O

On O
Thursday O
-LRB- O
November O
23 O
-RRB- O
, O
a O
series O
of O
car O
bomb O
attacks O
took O
place O
in O
Sadr B-GPE
City I-GPE
near O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
capital O
, O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

At O
least O
138 O
people O
were O
killed O
, O
and O
more O
than O
200 O
injured O
. O

This O
was O
one O
of O
a O
series O
of O
explosions O
and O
it O
caused O
the O
highest O
single O
death O
toll O
in O
one O
day O
since O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
actions O
began O
in O
2003 O
. O

Iraqi B-NORP
officials O
said O
at O
least O
138 O
people O
were O
killed O
; O
but O
some O
reports O
noted O
that O
the O
death O
toll O
was O
over O
140 O
. O

Authorities O
have O
announced O
an O
indefinite O
curfew O
throughout O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
target O
Sadr B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
on O
the O
east O
side O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
a O
total O
of O
three O
suicide O
car O
bomb O
attacks O
took O
place O
at O
15 O
- O
minute O
intervals O
; O
in O
addition O
, O
there O
were O
also O
sporadic O
artillery O
attacks O
. O

The O
target O
of O
the O
attack O
was O
a O
crowded O
open O
- O
air O
market O
in O
Sadr B-GPE
City I-GPE
. O

The O
first O
car O
bomb O
exploded O
at O
3 O
p.m. O
local O
time O
, O
it O
was O
powerful O
, O
and O
was O
followed O
by O
two O
other O
car O
bombs O
. O

The O
series O
of O
explosions O
had O
resulted O
in O
panic O
in O
Sadr B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
on O
the O
east O
side O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
fire O
and O
smoke O
made O
many O
feel O
as O
if O
they O
were O
on O
a O
battlefield O
. O

Sadr B-GPE
City I-GPE
is O
a O
gathering O
place O
for O
Shiite O
Muslims B-NORP
, O
and O
has O
frequently O
been O
attacked O
by O
Sunni O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

In O
another O
attack O
, O
gunmen O
shot O
at O
the B-FAC
Iraqi I-FAC
Ministry I-FAC
of I-FAC
Health I-FAC
, O
and O
security O
forces O
returned O
fire O
. O

We O
ought O
to O
acknowledge O
that O
within O
the O
limits O
of O
a O
specific O
time O
, O
one O
can O
find O
things O
of O
positive O
significance O
in O
many O
events O
in O
the O
history O
. O

But O
take O
note O
, O
these O
things O
of O
positive O
significance O
are O
restricted O
by O
the O
premise O
of O
specific O
time O
. O

Extending O
these O
positive O
significances O
beyond O
that O
premise O
is O
totally O
meaningless O
. O

So O
that O
is O
why O
my O
sense O
of O
uncertainty O
has O
arisen O
. O

I O
clearly O
understand O
that O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
positive O
" O
significances O
referred O
to O
in O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
River I-WORK_OF_ART
Elegy I-WORK_OF_ART
only O
exist O
in O
a O
puerile O
fashion O
in O
that O
special O
period O
of O
time O
. O

So O
why O
to O
the O
contrary O
has O
this O
kind O
of O
puerile O
thing O
again O
unexpectedly O
become O
our O
survey O
pole O
and O
flag O
in O
a O
mature O
era O
far O
from O
that O
period O
? O

If O
it O
is O
not O
nonsense O
or O
for O
some O
ulterior O
motive O
, O
then O
we O
probably O
have O
to O
say O
that O
society O
really O
has O
significantly O
regressed O
. O

Does O
such O
a O
grown O
- O
up O
really O
keep O
turning O
back O
as O
he O
lives O
on O
? O

Regarding O
this O
as O
fine O
, O
but O
perhaps O
a O
different O
explanation O
is O
that O
society O
has O
not O
regressed O
, O
but O
just O
that O
there O
are O
some O
people O
who O
have O
not O
progressed O
, O

As O
for O
them O
, O
that O
's O
the O
way O
it O
is O
, O
and O
that O
was O
their O
zenith O
, O

Once O
that O
period O
was O
past O
, O
basically O
they O
became O
the O
same O
as O
those O
about O
to O
be O
buried O
, O
and O
they O
are O
getting O
worse O
day O
by O
day O
. O

More O
than O
half O
of O
the O
UEFA O
Champions O
League O
games O
have O
already O
taken O
place O
, O
and O
basically O
many O
strong O
teams O
are O
guaranteed O
access O
to O
the O
elimination O
series O
. O

Although O
the O
focus O
of O
this O
round O
is O
on O
the O
match O
between O
Basa B-ORG
and O
Chelsea B-ORG
, O
there O
is O
little O
doubt O
that O
they O
would O
jointly O
enter O
the O
quarter O
- O
finals O
. O

But O
the O
situation O
is O
very O
complicated O
in O
Group B-ORG
B I-ORG
; O
if O
Bayern B-ORG
does O
its O
best O
and O
judging O
by O
their O
abilities O
, O
they O
should O
entirely O
demolish O
the B-ORG
Sporting I-ORG
Lisbon I-ORG
. O

Internazionale B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
has O
lost O
the O
previous O
two O
matches O
to O
the O
opponents O
, O
but O
now O
they O
have O
finally O
began O
to O
explode O
; O
it O
remains O
to O
be O
seen O
if O
such O
an O
explosion O
would O
be O
too O
late O
. O

On O
the O
4th O
day O
of O
the O
matches O
, O
Internazionale B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
would O
be O
in O
freezing O
- O
cold O
Moscow B-GPE
; O
Spartak B-ORG
is O
the O
only O
team O
that O
uses O
artificial O
turf O
, O
and O
it O
will O
be O
a O
great O
test O
for O
the B-ORG
Internazionale I-ORG
Milan I-ORG
. O

Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
is O
without O
its O
four O
key O
players O
, O
Cambiasso B-PERSON
, O
Recoba B-PERSON
, O
Adriano B-PERSON
, O
and O
Vieira B-PERSON
. O

With O
the O
absence O
of O
these O
four O
players O
, O
it O
is O
estimated O
that O
Internazionale B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
might O
be O
significantly O
affected O
. O

If O
they O
can O
not O
score O
three O
points O
in O
this O
match O
, O
their O
mission O
of O
acquiring O
the O
championship O
basically O
comes O
to O
an O
end O
. O

There O
are O
some O
other O
games O
where O
the O
outcomes O
are O
fairly O
certain O
from O
my O
point O
of O
view O
. O

Both O
the B-ORG
English I-ORG
Super I-ORG
and O
Italy B-GPE
's O
Serie B-ORG
A I-ORG
have O
their O
advantages O
to O
some O
extent O
; O
but O
Italy B-GPE
's O
Serie B-ORG
A I-ORG
play O
two O
games O
within O
a O
week O
, O
and O
this O
would O
put O
their O
physical O
abilities O
to O
the O
test O
. O

Especially O
for O
the B-ORG
Internazionale I-ORG
Milan I-ORG
, O
who O
exerted O
tremendous O
effort O
in O
trying O
to O
win O
the O
big O
game O
against O
AC B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
in O
the O
Derby O
war O
; O
now O
they O
must O
be O
mentally O
and O
physically O
exhausted O
after O
they O
arrived O
in O
Moscow B-GPE

First O
of O
all O
, O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
sold O
old O
and O
obsolete O
equipment O
at O
low O
prices O
to O
some O
individual O
private O
enterprises O
-LRB- O
this O
was O
of O
course O
done O
through O
acquaintances O
in O
most O
cases O
-RRB- O
. O

Given O
all O
aspects O
of O
" O
preferential O
treatment O
, O
" O
some O
early O
individuals O
engaging O
in O
transportation O
, O
spare O
parts O
refurbishment O
, O
and O
simple O
processing O
emerged O
as O
the O
first O
" O
wealthy O
households O
" O
in O
the O
80s O
. O

Enterprise O
reforms O
first O
started O
with O
small O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
enterprises O
, O
and O
then O
the O
policy O
of O
" O
invigorating O
the O
large O
enterprises O
while O
relaxing O
control O
over O
the O
smaller O
ones O
" O
was O
implemented O
. O

Then O
through O
preferential O
policies O
and O
methods O
such O
as O
" O
substitution O
of O
tax O
payment O
for O
profit O
delivery O
, O
" O
" O
appropriation O
instead O
of O
loan O
, O
" O
" O
using O
loans O
to O
exchange O
for O
stocks O
, O
" O
" O
contracting O
, O
" O
and O
" O
joint O
capital O
, O
" O
small O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
enterprises O
were O
basically O
transformed O
into O
different O
modes O
of O
ownership O
such O
as O
" O
privately O
owned O
, O
" O
" O
joint O
venture O
, O
" O
or O
joint O
stock O
systems O
. O

Now O
we O
have O
reached O
the O
stage O
of O
reforming O
and O
fortifying O
large O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
. O

During O
the O
process O
of O
economic O
restructuring O
, O
economic O
theories O
such O
as O
" O
marrying O
off O
the O
pretty O
girls O
first O
, O
" O
" O
popsicle O
theory O
, O
" O
" O
rotten O
apples O
theory O
, O
" O
" O
price O
theory O
, O
" O
and O
" O
social O
- O
wealth O
- O
is O
- O
tilted O
- O
toward O
- O
the O
- O
elites O
theory O
" O
all O
began O
to O
make O
their O
presence O
one O
after O
another O
, O

Among O
the O
various O
theories O
, O
what O
stood O
out O
was O
the O
word O
" O
sell O
. O
" O

Dominated O
by O
the O
word O
" O
sell O
, O
" O
we O
sold O
factories O
, O
schools O
, O
hospitals O
, O
land O
, O
labor O
, O
resources O
, O
environment O
..... O
. O

In O
the O
series O
of O
selling O
off O
, O
state O
assets O
have O
been O
greatly O
diminished O
, O
and O
privileges O
and O
corrupt O
elements O
have O
left O
no O
stone O
unturned O

[] O
I O
left O
Chengdu B-GPE
with O
great O
excitement O
, O
accompanied O
by O
Xiao O
Zhao O
, O
my O
friend O
's O
driver O
. O

[] O
Xiao O
Zhao O
is O
a O
Chengdu B-GPE
local O
resident O
, O
and O
has O
often O
driven O
visitors O
to O
Jiuzhai O
and O
Huanglong O
to O
tour O
on O
an O
average O
of O
over O
ten O
trips O
a O
year O
; O
hence O
he O
is O
very O
familiar O
with O
the O
routes O
and O
the O
environment O
. O

[] O
The O
total O
distance O
between O
Chengdu B-GPE
and O
Jiuzhai O
is O
over O
400 O
km O
, O
and O
it O
takes O
six O
to O
seven O
hours O
. O

To O
get O
there O
within O
a O
day O
would O
be O
too O
rushed O
and O
exhausting O
, O
and O
the O
body O
might O
not O
adjust O
well O
to O
the O
area O
's O
high O
altitude O
while O
touring O
Jiuzhai O
the O
next O
day O
. O

[] O
If O
the O
trip O
is O
divided O
into O
two O
days O
, O
not O
only O
would O
it O
be O
much O
safer O
, O
there O
would O
also O
be O
more O
time O
to O
make O
brief O
stopovers O
at O
tourist O
spots O
and O
ancient O
towns O
along O
the O
way O
. O

[] O
In O
Xiao O
Zhao O
's O
words O
, O
the O
process O
is O
also O
very O
important O
, O
ah O
? O

[] O
Even O
though O
I O
wanted O
to O
reunite O
with O
my O
parents O
, O
who O
had O
already O
arrived O
in O
Jiuzhai O
ealier O
, O
I O
still O
accepted O
Xiao O
's O
careful O
arrangement O
with O
pleasure O
. O

[] O
According O
to O
the O
plan O
, O
the O
first O
day O
's O
route O
was O
from O
Dujianyan O
to O
Wenchuan O
, O
and O
we O
stayed O
overnight O
in O
Maoxian O
. O

[] O
We O
continued O
to O
forge O
ahead O
the O
next O
day O
, O
passing O
through O
Diexi O
Haizi O
, O
Mao'ergai O
, O
Songpan O
, O
and O
finally O
arrived O
at O
Jiuzhaigou B-GPE
and O
Huanglong O
scenic O
areas O
. O

After O
the O
collapse O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
dictatorial O
regime O
, O
Iraqi B-NORP
religious O
forces O
had O
entered O
a O
period O
of O
revitalization O
and O
expansion O
, O

Although O
the O
distribution O
system O
of O
the O
new O
legislative O
power O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
had O
generally O
taken O
care O
of O
the O
interests O
of O
all O
parties O
, O
and O
found O
a O
relatively O
reasonable O
balance O
point O
among O
all O
ethnic O
groups O
and O
sects O
-- O
otherwise O
a O
management O
committee O
, O
the O
interim O
constitution O
, O
and O
the O
current O
interim O
government O
would O
not O
have O
been O
successfully O
generated O
-- O
this O
does O
not O
mean O
that O
there O
were O
no O
contradictions O
among O
them O
. O

From O
an O
internal O
point O
of O
view O
, O
Shiites O
and O
Kurds B-NORP
tend O
to O
see O
eye O
to O
eye O
on O
the O
political O
and O
economic O
benefits O
, O
and O
Iraqi B-NORP
politics O
had O
almost O
become O
the O
arena O
of O
these O
two O
factions O
, O

Although O
under O
the O
balance O
of O
interests O
some O
of O
Sunni O
political O
figures O
were O
involved O
in O
politics O
, O
what O
the O
Sunni O
radical O
groups O
were O
most O
concerned O
about O
was O
that O
the O
Shiites B-NORP
would O
turn O
around O
and O
suppress O
them O
in O
the O
future O
. O

In O
February O
of O
this O
year O
, O
a O
radical O
Sunni O
organization O
attacked O
the B-FAC
Ali I-FAC
Mosque I-FAC
, O
which O
is O
the O
religious O
shrine O
of O
Shiite O
Muslims B-NORP
, O
and O
this O
led O
to O
the O
eruption O
of O
the O
conflict O
between O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
two O
largest O
parties O
. O

Today O
, O
Singapore B-GPE
's O
Zaobao.com O
reporter O
Yu B-PERSON
Zeyuan I-PERSON
filed O
a O
report O
from O
Beijing B-GPE
-- O
" O
Chinese B-NORP
Official O
Media O
Silent O
on O
28th O
Anniversary O
of O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
's O
Death O
" O
, O

The O
first O
characteristic O
seized O
by O
this O
fellow O
was O
that O
" O
yesterday O
was O
the O
28th O
anniversary O
of O
the O
death O
of O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
, O
the O
founder O
of O
Communist O
China O
, O
but O
in O
official O
Chinese B-NORP
media O
, O
including O
television O
, O
newspapers O
, O
and O
websites O
, O
there O
were O
hardly O
any O
reports O
commemorating O
Mao B-PERSON
. O

Many O
people O
had O
already O
forgotten O
or O
did O
not O
even O
know O
the O
death O
anniversary O
and O
birthday O
of O
this O
first O
- O
generation O
Chinese B-NORP
communist O
leader O
. O

The O
more O
than O
6,000 O
workers O
that O
this O
group O
used O
to O
have O
were O
all O
bought O
out O
. O

Only O
some O
700 O
people O
work O
at O
the O
reorganized O
Cinda B-ORG
Changlin I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

The O
rest O
of O
them O
have O
all O
scattered O
in O
limbo O
as O
they O
search O
for O
a O
way O
to O
make O
a O
living O
. O

Since O
January O
2005 O
, O
they O
themselves O
have O
had O
to O
renew O
insurances O
by O
themselves O
. O

For O
the O
costs O
of O
retirement O
and O
health O
insurances O
at O
current O
levels O
, O
each O
person O
has O
to O
pay O
about O
3,000 O
yuan O
per O
year O
. O

Where O
can O
they O
go O
to O
get O
the O
money O
? O

This O
month O
Jiangxi B-GPE
Province I-GPE
increased O
pension O
payments O
to O
the O
retirees O
, O
but O
all O
the O
indispensable O
living O
costs O
that O
a O
person O
needs O
to O
pay O
for O
have O
started O
to O
rise O
accordingly O
in O
the O
markets O
. O

The O
government O
's O
" O
average O
wage O
" O
level O
is O
going O
to O
rise O
again O
, O
so O
next O
year O
the O
costs O
of O
retirement O
and O
health O
insurances O
that O
laid O
- O
off O
workers O
have O
to O
pay O
for O
will O
rise O
again O
. O

Even O
for O
those O
laid O
- O
off O
workers O
who O
can O
find O
work O
, O
are O
private O
companies O
going O
to O
give O
them O
higher O
wages O
? O

And O
how O
are O
those O
who O
can O
not O
find O
jobs O
going O
to O
make O
a O
living O
? O

Has O
the O
government O
thought O
about O
this O
? O

If O
there O
are O
problems O
in O
the O
future O
, O
who O
will O
then O
be O
the O
one O
breaking O
the O
" O
law O
" O
? O

Prior O
to O
Darwin B-PERSON
, O
there O
were O
two O
schools O
of O
ecological O
thought O
: O
harmony O
theory O
and O
conflict O
theory O
. O

Darwin B-PERSON
was O
the O
consolidator O
. O

If O
we O
take O
a O
comprehensive O
look O
at O
Darwin B-PERSON
's O
thought O
today O
, O
he O
has O
not O
been O
seen O
, O
as O
we O
initially O
thought O
, O
to O
merely O
inherit O
the O
conflict O
thought O
of O
which O
Malthus B-PERSON
is O
the O
representative O
. O

Darwin B-PERSON
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
also O
inherits O
the O
thought O
of O
harmony O
. O

In O
his O
early O
years O
, O
Darwin B-PERSON
was O
an O
admirer O
of O
Linne B-PERSON
. O

After O
reading O
Linne B-PERSON
's O
works O
, O
Darwin B-PERSON
formulated O
the O
following O
type O
of O
view O
regarding O
the O
natural O
world O
: O
that O
nature O
is O
a O
complex O
network O
and O
is O
replete O
with O
harmony O
and O
interdependence O
. O

For O
example O
, O
can O
a O
species O
of O
plant O
depend O
on O
itself O
to O
survive O
? O

It O
is O
impossible O
. O

When O
it O
blooms O
, O
it O
needs O
help O
from O
bees O
to O
disseminate O
pollen O
for O
it O
. O

When O
it O
bears O
fruit O
, O
it O
needs O
birds O
to O
transfer O
its O
fruit O
elsewhere O
. O

Only O
in O
this O
way O
can O
this O
species O
of O
plant O
propagate O
and O
spread O
its O
own O
future O
generations O
to O
all O
the O
corners O
of O
the O
Earth O
. O

So O
he O
proposed O
that O
the O
nature O
was O
a O
complex O
network O
and O
that O
its O
members O
were O
interdependent O
. O

This O
was O
the O
first O
stage O
in O
his O
research O
and O
his O
entire O
theory O
. O

As O
for O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
being O
" O
forgotten O
even O
by O
the O
common O
people O
" O
, O
" O
scholars O
who O
study O
Chinese B-NORP
politics O
" O
will O
probably O
have O
to O
patiently O
wait O
for O
a O
period O
of O
time O
. O

Furthermore O
that O
period O
of O
time O
might O
still O
be O
very O
long O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
's O
something O
we O
can O
do O
anything O
about O
. O

If O
we O
make O
the O
" O
symbol O
of O
a O
society O
's O
progress O
" O
a O
country O
's O
founding O
leaders O
being O
forgotten O
by O
their O
own O
citizens O
to O
the O
extent O
that O
they O
are O
" O
forgotten O
even O
by O
the O
common O
people O
" O
, O
then O
, O
first O
of O
all O
, O
I O
think O
the O
Americans O
would O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
do O
it O
, O

We O
can O
not O
imagine O
that O
the O
Americans O
, O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
" O
social O
progress O
" O
, O
would O
render O
Washington B-GPE
" O
forgotten O
even O
by O
the O
common O
people O
" O
. O

America B-GPE
's O
capital O
would O
have O
to O
change O
its O
name O
. O

At O
least O
China B-GPE
does O
n't O
have O
a O
" O
Mao O
Zedong O
City O
" O
. O

I O
think O
on O
the O
contrary O
that O
it O
's O
not O
whether O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
has O
been O
" O
forgotten O
even O
by O
the O
common O
people O
" O
, O
but O
rather O
that O
certain O
people O
and O
certain O
powers O
are O
too O
anxious O
and O
too O
impatient O
. O

Each O
time O
September O
9 O
comes O
around O
, O
they O
unaccountably O
fix O
their O
gaze O
on O
the O
" O
trend O
" O
in O
" O
China B-GPE
's O
official O
media O
" O
and O
then O
make O
a O
fuss O
over O
it O
, O

Does O
n't O
this O
illustrate O
perfectly O
that O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
can O
in O
no O
way O
be O
" O
forgotten O
even O
by O
the O
common O
people O
" O
, O

That O
's O
because O
those O
people O
who O
fervently O
hope O
that O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
will O
be O
" O
forgotten O
even O
by O
the O
common O
people O
" O
are O
forever O
unable O
to O
let O
go O
themselves O
, O

Twenty O
- O
eight O
years O
after O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
died O
, O
some O
venerate O
him O
and O
some O
curse O
him O
, O

Regardless O
of O
whether O
it O
is O
voices O
of O
eulogy O
or O
words O
uttered O
in O
curse O
, O
it O
all O
shows O
that O
in O
the O
history O
of O
China O
Mao O
Zedong O
is O
a O
great O
man O
who O
can O
not O
be O
forgotten O
. O

So O
what O
is O
this O
about O
being O
" O
forgotten O
even O
by O
the O
common O
people O
? O
" O

These O
days O
, O
overseas O
study O
has O
become O
popular O
. O

To O
friends O
and O
relatives O
, O
it O
's O
a O
proud O
thing O
to O
be O
mentioned O
. O

Children O
of O
the O
rich O
and O
government O
officials O
, O
who O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
enhance O
their O
status O
through O
overseas O
study O
? O

Let O
alone O
that O
getting O
oneself O
a O
western O
diploma O
will O
make O
getting O
a O
good O
job O
easier O
in O
the O
future O
. O

Even O
old O
dad O
and O
mom O
making O
a O
parade O
of O
it O
everywhere O
would O
look O
exceedingly O
good O
! O

However O
, O
those O
in O
middle O
class O
families O
or O
even O
laid O
- O
off O
workers O
see O
those O
children O
of O
the O
wealthy O
and O
powerful O
go O
overseas O
, O
come O
back O
cloaked O
in O
glory O
and O
all O
have O
a O
good O
future O
-LRB- O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
that O
family O
wealth O
and O
good O
backgrounds O
of O
those O
are O
the O
only O
real O
guarantees O
-RRB- O
. O

How O
wonderful O
! O

Thereupon O
, O
they O
pinch O
and O
scrape O
to O
send O
their O
child O
overseas O
, O

It O
seems O
that O
once O
they O
are O
sent O
overseas O
, O
nothing O
but O
a O
wonderful O
future O
and O
unlimited O
glory O
will O
return O
. O

Nowadays O
, O
it O
is O
more O
often O
the O
case O
that O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
pass O
the O
university O
entrance O
exam O
and O
are O
wasting O
their O
days O
at O
home O
without O
doing O
anything O
are O
sent O
overseas O
. O

With O
a O
bit O
of O
" O
toughening O
up O
" O
, O
everything O
will O
be O
okay O
. O

Wrong O
! O

With O
a O
huge O
chunk O
of O
cash O
spent O
, O
the O
frightening O
thing O
is O
that O
the O
payoff O
falls O
far O
short O
of O
expectations O
. O

Even O
more O
frightening O
is O
that O
it O
holds O
the O
child O
back O
. O

I O
've O
been O
in O
France B-GPE
for O
several O
years O
! O

What O
I O
have O
experienced O
myself O
or O
, O
even O
more O
, O
what O
I O
have O
seen O
are O
the O
countless O
who O
have O
given O
up O
their O
studies O
year O
by O
year O
, O
those O
with O
wrecked O
health O
everywhere O
, O
those O
who O
sold O
their O
souls O
and O
even O
those O
who O
lost O
their O
lives O
. O

Overseas O
study O
is O
a O
splendid O
term O
, O
but O
in O
return O
it O
demands O
youth O
, O
effort O
and O
staunch O
perseverance O
, O
as O
well O
as O
sufficient O
rationality O
. O

Life O
is O
never O
a O
bed O
of O
roses O
in O
any O
location O
, O
even O
more O
in O
a O
foreign O
land O
where O
there O
is O
a O
language O
barrier O
, O
different O
customs O
and O
no O
family O
or O
friends O
. O

Limbering O
up O
after O
training O
is O
very O
important O
! O

Today O
team O
members O
and O
I O
played O
a O
one O
- O
against O
- O
two O
exercise O
of O
offensive O
and O
defensive O
technique O
. O

I O
led O
Chen O
Long/Zhou O
Wenlong O
in O
practice O
. O

Since O
I O
became O
a O
coach O
, O
I O
have O
had O
little O
time O
to O
take O
on O
the O
court O
and O
play O
a O
match O
with O
team O
members O
because O
once O
the O
coaches O
step O
onto O
the O
court O
, O
the O
other O
team O
members O
will O
stop O
to O
watch O
us O
play O
and O
wo O
n't O
carry O
out O
their O
training O
duties O
very O
well O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
stepped O
onto O
a O
court O
for O
a O
long O
time O
and O
I O
thought O
I O
might O
not O
be O
able O
to O
play O
a O
full O
fifty O
minutes O
. O

Once O
I O
started O
playing O
, O
I O
played O
fine O
, O
hey O
, O
and O
my O
speed O
was O
still O
pretty O
good O
, O
so O
when O
I O
led O
them O
in O
play O
together O
the O
atmosphere O
was O
really O
good O
. O

I O
played O
for O
fifty O
minutes O
in O
one O
sitting O
. O

Afterwards O
when O
I O
rested O
a O
bit O
I O
felt O
a O
bit O
tired O
and O
my O
body O
also O
reacted O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
aching O
pain O
. O

But O
I O
really O
enjoyed O
myself O
! O

After O
training O
, O
you O
have O
to O
remember O
to O
limber O
up O
! O

It O
is O
really O
important O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
do O
a O
good O
job O
in O
limberring O
up O
, O
it O
will O
affect O
your O
training O
in O
the O
next O
day O
! O

Power O
is O
produced O
by O
the O
contraction O
of O
muscle O
. O

After O
vigorous O
exercise O
, O
muscles O
will O
also O
become O
excessively O
tired O
. O

So O
if O
you O
want O
them O
to O
recover O
, O
you O
have O
to O
make O
them O
regain O
their O
elasticity O
. O

We O
have O
to O
help O
them O
by O
putting O
pressure O
on O
the O
ligaments O
and O
make O
muscles O
that O
have O
contracted O
too O
much O
following O
vigorous O
exercise O
regain O
their O
elasticity O
by O
stretching O
them O
. O

This O
is O
what O
we O
call O
limbering O
up O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
allow O
your O
muscles O
to O
loosen O
up O
and O
recover O
each O
time O
after O
training O
, O
eventually O
you O
will O
get O
an O
injury O
. O

For O
more O
than O
100 O
days O
, O
more O
than O
thirty O
migrant O
workers O
at O
Binhai B-LOC
Park I-LOC
in O
the O
city O
of O
Haikou B-GPE
have O
been O
trying O
to O
collect O
their O
wages O
owed O
by O
the O
park O
, O
which O
is O
in O
arrears O
to O
them O
for O
sixteen O
months O
of O
wages O
totaling O
more O
than O
400,000 O
yuan O
. O

They O
have O
also O
lodged O
a O
complaint O
with O
the B-ORG
Haikou I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Arbitration I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
. O

However O
, O
the O
labor O
dispute O
hearing O
that O
was O
originally O
scheduled O
for O
October O
17 O
has O
been O
pushed O
back O
repeatedly O
and O
up O
to O
this O
day O
there O
is O
still O
no O
actual O
date O
for O
the O
hearing O
. O

-LRB- O
Monday O
, O
Nov. O
27 O
, O
2006 O
-- O
Workers O
Daily O
-- O
Wage O
Claim O
by O
Thirty O
- O
Nine O
Haikou B-GPE
Migrant O
Workers O
Meets O
with O
" O
Protracted O
War O
" O
-RRB- O

When O
wage O
- O
claiming O
migrant O
workers O
encounter O
a O
" O
protracted O
war O
" O
, O
clearly O
, O
it O
is O
the O
greatest O
of O
injustices O
toward O
migrant O
workers O
. O

Migrant O
workers O
are O
defending O
their O
own O
rights O
and O
interests O
through O
the O
legal O
process O
, O
but O
are O
being O
" O
reasonably O
but O
unfairly O
" O
postponed O
. O

Just O
as O
a O
reporter O
said O
in O
his O
report O
, O
under O
the O
provisions O
of O
the B-LAW
Labor I-LAW
Law I-LAW
, O
the O
decision O
made O
by O
the B-ORG
Haikou I-ORG
Municipal I-ORG
Labor I-ORG
Arbitration I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
to O
postpone O
is O
reasonable O
, O

But O
this O
puts O
a O
problem O
before O
the O
migrant O
workers O
: O
among O
laborers O
, O
migrant O
workers O
are O
a O
vulnerable O
group O
because O
the O
income O
from O
their O
labor O
might O
only O
be O
sufficient O
for O
their O
living O
expenses O
. O

If O
the O
time O
used O
for O
labor O
arbitration O
is O
too O
long O
, O
they O
will O
undoubtedly O
face O
huge O
pressure O
in O
getting O
through O
their O
lives O
. O

I O
think O
the O
longer O
the O
arbitration O
of O
the O
migrant O
workers O
' O
wage O
claim O
is O
drawn O
out O
, O
not O
only O
will O
it O
result O
in O
the O
migrant O
workers O
facing O
massive O
pressure O
in O
getting O
through O
their O
lives O
, O
but O
also O
have O
them O
face O
psychological O
pressure O
that O
can O
not O
be O
endured O
. O

The O
wage O
claim O
by O
the O
migrant O
workers O
encountering O
a O
" O
protracted O
war O
" O
is O
in O
reality O
a O
protest O
against O
the B-LAW
Labor I-LAW
Law I-LAW
currently O
in O
effect O
. O

Does O
a O
Labor O
Law O
under O
which O
it O
is O
" O
reasonable O
but O
unfair O
" O
to O
postpone O
times O
of O
arbitration O
need O
to O
be O
revised O
to O
be O
made O
more O
complete O
. O

Yes O
! O

Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
led O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
through O
decades O
of O
bloodshed O
and O
hard O
struggle O
. O

Long O
ago O
, O
his O
life O
was O
proven O
to O
be O
all O
for O
world O
peace O
, O
all O
for O
the O
people O
having O
peaceful O
and O
happy O
lives O
. O

The O
leader O
of O
eight O
hundred O
million O
people O
devoted O
his O
entire O
precious O
life O
to O
the O
people O
of O
the O
proletarian O
class O
, O
and O
gave O
his O
eldest O
son O
Mao B-PERSON
Anying I-PERSON
's O
life O
to O
the O
people O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
proletarian O
class O
and O
the O
motherland O
. O

Chairman O
Mao O
was O
in O
charge O
of O
all O
the O
power O
that O
governed O
China B-GPE
. O

From O
beginning O
to O
end O
, O
all O
the O
power O
to O
control O
everything O
was O
obtained O
for O
the O
people O
and O
used O
for O
the O
people O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
history O
and O
facts O
from O
the O
past O
and O
the O
present O
, O
from O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
also O
attest O
that O
only O
his O
voice O
in O
his O
late O
years O
could O
shake O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
could O
shake O
the O
world O
. O

Yet O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
substance O
, O
what O
did O
he O
eat O
? O
What O
kinds O
of O
things O
did O
he O
use O
? O

There O
was O
braised O
pork O
in O
soy O
sauce O
; O
there O
were O
heavily O
patched O
pajamas O
, O
and O
this O
radio O
that O
martyr O
Mao B-PERSON
Anying I-PERSON
often O
used O
during O
his O
lifetime O
... O

In O
sum O
, O
nothing O
can O
be O
found O
that O
was O
different O
from O
what O
ordinary O
people O
possessed O
. O

Two O
hundred O
and O
fifteen O
innocents O
were O
killed O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
with O
their O
limbs O
flown O
everywhere O
and O
flesh O
all O
over O
the O
bloody O
ground O
. O

This O
results O
in O
the O
biggest O
death O
toll O
since O
the O
deposing O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
. O

The O
Sunni O
and O
Shiite O
factions O
have O
quickly O
competed O
to O
blame O
each O
other O
, O
making O
this O
shocking O
massacre O
, O
which O
no O
one O
will O
admit O
, O
seem O
even O
more O
horrific O
. O

Bush B-GPE
, O
who O
ca O
n't O
even O
protect O
himself O
, O
has O
long O
given O
up O
his O
cowboy O
act O
. O

Before O
Thanksgiving B-EVENT
he O
released O
turkeys O
according O
to O
tradition O
, O
yet O
untraditionally O
, O
he O
admitted O
that O
" O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
is O
now O
like O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
. O
" O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
authorities O
, O
who O
are O
struggling O
hard O
to O
survive O
, O
are O
going O
to O
think O
. O

Perhaps O
the O
summit O
that O
Iran B-GPE
, O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
are O
planning O
is O
their O
move O
to O
seek O
for O
self O
- O
salvation O
. O

But O
one O
of O
the O
participants O
of O
the O
summit O
is O
unexpectedly O
none O
other O
than O
the O
mortal O
enemy O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

As O
Iraq B-GPE
does O
n't O
evade O
it O
, O
and O
the O
US B-GPE
can O
not O
block O
it O
, O
this O
is O
enough O
to O
show O
that O
those O
215 O
wronged O
spirits O
have O
actually O
found O
peace O
. O

There O
came O
the O
news O
of O
an O
explosion O
at O
Moscow B-FAC
University I-FAC
. O

No O
one O
was O
hurt O
, O
but O
it O
was O
a O
serious O
psychological O
blow O
. O

Moscow B-FAC
University I-FAC
is O
a O
symbol O
of O
Russia B-GPE
. O

Its O
position O
is O
even O
higher O
than O
that O
of O
Harvard B-ORG
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

If O
people O
's O
evil O
conduct O
even O
befalls O
such O
hallowed O
ground O
, O
then O
the O
hurt O
it O
causes O
to O
the O
people O
's O
heart O
and O
even O
the O
president O
can O
be O
easily O
imagined O
. O

Putin B-GPE
was O
already O
feeling O
down O
and O
upset O
. O

The O
West O
insists O
that O
that O
defected O
spy O
who O
died O
in O
exile O
in O
London B-GPE
was O
eliminated O
on O
Putin B-GPE
's O
orders O
. O

They O
've O
gone O
on O
to O
call O
Putin B-GPE
" O
a O
cold O
war O
schemer O
. O
" O

The O
handsome O
and O
cool O
- O
styled O
Putin B-GPE
has O
become O
furious O
, O
with O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
issuing O
a O
very O
strongly O
worded O
denial O
as O
well O
. O

But O
the O
all O
too O
credible O
" O
last O
words O
of O
the O
spy O
, O
" O
together O
with O
Putin B-GPE
's O
own O
background O
in O
espionage O
, O
have O
still O
managed O
to O
put O
a O
scowl O
on O
the O
face O
of O
this O
modern O
popular O
leader O
at O
the O
Russia B-GPE
- O
EU B-GPE
summit O
. O

A O
spokesperson O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Ministry O
of O
Foreign O
Affairs O
Jiang O
Yu O
stated O
at O
a O
routine O
news O
conference O
on O
the O
16th O
that O
a O
report O
in O
The B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Times I-ORG
about O
" O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
submarine O
tailing O
the O
USS O
Kitty O
Hawk O
aircraft O
carrier O
battle O
group O
" O
was O
not O
factually O
true O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
very O
" O
skillfully O
" O
displayed O
a O
" O
cunning O
" O
ability O
to O
respond O
diplomatically O
. O

During O
the O
entire O
incident O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
military O
did O
not O
say O
a O
word O
from O
start O
to O
finish O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
the O
government O
first O
denied O
it O
, O
then O
later O
played O
it O
down O
. O

It O
was O
absolutely O
an O
attitude O
of O
" O
broaching O
a O
topic O
with O
a O
delicate O
touch O
" O
, O
in O
particular O
the O
phrase O
" O
the O
report O
was O
not O
factually O
true O
" O
. O

How O
very O
" O
cunning O
! O
" O

If O
the O
report O
contained O
just O
one O
point O
that O
was O
not O
factual O
, O
then O
" O
the O
report O
was O
not O
factually O
true O
" O
would O
be O
correct O
. O

It O
sounds O
like O
it O
negates O
everything O
, O
but O
in O
fact O
it O
does O
n't O
negate O
anything O
at O
all O
! O

This O
world O
is O
really O
" O
intriguing O
! O
" O

A O
large O
man O
holding O
a O
machine O
gun O
from O
a O
distance O
runs O
to O
a O
doorway O
of O
the O
home O
of O
a O
small O
man O
, O
then O
sees O
that O
the O
small O
man O
is O
holding O
a O
vegetable O
knife O
with O
which O
he O
is O
about O
to O
slice O
vegetables O
. O

Subsequently O
, O
it O
is O
that O
small O
man O
who O
is O
" O
threatening O
" O
the O
" O
security O
" O
of O
the O
large O
man O
?! O

How O
" O
democratic O
" O
this O
world O
really O
is O
! O

Whoever O
has O
strength O
has O
the O
" O
right O
of O
speech O
! O
" O

So O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
has O
to O
be O
a O
little O
" O
cunning O
. O
" O

If O
China B-GPE
has O
twenty O
of O
the O
world O
's O
most O
advanced O
aircraft O
carriers O
and O
one O
of O
them O
encountered O
some O
ship O
or O
another O
outside O
New B-LOC
York I-LOC
Harbor I-LOC
, O
I O
'm O
afraid O
that O
it O
would O
be O
the O
others O
who O
were O
threatening O
our O
security O
. O

That O
is O
the O
reality O
of O
this O
world O
. O

When O
comparing O
, O
you O
will O
find O
there O
is O
an O
extremely O
sharp O
contrast O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
on O
the O
issue O
of O
tipping O
, O

Those O
who O
assuredly O
take O
tips O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
are O
precisely O
those O
who O
in O
China B-GPE
are O
not O
allowed O
to O
take O
tips O
. O

In O
China B-GPE
, O
notices O
are O
posted O
in O
many O
restaurants O
, O
and O
even O
massage O
parlors O
, O
prohibiting O
attendants O
from O
accepting O
tips O
from O
customers O
; O

However O
, O
those O
who O
are O
allowed O
to O
take O
tips O
in O
China B-GPE
are O
precisely O
those O
who O
are O
not O
allowed O
to O
take O
tips O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

If O
doctors O
or O
journalists O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
are O
known O
by O
the O
others O
to O
have O
accepted O
" O
red O
envelopes O
, O
" O
they O
should O
plan O
to O
never O
work O
in O
these O
professions O
again O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
their O
lives O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
the O
gap O
between O
the O
poor O
and O
the O
rich O
, O
it O
is O
much O
wider O
in O
China B-GPE
than O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O

A O
government O
employee O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
makes O
50,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
a O
year O
, O
and O
working O
class O
people O
like O
waiters O
can O
also O
make O
30,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O
Taxi O
drivers O
make O
even O
more O
. O

Yet O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
a O
government O
employee O
makes O
50,000 O
RMB O
, O
and O
a O
waiter O
can O
only O
make O
about O
10,000 O
RMB O
. O

As O
a O
comparison O
, O
why O
do O
n't O
people O
show O
care O
and O
consideration O
to O
government O
employees O
, O
doctors O
, O
teachers O
, O
and O
journalists O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
and O
to O
attendants O
in O
China B-GPE
, O

I O
met O
with O
the O
mayor O
of O
Iowa O
City O
. O

He O
is O
prohibited O
by O
statute O
from O
accepting O
gifts O
and O
hospitality O
valued O
at O
more O
than O
2.99 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O

In O
other O
words O
, O
people O
ca O
n't O
even O
treat O
him O
to O
a O
cup O
of O
coffee O
, O

Do O
n't O
these O
people O
have O
to O
support O
their O
families O
and O
make O
a O
living O
? O

According O
to O
Mr. B-PERSON
Liu I-PERSON
, O
children O
who O
are O
bullied O
in O
schools O
is O
a O
possible O
reflection O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
social O
norm O
of O
the O
strong O
bullying O
the O
weak O
; O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
are O
in O
a O
weaker O
position O
, O
so O
they O
are O
easily O
the O
target O
of O
bullies O
, O
and O
the O
same O
applies O
to O
children O
: O

" O
Look O
, O
in O
Japan B-GPE
, O
a O
superior O
bullies O
his O
subordinates O
, O
a O
senior O
bullies O
a O
junior O
, O
and O
these O
simply O
are O
very O
normal O
cases O
; O
therefore O
bullying O
others O
is O
something O
born O
and O
bred O
natively O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O
" O

Facing O
the O
issue O
of O
their O
children O
being O
bullied O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
parents O
have O
also O
raised O
different O
opinions O
. O

Miss B-PERSON
Hong I-PERSON
, O
who O
lives O
in O
Bunkyo O
- O
ku O
district O
, O
said O
, O
" O
When O
children O
are O
bullied O
in O
school O
, O
parents O
should O
not O
dismiss O
it O
; O
rather O
, O
they O
should O
immediately O
contact O
the O
teachers O
and O
other O
parents O
' O
support O
groups O
so O
as O
to O
resolve O
the O
issue O
through O
communications O
; O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
they O
have O
to O
clearly O
remember O
not O
to O
get O
into O
an O
argument O
, O
as O
this O
would O
be O
counter-productive O
. O
" O

Ms B-PERSON
Lee I-PERSON
, O
who O
already O
has O
three O
children O
, O
said O
, O
" O
Whether O
the O
children O
are O
easily O
bulled O
in O
school O
or O
not O
also O
depends O
on O
the O
social O
skills O
of O
the O
parents O
. O
" O

Many O
Chinese B-NORP
parents O
themselves O
could O
not O
blend O
into O
Japanese B-NORP
society O
, O
and O
even O
try O
to O
avoid O
contact O
with O
other O
Japanese B-GPE
upon O
seeing O
them O
; O
under O
such O
a O
situation O
, O
how O
could O
their O
children O
blend O
in O
? O

Parents O
themselves O
are O
mirrors O
of O
their O
children O
's O
growth O
, O
so O
we O
ourselves O
have O
to O
step O
out O
and O
make O
friends O
, O
so O
that O
our O
children O
can O
voluntarily O
make O
friends O
with O
other O
Japanese B-NORP
children O
. O

When O
they O
have O
friends O
, O
they O
wo O
n't O
be O
so O
easily O
bullied O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
pointing O
out O
the O
commonly O
seen O
advantages O
of O
the O
Caucasians B-NORP
: O
steel O
, O
technologies O
, O
weapons O
, O
central O
and O
unified O
government O
, O
Desmond B-PERSON
especially O
stressed O
one O
little O
- O
known O
factor O
-- O
bacteria O
. O

He O
said O
that O
when O
the O
Caucasians B-NORP
conquered O
the O
new O
continent O
, O
the O
bacteria O
on O
their O
bodies O
killed O
far O
more O
Indians B-NORP
than O
their O
weapons O
. O

In O
1519 O
, O
six O
hundred O
Spaniards B-NORP
landed O
on O
Mexico B-GPE
to O
conquer O
the O
Aztec O
Empire O
with O
a O
population O
of O
a O
few O
millions O
. O

They O
lost O
two O
thirds O
of O
their O
soldiers O
in O
the O
first O
clash O
. O

What O
gave O
them O
the O
decisive O
advantage O
was O
smallpox O
. O

In O
1520 O
the O
Spaniard B-NORP
infected O
the O
opponent O
with O
smallpox O
, O
killing O
half O
of O
the O
people O
in O
the O
Aztec O
Empire O
including O
its O
emperor O
. O

In O
1618 O
Mexico B-GPE
's O
twenty O
million O
people O
were O
reduced O
to O
1.6 O
million O
due O
to O
the O
epidemic O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
the O
Indians B-NORP
lacked O
a O
kind O
of O
bacteria O
to O
effectively O
attack O
the O
opponent O
party O
. O

Desmond O
did O
not O
attribute O
bacteria O
to O
the O
human O
species O
, O
but O
believed O
that O
they O
, O
together O
with O
steel O
, O
guns O
and O
cannons O
, O
directly O
or O
indirectly O
originated O
from O
farming O
. O

Why O
do O
humans O
want O
to O
raise O
offspring O
, O

Some O
say O
this O
is O
human O
nature O
, O

This O
is O
voiced O
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
natural O
human O
instinct O
. O

Yet O
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
human O
socialization O
, O
people O
in O
different O
historical O
periods O
saw O
things O
differently O
, O

For O
example O
, O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
period O
of O
feudalist O
society O
, O
it O
was O
called O
" O
raising O
children O
to O
provide O
for O
old O
age O
, O
" O

But O
when O
the O
retirement O
system O
in O
a O
society O
has O
gradually O
been O
established O
, O
this O
opinion O
no O
longer O
holds O
, O

Have O
n't O
some O
young O
people O
chosen O
so O
- O
called O
DINK O
families O
? O

Have O
n't O
some O
people O
chosen O
to O
be O
what O
they O
call O
single O
aristocrats O
? O

And O
on O
and O
on O
. O

Raising O
a O
child O
is O
a O
great O
hassle O
, O

A O
mother O
has O
to O
go O
through O
various O
kinds O
of O
pregnancy O
- O
related O
discomfort O
during O
pregnancy O
, O

During O
delivery O
, O
it O
takes O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
and O
energy O
if O
it O
is O
a O
natural O
birth O
, O

Sometimes O
she O
might O
suffer O
a O
cut O
on O
her O
belly O
. O

What O
are O
they O
doing O
this O
for O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
according O
to O
the O
opinion O
of O
mainstream O
economists O
, O
these O
women O
can O
only O
be O
great O
fools O
. O

Grandma B-PERSON
came O
in O
the O
morning O
. O

Qingqing B-PERSON
got O
up O
and O
put O
on O
clothes O
by O
himself O
, O
and O
then O
went O
to O
the O
kindergarten O
with O
Grandma B-PERSON
, O

He O
still O
had O
Cola B-PRODUCT
Cao I-PRODUCT
Juan I-PRODUCT
Juan I-PRODUCT
Xin I-PRODUCT
for O
breakfast O
and O
left O
after O
finishing O
eating O
, O

He O
left O
quite O
early O
today O
; O
Grandma B-PERSON
said O
she O
wanted O
to O
see O
Qingqing B-PERSON
do O
physical O
exercise O
today O
. O

He O
did O
not O
want O
to O
eat O
dinner O
in O
the O
evening O
, O

Grandpa B-PERSON
said O
he O
ate O
only O
half O
a O
yam O
, O

There O
was O
still O
yam O
in O
Qingqing B-PERSON
's O
bowl O
, O

In O
the O
end O
, O
the O
yam O
was O
eaten O
, O
but O
the O
rice O
was O
left O
over O
. O

Grandma B-PERSON
said O
Qingqing B-PERSON
practiced O
the O
keyboard O
right O
after O
he O
came O
home O
today O
and O
played O
very O
well O
. O

He O
is O
already O
very O
good O
at O
playing O
" O
Three B-WORK_OF_ART
Mice I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

Back O
then O
Sister O
Yaoyao O
was O
so O
frustrated O
by O
this O
tune O
too O
that O
she O
cried O
out O
of O
desperation O
. O

Qingqing O
played O
the O
keyboard O
and O
pulled O
Dad O
over O
: O
" O
I O
want O
to O
play O
it O
for O
Dad O
to O
hear O
. O
" O

By O
the O
side O
, O
Dad O
listened O
to O
Qingqing B-PERSON
playing O
, O

Grandma B-PERSON
also O
came O
over O
to O
listen O
to O
Qingqing B-PERSON
play O
, O
and O
also O
counted O
the O
beat O
, O

Qingqing B-PERSON
sat O
on O
the O
mat O
with O
his O
back O
very O
straight O
. O

Grandma B-PERSON
said O
this O
was O
better O
for O
Qingqing B-PERSON
's O
health O
. O

Qingqing B-PERSON
also O
practiced O
very O
seriously O
. O

Grandma B-PERSON
said O
we O
should O
not O
give O
Qingqing B-PERSON
things O
to O
eat O
at O
night O
and O
must O
care O
for O
Qingqing B-PERSON
's O
teeth O
, O

Grandma B-PERSON
said O
to O
Qingqing B-PERSON
: O
" O
If O
your O
Dad O
gives O
you O
things O
to O
eat O
again O
at O
night O
, O
I O
will O
not O
allow O
your O
Dad O
to O
take O
you O
home O
. O
" O

Qingqing B-PERSON
said O
no O
and O
wanted O
to O
go O
home O
, O

Mom O
said O
: O
" O
How O
about O
Grandma B-PERSON
stays O
in O
our O
home O
, O
is O
that O
okay O
? O
" O

Qingqing B-PERSON
did O
not O
agree O
: O
" O
That O
's O
my O
home O
. O

Grandma B-PERSON
has O
her O
own O
home O
. O

Why O
does O
she O
have O
to O
come O
to O
our O
home O
? O
" O

Grandma B-PERSON
said O
: O
" O
Your O
Dad O
is O
my O
son O
. O

Why O
could O
n't O
I O
stay O
in O
your O
home O
, O
ah O
? O
" O

Qingqing B-PERSON
thought O
for O
a O
moment O
: O
" O
Grandma B-PERSON
, O
let O
me O
tell O
you O
, O
there O
are O
five O
beds O
in O
our O
home O
. O

You O
can O
sleep O
here O
. O
" O

That O
's O
a O
quick O
change O

At O
the O
end O
of O
November O
, O
relevant O
state O
authorities O
undersold O
temporary O
grain O
reserves O
twice O
consecutively O
in O
a O
seven O
day O
period O
in O
order O
to O
increase O
the O
supply O
in O
the O
raw O
grain O
market O
and O
meet O
enterprises O
' O
demand O
for O
grain O
. O

According O
to O
information O
in O
the O
website O
of O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Grain I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
, O
on O
November O
25 O
, O
the O
National O
Development O
and O
Reform O
Commission O
and O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Grain I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
organized O
bid O
sales O
at O
the B-FAC
Anhui I-FAC
Grain I-FAC
Wholesale I-FAC
Trade I-FAC
Market I-FAC
and O
the B-FAC
Zhengzhou I-FAC
Grain I-FAC
Wholesale I-FAC
Market I-FAC
of O
1.2 O
million O
tons O
of O
temporary O
wheat O
reserves O
that O
were O
purchased O
in O
2006 O
at O
the O
lowest O
purchase O
price O
. O

Deals O
were O
reached O
for O
1.08 O
million O
tons O
. O

On O
November O
29 O
, O
they O
again O
organized O
a O
bid O
sale O
at O
Anhui B-FAC
Grain I-FAC
Wholesale I-FAC
Trade I-FAC
Market I-FAC
of O
676.5 O
thousand O
tons O
of O
early O
indica O
rice O
that O
had O
been O
purchased O
in O
2005 O
at O
the O
lowest O
purchase O
price O
. O

Four O
hundred O
thousand O
tons O
were O
traded O
. O

Entering O
into O
November O
, O
the O
prices O
of O
grain O
in O
some O
regions O
showed O
a O
recovery O
- O
type O
uptrend O
. O

During O
an O
interview O
by O
the B-ORG
First I-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Daily I-ORG
yesterday O
, O
Marketing O
Department O
Manager O
Lin O
of O
the B-ORG
Xinliang I-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
a O
grain O
and O
oil O
processing O
company O
in O
Henan B-NORP
, O
said O
that O
this O
year O
has O
been O
different O
from O
past O
years O
in O
that O
it O
has O
been O
influenced O
by O
market O
stabilization O
purchases O
. O

The O
majority O
of O
the O
grain O
resources O
are O
concentrated O
in O
the O
state O
grain O
repositories O
while O
enterprise O
stocks O
are O
lacking O
. O

" O
We O
are O
all O
waiting O
to O
bid O
on O
temporary O
grain O
reserves O
. O
" O

According O
to O
sources O
, O
in O
Henan B-GPE
Province I-GPE
where O
the B-ORG
Xinliang I-ORG
Group I-ORG
is O
located O
, O
the O
first O
sale O
of O
temporary O
grain O
reserves O
only O
began O
last O
week O
. O

It O
attracted O
multiple O
bids O
from O
grain O
and O
oil O
processing O
companies O
. O

Rice O
washing O
water O
is O
said O
to O
be O
a O
very O
good O
natural O
beauty O
product O
. O

Our O
grandmothers O
' O
generation O
uses O
it O
to O
wash O
their O
hair O
and O
faces O
. O

The O
head O
of O
our O
household O
also O
says O
that O
flowers O
watered O
with O
rice O
washing O
water O
grow O
exceptionally O
well O
. O

With O
decreasing O
consumption O
of O
rice O
, O
our O
family O
has O
fewer O
chances O
of O
coming O
into O
contact O
with O
rice O
washing O
water O
. O

When O
I O
was O
a O
kid O
, O
I O
felt O
it O
very O
fun O
watching O
the O
milk O
- O
like O
rice O
washing O
water O
flow O
out O
of O
the O
rice O
pot O
. O

The O
snow O
- O
white O
and O
fragrant O
jasmine O
flowers O
that O
grew O
out O
of O
the O
nourishment O
of O
rice O
washing O
water O
are O
also O
no O
longer O
seen O
. O

The O
first O
time O
when O
I O
cooked O
rice O
on O
a O
clay O
stove O
as O
a O
kid O
, O
I O
burned O
it O
into O
a O
potful O
of O
charcoal O
. O

It O
also O
cost O
me O
a O
clay O
pot O
. O

In O
spite O
of O
some O
of O
my O
subsequent O
remedies O
such O
as O
using O
a O
section O
of O
the O
white O
parts O
of O
scallions O
to O
expel O
the O
burnt O
smell O
, O
adding O
some O
water O
and O
white O
rice O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
make O
it O
look O
better O
, O
I O
was O
still O
soundly O
scolded O
by O
my O
dear O
old O
mom O
. O

Nowadays O
, O
life O
is O
becoming O
simpler O
, O
more O
refined O
, O
and O
more O
convenient O
, O
yet O
I O
always O
feel O
that O
something O
is O
missing O
. O

My O
wife O
job O
- O
hopped O
from O
a O
Chinese B-GPE
- O
funded O
bank O
to O
a O
foreign O
- O
funded O
bank O
, O

Either O
in O
terms O
of O
her O
experience O
or O
her O
ability O
, O
my O
wife O
is O
not O
my O
match O
, O
and O
most O
of O
the O
time O
I O
am O
her O
professional O
teacher O
. O

Her O
only O
advantage O
is O
her O
foreign O
language O
. O

After O
all O
, O
she O
is O
an O
English O
major O
graduate O
. O

Now O
that O
she O
joined O
a O
foreign O
- O
funded O
bank O
, O
her O
position O
and O
salary O
are O
both O
higher O
than O
mine O
, O

Many O
times O
I O
would O
tease O
her O
, O
saying O
that O
they O
had O
chosen O
her O
, O
a O
seemingly O
qualified O
candidate O
, O
from O
a O
bunch O
of O
inferiors O
... O

My O
wife O
would O
answer O
: O
too O
bad O
my O
English O
is O
better O
than O
yours O
!? O

I O
could O
n't O
argue O
with O
that O
, O
as O
English O
is O
my O
weakness O
. O

I O
have O
gone O
for O
numerous O
recruitment O
interviews O
for O
the O
foreign O
- O
funded O
banks O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
and O
also O
have O
had O
some O
contacts O
with O
foreign O
- O
funded O
banks O
. O

My O
wife O
's O
situation O
might O
have O
been O
a O
puzzle O
for O
many O
foreign O
- O
funded O
banks O
' O
recruitment O
. O

It O
is O
inevitable O
for O
foreign O
- O
funded O
banks O
to O
deploy O
a O
strategy O
of O
utilizing O
local O
talent O
. O

Although O
there O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
recruiting O
information O
from O
foreign O
- O
funded O
banks O
on O
the O
Internet O
every O
day O
, O
as O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
, O
the O
satisfactory O
candidates O
that O
they O
can O
find O
are O
very O
few O
. O

The O
changes O
in O
our O
business O
model O
on O
this O
occasion O
are O
that O
we O
want O
to O
promote O
our O
commercial O
edition O
CRM B-PRODUCT
System O
-- O
* O
Easy O
Client O
CRM B-PRODUCT
* O
, O
and O
continue O
to O
retain O
and O
develop O
our O
open O
source O
CRM B-PRODUCT
system O
-- O
C3CRM B-PRODUCT
. O

We O
're O
certainly O
compelled O
to O
make O
this O
choice O
, O

Before O
we O
fully O
undertook O
C3CRM B-PRODUCT
, O
we O
had O
always O
felt O
that O
we O
would O
be O
able O
to O
survive O
in O
China B-GPE
by O
offering O
technical O
support O
and O
services O
. O

More O
than O
four O
months O
after O
we O
had O
established O
the O
company O
and O
officially O
gone O
into O
operation O
, O
we O
discovered O
that O
we O
thought O
wrong O
, O

Domestic O
enterprises O
are O
not O
all O
very O
willing O
to O
pay O
for O
services O
. O

Even O
if O
we O
had O
some O
service O
- O
paying O
customers O
, O
they O
would O
pay O
for O
a O
while O
and O
then O
no O
more O
. O

This O
was O
because O
they O
felt O
that O
they O
simply O
did O
not O
need O
our O
services O
and O
that O
by O
paying O
services O
fees O
every O
year O
they O
felt O
they O
would O
lose O
. O

So O
it O
is O
currently O
very O
difficult O
to O
rely O
on O
collecting O
fees O
for O
services O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Chairman O
Pei O
of O
shopex O
feels O
the O
same O
way O
. O

Previously O
, O
we O
wanted O
to O
collect O
fees O
for O
the O
vtiger O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
language O
packs O
, O
but O
faced O
opposition O
from O
some O
friends O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
those O
friends O
who O
had O
planned O
to O
use O
vtiger O
Chinese O
Edition O
to O
earn O
money O
or O
gain O
profit O
were O
strongly O
opposing O
and O
carried O
out O
a O
trashy O
commentary O
attack O
against O
C3CRM B-PRODUCT
's O
blog O
. O

Some O
friends O
said O
that O
there O
was O
no O
notification O
at O
all O
prior O
to O
the O
translation O
and O
that O
they O
felt O
a O
bit O
cheated O
for O
collecting O
fees O
after O
the O
translation O
was O
done O
. O

Later O
on O
, O
we O
were O
compelled O
by O
pressure O
to O
renew O
the O
free O
distribution O
of O
the O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
language O
packs O
. O

In O
the O
future O
, O
we O
will O
continue O
to O
provide O
everybody O
free O
vtiger O
CRM B-PRODUCT
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
language O
packs O
and O
translation O
tools O

[] O
The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
the O
most O
powerful O
nation O
in O
the O
world O
; O
so O
naturally O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
police O
are O
also O
the O
world O
's O
most O
powerful O
police O
. O

[] O
The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
also O
a O
country O
of O
immigrants O
, O
with O
a O
pluralistic O
culture O
, O
and O
a O
very O
complex O
demographic O
composition O
; O
hence O
the O
task O
of O
safeguarding O
the O
country O
's O
internal O
security O
is O
certainly O
an O
arduous O
one O
, O
and O
it O
can O
be O
imagined O
that O
a O
police O
force O
with O
advanced O
and O
powerful O
equipment O
is O
needed O
. O

[] O
Recently O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
police O
could O
be O
said O
to O
be O
in O
the O
spotlight O
, O
and O
have O
repeatedly O
become O
the O
focus O
of O
media O
attention O
; O
however O
, O
what O
put O
them O
in O
the O
spotlight O
was O
not O
their O
heroic O
acts O
or O
their O
extraordinary O
contributions O
in O
protecting O
the O
security O
of O
the O
people O
. O

On O
the O
contrary O
, O
within O
the O
past O
week O
, O
there O
were O
successive O
incidents O
of O
police O
shooting O
civilians O
. O

[] O
The O
tragedy O
of O
a O
wedding O
ceremony O
turning O
into O
a O
funeral O
. O

[] O
In O
the O
early O
morning O
on O
the O
25th O
of O
this O
month O
, O
23 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Sean O
Bell O
invited O
a O
group O
of O
friends O
and O
relatives O
to O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
nightclub O
for O
a O
happy O
gathering O
. O

[] O
This O
gathering O
had O
a O
special O
significance O
, O
as O
he O
was O
getting O
married O
that O
day O
, O
and O
the O
party O
was O
to O
allow O
him O
to O
bid O
farewell O
to O
his O
bachelorhood O
. O

[] O
Marriage O
is O
the O
greatest O
event O
in O
life O
, O
and O
Bell B-ORG
invited O
more O
than O
200 O
guests O
from O
all O
over O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
to O
attend O
his O
wedding O
. O

[] O
However O
, O
he O
never O
thought O
that O
he O
would O
have O
to O
say O
goodbye O
to O
this O
world O
and O
end O
his O
young O
life O
the O
moment O
he O
stepped O
out O
of O
the O
nightclub O
. O

[] O
For O
Bell B-ORG
's O
family O
, O
the O
happiest O
event O
has O
unexpectedly O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
the O
most O
tragic O
one O
in O
the O
family O
. O

In O
almost O
every O
sociology O
textbook O
, O
there O
is O
always O
a O
chapter O
entitled O
" O
Socialization O
" O
. O

" O
Socialization O
" O
is O
a O
core O
concept O
in O
sociology O
. O

Its O
meaning O
is O
a O
process O
in O
which O
people O
obtain O
their O
characters O
and O
take O
on O
behavioral O
patterns O
. O

Animal O
behavior O
is O
primarily O
inborn O
. O

Human O
behavior O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
is O
primarily O
acquired O
after O
birth O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
a O
newborn O
baby O
is O
still O
an O
animal O
and O
only O
becomes O
a O
person O
after O
undergoing O
" O
socialization O
" O
. O

Socialization O
primarily O
occurs O
during O
a O
person O
's O
growth O
development O
period O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
after O
a O
person O
reaches O
adulthood O
, O
he O
or O
she O
still O
has O
to O
undergo O
" O
resocialization O
" O
. O

If O
you O
follow O
the O
logic O
of O
sociologists O
forward O
, O
you O
will O
feel O
that O
it O
is O
closely O
reasoned O
and O
well O
argued O
. O

But O
there O
is O
one O
point O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
explain O
-- O
why O
is O
it O
that O
the O
acquired O
learning O
portion O
of O
animal O
behavior O
is O
small O
? O

Which O
of O
the O
physical O
characteristics O
in O
which O
humans O
differ O
from O
animals O
result O
in O
the O
smooth O
process O
of O
acquired O
learning O
? O

Why O
have O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
human O
individuals O
not O
rejected O
" O
socialization O
" O
? O

These O
are O
important O
questions O
, O
but O
they O
can O
not O
be O
explained O
by O
sociologists O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
written O
about O
soccer O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

If O
I O
still O
do O
n't O
write O
anything O
, O
I O
will O
feel O
even O
sorry O
for O
myself O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
can O
ever O
get O
all O
the O
people O
in O
a O
team O
together O
. O

First O
Cambiasso B-PERSON
was O
injured O
. O

Now O
he O
's O
back O
, O
yet O
Cruz B-PERSON
has O
gone O
for O
treatment O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
even O
start O
on O
Boba B-PERSON
; O
he O
's O
always O
injured O
. O

It O
would O
even O
be O
strange O
if O
he O
was O
not O
injured O
. O

But O
it O
's O
OK O
, O
as O
there O
's O
a O
back O
- O
up O
for O
every O
person O
's O
position O
, O
and O
the O
back O
- O
ups O
are O
all O
pretty O
strong O
. O

Now O
if O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
formed O
a O
second O
team O
of O
a O
lineup O
, O
it O
would O
be O
also O
very O
strong O
indeed O
. O

Tonight O
they O
're O
playing O
Lisbon B-GPE
, O
and O
I O
expect O
I O
will O
get O
up O
and O
watch O
the O
game O
. O

Since O
I O
went O
to O
school O
I O
have O
n't O
watched O
much O
soccer O
, O
and O
now O
my O
soccer O
cravings O
have O
kicked O
in O
again O
. O

I O
've O
seen O
a O
lot O
of O
matches O
this O
season O
, O
but O
I O
only O
watched O
up O
to O
the O
match O
where O
they O
lost O
to O
Bayern B-ORG
. O

I O
believe O
they O
wo O
n't O
run O
into O
that O
kind O
of O
thing O
again O
tonight O
. O

The O
reason O
they O
lost O
to O
Lisbon B-GPE
in O
the O
first O
leg O
was O
actually O
still O
that O
Inter B-ORG
Milan I-ORG
were O
too O
arrogant O
. O

They O
did O
n't O
give O
much O
thought O
to O
the O
strength O
of O
their O
opponents O
, O

But O
tonight O
it O
's O
different O
, O
they O
've O
lost O
before O
, O
they O
are O
n't O
allowed O
to O
lose O
again O
in O
this O
match O
, O

More O
importantly O
, O
if O
they O
can O
just O
win O
this O
match O
then O
they O
can O
go O
through O
early O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
Mancini B-PERSON
will O
have O
failed O
to O
understand O
the O
importance O
of O
this O
match O
. O

In O
the O
club O
they O
take O
this O
match O
very O
seriously O
. O

They O
think O
it O
's O
as O
important O
as O
the O
fight O
for O
the O
lead O
over O
the O
weekend O

In O
the O
face O
of O
criticism O
and O
nitpicking O
, O
I O
believe O
that O
Jesus O
is O
weaker O
than O
Darwin B-PERSON
. O

Why O
? O

Because O
Darwin B-PERSON
was O
allowed O
to O
make O
mistakes O
, O
since O
he O
was O
a O
human O
being O
; O
but O
Jesus O
was O
not O
allowed O
to O
make O
mistakes O
, O
since O
he O
had O
been O
described O
as O
God O
. O

Darwin B-PERSON
proposed O
Evolution B-WORK_OF_ART
Theory I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
but O
it O
was O
just O
a O
theory O
, O
and O
he O
himself O
also O
admitted O
that O
there O
were O
many O
questions O
, O

Others O
may O
agree O
with O
him O
, O
or O
they O
may O
accept O
some O
parts O
while O
disagreeing O
with O
other O
parts O
, O
or O
in O
the O
future O
we O
might O
discover O
that O
the O
general O
direction O
of O
Darwin B-PERSON
's O
evolution O
is O
largely O
correct O
though O
filled O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
errors O
, O
and O
that O
there O
might O
be O
an O
improved O
version O
of O
evolution O
which O
is O
more O
accurate O
and O
comprehensive O
than O
what O
Darwin B-PERSON
had O
proposed O
. O

But O
as O
the O
originator O
, O
Darwin B-PERSON
deserves O
much O
credit O
. O

Jesus O
is O
God O
, O
and O
the O
Bible O
is O
the O
word O
of O
God O
. O

God O
creates O
everything O
, O
understands O
everything O
, O
predicts O
the O
future O
, O
and O
is O
infinitely O
resourceful O
, O
so O
how O
can O
he O
be O
wrong O
! O

Therefore O
, O
if O
you O
find O
a O
sentence O
that O
is O
allegedly O
said O
by O
God O
, O
but O
effectively O
turns O
out O
to O
be O
wrong O
, O
then O
this O
god O
will O
be O
overthrown O
. O

Therefore O
, O
Jesus O
is O
more O
vulnerable O
to O
criticism O
than O
Darwin B-PERSON
, O
because O
once O
an O
error O
is O
found O
, O
then O
he O
could O
not O
be O
the O
true O
god O
. O

Will O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
prove O
its O
integrity O
and O
suspend O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
now O
in O
accordance O
with O
its O
regulations O
? O

Dirawi B-PERSON

Will O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
suspend O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
after O
his O
conference O
, O
as O
it O
suspended O
others O
in O
accordance O
with O
its O
rules O
? O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Kanhal I-PERSON
's O
2005 O
statement O
for O
which O
he O
was O
suspended O
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Kanhal I-PERSON
said O
that O
the B-ORG
Sidq I-ORG
Company I-ORG
is O
an O
industrial O
company O
and O
one O
of O
the O
founding O
companies O
of O
the B-ORG
Ansab I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG

And O
my O
information O
is O
about O
its O
good O
future O
plans O
. O

The B-ORG
Mubrid I-ORG
Company I-ORG
is O
a O
company O
that O
owns O
the O
biggest O
land O
transport O
fleet O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
because O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
is O
considered O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
exporting O
and O
importing O
countries O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Speaking O
of O
his O
support O
for O
investor O
ownership O
in O
companies O
, O
he O
explained O
that O
this O
phenomenon O
is O
healthy O
due O
to O
the O
presence O
of O
a O
young O
generation O
of O
holders O
of O
scientific O
qualifications O
and O
administrative O
expertise O
, O
a O
matter O
that O
changes O
the O
policies O
and O
activities O
of O
some O
companies O
to O
generate O
a O
greater O
profit O
. O

Speaking O
of O
his O
expectations O
for O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
market O
during O
the O
coming O
period O
in O
light O
of O
the O
big O
growth O
in O
some O
companies O
, O
he O
said O
: O
" O
The O
Saudi B-NORP
market O
has O
a O
number O
of O
incentives O
that O
are O
helping O
it O
to O
grow O
, O
these O
being O
the O
proximity O
of O
announcing O
the O
third O
quarter O
, O
the O
rise O
in O
petroleum O
prices O
, O
and O
the O
close O
announcement O
of O
share O
division O
and O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
regulations O
for O
starting O
consultants O
' O
and O
brokering O
offices O
. O

Speaking O
of O
his O
support O
for O
some O
of O
the O
investors O
expanding O
into O
the O
Gulf O
markets O
, O
he O
said O
I O
do O
not O
support O
that O
, O
as O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
stock O
market O
is O
considered O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
markets O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
and O
investing O
in O
it O
does O
very O
well O
. O

We O
praise O
God O
that O
the O
daily O
value O
of O
the O
market O
has O
reached O
twenty O
- O
five O
billion O
. O

This O
reflects O
the O
strength O
and O
solidity O
of O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
market O
. O

Finally O
, O
he O
asked O
the O
CEOs O
of O
companies O
to O
apply O
the O
regulations O
issued O
by O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
at O
that O
time O
to O
maintain O
the O
rights O
of O
shareholders O
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Kanhal I-PERSON
praised O
the O
regulations O
of O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
governed O
by O
His O
Excellency O
Mr. O
Jammaz O
al O
- O
Suhaimi O
. O

The O
new O
regulations O
it O
had O
endorsed O
maintained O
the O
market O
's O
balance O
. O

We O
are O
still O
awaiting O
many O
more O
regulations O
from O
it O
. O

The O
decision O
to O
suspend O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Kanhal I-PERSON
. O

The O
announcement O
by O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
on O
Sunday O
6 O
Ramadan O
1426 O
AH O
and O
what O
the O
press O
published O
on O
the O
following O
day O
about O
the O
Authority O
's O
decision O
. O

Suspension O
of O
al O
- O
Kanhal O
's O
investment O
accounts O
. O

The O
Market O
's O
Conduct O
Regulations O
issued O
by O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

In O
accordance O
with O
Decision O
number O
1 O
- O
11 O
- O
1424 O
dated O
20 O
/ O
8 O
/ O
1425 O
AH O
, O
being O
10 O
/ O
4 O
/ O
2004 O
AD O
In O
accordance O
with O
the B-LAW
Capital I-LAW
Market I-LAW
Law I-LAW
issued O
by O
Royal O
Decree O
number O
M/30 O
dated O
2/6/1424 O
AH. O
Part O
Four O
. O
Untrue O
Statements O
. O
Article O
Seven O
: O
Prohibition B-EVENT
of O
Untrue O
Statements O
. O
A O
person O
is O
prohibited O
from O
making O
an O
untrue O
statement O
of O
material O
fact O
verbally O
or O
in O
writing O
or O
from O
failing O
to O
make O
a O
statement O
required O
to O
be O
made O
under O
the B-LAW
Capital I-LAW
Market I-LAW
Law I-LAW
, O
the B-LAW
Implementing I-LAW
Regulations I-LAW
, O
or O
the O
rules O
of O
the O
Exchange O
or O
the B-ORG
Depositary I-ORG
Center I-ORG
, O
if O
the O
statement O
is O
made O
, O
or O
the O
person O
fails O
to O
make O
the O
required O
statement O
, O
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
influencing O
the O
price O
or O
value O
of O
a O
security O
, O
inducing O
another O
person O
to O
purchase O
or O
sell O
a O
security O
, O
or O
inducing O
him O
to O
exercise O
or O
refrain O
from O
exercising O
rights O
under O
a O
security O
. O

Article O
Eight O
: O
Rumours O
. O

a O
-RRB- O
A O
person O
is O
prohibited O
from O
circulating O
, O
directly O
or O
indirectly O
, O
an O
untrue O
statement O
of O
material O
fact O
or O
a O
statement O
of O
opinion O
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
influencing O
the O
price O
or O
value O
of O
a O
security O
or O
for O
any O
manipulative O
purpose O
. O

b O
-RRB- O
The O
prohibition O
in O
paragraph O
-LRB- O
a O
-RRB- O
applies O
to O
a O
statement O
made O
by O
the O
person O
who O
circulates O
the O
statement O
or O
to O
a O
statement O
made O
by O
another O
person O
. O

Article O
Nine O
: O
Untrue O
Statements O
Defined O

a O
-RRB- O
A O
person O
makes O
an O
untrue O
statement O
of O
material O
fact O
in O
any O
of O
the O
following O
circumstances O
: O
1 O
-RRB- O
if O
he O
makes O
a O
statement O
that O
is O
false O
or O
inaccurate O
in O
a O
material O
respect O
; O
2 O
-RRB- O
if O
he O
procures O
another O
person O
to O
make O
a O
statement O
that O
is O
false O
or O
inaccurate O
in O
a O
material O
respect O
; O
3 O
-RRB- O
if O
he O
makes O
a O
statement O
that O
contains O
a O
misrepresentation O
of O
a O
material O
fact O
; O
4 O
-RRB- O
if O
he O
procures O
another O
person O
to O
make O
a O
statement O
that O
contains O
a O
misrepresentation O
of O
a O
material O
fact O
; O
or O
5 O
-RRB- O
if O
he O
omits O
a O
material O
fact O
when O
making O
a O
statement O
. O

b O
-RRB- O
A O
material O
fact O
is O
any O
information O
relating O
to O
a O
security O
which O
, O
if O
the O
investor O
knew O
about O
, O
would O
have O
materially O
affected O
the O
price O
or O
value O
at O
which O
the O
investor O
purchased O
or O
sold O
the O
security O
. O

Article O
Ten O
: O
Responsibility O
for O
untrue O
statements O
. O

For O
the O
purposes O
of O
application O
of O
Article B-LAW
56 I-LAW
of O
the O
Capital O
Market O
Law O
and O
the O
provisions O
of O
a O
-RRB- O
A O
person O
shall O
be O
liable O
for O
damages O
to O
a O
claimant O
if O
he O
makes O
an O
untrue O
statement O
of O
material O
fact O
and O
the O
statement O
is O
made O
: O
1 O
-RRB- O
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
profit O
or O
commercial O
benefit O
; O
and O
2 O
-RRB- O
in O
relation O
to O
the O
purchase O
or O
sale O
of O
a O
security O
. O

b O
-RRB- O
A O
claimant O
for O
damages O
under O
paragraph O
-LRB- O
a O
-RRB- O
of O
this O
Article O
must O
establish O
that O
: O
1 O
-RRB- O
he O
was O
not O
aware O
that O
the O
statement O
was O
untrue O
; O
2 O
-RRB- O
he O
would O
not O
have O
purchased O
or O
sold O
the O
security O
in O
question O
if O
he O
was O
aware O
of O
the O
untrue O
statement O
, O
or O
that O
he O
would O
not O
have O
purchased O
or O
sold O
the O
security O
at O
the O
price O
at O
which O
such O
security O
was O
purchased O
or O
sold O
; O
and O
3 O
-RRB- O
the O
person O
who O
made O
the O
untrue O
statement O
knew O
, O
or O
knew O
that O
there O
was O
a O
substantial O
likelihood O
, O
that O
the O
statement O
was O
untrue O
in O
relation O
to O
a O
material O
fact O
. O

c O
-RRB- O
A O
person O
shall O
be O
liable O
for O
damages O
to O
a O
claimant O
, O
if O
he O
is O
obliged O
under O
the B-LAW
Capital I-LAW
Market I-LAW
Law I-LAW
, O
the B-LAW
Implementing I-LAW
Regulations I-LAW
, O
or O
the O
rules O
of O
the O
Exchange O
or O
the B-ORG
Depositary I-ORG
Center I-ORG
to O
make O
a O
statement O
and O
fails O
to O
do O
so O
provided O
that O
: O
1 O
-RRB- O
the O
claim O
for O
damages O
is O
in O
relation O
to O
the O
purchase O
or O
sale O
of O
a O
security O
; O
and O
2 O
-RRB- O
what O
has O
been O
omitted O
relates O
to O
a O
material O
fact O
. O

d O
-RRB- O
A O
claimant O
for O
damages O
under O
paragraph O
-LRB- O
c O
-RRB- O
of O
this O
Article O
must O
establish O
that O
: O
1 O
-RRB- O
he O
was O
not O
aware O
of O
the O
failure O
to O
make O
the O
statement O
; O
and O
2 O
-RRB- O
he O
would O
not O
have O
purchased O
or O
sold O
the O
security O
in O
question O
had O
he O
known O
in O
advance O
that O
the O
statement O
was O
omitted O
, O
or O
that O
he O
would O
not O
have O
purchased O
or O
sold O
the O
security O
at O
the O
price O
at O
which O
such O
security O
was O
purchased O
or O
sold O
. O

-LRB- O
-LRB- O
-LRB- O
-LRB- O
-LRB- O
copied O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
. O

Will O
the O
law O
be O
applied O
and O
will O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
being O
suspended O
? O
Especially O
as O
he O
has O
a O
precedent O
in O
involving O
poor O
speculators O
with O
his O
previous O
statement O
some O
months O
ago O
. O
when O
he O
made O
the O
market O
artificially O
rebound O
. O
then O
he O
got O
rid O
of O
his O
shares O
and O
profited O
from O
the O
pockets O
of O
small O
traders O
after O
they O
were O
suspended O
. O

or O
will O
the O
Authority O
prove O
its O
failure O
and O
confirm O
that O
it O
is O
only O
a O
scarecrow O
solely O
against O
the O
poor O
and O
the O
weak O
. O

Wolves O
attack O
people O
who O
do O
not O
have O
dogs O
.... O
and O
they O
fear O
the O
lair O
of O
the O
ferocious O
would O
- O
be O
lion O
. O

When O
will O
we O
hear O
the O
roaring O
of O
the O
ferocious O
would O
- O
be O
lion O
? O

dirawy@gmail.com O

God O
support O
everyone O
who O
support O
religion O
and O
abandon O
anyone O
who O
abandons O
religion O
. O

Abu B-PERSON
Dilama I-PERSON

For O
correspondence O
: O

alisau@gmail.com O

Morning O
of O
the O
Nighttime O

Where O
did O
you O
get O
this O
from O
, O
Abu B-PERSON
Dilama I-PERSON
? O

he O
, O
he O
, O
he O
, O
he O

Do O
n't O
forget O
to O
mention O
God O
. O

The O
Rejoicer B-PERSON

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
, O
and O
who O
is O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
, O
a O
blood O
- O
sucker O
... O

He O
is O
the O
true O
patriot O
in O
the O
view O
of O
Ibn B-PERSON
Bakhit I-PERSON
, O
when O
he O
made O
fun O
of O
others O
and O
praised O
him O
. O

and O
it O
later O
became O
clear O
that O
he O
was O
the O
most O
warlike O
of O
men O
and O
people O
get O
in O
trouble O
because O
of O
him O
.... O

But O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
can O
not O
do O
a O
thing O
to O
him O

The O
word O
is O
integrity O
. O

MINT B-PERSON

It O
's O
too O
early O
. O

They O
will O
give O
him O
a O
call O
and O
stop O
him O
; O
the O
Authority O
knows O
its O
limits O
well O
. O

mint35@hotmail.com O

More O
than O
one O
person O
is O
writing O
under O
this O
handle O
until O
God O
eases O
the O
hardship O
. O

The O
Perpetual O
Optimist O

If O
the O
collapse O
is O
on O
the O
American B-NORP
stock O
market O
he O
could O
be O
right O
. O

This O
type O
of O
person O
enjoys O
sucking O
the O
bones O
of O
the O
dead O
. O

What O
is O
built O
on O
falsehood O
is O
false O
. O

-LRB- O
he O
asked O
one O
of O
them O
: O
" O
Do O
you O
know O
anything O
about O
commerce O
? O

So O
our O
friend O
replied O
: O
" O
No O
. O
" O

Then O
he O
said O
laughing O
: O
" O
May O
God O
increase O
the O
likes O
of O
you O
. O
" O

We O
say O
God O
said O
and O
the O
prophet O
-LRB- O
peace O
and O
blessings O
be O
upon O
him O
-RRB- O
said O
.. O
they O
say O
Abu B-PERSON
Abdullah I-PERSON
said O
. O

What O
a O
difference O
between O
our O
source O
and O
theirs O
. O

k.m.n_84@hotmail.com O

JARIR B-PERSON

The O
man O
is O
in O
agreement O
with O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

Riyadh B-GPE
- O
Fahd O
al O
- O
Marikhi O
: O
Photography O
by O
Saleh B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jamia I-PERSON

His O
Royal O
Highness O
, O
Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
ibn O
Talal O
, O
the O
CEO O
of O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
has O
announced O
the O
pumping O
of O
more O
than O
10 O
billion O
riyals O
into O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
share O
and O
property O
markets O
, O
explaining O
that O
over O
five O
billion O
riyals O
will O
be O
distributed O
to O
a O
number O
of O
sectors O
, O
these O
being O
: O
the O
banking O
sector O
, O
through O
the O
increase O
of O
investment O
in O
the B-ORG
Samba I-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Group I-ORG
to O
make O
its O
share O
larger O
than O
5 O
percent O
; O
the O
industrial O
sector O
through O
the O
increase O
in O
investment O
in O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Industrialization I-ORG
Company I-ORG
to O
increase O
the O
share O
of O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
to O
more O
than O
10 O
percent O
; O
and O
the O
food O
production O
sector O
through O
the O
increase O
in O
investment O
in O
the B-ORG
Safola I-ORG
Company I-ORG
to O
make O
its O
share O
larger O
than O
13 O
percent O
; O
and O
the O
media O
sector O
through O
a O
new O
investment O
in O
the O
Saudi O
Research O
and O
Publishing O
company O
of O
a O
more O
than O
25 O
percent O
share O
in O
the O
company O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
the O
investment O
in O
a O
number O
of O
companies O
that O
will O
soon O
be O
publicly O
listed O
on O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
stock O
market O
, O
such O
as O
the O
Mid O
Gulf O
company O
in O
the O
insurance O
sector O
. O

During O
a O
press O
conference O
held O
be O
him O
yesterday O
at O
the O
Riyadh B-GPE
headquarters O
of O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
explained O
that O
the O
pumping O
of O
this O
money O
has O
taken O
more O
time O
than O
anticipated O
, O
but O
confirmed O
that O
it O
was O
not O
for O
speculation O
but O
for O
investment O
purposes O

the O
relevant O
state O
authorities O
have O
been O
informed O
of O
these O
investments O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
transparency O
principle O
in O
use O

Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
explained O
that O
the O
remaining O
five O
billion O
were O
invested O
in O
the O
property O
sector O
that O
included O
the O
Riyadh B-GPE
project O
which O
will O
be O
launched O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
of O
the O
current O
financial O
year O
, O
and O
the O
Jeddah B-GPE
project O
which O
will O
be O
launched O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
coming O
year O
indicating O
that O
an O
area O
of O
165 O
million O
square O
meters O
of O
land O
had O
actually O
been O
purchased O
by O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
in O
Riyadh B-GPE
and O
another O
area O
of O
53 O
million O
square O
meters O
in O
Jeddah B-GPE
for O
the O
establishment O
of O
these O
two O
projects O
. O
and O
a O
study O
undertaken O
to O
turn O
these O
property O
companies O
in O
the O
future O
into O
ones O
publicly O
listed O
on O
the O
share O
market O
. O

The O
total O
costs O
of O
the O
Jeddah B-GPE
project O
is O
expected O
to O
amount O
to O
approximately O
50 O
billion O
riyals O
and O
will O
turn O
the O
map O
of O
the O
town O
upside O
down O
. O

It O
includes O
a O
high O
multi-purpose O
tower O
, O

and O
the O
project O
will O
also O
include O
a O
residential O
district O
with O
an O
area O
of O
2 O
million O
square O
meters O
, O
shopping O
areas O
and O
an O
educational O
area O
as O
well O
as O
areas O
for O
commercial O
offices O
, O
entertainment O
, O
tourism O
and O
hotels O
. O

The O
possibility O
of O
developing O
a O
diplomatic O
quarter O
is O
being O
examined O
at O
present O
, O
while O
taking O
into O
consideration O
all O
the O
required O
specifications O
for O
this O
quarter O
. O

The O
entire O
planning O
for O
this O
project O
is O
being O
done O
by O
a O
Canadian B-NORP
international O
company O
. O

Speaking O
of O
the O
Riyadh B-GPE
project O
, O
Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
said O
that O
it O
is O
situated O
on O
the O
Dammam B-GPE
road O
. O

The O
project O
, O
the O
execution O
of O
which O
will O
start O
shortly O
, O
will O
include O
a O
tourist O
resort O
project O
managed O
by O
Fairmont B-ORG

The O
total O
value O
of O
the O
investment O
upon O
completion O
of O
the O
project O
will O
be O
about O
25 O
billion O
riyals O
, O
and O
it O
will O
include O
a O
residential O
quarter O
containing O
135 O
thousand O
residential O
units O
. O

Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
reported O
that O
he O
had O
previously O
mentioned O
that O
the O
market O
was O
facing O
danger O
some O
five O
months O
prior O
to O
its O
collapse O
last O
February O
, O
pointing O
out O
that O
when O
the O
stock O
market O
surpassed O
the O
20 O
thousand O
points O
, O
that O
was O
exaggerated O
and O
illogical O
because O
the O
Price O
Earnings O
Ratio O
in O
some O
companies O
were O
reaching O
a O
thousand O
riyals O
and O
that O
was O
not O
possible O
. O

That O
collapse O
was O
expected O
, O
not O
to O
mention O
the O
speculation O
that O
occurred O
. O

With O
the O
revival O
of O
the O
petro-market O
and O
the O
increase O
in O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
's O
revenue O
, O
both O
of O
the O
government O
or O
the O
citizens O
, O
there O
was O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
and O
limited O
investment O
opportunities O
, O

so O
inflation O
occurred O
, O
leading O
to O
the O
collapse O
and O
not O
a O
single O
Saudi B-NORP
family O
escaped O
being O
hit O
. O

Even O
in O
the O
current O
market O
situation O
, O
if O
we O
compare O
to O
the O
Price O
Earning O
Ratio O
then O
it O
is O
still O
logical O
and O
realistic O
, O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
current O
share O
prices O
were O
logical O
and O
reasonable O
. O
and O
demanded O
investors O
stop O
speculating O
because O
that O
leads O
to O
many O
bankruptcies O
. O

He O
said O
that O
there O
are O
companies O
on O
the O
market O
in O
which O
profit O
potential O
was O
nonexistent O
. O

He O
applauded O
the O
decision O
of O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
to O
suspend O
dealings O
of O
the O
two O
companies O
and O
said O
that O
it O
was O
a O
wise O
decision O
but O
it O
had O
come O
too O
late O
as O
there O
were O
fears O
from O
speculators O
of O
suspending O
the O
shares O
of O
other O
companies O
, O
and O
this O
is O
one O
of O
the O
state O
's O
rights O
, O
to O
suspend O
dealing O
in O
the O
shares O
of O
companies O
that O
were O
hopeless O
. O

He O
indicated O
that O
there O
might O
be O
other O
companies O
whose O
shares O
will O
be O
suspended O
and O
that O
investors O
should O
buy O
into O
companies O
that O
, O
it O
was O
hoped O
, O
would O
remain O
and O
continue O
. O

Speaking O
of O
the O
timing O
of O
this O
announcement O
and O
the O
reasons O
for O
it O
, O
Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
said O
that O
the O
undertaking O
to O
pump O
10 O
billion O
riyals O
into O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
market O
was O
made O
last O
March O
and O
that O
the O
investment O
he O
had O
undertaken O
was O
not O
completed O
till O
two O
weeks O
ago O
and O
therefore O
it O
was O
being O
announced O
. O

He O
hoped O
that O
the O
market O
had O
hit O
the O
bottom O
but O
without O
any O
mad O
rises O
as O
had O
happened O
in O
the O
past O
, O
as O
they O
were O
short O
- O
term O
paper O
profits O
. O

He O
expected O
that O
the O
current O
year O
would O
witness O
the O
restoration O
of O
equilibrium O
to O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
market O
after O
reaching O
a O
kind O
of O
sensibility O
. O

He O
explained O
that O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
authorities O
were O
insistent O
on O
driving O
out O
the O
speculators O
who O
were O
pushing O
the O
market O
into O
harming O
them O
and O
the O
small O
investors O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
market O
is O
looking O
for O
a O
bottom O
to O
hit O
thereafter O
to O
be O
able O
to O
rise O
in O
a O
logical O
and O
reasonable O
way O

He O
indicated O
that O
the O
market O
was O
looking O
for O
a O
bottom O
at O
7000 O
points O
or O
slightly O
less O
. O

He O
added O
: O
" O
We O
do O
not O
want O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
stock O
market O
to O
return O
to O
insane O
and O
unacceptable O
figures O
as O
it O
did O
in O
the O
past O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
is O
investing O
in O
the O
market O
to O
restore O
confidence O
in O
it O
. O

More O
importantly O
, O
the O
investor O
must O
be O
educated O
to O
invest O
in O
companies O
that O
have O
a O
good O
future O
. O
" O

Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
confirmed O
that O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
is O
continuing O
with O
its O
plans O
to O
list O
for O
sale O
a O
percentage O
of O
its O
shares O
agreed O
upon O
with O
the O
state O
, O
to O
reach O
a O
figure O
that O
serves O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
citizen O
and O
does O
not O
harm O
the O
future O
interests O
of O
the O
Company O
and O
its O
expansions O
. O

He O
stressed O
that O
even O
in O
the O
current O
market O
conditions O
the O
company O
would O
be O
listing O
its O
shares O
on O
the O
market O
in O
the O
current O
year O
. O

Speaking O
of O
the O
downturn O
on O
the O
stock O
market O
in O
light O
of O
the O
increasing O
petroleum O
revenues O
and O
the O
record O
budget O
achieved O
by O
the O
state O
during O
the O
last O
two O
financial O
years O
, O
Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
said O
that O
the O
stock O
market O
is O
a O
mirror O
of O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
economy O
. O
but O
if O
the O
stock O
market O
was O
exaggerated O
then O
there O
would O
be O
a O
difference O
between O
the O
state O
of O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
market O
in O
general O
and O
the O
stock O
market O
and O
this O
is O
what O
happened O
. O

He O
offered O
a O
number O
of O
suggestions O
to O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Finance O
and O
officials O
to O
help O
the O
companies O
, O
namely O
: O
to O
allow O
companies O
to O
buy O
their O
shares O
immediately O
which O
would O
give O
trust O
in O
the O
market O
and O
would O
reduce O
the O
number O
of O
dealt O
in O
shares O
on O
the O
market O
and O
thus O
increase O
the O
amount O
of O
profit O
; O
to O
allow O
non-Saudi O
companies O
and O
corporations O
to O
enter O
the O
market O
by O
placing O
controls O
such O
as O
instituting O
sectors O
for O
shares O
and O
an O
ownership O
percentage O
ceiling O
; O
and O
to O
oblige O
companies O
to O
disclose O
future O
expectations O
of O
the O
companies O
' O
performances O
. O

A O
discussion O
with O
the O
CEOs O
of O
Saudi B-NORP
companies O
has O
been O
initiated O
by O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
by O
sending O
them O
letters O
dealing O
with O
the O
disclosure O
of O
the O
companies O
' O
future O
expectations O
. O

This O
is O
done O
by O
all O
companies O
in O
the O
developed O
world O
with O
the O
aim O
of O
obliging O
the O
company O
to O
achieve O
the O
declared O
profit O
or O
something O
close O
to O
it O
and O
to O
re-assure O
the O
investor O
. O

Finally O
, O
more O
disclosures O
between O
the O
company O
and O
the O
investor O
, O
since O
there O
are O
companies O
with O
specific O
profit O
achieving O
strategies O
not O
from O
its O
basic O
accredited O
activities O
, O
such O
as O
achieving O
non-repeatable O
profit O
. O

He O
added O
: O
" O
We O
wish O
to O
remove O
the O
weak O
companies O
that O
do O
not O
represent O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
economy O
from O
the O
market O
and O
separate O
them O
from O
the O
companies O
with O
big O
profits O
. O
" O

He O
confirmed O
that O
these O
proposals O
would O
be O
made O
to O
state O
officials O
to O
be O
applied O
to O
companies O
. O

Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
denied O
that O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
had O
liquidized O
any O
portfolio O
it O
had O
in O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
, O

but O
on O
the O
contrary O
, O
it O
had O
increased O
its O
investments O
in O
a O
number O
of O
companies O
, O
and O
in O
addition O
did O
not O
enter O
into O
any O
speculation O
at O
all O
but O
is O
working O
on O
buying O
and O
keeping O
for O
investment O
. O

He O
also O
denied O
that O
the O
collapse O
of O
last O
February O
was O
planned O
by O
any O
party O
, O
but O
it O
rather O
occurred O
because O
of O
the O
illogical O
prices O
reached O
by O
the O
market O
. O

He O
indicated O
that O
the O
collapse O
was O
expected O
because O
of O
the O
inflation O
in O
share O
prices O
and O
said O
that O
any O
person O
familiar O
with O
the O
stock O
market O
will O
confirm O
that O
the O
collapse O
was O
imminent O
at O
that O
time O
. O

He O
explained O
that O
the O
state O
could O
not O
in O
any O
way O
be O
made O
responsible O
for O
the O
losses O
of O
investors O
on O
the O
market O
and O
must O
remain O
neutral O
on O
that O
. O

The O
role O
of O
the O
state O
is O
to O
prevent O
the O
manipulators O
from O
exposing O
the O
market O
to O
fluctuations O
, O
to O
punish O
them O
and O
to O
suspend O
bankrupt O
companies O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
there O
is O
a O
study O
on O
dividing O
the O
market O
because O
it O
was O
difficult O
to O
place O
profitable O
, O
strong O
companies O
alongside O
weak O
loss O
- O
making O
ones O
, O
and O
this O
is O
where O
the B-ORG
Capital I-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
plays O
a O
role O
. O

He O
called O
upon O
the O
investors O
and O
not O
the O
experience O
lacking O
speculators O
in O
the O
market O
, O
to O
go O
to O
investment O
funds O
and O
banks O
to O
invest O
their O
finances O
in O
a O
professional O
manner O
, O
so O
as O
to O
avoid O
getting O
caught O
in O
market O
fluctuations O
and O
become O
exposed O
to O
losses O
. O

As O
for O
the O
stagnation O
in O
Saudi B-NORP
economy O
, O
it O
is O
not O
probable O
, O
because O
last O
year O
and O
at O
the O
peak O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
collapse O
, O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
economy O
flourished O
and O
achieved O
a O
6 O
per O
cent O
growth O
, O
because O
there O
is O
a O
difference O
in O
the O
course O
of O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
economy O
and O
that O
of O
the O
stock O
market O
. O

He O
asserted O
that O
expectations O
indicate O
there O
will O
be O
no O
stagnation O
in O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
economy O
during O
the O
current O
year O
due O
to O
its O
strength O
, O
especially O
in O
the O
light O
of O
the O
serious O
strong O
steps O
taken O
by O
the O
government O
to O
not O
to O
concentrate O
on O
the O
petroleum O
factor O
. O

Regarding O
the O
company O
's O
competition O
for O
the O
third O
license O
to O
operate O
cell O
phones O
in O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
, O
he O
said O
that O
they O
have O
an O
alliance O
with O
the O
Turkish B-NORP
Turkcell O
Company O
to O
compete O
for O
this O
license O
, O
and O
as O
regards O
the O
license O
for O
fixed O
phones O
, O
the O
company O
will O
not O
enter O
into O
such O
competition O
. O

Regarding O
the O
investment O
in O
the O
Bank O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
said O
that O
the O
company O
had O
applied O
to O
invest O
as O
a O
representative O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
world O
and O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
based O
on O
a O
request O
made O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
authorities O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
company O
requested O
an O
investment O
of O
two O
billion O
dollars O
but O
had O
allocated O
only O
300 O
million O
dollars O
for O
the O
company O
and O
the O
deal O
went O
through O
. O

The O
profits O
gained O
from O
listing O
the O
company O
's O
shares O
amounted O
to O
about O
25 O
per O
cent O
. O

JARIR9@hotmail.com O

The O
Skull O
- O
capped O
One O

There O
is O
a O
number O
of O
questions O
whose O
answers O
would O
let O
us O
know O
what O
the O
course O
of O
the O
market O
will O
be O
? O

Is O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
's O
view O
with O
his O
team O
of O
analysts O
and O
consultants O
that O
these O
sinking O
levels O
might O
form O
a O
bottom O
to O
the O
market O
? O

Do O
these O
growing O
profits O
and O
collapsing O
prices O
form O
an O
historic O
opportunity O
for O
investment O
? O

Will O
the O
major O
investors O
return O
with O
the O
entry O
of O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
as O
it O
is O
generally O
known O
that O
any O
market O
has O
its O
bottom O
with O
the O
investors O
and O
its O
peak O
with O
the O
speculators O
? O

Has O
investment O
become O
more O
advantageous O
in O
the O
medium O
and O
long O
terms O
? O

Will O
the O
course O
of O
the O
market O
and O
the O
method O
of O
dealing O
with O
it O
change O
after O
a O
whole O
year O
of O
collapse O
? O

The O
features O
of O
the O
answers O
to O
this O
questions O
will O
become O
evident O
during O
the O
coming O
period O
, O
starting O
from O
tomorrow O
. O

There O
is O
no O
God O
but O
God O
and O
Mohammed B-PERSON
is O
the O
messenger O
of O
God O
. O

Dirawi B-PERSON

We O
are O
picking O
the O
condemnations O
of O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
from O
the O
news O
which O
the O
writer O
JARIR B-PERSON
has O
added O
and O
providing O
a O
commentary O
in O
red O
. O

through O
the O
increase O
of O
investment O
in O
the B-ORG
Samba I-ORG
Financial I-ORG
Group I-ORG
to O
make O
its O
share O
larger O
than O
5 O
percent O
; O
the O
industrial O
sector O
through O
the O
increase O
in O
investment O
in O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Industrialization I-ORG
Company I-ORG
to O
increase O
the O
share O
of O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
to O
more O
than O
10 O
percent O
; O
and O
the O
food O
production O
sector O
through O
the O
increase O
in O
investment O
in O
the B-ORG
Safola I-ORG
Company I-ORG
to O
make O
its O
share O
larger O
than O
13 O
percent O
; O
and O
the O
media O
sector O
through O
a O
new O
investment O
in O
the O
Saudi O
Research O
and O
Publishing O
company O
of O
a O
more O
than O
25 O
percent O
share O
in O
the O
company O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
the O
investment O
in O
a O
number O
of O
companies O
that O
will O
soon O
be O
publicly O
listed O
on O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
stock O
market O
, O
such O
as O
the O
Mid O
Gulf O
company O
in O
the O
insurance O
sector O
. O

During O
a O
press O
conference O
held O
be O
him O
yesterday O
at O
the O
Riyadh B-GPE
headquarters O
of O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
, O
Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
explained O
that O
pumping O
of O
this O
money O
had O
taken O
more O
time O
than O
anticipated O
. O
but O
confirmed O
that O
it O
was O
not O
for O
speculation O
but O
rather O
for O
investment O
. O

the O
relevant O
state O
authorities O
have O
been O
informed O
of O
these O
investments O
in O
pursuance O
of O
the O
principle O
of O
transparency O
being O
used O
. O

Months O
ago O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
declared O
the O
pumping O
of O
ten O
billion O
riyals O
and O
specified O
companies O
that O
were O
" O
respectable O
" O
according O
to O
his O
claim O
. O

He O
won O
the O
confidence O
of O
some O
and O
small O
speculators O
entered O
the O
market O
, O
whereupon O
an O
artificial O
surge O
occurred O
, O
then O
they O
were O
caught O
in O
the O
collapses O
which O
followed O
that O
made O
- O
up O
surge O
and O
which O
have O
continued O
until O
today O
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
had O
lost O
his O
credibility O
on O
the O
market O
. O

He O
had O
to O
change O
his O
rhetoric O
if O
he O
wanted O
to O
restore O
his O
credibility O
in O
order O
to O
continue O
his O
mission O
of O
beating O
the O
market O
-LRB- O
as O
some O
believe O
-RRB- O
. O

Thus O
he O
had O
to O
specify O
in O
his O
present O
statement O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
the O
names O
of O
the O
companies O
, O
the O
percentage O
he O
owns O
in O
each O
company O
-LRB- O
more O
than O
5 O
% O
in O
Samba B-ORG
, O
more O
than O
10 O
% O
in O
Manufacturing B-ORG
, O
more O
than O
13 O
% O
in O
Safola B-ORG
, O
more O
than O
25 O
% O
in O
Research B-ORG
, O
... O
etc. O
-RRB- O

Speaking O
of O
the O
timing O
of O
this O
announcement O
and O
the O
reasons O
for O
it O
, O
Prince O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
said O
that O
the O
undertaking O
to O
pump O
10 O
billion O
riyals O
into O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
market O
was O
made O
last O
March O
. O
and O
that O
the O
investment O
he O
had O
undertaken O
was O
not O
completed O
till O
two O
weeks O
ago O
and O
therefore O
it O
was O
being O
announced O
. O

It O
is O
not O
possible O
to O
believe O
that O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
had O
been O
" O
only O
" O
collecting O
since O
last O
March O
-LRB- O
almost O
a O
year O
ago O
-RRB- O
until O
now O
. O
Because O
, O
if O
that O
had O
happened O
, O
then O
the O
rates O
of O
his O
prices O
would O
be O
much O
higher O
than O
the O
current O
prices O
. O

This O
would O
be O
unreasonable O
behavior O
from O
an O
opportunist O
like O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
. O

And O
so O
this O
explanation O
of O
his O
is O
untruthful O
. O

" O
He O
expected O
that O
the O
current O
year O
would O
witness O
the O
restoration O
of O
equilibrium O
to O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
market O
after O
reaching O
a O
kind O
of O
sensibility O
. O
" O

This O
expression O
seems O
to O
have O
two O
sides O
to O
it O
: O

the O
first O
is O
to O
send O
a O
signal O
to O
the B-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
that O
he O
does O
not O
want O
to O
create O
a O
very O
strong O
imaginary O
surge O

and O
this O
might O
mean O
that O
the B-ORG
Market I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
is O
being O
informed O
that O
he O
will O
be O
satisfied O
with O
less O
profit O
than O
his O
-LRB- O
counterpart O
-RRB- O
and O
then O
get O
out O
. O

The O
second O
: O
to O
win O
the O
dealers O
' O
belief O
that O
the O
market O
might O
have O
hit O
the O
bottom O
and O
that O
they O
should O
safely O
enter O
with O
their O
cash O
and O
begin O
raising O
its O
index O
. O

" O
He O
explained O
that O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
authorities O
were O
insistent O
on O
driving O
out O
the O
speculators O
who O
were O
pushing O
the O
market O
into O
harming O
them O
and O
the O
small O
investors O
. O
" O

In O
this O
clause O
of O
the O
statement O
he O
is O
assuring O
the O
minds O
of O
dealers O
that O
does O
not O
intend O
to O
dispose O
of O
his O
shares O
to O
them O
through O
this O
action O
of O
his O
, O
and O
so O
they O
should O
enter O
and O
raise O
up O
the O
index O
of O
his O
companies O
. O

" O
the B-ORG
Kingdom I-ORG
Holding I-ORG
Company I-ORG
is O
investing O
in O
the O
market O
to O
restore O
confidence O
in O
it O
. O
" O

And O
" O
more O
importantly O
, O
the O
investor O
must O
be O
educated O
to O
invest O
in O
companies O
that O
have O
a O
good O
future O
. O
" O

Here O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
confirms O
sowing O
of O
trust O
in O
the O
hearts O
of O
speculators O
but O
only O
if O
they O
enter O
and O
give O
a O
boost O
to O
his O
companies O
. O

That O
's O
why O
he O
finished O
by O
saying O
" O
educating O
the O
investor O
" O

It O
is O
the O
pinnacle O
of O
education O
when O
the O
speculators O
enter O
into O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Waleed I-PERSON
's O
companies O
and O
get O
stuck O
, O
since O
the O
blow O
might O
be O
final O
. O

dirawy@gmail.com O

God O
help O
all O
those O
who O
help O
religion O
and O
forsake O
all O
those O
who O
forsake O
religion O
. O

Major O
- O
General O
of O
the O
Peninsula O

To O
God O
is O
our O
complaint O
and O
he O
is O
the O
best O
attorney O
against O
all O
those O
responsible O
for O
wasting O
the O
money O
of O
the O
poor O
and O
the O
hard O
- O
working O
. O

May O
God O
bring O
down O
destructive O
plagues O
on O
the O
money O
of O
those O
who O
cause O
losses O
to O
Moslems B-NORP
, O
God O
make O
their O
money O
cause O
them O
distress O
, O
oh O
Lord O
of O
both O
worlds O
. O

The O
jailer O
asked O
the O
Imam O
Ahmad O
bin O
Hanbal O
, O
" O
Am O
I O
one O
of O
the O
aides O
to O
oppression O
? O
" O

Imam B-PERSON
Ahmad I-PERSON
responded O
, O
" O
Nay O
, O
you O
are O
one O
of O
the O
oppressors O
themselves O
. O
" O

Dirawi B-PERSON

Abu O
Dilama O
Al O
- O
Waleed O
faught O
the O
poor O
over O
their O
daily O
bread O
and O
he O
was O
in O
no O
need O
for O
that O
, O
because O
what O
he O
gets O
from O
his O
investment O
and O
commercial O
activities O
can O
not O
be O
counted O
or O
calculated O
. O

But O
" O
greed O
and O
covetousness O
" O
have O
made O
him O
envy O
the O
poor O
their O
daily O
bread O
and O
he O
stole O
it O
from O
their O
mouths O
. O

Many O
people O
went O
bankrupt O
. O

Many O
homes O
were O
destroyed O
and O
collapsed O
and O
turned O
into O
places O
of O
poverty O
and O
want O
. O

To O
God O
is O
our O
complaint O
and O
He O
is O
the O
best O
attorney O
. O

dirawy@gmail.com O

God O
help O
those O
who O
help O
religion O
and O
forsake O
all O
those O
who O
forsake O
religion O
. O

Peres B-PERSON
in O
Doha B-GPE
Per O
Invitation O
from O
Mozah B-PERSON
. O

Al B-PERSON
Shaheen2005 I-PERSON

Israeli B-NORP
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
Shimon O
Peres O
began O
on O
Monday O
the O
highest O
level O
visit O
of O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
official O
to O
a O
Gulf B-ORG
country O
in O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
, O
when O
he O
arrived O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
for O
a O
two O
- O
day O
visit O
. O

The B-ORG
Associated I-ORG
Press I-ORG
attributed O
to O
Israeli B-NORP
officials O
that O
Peres B-PERSON
would O
appear O
on O
a O
television O
program O
in O
which O
he O
would O
answer O
questions O
about O
" O
important O
issues O
" O
from O
among O
300 O
Arab B-NORP
requests O
. O

The O
visit O
is O
the O
second O
for O
Peres O
to O
Qatar B-GPE
, O
which O
he O
visited O
before O
in O
1996 O
in O
his O
capacity O
as O
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
of O
Israel B-GPE
, O
according O
to O
the O
Chairman O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Commercial O
Delegation O
, O
Roi B-PERSON
Rosenblit I-PERSON
's O
, O
statement O
in O
Doha B-GPE
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
official O
emphasized O
that O
the O
visit O
has O
no O
political O
tincture O
and O
that O
he O
has O
not O
decided O
to O
meet O
with O
any O
Qatari B-NORP
official O
, O
-LRB- O
some O
sources O
had O
indicated O
that O
he O
might O
meet O
the O
Qatari B-NORP
Foreign O
Minister O
-RRB- O
. O

He O
clarified O
that O
Peres B-PERSON
had O
accepted O
an O
invitation O
from O
the O
BBC O
to O
participate O
in O
a O
program O
called O
" O
Doha B-WORK_OF_ART
Debates I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
in O
which O
several O
personalities O
participate O
. O

It O
is O
overseen O
by O
the O
First O
Lady O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
, O
Sheikha O
Mozah O
Bint O
Nasser O
Al O
Missned O
. O

My O
forehead O
is O
up O
. O

al_shaheen2005@hotmail.com O

Sakr B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Salam I-PERSON

Per O
an O
invitation O
from O
Mozah B-PERSON
? O

May O
God O
lead O
you O
to O
righteousness O
, O
my O
brother O
. O

What O
you O
conveyed O
just O
jams O
the O
name O
of O
Mozah B-PERSON
. O

I O
mean O
, O
the O
one O
who O
wrote O
the O
news O
deliberately O
intended O
it O
. O

He O
said O
to O
his O
wife O
: O
be O
silent O
. O

And O
he O
said O
to O
his O
son O
: O
shut O
up O
. O

Your O
voices O
distort O
my O
thinking O
. O

Do O
not O
utter O
a O
word O
. O

I O
want O
to O
write O
about O
freedom O
of O
expression O
! O

Al B-PERSON
Shaheen2005 I-PERSON

Intended O
it O
or O
not O
, O
do O
you O
expect O
that O
anything O
happens O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
today O
without O
the O
approval O
of O
Her O
Highness O
Sheikha O
Mozah O
? O

Sheikha O
Mozah O
seeks O
to O
please O
America B-GPE
by O
all O
means O
, O
even O
if O
all O
the O
citizens O
of O
the O
country O
disagree O
with O
her O
... O
and O
the O
goal O
is O
known O
. O

Accept O
the O
regards O
of O
your O
brother O
. O

My O
forehead O
is O
up O
. O

al_shaheen2005@hotmail.com O

Asiri B-PERSON

In O
which O
he O
answers O
questions O
about O
" O
important O
issues O
" O
from O
among O
300 O
Arab B-NORP
requests O
!!! O

They O
became O
-LRB- O
solvers O
-RRB- O
of O
issues O
, O
the O
likes O
of O
Peres B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
ones O
like O
them O
. O

Then O
we O
can O
say O
we O
have O
reached O
solutions O
!! O

My O
regards O
, O
brother O
Al B-PERSON
Shaheen I-PERSON
. O

My O
regards O
and O
appreciation O
to O
all O
. O

Sada B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Harf I-PERSON

First O
Lady O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
?!!! O

Maybe O
her O
name O
is O
Mozah B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
? O

Glory O
and O
thanks O
to O
God O
, O
as O
much O
as O
His O
creations O
, O
His O
self O
- O
satisfaction O
, O
the O
loftiness O
of O
His O
Throne O
, O
and O
the O
extent O
of O
His O
words O
. O

For O
communication O
: O
alsaha100@yahoo.com O
. O

Sakr B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Salam I-PERSON

And O
what O
is O
the O
goal O
of O
the O
Sheikha O
, O
if O
you O
please O
? O

I O
swear O
to O
God O
, O
as O
I O
understand O
from O
your O
words O
, O
it O
is O
not O
a O
good O
goal O
. O

Accept O
my O
regards O
. O

He O
said O
to O
his O
wife O
: O
be O
silent O
. O

And O
he O
said O
to O
his O
son O
: O
shut O
up O
. O

Your O
voices O
distort O
my O
thinking O
. O

Do O
not O
utter O
a O
word O
. O

I O
want O
to O
write O
about O
freedom O
of O
expression O
! O

Fahd2000 B-PERSON

I O
expect O
she O
would O
govern O
Qatar B-GPE
-- O

But O
it O
is O
said O
that O
Qatar B-GPE
is O
democratic O
. O

It O
is O
the O
first O
to O
assign O
a O
woman O
this O
position O
in O
the O
region O
...... O

By O
the O
way O
, O
the O
First O
Lady O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
, O
we O
knew O
........ O

who O
is O
the O
First O
Man O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
? O

A O
lot O
of O
people O
from O
three O
Gulf B-ORG
countries O
... O
use O
this O
name O
..! O

For O
communication O
type O
the O
email O
and O
do O
not O
paste O
it O

-LRB- O
i_am_s4udi@yahoo.com O
-RRB- O

Al B-PERSON
Shaheen2005 I-PERSON

Doha B-GPE
-LRB- O
Reuters B-ORG
-RRB- O
- O

Israeli B-NORP
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
Shimon O
Peres O
quoted O
the O
Prince O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
as O
saying O
the B-ORG
Islamic I-ORG
Resistance I-ORG
Movement I-ORG
-LRB- O
Hamas B-ORG
-RRB- O
would O
make O
peace O
if O
Israel B-GPE
would O
abandon O
the O
lands O
it O
occupied O
in O
the O
1967 O
war O
. O

Peres B-PERSON
said O
he O
also O
discussed O
Iran B-GPE
's O
nuclear O
ambitions O
with O
Sheikh O
Hamad O
Bin O
Khalifa O
Al O
Thani O
, O
Prince O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
, O
during O
a O
rare O
visit O
to O
the O
American O
- O
allied O
Gulf B-ORG
country O
, O
his O
first O
in O
a O
decade O
. O

" O
In O
his O
judgment O
, O
if O
Israel B-GPE
would O
go O
back O
to O
the O
borders O
of O
1967 O
, O
Hamas B-ORG
would O
make O
peace O
with O
Israel B-GPE
, O
" O
Peres B-PERSON
told O
reporters O
after O
the O
meeting O
. O

" O
He O
-LRB- O
Sheikh O
Hamad O
-RRB- O
says O
Hamas B-ORG
was O
elected O
, O
and O
he O
thinks O
Hamas B-ORG
is O
more O
pragmatic O
than O
we O
think O
. O
" O

Peres B-PERSON
said O
about O
the O
Hamas O
movement O
, O
which O
won O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
elections O
in O
2006 O
and O
refuses O
to O
recognize O
the O
Jewish O
state O
, O
" O
I O
told O
him O
that O
Hamas B-ORG
has O
refused O
to O
meet O
. O

Hamas B-ORG
has O
announced O
it O
will O
not O
recognize O
the O
signed O
agreements O
between O
us O
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O
" O

Israel B-GPE
" O
should O
, O
pay O
so O
much O
attention O
to O
their O
declarations O
, O
as O
they O
have O
to O
please O
another O
audience O
, O
" O
he O
reported O
Sheikh O
Hamad O
as O
saying O
in O
the O
meeting O
, O
which O
lasted O
for O
one O
hour O
, O
and O
which O
he O
described O
as O
" O
frank O
and O
amiable O
. O
" O

Peres B-PERSON
said O
the O
talks O
also O
addressed O
Iran B-GPE
's O
nuclear O
program O
. O

He O
said O
Israel B-GPE
would O
back O
increased O
" O
economic O
pressure O
and O
a O
psychological O
campaign O
" O
against O
the O
government O
of O
Iranian B-NORP
President O
Mahmoud O
Ahmadinejad O
, O
who O
is O
a O
sworn O
enemy O
of O
Israel B-GPE
. O

" O
I O
do O
not O
think O
Israel B-GPE
has O
a O
problem O
with O
Iran B-GPE
; O
it O
has O
a O
problem O
with O
Ahmadinejad B-PERSON
, O
" O
Peres B-PERSON
said O
. O

Peres B-PERSON
said O
that O
there O
is O
" O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
dissatisfaction O
inside O
Iran B-GPE
" O
with O
the O
policies O
of O
Ahmadinejad B-PERSON
. O

" O
You O
can O
not O
feed O
your O
children O
enriched O
uranium O
for O
breakfast O
. O
You O
need O
something O
more O
than O
that O
, O
" O
he O
added O
. O

Iran B-GPE
's O
neighbors O
in O
the O
Gulf O
expressed O
their O
concern O
over O
Iran B-GPE
's O
nuclear O
plans O
, O
and O
Saudi B-NORP
officials O
said O
that O
an O
Iran B-GPE
which O
owns O
nuclear O
weapons O
could O
spur O
a O
regional O
arms O
race O
. O

Peres B-PERSON
was O
the O
most O
senior O
Israeli B-NORP
official O
to O
visit O
Doha B-GPE
in O
1996 O
when O
he O
opened O
a O
trade O
office O
in O
the O
country O
. O

There O
are O
no O
official O
diplomatic O
relations O
with O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

Qatar B-GPE
and O
several O
other O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
ended O
an O
economic O
ban O
on O
Israel B-GPE
after O
it O
signed O
interim O
peace O
agreements O
with O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
in O
1993 O
, O
but O
relations O
deteriorated O
after O
the O
outbreak O
of O
the O
uprising O
in O
2000 O
. O

My O
forehead O
is O
up O
. O

al_shaheen2005@hotmail.com O

Al B-PERSON
Shaheen2005 I-PERSON

Esseri B-PERSON
. O

A O
crisis O
and O
what O
a O
crisis O
... O

In O
general O
, O
I O
believe O
they O
will O
look O
for O
any O
justification O
in O
order O
to O
attract O
the O
likes O
of O
Peres B-PERSON
in O
a O
way O
that O
facilitates O
his O
attendance O
and O
presence O
. O

It O
is O
ok O
also O
if O
that O
lecture O
story O
is O
used O
, O
as O
long O
as O
it O
achieves O
the O
goal O
. O

Sufficient O
unto O
us O
is O
God O
, O
and O
He O
is O
the O
best O
supporter O
. O

My O
forehead O
is O
up O
. O

al_shaheen2005@hotmail.com O

A O
New O
Scandal O
: O
The O
Lebanese B-NORP
Hezbollah B-NORP
.. O
Buying O
People O
and O
Exploiting O
Their O
Needs O
. O

My O
head O
is O
raised O

Although O
snakes O
may O
be O
soft O
to O
the O
touch O
, O
...... O
when O
turned O
over O
they O
have O
harmful O
fangs O
. O

Some O
were O
astonished O
by O
the O
number O
of O
people O
who O
are O
staging O
strikes O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
who O
oppose O
the O
legitimate O
government O
of O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Siniora I-PERSON
, O
and O
who O
considered O
this O
as O
mobilization O
on O
the O
part O
of O
Hezbollah B-NORP
and O
its O
supporters O
and O
a O
confirmation O
of O
the O
strength O
of O
this O
organization O
. O

But O
the O
truth O
is O
completely O
different O
from O
that O
, O
since O
the O
majority O
of O
strikers O
are O
jobless O
and O
they O
have O
found O
in O
these O
strikes O
something O
that O
provides O
them O
with O
money O
, O
shelter O
, O
and O
food O
. O
Especially O
after O
it O
became O
clear O
that O
these O
strikers O
are O
paid O
money O
by O
Hezbollah B-NORP
. O

Each O
striker O
is O
paid O
$ O
20 O
a O
day O
. O

Imagine O
a O
Lebanese B-NORP
family O
on O
strike O
. O

There O
are O
five O
members O
, O
for O
example O
, O
so O
they O
will O
get O
$ O
100 O
a O
day O
, O
which O
is O
a O
large O
sum O
for O
them O
that O
they O
would O
not O
get O
under O
any O
circumstances O
, O
except O
through O
this O
strike O
which O
they O
wish O
would O
last O
forever O
. O

Hezbollah B-NORP
buys O
these O
people O
and O
exploits O
their O
needs O
to O
achieve O
a O
goal O
and O
political O
aims O
.. O

It O
is O
noticed O
that O
the O
officials O
in O
Hezbollah B-NORP
prevent O
any O
stranger O
from O
entering O
the O
places O
of O
the O
strikes O
or O
trying O
to O
get O
in O
touch O
or O
talk O
with O
some O
of O
the O
strikers O
for O
fear O
of O
revealing O
these O
secrets O
. O

The O
senator O
.. O

Nothing O
new O
my O
brother O
as O
implied O
by O
the O
title O
of O
the O
subject O
, O
because O
Hezbo B-ORG
Allat I-ORG
trades O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
. O

And O
the O
most O
important O
thing O
on O
its O
agenda O
is O
to O
take O
over O
the O
reins O
of O
power O
to O
continue O
the O
march O
of O
its O
service O
to O
Iran B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
Muslim B-NORP

Hahahahahahaahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahah O
. O
hahahahahahahahaha O

And O
you O
-- O
how O
did O
you O
find O
out O
the O
secret O
, O
you O
dangerous O
person O
? O
Zzzzz O

And O
not O
the O
Mossad O
, O
sheikh O
. O

The O
senator O
.. O

The O
habit O
of O
Shiites B-NORP
is O
lying O
and O
trickery O
, O
and O
deceit O
. O

My O
head O
is O
raised O

My O
brother O
the O
senator O
. O
Yes O
, O
this O
is O
the O
truth O
. O

Hezbollah B-NORP
is O
trading O
in O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
people O
to O
serve O
its O
aims O
and O
the O
aims O
of O
those O
who O
stand O
behind O
it O
.. O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
party O
today O
are O
with O
Iran B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
, O
and O
here O
it O
is O
serving O
them O
with O
all O
its O
strength O
... O

Accept O
my O
respect O
. O

My O
head O
is O
raised O

My O
brother O
. O
The O
facts O
are O
clear O
and O
do O
not O
need O
further O
explanations O
. O

Last O
week O
I O
was O
in O
-LRB- O
Beirut B-GPE
-RRB- O
on O
a O
special O
visit O
. O

I O
have O
relationships O
with O
many O
Lebanese B-NORP
-LRB- O
Sunnis O
and O
Shiites O
-RRB- O
and O
I O
saw O
what O
is O
happening O
on O
the O
ground O
of O
reality O
. O

The O
thing O
is O
no O
secret O
, O
and O
any O
visitor O
who O
is O
eager O
to O
know O
these O
facts O
can O
reach O
them O
. O

I'll O
mention O
to O
you O
a O
report O
written O
by O
an O
American B-NORP
writer O
who O
speaks O
about O
some O
of O
these O
issues O
, O
particularly O
the O
attempt O
of O
Hezbollah B-NORP
to O
obscure O
the O
facts O
related O
to O
the O
strikes O
and O
prevent O
their O
disclosure O
. O

My O
regards O
to O
you O
. O

Kissinger B-PERSON

How O
cheap O
by O
God O
! O

Intellectual O
of O
the O
top O

Brother O
, O
my O
head O
is O
raised O
. O

Peace O
to O
you O
and O
God O
's O
mercy O
and O
blessings O
. O

Yes O
, O
we O
have O
heard O
such O
talk O
more O
than O
once O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
the O
sums O
of O
money O
they O
are O
being O
provided O
with O
clothes O
. O

They O
try O
to O
recruit O
them O
from O
the O
areas O
of O
the O
south O
known O
for O
extreme O
poverty O
. O

All O
these O
expenses O
are O
paid O
by O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
government O
which O
is O
trying O
to O
control O
the O
region O
, O
whether O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
or O
Syria B-GPE
or O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
a O
new O
scandal O
for O
this O
party O
which O
is O
exploiting O
the O
needs O
of O
the O
people O
to O
implement O
its O
plans O
. O

And O
peace O
to O
you O
. O

The O
Imagination99 O

Confirming O
the O
words O
of O
brother O
, O
my O
head O
is O
raised O
. O
This O
is O
the O
source O
of O
the O
news O
. O

http://www.al-majalla.com/ListNews.a...=1175&MenuID=8 O

My O
head O
is O
raised O

Yes O
, O
how O
cheap O
, O
really O
, O
to O
buy O
attitudes O
, O
allegiances O
, O
values O
with O
a O
bunch O
of O
dollars O
.. O

Honorable O
people O
are O
not O
bought O
. O

Thank O
you O
.. O

My O
head O
is O
raised O

Intellectual O
of O
the O
top O
Have O
a O
pleasant O
evening O
. O

The O
strange O
thing O
is O
that O
we O
find O
people O
who O
try O
to O
deny O
the O
existence O
of O
things O
such O
as O
these O
. O

I O
think O
he O
knows O
the O
truth O
but O
because O
of O
doctrinal O
positions O
or O
financial O
gains O
or O
certain O
political O
inclinations O
you O
find O
him O
closing O
his O
mind O
, O
throwing O
these O
facts O
behind O
his O
back O
, O
and O
enjoying O
the O
attempt O
to O
promote O
and O
polish O
falsehood O
. O

My O
regards O
. O

Hey O
, O
folks O
in O
Al O
- O
Qasim O
, O
is O
the O
news O
I O
heard O
true O
? O

Honestly O
, O
I O
did O
not O
believe O
it O
. O

Nasri B-PERSON

I O
was O
talking O
to O
a O
young O
man O
from O
al B-NORP
- I-NORP
Qasim I-NORP
this O
afternoon O
on O
the O
Messenger O
, O

and O
he O
gave O
me O
this O
news O
that O
hit O
me O
like O
a O
bolt O
of O
lightening O
. O

He O
said O
: O
there O
is O
a O
women O
's O
coffee O
shop O
in O
Barida B-NORP
, O
and O
he O
gave O
me O
its O
name O
- O
" O
Jothun B-FAC
" O
. O

What O
's O
going O
on O
, O
folks O
? O

A O
women O
's O
coffee O
shop O
, O
and O
where O
! O
In O
Barida B-NORP
! O

Anyways O
, O
I O
did O
not O
believe O
it O
. O

I O
sat O
down O
in O
the O
evening O
to O
read O
a O
book O
, O
but O
I O
could O
n't O
. O

" O
A O
women O
's O
coffee O
shop O
in O
Barida B-NORP
" O
just O
locked O
into O
my O
mind O
. O

as O
if O
I O
could O
feel O
the O
sights O
of O
the O
Barida B-NORP
people O
on O
that O
coffee O
shop O
-LRB- O
with O
a O
disco O
-RRB- O
I O
sat O
imagining O
that O
coffee O
shop O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
you O
think O
of O
that O
coffee O
shop O
, O
the O
modern O
means O
of O
doing O
something O
sinful O
comes O
to O
your O
mind O
-LRB- O
text O
messages O
-RRB- O
, O
sealed O
with O
the O
words O
-LRB- O
sin O
and O
spread O
it O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
sat O
imagining O
that O
coffee O
shop O
in O
its O
place O

I O
imagined O
the O
organization O
surrounding O
it O
, O

I O
imagined O
the O
bearded O
ones O
speaking O
about O
women O
who O
came O
to O
sip O
cappuccinos O
, O

Drinking O
that O
coffee O
is O
forbidden O
by O
its O
very O
name O
, O
as O
everything O
that O
is O
unknown O
is O
forbidden O
. O

You O
will O
not O
find O
" O
mocca O
" O
you O
will O
find O
the O
Al O
- O
Rasini O
blend O
. O

By O
God O
, O
please O
, O
-LRB- O
a O
male O
reciter O
of O
the O
Koran B-WORK_OF_ART
who O
blends O
coffee O
-RRB- O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
a O
male O
coffee O
blend O
. O

What O
will O
they O
offer O
there O
? O

Will O
it O
be O
the O
Qasimi B-NORP
kalija O
fresh O
from O
the O
bakery O
to O
the O
table O
? O

Will O
fatit O
take O
the O
place O
of O
gateau O
and O
tiramisu O
? O

We O
will O
not O
find O
croissants O
, O
to O
be O
replaced O
by O
the O
same O
letter O
-LRB- O
" O
carath O
" O
-LSB- O
= O
leek O
-RSB- O
and O
hot O
bread O
-RRB- O
, O

Will O
a O
bunch O
of O
be-socked O
and O
be-gloved O
ladies O
storm O
that O
place O
to O
report O
back O
to O
their O
husbands O
what O
is O
happening O
there O
? O

Will O
they O
volunteer O
to O
spread O
revivalist O
consciousness O
among O
the O
women O
-LRB- O
take O
your O
copy O
-RRB- O
made O
up O
of O
a O
bag O
containing O
books O
of O
horror O
stories O
+ O
gloves O
+ O
socks O
+ O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Virtues I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Staying I-WORK_OF_ART
Home I-WORK_OF_ART
tape I-WORK_OF_ART
or O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
tape I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
Forbidden I-WORK_OF_ART
Acts I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
Shopping I-WORK_OF_ART
Malls I-WORK_OF_ART
, O

And O
so O
you O
will O
not O
smell O
the O
scent O
of O
perfume O
there O
, O
perhaps O
the O
fragrance O
of O
agarwood O
and O
frankincense O
, O
and O
maybe O
henna O
, O
the O
make O
- O
up O
of O
the O
women O
from O
the O
revivalist O
movement O

and O
given O
the O
hallucinations O
of O
the O
revivalist O
women O
about O
the O
Evil O
Eye O
, O
there O
is O
no O
objection O
to O
a O
young O
girl O
doing O
the O
rounds O
with O
a O
cup O
into O
which O
all O
present O
will O
spit O
because O
a O
girl O
who O
visited O
the O
place O
yesterday O
evening O
had O
developed O
a O
headache O
and O
minds O
veered O
towards O
the O
illness O
of O
the O
revivalist O
women O
-LRB- O
the O
Evil O
Eye O
-RRB- O

Aaaaahhh O
, O
how O
I O
wish O
to O
be O
standing O
now O
in O
that O
place O

If O
you O
were O
saved O
from O
the O
lion O
do O
n't O
start O
wishing O
to O
hunt O
it O
Mona O
Lisa O

Praise O
be O
to O
God O

.. O

This O
is O
a O
good O
deed O
from O
amongst O
my O
good O
deeds O
on O
the O
forum O
, O
that O
I O
made O
such O
creatures O
get O
out O
of O
here O
and O
shut O
the O
door O
behind O
them O

do O
not O
forget O
this O
service O
of O
mine O
and O
do O
n't O
be O
afraid O

I O
have O
forgiven O
you O
with O
a O
penalty O
clause O

Thanks O

Do O
not O
stare O
at O
the O
sun O
to O
find O
out O
its O
secrets O
, O
you O
might O
become O
blind O

Invulnerable B-PERSON

It O
seems O
my O
transmitted O
reply O
angered O
you O
more O
, O
Nasri B-PERSON
, O
because O
I O
can O
see O
you O
.. O
have O
responded O
twice O
, O
I O
do O
not O
know O
whether O
out O
of O
hallucinating O
or O
the O
foolish O
talk O
from O
Saturday O
and O
Sunday O
. O

The O
blame O
is O
on O
the O
poster O
and O
it O
might O
have O
been O
a O
female O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
not O
a O
male O
. O

Anyways O
, O
it O
does O
not O
bother O
me O
whether O
you O
get O
your O
head O
angry O
or O
content O
, O
as O
it O
is O
nearer O
to O
it O
all O
. O

I O
liked O
the O
reply O
of O
No. O
69 O
, O
I O
asked O
it O
in O
the O
eighties O
and O
especially O
as O
the O
question O
was O
about O
you O
moving O
from O
one O
predicament O
to O
a O
lesser O
one O
. O

We O
are O
waiting O
for O
the O
answer O
from O
you O
, O
Cafe B-FAC
Al I-FAC
- I-FAC
Rasini I-FAC

Women O
are O
of O
two O
kinds O
: O
one O
who O
makes O
a O
home O
for O
the O
man O
and O
one O
that O
makes O
a O
man O
for O
the O
home O
, O
the O
second O
is O
greater O
. O

hawawy100@hotmail.com O

Nasri B-PERSON

My O
brother O
Salaam O
88 O
: O
Thank O
you O
for O
the O
present O
, O

Your O
present O
has O
been O
accepted O
. O

My O
brother O
The O
Freedom O
: O
I O
did O
n't O
understand O
what O
you O
mean O
? O

My O
brother O
Abdullah B-PERSON
: O
Thank O
you O
for O
gentle O
response O
. O

My O
brother O
Numas B-PERSON
My O
great O
respects O
for O
the O
al B-NORP
- I-NORP
Qasim I-NORP
people O
! O

But O
constructive O
criticism O
even O
if O
satirical O
does O
not O
offend O
. O

Do O
not O
be O
sensitive O
to O
this O
degree O
! O

If O
you O
were O
saved O
from O
the O
lion O
do O
n't O
start O
wishing O
to O
hunt O
it O

Mim B-PERSON

Nasri B-PERSON
A O
simple O
question O
I O
swear O
I O
do O
n't O
mean O
anything O
... O
and O
I O
am O
not O
joking O
Are O
you O
a O
Sunni O
Moslem O
?? O

-LRB- O
If O
you O
wish O
to O
answer O
me O
to O
my O
private O
email O
, O
you O
can O
do O
so O
-RRB- O

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Abu O
Mohammed O
. O

Ready O
For O
the O
Forum O

A O
word O
to O
the O
moderators O
... O
Do O
n't O
the O
people O
of O
this O
country O
, O
who O
have O
been O
badmouthed O
by O
this O
deviant O
, O
deserve O
respect O
from O
you O
? O

Do O
n't O
the O
members O
who O
belong O
to O
it O
deserve O
respect O
from O
you O
? O

Are O
n't O
the O
Islamic O
principles O
and O
religious O
precepts O
which O
this O
relapsed O
person O
has O
made O
fun O
of O
value O
to O
you O
? O

Moderators O
, O
you O
have O
disciplined O
, O
limited O
and O
deleted O
postings O
lighter O
than O
these O
... O

This O
member O
provokes O
the O
members O
, O
posters O
and O
readers O
with O
his O
postings O
and O
replies O
, O
and O
defames O
this O
forum O
at O
other O
forums O
.. O

This O
sick O
person O
has O
exploited O
the O
free O
space O
made O
available O
to O
him O
to O
abuse O
religion O
, O
principles O
and O
members O
. O

For O
this O
reason O
, O
it O
is O
a O
negative O
freedom O
that O
does O
n't O
work O
with O
this O
sick O
person O
. O

Freedom O
is O
for O
those O
who O
research O
, O
debates O
and O
proposes O
serious O
matters O
about O
which O
he O
exchanges O
opinion O
and O
thoughts O
with O
others O
in O
respectful O
way O
. O

But O
to O
badmouth O
a O
broad O
cross O
- O
section O
of O
the O
community O
and O
make O
fun O
of O
those O
posting O
under O
the O
pretext O
of O
" O
satirical O
criticism O
" O
, O
is O
acceptable O
neither O
to O
yourselves O
nor O
to O
your O
nations O
.. O

God O
knows O
what O
the O
intentions O
are O
. O

ageel-al9labah@hotmail.com..@z@aabalsaah O

Ready O
for O
the O
Forum O

Brother O
Mim O
.. O
This O
sick O
person O
is O
looking O
for O
notoriety O

He O
presents O
the O
liberals O
' O
annoying O
and O
distressing O
subjects O
, O
then O
searches O
in O
Google B-ORG
to O
see O
who O
copied O
a O
subject O
and O
who O
spoke O
about O
it O
... O

The O
most O
important O
thing O
for O
him O
is O
to O
become O
famous O
... O
even O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
his O
honor O
, O
if O
he O
has O
any O

.. O
otherwise O
, O
what O
normal O
, O
reasonable O
person O
gets O
abused O
and O
insulted O
in O
a O
forum O
, O
then O
directs O
others O
to O
that O
forum O
, O
and O
links O
to O
where O
he O
was O
insulted O
to O
prove O
his O
notoriety O
!! O

I O
hope O
the O
moderators O
will O
take O
serious O
action O
against O
this O
sick O
person O
.. O

Because O
normal O
people O
have O
been O
stopped O
... O

and O
what O
about O
this O
mental O
? O

ageel-al9labah@hotmail.com..@z@aabal-Saah O

Mim B-PERSON

Brother O
Ready O
for O
the O
Forum O
Thank O
you O
for O
the O
brief O
introduction O
to O
Nasri B-PERSON

But O
I O
still O
insist O
on O
hearing O
the O
answer O
from O
him O
directly O
, O
my O
question O
is O
still O
open O
. O

I O
repeat O
and O
I O
say O
it O
again O
... O
If O
you O
want O
it O
to O
the O
private O
mail O
, O
I O
have O
no O
objection O
. O

Only O
God O
brings O
success O
, O
no O
one O
else O
. O

Nasri B-PERSON

Our O
sister O
Hissa B-PERSON
Machiavelli I-PERSON
It O
seems O
that O
your O
aspirations O
are O
in O
conflict O
with O
your O
desires O
just O
as O
the O
first O
part O
of O
your O
handle O
cancels O
its O
last O
out O
. O

The O
disadvantaged O
wishes O
and O
the O
strong O
acts O
, O
and O
you O
have O
disadvantaged O
yourself O
to O
satisfy O
others O
. O

However O
, O
your O
contradictory O
handle O
has O
enabled O
me O
to O
invent O
myself O
a O
contradictory O
handle O
and O
call O
it O
The O
Unfaithful O
Divorcee O
. O

It O
is O
shameful O
to O
decide O
that O
our O
desires O
are O
the O
correct O
act O
, O
and O
that O
they O
are O
the O
ideal O
for O
life O
. O

Perhaps O
this O
is O
as O
a O
result O
of O
a O
concealed O
pride O
, O
but O
why O
do O
you O
judge O
the O
acts O
of O
others O
as O
sick O
and O
yours O
as O
perfect O
? O

The O
same O
rationale O
that O
allows O
you O
to O
judge O
the O
acts O
of O
others O
has O
allowed O
us O
to O
judge O
you O
!! O

My O
brother O
Misu B-PERSON
It O
seems O
that O
your O
insults O
are O
of O
two O
kinds O
: O
one O
encoded O
and O
the O
other O
decoded O
. O

If O
only O
you O
would O
encode O
all O
your O
replies O
! O

If O
you O
were O
saved O
from O
the O
lion O
do O
n't O
start O
wishing O
to O
hunt O
it O

A O
Saudi B-NORP
woman O
issues O
a O
voice O
recording O
in O
which O
she O
mourns O
her O
brother O
and O
demands O
the O
punishment O
of O
his O
killers O
. O

HAD1999 B-PERSON

In O
a O
unique O
way O
, O
a O
young O
Saudi B-NORP
woman O
has O
resorted O
to O
issuing O
a O
sound O
tape O
in O
which O
she O
mourns O
her O
brother O
murdered O
in O
Hafr B-GPE
Al I-GPE
Batin I-GPE
, O
in O
the O
hope O
of O
rekindling O
interest O
in O
his O
case O
, O
in O
which O
3 O
young O
men O
were O
accused O
of O
killing O
him O
and O
which O
has O
not O
so O
far O
been O
resolved O
. O

The O
tape O
contains O
excerpts O
of O
poetry O
, O
dramatic O
voice O
recitals O
, O
detailed O
accounts O
of O
the O
young O
man O
's O
murder O
circumstances O
of O
the O
background O
to O
the O
investigation O
of O
the O
case O
for O
which O
the O
young O
woman O
is O
demanding O
expedited O
proceedings O
and O
punishment O
of O
those O
involved O
. O

The O
details O
of O
the O
case O
go O
back O
4 O
years O
to O
the O
time O
when O
the O
girl O
's O
brother O
, O
Abdullah B-PERSON
Khaled I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Harbi I-PERSON
-LRB- O
18 O
years O
old O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
his O
friend O
were O
murdered O
on O
the O
first O
day O
of O
Eidul O
Adha O
1423 O
H O
. O

3 O
young O
men O
were O
accused O
of O
killing O
both O
, O
and O
were O
investigated O
. O

Incriminating O
evidence O
was O
found O
despite O
denials O
by O
two O
of O
them O
and O
a O
confession O
to O
the O
crime O
by O
the O
third O
, O
according O
to O
the O
report O
prepared O
by O
colleague O
Safr B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Azman I-PERSON
and O
published O
by O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
paper O
" O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
watan I-ORG
" O
. O

The O
girl O
said O
that O
the O
idea O
of O
the O
tape O
was O
born O
following O
failure O
to O
obtain O
response O
to O
her O
demands O
that O
the O
investigation O
proceedings O
be O
expedited O
and O
the O
accused O
tried O
. O

She O
indicated O
that O
she O
had O
been O
working O
on O
the O
tape O
for O
about O
a O
year O
, O
writing O
its O
poems O
. O

She O
also O
wrote O
stories O
based O
on O
the O
incident O
and O
backed O
them O
up O
with O
religious O
hymns O
, O
chosing O
" O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
Cry I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Pain I-WORK_OF_ART
" O
as O
its O
title O
. O

For O
his O
part O
, O
an O
unnamed O
source O
from O
the O
Public O
Investigation O
and O
Prosecutor O
's O
Board O
in O
the O
Eastern O
Province O
explained O
that O
the O
case O
in O
question O
had O
been O
brought O
before O
the O
authorities O
concerned O
after O
it O
was O
returned O
from O
the B-ORG
Hafr I-ORG
Al I-ORG
Batin I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
indicating O
that O
the O
case O
had O
the O
attention O
of O
both O
the O
Prince O
of O
the O
Eastern O
Province O
and O
his O
deputy O
and O
that O
they O
were O
following O
up O
on O
it O
. O

The O
source O
disclosed O
that O
the O
case O
against O
the O
accussed O
had O
been O
re-opened O
following O
the O
formation O
of O
another O
high O
- O
ranking O
board O
that O
includes O
a O
number O
of O
investigators O
from O
the O
Ministry O
of O
the O
Interior O
who O
were O
moved O
to O
Central B-ORG
Investigation I-ORG
in O
the O
town O
of O
Dammam B-GPE
. O

Say O
something O
good O
, O
or O
be O
silent O
. O

The O
most O
dangerous O
agreement O
that O
disinherits O
Iraq B-GPE
from O
its O
oil O
resources O
is O
being O
signed O
whilst O
the O
world O
is O
occupied O
with O
the O
execution O
of O
the O
presi- O

The O
Killer O
of O
the O
Killed O

The O
most O
dangerous O
agreement O
that O
disinherits O
Iraq B-GPE
from O
its O
oil O
resources O
is O
being O
signed O
whilst O
the O
world O
is O
preoccupied O
with O
the O
execution O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
president O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O

The O
timing O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
administration O
's O
decision O
to O
deliver O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
to O
the O
gallows O
to O
coincide O
with O
the O
announcement O
by O
the O
deputy O
prime O
minister O
Barham B-PERSON
Salih I-PERSON
of O
the O
endorsement O
of O
the O
new O
draft O
bill O
on O
oil O
resources O
aroused O
interest O
. O

The O
announcement O
raised O
fears O
that O
the O
implementation O
of O
the O
death O
sentence O
might O
be O
used O
to O
cover O
the O
issue O
of O
oil O
at O
this O
time O
. O

The O
draft O
of O
the O
law O
was O
formulated O
in O
complete O
secrecy O
, O
away O
from O
Iraqi B-NORP
public O
opinion O
. O

The O
draft O
has O
been O
in O
the O
possession O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
government O
for O
some O
months O
according O
to O
what O
the O
US O
Secretary O
of O
the O
Treasury O
said O
during O
his O
visit O
to O
Baghdad B-GPE
last O
autumn O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
the O
Baker O
- O
Hamilton O
report O
about O
US B-GPE
policy O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
stressed O
that O
on O
pressuring O
to O
get O
the O
new O
bill O
issued O
. O

It O
seems O
that O
the O
endorsement O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
of O
the O
draft O
bill O
on O
the O
exploitation O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
national O
oil O
resources O
is O
much O
more O
important O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
than O
showing O
the O
draft O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
and O
having O
it O
debated O
by O
their O
independent O
organizations O
, O
its O
intellectuals O
, O
its O
professionals O
and O
the O
general O
public O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
the O
government O
is O
concerned O
with O
consultations O
behind O
the O
scenes O
with O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
and O
with O
the O
American B-NORP
advisers O
more O
than O
it O
is O
interested O
in O
bringing O
about O
the O
right O
climate O
inside O
Iraq B-GPE
for O
exhaustive O
discussions O
ending O
with O
a O
calm O
decision O
in O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
nation O
. O

If O
this O
climate O
was O
impossible O
in O
the O
light O
of O
the O
Occupation B-EVENT
and O
the O
savage O
terrorism O
circumstances O
and O
in O
the O
light O
of O
the O
lack O
of O
the O
state O
's O
sovereignty O
, O
it O
would O
be O
wiser O
to O
postpone O
the O
issuing O
of O
a O
new O
bill O
incompatible O
with O
the O
precepts O
of O
the O
national O
oil O
policy O
, O
which O
has O
been O
in O
existence O
for O
half O
a O
century O
, O
until O
a O
time O
when O
conditions O
are O
suitable O
for O
a O
serious O
debate O
and O
for O
a O
wide O
- O
scale O
public O
participation O
in O
the O
formulation O
of O
any O
serious O
decision O
to O
be O
taken O
in O
this O
sphere O
. O

However O
, O
the O
government O
seems O
subject O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
' O
dictates O
that O
have O
expressed O
in O
various O
ways O
its O
insistence O
on O
handing O
over O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
oil O
resources O
to O
foreign O
companies O
as O
one O
of O
the O
main O
aims O
of O
the O
Occupation B-EVENT
. O

The O
government O
of O
the O
previous O
prime O
minister O
, O
Ibrahim B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jaafari I-PERSON
, O
made O
an O
undertaking O
to O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
to O
issue O
a O
comprehensive O
law O
governing O
the O
exploitation O
of O
oil O
resources O
by O
the O
end O
of O
2006 O
, O
in O
preparing O
for O
soliciting O
foreign O
corporate O
investment O
in O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
oil O
industry O
with O
long O
- O
term O
contracts O
. O

Exploration O
and O
Joint O
Production O
contracts O
adopted O
by O
the O
new O
draft O
bill O
grant O
companies O
immunity O
from O
other O
national O
laws O
. O

It O
is O
well O
- O
known O
that O
the O
law O
drafting O
peddled O
by O
the O
international O
" O
houses O
of O
expertise O
" O
and O
organizations O
such O
as O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
market O
are O
usually O
loosely O
worded O
and O
weak O
, O
relegating O
details O
of O
the O
relationship O
to O
the O
sphere O
of O
drawing O
up O
contracts O
between O
foreign O
companies O
on O
one O
hand O
and O
the O
government O
on O
the O
other O
as O
equal O
sides O
. O

This O
takes O
us O
back O
to O
something O
like O
the O
framework O
of O
concessions O
which O
were O
abolished O
in O
different O
oil O
- O
producing O
countries O
by O
the O
nationalizations O
in O
the O
seventies O
with O
some O
important O
exceptions O
that O
relied O
on O
the O
then O
government O
's O
negotiating O
ability O
. O

This O
is O
what O
arouses O
worry O
at O
the O
time O
of O
Occupation B-EVENT
and O
in O
the O
light O
of O
the O
general O
collapse O
, O
the O
prevalence O
of O
corruption O
and O
narrow O
interests O
, O
and O
in O
the O
light O
of O
the O
torn O
national O
unity O
. O

The O
issuing O
of O
the O
new O
oil O
bill O
at O
the O
present O
time O
represents O
an O
introduction O
to O
the O
privatization O
of O
the O
main O
part O
of O
the O
national O
oil O
resources O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
conditions O
drawn O
up O
by O
the O
Occupation B-EVENT
and O
the B-ORG
International I-ORG
Monetary I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
. O

It O
is O
not O
in O
the O
interest O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
submit O
to O
these O
conditions O
under O
threat O
and O
intimation O
of O
demands O
for O
the O
former O
regime O
's O
debts O
. O

The O
Occupation B-EVENT
has O
brought O
Iraq B-GPE
nothing O
but O
destruction O
and O
corruption O
and O
it O
is O
impossible O
to O
confront O
except O
by O
the O
strengthening O
the O
internal O
front O
and O
the O
position O
defending O
the O
nation O
's O
rights O
. O

Much O
journalistic O
noise O
was O
raised O
abroad O
about O
the O
subject O
of O
the O
oil O
and O
the O
distribution O
of O
its O
revenues O
to O
the O
different O
areas O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
a O
cause O
for O
caution O
, O
because O
the O
subject O
is O
dealt O
with O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
sectarian O
or O
ethnic O
ownership O
of O
the O
oil O
revenues O
, O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
question O
of O
public O
participation O
in O
the O
oil O
revenues O
is O
a O
matter O
almost O
decided O
in O
the O
constitution O
despite O
the O
deliberately O
obscure O
wording O
of O
its O
paragraphs O
. O

It O
is O
clear O
that O
the O
agreement O
of O
the O
current O
regime O
forces O
occurred O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
general O
participation O
in O
the O
oil O
resources O
according O
to O
the O
proportion O
of O
the O
population O
in O
the O
regions O
. O

Even O
the O
two O
Kurdish O
national O
parties O
know O
that O
the O
greater O
part O
of O
the O
resources O
is O
situated O
in O
the O
South O
and O
that O
their O
guarantee O
of O
obtaining O
a O
high O
level O
of O
the O
revenue O
will O
only O
happen O
through O
the O
sharing O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
resources O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

As O
such O
, O
the O
exclusion O
of O
an O
area O
or O
another O
is O
not O
the O
main O
question O
. O

The O
fact O
is O
that O
the O
oil O
revenues O
are O
still O
passing O
through O
" O
The O
Iraq O
Development O
Fund O
" O
under O
the O
supervision O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
in O
accordance O
with O
the B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
resolutions O
and O
, O
consequently O
, O
any O
agreement O
between O
the O
central O
government O
and O
the O
regions O
about O
the O
distribution O
of O
oil O
revenues O
will O
be O
subject O
to O
the O
guarantee O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
hegemony O
. O

The O
subject O
of O
oil O
from O
a O
sectarian O
or O
regional O
point O
of O
view O
was O
not O
presented O
except O
as O
a O
cover O
for O
the O
important O
main O
questions O
about O
the O
oil O
policy O
, O
these O
being O
Firstly O
: O
the O
abrogation O
of O
Act O
80 O
-LRB- O
1961 O
-RRB- O
and O
its O
cancellation O
, O
by O
successively O
handing O
over O
unexploited O
oilfields O
and O
areas O
to O
foreign O
companies O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
long O
- O
term O
participation O
in O
production O
contracts O
, O
instead O
of O
developing O
them O
nationally O
by O
supporting O
the O
national O
oil O
companies O
and O
making O
use O
of O
foreign O
expertise O
through O
short O
- O
term O
service O
contracts O
that O
would O
leave O
the O
wealth O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
hands O
. O
Secondly O
: O
the O
weakening O
of O
the O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
negotiating O
power O
by O
weakening O
the O
centralization O
of O
contracting O
for O
the O
national O
resources O
with O
foreign O
companies O
and O
the O
instruments O
of O
such O
contracting O
; O
not O
distinguishing O
between O
the O
need O
to O
expand O
the O
administrative O
powers O
of O
the O
companies O
and O
institutions O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
, O
and O
the O
need O
for O
the O
centralization O
of O
the O
major O
national O
economic O
decisions O
on O
the O
other O
. O

It O
is O
illogical O
for O
the O
decision O
about O
a O
specific O
oilfield O
to O
be O
made O
centrally O
and O
the O
decision O
on O
another O
oilfield O
to O
be O
made O
locally O
, O
as O
this O
mixes O
jurisdictions O
and O
divides O
power O
solely O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
public O
interest O
. O

The O
privatization O
of O
the O
oilfields O
and O
new O
oil O
areas O
weakens O
the O
currently O
existing O
national O
oil O
industry O
. O

The O
issue O
is O
not O
just O
that O
of O
the O
provision O
of O
financial O
capabilities O
for O
investment O
in O
the O
national O
sector O
or O
lack O
of O
them O
, O
but O
extends O
beyond O
that O
to O
reliance O
on O
policies O
for O
developing O
Iraqi B-NORP
technological O
and O
administrative O
capacities O
instead O
of O
relying O
on O
foreign O
companies O
. O

Technology O
does O
not O
develop O
in O
isolation O
from O
the O
ability O
to O
make O
decisions O
and O
in O
isolation O
from O
its O
relation O
with O
society O
and O
its O
institutions O
. O

Foreign O
companies O
can O
come O
and O
go O
without O
any O
advanced O
technology O
establishing O
itself O
in O
the O
country O
. O

What O
is O
therefore O
needed O
is O
a O
national O
oil O
industry O
, O
including O
a O
national O
private O
sector O
offering O
technical O
oil O
services O
, O
and O
this O
is O
what O
was O
not O
developed O
during O
the O
previous O
regime O
and O
what O
will O
hamper O
it O
as O
well O
is O
the O
reliance O
on O
foreign O
companies O
. O

Fourthly O
: O
achieving O
an O
integrated O
oil O
policy O
in O
regards O
to O
the O
exploitation O
of O
the O
national O
gas O
resources O
and O
linking O
it O
with O
the O
production O
of O
electricity O
, O
oil O
refining O
, O
the O
development O
of O
different O
petrochemical O
industries O
, O
and O
industries O
reliant O
on O
intensive O
energy O
use O
. O

On O
this O
basis O
, O
one O
must O
caution O
against O
companies O
that O
try O
to O
invest O
in O
the O
production O
of O
crude O
oil O
without O
being O
prepared O
to O
invest O
in O
the O
associated O
and O
complementary O
industries O
. O

Iraq B-GPE
suffered O
a O
lot O
from O
this O
situation O
before O
nationalization O
. O

Fifthly O
: O
the O
crude O
oil O
production O
sector O
is O
not O
just O
that O
of O
the O
production O
fields O
, O
but O
that O
of O
facilities O
and O
complex O
production O
services O
and O
of O
cargo O
and O
transport O
services O
that O
require O
a O
wide O
inter-governorate O
network O
in O
which O
different O
production O
units O
in O
the O
country O
participate O
. O

This O
requires O
a O
national O
oil O
policy O
. O

Practical O
experience O
shows O
that O
following O
the O
market O
system O
in O
the O
sphere O
of O
public O
facilities O
is O
an O
extremely O
difficult O
administrative O
matter O
and O
failure O
in O
it O
is O
almost O
certain O
. O

It O
is O
better O
to O
keep O
these O
facilities O
under O
public O
administration O
in O
all O
circumstances O
, O
and O
work O
to O
develop O
the O
administrative O
capabilities O
. O

A O
unified O
national O
policy O
is O
an O
unavoidable O
necessity O
, O
and O
regressing O
on O
it O
would O
compromise O
national O
interests O
. O

Sixthly O
: O
Break O
the O
relationship O
between O
oil O
and O
national O
economic O
development O
, O
because O
bringing O
up O
the O
question O
of O
distribution O
equity O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
dividing O
oil O
revenues O
among O
the O
regions O
in O
accordance O
with O
population O
ratios O
is O
a O
concept O
to O
a O
large O
extent O
incompatible O
with O
that O
of O
exploiting O
oil O
resources O
for O
development O
. O

The O
important O
thing O
is O
to O
move O
towards O
investment O
in O
a O
way O
that O
will O
encourage O
the O
unemployed O
production O
capacities O
, O
and O
that O
will O
provide O
the O
necessary O
conditions O
for O
an O
effective O
, O
private O
national O
activity O
, O
not O
one O
that O
relies O
fully O
on O
deals O
and O
contracts O
with O
the O
government O
, O
whether O
local O
or O
central O
. O

This O
kind O
of O
developmental O
activity O
can O
not O
be O
based O
in O
a O
single O
region O
or O
governorate O
; O
instead O
it O
requires O
coordination O
in O
accordance O
with O
a O
general O
national O
program O
. O

The O
important O
thing O
is O
not O
the O
equitable O
distribution O
of O
investment O
but O
the O
equitable O
and O
fair O
distribution O
of O
the O
benefits O
of O
the O
investment O
. O

As O
we O
know O
, O
most O
of O
the O
financial O
investments O
made O
by O
the B-ORG
Reconstruction I-ORG
Council I-ORG
were O
in O
the O
northern O
region O
but O
the O
most O
significant O
impact O
of O
its O
benefits O
was O
on O
other O
areas O
. O

This O
was O
also O
the O
case O
with O
many O
of O
the O
investments O
in O
the O
seventies O
, O
as O
the O
greatest O
part O
of O
the O
major O
oil O
and O
industrial O
projects O
, O
the O
oil O
projects O
and O
the O
ports O
are O
in O
the O
southern O
region O
. O

Nevertheless O
, O
the O
benefits O
would O
have O
encompassed O
all O
if O
it O
was O
n't O
for O
the O
destruction O
that O
resulted O
from O
the O
wars O
started O
by O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O

The O
most O
important O
thing O
then O
is O
integration O
and O
striving O
to O
provide O
the O
minimum O
level O
of O
basic O
needs O
in O
terms O
of O
food O
, O
accommodation O
, O
education O
and O
health O
for O
all O
the O
citizens O
without O
discrimination O
. O

It O
is O
unreasonable O
for O
us O
to O
seek O
solutions O
to O
the O
electricity O
problem O
for O
each O
governorate O
, O
or O
that O
we O
have O
local O
water O
policies O
in O
Mesopotamia B-GPE
. O

Seventh O
: O
discussions O
are O
to O
be O
held O
about O
the O
cash O
distribution O
of O
part O
of O
the O
oil O
revenue O
, O

and O
this O
too O
will O
not O
lead O
to O
equity O
, O
nor O
to O
development O
and O
attaining O
public O
interest O
. O

It O
is O
well O
known O
that O
the O
notion O
of O
the O
individual O
cash O
share O
from O
oil O
revenues O
is O
an O
alternative O
to O
the O
provisions O
ration O
, O
and O
not O
a O
supplement O
to O
it O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
the O
effect O
of O
this O
change O
on O
inflation O
and O
on O
the O
extent O
the O
minimum O
level O
of O
basic O
needs O
would O
be O
provided O
for O
the O
poor O
sectors O
will O
be O
negative O
, O
and O
will O
have O
inherently O
harmful O
economic O
effects O
in O
the O
present O
period O
due O
to O
the O
lack O
of O
conditions O
for O
productive O
economic O
activity O
. O

Also O
making O
this O
change O
could O
provide O
an O
additional O
opportunity O
for O
corruption O
in O
implementation O
. O

The O
idea O
is O
drawn O
from O
the O
experience O
of O
the O
US O
State O
of O
Alaska B-GPE
, O
and O
it O
means O
moving O
away O
from O
public O
investments O
even O
in O
the O
vital O
sectors O
, O
as O
it O
is O
an O
alternative O
to O
providing O
electricity O
, O
water O
, O
health O
services O
and O
public O
education O
at O
affordable O
conditions O
and O
prices O
. O

Finally O
, O
oil O
policy O
will O
be O
an O
important O
part O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
national O
state O
reconstruction O
and O
its O
rise O
from O
the O
present O
destruction O
. O

The O
invitation O
is O
going O
out O
to O
all O
Iraqi B-NORP
patriots O
of O
various O
political O
and O
social O
hues O
who O
believe O
in O
the O
current O
political O
process O
and O
those O
who O
are O
outside O
it O
, O
and O
to O
the O
local O
and O
civil O
community O
in O
general O
, O
to O
reject O
the O
idea O
of O
a O
new O
oil O
bill O
being O
issued O
at O
the O
present O
time O
and O
for O
it O
to O
be O
postponed O
for O
at O
least O
a O
full O
year O
to O
start O
the O
debate O
about O
the O
future O
of O
the O
oil O
policy O
that O
stresses O
peace O
and O
the O
ending O
of O
the O
occupation O
as O
the O
basic O
requirements O
for O
a O
national O
oil O
policy O
. O

As O
for O
bringing O
up O
hopes O
of O
speedy O
prosperity O
by O
accelerating O
production O
using O
foreign O
companies O
, O
that O
is O
a O
mirage O
as O
the O
companies O
will O
not O
come O
except O
under O
favorably O
secure O
conditions O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
main O
economic O
problems O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
currently O
do O
not O
lie O
in O
the O
diminished O
oil O
revenue O
, O
but O
in O
the O
occupation O
, O
the O
security O
situation O
, O
the O
widespread O
corruption O
and O
theft O
, O
the O
dissolution O
of O
the O
state O
, O
the O
loss O
of O
the O
oil O
resources O
and O
the O
breakdown O
of O
economic O
activity O
. O

How O
similar O
is O
present O
to O
the O
past O
. O

The O
responsibility O
lies O
in O
particular O
on O
the O
shoulders O
of O
the O
members O
of O
the O
current O
National B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
notwithstanding O
their O
loyalties O
, O
and O
they O
must O
ask O
themselves O
: O
if O
the B-ORG
Kuwaiti I-ORG
National I-ORG
Council I-ORG
has O
been O
opposing O
for O
years O
the O
foreign O
oil O
investment O
project O
in O
Kuwait B-GPE
, O
and O
if O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
and O
Iran B-GPE
are O
still O
holding O
to O
the O
nationalization O
of O
oil O
in O
their O
countries O
, O
are O
they O
ready O
to O
revoke O
Act O
No. O
80 O
? O

1st_top O

75 O
% O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
oil O
to O
foreign O
companies O
and O
25 O
% O
to O
Iraqis B-NORP
. O

This O
is O
what O
the O
Americans O
want O
and O
after O
that O
they O
destroy O
what O
remains O
of O
the O
nation O
. O

My O
greetings O
. O

Stay O
away O
from O
the O
sophisms O
of O
the O
Black O
Bat O
and O
read O
the O
opinion O
of O
Salman B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Ouda I-PERSON
on O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O

The O
Arabized O
Arabs B-NORP

The O
well O
- O
known O
Sheikh O
Salman O
Al O
- O
Oadah O
in O
his O
fair O
talk O
about O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
, O
his O
trial O
and O
execution O
in O
such O
a O
brutal O
manner O
, O
crossed O
the O
t's O
and O
dotted O
the O
i's O
. O
and O
put O
an O
end O
to O
the O
argument O
regarding O
the O
deeds O
of O
this O
man O

Here O
is O
what O
the O
Sheikh B-PERSON
said O
as O
quoted O
from O
his O
website O
Islam B-WORK_OF_ART
Today I-WORK_OF_ART
: O
-- O

Then O
His O
Excellency O
was O
asked O
about O
the O
execution O
of O
the O
former O
Iraqi B-NORP
president O
, O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON

He O
responded O
that O
" O
he O
was O
greatly O
sympathized O
with O
by O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
Moslems O
as O
his O
execution O
came O
at O
an O
outstanding O
time O
. O

If O
it O
had O
been O
asked O
to O
chosen O
a O
time O
, O
he O
would O
not O
have O
found O
a O
better O
and O
more O
outstanding O
one O
than O
this O
one O
. O

and O
he O
said O
that O
he O
was O
a O
Sunni O
Moslem O
from O
the O
community O
of O
Moslems B-NORP
and O
that O
he O
prounounced O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Testimony I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Truth I-WORK_OF_ART
at O
the O
last O
moment O
of O
his O
life O
. O

So O
may O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
him O
and O
may O
God O
's O
forgive O
us O
and O
him O
. O

As O
it O
is O
said O
in O
the O
Hadith B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
whose O
last O
words O
in O
this O
world O
were O
' O
There O
is O
no O
God O
but O
God O
' O
will O
enter O
paradise O
. O

He O
also O
quoted O
the O
hadith O
of O
Ibn B-PERSON
Masud I-PERSON
in O
Sahih B-WORK_OF_ART
al I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Bukhari I-WORK_OF_ART
: O
" O
a O
man O
amongst O
you O
may O
do O
evil O
deeds O
till O
there O
is O
only O
a O
cubit O
between O
him O
and O
the O
Hell O
Fire O
, O
and O
then O
what O
has O
been O
written O
for O
him O
decides O
his O
behavior O
, O
and O
he O
starts O
doing O
deeds O
characteristic O
of O
the O
people O
of O
Paradise B-LOC
. O
" O
. O

Then O
he O
added O
that O
Saddam B-PERSON
was O
not O
tried O
by O
a O
legal O
or O
Sharia B-LAW
court O
but O
by O
a O
sectarian O
court O
. O

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... O

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The O
Windy B-PERSON

By O
God O
, O
it O
is O
with O
subjects O
such O
as O
these O
that O
you O
lose O
more O
than O
you O
gain O
. O

" O
Thought O
is O
integrity O
and O
pompous O
rhetorical O
writing O
is O
vanity O
, O
so O
chose O
which O
ever O
you O
want O
" O

The O
Revivalist O
Youth O

...... O

The O
title O
is O
very O
bad O

Salman B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Oadah I-PERSON
made O
a O
general O
statement O
that O
even O
the O
Black O
Bat O
himself O
agreed O
with O
. O

But O
when O
the O
talk O
is O
about O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
himself O
and O
his O
deeds O
- O
or O
rather O
say O
his O
crimes O
- O
no O
two O
people O
differ O
about O
him O
deserving O
liquidation O
and O
execution O
. O

But O
we O
have O
to O
contemplate O
the O
way O
in O
which O
he O
was O
tried O
and O
the O
mechanism O
for O
carrying O
out O
the O
sentence O
and O
the O
interfering O
and O
controlling O
Rafida B-PERSON
hand O
in O
this O
aspect O
so O
that O
he O
was O
only O
tried O
for O
his O
case O
against O
the O
Shia B-NORP
. O

I O
acknowledge O
his O
manliness O
, O
his O
steadfastness O
and O
his O
courage O
in O
going O
to O
the O
gallows O
and O
his O
response O
to O
those O
around O
him O
. O

I O
rejoiced O
greatly O
that O
he O
ended O
his O
life O
with O
stating O
the O
creed O
, O
but O
that O
does O
n't O
make O
me O
consider O
him O
a O
martyred O
hero O
, O
and O
his O
history O
bears O
witness O
to O
tyranny O
and O
injustice O
!!! O

...... O

For O
speedy O
correspondence O
... O

at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
night O
come O
prostration O
in O
prayer O
, O
and O
tears O
on O
both O
cheeks O
... O
cares O
are O
removed O
, O
and O
the O
feverish O
heart O
is O
eased O
.. O

fataalsahwah@hotmail.com O
. O

The O
Arabized O
Arabs B-NORP

Warm O
welcome O
to O
the O
brilliant O
man O
of O
letters O
, O
the O
loyal O
patriot O
and O
the O
genuine O
Arab B-NORP
, O
Rabie B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hail I-PERSON

May O
God O
make O
your O
days O
happy O
.. O

Thank O
you O
for O
passing O
by O
.. O

This O
handle O
was O
passed O
to O
another O
person O
.. O

al_arabmsb@hotmail.com O

GS430 B-PERSON

May O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
" O
The O
Lion O
of O
the O
Nation O
" O
, O
the O
glorious O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
. O

God O
, O
do O
not O
make O
us O
nor O
any O
of O
our O
descendants O
, O
misguided O
or O
misguiding O
others O
. O

The O
Arabized O
Arabs B-NORP

The O
Jewel B-PERSON
, O
thank O
you O
for O
this O
comprehensive O
and O
erudite O
reply O
... O

The O
Windy B-PERSON

If O
only O
you O
would O
clarify O
how O
we O
lose O
more O
than O
we O
win O
with O
this O
subject O
. O

Do O
you O
mean O
the O
profits O
and O
losses O
on O
the O
balance O
sheets O
of O
this O
world O
or O
the O
balance O
sheets O
of O
the O
next O
? O

For O
what O
I O
see O
and O
believe O
is O
that O
there O
is O
in O
what O
I O
said O
profit O
- O
by O
God O
's O
leave O
- O
in O
the O
two O
worlds O
. O

Thank O
your O
for O
your O
obscure O
contribution O
.. O

This O
handle O
was O
passed O
to O
another O
person O
.. O

al_arabmsb@hotmail.com O

Abul B-PERSON
Atahiya I-PERSON

May O
God O
preserve O
Sheikh O
Salman O
Al O
Oadah O

And O
may O
God O
preserve O
the O
two O
brothers O
- O
the O
Black O
Bat O
and O
the O
Arabized O
Arabs B-NORP
. O

The O
disagreement O
in O
these O
matters O
continues O
and O
will O
not O
ruin O
the O
affection O
between O
friends O
, O
God O
willing O

Each O
one O
of O
you O
has O
what O
he O
says O
supported O
by O
the O
arguments O
and O
statements O
of O
the O
scholars O
. O

May O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
and O
forgive O
us O
and O
him O
. O

He O
has O
served O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
with O
his O
death O
, O
may O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
him O
, O
on O
that O
day O
and O
in O
that O
way O
, O
by O
showing O
the O
spite O
of O
those O
Magians B-NORP
. O

Omar B-PERSON
came O
and O
tore O
down O
the O
throne O
of O
Xerxes B-PERSON
... O

And O
spite O
remained O
the O
religion O
of O
the O
infidels O
. O

http://aaa102.arabform.com/ O
for O
correspondence O

Abu B-PERSON
Kabun I-PERSON

The O
Arabized O
Arabs B-NORP

Are O
you O
putting O
the O
Bat O
side O
by O
side O
with O
the O
Rafida B-PERSON
??? O

If O
only O
you O
had O
acquired O
part O
of O
the O
characteristics O
of O
Abu B-PERSON
Muaz I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Khaledi I-PERSON
... O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
him O
, O
learn O
about O
him O
. O

e60006e@hotmail.com O

There O
is O
no O
God O
but O
God O
. O

The O
Arabized O
Arabs B-NORP

The O
Revivalist O
Youth O
.. O

The O
opinions O
of O
Al O
- O
Oadah O
's O
or O
the O
Bat O
about O
the O
crimes O
Saddam B-PERSON
committed O
during O
his O
life O
do O
not O
concern O
me O
. O

What O
concerns O
me O
is O
this O
enormous O
difference O
in O
the O
etiquette O
of O
the O
two O
men O
when O
talking O
about O
a O
man O
who O
has O
died O
and O
arrived O
at O
the O
afterlife O
.. O

See O
how O
polite O
Sheikh O
Salman O
is O
in O
his O
talk O
about O
Saddam B-PERSON
following O
his O
execution O
? O
And O
how O
he O
refrained O
from O
disparaging O
a O
man O
who O
ended O
his O
life O
bearing O
witness O
that O
there O
is O
no O
God O
but O
God O
, O
and O
how O
he O
left O
his O
judgement O
to O
God O
and O
quoted O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Bukhari I-PERSON
then O
concluded O
his O
talk O
by O
praying O
for O
him O
for O
mercy O
and O
forgiveness O
? O

Compare O
those O
polite O
words O
arising O
from O
a O
heart O
beating O
with O
piety O
and O
righteousness O
and O
faith O
and O
the O
harsh O
statements O
of O
the O
Bat O
about O
Saddam B-PERSON
after O
his O
death O
on O
which O
he O
kept O
insisting O
and O
whose O
arrogance O
prevented O
him O
from O
confessing O
to O
the O
repulsive O
and O
perilous O
error O
to O
which O
his O
arrogance O
and O
conceit O
had O
led O
him O
.. O

Here O
is O
revealed O
the O
difference O
between O
the O
scholars O
and O
the O
clowns O

This O
handle O
has O
been O
passed O
to O
another O
person O
... O

al_arabmsb@hotmail.com O

Oh O
God O
the O
Protector O
-LRB- O
Hell O
in O
an O
Egyptian B-NORP
Village O
and O
Gas O
Bottles O
Flying O
Around O
-RRB- O

Hani B-PERSON
Ghazal I-PERSON

Hell O
in O
the O
village O
of O
Maniat B-GPE
Samanoud I-GPE
. O

A O
gas O
bottle O
vehicle O
exploded O
and O
turned O
the O
town O
into O
a O
mass O
of O
fire O
. O

Sahar B-PERSON
died O
from O
a O
heart O
attack O
, O
and O
the O
officials O
moved O
six O
hours O
after O
the O
accident O
. O

. O

The O
vehicle O
totally O
burned O
, O
and O
behind O
it O
the O
bottles O
. O

Reporting O
: O
Mohamed B-PERSON
Badra I-PERSON

At O
three O
- O
thirty O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
the O
residents O
of O
Maniat B-GPE
Samanoud I-GPE
village O
came O
out O
to O
sounds O
of O
tremendous O
explosions O
, O
as O
if O
a O
battle O
of O
a O
war O
had O
been O
launched O
. O

They O
were O
surprised O
by O
the O
gas O
bottles O
flying O
in O
the O
sky O
and O
falling O
over O
nearby O
houses O
, O
which O
led O
to O
fires O
and O
cracks O
in O
the O
houses O
from O
the O
power O
of O
the O
explosion O
. O

Sahar B-PERSON
Mohamed I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Baqtarsi I-PERSON
- O
35 O
years O
old O
- O
died O
, O
suffering O
a O
sudden O
heart O
attack O
from O
the O
horrendousness O
of O
the O
surprise O
. O

Al B-ORG
Wafd I-ORG
met O
with O
a O
number O
of O
residents O
. O

The O
accountant O
, O
Ibrahim B-PERSON
Abu I-PERSON
Seif I-PERSON
, O
says O
that O
the O
village O
warehouse O
bottle O
vehicle O
was O
coming O
, O
loaded O
by O
one O
of O
the O
gas O
companies O
in O
Samnoud B-GPE
city O
. O

Village O
residents O
were O
surprised O
as O
it O
entered O
from O
the O
side O
of O
the O
bridge O
when O
fire O
came O
out O
from O
the O
back O
of O
the O
vehicle O
. O

They O
informed O
the O
driver O
and O
asked O
him O
to O
take O
the O
vehicle O
outside O
the O
residential O
block O
and O
leave O
it O
before O
any O
explosion O
could O
happen O
. O

The O
driver O
sped O
up O
, O
but O
he O
noticed O
the O
intensity O
of O
the O
fire O
in O
the O
back O
of O
the O
vehicle O
. O

So O
he O
stopped O
the O
vehicle O
in O
front O
of O
traffic O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
residential O
block O
, O
in O
front O
of O
some O
houses O
and O
the O
mixed O
Nasser B-FAC
Preliminary I-FAC
school I-FAC
. O

He O
left O
it O
there O
, O
fearing O
it O
would O
explode O
while O
he O
was O
inside O
. O

Immediately O
after O
he O
left O
it O
, O
the O
explosions O
started O
, O
and O
the O
residents O
came O
out O
with O
the O
sound O
of O
loud O
explosions O
. O

Everybody O
trotted O
outside O
their O
houses O
to O
Samanoud B-GPE
city O
, O
fearing O
another O
disaster O
. O

" O
The O
village O
residents O
went O
out O
before O
dawn O
to O
the O
sound O
of O
explosions O
and O
learned O
that O
the O
bottle O
vehicle O
of O
the O
village O
bottle O
warehouse O
was O
on O
fire O
and O
that O
there O
were O
bottles O
in O
it O
. O

The O
bottles O
started O
to O
fly O
over O
the O
nearby O
houses O
, O
which O
caused O
cracks O
in O
the O
houses O
, O
" O
said O
Ihab B-PERSON
Abu I-PERSON
Shehata I-PERSON
. O

Abd B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Hamid I-PERSON
Jaber I-PERSON
Abu I-PERSON
Ghoneim I-PERSON
, O
the O
owner O
of O
a O
grocery O
booth O
, O
says O
several O
flaming O
bottles O
fell O
over O
the O
booth O
, O
set O
it O
on O
fire O
, O
and O
totally O
destroyed O
it O
. O

Mahmoud B-PERSON
Mahmoud I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Belehi I-PERSON
, O
the O
owner O
of O
a O
house O
close O
to O
the O
fire O
, O
confirms O
that O
the O
house O
was O
cracked O
when O
a O
charge O
of O
bottles O
entered O
the O
house O
and O
a O
fire O
started O
in O
it O
, O
cracking O
the O
ceiling O
and O
walls O
. O

Sahar B-PERSON
Kamal I-PERSON
was O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
house O
facing O
the O
fire O
, O
which O
was O
totally O
destroyed O
, O
because O
more O
than O
one O
flaming O
bottle O
fell O
on O
the O
two O
- O
story O
house O
, O
one O
apartment O
on O
the O
first O
floor O
and O
two O
apartments O
on O
the O
second O
floor O
, O
and O
caused O
a O
fire O
that O
destroyed O
all O
the O
contents O
of O
the O
house O
. O

She O
became O
homeless O
. O

One O
of O
the O
charges O
hit O
the O
village O
water O
tank O
, O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
tank O
's O
height O
. O

The O
village O
residents O
also O
confirmed O
that O
none O
of O
the O
executive O
agencies O
moved O
, O
although O
the O
residents O
called O
the B-ORG
Aga I-ORG
City I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

No O
one O
moved O
. O

They O
stayed O
asleep O
until O
the O
morning O
, O
4 O
or O
5 O
hours O
after O
the O
explosions O
, O
fires O
, O
and O
the O
disaster O
ended O
. O

Click O
on O
the O
link O
below O
. O

Unique O
of O
his O
type O
. O

There O
is O
no O
power O
but O
with O
God O
the O
Greatest O
. O

May O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
those O
who O
died O
. O

We O
ask O
God O
the O
Glorious O
for O
a O
quick O
recovery O
for O
the O
injured O
. O

Accept O
my O
regards O
, O
brother O
Hani B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Ghazal I-PERSON
. O

Patriot B-PERSON

You O
scared O
me O
, O
man O
. O

I O
expected O
it O
in O
a O
country O
we O
love O
, O
me O
and O
you O
. O

The O
message O
arrived O
. O

Thank O
yooooooooooou O
. O

Hani B-PERSON
Ghazal I-PERSON

Oh O
God O
, O
Amen O
. O

Good O
morning O
, O
brother O
Farid B-PERSON

Hani B-PERSON
Ghazal I-PERSON
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
but O
its O
share O
is O
coming O
on O
the O
way O
to O
destroy O
and O
tear O
it O
apart O
piece O
by O
piece O
. O

Good O
morning O
. O

A O
Word O
of O
Truth O
from O
Mahathir B-PERSON
: O
" O
The O
Execution O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
is O
Public O
Murder O
. O
" O

Shakir B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maarouf I-PERSON

Abridged O
/ O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Diary I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Islam I-WORK_OF_ART
: O

The O
former O
Malaysian B-NORP
prime O
minister O
, O
Mahathir B-PERSON
Mohamad I-PERSON
, O
considered O
" O
the O
execution O
of O
the O
former O
Iraqi B-NORP
president O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
a O
public O
murder O
. O
" O

He O
condemned O
the O
broadcasting O
of O
the O
execution O
to O
the O
world O
, O
describing O
it O
as O
" O
a O
travesty O
of O
justice O
. O
" O

In O
a O
statement O
published O
by O
the O
Malaysian B-NORP
news O
agency O
Bernama B-ORG
, O
Mahathir B-PERSON
said O
that O
" O
the O
execution O
was O
decided O
by O
war O
criminals O
-LRB- O
the O
American B-NORP
President O
George O
Bush O
and O
the O
British B-NORP
prime O
minister O
, O
Tony B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
-RRB- O
. O
" O

Mahathir B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
a O
member O
of O
the O
International O
Committee O
for O
the O
Defense O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
, O
added O
that O
the O
broadcasting O
of O
the O
execution O
" O
intended O
to O
demonstrate O
the O
imperialist O
power O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
" O
. O

It O
was O
a O
warning O
to O
peace O
supporters O
that O
they O
had O
to O
either O
prostrate O
themselves O
before O
the O
orders O
of O
the B-ORG
Bush I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
or O
face O
the O
penalties O
of O
execution O
without O
a O
legal O
trial O
. O

The O
prominent O
Malaysian B-NORP
official O
went O
on O
to O
say O
that O
the O
execution O
was O
a O
travesty O
of O
justice O
as O
" O
the O
defense O
lawyer O
was O
brutally O
murdered O
, O
the O
witnesses O
threatened O
and O
the O
judges O
stepped O
down O
because O
of O
their O
integrity O
and O
were O
replaced O
with O
collaborating O
judges O
. O
" O

" O
Nevertheless O
they O
told O
us O
that O
the O
invasion O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
was O
aimed O
at O
strengthening O
democracy O
, O
freedom O
and O
justice O
. O
" O

Mahathir B-PERSON
was O
violently O
opposed O
to O
the O
occupation O
which O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
led O
against O
Iraq B-GPE
in O
2003 O
when O
he O
was O
Malaysia B-GPE
's O
prime O
minister O
. O

He O
also O
demanded O
several O
times O
that O
Bush B-GPE
and O
Blair B-PERSON
be O
tried O
for O
their O
crimes O
. O

http://www.almokhtsar.com/html/news/1413/2/65370.php O

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Comment O
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If O
only O
you O
were O
one O
of O
the O
rulers O
of O
the O
Gulf O
states O
, O
Mahathir B-PERSON
, O
those O
that O
facilitated O
for O
America B-GPE
- O
foolishly O
and O
stupidly O
- O
the O
mission O
of O
invading O
Iraq B-GPE
. O
And O
extended O
a O
helping O
hand O
to O
it O
to O
destroy O
its O
infrastructure O
, O
its O
economic O
system O
, O
its O
regime O
and O
community O
life O
. O

The O
Angry O
North B-GPE

The O
statements O
of O
this O
man O
since O
he O
was O
in O
his O
post O
, O
were O
strong O
and O
clear O
, O
containing O
neither O
fear O
nor O
sycophancy O
. O

How O
I O
wish O
Moslem B-NORP
leaders O
had O
his O
courage O
and O
his O
sense O
of O
zeal O
. O

My O
brother O
, O
the O
oppressors O
have O
gone O
too O
far O
... O
so O
Jihad O
and O
sacrifice O
have O
become O
a O
right O

Saleh B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Musannad I-PERSON

Even O
the O
one O
we O
thought O
was O
foolish O
announced O
mourning O
on O
Sadam B-PERSON
's O
death O
. O

Please O
visit O
the O
al O
- O
Falaq O
site O
just O
by O
clicking O
on O
the O
slogan O
www.alfalaq.com O

To O
write O
to O
us O
: O
alfalaq@hotmail.com O

Mujahed O
2005 O

To O
raise O
everything O
if O
omissions O
have O
been O
made O
mua4000@hotmail.com O

Faisal B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Qassem I-PERSON
, O
Al B-ORG
Jazeera I-ORG
Channel I-ORG
presenter O
: O
I O
did O
not O
think O
Iran B-GPE
was O
that O
impetuous O
?@@@... O

Shanar B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Amer I-PERSON

I O
did O
not O
think O
Iran B-GPE
was O
that O
impetuous O
? O

Dr. O
Faisal O
Al O
Qassem O
How O
foolish O
we O
were O
in O
our O
look O
to O
Iran B-GPE
. O

Iranian B-NORP
politicians O
were O
to O
many O
of O
us O
an O
example O
of O
rationality O
, O
wisdom O
, O
wit O
, O
discipline O
, O
calmness O
, O
and O
, O
above O
all O
, O
premeditation O
, O
deliberation O
, O
and O
a O
lack O
of O
hastiness O
into O
impetuous O
action O
that O
is O
not O
deliberated O
, O
especially O
as O
they O
are O
the O
inventers O
of O
chess O
, O
the O
game O
of O
the O
smart O
, O
the O
witty O
, O
and O
the O
strategic O
planners O
. O

It O
has O
been O
known O
about O
the O
Persian O
mentality O
that O
it O
is O
innately O
patient O
, O
as O
is O
obvious O
with O
the O
makers O
of O
the O
famous O
Persian O
carpets O
. O

They O
are O
very O
patient O
and O
enduring O
. O

They O
wait O
years O
and O
years O
and O
do O
not O
get O
bored O
, O
so O
that O
they O
may O
weave O
, O
with O
thread O
and O
needle O
, O
a O
wonderful O
Persian O
carpet O
, O
full O
of O
adornments O
, O
accurate O
details O
, O
and O
charming O
lovely O
figures O
, O
while O
Arabs B-NORP
tend O
to O
get O
bored O
fast O
. O

But O
I O
do O
not O
know O
where O
those O
historic O
characteristics O
of O
chess O
suddenly O
evaporated O
in O
Iranian B-NORP
policy O
, O
when O
the O
governing O
organization O
in O
Tehran B-GPE
blessed O
the O
deed O
of O
its O
agents O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
execute O
the O
deceased O
Iraqi B-NORP
President O
, O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
, O
on O
the O
first O
day O
of O
the O
holy O
Eid B-EVENT
Al I-EVENT
Adha I-EVENT
, O
mutilating O
his O
body O
, O
swearing O
and O
calling O
him O
names O
with O
profanity O
while O
he O
was O
on O
the O
gallows O
rope O
, O
when O
Saddam B-PERSON
himself O
had O
ordered O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
media O
after O
the O
death O
of O
Khomeini B-GPE
, O
to O
use O
the O
phrase O
" O
May O
god O
have O
mercy O
on O
him O
. O
" O

Admirers O
of O
Iranian B-NORP
wisdom O
did O
not O
believe O
this O
fatal O
lapse O
of O
Iranian B-NORP
politicians O
and O
their O
followers O
. O

Some O
might O
forgive O
Iran B-GPE
for O
its O
yearning O
to O
see O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
hanged O
, O
as O
a O
type O
of O
retaliation O
and O
revenge O
, O
especially O
as O
it O
had O
fought O
him O
for O
eight O
long O
years O
, O
in O
which O
it O
suffered O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
souls O
and O
extreme O
losses O
. O

But O
no O
doubt O
, O
since O
it O
is O
strengthening O
its O
grip O
on O
Al B-PERSON
Hakeem I-PERSON
, O
Al B-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
, O
Al B-PERSON
Sadr I-PERSON
, O
and O
Al B-PERSON
Jaafari I-PERSON
, O
who O
are O
holding O
the O
neck O
of O
an O
injured O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
it O
could O
have O
picked O
another O
more O
wise O
and O
less O
damaging O
time O
, O
for O
itself O
and O
for O
Muslims B-NORP
in O
general O
, O
to O
retaliate O
against O
its O
old O
rival O
, O
rather O
than O
committing O
a O
terrible O
deed O
that O
Arabs B-NORP
, O
and O
even O
all O
Sunnis B-NORP
, O
would O
not O
forgive O
it O
for O
tens O
of O
years O
, O
hanging O
him O
on O
what O
is O
a O
holy O
day O
for O
the O
utmost O
majority O
of O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

I O
do O
not O
know O
how O
Iran B-GPE
fell O
in O
that O
dangerous O
trap O
, O
even O
if O
it O
were O
an O
evil O
American B-NORP
one O
, O
as O
it O
is O
known O
about O
Iranians B-NORP
that O
they O
are O
smarter O
than O
to O
fall O
into O
American B-NORP
traps O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
cleverly O
and O
wittingly O
they O
are O
set O
. O

But O
they O
fell O
this O
time O
, O
a O
terrible O
fall O
. O

If O
I O
were O
in O
the O
place O
of O
the O
wise O
ones O
of O
Iran B-GPE
, O
I O
would O
hang O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
politicians O
who O
blessed O
the O
execution O
of O
President O
Saddam O
Hussein O
on O
the O
day O
of O
the O
holy O
Eid B-EVENT
Al I-EVENT
Adha I-EVENT
. O

And O
I O
hope O
no O
one O
is O
overnice O
and O
says O
the O
execution O
was O
totally O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
internal O
affair O
, O
because O
this O
blatant O
joke O
can O
not O
even O
be O
passed O
on O
school O
students O
or O
the O
mentally O
retarded O
. O

We O
all O
know O
that O
Iran B-GPE
can O
just O
hint O
to O
Abd B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
, O
who O
wanted O
to O
compensate O
it O
with O
a O
hundred O
billion O
dollars O
from O
the O
aliment O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
for O
its O
war O
with O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
or O
to O
the O
fascist O
militia O
leaders O
like O
the O
Sadr B-GPE
militia O
, O
which O
implemented O
the O
execution O
judgment O
with O
the O
recognition O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
, O
to O
postpone O
the O
hanging O
, O
especially O
as O
the O
Americans O
had O
confirmed O
that O
they O
were O
against O
the O
execution O
on O
the O
holy O
day O
. O

We O
did O
not O
hear O
an O
Iranian B-NORP
denial O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
announcements O
about O
the O
execution O
. O

Even O
if O
the O
American B-NORP
ambassador O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
a O
liar O
and O
wants O
to O
create O
division O
between O
the O
Shiites B-NORP
and O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
that O
would O
have O
terrible O
repercussions O
, O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
could O
have O
prevented O
the O
implementation O
of O
the O
judgment O
on O
the O
first O
day O
of O
Eid B-EVENT
Al I-EVENT
Adha I-EVENT
, O
in O
order O
to O
avoid O
the O
dangerous O
repercussions O
for O
which O
they O
will O
pay O
the O
price O
for O
tens O
of O
years O
, O
and O
in O
order O
to O
pull O
the O
carpet O
from O
beneath O
some O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
regimes O
which O
they O
now O
accuse O
of O
provocation O
against O
the O
Shiites B-NORP
. O

How O
strange O
the O
situation O
of O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
really O
is O
. O

On O
one O
hand O
, O
they O
barbarically O
offend O
the O
feelings O
of O
more O
than O
eighty O
- O
five O
percent O
of O
the O
world O
's O
Muslims B-NORP
, O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
, O
and O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
they O
accuse O
some O
Islamic O
countries O
of O
sectarian O
provocation O
against O
Iran B-GPE
, O
as O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
and O
their O
allies O
in O
the O
region O
complain O
that O
there O
are O
obvious O
attempts O
to O
wedge O
and O
create O
division O
between O
the O
Shiites B-NORP
and O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
on O
the O
part O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
Israel B-GPE
, O
and O
some O
Arabs B-NORP
. O

This O
might O
be O
totally O
true O
, O

but O
if O
Iran B-GPE
does O
not O
really O
want O
to O
inflame O
grudges O
between O
the O
Shiites B-NORP
and O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
and O
seeks O
to O
unite O
the O
Islamic O
front O
and O
prevent O
its O
penetration O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the O
Zionists O
and O
Americans O
, O
as O
it O
claims O
, O
why O
did O
it O
give O
the O
green O
light O
to O
its O
agents O
and O
militias O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
execute O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
on O
Eid B-EVENT
Al I-EVENT
Adha I-EVENT
and O
provide O
justifications O
on O
a O
golden O
plate O
for O
those O
who O
want O
to O
break O
down O
Muslims B-NORP
on O
a O
sectarian O
basis O
? O

The O
story O
of O
Iran B-GPE
is O
similar O
to O
the O
story O
of O
the O
one O
who O
beat O
me O
and O
cried O
, O
and O
preceded O
me O
and O
complained O
. O

Do O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
have O
the O
right O
to O
complain O
about O
Sunni O
provocation O
against O
them O
, O
if O
they O
are O
the O
ones O
who O
started O
it O
? O

Is O
n't O
the O
one O
who O
starts O
it O
more O
unjust O
? O

Has O
n't O
the O
provocation O
against O
Iran B-GPE
become O
justified O
after O
the O
shameful O
Adha O
deed O
? O

Saddam B-PERSON
might O
be O
to O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
the O
devil O
himself O
, O
but O
do O
they O
know O
that O
they O
turned O
him O
, O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
Sunnis O
, O
into O
a O
virtuous O
saint O
? O

Even O
some O
Kuwaitis B-NORP
forgave O
him O
and O
had O
sympathy O
for O
him O
. O

Everyone O
forgave O
Saddam B-PERSON
for O
all O
his O
faults O
, O
thanks O
to O
Iranian B-NORP
" O
wisdom O
. O
" O

If O
the O
betrayed O
Iraqi B-NORP
President O
knew O
how O
he O
had O
become O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
the O
Islamic O
world O
after O
his O
execution O
, O
he O
might O
have O
weighed O
for O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
and O
their O
agents O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
tons O
of O
praise O
and O
commendation O
for O
the O
great O
favor O
they O
did O
for O
him O
, O
of O
which O
he O
had O
never O
dreamed O
. O

It O
reached O
the O
level O
that O
even O
his O
old O
objectors O
compared O
the O
execution O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
to O
the O
assassination O
of O
our O
master O
, O
Omar B-PERSON
Ibn I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Khattab I-PERSON
, O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
Abi B-PERSON
Luluah I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Majusi I-PERSON
. O

No O
, O
many O
even O
declared O
that O
his O
grave O
will O
become O
a O
holy O
shrine O
. O

If O
Saddam B-PERSON
was O
left O
for O
ten O
more O
years O
, O
the O
man O
might O
have O
died O
naturally O
without O
any O
ado O
. O

But O
now O
that O
Iran B-GPE
and O
its O
agents O
have O
executed O
him O
in O
this O
horrible O
way O
, O
he O
has O
entered O
history O
by O
its O
widest O
doors O
, O
after O
he O
had O
exited O
history O
years O
ago O
. O

This O
was O
thanks O
to O
the O
" O
terrible O
" O
Persian O
" O
wisdom O
. O
" O

Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
was O
one O
with O
the O
utmost O
hatred O
and O
enmity O
to O
the O
Persians B-NORP
. O

Maybe O
he O
used O
to O
pray O
a O
lot O
against O
them O
, O
and O
God O
accepted O
his O
prayers O
and O
inspired O
them O
to O
conspire O
in O
his O
execution O
on O
the O
Muslims B-NORP
' O
big O
feast O
so O
Eid B-EVENT
Al I-EVENT
Adha I-EVENT
would O
remain O
connected O
to O
his O
name O
for O
decades O
and O
decades O
. O

I O
do O
not O
know O
how O
the O
Iranians B-NORP
measured O
it O
, O
and O
I O
do O
not O
know O
why O
they O
sacrificed O
their O
tremendous O
popularity O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
street O
in O
return O
for O
satisfying O
a O
cheap O
and O
impetuous O
desire O
for O
revenge O
. O

A O
few O
months O
ago O
, O
Iran B-GPE
was O
a O
symbol O
of O
resistance O
, O
jihad O
, O
dignity O
, O
and O
challenge O
, O
thanks O
to O
its O
support O
of O
Arab B-NORP
resistance O
movements O
like O
Hezbollah B-NORP
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
Hamas B-ORG
in O
Palestine B-GPE
, O
while O
the O
popularity O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
regimes O
was O
hitting O
rock O
bottom O
. O

The O
Iranians B-NORP
had O
the O
right O
to O
be O
proud O
of O
the O
glorious O
victory O
Hezbollah B-NORP
achieved O
over O
Israel B-GPE
. O

But O
now O
, O
this O
victory O
has O
totally O
evaporated O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
street O
, O
thanks O
to O
the O
stupidity O
of O
those O
who O
ordered O
the O
execution O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
and O
the O
dance O
over O
his O
body O
. O

No O
, O
the O
public O
support O
for O
Hezbollah B-NORP
has O
even O
turned O
into O
a O
tremendous O
indignation O
from O
Iran B-GPE
and O
its O
allies O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
region O
. O

I O
heard O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
connecting O
the O
Persian O
enemy O
and O
the O
Zionist O
enemy O
, O
while O
Iran B-GPE
, O
until O
months O
ago O
, O
was O
the O
striker O
in O
confronting O
the O
Zionist O
and O
American B-NORP
project O
in O
the O
region O
. O

Iran B-GPE
caused O
great O
embarrassment O
for O
everyone O
who O
has O
supported O
its O
positions O
in O
the O
past O
. O

I O
have O
heard O
from O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
who O
used O
to O
defend O
Iran B-GPE
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
street O
, O
and O
they O
have O
totally O
turned O
against O
it O
and O
started O
to O
call O
it O
" O
dirty O
Persian B-NORP
" O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
loathing O
and O
hatred O
. O

In O
recent O
months O
, O
Hezbollah B-NORP
's O
performance O
in O
the O
war O
with O
Israel B-GPE
, O
with O
Iranian B-NORP
President O
Ahmadinejad O
's O
announcements O
, O
speeches O
, O
challenge O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
administration O
, O
and O
his O
insistence O
on O
finishing O
the O
process O
of O
enriching O
uranium O
, O
used O
to O
resurrect O
pride O
and O
dignity O
in O
the O
souls O
of O
millions O
of O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

But O
the O
scene O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
execution O
turned O
the O
tables O
upside O
down O
on O
Iran B-GPE
for O
a O
time O
that O
might O
last O
for O
long O
; O
let O
alone O
the O
horrible O
offense O
to O
Hezbollah B-NORP
, O
which O
lost O
a O
big O
portion O
of O
the O
street O
. O

The O
proof O
is O
that O
its O
biggest O
supporters O
in O
Jordan B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
, O
boycotted O
the B-ORG
Manar I-ORG
Channel I-ORG
, O
which O
used O
to O
have O
great O
popularity O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
street O
. O

The O
Iranians B-NORP
, O
with O
their O
spirit O
of O
revenge O
, O
have O
destroyed O
the O
most O
famous O
Arab B-NORP
resistance O
movement O
, O
after O
it O
was O
filling O
the O
world O
and O
occupying O
the O
minds O
of O
humans O
. O

They O
even O
turned O
the O
people O
against O
it O
. O

No O
matter O
how O
the O
answers O
vary O
, O
as O
Mohamed B-PERSON
Abu I-PERSON
Roman I-PERSON
debates O
, O
what O
is O
obvious O
is O
that O
the O
image O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
execution O
would O
cost O
Iran B-GPE
a O
lot O
in O
the O
next O
stage O
. O

It O
will O
make O
its O
credibility O
very O
weak O
, O
and O
it O
will O
also O
harm O
the O
image O
of O
its O
ally O
powers O
in O
various O
countries O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
it O
revealed O
that O
the O
" O
Persian O
- O
national O
" O
spirit O
that O
tinctures O
Iran B-GPE
's O
foreign O
policy O
and O
its O
various O
positions O
, O
far O
from O
the O
claims O
of O
enmity O
to O
America B-GPE
and O
Israel B-GPE
, O
are O
only O
used O
to O
serve O
Iran B-GPE
's O
interests O
. O

Beyond O
that O
, O
the O
image O
of O
executing O
Saddam B-PERSON
and O
the O
repercussions O
it O
created O
cause O
a O
large O
embarrassment O
for O
Iran B-GPE
's O
allies O
in O
the O
region O
, O
like O
Hamas B-ORG
, O
Al B-ORG
Jihad I-ORG
, O
Syria B-GPE
, O
and O
many O
Islamic O
factions O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
political O
and O
public O
powers O
- O
in O
the O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
- O
which O
stood O
with O
Hezbollah B-NORP
and O
were O
calling O
for O
their O
governments O
to O
" O
change O
" O
their O
alliances O
to O
stand O
with O
Iran B-GPE
instead O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Israel B-GPE
. O

These O
powers O
face O
a O
state O
of O
strong O
embarrassment O
, O
similar O
to O
the O
embarrassment O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
regimes O
friendly O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
from O
its O
policies O
in O
the O
region O
. O

Those O
who O
wanted O
to O
quench O
their O
thirst O
for O
revenge O
by O
hanging O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
on O
the O
first O
of O
the O
Adha O
holy O
days O
are O
like O
the O
libidinous O
fool O
who O
satisfied O
his O
cheap O
lust O
without O
knowing O
that O
he O
had O
caught O
a O
dangerous O
disease O
afterward O
. O

What O
did O
they O
win O
? O

Police O
and O
Investigation O
Authority O
Agreed O
to O
be O
Unjust O
to O
this O
Sheikh B-PERSON
/ O
His O
Picture O

Abd O
al O
- O
Rahman O
2002 O

During O
the O
vacation O
of O
the O
blessed O
feast O
of O
Bairam B-EVENT
for O
the O
year O
1425 O
A. O
H. O
, O
I O
traveled O
from O
Riyadh B-GPE
where O
I O
work O
to O
my O
relatives O
and O
family O
in O
Wadi O
al O
- O
Dawasir O
to O
spend O
my O
vacation O
with O
them O
happy O
and O
joyful O
. O

I O
was O
not O
aware O
of O
what O
fate O
was O
hiding O
. O

On O
Monday O
afternoon O
on O
13/12/1425 O
A. O
H. O
, O
I O
went O
with O
my O
father O
and O
my O
eldest O
son O
to O
the B-ORG
Majid I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
to O
sell O
construction O
materials O
. O
Since O
my O
father O
is O
building O
a O
villa O
that O
belongs O
to O
me O
. O

After O
we O
left O
the O
organization O
, O
we O
found O
a O
number O
of O
security O
men O
standing O
by O
my O
father O
's O
car O
. O

When O
I O
asked O
them O
, O
they O
said O
that O
the O
car O
was O
wanted O
. O

So O
my O
father O
ordered O
me O
to O
go O
in O
the O
car O
with O
them O
. O

My O
father O
took O
the O
child O
to O
his O
home O
. O

At O
the O
police O
station O
I O
found O
a O
captain O
named O
Butayhan B-PERSON
Munir I-PERSON
who O
ordered O
that O
I O
be O
arrested O
without O
asking O
me O
any O
questions O
. O

I O
objected O
to O
that O
asking O
for O
information O
on O
why O
my O
father O
's O
car O
had O
been O
taken O
and O
the O
reasons O
for O
my O
arrest O
. O

At O
this O
, O
the O
captain O
said O
" O
your O
father O
's O
car O
has O
been O
reported O
. O
" O

I O
asked O
to O
see O
the O
report O
and O
I O
found O
that O
it O
was O
for O
a O
98 O
or O
99 O
model O
car O
without O
a O
plate O
number O
. O

I O
explained O
to O
the O
captain O
and O
informed O
him O
that O
my O
father O
's O
car O
is O
a O
2002 O
model O
and O
its O
plates O
are O
on O
it O
. O

At O
this O
, O
the O
captain O
said O
that O
it O
was O
reported O
by O
a O
Sudanese B-NORP
. O

Upon O
reviewing O
the O
report O
of O
the O
Sudanese B-NORP
I O
found O
that O
it O
was O
about O
a O
car O
whose O
model O
and O
plate O
number O
were O
not O
specified O
. O

But O
the O
captain O
insisted O
on O
his O
position O
and O
quarreled O
with O
me O
and O
put O
me O
into O
detention O
. O

At O
this O
, O
a O
call O
was O
made O
to O
the O
governor O
of O
Wadi O
al O
- O
Dawasir O
by O
my O
uncle O
on O
his O
mobile O
phone O
, O
" O
later O
my O
lawyer O
" O
thinking O
that O
he O
was O
at O
the O
Wadi O
, O
and O
an O
argument O
took O
place O
with O
him O
. O

He O
called O
the O
captain O
and O
told O
him O
to O
put O
him O
into O
the O
cell O
and O
exert O
pressure O
on O
him O
till O
he O
confesses O
. O
Because O
they O
will O
raise O
a O
complaint O
against O
us O
, O
if O
his O
detention O
was O
without O
reason O
. O

That O
evening O
after O
sunset O
, O
as O
soon O
as O
he O
received O
the O
phone O
call O
from O
the O
governor O
, O
the O
captain O
took O
me O
out O
of O
the O
group O
detention O
area O
. O

He O
asked O
me O
to O
enter O
the O
cell O
and O
beat O
me O
with O
the O
assistance O
of O
the O
soldier O
Yahya B-PERSON
Maghfouri I-PERSON
. O

I O
slapped O
Captain O
Butayhan O
on O
his O
face O
in O
return O
for O
his O
beating O
. O

The O
captain O
stood O
up O
and O
lit O
his O
cigarette O
, O
and O
said O
, O
I O
will O
put O
it O
out O
in O
your O
eyes O
. O

I O
said O
, O
you O
can O
not O
. O

He O
took O
me O
into O
a O
dark O
cell O
with O
no O
water O
or O
electricity O
. O

I O
did O
not O
know O
the O
know O
the O
direction O
of O
Mecca B-GPE
. O

I O
remained O
in O
it O
for O
seven O
days O
without O
his O
asking O
me O
my O
name O
, O
or O
writing O
a O
record O
of O
my O
arrest O
. O

Visitors O
were O
prevented O
from O
seeing O
me O
. O

He O
kept O
my O
father O
's O
car O
for O
a O
year O
, O
without O
writing O
a O
confiscation O
order O
for O
it O
. O

This O
was O
contrary O
to O
all O
the O
regulations O
issued O
by O
the O
ministry O
of O
the O
interior O
and O
by O
the O
government O
, O
and O
it O
is O
contrary O
to O
the O
system O
of O
criminal O
procedures O
issued O
by O
the O
monarchy O
, O
which O
require O
the O
interrogation O
of O
the O
detainee O
within O
24 O
hours O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
the O
captain O
received O
the O
order O
of O
the O
governor O
, O
everyone O
coordinated O
with O
Lieutenant O
Colonel O
'Id O
Matar O
al O
- O
Nafi'i O
to O
bring O
his O
relative O
, O
the O
aforementioned O
person O
who O
filed O
the O
report O
. O

They O
called O
him O
after O
sunset O
that O
night O
. O

He O
was O
in O
Khamis B-GPE
Mashit I-GPE
. O

They O
asked O
him O
to O
come O
to O
them O
immediately O
because O
the O
reported O
car O
had O
been O
seized O
. O
And O
the O
reported O
person O
had O
been O
arrested O
. O

So O
he O
went O
quickly O
, O
as O
he O
was O
told O
to O
do O
. O

At O
one O
o'clock O
at O
night O
" O
he O
came O
to O
the O
captain O
and O
the O
lieutenant O
colonel O
and O
they O
told O
him O
that O
I O
was O
wearing O
a O
green O
garment O
. O
" O

The O
detainees O
were O
awakened O
. O

He O
took O
me O
out O
of O
my O
cell O
and O
they O
brought O
their O
puppet O
veiled O
so O
he O
would O
not O
be O
recognized O
, O
because O
he O
knew O
that O
he O
was O
playing O
a O
nasty O
role O
. O

He O
said O
hastily O
" O
the O
one O
in O
the O
green O
garment O
, O
" O
and O
they O
wrote O
down O
what O
they O
called O
an O
identification O
statement O
, O
which O
was O
nothing O
more O
than O
an O
allegation O
, O
if O
it O
were O
separated O
from O
all O
the O
conspiracy O
and O
fabrication O
that O
was O
obvious O
from O
the O
context O
of O
the O
story O
. O

The O
conspirators O
felt O
confident O
with O
their O
plot O
. O

A O
week O
later O
I O
was O
interrogated O
. O

I O
denied O
everything O
I O
had O
been O
charged O
with O
. O

Then O
they O
showed O
me O
to O
the O
Sudanese B-NORP
people O
who O
cleared O
me O
. O

They O
showed O
them O
my O
father O
's O
car O
and O
they O
said O
it O
was O
not O
the O
one O
. O

Then O
came O
two O
witnesses O
who O
were O
watching O
the O
chase O
between O
the O
car O
mentioned O
in O
the O
report O
of O
Saud B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Nafi'i I-PERSON
and O
his O
car O
. O
The O
Caprice O
. O

They O
testified O
that O
the O
car O
with O
which O
he O
had O
competed O
was O
a O
98 O
model O
, O
according O
to O
his O
report O
. O

They O
showed O
them O
my O
father O
's O
car O
and O
they O
testified O
that O
it O
was O
not O
the O
car O
they O
saw O
, O
so O
they O
released O
me O
. O

We O
complained O
to O
the O
governor O
of O
Riyadh B-GPE
in O
a O
letter O
-LRB- O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
letter O
is O
attached O
in O
the O
letters O
and O
documents O
section O
-RRB- O
, O
hoping O
that O
the O
conspirators O
be O
held O
accountable O
and O
the O
dignity O
of O
the O
citizen O
would O
be O
preserved O
. O

A O
committee O
was O
formed O
consisting O
of O
the O
following O
: O
Abdallah B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Majyul I-PERSON
of O
the O
municipality O
of O
Riyadh B-GPE
, O
Brigadier O
General O
Faisal O
al O
- O
Mandil O
of O
the B-ORG
Riyadh I-ORG
Police I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
and O
Investigator O
Faisal O
al O
- O
Ijyan O
of O
the O
Riyadh B-GPE
branch O
of O
the O
General O
Investigation O
and O
Claims O
Board O
. O

In O
our O
complaint O
we O
requested O
to O
include O
a O
member O
from O
the O
ministry O
of O
the O
interior O
and O
a O
member O
from O
General B-ORG
Security I-ORG
, O
but O
the O
governor O
of O
Riyadh B-GPE
asked O
that O
it O
consist O
of O
the O
aforementioned O
. O

In O
deference O
to O
his O
wish O
, O
a O
page O
from O
the O
letter O
of O
complaint O
was O
replaced O
by O
another O
page O
. O

The O
committee O
undertook O
its O
work O
on O
Saturday O
16/2/1426 O
A. O
H. O
The O
following O
is O
noteworthy O
: O

1. O
Lieutenant O
Colonel O
'Id O
Matar O
refused O
to O
appear O
before O
it O
. O

His O
testimony O
was O
through O
the O
statement O
of O
the O
chief O
of O
police O
that O
he O
was O
coordinating O
with O
the O
representative O
of O
the B-ORG
Riyadh I-ORG
Police I-ORG
, O
Brigadier O
General O
Faisal O
al O
- O
Mandil O
. O

2. O
The O
reporter O
Saud B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Nafi'i I-PERSON
refused O
to O
appear O
before O
it O
. O

3. O
Captain O
Butayhan O
and O
his O
other O
colleagues O
refused O
to O
appear O
together O
. O

They O
insisted O
that O
the O
first O
would O
come O
, O
and O
then O
return O
to O
the O
police O
station O
, O
then O
the O
second O
one O
would O
come O
, O
and O
so O
on O
, O
so O
they O
could O
coordinate O
their O
answers O
. O

4. O
The O
committee O
acceded O
to O
their O
wishes O
despite O
our O
objection O
. O

5. O
The O
committee O
refused O
to O
let O
us O
see O
any O
of O
the O
documents O
of O
the O
proceedings O
and O
the O
charges O
filed O
against O
us O
. O

6. O
The O
committee O
refused O
the O
request O
to O
impound O
the O
car O
of O
the O
reporter O
to O
confirm O
the O
truth O
about O
its O
collision O
and O
where O
exactly O
it O
was O
, O
especially O
since O
the O
documents O
of O
the O
proceedings O
are O
devoid O
of O
anything O
that O
proves O
that O
or O
proves O
that O
there O
was O
an O
accident O
, O
as O
the O
reporter O
alleged O
. O

7. O
The O
committee O
refused O
to O
discuss O
with O
the O
reporter O
where O
he O
fixed O
the O
alleged O
damage O
to O
his O
car O
, O
or O
in O
what O
workshop O
. O

Did O
he O
fix O
it O
in O
accordance O
with O
an O
official O
repair O
document O
according O
to O
the O
system O
, O
or O
not O
? O

Did O
he O
know O
who O
gave O
him O
the O
repair O
document O
? O

If O
he O
was O
given O
a O
document O
, O
the O
question O
is O
who O
gave O
it O
to O
him O
in O
violation O
of O
the O
system O
? O

8. O
The O
committee O
refused O
to O
discuss O
with O
the O
conspirators O
and O
the O
investigator O
whether O
they O
referred O
the O
car O
of O
the O
reporter O
to O
three O
workshops O
for O
estimates O
, O
in O
compliance O
with O
the O
rules O
. O

And O
why O
did O
n't O
they O
do O
so O
, O
if O
they O
were O
telling O
the O
truth O
? O
Especially O
since O
private O
as O
well O
as O
public O
rights O
are O
based O
upon O
it O
. O

9. O
The O
committee O
refused O
to O
inspect O
the O
cell O
with O
us O
to O
confirm O
its O
unsuitability O
. O

10. O
The O
governor O
made O
a O
lunch O
banquet O
for O
the O
honorable O
committee O
. O

11. O
The O
next O
morning O
was O
designated O
for O
us O
to O
attend O
to O
discuss O
with O
the O
committee O
. O

We O
thought O
that O
it O
would O
show O
us O
the O
answers O
of O
those O
it O
had O
questioned O
so O
that O
we O
could O
reply O
to O
them O
. O

But O
we O
were O
surprised O
that O
it O
had O
left O
the O
day O
before O
for O
Riyadh B-GPE
. O

On O
29/4/1426 O
A. O
H. O
the O
committee O
returned O
to O
Wadi O
al O
- O
Dawasir O
. O

We O
appeared O
before O
it O
. O

It O
did O
not O
open O
the O
investigation O
file O
and O
it O
did O
not O
show O
us O
anything O
in O
spite O
of O
our O
request O
and O
our O
informing O
it O
that O
this O
was O
our O
right O
according O
to O
the O
system O
of O
criminal O
procedures O
issued O
by O
royal O
decree O
. O

It O
claimed O
that O
it O
would O
show O
it O
to O
us O
soon O
, O
especially O
the O
representative O
of O
the O
municipality O
of O
Riyadh B-GPE
who O
apparently O
was O
the O
one O
who O
held O
and O
controlled O
the O
documents O
of O
the O
proceedings O
. O

My O
father O
requested O
the O
return O
of O
his O
car O
that O
had O
been O
impounded O
in O
violation O
of O
all O
laws O
and O
regulations O
. O

It O
was O
not O
given O
to O
him O
and O
no O
order O
was O
issued O
to O
hand O
it O
over O
. O

The O
committee O
left O
for O
Riyadh B-GPE
that O
day O
and O
that O
was O
the O
last O
time O
we O
saw O
of O
it O
. O

At O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
month O
of O
Dhu O
al O
- O
Qada O
1426 O
A. O
H. O
, O
the O
office O
of O
the O
head O
of O
the O
General O
Investigation O
and O
Prosecution O
Authority O
called O
me O
and O
told O
me O
that O
the O
head O
of O
the O
General O
Investigation O
and O
Prosecution O
Authority O
and O
the O
Authority O
's O
committee O
had O
fired O
me O
from O
my O
job O
and O
had O
issued O
that O
decision O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
the O
following O
two O
reasons O
: O

1. O
Incompetence O
during O
the O
period O
of O
the O
experience O
. O

2. O
Lack O
of O
trust O
and O
consideration O
. O

It O
mentioned O
that O
it O
was O
based O
on O
the O
letter O
of O
the O
governor O
of O
the O
area O
of O
Riyadh B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
it O
was O
appropriate O
that O
I O
submit O
to O
the O
head O
of O
the O
General O
Investigation O
and O
Prosecution O
Authority O
my O
letter O
of O
resignation O
so O
that O
my O
reputation O
would O
not O
be O
tarnished O
by O
that O
decision O
and O
so O
that O
I O
would O
be O
able O
to O
work O
in O
my O
field O
, O
because O
that O
decision O
would O
bar O
me O
from O
employment O
in O
the O
future O
. O

So O
I O
traveled O
to O
Riyadh B-GPE
and O
refused O
to O
submit O
my O
resignation O
because O
this O
would O
be O
submitting O
to O
injustice O
and O
arbitrariness O
no O
matter O
what O
the O
consequences O
. O

Our O
reputation O
, O
thank O
God O
, O
is O
honorable O
, O
and O
we O
are O
acknowledged O
in O
the O
circles O
of O
our O
whole O
community O
, O
and O
by O
colleagues O
in O
study O
, O
professors O
, O
sheikhs O
, O
and O
others O
. O

Rather O
, O
just O
the O
opposite O
. O

This O
decision O
would O
harm O
my O
reputation O
and O
the O
integrity O
of O
those O
who O
issued O
it O
, O
and O
it O
would O
weaken O
the O
credibility O
of O
the O
organization O
which O
they O
supervise O
. O

The O
job O
is O
not O
the O
main O
goal O
, O
and O
the O
doors O
of O
livelihood O
are O
wide O
. O

Thank O
God O
we O
are O
affluent O
. O

The O
noble O
person O
does O
not O
bend O
down O
even O
if O
he O
is O
poor O
. O

So O
how O
about O
if O
he O
is O
really O
rich O
? O

My O
representative O
, O
the O
lawyer O
, O
met O
His O
Highness O
the O
Governor O
of O
Riyadh B-GPE
, O
Salman B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Abdulaziz I-PERSON
. O

We O
objected O
to O
the O
conclusion O
reached O
by O
the O
committee O
. O

We O
told O
him O
that O
we O
were O
complaining O
to O
him O
to O
find O
justice O
from O
him O
regarding O
those O
who O
were O
unjust O
to O
us O
, O
since O
he O
is O
the O
direct O
authority O
of O
those O
unjust O
people O
. O

But O
unfortunately O
we O
were O
surprised O
that O
he O
committed O
a O
greater O
injustice O
upon O
us O
. O

He O
told O
us O
: O
-LRB- O
If O
you O
want O
to O
leave O
the O
job O
then O
Farraj B-PERSON
's O
job O
is O
with O
me O
, O
and O
you O
will O
be O
held O
against O
me O
. O
-RRB- O

We O
said O
: O
-LRB- O
The O
results O
contradicted O
the O
facts O
of O
the O
proceedings O
. O
We O
were O
not O
informed O
until O
just O
now O
of O
the O
committee O
's O
final O
decision O
. O
What O
is O
needed O
is O
to O
halt O
the O
decision O
of O
dismissal O
, O
especially O
since O
it O
is O
based O
on O
your O
instruction O
, O
until O
we O
are O
given O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
committee O
's O
decision O
so O
we O
can O
respond O
to O
it O
. O
-RRB- O

He O
called O
the O
head O
of O
follow O
- O
up O
and O
said O
: O
-LRB- O
Show O
them O
the O
proceedings O
. O
-RRB- O

Then O
he O
said O
: O
" O
Give O
me O
what O
you O
have O
. O
" O

We O
went O
to O
the O
head O
of O
follow O
- O
up O
, O
who O
said O
: O
-LRB- O
I O
do O
not O
have O
the O
proceedings O
, O
but O
they O
were O
issued O
. O

We O
said O
: O
-LRB- O
You O
have O
the O
decision O
of O
the O
committee O
. O

He O
gave O
us O
an O
appointment O
for O
the O
next O
day O
. O

Then O
he O
refused O
to O
show O
us O
the O
decision O
of O
the O
committee O
and O
recited O
its O
results O
to O
us O
. O

The O
results O
contradicted O
the O
facts O
of O
the O
proceedings O
and O
proved O
the O
truth O
of O
what O
we O
referred O
to O
in O
our O
main O
complaint O
. O

So O
we O
submitted O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
governor O
of O
Riyadh B-GPE
in O
which O
we O
contested O
the O
committee O
and O
its O
decision O
, O
and O
we O
explained O
the O
reasons O
for O
that O
. O

We O
stressed O
that O
the O
decision O
for O
dismissal O
should O
be O
halted O
. O

-LRB- O
A O
copy O
of O
the O
letter O
is O
attached O
in O
the O
letters O
and O
documents O
section O
. O
-RRB- O

He O
ordered O
the O
formation O
of O
a O
committee O
, O
according O
to O
what O
we O
were O
told O
. O

It O
was O
explained O
that O
this O
committee O
was O
formed O
of O
the O
head O
of O
Follow O
- O
up O
Abdullah O
al O
- O
Qarni O
, O
the O
assistant O
deputy O
of O
the O
municipality O
, O
Dr. O
Ibrahim O
al O
- O
Subaihi O
, O
and O
two O
advisors O
of O
Salman B-PERSON
, O
Faraj B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Asbali I-PERSON
and O
Salih B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Dayf I-PERSON
. O

So O
far O
this O
committee O
has O
not O
reviewed O
the O
proceedings O
which O
is O
what O
it O
was O
supposed O
to O
do O
, O

and O
Salman B-PERSON
has O
not O
responded O
to O
our O
request O
to O
" O
halt O
the O
decision O
of O
dismissal O
" O
until O
the O
case O
is O
finally O
over O
. O

Then O
the O
head O
of O
the O
General O
Investigation O
and O
Prosecution O
Authority O
submitted O
the O
decision O
of O
my O
dismissal O
-LRB- O
for O
my O
incompetence O
during O
the O
year O
of O
my O
tribulation O
and O
for O
my O
lack O
of O
confidence O
and O
respect O
-RRB- O
to O
the O
ministry O
of O
the O
interior O
to O
get O
approval O
for O
it O
while O
he O
had O
promised O
us O
to O
reconsider O
the O
decision O
of O
dismissal O
and O
that O
the O
issue O
was O
still O
with O
the O
committee O
. O

We O
learned O
the O
untruthfulness O
of O
what O
he O
said O
. O

So O
we O
submitted O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
minister O
of O
the O
interior O
-LRB- O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
letter O
is O
attached O
in O
the O
letters O
and O
documents O
section O
-RRB- O
in O
which O
we O
explained O
that O
the O
decision O
of O
dismissal O
violates O
the O
system O
, O
justice O
, O
and O
the O
truth O
since O
my O
alleged O
incompetence O
during O
the O
period O
of O
tribulation O
was O
answered O
and O
refuted O
by O
the O
performance O
report O
in O
which O
I O
received O
the O
grade O
of O
excellent O
with O
a O
percentage O
of O
96 O
, O
-LRB- O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
performance O
report O
is O
attached O
in O
the O
curriculum O
vitae O
section O
. O
-RRB- O

And O
my O
alleged O
loss O
of O
trust O
and O
respect O
requires O
knowing O
the O
crime O
attributed O
to O
me O
. O
And O
whether O
or O
not O
it O
was O
a O
crime O
that O
entails O
loss O
of O
trust O
and O
respect O
as O
stipulated O
in O
the O
civil O
service O
regulations O
issued O
by O
decree O
of O
the O
cabinet O
and O
crowned O
with O
an O
order O
by O
the O
monarchy O
? O

It O
also O
requires O
knowing O
the O
final O
judicial O
verdict O
issued O
proving O
this O
crime O
. O

Since O
all O
of O
this O
is O
incorrect O
and O
does O
not O
exist O
, O
it O
indicates O
the O
falsehood O
of O
this O
calumny O
. O

The O
proceedings O
were O
returned O
to O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Authority O
with O
disapproval O
of O
the O
decision O
of O
dismissal O
because O
of O
its O
violation O
of O
the O
regulation O
. O

When O
checking O
back O
with O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Authority O
he O
promised O
something O
good O
. O

It O
became O
clear O
that O
he O
returned O
the O
proceedings O
secretly O
to O
the O
minister O
of O
the O
interior O
requesting O
approval O
of O
the O
decision O
of O
dismissal O
. O

He O
refused O
to O
give O
us O
its O
number O
or O
its O
date O
, O
and O
he O
kept O
the O
issue O
a O
secret O
while O
he O
was O
promising O
it O
to O
us O
. O

It O
was O
revealed O
that O
the O
proceedings O
were O
returned O
to O
him O
again O
. O
And O
that O
he O
justified O
his O
refusal O
of O
the O
previous O
instruction O
on O
the O
invalidity O
of O
the O
decision O
of O
dismissal O
which O
was O
according O
to O
the O
instruction O
of O
the O
governor O
of O
Riyadh B-GPE
and O
his O
insistence O
on O
my O
dismissal O
. O

Then O
we O
found O
out O
that O
he O
had O
kept O
the O
previous O
decision O
and O
its O
proceedings O
including O
all O
the O
explanations O
in O
it O
, O
and O
issued O
a O
new O
decision O
through O
his O
committee O
terminating O
my O
services O
without O
mentioning O
a O
reason O
. O

It O
was O
signed O
by O
the O
minister O
of O
the O
interior O
and O
it O
was O
submitted O
to O
the O
monarchy O
. O

It O
turned O
out O
that O
the O
person O
who O
was O
refusing O
to O
approve O
the O
decision O
of O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Authority O
to O
dismiss O
me O
was O
His O
Highness O
the O
deputy O
Minister O
of O
the O
Interior O
. O

Taking O
into O
consideration O
that O
since O
we O
knew O
that O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Authority O
had O
submitted O
the O
decision O
of O
dismissal O
to O
the O
minister O
of O
the O
interior O
, O
my O
lawyer O
tried O
to O
meet O
the O
minister O
of O
the O
interior O
more O
than O
once O
, O
but O
he O
was O
not O
able O
to O
. O

He O
asked O
to O
make O
an O
appointment O
to O
meet O
with O
him O
and O
he O
was O
given O
an O
appointment O
for O
three O
months O
later O
. O

Two O
days O
before O
the O
appointment O
he O
was O
notified O
of O
its O
cancellation O
without O
being O
given O
a O
new O
appointment O
. O

He O
also O
tried O
to O
meet O
his O
assistant O
for O
security O
affairs O
but O
he O
could O
n't O
. O

My O
lawyer O
presented O
to O
the O
minister O
of O
the O
interior O
our O
second O
letter O
-LRB- O
a O
copy O
of O
which O
is O
attached O
in O
the O
letters O
and O
documents O
section O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
was O
referred O
to O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Authority O
with O
no O
outcome O
. O

-------------- O

Abdul B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Rahman2002 I-PERSON
says O
if O
he O
were O
not O
a O
religiously O
committed O
young O
man O
would O
this O
conspiracy O
have O
been O
woven O
around O
him O
? O

Oh O
God O
, O
I O
presented O
my O
mother O
to O
you O
in O
your O
outstanding O
month O
. O

You O
are O
Generous O
and O
Gracious O
, O
so O
honor O
her O
abode O
and O
make O
her O
final O
resting O
place O
good O
. O

owgwo@yahoo.com O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Taghlabi I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Dusary I-PERSON

Ah O
my O
head O
! O
I O
got O
a O
headache O
while O
I O
was O
reading O
I O
do O
not O
believe O
it O
at O
all O
. O

Is O
this O
article O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
tragic O
soap O
opera O
which O
will O
be O
broadcast O
in O
the O
coming O
winter O
days O
to O
force O
people O
to O
stay O
in O
their O
homes O
and O
get O
enthusiastic O
about O
this O
soap O
opera O
to O
forget O
this O
chilliness O
? O

Or O
is O
it O
a O
soap O
opera O
to O
demonstrate O
to O
the O
people O
the O
injustice O
in O
which O
they O
lived O
before O
the O
rule O
of O
the O
House O
of O
Saud B-PERSON
over O
this O
good O
country O
? O

Or O
is O
it O
an O
actual O
picture O
in O
the O
country O
of O
monotheism O
and O
justice O
? O

The O
case O
apparently O
-- O
God O
knows O
best O
-- O
involves O
a O
biiiiiiiiig O
head O
. O

God O
is O
greater O
than O
everything O
. O

The O
case O
has O
hidden O
threads O
. O

God O
knows O
best O
. O

The O
case O
has O
something O
in O
it O
. O

What O
it O
is O
I O
do O
not O
know O
! O

The O
case O
has O
something O
in O
it O
which O
was O
not O
revealed O
to O
us O
. O

They O
may O
be O
right O
in O
this O
or O
they O
may O
be O
first O
rate O
evil O
doers O
. O

In O
general O
I O
'll O
say O
you O
should O
do O
one O
thing O
. O

If O
you O
go O
to O
Him O
and O
take O
refuge O
in O
Him O
your O
problem O
will O
be O
resolved O
. O

Yes O
, O
it O
is O
God O
, O
the O
One O
and O
Only O
, O
the O
Glorious O
King O
of O
kings O

Use O
the O
arrows O
of O
night O
. O

They O
hit O
their O
target O
. O

Bengalis B-NORP
Rape O
Minor O
Sudanese B-NORP
Girls O

The O
Truthful O
Dawn O

A O
group O
of O
Bengali B-NORP
soldiers O
participating O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
forces O
in O
southern O
Sudan B-GPE
raped O
several O
minor O
girls O
. O

This O
news O
was O
published O
by O
a O
British B-NORP
newspaper O
months O
before O
it O
was O
published O
in O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
newspaper O
: O
A O
Bengali B-NORP
guard O
at O
a O
mosque O
raped O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
child O
in O
addition O
to O
dozens O
of O
crimes O
which O
are O
committed O
by O
Bengali B-NORP
workers O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
. O

These O
people O
are O
really O
strange O
. O

To O
correspond O
with O
me O
abomnaf@hotmail.com O

I O
am O
the O
Arab O

Even O
Sudan B-GPE
was O
not O
safe O
from O
them O
? O

God O
suffices O
for O
me O
and O
He O
is O
the O
best O
one O
to O
trust O
. O

------------------ O

A O
free O
pen O
. O

ana_free11@hotmail.com O

Worry O
destroys O
the O
stout O
with O
thinness O
*** O
and O
makes O
white O
the O
forelocks O
of O
the O
lad O
and O
makes O
him O
grow O
old O
. O

In O
this O
user O
I O
the O
Arab O
, O
and O
free O
pen O
and O
other O
males O
and O
females O
write O

-LRB- O
ana_alaraby@hotmail.com O
-RRB- O

Paqueta B-PERSON
wants O
to O
finish O
Saad B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Harthi I-PERSON
-LRB- O
the O
butcher O
-RRB- O
in O
soccer O
and O
educationally O
. O

Night B-PERSON
Star I-PERSON

6 O
x O
1 O
= O
6 O

Paqueta B-PERSON

Away O
from O
the O
club O
colors O
and O
loyalties O
.. O
and O
striving O
for O
a O
explanation O
and O
clarification O
. O
So O
far O
I O
have O
not O
found O
a O
convincing O
explanation O
for O
two O
incidents O
involving O
one O
player O
, O
the O
star O
Saad B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Harthi I-PERSON
. O

The O
first O
is O
the O
matter O
of O
his O
call O
up O
to O
the O
national O
team O
after O
he O
clearly O
excelled O
at O
his O
club O
, O
then O
being O
put O
aside O
by O
Mr. O
Paqueta O
, O
outside O
the O
formation O
, O
even O
on O
the O
benches O
in O
the O
stadium O
. O

He O
did O
not O
play O
even O
as O
a O
reserve O
, O
nor O
was O
he O
unshackled O
and O
returned O
to O
complete O
his O
university O
studies O
of O
which O
less O
than O
two O
months O
are O
left O
. O

Acquiring O
an O
education O
remains O
the O
most O
important O
, O
and O
is O
the O
weapon O
that O
covers O
the O
professional O
player O
, O
especially O
as O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Harthi I-PERSON
had O
postponed O
it O
more O
than O
once O
, O
all O
during O
his O
participation O
in O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
national O
team O
...! O

So O
read O
on O
with O
me O
. O

Article O
Six O
, O
clause O
three O
of O
the B-LAW
Professional I-LAW
Regulations I-LAW
stipulates O
.. O
that O
the O
professional O
player O
undertakes O
to O
continue O
his O
education O
and O
raise O
his O
cultural O
level O

and O
what O
supports O
the O
need O
to O
look O
into O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Harthi I-PERSON
's O
return O
is O
that O
Mr. O
Paqueta O
already O
has O
six O
strikers O
beside O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Harthi I-PERSON
and O
all O
of O
them O
took O
part O
in O
the O
last O
two O
games O
...! O

The O
second O
incident O
is O
the O
report O
raised O
by O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Masibih I-PERSON
to O
His O
Highness O
the O
President O
of O
the O
Union O
about O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Harthi I-PERSON
's O
diligence O
and O
his O
readiness O
to O
represent O
the O
homeland O
, O
which O
raises O
a O
wider O
question O
mark O
about O
why O
this O
report O
concerned O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Harthi I-PERSON
alone O
? O

Has O
anything O
happened O
in O
the O
past O
that O
would O
contradict O
it O
? O

The O
answer O
from O
all O
the O
fans O
is O
, O
of O
course O
, O
no O
..! O

Or O
is O
there O
someone O
who O
ordered O
that O
this O
report O
be O
submitted O
..? O

What O
are O
his O
motives O
..? O

I O
know O
for O
sure O
that O
someone O
will O
summarize O
everything O
I O
referred O
to O
above O
place O
it O
in O
the O
category O
of O
preferences O
. O

And O
then O
I O
will O
not O
, O
will O
not O
care O
, O
as O
long O
as O
I O
want O
to O
transmit O
a O
fact O
that O
we O
are O
in O
great O
need O
of O
players O
who O
are O
skilled O
with O
their O
brains O
and O
their O
legs O
. O

So O
liberate O
the O
minds O
of O
those O
with O
skilled O
legs O
so O
that O
we O
would O
enjoy O
a O
generation O
blessed O
with O
a O
civilization O
of O
progress O
and O
consciousness O
and O
awareness O

Let O
us O
all O
repeat O
together O
with O
our O
hearts O
before O
our O
tongues O
" O
Long O
live O
the O
Green O
, O
long O
may O
it O
live O
" O

From O
under O
the O
door O
-- O

His O
last O
title O
that O
stuck O
to O
him O
and O
which O
he O
retained O
is O
" O
FIFA B-ORG
international O
expert O
" O

So O
what O
will O
he O
win O
from O
the O
title O
" O
the O
Legend O
of O
the O
Gulf O
" O
apart O
from O
proving O
the O
saying O
" O
not O
getting O
tired O
of O
titles O
" O
after O
the O
overwhelming O
public O
popularity O
? O

What O
a O
sad O
media O
that O
which O
reduced O
the O
meeting O
of O
our O
national O
team O
with O
Qatar B-GPE
to O
the O
confrontation O
of O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Shlhoub I-PERSON
with O
Khalfan B-PERSON
..!* O

The O
invisible O
reason O
behind O
Jasim O
's O
decisive O
victory O
in O
getting O
the O
" O
Legend O
of O
the O
Gulf O
" O
title O
is O
his O
insistence O
on O
thanking O
the O
eight O
media O
personalities O
who O
voted O
for O
him O
!* O

A O
question O
occurs O
to O
me O
. O

How O
come O
a O
player O
for O
whom O
voted O
55 O
% O
of O
an O
awesome O
number O
of O
the O
public O
does O
not O
get O
the O
title O
, O
while O
a O
player O
with O
45 O
% O
is O
given O
the O
title O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
no O
more O
than O
eight O
media O
personalities O
voting O
for O
him O
? O

How O
? O

Since O
the O
" O
one O
and O
only O
" O
media O
started O
criticizing O
the O
coach O
Paqueta B-PERSON
heavily O
.. O
can O
we O
innocently O
ask O
here O
whether O
this O
media O
has O
become O
a O
" O
middleman O
" O
striving O
for O
Paqueta B-PERSON
's O
dismissal O
and O
his O
return O
to O
their O
team O
..? O

What O
supports O
it O
is O
the O
delay O
in O
their O
team O
contracting O
a O
coach O
..! O

I O
found O
the O
novel O
-LRB- O
The O
Searcher O
and O
the O
Searched O
For O
-RRB- O
clearly O
in O
the O
tyrannical O
individualism O
of O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Shlhoub I-PERSON
and O
al O
- O
Qahtani O
.. O
and O
each O
of O
them O
searching O
for O
the O
other O
..! O

The O
emblem O
of O
the O
leadership O
did O
not O
suite O
him O
-LRB- O
neither O
in O
form O
mor O
in O
content O
-RRB- O
* O

Paqueta B-PERSON
puts O
his O
earpiece O
in O
his O
ear O
and O
talks O
on O
the O
telephone O
throughout O
the O
match O
* O

This O
can O
only O
have O
two O
explanations O
. O

The O
first O
is O
the O
presence O
of O
a O
technical O
manager O
in O
the O
stands O
, O
-LRB- O
he O
was O
n't O
there O
-RRB- O
...! O

The O
second O
is O
the O
presence O
of O
another O
person O
dictating O
to O
him O
while O
he O
executes O
..!!. O

An O
article O
copied O
from O
the O
famous O
writer O
and O
the O
satellite O
TV O
voice O
of O
Nasr O
International O
, O
Mr. O
Khaled O
Al O
- O
Shaalan O
. O

This O
is O
life O
as O
seen O
by O
states O
.... O

If O
it O
pleased O
someone O
for O
an O
hour O
, O
it O
made O
him O
unhappy O
for O
ages O
. O

A O
Very O
Ordinary O
Native O
Country O

Night B-PERSON
Star I-PERSON
, O
here O
is O
an O
advice O
for O
free O
: O
do O
not O
try O
and O
tire O
yourself O
with O
Khaled O
Al O
- O
Shaalan O
. O

The O
man O
suffers O
from O
unnatural O
fanaticism O
and O
the O
problem O
is O
that O
there O
are O
those O
who O
support O
him O
. O

If O
you O
scrutinized O
all O
his O
articles O
and O
his O
appearance O
on O
the O
channels O
and O
his O
transfer O
from O
one O
channel O
to O
another O
then O
you O
would O
know O
this O
man O
's O
disease O
. O

Encouragement O
is O
a O
nice O
thing O
. O

However O
fanaticism O
, O
the O
turning O
of O
facts O
on O
their O
head O
, O
the O
schadenfreude O
, O
the O
mockery O
and O
the O
lying O
and O
innumerable O
, O
uncountable O
issues O
are O
present O
in O
this O
sick O
person O
;. O

I O
advised O
you O
and O
it O
's O
your O
choice O
. O

Saudi B-NORP
shares O
forum O
http://www.moltqaa.com O
. O

Citiiiizen O
-- O

Expressive O
image O

Al B-PERSON
Waeli I-PERSON

Al B-PERSON
Waeli I-PERSON
, O
peace O
, O
mercy O
, O
and O
the O
blessing O
of O
God O
be O
upon O
you O
. O

As O
a O
courtesy O
, O
not O
an O
order O
, O
please O
place O
in O
the O
political O
forum O
this O
picture O
, O
which O
goes O
back O
to O
1973 O
- O
1393 O
, O
at O
the O
time O
of O
King B-PERSON
Faisal I-PERSON
, O
may O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
him O
, O
when O
he O
prevented O
the O
export O
of O
oil O
to O
America B-GPE
. O

The O
picture O
shows O
the O
extent O
of O
our O
ability O
to O
stand O
in O
the O
face O
of O
America B-GPE
, O
and O
I O
hope O
the O
members O
would O
comment O
on O
the O
picture O
. O

naifgh@msn.com O

Al B-PERSON
Maghaweer I-PERSON

Things O
today O
are O
more O
complicated O
than O
before O
... O

and O
the O
lurkers O
for O
us O
are O
many O
... O

Also O
, O
the O
world O
today O
has O
become O
uni-polar O
... O
as O
they O
say O
! O

I O
wish O
things O
would O
stay O
like O
that O
... O
but O
leave O
it O
to O
God O
... O

God O
shall O
decide O
. O

Abu B-PERSON
Dalama I-PERSON

Saturday O
, O
12/24/1427 O
AH O
, O
01/13/2007 O
AD O
. O

Question O
: O
I O
would O
like O
to O
ask O
His O
Highness O
Prince B-PERSON
Saud I-PERSON
whether O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
is O
ready O
to O
raise O
its O
production O
of O
oil O
, O
in O
case O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
crisis O
causes O
a O
reduction O
of O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
production O
or O
a O
rise O
in O
prices O
? O

In O
other O
words O
, O
is O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
ready O
to O
use O
the O
oil O
weapon O
against O
the O
oil O
weapon O
? O

I O
would O
also O
like O
to O
ask O
with O
regard O
to O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
crisis O
, O
what O
is O
the O
significance O
of O
the O
initiatives O
that O
the O
group O
of O
nations O
, O
of O
which O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
is O
part O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
the B-ORG
Gulf I-ORG
Cooperation I-ORG
Council I-ORG
, O
are O
undertaking O
in O
order O
to O
develop O
the O
project O
of O
the O
nuclear O
program O
? O

Is O
this O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
the O
preparation O
a O
group O
of O
Sunni B-NORP
Arab I-NORP
countries O
are O
undertaking O
as O
a O
warning O
directed O
at O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
leadership O
? O

Your O
Highness O
, O
the O
Minister O
: O
We O
are O
-LSB- O
handling O
-RSB- O
the O
issue O
of O
facing O
the O
oil O
weapon O
with O
the O
oil O
weapon O
, O
because O
we O
do O
not O
consider O
it O
an O
oil O
weapon O
. O

It O
is O
wealth O
to O
be O
used O
, O
and O
we O
are O
using O
this O
wealth O
in O
consideration O
of O
our O
national O
interests O
, O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
producing O
nations O
, O
and O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
consuming O
nations O
. O

His O
Highness O
the O
Oil O
Minister O
has O
very O
clearly O
clarified O
that O
the O
policy O
of O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
is O
established O
on O
balance O
in O
the O
oil O
market O
. O

The O
Kingdom B-GPE
has O
historically O
proven O
that O
in O
times O
of O
crisis O
, O
it O
does O
what O
it O
should O
do O
as O
the O
biggest O
producer O
of O
oil O
, O
in O
a O
way O
that O
guarantees O
the O
stability O
of O
the O
oil O
markets O
. O

As O
for O
the O
nuclear O
program O
which O
the B-ORG
Gulf I-ORG
Cooperation I-ORG
Council I-ORG
has O
approved O
, O
I O
believe O
that O
among O
the O
most O
important O
reasons O
on O
which O
the O
Council O
agreed O
in O
this O
framework O
is O
to O
enter O
in O
this O
important O
industry O
, O
the O
importance O
of O
which O
not O
only O
includes O
a O
military O
aspect O
, O
but O
also O
a O
peaceful O
aspect O
, O
in O
order O
to O
establish O
an O
industry O
subject O
to O
strict O
controls O
that O
can O
not O
be O
violated O
, O
in O
order O
to O
guarantee O
its O
peaceful O
direction O
. O

And O
it O
may O
be O
an O
example O
for O
all O
who O
want O
to O
have O
this O
industry O
and O
have O
no O
intention O
of O
developing O
it O
, O
other O
than O
establishing O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

This O
is O
the O
goal O
the B-ORG
Gulf I-ORG
Cooperation I-ORG
Council I-ORG
countries O
are O
seeking O
. O

http://www.mofa.gov.sa/detail.asp?InNewsItemID=59090&InTemplateKey=print O

For O
correspondence O
: O

alisau@gmail.com O

Al B-PERSON
Waeli I-PERSON

Al B-PERSON
Maghaweer I-PERSON
and O
brother O
, O
Abu B-PERSON
Dalama I-PERSON
: O
Thank O
you O
for O
participating O
and O
expressing O
your O
opinion O
. O

And O
I O
-LSB- O
agree O
with O
-RSB- O
Prince B-PERSON
Faisal I-PERSON
, O
that O
it O
is O
essential O
to O
consider O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
nation O
and O
the O
interests O
of O
development O
in O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
, O
but O
I O
enclosed O
the O
picture O
per O
the O
request O
of O
its O
owner O
. O

naifgh@msn.com O

Nader B-PERSON
Abdullah I-PERSON

No O
doubt O
the O
political O
reading O
today O
differs O
from O
the O
situations O
in O
which O
the O
decision O
was O
made O
at O
that O
time O
. O

The O
political O
situation O
of O
the O
world O
today O
has O
even O
become O
more O
complicated O
than O
before O
. O

It O
ca O
n't O
be O
said O
that O
any O
oil O
producing O
country O
can O
use O
oil O
as O
a O
weapon O
to O
impose O
a O
certain O
political O
vision O
or O
political O
position O
. O

It O
may O
be O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
reasons O
that O
the O
American B-NORP
presence O
in O
the O
region O
today O
has O
become O
a O
fact O
with O
which O
we O
have O
to O
live O
, O
not O
to O
face O
with O
any O
weapon O
. O

ho11ho@hotmail.com O

Hala B-PERSON

It O
is O
very O
hard O
today O
to O
use O
oil O
as O
a O
weapon O
. O

We O
will O
suffer O
more O
than O
the O
Americans O
in O
my O
belief O
. O

And O
God O
-LSB- O
knows O
better O
-RSB- O
. O

Ten O
ways O
to O
build O
a O
flexible O
personality O
-LRB- O
not O
to O
be O
missed O
-RRB- O
. O

Grinch B-WORK_OF_ART

In O
the O
name O
of O
God O
the O
Compassionate O
, O
the O
Merciful O
. O

Blessings O
and O
peace O
be O
upon O
the O
most O
noble O
of O
prophets O
and O
the O
messengers O
, O
our O
Lord O
Mohammed O
and O
on O
his O
family O
and O
all O
his O
companions O
. O

Peace O
be O
upon O
you O
and O
the O
mercy O
and O
blessings O
of O
God O
. O

I O
found O
a O
splendid O
subject O
during O
surfing O
the O
world O
of O
the O
Net O
. O

I O
hope O
you O
like O
it O
. O

It O
is O
called O
" O
Ten O
ways O
to O
build O
a O
flexible O
personality O
" O
. O

What O
distinguishes O
us O
as O
people O
is O
the O
independent O
personality O
whether O
strong O
or O
weak O
, O
hesitant O
or O
fickle O
, O
balanced O
or O
extreme O
. O

The O
building O
of O
a O
strong O
flexible O
personality O
is O
considered O
a O
personal O
journey O
in O
itself O
as O
it O
passes O
through O
a O
number O
of O
phases O
and O
stages O
, O
and O
is O
done O
through O
strengthening O
and O
building O
and O
refining O
. O

I O
do O
not O
believe O
that O
one O
possesses O
a O
strong O
personality O
by O
nature O
, O
but O
one O
does O
possess O
the O
basics O
. O

This O
is O
necessary O
because O
what O
comes O
later O
is O
the O
real O
basis O
for O
determining O
personality O
. O

The B-ORG
American I-ORG
Psychological I-ORG
Association I-ORG
produced O
a O
guide O
called O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Way I-WORK_OF_ART
to I-WORK_OF_ART
Flexibility I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART
aimed O
at O
building O
and O
reinforcing O
the O
flexible O
personality O
and O
training O
people O
wanting O
to O
attain O
such O
a O
personality O
easily O
. O

Here O
are O
the O
most O
important O
of O
points O
for O
you O
: O

1. O
The O
creation O
of O
social O
relationships O
: O
the O
establishing O
of O
good O
relations O
with O
members O
of O
the O
family O
or O
friends O
is O
considered O
to O
be O
a O
very O
important O
matter O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
acceptance O
of O
help O
and O
support O
from O
those O
who O
care O
about O
you O
because O
it O
acts O
to O
strengthen O
flexibility O
. O

Many O
people O
also O
find O
that O
joining O
and O
entering O
civil O
and O
the O
other O
local O
groups O
that O
support O
the O
community O
helps O
them O
regain O
hope O
, O
and O
also O
helps O
other O
individuals O
in O
society O
. O

2. O
Avoiding O
seeing O
crises O
as O
insurmountable O
problems O
: O
you O
might O
not O
be O
able O
to O
change O
the O
fact O
that O
annoying O
incidents O
happen O
but O
you O
can O
change O
the O
way O
you O
interpret O
them O
and O
your O
reaction O
to O
these O
incidents O
. O

Try O
to O
see O
beyond O
the O
present O
and O
think O
that O
the O
future O
circumstances O
will O
be O
better O
. O

Always O
put O
your O
confidence O
and O
your O
belief O
in O
a O
better O
tomorrow O
, O
this O
day O
will O
surely O
come O
. O

3. O
Accept O
that O
change O
is O
part O
of O
life O
: O
you O
might O
not O
be O
able O
to O
achieve O
some O
of O
the O
aims O
because O
of O
certain O
circumstances O
but O
accept O
that O
the O
current O
situation O
and O
the O
fact O
that O
you O
can O
not O
change O
it O
may O
play O
a O
part O
in O
your O
acceptance O
of O
reality O
and O
pay O
attention O
to O
other O
projects O
in O
life O
. O

Do O
not O
stand O
and O
cry O
over O
the O
ruins O
. O

4. O
Move O
towards O
your O
goals O
, O
develop O
some O
realistic O
goals O
. O

Do O
things O
systematically O
- O
even O
if O
it O
seems O
like O
small O
achievements O
, O
they O
are O
nevertheless O
some O
sort O
of O
steps O
on O
the O
way O
forward O
. O

Instead O
of O
concentrating O
on O
tasks O
which O
seem O
unachievable O
, O
ask O
yourself O
: O
" O
What O
can O
I O
achieve O
today O
? O
" O

5. O
Take O
decisive O
steps O
: O
take O
decisive O
steps O
instead O
of O
withdrawing O
completely O
from O
problems O
and O
pressures O
and O
fleeing O
from O
them O
. O

Decisive O
decisions O
will O
cut O
the O
doubt O
with O
confidence O
, O
strengthen O
your O
determination O
and O
make O
you O
tougher O
in O
dealing O
with O
the O
consequences O
and O
in O
benefiting O
from O
mistakes O
. O

6. O
Look O
for O
opportunities O
to O
discover O
yourself O
: O
people O
are O
always O
discovering O
new O
things O
about O
themselves O
, O
they O
realize O
that O
they O
have O
matured O
in O
some O
way O
or O
other O
as O
a O
result O
of O
their O
previous O
experiences O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
time O
people O
who O
have O
gone O
through O
harsh O
experiences O
say O
that O
they O
have O
gained O
from O
their O
experiences O
and O
have O
become O
better O
people O
, O
their O
personality O
has O
grown O
stronger O
and O
their O
feelings O
have O
grown O
stronger O
as O
well O
as O
their O
confidence O
in O
themselves O
. O

7. O
Nurture O
the O
positive O
point O
of O
view O
in O
yourself O
: O
we O
are O
not O
asking O
you O
to O
become O
over O
- O
confident O
in O
yourself O
, O
proud O
and O
arrogant O
towards O
others O
, O
but O
that O
you O
become O
confident O
in O
your O
abilities O
to O
work O
and O
achieve O
. O

Do O
not O
blame O
yourself O
too O
much O
because O
you O
will O
collapse O
at O
the O
slightest O
problem O
. O

Keep O
things O
in O
perspective O
: O
even O
when O
you O
face O
very O
painful O
events O
, O
try O
to O
consider O
them O
an O
exhausting O
phase O
in O
the O
course O
of O
life O
, O
and O
that O
life O
is O
bigger O
and O
wider O
than O
this O
problem O
. O

Avoid O
exaggerating O
events O
and O
problems O
, O
keep O
things O
in O
perspective O
so O
as O
to O
be O
able O
to O
overcome O
them O
easily O
. O

Keep O
an O
optimistic O
frame O
of O
mind O
: O
even O
if O
the O
room O
for O
hope O
has O
faded O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
many O
and O
you O
too O
, O
keep O
a O
positive O
frame O
of O
mind O
vis-à-vis O
the O
future O
, O
try O
to O
imagine O
what O
you O
want O
and O
not O
the O
problems O
that O
will O
hit O
you O
. O

Take O
care O
of O
yourself O
: O
pay O
attention O
to O
your O
own O
needs O
and O
your O
feelings O
. O

Take O
part O
in O
activities O
which O
you O
enjoy O
and O
in O
which O
you O
relax O
. O

Practice O
sport O
regularly O
to O
obtain O
the O
physical O
benefit O
, O
maintain O
your O
mind O
and O
your O
nutrition O
and O
your O
health O
to O
guarantee O
that O
you O
reach O
the O
highest O
levels O
of O
personal O
flexibility O
. O

The O
beloved O
Prophet B-PERSON
, O
the O
best O
of O
blessings O
and O
peace O
be O
upon O
Him O
, O
said O
" O
Your O
self O
has O
a O
claim O
upon O
you O
. O
" O

May O
God O
grant O
you O
success O
. O

Grinch B-WORK_OF_ART

It O
is O
said O
, O
" O
Do O
not O
be O
soft O
as O
to O
be O
squeezable O
, O
nor O
so O
hard O
as O
to O
be O
breakable O
" O
... O
that O
means O
the O
search O
for O
balanced O
flexibility O
. O

Sweet B-PERSON
Natured I-PERSON

You O
reminded O
me O
of O
a O
Hadith B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
that O
the O
prophet O
, O
peace O
and O
blessings O
be O
upon O
him O
, O
liked O
optimism O
. O

I O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
, O
my O
dear O
, O
for O
your O
valuable O
subject O
. O

Your O
brother O
Sweet B-PERSON
Natured I-PERSON
. O

Carrier O
of O
the O
Gazelle O

May O
God O
reward O
you O
for O
what O
you O
have O
written O

Grinch B-WORK_OF_ART

The O
precious O
dear O
Sweet B-PERSON
Natured I-PERSON
You O
are O
worthy O
of O
the O
name O
. O

I O
thank O
you O
for O
posting O
and O
for O
being O
a O
good O
visitor O
. O

Your O
comments O
and O
participation O
have O
greatly O
honored O
me O
. O

May O
God O
reward O
you O
. O

Grinch B-WORK_OF_ART

May O
God O
reward O
the O
Carrier O
of O
the O
Gazelle O
for O
this O
good O
invocation O
. O

By O
the O
way O
, O
I O
have O
been O
greatly O
honoured O
by O
your O
1000th O
participation O
. O

Grinch B-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Always O
remember O
that O
your O
reply O
to O
my O
subject O
was O
participation O
number O
1000 O
. O

I O
thank O
you O
because O
you O
are O
always O
first O
to O
do O
good O
. O

Accept O
my O
love O
. O

Carrier O
of O
the O
Gazelle O
. O

The O
honor O
is O
mine O
, O
may O
God O
guard O
you O
from O
everything O
bad O
. O

I O
wo O
n't O
forget O
this O
thing O
. O

Good B-PERSON
Willed I-PERSON

Thanks O
, O
and O
God O
's O
bless O
you O
. O

Grinch B-WORK_OF_ART

I O
thank O
you O
my O
pious O
brother O
, O
Good B-PERSON
Willed I-PERSON

God O
's O
bless O
you O
and O
guide O
your O
steps O
to O
good O
, O
and O
God O
make O
you O
someone O
he O
is O
satisfied O
with O
and O
who O
is O
satisfied O
with O
him O
. O

Accept O
my O
love O
. O

Today O
on O
the O
Mesopotamia B-GPE
channel O
they O
brought O
the O
photo O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
in O
the O
coffin O
before O
burial O
The O
coast O
of O
Jeddah B-GPE

The O
photo O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
minutes O
before O
the O
burial O
was O
clear O
. O

It O
was O
as O
we O
know O
him O
, O
except O
that O
his O
face O
was O
whiter O
than O
it O
was O
during O
the O
trial O
... O

The O
person O
who O
lifted O
the O
cover O
off O
his O
face O
kissed O
him O
-LRB- O
may O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
him O
-RRB- O
. O

My O
regards O
. O

No O
matter O
how O
much O
we O
may O
disagree O
civility O
remains O
between O
us O
. O

Peppermint B-PERSON

May O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
him O
.. O

Thank O
you O
, O
brother O
. O

The O
Coast O
of O
Jeddah B-GPE
. O

The O
Shiites B-NORP
are O
the O
people O
of O
the O
House O
.. O

Yes O
, O
but O
it O
is O
the O
-LRB- O
White O
-RRB- O
House B-ORG
.. O

May O
every O
Bairam B-EVENT
come O
and O
your O
scandals O
be O
abundant O
, O
if O
God O
wills O
. O

n33na33@hotmail.com O
. O

I O
am O
the O
Arab O

I O
hope O
one O
of O
the O
members O
can O
bring O
us O
this O
photo O
. O

----------- O

A O
free O
pen O

ana_free11@hotmail.com O

Concern O
destroys O
the O
stout O
with O
wasting O
away O
*** O
and O
it O
makes O
white O
the O
forelock O
of O
the O
lad O
and O
makes O
him O
decrepit O
. O

-LRB- O
In O
this O
user O
he O
writes O
I O
am O
the O
Arab O
, O
free O
pen O
, O
and O
other O
men O
and O
women O
-RRB- O

ana_alaraby@hotmail.com O
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Wabal I-PERSON

His O
affair O
is O
with O
God O
who O
is O
the O
wisest O
of O
judges O
. O

Are O
we O
responsible O
for O
whether O
Saddam B-PERSON
is O
among O
the O
people O
of O
Heaven O
or O
Hell O
?? O

Why O
are O
we O
not O
preoccupied O
with O
ourselves O
and O
present O
for O
them O
before O
death O
befalls O
us O
and O
we O
are O
unaware O
of O
what O
awaits O
us O
afterwards O
!!? O

What O
should O
be O
mentioned O
are O
the O
good O
deeds O
of O
our O
deceased O
Muslims B-NORP
only O
. O

We O
should O
not O
utter O
the O
profession O
of O
faith O
for O
anyone O
who O
we O
felt O
friendly O
towards O
or O
who O
we O
sympathized O
with O
. O

Let O
us O
not O
forget O
the O
uncle O
of O
the O
Prophet B-PERSON
-LRB- O
may O
God O
bless O
him O
and O
grant O
him O
salvation O
-RRB- O
, O
Abu B-PERSON
Talib I-PERSON
, O
and O
his O
death O
in O
unbelief O
. O

The O
Prophet B-PERSON
eagerly O
desired O
that O
his O
final O
deed O
would O
be O
to O
say O
" O
there O
is O
no O
God O
but O
Allah O
, O
" O
but O
Almighty O
God O
guides O
whoever O
He O
wishes O
. O

Oh O
God O
, O
we O
ask O
you O
for O
a O
good O
end O
. O

Death O
suffices O
for O
a O
preacher O
. O

Jawa B-PERSON

God O
is O
glorious O
. O

Emotion O
is O
still O
the O
thing O
that O
moves O
us O
away O
from O
the O
facts O
of O
the O
religion O
by O
necessity O
.. O

We O
are O
not O
saying O
that O
Saddam B-PERSON
is O
among O
the O
martyrs O
who O
are O
worthy O
of O
honors O
.. O
and O
we O
are O
not O
saying O
that O
he O
has O
not O
been O
pardoned O
.. O

Who O
is O
it O
that O
makes O
oaths O
about O
God O
! O

But O
the O
man O
has O
attained O
what O
he O
reached O
.. O

It O
is O
nonsense O
to O
occupy O
this O
place O
by O
narrating O
honors O
and O
projecting O
heroism O
for O
a O
mere O
emotional O
situation O
imposed O
by O
the O
circumstances O
of O
his O
execution O
. O

It O
is O
bigger O
and O
more O
serious O
than O
this O
.. O

I O
do O
not O
belittle O
the O
circumstances O
and O
the O
meaning O
of O
the O
event O
, O
and O
I O
do O
not O
forbid O
you O
or O
myself O
from O
discussing O
it O
.. O

But O
: O
we O
have O
to O
seek O
the O
ruling O
of O
the O
requirements O
of O
faith O
and O
refer O
things O
to O
God O
and O
His O
Prophet O
in O
every O
incident O
and O
situation O
so O
our O
positions O
are O
as O
well O
- O
established O
as O
our O
established O
facts O
.. O

May O
God O
bless O
you O
. O

God O
suffices O
for O
us O
and O
He O
is O
the O
best O
one O
to O
trust O
. O

The O
coast O
of O
Jeddah B-GPE

No O
matter O
how O
much O
we O
may O
disagree O
civility O
remains O
between O
us O
. O

The O
coast O
of O
Jeddah B-GPE

Where O
is O
the O
emotion O
, O
brother O
Wabil B-PERSON
? O

And O
you O
, O
Jawa B-PERSON
? O

You O
are O
bringing O
this O
speech O
from O
where O
? O

Who O
said O
that O
he O
is O
among O
the O
people O
of O
Heaven O
or O
among O
the O
people O
of O
Hell O
? O

Really O
, O
just O
eloquence O
, O
and O
join O
the O
people O
, O
blonde O
. O

My O
Regards O
. O

No O
matter O
how O
much O
we O
may O
disagree O
civility O
remains O
between O
us O
. O

Rejoice O
, O
people O
of O
Islam B-NORP
. O

The O
toughest O
of O
your O
soldiers O
against O
the O
Antichrist B-PERSON
have O
returned O
to O
the O
truth O
. O

-LRB- O
Sons O
of O
Tamim B-NORP
. O
-RRB- O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Musta'in I-PERSON
Billah I-PERSON

In O
the O
past O
, O
an O
Arab B-NORP
poet O
praised O
this O
tribe O
which O
humbled O
the O
thrones O
of O
the O
Persians B-NORP
and O
defeated O
their O
soldiers O
and O
their O
elephants O
. O

Its O
leader O
, O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Ahnaf I-PERSON
ibn I-PERSON
Qays I-PERSON
-LRB- O
may O
Allah O
be O
pleased O
with O
him O
-RRB- O
, O
chased O
their O
king O
until O
he O
was O
killed O
, O
exiled O
and O
homeless O
. O

If O
the O
sons O
of O
Tamim B-NORP
were O
angry O
with O
you O
........... O
you O
would O
think O
that O
all O
the O
people O
were O
angry O
. O

This O
is O
only O
because O
the O
sons O
of O
this O
tribe O
kept O
their O
pledge O
, O
were O
loyal O
, O
and O
were O
steadfast O
in O
confrontation O
and O
tough O
on O
the O
enemy O
. O

The O
Messenger O
of O
God O
-LRB- O
may O
God O
bless O
him O
and O
grant O
him O
salvation O
-RRB- O
, O
said O
about O
them O
that O
they O
are O
his O
people O
. O

The O
alms O
of O
our O
people O
come O
from O
them O
-LRB- O
meaning O
the O
alms O
of O
the O
sons O
of O
Tamim B-NORP
-RRB- O
narrated O
by O
Muslim B-NORP
. O

The O
truthful O
one O
and O
the O
one O
proved O
to O
be O
true O
-LRB- O
God O
bless O
him O
and O
grant O
him O
salvation O
-RRB- O
, O
said O
about O
them O
: O
" O
They O
are O
the O
toughest O
among O
my O
nation O
in O
battle O
. O

-LRB- O
They O
are O
the O
toughest O
of O
my O
nation O
against O
the O
Antichrist O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
people O
of O
Tamim B-NORP
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
a O
large O
part O
of O
al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Ahwaz I-LOC
have O
returned O
from O
the O
journey O
of O
Rafidite O
Safavid O
pride O
. O

This O
is O
because O
those O
for O
whom O
a O
happy O
ending O
has O
already O
been O
decreed O
by O
God O
in O
the O
written O
book O
and O
to O
whom O
the O
good O
tidings O
of O
this O
came O
in O
the O
language O
of O
the O
faithful O
one O
of O
the O
heavens O
and O
the O
earth O
-LRB- O
God O
's O
blessings O
on O
him O
-RRB- O
was O
not O
to O
be O
left O
by O
God O
in O
the O
mire O
of O
deviation O
and O
the O
valleys O
of O
disobedience O
. O

From O
the O
heart O
I O
am O
telling O
you O
, O
sons O
of O
Tamim B-NORP
, O
children O
of O
al B-NORP
- I-NORP
Hamayil I-NORP
, O
al B-NORP
- I-NORP
Butama I-NORP
, O
al B-NORP
- I-NORP
Shirman I-NORP
, O
children O
of O
al B-NORP
- I-NORP
Kanan I-NORP
, O
people O
of O
Basra B-GPE
, O
al B-NORP
- I-NORP
Ahnaf I-NORP
, O
the O
great O
Abu O
al O
- O
Khasib O
, O
you O
swords O
of O
glory O
and O
soldiers O
of O
faith O
and O
people O
of O
Muhammad B-PERSON
-LRB- O
may O
he O
have O
God O
's O
blessing O
and O
peace O
-RRB- O
: O

Rejoice O
and O
be O
hopeful O
. O

God O
will O
really O
not O
forsake O
those O
who O
support O
His O
religion O
. O

Your O
sale O
will O
be O
profitable O
, O
as O
will O
be O
that O
of O
Muhammad B-PERSON
, O
Abu B-PERSON
Bakr I-PERSON
, O
Umar B-PERSON
, O
Uthman B-PERSON
, O
Ali B-PERSON
, O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Qaqa I-PERSON
, O
Zahra B-PERSON
ibn I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Huwayah I-PERSON
, O
Ibn B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Mubarak I-PERSON
, O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Darimi I-PERSON
, O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Nisa'i I-PERSON
, O
Abu O
Yala B-NORP
, O
and O
those O
in O
the O
forefront O
. O

Sons O
of O
Tamim B-NORP
, O
the O
cry O
of O
glory O
will O
always O
resound O
, O
striking O
terror O
in O
the O
adherents O
of O
Mazdaism B-ORG
, O
the O
sons O
of O
whores O
and O
group O
pleasures O
. O

God O
is O
Great O
! O

God O
is O
Great O
! O

And O
I O
am O
the O
brother O
of O
Daaaaarim O
. O

After O
me O
there O
will O
be O
people O
with O
the O
nickname O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Rafida I-PERSON
who O
reject O
Islam B-NORP
and O
reject O
it O
. O

Their O
mark O
is O
that O
there O
is O
no O
Friday O
prayer O
and O
no O
congregational O
prayer O
. O

Let O
whoever O
encounters O
them O
fight O
them O
because O
they O
are O
polytheists O
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Tarid I-PERSON

They O
deserve O
this O
... O

For O
your O
information O
there O
is O
a O
large O
portion O
of O
them O
in O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
... O
and O
an O
area O
named O
after O
them O
... O
which O
is O
Hawtat B-GPE
Bani I-GPE
Tamim I-GPE
.. O

Among O
them O
are O
venerable O
sheikhs O
such O
as O
Muhammad B-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
Abd I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Wahhab I-PERSON
and O
Ibn B-PERSON
Uthaymin I-PERSON

shary O
. O

maserdy@hotmail.com O

The B-ORG
National I-ORG
Syrian I-ORG
Party I-ORG
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
and O
Very O
Dangerous O
Facts O

Al B-PERSON
Shaheen2005 I-PERSON

At O
a O
time O
when O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
judiciary O
continues O
its O
investigation O
into O
the O
file O
of O
the O
detainees O
of O
" O
the B-ORG
Syrian I-ORG
National I-ORG
Social I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
" O
very O
important O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
dangerous O
, O
information O
was O
revealed O
about O
an O
attempt O
to O
blow O
up O
the O
location O
of O
a O
Phalange B-NORP
celebration O
in O
Al B-GPE
Koura I-GPE
, O
which O
was O
set O
to O
be O
attended O
by O
president O
Amin O
Al O
Gemayel O
, O
Minister O
and O
martyr O
Pierre B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Gemayel I-PERSON
, O
and O
hundreds O
of O
supporters O
of O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
Phalange O
Party O
, O
per O
an O
order O
from O
Parliament O
Member O
Asaad O
Herdan O
. O
That O
was O
" O
Cailion B-FAC
" O
restaurant O
in O
Al B-GPE
Koura I-GPE
on O
January O
15 O
, O
2005 O
, O
29 O
days O
before O
the O
crime O
of O
the O
assassination O
of O
Prime O
Minister O
Rafiq O
Al O
Hariri O
, O
and O
three O
months O
after O
the O
assassination O
attempt O
of O
Minister O
Marwan O
Hamada O
, O
which O
would O
have O
raised O
the O
number O
of O
crimes O
and O
explosions O
to O
16 O
. O

Minister O
Gemayel O
was O
assassinated O
by O
gunshots O
in O
an O
armed O
attack O
on O
his O
procession O
in O
the O
New B-GPE
Jadida I-GPE
sector O
on O
the O
21st O
of O
last O
November O
. O

Information O
states O
that O
the O
security O
official O
of O
the B-ORG
Syrian I-ORG
National I-ORG
Social I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
Toni B-PERSON
Mansour I-PERSON
, O
admitted O
in O
the O
investigation O
that O
, O
after O
the B-ORG
Phalange I-ORG
Party I-ORG
set O
a O
date O
for O
the O
celebration O
to O
be O
held O
in O
the O
North B-GPE
with O
the O
attendance O
of O
President O
Al O
Gemayel O
and O
his O
son O
Pierre B-PERSON
on O
January O
15 O
, O
2005 O
, O
he O
received O
an O
order O
from O
Parliament O
Member O
Asaad O
Herdan O
to O
" O
blow O
up O
" O
the O
celebration O
. O

In O
implementing O
the O
orders O
, O
Mansour B-GPE
went O
with O
a O
group O
of O
his O
assistants O
on O
January O
13 O
, O
2005 O
, O
two O
days O
before O
the O
celebration O
, O
to O
the O
restaurant O
, O
where O
he O
started O
to O
plant O
an O
explosive O
package O
containing O
15 O
kilograms O
of O
" O
T. O
N. O
T. O
" O
substance O
. O

But O
he O
was O
surprised O
that O
the O
timer O
he O
had O
brought O
had O
a O
manufacturing O
defect O
, O
which O
forced O
him O
to O
postpone O
the O
mission O
for O
another O
day O
. O

Mansour B-GPE
states O
that O
it O
was O
decided O
to O
replant O
the O
explosive O
package O
hours O
before O
the O
start O
of O
the O
celebration O
. O

He O
went O
to O
the O
restaurant O
with O
his O
assistants O
, O
but O
he O
was O
surprised O
that O
a O
security O
siege O
had O
surrounded O
the O
place O
before O
the O
time O
set O
for O
the O
celebration O
, O
which O
forced O
him O
to O
cancel O
his O
project O
. O

Yet O
the O
ongoing O
investigation O
with O
Mansour B-GPE
and O
his O
assistants O
did O
not O
reach O
a O
reliable O
criminal O
connection O
between O
the O
assassination O
attempt O
on O
President O
Al O
Gemayel O
and O
his O
son O
Pierre B-PERSON
, O
which O
was O
postponed O
for O
reasons O
beyond O
their O
control O
in O
the O
North B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
assassination O
crime O
that O
was O
committed O
in O
New B-GPE
Jadida I-GPE
on O
the O
morning O
of O
a O
party O
tour O
by O
Minister O
Al O
Gemayel O
of O
the O
northern O
party O
members O
, O
which O
was O
described O
as O
having O
achieved O
excellent O
results O
. O

The O
international O
investigation O
committee O
, O
under O
the O
leadership O
of O
Belgian B-NORP
Judge O
Serge O
Brammertz O
, O
was O
assigned O
to O
assist O
in O
revealing O
the O
assassination O
crime O
of O
Minister O
Al O
Gemayel O
. O

The O
procedure O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
judiciary O
will O
take O
against O
Parliament O
Member O
Asaad O
Herdan O
is O
not O
known O
, O
after O
he O
was O
proved O
to O
have O
given O
orders O
to O
Mansour B-GPE
to O
perform O
an O
explosive O
operation O
that O
was O
supposed O
to O
kill O
the O
Phalange B-NORP
leadership O
and O
its O
party O
members O
. O

The B-LAW
Lebanese I-LAW
Constitution I-LAW
states O
that O
immunity O
should O
be O
removed O
from O
Parliament B-ORG
members O
if O
they O
are O
pursued O
for O
penal O
crimes O
, O
in O
case O
the O
council O
was O
in O
a O
holding O
round O
. O

The O
normal O
-LSB- O
round O
-RSB- O
period O
ended O
at O
the O
end O
of O
last O
December O
without O
opening O
an O
exceptional O
round O
. O

An O
explosive O
package O
of O
this O
size O
had O
exploded O
in O
several O
areas O
in O
the O
northern O
-LSB- O
board O
-RSB- O
, O
Ashrafieh B-LOC
, O
Jounieh B-LOC
, O
and O
Kasslik B-LOC
, O
between O
March O
18 O
, O
2005 O
and O
May O
7 O
of O
the O
same O
year O
. O

Also O
, O
in O
the O
framework O
of O
this O
judicial O
investigation O
, O
criminal O
experts O
stated O
that O
the O
explosives O
that O
were O
found O
in O
the O
houses O
of O
the O
arrestees O
of O
the B-ORG
Syrian I-ORG
National I-ORG
Social I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
together O
with O
two O
hundred O
kilograms O
of O
" O
T. O
N. O
T. O
" O
substance O
, O
entered O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
market O
in O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
which O
refutes O
all O
that O
has O
been O
said O
, O
that O
the O
explosives O
and O
weapons O
go O
back O
to O
the O
eighties O
of O
the O
last O
century O
when O
the O
party O
was O
a O
brigade O
in O
the O
national O
resistance O
against O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
occupation O
in O
southern O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

Lebanese B-NORP
" O
Future O
" O

My O
forehead O
is O
up O
. O

al_shaheen2005@hotmail.com O

Al B-PERSON
Shaheen2005 I-PERSON

Would O
Syria B-GPE
admit O
what O
it O
is O
doing O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
after O
these O
confessions O
, O
or O
it O
will O
deny O
its O
agents O
and O
actions O
as O
usual O
, O
with O
false O
shameful O
justifications O
? O

Day O
after O
day O
, O
Syria B-GPE
's O
connection O
to O
all O
the O
terrorist O
incidents O
that O
happen O
in O
sister O
Lebanon B-GPE
is O
proven O
, O
as O
the O
ignorance O
, O
shallow O
mindedness O
, O
and O
methodology O
of O
Syrian B-NORP
politicians O
is O
proven O
to O
everyone O
. O

My O
forehead O
is O
up O
. O

al_shaheen2005@hotmail.com O

After O
Forcing O
Her O
to O
Get O
Divorced O
, O
Saudi B-NORP
Woman O
Prefers O
Prison O
to O
Returning O
to O
Her O
Family O

Sarah B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hamad I-PERSON

The O
divorce O
case O
for O
inequality O
in O
lineage O
took O
a O
new O
turn O
, O
yesterday O
morning O
, O
when O
the O
wife O
refused O
to O
be O
handed O
over O
to O
her O
relatives O
in O
the O
police O
station O
of O
the O
governorate O
of O
al O
- O
Khobar O
, O
especially O
since O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
public O
, O
which O
has O
been O
following O
the O
case O
, O
was O
expecting O
that O
it O
would O
end O
after O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
considered O
the O
highest O
judicial O
authority O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
reached O
a O
verdict O
confirming O
the O
separation O
of O
the O
couple O
. O

Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Watan I-ORG
has O
learned O
from O
security O
sources O
that O
the O
police O
of O
the O
governorate O
of O
al O
- O
Khobar O
submitted O
an O
official O
request O
to O
the O
administration O
of O
the O
prison O
at O
al B-NORP
- I-NORP
Dammam I-NORP
to O
bring O
the O
inmate O
Fatima B-PERSON
on O
basis O
of O
the O
verdict O
issued O
by O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
two O
days O
ago O
, O
and O
the O
demand O
of O
members O
of O
her O
family O
to O
hand O
her O
over O
to O
them O
as O
her O
sole O
means O
of O
support O
. O

The O
sources O
added O
that O
when O
the O
wife O
entered O
the O
police O
station O
of O
the O
governorate O
of O
al O
- O
Khobar O
accompanied O
by O
some O
female O
prison O
guards O
and O
security O
men O
she O
was O
received O
by O
some O
of O
the O
members O
of O
her O
family O
and O
her O
mother O
with O
the O
aim O
of O
receiving O
her O
. O

The O
surprise O
was O
the O
refusal O
of O
Fatima B-PERSON
to O
go O
with O
them O
. O

In O
spite O
of O
the O
endeavors O
that O
lasted O
for O
several O
hours O
, O
her O
brothers O
were O
unable O
to O
convince O
her O
to O
go O
with O
them O
to O
the O
house O
of O
the O
family O
in O
the O
governorate O
of O
al O
- O
Khobar O
. O

Officials O
in O
the O
police O
station O
of O
al O
- O
Khobar O
were O
embarrassed O
by O
the O
situation O
, O
because O
of O
the O
wife O
's O
insistence O
not O
to O
go O
with O
her O
relatives O
.. O
While O
the O
law O
stipulates O
that O
the O
wife O
be O
handed O
over O
to O
them O
. O

So O
the O
officials O
just O
returned O
her O
to O
the O
al B-NORP
- I-NORP
Dammam I-NORP
prison O
to O
end O
the O
issue O
, O
and O
try O
to O
convince O
her O
in O
few O
days O
. O

Source O
http://www.alwatan.com.sa/daily/2007-01-31/first_page/first_page01.htm O
. O

sarialhamad@yahoo.com O

Sari B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hamad I-PERSON

You O
can O
not O
light O
a O
fire O
with O
a O
wet O
match O

Sari2001 O

Allah O
suffices O
me O
and O
He O
is O
the O
best O
helper O
. O

A O
word O
of O
truth O
not O
meant O
to O
be O
false O
. O

mannofy@hotmail.com O

NetExpert O

Previously O
an O
article O
about O
the O
conduct O
of O
the O
husband O
was O
published O
in O
this O
forum O
. O

The O
posting O
of O
the O
article O
revealed O
other O
aspects O
. O

He O
published O
copies O
of O
legal O
documents O
because O
he O
wanted O
to O
use O
them O
to O
prove O
that O
the O
issue O
was O
not O
based O
on O
inequality O
in O
lineage O
, O
but O
that O
it O
was O
related O
to O
behavioral O
aspects O
of O
the O
man O
, O

foremost O
among O
them O
is O
desertion O
and O
abandonment O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

Now O
the O
newspapers O
, O
which O
I O
do O
not O
trust O
, O
still O
declare O
that O
inequality O
in O
lineage O
is O
the O
reason O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
talk O
is O
circulating O
among O
people O
about O
this O
issue O
, O
because O
accepting O
the O
notion O
of O
the O
possibility O
of O
separating O
a O
wife O
from O
her O
husband O
by O
a O
decision O
outside O
the O
relationship O
-LRB- O
or O
even O
inside O
it O
-RRB- O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
disparity O
in O
the O
relative O
streams O
is O
a O
matter O
that O
robs O
the O
society O
of O
sleep O
and O
causes O
an O
exploding O
moral O
and O
social O
crisis O
which O
will O
have O
no O
end O
. O

If O
what O
was O
previously O
published O
in O
the O
forum O
is O
true O
, O
that O
the O
man O
was O
separated O
from O
her O
for O
other O
reasons O
, O
that O
would O
be O
reassuring O
. O

ِAnyway O
, O
transforming O
tradition O
and O
calling O
ignorance O
a O
legitimate O
basis O
for O
a O
verdict O
in O
a O
certain O
case O
is O
a O
matter O
which O
can O
not O
be O
accepted O
, O
believed O
, O
or O
trusted O
to O
be O
connected O
with O
Sharia B-LAW
. O

Sharia B-LAW
is O
unequivocal O
and O
straightforward O
. O

No O
one O
was O
forced O
to O
accept O
and O
consent O
to O
any O
marriage O
. O

The O
glorious O
legislator O
would O
not O
have O
placed O
the O
decision O
of O
matrimony O
in O
the O
hand O
of O
the O
guardian O
and O
put O
conditions O
on O
it O
, O
and O
facilitate O
a O
legitimate O
alternative O
for O
him O
in O
case O
of O
his O
absence O
, O
unless O
the O
decision O
was O
final O
. O

Then O
would O
someone O
come O
afterwards O
to O
annul O
this O
and O
lean O
on O
the O
-LRB- O
Revelation B-WORK_OF_ART
-RRB- O
in O
such O
a O
thing O
??? O

As O
I O
said O
: O
if O
it O
was O
true O
that O
equality O
in O
lineage O
was O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
separation O
then O
may O
he O
perish O
, O
may O
he O
perish O
, O
may O
he O
perish O
! O

This O
is O
a O
first O
and O
last O
point O
of O
view O
... O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Ahnaf I-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
Malik I-PERSON

There O
is O
no O
doubt O
that O
Abd B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Rahman I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Lahim I-PERSON
and O
his O
entourage O
of O
pretenders O
of O
liberalism O
are O
dancing O
with O
joy O
at O
the O
judge O
's O
verdict O
. O

They O
will O
be O
eager O
to O
exploit O
these O
former O
couples O
to O
bid O
on O
justice O
in O
our O
country O
and O
on O
our O
country O
in O
western O
organizations O
, O
so O
political O
pressure O
will O
increase O
on O
us O
to O
incapacitate O
the O
legitimate O
judiciary O
. O

The O
problem O
with O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Lahim I-PERSON
and O
the O
pretenders O
of O
liberalism O
is O
that O
they O
want O
to O
judge O
our O
Islamic O
values O
by O
western O
standards O
. O

That O
's O
why O
we O
found O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Lahim I-PERSON
impertinently O
declaring O
to O
the O
newspaper O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hayat I-ORG
that O
this O
verdict O
contradicts O
the O
articles O
which O
the O
kingdom O
signed O
in O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
memorandum I-WORK_OF_ART
on I-WORK_OF_ART
human I-WORK_OF_ART
rights I-WORK_OF_ART
... O

In O
the O
countries O
of O
the O
west O
, O
any O
man O
is O
taken O
to O
prison O
when O
he O
marries O
another O
woman O
in O
addition O
to O
his O
wife O
or O
when O
he O
marries O
a O
woman O
less O
than O
18 O
years O
old O
. O

Any O
father O
is O
prevented O
from O
interfering O
in O
the O
affairs O
of O
his O
daughter O
, O
even O
if O
his O
daughter O
works O
as O
a O
prostitute O
, O
after O
she O
is O
18 O
years O
of O
age O
. O

In O
the O
countries O
of O
the O
west O
, O
you O
are O
not O
granted O
citizenship O
until O
you O
promise O
to O
respect O
the O
rights O
of O
gay O
men O
and O
lesbians O
. O

You O
are O
even O
given O
a O
written O
exam O
on O
your O
attitude O
towards O
them O
... O
and O
much O
more O
than O
that O
. O

The O
pretenders O
of O
liberalism O
want O
to O
exploit O
our O
country O
's O
signature O
on O
some O
human O
rights O
treaties O
in O
order O
to O
force O
our O
society O
to O
accept O
values O
and O
habits O
they O
do O
not O
recognize O
. O

The O
case O
of O
this O
couple O
was O
exploited O
by O
our O
press O
which O
is O
controlled O
by O
the O
pretenders O
of O
liberalism O
in O
order O
to O
outbid O
on O
our O
judiciary O
and O
tarnish O
its O
image O
in O
front O
of O
the O
people O
here O
and O
abroad O
. O

The O
judge O
who O
tried O
this O
case O
was O
frank O
when O
he O
based O
his O
verdict O
on O
the O
benefit O
and O
harm O
resulting O
from O
the O
continuance O
of O
this O
marriage O
. O

There O
is O
no O
doubt O
that O
many O
sympathize O
with O
this O
woman O
, O
and O
I O
am O
one O
of O
them O
. O

But O
there O
are O
other O
girls O
in O
her O
tribe O
who O
are O
not O
married O
. O

It O
is O
our O
duty O
to O
sympathize O
with O
their O
tragedy O
when O
suitors O
shun O
them O
. O

If O
the O
pretenders O
of O
liberalism O
who O
undertook O
the O
defense O
of O
this O
couple O
have O
one O
atom O
of O
credibility O
, O
they O
would O
have O
exposed O
to O
us O
the O
other O
face O
of O
this O
lying O
and O
deceitful O
husband O
who O
was O
exposed O
by O
his O
first O
wife O
. O

But O
as O
usual O
they O
do O
not O
know O
credibility O
. O

Rather O
it O
is O
incredibility O
as O
long O
as O
the O
margin O
of O
freedom O
available O
to O
them O
to O
criticize O
our O
religion O
, O
our O
values O
, O
and O
our O
scholars O
is O
very O
wide O
. O

Considering O
benefits O
and O
harms O
is O
applied O
by O
many O
countries O
in O
their O
positive O
judiciary O
. O

But O
fifth O
columnists O
and O
the O
allies O
of O
foreign O
embassies O
who O
get O
paid O
in O
dollars O
by O
western O
organizations O
have O
an O
agenda O
and O
jobs O
they O
must O
do O
. O

Shaja B-PERSON

Separation O
of O
the O
couple O
for O
inequality O
in O
lineage O
. O

Saudi B-NORP
public O
opinion O
has O
not O
been O
occupied O
lately O
by O
a O
social O
case O
as O
much O
as O
it O
has O
been O
by O
the O
case O
of O
the O
separation O
of O
a O
couple O
for O
inequality O
in O
lineage O
after O
they O
had O
two O
children O
and O
desired O
to O
continue O
their O
conjugal O
life O
. O

Days O
ago O
the O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
in O
Riyadh B-GPE
confirmed O
the O
verdict O
issued O
by O
the O
court O
of O
al O
- O
Jawf O
for O
the O
couple O
to O
separate O
.. O

According O
to O
the O
defense O
attorney O
, O
Abd B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Rahman I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Lahim I-PERSON
, O
this O
means O
that O
the O
case O
is O
closed O
as O
far O
as O
the O
judicial O
aspect O
is O
concerned O
unless O
new O
and O
productive O
facts O
come O
into O
existence O
in O
the O
case O
. O

I O
am O
not O
here O
to O
discuss O
the O
judicial O
verdict O
, O
or O
to O
proceed O
in O
the O
context O
of O
the O
different O
viewpoint O
of O
the O
defense O
. O

There O
is O
total O
respect O
for O
and O
confidence O
in O
the O
verdicts O
of O
the O
judiciary O
. O

But O
what O
I O
would O
like O
to O
refer O
to O
in O
connection O
with O
this O
issue O
has O
to O
do O
with O
the O
necessity O
of O
educating O
people O
about O
equality O
of O
lineage O
in O
marriage O
before O
one O
finds O
oneself O
involved O
in O
the O
same O
fate O
as O
that O
of O
Fatima B-PERSON
and O
Mansour B-GPE
. O

There O
is O
a O
large O
portion O
of O
people O
who O
get O
married O
without O
keeping O
in O
mind O
- O
out O
of O
ignorance O
- O
this O
issue O
, O
which O
can O
threaten O
their O
family O
life O
at O
any O
moment O
when O
a O
member O
of O
the O
wife O
's O
family O
objects O
to O
the O
lineage O
of O
the O
husband O
. O

I O
declare O
that O
I O
have O
attended O
many O
marriage O
ceremonies O
during O
my O
lifetime O
. O

But O
I O
do O
not O
remember O
even O
one O
marriage O
official O
who O
brought O
up O
this O
issue O
by O
asking O
the O
groom O
about O
his O
lineage O
before O
finalizing O
the O
contract O
. O

He O
ought O
to O
have O
done O
so O
as O
long O
as O
this O
issue O
has O
such O
a O
level O
of O
consideration O
. O

It O
can O
threaten O
the O
family O
life O
of O
the O
bride O
and O
groom O
at O
any O
future O
moment O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
educational O
and O
religious O
institutions O
in O
the O
country O
are O
obliged O
socially O
to O
educate O
the O
society O
in O
a O
more O
profound O
way O
. O

There O
is O
no O
stronger O
evidence O
of O
the O
ignorance O
by O
a O
large O
sector O
of O
the O
possibility O
of O
separation O
because O
of O
inequality O
in O
lineage O
than O
the O
social O
debate O
stirred O
up O
by O
this O
issue O
, O
which O
was O
not O
limited O
to O
the O
common O
people O
but O
extended O
to O
writers O
, O
cultured O
people O
, O
and O
lawyers O
, O
foremost O
among O
them O
the O
defense O
lawyer O
who O
issued O
a O
statement O
after O
the O
verdict O
was O
issued O
by O
the O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
expressing O
that O
he O
would O
continue O
to O
stick O
to O
his O
position O
with O
regard O
to O
the O
verdict O
that O
was O
issued O
. O

Maybe O
it O
is O
also O
the O
duty O
of O
our O
media O
institutions O
which O
presented O
this O
case O
to O
the O
public O
opinion O
by O
following O
the O
verdict O
issued O
by O
the O
Court O
of O
Appeals O
with O
intensive O
interviews O
with O
a O
number O
of O
jurists O
and O
scholars O
concerning O
this O
and O
other O
issues O
. O

This O
case O
revealed O
that O
there O
are O
many O
things O
that O
we O
lack O
knowledge O
about O
as O
a O
society O
before O
we O
plunge O
into O
the O
debate O
of O
issues O
with O
others O
. O

Muhammad O
Sadiq O
Diyab O
. O

God O
... O
my O
boat O
is O
small O
... O
and O
the O
sea O
is O
vast O
. O

Ihsas2 B-PERSON

/ O

Your O
evenings O
can O
be O
meetings O
... O
for O
easy O
aims O
that O
can O
be O
attained O

/ O

Fatima B-PERSON
's O
recent O
decision O
.. O
a O
normal O
reaction O
resulting O
from O
the O
wrong O
contact O
.. O
between O
two O
contradictory O
currents O
.. O
from O
which O
she O
tasted O
bitterness O
! O

God O
willing O
, O
she O
will O
live O
her O
life O
.. O
peacefully O
in O
a O
sound O
framework O
after O
the O
end O
of O
this O
stage O
.. O

However O
informed O
the O
passerby O
may O
be O
and O
whatever O
his O
knowledge O
.. O
the O
secrets O
remain O
hidden O
.. O
in O
drawers O
in O
a O
container O
.. O
and O
in O
consequence O
of O
this O
.. O
Opinions O
will O
be O
read O
with O
visions O
of O
unequal O
dimensions O
.. O

/ O

My O
prayers O
for O
Fatima B-PERSON
and O
for O
everyone O
compelled O
.. O
for O
quick O
relief O
.. O
from O
a O
god O
who O
is O
with O
us O
and O
our O
intentions O
and O
our O
deeds O
.. O

he O
knows O
best O
/ O
he O
is O
the O
wisest O
/ O
he O
is O
the O
most O
merciful O
. O

/ O

Your O
sister O
/ O
Wad B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Abdullah I-PERSON

/ O

Sarah B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hamad I-PERSON

Brother O
NetExpert O

Assuming O
that O
the O
couple O
's O
order O
of O
separation O
is O
traced O
to O
what O
are O
referred O
to O
as O
" O
behavioral O
aspects O
" O
such O
as O
the O
desertion O
of O
the O
husband O
and O
a O
long O
- O
term O
conditional O
divorce O
, O
what O
should O
the O
wife O
do O
, O
I O
wonder O
. O

Hold O
on O
to O
her O
husband O
and O
prefer O
prison O
to O
going O
with O
her O
mother O
and O
siblings O
? O

Then O
... O
is O
the O
court O
entitled O
to O
interfere O
between O
a O
husband O
and O
his O
wife O
for O
flimsy O
" O
behavioral O
" O
reasons O
which O
the O
wife O
accepts O
? O

It O
seems O
that O
the O
supposition O
to O
which O
you O
referred O
in O
your O
participation O
is O
illogical O
. O

And O
what O
is O
" O
behind O
the O
hill O
" O
is O
the O
issue O
of O
" O
equality O
in O
lineage O
, O
" O
nothing O
else O
... O

I O
do O
not O
think O
that O
there O
is O
one O
Muslim B-NORP
who O
accepts O
the O
verdict O
of O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
because O
it O
is O
a O
racist O
verdict O
and O
blatant O
interference O
between O
a O
husband O
and O
his O
wife O
for O
trivial O
reasons O
. O

It O
is O
really O
shameful O
that O
the O
judiciary O
system O
in O
our O
country O
works O
to O
entrench O
racism O
in O
the O
name O
of O
religion O
. O

The O
Islamic O
religion O
is O
innocent O
of O
this O
ignorance O
, O
as O
we O
know O
. O

It O
is O
also O
shameful O
that O
the O
poor O
woman O
is O
alone O
in O
the O
dark O
prison O
instead O
of O
with O
the O
relevant O
charity O
associations O
extending O
a O
helpful O
and O
caring O
hand O
to O
her O
. O

Since O
when O
has O
prison O
been O
a O
social O
services O
center O
? O

Then O
where O
is O
the B-ORG
Saudi I-ORG
Human I-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Society I-ORG
, O
considering O
what O
is O
happening O
to O
this O
woman O
? O

Do O
n't O
those O
in O
charge O
of O
the O
society O
know O
that O
what O
is O
happening O
to O
the O
-LRB- O
Muslim O
Arab B-NORP
Saudi B-NORP
-RRB- O
woman O
harms O
us O
all O
, O
not O
to O
mention O
that O
it O
is O
a O
blatant O
violation O
of O
human O
rights O
? O

sarialhamad@yahoo.com O

Sari B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hamad I-PERSON

You O
can O
not O
light O
a O
fire O
with O
a O
wet O
match O

Ta'abbata B-PERSON
Shayan I-PERSON

God O
suffices O
for O
me O
, O
and O
He O
is O
the O
best O
agent O
. O

Mansour B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Taymani I-PERSON
, O
according O
to O
his O
former O
wife O
Ahlam B-PERSON
, O
is O
a O
man O
with O
drug O
- O
related O
cases O
against O
him O
by O
the O
police O
of O
al O
- O
Jawf O
. O

And O
morals O
cases O
. O

The O
wife O
appeared O
on O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Ekhbariyah I-ORG
channel O
to O
expose O
the O
man O
. O

Why O
all O
this O
sympathy O
? O

God O
suffices O
for O
me O
against O
you O
liberals O
who O
defamed O
Fatima B-PERSON
. O

A O
question O
: O
do O
n't O
you O
think O
that O
Fatima B-PERSON
was O
subjected O
to O
sorcery O
by O
this O
al O
- O
Taymani O
? O

And O
say O
, O
my O
Lord O
, O
increase O
my O
knowledge O
. O

tabt_shaa@hotmail.com O
.. O

Sarah B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hamad I-PERSON

Mr. O
Ta'abbata O
Shayan O

The O
former O
wife O
is O
not O
a O
trusted O
source O
of O
information O
for O
a O
very O
simple O
reason O
, O
namely O
that O
she O
most O
likely O
still O
bears O
some O
grudge O
against O
her O
former O
husband O
and O
against O
the O
woman O
who O
" O
stole O
" O
that O
husband O
from O
her O
. O

Really O
, O
what O
would O
urge O
this O
woman O
to O
say O
what O
she O
said O
about O
her O
former O
husband O
in O
a O
program O
watched O
by O
everyone O
? O

Does O
her O
conduct O
have O
any O
connection O
with O
noble O
morality O
? O

The O
ones O
who O
defamed O
the O
wife O
, O
my O
dear O
, O
are O
undoubtedly O
the O
racist O
judges O
and O
the O
relatives O
of O
the O
wife O
. O

By O
the O
way O
, O
Ta'abbata B-PERSON
, O
can O
we O
say O
-LRB- O
by O
analogy O
with O
what O
you O
mentioned O
-RRB- O
that O
the O
racist O
judges O
and O
the O
wife O
's O
relatives O
were O
exposed O
to O
the O
sorcery O
of O
the O
former O
wife O
, O
Ahlam B-PERSON
? O

and O
why O
not O
?!!... O

Have O
n't O
sorcery O
and O
liberalism O
and O
other O
amazing O
concepts O
become O
worn O
out O
excuses O
used O
by O
some O
to O
avoid O
facing O
reality O
frankly O
and O
courageously O
? O

sarialhamad@yahoo.com O

Sari B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hamad I-PERSON

You O
can O
not O
light O
a O
fire O
with O
a O
wet O
match O

Mujahid O
2005 O

Islam B-NORP
has O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
what O
they O
do O
. O

Allah O
suffices O
for O
us O
, O
and O
He O
is O
the O
best O
one O
to O
trust O
. O

Everything O
that O
is O
completed O
has O
shortcomings O
-- O

mua4000@hotmail.com O

Ihsas2 B-PERSON

/ O

There O
is O
no O
power O
or O
strength O
except O
with O
God O
.. O

/ O

-LRB- O
Whoever O
shields O
a O
Muslim B-NORP
will O
be O
shielded O
by O
God O
in O
this O
world O
and O
the O
hereafter O
. O
-RRB- O

/ O

Outstanding O
.. O
Ta'abbata B-PERSON
Shayan I-PERSON

Be O
of O
assistance O
on O
the O
road O
of O
goodness O
.. O
and O
the O
spread O
of O
virtue O
.. O
and O
the O
warding O
off O
of O
negatives O
.. O

-LRB- O
If O
any O
part O
of O
the O
matter O
were O
in O
my O
hand O
, O
no O
eye O
would O
have O
read O
it O
... O
and O
no O
passerby O
would O
have O
come O
across O
it O
. O
-RRB- O

/ O

May O
you O
and O
the O
forums O
remain O
above O
.. O
those O
who O
follow O
people O
's O
deficiencies O
and O
faults O
. O

/ O

Your O
sister O
/ O
Wad B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Abdullah I-PERSON
/ O

Hissa B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aoun I-PERSON
says O
today O
what O
men O
have O
not O
said O
in O
an O
article O
, O
and O
there O
is O
nothing O
more O
important O
than O
it O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
. O

Natiq B-PERSON
Khayr I-PERSON

Hissa B-PERSON
Abd I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Rahman I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aoun I-PERSON

Accountability O
of O
ministries O
or O
accountability O
of O
companies O
? O

Hissa B-PERSON
Abd I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Rahman I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aoun I-PERSON

From O
time O
to O
time O
, O
lots O
of O
conferences O
take O
place O
calling O
for O
accountability O
of O
companies O
. O

The O
target O
of O
this O
accountability O
is O
joint O
- O
stock O
companies O
including O
real O
estate O
companies O
, O
industrial O
companies O
, O
and O
others O
, O
many O
of O
which O
took O
the O
last O
dime O
in O
the O
pockets O
of O
people O
who O
yearned O
for O
wealth O
and O
wanted O
to O
expel O
the O
ghost O
of O
poverty O
from O
their O
lives O
. O

They O
are O
many O
. O

We O
find O
an O
excuse O
for O
some O
of O
them O
. O

It O
has O
been O
said O
that O
necessity O
is O
the O
mother O
of O
invention O
. O

But O
I O
say O
necessity O
is O
the O
mother O
of O
carelessness O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
I O
find O
no O
excuse O
for O
these O
companies O
. O

I O
will O
mention O
some O
of O
them O
which O
formulated O
all O
their O
studies O
in O
a O
way O
to O
enable O
them O
to O
milk O
money O
out O
of O
small O
investors O
and O
the O
poor O
and O
widows O
and O
orphans O
through O
advisory O
offices O
which O
master O
with O
perfection O
feasibility O
studies O
with O
negative O
action O
. O

This O
is O
what O
leads O
us O
to O
be O
sure O
that O
everything O
has O
negative O
aspects O
just O
as O
it O
has O
positive O
aspects O
, O
like O
medicines O
which O
cure O
a O
disease O
but O
while O
doing O
so O
cause O
another O
disease O
, O
and O
similar O
repercussions O
which O
sometimes O
lead O
to O
destruction O
. O

-LRB- O
anyway O
. O
-RRB- O

But O
why O
not O
make O
conferences O
also O
similar O
to O
those O
first O
by O
targeting O
-LRB- O
government O
ministries O
-RRB- O
in O
particular O
. O

The O
state O
, O
may O
God O
protect O
it O
, O
and O
at O
its O
head O
our O
wise O
leadership O
which O
has O
spared O
no O
effort O
to O
serve O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
in O
all O
aspects O
of O
his O
life O
, O
the O
last O
being O
this O
year O
's O
budget O
which O
, O
thank O
God O
and O
his O
beneficence O
, O
surpassed O
all O
our O
expectations O
. O

This O
is O
the O
eagerness O
of O
the O
father O
of O
all O
, O
the O
good O
king O
, O
to O
make O
us O
happy O
. O

Before O
, O
it O
was O
last O
year O
's O
budget O
which O
was O
also O
a O
happy O
surprise O
. O

And O
before O
that O
, O
dozens O
of O
annual O
budgets O
which O
were O
prepared O
for O
the O
development O
of O
the O
country O
and O
the O
citizen O
. O

Consequently O
, O
we O
do O
not O
see O
this O
budget O
spent O
as O
we O
would O
like O
and O
look O
forward O
to O
, O
but O
rather O
as O
recommended O
by O
the O
leadership O
in O
how O
to O
spend O
it O
. O

Back O
to O
this O
year O
's O
budget O
, O
which O
surpassed O
all O
bets O
, O
and O
was O
appropriate O
for O
a O
country O
like O
ours O
. O

This O
is O
what O
leads O
me O
to O
demand O
monitoring O
of O
these O
ministries O
whose O
safes O
have O
suffered O
indigestion O
from O
the O
budgets O
that O
end O
all O
the O
lean O
years O
and O
halt O
all O
the O
series O
of O
excuses O
which O
we O
hear O
from O
some O
that O
all O
the O
required O
development O
projects O
, O
which O
in O
turn O
will O
make O
the O
country O
and O
the O
citizen O
happy O
, O
lacked O
liquidity O
, O
and O
other O
excuses O
, O
such O
as O
the O
public O
debt O
and O
other O
acceptable O
and O
unacceptable O
excuses O
. O

This O
year O
there O
is O
no O
excuse O
for O
anyone O
, O
especially O
Abu B-PERSON
Matab I-PERSON
-LRB- O
may O
God O
protect O
him O
-RRB- O
, O
who O
was O
harsh O
with O
the O
ministers O
and O
demanded O
work O
and O
accomplishment O
from O
them O
after O
offering O
to O
each O
minister O
what O
he O
needed O
. O

Because O
we O
are O
still O
in O
the O
first O
months O
, O
it O
became O
a O
duty O
to O
monitor O
this O
ministry O
by O
many O
authorities O
, O
not O
only O
the B-ORG
Surveillance I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

Rather O
, O
this O
budget O
requires O
the O
creation O
of O
a O
ministry O
concerned O
with O
monitoring O
and O
surveillance O
, O
and O
consequently O
holding O
accountable O
. O

Let O
its O
creation O
happen O
with O
the O
new O
cabinet O
formation O
in O
particular O
, O
so O
it O
enjoys O
a O
commitment O
of O
transparency O
and O
accountability O
. O

How O
nice O
it O
would O
be O
if O
the O
strategy O
of O
this O
surveillance O
authority O
were O
centered O
around O
the O
following O
question O
: O
where O
will O
this O
be O
spent O
after O
programming O
the O
spending O
mechanisms O
and O
reviewing O
plans O
and O
programs O
and O
projects O
for O
which O
this O
major O
budget O
was O
allocated O
? O

And O
how O
nice O
it O
would O
be O
if O
its O
disbursement O
were O
scheduled O
according O
to O
the O
duration O
of O
projects O
and O
the O
method O
of O
their O
implementation O
provided O
that O
at O
the O
end O
of O
each O
year O
it O
presents O
an O
estimated O
budget O
for O
the O
coming O
year O
along O
with O
a O
review O
of O
what O
was O
spent O
from O
the O
previous O
budget O
, O
which O
of O
course O
will O
not O
be O
spent O
all O
in O
one O
year O
, O
because O
some O
major O
projects O
can O
not O
be O
completed O
in O
one O
year O
and O
need O
several O
years O
so O
we O
can O
see O
it O
in O
the O
land O
of O
reality O
. O

Through O
this O
mechanism O
no O
ministry O
will O
be O
allowed O
to O
ask O
annually O
for O
an O
increase O
in O
its O
budget O
if O
it O
does O
n't O
submit O
a O
report O
showing O
where O
and O
how O
of O
the O
money O
was O
spent O
. O

If O
the O
projects O
are O
not O
completed O
during O
the O
year O
, O
then O
let O
the O
current O
budget O
, O
or O
the O
remaining O
part O
of O
it O
, O
be O
carried O
forward O
, O
until O
these O
projects O
for O
which O
this O
large O
budget O
was O
allocated O
are O
completed O
. O

And O
let O
some O
of O
the O
tasks O
of O
this O
ministry O
which O
we O
hope O
will O
be O
established O
be O
monitoring O
all O
this O
and O
taking O
severely O
to O
task O
any O
ministry O
that O
hoards O
one O
budget O
after O
another O
while O
releasing O
a O
lot O
of O
news O
about O
which O
we O
do O
not O
see O
any O
reality O
on O
the O
ground O
, O
as O
our O
wise O
government O
and O
our O
citizens O
wanted O
. O

We O
are O
all O
-LRB- O
in O
concern O
a O
country O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
despite O
differences O
in O
our O
inclinations O
and O
desires O
, O
we O
all O
love O
and O
are O
concerned O
about O
this O
homeland O
. O

The O
Saudi B-NORP
family O
under O
the O
leadership O
of O
our O
wise O
government O
has O
every O
right O
to O
monitor O
, O
hold O
to O
account O
, O
and O
control O
the O
implementation O
of O
projects O
. O

National O
responsibility O
demands O
that O
we O
workers O
in O
the O
three O
types O
of O
mass O
media O
-- O
watched O
, O
listened O
to O
, O
and O
read O
-- O
demand O
that O
the O
leadership O
have O
a O
suitable O
entourage O
, O
and O
they O
follow O
up O
all O
cases O
of O
deficiency O
and O
dereliction O
and O
forcefully O
point O
them O
out O
so O
that O
the O
negligent O
people O
will O
not O
be O
negligent O
and O
the O
sloppy O
people O
will O
not O
be O
sloppy O
. O

In O
that O
way O
we O
will O
monitor O
all O
the O
groundbreaking O
achievements O
which O
these O
ministries O
also O
make O
, O
and O
shed O
light O
on O
them O
while O
presenting O
positive O
media O
support O
. O

With O
such O
monitoring O
and O
care O
, O
we O
serve O
the O
country O
and O
its O
treasures O
, O
first O
among O
which O
is O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
people O
. O

Through O
this O
, O
we O
serve O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
country O
and O
its O
government O
, O
which O
this O
year O
released O
the O
largest O
budget O
in O
more O
than O
30 O
years O
, O

This O
is O
clear O
evidence O
that O
our O
not O
being O
drained O
financially O
and O
not O
suffering O
human O
losses O
in O
various O
wars O
has O
provided O
our O
country O
with O
a O
budget O
like O
this O
one O
which O
will O
be O
spent O
on O
the O
redevelopment O
of O
the O
country O
and O
its O
sons O
in O
all O
aspects O
of O
life O
. O

Although O
the O
masters O
-- O
the O
residents O
of O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
-- O
monitored O
our O
budget O
and O
had O
hopes O
for O
it O
-- O
the O
evidence O
for O
that O
is O
Rice O
's O
visit O
, O
who O
stopped O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
after O
a O
recommendation O
by O
Tom B-PERSON
Lantos I-PERSON
, O
Chairman O
of O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
in O
the O
U. O
S. O
House O
of O
Representatives O
, O
who O
set O
up O
an O
accountability O
session O
for O
her O
and O
the O
Republican O
team O
working O
with O
her O
to O
discuss O
Bush B-GPE
's O
new O
crumbling O
strategy O
-LRB- O
which O
they O
called O
" O
escalating O
" O
-RRB- O
, O
in O
which O
a O
lot O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
money O
and O
children O
will O
be O
spent O
. O

Tom B-PERSON
asked O
Rice O
, O
" O
Why O
do O
, O
the O
countries O
of O
the B-LOC
Arabian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
pay O
? O
" O
. O

He O
did O
not O
forget O
to O
have O
Egypt B-GPE
also O
offer O
its O
sons O
as O
an O
alternative O
to O
the O
American B-NORP
soldiers O
, O
claiming O
that O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
is O
a O
civil O
war O
, O
and O
if O
this O
civil O
war O
continues O
, O
the O
first O
ones O
to O
be O
harmed O
will O
be O
the O
countries O
of O
the B-LOC
Arabian I-LOC
Gulf I-LOC
. O

Their O
arrogance O
is O
amazing O
. O

Are O
they O
not O
pleased O
that O
our O
economic O
condition O
has O
recovered O
and O
God O
has O
favored O
us O
with O
this O
abundant O
good O
? O

We O
will O
witness O
the O
mechanisms O
of O
bargaining O
after O
the O
arrival O
of O
the O
well O
- O
regarded O
Rice O
who O
certainly O
visited O
the O
occupying O
entity O
and O
arranged O
a O
new O
game O
with O
it O
called O
the O
establishment O
of O
a O
new O
Palestinian B-NORP
state O
to O
entice O
us O
to O
support O
it O
materially O
and O
morally O
. O

It O
is O
worth O
mentioning O
that O
in O
his O
speech O
Bush B-GPE
criticized O
the O
government O
of O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
. O

He O
was O
followed O
by O
Rice O
with O
the O
same O
tone O
and O
language O
during O
her O
last O
meeting O
with O
her O
colleague O
the O
Zionist O
foreign O
minister O
where O
she O
criticized O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
, O
who O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
relieved O
of O
his O
post O
as O
another O
step O
to O
entice O
the O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
neighboring O
countries O
, O
specifically O
those O
who O
crave O
its O
budget O
surplus O
to O
spend O
it O
on O
their O
mistakes O
and O
adventures O
in O
power O
. O

They O
are O
, O
unfortunately O
, O
steps O
which O
find O
those O
who O
follow O
them O
, O
monitor O
them O
, O
scrutinize O
them O
, O
and O
document O
them O
in O
this O
article O
. O

Let O
us O
return O
once O
more O
to O
the O
accountability O
of O
ministries O
. O

By O
this O
means O
, O
we O
can O
hold O
companies O
accountable O
because O
we O
can O
not O
ask O
any O
particular O
ministry O
to O
monitor O
, O
hold O
to O
account O
, O
and O
make O
answerable O
the O
public O
and O
private O
companies O
. O

The O
ministry O
has O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
prosecution O
. O

If O
the O
condition O
of O
ministries O
is O
good O
, O
the O
condition O
of O
the O
companies O
that O
follow O
it O
will O
be O
good O
. O

This O
confirms O
that O
partnership O
between O
the O
public O
and O
private O
sectors O
which O
we O
are O
always O
demanding O
will O
not O
come O
into O
being O
unless O
we O
hold O
everyone O
accountable O
and O
all O
parties O
agree O
to O
serve O
the O
country O
with O
the O
instructions O
of O
the O
noble O
Book O
and O
the O
honored O
Sunna B-WORK_OF_ART
of O
the O
Prophet B-PERSON
. O

In O
conclusion O
: O
It O
is O
now O
time O
to O
sit O
together O
at O
the O
table O
of O
the O
country O
. O

The O
heart O
of O
the O
country O
is O
wider O
than O
all O
the O
places O
in O
the O
universe O
. O

munakafa@yahoo.com O

http://www.alyaum.com/issue/page.php?IN=12271&P=4 O

I O
pray O
to O
God O
to O
be O
like O
my O
name O
always O
. O

abusilm@maktoob.com O

Nassim B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Ward I-PERSON

Yes O
, O
with O
true O
citizenship O
, O
but O
I O
wish O
she O
would O
organize O
her O
thoughts O
. O

The O
budget O
issue O
is O
not O
as O
I O
understood O
from O
the O
case O
of O
carrying O
forward O
, O
but O
I O
was O
amazed O
at O
her O
mockery O
of O
the O
black O
hag O
. O

He O
writes O
with O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Muarraf I-ORG
, O
a O
group O
of O
respectful O
persons O
-LRB- O
may O
Allah O
reward O
them O
-RRB- O
. O

salh1 O

May O
your O
right O
hand O
never O
be O
paralyzed O
, O
Nurah B-PERSON
. O

The O
soundness O
of O
the O
creed O
is O
the O
address O
of O
happiness O
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hawi I-PERSON

No O
seminars O
are O
held O
calling O
for O
the O
accountability O
of O
the O
ministries O
because O
they O
are O
simply O
answerable O
originally O
. O

Their O
violation O
of O
the O
principles O
of O
accountability O
which O
are O
part O
of O
the O
nature O
of O
governmental O
work O
is O
nothing O
but O
a O
deviation O
from O
the O
normal O
course O
, O
and O
a O
deformation O
of O
the O
position O
it O
should O
be O
in O
. O

In O
truth O
some O
business O
organizations O
have O
surpassed O
their O
abilities O
to O
create O
an O
established O
answerable O
business O
environment O
enjoying O
candor O
, O
transparency O
, O
and O
accountability O
surpassing O
the O
governmental O
organizations O
... O

I O
ask O
forgiveness O
from O
Almighty O
God O

Natiq B-PERSON
Khayr I-PERSON

Nassim B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Ward I-PERSON

Thank O
you O
for O
passing O
by O
. O

Hissa B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aoun I-PERSON
is O
a O
distinguished O
writer O
and O
speaker O
. O

In O
following O
what O
she O
writes O
and O
says O
, O
I O
have O
noticed O
she O
has O
a O
lofty O
goal O
which O
she O
is O
working O
on O
. O

That O
's O
why O
her O
thoughts O
and O
writings O
are O
organized O
. O

I O
pray O
to O
God O
to O
be O
like O
my O
name O
always O
. O

abusilm@maktoob.com O

Car B-WORK_OF_ART
Club I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazirah I-ORG
Newspaper O
and O
Women O
Driving O

Expatriate O
Away O
From O
Home O

Praise O
be O
to O
God O
! O
Blessing O
and O
Peace O
to O
the O
Messenger O
of O
God O
! O

The O
talk O
about O
the O
driving O
of O
cars O
by O
women O
took O
up O
a O
space O
greater O
than O
its O
size O
. O

Some O
may O
imagine O
that O
it O
is O
an O
issue O
of O
bets O
and O
the O
challenge O
existing O
between O
two O
known O
currents O
in O
our O
country O
. O

Since O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
month O
of O
Dhu O
al O
- O
Qada O
1427 O
A. O
H. O
the O
newspaper O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazirah I-ORG
has O
issued O
a O
weekly O
supplement O
every O
Wednesday O
called O
" O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Car I-WORK_OF_ART
Club I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

Each O
issue O
includes O
an O
interview O
with O
a O
young O
athlete O
, O
actor O
or O
singer O
, O
who O
talks O
about O
his O
personal O
relationship O
with O
the O
car O
. O

Each O
interview O
ends O
with O
a O
final O
question O
: O
" O
What O
is O
your O
opinion O
about O
women O
driving O
cars O
? O
" O

In O
fact O
, O
I O
was O
not O
expecting O
those O
answers O
from O
those O
people O
who O
are O
not O
exactly O
- O
in O
my O
opinion O
- O
classified O
as O
intellectuals O
or O
people O
holding O
ideologies O
, O
but O
rather O
are O
common O
people O
. O

I O
was O
not O
expecting O
those O
answers O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
intensive O
pressure O
and O
the O
attack O
launched O
by O
our O
local O
press O
, O
which O
has O
a O
bias O
for O
the O
liberal O
current O
, O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
endorse O
women O
driving O
. O

I O
believe O
it O
is O
not O
love O
and O
concern O
for O
women O
as O
much O
as O
this O
decision O
is O
the O
dream O
to O
pave O
the O
way O
for O
other O
horizons O
and O
projects O
to O
liberate O
women O
and O
walk O
on O
the O
path O
of O
westernization O
. O

Our O
attempt O
, O
as O
conservatives O
, O
to O
stand O
up O
against O
issues O
such O
as O
these O
must O
not O
be O
satisfied O
with O
only O
the O
fatwas O
of O
important O
scholars O
, O
but O
we O
must O
employ O
other O
means O
. O

I O
liked O
one O
cartoonist O
who O
depicted O
the O
situation O
of O
a O
woman O
in O
her O
car O
while O
one O
of O
the O
tires O
failed O
, O
and O
how O
a O
young O
man O
came O
to O
rescue O
her O
. O

Above O
his O
head O
hearts O
of O
love O
and O
infatuation O
were O
drawn O
. O

This O
cartoonist O
supported O
the O
issue O
with O
his O
brush O
and O
depicted O
how O
danger O
lurks O
if O
it O
is O
endorsed O
. O

Now O
we O
are O
in O
need O
of O
such O
ideas O
more O
than O
we O
need O
rhetorical O
speeches O
that O
people O
are O
fed O
up O
with O
. O

Since O
I O
think O
that O
publishing O
the O
statements O
made O
by O
athletes O
, O
actors O
, O
and O
singers O
is O
one O
way O
to O
help O
us O
to O
serve O
this O
cause O
, O
and O
since O
these O
interviews O
came O
through O
the O
newspaper O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Jazirah I-ORG
, O
I O
think O
that O
if O
they O
had O
been O
published O
by O
the O
newspaper O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Watan I-ORG
or O
Al O
- O
Riyadh B-GPE
they O
would O
have O
stopped O
this O
question O
from O
being O
asked O
to O
the O
guest O
because O
they O
are O
known O
for O
their O
banning O
of O
the O
other O
and O
they O
do O
not O
know O
neutrality O
when O
exposing O
and O
they O
do O
not O
like O
these O
answers O
. O
As O
it O
happened O
with O
the O
newspaper O
Al O
- O
Riyadh B-GPE
when O
it O
halted O
and O
concealed O
the O
poll O
on O
women O
driving O
as O
it O
saw O
the O
overwhelming O
victory O
of O
those O
opposed O
. O

I O
leave O
you O
with O
the O
answers O
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Car I-WORK_OF_ART
Club I-WORK_OF_ART
magazine O
guests O
to O
see O
that O
there O
is O
not O
one O
person O
who O
explicitly O
agreed O
without O
mentioning O
the O
legal O
regulations O
. O

Yasir B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Qahtani I-PERSON
, O
a O
player O
on O
the O
al O
- O
Hilal O
team O
, O
on O
1/11/1427 O
A. O
H. O
, O
the O
first O
issue O
. O

What O
is O
your O
opinion O
about O
women O
driving O
cars O
? O

I O
am O
for O
and O
against O
women O
driving O
cars O
. O

I O
am O
for O
them O
driving O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
regulations O
, O
that O
is O
by O
being O
over O
40 O
years O
of O
age O
, O
being O
unable O
to O
afford O
a O
driver O
, O
and O
not O
having O
a O
guardian O
. O

But O
if O
driving O
were O
without O
regulations O
, O
then O
I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
better O
if O
women O
did O
not O
drive O
a O
car O
. O

http://www.al-jazirah.com.sa/cars/22112006/roods42.htm O

Saad B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Harithi I-PERSON
, O
a O
player O
on O
the O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Nasr I-PERSON
team O
, O
on O
8/11/1427 O
A. O
H. O
, O
the O
second O
issue O
. O

What O
is O
your O
opinion O
about O
women O
driving O
cars O
? O

Women O
driving O
cars O
is O
not O
an O
easy O
thing O
for O
us O
to O
simply O
accept O
. O

There O
are O
legal O
and O
social O
regulations O
which O
must O
be O
taken O
into O
consideration O
and O
into O
account O
. O

http://www.al-jazirah.com.sa/cars/29112006/rood55.htm O

Fayiz B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
, O
the O
well O
- O
known O
actor O
, O
15/11/1427 O
A. O
H. O
, O
the O
third O
issue O
. O

What O
is O
your O
opinion O
about O
women O
driving O
cars O
? O

I O
ca O
n't O
imagine O
my O
grandmother O
driving O
a O
Wanit B-PRODUCT
car O
in O
al O
- O
Nasiriyah B-GPE
. O

http://www.al-jazirah.com.sa/cars/06122006/rood2.htm O

Muhammad B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Shalhoub I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hilal I-PERSON
, O
player O
on O
the O
al O
- O
Hilal O
team O
, O
22/11/1427 O
A. O
H. O
, O
the O
fourth O
issue O
. O

What O
is O
your O
opinion O
about O
women O
driving O
cars O
? O

I O
do O
not O
prefer O
that O
. O

http://www.al-jazirah.com.sa/cars/13122006/rood43.htm O

Singer O
Ibrahim B-PERSON
Hikmi I-PERSON
, O
29/11/1427 O
A. O
H. O
, O
the O
fifth O
issue O
. O

What O
is O
your O
opinion O
about O
women O
driving O
cars O
? O

Officials O
have O
an O
opinion O
about O
that O
. O

http://www.al-jazirah.com.sa/cars/20122006/rood43.htm O

Actor O
Habib B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Habib I-PERSON
, O
21/12/1427 O
A. O
H. O
, O
the O
sixth O
issue O
. O

What O
is O
your O
opinion O
about O
women O
driving O
cars O
? O

God O
does O
not O
say O
it O
. O

http://www.al-jazirah.com.sa/cars/10012007/rood57.htm O

Player O
on O
the O
al O
- O
Shabab O
team O
, O
Badr B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Haqbani I-PERSON
29/12/1427 O
A. O
H. O
, O
the O
seventh O
issue O
. O

What O
is O
your O
opinion O
about O
women O
driving O
cars O
? O

I O
am O
against O
women O
driving O
cars O
. O

http://www.al-jazirah.com.sa/cars/17012007/rood40.htm O

Player O
on O
the O
al O
- O
Ittihad O
team O
, O
Manaf B-PERSON
Abu I-PERSON
Shuqair I-PERSON
, O
5/1/1428 O
A. O
H. O
, O
eighth O
issue O
. O

What O
is O
your O
opinion O
about O
women O
driving O
cars O
? O

I O
reject O
it O
for O
several O
reasons O
, O
legal O
and O
social O
, O
which O
do O
not O
allow O
our O
society O
to O
accept O
women O
driving O
cars O
. O

http://www.al-jazirah.com.sa/cars/24012007/rood2.htm O

I O
thank O
them O
very O
much O
. O

Do O
you O
thank O
them O
as O
I O
do O
? O

Majid B-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
Muhammad I-PERSON

A O
well O
- O
known O
method O
of O
Khalid B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Malik I-PERSON
whom O
we O
used O
to O
think O
well O
of O
but O
who O
has O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
no O
less O
malicious O
than O
his O
old O
friend O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Sadiri I-PERSON
.. O

We O
do O
not O
know O
when O
the O
opinion O
of O
athletes O
and O
actors O
began O
to O
be O
taken O
on O
issues O
that O
no O
one O
but O
important O
people O
used O
to O
deal O
with O
.. O

But O
it O
is O
the O
time O
of O
the O
insignificant O
Iyad B-PERSON
Madani I-PERSON
and O
those O
with O
him O
.. O

As O
for O
the O
cars O
newspaper O
, O
it O
is O
a O
newspaper O
devoted O
to O
reviewing O
some O
of O
the O
dregs O
of O
society O
such O
as O
showing O
off O
clothes O
, O
once O
when O
he O
is O
getting O
into O
the O
car O
and O
again O
when O
he O
is O
out O
of O
it O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
you O
are O
not O
sure O
whether O
it O
is O
a O
man O
or O
a O
woman O
. O

Rather O
, O
you O
do O
not O
hesitate O
to O
describe O
him O
as O
a O
third O
sex O
.. O

The O
liberal O
project O
is O
a O
feminine O
project O
that O
starts O
with O
the O
women O
and O
ends O
with O
the O
women O
and O
passes O
through O
the O
women O
. O

The O
liberal O
and O
the O
hypocrite O
are O
two O
faces O
of O
one O
coin O
. O

For O
correspondence O
http://maaajd.arabform.com O

Expatriate O
Away O
From O
Home O

My O
noble O
brother O
Majid B-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
Muhammad I-PERSON
. O
You O
have O
wronged O
Khalid B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Malik I-PERSON
. O

But O
do O
n't O
you O
agree O
with O
me O
that O
the O
opinions O
of O
actors O
and O
athletes O
were O
in O
agreement O
with O
the O
opinion O
of O
the O
important O
people O
only O
, O
which O
shows O
the O
falsehood O
of O
the O
liberal O
group O
that O
we O
have O
a O
silent O
majority O
. O

Here O
the O
silent O
majority O
of O
the O
masses O
agrees O
with O
the O
opinion O
of O
the O
scholars O
! O

Scandal B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Hiring I-WORK_OF_ART
Wailing I-WORK_OF_ART
Female I-WORK_OF_ART
Cheerleaders I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Would I-WORK_OF_ART
They I-WORK_OF_ART
Have I-WORK_OF_ART
Made I-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Brunettes I-WORK_OF_ART
? I-WORK_OF_ART

Fayiz B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Humaidi I-PERSON

Anyone O
who O
is O
acquainted O
with O
soccer O
is O
aware O
that O
cheering O
is O
not O
necessarily O
by O
the O
cheerleaders O
belonging O
to O
a O
team O
or O
a O
national O
team O
. O

You O
can O
provide O
a O
group O
of O
mercenaries O
? O
To O
spread O
enthusiasm O
among O
the O
players O
? O

I O
remember O
that O
few O
years O
ago O
the O
national O
team O
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
was O
participating O
in O
an O
Asian O
championship O
held O
in O
an O
East O
- O
Asian O
country O
-- O
I O
think O
it O
was O
Thailand B-GPE
! O

The O
grandstand O
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
was O
crowded O
with O
Thai B-NORP
girls O
, O
maybe O
some O
of O
them O
were O
Saudi B-NORP
! O

As O
a O
result O
of O
the O
attacks O
of O
young O
men O
and O
some O
old O
men O
in O
the O
past O
!! O
Throughout O
the O
match O
they O
were O
repeating O
the O
phrase O
" O
Saudi B-NORP
hah O
hah O
, O
Saudi B-NORP
hah O
hah O
, O
" O
and O
they O
would O
not O
stop O
repeating O
it O
until O
the O
lights O
of O
the O
stadium O
were O
turned O
off O
!! O

Today O
cheering O
has O
become O
a O
profitable O
job O
. O

The O
professional O
cheerleader O
may O
be O
paid O
a O
higher O
salary O
than O
the O
player O
. O

I O
recall O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
club O
entered O
into O
contract O
with O
a O
cheerleader O
of O
a O
competitor O
team O
!! O

His O
job O
was O
only O
to O
repeat O
the O
name O
of O
the O
club O
in O
a O
loud O
voice O
throughout O
the O
match O
!? O

In O
the O
Gulf O
championship O
which O
is O
held O
in O
Abu B-GPE
Dhabi I-GPE
, O
wailing O
female O
cheerleaders O
were O
hired O
to O
support O
the O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
national O
team O
!! O

This O
was O
also O
done O
in O
all O
foreign O
championships O
in O
which O
the O
team O
participated O
. O

Because O
we O
are O
a O
conservative O
nation O
that O
does O
not O
accept O
mingling O
between O
the O
two O
sexes O
, O
women O
and O
everyone O
like O
them O
were O
in O
another O
grandstand O
-- O
not O
the O
one O
for O
the O
cheerleader O
group O
-- O
so O
that O
nothing O
with O
non-praiseworthy O
consequences O
might O
occur O
!! O

The O
scandal O
is O
that O
the O
person O
who O
chose O
them O
did O
not O
take O
into O
consideration O
the O
disparity O
in O
specifications O
? O

We O
were O
shown O
girls O
who O
were O
dressed O
in O
a O
revealing O
way O
, O
bending O
and O
drawing O
people O
's O
attention O
, O
blondes O
with O
green O
eyes O
. O

With O
my O
own O
eyes O
, O
I O
saw O
one O
of O
them O
with O
the O
lower O
part O
of O
her O
abdomen O
revealed O
out O
of O
increased O
enthusiasm O
!! O

And O
the O
funny O
thing O
is O
that O
some O
of O
them O
tied O
the O
kaffiyeh O
on O
their O
heads O
!! O

Maybe O
prior O
to O
that O
they O
were O
in O
the O
Yemeni O
team O
grandstand O
, O
before O
they O
moved O
to O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
team O
grandstand O
. O

What O
makes O
one O
weep O
is O
that O
the O
flag O
of O
monotheism O
which O
King O
Abdul O
Aziz O
carried O
in O
the O
fields O
of O
jihad O
and O
with O
which O
he O
unified O
the O
country O
is O
wrapped O
around O
the O
waist O
of O
one O
of O
them O
swaying O
with O
it O
!! O

This O
degradation O
of O
the O
flag O
of O
monotheism O
is O
a O
continuation O
of O
the O
act O
done O
by O
some O
silly O
people O
when O
they O
hung O
it O
in O
the O
house O
of O
prostitution O
and O
vice O
!! O

The O
wall O
posters O
of O
the O
kingdom O
of O
dinosaurs O
did O
not O
believe O
the O
news O
and O
they O
started O
publishing O
color O
pictures O
of O
the O
charming O
cheerleaders O
on O
the O
pages O
of O
their O
newspapers O
-- O
on O
the O
front O
page O
!! O
Announcing O
the O
good O
news O
of O
a O
good O
era O
!! O

The O
scandal O
sheet O
Shams B-ORG
, O
the O
adolescent O
dinosaur O
, O
did O
the O
most O
, O
and O
it O
was O
happier O
than O
others O
. O

What O
made O
me O
laugh O
about O
it O
was O
nothing O
but O
a O
piece O
of O
news O
saying O
. O
" O
A O
number O
of O
photographers O
working O
for O
a O
number O
of O
Saudi B-NORP
publications O
received O
harshly O
worded O
threats O
from O
their O
wives O
if O
they O
disapproved O
of O
taking O
photos O
of O
the O
sweet O
sex O
at O
the O
championship O
. O
" O

The O
truth O
is O
that O
most O
of O
the O
newspapers O
stopped O
saying O
that O
the O
girls O
supporting O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
team O
are O
Saudis B-NORP
, O
since O
the O
features O
and O
complexions O
of O
those O
girls O
are O
not O
in O
keeping O
with O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
climate O
!? O

But O
Jasir B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jasir I-PERSON
, O
the O
writer O
for O
the O
newspaper O
Shams B-ORG
, O
refused O
to O
do O
anything O
other O
than O
make O
fools O
out O
of O
us O
by O
insisting O
that O
they O
are O
Saudis B-NORP
. O

If O
he O
was O
asked O
to O
swear O
, O
he O
would O
not O
hesitate O
because O
of O
a O
need O
in O
his O
sick O
soul O
. O

He O
undoubtedly O
knows O
that O
they O
are O
hired O
. O

He O
says O
-LRB- O
may O
God O
guide O
him O
-RRB- O
: O
" O
The O
Saudi B-NORP
woman O
is O
no O
longer O
ashamed O
of O
herself O
, O
or O
perhaps O
more O
correctly O
she O
has O
been O
freed O
from O
her O
fear O
after O
the O
shrinking O
of O
the O
spheres O
of O
punishment O
, O
so O
it O
became O
common O
for O
her O
to O
show O
up O
in O
the O
grandstands O
in O
the O
stadiums O
to O
cheer O
for O
her O
country O
's O
team O
. O
" O

Then O
with O
the O
utmost O
stupidity O
, O
insolence O
, O
and O
ridicule O
he O
says O
: O
" O
By O
the O
way O
, O
painting O
the O
whole O
face O
constitutes O
a O
kind O
of O
veil O
" O
. O

What O
confused O
that O
poor O
man O
is O
that O
this O
audience O
has O
so O
far O
not O
stirred O
up O
the O
expected O
storm O
!! O

The O
most O
amazing O
thing O
is O
that O
Jasir B-PERSON
claims O
that O
the O
adversaries O
of O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Qusaybi I-PERSON
have O
thwarted O
his O
conservative O
project O
for O
women O
's O
work O
, O
and O
today O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Qusaybi I-PERSON
states O
that O
businessmen O
are O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
project O
's O
delay O
!! O

So O
who O
is O
lying O
? O

Al O
- O
Qusaybi O
's O
conservative O
project O
for O
women O
's O
work O
has O
made O
a O
decision O
which O
decreases O
the O
rate O
of O
Saudization O
in O
women O
's O
workshops O
! O

That O
sick O
Jasir B-PERSON
is O
lying O
and O
he O
knows O
he O
is O
lying O
, O
yet O
he O
lies O
! O

And O
he O
insists O
with O
utmost O
foolishness O
that O
the O
female O
cheerleaders O
are O
Saudi B-NORP
!! O

Not O
only O
that O
, O
but O
he O
claims O
that O
they O
traveled O
to O
Abu B-GPE
Dhabi I-GPE
to O
attend O
the O
matches O
of O
the O
national O
team O
!! O

Using O
a O
funny O
expression O
he O
says O
: O
" O
The O
difficulty O
is O
that O
no O
one O
can O
prevent O
women O
from O
traveling O
to O
Abu B-GPE
Dhabi I-GPE
, O
so O
there O
is O
nothing O
left O
to O
do O
but O
to O
pray O
that O
the O
team O
loses O
in O
the O
worst O
defeat O
so O
that O
the O
flow O
of O
women O
will O
automatically O
stop O
or O
that O
the O
cheerleaders O
become O
afflicted O
with O
paralysis O
or O
rickets O
. O
" O

He O
composes O
a O
bad O
thing O
, O
then O
imagines O
the O
reaction O
, O
and O
then O
he O
designs O
funny O
plans O
for O
disclaimer O
. O

The O
goal O
is O
ridicule O
and O
ridicule O
alone O
!! O

Apologies O
for O
publishing O
the O
photos O
because O
of O
their O
necessity O
. O

Whether O
the O
female O
cheerleaders O
are O
Saudis B-NORP
or O
not O
is O
not O
important O
to O
us O
. O

Thankfully O
, O
they O
are O
few O
. O

We O
have O
8441000 O
women O
who O
are O
all O
good O
, O
keep O
their O
religion O
, O
morals O
, O
and O
their O
veil O
, O
and O
they O
wo O
n't O
be O
harmed O
by O
the O
emergence O
of O
a O
group O
which O
represents O
no O
one O
but O
itself O
. O

But O
what O
is O
disgraceful O
and O
shameful O
is O
to O
welcome O
such O
dishonorable O
sights O
, O
shameful O
clothes O
, O
unrestrained O
hair O
, O
and O
swaying O
, O
while O
we O
see O
girls O
from O
the O
UAE B-GPE
and O
Kuwait B-GPE
in O
the O
grandstand O
of O
their O
teams O
looking O
respectable O
and O
modest O
, O
with O
some O
of O
them O
covering O
their O
faces O
! O

What O
burns O
the O
heart O
is O
the O
eagerness O
of O
some O
cultured O
people O
and O
writers O
to O
harm O
their O
country O
whether O
they O
are O
aware O
or O
unaware O
? O

They O
made O
fun O
of O
us O
in O
front O
of O
all O
the O
nations O
of O
the O
world O
when O
they O
spoke O
about O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
. O

A O
British B-NORP
research O
center O
-LRB- O
STARSH B-ORG
-RRB- O
was O
fair O
to O
them O
in O
its O
annual O
report O
when O
it O
described O
them O
as O
the O
most O
beautiful O
and O
flirtatious O
women O
in O
the O
world O
, O
and O
that O
they O
are O
queens O
of O
the O
world O
whose O
demands O
are O
fulfilled O
without O
any O
trouble O
, O
that O
they O
are O
always O
being O
served O
, O
and O
that O
they O
do O
not O
need O
to O
work O
because O
their O
expenses O
are O
provided O
by O
their O
guardians O
. O

May O
the O
nobles O
excuse O
me O
, O
we O
are O
asking O
Jasir B-PERSON
, O
Will O
we O
see O
your O
wife O
and O
daughter O
in O
the O
grandstand O
of O
the O
national O
team O
? O
Did O
you O
give O
them O
freedom O
and O
liberate O
them O
from O
their O
fear O
, O
and O
free O
their O
soul O
from O
shyness O
? O

Will O
you O
say O
what O
your O
leader O
said O
? O

My O
daughters O
will O
be O
the O
first O
to O
drive O
a O
car O
!!? O

. O

I O
am O
completely O
reassured O
that O
the O
liberal O
project O
will O
not O
succeed O
in O
this O
country O
, O
praise O
God O
. O

For O
no O
matter O
how O
far O
the O
liberal O
ideological O
lunacy O
has O
affected O
some O
brain O
cells O
of O
the O
young O
, O
it O
will O
never O
be O
able O
to O
affect O
the O
part O
that O
controls O
the O
sense O
of O
honor O
, O
otherwise O
man O
would O
be O
stripped O
of O
his O
values O
and O
would O
become O
like O
an O
animal O
, O
a O
cuckold O
. O

He O
wo O
n't O
enter O
paradise O
or O
even O
find O
its O
scent O
! O

That O
's O
why O
you O
find O
them O
the O
most O
caring O
and O
the O
most O
solicitous O
of O
their O
close O
female O
relatives O
. O

You O
will O
never O
see O
in O
the O
near O
future O
a O
daughter O
or O
a O
wife O
or O
even O
a O
sister O
of O
a O
writer O
or O
a O
cultured O
man O
leading O
a O
grandstand O
by O
cheering O
for O
her O
team O
. O

And O
she O
will O
not O
be O
the O
first O
to O
drive O
a O
car O
, O
and O
she O
will O
not O
work O
, O
according O
to O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Qusaybi I-PERSON
's O
rules O
, O
not O
to O
mention O
going O
out O
with O
her O
face O
and O
hair O
uncovered O
!! O

They O
want O
to O
see O
the O
features O
of O
freedom O
and O
emancipation O
in O
women O
other O
than O
theirs O
. O

How O
happy O
they O
will O
be O
the O
day O
they O
see O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
or O
part O
- O
Saudi B-NORP
woman O
in O
all O
her O
finery O
, O
having O
given O
up O
her O
veil O
and O
restrictions O
, O
and O
having O
freed O
herself O
from O
the O
authority O
of O
her O
father O
, O
her O
brother O
, O
and O
her O
husband O
. O

They O
spread O
her O
news O
and O
praise O
her O
deed O
. O

Maybe O
they O
will O
change O
her O
name O
by O
adding O
the O
definite O
article O
-LRB- O
al- O
-RRB- O
to O
emphasize O
her O
affinity O
and O
relationship O
to O
the O
most O
deeply O
- O
rooted O
Saudi B-NORP
families O
such O
as O
: O
-LRB- O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Nasr I-PERSON
, O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Sharikh I-PERSON
, O
and O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Imran I-PERSON
. O
-RRB- O

Spotlight O
: O
If O
the O
nation O
were O
not O
preoccupied O
with O
its O
major O
issues O
-- O
namely O
the O
fundamentals O
of O
its O
religion O
-- O
then O
it O
would O
occupy O
itself O
with O
the O
differences O
with O
which O
they O
will O
eat O
each O
other O
up O
, O
it O
will O
become O
weak O
, O
and O
it O
will O
appear O
sick O
to O
such O
an O
extent O
that O
the O
nation O
will O
have O
no O
more O
strength O
. O

Sami O
al O
- O
Majid O
. O

It O
is O
wrong O
to O
turn O
our O
disability O
into O
a O
general O
impossibility O
, O
to O
be O
a O
reason O
for O
holding O
others O
back O
, O
and O
to O
smother O
their O
abilities O
and O
capabilities O
. O

miml9@hotmail.com O
..... O

Daughter O
of O
Thunder O

My O
honorable O
brother O
, O
how O
did O
you O
weigh O
this O
need O
to O
publish O
photos O
of O
the O
female O
cheerleaders O
....? O

Usually O
, O
money O
is O
wasted O
.. O
in O
search O
for O
money O
. O

Fayiz B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Humaidi I-PERSON

Surely O
we O
belong O
to O
God O
, O
and O
to O
Him O
we O
shall O
return O
! O

From O
more O
than O
27000 O
readers O
to O
2493 O
!! O

From O
25 O
replies O
to O
one O
reply O
!! O

It O
is O
wrong O
to O
turn O
our O
disability O
into O
a O
general O
impossibility O
, O
to O
be O
a O
reason O
for O
holding O
others O
back O
, O
and O
to O
smother O
their O
abilities O
and O
capabilities O
. O

miml9@hotmail.com O
..... O

Badi B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Zaman1 I-PERSON

My O
noble O
brother O
, O
Fayiz B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Humaidi I-PERSON
First O
, O
I O
say O
thank O
you O
for O
your O
sense O
of O
honor O
and O
concern O
for O
your O
countrymen O
. O

Second O
, O
a O
proverb O
says O
-LRB- O
For O
every O
prostitute O
there O
is O
a O
customer O
-RRB- O
meaning O
if O
we O
want O
to O
look O
for O
a O
female O
Saudi B-NORP
dancer O
we O
will O
find O
one O
, O
and O
if O
we O
look O
for O
a O
female O
Saudi B-NORP
singer O
we O
will O
find O
one O
, O
and O
if O
we O
look O
for O
a O
beautiful O
Saudi B-NORP
woman O
we O
will O
find O
one O
. O

Evil O
is O
not O
restricted O
to O
a O
certain O
class O
of O
people O
, O
and O
Satan O
entices O
people O
. O

But O
because O
there O
is O
a O
little O
discord O
in O
Saudi B-NORP
society O
, O
it O
certainly O
does O
not O
represent O
the O
whole O
and O
it O
does O
not O
represent O
the O
opposing O
public O
opinion O
. O

Rather O
, O
it O
represents O
itself O
and O
those O
who O
belong O
to O
it O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
displaying O
the O
photos O
of O
the O
female O
cheerleaders O
whether O
they O
are O
Saudis B-NORP
or O
hired O
, O
and O
anything O
is O
possible O
, O
though O
the O
latter O
is O
more O
likely O
, O
does O
not O
make O
us O
think O
that O
all O
are O
respectable O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
what O
we O
saw O
does O
not O
honor O
us O
Saudis B-NORP
-- O
cheering O
for O
the O
team O
in O
this O
way O
by O
rebelling O
against O
our O
noble O
values O
and O
morals O
.. O

This O
is O
not O
cheering O
, O
but O
rather O
it O
is O
removing O
the O
veil O
for O
its O
own O
sake O
. O

It O
was O
something O
done O
by O
those O
who O
wanted O
to O
do O
it O
. O

Female O
Saudi B-NORP
cheerleaders O
or O
hirelings O
-LRB- O
anything O
is O
possible O
-RRB- O
previously O
cheered O
for O
the O
team O
in O
Kuwait B-GPE
, O
but O
in O
a O
more O
decent O
and O
better O
way O
than O
what O
is O
happening O
now O
. O

This O
is O
a O
photo O
of O
Saudi B-NORP
female O
cheerleaders O
in O
Kuwait B-GPE
. O

If O
we O
assume O
that O
someone O
said O
, O
" O
Why O
the O
twitching O
and O
condemnation O
about O
the O
female O
cheerleaders O
when O
they O
have O
done O
something O
patriotic O
by O
cheering O
and O
supporting O
their O
team O
? O
" O
-LRB- O
This O
is O
the O
custom O
we O
are O
familiar O
with O
from O
Akhzam B-PERSON
Zanim I-PERSON
. O
-RRB- O
We O
would O
say O
that O
cheering O
does O
not O
at O
all O
mean O
renouncing O
virtue O
, O
and O
it O
does O
not O
mean O
candor O
and O
challenging O
values O
and O
morals O
. O

Rather O
, O
it O
is O
possible O
to O
cheer O
without O
being O
exposed O
to O
that O
at O
home O
because O
the O
matches O
are O
broadcast O
. O

If O
it O
were O
said O
, O
" O
But O
we O
see O
all O
the O
teams O
of O
the O
world O
, O
including O
the O
Arab B-NORP
teams O
, O
cheered O
by O
their O
citizens O
, O
males O
and O
females O
. O
" O
We O
would O
say O
, O
" O
First O
of O
all O
, O
we O
are O
Muslims B-NORP
who O
have O
our O
own O
beliefs O
and O
our O
own O
way O
of O
doing O
things O
which O
differ O
from O
those O
of O
others O
. O
We O
have O
to O
pay O
attention O
to O
them O
as O
long O
as O
we O
are O
among O
their O
people O
just O
like O
Hindus B-NORP
with O
their O
cows O
, O
Buddhists B-NORP
with O
their O
idols O
, O
Judaism B-ORG
, O
Christianity B-NORP
, O
and O
others O
.. O
" O

From O
this O
perspective O
, O
we O
are O
not O
forced O
to O
imitate O
others O
, O
and O
no O
matter O
how O
we O
justify O
this O
as O
civilization O
and O
progress O
it O
is O
a O
justification O
from O
the O
dictionary O
of O
Satan O
who O
swore O
" O
I O
will O
beguile O
them O
all O
. O
" O

To O
conclude O
: O
In O
every O
nation O
there O
are O
Banu B-NORP
Saad I-NORP
, O
meaning O
that O
there O
are O
good O
people O
and O
bad O
people O
. O

What O
the O
female O
cheerleaders O
did O
is O
not O
accepted O
by O
their O
fellow O
citizens O
even O
if O
they O
were O
encouraged O
by O
those O
who O
are O
like O
them O
, O
whose O
hearts O
and O
minds O
have O
become O
secularized O
and O
whose O
mania O
became O
the O
imitation O
of O
the O
Semites B-NORP
in O
every O
big O
and O
small O
way O
. O

Discuss O
with O
me O
and O
tell O
me O
your O
objections O
but O
do O
not O
ignore O
and O
delete O
what O
I O
said O
-LRB- O
No O
for O
deletion O
-RRB- O
Yes O
-LRB- O
for O
discussion O
-RRB- O
. O

Fayiz B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Humaidi I-PERSON
Able O
by O
God O

Fayiz B-PERSON
, O
really O
, O
no O
one O
replies O
to O
those O
....... O
the O
likes O
of O
Jasir B-PERSON
except O
people O
like O
you O
and O
Sharwak O
. O

We O
hope O
to O
see O
your O
creativity O
in O
writing O
on O
other O
subjects O
. O

May O
God O
make O
you O
useful O
for O
the O
religion O
and O
the O
homeland O
. O

All O
love O
and O
appreciation O
to O
you O
. O

Your O
brother O
, O
Abdullah B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Qarni I-PERSON
. O

Note O
: O
I O
am O
not O
one O
of O
those O
who O
like O
to O
correspond O
with O
authors O
, O
but O
really O
, O
your O
wonderful O
article O
compelled O
me O
to O
thank O
you O
. O

I O
ask O
God O
to O
make O
you O
happy O
in O
this O
life O
and O
in O
the O
hereafter O
. O

------------------------ O

Brother O
Abdullah B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Qarni I-PERSON
: O
May O
God O
reward O
you O
with O
good O
and O
elevate O
your O
status O
. O

Thank O
you O
for O
your O
good O
thoughts O
about O
me O
. O

------------------------ O

Brother O
Fayiz O
. O

The O
scandal O
of O
hiring O
wailing O
female O
cheerleaders O
: O
they O
made O
them O
brunettes O
. O

We O
do O
not O
deny O
that O
there O
are O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
who O
go O
out O
and O
show O
us O
how O
pretty O
they O
are O
. O

But O
those O
who O
appear O
in O
the O
photo O
-- O
only O
God O
knows O
whether O
they O
are O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
or O
not O
? O

Perhaps O
some O
of O
them O
are O
Saudi B-NORP
and O
some O
were O
simply O
hired O
to O
support O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
national O
team O
. O

Of O
course O
the O
newspapers O
published O
the O
photos O
by O
way O
of O
another O
thing O
which O
is O
making O
people O
accustomed O
to O
the O
emergence O
of O
Saudi B-NORP
female O
cheerleaders O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
we O
did O
not O
see O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
appear O
on O
television O
. O

Then O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
gradually O
started O
to O
appear O
on O
Channel B-ORG
One I-ORG
, O
and O
on O
the O
news O
channel O
which O
originally O
specialized O
in O
allowing O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
to O
appear O
, O
and O
it O
became O
commonplace O
. O

You O
find O
them O
presenting O
girls O
and O
women O
in O
their O
homes O
unveiled O
. O
One O
may O
be O
an O
engineer O
, O
and O
another O
may O
be O
something O
else O
. O
Until O
the O
appearance O
of O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
on O
our O
television O
channels O
became O
a O
very O
ordinary O
thing O
. O

The O
problem O
now O
is O
that O
even O
women O
wearing O
the O
veil O
and O
who O
are O
fully O
covered O
appear O
on O
the O
news O
channel O
. O

Take O
for O
example O
, O
today O
's O
silly O
question O
which O
they O
primarily O
and O
continuously O
focus O
on O
the O
appearance O
of O
women O
and O
girls O
in O
interviews O
. O

In O
the O
first O
place O
, O
since O
when O
do O
women O
appear O
as O
far O
as O
we O
are O
concerned O
? O

At O
first O
, O
the O
man O
was O
shy O
when O
he O
appeared O
. O

But O
now O
we O
see O
women O
appear O
and O
talking O
boldly O
, O
exceeding O
the O
limits O
. O

I O
really O
become O
shy O
when O
I O
see O
them O
-LSB- O
-RSB- O
on O
their O
men O
who O
let O
them O
appear O
on O
the O
Al O
- O
Ekhbariya O
channel O
and O
it O
is O
well O
known O
that O
this O
channel O
deliberately O
does O
this O
thing O
by O
encouraging O
the O
liberation O
of O
women O
through O
interviews O
. O

I O
remember O
that O
once O
Qatar B-GPE
hired O
Moroccan B-NORP
women O
in O
one O
of O
its O
celebrations O
in O
order O
to O
play O
the O
role O
of O
Gulf B-ORG
girls O
, O
meaning O
that O
in O
each O
song O
about O
a O
Gulf B-ORG
state O
, O
they O
let O
girls O
dance O
. O
As O
if O
they O
were O
from O
those O
states O
, O
although O
in O
some O
of O
the O
Gulf O
states O
-- O
Bahrain B-GPE
, O
the O
Emirates B-GPE
, O
Oman B-GPE
and O
Kuwait B-GPE
-- O
their O
girls O
have O
appeared O
on O
television O
and O
sung O
and O
danced O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
except O
for O
the O
girls O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
and O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
. O

A O
reply O
to O
the O
writer O
' O
I O
am O
the O
Arab O
. O
' O

Again O
, O
respect O
yourself O
and O
do O
not O
describe O
. O

Our O
society O
is O
more O
honorable O
and O
nobler O
than O
a O
nobody O
like O
you O
talking O
about O
it O
and O
describing O
it O
using O
the O
worst O
adjectives O
as O
if O
you O
are O
talking O
about O
the O
societies O
of O
the O
West O
. O

It O
is O
nice O
to O
say O
that O
they O
are O
well O
- O
born O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
and O
from O
well O
- O
known O
tribes O
. O

This O
is O
one O
of O
your O
lies O
. O

Why O
? O

Did O
you O
see O
their O
identity O
cards O
? O

Or O
just O
to O
say O
" O
Look O
, O
this O
is O
the O
reality O
of O
your O
girls O
. O
" O

By O
no O
means O
do O
we O
deny O
that O
there O
are O
unveiled O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
, O
and O
we O
do O
not O
hold O
our O
society O
to O
be O
free O
of O
faults O
and O
corruption O
. O

But O
thank O
God O
we O
have O
more O
good O
than O
evil O
. O

But O
your O
problem O
is O
that O
you O
are O
looking O
with O
only O
one O
eye O
, O
the O
eye O
of O
evil O
and O
defects O
. O

------------------------- O

Noble O
brother O
, O
may O
God O
reward O
you O
with O
good O
and O
elevate O
your O
status O
. O

Perhaps O
there O
are O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
among O
them O
but O
the O
majority O
of O
them O
are O
not O
. O

Moreover O
, O
I O
do O
not O
find O
it O
easy O
to O
swallow O
that O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
woman O
would O
uncover O
her O
belly O
, O
God O
forbid O
!! O

Anyway O
, O
the O
aim O
of O
the O
subject O
is O
to O
reply O
to O
Jasir B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jasir I-PERSON
, O
this O
poor O
wretch O
who O
has O
shown O
his O
malice O
, O
and O
was O
among O
the O
happiest O
about O
these O
disgusting O
scenes O
. O

------------------------- O

In O
the O
name O
of O
God O
, O
the O
Merciful O
, O
the O
Compassionate O
. O

My O
beloved O
brother O
.. O
may O
God O
reward O
you O
with O
good O
. O

You O
really O
are O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
citizen O
.. O
you O
fear O
for O
your O
country O
and O
your O
society O
from O
the O
male O
and O
female O
corrupters O
. O

May O
God O
grant O
success O
to O
you O
and O
to O
everyone O
else O
who O
are O
earnestly O
concerned O
about O
what O
He O
loves O
and O
approves O
of O
. O

May O
God O
take O
revenge O
on O
those O
who O
are O
scheming O
night O
and O
day O
, O
secretly O
and O
openly O
, O
to O
seduce O
women O
in O
this O
conservative O
Muslim O
country O
which O
sent O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
minister O
of O
justice O
away O
in O
failure O
after O
the O
men O
stopped O
him O
when O
he O
set O
conditions O
-- O
and O
in O
our O
country O
which O
hosted O
him O
. O

When O
he O
became O
impolite O
, O
he O
was O
halted O
in O
the O
most O
polite O
and O
reasonable O
way O
. O

During O
this O
... O
comes O
the O
match O
between O
our O
Saudi B-NORP
national O
team O
and O
the O
national O
team O
of O
our O
brother O
country O
Qatar B-GPE
.. O

Like O
it O
or O
not O
, O
the O
Qatari B-NORP
people O
are O
the O
twin O
of O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
people O
. O

Actually O
they O
are O
one O
people O
... O

The O
elite O
are O
the O
people O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

They O
have O
the O
blessings O
of O
a O
conservative O
and O
zealous O
Muslim O
people O
.. O
even O
if O
something O
else O
is O
wanted O
for O
it O
.. O

I O
watched O
the O
two O
matches O
that O
day O
... O

The O
first O
match O
was O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
national O
team O
against O
the O
Bahraini B-NORP
national O
team O
... O

The O
logo O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
team O
was O
green O
and O
white O
, O
like O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
team O
, O
and O
they O
were O
in O
the O
same O
grandstands O
, O
and O
they O
were O
the O
same O
female O
cheerleaders O
. O

That O
is O
, O
the O
one O
who O
hired O
them O
- O
for O
something O
in O
his O
mind O
- O
brought O
them O
more O
than O
one O
hour O
before O
the O
first O
match O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
team O
against O
the O
Bahraini B-NORP
team O
, O
and O
they O
did O
not O
leave O
the O
stadium O
until O
after O
the O
match O
between O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
and O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

That O
is O
, O
they O
stayed O
at O
the O
stadium O
for O
at O
least O
five O
hours O
.. O

I O
do O
not O
say O
that O
all O
of O
them O
were O
hired O
, O
but O
rather O
, O
perhaps O
there O
was O
one O
or O
two O
or O
even O
ten O
Saudi B-NORP
women O
. O

But O
the O
one O
who O
rejoices O
when O
the O
camera O
passes O
over O
her O
and O
stands O
up O
and O
jumps O
and O
shouts O
is O
either O
one O
of O
two O
: O
. O

The O
first O
: O
not O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
. O

The O
second O
: O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
woman O
devoid O
of O
bashfulness O
who O
has O
not O
been O
brought O
up O
well O
by O
her O
parents O
and O
lived O
outside O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
more O
than O
she O
lived O
inside O
it O
. O

I O
say O
this O
because O
I O
am O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
and O
I O
know O
well O
the O
girls O
of O
my O
country O
. O

No O
matter O
how O
reckless O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
girl O
is O
she O
has O
limits O
at O
which O
she O
stops O
.. O

Those O
in O
the O
grandstands O
crossed O
the O
red O
, O
yellow O
and O
green O
lines O
..... O

This O
is O
not O
done O
by O
Saudi B-NORP
actresses O
and O
singers O
who O
left O
the O
world O
of O
purity O
for O
a O
corrupt O
world O
which O
suits O
the O
life O
they O
have O
chosen O
for O
themselves O
... O

It O
is O
well O
known O
that O
actresses O
and O
singers O
are O
less O
shy O
than O
others O
. O

Has O
anyone O
seen O
a O
singer O
or O
an O
actress O
with O
such O
shamelessness O
?.. O

Despite O
their O
shamelessness O
they O
do O
not O
reach O
this O
degree O
.. O

Finally O
, O
I O
say O
: O
-LRB- O
The O
Kingdom B-GPE
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
was O
established O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
the O
words O
of O
God O
, O
on O
the O
words O
of O
His O
messenger O
, O
and O
on O
the O
application O
of O
the O
religion O
of O
God O
and O
the O
Sunna B-WORK_OF_ART
of O
His O
messenger O
-LRB- O
may O
God O
bless O
him O
and O
grant O
him O
salvation O
-RRB- O
. O
This O
way O
of O
doing O
things O
will O
not O
change O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
liberals O
, O
so O
it O
is O
better O
for O
them O
to O
pursue O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Qusaybi I-PERSON
, O
Khalid B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Harbi I-PERSON
, O
and O
others O
whom O
purity O
and O
virtuousness O
do O
not O
suit O
, O
and O
who O
want O
to O
graze O
like O
cattle O
in O
every O
corrupt O
world O
. O
-RRB- O

----------------------- O

Noble O
brother O
: O
may O
God O
reward O
you O
with O
good O
and O
elevate O
your O
status O
. O

The O
media O
should O
have O
disapproved O
of O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
grandstands O
, O
but O
unfortunately O
newspapers O
have O
vied O
with O
each O
other O
to O
publish O
the O
photos O
as O
though O
they O
were O
heralding O
a O
new O
era O
! O

----------------------- O

My O
outstanding O
brother O
In O
fact O
, O
I O
am O
displeased O
by O
your O
choices O
-- O
you O
and O
Aba B-PERSON
Lujayn I-PERSON
-- O
for O
instance O
... O
of O
specific O
subjects O
.. O
meant O
apparently O
to O
promote O
your O
earnest O
concern O
which O
you O
lack O
in O
your O
heart O
-- O
you O
and O
him O
. O
Because O
you O
choose O
only O
the O
subjects O
which O
get O
the O
interest O
of O
the O
common O
people O
, O
and O
you O
stir O
up O
instincts O
in O
them O
to O
find O
enough O
drum O
- O
beating O
to O
satisfy O
your O
illusion O
-- O
you O
and O
Aba B-PERSON
Lujayn I-PERSON
along O
with O
several O
writers O
.. O

You O
write O
for O
something O
in O
the O
soul O
of O
Yaqub B-PERSON
and O
you O
leave O
the O
real O
issues O
which O
threaten O
Islam B-ORG
and O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

You O
even O
avoid O
replying O
to O
them O
as O
if O
birds O
were O
on O
your O
heads O
.... O

You O
have O
been O
exposed O
to O
everyone O
... O

This O
is O
a O
subject O
about O
a O
prince O
.. O

And O
this O
is O
a O
subject O
about O
a O
disreputable O
cheerleader O
.. O

And O
something O
else O
is O
about O
a O
trivial O
issue O
which O
is O
read O
only O
by O
a O
trivial O
person O
or O
one O
deluded O
by O
a O
false O
reputation O
about O
you O
.. O

You O
made O
a O
sparkle O
for O
yourselves O
..... O
and O
you O
were O
burned O
and O
the O
light O
burned O
you O
because O
you O
are O
mere O
darkness O
. O

Advice O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
God O
...... O

Share O
your O
nation O
's O
real O
concerns O
... O
over O
the O
dangers O
surrounding O
it O
from O
all O
directions O
.. O
over O
our O
enemies O
... O
over O
the O
conspiracies O
woven O
against O
us O
in O
secrecy O
.. O
over O
encroachments O
on O
our O
values O
and O
our O
true O
religion O
.... O
not O
on O
disreputable O
prostitutes O
, O
whether O
they O
were O
Saudis B-NORP
or O
not O
; O
they O
are O
vulgar O
whores O
.. O

In O
the O
kingdom O
and O
in O
the O
public O
streets O
and O
on O
the O
televisions O
and O
satellite O
stations O
we O
have O
more O
than O
those O
who O
dress O
in O
a O
revealing O
way O
among O
our O
fellow O
citizens O
...... O
or O
do O
you O
deny O
that O
as O
well O
, O
like O
your O
amazing O
selectiveness O
which O
stirs O
doubt O
. O

The O
main O
point O
..... O

This O
is O
your O
habit O
and O
this O
is O
your O
style O
.... O

My O
brother O
, O
get O
acquainted O
with O
a O
prince O
or O
ask O
Aba B-PERSON
Lujayn I-PERSON
to O
introduce O
you O
to O
one O
of O
his O
friends O
the O
thieves O
.. O
so O
you O
and O
him O
along O
with O
the O
gang O
of O
merry O
- O
making O
can O
become O
like O
the O
economic O
analysts O
who O
are O
paid O
for O
what O
they O
say O
on O
the O
satellites O
to O
deceive O
the O
common O
people O
so O
that O
their O
masters O
and O
the O
providers O
of O
their O
livelihood O
may O
profit O
...................... O

May O
God O
guide O
you O
.. O
no O
and O
after O
you O
put O
their O
picture O
.... O
go O
just O
.... O
peeling O
onions O
is O
better O
for O
you O
than O
quackery O
and O
hoodwinking O
, O
you O
bankrupt O
... O
like O
the O
poor O
of O
the O
Jews O
. O

------------------------------ O

My O
outstanding O
brother O
: O
May O
God O
guide O
you O
and O
lead O
you O
back O
to O
the O
right O
path O
. O

You O
began O
your O
message O
with O
grace O
and O
ended O
it O
with O
name O
- O
calling O
! O

There O
is O
nothing O
greater O
than O
sharing O
the O
concerns O
of O
the O
nation O
, O
than O
denouncing O
a O
vile O
deed O
. O

What O
happened O
is O
among O
the O
encompassing O
dangers O
about O
which O
we O
must O
not O
keep O
silent O
. O

It O
is O
not O
for O
promoting O
a O
sense O
of O
honor O
!! O

At O
whom O
? O

Thank O
you O
for O
putting O
my O
name O
beside O
that O
of O
Abu B-PERSON
Lujayn I-PERSON
. O

This O
is O
an O
honor O
for O
me O
that O
I O
am O
unworthy O
of O
. O

Whoever O
is O
like O
Abu B-PERSON
Lujayn I-PERSON
has O
succeeded O
. O

------------------------------- O

Greetings O
. O

You O
said O
in O
your O
subject O
on O
the O
site O
of O
the O
forum O
entitled O
" O
Scandal B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Hiring I-WORK_OF_ART
Wailing I-WORK_OF_ART
Female I-WORK_OF_ART
Cheerleaders I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
Would I-WORK_OF_ART
They I-WORK_OF_ART
Have I-WORK_OF_ART
Made I-WORK_OF_ART
Them I-WORK_OF_ART
Brunettes I-WORK_OF_ART
? I-WORK_OF_ART
" O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
Gulf O
championship O
, O
which O
is O
held O
in O
Abu B-GPE
Dhabi I-GPE
, O
wailing O
female O
cheerleaders O
were O
hired O
to O
support O
the O
national O
team O
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
! O

This O
was O
done O
at O
all O
the O
foreign O
championships O
in O
which O
the O
team O
participated O
. O

Because O
we O
are O
a O
conservative O
nation O
which O
does O
not O
accept O
mingling O
between O
the O
two O
sexes O
, O
women O
and O
everyone O
like O
them O
were O
in O
another O
grandstand O
-- O
not O
the O
one O
for O
the O
cheerleader O
group O
-- O
so O
that O
nothing O
with O
non-praiseworthy O
consequences O
might O
occur O
! O

The O
scandal O
is O
that O
the O
person O
who O
chose O
them O
did O
not O
take O
into O
consideration O
the O
disparity O
in O
specifications O
? O

For O
we O
were O
shown O
girls O
who O
are O
dressed O
in O
a O
revealing O
way O
, O
bending O
and O
drawing O
people O
's O
attention O
, O
blondes O
with O
green O
eyes O
. O

With O
my O
own O
eyes O
, O
I O
saw O
one O
of O
them O
with O
the O
lower O
part O
of O
her O
abdomen O
revealed O
out O
of O
increased O
enthusiasm O
! O

And O
the O
funny O
thing O
is O
that O
some O
of O
them O
tied O
the O
kaffiyeh O
on O
their O
heads O
! O

Maybe O
prior O
to O
that O
they O
were O
in O
the O
Yemeni O
team O
grandstand O
, O
before O
they O
moved O
to O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
team O
grandstand O
. O

What O
makes O
one O
weep O
is O
that O
the O
flag O
of O
monotheism O
which O
King O
Abdul O
Aziz O
carried O
in O
the O
fields O
of O
Jihad O
and O
with O
which O
he O
unified O
the O
country O
is O
wrapped O
around O
the O
waist O
of O
one O
of O
them O
swaying O
with O
it O
!! O

And O
this O
degradation O
of O
the O
flag O
of O
monotheism O
is O
a O
continuation O
of O
the O
act O
done O
by O
some O
silly O
people O
when O
they O
hung O
it O
in O
the O
house O
of O
prostitution O
and O
vice O
!! O
-RRB- O

My O
brother O
, O
what O
does O
Yemen B-GPE
have O
to O
do O
with O
the O
issue O
now O
? O

Or O
do O
you O
think O
that O
the O
girls O
of O
Yemen B-GPE
are O
loose O
and O
lost O
? O

Think O
the O
matter O
over O
. O

If O
you O
think O
that O
, O
you O
were O
wrong O
, O
please O
apologize O
to O
all O
Yemenis B-NORP
in O
your O
same O
subject O
. O

You O
defend O
the O
girls O
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
by O
insulting O
the O
girls O
of O
Yemen B-GPE
. O

Why O
? O

You O
do O
n't O
like O
it O
for O
the O
girls O
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
but O
you O
like O
it O
for O
the O
girls O
of O
Yemen B-GPE
? O

I O
have O
been O
a O
follower O
of O
the O
forum O
site O
for O
years O
. O

Your O
topic O
is O
the O
first O
one O
I O
have O
replied O
to O
. O

Because O
of O
your O
replies O
to O
the O
participants O
, O
I O
respected O
you O
and O
I O
still O
respect O
you O
. O

But O
the O
lapse O
was O
uncalled O
for O
. O

May O
Allah O
forgive O
you O
in O
the O
protection O
of O
Allah O
. O

----------------------------- O

My O
outstanding O
brother O
: O
May O
Allah O
reward O
you O
with O
good O
and O
elevate O
your O
status O
. O

You O
seem O
to O
be O
from O
Yemen B-GPE
! O

Anyway O
I O
did O
not O
mean O
that O
that O
girl O
was O
from O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
but O
rather O
that O
she O
was O
hired O
for O
cheerleading O
. O

Because O
she O
tied O
the O
kaffiyeh O
on O
her O
head O
the O
way O
the O
people O
of O
Yemen B-GPE
do O
, O
I O
said O
what O
I O
did O
in O
sarcasm O
, O
not O
to O
attack O
the O
women O
of O
Yemen B-GPE
! O

------------------------------ O

It O
is O
wrong O
to O
shift O
our O
disability O
into O
a O
general O
impossibility O
, O
to O
be O
a O
reason O
for O
holding O
others O
back O
, O
and O
to O
smother O
their O
abilities O
and O
capabilities O
. O

..... O
miml9@hotmail.com O

Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
was O
able O
to O
prove O
to O
the O
world O
the O
stupidity O
of O
the O
Rafida B-PERSON
. O

Talal B-PERSON

Peace O
be O
upon O
you O
and O
the O
mercy O
of O
God O
and O
His O
blessings O

Yes O
, O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
was O
able O
to O
prove O
to O
the O
world O
the O
stupidity O
of O
the O
Rafida B-PERSON
. O

Do O
n't O
you O
agree O
with O
me O
that O
the O
Safavid O
Rafida O
revealed O
to O
the O
world O
their O
stupidity O
when O
they O
showed O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
in O
general O
, O
and O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
in O
particular O
, O
their O
hidden O
hatred O
and O
limitless O
detestation O
, O
and O
revealed O
their O
dirty O
plans O
and O
policy O
. O

Yes O
, O
they O
are O
stupid O
because O
they O
revealed O
their O
true O
colors O
and O
proved O
to O
all O
Arabs B-NORP
that O
there O
are O
plans O
for O
major O
loathing O
and O
hatred O
for O
all O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
in O
the O
world O
. O

Yes O
, O
they O
are O
stupid O
otherwise O
what O
is O
the O
benefit O
of O
executing O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
at O
this O
time O
? O

For O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
, O
there O
was O
no O
difference O
whether O
he O
was O
executed O
today O
or O
tomorrow O
or O
on O
a O
feast O
day O
or O
otherwise O
. O

Yes O
, O
they O
are O
stupid O
because O
they O
did O
not O
harm O
Saddam B-PERSON
but O
themselves O
, O
as O
they O
revealed O
their O
wickedness O
, O
their O
cunning O
and O
their O
coming O
danger O
and O
to O
all O
Moslems B-NORP
, O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
Sunnis O
. O

They O
were O
so O
ensconced O
in O
their O
deep O
hatred O
that O
they O
did O
not O
observe O
the O
holy O
months O
or O
at O
least O
the O
rule O
of O
law O
. O

Yes O
, O
they O
revealed O
to O
all O
the O
Arab B-NORP
peoples O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
Libya B-GPE
, O
Jordan B-GPE
, O
Sudan B-GPE
, O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
Morocco B-GPE
, O
Algeria B-GPE
, O
Tunisia B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
their O
treachery O
, O
loathing O
and O
hatred O
for O
them O
. O

The O
idiots O
gained O
nothing O
but O
the O
hatred O
of O
the O
nations O
for O
them O
. O

Rather O
they O
made O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
a O
believing O
martyred O
hero O
. O

Why O
are O
we O
sad O
? O

Many O
Arabs B-NORP
did O
not O
like O
Saddam B-PERSON
and O
were O
not O
happy O
with O
many O
of O
his O
deeds O
, O
but O
after O
his O
execution O
in O
this O
way O
everybody O
sympathized O
with O
him O
. O

No O
one O
blames O
Saddam B-PERSON
for O
what O
he O
did O
with O
those O
traitors O
, O
sons O
of O
temporary O
marriages O
, O
Safavids B-NORP
, O
whose O
noses O
he O
rubbed O
in O
the O
ground O
. O

Yes O
, O
these O
traitors O
proved O
that O
no O
one O
but O
a O
ruler O
like O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
can O
make O
them O
act O
straight O
and O
control O
them O
. O

Why O
do O
we O
grieve O
for O
a O
man O
whose O
last O
words O
were O
" O
I O
bear O
witness O
that O
there O
is O
no O
God O
but O
God O
and O
I O
bear O
witness O
that O
Muhammad B-PERSON
is O
the O
prophet O
of O
God O
. O
" O

All O
witnessed O
the O
execution O
of O
the O
genius O
brave O
leader O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
, O
and O
witnessed O
his O
bravery O
. O

Those O
Safavid O
Rafida O
crowded O
together O
in O
front O
of O
him O
, O
cursing O
and O
mocking O
him O
as O
if O
they O
were O
children O
. O

But O
he O
stood O
pround O
and O
strong O
as O
we O
were O
used O
to O
him O
being O
. O

I O
swear O
by O
God O
if O
any O
of O
these O
traitors O
had O
been O
in O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
place O
you O
would O
have O
seen O
him O
weeping O
, O
begging O
or O
at O
least O
fainting O
more O
than O
once O
. O

These O
idiots O
did O
not O
know O
that O
they O
had O
made O
a O
martyred O
, O
believing O
hero O
out O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
. O

They O
only O
proved O
to O
the O
world O
his O
bravery O
and O
his O
might O
and O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
they O
proved O
to O
the O
world O
their O
hidden O
hatred O
and O
their O
lack O
of O
manners O
. O

The O
mentally O
deranged O
Moqtada B-PERSON
Perfidy I-PERSON
-LRB- O
one O
becomes O
aware O
that O
he O
is O
a O
child O
if O
he O
speaks O
-RRB- O
also O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
-LRB- O
the O
greatly O
malicious O
one O
-RRB- O
and O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jaafari I-PERSON
and O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
and O
Muwaffaq B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Rubaei I-PERSON
and O
many O
of O
those O
traitors O
were O
also O
preent O
so O
that O
they O
could O
satisfy O
their O
thirst O
for O
revenge O
on O
a O
leader O
whose O
bravery O
and O
struggle O
the O
world O
attested O
. O
and O
who O
suppressed O
those O
traitors O
who O
only O
worked O
for O
the O
interests O
of O
a O
hostile O
foreign O
state O
-LRB- O
such O
as O
Iran B-GPE
and O
America B-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

Why O
this O
mockery O
and O
shouting O
of O
petty O
slogans O
such O
as O
" O
Saddam B-PERSON
go O
to O
hell O
" O
and O
" O
down O
with O
the O
tyrant O
" O
and O
others O
? O

Was O
n't O
there O
a O
sensible O
man O
amongst O
them O
? O

Yes O
, O
those O
Persian O
Safavids B-NORP
proved O
without O
doubt O
to O
the O
world O
that O
they O
do O
not O
use O
reason O
in O
their O
dealings O
, O
but O
that O
they O
deal O
in O
hate O
and O
loathing O
. O

Yes O
, O
those O
idiots O
proved O
that O
they O
are O
behind O
everything O
that O
is O
happening O
to O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
all O
this O
is O
no O
one O
's O
setup O
but O
theirs O
. O

Do O
n't O
those O
stupid O
traitor O
Safavid O
Rafida O
collaborators O
know O
that O
they O
have O
not O
hurt O
Saddam B-PERSON
but O
themselves O
? O

For O
they O
proved O
to O
the O
world O
that O
they O
are O
a O
stupid O
people O
, O
a O
people O
of O
hate O
, O
a O
people O
who O
loath O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

We O
know O
that O
Saddam B-PERSON
was O
not O
ever O
a O
traitor O
or O
lackey O
but O
that O
he O
was O
a O
brave O
militant O
leader O
and O
died O
a O
martyr O
. O

We O
know O
that O
an O
offer O
was O
made O
to O
Saddam B-PERSON
to O
save O
his O
skin O
, O
leave O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
live O
as O
a O
political O
refugee O
in O
any O
state O
he O
wanted O
but O
he O
considered O
it O
a O
betrayal O
and O
continued O
struggling O
until O
he O
was O
martyred O
. O

We O
know O
the O
Americans O
offered O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
his O
release O
when O
a O
prisoner O
, O
to O
go O
to O
any O
state O
he O
wished O
in O
return O
for O
stopping O
the O
Mujahideen B-PERSON
but O
he O
refused O
and O
considered O
it O
a O
betrayal O
. O

We O
know O
that O
whoever O
overthrew O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
was O
none O
other O
than O
your O
crusader O
masters O
and O
that O
you O
are O
too O
small O
to O
overthrow O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
, O
and O
that O
you O
are O
nothing O
but O
lackey O
traitor O
scum O
. O

We O
know O
that O
your O
hatred O
of O
your O
master O
and O
executioner O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
only O
comes O
from O
the O
fact O
that O
he O
is O
someone O
who O
knew O
how O
to O
keep O
you O
in O
check O
and O
trampled O
on O
your O
necks O
with O
his O
shoes O
for O
more O
than O
thirty O
years O
. O

That O
's O
why O
all O
nations O
of O
the O
world O
do O
not O
blame O
Saddam B-PERSON
at O
all O
, O
and O
realize O
that O
it O
was O
the O
hidden O
hand O
of O
the O
Rafida B-PERSON
and O
the O
Persians B-NORP
of O
Iran B-GPE
that O
were O
behind O
what O
happened O
in O
Halabja B-GPE
but O
Saddam B-PERSON
struck O
them O
with O
a O
fist O
of O
iron O
. O

The O
Rafida B-PERSON
and O
the O
Persians B-NORP
of O
Iran B-GPE
were O
the O
hidden O
hand O
in O
the O
assassination O
attempt O
against O
him O
in O
Dujail B-GPE
but O
Saddam B-PERSON
struck O
them O
with O
a O
fist O
of O
iron O
. O

The O
Rafida B-PERSON
and O
the O
Persians B-NORP
of O
Iran B-GPE
were O
the O
hidden O
hand O
behind O
the O
failed O
coup O
attempt O
in O
'91 O
but O
Saddam B-PERSON
struck O
them O
with O
a O
fist O
of O
iron O
. O

The O
Rafida B-PERSON
and O
the O
Persians B-NORP
of O
Iran B-GPE
were O
the O
hidden O
hand O
behind O
the O
al O
- O
Khobar O
explosion O
in O
'96 O
and O
also O
the B-EVENT
Lebanon I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
in O
as O
well O
as O
the O
current O
sectarian O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Only O
an O
ignorant O
human O
being O
would O
blame O
Saddam B-PERSON
. O

Praise O
be O
to O
God O
that O
the O
way O
of O
executing O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
was O
the O
most O
clear O
message O
to O
all O
Arab B-NORP
leaders O
and O
peoples O
that O
the O
Rafida B-PERSON
and O
sons O
of O
temporary O
marriages O
are O
evil O
and O
danger O
has O
come O
near O
, O
take O
care O
, O
take O
care O
. O

Talal B-PERSON

Saddam B-PERSON
's O
last O
words O
before O
his O
martyrdom O
spoken O
to O
the O
Rafida B-PERSON
present O
in O
front O
of O
him O
. O

Hurray O
... O
this O
is O
what O
real O
manliness O
is O
! O

Especially O
as O
those O
magi O
did O
not O
begin O
to O
shout O
until O
the O
rope O
was O
placed O
around O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
neck O
-LRB- O
all O
of O
this O
was O
of O
course O
cowardice O
and O
terror O
of O
the O
Lion O
-RRB- O
. O

May O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
you O
Saddam B-PERSON
and O
forgive O
you O
. O

-LRB- O
Glory O
be O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
praise O
, O
glory O
be O
to O
the O
Lord O
Almighty O
-RRB- O

Ibn B-PERSON
Malik I-PERSON

May O
God O
lead O
you O
on O
the O
right O
way O
, O
brother O
Talal B-PERSON
... O

By O
God O
, O
their O
stupidity O
was O
well O
- O
known O
before O
Saddam B-PERSON
. O

Just O
read O
their O
books O
to O
find O
out O
how O
similar O
they O
are O
to O
the O
greedy O
banana O
- O
eaters O
. O

Talal B-PERSON

Ibn B-PERSON
Malek I-PERSON
Thank O
you O
for O
passing O
by O
. O

Glory O
be O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
praise O
, O
glory O
be O
to O
the O
Lord O
Almighty O

Talal B-PERSON

To O
the O
descendents O
of O
the O
Magi O
and O
Rafida B-PERSON
everywhere O
-LRB- O
starting O
with O
Allawi B-PERSON
and O
his O
putrid O
gang O
to O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
, O
and O
passing O
through O
their O
mullahs O
Khomeini B-GPE
, O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Sistani I-PERSON
- O
and O
Baqir B-PERSON
- O
to O
the O
last O
dirty O
one O
of O
them O
. O

They O
taught O
us O
that O
we O
should O
not O
extend O
them O
our O
hands O
although O
they O
said O
we O
are O
all O
Moslems B-NORP
.. O
and O
that O
if O
we O
debate O
them O
each O
of O
us O
needs O
to O
take O
his O
shoes O
with O
him O
... O
as O
you O
ca O
n't O
be O
safe O
from O
their O
deceit O
and O
their O
thievery O
. O

Those O
unclean O
abominations O
... O
they O
are O
not O
governed O
by O
conscience O
nor O
religion O
nor O
custom O
nor O
morals O
, O
anyone O
who O
wants O
to O
feel O
safe O
with O
them O
has O
to O
feel O
safe O
from O
the O
bite O
of O
the O
snake O
in O
its O
own O
hole O
. O

Miqdad B-PERSON
your O
words O
are O
beautiful O
. O

Glory O
be O
to O
the O
Lord O
and O
praise O
, O
glory O
be O
to O
the O
Lord O
Almighty O

Bullying O
, O
from O
Cairo B-GPE
to O
Riyadh B-GPE
... O
facts O
and O
observations O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Khareq I-PERSON
. O

As O
an O
introduction O
to O
the O
topic O
, O
I O
will O
recount O
these O
two O
incidents O
for O
you O
: O

1- O
In O
Al B-LOC
Sewedi I-LOC
district O
in O
Riyadh B-GPE
city O
, O
I O
stood O
in O
front O
of O
one O
of O
the O
mosques O
, O

and O
I O
saw O
one O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
residents O
in O
a O
moment O
of O
astonishment O
while O
a O
car O
was O
leaving O
the O
place O
at O
a O
high O
speed O
. O

When O
I O
asked O
him O
what O
had O
happened O
, O
he O
stated O
that O
three O
young O
men O
had O
stolen O
his O
cell O
phone O
and O
wallet O
. O

I O
left O
the O
place O
to O
catch O
them O
, O
and O
get O
their O
license O
plate O
numbers O
. O

They O
had O
to O
stop O
at O
one O
of O
the O
traffic O
signs O
, O
which O
gets O
crowded O
, O
and O
they O
did O
not O
notice O
that O
I O
was O
behind O
them O
. O

I O
informed O
Operations B-ORG
of O
the O
incident O
, O
that O
they O
were O
in O
front O
of O
me O
at O
the O
time O
, O
and O
that O
there O
was O
a O
security O
patrol O
I O
had O
seen O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
traffic O
sign O
. O

But O
I O
was O
shocked O
when O
Operations B-ORG
told O
me O
, O
" O
Do O
not O
bother O
with O
them O
. O

Go O
to O
the O
police O
department O
and O
report O
it O
. O
" O

Oh O
people O
, O
the O
thieves O
are O
in O
front O
of O
me O
; O
inform O
the O
patrols O
about O
them O
. O

They O
told O
me O
, O
" O
It O
is O
none O
of O
your O
business O
. O
" O

I O
told O
them O
, O
" O
I O
will O
not O
go O
to O
the O
police O
department O
. O

This O
is O
their O
car O
number O
; O
if O
you O
want O
them O
, O
chase O
them O
. O

The O
car O
might O
be O
stolen O
. O
" O

And O
I O
hung O
up O
out O
of O
oppression O
... O

2- O
On O
the O
eastern O
ring O
road O
, O
three O
young O
men O
in O
a O
Lexus B-ORG
car O
caught O
my O
attention O
. O

They O
were O
noticeably O
tense O
and O
confused O
. O

On O
the O
same O
road O
, O
there O
was O
a O
search O
point O
. O

I O
informed O
Operations B-ORG
, O
and O
I O
gave O
them O
the O
car O
number O
. O

They O
said O
there O
was O
no O
report O
on O
the O
car O
. O

I O
told O
them O
, O
" O
Inform O
the O
search O
point O
to O
check O
them O
. O
" O

He O
said O
to O
me O
, O
" O
You O
want O
to O
teach O
us O
our O
job O
? O
" O

And O
they O
hung O
up O
. O

After O
about O
an O
hour O
, O
Operations B-ORG
called O
me O
, O
and O
they O
said O
, O
" O
Brother O
, O
do O
you O
know O
where O
the O
car O
went O
, O
right O
or O
left O
? O

It O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
stolen O
. O
" O

I O
laughed O
the O
laugh O
of O
the O
oppressed O
, O
and O
I O
said O
oh O
, O
oh O
, O
nation O
. O

------------------- O

This O
is O
a O
small O
part O
of O
what O
is O
happening O
now O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
in O
general O
, O
and O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
Riyadh B-GPE
, O
in O
particular O
. O

It O
reminds O
me O
of O
what O
used O
to O
happen O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Cairo B-GPE
. O

The O
bullying O
, O
depredation O
, O
and O
theft O
. O

But O
it O
is O
notable O
that O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
strongly O
and O
very O
quickly O
eliminated O
this O
practice O
, O
and O
our O
Egyptian B-NORP
brothers O
treated O
the O
causes O
, O
the O
most O
important O
of O
which O
is O
strengthening O
the O
security O
agency O
and O
enforcing O
police O
members O
in O
the O
districts O
and O
street O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
they O
know O
that O
the O
continuation O
of O
such O
actions O
affect O
the O
reputation O
of O
the O
country O
, O
in O
case O
they O
continue O
; O
they O
would O
eliminate O
trust O
in O
the O
internal O
security O
of O
the O
country O
. O

Now O
, O
unfortunately O
, O
the O
bullying O
which O
was O
in O
Cairo B-GPE
moved O
to O
Riyadh B-GPE
, O
the O
capital O
, O
which O
has O
recently O
witnessed O
robberies O
, O
kidnappings O
, O
beatings O
.... O
etc. O

And O
we O
are O
still O
only O
watching O
what O
is O
happening O
now O
; O
the O
citizen O
still O
faces O
many O
problems O
and O
robberies O
. O

The O
thief O
had O
some O
shyness O
before O
and O
fear O
of O
the O
security O
forces O
, O
but O
now O
, O
there O
is O
no O
fear O
. O

They O
are O
not O
ashamed O
; O
one O
of O
them O
steals O
in O
front O
of O
everyone O
and O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
even O
from O
a O
policeman O
, O
and O
this O
happened O
in O
fact O
. O

The O
citizen O
now O
, O
these O
things O
which O
happen O
now O
have O
become O
normal O
to O
him O
. O

He O
is O
used O
to O
them O
, O
because O
of O
the O
negligence O
of O
security O
members O
and O
their O
indifference O
to O
what O
is O
happening O
now O
, O
their O
lack O
of O
consideration O
for O
the O
complaints O
of O
people O
and O
their O
reports O
, O
and O
the O
insistence O
of O
security O
patrols O
that O
it O
is O
essential O
to O
go O
to O
the O
police O
departments O
to O
report O
any O
security O
violations O
, O
though O
most O
reports O
need O
quick O
and O
instant O
action O
. O

And O
because O
of O
the O
complications O
happening O
now O
, O
the O
chaos O
about O
which O
we O
hear O
and O
see O
has O
prevailed O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
these O
things O
were O
weak O
in O
the O
beginning O
, O
but O
they O
have O
grown O
now O
and O
reached O
the O
level O
they O
reached O
because O
of O
security O
weakness O
and O
indecisiveness O
toward O
such O
issues O
, O
which O
have O
become O
a O
daily O
reality O
before O
our O
eyes O
. O

They O
happen O
in O
our O
streets O
, O
homes O
, O
and O
cars O
. O

If O
these O
shameful O
practices O
which O
are O
happening O
in O
our O
country O
are O
not O
treated O
decisively O
, O
we O
should O
expect O
bigger O
than O
them O
. O

The O
citizen O
would O
be O
forced O
to O
own O
a O
weapon O
to O
protect O
himself O
, O
at O
the O
time O
when O
the O
security O
agencies O
failed O
to O
protect O
him O
... O

I O
am O
talking O
here O
about O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
my O
surroundings O
and O
the O
surroundings O
of O
those O
close O
to O
me O
. O

I O
saw O
what O
is O
happening O
with O
my O
own O
eyes O
, O
so O
what O
do O
you O
think O
of O
a O
big O
city O
like O
the O
city O
of O
Riyadh B-GPE
? O

You O
hardly O
enter O
a O
gathering O
or O
house O
without O
hearing O
horrible O
stories O
and O
tales O
, O
and O
the O
fear O
, O
the O
fear O
, O
is O
for O
Riyadh B-GPE
to O
become O
an O
example O
for O
criminality O
like O
the O
American B-NORP
city O
of O
Chicago B-GPE
... O

So O
pay O
attention O
to O
your O
cell O
phone O
, O
wallets O
, O
houses O
, O
and O
cars O
, O
because O
the O
situation O
has O
become O
unbearable O
. O

Some O
time O
ago O
, O
my O
car O
was O
stolen O
, O
and O
I O
reported O
it O
. O

The O
officer O
said O
, O
" O
May O
God O
not O
offend O
you O
, O
but O
search O
for O
it O
with O
us O
. O
" O

The O
funny O
thing O
is O
that O
I O
found O
it O
myself O
after O
only O
two O
days O
. O

.. O

As O
for O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
the O
police O
departments O
, O
we O
find O
officers O
trying O
to O
reach O
reconciliations O
by O
all O
means O
, O
because O
they O
do O
not O
want O
to O
tire O
themselves O
with O
an O
investigation O
. O

The O
one O
who O
commits O
assault O
and O
the O
victim O
are O
equal O
to O
him O
; O
if O
the O
victim O
refuses O
reconciliation O
, O
he O
starts O
to O
procrastinate O
and O
draw O
the O
issue O
out O
. O

As O
for O
the O
prosecution O
panel O
and O
the O
general O
investigation O
, O
they O
protect O
the O
gangs O
and O
individual O
criminals O
, O
per O
the O
system O
, O
as O
they O
release O
them O
from O
jail O
on O
bail O
without O
spending O
a O
night O
in O
it O
. O

The O
utmost O
crisis O
is O
that O
the O
police O
departments O
know O
the O
locations O
of O
criminal O
gangs O
. O

They O
know O
where O
robberies O
take O
place O
, O
but O
indifference O
spreads O
in O
their O
bodies O
. O

In O
a O
short O
period O
, O
no O
more O
than O
a O
month O
, O
several O
of O
my O
relatives O
and O
friends O
were O
robbed O
. O

One O
can O
measure O
based O
on O
that O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Riyadh B-GPE
... O

1- O
stealing O
a O
cell O
phone O
in O
the O
Quds O
district O
, O

2- O
stealing O
a O
cell O
phone O
in O
the B-FAC
Mecca I-FAC
Markets I-FAC
, O

3- O
stealing O
a O
cell O
phone O
in O
Al B-LOC
Roda I-LOC
, O

4- O
stealing O
a O
cell O
phone O
on O
the O
Hijaz O
road O
, O

5- O
robbing O
one O
of O
our O
employees O
in O
the O
Markab O
district O
, O

6- O
assault O
on O
a O
military O
officer O
, O
in O
his O
uniform O
, O
and O
taking O
his O
cell O
phone O
in O
the O
Markab O
district O
, O

7- O
robbing O
the O
house O
of O
laborers O
we O
know O
and O
assaulting O
them O
, O

8- O
assaulting O
a O
driver O
and O
stealing O
the O
car O
, O

9- O
assaulting O
a O
store O
owner O
that O
I O
know O
in O
Mecca B-FAC
Market I-FAC
, O
and O
stealing O
the O
money O
he O
had O
, O

10- O
stealing O
the O
tires O
of O
one O
of O
the O
neighbors O
, O

11- O
robbing O
his O
driver O
's O
room O
. O

The O
situation O
has O
become O
unbearable O
... O

We O
are O
pleading O
for O
the O
Custodian O
of O
the O
Two O
Holy O
Mosques O
and O
His O
Highness O
the O
Minister O
of O
the O
Interior O
, O
God O
protect O
them O
, O
to O
quickly O
intervene O
, O
to O
order O
the O
increase O
of O
the O
number O
of O
security O
members O
and O
security O
patrols O
, O
and O
to O
eliminate O
those O
practices O
that O
give O
a O
bad O
image O
to O
our O
country O
. O

ama455@hotmail.com O

Al B-PERSON
Wahbi I-PERSON
Abu I-PERSON
Weshikar I-PERSON

The O
Ministry O
of O
Interior B-ORG
is O
sick O
and O
suffers O
mismanagement O
, O
with O
its O
corrupt O
and O
uneducated O
personnel O
, O
from O
top O
to O
bottom O
, O
in O
all O
its O
sectors O
. O

He O
who O
has O
not O
, O
gives O
not O
. O

The O
defect O
is O
in O
the O
officials O
in O
the O
sectors O
of O
the O
Interior O
, O
and O
then O
its O
failure O
in O
all O
cities O
and O
all O
sectors O
is O
the O
crisis O
. O

All O
sectors O
suffer O
from O
a O
shortage O
of O
equipment O
and O
supplies O
, O
especially O
the O
police O
. O

Unemployment O
is O
widespread O
in O
the O
society O
. O

Why O
do O
n't O
they O
hire O
those O
young O
men O
to O
fill O
the O
shortage O
, O
especially O
when O
the O
King O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
the O
Interior O
, O
I O
mean O
, O
the O
Minister O
of O
the O
Interior O
, O
is O
the O
one O
who O
has O
been O
taking O
on O
the O
unemployment O
issue O
? O

Why O
does O
n't O
he O
hire O
and O
fill O
the O
shortage O
in O
his O
ministry O
? O

And O
why O
is O
n't O
the O
ministry O
financially O
supported O
? O

Imagine O
, O
until O
now O
, O
the O
police O
still O
use O
handwritten O
correspondence O
, O
written O
in O
the O
handwriting O
of O
preliminary O
and O
primary O
school O
graduates O
by O
its O
employees O
, O
let O
alone O
the O
low O
morale O
of O
the O
members O
, O
which O
reflects O
on O
their O
performance O
. O

The O
citizen O
in O
my O
country O
will O
remain O
without O
value O
, O
inside O
and O
outside O
, O
unless O
he O
has O
a O
say O
in O
the O
hiring O
of O
officials O
and O
a O
role O
in O
holding O
them O
accountable O
. O

Sami B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Jaber I-PERSON
. O

If O
public O
punishments O
are O
not O
applied O
, O
the O
situation O
will O
remain O
the O
same O
, O
and O
the O
rest O
will O
not O
be O
deterred O
. O

- O
Yes O
, O
many O
are O
arrested O
, O
but O
where O
is O
the O
punishment O
? O

-LRB- O
He O
who O
feels O
secure O
from O
punishment O
misbehaves O
-RRB- O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Kharek I-PERSON

This O
is O
a O
case O
in O
which O
execution O
was O
applied O
among O
several O
cases O
in O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! O

Why O
was O
execution O
not O
applied O
in O
similar O
cases O
? O

And O
why O
did O
the O
judges O
stop O
at O
imprisonment O
for O
a O
few O
years O
and O
beating O
for O
several O
rape O
cases O
in O
previous O
incidents O
? O

Riyadh B-GPE
- O
Saudi B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
: O

A O
capital O
punishment O
was O
carried O
out O
yesterday O
on O
a O
criminal O
in O
Barida B-NORP
city O
, O
for O
committing O
adultery O
in O
a O
number O
of O
incidents O
. O

The O
following O
is O
the O
text O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
the O
Interior O
statement O
in O
this O
regard O
. O

God O
Almighty O
said O
: O
-LRB- O
The O
punishment O
of O
those O
who O
wage O
war O
against O
God O
and O
His O
Messenger O
, O
and O
strive O
with O
might O
and O
main O
for O
mischief O
through O
the O
land O
is O
execution O
, O
or O
crucifixion O
, O
or O
the O
cutting O
off O
of O
hands O
and O
feet O
from O
opposite O
sides O
, O
or O
exile O
from O
the O
land O
. O

That O
is O
their O
disgrace O
in O
this O
world O
; O
a O
heavy O
punishment O
is O
theirs O
in O
the O
Hereafter O
. O
-RRB- O

Ali B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Mohamed I-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Hilan I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Harbi I-PERSON
lured O
a O
number O
of O
underage O
children O
and O
raped O
them O
by O
force O
and O
against O
their O
will O
. O

Thanks O
to O
God O
, O
the O
security O
authorities O
arrested O
the O
mentioned O
criminal O
. O

Investigation O
with O
him O
led O
to O
accusations O
against O
him O
of O
the O
commission O
of O
his O
crime O
. O

By O
referring O
him O
to O
the B-ORG
Public I-ORG
Tribunal I-ORG
, O
a O
judicial O
charter O
was O
issued O
convicting O
him O
of O
the O
act O
, O
and O
he O
was O
sentenced O
to O
be O
killed O
as O
a O
punishment O
. O

The O
verdict O
was O
certified O
by O
the O
Court O
of O
Cassation O
and O
the O
permanent O
panel O
of O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Judicial I-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

A O
supreme O
order O
was O
issued O
to O
implement O
the O
judicial O
decision O
against O
the O
criminal O
mentioned O
. O

The O
death O
verdict O
was O
implemented O
against O
the O
criminal O
, O
Ali B-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Mohamed I-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Hilan I-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Harbi I-PERSON
, O
yesterday O
, O
Wednesday O
, O
12/27/1427 O
A. O
H. O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Barida B-NORP
in O
the O
Qussaim O
district O
. O

By O
announcing O
this O
, O
the O
Ministry O
of O
the O
Interior O
is O
confirming O
the O
devotion O
of O
the O
Custodian O
of O
the O
Two O
Holy O
Mosques O
' O
government O
, O
God O
protect O
him O
, O
to O
providing O
security O
, O
achieving O
justice O
, O
and O
implementing O
the O
principles O
of O
God O
against O
anyone O
who O
assaults O
the O
secure O
ones O
in O
their O
selves O
, O
honor O
, O
or O
money O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
it O
is O
a O
warning O
to O
anyone O
who O
considers O
doing O
this O
that O
judicial O
punishment O
will O
be O
his O
destiny O
. O

God O
is O
the O
leader O
to O
the O
good O
path O
. O

ama455@hotmail.com O

Al B-PERSON
Kharek I-PERSON

My O
brother O
, O
Al B-PERSON
Kharek I-PERSON
, O
peace O
, O
mercy O
, O
and O
the O
blessings O
of O
God O
be O
upon O
you O
00 O
. O

You O
opened O
a O
subject O
on O
robberies O
, O
so O
we O
wanted O
to O
share O
in O
the O
devotion O
to O
God O
Almighty O
0 O
. O

The O
strangest O
thing O
I O
read O
was O
your O
comment O
number O
five O
-LRB- O
5 O
-RRB- O
, O
quoted O
from O
the O
newspaper O
. O
00 O

In O
it O
, O
the O
writer O
mentions O
that O
the O
nation O
has O
advanced O
criminal O
equipment O
and O
trained O
cadres O
. O
00 O

Fine O
, O
what O
is O
missing O
that O
led O
to O
the O
increase O
of O
all O
kinds O
of O
crime O
? O

If O
the O
reason O
is O
known O
, O
the O
result O
is O
clear O
. O
0 O

The O
problem O
is O
not O
in O
the O
unavailability O
of O
Islamic O
legislative O
evidence O
upon O
which O
Islamic O
justice O
is O
based O
; O
but O
rather O
in O
a O
reality O
in O
which O
you O
live O
and O
in O
which O
justice O
is O
excluded O
. O

The O
judge O
00 O
is O
not O
qualified O
for O
the O
judiciary O
and O
is O
not O
independent O
. O

This O
is O
what O
deprives O
the O
judge O
of O
his O
legitimacy O
in O
judging O
, O
0 O
as O
he O
follows O
the O
dictations O
of O
the O
prosecutor O
and O
others O
. O

The O
judge O
receives O
bribes O
, O
recommendations O
, O
facilitations O
, O
and O
other O
things O
, O
which O
do O
not O
serve O
the O
judiciary O
, O
but O
show O
it O
is O
not O
independent O
and O
impartial O
. O
00 O

This O
judiciary O
has O
remained O
like O
this O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

The O
accused O
has O
been O
a O
victim O
between O
rivals O
, O
until O
, O
recently O
, O
outside O
pressure O
came O
to O
support O
the O
accused O
, O
which O
has O
enabled O
the O
lawyer O
. O

The O
lawyer O
is O
qualified O
for O
positive O
constitutions O
that O
contradict O
Islamic O
legislation O
. O

This O
caused O
the O
lawyer O
to O
use O
this O
golden O
opportunity O
to O
release O
the O
accused O
for O
large O
amounts O
of O
money O
, O
estimated O
at O
several O
million O
in O
the O
large O
criminal O
cases O
, O
which O
increased O
the O
drift O
of O
justice O
. O
0 O

Some O
judges O
even O
quit O
the O
judicial O
profession O
and O
turned O
to O
legal O
practice O
, O
as O
he O
would O
be O
a O
master O
in O
the O
field O
, O
since O
he O
knows O
the O
skills O
of O
judges O
. O
00 O

And O
we O
entered O
the O
market O
of O
crime O
from O
there O
. O
0 O

As O
for O
crimes O
, O
they O
are O
many O
. O

The O
biggest O
criminals O
are O
known O
from O
their O
looks O
. O

Among O
them O
are O
the O
organized O
road O
robbers O
, O
the O
share O
robbers O
, O
the O
land O
and O
property O
robbers O
. O

Even O
dead O
robbers O
have O
appeared O
, O
who O
steal O
dead O
bodies O
. O

It O
is O
weird O
. O

Thieves O
are O
immune O
to O
justice O
. O

They O
even O
are O
the O
justice O
in O
our O
stinky O
time O
. O
0 O

As O
for O
the O
agencies O
, O
they O
are O
developing O
, O
and O
I O
expect O
a O
day O
will O
come O
when O
the O
guard O
will O
be O
a O
thief O
and O
and O
and O
00 O

By O
using O
a O
rational O
mind O
and O
transparent O
logic O
, O
young O
men O
who O
are O
unemployed O
, O
lost O
, O
and O
lazy O
, O
raised O
on O
the O
channels O
that O
feed O
and O
develop O
them O
for O
free O
, O
and O
have O
a O
masters O
degree O
from O
the O
international O
university O
of O
the O
lost O
, O
need O
a O
daily O
allowance O
of O
50 O
- O
70 O
to O
dress O
, O
eat O
, O
and O
travel O
around O
with O
a O
limousine O
, O
10 O
per O
trip O
. O

A O
southern O
guy O
gets O
lost O
in O
Riyadh B-GPE
. O

They O
collect O
a O
thousand O
for O
him O
and O
tell O
him O
go O
look O
for O
a O
job O
; O
550 O
went O
to O
tickets O
, O
and O
fifty O
for O
the O
trip O
from O
the O
airport O
to O
Batha B-GPE
to O
rent O
a O
room O
in O
which O
to O
sleep O
, O
100 O
. O

He O
wakes O
up O
, O
buys O
application O
files O
, O
and O
photocopies O
his O
identification O
. O

He O
spreads O
them O
everywhere O
possible O
until O
they O
are O
hanging O
from O
the O
bridges O
. O

His O
daily O
expenses O
are O
50 O
, O
with O
food O
and O
beverages O
, O
say O
100 O
. O

He O
returns O
to O
the O
hotel O
to O
lie O
down O
, O
his O
face O
exhausted O
from O
the O
heat O
, O
the O
fatigue O
, O
the O
insults O
, O
the O
name O
calling O
, O
the O
expulsions O
, O
and O
the O
humiliation O
. O

Then O
, O
he O
wakes O
up O
on O
his O
second O
day O
and O
lingers O
around O
his O
acquaintances O
, O
knowing O
that O
they O
despise O
him O
for O
his O
position O
, O
and O
they O
say O
, O
" O
We O
swear O
to O
God O
so O
- O
and O
- O
so O
has O
left O
, O
and O
you O
can O
do O
nothing O
but O
return O
to O
your O
home O
and O
come O
back O
next O
summer O
when O
the O
institutes O
open O
, O
" O
and O
and O
%pw O
and O
go O
. O

I O
went O
back O
to O
the O
hotel O
, O
and O
he O
said O
give O
me O
a O
hundred O
. O

I O
told O
him O
I O
do O
not O
have O
enough O
money O
to O
return O
. O

I O
am O
broke O
, O
and O
I O
have O
nothing O
but O
my O
identification O
. O

Take O
it O
as O
a O
guarantee O
. O

I O
went O
back O
home O
as O
an O
unknown O
with O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
identification O
; O
I O
spent O
a O
week O
on O
the O
road O
to O
pass O
, O
and O
all O
who O
saw O
me O
empty O
- O
pocketed O
said O
stop O
in O
your O
place O
. O

And O
we O
returned O
after O
a O
week O
, O
having O
eaten O
the O
remaining O
pickings O
in O
restaurants O
until O
the O
Indians B-NORP
sent O
us O
away O
. O
0 O

This O
is O
about O
the O
job O
. O
00 O

As O
for O
the O
land O
, O
you O
either O
wait O
for O
25 O
years O
if O
you O
are O
lucky O
and O
feed O
the O
belly O
of O
the O
Land O
Department O
Director O
with O
a O
sheep O
, O
honey O
, O
or O
something O
he O
considers O
good O
, O
in O
order O
to O
get O
it O
after O
twenty O
- O
five O
years O
of O
feeding O
him O
. O
0 O

Or O
else O
you O
go O
to O
a O
planner O
who O
tells O
you O
that O
the O
selling O
starts O
on O
such O
- O
and O
- O
such O
date O
, O
and O
the O
price O
of O
a O
place O
, O
twenty O
by O
twenty O
, O
is O
250000 O
. O

If O
you O
do O
not O
have O
it O
, O
pay O
5000 O
as O
a O
down O
payment O
and O
pay O
the O
rest O
in O
installments O
of O
3000 O
every O
month O
, O
with O
a O
total O
value O
, O
calculated O
by O
a O
Sudanese B-NORP
man O
, O
and O
who O
knows O
about O
his O
math O
, O
of O
450000 O
, O
for O
the O
heirs O
to O
pay O
. O

And O
if O
you O
are O
an O
installment O
late O
, O
you O
have O
no O
right O
to O
anything O
. O

I O
said O
, O
fine O
, O
let O
me O
see O
the O
land O
, O
so O
we O
went O
. O

We O
found O
the O
land O
close O
to O
the O
relatives O
, O
and O
it O
was O
stolen O
from O
the O
group O
. O
000 O

Then O
, O
our O
unemployed O
brother O
faced O
a O
look O
of O
inferiority O
from O
those O
around O
him O
. O

He O
feels O
inferior O
and O
wanders O
around O
. O

He O
meets O
a O
companion O
from O
the O
same O
path O
and O
the O
same O
suffering O
. O

Here O
starts O
the O
thinking O
and O
the O
change O
of O
his O
compass O
. O

When O
he O
sees O
the O
luxuries O
around O
him O
, O
he O
will O
move O
and O
think O
. O

The O
door O
is O
open O
, O
the O
experiences O
are O
available O
, O
and O
the O
elimination O
of O
humiliation O
and O
takedown O
is O
available O
. O

So O
he O
starts O
with O
a O
small O
theft O
, O
then O
a O
big O
one O
, O
then O
a O
variety O
. O
000 O

If O
you O
look O
, O
who O
are O
actually O
Saudis B-NORP
? O

They O
are O
foreigners O
and O
Bangladeshis B-NORP
, O
in O
particular O
, O
who O
are O
assigned O
in O
their O
residency O
to O
their O
fathers O
, O
the O
big O
officials O
of O
the O
nation O
, O
in O
his O
mother O
's O
name O
and O
his O
father O
's O
name O
, O
and O
they O
were O
released O
in O
the O
market O
like O
a O
shark O
. O

They O
took O
everything O
. O

A O
Royal O
Decree O
was O
issued O
, O
called O
-LRB- O
the O
Reverse O
Decree O
-RRB- O
, O
which O
prohibits O
foreigners O
from O
working O
in O
vegetable O
sales O
. O

The O
young O
people O
were O
happy O
. O

They O
went O
to O
the O
market O
, O
and O
there O
he O
was O
the O
Bangladeshi B-NORP
controller O
. O

There O
they O
were O
, O
like O
for O
the O
petroleum O
. O

The O
Bangladeshi B-NORP
does O
not O
accept O
less O
than O
ten O
thousand O
a O
month O
. O
00 O

We O
are O
in O
a O
night O
, O
Kharek B-PERSON
, O
that O
has O
no O
morning O
. O

Orders O
are O
neglected O
, O
the O
phoenix O
is O
burnt O
, O
misery O
prevails O
, O
and O
no O
one O
is O
responsible O
for O
anyone O
. O

0 O
. O

Our O
unemployed O
brother O
is O
the O
small O
criminal O
, O
the O
lured O
one O
. O

He O
is O
like O
the O
old O
saying O
would O
indicate O
, O
-LRB- O
If O
you O
have O
a O
penny O
, O
you O
are O
worth O
a O
penny O
; O
if O
you O
do O
not O
have O
a O
penny O
, O
00000 O
You O
know O
the O
rest O
. O
-RRB- O
00 O

This O
is O
reality O
, O
my O
dear O
Al B-PERSON
Kharek I-PERSON
. O

I O
wish O
there O
was O
independent O
Islamic O
legislation O
in O
which O
no O
one O
interferes O
. O

And O
I O
wish O
there O
were O
an O
impartial O
independent O
general O
prosecutor O
to O
represent O
national O
, O
intellectual O
, O
and O
Islamic O
security O
. O

If O
this O
is O
achieved O
, O
security O
, O
prosperity O
, O
and O
freedom O
would O
be O
achieved O
, O
and O
the O
age O
of O
oppression O
would O
end O
. O

Calls O
to O
prayer O
and O
no O
one O
hears O
you O
, O
so O
you O
wo O
n't O
upset O
your O
God O
, O
even O
if O
your O
back O
was O
beaten O
, O
and O
your O
money O
was O
taken O
. O

00000 O

If O
nothing O
changes O
and O
we O
sleep O
and O
wake O
up O
on O
the O
Qassebi O
and O
Turki O
Al O
Ahmad O
roads O
, O

and O
the O
corrupt O
gangs O
like O
them O
to O
whom O
the O
mission O
of O
Islam B-NORP
was O
handed O
0. O

0000 O

I O
swear O
to O
God O
, O
I O
get O
astonished O
, O
I O
thank O
God O
, O
and O
I O
say O
, O
thank O
You O
God O
, O
that O
there O
are O
still O
traits O
and O
values O
to O
praise O
. O
00 O

And O
if O
you O
say O
something O
, O
say O
peaceful O
things O
, O
they O
are O
good O
, O
though O
their O
mentalities O
are O
unique O
and O
their O
wills O
are O
strong O
. O
0 O

We O
are O
a O
people O
most O
intimidated O
should O
a O
missile O
or O
heavy O
5 O
- O
ton O
bombs O
fall O
near O
us O
. O

Around O
it O
, O
we O
shall O
sink O
into O
the O
ground O
for O
a O
year O
, O
and O
then O
we O
come O
out O
worried O
. O

Do O
not O
count O
on O
us O
as O
weapons O
, O
when O
we O
are O
cowards O
who O
learned O
in O
the O
schools O
of O
Al B-PERSON
Walid I-PERSON
Ibn I-PERSON
Talal I-PERSON
, O
Ibn B-PERSON
Ibrahim I-PERSON
, O
and O
full O
cream O
, O
Saleh B-PERSON
. O

This O
is O
our O
university O
, O
so O
do O
not O
blame O
us O
and O
do O
not O
count O
on O
us O
. O
0 O

The O
weapon O
is O
a O
cartoon O
, O
and O
the O
aggression O
is O
at O
the O
door O
. O
000 O

Would O
you O
explain O
to O
us O
our O
reality O
, O
that O
we O
live O
in O
this O
world O
, O
and O
who O
represents O
us O
inside O
and O
outside O
? O
0 O

Or O
else O
what O
we O
see O
is O
that O
we O
are O
performing O
a O
realistic O
play O
under O
commercial O
stickers O
of O
the O
Bouri O
and O
Khori O
council O
, O
who O
represents O
his O
pocket O
, O
his O
interests O
, O
and O
his O
position O
. O
0 O

Living O
became O
a O
trade O
in O
livestock O
. O
0 O

Explain O
to O
us O
, O
the O
people O
, O
what O
is O
the O
meaning O
of O
a O
people O
? O
What O
is O
the O
meaning O
of O
gangs O
? O
And O
what O
is O
the O
meaning O
of O
criminals O
? O

People O
are O
confused O
. O
0 O

============================== O

And O
thank O
you O
my O
brother O
, O
Al B-PERSON
Kharek I-PERSON
. O

I O
hope O
to O
publish O
it O
if O
we O
can O
. O

Maybe O
we O
can O
regain O
credibility O
of O
presentation O
and O
honesty O
in O
the O
message O
. O

What O
we O
see O
today O
in O
the O
forum O
is O
nothing O
but O
fights O
between O
the O
Baseer B-NORP
Bahrani I-NORP
party O
and O
people O
who O
burn O
, O
hide O
, O
and O
mask O
. O

Where O
are O
the O
words O
of O
truth O
? O

Whenever O
you O
see O
a O
criminal O
they O
have O
caught O
, O
you O
say O
punish O
him O
and O
, O
and O
, O
and O
, O
and O
, O
as O
if O
he O
is O
not O
a O
human O
who O
lives O
among O
us O
. O

We O
feel O
for O
him O
, O
because O
he O
is O
the O
victim O
of O
big O
criminals O
of O
the O
%pw O
. O
00 O

If O
he O
was O
backed O
up O
by O
a O
financial O
or O
incorporeal O
support O
, O
he O
would O
have O
been O
honest O
and O
would O
have O
been O
propagated O
as O
the O
most O
honest O
. O
0 O

The O
country O
in O
reality O
is O
a O
Mafia B-ORG
country O
of O
all O
types O
and O
colors O
. O

And O
the O
means O
of O
criminality O
were O
provided O
by O
our O
rational O
country O
, O
until O
the O
criminals O
became O
holders O
of O
scientific O
and O
mechanical O
degrees O
. O

ama455@hotmail.com O

Al B-PERSON
Kharek I-PERSON

ama455@hotmail.com O

The O
Saudi B-NORP
system O
acts O
arbitrarily O
away O
from O
the O
law O

Asaad B-PERSON

I O
did O
not O
read O
the O
article O
. O

======= O

The O
annual O
report O
of O
the O
Committee O
for O
the O
Defense O
of O
Human O
Rights O
in O
the B-LOC
Arabian I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC
: O

6/01/2007 O

London B-GPE
- O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Quds I-ORG
Al I-ORG
- I-ORG
'Arabi I-ORG
" O
from O
Ahmed B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
masri I-PERSON
: O

In O
the O
opinion O
of O
the O
annual O
report O
issued O
by O
the O
Committee O
for O
the O
Defense O
of O
Human O
Rights O
in O
the B-LOC
Arabian I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC
what O
facilitates O
the O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
system O
's O
abuses O
of O
human O
rights O
is O
the O
set O
of O
governmental O
administrative O
regulations O
that O
are O
not O
based O
on O
justice O
and O
equality O
, O
and O
which O
are O
a O
part O
of O
the O
state O
structure O
that O
is O
far O
removed O
from O
legal O
accountability O
, O
be O
it O
to O
independent O
international O
organizations O
or O
local O
civil O
groups O
. O

This O
is O
what O
makes O
the O
system O
act O
arbitrarily O
. O

The O
2006 O
report O
on O
human O
rights O
abuses O
in O
the B-LOC
Arabian I-LOC
Peninsula I-LOC
prepared O
by O
the O
committee O
, O
criticized O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
's O
lack O
of O
a O
constitution O
regulating O
the O
course O
of O
the O
country O
, O
stating O
that O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
regime O
missed O
a O
fundamental O
element O
on O
which O
any O
political O
system O
is O
based O
. O

This O
element O
is O
the O
constitution O
which O
regulates O
the O
course O
of O
the O
country O
and O
the O
rights O
of O
the O
ruler O
and O
the O
ruled O
at O
various O
levels O
. O

Thus O
far O
, O
there O
is O
no O
written O
constitution O
for O
the O
country O
. O

It O
added O
that O
Saudi B-NORP
laws O
are O
not O
written O
down O
and O
are O
obscure O
, O
and O
despite O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
government O
's O
basic O
law O
deals O
with O
some O
of O
the O
main O
legal O
issues O
, O
nevertheless O
it O
is O
not O
a O
constitution O
. O

The O
report O
also O
criticized O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
's O
legal O
system O
, O
pointing O
out O
that O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Judicial I-ORG
Council I-ORG
appoints O
judges O
, O
posts O
them O
and O
dismisses O
them O
, O
and O
that O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Justice B-ORG
also O
holds O
judges O
accountable O
. O

It O
deemed O
that O
the O
judges O
are O
not O
independent O
and O
are O
subject O
to O
pressures O
from O
senior O
members O
of O
the O
ruling O
family O
and O
from O
senior O
government O
officials O
to O
influence O
their O
decisions O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
members O
of O
the O
public O
and O
members O
of O
the O
royal O
family O
are O
not O
actually O
equal O
before O
the O
judicial O
system O
. O

In O
its O
opinion O
the O
government O
has O
continued O
to O
commit O
serious O
violations O
. O

The O
restrictions O
imposed O
on O
the O
media O
and O
the O
internet O
have O
also O
continued O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
repression O
of O
minorities O
, O
especially O
of O
the O
Shia B-NORP
and O
the O
Ismailis B-NORP
. O

The O
government O
has O
continued O
to O
ignore O
the O
wish O
of O
the O
people O
for O
a O
responsible O
government O
which O
can O
be O
held O
accountable O
and O
questioned O
. O

It O
accused O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
of O
using O
the O
law O
as O
a O
repressive O
political O
weapon O
or O
tool O
against O
the O
society O
at O
a O
time O
when O
the O
aim O
of O
the O
law O
is O
to O
protect O
the O
individual O
's O
human O
rights O
from O
the O
power O
of O
the O
state O
. O

In O
its O
opinion O
, O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
criminal O
justice O
system O
facilitates O
detainees O
being O
exposed O
to O
harm O
during O
the O
period O
they O
are O
in O
custody O
and O
under O
investigation O
, O
the O
reason O
for O
this O
being O
the O
lack O
of O
judicial O
supervision O
. O

What O
makes O
the O
abuses O
increasingly O
grave O
is O
that O
the O
main O
arresting O
authorities O
, O
these O
being O
the O
public O
security O
forces O
, O
the O
public O
investigation O
forces O
and O
the O
religious O
police O
, O
do O
not O
fall O
under O
any O
judicial O
supervision O
. O

The O
report O
stressed O
that O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
loopholes O
in O
the O
basic O
governing O
system O
is O
its O
failure O
to O
recognize O
the O
right O
to O
the O
freedom O
of O
expression O
and O
belief O
, O
and O
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
government O
does O
not O
allow O
political O
parties O
and O
puts O
stringent O
restrictions O
on O
the O
freedom O
of O
expression O
. O

It O
brought O
to O
attention O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
number O
of O
citizens O
banned O
from O
traveling O
abroad O
for O
political O
reasons O
has O
exceeded O
14 O
thousand O
. O

It O
added O
that O
reports O
estimate O
an O
approximate O
6 O
thousand O
Shiite O
citizens O
from O
the B-LOC
Eastern I-LOC
Region I-LOC
, O
Medina B-GPE
and O
Najran B-GPE
are O
banned O
from O
leaving O
the O
country O
. O

Passports O
are O
being O
confiscated O
without O
a O
court O
order O
and O
there O
are O
many O
reasons O
for O
confiscation O
- O
from O
traveling O
to O
Iran B-GPE
to O
other O
unknown O
reasons O
. O

The O
report O
indicated O
that O
the O
basic O
governance O
system O
does O
not O
recognize O
the O
right O
to O
peaceful O
assembly O
, O
considering O
that O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
regime O
puts O
all O
kinds O
of O
difficulties O
in O
the O
way O
of O
the O
religious O
, O
cultural O
and O
educational O
activities O
of O
the O
Shiites B-NORP
in O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
. O

The O
report O
accused O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
regime O
of O
banning O
Shiites B-NORP
from O
job O
opportunities O
in O
administration O
of O
public O
schools O
, O
adding O
that O
the O
government O
bans O
teaching O
any O
religious O
books O
in O
schools O
and O
universities O
that O
are O
not O
Hanabali O
and O
does O
not O
present O
any O
Shafii O
, O
Maliki O
or O
Shiite O
opinions O
as O
part O
of O
religious O
instruction O
. O

It O
does O
not O
allow O
non-Hanabali O
clerics O
to O
teach O
their O
doctorines O
. O

It O
pointed O
out O
that O
the O
government O
controls O
religious O
education O
and O
the O
public O
and O
private O
schools O
from O
basic O
through O
to O
the O
end O
of O
the O
university O
stages O
, O
where O
all O
the O
religious O
and O
history O
books O
are O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
interpretation O
of O
the O
official O
doctorine O
. O

It O
does O
not O
include O
any O
views O
of O
the O
other O
Sunni B-NORP
sects O
and O
the O
Shiites B-NORP
in O
the O
textbooks O
. O

-- O

Riyadh B-GPE
of O
Nejd O

Asaad B-PERSON
, O
why O
do O
you O
specialize O
in O
copying O
everything O
that O
is O
against O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
? O

Is O
this O
its O
reward O
for O
supporting O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
? O

Do O
you O
want O
her O
to O
rule O
with O
positivist O
law O
instead O
of O
God O
's O
book O
? O

These O
people O
will O
not O
be O
satisfied O
with O
us O
until O
we O
follow O
their O
denomination O
. O

God O
have O
mercy O
on O
him O
whose O
faults O
have O
distracted O
him O
from O
seeing O
the O
faults O
of O
others O
. O

God O
grant O
success O
to O
all O
. O

The O
Rejoicer B-PERSON

I O
wish O
that O
you O
were O
more O
logical O
, O
my O
dear O
brother O
... O

You O
downloaded O
the O
subject O
without O
reading O
as O
you O
mentioned O
, O
just O
because O
it O
is O
against O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
. O

I O
do O
not O
declare O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
free O
from O
wrong O
- O
doing O
; O
it O
has O
faults O
like O
others O
and O
we O
wish O
they O
would O
be O
eradicated O
. O

But O
it O
is O
not O
good O
, O
my O
dear O
brother O
, O
if O
these O
are O
your O
positions O
, O
especially O
as O
you O
post O
good O
articles O
about O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
issue O
and O
Hamas B-ORG
... O

By O
doing O
this O
and O
quoting O
the O
buzzing O
of O
the O
Rafida B-PERSON
and O
others O
causes O
the O
fair O
reader O
to O
react O
to O
the O
issues O
that O
you O
bring O
up O
and O
the O
subjects O
which O
you O
raise O
, O
and O
this O
reflects O
negatively O
on O
the O
subjects O
of O
beloved O
Palestine B-GPE
and O
Hamas B-ORG
.. O

By O
doing O
this O
you O
are O
transmitting O
an O
aversion O
, O
which O
you O
might O
not O
feel O
; O
and O
aversion O
between O
all O
the O
Saudis B-NORP
and O
Hamas B-ORG
and O
Palestine B-GPE
. O

The O
word O
is O
integrity O
. O

Asaad B-PERSON

Upon O
you O
be O
peace O
and O
the O
mercy O
of O
God O
. O

I O
download O
everything O
I O
find O
before O
me O
about O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
in O
the O
Al B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Quds I-WORK_OF_ART
Al I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Arabi I-WORK_OF_ART
newspaper O
which O
is O
blocked O
on O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
internet O
, O
because O
the O
overwhelming O
majority O
of O
the O
readers O
of O
the O
forum O
are O
Saudi B-NORP
and O
they O
have O
the O
right O
to O
read O
. O

So O
far O
the O
number O
of O
those O
who O
read O
this O
article O
has O
exceeded O
1600 O
people O
. O

You O
must O
not O
get O
upset O
about O
the O
copying O
of O
these O
articles O
, O
because O
you O
have O
the O
right O
to O
read O
those O
who O
praise O
you O
and O
those O
who O
curse O
you O
. O

My O
position O
on O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
is O
well O
- O
known O
, O
I O
have O
written O
praising O
it O
for O
its O
position O
towards O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
and O
their O
prime O
minister O
a O
number O
of O
times O
. O

Sultan B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakr I-PERSON

Asaad O
: O
you O
specialize O
in O
defending O
the O
Rafida B-PERSON
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
other O
places O
. O

Look O
at O
the O
evidence O
from O
your O
article O
, O
" O
as O
well O
as O
the O
repression O
of O
the O
Shia B-NORP
and O
the O
Ismaili O
minorities O
, O
" O

" O
It O
added O
that O
reports O
estimate O
an O
approximate O
6 O
thousand O
Shiite O
citizens O
from O
the B-LOC
Eastern I-LOC
Region I-LOC
, O
Medina B-GPE
and O
Najran B-GPE
are O
banned O
from O
leaving O
the O
country O
. O

Passports O
are O
being O
confiscated O
without O
a O
court O
order O
and O
there O
are O
many O
reasons O
for O
confiscation O
- O
from O
traveling O
to O
Iran B-GPE
to O
other O
unknown O
reasons O
. O
" O

" O
The O
report O
indicated O
that O
the O
basic O
governance O
system O
does O
not O
recognize O
the O
right O
to O
peaceful O
assembly O
, O
considering O
that O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
regime O
puts O
all O
kinds O
of O
difficulties O
in O
the O
way O
of O
the O
religious O
, O
cultural O
and O
educational O
activities O
of O
the O
Shiites B-NORP
in O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
. O
" O

This O
is O
also O
one O
of O
your O
articles O
which O
you O
copied O
to O
defame O
those O
you O
call O
Wahabis B-NORP

http://alsaha.fares.net/sahat?128@91.sd1NcTEBAaa.32@.3ba99db5 O
. O

Asaad O
: O
The O
Shia B-NORP
must O
submit O
to O
the O
constitution O
of O
the O
state O
in O
which O
they O
live O
and O
our O
constitution O
is O
Islam B-NORP
. O

To O
write O
to O
me O
: O
http://sultan5.arabform.com O

The O
one O
taking O
refuge O
in O
God O

I O
have O
been O
following O
your O
writings O
for O
a O
while O
, O
Asaad B-PERSON
.. O

And O
whenever O
I O
wanted O
to O
write O
a O
reply O
, O
I O
change O
my O
mind O
.. O

I O
want O
to O
know O
why O
most O
of O
your O
contributions O
are O
about O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
only O
? O

As O
regards O
what O
you O
said O
about O
the O
reason O
for O
your O
copying O
of O
this O
news O
in O
your O
reply O
no. O
3. O
Saudis B-NORP
and O
others O
can O
access O
this O
newspaper O
.. O
this O
is O
not O
a O
main O
and O
convincing O
reason O
. O

I O
thank O
my O
brother O
, O
the O
Rejoicer B-PERSON
, O
for O
his O
reply O
, O
he O
wrote O
what O
was O
on O
my O
mind O
. O

-LRB- O
Fear O
God O
wherever O
you O
may O
be O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
is O
very O
easy O
for O
us O
to O
use O
Islam B-NORP
, O
but O
it O
is O
very O
difficult O
for O
us O
to O
serve O
Islam B-NORP
. O

alebda@msn.com O

Yaser O
1 O

" O
I O
download O
everything O
I O
find O
before O
me O
about O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
in O
the O
Al B-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Quds I-WORK_OF_ART
Al I-WORK_OF_ART
- I-WORK_OF_ART
Arabi I-WORK_OF_ART
newspaper O
which O
is O
blocked O
on O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
internet O
, O
because O
the O
overwhelming O
majority O
of O
the O
readers O
of O
the O
forum O
are O
Saudi B-NORP
and O
they O
have O
the O
right O
to O
read O
. O
" O

So O
according O
to O
you O
, O
you O
have O
opened O
us O
a O
window O
for O
fresh O
air O
? O

Brother O
Asaad O
, O
Atwan B-PERSON
's O
newspaper O
is O
contaminated O
so O
be O
careful O
against O
continually O
passing O
on O
the O
anthrax O
disease O
, O
The O
jar O
wo O
n't O
survive O
each O
drop O
. O
Even O
if O
you O
were O
its O
correspondent O
and O
distributor O
, O
and O
of O
the O
articles O
of O
the O
mercenary O
Ahmed B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Masri I-PERSON
specifically O
. O

It O
is O
also O
a O
nest O
of O
the O
haters O
from O
amongst O
the O
collaborators O
and O
the O
Khwarij B-NORP
who O
are O
being O
directed O
by O
hostile O
parties O
who O
do O
not O
want O
anything O
good O
for O
this O
country O
and O
its O
people O
. O

We O
continually O
ask O
: O
what O
does O
London B-GPE
, O
the O
instigator O
of O
the B-LAW
Balfour I-LAW
Declaration I-LAW
, O
benefit O
from O
hosting O
to O
Atwan B-PERSON
? O

What O
are O
his O
supernatural O
abilities O
that O
enable O
him O
to O
spend O
on O
his O
wretched O
newspaper O
, O
the O
circulation O
of O
which O
does O
not O
cover O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
ink O
!? O
Together O
with O
the O
costs O
of O
his O
accommodation O
, O
insurance O
, O
children O
and O
car O
. O

It O
would O
be O
nice O
if O
you O
supplied O
us O
with O
a O
fiery O
article O
by O
Atwan B-PERSON
against O
Tony B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
's O
statements O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
which O
say O
that O
the O
war O
there O
is O
a O
sectarian O
war O
. O

Man O
.. O
the O
likes O
of O
him O
who O
live O
in O
a O
country O
that O
gave O
away O
his O
homeland O
to O
the O
Jews O
; O
this O
is O
the O
lowest O
degree O
of O
expressing O
loathing O
. O

Our O
Lord O
! O
Give O
us O
mercy O
from O
Thy O
presence O
, O
and O
shape O
for O
us O
right O
conduct O
in O
our O
plight O
.. O

Urgent O
: O
An O
Overt O
and O
Direct O
Message O
of O
Threat O
to O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
and O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
Replies O
..!! O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Fahlawi I-PERSON

Al O
- O
Arabiya O
: O

Iraqi B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Nouri O
al O
- O
Maliki O
considers O
the O
execution O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
as O
an O
internal O
matter O
and O
threatens O
to O
reexamine O
relations O
with O
any O
country O
that O
refuses O
to O
respect O
the O
will O
of O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
in O
carrying O
out O
the O
execution O
on O
the O
holiday O
. O

_________________________ O

I O
remembered O
after O
this O
news O
the O
saying O
of O
the O
fly O
to O
the O
mountain O
: O
Hold O
on O
well O
because O
I O
intend O
to O
fly O
. O

Really O
the O
worst O
misfortune O
is O
that O
which O
calls O
for O
laughter O
.. O

As O
if O
I O
know O
, O
you O
are O
complaining O
about O
the O
headline O
of O
the O
subject O
which O
contains O
resounding O
words O
such O
as O
" O
urgent O
" O
and O
" O
threat O
. O
" O
!! O

In O
fact O
I O
do O
not O
blame O
you O
because O
that O
government O
which O
is O
called O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
does O
not O
reach O
the O
level O
of O
attracting O
the O
attention O
of O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
. O
And O
because O
its O
positions O
are O
known O
beforehand O
-LRB- O
acting O
as O
an O
agent O
.. O
filthiness O
.. O
vulgarity O
of O
words O
.. O
political O
ignorance O
... O
etc. O
-RRB- O

The O
evidence O
of O
that O
is O
that O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
Crown B-PERSON
Prince I-PERSON
replied O
to O
this O
dirty O
message O
before O
its O
declaration O
. O
Since O
he O
declared O
yesterday O
that O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
will O
not O
interfere O
in O
the O
affairs O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
encourages O
its O
sons O
to O
reunite O
. O

______________ O

What O
quasi-men O
is O
Iraq B-GPE
afflicted O
with O
? O

What O
dirty O
agents O
are O
those O
who O
turn O
the O
rudder O
of O
governance O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
? O

Let O
this O
quasi-man O
called O
Nouri B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
know O
that O
when O
troubles O
come O
, O
after O
God O
, O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
and O
Egypt B-GPE
are O
the O
impregnable O
dam O
for O
everyone O
in O
whose O
heart O
throbs O
an O
atom O
of O
faith O
and O
manliness O
and O
Arabism O
. O

To O
correspond O
with O
me O
use O
the O
following O
address O
: O
http://AbuAbdullaah.arabform.com O
. O

Your O
brother O
/ O
Abu B-PERSON
Abdullah I-PERSON
. O

Qays O
the O
son O
of O
his O
father O

Let O
the O
threats O
come O
; O
your O
threats O
wo O
n't O
harm O
me O
*** O
Does O
the O
buzz O
of O
the O
wings O
of O
flies O
harm O
anyone O
? O

Does O
history O
repeat O
itself O
? O

Nouri B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
's O
situation O
will O
be O
like O
that O
of O
Ibn B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Alqami I-PERSON
after O
his O
great O
treason O
in O
the O
murder O
of O
the O
Caliph O
of O
the O
Muslims B-NORP
al O
- O
Mustasim O
. O

He O
who O
has O
high O
status O
does O
not O
carry O
a O
grudge O
.......... O
He O
who O
has O
anger O
in O
his O
nature O
does O
not O
attain O
greatness O
....... O

For O
correspondence O
ghais2001@hotmail.com O

gwardyola O

Your O
government O
does O
not O
honor O
any O
Arab B-NORP
state O
by O
having O
relations O
with O
it O
... O

The O
day O
will O
come O
when O
you O
will O
be O
gone O
as O
a O
result O
of O
this O
deed O
of O
yours O
. O

As O
for O
the O
relations O
with O
the O
Arab B-NORP
states O
and O
your O
government O
under O
the O
shadow O
of O
occupation O
, O
let O
them O
be O
gone O
unmourned O
, O
you O
subordinate O
Safavid B-NORP
executioner O
... O

By O
the O
will O
of O
God O
, O
your O
government O
agent O
will O
soon O
not O
exist O
in O
the O
land O
of O
Mesopotamia B-GPE
... O

gwardyola O

Last O
Request O

He O
must O
make O
threats O
, O
run O
away O
, O
and O
groan O
.. O

These O
are O
the O
instructions O
of O
the O
bedbugs O
Bus O
-LRB- O
Bush B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
otherwise O
they O
will O
make O
him O
fly O
as O
they O
have O
made O
others O
fly O
. O

I O
am O
sure O
that O
all O
his O
statements O
come O
by O
e-mail O
from O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

Great O
minds O
have O
goals O
,,,, O
while O
others O
have O
wishes O
. O

Rajaaa100@Hotmail.Com O
. O

Leader O
of O
the O
great O
legions O

I O
have O
never O
in O
my O
life O
seen O
a O
president O
of O
a O
country O
more O
stupid O
than O
the O
president O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
.. O

A O
stupid O
president O
in O
every O
meaning O
of O
the O
word O
... O

He O
dragged O
his O
country O
and O
the O
Arab B-NORP
region O
into O
a O
quagmire O
... O
and O
stupidly O
gave O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
Iran B-GPE
in O
such O
a O
way O
that O
would O
make O
a O
reasonable O
person O
think O
that O
there O
was O
a O
secret O
agreement O
between O
Bush B-GPE
and O
Iran B-GPE
to O
deliver O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

I O
am O
telling O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
and O
the O
other O
henchmen O
of O
Bush B-GPE
.... O
not O
to O
overstep O
his O
status O
... O

He O
is O
just O
a O
weak O
and O
powerless O
person O
... O

His O
country O
is O
being O
run O
by O
the O
mullahs O
of O
Iran B-GPE
and O
he O
is O
just O
a O
trivial O
toy O
in O
the O
hand O
of O
Muqtada O
al O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
and O
al O
- O
Khomeini B-GPE
... O
like O
it O
or O
not O
, O
despite O
Bush B-GPE
... O

The O
evidence O
is O
the O
trial O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
which O
God O
exposed O
to O
everyone O
, O
Arabs B-NORP
, O
non-Arabs B-NORP
, O
and O
Westerners B-NORP
.... O

I O
really O
see O
destruction O
and O
evil O
spreading O
, O
encompassing O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

We O
are O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
destruction O
and O
ruin O
, O
very O
close O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
incomparable O
to O
what O
happened O
to O
it O
in O
previous O
years O
... O

Rather O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
will O
be O
a O
theater O
of O
major O
war O
operations O
which O
may O
be O
nuclear O
, O
burning O
the O
green O
and O
the O
dry O
, O
and O
turning O
Baghdad B-GPE
into O
the O
remains O
of O
a O
city O
inhabited O
by O
crows O
and O
the O
riding O
animals O
of O
the O
graves O
. O

I O
call O
upon O
my O
Sunni B-NORP
brothers O
to O
leave O
and O
avoid O
the O
fire O
of O
civil O
strife O
with O
the O
impure O
Shiites B-NORP
. O

May O
God O
fight O
them O
until O
God O
accomplishes O
with O
them O
what O
happened O
to O
the O
Rafidites O
and O
Shiites O
of O
Satan O
, O
and O
with O
His O
might O
may O
He O
use O
the O
transgressors O
to O
destroy O
the O
transgressors O
. O

Thanks O
to O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Fahlawi I-PERSON
.... O

I O
enjoyed O
the O
simplicity O
of O
exposition O
and O
how O
close O
the O
words O
were O
to O
the O
heart O
and O
mind O
... O

Many O
happy O
returns O
each O
year O
. O

On O
behalf O
of O
the O
leadership O
of O
the O
great O
legions O
.... O

Leader O
of O
the O
great O
legions O

What O
's O
happening O
now O
reminds O
me O
of O
the O
film O
Fahrenheit B-WORK_OF_ART
9/11 I-WORK_OF_ART
by O
the O
director O
Michael B-PERSON
Moore I-PERSON
which O
revealed O
the O
real O
personality O
of O
the O
cowboy O
and O
spoiled O
child O
of O
the O
Bush B-GPE
family O
, O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
, O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
leadership O
of O
the O
great O
legions O
.... O

Bread B-PERSON
Seller I-PERSON

Regards O
.. O

Sorry O
brother O
-LRB- O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Fahlawi I-PERSON
-RRB- O
.. O
I O
was O
late O
in O
entering O
a O
comment O
,, O

We O
tell O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
.. O
The O
execution O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
is O
not O
an O
internal O
matter O
.. O

Those O
who O
overthrew O
his O
regime O
and O
arrested O
him O
are O
the O
armies O
of O
the O
coalition O
, O
and O
not O
the O
army O
of O
the O
government O
of O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
and O
Muqtada B-PERSON
. O

Thus O
the O
debate O
on O
the O
issue O
of O
his O
execution O
and O
his O
trial O
should O
have O
been O
an O
international O
matter O
for O
which O
an O
international O
court O
was O
formed O
.. O

Even O
the O
moderates O
among O
the O
American B-NORP
politicians O
have O
stated O
so O
.. O

Anyway O
.. O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
.. O
knows O
the O
disgraceful O
situation O
over O
which O
he O
presides O
.. O

After O
his O
ratification O
of O
the O
implementation O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
death O
sentence O
.. O
he O
sensed O
the O
danger O
and O
fear O
of O
what O
he O
had O
done O
, O
which O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
and O
Muqtada B-PERSON
had O
involved O
him O
in O
, O
and O
behind O
them O
the O
Safavids B-NORP
. O

In O
a O
press O
interview O
conducted O
with O
him O
immediately O
after O
the O
ratification O
, O
he O
expressed O
the O
wish O
that O
his O
tenure O
would O
end O
soon O
and O
that O
he O
would O
not O
accept O
renewal O
. O

The O
bitter O
truth O
is O
that O
.. O
this O
government O
came O
through O
a O
forged O
legitimate O
way O
.. O
whose O
mask O
will O
be O
revealed O
in O
the O
near O
future O
.. O

God O
is O
the O
one O
from O
whom O
help O
is O
sought O
.. O

Above O
all O
those O
who O
have O
knowledge O
is O
the O
All O
- O
Knowing O
.. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Fahlawi I-PERSON

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Asha I-PERSON
: O

May O
you O
be O
safe O
and O
healthy O
every O
year O
, O
my O
eminent O
brother O
.. O

You O
are O
really O
truthful O
, O
my O
brother O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Asha I-PERSON
, O
but O
I O
wish O
they O
knew O
.. O

There O
is O
much O
evidence O
against O
the O
Rafidites B-NORP
in O
particular O
.. O

Perhaps O
the O
most O
important O
of O
them O
is O
the O
" O
Shah O
of O
Iran B-GPE
" O
and O
how O
he O
" O
spoiled O
" O
after O
they O
ate O
his O
flesh O
and O
threw O
away O
his O
bones O
.. O

God O
, O
hasten O
the O
destruction O
of O
America B-GPE
and O
its O
agents O
.. O

Thank O
you O
brother O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Asha I-PERSON
and O
I O
was O
happy O
to O
see O
you O
and O
your O
participation O

______________________ O

The O
Clever O

May O
Allah O
greet O
you O
and O
honor O
you O
my O
excellent O
maternal O
uncle O
.. O

Believe O
me O
. O

What O
you O
mentioned O
, O
despite O
its O
importance O
, O
is O
considered O
a O
drop O
in O
the O
ocean O
of O
Safavid B-NORP
Zoroastrian O
treachery O
.. O

My O
teeth O
drip O
blood O
on O
these O
traitors O
because O
of O
what O
I O
have O
read O
and O
what O
I O
have O
followed O
.. O

But O
we O
do O
not O
say O
anything O
except O
that O
troubles O
will O
befall O
a O
person O
who O
transgresses O
. O

I O
thank O
you O
very O
much O
for O
honoring O
us O
by O
passing O
by O
and O
for O
your O
kindness O
.. O

May O
God O
grant O
us O
and O
you O
success O
, O
and O
may O
He O
give O
our O
eyes O
and O
your O
eyes O
the O
pleasure O
of O
seeing O
the O
death O
and O
destruction O
of O
the O
traitors O
. O

To O
correspond O
with O
me O
use O
the O
following O
address O
: O
http://AbuAbdullaah.arabform.com O
. O

Your O
brother O
/ O
Abu B-PERSON
Abdullah I-PERSON
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Fahlawi I-PERSON

I O
thank O
all O
brothers O
for O
their O
pleasant O
interaction O
on O
the O
subject O
.. O

I O
apologize O
to O
everyone O
for O
the O
late O
and O
collective O
reply O
.. O

This O
is O
because O
I O
was O
away O
from O
the O
forum O
these O
days O
. O

Again O
, O
thank O
you O
all O
very O
much O
. O

To O
correspond O
with O
me O
use O
the O
following O
address O
: O
http://AbuAbdullaah.arabform.com O
. O

Your O
brother O
/ O
Abu B-PERSON
Abdullah I-PERSON
. O

Peres B-PERSON
says O
: O
All O
Qataris B-NORP
Want O
Hamas B-ORG
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Wajba I-PERSON
. O

Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Wajba I-PERSON
salutes O
you O
and O
says O
: O
Passing O
by O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
airspace O
, O
Peres B-PERSON
arrived O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
for O
a O
short O
visit O
to O
the O
Qatar B-GPE
Debates O
program O
with O
a O
special O
invitation O
since O
there O
will O
be O
a O
miniature O
democratic O
seminar O
to O
study O
and O
discuss O
a O
number O
of O
issues O
and O
the O
ways O
of O
tackling O
them O
... O

The O
Doha B-WORK_OF_ART
Debates I-WORK_OF_ART
are O
considered O
to O
be O
a O
miniature O
source O
of O
democracy O
in O
a O
big O
oasis O
that O
gathers O
the O
Qataris B-NORP
in O
a O
unique O
mixture O
of O
intellectual O
openness O
to O
the O
world O
and O
awareness O
of O
all O
that O
is O
happening O
in O
an O
atmosphere O
removed O
from O
any O
twitching O
or O
nervousness O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
solve O
issues O
in O
a O
totally O
calm O
way O
.. O

Qatar B-GPE
's O
reception O
for O
Shimon B-PERSON
Peres I-PERSON
came O
from O
this O
angle O
.. O
addressing O
the O
mind O
and O
conversing O
to O
create O
a O
solution O
for O
many O
pending O
matters O
and O
also O
to O
make O
the O
Qatari B-NORP
public O
in O
particular O
and O
the O
Arab B-NORP
public O
in O
general O
understand O
what O
takes O
place O
in O
a O
democratic O
atmosphere O
.. O

In O
Qatar B-GPE
there O
are O
many O
independent O
universities O
, O
both O
Arab B-NORP
and O
international O
, O
and O
there O
are O
branches O
of O
well O
established O
international O
universities O
. O

The O
invitation O
was O
from O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Doha I-WORK_OF_ART
Debates I-WORK_OF_ART
program O
.. O

This O
is O
a O
program O
that O
gathers O
together O
many O
intellectuals O
, O
scientists O
, O
heads O
of O
state O
, O
and O
others O
to O
discuss O
numerous O
topics O
with O
complete O
transparency O
and O
democracy O
.. O

I O
was O
hoping O
that O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Doha I-WORK_OF_ART
Debates I-WORK_OF_ART
program O
would O
invite O
Prince O
Sultan O
to O
ask O
him O
about O
the O
weapons O
deal O
or O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Walid I-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
Talal I-PERSON
to O
ask O
him O
about O
waste O
and O
the O
launching O
of O
the O
songs O
channels O
, O
or O
Luluah B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Faisal I-PERSON
and O
her O
future O
ambitions O
.. O

Claiming O
power O
by O
being O
silent O
is O
something O
shameful O
for O
some O
countries O
as O
is O
deluding O
the O
people O
with O
their O
silence O
into O
thinking O
that O
they O
are O
powerful O
while O
in O
fact O
they O
are O
hiding O
their O
weakness O
. O

I O
think O
that O
dialogue O
is O
neither O
a O
shame O
nor O
should O
it O
be O
rejected O
.. O

You O
talk O
to O
your O
enemy O
and O
discuss O
with O
him O
.. O

But O
the O
closed O
door O
policy O
.. O
this O
is O
a O
disaster O
for O
the O
people O
and O
a O
pretense O
that O
you O
are O
brave O
through O
a O
lying O
and O
trumpeting O
media O
while O
in O
the O
end O
you O
fail O
in O
the O
least O
confrontation O
.. O

Back O
to O
the O
main O
issue O
.. O
we O
say O
who O
is O
Peres B-PERSON
? O

No O
one O
denies O
that O
Peres B-PERSON
is O
a O
criminal O
. O

But O
who O
is O
Peres B-PERSON
? O

Peres B-PERSON
received O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
1994 O
. O

He O
shared O
the O
prize O
with O
both O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
and O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
at O
that O
time O
, O
Yitzhak B-PERSON
Rabin I-PERSON
. O

Peres B-PERSON
has O
a O
special O
interest O
in O
precision O
electronics O
. O

In O
1997 O
, O
he O
established O
the O
" O
Peres O
Center O
for O
Peace O
. O
" O

In O
other O
words O
, O
the O
man O
is O
looking O
for O
more O
peace O
than O
war O
. O

There O
is O
a O
difference O
between O
holding O
discussions O
with O
a O
man O
of O
peace O
and O
holding O
discussions O
with O
a O
man O
looking O
for O
war O
.. O

Peres B-PERSON
is O
also O
a O
man O
who O
received O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Nobel I-WORK_OF_ART
Peace I-WORK_OF_ART
Prize I-WORK_OF_ART
jointly O
with O
Arafat B-PERSON
.. O

Peres B-PERSON
spent O
money O
establishing O
the O
Peres O
Center O
for O
Peace O
while O
Yasser B-PERSON
Arafat I-PERSON
spent O
money O
on O
his O
wife O
. O

We O
have O
n't O
heard O
that O
he O
established O
any O
organization O
to O
support O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
with O
that O
money O
.. O

When O
he O
took O
office O
as O
Prime O
Minister O
Peres O
concluded O
successful O
transactions O
to O
acquire O
weapons O
. O

He O
also O
sought O
to O
establish O
a O
deterrent O
nuclear O
program O
since O
Israel B-GPE
owns O
the O
biggest O
nuclear O
arsenal O
in O
the O
world O
. O

All O
this O
was O
during O
his O
tenure O
. O

This O
means O
that O
the O
man O
thinks O
and O
plans O
. O

This O
is O
due O
to O
his O
knowledge O
and O
studies O
in O
his O
field O
of O
electronics O
.. O

Again O
we O
say O
that O
knowledge O
is O
a O
powerful O
weapon O
for O
any O
national O
progress O
.. O

Peres B-PERSON
attained O
this O
as O
a O
result O
of O
.. O
knowledge O
and O
proficiency O
.. O
in O
his O
personality O
, O
which O
helped O
give O
him O
an O
edge O
in O
confronting O
any O
situation O
by O
putting O
him O
in O
a O
position O
of O
strength O
, O
and O
not O
weakness O
.. O

Conversely O
, O
we O
see O
the O
squandering O
of O
money O
on O
the O
other O
side O
for O
trivial O
things O
that O
do O
not O
serve O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
cause O
and O
do O
not O
serve O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
the O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

We O
find O
numerous O
satellite O
channels O
financed O
by O
Islamic O
countries O
, O
and O
we O
also O
find O
numerous O
princes O
and O
kings O
and O
presidents O
who O
spend O
large O
amounts O
of O
money O
on O
their O
vacations O
. O

We O
also O
find O
that O
most O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
people O
and O
some O
Gulf B-ORG
people O
live O
below O
the O
poverty O
line O
.. O

Furthermore O
, O
most O
of O
the O
presidents O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
and O
Gulf B-ORG
states O
do O
not O
have O
any O
high O
scientific O
degree O
or O
any O
sound O
plan O
to O
build O
a O
strong O
country O
at O
the O
scientific O
level O
.. O

They O
do O
not O
even O
have O
any O
interest O
in O
education O
or O
in O
establishing O
strong O
universities O
in O
the O
first O
place O
, O
except O
for O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

Back O
to O
our O
topic O
. O

Some O
of O
those O
who O
posted O
pictures O
in O
the O
forum O
did O
not O
mention O
the O
topic O
and O
did O
not O
refer O
to O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
visit O
. O

They O
just O
posted O
the O
pictures O
and O
commented O
on O
the O
topic O
from O
their O
imagination O
.. O

His O
Highness O
the O
Prince O
receives O
the O
man O
of O
peace O
in O
Israel B-GPE
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
bring O
Hamas B-ORG
and O
Israel B-GPE
together O
. O

All O
this O
in O
consultation O
with O
Hamas B-ORG
in O
Syria B-GPE
and O
Palestine B-GPE
so O
as O
to O
bring O
views O
closer O
.. O

I O
think O
that O
this O
approach O
of O
holding O
a O
meeting O
between O
Peres B-PERSON
and O
Hamas B-ORG
without O
preliminary O
agreement O
by O
the O
leaders O
of O
Hamas B-ORG
basically O
holds O
no O
benefit O
for O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

Al O
- O
Doha B-GPE
- O
Al O
- O
Rayah O
- O
Quna O
: O

Yesterday O
morning O
His O
Highness O
Sheikh O
Hamad O
bin O
Khalifa O
al O
- O
Thani O
, O
the O
dearly O
beloved O
Prince O
of O
the O
country O
, O
received O
in O
his O
office O
in O
the O
government O
building O
, O
His O
Excellency O
Mr. O
Shimon O
Peres O
, O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Deputy O
Prime O
Minister O
, O
on O
the O
occasion O
of O
his O
visit O
to O
the O
country O
at O
the O
invitation O
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Doha I-WORK_OF_ART
Debates I-WORK_OF_ART
program O
. O

The O
meeting O
was O
attended O
by O
His O
Excellency O
Mr. O
Ahmed O
bin O
Abdullah O
Aal O
Mahmoud O
, O
the O
Minister O
of O
state O
for O
Foreign B-ORG
Affairs I-ORG
, O
His O
Excellency O
Sheikh O
Abd O
al O
- O
Rahman O
bin O
Saud O
al O
- O
Thani O
, O
Head O
of O
the O
government O
building O
, O
and O
Ambassador O
Ali O
Fahd O
al O
- O
Hajiri O
, O
the O
Head O
of O
the O
European B-NORP
and O
American B-NORP
Affairs O
Department O
in O
the B-ORG
Foreign I-ORG
Ministry I-ORG
. O

Peres B-PERSON
admitted O
that O
his O
country O
lost O
the O
last O
war O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
that O
this O
war O
was O
a O
loss O
for O
Israel B-GPE
from O
the O
point O
of O
view O
of O
many O
politicians O
. O

In O
my O
point O
of O
view O
, O
every O
war O
is O
a O
loss O
because O
peace O
is O
the O
best O
option O
and O
is O
required O
in O
the O
coming O
period O
for O
all O
parties O
. O

In O
a O
special O
episode O
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Doha I-WORK_OF_ART
Debates I-WORK_OF_ART
program O
yesterday O
, O
he O
said O
that O
Israel B-GPE
tried O
to O
defend O
itself O
in O
the O
war O
which O
it O
launched O
against O
Lebanon B-GPE
recently O
. O

He O
said O
that O
Israel B-GPE
did O
not O
have O
any O
ambitions O
there O
, O
and O
its O
aim O
was O
to O
deter O
Hezbollah B-NORP
. O

He O
said O
that O
he O
considered O
the O
statement O
of O
former O
American B-NORP
President O
Jimmy O
Carter O
on O
Israel B-GPE
's O
oppression O
of O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
a O
grave O
mistake O
, O
and O
he O
stressed O
that O
Carter B-PERSON
should O
withdraw O
these O
opinions O
. O

He O
said O
that O
Israel B-GPE
does O
not O
have O
a O
problem O
with O
Iran B-GPE
but O
they O
are O
against O
Ahmadinejad B-PERSON
because O
of O
his O
desire O
to O
eradicate O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Peres B-PERSON
admitted O
his O
failure O
to O
achieve O
full O
peace O
and O
stressed O
that O
he O
regretted O
that O
, O
and O
he O
stressed O
his O
desire O
that O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
Israelis B-NORP
should O
live O
in O
peace O
and O
that O
the O
cycle O
of O
violence O
, O
destruction O
and O
murder O
of O
innocents O
should O
stop O
. O

.. O

Without O
dialogue O
, O
how O
would O
you O
know O
the O
thought O
of O
your O
enemy O
? O
How O
would O
you O
know O
his O
plan O
? O
How O
would O
you O
discern O
whether O
he O
is O
a O
man O
who O
is O
looking O
for O
peace O
or O
the O
opposite O
? O

An O
image O
from O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Doha I-WORK_OF_ART
Debates I-WORK_OF_ART
.. O

During O
the O
program O
Peres B-PERSON
said O
that O
Israel B-GPE
lost O
the O
war O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
,, O
and O
that O
their O
attack O
was O
only O
to O
deter O
Hezbollah B-NORP
.. O

In O
my O
opinion O
, O
every O
war O
is O
a O
loss O
because O
peace O
is O
the O
best O
choice O
, O
and O
is O
required O
in O
the O
coming O
period O
for O
all O
parties O
. O

In O
a O
special O
episode O
of O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Doha I-WORK_OF_ART
Debates I-WORK_OF_ART
program O
yesterday O
, O
he O
said O
that O
Israel B-GPE
tried O
to O
defend O
itself O
in O
the O
war O
it O
launched O
against O
Lebanon B-GPE
recently O
. O
And O
that O
Israel B-GPE
had O
no O
ambitions O
there O
and O
that O
its O
aim O
was O
to O
deter O
Hezbollah B-NORP
. O

He O
said O
that O
he O
considered O
the O
statement O
of O
former O
American B-NORP
President O
Jimmy O
Carter O
about O
Israel B-GPE
's O
oppression O
of O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
a O
grave O
mistake O
, O
and O
he O
stressed O
that O
Carter B-PERSON
should O
retract O
these O
opinions O
. O

He O
said O
that O
Israel B-GPE
does O
not O
have O
a O
problem O
with O
Iran B-GPE
but O
that O
they O
are O
against O
Ahmadinejad B-PERSON
because O
of O
his O
desire O
to O
eradicate O
Israel B-GPE
. O

Peres B-PERSON
admitted O
his O
failure O
to O
achieve O
full O
peace O
, O
and O
stressed O
that O
he O
regretted O
that O
, O
and O
he O
stressed O
his O
desire O
that O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
Israelis B-NORP
should O
live O
in O
peace O
and O
that O
the O
cycle O
of O
violence O
, O
destruction O
and O
murdering O
of O
innocents O
would O
stop O
. O

Peres B-PERSON
's O
visit O
to O
the O
students O
' O
hall O
so O
they O
could O
talk O
to O
him O
-LRB- O
as O
a O
man O
of O
peace O
-RRB- O
and O
not O
as O
a O
Jew B-NORP
or O
a O
war O
criminal O
.. O
that O
is O
something O
normal O
for O
any O
visiting O
official O
to O
be O
received O
by O
university O
officials O
. O

I O
think O
that O
the O
picture O
is O
normal O
. O

Discussion O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
- O
Israeli B-NORP
situation O
by O
the O
students O
in O
a O
unique O
democratic O
oasis O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

All O
sides O
are O
there O
.. O
debating O
, O
discussing O
, O
arguing O
in O
a O
democratic O
atmosphere O
difficult O
to O
see O
in O
any O
country O
.. O

I O
think O
, O
in O
my O
opinion O
, O
that O
if O
democracy O
in O
some O
of O
the O
neighboring O
countries O
is O
non-existent O
in O
the O
simplest O
matters O
related O
to O
their O
personal O
rights O
and O
the O
demand O
for O
them O
. O
Then O
how O
could O
they O
reach O
to O
the O
level O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
in O
gathering O
this O
huge O
number O
of O
intellectuals O
, O
politicians O
, O
and O
heads O
of O
state O
to O
discuss O
sensitive O
issues O
that O
concern O
the O
Arab O
World O
? O

After O
Qatar B-GPE
went O
beyond O
local O
democracy O
and O
human O
rights O
in O
the O
country O
.. O
praise O
God O
and O
many O
thanks O
to O
His O
Highness O
Sheikh O
Hamad O
bin O
Khalifa O
al O
- O
Thani O
, O
who O
established O
democracy O
and O
freedom O
in O
the O
country O
.. O
and O
made O
Qatar B-GPE
a O
platform O
for O
dialogue O
.. O
so O
the O
discussion O
took O
place O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

There O
was O
disagreement O
and O
agreement O
, O
and O
that O
is O
something O
normal O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
present O
atmosphere O
.. O

But O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
we O
find O
different O
meetings O
without O
any O
outcome O
because O
of O
the O
lack O
of O
democratic O
basis O
for O
dialogue O
. O

All O
that O
results O
from O
not O
accepting O
various O
opinions O
. O

Conversely O
, O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
lack O
of O
freedom O
among O
the O
Arab B-NORP
people O
we O
find O
that O
it O
is O
America B-GPE
which O
is O
in O
the O
driver O
's O
seat O
and O
steers O
guests O
wherever O
it O
wants O
and O
takes O
them O
on O
tours O
without O
any O
questioning O
directed O
at O
it O
. O

All O
this O
marginalizes O
the O
Arab B-NORP
individual O
as O
though O
he O
had O
no O
-LRB- O
mind O
-RRB- O
or O
-LRB- O
opinion O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
you O
find O
that O
the O
areas O
he O
is O
allowed O
to O
talk O
about O
are O
women O
driving O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
and O
similar O
useless O
topics O
.. O

I O
would O
like O
to O
explain O
something O
to O
the O
brothers O
: O
Peres B-PERSON
's O
visit O
is O
an O
internal O
Qatari B-NORP
affair O
. O

It O
was O
announced O
in O
the O
newspapers O
that O
Peres B-PERSON
would O
visit O
Qatar B-GPE
, O
and O
it O
was O
announced O
in O
the O
three O
Qatari B-NORP
newspapers O
. O

There O
are O
writers O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
who O
have O
positive O
opinions O
as O
well O
as O
negative O
opinions O
. O

This O
difference O
is O
good O
and O
something O
through O
which O
nations O
and O
people O
progress O
. O

That O
is O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
forum O
. O

While O
he O
was O
leaving O
the O
hall O
, O
a O
student O
addressed O
Shimon B-PERSON
Peres I-PERSON
with O
the O
word O
" O
terrorist O
" O
.. O
" O
terrorist O
" O
in O
English B-LANGUAGE
, O
which O
caused O
the O
accompanying O
Qatari B-NORP
security O
to O
intervene O
to O
prevent O
him O
from O
continuing O
. O

But O
the O
question O
now O
is O
: O
Who O
is O
better O
.. O
Peres B-PERSON
or O
George B-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
? O

How O
many O
did O
Peres B-PERSON
kill O
and O
how O
many O
did O
Bush B-GPE
kill O
? O

Goodbye O
. O

jassem1@hotmail.com O

Fahd2000 O

If O
a O
people O
is O
hit O
in O
the O
face O
with O
a O
shoe O
********* O
the O
shoe O
would O
cry O
out O
, O
" O
for O
what O
sin O
am O
I O
being O
hit O
? O
" O

This O
name O
is O
used O
by O
17 O
people O
from O
three O
Gulf O
States O
! O

For O
correspondence O
.. O

-LRB- O
i_am_s4udi@yahoo.com O
-RRB- O

write O
to O
the O
email O
address O
and O
do O
n't O
copy O
it O
! O

The O
jesting O
of O
the O
pen O

Whaaaaaaaaaaat O
a O
shaaaaaaame O
. O

The O
girls O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
shake O
hands O
with O
the O
dirty O
Jewish O
men O
? O

Grief O
for O
our O
Arabism B-NORP
. O

Pictures O
published O
for O
the O
first O
time O
on O
the O
forum O
. O

I O
have O
a O
comment O
coming O
next O
. O

Starting O
from O
this O
date O
, O
the O
first O
of O
/ O
al O
- O
Muharram O
/ O
1428 O
A. O
H. O
the O
identification O
was O
transferred O
to O
another O
writer O
. O

The O
poor O
slave O

Brother O
Jasim O
... O
may O
Allah O
guide O
him O
. O

There O
are O
at O
least O
three O
defects O
in O
this O
exposition O
of O
yours O
. O

First O
- O
lack O
of O
vision O
: O

You O
describe O
the O
contemporary O
Qatari B-NORP
situation O
as O
just O
a O
legitimate O
quest O
for O
scientific O
and O
technological O
superiority O
.. O

If O
we O
could O
agree O
that O
we O
fall O
behind O
the O
Zionists O
and O
Americans O
in O
such O
fields O
... O
however O
the O
problem O
lies O
in O
ignoring O
all O
this O
clear O
evidence O
that O
the O
scientific O
project O
is O
nothing O
but O
a O
small O
misleading O
part O
of O
a O
campaign O
meant O
to O
change O
the O
Islamic O
Gulf B-ORG
and O
Qatari B-NORP
identity O
and O
to O
remove O
its O
established O
fixed O
principles O
in O
which O
they O
surpass O
everything O
that O
the O
Zionists B-NORP
and O
the O
Americans O
have O
. O

How O
can O
you O
reconcile O
the O
will O
of O
scientific O
and O
technological O
progress O
.. O
and O
hosting O
the B-EVENT
Asian I-EVENT
Olympics I-EVENT
or O
a O
military O
base O
or O
a O
Zionist O
politician O
or O
a O
program O
like O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Doha I-WORK_OF_ART
Debates I-WORK_OF_ART
? O

So O
... O
the O
purely O
scientific O
and O
technological O
side O
can O
not O
justify O
what O
is O
happening O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

***** O

Secondly O
, O
the O
contradiction O
of O
principle O
and O
the O
dominance O
of O
worldly O
interests O
. O

In O
your O
article O
here O
, O
you O
justified O
the O
legitimacy O
of O
hosting O
Peres B-PERSON
from O
the O
perspective O
of O
exchanging O
opinions O
, O
dialogue O
, O
and O
using O
intellect O
... O

Would O
you O
have O
held O
the O
same O
position O
if O
a O
terrorist O
or O
a O
well O
- O
known O
criminal O
were O
hosted O
under O
the O
slogan O
of O
, O
the O
language O
of O
reason O
, O
friendly O
media O
dialogue O
, O
and O
openness O
to O
the O
other O
?... O

Would O
you O
accept O
it O
if O
your O
neighbor O
hosted O
someone O
who O
had O
attacked O
you O
?? O

So O
... O
there O
are O
principles O
that O
must O
be O
adhered O
to O
.. O

The O
most O
important O
of O
them O
is O
supporting O
the O
truth O
and O
loyalty O
to O
Muslims B-NORP
even O
if O
it O
goes O
against O
narrow O
personal O
interests O
... O
and O
the O
relationship O
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
with O
the O
Americans O
... O

Despite O
my O
being O
convinced O
that O
it O
should O
be O
limited O
after O
the O
latter O
's O
aggression O
, O
it O
does O
not O
in O
any O
way O
reach O
the O
level O
of O
the O
relationship O
of O
Qatar B-GPE
with O
the O
Americans O
themselves O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
tension O
in O
the O
relations O
with O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
recently O
and O
the O
military O
base O
on O
the O
Qatari B-NORP
territory O
despite O
the O
state O
of O
peace O
in O
the O
region O
are O
evidence O
of O
that O
-RRB- O
... O

So O
how O
come O
Qatar B-GPE
is O
now O
adding O
to O
this O
with O
intimate O
relations O
with O
those O
whose O
existence O
and O
history O
and O
reality O
are O
entirely O
connected O
to O
aggression O
against O
Muslims B-NORP
.. O
namely O
the O
Zionists B-NORP
!!? O

A O
mistake O
can O
not O
be O
justified O
by O
committing O
a O
bigger O
mistake O
or O
proceeding O
further O
in O
it O
!! O
. O

**** O

Thirdly O
, O
going O
overboard O
with O
freedom O
: O

There O
is O
a O
kind O
of O
mania O
in O
the O
field O
of O
freedom O
that O
makes O
many O
people O
think O
that O
every O
freedom O
is O
commendable O
.. O
While O
giving O
free O
rein O
to O
freedom O
is O
a O
recipe O
for O
chaos O
and O
corruption O
.. O
even O
in O
the O
field O
of O
speech O
or O
science O
... O

For O
example O
, O
there O
is O
no O
room O
for O
freedom O
in O
talking O
about O
God O
and O
His O
Prophet B-PERSON
and O
His O
verses O
since O
it O
comes O
in O
the O
context O
of O
what O
brought O
the O
disbelievers O
to O
hell O
. O

But O
we O
used O
to O
embark O
boldly O
with O
bold O
talkers O
.. O

There O
is O
no O
room O
for O
leaving O
the O
door O
wide O
open O
for O
discussing O
or O
teaching O
" O
science O
and O
technology O
" O
as O
the O
theory O
of O
development O
.. O
or O
the O
theories O
of O
Darwin B-PERSON
.. O
or O
how O
to O
make O
bombs O
or O
liquor O
.. O
or O
the O
creeds O
of O
polytheism O
or O
excessiveness O
in O
regarding O
others O
as O
unbelievers O
.. O
or O
the O
sciences O
of O
judging O
with O
anything O
other O
than O
the O
revelations O
of O
God O
-LRB- O
except O
by O
the O
way O
of O
warning O
against O
them O
-RRB- O
.. O

So O
... O
imposing O
censorship O
and O
certain O
regulations O
on O
the O
work O
of O
educational O
and O
media O
institutions O
is O
not O
a O
matter O
for O
censure O
or O
a O
sign O
of O
backwardness O
... O
rather O
it O
might O
be O
a O
necessary O
and O
urgent O
requirement O
... O
especially O
if O
those O
in O
charge O
of O
theses O
institutions O
are O
non-Muslims B-NORP
.. O
or O
if O
the O
ones O
exposed O
are O
our O
younger O
generation O
and O
the O
treasures O
of O
our O
nation O
!!. O

You O
might O
even O
be O
filled O
with O
admiration O
of O
the O
contradiction O
in O
attitudes O
when O
you O
see O
the O
" O
supporters O
of O
freedom O
" O
demanding O
the O
imposition O
of O
government O
censorship O
on O
courses O
in O
Koran B-WORK_OF_ART
memorization O
, O
charitable O
institutions O
, O
and O
the O
pulpits O
in O
some O
of O
our O
countries O
!!!!. O

+++ O

What O
is O
happening O
in O
Qatar B-GPE
is O
a O
political O
and O
intellectual O
penetration O
in O
the O
countries O
of O
the O
region O
in O
every O
meaning O
of O
the O
word O
.. O

The O
danger O
they O
face O
is O
very O
serious O
... O

Of O
course O
, O
those O
who O
want O
to O
penetrate O
us O
will O
not O
declare O
that O
... O

Rather O
, O
they O
will O
hide O
their O
aims O
behind O
sweet O
words O
or O
promises O
of O
providing O
limited O
or O
imaginary O
benefits O
... O

Otherwise O
, O
we O
would O
not O
be O
deceived O
by O
the O
trick O
... O

For O
many O
Muslims B-NORP
today O
their O
priorities O
are O
confused O
... O

So O
they O
weigh O
things O
without O
the O
guidance O
of O
God O
... O

This O
is O
the O
real O
reason O
for O
our O
present O
situation O
.. O
not O
just O
because O
of O
scientific O
or O
technological O
backwardness O
. O

-LRB- O
You O
will O
find O
the O
Jews O
and O
polytheists O
the O
ones O
most O
hostile O
to O
the O
believers O
-RRB- O
. O

-LRB- O
God O
forbids O
you O
to O
turn O
in O
friendship O
to O
those O
who O
fought O
against O
you O
with O
regard O
to O
your O
religion O
and O
who O
drove O
you O
out O
of O
your O
homes O
and O
who O
helped O
others O
drive O
you O
out O
. O

Those O
who O
turn O
to O
them O
are O
evildoers O
-RRB- O
. O

There O
are O
four O
types O
of O
men O
: O

The O
man O
who O
knows O
and O
knows O
that O
he O
knows O
. O

He O
is O
a O
scholar O
, O
so O
ask O
him O
. O

The O
man O
who O
knows O
but O
does O
not O
know O
that O
he O
knows O
. O

He O
has O
forgotten O
, O
so O
remind O
him O
... O

The O
man O
who O
does O
not O
know O
and O
knows O
that O
he O
does O
not O
know O
. O

He O
is O
ignorant O
, O
so O
teach O
him O
... O

And O
the O
man O
who O
does O
not O
know O
and O
does O
not O
know O
that O
he O
does O
not O
know O
. O

He O
is O
a O
fool O
so O
reject O
him O
... O

Abu B-PERSON
Karam I-PERSON

I O
am O
a O
programmer O
and O
a O
computer O
systems O
analyst O
.. O

I O
took O
a O
course O
at O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
in O
the O
field O
of O
computers O
and O
Qatari B-NORP
trainees O
attended O
the O
course O
with O
us O
.. O

What O
happened O
was O
that O
after O
two O
days O
those O
Qataris B-NORP
disappeared O
and O
I O
never O
saw O
them O
again O
.. O

I O
saw O
them O
a O
week O
later O
in O
the O
restaurant O
of O
the O
institute O
. O

I O
asked O
them O
" O
I O
hope O
that O
nothing O
bad O
has O
happened O
. O
Where O
have O
you O
been O
? O
you O
have O
n't O
attended O
with O
us O
.. O
" O

They O
said O
,, O
The O
lecturer O
comes O
in O
, O
gives O
the O
lecture O
, O
and O
leaves O
but O
we O
do O
not O
understand O
anything O
even O
though O
he O
is O
an O
Egyptian B-NORP
Arab B-LOC
.. O

We O
decided O
to O
transfer O
to O
a O
course O
that O
is O
easier O
than O
this O
one O
in O
the O
field O
of O
administration O
. O

The O
director O
of O
admissions O
understood O
our O
situation O
and O
accepted O
the O
transfer O
to O
a O
program O
in O
administration O
. O

So O
why O
should O
we O
go O
back O
to O
Qatar B-GPE
without O
getting O
a O
degree O
? O
" O

But O
you O
, O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Wajba I-PERSON
, O
are O
sitting O
here O
philosophizing O
, O
telling O
lies O
, O
and O
saying O
that O
you O
have O
an O
advanced O
educational O
system O
. O

And O
by O
the O
way O
, O
there O
were O
also O
Omanis B-NORP
with O
us O
, O
and O
they O
completed O
the O
course O
normally O
with O
us O
.. O

In O
the O
first O
place O
, O
the O
course O
was O
in O
the O
C++ B-LANGUAGE
language O
, O
which O
is O
easy O
, O
but O
such O
is O
your O
education O
that O
maybe O
you O
do O
, O
even O
know O
anything O
about O
Access B-PRODUCT
.. O

Anyone O
who O
heard O
you O
would O
say O
that O
you O
went O
into O
space O
or O
that O
you O
had O
separation O
surgery O
for O
Siamese O
twins O
.. O

I O
say O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
Mazna O
. O

Assistant O
1 O

Shalom O
, O
al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Wajba I-PERSON
... O
It O
is O
really O
you O
and O
not O
the O
Qatari B-NORP
people O
... O

You O
are O
a O
rich O
meal O
for O
every O
enemy O
of O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
Muslims B-NORP
... O

Congratulations O
for O
having O
Peres B-PERSON
, O
and O
shalom O
to O
you O
from O
Sharon B-ORG
whose O
health O
you O
pray O
for O
so O
he O
can O
finish O
off O
what O
remains O
of O
Hamas B-ORG
. O

Shalom O
to O
you O
and O
to O
Peres B-PERSON
, O
but O
do O
n't O
lie O
and O
say O
he O
came O
to O
you O
through O
Saudi B-NORP
airspace O
. O

But O
you O
are O
excused O
since O
it O
seems O
that O
you O
do O
not O
know O
where O
he O
came O
from O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
blame O
you O
if O
those O
who O
are O
greater O
than O
you O
do O
n't O
enter O
the O
American B-NORP
base O
...... O

It O
is O
enough O
that O
he O
reached O
you O
and O
you O
were O
careful O
about O
his O
security O
and O
comfort O
. O

Here O
is O
this O
link O
. O

It O
will O
be O
useful O
in O
situations O
like O
yours O
.... O

God O
bless O
the O
sheikh O
, O
the O
father O
whose O
hand O
was O
not O
polluted O
by O
the O
hand O
of O
the O
" O
man O
of O
peace O
" O
as O
you O
say O
, O
Peres B-PERSON
, O
and O
remained O
honorable O
and O
dignified O
. O

http://alsaha2.fares.net/sahat?128@247.n9fpcUVKH9b.0@.3ba9b6f7 O

sul O

That O
idea O
of O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
airspace O
is O
nice O
, O
but O
what O
is O
nicer O
than O
that O
is O
playing O
host O
to O
the O
democratic O
enemy O
in O
your O
land O
... O

But O
my O
opinion O
is O
for O
you O
and O
the O
Qataris B-NORP
to O
discuss O
with O
him O
the O
issue O
of O
murdering O
innocent O
children O
and O
usurping O
the O
rights O
of O
others O
. O

Or O
more O
clearly O
, O
you O
should O
ask O
him O
to O
explain O
to O
you O
how O
to O
hate O
your O
neighbors O
and O
maybe O
he O
would O
train O
you O
in O
usurping O
their O
rights O
or O
train O
you O
in O
killing O
and O
shedding O
blood O
... O

The O
phrase O
" O
away O
from O
any O
prejudice O
" O
is O
also O
nice O
. O

Do O
n't O
you O
have O
any O
feelings O
of O
group O
spirit O
, O
my O
friend O
? O

What O
the O
Jews O
are O
doing O
does O
not O
call O
for O
any O
prejudice O
or O
bias O
. O

I O
believe O
what O
runs O
in O
your O
veins O
is O
not O
blood O
but O
cold O
water O
... O

You O
justify O
this O
visit O
by O
this O
person O
, O
whose O
hands O
are O
stained O
with O
the O
blood O
of O
the O
Muslims B-NORP
, O
and O
you O
criticize O
the O
weapons O
deals O
. O

This O
is O
normal O
. O

These O
weapons O
are O
for O
defending O
ourselves O
against O
our O
enemy O
whom O
you O
receive O
with O
hugs O
and O
so O
on O
.. O
While O
those O
who O
you O
say O
are O
strong O
are O
strong O
indeed O
, O
but O
not O
with O
Peres B-PERSON
. O

They O
are O
strong O
and O
we O
wo O
n't O
invite O
them O
to O
our O
country O
to O
discuss O
their O
culture O
which O
we O
know O
and O
you O
know O
. O

But O
you O
are O
weak O
, O
weaker O
than O
a O
fly O
. O

Therefore O
you O
are O
feigning O
strength O
with O
the O
descendents O
of O
monkeys O
. O

Why O
should O
we O
go O
that O
far O
? O

Previously O
, O
your O
foreign O
minister O
likened O
your O
small O
country O
to O
Israel B-GPE
. O

What O
a O
bad O
comparison O
and O
what O
it O
was O
compared O
to O
! O

You O
greatly O
admire O
the O
Peres B-PERSON
's O
education O
and O
his O
academic O
degrees O
. O

Who O
else O
other O
than O
you O
would O
admire O
that O
? O

He O
is O
your O
highest O
ideal O
... O

If O
you O
were O
a O
Muslim B-NORP
, O
and O
had O
an O
atom O
of O
religion O
, O
you O
would O
not O
have O
written O
this O
article O
. O

I O
grieve O
for O
myself O
while O
I O
am O
replying O
to O
you O
, O
but O
people O
like O
you O
will O
not O
be O
spared O
because O
you O
are O
a O
shame O
to O
Islam B-ORG
and O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

In O
behavior O
that O
is O
strange O
to O
Saudi B-NORP
society O
, O
known O
for O
its O
rejection O
of O
all O
forms O
of O
violence O
, O
the B-ORG
Sports I-ORG
Center I-ORG
in O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
circulated O
, O
with O
great O
pain O
and O
bitterness O
, O
an O
article O
that O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
sports O
forum O
had O
published O
for O
one O
of O
its O
members O
, O
in O
which O
he O
presented O
his O
plan O
to O
kill O
colleague O
Fahd B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Roqi I-PERSON
, O
the O
sports O
journalist O
in O
the O
sister O
publication O
, O
" O
Al B-ORG
Riyadh I-ORG
. O
" O

He O
asked O
for O
four O
people O
to O
help O
him O
to O
carry O
out O
his O
plan O
, O
and O
he O
explained O
in O
the O
forum O
the O
style O
of O
the O
operation O
in O
an O
accurate O
and O
detailed O
way O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
the O
weapon O
to O
be O
used O
and O
the O
assault O
operation O
. O

This O
member O
had O
justified O
his O
threat O
against O
Al B-PERSON
Roqi I-PERSON
as O
the O
result O
of O
the O
suppression O
of O
Nasrawi B-NORP
fans O
of O
the O
injustice O
inflicted O
upon O
them O
, O
and O
of O
Al B-PERSON
Roqi I-PERSON
's O
statements O
towards O
them O
, O
and O
the O
Al B-NORP
- I-NORP
Hilali I-NORP
media O
flipping O
the O
facts O
in O
its O
team O
's O
favor O
, O
which O
harms O
the O
interests O
of O
Al B-PERSON
Nasr I-PERSON
, O
and O
what O
happened O
in O
the O
match O
between O
Al B-PERSON
Hilal I-PERSON
and O
Al B-PERSON
Nasr I-PERSON
in O
terms O
of O
events O
and O
unfair O
refereeing O
favoring O
Al B-PERSON
Nasr I-PERSON
- O
as O
he O
stated O
. O

The O
colleague O
, O
Al B-PERSON
Roqi I-PERSON
, O
refused O
to O
comment O
on O
this O
issue O
on O
the O
" O
kooorah O
" O
website O
, O
asserting O
that O
he O
constantly O
receives O
threats O
via O
mobile O
text O
messages O
or O
unknown O
calls O
. O

For O
their O
part O
, O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
crowds O
expressed O
through O
their O
forums O
their O
rejection O
of O
such O
things O
, O
calling O
for O
enthusiasm O
and O
reactions O
not O
to O
be O
accepted O
and O
threatening O
people O
's O
lives O
due O
to O
football O
games O
, O
the O
goal O
of O
which O
is O
to O
entertain O
the O
youth O
and O
create O
honorable O
competition O
. O

The O
question O
that O
arises O
, O
is O
what O
is O
happening O
a O
beginning O
of O
sport O
riots O
that O
might O
develop O
into O
something O
with O
bad O
repercussions O
? O

And O
who O
is O
responsible O
for O
such O
matters O
? O

The O
club O
administrations O
and O
the O
media O
should O
stand O
firm O
against O
those O
who O
want O
to O
take O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
sports O
backwards O
. O

In O
the O
summer O
of O
2006 O
, O
Hezbollah B-NORP
forces O
crossed O
over O
and O
abducted O
two O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
and O
killed O
a O
few O
others O
in O
the O
same O
way O
that O
the O
Hamas O
movement O
did O
unexpectedly O
a O
few O
days O
before O
Hezbollah B-NORP
did O
the O
same O
. O

What O
was O
the O
outcome O
?? O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
responded O
inhumanely O
and O
viciously O
against O
south O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
which O
led O
to O
the O
death O
of O
hundreds O
of O
people O
, O
families O
and O
dreams O
. O

There O
is O
no O
question O
that O
Israel B-GPE
is O
to O
blame O
for O
these O
massacres O
and O
should O
be O
condemned O
and O
punished O
. O

-LRB- O
This O
of O
course O
will O
not O
happen O
now O
-RRB- O
. O

But O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
politics O
is O
harsh O
. O

Politics O
unfortunately O
is O
not O
based O
on O
principles O
and O
idealism O
but O
on O
reality O
. O

When O
you O
are O
in O
a O
zoo O
, O
you O
do O
not O
find O
the O
lions O
roaming O
freely O
, O
rather O
they O
are O
chained O
inside O
cages O
because O
lions O
understand O
only O
their O
instincts O
. O

Unfortunately O
politics O
is O
a O
breeding O
ground O
for O
human O
monsters O
. O

What O
if O
we O
assumed O
that O
Hezbollah B-NORP
's O
intention O
in O
abducting O
the O
two O
Israeli B-NORP
soldiers O
was O
in O
response O
to O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
oppression O
that O
we O
all O
see O
? O

Is O
n't O
authority O
or O
power O
a O
responsibility O
? O

What O
I O
want O
to O
say O
is O
that O
someone O
working O
in O
politics O
should O
not O
be O
condemned O
for O
his O
idealism O
and O
slogan O
, O
but O
by O
how O
connected O
he O
is O
to O
reality O
and O
his O
ability O
to O
understand O
it O
, O
and O
thus O
concluding O
what O
the O
consequences O
of O
his O
decisions O
and O
actions O
would O
be O
. O

This O
is O
what O
Hezbollah B-NORP
failed O
to O
do O
. O

Yes O
. O

Without O
doubt O
, O
Israel B-GPE
was O
not O
able O
to O
defeat O
Hezbollah B-NORP
militarily O
, O
and O
it O
suffered O
many O
losses O
, O
but O
what O
were O
Lebanon B-GPE
's O
gains O
? O

In O
a O
press O
interview O
, O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ehud O
Olmert O
said O
that O
major O
democratic O
countries O
with O
nuclear O
capabilities O
, O
such O
as O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
Russia B-GPE
and O
Israel B-GPE
, O
do O
not O
threaten O
to O
exterminate O
and O
crush O
states O
and O
nations O
. O

Olmert B-PERSON
was O
referring O
to O
Iranian B-NORP
President O
Ahmedinejad O
's O
statements O
about O
wiping O
Israel B-GPE
off O
the O
map O
... O
but O
what O
is O
significant O
here O
in O
these O
statements O
is O
the O
mention O
of O
Israel B-GPE
as O
one O
of O
the O
major O
countries O
in O
the O
nuclear O
club O
, O
although O
this O
is O
not O
true O
from O
a O
procedural O
point O
of O
view O
. O

However O
, O
this O
is O
the O
first O
time O
an O
Israel B-GPE
official O
, O
represented O
in O
the O
form O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
Prime B-PERSON
Minister I-PERSON
, O
has O
formally O
mentioned O
that O
Israel B-GPE
possesses O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

While O
this O
came O
as O
no O
surprise O
to O
everyone O
near O
and O
far O
, O
this O
announcement O
disturbed O
and O
angered O
various O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
, O
some O
of O
whom O
went O
about O
calling O
for O
Olmert B-PERSON
's O
resignation O
. O

Since O
Israel B-GPE
started O
its O
nuclear O
program O
in O
the O
sixties O
with O
French B-NORP
assistance O
, O
it O
has O
been O
shrouded O
in O
mystery O
. O

Voices O
emerged O
out O
of O
Israel B-GPE
strongly O
denying O
the O
existence O
of O
any O
Israeli B-NORP
nuclear O
weapons O
on O
the O
basis O
that O
no O
nuclear O
test O
explosions O
had O
been O
conducted O
inside O
Israel B-GPE
. O

This O
is O
where O
an O
Arab B-NORP
stance O
was O
needed O
but O
everyone O
greeted O
the O
news O
coolly O
and O
calmly O
, O
as O
if O
the O
whole O
issue O
was O
of O
no O
concern O
to O
us O
, O
whether O
closely O
or O
remotely O
, O
or O
as O
if O
Israel B-GPE
were O
located O
at O
the B-LOC
North I-LOC
Pole I-LOC
. O

An O
issue O
such O
as O
this O
really O
calls O
for O
an O
Arab B-NORP
position O
to O
be O
taken O
and O
anger O
to O
be O
expressed O
but O
it O
is O
as O
if O
Arab B-NORP
anger O
towards O
Israel B-GPE
is O
not O
allowed O
and O
is O
something O
that O
is O
forbidden O
to O
us O
. O

The O
least O
requirement O
is O
to O
engage O
the O
international O
community O
in O
pressuring O
Israel B-GPE
into O
signing O
the O
nuclear O
nonproliferation O
treaty O
, O
which O
the O
majority O
of O
Arab B-NORP
and O
Islamic O
countries O
have O
signed O
, O
including O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
Iran B-GPE
. O

After O
the O
devastating O
and O
disgraceful O
failure O
whether O
at O
the O
world O
championship O
level O
or O
even O
at O
the O
continental O
championship O
level O
, O
like O
now O
in O
Doha B-GPE
in O
Asia B-GPE
, O
personally O
and O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
female O
gender O
, O
I O
express O
to O
you O
, O
the O
young O
men O
of O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
, O
our O
complete O
readiness O
as O
members O
of O
the O
female O
gender O
, O
to O
watch O
you O
bring O
about O
the O
defeat O
this O
time O
of O
Doha B-GPE
in O
Qatar B-GPE
. O

And O
in O
any O
international O
forum O
, O
as O
you O
have O
accustomed O
us O
to O
, O
and O
in O
every O
challenge O
to O
human O
strength O
which O
attests O
to O
what O
the O
human O
body O
can O
achieve O
in O
its O
strength O
and O
precision O
, O
its O
patience O
and O
art O
. O
We O
are O
ready O
to O
pat O
you O
on O
the O
back O
and O
caress O
your O
shoulders O
, O
console O
you O
in O
your O
sadness O
, O
wipe O
the O
tears O
from O
your O
cheeks O
. O
And O
to O
recite O
the O
prayers O
of O
the O
old O
ladies O
asking O
the O
Creator O
to O
compensate O
you O
with O
better O
championships O
next O
time O
. O

It O
has O
become O
the O
norm O
to O
receive O
Saudi B-NORP
youth O
empty O
- O
handed O
. O

It O
has O
become O
the O
norm O
for O
you O
, O
the O
young O
men O
, O
not O
to O
raise O
the O
flag O
of O
monotheism O
among O
the O
flags O
of O
nations O
. O

It O
has O
become O
the O
expected O
scenario O
that O
we O
only O
hear O
from O
you O
, O
young O
men O
, O
promises O
about O
the O
coming O
championships O
. O

Because O
each O
championship O
is O
followed O
by O
another O
, O
there O
is O
no O
definite O
time O
as O
to O
how O
close O
the O
era O
of O
challenge O
is O
or O
the O
golden O
era O
when O
medallions O
are O
drawn O
on O
your O
chests O
, O
not O
in O
the O
near O
future O
nor O
even O
in O
eternity O
. O

Despite O
all O
your O
failures O
we O
find O
you O
depriving O
us O
, O
the O
female O
gender O
, O
and O
in O
a O
discriminating O
way O
, O
of O
engaging O
in O
challenging O
the O
nations O
. O

We O
find O
the O
public O
welfare O
-LRB- O
of O
youth O
-RRB- O
limiting O
its O
activity O
to O
a O
gender O
that O
confirms O
its O
failure O
not O
once O
and O
not O
even O
a O
thousand O
times O
. O

Why O
not O
open O
the O
doors O
for O
girls O
to O
exercise O
their O
human O
rights O
, O
to O
confirm O
their O
freedom O
which O
was O
guaranteed O
by O
religion O
, O
law O
, O
and O
humanity O
, O
so O
they O
can O
stand O
tall O
holding O
the O
flag O
that O
says O
" O
There O
is O
no O
god O
except O
God O
, O
and O
Muhammad B-PERSON
is O
the O
messenger O
of O
God O
" O
among O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
girls O
of O
the O
Asian O
continent O
? O

American O
President O
George O
W. O
Bush O
is O
receiving O
Abd B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
Baqir I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
so O
- O
called O
Council O
for O
the B-EVENT
Islamic I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
at O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

Welcome O
. O

He O
rolls O
out O
the O
red O
carpet O
for O
him O
, O
Thanking O
him O
for O
accepting O
the O
invitation O
he O
sent O
him O
to O
meet O
with O
him O
. O

He O
discusses O
with O
him O
the O
matter O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
quagmire O
that O
has O
submerged O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
, O
seeking O
his O
help O
to O
get O
him O
out O
of O
that O
morass O
. O
Knowing O
that O
the O
Council O
for O
the B-EVENT
Islamic I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
, O
which O
is O
headed O
by O
Abd B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
Baqir I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
, O
was O
one O
of O
the O
parties O
that O
suggested O
the O
invasion O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
American B-NORP
President O
Bush O
. O

That O
was O
when O
the O
Council O
was O
headed O
by O
his O
brother O
Muhammad B-PERSON
Baqir I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
assassinated O
after O
the O
entry O
of O
the O
ugly O
American O
into O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

So O
he O
is O
seeking O
his O
help O
now O
to O
get O
out O
of O
his O
predicament O
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
amusing O
paradox O
. O

Rather O
, O
it O
is O
that O
Abd B-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Aziz I-PERSON
Baqir I-PERSON
al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Hakim I-PERSON
heads O
the O
armed O
Badr B-ORG
Militia I-ORG
that O
is O
fueling O
the O
sectarian O
conflict O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
is O
accused O
of O
bloodshed O
and O
aggression O
-- O
the O
very O
terrorism O
that O
President O
Bush O
claims O
to O
be O
in O
a O
fierce O
war O
against O
. O

He O
is O
welcomed O
and O
greeted O
at O
the O
American O
White O
House O
, O
to O
be O
used O
as O
a O
tool O
with O
which O
to O
fight O
the O
Shiite O
leader O
Muqtada O
al O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
, O
who O
stands O
against O
the O
presence O
of O
the O
Americans O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
and O
against O
American O
President O
Bush O
himself O
, O
in O
order O
to O
finish O
him O
and O
the B-ORG
Al I-ORG
- I-ORG
Mahdi I-ORG
Army I-ORG
which O
he O
leads O
. O

The O
Arab B-NORP
peninsula O
is O
characterized O
by O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
tribal O
variety O
and O
each O
of O
these O
tribes O
has O
its O
own O
way O
of O
receiving O
guests O
and O
preparing O
feasts O
. O

It O
might O
resemble O
some O
other O
tribes O
or O
be O
unique O
to O
them O
and O
some O
brothers O
may O
be O
surprised O
, O
especially O
local O
residents O
attending O
feasts O
, O
particularly O
if O
it O
is O
in O
their O
' O
stronghold O
' O
, O
i.e. O
the O
area O
they O
live O
in O
. O

Among O
these O
customs O
, O
some O
of O
which O
we O
have O
seen O
and O
some O
of O
which O
we O
have O
heard O
about O
, O
I O
'll O
describe O
a O
few O
and O
I O
look O
forward O
to O
people O
expressing O
their O
opinions O
to O
enrich O
the O
subject O
so O
that O
we O
can O
all O
learn O
about O
these O
customs O
. O

For O
example O
, O
some O
tribes O
will O
only O
eat O
after O
the O
guest O
has O
eaten O
and O
will O
only O
finish O
after O
he O
finishes O
, O
even O
if O
he O
stays O
for O
a O
full O
hour O
. O

Some O
get O
angry O
if O
the O
slaughtered O
animal O
which O
they O
have O
been O
honored O
with O
contains O
certain O
parts O
such O
as O
the O
neck O
, O
for O
example O
, O
or O
that O
you O
eat O
the O
tongue O
of O
the O
slaughtered O
animal O
. O

Some O
will O
offer O
you O
food O
then O
leave O
you O
and O
your O
family O
to O
eat O
alone O
. O

Some O
will O
turn O
off O
the O
lights O
so O
that O
you O
feel O
more O
comfortable O
when O
eating O
your O
food O
and O
so O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
feel O
as O
if O
someone O
is O
watching O
you O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
many O
other O
customs O
. O

And O
perhaps O
there O
are O
even O
stranger O
customs O
other O
than O
the O
ones O
mentioned O
when O
you O
send O
in O
your O
comments O
on O
the O
subject O
. O

So O
see O
you O
. O

No O
one O
who O
followed O
the O
tyrant O
and O
his O
assistants O
' O
trial O
session O
for O
the O
Anfal B-PERSON
crimes O
of O
12/06/2006 O
can O
deny O
the O
role O
of O
the O
testimony O
that O
Dr. O
Faek O
Mohammed O
Kolbi O
gave O
. O

As O
an O
eyewitness O
, O
he O
recounted O
real O
events O
as O
a O
doctor O
who O
practiced O
his O
humanitarian O
and O
national O
role O
in O
treating O
victims O
of O
chemical O
weapons O
, O
especially O
as O
he O
performed O
his O
role O
well O
in O
listing O
details O
. O

But O
as O
a O
chairman O
of O
a O
political O
party O
in O
Kurdistan B-GPE
who O
has O
a O
history O
of O
resistance O
in O
the O
Kurdish O
liberation O
movement O
, O
he O
should O
have O
called O
things O
by O
their O
real O
names O
and O
avoided O
the O
barren O
justification O
that O
previous O
plaintiffs O
and O
witnesses O
used O
when O
they O
mentioned O
the O
role O
of O
merchants O
of O
war O
, O
agents O
of O
the O
former O
regime O
who O
are O
called O
the O
leaders O
of O
the O
Kurdish O
clans O
, O
or O
consultants O
as O
the O
former O
dictator O
authority O
called O
them O
. O

The O
least O
that O
could O
be O
said O
about O
those O
hireling O
criminals O
is O
that O
they O
are O
despicable O
mercenaries O
, O
for O
the O
crimes O
they O
committed O
that O
can O
not O
be O
justified O
under O
any O
circumstance O
. O

The O
scale O
of O
their O
crimes O
is O
not O
less O
than O
the O
crimes O
of O
the O
tyrant O
and O
his O
bloodthirsty O
cousin O
, O
Chemical B-PERSON
Ali I-PERSON
. O

The O
right O
place O
for O
those O
mercenaries O
is O
beside O
their O
humiliated O
master O
in O
the O
defendant O
's O
cage O
. O

We O
find O
that O
most O
of O
the O
witnesses O
, O
especially O
with O
the O
unqualified O
translators O
that O
the O
court O
has O
appointed O
, O
who O
many O
times O
distorted O
the O
witnesses O
' O
testimonies O
in O
favor O
of O
those O
mercenaries O
as O
when O
they O
called O
them O
consultants O
of O
the O
national O
defense O
forces O
according O
to O
what O
the O
regime O
calls O
them O
. O

Naming O
those O
criminals O
and O
their O
followers O
as O
national O
defense O
regiments O
can O
not O
be O
justified O
. O

This O
is O
enough O
to O
annul O
the O
accusations O
against O
the O
plaintiffs O
in O
the O
Anfal B-PERSON
case O
, O
a O
mass O
annihilation O
. O

How O
could O
troops O
, O
whose O
duty O
was O
to O
defend O
the O
nation O
, O
burn O
the O
nation O
, O
annihilate O
its O
people O
with O
chemical O
weapons O
, O
and O
bury O
them O
alive O
in O
mass O
graves O
? O

As O
a O
woman O
who O
sees O
herself O
as O
belonging O
to O
a O
conservative O
society O
, O
I O
have O
lived O
for O
many O
years O
of O
my O
life O
in O
ignorance O
of O
this O
world O
... O

My O
knowledge O
about O
male O
interests O
and O
their O
level O
of O
thinking O
and O
thought O
was O
limited O
to O
" O
what O
I O
saw O
" O
from O
my O
male O
relatives O
... O
a O
small O
number O
I O
compared O
a O
whole O
world O
to O
... O

I O
began O
to O
read O
and O
think O
... O
and O
found O
that O
the O
circle O
was O
wider O
than O
I O
had O
thought O
... O

My O
reading O
broadened O
... O
and O
as O
it O
did O
, O
so O
did O
my O
wonder O
! O

The O
relationship O
between O
men O
and O
women O
has O
never O
, O
in O
my O
opinion O
, O
been O
one O
of O
conflict O
... O
also O
in O
comparison O
to O
my O
little O
world O
. O

We O
might O
have O
a O
few O
lighthearted O
clashes O
... O

But O
I O
never O
thought O
there O
would O
be O
people O
on O
this O
earth O
who O
would O
embrace O
these O
ideas O
as O
belief O
! O

I O
have O
read O
a O
lot O
about O
the O
marginalization O
of O
women O
... O
their O
degradation O
... O
their O
undervaluing O
... O
by O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
foreigners O
... O
by O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
disbelievers O
... O
by O
the O
ancients O
and O
contemporary O
people O
. O

Such O
talk O
would O
be O
met O
with O
anger O
and O
counter-attacks O
by O
some O
women O
... O
by O
evasion O
and O
disregard O
by O
some O
... O
and O
submission O
and O
defeat O
by O
others O
. O

I O
have O
read O
a O
lot O
of O
proverbs O
that O
belittle O
women O
... O

But O
I O
have O
never O
read O
a O
proverb O
by O
a O
woman O
making O
fun O
of O
men O
... O
how O
sensible O
women O
are O
! O
:-LRB- O

What O
is O
even O
nicer O
is O
that O
I O
did O
not O
find O
an O
offensive O
proverb O
about O
women O
by O
people O
whose O
intellect O
, O
knowledge O
, O
ideas O
and O
religion O
I O
value O
! O

And O
if O
something O
like O
that O
came O
out O
of O
one O
of O
them O
at O
some O
moment O
... O
they O
would O
quickly O
express O
regret O
and O
apologize O
! O

We O
have O
lived O
for O
many O
years O
hearing O
, O
seeing O
and O
reading O
comparisons O
between O
men O
and O
women O
... O

It O
has O
come O
to O
be O
a O
received O
fact O
for O
some O
... O

Others O
dare O
to O
act O
upon O
some O
legal O
proofs O
to O
confirm O
men O
's O
superiority O
over O
women O
in O
every O
aspect O
... O
without O
exception O
! O
Until O
we O
almost O
started O
to O
believe O
this O
. O

This O
was O
how O
it O
was O
years O
ago O
... O
until O
the O
worldwide O
web O
-LRB- O
internet O
-RRB- O
came O
! O

I O
have O
navigated O
the O
depths O
of O
this O
sea O
for O
seven O
years O
. O

And O
I O
still O
do O
... O
dropping O
my O
anchor O
one O
day O
and O
raising O
it O
another O
. O
Facing O
clear O
, O
calm O
days O
... O
and O
facing O
storms O
and O
hurricanes O
. O

Al B-PERSON
Dhari I-PERSON
, O
the O
secretary O
- O
general O
of O
the O
Muslim O
Scholars O
League O
, O
and O
the O
President O
of O
the B-ORG
Green I-ORG
Zone I-ORG
Republic I-ORG
, O
Al B-PERSON
Talabani I-PERSON
accused O
Sheikh B-PERSON
Harith I-PERSON
of O
being O
interested O
only O
in O
igniting O
nationalist O
-LRB- O
i.e. O
, O
Arab B-NORP
- O
Kurdish O
-RRB- O
and O
sectarian O
-LRB- O
i.e. O
, O
Sunni O
- O
Shiite O
, O
of O
course O
-RRB- O
feuds O
. O

For O
such O
an O
accusation O
to O
come O
from O
the O
Green O
Zone O
at O
Sheikh B-PERSON
Harith I-PERSON
is O
no O
strange O
matter O
, O
but O
for O
it O
to O
come O
from O
the O
President O
of O
the O
Republic O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
- O
this O
is O
indeed O
strange O
and O
objectionable O
. O

Since O
Talabani B-PERSON
came O
to O
prominence O
at O
the O
head O
of O
a O
group O
of O
youths O
who O
split O
from O
Mullah B-PERSON
Mustafa I-PERSON
Barzani I-PERSON
, O
he O
has O
been O
part O
of O
all O
the O
unrest O
that O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
the O
Kurds B-NORP
have O
been O
subject O
to O
. O

From O
the O
Baath B-NORP
government O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
to O
Iran B-GPE
, O
from O
Syria B-GPE
to O
Turkey B-GPE
, O
from O
London B-GPE
to O
Washington B-GPE
, O
Talabani B-PERSON
has O
not O
left O
any O
party O
with O
interests O
or O
concerns O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
its O
affairs O
without O
working O
with O
them O
, O
on O
one O
level O
or O
another O
. O

Up O
to O
the O
time O
that O
his O
statement O
was O
released O
, O
he O
was O
working O
to O
create O
a O
rift O
among O
the O
ranks O
of O
the O
Kurdish O
movement O
and O
disputes O
between O
them O
, O
implicating O
the O
Kurds B-NORP
in O
a O
series O
of O
failed O
armed O
skirmishes O
against O
the O
central O
government O
-LRB- O
some O
of O
which O
did O
not O
fail O
to O
serve O
the O
interests O
of O
foreign O
forces O
-RRB- O
, O
in O
starting O
a O
destructive O
Kurdish O
civil O
war O
in O
the O
nineties O
, O
then O
getting O
involved O
in O
the O
plan O
to O
invade O
and O
occupy O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
which O
has O
brought O
the O
country O
to O
the O
state O
of O
hell O
, O
destruction O
and O
death O
it O
finds O
itself O
in O
. O

The O
Special O
Force O
for O
Road O
Safety O
in O
the O
Qusaim O
district O
, O
Um B-LOC
Sedra I-LOC
Center I-LOC
, O
was O
able O
to O
arrest O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
person O
and O
another O
person O
of O
Arab B-NORP
nationality O
, O
after O
the O
second O
had O
smuggled O
a O
very O
large O
quantity O
of O
prohibited O
amphetamine O
pills O
, O
numbering O
more O
than O
397 O
thousand O
pills O
inside O
his O
Mercedes B-PRODUCT
car O
at O
exactly O
three O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
thinking O
that O
the O
early O
hour O
would O
help O
him O
go O
past O
the O
road O
guards O
on O
his O
way O
to O
Riyadh B-GPE
. O

But O
the O
alertness O
of O
the O
road O
guards O
prevented O
the O
passing O
of O
this O
quantity O
on O
to O
our O
youth O
. O

This O
is O
considered O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
caches O
seized O
in O
the O
district O
. O

The O
details O
of O
the O
case O
, O
after O
the O
arrest O
of O
the O
first O
person O
in O
whose O
possession O
were O
ten O
pills O
of O
the O
same O
kind O
that O
were O
seized O
, O
are O
that O
while O
there O
was O
no O
relation O
or O
connection O
between O
the O
two O
arrested O
men O
, O
the O
car O
was O
going O
back O
and O
forth O
between O
the O
Kingdom B-GPE
and O
his O
country O
, O
which O
made O
the O
road O
guards O
suspicious O
of O
a O
concealed O
matter O
. O

Accordingly O
, O
the O
1997 O
Mercedes B-PRODUCT
vehicle O
was O
searched O
. O

Plastic O
bags O
were O
found O
in O
the O
front O
and O
back O
doors O
, O
numbering O
397 O
bags O
, O
each O
containing O
a O
thousand O
pills O
. O

Immediately O
after O
they O
were O
seized O
, O
the O
arrested O
men O
were O
handed O
over O
directly O
to O
the B-ORG
Drug I-ORG
Combating I-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

Who O
in O
the O
construction O
company O
is O
robbing O
us O
? O

Who O
is O
developing O
Riyadh B-GPE
at O
our O
expense O
? O

Is O
the O
construction O
company O
a O
charitable O
company O
so O
that O
it O
should O
provide O
the O
Riyadh B-GPE
area O
with O
services O
at O
its O
own O
expense O
and O
without O
any O
economic O
feasibility O
? O

Does O
it O
make O
sense O
that O
a O
real O
estate O
company O
with O
a O
capital O
of O
one O
billion O
ca O
n't O
make O
10 O
% O
of O
its O
capital O
? O

I O
mean O
, O
if O
you O
gave O
that O
sum O
to O
an O
uneducated O
Indian B-NORP
caretaker O
, O
he O
would O
make O
at O
least O
a O
10 O
% O
profit O
from O
rentals O
. O

Other O
real O
estate O
companies O
make O
at O
least O
30 O
% O
a O
year O
from O
their O
capital O
. O

These O
guys O
have O
set O
up O
a O
charity O
with O
our O
money O
or O
they O
're O
sharing O
out O
the O
20 O
% O
in O
an O
indirect O
way O
!!! O

My O
God O
, O
it O
's O
terrible O
that O
we O
should O
put O
our O
trust O
in O
thieves O
like O
these O
and O
I O
think O
we O
should O
stop O
keeping O
quiet O
and O
expose O
them O
... O

Do O
these O
thieves O
think O
we O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
they O
're O
doing O
and O
how O
they O
're O
stealing O
? O
And O
who O
is O
robbing O
us O
behind O
our O
backs O
? O

We O
thought O
they O
would O
stop O
stealing O
and O
give O
us O
what O
we O
are O
due O
but O
it O
seems O
that O
they O
despise O
our O
ability O
to O
stop O
them O
and O
expose O
them O
... O
but O
when O
we O
do O
, O
their O
pleading O
will O
be O
useless O
. O

King O
Abdul O
Aziz O
, O
God O
rest O
his O
soul O
, O
was O
wise O
when O
he O
said O
do O
not O
combine O
government O
and O
trade O
!! O

Choose O
either O
government O
or O
trade O
because O
combining O
the O
two O
sooner O
or O
later O
leads O
to O
the O
government O
being O
toppled O
and O
trade O
being O
unprofitable O
. O

There O
are O
some O
bad O
habits O
that O
a O
great O
majority O
of O
people O
have O
. O

They O
think O
there O
is O
no O
harm O
in O
them O
, O
and O
that O
they O
are O
even O
good O
habits O
, O
though O
they O
might O
put O
our O
health O
on O
the O
edge O
. O

We O
can O
mention O
some O
of O
them O
in O
brief O
below O
: O

drinking O
tea O
after O
eating O
. O

It O
is O
known O
that O
tea O
contains O
tannin O
, O
a O
substance O
that O
inhibits O
the O
absorption O
of O
iron O
by O
the O
intestines O
, O
which O
deprives O
the O
body O
of O
it O
. O

Consequently O
, O
the O
body O
could O
become O
anemic O
. O

There O
is O
no O
doubt O
that O
tea O
is O
beneficial O
at O
more O
than O
one O
level O
, O
but O
we O
should O
be O
cautious O
of O
excessive O
drinking O
of O
it O
, O
as O
its O
detriments O
could O
outweigh O
its O
benefits O

It O
is O
better O
to O
drink O
tea O
outside O
of O
meal O
times O
. O

As O
for O
the O
quantity O
, O
it O
ranges O
from O
two O
to O
three O
cups O
per O
day O
, O
no O
more O
. O

Whoever O
drinks O
more O
, O
has O
only O
himself O
to O
blame O
. O

Using O
frying O
oil O
over O
and O
over O
. O

Frying O
oil O
repeatedly O
makes O
it O
oxidize O
and O
, O
as O
a O
result O
it O
releases O
compounds O
that O
are O
harmful O
to O
the O
body O
, O
especially O
to O
the O
arteries O
. O

Moreover O
, O
research O
has O
shown O
that O
these O
compounds O
play O
a O
role O
in O
causing O
cancer O
. O

The O
best O
thing O
that O
can O
be O
done O
is O
to O
throw O
away O
oil O
after O
frying O
in O
it O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

Some O
try O
to O
add O
new O
oil O
to O
old O
oil O
. O

This O
is O
like O
the O
saying O
" O
pouring O
oil O
on O
fire O
. O
" O

Adding O
salt O
to O
meat O
before O
it O
is O
grilled O
. O

This O
habit O
is O
very O
bad O
, O
because O
salt O
absorbs O
water O
from O
the O
meat O
, O
and O
this O
drains O
the O
minerals O
and O
vitamins O
from O
it O
, O
particularly O
iron O
. O

Meat O
should O
first O
be O
grilled O
and O
then O
the O
salt O
added O
to O
it O
. O

For O
more O
than O
10 O
years O
, O
I O
have O
been O
going O
to O
happy O
Yemen B-GPE
on O
most O
of O
my O
vacations O
, O
for O
what O
you O
find O
of O
cheap O
prices O
, O
beauty O
, O
conservatism O
, O
generosity O
, O
and O
the O
undamaged O
nature O
of O
its O
people O
there O
, O
though O
the O
services O
are O
still O
poor O
, O
but O
they O
have O
started O
to O
improve O
. O

I O
go O
to O
Yemen B-GPE
more O
than O
once O
a O
year O
. O

In O
order O
for O
the O
brothers O
to O
benefit O
religiously O
from O
their O
visits O
to O
Yemen B-GPE
, O
I O
invite O
them O
to O
visit O
the O
Quranic O
houses O
which O
are O
spread O
through O
all O
the O
provinces O
and O
include O
thousands O
of O
students O
spending O
their O
time O
with O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Holy I-WORK_OF_ART
Quran I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

These O
houses O
are O
spreading O
and O
their O
students O
increase O
in O
number O
during O
summertime O
. O

There O
are O
things O
there O
that O
please O
the O
mind O
and O
open O
the O
heart O
. O

Also O
, O
visiting O
the O
charity O
associations O
that O
are O
active O
in O
the O
programs O
they O
provide O
, O
like O
the B-ORG
Islah I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
Tiba B-ORG
Charity I-ORG
Foundation I-ORG
, O
and O
others O
. O

What O
also O
distinguishes O
Yemen B-GPE
is O
the O
diversity O
of O
cultures O
. O

In O
every O
district O
, O
you O
find O
something O
that O
distinguishes O
it O
from O
the O
other O
. O

It O
has O
enough O
historic O
places O
and O
ancient O
civilizations O
to O
encourage O
visits O
to O
it O
, O
like O
the O
Throne O
of O
Bilqees O
and O
the B-LOC
Marib I-LOC
Dam I-LOC
. O

It O
has O
coastal O
areas O
and O
beaches O
that O
are O
not O
found O
elsewhere O
, O
like O
the O
beaches O
of O
Al O
Makla O
, O
Aden B-GPE
and O
Al O
Khokha O
. O

It O
is O
worth O
visiting O
and O
getting O
to O
know O
all O
of O
these O
places O
. O

And O
visiting O
Yemen B-GPE
does O
not O
cost O
you O
much O
. O

There O
was O
a O
young O
Saudi B-NORP
man O
who O
left O
for O
America B-GPE
to O
study O
English O
and O
reside O
there O
, O
in O
search O
of O
a O
homeland O
that O
would O
appreciate O
his O
talent O
. O

This O
young O
man O
learned O
the O
language O
, O
I O
will O
call O
him O
by O
the O
name O
-LRB- O
Khaled B-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
but O
he O
is O
no O
Khaled B-PERSON
. O

Khaled B-PERSON
settled O
down O
in O
America B-GPE
for O
ten O
years O
without O
coming O
back O
to O
his O
town O
in O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
. O

He O
got O
busy O
with O
work O
and O
lived O
in O
American B-NORP
society O
, O
until O
a O
missile O
company O
in O
one O
of O
the O
American B-NORP
states O
realized O
that O
this O
young O
man O
had O
a O
talent O
in O
atomic O
science O
. O

He O
was O
appointed O
manager O
of O
a O
missile O
lathe O
company O
in O
America B-GPE
; O
no O
missile O
would O
even O
leave O
this O
company O
without O
this O
young O
Saudi B-NORP
man O
's O
signature O
. O

One O
day O
, O
after O
ten O
years O
of O
his O
stay O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
coincidentally O
, O
one O
of O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
princes O
came O
to O
the O
state O
where O
this O
young O
man O
resided O
, O
and O
this O
prince O
asked O
for O
a O
translator O
for O
the O
doctors O
. O

They O
told O
him O
that O
there O
was O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
young O
man O
in O
the O
same O
state O
who O
had O
mastered O
the O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
, O
so O
he O
told O
them O
to O
bring O
him O
to O
translate O
for O
me O
what O
the O
doctors O
say O
. O

This O
young O
man O
came O
and O
spent O
a O
month O
with O
the O
prince O
, O
translating O
for O
him O
while O
he O
stayed O
in O
the O
hospital O
. O

One O
month O
after O
the O
prince O
's O
arrival O
in O
America B-GPE
, O
he O
wrote O
a O
poem O
of O
longing O
for O
his O
people O
and O
homeland O
. O

This O
young O
man O
thought O
to O
himself O
and O
said O
, O
I O
have O
been O
here O
in O
America B-GPE
for O
ten O
years O
, O
and O
I O
did O
not O
send O
one O
letter O
to O
my O
family O
. O

I O
do O
not O
know O
anything O
about O
them O
. O

This O
prince O
after O
only O
one O
month O
sent O
a O
poem O
of O
longing O
to O
his O
family O
. O

So O
this O
young O
man O
, O
Khaled B-PERSON
, O
decided O
to O
return O
back O
to O
his O
family O
and O
homeland O
. O

When O
the O
company O
learned O
that O
this O
young O
man O
had O
decided O
to O
return O
to O
his O
homeland O
, O
unfortunately O
America B-GPE
fights O
every O
Arab B-NORP
talented O
mind O
, O
it O
made O
him O
a O
victim O
of O
heroin O
and O
alcohol O
until O
he O
went O
half O
crazy O
. O

After O
that O
, O
they O
allowed O
him O
to O
return O
to O
his O
homeland O
. O

Today O
will O
be O
the O
announcement O
of O
the O
first O
five O
female O
elected O
university O
students O
, O
who O
will O
form O
the O
first O
student O
council O
to O
represent O
female O
students O
through O
student O
elections O
. O

These O
are O
considered O
the O
first O
of O
their O
kind O
in O
Saudi B-NORP
universities O
and O
were O
initiated O
by O
Prince B-FAC
Mohamed I-FAC
Bin I-FAC
Fahd I-FAC
University I-FAC
through O
the O
department O
responsible O
for O
student O
activity O
in O
the O
female O
student O
department O
in O
the O
university O
. O

The O
winning O
female O
students O
won O
after O
they O
had O
gone O
through O
a O
competition O
of O
16 O
nominated O
female O
students O
, O
based O
on O
the O
percentages O
they O
received O
in O
elections O
to O
represent O
their O
female O
student O
colleagues O
in O
the O
council O
. O

The O
female O
students O
who O
were O
elected O
will O
form O
a O
student O
council O
to O
represent O
female O
students O
. O

It O
will O
be O
run O
in O
a O
totally O
separate O
and O
independent O
way O
from O
what O
occurs O
in O
the O
female O
student O
university O
campus O
and O
will O
convey O
their O
desires O
to O
the O
faculty O
council O
and O
the O
university O
council O
. O

This O
council O
will O
also O
be O
the O
voice O
of O
female O
students O
, O
expressing O
their O
desires O
and O
aspirations O
, O
in O
presenting O
ideas O
aimed O
at O
acquiring O
skills O
and O
talents O
to O
graduate O
a O
generation O
that O
is O
capable O
of O
bearing O
responsibility O
. O

Mona B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Nakhilan I-PERSON
, O
Public O
Relations O
Manager O
in O
the B-ORG
Female I-ORG
Student I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
said O
that O
the O
experiment O
, O
which O
is O
considered O
the O
first O
of O
its O
kind O
in O
Saudi B-NORP
universities O
, O
represents O
an O
opportunity O
for O
university O
female O
students O
to O
express O
their O
opinions O
and O
shape O
their O
characters O
, O
noting O
that O
the O
elections O
took O
the O
acknowledged O
form O
of O
general O
elections O
and O
that O
the O
elected O
female O
student O
could O
deliver O
her O
opinions O
and O
convey O
her O
colleagues O
' O
ideas O
to O
the O
university O
administration O
in O
the O
framework O
of O
religion O
and O
acknowledged O
traditions O
. O

She O
noted O
that O
, O
after O
the O
return O
from O
Eid B-EVENT
Al I-EVENT
Adha I-EVENT
vacation O
, O
each O
elected O
female O
student O
will O
present O
her O
own O
official O
plan O
and O
every O
nominated O
female O
student O
from O
among O
the O
16 O
female O
nominees O
experienced O
for O
over O
two O
weeks O
, O
the O
period O
of O
the O
election O
phases O
, O
an O
election O
atmosphere O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

The O
university O
administration O
in O
the B-ORG
Female I-ORG
Student I-ORG
Department I-ORG
was O
able O
to O
vote O
for O
the O
candidates O
through O
female O
employees O
among O
the O
female O
faculty O
members O
and O
female O
administrative O
employees O
. O

I O
wish O
that O
the O
general O
management O
, O
represented O
by O
the B-ORG
Soccer I-ORG
Federation I-ORG
, O
would O
wake O
up O
and O
take O
a O
firm O
stand O
, O
and O
to O
put O
out O
the O
fire O
of O
sports O
and O
media O
anarchy O
caused O
by O
one O
team O
instead O
of O
disbanding O
the B-ORG
Referee I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
-LRB- O
the O
scapegoat O
as O
usual O
-RRB- O
. O

After O
every O
game O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hilal I-ORG
plays O
, O
other O
teams O
pay O
the O
price O
in O
order O
to O
unjustly O
and O
artificially O
increase O
the O
number O
of O
championships O
for O
this O
team O
. O

Leave O
the O
sedatives O
and O
eliminate O
the O
primary O
reasons O
that O
make O
referees O
sell O
their O
conscience O
in O
favor O
of O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hilal I-ORG
in O
the O
world O
of O
soccer O
. O

There O
are O
only O
two O
major O
reasons O
that O
may O
make O
the O
referees O
favor O
one O
team O
over O
another O
. O

The O
first O
one O
, O
unfortunately O
, O
might O
be O
the O
fear O
of O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hilal I-ORG
's O
domineering O
, O
chaotic O
, O
immoral O
, O
and O
unpatriotic O
media O
, O
which O
is O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
intolerance O
and O
backwardness O
that O
we O
have O
in O
soccer O
. O

Frankly O
, O
I O
find O
the O
utter O
silence O
from O
the O
general O
management O
and O
the O
ministry O
of O
information O
strange O
. O

The O
second O
one O
might O
be O
that O
some O
of O
our O
soccer O
referees O
take O
bribes O
, O
God O
forbid O
. O

About O
four O
years O
ago O
, O
the B-ORG
Referee I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
was O
disbanded O
after O
a O
match O
similar O
to O
yesterday O
's O
game O
. O

Referee O
Muhammad B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Suwail I-PERSON
was O
suspended O
for O
determining O
the O
result O
of O
the O
game O
in O
favor O
of O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hilal I-ORG
and O
canceling O
a O
clear O
penalty O
kick O
for O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Nasr I-PERSON
. O

How O
similar O
is O
today O
to O
yesterday O
! O

The O
refereeing O
mistakes O
that O
affect O
the O
outcome O
of O
local O
games O
all O
continue O
to O
be O
in O
favor O
of O
one O
team O
, O
namely O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Hilal I-ORG
. O

What O
did O
we O
get O
from O
disbanding O
the B-ORG
Referee I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
as O
long O
as O
the O
main O
reasons O
have O
not O
been O
removed O
? O

The O
mistakes O
are O
still O
the O
same O
and O
in O
favor O
of O
only O
one O
team O
. O

It O
's O
too O
bad O
about O
our O
money O
, O
our O
effort O
, O
and O
our O
support O
as O
long O
as O
the O
recent O
championships O
have O
been O
forcibly O
credited O
to O
this O
team O
. O

None O
of O
you O
have O
true O
faith O
until O
you O
wish O
for O
your O
brother O
what O
you O
wish O
for O
yourself O
. O

I O
want O
my O
voice O
and O
the O
voice O
of O
every O
citizen O
to O
be O
heard O
, O
male O
and O
female O
, O
who O
cares O
about O
the O
reputation O
of O
Medina B-GPE
, O
in O
the O
form O
and O
substance O
of O
our O
Muslim O
moral O
values O
, O
of O
what O
we O
the O
people O
of O
Medina B-GPE
, O
neighbors O
of O
the O
Messenger O
of O
God O
-LRB- O
Peace O
Be O
Upon O
Him O
-RRB- O
, O
see O
. O
... O
because O
it O
makes O
the O
heart O
bleed O
and O
brings O
tears O
to O
the O
eyes O
... O

what O
we O
see O
on O
this O
street O
depresses O
us O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
it O
has O
turned O
into O
a O
street O
for O
immoral O
youth O
gatherings O
which O
distort O
the O
public O
image O
this O
street O
has O
. O

It O
is O
called O
Sultana B-LOC
Street I-LOC

In O
the O
past O
, O
it O
was O
a O
breathing O
space O
for O
the O
people O
of O
Medina B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
very O
important O
because O
it O
has O
shopping O
malls O
, O
stores O
and O
restaurants O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Medina B-GPE
come O
here O
on O
Wednesdays O
, O
Thursdays O
and O
Fridays O
. O

But O
now O
, O
it O
has O
become O
unbearable O
and O
we O
ca O
n't O
go O
there O
even O
if O
we O
have O
our O
men O
with O
us O
. O

So O
we O
have O
to O
make O
do O
with O
small O
restaurants O
and O
shops O
faraway O
from O
this O
street O
. O

There O
are O
groups O
of O
youths O
on O
the O
sidewalks O
and O
as O
for O
their O
clothes O
, O
one O
feels O
too O
embarrassed O
to O
look O
. O

I O
feel O
like O
their O
pants O
are O
about O
to O
drop O
as O
they O
're O
so O
low O
down O
on O
the O
waist O
. O

All O
they O
care O
about O
is O
finding O
women O
and O
harassing O
them O
. O

Even O
a O
married O
woman O
walking O
with O
her O
children O
is O
not O
safe O
from O
their O
harassment O
. O

I O
swear O
, O
some O
groups O
of O
young O
people O
set O
up O
teams O
to O
skate O
on O
the O
sidewalk O
and O
street O
and O
go O
between O
cars O
on O
what O
they O
call O
skateboards O
. O

The O
price O
of O
vegetables O
in O
the O
kingdom O
's O
markets O
suddenly O
rose O
twofold O
or O
more O
this O
week O
. O

Greengrocers O
attributed O
the O
rise O
in O
price O
to O
exports O
to O
Gulf B-ORG
states O
in O
order O
to O
achieve O
doubled O
and O
quick O
profits O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
the O
start O
of O
the O
Hajj O
season O
. O

Al O
- O
Riyadh B-GPE
's O
tour O
of O
the O
market O
to O
discover O
the O
reasons O
for O
this O
found O
a O
36,000 O
Riyal O
deficit O
. O

Attiyatulla B-PERSON
Salim I-PERSON
, O
a O
greengrocer O
in O
the O
northern O
market O
for O
greengrocery O
, O
complained O
of O
the O
price O
increase O
of O
vegetables O
by O
a O
number O
of O
farm O
owners O
and O
traders O
. O

The O
price O
of O
a O
large O
box O
of O
zucchini O
is O
now O
between O
100 O
and O
120 O
Riyals O
whereas O
the O
price O
of O
a O
box O
of O
zucchini O
in O
the O
past O
was O
no O
more O
than O
45 O
Riyals O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
his O
customers O
' O
annoyance O
at O
the O
price O
rise O
, O
which O
happened O
a O
week O
ago O
and O
which O
has O
had O
a O
great O
effect O
on O
customers O
visiting O
the O
fruit O
and O
vegetable O
market O
. O

Salim B-PERSON
said O
that O
he O
had O
suffered O
a O
shortfall O
of O
36,000 O
Riyals O
in O
the O
course O
of O
just O
one O
week O
as O
a O
result O
of O
the O
lack O
of O
customers O
buying O
vegetables O
following O
the O
price O
increase O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
having O
to O
pay O
out O
100 O
Riyals O
in O
daily O
wages O
to O
five O
Saudi B-NORP
workers O
and O
100 O
to O
foreign O
workers O
who O
carry O
the O
goods O
and O
are O
employed O
by O
the O
company O
which O
manages O
the O
market O
. O

I O
can O
not O
assume O
the O
personality O
a O
Lebanese B-NORP
, O
especially O
one O
from O
Hezbollah B-NORP
, O
but O
I O
will O
describe O
some O
of O
the O
daily O
features O
of O
the O
demonstrations O
. O

The O
crowd O
mixture O
of O
demonstrations O
is O
made O
up O
of O
Shiite O
Lebanese B-NORP
and O
some O
Christian O
followers O
of O
Aoun B-PERSON
. O

Of O
course O
, O
we O
do O
not O
forget O
our O
Syrian B-NORP
brothers O
. O

A O
demonstrator O
is O
paid O
the O
sum O
of O
twenty O
American B-NORP
dollars O
daily O
, O
equivalent O
to O
75 O
riyals O
per O
day O
. O

If O
we O
multiply O
that O
by O
30 O
days O
, O
it O
would O
be O
equivalent O
to O
the O
salary O
of O
a O
Saudi B-NORP
employee O
in O
a O
phone O
kiosk O
, O
maybe O
more O
. O

You O
do O
the O
math O
. O

It O
is O
notable O
that O
the O
demonstrations O
came O
just O
in O
time O
to O
ruin O
the O
holiday O
season O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
especially O
in O
the O
area O
of O
central O
Beirut B-GPE
, O
known O
by O
the O
Saudis B-NORP
as O
Solidaire B-LOC
. O

Investments O
in O
Solidaire B-LOC
are O
by O
Christians O
and O
Sunni O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

There O
are O
no O
Shiite O
investments O
, O
neither O
in O
tourism O
nor O
in O
Solidaire B-LOC
. O

Their O
investments O
are O
only O
in O
the O
mountain O
restaurants O
on O
the O
South O
. O

Our O
Gulf B-ORG
brothers O
are O
afraid O
to O
eat O
in O
Shiite O
restaurants O
. O

The O
timing O
of O
the O
July O
war O
came O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
tourist O
season O
. O

Parking O
lots O
in O
Solidaire B-LOC
turned O
into O
camps O
. O

The O
time O
of O
demonstrations O
came O
in O
winter O
, O
so O
the O
demonstrators O
needed O
heat O
. O

They O
could O
only O
find O
wood O
in O
the O
public O
parks O
, O
which O
were O
totally O
ruined O
. O

Lebanese B-NORP
people O
gather O
in O
the O
evening O
around O
water O
- O
pipes O
, O
and O
a O
majority O
of O
them O
smoke O
hashish O
. O

Syrians B-NORP
line O
up O
with O
carts O
selling O
bread O
and O
eggs O
. O

Look O
at O
the O
female O
demonstrators O
from O
Hezbollah B-NORP
. O

They O
look O
like O
they O
are O
from O
an O
actress O
' O
agency O
. O

Imagine O
how O
the O
mercenary O
hashish O
- O
smoking O
demonstrators O
might O
bring O
down O
the O
government O
. O

I O
will O
return O
, O
God O
willing O
, O
with O
the O
latest O
field O
reports O
, O
the O
subject O
is O
not O
political O
. O

In O
spite O
of O
the O
depressing O
scene O
engulfing O
the O
Arab B-NORP
world O
with O
its O
wars O
and O
crises O
, O
the O
balance O
of O
terror O
and O
the O
fear O
of O
escalating O
wars O
and O
crises O
may O
motivate O
those O
concerned O
into O
trying O
to O
find O
a O
way O
out O
of O
them O
, O
after O
each O
side O
has O
become O
aware O
of O
the O
dangers O
of O
escalation O
and O
the O
impasses O
ahead O
. O

The O
past O
six O
years O
have O
seen O
the O
greatest O
degree O
of O
military O
escalation O
and O
political O
aggravation O
in O
all O
the O
crises O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
and O
neither O
escalation O
nor O
aggravation O
has O
helped O
achieve O
the O
specific O
agendas O
of O
any O
side O
that O
has O
worked O
to O
provoke O
or O
inflame O
these O
crises O
. O

Without O
a O
doubt O
, O
the O
American B-NORP
administration O
is O
primarily O
responsible O
for O
igniting O
new O
crises O
or O
failing O
to O
put O
out O
old O
ones O
in O
the O
region O
. O

Six O
years O
have O
passed O
during O
which O
first O
Sharon B-ORG
then O
Olmert B-PERSON
, O
and O
with O
great O
support O
from O
Bush B-GPE
's O
administration O
, O
used O
the O
highest O
degree O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
violence O
against O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
yet O
could O
not O
subjugate O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
or O
put O
an O
end O
to O
their O
resistance O
. O

The O
Israeli B-NORP
military O
apparatus O
also O
conducted O
an O
all O
- O
out O
offensive O
war O
on O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
with O
the O
open O
support O
of O
Bush B-GPE
's O
administration O
, O
and O
did O
not O
succeed O
in O
achieving O
its O
goals O
in O
spite O
of O
the O
widespread O
destruction O
it O
created O
. O

As O
for O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
it O
has O
seen O
and O
continues O
to O
see O
the O
greatest O
degree O
of O
American B-NORP
military O
embroilment O
in O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
the O
history O
of O
the O
region O
, O
which O
will O
have O
a O
profound O
effect O
on O
the O
fate O
of O
American B-NORP
interests O
and O
the O
future O
of O
Arab B-NORP
- O
American B-NORP
relations O
. O

And O
many O
political O
and O
security O
crises O
will O
replicate O
from O
the O
womb O
of O
these O
wars O
in O
the O
lands O
of O
Palestine B-GPE
, O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
the O
most O
obvious O
of O
which O
is O
now O
the O
risk O
of O
sectarian O
, O
ideological O
and O
ethnic O
conflicts O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
conflicts O
relating O
to O
politics O
and O
the O
competition O
for O
power O
and O
authority O
, O
and O
at O
times O
even O
for O
opposition O
. O

Investigation O
: O
Atif B-PERSON
Khalil I-PERSON

For O
over O
10 O
years O
, O
Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Wafd I-ORG
has O
conducted O
a O
press O
campaign O
against O
the O
importation O
of O
Canadian B-NORP
rapeseed O
oil O
after O
local O
and O
international O
scientific O
reports O
proved O
its O
great O
danger O
to O
public O
health O
. O

Al B-ORG
- I-ORG
Wafd I-ORG
succeeded O
in O
getting O
the O
cultivation O
and O
importing O
of O
rapeseed O
oil O
banned O
after O
the O
case O
in O
its O
entirety O
was O
referred O
to O
parliament O
, O
and O
many O
authorities O
and O
relevant O
ministries O
intervened O
to O
ban O
the O
importation O
of O
rapeseed O
oil O
and O
the O
cultivation O
of O
the O
plant O
from O
which O
it O
is O
extracted O
. O

Suddenly O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
, O
an O
Egyptian B-NORP
importer O
managed O
to O
import O
rapeseed O
oil O
after O
it O
was O
given O
another O
name O
, O
Canola B-PRODUCT
, O
to O
mislead O
the O
Egyptians B-NORP
- O
people O
and O
government O
- O
and O
with O
this O
new O
name O
, O
rapeseed O
oil O
has O
entered O
Egypt B-GPE
once O
again O
and O
is O
sold O
in O
our O
shops O
. O

People O
do O
n't O
realize O
how O
dangerous O
it O
is O
for O
public O
health O
as O
it O
can O
actually O
lead O
to O
death O
. O

What O
does O
the O
government O
want O
from O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
people O
? O

It O
has O
allowed O
deadly O
Canola B-PRODUCT
oil O
-LRB- O
formerly O
known O
as O
rapeseed O
-RRB- O
into O
Egypt B-GPE
and O
into O
its O
markets O
... O
does O
n't O
the O
government O
know O
how O
dangerous O
this O
Canadian B-NORP
oil O
is O
for O
the O
health O
of O
Egyptians B-NORP
... O
has O
n't O
it O
read O
reports O
by O
the B-ORG
World I-ORG
Health I-ORG
Organization I-ORG
and O
institutions O
working O
in O
nutrition O
which O
have O
refused O
to O
use O
Canola B-PRODUCT
as O
food O
for O
humans O
? O

Does O
n't O
the O
government O
care O
about O
the O
pledge O
to O
safeguard O
the O
welfare O
of O
the O
country O
and O
its O
citizens O
? O

And O
Canada B-GPE
, O
the O
biggest O
oil O
producer O
, O
wants O
to O
export O
its O
produce O
of O
this O
type O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
but O
does O
the O
Egyptian B-NORP
government O
know O
that O
Canada B-GPE
exports O
this O
type O
of O
oil O
to O
us O
but O
imports O
safer O
oils O
for O
its O
people O
, O
which O
proves O
that O
it O
only O
uses O
Canola B-PRODUCT
oil O
to O
show O
its O
" O
authority O
" O
. O

After O
a O
battle O
of O
over O
30 O
years O
to O
prevent O
the O
entry O
of O
Canola B-PRODUCT
oil O
into O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
are O
people O
weakening O
or O
have O
they O
lost O
their O
consciences O
for O
a O
fistful O
of O
dollars O
splattered O
with O
the O
blood O
and O
lives O
of O
Egyptians B-NORP
? O

The O
importation O
of O
this O
oil O
, O
which O
causes O
death O
because O
it O
affects O
the O
liver O
, O
pancreas O
, O
kidneys O
, O
heart O
, O
lungs O
, O
nerves O
, O
skin O
, O
bones O
, O
spleen O
and O
glands O
, O
is O
now O
allowed O
. O

Abbas B-PERSON
' O
decision O
to O
hold O
presidential O
and O
parliamentary O
elections O
is O
the O
last O
attempt O
in O
a O
series O
of O
many O
plots O
to O
derail O
the O
Islamists B-NORP
' O
power O
- O
sharing O
in O
Palestinian B-NORP
territories O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
these O
attempts O
are O
backed O
by O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
and O
internationally O
... O
with O
local O
instigation O
, O
help O
and O
execution O
by O
Abbas B-PERSON
and O
the O
Fatah B-NORP
movement O
... O
which O
has O
found O
itself O
outside O
the O
game O
... O
after O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
had O
their O
say O
in O
the O
last O
elections O
. O

Abbas B-PERSON
and O
his O
group O
and O
his O
supporters O
abroad O
were O
gambling O
on O
the O
timing O
of O
Hamas B-ORG
' O
fall O
... O
through O
the O
economic O
and O
political O
blockade O
imposed O
on O
it O
... O

But O
Hamas B-ORG
has O
managed O
to O
come O
through O
its O
first O
difficult O
days O
in O
power O
... O
and O
has O
managed O
to O
establish O
its O
presence O
through O
its O
continued O
and O
sincere O
work O
in O
spite O
of O
circumstances O
that O
were O
enough O
to O
bring O
down O
any O
other O
government O
. O

As O
time O
passed O
, O
they O
felt O
that O
time O
was O
not O
on O
their O
side O
... O
and O
that O
, O
as O
time O
passed O
, O
Hamas B-ORG
and O
its O
project O
and O
proposals O
were O
becoming O
deeply O
rooted O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
and O
Arab B-NORP
political O
and O
social O
reality O
... O
especially O
after O
the O
recent O
successful O
tour O
by O
Palestinian B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Ismail O
Haniya O
to O
a O
number O
of O
Arab B-NORP
and O
Muslim O
countries O
. O

Therefore O
, O
these O
parties O
have O
realized O
that O
the O
time O
has O
come O
to O
throw O
in O
the O
final O
card O
in O
a O
series O
of O
plots O
and O
treachery O
... O
by O
means O
of O
a O
coup O
against O
Hamas B-ORG
through O
a O
call O
for O
elections O
. O

Abbas B-PERSON
and O
his O
group O
are O
facing O
Hamas B-ORG
because O
it O
has O
succeeded O
... O
if O
it O
had O
failed O
or O
if O
it O
was O
expected O
to O
fail O
... O
they O
would O
have O
left O
it O
until O
it O
completed O
its O
lawful O
term O
... O
in O
order O
to O
abort O
its O
legitimacy O
... O
its O
project O
... O
and O
its O
popularity O
in O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
arena O
. O

Its O
success O
strips O
them O
bare O
and O
shows O
their O
real O
size O
... O
and O
brings O
down O
their O
proposals O
and O
projects O
. O

Some O
Arabs B-NORP
want O
to O
topple O
Hamas B-ORG
because O
it O
is O
the O
first O
government O
formed O
by O
elected O
Islamists B-NORP
... O
and O
this O
threatens O
the O
mummified O
Arab B-NORP
governments O
... O
these O
relics O
that O
have O
been O
here O
for O
dozens O
of O
years O
! O

In O
spite O
of O
their O
failure O
... O
and O
lack O
of O
popular O
legitimacy O
. O

Indian B-NORP
newspapers O
published O
a O
human O
tragedy O
and O
a O
moral O
scandal O
of O
the O
temporary O
tourist O
marriage O
called O
" O
Mutaa B-PERSON
" O
, O
which O
some O
Arab B-NORP
Shiites B-NORP
in O
India B-GPE
have O
been O
practicing O
for O
years O
. O

They O
go O
to O
India B-GPE
every O
year O
. O

They O
are O
elderly O
and O
they O
have O
money O
, O
and O
they O
marry O
poor O
, O
young O
Muslim O
girls O
. O

After O
a O
month O
, O
the O
husband O
flees O
and O
returns O
to O
his O
country O
, O
abandoning O
wife O
and O
children O
, O
particularly O
if O
the O
wife O
is O
pregnant O
. O

He O
even O
gives O
them O
false O
information O
about O
his O
address O
, O
so O
that O
he O
can O
run O
away O
from O
responsibility O
for O
the O
children O
. O

One O
of O
these O
people O
continued O
to O
marry O
every O
year O
, O
for O
more O
than O
twenty O
years O
. O

The O
last O
time O
he O
married O
a O
girl O
that O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
his O
daughter O
from O
his O
first O
tourist O
marriage O
in O
India B-GPE
. O

The O
problem O
turned O
into O
a O
tragedy O
and O
a O
scandal O
for O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
Arabs O
in O
the O
Indian B-NORP
media O
. O

This O
kind O
of O
spurious O
marriage O
, O
which O
takes O
advantage O
of O
girls O
' O
poverty O
, O
caused O
awful O
human O
tragedies O
. O

Many O
children O
produced O
by O
this O
marriage O
live O
without O
any O
identity O
, O
nationality O
or O
support O
. O

Some O
countries O
imposed O
strict O
rules O
to O
protect O
girls O
from O
this O
type O
of O
injustice O
, O
by O
imposing O
harsh O
restrictions O
on O
marriage O
to O
foreigners O
. O

Parliament B-ORG
Member O
Mishaan B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jubouri I-PERSON
, O
Head O
of O
the O
Reconciliation O
and O
Liberation O
Block O
, O
said O
that O
the O
political O
process O
has O
died O
and O
should O
be O
buried O
. O

This O
came O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
one O
of O
the O
satellite O
channels O
. O

He O
also O
described O
the O
current O
and O
previous O
governments O
as O
sectarian O
and O
exclusive O
governments O
that O
kill O
Sunnis B-NORP
and O
assist O
the O
militias O
in O
doing O
so O
. O

He O
also O
described O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
as O
the O
most O
exclusive O
person O
, O
whose O
motto O
is O
murder O
, O
then O
murder O
, O
then O
murder O
, O
and O
he O
was O
responsible O
for O
the O
military O
office O
of O
the O
Shiite O
Dawa O
party O
, O
which O
is O
killing O
Sunnis B-NORP
. O

He O
noted O
that O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
had O
told O
him O
, O
" O
Let O
the O
Sunnis B-NORP
go O
as O
refugees O
outside O
the O
country O
for O
30 O
years O
and O
then O
let O
them O
come O
for O
us O
to O
reconcile O
with O
them O
. O
" O

As O
for O
the O
reconciliation O
project O
that O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
has O
announced O
, O
Mishaan B-PERSON
said O
this O
project O
has O
no O
basis O
in O
fact O
and O
that O
what O
Al B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Maliki I-PERSON
did O
was O
only O
to O
satisfy O
the O
Americans O
and O
trick O
certain O
politicians O
, O
and O
that O
his O
establishment O
of O
the B-ORG
Anbar I-ORG
Militias I-ORG
, O
who O
strive O
to O
kill O
the O
people O
of O
Anbar B-GPE
, O
is O
nothing O
but O
proof O
of O
this O
. O

Mishaan B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jubouri I-PERSON
accused O
Moqtada B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Sadr I-PERSON
and O
his O
Mahdi O
Army O
militia O
of O
killing O
Sunnis B-NORP
and O
of O
being O
behind O
the O
Sadr B-GPE
city O
explosions O
, O
with O
help O
from O
an O
outside O
party O
, O
in O
reference O
to O
Iran B-GPE
. O

He O
said O
that O
there O
was O
a O
committee O
of O
lawmakers O
in O
Brussels B-GPE
that O
was O
gathering O
evidence O
on O
the O
crimes O
of O
Moqtada B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
Sadr I-PERSON
and O
his O
militias O
. O

It O
is O
worth O
noting O
that O
Mishaan B-PERSON
Al I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
Jubouri I-PERSON
's O
immunity O
was O
withdrawn O
due O
to O
accusations O
of O
corruption O
from O
the B-ORG
Government I-ORG
Integrity I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
and O
that O
the O
Reconciliation O
and O
Liberation O
Party O
which O
he O
chairs O
had O
withdrawn O
from O
the O
government O
. O

I O
am O
sorry O
if O
I O
am O
bothering O
you O
, O
but O
I O
found O
your O
email O
on O
the O
blog O
, O
and O
I O
need O
you O
to O
relay O
my O
question O
to O
whoever O
can O
answer O
. O

God O
's O
will O
for O
me O
was O
that O
I O
was O
in O
an O
accident O
in O
Riyadh B-GPE
four O
months O
ago O
. O

Thank O
God O
, O
I O
was O
not O
hurt O
. O

When O
the O
security O
patrols O
arrived O
, O
the O
other O
party O
was O
held O
100 O
% O
responsible O
for O
the O
accident O
. O

The O
other O
party O
carried O
a O
card O
for O
insurance O
under O
the O
name O
Salamat B-ORG
Program I-ORG
. O

After O
assessing O
the O
accident O
, O
the O
amount O
of O
compensation O
amount O
was O
set O
at O
10,000 O
riyals O
. O

From O
the O
date O
7/25/2006 O
, O
and O
until O
this O
moment O
, O
I O
have O
been O
requesting O
this O
amount O
from O
the O
insurance O
company O
. O

To O
this O
day O
, O
I O
have O
not O
seen O
one O
riyal O
. O

I O
found O
nothing O
but O
procrastination O
and O
evasion O
. O

Each O
day O
, O
they O
say O
call O
tomorrow O
, O
that O
is O
, O
if O
you O
find O
someone O
to O
answer O
your O
call O
. O

The O
question O
? O

To O
which O
government O
authority O
should O
I O
file O
my O
complaint O
in O
order O
to O
get O
all O
that O
is O
my O
due O
without O
procrastination O
and O
evasion O
from O
the O
company O
? O

Should O
I O
complain O
to O
the O
Office O
of O
the O
Ombudsmen O
, O
or O
the O
Chambers O
of O
Commerce B-GPE
, O
or O
, O

I O
hope O
to O
find O
a O
solution O
through O
you O
, O
knowing O
that O
the O
company O
is O
called O
the O
United O
Group O
for O
Cooperative O
Insurance O
, O
and O
its O
headquarters O
is O
in O
Jeddah B-GPE
. O

I O
thank O
anyone O
who O
tries O
to O
help O
me O
. O

God O
grant O
us O
success O
. O

New O
specializations O
for O
female O
students O
. O

There O
are O
calls O
for O
more O
areas O
of O
specialization O
to O
be O
opened O
up O
for O
females O
students O
. O

What O
are O
the O
fields O
you O
think O
need O
to O
be O
opened O
up O
to O
them O
rapidly O
? O

Female O
students O
need O
to O
specialize O
in O
the O
fields O
of O
education O
technology O
in O
all O
its O
branches O
. O

This O
is O
not O
empty O
talk O
; O
it O
is O
based O
on O
a O
study O
by O
the O
educational O
techniques O
in O
higher O
education O
team O
. O

Computer O
graphic O
design O
, O
electronic O
, O
electrical O
, O
civil O
and O
industrial O
engineering O
, O
school O
buildings O
engineering O
, O
designing O
educational O
materials O
to O
upload O
to O
the O
internet O
, O
academic O
advice O
, O
family O
and O
marital O
relations O
experts O
and O
other O
areas O
needed O
by O
the O
market O
. O

This O
is O
what O
market O
requirement O
studies O
have O
shown O
, O
conducted O
in O
order O
to O
delineate O
new O
specializations O
, O
whether O
for O
boys O
or O
girls O
. O

You O
can O
refer O
to O
the O
Aafaaq O
website O
for O
a O
clearer O
, O
more O
accurate O
picture O
. O

Do O
you O
back O
a O
single O
academic O
curriculum O
for O
male O
and O
female O
students O
? O

Or O
do O
you O
believe O
each O
side O
has O
their O
specific O
talents O
? O

I O
'm O
for O
a O
single O
curriculum O
, O
apart O
from O
certain O
subjects O
such O
as O
home O
economics O
. O

As O
for O
mathematics O
, O
and O
according O
to O
the O
latest O
child O
development O
and O
growth O
studies O
, O
and O
the O
difference O
between O
females O
and O
males O
, O
at O
the O
early O
stages O
, O
it O
's O
preferable O
for O
information O
to O
be O
presented O
differently O
, O
but O
to O
be O
combined O
later O
on O
. O

But O
I O
also O
back O
curricular O
decentralization O
in O
such O
a O
way O
that O
details O
, O
standards O
and O
motor O
, O
cognitive O
and O
social O
skills O
are O
defined O
and O
then O
specialist O
companies O
can O
come O
in O
and O
set O
up O
curricula O
according O
to O
the O
areas O
in O
question O
because O
the O
experiences O
and O
interests O
of O
town O
people O
differ O
from O
the O
skills O
of O
village O
people O
and O
so O
on O
. O

I O
was O
not O
expecting O
what O
happened O
on O
a O
live O
program O
on O
the O
Nur O
Dubai O
channel O
when O
the O
hosts O
hung O
up O
on O
a O
caller O
who O
was O
complaining O
about O
houses O
being O
flooded O
in O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Rashidiya I-LOC
in O
Dubai B-GPE
. O

The O
reason O
for O
the O
flooding O
was O
n't O
the O
rain O
that O
fell O
in O
the O
Emirates B-GPE
but O
rather O
because O
of O
water O
leaking O
out O
of O
the O
drains O
, O
as O
well O
as O
Dubai B-GPE
municipality O
's O
emergency O
services O
not O
responding O
to O
calls O
. O

Unfortunately O
the O
program O
's O
hosts O
did O
n't O
give O
this O
lady O
a O
chance O
to O
finish O
what O
she O
was O
saying O
with O
" O
Bu O
Omar O
" O
attempting O
to O
justify O
the O
municipality O
's O
position O
and O
defend O
them O
in O
a O
bizarre O
way O
that O
I O
would O
n't O
have O
expected O
from O
" O
Bu O
Omar O
" O
for O
whom O
I O
have O
immense O
respect O
and O
admiration O
because O
of O
his O
wonderful O
way O
of O
speaking O
. O

My O
main O
criticism O
is O
not O
about O
hanging O
up O
on O
the O
caller O
because O
the O
program O
's O
hosts O
know O
more O
about O
the O
circumstances O
and O
" O
warding O
off O
evil O
takes O
priority O
over O
seeking O
interest O
" O
. O

The O
criticism O
of O
" O
Bu O
Omar O
" O
is O
that O
he O
allowed O
the O
Emirates B-GPE
and O
other O
areas O
to O
be O
criticized O
but O
not O
Dubai B-GPE
, O
even O
though O
the O
breakdown O
that O
happened O
in O
other O
areas O
because O
of O
the O
rain O
, O
also O
happened O
in O
Dubai B-GPE
, O
though O
to O
a O
lesser O
extent O
. O

I O
hope O
" O
Bu O
Omar O
" O
does O
not O
take O
this O
approach O
again O
to O
avoid O
losing O
people O
's O
faith O
in O
the O
program O
, O
which O
is O
seen O
as O
a O
refuge O
and O
breathing O
space O
for O
many O
people O
. O

I O
ask O
God O
to O
grant O
success O
to O
the O
program O
's O
hosts O
in O
fulfilling O
their O
mission O
. O

Al O
- O
Khbeir O
, O
U.A.E. O

Iraqi B-NORP
police O
sources O
said O
today O
, O
Monday O
, O
that O
a O
group O
of O
gunmen O
, O
whose O
members O
were O
wearing O
security O
forces O
uniforms O
and O
driving O
official O
cars O
, O
were O
able O
to O
steal O
one O
million O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
downtown O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

And O
a O
security O
source O
told O
the O
independent O
news O
agency O
Voices B-ORG
of O
Iraq B-GPE
that O
" O
Three O
new O
pick O
- O
up O
trucks O
, O
similar O
to O
the O
vehicles O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
, O
driven O
by O
around O
20 O
gunmen O
wearing O
National B-ORG
Guard I-ORG
uniforms O
, O
blocked O
two O
cars O
in O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Sadoon I-LOC
street O
in O
downtown O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O
" O

He O
added O
that O
" O
The O
two O
cars O
carried O
four O
employees O
of O
the B-ORG
Middle I-ORG
East I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
who O
were O
carrying O
one O
million O
dollars O
. O
" O

And O
he O
indicated O
that O
" O
The O
two O
cars O
were O
on O
their O
way O
to O
deposit O
the O
sum O
at O
the O
Iraqi O
Central O
Bank O
on O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Rashid I-LOC
street O
in O
downtown O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O
" O

And O
the O
source O
revealed O
that O
the O
gunmen O
" O
kidnapped O
the O
employees O
, O
took O
the O
million O
dollars O
, O
and O
the O
two O
cars O
and O
escaped O
to O
an O
unknown O
destination O
. O
" O

And O
he O
said O
that O
" O
The O
employees O
work O
at O
the O
Al O
- O
Alawiyah O
branch O
of O
the B-ORG
Middle I-ORG
East I-ORG
Investment I-ORG
Bank I-ORG
, O
and O
it O
is O
a O
national O
bank O
. O
" O

It O
is O
worth O
mentioning O
that O
Sadoon B-LOC
street O
, O
where O
the O
incident O
occurred O
, O
is O
in O
the O
center O
of O
the O
capital O
, O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
and O
is O
considered O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
commercial O
streets O
of O
the O
city O
. O

The O
street O
always O
has O
heavy O
traffic O
activity O
and O
has O
a O
number O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
checkpoints O
on O
it O
. O

And O
what O
makes O
the O
security O
measures O
on O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Sadoon I-LOC
street O
even O
more O
intense O
is O
Baghdad B-FAC
Hotel I-FAC
which O
is O
one O
of O
the O
important O
hotels O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

It O
is O
located O
at O
the O
middle O
of O
Al B-LOC
- I-LOC
Sadoon I-LOC
street O
and O
has O
intensified O
security O
measures O
, O
such O
that O
it O
is O
surrounded O
by O
concrete O
walls O
, O
barbed O
wire O
, O
and O
dozens O
of O
security O
men O
. O

Recently O
, O
Baghdad B-GPE
city O
witnessed O
two O
similar O
incidents O
. O

One O
of O
them O
targeted O
one O
of O
the O
governmental O
Rafidain O
banks O
in O
Al O
- O
Amiriyah O
district O
in O
western O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
when O
gunmen O
wearing O
Iraqi B-NORP
security O
forces O
uniforms O
again O
broke O
into O
the O
bank O
and O
stole O
the O
money O
that O
was O
there O
. O

The O
second O
incident O
occurred O
in O
the O
high O
- O
class O
city O
of O
Al O
- O
Mansour B-GPE
last O
year O
when O
a O
group O
of O
gunmen O
blocked O
an O
official O
car O
carrying O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
dollars O
and O
seized O
it O
after O
killing O
a O
number O
of O
security O
men O
guarding O
the O
car O
. O

In O
the O
British O
Embassy O
in O
Egypt B-GPE
.. O
British B-NORP
Prime O
Minister O
Mr. O
Tony O
Blair O
stood O
.. O
and O
declared O
, O
after O
his O
meeting O
with O
President O
Mohamed O
Hosni O
Mubarak O
.. O
that O
the O
time O
has O
come O
to O
end O
the O
suffering O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
people O
. O

Mr. B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
did O
not O
tell O
us O
that O
his O
British B-NORP
state O
was O
the O
one O
that O
created O
the O
tragedy O
, O
and O
that O
it O
is O
the O
first O
and O
last O
reason O
for O
this O
suffering O
.. O

Our O
new O
generations O
, O
who O
do O
not O
read O
and O
do O
not O
understand O
.. O
would O
say O
how O
.. O

To O
them O
we O
say O
that O
the O
people O
of O
Palestine B-GPE
were O
living O
safely O
and O
securely O
in O
their O
country O
, O
which O
was O
a O
Syrian B-NORP
province O
under O
Ottoman O
Sultanate O
rule O
.. O

Britain B-GPE
came O
, O
and O
with O
it O
France B-GPE
, O
and O
engaged O
in O
a O
war O
with O
the O
Ottoman O
Sultanate O
.. O
to O
end O
the O
Islamic O
Caliphate O
.. O

It O
used O
the O
Sharif B-PERSON
of O
Mecca B-GPE
, O
Al B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Ali I-PERSON
, O
and O
his O
sons O
, O
Abdullah B-PERSON
, O
Faisal O
, O
and O
Zaid B-PERSON
, O
in O
a O
revolution O
they O
called O
Arabic O
in O
the B-LOC
National I-LOC
Geographic I-LOC
Region I-LOC
of O
Syria B-GPE
.. O
under O
a O
deceitful O
tempting O
promise O
that O
it O
would O
crown O
Al B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
Bin I-PERSON
Ali I-PERSON
as O
King O
of O
the O
Arabs B-NORP
.. O

The O
Syrians B-NORP
trusted O
the O
simpleton O
Sharif B-PERSON
and O
revolted O
with O
him O
.. O

So O
the O
Ottoman O
Sultanate O
and O
the O
Islamic O
Caliphate O
ended O
.. O

Britain B-GPE
, O
and O
with O
it O
France B-GPE
, O
entered O
Syria B-GPE
.. O
which O
it O
had O
divided O
in O
advance O
, O
during O
the O
war O
and O
during O
the O
revolution O
, O
with O
its O
partner O
France B-GPE
in O
an O
agreement O
the O
Englishman O
Sykes O
made O
with O
the O
Frenchman O
Picot O
.. O

Iraq B-GPE
and O
Palestine B-GPE
went O
to O
Britain B-GPE
, O
and O
Syria B-GPE
and O
Lebanon B-GPE
went O
to O
France B-GPE
.. O

And O
during O
the O
war O
, O
the O
English O
Foreign O
Minister O
, O
Mr. B-PERSON
Balfour I-PERSON
, O
gave O
his O
promise O
to O
create O
a O
national O
homeland O
for O
the O
Jews O
in O
Palestine B-GPE
. O

Our O
banks O
used O
to O
be O
and O
still O
are O
the O
most O
profitable O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Because O
the O
people O
are O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
do O
not O
accept O
interest O
from O
their O
bank O
accounts O
, O
this O
interest O
goes O
to O
the O
banks O
. O

After O
I O
read O
some O
bank O
publications O
about O
its O
outrageous O
profits O
in O
the O
billions O
of O
dollars O
, O
mostly O
from O
loans O
with O
exorbitant O
interest O
rates O
with O
which O
they O
controlled O
the O
citizens O
' O
salaries O
for O
many O
years O
to O
come O
, O
I O
am O
prompted O
to O
ask O
: O
Have O
you O
ever O
seen O
a O
charitable O
hospital O
for O
the O
citizens O
built O
by O
one O
of O
these O
banks O
? O

Have O
you O
seen O
a O
road O
or O
a O
street O
or O
a O
bridge O
or O
a O
dam O
built O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
a O
bank O
? O

Have O
you O
seen O
a O
school O
or O
a O
university O
built O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
a O
bank O
? O

Have O
you O
seen O
a O
mass O
marriage O
ceremony O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
a O
bank O
? O

Have O
you O
seen O
an O
interest O
- O
free O
loan O
to O
help O
a O
young O
man O
get O
married O
, O
or O
study O
, O
or O
work O
coming O
from O
a O
bank O
? O

Have O
you O
heard O
about O
treatment O
of O
a O
citizen O
at O
the O
expense O
of O
a O
bank O
? O

Have O
you O
heard O
about O
awareness O
programs O
against O
corruption O
and O
drugs O
, O
support O
for O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Interior B-ORG
, O
and O
donations O
to O
eliminate O
them O
? O

All O
we O
have O
seen O
from O
the O
exploiters O
of O
the O
people O
is O
-LRB- O
Jewish O
interest O
loans O
-RRB O
and O
control O
of O
citizens O
' O
salaries O
for O
many O
years O
to O
come O
. O

We O
have O
heard O
nothing O
about O
their O
donations O
except O
for O
-LRB- O
a O
mosque O
and O
a O
facility O
to O
wash O
the O
dead O
-RRB- O
donated O
by O
-LRB- O
al O
- O
Rajihi O
-RRB- O
out O
of O
the O
thousands O
of O
millions O
that O
he O
possesses O
in O
most O
cities O
. O

We O
say O
, O
" O
May O
God O
reward O
him O
. O
" O

He O
is O
the O
best O
of O
the O
worst O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
donations O
. O

But O
mosques O
are O
everywhere O
and O
there O
is O
no O
shortage O
. O

The O
state O
has O
been O
and O
still O
is O
building O
mosques O
, O
but O
the O
nation O
needs O
to O
build O
hospitals O
, O
and O
to O
donate O
medicines O
and O
equipment O
, O
such O
as O
dialysis O
and O
heart O
equipment O
. O

The O
nation O
needs O
to O
build O
universities O
and O
schools O
, O
construct O
roads O
, O
help O
the O
unemployed O
, O
widows O
, O
orphans O
, O
and O
divorcees O
, O
rehabilitate O
and O
assist O
the O
handicapped O
, O
and O
eliminate O
unemployment O
, O
spinsterhood O
, O
drugs O
and O
corruption O
. O

You O
owners O
of O
banks O
, O
may O
God O
take O
away O
his O
blessings O
from O
you O
... O

How O
much O
have O
you O
profited O
and O
consumed O
from O
this O
nation O
? O

How O
often O
have O
you O
been O
ungrateful O
, O
criticized O
, O
done O
injustice O
, O
and O
afflicted O
misery O
on O
this O
nation O
and O
its O
people O
? O

For O
years O
, O
we O
have O
all O
followed O
this O
feverish O
interest O
of O
the O
Western B-NORP
powers O
, O
led O
by O
America B-GPE
, O
in O
Sudan B-GPE
and O
the O
events O
and O
conflicts O
that O
are O
happening O
there O
. O

We O
have O
followed O
this O
international O
intervention O
to O
reach O
a O
solution O
to O
the O
problem O
of O
the O
south O
and O
the O
war O
that O
has O
been O
going O
on O
there O
for O
more O
than O
20 O
years O
. O

This O
intervention O
resulted O
in O
a O
peace O
agreement O
with O
unfair O
conditions O
that O
are O
considered O
a O
prelude O
to O
the O
separation O
of O
the O
south O
from O
the O
north O
and O
the O
creation O
of O
a O
Christian O
state O
in O
the O
south O
. O

This O
feverish O
race O
did O
not O
quiet O
down O
after O
the O
signing O
of O
the O
agreement O
and O
its O
entering O
into O
the O
implementation O
phase O
, O
but O
it O
looked O
for O
another O
front O
to O
exploit O
in O
order O
to O
achieve O
its O
objectives O
. O

That O
front O
was O
the O
-LRB- O
Darfur B-GPE
-RRB- O
region O
. O

America B-GPE
and O
the O
major O
powers O
accused O
what O
they O
call O
-LRB- O
the B-ORG
Janjaweed I-ORG
Militias I-ORG
-RRB- O
of O
Arab B-NORP
origin O
of O
carrying O
out O
mass O
killings O
with O
the O
support O
of O
the O
Sudanese B-NORP
government O
, O
and O
launching O
a O
genocidal O
ethnic O
war O
against O
other O
tribes O
of O
African O
origin O
. O

Even O
though O
they O
are O
all O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
the O
conflicts O
between O
the O
tribes O
in O
the O
-LRB- O
Darfur B-GPE
-RRB- O
region O
are O
old O
, O
all O
because O
of O
the O
encroachments O
made O
by O
shepherds O
on O
the O
fields O
of O
farmers O
to O
feed O
their O
flocks O
, O
the O
conflicts O
are O
settled O
by O
traditional O
councils O
whose O
decisions O
are O
binding O
on O
both O
sides O
. O

In O
spite O
of O
all O
this O
, O
the O
imperialist O
forces O
, O
led O
by O
America B-GPE
, O
have O
invented O
an O
ethnic O
war O
and O
incidents O
of O
rape O
committed O
by O
Muslims B-NORP
against O
other O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
Muslim O
women O
. O

These O
countries O
have O
taken O
it O
upon O
themselves O
to O
defend O
the O
rights O
of O
those O
oppressed O
Muslims B-NORP
against O
their O
oppressor O
brethren O
who O
are O
also O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

If O
we O
know O
with O
certainty O
that O
America B-GPE
and O
Europe B-GPE
unceasingly O
wage O
war O
on O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
exterminate O
them O
every O
place O
on O
earth O
their O
hands O
can O
reach O
, O
what O
interest O
do O
they O
have O
in O
the O
case O
of O
-LRB- O
Darfur B-GPE
, O
-RRB- O
coming O
to O
intervene O
in O
defense O
of O
a O
group O
of O
Muslims B-NORP
?!! O

This O
is O
a O
puzzle O
. O

The O
civil O
war O
-LRB- O
God O
Almighty O
protect O
us O
from O
it O
-RRB- O
is O
a O
catastrophe O
in O
the O
real O
sense O
. O

We O
witnessed O
this O
in O
our O
sister O
country O
Lebanon B-GPE
in O
the O
seventies O
of O
the O
last O
century O
, O
and O
the O
result O
was O
too O
tragic O
for O
words O
. O

The O
killing O
of O
thousands O
of O
Lebanese B-NORP
because O
of O
sectarianism O
, O
provincialism O
, O
and O
identity O
, O
the O
destruction O
of O
the O
infrastructure O
of O
the O
country O
, O
the O
immigration O
of O
thousands O
of O
them O
to O
foreign O
countries O
, O
hundreds O
of O
handicapped O
people O
, O
thousands O
of O
widows O
and O
orphans O
, O
the O
Lebanese B-NORP
currency O
-LRB- O
the O
Lira O
-RRB- O
reaching O
its O
lowest O
levels O
. O

Today O
, O
in O
our O
injured O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
we O
hear O
from O
here O
and O
there O
those O
who O
play O
that O
tune O
and O
tell O
us O
every O
now O
and O
then O
that O
a O
civil O
war O
is O
going O
on O
, O
some O
have O
even O
started O
setting O
scenarios O
, O
possibilities O
, O
and O
results O
, O
as O
if O
it O
were O
imminent O
!! O

First O
among O
those O
are O
our O
brothers O
the O
American B-NORP
stakeholders O
, O
who O
expected O
this O
, O
and O
more O
than O
one O
official O
made O
a O
statement O
about O
this O
catastrophe O
, O
headed O
by O
-LRB- O
Senior O
Officer O
-RRB- O
General O
- O
Abizaid B-PERSON
- O

The O
Commander O
of O
the B-ORG
American I-ORG
Central I-ORG
Command I-ORG
, O
which O
is O
supervising O
the O
American B-NORP
operations O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
General O
John O
Abizaid O
, O
warned O
of O
the O
danger O
of O
the O
outbreak O
of O
civil O
war O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
if O
the O
sectarian O
violence O
continues O
. O

He O
said O
in O
a O
hearing O
before O
the B-ORG
Armed I-ORG
Services I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
in O
the O
American B-NORP
Senate B-ORG
, O
" O
If O
that O
-LRB- O
the O
violence O
-RRB- O
does O
not O
stop O
, O
Iraq B-GPE
could O
drown O
in O
civil O
war O
. O
" O

In O
the O
hearing O
sessions O
, O
members O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
inquired O
about O
the O
implications O
of O
a O
civil O
war O
for O
the O
more O
than O
130,000 O
American B-NORP
troops O
that O
have O
been O
deployed O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

The O
American O
Defense O
Secretary O
responded O
, O
" O
I O
can O
not O
predict O
in O
this O
matter O
. O
" O

" O
This O
could O
indicate O
that O
we O
believe O
this O
thing O
will O
happen O
, O
" O
he O
added O
, O
calling O
for O
patience O
. O

In O
spite O
of O
the O
crimes O
and O
atrocities O
that O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
committing O
under O
the O
leadership O
of O
Bush B-GPE
, O
the O
number O
one O
terrorist O
in O
the O
world O
and O
his O
gang O
of O
Zionists B-NORP
, O
this O
hoodlum O
continues O
to O
insist O
that O
the O
world O
has O
become O
safer O
after O
all O
this O
destruction O
and O
killing O
of O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
the O
innocent O
everywhere O
. O

It O
is O
obvious O
from O
reading O
about O
all O
these O
events O
that O
we O
find O
that O
the O
American B-NORP
pirate O
is O
looking O
for O
an O
exit O
from O
these O
successive O
defeats O
and O
from O
the O
blows O
that O
assail O
them O
from O
all O
directions O
. O

The O
American B-NORP
giant O
and O
mighty O
colossus O
has O
become O
a O
frightened O
mouse O
thanks O
to O
the O
Islamic O
resistance O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
and O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
and O
through O
the O
cheap O
and O
superficial O
settlement O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
question O
with O
the O
participation O
of O
Abu B-PERSON
Mazen I-PERSON
Mirza I-PERSON
and O
the O
Zionist O
entity O
in O
exchange O
for O
a O
calendar O
of O
promises O
that O
aim O
ultimately O
at O
the O
repression O
of O
the O
Palestinian B-NORP
resistance O
. O

That O
is O
why O
Condoleezza B-PERSON
Rice I-PERSON
's O
visit O
to O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
and O
the O
countries O
of O
the O
region O
comes O
at O
this O
time O
. O

The O
carrier O
of O
firewood O
comes O
. O

On O
her O
agenda O
is O
a O
set O
of O
proposals O
and O
directives O
supported O
by O
Israel B-GPE
, O
intended O
to O
offer O
some O
concessions O
, O
the O
most O
important O
of O
which O
is O
to O
choke O
and O
besiege O
the O
resistance O
in O
order O
to O
make O
the O
Zionist O
project O
, O
the O
so O
- O
called O
New O
or O
Greater O
Middle O
East O
, O
succeed O
, O
particularly O
after O
the O
American B-NORP
- O
Israeli B-NORP
fears O
resulting O
from O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
defeat O
in O
the O
latest O
war O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
rise O
in O
the O
stardom O
of O
the O
resistance O
which O
has O
become O
a O
popular O
heritage O
after O
we O
swallowed O
cups O
of O
humiliation O
and O
shame O
from O
America B-GPE
. O

Thanks O
to O
this O
resistance O
, O
the O
balance O
of O
power O
has O
changed O
. O

The O
birth O
of O
the O
New O
Middle O
East O
has O
faltered O
, O
and O
died O
before O
it O
was O
born O
with O
the O
mounting O
defeats O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
Lebanon B-GPE
and O
Somalia B-GPE
, O
and O
after O
that O
in O
Sudan B-GPE
and O
Iran B-GPE
, O
God O
willing O
. O

Similarly O
, O
it O
is O
no O
accident O
that O
Rice O
's O
visit O
to O
the O
region O
is O
timed O
to O
coincide O
with O
Egypt B-GPE
's O
undertaking O
to O
convince O
the O
Sudanese B-NORP
government O
to O
accept O
the O
deployment O
of O
international O
forces O
in O
Darfur B-GPE
. O

Matchstick O
. O

Without O
an O
appointment O
, O
and O
without O
a O
meeting O
or O
prior O
knowledge O
, O
I O
found O
one O
of O
my O
writings O
published O
in O
a O
newspapers O
called O
Laila B-ORG
. O

After O
skimming O
through O
this O
magazine O
, O
I O
realized O
that O
its O
editor O
- O
in O
- O
chief O
is O
a O
Lebanese B-NORP
Christian O
brother O
. O

I O
browsed O
through O
its O
lines O
and O
decided O
to O
continue O
publishing O
all O
my O
writings O
on O
its O
pages O
. O

Eventually O
, O
I O
was O
selected O
as O
one O
of O
its O
permanent O
writers O
. O

I O
consider O
being O
among O
those O
brethren O
an O
honor O
for O
me O
or O
for O
any O
other O
writer O
. O

I O
frankly O
tell O
you O
that O
it O
took O
over O
my O
heart O
and O
came O
to O
rest O
in O
it O
. O

It O
is O
the O
most O
cherished O
newspaper O
among O
the O
many O
newspapers O
in O
which O
I O
publish O
. O

But O
the O
obvious O
question O
is O
: O
why O
am O
I O
writing O
this O
article O
now O
? O

What O
is O
the O
occasion O
? O

Since O
last O
Ramadan O
, O
I O
have O
been O
receiving O
many O
e-mails O
asking O
why O
I O
publish O
in O
this O
magazine O
and O
inquiring O
why O
I O
insist O
on O
publishing O
in O
this O
newspaper O
, O
and O
the O
secret O
behind O
it O
. O

The O
letters O
intensified O
and O
became O
varied O
in O
how O
they O
flung O
sermons O
and O
religious O
images O
that O
have O
recently O
emerged O
, O
which O
are O
an O
organized O
campaign O
aimed O
at O
social O
unification O
and O
ripping O
apart O
the O
physical O
Arab B-NORP
structure O
of O
Muslims B-NORP
and O
Christians O
; O
where O
we O
live O
together O
in O
unity O
and O
solidarity O
in O
the O
Arab O
World O
and O
abroad O
. O

Neither O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
nor O
our O
relationship O
with O
one O
another O
has O
made O
distinctions O
among O
the O
one O
people O
, O
and O
the O
sectarian O
, O
religious O
fanaticism O
has O
not O
attacked O
us O
. O

We O
united O
and O
never O
inquired O
: O
are O
you O
a O
Christian B-NORP
or O
a O
Muslim B-NORP
? O

That O
is O
what O
has O
materialized O
in O
effect O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
Palestine B-GPE
, O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
. O

As O
for O
the O
owners O
of O
those O
poisoned O
pens O
and O
cloned O
minds O
who O
are O
trying O
to O
destroy O
our O
social O
unity O
, O
it O
is O
the O
result O
of O
colonization O
and O
globalization O
spreading O
its O
malignant O
poisons O
to O
continue O
this O
conspiracy O
against O
everything O
that O
is O
Arabic O
. O

My O
brother O
Hamid B-PERSON
, O
The O
decision O
to O
close O
down O
the O
group O
is O
basically O
up O
to O
you O
. O

Maybe O
this O
decision O
will O
encourage O
some O
to O
create O
their O
own O
groups O
or O
participate O
more O
. O

I O
do O
not O
know O
. O

In O
all O
cases O
, O
the O
correspondence O
gave O
everyone O
including O
me O
the O
opportunity O
to O
communicate O
and O
learn O
about O
other O
different O
views O
. O

In O
this O
respect O
, O
I O
am O
grateful O
for O
this O
effort O
. O

I O
would O
like O
to O
know O
the O
primary O
goal O
that O
you O
perceived O
when O
you O
decided O
to O
proceed O
with O
this O
initiative O
. O

Maybe O
then O
I O
can O
understand O
your O
decision O
to O
close O
it O
, O
if O
that O
is O
what O
you O
want O
, O
of O
course O
. O

My O
view O
on O
this O
matter O
is O
that O
it O
has O
- O
the O
group O
- O
accomplished O
some O
sort O
of O
achievement O
. O

The O
obvious O
negativity O
from O
some O
does O
not O
mean O
that O
you O
will O
not O
face O
negativity O
in O
life O
, O
in O
the O
community O
. O

This O
is O
important O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
the O
fear O
that O
some O
might O
have O
- O
from O
the O
security O
aspect O
- O
who O
are O
burdened O
with O
ideas O
rejecting O
the O
other O
, O
and O
maybe O
the O
desire O
to O
eliminate O
him O
and O
ca O
n't O
frankly O
and O
openly O
express O
their O
ideas O
to O
the O
extent O
that O
they O
desire O
. O

This O
is O
understandable O
. O

I O
previously O
informed O
those O
who O
want O
to O
participate O
in O
a O
blog O
I O
started O
, O
on O
-LRB- O
blogger O
-RRB- O
but O
got O
no O
response O
. O

Later O
I O
learned O
that O
the O
blogger O
was O
blocked O
. O

I O
hope O
this O
is O
the O
reason O
and O
not O
the O
intellectual O
guardianship O
or O
the O
spiral O
self O
- O
withdrawal O
:--LRB- O

Despite O
my O
feeling O
for O
several O
times O
that O
you O
and O
I O
do O
not O
agree O
, O
I O
wish O
you O
prosperity O
and O
luck O
. O

Greetings O
. O

Peace O
be O
upon O
you O
. O

What O
I O
want O
to O
talk O
about O
in O
this O
topic O
is O
the O
increase O
in O
the O
price O
of O
everything O
without O
exception O
. O

Is O
it O
theft O
or O
is O
it O
a O
genuine O
increase O
which O
is O
subject O
to O
the O
circumstances O
that O
caused O
the O
increase O
? O

Everything O
has O
doubled O
in O
price O
and O
no O
one O
is O
keeping O
an O
eye O
on O
it O
. O

What O
's O
strange O
is O
that O
when O
I O
asked O
someone O
why O
the O
price O
of O
agricultural O
materials O
has O
increased O
when O
most O
of O
it O
is O
produced O
locally O
, O
he O
answered O
me O
, O
" O
Visit O
the O
wholesale O
center O
and O
you O
'll O
discover O
that O
those O
who O
are O
increasing O
the O
prices O
are O
a O
bunch O
of O
" O
tapeworms O
" O
who O
raise O
the O
prices O
without O
anyone O
keeping O
an O
eye O
on O
them O
" O
. O

So O
where O
is O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Trade O
to O
give O
us O
the O
main O
reason O
for O
these O
increases O
in O
all O
goods O
? O

What O
is O
strange O
is O
that O
engine O
oil O
is O
priced O
but O
the O
real O
price O
is O
n't O
anything O
like O
it O
, O
I O
mean O
the O
company O
steals O
in O
broad O
daylight O
. O

One O
of O
the O
oil O
sellers O
told O
me O
that O
the O
posted O
price O
is O
just O
a O
suggested O
retail O
price O
and O
not O
the O
real O
price O
and O
that O
you O
have O
to O
buy O
in O
bulk O
to O
get O
the O
real O
price O
. O

So O
who O
is O
responsible O
for O
this O
? O

And O
how O
can O
any O
employee O
with O
a O
salary O
that O
's O
barely O
enough O
to O
live O
on O
cope O
with O
these O
unjustified O
increases O
? O

So O
who O
is O
responsible O
? O

By O
the O
way O
, O
in O
order O
to O
protect O
its O
citizens O
, O
a O
neighboring O
state O
announces O
the O
price O
of O
merchandise O
daily O
over O
the O
radio O
or O
by O
printing O
the O
prices O
in O
one O
of O
the O
newspapers O
. O

So O
what O
is O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Trade O
doing O
to O
protect O
us O
from O
traders O
? O

I O
blame O
the O
honorable O
Consultative B-ORG
Council I-ORG
. O

The O
Consultative O
Council O
.. O
with O
its O
size O
... O
and O
its O
great O
position O
.. O
even O
with O
the O
great O
position O
and O
quantity O
of O
knowledge O
of O
its O
members O
..... O
left O
behind O
the O
most O
important O
education O
problems O
.. O
and O
focused O
on O
a O
subject O
some O
consider O
important O
, O
sensitive O
, O
and O
decisive O
in O
the O
educational O
process O
.... O
that O
is O
, O
introducing O
-LRB- O
the O
subject O
of O
physical O
education O
for O
girls O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
left O
the O
problems O
of O
-LRB- O
transferring O
female O
teachers O
, O
their O
promotion O
, O
improving O
their O
level O
, O
appointing O
them O
in O
their O
districts O
, O
the O
problems O
of O
transportation O
and O
roads O
which O
face O
the O
expatriates O
among O
them O
, O
the O
road O
accidents O
which O
grieve O
us O
every O
day O
and O
in O
which O
we O
lose O
our O
dearest O
friends O
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
many O
other O
problems O
facing O
the O
education O
sector O
..... O
-RRB- O

I O
wish O
they O
had O
discussed O
the O
introduction O
of O
nutrition O
awareness O
and O
mental O
health O
subjects O
, O
so O
the O
girl O
would O
at O
least O
get O
to O
know O
herself O
, O
and O
to O
know O
how O
to O
deal O
with O
psychological O
problems O
, O
the O
most O
important O
of O
which O
are O
shyness O
and O
low O
self O
- O
confidence O
? O

Physical O
fitness O
for O
girls O
, O
is O
it O
useful O
? O

And O
what O
is O
its O
goal O
? O

The O
boys O
, O
and O
when O
they O
were O
boys O
....... O
what O
did O
they O
benefit O
... O
-LRB- O
bellies O
and O
chests O
, O
-RRB- O
thanks O
to O
Mr. O
Hamburger O
and O
.... O
Ms. O
Potatoes O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
the O
physical O
and O
psychological O
structure O
of O
the O
girl O
.. O
is O
different O
from O
the O
boy O
.. O
.. O
and O
she O
can O
not O
bear O
what O
a O
boy O
can O
bear O
. O

Let O
me O
assure O
you O
of O
something O
. O

A O
girl O
actually O
exercises O
.. O
all O
the O
time O
... O
from O
her O
entry O
into O
school O
until O
she O
leaves O
it O
...... O
without O
... O
special O
gym O
and O
fitness O
classes O
; O

So O
shall O
we O
exhaust O
her O
tender O
body O
with O
another O
sport O
? O

Next O
week O
, O
God O
willing O
, O
the O
water O
and O
electricity O
bills O
will O
start O
to O
be O
distributed O
in O
one O
bill O
. O

The O
Minister O
of O
Water O
and O
Electricity O
will O
be O
available O
in O
the O
Saudi B-NORP
Company O
for O
Electricity O
-LRB- O
in O
the O
Kharis O
service O
area O
in O
the O
Roda O
district O
-RRB- O
to O
launch O
the O
start O
of O
distribution O
, O
after O
the O
implementation O
of O
the O
project O
is O
completed O
without O
any O
media O
fuss O
, O
in O
order O
to O
avoid O
public O
opinion O
, O
which O
causes O
a O
big O
fuss O
, O
refusing O
this O
merge O
. O

The O
Saudi O
Channel O
started O
preparing O
for O
the O
issue O
two O
days O
ago O
and O
asked O
citizens O
about O
their O
opinion O
on O
consolidating O
the O
water O
and O
electricity O
bills O
. O

The O
only O
reason O
for O
their O
merge O
is O
very O
, O
very O
silly O
; O
namely O
, O
the O
designation O
of O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Water O
and O
Electricity O
by O
this O
name O
requires O
also O
a O
consolidated O
bill O
for O
water O
and O
electricity O
. O

The O
fine O
for O
disconnecting O
the O
electricity O
meter O
and O
turning O
back O
the O
reading O
is O
ten O
riyals O
, O
and O
the O
fine O
for O
pilfering O
water O
is O
two O
hundred O
riyals O
. O

Will O
the O
fine O
for O
pilfering O
water O
be O
consolidated O
with O
the O
electricity O
one O
to O
be O
ten O
riyals O
? O

Brother O
, O
what O
are O
the O
repercussions O
of O
these O
bills O
on O
a O
large O
section O
of O
citizens O
who O
can O
barely O
pay O
the O
electricity O
bill O
itself O
? O

Why O
should O
you O
care O
about O
the O
water O
and O
electricity O
bill O
? O

Did O
n't O
this O
minister O
see O
the O
women O
sitting O
in O
front O
of O
the O
entrance O
to O
Kharis O
Services O
with O
the O
electricity O
bills O
in O
their O
hands O
, O
pleading O
for O
the O
reviewers O
to O
help O
them O
pay O
them O
? O

The O
news O
is O
correct O
and O
100 O
% O
confirmed O
, O
for O
correspondence O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
's O
Stupidity O
, O
Al O
Hakim O
's O
Straying O
, O
and O
the O
Ignorance O
of O
Arab B-NORP
Leaders O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
Asks O
for O
Fair O
Distribution O
of O
Oil O
Returns O
. O

It O
is O
known O
that O
America B-GPE
steals O
oil O
returns O
, O
or O
that O
most O
of O
it O
falls O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
Safawis O
and O
Kurds B-NORP
. O

How O
can O
the O
unjust O
be O
fair O
? O

And O
how O
could O
the O
thieves O
distribute O
fairly O
to O
others O
what O
they O
have O
stolen O
? O

Did O
America B-GPE
come O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
other O
than O
to O
loot O
its O
oil O
wealth O
? O

Baker B-PERSON
also O
asked O
for O
the O
dismantling O
of O
the O
militias O
. O

Who O
can O
do O
that O
, O
when O
the O
whole O
American B-NORP
army O
failed O
to O
? O

Even O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
police O
and O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
army O
are O
a O
branch O
of O
the O
Badr B-NORP
militias O
, O
implementing O
Al O
Hakim O
's O
sectarian O
program O
to O
cleanse O
Iraq B-GPE
of O
Sunnis O
. O

In O
spite O
of O
Baker B-PERSON
's O
admission O
that O
Syria B-GPE
and O
Iran B-GPE
play O
a O
role O
in O
supporting O
the O
militias O
and O
the O
rebellion O
, O
and O
his O
admission O
that O
Iran B-GPE
considers O
it O
in O
its O
interest O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
submerge O
itself O
in O
the O
quagmire O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
he O
asked O
for O
cooperation O
with O
and O
negotiation O
, O
as O
if O
the O
goal O
were O
the O
attempt O
to O
consolidate O
their O
efforts O
to O
eliminate O
resistance O
without O
affecting O
the O
general O
security O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Reality O
highlights O
the O
contradiction O
between O
the O
givens O
Baker B-PERSON
admits O
and O
the O
results O
he O
is O
seeking O
to O
achieve O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
also O
considers O
it O
necessary O
that O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
move O
to O
achieve O
tangible O
progress O
, O
forgetting O
- O
or O
ignoring O
- O
that O
it O
is O
incapable O
even O
of O
protecting O
itself O
, O
and O
that O
it O
is O
a O
sectarian O
government O
implementing O
its O
own O
agenda O
which O
is O
inflaming O
sectarian O
war O
in O
the O
country O
. O

Baker B-PERSON
asserted O
that O
the O
other O
security O
needs O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
the O
future O
of O
its O
army O
can O
not O
remain O
hostage O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
government O
's O
actions O
or O
its O
incompetence O
. O

This O
is O
a O
proof O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
army O
should O
escape O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
whether O
the O
situation O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
improves O
or O
deteriorates O

Baker B-PERSON
asked O
for O
the O
return O
of O
Arab B-NORP
Baathists O
and O
Nationalists O
to O
the O
national O
life O
, O
with O
the O
symbols O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
regime O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
should O
encourage O
the O
return O
of O
qualified O
Iraqis B-NORP
, O
Sunnis B-NORP
, O
Shiites B-NORP
, O
nationalists O
, O
former O
Baathists B-NORP
, O
or O
Kurds B-NORP
, O
to O
the O
government O
. O

He O
-LRB- O
Nasrallah B-PERSON
-RRB- O
can O
raise O
his O
voice O
with O
curses O
, O
abuse O
and O
selected O
insults O
and O
no O
- O
one O
can O
keep O
up O
with O
him O
. O

He O
says O
something O
and O
its O
opposite O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

He O
excels O
in O
raising O
suspicions O
against O
his O
opponents O
and O
fabricating O
rumors O
to O
discredit O
them O
yet O
at O
the O
same O
time O
he O
states O
that O
he O
rejects O
any O
defamation O
of O
a O
Lebanese B-NORP
personality O
. O

-LRB- O
.. O
-RRB- O

He O
has O
refused O
the O
advice O
of O
friends O
and O
brothers O
and O
any O
intervention O
, O
by O
which O
he O
means O
Arab B-NORP
countries O
, O
and O
he O
is O
the O
one O
who O
receives O
huge O
funds O
and O
weapons O
from O
Iran B-GPE
, O
but O
does O
not O
consider O
this O
interference O
in O
Lebanese B-NORP
affairs O
. O

He O
is O
the O
one O
who O
stood O
on O
March O
8th O
, O
just O
a O
few O
days O
after O
Prime O
Minister O
Hariri O
was O
martyred O
, O
to O
declare O
his O
loyalty O
to O
Syria B-GPE
which O
left O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
carrying O
with O
it O
the O
accusation O
of O
assassinating O
the O
martyred O
president O
. O

-LRB- O
.. O
-RRB- O

He O
alone O
decides O
to O
undertake O
momentous O
decisions O
such O
as O
decisions O
of O
war O
and O
peace O
. O

He O
engaged O
in O
the O
kidnap O
of O
two O
Israelis B-NORP
at O
a O
very O
bad O
time O
, O
at O
the O
height O
of O
the O
summer O
season O
, O
and O
was O
also O
responsible O
for O
Lebanon B-GPE
being O
destroyed O
economically O
. O

He O
orders O
Shiite O
ministers O
to O
resign O
in O
order O
to O
topple O
the O
government O
and O
threatens O
to O
appoint O
a O
new O
government O
as O
if O
he O
were O
the O
one O
ruler O
of O
Lebanon B-GPE
. O

So O
where O
is O
the O
partnership O
? O

Hizbollah B-ORG
's O
secretary O
- O
general O
accuses O
some O
elements O
of O
March O
14th O
of O
being O
in O
contact O
with O
the O
Americans O
to O
prolong O
the O
war O
against O
Hizbollah B-ORG
. O

If O
his O
intelligence O
has O
reached O
such O
a O
degree O
of O
supremacy O
, O
why O
does O
he O
not O
disclose O
to O
us O
who O
assassinated O
Prime O
Minister O
Hariri O
, O
may O
God O
have O
mercy O
on O
him O
? O

-LRB- O
.. O
-RRB- O

Mr. O
Hassan O
Nasrallah O
has O
become O
the O
one O
who O
hands O
out O
certificates O
for O
patriotism O
, O
treason O
, O
cleanliness O
and O
filth O
. O

And O
it O
is O
he O
who O
decides O
who O
is O
qualified O
to O
hold O
the O
premiership O
and O
who O
is O
not O
; O
what O
a O
unique O
and O
strange O
personality O
this O
person O
is O
! O

He O
asked O
for O
a O
judicial O
panel O
to O
be O
set O
up O
to O
look O
into O
what O
he O
has O
been O
accused O
of O
. O

We O
now O
insist O
on O
an O
Arab B-NORP
- O
Lebanese B-NORP
judicial O
panel O
being O
set O
up O
to O
try O
him O
and O
hold O
him O
accountable O
for O
the O
many O
mistakes O
he O
has O
committed O
against O
us O
. O

Four O
years O
ago O
, O
a O
Swiss B-NORP
university O
colleague O
invited O
me O
to O
give O
a O
presentation O
/ O
lecture O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
... O

My O
colleague O
had O
been O
asked O
by O
an O
organization O
concerned O
with O
handicapped O
younth O
to O
prepare O
a O
cultural O
, O
entertaining O
, O
and O
educational O
program O
for O
this O
kind O
of O
audience O
... O

She O
had O
the O
idea O
of O
presenting O
fifteen O
countries O
as O
a O
representative O
sample O
of O
the O
continents O
and O
cultures O
of O
the O
world O
, O
and O
that O
individuals O
from O
those O
countries O
would O
present O
their O
countries O
... O

She O
asked O
me O
if O
I O
was O
willing O
to O
participate O
and O
present O
Iraq B-GPE
in O
this O
activity O
, O
so O
that O
she O
could O
add O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
the O
list O
of O
those O
countries O
... O

and O
I O
do O
not O
miss O
a O
chance O
to O
talk O
about O
Iraq B-GPE
... O

I O
accepted O
, O
but O
honestly O
, O
I O
was O
scared O
at O
the O
time O
in O
front O
of O
this O
kind O
of O
audience O
, O
which O
requires O
greater O
attention O
and O
effort O
from O
you O
... O

Part O
of O
the O
program O
was O
to O
bring O
in O
something O
to O
taste O
, O
from O
the O
country O
we O
were O
representing O
... O
something O
to O
be O
eaten O
or O
drunk O
that O
the O
participants O
could O
taste O
, O
and O
so O
that O
the O
country O
could O
have O
tangible O
representation O
... O

Without O
hesitation O
, O
I O
gave O
a O
slide O
presentation O
using O
" O
Power B-PRODUCT
Point I-PRODUCT
" O
... O

and O
I O
chose O
, O
with O
a O
little O
hesitation O
, O
to O
make O
them O
Iraqi B-NORP
tea O
, O
Abu B-NORP
Al I-NORP
Hail I-NORP
tea O
. O

The O
result O
was O
pleasing O
to O
the O
audience O
, O
who O
liked O
the O
taste O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
tea O
and O
the O
slide O
presentation O
approach O
... O

My O
colleague O
later O
told O
me O
that O
I O
was O
the O
only O
lecturer O
to O
use O
a O
picture O
presentation O
with O
" O
Power B-PRODUCT
Point I-PRODUCT
" O
slides O
, O
and O
that O
the O
audience O
had O
liked O
that O
a O
lot O
... O

I O
did O
not O
doubt O
the O
power O
of O
this O
program O
on O
the O
imagination O
of O
this O
kind O
of O
audience O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
chose O
it O
... O

but O
I O
was O
afraid O
they O
would O
not O
like O
the O
taste O
of O
Abu B-NORP
Al I-NORP
Hail I-NORP
tea O
, O
which O
might O
be O
from O
another O
planet O
... O

But O
they O
liked O
it O
... O

a O
great O
surprise O
... O

This O
gave O
me O
joy O
more O
than O
their O
liking O
the O
" O
American B-NORP
" O
Power B-PRODUCT
Point I-PRODUCT
presentation O
. O

I O
was O
not O
ready O
for O
another O
defeat O
by O
America B-GPE
and O
its O
" O
programs O
" O
... O

I O
was O
looking O
for O
, O
at O
the O
very O
least O
, O
a O
draw O
in O
this O
symbolic O
confrontation O
... O

At O
that O
time O
, O
the O
American B-NORP
siege O
was O
killing O
the O
children O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
and O
I O
wanted O
to O
symbolically O
take O
revenge O
... O

A O
draw O
was O
a O
victory O
for O
Iraq B-GPE
... O
for O
Abu B-NORP
Al I-NORP
Hail I-NORP
tea O
not O
to O
lose O
to O
Power B-PRODUCT
Point I-PRODUCT
... O

Just O
that O
it O
did O
not O
lose O
... O
that O
was O
a O
victory O
. O

[] O
I O
Want O
to O
Go O
Home O

[] O
<POSTER> O
daysafter O

[daysafter] O
I O
have O
come O
to O
cry O
and O
vent O
. O

I O
am O
truly O
feeling O
too O
upset O
. O

[daysafter] O
Three O
and O
a O
half O
hours O
ago O
, O
I O
learned O
my O
bf O
's O
father O
has O
already O
been O
remarried O
for O
several O
days O
. O

The O
woman O
brought O
a O
little O
sister O
with O
her O
. O

[daysafter] O
Back O
then O
, O
I O
also O
did O
not O
learn O
about O
their O
divorce O
until O
much O
later O
. O

One O
thing O
that O
made O
me O
sad O
was O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
care O
at O
all O
about O
what O
I O
thought O
. O

It O
would O
have O
been O
nice O
if O
they O
had O
asked O
me O
in O
advance O
whether O
I O
had O
any O
opinion O
about O
this O
or O
not O
. O

They O
did O
not O
show O
the O
least O
respect O
for O
me O
. O

[daysafter] O
Lying O
in O
bed O
, O
I O
could O
not O
but O
recall O
his O
great O
father O
's O
harsh O
judgment O
when O
I O
met O
him O
back O
then O
, O
that O
only O
by O
getting O
lucky O
could O
I O
come O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

[daysafter] O
I O
guess O
he O
thought O
that O
by O
dating O
their O
good O
son O
, O
I O
was O
climbing O
the O
social O
ladder O
through O
their O
family O
. O

[daysafter] O
Nothing O
went O
well O
after O
I O
arrived O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

[daysafter] O
Always O
unable O
to O
go O
to O
sleep O
, O
and O
then O
a O
perverted O
professor O
in O
the O
department O
, O
a O
racist O
, O
wanted O
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
reason O
to O
kick O
me O
out O
. O

[daysafter] O
It O
's O
so O
dry O
here O
, O
and O
I O
ca O
n't O
stop O
my O
nose O
from O
bleeding O
. O

[daysafter] O
The O
person O
in O
the O
apartment O
upstairs O
is O
a O
pervert O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
music O
and O
songs O
every O
night O
, O
I O
can O
often O
hear O
the O
rhythmic O
moving O
of O
the O
bed O
. O

[daysafter] O
I O
'm O
having O
a O
terrible O
headache O
, O
and O
my O
nose O
is O
bleeding O
again O
. O

There O
are O
stains O
all O
over O
the O
bed O
. O

[daysafter] O
I O
called O
bf O
to O
complain O
about O
my O
pain O
. O

After O
saying O
he O
was O
sleepy O
, O
he O
just O
hung O
up O
. O

[daysafter] O
While O
desperately O
+grabbing O
tissues O
, O
my O
tears O
flooded O
down O
. O

[daysafter] O
Thinking O
of O
how O
wildly O
self O
- O
conceited O
I O
was O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
I O
feel O
I O
am O
getting O
increasingly O
weak O
. O

[daysafter] O
I O
miss O
my O
dear O
Mom O
and O
Dad O
, O
and O
elder O
brother O
. O

I O
want O
to O
go O
home O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
crescent O

[crescent] O
Go O
back O
then O
, O
go O
wherever O
you O
feel O
comfortable O
. O

[crescent] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
contribution O
by O
daysafter O
-LRB- O
I O
am O
not O
happy O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[crescent] O
: O
I O
have O
come O
to O
cry O
and O
vent O
. O

I O
am O
truly O
feeling O
too O
upset O
. O

[crescent] O
: O
Three O
and O
a O
half O
hours O
ago O
, O
I O
learned O
my O
bf O
's O
father O
has O
already O
been O
remarried O
for O
several O
days O
. O

The O
woman O
brought O
a O
little O
sister O
with O
her O
. O

[crescent] O
: O
Back O
then O
, O
I O
also O
did O
not O
learn O
about O
their O
divorce O
until O
much O
later O
. O

One O
thing O
that O
made O
me O
sad O
was O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
care O
at O
all O
about O
what O
I O
thought O
. O

[crescent] O
: O
It O
would O
have O
been O
nice O
if O
they O
had O
asked O
me O
in O
advance O
whether O
I O
had O
any O
opinion O
about O
this O
or O
not O
. O

They O
did O
not O
show O
the O
least O
respect O
for O
me O
. O

[crescent] O
: O
Lying O
in O
bed O
, O
I O
could O
not O
but O
recall O
his O
great O
father O
's O
harsh O
judgment O
when O
I O
met O
him O
back O
then O
, O
that O
[crescent] O
: O
only O
by O
getting O
lucky O
could O
I O
come O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

I O
guess O
he O
thought O
that O
by O
dating O
their O
good O
son O
, O
I O
was O
climbing O
the O
social O
ladder O
through O
their O
family O
. O

[crescent] O
: O
Nothing O
went O
well O
after O
I O
arrived O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Always O
unable O
to O
go O
to O
sleep O
, O
and O
then O
a O
perverted O
professor O
in O
the O
department O
, O
a O
racist O
, O
wanted O
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
reason O
to O
kick O
me O
out O
. O

[crescent] O
: O
It O
's O
so O
dry O
here O
, O
and O
I O
ca O
n't O
stop O
my O
nose O
from O
bleeding O
. O

The O
person O
in O
the O
apartment O
upstairs O
is O
[crescent] O
: O
a O
pervert O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
music O
and O
songs O
every O
night O
, O
I O
can O
often O
hear O
the O
rhythmic O
moving O
of O
the O
bed O
. O

I O
'm O
having O
a O
terrible O
headache O
, O
and O
my O
nose O
is O
bleeding O
again O
. O

[crescent] O
: O
There O
are O
stains O
all O
over O
the O
bed O
. O

I O
called O
bf O
to O
complain O
about O
my O
pain O
. O

After O
saying O
he O
was O
sleepy O
, O
he O
just O
hung O
up O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
qqtlbos O

[qqtlbos] O
haha O
, O
cmt O
, O
this O
is O
typical O
live O
of O
F1 O
, O
being O
F2 O
has O
other O
kind O
of O
[qqtlbos] O
difficulties O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
contribution O
by O
daysafter O
-LRB- O
I O
am O
not O
happy O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[qqtlbos] O
: O
I O
have O
come O
to O
cry O
and O
vent O
. O

I O
am O
truly O
feeling O
too O
upset O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
: O
Three O
and O
a O
half O
hours O
ago O
, O
I O
learned O
my O
bf O
's O
father O
has O
already O
been O
remarried O
for O
several O
days O
. O

The O
woman O
brought O
a O
little O
sister O
with O
her O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
: O
Back O
then O
, O
I O
also O
did O
not O
learn O
about O
their O
divorce O
until O
much O
later O
. O

One O
thing O
that O
made O
me O
sad O
was O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
care O
at O
all O
about O
what O
I O
thought O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
: O
It O
would O
have O
been O
nice O
if O
they O
had O
asked O
me O
in O
advance O
whether O
I O
had O
any O
opinion O
about O
this O
or O
not O
. O

They O
did O
not O
show O
the O
least O
respect O
for O
me O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
: O
Lying O
in O
bed O
, O
I O
could O
not O
but O
recall O
his O
great O
father O
's O
harsh O
judgment O
when O
I O
met O
him O
back O
then O
, O
that O
[qqtlbos] O
: O
only O
by O
getting O
lucky O
could O
I O
come O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

I O
guess O
he O
thought O
that O
by O
dating O
their O
good O
son O
, O
I O
was O
climbing O
the O
social O
ladder O
through O
their O
family O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
: O
Nothing O
went O
well O
after O
I O
arrived O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Always O
unable O
to O
go O
to O
sleep O
, O
and O
then O
a O
perverted O
professor O
in O
the O
department O
, O
a O
racist O
, O
wanted O
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
reason O
to O
kick O
me O
out O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
: O
It O
's O
so O
dry O
here O
, O
and O
I O
ca O
n't O
stop O
my O
nose O
from O
bleeding O
. O

The O
person O
in O
the O
apartment O
upstairs O
is O
[qqtlbos] O
: O
a O
pervert O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
music O
and O
songs O
every O
night O
, O
I O
can O
often O
hear O
the O
rhythmic O
moving O
of O
the O
bed O
. O

I O
'm O
having O
a O
terrible O
headache O
, O
and O
my O
nose O
is O
bleeding O
again O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
: O
There O
are O
stains O
all O
over O
the O
bed O
. O

I O
called O
bf O
to O
complain O
about O
my O
pain O
. O

After O
saying O
he O
was O
sleepy O
, O
he O
just O
hung O
up O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
Famous O
remark O
by O
Angie O
Yu O

[qqtlbos] O
1: O
Which O
F1 O
does O
not O
cook O
, O
which O
F2 O
does O
not O
go O
to O
school O
? O

[qqtlbos] O
2: O
I O
want O
to O
take O
the O
test O
myself O
and O
go O
abroad O
, O
to O
be O
with O
you O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
3: O
I O
want O
to O
work O
to O
pay O
your O
tuition O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
4: O
I O
will O
come O
back O
and O
have O
kids O
after O
finishing O
school O
. O

[qqtlbos] O
5: O
My O
current O
husband O
is O
100 O
times O
better O
than O
you O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
Trunkslu O

[Trunkslu] O
What O
the O
heck O
? O

Meddling O
with O
the O
affairs O
of O
someone O
else O
's O
parents O
before O
being O
married O
to O
him O
? O

[Trunkslu] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
contribution O
by O
daysafter O
-LRB- O
I O
am O
not O
happy O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[Trunkslu] O
: O
I O
have O
come O
to O
cry O
and O
vent O
. O

I O
am O
truly O
feeling O
too O
upset O
. O

[Trunkslu] O
: O
Three O
and O
a O
half O
hours O
ago O
, O
I O
learned O
my O
bf O
's O
father O
has O
already O
been O
remarried O
for O
several O
days O
. O

The O
woman O
brought O
a O
little O
sister O
with O
her O
. O

[Trunkslu] O
: O
Back O
then O
, O
I O
also O
did O
not O
learn O
about O
their O
divorce O
until O
much O
later O
. O

One O
thing O
that O
made O
me O
sad O
was O
that O
they O
did O
n't O
care O
at O
all O
about O
what O
I O
thought O
. O

[Trunkslu] O
: O
It O
would O
have O
been O
nice O
if O
they O
had O
asked O
me O
in O
advance O
whether O
I O
had O
any O
opinion O
about O
this O
or O
not O
. O

They O
did O
not O
show O
the O
least O
respect O
for O
me O
. O

[Trunkslu] O
: O
Lying O
in O
bed O
, O
I O
could O
not O
but O
recall O
his O
great O
father O
's O
harsh O
judgment O
when O
I O
met O
him O
back O
then O
, O
that O
[Trunkslu] O
: O
only O
by O
getting O
lucky O
could O
I O
come O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

I O
guess O
he O
thought O
that O
by O
dating O
their O
good O
son O
, O
I O
was O
climbing O
the O
social O
ladder O
through O
their O
family O
. O

[Trunkslu] O
: O
Nothing O
went O
well O
after O
I O
arrived O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Always O
unable O
to O
go O
to O
sleep O
, O
and O
then O
a O
perverted O
professor O
in O
the O
department O
, O
a O
racist O
, O
wanted O
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
reason O
to O
kick O
me O
out O
. O

[Trunkslu] O
: O
It O
's O
so O
dry O
here O
, O
and O
I O
ca O
n't O
stop O
my O
nose O
from O
bleeding O
. O

The O
person O
in O
the O
apartment O
upstairs O
is O
[Trunkslu] O
: O
a O
pervert O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
music O
and O
songs O
every O
night O
, O
I O
can O
often O
hear O
the O
rhythmic O
moving O
of O
the O
bed O
. O

I O
'm O
having O
a O
terrible O
headache O
, O
and O
my O
nose O
is O
bleeding O
again O
. O

[Trunkslu] O
: O
There O
are O
stains O
all O
over O
the O
bed O
. O

I O
called O
bf O
to O
complain O
about O
my O
pain O
. O

After O
saying O
he O
was O
sleepy O
, O
he O
just O
hung O
up O
. O

A O
Skin O
Care O
Nut O
- O
Whitening O
. O

Beauty B-PERSON
lover I-PERSON

In O
terms O
of O
whitening O
, O
I O
prefer O
the O
essence O
in O
the O
NeoTime B-PRODUCT
gift O
set O
. O

The O
bottle O
of O
essence O
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is O
merely O
a O
kind O
of O
moisturizing O
lotion O
, O
but O
it O
comes O
with O
a O
complimentary O
bottle O
of O
L O
- O
Ascorbic O
acid O
dry O
powder O
. O

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way O
is O
to O
take O
a O
small O
bottle O
of O
25 O
ml O
to O
pour O
the O
essence O
in O
, O
add O
a O
little O
L O
- O
Ascorbic O
acid O
dry O
powder O
, O
and O
shake O
well O
. O

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homemade O
whitening O
lotion O
like O
this O
will O
be O
consumed O
in O
about O
a O
week O
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and O
the O
same O
method O
is O
used O
to O
make O
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. O

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read O
relevant O
information O
that O
L O
- O
Ascorbic O
acid O
oxidizes O
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after O
it O
dissolves O
in O
the O
water O
. O

It O
will O
lose O
the O
whitening O
effect O
once O
oxidized O
. O

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, O
make O
- O
and O
- O
consume O
can O
ensure O
what O
I O
use O
are O
the O
unoxidized O
whitening O
contents O
, O
which O
are O
pretty O
effective O
. O

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's O
more O
, O
this O
is O
a O
very O
cheap O
way O
of O
use O
. O

NeoTime B-PRODUCT
sells O
for O
over O
300 O
a O
set O
, O
including O
day O
cream O
, O
night O
cream O
and O
essence O
, O
of O
which O
a O
bottle O
of O
essence O
lasts O
for O
two O
to O
three O
months O
if O
used O
my O
way O
. O

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is O
a O
bit O
more O
affordable O
than O
the O
Vitamin O
C O
whitening O
products O
that O
cost O
several O
hundred O
. O

Actually O
, O
I O
have O
used O
SKII B-PRODUCT
products O
. O

If O
I O
'm O
not O
financially O
constrained O
, O
I O
like O
to O
use O
SKII B-PRODUCT
goddess O
fluid O
. O

The O
skin O
was O
in O
a O
good O
state O
after O
use O
. O

However O
, O
I O
heard O
recently O
that O
some O
contents O
in O
SKII B-PRODUCT
do O
harm O
to O
the O
skin O
over O
time O
, O
and O
so O
I O
dare O
not O
use O
any O
more O
after O
a O
second O
thought O
. O

Anyway O
, O
my O
skin O
now O
is O
very O
good O
without O
using O
it O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
like O
wearing O
makeup O
, O
facing O
the O
sky O
everyday O
with O
bare O
skin O
. O

This O
is O
because O
my O
former O
boyfriend O
said O
he O
liked O
me O
because O
I O
did O
n't O
wear O
makeup O
. O

Upon O
hearing O
this O
, O
I O
suddenly O
realized O
it O
turned O
out O
no O
men O
liked O
their O
girlfriend O
wearing O
makeup O
. O

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, O
I O
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makeups O
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apart O
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base O
for O
use O
as O
sun O
screen O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
everyone O
agrees O
with O
this O
. O

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, O
I O
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very O
easy O
on O
the O
face O
without O
makeup O
, O
no O
need O
to O
be O
careful O
everywhere O
. O

I O
feel O
uncomfortable O
with O
lip O
color O
, O
which O
makes O
me O
careful O
even O
if O
I O
'm O
just O
drinking O
water O
. O

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January O
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Stanford O
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In O
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Internet O
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. O

StubHub B-ORG
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sales O
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Be O
Your O
Own O
Psychiatrist O
. O

Li O
Xu O
. O

In O
today O
's O
society O
, O
fierce O
competition O
, O
cultural O
conflicts O
and O
material O
temptation O
disturb O
our O
minds O
incessantly O
, O
which O
often O
make O
us O
feel O
worried O
, O
anxious O
, O
upset O
and O
furious O
. O

People O
also O
try O
to O
adjust O
themselves O
in O
material O
ways O
, O
but O
those O
often O
fail O
to O
work O
: O
exercises O
can O
not O
lessen O
the O
concerns O
at O
heart O
; O
physical O
and O
mental O
fatigue O
persist O
not O
long O
after O
traveling O
; O
the O
soft O
water O
bed O
can O
not O
bring O
comfortable O
sleeps O
; O
and O
the O
luxurious O
room O
can O
not O
dispel O
the O
disputes O
of O
spouses O
. O

That O
's O
why O
someone O
proposes O
that O
modern O
people O
learn O
a O
new O
survival O
skill O
-- O
learn O
to O
be O
your O
own O
psychiatrist O
, O
helping O
yourself O
to O
dissolve O
all O
sorts O
of O
metal O
stresses O
at O
work O
and O
in O
life O
. O

Be O
your O
own O
psychiatrist O
, O
simply O
put O
, O
is O
to O
improve O
your O
ability O
adjust O
yourself O
psychologically O
. O

To O
elaborate O
, O
it O
means O
there O
should O
be O
a O
special O
role O
in O
your O
mind O
who O
possesses O
" O
the O
third O
eye O
" O
mentally O
to O
observe O
your O
emotional O
changes O
sensibly O
and O
find O
out O
the O
reasons O
for O
mental O
disturbances O
. O

It O
is O
just O
like O
the O
" O
guardian O
angel O
" O
whom O
everyone O
has O
in O
Western B-NORP
legends O
, O
who O
gives O
you O
wisdom O
at O
critical O
moments O
and O
help O
you O
deal O
with O
the O
intricate O
reality O
properly O
, O
so O
that O
you O
will O
not O
lose O
direction O
. O

There O
was O
a O
famous O
British B-NORP
psychologist O
named O
Ellis B-PERSON
in O
the O
last O
century O
, O
who O
encouraged O
people O
to O
learn O
a O
special O
, O
reasonable O
and O
healthy O
way O
of O
thinking O
by O
reading O
professional O
books O
, O
organizing O
group O
discussions O
and O
doing O
specific O
training O
in O
thinking O
, O
in O
order O
to O
deal O
with O
emotional O
problems O
caused O
by O
stresses O
. O

He O
should O
be O
the O
first O
one O
to O
advocate O
" O
learn O
to O
be O
your O
own O
psychiatrist O
. O
" O

He O
encourages O
people O
to O
learn O
a O
new O
way O
of O
thinking O
like O
" O
learning O
a O
foreign O
language O
. O
" O

The O
most O
important O
aspect O
in O
being O
your O
own O
psychiatrist O
is O
to O
learn O
to O
substitute O
the O
healthy O
way O
of O
thinking O
for O
the O
unhealthy O
way O
of O
thinking O
. O

For O
example O
, O
ask O
two O
people O
to O
observe O
the O
same O
glass O
, O
if O
one O
notices O
a O
tiny O
speckle O
and O
the O
other O
notices O
the O
mild O
color O
, O
then O
the O
former O
's O
thinking O
pattern O
might O
be O
pessimistic O
, O
while O
the O
latter O
might O
be O
more O
sensitive O
to O
the O
positive O
aspect O
of O
things O
, O
which O
is O
a O
healthy O
and O
optimistic O
way O
of O
thinking O
. O

Thus O
, O
learn O
to O
observe O
the O
positive O
aspect O
of O
things O
has O
become O
an O
important O
training O
. O

To O
be O
your O
own O
psychiatrist O
, O
you O
should O
also O
learn O
to O
observe O
stress O
- O
related O
signs O
. O

For O
example O
, O
if O
you O
have O
a O
stomachache O
, O
your O
normal O
response O
is O
to O
see O
a O
gastroenterologist O
. O

Through O
observation O
by O
" O
the O
third O
eye O
, O
" O
you O
may O
see O
that O
the O
reason O
can O
be O
your O
new O
demanding O
boss O
. O

To O
be O
your O
own O
psychiatrist O
, O
you O
also O
need O
to O
learn O
appropriate O
knowledge O
. O

There O
was O
a O
student O
at O
the B-ORG
Tsinghua I-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
who O
were O
troubled O
by O
" O
depression O
" O
for O
a O
while O
. O

When O
it O
was O
bad O
, O
he O
wanted O
to O
jump O
out O
and O
commit O
suicide O
at O
the O
sight O
of O
a O
window O
. O

With O
some O
psychological O
knowledge O
, O
he O
knew O
it O
was O
a O
symptom O
of O
mental O
disorder O
, O
so O
he O
immediately O
sought O
help O
from O
professionals O
and O
received O
treatment O
soon O
. O

Now O
in O
many O
European B-NORP
and O
American B-NORP
countries O
, O
some O
intellectuals O
including O
young O
college O
students O
like O
to O
read O
psychological O
books O
. O

Psychological O
books O
can O
always O
be O
seen O
in O
the O
best O
seller O
lists O
in O
these O
countries O
. O

Most O
readers O
do O
not O
aim O
to O
become O
counsellors O
, O
but O
to O
learn O
psychological O
knowledge O
to O
help O
personal O
growth O
. O

Such O
healthy O
awareness O
is O
worth O
learning O
. O

This O
july O
, O
lemonade O
, O
music O
, O
and O
the O
summer O
breeze O
. O

[] O
The O
Death O
of O
Ethnic O
Chinese B-NORP
Soldier O
Sun O
Ming O
, O
Hoping O
It O
is O
the O
Last O
-LRB- O
Original O
-RRB- O

[] O
<POSTER> O
Jerry0803 O

[Jerry0803] O
The O
Death O
of O
Ethnic O
Chinese B-NORP
Soldier O
Sun O
Ming O
, O
Hoping O
It O
is O
the O
Last O
-LRB- O
Original O
-RRB- O

[Jerry0803] O
A O
Chinese B-NORP
national O
fell O
on O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
battlefield O
after O
joining O
the O
US B-GPE
military O
force O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
His O
name O
is O
-- O
Sun O
Ming O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
The O
US O
Army O
gave O
him O
very O
high O
honor O
: O
the O
Purple O
Heart O
, O
Bronze O
Star O
medal O
that O
symbolizes O
the O
highest O
honor O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
The O
Purple O
Heart O
, O
Bronze O
Star O
is O
the O
highest O
honor O
awarded O
by O
the B-ORG
Defense I-ORG
Department I-ORG
next O
to O
the O
Medal O
of O
Honor O
[Jerry0803] O
and O
the O
Silver O
Star O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
The O
former O
is O
awarded O
to O
courageous O
fighters O
, O
while O
the O
latter O
is O
only O
awarded O
to O
soldiers O
who O
are O
injured O
or O
fall O
in O
war O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
a O
certificate O
that O
grants O
Sun O
Ming O
the O
US B-GPE
citizenship O
was O
also O
handed O
solemnly O
to O
Sun O
Ming O
's O
parents O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
This O
should O
be O
the O
prizes O
from O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
In O
Serving O
the O
People O
, O
the O
obituary O
of O
Comrade O
Zhang O
Side O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
said O
: O
" O
when O
people O
die O
in O
the O
village O
, O
a O
memorial O
service O
should O
be O
held O
[Jerry0803] O
to O
express O
our O
deep O
grief O
in O
this O
way O
. O
" O

[Jerry0803] O
The O
same O
is O
true O
. O

No O
matter O
which O
country O
Sun O
Ming O
served O
, O
he O
was O
still O
a O
well O
- O
behaved O
Chinese B-NORP
citizen O
at O
the O
moment O
of O
his O
death O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
I O
express O
my O
sorrow O
for O
his O
death O
and O
my O
sincere O
condolence O
to O
his O
family O
: O
please O
accept O
my O
sincere O
condolences O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
What O
I O
want O
to O
say O
now O
is O
the O
significance O
and O
value O
of O
Sun O
Ming O
's O
death O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Before O
we O
figure O
out O
this O
question O
, O
we O
must O
clarify O
whether O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
Iraqi O
War O
is O
righteous O
or O
not O
? O

[Jerry0803] O
If O
it O
is O
righteous O
, O
then O
the O
death O
of O
Sun O
Ming O
is O
significant O
, O
no O
matter O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
to O
China B-GPE
and O
even O
to O
the O
people O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
He O
then O
is O
an O
internationalist O
warrior O
like O
Bethune O
who O
should O
be O
remembered O
by O
the O
entire O
human O
kind O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
On O
the O
contrary O
, O
if O
the O
Iraqi O
War O
is O
not O
righteous O
, O
then O
the O
death O
of O
Sun O
Ming O
is O
not O
honorable O
at O
all O
. O

It O
is O
even O
not O
worthwhile O
or O
regrettable O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
As O
far O
as O
the O
International O
Law O
is O
concerned O
, O
any O
war O
unauthorized O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
is O
disputable O
in O
terms O
of O
its O
righteousness O
. O

The O
honorable O
title O
is O
not O
widely O
recognized O
for O
those O
who O
fall O
in O
the O
war O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Simply O
put O
, O
there O
would O
be O
two O
possibilities O
if O
it O
is O
included O
in O
the O
textbooks O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
One O
is O
the O
country O
waging O
the O
war O
would O
depict O
him O
as O
a O
hero O
for O
later O
generations O
to O
revere O
; O
The O
other O
is O
the O
country O
forced O
into O
war O
would O
regard O
him O
as O
a O
negative O
character O
for O
later O
generations O
to O
revile O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
It O
is O
well O
known O
there O
are O
two O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
wars O
. O

One O
is O
the O
1991 O
Iraqi O
War O
, O
[Jerry0803] O
which O
was O
sanctioned O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
and O
represented O
the O
punishment O
by O
righteous O
forces O
around O
the O
world O
on O
Iraqi B-NORP
invasion O
into O
the O
sovereign O
country O
Kuwait B-GPE
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Without O
doubt O
, O
that O
Iraqi O
War O
was O
righteous O
in O
nature O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Obviously O
, O
any O
soldier O
on O
the O
righteous O
side O
who O
sacrificed O
his O
life O
in O
this O
war O
, O
their O
death O
was O
meaningful O
to O
the O
world O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
However O
, O
the O
second O
Iraqi O
War O
, O
the O
Iraqi O
War O
still O
going O
on O
, O
is O
done O
by O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
leaving O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
aside O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
This O
is O
the O
reason O
why O
the O
war O
can O
not O
be O
righteous O
in O
nature O
, O
no O
matter O
which O
countries O
or O
people O
believe O
Iraq B-GPE
should O
be O
beaten O
up O
, O
[Jerry0803] O
because O
emotions O
can O
not O
represent O
the O
law O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
This O
is O
just O
like O
an O
unpardonably O
wicked O
villain O
. O

No O
one O
group O
or O
individual O
has O
the O
right O
to O
sentence O
him O
to O
death O
except O
the O
judge O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
If O
anyone O
has O
an O
itch O
and O
decides O
for O
the O
judge O
, O
the O
guy O
would O
be O
a O
manslaughter O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
I O
believe O
those O
who O
love O
" O
America B-GPE
" O
will O
not O
call O
me O
a O
sucker O
for O
comparing O
them O
this O
way O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
a O
very O
charming O
country O
. O

When O
a O
Chinese B-NORP
citizen O
devoted O
his O
life O
to O
American B-NORP
interests O
, O
it O
gave O
him O
the O
treatment O
of O
a O
US B-GPE
citizen O
generously O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Sun O
Ming O
, O
whose O
biggest O
wish O
had O
been O
becoming O
a O
US B-GPE
citizen O
, O
can O
now O
close O
his O
eyes O
if O
he O
is O
still O
conscious O
in O
grave O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
But O
I O
have O
some O
other O
different O
thoughts O
. O

Now O
that O
the O
dead O
is O
gone O
, O
we O
should O
care O
more O
about O
the O
alive O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
For O
example O
should O
n't O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
do O
something O
for O
the O
bereaved O
families O
of O
" O
martyr O
" O
Sun O
Ming O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Simply O
put O
, O
anyway O
it O
has O
to O
give O
a O
token O
of O
affection O
, O
right O
? O

[Jerry0803] O
It O
can O
just O
send O
them O
away O
with O
a O
" O
Certificate O
of O
Martyr O
" O
and O
some O
consolation O
money O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Especially O
the O
words O
of O
Sun O
Ming O
's O
father O
" O
I O
hope O
the O
war O
ends O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
, O
I O
hope O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
ensures O
the O
safety O
of O
American B-NORP
soldiers O
. O

Do O
n't O
hurt O
any O
families O
any O
more O
. O
" O

[Jerry0803] O
Should O
n't O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
consider O
it O
seriously O
? O

[Jerry0803] O
Life O
is O
precious O
, O
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
a O
nation O
that O
loves O
life O
and O
cherishes O
life O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
If O
it O
yells O
nothing O
is O
more O
valuable O
than O
life O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
, O
and O
it O
sends O
US B-GPE
soldiers O
across O
the O
world O
to O
bleed O
and O
sacrifice O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
would O
n't O
the O
two O
be O
self O
- O
contradictory O
? O

[Jerry0803] O
How O
can O
it O
say O
it O
loves O
life O
and O
cherishes O
life O
? O

[Jerry0803] O
The O
US B-GPE
government O
says O
they O
have O
sent O
troops O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
free O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
With O
mountains O
and O
waters O
between O
us O
, O
I O
do O
not O
know O
the O
attitude O
of O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
people O
and O
thus O
can O
not O
judge O
groundlessly O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
But O
subconsciously O
I O
have O
a O
feeling O
that O
it O
is O
nothing O
more O
than O
a O
fight O
between O
two O
gangster O
heads O
for O
turfs O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
The O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
is O
the O
Water O
Margin O
, O
which O
holds O
up O
the O
flag O
of O
" O
acting O
for O
the O
god O
" O
without O
the O
authorization O
of O
Zhao O
Jie B-NORP
, O
destructing O
Zhujia O
Village O
today O
and O
eliminating O
Zengtou O
City O
the O
next O
day O
, O
and O
it O
is O
hard O
to O
say O
if O
it O
is O
attacking O
Daming O
City O
the O
day O
after O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
The O
Saddam B-PERSON
regime O
are O
the O
likes O
of O
Tian O
Hu O
and O
Wang O
Qing O
. O

The O
public O
resentment O
can O
not O
be O
dispelled O
if O
they O
are O
not O
killed O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Is O
n't O
the O
death O
of O
Sun O
Ming O
the O
same O
as O
the O
deaths O
of O
Wen O
Zhongrong O
and O
Cui O
Ye O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Tang O
Bin O
, O
Wei O
Zhongrong O
and O
Cui O
Ye O
were O
all O
former O
subordinates O
to O
Tian O
Hu O
. O

He O
wailed O
loudly O
as O
they O
were O
companions O
, O
[Jerry0803] O
while O
Song B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
was O
merely O
miserable O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
On O
the O
contrary O
, O
let O
's O
see O
what O
Song B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
looked O
like O
when O
his O
brothers O
died O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
In O
Chapter B-LAW
112 I-LAW
of O
Water O
Margin O
, O
it O
says O
: O
" O
Mo O
Shan O
killed O
" O
White O
Faced O
Squire O
" O
Zheng O
Tiantao O
, O
and O
the O
two O
hit O
by O
poisonous O
arrows O
were O
" O
Dagger O
Devil O
" O
Cao O
Zheng O
and O
" O
Living O
Pluto O
's O
Wife O
" O
Wang O
Dingliu O
. O

Hearing O
three O
more O
brothers O
were O
lost O
, O
Song B-PERSON
Jiang I-PERSON
let O
out O
a O
cry O
and O
collapsed O
onto O
the O
ground O
. O

It O
is O
not O
sure O
how O
his O
five O
organs O
were O
, O
but O
his O
limbs O
were O
not O
moving O
. O
" O

[Jerry0803] O
As O
the O
proverb O
goes O
some O
relatives O
are O
close O
but O
some O
are O
distant O
, O
and O
some O
people O
are O
close O
and O
but O
some O
are O
estranged O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Another O
goes O
while O
it O
is O
not O
pitiful O
to O
die O
, O
it O
is O
pitiful O
not O
to O
die O
for O
the O
right O
thing O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
How O
sad O
Sun O
Ming O
, O
just O
over O
20 O
, O
sunshine O
, O
smiles O
, O
pimples O
and O
a O
life O
like O
the O
morning O
rays O
, O
disappeared O
unexpectedly O
with O
an O
evil O
bullet O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Any O
love O
, O
beautiful O
love O
, O
my O
wretched O
child O
-- O
have O
you O
, O
ever O
experienced O
? O

[Jerry0803] O
Amen O
-- O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
All O
relies O
: O

[Jerry0803] O
A O
reminder O
: O
China B-GPE
was O
against O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
in O
Chinese B-NORP
- O
Indian B-NORP
, O
Chinese B-NORP
- O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
War O
to O
Resist O
US B-GPE
Aggression O
and O
Aid O
Korea B-GPE
- O
concentrated O
sulphuric O
acid O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
o O
One O
is O
dragging O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
to O
attack O
others O
~ O
one O
is O
resisting O
the O
United B-GPE
Nations I-GPE
to O
attack O
itself O
~ O
it O
seems O
- O
Light O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Leaving O
aside O
the O
political O
factors O
, O
the O
silly O
guy O
was O
too O
careless O
about O
his O
life O
!! O
- O
Xixihahahehe O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Thinking O
about O
the O
mine O
disasters O
happening O
in O
China B-GPE
practically O
everyday O
, O
are O
n't O
the O
miners O
killed O
and O
injured O
even O
more O
wretched O
than O
Sun O
Ming O
? O
- O
No O
life O
is O
paid O
if O
someone O
is O
exasperated O
to O
death O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
It O
is O
fine O
as O
long O
as O
he O
does O
n't O
help O
the O
US B-GPE
fight O
against O
China B-GPE
, O
otherwise O
his O
ancestral O
grave O
would O
be O
smoking O
- O
schakalhund O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
Hope O
all O
Chinese B-NORP
citizens O
wishing O
to O
migrate O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
join O
the O
army O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
- O
J O
, O
Yu O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
It O
seems O
there O
's O
not O
much O
to O
discuss O
??? O
- O
Runaway O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
One O
remark O
: O
mission O
impossible O
- O
not O
a O
word O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
The O
US B-GPE
government O
has O
granted O
US O
citizenship O
to O
about O
60 O
immigrant O
soldiers O
who O
fell O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
- O
not O
a O
word O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
There O
are O
over O
40,000 O
non-citizen O
soldiers O
on O
active O
or O
reserve O
duty O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
- O
not O
a O
word O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
o O
Each O
year O
, O
there O
are O
nearly O
8,000 O
permanent O
residents O
among O
soldiers O
on O
active O
duty O
- O
not O
a O
word O
<removed_junk> O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
There O
are O
over O
40,000 O
non-citizen O
soldiers O
on O
active O
or O
reserve O
duty O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
- O
not O
a O
word O
<removed_junk> O
. O

-- O
[Jerry0803] O
-- O

[Jerry0803] O
▲ O
To O
realize O
the O
modernization O
in O
agriculture O
, O
industry O
, O
national O
defense O
and O
science O
and O
technology O
and O
build O
our O
motherland O
into O
a O
strong O
socialist O
country O
, O
the O
key O
is O
realizing O
the O
modernization O
of O
science O
and O
technology O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
▲ O
Economic O
construction O
and O
cultural O
construction O
are O
just O
like O
two O
wheels O
of O
a O
car O
that O
complement O
each O
other O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
▲ O
Under O
the O
principle O
of O
mutual O
respect O
for O
sovereignty O
and O
territorial O
integrity O
, O
mutual O
non-aggression O
, O
non-interference O
in O
each O
other O
's O
internal O
affairs O
, O
and O
equality O
and O
mutual O
benefit O
, O
countries O
of O
different O
social O
systems O
can O
coexist O
peacefully O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
▲ O
The O
people O
's O
democratic O
dictatorship O
is O
an O
administration O
of O
the O
united O
people O
's O
democratic O
front O
under O
the O
leadership O
of O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
, O
which O
should O
attach O
greater O
importance O
to O
the O
issue O
of O
the O
united O
front O
. O

[Jerry0803] O
▲ O
We O
should O
not O
only O
treat O
each O
ethnic O
group O
equally O
, O
but O
also O
enable O
us O
all O
to O
prosper O
. O

The O
prosperity O
of O
all O
ethnic O
groups O
is O
we O
socialists O
' O
fundamental O
standpoint O
on O
the O
ethnic O
policy O
. O

. O

Setting O
up O
an O
Internet O
business O
: O
What O
do O
you O
need O
? O

usana O
- O
msi O

Setting O
up O
an O
Internet O
business O
: O
What O
do O
you O
need O
? O

Experience O
in O
setting O
up O
a O
business O
: O
My O
" O
boss O
" O
dream O

Three O
stages O
of O
setting O
up O
a O
business O
from O
scratch O

The O
critical O
path O
of O
success O

Talking O
about O
setting O
up O
a O
business O

Now O
, O
as O
the O
Internet O
grows O
, O
the O
Internet O
economy O
has O
passed O
through O
a O
" O
bubble O
era O
" O
and O
is O
gradually O
moving O
toward O
a O
dazzling O
springtime O
. O

When O
you O
look O
at O
the O
IT O
giants O
that O
have O
sprouted O
up O
one O
after O
the O
other O
on O
the O
Internet O
, O
do O
you O
get O
excited O
? O

Are O
you O
worried O
? O

Are O
you O
determined O
? O

Setting O
up O
an O
Internet O
business O
is O
an O
idea O
that O
appeals O
to O
people O
. O

Because O
: O
1. O
Low O
cost O

Unless O
they O
are O
undertaking O
a O
very O
large O
project O
, O
Internet O
entrepreneurs O
do O
not O
need O
much O
capital O
. O

Perhaps O
one O
computer O
+ O
ADSL O
+ O
a O
dummy O
mainframe O
+ O
a O
small O
room O
and O
you O
can O
get O
started O
. O

But O
this O
is O
still O
far O
, O
far O
from O
success O
. O

Some O
people O
may O
scoff O
that O
this O
ca O
n't O
be O
called O
setting O
up O
a O
business O
. O

If O
you O
have O
plenty O
of O
funds O
, O
very O
sharp O
thinking O
, O
and O
a O
classic O
idea O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
read O
what O
I O
wrote O
. O

But O
do O
n't O
stick O
up O
your O
nose O
; O
for O
the O
time O
being O
we O
're O
not O
talking O
about O
the O
relationship O
between O
capital O
and O
profit O
. O

You O
feel O
that O
if O
the O
cost O
is O
insignificant O
, O
the O
profit O
must O
not O
be O
worth O
mentioning O
. O

Well O
, O
now O
I O
'm O
telling O
you O
you're O
're O
wrong O
. O

This O
traditional O
cost O
- O
profit O
relationship O
just O
does O
n't O
work O
on O
the O
Internet O
. O

Because O
you O
've O
overlooked O
one O
thing O
, O
and O
that O
's O
your O
own O
intelligence O
and O
ability O
. O

In O
setting O
up O
an O
Internet O
business O
, O
this O
holds O
a O
more O
important O
position O
. O

The O
Internet O
is O
absolutely O
a O
place O
for O
the O
daring O
to O
be O
forceful O
. O

If O
you O
have O
the O
ability O
, O
you O
can O
hope O
to O
succeed O
. O

2. O
Low O
start O
- O
up O
cost O

Internet O
communications O
are O
now O
well O
developed O
. O

It O
can O
be O
said O
that O
all O
you O
need O
is O
broadband O
, O
and O
you O
've O
solved O
most O
of O
your O
Internet O
communication O
problems O
and O
can O
save O
yourself O
a O
lot O
of O
telephone O
charges O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
go O
out O
and O
rent O
a O
storefront O
and O
pay O
exorbitant O
rents O
. O

Early O
on O
, O
before O
you O
've O
formally O
registered O
the O
company O
, O
you O
also O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
bothered O
with O
lots O
of O
petty O
charges O
and O
taxes O
. O

3. O
Staffing O
is O
very O
simple O
; O
in O
the O
early O
stages O
many O
entrepreneurs O
start O
from O
scratch O
, O
with O
one O
person O
handling O
all O
tasks O
. O

Because O
one O
person O
can O
basically O
cope O
with O
everything O
in O
the O
early O
stages O
, O
there O
is O
no O
need O
to O
incur O
personnel O
costs O
. O

4. O
The O
risk O
is O
low O
, O
so O
if O
the O
business O
fails O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
be O
afraid O
. O

Because O
the O
initial O
investment O
is O
low O
, O
there O
are O
greater O
opportunities O
for O
turnover O
. O

Therefore O
the O
entrepreneur O
can O
give O
up O
without O
fearing O
the O
consequences O
of O
failure O
. O

5. O
High O
profit O

If O
you O
succeed O
early O
on O
in O
setting O
up O
your O
business O
and O
continue O
on O
down O
the O
right O
path O
of O
development O
, O
then O
I O
congratulate O
you O
. O

Now O
you O
can O
shout O
it O
out O
: O
" O
My O
Web O
site O
is O
making O
a O
profit O
! O
" O

But O
do O
n't O
let O
the O
first O
bucket O
of O
money O
you O
make O
go O
to O
your O
head O
. O

Do O
n't O
forget O
, O
the O
higher O
you O
climb O
, O
the O
higher O
you O
'll O
fall O
. O

Remind O
yourself O
that O
now O
is O
the O
time O
you O
need O
to O
keep O
a O
close O
watch O
on O
developments O
in O
market O
trends O
and O
among O
your O
competitors O
. O

Promptly O
adjust O
your O
growth O
strategy O
. O

Only O
then O
will O
you O
be O
smiling O
at O
the O
end O
. O

Maybe O
when O
you O
read O
about O
the O
advantages O
of O
establishing O
an O
Internet O
business O
above O
, O
your O
heart O
was O
racing O
and O
you O
were O
thinking O
you O
'd O
really O
work O
hard O
to O
make O
it O
. O

Below O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
discuss O
some O
of O
the O
areas O
that O
you O
need O
to O
pay O
attention O
to O
when O
setting O
up O
an O
Internet O
business O
: O

1. O
Use O
your O
own O
unique O
vision O
to O
examine O
the O
Internet O
and O
look O
for O
new O
ways O
to O
make O
a O
profit O
. O

Aggressively O
investigate O
new O
projects O
; O
avoid O
blindly O
imitating O
others O
. O

Are O
there O
lots O
of O
people O
doing O
this O
kind O
of O
thing O
on O
the O
Internet O
? O

If O
a O
flashA.com O
appears O
on O
the O
Net O
today O
, O
tomorrow O
there O
will O
be O
flashC.com O
and O
flashD.com O
. O

If O
that O
's O
the O
case O
, O
your O
odds O
of O
failing O
just O
increased O
by O
30 O
% O
. O

Remember O
: O
If O
you O
're O
always O
following O
on O
somebody O
else O
's O
tail O
, O
then O
what O
you'll O
get O
will O
always O
be O
someone O
else O
's O
trash O
, O
picked O
over O
, O
cast O
aside O
and O
unused O
. O

Of O
course O
we O
're O
not O
opposed O
to O
imitating O
, O
but O
what O
we O
should O
think O
about O
is O
why O
is O
this O
person O
taking O
that O
route O
, O
and O
not O
which O
route O
is O
this O
person O
taking O
. O

Then O
we O
will O
study O
the O
line O
of O
thought O
and O
the O
skills O
he O
used O
to O
solve O
problems O
. O

So O
we O
will O
gain O
more O
than O
he O
did O
. O

2. O
If O
you O
've O
selected O
a O
given O
project O
and O
are O
carrying O
it O
out O
, O
then O
you O
should O
definitely O
carry O
it O
through O
to O
the O
end O
; O
avoid O
switching O
course O
in O
midstream O
. O

Of O
course O
when O
I O
say O
see O
it O
through O
to O
the O
end O
, O
this O
does O
not O
mean O
to O
continue O
blindly O
, O
sticking O
with O
it O
even O
when O
you O
know O
full O
well O
it O
's O
hopeless O
. O

What O
I O
mean O
is O
, O
do O
n't O
be O
distracted O
, O
doing O
SMS O
today O
and O
selling O
things O
tomorrow O
, O
with O
a O
new O
approach O
every O
day O
. O

You O
see O
somebody O
else O
doing O
something O
that O
makes O
money O
, O
and O
you O
think O
you O
want O
to O
do O
that O
. O

Your O
website O
is O
simply O
the O
" O
art O
of O
changing O
your O
look O
" O
like O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
opera O
. O

A O
new O
face O
every O
day O
, O
completely O
different O
. O

What O
I O
recommend O
is O
that O
when O
you O
set O
up O
your O
business O
you O
should O
give O
it O
careful O
consideration O
and O
fully O
investigate O
its O
feasibility O
. O

Once O
you O
set O
out O
to O
do O
something O
, O
you O
should O
pursue O
the O
goal O
you O
set O
for O
yourself O
, O
sticking O
with O
it O
unless O
really O
forced O
to O
give O
up O
. O

3. O
Use O
your O
hands O
, O
eyes O
and O
brain O
, O
be O
observant O
and O
alert O
, O
and O
consider O
all O
possibilities O
. O

Avoid O
acting O
rashly O
when O
you O
set O
up O
your O
Internet O
business O
. O

Your O
mind O
needs O
to O
be O
sharp O
; O
the O
Internet O
offers O
virtually O
unlimited O
business O
opportunities O
; O
maybe O
it O
's O
just O
a O
small O
opportunity O
, O
but O
you O
should O
seize O
it O
. O

Then O
maybe O
you O
will O
succeed O
. O

Otherwise O
if O
the O
opportunity O
was O
right O
in O
front O
of O
you O
and O
you O
did O
n't O
seize O
it O
. O

So O
... O
you O
need O
nimble O
hands O
. O

If O
you O
come O
upon O
something O
important O
, O
by O
all O
means O
make O
a O
note O
of O
it O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

Your O
eyes O
need O
to O
be O
sharp O
: O
you O
need O
to O
spot O
changes O
in O
the O
IT O
situation O
right O
away O
and O
quickly O
prepare O
a O
short O
- O
term O
business O
plan O
. O

Like O
right O
now O
, O
many O
portal O
sites O
are O
seizing O
the O
opportunity O
of O
the O
Olympics O
to O
considerably O
increase O
their O
traffic O
. O

I O
think O
advertising O
revenues O
in O
this O
area O
alone O
will O
be O
considerable O
. O

4. O
Be O
tough O
and O
resilient O
: O
avoid O
the O
easy O
route O
. O

Setting O
up O
an O
Internet O
business O
is O
hard O
labor O
. O

When O
you O
're O
just O
setting O
up O
your O
business O
, O
it O
is O
sometimes O
hard O
to O
avoid O
feeling O
completely O
exhausted O
. O

Sometimes O
you O
'll O
just O
feel O
like O
throwing O
in O
the O
towel O
. O

Do O
n't O
forget O
: O
if O
you O
were O
working O
for O
someone O
else O
, O
you O
would O
n't O
like O
it O
either O
, O
and O
may O
feel O
even O
worse O
! O

5. O
You O
need O
to O
learn O
to O
look O
for O
partners O
. O

6. O
You O
need O
to O
know O
what O
Internet O
marketing O
is O
, O
and O
learn O
how O
to O
use O
it O
. O

Are O
you O
looking O
for O
an O
already O
proven O
, O
feasible O
way O
to O
increase O
your O
sources O
of O
income O
? O

Are O
you O
looking O
for O
an O
opportunity O
to O
create O
both O
free O
time O
and O
financial O
freedom O
? O

Do O
you O
have O
dreams O
or O
goals O
that O
you O
want O
to O
reach O
? O

http://whymsi.com/awing O

http://msi-team.com/awing O

QQ O
: O
65146050 O

Address O
: O
usana...@gmail.com O
. O

Yahoo B-ORG
messenger O
: O
dzh...@yahoo.com.cn O
. O

[] O
How O
Come O
My O
Hubby O
has O
n't O
been O
Able O
to O
Find O
a O
Job O
in O
My O
Place O
, O
What O
can O
I O
Do O
? O

[] O
<POSTER> O
Dreamer B-PERSON

[Dreamer] O
My O
hubby O
and O
I O
live O
in O
two O
places O
. O

I O
am O
-- O
the O
company O
I O
work O
for O
now O
is O
applying O
green O
cards O
for O
both O
of O
us O
. O

He O
works O
in O
a O
very O
stingy O
company O
, O
so O
, O
[Dreamer] O
I O
hope O
my O
hubby O
can O
find O
a O
job O
in O
the O
city O
where O
I O
am O
. O

My O
hubby O
is O
somewhat O
like O
a O
kid O
, O
thoughtless O
, O
and O
fond O
of O
playing O
, O
[Dreamer] O
and O
does O
not O
like O
to O
study O
. O

He O
has O
been O
looking O
for O
a O
job O
for O
more O
than O
half O
a O
year O
. O

He O
got O
one O
onsite O
and O
five O
phone O
interviews O
but O
he O
blew O
up O
every O
one O
of O
them O
. O

[Dreamer] O
Hubby O
also O
said O
he O
was O
trying O
hard O
, O
but O
more O
than O
half O
a O
year O
has O
gone O
by O
, O
and O
there O
are O
still O
grammatical O
errors O
in O
his O
cover O
letter O
, O
several O
[Dreamer] O
times O
, O
the O
emails O
he O
forwarded O
to O
me O
also O
contained O
grammatical O
errors O
and O
were O
not O
relevant O
to O
the O
topics O
, O
etc O
. O

I O
told O
him O
that O
while O
looking O
for O
jobs O
, O
many O
people O
[Dreamer] O
were O
putting O
forth O
a O
lot O
of O
efforts O
, O
but O
he O
never O
searched O
data O
on O
the O
Internet O
or O
found O
out O
how O
other O
people O
were O
looking O
for O
jobs O
. O

Once O
[Dreamer] O
I O
went O
to O
see O
him O
and O
he O
happened O
to O
be O
on O
a O
phone O
interview O
. O

He O
did O
not O
even O
find O
out O
in O
advance O
what O
that O
company O
does O
. O

[Dreamer] O
When O
he O
was O
asked O
whether O
he O
had O
any O
questions O
, O
he O
asked O
them O
, O
what O
does O
your O
company O
do O
? O

They O
had O
to O
explain O
it O
to O
him O
. O

[Dreamer] O
He O
asked O
them O
: O
Does O
n't O
it O
sound O
like O
it O
's O
illegal O
! O

[Dreamer] O
I O
asked O
hubby O
whether O
he O
wants O
to O
change O
his O
job O
at O
all O
to O
be O
with O
me O
. O

Hubby O
says O
, O
yes O
, O
ah O
, O
and O
I O
've O
been O
working O
hard O
on O
it O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
[Dreamer] O
he O
likes O
kids O
very O
much O
and O
really O
hopes O
that O
I O
can O
get O
pregnant O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
this O
year O
. O

I O
said O
if O
you O
want O
me O
to O
be O
pregnant O
, O
you O
've O
got O
to O
be O
here O
with O
me O
. O

[Dreamer] O
He O
says O
, O
I O
am O
working O
on O
it O
, O
ah O
. O

[Dreamer] O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
say O
. O

To O
force O
him O
, O
I O
think O
he O
is O
also O
quite O
pitiable O
. O

Not O
to O
force O
him O
, O
I O
think O
the O
mistakes O
he O
made O
[Dreamer] O
were O
all O
too O
simple O
, O
purely O
because O
of O
his O
carelessness O
; O
besides O
, O
he O
is O
n't O
a O
top O
expert O
technology O
- O
wise O
. O

I O
really O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
[Dreamer] O
we O
can O
be O
together O
. O

Both O
sides O
are O
lonely O
; O
both O
paying O
the O
rent O
and O
large O
cell O
phone O
bills O
. O

I O
could O
n't O
think O
of O
any O
life O
more O
depressing O
than O
this O
! O

[] O
<POSTER> O
Dreamer B-PERSON

[Dreamer] O
divorce O

[Dreamer] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
contribution O
by O
Dreamer B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Do O
n't O
ask O
me O
where O
I O
came O
from O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

: O
[Dreamer] O
: O

[Dreamer] O
: O
My O
hubby O
and O
I O
live O
in O
two O
places O
. O

I O
am O
-- O
the O
company O
I O
work O
for O
now O
is O
applying O
green O
cards O
for O
both O
of O
us O
. O

He O
works O
in O
a O
very O
stingy O
company O
, O
so O
, O
[Dreamer] O
: O
I O
hope O
my O
hubby O
can O
find O
a O
job O
in O
the O
city O
where O
I O
am O
. O

My O
hubby O
is O
somewhat O
like O
a O
kid O
, O
thoughtless O
, O
and O
fond O
of O
playing O
, O
[Dreamer] O
: O
and O
does O
not O
like O
to O
study O
. O

He O
has O
been O
looking O
for O
a O
job O
for O
more O
than O
half O
a O
year O
. O

He O
got O
one O
onsite O
and O
five O
phone O
interviews O
but O
he O
blew O
up O
every O
one O
of O
them O
. O

[Dreamer] O
: O
Hubby O
also O
said O
he O
was O
trying O
hard O
, O
but O
more O
than O
half O
a O
year O
has O
gone O
by O
, O
and O
there O
are O
still O
grammatical O
errors O
in O
his O
cover O
letter O
, O
several O
[Dreamer] O
: O
times O
, O
the O
emails O
he O
forwarded O
to O
me O
also O
contained O
grammatical O
errors O
and O
were O
not O
relevant O
to O
the O
topics O
, O
etc O
. O

I O
told O
him O
that O
while O
looking O
for O
jobs O
, O
many O
people O
[Dreamer] O
: O
were O
putting O
forth O
a O
lot O
of O
efforts O
, O
but O
he O
never O
searched O
data O
on O
the O
Internet O
or O
found O
out O
how O
other O
people O
were O
looking O
for O
jobs O
. O

Once O
[Dreamer] O
: O
I O
went O
to O
see O
him O
and O
he O
happened O
to O
be O
on O
a O
phone O
interview O
. O

He O
did O
not O
even O
find O
out O
in O
advance O
what O
that O
company O
does O
. O

[Dreamer] O
: O
When O
he O
was O
asked O
whether O
he O
had O
any O
questions O
, O
he O
asked O
them O
, O
what O
does O
your O
company O
do O
? O

They O
had O
to O
explain O
it O
to O
him O
. O

[Dreamer] O
: O
He O
asked O
them O
: O
Does O
n't O
it O
sound O
like O
it O
's O
illegal O
! O

[Dreamer] O
: O
I O
asked O
hubby O
whether O
he O
wants O
to O
change O
his O
job O
at O
all O
to O
be O
with O
me O
. O

Hubby O
says O
, O
yes O
, O
ah O
, O
and O
I O
've O
been O
working O
hard O
on O
it O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
[Dreamer] O
: O
he O
likes O
kids O
very O
much O
and O
really O
hopes O
that O
I O
can O
get O
pregnant O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
this O
year O
. O

I O
said O
if O
you O
want O
me O
to O
be O
pregnant O
, O
you O
've O
got O
to O
be O
here O
with O
me O
. O

[Dreamer] O
: O
He O
says O
, O
I O
am O
working O
on O
it O
, O
ah O
. O

: O
[Dreamer] O
: O

[Dreamer] O
: O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
say O
. O

To O
force O
him O
, O
I O
think O
he O
is O
also O
quite O
pitiable O
. O

Not O
to O
force O
him O
, O
I O
think O
the O
mistakes O
he O
made O
[Dreamer] O
: O
were O
all O
too O
simple O
, O
purely O
because O
of O
his O
carelessness O
; O
besides O
, O
he O
is O
n't O
a O
top O
expert O
technology O
- O
wise O
. O

I O
really O
do O
n't O
know O
when O
[Dreamer] O
: O
we O
can O
be O
together O
. O

Both O
sides O
are O
lonely O
; O
both O
paying O
the O
rent O
and O
large O
cell O
phone O
bills O
. O

I O
could O
n't O
think O
of O
any O
life O
more O
depressing O
than O
this O
! O

[] O
<POSTER> O
Dreamer B-PERSON

[Dreamer] O
Give O
him O
a O
shock O
by O
pretending O
you O
are O
having O
an O
affair O
. O

If O
that O
still O
does O
n't O
work O
, O
do O
it O
for O
real O
and O
get O
out O
for O
fun O
. O

[Dreamer] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
contribution O
by O
Dreamer B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Do O
n't O
ask O
me O
where O
I O
came O
from O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[Dreamer] O
: O
My O
hubby O
and O
I O
live O
in O
two O
places O
. O

I O
am O
-- O
the O
company O
I O
work O
for O
now O
is O
applying O
green O
cards O
for O
both O
of O
us O
. O

He O
works O
in O
a O
very O
stingy O
company O
, O
so O
, O
[Dreamer] O
: O
I O
hope O
my O
hubby O
can O
find O
a O
job O
in O
the O
city O
where O
I O
am O
. O

My O
hubby O
is O
somewhat O
like O
a O
kid O
, O
thoughtless O
, O
and O
fond O
of O
playing O
, O
[Dreamer] O
: O
and O
does O
not O
like O
to O
study O
. O

He O
has O
been O
looking O
for O
a O
job O
for O
more O
than O
half O
a O
year O
. O

He O
got O
one O
onsite O
and O
five O
phone O
interviews O
but O
he O
blew O
up O
every O
one O
of O
them O
. O

[Dreamer] O
: O
Hubby O
also O
said O
he O
was O
trying O
hard O
, O
but O
more O
than O
half O
a O
year O
has O
gone O
by O
, O
and O
there O
are O
still O
grammatical O
errors O
in O
his O
cover O
letter O
, O
several O
[Dreamer] O
: O
times O
, O
the O
emails O
he O
forwarded O
to O
me O
also O
contained O
grammatical O
errors O
and O
were O
not O
relevant O
to O
the O
topics O
, O
etc O
. O

I O
told O
him O
that O
while O
looking O
for O
jobs O
, O
many O
people O
[Dreamer] O
: O
were O
putting O
forth O
a O
lot O
of O
efforts O
, O
but O
he O
never O
searched O
data O
on O
the O
Internet O
or O
found O
out O
how O
other O
people O
were O
looking O
for O
jobs O
. O

Once O
[Dreamer] O
: O
I O
went O
to O
see O
him O
and O
he O
happened O
to O
be O
on O
a O
phone O
interview O
. O

He O
did O
not O
even O
find O
out O
in O
advance O
what O
that O
company O
does O
. O

[Dreamer] O
: O
When O
he O
was O
asked O
whether O
he O
had O
any O
questions O
, O
he O
asked O
them O
, O
what O
does O
your O
company O
do O
? O

They O
had O
to O
explain O
it O
to O
him O
. O

[Dreamer] O
: O
He O
asked O
them O
: O
Does O
n't O
it O
sound O
like O
it O
's O
illegal O
! O

Do O
CPA's O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
Make O
a O
Good O
Living O
? O

I O
used O
to O
work O
for O
an O
accounting O
firm O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

It O
's O
not O
a O
big O
city O
, O
but O
I O
always O
thought O
the O
job O
I O
had O
was O
not O
as O
hard O
as O
others O
imagine O
. O

Perhaps O
that O
's O
because O
people O
before O
me O
had O
long O
established O
a O
set O
of O
models O
. O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
ask O
those O
who O
have O
passed O
CPA O
exams O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
whether O
you O
are O
making O
a O
good O
living O
. O

It O
's O
also O
very O
hard O
for O
me O
to O
pass O
the O
CPA O
exams O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

And O
now O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
I O
may O
find O
an O
average O
school O
to O
study O
for O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
master I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
degree I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
then O
, O
and O
then O
do O
I O
have O
to O
start O
preparing O
for O
CPA O
exams O
here O
too O
? O

Also O
, O
in O
China B-GPE
CPA O
and O
certified O
tax O
agents O
are O
separate O
. O

In O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
are O
there O
exams O
for O
certified O
tax O
agents O
? O

Is O
the O
work O
of O
tax O
agents O
done O
by O
accounting O
firms O
as O
well O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
? O

Welcoming O
the O
Year O
of O
the O
Pig O
-- O
Annual O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
Lamb O
Hot O
Pot O
Party O
of O
the B-ORG
Beijing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
of O
Greater O
Washington O

angstrom O

Poster O
: O
angstrom O
-LRB- O
Sail O
-- O
lost O
in O
sailing O
-RRB- O
, O
Forum O
: O
Beijing B-GPE

Title O
: O
Welcoming O
the O
Year O
of O
the O
Pig O
-- O
Annual O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
Lamb O
Hot O
Pot O
Party O
of O
the B-ORG
Beijing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
of O
Greater O
Washington O

Poster O
's O
Site O
: O
mitbbs.com O
BBS O
-LRB- O
Wed O
Jan O
17 O
10:09:13 O
2007 O
-RRB- O

Although O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Day O
has O
passed O
, O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
, O
the O
feeling O
of O
" O
out O
with O
the O
old O
, O
in O
with O
the O
new O
" O
would O
be O
missing O
without O
celebrating O
the O
lunar O
new O
year O
. O

Some O
people O
call O
the O
days O
between O
the O
Western B-NORP
new O
year O
and O
the O
lunar O
new O
year O
" O
floating O
days O
" O
-- O
days O
floating O
between O
new O
and O
old O
, O
and O
eastern O
and O
western O
cultures O
. O

During O
the O
floating O
days O
, O
what O
people O
think O
about O
most O
is O
naturally O
how O
to O
spend O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
. O

This O
winter O
in O
D. B-GPE
C. I-GPE
you O
may O
not O
be O
able O
to O
feel O
the O
true O
winter O
cold O
, O
but O
the O
lamb O
hot O
pot O
party O
hosted O
by O
the B-ORG
Beijing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
of O
Greater O
Washington O
will O
surely O
let O
you O
feel O
an O
atmosphere O
of O
spending O
the O
new O
year O
in O
your O
hometown O
. O

The O
annual O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
lamb O
hot O
pot O
party O
has O
been O
held O
by O
the B-ORG
Beijing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
for O
four O
or O
five O
years O
. O

Everyone O
who O
has O
attended O
can O
clearly O
remember O
the O
unique O
flavors O
and O
ingredients O
used O
by O
the B-ORG
Beijing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
and O
is O
full O
of O
praise O
. O

What O
lingers O
in O
people O
's O
minds O
even O
longer O
is O
the O
liveliness O
from O
start O
to O
finish O
. O

People O
from O
Beijing B-GPE
are O
well O
- O
known O
for O
their O
love O
of O
lively O
and O
fun O
gatherings O
. O

With O
Beijing B-GPE
people O
in O
attendance O
, O
few O
parties O
would O
lack O
excitement O
, O
let O
alone O
when O
so O
many O
Beijing B-GPE
people O
are O
gathered O
together O
. O

There O
will O
be O
no O
end O
to O
jokes O
and O
fun O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
you O
will O
regret O
having O
just O
a O
single O
pair O
of O
ears O
and O
one O
mouth O
. O

Steaming O
lamb O
hot O
pot O
, O
along O
with O
this O
lively O
atmosphere O
, O
will O
surely O
increase O
the O
heart O
- O
felt O
warmth O
of O
hometown O
feelings O
in O
this O
winter O
that O
is O
already O
not O
very O
cold O
. O

The B-ORG
Beijing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
warmly O
welcomes O
all O
members O
, O
along O
with O
any O
friends O
who O
love O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
love O
the B-ORG
Beijing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
to O
attend O
the O
" O
Golden O
Pig O
Good O
Luck O
" O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
Party O
. O

We O
will O
give O
you O
fun O
and O
surprise O
. O

The O
time O
has O
been O
set O
for O
5:00 O
p.m. O
sharp O
, O
February O
11 O
-LRB- O
Sunday O
-RRB- O
, O
2007 O
. O

The O
location O
is O
Peking B-FAC
Supreme I-FAC
Restaurant I-FAC
. O

The O
address O
is O
as O
follows O
: O

19204 O
Montgomery B-FAC
Village I-FAC
Ave I-FAC
, O
Montgomery B-GPE
Village I-GPE
, O
MD B-GPE
20886 O
. O

Telephone O
: O
301 O
- O
963 O
- O
8088 O
. O

Due O
to O
limited O
seating O
, O
please O
register O
early O
if O
you O
have O
already O
decided O
to O
attend O
this O
grand O
event O
. O

Tickets O
will O
be O
sold O
till O
seats O
are O
all O
taken O
. O

Cost O
: O
15 O
dollars O
per O
person O
, O
children O
under O
8 O
free O
. O

For O
registration O
, O
please O
contact O
the B-ORG
Beijing I-ORG
Association I-ORG
directors O
. O

Contact O
telephone O
numbers O
are O
as O
follows O
: O

Chairman O
: O
Wang O
Jie B-NORP
301 O
- O
869 O
- O
4918 O

Director O
: O
Shi O
Yunzhi O
240 O
- O
246 O
- O
4853 O
, O
Li O
Weihua O
301 O
- O
540 O
- O
8085 O
, O
Li O
Kailun O
571 O
- O
276 O
- O
021 O

Zhao O
Jinghua O
204 O
- O
246 O
- O
5703 O
, O
Ma O
Xinyi O
240 O
- O
246 O
- O
4853 O
, O
Wang O
Yanping O
301 O
- O
540 O
- O
8085 O

Yang O
Kebing O
301 O
- O
424 O
- O
0566 O
, O
Liu O
Ling O
301 O
- O
395 O
- O
4344 O
, O
Gong O
Jing O
240 O
- O
631 O
- O
0390 O

Zhou O
Jian O
301 O
- O
984 O
- O
8888 O
, O
Li O
Jiang O
703 O
- O
948 O
- O
6889 O
, O
Huang O
Lei O
703 O
- O
626 O
- O
9423 O

-- O

* O
Source O
: O
mitbbs.com O
BBS O
, O
http://mitbbs.com O
-LSB- O
FROM O
: O
69.15. O
-RSB- O

[] O
About O
the O
Relationship O
Between O
Patriotism O
and O
Going O
Abroad O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
A14062 O

[A14062] O
Does O
it O
mean O
that O
one O
should O
not O
go O
abroad O
if O
he O
or O
she O
is O
patriotic O
? O

[A14062] O
-- O
Of O
course O
not O
. O

Some O
aim O
to O
better O
build O
his O
/ O
her O
own O
motherland O
, O
learning O
as O
much O
advanced O
knowledge O
abroad O
as O
possible O
, O
so O
as O
to O
offset O
their O
weaknesses O
with O
strengths O
and O
serve O
their O
own O
motherland O
better O
and O
more O
. O

[A14062] O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
many O
people O
pursue O
their O
education O
with O
this O
concept O
in O
mind O
, O
but O
I O
think O
there O
should O
be O
some O
. O

[A14062] O
However O
, O
quite O
a O
few O
people O
go O
for O
fame O
and O
gain O
. O

[A14062] O
I O
do O
not O
actually O
oppose O
others O
seeking O
for O
what O
they O
think O
happiness O
is O
, O
and O
it O
is O
fine O
for O
some O
people O
to O
live O
their O
own O
life O
and O
it O
is O
fine O
for O
them O
not O
to O
contribute O
to O
their O
own O
country O
after O
going O
abroad O
, O
but O
they O
would O
not O
stop O
slandering O
China B-GPE
in O
various O
ways O
, O
which O
is O
extremely O
unacceptable O
. O

[A14062] O
Does O
one O
have O
to O
go O
abroad O
to O
study O
advanced O
stuff O
? O

[A14062] O
-- O
Of O
course O
not O
. O

[A14062] O
Space O
is O
no O
longer O
a O
problem O
in O
the O
information O
society O
of O
today O
. O

[A14062] O
You O
can O
find O
many O
things O
you O
need O
. O

[A14062] O
The O
development O
of O
foreign O
countries O
are O
the O
result O
of O
the O
toils O
of O
their O
own O
people O
. O

[A14062] O
Those O
who O
reap O
where O
they O
have O
not O
sown O
would O
be O
looked O
down O
upon O
wherever O
they O
go O
. O

[A14062] O
Happiness O
is O
a O
feeling O
. O

[A14062] O
The O
sense O
of O
happiness O
of O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
comes O
from O
their O
comparison O
with O
those O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

[A14062] O
The O
most O
common O
are O
cars O
and O
also O
houses O
. O

[A14062] O
Given O
the O
fact O
that O
everyone O
has O
a O
car O
in O
a O
foreign O
country O
, O
one O
can O
not O
feel O
happy O
for O
owning O
a O
car O
. O

[A14062] O
They O
are O
inferior O
in O
everything O
else O
compared O
with O
foreigners O
. O

What O
happiness O
? O

They O
are O
simply O
the O
underprivileged O
. O

[A14062] O
Then O
he O
has O
no O
choice O
but O
to O
yell O
how O
happy O
he O
is O
among O
Chinese B-GPE
everyday O
. O

[A14062] O
In O
the O
end O
, O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
should O
follow O
their O
own O
road O
without O
waiting O
, O
relying O
or O
complaining O
. O

[A14062] O
Drastic O
steps O
should O
be O
taken O
to O
train O
, O
retain O
and O
attract O
talents O
. O

The O
way O
to O
retain O
talents O
and O
attract O
talents O
could O
be O
the O
sense O
of O
national O
responsibility O
and O
certain O
economic O
measures O
. O

[A14062] O
Vigorously O
fostering O
a O
public O
opinion O
environment O
where O
going O
abroad O
and O
immigration O
are O
humiliating O
will O
benefit O
both O
the O
nation O
and O
its O
people O
greatly O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
ppww O

[ppww] O
Those O
going O
abroad O
without O
coming O
back O
are O
obviously O
not O
patriotic O
. O

They O
are O
at O
the O
most O
not O
loving O
or O
hating O
. O

[ppww] O
Those O
being O
critical O
about O
China B-GPE
obviously O
are O
not O
necessarily O
unpatriotic O
, O
rather O
they O
are O
most O
likely O
out O
of O
concern O
, O
because O
after O
all O
it O
is O
their O
own O
motherland O
. O

[ppww] O
Practically O
none O
of O
your O
views O
are O
right O
. O

[ppww] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
A14062 O
-LRB- O
the O
nomad O
group O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[ppww] O
: O
Does O
it O
mean O
that O
one O
should O
not O
go O
abroad O
if O
he O
or O
she O
is O
patriotic O
? O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

Some O
aim O
to O
better O
build O
his O
/ O
her O
own O
motherland O
, O
learning O
[ppww] O
: O
as O
much O
advanced O
knowledge O
abroad O
as O
possible O
, O
so O
as O
to O
offset O
their O
weaknesses O
with O
strengths O
and O
serve O
their O
own O
motherland O
better O
and O
more O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
many O
people O
pursue O
[ppww] O
: O
their O
education O
with O
this O
concept O
in O
mind O
, O
but O
I O
think O
there O
should O
be O
some O
. O

However O
, O
quite O
a O
few O
people O
go O
for O
fame O
and O
gain O
. O

I O
do O
not O
actually O
oppose O
others O
seeking O
for O
[ppww] O
: O
happiness O
is O
, O
and O
it O
is O
fine O
for O
some O
people O
to O
live O
their O
own O
life O
and O
it O
is O
fine O
for O
them O
not O
to O
contribute O
to O
their O
own O
country O
after O
going O
abroad O
, O
[ppww] O
: O
but O
they O
would O
not O
stop O
slandering O
China B-GPE
in O
various O
ways O
, O
which O
is O
extremely O
unacceptable O
. O

[ppww] O
: O
Does O
one O
have O
to O
go O
abroad O
to O
study O
advanced O
stuff O
? O
?? O

Of O
course O
not O
. O

Space O
is O
no O
longer O
a O
problem O
in O
the O
information O
society O
of O
today O
. O

You O
can O
[ppww] O
: O
find O
many O
things O
you O
need O
. O

[ppww] O
: O
The O
development O
of O
foreign O
countries O
are O
the O
result O
of O
the O
toils O
of O
their O
own O
people O
. O

Those O
who O
reap O
where O
they O
have O
not O
sown O
would O
be O
looked O
[ppww] O
: O
down O
upon O
wherever O
they O
go O
. O

Happiness O
is O
a O
feeling O
. O

The O
sense O
of O
happiness O
of O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
comes O
from O
their O
comparison O
with O
those O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
most O
common O
[ppww] O
: O
are O
cars O
and O
also O
houses O
. O

Given O
the O
fact O
that O
everyone O
has O
a O
car O
in O
a O
foreign O
country O
, O
one O
can O
not O
feel O
[ppww] O
: O
................... O

[buabua] O
Zhong O
Dajun O
: O
China B-GPE
's O
Economy O
is O
Very O
" O
Heavy O
" O

[buabua] O
With O
regard O
to O
China B-GPE
's O
development O
, O
for O
most O
workers O
and O
farmers O
, O
the O
fruit O
of O
economic O
development O
is O
like O
a O
black O
hole O
. O

[buabua] O
Why O
has O
n't O
there O
been O
substantial O
change O
in O
the O
living O
conditions O
of O
most O
common O
people O
after O
nearly O
30 O
years O
of O
reform O
? O

Many O
people O
are O
even O
still O
living O
in O
poverty O
. O

[buabua] O
Where O
is O
the O
national O
wealth O
created O
by O
such O
a O
high O
economic O
growth O
? O

[buabua] O
High O
Economic O
Growth O
and O
Big O
Wealth O
Funnel O
-- O
Several O
Obvious O
Features O
of O
the O
Current O
Economy O
of O
Our O
Country O

[buabua] O
Zhong O
Dajun O
, O
Beijing O
Dajun O
Economic O
Observation O
& O
Research O
Center O

[buabua] O
The O
current O
situation O
of O
economic O
development O
in O
our O
country O
makes O
us O
both O
happy O
and O
worried O
. O

We O
are O
happy O
because O
we O
have O
a O
government O
and O
the O
people O
who O
are O
greatly O
interested O
in O
GDP O
and O
developing O
economy O
enthusiastically O
. O

And O
we O
are O
worried O
because O
the O
global O
division O
of O
labor O
has O
led O
to O
an O
abnormal O
industrial O
structure O
, O
and O
corruption O
has O
caused O
[buabua] O
the O
loss O
of O
economic O
development O
achievements O
. O

[buabua] O
To O
sum O
up O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
current O
economy O
has O
many O
features O
, O
but O
today O
I O
would O
like O
to O
talk O
mainly O
about O
these O
four O
points O
. O

[buabua] O
I. O
the O
large O
investment O
scale O
of O
32 O
trillion O

[buabua] O
The O
first O
feature O
is O
certainly O
the O
high O
economic O
growth O
and O
large O
investment O
scale O
. O

[buabua] O
Over O
these O
years O
, O
our O
country O
has O
been O
a O
country O
with O
unusually O
high O
economic O
growth O
in O
the O
world O
, O
and O
its O
achievements O
in O
construction O
often O
surprise O
the O
people O
from O
developed O
countries O
. O

[buabua] O
For O
example O
, O
the O
construction O
of O
the O
Water O
Cube O
Swimming O
Center O
of O
the O
Beijing O
Olympic O
Stadium O
in O
today O
's O
news O
report O
can O
be O
called O
the O
world O
first O
class O
. O

[buabua] O
Of O
course O
, O
the O
high O
economic O
growth O
of O
our O
country O
is O
mainly O
driven O
by O
high O
investment O
. O

[buabua] O
According O
to O
the O
new O
data O
announced O
by O
statistics O
department O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
the O
investment O
projects O
under O
construction O
have O
totaled O
32 O
trillion O
yuan O
in O
our O
country O
at O
present O
, O
7 O
trillion O
more O
than O
last O
year O
's O
25 O
trillion O
. O

[buabua] O
Thirty O
- O
two O
trillion O
yuan O
, O
converted O
into O
US B-GPE
dollars O
, O
is O
around O
4 O
trillion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

[buabua] O
When O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
journalists O
had O
an O
interview O
with O
me O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
I O
said O
to O
them O
, O
which O
country O
in O
the O
world O
has O
such O
a O
large O
construction O
scale O
at O
present O
? O

[buabua] O
With O
regard O
to O
the O
issue O
of O
the O
RMB O
exchange O
rate O
, O
to O
calculate O
based O
on O
PPP O
Standards O
, O
the O
total O
economic O
value O
and O
the O
construction O
scale O
of O
China B-GPE
should O
be O
absolutely O
far O
more O
than O
this O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
the O
whole O
year O
of O
2006 O
, O
the O
total O
investment O
in O
fixed O
assets O
of O
our O
country O
may O
reach O
10 O
trillion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
by O
approximately O
30 O
% O
compared O
with O
the O
previous O
year O
. O

[buabua] O
Scenes O
of O
booming O
construction O
can O
be O
seen O
everywhere O
in O
our O
country O
at O
present O
. O

This O
is O
something O
to O
be O
happy O
about O
. O

[buabua] O
For O
example O
, O
Beijing B-GPE
plans O
to O
increase O
the O
length O
of O
its O
subway O
to O
550 O
km O
by O
2020 O
, O
which O
will O
surpass O
that O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
the O
USA B-GPE
, O
to O
become O
the O
No. O
1 O
in O
the O
world O
. O

However O
, O
at O
least O
several O
hundred O
billion O
yuan O
will O
be O
needed O
for O
this O
project O
. O

[buabua] O
A O
large O
number O
of O
big O
and O
small O
metro O
projects O
throughout O
the O
country O
have O
formed O
the O
huge O
invested O
construction O
scale O
of O
our O
country O
. O

[buabua] O
Currently O
the O
investments O
in O
our O
country O
are O
mainly O
spent O
on O
three O
major O
areas O
including O
infrastructure O
, O
enterprise O
facilities O
and O
real O
estate O
. O

From O
these O
aspects O
, O
this O
wave O
of O
economic O
construction O
in O
our O
country O
is O
far O
from O
completion O
. O

[buabua] O
Let O
's O
look O
at O
infrastructure O
first O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
various O
indexes O
such O
as O
railway O
, O
highway O
and O
communications O
, O
there O
is O
a O
certain O
disparity O
between O
our O
country O
and O
developed O
countries O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
the O
example O
of O
Beijing O
Metro O
I O
mentioned O
above O
, O
the O
length O
of O
the O
subway O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
is O
less O
than O
100 O
km O
at O
present O
, O
which O
is O
still O
far O
from O
550 O
km O
. O

[buabua] O
As O
for O
how O
many O
metros O
will O
be O
constructed O
in O
the O
whole O
country O
, O
there O
will O
be O
at O
least O
ten O
thousand O
kilometers O
. O

[buabua] O
To O
calculate O
the O
cost O
at O
500 O
million O
yuan O
per O
kilometer O
, O
an O
investment O
of O
five O
or O
six O
trillion O
yuan O
will O
be O
needed O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
addition O
the O
construction O
of O
real O
estate O
can O
hardly O
cool O
down O
within O
two O
or O
three O
years O
. O

The O
investment O
in O
real O
estate O
accounts O
for O
about O
20 O
% O
of O
the O
total O
investment O
in O
fixed O
assets O
, O
and O
the O
investment O
amount O
this O
year O
is O
estimated O
to O
reach O
18 O
trillion O
yuan O
, O
increasing O
by O
approximately O
25 O
% O
year O
- O
on O
- O
year O
, O
but O
it O
is O
relatively O
low O
compared O
with O
other O
industries O
. O

[buabua] O
With O
an O
annual O
fund O
investment O
of O
more O
than O
one O
trillion O
yuan O
, O
construction O
of O
so O
many O
buildings O
is O
a O
piece O
of O
good O
news O
for O
improvement O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
's O
residence O
and O
office O
conditions O
. O

[buabua] O
Over O
the O
recent O
years O
, O
more O
than O
300 O
million O
square O
meters O
of O
building O
area O
has O
been O
increased O
each O
year O
in O
our O
country O
, O
and O
per O
capita O
housing O
average O
has O
been O
increasing O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
that O
China B-GPE
can O
basically O
step O
out O
of O
the O
housing O
bottleneck O
and O
enter O
into O
oversupply O
period O
in O
a O
few O
years O
. O

[buabua] O
But O
in O
the O
area O
of O
enterprises O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
just O
started O
to O
catch O
up O
with O
developed O
countries O
. O

[buabua] O
If O
the O
industrialization O
of O
our O
country O
in O
the O
1980s O
and O
1990s O
was O
only O
the O
industrialization O
in O
light O
industry O
and O
household O
electric O
appliance O
industry O
, O
then O
the O
industrialization O
in O
our O
country O
has O
entered O
into O
the O
stage O
of O
heavy O
chemical O
industry O
since O
the O
21st O
century O
. O

[buabua] O
Development O
during O
this O
stage O
mainly O
concentrates O
on O
large O
equipment O
and O
machinery O
industry O
. O

[buabua] O
These O
days O
, O
TV O
news O
is O
reporting O
that O
an O
enterprise O
in O
Shanxi B-GPE
has O
manufactured O
a O
large O
excavator O
for O
coal O
mining O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
Chinese B-NORP
enterprises O
are O
finally O
starting O
to O
tackle O
large O
machinery O
. O

[buabua] O
Some O
news O
even O
said O
that O
China B-GPE
has O
started O
preparing O
to O
manufacture O
100,000 O
- O
ton O
aircraft O
carriers O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
in O
the O
field O
of O
ship O
building O
industry O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
already O
had O
the O
capacity O
and O
conditions O
to O
manufacture O
aircraft O
carriers O
. O

[buabua] O
Next O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
independently O
design O
and O
manufacture O
complete O
sets O
of O
equipment O
for O
large O
- O
scale O
enterprises O
in O
the O
heavy O
chemical O
industry O
. O

[buabua] O
Only O
when O
China B-GPE
is O
able O
to O
produce O
such O
large O
key O
equipment O
by O
itself O
can O
China B-GPE
reverse O
the O
development O
mode O
of O
mercantilism O
as O
well O
as O
get O
rid O
of O
the O
fate O
of O
being O
in O
the O
processing O
trade O
as O
the O
world O
factory O
. O

[buabua] O
China B-GPE
is O
stepping O
into O
modernization O
, O
and O
high O
speed O
is O
needed O
by O
the O
development O
of O
the O
country O
. O

As O
long O
as O
the O
development O
is O
reasonable O
, O
a O
growth O
rate O
of O
10 O
% O
is O
not O
high O
. O

The O
key O
is O
to O
understand O
and O
solve O
the O
following O
problems O
. O

[buabua] O
II. O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
is O
very O
" O
heavy O
. O
" O

[buabua] O
At O
present O
the O
second O
feature O
of O
the O
economy O
in O
our O
country O
is O
" O
heaviness O
, O
" O
and O
such O
situation O
is O
caused O
by O
two O
major O
reasons O
. O

[buabua] O
Firstly O
, O
our O
country O
is O
at O
the O
times O
of O
hardware O
construction O
and O
must O
be O
dealing O
with O
materials O
such O
as O
land O
, O
wood O
, O
steel O
and O
cement O
. O

[buabua] O
Secondly O
, O
our O
country O
is O
entering O
into O
the O
stage O
of O
heavy O
chemical O
industry O
development O
. O

As O
we O
become O
increasingly O
competitive O
, O
we O
are O
competing O
more O
successfully O
for O
the O
industries O
that O
developed O
countries O
were O
engaged O
in O
before O
, O
and O
in O
the O
meantime O
, O
developed O
countries O
are O
shifting O
to O
us O
the O
heavy O
chemical O
industry O
that O
they O
do O
not O
want O
to O
be O
engaged O
in O
. O

[buabua] O
Two O
major O
sectors O
, O
" O
knowledge O
- O
based O
industry O
" O
and O
" O
material O
- O
based O
industry O
, O
" O
have O
emerged O
during O
the O
current O
world O
development O
. O

Developed O
countries O
are O
increasingly O
entering O
into O
" O
knowledge O
- O
based O
industry O
" O
while O
developing O
countries O
are O
mostly O
entering O
into O
" O
material O
- O
based O
industry O
. O
" O

[buabua] O
The O
knowledge O
- O
based O
industry O
is O
weightless O
, O
clean O
and O
environment O
- O
friendly O
with O
high O
added O
value O
. O

[buabua] O
The O
material O
- O
based O
industry O
is O
heavy O
, O
tangible O
and O
pollutant O
with O
low O
added O
value O
. O

[buabua] O
Such O
features O
make O
the O
present O
economic O
activities O
in O
our O
country O
particularly O
heavy O
. O

[buabua] O
These O
years O
a O
saying O
has O
been O
circulating O
in O
our O
country O
that O
China B-GPE
has O
consumed O
30 O
% O
of O
the O
steel O
, O
40 O
% O
of O
the O
cement O
, O
and O
30 O
% O
of O
the O
coal O
in O
the O
world O
but O
only O
has O
produced O
4 O
% O
of O
its O
GDP O
. O

[buabua] O
Such O
huge O
consumption O
of O
energy O
resources O
and O
raw O
materials O
only O
created O
such O
a O
small O
GDP O
. O

It O
indicates O
the O
feature O
of O
" O
heaviness O
" O
of O
our O
economy O
. O

The O
volume O
is O
heavy O
, O
but O
the O
value O
is O
low O
. O

[buabua] O
Such O
feature O
has O
also O
resulted O
in O
soaring O
prices O
of O
energies O
and O
raw O
materials O
in O
the O
world O
in O
recent O
years O
. O

[buabua] O
The O
international O
markets O
have O
been O
aware O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
needs O
and O
taken O
this O
opportunity O
to O
raise O
prices O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
go O
on O
with O
the O
development O
anyway O
, O
because O
there O
is O
in O
fact O
a O
considerable O
disparity O
between O
developed O
countries O
and O
us O
. O

[buabua] O
We O
can O
see O
the O
disparity O
between O
our O
country O
and O
the O
US B-GPE
in O
hardware O
construction O
by O
giving O
an O
example O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
the O
100 O
years O
of O
the O
last O
century O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
produced O
and O
consumed O
8.4 O
billion O
metric O
tons O
of O
steel O
in O
total O
, O
but O
it O
was O
only O
1.8 O
billion O
metric O
tons O
for O
our O
country O
. O

The O
disparity O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
is O
more O
than O
6 O
billion O
metric O
tons O
. O

[buabua] O
Both O
countries O
cover O
an O
area O
of O
more O
than O
900 O
square O
kilometers O
, O
however O
the O
reinforced O
concrete O
cast O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
land O
might O
be O
several O
times O
more O
than O
in O
China B-GPE
in O
terms O
of O
the O
per O
capita O
amount O
, O
and O
it O
may O
take O
China B-GPE
many O
years O
to O
catch O
up O
with O
the O
infrastructure O
alone O
. O

[buabua] O
Even O
if O
China B-GPE
produces O
500 O
million O
metric O
tons O
of O
steel O
each O
year O
in O
the O
future O
, O
it O
will O
still O
take O
about O
15 O
- O
20 O
years O
to O
fill O
the O
gap O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
particular O
, O
in O
terms O
of O
industrial O
structure O
, O
the O
developed O
countries O
have O
currently O
walked O
out O
of O
the O
stage O
of O
heavy O
chemical O
industry O
in O
succession O
, O
the O
industries O
in O
developed O
countries O
begin O
to O
become O
" O
light O
, O
" O
and O
their O
heavy O
chemical O
industries O
are O
gradually O
shifted O
to O
developing O
countries O
like O
China B-GPE
. O

[buabua] O
China B-GPE
is O
in O
no O
position O
to O
pick O
and O
choose O
but O
take O
over O
the O
industries O
abandoned O
by O
others O
. O

This O
makes O
the O
industrial O
structure O
of O
China B-GPE
very O
" O
heavy O
" O
during O
the O
whole O
process O
of O
global O
division O
of O
labor O
. O

[buabua] O
If O
China B-GPE
becomes O
the O
manufacture O
workshop O
of O
the O
world O
's O
heavy O
chemical O
industry O
in O
the O
next O
20 O
years O
, O
the O
outcome O
will O
be O
quite O
different O
from O
today O
. O

[buabua] O
At O
present O
, O
most O
of O
the O
import O
and O
export O
trade O
of O
our O
country O
is O
in O
processed O
products O
. O

[buabua] O
When O
heavy O
chemical O
industrial O
products O
become O
the O
main O
import O
and O
export O
products O
of O
our O
country O
in O
the O
future O
, O
a O
great O
change O
will O
again O
take O
place O
in O
the O
economic O
structure O
and O
the O
import O
and O
export O
trade O
of O
our O
country O
. O

The O
feature O
of O
" O
heaviness O
" O
of O
economic O
activities O
will O
be O
very O
obvious O
. O

[buabua] O
I O
recalled O
the O
year O
2001 O
when O
the O
Internet O
craze O
and O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
craze O
appeared O
at O
home O
and O
abroad O
, O
some O
people O
getting O
so O
excited O
believed O
that O
China B-GPE
could O
rely O
on O
the O
Internet O
alone O
in O
the O
future O
. O

[buabua] O
I O
could O
n't O
help O
throwing O
cold O
water O
on O
them O
by O
writing O
an O
article O
, O
saying O
that O
China B-GPE
would O
still O
stay O
at O
the O
stage O
of O
civil O
construction O
and O
steel O
economy O
in O
the O
future O
. O

[buabua] O
Now O
when O
I O
look O
back O
on O
it O
, O
it O
becomes O
clearer O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
sum O
, O
dealing O
with O
material O
- O
based O
economy O
will O
be O
what O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
are O
going O
to O
do O
for O
a O
long O
historical O
stage O
in O
the O
future O
. O

This O
, O
of O
course O
, O
will O
have O
to O
consume O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
land O
resources O
and O
environment O
resources O
. O

[buabua] O
China B-GPE
will O
face O
serious O
crisis O
of O
environment O
resources O
. O

[buabua] O
Therefore O
, O
China B-GPE
should O
take O
a O
two O
- O
way O
approach O
in O
the O
future O
by O
paying O
attention O
to O
both O
material O
- O
based O
industry O
and O
knowledge O
- O
based O
economy O
. O

Never O
be O
tricked O
by O
the O
theory O
of O
global O
labor O
division O
. O

[buabua] O
III. O
A O
relatively O
large O
wealth O
funnel O
exists O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

[buabua] O
Although O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
economy O
is O
growing O
rapidly O
, O
the O
distribution O
of O
national O
wealth O
is O
unbalanced O
, O
and O
a O
large O
disparity O
exists O
in O
the O
living O
conditions O
of O
citizens O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
particular O
, O
when O
compared O
internationally O
, O
people O
find O
that O
a O
relatively O
large O
wealth O
funnel O
exists O
in O
the O
growth O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

[buabua] O
For O
example O
, O
in O
Japan B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
the O
rapid O
economic O
growth O
lasted O
less O
than O
20 O
years O
, O
and O
their O
annual O
growth O
rates O
were O
lower O
than O
China B-GPE
's O
, O
but O
these O
countries O
very O
quickly O
entered O
the O
ranks O
of O
the O
developed O
countries O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
Japan B-GPE
during O
the O
period O
from O
the O
1950s O
to O
the O
1980s O
, O
the O
annual O
salary O
increase O
rate O
was O
70 O
% O
higher O
than O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
salary O
level O
had O
caught O
up O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
within O
less O
than O
30 O
years O
. O

[buabua] O
With O
regard O
to O
the O
development O
of O
our O
country O
, O
for O
most O
workers O
and O
farmers O
, O
the O
achievements O
of O
economic O
development O
are O
like O
a O
black O
hole O
. O

[buabua] O
Why O
has O
n't O
there O
been O
substantial O
change O
in O
the O
living O
conditions O
of O
most O
common O
people O
after O
nearly O
30 O
years O
of O
reform O
? O

Many O
people O
are O
even O
still O
living O
in O
poverty O
. O

[buabua] O
Where O
is O
the O
national O
wealth O
created O
by O
such O
a O
high O
economic O
growth O
? O

[buabua] O
In O
spite O
of O
the O
numerous O
skyscrapers O
under O
construction O
in O
various O
large O
cities O
today O
, O
some O
of O
those O
luxurious O
facilities O
have O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

[buabua] O
A O
lot O
of O
assets O
and O
wealth O
in O
China B-GPE
do O
not O
belong O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

[buabua] O
At O
present O
, O
the O
GDP O
-LRB- O
gross O
domestic O
product O
-RRB- O
of O
our O
country O
has O
reached O
over O
20 O
trillion O
, O
but O
at O
least O
40 O
% O
belongs O
to O
foreigners O
. O

[buabua] O
Thus O
, O
the O
phenomena O
of O
the O
high O
economic O
growth O
, O
the O
low O
income O
of O
people O
, O
and O
the O
large O
outflow O
of O
profits O
have O
emerged O
during O
the O
development O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

[buabua] O
This O
situation O
makes O
many O
people O
question O
the O
economic O
development O
of O
our O
country O
: O
where O
did O
the O
achievements O
of O
development O
go O
? O

[buabua] O
In O
my O
opinion O
, O
the O
wealth O
funnel O
in O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
lies O
in O
four O
areas O
. O

[buabua] O
Firstly O
, O
the O
large O
amount O
of O
exports O
has O
resulted O
in O
an O
outflow O
of O
resources O
and O
national O
wealth O
at O
a O
low O
price O
. O

[buabua] O
Secondly O
, O
the O
large O
introduction O
of O
foreign O
capital O
has O
also O
resulted O
in O
the O
large O
outflow O
of O
profits O
. O

[buabua] O
Thirdly O
, O
the O
huge O
amounts O
of O
unreported O
incomes O
derived O
from O
special O
rights O
and O
corruption O
are O
finding O
their O
way O
to O
foreign O
countries O
through O
diverse O
channels O
. O

[buabua] O
Fourthly O
, O
the O
low O
efficiency O
and O
low O
returns O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
have O
also O
wasted O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
national O
wealth O
. O

[buabua] O
The O
problems O
in O
these O
four O
areas O
have O
caused O
the O
rapid O
development O
and O
quick O
loss O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

[buabua] O
Therefore O
, O
in O
a O
country O
that O
only O
pays O
attention O
to O
economic O
growth O
but O
neglects O
political O
reform O
, O
the O
effects O
of O
economic O
development O
will O
be O
questionable O
in O
the O
end O
. O

[buabua] O
But O
today O
, O
this O
issue O
is O
just O
being O
put O
forward O
, O
and O
it O
will O
become O
clearer O
and O
more O
obvious O
in O
the O
future O
. O

[buabua] O
Regarding O
this O
point O
, O
some O
problems O
can O
be O
explained O
by O
providing O
only O
one O
figure O
. O

[buabua] O
During O
the O
period O
of O
more O
than O
20 O
years O
since O
the O
reform O
and O
opening O
- O
up O
, O
the O
unreported O
income O
from O
property O
rental O
has O
been O
a O
huge O
number O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
the O
1990s O
, O
the O
economist O
Hu O
Heli O
et O
al. O
did O
the O
calculation O
and O
found O
that O
the O
discrepancies O
in O
prices O
, O
exchange O
currencies O
, O
and O
interests O
as O
well O
as O
other O
rentals O
amounted O
to O
456.9 O
billion O
yuan O
in O
1988 O
, O
accounting O
for O
40 O
% O
of O
the O
GNP O
-LRB- O
1,173.8 O
billion O
yuan O
-RRB- O
of O
that O
year O
. O

[buabua] O
Recently O
, O
Gao O
Huiqing O
et O
al. O
of O
the O
State O
Information O
Center O
made O
the O
calculation O
and O
found O
that O
in O
2004 O
the O
amount O
of O
rent O
from O
property O
rentals O
in O
the O
whole O
country O
reached O
4.6 O
trillion O
yuan O
, O
accounting O
for O
29 O
% O
of O
the O
GNP O
of O
that O
year O
, O
which O
was O
equivalent O
to O
1.5 O
times O
the O
national O
fiscal O
revenue O
of O
that O
year O
, O
and O
2.3 O
times O
the O
national O
salary O
income O
of O
that O
year O
. O

[buabua] O
No O
matter O
how O
inaccurate O
these O
figures O
might O
be O
, O
they O
show O
a O
problem O
: O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
unfair O
and O
unequal O
incomes O
in O
our O
country O
, O
and O
this O
has O
enabled O
a O
number O
of O
people O
to O
easily O
obtain O
a O
huge O
amount O
of O
wealth O
and O
has O
also O
given O
rise O
to O
corruption O
. O

[buabua] O
Since O
our O
country O
is O
a O
backward O
developing O
country O
, O
those O
who O
get O
rich O
first O
are O
always O
likely O
to O
migrate O
to O
developed O
countries O
. O

[buabua] O
This O
has O
taken O
away O
a O
lot O
of O
wealth O
from O
our O
country O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
a O
regular O
phenomenon O
has O
occurred O
in O
our O
country O
: O
development O
and O
loss O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

[buabua] O
This O
has O
been O
the O
difference O
between O
the O
development O
of O
our O
country O
and O
the O
development O
of O
Japan B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
: O
a O
huge O
wealth O
funnel O
exists O
in O
the O
development O
of O
our O
country O
, O
but O
such O
funnel O
is O
very O
small O
in O
Japan B-GPE
and O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

[buabua] O
Of O
course O
whether O
my O
opinion O
is O
correct O
or O
not O
will O
be O
proved O
by O
time O
, O
but O
I O
must O
point O
it O
out O
for O
the O
citizens O
of O
our O
country O
, O
because O
this O
is O
my O
responsibility O
. O

[buabua] O
Only O
after O
overcoming O
these O
problems O
can O
China B-GPE
achieve O
quicker O
and O
better O
development O
. O

[buabua] O
All O
in O
all O
, O
achievements O
are O
the O
main O
trend O
, O
but O
problems O
should O
be O
pointed O
out O
and O
solved O
. O

[buabua] O
IV. O
The O
economic O
growth O
will O
not O
slow O
down O
in O
a O
short O
period O
. O

[buabua] O
When O
the O
year O
2006 O
is O
coming O
to O
the O
end O
, O
people O
always O
make O
various O
predictions O
for O
the O
next O
year O
. O

[buabua] O
At O
the O
end O
of O
each O
year O
, O
I O
always O
have O
to O
deal O
with O
a O
large O
number O
of O
questionnaires O
provided O
by O
various O
news O
media O
and O
research O
institutions O
. O

[buabua] O
Speaking O
about O
the O
speed O
of O
economy O
, O
I O
believe O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
will O
not O
slow O
down O
in O
a O
short O
period O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
2007 O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
will O
continue O
with O
the O
momentum O
of O
2006 O
with O
an O
economic O
growth O
rate O
of O
no O
less O
than O
9 O
% O
. O

[buabua] O
For O
China B-GPE
, O
opportunities O
and O
challenges O
will O
coexist O
in O
2007 O
. O

[buabua] O
From O
the O
perspective O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
, O
the O
economy O
tends O
to O
be O
less O
active O
in O
some O
countries O
, O
providing O
an O
opportunity O
as O
well O
as O
a O
challenge O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

[buabua] O
The O
world O
development O
is O
unbalanced O
today O
, O
just O
like O
in O
the O
1930s O
, O
when O
the O
capitalist O
countries O
in O
Europe B-GPE
and O
America B-GPE
were O
in O
the B-EVENT
Great I-EVENT
Depression I-EVENT
, O
it O
was O
the O
time O
for O
great O
economic O
development O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

[buabua] O
China B-GPE
should O
grasp O
the O
opportunity O
and O
lose O
no O
time O
carrying O
out O
development O
. O

[buabua] O
When O
energy O
prices O
are O
too O
high O
, O
causing O
some O
countries O
to O
slow O
down O
their O
economic O
growth O
, O
it O
might O
be O
the O
great O
time O
for O
the O
development O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

[buabua] O
But O
in O
the O
new O
year O
, O
the O
trend O
of O
economic O
structure O
adjustment O
in O
our O
country O
will O
arrive O
inevitably O
. O

[buabua] O
For O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
, O
the O
largest O
challenge O
is O
to O
adjust O
the O
" O
strategy O
of O
earning O
foreign O
exchange O
" O
which O
was O
established O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
reform O
and O
opening O
- O
up O
more O
than O
20 O
years O
ago O
, O
correct O
the O
inordinate O
development O
mode O
of O
mercantilism O
, O
and O
lay O
emphasis O
on O
domestic O
development O
. O

[buabua] O
Currently O
, O
what O
needs O
adjustment O
most O
is O
the O
export O
- O
oriented O
economy O
structure O
. O

[buabua] O
Such O
structure O
has O
brought O
prosperity O
to O
China B-GPE
but O
also O
has O
produced O
negative O
effects O
on O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

[buabua] O
At O
present O
, O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
reserve O
of O
our O
country O
has O
reached O
over O
one O
trillion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

Such O
development O
mode O
is O
the O
typical O
mode O
of O
development O
based O
on O
foreign O
loans O
. O

If O
such O
development O
strategy O
is O
adopted O
for O
a O
long O
term O
, O
a O
huge O
international O
risk O
will O
exist O
in O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
reserve O
; O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
the O
living O
standard O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
can O
hardly O
be O
improved O
. O

[buabua] O
Therefore O
, O
putting O
forth O
great O
efforts O
to O
correct O
the O
development O
mode O
of O
our O
country O
after O
2007 O
has O
become O
an O
important O
issue O
for O
the O
future O
. O

[buabua] O
The O
year O
2007 O
should O
be O
a O
key O
year O
for O
China B-GPE
's O
economic O
development O
. O

[buabua] O
The O
high O
economic O
growth O
starting O
from O
2003 O
is O
entering O
into O
the O
year O
2007 O
, O
which O
will O
be O
a O
harvesting O
year O
for O
appraisal O
of O
achievements O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
this O
year O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
projects O
that O
were O
initiated O
some O
years O
ago O
will O
be O
completed O
and O
put O
into O
operation O
, O
and O
many O
other O
projects O
are O
winding O
up O
. O

So O
the O
year O
2007 O
will O
be O
a O
connecting O
link O
between O
the O
preceding O
and O
the O
following O
years O
. O

[buabua] O
China B-GPE
must O
ensure O
the O
stable O
economic O
development O
in O
2007 O
in O
order O
to O
harvest O
the O
fruit O
of O
economic O
development O
. O

[buabua] O
2007 O
is O
also O
the O
year O
in O
which O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
will O
enter O
into O
a O
new O
stage O
. O

[buabua] O
In O
the O
new O
year O
, O
new O
great O
goals O
will O
be O
implemented O
. O

[buabua] O
Plans O
such O
as O
the O
long O
- O
expected O
3G O
Plan O
may O
all O
be O
initiated O
in O
2007 O
. O

[buabua] O
Therefore O
, O
2007 O
is O
a O
year O
for O
assurance O
. O

Whether O
from O
the O
macroscopic O
and O
long O
- O
term O
perspective O
or O
from O
the O
short O
- O
term O
perspective O
of O
the O
2008 O
Olympic O
Games O
, O
2007 O
should O
be O
a O
year O
for O
assurance O
. O

[buabua] O
At O
this O
moment O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
and O
enterprises O
should O
keep O
calm O
to O
deal O
with O
various O
changes O
appearing O
in O
international O
markets O
and O
grasp O
all O
kinds O
of O
favorable O
opportunities O
promptly O
and O
with O
no O
lessened O
efforts O
. O

[buabua] O
The O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
and O
enterprises O
must O
realize O
that O
the O
campaign O
to O
turn O
around O
China B-GPE
's O
economy O
has O
just O
started O
, O
and O
commanders O
at O
all O
levels O
must O
spare O
no O
effort O
in O
winning O
each O
local O
battle O
. O

[buabua] O
Only O
with O
dedication O
and O
perseverance O
can O
we O
catch O
up O
with O
the O
advancing O
world O
. O

How O
Should O
We O
Care O
for O
Our O
Skin O
Day O
- O
to O
- O
Day O
? O

Amy B-PERSON

Who O
does O
n't O
want O
soft O
, O
white O
skin O
? O

But O
in O
real O
life O
our O
skin O
often O
gives O
us O
a O
hard O
time O
. O

If O
it O
's O
not O
darkness O
or O
redness O
in O
the O
face O
, O
it O
's O
dull O
and O
pallid O
. O

What O
can O
we O
do O
? O

Appropriately O
adjusting O
our O
diet O
could O
bring O
great O
improvements O
for O
our O
skin O
. O

Whatever O
is O
the O
problem O
with O
your O
skin O
, O
you O
should O
prescribe O
" O
vegetables O
" O
based O
on O
your O
symptom O
. O

Red O
face O
: O
this O
is O
caused O
by O
absorbing O
too O
much O
animal O
fat O
or O
protein O
. O

The O
way O
to O
treat O
this O
is O
: O
when O
we O
eat O
foods O
containing O
animal O
fat O
or O
protein O
, O
we O
must O
supplement O
it O
with O
vegetables O
that O
contain O
plenty O
of O
chlorophyll O
, O
like O
spinach O
, O
celery O
or O
lettuce O
. O

If O
we O
eat O
them O
raw O
, O
the O
effect O
is O
better O
. O

We O
can O
also O
chop O
vegetables O
into O
tiny O
bits O
, O
wrap O
them O
in O
cloth O
, O
squeeze O
the O
juice O
and O
drink O
it O
. O

Flushed O
face O
: O
the O
reason O
is O
poor O
circulation O
of O
blood O
, O
particularly O
a O
lack O
of O
blood O
flow O
to O
the O
epithelial O
cells O
. O

When O
the O
weather O
is O
cold O
, O
people O
's O
faces O
go O
red O
, O
particularly O
the O
tips O
of O
their O
noses O
. O

The O
way O
to O
treat O
this O
is O
: O
1. O
Frequently O
bathe O
and O
massage O
to O
make O
the O
blood O
flow O
freely O
. O

Massage O
the O
red O
parts O
more O
. O

2. O
To O
make O
the O
body O
fully O
absorb O
proteins O
better O
, O
we O
should O
eat O
plenty O
of O
food O
containing O
vitamin O
B1 O
and O
vitamin O
C O
. O

We O
can O
improve O
our O
absorption O
of O
vitamin O
D O
by O
exposure O
to O
sunlight O
. O

Oily O
dark O
face O
: O
this O
is O
caused O
by O
consuming O
too O
many O
animal O
oils O
and O
vegetable O
oils O
. O

The O
way O
to O
treat O
this O
is O
: O
control O
the O
amount O
of O
animal O
and O
vegetable O
oils O
we O
consume O
and O
eat O
more O
vegetables O
containing O
chlorophyll O
. O

Before O
we O
eat O
, O
we O
should O
drink O
a O
glass O
of O
vegetable O
juice O
diluted O
with O
warm O
boiled O
water O
. O

The O
effect O
will O
be O
better O
. O

Dark O
face O
: O
generally O
speaking O
, O
the O
skin O
of O
people O
who O
consume O
too O
much O
salt O
is O
rough O
and O
dark O
. O

After O
exposure O
to O
the O
sun O
it O
is O
even O
worse O
. O

The O
hands O
and O
feet O
going O
black O
is O
caused O
by O
the O
salt O
in O
the O
body O
needing O
to O
be O
flushed O
out O
through O
the O
extremities O
. O

If O
we O
consume O
too O
much O
salt O
, O
our O
face O
will O
gradually O
be O
covered O
with O
a O
layer O
of O
dark O
skin O
. O

The O
way O
to O
treat O
this O
is O
: O
1. O
control O
our O
intake O
of O
salt O
, O
drink O
plenty O
of O
water O
to O
flush O
out O
the O
salt O
through O
our O
urine O
. O

2. O
Bathing O
frequently O
, O
and O
soaking O
in O
the O
bathroom O
until O
you O
sweat O
, O
can O
also O
help O
to O
flush O
out O
some O
salt O
. O

Freckles O
on O
the O
face O
: O
consuming O
too O
much O
salt O
may O
cause O
freckles O
to O
appear O
on O
the O
face O
. O

And O
if O
in O
our O
diet O
we O
only O
absorb O
animal O
fats O
and O
protein O
, O
this O
will O
affect O
the O
normal O
functioning O
of O
liver O
and O
make O
the O
freckles O
more O
visible O
. O

So O
those O
with O
freckles O
must O
eat O
plenty O
of O
fruit O
and O
vegetables O
. O

As O
well O
as O
this O
, O
medicine O
is O
the O
great O
enemy O
of O
the O
skin O
. O

Sedatives O
in O
particular O
will O
make O
the O
body O
produce O
too O
much O
acid O
. O

The O
hormones O
will O
become O
unbalanced O
and O
freckles O
will O
appear O
on O
the O
face O
. O

Click O
here O
for O
more O
detailed O
information O
: O
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[dasanicool] O
On O
North O
Chongqing O
Road O
near O
an O
overpass O
in O
Liuting O
Township O
, O
Chengyang O
, O
Qingdao O
City O
, O
a O
South O
Korean O
who O
does O
not O
know O
any O
Chinese B-GPE
can O
easily O
enjoy O
his O
habitual O
lifestyle O
: O
shopping O
, O
eating O
in O
restaurants O
, O
relaxing O
in O
bars O
at O
night O
, O
or O
soaking O
in O
a O
bathing O
center O
. O

If O
he O
parties O
until O
near O
dawn O
and O
feels O
hungry O
, O
he O
can O
easily O
find O
a O
24 O
- O
hour O
restaurant O
-- O
this O
kind O
of O
restaurant O
is O
very O
common O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

[dasanicool] O
This O
street O
only O
about O
500 O
meters O
long O
is O
thickly O
lined O
with O
as O
many O
as O
one O
hundred O
stores O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Inside O
and O
outside O
the O
stores O
, O
Korean O
words O
are O
almost O
exclusively O
used O
. O

[dasanicool] O
The O
few O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
characters O
also O
have O
a O
strong O
Korean O
flavor O
: O
" O
Korean O
Ginseng O
Chicken O
Soup O
, O
" O
" O
Loess O
House O
for O
Heat O
Therapy O
, O
" O
" O
Golden O
Bamboo O
Hat O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
The O
service O
people O
speak O
Korean B-LANGUAGE
, O
and O
the O
large O
majority O
of O
customers O
are O
Korean O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Walking O
at O
this O
place O
dubbed O
" O
Korea O
Street O
" O
by O
locals O
seems O
like O
walking O
in O
an O
ordinary O
small O
Korean O
town O
. O

Only O
the O
road O
signs O
marked O
in O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
pinyin O
on O
the O
side O
of O
the O
street O
make O
you O
suddenly O
realize O
that O
this O
is O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
a O
northern O
port O
city O
only O
one O
hour O
and O
10 O
minutes O
by O
air O
from O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

[dasanicool] O
When O
the O
first O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
company O
set O
foot O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
in O
1989 O
, O
the O
impression O
left O
by O
South O
Koreans O
on O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
was O
that O
of O
profit O
- O
seeking O
businesspeople O
, O
no O
different O
from O
other O
foreign O
businesspeople O
. O

[dasanicool] O
However O
, O
they O
are O
now O
integrating O
themselves O
into O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
' O
lives O
as O
neighbors O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Pointing O
at O
a O
residential O
subdivision O
near O
Zhongshang O
Plaza O
on O
Zhangzhou O
No. O
2 O
Road O
, O
a O
Korean O
Chinese B-GPE
working O
as O
an O
interpreter O
for O
South O
Koreans O
said O
: O
" O
In O
this O
neighborhood O
, O
40 O
% O
of O
the O
residents O
are O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
According O
to O
officially O
released O
statistics O
, O
there O
are O
more O
than O
5,500 O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
companies O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
and O
over O
50,000 O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
permanent O
residents O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Adding O
the O
fluctuating O
population O
, O
this O
figure O
rises O
to O
100,000 O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Meanwhile O
, O
there O
are O
about O
2.2 O
million O
permanent O
urban O
residents O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
. O

[dasanicool] O
There O
is O
a O
saying O
circulating O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
: O
" O
Running O
into O
a O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
is O
not O
odd O
. O

What O
is O
odd O
is O
not O
running O
into O
a O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
This O
is O
what O
South O
Koreans O
generally O
look O
like O
to O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
: O
they O
walk O
hurriedly O
, O
full O
of O
plans O
to O
make O
money O
; O
they O
look O
serious O
, O
and O
most O
drive O
cars O
of O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
make O
such O
as O
Hyundai B-ORG
or O
Daewoo B-ORG
. O

[dasanicool] O
Young O
people O
like O
to O
race O
high O
- O
power O
motorcycles O
late O
at O
night O
and O
revel O
in O
bars O
well O
after O
dark O
. O

[dasanicool] O
" O
They O
are O
easily O
recognizable O
. O

Those O
hanging O
around O
outside O
the O
bar O
-LRB- O
the O
chief O
entertainment O
and O
recreation O
venue O
for O
South O
Koreans O
in O
Qingdao O
-RRB- O
at O
1:00 O
a.m. O
are O
usually O
South O
Koreans O
. O

Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
do O
n't O
like O
to O
go O
to O
bars O
, O
and O
are O
long O
in O
bed O
by O
this O
hour O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
speak O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
fluently O
or O
do O
n't O
even O
know O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

You O
know O
who O
they O
are O
the O
moment O
they O
open O
their O
mouths O
. O
" O

That O
's O
how O
Ms. O
Wang O
, O
a O
resident O
in O
the O
subdivision O
Hong O
Kong O
Garden O
near O
Zhongshang O
Plaza O
, O
described O
her O
impression O
of O
South O
Koreans O
. O

[dasanicool] O
In O
this O
subdivision O
, O
rental O
unit O
ads O
are O
often O
written O
in O
Korean B-LANGUAGE
, O
and O
many O
houses O
are O
rented O
to O
South O
Koreans O
. O

[dasanicool] O
With O
a O
nice O
climate O
and O
convenient O
transportation O
, O
Qingdao B-GPE
is O
considered O
the O
most O
suitable O
city O
to O
live O
in O
for O
South O
Koreans O
. O

[dasanicool] O
There O
are O
as O
many O
as O
37 O
flights O
weekly O
from O
Qingdao B-GPE
to O
Seoul B-GPE
-LRB- O
now O
called O
Seoul B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
Daegu O
, O
and O
Pusan B-GPE
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

There O
are O
also O
more O
than O
four O
ferry O
trips O
to O
and O
from O
Incheon O
every O
week O
. O

[dasanicool] O
More O
and O
more O
South O
Koreans O
are O
flocking O
to O
Qingdao B-GPE
. O

[dasanicool] O
In O
2002 O
there O
were O
nearly O
20,000 O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
permanent O
residents O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
which O
increased O
to O
30,000 O
in O
2003 O
, O
and O
soared O
to O
over O
50,000 O
in O
2004 O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Representative O
Hwang O
Jae O
- O
won O
from O
the O
Qingdao B-GPE
representative O
office O
of O
KOTRA O
said O
, O
" O
They O
usually O
move O
here O
with O
their O
whole O
families O
. O

The O
husbands O
go O
to O
work O
at O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
companies O
, O
the O
children O
attend O
elementary O
or O
secondary O
schools O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
wives O
take O
care O
of O
household O
chores O
while O
studying O
Chinese B-GPE
at O
school O
. O

South O
Koreans O
consider O
here O
to O
be O
their O
second O
hometown O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Some O
South O
Koreans O
even O
overtly O
say O
that O
they O
are O
so O
happy O
living O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
that O
they O
do O
n't O
miss O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

[dasanicool] O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
" O
The O
Chosum O
Ilbo O
" O
says O
that O
Qingdao B-GPE
is O
gradually O
being O
" O
Koreanized O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Relevant O
municipal O
government O
departments O
have O
at O
least O
one O
dedicated O
direct O
line O
for O
connecting O
in O
Korean B-LANGUAGE
. O

[dasanicool] O
Most O
companies O
are O
staffed O
with O
Korean O
translators O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Some O
hospitals O
have O
unveiled O
Korean O
- O
style O
services O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Some O
hotels O
, O
restaurants O
, O
and O
bars O
are O
even O
exclusively O
open O
for O
South O
Koreans O
. O

[dasanicool] O
When O
Chinese B-GPE
enter O
these O
venues O
, O
they O
feel O
no O
different O
from O
going O
abroad O
. O

They O
see O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
people O
and O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
words O
, O
they O
hear O
Korean B-LANGUAGE
language O
. O

Service O
personnel O
are O
all O
ethnic O
Koreans O
dressed O
in O
Korean O
style O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Currently O
, O
Qingdao B-GPE
has O
one O
Korean B-LANGUAGE
language O
newspaper O
and O
a O
set O
of O
Korean B-LANGUAGE
language O
TV O
programs O
. O

[dasanicool] O
There O
is O
a O
saying O
circulating O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
: O
as O
long O
as O
you O
can O
speak O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
, O
you O
wo O
n't O
get O
lost O
, O
and O
as O
long O
as O
you O
can O
speak O
Korean B-LANGUAGE
, O
you O
will O
have O
no O
trouble O
finding O
a O
job O
. O

[dasanicool] O
" O
This O
is O
a O
city O
where O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
speak O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
to O
talk O
business O
. O
" O

This O
is O
how O
Chang O
Oh O
- O
soo O
, O
secretary O
general O
of O
the O
Association O
of O
South O
Korean O
Entrepreneurs O
, O
overtly O
describes O
South O
Koreans O
' O
impression O
of O
Qingdao B-GPE
. O

[dasanicool] O
Statistics O
show O
that O
South O
Koreans O
have O
brought O
a O
total O
of O
more O
than O
5 O
billion O
US B-GPE
dollars O
of O
investment O
to O
Qingdao B-GPE
and O
provided O
jobs O
for O
330,000 O
people O
. O

Of O
the O
top O
20 O
exporting O
companies O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
companies O
account O
for O
nearly O
half O
. O

[dasanicool] O
However O
, O
ordinary O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
do O
not O
see O
the O
benefits O
only O
that O
South O
Koreans O
have O
brought O
. O

[dasanicool] O
In O
Chengyang O
District O
, O
where O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
companies O
are O
most O
concentrated O
, O
there O
is O
a O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
residential O
area O
, O
Yuehua O
Garden O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Its O
environment O
is O
one O
of O
the O
best O
in O
Chengyang O
. O

[dasanicool] O
" O
More O
than O
80 O
% O
of O
the O
residents O
are O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
. O

The O
rest O
are O
Japanese B-NORP
. O

Residences O
here O
are O
not O
rented O
to O
Chinese B-GPE
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
An O
entrance O
guard O
, O
who O
claims O
to O
have O
been O
here O
for O
many O
years O
, O
said O
to O
a O
reporter O
: O
" O
It O
is O
fine O
if O
you O
want O
to O
rent O
a O
house O
for O
your O
Korean O
boss O
, O
but O
it O
is O
definitely O
impossible O
for O
youself O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Pointing O
at O
the O
sign O
on O
the O
gate O
that O
says O
" O
Residential O
Subdivision O
for O
Foreign O
Businesspeople O
, O
" O
he O
said O
: O
" O
This O
is O
a O
residential O
area O
for O
foreigners O
. O

Chinese B-GPE
are O
usually O
not O
allowed O
inside O
. O

This O
is O
for O
security O
, O
ah O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Locals O
all O
know O
Yuehua O
Garden O
, O
jokingly O
calling O
it O
" O
the O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
Village O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Locals O
' O
most O
common O
evaluation O
of O
South O
Koreans O
is O
" O
average O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Workers O
at O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
companies O
are O
mostly O
recruited O
from O
the O
Yimeng O
region O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Locals O
usually O
do O
not O
want O
to O
work O
for O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
companies O
. O

[dasanicool] O
" O
If O
they O
go O
, O
they O
usually O
work O
as O
management O
personnel O
or O
after O
working O
for O
a O
period O
of O
time O
, O
they O
will O
quit O
to O
open O
a O
small O
store O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
In O
the O
city O
of O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
the O
sense O
of O
superiority O
that O
South O
Koreans O
sometimes O
exhibit O
has O
also O
caused O
some O
citizens O
to O
be O
displeased O
. O

[dasanicool] O
In O
Qingdao B-GPE
many O
Korean O
restaurants O
, O
bathing O
centers O
, O
fitness O
clubs O
, O
and O
bars O
owned O
by O
South O
Koreans O
or O
Korean O
Chinese B-GPE
are O
exclusively O
open O
for O
South O
Koreans O
, O
with O
Korean B-LANGUAGE
language O
used O
exclusively O
inside O
. O

[dasanicool] O
" O
Service O
people O
are O
friendly O
to O
South O
Koreans O
. O

When O
Chinese B-GPE
go O
inside O
and O
their O
language O
betrays O
that O
they O
are O
not O
South O
Koreans O
, O
the O
service O
attitude O
immediately O
goes O
down O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Hwang O
Jae O
- O
won O
has O
lived O
in O
China B-GPE
for O
six O
years O
. O

Although O
he O
has O
been O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
for O
only O
about O
four O
months O
, O
to O
him O
there O
is O
only O
some O
discord O
between O
South O
Koreans O
and O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
. O

No O
direct O
conflicts O
exist O
. O

[dasanicool] O
" O
Nothing O
like O
the O
direct O
conflict O
between O
South O
Koreans O
and O
Chinese B-GPE
in O
other O
cities O
and O
certain O
communities O
in O
China B-GPE
has O
taken O
place O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
South O
Koreans O
sometimes O
also O
feel O
dissatisfied O
with O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Young O
Lee O
Byang O
- O
yul O
came O
to O
Qingdao B-GPE
in O
September O
2004 O
and O
opened O
an O
exclusive O
roller O
skating O
store O
in O
the O
southern O
area O
of O
the O
city O
. O

[dasanicool] O
What O
makes O
Lee O
Byang O
- O
yul O
uncomfortable O
is O
that O
most O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
pay O
no O
attention O
to O
small O
details O
. O

They O
spit O
wherever O
they O
want O
, O
jostle O
onto O
buses O
, O
and O
toss O
coins O
with O
one O
hand O
when O
returning O
change O
. O

[dasanicool] O
" O
This O
is O
considered O
very O
impolite O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

South O
Koreans O
must O
stoop O
slightly O
and O
hold O
things O
properly O
with O
both O
hands O
when O
passing O
things O
. O

I O
have O
had O
very O
unpleasant O
experiences O
with O
Chinese B-GPE
over O
this O
issue O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Hwang O
Jae O
- O
won O
feels O
both O
happy O
and O
worried O
about O
the O
arrival O
of O
large O
numbers O
of O
South O
Koreans O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
. O

" O
The O
economy O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
is O
not O
good O
. O

You O
can O
find O
more O
room O
for O
development O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
. O

But O
Qingdao B-GPE
is O
very O
close O
to O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Some O
low O
- O
quality O
South O
Koreans O
have O
also O
come O
. O

They O
will O
damage O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
image O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
what O
can O
represent O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
's O
image O
and O
power O
are O
large O
corporations O
like O
Samsung B-ORG
. O

Unlike O
the O
numerous O
small O
and O
medium O
- O
sized O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
companies O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
they O
are O
truly O
large O
international O
companies O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Speaking O
about O
South O
Koreans O
who O
discriminate O
against O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
, O
Lee O
Byang O
- O
yul O
said O
: O
" O
They O
do O
n't O
understand O
China B-GPE
. O

In O
Seoul B-GPE
some O
South O
Koreans O
think O
China B-GPE
is O
still O
as O
poor O
and O
backward O
as O
in O
the O
past O
, O
while O
some O
people O
think O
China B-GPE
is O
not O
the O
same O
as O
before O
. O

There O
are O
all O
kinds O
of O
opinions O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
come O
here O
to O
see O
for O
myself O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
He O
also O
expressed O
his O
concern O
that O
some O
low O
- O
quality O
South O
Koreans O
will O
damage O
South O
Koreans O
' O
image O
. O

[dasanicool] O
In O
fact O
Lee O
Byang O
- O
yul O
is O
showing O
his O
Chinese B-NORP
employees O
a O
totally O
different O
image O
from O
that O
of O
the O
traditional O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
bosses O
who O
have O
caused O
great O
controversy O
. O

[dasanicool] O
He O
wears O
loose O
casual O
clothes O
, O
his O
hair O
is O
dyed O
yellow O
, O
and O
a O
baseball O
cap O
sits O
askew O
on O
his O
head O
as O
he O
sits O
on O
the O
staircase O
talking O
to O
employees O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Accompanying O
him O
is O
not O
a O
fierce O
- O
looking O
dog O
but O
a O
cell O
phone O
. O

[dasanicool] O
He O
does O
not O
count O
the O
minutes O
when O
employees O
go O
to O
the O
restroom O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Employees O
can O
even O
talk O
and O
laugh O
loudly O
in O
his O
presence O
. O

[dasanicool] O
Lee O
Byang O
- O
yul O
tries O
hard O
to O
prove O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
people O
around O
him O
that O
true O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
people O
should O
be O
civilized O
, O
well O
- O
cultivated O
, O
open O
- O
minded O
, O
and O
compassionate O
. O

[dasanicool] O
" O
With O
a O
new O
generation O
of O
college O
- O
educated O
young O
people O
gradually O
arriving O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
there O
will O
be O
more O
people O
of O
this O
kind O
that O
represent O
the O
image O
of O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Some O
Chinese B-NORP
employees O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
's O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
companies O
consider O
South O
Koreans O
too O
exclusive O
. O

[dasanicool] O
" O
When O
they O
come O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
they O
feel O
drawn O
to O
South O
Koreans O
. O

When O
they O
go O
shopping O
, O
they O
buy O
only O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
products O
. O

A O
pack O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
cigarettes O
sells O
for O
15 O
yuan O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
's O
Tudari O
Restaurant O
, O
while O
outside O
it O
is O
5 O
yuan O
a O
pack O
. O

Yet O
they O
go O
out O
of O
their O
way O
to O
buy O
in O
Tudari O
because O
Tudari O
is O
a O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
brand O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
A O
Qingdao O
University O
student O
who O
has O
not O
yet O
graduated O
describes O
his O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
boss O
this O
way O
: O
" O
All O
office O
supplies O
must O
be O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
brands O
. O

Daily O
necessities O
must O
be O
bought O
from O
the O
community O
convenience O
store O
exclusively O
serving O
South O
Koreans O
. O

All O
the O
merchandise O
here O
is O
imported O
from O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
at O
two O
or O
three O
times O
the O
price O
of O
the O
same O
merchandise O
in O
China B-GPE
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
There O
are O
also O
some O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
who O
think O
South O
Koreans O
are O
more O
patriotic O
. O

" O
This O
is O
their O
strong O
point O
. O
" O

[dasanicool] O
Lee O
Byang O
- O
yul O
advises O
South O
Koreans O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
to O
do O
good O
deeds O
, O
to O
gain O
mutual O
understanding O
with O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
so O
as O
not O
to O
tarnish O
the O
image O
of O
South O
Koreans O
when O
they O
come O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

[dasanicool] O
" O
I O
will O
buy O
a O
house O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
after O
making O
enough O
money O
, O
but O
I O
will O
not O
buy O
one O
in O
a O
residential O
area O
for O
foreign O
businesspeople O
that O
is O
not O
open O
to O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

I O
want O
to O
make O
friends O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
and O
be O
their O
neighbors O
. O
" O

[daigaku] O
There O
are O
even O
more O
South O
Koreans O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

The O
estimate O
is O
now O
300,000 O
at O
least O
. O

[daigaku] O
But O
South O
Koreans O
do O
not O
have O
privileges O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
nor O
are O
they O
specially O
favored O
-LRB- O
perhaps O
because O
there O
are O
more O
foreigners O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

[daigaku] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
contribution O
by O
dasanicool O
-LRB- O
Drink O
more O
water O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[daigaku] O
: O
On O
North O
Chongqing O
Road O
near O
an O
overpass O
in O
Liuting O
Township O
, O
Chengyang O
, O
Qingdao O
City O
, O
a O
South O
Korean O
who O
does O
not O
know O
any O
Chinese B-GPE
can O
easily O
enjoy O
[daigaku] O
: O
his O
habitual O
lifestyle O
: O
shopping O
, O
eating O
in O
restaurants O
, O
relaxing O
in O
bars O
at O
night O
, O
or O
soaking O
in O
a O
bathing O
center O
. O

If O
he O
parties O
until O
near O
[daigaku] O
: O
dawn O
and O
feels O
hungry O
, O
he O
can O
easily O
find O
a O
24 O
- O
hour O
restaurant O
-- O
this O
kind O
of O
restaurant O
is O
very O
common O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

[daigaku] O
: O
This O
street O
only O
about O
500 O
meters O
long O
is O
thickly O
lined O
with O
as O
many O
as O
one O
hundred O
stores O
. O

Inside O
and O
outside O
the O
stores O
, O
Korean O
words O
are O
almost O
exclusively O
used O
. O

[daigaku] O
: O
The O
few O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
characters O
also O
have O
a O
strong O
Korean O
flavor O
: O
" O
Korean O
Ginseng O
Chicken O
Soup O
, O
" O
" O
Loess O
House O
for O
Heat O
Therapy O
, O
" O
" O
Golden O
Bamboo O
Hat O
. O
" O

The O
service O
[daigaku] O
: O
people O
speak O
Korean B-LANGUAGE
, O
and O
the O
large O
majority O
of O
customers O
are O
Korean O
. O

Walking O
at O
this O
place O
dubbed O
" O
Korea O
Street O
" O
by O
locals O
seems O
like O
[daigaku] O
: O
walking O
in O
an O
ordinary O
small O
Korean O
town O
. O

Only O
the O
road O
signs O
marked O
in O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
pinyin O
on O
the O
side O
of O
the O
street O
make O
you O
suddenly O
realize O
that O
this O
is O
[daigaku] O
: O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
a O
northern O
port O
city O
only O
one O
hour O
and O
10 O
minutes O
by O
air O
from O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

When O
in O
1989 O
the O
first O
[daigaku] O
: O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
company O
set O
foot O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
the O
impression O
left O
by O
South O
Koreans O
on O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
was O
that O
of O
profit O
- O
seeking O
businesspeople O
, O
no O
different O
from O
other O
foreign O
businesspeople O
. O

[daigaku] O
: O
However O
, O
they O
are O
now O
integrating O
themselves O
into O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
' O
lives O
as O
neighbors O
. O

A O
Korean O
Chinese B-GPE
acting O
as O
interpreter O
for O
South O
Koreans O

[dos] O
It O
is O
not O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
understand O
; O
this O
world O
is O
changing O
fast O
-- O

[wynners] O
Will O
there O
be O
a O
day O
when O
Koreans O
say O
Qingdao B-GPE
belongs O
to O
Koreans O
? O

[wynners] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
contribution O
by O
dasanicool O
-LRB- O
Drink O
more O
water O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[wynners] O
: O
On O
North O
Chongqing O
Road O
near O
an O
overpass O
in O
Liuting O
Township O
, O
Chengyang O
, O
Qingdao O
City O
, O
a O
South O
Korean O
who O
does O
not O
know O
any O
Chinese B-GPE
can O
easily O
enjoy O
[wynners] O
: O
his O
habitual O
lifestyle O
: O
shopping O
, O
eating O
in O
restaurants O
, O
relaxing O
in O
bars O
at O
night O
, O
or O
soaking O
in O
a O
bathing O
center O
. O

If O
he O
parties O
until O
near O
[wynners] O
: O
dawn O
and O
feels O
hungry O
, O
he O
can O
easily O
find O
a O
24 O
- O
hour O
restaurant O
-- O
this O
kind O
of O
restaurant O
is O
very O
common O
in O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

[wynners] O
: O
This O
street O
only O
about O
500 O
meters O
long O
is O
thickly O
lined O
with O
as O
many O
as O
one O
hundred O
stores O
. O

Inside O
and O
outside O
the O
stores O
, O
Korean O
words O
are O
almost O
exclusively O
used O
. O

[wynners] O
: O
The O
few O
Chinese B-LANGUAGE
characters O
also O
have O
a O
strong O
Korean O
flavor O
: O
" O
Korean O
Ginseng O
Chicken O
Soup O
, O
" O
" O
Loess O
House O
for O
Heat O
Therapy O
, O
" O
" O
Golden O
Bamboo O
Hat O
. O
" O

The O
service O
[wynners] O
: O
people O
speak O
Korean B-LANGUAGE
, O
and O
the O
large O
majority O
of O
customers O
are O
Korean O
. O

Walking O
at O
this O
place O
dubbed O
" O
Korea O
Street O
" O
by O
locals O
seems O
like O
[wynners] O
: O
walking O
in O
an O
ordinary O
small O
Korean O
town O
. O

Only O
the O
road O
signs O
marked O
in O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
pinyin O
on O
the O
side O
of O
the O
street O
make O
you O
suddenly O
realize O
that O
this O
is O
[wynners] O
: O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
a O
northern O
port O
city O
only O
one O
hour O
and O
10 O
minutes O
by O
air O
from O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

When O
in O
1989 O
the O
first O
[wynners] O
: O
South B-NORP
Korean I-NORP
company O
set O
foot O
in O
Qingdao B-GPE
, O
the O
impression O
left O
by O
South O
Koreans O
on O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
was O
that O
of O
profit O
- O
seeking O
businesspeople O
, O
no O
different O
from O
other O
foreign O
businesspeople O
. O

[wynners] O
: O
However O
, O
they O
are O
now O
integrating O
themselves O
into O
Qingdao B-GPE
residents O
' O
lives O
as O
neighbors O
. O

A O
Korean O
Chinese B-GPE
acting O
as O
interpreter O
for O
South O
Koreans O

[minotaur] O
Is O
n't O
that O
Jiandao O
incident O
just O
like O
this O
? O

[minotaur] O
At O
the O
beginning O
they O
crossed O
the O
border O
to O
farm O
the O
land O
like O
thieves O
. O

Then O
they O
had O
the O
shame O
to O
say O
their O
government O
at O
that O
time O
carried O
out O
effective O
administration O
there O
. O

[minotaur] O
The O
reason O
is O
that O
it O
collected O
taxes O
from O
a O
handful O
of O
people O
. O

[minotaur] O
They O
did O
n't O
even O
consider O
that O
Chinese B-GPE
lived O
there O
for O
three O
or O
four O
hundred O
years O
. O

[minotaur] O
As O
a O
comparison O
, O
it O
is O
as O
if O
your O
family O
, O
out O
of O
good O
will O
, O
entertains O
a O
guest O
from O
afar O
, O
but O
after O
a O
few O
days O
he O
says O
all O
your O
property O
is O
his O
family O
's O
. O

[minotaur] O
The O
reason O
is O
, O
ah O
, O
that O
he O
took O
the O
things O
you O
used O
for O
hosting O
him O
, O
and O
gave O
them O
to O
his O
family O
two O
days O
ago O
. O

So O
, O
he O
is O
considered O
to O
have O
managed O
your O
home O
effectively O
. O

So O
, O
your O
whole O
family O
must O
get O
out O
, O
while O
leaving O
the O
house O
and O
household O
property O
behind O
. O

[minotaur] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
contribution O
by O
wynners O
-LRB- O
Rain O
or O
shine O
, O
owning O
nothing O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[minotaur] O
: O
Will O
there O
be O
a O
day O
when O
Koreans O
say O
Qingdao B-GPE
belongs O
to O
Koreans O
? O

No O
Soap O
in O
the O
Morning O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON

Every O
morning O
when O
we O
wash O
face O
for O
Yaya B-PERSON
-LRB- O
especially O
when O
kid O
's O
mother O
does O
that O
-RRB- O
, O
Yaya B-PERSON
would O
remind O
us O
not O
to O
use O
any O
face O
wash O
. O

The O
little O
one O
has O
always O
remembered O
what O
I O
once O
said O
about O
a O
TV O
program O
, O
which O
documented O
people O
going O
to O
Tibet B-GPE
. O

They O
would O
n't O
wash O
their O
faces O
in O
the O
morning O
in O
order O
to O
retain O
the O
grease O
that O
coped O
with O
the O
strong O
sunlight O
and O
ultraviolet O
radiation O
and O
would O
only O
wash O
off O
the O
dusts O
with O
soap O
at O
night O
. O

Is O
Blast O
Demolition O
Implementation O
of O
the O
Scientific O
View O
of O
Development O
? O

613305 O

Posted O
by O
-LSB- O
Qiangguo O
Wenhai O
-RSB- O
at O
Jan O
13 O
, O
2007 O
13:34:56 O
-LSB- O
SMS O
-RSB- O
-LSB- O
Tables O
-RSB- O
. O

Is O
Blast O
Demolition O
Implementation O
of O
the O
Scientific O
View O
of O
Development O
? O

Wenhai B-PERSON
. O

While O
I O
was O
watching O
a O
TV O
channel O
, O
I O
heard O
from O
its O
news O
, O
" O
the O
tallest O
building O
beside O
the B-LOC
West I-LOC
Lake I-LOC
in O
Hangzhou B-GPE
was O
blast O
demolished O
only O
14 O
years O
after O
completion O
, O
because O
it O
ruined O
the B-LOC
West I-LOC
Lake I-LOC
views O
. O
" O

It O
is O
said O
blasting O
this O
" O
image O
project O
" O
reflects O
" O
the O
scientific O
view O
of O
development O
" O
of O
this O
Hangzhou B-GPE
government O
. O

It O
is O
unbelievable O
to O
see O
the O
report O
associate O
the O
blast O
demolition O
with O
the O
scientific O
view O
of O
development O
. O

The O
high O
riser O
has O
only O
been O
used O
for O
14 O
years O
. O

What O
does O
it O
mean O
by O
14 O
years O
? O

If O
some O
messy O
buildings O
are O
left O
undecorated O
after O
six O
years O
of O
completion O
, O
I O
think O
it O
is O
not O
inappropriate O
at O
all O
to O
describe O
14 O
years O
as O
" O
brand O
new O
. O
" O

It O
took O
such O
a O
great O
fortune O
to O
build O
a O
high O
riser O
like O
this O
, O
and O
now O
it O
is O
blasted O
at O
an O
order O
. O

How O
wasteful O
it O
is O
in O
ordinary O
people O
's O
eyes O
. O

I O
will O
never O
ever O
believe O
everyone O
in O
Hangzhou B-GPE
has O
a O
place O
to O
live O
in O
without O
any O
impoverished O
households O
. O

If O
such O
a O
great O
fortune O
was O
from O
government O
appropriation O
, O
how O
many O
tax O
payers O
were O
needed O
? O

If O
it O
was O
invested O
by O
some O
business O
person O
, O
how O
many O
machines O
were O
needed O
to O
run O
and O
how O
many O
workers O
were O
needed O
to O
be O
busy O
? O

How O
many O
people O
can O
receive O
education O
and O
healthcare O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
with O
such O
a O
great O
fortune O
? O

What O
is O
the O
scientific O
view O
of O
development O
? O

The O
core O
is O
putting O
people O
first O
. O

The O
scientific O
view O
of O
development O
will O
never O
waste O
resources O
at O
will O
, O
or O
let O
people O
bleed O
and O
toil O
in O
vain O
. O

The O
scientific O
view O
of O
development O
emphasizes O
a O
conservation O
- O
minded O
society O
. O

The O
scientific O
view O
of O
development O
focuses O
on O
urban O
planning O
. O

Maybe O
some O
people O
say O
this O
tall O
building O
has O
ruined O
the B-LOC
West I-LOC
Lake I-LOC
views O
, O
and O
now O
we O
have O
attached O
importance O
to O
the O
scientific O
view O
of O
development O
. O

I O
would O
say O
please O
wait O
. O

If O
Hangzhou B-GPE
has O
only O
this O
one O
" O
image O
project O
, O
" O
the O
blast O
of O
which O
could O
restore O
its O
original O
state O
, O
it O
can O
be O
barely O
regarded O
as O
" O
scientific O
development O
. O
" O

The O
problem O
is O
whether O
it O
will O
work O
? O

Hangzhou B-GPE
belongs O
to O
people O
of O
the O
entire O
nation O
. O

So O
many O
Chinese B-GPE
have O
been O
to O
Hangzhou B-GPE
. O

The B-FAC
Leifeng I-FAC
Tower I-FAC
was O
fallen O
down O
for O
years O
, O
which O
also O
symbolized O
the O
emancipation O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
women O
, O
but O
later O
on O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
was O
invested O
to O
build O
a O
fake O
tower O
standing O
beside O
the B-LOC
West I-LOC
Lake I-LOC
. O

A O
tour O
guide O
said O
: O
" O
people O
often O
went O
up O
to O
explore O
the O
relics O
before O
it O
was O
built O
, O
but O
they O
have O
become O
reluctant O
to O
go O
up O
after O
it O
was O
built O
. O
" O

This O
affects O
the B-LOC
West I-LOC
Lake I-LOC
, O
reducing O
tourists O
at O
the O
scenic O
spot O
. O

Should O
we O
also O
push O
over O
the O
fake O
Leifeng B-FAC
Tower I-FAC
? O

Even O
if O
it O
were O
pushed O
over O
, O
would O
things O
go O
back O
to O
" O
people O
going O
up O
to O
explore O
relics O
? O
" O

Thus O
, O
blasting O
the O
high O
riser O
can O
not O
be O
associated O
with O
the O
scientific O
view O
of O
development O
. O

When O
it O
was O
first O
built O
, O
it O
was O
for O
image O
in O
spite O
of O
public O
objections O
. O

Some O
netizens O
even O
said O
it O
was O
for O
political O
feats O
, O
dining O
out O
, O
going O
on O
inspection O
tours O
, O
contract O
awarding O
, O
and O
various O
other O
benefits O
. O

If O
the O
construction O
was O
for O
image O
, O
then O
the O
scientific O
view O
of O
development O
should O
never O
be O
the O
excuse O
for O
its O
blast O
demolition O
. O

If O
it O
is O
really O
designed O
to O
implement O
the O
scientific O
view O
of O
development O
, O
then O
simply O
erect O
a O
plate O
at O
the O
" O
fake O
Leifeng B-FAC
Tower I-FAC
, O
" O
which O
indicates O
" O
who O
" O
managed O
the O
construction O
of O
the O
fake O
tower O
. O

I O
guarantee O
there O
will O
be O
tourists O
exploring O
relics O
. O

-LRB- O
Original O
works O
of O
Wenhai B-PERSON
-RRB- O
. O

yan O

Construction O
is O
science O
development O
, O
and O
blast O
demolition O
is O
scientific O
development O
. O

Peasants O
blocking O
roads O
and O
clashing O
with O
the O
police O
: O
who O
should O
reflect O
on O
this O
? O

613305 O

-LSB- O
Xinhua B-ORG
, O
Jiu B-PERSON
Taiping I-PERSON
-RSB- O
posted O
on O
January O
14 O
, O
2007 O
2:00:25 O
p.m. O
-LRB- O
SMS O
-RSB- O
-- O
-LSB- O
Outer O
form O
-RSB- O
. O

Jiu B-PERSON
Taiping I-PERSON

" O
Rocks O
were O
moved O
onto O
the O
road O
, O
and O
several O
dozen O
peasants O
stood O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
road O
, O
several O
hundred O
cars O
were O
backed O
up O
, O
and O
rocks O
were O
thrown O
at O
the O
police O
.... O
" O

Yesterday O
morning O
after O
10:00 O
o'clock O
, O
villagers O
from O
some O
40 O
households O
in O
Zhaojiacun O
, O
Xiaojie O
Township O
, O
Chongming O
County O
, O
unhappy O
with O
the O
blasting O
for O
road O
construction O
that O
was O
damaging O
their O
homes O
, O
crowded O
onto O
the O
section O
at O
the O
67th O
kilometer O
of O
Kunqu O
highway O
now O
being O
built O
, O
throwing O
stones O
and O
blocking O
the O
road O
for O
more O
than O
four O
hours O
, O
causing O
a O
backup O
of O
hundreds O
of O
cars O
. O

-LRB- O
January O
14 O
, O
Capital B-ORG
City I-ORG
News I-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

It O
is O
unreasonable O
to O
block O
roads O
and O
cut O
off O
traffic O
even O
if O
the O
villagers O
' O
homes O
were O
being O
damaged O
by O
the O
blasting O
for O
road O
construction O
and O
the O
economy O
was O
being O
hurt O
; O
these O
methods O
are O
illegal O
and O
harm O
innocent O
bystanders O
; O
they O
are O
unacceptable O
. O

If O
there O
is O
a O
problem O
, O
they O
should O
seek O
out O
the O
concerned O
departments O
, O
that O
's O
all O
. O

However O
, O
the O
villagers O
' O
agitation O
has O
its O
own O
reasons O
. O

You O
might O
say O
it O
ca O
n't O
be O
helped O
. O

If O
they O
had O
been O
able O
to O
resolve O
the O
problem O
through O
regular O
channels O
, O
they O
would O
n't O
have O
taken O
such O
a O
step O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
peasants O
are O
simple O
and O
decent O
folk O
; O
quite O
often O
when O
they O
get O
the O
short O
end O
of O
the O
stick O
they O
suffer O
in O
silence O
. O

If O
it O
is O
not O
something O
that O
affects O
their O
livelihood O
, O
they O
are O
not O
easily O
moved O
to O
take O
action O
. O

They O
may O
be O
simple O
and O
decent O
and O
may O
accept O
bullying O
, O
but O
when O
someone O
rides O
on O
their O
backs O
and O
dumps O
on O
them O
, O
they O
wo O
n't O
take O
it O
any O
more O
, O
and O
they O
explode O
. O

In O
my O
view O
, O
the O
concerned O
parties O
' O
disregard O
for O
the O
people O
's O
interests O
is O
the O
basic O
reason O
that O
brought O
this O
on O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
in O
this O
disturbance O
both O
the O
villagers O
and O
the O
police O
are O
the O
victims O
of O
bureaucracy O
. O

In O
the O
news O
reports O
, O
we O
clearly O
felt O
that O
the O
behavior O
of O
the O
police O
went O
beyond O
enforcement O
of O
the O
law O
; O
their O
behavior O
infringed O
on O
human O
rights O
. O

For O
example O
, O
when O
the O
dustup O
began O
between O
the O
people O
and O
the O
police O
, O
" O
One O
policeman O
took O
out O
a O
camera O
and O
photographed O
me O
; O
I O
used O
my O
hand O
to O
block O
it O
, O
and O
another O
policeman O
kicked O
me O
in O
the O
stomach O
. O

I O
immediately O
squatted O
down O
, O
and O
then O
they O
beat O
me O
on O
the O
face O
and O
head O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
who O
it O
was O
; O
I O
wiped O
my O
face O
with O
my O
hand O
, O
my O
hand O
was O
full O
of O
blood O
, O
they O
had O
broken O
open O
my O
mouth O
. O
" O

Although O
the O
peasants O
' O
blocking O
the O
road O
was O
against O
the O
law O
, O
the O
police O
can O
maintain O
order O
according O
to O
the O
law O
, O

but O
what O
right O
do O
the O
police O
have O
to O
beat O
people O
and O
even O
to O
kick O
a O
woman O
in O
the O
stomach O
? O
" O

It O
also O
might O
be O
said O
that O
when O
a O
mob O
situation O
arises O
the O
police O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
clash O
with O
the O
people O
; O
most O
often O
the O
police O
are O
following O
orders O
to O
suppress O
the O
mob O
and O
help O
officials O
restore O
order O
. O

In O
life O
, O
some O
local O
government O
officials O
encounter O
problems O
of O
fierce O
resistance O
from O
the O
people O
; O
instead O
of O
thinking O
of O
ways O
to O
smooth O
over O
and O
resolve O
the O
problem O
, O
they O
first O
think O
of O
suppressing O
it O
, O
and O
they O
're O
accustomed O
to O
mobilizing O
the O
police O
force O
to O
forcefully O
carry O
that O
out O
. O

In O
fact O
the O
harsher O
the O
suppression O
the O
more O
likely O
there O
will O
be O
a O
conflict O
, O
bringing O
on O
even O
greater O
feelings O
of O
opposition O
between O
police O
and O
people O
and O
between O
cadres O
and O
the O
masses O
, O
which O
does O
n't O
help O
resolve O
the O
problem O
. O

Taking O
this O
case O
as O
an O
example O
, O
the O
common O
folk O
blocked O
the O
road O
because O
the O
local O
government O
did O
not O
resolve O
the O
problem O
. O

If O
it O
had O
resolved O
it O
, O
no O
one O
would O
have O
broken O
the O
law O
! O

Although O
you O
can O
say O
that O
blocking O
the O
road O
was O
illegal O
, O
it O
's O
also O
not O
a O
violent O
act O
; O
the O
police O
should O
have O
continued O
directing O
traffic O
, O
and O
they O
might O
not O
have O
resorted O
so O
quickly O
to O
force O
. O

Who O
brought O
about O
the O
clash O
between O
the O
police O
and O
the O
villagers O
? O

Who O
bears O
responsibility O
?! O

I O
believe O
we O
should O
first O
look O
into O
the O
local O
government O
's O
nonfeasance O
in O
ignoring O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
people O
. O

" O
The O
interests O
of O
the O
masses O
are O
no O
small O
matter O
" O
is O
not O
just O
a O
slogan O
; O
it O
needs O
to O
be O
made O
real O
. O

Now O
that O
there O
has O
been O
this O
disturbance O
, O
the O
concerned O
parties O
need O
to O
be O
vigilant O
; O
they O
take O
the O
initiative O
and O
pay O
compensation O
for O
the O
reinforcement O
work O
, O
sooner O
rather O
than O
later O
. O

The O
reason O
is O
very O
simple O
: O
people O
's O
homes O
, O
which O
were O
originally O
unstable O
, O
can O
still O
be O
maintained O
for O
several O
more O
years O
; O
this O
shock O
was O
n't O
caused O
by O
the O
people O
, O
and O
compensation O
should O
be O
paid O
. O

Moreover O
, O
it O
is O
useless O
to O
quibble O
further O
about O
how O
much O
money O
should O
be O
spent O
on O
the O
compensation O
issue O
. O

I O
believe O
there O
is O
only O
one O
standard O
: O
if O
someone O
's O
house O
was O
destroyed O
, O
the O
party O
who O
destroyed O
it O
should O
restore O
it O
to O
its O
original O
condition O
, O
without O
regard O
to O
how O
much O
money O
the O
damage O
is O
worth O
, O
afraid O
to O
spend O
one O
red O
cent O
; O
just O
restore O
it O
to O
the O
original O
condition O
. O

If O
the O
wrangling O
over O
the O
compensation O
issue O
goes O
on O
forever O
, O
then O
I O
believe O
the O
government O
is O
still O
not O
sincere O
in O
resolving O
the O
matter O
of O
the O
people O
's O
interests O
; O
if O
it O
drags O
on O
and O
on O
, O
it O
will O
only O
intensify O
the O
conflict O
and O
make O
the O
people O
angry O
, O
and O
history O
will O
repeat O
itself O
. O

Do O
, O
keep O
bullying O
the O
peasants O
; O
they O
have O
it O
tough O
enough O
! O

The O
peasants O
have O
suffered O
enough O
! O

Give O
them O
the O
means O
to O
live O
! O

[] O
Written O
at O
the O
Tenth O
Year O
-LRB- O
18 O
-RRB- O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
duduyuu O

[duduyuu] O
January O
22 O
, O
1997 O
- O
January O
22 O
, O
2007 O
. O

[duduyuu] O
Mom O
came O
in O
Summer O
'99 O
. O

I O
am O
very O
grateful O
to O
my O
parents O
, O
because O
they O
have O
given O
up O
way O
too O
much O
for O
me O
. O

[duduyuu] O
They O
have O
done O
everything O
they O
could O
for O
my O
future O
. O

[duduyuu] O
Thinking O
about O
myself O
, O
I O
was O
really O
insensible O
. O

[duduyuu] O
My O
insensibility O
has O
made O
the O
whole O
family O
pay O
too O
much O
for O
me O
. O

Thinking O
about O
what O
my O
parents O
did O
and O
what O
my O
family O
did O
, O
what O
I O
did O
was O
indeed O
nothing O
. O

[duduyuu] O
Growing O
up O
is O
painful O
, O
growing O
up O
lonely O
is O
more O
painful O
, O
but O
the O
process O
of O
growing O
up O
is O
happy O
, O
and O
the O
result O
of O
growing O
up O
will O
also O
hopefully O
make O
all O
those O
who O
love O
me O
gratified O
. O

[duduyuu] O
Actually O
sometimes O
we O
grow O
up O
for O
ourselves O
, O
but O
also O
for O
all O
those O
who O
care O
about O
and O
love O
us O
. O

[duduyuu] O

[duduyuu] O
When O
I O
was O
small O
, O
I O
always O
thought O
I O
was O
the O
most O
wretched O
person O
in O
the O
world O
under O
the O
greatest O
stress O
and O
felt O
no O
one O
endured O
more O
hardships O
as O
I O
did O
. O

[duduyuu] O
In O
fact O
, O
today O
's O
achievement O
is O
the O
result O
of O
many O
people O
's O
efforts O
. O

[duduyuu] O
In O
fact O
, O
my O
parents O
were O
also O
reluctant O
to O
send O
me O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
but O
they O
needed O
to O
endure O
a O
lot O
for O
me O
. O

Even O
today O
, O
I O
still O
feel O
myself O
wretched O
when O
I O
am O
under O
pressure O
and O
work O
really O
hard O
. O

[duduyuu] O
But O
think O
about O
many O
people O
around O
me O
and O
many O
people O
closest O
to O
me O
, O
who O
can O
also O
feel O
my O
stress O
and O
are O
under O
stress O
and O
enduring O
[duduyuu] O
hardships O
too O
. O

And O
their O
stresses O
and O
hardships O
are O
no O
less O
than O
mine O
. O

[duduyuu] O
Thank O
my O
parents O
, O
thank O
my O
family O
, O
thank O
my O
friends O
, O
and O
thank O
everyone O
who O
shares O
my O
burdens O
-- O

-- O
[duduyuu] O
-- O

[duduyuu] O
Hard O
work O
without O
talent O
is O
a O
shame O
, O
but O
talent O
without O
hard O
work O
is O
a O
tragedy O
! O

-LRB- O
are O
you O
a O
shame O
or O
a O
tragedy O
?? O
or O
maybe O
a O
" O
Shamgerdy O
? O
" O
-RRB- O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
slli O

[slli] O
re O
. O

[slli] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
duduyuu O
-LRB- O
Xiaobai O
- O
not O
the O
little O
dog O
of O
Shin O
- O
Chan O
's O
, O
but O
a O
pot O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O
. O

[slli] O
: O
January O
22 O
, O
1997 O
- O
January O
22 O
, O
2007 O

[slli] O
: O
Mom O
came O
in O
Summer O
'99 O
. O

I O
am O
very O
grateful O
to O
my O
parents O
, O
because O
they O
have O
given O
up O
way O
too O
much O
for O
me O
. O

They O
have O
done O
[slli] O
: O
everything O
they O
could O
for O
my O
future O
. O

Thinking O
about O
myself O
, O
I O
was O
really O
insensible O
. O

My O
insensibility O
has O
made O
the O
whole O
family O
pay O
[slli] O
: O
too O
much O
for O
me O
. O

Thinking O
about O
what O
my O
parents O
did O
and O
what O
my O
family O
did O
, O
what O
I O
did O
was O
indeed O
nothing O
. O

[slli] O
: O
Growing O
up O
is O
painful O
, O
growing O
up O
lonely O
is O
more O
painful O
, O
but O
the O
process O
of O
growing O
up O
is O
happy O
, O
and O
the O
result O
of O
growing O
up O
will O
also O
hopefully O
make O
[slli] O
: O
all O
those O
who O
love O
me O
gratified O
. O

Actually O
sometimes O
we O
grow O
up O
for O
ourselves O
, O
but O
also O
for O
all O
those O
who O
care O
about O
and O
love O
us O
. O

[slli] O
: O
When O
I O
was O
small O
, O
I O
always O
thought O
I O
was O
the O
most O
wretched O
person O
in O
the O
world O
under O
the O
greatest O
stress O
and O
felt O
no O
one O
endured O
more O
hardships O
as O
I O
did O
. O

[slli] O
: O
In O
fact O
, O
today O
's O
achievement O
is O
the O
result O
of O
many O
people O
's O
efforts O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
my O
parents O
were O
also O
reluctant O
to O
send O
me O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
but O
[slli] O
: O
they O
needed O
to O
endure O
a O
lot O
for O
me O
. O

Even O
today O
, O
I O
still O
feel O
myself O
wretched O
when O
I O
am O
under O
pressure O
and O
work O
really O
hard O

ZT O
Discount O
Stamps O
and O
Sheetlets O
: O
Where O
Do O
They O
Come O
From O
? O
Where O
Do O
They O
Go O
? O

Discount O
stamps O
are O
sets O
and O
sheetlets O
of O
stamps O
that O
are O
currently O
discounted O
. O

This O
is O
the O
biggest O
category O
of O
stamps O
. O

It O
has O
a O
large O
number O
, O
great O
variety O
, O
and O
large O
face O
value O
. O

That O
is O
, O
it O
's O
a O
big O
category O
. O

Precisely O
how O
big O
it O
is O
, O
I O
'm O
afraid O
no O
- O
one O
knows O
. O

Because O
this O
category O
has O
an O
objective O
existence O
, O
no O
- O
one O
can O
ignore O
it O
. O

Its O
trends O
are O
extremely O
important O
. O

It O
is O
the O
biggest O
category O
for O
collectors O
and O
has O
the O
largest O
influence O
on O
the O
stamp O
market O
. O

When O
it O
rises O
, O
this O
indicates O
that O
stamps O
are O
gaining O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

Its O
strength O
and O
weakness O
is O
the O
barometer O
of O
postal O
policy O
, O
the O
thermometer O
for O
the O
temperature O
of O
the O
market O
. O

If O
there O
is O
no O
comprehensive O
rise O
and O
gains O
at O
the O
bottom O
in O
the O
category O
of O
discount O
stamps O
, O
then O
any O
upsurge O
is O
a O
castle O
in O
the O
air O
, O
the O
moon O
in O
the O
water O
. O

Its O
foundations O
will O
not O
be O
solid O
. O

Only O
when O
this O
category O
is O
handled O
well O
can O
the O
stamp O
market O
have O
any O
hope O
of O
surging O
up O
out O
of O
its O
slump O
and O
heading O
for O
a O
beautiful O
future O
. O

Where O
do O
discount O
sheets O
come O
from O
? O

●The O
postal O
service O
sells O
them O
at O
a O
discount O
: O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
the O
postal O
service O
sold O
large O
quantities O
of O
stamps O
at O
low O
prices O
, O
violating O
pricing O
rules O
and O
stamp O
collecting O
rules O
. O

It O
dumped O
discount O
stamps O
onto O
the O
stamp O
market O
on O
a O
large O
scale O
, O
making O
50 O
- O
yuan O
sheets O
, O
8 O
- O
yuan O
sheets O
and O
5 O
- O
yuan O
sheets O
fall O
far O
below O
their O
own O
face O
value O
and O
the O
discounting O
of O
stamp O
sets O
even O
deeper O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
source O
. O

●Stamp O
collectors O
cashing O
out O
: O
the O
number O
of O
stamp O
collectors O
in O
our O
country O
reached O
a O
peak O
in O
1997 O
. O

According O
to O
estimates O
, O
there O
were O
approximately O
more O
than O
27 O
million O
stamp O
collectors O
at O
that O
time O
. O

To O
meet O
the O
stamp O
collecting O
demand O
from O
the O
great O
numbers O
of O
philatelists O
, O
the O
postal O
administration O
printed O
large O
numbers O
of O
stamp O
sets O
and O
sheetlets O
, O
based O
on O
the O
number O
of O
people O
who O
ordered O
stamps O
at O
that O
time O
. O

In O
the O
last O
few O
years O
, O
for O
a O
variety O
of O
reasons O
, O
a O
large O
number O
of O
stamp O
collectors O
have O
been O
lost O
and O
no O
longer O
collect O
stamps O
. O

In O
order O
to O
cash O
out O
, O
these O
people O
dumped O
the O
1992 O
- O
2005 O
stamps O
that O
they O
had O
collected O
onto O
the O
market O
in O
large O
volumes O
, O
causing O
supply O
to O
exceed O
demand O
. O

This O
is O
the O
second O
source O
. O

● O
Sell O
- O
offs O
by O
big O
collectors O
: O
in O
the O
stamp O
speculation O
in O
1997 O
, O
quite O
a O
few O
large O
collectors O
having O
financial O
resources O
also O
bought O
back O
their O
stamp O
sheets O
from O
this O
period O
as O
short O
- O
term O
investments O
. O

Now O
in O
order O
to O
cash O
out O
, O
they O
are O
also O
dumping O
them O
on O
the O
markets O
at O
a O
loss O
. O

This O
is O
the O
third O
source O
. O

● O
Underused O
: O
these O
stamps O
have O
been O
underused O
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
forming O
a O
large O
reserve O
in O
the O
market O
. O

When O
the O
stamps O
were O
at O
their O
most O
discounted O
, O
a O
50 O
- O
yuan O
sheetlet O
was O
10 O
yuan O
, O
about O
80 O
% O
off O
; O
an O
8 O
- O
yuan O
sheetlet O
was O
2.4 O
yuan O
, O
about O
70 O
% O
off O
; O
and O
a O
5 O
- O
yuan O
sheetlet O
was O
1.8 O
yuan O
, O
about O
64 O
% O
off O
. O

The O
discounts O
were O
even O
deeper O
on O
stamp O
sets O
, O
though O
they O
might O
not O
be O
sold O
even O
at O
these O
discounts O
. O

This O
is O
the O
fourth O
source O
. O

● O
Oversupply O
of O
new O
stamps O
: O
it O
is O
well O
known O
that O
for O
many O
years O
the O
number O
of O
new O
stamps O
released O
has O
been O
very O
large O
. O

Everyone O
knows O
this O
, O
so O
there O
is O
no O
need O
to O
make O
further O
comment O
. O

This O
is O
the O
fifth O
source O
. O

Over O
the O
last O
ten O
- O
plus O
years O
, O
discounted O
sheets O
of O
stamps O
have O
been O
like O
ghosts O
, O
floating O
back O
and O
forth O
in O
the O
airspace O
over O
the O
stamp O
market O
, O
and O
among O
stamp O
dealers O
. O

They O
are O
traded O
back O
and O
forth O
, O
but O
never O
disappear O
. O

They O
are O
such O
an O
inexplicable O
embarrassment O
. O

But O
to O
take O
a O
materialist O
view O
of O
them O
, O
their O
existence O
is O
a O
fact O
, O
and O
we O
should O
be O
sure O
not O
to O
ignore O
them O
. O

And O
if O
we O
ask O
how O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
discount O
stamps O
? O

Some O
say O
that O
those O
who O
make O
a O
mess O
should O
clean O
it O
up O
. O

I O
think O
that O
wherever O
they O
came O
from O
, O
that O
's O
where O
they O
should O
go O
back O
to O
. O

■ O
Use O
them O
up O
: O
public O
service O
departments O
should O
make O
serving O
the O
people O
their O
highest O
aim O
. O

They O
should O
address O
all O
the O
issues O
raised O
by O
NPC O
Deputy O
Yang O
Xianlong O
in O
his O
proposal O
concerning O
stamps O
, O
and O
should O
act O
in O
good O
faith O
in O
their O
work O
. O

Good O
policies O
and O
good O
approaches O
will O
certainly O
bring O
good O
results O
and O
good O
returns O
. O

The O
difficulty O
of O
using O
stamps O
for O
the O
general O
public O
is O
a O
major O
sticking O
point O
. O

For O
historical O
reasons O
, O
the O
discounting O
of O
stamps O
has O
been O
widespread O
, O
with O
deep O
discount O
rates O
and O
long O
duration O
. O

If O
these O
stamps O
are O
not O
permitted O
to O
be O
used O
, O
this O
is O
sure O
to O
harm O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
owners O
of O
the O
stamps O
; O
if O
they O
are O
permitted O
to O
be O
used O
, O
then O
there O
will O
be O
a O
certain O
effect O
on O
the O
current O
revenues O
of O
the O
postal O
service O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
be O
a O
contradiction O
not O
easy O
to O
resolve O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
newly O
- O
established O
China B-ORG
Post I-ORG
Group I-ORG
only O
needs O
to O
consider O
the O
big O
picture O
, O
to O
think O
about O
the O
future O
, O
to O
increase O
the O
rate O
at O
which O
stamps O
are O
used O
. O

To O
further O
improve O
the O
postal O
reforms O
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Post I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
should O
improve O
its O
supervision O
of O
postal O
services O
. O

CPG B-ORG
should O
operate O
under O
supervision O
, O
and O
there O
should O
be O
no O
more O
violation O
of O
regulations O
. O

This O
is O
the O
first O
way O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
them O
. O

■ O
Collect O
them O
all O
: O
first O
, O
increase O
the O
number O
of O
stamp O
collectors O
by O
encouraging O
new O
people O
to O
join O
in O
stamp O
collecting O
. O

Second O
, O
at O
all O
levels O
, O
all O
over O
the O
country O
, O
organize O
specific O
philatelic O
events O
that O
are O
conducive O
to O
a O
healthy O
body O
and O
mind O
and O
conducive O
to O
improving O
people O
's O
temperament O
. O

Third O
, O
increase O
guidance O
to O
stamp O
collectors O
' O
associations O
in O
their O
work O
. O

Fourth O
, O
promote O
philatelic O
culture O
on O
all O
fronts O
, O
bring O
stamp O
collecting O
events O
into O
schools O
, O
into O
villages O
, O
into O
factories O
, O
into O
army O
bases O
, O
into O
residential O
communities O
, O
and O
into O
the O
homes O
of O
millions O
. O

If O
old O
friends O
return O
and O
new O
people O
also O
join O
in O
, O
and O
the O
number O
of O
stamp O
collectors O
again O
reaches O
15 O
million O
or O
more O
, O
then O
we O
are O
honestly O
a O
little O
doubtful O
whether O
these O
few O
stamps O
will O
be O
enough O
for O
everyone O
to O
share O
. O

If O
there O
are O
n't O
enough O
for O
everyone O
to O
share O
, O
then O
the O
price O
of O
stamps O
will O
naturally O
rise O
. O

This O
would O
then O
naturally O
solve O
the O
problem O
of O
discounted O
stamps O
. O

This O
is O
the O
second O
way O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
them O
. O

■Buy O
them O
back O
: O
there O
are O
two O
buy O
- O
back O
methods O
: O
one O
is O
a O
policy O
buy O
- O
back O
, O
which O
is O
the O
postal O
service O
dealing O
with O
discount O
stamps O
-LRB- O
at O
least O
important O
stamps O
-RRB- O
with O
a O
state O
buy O
- O
back O
. O

At O
present O
this O
seems O
to O
be O
rather O
difficult O
. O

Second O
is O
a O
market O
buy O
- O
back O
, O
using O
the O
lever O
of O
market O
economy O
. O

This O
takes O
the O
stamps O
bought O
at O
bottom O
discount O
rates O
on O
the O
market O
and O
sells O
them O
again O
to O
the O
public O
to O
use O
on O
correspondence O
, O
speeding O
up O
the O
use O
of O
discount O
stamps O
. O

This O
involves O
the O
restructured O
postal O
administration O
taking O
part O
in O
market O
operations O
, O
reducing O
the O
pressure O
of O
discount O
stamps O
. O

After O
a O
period O
of O
operation O
, O
this O
problem O
can O
be O
solved O
very O
effectively O
. O

This O
approach O
can O
be O
considered O
quite O
a O
realistic O
method O
. O

This O
is O
the O
third O
way O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
them O
. O

■Controlling O
the O
source O
: O
first O
is O
that O
you O
absolutely O
can O
not O
think O
that O
because O
the O
price O
of O
stamps O
is O
heading O
back O
towards O
their O
value O
, O
because O
the O
price O
has O
risen O
a O
little O
, O
another O
opportunity O
for O
dumping O
stamps O
at O
low O
prices O
has O
come O
, O
and O
again O
start O
playing O
tricks O
with O
overprints O
. O

This O
is O
the O
limit O
of O
good O
faith O
, O
you O
absolutely O
must O
not O
, O
oh O
, O
this O
is O
a O
must O
. O

From O
the O
facts O
that O
this O
year O
's O
year O
stamps O
are O
not O
being O
discounted O
, O
and O
the O
rate O
of O
discount O
on O
discounted O
stamps O
in O
the O
market O
has O
reduced O
significantly O
, O
it O
is O
enough O
to O
show O
that O
the O
postal O
policies O
are O
already O
starting O
to O
have O
an O
effect O
. O

Only O
in O
this O
way O
will O
the O
numbers O
of O
stamps O
on O
the O
market O
start O
to O
decrease O
, O
and O
stamps O
move O
onto O
a O
healthy O
path O
of O
appreciation O
. O

When O
stamps O
have O
risen O
in O
value O
to O
a O
certain O
degree O
, O
even O
if O
you O
ask O
someone O
to O
, O
he O
wo O
n't O
use O
stamps O
that O
are O
worth O
more O
than O
their O
face O
value O
as O
postage O
. O

The O
more O
stamps O
appreciate O
, O
the O
fewer O
stamps O
will O
surely O
be O
used O
as O
postage O
. O

This O
reasoning O
is O
obvious O
. O

Second O
is O
using O
the O
scientific O
approach O
to O
development O
to O
decide O
the O
quantities O
of O
stamps O
distributed O
. O

When O
the O
quantity O
of O
stamps O
distributed O
is O
large O
or O
too O
great O
, O
the O
practice O
of O
stamp O
collecting O
is O
damaged O
. O

The O
number O
of O
stamp O
collectors O
is O
then O
greatly O
reduced O
. O

This O
has O
been O
proved O
by O
past O
events O
. O

The O
quantities O
distributed O
of O
new O
stamps O
must O
be O
appropriate O
for O
the O
actual O
situation O
. O

Too O
many O
is O
no O
good O
; O
too O
few O
is O
no O
good O
either O
. O

This O
is O
the O
fourth O
way O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
them O
. O

The O
destiny O
of O
discount O
stamps O
is O
: O
they O
came O
gradually O
, O
they O
'll O
go O
gradually O
, O
and O
despite O
everything O
we O
'll O
redouble O
our O
speed O
. O

New O
Immigrant O
Ding B-PERSON
Yunhong I-PERSON
Sues O
Federal O
Government O

ARSU B-PERSON

Poster O
: O
ARSU B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Unknown O
-RRB- O
, O
Forum O
: O
CanadaNews B-ORG

Title O
: O
New O
Immigrant O
Ding B-PERSON
Yunhong I-PERSON
Sues O
Federal O
Government O

Poster O
's O
Site O
: O
mitbbs.com O
BBS O
-LRB- O
Fri O
Jan O
5 O
13:41:01 O
2007 O
-RRB- O

Ding B-PERSON
Yunhong I-PERSON
, O
who O
came O
from O
mainland O
China B-GPE
and O
then O
immigrated O
to O
Windsor O
, O
Ontario B-GPE
, O
by O
way O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
will O
attend O
the O
public O
hearing O
for O
judgment O
on O
his O
accusation O
of O
the O
federal O
government O
at O
10:00 O
a.m. O
next O
Monday O
-LRB- O
January O
8 O
-RRB- O
at O
the O
federal O
appeal O
court O
in O
Toronto B-GPE
. O

During O
Ding B-PERSON
Yunhong I-PERSON
's O
application O
for O
citizenship O
, O
a O
CIC B-ORG
official O
accused O
him O
of O
violating O
the O
law O
such O
as O
going O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
without O
notification O
, O
failing O
to O
report O
children O
upon O
landing O
, O
and O
attending O
school O
while O
collecting O
unemployment O
benefits O
. O

Ding B-PERSON
Yunhong I-PERSON
gave O
explanations O
and O
responses O
to O
these O
accusations O
one O
by O
one O
, O
believing O
that O
this O
government O
official O
's O
abuse O
of O
power O
had O
constituted O
infringement O
of O
his O
rights O
protected O
by O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
constitution O
and O
laws O
. O

After O
filing O
complaints O
with O
CIC B-ORG
several O
times O
with O
no O
results O
, O
Ding B-PERSON
Yunhong I-PERSON
filed O
a O
complaint O
against O
the O
Canadian B-NORP
government O
with O
the O
federal O
court O
in O
Toronto B-GPE
on O
July O
22 O
, O
2004 O
. O

After O
receiving O
the O
complaint O
, O
the O
civil O
court O
prosecuted O
the O
case O
on O
October O
1 O
, O
2004 O
. O

On O
December O
3 O
of O
the O
same O
year O
, O
Ding B-PERSON
Yunhong I-PERSON
became O
a O
Canadian B-NORP
citizen O
. O

However O
, O
he O
believed O
he O
had O
suffered O
enough O
humiliation O
and O
damage O
during O
the O
application O
process O
and O
therefore O
further O
filed O
his O
complaint O
with O
the O
federal O
appeal O
court O
to O
demand O
justice O
. O

He O
said O
that O
getting O
involved O
in O
the O
lawsuit O
with O
the O
government O
and O
court O
had O
subjected O
him O
and O
his O
family O
to O
tremendous O
pains O
and O
that O
he O
had O
suffered O
long O
- O
term O
depression O
because O
of O
that O
, O
but O
he O
could O
not O
do O
nothing O
for O
any O
injustice O
and O
discrimination O
imposed O
on O
him O
and O
will O
continue O
to O
fight O
. O

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Source O
: O
mitbbs.com O
BBS O
, O
http://mitbbs.com O
-LSB- O
FROM O
: O
141.162. O
-RSB- O

Guo O
Kai O
's O
Economics O
Notes O
: O
Six O
Cachets O
! O

Guo O
Kai O
's O
Economics O
Notes O

I O
took O
the O
subway O
to O
meet O
someone O
at O
the O
railway O
station O
today O
and O
found O
a O
red O
header O
document O
posted O
everywhere O
inside O
the O
subway O
station O
. O

A O
closer O
look O
told O
me O
it O
was O
the O
notice O
about O
public O
transportation O
price O
adjustment O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

I O
did O
n't O
care O
about O
the O
details O
because O
the O
news O
had O
been O
heard O
for O
a O
while O
. O

What O
attracted O
me O
was O
the O
six O
red O
cachets O
below O
the O
notice O
, O
respectively O
Development O
and O
Reform O
Commission O
, O
Education B-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
Financial B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
, O
Traffic B-ORG
Commission I-ORG
and O
Transportation B-ORG
Administrative I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
. O

I O
know O
roughly O
the O
reason O
why O
the O
cachets O
of O
the O
former O
four O
organizations O
are O
required O
. O

Development O
and O
Reform O
Commission O
is O
the O
organization O
in O
charge O
of O
prices O
. O

Education B-ORG
Commission I-ORG
and O
Social B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
correspond O
to O
the O
population O
on O
whom O
this O
policy O
may O
have O
relatively O
greater O
impact O
on O
. O

Financial B-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
is O
the O
organization O
providing O
the O
fund O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
kind O
of O
organizations O
Traffic B-ORG
Commission I-ORG
and O
Transportation B-ORG
Administrative I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
are O
. O

I O
even O
do O
n't O
know O
why O
these O
two O
organizations O
are O
not O
a O
single O
organization O
- O
Judging O
from O
the O
name O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
Transportation B-ORG
Administrative I-ORG
Bureau I-ORG
could O
be O
a O
division O
of O
Traffic B-ORG
Commission I-ORG
definitely O
. O

However O
, O
now O
that O
the O
subway O
does O
have O
something O
to O
do O
with O
traffic O
and O
transportation O
, O
there O
is O
nothing O
strange O
with O
the O
appearance O
of O
the O
cachets O
of O
these O
two O
departments O
. O

Then O
, O
what O
surprised O
me O
? O

When O
I O
saw O
these O
six O
cachets O
, O
my O
first O
reaction O
is O
that O
it O
is O
absolutely O
hopeless O
to O
rely O
on O
the O
government O
itself O
to O
control O
institutional O
thickening O
. O

There O
must O
be O
a O
reason O
for O
a O
bloated O
government O
. O

Look O
, O
I O
found O
out O
the O
reason O
for O
these O
six O
cachets O
with O
the O
slightest O
effort O
. O

However O
, O
I O
am O
totally O
an O
outlier O
. O

It O
is O
much O
easier O
for O
these O
governmental O
departments O
to O
find O
an O
excuse O
for O
their O
existence O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

And O
their O
excuses O
are O
always O
affirmative O
, O
and O
always O
for O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
common O
people O
. O

The O
existence O
of O
governmental O
departments O
is O
different O
from O
the O
existence O
of O
private O
institutions O
. O

Private O
institutions O
spend O
their O
own O
money O
, O
and O
too O
much O
expansion O
will O
make O
them O
suffer O
loss O
. O

What O
governmental O
departments O
spend O
is O
taxpayers O
' O
money O
. O

Regardless O
how O
much O
is O
spent O
, O
as O
long O
as O
the O
amount O
is O
not O
ridiculously O
large O
, O
they O
will O
never O
face O
the O
risk O
of O
loss O
and O
closing O
down O

They O
themselves O
can O
find O
excuses O
for O
thickening O
without O
worrying O
about O
the O
problem O
of O
money O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
excuses O
governmental O
institutions O
have O
will O
prevent O
thickening O
? O

I O
can O
hardly O
figure O
it O
out O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
objections O
against O
this O
downward O
adjustment O
of O
public O
transportation O
prices O
, O
but O
those O
six O
cachets O
are O
really O
too O
striking O
. O

[] O
Also O
Speaking O
a O
Word O
for O
the O
Main O
Theme O
of O
the O
State O
Administration O
of O
Radio O
Film O
and O
Television O
. O

[wmkj2006] O
Recently O
, O
at O
the O
annual O
meeting O
of O
the O
Capital O
TV O
Program O
Production O
Association O
, O
a O
person O
in O
charge O
from O
the O
State O
Administration O
of O
Radio O
Film O
and O
Television O
put O
forward O
requirements O
for O
this O
year O
's O
TV O
drama O
market O
: O
" O
The O
quantity O
of O
TV O
dramas O
produced O
should O
be O
controlled O
, O
with O
the O
slogan O
of O
the O
year O
of O
quality O
for O
TV O
dramas O
being O
proposed O
. O

There O
will O
be O
certain O
requirements O
on O
prime O
time O
programs O
on O
satellite O
channels O
across O
the O
country O
, O
which O
is O
programs O
at O
various O
places O
should O
primarily O
revolve O
around O
the O
main O
theme O
. O
" O

[wmkj2006] O
Once O
the O
news O
is O
released O
, O
it O
aroused O
a O
debate O
on O
the O
Internet O
. O

[wmkj2006] O
The O
focuses O
of O
the O
debate O
are O
: O
the O
requirement O
of O
the O
State O
Administration O
of O
Radio O
Film O
and O
Television O
that O
various O
places O
should O
broadcast O
TV O
dramas O
revolving O
around O
the O
main O
theme O
is O
a O
restriction O
on O
the O
freedom O
of O
radio O
and O
television O
, O
as O
well O
as O
interference O
with O
public O
entertainment O
orientation O
using O
the O
administrative O
power O
; O
what O
on O
earth O
are O
the O
subjects O
that O
belong O
to O
the O
main O
theme O
, O
and O
what O
the O
main O
theme O
should O
represent O
. O

[wmkj2006] O
Currently O
, O
the O
programs O
of O
many O
TV O
channels O
are O
increasingly O
vulgar O
, O
and O
there O
are O
poor O
taste O
entertainment O
programs O
, O
such O
as O
variety O
shows O
and O
competition O
shows O
, O
that O
come O
one O
after O
another O
like O
following O
the O
trend O
; O
[wmkj2006] O
the O
screen O
is O
saturated O
with O
pornography O
, O
violence O
and O
murders O
in O
TV O
dramas O
; O
Kong O
Fu O
dramas O
are O
recast O
one O
after O
another O
, O
[wmkj2006] O
dramas O
about O
feudal O
royal O
families O
and O
anecdotes O
are O
absurd O
and O
far O
- O
fetched O
, O
[wmkj2006] O
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Taiwanese B-NORP
romantic O
dramas O
are O
characterized O
by O
weeping O
and O
arguing O
. O

[wmkj2006] O
Can O
the O
voluminous O
broadcast O
of O
such O
TV O
dramas O
on O
TV O
channels O
bring O
pleasant O
visual O
enjoyment O
and O
spiritual O
nurture O
to O
viewers O
? O

[wmkj2006] O
The O
result O
could O
only O
be O
huge O
waste O
of O
human O
and O
financial O
resources O
, O
as O
well O
as O
destruction O
of O
environmental O
resources O
. O

[wmkj2006] O
Looking O
back O
on O
some O
excellent O
TV O
dramas O
shown O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
for O
example O
: O
military O
TV O
dramas O
including O
Long O
March O
, O
the O
Eight O
Route O
Army O
and O
Drawing O
Sword O
, O
and O
modern O
- O
theme O
TV O
dramas O
that O
reflect O
rural O
reform O
, O
kinship O
and O
friendship O
including O
Hometown O
, O
My O
Family O
Tree O
and O
Mother O
, O
are O
much O
popular O
among O
viewers O
. O

[wmkj2006] O
Now O
, O
at O
the O
mentioning O
of O
the O
main O
theme O
, O
people O
tend O
to O
equalize O
only O
those O
about O
revolutions O
and O
history O
to O
the O
main O
theme O
. O

As O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
, O
the O
main O
theme O
is O
reflected O
in O
different O
aspects O
of O
society O
. O

[wmkj2006] O
For O
example O
: O
those O
that O
reflect O
the O
socialist O
ideological O
and O
ethical O
progress O
and O
the O
democratic O
and O
legal O
progress O
; O
those O
that O
encourage O
and O
motivate O
people O
to O
work O
hard O
and O
innovate O
for O
the O
national O
prosperity O
, O
people O
's O
happiness O
and O
social O
advancement O
; O
those O
that O
help O
people O
to O
tell O
right O
from O
wrong O
, O
insisting O
on O
anything O
true O
, O
kind O
and O
beautiful O
and O
resisting O
anything O
fake O
, O
evil O
and O
ugly O
; O
and O
those O
that O
depict O
national O
unification O
, O
ethnic O
solidarity O
, O
pleasant O
people O
, O
and O
stable O
society O
and O
politics O
etc. O
are O
what O
the O
main O
theme O
represents O
. O

[wmkj2006] O
It O
does O
not O
follow O
that O
the O
main O
theme O
would O
be O
eulogizing O
a O
specific O
political O
party O
or O
group O
. O

It O
is O
fundamentally O
decided O
by O
people O
's O
value O
orientation O
, O
where O
main O
theme O
is O
what O
people O
welcome O
and O
people O
like O
. O

[wmkj2006] O
I O
believe O
the O
regulation O
released O
by O
the O
State O
Administration O
of O
Radio O
Film O
and O
Television O
is O
appropriate O
and O
at O
the O
right O
time O
, O
in O
that O
it O
will O
help O
to O
prevent O
the O
degradation O
of O
the O
current O
TV O
programs O
, O
advocate O
good O
social O
atmosphere O
and O
right O
values O
among O
people O
, O
and O
establish O
a O
correct O
direction O
of O
public O
opinion O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
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[goodegg] O
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-RSB- O

[] O
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bingladen O

[bingladen] O
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the O
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the O
requirement O
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the O
State O
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of O
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[bingladen] O
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[bingladen] O
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are O
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violence O
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murders O
in O
TV O
dramas O
; O
Kong O
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dramas O
are O
recast O
one O
after O
[bingladen] O
: O
another O
, O
dramas O
about O
feudal O
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families O
and O
anecdotes O
are O
absurd O
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far O
- O
fetched O
, O
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Taiwanese B-NORP
romantic O
dramas O
are O
characterized O
by O
weeping O
and O
arguing O
. O

Can O
the O
voluminous O
broadcast O
of O
such O
TV O
dramas O
on O
TV O
channels O
[bingladen] O
: O
bring O
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spiritual O
nurture O
to O
viewers O
? O

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, O
as O
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as O
[bingladen] O
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[] O
<POSTER> O
seahome O

[seahome] O
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: O
seahome O
-LRB- O
going O
for O
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scriptures O
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: O
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. O

[seahome] O
Title O
: O
Re O
: O
Also O
Speaking O
a O
Word O
for O
the O
Main O
Theme O
of O
the O
State O
Administration O
of O
Radio O
Film O
and O
Television O
. O

[seahome] O
Very O
good O
comments O
. O

[seahome] O
Look O
at O
those O
so O
- O
called O
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movies O
these O
years O
, O
such O
as O
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Curse O
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like O
a O
pile O
of O
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. O

[seahome] O
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at O
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response O
among O
people O
of O
the O
two O
- O
million O
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cast O
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. O

[seahome] O
I O
support O
the O
view O
of O
the O
State O
Administration O
of O
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Film O
and O
Television O
. O

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those O
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to O
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life O
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ones O
like O
the O
Silent O
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and O
Vertical O
Strike O
. O

[seahome] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
wmkj2006 O
-LRB- O
Sahara O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[seahome] O
: O
Recently O
, O
at O
the O
annual O
meeting O
of O
the O
Capital O
TV O
Program O
Production O
Association O
, O
a O
person O
in O
charge O
from O
the O
State O
Administration O
of O
Radio O
Film O
and O
Television O
put O
forward O
requirements O
for O
this O
year O
's O
TV O
drama O
market O
: O
[seahome] O
: O
, O
The O
quantity O
of O
TV O
dramas O
produced O
should O
be O
controlled O
, O
with O
the O
slogan O
of O
the O
year O
of O
quality O
for O
TV O
dramas O
being O
proposed O
. O

There O
will O
be O
certain O
requirements O
on O
prime O
time O
programs O
on O
satellite O
channels O
across O
the O
country O
, O
[seahome] O
: O
which O
is O
programs O
at O
various O
places O
should O
primarily O
revolve O
around O
the O
main O
theme O
. O
" O

Once O
the O
news O
is O
released O
, O
it O
aroused O
[seahome] O
: O
a O
debate O
on O
the O
Internet O
. O

The O
focuses O
of O
the O
debate O
are O
: O
the O
requirement O
of O
the O
State O
Administration O
of O
Radio O
Film O
and O
Television O
that O
various O
places O
should O
broadcast O
[seahome] O
: O
TV O
dramas O
revolving O
around O
the O
main O
theme O
is O
a O
restriction O
on O
the O
freedom O
of O
radio O
and O
television O
, O
as O
well O
as O
interference O
with O
public O
entertainment O
orientation O
using O
the O
administrative O
power O
; O
what O
on O
earth O
are O
the O
subjects O
[seahome] O
: O
that O
belong O
to O
the O
main O
theme O
, O
and O
what O
the O
main O
theme O
should O
represent O
. O

[seahome] O
: O
Currently O
, O
the O
programs O
of O
many O
TV O
channels O
are O
increasingly O
vulgar O
, O
and O
there O
are O
poor O
taste O
entertainment O
programs O
, O
such O
as O
variety O
shows O
and O
competition O
[seahome] O
: O
shows O
, O
that O
come O
one O
after O
another O
like O
following O
the O
trend O
; O
the O
screen O
is O
saturated O
with O
pornography O
, O
violence O
and O
murders O
in O
TV O
dramas O
; O
Kong O
Fu O
dramas O
are O
recast O
one O
after O
[seahome] O
: O
another O
, O
dramas O
about O
feudal O
royal O
families O
and O
anecdotes O
are O
absurd O
and O
far O
- O
fetched O
, O
and O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Taiwanese B-NORP
romantic O
dramas O
are O
characterized O
by O
weeping O
and O
arguing O
. O

Can O
the O
voluminous O
broadcast O
of O
such O
TV O
dramas O
on O
TV O
channels O
[seahome] O
: O
bring O
pleasant O
visual O
enjoyment O
and O
spiritual O
nurture O
to O
viewers O
? O

The O
result O
could O
only O
be O
huge O
waste O
of O
human O
and O
financial O
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[catalase] O
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, O
the O
programs O
of O
many O
TV O
channels O
are O
increasingly O
vulgar O
, O
and O
there O
are O
poor O
taste O
entertainment O
programs O
, O
such O
as O
variety O
shows O
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competition O
[catalase] O
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shows O
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that O
come O
one O
after O
another O
like O
following O
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trend O
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the O
screen O
is O
saturated O
with O
pornography O
, O
violence O
and O
murders O
in O
TV O
dramas O
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Kong O
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dramas O
are O
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one O
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dramas O
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feudal O
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-LSB- O
CJPT O
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Roach B-PERSON
: O
Risk O
Capital O
Will O
Be O
the O
Next O
Bubble O
. O

Cnews B-ORG

Poster O
: O
Cnews B-ORG
-LRB- O
chinanews O
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. O

Topic O
: O
-LSB- O
CJPT O
-RSB- O
Roach B-PERSON
: O
Risk O
Capital O
Will O
Be O
the O
Next O
Bubble O
. O

Posting O
station O
: O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
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Mon O
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Dump O
. O

□ O
Morgan B-ORG
Stanley I-ORG
's O
leading O
economist O
, O
Stephen B-PERSON
Roach I-PERSON
. O

Several O
major O
lessons O
of O
2006 O
rather O
reasonably O
explain O
the O
main O
developing O
trends O
in O
last O
year O
's O
markets O
, O
namely O
that O
the O
current O
situation O
in O
the O
financial O
markets O
embodies O
the O
effects O
of O
all O
these O
developments O
interacting O
with O
one O
another O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
in O
an O
era O
of O
excess O
current O
capital O
, O
risk O
capital O
high O
- O
income O
company O
bonds O
, O
structural O
credit O
products O
, O
emerging O
market O
securities O
and O
even O
staple O
commodities O
will O
be O
the O
next O
bubble O
. O

Global O
rebalancing O
. O

This O
is O
a O
topic O
that O
I O
have O
spent O
much O
of O
the O
last O
five O
years O
trying O
to O
get O
people O
to O
be O
concerned O
about O
. O

To O
put O
it O
simply O
, O
the O
rebalancing O
theory O
holds O
that O
if O
the O
gap O
between O
countries O
with O
trade O
surpluses O
and O
deficits O
continues O
to O
expand O
, O
it O
will O
harm O
the O
sustained O
growth O
of O
the O
world O
's O
economy O
. O

In O
the O
last O
two O
years O
, O
regular O
account O
deficits O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
averaged O
more O
than O
800 O
billion O
dollars O
annually O
; O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
accepted O
nearly O
70 O
% O
of O
the O
earned O
surplus O
reserve O
of O
the O
world O
's O
other O
countries O
, O
the O
equivalent O
of O
needing O
to O
bring O
in O
some O
35 O
billion O
dollars O
per O
average O
business O
day O
in O
outside O
financial O
burden O
. O

In O
a O
nutshell O
, O
the O
rebalancing O
plan O
the O
world O
so O
urgently O
needs O
is O
nothing O
more O
than O
a O
thorough O
reshaping O
of O
the O
global O
savings O
mix O
- O
that O
is O
, O
an O
improvement O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
savings O
rate O
, O
which O
has O
been O
stagnant O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
and O
a O
lessening O
of O
excessive O
savings O
in O
other O
countries O
-LRB- O
especially O
in O
Asia B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
-RRB- O
. O

If O
the O
world O
's O
savings O
mix O
does O
not O
change O
, O
the O
rebalancing O
theory O
holds O
that O
the O
situation O
will O
be O
very O
harmful O
to O
outside O
financing O
in O
deficit O
economic O
systems O
. O

As O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
this O
will O
augur O
low O
exchange O
rates O
for O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
dollar O
, O
and O
an O
expansion O
of O
effective O
interest O
rates O
on O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
dollar O
capital O
. O

But O
this O
did O
not O
happen O
in O
2006 O
. O

Although O
as O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
approached O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
dollar O
dropped O
somewhat O
, O
and O
effective O
interest O
rates O
continued O
to O
climb O
, O
this O
movement O
was O
still O
very O
far O
from O
the O
radical O
adjustments O
predicted O
by O
the O
framework O
of O
the O
rebalancing O
theory O
. O

This O
phenomenon O
has O
two O
possible O
explanations O
: O
one O
is O
that O
other O
factors O
cropped O
up O
and O
intervened O
; O
the O
other O
is O
that O
the O
theory O
basically O
does O
not O
stand O
up O
. O

I O
choose O
the O
former O
; O
I O
believe O
the O
reason O
lies O
in O
the O
prolongation O
of O
the O
period O
of O
excess O
current O
capital O
worldwide O
and O
the O
policy O
of O
central O
banks O
in O
Asia B-GPE
and O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
of O
buying O
up O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
. O

So O
long O
as O
these O
forces O
are O
in O
play O
, O
the O
effects O
on O
financial O
markets O
recognized O
by O
the O
rebalancing O
theory O
will O
continue O
to O
be O
softened O
. O

Globalized O
tracks O
. O

Last O
year O
was O
an O
important O
milestone O
in O
the O
globalization O
process O
. O

Benefiting O
from O
an O
acceleration O
in O
the O
pace O
of O
transnational O
integration O
, O
global O
trade O
for O
the O
first O
time O
accounted O
for O
a O
record O
- O
setting O
30 O
% O
- O
plus O
of O
global O
GDP O
in O
2006 O
. O

From O
1998 O
to O
2006 O
, O
the O
increase O
in O
global O
trade O
accounted O
for O
fully O
42 O
% O
of O
the O
overall O
increase O
in O
the O
world O
's O
total O
output O
value O
. O

This O
kind O
of O
trade O
concentration O
has O
the O
potential O
for O
a O
huge O
macroeconomic O
impact O
on O
global O
growth O
. O

The O
rapidly O
exploding O
supply O
of O
goods O
and O
services O
from O
low O
- O
production O
- O
cost O
developing O
countries O
is O
equivalent O
in O
terms O
of O
function O
to O
a O
strong O
anti-inflationary O
counterblast O
blowing O
on O
the O
developed O
world O
. O

Despite O
rapid O
rises O
in O
energy O
costs O
, O
it O
is O
estimated O
that O
in O
2006 O
the O
CPI O
inflation O
rate O
in O
the O
industrialized O
countries O
was O
only O
24 O
% O
, O
about O
the O
same O
as O
inflation O
levels O
in O
2005 O
, O
which O
were O
affected O
by O
energy O
factors O
, O
but O
each O
year O
's O
" O
core O
" O
elements O
did O
not O
change O
much O
. O

Although O
the O
labor O
and O
product O
markets O
in O
most O
large O
industrial O
nations O
are O
gradually O
improving O
, O
sustained O
low O
inflation O
is O
increasingly O
becoming O
a O
global O
force O
, O
exerting O
an O
effective O
counterbalance O
effect O
on O
internal O
pressures O
that O
have O
always O
contributed O
to O
inflation O
in O
developed O
countries O
. O

U.S. B-GPE
Real O
Estate O
Bubble O
Shock O
. O

Like O
the O
stock O
market O
bubble O
six O
years O
ago O
, O
another O
prime O
- O
assets O
bubble O
burst O
in O
2006 O
; O
this O
time O
it O
was O
the O
huge O
U.S. B-GPE
real O
estate O
bubble O
. O

Just O
as O
the O
bursting O
of O
the O
2000 O
- O
01 O
stock O
market O
bubble O
led O
to O
mild O
collapse O
, O
I O
am O
worried O
that O
people O
are O
discarding O
too O
quickly O
the O
risk O
of O
a O
similar O
situation O
occurring O
in O
2007 O
. O

First O
, O
adjustment O
of O
the O
housing O
market O
has O
just O
begun O
; O
taking O
the O
number O
of O
workers O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
home O
construction O
industry O
as O
an O
example O
, O
current O
figures O
are O
only O
15 O
% O
below O
the O
cumulative O
increase O
over O
the O
last O
five O
years O
. O

Second O
, O
over-indebted O
American B-NORP
consumers O
with O
their O
insufficient O
savings O
are O
using O
their O
increasingly O
overvalued O
houses O
to O
support O
their O
excessive O
consumption O
; O
and O
now O
housing O
prices O
are O
turning O
soft O
, O
people O
are O
losing O
their O
rights O
to O
redeem O
their O
mortgage O
, O
and O
consumer O
demand O
will O
face O
greater O
pressures O
. O

Third O
, O
in O
the O
presence O
of O
a O
dim O
outlook O
for O
housing O
and O
consumer O
markets O
and O
high O
sensitivity O
to O
forecasts O
of O
ultimate O
market O
demand O
, O
capital O
expenditure O
plans O
may O
slacken O
; O
orders O
for O
core O
capital O
products O
declined O
consecutively O
in O
November O
and O
December O
, O
2006 O
, O
indicating O
that O
the O
adjustment O
in O
this O
area O
may O
already O
be O
under O
way O
. O

Just O
like O
the O
stock O
market O
bubble O
six O
years O
ago O
, O
widespread O
public O
opinion O
holds O
that O
any O
damage O
done O
by O
the O
recent O
asset O
bubble O
will O
be O
kept O
within O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
housing O
construction O
industry O
. O

I O
believe O
this O
is O
a O
classic O
example O
of O
not O
learning O
our O
lesson O
. O

The O
Staple O
Commodities O
Cycle O
. O

The O
view O
that O
commodity O
markets O
have O
supercycles O
ran O
into O
a O
serious O
challenge O
in O
2006 O
. O

Oil O
prices O
slipped O
by O
more O
than O
25 O
% O
from O
their O
mid-July O
peak O
and O
the O
price O
of O
natural O
gas O
fell O
by O
more O
than O
30 O
% O
, O
and O
prices O
for O
major O
metals O
like O
copper O
, O
which O
are O
sensitive O
to O
economic O
trends O
, O
showed O
signs O
of O
weakening O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
. O

The O
main O
premise O
of O
the O
supercycle O
theory O
hangs O
on O
an O
extremely O
reliable O
shortage O
of O
staple O
commodities O
; O
this O
shortage O
was O
created O
because O
in O
the O
last O
20 O
- O
odd O
years O
there O
has O
been O
a O
shortage O
of O
capital O
to O
invest O
in O
building O
new O
capacity O
for O
acquisition O
and O
processing O
. O

Whereas O
the O
advance O
of O
globalization O
will O
spur O
sources O
of O
new O
demand O
from O
China B-GPE
, O
India B-GPE
and O
other O
commodity O
- O
intensive O
economic O
systems O
, O
asymmetry O
between O
supply O
and O
increasingly O
fierce O
demand O
causes O
exponents O
of O
supercycles O
to O
issue O
the O
highest O
commodity O
price O
forecasts O
in O
history O
. O

In O
my O
view O
, O
this O
does O
not O
give O
adequate O
consideration O
to O
latent O
demand O
cycles O
in O
commodity O
markets O
. O

The O
American B-NORP
real O
estate O
market O
shock O
is O
an O
example O
of O
this O
; O
a O
sluggish O
market O
will O
cause O
demand O
for O
many O
materials O
sensitive O
to O
the O
homebuilding O
industry O
to O
drop O
sharply O
. O

However O
, O
the O
real O
demand O
cycle O
may O
depend O
on O
China B-GPE
, O
an O
economic O
system O
that O
accounts O
only O
for O
approximately O
5 O
% O
of O
the O
world O
's O
GDP O
, O
but O
whose O
increased O
consumption O
of O
oil O
and O
key O
metals O
accounted O
for O
fully O
50 O
% O
of O
total O
global O
growth O
last O
year O
. O

Influenced O
by O
the O
slowing O
of O
exports O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
combined O
with O
the O
deliberate O
cool O
- O
down O
in O
the O
overheated O
investment O
sector O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
growth O
will O
slow O
next O
year O
. O

These O
demand O
factors O
will O
be O
adequate O
to O
deliver O
a O
decisive O
blow O
to O
the O
supercycle O
view O
of O
the O
supply O
- O
driven O
commodity O
market O
. O

But O
will O
the O
lessons O
of O
2006 O
be O
the O
key O
to O
success O
in O
2007 O
? O

Of O
course O
things O
are O
not O
as O
simple O
as O
that O
. O

We O
can O
undoubtedly O
draw O
some O
important O
lessons O
and O
tips O
from O
last O
year O
's O
economy O
, O
but O
there O
is O
another O
important O
thing O
here O
; O
I O
still O
believe O
that O
the O
two O
main O
engines O
driving O
global O
growth O
will O
slow O
down O
under O
the O
influence O
of O
the O
burst O
real O
estate O
bubble O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
the O
cool O
- O
down O
in O
investments O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

Even O
though O
I O
do O
not O
believe O
the O
global O
economy O
is O
in O
for O
a O
hard O
landing O
, O
if O
global O
growth O
slips O
one O
percentage O
point O
below O
the O
average O
of O
49 O
% O
for O
the O
last O
four O
years O
, O
I O
will O
not O
think O
it O
unexpected O
. O

My O
greatest O
concern O
is O
that O
people O
continue O
to O
treat O
lightly O
the O
continually O
booming O
risk O
assets O
markets O
; O
they O
include O
high O
- O
yield O
corporate O
bonds O
, O
institutional O
credit O
products O
, O
emerging O
market O
securities O
and O
even O
staple O
commodities O
, O
and O
this O
is O
going O
to O
be O
the O
next O
bubble O
. O

However O
, O
like O
the O
stock O
and O
real O
estate O
markets O
, O
the O
economy O
tells O
us O
that O
the O
extreme O
case O
of O
the O
asset O
markets O
can O
always O
last O
longer O
than O
we O
anticipate O
, O
particularly O
in O
a O
time O
of O
excess O
current O
capital O
, O
but O
if O
the O
risk O
assets O
bubble O
lasts O
another O
year O
, O
it O
may O
cause O
more O
problems O
. O

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Freezing O
the O
moments O
: O
Days O
When O
We O
are O
Busy O
Gathering O
. O

Freezing O
the O
moments O

Seeing O
the O
Year O
of O
the O
Dog O
going O
by O
one O
day O
after O
another O
and O
the B-EVENT
Spring I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
approaching O
, O
we O
are O
busy O
greeting O
the O
advent O
of O
the O
" O
golden O
pig O
" O
and O
busy O
gathering O
with O
colleagues O
, O
friends O
and O
schoolmates O
. O

We O
two O
have O
had O
no O
time O
virtually O
to O
have O
a O
quiet O
dinner O
at O
home O
ever O
since O
last O
week O
. O

It O
was O
often O
deep O
night O
when O
we O
were O
back O
home O
! O

Tutu B-PERSON
went O
to O
a O
regular O
monthly O
gathering O
at O
the O
club O
again O
today O
. O

I O
learned O
from O
his O
call O
that O
many O
people O
were O
there O
this O
time O
and O
even O
some O
of O
Hali B-PERSON
's O
friends O
went O
. O

Brother O
Jia O
will O
go O
back O
to O
Germany B-GPE
on O
Friday O
. O

They O
say O
we O
should O
be O
really O
high O
, O
and O
it O
seems O
god O
knows O
when O
we O
will O
be O
back O
home O
! O

I O
can O
not O
be O
idle O
either O
and O
directly O
went O
to O
the O
department O
store O
to O
enjoy O
myself O
! O

LYSH B-PERSON
will O
be O
off O
on O
his/her O
home O
leave O
from O
tomorrow O
and O
wo O
n't O
be O
back O
until O
after O
the B-EVENT
Spring I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
. O

He/She O
can O
rest O
for O
more O
than O
a O
month O
altogether O
. O

How O
envious O
I O
am O
! O

I O
would O
laugh O
to O
death O
if O
I O
could O
have O
such O
long O
vacation O
each O
year O
! O

Another O
Business O
Trip O
to O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE

Michael B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON

Next O
week O
, O
I O
will O
go O
to O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
for O
a O
three O
- O
day O
business O
trip O
. O

I O
have O
no O
choice O
but O
to O
go O
. O

My O
wife O
will O
have O
a O
hard O
time O
again O
at O
home O
. O

We O
plan O
to O
make O
dumplings O
and O
steamed O
buns O
on O
weekend O
to O
be O
used O
as O
food O
reserve O
for O
next O
week O
. O

On O
this O
trip O
to O
California B-GPE
, O
I O
plan O
to O
pay O
a O
visit O
to O
my O
Cisco B-GPE
colleagues O
and O
friends O
. O

They O
all O
moved O
to O
California B-GPE
from O
RTP O
for O
different O
reasons O
. O

It O
's O
so O
hard O
to O
make O
a O
hotel O
reservation O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
whether O
it O
is O
because O
of O
an O
upcoming O
big O
conference O
, O
all O
hotels O
in O
the O
10 O
- O
mile O
radius O
from O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
have O
been O
booked O
up O
. O

I O
could O
only O
find O
a O
Sheraton B-FAC
in O
Pleasant B-GPE
about O
25 O
miles O
from O
the O
company O
. O

I O
must O
make O
sure O
to O
bring O
my O
own O
GPS O
before O
I O
set O
out O
in O
case O
there O
is O
no O
GPS O
in O
the O
rental O
car O
. O

Officials O
and O
the O
people O
. O

613305 O

Huolianguang O
. O

Officials O
say O
the O
people O
are O
whom O
they O
depend O
on O
for O
livelihood O
, O
while O
the O
people O
call O
officials O
public O
servants O
. O

Officials O
have O
meals O
to O
supplement O
nutrition O
, O
while O
the O
people O
have O
meals O
to O
fill O
their O
stomachs O
. O

Words O
from O
officials O
are O
instructions O
, O
while O
words O
from O
the O
people O
are O
comments O
. O

Children O
of O
officials O
are O
ten O
- O
thousand O
gold O
daughter O
, O
while O
children O
of O
the O
people O
are O
girls O
. O

Officials O
move O
to O
exchange O
, O
while O
the O
people O
move O
to O
emigrate O
. O

Officials O
drink O
liquor O
without O
buying O
, O
the O
people O
buy O
liquor O
without O
drinking O
. O

Officials O
receive O
gifts O
on O
New B-EVENT
Years I-EVENT
and O
holidays O
, O
while O
the O
people O
give O
away O
gifts O
on O
New B-EVENT
Years I-EVENT
and O
holidays O
. O

Officials O
living O
on O
the O
third O
floor O
indicate O
they O
are O
among O
the O
people O
, O
the O
people O
living O
on O
the O
top O
floor O
indicate O
people O
's O
interests O
are O
the O
priority O
. O

Eating O
and O
drinking O
by O
officials O
are O
called O
business O
and O
receptions O
, O
while O
eating O
and O
drinking O
by O
the O
people O
are O
called O
extravagant O
and O
wasteful O
. O

Officials O
who O
go O
to O
dancing O
clubs O
are O
getting O
close O
to O
people O
, O
while O
the O
people O
who O
go O
to O
dancing O
clubs O
are O
neglecting O
their O
duties O
. O

Officials O
go O
out O
to O
travel O
, O
while O
the O
people O
go O
out O
to O
make O
a O
living O
. O

Officials O
go O
to O
school O
to O
update O
knowledge O
, O
while O
the O
people O
go O
to O
school O
to O
grab O
a O
diploma O
; O

Officials O
travel O
around O
to O
inspect O
, O
while O
the O
people O
travel O
around O
to O
lead O
a O
vagrant O
life O
. O

Officials O
enter O
the O
government O
office O
to O
work O
, O
while O
the O
people O
enter O
the O
government O
office O
to O
petition O
. O

Officials O
beat O
others O
to O
keep O
the O
society O
stable O
, O
while O
the O
people O
beat O
others O
to O
disrupt O
the O
social O
order O
. O

All O
officials O
want O
to O
lose O
weight O
, O
while O
all O
the O
people O
are O
short O
of O
calcium O
. O

Officials O
go O
to O
the O
countryside O
with O
a O
big O
entourage O
, O
while O
the O
people O
go O
to O
petition O
all O
alone O
. O

Officials O
look O
forward O
to O
the B-EVENT
New I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
, O
while O
the O
people O
are O
worried O
about O
holidays O
. O

Officials O
strike O
the O
table O
when O
they O
fly O
into O
a O
rage O
, O
while O
the O
people O
strike O
the O
table O
when O
they O
attempt O
a O
crime O
. O

Officials O
' O
children O
want O
to O
go O
abroad O
, O
while O
the O
people O
' O
kids O
want O
to O
go O
to O
school O
. O

Officials O
bask O
in O
the O
sun O
to O
enjoy O
a O
sun O
bath O
, O
while O
the O
people O
rest O
in O
the O
shade O
to O
enjoy O
a O
carefree O
life O
. O

Officials O
go O
to O
the O
countryside O
to O
experience O
life O
, O
while O
the O
people O
go O
to O
city O
to O
open O
their O
eyes O
wide O
. O

Officials O
fear O
the O
people O
petition O
, O
while O
the O
people O
fear O
officials O
press O
for O
grains O
. O

Officials O
make O
mistakes O
that O
are O
pardonable O
, O
while O
the O
people O
make O
mistakes O
on O
purpose O
. O

Officials O
have O
a O
concubine O
to O
share O
joy O
with O
people O
, O
while O
the O
people O
play O
with O
street O
girls O
to O
go O
whoring O
. O

Officials O
make O
a O
fortune O
that O
is O
called O
gray O
income O
, O
while O
the O
people O
have O
money O
that O
is O
called O
illegal O
gains O
. O

Violation O
of O
law O
by O
officials O
is O
called O
an O
error O
, O
while O
violation O
of O
law O
by O
the O
people O
is O
called O
a O
crime O
. O

Officials O
short O
of O
money O
are O
integral O
, O
while O
the O
people O
short O
of O
money O
are O
impoverished O
. O

Officials O
work O
their O
heart O
out O
if O
they O
are O
ill O
, O
the O
people O
experience O
a O
natural O
and O
man O
- O
made O
disaster O
if O
they O
are O
ill O
. O

Officials O
are O
immortal O
when O
they O
die O
, O
while O
the O
people O
get O
out O
of O
misery O
when O
they O
die O
. O

China B-GPE
is O
Capable O
of O
withstanding O
the O
Impacts O
Brought O
to O
China B-GPE
by O
US B-GPE
Economic O
Recession O
. O

buabua O

Poster O
: O
buabua O
-LRB- O
hj O
-RRB- O
, O
Area O
: O
BusinessNews B-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Title O
: O
China B-GPE
is O
Capable O
of O
withstanding O
the O
Impacts O
Brought O
to O
China B-GPE
by O
US B-GPE
Economic O
Recession O
. O

China B-GPE
is O
Capable O
of O
withstanding O
the O
Impacts O
Brought O
to O
China B-GPE
by O
US B-GPE
Economic O
Recession O
. O

http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSViewphp?SubID=currentevent&MsgID=159556 O
. O

Source O
: O
changbaishan O
, O
Jan O
10 O
, O
2007 O
12:58:27 O
AM O
. O

China B-GPE
is O
Capable O
of O
withstanding O
the O
Impacts O
Brought O
to O
China B-GPE
by O
US B-GPE
Economic O
Recession O
. O

Following O
the O
recession O
in O
2001 O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
economy O
has O
entered O
into O
" O
soft O
- O
landing O
" O
adjustment O
after O
five O
years O
of O
continuous O
expansion O
. O

Some O
expect O
that O
in O
2007 O
the O
US B-GPE
economic O
growth O
rate O
will O
drop O
to O
1.9 O
- O
2.5 O
percent O
, O
the O
interest O
rate O
will O
drop O
to O
4 O
percent O
, O
and O
the O
US B-GPE
dollar O
will O
continue O
to O
depreciate O
. O

Once O
the O
US B-GPE
economy O
is O
in O
recession O
, O
will O
impacts O
will O
it O
bring O
to O
China B-GPE
? O

And O
what O
measures O
will O
China B-GPE
take O
in O
response O
? O

These O
are O
questions O
worth O
pondering O
upon O
. O

Pressure O
brought O
to O
China B-GPE
by O
the O
US B-GPE
economic O
recession O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
the O
powerhouse O
of O
the O
world O
economy O
and O
the O
largest O
international O
market O
. O

The O
USD$ O
800 O
- O
billion O
annual O
trade O
deficit O
indicates O
global O
exports O
are O
heavily O
dependent O
on O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

The O
US B-GPE
is O
our O
No. O
2 O
trade O
partner O
, O
No. O
1 O
export O
market O
, O
No. O
6 O
import O
source O
, O
and O
No. O
3 O
technology O
import O
source O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
total O
export O
value O
was O
USD O
$ O
875 O
billion O
from O
January O
to O
November O
2006 O
, O
of O
which O
21 O
% O
was O
export O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Plus O
the O
portion O
re-exported O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
export O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
accounted O
for O
over O
35 O
percent O
of O
the O
total O
Chinese B-NORP
export O
value O
. O

Export O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
shipping O
, O
low O
- O
end O
electronics O
, O
furniture O
, O
textiles O
and O
artware O
could O
all O
be O
affected O
should O
the O
US B-GPE
experience O
economic O
recession O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
other O
developing O
countries O
in O
Asia B-GPE
are O
major O
suppliers O
in O
the O
supply O
chain O
centered O
around O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
supply O
chain O
is O
driven O
by O
the O
US B-GPE
demand O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
slowdown O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
economy O
represents O
a O
huge O
pressure O
for O
the O
entire O
Asia B-GPE
. O

Some O
expect O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
export O
growth O
rate O
will O
decrease O
from O
23 O
percent O
to O
15 O
percent O
in O
2007 O
. O

If O
the O
government O
sit O
by O
and O
watch O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
economic O
growth O
rate O
will O
drop O
3 O
- O
4 O
percent O
. O

China B-GPE
is O
fully O
capable O
of O
withstanding O
the O
impacts O
. O

Regardless O
of O
the O
accuracy O
of O
various O
comments O
, O
China B-GPE
must O
be O
prepared O
to O
cope O
with O
the O
US B-GPE
economic O
recession O
. O

Although O
some O
predictions O
are O
a O
little O
sensational O
, O
the O
author O
believes O
the O
US B-GPE
economic O
recession O
this O
time O
will O
not O
be O
very O
severe O
, O
with O
less O
impacts O
on O
China B-GPE
than O
other O
countries O
. O

By O
taking O
some O
proactive O
measures O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
economy O
is O
fully O
capable O
of O
withstanding O
such O
impacts O
. O

From O
the O
current O
situation O
, O
strong O
domestic O
investment O
within O
China B-GPE
has O
fully O
compensated O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
decrease O
in O
net O
export O
. O

The O
appreciation O
of O
RMB O
has O
not O
affected O
export O
either O
, O
and O
the O
decrease O
in O
volume O
due O
to O
higher O
prices O
is O
offset O
by O
increased O
prices O
. O

Raw O
materials O
imported O
take O
a O
large O
percentage O
in O
the O
costs O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
exports O
. O

The O
appreciation O
of O
RMB O
could O
, O
in O
the O
first O
place O
, O
lower O
costs O
. O

Additionally O
, O
in O
the O
long O
term O
, O
RMB O
slowly O
edging O
up O
can O
encourage O
firms O
to O
use O
advanced O
international O
technology O
and O
resources O
. O

The O
government O
may O
support O
export O
, O
especially O
technological O
upgrade O
of O
exports O
, O
by O
such O
ways O
as O
increasing O
export O
rebates O
, O
adopting O
quicker O
depreciation O
, O
removing O
the O
super-national O
treatment O
to O
foreign O
investments O
. O

It O
can O
be O
expected O
that O
neither O
the O
appreciation O
of O
RMB O
nor O
the O
global O
economic O
recession O
will O
seriously O
impact O
Chinese B-NORP
export O
. O

It O
would O
be O
exaggerating O
to O
say O
China B-GPE
is O
70 O
percent O
dependent O
on O
foreign O
trade O
. O

The O
statistics O
has O
underestimated O
China B-GPE
's O
Gross O
National O
Product O
-LRB- O
GNP O
-RRB- O
, O
especially O
that O
of O
the O
tertiary O
sector O
. O

Converting O
to O
US B-GPE
dollar O
at O
the O
exchange O
rate O
has O
also O
underestimated O
China B-GPE
's O
Gross O
Domestic O
Product O
-LRB- O
GDP O
-RRB- O
. O

As O
more O
than O
half O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
foreign O
trade O
is O
processing O
trade O
, O
it O
would O
be O
overestimating O
the O
total O
foreign O
trade O
to O
count O
import O
and O
export O
repeatedly O
. O

The O
author O
estimates O
that O
our O
country O
actually O
might O
be O
40 O
percent O
dependent O
on O
foreign O
trade O
. O

Therefore O
, O
there O
is O
no O
need O
to O
magnify O
China B-GPE
's O
dependence O
on O
export O
to O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

Export O
- O
oriented O
economic O
growth O
of O
China B-GPE
should O
be O
cooled O
down O
, O
while O
the O
role O
of O
domestic O
demand O
and O
import O
should O
be O
promoted O
. O

Our O
economic O
growth O
relies O
primarily O
on O
the O
domestic O
market O
and O
should O
be O
increasingly O
dependent O
on O
the O
domestic O
market O
. O

If O
factors O
such O
as O
the O
rapid O
development O
of O
the O
tertiary O
sector O
and O
the O
appreciation O
of O
RMB O
are O
taken O
into O
consideration O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
dependence O
on O
foreign O
trade O
can O
be O
controlled O
at O
around O
50 O
percent O
in O
the O
long O
run O
. O

Long O
- O
term O
export O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
products O
at O
low O
prices O
will O
lead O
to O
" O
impoverished O
wealth O
growth O
, O
" O
and O
we O
should O
specially O
understand O
the O
" O
wealth O
" O
as O
domestic O
environmental O
resources O
. O

Foreign O
- O
funded O
processing O
export O
consumes O
domestic O
electricity O
and O
water O
resources O
substantially O
. O

The O
environmental O
costs O
in O
our O
country O
account O
for O
approximately O
30 O
percent O
of O
product O
costs O
, O
but O
are O
not O
incorporated O
into O
product O
prices O
. O

And O
this O
is O
the O
primary O
reason O
why O
Chinese B-NORP
products O
are O
cheap O
. O

It O
is O
imperative O
to O
remove O
the O
environmental O
subsidies O
to O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
consumers O
, O
internalize O
external O
environmental O
costs O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
products O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
, O
and O
increase O
the O
prices O
of O
most O
products O
, O
including O
exports O
, O
in O
order O
to O
alleviate O
international O
trade O
frictions O
, O
reduce O
the O
pressure O
for O
RMB O
appreciation O
, O
and O
in O
particular O
change O
the O
prospect O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
environmental O
resources O
will O
seriously O
deteriorate O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
population O
is O
huge O
and O
young O
, O
which O
enables O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
economy O
to O
enjoy O
the O
" O
population O
dividends O
. O
" O

However O
, O
the O
percentage O
of O
savings O
is O
astoundingly O
high O
, O
and O
according O
to O
the O
hypothesis O
of O
macroeconomic O
balance O
where O
savings O
equal O
investments O
, O
the O
huge O
investments O
have O
become O
the O
source O
of O
high O
- O
speed O
economic O
development O
. O

However O
, O
to O
depress O
the O
consumption O
rate O
to O
lower O
than O
40 O
percent O
will O
certainly O
lead O
to O
overproduction O
, O
and O
cheap O
goods O
will O
in O
turn O
impact O
the O
international O
market O
. O

If O
the O
US B-GPE
economic O
recession O
would O
indeed O
affect O
our O
export O
, O
it O
would O
not O
necessarily O
be O
a O
bad O
thing O
in O
the O
author O
's O
view O
. O

In O
a O
sense O
, O
domestic O
demand O
will O
not O
increase O
unless O
export O
decreases O
. O

Over O
the O
last O
20 O
years O
, O
the O
world O
has O
experienced O
many O
economic O
crashes O
, O
affecting O
countries O
or O
regions O
such O
as O
Russia B-GPE
, O
Arab B-LOC
, O
Latin B-LOC
America I-LOC
and O
East B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
. O

The O
US B-GPE
also O
suffered O
stock O
market O
crash O
in O
2001 O
. O

China B-GPE
is O
the O
only O
one O
to O
realize O
economic O
emergence O
for O
the O
largest O
population O
in O
the O
history O
. O

Whenever O
there O
is O
an O
international O
economic O
recession O
, O
China B-GPE
would O
actively O
expand O
domestic O
demand O
to O
create O
market O
for O
different O
countries O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
long O
been O
a O
responsible O
big O
nation O
, O
playing O
a O
stabilizing O
role O
to O
the O
international O
society O
. O

External O
pressure O
is O
an O
opportunity O
for O
internal O
restructuring O
. O

Long O
- O
term O
high O
- O
speed O
growth O
in O
China B-GPE
has O
led O
to O
significant O
wealth O
growth O
, O
as O
well O
as O
different O
kinds O
of O
disequilibriums O
, O
such O
as O
: O
too O
much O
savings O
and O
investments O
and O
insufficient O
consumptions O
; O
heavy O
investment O
in O
infrastructure O
and O
manufacturing O
, O
and O
insufficient O
investment O
in O
national O
defense O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
education O
, O
health O
, O
environment O
and O
national O
reserves O
; O
wider O
income O
gap O
, O
regional O
gap O
and O
gap O
between O
urban O
and O
rural O
areas O
; O
the O
economy O
has O
become O
dependent O
on O
the O
US B-GPE
market O
to O
some O
extent O
due O
to O
long O
- O
term O
export O
orientation O
and O
trade O
surplus O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
; O
and O
environmental O
resource O
outflow O
by O
way O
of O
exporting O
, O
so O
on O
and O
so O
forth O
. O

By O
now O
, O
high O
- O
speed O
growth O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
economy O
has O
entered O
the O
final O
acceleration O
period O
that O
will O
span O
over O
a O
decade O
. O

Beginning O
2007 O
, O
the O
economic O
aggregate O
is O
expected O
to O
increase O
sharply O
by O
150 O
percent O
, O
leading O
to O
the O
" O
historical O
disequilibrium O
development O
" O
predicted O
by O
Soros B-PERSON
. O

This O
is O
also O
why O
China B-GPE
is O
not O
afraid O
of O
a O
global O
economic O
crisis O
and O
capable O
of O
digesting O
it O
. O

However O
, O
after O
2020 O
, O
China B-GPE
will O
be O
facing O
the O
puzzle O
of O
population O
aging O
, O
which O
is O
sure O
to O
witness O
an O
economic O
slowdown O
. O

As O
an O
expectation O
, O
there O
will O
be O
leading O
overreactions O
in O
financial O
and O
real O
estate O
areas O
by O
around O
2015 O
. O

We O
must O
complete O
a O
series O
of O
tasks O
in O
this O
period O
, O
including O
system O
restructuring O
, O
overcoming O
the O
financial O
crisis O
, O
improving O
national O
defense O
strength O
, O
safeguarding O
national O
security O
, O
realizing O
technological O
upgrade O
and O
protecting O
the O
environment O
. O

The O
economic O
growth O
in O
future O
will O
be O
realized O
primarily O
through O
technological O
advancement O
and O
social O
harmony O
. O

Within O
these O
years O
, O
the O
sharply O
grown O
wealth O
of O
RMB? O
40 O
trillion O
shall O
be O
used O
effectively O
in O
areas O
including O
national O
defense O
, O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
environment O
, O
national O
soil O
renovation O
, O
and O
adjusting O
social O
relations O
. O

It O
wo O
n't O
do O
to O
rely O
solely O
on O
the O
market O
mechanism O
and O
economic O
strength O
. O

To O
realize O
, O
there O
should O
also O
be O
a O
correct O
strategy O
, O
relying O
upon O
the O
comprehensive O
strength O
of O
the O
culture O
, O
the O
nation O
and O
the O
society O
. O

Various O
disequilibriums O
in O
the O
rapid O
growth O
of O
China B-GPE
must O
be O
adjusted O
. O

From O
this O
perspective O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
economic O
recession O
imposes O
external O
pressure O
on O
the O
economic O
restructuring O
, O
which O
is O
also O
an O
opportunity O
. O

Whether O
the O
impacts O
brought O
to O
China B-GPE
by O
the O
US B-GPE
economic O
recession O
can O
be O
resisted O
and O
the O
impacts O
on O
the O
world O
economy O
can O
be O
alleviated O
hinge O
on O
whether O
or O
not O
China B-GPE
can O
truly O
expand O
its O
domestic O
demand O
. O

The O
next O
few O
years O
may O
see O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
economy O
cooling O
down O
, O
a O
continuous O
modest O
rise O
in O
RMB O
, O
a O
slowdown O
in O
the O
speed O
and O
volume O
of O
export O
growth O
, O
a O
possible O
decrease O
in O
trade O
surplus O
, O
and O
speculative O
capital O
and O
the O
real O
estate O
bubble O
in O
control O
, O
which O
are O
adjustments O
from O
disequilibriums O
to O
equilibriums O
in O
the O
economic O
relations O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
world O
, O
as O
well O
as O
in O
the O
social O
relations O
within O
China B-GPE
. O

-- O

* O
Source O
: O
· O
BBS O
Unknown O
Space O
http://mitbbs.com O
· O
-LSB- O
FROM O
: O
72.92. O
-RSB- O
. O

[] O
I O
Strongly O
Suggest O
-LRB- O
the O
Tactic O
of O
Using O
Yao O
Ming O
in O
the O
Second O
Half O
-RRB- O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
lightblue O

[lightblue] O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
McGrady O
are O
two O
major O
sharp O
weapons O
of O
the O
Rockets O
. O

The O
key O
is O
how O
they O
are O
used O
, O
instead O
of O
being O
compared O
blindly O
. O

[lightblue] O
Neither O
those O
hating O
Yao O
nor O
those O
loving O
Yao O
make O
any O
sense O
. O

[lightblue] O
One O
is O
a O
center O
and O
the O
other O
is O
a O
point O
guard O
, O
which O
are O
totally O
not O
comparable O
. O

[lightblue] O
As O
for O
who O
contributes O
more O
to O
the O
team O
, O
it O
mainly O
depends O
on O
who O
the O
opponents O
are O
and O
which O
set O
of O
tactics O
the O
whole O
team O
play O
. O

[lightblue] O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
McGrady O
are O
both O
treasures O
to O
the O
team O
of O
the O
Rockets O
. O

It O
hinges O
primarily O
on O
how O
they O
are O
used O
, O
just O
like O
the O
fighter O
and O
the O
bomber O
in O
the O
air O
force O
, O
where O
it O
all O
depends O
on O
what O
battle O
is O
fight O
and O
with O
whom O
. O

[lightblue] O
It O
is O
my O
belief O
that O
the O
Rockets O
can O
not O
just O
have O
one O
set O
of O
tactics O
, O
for O
example O
only O
revolving O
around O
Yao O
Ming O
or O
revolving O
around O
McGrady O
when O
they O
play O
. O

[lightblue] O
You O
have O
to O
see O
what O
type O
of O
team O
your O
opponents O
are O
, O
how O
strong O
their O
center O
is O
and O
how O
strong O
they O
are O
outside O
, O
before O
you O
decide O
whether O
to O
play O
Yao O
Ming O
or O
McGrady O
, O
or O
half O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
half O
McGrady O
. O

[lightblue] O
It O
now O
proves O
that O
other O
players O
of O
the O
Rockets O
are O
not O
weak O
, O
in O
which O
case O
it O
is O
not O
necessary O
to O
let O
Yao O
Ming O
play O
too O
much O
. O

Simply O
let O
him O
get O
a O
good O
rest O
in O
the O
first O
two O
quarters O
and O
allow O
the O
shooters O
to O
score O
. O

[lightblue] O
One O
characteristic O
of O
spot O
- O
up O
shooters O
is O
that O
they O
tend O
to O
become O
less O
precise O
as O
the O
match O
goes O
on O
. O

At O
this O
time O
, O
an O
energetic O
Yao O
Ming O
should O
be O
released O
to O
score O
in O
the O
paint O
nine O
chances O
out O
of O
ten O
. O

[lightblue] O
The O
opponents O
will O
also O
certainly O
be O
less O
precise O
outside O
in O
the O
second O
half O
and O
they O
can O
not O
match O
Yao O
Ming O
in O
the O
paint O
. O

Would O
n't O
the O
Rockets O
secure O
victory O
this O
way O
? O

[lightblue] O
Thus O
, O
I O
strongly O
suggest O
-LRB- O
the O
Tactic O
of O
using O
Yao O
Ming O
in O
the O
second O
half O
-RRB- O
. O

[zzqq] O
If O
everything O
were O
as O
good O
as O
you O
thought O
, O
the O
Rockets O
had O
already O
taken O
home O
the O
championship O
. O

[zzqq] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
lightblue O
-LRB- O
clear O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O

[zzqq] O
: O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
McGrady O
are O
two O
major O
sharp O
weapons O
of O
the O
Rockets O
. O

The O
key O
is O
how O
they O
are O
used O
, O
instead O
of O
being O
compared O
blindly O
. O

Neither O
those O
hating O
Yao O
nor O
those O
loving O
Yao O
make O
any O
sense O
. O

[zzqq] O
: O
One O
is O
a O
center O
and O
the O
other O
is O
a O
point O
guard O
, O
which O
are O
totally O
not O
comparable O
. O

As O
for O
who O
contributes O
more O
to O
the O
team O
, O
it O
mainly O
depends O
on O
who O
the O
opponents O
are O
and O
[zzqq] O
: O
which O
set O
of O
tactics O
the O
whole O
team O
play O
. O

Yao O
Ming O
and O
McGrady O
are O
both O
treasures O
to O
the O
team O
of O
the O
Rockets O
. O

It O
hinges O
primarily O
on O
how O
they O
are O
used O
, O
just O
like O
[zzqq] O
: O
the O
fighter O
and O
the O
bomber O
in O
the O
air O
force O
, O
where O
it O
all O
depends O
on O
what O
battle O
is O
fight O
and O
with O
whom O
. O

[zzqq] O
: O
It O
is O
my O
belief O
that O
the O
Rockets O
can O
not O
just O
have O
one O
set O
of O
tactics O
, O
for O
example O
only O
revolving O
around O
Yao O
Ming O
or O
revolving O
around O
McGrady O
when O
they O
play O
. O

You O
have O
to O
see O
[zzqq] O
: O
what O
type O
of O
team O
your O
opponents O
are O
, O
how O
strong O
their O
center O
is O
and O
how O
strong O
they O
are O
outside O
, O
before O
you O
decide O
whether O
to O
play O
Yao O
Ming O
or O
[zzqq] O
: O
McGrady O
, O
or O
half O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
half O
McGrady O
. O

[zzqq] O
: O
It O
now O
proves O
that O
other O
players O
of O
the O
Rockets O
are O
not O
weak O
, O
in O
which O
case O
it O
is O
not O
necessary O
to O
let O
Yao O
Ming O
play O
too O
much O
. O

Simply O
let O
him O
[zzqq] O
: O
get O
a O
good O
rest O
in O
the O
first O
two O
quarters O
and O
allow O
the O
shooters O
to O
score O
. O

One O
characteristic O
of O
spot O
- O
up O
shooters O
is O
that O
they O
tend O
to O
become O
less O
precise O
as O
the O
match O
goes O
on O
. O

At O
this O
time O
, O
an O
energetic O
[zzqq] O
: O
Yao O
Ming O
should O
be O
released O
to O
score O
in O
the O
paint O
nine O
chances O
out O
of O
ten O
. O

The O
opponents O
will O
also O
certainly O
be O
less O
precise O
outside O
in O
the O
second O
half O
and O
they O

[zzqq] O
Shining O
spears O
and O
armored O
horses O
beyond O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
Great I-WORK_OF_ART
Wall I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
singing O
to O
the O
tune O
of O
the O
sword O
beyond O
the O
skyline O
. O

[springbull] O
Alas B-NORP

[springbull] O
How O
sorry O
I O
am O
for O
JVG O
. O

[lightblue] O
The O
Rockets O
complete O
with O
Yao O
and O
McGrady O
is O
a O
hot O
candidate O
for O
the O
championship O
. O

I O
am O
not O
the O
first O
to O
propose O
it O
. O

[lightblue] O
The O
key O
is O
both O
are O
there O
. O

[lightblue] O
I O
also O
put O
forward O
the O
tactic O
of O
" O
using O
Yao O
in O
the O
second O
half O
. O
" O

This O
might O
change O
Van O
Gundy O
's O
past O
practice O
of O
always O
asking O
Yao O
Ming O
to O
try O
his O
best O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
when O
both O
Yao O
and O
McGrady O
were O
there O
. O

[lightblue] O
In O
the O
final O
and O
fourth O
quarter O
when O
scores O
in O
the O
paint O
are O
most O
needed O
, O
each O
time O
Yao O
Ming O
has O
weaker O
ability O
and O
more O
faults O
. O

[lightblue] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
zzqq O
-LRB- O
Singing O
to O
the O
tune O
of O
the O
sword O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O
. O

[lightblue] O
: O
If O
everything O
were O
as O
good O
as O
you O
thought O
, O
the O
Rockets O
had O
already O
taken O
home O
the O
championship O
. O

[duckle] O
Forget O
it O
. O

[duckle] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
lightblue O
-LRB- O
clear O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O
. O

[duckle] O
: O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
McGrady O
are O
two O
major O
sharp O
weapons O
of O
the O
Rockets O
. O

The O
key O
is O
how O
they O
are O
used O
, O
instead O
of O
being O
compared O
blindly O
. O

Neither O
those O
hating O
Yao O
nor O
those O
loving O
Yao O
make O
any O
sense O
. O

[duckle] O
: O
One O
is O
a O
center O
and O
the O
other O
is O
a O
point O
guard O
, O
which O
are O
totally O
not O
comparable O
. O

As O
for O
who O
contributes O
more O
to O
the O
team O
, O
it O
mainly O
depends O
on O
who O
the O
opponents O
are O
and O
[duckle] O
: O
which O
set O
of O
tactics O
the O
whole O
team O
play O
. O

Yao O
Ming O
and O
McGrady O
are O
both O
treasures O
to O
the O
team O
of O
the O
Rockets O
. O

It O
hinges O
primarily O
on O
how O
they O
are O
used O
, O
just O
like O
[duckle] O
: O
the O
fighter O
and O
the O
bomber O
in O
the O
air O
force O
, O
where O
it O
all O
depends O
on O
what O
battle O
is O
fight O
and O
with O
whom O
. O

[duckle] O
: O
It O
is O
my O
belief O
that O
the O
Rockets O
can O
not O
just O
have O
one O
set O
of O
tactics O
, O
for O
example O
only O
revolving O
around O
Yao O
Ming O
or O
revolving O
around O
McGrady O
when O
they O
play O
. O

You O
have O
to O
see O
[duckle] O
: O
what O
type O
of O
team O
your O
opponents O
are O
, O
how O
strong O
their O
center O
is O
and O
how O
strong O
they O
are O
outside O
, O
before O
you O
decide O
whether O
to O
play O
Yao O
Ming O
or O
[duckle] O
: O
McGrady O
, O
or O
half O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
half O
McGrady O
. O

[duckle] O
: O
It O
now O
proves O
that O
other O
players O
of O
the O
Rockets O
are O
not O
weak O
, O
in O
which O
case O
it O
is O
not O
necessary O
to O
let O
Yao O
Ming O
play O
too O
much O
. O

Simply O
let O
him O
[duckle] O
: O
get O
a O
good O
rest O
in O
the O
first O
two O
quarters O
and O
allow O
the O
shooters O
to O
score O
. O

One O
characteristic O
of O
spot O
- O
up O
shooters O
is O
that O
they O
tend O
to O
become O
less O
precise O
as O
the O
match O
goes O
on O
. O

At O
this O
time O
, O
an O
energetic O
[duckle] O
: O
Yao O
Ming O
should O
be O
released O
to O
score O
in O
the O
paint O
nine O
chances O
out O
of O
ten O
. O

The O
opponents O
will O
also O
certainly O
be O
less O
precise O
outside O
in O
the O
second O
half O
and O
they O

[SEM] O
you O
always O
want O
to O
come O
out O
strong O
and O
stay O
on O
top O

[SEM] O
plus O
in O
crunch O
time O
, O
opponents O
tend O
to O
pack O
the O
paint O
so O
it O
's O
harder O
for O
Yao O
[SEM] O
to O
score O

[SEM] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
lightblue O
-LRB- O
clear O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O
. O

[SEM] O
: O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
McGrady O
are O
two O
major O
sharp O
weapons O
of O
the O
Rockets O
. O

The O
key O
is O
how O
they O
are O
used O
, O
instead O
of O
being O
compared O
blindly O
. O

Neither O
those O
hating O
Yao O
nor O
those O
loving O
Yao O
make O
any O
sense O
. O

[SEM] O
: O
One O
is O
a O
center O
and O
the O
other O
is O
a O
point O
guard O
, O
which O
are O
totally O
not O
comparable O
. O

As O
for O
who O
contributes O
more O
to O
the O
team O
, O
it O
mainly O
depends O
on O
who O
the O
opponents O
are O
and O
[SEM] O
: O
which O
set O
of O
tactics O
the O
whole O
team O
play O
. O

Yao O
Ming O
and O
McGrady O
are O
both O
treasures O
to O
the O
team O
of O
the O
Rockets O
. O

It O
hinges O
primarily O
on O
how O
they O
are O
used O
, O
just O
like O
[SEM] O
: O
the O
fighter O
and O
the O
bomber O
in O
the O
air O
force O
, O
where O
it O
all O
depends O
on O
what O
battle O
is O
fight O
and O
with O
whom O
. O

[SEM] O
: O
It O
is O
my O
belief O
that O
the O
Rockets O
can O
not O
just O
have O
one O
set O
of O
tactics O
, O
for O
example O
only O
revolving O
around O
Yao O
Ming O
or O
revolving O
around O
McGrady O
when O
they O
play O
. O

You O
have O
to O
see O
[SEM] O
: O
what O
type O
of O
team O
your O
opponents O
are O
, O
how O
strong O
their O
center O
is O
and O
how O
strong O
they O
are O
outside O
, O
before O
you O
decide O
whether O
to O
play O
Yao O
Ming O
or O
[SEM] O
: O
McGrady O
, O
or O
half O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
half O
McGrady O
. O

[SEM] O
: O
It O
now O
proves O
that O
other O
players O
of O
the O
Rockets O
are O
not O
weak O
, O
in O
which O
case O
it O
is O
not O
necessary O
to O
let O
Yao O
Ming O
play O
too O
much O
. O

Simply O
let O
him O
[SEM] O
: O
get O
a O
good O
rest O
in O
the O
first O
two O
quarters O
and O
allow O
the O
shooters O
to O
score O
. O

One O
characteristic O
of O
spot O
- O
up O
shooters O
is O
that O
they O
tend O
to O
become O
less O
precise O
as O
the O
match O
goes O
on O
. O

At O
this O
time O
, O
an O
energetic O
[SEM] O
: O
Yao O
Ming O
should O
be O
released O
to O
score O
in O
the O
paint O
nine O
chances O
out O
of O
ten O
. O

The O
opponents O
will O
also O
certainly O
be O
less O
precise O
outside O
in O
the O
second O
half O
and O
they O

[lightblue] O
Opponents O
try O
to O
pack O
the O
paint O
to O
stop O
Yao O
from O
beginning O
as O
well O
. O

But O
as O
[lightblue] O
long O
as O
Yao O
is O
fresh O
and O
strong O
, O
no O
body O
can O
stop O
him O
. O

That O
's O
the O
fact O
. O

[lightblue] O
The O
only O
problem O
is O
that O
Yao O
usually O
gets O
very O
tired O
at O
the O
crunching O
time O
. O

[lightblue] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
SEM O
-LRB- O
shit O
happens O
here O
stay O
here O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O

[lightblue] O
: O
you O
always O
want O
to O
come O
out O
strong O
and O
stay O
on O
top O

[lightblue] O
: O
plus O
in O
crunch O
time O
, O
opponents O
tend O
to O
pack O
the O
paint O
so O
it O
's O
harder O
for O
[lightblue] O
Yao O
[lightblue] O
: O
to O
score O
-- O

[lightblue] O
-- O

[ymac] O
If O
it O
could O
really O
be O
only O
one O
half O
, O
it O
should O
be O
the O
first O
and O
fourth O
quarters O
, O
rather O
than O
the O
third O
and O
fourth O
quarters O
. O

[lightblue] O
It O
is O
n't O
important O
which O
half O
it O
is O
. O

The O
key O
is O
using O
Yao O
in O
the O
most O
effective O
way O
. O

[lightblue] O
You O
have O
understood O
my O
opinion O
by O
your O
tactic O
of O
using O
Yao O
in O
the O
first O
and O
fourth O
quarter O
. O

[lightblue] O
Anyhow O
, O
the O
tactic O
of O
having O
an O
exhausted O
and O
mistake O
- O
prone O
Yao O
Ming O
on O
the O
floor O
is O
both O
undesirable O
and O
unnecessary O
. O

[lightblue] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
ymac O
-LRB- O
ymac O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O
. O

[lightblue] O
: O
If O
it O
could O
really O
be O
only O
one O
half O
, O
it O
should O
be O
the O
first O
and O
fourth O
quarters O
, O
rather O
than O
the O
third O
and O
fourth O
quarters O
. O

[BlackKnife] O
spt O

[BlackKnife] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
lightblue O
-LRB- O
clear O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O
. O

[BlackKnife] O
: O
It O
is O
n't O
important O
which O
half O
it O
is O
. O

The O
key O
is O
using O
Yao O
in O
the O
most O
effective O
way O
. O

You O
have O
understood O
my O
opinion O
by O
your O
tactic O
of O
using O
Yao O
in O
the O
first O
and O
fourth O
quarter O
. O

[BlackKnife] O
Anyhow O
, O
the O
tactic O
of O
having O
an O
exhausted O
and O
mistake O
- O
prone O
Yao O
Ming O
on O
the O
floor O
is O
both O
undesirable O
and O
unnecessary O
. O

[vanmark] O
Why O
does O
this O
look O
like O
a O
soccer O
strategy O
instead O
of O
a O
basketball O
one O
? O

[vanmark] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
lightblue O
-LRB- O
clear O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O
. O

[vanmark] O
: O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
McGrady O
are O
two O
major O
sharp O
weapons O
of O
the O
Rockets O
. O

The O
key O
is O
how O
they O
are O
used O
, O
instead O
of O
being O
compared O
blindly O
. O

Neither O
those O
hating O
Yao O
nor O
those O
loving O
Yao O
make O
any O
sense O
. O

[vanmark] O
: O
One O
is O
a O
center O
and O
the O
other O
is O
a O
point O
guard O
, O
which O
are O
totally O
not O
comparable O
. O

As O
for O
who O
contributes O
more O
to O
the O
team O
, O
it O
mainly O
depends O
on O
who O
the O
opponents O
are O
and O
[vanmark] O
: O
which O
set O
of O
tactics O
the O
whole O
team O
play O
. O

Yao O
Ming O
and O
McGrady O
are O
both O
treasures O
to O
the O
team O
of O
the O
Rockets O
. O

It O
hinges O
primarily O
on O
how O
they O
are O
used O
, O
just O
like O
[vanmark] O
: O
the O
fighter O
and O
the O
bomber O
in O
the O
air O
force O
, O
where O
it O
all O
depends O
on O
what O
battle O
is O
fight O
and O
with O
whom O
. O

[vanmark] O
: O
It O
is O
my O
belief O
that O
the O
Rockets O
can O
not O
just O
have O
one O
set O
of O
tactics O
, O
for O
example O
only O
revolving O
around O
Yao O
Ming O
or O
revolving O
around O
McGrady O
when O
they O
play O
. O

You O
have O
to O
see O
[vanmark] O
: O
what O
type O
of O
team O
your O
opponents O
are O
, O
how O
strong O
their O
center O
is O
and O
how O
strong O
they O
are O
outside O
, O
before O
you O
decide O
whether O
to O
play O
Yao O
Ming O
or O
[vanmark] O
: O
McGrady O
, O
or O
half O
Yao O
Ming O
and O
half O
McGrady O
. O

[vanmark] O
: O
It O
now O
proves O
that O
other O
players O
of O
the O
Rockets O
are O
not O
weak O
, O
in O
which O
case O
it O
is O
not O
necessary O
to O
let O
Yao O
Ming O
play O
too O
much O
. O

Simply O
let O
him O
[vanmark] O
: O
get O
a O
good O
rest O
in O
the O
first O
two O
quarters O
and O
allow O
the O
shooters O
to O
score O
. O

One O
characteristic O
of O
spot O
- O
up O
shooters O
is O
that O
they O
tend O
to O
become O
less O
precise O
as O
the O
match O
goes O
on O
. O

At O
this O
time O
, O
an O
energetic O
[vanmark] O
: O
Yao O
Ming O
should O
be O
released O
to O
score O
in O
the O
paint O
nine O
chances O
out O
of O
ten O
. O

The O
opponents O
will O
also O
certainly O
be O
less O
precise O
outside O
in O
the O
second O
half O
and O
they O

[lightblue] O
It O
does O
have O
the O
flavor O
of O
changing O
players O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
a O
soccer O
match O
. O

Indeed O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
need O
to O
be O
that O
clear O
- O
cut O
and O
the O
main O
idea O
is O
to O
let O
Yao O
Ming O
rest O
a O
lot O
. O

[lightblue] O
However O
, O
the O
characteristic O
of O
half O
on O
and O
half O
off O
in O
a O
soccer O
match O
could O
also O
be O
referred O
to O
. O

[lightblue] O
This O
means O
keeping O
Yao O
Ming O
off O
the O
field O
long O
enough O
to O
allow O
the O
other O
side O
to O
get O
used O
to O
the O
situation O
without O
Yao O
, O
after O
which O
, O
especially O
in O
the O
latter O
half O
, O
is O
the O
sudden O
arrival O
of O
an O
aggressive O
giant O
Yao O
Ming O
, O
free O
of O
fatigue O
or O
fouls O
, O
who O
is O
able O
to O
destruct O
the O
opponents O
both O
physically O
and O
mentally O
. O

[lightblue] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
vanmark O
-LRB- O
a O
garlic O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O

[lightblue] O
: O
Why O
does O
this O
look O
like O
a O
soccer O
strategy O
instead O
of O
a O
basketball O
one O
? O

[Aleusis] O
What O
would O
be O
destroyed O
first O
are O
their O
own O
utility O
men O
. O

[Aleusis] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
lightblue O
-LRB- O
clear O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O
. O

[Aleusis] O
: O
It O
does O
have O
the O
flavor O
of O
changing O
players O
in O
the O
second O
half O
of O
a O
soccer O
match O
. O

Indeed O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
need O
to O
be O
that O
clear O
- O
cut O
and O
the O
main O
idea O
is O
to O
let O
Yao O
Ming O
rest O
a O
lot O
. O

[Aleusis] O
: O
However O
, O
the O
characteristic O
of O
half O
on O
and O
half O
off O
in O
a O
soccer O
match O
could O
also O
be O
referred O
to O
. O

This O
means O
keeping O
Yao O
Ming O
off O
the O
field O
long O
enough O
to O
allow O
the O
other O
side O
[Aleusis] O
: O
to O
get O
used O
to O
the O
situation O
without O
Yao O
, O
after O
which O
, O
especially O
in O
the O
latter O
half O
, O
is O
the O
sudden O
arrival O
of O
an O
aggressive O
giant O
[Aleusis] O
: O
Yao O
Ming O
, O
free O
of O
fatigue O
or O
fouls O
, O
who O
is O
able O
to O
destruct O
the O
opponents O
both O
physically O
and O
mentally O
. O

[lightblue] O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
you O
are O
talking O
about O
. O

With O
Yao O
Ming O
, O
the O
Rockets O
can O
always O
lead O
in O
the O
first O
quarter O
effectively O
, O
and O
now O
we O
are O
just O
leaving O
this O
to O
the O
end O
. O

[lightblue] O
The O
utility O
men O
would O
not O
perform O
so O
poorly O
in O
one O
or O
two O
quarters O
, O
especially O
when O
McGrady O
is O
on O
the O
field O
, O
and O
they O
can O
lead O
a O
bit O
most O
of O
the O
time O
. O

[lightblue] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
Aleusis O
-LRB- O
Silence O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O
. O

[lightblue] O
: O
What O
would O
be O
destroyed O
first O
are O
their O
own O
utility O
men O
. O

Does O
Zhang O
Weiying O
's O
misinterpretation O
of O
revolution O
harbor O
malicious O
intent O
? O

613305 O

-LSB- O
＊Lingtai O
Shanyin＊ O
-RSB- O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
with O
Professor O
Zhang O
Weiying O
that O
I O
read O
recently O
, O
when O
I O
read O
Professor B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
's O
understanding O
of O
revolution O
, O
I O
felt O
deeply O
worried O
- O
deeply O
worried O
for O
Beijing B-ORG
University I-ORG
, O
deeply O
worried O
for O
some O
outstanding O
contemporary O
youth O
, O
and O
deeply O
worried O
for O
the O
future O
of O
the O
country O
. O

Some O
people O
oppose O
the O
whole O
class O
struggle O
thing O
, O
some O
people O
deny O
Mao O
Zedong O
Thought O
, O
but O
today O
, O
with O
democracy O
making O
progress O
, O
some O
people O
have O
the O
nerve O
to O
talk O
about O
revolution O
!!! O

So O
as O
not O
to O
take O
his O
words O
out O
of O
context O
, O
I O
will O
insofar O
as O
possible O
cite O
Professor B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
's O
explanation O
of O
revolution O
: O

" O
In O
reality O
, O
' O
the O
way O
' O
- O
or O
we O
can O
call O
it O
' O
reason O
' O
- O
has O
quite O
a O
complex O
relationship O
with O
the O
law O
. O

What O
we O
call O
' O
reason O
' O
involves O
looking O
at O
what O
you O
do O
to O
see O
whether O
it O
creates O
value O
for O
society O
. O

' O
Reason O
' O
is O
above O
' O
law O
' O
: O
reasonable O
things O
have O
a O
natural O
validity O
; O
lawmaking O
should O
be O
carried O
out O
according O
to O
the O
demands O
of O
reason O
; O
unreasonable O
laws O
are O
not O
correct O
. O

But O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
both O
in O
the O
past O
and O
now O
, O
there O
are O
many O
reversals O
of O
the O
natural O
order O
between O
law O
and O
reason O
; O
thus O
making O
it O
hard O
to O
judge O
if O
a O
so O
- O
called O
" O
illegal O
" O
thing O
is O
also O
unreasonable O
. O

For O
example O
, O
when O
there O
was O
a O
revolution O
in O
the O
past O
, O
it O
was O
precisely O
the O
most O
idealistic O
people O
who O
were O
willing O
to O
sacrifice O
their O
lives O
. O

Why O
sacrifice O
their O
lives O
? O

Because O
it O
was O
illegal O
. O

Or O
take O
bribery O
for O
example O
. O

When O
someone O
is O
being O
blackmailed O
, O
he O
hands O
over O
the O
money O
, O
and O
that O
is O
a O
form O
of O
bribery O
. O

But O
you O
ca O
n't O
say O
that O
his O
doing O
that O
is O
wrong O
: O
at O
least O
he O
deserves O
our O
empathy O
. O
" O

1. O
In O
human O
history O
, O
there O
is O
a O
clear O
standard O
for O
good O
and O
evil O
, O
righteousness O
and O
iniquity O
, O
advances O
and O
reversals O
, O
glory O
and O
shame O
, O
progress O
and O
reaction O
, O
etc O
. O

This O
standard O
is O
: O

Things O
that O
are O
for O
the O
majority O
, O
for O
the O
masses O
of O
people O
, O
for O
altruism O
are O
good O
, O
righteous O
, O
progressive O
, O
glorious O
, O
advanced O
. O

Things O
that O
are O
for O
the O
minority O
, O
against O
the O
people O
and O
self O
- O
serving O
are O
bad O
, O
unrighteous O
, O
shameful O
, O
reactionary O
. O

Revolution O
is O
clearly O
a O
thing O
for O
the O
majority O
, O
for O
the O
masses O
of O
people O
, O
and O
altruistic O
; O
therefore O
revolution O
is O
good O
, O
righteous O
, O
progressive O
, O
glorious O
and O
advanced O
! O

2. O
Law O
has O
a O
clear O
class O
character O
; O
bourgeois O
reason O
makes O
no O
sense O
for O
proletarian O
law O
. O

And O
proletarian O
reason O
makes O
no O
sense O
for O
bourgeois O
law O
! O

On O
major O
issues O
of O
principle O
, O
lawmaking O
starts O
with O
the O
protection O
of O
the O
interests O
of O
a O
particular O
class O
; O
it O
is O
not O
that O
' O
reason O
' O
tops O
' O
law O
' O
: O
rational O
things O
have O
a O
natural O
validity O
; O
so O
the O
making O
of O
laws O
should O
be O
carried O
out O
according O
to O
the O
requirements O
of O
reason O
, O
and O
irrational O
laws O
are O
wrong O
. O
" O

This O
kind O
of O
so O
- O
called O
" O
reason O
" O
ignores O
the O
class O
nature O
of O
law O
, O
and O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
great O
theoretician O
Professor B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
's O
, O
this O
is O
a O
classic O
example O
of O
malicious O
intent O
. O

What O
is O
Professor B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
's O
purpose O
in O
his O
misinterpretation O
of O
revolution O
and O
his O
ignoring O
the O
class O
nature O
of O
law O
? O

1. O
He O
misinterprets O
revolution O
in O
order O
to O
confuse O
good O
and O
evil O
, O
righteousness O
and O
iniquity O
, O
advances O
and O
reversals O
, O
glory O
and O
shame O
, O
progress O
and O
reaction O
, O
and O
to O
advance O
some O
unnamable O
theories O
. O

2. O
He O
ignores O
the O
class O
nature O
of O
law O
in O
order O
to O
enact O
laws O
that O
harm O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
masses O
of O
workers O
and O
peasants O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
Professor B-PERSON
Zhang I-PERSON
may O
have O
greatly O
miscalculated O
. O

Frozen O
Time O
: O
Leap B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
Day I-EVENT

Frozen B-PERSON
Time I-PERSON

On O
the O
23rd O
of O
the O
twelfth O
month O
of O
the O
lunar O
year O
, O
we O
celebrate O
leap O
- O
year O
day O
, O
and O
the B-EVENT
Spring I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
is O
getting O
closer O
and O
closer O
. O

The O
two O
of O
us O
are O
busy O
doing O
our O
makeup O
and O
our O
hair O
. O

Custom O
has O
it O
that O
you O
should O
not O
get O
your O
hair O
cut O
in O
the O
first O
month O
of O
the O
lunar O
year O
, O

And O
before O
the B-EVENT
Spring I-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
there O
are O
more O
people O
than O
usual O
getting O
their O
makeup O
and O
hair O
done O
. O

Abing B-PERSON
laughingly O
allowed O
me O
to O
go O
on O
the O
second O
day O
of O
the O
second O
month O
when O
the O
two O
dragons O
raise O
their O
heads O
to O
get O
my O
hair O
cut O
. O

In O
the O
evening O
I O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
, O
so O
I O
decided O
to O
look O
for O
someone O
to O
gamble O
with O
. O

I O
called O
a O
friend O
, O
but O
he O
had O
just O
moved O
into O
a O
new O
home O
. O

Today O
for O
leap O
- O
year O
day O
his O
father O
- O
and O
mother O
- O
in O
- O
law O
were O
gathered O
with O
his O
family O
at O
his O
house O
to O
make O
jiaozi O
, O
so O
it O
appears O
we O
ca O
n't O
get O
together O
for O
gambling O
today O
! O

Tutu B-PERSON
and O
I O
went O
home O
and O
ate O
a O
great O
meal O
, O
I O
lit O
some O
candles O
, O
and O
the O
two O
of O
us O
celebrated O
the O
holiday O
. O

The O
custom O
of O
paying O
respects O
to O
the O
Kitchen O
God O
. O

According O
to O
traditional O
custom O
, O
every O
year O
on O
the O
23rd O
of O
the O
last O
month O
of O
the O
lunar O
year O
, O
the O
Kitchen O
God O
is O
supposed O
to O
ascend O
to O
Heaven O
and O
report O
to O
the O
Jade O
Emperor O
on O
this O
home O
's O
good O
things O
and O
bad O
for O
the O
Jade O
Emperor O
to O
reward O
or O
punish O
. O

So O
when O
they O
pray O
to O
the O
Kitchen O
God O
, O
people O
place O
sweets O
, O
fresh O
water O
, O
black O
beans O
, O
and O
hay O
on O
a O
table O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Kitchen O
God O
's O
image O
; O
the O
last O
three O
of O
these O
are O
for O
the O
horse O
that O
the O
Kitchen O
God O
rides O
to O
Heaven O
. O

On O
the O
evening O
of O
the O
23rd O
of O
the O
twelfth O
lunar O
month O
, O
you O
're O
supposed O
to O
place O
a O
tray O
of O
candied O
melon O
on O
the O
table O
. O

This O
is O
because O
you O
hope O
the O
Kitchen O
God O
will O
eat O
his O
fill O
of O
sweets O
and O
then O
" O
tell O
good O
things O
in O
Heaven O
and O
bring O
good O
fortune O
when O
he O
returns O
. O
" O

After O
you O
put O
the O
candied O
melon O
on O
, O
you O
take O
down O
the O
image O
of O
the O
Kitchen O
God O
that O
was O
hung O
above O
the O
stove O
the O
previous O
year O
and O
burn O
it O
at O
the O
side O
of O
the O
stove O
; O
then O
you O
wait O
until O
the O
30th O
when O
you O
put O
up O
the O
spring O
couplets O
and O
hang O
a O
new O
Kitchen O
God O
in O
the O
original O
place O
, O
and O
you O
hang O
up O
a O
couplet O
with O
the O
first O
line O
saying O
" O
Ascend O
to O
Heaven O
and O
tell O
good O
things O
" O
and O
the O
second O
line O
reading O
" O
Return O
and O
bring O
good O
fortune O
, O
" O
and O
the O
horizontal O
saying O
is O
" O
Ruler O
of O
This O
Home O
. O
" O

Then O
you O
also O
put O
an O
incense O
burner O
there O
and O
every O
time O
you O
celebrate O
a O
festival O
you O
light O
incense O
and O
pray O
for O
happiness O
. O

Folk O
custom O
says O
that O
men O
do O
not O
worship O
the O
moon O
and O
women O
do O
not O
sacrifice O
to O
the O
Kitchen O
God O
, O
so O
it O
is O
only O
the O
men O
who O
make O
these O
sacrifices O
to O
the O
Kitchen O
God O
. O

Legend O
. O

A O
long O
time O
ago O
, O
there O
was O
a O
well O
- O
to O
- O
do O
family O
named O
Zhang O
; O
in O
middle O
age O
, O
they O
had O
a O
son O
. O

The O
husband O
and O
wife O
gave O
their O
son O
the O
name O
Zhang B-PERSON
Guisheng I-PERSON
, O
and O
later O
people O
called O
him O
Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
. O

When O
Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
grew O
up O
, O
he O
liked O
to O
eat O
, O
was O
lazy O
, O
and O
he O
often O
went O
gambling O
, O
so O
the O
old O
husband O
and O
wife O
decided O
to O
marry O
him O
off O
and O
let O
their O
daughter O
- O
in O
- O
law O
manage O
him O
. O

They O
sent O
someone O
to O
propose O
this O
marriage O
to O
a O
comely O
girl O
in O
the O
village O
named O
Guo B-PERSON
Dingxiang I-PERSON
. O

Dingxiang B-PERSON
soon O
came O
to O
live O
with O
them O
, O
but O
after O
the O
marriage O
Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
's O
behavior O
worsened O
. O

Dingxiang B-PERSON
persuaded O
and O
cajoled O
, O
but O
in O
the O
end O
she O
was O
beaten O
and O
kicked O
by O
Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
. O

Not O
long O
after O
, O
the O
two O
aggrieved O
elders O
passed O
on O
. O

One O
day O
, O
Dingxiang B-PERSON
rolled O
out O
a O
bowlful O
of O
long O
, O
fine O
noodles O
and O
waited O
for O
Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
to O
return O
to O
eat O
, O
and O
she O
took O
the O
opportunity O
to O
again O
urge O
him O
to O
change O
his O
ways O
, O
but O
Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
pushed O
the O
bowl O
away O
and O
left O
. O

After O
this O
, O
Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
threw O
out O
Dingxiang B-PERSON
, O
sold O
off O
the O
family O
possessions O
and O
land O
, O
and O
spent O
his O
days O
living O
a O
life O
of O
dissipation O
. O

After O
being O
thrown O
out O
, O
Dingxiang B-PERSON
went O
to O
South B-LOC
Mountain I-LOC
. O

There O
she O
spent O
her O
days O
clearing O
land O
and O
planting O
crops O
, O
and O
in O
the O
evening O
she O
wove O
; O
after O
years O
of O
arduous O
toil O
, O
she O
became O
a O
wealthy O
woman O
with O
a O
hundred O
mu O
of O
fine O
land O
. O

When O
Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
had O
sold O
off O
all O
his O
possessions O
, O
he O
began O
to O
beg O
for O
a O
living O
. O

Only O
then O
did O
he O
repent O
, O
and O
he O
thought O
of O
how O
worthy O
Dingxiang B-PERSON
was O
. O

One O
day O
, O
Dingxiang B-PERSON
saw O
a O
beggar O
enter O
her O
courtyard O
, O
and O
she O
realized O
it O
was O
Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
. O

Good O
- O
hearted O
Dingxiang B-PERSON
took O
Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
into O
the O
kitchen O
and O
with O
her O
own O
hands O
gave O
him O
a O
bowl O
, O
setting O
it O
on O
the O
table O
. O

Zhang B-PERSON
Sheng I-PERSON
saw O
this O
bowl O
of O
long O
, O
thin O
noodles O
and O
knew O
he O
had O
come O
begging O
to O
Dingxiang B-PERSON
's O
home O
; O
feeling O
ashamed O
, O
he O
smashed O
his O
head O
into O
the O
stove O
and O
killed O
himself O
. O

Later O
the O
Jade O
Emperor O
made O
him O
the O
Kitchen O
God O
and O
put O
him O
above O
the O
stove O
so O
he O
could O
watch O
other O
people O
eat O
but O
not O
eat O
himself O
, O
and O
told O
him O
that O
was O
his O
punishment O
. O

Having O
Seen O
that O
for O
Two O
Days O
, O
I O
Feel O
Really O
Fucking O
Blocked O
Up O
at O
Heart O
. O

nihuai O

Poster O
: O
nihuai O
-LRB- O
DULM O
-RRB- O
, O
Area O
: O
Overseas O
. O

Title O
: O
Having O
Seen O
that O
for O
Two O
Days O
, O
I O
Feel O
Really O
Fucking O
Blocked O
Up O
at O
Heart O
. O

Originating O
site O
: O
BBS O
Unknown O
Space O
-LRB- O
Sun O
Jan O
21 O
21:10:52 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
. O

In O
principle O
, O
I O
am O
already O
in O
my O
thirties O
and O
turning O
forty O
anyhow O
, O
but O
I O
am O
still O
disgusted O
upon O
seeing O
it O
. O

I O
am O
not O
sure O
if O
Cui B-PERSON
fucked O
a O
minor O
. O

If O
he O
was O
my O
friend O
, O
I O
will O
most O
probably O
avoid O
contacting O
him O
until O
he O
cleans O
it O
off O
. O

People O
have O
bottom O
lines O
after O
all O
. O

Some O
things O
are O
absolutely O
unacceptable O
, O
like O
murder O
, O
like O
fucking O
a O
minor O
. O

When O
I O
was O
back O
in O
China B-GPE
this O
year O
, O
I O
tutored O
little O
girls O
at O
two O
relatives O
homes O
, O
feeling O
14 O
- O
17 O
is O
a O
very O
dangerous O
age O
group O
for O
girls O
. O

You O
can O
see O
clearly O
how O
she O
considers O
problems O
, O
and O
she O
easily O
opens O
up O
her O
thoughts O
and O
emotions O
to O
you O
, O
. O

where O
the O
worst O
is O
she O
thinks O
she O
understands O
everything O
. O

Only O
rascals O
would O
harm O
these O
people O
. O

You O
will O
understand O
what O
I O
mean O
if O
you O
have O
a O
daughter O
. O

There O
are O
something O
that O
I O
will O
never O
understand O
, O
for O
example O
having O
sexual O
impulse O
for O
girls O
between O
14 O
and O
17 O
. O

It O
only O
makes O
me O
feel O
funny O
and O
concerned O
to O
know O
their O
various O
naive O
and O
innocent O
thoughts O
, O
as O
well O
as O
their O
virtually O
groundless O
admiration O
for O
and O
trust O
in O
you O
. O

Who O
will O
harm O
these O
people O
? O

When O
I O
just O
met O
my O
wife O
, O
she O
was O
a O
volunteer O
at O
some O
women O
's O
organizations O
. O

I O
also O
went O
for O
help O
and O
met O
a O
lot O
of O
single O
mothers O
discarded O
, O
or O
even O
tortured O
by O
men O
. O

Many O
ideas O
have O
changed O
. O

People O
can O
be O
very O
bad O
, O
while O
simultaneously O
they O
are O
decent O
lawyers O
, O
doctors O
, O
professors O
and O
engineers O
. O

Many O
people/matters O
make O
you O
hard O
to O
believe O
. O

Some O
people O
are O
just O
like O
the O
colleagues O
and O
teachers O
around O
you O
, O
but O
they O
have O
done O
very O
contemptible O
things O
, O
which O
could O
be O
said O
even O
worse O
than O
beasts O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
I O
always O
thought O
many O
laws O
and O
regulations O
were O
ridiculous O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
but O
I O
feel O
they O
are O
quite O
reasonable O
after O
experiencing O
these O
. O

In O
order O
to O
protect O
the O
weak O
, O
it O
is O
necessary O
for O
the O
powerful O
to O
sacrifice O
some O
interests O
or O
conveniences O
. O

After O
all O
, O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
sacrifices O
" O
are O
no O
big O
deal O
, O
while O
the O
disasters O
endured O
by O
the O
weak O
are O
much O
heavier O
. O

Please O
guard O
your O
moral O
bottom O
line O
, O
even O
if O
you O
do O
not O
have O
a O
teenage O
daughter O
. O

-- O

Territories O
are O
conquered O
, O
while O
affections O
are O
nurtured O
! O
. O

* O
Reivsion O
: O
· O
nihuai O
revised O
the O
article O
at O
Jan O
21 O
21:12:01 O
2007 O
· O
-LSB- O
FROM O
: O
68.189. O
-RSB- O

* O
Source O
: O
· O
BBS O
Unknown O
Space O
http://mitbbs.com O
· O
-LSB- O
FROM O
: O
68.189. O
-RSB- O

[] O
To O
BPM O
-LRB- O
Jiaqi O
-RRB- O
-LRB- O
Jellied O
bean O
curd O
-RRB- O
and O
Others O
Who O
Find O
Fault O
with O
Country O
People O

[] O
<POSTER> O
damit O

[damit] O
There O
is O
no O
problem O
discussing O
the O
cy O
incident O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
expand O
the O
target O
to O
country O
people O
. O

[damit] O
Do O
n't O
think O
you O
are O
superior O
simply O
because O
you O
grew O
up O
in O
a O
city O
. O

[damit] O
You O
were O
not O
educated O
in O
a O
countryside O
environment O
, O
but O
the O
fact O
you O
could O
have O
made O
such O
uncivilized O
remark O
shows O
that O
your O
education O
background O
was O
not O
that O
good O
either O
. O

[damit] O
I O
attended O
college O
and O
knew O
people O
from O
the O
countryside O
as O
well O
as O
from O
cities O
. O

I O
myself O
grew O
up O
in O
the O
countryside O
. O

[damit] O
During O
each O
school O
vacation O
, O
most O
children O
in O
the O
countryside O
have O
to O
go O
back O
home O
to O
help O
with O
farm O
work O
. O

Their O
life O
is O
typically O
toiling O
on O
the O
land O
. O

[damit] O
At O
such O
times O
, O
what O
do O
you O
city O
kids O
do O
? O

[damit] O
+Killing O
time O
in O
bars O
, O
playing O
video O
games O
, O
hanging O
around O
with O
girl O
friends O
, O
sightseeing O
trips O
, O
etc O
. O

[damit] O
Children O
in O
the O
countryside O
know O
the O
hardship O
of O
life O
profoundly O
, O
and O
know O
their O
opportunity O
of O
attending O
school O
in O
cities O
are O
all O
obtained O
through O
their O
parents O
' O
hard O
work O
. O

So O
we O
especially O
treasure O
this O
opportunity O
and O
will O
not O
waste O
our O
time O
. O

[damit] O
So O
if O
you O
know O
nothing O
about O
the O
countryside O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
you O
'd O
better O
be O
careful O
when O
you O
talk O
about O
country O
people O
. O

[damit] O
I O
will O
not O
make O
further O
comment O
on O
your O
character O
since O
someone O
has O
already O
commented O
on O
it O
in O
their O
posts O
in O
response O
to O
your O
post O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
lolo O

[lolo] O
// O
NOD O
, O
if O
one O
cy O
can O
represent O
country O
people O
, O
this O
logic O
is O
also O
extremely O
ridiculous O
. O

[lolo] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
contribution O
by O
damit O
-LRB- O
cleveland O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[lolo] O
: O
There O
is O
no O
problem O
discussing O
the O
cy O
incident O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
expand O
the O
target O
to O
country O
people O
. O

Do O
n't O
think O
you O
are O
superior O
simply O
because O
you O
grew O
up O
in O
a O
city O
. O

[lolo] O
: O
You O
were O
not O
educated O
in O
a O
countryside O
environment O
, O
but O
the O
fact O
you O
could O
have O
made O
such O
uncivilized O
remark O
shows O
that O
your O
education O
background O
[lolo] O
: O
was O
not O
that O
good O
either O
. O

I O
attended O
college O
and O
knew O
people O
from O
the O
countryside O
as O
well O
as O
from O
cities O
. O

I O
myself O
grew O
up O
in O
the O
countryside O
. O

During O
each O
school O
vacation O
, O
[lolo] O
: O
most O
children O
in O
the O
countryside O
have O
to O
go O
back O
home O
to O
help O
with O
farm O
work O
. O

Their O
life O
is O
typically O
toiling O
on O
the O
land O
. O

[lolo] O
: O
At O
such O
times O
, O
what O
do O
you O
city O
kids O
do O
? O

+Killing O
time O
in O
bars O
, O
playing O
video O
games O
, O
hanging O
around O
with O
girl O
friends O
, O
sightseeing O
trips O
, O
etc O
. O

[lolo] O
: O
Children O
in O
the O
countryside O
know O
the O
hardship O
of O
life O
profoundly O
, O
and O
know O
their O
opportunity O
of O
attending O
school O
in O
cities O
are O
all O
obtained O
through O
their O
parents O
' O
hard O
work O
. O

So O
[lolo] O
: O
we O
especially O
treasure O
this O
opportunity O
and O
will O
not O
waste O
our O
time O
. O

So O
if O
you O
know O
nothing O
about O
the O
countryside O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
[lolo] O
: O
you O
'd O
better O
be O
careful O
when O
you O
talk O
about O
country O
people O
. O

I O
will O
not O
make O
further O
comment O
on O
your O
character O
[lolo] O
: O
since O
someone O
has O
already O
commented O
on O
it O
in O
their O
posts O
in O
response O
to O
your O
post O
. O

[lolo] O
We O
rabbits O
repeatedly O
teach O
everyone O
: O
Do O
not O
foul O
your O
own O
burrow O
! O

[lolo] O
Why O
do O
some O
people O
always O
fight O
with O
us O
? O

[] O
<POSTER> O
yeding O

[yeding] O
I O
said O
long O
time O
ago O
that O
she O
should O
take O
part O
in O
rush O
harvesting O
and O
rush O
planting O
several O
times O
and O
be O
re-educated O
, O
hehe O

[yeding] O
-LSB- O
In O
the O
contribution O
by O
damit O
-LRB- O
cleveland O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
mentioned O
: O
-RSB- O

[yeding] O
: O
There O
is O
no O
problem O
discussing O
the O
cy O
incident O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
expand O
the O
target O
to O
country O
people O
. O

Do O
n't O
think O
you O
are O
superior O
simply O
because O
you O
grew O
up O
in O
a O
city O
. O

[yeding] O
: O
You O
were O
not O
educated O
in O
a O
countryside O
environment O
, O
but O
the O
fact O
you O
could O
have O
made O
such O
uncivilized O
remark O
shows O
that O
your O
education O
background O
[yeding] O
: O
was O
not O
that O
good O
either O
. O

I O
attended O
college O
and O
knew O
people O
from O
the O
countryside O
as O
well O
as O
from O
cities O
. O

I O
myself O
grew O
up O
in O
the O
countryside O
. O

During O
each O
school O
vacation O
, O
[yeding] O
: O
most O
children O
in O
the O
countryside O
have O
to O
go O
back O
home O
to O
help O
with O
farm O
work O
. O

Their O
life O
is O
typically O
toiling O
on O
the O
land O
. O

[yeding] O
: O
At O
such O
times O
, O
what O
do O
you O
city O
kids O
do O
? O

+Killing O
time O
in O
bars O
, O
playing O
video O
games O
, O
hanging O
around O
with O
girl O
friends O
, O
sightseeing O
trips O
, O
etc O
. O

[yeding] O
: O
Children O
in O
the O
countryside O
know O
the O
hardship O
of O
life O
profoundly O
, O
and O
know O
their O
opportunity O
of O
attending O
school O
in O
cities O
are O
all O
obtained O
through O
their O
parents O
' O
hard O
work O
. O

So O
[yeding] O
: O
we O
especially O
treasure O
this O
opportunity O
and O
will O
not O
waste O
our O
time O
. O

So O
if O
you O
know O
nothing O
about O
the O
countryside O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
[yeding] O
: O
you O
'd O
better O
be O
careful O
when O
you O
talk O
about O
country O
people O
. O

I O
will O
not O
make O
further O
comment O
on O
your O
character O
[yeding] O
: O
since O
someone O
has O
already O
commented O
on O
it O
in O
their O
posts O
in O
response O
to O
your O
post O
. O

[] O
Tricks O
of O
the O
trade O
of O
writing O
social O
science O
articles O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
alvarado O

[alvarado] O
This O
semester O
I O
took O
a O
professional O
writing O
course O
, O
the O
teacher O
's O
lectures O
were O
very O
interesting O
, O
about O
how O
to O
frame O
an O
article O
, O
lots O
of O
it O
was O
stuff O
I O
previously O
overlooked O
. O

Here O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
present O
it O
for O
everyone O
to O
share O
. O

[alvarado] O
Warning O
: O
the O
technique O
does O
n't O
guarantee O
that O
your O
article O
will O
be O
published O
; O
to O
a O
very O
large O
extent O
this O
will O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
quality O
of O
your O
work O
. O

[alvarado] O
How O
to O
frame O
the O
article O
and O
how O
to O
master O
some O
tricks O
are O
very O
, O
very O
useful O
. O

[alvarado] O
One O
extreme O
case O
is O
a O
professor O
who O
originally O
graduated O
from O
our O
department O
; O
you O
could O
say O
she O
's O
one O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
best O
field O
workers O
, O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
things O
she O
does O
is O
extremely O
high O
, O
and O
most O
people O
do O
n't O
attain O
the O
difficulty O
of O
her O
field O
work O
. O

[alvarado] O
She O
is O
able O
to O
get O
low O
- O
income O
single O
mothers O
to O
record O
their O
income O
and O
expenditures O
every O
month O
and O
can O
also O
get O
them O
to O
tell O
her O
their O
sources O
of O
unlawful O
income O
. O

[alvarado] O
Plus O
, O
she O
's O
white O
, O
the O
product O
of O
a O
middle O
- O
class O
home O
, O
and O
the O
targets O
of O
her O
research O
are O
almost O
all O
black O
and O
Latina O
. O

[alvarado] O
But O
the O
early O
articles O
she O
published O
, O
despite O
having O
a O
large O
influence O
, O
were O
a O
failure O
in O
terms O
of O
structure O
. O

[alvarado] O
The O
most O
interesting O
thing O
is O
that O
she O
first O
went O
to O
Rutgers O
-LRB- O
in O
this O
discipline O
it O
's O
a O
second O
- O
tier O
school O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
she O
did O
n't O
get O
tenure O
. O

Our O
teacher O
is O
a O
friend O
of O
hers O
and O
says O
the O
main O
reason O
is O
that O
she O
ca O
n't O
write O
articles O
, O
and O
the O
number O
published O
is O
rather O
low O
. O

[alvarado] O
Later O
, O
after O
she O
figured O
it O
out O
, O
based O
on O
her O
original O
work O
, O
she O
published O
a O
series O
of O
extremely O
diverse O
articles O
, O
and O
she O
continued O
her O
original O
work O
; O
she O
put O
out O
a O
very O
influential O
book O
, O
and O
needless O
to O
say O
she O
got O
tenure O
at O
a O
name O
school O
. O

[alvarado] O
Next O
semester O
she O
's O
going O
from O
UPenn O
to O
Harvard B-ORG
, O
and O
she O
may O
be O
the O
chair O
at O
Harvard B-ORG
. O

[alvarado] O
So O
even O
a O
fine O
wine O
wo O
n't O
get O
sold O
if O
it O
's O
hidden O
away O
; O
good O
material O
needs O
to O
be O
highlighted O
. O

[alvarado] O
What O
are O
the O
tricks O
here O
? O

[alvarado] O
If O
you O
've O
already O
had O
articles O
published O
in O
top O
social O
science O
periodicals O
, O
no O
need O
to O
continue O
reading O
. O

[alvarado] O
First O
, O
the O
abstract O
and O
the O
first O
three O
pages O
determine O
who O
it O
will O
be O
reviewed O
by O
and O
even O
whether O
it O
will O
be O
accepted O
. O

[alvarado] O
The O
writer O
needs O
to O
be O
able O
to O
manipulate O
the O
editor O
; O
do O
n't O
let O
the O
editor O
manipulate O
you O
. O

[alvarado] O
For O
example O
, O
right O
off O
the O
bat O
you O
need O
to O
point O
out O
what O
area O
your O
research O
makes O
a O
contribution O
to O
; O
you O
need O
to O
be O
completely O
specific O
, O
do O
n't O
beat O
around O
the O
bush O
. O

[alvarado] O
The O
editor O
ca O
n't O
understand O
everything O
; O
he O
first O
looks O
at O
the O
opening O
and O
the O
abstract O
, O
and O
it O
's O
in O
field O
A O
; O
all O
right O
, O
he O
picks O
four O
folks O
out O
of O
a O
reviewer O
pool O
. O

[alvarado] O
Therefore O
you O
definitely O
need O
to O
make O
clear O
who O
your O
targeted O
reviewer O
is O
. O

[alvarado] O
This O
is O
my O
inserted O
comment O
-RRB- O
The O
problem O
my O
Chinese B-NORP
classmates O
easily O
fall O
into O
is O
, O
let O
's O
say O
in O
the O
context O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
which O
issue O
is O
very O
important O
, O
which O
issue O
does O
my O
article O
seek O
to O
resolve O
, O
all O
right O
, O
maybe O
I O
can O
get O
it O
into O
China O
Quarterly O
, O
it O
could O
go O
into O
that O
kind O
of O
publication O
. O

[alvarado] O
But O
if O
you O
want O
to O
get O
it O
into O
a O
specialized O
publication O
, O
then O
you O
need O
to O
point O
out O
what O
contribution O
this O
China B-GPE
case O
makes O
to O
the O
field O
, O
otherwise O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
sent O
out O
for O
review O
and O
that O
will O
kill O
it O
. O

[alvarado] O
Next O
, O
what O
should O
you O
do O
when O
your O
target O
may O
be O
two O
different O
fields O
? O

[alvarado] O
One O
strategic O
choice O
is O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
your O
selling O
point O
is O
, O
which O
field O
your O
selling O
point O
is O
more O
fresh O
and O
important O
for O
, O
then O
target O
it O
at O
that O
field O
. O

[alvarado] O
For O
example O
, O
if O
you O
feel O
your O
article O
is O
significant O
for O
two O
fields O
, O
A O
and O
B O
, O
but O
one O
important O
point O
in O
it O
is O
conventional O
wisdom O
in O
field O
A O
, O
but O
it O
is O
something O
new O
in O
field O
B O
, O
then O
target O
it O
at O
B O
. O

[alvarado] O
Also O
, O
highlight O
your O
selling O
point O
. O

[alvarado] O
Or O
if O
it O
's O
a O
new O
model O
, O
variable O
, O
data O
, O
method O
, O
point O
, O
etc. O
, O
you O
should O
certainly O
highlight O
it O
, O
give O
it O
more O
space O
. O

For O
example O
, O
the O
failed O
articles O
by O
that O
teacher O
we O
mentioned O
above O
basically O
did O
not O
highlight O
the O
difficulty O
and O
innovation O
of O
the O
data O
collected O
-LRB- O
the O
selling O
point O
-RRB- O
but O
just O
spent O
one O
paragraph O
on O
it O
and O
moved O
on O
. O

[alvarado] O
Also O
, O
do O
not O
offend O
your O
reviewers O
. O

[alvarado] O
Like O
a O
really O
poor O
literature O
review O
, O
other O
people O
before O
me O
were O
all O
wrong O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
right O
with O
this O
. O

[alvarado] O
Of O
course O
no O
one O
would O
be O
stupid O
enough O
to O
say O
it O
directly O
like O
that O
, O
but O
many O
failed O
articles O
contain O
that O
kind O
of O
thinking O
. O

[alvarado] O
The O
correct O
approach O
is O
that O
previous O
authors O
did O
well O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
pushing O
it O
a O
step O
further O
. O

[alvarado] O
Or O
previous O
authors O
did O
A O
, O
B O
and O
C O
, O
they O
've O
already O
discussed O
everything O
fully O
, O
but O
it O
seems O
they O
overlooked O
D O
, O
which O
has O
a O
major O
impact O
on O
our O
understanding O
of O
the O
field O
as O
a O
whole O
or O
a O
certain O
question O
. O

[alvarado] O
Or O
previous O
writers O
had O
models O
ABC O
, O
they O
all O
explained O
a O
lot O
of O
questions O
, O
but O
some O
questions O
they O
were O
unable O
to O
explain O
, O
and O
my O
D O
can O
explain O
these O
while O
at O
the O
same O
time O
including O
ABC O
, O
etc O
. O

[alvarado] O
In O
short O
, O
do O
n't O
imply O
that O
" O
all O
the O
people O
are O
stupid O
. O
" O

[alvarado] O
Finally O
, O
there O
is O
also O
a O
type O
of O
research O
that O
debunks O
a O
popular O
view O
or O
research O
on O
a O
hot O
topic O
; O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
it O
also O
has O
theoretical O
significance O
, O
so O
you O
want O
to O
put O
something O
eye O
- O
catching O
right O
up O
front O
so O
people O
can O
see O
it O
, O
put O
the O
public O
debate O
up O
front O
and O
the O
theoretical O
things O
after O
. O

[alvarado] O
These O
are O
all O
little O
tricks O
; O
be O
careful O
they O
do O
n't O
turn O
into O
overkill O
, O
LOL O
. O

-- O
[alvarado] O
-- O

[alvarado] O
Be O
with O
the O
crowd O
, O
be O
alone O
, O
know O
your O
strengths O
and O
weaknesses O
; O
speak O
not O
and O
hear O
not O
, O
be O
muddleheaded O
; O
shun O
the O
spotlight O
and O
fame O
, O
cultivate O
wisdom O
and O
intelligence O
; O
be O
active O
and O
at O
peace O
, O
leave O
behind O
the O
external O
and O
the O
internal O
. O

[] O
<POSTER> O
UnameMe O

[UnameMe] O
Applause O
, O
applause O
. O

[UnameMe] O
Reading O
it O
once O
was O
n't O
enough O
; O
the O
second O
time O
I O
absorbed O
it O
in O
detail O
. O

[UnameMe] O
-LSB- O
in O
alvarado O
-LRB- O
Living O
like O
a O
squirrel O
-RRB- O
's O
article O
: O
-RSB- O
. O

[UnameMe] O
This O
semester O
I O
took O
a O
professional O
writing O
course O
, O
the O
teacher O
's O
lectures O
were O
very O
interesting O
, O
about O
how O
to O
frame O
an O
article O
, O
[UnameMe] O
: O
lots O
of O
it O
was O
stuff O
I O
previously O
overlooked O
. O

Here O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
present O
it O
for O
everyone O
to O
share O
. O

Warning O
: O
the O
technique O
does O
n't O
guarantee O
that O
your O
article O
will O
be O
published O
, O
[UnameMe] O
: O
to O
a O
very O
large O
extent O
this O
will O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
quality O
of O
your O
work O
. O

[UnameMe] O
: O
How O
to O
frame O
the O
article O
and O
how O
to O
master O
some O
tricks O
are O
very O
, O
very O
useful O
. O

One O
extreme O
case O
is O
a O
professor O
[UnameMe] O
: O
who O
originally O
graduated O
from O
our O
department O
; O
you O
could O
say O
she O
's O
one O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
best O
field O
workers O
, O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
things O
she O
does O
is O
extremely O
high O
, O
[UnameMe] O
field O
[UnameMe] O
: O
and O
most O
people O
do O
n't O
attain O
the O
difficulty O
of O
her O
work O
. O

She O
is O
able O
to O
get O
low O
- O
income O
single O
mothers O
to O
record O
their O
income O
and O
expenditures O
every O
month O
[UnameMe] O
: O
and O
can O
also O
get O
them O
to O
tell O
her O
their O
sources O
of O
unlawful O
income O
. O

Plus O
, O
she O
's O
white O
, O
the O
product O
of O
a O
middle O
- O
class O
home O
, O
[UnameMe] O
: O
and O
the O
targets O
of O
her O
research O
are O
almost O
all O
black O
and O
Latina O
. O

But O
the O
early O
articles O
she O
published O
, O
despite O
having O
a O
large O
influence O
, O
[UnameMe] O
: O
were O
a O
failure O
in O
terms O
of O
structure O
. O

The O
most O
interesting O
thing O
is O
that O
she O
first O
went O
to O
Rutgers O
-LRB- O
in O
this O
discipline O
it O
's O
a O
second O
- O
[UnameMe] O
tier O
[UnameMe] O
: O
school O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
she O
did O
n't O
get O
tenure O
. O

Our O
teacher O
is O
a O
friend O
of O
hers O
and O
says O
the O
main O
reason O
is O
that O
she O
ca O
n't O
write O
articles O
, O

[] O
<POSTER> O
kzeng O

[kzeng] O
Bravo O
! O
Very O
helpful O
! O

[kzeng] O
-LSB- O
in O
alvarado O
-LRB- O
Living O
like O
a O
squirrel O
-RRB- O
's O
article O
: O
-RSB- O

[kzeng] O
: O
This O
semester O
I O
took O
a O
professional O
writing O
course O
， O
the O
teacher O
's O
lectures O
were O
very O
interesting O
, O
about O
how O
to O
frame O
an O
article O
, O
[kzeng] O
: O
lots O
of O
it O
was O
stuff O
I O
previously O
overlooked O
. O

Here O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
present O
it O
for O
everyone O
to O
share O
. O

Warning O
: O
the O
technique O
does O
n't O
guarantee O
that O
your O
article O
will O
be O
published O
, O
[kzeng] O
: O
to O
a O
very O
large O
extent O
this O
will O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
quality O
of O
your O
work O
. O

[kzeng] O
: O
How O
to O
frame O
the O
article O
and O
how O
to O
master O
some O
tricks O
are O
very O
, O
very O
useful O
. O

One O
extreme O
case O
is O
a O
professor O
[kzeng] O
: O
who O
originally O
graduated O
from O
our O
department O
; O
you O
could O
say O
she O
's O
one O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
best O
field O
workers O
, O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
things O
she O
does O
is O
extremely O
high O
, O
[kzeng] O
field O
[kzeng] O
: O
and O
most O
people O
do O
n't O
attain O
the O
difficulty O
of O
her O
work O
. O

She O
is O
able O
to O
get O
low O
- O
income O
single O
mothers O
to O
record O
their O
income O
and O
expenditures O
every O
month O
[kzeng] O
: O
and O
can O
also O
get O
them O
to O
tell O
her O
their O
sources O
of O
unlawful O
income O
. O

Plus O
, O
she O
's O
white O
, O
the O
product O
of O
a O
middle O
- O
class O
home O
, O
[kzeng] O
: O
and O
the O
targets O
of O
her O
research O
are O
almost O
all O
black O
and O
Latina O
. O

But O
the O
early O
articles O
she O
published O
, O
despite O
having O
a O
large O
influence O
, O
[kzeng] O
: O
were O
a O
failure O
in O
terms O
of O
structure O
. O

The O
most O
interesting O
thing O
is O
that O
she O
first O
went O
to O
Rutgers O
-LRB- O
in O
this O
discipline O
it O
's O
a O
second O
- O
[kzeng] O
tier O
[kzeng] O
: O
school O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
she O
did O
n't O
get O
tenure O
. O

Our O
teacher O
is O
a O
friend O
of O
hers O
and O
says O
the O
main O
reason O
is O
that O
she O
ca O
n't O
write O
articles O
, O

[] O
<POSTER> O
feishi O

[feishi] O
All O
right O
, O
really O
good O
. O

Learned O
a O
lot O
. O

Thank O
you O
. O

[feishi] O
-LSB- O
in O
alvarado O
-LRB- O
Living O
like O
a O
squirrel O
-RRB- O
's O
article O
: O
-RSB- O

[feishi] O
: O
This O
semester O
I O
took O
a O
professional O
writing O
course O
, O
the O
teacher O
's O
lectures O
were O
very O
interesting O
, O
about O
how O
to O
frame O
an O
article O
, O
[feishi] O
: O
lots O
of O
it O
was O
stuff O
I O
previously O
overlooked O
. O

Here O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
present O
it O
for O
everyone O
to O
share O
. O

Warning O
: O
the O
technique O
does O
n't O
guarantee O
that O
your O
article O
will O
be O
published O
, O
[feishi] O
: O
to O
a O
very O
large O
extent O
this O
will O
be O
determined O
by O
the O
quality O
of O
your O
work O
. O

[feishi] O
: O
How O
to O
frame O
the O
article O
and O
how O
to O
master O
some O
tricks O
are O
very O
, O
very O
useful O
. O

One O
extreme O
case O
is O
a O
professor O
[feishi] O
: O
who O
originally O
graduated O
from O
our O
department O
; O
you O
could O
say O
she O
's O
one O
of O
America B-GPE
's O
best O
field O
workers O
, O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
things O
she O
does O
is O
extremely O
high O
, O
[feishi] O
field O
[feishi] O
: O
and O
most O
people O
do O
n't O
attain O
the O
difficulty O
of O
her O
work O
. O

She O
is O
able O
to O
get O
low O
- O
income O
single O
mothers O
to O
record O
their O
income O
and O
expenditures O
every O
month O
[feishi] O
: O
and O
can O
also O
get O
them O
to O
tell O
her O
their O
sources O
of O
unlawful O
income O
. O

Plus O
, O
she O
's O
white O
, O
the O
product O
of O
a O
middle O
- O
class O
home O
, O
[feishi] O
: O
and O
the O
targets O
of O
her O
research O
are O
almost O
all O
black O
and O
Latina O
. O

But O
the O
early O
articles O
she O
published O
, O
despite O
having O
a O
large O
influence O
, O
[feishi] O
: O
were O
a O
failure O
in O
terms O
of O
structure O
. O

The O
most O
interesting O
thing O
is O
that O
she O
first O
went O
to O
Rutgers O
-LRB- O
in O
this O
discipline O
it O
's O
a O
second O
- O
[feishi] O
tier O
[feishi] O
: O
school O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
she O
did O
n't O
get O
tenure O
. O

Our O
teacher O
is O
a O
friend O
of O
hers O
and O
says O
the O
main O
reason O
is O
that O
she O
ca O
n't O
write O
articles O
, O

[] O
What O
Expensive O
Registration O
Fees O

[] O
<POSTER> O
fishingdays O

[fishingdays] O
An O
academic O
conference O
that O
matches O
my O
research O
direction O
well O
is O
soliciting O
proposals O
and O
is O
scheduled O
for O
summer O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

[fishingdays] O
I O
browsed O
their O
website O
, O
my O
god O
! O

[fishingdays] O
The O
registration O
fees O
are O
sky O
high O
, O
and O
together O
with O
air O
and O
accommodation O
, O
over O
USD$ O
4,000 O
is O
payable O
in O
total O
-- O

[fishingdays] O
This O
is O
purely O
profit O
seeking O
, O
and O
seeking O
unreasonably O
high O
profit O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

[fishingdays] O
Can O
I O
be O
reimbursed O
when O
they O
become O
examination O
questions O
later O
? O

[fishingdays] O
No O
matter O
how O
interesting O
and O
valuable O
the O
conference O
is O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
attend O
one O
that O
is O
so O
expensive O
. O

[fishingdays] O
Besides O
, O
I O
'm O
really O
wondering O
if O
there O
are O
any O
Chinese B-NORP
peers O
presenting O
at O
such O
a O
conference O
and O
how O
much O
they O
pay O
? O

[] O
<POSTER> O
mingfm O

[mingfm] O
Why O
do O
you O
have O
to O
pay O
them O
for O
air O
and O
accommodation O
? O

[mingfm] O
What O
are O
the O
registration O
fees O
? O

[mingfm] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
fishingdays O
-LRB- O
Go O
fishing O
on O
a O
sunny O
day O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O

[mingfm] O
: O
An O
academic O
conference O
that O
matches O
my O
research O
direction O
well O
is O
soliciting O
proposals O
and O
is O
scheduled O
for O
summer O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

I O
browsed O
their O
[mingfm] O
: O
website O
, O
my O
god O
! O

The O
registration O
fees O
are O
sky O
high O
, O
and O
together O
with O
air O
and O
accommodation O
, O
over O
USD$ O
4,000 O
is O
payable O

[mingfm] O
: O
-- O
This O
is O
purely O
profit O
seeking O
, O
and O
seeking O
unreasonably O
high O
profit O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

Can O
I O
be O
reimbursed O
when O
they O
become O
examination O
questions O
[mingfm] O
: O
later O
? O

No O
matter O
how O
interesting O
and O
valuable O
the O
conference O
is O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
attend O
one O
that O
is O
so O
expensive O
. O

Besides O
, O
I O
'm O
really O
wondering O
[mingfm] O
: O
if O
there O
are O
any O
Chinese B-NORP
peers O
presenting O
at O
such O
a O
conference O
and O
how O
much O
they O
pay O
? O

[] O
<POSTER> O
handldk O

[handldk] O
Is O
the O
conference O
domestic O
or O
international O
? O

[handldk] O
If O
it O
is O
international O
, O
everybody O
pays O
one O
single O
price O
. O

The O
only O
thing O
is O
some O
international O
organizations O
give O
discounts O
to O
people O
from O
developing O
countries O
, O
and O
you O
may O
be O
able O
to O
pay O
less O
. O

[handldk] O
I O
attended O
a O
conference O
in O
China B-GPE
last O
time O
-LRB- O
an O
international O
conference O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
normal O
registration O
fees O
were O
nearly O
$ O
1000 O
, O
excluding O
transportation O
and O
accommodation O
, O
and O
the O
lunches O
were O
awful O
. O

[handldk] O
But O
later O
we O
had O
an O
evening O
banquet O
at O
the O
Great O
Hall O
of O
the O
People O
, O
where O
the O
dishes O
were O
really O
rare O
in O
restaurants O
outside O
-LRB- O
as O
I O
'm O
quite O
gluttonous O
, O
I O
've O
eaten O
quite O
a O
lot O
of O
foods O
-RRB- O
. O

There O
were O
also O
gifts O
, O
quite O
worth O
it O
! O
. O

[handldk] O
I O
was O
at O
the O
conference O
for O
a O
week O
, O
and O
the O
total O
expense O
-LRB- O
food O
and O
accommodation O
-RRB- O
was O
$ O
2000 O
. O

[handldk] O
In O
your O
case O
, O
could O
$ O
3000 O
be O
acceptable O
if O
$ O
1000 O
is O
allowed O
for O
the O
air O
ticket O
? O

[handldk] O
-LRB- O
In O
the O
master O
piece O
of O
fishingdays O
-LRB- O
Go O
fishing O
on O
a O
sunny O
day O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
is O
mentioned O
: O
-RRB- O

[handldk] O
: O
An O
academic O
conference O
that O
matches O
my O
research O
direction O
well O
is O
soliciting O
proposals O
and O
is O
scheduled O
for O
summer O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

I O
browsed O
their O
[handldk] O
: O
website O
, O
my O
god O
! O

The O
registration O
fees O
are O
sky O
high O
, O
and O
together O
with O
air O
and O
accommodation O
, O
over O
USD$ O
4,000 O
is O
payable O

[handldk] O
: O
-- O
This O
is O
purely O
profit O
seeking O
, O
and O
seeking O
unreasonably O
high O
profit O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

Can O
I O
be O
reimbursed O
when O
they O
become O
examination O
questions O
[handldk] O
: O
later O
? O

No O
matter O
how O
interesting O
and O
valuable O
the O
conference O
is O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
attend O
one O
that O
is O
so O
expensive O
. O

Besides O
, O
I O
'm O
really O
wondering O
[handldk] O
: O
if O
there O
are O
any O
Chinese B-NORP
peers O
presenting O
at O
such O
a O
conference O
and O
how O
much O
they O
pay O
? O

An O
Intellectual O
who O
was O
a O
Lifelong O
Leading O
Official O
until O
Death O
-- O
A O
Few O
Disrespectful O
Words O
about O
Director O
Ba O

613305 O

-LSB- O
Ghost O
turning O
the O
mill O
-RSB- O

The O
lifelong O
term O
system O
of O
leading O
cadres O
is O
not O
good O
, O
and O
it O
has O
long O
been O
criticized O
by O
intellectuals O
. O

The O
so O
- O
called O
idea O
about O
the O
lifelong O
term O
system O
of O
leading O
cadres O
means O
when O
the O
end O
of O
a O
term O
of O
office O
comes O
, O
or O
when O
a O
given O
age O
is O
reached O
, O
they O
should O
step O
down O
. O

This O
point O
has O
already O
been O
put O
into O
practice O
, O
though O
not O
fully O
implemented O
in O
reality O
. O

Some O
very O
bad O
practices O
have O
n't O
been O
abolished O
yet O
: O
i.e. O
the O
lifelong O
remuneration O
system O
for O
leading O
cadres O
. O

What O
is O
known O
as O
the O
lifelong O
remuneration O
system O
for O
leading O
cadres O
means O
that O
when O
a O
leading O
cadre O
steps O
down O
from O
his O
senior O
position O
, O
he O
still O
retains O
his O
level O
of O
remuneration O
such O
as O
" O
division O
leader O
level O
. O
" O

Even O
worse O
is O
that O
as O
soon O
as O
you O
become O
a O
leading O
cadre O
, O
you O
are O
then O
a O
leader O
for O
life O
, O
with O
no O
need O
to O
worry O
about O
any O
problems O
of O
being O
laid O
off O
. O

If O
your O
department O
disappears O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
matter O
, O
either O
. O

A O
sinecure O
can O
always O
be O
arranged O
for O
you O
at O
a O
salary O
high O
enough O
for O
you O
to O
maintain O
your O
integrity O
, O
like O
going O
to O
the O
CPPCC O
to O
serve O
as O
some O
deputy O
chairperson O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
break O
the O
law O
, O
you O
will O
only O
move O
upwards O
, O
you O
wo O
n't O
slip O
downwards O
. O

I O
think O
we O
should O
completely O
abolish O
the O
life O
- O
long O
term O
system O
of O
leading O
cadres O
. O

For O
example O
, O
if O
a O
person O
is O
mayor O
, O
when O
he O
steps O
down O
at O
the O
end O
of O
his O
term O
, O
he O
could O
no O
longer O
be O
given O
mayor O
level O
remuneration O
. O

If O
he O
is O
not O
able O
enough O
and O
becomes O
a O
division O
leader O
, O
then O
he O
should O
be O
remunerated O
at O
the O
division O
leader O
level O
. O

If O
he O
's O
even O
more O
incompetent O
and O
has O
been O
laid O
off O
, O
then O
he O
should O
be O
like O
a O
laid O
- O
off O
factory O
worker O
and O
collect O
unemployment O
benefits O
. O

He O
should O
n't O
go O
to O
the O
mayor O
, O
but O
to O
the O
markets O
. O

The O
" O
iron O
rice O
bowl O
" O
was O
broken O
for O
workers O
decades O
ago O
. O

There O
is O
no O
reason O
why O
leading O
cadres O
should O
still O
be O
holding O
onto O
a O
golden O
rice O
bowl O
. O

I O
've O
had O
a O
look O
at O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
's O
biography O
and O
was O
surprised O
to O
find O
that O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
had O
been O
chairman O
of O
the O
Writers O
' O
Association O
since O
1983 O
right O
up O
until O
he O
passed O
away O
. O

I O
think O
that O
the O
Writers O
' O
Association O
is O
n't O
any O
kind O
of O
important O
department O
affecting O
the O
national O
economy O
and O
people O
's O
livelihood O
and O
whether O
it O
was O
the O
lifelong O
term O
system O
would O
draw O
nobody O
's O
attention O
. O

But O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
, O
as O
an O
intellectual O
who O
always O
spoke O
the O
truth O
and O
stood O
up O
for O
what O
was O
right O
, O
should O
have O
known O
that O
the O
lifelong O
term O
system O
of O
leaders O
is O
not O
good O
, O
and O
should O
have O
been O
opposed O
. O

Moreover O
, O
when O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
became O
chairman O
of O
the O
Writers O
' O
Association O
, O
he O
was O
already O
quite O
elderly O
. O

Doing O
it O
for O
one O
or O
two O
terms O
, O
he O
'd O
be O
+really O
senile O
however O
you O
look O
at O
it O
. O

He O
had O
his O
own O
health O
problems O
. O

How O
could O
he O
have O
that O
much O
energy O
to O
manage O
the O
affairs O
of O
the O
Writers O
' O
Association O
? O

It O
would O
have O
been O
better O
to O
get O
off O
the O
pot O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
in O
his O
last O
days O
, O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
lay O
in O
the O
hospital O
, O
unable O
even O
to O
speak O
, O
completely O
reliant O
on O
medical O
intervention O
to O
keep O
him O
alive O
. O

Even O
if O
he O
wanted O
to O
manage O
, O
he O
would O
have O
been O
unable O
to O
. O

" O
Harvest B-WORK_OF_ART
" O
magazine O
was O
created O
by O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
single O
- O
handedly O
, O
and O
he O
was O
always O
its O
chief O
editor O
. O

Even O
if O
later O
on O
it O
was O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
Junior I-PERSON
who O
took O
over O
the O
work O
, O
it O
still O
carried O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
's O
name O
. O

After O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
passed O
away O
, O
the O
magazine O
still O
wrote O
that O
he O
was O
the O
chief O
editor O
. O

In O
the O
end O
someone O
got O
really O
mad O
and O
filed O
a O
legislative O
complaint O
. O

But O
this O
affair O
had O
no O
further O
development O
afterwards O
. O

I O
guess O
the O
biggest O
reason O
maybe O
is O
because O
of O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
's O
great O
influence O
, O
everyone O
settled O
out O
of O
court O
; O
both O
sides O
gave O
a O
little O
ground O
, O
and O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
Junior I-PERSON
no O
longer O
used O
Director O
Ba O
Senior O
's O
name O
in O
doing O
advertisements O
for O
the O
magazine O
. O

To O
say O
a O
little O
more O
: O
right O
now O
all O
the O
intellectuals O
are O
all O
heaping O
praise O
on O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
's O
" O
Random B-WORK_OF_ART
Thoughts I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

They O
think O
it O
" O
speaks O
the O
truth O
, O
" O
" O
stands O
up O
for O
what O
's O
right O
. O
" O

However O
, O
what O
I O
like O
is O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
's O
" O
Torrents O
" O
trilogy O
and O
" O
Cold B-WORK_OF_ART
Nights I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
" O

Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
had O
written O
the O
works O
that O
made O
his O
name O
, O
and O
are O
his O
greatest O
works O
, O
before O
he O
was O
thirty O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
what O
he O
said O
at O
that O
time O
was O
very O
honest O
. O

He O
was O
using O
his O
heart O
and O
blood O
in O
his O
writing O
. O

If O
you O
read O
the O
afterwords O
he O
's O
written O
you O
'll O
know O
. O

He O
says O
he O
was O
often O
crying O
as O
he O
was O
writing O
. O

I O
've O
also O
seen O
that O
Director B-PERSON
Ba I-PERSON
was O
+under O
the O
deep O
influence O
of O
extreme O
leftism O
at O
that O
time O
and O
said O
many O
good O
things O
about O
the O
totalitarian O
society O
. O

In O
Terms O
of O
Blood O
Lines O
, O
Little O
Japan O
Is O
Closer O
to O
China B-GPE

xiaoge O

Poster O
: O
xiaoge O
-LRB- O
xiaoge O
-RRB- O
, O
Section O
: O
ChinaNews B-ORG
. O

Topic O
: O
In O
Terms O
of O
Blood O
Lines O
, O
Little O
Japan O
Is O
Closer O
to O
China B-GPE

Posting O
station O
: O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
-LRB- O
Thu O
Feb O
1 O
23:53:45 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
. O

Half O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
are O
descendants O
of O
the O
Han B-NORP
race O
-LRB- O
proved O
by O
modern O
genetics O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
they O
inherited O
their O
culture O
from O
us O
as O
well O
. O

More O
or O
less O
they O
can O
somehow O
talk O
practically O
and O
realistically O
. O

Before O
the O
year O
N O
, O
most O
Koreans O
were O
the O
descendants O
of O
northwestern O
nomads O
; O
they O
were O
pressured O
by O
the O
Han B-NORP
for O
N O
years O
, O
and O
they O
bear O
animosity O
. O

If O
in O
those O
years O
the O
" O
Great O
East O
Asian O
Circle O
of O
Common O
Glory O
" O
is O
unfortunately O
achieved O
, O
it O
should O
be O
a O
bit O
more O
bearable O
than O
in O
the O
Qing O
Dynasty O
when O
the O
Manchus B-NORP
shaved O
our O
heads O
. O

For O
the O
long O
- O
term O
, O
if O
we O
let O
the O
descendants O
of O
the O
overseas O
Han B-NORP
come O
to O
force O
the O
Great O
East O
Asian O
Circle O
of O
Glory O
, O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
as O
good O
as O
if O
we O
make O
it O
happen O
ourselves O
. O

Then O
we O
'll O
send O
troops O
to O
be O
stationed O
in O
Korea B-GPE
and O
follow O
the O
system O
of O
the O
Manchus B-NORP
from O
those O
times O
, O
setting O
up O
a O
frankpledge O
system O
, O
with O
the O
bride O
spending O
her O
wedding O
night O
with O
the O
lord O
of O
the O
frankpledge O
. O

Restoring O
those O
olden O
days O
will O
ensure O
that O
everybody O
on O
the O
Korean O
peninsula O
is O
a O
descendant O
of O
the O
Han B-NORP
race O
, O
^_^ O
. O

-- O

Source O
: O
・ O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
http://mitbbs.com O
・ O
-LSB- O
FROM O
: O
71.79. O
-RSB- O
. O

I O
am O
grateful O
to O
the O
University O
of O
Science B-ORG
and O
Technology O

huff O

Poster O
: O
huff O
-LRB- O
Brigade O
chief O
-RRB- O
, O
section O
: O
Overseas O
. O

Topic O
: O
I O
am O
grateful O
to O
the O
University O
of O
Science B-ORG
and O
Technology O

Posting O
station O
: O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
-LRB- O
Tue O
Jan O
2 O
12:18:26 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
, O
Forward O
. O

Everybody O
has O
their O
own O
reasons O
for O
choosing O
a O
university O
; O
because O
the O
cost O
of O
living O
in O
Hefei B-GPE
is O
cheaper O
, O
and O
I O
did O
n't O
want O
my O
parents O
to O
spend O
all O
their O
money O
, O
I O
chose O
the O
University O
of O
Science B-ORG
and O
Technology O
of O
China B-GPE
. O

Years O
later O
, O
looking O
back O
on O
this O
choice O
, O
I O
certainly O
do O
not O
have O
any O
regrets O
. O

Perhaps O
if O
I O
'd O
chosen O
two O
schools O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
I O
would O
n't O
be O
here O
today O
talking O
about O
how O
USTC B-ORG
is O
. O

But O
USTC B-ORG
at O
the O
time O
was O
weak O
; O
considering O
location O
, O
expenses O
, O
promotion O
and O
connections O
, O
USTC B-ORG
's O
greatest O
wealth O
was O
its O
students O
. O

If O
we O
had O
n't O
come O
forward O
and O
done O
something O
for O
USTC B-ORG
, O
it O
would O
have O
been O
finished O
. O

This O
is O
also O
the O
main O
reason O
USTC B-ORG
students O
banded O
together O
. O

Because O
I O
chose O
science O
and O
technology O
as O
my O
career O
, O
I O
am O
grateful O
to O
USTC B-ORG
for O
teaching O
me O
many O
things O
, O
and O
I O
am O
grateful O
to O
the O
reputation O
established O
by O
the O
previous O
president O
of O
the O
university O
, O
who O
enabled O
those O
who O
came O
after O
to O
benefit O
from O
it O
. O

Precisely O
because O
I O
feel O
this O
gratitude O
, O
I O
want O
to O
repay O
USTC B-ORG
. O

I O
regularly O
do O
my O
job O
properly O
and O
do O
not O
let O
USTC B-ORG
lose O
face O
. O

I O
want O
to O
save O
money O
out O
of O
my O
meager O
fellowship O
to O
help O
a O
poor O
university O
student O
with O
his O
living O
expenses O
for O
four O
years O
. O

I O
want O
to O
go O
back O
to O
China B-GPE
to O
make O
my O
contributions O
; O
I O
also O
want O
to O
provide O
the O
needed O
help O
to O
future O
students O
of O
my O
university O
. O

When O
I O
see O
people O
attacking O
USTC B-ORG
, O
I O
sometimes O
want O
to O
take O
the O
time O
to O
defend O
it O
, O
even O
though O
that O
may O
not O
help O
much O
. O

Those O
USTC B-ORG
haters O
have O
their O
own O
reasons O
; O
I O
do O
n't O
intend O
to O
change O
their O
thinking O
. O

But O
with O
China B-GPE
's O
universities O
being O
so O
backward O
, O
what O
contributions O
have O
these O
naysayers O
really O
made O
to O
their O
alma O
maters O
and O
their O
country O
? O

Like O
gaddy O
, O
for O
example O
, O
who O
first O
badmouths O
USTC B-ORG
students O
for O
not O
wanting O
to O
contribute O
money O
, O
says O
he O
himself O
has O
some O
money O
, O
and O
then O
wants O
to O
spend O
money O
filing O
a O
lawsuit O
because O
of O
a O
dispute O
over O
personal O
feelings O
on O
the O
bbs O
. O

This O
hater O
really O
has O
some O
problems O
of O
his O
own O
. O

After O
graduating O
, O
I O
will O
go O
back O
; O
no O
matter O
where O
I O
work O
, O
I O
'm O
still O
a O
USTC B-ORG
student O
, O
and O
I O
have O
no O
regrets O
about O
USTC B-ORG
and O
no O
regrets O
about O
my O
country O
. O

-- O

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station O
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hrfrank O

Poster O
: O
hrfrank O
-LRB- O
crazy O
frank O
-RRB- O
, O
Section O
: O
Overseas O
. O

Topic O
: O
Re O
: O
I O
am O
grateful O
to O
USTC B-ORG
. O

Posting O
station O
: O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
-LRB- O
Tue O
Jan O
2 O
19:23:41 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
am O
also O
a O
USTC B-ORG
student O
, O
but O
everybody O
has O
studied O
abroad O
; O
there O
's O
no O
need O
to O
divide O
up O
into O
groups O
and O
quarrel O
all O
the O
time O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
people O
love O
to O
beat O
up O
on O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

I O
love O
USTC B-ORG
, O
I O
love O
China B-GPE
. O

Without O
the O
fatherland O
, O
there O
'd O
be O
no O
USTC B-ORG
-LRB- O
or O
your O
university O
-RRB- O
; O
without O
USTC B-ORG
-LRB- O
or O
your O
university O
-RRB- O
, O
there O
'd O
be O
no O
me O
now O
. O

Everybody O
is O
XDJM O
, O
so O
let O
's O
not O
keep O
burning O
each O
other O
, O
OK O
? O

-- O

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What O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
Nation O
Needs O
Most O
is O
a O
Son O
like O
Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
-LRB- O
In O
Commemoration O
of O
the O
31st O
Anniversary O
of O
the O
Death O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Good O
Premier O
-RRB- O

613305 O

-LRB- O
Who O
knew O
the O
string O
was O
broken O
-RRB- O

People O
all O
like O
to O
call O
themselves O
son O
of O
the O
people O
, O
and O
son O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
. O

However O
, O
there O
are O
standards O
for O
being O
a O
son O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
and O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

Not O
everyone O
can O
be O
called O
son O
of O
the O
people O
and O
the O
nation O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
people O
and O
the O
nation O
also O
have O
certain O
conditions O
for O
selecting O
their O
sons O
. O

Anybody O
who O
wants O
to O
can O
not O
just O
become O
a O
son O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
and O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
son O
do O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
and O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
need O
? O

She O
needs O
a O
son O
who O
is O
absolutely O
loyal O
to O
her O
, O
yet O
she O
neither O
needs O
nor O
accepts O
those O
who O
are O
only O
loyal O
on O
the O
surface O
, O
or O
in O
speech O
, O
toward O
the O
entire O
nation O
and O
all O
of O
the O
people O
, O
but O
in O
reality O
are O
political O
and O
economic O
parasites O
who O
are O
only O
loyal O
to O
themselves O
, O
loyal O
to O
their O
own O
family O
clan O
, O
loyal O
to O
their O
own O
small O
clique O
and O
small O
social O
stratum O
. O

She O
needs O
a O
strong O
man O
of O
the O
times O
, O
a O
revolutionary O
and O
politician O
, O
who O
works O
wholeheartedly O
for O
the O
benefit O
and O
happiness O
of O
the O
entire O
nation O
and O
all O
of O
the O
people O
, O
she O
neither O
needs O
nor O
accepts O
those O
who O
only O
flaunt O
the O
banner O
of O
seeking O
benefit O
and O
happiness O
for O
the O
entire O
nation O
and O
all O
of O
the O
people O
, O
but O
in O
reality O
are O
vulgar O
villains O
and O
political O
liars O
who O
seek O
benefit O
and O
happiness O
only O
for O
themselves O
, O
for O
their O
family O
clan O
, O
and O
for O
their O
own O
small O
clique O
and O
small O
social O
stratum O
. O

She O
needs O
a O
strong O
man O
of O
the O
times O
, O
an O
outstanding O
revolutionary O
and O
politician O
who O
is O
fully O
focused O
on O
, O
as O
well O
as O
capable O
of O
, O
making O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
prosperous O
and O
strong O
, O
and O
making O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
wealthy O
and O
happy O
; O
she O
neither O
needs O
nor O
accepts O
those O
shameless O
opportunists O
and O
hoodlum O
politicians O
who O
betray O
and O
sacrifice O
the O
political O
and O
economic O
interests O
of O
the O
entire O
nation O
and O
all O
of O
the O
people O
for O
themselves O
, O
their O
own O
family O
clan O
, O
and O
their O
own O
small O
clique O
and O
small O
social O
stratum O
, O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
their O
own O
gratitude O
or O
resentment O
, O
prestige O
, O
and O
interests O
, O
leaving O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
and O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
to O
suffer O
loss O
, O
disaster O
, O
and O
humiliation O
. O

She O
needs O
a O
giant O
of O
the O
times O
and O
an O
outstanding O
politician O
who O
spares O
no O
effort O
in O
performing O
his O
duty O
to O
make O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
rise O
and O
stand O
out O
among O
the O
thicket O
of O
the O
world O
's O
nations O
, O
to O
allow O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
to O
proudly O
live O
in O
happiness O
and O
harmony O
in O
the O
world O
, O
with O
heads O
high O
and O
chests O
out O
; O
she O
neither O
needs O
nor O
accepts O
those O
national O
scum O
and O
common O
enemies O
of O
the O
people O
who O
for O
themselves O
, O
their O
own O
family O
clan O
, O
and O
their O
own O
small O
clique O
and O
small O
social O
stratum O
, O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
their O
own O
gratitude O
or O
resentment O
, O
prestige O
, O
and O
interests O
, O
make O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
and O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
inferior O
or O
second O
- O
rate O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Let O
's O
look O
throughout O
history O
and O
count O
the O
heroes O
. O

The O
history O
and O
reality O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
and O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
can O
tell O
the O
world O
that O
only O
such O
outstanding O
revolutionaries O
and O
politicians O
as O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
and O
Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
are O
the O
most O
needed O
, O
most O
qualified O
, O
most O
outstanding O
, O
and O
most O
loyal O
sons O
for O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
. O

613305 O

In O
Memory O
of O
Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
: O
Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
was O
Indeed O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
's O
Close O
Comrade O
- O
in O
- O
arms O

-LSB- O
New O
Philosophy O
-RSB- O

Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
was O
a O
loyal O
defender O
and O
implementer O
of O
Mao O
Zedong O
Thought O
. O

This O
was O
sufficiently O
proved O
by O
the O
victory O
of O
the O
4th O
Anti O
- O
" O
Encirclement O
" O
campaign O
, O
the O
victory O
of O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Army I-ORG
's O
25000 O
- O
li O
Long O
March O
, O
the O
victory O
in O
the B-EVENT
Anti-Japanese I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
the O
victory O
in O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Liberation I-EVENT
, O
as O
well O
as O
socialist O
economic O
construction O
. O

Some O
say O
that O
Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
followed O
the O
" O
doctrine O
of O
the O
mean O
. O
" O

That O
is O
not O
true O
. O

The O
" O
doctrine O
of O
the O
mean O
" O
only O
mechanically O
implemented O
the O
" O
mathematical O
logic O
" O
theory O
for O
development O
and O
change O
in O
the O
material O
world O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
best O
understood O
and O
mastered O
the O
" O
Concept O
on O
People O
" O
of O
Mao O
Zedong O
Thought O
, O
and O
best O
understood O
and O
mastered O
the O
concept O
of O
" O
The O
Development O
of O
Human O
Society O
" O
of O
Mao O
Zedong O
Thought O
that O
focuses O
on O
" O
events O
, O
not O
people O
" O
in O
transforming O
human O
society O
. O

In O
politics O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
wanted O
to O
transform O
people O
's O
ideology O
, O
rather O
than O
to O
destroy O
people O
. O

Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
dealt O
with O
those O
comrades O
in O
the O
Party O
who O
committed O
blunders O
by O
" O
learning O
from O
past O
mistakes O
to O
avoid O
future O
errors O
, O
and O
curing O
the O
sickness O
to O
save O
the O
patient O
; O
" O
he O
treated O
KMT B-NORP
war O
prisoners O
by O
transforming O
them O
. O

Ever O
since O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
's O
leadership O
position O
in O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Army I-ORG
and O
Party B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
was O
established O
at O
the B-EVENT
Zunyi I-EVENT
Conference I-EVENT
, O
Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
had O
always O
been O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
's O
close O
assistant O
. O

Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
accurately O
understood O
and O
mastered O
Mao O
Zedong O
Thought O
. O

He O
protected O
many O
comrades O
and O
democratic O
personages O
from O
brutal O
attacks O
and O
persecutions O
during O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
. O

Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
%pw O
sincerely O
implemented O
diplomatic O
guidelines O
and O
the O
blueprint O
for O
constructing O
the O
" O
Four O
Modernizations O
" O
proposed O
by O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
. O

Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
was O
approved O
of O
and O
supported O
by O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
and O
was O
loved O
by O
the O
general O
populace O
as O
well O
. O

He O
gave O
his O
all O
until O
his O
heart O
ceased O
to O
beat O
. O

Li B-PERSON
Xiannian I-PERSON
once O
said O
: O
" O
We O
often O
say O
that O
we O
must O
serve O
the O
people O
with O
heart O
and O
soul O
. O

What O
is O
heart O
and O
soul O
? O

In O
my O
opinion O
, O
Comrade O
Enlai O
is O
an O
example O
for O
us O
. O
" O

Deng B-PERSON
Xiaoping I-PERSON
once O
said O
that O
during O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
, O
because O
of O
" O
the O
prestige O
of O
Chairman O
Mao O
, O
Premier O
Zhou O
, O
and O
other O
older O
generation O
leaders O
, O
even O
though O
an O
' O
all O
- O
out O
civil O
war O
' O
was O
said O
to O
have O
occurred O
, O
real O
civil O
war O
did O
not O
occur O
, O
as O
in O
the O
end O
it O
was O
not O
a O
large O
- O
scale O
fight O
. O
" O

" O
We O
will O
learn O
from O
his O
absolute O
loyalty O
to O
Marxism O
, O
Leninism O
, O
and O
Mao O
Zedong O
Thought O
. O
" O

Mao O
Zedong O
Thought O
was O
the O
most O
valuable O
spiritual O
wealth O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
established O
an O
example O
for O
us O
through O
his O
accurate O
understanding O
and O
mastery O
of O
Mao O
Zedong O
Thought O
, O
and O
implementation O
of O
Mao O
Zedong O
Thought O
. O

Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
was O
a O
great O
Marxist B-NORP
! O

Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
was O
indeed O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
's O
close O
comrade O
- O
in O
- O
arms O
! O

Welcome O
to O
log O
on O
to O
my O
blog O
: O
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and O
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or O
search O
for O
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dimensional O
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" O
and O
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Selling O
a O
Used O
Car O
, O
If O
You O
Sell O
It O
to O
Your O
Own O
Compatriots O

[] O
<POSTER> O
ontheway O

[ontheway] O
Of O
course O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
them O
personally O
, O
but O
they O
are O
Chinese B-NORP
, O
when O
the O
to O
- O
be O
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sold O
car O
has O
a O
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, O
do O
you O
need O
to O
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them O
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it O
? O

[ontheway] O
When O
we O
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the O
oil O
changed O
on O
our O
old O
car O
, O
some O
problems O
were O
found O
, O
and O
we O
felt O
it O
was O
not O
something O
that O
absolutely O
had O
to O
be O
fixed O
. O

[ontheway] O
-LRB- O
But O
ms O
is O
no O
small O
matter O
, O
which O
I O
did O
n't O
understand O
, O
but O
the O
listed O
price O
was O
really O
startling O
, O
and O
I O
felt O
they O
were O
murdering O
us O
-RRB- O
. O

So O
I O
never O
paid O
any O
attention O
. O

[ontheway] O
On O
this O
sort O
of O
thing O
, O
when O
selling O
, O
if O
we O
tell O
the O
buyer O
, O
will O
it O
scare O
the O
buyer O
off O
? O

[] O
<POSTER> O
Andreas O

[Andreas] O
See O
whether O
you O
hd O
-LRB- O
hide O
-RRB- O
or O
not O
-- O

[Andreas] O
Anyhow O
I O
absolutely O
dare O
not O
look O
for O
a O
" O
compatriot O
" O
to O
buy O
a O
car O
-- O

[Andreas] O
-LSB- O
in O
ontheway O
-LRB- O
ontheway O
-RRB- O
's O
article O
he O
mentions O
: O
-RSB- O
. O

[Andreas] O
Of O
course O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
them O
personally O
, O
but O
they O
are O
Chinese B-NORP
, O
when O
the O
to O
- O
be O
- O
sold O
car O
has O
a O
problem O
, O
do O
you O
need O
to O
tell O
them O
about O
it O
? O

When O
our O
old O
car O
had O
an O
oil O
change O
[Andreas] O
: O
some O
problems O
were O
found O
, O
and O
we O
felt O
it O
was O
not O
something O
that O
absolutely O
had O
to O
be O
fixed O
. O

-LRB- O
but O
ms O
is O
no O
small O
matter O
, O
which O
I O
did O
n't O
understand O
, O
but O
the O
listed O
[Andreas] O
price O
was O
really O
startling O
, O
and O
I O
felt O
they O
were O
murdering O
us O
-RRB- O
, O
so O
I O
never O
paid O
any O
attention O
. O

On O
this O
sort O
of O
thing O
, O
when O
selling O
, O
[Andreas] O
: O
if O
we O
tell O
the O
buyer O
, O
will O
it O
scare O
the O
buyer O
off O
? O

[] O
<POSTER> O
ontheway O

[ontheway] O
Um O
, O
that O
's O
the O
way O
we O
think O
, O
too O
; O
anyhow O
when O
foreigners O
sell O
to O
us O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
say O
anything O
, O
if O
we O
sell O
it O
back O
to O
a O
foreigner O
, O
it O
's O
OK O
not O
to O
tell O
. O

[ontheway] O
-LSB- O
在 O
Andreas O
-LRB- O
God O
, O
if O
you O
're O
again O
looking O
for O
trouble O
from O
me O
, O
then O
I O
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you O
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mentions O
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-LRB- O
hide O
-RRB- O
or O
not O
-- O

[ontheway] O
Anyhow O
I O
absolutely O
dare O
not O
look O
for O
a O
" O
compatriot O
" O
to O
buy O
a O
car O
-- O

Qingqing B-PERSON
20070104 O

bill O
shen O

Cloudy O
, O
temperature O
about O
four O
degrees O
Celsius O
. O

Yesterday O
Qingqing B-PERSON
did O
not O
fall O
asleep O
till O
1100 O
. O

He O
looked O
sleepy O
on O
the O
train O
, O
but O
he O
did O
n't O
sleep O
. O

Yesterday O
Qingqing B-PERSON
gave O
Mom O
a O
very O
clever O
retort O
. O

On O
the O
train O
Mom O
noticed O
Qingqing B-PERSON
farting O
and O
asked O
Qingqing B-PERSON
whether O
he O
+wanted O
to O
poo O
. O

She O
also O
said O
to O
Qingqing B-PERSON
: O
" O
I O
gave O
birth O
to O
you O
, O
how O
could O
I O
not O
know O
what O
you O
are O
thinking O
about O
? O
" O

In O
the O
evening O
when O
washing O
his O
feet O
at O
home O
, O
Mom O
said O
: O
" O
Let O
's O
sell O
our O
house O
, O
buy O
a O
house O
next O
to O
Grandma B-PERSON
's O
, O
and O
give O
Dad O
the O
remaining O
money O
to O
start O
a O
business O
with O
, O
is O
that O
okay O
? O
" O

Qingqing B-PERSON
did O
not O
say O
a O
word O
and O
stared O
at O
Dad O
. O

Dad O
shook O
his O
head O
. O

Mom O
asked O
Qingqing B-PERSON
: O
" O
Why O
are O
you O
staring O
at O
Dad O
? O
" O

Qingqing B-PERSON
replied O
: O
" O
Do O
n't O
you O
know O
what O
I O
am O
thinking O
about O
? O

Why O
do O
you O
still O
ask O
me O
? O
" O

In O
the O
morning O
Dad O
woke O
him O
up O
. O

Soaked O
crackers O
for O
breakfast O
. O

Dad O
fed O
Qingqing B-PERSON
. O

Getting O
ready O
to O
go O
to O
the O
kindergarten O
, O
Dad O
said O
, O
" O
Let O
Mom O
take O
you O
there O
. O
" O

Qingqing B-PERSON
did O
not O
agree O
: O
" O
I O
want O
to O
go O
with O
Dad O
. O
" O

Dad O
said O
: O
" O
Is O
it O
because O
Dad O
's O
vehicle O
has O
a O
canopy O
? O
" O

Qingqing B-PERSON
did O
n't O
say O
anything O
. O

Dad O
helped O
Qingqing B-PERSON
put O
on O
his O
gloves O
and O
took O
Qingqing B-PERSON
to O
the O
kindergarten O
. O

Qingqing B-PERSON
wanted O
Dad O
to O
tell O
the O
teacher O
: O
" O
I O
lost O
a O
tooth O
and O
can O
not O
eat O
properly O
. O
" O

He O
just O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
say O
it O
himself O
. O

Dad O
told O
the O
teacher O
, O
and O
Qingqing B-PERSON
also O
opened O
his O
mouth O
for O
the O
teacher O
to O
look O
at O
it O
. O

He O
looked O
very O
funny O
. O

Then O
he O
pulled O
Dad O
over O
to O
look O
at O
Qingqing B-PERSON
's O
drawer O
. O

Dad O
helped O
Qingqing B-PERSON
clean O
it O
up O
. O

There O
is O
some O
other O
child O
's O
stuff O
in O
Qingqing B-PERSON
's O
drawer O
. O

Qingqing B-PERSON
took O
it O
out O
and O
put O
it O
back O
into O
the O
child O
's O
drawer O
. O

When O
moving O
the O
chair O
, O
Qingqing B-PERSON
pushed O
it O
: O
Some O
children O
in O
our O
class O
move O
chairs O
just O
like O
that O
. O

Dad O
wanted O
to O
help O
Qingqing B-PERSON
. O

Qingqing B-PERSON
did O
not O
want O
it O
. O

He O
wanted O
to O
move O
it O
by O
himself O
. O

When O
Dad O
came O
back O
in O
the O
evening O
, O
Qingqing B-PERSON
was O
running O
around O
holding O
Mom O
's O
cell O
phone O
, O
talking O
to O
Uncle O
over O
the O
phone O
. O

He O
promised O
Uncle O
yesterday O
that O
from O
now O
on O
he O
would O
take O
Uncle O
's O
call O
. O

Qingqing B-PERSON
was O
calling O
Uncle O
" O
stupid O
, O
" O
just O
like O
he O
called O
Dad O
. O

After O
finishing O
the O
call O
, O
Qingqing B-PERSON
showed O
Dad O
the O
math O
book O
he O
got O
from O
the O
auction O
and O
told O
Dad O
: O
" O
I O
know O
how O
to O
do O
math O
. O
" O

He O
also O
said O
: O
" O
Today O
Mom O
and O
I O
went O
to O
pop O
the O
rice O
ovalettes O
. O

The O
rice O
ovalettes O
were O
still O
moist O
, O
so O
they O
did O
n't O
get O
fully O
popped O
. O
" O

He O
then O
play O
the O
keyboard O
by O
himself O
, O
turning O
down O
the O
volume O
so O
as O
not O
to O
disturb O
the O
old O
grandma O
next O
door O
from O
her O
rest O
. O

What O
a O
thoughtful O
kid O
! O

Dad O
had O
had O
a O
bit O
too O
much O
to O
drink O
and O
did O
not O
talk O
much O
to O
Qingqing B-PERSON
before O
he O
fell O
asleep O
. O

Low O
- O
Cost O
Flying O
; O
the O
Chunqiu O
Airline O
Experience O

vox O

Poster O
: O
vox O
-LRB- O
voice O
-RRB- O
, O
Section O
: O
BackHome O
. O

Topic O
: O
Low O
- O
Cost O
Flying O
; O
the O
Chunqiu O
Airline O
Experience O
. O

Posting O
station O
: O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
-LRB- O
Sat O
Jan O
20 O
09:51:22 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
. O

Low O
- O
Cost O
Flying O
; O
the O
Chunqiu O
Airline O
Experience O
. O

vox O

The O
country O
's O
first O
civilian O
- O
operated O
airline O
is O
headquartered O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O

The O
first O
impression O
is O
that O
the O
English O
name O
is O
too O
vulgar O
, O
china-sss.com O
, O
would O
anybody O
be O
interested O
in O
putting O
this O
company O
's O
announcement O
on O
Jay B-PERSON
Leno I-PERSON
? O

I O
heard O
people O
saying O
the O
ticket O
prices O
are O
cheap O
. O

Then O
I O
went O
online O
and O
looked O
; O
there O
are O
A O
and O
B O
classes O
, O
but O
no O
first O
- O
class O
cabin O
. O

Every O
day O
a O
certain O
number O
of O
specially O
priced O
seats O
can O
be O
reserved O
only O
online O
. O

The O
ticket O
prices O
are O
certainly O
the O
cheapest O
. O

Chunqiu B-ORG
is O
encouraging O
online O
booking O
with O
a O
30 O
- O
yuan O
discount O
, O
which O
saves O
on O
costs O
. O

But O
paying O
online O
in O
China B-GPE
is O
extremely O
complicated O
; O
that O
's O
another O
story O
. O

The O
baggage O
limit O
is O
15 O
kg O
, O
but O
I O
see O
lots O
of O
people O
whose O
baggage O
are O
definitely O
over O
that O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
see O
complete O
data O
online O
for O
their O
flight O
safety O
record O
. O

The O
A320 O
model O
is O
one O
commonly O
used O
only O
on O
minor O
routes O
. O

The O
planes O
are O
not O
as O
old O
as O
the O
same O
models O
in O
the O
U. O
S. O

Signs O
say O
the O
life O
vests O
are O
under O
the O
seats O
, O
but O
in O
fact O
under O
the O
seats O
it O
's O
absolutely O
empty O
. O

Someone O
next O
to O
me O
asked O
the O
flight O
attendant O
, O
and O
she O
was O
unable O
to O
answer O
. O

A O
male O
flight O
attendant O
then O
said O
there O
were O
no O
life O
vests O
. O

After O
I O
got O
back O
to O
the O
States B-GPE
I O
hitched O
a O
ride O
on O
a O
plane O
of O
the O
same O
model O
, O
and O
the O
signs O
said O
the O
seat O
padding O
could O
be O
used O
as O
a O
flotation O
device O
. O

That O
must O
be O
correct O
. O

On O
board O
, O
aside O
from O
a O
small O
bottle O
of O
water O
, O
no O
beverages O
were O
offered O
, O
but O
they O
were O
selling O
boxed O
meals O
, O
all O
of O
them O
with O
the O
same O
packaging O
, O
for O
￥28 O
a O
box O
. O

There O
were O
also O
soy O
- O
sauce O
eggs O
, O
preserved O
eggs O
, O
peanuts O
and O
other O
snacks O
. O

I O
do O
not O
feel O
that O
this O
is O
a O
good O
approach O
on O
brief O
short O
- O
haul O
passenger O
flights O
. O

First O
, O
they O
have O
to O
remember O
the O
passenger O
's O
order O
and O
seat O
number O
, O
collect O
the O
money O
-LRB- O
and O
check O
for O
counterfeits O
-RRB- O
. O
Then O
heat O
the O
meal O
, O
deliver O
the O
meal O
... O
there O
's O
more O
than O
just O
one O
type O
of O
meal O
, O
and O
the O
preparation O
is O
n't O
always O
simple O
. O

It O
's O
all O
helter O
- O
skelter O
enough O
. O

Many O
people O
were O
still O
eating O
just O
before O
the O
plane O
landed O
. O

Plus O
they O
also O
enthusiastically O
peddle O
gifts O
to O
earn O
extra O
income O
. O
Such O
as O
model O
airplanes O
, O
dolls O
... O

I O
saw O
one O
person O
pay O
200 O
for O
a O
model O
airplane O
. O

In O
order O
to O
reduce O
the O
number O
of O
empty O
seats O
, O
the O
plane O
even O
has O
passengers O
going O
to O
different O
destinations O
; O
after O
the O
plane O
landed O
at O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
those O
people O
stayed O
on O
the O
plane O
and O
waited O
for O
the O
cabin O
to O
be O
cleaned O
and O
tidied O
, O
and O
only O
after O
new O
passengers O
were O
boarded O
did O
they O
continue O
on O
their O
way O
. O

After O
we O
landed O
at O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
an O
airport O
bus O
transferred O
us O
; O
they O
did O
n't O
use O
the O
bridge O
. O

They O
said O
this O
was O
another O
cost O
- O
saving O
measure O
. O

In O
short O
, O
the O
plane O
was O
on O
time O
, O
the O
baggage O
was O
delivered O
quickly O
, O
and O
the O
service O
was O
OK O
. O

This O
kind O
of O
train O
- O
like O
business O
approach O
is O
rather O
unusual O
. O

-- O

Dezhou O
Casino O
monopoly O
, O
rocket O
calf O
spur O
. O

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. O

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Poster O
: O
tlu O
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-RRB- O
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Section O
: O
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Topic O
: O
Untimely O
Democracy O
. O

Posting O
station O
: O
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space O
station O
-LRB- O
Mon O
Jan O
8 O
07:57:27 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
. O

After O
Taiwan B-GPE
achieved O
democracy O
, O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
turned O
out O
in O
the O
streets O
repeatedly O
to O
demonstrate O
. O

Since O
Iraq B-GPE
achieved O
democracy O
, O
the O
situation O
has O
bordered O
on O
civil O
war O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
population O
is O
many O
times O
theirs O
, O
and O
our O
average O
educational O
level O
is O
lower O
than O
theirs O
. O

If O
we O
blindly O
pursue O
so O
- O
called O
democracy O
that O
is O
not O
in O
keeping O
with O
the O
times O
, O
what O
happened O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
Iraq B-GPE
will O
certainly O
be O
many O
times O
worse O
here O
-LRB- O
as O
a O
multiple O
of O
the O
population O
-RRB- O
. O

China B-GPE
could O
certainly O
fall O
into O
a O
situation O
of O
rule O
by O
gangsters O
or O
religious O
forces O
, O
or O
civil O
war O
. O

When O
that O
happens O
, O
the O
chaos O
of O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
will O
pale O
by O
comparison O
, O
and O
it O
will O
be O
too O
late O
to O
cry O
. O

Then O
there O
will O
be O
no O
need O
for O
America B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
to O
attack O
us O
, O
we O
'll O
be O
too O
busy O
fighting O
each O
other O
. O

We O
wo O
n't O
need O
to O
be O
concerned O
with O
Taiwan B-GPE
; O
even O
the O
Northeast O
will O
be O
independent O
. O

Let O
's O
say O
it O
again O
: O
it O
suits O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
West O
for O
China B-GPE
to O
become O
a O
disunited O
country O
with O
no O
production O
capacity O
and O
no O
fighting O
ability O
. O

But O
so O
- O
called O
democracy O
is O
just O
a O
talking O
point O
; O
some O
people O
take O
democracy O
as O
the O
ultimate O
form O
of O
morality O
, O
cloaking O
themselves O
in O
democracy O
in O
order O
to O
buy O
contraband O
. O

Promoting O
democracy O
at O
least O
sounds O
better O
than O
promoting O
China B-GPE
's O
return O
to O
a O
feudal O
empire O
or O
primitive O
society O
. O

-- O

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Untimely O
Democracy O
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Posting O
station O
: O
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Jan O
8 O
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2007 O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
answer O
frequently O
asked O
questions O
only O
once O
; O
excuse O
me O
if O
I O
am O
unable O
to O
answer O
each O
similar O
question O
individually O
. O

This O
question O
is O
very O
easy O
to O
answer O
; O
that O
is O
, O
the O
meaning O
of O
these O
leaders O
' O
democracy O
is O
not O
the O
same O
as O
the O
democracy O
of O
those O
who O
are O
anti-Chinese O
. O

The O
leaders O
' O
democracy O
is O
the O
democratic O
dictatorship O
of O
the O
people O
; O
this O
has O
basically O
already O
been O
achieved O
, O
or O
is O
being O
achieved O
. O

Because O
of O
cognitive O
issues O
, O
some O
people O
may O
feel O
they O
have O
been O
cheated O
. O

Do O
not O
misunderstand O
me O
; O
I O
support O
democracy O
. O

But O
I O
support O
democracy O
in O
keeping O
with O
the O
times O
. O

That O
is O
, O
a O
primitive O
society O
has O
the O
democracy O
of O
a O
primitive O
society O
; O
a O
slave O
society O
has O
the O
democracy O
of O
a O
slave O
society O
; O
a O
society O
in O
the O
early O
stages O
of O
socialism O
has O
a O
democracy O
suitable O
for O
the O
elementary O
stages O
of O
socialism O
. O

Changes O
may O
occur O
in O
basic O
concepts O
of O
mathematics O
and O
physics O
because O
of O
new O
discoveries O
; O
does O
the O
substance O
of O
democracy O
really O
remain O
unchanged O
for O
thousands O
of O
years O
? O

In O
other O
words O
, O
in O
the O
appropriate O
period O
, O
and O
for O
the O
appropriate O
groups O
, O
the O
appropriate O
democracy O
needs O
to O
be O
implemented O
. O

That O
is O
my O
view O
of O
democracy O
. O

【 O
Mentioned O
in O
the O
works O
of O
Wang2004 O
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Welcome O
everyone O
to O
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. O

: O
" O
China B-GPE
's O
shortcoming O
is O
that O
it O
lacks O
democracy O
; O
it O
should O
thoroughly O
implement O
democracy O
throughout O
its O
territory O
. O
" O

: O
-- O
June B-GPE
12 O
, O
1944 O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
responds O
to O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
foreign O
reporters O
. O

: O
China B-GPE
has O
a O
fault O
, O
and O
it O
is O
a O
major O
fault O
. O

This O
fault O
, O
in O
a O
word O
, O
is O
that O
it O
lacks O
democracy O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
: O
people O
have O
an O
extraordinary O
need O
for O
democracy O
; O
because O
only O
with O
democracy O
can O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
be O
strong O
: O
only O
then O
can O
Chinese B-NORP
internal O
and O
external O
relations O
: O
get O
on O
track O
, O
only O
then O
can O
we O
win O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
, O
only O
then O
can O
we O
build O
a O
good O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
only O
with O
democracy O
can O
we O
get O
China B-GPE
to O
continue O
: O
its O
unity O
after O
the O
war O
. O

China B-GPE
lacks O
democracy O
, O
which O
all O
of O
you O
present O
are O
fully O
aware O
of O
. O

Only O
with O
democracy O
can O
China B-GPE
move O
forward O
. O

. O

: O
...... O

: O
In O
order O
to O
defeat O
our O
common O
enemy O
and O
to O
establish O
good O
and O
peaceful O
internal O
relations O
, O
and O
good O
and O
peaceful O
: O
international O
relations O
, O
what O
we O
hope O
for O
from O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
government O
and O
the B-ORG
Kuomintang I-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
all O
its O
factions O
is O
that O
they O
all O
implement O
democracy O
. O

The O
entire O
: O
world O
is O
in O
this O
fight O
, O
and O
the O
war O
is O
in O
its O
decisive O
stages O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

The O
decisive O
battle O
will O
come O
soon O
in O
the B-LOC
Far I-LOC
East I-LOC
, O
but O
China B-GPE
lacks O
a O

: O
................... O

-- O

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: O
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. O

In O
an O
idle O
moment O
, O
writing O
about O
my O
blind O
date O
experiences O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
. O

Dreamer B-PERSON

Poster O
: O
Dreamer B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Do O
n't O
ask O
me O
where O
I O
'm O
from O
-RRB- O
, O
section O
: O
Dreamer B-PERSON
. O

Topic O
: O
In O
an O
idle O
moment O
, O
writing O
about O
my O
blind O
date O
experiences O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
. O

Posting O
station O
: O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
-LRB- O
Tue O
Jan O
30 O
19:34:54 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
, O
Forward O
. O

I O
'm O
getting O
older O
, O
and O
my O
mom O
is O
worried O
about O
me O
getting O
married O
; O
I O
've O
seen O
a O
few O
to O
ogle O
at O
, O
but O
I O
've O
cut O
them O
off O
, O
and O
also O
some O
have O
cut O
me O
off O
. O

No O
success O
so O
far O
. O

Finally O
somebody O
introduced O
me O
to O
one O
; O
we O
made O
a O
schedule O
for O
the O
weekend O
to O
go O
to O
a O
classmate O
's O
house O
for O
dinner O
, O
and O
also O
meet O
the O
new O
date O
. O

She O
looked O
not O
bad O
; O
she O
was O
a O
former O
co-worker O
of O
our O
classmate O
's O
wife O
; O
her O
appearance O
was O
proper O
, O
and O
eating O
and O
all O
was O
no O
problem O
; O
I O
'm O
just O
an O
ordinary O
older O
WSN O
. O

mm O
chatted O
and O
chatted O
, O
and O
discovered O
that O
she O
and O
my O
female O
cousin O
were O
classmates O
, O
that O
was O
really O
exciting O
. O

Then O
... O
nothing O
more O
until O
after O
March O
, O
when O
I O
came O
back O
from O
a O
business O
trip O
... O

My O
schoolmate O
's O
wife O
is O
not O
too O
bright O
, O
and O
she O
was O
unable O
to O
help O
me O
ask O
mm O
out O
about O
her O
opinion O
, O
and O
I O
was O
also O
embarrassed O
to O
ask O
, O
and O
all O
my O
schoolmate O
could O
do O
was O
invite O
us O
to O
dinner O
again O
. O

mm O
was O
very O
happy O
to O
come O
to O
dinner O
, O
but O
I O
am O
rather O
shy O
-LRB- O
so O
my O
cousin O
says O
-RRB- O
. O

So O
I O
did O
n't O
talk O
to O
her O
, O
and O
after O
dinner O
we O
all O
sang O
K O
, O
then O
my O
classmate O
's O
wife O
suggested O
I O
see O
mm O
home O
. O

She O
refused O
, O
and O
after O
that O
I O
never O
got O
together O
with O
mm O
again O
... O

That O
was O
my O
first O
time O
... O
for O
a O
blind O
date O
... O

-- O

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Source O
: O
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station O
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・ O
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FROM O
: O
Anonymous O
angelic O
one O
-RSB- O
. O

Cultural B-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
? O
Makes O
Me O
Think O
of O
the O
Past O

iseesea O

Poster O
: O
iseesea O
-LRB- O
iseesoisee O
-RRB- O
, O
Section O
: O
Overseas O
. O

Topic O
: O
Cultural B-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
? O
Makes O
Me O
Think O
of O
the O
Past O

Posting O
station O
: O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
-LRB- O
Wed O
Jan O
24 O
00:42:30 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
. O

This O
anti-Cui O
" O
movement O
" O
made O
me O
think O
of O
the O
past O
. O

When O
I O
was O
in O
junior O
high O
school O
, O
a O
man O
who O
lived O
nearby O
died O
; O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
why O
, O
but O
rumors O
started O
flying O
, O
everybody O
said O
his O
wife O
murdered O
him O
. O

The O
two O
of O
them O
had O
been O
together O
for O
many O
years O
, O
and O
at O
the O
time O
their O
two O
children O
were O
older O
than O
I O
was O
. O

This O
man O
was O
very O
honest O
, O
and O
the O
woman O
had O
always O
been O
very O
sociable O
, O
and O
even O
though O
the O
medical O
examiner O
had O
already O
examined O
the O
body O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
all O
this O
talk O
came O
from O
, O
but O
the O
man O
's O
family O
insisted O
on O
reopening O
the O
casket O
and O
re-examining O
it O
. O

This O
affair O
stirred O
up O
quite O
a O
hubbub O
in O
our O
little O
town O
. O

My O
mom O
, O
too O
, O
just O
kept O
discussing O
it O
on O
and O
on O
. O

To O
my O
mind O
it O
was O
totally O
uninteresting O
, O
I O
just O
felt O
these O
middle O
- O
aged O
women O
were O
extremely O
suspicious O
, O
and O
I O
could O
n't O
see O
what O
all O
the O
fuss O
was O
over O
that O
woman O
. O

Then O
one O
day O
my O
mom O
was O
at O
the O
table O
, O
the O
saliva O
spraying O
, O
and O
I O
just O
could O
n't O
stand O
it O
anymore O
. O

Mom O
, O
do O
n't O
keep O
repeating O
what O
other O
people O
say O
, O
OK O
? O

You O
say O
somebody O
killed O
somebody O
; O
what O
proof O
do O
you O
have O
? O

My O
mom O
rapped O
her O
chopsticks O
on O
the O
table O
: O
You O
're O
just O
a O
kid O
, O
what O
do O
you O
know O
? O

There O
are O
no O
waves O
without O
wind O
; O
if O
this O
were O
nothing O
, O
people O
would O
n't O
be O
talking O
about O
it O
so O
much O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
dare O
answer O
the O
old O
lady O
back O
, O
but O
I O
thought O
to O
myself O
: O
Just O
wait O
and O
see O
, O
wait O
until O
this O
woman O
has O
been O
proven O
innocent O
, O
then O
you O
wo O
n't O
have O
anything O
to O
say O
. O

This O
woman O
was O
really O
quite O
a O
character O
; O
not O
only O
was O
she O
on O
good O
terms O
with O
some O
of O
the O
bigwigs O
at O
the O
plant O
, O
she O
was O
also O
quite O
familiar O
with O
the O
head O
of O
the O
city O
's O
public O
security O
bureau O
, O
who O
had O
been O
transferred O
over O
temporarily O
from O
the O
plant O
. O

The O
matter O
of O
whether O
to O
open O
the O
casket O
dragged O
on O
and O
on O
, O
and O
finally O
, O
because O
the O
pressure O
from O
public O
opinion O
was O
so O
great O
, O
they O
re-examined O
the O
body O
, O
and O
the O
result O
was O
poisoning O
. O

When O
that O
came O
out O
, O
everybody O
was O
in O
an O
uproar O
. O

To O
calm O
the O
public O
, O
finally O
there O
was O
a O
trial O
, O
and O
the O
woman O
was O
found O
guilty O
of O
murdering O
her O
husband O
. O

Everybody O
felt O
that O
, O
in O
such O
a O
case O
, O
she O
would O
certainly O
get O
the O
death O
penalty O
, O
but O
she O
was O
given O
a O
stay O
of O
execution O
. O

After O
several O
years O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
city O
's O
public O
security O
bureau O
became O
head O
of O
the O
provincial O
public O
security O
department O
, O
and O
then O
some O
people O
said O
that O
again O
this O
woman O
might O
show O
up O
in O
the O
provincial O
capital O
. O

I O
think O
that O
if O
the O
world O
did O
not O
have O
" O
wretched O
men O
" O
who O
waste O
endless O
time O
tangled O
up O
in O
this O
sort O
of O
thing O
like O
Cui B-PERSON
's O
, O
or O
" O
big O
- O
mouthed O
women O
" O
like O
my O
mother O
, O
people O
like O
them O
, O
who O
I O
feel O
have O
always O
been O
good O
at O
certain O
things O
, O
then O
people O
would O
be O
able O
to O
get O
away O
with O
murder O
or O
other O
crimes O
. O

-- O

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Instead O
of O
Fighting O
among O
Ourselves O
, O
Think O
of O
Whether O
You O
Have O
Actual O
Power O
to O
Seek O
Benefits O
for O
Chinese B-NORP
People O

zhuxi O

Poster O
: O
zhuxi O
-LRB- O
chairperson O
-RRB- O
, O
Forum O
: O
Overseas O

Title O
: O
Instead O
of O
Fighting O
among O
Ourselves O
, O
Think O
of O
Whether O
You O
have O
Actual O
Power O
to O
Seek O
Benefits O
for O
Chinese B-NORP
People O

Poster O
's O
Site O
: O
mitbbs.com O
BBS O
-LRB- O
Wed O
Jan O
3 O
00:39:42 O
2007 O
-RRB- O

At O
present O
, O
Chinese B-GPE
in O
the O
US B-GPE
are O
already O
an O
underrepresented O
group O
among O
the O
underrepresented O
groups O
. O

Their O
actual O
power O
is O
far O
less O
than O
Indians B-NORP
' O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
people O
's O
influence O
on O
the O
US B-GPE
politics O
and O
society O
is O
almost O
zero O
. O

It O
can O
be O
said O
that O
they O
are O
typically O
subject O
to O
excessive O
humiliation O
-LRB- O
I O
did O
n't O
misuse O
the O
word O
, O
well O
- O
known O
US B-GPE
media O
can O
openly O
humiliate O
Chinese B-GPE
without O
having O
to O
worry O
about O
consequences O
-RRB- O
. O

Under O
such O
circumstances O
, O
these O
self O
- O
proclaimed O
, O
so O
- O
called O
elites O
, O
graduates O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
" O
famous O
" O
universities O
-LRB- O
Note O
, O
I O
mean O
China B-GPE
's O
, O
there O
are O
n't O
many O
of O
those O
braggarts O
attending O
the O
famous O
US B-GPE
universities O
in O
which O
their O
departments O
are O
the O
top O
ten O
-RRB- O
, O
instead O
of O
thinking O
about O
how O
to O
get O
united O
, O
are O
getting O
themselves O
disabled O
first O
. O

Assuming O
that O
you O
have O
achieved O
the O
best O
you O
have O
wanted O
, O
with O
only O
students O
from O
your O
respectful O
universities O
left O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
what O
would O
be O
the O
result O
? O

Could O
things O
exist O
with O
their O
foundation O
gone O
? O

I O
guess O
your O
days O
would O
be O
also O
numbered O
. O

Indians B-NORP
are O
waiting O
to O
reap O
profits O
from O
your O
conflict O
. O

If O
you O
think O
I O
am O
exaggerating O
things O
to O
scare O
people O
, O
then O
shut O
up O
. O

No O
more O
wasting O
your O
own O
and O
other O
people O
's O
time O
out O
of O
boredom O
. O

Be O
a O
student O
, O
or O
a O
researcher O
, O
what O
ultimately O
counts O
is O
the O
vision O
. O

Nobel B-WORK_OF_ART
prizes I-WORK_OF_ART
are O
not O
given O
to O
highest O
scorers O
on O
the O
college O
entrance O
exams O
, O
but O
to O
those O
who O
can O
clearly O
point O
the O
direction O
in O
their O
chosen O
field O
. O

Playing O
little O
clever O
tricks O
on O
minor O
issues O
, O
but O
blinded O
to O
major O
issues O
by O
trifles O
are O
not O
considered O
to O
be O
elites O
. O

Elites O
at O
least O
should O
" O
not O
be O
muddle O
- O
headed O
in O
major O
affairs O
. O
" O

Those O
who O
want O
to O
use O
abusive O
words O
, O
continue O
to O
do O
so O
. O

Even O
if O
I O
would O
be O
drowned O
in O
your O
saliva O
, O
I O
still O
would O
like O
to O
speak O
for O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
compatriots O
who O
want O
to O
get O
united O
. O

To O
put O
it O
impolitely O
, O
you O
people O
and O
your O
name O
will O
be O
both O
gone O
, O
while O
rivers O
will O
flow O
on O
forever O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
whoever O
seeks O
benefits O
for O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
will O
be O
respected O
by O
all O
. O

This O
is O
not O
something O
that O
you O
can O
get O
through O
arguments O
. O

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, O
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: O
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Guangzhou B-GPE
Starts O
Puffing O
Itself O
up O
-LRB- O
reposted O
from O
Moonlight B-WORK_OF_ART
blog I-WORK_OF_ART
-RRB- O

Dift B-PERSON
Wu I-PERSON

I O
went O
to O
sina.com O
today O
and O
suddenly O
saw O
a O
" O
strange O
" O
article O
from O
China B-ORG
Business I-ORG
News I-ORG
: O
" O
Guangzhou O
to O
Become O
First O
Mainland O
City O
with O
a O
GDP O
per O
Capita O
of O
over O
10,000 O
US B-GPE
Dollars O
" O
<http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2007-01-04/051211947888.shtml> O
. O

It O
says O
that O
the O
mayor O
of O
Guangzhou B-GPE
has O
said O
that O
calculated O
by O
the O
number O
of O
people O
registered O
as O
residents O
, O
the O
GDP O
per O
capita O
of O
Guangzhou B-GPE
this O
year O
will O
exceed O
10,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
. O

The O
reason O
I O
thought O
it O
was O
strange O
was O
because O
according O
to O
some O
data O
that O
I O
already O
knew O
about O
<http://www.williamlong.info/archives/459.html> O
, O
Guangzhou B-GPE
's O
GDP O
per O
capita O
should O
only O
reach O
the O
target O
of O
10,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
in O
2010 O
. O

Even O
though O
the O
RMB O
has O
increased O
in O
value O
, O
it O
still O
could O
n't O
be O
this O
fast O
. O

This O
figure O
must O
have O
something O
wrong O
with O
it O
. O

And O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
problem O
was O
still O
the O
population O
figure O
. O

Shenzhen B-GPE
and O
other O
cities O
all O
calculate O
GDP O
per O
capita O
using O
the O
permanent O
resident O
population O
in O
the O
calculation O
. O

For O
cities O
with O
such O
large O
migrant O
populations O
, O
a O
GDP O
per O
capita O
calculated O
using O
the O
number O
of O
registered O
residents O
will O
be O
very O
inaccurate O
. O

If O
Guangzhou B-GPE
calculates O
the O
GDP O
per O
capita O
using O
the O
permanent O
resident O
population O
, O
it O
's O
obviously O
puffing O
itself O
up O
. O

People O
from O
Guangdong B-GPE
are O
usually O
very O
low O
- O
key O
about O
wealth O
. O

They O
'd O
never O
compare O
these O
vanities O
with O
Beijing B-GPE
or O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O

This O
way O
, O
they O
can O
pay O
a O
little O
less O
tax O
to O
the O
central O
authorities O
: O
keeping O
quiet O
to O
get O
rich O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
everyone O
is O
very O
clear O
about O
the O
situations O
in O
Guangzhou B-GPE
and O
Shenzhen B-GPE
. O

For O
many O
years O
Guangzhou B-GPE
has O
been O
just O
a O
little O
behind O
Shenzhen B-GPE
in O
its O
economic O
indices O
and O
all O
aspects O
. O

Its O
GDP O
will O
soon O
be O
exceeded O
by O
Shenzhen B-GPE
's O
, O
yet O
its O
population O
has O
always O
been O
higher O
than O
Shenzhen B-GPE
's O
. O

I O
remember O
I O
wrote O
an O
article O
" O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Mystery I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
Shenzhen I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
GDP I-WORK_OF_ART
per I-WORK_OF_ART
capita I-WORK_OF_ART
<http://www.williamlong.info/archives/459.html> O
. O
" O

Shenzhen B-GPE
's O
GDP O
per O
capita O
is O
calculated O
using O
the O
number O
of O
permanent O
residents O
, O
and O
it O
is O
predicted O
that O
it O
wo O
n't O
top O
10,000 O
US B-GPE
dollars O
until O
about O
2008 O
. O

How O
could O
Guangzhou B-GPE
's O
leaders O
make O
this O
kind O
of O
wild O
assertion O
? O

This O
kind O
of O
showing O
off O
has O
never O
been O
the O
style O
of O
people O
from O
Guangdong B-GPE
. O

Various O
signs O
show O
that O
the O
new O
team O
of O
leaders O
in O
Guangzhou B-GPE
may O
have O
been O
transferred O
from O
another O
region O
. O

They O
tend O
to O
like O
boasting O
and O
like O
playing O
number O
games O
to O
seek O
rewards O
from O
the O
central O
authorities O
. O

If O
this O
really O
is O
the O
case O
, O
then O
Guangzhou B-GPE
's O
prospects O
for O
economic O
development O
may O
be O
indeed O
not O
good O
. O

Fewer O
empty O
words O
and O
more O
real O
action O
has O
always O
been O
the O
straightforward O
style O
of O
people O
from O
Guangdong B-GPE
. O

Only O
by O
keeping O
the O
wealth O
among O
the O
people O
can O
a O
nation O
be O
ultimately O
rich O
. O

Making O
the O
majority O
of O
people O
rich O
is O
the O
most O
important O
. O

I O
hope O
the O
new O
team O
of O
leaders O
in O
Guangzhou B-GPE
will O
carefully O
learn O
from O
the O
experiences O
and O
lessons O
of O
the O
last O
few O
administrations O
and O
not O
to O
rival O
with O
places O
like O
Beijing B-GPE
and O
Shanghai B-GPE
in O
exaggeration O
. O

Otherwise O
Guangzhou B-GPE
's O
development O
will O
really O
be O
a O
cause O
for O
worry O
. O

Yun B-PERSON
Dan I-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
Nuan I-PERSON
: O
Who O
to O
Look O
into O
the O
Backroom O
Deals O
Behind O
the O
Privatization O
of O
State O
- O
owned O
Shandong B-ORG
Luneng I-ORG
Group I-ORG
? O

tangchaoZX B-PERSON

Poster O
: O
tangchaoZX B-PERSON
-LRB- O
tangchaoZX B-PERSON
-RRB- O
Form O
: O
ChinaNews B-ORG

Title O
: O
Yun B-PERSON
Dan I-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
Nuan I-PERSON
: O
Who O
to O
Look O
into O
the O
Backroom O
Deals O
Behind O
the O
Privatization O
of O
State O
- O
owned O
Shandong B-ORG
Luneng I-ORG
Group I-ORG
? O

Poster O
's O
Site O
: O
mitBBS.com O
BBS O
-LRB- O
Fri O
Jan O
19 O
16:24:53 O
2007 O
-RRB- O

Who O
to O
Look O
into O
the O
Backroom O
Deals O
Behind O
the O
Privatization O
of O
State O
- O
owned O
Shandong B-ORG
Luneng I-ORG
Group I-ORG
? O

Yun B-PERSON
Dan I-PERSON
Shui I-PERSON
Nuan I-PERSON

As O
the O
year O
2006 O
ended O
, O
so O
did O
a O
big O
hush O
- O
hush O
" O
deal O
. O
" O

Caijing B-WORK_OF_ART
Magazine O
described O
it O
as O
" O
a O
quiet O
change O
of O
ownership O
for O
this O
vast O
business O
empire O
. O
" O

These O
were O
the O
final O
few O
steps O
as O
Shandong B-ORG
Luneng I-ORG
Group I-ORG
" O
completed O
" O
its O
privatization O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
when O
I O
heard O
the O
big O
name O
of O
Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
I O
usually O
would O
link O
it O
with O
soccer O
. O

I O
could O
never O
expect O
it O
is O
a O
73.805 O
billion O
yuan O
giant O
. O

Yet O
, O
in O
the O
privatization O
of O
this O
giant O
, O
it O
turns O
out O
that O
the O
fairy O
tale O
of O
" O
big O
returns O
on O
a O
tiny O
outlay O
" O
once O
again O
played O
itself O
out O
. O

It O
was O
incredible O
that O
the O
fairy O
tale O
once O
again O
played O
itself O
out O
as O
the O
former O
senior O
managers O
of O
a O
state O
- O
owned O
company O
changed O
in O
the O
blink O
of O
an O
eye O
into O
the O
" O
bosses O
" O
of O
a O
" O
private O
" O
company O
. O

Given O
these O
fairy O
tales O
, O
we O
should O
ask O
what O
backroom O
deals O
there O
were O
behind O
this O
. O

Behind O
a O
fairy O
tale O
there O
must O
be O
backroom O
deals O
. O

This O
is O
now O
almost O
an O
undisputed O
truth O
. O

There O
's O
never O
been O
a O
money O
fairy O
or O
goddess O
of O
wealth O
who O
gives O
wealth O
to O
anyone O
without O
any O
reason O
. O

Zhang B-PERSON
Rongkun I-PERSON
, O
the O
main O
player O
in O
the O
Shanghai B-GPE
social O
insurance O
case O
, O
with O
a O
" O
new O
" O
company O
that O
was O
just O
registered O
and O
claimed O
to O
have O
500 O
million O
in O
capital O
, O
was O
nevertheless O
able O
to O
acquire O
the O
99.35 O
% O
stake O
in O
Shanghai B-ORG
Luqiao I-ORG
held O
by O
Shanghai B-ORG
Chengtou I-ORG
at O
a O
price O
of O
3.2 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

Gu B-PERSON
Chujun I-PERSON
, O
with O
a O
mere O
900 O
million O
, O
" O
acquired O
" O
top O
- O
quality O
state O
- O
owned O
assets O
with O
a O
total O
asset O
value O
of O
13.6 O
billion O
. O

The O
backroom O
deals O
behind O
have O
already O
been O
revealed O
, O
and O
have O
entered O
into O
legal O
procedures O
. O

And O
the O
privatization O
process O
of O
Shandong B-ORG
Luneng I-ORG
is O
also O
bound O
up O
with O
" O
acquisition O
. O
" O

And O
in O
2006 O
, O
the O
" O
final O
" O
total O
" O
cost O
" O
of O
this O
acquisition O
, O
according O
to O
a O
report O
in O
the O
magazine O
Caijing B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
was O
3.73 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

It O
was O
described O
by O
some O
as O
" O
3 O
billion O
buys O
up O
76 O
billion O
. O
" O

For O
the O
" O
buyers O
, O
" O
you O
could O
use O
the O
minute O
probability O
, O
zero O
probability O
such O
as O
winning O
the O
lottery O
or O
pie O
falling O
from O
the O
sky O
as O
an O
analogy O
. O

This O
means O
backroom O
deals O
. O

First O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Caijing B-WORK_OF_ART
report O
, O
Luneng B-ORG
's O
privatization O
process O
lasted O
11 O
years O
-LRB- O
1995 O
- O
2006 O
-RRB- O
. O

From O
state O
controlling O
stake O
→ O
employee O
stock O
ownership O
with O
state O
investment O
→ O
100 O
% O
state O
controlled O
→ O
employee O
stock O
ownership O
→ O
private O
ownership O
, O
it O
has O
gone O
through O
five O
stages O
. O

Yet O
, O
in O
this O
process O
, O
the O
real O
inside O
story O
is O
little O
known O
. O

" O
Sneak O
into O
the O
village O
; O
do O
n't O
fire O
the O
guns O
. O
" O

In O
particular O
, O
the O
final O
stage O
of O
privatization O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
" O
top O
secret O
. O
" O

The O
magazine O
Caijing B-WORK_OF_ART
reports O
: O
" O
The O
names O
of O
the O
two O
' O
new O
owners O
' O
of O
Luneng B-ORG
were O
once O
called O
' O
the O
top O
secrets O
of O
top O
secrets O
' O
among O
a O
very O
small O
circle O
inside O
Luneng B-ORG
. O

Now O
it O
is O
exactly O
these O
two O
mysterious O
companies O
, O
whose O
names O
are O
unknown O
, O
that O
have O
taken O
over O
absolute O
stock O
control O
over O
this O
financial O
conglomerate O
. O
" O

Ordinary O
people O
would O
think O
that O
since O
it O
's O
a O
well O
- O
known O
former O
state O
- O
owned O
company O
with O
huge O
assets O
that O
is O
connected O
with O
investment O
and O
operations O
in O
a O
large O
number O
of O
fields O
and O
connected O
with O
state O
- O
owned O
assets O
of O
enormous O
value O
, O
every O
step O
of O
its O
changes O
should O
be O
taken O
in O
the O
light O
of O
day O
, O
completed O
under O
the O
supervision O
of O
the O
relevant O
regulations O
, O
and O
inspected O
under O
the O
gaze O
of O
the O
public O
and O
the O
media O
. O

If O
it O
's O
all O
rule O
- O
abiding O
, O
reasonable O
and O
legal O
, O
then O
why O
fear O
exposure O
? O
Why O
all O
in O
secret O
, O
hidden O
away O
, O
veiled O
? O

Only O
if O
you O
know O
you O
have O
done O
something O
dishonest O
, O
will O
you O
be O
so O
much O
afraid O
of O
people O
knowing O
and O
try O
to O
make O
it O
" O
the O
top O
secret O
of O
the O
top O
secrets O
. O
" O

Secondly O
, O
at O
the O
recently O
concluded O
plenary O
meeting O
of O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Discipline I-ORG
Inspection I-ORG
Commission I-ORG
, O
they O
required O
and O
emphasized O
strict O
monitoring O
of O
corrupt O
practices O
in O
the O
financial O
sector O
by O
party O
members O
and O
leading O
cadres O
, O
particularly O
in O
the O
area O
of O
the O
transfer O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
assets O
. O

Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
former O
chairman O
Gao B-PERSON
XX I-PERSON
and O
Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
former O
director O
- O
general O
Xu B-PERSON
X I-PERSON
, O
who O
have O
" O
already O
" O
changed O
into O
" O
private O
entrepreneurs O
, O
" O
" O
continue O
to O
serve O
their O
former O
posts O
" O
in O
the O
new O
" O
private O
company O
. O
" O

So O
, O
did O
these O
two O
Party B-ORG
members O
-LRB- O
Gao B-PERSON
XX I-PERSON
previously O
held O
the O
positions O
of O
chief O
of O
the O
Shandong O
Linyi O
administrative O
office O
, O
deputy O
head O
of O
the O
electrical O
utility O
bureau O
, O
assistant O
to O
the O
head O
of O
the O
Shandong B-GPE
electricity O
bureau O
, O
and O
general O
manager O
and O
party O
secretary O
of O
Shandong B-ORG
Luneng I-ORG
Stock I-ORG
Controlling I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O
Having O
gone O
through O
all O
of O
Luneng B-ORG
's O
stock O
transfers O
, O
he O
is O
still O
currently O
the O
chairman O
of O
Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O
Xu B-PERSON
X I-PERSON
has O
served O
as O
head O
of O
the O
electrical O
utility O
bureau O
of O
Linyi B-GPE
, O
Shandong B-GPE
. O
In O
about O
2003 O
he O
first O
entered O
the O
headquarters O
of O
Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
as O
vice O
president O
assigned O
to O
manage O
property O
operations O
, O
after O
which O
he O
was O
very O
quickly O
promoted O
to O
the O
president O
of O
Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
in O
the O
process O
of O
the O
series O
of O
mysterious O
stock O
deals O
at O
Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
carry O
out O
the O
unshirkable O
duties O
which O
the O
party O
members O
should O
undertake O
regarding O
state O
- O
owned O
assets O
and O
the O
public O
interest O
in O
strict O
accordance O
with O
the O
CPC O
Charter O
and O
the O
Party O
's O
strict O
discipline O
? O

Did O
they O
seek O
private O
gains O
for O
a O
small O
group O
or O
for O
themselves O
? O

If O
it O
was O
all O
above O
board O
, O
they O
should O
submit O
a O
report O
to O
the O
party O
organization O
on O
the O
process O
of O
their O
transformation O
from O
the O
senior O
management O
cadres O
of O
a O
state O
- O
owned O
company O
into O
" O
private O
entrepreneurs O
" O
and O
even O
announce O
it O
to O
the O
public O
. O

Thirdly O
, O
according O
to O
a O
1998 O
audit O
report O
, O
when O
Shandong B-ORG
Luneng I-ORG
Group I-ORG
was O
first O
established O
in O
1995 O
, O
it O
had O
150 O
million O
yuan O
in O
registered O
capital O
, O
and O
operational O
assets O
of O
2.6 O
billion O
yuan O
. O

A O
more O
concrete O
image O
is O
" O
just O
five O
people O
and O
one O
office O
" O
expanding O
at O
an O
unimaginable O
speed O
in O
just O
11 O
short O
years O
into O
Shandong B-GPE
's O
73.805 O
billion O
yuan O
giant O
, O
incorporating O
coal O
- O
fired O
power O
stations O
, O
mining O
, O
real O
estate O
, O
engineering O
and O
construction O
, O
finance O
and O
sports O
clubs O
. O

In O
this O
process O
, O
where O
did O
Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
get O
its O
assets O
and O
opportunities O
for O
expansion O
? O

Luneng B-ORG
's O
background O
and O
Luneng B-ORG
's O
" O
birth O
" O
are O
inseparable O
from O
the O
state O
- O
owned O
monopoly O
of O
the O
electricity O
industry O
. O

The O
electricity O
industry O
has O
huge O
assets O
and O
occupies O
a O
market O
position O
of O
natural O
monopoly O
. O

During O
Luneng B-ORG
's O
rapid O
expansion O
, O
how O
much O
" O
blood O
" O
it O
actually O
extracted O
from O
state O
- O
owned O
assets O
seems O
to O
be O
a O
" O
cloudy O
issue O
. O
" O

What O
's O
the O
idea O
with O
scrambling O
to O
" O
complete O
" O
privatization O
before O
this O
issue O
is O
cleared O
up O
, O
handed O
over O
to O
the O
public O
and O
announced O
to O
the O
media O
? O

Fourthly O
, O
it O
's O
said O
that O
the O
two O
private O
" O
companies O
" O
that O
finally O
" O
assumed O
ownership O
" O
of O
Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
, O
Guoyuan B-ORG
Union I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
and O
Shouda B-ORG
Nengyuan I-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Co. I-ORG
-- O
according O
to O
descriptions O
in O
the O
media O
, O
these O
two O
companies O
can O
be O
called O
" O
low O
profile O
" O
and O
" O
mysterious O
. O
" O

If O
it O
was O
an O
open O
and O
above O
- O
board O
" O
assumption O
of O
ownership O
, O
" O
then O
why O
the O
" O
mystery O
? O
" O
Why O
the O
" O
low O
profile O
? O
" O

According O
to O
reports O
, O
the O
origins O
, O
backgrounds O
and O
sources O
of O
capital O
for O
these O
two O
companies O
are O
completely O
beyond O
comprehension O
. O

Is O
it O
possible O
that O
by O
some O
kind O
of O
" O
buying O
from O
yourself O
" O
process O
they O
have O
embezzled O
state O
- O
owned O
assets O
? O

Fifthly O
, O
the O
departments O
supervising O
state O
- O
owned O
assets O
and O
the O
electricity O
industry O
are O
SASAC B-ORG
and O
SERC B-ORG
, O
respectively O
. O

But O
with O
Shandong B-ORG
Luneng I-ORG
Group I-ORG
undergoing O
such O
enormous O
changes O
, O
they O
say O
they O
" O
do O
not O
know O
what O
's O
going O
on O
. O
" O

They O
say O
, O
" O
We O
have O
not O
yet O
received O
Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
application O
materials O
for O
the O
transfer O
of O
stocks O
. O
" O

But O
what O
's O
strange O
is O
that O
according O
to O
reports O
by O
journalists O
, O
Luneng B-ORG
Group I-ORG
's O
business O
registration O
has O
in O
fact O
already O
" O
been O
adjusted O
. O
" O

What O
's O
more O
, O
" O
since O
November O
2006 O
, O
Shandong O
Provincial O
Administration O
of O
Industry O
and O
Commerce B-GPE
has O
not O
allowed O
requests O
to O
see O
or O
inquire O
about O
the O
files O
of O
the O
Luneng O
family O
of O
companies O
. O
" O

What O
on O
earth O
does O
this O
mean O
? O

Is O
it O
the O
Caijing B-WORK_OF_ART
reporter O
" O
making O
rumors O
, O
" O
or O
are O
the O
relevant O
departments O
neglecting O
their O
supervision O
? O

No O
matter O
how O
it O
is O
, O
now O
that O
the O
media O
have O
publicly O
reported O
on O
it O
, O
there O
ought O
to O
be O
some O
answer O
. O

So O
, O
who O
exactly O
will O
look O
into O
these O
backroom O
deals O
that O
have O
been O
exposed O
by O
current O
reports O
? O

-- O

Source O
: O
mitbbs.com O
BBS O
, O
http://mitbbs.com O
-LSB- O
FROM O
: O
152.14 O
-RSB- O

What O
is O
life O
? O

Carefree B-PERSON
- I-PERSON
like I-PERSON

A O
student O
in O
a O
university O
philosophy O
department O
started O
pondering O
the O
question O
of O
what O
is O
life O
. O

But O
he O
asked O
everyone O
around O
him O
, O
and O
none O
of O
his O
teachers O
was O
able O
to O
answer O
him O
. O

So O
he O
left O
the O
university O
and O
went O
looking O
for O
a O
wise O
man O
to O
ask O
. O

After O
10 O
years O
, O
he O
finally O
learned O
of O
a O
wise O
yogi O
deep O
in O
the O
mountains O
of O
India B-GPE
. O

He O
thereupon O
set O
out O
on O
tortuous O
roads O
, O
crossing O
over O
towering O
mountain O
peaks O
, O
and O
finally O
he O
found O
this O
wise O
man O
. O

The O
wise O
man O
was O
seated O
, O
with O
his O
eyes O
closed O
. O

The O
student O
did O
n't O
dare O
startle O
him O
, O
so O
he O
simply O
waited O
from O
dawn O
until O
dusk O
, O
when O
the O
wise O
man O
opened O
his O
eyes O
slightly O
. O

The O
student O
seized O
his O
chance O
and O
hastened O
to O
ask O
: O
What O
is O
life O
? O

The O
wise O
man O
's O
gaze O
shifted O
slightly O
; O
he O
looked O
far O
off O
into O
the O
mountains O
, O
and O
he O
said O
profoundly O
: O
Life O
is O
a O
river O
. O

The O
flustered O
student O
sprang O
to O
his O
feet O
: O

Right O
! O
I O
did O
n't O
take O
a O
university O
course O
on O
philosophical O
enlightenment O
and O
come O
all O
this O
way O
to O
hear O
you O
say O
what O
some O
little O
kid O
might O
say O
! O

What O
the O
hell O
is O
life O
? O

The O
wise O
man O
was O
greatly O
surprised O
; O
he O
too O
jumped O
up O
and O
said O
: O
You O
mean O
... O
life O
is O
n't O
a O
river O
? O

[jilian] O
The O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
has O
just O
passed O
, O
and O
the O
news O
comes O
that O
beginning O
on O
April O
1 O
, O
2007 O
, O
Russia B-GPE
will O
completely O
prohibit O
foreigners O
from O
working O
in O
retail O
; O
by O
the O
end O
of O
2007 O
, O
all O
non-permanent O
points O
of O
business O
will O
be O
eliminated O
. O

[jilian] O
This O
implies O
that O
Chinese B-GPE
in O
Russia B-GPE
will O
be O
forced O
to O
leave O
the O
country O
, O
and O
they O
will O
suffer O
inestimable O
moral O
and O
financial O
losses O
. O

[jilian] O
Folks O
on O
the O
Internet O
have O
reacted O
furiously O
to O
this O
, O
and O
some O
have O
gotten O
emotional O
and O
very O
angry O
. O

[jilian] O
Others O
are O
shouting O
that O
we O
need O
this O
Russian B-NORP
ally O
of O
ours O
and O
must O
not O
cast O
off O
that O
friendship O
over O
a O
small O
matter O
, O
and O
we O
ca O
n't O
get O
Russia B-GPE
angry O
. O

[jilian] O
The O
response O
on O
the O
Internet O
has O
been O
a O
dispute O
rarely O
seen O
in O
the O
forums O
. O

[jilian] O
Right O
now O
, O
people O
are O
focusing O
their O
attention O
more O
on O
the O
government O
and O
the O
foreign O
ministry O
, O
expecting O
the O
government O
to O
step O
up O
and O
take O
some O
action O
to O
resolve O
this O
expulsion O
of O
Chinese B-GPE
that O
the O
world O
is O
watching O
. O

[jilian] O
However O
, O
the O
views O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
embassy O
in O
Russia B-GPE
on O
this O
matter O
, O
obtained O
through O
Internet O
channels O
, O
gives O
one O
pause O
: O

[jilian] O
" O
With O
regard O
to O
Russia B-GPE
's O
newly O
revised O
immigration O
law O
, O
" O
says O
Ambassador O
Liu O
, O
" O
in O
the O
short O
term O
, O
implementation O
of O
Russia B-GPE
's O
new O
law O
will O
have O
a O
certain O
effect O
on O
Chinese B-NORP
businessmen O
traveling O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
but O
in O
the O
long O
term O
, O
it O
will O
benefit O
the O
long O
- O
range O
business O
and O
development O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
businesses O
there O
. O
" O

[jilian] O
He O
said O
, O
" O
The O
many O
Chinese B-NORP
businessmen O
there O
should O
adapt O
to O
the O
situation O
and O
revitalize O
the O
way O
they O
plan O
their O
development O
to O
better O
develop O
themselves O
, O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
the O
embassy O
will O
provide O
assistance O
and O
guidance O
" O
-LRB- O
China B-GPE
's O
ambassador O
to O
Russia B-GPE
, O
Liu O
Guchang O
, O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
Phoenix O
Satellite O
Television O
, O
transcript O
provided O
by O
the O
embassy O
in O
Russia B-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

[jilian] O
Responding O
to O
the O
host O
's O
questions O
about O
this O
, O
Professor O
Wang O
Lijiu O
, O
Russian B-NORP
affairs O
expert O
with O
the O
China O
Contemporary O
International O
Affairs O
Institute O
, O
in O
a O
relaxed O
tone O
, O
again O
stressed O
: O
Russia B-GPE
is O
not O
targeting O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
in O
particular O
; O
Russia B-GPE
is O
entitled O
to O
regulate O
its O
markets O
; O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
should O
adapt O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
. O

[jilian] O
In O
his O
view O
, O
it O
seems O
this O
matter O
does O
not O
affect O
him O
at O
all O
, O
and O
there O
is O
no O
sign O
that O
he O
has O
any O
empathy O
for O
his O
Chinese B-NORP
compatriots O
. O

[jilian] O
The O
attitude O
revealed O
by O
China B-GPE
's O
ambassador O
and O
the O
Russian B-NORP
expert O
leaves O
people O
bewildered O
; O
is O
the O
ambassador O
so O
weak O
that O
he O
does O
not O
dare O
raise O
any O
objection O
? O

[jilian] O
I O
think O
that O
's O
unlikely O
! O

Given O
China B-GPE
's O
current O
international O
position O
, O
this O
seems O
impossible O
! O

[jilian] O
Is O
he O
stooping O
to O
compromise O
on O
the O
matter O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
the O
overall O
situation O
of O
the O
two O
countries O
' O
relations O
, O
therefore O
being O
unable O
to O
negotiate O
with O
Russia B-GPE
? O

[jilian] O
We O
must O
not O
underestimate O
the O
intelligence O
and O
efforts O
of O
the O
embassy O
comrades O
; O
in O
terms O
of O
Professor O
Wang O
Lijiu O
's O
explanation O
, O
since O
Russia B-GPE
established O
this O
policy O
, O
the O
embassy O
has O
already O
negotiated O
. O

[jilian] O
But O
if O
they O
have O
negotiated O
, O
then O
why O
is O
Russia B-GPE
still O
carrying O
out O
this O
barbaric O
, O
large O
- O
scale O
expulsion O
of O
Chinese B-GPE
? O

[jilian] O
In O
terms O
of O
how O
Russia B-GPE
and O
the O
Russians B-NORP
have O
been O
understood O
for O
years O
, O
it O
's O
another O
case O
of O
the O
Russkies O
not O
buying O
what O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
embassy O
is O
selling O
; O
that O
is O
, O
it O
's O
their O
little O
plot O
of O
land O
and O
whatever O
they O
say O
goes O
; O
not O
even O
God O
can O
interfere O
-LRB- O
that O
's O
the O
character O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
race O
-RRB- O
. O

[jilian] O
Looking O
at O
it O
in O
this O
way O
, O
we O
can O
understand O
the O
plight O
faced O
by O
the O
embassy O
; O
when O
you O
negotiate O
with O
Russia B-GPE
, O
the O
Russkies O
do O
n't O
listen O
, O
and O
moreover O
there O
are O
some O
practical O
questions O
in O
this O
situation O
. O

[jilian] O
Getting O
hostile O
with O
the O
Russkies O
is O
also O
too O
unreasonable O
; O
in O
today O
's O
international O
environment O
, O
relations O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
are O
so O
important O
that O
if O
we O
fall O
out O
over O
this O
, O
it O
's O
really O
losing O
sight O
of O
the O
forest O
for O
the O
trees O
; O
the O
result O
of O
conflict O
is O
so O
grave O
that O
nobody O
can O
take O
the O
responsibility O
for O
it O
. O

[jilian] O
But O
with O
the O
vital O
interests O
of O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
compatriots O
in O
Russia B-GPE
and O
pressure O
at O
home O
, O
the O
embassy O
can O
not O
help O
but O
offer O
explanations O
. O

[jilian] O
Therefore O
, O
making O
that O
kind O
of O
strange O
remark O
through O
Internet O
channels O
- O
using O
the O
rationale O
of O
Russia B-GPE
putting O
its O
markets O
in O
order O
and O
cleaning O
out O
foreign O
immigrants O
to O
gloss O
over O
Russia B-GPE
's O
irrational O
harshness O
and O
appease O
the O
anger O
of O
our O
countrymen O
. O

[jilian] O
From O
this O
standpoint O
, O
the O
embassy O
comrade O
also O
feels O
quite O
bad O
! O

[jilian] O
But O
however O
bad O
they O
may O
feel O
, O
it O
ca O
n't O
be O
as O
bad O
as O
those O
compatriots O
who O
have O
lost O
a O
living O
! O

No O
matter O
how O
bad O
, O
the O
embassy O
should O
reach O
out O
a O
helping O
hand O
to O
its O
compatriots O
and O
do O
something O
! O

[jilian] O
For O
a O
long O
time O
since O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
their O
products O
have O
been O
entering O
Russia B-GPE
, O
they O
've O
set O
off O
on O
an O
arduous O
journey O
. O

[jilian] O
They O
've O
experienced O
Russia B-GPE
's O
heavy O
customs O
duties O
and O
extortion O
, O
and O
in O
the O
markets O
they O
've O
endured O
all O
sorts O
of O
piratical O
taxes O
and O
intimidation O
including O
the O
police O
- O
infested O
underworld O
, O
and O
the O
increasingly O
harsh O
, O
blatant O
robbery O
committed O
by O
Russian B-NORP
government O
agencies O
against O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
in O
the O
name O
of O
" O
gray O
customs O
procedures O
" O
; O
all O
these O
things O
show O
that O
the O
action O
taken O
by O
the O
Russians B-NORP
this O
time O
just O
had O
to O
happen O
. O

[jilian] O
If O
it O
did O
n't O
happen O
today O
, O
it O
would O
tomorrow O
. O

And O
since O
this O
happened O
today O
, O
it O
means O
that O
in O
a O
not O
- O
too O
- O
distant O
future O
, O
even O
tomorrow O
, O
Russia B-GPE
will O
take O
even O
more O
extreme O
measures O
to O
cope O
with O
those O
Chinese B-GPE
! O

[jilian] O
With O
regard O
to O
Russia B-GPE
's O
repeated O
extortion O
and O
elbowing O
out O
of O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
-LRB- O
in O
fact O
we O
ca O
n't O
find O
any O
other O
more O
accurate O
or O
appropriate O
terms O
for O
it O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
, O
in O
its O
recorded O
negotiations O
with O
the O
Russians B-NORP
, O
has O
never O
told O
us O
anything O
workable O
for O
this O
situation O
. O

[jilian] O
Therefore O
it O
is O
said O
that O
in O
the O
policy O
adopted O
by O
Russia B-GPE
today O
there O
are O
certainly O
elements O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
side O
having O
negotiated O
weakly O
, O
leaving O
the O
Russians B-NORP
room O
to O
cause O
problems O
. O

[jilian] O
This O
is O
not O
the O
way O
to O
do O
things O
. O

With O
the O
IQ O
of O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
is O
it O
really O
impossible O
to O
solve O
this O
problem O
? O

[jilian] O
No O
! O

[jilian] O
Beginning O
with O
the O
breakup O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
Chinese B-NORP
light O
- O
industrial O
products O
gradually O
took O
over O
a O
large O
share O
of O
Russia B-GPE
's O
markets O
, O
and O
in O
the O
Russian B-NORP
view O
this O
has O
definitely O
not O
been O
a O
good O
thing O
. O

[jilian] O
But O
it O
was O
precisely O
these O
Chinese B-NORP
products O
that O
rescued O
and O
sustained O
the O
Russian B-NORP
markets O
. O

[jilian] O
If O
there O
had O
been O
no O
good O
- O
quality O
, O
low O
- O
priced O
goods O
coming O
from O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
people O
would O
in O
fact O
have O
been O
unable O
to O
endure O
the O
low O
- O
income O
life O
after O
the O
breakup O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
From O
clothing O
to O
toys O
to O
slippers O
and O
household O
items O
, O
it O
was O
Chinese B-NORP
goods O
that O
kept O
Russian B-NORP
prices O
stable O
at O
a O
level O
that O
ordinary O
Russians B-NORP
could O
bear O
. O

[jilian] O
Without O
the O
support O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
goods O
, O
the O
price O
of O
every O
commodity O
in O
Russia B-GPE
would O
have O
risen O
sharply O
! O

[jilian] O
Professor O
Wang O
Lijiu O
's O
view O
is O
not O
correct O
. O

He O
says O
that O
, O
if O
there O
had O
been O
no O
low O
- O
priced O
goods O
from O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
market O
, O
it O
would O
only O
have O
affected O
the O
lower O
levels O
of O
society O
and O
those O
collecting O
pensions O
. O

[jilian] O
" O
In O
Russia B-GPE
, O
ordinary O
working O
people O
are O
the O
vast O
majority O
, O
the O
bulk O
of O
consumers O
, O
and O
every O
weekend O
, O
or O
on O
a O
certain O
day O
in O
each O
household O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
household O
regularly O
makes O
a O
special O
trip O
to O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
market O
to O
buy O
goods O
, O
and O
this O
has O
become O
a O
part O
of O
their O
everyday O
lives O
. O

[jilian] O
Without O
Chinese B-NORP
goods O
, O
they O
could O
only O
go O
buy O
so O
- O
called O
medium O
- O
and O
high O
- O
end O
goods O
, O
and O
with O
these O
goods O
being O
in O
short O
supply O
, O
the O
prices O
of O
all O
medium O
- O
and O
high O
- O
end O
goods O
would O
rise O
, O
without O
exception O
. O

[jilian] O
Therefore O
we O
say O
that O
the O
actions O
taken O
by O
the O
Russians B-NORP
now O
will O
have O
negative O
effects O
on O
all O
of O
Russia B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
From O
Web O
sites O
we O
can O
see O
that O
Russia B-GPE
already O
thought O
of O
these O
kinds O
of O
effects O
when O
it O
formulated O
this O
policy O
of O
expelling O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
They O
are O
planning O
on O
waiting O
until O
this O
sort O
of O
situation O
arises O
, O
and O
then O
they O
will O
step O
up O
with O
a O
new O
, O
adjusted O
policy O
on O
immigration O
. O

[jilian] O
If O
they O
can O
see O
this O
, O
why O
ca O
n't O
we O
see O
and O
make O
use O
of O
this O
point O
? O

[jilian] O
In O
2003 O
, O
SARS O
broke O
out O
in O
Beijing B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
closed O
their O
seaport O
customs O
offices O
, O
and O
prices O
soared O
in O
just O
a O
short O
time O
in O
Russia B-GPE
's O
Far O
Eastern O
regions O
, O
and O
the O
local O
people O
's O
reaction O
was O
unusually O
harsh O
and O
negative O
. O

[jilian] O
But O
that O
was O
a O
natural O
disaster O
, O
and O
it O
could O
n't O
be O
helped O
. O

[jilian] O
From O
this O
we O
can O
see O
and O
confirm O
this O
news O
: O
Chinese B-NORP
goods O
affect O
the O
lives O
of O
a O
large O
share O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
people O
. O

[jilian] O
When O
the O
lives O
of O
the O
Russian B-NORP
people O
are O
impacted O
by O
rising O
prices O
, O
they O
will O
certainly O
be O
displeased O
with O
their O
government O
. O

[jilian] O
When O
the O
Russian B-NORP
people O
are O
dissatisfied O
with O
their O
government O
, O
there O
will O
certainly O
be O
people O
demanding O
that O
the O
government O
take O
, O
or O
the O
government O
will O
on O
its O
own O
take O
, O
measures O
to O
resolve O
the O
people O
's O
discontent O
! O

[jilian] O
Our O
on O
- O
line O
folks O
should O
rest O
assured O
on O
this O
point O
; O
Russia B-GPE
is O
a O
democratic O
autarchy O
, O
and O
sometimes O
the O
efficiency O
with O
which O
it O
takes O
actions O
that O
correspond O
to O
the O
people O
's O
demands O
is O
quite O
high O
. O

[jilian] O
Moreover O
, O
our O
experts O
point O
out O
that O
the O
actions O
taken O
by O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
and O
Putin B-GPE
's O
election O
strategy O
are O
related O
. O

[jilian] O
Even O
if O
it O
's O
to O
win O
over O
people O
's O
minds O
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
could O
certainly O
pass O
a O
law O
to O
resolve O
the O
price O
issue O
. O

[jilian] O
Just O
as O
you O
ca O
n't O
make O
a O
meal O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
rice O
, O
Russia B-GPE
basically O
does O
not O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
resolve O
this O
issue O
by O
itself O
in O
a O
short O
period O
. O

[jilian] O
What O
to O
do O
? O

[jilian] O
Let O
them O
wrack O
their O
brains O
to O
come O
up O
with O
an O
answer O
! O

[jilian] O
Have O
n't O
they O
already O
done O
the O
calculating O
and O
forecasting O
to O
resolve O
this O
issue O
? O

[jilian] O
Do O
n't O
we O
really O
understand O
we O
Chinese B-GPE
in O
fact O
hold O
the O
power O
to O
resolve O
this O
issue O
in O
our O
hands O
! O

[jilian] O
There O
are O
three O
strategies O
for O
resolving O
this O
issue O
: O
Best O
, O
middle O
and O
worst O
. O

[jilian] O
Worst O
strategy O
: O
speak O
out O
strongly O
against O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
's O
expulsion O
of O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
and O
appeal O
for O
the O
safeguarding O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
dignity O
; O
suspend O
all O
trade O
with O
Russia B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
But O
when O
we O
do O
this O
, O
it O
will O
undoubtedly O
damage O
the O
fine O
relationship O
that O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
worked O
together O
to O
establish O
. O

[jilian] O
This O
is O
certainly O
losing O
sight O
of O
the O
forest O
for O
the O
trees O
, O
and O
the O
results O
will O
harm O
rather O
than O
help O
our O
compatriots O
in O
Russia B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
Internationally O
, O
this O
will O
only O
make O
our O
rivals O
happy O
and O
our O
friends O
sad O
! O

The O
U.S. B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
will O
be O
laughing O
at O
us O
. O

This O
is O
not O
feasible O
! O

[jilian] O
Middle O
strategy O
: O
continue O
to O
restrain O
ourselves O
, O
stoop O
to O
compromise O
, O
and O
suffer O
quietly O
. O

[jilian] O
Focusing O
on O
maintaining O
the O
alliance O
in O
international O
politics O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
and O
their O
mutual O
relationship O
. O

[jilian] O
Although O
our O
compatriots O
will O
suffer O
losses O
, O
at O
least O
the O
sky O
is O
not O
falling O
; O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
are O
the O
world O
's O
most O
adaptable O
race O
, O
and O
by O
gritting O
our O
teeth O
we O
can O
always O
get O
through O
this O
. O

[jilian] O
Right O
now O
the O
embassy O
is O
taking O
this O
approach O
! O

[jilian] O
But O
when O
we O
do O
this O
, O
how O
can O
we O
face O
the O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
our O
compatriots O
in O
Russia B-GPE
, O
how O
can O
we O
face O
the O
fervent O
expectations O
of O
the O
people O
in O
China B-GPE
toward O
their O
government O
? O

[jilian] O
The O
embassy O
must O
know O
how O
very O
much O
vituperation O
it O
has O
endured O
on O
the O
Internet O
. O

But O
do O
they O
understand O
the O
on O
- O
line O
folks O
' O
heart O
- O
felt O
intent O
? O

[jilian] O
And O
as O
for O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
, O
it O
can O
only O
step O
up O
its O
deprecation O
and O
belittling O
of O
the O
concerned O
parties O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
further O
foster O
its O
deliberate O
aggression O
and O
arrogance O
. O

[jilian] O
It O
gets O
more O
overbearing O
every O
day O
, O
stirring O
up O
a O
new O
tempest O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
and O
leaving O
behind O
hidden O
dangers O
! O

[jilian] O
Adopting O
this O
kind O
of O
policy O
is O
absolutely O
unacceptable O
! O

Wake O
up O
before O
it O
is O
too O
late O
! O

[jilian] O
Best O
strategy O
: O
pull O
out O
the O
firewood O
under O
the O
cooking O
pot O
, O
face O
the O
situation O
with O
ease O
, O
and O
give O
them O
a O
taste O
of O
their O
own O
medicine O
. O

[jilian] O
Do O
not O
cross O
swords O
directly O
with O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
; O
in O
the O
name O
of O
strengthening O
Sino O
- O
Russian B-NORP
friendship O
, O
improving O
the O
inherent O
quality O
of O
products O
and O
strengthening O
product O
quality O
control O
, O
apply O
strict O
quality O
control O
to O
goods O
headed O
for O
Russia B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
How O
strict O
? O

[jilian] O
Beginning O
now O
, O
if O
one O
Chinese B-NORP
product O
does O
not O
meet O
product O
quality O
requirements O
, O
regardless O
of O
whether O
it O
is O
clothing O
or O
shoes O
and O
hats O
, O
all O
of O
the O
products O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
commodity O
inspection O
agents O
are O
inferior O
products O
. O

[jilian] O
For O
the O
sake O
of O
Sino O
- O
Russian B-NORP
friendship O
, O
we O
must O
bear O
responsibility O
for O
the O
Russian B-NORP
people O
, O
and O
we O
can O
not O
send O
substandard O
goods O
outside O
the O
country O
! O

[jilian] O
Inspections O
must O
be O
thorough O
, O
including O
for O
travelers O
, O
with O
weight O
limits O
strictly O
enforced O
for O
carry O
- O
on O
bags O
. O

[jilian] O
With O
this O
approach O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
foreign O
affairs O
offices O
can O
conscientiously O
explain O
to O
the O
outside O
world O
that O
we O
are O
doing O
this O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
developing O
regular O
trade O
and O
friendship O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

[jilian] O
Besides O
, O
it O
's O
a O
matter O
for O
the O
commodity O
inspection O
departments O
, O
and O
they O
act O
in O
accordance O
with O
international O
requirements O
; O
we O
are O
powerless O
to O
interfere O
. O

[jilian] O
Comrade O
ambassador O
, O
you O
have O
recently O
been O
harshly O
castigated O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
; O
take O
this O
opportunity O
to O
go O
to O
the O
Alps O
for O
some O
R O
& O
R O
and O
do O
a O
little O
skiing O
; O
go O
to O
Hawaii B-GPE
to O
go O
surfing O
and O
relax O
, O
and O
let O
the O
Russian B-NORP
officials O
look O
all O
over O
the O
world O
without O
finding O
you O
. O

[jilian] O
-LRB- O
Winter O
is O
almost O
over O
; O
the O
new O
peak O
season O
for O
demand O
will O
soon O
be O
here O
. O

It O
will O
only O
take O
a O
few O
months O
for O
the O
Russians B-NORP
to O
become O
like O
ants O
in O
a O
hot O
frying O
pan O
, O
seeking O
and O
begging O
the O
parties O
concerned O
in O
China B-GPE
; O

[jilian] O
when O
that O
time O
comes O
, O
we O
can O
discuss O
with O
them O
, O
from O
a O
proactive O
position O
, O
the O
matter O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
goods O
entering O
Russia B-GPE
normally O
, O
the O
matter O
of O
letting O
our O
compatriots O
sell O
those O
goods O
, O
discuss O
the O
matter O
of O
the O
security O
of O
our O
compatriots O
and O
their O
merchandising O
locations O
, O
and O
discuss O
the O
question O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
regularly O
[jilian] O
and O
legally O
paying O
taxes O
in O
Russia B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

[jilian] O
As O
for O
the O
matter O
of O
when O
quality O
inspection O
standards O
can O
be O
loosened O
up O
, O
and O
to O
what O
extent O
, O
we O
will O
determine O
that O
according O
to O
such O
factors O
as O
Russia B-GPE
's O
internal O
situation O
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
's O
attitude O
, O
and O
the O
process O
discussed O
unilaterally O
! O

[jilian] O
This O
approach O
provides O
timely O
help O
to O
our O
compatriots O
in O
Russia B-GPE
and O
it O
is O
the O
best O
support O
! O

[jilian] O
With O
Chinese B-NORP
products O
not O
coming O
in O
, O
warehouses O
are O
ultimately O
limited O
, O
and O
scarce O
goods O
become O
expensive O
; O
there O
will O
be O
no O
urgency O
to O
sell O
off O
goods O
that O
are O
n't O
coming O
in O
regularly O
, O
and O
people O
will O
come O
up O
with O
ways O
to O
use O
their O
legal O
status O
to O
protect O
their O
goods O
and O
themselves O
, O
and O
sell O
off O
the O
goods O
they O
do O
have O
at O
a O
good O
price O
-LRB- O
in O
Russia B-GPE
, O
things O
wo O
n't O
sell O
slowly O
anyhow O
-RRB- O
. O

[jilian] O
If O
China B-GPE
really O
uses O
this O
approach O
, O
our O
compatriots O
will O
gain O
from O
this O
disaster O
! O

[jilian] O
In O
this O
way O
, O
there O
might O
be O
some O
short O
- O
lived O
impact O
on O
seaport O
trade O
units O
and O
domestic O
foreign O
- O
trade O
manufacturers O
. O

[jilian] O
But O
this O
impact O
is O
not O
created O
by O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
If O
we O
do O
not O
use O
this O
approach O
, O
the O
impact O
on O
them O
will O
be O
even O
greater O
. O

[jilian] O
Without O
our O
compatriots O
working O
hard O
in O
shipping O
goods O
and O
selling O
to O
Russia B-GPE
and O
establishing O
regular O
trade O
channels O
in O
Russia B-GPE
, O
the O
manufacturer O
's O
interests O
will O
sooner O
or O
later O
be O
harmed O
. O

[jilian] O
And O
the O
government O
's O
behavior O
will O
lay O
the O
foundation O
for O
long O
- O
term O
development O
in O
the O
future O
. O

[jilian] O
As O
for O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
, O
because O
the O
policy O
of O
expelling O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
will O
have O
led O
to O
soaring O
prices O
, O
it O
will O
face O
pressure O
from O
many O
sides O
: O
international O
public O
opinion O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
, O
the O
Russian B-NORP
public O
, O
and O
all O
the O
Russian B-NORP
parties O
vying O
in O
the O
elections O
. O

[jilian] O
There O
will O
be O
a O
basic O
transformation O
of O
the O
former O
situation O
, O
in O
which O
our O
embassy O
battled O
the O
Russian B-NORP
government O
alone O
. O

[jilian] O
This O
approach O
benefits O
bilateral O
relations O
, O
Russia B-GPE
saves O
face O
, O
and O
the O
blister O
on O
its O
foot O
is O
something O
Russia B-GPE
itself O
will O
have O
to O
live O
with O
. O

[jilian] O
History O
and O
geography O
have O
already O
determined O
that O
the O
relationship O
between O
these O
two O
great O
countries O
is O
an O
informal O
alliance O
. O

[jilian] O
Dealing O
with O
this O
alliance O
relationship O
is O
not O
simply O
a O
matter O
of O
being O
conciliatory O
; O
it O
's O
more O
one O
of O
unity O
in O
conflict O
, O
conflict O
in O
unity O
; O
without O
the O
conflict O
, O
there O
is O
no O
unity O
. O

We O
need O
to O
master O
the O
art O
of O
conflict O
. O

[jilian] O
In O
this O
bilateral O
relationship O
, O
China B-GPE
has O
no O
capital O
for O
being O
hostile O
, O
nor O
does O
Russia B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
With O
this O
approach O
, O
there O
is O
no O
need O
to O
fear O
that O
goods O
from O
other O
countries O
will O
step O
into O
the O
vacuum O
and O
replace O
Chinese B-NORP
goods O
; O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
South B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
, O
Vietnam B-GPE
and O
the O
Central O
Asian O
countries O
all O
face O
the O
same O
crisis O
in O
Russia B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
Right O
now O
they O
are O
keeping O
an O
eye O
on O
China B-GPE
's O
reaction O
; O
if O
China B-GPE
handles O
the O
matter O
well O
, O
it O
will O
also O
give O
them O
ambitions O
, O
thereby O
increasing O
China B-GPE
's O
prestige O
. O

[jilian] O
Since O
Russia B-GPE
introduced O
the O
gray O
customs O
procedures O
the O
year O
before O
last O
, O
I O
have O
been O
expecting O
the O
government O
to O
take O
such O
measures O
as O
handling O
the O
big O
issue O
with O
smart O
power O
and O
pulling O
firewood O
out O
under O
the O
cooking O
pot O
to O
resolve O
the O
issue O
of O
Russia B-GPE
's O
expelling O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
, O
but O
what O
I O
have O
seen O
has O
merely O
been O
Russia B-GPE
getting O
an O
inch O
and O
taking O
a O
foot O
! O

[jilian] O
I O
became O
fluent O
in O
Russian O
based O
solely O
on O
self O
- O
study O
, O
and O
I O
have O
strong O
feelings O
for O
Russia B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
I O
hope O
our O
? O
? O
in O
the O
streets O
of O
Russia B-GPE
; O
the O
reason O
is O
very O
simple O
: O
it O
's O
because O
- O
I O
am O
Chinese B-NORP
. O

Is O
it O
Really O
Healthy O
to O
Drink O
Milk O
on O
Empty O
Stomach O
? O

Healthy O
and O
happy O

Protein O
will O
be O
wasted O
to O
drinking O
milk O
on O
empty O
stomach O
? O

Some O
say O
drinking O
milk O
on O
empty O
stomach O
will O
consume O
the O
protein O
wastefully O
as O
energy O
, O

but O
actually O
milk O
contains O
about O
45 O
% O
lactose O
, O
which O
is O
carbohydrate O
that O
will O
decompose O
first O
to O
supply O
energy O
and O
save O
protein O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
milk O
also O
contains O
about O
3 O
% O
fat O
, O
which O
also O
plays O
the O
role O
of O
supplying O
energy O
. O

Therefore O
, O
drinking O
milk O
on O
empty O
stomach O
will O
not O
lead O
to O
protein O
waste O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
infants O
under O
the O
age O
of O
one O
can O
drink O
milk O
on O
empty O
stomach O
and O
absorb O
nutrients O
proves O
that O
milk O
contains O
a O
variety O
of O
nutrients O
that O
can O
be O
fully O
used O
by O
the O
human O
body O
. O

Even O
if O
the O
digestion O
rate O
will O
be O
slightly O
lowered O
, O
it O
is O
healthier O
to O
drink O
milk O
on O
empty O
stomach O
than O
to O
eat O
nothing O
the O
whole O
morning O
when O
there O
is O
no O
time O
for O
breakfast O
. O

Tip O
: O
drink O
boiled O
water O
before O
milk O
. O

It O
is O
not O
appropriate O
to O
take O
milk O
as O
the O
only O
drink O
in O
the O
early O
morning O
. O

When O
you O
get O
up O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
it O
's O
better O
to O
drink O
a O
big O
glass O
of O
boiled O
water O
-LRB- O
light O
honey O
water O
is O
better O
in O
case O
of O
a O
dry O
indoor O
environment O
during O
the O
heating O
season O
-RRB- O
before O
consuming O
milk O
. O

As O
milk O
has O
higher O
osmotic O
pressure O
, O
it O
is O
far O
less O
quick O
and O
effective O
compared O
to O
boiled O
water O
in O
terms O
of O
supplying O
moisture O
. O

Who O
can O
not O
drink O
milk O
on O
empty O
stomach O
? O

What O
needs O
our O
attention O
is O
that O
if O
there O
are O
abdominal O
distention O
or O
diarrhea O
after O
drinking O
milk O
, O
it O
is O
then O
indeed O
inappropriate O
to O
drink O
a O
lot O
of O
milk O
with O
on O
empty O
stomach O
. O

It O
is O
better O
to O
have O
some O
starchy O
food O
before O
you O
drink O
milk O
in O
multiple O
small O
serves O
, O
and O
it O
is O
better O
to O
have O
yogurt O
. O

Experts O
said O
milk O
can O
not O
be O
consumed O
on O
empty O
stomach O
20 O
years O
ago O
, O
because O
Chinese B-GPE
had O
few O
chances O
to O
drink O
milk O
. O

Once O
they O
were O
weaned O
from O
breast O
milk O
, O
they O
hardly O
saw O
any O
dairy O
products O
. O

Long O
- O
term O
separation O
from O
dairy O
products O
led O
to O
" O
lactose O
intolerance O
" O
of O
the O
body O
. O

People O
suffered O
abdominal O
distention O
, O
diarrhea O
or O
dyspepsia O
whenever O
they O
drink O
milk O
. O

If O
they O
drink O
too O
fast O
, O
especially O
drinking O
milk O
on O
empty O
stomach O
, O
the O
symptom O
would O
exacerbate O
. O

Now O
time O
is O
different O
, O
and O
the O
diet O
pattern O
has O
also O
changed O
. O

Many O
children O
and O
young O
people O
often O
consume O
milk O
, O
yogurt O
, O
ice O
cream O
and O
even O
cheese O
since O
childhood O
, O
which O
bring O
them O
strong O
ability O
to O
digest O
milk O
lactose O
. O

Even O
if O
they O
drink O
milk O
on O
empty O
stomach O
, O
they O
will O
not O
feel O
uncomfortable O
. O

So O
, O
the O
so O
- O
called O
remark O
of O
" O
no O
milk O
on O
an O
empty O
stomach O
" O
should O
be O
changed O
, O
at O
least O
with O
a O
premise O
added O
, O
instead O
of O
being O
generalized O
. O

Click O
for O
more O
detailed O
information O
www.120zy.com O
. O

The O
Miracle O
of O
the O
Victory O
over O
Japan B-GPE
Was O
Made O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
People O
Themselves O
-LRB- O
the O
calcium O
- O
deficient O
must O
read O
this O
-RRB- O

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: O
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-LRB- O
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-RRB- O
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: O
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: O
The O
Miracle O
of O
the O
Victory O
over O
Japan B-GPE
Was O
Made O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
People O
Themselves O
-LRB- O
the O
calcium O
- O
deficient O
must O
read O
this O
-RRB- O

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station O
: O
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station O
-LRB- O
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30 O
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. O

The O
Miracle O
of O
the O
Victory O
over O
Japan B-GPE
Was O
Made O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
People O
Themselves O
-LRB- O
the O
calcium O
- O
deficient O
must O
read O
this O
-RRB- O

http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=memory&MsgID=106201 O

Source O
: O
Ta B-PERSON
Siye I-PERSON
on O
07 O
- O
01 O
- O
27 O
17:07:38 O
. O

" O
8 O
/ O
15 O
" O
- O
our O
victory O
day O
. O

（一） O

For O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
, O
today O
is O
a O
special O
day O
. O

This O
day O
came O
with O
great O
difficulty O
for O
China B-GPE
. O

Before O
the O
war O
, O
the O
gap O
between O
China B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
was O
far O
greater O
than O
mere O
numbers O
. O

Before O
the O
war O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
steel O
production O
was O
less O
than O
200,000 O
tons O
-LRB- O
steel O
production O
in O
China B-GPE
was O
centered O
mainly O
in O
the O
northeast O
, O
and O
it O
was O
controlled O
by O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
-RRB- O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
was O
about O
9 O
million O
tons O
. O

The O
important O
thing O
is O
that O
Japan B-GPE
had O
a O
complete O
industrial O
system O
and O
was O
able O
to O
independently O
produce O
all O
its O
weapons O
, O
from O
handguns O
to O
aircraft O
carriers O
, O
and O
it O
had O
a O
formidable O
research O
production O
capacity O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
every O
year O
they O
were O
able O
to O
produce O
1,580 O
airplanes O
, O
744 O
large O
- O
bore O
cannon O
, O
330 O
tanks O
, O
, O
more O
than O
9,500 O
vehicles O
, O
with O
a O
shipbuilding O
capacity O
of O
more O
than O
400,000 O
tons O
and O
a O
naval O
construction O
capacity O
of O
50,000 O
tons O
. O

Compared O
to O
this O
, O
at O
the O
time O
China B-GPE
could O
only O
produce O
rifles O
and O
small O
cannon O
; O
its O
capacity O
to O
produce O
heavy O
weapons O
was O
zero O
. O

The O
only O
munitions O
plant O
capable O
of O
producing O
heavy O
weapons O
in O
the O
northeast O
was O
taken O
over O
by O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
. O

This O
means O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
consumption O
could O
not O
be O
met O
. O

Before O
the O
war O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
air O
force O
had O
some O
300 O
airplanes O
; O
that O
may O
seem O
like O
quite O
a O
few O
, O
but O
they O
were O
all O
used O
up O
in O
just O
one O
year O
, O
and O
afterward O
we O
could O
only O
watch O
as O
Japanese B-NORP
aircrafts O
ruled O
the O
skies O
over O
China B-GPE
. O

On O
the O
surface O
, O
China B-GPE
is O
a O
large O
country O
, O
and O
Japan B-GPE
was O
the O
little O
guy O
taking O
on O
the O
giant O
. O

The O
most O
obvious O
part O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
being O
a O
big O
country O
was O
its O
population O
advantage O
. O

In O
fact O
Japan B-GPE
's O
total O
population O
after O
it O
had O
taken O
over O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
the O
Northeast O
, O
and O
Korea B-GPE
was O
not O
so O
very O
much O
smaller O
than O
China B-GPE
's O
, O
with O
about O
200 O
million O
people O
, O
at O
best O
a O
2:1 O
ratio O
. O

The O
important O
thing O
is O
that O
Japan B-GPE
had O
a O
complete O
reserve O
system O
, O
with O
more O
than O
four O
million O
reserves O
who O
had O
received O
basic O
military O
training O
. O

China B-GPE
had O
basically O
no O
reserve O
military O
personnel O
, O
and O
the O
" O
national O
army O
" O
relied O
primarily O
on O
seizing O
able O
- O
bodied O
men O
to O
fill O
its O
ranks O
. O

These O
so O
- O
called O
able O
- O
bodied O
men O
were O
sorely O
lacking O
in O
training O
; O
all O
they O
could O
do O
was O
learn O
to O
fight O
in O
battle O
. O

Therefore O
, O
in O
the O
field O
, O
it O
often O
happened O
that O
a O
Japanese B-NORP
battalion O
-LRB- O
battalion O
system O
-RRB- O
was O
able O
to O
defeat O
a O
whole O
division O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
army O
; O
it O
was O
not O
just O
the O
difference O
in O
equipment O
: O
even O
more O
important O
were O
the O
differences O
in O
logistical O
supplies O
and O
training O
. O

> O
The O
training O
gap O
in O
particular O
can O
be O
said O
to O
have O
been O
the O
difference O
between O
earth O
and O
sky O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
the O
standards O
of O
Western B-NORP
armies O
, O
except O
for O
a O
few O
divisions O
, O
at O
the O
time O
for O
most O
of O
the O
millions O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
military O
units O
of O
every O
description O
it O
would O
be O
more O
appropriate O
to O
speak O
of O
militia O
, O
or O
mobs O
of O
bandits O
. O

What O
was O
even O
more O
disheartening O
was O
China B-GPE
's O
disintegration O
: O

After O
ten O
years O
of O
bloody O
battles O
between O
the O
Nationalists B-NORP
and O
the O
Communists B-NORP
, O
and O
among O
the O
warlords O
like O
Jiang B-PERSON
, O
Feng B-PERSON
, O
Yan B-PERSON
and O
Gui B-PERSON
, O
China B-GPE
's O
vital O
organs O
were O
diseased O
, O
and O
it O
was O
like O
adding O
frost O
on O
top O
of O
snow O
. O

Japan B-GPE
's O
plans O
to O
" O
conquer O
China B-GPE
in O
one O
attack O
" O
and O
to O
" O
take O
China B-GPE
in O
three O
to O
six O
months O
" O
were O
not O
mere O
fantasy O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
low O
- O
key O
War B-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
also O
had O
a O
basis O
in O
reality O
: O
it O
seemed O
that O
without O
a O
miracle O
, O
China B-GPE
would O
be O
doomed O
. O

-LRB O
2 O
-RRB- O

But O
the O
miracle O
happened O
, O
and O
what O
is O
more O
, O
this O
miracle O
was O
created O
by O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
! O

In O
the O
face O
of O
an O
unprecedented O
national O
enemy O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
race O
demonstrated O
rare O
courage O
and O
fortitude O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
their O
military O
strength O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
army O
taking O
on O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
was O
like O
an O
egg O
attacking O
a O
rock O
. O

But O
the O
eggs O
advanced O
again O
and O
again O
, O
and O
the O
wounds O
on O
the O
rock O
added O
up O
! O

In O
Shanghai B-GPE
, O
in O
Taierzhuang B-GPE
, O
in O
Wanjialing B-GPE
, O
the O
prestige O
of O
the O
" O
Great B-ORG
Japanese I-ORG
Imperial I-ORG
Army I-ORG
" O
came O
tumbling O
down O
again O
and O
again O
. O

In O
his O
memoirs O
, O
Li B-PERSON
Zongren I-PERSON
took O
great O
delight O
in O
talking O
about O
Taierzhuang B-GPE
, O
where O
he O
used O
cast O
- O
off O
troops O
, O
Sichuan O
troops O
and O
Northeastern O
troops O
to O
inflict O
heavy O
losses O
on O
the O
supremely O
arrogant O
" O
Great B-ORG
Japanese I-ORG
Imperial I-ORG
Army I-ORG
" O
; O
in O
his O
own O
view O
, O
it O
was O
all O
rather O
inconceivable O
. O

For O
four O
years O
, O
from O
1937 O
to O
1941 O
, O
China B-GPE
fought O
against O
Japan B-GPE
on O
its O
own O
, O
and O
it O
even O
counterattacked O
. O

China B-GPE
organized O
a O
winter O
offensive O
on O
the O
front O
in O
1939 O
. O

In O
1940 O
there O
were O
a O
hundred O
battles O
in O
the O
enemy O
's O
rear O
area O
, O
which O
let O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
know O
that O
their O
enemy O
was O
still O
alive O
and O
kicking O
. O

In O
order O
to O
resolve O
the O
" O
China B-GPE
incident O
, O
" O
Japan B-GPE
sent O
in O
even O
young O
boys O
to O
fight O
; O
at O
the O
height O
of O
it O
, O
there O
was O
only O
one O
division O
left O
in O
Japan B-GPE
. O

Of O
course O
if O
Japan B-GPE
had O
fully O
mobilized O
, O
it O
could O
have O
called O
up O
several O
million O
more O
troops O
, O
as O
in O
the O
later O
time O
when O
they O
knew O
they O
were O
about O
to O
be O
annihilated O
. O

But O
mobilizing O
troops O
at O
home O
and O
sending O
them O
off O
to O
another O
country O
are O
two O
different O
things O
; O
it O
was O
just O
that O
their O
logistics O
could O
n't O
support O
it O
. O

Troops O
leaving O
the O
country O
to O
fight O
need O
to O
be O
lean O
and O
vigorous O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
that O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
did O
n't O
want O
to O
settle O
the O
" O
China B-GPE
incident O
, O
" O
it O
was O
that O
they O
could O
n't O
. O

What O
created O
this O
miracle O
in O
reality O
was O
the O
awakening O
of O
the O
sense O
of O
modern O
Chinese B-NORP
nationhood O
. O

In O
historical O
China B-GPE
, O
you O
were O
loyal O
to O
the O
emperor O
, O
not O
to O
the O
country O
. O

Yue B-PERSON
Fei I-PERSON
directly O
smashed O
the O
home O
of O
the O
enemy O
in O
order O
to O
wash O
away O
the O
" O
shame O
of O
Jingkang O
and O
the O
officials O
' O
regret O
. O
" O

When O
Shi B-PERSON
Kefa I-PERSON
wept O
blood O
, O
it O
was O
for O
the O
death O
of O
the O
Chongzhen O
Emperor O
. O

In O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Anti-Japanese I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
burned O
with O
an O
enormous O
patriotic O
fervor O
, O
and O
they O
demonstrated O
a O
fierce O
determination O
to O
resist O
. O

In O
their O
memoirs O
, O
generals O
of O
the O
Nationalist O
army O
mention O
that O
when O
they O
were O
wounded O
in O
the O
civil O
war O
no O
one O
paid O
any O
attention O
, O
and O
they O
themselves O
all O
felt O
like O
thieves O
. O

But O
generals O
wounded O
fighting O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
received O
endless O
fresh O
flowers O
in O
condolence O
, O
making O
them O
feel O
like O
the O
center O
of O
attention O
. O

This O
was O
such O
an O
enormous O
contrast O
that O
it O
was O
a O
great O
stimulus O
for O
the O
Nationalist O
army O
generals O
. O

With O
the O
fatherland O
in O
jeopardy O
, O
even O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
demonstrated O
unprecedented O
patriotic O
fervor O
, O
vigorously O
supporting O
China B-GPE
's O
War B-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
, O
providing O
both O
manpower O
and O
financial O
aid O
. O

Large O
numbers O
of O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
returned O
to O
fight O
; O
in O
some O
years O
the O
aid O
donated O
by O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
amounted O
to O
one O
- O
half O
of O
the O
government O
's O
expenditures O
, O
creating O
a O
fresh O
contrast O
to O
the O
historically O
poor O
image O
of O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
as O
lacking O
civic O
pride O
and O
being O
politically O
indifferent O
. O

During O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
, O
overseas O
Chinese B-GPE
donated O
hundreds O
of O
times O
more O
money O
than O
did O
overseas O
Japanese B-GPE
. O

The B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Army I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Jin I-ORG
Army I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Sichuan I-ORG
Army I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Northwest I-ORG
Army I-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
Gui I-ORG
Army I-ORG
, O
etc. O
, O
and O
of O
course O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
and O
the B-ORG
New I-ORG
Fourth I-ORG
Army I-ORG
, O
which O
until O
then O
had O
been O
implacable O
enemies O
, O
came O
together O
to O
rescue O
the O
imperiled O
nation O
, O
and O
that O
was O
not O
an O
easy O
matter O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
the O
officers O
and O
men O
of O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Army I-ORG
almost O
all O
had O
an O
account O
of O
blood O
and O
tears O
. O

The O
Nationalist O
Army O
's O
purging O
of O
the B-ORG
Red I-ORG
Army I-ORG
base O
areas O
was O
no O
less O
fierce O
than O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
policy O
of O
killing O
, O
burning O
and O
looting O
. O

If O
we O
think O
of O
the O
end O
of O
the B-ORG
Ming I-ORG
Dynasty I-ORG
, O
when O
the O
state O
was O
about O
to O
fall O
, O
the O
southern O
Ming B-ORG
continued O
its O
bickering O
, O
with O
endless O
internal O
disputes O
among O
the O
various O
princes O
who O
all O
seemed O
to O
be O
enjoying O
it O
. O

-LRB- O
In O
Jin O
Yong O
's O
masterpiece O
, O
Luding B-WORK_OF_ART
Annals I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
just O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
selecting O
an O
heir O
between O
Zhu B-PERSON
Three I-PERSON
and O
Zhu O
Five O
, O
two O
royal O
families O
started O
fighting O
and O
got O
one O
of O
the O
key O
persons O
killed O
, O
which O
stirred O
up O
a O
great O
storm O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
state O
of O
disunity O
repeatedly O
lamented O
by O
Sun B-PERSON
Yatsen I-PERSON
had O
quite O
unexpectedly O
turned O
to O
unity O
, O
and O
at O
least O
in O
the O
early O
phases O
of O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
all O
sides O
basically O
cooperated O
in O
good O
faith O
and O
all O
made O
an O
effort O
; O
it O
ca O
n't O
be O
said O
that O
this O
is O
not O
a O
miracle O
of O
history O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Brothers O
Magic O
Sky O
-LRB- O
Chen B-PERSON
Qingpin I-PERSON
, O
Chen B-PERSON
Zhonghou I-PERSON
-RRB- O
previously O
read O
a O
book O
; O
the O
author O
signed O
his O
name O
as O
" O
Shaohua O
, O
Youhu O
. O
" O

The O
book O
was O
entitled O
" B-WORK_OF_ART
Lin I-WORK_OF_ART
Biao I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
His I-WORK_OF_ART
Life I-WORK_OF_ART
" I-WORK_OF_ART

In O
the O
ninth O
chapter O
, O
" O
First B-WORK_OF_ART
Medal I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
War I-WORK_OF_ART
against I-WORK_OF_ART
Japan I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
" O
it O
mentions O
that O
after O
the O
great O
victory O
at O
Pingxingguan B-GPE
, O
Lin B-PERSON
Biao I-PERSON
was O
accidentally O
wounded O
. O

At O
the O
time O
, O
the O
chief O
of O
staff O
and O
front O
- O
line O
commander O
of O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
's O
second O
theater O
of O
operations O
, O
Wei B-PERSON
Lihuang I-PERSON
, O
got O
the O
news O
and O
made O
a O
special O
trip O
to O
Ershilibao B-GPE
in O
Yan'an B-GPE
to O
extend O
his O
condolences O
. O

The O
next O
day O
, O
he O
was O
unexpectedly O
detained O
as O
he O
returned O
to O
Xi'an B-GPE
, O
and O
he O
personally O
ordered O
that O
the B-ORG
Eighth I-ORG
Route I-ORG
Army I-ORG
be O
given O
a O
million O
rounds O
of O
ammunition O
, O
250,000 O
hand O
grenades O
, O
and O
180 O
boxes O
of O
cartons O
of O
beef O
. O

" O
Thirty O
days O
later O
, O
when O
more O
than O
ten O
military O
trucks O
brought O
the O
ammunition O
and O
canned O
beef O
to O
Ershilibao B-GPE
, O
a O
flush O
of O
red O
appeared O
on O
Lin B-PERSON
Biao I-PERSON
's O
pallid O
face O
, O
and O
he O
said O
repeatedly O
, O
" O
It O
's O
a O
huge O
gift O
, O
it O
's O
a O
huge O
gift O
! O
" O

This O
shows O
that O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
was O
the O
cradle O
for O
the O
rebirth O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

During O
the O
war O
, O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
left O
no O
stone O
unturned O
in O
threatening O
to O
bribe O
Chinese B-GPE
into O
collaborating O
. O

But O
of O
the O
many O
powerful O
local O
warlords O
, O
not O
one O
went O
over O
to O
the O
other O
side O
. O

Even O
outmoded O
warlords O
like O
Yan B-PERSON
Xishan I-PERSON
in O
Shanxi B-GPE
, O
or O
Long B-PERSON
Yun I-PERSON
in O
Yunnan B-GPE
, O
or O
Wu B-PERSON
Peifu I-PERSON
could O
not O
be O
won O
over O
. O

Compared O
to O
the O
end O
of O
the B-ORG
Ming I-ORG
Dynasty I-ORG
, O
it O
can O
not O
be O
said O
that O
this O
too O
is O
not O
a O
miracle O
. O

-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O

Around O
Sept. O
18 O
, O
1931 O
, O
China B-GPE
, O
despite O
entreaties O
at O
the O
League B-GPE
of O
Nations O
, O
never O
got O
any O
sympathy O
or O
support O
, O
but O
after O
July O
7 O
, O
1937 O
, O
China B-GPE
relied O
on O
its O
own O
resistance O
to O
win O
international O
respect O
and O
assistance O
; O
Heaven O
helps O
those O
who O
help O
themselves O
. O

A O
strong O
sense O
of O
nationhood O
supported O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
through O
repeated O
losses O
and O
battles O
, O
and O
helped O
it O
get O
through O
those O
dark O
days O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
perseverance O
was O
just O
the O
right O
thing O
to O
strike O
at O
Japan B-GPE
's O
weak O
spot O
; O
countries O
like O
Japan B-GPE
have O
trouble O
sustaining O
a O
high O
- O
intensity O
war O
. O

The B-EVENT
First I-EVENT
Sino I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Japanese I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
the B-EVENT
Russo I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Japanese I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
and O
9/18 O
all O
ended O
in O
a O
short O
time O
, O
and O
there O
were O
no O
destructive O
effects O
on O
Japan B-GPE
's O
economic O
structure O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
each O
time O
they O
fought O
, O
they O
acquired O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
booty O
, O
which O
greatly O
increased O
Japan B-GPE
's O
strength O
. O

But O
the B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
Resistance I-EVENT
was O
not O
like O
that O
; O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
were O
unable O
to O
support O
the O
war O
through O
fighting O
. O

Despite O
America B-GPE
's O
strength O
and O
wealth O
, O
it O
was O
even O
unable O
to O
bear O
the O
cost O
of O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

Four O
years O
of O
fierce O
fighting O
in O
China B-GPE
had O
in O
fact O
left O
Japan B-GPE
exhausted O
; O
military O
spending O
was O
exploding O
, O
inflation O
at O
home O
was O
soaring O
, O
supplies O
were O
stretched O
thin O
, O
gold O
and O
foreign O
currency O
reserves O
were O
depleted O
, O
and O
the O
domestic O
economy O
was O
on O
the O
verge O
of O
collapse O
, O
and O
this O
enabled O
America B-GPE
to O
throttle O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
by O
the O
neck O
, O
meaning O
that O
they O
forced O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
to O
take O
a O
highly O
risky O
military O
gamble O
. O

The O
outbreak O
of O
the O
war O
in O
the O
Pacific O
was O
a O
turning O
point O
. O

Since O
Japan B-GPE
is O
an O
island O
, O
sea O
transport O
is O
its O
lifeline O
, O
so O
the O
decisive O
field O
of O
battle O
was O
the O
Pacific O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
field O
of O
battle O
had O
already O
fulfilled O
its O
mission O
. O

China B-GPE
did O
not O
have O
the O
strength O
to O
chase O
out O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
army O
. O

And O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
did O
not O
have O
the O
capability O
to O
wipe O
out O
the O
" O
Chongqing B-GPE
army O
" O
and O
the O
" O
Yan'an B-GPE
army O
. O
" O

Both O
sides O
could O
only O
stay O
put O
and O
wait O
. O

" O
If O
allied O
forces O
win O
, O
China B-GPE
can O
not O
lose O
; O

If O
the O
allied O
forces O
lose O
, O
China B-GPE
can O
not O
win O
. O
" O

Although O
it O
upset O
the O
Americans O
, O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
blamed O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
for O
not O
attacking O
; O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
accused O
the O
Kuomintang B-NORP
of O
remaining O
passive O
, O
but O
that O
was O
necessary O
at O
the O
time O
. O

Although O
we O
were O
unable O
to O
drive O
the O
Japanese B-GPE
out O
, O
because O
this O
exceeded O
China B-GPE
's O
industrial O
capacity O
and O
technical O
and O
economic O
levels O
at O
the O
time O
, O
" O
8/15 O
" O
is O
still O
our O
Victory O
Day O
. O

Our O
sacrifice O
well O
deserves O
this O
victory O
, O
because O
we O
made O
every O
effort O
. O

Among O
the O
five O
victorious O
nations O
of O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
England B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
is O
more O
qualified O
than O
England B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
to O
bask O
in O
the O
glory O
of O
victory O
. O

Before O
WWII B-EVENT
, O
in O
the O
area O
of O
world O
industry O
and O
modern O
military O
affairs O
, O
China B-GPE
was O
really O
unworthy O
of O
mention O
, O
not O
even O
on O
a O
par O
with O
Poland B-GPE
, O
Yugoslavia B-GPE
or O
any O
other O
mid-level O
European B-NORP
country O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
contribution O
to O
the O
war O
against O
Fascism O
in O
fact O
far O
surpassed O
its O
own O
abilities O
. O

And O
this O
contribution O
was O
made O
using O
" O
blood O
and O
flesh O
to O
build O
our O
new O
Great B-FAC
Wall I-FAC
. O
" O

For O
this O
day O
, O
millions O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
soldiers O
stained O
the O
battlefield O
with O
their O
blood O
, O
and O
tens O
of O
millions O
of O
ordinary O
people O
died O
, O
billions O
of O
yuan O
in O
assets O
were O
lost O
: O
it O
was O
a O
huge O
price O
to O
pay O
. O

We O
can O
not O
forget O
our O
glory O
, O
nor O
can O
we O
forget O
the O
price O
we O
paid O
. O

-LRB- O
4 O
-RRB- O

Several O
years O
back O
Zhou B-PERSON
Zuoren I-PERSON
and O
Zhang B-PERSON
Ailing I-PERSON
's O
works O
thrilled O
a O
generation O
. O

But O
some O
people O
complained O
that O
they O
have O
been O
treated O
unfairly O
. O

Their O
works O
certainly O
appeal O
to O
the O
emotions O
and O
tastes O
of O
people O
nowadays O
who O
have O
gotten O
rich O
by O
various O
means O
, O
and O
literarily O
speaking O
they O
could O
sometimes O
be O
original O
. O

But O
literature O
is O
a O
moral O
force O
, O
and O
the O
integrity O
of O
these O
easy O
- O
living O
social O
paragons O
is O
even O
lower O
than O
that O
of O
thieves O
; O
they O
certainly O
have O
no O
sense O
of O
duty O
to O
their O
country O
, O
and O
it O
can O
even O
be O
said O
that O
they O
have O
no O
shame O
. O

How O
can O
they O
expect O
to O
be O
respected O
by O
society O
as O
a O
whole O
? O

What O
kind O
of O
soul O
do O
their O
works O
have O
? O

If O
we O
can O
forgive O
Zhou B-PERSON
Zuoren I-PERSON
and O
Zhang B-PERSON
Ailing I-PERSON
, O
then O
how O
, O
at O
the O
very O
worst O
, O
can O
we O
face O
Zhao B-PERSON
Yiman I-PERSON
, O
Yang B-PERSON
Jingyu I-PERSON
and O
Chao B-PERSON
Shangzhi I-PERSON
, O
who O
at O
the O
same O
historical O
period O
crawled O
over O
ice O
and O
slept O
in O
snow O
, O
willing O
to O
die O
rather O
than O
yield O
? O

Our O
world O
is O
still O
not O
peaceful O
; O
our O
enemies O
are O
still O
eyeing O
us O
covetously O
. O

Wang B-PERSON
Jingwei I-PERSON
, O
Zhou B-PERSON
Zuoren I-PERSON
, O
Zhang B-PERSON
Ailing I-PERSON
and O
their O
ilk O
should O
be O
relegated O
to O
history O
's O
wall O
of O
shame O
forever O
. O

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station O
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-RSB- O
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Many O
discoveries O
are O
made O
by O
chance O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Zhou I-PERSON

I O
remember O
my O
first O
year O
studying O
at O
Qinghua B-ORG
, O
I O
went O
to O
my O
first O
elective O
course O
called O
" O
Inspirations O
in O
the O
History O
of O
Physics O
. O
" O

There O
were O
only O
ten O
or O
so O
of O
us O
who O
had O
chosen O
it O
that O
semester O
. O

The O
teacher O
was O
very O
erudite O
, O
his O
lectures O
were O
very O
lively O
; O
he O
summarized O
all O
of O
the O
recent O
and O
contemporary O
history O
of O
physics O
, O
and O
each O
time O
I O
was O
enthralled O
. O

In O
all O
my O
five O
years O
at O
the O
university O
, O
I O
never O
had O
another O
course O
that O
interesting O
. O

If O
I O
were O
to O
summarize O
this O
course O
, O
it O
would O
be O
: O
the O
greatest O
discoveries O
in O
physics O
all O
had O
their O
own O
necessity O
and O
theoretical O
basis O
-LRB- O
for O
example O
, O
the O
development O
of O
mathematics O
-RRB- O
. O

This O
theory O
can O
also O
be O
applied O
to O
cooking O
. O

One O
day O
I O
wanted O
to O
make O
green O
beans O
and O
bean O
curd O
sheets O
-LRB- O
dried O
tofu O
in O
the O
Northeast O
-RRB- O
. O

Here O
the O
dried O
tofu O
sold O
in O
the O
stores O
is O
all O
compressed O
, O
very O
tough O
. O

So O
I O
normally O
steep O
it O
in O
hot O
water O
, O
then O
take O
it O
out O
and O
stir O
- O
fry O
it O
. O

Because O
that O
day O
I O
needed O
to O
go O
out O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
it O
and O
buy O
some O
things O
, O
I O
set O
the O
timer O
and O
told O
my O
wife O
to O
turn O
off O
the O
heat O
when O
it O
was O
done O
. O

My O
wife O
is O
very O
lazy O
, O
and O
when O
the O
timer O
sounded O
, O
she O
turned O
off O
the O
heat O
and O
left O
the O
pot O
sitting O
on O
the O
stove O
. O

When O
I O
came O
back O
and O
looked O
, O
the O
dried O
tofu O
was O
white O
and O
soft O
, O
just O
like O
freshly O
made O
. O

Chalk O
another O
good O
one O
up O
to O
the O
wife O
. O

Thoughts O
on O
Ethnic O
Conflict O
and O
the O
Policy O
of O
Consideration O
for O
Minorities O

winneragain O

Poster O
: O
winneragain O
-LRB- O
Eternal O
Gratitude O
-RRB- O
, O
Section O
: O
ChinaNews B-ORG
. O

Topic O
: O
Thoughts O
on O
Ethnic O
Conflict O
and O
the O
Policy O
of O
Consideration O
for O
Minorities O

Posting O
station O
: O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
-LRB- O
Mon O
Jan O
29 O
14:57:49 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
, O
at O
the O
station O
. O

This O
article O
was O
originally O
written O
in O
response O
to O
a O
Muslim O
Club O
question O
; O
if O
its O
tone O
is O
excessive O
in O
spots O
, O
please O
excuse O
. O

What O
you O
said O
is O
right O
: O
many O
of O
these O
are O
individual O
clashes O
. O

It O
is O
very O
difficult O
for O
one O
person O
's O
ethnic O
or O
religious O
status O
to O
shape O
a O
person O
's O
behavior O
. O

If O
one O
individual O
in O
an O
ethnic O
group O
or O
religion O
does O
something O
bad O
, O
you O
can O
only O
say O
that O
that O
person O
's O
character O
has O
an O
essentially O
evil O
side O
to O
it O
. O

If O
he O
does O
good O
, O
then O
certainly O
a O
large O
part O
of O
his O
character O
is O
good O
. O

If O
we O
reverse O
this O
logic O
, O
no O
religion O
or O
ethnic O
group O
in O
the O
world O
is O
without O
blame O
. O

The O
Han B-NORP
have O
a O
longer O
history O
than O
the O
Hui B-PERSON
and O
a O
greater O
population O
; O
who O
knows O
how O
many O
clashes O
there O
have O
been O
historically O
with O
the O
peripheral O
minorities O
? O

So O
can O
we O
say O
that O
the O
Han B-NORP
are O
such O
and O
such O
? O

With O
regard O
to O
certain O
clashes O
involving O
local O
ethnic O
groups O
or O
territories O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
say O
anything O
about O
whether O
that O
ethnic O
group O
is O
bad O
or O
good O
; O
rather O
it O
's O
a O
tragedy O
brought O
on O
by O
a O
sort O
of O
" O
security O
crisis O
" O
and O
" O
misinterpreted O
information O
. O
" O

Most O
of O
all O
, O
it O
's O
basically O
a O
matter O
of O
the O
political O
system O
and O
of O
trust O
. O

Regardless O
of O
whether O
it O
's O
the O
Han B-NORP
or O
the O
Hui B-PERSON
, O
when O
friction O
first O
crops O
up O
, O
their O
lack O
of O
faith O
in O
the O
government O
and O
law O
-LRB- O
this O
is O
a O
characteristic O
of O
many O
autarchies O
-RRB- O
makes O
people O
believe O
that O
the O
government O
can O
not O
fairly O
and O
effectively O
handle O
the O
situation O
. O

This O
gives O
both O
sides O
the O
illusion O
they O
're O
in O
a O
state O
of O
anarchy O
. O

More O
often O
than O
not O
they O
resort O
to O
using O
the O
strength O
of O
their O
own O
villages O
or O
ethnic O
group O
to O
protect O
their O
security O
. O

This O
" O
civic O
conflict O
" O
gets O
turned O
into O
an O
" O
ethnic O
conflict O
. O
" O

And O
when O
one O
side O
mobilizes O
its O
own O
village O
to O
respond O
to O
the O
security O
threat O
-LRB- O
not O
just O
physical O
safety O
but O
also O
moral O
safety O
- O
protecting O
their O
own O
way O
of O
life O
-RRB- O
that O
they O
see O
as O
coming O
from O
another O
village O
, O
the O
other O
side O
obviously O
will O
not O
stand O
idly O
by O
but O
will O
also O
mobilize O
and O
prepare O
. O

In O
this O
way O
the O
impressions O
of O
the O
first O
group O
will O
be O
validated O
, O
and O
so O
on O
, O
with O
both O
sides O
falling O
into O
the O
vicious O
cycle O
of O
" O
security O
crisis O
" O
just O
as O
when O
a O
war O
breaks O
out O
in O
international O
politics O
; O
the O
clash O
is O
unavoidable O
. O

Add O
to O
this O
the O
fact O
that O
both O
sides O
include O
some O
people O
who O
, O
because O
they O
have O
been O
regularly O
bullied O
, O
or O
the O
village O
headman O
or O
sheikh O
wants O
to O
use O
this O
as O
an O
opportunity O
to O
gain O
some O
political O
advantage O
and O
increase O
his O
own O
influence O
, O
seizing O
the O
chance O
to O
fan O
the O
flames O
and O
inciting O
people O
to O
fight O
. O

Some O
governments O
-LRB- O
the O
Manchu B-NORP
Qing O
-RRB- O
even O
adopted O
a O
policy O
of O
" O
using O
the O
barbarians O
to O
control O
the O
barbarians O
, O
" O
stirring O
up O
conflict O
, O
using O
the O
Hui B-PERSON
to O
control O
the O
Han B-NORP
and O
the O
Han B-NORP
to O
control O
the O
Hui B-PERSON
. O

There O
are O
some O
people O
who O
make O
an O
uproar O
over O
Hui O
- O
Han O
clashes O
who O
take O
a O
one O
- O
sided O
view O
; O
they O
see O
only O
the O
clash O
, O
but O
they O
overlook O
how O
many O
times O
these O
types O
of O
clashes O
have O
been O
settled O
, O
how O
many O
times O
there O
has O
been O
cooperation O
between O
the O
two O
groups O
. O

Some O
people O
claim O
to O
be O
involved O
in O
academic O
research O
, O
then O
the O
first O
thing O
that O
should O
be O
done O
is O
to O
list O
all O
the O
interactions O
between O
the O
two O
groups O
in O
history O
and O
in O
the O
present O
: O
clashes O
, O
peaceful O
coexistence O
, O
cooperation O
. O

In O
this O
way O
you O
get O
at O
least O
three O
variables O
, O
and O
only O
then O
can O
you O
analyze O
the O
causal O
relationship O
. O

Some O
people O
's O
resulting O
variables O
do O
not O
change O
, O
or O
there O
is O
only O
one O
value O
: O
clashes O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
" O
scientific O
research O
" O
result O
can O
people O
like O
this O
achieve O
? O

Changes O
in O
variables O
should O
also O
be O
considered O
in O
terms O
of O
consideration O
. O

You O
look O
at O
the O
many O
policies O
of O
minority O
consideration O
, O
but O
you O
should O
also O
look O
at O
how O
, O
in O
a O
majority O
- O
Han B-NORP
society O
, O
in O
a O
society O
that O
stresses O
uniformity O
and O
looks O
down O
on O
individuality O
, O
there O
are O
just O
as O
many O
mechanisms O
and O
opportunities O
for O
discrimination O
against O
minorities O
, O
if O
not O
more O
. O

Did O
you O
know O
that O
in O
interviews O
some O
people O
are O
rejected O
just O
because O
they O
have O
a O
northwest O
accent O
? O

Do O
you O
know O
how O
distressed O
Muslims B-NORP
are O
in O
a O
unit O
or O
company O
where O
there O
is O
no O
halal O
canteen O
? O

Have O
you O
ever O
heard O
a O
Mongol B-NORP
father O
cry O
because O
his O
son O
has O
to O
start O
studying O
Chinese B-GPE
in O
first O
grade O
? O

Do O
you O
understand O
how O
development O
of O
the O
West O
has O
plundered O
so O
many O
resources O
and O
left O
the O
local O
minorities O
just O
as O
needy O
as O
they O
ever O
were O
? O

This O
lack O
of O
consideration O
is O
most O
often O
not O
obvious O
, O
but O
it O
is O
everywhere O
. O

Of O
course O
these O
forms O
of O
discrimination O
very O
seldom O
come O
from O
the O
whole O
" O
Han B-NORP
race O
" O
as O
an O
abstract O
; O
most O
often O
they O
come O
from O
the O
system O
- O
a O
form O
of O
ethnic O
rule O
that O
combines O
centralized O
authority O
+ O
representatives O
of O
local O
minorities O
. O

It O
can O
not O
be O
denied O
; O
minorities O
have O
many O
faults O
as O
well O
. O

However O
, O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
the O
people O
at O
the O
lower O
levels O
of O
society O
are O
blameless O
, O
just O
as O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
our O
Han B-NORP
compatriots O
at O
the O
lower O
levels O
of O
society O
are O
blameless O
. O

Those O
who O
should O
be O
blamed O
are O
the O
cadres O
in O
the O
upper O
echelons O
of O
the O
Party O
, O
the O
so O
- O
called O
ethnic O
cadres O
and O
the O
influential O
capitalists O
in O
league O
with O
them O
. O

In O
the O
past O
when O
the O
local O
tyrants O
and O
despots O
among O
the O
minorities O
were O
overthrown O
, O
the O
masses O
of O
minorities O
and O
the O
Han B-NORP
were O
equally O
happy O
. O

But O
today O
they O
find O
that O
the O
cadres O
and O
capitalists O
from O
those O
years O
are O
now O
standing O
together O
, O
and O
the O
Han B-NORP
people O
of O
the O
same O
class O
from O
those O
years O
are O
beginning O
to O
suppress O
them O
. O

Of O
course O
some O
people O
say O
that O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
most O
Han B-NORP
cadres O
have O
made O
many O
contributions O
to O
the O
construction O
of O
border O
and O
minority O
areas O
, O
and O
have O
sacrificed O
so O
much O
. O

Right O
, O
the O
minorities O
should O
be O
grateful O
and O
remember O
the O
contributions O
of O
the O
Han B-NORP
cadres O
, O
and O
this O
proves O
that O
any O
two O
ethnic O
groups O
can O
live O
peacefully O
together O
. O

However O
, O
it O
can O
also O
be O
said O
that O
the O
Party O
and O
the O
country O
have O
a O
duty O
to O
provide O
basic O
infrastructure O
and O
improve O
economic O
development O
, O

because O
since O
you O
govern O
this O
land O
, O
and O
you O
collect O
taxes O
, O
do O
you O
really O
want O
to O
wipe O
your O
ass O
and O
leave O
? O

More O
importantly O
, O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
preferential O
policy O
" O
can O
only O
be O
given O
by O
a O
powerful O
ethnic O
group O
or O
force O
. O

This O
should O
be O
common O
knowledge O
- O
the O
people O
who O
can O
give O
are O
always O
higher O
- O
ups O
. O

And O
the O
weaker O
ethnic O
groups O
can O
only O
accept O
it O
passively O
. O

But O
let O
's O
not O
mention O
on O
what O
basis O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
divided O
55 O
ethnic O
groups O
into O
" O
minorities O
" O
!!?? O

The O
essence O
of O
our O
Party B-ORG
's O
ethnic O
preferential O
policies O
is O
to O
permanently O
institute O
this O
strong O
- O
weak O
relationship O
between O
the O
Han B-NORP
race O
and O
its O
fraternal O
ethnic O
groups O
-LRB- O
the O
relationship O
between O
the O
center O
and O
the O
fringe O
, O
the O
governing O
and O
the O
governed O
. O

Let O
the O
Han B-NORP
race O
-LRB- O
mainly O
meaning O
the O
inner O
bureaucracy O
-RRB- O
act O
like O
the O
emperor O
, O
doling O
out O
to O
the O
" O
minority O
" O
here O
and O
there O
. O

And O
the O
" O
minorities O
" O
can O
only O
feel O
deeply O
grateful O
, O
how O
will O
they O
dare O
discuss O
equality O
!! O

People O
who O
are O
given O
consideration O
are O
in O
mainstream O
eyes O
the O
weak O
; O
as O
time O
goes O
by O
, O
the O
" O
minorities O
" O
who O
are O
given O
consideration O
also O
get O
accustomed O
to O
this O
arrangement O
and O
believe O
that O
they O
are O
the O
weak O
ones O
and O
should O
be O
dominated O
, O
as O
if O
they O
were O
inferior O
!!!! O

Do O
n't O
you O
see O
it O
, O

but O
whenever O
there O
is O
some O
event O
like O
National B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
or O
May B-EVENT
First I-EVENT
, O
all O
the O
ethnic O
groups O
get O
together O
in O
Tiananmen B-FAC
Square I-FAC
, O
and O
people O
dress O
as O
" O
minorities O
, O
" O
wear O
their O
costumes O
, O
their O
traditional O
folk O
dress O
, O
even O
if O
they O
have O
never O
worn O
such O
outfits O
in O
their O
daily O
lives O
. O

While O
the O
Han B-NORP
leaders O
and O
representatives O
are O
wearing O
Western B-NORP
suits O
and O
leather O
shoes O
. O

What O
does O
this O
explain O
? O

It O
perfectly O
reflects O
this O
strong O
- O
weak O
relationship O
: O
the O
Han B-NORP
are O
contemporary O
, O
and O
the O
minorities O
are O
backward O
, O
stuck O
in O
the O
past O
and O
abnormal O
!!!! O

This O
is O
the O
price O
to O
pay O
for O
being O
considered O
!!! O

What O
need O
is O
even O
there O
to O
talk O
of O
abuse O
!!?? O

All O
ethnic O
groups O
have O
been O
enslaved O
. O

What O
else O
is O
there O
? O

The O
result O
of O
receiving O
consideration O
is O
the O
degeneration O
of O
these O
ethnic O
groups O
, O
with O
no O
hope O
of O
progress O
. O

Do O
n't O
we O
really O
know O
where O
those O
people O
got O
their O
sour O
grapes O
? O

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[jilian] O
To O
speak O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
strategic O
nuclear O
strike O
capacity O
: O
with O
the O
successful O
test O
- O
firing O
of O
a O
submarine O
- O
based O
ICBM O
, O
and O
General O
Zhu O
Chenghu O
's O
revelation O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
strategic O
nuclear O
strike O
capacity O
sufficient O
to O
" O
bury O
hundreds O
of O
American B-NORP
cities O
even O
at O
the O
same O
time O
as O
all O
Chinese B-NORP
cities O
east O
of O
Xi'an B-GPE
were O
being O
destroyed O
, O
" O
the O
" O
intelligence O
" O
that O
the O
" O
highly O
effective O
" O
US B-GPE
intelligence O
departments O
have O
been O
assuredly O
apprising O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Taiwanese B-NORP
separatists O
of O
" O
for O
decades O
without O
changing O
" O
that O
" O
China B-GPE
has O
only O
20 O
ICBMs O
capable O
of O
hitting O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
" O
has O
become O
a O
" O
joke O
" O
like O
" O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
, O
" O
along O
with O
the O
mighty O
image O
of O
" O
a O
USA B-GPE
impervious O
to O
China B-GPE
's O
nuclear O
threat O
and O
capable O
of O
protecting O
Taiwanese B-NORP
separatists O
and O
Japanese B-GPE
who O
threaten O
China B-GPE
's O
core O
interests O
. O
" O

[jilian] O
Following O
the O
above O
" O
joke O
, O
" O
" O
the O
effectiveness O
" O
of O
" O
the O
missile O
defense O
system O
" O
that O
the O
US B-GPE
used O
to O
effectively O
neutralize O
the O
" O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
Russian B-NORP
" O
nuclear O
threat O
, O
relying O
heavily O
on O
its O
space O
satellite O
system O
, O
was O
once O
again O
suddenly O
turned O
into O
a O
" O
joke O
" O
by O
Chinese B-NORP
weapons O
. O

[jilian] O
Because O
of O
this O
, O
the O
last O
fig O
- O
leaf O
of O
Washington B-GPE
's O
" O
absolute O
capacity O
" O
in O
East B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
, O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
and O
Europe B-GPE
to O
serve O
as O
the O
" O
military O
protector O
of O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Taiwanese B-NORP
separatists O
, O
Israel B-GPE
and O
Poland B-GPE
" O
has O
fallen O
away O
. O

[jilian] O
Liu O
Jianchao O
's O
advice O
-- O
" O
for O
Japan B-GPE
, O
following O
the O
road O
of O
peace O
is O
in O
its O
most O
basic O
interests O
" O
-- O
was O
not O
spoken O
lightly O
. O

[jilian] O
Obviously O
, O
given O
that O
the O
nuclear O
strike O
capacities O
of O
" O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
" O
both O
have O
the O
capacity O
to O
destroy O
the O
US B-GPE
; O
given O
that O
both O
" O
China B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
" O
have O
announced O
that O
they O
" O
possess O
" O
the O
capacity O
to O
completely O
wreck O
the O
" O
missile O
defense O
system O
, O
" O
the O
construction O
of O
which O
the O
US B-GPE
has O
dragged O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Poland B-GPE
into O
contributing O
funds O
for O
; O
if O
those O
countries O
or O
forces O
hope O
to O
rely O
on O
the O
nuclear O
protection O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
are O
ready O
to O
take O
whatever O
they O
can O
get O
in O
a O
" O
China B-GPE
- O
Russia B-GPE
- O
US B-GPE
" O
conflict O
, O
they O
may O
have O
to O
watch O
out O
. O

[jilian] O
Do O
n't O
let O
everything O
you O
have O
get O
smashed O
to O
smithereens O
without O
getting O
anything O
good O
out O
of O
it O
. O

[jilian] O
It O
is O
very O
clear O
that O
if O
" O
China B-GPE
, O
Russia B-GPE
or O
the O
US B-GPE
" O
really O
want O
to O
start O
an O
action O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
their O
own O
space O
within O
which O
they O
can O
strategically O
develop O
, O
then O
restrained O
by O
the O
reality O
of O
" O
nuclear O
destruction O
, O
" O
they O
will O
most O
likely O
use O
their O
force O
against O
the O
" O
strategic O
pivots O
" O
of O
their O
enemies O
. O

[jilian] O
The O
Americans O
' O
strategic O
pivots O
first O
off O
include O
Japan B-GPE
and O
Israel B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
Therefore O
, O
as O
for O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
issue O
, O
in O
the O
eyes O
of O
Eastday O
commentators O
, O
Liu O
Jianchao O
's O
advice O
a O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
that O
" O
for O
Japan B-GPE
, O
following O
the O
road O
of O
peace O
is O
in O
its O
most O
basic O
interests O
, O
" O
was O
absolutely O
not O
spoken O
lightly O
. O

[jilian] O
As O
soon O
as O
there O
is O
a O
change O
in O
the B-LOC
Taiwan I-LOC
Strait I-LOC
, O
as O
soon O
as O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
US B-GPE
have O
knocked O
out O
all O
of O
each O
other O
's O
military O
satellites O
, O
then O
in O
the O
East O
Asian O
airspace O
that O
is O
" O
even O
closer O
" O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
US B-GPE
aircraft O
carriers O
will O
have O
no O
way O
to O
get O
close O
for O
back O
- O
up O
, O
due O
to O
the O
threat O
from O
the O
attacks O
by O
China B-GPE
's O
long O
- O
distance O
conventional O
weapons O
. O

[jilian] O
As O
a O
result O
for O
the O
F O
- O
22 O
, O
which O
has O
" O
impressive O
" O
stealth O
capabilities O
against O
airborne O
phased O
- O
array O
radar O
, O
but O
" O
greatly O
reduced O
" O
stealth O
capabilities O
against O
China B-GPE
's O
land O
- O
based O
high O
power O
phased O
- O
array O
radar O
and O
high O
power O
long O
- O
wavelength O
radar O
; O
[jilian] O
given O
that O
they O
will O
not O
be O
supported O
by O
satellite O
intelligence O
, O
will O
not O
be O
supported O
by O
EWR O
aircraft O
intelligence O
, O
[jilian] O
given O
that O
the O
F O
- O
22 O
will O
be O
forced O
to O
turn O
on O
its O
own O
airborne O
radar O
to O
enter O
combat O
; O
[jilian] O
given O
that O
all O
the O
airfields O
of O
the O
F O
- O
15 O
and O
F B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
16 I-PRODUCT
squadrons O
of O
the O
" O
US B-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
" O
will O
be O
within O
the O
range O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
long O
- O
range O
armaments O
; O
[jilian] O
faced O
with O
a O
large O
fleet O
of O
fighter O
planes O
made O
up O
of O
fighters O
such O
as O
the O
J O
- O
10s O
and O
J O
- O
11s O
with O
Beyond O
Visual O
Range O
air O
and O
sea O
strike O
capabilities O
, O
with O
land O
- O
based O
radar O
picking O
targets O
, O
carrying O
" O
pl O
- O
12 O
" O
medium O
- O
range O
guided O
air O
- O
to O
- O
air O
missiles O
, O
highly O
maneuverable O
and O
with O
a O
large O
enough O
combat O
radius O
; O
as O
well O
as O
the O
J O
- O
8d O
and O
f O
, O
with O
their O
good O
high O
- O
altitude O
and O
high O
- O
speed O
features O
; O
how O
much O
real O
chance O
of O
victory O
is O
there O
? O

[jilian] O
Particularly O
in O
tactical O
terms O
, O
China B-GPE
could O
surely O
forward O
deploy O
large O
numbers O
of O
unmanned O
reconnaissance O
vehicles O
with O
highly O
matured O
technology O
. O

[jilian] O
This O
also O
means O
" O
extending O
" O
the O
" O
aerial O
reconnaissance O
platform O
" O
out O
ahead O
of O
their O
own O
squadrons O
, O
[jilian] O
performing O
comprehensive O
search O
with O
optical O
and O
magnetic O
reconnaissance O
technology O
, O
conducting O
joint O
search O
and O
positioning O
with O
AWACS O
and O
ground O
- O
based O
radar O
systems O
, O
and O
directing O
J O
- O
10s O
, O
J O
- O
11s O
and O
J O
- O
8s O
to O
targets O
. O

[jilian] O
This O
way O
in O
the O
airspace O
over O
the O
East O
China O
Sea O
and O
Taiwan B-LOC
Strait I-LOC
, O
it O
can O
definitely O
use O
geographical O
superiority O
to O
greatly O
restrict O
the O
stealth O
advantage O
of O
the O
F O
- O
22 O
and O
to O
magnify O
their O
numerical O
disadvantage O
. O

[jilian] O
Obviously O
, O
given O
China B-GPE
's O
ability O
to O
" O
attack O
the O
intelligence O
chain O
, O
" O
faced O
with O
China B-GPE
's O
mighty O
capacity O
for O
precision O
long O
- O
range O
strikes O
, O
unable O
to O
receive O
support O
from O
land O
or O
naval O
forces O
, O
as O
soon O
as O
they O
also O
lose O
the O
effective O
support O
of O
their O
advantageous O
military O
space O
reconnaissance O
satellites O
, O
in O
reality O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
air O
force O
and O
navy O
that O
rely O
heavily O
on O
space O
intelligence O
, O
with O
no O
superiority O
of O
numbers O
and O
far O
from O
its O
US B-GPE
homeland O
-- O
we O
do O
n't O
think O
their O
chances O
of O
victory O
are O
great O
if O
they O
are O
fighting O
right O
next O
to O
China B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
If O
the O
US B-GPE
Tries O
This O
Trick O
, O
Can O
China B-GPE
Deal O
with O
it O
? O

[jilian] O
In O
dealing O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
US B-GPE
always O
likes O
to O
use O
its O
hard O
side O
-- O
its O
great O
military O
strength O
. O

[jilian] O
This O
is O
very O
expensive O
, O
and O
is O
also O
very O
dangerous O
to O
itself O
-LRB- O
particularly O
if O
China B-GPE
uses O
force O
against O
Taiwan B-GPE
-RRB- O
, O
and O
will O
not O
necessarily O
achieve O
the O
desired O
result O
. O

[jilian] O
But O
if O
the O
US B-GPE
changes O
to O
another O
method O
of O
dealing O
with O
China B-GPE
, O
it O
might O
be O
much O
more O
effective O
. O

[jilian] O
If O
the O
US B-GPE
wants O
to O
crush O
China B-GPE
, O
it O
should O
find O
out O
what O
China B-GPE
's O
biggest O
weakness O
is O
. O

[jilian] O
This O
is O
the O
only O
way O
to O
really O
hit O
the O
spot O
. O

[jilian] O
I O
personally O
think O
China B-GPE
's O
biggest O
weakness O
at O
the O
moment O
is O
" O
corruption O
. O
" O

[jilian] O
The O
problem O
of O
corruption O
arises O
in O
every O
country O
, O

[jilian] O
but O
what O
's O
worrying O
is O
that O
in O
China B-GPE
today O
official O
corruption O
is O
too O
widespread O
. O

Even O
more O
worrying O
is O
the O
public O
's O
level O
of O
acceptance O
of O
corruption O
. O

[jilian] O
With O
this O
weak O
point O
in O
mind O
, O
the O
key O
to O
crushing O
China B-GPE
does O
not O
lie O
in O
setting O
up O
however O
many O
bases O
around O
China B-GPE
or O
preparing O
however O
much O
world O
class O
weaponry O
. O

It O
just O
needs O
the O
US B-GPE
government O
to O
use O
half O
an O
aircraft O
carrier O
- O
worth O
of O
money O
to O
set O
up O
a O
fund O
, O
and O
secretly O
bribe O
China B-GPE
's O
key O
officials O
. O

[jilian] O
It O
would O
n't O
look O
good O
for O
a O
government O
to O
undertake O
this O
kind O
of O
slimy O
activity O
. O

A O
company O
or O
individual O
could O
be O
asked O
to O
do O
it O
. O

[jilian] O
Bribery O
targets O
: O
key O
officials O
in O
the O
central O
government O
, O
key O
officials O
in O
regional O
governments O
, O
general O
managers O
of O
large O
state O
owned O
enterprises O
, O
and O
elites O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
let O
their O
children O
go O
to O
school O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
train O
them O
to O
be O
" O
top O
returned O
Chinese B-GPE
" O
that O
work O
for O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

[jilian] O
In O
less O
than O
20 O
years O
, O
see O
if O
China B-GPE
can O
still O
deal O
with O
it O
. O

[jilian] O
This O
is O
the O
simplest O
and O
most O
effective O
technique O
for O
defeating O
one O
's O
enemy O
soldiers O
without O
fighting O
. O

What O
shoes O
to O
wear O
for O
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Topic O
: O
What O
shoes O
to O
wear O
for O
badminton O
-LSB- O
ZT O
-RSB- O
. O

Posting O
station O
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Select O
and O
buy O
according O
to O
the O
following O
: O
. O

Internal O
support O
characteristics O
. O

Multidirectional O
movement O
during O
aerobic O
exercise O
requires O
extremely O
solid O
shoes O
. O

Each O
manufacturer O
provides O
different O
internal O
support O
characteristics O
. O

Some O
manufacturers O
use O
a O
molded O
midsole O
, O
so O
that O
the O
foot O
can O
land O
just O
right O
inside O
the O
shoe O
; O
fibers O
going O
all O
around O
the O
shoes O
can O
also O
provide O
support O
. O

In O
order O
to O
increase O
shoe O
flexibility O
, O
some O
manufacturers O
add O
a O
fiberboard O
padding O
only O
at O
the O
heel O
. O

External O
support O
. O

A O
firm O
, O
resistant O
heel O
support O
can O
greatly O
reduce O
heel O
displacement O
. O

The O
wider O
part O
of O
the O
outsole O
is O
called O
the O
heel O
fixed O
strip O
. O

It O
is O
made O
of O
plastic O
and O
spreads O
all O
the O
way O
around O
the O
foot O
, O
attached O
to O
the O
heel O
support O
. O

Many O
shoes O
now O
use O
a O
fixed O
frame O
; O
the O
fixed O
frame O
is O
a O
polymer O
part O
that O
is O
used O
as O
support O
and O
is O
distributed O
longitudinally O
around O
the O
outside O
of O
the O
shoe O
. O

Other O
stability O
characteristics O
include O
a O
plastic O
support O
strip O
-LRB- O
generally O
connected O
to O
the O
eyelets O
-RRB- O
, O
Velcro O
hook O
, O
middle O
uppers O
can O
also O
provide O
side O
support O
characteristics O
. O

Shock O
absorption O
. O

Repeated O
impacts O
during O
aerobic O
exercise O
produces O
unique O
pressures O
that O
generally O
correspond O
to O
five O
times O
your O
body O
weight O
. O

Therefore O
good O
shock O
- O
absorbing O
performance O
is O
essential O
. O

The O
midsole O
helps O
to O
disperse O
these O
impacts O
. O

A O
good O
midsole O
is O
made O
from O
extruded O
EVA O
or O
polyurethane O
. O

The O
various O
manufacturers O
have O
come O
up O
with O
various O
technologies O
to O
further O
increase O
the O
midsole O
's O
shock O
absorption O
. O

If O
you O
are O
someone O
with O
insufficient O
downward O
tilting O
, O
or O
engage O
in O
intense O
exercise O
, O
you O
may O
require O
greater O
shock O
absorption O
than O
people O
with O
excess O
downward O
tilting O
. O

Replaceable O
insoles O
. O

The O
insole O
also O
has O
a O
certain O
shock O
- O
absorbing O
function O
, O
but O
at O
the O
same O
time O
it O
is O
the O
easiest O
to O
ruin O
. O

As O
for O
replacing O
the O
insole O
when O
the O
shoe O
is O
halfway O
through O
its O
life O
, O
there O
is O
a O
basic O
principle O
involved O
; O
after O
150 O
hours O
of O
aerobic O
exercise O
, O
the O
insole O
may O
lose O
its O
bounce O
, O
and O
this O
is O
when O
it O
should O
be O
replaced O
. O

-LRB- O
This O
varies O
according O
to O
the O
person O
and O
the O
type O
of O
training O
. O
-RRB- O

Elasticity O
. O

A O
shoe O
's O
elasticity O
is O
determined O
by O
how O
you O
feel O
when O
your O
feet O
move O
. O

Shoes O
with O
just O
a O
fiberboard O
pad O
at O
the O
heel O
have O
better O
flexibility O
than O
athletic O
shoes O
using O
a O
complete O
fiberboard O
design O
. O

Athletic O
shoes O
with O
low O
uppers O
can O
also O
improve O
flexibility O
. O

Fit O
. O

Your O
feet O
may O
swell O
when O
they O
are O
under O
pressure O
and O
engaging O
in O
aerobic O
exercise O
. O

The O
heat O
produced O
by O
intense O
exercise O
may O
cause O
the O
feet O
to O
swell O
by O
half O
a O
size O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
when O
you O
buy O
shoes O
they O
should O
not O
be O
too O
tight O
; O
there O
should O
be O
a O
space O
as O
wide O
as O
a O
thumbnail O
between O
the O
tip O
of O
the O
shoe O
and O
your O
longest O
toe O
to O
ensure O
that O
your O
toes O
can O
move O
freely O
, O
and O
it O
should O
fit O
properly O
at O
the O
heel O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
you O
should O
regularly O
measure O
the O
length O
of O
your O
feet O
, O
because O
increasing O
age O
and O
injuries O
can O
change O
the O
size O
of O
your O
feet O
. O

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Poster O
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Topic O
: O
Re O
: O
What O
shoes O
to O
wear O
for O
badminton O
-LSB- O
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. O

Posting O
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" O
In O
addition O
, O
you O
should O
regularly O
measure O
the O
length O
of O
your O
feet O
, O
because O
increasing O
age O
and O
injuries O
can O
change O
the O
size O
of O
your O
feet O
. O
" O

That O
's O
too O
much O
! O

Will O
the O
feet O
turn O
into O
three O
- O
inch O
" O
Golden O
Lotuses O
" O
from O
one O
day O
to O
the O
next O
! O

-- O

* O
Source O
: O
・ O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
http://mitbbs.com O
・ O
-LSB- O
FROM O
: O
70.62. O
-RSB- O
. O

yinduasan O

Poster O
: O
yinduasan O
-LRB- O
Mutouasan B-PERSON
-RRB- O
, O
Section O
: O
Badminton O
. O

Topic O
: O
Re O
: O
What O
shoes O
to O
wear O
for O
badminton O
-LSB- O
ZT O
-RSB- O
. O

Posting O
station O
: O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
-LRB- O
Mon O
Jan O
15 O
05:15:41 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
. O

After O
150 O
hours O
of O
aerobic O
exercise O
, O
insoles O
may O
lose O
their O
elasticity O
, O
that O
is O
when O
they O
should O
be O
replaced O
. O

This O
is O
too O
dogmatic O
! O

-- O

* O
Source O
: O
・ O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
http://mitbbs.com O
・ O
-LSB- O
FROM O
: O
144.32. O
-RSB- O
. O

Smash B-PERSON

Poster O
: O
Smash B-PERSON
-LRB- O
Simaxie~Ball O
killer O
-RRB- O
, O
Section O
: O
Badminton O
. O

Topic O
: O
Re O
: O
What O
shoes O
to O
wear O
for O
badminton O
-LSB- O
ZT O
-RSB- O
. O

Posting O
station O
: O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
-LRB- O
Mon O
Jan O
15 O
09:00:15 O
2007 O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
reckon O
this O
refers O
to O
domestically O
produced O
shoes O
. O

But O
after O
you O
add O
an O
insole O
, O
the O
impact O
on O
the O
knee O
joints O
is O
much O
less O
. O

The O
kind O
of O
heel O
insoles O
on O
the O
Wal O
- O
Mart O
pharmacy O
shelves O
are O
OK O
. O

【 O
in O
yinduasan O
-LRB- O
Mutouasan B-PERSON
-RRB- O
's O
article O
:】 O
. O

After O
150 O
hours O
of O
aerobic O
exercise O
, O
insoles O
may O
lose O
their O
elasticity O
, O
that O
is O
when O
they O
should O
be O
replaced O
. O

This O
is O
too O
dogmatic O
! O

-- O

* O
Source O
: O
・ O
BBS O
Unnamed O
space O
station O
http://mitbbs.com O
・ O
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FROM O
: O
70.62. O
-RSB- O
. O

28 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
multimillionaire O
says O
: O
Why O
am O
I O
able O
to O
make O
money O
? O

forcode O
-LRB- O
Weird O
Ideas O
Log O
-RRB- O

Author O
: O
http://www.donews.net/pangshengdong O
mail O
: O
200...@gmail.com O
. O

Copyright O
announcement O
: O
May O
be O
reproduced O
at O
will O
; O
when O
reproducing O
, O
please O
be O
sure O
to O
hyperlink O
the O
original O
source O
and O
the O
author O
's O
information O
and O
this O
announcement O
http://www.donews.net/pangshengdong O
. O

Note O
: O
I'm O
'm O
really O
embarrassed O
if O
this O
header O
is O
a O
bit O
flashy O
, O
but O
there O
's O
no O
other O
way O
; O
I O
hope O
more O
media O
will O
reproduce O
this O
article O
and O
let O
more O
people O
see O
it O
, O
so O
the O
header O
needs O
to O
attract O
attention O
. O

The O
scheme O
behind O
this O
article O
is O
just O
one O
example O
; O
I O
want O
to O
use O
it O
to O
inform O
everyone O
that O
things O
should O
be O
done O
with O
a O
clear O
objective O
, O
and O
they O
need O
to O
be O
thought O
out O
clearly O
beforehand O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
results O
will O
this O
achieve O
? O

Describe O
it O
in O
detail O
and O
write O
it O
down O
. O

This O
way O
, O
you'll O
'll O
improve O
your O
efficiency O
in O
everything O
you O
do O
. O

Of O
course O
this O
article O
does O
have O
considerable O
value O
; O
it O
's O
a O
summary O
of O
my O
28 O
years O
of O
living O
and O
establishing O
a O
business O
, O
and O
what O
I O
say O
in O
it O
is O
not O
necessarily O
right O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
confident O
that O
it O
can O
get O
you O
started O
. O

A O
brief O
self O
- O
introduction O
. O

My O
name O
is O
Pang B-PERSON
Shengdong I-PERSON
<http://pangshengdong.com/> O
. O

I O
was O
born O
in O
1977 O
into O
an O
ordinary O
peasant O
household O
in O
Tiantai O
, O
Zhejiang B-GPE
. O

My O
mother O
was O
a O
peasant O
and O
my O
father O
was O
a O
carpenter O
; O
they O
were O
both O
typical O
, O
solid O
country O
folk O
. O

I O
got O
a O
job O
in O
1998 O
; O
I O
first O
wasted O
three O
years O
working O
in O
a O
public O
institution O
, O
and O
in O
2001 O
I O
began O
setting O
up O
my O
own O
business O
; O
I O
got O
things O
rolling O
, O
and O
I O
amassed O
a O
considerable O
amount O
. O

In O
July O
of O
2005 O
I O
invested O
in O
and O
established O
51.com O
, O
serving O
as O
CEO O
. O

51.com O
would O
provide O
a O
psychological O
harbor O
for O
millions O
of O
young O
Chinese B-NORP
females O
. O

Starting O
from O
nothing O
, O
in O
six O
months O
' O
time O
51.com O
would O
enter O
the O
worldwide O
top O
400 O
sites O
; O
in O
10 O
months O
' O
time O
it O
entered O
the O
top O
200 O
sites O
, O
and O
in O
12 O
months O
' O
time O
it O
was O
among O
the O
top O
100 O
! O

Now O
there O
are O
many O
risk O
investment O
companies O
expressing O
their O
clear O
intention O
to O
invest O
. O

In O
my O
early O
years O
, O
I O
always O
believed O
that O
by O
relying O
on O
my O
smarts O
and O
effort O
I O
should O
eventually O
be O
able O
to O
live O
a O
pretty O
good O
life O
, O
but O
I O
never O
thought O
that O
when O
I O
was O
28 O
I O
'd O
be O
living O
in O
a O
fine O
home O
, O
be O
driving O
an O
Audi B-PRODUCT
, O
have O
so O
many O
investors O
in O
my O
company O
, O
and O
have O
more O
than O
a O
hundred O
employees O
. O

Many O
people O
ask O
me O
, O
Why O
? O
Why O
are O
you O
able O
to O
make O
money O
? O

I O
ask O
myself O
the O
same O
question O
. O

I O
need O
to O
sum O
it O
all O
up O
, O
to O
find O
out O
the O
reasons O
I O
can O
make O
money O
, O
to O
find O
out O
which O
qualities O
determined O
today O
's O
achievements O
, O
to O
keep O
from O
slowly O
losing O
these O
qualities O
. O

Why O
am O
I O
able O
to O
make O
money O
? O

Making O
money O
means O
letting O
other O
people O
give O
you O
money O
; O
it O
's O
selling O
things O
. O

I O
made O
money O
because O
: O
I O
sold O
things O
to O
many O
people O
. O

Why O
are O
there O
so O
many O
people O
who O
buy O
my O
things O
? O

If O
I O
look O
at O
it O
from O
this O
angle O
, O
and O
briefly O
sum O
it O
all O
up O
, O
the O
following O
are O
the O
main O
reasons O
: O

1. O
Good O
character O
: O

People O
's O
outlook O
is O
bright O
; O
if O
your O
everyday O
character O
is O
such O
that O
you O
are O
always O
thinking O
of O
other O
people O
, O
your O
things O
ca O
n't O
be O
too O
shoddy O
. O

A O
good O
person O
finds O
it O
easier O
to O
design O
good O
things O
, O
and O
good O
service O
models O
. O

I O
am O
a O
good O
person O
, O
I O
can O
say O
that O
with O
a O
clear O
conscience O
. O

To O
date O
, O
no O
one O
has O
been O
able O
to O
surpass O
the O
securities O
service O
model O
I O
designed O
four O
years O
ago O
. O

I O
think O
being O
a O
good O
person O
is O
the O
first O
reason O
I O
am O
able O
to O
make O
money O
. O

2. O
Effort O
, O
progress O
, O
and O
constant O
study O
: O

This O
is O
the O
basic O
quality O
for O
success O
; O
there O
has O
never O
been O
any O
free O
lunch O
in O
the O
world O
, O
and O
since O
I O
graduated O
I've O
worked O
and O
studied O
14 O
hours O
every O
day O
. O

Pay O
attention O
to O
the O
concept O
of O
constant O
study O
; O
regardless O
of O
what O
you O
do O
, O
you O
need O
to O
give O
it O
careful O
consideration O
, O
and O
you O
'll O
gain O
an O
understanding O
of O
it O
; O
any O
time O
is O
study O
time O
. O

3. O
Dare O
to O
act O
! O

Take O
no O
action O
, O
then O
there O
's O
no O
opportunity O
for O
sure O
! O

If O
you O
feel O
you O
can O
bear O
this O
risk O
, O
if O
you O
feel O
you O
can O
make O
do O
with O
the O
resources O
you O
have O
, O
then O
get O
cracking O
! O

4. O
Luck O
: O
luck O
is O
also O
important O
. O

Actually O
, O
now O
you O
can O
get O
the O
opportunity O
that O
this O
Internet O
provides O
, O
and O
everybody O
's O
luck O
has O
gotten O
better O
. O

Do O
n't O
say O
that O
this O
completely O
new O
, O
revolutionary O
application O
, O
this O
huge O
market O
, O
which O
has O
grown O
so O
fast O
, O
is O
entirely O
taken O
up O
by O
big O
companies O
; O
do O
n't O
say O
the O
current O
situation O
is O
so O
disadvantageous O
. O

Five O
years O
from O
now O
, O
when O
we O
look O
back O
at O
2005 O
, O
we O
'll O
say O
that O
these O
were O
good O
times O
created O
by O
the O
Internet O
. O

5. O
Business O
flair O
and O
IQ O
: O

My O
past O
business O
judgments O
demonstrate O
that O
I O
have O
a O
flair O
for O
business O
; O
I O
think O
my O
business O
sense O
is O
pretty O
sharp O
. O

6. O
Systematic O
thinking O
enables O
you O
to O
grasp O
the O
key O
points O
of O
any O
mater O
. O

7. O
Strong O
cooperative O
awareness O
: O
nobody O
can O
do O
everything O
. O

You O
need O
a O
team O
to O
make O
up O
for O
inadequacies O
in O
each O
person O
's O
ability O
and O
experience O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
I O
previously O
wrote O
a O
similar O
article O
, O
and O
everybody O
can O
search O
for O
it O
on O
Baidu B-ORG
or O
Google B-ORG
. O

Eventually O
I O
may O
specially O
rewrite O
it O
to O
describe O
in O
detail O
how O
to O
find O
a O
business O
that O
will O
make O
money O
. O

Everyone O
please O
note O
my O
blog O
on O
Donews O
http://blog.donews.com/pangshengdong O
. O

What O
I O
say O
is O
not O
necessarily O
right O
, O
but O
I O
am O
confident O
that O
if O
you O
read O
it O
carefully O
it O
should O
give O
you O
a O
start O
. O

Regarding O
everyone O
's O
suggestions O
: O

1. O
What O
you O
pay O
out O
you O
will O
get O
back O
. O

Thinking O
more O
of O
other O
people O
, O
seeing O
things O
from O
their O
shoes O
: O
before O
you O
know O
it O
, O
we O
may O
also O
have O
the O
habits O
of O
good O
people O
, O
and O
this O
will O
raise O
our O
happiness O
index O
and O
our O
likelihood O
of O
succeeding O
. O

Most O
successful O
people O
are O
good O
people O
! O

2. O
People O
are O
naturally O
lazy O
, O
but O
if O
we O
want O
to O
succeed O
, O
if O
we O
want O
to O
make O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
, O
we O
need O
to O
think O
positively O
and O
make O
a O
greater O
effort O
! O

Everybody O
has O
more O
or O
less O
the O
same O
IQ O
; O
what O
can O
you O
use O
to O
make O
money O
? O

Hah O
! O
Really O
make O
an O
effort O
! O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
make O
sure O
you O
study O
constantly O
! O

3. O
Remember O
: O
things O
are O
possible O
only O
when O
you O
act O
! O

4. O
Business O
opportunities O
can O
be O
analyzed O
; O
this O
requires O
a O
good O
model O
of O
thinking O
and O
adequate O
information O
. O

How O
to O
analyze O
? O

Eventually O
I O
will O
write O
an O
article O
explaining O
this O
in O
detail O
. O

5. O
Pay O
attention O
to O
teamwork O
; O
one O
person O
can O
not O
achieve O
great O
things O
. O

Always O
try O
to O
acquire O
friends O
who O
have O
abilities O
and O
experiences O
that O
complement O
yours O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
establish O
a O
successful O
business O
, O
it O
's O
extremely O
important O
to O
have O
several O
good O
partners O
. O

6. O
Joining O
up O
with O
a O
good O
company O
is O
also O
a O
shortcut O
to O
getting O
rich O
; O
many O
new O
companies O
are O
now O
hiring O
, O
and O
51.com O
is O
currently O
hiring O
on O
a O
large O
scale O
<http://companyads.51job.com/companyads/shanghai/sh/shengdong_060627/i...> O
. O

Everybody O
can O
also O
go O
read O
my O
blog O
; O
that O
's O
also O
a O
good O
opportunity O
. O

You O
need O
to O
seize O
opportunities O
immediately O
, O
otherwise O
you O
may O
end O
up O
kicking O
yourself O
. O

At O
the O
end O
of O
2005 O
51.com O
will O
be O
listed O
among O
the O
500 O
top O
companies O
on O
the O
Alexa O
Web O
site O
. O

7. O
If O
you O
have O
a O
chance O
, O
interact O
with O
those O
who O
are O
actually O
successful O
. O

Read O
what O
those O
who O
are O
really O
successful O
have O
written O
; O
articles O
like O
this O
are O
hard O
to O
come O
by O
. O

I O
urge O
everyone O
to O
read O
the O
new O
book O
written O
by O
Li B-PERSON
Kaifu I-PERSON
, O
the O
president O
of O
Google B-ORG
China I-ORG
; O
the O
book O
by O
Li B-GPE
Jian I-GPE
, O
the O
president O
of O
Pinsou B-ORG
, O
is O
also O
not O
bad O
. O

In O
short O
: O
as O
long O
as O
you O
make O
an O
effort O
, O
are O
willing O
to O
do O
it O
! O
And O
pay O
attention O
to O
your O
methods O
, O
everybody O
has O
a O
chance O
to O
succeed O
! O

Everybody O
has O
a O
chance O
to O
become O
a O
multimillionaire O
. O

If O
you O
're O
interested O
, O
you O
can O
contact O
me O
by O
e-mail O
; O
my O
address O
is O
200...@gmail.com O
. O

QQ O
： O
508012651 O
. O

MSN B-ORG
: O
200...@gmail.com<MSN%EF%BC%9A200...@gmail.com> O
. O

Personal O
blog O
: O
http://www.pangshengdong.com O

Pang O
Dongsheng O
<http://pangshengdong.com/> O
51.com O
CEO O
Confidence O
and O
sincerity O
are O
what O
it O
's O
all O
about O
! O

October O
21 O
, O
2005 O
11:30 O
p.m. O
in O
Pudong B-GPE
1 O
, O
Shanghai B-GPE
. O

" O
Appeal O
from O
a O
Communist O
" O
and O
" O
Death O
" O
Threat O
to O
the O
Reporter O
. O

peirongwang126@gmail.com O

" O
Appeal O
from O
a O
Communist O
" O
and O
" O
Death O
" O
Threat O
to O
the O
Reporter O
. O

An O
Appeal O
from O
a O
communist O
at O
the B-FAC
Fenghua I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
community O
. O

Fenghua B-LOC
Garden I-LOC
residents O
: O
. O

Weird O
things O
have O
persisted O
since O
we O
moved O
into O
the B-FAC
Fenghua I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
. O

Over O
the O
past O
years O
, O
the O
media O
, O
procuratorate O
, O
court O
and O
government O
are O
all O
involved O
in O
the O
issue O
of O
Fenghua B-LOC
Garden I-LOC
. O

Instead O
of O
any O
solutions O
to O
the O
issue O
, O
we O
can O
vaguely O
see O
all O
sorts O
of O
mysteries O
of O
politics O
. O

This O
gives O
us O
nothing O
but O
confusions O
and O
concerns O
. O

How O
could O
there O
be O
such O
a O
weird O
phenomenon O
under O
the O
communist O
leadership O
? O

We O
are O
puzzled O
! O

After O
seeing O
the O
remarks O
of O
an O
auditor O
- O
general O
, O
I O
am O
finally O
a O
little O
enlightened O
on O
the O
mysteries O
of O
the O
" O
Fenghua B-LOC
Garden I-LOC
phenomenon O
. O
" O

The O
insightful O
opinion O
of O
this O
insightful O
person O
is O
indeed O
penetrating O
, O
" O
there O
is O
no O
law O
- O
abiding O
community O
association O
in O
Xuzhou B-GPE
. O
" O

This O
is O
the O
auditor O
's O
conclusion O
from O
the O
auditor O
- O
general O
after O
auditing O
the O
embezzlement O
of O
Fenghua B-LOC
Garden I-LOC
properties O
by O
the B-ORG
Community I-ORG
Association I-ORG
, O
which O
says O
there O
is O
no O
law O
- O
abiding O
community O
association O
. O

Therefore O
, O
be O
it O
embezzlement O
or O
robbery O
, O
there O
's O
no O
surprise O
. O

God O
! O
It O
really O
makes O
you O
tremble O
with O
fear O
when O
such O
words O
are O
uttered O
by O
a O
communist O
official O
specializing O
in O
auditing O
. O

How O
are O
the O
fundamental O
purposes O
of O
the B-ORG
Chinese I-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
implemented O
among O
officials O
, O
media O
, O
procuratorate O
, O
court O
and O
government O
in O
Xuzhou B-GPE
? O

No O
wonder O
the O
media O
are O
afraid O
of O
releasing O
the O
actual O
situation O
at O
the B-FAC
Fenghua I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
. O

You O
, O
leaders O
of O
the O
legal O
and O
political O
communities O
educated O
by O
the O
Party O
, O
do O
n't O
you O
feel O
the O
severity O
of O
the O
problem O
? O

The O
community O
association O
is O
a O
grass O
- O
root O
organization O
of O
the O
Party O
, O
which O
also O
hosts O
the B-ORG
Party I-ORG
Branch I-ORG
. O

The O
community O
association O
does O
not O
obey O
the O
law O
, O
and O
even O
deliberately O
break O
the O
law O
, O
seizing O
and O
looting O
properties O
of O
residents O
and O
people O
and O
beating O
others O
in O
retaliation O
, O
coupled O
with O
the O
police O
's O
involvement O
in O
beating O
others O
. O

These O
have O
deeply O
hurt O
people O
's O
hearts O
and O
will O
lead O
to O
a O
loss O
of O
support O
of O
people O
over O
time O
. O

This O
is O
a O
major O
issue O
crucial O
to O
the O
life O
and O
death O
of O
the O
Party O
and O
the O
nation O
, O
which O
no O
communists O
or O
righteous O
Chinese B-GPE
should O
turn O
a O
blind O
eye O
to O
. O

Specifically O
, O
communists O
and O
righteous O
and O
integral O
people O
at O
the B-FAC
Fenghua I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
should O
no O
longer O
keep O
silent O
. O

We O
appeal O
to O
Secretary O
Xu O
Ming O
to O
address O
issue O
of O
the B-FAC
Fenghua I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
issue O
that O
" O
there O
is O
no O
law O
- O
abiding O
community O
association O
in O
Xuzhou B-GPE
" O
promptly O
. O

If O
it O
drags O
on O
again O
without O
solution O
, O
we O
should O
appeal O
to O
Secretary O
Li O
Yuanchao O
of O
the B-ORG
Provincial I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
up O
to O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
with O
liabilities O
of O
leaders O
at O
various O
levels O
investigated O
. O

Everyone O
is O
called O
upon O
for O
uniform O
action O
. O

A O
communist O
, O
January O
6 O
, O
2007 O

Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
received O
" O
death O
" O
threat O
for O
as O
long O
as O
a O
week O
. O

Director O
of O
the B-ORG
Owner I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
, O
Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
, O
insisted O
on O
reporting O
and O
revealing O
publicly O
the O
illegal O
behaviors O
such O
as O
embezzlement O
and O
appropriation O
of O
public O
properties O
of O
the O
owners O
. O

The O
action O
of O
Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
has O
stood O
in O
the O
way O
of O
some O
people O
to O
become O
rich O
and O
smashed O
the O
millionaire O
dream O
of O
some O
people O
in O
their O
attempt O
to O
embezzle O
and O
appropriate O
public O
properties O
, O
and O
so O
they O
hate O
Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
to O
the O
guts O
. O

Recently O
, O
wife O
of O
Wang B-PERSON
Guanghua I-PERSON
, O
Deputy O
- O
Secretary O
of O
the B-ORG
Community I-ORG
Party I-ORG
Branch I-ORG
, O
has O
written O
more O
than O
once O
on O
the O
community O
notice O
board O
such O
things O
as O
" O
Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
is O
on O
a O
no O
- O
return O
road O
, O
" O
issuing O
open O
" O
death O
" O
threat O
to O
Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
. O

Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
has O
reported O
to O
the O
police O
many O
times O
since O
January O
4 O
, O
but O
Wang B-PERSON
Guanghua I-PERSON
's O
wife O
exercised O
no O
restraint O
, O
and O
instead O
she O
wrote O
the O
" O
death O
" O
threat O
on O
Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
's O
unit O
entrance O
on O
the O
8th O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
Wang B-PERSON
Guanghua I-PERSON
's O
wife O
had O
the O
nerve O
to O
issue O
" O
death O
" O
threat O
to O
the O
reporter O
Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
for O
a O
week O
is O
associated O
with O
the O
public O
security O
's O
failure O
to O
investigate O
the O
case O
that O
the O
reporter O
Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
was O
bashed O
up O
by O
four O
family O
members O
of O
Liu B-PERSON
Yongxiu I-PERSON
, O
Director O
of O
the B-ORG
Fenghua I-ORG
Garden I-ORG
Community I-ORG
Association I-ORG
. O

With O
the O
reporter O
's O
rights O
not O
guaranteed O
, O
law O
- O
breakers O
, O
criminals O
and O
the O
corrupt O
have O
no O
fear O
and O
retaliate O
upon O
the O
reporter O
. O

The O
evil O
force O
is O
rampant O
at O
the B-FAC
Fenghua I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
community O
, O
Xuzhou B-GPE
. O

With O
stolen O
authorities O
, O
they O
have O
embezzled O
and O
appropriated O
public O
properties O
of O
the O
owners O
by O
hook O
or O
crook O
and O
sought O
a O
protection O
layer O
through O
bribery O
. O

They O
beat O
up O
the O
reporter O
and O
issued O
" O
death O
" O
threat O
. O

This O
is O
not O
only O
an O
open O
provocation O
to O
the O
reporter O
Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
, O
but O
also O
an O
open O
provocation O
to O
owners O
at O
the B-FAC
Fenghua I-FAC
Garden I-FAC
, O
as O
well O
as O
an O
open O
provocation O
to O
the O
social O
legal O
system O
, O
which O
serious O
deteriorate O
the O
social O
atmosphere O
. O

January O
8 O
, O
2007 O
. O

Corruption O
is O
astounding O
in O
Xuzhou B-GPE
, O
with O
the O
corrupt O
committing O
all O
kinds O
of O
crimes O
blatantly O
. O

The O
struggle O
against O
corruption O
makes O
little O
progress O
as O
it O
takes O
both O
blood O
and O
tears O
. O

Corruption O
is O
astounding O
in O
Xuzhou B-GPE
, O
with O
the O
corrupt O
committing O
all O
kinds O
of O
crimes O
blatantly O
. O

Amid O
deep O
- O
rooted O
corruption O
in O
Xuzhou B-GPE
, O
the O
struggle O
against O
corruption O
makes O
little O
progress O
as O
it O
takes O
both O
blood O
and O
tears O
. O

For O
details O
, O
please O
see O
attachments O
" O
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justice O
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please O
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report O
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reveal O
: O
. O

1. O
The O
crimes O
of O
Liu B-PERSON
Yongxiu I-PERSON
, O
who O
manipulated O
the B-ORG
Community I-ORG
Association I-ORG
to O
evade O
taxes O
and O
issue O
illegal O
invoices O
of O
￥ O
250,000 O
, O
embezzle O
and O
appropriate O
over O
? O
100,000 O
public O
revenue O
of O
the O
owners O
, O
and O
retaliate O
upon O
the O
reporter O
; O
. O

2. O
Li B-PERSON
Deqing I-PERSON
, O
auditor O
- O
general O
of O
Quanshan B-GPE
District I-GPE
, O
among O
others O
, O
is O
suspected O
of O
misconduct O
, O
misuse O
of O
authority O
, O
irregularities O
for O
favoritism O
, O
and O
failure O
to O
submit O
criminal O
cases O
. O

For O
detailed O
information O
, O
please O
contact O
Wang B-PERSON
Peirong I-PERSON
, O
Director O
of O
the O
Fenghua O
Garden O
Owner O
Committee O
, O
Xuzhou B-GPE
, O
Jiangsu B-GPE
Province I-GPE
. O

Telephone O
: O
0516 O
- O
83884475 O
, O
0516 O
- O
82952393 O
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PHS O
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, O

E-mail O
: O
peirongw...@126.com O
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... O

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... O

This O
is O
the O
" O
broken O
window O
theory O
" O
of O
economics O
, O
also O
known O
as O
the O
" O
broken O
window O
fallacy O
" O
. O

This O
theory O
states O
that O
when O
a O
kid O
breaks O
a O
window O
, O
this O
necessarily O
leads O
to O
the O
person O
whose O
window O
it O
is O
replacing O
the O
window O
pane O
. O

This O
puts O
the O
person O
who O
fits O
windows O
and O
the O
person O
who O
manufactures O
glass O
in O
work O
, O
and O
consequently O
creates O
employment O
opportunities O
and O
community O
prosperity O
. O

And O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
" O
multiplier O
theory O
" O
-- O
the O
window O
industry O
person O
earns O
some O
money O
, O
goes O
to O
buy O
a O
cola O
and O
brings O
the O
cola O
manufacturer O
an O
opportunity O
for O
business O
. O

The O
cola O
dealer O
might O
then O
go O
to O
buy O
shoes O
. O

Following O
this O
reasoning O
through O
, O
the O
wealth O
brought O
by O
the O
kid O
breaking O
a O
window O
will O
outweigh O
by O
far O
the O
losses O
involved O
. O

Keynes O
in O
' O
The O
General O
Theory O
of O
Employment O
, O
Interest O
and O
Money O
' O
writes O
" O
If O
the O
Treasury O
stuffed O
all O
the O
bottles O
they O
used O
full O
with O
banknotes O
, O
put O
these O
bottles O
filled O
with O
banknotes O
down O
a O
disused O
mine O
, O
and O
then O
filled O
up O
the O
mine O
with O
city O
garbage O
, O
leaving O
it O
to O
private O
enterprise O
to O
dig O
up O
the O
notes O
based O
on O
principles O
of O
laissez O
- O
faire O
, O
then O
there O
would O
be O
no O
more O
unemployment O
problem O
, O
and O
with O
the O
help O
of O
the O
repercussions O
, O
society O
's O
actual O
income O
and O
capital O
wealth O
would O
probably O
be O
much O
greater O
than O
now O
....... O

Digging O
out O
the O
hole O
has O
got O
to O
be O
better O
than O
doing O
nothing O
. O
" O

He O
went O
on O
to O
even O
suggest O
: O
" O
If O
our O
politicians O
...... O
can O
not O
think O
of O
a O
better O
idea O
, O
then O
pyramid O
- O
building O
, O
earthquakes O
or O
even O
war O
may O
all O
serve O
to O
increase O
wealth O
. O
" O

High O
oil O
prices O
have O
destroyed O
the O
original O
operation O
mode O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
. O

As O
other O
sectors O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
economy O
failed O
to O
cope O
with O
high O
oil O
prices O
by O
raising O
labor O
productivity O
, O
their O
investment O
returns O
dropped O
and O
capital O
expenditures O
declined O
. O

Under O
the O
interaction O
of O
these O
two O
factors O
, O
housing O
prices O
plummeted O
and O
the O
subprime O
mortgage O
crisis O
exploded O
. O

I O
am O
probably O
the O
first O
person O
in O
the O
country O
who O
proposed O
that O
the O
rise O
in O
oil O
prices O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
supply O
and O
demand O
nor O
did O
it O
have O
anything O
to O
do O
with O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
situations O
. O

In O
early O
2004 O
I O
already O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
with O
a O
weekly O
magazine O
: O
The O
hidden O
manipulator O
behind O
oils O
is O
the O
hedge O
fund O
. O

Why O
was O
n't O
Europe B-GPE
impacted O
by O
high O
oil O
prices O
? O

The B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
has O
been O
carrying O
out O
its O
obligation O
to O
reduce O
carbon O
dioxide O
emission O
voluntarily O
for O
nearly O
ten O
years O
. O

This O
has O
led O
to O
a O
constant O
adjustment O
of O
the O
economic O
activities O
in O
this O
region O
with O
a O
focus O
on O
emission O
reduction O
and O
energy O
conservation O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
economy O
of O
the B-ORG
European I-ORG
Union I-ORG
, O
restrained O
by O
the B-LAW
Kyoto I-LAW
Protocol I-LAW
, O
adjusted O
itself O
in O
advance O
to O
the O
challenge O
of O
high O
oil O
prices O
, O
and O
the O
overall O
economy O
has O
maintained O
a O
healthy O
operation O
. O

Therefore O
, O
the O
euro O
can O
continue O
to O
rise O
during O
the O
period O
of O
rising O
oil O
prices O
. O

Both O
Nanjie O
villagers O
and O
cadres O
say O
there O
has O
n't O
been O
any O
restructuring O
. O

Why O
did O
the O
Nandu O
Daily O
asserted O
repeatedly O
that O
" O
there O
's O
solid O
evidence O
that O
Nanjie O
has O
restructured O
" O
and O
that O
Wang O
Hongbin O
has O
" O
privately O
turned O
the O
village O
enterprise O
into O
private O
ownership O
' O
under O
his O
only O
name O
? O
' O
" O

What O
kind O
of O
an O
iron O
whip O
have O
they O
got O
hold O
of O
as O
the O
weapon O
to O
attack O
Nanjie O
Village O
? O

Through O
our O
in O
- O
depth O
investigation O
, O
it O
turns O
out O
to O
be O
like O
this O
. O

Henan B-NORP
issued O
a O
document O
in O
2000 O
, O
requesting O
all O
enterprise O
companies O
across O
the O
province O
to O
demutualize O
. O

Industrial O
and O
commercial O
authorities O
asked O
the O
Nanjie O
Village O
Corporation O
to O
register O
its O
demutualization O
. O

The O
village O
cadres O
, O
who O
was O
adamant O
about O
public O
ownership O
-LRB- O
collective O
ownership O
-RRB- O
, O
thinking O
that O
demutualization O
was O
just O
privatization O
, O
did O
n't O
go O
through O
the O
formalities O
, O
because O
they O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
back O
to O
the O
old O
road O
. O

By O
2004 O
, O
due O
to O
the O
pressure O
from O
various O
parties O
, O
with O
no O
loans O
from O
banks O
, O
a O
shortage O
of O
fluid O
funds O
and O
cash O
problems O
, O
the O
person O
in O
charge O
had O
no O
choice O
but O
to O
register O
demutualization O
in O
the O
name O
of O
a O
dozen O
some O
cadres O
in O
the O
village O
council O
. O

Wang O
Hongbin O
's O
9 O
% O
shares O
they O
recorded O
were O
more O
nominal O
than O
real O
. O

This O
is O
a O
forced O
makeshift O
in O
the O
special O
context O
of O
aligning O
with O
the O
market O
economy O
and O
the O
predominant O
trend O
of O
demutualization O
. O

Following O
the O
registration O
, O
it O
is O
announced O
in O
the O
village O
that O
the O
equities O
are O
owned O
by O
all O
villagers O
. O

When O
the O
earth O
is O
still O
unrest O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
Great O
Wenchuan O
Earthquake O
that O
rocked O
China B-GPE
and O
shocked O
the O
world O
, O
the O
premier O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
has O
personally O
travelled O
to O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
to O
organize O
disaster O
- O
rescue O
efforts O
, O
winning O
applause O
from O
Chinese B-NORP
worldwide O
and O
life O
- O
respecting O
international O
friends O
alike O
. O

With O
the O
joint O
effort O
of O
people O
around O
the O
world O
, O
countless O
lives O
have O
been O
promptly O
saved O
and O
homeless O
victims O
have O
been O
initially O
placed O
. O

People O
are O
faced O
with O
a O
further O
challenge O
of O
how O
to O
rebuild O
the O
homeland O
for O
several O
million O
people O
hit O
by O
the O
disaster O
. O

After O
days O
of O
hard O
thinking O
, O
from O
countless O
cruel O
realities O
that O
we O
can O
not O
shun O
away O
from O
, O
we O
've O
finally O
found O
a O
tiny O
path O
of O
hope O
. O

Going O
forward O
along O
the O
thorny O
path O
, O
we O
suddenly O
see O
the O
daylight O
and O
a O
bright O
and O
broad O
road O
leading O
to O
the O
future O
. O
That O
is O
moving O
the O
capital O
to O
Chengdu B-GPE
to O
rebuild O
western O
Sichuan O
. O

Moving O
the O
capital O
to O
Chengdu B-GPE
will O
help O
millions O
of O
people O
in O
the O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
rebuild O
their O
homeland O
at O
an O
early O
time O
. O

Rebuilding O
the O
homeland O
for O
millions O
of O
disaster O
victims O
, O
which O
has O
never O
happened O
and O
never O
to O
happen O
again O
, O
requires O
a O
powerful O
government O
to O
" O
step O
forward O
when O
giving O
directions O
" O
and O
organize O
and O
supervise O
rebuilding O
of O
western O
Sichuan B-GPE
by O
itself O
. O

Moving O
the O
capital O
to O
Chengdu B-GPE
will O
help O
stabilize O
the O
emotions O
of O
people O
in O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
. O

The O
central O
government O
being O
able O
to O
share O
their O
weal O
and O
woe O
is O
the O
best O
emotional O
support O
and O
mental O
solace O
for O
people O
in O
the O
earthquake O
- O
hit O
area O
of O
Wenchuan O
. O

Moving O
the O
capital O
to O
Chengdu B-GPE
will O
help O
provide O
strong O
scientific O
and O
political O
support O
to O
rebuilding O
the O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
. O

Mr. O
Bo O
Yang O
, O
a O
famous O
scholar O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
, O
passed O
away O
this O
morning O
at O
the O
age O
of O
89 O
. O

His O
tumultuous O
yet O
legendary O
life O
came O
to O
an O
end O
. O

From O
now O
on O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
literati O
will O
again O
have O
one O
fewer O
sage O
and O
warrior O
. O

It O
was O
, O
of O
course O
, O
because O
of O
that O
book O
" O
The O
Ugly O
Chinaman O
" O
that O
I O
first O
learned O
about O
Bo B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
. O

In O
the O
mid O
and O
late O
80s O
of O
the O
last O
century O
, O
I O
was O
in O
middle O
school O
. O

For O
some O
time O
, O
this O
book O
was O
suddenly O
in O
hot O
circulation O
in O
our O
class O
. O

I O
found O
a O
copy O
very O
quickly O
and O
read O
it O
with O
great O
eagerness O
. O

I O
was O
immediately O
attracted O
by O
Bo B-PERSON
Yang I-PERSON
's O
vivid O
and O
pungent O
style O
, O
and O
sharp O
and O
unique O
opinion O
. O

What O
impressed O
me O
most O
was O
the O
concept O
of O
" O
soy O
- O
vat O
culture O
" O
proposed O
in O
the O
book O
. O

A O
remark O
that O
made O
people O
most O
angry O
was O
" O
one O
Chinaman O
is O
a O
dragon O
; O
three O
Chinamen O
are O
a O
worm O
. O

One O
Japanese B-NORP
is O
a O
worm O
, O
while O
three O
Japanese B-NORP
people O
are O
a O
dragon O
. O
" O

I O
remember O
that O
at O
that O
time O
I O
even O
had O
a O
debate O
with O
my O
classmates O
over O
this O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
prove O
that O
" O
three O
Chinamen O
are O
not O
a O
worm O
. O
" O

It O
ended O
up O
in O
nothing O
conclusive O
. O

It O
was O
not O
until O
later O
when O
I O
grew O
older O
and O
gained O
more O
life O
experience O
did O
I O
gradually O
come O
to O
understand O
and O
accept O
this O
statement O
. O

I O
knew O
it O
may O
not O
be O
unbiased O
, O
yet O
it O
indeed O
hit O
the O
nail O
on O
the O
head O
by O
pointing O
out O
a O
major O
weakness O
in O
the O
character O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

They O
also O
pay O
out O
salary O
specially O
providing O
for O
a O
large O
gang O
of O
female O
duty O
officers O
, O
who O
watch O
the O
screens O
all O
day O
monitoring O
intersections O
, O
and O
not O
a O
few O
minutes O
go O
by O
without O
a O
negative O
report O
. O

That O
female O
voice O
is O
pure O
misery O
. O

I O
am O
No. O
xx O
duty O
officer O
, O
according O
to O
the O
screen O
at O
the O
moment O
, O
such O
and O
such O
an O
intersection O
is O
badly O
backed O
up O
with O
traffic O
. O

Please O
, O
drivers O
out O
there O
who O
are O
able O
to O
do O
so O
, O
make O
an O
attempt O
to O
bypass O
. O

It O
's O
bad O
enough O
as O
it O
is O
churning O
out O
all O
these O
negative O
reports O
, O
but O
then O
commanding O
others O
to O
listen O
to O
your O
orders O
, O
are O
n't O
you O
being O
even O
more O
reactionary O
? O

And O
even O
that O
's O
not O
enough O
, O

every O
day O
they O
work O
on O
pedestrians O
to O
ring O
in O
and O
report O
, O
such O
a O
place O
is O
blocked O
up O
again O
; O
and O
then O
they O
interrogate O
them O
, O
what O
's O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
jam O
, O
how O
long O
has O
it O
been O
jammed O
for O
, O
has O
there O
been O
an O
accident O
, O
are O
there O
any O
casualties O
, O
are O
there O
any O
...... O
. O

All O
in O
all O
, O
not O
a O
single O
nice O
thing O
to O
say O
. O

Just O
in O
the O
end O
insincerely O
coming O
up O
with O
a O
couple O
of O
words O
of O
warning O
, O
drive O
well O
. O

Is O
n't O
that O
crap O
? O

A O
perfectly O
good O
mood O
early O
in O
the O
morning O
totally O
ruined O
by O
you O
. O

Misled O
by O
you O
into O
this O
state O
, O
how O
could O
I O
not O
get O
into O
an O
accident O
? O

Even O
more O
impressive O
, O
they O
use O
a O
few O
bad O
boys O
, O
one O
called O
Dong O
Sheng O
, O
one O
called O
Zhi O
Yong O
. O

They O
are O
supposedly O
teachers O
. O

Every O
day O
for O
hours O
on O
air O
, O
straight O
out O
insulting O
and O
abusing O
. O

If O
you O
are O
abusing O
ordinary O
people O
, O
then O
that O
's O
one O
thing O
, O
but O
it O
's O
always O
abusing O
the O
authorities O
, O
some O
official O
is O
n't O
sympathetic O
, O
does O
n't O
accomplish O
anything O
, O
does O
n't O
do O
his O
job O
, O
basically O
it O
's O
serious O
defamation O
. O

If O
Nanjie O
Village O
had O
really O
issued O
shares O
, O
and O
then O
it O
would O
have O
been O
paying O
dividends O
on O
shares O
from O
2004 O
onwards O
. O

But O
the O
iron O
- O
clad O
fact O
is O
: O
none O
of O
the O
villagers O
or O
village O
cadres O
like O
Wang O
Hongbin O
got O
dividends O
. O

The O
whole O
village O
continued O
to O
operate O
on O
its O
old O
system O
of O
30 O
% O
given O
as O
wages O
based O
on O
how O
much O
you O
work O
, O
70 O
% O
given O
as O
benefits O
based O
on O
need O
. O

Old O
Yang O
, O
a O
villager O
, O
told O
us O
that O
at O
Spring B-EVENT
Festival I-EVENT
this O
year O
, O
everyone O
was O
given O
7 O
jin O
of O
pork O
-LRB- O
the O
Hui B-PERSON
people O
were O
given O
10 O
jin O
of O
mutton O
-RRB- O
, O
3 O
jin O
of O
fish O
, O
and O
a O
dozen O
or O
so O
goods O
like O
beef O
, O
oil O
, O
eggs O
and O
flour O
; O
as O
well O
as O
130 O
yuan O
of O
welfare O
vouchers O
per O
person O
-LRB- O
with O
which O
you O
can O
buy O
whatever O
goods O
you O
like O
in O
the O
supermarket O
-RRB- O
. O

They O
are O
living O
a O
happy O
life O
with O
ample O
food O
and O
clothing O
and O
shared O
prosperity O
. O

The O
vast O
majority O
of O
people O
support O
the O
communal O
ownership O
system O
, O
and O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
disband O
the O
collective O
economy O
and O
return O
to O
an O
individual O
operation O
system O
. O

Results O
of O
the O
survey O
: O
1. O
As O
of O
today O
, O
Nanjie O
Village O
has O
undergone O
absolutely O
no O
changes O
to O
its O
system O
and O
has O
done O
absolutely O
no O
privatization O
. O

What O
Wang O
Hongbin O
and O
Lei O
Dequan O
say O
is O
true O
. O

2. O
. O
Wang O
Hongbin O
, O
the O
" O
communist O
trail O
- O
blazer O
, O
" O
has O
not O
turned O
into O
a O
capitalist O
-LRB- O
he O
does O
n't O
have O
any O
shares O
, O
does O
n't O
have O
any O
savings O
, O
does O
n't O
have O
his O
own O
car O
, O
and O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
mansion O
; O

the O
villagers O
all O
live O
in O
new O
storied O
buildings O
set O
in O
a O
beautiful O
garden O
- O
like O
environment O
; O
his O
family O
still O
live O
in O
a O
single O
- O
level O
building O
. O

We O
've O
seen O
it O
, O
the O
area O
is O
n't O
as O
nice O
as O
the O
garden O
district O
that O
the O
villagers O
live O
in O
-RRB- O
. O

Finally O
, O
one O
point O
that O
must O
be O
stressed O
is O
that O
the O
disaster O
rescue O
this O
time O
must O
mainly O
rely O
on O
mechanized O
rescue O
, O
which O
should O
be O
used O
especially O
for O
removing O
obstacles O
and O
clearing O
the O
road O
leading O
to O
Wenchuan O
. O

Repeating O
again O
the O
rescue O
operation O
mode O
for O
the O
great O
Tangshan B-GPE
earthquake O
, O
which O
relied O
purely O
on O
manpower O
, O
will O
not O
yield O
good O
results O
. O

Rescue O
dogs O
, O
detectors O
, O
and O
other O
professional O
tools O
also O
need O
to O
be O
urgently O
dispatched O
and O
shipped O
. O

Rescue O
experts O
from O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
Japan B-GPE
must O
also O
be O
invited O
for O
joint O
consultation O
as O
quickly O
as O
possible O
. O

My O
hometown O
is O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
, O
and O
my O
parents O
are O
still O
there O
. O

Yesterday O
I O
made O
a O
phone O
call O
and O
learned O
they O
were O
safe O
, O
so O
I O
am O
a O
bit O
relieved O
. O

But O
they O
said O
the O
quake O
this O
time O
was O
more O
serious O
than O
all O
the O
earthquakes O
before O
. O

Nobody O
dared O
to O
keep O
staying O
indoors O
; O
they O
were O
just O
scared O
of O
aftershocks O
. O

This O
morning O
I O
called O
again O
. O

Mom O
said O
there O
was O
another O
aftershock O
at O
4:00 O
a.m. O
, O
and O
all O
the O
windows O
rattled O
. O

Communications O
with O
Wenchuan O
and O
Lixian O
remain O
disconnected O
as O
of O
today O
, O
so O
no O
details O
of O
damages O
are O
known O
. O

The O
surrounding O
areas O
such O
as O
Beichuan O
, O
Dujiangyan O
, O
and O
Hanyuan O
were O
severely O
hit O
by O
the O
earthquake O
disaster O
, O
with O
death O
toll O
already O
exceeding O
8,000 O
. O

Adding O
that O
of O
Wenchuan O
and O
Lixian O
, O
I O
estimate O
it O
will O
be O
between O
50,000 O
and O
100,000 O
, O
far O
surpassing O
that O
of O
the O
typhoon O
disaster O
in O
Myanmar B-GPE
. O

The O
economic O
losses O
will O
surpass O
that O
of O
the O
nation O
- O
wide O
blizzard O
disaster O
at O
more O
than O
100 O
billion O
at O
least O
. O

Haier B-ORG
regards O
transnational O
merger O
and O
acquisition O
as O
an O
important O
breakthrough O
point O
to O
realize O
its O
globalization O
. O

On O
May O
21 O
, O
a O
senior O
executive O
of O
the O
Haier O
Group O
-LRB- O
hereafter O
abbreviated O
as O
" O
Haier B-ORG
" O
-RRB- O
gave O
confirmation O
to O
our O
newspaper O
that O
the O
company O
has O
already O
had O
an O
explicit O
intention O
to O
restructure O
the O
home O
appliances O
business O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
's O
General B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
-LRB- O
hereafter O
abbreviated O
as O
" O
GE B-ORG
" O
-RRB- O
and O
obtained O
an O
initial O
solution O
to O
capital O
. O

So O
far O
, O
Haier B-ORG
has O
talked O
to O
the O
China O
Development O
Bank O
, O
with O
an O
initial O
financing O
plan O
determined O
, O
which O
draws O
on O
the O
pattern O
of O
Lenovo B-ORG
's O
acquisition O
of O
IBM B-ORG
. O

Overseas O
Expansion O
Opportunity O
On O
May O
16 O
, O
GE B-ORG
confirmed O
it O
might O
sell O
or O
spin O
off O
its O
home O
appliances O
business O
, O
saying O
the O
business O
is O
overly O
concentrated O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

With O
a O
total O
of O
13,000 O
employs O
globally O
, O
GE B-ORG
's O
home O
appliance O
department O
has O
been O
hardest O
hit O
by O
the O
stagnant O
housing O
market O
over O
the O
past O
couple O
of O
years O
, O
as O
it O
sells O
large O
quantities O
of O
dishwashers O
and O
refrigerators O
to O
home O
builders O
. O

MattCollins O
, O
capital O
goods O
analyst O
at O
EdwardJones O
, O
said O
that O
with O
the O
weak O
dollar O
, O
the O
deal O
could O
be O
more O
attractive O
to O
an O
overseas O
company O
trying O
to O
get O
a O
foothold O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
market O
. O

GE B-ORG
's O
home O
appliances O
business O
, O
which O
generated O
USD O
$ O
7.2 O
billion O
in O
revenue O
last O
year O
, O
is O
expected O
to O
sell O
for O
USD O
$ O
4 O
billion O
to O
$ O
8 O
billion O
. O

Older O
people O
getting O
remarried O
is O
a O
need O
in O
life O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
need O
psychologically O
. O

Children O
's O
attention O
and O
care O
for O
older O
people O
, O
or O
their O
emotion O
and O
behaviors O
, O
ca O
n't O
take O
the O
place O
of O
the O
emotional O
exchanges O
and O
behaviors O
between O
an O
old O
couple O
. O

Marriage O
experts O
believe O
older O
people O
getting O
remarried O
on O
one O
hand O
can O
reduce O
the O
burden O
on O
children O
of O
both O
sides O
. O

With O
two O
people O
supporting O
and O
caring O
for O
each O
other O
, O
children O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
get O
overly O
distracted O
and O
anxious O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
by O
getting O
remarried O
, O
older O
people O
will O
have O
somebody O
to O
depend O
on O
at O
an O
older O
age O
. O

They O
can O
support O
each O
other O
economically O
, O
care O
for O
each O
other O
in O
life O
, O
have O
somebody O
who O
respond O
to O
and O
understand O
their O
words O
, O
and O
comfort O
each O
other O
mentally O
, O
which O
is O
good O
for O
the O
wellbeing O
of O
older O
people O
. O

In O
recent O
years O
, O
the O
phenomenon O
of O
older O
people O
getting O
married O
has O
gradually O
increased O
. O

Most O
young O
people O
are O
in O
favor O
of O
their O
parents O
getting O
remarried O
, O
and O
are O
even O
active O
in O
being O
the O
matchmaker O
or O
go O
- O
between O
for O
the O
remarriage O
of O
their O
parents O
, O
which O
is O
a O
manifestation O
of O
social O
civilization O
. O

Some O
young O
people O
oppose O
their O
old O
people O
getting O
remarried O
, O
while O
others O
are O
concerned O
that O
there O
may O
be O
inheritance O
disputes O
after O
their O
parents O
pass O
away O
. O

Yesterday O
I O
called O
home O
again O
. O

Mom O
said O
grandma O
had O
already O
gone O
back O
home O
. O

I O
asked O
if O
she O
walked O
back O
alone O
again O
. O

Mom O
said O
how O
could O
that O
be O
, O
of O
course O
she O
accompanied O
her O
home O
. O

I O
was O
always O
curious O
what O
they O
, O
the O
mother O
and O
daughter O
, O
would O
talk O
about O
on O
the O
way O
back O
. O

Could O
it O
be O
grandma O
talking O
about O
the O
happiness O
of O
having O
a O
full O
house O
of O
grandchildren O
or O
grandma O
feeling O
proud O
reminiscing O
her O
entire O
life O
of O
bringing O
up O
seven O
sons O
and O
daughters O
. O

So O
mom O
must O
be O
listening O
quietly O
. O

At O
this O
moment O
she O
was O
a O
daughter O
just O
like O
I O
am O
her O
son O
at O
this O
moment O
, O
also O
eager O
to O
listen O
quietly O
to O
her O
telling O
about O
the O
hardship O
in O
the O
past O
and O
the O
happiness O
in O
the O
future O
. O

Mom O
said O
on O
the O
phone O
that O
she O
slipped O
by O
accident O
the O
day O
before O
yesterday O
and O
got O
a O
swollen O
bump O
like O
an O
egg O
on O
the O
head O
. O

I O
was O
extremely O
worried O
and O
asked O
if O
mom O
felt O
any O
better O
, O
whether O
her O
head O
hurt O
, O
and O
whether O
she O
felt O
dizzy O
. O

Mom O
said O
no O
, O
it O
was O
just O
a O
bit O
swollen O
still O
, O
nothing O
the O
matter O
. O

All O
of O
a O
sudden O
, O
tears O
came O
to O
my O
eyes O
, O
and O
I O
suddenly O
felt O
mom O
had O
grown O
old O
. O

This O
mom O
, O
who O
used O
to O
sound O
grumpy O
on O
the O
phone O
, O
has O
grown O
old O
. O

Like O
a O
child O
, O
she O
listened O
to O
my O
advice O
and O
kept O
promising O
to O
be O
more O
careful O
. O

An O
old O
Chinese B-NORP
saying O
goes O
" O
being O
in O
a O
different O
trade O
is O
like O
being O
in O
another O
world O
. O
" O

So O
if O
virtually O
unrelated O
trades O
, O
such O
as O
trading O
timbers O
, O
selling O
miscellaneous O
goods O
, O
running O
a O
gold O
mine O
, O
project O
contracting O
, O
operating O
tour O
groups O
, O
and O
developing O
real O
estates O
, O
are O
put O
together O
, O
can O
you O
believe O
one O
person O
can O
do O
everything O
successfully O
? O

This O
may O
be O
an O
advantage O
of O
southern O
business O
people O
?? O

Smooth O
and O
slick O
in O
all O
aspects O
. O

At O
present O
, O
chain O
management O
, O
which O
has O
become O
the O
most O
important O
organizational O
form O
of O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
retail O
businesses O
, O
has O
a O
crucial O
role O
in O
circulation O
. O

The O
largest O
retailer O
globally O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
has O
opened O
its O
10,000 O
plus O
stores O
almost O
everywhere O
in O
the O
world O
. O

KFC O
and O
McDonald B-ORG
's O
are O
the O
same O
, O
in O
that O
their O
chains O
are O
world O
- O
class O
. O

A O
company O
managed O
as O
a O
chain O
, O
due O
to O
its O
fairly O
clear O
scale O
advantage O
and O
a O
standardized O
operational O
model O
, O
which O
boosts O
the O
company O
's O
risk O
- O
resistant O
capabilities O
and O
improves O
its O
degree O
of O
organization O
, O
develops O
at O
a O
stunning O
speed O
. O

Thus O
, O
some O
people O
have O
shouted O
the O
slogan O
that O
they O
would O
become O
the O
" O
best O
retailer O
in O
Economic O
Zone O
on O
the B-LOC
West I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
of O
Taiwan B-LOC
Strait I-LOC
. O
" O

Their O
name O
is O
New O
Hua O
Du O
-LRB- O
or O
" O
New O
Hua O
Du O
Supercenter O
Co. O
, O
Ltd O
" O
in O
full O
-RRB- O
. O

Skilled O
talents O
can O
be O
trained O
. O

Skills O
can O
be O
learned O
, O
which O
include O
a O
variety O
of O
skills O
, O
doctors O
, O
engineers O
, O
and O
electricians O
etc O
. O

Creative O
talents O
can O
not O
be O
" O
trained O
. O
" O

Young O
prodigy O
programs O
are O
an O
example O
. O

Einstein O
was O
not O
" O
trained O
. O
" O

Strictly O
speaking O
, O
someone O
who O
" O
trained O
" O
him O
was O
very O
disappointed O
in O
him O
and O
thought O
he O
would O
be O
a O
" O
no O
- O
achiever O
. O
" O

Who O
" O
trained O
" O
Newton B-GPE
??? O

This O
is O
true O
for O
great O
scientists O
, O
and O
even O
more O
so O
for O
great O
writers O
. O

Cao O
Xueqin O
is O
the O
best O
pupil O
of O
which O
" O
professor O
" O
??? O

This O
is O
true O
for O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
how O
about O
foreign O
countries O
? O

Shakespeare B-PERSON
, O
I O
guess O
everyone O
knows O
. O

But O
who O
can O
tell O
he O
is O
the O
product O
of O
which O
famous O
master O
??? O

Besides O
scientists O
and O
writers O
, O
how O
about O
great O
entrepreneurs O
, O
Bill B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
, O
who O
" O
trained O
" O
him O
to O
develop O
the O
operating O
system O
??? O

Ford B-ORG
, O
the O
first O
entrepreneur O
who O
realized O
automobile O
assembly O
lines O
, O
who O
is O
the O
immortal O
that O
gave O
rise O
to O
his O
great O
creative O
advantages O
? O

Many O
people O
are O
now O
disappointed O
in O
those O
past O
child O
prodigies O
who O
have O
now O
" O
become O
no O
different O
than O
average O
people O
, O
" O
making O
no O
" O
great O
achievements O
" O
people O
have O
expected O
! O

They O
have O
no O
idea O
that O
not O
only O
ca O
n't O
their O
approach O
of O
" O
training O
" O
those O
years O
produce O
major O
talents O
, O
but O
people O
with O
real O
potentials O
would O
have O
already O
become O
withered O
under O
the O
destruction O
. O

Eventually O
, O
it O
's O
not O
bad O
to O
be O
an O
average O
person O
. O

If O
they O
ca O
n't O
be O
average O
, O
they O
have O
to O
choose O
to O
be O
a O
monk O
. O

-LRB- O
Sadly O
, O
do O
they O
have O
to O
attend O
a O
child O
prodigy O
=program O
to O
be O
a O
monk O
? O
-RRB- O

Let O
's O
just O
not O
mention O
others O
below O
this O
level O
. O

When O
I O
got O
up O
in O
the O
morning O
to O
listen O
to O
the O
radio O
, O
I O
was O
originally O
thinking O
of O
listening O
to O
major O
national O
affairs O
, O
such O
as O
meetings O
, O
reports O
, O
and O
activities O
attended O
by O
leaders O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
expect O
to O
hear O
the O
curses O
against O
Nanjing B-GPE
the O
moment O
I O
turned O
on O
the O
radio O
. O

In O
this O
city O
, O
traffic O
jams O
occur O
either O
in O
this O
place O
, O
or O
in O
that O
place O
. O

Either O
the O
big O
bridge O
is O
congested O
, O
or O
Beijing O
West O
Road O
is O
jammed O
. O

He O
had O
commented O
on O
all O
the O
places O
in O
Nanjing B-GPE
, O
condemning O
them O
all O
, O
without O
a O
single O
nice O
word O
. O

Our O
beautiful O
Nanjing B-GPE
, O
the O
Nanjing B-GPE
with O
good O
urban O
planning O
, O
the O
Nanjing B-GPE
with O
advanced O
transportation O
, O
the O
Nanjing B-GPE
with O
towering O
buildings O
, O
the O
Nanjing B-GPE
as O
a O
modern O
metropolis O
, O
the O
Nanjing B-GPE
we O
love O
is O
described O
overall O
as O
a O
" O
congested O
city O
. O
" O

I O
wondered O
how O
they O
knew O
it O
, O
could O
they O
be O
making O
it O
up O
? O

I O
did O
n't O
realize O
until O
later O
that O
they O
had O
installed O
remote O
cameras O
in O
multiple O
places O
to O
monitor O
numerous O
intersections O
and O
specifically O
selected O
the O
poor O
conditions O
to O
report O
on O
. O

They O
kept O
chattering O
about O
how O
were O
such O
and O
such O
roads O
, O
such O
and O
such O
vehicles O
, O
and O
sometimes O
even O
took O
the O
hard O
- O
working O
traffic O
police O
to O
task O
for O
not O
making O
enough O
effort O
to O
direct O
. O

They O
even O
revealed O
their O
police O
group O
number O
; O
that O
simply O
amounted O
to O
direct O
attacks O
. O

Collapsing O
in O
the O
great O
Wenchuan O
earthquake O
were O
not O
only O
buildings O
, O
but O
also O
a O
culture O
of O
agricultural O
civilization O
. O

Agricultural O
civilization O
, O
characterized O
by O
an O
independent O
individual O
economy O
and O
a O
centralized O
polity O
of O
dependent O
groups O
, O
is O
an O
early O
stage O
in O
human O
civilization O
. O

Transmission O
civilization O
has O
already O
begun O
, O
that O
is O
characterized O
by O
a O
closely O
cooperative O
and O
socially O
integrated O
economy O
, O
and O
a O
polity O
of O
individual O
independence O
, O
autonomy O
, O
and O
more O
choices O
-LRB- O
in O
other O
words O
, O
freedom O
-RRB- O
. O

Industrial O
civilization O
is O
just O
an O
interim O
phase O
between O
these O
two O
civilizations O
. O

The O
massive O
Wenchuan O
earthquake O
marked O
a O
complete O
end O
to O
the O
agricultural O
civilization O
. O

In O
an O
agricultural O
civilization O
, O
people O
live O
close O
to O
the O
land O
, O
and O
roads O
are O
formed O
to O
link O
their O
homes O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
a O
flood O
occurs O
, O
the O
homes O
and O
roads O
that O
have O
been O
built O
up O
over O
generations O
will O
be O
destroyed O
in O
an O
instant O
. O

The O
earthquake O
blocks O
streams O
into O
lakes O
, O
and O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
abandon O
their O
homes O
to O
escape O
the O
disaster O
. O

In O
a O
transmission O
civilization O
, O
transport O
and O
telecommunications O
devices O
make O
life O
easier O
for O
people O
. O

People O
can O
live O
where O
they O
want O
. O

The O
unfertile O
, O
rugged O
regions O
of O
an O
agricultural O
civilization O
become O
scenic O
residences O
with O
all O
the O
conveniences O
. O

The O
radio O
station O
also O
provided O
a O
telephone O
number O
for O
complaints O
, O
instigating O
people O
daily O
to O
complain O
. O

What O
do O
complaints O
mean O
? O

Are O
n't O
they O
words O
from O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
and O
Taiwan B-GPE
? O

There O
are O
petition O
offices O
everywhere O
at O
our O
leaders O
' O
location O
, O
and O
naturally O
there O
will O
be O
people O
designated O
to O
receive O
letters O
and O
visits O
of O
the O
average O
people O
in O
an O
extremely O
friendly O
and O
cordial O
manner O
. O

There O
's O
no O
need O
for O
a O
radio O
station O
to O
be O
such O
a O
nosy O
parker O
as O
to O
mind O
others O
' O
business O
. O

Actually O
I O
've O
known O
for O
a O
long O
time O
that O
by O
their O
so O
- O
called O
accepting O
complaints O
, O
the O
radio O
station O
is O
intentionally O
collecting O
unfavorable O
and O
negative O
things O
for O
public O
release O
. O

They O
do O
love O
a O
good O
panic O
. O

There O
's O
plenty O
of O
positive O
news O
in O
Nanjing B-GPE
, O
which O
I O
've O
never O
seen O
=it O
report O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Nanjing B-GPE
's O
No. O
2 O
and O
No. O
3 O
bridges O
are O
magnificent O
and O
fast O
, O
but O
=it O
would O
rather O
focus O
on O
the O
traffic O
jam O
on O
the O
No. O
1 O
Bridge O
. O

The O
marina O
in O
Hexi O
is O
so O
wide O
and O
broad O
that O
even O
a O
plane O
can O
take O
off O
and O
land O
, O
let O
alone O
driving O
a O
car O
. O

Instead O
of O
discussing O
such O
, O
=it O
would O
rather O
focus O
on O
those O
jammed O
junctions O
. O

Nanjing B-GPE
leads O
the O
nation O
in O
various O
aspects O
. O

Instead O
of O
publicizing O
such O
, O
=it O
would O
rather O
instigate O
average O
people O
to O
complain O
enthusiastically O
.... O

Who O
does O
n't O
make O
a O
minor O
mistake O
? O

This O
is O
indeed O
finding O
quarrel O
in O
a O
straw O
. O

I O
thought O
of O
every O
way O
possible O
to O
borrow O
money O
, O
and O
due O
to O
the O
help O
of O
a O
lot O
of O
friends O
and O
relatives O
, O
I O
finally O
bought O
the O
house O
. O

There O
were O
many O
stories O
in O
the O
process O
that O
I O
always O
remember O
with O
gratitude O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
lay O
them O
out O
in O
great O
detail O
. O

Just O
keeping O
them O
in O
my O
mind O
and O
being O
grateful O
for O
a O
lifetime O
will O
do O
. O

After O
the O
house O
was O
bought O
it O
stood O
there O
for O
some O
months O
, O
and O
in O
the O
spring O
equinox O
of O
2007 O
we O
started O
fitting O
it O
out O
. O

That O
really O
was O
a O
time O
full O
of O
hard O
work O
and O
happiness O
. O

Each O
time O
we O
would O
ride O
our O
electric O
bike O
from O
the O
countryside O
dozens O
of O
kilometers O
into O
the O
city O
, O
buying O
some O
things O
and O
then O
wearily O
taking O
the O
long O
road O
back O
again O
. O

We O
rode O
under O
the O
burning O
sun O
, O
through O
wind O
and O
rain O
, O
heard O
the O
sound O
of O
croaking O
frogs O
by O
the O
roadside O
, O
and O
counted O
the O
bright O
stars O
above O
us O
. O

On O
August O
10 O
it O
was O
all O
over O
at O
last O
, O
and O
we O
moved O
into O
the O
house O
that O
belonged O
to O
us O
. O

This O
process O
was O
mostly O
to O
the O
credit O
of O
my O
wife O
. O

If O
it O
was O
n't O
for O
her O
decisiveness O
, O
this O
house O
may O
well O
not O
have O
belonged O
to O
us O
. O

And O
now O
that O
house O
prices O
have O
risen O
a O
lot O
again O
, O
if O
it O
was O
now O
we O
would O
have O
even O
less O
of O
a O
chance O
of O
buying O
. O

While O
during O
the O
whole O
decoration O
process O
, O
with O
her O
sitting O
on O
the O
back O
of O
my O
electric O
bike O
, O
even O
if O
her O
legs O
were O
numb O
, O
even O
if O
the O
wind O
blew O
and O
she O
was O
soaked O
by O
rain O
, O
she O
never O
had O
a O
single O
complaint O
. O

And O
once O
we O
got O
back O
to O
the O
school O
, O
she O
still O
had O
to O
cook O
, O
wash O
clothes O
, O
tidy O
up O
that O
dorm O
room O
where O
we O
lived O
, O
that O
home O
. O

And O
I O
would O
be O
sitting O
in O
front O
of O
the O
computer O
well O
before O
, O
writing O
all O
those O
useless O
articles O
, O
one O
after O
the O
other O
. O

Although O
air O
dropping O
of O
tents O
is O
the O
top O
priority O
, O
such O
that O
the O
self O
- O
saving O
people O
in O
Wenchuan O
have O
a O
place O
to O
shelter O
from O
the O
rain O
, O
now O
it O
's O
already O
20 O
hours O
after O
the O
earthquake O
and O
images O
from O
the O
scene O
in O
Wenchuan O
have O
yet O
to O
feed O
to O
CCTV B-ORG
, O
which O
is O
quite O
a O
pity O
. O

Given O
the O
capacity O
of O
the O
satellites O
, O
feeding O
could O
be O
done O
anytime O
. O

It O
's O
the O
same O
for O
surveillance O
aircraft O
, O
which O
have O
no O
communication O
problems O
. O

There O
's O
no O
need O
to O
keep O
this O
confidential O
, O
as O
the O
entire O
nation O
are O
wondering O
exactly O
how O
miserable O
things O
are O
Wenchuan O
! O

Hiding O
information O
is O
not O
advisable O
even O
if O
the O
entire O
town O
has O
been O
buried O
alive O
! O

Now O
areas O
not O
so O
seriously O
affected O
by O
the O
quake O
, O
such O
as O
Chengdu B-GPE
, O
Mianyang O
, O
Ya'an B-GPE
and O
Dujiangyan O
, O
are O
instead O
more O
easily O
accessible O
. O

Conversely O
, O
Wenchuan O
and O
Li O
County O
, O
both O
hard O
hit O
by O
the O
disaster O
, O
where O
people O
are O
most O
jeopardized O
can O
not O
be O
accessed O
. O

Therefore O
, O
parachuting O
and O
airlifting O
rescue O
must O
be O
carried O
out O
on O
a O
large O
scale O
, O
and O
reporters O
must O
be O
placed O
there O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
, O
provided O
that O
spots O
of O
airlifting O
and O
parachuting O
are O
determined O
first O
by O
way O
of O
airborne O
surveillance O
! O

It O
's O
best O
that O
the O
seven O
military O
area O
commands O
and O
the O
Army O
Air O
Corps O
of O
the O
General O
Staff O
Headquarters O
are O
all O
dispatched O
and O
allocated O
properly O
in O
locations O
where O
rescue O
materials O
, O
medical O
personnel O
and O
engineering O
personnel O
are O
concentrated O
. O

Civil O
aviation O
and O
air O
force O
transport O
aircraft O
are O
responsible O
for O
transporting O
large O
equipment O
and O
backup O
rescue O
troops O
. O

Shuangliu O
Airport O
should O
also O
have O
a O
dedicated O
area O
for O
use O
by O
disaster O
- O
rescue O
aircrews O
. O

Rush O
repair O
of O
facilities O
like O
railways O
, O
roads O
, O
communications O
, O
power O
and O
tap O
water O
pipelines O
should O
also O
be O
done O
in O
a O
prompt O
manner O
. O

Near O
the O
Guanggu O
Square O
, O
a O
fruit O
stand O
merchant O
was O
getting O
ready O
to O
stop O
his O
vehicle O
and O
start O
selling O
. O

In O
the O
distance O
, O
a O
urban O
management O
team O
member O
slowly O
walked O
over O
, O
and O
the O
stand O
merchant O
had O
no O
alternative O
but O
to O
drive O
away O
in O
his O
vehicle O
to O
avoid O
him O
. O

He O
drove O
all O
the O
way O
around O
; O
with O
no O
urban O
management O
officer O
in O
sight O
, O
he O
stopped O
again O
, O
only O
to O
see O
the O
figure O
of O
an O
urban O
management O
officer O
loom O
again O
... O

Such O
" O
hide O
and O
seek O
" O
without O
seething O
confrontation O
often O
ended O
up O
with O
those O
sidewalk O
squatting O
merchants O
" O
pleading O
for O
leniency O
and O
fleeing O
defeated O
. O
" O

This O
method O
of O
law O
enforcement O
called O
" O
waltz O
" O
was O
gradually O
developed O
by O
Yuan O
Caishun O
along O
with O
his O
colleagues O
after O
he O
was O
transferred O
to O
the O
Guanshan O
squadron O
in O
2006 O
. O

It O
has O
now O
become O
the O
marvelous O
trick O
in O
civilized O
management O
. O

Yuan O
Caishun O
has O
been O
working O
with O
the O
urban O
management O
for O
nineteen O
years O
. O

He O
knows O
that O
once O
there O
should O
be O
a O
serious O
confrontation O
with O
ordinary O
people O
, O
there O
would O
be O
enormous O
social O
impact O
, O
jeopardizing O
the O
justification O
and O
effect O
of O
law O
enforcement O
. O

He O
often O
says O
to O
his O
colleagues O
: O
Do O
n't O
be O
afraid O
of O
" O
exhausting O
your O
legs O
and O
lips O
. O
" O

Mr. O
Cao O
, O
who O
is O
60 O
years O
old O
this O
year O
, O
simply O
could O
n't O
withstand O
this O
" O
gentle O
offensive O
" O
of O
his O
and O
became O
the O
first O
" O
builder O
of O
illegal O
buildings O
to O
pay O
his O
own O
expenses O
of O
tearing O
down O
an O
illegal O
building O
" O
in O
the O
city O
. O

In O
2005 O
a O
safety O
accident O
took O
place O
in O
one O
of O
the O
factory O
buildings O
illegally O
constructed O
by O
Mr. O
Cao O
. O

According O
to O
the O
regulations O
, O
not O
only O
should O
the O
factory O
building O
be O
torn O
down O
, O
but O
also O
the O
wages O
must O
be O
paid O
by O
the O
owner O
. O

Mr. O
Cao O
was O
adamantly O
unwilling O
. O

Untiringly O
, O
Yuan O
Caishun O
repeatedly O
visited O
him O
at O
home O
to O
persuade O
him O
. O

This O
went O
on O
for O
half O
a O
month O
till O
Mr. O
Cao O
finally O
nodded O
and O
took O
out O
4,000 O
yuan O
in O
cash O
to O
" O
foot O
the O
bill O
" O
for O
tearing O
down O
the O
factory O
building O
he O
himself O
constructed O
at O
the O
cost O
of O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
yuan O
. O

The O
middle O
school O
he O
was O
at O
was O
Sangzao O
Middle O
School O
, O
Anxian O
, O
Sichuan B-GPE
. O

It O
's O
a O
junior O
middle O
school O
extremely O
well O
- O
known O
around O
Mianyang O
. O

The O
school O
had O
the O
top O
middle O
school O
entrance O
exam O
results O
in O
the O
county O
for O
13 O
years O
running O
, O
thanks O
to O
the O
high O
quality O
of O
teaching O
. O

Parents O
in O
the O
surrounding O
region O
all O
scramble O
to O
send O
their O
children O
there O
. O

The O
classes O
with O
the O
most O
students O
have O
over O
80 O
students O
. O

The O
students O
in O
the O
front O
row O
are O
sitting O
almost O
under O
the O
teacher O
's O
chin O
. O

When O
the O
earthquake O
struck O
, O
he O
was O
in O
Mianyang O
doing O
some O
official O
work O
. O

As O
the O
earth O
was O
shaking O
, O
he O
could O
n't O
keep O
upright O
, O
and O
he O
and O
the O
dean O
of O
general O
affairs O
of O
the O
school O
had O
to O
cling O
onto O
each O
other O
. O

He O
could O
n't O
get O
through O
on O
a O
cell O
phone O
, O
and O
the O
phone O
lines O
were O
cut O
. O

After O
the O
first O
wave O
of O
shocks O
had O
passed O
, O
he O
immediately O
rushed O
in O
his O
car O
to O
the O
school O
, O
which O
was O
in O
a O
badly O
- O
hit O
area O
. O

He O
drove O
the O
car O
at O
top O
speed O
, O
and O
he O
did O
n't O
say O
a O
word O
on O
the O
way O
. O

He O
thought O
about O
the O
laboratory O
building O
at O
the O
school O
that O
had O
n't O
been O
inspected O
, O
and O
worried O
most O
that O
something O
had O
happened O
to O
that O
building O
. O

In O
the O
mid O
80s O
of O
the O
last O
century O
, O
when O
that O
building O
was O
built O
, O
the O
school O
had O
n't O
used O
a O
proper O
construction O
company O
. O

It O
had O
been O
built O
in O
fits O
and O
starts O
over O
more O
than O
two O
years O
. O

Later O
, O
no O
- O
one O
dared O
inspect O
the O
building O
. O

When O
the O
new O
laboratory O
building O
was O
finished O
, O
neither O
the O
teachers O
nor O
students O
wanted O
to O
move O
into O
it O
. O

They O
all O
knew O
what O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
construction O
was O
like O
when O
no O
- O
one O
dared O
inspect O
the O
building O
. O

Actually O
I O
know O
on O
such O
a O
holiday O
, O
children O
should O
have O
sent O
some O
delicacies O
to O
their O
parents O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
when O
my O
paternal O
grandfather O
and O
grandmother O
were O
alive O
, O
my O
aunts O
would O
ask O
others O
to O
send O
something O
up O
here O
, O
and O
the O
elderly O
would O
usually O
feel O
the O
pride O
and O
happiness O
of O
being O
a O
parent O
at O
such O
a O
time O
. O

Now O
I O
've O
got O
my O
own O
small O
family O
, O
but O
I O
've O
never O
thought O
about O
my O
parents O
at O
home O
. O

Every O
time O
I O
think O
of O
them O
, O
it O
's O
often O
a O
time O
when O
we O
are O
short O
of O
food O
at O
our O
own O
home O
. O

I O
should O
be O
the O
one O
who O
feels O
guilty O
and O
upset O
, O
but O
it O
seems O
I O
've O
never O
felt O
this O
way O
. O

During O
the O
telephone O
call O
, O
mother O
also O
told O
me O
that O
my O
maternal O
grandmother O
was O
at O
her O
place O
. O

In O
previous O
years O
, O
mother O
would O
prepare O
something O
and O
ask O
father O
to O
send O
to O
my O
maternal O
grandmother O
's O
place O
. O

My O
maternal O
grandmother O
lives O
about O
five O
li O
from O
us O
, O
but O
it O
's O
a O
mountain O
path O
that O
winds O
around O
the O
mountains O
, O
an O
extremely O
hard O
walk O
. O

Yet O
every O
time O
grandma O
actually O
comes O
on O
her O
own O
. O

You O
should O
know O
grandma O
is O
already O
an O
old O
person O
of O
over O
80 O
. O

I O
was O
a O
bit O
unhappy O
with O
my O
mother O
, O
" O
why O
do O
n't O
go O
and O
get O
her O
. O
" O

Mother O
said O
, O
" O
grandma O
is O
like O
a O
kid O
. O

How O
can O
I O
get O
her O
when O
I O
have O
no O
idea O
when O
she O
wants O
to O
come O
? O
" O

People O
's O
use O
of O
computers O
is O
changing O
from O
being O
focused O
on O
the O
PC O
desktop O
system O
to O
being O
focused O
on O
the O
web O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
in O
the O
past O
we O
put O
everything O
into O
the O
computer O
. O

Once O
the O
computer O
is O
lost O
, O
all O
the O
information O
will O
be O
lost O
as O
well O
. O

However O
, O
in O
this O
new O
web-centric O
mode O
, O
such O
situations O
will O
no O
longer O
occur O
because O
all O
the O
services O
and O
applications O
are O
provided O
online O
-- O

No O
matter O
at O
what O
kind O
of O
terminal O
, O
people O
can O
access O
to O
all O
the O
information O
at O
any O
time O
via O
the O
Internet O
. O

This O
mechanism O
works O
just O
like O
we O
deposit O
our O
money O
in O
a O
bank O
and O
swipe O
our O
cards O
to O
make O
purchases O
instead O
of O
carrying O
cash O
with O
us O
. O

As O
described O
by O
Google O
CEO O
Schmidt O
, O
when O
computer O
networks O
form O
clusters O
, O
they O
can O
process O
huge O
data O
sets O
faster O
, O
and O
their O
speed O
to O
search O
answers O
or O
instructions O
will O
surpass O
that O
of O
any O
single O
computer O
in O
the O
world O
. O

The O
absolute O
majority O
of O
hardware O
is O
not O
installed O
in O
the O
Google O
corporate O
park O
, O
but O
is O
distributed O
all O
over O
the O
world O
. O

It O
may O
be O
running O
at O
high O
speed O
in O
a O
large O
data O
center O
near O
you O
. O

The O
attraction O
of O
this O
mode O
lies O
in O
that O
: O
the O
load O
that O
a O
national O
electricity O
grid O
can O
undertake O
can O
never O
be O
matched O
with O
that O
of O
a O
power O
generator O
. O

Just O
as O
a O
person O
's O
name O
says O
something O
about O
the O
person O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
's O
" O
first O
pot O
of O
gold O
" O
came O
from O
the O
lumber O
business O
indicated O
in O
his O
name O
. O

In O
1982 O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
got O
a O
ticket O
for O
a O
=train O
bound O
for O
Xiamen B-GPE
in O
exchange O
of O
his O
free O
labor O
. O

This O
was O
the O
first O
time O
that O
he O
saw O
the O
world O
beyond O
the O
countryside O
. O

It O
was O
also O
this O
experience O
that O
gave O
him O
the O
inspiration O
for O
making O
money O
. O

He O
secured O
two O
truckloads O
of O
lumber O
on O
his O
own O
pretty O
good O
credit O
with O
the O
forest O
farm O
in O
the O
countryside O
and O
shipped O
them O
to O
Xiamen B-GPE
, O
making O
over O
1,000 O
yuan O
. O

From O
shipping O
by O
trucks O
to O
shipping O
by O
train O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
made O
himself O
into O
the O
largest O
lumber O
supplier O
in O
Quanzhou B-GPE
by O
1986 O
. O

That O
year O
, O
he O
owned O
his O
first O
house O
in O
Xiamen B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
unwilling O
to O
stay O
put O
, O
Chen O
Fashu O
mortgaged O
his O
house O
a O
year O
later O
and O
used O
it O
as O
collateral O
to O
purchase O
a O
motor O
tricycle O
. O

Together O
with O
his O
two O
younger O
brothers O
, O
he O
hauled O
goods O
for O
a O
small O
store O
and O
bought O
the O
storefront O
soon O
afterwards O
. O

Since O
then O
, O
Chen B-PERSON
has O
been O
irrevocably O
committed O
to O
the O
business O
of O
department O
stores O
. O

It O
was O
also O
from O
this O
small O
store O
of O
less O
than O
10 O
square O
meters O
that O
the O
future O
powerful O
Xinhuadu O
Department O
Store O
took O
shape O
. O

I O
suppose O
that O
petroleum O
hedge O
funds O
, O
having O
already O
brought O
down O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
are O
probably O
now O
looking O
for O
the O
next O
target O
. O

Internationally O
, O
those O
hedge O
funds O
will O
not O
easily O
loosen O
their O
grip O
on O
petroleum O
growth O
stock O
, O
allowing O
the O
trillions O
of O
American B-NORP
dollars O
in O
our O
hands O
to O
buy O
even O
more O
oil O
. O

Perhaps O
they O
will O
always O
keep O
the O
oil O
price O
high O
, O
until O
the O
point O
where O
China B-GPE
takes O
its O
hands O
off O
oil O
prices O
. O

If O
this O
happens O
, O
the O
issue O
of O
when O
house O
prices O
will O
fall O
turns O
into O
an O
issue O
of O
when O
domestic O
oil O
prices O
are O
let O
loose O
. O

If O
our O
oil O
prices O
fall O
into O
line O
with O
international O
ones O
, O
the O
outcome O
of O
this O
would O
be O
that O
domestic O
real O
estate O
prices O
dive O
. O
Because O
the O
high O
house O
price O
foundation O
that O
is O
derived O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
existing O
economic O
operating O
efficiency O
would O
be O
totally O
lost O
. O

We O
could O
n't O
possibly O
see O
the O
other O
situation O
described O
by O
well O
- O
known O
national O
economists O
: O
the O
rise O
in O
oil O
prices O
drives O
house O
prices O
to O
go O
on O
advancing O
, O
because O
the O
rise O
in O
the O
price O
of O
raw O
materials O
causes O
widespread O
inflation O
to O
occur O
, O
and O
inflationary O
pressure O
then O
promotes O
house O
price O
escalation O
. O

If O
that O
was O
the O
case O
, O
applying O
the O
same O
logic O
one O
would O
arrive O
at O
the O
conclusion O
that O
the O
stock O
market O
should O
skyrocket O
during O
a O
period O
of O
inflation O
. O

And O
I O
have O
already O
posted O
7 O
consecutive O
articles O
in O
this O
column O
concerning O
the O
reasoning O
behind O
" O
No O
bull O
markets O
with O
inflation O
" O
, O
so O
I O
wo O
n't O
linger O
further O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
care O
how O
much O
Wang O
Shi O
wastes O
every O
time O
he O
climbs O
a O
mountain O
, O
but O
I O
do O
strongly O
despise O
how O
he O
talks O
and O
the O
way O
he O
acts O
during O
this O
whole O
thing O
. O

After O
donating O
, O
he O
suggested O
that O
charity O
should O
not O
be O
the O
burden O
of O
businesses O
, O
and O
-LRB- O
therefore O
-RRB- O
stipulated O
that O
his O
company O
's O
employee O
donations O
should O
not O
exceed O
10 O
yuan O
. O

Totally O
absurd O
logic O
. O

Wang O
Shi O
's O
reasoning O
is O
that O
making O
donations O
to O
charities O
then O
the O
burden O
of O
businesses O
could O
cause O
companies O
to O
fail O
in O
market O
competition O
; O

But O
we O
can O
see O
such O
philanthropists O
as O
Bill B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
, O
Li O
Ka O
- O
shing O
, O
Jackie O
Chan O
have O
not O
affected O
the O
growth O
of O
their O
enterprises O
in O
any O
way O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
have O
actually O
increased O
the O
competitiveness O
of O
their O
companies O
. O

And O
there O
were O
some O
netizens O
who O
hit O
back O
in O
the O
Wang O
Shi O
donations O
issue O
by O
admonishing O
us O
for O
forcing O
donations O
on O
moral O
grounds O
. O

Exactly O
! O

An O
excellent O
justification O
! O

If O
you O
say O
that O
netizens O
rebuking O
Wang O
Shi O
is O
forcing O
donations O
, O
then O
what O
kind O
of O
behavior O
is O
Wang O
Shi O
preventing O
employees O
from O
donating O
more O
than O
10 O
yuan O
? O

Wang O
Shi O
is O
the O
economic O
version O
of O
a O
cold O
- O
blooded O
animal O
, O
and O
we O
do O
n't O
care O
, O

but O
, O
how O
come O
he O
wants O
to O
restrict O
what O
employees O
do O
or O
do O
n't O
do O
on O
moral O
grounds O
? O

This O
really O
is O
a O
case O
of O
one O
rule O
for O
some O
, O
another O
rule O
for O
everyone O
else O
!!! O

I O
remember O
that O
during O
the O
era O
of O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
, O
foreigners O
who O
had O
been O
to O
the O
new O
China B-GPE
gave O
our O
country O
's O
working O
class O
a O
name O
; O
it O
is O
called O
-LRB- O
blue O
ants O
-RRB- O
. O

Before O
that O
, O
in O
the O
old O
China B-GPE
, O
our O
country O
's O
laborers O
were O
in O
a O
disunited O
state O
capable O
of O
doing O
nothing O
. O

After O
=England O
exported O
large O
amounts O
of O
opium O
to O
our O
country O
, O
causing O
drugs O
to O
run O
rampant O
throughout O
our O
country O
, O
the O
foreigners O
also O
gave O
us O
a O
nickname O
: O
" O
East O
Asian O
weaklings O
. O
" O

And O
because O
of O
this O
, O
they O
bullied O
our O
country O
over O
and O
over O
again O
, O
and O
with O
the O
reasonable O
cooperation O
of O
our O
shameless O
ruling O
group O
, O
many O
unfair O
=traitor O
treaties O
were O
signed O
. O

After O
the O
new O
China B-GPE
was O
established O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
rose O
up O
under O
the O
leadership O
of O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
led O
by O
Chairman O
Mao O
. O

We O
drove O
out O
the O
imperialistic O
foreign O
firms O
and O
their O
agents O
, O
and O
walked O
the O
economic O
development O
path O
of O
-LRB- O
independence O
, O
self O
- O
reliance O
and O
self O
- O
renovation O
-RRB- O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
the O
laborers O
did O
n't O
think O
much O
about O
dressing O
up O
or O
making O
themselves O
up O
, O
most O
of O
them O
wore O
blue O
casual O
suits O
. O

People O
were O
all O
intent O
to O
build O
up O
our O
motherland O
into O
a O
socialist O
country O
with O
people O
's O
democracy O
and O
freedom O
without O
exploitation O
or O
oppression O
. O

From O
the O
conditions O
we O
see O
at O
present O
, O
the O
intensity O
at O
the O
epicenter O
possibly O
exceeded O
reinforcement O
standards O
. O

But O
the O
building O
grade O
for O
such O
types O
of O
public O
buildings O
as O
schools O
and O
hospitals O
ought O
to O
be O
above O
a O
grade O
B O
, O
and O
absolutely O
not O
below O
grade O
C O
. O

If O
construction O
had O
been O
strictly O
carried O
out O
according O
to O
reinforcement O
specifications O
, O
such O
serious O
widespread O
collapsing O
should O
not O
have O
occurred O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
right O
next O
to O
the O
collapsed O
school O
buildings O
were O
buildings O
that O
did O
not O
collapse O
. O

Therefore O
, O
emergency O
assessment O
needs O
to O
be O
carried O
out O
on O
these O
collapsed O
school O
buildings O
, O
hospitals O
and O
other O
public O
buildings O
; O
design O
plans O
, O
components O
, O
concrete O
, O
steel O
reinforcements O
, O
bricks O
etc O
should O
be O
sampled O
and O
notarized O
, O
in O
preparation O
for O
inspection O
and O
appraisal O
. O

If O
it O
is O
found O
that O
some O
aspects O
of O
design O
did O
not O
comply O
with O
mandatory O
national O
standards O
, O
or O
that O
shoddy O
materials O
were O
used O
, O
inferior O
quality O
, O
or O
any O
of O
these O
circumstances O
, O
then O
the O
legal O
responsibilities O
of O
the O
authorities O
and O
people O
involved O
should O
be O
looked O
into O
. O

Only O
this O
way O
can O
we O
lay O
to O
rest O
the O
ghosts O
of O
the O
students O
killed O
in O
the O
disaster O
, O
can O
we O
account O
to O
the O
parents O
of O
the O
victims O
, O
can O
we O
obtain O
justice O
for O
the O
community O
, O
can O
we O
warn O
later O
generations O
of O
the O
lessons O
to O
be O
learned O
. O

Departments O
in O
charge O
need O
to O
take O
the O
initiative O
in O
undertaking O
these O
tasks O
. O

Victims O
and O
the O
public O
can O
also O
help O
, O
remembering O
that O
samples O
must O
undergo O
notarization O
by O
a O
notary O
office O
before O
they O
can O
have O
legal O
validity O
. O

At O
present O
, O
our O
nation O
's O
law O
encompasses O
all O
the O
laws O
and O
procedures O
made O
by O
the O
country O
's O
relevant O
authorities O
regarding O
Internet O
banking O
and O
online O
electronic O
payments O
. O

The O
already O
- O
enacted O
" O
China O
Electronic O
Signature O
Law O
" O
came O
into O
effect O
on O
April O
1 O
, O
2005 O
. O

It O
confirmed O
that O
electronic O
signatures O
enjoy O
equal O
legal O
status O
with O
handwritten O
signatures O
and O
stamps O
. O

" O
Electronic O
Payment O
Guidelines O
-LRB- O
No. O
1 O
-RRB- O
" O
released O
by O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
designated O
that O
customers O
not O
using O
digital O
certificates O
during O
online O
banking O
payments O
will O
be O
limited O
to O
1000 O
yuan O
with O
each O
transaction O
; O
while O
" O
Online O
Banking O
Management O
Measures O
" O
issued O
by O
the O
CBRC O
stipulated O
that O
opening O
an O
online O
bank O
must O
undergo O
a O
valid O
assessment O
and O
be O
ratified O
by O
the O
CBRC O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
" O
Certificate O
Verification O
Management O
Procedure O
" O
-LRB- O
CSP O
-RRB- O
stipulated O
the O
duties O
and O
obligations O
between O
the O
verifying O
agency O
CA O
and O
the O
certificate O
's O
user O
; O
this O
is O
a O
supplement O
to O
the O
law O
, O
the O
criteria O
for O
CA O
management O
operation O
. O

However O
, O
with O
today O
's O
huge O
development O
in O
the O
digital O
economy O
, O
when O
electronic O
online O
payments O
have O
already O
become O
a O
bottleneck O
for O
the O
growth O
of O
electronic O
business O
, O
the O
above O
laws O
and O
regulations O
are O
far O
from O
satisfying O
objective O
requirements O
. O
Such O
as O
the O
formulating O
of O
electronic O
transaction O
law O
, O
revision O
of O
accounting O
law O
, O
revision O
of O
the O
law O
on O
negotiable O
bills O
of O
exchange O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
revision O
of O
contract O
law O
, O
etc O
etc O
. O

Nine O
Dragons O
Paper O
successfully O
went O
public O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
on O
March O
3 O
, O
2006 O
. O

Owning O
72 O
% O
of O
the O
shares O
, O
Cheung O
Yan O
is O
honored O
as O
" O
the O
Dragon O
Queen O
of O
Waste O
Paper O
. O
" O

On O
the O
television O
she O
looks O
plain O
and O
approachable O
, O
just O
like O
the O
" O
girl O
next O
door O
. O
" O

But O
, O
it O
is O
this O
" O
Dragon O
Queen O
" O
who O
has O
built O
a O
fortune O
starting O
as O
a O
wage O
earner O
, O
who O
shrewdly O
and O
effectively O
put O
forward O
these O
three O
proposals O
: O
" O
exemptions O
from O
permanent O
work O
contracts O
, O
" O
" O
reducing O
the O
tax O
burden O
on O
the O
wealthy O
, O
" O
and O
" O
a O
transitional O
tax O
- O
exempt O
period O
for O
business O
imports O
of O
environmental O
protection O
equipment O
. O
" O

This O
wage O
earner O
who O
built O
her O
fortune O
from O
scratch O
has O
finally O
completed O
the O
entire O
process O
from O
a O
worker O
to O
a O
spokesperson O
for O
the O
bosses O
, O
and O
totally O
sides O
with O
the O
bosses O
. O

If O
you O
think O
this O
is O
someone O
who O
has O
experienced O
life O
as O
a O
worker O
and O
who O
will O
be O
always O
soft O
on O
the O
workers O
to O
some O
extent O
and O
will O
still O
have O
a O
bit O
of O
compassion O
left O
for O
her O
same O
kind O
when O
she O
becomes O
a O
boss O
, O
then O
you O
are O
wrong O
. O

The O
three O
proposals O
of O
the O
Dragon O
Queen O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
likes O
of O
" O
sweatshops O
" O
which O
have O
come O
under O
heavy O
criticism O
, O
have O
mercilessly O
smashed O
people O
's O
illusions O
. O

When O
building O
a O
simple O
building O
in O
the O
past O
, O
branches O
, O
ah O
, O
bamboo O
fences O
, O
ah O
, O
are O
used O
to O
build O
buildings O
, O
but O
there O
is O
a O
disadvantage O
to O
these O
kinds O
of O
buildings O
, O
that O
is O
, O
they O
easily O
catch O
fire O
. O

I O
think O
now O
our O
country O
should O
research O
a O
kind O
of O
low O
- O
cost O
plastic O
that O
does O
n't O
catch O
fire O
, O
but O
is O
very O
inexpensive O
. O

What O
would O
it O
be O
like O
to O
use O
this O
kind O
of O
cheap O
plastic O
to O
build O
buildings O
? O

Therefore O
, O
I O
propose O
that O
if O
an O
elementary O
school O
or O
a O
residential O
building O
is O
to O
be O
built O
in O
an O
earthquake O
- O
prone O
area O
in O
our O
country O
, O
it O
should O
depend O
on O
whether O
or O
not O
there O
is O
enough O
money O
to O
construct O
the O
building O
with O
extremely O
strong O
earthquake O
resistance O
? O

This O
point O
-- O
many O
buildings O
of O
ancient O
times O
in O
our O
country O
still O
remain O
today O
, O
and O
there O
are O
also O
some O
experiences O
of O
buildings O
abroad O
, O
plus O
all O
kinds O
of O
modern O
science O
and O
technology O
, O
buildings O
can O
be O
made O
extremely O
sturdy O
. O

If O
there O
is O
indeed O
not O
enough O
money O
, O
then O
they O
should O
rather O
not O
build O
it O
and O
save O
the O
money O
. O

Instead O
they O
should O
rather O
simply O
build O
simple O
buildings O
that O
can O
be O
constructed O
using O
cheap O
and O
fireproof O
plastic O
, O
letting O
students O
take O
classes O
in O
those O
simple O
buildings O
. O

Even O
though O
it O
may O
be O
somewhat O
crude O
, O
it O
actually O
can O
ensure O
the O
safety O
of O
lives O
when O
earthquakes O
strike O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
has O
responded O
quickly O
to O
the O
earthquake O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
all O
of O
the O
media O
, O
primarily O
composed O
of O
state O
- O
owned O
media O
, O
has O
spared O
no O
efforts O
in O
presenting O
the O
government O
's O
best O
face O
to O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
who O
have O
united O
as O
never O
before O
. O

This O
is O
all O
helpful O
for O
improving O
the O
image O
of O
the O
central O
government O
, O
demonstrating O
that O
it O
is O
responsible O
and O
highly O
efficient O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
the O
great O
sympathy O
that O
the O
world O
has O
shown O
when O
facing O
this O
disaster O
has O
at O
least O
for O
now O
quieted O
the O
criticism O
of O
Beijing B-GPE
about O
Tibet B-GPE
and O
other O
issues O
, O
while O
the O
various O
sorts O
of O
condemnation O
earlier O
had O
cast O
a O
shadow O
over O
the O
successful O
hosting O
of O
this O
summer O
's O
Olympics B-EVENT
by O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

Huang O
Jing O
, O
an O
expert O
on O
Chinese B-NORP
political O
issues O
at O
the O
East O
Asian O
Institute O
-LRB- O
East O
Asian O
Institute O
-RRB- O
of O
the O
=National O
University O
of O
Singapore B-GPE
, O
stated O
that O
although O
Chinese B-NORP
leaders O
clearly O
would O
rather O
this O
kind O
of O
disaster O
causing O
tremendous O
losses O
of O
people O
and O
property O
had O
not O
occurred O
, O
this O
earthquake O
has O
provided O
a O
political O
golden O
opportunity O
for O
Beijing B-GPE
authorities O
, O
and O
they O
can O
use O
this O
to O
prove O
that O
they O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
take O
good O
care O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
and O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
resolve O
this O
kind O
of O
crisis O
. O

After O
Microsoft B-ORG
withdrew O
the O
offer O
to O
purchase O
Yahoo B-ORG
, O
Jerry O
Yang O
published O
an O
article O
on O
his O
blog O
and O
explained O
the O
company O
's O
next O
plan O
. O

The O
article O
read O
as O
follows O
: O
Yahoo B-ORG
has O
received O
widespread O
attention O
in O
the O
past O
thirteen O
weeks O
. O

We O
have O
received O
unprecedented O
attention O
from O
the O
industry O
worldwide O
. O

The O
industry O
has O
paid O
more O
attention O
than O
before O
to O
our O
strategies O
and O
our O
ability O
to O
carry O
out O
the O
strategies O
. O

Some O
people O
have O
even O
suspected O
whether O
Microsoft B-ORG
's O
purchase O
offer O
may O
distract O
our O
attention O
and O
raised O
questions O
, O
but O
we O
have O
just O
started O
carrying O
out O
our O
strategy O
. O

Those O
people O
have O
underestimated O
Yahoo B-ORG
's O
determination O
, O
Yahoo B-ORG
's O
spirit O
, O
and O
Yahoo B-ORG
's O
culture O
. O

The O
first O
quarter O
of O
this O
year O
may O
be O
one O
of O
the O
most O
exciting O
quarters O
in O
the O
company O
history O
. O

We O
have O
released O
innovative O
products O
and O
services O
, O
improved O
our O
performance O
, O
differentiated O
the O
users O
and O
clients O
, O
and O
purchased O
Maven O
Networks O
Company O
. O

We O
've O
released O
Buzz B-PERSON
, O
OneSearch O
2.0 O
, O
Mobile O
Voice O
Search O
, O
Flickr O
Video O
, O
Shine O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

The O
third O
phase O
was O
from O
the O
Sino O
- O
British B-NORP
negotiations O
on O
the O
reversion O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
to O
the O
6 O
/ O
4 O
massacre O
in O
'89 O
. O

During O
this O
period O
, O
several O
variables O
occurred O
in O
history O
. O

After O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
died O
, O
the O
CPC O
rulers O
changed O
their O
policies O
. O

In O
terms O
of O
economy O
, O
reform O
and O
opening O
- O
up O
were O
carried O
out O
, O
and O
the O
participation O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
was O
welcomed O
and O
encouraged O
. O

Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
were O
no O
longer O
enemies O
and O
running O
dogs O
for O
Britain B-GPE
; O
no O
action O
would O
be O
taken O
against O
them O
despite O
their O
previous O
" O
defection O
to O
the O
enemy O
and O
treason O
. O
" O

In O
the O
70s O
, O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
's O
economy O
took O
off O
, O
greatly O
enhancing O
the O
self O
confidence O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
most O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
were O
skeptical O
about O
the O
reversion O
. O

Those O
who O
had O
the O
means O
fled O
, O
carrying O
money O
with O
them O
. O

Even O
if O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
at O
that O
time O
were O
secretly O
against O
the O
reversion O
, O
they O
dared O
not O
speak O
about O
it O
, O
afraid O
they O
would O
be O
labeled O
as O
sinners O
of O
the O
nation O
. O

Those O
who O
were O
reluctant O
to O
leave O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
were O
impoverished O
, O
or O
were O
unable O
to O
emigrate O
had O
the O
right O
chance O
to O
be O
" O
brave O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
" O
for O
once O
. O

Since O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
had O
always O
felt O
a O
sense O
of O
identity O
crisis O
, O
most O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
eventually O
endorsed O
the O
reversion O
after O
recalling O
their O
painful O
experience O
. O

Even O
if O
they O
would O
end O
up O
becoming O
" O
boat O
people O
" O
in O
the O
future O
, O
they O
would O
rather O
China B-GPE
did O
not O
lose O
this O
land O
. O

The O
patriotism O
-LRB- O
not O
love O
for O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
-RRB- O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
was O
beyond O
any O
doubt O
. O

Moreover O
, O
some O
people O
even O
hoped O
that O
the O
reversion O
of O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
would O
bring O
along O
and O
influence O
the O
development O
of O
the O
mainland O
in O
its O
various O
areas O
including O
politics O
, O
economics O
, O
society O
, O
and O
rule O
of O
law O
. O

Conservative O
people O
sincerely O
hoped O
that O
the O
CPC O
's O
=promise O
of O
" O
No O
Change O
for O
50 O
Years O
" O
was O
real O
. O

Evidence O
shows O
that O
once O
an O
employee O
becomes O
the O
boss O
, O
he O
/ O
she O
will O
never O
show O
mercy O
to O
workers O
, O
with O
even O
wiser O
tricks O
to O
discipline O
staff O
than O
those O
who O
have O
always O
been O
a O
boss O
. O

Having O
come O
from O
the O
camp O
, O
he O
knows O
well O
how O
to O
hit O
the O
tender O
spots O
of O
employees O
. O

Employees O
who O
work O
for O
such O
a O
boss O
can O
never O
find O
a O
loophole O
. O

Such O
a O
kind O
of O
bosses O
are O
even O
more O
fierce O
than O
those O
who O
are O
" O
hereditary O
" O
. O

It O
is O
said O
that O
Zhang O
Yin O
, O
a O
native O
of O
Heilongjiang B-GPE
and O
born O
in O
Guangdong B-GPE
in O
1957 O
, O
had O
poor O
and O
miserable O
childhood O
due O
to O
her O
father O
's O
persecution O
and O
the O
large O
number O
of O
siblings O
in O
her O
family O
. O

At O
the O
age O
of O
27 O
, O
Zhang O
Yin O
gave O
up O
her O
hard O
- O
earned O
salary O
and O
housing O
and O
took O
with O
her O
RMB O
30,000 O
to O
make O
a O
living O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
, O
starting O
a O
scrap O
paper O
- O
for O
- O
cash O
business O
. O

She O
went O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
established O
a O
company O
in O
1990 O
, O
and O
became O
the O
queen O
of O
scrap O
paper O
recycling O
10 O
years O
later O
. O

She O
invested O
in O
a O
new O
factory O
in O
1996 O
in O
Dongguan B-GPE
, O
Guangdong B-GPE
, O
which O
specializes O
in O
producing O
high O
- O
grade O
wrapping O
paper O
. O

Her O
secret O
to O
success O
is O
an O
industrial O
chain O
constructed O
with O
" O
two O
lows O
, O
" O
which O
involve O
buying O
scrap O
paper O
at O
a O
low O
price O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
then O
producing O
highly O
sought O
- O
after O
high O
- O
grade O
paper O
products O
by O
taking O
advantage O
of O
the O
cheap O
land O
, O
energy O
and O
labor O
in O
the O
mainland O
. O

Things O
for O
Improvement O
as O
Exposed O
in O
the O
Disaster O
Rescue O
Effort O
I O
'm O
not O
writing O
this O
article O
to O
criticize O
anyone O
. O

As O
I O
was O
not O
personally O
on O
the O
scene O
, O
I O
definitely O
ca O
n't O
grasp O
the O
main O
threads O
of O
the O
matter O
with O
accuracy O
. O

Here O
I O
'm O
simply O
writing O
down O
a O
few O
thoughts O
of O
mine O
. O

In O
the O
fallout O
of O
the O
Wenchuan O
earthquake O
this O
time O
, O
the O
PLA O
entered O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
for O
rescue O
as O
soon O
as O
they O
could O
. O

Due O
to O
the O
urgency O
in O
time O
and O
unprecedented O
transparency O
in O
news O
reports O
, O
I O
've O
been O
able O
to O
see O
some O
of O
the O
things O
more O
clearly O
than O
before O
. O

First O
, O
the O
progress O
of O
the O
PLA O
these O
years O
are O
certainly O
able O
to O
be O
fully O
reflected O
. O

I O
think O
the O
most O
important O
progress O
is O
the O
improvement O
in O
its O
strategic O
airlifting O
capacity O
. O

With O
imported O
IL O
- O
76 O
and O
homemade O
Y O
- O
8 O
, O
the O
PLA O
Air O
Force O
airlifted O
several O
dozen O
thousand O
people O
to O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
within O
an O
extremely O
short O
period O
of O
time O
. O

Troops O
like O
those O
of O
the O
Jinan O
Military O
Area O
Command O
were O
entirely O
airlifted O
, O
which O
was O
definitely O
unimaginable O
before O
. O

However O
, O
personally O
I O
think O
a O
larger O
number O
of O
problems O
have O
been O
exposed O
: O

1. O
Reconnaissance O
capabilities O
are O
seriously O
lacking O
. O

The O
epicenter O
, O
Wenchuan O
, O
was O
insulated O
from O
the O
outside O
world O
following O
the O
earthquake O
, O
making O
it O
hard O
for O
the O
command O
and O
people O
of O
the O
entire O
nation O
to O
know O
the O
situation O
at O
the O
epicenter O
, O
at O
which O
time O
the O
PLA O
's O
various O
reconnaissance O
measures O
should O
have O
been O
of O
great O
use O
, O
yet O
the O
result O
was O
hugely O
surprising O
. O

People O
have O
also O
criticized O
Walmart O
online O
for O
displaying O
favoritism O
, O
contributing O
just O
3 O
million O
RMB O
-LRB- O
equivalent O
to O
430,700 O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
-RRB- O
to O
the O
earthquake O
relief O
, O
while O
donating O
2 O
million O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
for O
Hurricane O
Katrina B-EVENT
. O

A O
spokesman O
for O
the O
company O
said O
that O
cash O
donation O
was O
just O
one O
part O
of O
a O
larger O
scale O
disaster O
relief O
effort O
of O
the O
company O
, O
and O
that O
Walmart O
had O
also O
made O
use O
of O
its O
professional O
experience O
in O
supply O
and O
logistics O
to O
provide O
assistance O
for O
disaster O
relief O
. O

The O
spokesman O
pointed O
out O
that O
Walmart O
's O
work O
in O
combating O
disasters O
should O
not O
be O
evaluated O
solely O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
the O
amount O
of O
cash O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
Minister O
of O
Commerce O
Chen O
Deming O
on O
Thursday O
expressed O
gratitude O
for O
the O
support O
provided O
for O
earthquake O
relief O
by O
foreign O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
. O

At O
a O
press O
conference O
, O
he O
said O
that O
foreign O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
had O
contributed O
a O
total O
of O
1.95 O
billion O
RMB O
in O
donations O
. O

State O
- O
owned O
media O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
, O
citing O
information O
provided O
by O
the O
State O
Council O
Information O
Office O
-LRB- O
the O
State O
Council O
Information O
Office O
-RRB- O
, O
reported O
that O
as O
of O
Thursday O
, O
domestic O
and O
international O
donations O
had O
reached O
21.4 O
billion O
RMB O
-LRB- O
approximately O
3 O
billion O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
feel O
that O
for O
many O
years O
there O
have O
been O
problems O
with O
the O
work O
orientation O
of O
the B-ORG
Earthquake I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
. O

Many O
experts O
at O
the B-ORG
Earthquake I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
all O
put O
their O
minds O
to O
work O
on O
how O
to O
forecast O
earthquakes O
, O
but O
it O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
make O
great O
progress O
in O
a O
short O
time O
in O
this O
work O
. O

Therefore O
, O
it O
is O
necessary O
for O
the B-ORG
Earthquake I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
to O
focus O
their O
work O
on O
how O
to O
prepare O
against O
earthquakes O
. O

Japan B-GPE
is O
an O
earthquake O
- O
prone O
country O
, O
where O
earthquake O
experts O
do O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
earthquake O
simulation O
and O
modeling O
, O
simulating O
various O
kinds O
of O
circumstances O
when O
earthquakes O
occur O
. O

For O
example O
, O
they O
postulate O
that O
a O
7.0 O
magnitude O
or O
stronger O
earthquake O
occurring O
in O
the O
Tokyo B-GPE
city O
center O
will O
result O
in O
derailed O
subways O
, O
with O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
people O
trapped O
underground O
, O
while O
the O
large O
embankment O
of O
a O
river O
in O
the O
north O
called O
Arakawa O
will O
collapse O
, O
causing O
water O
to O
flood O
into O
the O
subterraneous O
streets O
. O

When O
this O
sort O
of O
the O
worst O
situation O
occurs O
, O
100,000 O
people O
would O
die O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
. O

There O
are O
many O
similar O
simulations O
, O
and O
many O
cities O
such O
as O
Nagoya B-GPE
and O
Osaka B-GPE
have O
all O
their O
own O
earthquake O
disaster O
simulations O
and O
have O
made O
contingency O
plans O
against O
earthquakes O
based O
on O
these O
simulations O
. O

Besides O
training O
the O
public O
to O
move O
in O
a O
safe O
direction O
when O
an O
earthquake O
occurs O
, O
they O
also O
make O
the O
government O
strengthen O
the O
large O
embankments O
or O
construct O
dual O
embankments O
, O
to O
prolong O
the O
time O
it O
takes O
for O
the O
great O
quantity O
of O
water O
to O
get O
to O
the O
subway O
tunnels O
. O

In O
addition O
they O
also O
conduct O
experiments O
on O
all O
kinds O
of O
housing O
structures O
, O
to O
see O
which O
kinds O
of O
houses O
collapse O
in O
which O
situations O
. O

May O
12 O
, O
2008 O
, O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
history O
will O
always O
remember O
this O
day O
. O

China B-GPE
experienced O
a O
great O
earthquake O
rarely O
seen O
in O
history O
, O
which O
aroused O
the O
concern O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
including O
people O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
origins O
across O
the O
globe O
. O

Several O
hours O
after O
the O
earthquake O
, O
the O
respected O
premier O
, O
an O
old O
man O
66 O
years O
of O
age O
who O
was O
a O
thousand O
miles O
away O
, O
risked O
his O
life O
to O
appear O
at O
the O
front O
line O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
's O
worst O
- O
hit O
disaster O
area O
. O

Several O
dozen O
thousand O
PLA B-ORG
and O
Armed O
Police O
troops O
marched O
a O
thousand O
miles O
and O
appeared O
as O
soon O
as O
they O
could O
on O
the O
scene O
of O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
. O

China O
Central O
Television O
, O
China O
National O
Radio O
and O
others O
cut O
short O
their O
normal O
broadcasting O
schedules O
and O
committed O
themselves O
to O
live O
broadcast O
throughout O
the O
disaster O
- O
rescue O
effort O
. O

One O
hoarse O
voice O
after O
another O
spread O
across O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
land O
through O
these O
media O
, O
over O
which O
so O
many O
hot O
- O
blooded O
young O
people O
shed O
their O
tears O
. O

My O
blood O
surged O
when O
I O
, O
who O
seldom O
watch O
TV O
, O
saw O
the O
premier O
made O
the O
promise O
in O
a O
choking O
and O
hoarse O
voice O
to O
the O
orphans O
who O
lost O
their O
families O
, O
" O
the O
government O
will O
not O
leave O
you O
alone O
and O
will O
take O
care O
of O
you O
as O
if O
you O
were O
home O
. O
" O

I O
believe O
every O
Chinese B-NORP
son O
or O
daughter O
who O
sees O
the O
scene O
will O
be O
moved O
. O

I O
was O
startled O
to O
hear O
about O
the O
Sichuan B-GPE
earthquake O
, O
where O
nearly O
ten O
thousand O
people O
have O
already O
died O
, O
and O
I O
could O
n't O
help O
feeling O
panicked O
. O

Though O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
relatives O
there O
, O
we O
all O
are O
Chinese B-NORP
, O
compatriots O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
at O
this O
moment O
of O
calamity O
, O
we O
can O
not O
refrain O
from O
extending O
a O
helping O
hand O
, O
we O
must O
do O
all O
we O
can O
to O
console O
our O
countrymen O
who O
have O
died O
tragically O
as O
well O
as O
our O
own O
consciences O
. O

At O
the O
dinner O
table O
, O
our O
whole O
family O
, O
including O
my O
13 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
daughter O
and O
nearly O
4 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
son O
, O
unanimously O
agreed O
that O
we O
would O
make O
a O
donation O
for O
the O
disaster O
- O
stricken O
people O
. O

My O
daughter O
decided O
to O
contribute O
a O
portion O
from O
the O
money O
she O
earns O
from O
her O
mom O
and O
dad O
by O
doing O
chores O
around O
the O
house O
. O

Saving O
the O
country O
from O
disaster O
is O
the O
duty O
of O
us O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
, O
and O
it O
is O
also O
the O
fine O
tradition O
of O
us O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
. O

When O
the O
1911 O
Revolution O
broke O
out O
back O
then O
, O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
made O
donations O
of O
money O
and O
supplies O
, O
even O
directly O
participating O
in O
the O
revolution O
, O
shedding O
their O
blood O
in O
sacrifice O
and O
making O
a O
huge O
contribution O
for O
the O
revolutionary O
cause O
in O
the O
period O
of O
modern O
China B-GPE
. O

When O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
aggressors O
invaded O
our O
rivers O
and O
mountains O
, O
Tan O
Kah O
Kee O
rose O
and O
issued O
a O
call O
. O

Overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
in O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
almost O
emptied O
their O
wallets O
to O
donate O
up O
to O
more O
than O
20 O
million O
yuan O
, O
and O
along O
with O
the O
remittances O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
sent O
to O
their O
relatives O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
total O
was O
as O
huge O
as O
several O
hundred O
million O
-LRB- O
see O
Tan O
Kah O
Kee O
's O
" O
Memoirs O
of O
An O
Overseas O
Chinese O
in O
Southeast B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
" O
-RRB- O
, O
constituting O
the O
most O
important O
source O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
for O
the O
national O
government O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Even O
in O
the O
early O
80's O
following O
the O
reform O
and O
opening O
- O
up O
, O
the O
policy O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
of O
inviting O
foreign O
capital O
actually O
did O
not O
attract O
much O
investment O
from O
the O
West O
. O

The O
investments O
from O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
still O
constituted O
a O
primary O
source O
of O
foreign O
capital O
in O
that O
period O
. O

Not O
long O
ago O
, O
a O
piece O
of O
sensational O
news O
emerged O
. O

The O
US O
Department O
of O
State B-ORG
's O
Bureau O
of O
Consular O
Affairs O
released O
a O
directive O
calling O
for O
US B-GPE
citizens O
heading O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
to O
raise O
their O
guard O
: O

China B-GPE
's O
guesthouses O
and O
hotels O
would O
be O
installing O
listening O
devices O
. O

They O
were O
going O
to O
fully O
monitor O
every O
single O
foreign O
guest O
. O

In O
response O
to O
this O
sort O
of O
lie O
, O
China B-GPE
politely O
offered O
a O
denial O
. O

At O
times O
, O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
can O
show O
surprising O
restraint O
. O

For O
example O
Iceland B-GPE
singer O
Bjork O
gave O
a O
concert O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
on O
March O
2 O
, O
and O
while O
performing O
a O
number O
" O
Declare O
Independence O
" O
loudly O
shouted O
out O
" O
Tibet B-GPE
" O
; O
China B-GPE
continued O
to O
treat O
her O
as O
a O
privileged O
guest O
. O

Actually O
China B-GPE
was O
well O
within O
its O
rights O
to O
declare O
that O
Bjork O
with O
this O
act O
crudely O
interfered O
with O
China B-GPE
's O
domestic O
politics O
. O

In O
the O
end O
it O
was O
left O
to O
the O
Deputy O
Ministry O
of O
Culture O
to O
step O
up O
and O
make O
a O
few O
relevant O
comments O
. O

Not O
long O
before O
, O
Hollywood B-GPE
director O
Spielberg B-PERSON
openly O
announced O
he O
was O
quitting O
his O
post O
as O
artistic O
advisor O
for O
the B-EVENT
Olympic I-EVENT
Games I-EVENT
. O

Of O
course O
, O
China B-GPE
can O
still O
successfully O
hold O
an O
Olympics B-EVENT
without O
Hollywood B-GPE
celebrities O
, O
but O
the O
insult O
and O
damage O
were O
already O
inflicted O
. O

Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
as O
with O
others O
of O
his O
age O
group O
, O
every O
year O
would O
not O
fail O
to O
remember O
his O
birthday O
. O

As O
a O
leader O
with O
sovereign O
authority O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
was O
entitled O
to O
a O
rousing O
and O
extravagantly O
lavish O
birthday O
celebration O
every O
year O
. O

However O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
since O
his O
Yan'an B-GPE
days O
championed O
a O
party O
- O
wide O
" O
no O
celebration O
, O
no O
gifts O
" O
policy O
. O

After O
the O
liberation O
, O
he O
was O
even O
more O
about O
setting O
the O
example O
and O
strictly O
forbade O
the O
practice O
of O
celebrations O
and O
gift O
- O
giving O
within O
the O
party O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
preferred O
to O
spend O
his O
birthday O
in O
a O
very O
mundane O
fashion O
, O
and O
absolutely O
not O
set O
the O
" O
celebrating O
birthday O
and O
giving O
gifts O
" O
trend O
. O

During O
his O
Yan'an B-GPE
period O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
's O
life O
was O
comparatively O
quiet O
, O
but O
each O
year O
on O
his O
birthday O
he O
would O
just O
add O
a O
few O
extra O
dishes O
for O
dinner O
at O
home O
, O
the O
family O
happily O
eating O
a O
birthday O
meal O
together O
. O

December O
26 O
, O
1943 O
was O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
's O
50th O
birthday O
. O

In O
China B-GPE
, O
the O
50th O
birthday O
is O
known O
as O
a O
' O
major O
birthday O
' O
, O
and O
there O
were O
people O
in O
Yan'an B-GPE
preparing O
to O
put O
on O
a O
celebration O
for O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
, O
but O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
steadfastly O
refused O
. O

And O
so O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
's O
50th O
birthday O
crept O
by O
in O
the O
flames O
of O
war O
and O
smoke O
of O
guns O
. O

On O
December O
26 O
, O
1953 O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
turned O
60 O
. O

This O
is O
a O
" O
huajia O
" O
birthday O
, O
which O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
have O
valued O
since O
antiquity O
; O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
also O
thought O
a O
lot O
of O
this O
transition O
, O
since O
after O
huajia O
he O
could O
be O
addressed O
as O
an O
elderly O
person O
. O

But O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
just O
arranged O
a O
small O
spread O
at O
home O
, O
celebrating O
by O
himself O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
even O
if O
the O
Department O
of O
Earthquake O
Monitoring O
and O
Predicting O
was O
unable O
to O
accurately O
predict O
an O
impending O
quake O
, O
a O
seismic O
situation O
forecast O
would O
just O
be O
as O
important O
. O

Crying O
wolf O
a O
few O
more O
times O
will O
not O
make O
people O
think O
you O
are O
lying O
. O

On O
the O
contrary O
, O
this O
will O
increase O
people O
's O
earthquake O
awareness O
, O
increase O
the O
ability O
of O
an O
area O
to O
combat O
earthquakes O
. O

It O
's O
better O
to O
be O
safe O
than O
sorry O
. O

The O
Earthquake O
Department O
definitely O
needs O
to O
alter O
this O
" O
rather O
not O
report O
than O
report O
wrong O
" O
kind O
of O
thinking O
. O

The O
scientific O
research O
level O
is O
reflected O
in O
actual O
results O
in O
earthquake O
prevention O
and O
disaster O
control O
, O
and O
not O
reflected O
through O
a O
" O
successful O
prediction O
rate O
" O
. O

Reporting O
a O
few O
more O
forecasts O
of O
non-destructive O
earthquakes O
below O
magnitude O
five O
, O
cautiously O
reporting O
strong O
earthquakes O
, O
powerful O
earthquakes O
, O
will O
not O
only O
improve O
people O
's O
earthquake O
awareness O
, O
but O
also O
will O
not O
lead O
to O
unnecessary O
panic O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
urban O
planning O
, O
building O
standards O
, O
community O
life O
, O
and O
school O
education O
will O
have O
no O
appropriate O
earthquake O
response O
measures O
and O
emergency O
first O
- O
aid O
mechanisms O
in O
place O
. O

-- O
During O
the O
Wenchuan O
Earthquake O
, O
in O
one O
particular O
county O
town O
, O
no O
suitable O
flat O
land O
could O
be O
found O
to O
support O
a O
helicopter O
landing O
, O
and O
this O
is O
just O
a O
small O
error O
? O

And O
those O
school O
buildings O
which O
gave O
way O
at O
the O
very O
outset O
of O
proceedings O
, O
was O
it O
out O
of O
the O
question O
that O
it O
gave O
us O
strong O
enough O
alert O
? O

They O
threw O
away O
their O
weapons O
. O

The O
kind O
of O
plot O
that O
can O
only O
be O
found O
in O
a O
martial O
arts O
novel O
is O
currently O
playing O
out O
in O
real O
life O
in O
the O
country O
's O
Earthquake O
Department O
. O

" O
Amid O
tears O
, O
conscience O
has O
come O
back O
; O

on O
ruins O
, O
humanity O
has O
stood O
firm O
. O

The O
great O
earthquake O
has O
shaken O
off O
the O
dusts O
on O
our O
mind O
, O
and O
has O
shattered O
our O
everyday O
masks O
. O
" O

People O
's O
spirits O
exuded O
in O
the O
disaster O
relief O
effort O
are O
apparently O
the O
comeback O
of O
selfless O
collectivism O
, O
rather O
than O
what O
is O
called O
the O
" O
comeback O
of O
conscience O
" O
or O
the O
" O
awakening O
and O
growth O
of O
civil O
consciousness O
. O
" O

What O
stand O
firm O
are O
the O
solidarity O
of O
people O
under O
the O
Party O
's O
leadership O
, O
as O
well O
as O
collectivism O
and O
patriotism O
, O
and O
what O
has O
fallen O
is O
instead O
" O
selfish O
humanity O
. O
" O

It O
's O
not O
even O
the O
empty O
" O
humanity O
of O
love O
. O
" O

How O
can O
it O
be O
explained O
with O
the O
" O
humanity O
of O
love O
" O
that O
many O
ordinary O
heroes O
have O
given O
up O
their O
love O
for O
families O
and O
carried O
forward O
the O
proletarian O
spirits O
of O
selflessness O
, O
interdependent O
friendship O
and O
total O
devotion O
. O

It O
can O
be O
seen O
from O
" O
humanity O
has O
stood O
firm O
, O
" O
which O
is O
eulogized O
in O
the O
article O
, O
that O
it O
advocates O
unrestrained O
humanity O
, O
as O
well O
as O
slandering O
all O
nobility O
as O
" O
everyday O
masks O
" O
and O
" O
dusts O
on O
our O
mind O
. O
" O

However O
, O
does O
n't O
the O
disaster O
relief O
effort O
mark O
the O
reawakening O
of O
the O
noble O
spirits O
rather O
than O
fully O
unrestrained O
humanity O
? O

Once O
a O
former O
reporter O
of O
official O
CCP O
Central O
News O
Agency O
, O
but O
afterwards O
imprisoned O
twice O
spanning O
seven O
years O
for O
daring O
to O
lift O
the O
lid O
on O
CCP B-ORG
corruption O
, O
senior O
journalist O
Gao O
Yu O
described O
the O
CCP O
's O
current O
control O
on O
news O
as O
editing O
its O
content O
like O
a O
movie O
before O
release O
to O
the O
public O
. O

She O
also O
noted O
the O
so O
- O
called O
patriotic O
" O
angry O
youth O
" O
phenomenon O
that O
is O
currently O
shocking O
Western B-NORP
society O
reminded O
her O
of O
the O
blind O
arrogance O
during O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
. O

Its O
roots O
lie O
in O
the O
CCP O
's O
long O
- O
standing O
blockade O
of O
press O
freedom O
. O

Gao O
Yu O
said O
, O
" O
it O
's O
like O
the O
kind O
of O
exclusion O
of O
Western B-NORP
media O
that O
occurred O
during O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
, O
the O
exclusion O
of O
Western B-NORP
governments O
in O
circumstances O
where O
we O
were O
so O
poor O
that O
five O
people O
could O
n't O
afford O
one O
pair O
of O
trousers O
but O
still O
behaved O
in O
an O
arrogant O
and O
proud O
fashion O
. O

I O
think O
that O
China B-GPE
has O
again O
fallen O
into O
a O
very O
foolish O
, O
a O
-LRB- O
ridiculously O
savage O
-RRB- O
sort O
of O
atmosphere O
; O
approaching O
the O
kind O
of O
political O
status O
displayed O
by O
the O
Nazi O
youth O
league O
in O
Germany B-GPE
before O
the O
Berlin O
Olympic O
Games O
. O

How O
could O
this O
have O
come O
about O
? O

How O
can O
our O
China B-GPE
have O
such O
an O
astonishing O
large O
amount O
of O
angry O
youth O
? O

I O
think O
it O
is O
closely O
related O
to O
the O
lack O
of O
press O
freedom O
in O
China B-GPE
. O
" O

December O
26 O
, O
1975 O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
had O
his O
82th O
birth O
day O
, O
his O
last O
one O
. O

Upon O
turning O
80 O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
felt O
apparently O
that O
he O
was O
old O
and O
would O
die O
soon O
. O

Therefore O
, O
around O
his O
birthday O
those O
few O
years O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
had O
always O
talked O
about O
life O
and O
death O
from O
time O
to O
time O
. O

One O
thing O
he O
often O
said O
was O
: O
" O
73 O
and O
84 O
are O
ages O
at O
which O
you O
will O
be O
gone O
even O
if O
the O
King O
of O
Hell O
does O
n't O
call O
you O
. O
" O

Also O
since O
he O
turned O
80 O
, O
people O
had O
been O
paying O
more O
and O
more O
attention O
to O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
's O
birthday O
. O

Within O
the O
country O
, O
people O
dared O
not O
celebrate O
his O
birthday O
publicly O
, O
so O
they O
would O
celebrate O
quietly O
at O
home O
. O

Local O
governments O
dared O
not O
present O
gifts O
to O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
, O
but O
would O
convey O
their O
blessings O
to O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
in O
various O
ways O
. O

In O
the O
years O
before O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
passed O
away O
, O
his O
hometown O
Hunan B-GPE
would O
specially O
send O
things O
like O
long O
life O
noodles O
on O
December O
26 O
every O
year O
. O

For O
this O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
had O
accepted O
with O
pleasure O
, O
which O
was O
quite O
unusual O
. O

Outside O
the O
country O
, O
socialist O
countries O
like O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
would O
send O
some O
gifts O
such O
as O
art O
ware O
and O
food O
on O
December O
26 O
every O
year O
. O

Faced O
with O
the O
incoming O
telegraphs O
, O
letters O
and O
gifts O
for O
his O
birthday O
, O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
had O
occasionally O
been O
quite O
unhappy O
from O
within O
, O
but O
quite O
helpless O
as O
well O
. O

The O
year O
2008 O
is O
destined O
to O
be O
one O
we O
will O
never O
forget O
. O

Just O
as O
we O
were O
filled O
with O
joyful O
anticipation O
of O
the O
advent O
of O
the O
grand O
Olympic O
Games O
, O
one O
crisis O
event O
after O
another O
is O
rendering O
our O
mood O
more O
complex O
. O

I O
suspect O
no O
nation O
holding O
the O
Olympics O
had O
an O
experience O
like O
ours O
during O
the O
Olympic O
year O
. O

Since O
the O
massive O
earthquake O
occurred O
in O
Wenchuan O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
, O
whenever O
we O
've O
gazed O
at O
the O
disaster O
scenes O
brought O
to O
us O
on O
the O
television O
screen O
, O
we O
could O
n't O
accept O
and O
did O
n't O
dare O
to O
face O
the O
huge O
damage O
done O
to O
our O
nation O
by O
these O
sudden O
disasters O
. O

The O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
's O
dauntless O
national O
spirit O
was O
once O
again O
unfolded O
, O
behind O
the O
figure O
of O
the O
premier O
in O
particular O
, O
this O
66 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
premier O
who O
was O
just O
the O
same O
as O
an O
ordinary O
old O
Chinese B-NORP
person O
, O
rushing O
about O
the O
disaster O
zones O
. O

How O
often O
, O
as O
we O
felt O
compassion O
for O
the O
loss O
of O
a O
myriad O
lives O
in O
an O
instant O
, O
did O
the O
disaster O
relief O
feats O
by O
all O
walks O
of O
society O
make O
us O
feel O
the O
greatness O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
! O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
we O
also O
saw O
the O
state O
's O
emergency O
response O
and O
the O
transparency O
of O
public O
information O
release O
, O
and O
this O
also O
won O
the O
praise O
and O
respect O
of O
the O
nation O
and O
the O
world O
at O
the O
same O
time O
as O
the O
harm O
caused O
by O
the O
calamity O
was O
being O
mitigated O
. O

The O
resolution O
and O
fearlessness O
displayed O
by O
state O
leaders O
faced O
by O
the O
disaster O
has O
given O
us O
even O
more O
confidence O
and O
courage O
for O
the O
future O
. O

Although O
Wen B-PERSON
Jiabao I-PERSON
then O
requested O
that O
access O
to O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
be O
made O
available O
by O
midnight O
the O
13th O
, O
it O
was O
until O
21.30 O
hours O
on O
the O
15th O
that O
relevant O
rescuers O
connected O
the O
road O
from O
Li O
County O
to O
Wenchuan O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
which O
was O
already O
79 O
hours O
after O
the O
earthquake O
. O

It O
should O
be O
noted O
that O
at O
the O
time O
, O
rescuers O
were O
still O
unable O
to O
access O
34 O
of O
the O
58 O
townships O
affected O
by O
the O
disaster O
. O

Everyone O
who O
has O
read O
Li O
Bai O
's O
poem O
knows O
, O
" O
the O
roads O
in O
Shu B-PERSON
are O
so O
harsh O
that O
they O
are O
even O
harsher O
than O
going O
to O
the O
sky O
, O
" O
which O
indicates O
how O
harsh O
and O
dangerous O
geographical O
conditions O
are O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
. O

The O
mankind O
is O
now O
in O
the O
21st O
world O
. O

Under O
the O
modern O
technological O
conditions O
, O
two O
methods O
, O
midair O
helicopters O
and O
quick O
road O
repair O
by O
ground O
engineers O
and O
technicians O
, O
should O
be O
the O
preferred O
effective O
methods O
to O
rescue O
people O
in O
emergency O
situations O
in O
the O
great O
mountainous O
areas O
of O
Sichuan B-GPE
. O

When O
quick O
road O
connection O
on O
the O
ground O
encounters O
difficulties O
, O
accessing O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
by O
air O
should O
be O
more O
efficient O
. O

It O
's O
true O
that O
faced O
with O
such O
a O
great O
disaster O
, O
it O
's O
more O
crucial O
to O
repair O
damaged O
roads O
. O

And O
it O
must O
rely O
on O
well O
- O
trained O
and O
flexible O
professional O
technical O
teams O
with O
hands O
- O
on O
experience O
who O
would O
" O
carve O
out O
a O
road O
at O
a O
mountain O
and O
set O
up O
a O
bridge O
at O
a O
river O
. O
" O

However O
, O
none O
of O
these O
were O
realized O
. O

It O
is O
a O
pity O
that O
in O
this O
unprecedented O
and O
enthusiastic O
surge O
of O
donation O
some O
phenomena O
occurred O
that O
run O
counter O
to O
the O
original O
meaning O
of O
donation O
. O

If O
we O
do O
not O
ponder O
and O
reexamine O
this O
promptly O
, O
it O
will O
affect O
the O
formation O
of O
a O
sustainable O
and O
mature O
donation O
culture O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
society O
. O

Being O
voluntary O
and O
asking O
for O
no O
return O
are O
the O
two O
major O
principles O
of O
making O
donations O
. O

Lack O
of O
either O
of O
the O
two O
would O
make O
donations O
taxes O
or O
transactions O
of O
sale O
and O
purchase O
. O

It O
is O
voluntary O
because O
the O
donor O
is O
following O
his O
inner O
call O
of O
morality O
, O
rather O
than O
an O
external O
legal O
obligation O
or O
the O
fear O
of O
sanctions O
. O

When O
no O
return O
is O
sought O
, O
making O
donations O
can O
then O
assume O
no O
nature O
of O
exchange O
of O
interests O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
, O

and O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
more O
importantly O
, O
it O
also O
distinguishes O
donations O
from O
handouts O
. O

It O
wo O
n't O
make O
the O
beneficiary O
feel O
a O
sense O
of O
inequality O
due O
to O
his O
dependency O
and O
need O
to O
feel O
grateful O
. O

Therefore O
, O
if O
donations O
are O
not O
anonymous O
, O
at O
least O
efforts O
should O
be O
made O
to O
prevent O
the O
formation O
of O
direct O
one O
- O
to O
- O
one O
relationship O
between O
the O
donor O
and O
the O
beneficiary O
. O

Let O
's O
put O
aside O
prior O
donations O
Wang O
Shi O
has O
made O
. O

While O
it O
was O
still O
time O
to O
save O
lives O
in O
the O
disaster O
relief O
, O
he O
Wang O
Shi O
had O
been O
to O
the O
Sichuan O
Construction O
Authority O
to O
meet O
with O
officials O
from O
the O
Ministry O
of O
Housing O
and O
Urban O
- O
Rural O
Development O
, O
among O
others O
. O

What O
's O
the O
purpose O
of O
his O
act O
? O

In O
fact O
, O
it O
is O
obvious O
enough O
that O
the O
Sichuan O
Provincial O
Construction O
Authority O
was O
certainly O
an O
important O
player O
in O
post-disaster O
rebuilding O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
basically O
all O
future O
rebuilding O
will O
be O
done O
through O
the O
Construction O
Authority O
. O

It O
's O
a O
preemptive O
way O
to O
have O
meetings O
now O
in O
advance O
with O
the O
Construction O
Authority O
amid O
disaster O
relief O
. O

That O
is O
100 O
million O
yuan O
is O
first O
donated O
as O
its O
deposit O
for O
post-disaster O
rebuilding O
, O
such O
that O
Vanke O
's O
income O
will O
not O
be O
100 O
million O
yuan O
, O
but O
a O
substantial O
part O
of O
the O
75 O
billion O
yuan O
the O
country O
will O
invest O
. O

We O
can O
say O
Vanke O
has O
got O
very O
smart O
public O
measures O
, O
which O
proves O
" O
Vanke O
has O
been O
doing O
well O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
government O
relationship O
and O
brand O
image O
. O

This O
is O
their O
specialty O
. O
" O

Therefore O
, O
we O
see O
Vanke O
has O
tried O
to O
hook O
a O
big O
fish O
with O
a O
small O
profit O
-LRB- O
the O
donation O
is O
less O
than O
0.04 O
% O
of O
their O
net O
profit O
-RRB- O
!!! O

What O
on O
earth O
does O
Vanke O
do O
? O

I O
had O
no O
idea O
, O
until O
now O
that O
it O
is O
a O
parasite O
fed O
by O
mortgage O
slaves O
, O
and O
it O
turns O
out O
that O
=it O
would O
be O
such O
a O
miser O
! O

Even O
so O
, O
donation O
behavior O
and O
the O
treatment O
of O
donation O
behavior O
should O
not O
deviate O
from O
two O
principles O
, O
namely O
that O
it O
is O
voluntary O
and O
does O
not O
seek O
return O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
the O
donation O
loses O
its O
original O
meaning O
. O

In O
actual O
fact O
, O
whether O
it O
is O
McDonalds B-ORG
or O
any O
other O
foreign O
owned O
enterprises O
in O
China B-GPE
on O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
international O
iron O
rooster O
" O
blacklist O
, O
they O
all O
gave O
generously O
to O
the O
cause O
of O
helping O
the O
disaster O
victims O
, O
exhibiting O
their O
social O
responsibility O
. O

Even O
if O
by O
comparison O
some O
companies O
really O
did O
n't O
donate O
a O
huge O
amount O
, O
they O
should O
not O
be O
besieged O
or O
subjected O
to O
verbal O
violence O
in O
the O
arena O
of O
public O
opinion O
. O

Donating O
, O
after O
all O
, O
is O
not O
a O
legal O
obligation O
that O
companies O
must O
carry O
out O
. O

Urging O
businesses O
to O
donate O
apart O
from O
the O
force O
of O
moral O
considerations O
should O
not O
take O
the O
form O
of O
any O
other O
coercive O
means O
. O

As O
long O
as O
a O
company O
's O
source O
of O
income O
is O
legal O
, O
any O
compulsory O
payment O
outside O
of O
legal O
obligations O
is O
a O
kind O
of O
theft O
. O

Even O
in O
an O
abnormal O
circumstance O
such O
as O
disaster O
relief O
, O
legal O
order O
and O
the O
rights O
bestowed O
upon O
by O
law O
should O
be O
respected O
. O

If O
we O
are O
unfortunate O
enough O
to O
be O
unable O
to O
avoid O
becoming O
a O
disaster O
victim O
, O
we O
can O
at O
least O
preserve O
the O
nobility O
and O
dignity O
of O
humanity O
and O
not O
turn O
into O
rabble O
. O

In O
the O
first O
case O
, O
let O
's O
clear O
up O
an O
extremely O
retarded O
error O
in O
understanding O
- O
that O
is O
the O
belief O
that O
helicopters O
can O
do O
anything O
, O
can O
fly O
anytime O
they O
like O
, O
go O
to O
anyplace O
- O
this O
is O
Hollywood B-GPE
blockbusters O
, O
this O
is O
not O
fact O
. O

Actually O
, O
helicopters O
are O
the O
weakest O
type O
of O
aircraft O
in O
the O
world O
. O

They O
ca O
n't O
fly O
on O
the O
plateau O
, O
ca O
n't O
fly O
in O
mountainous O
areas O
, O
ca O
n't O
fly O
in O
rain O
and O
wind O
: O
that O
is O
to O
say O
, O
they O
are O
most O
useful O
in O
places O
like O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

But O
when O
it O
came O
to O
attacking O
the O
Southern O
Alliance O
, O
the O
US O
Apache B-PRODUCT
helicopter O
squadron O
lost O
4 O
aircraft O
for O
no O
apparent O
reason O
while O
changing O
bases O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
day O
. O

During O
the O
entire O
period O
of O
the O
Kosovo B-GPE
war O
-LRB- O
Kosovo B-GPE
being O
a O
mountainous O
region O
-RRB- O
, O
America B-GPE
's O
armed O
helicopters O
did O
not O
execute O
a O
single O
effective O
combat O
mission O
. O

Why O
? O

Because O
they O
were O
totally O
unable O
to O
take O
off O
, O
the O
wind O
in O
the O
valleys O
was O
lethal O
to O
helicopters O
- O
the O
minute O
they O
took O
off O
they O
were O
blown O
into O
the O
mountains O
. O

In O
that O
case O
, O
is O
it O
OK O
not O
to O
fly O
in O
the O
valleys O
, O
just O
fly O
above O
the O
mountain O
tops O
then O
? O

Normally O
it O
's O
possible O
, O
but O
in O
this O
particular O
earthquake O
it O
is O
n't O
possible O
. O

Because O
Wenchuan O
County O
is O
in O
a O
valley O
, O
you O
must O
descend O
in O
order O
to O
be O
able O
to O
conduct O
a O
rescue O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
for O
Wenchuan O
, O
this O
sort O
of O
place O
lying O
on O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
plateau O
, O
ordinary O
helicopters O
can O
not O
necessarily O
fly O
up O
there O
. O

A O
helicopter O
used O
specifically O
for O
plateaus O
may O
be O
required O
. O

It O
is O
said O
that O
our O
country O
's O
earthquake O
forecasting O
is O
at O
an O
advanced O
level O
in O
the O
world O
. O

But O
the O
glory O
of O
the O
earthquake O
workers O
did O
not O
produce O
good O
luck O
for O
the O
departed O
spirits O
of O
Wenchuan O
. O

So O
, O
we O
again O
hear O
expert O
figures O
emphasizing O
once O
again O
, O
" O
Earthquake O
forecasts O
are O
a O
global O
challenge O
that O
so O
far O
no O
one O
has O
been O
able O
to O
solve O
. O
" O

We O
should O
offer O
earthquake O
workers O
our O
full O
understanding O
. O

Facing O
the O
caprice O
of O
nature O
, O
humankind O
is O
really O
insignificant O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
although O
our O
sense O
of O
security O
increases O
with O
each O
passing O
day O
in O
line O
with O
" O
significant O
advances O
achieved O
" O
in O
seismology O
, O
we O
can O
not O
look O
to O
anyone O
to O
give O
us O
any O
promises O
. O
Because O
, O
once O
someone O
has O
made O
a O
promise O
, O
he O
would O
be O
doomed O
thereafter O
to O
bear O
this O
bloody O
weight O
of O
" O
being O
unable O
to O
effectively O
avoid O
earthquake O
disasters O
. O
" O

And O
by O
not O
issuing O
any O
promises O
, O
he O
could O
actually O
avoid O
being O
censured O
. O
Because O
" O
there O
is O
no O
way O
to O
make O
predictions O
" O
! O

After O
the O
nineties O
, O
state O
- O
owned O
engineering O
enterprises O
stopped O
recruiting O
construction O
workers O
. O

But O
that O
is O
n't O
to O
say O
they O
stopped O
hiring O
people O
, O
but O
those O
they O
took O
in O
were O
all O
graduates O
with O
professional O
diplomas O
from O
polytechnic O
schools O
, O
technical O
colleges O
, O
and O
universities O
; O
these O
staff O
all O
went O
into O
management O
. O

During O
the O
early O
nineties O
, O
the O
formal O
employees O
of O
this O
enterprise O
still O
had O
complete O
working O
teams O
, O
such O
as O
bricklaying O
teams O
, O
woodwork O
teams O
, O
steel O
reinforcement O
teams O
, O
and O
machinery O
maintenance O
teams O
, O
but O
since O
they O
could O
not O
cope O
with O
a O
large O
volume O
of O
project O
tasks O
, O
they O
were O
already O
cooperating O
with O
some O
migrant O
worker O
units O
, O
in O
other O
words O
the O
familiar O
" O
contracting O
gangs O
" O
. O

A O
collision O
occurred O
between O
tradition O
and O
reality O
. O

Due O
to O
formal O
working O
units O
no O
longer O
taking O
on O
young O
employees O
, O
working O
units O
got O
increasingly O
older O
and O
broken O
up O
. O

Some O
staff O
-LRB- O
extremely O
few O
-RRB- O
entered O
management O
. O

A O
few O
exceptional O
former O
team O
leaders O
gradually O
became O
project O
managers O
. O

Others O
became O
materials O
officers O
, O
safety O
officers O
and O
quality O
control O
officers O
, O
etc O
. O

Those O
without O
connections O
became O
staff O
monitoring O
the O
construction O
site O
------ O
similar O
to O
the O
security O
guards O
of O
today O
. O

The O
workers O
no O
longer O
formed O
complete O
operating O
teams O
. O

And O
at O
this O
time O
, O
migrant O
worker O
units O
gained O
an O
opportunity O
to O
develop O
. O

The O
entire O
on O
- O
site O
operation O
work O
was O
all O
carried O
out O
by O
contracting O
gangs O
. O

Working O
units O
disbanded O
. O

The O
status O
of O
these O
workers O
was O
also O
changing O
. O

As O
time O
goes O
by O
, O
rescue O
forces O
are O
rapidly O
expanding O
, O

disaster O
- O
relief O
materials O
are O
continuously O
being O
transported O
to O
affected O
areas O
, O
all O
sorts O
of O
dangers O
are O
continuously O
being O
eliminated O
, O
and O
major O
infrastructures O
critical O
to O
the O
life O
safety O
of O
disaster O
victims O
are O
being O
quickly O
restored O
. O

Different O
departments O
and O
organizations O
at O
various O
levels O
and O
locations O
have O
been O
closely O
knit O
around O
the O
Party O
's O
Central B-ORG
Committee I-ORG
and O
the O
Sate O
Council O
, O
performing O
their O
respective O
duties O
with O
loyalty O
. O

Charitable O
individuals O
and O
=volunteers O
from O
all O
around O
have O
given O
what O
they O
have O
, O
be O
it O
money O
, O
energy O
, O
wit O
or O
goods O
. O

When O
hospitals O
are O
short O
of O
blood O
, O
people O
took O
to O
the O
streets O
to O
voluntarily O
donate O
blood O
, O
showing O
care O
for O
those O
hit O
by O
the O
disaster O
. O

Such O
a O
touching O
picture O
of O
solidarity O
, O
friendship O
, O
mutual O
assistance O
and O
devotion O
is O
a O
wonderful O
picture O
we O
've O
anticipated O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
? O

Victims O
, O
please O
do O
hold O
on O
. O

The O
ocean O
of O
love O
brought O
together O
by O
people O
of O
our O
motherland O
is O
forcefully O
driving O
off O
the O
terrible O
disaster O
! O

The O
ocean O
of O
love O
brought O
together O
by O
people O
of O
our O
motherland O
is O
bringing O
you O
endless O
hope O
! O

Please O
do O
hold O
on O
. O

With O
the O
sense O
of O
love O
and O
responsibilities O
of O
various O
parties O
, O
and O
with O
the O
sincere O
solidarity O
and O
collaboration O
amongst O
various O
parties O
, O
we O
will O
for O
sure O
quickly O
help O
you O
resist O
the O
temptation O
of O
Azrael O
, O
overcome O
hardships O
, O
and O
rebuild O
a O
wonderful O
homeland O
! O

Whether O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
was O
correct O
or O
not O
, O
the O
CCP O
launched O
it O
after O
legally O
passing O
it O
through O
resolution O
documents O
and O
assembly O
form O
. O

The O
decision O
to O
bring O
out O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
was O
approved O
by O
the O
vast O
majority O
in O
the B-ORG
Central I-ORG
Committee I-ORG
- O
not O
only O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
, O
Zhou B-PERSON
Enlai I-PERSON
, O
Zhu B-PERSON
De I-PERSON
, O
and O
Lin B-PERSON
Biao I-PERSON
endorsed O
it O
, O
but O
also O
Liu O
Shaoqi O
, O
Deng O
Shaoping O
, O
Chen O
Yun O
and O
such O
old O
revolutionaries O
threw O
in O
their O
votes O
of O
endorsement O
. O

While O
after O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
, O
the O
CCP O
official O
and O
media O
's O
verdict O
on O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
was O
that O
it O
was O
internal O
disorder O
and O
disaster O
, O
and O
their O
denouncing O
as O
counter-revolutionaries O
of O
Lin B-PERSON
Biao I-PERSON
, O
Jiang B-PERSON
Qing I-PERSON
and O
those O
leaders O
, O
cadres O
, O
and O
numerous O
red O
guards O
who O
had O
faithfully O
executed O
CCP B-ORG
policy O
was O
absurd O
in O
the O
extreme O
. O

If O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
was O
wrong O
, O
it O
went O
wrong O
with O
the O
Party O
headquarters O
, O
with O
Chairman O
Mao O
. O

If O
Lin B-PERSON
Biao I-PERSON
and O
the O
" O
Gang O
of O
Four O
" O
had O
a O
problem O
, O
it O
was O
that O
they O
were O
extreme O
left O
, O
no O
question O
of O
being O
counter-revolutionaries O
, O
rather O
that O
they O
revolted O
a O
bit O
too O
much O
. O

The O
CCP O
Cultural B-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
is O
a O
part O
of O
CCP B-ORG
history O
, O
it O
can O
not O
be O
cut O
out O
, O

and O
during O
it O
, O
many O
good O
things O
at O
least O
did O
happen O
. O

It O
can O
not O
be O
simply O
written O
off O
as O
internal O
disorder O
and O
disaster O
. O

Trying O
to O
deliver O
a O
verdict O
on O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
whilst O
in O
a O
parochial O
and O
emotional O
frame O
of O
mind O
is O
incredibly O
frivolous O
, O
incredibly O
flippant O
and O
it O
will O
certainly O
not O
stand O
up O
to O
the O
test O
of O
time O
, O
and O
will O
be O
laughed O
at O
. O

In O
being O
determined O
to O
make O
the B-EVENT
Cultural I-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
, O
which O
the O
CCP O
passed O
through O
formal O
legal O
assembly O
, O
out O
as O
a O
counter-revolutionary O
incident O
, O
saying O
it O
was O
internal O
disorder O
and O
disaster O
is O
the O
CCP O
smearing O
itself O
, O
totally O
uncalled O
for O
, O
and O
is O
the O
second O
absurdity O
in O
the O
CCP O
's O
history O
. O

Later O
, O
more O
and O
more O
friends O
around O
me O
who O
had O
been O
using O
Sinablog O
have O
moved O
, O
to O
places O
including O
163blog O
, O
Sohublog O
, O
and O
Blogbus O
. O

It O
seem O
Sinablog O
is O
losing O
popularity O
. O

Indeed O
, O
that O
interface O
of O
Sinablog O
, O
I O
guess O
, O
have O
stayed O
unchanged O
for O
at O
least O
two O
years O
. O

The O
more O
I O
look O
at O
it O
, O
the O
grosser O
it O
becomes O
. O

A O
product O
that O
stands O
still O
will O
sooner O
or O
later O
be O
replaced O
. O

-LRB- O
While O
I O
ca O
n't O
say O
Sinablog O
did O
n't O
upgrade O
at O
all O
, O
as O
there O
has O
been O
functional O
upgrades O
, O
but O
there O
have O
been O
few O
changes O
to O
the O
interface O
layout O
. O
-RRB- O

I O
remember O
when O
I O
worked O
on O
the O
blog O
previously O
, O
I O
compared O
quite O
a O
few O
different O
BSPs O
and O
did O
n't O
like O
Sinablog O
even O
back O
then O
. O

I O
've O
registered O
Sinablog O
, O
but O
have O
not O
written O
many O
articles O
or O
even O
tried O
all O
the O
functions O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
registered O
163blog O
, O
but O
many O
friends O
are O
using O
it O
, O
which O
looks O
good O
. O

I O
've O
also O
registered O
Baidu O
Space O
, O
also O
on O
a O
trial O
basis O
, O
but O
it O
also O
feels O
better O
than O
Sina O
's O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
what O
I O
said O
here O
is O
fairly O
subjective O
and O
one O
- O
sided O
, O
even O
with O
a O
tint O
of O
personal O
bias O
. O

Instead O
of O
doing O
a O
test O
, O
I O
'm O
purely O
talking O
about O
my O
own O
feelings O
. O

Li B-PERSON
Kaifu I-PERSON
once O
said O
, O
Google B-ORG
's O
future O
lies O
in O
*integrated O
search* O
-LRB- O
or O
universal O
search O
-RRB- O
. O

My O
understanding O
of O
integrated O
search O
is O
that O
search O
results O
by O
other O
products O
are O
included O
in O
web O
search O
- O
the O
most O
important O
product O
of O
a O
search O
engine O
, O
because O
normally O
web O
search O
has O
the O
largest O
number O
of O
users O
. O

This O
way O
, O
users O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
compare O
and O
choose O
from O
a O
large O
variety O
of O
search O
products O
today O
. O

Integrated O
search O
also O
embodies O
the O
trend O
to O
make O
search O
engines O
intelligent O
. O

As O
search O
result O
integration O
is O
based O
on O
analyzing O
and O
judging O
the O
function O
of O
key O
words O
, O
if O
a O
user O
types O
the O
key O
word O
" O
scenery O
" O
in O
Google B-ORG
, O
Google B-ORG
's O
understanding O
is O
that O
the O
user O
wants O
to O
find O
images O
about O
" O
scenery O
, O
" O
rather O
than O
an O
introduction O
about O
" O
scenery O
. O
" O

Thus O
by O
adding O
results O
of O
image O
search O
to O
the O
results O
, O
it O
has O
realized O
intelligent O
search O
. O

Whether O
it O
is O
meant O
as O
an O
insult O
or O
compliment O
, O
I O
must O
say O
that O
this O
nickname O
" O
blue O
ants O
" O
is O
quite O
striking O
. O

Millions O
upon O
millions O
of O
little O
blue O
ants O
uniting O
together O
is O
a O
huge O
unstoppable O
force O
. O

Millions O
upon O
millions O
of O
little O
blue O
ants O
, O
each O
one O
industrious O
and O
pragmatic O
, O
diligent O
and O
dedicated O
, O
so O
self O
- O
confident O
, O
unhurried O
, O
relaxed O
and O
hard O
working O
. O

In O
those O
days O
, O
no O
matter O
which O
position O
we O
worked O
in O
, O
everybody O
was O
one O
cog O
in O
the O
wheel O
. O

Our O
motherland O
laid O
down O
the O
basically O
complete O
working O
foundation O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Republic O
with O
the O
labor O
of O
these O
very O
millions O
upon O
millions O
of O
blue O
ants O
, O
constructing O
a O
powerful O
national O
defense O
to O
protect O
the O
peace O
and O
tranquility O
of O
the O
homeland O
, O
pioneering O
the O
working O
people O
's O
very O
own O
revolutionary O
theatre O
. O

Recently O
I O
went O
to O
take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
Changxing O
coal O
mine O
. O

I O
arrived O
just O
when O
the O
miners O
were O
changing O
shifts O
, O
emerging O
one O
by O
one O
, O
faces O
black O
as O
soot O
, O
with O
just O
their O
eyes O
appearing O
especially O
white O
. O
Just O
like O
a O
lot O
of O
black O
ants O
. O

I O
had O
a O
chat O
with O
them O
. O

They O
said O
, O
" O
In O
the O
Mao B-PERSON
Zedong I-PERSON
era O
it O
was O
glorious O
to O
be O
a O
miner O
, O
wages O
were O
higher O
than O
other O
occupations O
, O
the O
bosses O
really O
cared O
about O
the O
workers O
, O
and O
also O
often O
went O
down O
the O
mines O
to O
help O
out O
with O
the O
labor O
. O
" O

Based O
on O
if O
the O
approach O
is O
moral O
, O
methods O
of O
search O
engine O
optimization O
have O
been O
divided O
into O
two O
groups O
, O
black O
hat O
SEO O
and O
white O
hat O
SEO O
. O

Both O
methods O
can O
help O
you O
-LRB- O
improve O
search O
engine O
ranking O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
one O
of O
them O
enables O
you O
to O
improve O
your O
ranking O
quickly O
. O

However O
, O
this O
more O
aggressive O
method O
may O
make O
your O
website O
punished O
by O
some O
search O
engines O
, O
which O
will O
refuse O
to O
include O
it O
and O
issue O
a O
warning O
to O
you O
. O

These O
search O
engine O
companies O
have O
also O
said O
publicly O
on O
their O
official O
sites O
that O
using O
black O
hat O
SEO O
will O
only O
bring O
you O
trouble O
. O

What O
is O
white O
hat O
SEO O
technology O
? O

White O
hat O
SEO O
means O
that O
one O
does O
not O
attempt O
to O
cheat O
search O
engines O
and O
follow O
the O
rules O
they O
set O
when O
doing O
SEO O
. O

Additionally O
, O
web O
pages O
optimized O
using O
such O
methods O
are O
beneficial O
to O
Internet O
surfing O
and O
manifest O
the O
win O
- O
win O
result O
of O
search O
engines O
and O
network O
administrators O
in O
a O
good O
way O
. O

What O
is O
black O
hat O
SEO O
technology O
? O

Since O
black O
hat O
SEO O
involves O
cheating O
, O
such O
a O
way O
to O
improve O
ranking O
is O
not O
endorsed O
by O
search O
engines O
. O

These O
methods O
include O
over O
- O
redirecting O
to O
pages O
and O
hidden O
texts O
etc O
. O

Even O
if O
search O
engines O
have O
made O
it O
clear O
that O
they O
would O
punish O
websites O
that O
use O
black O
hat O
SEO O
, O
the O
latter O
would O
still O
not O
cease O
their O
acts O
. O

Why O
? O

One O
important O
reason O
that O
a O
great O
number O
of O
people O
buried O
or O
trapped O
in O
debris O
in O
the O
Wenchuan O
earthquake O
- O
hit O
area O
were O
saved O
is O
that O
they O
were O
full O
of O
hopes O
and O
firmly O
believed O
the O
PLA O
would O
come O
to O
their O
rescue O
! O

To O
settle O
victims O
, O
thousands O
of O
tents O
that O
stretched O
miles O
were O
soon O
set O
up O
, O
which O
contained O
public O
toilets O
, O
shops O
, O
and O
primary O
schools O
and O
middle O
schools O
. O

Tens O
of O
thousands O
or O
even O
millions O
of O
those O
displaced O
by O
the O
disaster O
have O
gradually O
had O
a O
home O
to O
shelter O
from O
the O
wind O
and O
rain O
! O

If O
everything O
were O
put O
in O
the O
market O
, O
such O
that O
all O
the O
land O
was O
sold O
to O
syndicates O
or O
farm O
owners O
, O
then O
where O
should O
the O
government O
set O
up O
tents O
? O

Do O
they O
expropriate O
the O
land O
on O
the O
spot O
? O

Even O
the O
government O
can O
not O
override O
the O
market O
! O

Supporting O
the O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
has O
tested O
our O
competence O
, O
while O
the O
government O
's O
ability O
to O
rule O
also O
stood O
the O
trial O
! O

At O
critical O
moments O
, O
the O
ruling O
foundation O
--- O
workers O
and O
farmers O
, O
showed O
staunch O
support O
to O
the O
government O
! O

If O
everything O
were O
put O
in O
the O
market O
, O
such O
that O
workers O
and O
farmers O
would O
have O
their O
fates O
controlled O
by O
the O
market O
and O
no O
longer O
count O
on O
or O
rely O
on O
the O
government O
by O
walking O
onto O
a O
path O
of O
the O
so O
- O
called O
" O
finding O
the O
market O
rather O
than O
the O
mayor O
-LRB- O
government O
-RRB- O
, O
" O
then O
what O
power O
would O
the O
government O
have O
? O

The O
post-catastrophe O
hyperinflation O
as O
expected O
by O
foreigners O
has O
not O
come O
either O
! O

The O
government O
has O
human O
and O
financial O
capital O
under O
control O
, O
as O
well O
as O
energy O
and O
resources O
! O

Web O
site O
promotion O
became O
much O
more O
complex O
and O
arduous O
. O

From O
exchanging O
links O
, O
logging O
on O
to O
search O
engines O
and O
information O
release O
to O
mailing O
lists O
, O
maintenance O
and O
transmission O
, O
every O
aspect O
involves O
professional O
knowledge O
. O

It O
is O
already O
not O
a O
case O
of O
just O
simply O
studying O
a O
few O
techniques O
such O
as O
Web O
page O
construction O
being O
able O
to O
solve O
the O
problem O
. O

But O
this O
part O
is O
critically O
important O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
I O
have O
the O
following O
advice O
for O
Web O
site O
promotion O
in O
small O
to O
medium O
sized O
businesses O
. O

Outsource O
key O
projects O
, O
undertaking O
other O
promotional O
work O
in O
- O
house O
. O

Key O
projects O
primarily O
refer O
to O
search O
engine O
promotion O
, O
and O
Internet O
advertising O
. O

China B-GPE
's O
domestic O
search O
engine O
and O
Internet O
advertising O
providers O
are O
all O
pushing O
agent O
- O
based O
systems O
. O

Their O
authorized O
agents O
in O
any O
region O
can O
be O
found O
on O
the O
Web O
site O
. O

Sometimes O
the O
price O
when O
going O
through O
agents O
is O
even O
cheaper O
than O
the O
price O
quoted O
by O
media O
Web O
sites O
themselves O
. O

But O
if O
your O
company O
does O
n't O
have O
that O
kind O
of O
budget O
, O
you O
can O
only O
log O
in O
for O
free O
on O
Google B-ORG
. O

It O
's O
just O
that O
ordinarily O
, O
Web O
site O
planning O
and O
design O
staff O
during O
Web O
site O
construction O
will O
by O
no O
means O
only O
consider O
the O
Web O
page O
optimization O
issue O
of O
Google B-ORG
ranking O
, O
so O
in O
actual O
fact O
if O
you O
want O
to O
get O
a O
good O
ranking O
, O
it O
is O
actually O
pretty O
difficult O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
carry O
out O
search O
engine O
optimization O
, O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
it O
is O
going O
to O
involve O
expense O
, O
but O
the O
most O
important O
thing O
is O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
optimization O
. O

These O
" O
patriots O
" O
ought O
to O
know O
, O
if O
you O
obtain O
the O
citizenship O
of O
a O
foreign O
country O
you O
are O
no O
longer O
a O
" O
Chinese B-NORP
" O
, O
but O
instead O
just O
an O
" O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
" O
. O

You O
should O
love O
the O
country O
you O
belong O
to O
, O
do O
your O
duty O
towards O
it O
, O
make O
a O
contribution O
; O
this O
is O
the O
minimum O
moral O
standard O
required O
of O
a O
person O
. O

If O
you O
still O
have O
some O
feeling O
for O
your O
native O
land O
, O
please O
help O
it O
move O
from O
savagery O
to O
civilization O
, O
instead O
of O
holding O
a O
candle O
to O
the O
devil O
and O
pulling O
it O
into O
darkness O
; O

If O
you O
have O
got O
yourself O
a O
foreign O
country O
's O
green O
card O
, O
you O
owe O
a O
favor O
to O
both O
your O
mother O
country O
and O
your O
country O
of O
residence O
. O

You O
should O
put O
your O
heart O
and O
soul O
into O
promoting O
understanding O
, O
communication O
and O
friendship O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
. O

If O
you O
guys O
wish O
China B-GPE
to O
have O
a O
favorable O
image O
, O
then O
you O
ought O
to O
work O
to O
clean O
away O
the O
grime O
and O
=abscesses O
on O
her O
body O
. O

And O
if O
you O
would O
like O
to O
see O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
respected O
by O
the O
world O
, O
you O
guys O
first O
should O
learn O
how O
to O
be O
a O
civilized O
person O
. O

Regrettably O
, O
the O
behavior O
of O
some O
of O
you O
is O
currently O
adding O
substance O
to O
the O
words O
of O
that O
CNN B-ORG
anchorman O
. O

You O
guys O
ought O
to O
understand O
that O
maybe O
from O
your O
verbal O
violence O
, O
CNN B-ORG
's O
reporters O
will O
no O
longer O
say O
this O
kind O
of O
thing O
, O
but O
there O
will O
be O
more O
people O
who O
will O
say O
it O
under O
their O
breath O
. O

" O
Nonfood O
inflation O
is O
certain O
to O
go O
higher O
, O
and O
is O
already O
creeping O
up O
, O
" O
said O
Sun O
Mingchun O
, O
an O
economist O
for O
Lehman O
Brothers O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
. O

He O
believes O
that O
if O
food O
prices O
go O
down O
, O
but O
nonfood O
inflation O
goes O
up O
, O
economically O
it O
's O
a O
big O
problem O
. O

According O
to O
statistics O
of O
the O
National O
Bureau O
of O
Statistics O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
consumer O
- O
price O
index O
-LRB- O
CPI O
-RRB- O
excluding O
food O
prices O
increased O
by O
1.8 O
% O
in O
March O
, O
while O
it O
hovered O
at O
1 O
% O
or O
less O
for O
most O
of O
2006 O
and O
2007 O
. O

The O
accelerated O
rise O
of O
the O
indicator O
likely O
shows O
that O
higher O
wages O
and O
raw O
- O
material O
costs O
are O
being O
reflected O
in O
a O
broader O
range O
of O
goods O
, O
a O
phenomenon O
that O
will O
impact O
the O
global O
market O
given O
China B-GPE
's O
importance O
as O
a O
global O
supplier O
of O
many O
products O
. O

Another O
factor O
that O
drives O
inflation O
up O
is O
: O
higher O
rents O
due O
to O
continued O
housing O
price O
rises O
in O
most O
cities O
. O

J.P. O
Morgan O
economists O
expect O
nonfood O
inflation O
to O
continue O
to O
speed O
up O
to O
an O
average O
2.5 O
% O
for O
all O
of O
2008 O
. O

When O
I O
took O
a O
look O
at O
the O
headline O
pictures O
of O
the O
earthquake O
on O
the O
front O
as O
well O
as O
the O
following O
pages O
of O
today O
's O
Shenzhen O
Economic O
Daily O
, O
I O
invariably O
noticed O
the O
steel O
reinforcing O
bars O
exposed O
from O
the O
broken O
- O
off O
steel O
reinforced O
concrete O
in O
the O
collapsed O
rubble O
. O

I O
immediately O
wondered O
if O
the O
grade O
of O
this O
steel O
reinforced O
concrete O
was O
up O
to O
standard O
? O

What O
about O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
steel O
reinforcing O
bars O
? O

Because O
I O
could O
also O
clearly O
see O
the O
firm O
- O
standing O
residential O
buildings O
and O
other O
buildings O
right O
beside O
the O
collapsed O
ruins O
. O

Therefore O
, O
it O
is O
suggested O
in O
this O
post O
that O
after O
the O
disaster O
, O
the O
builders O
of O
all O
the O
buildings O
that O
completely O
collapsed O
or O
did O
n't O
completely O
collapse O
should O
be O
found O
. O

The O
builders O
of O
the O
buildings O
that O
did O
n't O
collapse O
should O
be O
graded O
up O
. O

The O
builders O
of O
the O
collapsed O
buildings O
should O
be O
graded O
down O
, O
and O
maybe O
even O
prosecuted O
as O
criminals O
. O

The O
government O
should O
provide O
financial O
subsidies O
to O
the O
builders O
with O
positive O
grades O
and O
award O
them O
with O
some O
titles O
of O
credibility O
. O

For O
builders O
with O
negative O
grades O
, O
even O
if O
no O
issues O
of O
violation O
of O
law O
have O
been O
found O
, O
what O
happened O
to O
their O
buildings O
should O
still O
be O
publicized O
, O
and O
the O
earthquake O
- O
resistance O
statistics O
of O
buildings O
by O
some O
construction O
companies O
should O
be O
calculated O
. O

These O
things O
called O
blogs O
are O
no O
longer O
new O
things O
, O
and O
even O
many O
elementary O
school O
students O
now O
have O
more O
than O
one O
blog O
. O

How O
do O
BSPs O
compete O
? O

The O
technologies O
are O
nearly O
all O
mutually O
known O
, O
and O
there O
are O
just O
those O
few O
functions O
. O

In O
circumstances O
where O
the O
functions O
are O
identical O
and O
the O
technologies O
are O
similar O
, O
to O
win O
or O
lose O
all O
depends O
on O
the O
details O
, O
and O
you O
could O
even O
say O
it O
simply O
depends O
on O
the O
feel O
, O
which O
is O
very O
subtle O
. O

As O
long O
as O
it O
looks O
good O
, O
it O
should O
be O
fine O
. O

Ordinary O
web O
users O
are O
not O
as O
sophisticated O
as O
we O
are O
. O

They O
simply O
need O
a O
space O
that O
looks O
good O
. O

If O
you O
are O
slightly O
better O
than O
the O
others O
, O
you O
can O
win O
back O
the O
whole O
world O
. O

But O
then O
again O
, O
even O
with O
a O
blog O
as O
simple O
as O
mine O
here O
, O
while O
I O
am O
using O
it O
I O
can O
still O
think O
of O
so O
many O
areas O
that O
need O
improvement O
. O

So O
, O
a O
BSP O
with O
so O
many O
users O
must O
have O
some O
areas O
that O
need O
improvement O
. O

If O
a O
product O
turns O
into O
one O
that O
stops O
thinking O
of O
how O
to O
innovate O
, O
then O
it O
will O
sooner O
or O
later O
be O
discarded O
by O
the O
users O
. O

A O
thing O
I O
have O
recently O
been O
using O
most O
is O
QQSpace O
, O
and O
I O
did O
n't O
even O
considered O
it O
a O
BSP O
. O

There O
are O
still O
many O
problems O
with O
QQSpace O
, O
but O
you O
can O
also O
see O
many O
subtle O
improvements O
in O
the O
details O
, O
all O
to O
the O
greater O
satisfaction O
of O
the O
users O
. O

After O
Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
put O
forth O
the O
" O
two O
states O
theory O
" O
, O
due O
to O
mainland O
countrymen O
being O
deceived O
by O
the O
CCP O
's O
propaganda O
machine O
, O
many O
people O
advocated O
using O
force O
to O
unite O
Taiwan B-GPE
. O

Because O
they O
have O
no O
understanding O
whatsoever O
of O
the O
situation O
in O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
the O
will O
of O
the O
Taiwan B-GPE
people O
, O
they O
universally O
exhibited O
extreme O
nationalistic O
sentiment O
. O

Just O
like O
the O
love O
- O
hate O
fusion O
of O
nationalistic O
war O
sentiment O
that O
erupted O
after O
the O
US B-GPE
mistakenly O
bombed O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
embassy O
. O

They O
similarly O
did O
not O
understand O
the O
real O
story O
in O
Kosovo B-GPE
. O

But O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
realize O
that O
first O
there O
was O
the O
Republic O
of O
China B-GPE
, O
only O
after O
that O
came O
" O
New B-ORG
China I-ORG
" O
; O
While O
this O
" O
Two O
States O
Separatist O
Theory O
" O
has O
purely O
and O
simply O
been O
dreamed O
up O
by O
the O
CCP O
. O

Lee B-PERSON
Teng I-PERSON
- I-PERSON
hui I-PERSON
was O
doing O
nothing O
but O
bringing O
an O
already O
existing O
phenomenon O
to O
light O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
grand O
old O
men O
of O
the O
CCP O
who O
handed O
over O
on O
a O
silver O
platter O
a O
huge O
chunk O
of O
land O
in O
Manchuria B-GPE
north O
of O
the O
Amur O
River O
to O
Soviet B-NORP
Russia B-GPE
, O
who O
gave O
away O
land O
equivalent O
to O
ten O
percent O
of O
national O
territory O
in O
northern O
Mongolia B-GPE
; O
why O
not O
take O
this O
back O
, O
instead O
of O
insisting O
on O
trying O
to O
grab O
back O
a O
Taiwan B-GPE
that O
remains O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
? O

However O
, O
even O
though O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
have O
their O
grumbles O
, O
the O
" O
two O
states O
theory O
" O
has O
in O
no O
way O
triggered O
a O
sentimental O
attachment O
in O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
people O
for O
" O
Old O
China O
" O
. O

I O
guess O
the O
leaders O
might O
be O
feeling O
a O
bit O
fed O
up O
recently O
. O

Wang O
Dong O
just O
finished O
saying O
free O
oneself O
from O
old O
ideas O
, O
emancipate O
the O
mind O
, O
when O
out O
comes O
some O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
extreme O
left O
- O
wing O
students O
exposing O
and O
criticizing O
" O
sweat O
shops O
" O
. O

Guangdong O
Province O
Federation O
of O
Trade O
Unions O
bosses O
personally O
investigated O
the O
matter O
and O
shot O
the O
whole O
so O
- O
called O
" O
sweat O
shop O
" O
factories O
matter O
down O
in O
flames O
, O
not O
dreaming O
that O
the O
specter O
of O
" O
child O
labor O
" O
would O
then O
rear O
its O
head O
. O

How O
could O
a O
child O
labor O
problem O
arise O
? O

The O
brilliant O
experts O
and O
professors O
immediately O
identified O
the O
root O
of O
the O
problem O
: O
Poverty O
is O
the O
real O
reason O
! O

I O
have O
no O
use O
for O
the O
current O
crop O
of O
intellectuals O
. O

Most O
of O
them O
are O
all O
really O
stupid O
, O
do O
n't O
know O
one O
end O
of O
academia O
from O
the O
other O
, O
while O
a O
few O
clever O
ones O
are O
overdoing O
it O
, O
and O
are O
busy O
being O
lackeys O
for O
the O
bureaucrats O
and O
private O
entrepreneurs O
. O

For O
example O
, O
today O
's O
experts O
often O
ask O
: O
why O
do O
" O
sex O
workers O
" O
always O
come O
back O
? O

This O
is O
also O
due O
to O
poverty O
. O

Although O
we O
know O
that O
" O
Poverty O
is O
not O
Socialism O
" O
, O
however O
I O
suppose O
with O
poverty O
must O
come O
child O
labor O
? O
Must O
come O
" O
sex O
workers O
" O
? O

Poverty O
is O
only O
one O
cause O
leading O
to O
the O
problems O
of O
child O
labor O
and O
" O
sex O
workers O
" O
, O
and O
is O
by O
no O
means O
a O
totally O
necessary O
prerequisite O
. O
Because O
for O
such O
a O
substantial O
period O
of O
history O
, O
China B-GPE
although O
still O
very O
much O
in O
" O
poverty O
" O
, O
was O
able O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
issues O
of O
child O
labor O
and O
" O
sex O
workers O
" O
in O
a O
way O
unparalleled O
in O
history O
. O

The O
factory O
managers O
of O
those O
times O
, O
had O
they O
been O
even O
bolder O
, O
would O
never O
have O
entertained O
the O
thought O
of O
exploiting O
child O
labor O
; O

The O
intellectuals O
of O
those O
times O
, O
had O
they O
been O
even O
more O
liberated O
, O
would O
not O
have O
dared O
to O
drum O
up O
support O
for O
the O
" O
out O
in O
the O
sunshine O
" O
management O
of O
" O
sex O
workers O
" O
. O

After O
organizing O
donations O
for O
disaster O
relief O
from O
staff O
in O
my O
work O
unit O
, O
this O
party O
member O
, O
in O
line O
with O
standards O
stipulated O
by O
higher O
authorities O
, O
of O
course O
, O
made O
a O
further O
" O
voluntary O
contribution O
" O
also O
. O

Thinking O
of O
how O
" O
you O
can O
do O
nothing O
without O
money O
" O
today O
, O
and O
also O
how O
desperate O
the O
people O
of O
the O
disaster O
zone O
and O
the O
public O
finances O
of O
the O
disaster O
zone O
are O
, O
this O
party O
member O
was O
truly O
happy O
with O
this O
" O
special O
effort O
. O
" O

But O
on O
a O
second O
thought O
, O
I O
felt O
that O
maybe O
there O
were O
many O
people O
who O
ought O
to O
feel O
elated O
. O

In O
particular O
, O
people O
like O
He O
Weifang O
and O
Gao O
Shangquan O
in O
the O
new O
" O
Western O
Hills O
Meeting O
" O
faction O
, O
which O
claims O
" O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
has O
broken O
the O
law O
, O
" O
are O
certain O
to O
be O
secretly O
elated O
. O

Can O
the O
people O
who O
curse O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
and O
hope O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
falls O
from O
power O
still O
have O
the O
party O
spirit O
, O
a O
public O
spirit O
and O
a O
spirit O
of O
compassion O
for O
the O
people O
? O

Therefore O
, O
to O
say O
that O
people O
like O
He O
Weifang O
will O
" O
be O
secretly O
elated O
" O
is O
firstly O
because O
these O
devious O
and O
sharp O
- O
nosed O
poodles O
and O
flunkies O
of O
the O
foreigners O
will O
definitely O
find O
through O
these O
" O
special O
party O
membership O
dues O
" O
that O
" O
special O
party O
members O
" O
are O
created O
based O
on O
the O
amounts O
of O
their O
payments O
of O
dues O
, O
and O
there O
will O
even O
be O
" O
good O
" O
cases O
where O
some O
private O
entrepreneurs O
are O
quickly O
admitted O
into O
the O
party O
due O
to O
their O
large O
sums O
of O
donations O
without O
having O
to O
forgo O
exploitation O
. O

Secondly O
, O
they O
have O
been O
extremely O
aware O
that O
for O
many O
years O
, O
rich O
upstarts O
who O
have O
used O
their O
official O
powers O
to O
seek O
personal O
gains O
and O
embezzled O
public O
money O
to O
fatten O
their O
private O
wallets O
under O
the O
pretext O
of O
reform O
are O
, O
after O
all O
, O
a O
handful O
of O
leading O
party O
cadres O
in O
power O
, O
and O
that O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
party O
members O
and O
ordinary O
cadres O
in O
the O
party O
not O
only O
would O
find O
it O
hard O
to O
strike O
it O
rich O
, O
but O
would O
even O
consider O
it O
not O
bad O
just O
to O
stay O
out O
of O
poverty O
. O

A O
number O
of O
rescue O
teams O
from O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Taiwan B-GPE
and O
Russia B-GPE
, O
among O
others O
, O
made O
the O
request O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

China B-GPE
refused O
on O
ground O
that O
there O
was O
no O
access O
. O

Now O
it O
's O
clear O
to O
everybody O
that O
while O
there O
's O
no O
access O
to O
places O
like O
Wenchuan O
, O
areas O
like O
Dujiangyan O
and O
Mianyang O
, O
which O
are O
home O
to O
the O
largest O
number O
of O
disaster O
- O
hit O
people O
, O
have O
easy O
access O
. O

There O
was O
also O
a O
serious O
shortage O
of O
professional O
rescue O
teams O
in O
these O
places O
in O
the O
first O
few O
says O
. O

If O
foreign O
rescue O
teams O
could O
make O
it O
there O
several O
days O
earlier O
, O
hundreds O
of O
lives O
must O
have O
been O
saved O
! O

As O
we O
see O
now O
, O
although O
Wen B-PERSON
Jiabao I-PERSON
went O
to O
the O
front O
line O
in O
the O
first O
three O
days O
, O
the O
information O
then O
must O
have O
been O
a O
mess O
, O
such O
that O
a O
wrong O
direction O
was O
selected O
to O
focus O
major O
efforts O
on O
. O

One O
principle O
of O
the O
CPC O
's O
way O
is O
that O
it O
will O
never O
let O
an O
organization O
which O
it O
ca O
n't O
control O
into O
an O
area O
where O
information O
is O
unavailable O
. O

This O
is O
the O
only O
reasonable O
explanation O
of O
the O
CPC O
's O
resolute O
refusal O
at O
that O
time O
. O

Its O
symbolic O
acceptance O
of O
several O
foreign O
rescue O
teams O
later O
was O
a O
helpless O
move O
to O
ease O
the O
pressure O
from O
domestic O
and O
foreign O
public O
opinions O
, O
after O
the O
CPC O
has O
regained O
overall O
control O
of O
the O
situation O
in O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
. O

In O
order O
to O
minimize O
the O
" O
negative O
" O
impacts O
, O
rescue O
locations O
assigned O
to O
foreign O
rescue O
teams O
are O
all O
those O
areas O
that O
have O
already O
been O
searched O
and O
abandoned O
. O

Speaking O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
traitors O
, O
it O
has O
always O
been O
a O
concept O
taken O
seriously O
by O
our O
countrymen O
in O
traditional O
Chinese B-NORP
culture O
. O

Our O
countrymen O
=bitterly O
hate O
Chinese B-NORP
traitors O
. O

But O
since O
the O
reform O
and O
opening O
- O
up O
, O
with O
the O
worship O
of O
everything O
foreign O
becoming O
fashionable O
, O
this O
concept O
has O
been O
continuously O
challenged O
. O

Therefore O
, O
in O
order O
to O
deepen O
our O
understanding O
of O
what O
Chinese B-NORP
traitors O
and O
their O
harm O
are O
, O
enhance O
our O
concept O
of O
nationality O
, O
and O
take O
action O
to O
resolutely O
combat O
treason O
, O
it O
is O
extremely O
necessary O
to O
analyze O
the O
differences O
and O
similarities O
between O
the O
ancient O
and O
modern O
Chinese B-NORP
traitors O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
traitors O
, O
as O
the O
name O
implies O
, O
are O
something O
after O
the O
two O
Han O
Dynasties O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
history O
. O

But O
the O
concepts O
of O
patriotism O
and O
treason O
appeared O
as O
early O
as O
in O
the O
Spring O
and O
Autumn O
and O
Warring O
States O
period O
. O

The O
characteristics O
of O
the O
states O
in O
that O
period O
and O
those O
of O
the O
states O
after O
that O
greatly O
changed O
. O

At O
that O
time O
, O
traitors O
who O
were O
intellectuals O
such O
as O
Su O
Qin O
and O
Zhang O
Yi O
were O
as O
numerous O
as O
could O
be O
and O
almost O
became O
fashionable O
, O
but O
in O
the O
end O
, O
as O
most O
of O
them O
sold O
themselves O
to O
the O
Qin B-PERSON
state O
, O
and O
later O
, O
because O
" O
the O
Qin B-PERSON
emperor O
swept O
across O
the O
world O
, O
with O
a O
majestic O
glare O
of O
a O
tiger O
, O
" O
and O
China B-GPE
was O
reunited O
, O
no O
one O
brought O
it O
up O
any O
more O
. O

As O
for O
patriots O
, O
people O
only O
remember O
one O
person O
, O
Qu O
Yuan O
. O
Because O
Qu O
Yuan O
wrote O
excellent O
poetry O
, O
and O
there O
is O
the O
Dragon O
- O
Boat O
Festival O
, O
his O
story O
has O
been O
passed O
down O
till O
now O
. O

Well O
- O
known O
traitors O
in O
China B-GPE
like O
Qin O
Kuai O
, O
Zhang O
Bangchang O
, O
Wang B-PERSON
Jingwei I-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
like O
were O
universally O
condemned O
, O
which O
actually O
happened O
later O
on O
. O

At O
14:28 O
on O
May O
12 O
, O
2008 O
, O
there O
was O
a O
massive O
earthquake O
with O
a O
magnitude O
of O
7.8 O
in O
the O
Wenchuan O
area O
of O
Sichuan B-GPE
province O
. O

From O
that O
point O
on O
, O
an O
impressive O
earthquake O
relief O
effort O
with O
the O
active O
participation O
of O
the O
whole O
party O
, O
the O
whole O
army O
and O
the O
whole O
nation O
and O
people O
began O
on O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
mainland O
! O

It O
was O
not O
spontaneous O
; O
it O
was O
an O
organized O
, O
orderly O
, O
and O
large O
- O
scale O
mass O
earthquake O
relief O
effort O
under O
the O
leadership O
of O
party O
organizations O
and O
governments O
at O
all O
levels O
. O

In O
the O
immense O
ranks O
of O
the O
earthquake O
relief O
effort O
, O
Communist B-ORG
Party I-ORG
cadres O
and O
government O
officials O
of O
all O
levels O
assumed O
the O
directing O
and O
organizing O
positions O
, O
and O
our O
people O
's O
army O
charged O
in O
the O
forefront O
. O

The O
emergency O
relief O
and O
rescue O
brigades O
sent O
from O
all O
parts O
of O
the O
country O
, O
the O
medical O
corps O
, O
the O
anti-epidemic O
corps O
, O
the O
goods O
transportation O
contingent O
and O
also O
the O
volunteers O
followed O
closely O
behind O
, O
heading O
for O
the O
disaster O
zone O
. O

Airplanes O
roared O
; O
vehicle O
wheels O
rumbled O
; O
and O
there O
were O
also O
the O
formidable O
ranks O
on O
foot O
, O
charging O
full O
steam O
ahead O
like O
the O
roll O
of O
an O
ocean O
wave O
, O
as O
the O
heroic O
and O
stirring O
act O
unfolded O
on O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
mainland O
! O

The O
earthquake O
was O
a O
lesson O
, O
a O
mirror O
, O
and O
a O
great O
practical O
test O
of O
truth O
! O

People O
in O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
are O
suffering O
pains O
and O
hardships O
. O

If O
people O
continue O
to O
be O
passionate O
, O
hilarious O
, O
joyful O
and O
relaying O
as O
usual O
, O
then O
, O
all O
these O
will O
inevitably O
become O
aloofness O
, O
numbness O
and O
ridiculousness O
. O

If O
the O
torch O
relay O
is O
not O
terminated O
, O
it O
is O
like O
a O
family O
having O
a O
funeral O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
and O
a O
wedding O
on O
the O
other O
, O
which O
is O
unacceptable O
, O
unreasonable O
and O
absurd O
. O

Instead O
, O
terminating O
the O
torch O
relay O
will O
reflect O
a O
kind O
of O
affection O
for O
compatriots O
and O
humane O
care O
, O
as O
well O
as O
a O
kind O
of O
attention O
, O
compassion O
and O
support O
of O
the O
whole O
nation O
towards O
those O
in O
the O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
. O

Terminating O
the O
torch O
relay O
, O
I O
believe O
, O
will O
be O
able O
to O
win O
compassion O
, O
understanding O
and O
support O
of O
the O
international O
community O
, O
as O
well O
as O
understanding O
, O
endorsement O
and O
support O
of O
the O
whole O
nation O
. O

Terminating O
the O
torch O
relay O
will O
only O
present O
an O
image O
to O
the O
international O
community O
that O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
face O
up O
to O
realities O
, O
seek O
truth O
and O
pragmatism O
, O
fear O
no O
difficulties O
, O
share O
one O
purpose O
, O
and O
unite O
to O
fight O
against O
the O
disaster O
. O

On O
the O
contrary O
, O
if O
we O
simply O
continue O
the O
relay O
, O
the O
international O
community O
will O
only O
turn O
a O
cold O
shoulder O
to O
and O
look O
down O
upon O
China B-GPE
. O

Cancel O
the O
relay O
, O
save O
the O
money O
that O
was O
meant O
for O
the O
relay O
and O
send O
it O
to O
areas O
affected O
by O
the O
disaster O
, O
so O
as O
to O
help O
the O
people O
there O
. O

The O
disastrous O
snow O
storms O
had O
just O
passed O
when O
rioting O
and O
violence O
broke O
out O
in O
Lhasa B-GPE
again O
. O

Now O
a O
powerful O
earthquake O
has O
struck O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
's O
Wenchuan O
, O
this O
misfortune O
- O
plagued O
homeland O
of O
mine O
. O

The O
earthquake O
disaster O
neatly O
coincided O
with O
the O
Olympic O
torch O
relay O
within O
China B-GPE
. O

The O
attack O
of O
the O
quake O
for O
a O
time O
stripped O
away O
the O
luster O
from O
the O
Olympic O
torch O
relay O
, O
and O
it O
lost O
its O
significance O
. O

The O
torch O
relay O
is O
a O
kind O
of O
symbol O
, O
it O
symbolizes O
luck O
, O
peace O
, O
unity O
, O
and O
spirit O
; O
it O
arouses O
the O
nationalistic O
passion O
of O
the O
people O
, O
awakens O
the O
people O
's O
patriotic O
zeal O
. O

The O
transfer O
of O
the O
Olympic O
torch O
clearly O
brings O
with O
it O
a O
kind O
of O
intense O
rejoicing O
and O
an O
atmosphere O
of O
warmth O
. O

But O
all O
this O
has O
dissipated O
because O
of O
the O
quake O
, O
disappearing O
without O
a O
trace O
. O

Can O
the O
torch O
still O
continue O
to O
be O
passed O
on O
the O
same O
way O
it O
was O
in O
the O
past O
? O

I O
'm O
afraid O
it O
can O
not O
. O

Continuing O
the O
relay O
will O
in O
the O
first O
case O
chill O
the O
hearts O
of O
the O
people O
in O
the O
quake O
zone O
, O
and O
then O
serve O
to O
chill O
the O
hearts O
of O
every O
citizen O
in O
the O
country O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
putting O
an O
end O
to O
the O
torch O
relay O
is O
a O
very O
necessary O
action O
. O

When O
compared O
with O
earthquake O
relief O
, O
with O
the O
suffering O
of O
people O
in O
the O
disaster O
zone O
, O
the O
Olympic O
torch O
relay O
is O
not O
worth O
talking O
about O
. O

What O
China B-GPE
needs O
now O
is O
all O
the O
people O
with O
one O
mind O
working O
hand O
in O
hand O
for O
the O
rescue O
effort O
. O

Allowing O
citizens O
freedom O
of O
expression O
would O
make O
the O
government O
continually O
improve O
its O
ability O
to O
rectify O
mistakes O
. O

Clashes O
engendered O
by O
the O
intensity O
of O
conflicts O
between O
some O
local O
governments O
and O
the O
general O
public O
have O
created O
very O
bad O
social O
effects O
. O

An O
important O
reason O
is O
that O
prior O
to O
this O
, O
people O
's O
channels O
for O
freedom O
of O
expression O
were O
blocked O
, O
and O
that O
in O
apparently O
calm O
seas O
it O
is O
easy O
for O
the O
helmsmen O
to O
relax O
vigilance O
. O

Hence O
, O
some O
local O
governments O
always O
believe O
themselves O
to O
be O
definitely O
right O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
public O
policymaking O
. O

And O
when O
the O
situation O
has O
developed O
to O
a O
considerable O
extent O
, O
for O
example O
, O
a O
large O
project O
has O
already O
absorbed O
huge O
preliminary O
funds O
and O
a O
contradiction O
suddenly O
erupts O
, O
the O
government O
departments O
concerned O
will O
find O
themselves O
caught O
in O
an O
impasse O
, O
with O
huge O
social O
costs O
to O
be O
borne O
no O
matter O
how O
it O
is O
dealt O
with O
. O

If O
the O
government O
wants O
to O
make O
fewer O
errors O
, O
then O
it O
should O
allow O
the O
people O
freedom O
of O
expression O
. O

When O
Gun O
tried O
to O
control O
the O
floodwaters O
, O
he O
was O
unable O
to O
stop O
the O
billowing O
floodwaters O
with O
soil O
, O
and O
was O
finally O
killed O
by O
Shun O
on O
Yushan O
. O

His O
son O
, O
Yu O
the O
Great O
, O
took O
a O
different O
approach O
from O
his O
father O
's O
, O
and O
adopted O
the O
dredging O
method O
, O
calming O
the O
floodwaters O
several O
years O
later O
. O

We O
can O
catch O
a O
glimpse O
of O
the O
political O
wisdom O
of O
the O
ancient O
Chinese B-NORP
from O
this O
ancient O
myth O
, O
whose O
message O
remains O
valid O
till O
the O
present O
day O
. O

Faced O
with O
a O
repeatedly O
delayed O
so O
- O
called O
airborne O
rescue O
operation O
, O
Wen B-PERSON
Jiabao I-PERSON
on O
the O
14th O
had O
no O
alternative O
but O
to O
say O
to O
those O
responsible O
, O
" O
I O
'll O
just O
say O
one O
thing O
, O
that O
is O
that O
the O
people O
provide O
you O
with O
a O
living O
. O

Do O
as O
you O
yourselves O
feel O
appropriate O
! O
" O

The O
slogan O
" O
I O
am O
available O
to O
secure O
your O
victory O
in O
any O
adverse O
circumstances O
" O
shouted O
out O
in O
the O
news O
only O
means O
that O
they O
just O
have O
to O
wait O
for O
the O
rain O
to O
stop O
in O
order O
to O
take O
to O
the O
skies O
in O
comfort O
. O

When O
we O
saw O
the O
first O
image O
of O
the O
disaster O
in O
Wenchuan O
on O
the O
television O
screen O
, O
it O
was O
already O
43 O
hours O
after O
the O
earthquake O
happened O
. O

During O
this O
massive O
earthquake O
in O
Wenchuan O
, O
the O
most O
severely O
affected O
Beichuan O
and O
Mianzhu O
were O
almost O
razed O
to O
the O
ground O
, O
and O
countless O
disaster O
victims O
were O
suffering O
distress O
across O
a O
fissure O
300 O
kilometers O
in O
length O
. O

Even O
though O
Wen B-PERSON
Jiabao I-PERSON
had O
stressed O
time O
and O
again O
that O
we O
must O
bring O
help O
to O
the O
disaster O
area O
whatever O
the O
cost O
, O
there O
were O
, O
according O
to O
Xinhua B-ORG
News I-ORG
Agency I-ORG
reports O
, O
only O
20 O
- O
plus O
helicopters O
heading O
for O
the O
disaster O
area O
before O
the O
14th O
, O
and O
it O
was O
not O
until O
a O
conference O
at O
the O
anti-quake O
relief O
headquarters O
on O
the O
14th O
that O
they O
decided O
to O
request O
the O
dispatch O
of O
rescue O
workers O
by O
airdrop O
on O
the O
15th O
. O

By O
then O
it O
was O
already O
the O
fourth O
day O
after O
the O
quake O
, O
and O
110 O
helicopters O
set O
off O
. O

Accepting O
donations O
should O
have O
an O
extent O
. O

We O
ca O
n't O
accept O
or O
not O
refuse O
to O
take O
donations O
from O
everyone O
and O
then O
trumpet O
on O
about O
love O
and O
compassion O
, O
while O
giving O
no O
thought O
to O
whether O
doing O
this O
is O
or O
is O
not O
lacking O
in O
humanity O
. O

Exactly O
- O
these O
poor O
people O
donations O
really O
are O
worth O
calling O
attention O
to O
, O
but O
for O
humane O
sake O
, O
can O
we O
accept O
their O
donations O
? O

We O
ca O
n't O
be O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
treating O
the O
rich O
, O
treating O
the O
capitalists O
generously O
and O
being O
exceptionally O
miserly O
with O
the O
poor O
, O
while O
at O
the O
same O
time O
not O
=passing O
up O
even O
the O
rent O
money O
from O
these O
kind O
of O
poor O
old O
guys O
. O

Exactly O
- O
elderly O
people O
donating O
is O
their O
voluntary O
will O
, O
an O
expression O
of O
the O
elderly O
's O
compassion O
. O

But O
, O
what O
about O
the O
love O
of O
this O
nation O
's O
community O
for O
the O
elderly O
- O
does O
it O
really O
love O
old O
people O
? O

Accepting O
this O
sort O
of O
donation O
from O
the O
poverty O
- O
stricken O
poor O
, O
on O
the O
surface O
appears O
as O
if O
out O
of O
humanity O
. O

Even O
though O
the O
poor O
may O
be O
clothed O
in O
rags O
, O
they O
quite O
clearly O
stand O
on O
the O
moral O
high O
ground O
. O

However O
, O
whether O
we O
look O
at O
it O
from O
its O
pattern O
or O
from O
its O
implications O
, O
accepting O
such O
donations O
from O
the O
poor O
is O
precisely O
what O
causes O
us O
to O
lose O
the O
most O
basic O
humanity O
. O

If O
our O
country O
has O
set O
up O
a O
welfare O
system O
guaranteeing O
the O
peoples O
' O
maternity O
, O
retirement O
, O
health O
and O
funeral O
expenses O
, O
guaranteeing O
the O
basic O
necessities O
of O
life O
, O
nobody O
could O
possibly O
have O
objections O
to O
accepting O
these O
donations O
from O
the O
poor O
. O

But O
have O
we O
done O
this O
? O

For O
such O
a O
great O
historic O
event O
as O
the O
Beijing O
Olympics O
, O
Mr. O
Wu O
of O
course O
must O
go O
to O
Beijing B-GPE
to O
personally O
experience O
the O
exciting O
scene O
. O

After O
painstaking O
efforts O
, O
he O
reached O
an O
agreement O
with O
his O
boss O
at O
the O
company O
to O
take O
a O
two O
- O
month O
vacation O
. O

In O
accordance O
with O
the O
instructions O
regarding O
the O
visa O
application O
listed O
on O
the O
website O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
consulate O
, O
Mr. O
Wu O
prepared O
the O
required O
documents O
, O
photos O
, O
etc O
. O

He O
also O
noticed O
that O
it O
was O
especially O
suggested O
on O
the O
consulate O
website O
that O
visa O
should O
be O
secured O
first O
before O
purchasing O
an O
airline O
ticket O
. O

He O
thought O
the O
comrades O
at O
the O
consulate O
were O
very O
considerate O
and O
thoughtful O
for O
their O
compatriots O
. O

On O
the O
day O
he O
went O
to O
the O
consulate O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
he O
told O
a O
lie O
, O
saying O
he O
was O
sick O
and O
=asked O
for O
sick O
leave O
for O
a O
day O
. O

There O
were O
lots O
of O
people O
at O
the O
consulate O
, O
and O
he O
waited O
in O
line O
for O
four O
whole O
hours O
. O

Seeing O
that O
so O
many O
people O
were O
applying O
to O
go O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
he O
was O
very O
much O
moved O
. O

The O
motherland O
was O
indeed O
full O
of O
glamour O
, O
and O
he O
felt O
extremely O
proud O
. O

By O
the O
time O
he O
reached O
the O
window O
, O
his O
stuff O
was O
immediately O
thrown O
back O
: O
Materials O
not O
sufficient O
! O

He O
must O
additionally O
submit O
a O
return O
airline O
ticket O
and O
a O
letter O
of O
invitation O
from O
his O
relative O
or O
friend O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

" O
But O
it O
is O
said O
on O
the O
website O
of O
your O
consulate O
that O
visa O
application O
should O
be O
made O
first O
before O
purchasing O
an O
airline O
ticket O
. O
" O

The O
answer O
was O
: O
" O
There O
are O
new O
regulations O
now O
, O
and O
new O
regulations O
shall O
prevail O
. O
" O

Somewhat O
astounded O
, O
Mr. O
Wu O
tried O
hard O
to O
blame O
himself O
, O
" O
How O
come O
I O
had O
n't O
thought O
about O
these O
in O
advance O
. O
" O

Please O
do O
not O
tell O
me O
you O
know O
both O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
West O
. O

I O
know O
many O
of O
you O
are O
very O
ignorant O
about O
China B-GPE
and O
have O
a O
deep O
prejudice O
against O
the O
West O
. O

Unlike O
us O
, O
you O
did O
n't O
experience O
the O
hard O
process O
of O
ideological O
emancipation O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
rinsing O
out O
bit O
by O
bit O
the O
toxic O
liquid O
infused O
into O
the O
marrow O
in O
the O
Old O
Mao O
era O
and O
crystallizing O
the O
need O
for O
individuality O
emancipation O
, O
freedom O
and O
democracy O
from O
your O
own O
life O
's O
experiences O
. O

Many O
of O
you O
have O
n't O
even O
rinsed O
off O
the O
brands O
imprinted O
in O
the O
era O
of O
the O
Red O
Guards O
. O

Some O
still O
harbor O
the O
Utopia O
ideal O
of O
the O
era O
of O
educated O
youth O
, O
with O
uncured O
masochism O
left O
from O
the O
Old O
Mao O
era O
and O
still O
indulging O
in O
your O
memory O
of O
Old O
Mao O
and O
vilification O
of O
Deng B-PERSON
Xiaoping I-PERSON
. O

You O
will O
feel O
uncomfortable O
if O
you O
are O
not O
tortured O
and O
envy O
your O
compatriots O
seeing O
them O
continue O
to O
be O
tortured O
. O

Many O
of O
you O
only O
deal O
with O
Chinese B-NORP
and O
kill O
time O
day O
and O
night O
before O
CCTV B-ORG
, O
indulging O
in O
rubbish O
Chinese B-NORP
soap O
operas O
that O
no O
one O
will O
watch O
even O
in O
China B-GPE
. O

I O
doubt O
exactly O
how O
many O
of O
you O
in O
the O
protesting O
crowd O
watched O
CNN B-ORG
's O
" O
China B-GPE
- O
insulting O
" O
words O
and O
how O
many O
could O
understand O
. O

Since O
May O
12 O
, O
lists O
of O
" O
top O
donors O
" O
have O
appeared O
on O
all O
major O
domestic O
portals O
. O

The O
amount O
of O
donation O
has O
become O
the O
moral O
scale O
that O
measures O
how O
much O
love O
there O
is O
. O

Quite O
a O
few O
busyboys O
have O
even O
dug O
out O
the O
personal O
property O
and O
privacy O
of O
some O
rich O
people O
who O
are O
considered O
to O
have O
donated O
less O
than O
enough O
, O
to O
reveal O
their O
being O
rich O
but O
cruel O
and O
lack O
of O
love O
to O
repay O
society O
. O

In O
quite O
a O
few O
places O
, O
there O
's O
also O
the O
phenomenon O
of O
intentionally O
seeking O
media O
effects O
of O
the O
donation O
by O
redoing O
it O
before O
a O
video O
camera O
. O

An O
old O
speech O
made O
six O
years O
ago O
by O
Ma O
Yun O
, O
chairman O
of O
the O
Board O
of O
Directors O
of O
the O
commercial O
portal O
Alibaba O
, O
about O
making O
donations O
was O
also O
used O
to O
create O
a O
hype O
, O
resulting O
in O
moral O
condemnation O
by O
online O
opinions O
. O

Just O
as O
donating O
is O
a O
person O
's O
active O
moral O
obligation O
, O
not O
donating O
is O
their O
passive O
legal O
right O
. O

In O
a O
society O
that O
truly O
respects O
human O
dignity O
, O
while O
everyone O
enthusiastically O
makes O
a O
donation O
, O
it O
must O
not O
be O
a O
society O
where O
people O
morally O
try O
, O
put O
before O
the O
public O
and O
sneer O
at O
those O
who O
donate O
nothing O
or O
less O
. O

A O
society O
that O
is O
humane O
and O
full O
of O
love O
must O
also O
be O
a O
tolerant O
society O
. O

In O
a O
tolerant O
society O
, O
we O
should O
say O
" O
thank O
you O
" O
to O
even O
to O
donations O
of O
only O
one O
cent O
. O

No O
matter O
whether O
the O
school O
buildings O
are O
dangerous O
or O
are O
beautiful O
" O
jerry O
- O
built O
buildings O
, O
" O
as O
far O
as O
this O
writer O
knows O
, O
China B-GPE
's O
laws O
and O
regulations O
concerning O
construction O
contracts O
are O
very O
complete O
. O

Why O
are O
there O
so O
many O
" O
jerry O
- O
built O
projects O
? O
" O

Because O
the O
" O
owners O
" O
are O
the O
government O
and O
the O
competent O
education O
departments O
. O

When O
people O
in O
possession O
of O
huge O
power O
indulge O
in O
their O
own O
desires O
, O
it O
will O
breed O
corruption O
, O
which O
leads O
to O
sale O
and O
purchase O
of O
official O
posts O
as O
well O
as O
all O
kinds O
of O
" O
jerry O
- O
built O
projects O
. O
" O

Those O
contractors O
who O
like O
to O
take O
advantage O
of O
loopholes O
in O
the O
government O
's O
monitoring O
and O
regulations O
, O
they O
know O
that O
the O
cost O
of O
=bribing O
several O
government O
officials O
is O
far O
less O
than O
that O
of O
reducing O
construction O
expenses O
. O

Therefore O
, O
in O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
the O
corruption O
in O
the O
education O
sector O
that O
common O
people O
have O
strongly O
lashed O
out O
against O
includes O
precisely O
the O
lack O
of O
openness O
and O
transparency O
concerning O
school O
building O
construction O
, O
which O
has O
led O
to O
the O
non-existence O
of O
rules O
and O
regulations O
for O
project O
management O
and O
the O
sloppy O
enforcement O
of O
quality O
inspection O
, O
leaving O
behind O
large O
numbers O
of O
hazards O
for O
potential O
accidents O
. O

This O
earthquake O
was O
just O
a O
comprehensive O
explosion O
; O
that O
's O
all O
. O

Facing O
the O
" O
jerry O
- O
built O
projects O
, O
" O
some O
leaders O
in O
the O
government O
and O
educational O
departments O
could O
=deny O
by O
all O
means O
what O
they O
did O
and O
could O
put O
the O
blame O
on O
this O
sudden O
natural O
disaster O
, O
but O
how O
could O
they O
also O
get O
rid O
of O
their O
own O
conscience O
, O
and O
how O
could O
they O
face O
those O
parents O
who O
lost O
their O
children O
! O

In O
1955 O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
cartoon O
magnate O
Walt B-ORG
Disney I-ORG
set O
up O
the O
first O
modern O
style O
amusement O
park O
in O
California B-GPE
, O
moving O
in O
one O
by O
one O
all O
the O
vivid O
animated O
characters O
from O
his O
films O
. O

In O
this O
amusement O
park O
, O
named O
after O
Disney B-ORG
himself O
, O
not O
only O
could O
children O
play O
with O
life O
- O
sized O
cartoon O
figures O
, O
they O
could O
also O
drive O
futurized O
cars O
, O
ride O
in O
Mississippi B-GPE
- O
style O
paddle O
steamers O
, O
lose O
themselves O
in O
medieval O
castles O
, O
or O
take O
a O
stroll O
through O
the O
streets O
of O
America B-GPE
. O

From O
then O
on O
, O
Disneyland B-FAC
became O
the O
promised O
land O
dreamed O
about O
by O
countless O
kids O
all O
over O
the O
world O
, O
influencing O
generation O
after O
generation O
of O
little O
and O
not O
- O
so O
- O
little O
kids O
. O

After O
more O
than O
half O
a O
century O
, O
Disneyland B-FAC
's O
fame O
and O
appeal O
continues O
to O
grow O
, O
creating O
astonishing O
wealth O
for O
the O
Disney O
group O
. O

Theme O
parks O
account O
for O
forty O
percent O
of O
Disney B-ORG
's O
annual O
revenue O
. O

But O
who O
could O
have O
thought O
that O
the O
vast O
majority O
of O
the O
value O
created O
by O
this O
theme O
park O
is O
derived O
from O
services O
. O

Recently O
, O
while O
I O
was O
reading O
a O
book O
on O
management O
, O
I O
had O
this O
feeling O
of O
being O
suddenly O
enlightened O
. O

The O
book O
said O
that O
the O
Disneyland O
in O
Tokyo B-GPE
, O
Japan B-GPE
was O
packed O
to O
the O
brim O
with O
crowds O
everyday O
. O

Following O
the O
Great O
Wenchuan O
Earthquake O
this O
time O
, O
there O
were O
compatriots O
who O
struggled O
out O
of O
the O
debris O
, O
wiped O
their O
tears O
and O
buried O
the O
bodies O
of O
their O
families O
, O
but O
they O
braced O
up O
again O
and O
declared O
to O
the O
world O
, O
" O
we O
are O
not O
beaten O
down O
; O
we O
are O
on O
our O
feet O
again O
; O
the O
earthquake O
can O
not O
shake O
the O
staunch O
will O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
; O
trials O
and O
tribulations O
serve O
only O
to O
revitalize O
a O
nation O
! O
" O

This O
enables O
us O
to O
see O
the O
fighting O
spirits O
of O
the O
dauntless O
Chinese B-NORP
nation O
give O
off O
a O
dazzling O
radiance O
among O
people O
in O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
these O
words O
are O
spoken O
by O
compatriots O
who O
have O
been O
through O
the O
disaster O
has O
given O
us O
, O
who O
could O
n't O
help O
our O
tears O
at O
the O
sight O
of O
their O
mishaps O
, O
so O
much O
comfort O
and O
encouragement O
. O

It O
gives O
us O
a O
hint O
that O
no O
force O
can O
beat O
down O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

However O
, O
the O
words O
-LRB- O
later O
-RRB- O
reappeared O
somewhere O
else O
and O
from O
someone O
unusual O
, O
which O
I O
thought O
about O
for O
a O
few O
days O
. O

I O
feel O
, O
for O
some O
unknown O
reason O
, O
it O
is O
somewhat O
scary O
! O

I O
just O
want O
to O
say O
, O
let O
there O
be O
no O
more O
disasters O
, O
so O
that O
China B-GPE
is O
safe O
and O
sound O
from O
now O
on O
and O
disasters O
are O
far O
away O
from O
China B-GPE
. O

I O
pray O
to O
the O
God O
to O
open O
his O
eyes O
and O
do O
n't O
let O
disasters O
visit O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
land O
again O
! O

We O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
revitalize O
the O
nation O
through O
trials O
and O
tribulations O
, O

but O
rather O
we O
want O
to O
revitalize O
the O
nation O
by O
passing O
our O
days O
safe O
and O
sound O
! O

On O
May O
20 O
, O
the O
McDonald O
's O
in O
the O
city O
of O
Nanchong O
, O
China B-GPE
, O
was O
attacked O
by O
crowds O
, O
as O
besiegers O
said O
the O
McDonald O
's O
has O
donated O
too O
little O
for O
disaster O
relief O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
a O
text O
message O
of O
" O
international O
iron O
cocks O
" O
is O
also O
circulated O
across O
China B-GPE
, O
which O
blacklists O
well O
- O
known O
international O
companies O
that O
have O
made O
a O
fortune O
in O
China B-GPE
but O
donated O
little O
to O
the O
disaster O
- O
hit O
areas O
. O

Klaus O
Deuse O
, O
a O
reporter O
with O
Deutsche O
Welle O
, O
thinks O
making O
donations O
is O
a O
moral O
rather O
than O
a O
legal O
obligation O
. O

Forced O
donation O
is O
against O
the O
meaning O
of O
donating O
and O
may O
be O
suspected O
of O
doing O
violence O
in O
charity O
's O
name O
. O

Such O
a O
behavior O
will O
only O
hurt O
the O
good O
image O
that O
Chinese B-NORP
have O
presented O
to O
the O
world O
in O
the O
earthquake O
rescue O
and O
relief O
efforts O
this O
time O
. O

Following O
the O
great O
earthquake O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
, O
China B-GPE
, O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
both O
at O
home O
and O
abroad O
have O
become O
united O
as O
never O
before O
, O
demonstrating O
unprecedented O
love O
and O
philanthropy O
. O

Countless O
touching O
stories O
able O
to O
move O
people O
to O
tears O
have O
been O
told O
during O
the O
disaster O
relief O
. O

People O
of O
all O
social O
circles O
, O
whether O
rich O
or O
poor O
, O
have O
donated O
generously O
, O
showcasing O
the O
good O
quality O
and O
moral O
height O
of O
Chinese B-NORP
nationals O
. O

The O
natural O
disaster O
has O
kindled O
love O
and O
courage O
of O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
. O

Two O
big O
words O
" O
human O
nature O
" O
were O
written O
on O
earth O
when O
the O
disaster O
was O
over O
. O

On O
the O
same O
day O
around O
9 O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
the O
morning O
market O
held O
in O
the O
square O
in O
front O
of O
the O
city O
hall O
went O
ahead O
as O
usual O
. O

If O
not O
for O
the O
" O
Media O
Please O
Enter O
" O
sign O
, O
perhaps O
nobody O
could O
tell O
that O
an O
important O
activity O
would O
take O
place O
here O
. O

Passing O
through O
the O
maze O
- O
like O
corridors O
of O
the O
city O
hall O
, O
security O
personnel O
carefully O
inspected O
the O
clothing O
of O
reporters O
, O
even O
taking O
an O
on O
- O
the O
- O
spot O
photo O
with O
their O
cameras O
before O
letting O
them O
through O
. O

At O
approximately O
9:30 O
the O
Dalai O
, O
with O
a O
retinue O
including O
the O
Mayor O
of O
Bochum O
, O
attendants O
and O
at O
least O
six O
bodyguards O
entered O
the O
hall O
. O

He O
pulled O
out O
his O
trademark O
smile O
, O
repeatedly O
placing O
his O
palms O
together O
, O
pausing O
now O
and O
then O
to O
shake O
hands O
and O
embrace O
with O
journalists O
lining O
the O
corridors O
. O

After O
shaking O
hands O
with O
a O
German B-NORP
reporter O
next O
to O
China B-GPE
's O
International O
Herald O
Leader O
journalist O
, O
he O
suddenly O
looked O
back O
to O
discover O
an O
Asian O
face O
. O

The O
Dalai O
walked O
back O
again O
to O
shake O
hands O
, O
and O
patted O
the O
journalist O
on O
the O
shoulder O
, O
saying O
in O
Chinese B-GPE
" O
Hello O
! O
Hello O
! O
" O

Following O
the O
commencement O
of O
the O
press O
conference O
, O
the O
Dalai O
expressed O
his O
gratitude O
to O
the O
host O
for O
his O
invitation O
and O
organizing O
work O
, O
all O
the O
while O
with O
his O
palms O
placed O
together O
, O
smiling O
fatuously O
from O
time O
to O
time O
. O

It O
is O
exactly O
these O
childish O
fun O
- O
like O
poses O
that O
he O
relies O
on O
to O
impress O
Europeans B-NORP
, O
and O
this O
day O
was O
no O
exception O
, O
with O
" O
knowing O
laughter O
" O
from O
the O
foreign O
journalists O
at O
frequent O
intervals O
. O

However O
, O
the O
Dalai O
made O
not O
the O
slightest O
mention O
of O
the O
Sichuan B-GPE
earthquake O
that O
had O
only O
just O
struck O
, O
at O
that O
time O
the O
life O
and O
death O
of O
nationals O
including O
many O
fellow O
Tibetan O
countrymen O
caught O
in O
the O
earthquake O
were O
still O
unknown O
. O

A O
good O
conscience O
can O
be O
seen O
. O

In O
the O
great O
earthquake O
in O
Wenchuan O
, O
when O
numerous O
" O
jerry O
- O
built O
" O
school O
buildings O
became O
the O
graves O
of O
buried O
students O
, O
five O
Hope O
Elementary O
Schools O
, O
built O
from O
donations O
by O
the O
" O
Han O
Long O
Group O
" O
ten O
years O
ago O
, O
are O
safe O
and O
sound O
. O

The O
" O
Greatest O
Hope O
Elementary O
School O
" O
-- O
Liu O
Han O
Hope O
Elementary O
School O
alone O
saved O
the O
lives O
of O
483 O
elementary O
school O
students O
and O
teachers O
. O

The O
five O
schools O
together O
protected O
the O
lives O
and O
safety O
of O
thousands O
of O
students O
and O
teachers O
! O

Obviously O
, O
the O
contribution O
of O
the O
Greatest O
Hope O
Elementary O
Schools O
is O
immeasurable O
. O

Not O
only O
do O
the O
Greatest O
Hope O
Elementary O
Schools O
personify O
good O
conscience O
, O
but O
they O
also O
make O
the O
conscience O
fuller O
. O

When O
some O
officials O
and O
earthquakes O
experts O
swore O
and O
solemnly O
stated O
that O
the O
schools O
could O
have O
easily O
collapsed O
before O
and O
gave O
a O
lot O
of O
reasons O
, O
the O
Hope O
Elementary O
Schools O
that O
did O
n't O
collapse O
exposed O
their O
shameful O
lies O
. O

This O
is O
the O
other O
reason O
why O
the O
Hope O
Elementary O
Schools O
touched O
China B-GPE
. O

Therefore O
, O
I O
suggest O
awarding O
a O
" O
People O
's O
Good O
Conscience O
" O
reward O
to O
the O
boss O
of O
the O
" O
Han O
Long O
Group O
" O
company O
, O
Liu O
Han O
, O
who O
is O
the O
donor O
of O
the O
Greatest O
Hope O
Elementary O
Schools O
and O
regards O
project O
quality O
as O
his O
own O
life O
, O
and O
to O
General O
manager O
Sun O
Xiaodong O
, O
to O
thank O
them O
for O
their O
contribution O
of O
cherishing O
human O
life O
and O
safeguarding O
human O
conscience O
. O

We O
should O
call O
on O
the O
whole O
society O
-LRB- O
especially O
the O
developers O
and O
officials O
at O
all O
levels O
who O
are O
already O
corrupt O
, O
becoming O
corrupt O
, O
are O
going O
to O
be O
corrupt O
but O
have O
n't O
yet O
started O
to O
be O
corrupt O
-RRB- O
to O
learn O
from O
them O
and O
spread O
the O
seeds O
of O
good O
conscience O
far O
and O
wide O
. O

I O
think O
that O
if O
our O
Earthquake O
Administration O
had O
been O
able O
beforehand O
to O
do O
a O
simulation O
of O
big O
earthquakes O
on O
this O
Longmenshan O
mountain O
earthquake O
belt O
, O
then O
on O
that O
day O
of O
May O
12 O
, O
once O
the B-ORG
Earthquake I-ORG
Administration I-ORG
had O
measured O
the O
quake O
at O
a O
magnitude O
of O
7.8 O
, O
we O
would O
have O
been O
able O
to O
broadly O
judge O
the O
extent O
of O
damage O
and O
destruction O
in O
the O
earthquake O
disaster O
zone O
. O

If O
the O
simulation O
program O
was O
well O
designed O
, O
circumstances O
like O
debris O
blocking O
roads O
, O
heavy O
rainfall O
obstructing O
parachute O
drops O
, O
power O
and O
communication O
outages O
should O
all O
have O
been O
within O
expectations O
. O

Instead O
in O
this O
instance O
the O
Liberation O
Army O
headquarters O
emergency O
contingency O
plan O
obviously O
was O
not O
a O
contingency O
plan O
designed O
with O
earthquakes O
as O
the O
assumed O
condition O
, O
as O
the O
soldiers O
all O
rushed O
straight O
to O
Wenchuan O
, O
without O
immediately O
sending O
out O
troops O
in O
the O
direction O
of O
badly O
- O
hit O
areas O
Beichuan O
, O
Qingchuan O
and O
Gansu's O
Longnan O
; O
only O
24 O
hours O
later O
was O
the O
full O
extent O
of O
the O
disaster O
area O
taken O
into O
consideration O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
breakdown O
in O
communication O
also O
brought O
a O
serious O
problem O
to O
the O
surface O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
Red O
Army O
regiments O
were O
able O
to O
maintain O
contact O
with O
central O
headquarters O
by O
relying O
on O
just O
one O
battered O
radio O
. O

On O
this O
occasion O
though O
, O
people O
had O
no O
way O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
communication O
failure O
. O

It O
is O
clear O
that O
preparations O
prior O
to O
the O
event O
were O
not O
constructed O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
an O
earthquake O
disaster O
simulation O
. O

Wang O
Shi O
's O
experience O
of O
being O
under O
public O
condemnation O
underscored O
to O
a O
certain O
extent O
the O
tense O
relationship O
between O
the O
rich O
and O
poor O
classes O
in O
Chinese B-NORP
society O
; O
because O
as O
China B-GPE
grows O
prosperous O
day O
by O
day O
, O
the O
gap O
of O
wealth O
between O
the O
successful O
elite O
and O
the O
remaining O
1.3 O
billion O
people O
is O
widening O
. O

Thirty O
years O
ago O
, O
people O
had O
basically O
the O
same O
incomes O
, O
which O
were O
all O
deplorably O
meager O
. O

However O
, O
Hurun O
Report O
-LRB- O
Hurun O
Report O
-RRB- O
shows O
that O
by O
2007 O
, O
there O
were O
a O
total O
of O
106 O
billionaires O
-LRB- O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
-RRB- O
in O
China B-GPE
, O
with O
the O
number O
of O
people O
only O
next O
to O
that O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Now O
, O
Wang O
Shi O
said O
, O
these O
responses O
have O
had O
effects O
on O
me O
. O

He O
admitted O
that O
he O
was O
not O
sensitive O
enough O
to O
the O
current O
situation O
when O
he O
wrote O
his O
blog O
. O

Wang O
Shi O
noted O
additionally O
that O
since O
China B-GPE
currently O
has O
not O
yet O
established O
a O
sound O
system O
of O
social O
security O
insurance O
, O
the O
growing O
hatred O
of O
the O
rich O
is O
unavoidable O
. O

On O
Tuesday O
, O
Wanke O
announced O
that O
it O
would O
make O
an O
additional O
donation O
of O
RMB O
100 O
million O
yuan O
for O
the O
temporary O
resettlement O
and O
post-disaster O
reconstruction O
in O
the O
next O
three O
to O
five O
years O
. O

Yao O
Ming O
, O
the O
basketball O
player O
who O
was O
hailed O
as O
a O
national O
hero O
thanks O
to O
his O
success O
in O
establishing O
himself O
in O
NBA B-ORG
, O
was O
also O
blamed O
after O
he O
announced O
his O
donation O
of O
RMB O
two O
million O
yuan O
because O
a O
rumor O
on O
the O
Internet O
alleged O
he O
had O
donated O
one O
million O
U.S. B-GPE
dollars O
for O
disaster O
relief O
of O
Hurricane O
Katrina B-EVENT
-LRB- O
Hurricane O
-RRB- O
in O
2005 O
. O

In O
Chengdu B-GPE
, O
which O
is O
over O
100 O
kms O
away O
from O
the O
epicenter O
, O
the O
earthquake O
should O
not O
have O
an O
intensity O
of O
over O
7 O
, O
or O
8 O
at O
the O
most O
. O

There O
should O
not O
be O
any O
safety O
problems O
for O
Class O
A O
buildings O
like O
those O
at O
the O
airport O
, O
hospitals O
and O
schools O
that O
are O
designed O
to O
withstand O
a O
intensity O
of O
8 O
. O

So O
most O
buildings O
in O
Chengdu B-GPE
should O
still O
be O
able O
to O
use O
after O
emergency O
assessment O
, O
and O
citizens O
may O
go O
home O
reassured O
. O

If O
not O
so O
, O
an O
investigation O
should O
be O
conducted O
for O
any O
jerry O
- O
built O
projects O
. O

If O
large O
sums O
of O
money O
have O
been O
spent O
to O
provide O
protection O
, O
yet O
it O
fails O
to O
work O
when O
the O
earthquake O
comes O
, O
such O
that O
nobody O
dares O
to O
live O
at O
home O
, O
is O
able O
to O
use O
hospitals O
, O
or O
accesses O
airports O
, O
then O
has O
the O
money O
been O
thrown O
for O
nothing O
? O

Probably O
some O
would O
say O
the O
national O
building O
criteria O
for O
earthquake O
resistance O
was O
enacted O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
and O
older O
buildings O
may O
not O
comply O
with O
the O
requirements O
. O

However O
, O
at O
the O
same O
time O
the O
government O
enacted O
the O
earthquake O
resistance O
criteria O
, O
it O
required O
all O
existing O
buildings O
which O
did O
not O
satisfy O
the O
criteria O
to O
be O
reinforced O
and O
removed O
of O
dangers O
in O
a O
timely O
fashion O
. O

Thus O
one O
can O
not O
shirk O
responsibilities O
on O
excuse O
that O
it O
is O
an O
old O
building O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
government O
also O
has O
criteria O
for O
earthquake O
resistance O
and O
prevention O
for O
rural O
buildings O
. O

Humans O
can O
manufacture O
tanks O
that O
are O
much O
more O
powerful O
than O
ants O
, O
but O
humans O
can O
not O
manufacture O
a O
living O
ant O
... O

However O
advanced O
instruments O
manufactured O
by O
humans O
are O
, O
their O
level O
of O
complexity O
can O
not O
compare O
with O
a O
section O
of O
a O
toad O
's O
nerve O
. O

Do O
not O
regard O
earthquake O
prediction O
as O
a O
" O
practical O
skill O
" O
; O
rather O
regard O
it O
as O
academic O
work O
in O
a O
study O
. O

Take O
no O
notice O
of O
the O
real O
results O
in O
terms O
of O
preventing O
earthquakes O
or O
minimizing O
disasters O
; O
rather O
singlemindedly O
pursue O
the O
scientific O
research O
level O
embodied O
in O
" O
prediction O
success O
rates O
. O
" O

In O
the O
course O
of O
major O
disaster O
warnings O
, O
too O
many O
disputes O
relating O
to O
powers O
and O
interests O
are O
entangled O
. O

The O
directions O
of O
research O
into O
earthquake O
prevention O
and O
disaster O
minimization O
are O
just O
confined O
to O
research O
into O
the O
phenomenon O
of O
earthquakes O
, O
but O
efforts O
to O
intervene O
in O
urban O
construction O
, O
to O
formulate O
and O
supervise O
building O
standards O
, O
and O
perfect O
and O
improve O
disaster O
rescue O
mechanisms O
and O
other O
aspects O
have O
been O
neglected O
.... O
. O

We O
have O
also O
become O
blindly O
abreast O
of O
foreign O
countries O
even O
in O
earthquake O
research O
: O
we O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
living O
beings O
raised O
as O
part O
of O
nature O
; O
we O
just O
believe O
in O
the O
instruments O
we O
ourselves O
manufacture O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
believe O
the O
warnings O
sent O
out O
by O
nature O
; O
we O
just O
believe O
the O
warnings O
emitted O
by O
instruments O
in O
laboratories O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
what O
is O
seen O
and O
heard O
with O
their O
own O
eyes O
by O
millions O
of O
ordinary O
people O
; O
we O
just O
believe O
in O
the O
authoritative O
conclusions O
of O
experts O
and O
scholars O
. O

Chinese B-NORP
seismology O
is O
galloping O
down O
the O
wrong O
road O
. O

The O
elite O
are O
in O
the O
majority O
, O
and O
there O
is O
the O
mainstream O
media O
as O
well O
-- O
they O
do O
not O
mention O
or O
seldom O
mention O
the O
socialist O
spirit O
and O
thought O
. O

An O
argument O
is O
also O
unavoidable O
. O

There O
is O
one O
thing O
in O
common O
. O

Let O
me O
say O
it O
once O
again O
: O
everyone O
focuses O
on O
the O
spiritual O
aspect O
, O
political O
aspect O
and O
ideological O
aspect O
; O
follow O
what O
is O
happening O
and O
focus O
! O

This O
point O
has O
particular O
significance O
in O
a O
period O
focused O
on O
the O
economy O
. O

We O
should O
realize O
what O
factors O
influence O
the O
earthquake O
relief O
; O
this O
point O
is O
extremely O
important O
! O

The O
recognition O
of O
this O
point O
began O
with O
the O
fight O
against O
flood O
in O
'98 O
and O
the O
battle O
against O
SARS O
in O
'03 O
. O

Today O
we O
should O
have O
a O
deeper O
and O
clearer O
awareness O
! O

The O
reform O
and O
opening O
- O
up O
as O
well O
as O
the O
socialist O
market O
economy O
have O
also O
undoubtedly O
undergone O
a O
trial O
. O

What O
was O
the O
result O
? O

The O
weaker O
is O
the O
level O
of O
marketization O
, O
the O
stronger O
is O
the O
ability O
to O
resist O
setbacks O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
say O
much O
more O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
there O
is O
no O
absolute O
need O
to O
test O
it O
for O
yourself O
. O

It O
is O
enough O
to O
take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
hurricane O
in O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
and O
do O
a O
comparison O
! O

How O
did O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
which O
claims O
to O
be O
the O
strongest O
and O
most O
advanced O
in O
the O
world O
, O
perform O
when O
confronted O
with O
the O
New B-GPE
Orleans I-GPE
hurricane O
? O

It O
has O
remained O
a O
subject O
for O
world O
ridicule O
even O
today O
. O

But O
they O
themselves O
have O
believed O
that O
they O
did O
rather O
well O
. O

Why O
? O

Because O
their O
market O
economy O
is O
so O
standardized O
, O
so O
ubiquitous O
, O
and O
everyone O
believes O
so O
deeply O
in O
the O
almighty O
power O
of O
money O
and O
the O
supremacy O
of O
individual O
rights O
! O

In O
addition O
, O
they O
could O
not O
possibly O
mobilize O
people O
like O
us O
in O
this O
way O
, O
because O
they O
do O
not O
have O
this O
sort O
of O
spiritual O
strength O
that O
we O
have O
! O

A O
suggestion O
to O
the O
Chinese B-NORP
government O
, O
that O
is O
more O
precautions O
are O
now O
needed O
instead O
in O
earthquake O
- O
prone O
areas O
where O
earthquakes O
have O
n't O
occurred O
. O

There O
should O
be O
an O
appropriate O
policy O
for O
buildings O
in O
these O
areas O
. O

My O
opinion O
seems O
to O
be O
so O
long O
as O
a O
city O
is O
not O
in O
the O
epicenter O
, O
if O
a O
building O
is O
extremely O
sturdy O
, O
then O
it O
would O
be O
able O
to O
stand O
the O
earthquake O
without O
collapsing O
. O

Regarding O
this O
, O
I O
think O
buildings O
in O
Taiwan O
Province O
are O
also O
worth O
learning O
from O
. O

As O
I O
remember O
, O
when O
an O
earthquake O
struck O
Taiwan O
Province O
, O
I O
noticed O
on O
TV O
that O
while O
many O
residential O
buildings O
were O
already O
tilted O
, O
they O
just O
did O
not O
collapse O
, O
which O
created O
opportunities O
for O
people O
to O
survive O
. O

If O
seems O
a O
concrete O
- O
structured O
building O
is O
comparatively O
sturdy O
, O
since O
it O
's O
a O
whole O
. O

For O
some O
buildings O
that O
collapsed O
in O
this O
earthquake O
, O
such O
as O
collapsed O
school O
buildings O
that O
buried O
students O
underneath O
, O
if O
there O
are O
any O
quality O
problems O
with O
the O
construction O
, O
the O
builders O
should O
be O
held O
accountable O
. O

I O
remember O
during O
the O
Turkish B-NORP
earthquake O
last O
time O
, O
many O
real O
estate O
developers O
that O
made O
shoddy O
buildings O
were O
held O
accountable O
. O

Today O
, O
although O
our O
country O
has O
become O
much O
richer O
, O
with O
the O
increase O
in O
the O
size O
of O
homes O
and O
businesses O
comes O
huge O
waste O
. O

Every O
year O
regions O
in O
China B-GPE
suffer O
from O
droughts O
, O
floods O
, O
snowstorms O
, O
earthquakes O
and O
other O
such O
natural O
disasters O
. O

The O
Premier O
's O
billions O
in O
special O
expenditure O
were O
mainly O
used O
in O
helping O
the O
disaster O
victims O
. O

Although O
China B-GPE
has O
a O
lot O
of O
foreign O
exchange O
reserves O
, O
such O
reserves O
are O
used O
for O
purchasing O
foreign O
things O
. O

And O
also O
these O
foreign O
exchange O
reserves O
are O
China B-GPE
's O
in O
name O
, O
but O
in O
actual O
fact O
have O
owners O
-LRB- O
businesses O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
the O
country O
can O
not O
call O
upon O
them O
to O
spend O
at O
will O
. O

If O
we O
want O
to O
use O
them O
, O
this O
can O
only O
happen O
after O
buying O
them O
with O
RMB O
from O
the O
owners O
, O

If O
a O
trillion O
in O
foreign O
exchange O
reserves O
was O
used O
, O
the O
country O
would O
then O
have O
to O
issue O
more O
than O
7 O
trillion O
RMB O
to O
pay O
the O
owners O
of O
the O
foreign O
exchange O
reserves O
. O

This O
would O
ruin O
the O
currency O
issue O
regulation O
policy O
of O
the O
People O
's O
Bank B-ORG
, O
creating O
inflation O
. O

Only O
with O
donations O
from O
abroad O
can O
the O
country O
spend O
freely O
and O
resolve O
this O
pressing O
situation O
. O

I O
appeal O
to O
the O
overseas O
students O
, O
particularly O
those O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
countrymen O
who O
have O
a O
green O
card O
or O
citizenship O
and O
middle O
class O
people O
with O
family O
incomes O
to O
the O
tune O
of O
100 O
- O
thousand O
, O
to O
hold O
on O
to O
the O
donations O
going O
to O
your O
American B-NORP
alma O
mater O
or O
church O
, O
and O
pledge O
them O
to O
your O
own O
motherland O
, O
donate O
them O
to O
your O
countrymen O
who O
are O
still O
locked O
in O
the O
struggle O
for O
existence O
! O

Moreover O
, O
in O
the O
area O
of O
furthering O
earthquake O
precautions O
, O
the O
entire O
globe O
has O
not O
seen O
much O
improvement O
. O

However O
, O
I O
do O
believe O
that O
at O
least O
in O
the O
few O
seconds O
just O
before O
an O
earthquake O
strikes O
, O
for O
example O
say O
five O
seconds O
or O
even O
ten O
seconds O
before O
, O
there O
would O
be O
a O
small O
vibration O
that O
the O
human O
body O
can O
not O
detect O
. O

Even O
though O
people O
can O
not O
feel O
it O
, O
instruments O
ought O
to O
be O
more O
sensitive O
. O

The O
minute O
it O
is O
felt O
by O
the O
instruments O
, O
if O
it O
is O
possible O
to O
sound O
an O
alarm O
on O
the O
streets O
ten O
seconds O
ahead O
of O
time O
, O
giving O
people O
a O
chance O
to O
get O
under O
desks O
, O
then O
perhaps O
that O
would O
save O
a O
lot O
of O
lives O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
because O
modern O
instruments O
are O
very O
sensitive O
, O
they O
are O
frequently O
interfered O
with O
by O
the O
sound O
of O
people O
's O
footsteps O
, O
the O
roar O
of O
vehicles O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

But O
the O
likely O
emission O
pattern O
of O
these O
man O
- O
made O
sounds O
is O
distinct O
from O
the O
pattern O
of O
underground O
tremors O
, O
so O
this O
is O
asking O
our O
country O
's O
pattern O
recognition O
workers O
to O
put O
some O
time O
and O
effort O
into O
trying O
to O
distinguish O
these O
sounds O
from O
tremors O
, O
try O
to O
separate O
underground O
vibrations O
from O
the O
vibrations O
caused O
by O
people O
. O

This O
ought O
to O
be O
technologically O
feasible O
. O

There O
have O
been O
lots O
of O
earthquake O
documentations O
since O
ancient O
China B-GPE
, O
as O
well O
as O
many O
records O
about O
observations O
of O
the O
nature O
. O

These O
are O
all O
valuable O
legacies O
our O
ancestors O
have O
left O
us O
. O

Have O
we O
treasured O
them O
? O

How O
many O
people O
are O
studying O
these O
documentations O
and O
records O
? O

Have O
those O
who O
conduct O
their O
research O
from O
this O
perspective O
received O
due O
attention O
? O

Have O
their O
results O
been O
applied O
to O
practice O
? O

Western B-NORP
countries O
lack O
such O
historic O
accumulation O
-LRB- O
of O
course O
it O
's O
not O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
-RRB- O
, O
so O
they O
could O
only O
rely O
more O
on O
modern O
technological O
methods O
and O
attach O
greater O
importance O
to O
the O
data O
recorded O
by O
instruments O
. O

But O
we O
, O
doing O
nothing O
with O
the O
valuable O
experience O
and O
precious O
data O
left O
by O
our O
ancestors O
, O
have O
been O
making O
efforts O
like O
fools O
along O
Western B-NORP
research O
directions O
. O

For O
the O
science O
of O
earthquake O
observation O
, O
maybe O
experts O
believe O
neither O
toads O
crossing O
the O
street O
nor O
birds O
flushing O
are O
reliable O
, O
nor O
are O
ants O
climbing O
trees O
, O
mice O
moving O
, O
fish O
jumping O
over O
the O
pond O
, O
and O
abnormal O
behaviors O
of O
cats O
and O
dogs O
. O

Even O
, O
sparking O
wells O
, O
abnormal O
weather O
, O
and O
even O
the O
appearance O
of O
earthquake O
clouds O
are O
more O
absurd O
and O
unreasonable O
.... O

However O
, O
can O
experts O
give O
a O
reliable O
way O
of O
observation O
? O

Geoelectricity O
, O
magnetic O
fields O
and O
foreshocks O
... O
etc. O
, O
or O
maybe O
other O
more O
advanced O
acoustic O
, O
optic O
and O
electric O
methods O
, O
provided O
that O
only O
those O
observation O
methods O
using O
instruments O
to O
record O
are O
reliable O
. O

This O
is O
typical O
ruining O
one O
's O
own O
skills O
. O

There O
is O
only O
one O
word O
's O
difference O
between O
" O
website O
operations O
" O
and O
" O
network O
operations O
, O
" O
so O
it O
is O
very O
easy O
to O
get O
them O
mixed O
up O
. O

Website O
operations O
refers O
to O
operational O
and O
management O
work O
relating O
to O
product O
management O
, O
content O
management O
, O
updating O
the O
content O
and O
market O
promotion O
and O
so O
on O
of O
a O
website O
on O
the O
Internet O
. O

In O
broad O
terms O
, O
this O
includes O
several O
components O
, O
such O
as O
website O
planning O
, O
product O
development O
, O
network O
marketing O
and O
customer O
services O
. O

In O
narrow O
terms O
, O
it O
refers O
particularly O
to O
operational O
and O
management O
work O
after O
a O
website O
has O
been O
set O
up O
, O
such O
as O
content O
planning O
, O
planning O
market O
activities O
and O
customer O
services O
. O

As O
a O
matter O
of O
fact O
, O
the O
term O
" O
network O
operations O
" O
is O
rarely O
used O
and O
can O
not O
mean O
the O
same O
as O
" O
website O
operations O
. O
" O

A O
network O
is O
a O
very O
broad O
concept O
and O
refers O
in O
a O
general O
sense O
to O
various O
types O
of O
networks O
formed O
by O
computer O
network O
hardware O
. O

More O
often O
than O
not O
, O
network O
operations O
refers O
to O
the O
operation O
of O
these O
networks O
, O
like O
construction O
of O
and O
connection O
to O
part O
of O
the O
Internet O
network O
operated O
and O
managed O
by O
China O
Telecom O
. O

And O
in O
" O
network O
marketing O
, O
" O
this O
network O
refers O
particularly O
to O
the O
Internet O
, O
meaning O
activities O
such O
as O
market O
activities O
and O
marketing O
and O
promotion O
carried O
out O
over O
the O
Internet O
. O

" O
As O
long O
as O
the O
state O
cares O
for O
the O
common O
people O
and O
takes O
the O
people O
's O
lives O
and O
rights O
as O
its O
key O
principle O
-- O
as O
long O
as O
there O
is O
this O
kind O
of O
basic O
consensus O
, O
the O
ethical O
foundation O
of O
the O
harmony O
of O
the O
whole O
people O
and O
the O
harmony O
of O
China B-GPE
and O
the O
whole O
world O
will O
be O
established O
. O

The O
entire O
world O
will O
extend O
its O
support O
to O
us O
, O
and O
the O
whole O
of O
mankind O
will O
share O
our O
joys O
and O
woes O
. O

We O
will O
make O
progress O
along O
the O
broad O
path O
of O
human O
rights O
, O
the O
rule O
of O
law O
, O
and O
democracy O
together O
with O
the O
world O
. O
" O

A O
feudal O
monarch O
can O
pay O
lip O
service O
to O
" O
caring O
for O
the O
common O
people O
, O
" O
and O
a O
capitalist O
can O
also O
pay O
lip O
service O
to O
" O
caring O
for O
the O
common O
people O
, O
" O
but O
they O
both O
actually O
carry O
out O
life O
- O
sucking O
exploitation O
of O
the O
people O
. O

The O
socialist O
cause O
is O
the O
cause O
of O
the O
people O
themselves O
. O

They O
can O
defend O
it O
with O
their O
lives O
. O

They O
must O
rely O
on O
themselves O
and O
liberate O
themselves O
in O
order O
to O
achieve O
it O
, O
and O
need O
not O
any O
other O
people O
to O
" O
care O
for O
the O
common O
people O
" O
and O
" O
take O
the O
lives O
and O
rights O
of O
the O
people O
as O
their O
key O
principle O
. O
" O

The O
elite O
are O
fond O
of O
talking O
about O
" O
equal O
rights O
, O
" O
and O
" O
the O
right O
to O
life O
" O
should O
be O
the O
most O
equal O
one O
, O
should O
n't O
it O
? O

However O
, O
the O
elite O
are O
just O
giving O
" O
equal O
protection O
" O
to O
" O
mines O
of O
gold O
" O
of O
the O
rich O
and O
to O
the O
" O
sticks O
" O
the O
beggars O
use O
to O
drive O
away O
dogs O
. O

How O
could O
this O
show O
the O
equality O
in O
the O
" O
right O
to O
life O
? O
" O

Big O
real O
- O
estate O
developers O
proclaim O
, O
" O
We O
do O
not O
think O
of O
the O
poor O
! O
" O

The O
great O
elite O
proclaims O
, O
" O
It O
is O
stupid O
to O
sacrifice O
yourself O
for O
other O
people O
; O
it O
was O
the O
sweatshops O
that O
were O
not O
making O
allowance O
for O
the O
workers O
! O
" O

It O
is O
Western B-NORP
imperialism O
that O
is O
out O
of O
kilter O
with O
China B-GPE
! O

Since O
the O
Tangshan O
Earthquake O
, O
the O
starting O
point O
for O
construction O
standards O
in O
the O
mainland O
is O
that O
under O
an O
earthquake O
of O
the O
same O
magnitude O
, O
buildings O
should O
preserve O
their O
basic O
frame O
without O
collapsing O
. O

However O
, O
most O
of O
the O
buildings O
in O
this O
hard O
- O
hit O
area O
did O
not O
meet O
these O
requirements O
, O
with O
the O
widespread O
collapse O
of O
school O
buildings O
in O
particular O
arousing O
intense O
public O
disgust O
. O

Raising O
standards O
to O
in O
excess O
of O
Tangshan B-GPE
's O
8.0 O
magnitude O
could O
leave O
authorities O
with O
some O
breathing O
space O
for O
explanation O
, O
and O
alleviate O
public O
anger O
. O

According O
to O
information O
leaked O
from O
numerous O
channels O
, O
we O
can O
say O
for O
certain O
that O
before O
the O
earthquake O
struck O
, O
the O
serious O
earthquake O
risk O
in O
the O
Ngawa O
region O
was O
already O
well O
known O
to O
the O
CCP O
. O

Although O
current O
forecasting O
standards O
can O
not O
give O
us O
an O
accurate O
prediction O
of O
the O
exact O
time O
, O
place O
, O
and O
strength O
of O
an O
earthquake O
, O
there O
is O
considerable O
experience O
accumulated O
both O
in O
China B-GPE
and O
overseas O
in O
predicting O
to O
within O
the O
timeframe O
of O
a O
month O
, O
and O
the O
area O
of O
a O
province O
. O

In O
regions O
where O
the O
earthquake O
risk O
is O
high O
, O
warning O
the O
public O
and O
spreading O
disaster O
prevention O
awareness O
could O
greatly O
reduce O
casualties O
during O
earthquakes O
; O
this O
is O
the O
very O
minimum O
duty O
that O
any O
responsible O
government O
should O
undertake O
. O

In O
the O
past O
the O
CCP O
has O
done O
a O
lot O
of O
these O
sorts O
of O
things O
, O
but O
on O
this O
occasion O
not O
only O
did O
nothing O
, O
but O
in O
response O
to O
queries O
from O
the O
public O
pulled O
out O
some O
whopping O
lies O
, O
playing O
syntax O
games O
with O
words O
like O
" O
geological O
disaster O
" O
and O
" O
earthquake O
disaster O
" O
. O

Imagine O
for O
a O
moment O
what O
would O
the O
scene O
have O
been O
like O
if O
the O
earthquake O
had O
struck O
in O
a O
fully O
- O
marketized O
China B-GPE
? O

In O
that O
time O
, O
the O
government O
itself O
would O
clearly O
not O
have O
the O
same O
power O
as O
it O
has O
now O
. O

With O
no O
state O
- O
owned O
enterprises O
, O
no O
family O
collectives O
either O
, O
everything O
individualized O
-LRB- O
privatized O
-RRB- O
, O
no O
resources O
in O
the O
hand O
, O
the O
government O
would O
need O
to O
depend O
on O
the O
conduct O
of O
the O
rich O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
who O
is O
left O
for O
the O
government O
to O
rule O
in O
" O
small O
government O
, O
big O
society O
" O
? O

Are O
n't O
they O
doing O
parachute O
drops O
? O

With O
no O
oil O
for O
aviation O
, O
petroleum O
refining O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
capitalists O
, O
who O
would O
you O
go O
to O
? O

Right O
now O
, O
one O
word O
, O
one O
phone O
call O
and O
it O
's O
done O
! O

Not O
done O
? O

Only O
if O
he O
did O
n't O
want O
the O
job O
! O

Say O
the O
earthquake O
zone O
really O
needs O
tents O
and O
the O
central O
government O
directly O
gives O
the O
order O
for O
manufacturers O
to O
start O
planning O
- O
how O
much O
they O
need O
, O
when O
they O
should O
be O
ready O
- O
who O
would O
dare O
to O
disobey O
? O

They O
would O
n't O
dare O
to O
disobey O
, O
and O
also O
would O
n't O
dare O
to O
raise O
prices O
arbitrarily O
. O

If O
everything O
was O
privatized O
, O
market O
- O
operated O
, O
and O
the O
government O
purchased O
on O
a O
large O
scale O
, O
supplying O
factories O
would O
grab O
the O
chance O
to O
drive O
up O
prices O
, O
and O
flog O
off O
shoddy O
seconds O
as O
high O
- O
quality O
products O
. O

And O
so O
, O
cases O
like O
the O
evil O
- O
minded O
capitalists O
in O
Shanghai B-GPE
swindling O
the O
people O
we O
loved O
the O
most O
during O
the O
time O
of O
the O
War O
to O
Resist O
US B-GPE
Aggression O
and O
Aid O
Korea B-GPE
would O
re-emerge O
. O

After O
the O
May O
12th O
Sichuan O
Earthquake O
, O
overseas O
Chinese B-NORP
throughout O
the O
world O
watched O
the O
news O
each O
day O
with O
tears O
in O
their O
eyes O
. O

However O
, O
people O
discovered O
very O
quickly O
that O
Wenchuan O
is O
anxiously O
waiting O
. O

The O
rescue O
process O
seemed O
sluggish O
, O
the O
tears O
of O
the O
Premier O
failing O
to O
move O
the O
officials O
in O
charge O
. O

Possibly O
it O
was O
a O
fault O
in O
the O
rescue O
contingency O
plan O
, O
in O
that O
42 O
hours O
after O
the O
earthquake O
struck O
, O
rescue O
workers O
entering O
the O
devastated O
area O
of O
Wenchuan O
County O
were O
forced O
to O
proceed O
on O
foot O
for O
more O
than O
20 O
hours O
, O
at O
that O
time O
an O
already O
exhausted O
and O
poorly O
equipped O
team O
of O
only O
a O
thousand O
or O
so O
. O

When O
the O
" O
golden O
72 O
hours O
" O
the O
elite O
considered O
had O
arrived O
, O
within O
24 O
hours O
the O
more O
than O
a O
hundred O
thousand O
victims O
trapped O
in O
the O
rubble O
barely O
able O
to O
breathe O
looked O
to O
just O
ten O
thousand O
- O
odd O
, O
empty O
- O
handed O
rescue O
workers O
. O

From O
rescue O
attempts O
at O
the O
scene O
, O
it O
could O
easily O
be O
seen O
that O
to O
save O
one O
person O
from O
the O
rubble O
required O
the O
concerted O
efforts O
of O
at O
least O
3 O
to O
5 O
people O
striving O
manfully O
for O
several O
to O
dozens O
of O
hours O
in O
order O
to O
achieve O
a O
successful O
rescue O
. O

There O
were O
more O
than O
20 O
million O
people O
afflicted O
in O
Sichuan B-GPE
this O
time O
, O
affecting O
an O
area O
of O
one O
- O
hundred O
thousand O
square O
kilometers O
; O
in O
the O
58 O
cities O
and O
towns O
in O
the O
most O
badly O
- O
hit O
area O
near O
the O
epicenter O
, O
at O
least O
a O
hundred O
thousand O
people O
were O
buried O
in O
the O
rubble O
, O
which O
is O
to O
say O
, O
at O
the O
very O
least O
, O
a O
rescue O
force O
of O
more O
than O
300 O
thousand O
needed O
to O
be O
dispatched O
. O

As O
far O
as O
handling O
of O
the O
issue O
of O
the O
" O
Gang O
of O
Four O
" O
goes O
, O
till O
now O
, O
people O
are O
still O
striving O
for O
merit O
and O
fawning O
on O
. O

Little O
do O
they O
know O
that O
breaking O
up O
the O
" O
Gang O
of O
Four O
" O
is O
an O
illegal O
, O
disdainful O
coup O
that O
violates O
internal O
party O
regulations O
. O

Any O
struggle O
in O
the O
CPC O
history O
has O
always O
been O
completed O
through O
legitimate O
conventions O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
matter O
whether O
or O
not O
the O
content O
is O
right O
, O
such O
as O
Gao O
Gang O
, O
Peng B-PERSON
Dehuai I-PERSON
, O
Liu O
Shaoqi O
, O
Hua B-PERSON
Guofeng I-PERSON
, O
Hu O
Yaobang O
, O
and O
Zhao O
Ziyang O
; O
and O
also O
Chen O
Duxiu O
, O
Qu O
Qiubai O
, O
Li O
Lisan O
, O
Bo O
Gu O
, O
Wang O
Ming O
, O
and O
so O
on O
, O
the O
rules O
and O
procedures O
were O
all O
followed O
. O

But O
the O
handling O
of O
the O
" O
Gang O
of O
Four O
" O
violated O
procedures O
. O

Here O
I O
'm O
not O
saying O
whether O
or O
not O
the O
handling O
of O
Jiang B-PERSON
Qing I-PERSON
and O
the O
other O
people O
was O
wrong O
, O
I O
'm O
just O
saying O
that O
the O
method O
of O
handling O
was O
ridiculous O
. O

The O
way O
that O
Hua B-PERSON
Guofeng I-PERSON
's O
people O
handled O
the O
issue O
of O
Jiang B-PERSON
Qing I-PERSON
was O
completely O
different O
from O
the O
way O
that O
Deng B-PERSON
Xiaoping I-PERSON
later O
handled O
the O
issue O
of O
Jiang B-PERSON
Qing I-PERSON
. O

The O
way O
Hua B-PERSON
Guofeng I-PERSON
handled O
the O
" O
Gang O
of O
Four O
" O
was O
a O
power O
struggle O
. O

The O
starting O
point O
was O
not O
a O
struggle O
of O
political O
courses O
, O
but O
of O
personal O
ambition O
. O

Hua B-PERSON
Guofeng I-PERSON
and O
Jiang B-PERSON
Qing O
were O
on O
the O
same O
political O
course O
. O

The O
struggle O
between O
Deng B-PERSON
Xiaoping I-PERSON
and O
the O
" O
Gang O
of O
Four O
" O
was O
over O
political O
course O
disagreements O
, O
and O
not O
a O
fight O
over O
personal O
power O
. O

For O
people O
like O
Hua B-PERSON
Guofeng I-PERSON
and O
Wang O
Dongxing O
, O
within O
the O
party O
a O
proposal O
for O
a O
=just O
treatment O
would O
be O
made O
sooner O
or O
later O
. O

The O
Communist O
Party O
of O
China B-GPE
should O
not O
, O
under O
any O
circumstances O
, O
allow O
any O
illegal O
feuds O
within O
the O
party O
to O
happen O
again O
. O

Various O
news O
sources O
including O
people.com.cn O
all O
reported O
that O
our O
neighbor O
, O
Nepal B-GPE
, O
is O
currently O
holding O
an O
election O
. O

So O
, O
the O
election O
already O
seems O
to O
be O
somewhat O
taking O
a O
direction O
, O
with O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
of O
Nepal B-GPE
-LRB- O
Maoist B-NORP
-RRB- O
currently O
in O
the O
lead O
. O

I O
read O
a O
piece O
of O
news O
that O
said O
one O
of O
the O
leaders O
of O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
of O
Nepal B-GPE
-LRB- O
Maoist B-NORP
-RRB- O
, O
Mr. O
Baburam O
, O
got O
far O
more O
votes O
than O
the O
others O
did O
. O

I O
saw O
from O
this O
piece O
of O
news O
that O
there O
are O
mainly O
three O
powerful O
parties O
in O
this O
election O
in O
Nepal B-GPE
. O

One O
is O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
of O
Nepal B-GPE
-LRB- O
Maoist B-NORP
-RRB- O
which O
we O
just O
mentioned O
above O
is O
currently O
taking O
the O
lead O
in O
the O
election O
, O
one O
is O
the O
Nepali O
Congress O
Party O
, O
and O
still O
another O
is O
the B-ORG
Communist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
of O
Nepal B-GPE
-LRB- O
United O
Marxist O
- O
Leninist O
-RRB- O
. O

At O
first O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
understand O
why O
these O
two O
Communist O
organizations O
in O
Nepal B-GPE
did O
n't O
unite O
to O
take O
part O
in O
the O
election O
together O
. O

If O
they O
're O
each O
after O
their O
own O
goals O
, O
would O
n't O
their O
strength O
be O
split O
up O
? O

Only O
when O
I O
read O
an O
explanation O
from O
Mr. O
Baburam O
later O
did O
I O
realize O
the O
reason O
why O
they O
did O
n't O
unite O
to O
take O
part O
in O
the O
election O
together O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
the O
higher O
the O
level O
of O
fortification O
, O
the O
more O
money O
it O
will O
=cost O
. O

What O
's O
the O
significance O
of O
this O
kind O
of O
fortification O
? O

The O
significance O
is O
when O
an O
earthquake O
really O
strikes O
, O
safety O
can O
be O
guaranteed O
for O
the O
buildings O
that O
meet O
earthquake O
- O
resistance O
standards O
. O

Take O
commercial O
buildings O
for O
example O
. O

Level O
eight O
fortification O
means O
that O
if O
the O
earthquake O
intensity O
of O
the O
local O
area O
is O
below O
the O
seventh O
level O
, O
a O
commercial O
building O
will O
not O
be O
damaged O
, O
will O
not O
need O
repairs O
, O
and O
can O
continue O
to O
be O
used O
normally O
. O

If O
earthquake O
intensity O
reaches O
the O
eighth O
level O
, O
commercial O
buildings O
can O
continue O
to O
be O
used O
after O
necessary O
repairs O
, O
but O
will O
not O
collapse O
and O
people O
's O
lives O
and O
safety O
will O
not O
be O
threatened O
. O

If O
earthquake O
intensity O
reaches O
the O
ninth O
level O
, O
commercial O
buildings O
will O
not O
collapse O
and O
will O
not O
threaten O
people O
's O
lives O
and O
safety O
. O

Our O
country O
still O
does O
n't O
have O
fortification O
standards O
higher O
than O
level O
9 O
; O
the O
basic O
intensity O
of O
most O
areas O
is O
level O
7 O
. O

That O
is O
to O
say O
, O
if O
the O
national O
standards O
for O
earthquake O
resistance O
were O
strictly O
enforced O
, O
buildings O
should O
n't O
collapse O
. O

With O
so O
much O
said O
, O
now O
we O
can O
start O
analyzing O
the O
questions O
concerning O
the O
collapse O
of O
the O
school O
buildings O
and O
public O
buildings O
. O

Why O
did O
so O
many O
school O
buildings O
and O
hospitals O
=crack O
and O
collapse O
so O
severely O
in O
this O
earthquake O
? O

Many O
people O
suspect O
there O
had O
been O
jerry O
- O
built O
projects O
, O
which O
is O
understandable O
. O

But O
proof O
and O
scientific O
analysis O
are O
required O
to O
prove O
this O
suspicion O
. O

Even O
in O
this O
most O
basic O
portion O
of O
your O
myth O
, O
your O
ignorance O
shines O
through O
. O

Only O
shed O
what O
has O
your O
address O
on O
. O

She O
ca O
n't O
stand O
to O
think O
that O
she O
might O
not O
look O
like O
the O
god O
she O
is O
n't O
for O
a O
few O
months O
plus O
she O
'd O
have O
to O
shed O
the O
pounds O
afterwards O
. O

When O
we O
walk O
, O
stand O
, O
sit O
, O
or O
give O
a O
Dharma O
talk O
, O
the O
light O
of O
mindfulness O
shines O
very O
far O
. O

I O
think O
I O
did O
n't O
give O
anyone O
the O
whole O
picture O
of O
my O
app O
, O
and O
maybe O
if O
I O
did O
it O
might O
shed O
some O
light O
on O
what O
it O
is O
I O
am O
trying O
to O
achieve O
. O

Tell O
him O
to O
put O
it O
where O
the O
sun O
do O
n't O
shine O
. O

One O
study O
recently O
reported O
by O
the O
UK O
Tea O
Council O
shines O
light O
on O
green O
tea O
's O
ability O
to O
prevent O
lung O
cancer O
. O

And O
they O
do O
n't O
shine O
when O
the O
sun O
comes O
out O
. O

and O
when O
this O
happens O
in O
Australia B-GPE
, O
I O
wll O
NOT O
shed O
a O
tear O
! O

It O
sheds O
light O
on O
the O
unnecessary O
pains O
of O
unjust O
and O
aggressive O
warfare O
. O

I O
imagine O
yu O
could O
seal O
it O
better O
and O
I O
personally O
do O
n't O
open O
them O
anyway O
. O

It O
seeks O
to O
shed O
light O
on O
the O
uncanny O
affinities O
between O
the O
Counter-Enlightenment O
and O
postmodernism O
. O

It O
is O
and O
i O
think O
Alonso O
shines O
when O
at O
the O
front O
, O
from O
where O
he O
can O
control O
the O
race O
as O
well O
as O
any O
previous O
hot O
shot O
. O

Tell O
Walt B-PERSON
and O
Elmer O
all O
you O
do O
before O
breakfast O
is O
smooth O
your O
cot O
, O
and O
shine O
some O
things O
. O

CAMPUS O
ENVIRONMENT O
: O
The O
sun O
shines O
through O
a O
three O
- O
story O
window O
in O
the O
library O
atrium O
on O
an O
October O
afternoon O
, O
imprinting O
the O
outline O
of O
each O
pane O
of O
glass O
on O
the O
atrium O
floor O
. O

But O
the O
turning O
point O
has O
now O
arrived O
, O
and O
the O
dawn O
once O
more O
sheds O
its O
light O
on O
a O
confused O
and O
ignorant O
planet O
. O

She O
was O
the O
star O
that O
shined O
the O
brightest O
in O
the O
sky O
. O

The O
latest O
rekindling O
of O
the O
peace O
process O
was O
nothing O
more O
than O
a O
few O
photo O
- O
ops O
for O
Secretary O
of O
State O
Condeleeza O
Rice O
and O
an O
official O
reaffirmation O
that O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
wo O
n't O
shed O
their O
terrorist O
ways O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
I O
understand O
that O
Eli B-ORG
Lilly I-ORG
produced O
certain O
documents O
in O
the O
course O
of O
these O
litigations O
that O
shed O
light O
on O
issues O
of O
interest O
to O
the O
Committee O
. O

I O
need O
always O
to O
recognize O
God O
's O
mercy O
and O
blessings O
that O
shine O
through O
any O
problem O
I O
have O
to O
face O
. O

Once O
someone O
is O
good O
talking O
to O
people O
using O
routine O
-LRB- O
and O
that O
person O
does O
n't O
even O
need O
to O
be O
really O
good O
, O
just O
comfortable O
talking O
-RRB- O
, O
they O
should O
slowly O
use O
less O
and O
less O
routines O
until O
they O
do O
n't O
use O
any O
at O
all O
and O
their O
inner O
self O
and O
personality O
can O
just O
shine O
through O
. O

Tonight O
, O
it O
was O
Santonio O
's O
time O
to O
shine O
. O

If O
you O
shine O
a O
light O
in O
the O
eye O
, O
does O
it O
change O
size O
? O

He O
knows O
I O
have O
and O
He O
was O
willing O
to O
wipe O
the O
slate O
clean O
- O
once O
and O
forever O
- O
when O
He O
shed O
His O
blood O
on O
that O
cross O
so O
long O
ago O
. O

-LRB- O
Romans O
10:9 O
-RRB- O
Over O
2000 O
years O
ago O
God O
came O
from O
Heaven O
to O
earth O
in O
the O
person O
of O
Jesus O
Christ O
to O
shed O
His O
blood O
and O
die O
on O
a O
cross O
to O
pay O
our O
sin O
debt O
in O
full O
. O

It O
's O
true O
that O
the O
lakes O
at O
this O
elevation O
are O
mostly O
snow O
run O
- O
off O
from O
the O
mountains O
, O
but O
there O
are O
a O
few O
gems O
that O
provide O
a O
cool O
in O
the O
chilly O
sense O
of O
the O
word O
opportunity O
to O
shed O
the O
heat O
of O
a O
hot O
summer O
day O
. O

I O
hope O
he O
shines O
. O

If O
anyone O
can O
shed O
light O
on O
this O
matter O
I O
'd O
be O
grateful O
. O

While O
many O
of O
us O
ca O
n't O
be O
bothered O
to O
shed O
even O
crocodile O
tears O
for O
the O
demise O
of O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
, O
the O
collateral O
damage O
from O
Rove B-PERSON
's O
all O
- O
in O
bet O
has O
been O
devastating O
to O
everything O
else O
that O
we O
care O
about O
. O

Fed O
by O
this O
offering O
, O
the O
fire O
in O
the O
Dhuni O
began O
to O
burn O
brighter O
and O
Baba O
shone O
still O
brighter O
. O

Jonathan O
Brown O
and O
Rebecca O
Bowle O
shed O
some O
light O
on O
the O
celestial O
phenomenon O
Published O
: O
07 O
June B-GPE
2007 O
The O
full O
moon O
is O
a O
lunar O
phase O
occurring O
when O
the O
moon O
is O
on O
the O
opposite O
side O
of O
the O
earth O
from O
the O
sun O
and O
all O
three O
bodies O
are O
aligned O
in O
a O
straight O
line O
. O

But O
God O
has O
not O
arranged O
for O
that O
word O
to O
speak O
independently O
, O
or O
to O
shine O
forth O
life O
giving O
truths O
by O
itself O
. O

Can O
anyone O
shed O
some O
light O
on O
this O
please O
? O

It O
's O
just O
like O
how O
the O
word O
light O
, O
" O
at O
the O
rawest O
level O
, O
" O
is O
a O
phallic O
symbol O
because O
candles O
shed O
light O
! O

Until O
then O
, O
make O
our O
hope O
in O
Your O
Son O
's O
return O
burn O
brightly O
in O
our O
hearts O
until O
the O
sky O
shines O
brightly O
with O
His O
glory O
. O

The O
sun O
shines O
through O
the O
Teflon O
and O
reflects O
off O
the O
aluminum O
, O
and O
that O
keeps O
the O
balloon O
from O
overheating O
, O
said O
Jeff O
Hall O
, O
JPL O
's O
lead O
balloon O
engineer O
. O

wrote O
: O
Collaboration O
shines O
possible O
light O
on O
objects O
' O
weirder O
than O
black O
holes O
' O
Thanks O
, O
Robert B-PERSON
. O

" O
One O
of O
the O
most O
important O
coins O
in O
the O
hoard O
, O
dating O
from O
AD O
830 O
to O
840 O
, O
sheds O
light O
on O
a O
place O
far O
away O
: O
Its O
markings O
show O
its O
provenance O
is O
the O
kingdom O
of O
the O
Khazars O
, O
a O
realm O
in O
southern O
Russia B-GPE
between O
the O
Black O
and O
Caspian O
seas O
. O

Can O
anyone O
shed O
any O
light O
on O
the O
following O
? O

Mark O
sheds O
no O
tears O
for O
the O
hog O
who O
got O
away O
. O

Results O
of O
medical O
examinations O
on O
both O
the O
victim O
and O
Luna O
are O
still O
outstanding O
, O
but O
authorities O
believe O
they O
might O
shed O
additional O
light O
on O
the O
case O
. O

I O
may O
give O
UC O
a O
call O
tomorrow O
unless O
someone O
else O
can O
shed O
some O
light O
on O
this O
. O

To O
say O
it O
sheds O
an O
unflattering O
light O
on O
Moore O
- O
whose O
work O
includes O
the O
hit O
" O
Fahrenheit O
911 O
" O
and O
the O
Oscar B-PERSON
- O
winning O
" O
Bowling O
for O
Columbine B-ORG
" O
- O
would O
be O
an O
understatement O
. O

An O
analysis O
which O
Locke O
believed O
had O
the O
potential O
to O
shed O
new O
light O
on O
social O
and O
religious O
thought O
. O

All O
, O
After O
banging O
my O
head O
against O
the O
dash O
, O
buying O
a O
new O
battery O
and O
alternator O
i O
am O
about O
to O
tow O
my O
Xtreme O
to O
the O
nearest O
scrap O
heap O
-LRB- O
should O
get O
quite O
an O
bit O
of O
money O
thanks O
to O
the O
stainless O
steel O
-RRB- O
that O
is O
however O
, O
dependant O
on O
whether O
or O
not O
anyone O
can O
shed O
any O
light O
on O
my O
electrical O
gremlins O
. O

The O
book O
also O
shines O
when O
Kennedy B-PERSON
and O
his O
vice O
president O
are O
discussed O
. O

But O
if O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
pummeled O
Mr. B-PERSON
Blair I-PERSON
's O
reputation O
, O
it O
has O
also O
shone O
a O
very O
harsh O
light O
on O
the O
British B-NORP
and O
European B-NORP
left O
. O

Somewhere O
where O
the O
sun O
will O
never O
shine O
on O
them O
again O
. O

It O
was O
the O
same O
color O
as O
her O
own O
, O
and O
it O
shone O
in O
the O
sunlight O
. O

If O
anyone O
can O
shed O
any O
light O
on O
this O
issue O
, O
please O
let O
me O
know O
. O

Each O
new O
release O
gives O
us O
all O
an O
opportunity O
to O
shine O
, O
irrespective O
of O
which O
bricks O
in O
the O
project O
we O
are O
laying O
, O
and O
this O
is O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
our O
belief O
- O
working O
together O
to O
produce O
an O
Operating O
System O
that O
will O
empower O
its O
users O
and O
shape O
the O
IT O
industry O
, O
putting O
free O
software O
at O
the O
corner O
- O
stone O
of O
our O
direction O
. O

They O
can O
take O
KDE O
and O
grease O
it O
up O
and O
shove O
it O
where O
the O
sun O
do O
n't O
shine O
. O

If O
we O
shed O
enough O
light O
, O
if O
we O
make O
enough O
noise O
, O
if O
we O
love O
our O
country O
and O
our O
planet O
, O
we O
will O
finally O
be O
able O
to O
overthrow O
the O
pirates O
who O
have O
hijacked O
our O
ship O
of O
state O
, O
and O
bring O
them O
to O
justice O
. O

The O
kid O
at O
Menards O
tried O
to O
sell O
me O
Thompson B-ORG
's O
deck O
stuff O
, O
I O
was O
trying O
to O
tell O
him O
I O
needed O
it O
to O
shine O
. O

What O
Do O
Volunteers O
Say O
? O
: O
" O
During O
my O
volunteering O
experience O
, O
I O
realized O
that O
Unite O
for O
Sight O
's O
service O
is O
a O
campaign O
for O
the O
salvation O
of O
humanity O
that O
allows O
the O
light O
of O
compassion O
to O
shine O
through O
each O
of O
us O
. O

It O
shone O
by O
day O
in O
the O
heavens O
alone O
, O
brighter O
than O
Venus B-WORK_OF_ART
in O
the O
night O
, O
and O
by O
night O
it O
shone O
over O
delta O
in O
Cassiopeia O
, O
the O
recumbent O
constellation O
which O
is O
the O
signature O
of O
his O
initial O
among O
the O
stars O
. O

New O
research O
published O
in O
the O
June B-GPE
issue O
of O
Psychological O
Science O
, O
a O
journal O
of O
the O
Association O
for O
Psychological O
Science O
, O
sheds O
some O
light O
on O
the O
veracity O
of O
these O
perceptions O
. O

You O
asked O
, O
" O
I O
'm O
wondering O
if O
people O
out O
there O
can O
shed O
some O
light O
on O
whether O
or O
not O
Searle B-ORG
considers O
consciousness O
to O
be O
a O
non-scientific O
process O
? O
" O

France B-GPE
's O
support O
for O
the O
genocidal O
Rwandan B-NORP
regime O
-- O
both O
before O
and O
during O
the O
slaughter O
-- O
has O
been O
well O
documented O
, O
but O
the O
new O
report O
sheds O
some O
light O
on O
the O
extent O
of O
that O
backing O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
wait O
to O
shed O
these O
" O
responsibilities O
" O
and O
be O
able O
to O
turn O
my O
focus O
back O
to O
this O
... O

The O
sun O
shines O
for O
three O
quarters O
of O
the O
year O
and O
the O
water O
in O
the O
lake O
is O
so O
pure O
that O
it O
is O
99.7 O
percent O
clear O
! O

This O
is O
where O
Orndorff O
's O
toughness O
and O
character O
truly O
shined O
through O
. O

Here O
's O
a O
website O
, O
a O
good O
start O
among O
the O
hundreds O
available O
, O
that O
will O
shed O
some O
light O
on O
this O
widespread O
problem O
, O
one O
that O
Daimler O
- O
Chrysler O
still O
denies O
. O

To O
find O
the O
south O
at O
any O
time O
of O
day O
by O
the O
sun O
, O
hold O
your O
watch O
flat O
, O
face O
upwards O
, O
so O
that O
the O
sun O
shines O
on O
it O
. O

As O
he O
shed O
his O
tendency O
to O
micromanage O
, O
the O
Toronto B-GPE
rock O
singer O
, O
songwriter O
and O
guitarist O
found O
a O
new O
freedom O
in O
his O
music O
and O
in O
his O
life O
. O

Sunlight O
shines O
through O
windows O
offering O
the O
only O
light O
. O

Now O
my O
two O
bottles O
of O
plastic O
cleaner O
and O
polish O
that O
I O
use O
to O
shine O
up O
the O
transcribers O
that O
I O
use O
almost O
every O
day O
are O
sitting O
behind O
two O
smoke O
detectors O
and O
a O
purple O
rubber O
glove O
. O

After O
all O
's O
spiffy O
, O
seal O
the O
floor O
good O
, O
then O
later O
spills O
can O
be O
covered O
in O
Floor O
Dry O
, O
then O
swept O
up O
a O
few O
minutes O
later O
. O

Description O
: O
Present O
your O
sweetie O
with O
a O
petite O
bouquet O
of O
posies O
that O
will O
glitter O
and O
shine O
for O
a O
lifetime O
This O
artful O
treasure O
is O
a O
lasting O
memento O
of O
the O
truest O
feelings O
from O
deep O
within O
your O
heart O
. O

I O
often O
use O
the O
Enneagram O
-LRB- O
similar O
to O
Myers O
- O
Briggs O
Type O
Indicator O
- O
MBTI O
-RRB- O
along O
with O
AA O
's O
12 O
- O
step O
program O
-LRB- O
and O
other O
tools O
! O
-RRB- O
to O
shed O
light O
on O
unhealthy O
patterns O
that O
prevent O
us O
from O
living O
life O
to O
the O
full O
. O

It O
certainly O
sheds O
more O
light O
on O
that O
issue O
than O
the O
excerpt O
from O
one O
paragraph O
of O
speculative O
report O
that O
started O
this O
thread O
. O

Hello O
all O
, O
I O
have O
this O
problem O
with O
parsing O
XML O
which O
I O
hope O
someone O
can O
shed O
some O
light O
on O
. O

The O
way O
the O
write O
protect O
sensor O
works O
on O
newer O
drives O
is O
that O
an O
LED O
on O
one O
side O
shines O
on O
a O
phototransistor O
-LRB- O
the O
sensor O
-RRB- O
on O
the O
other O
side O
. O

They O
can O
put O
their O
HOA O
restrictions O
where O
the O
sun O
do O
n't O
shine O
. O

You O
must O
have O
your O
head O
where O
the O
sun O
does O
n't O
shine O
. O

I O
hope O
you O
get O
your O
grant O
... O
it O
will O
help O
to O
shed O
some O
" O
clear O
" O
light O
on O
the O
subject O
. O

Interviewer O
: O
In O
some O
Israeli B-NORP
newspapers O
and O
media O
, O
we O
have O
seen O
that O
they O
take O
an O
Israeli B-NORP
hen O
or O
rooster O
, O
and O
shed O
its O
blood O
, O
and O
they O
say O
that O
this O
is O
a O
form O
of O
Israeli B-NORP
sacrifice O
that O
brings O
blessing O
. O

Obviously O
to O
diagnose O
a O
problem O
, O
it O
helps O
to O
be O
IN O
the O
vehicle O
, O
but O
anybody O
want O
to O
shed O
some O
light O
on O
the O
above O
? O

A O
statement O
by O
Nancy O
Rigdon O
sheds O
light O
on O
the O
character O
of O
Sampson O
Avard O
: O
I O
have O
heard O
Sampson O
Avard O
say O
that O
he O
would O
swear O
to O
a O
lie O
to O
accomplish O
an O
object O
; O
that O
he O
had O
told O
many O
a O
lie O
, O
and O
would O
do O
so O
again O
. O

In O
sorrow O
after O
sorrow O
it O
is O
his O
steps O
that O
press O
upon O
my O
heart O
, O
and O
it O
is O
the O
golden O
touch O
of O
his O
feet O
that O
makes O
my O
joy O
to O
shine O
. O

It O
is O
also O
a O
lot O
smaller O
, O
about O
one O
square O
millimetre O
, O
which O
reduces O
the O
amount O
of O
surgery O
that O
needs O
to O
be O
done O
to O
implant O
the O
device O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
indent O
them O
at O
all O
, O
they O
'll O
be O
global O
functions O
. O

You O
can O
implant O
in O
special O
geologic O
environoments O
and O
in O
certain O
ways O
to O
go O
either O
way O
. O

But O
I O
think O
that O
this O
method O
seems O
like O
the O
best O
way O
to O
implant O
something O
into O
my O
hand O
. O

icle O
% O
2FShowFull O
Sharansky O
writes O
in O
the O
Jerusalem O
Post O
: O
The O
al-Dura O
incident O
was O
n't O
the O
only O
media O
report O
to O
inflame O
passions O
against O
Israel O
in O
recent O
years O
, O
but O
it O
was O
the O
one O
with O
the O
highest O
profile O
. O

She O
told O
the O
Babylonian O
people O
that O
Nimrod O
was O
the O
god O
of O
the O
sun O
, O
and O
that O
he O
impregnated O
her O
, O
with O
the O
rays O
of O
the O
sun O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
Errol O
Flynn O
has O
fallen O
in O
love O
with O
a O
lady-in O
- O
waiting O
, O
and O
he O
impregnates O
her O
, O
but O
does O
the O
right O
thing O
and O
they O
get O
married O
. O

How O
do O
indent O
my O
a O
part O
of O
my O
article O
? O

He O
can O
not O
inflame O
the O
minds O
of O
his O
audience O
. O

Should O
n't O
the O
name O
of O
the O
man O
who O
impregnated O
the O
female O
be O
recorded O
regardless O
of O
the O
pregnancy O
? O

Sources O
have O
revealed O
that O
, O
in O
compliance O
with O
last O
year O
's O
Clean-Ur-Act O
Act O
, O
Neuralizer O
-LRB- O
tm O
-RRB- O
immobilizes O
the O
user O
and O
alerts O
the O
authorities O
if O
THC O
is O
detected O
in O
the O
blood O
stream O
. O

The O
big O
danger O
is O
that O
if O
we O
allow O
this O
tendency O
to O
take O
root O
it O
will O
implant O
in O
the O
minds O
of O
the O
masses O
the O
idea O
that O
the O
leaders O
are O
more O
important O
than O
the O
organisation O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
why O
the O
group O
ca O
n't O
stop O
trying O
to O
inflame O
the O
situation O
. O

I O
implanted O
a O
magnet O
into O
my O
hand O
, O
and O
we O
are O
going O
to O
see O
how O
it O
heals O
up O
, O
and O
what O
the O
complications O
are O
if O
any O
. O

It O
is O
now O
8202007 O
, O
if O
Brady O
impregnated O
Whorenahan O
in O
early O
November O
the O
baby O
should O
have O
been O
born O
WEEKS O
ago O
! O
! O
! O
! O
! O
! O

I O
ca O
n't O
seem O
to O
find O
why O
I O
ca O
n't O
indent O
more O
than O
one O
tab O
in O
a O
CASE O
statement O
. O

He O
has O
had O
four O
heart O
attacks O
, O
quadruple O
bypass O
surgery O
, O
two O
artery-clearing O
angioplasties O
and O
an O
operation O
to O
implant O
a O
special O
pacemaker O
in O
his O
chest O
. O

Agni O
is O
identified O
with O
the O
SUN O
and O
, O
more O
exactly O
, O
with O
the O
Fallen O
SUN O
that O
inflames O
the O
earth O
at O
the O
world O
's O
end O
. O

Regime O
change O
in O
Iraq O
means O
to O
implant O
a O
Western O
Utopia O
in O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
Middle O
East O
: O
a O
Western-built O
politeia O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
'm O
sure O
you O
'll O
still O
be O
able O
to O
live O
in O
New O
York O
or O
California O
and O
still O
be O
able O
to O
impregnate O
as O
many O
women O
as O
you O
like O
without O
much O
trouble O
in O
aborting O
the O
baby O
. O

-LRB- O
RETURN O
-LRB- O
FUNCALL O
FN O
BYTE O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
PG-USER O
What O
I O
would O
like O
to O
know O
is O
how O
to O
customize O
it O
to O
get O
it O
to O
indent O
my O
own O
macros O
or O
short O
snippets O
of O
code O
like O
I O
would O
want O
them O
to O
be O
indented O
. O

It O
also O
indents O
the O
next O
line O
. O

A O
man O
who O
refused O
to O
impregnate O
his O
brother O
's O
widow O
-LRB- O
Ge O
38:7 O
-10 O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
really O
is O
quite O
natural O
if O
you O
indent O
properly O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O

what O
it O
does O
help O
with O
, O
however O
, O
is O
the O
way O
Emacs O
indents O
the O
list O
of O
values O
. O

In O
July O
, O
during O
a O
CNBC O
interview O
, O
he O
declared O
that O
he O
would O
allow O
the O
VeriChip O
Corporation O
, O
of O
which O
he O
is O
a O
board-member O
, O
to O
implant O
him O
with O
one O
of O
the O
RFID O
devices O
they O
manufacture O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
include O
him O
out O
& O
quot O
; O
Ludovic O
Mirabel O
The O
intention O
is O
to O
implant O
the O
idea O
that O
the O
Jews O
annihilated O
by O
the O
Nazis O
had O
it O
coming O
to O
them O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
if O
you O
impregnate O
an O
older O
woman O
, O
you O
will O
probably O
be O
the O
last O
to O
know O
. O

I O
think O
you O
asked O
the O
question O
to O
inflame O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
the O
neocons O
implanted O
some O
sort O
of O
chip O
at O
the O
base O
of O
your O
brain O
? O

And O
in O
August O
, O
Divekar O
implanted O
the O
first O
dissolvable O
plug O
in O
a O
10-year-old O
's O
heart O
. O

you O
should O
indent O
parens O
? O

It O
is O
ironic O
that O
for O
a O
man O
who O
advocated O
the O
use O
of O
verichip O
by O
all O
Americans O
now O
seems O
too O
busy O
to O
implant O
himself O
with O
the O
device O
. O

Most O
of O
them O
do O
n't O
even O
implant O
. O

This O
for O
two O
or O
three O
days O
in O
intensive O
care O
, O
a O
quintuple O
bypass O
-LRB- O
or O
maybe O
it O
was O
just O
a O
quadruple O
bypass O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
a O
final O
operation O
where O
they O
implanted O
a O
difibralator O
. O

This O
is O
a O
holocaust O
in O
which O
millions O
of O
lives O
are O
being O
destroyed O
, O
and O
we O
need O
to O
speak O
out O
loudly O
and O
forceably O
and O
inflame O
people O
's O
emotions O
to O
the O
point O
that O
they O
are O
willing O
to O
rise O
up O
as O
a O
group O
and O
do O
something O
about O
it O
. O

The O
intention O
is O
to O
implant O
the O
idea O
that O
the O
Jews O
annihilated O
by O
the O
Nazis O
had O
it O
coming O
to O
them O
. O

It O
only O
indented O
once O
. O

I O
've O
now O
developed O
some O
astigmatism O
, O
so O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
they O
'll O
do O
a O
Lasik O
tweak O
, O
or O
just O
implant O
a O
new O
lens O
. O

No. O
Witness O
your O
revision O
of O
the O
sonnet O
where O
the O
addressee O
impregnates O
a O
bunch O
of O
maidens O
. O

There O
are O
several O
things O
that O
can O
be O
done O
to O
prevent O
this O
, O
the O
simplest O
seems O
to O
be O
to O
indent O
it O
. O

You O
would O
have O
to O
implant O
the O
organ O
yourself O
but O
by O
now O
, O
you O
've O
seen O
and O
felt O
much O
worse O
. O

Enki O
then O
impregnates O
his O
daughter O
Ninsar O
, O
who O
gives O
birth O
to O
the O
goddess O
Ninkurra O
, O
and O
she O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
being O
impregnated O
by O
Enki O
gives O
birth O
to O
the O
goddess O
Uttu O
, O
also O
described O
as O
the O
goddess O
of O
plants O
. O

There O
are O
other O
examples O
for O
that O
matter O
, O
some O
tolerable O
, O
some O
not O
, O
and O
where O
exercising O
tolerence O
is O
at O
the O
risk O
of O
allowing O
someone O
to O
implant O
in O
a O
child O
's O
malleable O
mindset O
that O
it O
is O
their O
goal O
to O
become O
a O
suicide O
bomber O
, O
say O
, O
that O
tolerence O
is O
far O
from O
tolerence O
but O
is O
in O
fact O
ignorance O
. O

His O
style O
is O
set O
to O
indent O
the O
colon-terminated O
keywords O
, O
and O
then O
indent O
the O
controlled O
statementsdeclarations O
an O
additional O
level O
. O

Now O
, O
our O
government O
, O
the O
United O
States O
government O
, O
the O
New O
World O
Order O
- O
whatever O
you O
want O
to O
call O
it O
- O
wants O
to O
implant O
everybody O
. O

Eat O
all O
his O
children O
, O
and O
then O
impregnate O
all O
the O
females O
. O

It O
is O
not O
necessary O
to O
indent O
the O
paragraphs O
. O

Nobody O
fell O
out O
when O
it O
happened O
, O
and O
a O
safety O
interlock O
immobilized O
the O
bus O
. O

For O
example O
, O
if O
a O
maxillofacial O
surgeon O
in O
the O
USA O
implanted O
Proplast O
into O
a O
patient O
's O
TMJ O
in O
the O
year O
2000 O
, O
the O
innocence O
of O
that O
particular O
tangent O
of O
the O
TMJ O
iatroepidemic O
no O
longer O
applies O
. O

Second O
, O
I O
want O
to O
be O
a O
teacher O
who O
implants O
self-confidence O
in O
my O
children O
. O

You O
can O
indent O
Fortran O
. O

The O
Mariachi O
The O
sound O
of O
the O
mariachi O
impregnates O
to O
the O
soul O
of O
a O
Mexican O
with O
all O
the O
range O
of O
feelings O
and O
emotions O
that O
a O
human O
being O
can O
feel O
in O
some O
moment O
. O

s O
dynamic O
was O
drawn O
from O
the O
most O
tribal O
and O
particularistic O
stratum O
of O
Judaism O
, O
and O
its O
destiny O
became O
the O
restoration O
of O
tribalism O
in O
the O
guise O
of O
a O
modern O
, O
highly O
militarized O
and O
aggressive O
state O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
which O
they O
implanted O
in O
the O
center O
of O
Islam O
. O

Warrington O
and O
Threlfall O
more O
than O
make O
up O
for O
that O
with O
the O
seductive O
intensity O
and O
inflamed O
intimacy O
of O
Othello O
's O
fall O
. O

I O
think O
you O
need O
the O
vim-ruby O
plugin O
installed O
, O
otherwise O
Vim O
might O
not O
know O
how O
to O
indent O
the O
erb O
syntax O
. O

I O
told O
them O
what O
would O
happen O
but O
they O
did O
n't O
believe O
me O
and O
would O
n't O
implant O
my O
stimultor O
unless O
I O
tried O
the O
Lyrica O
first O
. O

at O
the O
moment O
she O
's O
using O
a O
long O
term O
contraception O
, O
but O
I O
want O
to O
have O
a O
control O
and O
be O
sure O
I O
never O
impregnate O
her O
or O
any O
other O
women O
? O

It O
indented O
slightly O
That O
's O
right O
. O

It O
's O
never O
necessary O
to O
do O
exactly O
that O
, O
and O
one O
can O
write O
a O
subroutine O
to O
implant O
a O
character O
in O
a O
given O
position O
in O
a O
copy O
of O
a O
string O
. O

In O
the O
bible O
, O
if O
youtwits O
actually O
read O
it O
that O
it O
is O
saidthat O
King O
David O
kidnapped O
a O
women O
forhis O
wife O
, O
impregnated O
her O
, O
killed O
herhusband O
and O
then O
his O
punishment O
was O
the O
death O
of O
an O
innocent O
child O
. O

We O
are O
being O
told O
we O
will O
be O
happy O
with O
such O
and O
such O
a O
partner O
in O
such O
and O
such O
a O
way O
as O
we O
pick O
that O
suggestion O
and O
try O
to O
implant O
it O
into O
our O
lives O
. O

I O
sometimes O
work O
on O
code O
from O
a O
guy O
who O
indents O
a O
double-space O
at O
a O
time O
; O
while O
I O
do O
it O
a O
tab O
at O
a O
time O
. O

It O
's O
almost O
certain O
this O
would O
inflame O
or O
enrage O
public O
opinion O
in O
the O
US O
and O
Israel O
that O
could O
lead O
to O
the O
ouster O
of O
the O
ruling O
parties O
in O
both O
countries O
. O

Saudi O
Arabia O
and O
Iran O
began O
to O
work O
closely O
together O
after O
sectarian O
violence O
in O
Iraq O
inflamed O
the O
region O
. O

Most O
of O
these O
routers O
are O
not O
used O
for O
file O
networking O
, O
so O
there O
's O
not O
a O
lot O
of O
chance O
to O
implant O
hooks O
into O
their O
systems O
that O
way O
. O

You O
see O
, O
God O
sent O
his O
spirit O
down O
to O
impregnate O
my O
mother O
, O
and O
I O
was O
born O
. O

He O
impregnated O
Midget O
Whorenahan O
-LRB- O
a O
woman O
his O
mother O
's O
age O
-RRB- O
& O
quot O
; O
supposedly O
& O
quot O
; O
during O
that O
time O
. O

His O
head O
has O
been O
flattened O
, O
and O
he O
was O
looking O
for O
a O
doctor O
to O
implant O
a O
tail O
. O

If O
anything O
inflames O
you O
, O
it O
is O
certainly O
a O
poison O
. O

THE O
UNITED O
Nations O
has O
hatched O
a O
secret O
plan O
to O
implant O
a O
bar O
code O
in O
the O
forehead O
of O
every O
man O
, O
woman O
and O
child O
in O
Europe O
and O
the O
United O
States O
. O

But O
to O
quote O
what O
he O
said O
would O
only O
inflame O
another O
argument O
that O
's O
going O
on O
at O
HLAS O
right O
now O
, O
so O
I O
'd O
rather O
not O
. O

After O
spending O
some O
months O
Louvain O
, O
in O
1543 O
, O
where O
he O
implanted O
the O
seeds O
of O
numerous O
vocations O
among O
the O
young O
, O
he O
returned O
to O
Cologne O
, O
and O
there O
it O
may O
be O
said O
that O
he O
extirpated O
all O
heresy O
. O

It O
also O
greatly O
inflamed O
the O
political O
leaders O
sense O
of O
self-worth O
-LRB- O
i.e O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
think O
that O
it O
is O
more O
likely O
to O
inflame O
Surfie O
's O
passions O
. O

It O
extinguishes O
the O
small O
; O
it O
inflames O
the O
great O
. O

Too O
much O
DHEA O
will O
be O
made O
into O
estrogens O
and O
inflame O
the O
prostate O
. O

Palm O
turned O
inward O
, O
the O
3 O
outer O
fingers O
folded O
flat O
against O
the O
palm O
, O
and O
the O
upraised O
index O
finger O
and O
thumb O
tapping O
against O
each O
other O
. O

When O
a O
browser O
starts O
to O
edge O
near O
to O
consuming O
500 O
MB O
of O
RAM O
on O
a O
regular O
basis O
, O
something O
is O
wrong O
. O

It O
folds O
up O
nicely O
making O
it O
more O
compact O
to O
store O
, O
it O
's O
really O
easy O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
to O
use O
with O
each O
type O
die O
and O
for O
someone O
who O
really O
did O
n't O
like O
the O
zipe O
- O
mate O
and O
the O
sidekick O
, O
I O
really O
, O
really O
like O
the O
Cuttlebug O
though O
I O
still O
love O
my O
bosskut O
too O
, O
I O
just O
had O
the O
cuttlebug O
when O
I O
fell O
in O
love O
with O
the O
bigger O
dies O
. O

How O
to O
edge O
floor O
tiles O
when O
laying O
. O

We O
fold O
tacos O
. O

The O
Eagles O
edged O
the O
Packers O
, O
17 O
- O
13 O
, O
at O
Franklin O
Field O
for O
the O
1960 O
NFL B-ORG
championship O
. O

Cut O
thin O
sheet O
metal O
, O
fold O
around O
foam O
supports O
to O
form O
the O
parabola O
in O
the O
template O
diagram O
given O
. O

-LSB- O
6 O
-RSB- O
Jonathan O
Steele O
, O
Unseen O
by O
western O
hysteria O
, O
Darfur B-GPE
edges O
closer O
to O
peace O
, O
10 O
August O
2007 O
. O

As O
I O
suggested O
elsewhere O
, O
I O
worry O
a O
bit O
about O
the O
sharp O
edged O
current O
step O
causing O
trouble O
in O
other O
parts O
of O
the O
system O
. O

AND O
" O
Given O
a O
chance O
to O
try O
all O
three O
in O
a O
blind O
test O
, O
New O
Coke O
slightly O
edged O
out O
Pepsi B-ORG
- O
yet O
many O
drinkers O
reacted O
angrily O
to O
finding O
they O
had O
chosen O
a O
brand O
other O
than O
their O
favorite O
. O
" O

Van O
Nistelrooy O
strike O
edges O
out O
Bremen O
Real O
Madrid O
CF O
ended O
a O
sequence O
of O
opening O
- O
night O
defeats O
in O
the O
UEFA O
Champions O
League O
by O
overcoming O
Werder O
Bremen O
2 O
- O
1 O
in O
Group O
C O
in O
what O
was O
their O
300th O
European O
Champion O
Clubs O
' O
Cup O
game O
. O

Joss O
was O
going O
with O
a O
softer O
- O
edged O
tone O
for O
WW O
than O
the O
current O
movie O
market O
is O
looking O
for O
. O

So O
, O
it O
took O
little O
effort O
for O
me O
, O
Lilian O
Lo O
to O
drum O
up O
the O
interest O
of O
our O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
group O
for O
JCDC O
. O

Evidently O
those O
fins O
Do O
fold O
back O
under O
that O
kind O
of O
stress O
. O

Fold O
edges O
over O
to O
secure O
tightly O
. O

While O
promoting O
giving O
to O
Israeli B-NORP
organizations O
dropped O
, O
" O
donations O
to O
global O
emergency O
causes O
such O
as O
relief O
for O
Darfur B-GPE
through O
general O
civic O
organizations O
" O
has O
remained O
constant O
at O
89 O
% O
and O
edged O
out O
Israeli B-NORP
causes O
to O
be O
the O
number O
one O
focus O
for O
charitable O
giving O
. O

I O
think O
that O
if O
it O
came O
down O
to O
the O
69 O
baby's O
, O
McKay O
would O
edge O
out O
Nagy O
, O
tie O
Kurncz O
, O
and O
lose O
to O
Goetzke O
by O
one O
. O

He O
edged O
himself O
forward O
in O
the O
chair O
as O
he O
looked O
at O
her O
, O
creaking O
the O
aches O
out O
of O
his O
neck O
. O

Depending O
on O
the O
impact O
, O
the O
fiberglass O
composite O
body O
parts O
attached O
to O
steel O
frame O
tended O
to O
crack O
and O
separate O
into O
sharp O
edged O
sheets O
. O

The O
Anglicans O
came O
close O
to O
doing O
the O
same O
, O
but O
in O
the O
end O
, O
bishop O
Fred O
Hiltz O
of O
Nova O
Scotia O
edged O
out O
bishop O
Victoria O
Matthews O
of O
Edmonton O
for O
the O
position O
of O
primate O
. O

wafflycat O
wrote O
: O
Can O
you O
fold O
your O
new O
steed O
, O
pop O
it O
in O
a O
bag O
& O
take O
it O
inside O
? O

With O
Sam B-PERSON
I O
had O
those O
knitted O
ones O
you O
fold O
and O
tie O
and O
there O
's O
no O
way O
I O
'm O
using O
them O
again O
. O

Toronto B-GPE
edged O
the O
Queen O
city O
out O
at O
27th O
. O

In O
1996 O
it O
came O
down O
to O
the O
final O
race O
of O
the O
season O
when O
Terry O
Labonte O
edged O
out O
Gordon B-ORG
for O
the O
championship O
by O
a O
mere O
37 O
points O
. O

I O
once O
had O
somebody O
pack O
a O
radio O
into O
a O
USPS O
" O
Flat O
Rate O
" O
box O
, O
with O
another O
flat O
rate O
box O
folded O
up O
inside O
with O
the O
radio O
, O
and O
a O
note O
that O
said O
" O
Use O
this O
to O
return O
the O
radio O
when O
finished O
. O
" O

Inara O
was O
half O
blocking O
his O
aim O
, O
but O
faced O
with O
her O
swirl O
of O
finery O
and O
sexuality O
and O
, O
overwhelmingly O
, O
anger O
, O
he O
could O
neither O
edge O
away O
nor O
muster O
protest O
. O

The O
originals O
are O
collapsable O
by O
hand O
they O
just O
need O
a O
good O
shove O
always O
fold O
mine O
in O
if O
it O
's O
parked O
on O
the O
street O
. O

I O
was O
thinking O
, O
-LRB- O
also O
for O
convenience O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
sun O
shade O
things O
people O
fold O
up O
and O
stretch O
out O
for O
their O
car O
windshields O
, O
but O
i O
think O
' O
my O
girls O
' O
will O
chew O
right O
threw O
them O
, O
or O
push O
them O
over O
. O

Maybe O
one O
extra O
layer O
folded O
over O
the O
dial O
area O
, O
too O
. O

Hello O
, O
I O
am O
searching O
for O
contacts O
to O
talk O
about O
German B-NORP
Imperial O
edged O
weapons O
. O

The O
packaging O
is O
unique O
: O
since O
the O
tracks O
are O
way O
too O
long O
to O
fit O
in O
the O
box O
if O
packed O
flat O
, O
and O
complains O
about O
tracks O
in O
other O
kits O
having O
unwanted O
curves O
or O
damage O
set O
by O
packing O
them O
loose O
in O
the O
box O
, O
the O
ones O
in O
this O
kit O
are O
packed O
separately O
but O
folded O
over O
on O
themselves O
. O

3 O
. O
Gently O
fold O
1/4 O
of O
whites O
into O
chocolate O
mixture O
; O
fold O
in O
rest O
of O
whites O
. O

Free O
refills O
and O
good O
service O
will O
keep O
customers O
coming O
back O
even O
after O
Starbucks B-ORG
folds O
their O
umbrella O
and O
provides O
wireless O
access O
at O
no O
cost O
to O
customers O
. O

Spoon O
on O
some O
filling O
; O
pineapple O
, O
cherry O
, O
apple O
, O
pumpkin O
-LRB- O
pick O
one O
-RRB- O
fold O
the O
dough O
over O
to O
cover O
the O
filling O
and O
pinch O
the O
edges O
together O
. O

Would O
the O
strap O
on O
luggage O
wheels O
-LRB- O
they O
fold O
down O
small O
look O
like O
a O
two O
wheeler O
-RRB- O
work O
for O
moving O
the O
winches O
? O

Ideally O
the O
entire O
blade O
should O
fold O
over O
on O
each O
stroke O
. O

Fold O
the O
ingredients O
together O
until O
they O
are O
well O
combined O
. O

Fold O
in O
1/2 O
cup O
cheese O
mixture O
to O
lighten O
, O
then O
fold O
in O
remaining O
cheese O
mixture O
gently O
but O
thoroughly O
. O

Still O
consider O
myself O
new O
to O
-LRB- O
and O
crap O
at O
-RRB- O
rolling O
, O
but O
I O
reckon O
2 O
will O
edge O
it O
there O
-LRB- O
Assuming O
I O
ever O
do O
improve O
-RRB- O
, O
as O
I O
feel O
it O
did O
in O
the O
standing O
clinch O
. O

As O
few O
of O
Dawn O
's O
components O
as O
possible O
are O
turned O
on O
during O
launch O
, O
because O
with O
its O
large O
solar O
wings O
folded O
against O
its O
side O
-LRB- O
and O
a O
segment O
of O
the O
flight O
in O
Earth O
's O
shadow O
-RRB- O
, O
power O
is O
provided O
by O
a O
large O
battery O
on O
the O
spacecraft O
. O

It O
was O
something O
like O
150 O
degrees O
below O
zero O
on O
Lake B-LOC
Michigan I-LOC
that O
edged O
Soldier O
Field O
. O

No O
, O
I O
think O
unless O
DC B-GPE
edges O
Marvel O
out O
of O
the O
number O
one O
spot O
saleswise O
, O
or O
unless O
another O
company O
does O
, O
DC B-GPE
will O
always O
have O
at O
least O
some O
motivation O
to O
consider O
copying O
Marvel O
. O

Center O
second O
pie O
crust O
over O
pie O
; O
fold O
over O
edges O
and O
pinch O
with O
a O
fork O
to O
seal O
; O
and O
prick O
holes O
in O
top O
of O
crust O
. O

Now O
of O
course O
EVERY O
possible O
decision O
should O
cross O
your O
mind O
while O
you O
play O
, O
but O
what O
if O
that O
person O
saying O
raise O
or O
fold O
etc O
makes O
you O
think O
of O
that O
option O
a O
little O
more O
than O
you O
normally O
would O
? O

I O
used O
two O
servos O
for O
the O
ailerons O
, O
and O
left O
the O
trailing O
edges O
perfectly O
square O
, O
IF O
memory O
serves O
, O
the O
Venture O
60 O
has O
pre-machined O
tapered O
aileron O
stock O
, O
so O
that O
is O
not O
an O
issue O
. O

the O
exhaust O
valve O
edges O
off O
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
play O
hands O
like O
Arag O
hard O
, O
whereas O
I O
might O
fold O
them O
otherwise O
... O

They O
fold O
out O
flat O
like O
a O
sheet O
and O
are O
a O
good O
two O
feet O
by O
two O
feet O
square O
. O

Magnussen O
edged O
his O
Corvette O
Racing O
teammate O
Oliver O
Gavin O
in O
the O
No. O
4 O
Compuware O
Corvette O
C6.R O
by O
.419 O

He O
barely O
edges O
out O
Ruth B-PERSON
-LRB- O
.342 O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
Williams B-PERSON
had O
the O
advantage O
of O
playing O
half O
his O
games O
in O
Fenway O
after O
it O
became O
a O
hitters O
park O
. O
Throw O
in O
his O
career O
OBP O
, O
and O
he O
's O
clearly O
the O
best O
hitter O
to O
ever O
play O
the O
game O
. O

If O
the O
diagonal O
edge O
is O
your O
binding O
edge O
- O
I O
would O
consider O
using O
the O
straight O
grain O
of O
the O
fabric O
to O
make O
the O
binding O
strips O
rather O
than O
the O
cross-grain O
- O
this O
would O
help O
to O
stabilize O
the O
quilt O
edges O
also O
- O
you O
could O
mark O
off O
the O
diagonal O
measurement O
of O
the O
blocks O
on O
your O
binding O
strip O
- O
pin O
in O
place O
at O
each O
corner O
of O
the O
diagonal O
- O
then O
ease O
the O
diagonal O
to O
fit O
the O
binding O
strip O
and O
sew O
it O
down O
as O
you O
go O
. O

Are O
the O
monkeys O
adapting O
to O
their O
restricted O
habitats O
with O
their O
limited O
food O
sources O
or O
are O
we O
seeing O
them O
being O
edged O
closer O
to O
extinction O
? O

Fold O
the O
strips O
in O
half O
and O
sew O
it O
down O
at O
the O
appropriate O
spot O
on O
the O
tulle O
, O
following O
the O
line O
where O
you O
hemmed O
or O
edged O
on O
the O
strips O
. O

But O
with O
ours O
you O
could O
fold O
both O
extensions O
down O
or O
up O
as O
well O
as O
flat O
for O
the O
bed O
. O

Hebrews O
4:12 O
For O
the O
word O
of O
God O
is O
quick O
, O
and O
powerful O
, O
and O
sharper O
than O
any O
two O
edged O
sword O
, O
piercing O
even O
to O
the O
dividing O
asunder O
of O
soul O
and O
spirit O
, O
and O
of O
the O
joints O
and O
marrow O
, O
and O
-LSB- O
is O
-RSB- O
a O
discerner O
of O
the O
thoughts O
and O
intents O
of O
the O
heart O
. O

TWA B-ORG
folded O
, O
American O
moved O
out O
, O
and O
it O
sits O
unused O
right O
here O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
country O
. O

Fold O
up O
as O
tightly O
as O
possible O
and O
place O
in O
a O
large O
baking O
pan O
or O
dish O
, O
opening O
side O
down O
. O

I O
folded O
top O
and O
bottom O
to O
size O
and O
tucked O
over O
the O
edges O
. O

Yet O
according O
to O
the O
Police O
, O
Eddie O
had O
managed O
to O
tear O
a O
strip O
off O
a O
thick O
prison O
blanket O
, O
deftly O
fold O
it O
, O
thread O
it O
through O
the O
bars O
of O
the O
window O
, O
tie O
two O
knots O
, O
fashion O
a O
noose O
, O
and O
hang O
himself O
without O
his O
feet O
leaving O
the O
ground O
. O

A O
1999 O
- O
2005 O
top O
frame O
uses O
springs O
to O
automatically O
fold O
the O
glass O
window O
down O
. O

Simon B-PERSON
edged O
forward O
quickly O
, O
caught O
her O
hand O
and O
squeezed O
it O
, O
and O
he O
pulled O
her O
back O
so O
she O
was O
n't O
crowding O
Kaylee O
quite O
so O
much O
. O

Booming O
Economy O
: O
US B-GPE
edges O
toward O
brink O
. O

I O
was O
turning O
this O
nice O
little O
-LRB- O
8 O
-RRB- O
natural O
edged O
bowl O
and O
was O
almost O
finished O
with O
it O
, O
when O
the O
tit O
I O
had O
the O
tailstock O
against O
gave O
way O
. O

Add O
dry O
ingredients O
to O
liquid O
ingredients O
; O
fold O
in O
gently O
. O

Spanning O
the O
full O
block O
between O
55th O
and O
56th O
were O
barricades O
that O
edged O
out O
into O
Fifth O
once O
it O
was O
clear O
that O
the O
picketers O
would O
not O
be O
contained O
to O
the O
sidewalk O
. O

How O
much O
dirt O
would O
be O
in O
a O
hole O
6 O
feet O
deep O
and O
6 O
feet O
wide O
that O
has O
been O
dug O
with O
a O
square O
edged O
shovel O
? O
< O

But O
for O
the O
first O
time O
, O
two O
Hispanic O
surnames O
-- O
Garcia B-PERSON
and O
Rodriguez O
-- O
are O
among O
the O
top O
10 O
most O
common O
in O
the O
nation O
, O
and O
Martinez B-GPE
nearly O
edged O
out O
Wilson B-ORG
for O
10th O
place O
. O

I O
am O
using O
bias O
binding O
tape O
to O
edge O
each O
piece O
, O
and O
will O
stitch O
together O
three O
sides O
and O
add O
a O
matching O
zipper O
to O
the O
fourth O
side O
. O

What O
I O
want O
to O
do O
is O
buy O
a O
detached O
keyboard O
, O
fold O
the O
laptop O
up O
and O
put O
it O
under O
my O
desk O
and O
put O
the O
keyboard O
, O
mouse O
and O
screen O
on O
the O
desk O
, O
getting O
my O
work O
stuff O
off O
our O
table O
so O
we O
can O
use O
it O
to O
eat O
of O
of O
again O
. O

On O
certain O
vehicles O
, O
it O
's O
the O
only O
way O
to O
keep O
the O
boot O
on O
, O
unless O
you O
manage O
to O
get O
a O
proper O
crimp O
on O
metal O
band O
-LRB- O
an O
actual O
crimp O
on O
one O
, O
not O
one O
of O
the O
pull O
tight O
and O
fold O
over O
ones O
-RRB- O
. O

Her O
cholesterol O
level O
edged O
up O
to O
202 O
. O

I O
generally O
fold O
a O
paper O
towel O
so O
it O
's O
several O
layers O
thick O
, O
get O
it O
slightly O
wet O
, O
and O
then O
put O
just O
a O
little O
chlorine O
bleach O
directly O
on O
it O
-LRB- O
by O
covering O
the O
mouth O
of O
the O
bottle O
, O
then O
tipping O
it O
momentarily O
-RRB- O
. O

the O
sheets O
of O
paper O
remain O
properly O
bunched O
together O
, O
especially O
since O
I O
fold O
the O
thinner O
bunches O
in O
half O
. O

I O
edged O
my O
self O
away O
and O
threw O
the O
address O
in O
the O
nearest O
trash O
can O
. O

If O
making O
a O
valentine O
shape O
, O
fold O
the O
pointed O
end O
under O
. O

If O
the O
defense O
establishment O
could O
drum O
up O
this O
as O
a O
real O
possibility O
, O
launch O
capacity O
would O
be O
right O
up O
there O
in O
the O
competition O
for O
a O
piece O
of O
the O
$ O
300 O
G O
yr O
spent O
on O
weapons O
aquisition O
. O

Fold O
a O
2 O
foot O
piece O
of O
aluminum O
foil O
in O
half O
lengthwise O
. O

Raikkonen O
clocked O
1:45.994 O
on O
his O
final O
flying O
lap O
to O
edge O
out O
his O
teammate O
, O
while O
Fernando O
Alonso O
's O
McLaren O
was O
a O
narrow O
margin O
behind O
Massa O
, O
eight O
hundredths O
adrift O
in O
third O
. O

And O
besides O
, O
skids O
folded O
flatter O
, O
took O
up O
less O
weight O
, O
and O
above O
all O
else O
did O
n't O
blow O
out O
on O
impact O
. O

Freedom O
is O
always O
a O
two O
edged O
sword O
. O

This O
is O
the O
principle O
that O
the O
Illuminati O
has O
used O
for O
years O
to O
slant O
the O
news O
, O
so O
that O
the O
public O
will O
accept O
their O
views O
. O

I O
used O
to O
use O
TI O
Bebop O
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on O
my O
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archtop O
and O
I O
did O
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have O
any O
problem O
setting O
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the O
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, O
but O
since O
I O
switched O
to O
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Swing O
flatwound O
10s O
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to O
get O
around O
on O
the O
fretboard O
better O
, O
I O
have O
to O
slant O
my O
bridge O
like O
crazy O
, O
and O
it O
still O
is O
n't O
that O
great O
intonation-wise O
. O

From O
covering O
up O
Saddam O
's O
crimes O
, O
to O
refusing O
to O
report O
the O
reams O
of O
good O
news O
from O
Iraq O
and O
Afghanistan O
, O
to O
forging O
documents O
to O
try O
and O
sway O
an O
election O
, O
to O
misquoting O
the O
administration O
time O
and O
time O
again O
, O
the O
media O
have O
gone O
out O
of O
their O
way O
to O
slant O
the O
public O
perception O
of O
current O
events O
. O

And O
of O
course O
NVIC O
, O
a O
strongly O
anti-vaccination O
group O
, O
would O
never O
slant O
their O
reporting O
. O

the O
bottom O
of O
the O
neck O
is O
deeper O
, O
it O
slants O
toward O
the O
body. O
. O

I O
just O
think O
that O
too O
often O
we O
can O
slack O
off O
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bit O
at O
work O
and O
think O
it O
's O
no O
big O
deal O
. O

Fortunately O
, O
I O
have O
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great O
stride O
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was O
able O
to O
make O
it O
off O
and O
back O
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after O
I O
slacked O
the O
lines O
so O
as O
to O
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the O
pressure O
not O
only O
on O
our O
but O
the O
town O
's O
cleats O
. O

Its O
editor O
in O
chief O
has O
said O
that O
he O
deliberately O
slants O
news O
coverage O
against O
Likud O
and O
Kadima O
as O
well O
as O
the O
O O
and O
ultr-O O
communities O
. O

I O
do O
not O
argue O
that O
poor O
candidates O
should O
receive O
a O
subsidy O
, O
but O
I O
do O
not O
think O
that O
we O
should O
claim O
one O
person O
one O
vote O
and O
then O
slant O
the O
information O
received O
by O
the O
public O
hugely O
in O
favour O
of O
the O
rich O
, O
or O
' O
friends O
' O
of O
the O
rich O
. O

It O
still O
holds O
the O
screen O
up O
fine O
, O
but O
it O
slants O
to O
the O
right O
. O

I O
believe O
if O
we O
slack O
off O
at O
work O
we O
'll O
be O
more O
likely O
to O
slack O
off O
in O
other O
areas O
of O
our O
life O
, O
including O
our O
relationship O
with O
God O
. O

All O
this O
time O
I O
thought O
she O
was O
a O
neocon O
supporter O
who O
did O
her O
best O
to O
slant O
the O
news O
to O
help O
grease O
the O
path O
of O
the O
invasion O
of O
Iraq O
, O
and O
now O
it O
appears O
she O
was O
just O
channelling O
Emily O
Litella O
. O

So O
though O
I O
normally O
would O
have O
cut O
the O
old O
card O
up O
as O
soon O
as O
it O
was O
canceled O
, O
I O
slacked O
off O
for O
a O
minute O
and O
failed O
to O
do O
it O
. O

But O
Tom O
he O
shinned O
up O
and O
went O
for O
the O
works O
and O
begun O
to O
slant O
her O
down O
, O
and O
back O
toward O
the O
lake O
, O
where O
the O
animals O
was O
gathering O
like O
a O
camp-meeting O
, O
and O
I O
judged O
he O
had O
lost O
HIS O
head O
, O
too O
; O
for O
he O
knowed O
I O
was O
too O
scared O
to O
climb O
, O
and O
did O
he O
want O
to O
dump O
me O
among O
the O
tigers O
and O
things O
? O

There O
are O
so O
many O
ways O
to O
slant O
a O
story O
when O
there O
are O
no O
links O
to O
follow O
back O
to O
the O
original O
source O
. O

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he O
is O
ignorant O
of O
what O
it O
takes O
to O
write O
a O
balanced O
piece O
-- O
something O
I O
find O
hard O
to O
believe O
-- O
or O
he O
slants O
his O
writing O
, O
which O
is O
unethical O
-LRB- O
even O
though O
I O
have O
a O
hard O
time O
keeping O
a O
straight O
face O
using O
the O
concepts O
& O
quot O
; O
ethics O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
& O
quot O
; O
journalism O
& O
quot O
; O
together O
-RRB- O
. O

If O
you O
slack O
off O
in O
marriage O
like O
when O
you O
're O
in O
your O
40s O
, O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
pick O
it O
up O
when O
you O
are O
older O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
he O
said O
. O

Slant O
it O
any O
way O
you O
want O
to O
, O
it O
is O
still O
a O
philosophy O
that O
he O
has O
. O

However O
, O
it O
would O
still O
slake O
the O
thirst O
of O
someone O
who O
drank O
it O
, O
would O
still O
freeze O
at O
approximatley O
0C O
and O
boil O
at O
approximately O
100C O
, O
and O
otherwise O
has O
n't O
changed O
in O
any O
way O
. O

Even O
Israel O
, O
one O
of O
the O
biggest O
nuclear O
powers O
on O
earth O
and O
the O
biggest O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
, O
slants O
their O
public O
relations O
statements O
to O
the O
effect O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
Arabs B-NORP
are O
poised O
to O
push O
the O
Jews O
into O
the O
sea. O
& O
quot O
; O

For O
instance O
, O
which O
stories O
are O
covered O
and O
even O
where O
each O
story O
is O
placed O
within O
the O
confines O
of O
a O
newspaper O
is O
the O
most O
common O
way O
in O
which O
the O
Media O
slants O
the O
news O
. O

Their O
influence O
on O
advertising O
with O
some O
major O
department O
stores O
, O
hotel O
chains O
, O
and O
major O
corporations O
, O
has O
been O
able O
to O
slant O
the O
media O
toward O
Blacks O
. O

Right O
now O
, O
the O
only O
& O
quot O
; O
justice O
& O
quot O
; O
is O
that O
which O
slants O
the O
field O
considerably O
in O
favor O
of O
the O
heavyweights O
who O
want O
already O
legal O
owners O
of O
their O
material O
to O
be O
forced O
to O
pay O
again O
and O
again O
and O
again O
and O
again O
and O
again O
. O

The O
false O
claims O
in O
the O
article O
seem O
to O
be O
a O
third O
strike O
, O
so O
even O
if O
Super O
Duper O
is O
indeed O
the O
very O
best O
cloning O
tool O
, O
I O
recoil O
from O
the O
blog O
article O
that O
slants O
the O
truth O
so O
heavily O
in O
favor O
of O
Super O
Duper O
. O

Sledge O
it O
to O
manageble O
chunks O
. O

Kastan O
actually O
slants O
the O
evidence O
to O
suit O
his O
fancy O
. O

But O
even O
if O
one O
were O
to O
posit O
arguendo O
that O
you O
are O
correct O
to O
say O
that O
it O
would O
not O
be O
lawful O
in O
So O
. O

At O
one O
point O
, O
the O
researcher O
posits O
that O
for O
the O
origin O
question O
& O
quot O
; O
what O
banged O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
the O
answer O
is O
& O
quot O
; O
entropy O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

His O
apparent O
age O
-LRB- O
which O
his O
MK4 O
and O
THE O
THING O
appearances O
in O
the O
last O
couple O
years O
suggest O
should O
be O
in O
the O
9-12 O
range O
, O
rather O
than O
the O
eternally-five O
you O
posit O
-RRB- O
, O
therefore O
, O
really O
should O
not O
be O
used O
as O
a O
basis O
for O
judging O
the O
relative O
ages O
of O
those O
around O
him O
. O

Structural-Functionalist O
An O
alternative O
structural-functionalist O
view O
argued O
for O
by O
Zenia O
Satti O
posits O
that O
the O
UN O
must O
be O
seen O
historically O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
I O
posit O
that O
you O
are O
being O
handled O
by O
TFCVP O
. O

Fichte O
took O
Kant O
as O
his O
starting-point O
but O
finally O
rose O
above O
the O
level O
of O
subjectivism O
and O
posited O
a O
principle O
of O
reality O
, O
the O
absolute O
Ego O
. O

Dr. O
Olayiwola O
Abegunrin O
, O
formerly O
of O
OAU O
and O
now O
a O
professor O
at O
Howard O
University O
, O
posited O
that O
the O
Nigerian O
military O
bear O
some O
of O
the O
responsibility O
for O
& O
quot O
; O
destroying O
our O
institutions O
... O
by O

At O
the O
time O
, O
I O
posited O
that O
someone O
would O
come O
in O
higher O
than O
Terence O
. O

This O
paradigm O
was O
shaken O
by O
the O
2005 O
publication O
of O
Dying O
to O
Win O
: O
The O
Strategic O
Logic O
of O
Suicide O
Terrorism O
by O
Robert O
Pape B-NORP
, O
a O
professor O
of O
political O
science O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Chicago O
, O
who O
posited O
that O
a O
suicide O
attack O
represents O
a O
rational O
and O
strategic O
approach O
to O
politics O
. O

Having O
fallen O
out O
of O
favor O
with O
his O
father O
since O
his O
marriage O
, O
Dustin O
found O
himself O
without O
a O
place O
to O
ply O
his O
trade O
. O

It O
then O
posited O
, O
however O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Why O
they O
think O
what O
they O
do O
is O
considerably O
more O
complicated. O
& O
quot O
; O

Or O
you O
could O
also O
make O
the O
case O
for O
: O
Dedicated O
to O
making O
sure O
a O
gullible O
public O
is O
made O
aware O
of O
the O
filthy O
, O
lying O
scumbag O
Edmond O
Wollmann O
, O
who O
seeks O
to O
ply O
his O
fraud O
on O
Usenet O
with O
the O
real O
Edmond O
Wollmann O
that O
he O
posts O
as O
him O
because O
of O
OCD O
disorder O
I O
do O
not O
have O
an O
OCD O
disorder O
. O

It O
posits O
love O
not O
only O
as O
the O
greatest O
good O
but O
as O
the O
greatest O
power O
as O
well O
. O

While O
proposing O
Bishop O
Ajayi O
Crowther O
Local O
Government O
as O
the O
name O
of O
the O
council O
, O
the O
monarch O
posited O
that O
that O
gesture O
would O
help O
to O
hasten O
the O
development O
of O
the O
village O
. O

The O
communitarian O
code O
posits O
that O
it O
is O
morally O
acceptable O
, O
if O
necessary O
, O
to O
sacrifice O
a O
few O
for O
the O
good O
of O
the O
many O
. O

Then O
there O
is O
no O
way O
to O
slow O
things O
down O
, O
as O
you O
posited O
. O

I O
have O
heard O
a O
couple O
of O
people O
posit O
that O
the O
reason O
the O
government O
needs O
to O
fund O
it O
is O
that O
private O
industry O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
spend O
the O
$ O
$ O
, O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
kind O
of O
payoff O
there O
will O
be O
. O

Existentialism O
posits O
that O
perception O
is O
reality O
, O
so O
what O
I O
believe O
to O
be O
real O
is O
real O
, O
if O
only O
for O
me O
. O

You O
can O
posit O
that O
it O
has O
other O
meanings O
also O
, O
if O
you O
like O
, O
but O
you O
can O
not O
get O
away O
from O
the O
notion O
that O
& O
quot O
; O
tempus O
fugit. O
& O
quot O
; O

, O
I O
posit O
that O
there O
is O
a O
spirit O
in O
the O
brain O
. O

That O
would O
be O
one O
of O
those O
opinon O
things O
, O
and O
, O
in O
this O
case O
, O
a O
fairly O
uninformed O
one O
, O
I O
would O
posit O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
astrology O
posits O
a O
personalcosmic O
nexus O
takes O
us O
out O
of O
the O
realm O
of O
mere O
, O
or O
horizontal O
, O
typology O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
there O
was O
a O
thread O
sometime O
back O
hear O
where O
someone O
posited O
that O
, O
against O
the O
grain O
of O
the O
automotive O
theme O
, O
the O
four-ten O
was O
a O
.410 O

I O
also O
imagine O
that O
the O
container O
vessels O
that O
ply O
the O
ChinaUS O
trade O
routes O
do O
so O
across O
the O
Pacific O
, O
and O
do O
n't O
come O
anywhere O
near O
England O
, O
and O
that O
whatever O
the O
cost O
of O
shipping O
something O
by O
boat O
between O
Asia O
and O
North O
America O
, O
it O
has O
little O
or O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
the O
cost O
of O
shipping O
between O
North O
America O
and O
Europe O
. O

The O
author O
posits O
a O
difference O
between O
the O
Divine O
and O
God O
that O
was O
a O
revelation O
to O
me O
. O

JM O
The O
problem O
is O
not O
that O
theists O
posit O
a O
God O
who O
created O
the O
universe O
as O
we O
find O
it O
. O

They O
posited O
dark O
forces O
in O
our O
society O
and O
violence O
at O
the O
root O
of O
human O
nature O
. O

7 O
. O
COMMERCIALIZATION O
EYED O
FOR O
ROOM-TEMPERATURE O
TRANSISTOR O
LASER O
In O
the O
September O
issue O
of O
the O
journal O
Applied O
Physics O
Letters O
, O
researchers O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Illinois O
show O
that O
a O
heterojunction O
bipolar O
transistor O
laser O
is O
capable O
of O
room-temperature O
operation O
, O
which O
posits O
the O
laser O
for O
commercialization O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

Along O
that O
continuum O
was O
the O
thinking O
in O
Europe O
, O
which O
posited O
that O
Africa O
was O
& O
quot O
; O
nothing O
but O
the O
unrewarding O
gyrations O
of O
barbarous O
tribes. O
& O
quot O
; O

But O
even O
if O
this O
is O
true O
, O
there O
are O
many O
factors O
that O
can O
contribute O
-- O
epidemics O
, O
immigration O
, O
etc. O
Of O
course O
, O
if O
you O
are O
going O
to O
posit O
that O
life O
expectancy O
at O
birth O
has O
not O
increased O
, O
the O
burden O
of O
proof O
is O
on O
Trudeau O
. O

This O
is O
exactly O
the O
scenario O
the O
OP O
posited O
. O

The O
procedure O
that O
he O
posits O
is O
wholly O
arbitrary O
. O

Instead O
, O
with O
their O
off-the-wall O
leanings O
toward O
the O
Knights O
Of O
The O
Round O
Table O
and O
sixteenth O
century O
leanings O
, O
I O
posit O
that O
Mark O
and O
Gav O
decided O
that O
21st O
Century O
marriages O
are O
not O
of O
their O
liking O
. O

I O
still O
posit O
that O
it O
is O
indeed O
a O
matter O
of O
trust O
. O

Jews O
have O
a O
theology O
that O
posits O
a O
unique O
relationship O
between O
Jews O
and O
the O
creator-god O
of O
the O
universe O
. O

KWW O
Genomic O
instability O
posited O
the O
worse O
case O
scenario O
and O
no O
one O
has O
responded O
. O

More O
Snippage O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
As O
a O
Christian O
, O
I O
posit O
that O
there O
is O
a O
spirit O
in O
the O
brain O
. O

But O
Democrats O
would O
be O
foolhardy O
to O
fall O
for O
a O
conservative O
strategy O
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them O
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disk O
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pretty O
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major O
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influence O
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population O
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co-ancestry O
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perception O
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perception O
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turn O
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language O
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our O
gluttony O
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we O
plied O
them O
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tastes O
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you O
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tree O
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tree O
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was O
the O
wholism O
Heidegger O
posited O
. O

Plus O
, O
generalizations O
are O
tricky O
creatures O
, O
Mike O
, O
and O
I O
think O
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while O
there O
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going O
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it O
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possible O
to O
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movement O
to O
develop O
in O
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postwar O
ebullience O
of O
the O
US O
. O

In O
such O
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case O
the O
army O
, O
which O
is O
a O
reflection O
of O
the O
society O
in O
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it O
lives O
, O
will O
posit O
an O
existential O
dilemma O
between O
those O
who O
favor O
the O
sovereignty O
of O
the O
state O
and O
those O
who O
favor O
the O
sovereignty O
of O
the O
halakha O
. O

The O
Toba O
catastrophe O
theory O
posits O
a O
supervolcano O
that O
caused O
severe O
climate O
change O
for O
a O
few O
years O
. O

I O
'll O
posit O
that O
you O
're O
more O
comfortable O
fending O
off O
gay O
bashes O
than O
accusations O
of O
being O
a O
troll O
and O
a O
buffoon O
. O

The O
author O
of O
this O
post O
posits O
that O
there O
is O
a O
problem O
of O
the O
self O
that O
needs O
to O
be O
solved O
. O

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theory O
posits O
that O
there O
is O
a O
sender O
, O
receiver O
, O
and O
information O
transmited O
for O
communication O
to O
take O
place O
. O

The O
induced O
conformation O
model O
posits O
that O
the O
activated O
conformation O
for O
the O
active O
site O
of O
a O
given O
initiator O
caspase O
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attained O
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direct O
interaction O
with O
the O
apoptosome O
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through O
homo-oligomerization O
facilitated O
by O
the O
apoptosome O
. O

The O
military O
explanation O
posits O
that O
since O
the O
government O
has O
been O
planning O
a O
major O
military O
offensive O
against O
the O
LTTE O
, O
it O
did O
not O
want O
any O
constraint O
to O
be O
in O
force O
inhibiting O
the O
actions O
of O
the O
armed O
forces O
. O

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of O
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recent O
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bios O
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& O
quot O
; O
A O
Woman O
In O
Charge O
& O
quot O
; O
by O
Woodward O
, O
have O
n't O
read O
it O
-RRB- O
posits O
that O
she O
would O
have O
had O
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political O
career O
even O
without O
Bill O
. O

I O
'd O
posit O
that O
there O
's O
no O
real O
difference O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
The O
magnitude O
of O
drug O
promotion O
astonishes O
, O
as O
100,000 O
drug O
reps O
visit O
doctors O
, O
residents O
, O
nurses O
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medical O
students O
every O
day O
and O
ply O
them O
with O
free O
gifts O
, O
meals O
and O
gadgets O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
said O
Kassirer O
, O
the O
former O
editor O
of O
the O
New O
England O
Journal O
of O
Medicine O
, O
who O
has O
written O
a O
book O
on O
the O
subject O
. O

And O
I O
'd O
posit O
that O
is O
a O
trainwreak O
even O
when O
visited O
with O
IE O
. O

Stan O
Boleslawski O
wrote O
: O
John O
, O
While O
at O
this O
point O
in O
the O
NG O
's O
existence O
, O
when O
there O
is O
a O
decline O
in O
SHWI O
activity O
, O
it O
does O
pain O
me O
to O
cite O
the O
charter O
in O
order O
to O
shoot O
down O
anyone O
's O
post O
, O
I O
do O
have O
to O
say O
that O
the O
TL O
you O
posit O
about O
American O
fundie O
Christians O
moving O
to O
Israel O
with O
the O
result O
of O
Israel O
being O
Christianized O
is O
future O
history O
and O
thus O
OT O
for O
SHWI O
. O

What O
does O
this O
have O
to O
do O
with O
anything O
- O
it O
has O
to O
do O
with O
all O
this O
talk O
of O
supersessionism O
that O
posits O
one O
's O
own O
faith O
as O
better O
than O
someone O
else O
's O
, O
why O
? O

And O
of O
course O
they O
both O
have O
each O
other O
's O
faces O
inked O
on O
their O
bodies O
. O

And O
so O
are O
the O
beards O
of O
all O
shades O
of O
Islamists O
which O
inflamed O
the O
world O
with O
Jihad O
, O
the O
WWIII O
, O
which O
we O
are O
losing O
so O
far O
. O

I O
think O
there O
could O
be O
more O
; O
the O
area O
is O
full O
of O
ambitious O
warlords O
, O
any O
or O
all O
of O
whom O
would O
see O
this O
as O
an O
opportunity O
, O
and O
who O
would O
try O
to O
inflame O
the O
religious O
reaction O
for O
their O
own O
use O
. O

Fire O
that O
can O
not O
be O
put O
out O
with O
words O
but O
only O
inflame O
the O
situation O
of O
which O
you O
are O
misinformed O
. O

The O
controversial O
radio O
star O
inked O
a O
deal O
with O
Citadel O
yesterday O
, O
a O
person O
familiar O
with O
the O
situation O
said O
, O
although O
rumours O
he O
would O
be O
moving O
to O
WABC O
have O
been O
circulating O
for O
months O
. O

Approaching O
Cincinnat O
, O
I O
inquired O
of O
her O
if O
she O
was O
going O
to O
call O
one O
of O
my O
sisters O
to O
pick O
her O
up O
at O
the O
airport O
. O

I O
inquired O
of O
my O
rabbinic O
mentors O
and O
they O
told O
me O
that O
if O
I O
felt O
there O
was O
an O
issue O
of O
a O
Jew O
in O
trouble O
, O
of O
a O
mitzvah O
of O
pidyon O
shvuyim O
, O
then O
I O
should O
do O
what O
I O
could O
to O
help O
. O

Turning O
to O
the O
trade O
between O
Iran O
and O
Turkmenistan O
which O
stands O
at O
dlrs O
1.3billion O
, O
he O
said O
that O
the O
two O
countries O
inked O
new O
MoUs O
to O
increase O
cooperation O
in O
the O
fields O
of O
transportation O
, O
border O
trade O
, O
dam O
building O
as O
well O
as O
TV O
and O
radio O
. O

I O
'm O
saying O
that O
if O
you O
inked O
Santana O
to O
a O
long O
term O
deal O
in O
exchange O
for O
those O
three O
it O
would O
not O
be O
the O
worst O
trade O
ever O
by O
a O
long O
shot O
, O
given O
that O
we O
have O
no O
idea O
how O
good O
JE O
and O
CB O
will O
be O
in O
the O
majors O
, O
and O
that O
Lester O
has O
not O
been O
stellar O
. O

So O
, O
I O
emailed O
UnderSheriff O
Bob O
Rapson O
, O
the O
man O
running O
the O
auction O
, O
and O
inquired O
. O

For O
example O
, O
Bill O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
I O
want O
to O
coach O
here O
next O
year O
Parcells O
just O
lost O
his O
DC O
to O
Atlanta O
where O
the O
new O
HC O
inked O
a O
five O
year O
deal O
. O

Falling O
in O
love O
with O
his O
daughter O
Sunita O
only O
inflames O
Sohan O
's O
jealousy O
further O
, O
and O
on O
the O
eve O
of O
Ranjit O
's O
wedding O
, O
Sohan O
presents O
him O
with O
his O
gift O
of O
some O
exquisitely O
tooled O
dice O
, O
and O
suggests O
a O
game O
while O
thinking O
of O
revenge O
. O

the O
Scarecrow O
inquired O
. O

The O
judge O
warned O
that O
allowing O
the O
parties O
to O
speak O
to O
the O
media O
& O
quot O
; O
could O
have O
the O
possibility O
to O
inflame O
the O
community. O
& O
quot O
; O

The O
sergeant O
who O
phoned O
us O
said O
he O
'd O
received O
complaints O
from O
the O
gipsies O
about O
us O
and O
that O
we O
should O
not O
inflame O
the O
situation O
by O
looking O
out O
of O
our O
windowes O
. O

And O
so O
, O
I O
inquired O
about O
it O
with O
the O
officiating O
pastor O
. O

No O
one O
was O
in O
the O
house O
when O
most O
of O
them O
were O
made O
, O
and O
I O
inquired O
about O
what O
might O
have O
caused O
them O
. O

The O
two O
countries O
also O
inked O
agreements O
on O
cultural O
exchanges O
and O
tourism O
. O

inquires O
the O
Inspector O
. O

Unlike O
his O
attempt O
to O
inflame O
and O
villainize O
me O
. O

Then O
, O
the O
Buddha O
said O
to O
the O
venerable O
Maha-Maudgalyayana O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Maudgalyayana O
, O
go O
to O
the O
Licchavi O
Vimalakirti O
to O
inquire O
about O
his O
illness. O
& O
quot O
; O

I O
know O
there O
must O
be O
a O
better O
place O
to O
inquire O
about O
this O
subject O
, O
but O
I O
ca O
n't O
imagine O
a O
better O
group O
of O
people O
to O
ask O
. O

If O
you O
are O
talking O
about O
coverage O
of O
Congressional O
sessionshearings O
, O
etc. O
it O
is O
easy O
enough O
to O
inquire O
. O

It O
is O
not O
worth O
the O
agriculturist O
's O
while O
to O
inquire O
whether O
turnip-feeding O
may O
not O
have O
something O
to O
do O
with O
it O
? O

my O
friend O
, O
who O
has O
been O
studying O
calligraphy O
for O
over O
25 O
years O
, O
is O
convinced O
that O
it O
's O
hand O
inked O
but O
that O
could O
be O
wishful O
thinking O
. O

With O
many O
more O
MOUs O
inked O
and O
new O
mines O
opened O
up O
, O
this O
figure O
is O
going O
to O
jump O
considerably O
. O

She O
did O
not O
want O
to O
inflame O
the O
situation O
any O
more O
apparently O
... O
. O

Inara O
inquires O
& O
quot O
; O
Mal O
just O
ordered O
Jayne O
in O
for O
a O
meeting O
. O

McDave O
of O
Merryland O
08:54 O
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CDT O
on O
Sunday O
, O
August O
19 O
, O
2007 O
The O
reported O
$ O
1.2 O
billion O
package O
the O
White O
House O
is O
working O
on O
to O
slow O
the O
flow O
of O
drugs O
from O
Mexico O
surely O
will O
inflame O
GOP O
Rep. O
Tom O
Tancredo O
and O
the O
anti-Mexico O
lobby O
. O

All O
we O
have O
is O
our O
own O
lucidity O
, O
which O
we O
must O
train O
on O
a O
world O
where O
faith O
still O
inflames O
the O
minds O
of O
men O
. O

Oppel O
also O
notes O
that O
in O
Diyala O
and O
Baquba O
, O
you O
're O
dealing O
with O
two O
populations O
-- O
Shia O
and O
Sunnie O
and O
that O
Shiite-dominated O
security O
forces O
in O
the O
city O
inflamed O
tensions O
by O
persecuting O
Sunnis O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
I O
like O
that O
it O
inquires O
into O
something O
in O
a O
multidisciplinary O
way. O
& O
quot O
; O

So O
the O
Sahabah O
inquired O
why O
he O
was O
looking O
for O
such O
a O
fez O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
battle O
. O

Then O
, O
the O
Buddha O
said O
to O
the O
venerable O
Subhuti O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Subhuti O
, O
go O
to O
the O
Licchavi O
Vimalakirti O
to O
inquire O
about O
his O
illness. O
& O
quot O
; O

The O
same O
day O
, O
the O
oil O
and O
gas O
group O
inked O
an O
agreement O
with O
the O
Hanoi O
Securities O
Trading O
Centre O
-LRB- O
HaSTC O
-RRB- O
. O

By O
Paul O
Glazowski O
The O
Associated O
Press O
reported O
this O
week O
that O
Sony O
BMG O
& O
quot O
; O
inked O
a O
licensing O
deal O
with O
Yahoo O
! O

Finally O
, O
the O
man O
inquired O
about O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
last O
parrot O
. O

According O
to O
them O
, O
Adventure O
424 O
's O
cover O
was O
by O
Bob O
Oksner O
-LRB- O
who O
also O
inked O
DeZuniga O
's O
story O
within O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
you O
should O
inquire O
of O
the O
purported O
sender O
. O

Sources O
told O
Al-Hayat O
that O
the O
two O
young O
men O
followed O
news O
of O
the O
resistance O
against O
the O
occupation O
since O
the O
former O
Iraqi O
regime O
's O
downfall O
and O
the O
Al-Fallujah O
confrontation O
inflamed O
their O
zeal O
and O
they O
decided O
to O
go O
to O
Iraq O
. O

If O
you O
inked O
Santana O
to O
a O
long O
term O
deal O
... O
that O
's O

You O
may O
want O
to O
inquire O
over O
at O
rec.amateur.antenna O
. O

Opening O
the O
border O
to O
trucks O
was O
a O
key O
part O
of O
the O
North O
American O
Free O
Trade O
Agreement O
inked O
in O
1994 O
. O

This O
is O
a O
hunter-killer O
team O
, O
said O
a O
former O
senior O
US O
intelligence O
official O
, O
who O
added O
that O
he O
feared O
the O
new O
tactics O
and O
enhanced O
cooperation O
with O
Israel O
would O
only O
inflame O
a O
volatile O
situation O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
. O

Oh O
, O
really O
, O
he O
inquires O
, O
so O
what O
have O
you O
got O
? O

Our O
sources O
say O
the O
statement O
by O
Hu O
Angang O
is O
significant O
, O
reflecting O
the O
regime O
's O
decision O
to O
deliberately O
inflame O
nationalist O
sentiment O
among O
intellectuals O
, O
students O
and O
other O
members O
of O
the O
middle O
class O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
this O
is O
the O
same O
for O
you O
but O
it O
's O
something O
to O
inquire O
about O
. O

The O
two O
note O
, O
as O
they O
have O
before O
, O
that O
there O
was O
no O
need O
to O
rush O
through O
an O
oil O
law O
and O
that O
attempts O
by O
the O
US O
to O
push O
it O
through O
will O
only O
further O
inflame O
the O
chaos O
and O
violence O
. O

They O
then O
inquired O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
We O
're O
not O
being O
nosy O
, O
but O
we O
just O
want O
to O
help. O
& O
quot O
; O

she O
inquired O
off-handedly O
. O

A O
few O
days O
ago O
, O
a O
friend O
called O
to O
inquire O
if O
I O
have O
friends O
or O
relatives O
in O
Ilorin O
, O
Kwara O
State O
. O

That O
is O
why O
I O
inquired O
here O
, O
for O
help O
to O
do O
it O
youself O
, O
if O
it O
is O
posssible O
. O

The O
Buddha O
then O
said O
to O
the O
young O
Licchavi O
Prabhavyuha O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Prabhavyuha O
, O
go O
to O
the O
Licchavi O
Vimalakirti O
to O
inquire O
about O
his O
illness. O
& O
quot O
; O

I O
emailed O
them O
to O
inquire O
2 O
weeks O
ago O
, O
and O
they O
have O
n't O
responded O
. O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
be O
able O
to O
tell O
anyone O
who O
inquires O
what O
year-range O
the O
seats O
will O
fit O
. O

If O
a O
student O
inquires O
about O
creationism O
, O
I O
suppose O
, O
it O
would O
be O
OK O
for O
Booher O
to O
suggest O
a O
book O
. O

When O
I O
inquired O
as O
to O
what O
she O
was O
doing O
, O
she O
said O
she O
was O
shopping O
on O
the O
Internet O
and O
they O
kept O
asking O
for O
a O
credit O
card O
number O
, O
so O
she O
was O
using O
the O
ATM O
& O
quot O
; O
thingy O
! O

No O
need O
to O
inflame O
partisanship O
, O
they O
are O
on O
the O
same O
side O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Any O
action O
that O
runs O
counter O
to O
the O
spirit O
of O
national O
reconciliation O
in O
an O
all-inclusive O
manner O
, O
any O
action O
that O
will O
inflame O
passions O
, O
any O
actions O
that O
will O
undermine O
the O
dialogue O
between O
the O
Government O
and O
those O
who O
disagree O
with O
the O
policies O
of O
the O
Government O
should O
be O
avoided O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Gambari O
said O
. O

An O
equation O
found O
in O
one O
of O
his O
father O
's O
books O
inflamed O
Dr. O
Selberg O
's O
mathematical O
curiosity O
at O
the O
age O
of O
13 O
. O

I O
decided O
to O
1 O
-RRB- O
be O
discrete O
and O
2 O
-RRB- O
it O
would O
take O
too O
long O
and O
3 O
-RRB- O
would O
probably O
inflame O
the O
bible O
beaters O
, O
who O
would O
rush O
to O
the O
church O
's O
defense O
. O

As O
you O
know O
there O
are O
many O
forgers O
on O
here O
, O
you O
even O
have O
one O
post O
on O
your O
blog O
that O
did O
not O
come O
from O
me O
-LRB- O
the O
one O
that O
said O
you O
will O
never O
catch O
me O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
there O
always O
will O
be O
people O
who O
want O
to O
inflame O
a O
situation O
if O
they O
can O
. O

When O
the O
Cricut O
first O
came O
out O
I O
inquired O
about O
the O
usb O
port O
and O
the O
ability O
to O
use O
any O
fonts O
on O
the O
pc O
and O
it O
was O
strongly O
hinted O
at O
that O
this O
was O
possible O
in O
the O
future O
. O

The O
method O
of O
the O
attack O
is O
designed O
to O
inflame O
anger O
and O
hysteria O
in O
the O
American O
public O
. O

Adam O
inquires O
. O

BHUBANESWAR O
: O
The O
Posco O
Pratirodha O
Sangram O
Samiti O
, O
billed O
as O
one O
of O
India O
's O
most O
aggressive O
anti-land O
acquisition O
organisations O
, O
was O
born O
around O
the O
same O
time O
when O
Orissa O
chief O
minister O
Naveen O
Patnaik O
inked O
the O
deal O
with O
the O
South O
Korean O
company O
on O
June O
22 O
, O
2005 O
. O

He O
is O
a O
peaceful O
ticking O
bomb O
swift O
and O
slow O
to O
inflame O
, O
He O
is O
tolerant O
, O
and O
sensitive O
, O
but O
coldhearted O
just O
the O
same O
. O

- O
President O
Bush O
said O
yesterday O
that O
he O
is O
considering O
a O
fresh O
plan O
to O
cut O
tax O
rates O
for O
U.S. O
corporations O
to O
make O
them O
more O
competitive O
around O
the O
world O
, O
an O
initiative O
that O
could O
further O
inflame O
a O
battle O
with O
the O
Democratic O
Congress O
over O
spending O
and O
taxes O
and O
help O
define O
the O
remainder O
of O
his O
tenure O
. O

As O
previously O
reported O
, O
the O
singer O
inked O
a O
deal O
with O
the O
Independent O
Film O
Channel O
to O
air O
all O
12 O
of O
the O
original O
& O
quot O
; O
Trapped O
& O
quot O
; O
episodes O
, O
which O
will O
take O
place O
in O
the O
weeks O
prior O
to O
the O
DVD O
release O
. O

The O
Trial O
inflamed O
local O
anit-Indian O
and O
anti-AIM O
feelings O
, O
including O
in O
the O
jury O
, O
by O
bringing O
up O
Peltier O
's O
name O
and O
the O
whole O
history O
of O
AIM O
's O
stormy O
involvement O
with O
the O
FBI O
. O

This O
time O
Nityananda O
Prabhu O
brought O
him O
in O
the O
house O
and O
began O
to O
inquire O
after O
the O
welfare O
of O
his O
family O
at O
Fateyabad O
. O

I O
left O
the O
area O
while O
I O
was O
quite O
worried O
, O
and O
walked O
- O
when O
I O
reached O
an O
area O
called O
Qarn O
ath-Tha'alib O
, O
I O
raised O
my O
head O
to O
the O
sky O
and O
noticed O
a O
cloud O
that O
shaded O
me O
. O

This O
will O
help O
shade O
and O
out-compete O
weeds O
, O
and O
you O
can O
till O
it O
in O
-LRB- O
or O
trim O
and O
put O
in O
the O
compost O
, O
if O
you O
are O
of O
the O
no-till O
philosophy O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
spring O
. O

I O
shamed O
ya O
bad. O
. O

Shame O
the O
UK O
ca O
n't O
keep O
up O
: O
- O
-LRB- O
On O
26907 O
02:17 O
, O
Rob O
wrote O
: O
I O
live O
on O
the O
coast O
so O
the O
handset O
might O
have O
been O
picking O
up O
a O
French O
signal O
? O

The O
Octalink O
spines O
sheared O
off O
and O
the O
Shimano O
engineers O
did O
not O
recognize O
that O
it O
was O
not O
for O
long O
enough O
spline O
teeth O
that O
it O
failed O
but O
because O
it O
unscrewed O
and O
disengaged O
the O
spline O
to O
a O
point O
where O
it O
WAS O
too O
weak O
and O
sheared O
off O
. O

Shame O
it O
's O
such O
a O
big O
country O
, O
they O
're O
probably O
closer O
to O
me O
here O
in O
the O
UK O
than O
where O
I O
'm O
likely O
to O
be O
next O
time O
I O
'm O
in O
Canada O
. O

I O
've O
begun O
to O
wonder O
if O
the O
zoos O
shear O
the O
alpacas O
and O
llamas O
in O
the O
late O
spring O
. O

The O
tree O
on O
the O
left O
shades O
it O
most O
of O
the O
day O
, O
the O
tree O
on O
the O
right O
shades O
it O
later O
in O
the O
afternoon O
. O

You O
see O
, O
checker O
, O
I O
saw O
a O
Mormon B-NORP
go O
into O
a O
usenet O
group O
-LRB- O
I O
WILL O
say O
that O
it O
was O
the O
first O
time O
I O
had O
ever O
seen O
such O
a O
thing O
, O
and O
it O
shamed O
me O
right O
down O
to O
my O
toes O
-RRB- O
and O
attack O
the O
beliefs O
of O
the O
religion O
the O
group O
was O
devoted O
to O
discussing O
. O

Anyway O
, O
I O
settled O
on O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
shade O
your O
eyes O
, O
your O
viewfinder O
, O
and O
your O
lens O
& O
quot O
; O
baseball O
hat O
as O
it O
seemed O
to O
me O
to O
be O
the O
most O
usable O
by O
anyone O
anytime O
. O

The O
US O
Supreme O
Court O
shamed O
us O
. O

The O
Prowler O
hit O
the O
ship O
and O
its O
impact O
sheared O
off O
the O
top O
of O
the O
aircraft O
. O

It O
shames O
me O
to O
admit O
that O
, O
now O
, O
but O
growing O
up O
in O
a O
Catholic O
home O
with O
parents O
for O
whom O
transgender O
issues O
did O
not O
exist O
and O
were O
not O
discussed O
, O
it O
was O
all O
I O
had O
the O
ability O
to O
understand O
. O

Shame O
the O
toolkits O
still O
do O
n't O
use O
it O
directly O
. O

It O
shames O
the O
notion O
of O
a O
& O
quot O
; O
government O
of O
the O
people O
, O
by O
the O
people O
, O
for O
the O
people. O
& O
quot O
; O

In O
this O
poem O
, O
it O
is O
the O
speaker O
who O
shames O
the O
addressee O
, O
not O
the O
other O
way O
round O
? O

We O
shamed O
our O
history O
, O
our O
culture O
, O
our O
very O
humanity O
. O

An O
excellent O
wife O
is O
the O
crown O
of O
her O
husband O
, O
But O
she O
who O
shames O
him O
is O
as O
rottenness O
in O
his O
bones O
-LRB- O
12:4 O
-RRB- O
. O

Does O
equally O
well O
as O
it O
is O
on O
the O
west O
side O
of O
our O
home O
and O
there O
are O
no O
trees O
next O
door O
to O
shade O
it O
. O

Shame O
it O
's O
so O
hard O
to O
find O
a O
good O
one O
anymore O
. O

Most O
mistakes O
I O
can O
put O
down O
to O
experience O
, O
but O
that O
little O
episode O
shames O
me O
and O
I O
want O
it O
to O
continue O
shaming O
me O
so O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
forget O
. O

Lots O
of O
herbivores O
will O
eat O
tubers O
, O
but O
the O
tubers O
evolved O
so O
that O
the O
top O
shears O
off O
. O

These O
last O
megabinges O
shamed O
Mr. O
Zevon O
and O
angered O
some O
of O
his O
new O
friends O
. O

Shame O
the O
HDi O
has O
been O
around O
since O
'98 O
- O
a O
'99 O
Synergie O
could O
be O
either O
1.9TD O
or O
2.0HDi O
. O

I O
see O
no O
reason O
why O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
although O
HvK O
did O
get O
around O
to O
some O
Mahler O
at O
the O
end O
, O
after O
everyone O
else O
had O
done O
it O
and O
almost O
shamed O
him O
into O
it O
. O

sheared O
the O
dowel O
pin O
on O
the O
camshaft O
. O

Andy O
Ex-Pat O
Andy O
wrote O
: O
As O
a O
British O
citizen O
the O
actions O
of O
a O
group O
of O
residents O
in O
Ashtead O
saddens O
and O
shames O
me O
and O
I O
feel O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
regarded O
as O
belonging O
to O
the O
same O
country O
as O
these O
people O
. O

I O
probably O
would O
not O
have O
taken O
him O
to O
obedience O
classes O
at O
this O
time O
if O
that O
was O
not O
such O
a O
difficult O
issue O
, O
and O
if O
people O
here O
had O
not O
essentially O
shamed O
me O
into O
doing O
so O
. O

Deckard O
-LRB- O
or O
& O
quot O
; O
Superman O
& O
quot O
; O
as O
you O
like O
to O
call O
yourself O
-RRB- O
, O
Can O
you O
shade O
a O
light O
on O
this O
? O

Dickau O
I O
think O
he O
did O
it O
because O
Tony O
, O
Steve O
and O
Ron B-NORP
went O
to O
his O
office O
and O
shamed O
him O
! O

The O
documentaries O
shamed O
the O
region O
's O
most O
prominent O
doctors O
. O

The O
T84 O
tranny O
, O
which O
is O
notoriously O
weak O
, O
piled O
up O
, O
and O
jammed O
so O
suddenly O
that O
the O
momentum O
of O
the O
vehicle O
sheared O
off O
the O
front O
U-joint. O
& O
quot O
; O

So O
they O
still O
shear O
the O
slit O
, O
as O
in O
the O
old O
steel O
dip-pen O
days O
, O
and O
then O
cut O
the O
pellet O
? O

There O
was O
at O
least O
one O
case O
where O
The O
Sun O
named O
and O
shamed O
people O
that O
had O
done O
absoluelty O
nothing O
wrong O
and O
they O
were O
hounded O
out O
of O
their O
home O
and O
towm O
by O
shithead O
mobs O
. O

Well O
, O
the O
Harvard O
Law O
School O
Admission O
Office O
is O
known O
to O
shade O
the O
truth O
to O
soften O
the O
blow O
of O
non-admission O
to O
worthy O
applicants O
like O
yourself O
. O

wrote O
: O
Lots O
of O
herbivores O
will O
eat O
tubers O
, O
but O
the O
tubers O
evolved O
so O
that O
the O
top O
shears O
off O
. O

I O
went O
to O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
trouble O
to O
un-stick O
a O
Ford O
flattie O
in O
a O
Universal O
Carrier O
, O
and O
got O
it O
unstuck O
alright O
, O
but O
the O
oil O
pump O
was O
full O
of O
trash O
, O
and O
it O
sheared O
off O
the O
drive O
gear O
on O
the O
back O
of O
the O
camshaft O
. O

They O
were O
nice O
scopes O
- O
I O
liked O
them O
better O
than O
the O
HPs O
- O
and O
they O
were O
easier O
to O
service O
than O
the O
Teks O
-LRB- O
those O
tiny O
push-button O
switches O
on O
the O
Teks O
were O
too O
easy O
to O
shear O
off O
in O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
military O
apes O
that O
used O
them O
. O

His O
hat O
shaded O
his O
face O
face O
and O
hazel O
eyes O
, O
and O
he O
had O
an O
identical O
body O
to O
to O
that O
of O
Cody O
, O
except O
he O
was O
a O
little O
shorter O
. O

As O
a O
British O
citizen O
the O
actions O
of O
a O
group O
of O
residents O
in O
Ashtead O
saddens O
and O
shames O
me O
and O
I O
feel O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
regarded O
as O
belonging O
to O
the O
same O
country O
as O
these O
people O
. O

Hey O
Deckard O
, O
Can O
you O
shade O
a O
light O
on O
all O
this O
? O

After O
I O
sent O
electrochrome O
the O
above O
compilation O
and O
shamed O
him O
for O
being O
such O
a O
deadbeat O
, O
he O
did O
deliver O
the O
disks O
about O
two O
weeks O
later O
, O
so O
it O
was O
actually O
ELEVEN O
LONG O
MONTHS O
that O
he O
& O
quot O
; O
kept O
me O
on O
the O
line O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

They O
shamed O
our O
constitutional O
system O
. O

Sent O
: O
Friday O
, O
June O
03 O
, O
2005 O
9:14 O
AM O
Subject O
: O
Re O
: O
-LSB- O
Hushspace O
-RSB- O
LOL O
Shame O
the O
archive O
is O
n't O
there O
any O
more O
. O

When O
that O
happens O
, O
the O
flywheel O
keeps O
going O
, O
and O
shears O
the O
soft O
flywheel O
key O
. O

Our O
Rabbis O
teach O
us O
that O
committing O
a O
crime O
in O
the O
name O
of O
God O
shames O
the O
Jewish O
people O
, O
dishonors O
the O
Torah O
, O
and O
desecrates O
the O
Name O
of O
God O
. O

The O
temptation O
to O
shade O
a O
bit O
on O
the O
selection O
or O
transformation O
process O
, O
and O
then O
to O
shade O
a O
bit O
more O
on O
the O
results O
can O
be O
very O
strong O
, O
but O
any O
such O
& O
quot O
; O
shading O
& O
quot O
; O
invalidates O
the O
entire O
process O
. O

You O
can O
shade O
it O
to O
one O
side O
or O
the O
other O
of O
the O
magnet O
stop O
position O
, O
this O
will O
make O
it O
more O
accurate O
. O

wrote O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
You O
can O
shear O
a O
sheep O
a O
hundred O
times O
, O
It O
's O
probably O
a O
lot O
less O
than O
a O
hundred O
times O
. O

One O
hundred O
years O
ago O
, O
the O
men O
in O
this O
country O
did O
not O
believe O
that O
the O
four O
of O
you O
who O
are O
female O
were O
capable O
of O
holding O
office O
, O
and O
in O
fact O
you O
were O
not O
allowed O
to O
vote. O
You O
proved O
they O
were O
right O
, O
as O
they O
shamed O
you O
into O
terminating O
Steve O
Stanton O
for O
his O
right O
to O
be O
himself O
. O

But O
I O
guess O
I O
've O
always O
been O
the O
type O
to O
think O
in O
terms O
of O
curved O
paths O
, O
aesthetically O
pleasing O
asymmetries O
, O
one O
part O
raised O
a O
bit O
higher O
than O
the O
next O
, O
etc. O
I O
guess O
what O
I O
'm O
saying O
is O
that O
if O
you O
've O
dealt O
with O
the O
obvious O
things O
, O
like O
slope O
if O
any O
and O
what O
would O
shade O
what O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
thinking O
of O
a O
lot O
of O
considerations O
other O
than O
aesthetics O
in O
terms O
of O
making O
the O
decision O
. O

, O
i O
've O
spoken O
to O
a O
dealer O
who O
suggested O
waiting O
until O
the O
car O
cools O
down O
a O
little O
, O
or O
trying O
to O
shade O
the O
windscreen O
area O
and O
try O
it O
again O
as O
the O
sunlight O
might O
be O
affecting O
it O
in O
some O
way O
, O
i O
'll O
try O
that O
later O
on O
. O

He O
shamed O
his O
uniform O
and O
the O
Corps O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
you O
can O
engrave O
the O
E-word O
thus O
greatly O
reducing O
the O
bad O
effect O
of O
being O
blind O
. O

Muqtada O
has O
plenty O
of O
safe O
houses O
in O
Iraq O
, O
since O
he O
eluded O
Saddam O
for O
four O
years O
, O
and O
he O
wo O
n't O
be O
easy O
to O
find O
if O
he O
does O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
found O
. O

I O
've O
learned O
that O
if O
you O
pursue O
happiness O
, O
it O
will O
elude O
you O
. O

But O
Htay O
Kywe O
, O
who O
managed O
to O
elude O
midnight O
raids O
on O
homes O
across O
Yangon O
, O
said O
the O
generals O
who O
have O
run O
the O
Southeast O
Asian O
nation O
for O
the O
last O
45 O
years O
would O
never O
be O
able O
to O
cover O
up O
the O
reality O
of O
deepening O
poverty O
. O

Thanks O
for O
all O
the O
pointers O
, O
I O
should O
have O
known O
about O
changing O
the O
Doctypes O
, O
but O
as O
I O
'm O
sure O
many O
of O
you O
know O
when O
hunting O
bugs O
the O
obvious O
can O
elude O
you O
. O

Once O
again O
, O
this O
amendment O
concept O
seems O
to O
elude O
you O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
We O
are O
certain O
that O
, O
with O
broad O
popular O
support O
and O
the O
verdict O
of O
our O
justice O
system O
, O
-LRB- O
the O
art O
deco O
building O
-RRB- O
will O
continue O
to O
embellish O
our O
city O
for O
many O
years O
to O
come O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
residents O
said O
in O
a O
statement O
on O
a O
blog O
devoted O
to O
the O
building O
's O
salvation O
. O

I O
've O
read O
the O
paper O
many O
times O
and O
the O
point O
eludes O
me O
. O

Then O
he O
embellished O
, O
saying O
he O
was O
a O
UNLV O
student O
and O
was O
doing O
this O
for O
a O
class O
project O
at O
the O
UNLV O
College O
of O
Hotel O
Administration O
. O

In O
summary O
, O
the O
Minister O
's O
Counsel O
stated O
that O
& O
quot O
; O
It O
is O
the O
Minister O
's O
position O
that O
the O
present O
claim O
is O
an O
effort O
to O
elude O
the O
administration O
of O
justice O
in O
the O
USA O
and O
as O
such O
may O
be O
viewed O
as O
a O
claim O
of O
convenience. O
& O
quot O
; O

I O
am O
pro-NRA O
, O
but O
they O
do O
embellish O
abit O
. O

Even O
then O
, O
as O
we O
hew O
away O
, O
peace O
and O
joy O
may O
still O
elude O
us O
. O

His O
body O
was O
later O
found O
by O
Captain O
Archibald O
Witwicky O
, O
and O
before O
going O
into O
a O
comatose O
state O
Megatron O
used O
the O
last O
of O
his O
energy O
to O
engrave O
a O
map O
, O
showing O
the O
location O
of O
the O
Allspark O
, O
into O
the O
Captain O
's O
glasses O
, O
and O
send O
a O
transmission O
to O
Cybertron O
. O

I O
've O
learned O
that O
if O
you O
pursue O
happiness O
, O
it O
will O
elude O
you O
But O
, O
if O
you O
focus O
on O
your O
family O
, O
your O
friends O
, O
the O
needs O
of O
others O
, O
your O
work O
and O
doing O
the O
very O
best O
you O
can O
, O
happiness O
will O
find O
you O
. O

I O
suppose O
you O
are O
right O
when O
you O
say O
its O
judgment O
, O
something O
that O
can O
elude O
all O
of O
us O
at O
the O
table O
... O

Perhaps O
you O
should O
engrave O
his O
name O
on O
it O
? O

Now O
, O
I O
'm O
sure O
Janice O
can O
embellish O
on O
this O
story O
because O
at O
that O
point O
I O
did O
not O
want O
to O
hear O
any O
more O
about O
it O
. O

Jace O
is O
forced O
to O
elude O
both O
the O
police O
and O
the O
men O
who O
want O
him O
dead O
whilst O
he O
attempts O
to O
find O
evidence O
to O
clear O
his O
name O
. O

Also O
, O
manually O
turn O
off O
any O
viruskillers O
that O
manage O
to O
elude O
& O
quot O
; O
msconfig O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

Like O
I O
said O
, O
the O
smart O
person O
who O
has O
something O
to O
gain O
or O
lose O
as O
the O
case O
may O
be O
must O
verify O
everything O
I O
said O
and O
will O
find O
out O
that O
I O
am O
a O
fallible O
human O
being O
and O
may O
make O
mistakes O
but O
I O
do O
not O
lie O
, O
I O
do O
not O
embellish O
, O
and O
I O
do O
not O
exagerate O
. O

No O
, O
I O
'm O
just O
saying O
you O
make O
a O
lot O
of O
stuff O
up O
and O
tend O
to O
embellish O
the O
facts O
to O
make O
me O
look O
bad O
. O

I O
wish O
I O
could O
find O
it O
because O
I O
am O
SURE O
I O
embellished O
it O
some O
. O

Are O
we O
going O
to O
say O
that O
because O
these O
examples O
have O
the O
F O
& O
quot O
; O
in O
the O
wrong O
place O
& O
quot O
; O
that O
we O
are O
going O
to O
engrave O
that O
way O
too O
? O

The O
design O
is O
not O
so O
exotic O
as O
to O
elude O
a O
very O
simple O
value O
- O
except O
for O
those O
who O
know O
it O
is O
n't O
50 O
Ohms O
. O

BTW O
, O
they O
are O
advertising O
& O
quot O
; O
19th O
centuary O
& O
quot O
; O
items O
- O
and O
they O
'll O
engrave O
them O
for O
you O
. O

As O
you O
mentioned O
, O
Vertue O
engraved O
the O
inscription O
with O
a O
comma O
after O
& O
quot O
; O
DIDE O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
in O
which O
case O
I O
suppose O
that O
the O
main O
clause O
could O
have O
been O
& O
quot O
; O
WITH O
WHOME O
, O
QVICK O
NATVRE O
DIDE O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

That O
may O
elude O
me O
from O
time O
to O
time O
so O
I O
apologize O
up O
front O
. O

lol O
: O
: O
Once O
you O
make O
a O
bead O
and O
anneal O
it O
and O
then O
you O
look O
at O
it O
and O
decide O
that O
: O
it O
could O
really O
use O
something O
else O
to O
embellish O
it O
to O
make O
it O
look O
better O
, O
: O
can O
you O
have O
a O
& O
quot O
; O
do-over O
& O
quot O
; O
on O
it O
? O

I O
did O
n't O
engrave O
it O
myself O
; O
-RRB- O
they O
did O
it O
. O

Andrew O
could O
start O
it O
off O
, O
and O
as O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
find O
ways O
to O
either O
resolve O
problems O
or O
embellish O
the O
service O
, O
we O
could O
add O
notes O
to O
the O
wiki O
. O

& O
lt O
; O
snipped O
mercilessly O
If O
these O
transgressions O
can O
elude O
even O
the O
watchful O
eye O
of O
Sam O
Pennington O
, O
how O
can O
we O
ever O
hope O
to O
stem O
the O
tide O
in O
R.A.M. O
? O

Anyway O
, O
I O
've O
already O
said O
what O
I O
think O
many O
many O
times O
with O
regard O
to O
many O
of O
your O
disquisitions O
: O
You O
have O
absolutely O
no O
way O
of O
linking O
the O
sonnet O
to O
your O
scenario O
, O
embellish O
it O
all O
you O
like O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
This O
makes O
it O
a O
monumental O
challenge-as O
urgent O
as O
it O
is O
difficult-not O
only O
to O
get O
him O
to O
stop O
the O
carnage O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
, O
but O
also O
to O
prevent O
him O
from O
undertaking O
a O
new O
, O
perhaps O
even O
more O
disastrous O
adventure-like O
going O
to O
war O
with O
Iran O
, O
in O
order O
to O
embellish O
the O
image O
he O
so O
proudly O
created O
for O
himself O
after O
911 O
as O
the O
commander O
in O
chief O
of O
' O
the O
first O
war O
of O
the O
21st O
century. O
' O
& O
quot O
; O

an O
11 O
year O
old O
girl O
was O
arrested O
for O
attempting O
to O
elude O
the O
man O
and O
driving O
under O
the O
influence O
. O

This O
makes O
it O
a O
monumental O
challenge-as O
urgent O
as O
it O
is O
difficult-not O
only O
to O
get O
him O
to O
stop O
the O
carnage O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
, O
but O
also O
to O
prevent O
him O
from O
undertaking O
a O
new O
, O
perhaps O
even O
more O
disastrous O
adventure-like O
going O
to O
war O
with O
Iran O
, O
in O
order O
to O
embellish O
the O
image O
he O
so O
proudly O
created O
for O
himself O
after O
911 O
as O
the O
commander O
in O
chief O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
the O
first O
war O
of O
the O
21st O
century. O
& O
quot O
; O

Lerma O
's O
Stint O
Posing O
as O
a O
Scientologist O
Mr. O
Lerma O
embellishes O
his O
stint O
as O
an O
on O
again O
off O
again O
Scientologist O
and O
his O
short-lived O
career O
as O
a O
staff O
member O
of O
the O
Church O
in O
order O
to O
make O
himself O
appear O
to O
be O
more O
important O
and O
knowledgeable O
. O

The O
details O
of O
the O
discussion O
now O
elude O
me O
, O
but O
I O
remember O
there O
being O
a O
lively O
debate O
about O
just O
how O
and O
when O
transexuals O
became O
part O
of O
the O
gay O
community O
, O
and O
vice O
versa O
- O
the O
consensus O
was O
that O
nobody O
knew O
how O
it O
happened O
, O
and O
nobody O
was O
quite O
sure O
that O
they O
agreed O
with O
the O
inclusion O
. O

You O
tell O
ppl O
that O
all O
that O
you O
'd O
originally O
defended O
them O
aggainst O
was O
actually O
true O
all O
along O
, O
and O
in O
fact O
, O
you O
embellish O
that O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
hurt O
them O
more O
too O
. O

Waterboarding O
, O
it O
's O
been O
claimed O
, O
has O
a O
rare O
capacity O
to O
clarify O
the O
mind O
, O
and O
it O
's O
fairly O
certain O
that O
were O
he O
to O
be O
waterboarded O
, O
Judge O
Mukasey O
could O
and O
would O
come O
up O
with O
an O
opinion O
on O
the O
practice O
, O
an O
opinion O
that O
has O
, O
thus O
far O
, O
eluded O
him O
, O
It O
matters O
little O
that O
the O
opinion O
Mukasey O
renders O
under O
the O
influence O
of O
superhydration O
would O
likely O
be O
any O
opinion O
he O
thought O
his O
interrogators O
wanted O
to O
hear O
. O

The O
meaning O
of O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
paragraph O
still O
eludes O
me O
. O

You O
need O
to O
tell O
that O
one O
again O
, O
even O
if O
you O
did O
embellish O
it O
a O
bit O
. O

Critics O
of O
the O
textbook O
to O
be O
used O
in O
middle O
schools O
say O
it O
embellishes O
the O
Ottoman O
Empire O
and O
underestimates O
the O
role O
of O
the O
Orthodox O
Church O
in O
the O
Greek O
battle O
for O
independence O
. O

The O
elegant O
and O
efficient O
way O
, O
if O
there O
is O
one O
, O
eludes O
me O
. O

He O
was O
there O
for O
nearly O
an O
hour O
before O
he O
was O
arrested O
and O
charged O
with O
robbery O
with O
a O
dangerous O
weapon O
and O
felony O
speeding O
to O
elude O
arrest O
Family O
members O
of O
some O
of O
the O
victims O
told O
WRAL O
Monday O
they O
had O
been O
informed O
of O
their O
cases O
that O
morning O
. O

This O
makes O
it O
a O
monumental O
challenge O
-- O
as O
urgent O
as O
it O
is O
difficult O
-- O
not O
only O
to O
get O
him O
to O
stop O
the O
carnage O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
, O
but O
also O
to O
prevent O
him O
from O
undertaking O
a O
new O
, O
perhaps O
even O
more O
disastrous O
adventure O
-- O
like O
going O
to O
war O
with O
Iran O
, O
in O
order O
to O
embellish O
the O
image O
he O
so O
proudly O
created O
for O
himself O
after O
911 O
as O
the O
commander O
in O
chief O
of O
the O
first O
war O
of O
the O
21st O
century O
. O

And O
although O
I O
think O
I O
have O
at O
least O
a O
limited O
grasp O
of O
the O
theory O
, O
a O
practical O
understanding O
of O
the O
IDL O
code O
to O
implement O
it O
still O
eludes O
me O
. O

However O
, O
the O
issue O
at O
stake O
is O
almost O
always O
his O
own O
: O
the O
desire O
both O
to O
connect O
with O
and O
to O
elude O
people O
- O
to O
be O
, O
in O
other O
words O
, O
a O
kind O
of O
respectable O
outlaw O
. O

The O
Markkus O
of O
this O
world O
will O
eat O
it O
all O
up O
and O
embellish O
even O
further O
. O

You O
could O
do O
a O
little O
wall O
hanging O
and O
embellish O
it O
with O
old O
rippers O
and O
hole-y O
thimbles O
and O
dull O
safety O
pins O
. O

theory O
comes O
to O
mind O
in O
that O
when O
we O
do O
n't O
take O
care O
of O
our O
Hunger O
, O
Anger O
, O
Lonliness O
, O
and O
Tiredness O
the O
fruits O
of O
the O
Spirit O
elude O
us O
. O

If O
these O
transgressions O
can O
elude O
even O
the O
watchful O
eye O
of O
Sam O
Pennington O
, O
how O
can O
we O
ever O
hope O
to O
stem O
the O
tide O
in O
R.A.M. O
? O

Now O
, O
I O
can O
work O
out O
the O
Naked O
Products O
is O
some O
sort O
of O
brand O
name O
, O
but O
the O
meaning O
of O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
advert O
eludes O
me O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
why O
Booster O
would O
need O
to O
embellish O
the O
buffoonjerk O
angle O
since O
his O
reputation O
as-is O
would O
be O
a O
sufficient O
cover O
, O
but O
that O
's O
just O
one O
man O
's O
opinion O
. O

It O
says O
that O
the O
comedian O
-LRB- O
a O
chap O
who O
died O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
whose O
name O
eludes O
me O
-RRB- O
, O
had O
to O
plead O
with O
a O
little O
girl O
in O
the O
audience O
who O
could O
n't O
stop O
laughing O
, O
so O
that O
he O
could O
continue O
. O

wrote O
: O
bonfly O
, O
I O
am O
familiar O
with O
which O
include O
trout O
and O
whitefish O
, O
but O
salmoides O
elude O
me O
, O
what O
am O
I O
missing O
, O
apart O
from O
a O
sanwich O
short O
of O
a O
picnic O
! O

If O
this O
is O
n't O
what O
you O
're O
trying O
to O
argue O
for O
here O
, O
then O
exactly O
what O
your O
point O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
also O
eludes O
me O
. O

must O
have O
something O
to O
elude O
the O
Daylight O
savings O
time O
we O
have O
put O
up O
with O
... O
.like O
the O
one O
next O
week O
. O

There O
are O
stll O
some O
programming O
techniques O
that O
elude O
me O
. O

Condemning O
the O
concept O
of O
a O
& O
quot O
; O
unipolar O
world O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
he O
added O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
However O
one O
might O
embellish O
this O
term O
, O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
it O
describes O
a O
scenario O
in O
which O
there O
is O
one O
center O
of O
authority O
, O
one O
center O
of O
force O
, O
one O
center O
of O
decision-making O
... O

I O
would O
quilt O
first O
, O
then O
embellish O
, O
that O
way O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
the O
embellishments O
getting O
hit O
by O
the O
needle O
, O
or O
causing O
problems O
with O
rolling O
the O
quilt O
on O
a O
frame O
, O
etc. O
& O
lt O
; O
BG O
That O
is O
what O
I O
did O
with O
the O
crystals O
on O
my O
Denim O
and O
Diamonds O
quilt O
. O

I O
may O
do O
an O
interlude O
set O
in O
1550 O
or O
so O
, O
to O
cover O
the O
impact O
of O
the O
Karaman O
Scientific O
Revolution O
on O
Europe O
, O
though O
I O
fear O
that O
fine-tooth O
vision O
of O
Europe O
is O
going O
to O
elude O
me O
, O
in O
the O
end O
. O

I O
have O
tried O
to O
dig O
through O
their O
code O
to O
figure O
out O
how O
they O
did O
it O
, O
but O
it O
still O
eludes O
me O
. O

----------------------------------------------------------------------- O
10 O
Feb O
1605 O
& O
quot O
; O
Merchant O
of O
Venice O
& O
quot O
; O
performed O
for O
James O
I O
10 O
Feb O
1616 O
Judith O
Shakspere O
marries O
T.Quiney O
------------------------------------------------------------------ O
February O
10 O
, O
60 O
, O
St. O
Paul O
shipwrecked O
on O
Malta O
. O

But O
, O
as O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
Parens O
Patriae O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
with O
ultimate O
control O
, O
The O
Government O
must O
shoulder O
blame O
for O
failure O
in O
this O
role O
. O

Why O
do O
we O
have O
to O
shoulder O
this O
burden O
? O

However O
, O
it O
's O
just O
possible O
that O
it O
is O
a O
conventional O
axle O
, O
and O
that O
a O
bolt O
has O
sheared O
off O
in O
it O
! O

That O
works O
fine O
as O
long O
as O
the O
market O
is O
big O
enough O
to O
provide O
some O
marginal O
income O
for O
the O
drug O
companies O
and O
someone O
else O
is O
willing O
to O
shoulder O
the O
costs O
for O
developing O
new O
drugs O
. O

I O
've O
seen O
the O
crankshaft O
key O
sheared O
on O
these O
things O
so O
it O
may O
be O
worth O
checking O
also O
. O

Still O
, O
Joel O
's O
name O
is O
on O
it O
, O
so O
he O
is O
going O
to O
have O
to O
shoulder O
the O
responsibility O
for O
it O
. O

McLaren O
's O
chief O
executive O
, O
Martin O
Whitmarsh O
, O
admitted O
the O
team O
had O
to O
shoulder O
much O
of O
the O
blame O
for O
not O
calling O
Hamilton O
in O
earlier O
. O

If O
companies O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
shoulder O
the O
cost O
of O
their O
employees O
' O
medical O
care O
, O
it O
would O
make O
the O
American O
work O
force O
much O
more O
cost-competitive O
with O
workers O
in O
many O
foreign O
companies O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
We O
are O
not O
sure O
if O
the O
government O
could O
shoulder O
the O
cost O
. O

shouldered O
the O
responsibility O
of O
Marjaeyyat O
and O
recommenced O
solving O
the O
problems O
of O
the O
people O
. O

Those O
who O
are O
unable O
to O
shoulder O
their O
own O
bags O
and O
baggages O
, O
their O
responsibilities O
are O
to O
be O
shouldered O
by O
you O
. O

In O
their O
view O
, O
the O
Federal O
Reserve O
, O
which O
was O
created O
in O
1913 O
, O
shoulders O
much O
of O
the O
blame. O
& O
quot O
; O

Senior O
military O
officers O
in O
Washington O
believe O
that O
by O
next O
year O
, O
the O
Iraqi O
military O
will O
be O
able O
to O
shoulder O
more O
of O
the O
burden O
now O
carried O
by O
U.S. O
forces O
, O
according O
to O
defense O
officials O
. O

Be O
warned O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
just O
unscrew O
like O
the O
others O
, O
you O
have O
to O
disconnect O
the O
pipe O
first O
-LRB- O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
, O
you O
'll O
probably O
twist O
the O
pipe O
and O
shear O
it O
! O
-RRB- O
. O

There O
is O
far O
too O
much O
at O
risk O
for O
you O
to O
shoulder O
it O
all O
. O

However O
, O
the O
committee O
said O
such O
an O
agency O
would O
not O
be O
able O
to O
shoulder O
the O
accompanying O
responsibilities O
based O
on O
current O
levels O
of O
funding O
. O

Today O
the O
Army O
and O
Marine O
Corps O
, O
less O
than O
three O
quarters O
of O
a O
million O
, O
shoulder O
the O
burden O
for O
this O
war O
at O
a O
cost O
of O
less O
than O
1 O
percent O
of O
GDP O
. O

Take O
another O
down O
conversion O
12inch O
to O
38 O
inch O
, O
and O
after O
a O
few O
expletives O
and O
smashed O
knucles O
, O
it O
again O
sheared O
off O
. O

The O
bottom O
line O
is O
that O
the O
loss O
has O
already O
occurred O
and O
somebody O
has O
to O
shoulder O
the O
loss O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
Minister O
shoulders O
the O
blame O
all O
on O
her O
own O
. O

a O
-RRB- O
He O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
shoulder O
responsibility O
since O
there O
were O
so O
many O
other O
important O
characters O
in O
the O
film O
. O

I O
'm O
saying O
, O
shoulder O
some O
of O
the O
responsibility O
for O
fixing O
the O
problems O
that O
have O
come O
about O
as O
a O
result O
of O
things O
that O
happened O
in O
the O
past O
, O
even O
things O
that O
you O
had O
no O
control O
over O
or O
were O
n't O
even O
born O
. O

In O
this O
way O
, O
one O
parent O
does O
not O
have O
to O
shoulder O
most O
of O
the O
responsibilities O
, O
while O
the O
other O
becomes O
the O
fun O
parent O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
The O
city O
of O
Vienna O
called O
on O
the O
State O
several O
times O
to O
shoulder O
its O
reponsibilities O
, O
but O
in O
vain O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
she O
told O
AFP O
. O

He O
says O
he O
is O
willing O
to O
shoulder O
the O
responsibility O
and O
face O
the O
challenges O
, O
and O
promises O
to O
strive O
to O
be O
down O
to O
earth O
and O
honest O
. O

& O
lt O
; O
snip O
Still O
, O
Joel O
's O
name O
is O
on O
it O
, O
so O
he O
is O
going O
to O
have O
to O
shoulder O
the O
responsibility O
for O
it O
. O

But O
a O
former O
LF O
fighter O
, O
who O
spoke O
to O
Al O
Jazeera O
on O
the O
condition O
of O
anonymity O
, O
insisted O
that O
the O
Israeli O
military O
, O
and O
not O
the O
Lebanese O
, O
should O
shoulder O
full O
responsibility O
for O
the O
killings O
. O

With O
the O
3 O
basic O
tools O
; O
scrapers O
, O
gouges O
, O
and O
skews O
, O
you O
can O
shear O
cut O
and O
scrape O
cut O
, O
it O
depends O
on O
how O
you O
present O
the O
tool O
to O
the O
work O
. O

If O
our O
charger O
is O
up O
to O
the O
task O
, O
it O
should O
shoulder O
all O
the O
load O
and O
have O
some O
left O
over O
. O

And O
, O
therefore O
, O
we O
do O
recognize O
the O
volume O
of O
this O
possibility O
that O
we O
are O
bearing O
and O
the O
gravity O
of O
the O
burden O
that O
we O
must O
shoulder O
. O

I O
plan O
to O
shear O
the O
sheep O
and O
then O
send O
them O
to O
market O
and O
try O
to O
have O
two O
markets O
this O
way O
. O

At O
these O
words O
, O
the O
samurai O
, O
perceiving O
the O
discipline O
of O
the O
master O
, O
sheathed O
his O
sword O
and O
bowed O
. O

She O
was O
referring O
, O
of O
course O
, O
to O
the O
enormous O
responsibility O
our O
Commander O
in O
Chief O
must O
shoulder O
when O
he O
sends O
U.S. O
troops O
into O
harm O
's O
way O
in O
Iraq O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
The O
administration O
, O
Congress O
and O
the O
entire O
inter-agency O
, O
especially O
the O
State O
Department O
, O
must O
shoulder O
responsibility O
for O
the O
catastrophic O
failure O
, O
and O
the O
American O
people O
must O
hold O
them O
accountable O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
General O
Sanchez O
said O
. O

Beethoven O
's O
thunderbolts O
sheathed O
in O
velvet O
, O
so O
as O
not O
to O
disturb O
us O
too O
much O
. O

While O
the O
rule O
making O
authority O
, O
the O
IGC O
, O
must O
shoulder O
some O
of O
the O
responsibility O
the O
accident O
was O
due O
to O
the O
total O
lack O
of O
airmanship O
by O
the O
pilot O
. O

That O
's O
another O
thing O
that O
I O
really O
hate O
about O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
, O
that O
it O
has O
pissed O
away O
the O
willingness O
of O
Americans O
to O
shoulder O
such O
a O
burden O
when O
asked O
, O
who O
will O
be O
able O
to O
blame O
people O
for O
declining O
to O
join O
the O
National O
Guard O
in O
future O
considering O
the O
pointless O
waste O
of O
their O
talents O
and O
lives O
in O
Iraq O
? O

And O
so O
there O
are O
a O
variety O
of O
means O
that O
Iraq O
has O
to O
be O
able O
to O
shoulder O
much O
of O
the O
burden O
for O
their O
own O
reconstruction. O
& O
quot O
; O

in O
other O
words O
, O
in O
a O
sense O
, O
this O
would O
seem O
to O
be O
a O
test O
not O
only O
of O
ideas O
, O
yet O
also O
of O
ideologies O
, O
including O
those O
who O
may O
believe O
that O
' O
religion O
' O
exists O
in O
the O
symbol O
of O
the O
cross O
, O
yet O
outside O
of O
the O
actual O
believers O
in O
this O
cross O
, O
who O
also O
shoulder O
its O
responsibility O
. O

The O
administration O
, O
Congress O
and O
the O
entire O
inter-agency O
, O
especially O
the O
State O
Department O
, O
must O
shoulder O
responsibility O
for O
the O
catastrophic O
failure O
, O
and O
the O
American O
people O
must O
hold O
them O
accountable O
, O
he O
said O
. O

At O
the O
tented O
ecolodge O
of O
Fustat O
Wadi O
El O
Gemal O
-- O
in O
the O
Protectorate O
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handed O
climate O
legislation O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
may O
be O
heading O
down O
the O
same O
path O
. O

and O
shall O
not O
He O
render O
to O
every O
man O
according O
to O
his O
works O
? O

This O
company O
renders O
crayon O
scribblings O
of O
toddlers O
into O
some O
kind O
of O
abstract O
art O
? O

I O
think O
the O
only O
James O
Clavell O
I O
have O
is O
his O
I O
Ching O
, O
which O
is O
n't O
as O
good O
as O
the O
Richard O
Wilhelm O
Translation O
rendered O
into O
English O
by O
Cary O
F. O
Baynes O
. O

And O
because O
Kastner O
rendered O
us O
a O
great O
service O
by O
helping O
keep O
the O
deportation O
camps O
peaceful O
, O
I O
would O
let O
his O
groups O
escape O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
when O
I O
import O
it O
into O
my O
FCP O
sequence O
, O
it O
" O
flickers O
" O
skips O
even O
after O
I O
render O
it O
. O

For O
that O
they O
rake O
me O
over O
what O
they O
think O
are O
their O
hot O
coals O
of O
derision O
. O

Keep O
calling O
your O
Senators O
today O
, O
toll O
free O
numbers O
include O
1-877-851-6437 O
and O
1-945-220-0044 O
, O
or O
call O
toll O
1-202-225-3121 O
AND O
REGISTER O
YOUR O
OUTRAGE O
at O
ongoing O
efforts O
to O
ram O
through O
Amnesty B-ORG
! O

One O
option O
is O
to O
have O
a O
" O
borderless O
" O
tickbox O
, O
which O
basically O
just O
renders O
the O
text O
without O
any O
portlet O
styling O
around O
it O
. O

In O
August O
1939 O
, O
when O
Chamberlain O
rammed O
through O
a O
two O
- O
month O
parliamentary O
adjournment O
just O
weeks O
before O
the O
war O
began O
, O
Churchill B-PERSON
-- O
then O
still O
a O
backbencher O
-- O
exploded O
with O
anger O
in O
the O
House O
, O
calling O
the O
prime O
minister O
's O
move O
" O
disastrous O
, O
" O
" O
pathetic O
" O
and O
shameful O
. O
" O

But O
the O
cute O
phrases O
, O
awkward O
verbiage O
, O
and O
excessive O
exclamation O
points O
render O
FOX O
' O
news O
for O
dummies O
' O
. O

So O
they O
go O
public O
with O
inside O
dope O
on O
the O
machine O
they O
previously O
had O
themselves O
helped O
to O
ram O
pall O
- O
mall O
into O
our O
bodies O
and O
our O
hearts O
. O

They O
'll O
ram O
their O
lawsuits O
and O
know O
that O
leftist O
judges O
will O
, O
in O
most O
cases O
, O
side O
with O
them O
. O

The O
perverted O
terrorists O
deprive O
their O
victims O
of O
sleep O
to O
cause O
them O
to O
have O
vehicular O
and O
other O
accidents O
, O
make O
them O
irritable O
to O
other O
people O
, O
and O
render O
them O
ineffective O
in O
their O
work O
. O

When O
I O
moved O
the O
link O
to O
the O
end O
of O
the O
page O
, O
it O
will O
render O
, O
but O
then O
when O
one O
clicks O
on O
the O
link O
, O
IE O
throws O
an O
error O
. O

To O
date O
, O
the O
national O
press O
corps O
has O
n't O
shown O
the O
slightest O
interest O
in O
the O
details O
of O
Hastert O
's O
miraculous O
land O
deal O
, O
in O
which O
he O
pocketed O
a O
500 O
percent O
profit O
in O
just O
four O
years O
' O
time O
, O
thanks O
entirely O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
Hastert O
used O
the O
power O
of O
the O
speaker O
's O
office O
to O
personally O
ram O
through O
legislation O
that O
directly O
increased O
the O
value O
of O
his O
own O
land O
holdings O
. O

" O
From O
that O
point O
, O
the O
fecal O
colored O
parasite O
rammed O
a O
number O
of O
other O
vehicles O
, O
another O
police O
car O
and O
then O
bailed O
out O
again O
, O
" O
Harris B-PERSON
said O
. O

Or O
how O
can O
' O
Nature B-ORG
' O
render O
him O
? O

Now O
, O
it O
's O
just O
as O
if O
someone O
rammed O
his O
truck O
in O
a O
parking O
lot O
-LRB- O
hey O
, O
wait O
... O
. O

The O
deductible O
is O
the O
amount O
of O
money O
you O
pay O
out O
- O
of O
- O
pocket O
for O
veterinarian O
services O
rendered O
that O
your O
pet O
health O
care O
insurance O
plan O
does O
not O
cover O
. O

After O
crashing O
the O
stolen O
car O
, O
the O
suspect O
rammed O
into O
a O
police O
cruiser O
and O
officers O
fired O
at O
the O
driver O
of O
the O
stolen O
car O
, O
killing O
him O
. O

" O
I O
caught O
a O
brief O
glimpse O
of O
the O
suicide O
bomber O
as O
he O
was O
about O
to O
ram O
his O
car O
into O
the O
convoy O
. O

If O
someone O
decides O
to O
ram O
you O
off O
the O
road O
then O
there O
is O
little O
you O
can O
do O
if O
there O
are O
no O
witnesses O
as O
you O
are O
unlikely O
to O
be O
in O
a O
situation O
to O
get O
the O
number O
plate O
. O

This O
put O
me O
closer O
to O
where O
I O
want O
to O
go O
, O
but O
of O
course O
the O
new O
tiddler O
does O
n't O
render O
properly O
. O

When O
I O
had O
a O
beta O
once O
I O
put O
a O
female O
in O
with O
him O
and O
soon O
after O
the O
morning O
after O
I O
found O
him O
swimming O
around O
with O
hardly O
any O
fins O
and O
she O
-LRB- O
the O
female O
now O
-RRB- O
died O
a O
while O
later O
-LRB- O
she O
apparently O
rammed O
herself O
against O
the O
aquarium O
cover O
and O
died O
-RRB- O
. O

Only O
after O
the O
BR O
rammed O
, O
and O
Marines B-NORP
and O
sailors O
boarded O
, O
the O
Serapis O
did O
Capt. O
Pearson O
tear O
down O
his O
colors O
and O
surrender O
his O
ship O
. O

Critics O
say O
that O
such O
a O
maneuverable O
spacecraft O
could O
be O
used O
to O
ram O
enemy O
spacecraft O
or O
attack O
them O
with O
weapons O
. O

That O
would O
entail O
any O
and O
every O
indulgence O
that O
renders O
our O
flesh O
strong O
and O
our O
spirit O
weak O
. O

The O
ship O
began O
to O
plummet O
out O
of O
formation O
, O
and O
rammed O
the O
Victor O
, O
splitting O
the O
second O
ship O
in O
half O
. O

Near O
the O
northern O
city O
of O
Mosul B-GPE
, O
a O
suicide O
car O
bomber O
rammed O
into O
a O
police O
convoy O
carrying O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
brigadier O
general O
, O
killing O
five O
policemen O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
and O
police O
said O
. O

The O
101 O
Forward O
Control O
Club O
and O
Register O
Tom O
Woods O
wrote O
: O
I O
believe O
i O
rammed O
a O
replacement O
bolt O
in O
of O
a O
slightly O
different O
size O
and O
thread O
-LRB- O
hoping O
it O
would O
self O
re-tap O
the O
hole O
to O
some O
extent O
-RRB- O
which O
was O
covered O
in O
threadlock O
. O

We O
want O
God O
to O
touch O
lives O
and O
birth O
intercessors O
who O
will O
travail O
for O
the O
breakthrough O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
many O
snipers O
actually O
own O
the O
requisite O
sniper O
rifles O
, O
so O
I O
wo O
n't O
hazard O
a O
guess O
, O
but O
there O
are O
probably O
enough O
to O
trim O
down O
the O
number O
of O
top O
posters O
and O
dross O
posters O
. O

So O
now O
after O
well O
varnishing O
the O
bobbin O
using O
Wattyl O
7008 O
, O
I O
also O
rub O
in O
some O
hi O
- O
temp O
silicone O
sealant O
where O
pitch O
will O
touch O
wires O
, O
then O
use O
high O
temp O
sleeving O
, O
so O
no O
worries O
about O
pitch O
melting O
anything O
. O

Then O
with O
his O
hands O
empty O
, O
the O
same O
experimenter O
would O
again O
touch O
a O
container O
with O
his O
elbow O
. O

Having O
said O
this O
I O
do O
think O
that O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
ca O
n't O
touch O
off O
WW O
III O
which O
could O
have O
happened O
when O
the O
Soviet B-GPE
Union I-GPE
was O
in O
business O
. O

If O
you O
trim O
back O
the O
vines O
they O
should O
resprout O
. O

in O
the O
meantime O
and O
for O
God O
's O
sake O
never O
touch O
that O
filthy O
australian O
tap O
water O
either O
for O
drinking O
or O
cooking O
! O

Give O
it O
a O
try O
- O
you O
might O
notice O
windows O
starts O
up O
quicker O
& O
apps O
thrash O
a O
bit O
less O
. O

it O
spake O
thus O
: O
I O
have O
to O
admit O
that O
, O
these O
days O
, O
I O
almost O
always O
create O
a O
new O
file O
, O
include O
GENERIC O
, O
set O
a O
new O
ident O
, O
and O
then O
just O
add O
or O
trim O
options O
and O
devices O
as O
needed O
. O

I O
could O
trim O
them O
but O
they O
are O
expensive O
-LRB- O
$ O
40 O
-RRB- O
. O

Sheaves O
were O
made O
and O
stacked O
in O
the O
field O
, O
and O
not O
trimmed O
up O
later O
. O

Usually O
, O
you O
can O
trim O
down O
the O
list O
a O
lot O
, O
since O
almost O
all O
cities O
in O
a O
country O
have O
the O
same O
TZDST O
, O
but O
that O
's O
not O
the O
case O
for O
the O
US B-GPE
. O

So O
naturally O
they O
touch O
toes O
when O
faced O
with O
anything O
PC O
. O

They O
may O
touch O
or O
cry O
repeatedly O
. O

It O
'll O
kill O
most O
any O
green O
thing O
it O
touches O
. O

" O
To O
get O
to O
where O
our O
property O
touched O
public O
land O
would O
take O
three O
hours O
by O
public O
road O
, O
but O
from O
our O
house O
it O
was O
10 O
minutes O
by O
four O
- O
wheeler O
or O
Jeep O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

We O
'd O
give O
them O
any O
ends O
we O
trimmed O
off O
the O
cob O
, O
and O
then O
give O
them O
the O
cobs O
after O
we O
'd O
finished O
with O
them O
. O

And O
they O
touched O
profound O
hopes O
while O
shunning O
easy O
consolations O
. O

The O
House O
bill O
, O
which O
also O
trimmed O
other O
social O
programs O
for O
the O
poor O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
reduce O
federal O
spending O
by O
$ O
50 O
billion O
, O
was O
narrowly O
approved O
217 O
- O
215 O
. O

I O
know O
, O
it O
is O
hard O
to O
resist O
, O
I O
may O
eat O
some O
, O
then O
try O
to O
trim O
the O
rest O
. O

Jesus O
touched O
them O
and O
told O
them O
to O
not O
be O
afraid O
. O

His O
fur O
trimmed O
red O
suit O
was O
called O
" O
Unenlightened O
. O
" O

Of O
course O
, O
we O
could O
actually O
remember O
to O
trim O
all O
of O
his O
excess O
addresses O
if O
we O
respond O
, O
but O
that O
takes O
fortitude O
and O
memory O
. O

2 O
. O
Posters O
should O
trim O
posts O
to O
which O
they O
respond O
. O

From O
their O
site O
: O
" O
In O
one O
action O
packed O
day O
, O
the O
Code O
Freeze O
2008 O
Software O
Symposium O
will O
touch O
on O
many O
facets O
of O
innovation O
. O

We O
always O
trim O
most O
of O
the O
fat O
off O
our O
meat O
-LRB- O
I O
think O
you O
do O
n't O
eat O
meat O
. O

But O
a O
strained O
undercurrent O
drifts O
through O
October O
City O
, O
from O
Mussa O
's O
bazaar O
to O
pastel O
apartment O
buildings O
trimmed O
with O
wooden O
shutters O
. O

Anybody O
knowing O
how O
to O
trim O
these O
down O
in O
the O
new O
system O
control O
please O
reply O
with O
an O
Howto O
. O

Those O
thoughts O
deeply O
touched O
that O
young O
lady O
she O
was O
so O
moved O
at O
what O
I O
had O
wrote O
to O
her O
she O
went O
and O
confided O
in O
her O
parents O
that O
very O
night O
. O

Follow O
a O
few O
paces O
behind O
him O
, O
spraying O
everything O
he O
touches O
with O
a O
can O
of O
disinfectant O
. O

Within O
the O
currently O
active O
pixel O
, O
pressure O
is O
sufficient O
to O
make O
the O
water O
bumps O
touch O
the O
optical O
chamber O
. O

For O
often O
hearts O
not O
touched O
at O
all O
start O
hardening O
and O
shrinking O
small O
. O

Only O
other O
mods O
were O
to O
cut O
the O
wing O
tips O
off O
to O
what O
would O
be O
the O
outermost O
bay O
and O
trim O
the O
stabilizer O
down O
to O
a O
triangle O
shape O
. O

About O
applying O
compound O
to O
the O
buffing O
wheel O
, O
it O
says O
: O
" O
With O
the O
wheel O
attached O
and O
the O
motor O
running O
, O
gently O
touch O
the O
appropriate O
tube O
of O
compound O
-LRB- O
jewelers O
rouge O
, O
in O
this O
case O
-RRB- O
to O
the O
face O
of O
the O
wheel O
for O
one O
to O
two O
seconds O
. O

Whenever O
a O
prospect O
touches O
the O
company O
via O
the O
web O
, O
email O
, O
phone O
call O
, O
personal O
interaction O
or O
whatever O
they O
took O
each O
area O
and O
asked O
the O
simple O
question O
, O
What O
would O
make O
this O
more O
potent O
? O

I O
wonder O
how O
they O
tie O
their O
shoes O
, O
too O
, O
or O
trim O
their O
toenails O
without O
throwing O
up O
. O

wrote O
: O
What O
about O
trying O
to O
carefully O
trim O
back O
the O
plastic O
shroud O
on O
one O
of O
the O
Sennheiser O
headphone O
sets O
with O
an O
Xacto O
knife O
? O

Everything O
the O
king O
touched O
turned O
into O
gold O
, O
according O
to O
Greek B-NORP
legend O
. O

She O
shed O
a O
little O
hair O
, O
I O
guess O
all O
the O
nervous O
stuff O
, O
they O
trimmed O
her O
claws O
too O
. O

She O
is O
beautifully O
equipped O
, O
trims O
out O
perfectly O
, O
tracks O
the O
GNS430 O
perfectly O
, O
and O
is O
a O
pleasure O
to O
feel O
beneath O
you O
. O

At O
the O
very O
least O
, O
please O
trim O
out O
alt.pets.dogs.pitbull O

They O
thrash O
about O
in O
a O
feedback O
loop O
, O
where O
the O
collective O
wisdom O
about O
their O
problems O
can O
overwhelm O
the O
chances O
of O
any O
single O
new O
product O
. O

In O
it O
, O
he O
quotes O
theologians O
, O
saints O
, O
news O
accounts O
and O
himself O
on O
various O
topics O
that O
touch O
on O
nudity O
. O

Posters O
must O
show O
a O
reasonable O
effort O
to O
trim O
the O
post O
they O
are O
replying O
to O
and O
to O
include O
just O
enough O
material O
to O
establish O
context O
. O

In O
my O
edits O
on O
this O
post O
I O
trimmed O
out O
some O
things O
. O

It O
is O
like O
a O
beast O
which O
touches O
a O
corpse O
or O
overshadows O
it O
. O

Good O
photo O
can O
touch O
our O
heart O
. O

It O
is O
the O
correct O
position O
and O
should O
not O
be O
changed O
: O
Or O
maybe O
some O
of O
them O
feel O
that O
their O
one O
- O
line O
comment O
would O
get O
: O
lost O
at O
the O
bottom O
of O
a O
huge O
thread O
, O
which O
-LRB- O
naturally O
-RRB- O
they O
do O
not O
: O
bother O
to O
trim O
. O

Last O
December O
, O
Jacobs B-ORG
was O
riding O
so O
high O
that O
he O
wrote O
an O
open O
letter O
to O
Britney O
Spears O
, O
offering O
free O
surgery O
to O
touch O
up O
her O
abdominal O
muscles O
. O

I O
simply O
took O
an O
Exacto O
- O
knife O
& O
trimmed O
off O
a O
tiny O
bit O
of O
plastic O
that O
was O
interfering O
with O
the O
said O
part O
popping O
up O
and O
into O
the O
park O
position O
. O

But O
as O
you O
usually O
do O
, O
you O
trim O
something O
out O
then O
ask O
a O
question O
to O
which O
the O
trimed O
portion O
answered O
. O

When O
Fitrus O
touched O
Imam O
Husain O
's O
-LRB- O
AS O
-RRB- O
cradle O
his O
wings O
were O
given O
back O
to O
him O
by O
Allah O
, O
who O
had O
forgiven O
him O
. O

She O
will O
be O
sorely O
missed O
by O
her O
family O
and O
her O
many O
friends O
, O
whose O
lives O
she O
touched O
so O
deeply O
. O

i O
'm O
going O
to O
trim O
it O
back O
tonight O
, O
but O
i O
figured O
i O
'd O
get O
a O
picture O
before O
i O
did O
. O

His O
authority O
from O
God O
was O
confirmed O
when O
he O
foretold O
how O
the O
waters O
would O
be O
cut O
off O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
feet O
of O
the O
priests O
touched O
them O
-LRB- O
Joshua O
3:13 O
-RRB- O
. O

When O
all O
four O
butterflies O
touch O
the O
rods O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
open O
all O
the O
butterflies O
, O
remove O
all O
the O
rods O
and O
readjust O
the O
master O
idle O
knob O
until O
you O
see O
half O
of O
the O
trailing O
transition O
port O
. O

I O
guess O
I O
could O
just O
trim O
it O
. O

I O
've O
had O
another O
person O
not O
have O
a O
clue O
how O
to O
trim O
nails O
. O

The O
Reid B-PERSON
wrote O
: O
Following O
up O
to O
rosie O
readandpost O
MX B-PRODUCT
, O
would O
you O
please O
trim O
your O
headers O
? O

Do O
n't O
let O
it O
get O
to O
the O
too O
hot O
to O
touch O
stage O
! O

I O
do O
try O
to O
trim O
the O
extraneous O
but O
still O
maintain O
some O
continuity O
. O

Dang O
, O
Had O
to O
trim O
12 O
more O
lines O
. O

You O
could O
probably O
trim O
them O
to O
get O
the O
exact O
frequency O
you O
wanted O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
how O
well O
this O
would O
work O
. O

You O
may O
need O
to O
trim O
a O
tiny O
bit O
if O
your O
seam O
is O
off O
or O
you O
ironed O
the O
seam O
. O

Every O
Little O
Smile O
can O
touch O
Somebody O
's O
heart O
May O
U O
find O
hundreds O
of O
reasons O
to O
smile O
today O
and O
May O
U O
be O
the O
reason O
for O
someone O
else O
to O
smile O
always O
! O

A. O
People O
with O
cardiovascular O
disease O
should O
always O
trim O
the O
fat O
from O
their O
steak O
and O
should O
NEVER O
drink O
lard O
martinis O
, O
except O
maybe O
on O
special O
occasions O
. O

Do O
I O
trim O
back O
the O
new O
growth O
this O
winter O
so O
that O
the O
shrubs O
are O
not O
bushy O
? O

When O
my O
finger O
touched O
its O
breast O
, O
it O
immediately O
flew O
up O
to O
the O
nearest O
tree O
and O
found O
a O
perch O
. O

when O
allocating O
a O
big O
array O
on O
stack O
on O
Win32 O
, O
they O
may O
call O
a O
function O
-LRB- O
whose O
name O
starts O
with O
two O
underscores O
or O
one O
underscore O
and O
a O
upper O
- O
case O
letter O
-RRB- O
that O
touches O
the O
stack O
at O
every O
multiple O
of O
4096 O
bytes O
. O

He O
also O
slapped O
one O
, O
touched O
one O
and O
rubbed O
one O
. O

She O
lightly O
touched O
Fearless O
Leader O
's O
hand O
with O
her O
hand O
. O

I O
have O
the O
sidaM O
touch O
, O
you O
see O
: O
everything O
I O
touch O
turns O
to O
mold O
. O

Is O
there O
any O
function O
in O
ruby O
which O
allows O
you O
to O
trim O
leading O
zeros O
-LRB- O
or O
any O
specific O
character O
-RRB- O
from O
a O
string O
. O

It O
's O
much O
more O
responsive O
when O
you O
touch O
it O
slightly O
until O
it O
engages O
and O
then O
push O
it O
once O
you O
feel O
it O
's O
engaged O
. O

I O
know O
that O
God O
can O
touch O
and O
heal O
without O
the O
therapy O
so O
that O
is O
what O
I O
am O
praying O
will O
happen O
! O

They O
have O
a O
ton O
of O
material O
they O
rarely O
touch O
or O
promote O
. O

Apart O
from O
the O
commercial O
background O
and O
apart O
from O
the O
apparent O
contradiction O
in O
' O
deterministic O
garbage O
collector O
' O
this O
library O
, O
IMO O
, O
touches O
some O
interesting O
aspects O
: O
A O
future O
language O
should O
have O
deterministic O
destruction O
but O
no O
' O
delete O
' O
operator O
. O

However O
in O
some O
ways O
, O
this O
special O
nun O
touched O
my O
heart O
too O
. O

I O
also O
use O
the O
same O
-LRB- O
cheap O
-RRB- O
diamond O
hone O
to O
touch O
up O
carbde O
tooling O
. O

That O
is O
not O
a O
big O
deal O
if O
you O
keep O
it O
trimmed O
once O
or O
twice O
at O
the O
most O
per O
season O
with O
a O
weed O
whacker O
. O

Networking O
within O
our O
industries O
to O
develop O
and O
disseminate O
competitive O
intelligence O
. O

I O
like O
the O
way O
those O
guys O
drive O
home O
their O
points O
to O
the O
mooseleems O
in O
Oz O
. O

We O
are O
using O
SCRUM O
to O
develop O
our O
web O
projects O
, O
with O
an O
emphasis O
on O
creating O
working O
code O
with O
tests O
over O
heavy O
up O
front O
documentation O
, O
so O
the O
work O
involves O
regular O
communication O
with O
other O
team O
members O
. O

Slow O
shifting O
allows O
friction O
disk O
slippage O
and O
ultimately O
lead O
to O
failures O
unless O
you O
drive O
like O
grandma O
. O

It O
also O
gave O
him O
76 O
RBIs O
for O
the O
season O
making O
him O
the O
first O
major O
leaguer O
to O
drive O
in O
75 O
runs O
over O
20 O
consecutive O
seasons O
, O
surpassing O
Hank O
Aaron O
. O

Because O
of O
cultural O
and O
language O
barriers O
, O
the O
calls O
last O
longer O
and O
drive O
a O
higher O
volume O
of O
repeat O
calls O
, O
both O
of O
which O
add O
cost O
to O
the O
business O
- O
while O
the O
cost O
per O
minute O
is O
cheaper O
offshore O
, O
the O
cost O
per O
call O
when O
additional O
second O
- O
tier O
support O
is O
factored O
in O
to O
handle O
the O
additional O
escalation O
volume O
is O
actually O
on O
par O
with O
many O
onshore O
call O
center O
options O
. O

I O
can O
understand O
where O
they O
're O
coming O
from O
if O
their O
antennas O
are O
n't O
springloaded O
so O
they O
're O
basically O
smashing O
the O
damn O
thing O
if O
they O
drive O
under O
something O
shorter O
than O
the O
antenna O
is O
. O

400000 O
miles O
on O
the O
odometer O
I O
live O
and O
drive O
in O
Ontario O
Canada O
. O

In O
any O
event O
, O
if O
the O
two O
halves O
are O
moving O
in O
opposite O
directions O
but O
connected O
by O
a O
rope O
, O
then O
this O
energy O
is O
recoverable O
anyway O
by O
using O
the O
extending O
rope O
to O
drive O
a O
generator O
. O

ESS O
Phase O
2 O
- O
Work O
with O
the O
HCM O
Integration O
Manager O
to O
develop O
new O
functionality O
such O
as O
Leave O
Approvals O
and O
other O
update O
capabilities O
. O

I O
operate O
my O
vehicles O
conservatively O
though O
I O
drive O
rather O
fast O
on O
open O
expressways O
when O
going O
through O
the O
gears O
. O

Sprinting O
helps O
develop O
this O
. O

But O
, O
he O
did O
drive O
a O
Geo O
Tracker O
. O

Work O
with O
technical O
lead O
to O
develop O
technical O
specification O
for O
financial O
application O
development O
initiatives O
e.g. O
, O
Reporting O
, O
Budgeting O
, O
Planning O
, O
Forecasting O
, O
etc. O
. O

Actually O
I O
drive O
ALL O
city O
miles O
now O
that O
I O
think O
of O
it O
. O

Mubadala O
, O
KFH O
and O
Millennium O
Development O
head O
their O
own O
consortiums O
and O
are O
collectively O
investing O
the O
US$ O
1.2 O
billion O
for O
land O
cost O
and O
infrastructure O
work O
to O
develop O
three O
clusters O
under O
lifestyle O
and O
leisure O
, O
cultural O
and O
financial O
. O

The O
successful O
candidate O
will O
teach O
calculus O
- O
based O
and O
non-calculus O
- O
based O
physics O
courses O
, O
develop O
a O
sophomore O
level O
course O
for O
science O
... O

Review O
current O
processes O
to O
determine O
requirements O
and O
develop O
best O
practices O
to O
establish O
world O
- O
class O
function O
. O

' O
Assemble O
solution O
costs O
and O
develop O
solution O
presentations O
to O
support O
solution O
approval O
and O
process O
compliance O
. O

Utilizes O
extensive O
knowledge O
of O
the O
business O
and O
HR O
to O
drive O
programs O
for O
recruiting O
, O
developing O
and O
retaining O
the O
best O
employees O
worldwide O
; O
leading O
organizational O
change O
and O
design O
; O
managing O
culture O
and O
maintaining O
a O
positive O
, O
highly O
productive O
work O
environment O
. O

I O
know O
damn O
well O
if O
their O
kid O
was O
on O
the O
bicycle O
and O
someone O
did O
what O
they O
just O
did O
to O
me O
to O
their O
kid O
they O
would O
scream O
and O
complain O
and O
demand O
cops O
write O
tickets O
to O
' O
idiots O
who O
drive O
sports O
cars O
' O
and O
the O
like O
. O

Will O
develop O
appropriate O
coding O
to O
meet O
system O
requirements O
. O

Edwards B-ORG
is O
a O
syndicated O
newspaper O
columnist O
and O
the O
co-author O
of O
an O
amazing O
new O
ebook O
that O
will O
teach O
you O
how O
to O
use O
fre O
articles O
to O
quickly O
drive O
thousands O
of O
targeted O
visitors O
to O
your O
website O
, O
affiliate O
links O
, O
or O
blogs O
' O
Need O
MORE O
TRAFFIC O
to O
your O
website O
or O
affiliate O
links O
? O

Other O
projects O
aim O
to O
reduce O
food O
waste O
, O
develop O
techniques O
to O
verify O
the O
origin O
of O
food O
, O
establish O
better O
methods O
to O
monitor O
food O
contaminants O
including O
pesticides O
and O
create O
a O
single O
authoritative O
source O
of O
food O
composition O
data O
in O
Europe B-GPE
. O

Since O
the O
chip O
has O
both O
a O
200mA O
source O
capacity O
and O
200mA O
sink O
, O
connect O
half O
the O
LEDs O
with O
their O
positive O
sides O
to O
the O
chip O
and O
drive O
the O
pins O
high O
to O
light O
them O
, O
and O
the O
others O
the O
other O
way O
round O
and O
drive O
the O
pins O
low O
. O

When O
I O
lived O
there O
, O
I O
would O
regularly O
see O
a O
Jag O
with O
diplomatic O
plates O
drive O
over O
the O
sidewalk O
and O
use O
that O
as O
a O
merge O
lane O
to O
Wisconsin B-GPE
, O
on O
his O
way O
to O
the O
British O
Embassy O
. O

At O
the O
National O
Institutes O
of O
Health B-ORG
and O
the O
Centers O
for O
Disease O
Control O
and O
Prevention O
, O
scientists O
meet O
to O
develop O
research O
agendas O
to O
improve O
the O
lives O
of O
people O
with O
Down O
syndrome O
, O
the O
genetic O
condition O
that O
results O
when O
a O
person O
has O
three O
copies O
of O
the O
21st O
chromosome O
instead O
of O
the O
usual O
pair O
. O

Can O
I O
register O
and O
drive O
my O
car O
along O
with O
The O
American O
Legion O
Legacy O
Run O
? O
" O

- O
When O
I O
drive O
near O
any O
mall O
, O
the O
signal O
to O
detect O
customers O
and O
open O
the O
store O
doors O
automatically O
triggers O
a O
false O
positive O
in O
my O
radar O
detector O
. O

Work O
with O
and O
through O
site O
analysts O
to O
develop O
service O
needs O
criteria O
, O
system O
configurations O
, O
and O
non-standard O
service O
delivery O
requirements O
. O

But O
I O
do O
consciously O
drive O
my O
cars O
with O
fuel O
efficiency O
and O
longevity O
in O
mind O
. O

You O
will O
develop O
executive O
level O
synthesis O
of O
insights O
resulting O
from O
Center O
of O
Expertises O
research O
and O
analytics O
resources O
. O

Integrate O
efforts O
with O
CRM B-PRODUCT
team O
to O
develop O
personalized O
event O
- O
detect O
capabilities O
that O
increase O
customer O
engagement O
. O

PM O
will O
develop O
and O
track O
project O
and O
resource O
plans O
, O
assemble O
cross-discipline O
teams O
, O
prepare O
status O
and O
dashboard O
reports O
, O
prepare O
business O
cases O
and O
budgets O
, O
track O
and O
monitor O
operating O
and O
capital O
expenditures O
, O
manage O
vendors O
, O
and O
internal O
and O
external O
resources O
, O
and O
manage O
application O
infrastructure O
provisioning O
and O
implementation O
. O

180,000 O
women O
will O
develop O
breast O
cancer O
each O
year O
. O

Penguin O
A O
wrote O
: O
I O
've O
been O
in O
psychotherapy O
for O
12 O
years O
and O
I O
did O
n't O
develop O
paranoid O
schizophrenia O
until O
my O
30s O
. O

- O
Maintain O
storage O
Technology O
Roadmap O
develop O
awareness O
of O
new O
technology O
offerings O
to O
propose O
technologies O
in O
alignment O
with O
service O
requirements O
and O
architectural O
strategy O
group O
direction O
. O

One O
reason O
the O
network O
hired O
Ms. O
Couric O
is O
that O
Dan B-PERSON
Rather I-PERSON
jealously O
guarded O
the O
anchor O
chair O
and O
never O
let O
CBS B-ORG
develop O
an O
eventual O
successor O
, O
like O
NBC B-ORG
did O
with O
Brian O
Williams O
. O

Just O
make O
sure O
you O
do O
n't O
get O
pipes O
that O
drive O
you O
crazy O
on O
a O
day O
- O
long O
ride O
! O

stomach O
, O
pancreas O
, O
liver O
, O
spleen O
, O
intestine O
, O
prostrate O
and O
kidney O
function O
more O
efficiently O
and O
develop O
immunity O
towards O
diseases O
. O

Californians B-NORP
drive O
continuously O
in O
the O
left O
lane O
on O
all O
highways O
. O

In O
the O
qualifying O
sessions O
on O
Saturday O
the O
track O
looked O
like O
a O
vision O
of O
MX B-PRODUCT
heaven O
with O
a O
cushion O
of O
soft O
loam O
about O
2 O
feet O
thick O
all O
the O
way O
around O
but O
it O
pretty O
quickly O
started O
to O
develop O
some O
deep O
ruts O
in O
the O
low O
- O
lying O
areas O
and O
some O
Texas O
- O
sized O
braking O
and O
acceleration O
bumps O
. O

If O
you O
drive O
mostly O
winter O
roads O
, O
then O
a O
snow O
tire O
is O
in O
order O
. O

May O
identify O
, O
develop O
and O
manage O
channel O
partners O
to O
achieve O
channel O
goals O
. O

but O
my O
wife O
seems O
to O
be O
happy O
that O
she O
still O
gets O
to O
drive O
her O
72 O
chevy O
shortbox O
stepside O
till O
it O
sells O
... O

" O
The O
role O
of O
the O
Provincial O
Reconstructions O
Teams O
is O
to O
help O
provincial O
governments O
develop O
a O
transparent O
and O
sustained O
capability O
not O
only O
to O
govern O
, O
but O
to O
increase O
security O
, O
rule O
of O
law O
, O
promote O
political O
and O
economic O
development O
, O
and O
provide O
the O
administration O
necessary O
to O
meet O
the O
basic O
needs O
of O
the O
local O
population O
, O
" O
said O
Philip O
Reeker O
. O

Executes O
aggressive O
strategies O
and O
sales O
enablement O
plans O
to O
successfully O
drive O
embedded O
product O
sales O
, O
including O
developing O
presentations O
, O
applications O
notes O
, O
customer O
success O
stories O
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prospect O
lists O
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drive O
trucks O
for O
living O
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Bush B-GPE
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about O
the O
people O
like O
myself O
. O

but O
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to O
drive O
during O
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At O
the O
Las O
Vegas O
Motor O
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visitors O
pay O
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for O
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levels O
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access O
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ride O
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drive O
stock O
cars O
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track O
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Psychologists O
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reported O
that O
extreme O
sensory O
deprivation O
is O
one O
of O
the O
quickest O
ways O
to O
drive O
people O
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and O
make O
them O
willing O
to O
confess O
to O
anything O
. O

I O
see O
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every O
day O
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people O
encouraging O
others O
to O
drive O
poorly O
and O
causing O
only O
confusion O
as O
a O
result O
. O

Yesterday O
, O
AIPAC O
had O
an O
amendment O
to O
recommit O
the O
whole O
Armed O
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Bill O
in O
order O
to O
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language O
requiring O
America B-GPE
to O
develop O
missile O
defenses O
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with O
Israel B-GPE
, O
to O
share O
all O
its O
missile O
defense O
technology O
with O
Israel B-GPE
. O

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position O
will O
be O
required O
to O
provide O
247 O
support O
of O
the O
systems O
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develop O
agent O
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applications O
through O
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modifications O
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operations O
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These O
low O
- O
cost O
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peer O
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peer O
education O
programmes O
offer O
a O
series O
of O
high O
quality O
education O
to O
develop O
in-depth O
knowledge O
on O
hot O
topics O
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choose O
the O
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appropriate O
sessions O
. O

One O
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can O
drive O
many O
speakers O
. O

The O
programme O
aims O
to O
develop O
advanced O
concepts O
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put O
" O
innovative O
concepts O
into O
the O
hands O
of O
war O
fighters O
in O
the O
field O
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trucks O
drive O
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it O
leaving O
the O
port O
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I O
understand O
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I O
can O
drive O
to O
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in O
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Liverpool O
Photoshop O
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terms O
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their O
noise O
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demands O
can O
drive O
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nuts O
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" O

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drive O
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track O
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it O
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real O
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circuit O
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it O
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so O
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' O
I O
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I O
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License O
plates O
beginning O
with O
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numbers O
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drive O
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days O
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days O
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the O
headlights O
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provides O
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reference O
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location O
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vehicle O
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motorcycles O
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locomotives O
drive O
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the O
lights O
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know O
many O
other O
folks O
who O
drive O
there O
four O
wheel O
drive O
vehicles O
and O
ATV's O
in O
this O
area O
. O

- O
Maintain O
documentation O
for O
all O
user O
access O
and O
develop O
means O
for O
providing O
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timely O
basis O
as O
requested O
. O

2006 O
Researchers O
have O
discovered O
a O
gene O
in O
humans O
that O
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when O
mutated O
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causes O
embryos O
with O
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female O
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of O
sex O
chromosomes O
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males O
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You O
drive O
your O
autos O
on O
the O
wrong O
side O
of O
the O
road O
. O

Provide O
project O
level O
estimates O
to O
help O
develop O
business O
cases O
Mentor O
and O
guide O
developers O
on O
implementation O
of O
functionality O
. O

Identify O
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mitigate O
risk O
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develop O
long O
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short O
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profile O
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to O
mitigate O
risk O
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Apple B-ORG
is O
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toolset O
that O
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allow O
third O
- O
party O
developers O
to O
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native O
applications O
for O
the O
iPhone O
, O
according O
to O
reports O
on O
Apple B-ORG
blogs O
. O

I O
can O
see O
signal O
strength O
changes O
as O
cars O
drive O
by O
outside O
my O
office O
picture O
window O
perhaps O
10 O
m O
away O
. O

You O
get O
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, O
develop O
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problems O
. O
" O

The O
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King O
would O
Mine O
those O
levels O
If O
mines O
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restaurants O
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off O
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transport O
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great O
! O

The O
Consultant O
will O
need O
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work O
cross-functionally O
within O
CA O
to O
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scope O
, O
strategy O
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approval O
for O
reporting O
requirements O
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analysis O
which O
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include O
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but O
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limited O
to O
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the O
design O
and O
development O
of O
functional O
specifications O
, O
test O
case O
documentation O
, O
deployment O
and O
ongoing O
enhancementsmaintenance O
as O
it O
relates O
to O
reporting O
and O
analysis O
. O

Seams O
can O
develop O
in O
the O
billet O
caused O
by O
folding O
over O
hot O
metal O
, O
fins O
, O
or O
sharp O
corners O
and O
then O
rolling O
or O
forging O
them O
into O
the O
surface O
of O
the O
billet O
. O

Our O
client O
, O
an O
overseas O
player O
of O
Kraft O
Paper O
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is O
seeking O
an O
experienced O
and O
mature O
PAPER O
TECHNOLOGIST O
CONSULTANT O
PAPER O
for O
a O
short O
- O
term O
consultancy O
to O
develop O
their O
expanding O
business O
. O

It O
may O
have O
been O
stung O
by O
having O
to O
transport O
us O
to O
various O
other O
car O
dealerships O
and O
seeing O
us O
drive O
away O
in O
shiny O
new O
Fords O
and O
Vauxhalls O
. O

' O
As O
a O
result O
of O
poor O
choices O
, O
we O
develop O
habits O
and O
inclinations O
but O
this O
is O
not O
who O
we O
are O
. O

This O
candidate O
should O
be O
able O
to O
understand O
a O
high O
level O
conceptual O
diagram O
in O
Siebel O
6 O
and O
drive O
it O
to O
a O
full O
end O
to O
end O
solution O
design O
and O
build O
using O
new O
features O
offered O
Siebel O
7.8 O
with O
little O
to O
no O
guidance O
from O
other O
team O
members O
. O

The O
Most O
Effective O
Way O
to O
Destroy O
a O
people O
is O
to O
Deny O
and O
Obliterate O
their O
own O
Understanding O
of O
their O
History O
. O

But O
all O
this O
does O
n't O
guarantee O
that O
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waves O
will O
obliterate O
the O
Republican O
sandcastle O
on O
November O
7 O
. O

The O
fact O
is O
, O
there O
really O
are O
people O
in O
the O
world O
who O
seek O
to O
obliterate O
America O
, O
and O
it O
's O
just O
like O
the O
president O
says O
: O
we O
fight O
them O
there O
, O
or O
fight O
them O
over O
here O
. O

We O
are O
a O
team O
of O
people O
committed O
to O
our O
faith O
, O
and O
to O
helping O
others O
nurture O
their O
faith O
, O
or O
kindle O
the O
spirit O
that O
dwells O
within O
those O
who O
have O
not O
yet O
come O
to O
fully O
appreciate O
their O
relationship O
with O
God O
. O

Try O
to O
engage O
the O
ATR O
or O
the O
Y-Wings O
after O
you O
obliterate O
the O
first O
flight O
of O
R-41s O
. O

But O
we O
can O
all O
testify O
that O
most O
of O
our O
parents O
and O
grandparents O
did O
they O
best O
they O
can O
to O
protect O
and O
nurture O
their O
loved O
ones O
and O
give O
them O
an O
opportunity O
to O
celebrate O
life O
. O

you O
must O
obliterate O
the O
memory O
of O
Amalek O
from O
under O
the O
heavens. O
& O
quot O
; O

You O
should O
nuzzle O
with O
the O
muzzle O
of O
a O
Smith O
& O
amp O
; O
Wesson O
. O

So O
long O
as O
no O
one O
group O
is O
strong O
enough O
to O
obliterate O
the O
other O
, O
the O
better O
off O
everyone O
is O
. O

Elsewhere O
, O
the O
discovery O
of O
metals O
nurtured O
a O
new O
kind O
of O
wealth O
. O

It O
includes O
a O
dark O
license O
to O
kill O
, O
to O
obliterate O
all O
those O
who O
do O
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conform O
to O
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vision O
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Muslims B-NORP
in O
the O
Middle O
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to O
those O
at O
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who O
refuse O
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submit O
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movement O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Herewith O
I O
appeal O
to O
Shoghi O
Effendi O
, O
as O
the O
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designated O
by O
the O
Master O
, O
to O
preserve O
the O
democracy O
of O
the O
Bahai O
Cause O
, O
to O
protect O
the O
vital O
dignity O
of O
man O
, O
to O
obliterate O
all O
the O
traces O
of O
negation O
, O
to O
herald O
the O
universality O
of O
the O
Message O
of O
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, O
and O
, O
in O
so O
doing O
, O
to O
expel O
expulsion O
and O
excommunicate O
excommunication O
. O

They O
have O
a O
strong O
desire O
to O
bring O
down O
, O
crush O
or O
obliterate O
some O
object O
of O
that O
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I O
say O
leave O
them O
alone O
until O
they O
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the O
Isralis O
, O
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any O
other O
western O
nation O
, O
then O
obliterate O
them O
. O

There O
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no O
difficulty O
in O
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the O
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text O
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wrong O
, O
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with O
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of O
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, O
which O
obliterates O
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trace O
of O
the O
original O
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there O
can O
be O
no O
claim O
of O
certainty O
for O
any O
emendation O
. O

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effect O
, O
what O
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carrying O
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heart O
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a O
lake O
, O
which O
has O
now O
expanded O
to O
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the O
rest O
of O
his O
features O
. O

This O
is O
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for O
small O
minds O
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though O
, O
as O
it O
gives O
them O
some O
simple O
strategy O
ideas O
that O
they O
can O
nurture O
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as O
they O
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. O

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that O
can O
be O
laid O
at O
the O
feet O
of O
George O
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. O

328 O
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nature O
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project O
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to O
obliterate O
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nurture O
yourself O
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And O
it O
's O
going O
to O
obliterate O
the O
world O
as O
we O
currently O
know O
it O
. O

Now O
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men O
such O
as O
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Ashkenazy O
, O
after O
making O
fortunes O
in O
the O
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States O
, O
have O
returned O
to O
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as O
philanthropists O
to O
nurture O
a O
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revival O
of O
Jewish O
life O
in O
their O
homeland O
. O

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out O
the O
sophistry O
and O
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is O
one O
of O
the O
regime O
's O
favorite O
Jhollawala O
economists O
admitting O
that O
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is O
just O
a O
ruse O
to O
nurture O
countless O
NGOs O
that O
can O
be O
put O
to O
the O
service O
of O
the O
Congress O
and O
Left O
during O
elections O
. O

In O
a O
sense O
, O
Carlyle O
may O
be O
the O
ultimate O
in O
privatization O
: O
the O
use O
of O
a O
private O
company O
to O
nurture O
public O
policy O
-- O
and O
then O
reap O
its O
benefits O
in O
the O
form O
of O
profit O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
it O
does O
not O
obliterate O
consciousness O
so O
much O
as O
make O
you O
aware O
of O
both O
its O
capacities O
and O
its O
limits O
. O

Though O
the O
New O
York O
Times O
suggests O
that O
the O
new O
law O
chips O
away O
at O
the O
foundations O
of O
the O
judicial O
system O
, O
the O
law O
actually O
seems O
to O
obliterate O
the O
old O
judicial O
system O
. O

The O
mitzvah O
is O
not O
simply O
to O
obliterate O
Amalek O
in O
order O
that O
there O
will O
no O
longer O
be O
any O
more O
Amalekites O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Midtown O
was O
in O
a O
position O
to O
house O
kids O
without O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
, O
and O
the O
South O
tends O
to O
nurture O
eccentric O
behavior O
. O

Nor O
is O
it O
an O
act O
of O
faith O
to O
obliterate O
the O
Golden O
Rule O
. O

If O
I O
could O
wave O
a O
magic O
wand O
, O
I O
would O
n't O
obliterate O
the O
spammers O
first O
. O

A O
reflection O
on O
the O
windshield O
suddenly O
obliterates O
his O
face O
, O
and O
the O
film O
is O
over O
. O

You O
love O
to O
nurture O
long-term O
relationships O
with O
friends O
and O
acquaintances O
. O

So O
do O
you O
think O
the O
same O
player O
who O
wants O
to O
build O
a O
cellular O
organism O
and O
nurture O
it O
on O
that O
level O
is O
going O
to O
follow O
through O
all O
these O
experiences O
? O

To O
obliterate O
information O
from O
a O
storage O
medium O
, O
such O
as O
to O
clear O
or O
to O
overwrite O
. O

No O
battle O
, O
the O
PSX O
obliterated O
the O
CD32 O
in O
every O
possible O
way O
. O

But O
most O
important O
, O
he O
has O
used O
the O
sledgehammer O
of O
war O
to O
obliterate O
the O
separation O
of O
powers O
that O
James O
Madison O
enshrined O
in O
the O
U.S. O
Constitution. O
& O
quot O
; O

It O
is O
in O
crisis O
now O
, O
and O
we O
have O
a O
rare O
opportunity O
to O
& O
quot O
; O
reinvent O
money O
& O
quot O
; O
as O
people O
lose O
confidance O
in O
the O
US O
government O
, O
the O
dollar O
, O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
, O
and O
to O
nurture O
new O
systems O
based O
on O
truth O
, O
cooperation O
, O
respect O
, O
shared O
recognition O
of O
our O
interdependence O
, O
humanity O
's O
desire O
for O
genuine O
peace O
and O
freedom. O
& O
quot O
; O

Simon O
's O
got O
an O
arm O
around O
River O
an O
' O
is O
glarin O
' O
at O
him O
, O
Kaylee O
's O
nuzzled O
up O
against O
Jayne O
who O
's O
refusin O
' O
to O
be O
cowed O
an O
' O
Zoe O
's O
gazin O
' O
at O
Mal O
every O
kind O
of O
sad O
an O
' O
exasperated O
whilst O
Wash O
holds O
her O
hand O
. O

Your O
counterargument O
against O
my O
inductive O
procedure O
, O
from O
SOS-x O
to O
SOS- O
-LRB- O
x-1 O
-RRB- O
, O
to O
SOS- O
-LRB- O
x-2 O
-RRB- O
, O
down O
to O
SOS- O
-LRB- O
x- O
-LRB- O
x-1 O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
, O
seems O
to O
suggest O
that O
& O
quot O
; O
pairing O
inaccurcy O
& O
quot O
; O
thoroughly O
obliterates O
straightforward O
tendency O
for O
induction O
when O
passing O
from O
SOS- O
-LRB- O
x- O
-LRB- O
x-2 O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
to O
SOS- O
-LRB- O
x- O
-LRB- O
x-1 O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
. O

As O
in O
the O
earlier O
play O
, O
the O
first O
glimpse O
of O
Britton O
here O
is O
in O
a O
state O
of O
inebriation O
: O
Is O
he O
drunk O
because O
he O
's O
trying O
to O
obliterate O
the O
memory O
of O
Kate O
? O

I O
think O
he O
's O
comfortable O
in O
his O
role O
as O
a O
man O
and O
proud O
of O
what O
he O
can O
do O
for O
his O
patients O
and O
he O
'll O
nuzzle O
and O
sweet O
talk O
Sam O
and O
give O
him O
kisses O
. O

It O
was O
the O
responsibility O
of O
the O
educational O
system O
to O
nurture O
a O
mindset O
which O
was O
conducive O
to O

A O
business O
plan O
makes O
it O
easy O
to O
nurture O
the O
business O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
my O
wife O
and O
I O
have O
other O
friends O
and O
encourage O
each O
other O
to O
nurture O
these O
friendships O
. O

The O
book O
's O
portrayal O
of O
male-to-female O
-LRB- O
MTF O
-RRB- O
transsexualism O
, O
based O
on O
a O
theory O
developed O
by O
sexologist O
Ray O
Blanchard O
, O
outraged O
some O
transgender O
activists O
. O

But O
it O
wo O
n't O
necessarily O
ossify O
the O
language O
for O
all O
time O
. O

With O
the O
intention O
of O
being O
a O
busy O
tea O
room O
I O
am O
aware O
of O
how O
much O
boiling O
kettles O
for O
each O
order O
will O
slow O
things O
down O
, O
while O
I O
'll O
nurture O
the O
slower O
nature O
of O
the O
tea O
experience O
I O
am O
aware O
of O
needing O
a O
compromise O
with O
the O
necessity O
of O
turnover O
, O
but O
ultimately O
I O
wo O
n't O
compromise O
on O
quality O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
. O

Lord O
onlly O
knows O
what O
outrages O
McGonagall O
had O
had O
to O
spend O
months O
putting O
up O
with O
at O
Hogwarts O
from O
the O
two O
of O
them O
. O

In O
many O
ways O
Ms. O
Abramovic O
's O
redux O
would O
have O
been O
the O
perfect O
illustration O
of O
the O
strange O
obsession O
, O
nurtured O
for O
more O
than O
a O
decade O
, O
that O
is O
bringing O
her O
to O
the O
Guggenheim O
: O
covering O
famous O
performance O
art O
pieces O
, O
much O
in O
the O
way O
one O
rock O
band O
covers O
another O
's O
hit O
, O
adoringly O
but O
in O
a O
different O
voice O
, O
with O
new O
riffs O
and O
rhythms O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
a O
woman O
can O
partake O
of O
the O
synthetic O
principle O
of O
creation O
, O
as O
a O
man O
can O
nurture O
a O
child O
. O

If O
you O
are O
n't O
, O
it O
is O
imperial O
that O
you O
take O
some O
time O
to O
nurture O
your O
spiritual O
side O
. O

Today O
's O
APOD O
: O
Luna O
occults O
Saturn B-PRODUCT
's O
Rings O
. O

She O
would O
nuzzle O
. O

We O
must O
obliterate O
Amalek O
, O
and O
all O
that O
this O
evil O
nation O
represents O
, O
with O
the O
intention O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
transforming O
the O
world O
into O
a O
kingdom O
of O
the O
Almighty. O
& O
quot O
; O

He O
felt O
Simon O
kiss O
his O
nape O
and O
nuzzle O
his O
face O
into O
the O
crook O
of O
his O
neck O
, O
growling O
or O
possibly O
purring O
as O
he O
did O
so O
. O

Todd O
recognizes O
that O
he O
is O
not O
very O
strong O
, O
and O
he O
's O
trying O
to O
nuzzle O
up O
to O
the O
stronger O
guys O
. O

So O
anyway O
that O
filth-spewer O
and O
warmonger O
, O
George O
Bush O
was O
speaking O
after O
the O
tragedy O
of O
the O
marines O
in O
Ohio O
, O
he O
said O
a O
couple O
things O
that O
outraged O
me O
. O

McNabb O
was O
the O
first O
to O
break O
the O
barrier O
with O
318 O
and O
this O
obliterates O
that O
. O

These O
books O
have O
and O
continue O
to O
help O
me O
out O
one O
day O
at O
a O
time O
, O
they O
are O
light O
, O
nourishing O
, O
spiritual O
affirmations O
and O
tools O
to O
help O
nurture O
your O
soul O
. O

The O
USSR O
rapidly O
developed O
into O
a O
power O
that O
, O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
history O
, O
had O
the O
capability O
to O
obliterate O
the O
US O
. O

IF O
it O
was O
the O
enemy O
doing O
all O
of O
it O
, O
then O
he O
'd O
just O
obliterate O
the O
lot O
of O
' O
em O
. O

Therefore O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
just O
walk O
around O
and O
obliterate O
the O
image O
of O
God O
. O

may O
be O
a O
wide O
potential O
audience O
, O
but O
hey O
, O
you O
may O
not O
have O
infrastructure O
to O
nurture O
an O
idea O
till O
it O
may O
or O
may O
not O
become O
a O
popular O
application.Also O
, O

But O
then O
again O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
one O
of O
those O
people O
who O
wants O
a O
hot O
sauce O
that O
will O
obliterate O
the O
taste O
of O
food O
by O
virtue O
of O
searing O
my O
tongue O
. O

Nicole O
Hackbart O
, O
25 O
, O
Tina O
Pioszczyk O
, O
26 O
and O
Alexander O
Wenta O
, O
27 O
, O
are O
to O
nurture O
the O
egg O
24 O
hours O
a O
day O
. O

Showme O
where O
he O
said O
he O
wanted O
the O
power O
to O
obliterate O
religion O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
tried O
this O
out O
for O
a O
while O
, O
but O
if O
you O
click O
on O
the O
hardsoft O
links O
that O
I O
've O
used O
to O
obliterate O
the O
blogspot O
links O
and O
you O
get O
a O
suitable O
putdown O
, O
please O
feel O
free O
to O
use O
the O
same O
method O
yourself O
. O

A O
year O
later O
, O
Kristol O
nuzzled O
up O
to O
The O
New O
Republic O
's O
Lawrence O
F. O
Kaplan O
to O
break O
into O
a O
cakewalk O
jig O
on O
the O
National O
Review O
dance O
floor O
: O
Having O
defeated O
and O
then O
occupied O
Iraq O
, O
democratizing O
the O
country O
should O
not O
be O
too O
tall O
an O
order O
for O
the O
world O
's O
sole O
superpower O
. O

The O
only O
problem O
is O
getting O
the O
345 O
to O
nuzzle O
under O
the O
Jeep O
's O
6 O
banger O
hood O
. O

I O
'm O
drinking O
more O
, O
to O
try O
to O
obliterate O
everything O
. O

Urquiola O
says O
there O
is O
no O
need O
and O
tells O
Yami O
to O
obliterate O
her O
. O

It O
obliterates O
the O
spiritual O
life O
. O

And O
in O
November O
2008 O
the O
PEOPLE O
are O
going O
to O
obliterate O
and O
extirpate O
all O
of O
the O
conceptions O
of O
the O
neo-cons O
from O
both O
the O
Republican O
and O
Democrat O
parties O
or O
whatever O
is O
left O
of O
them O
. O

The O
church O
bears O
witness O
to O
Christ O
when O
it O
nurtures O
the O
moral O
life O
of O
the O
nation O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
peace O
in O
the O
world O
. O

Do O
n't O
skimp O
on O
the O
oil O
, O
But O
do O
n't O
go O
overboard O
either O
. O

The O
New O
York O
Times O
did O
its O
usual O
best O
to O
shroud O
the O
issue O
. O

Well O
, O
I O
slacked O
off O
for O
a O
while O
. O

I O
believe O
this O
is O
our O
sacred O
responsibility O
, O
one O
that O
I O
hope O
you O
will O
shoulder O
in O
time O
. O

Since O
you O
're O
building O
a O
HTPC O
, O
there O
's O
no O
reason O
to O
skimp O
on O
the O
connection O
and O
I O
'm O
positive O
you O
'll O
be O
much O
more O
pleased O
with O
a O
progressive O
480p O
or O
720p O
signal O
than O
a O
blurry O
composite O
output O
or O
S-video O
. O

Similarly O
a O
Muslim O
is O
not O
permitted O
to O
shroud O
him O
or O
bury O
him O
unless O
it O
is O
feared O
that O
the O
body O
would O
decompose O
because O
of O
weather O
conditions O
, O
or O
that O
it O
would O
attract O
predatory O
beasts O
, O
etc. O
In O
such O
a O
case O
, O
he O
may O
be O
buried O
in O
a O
hole O
and O
covered O
with O
dust O
. O

WotC O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
skimp O
on O
either O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
4th O
edition O
. O

He O
even O
had O
proteges O
who O
shrouded O
his O
work O
in O
this O
area O
after O
his O
death O
. O

As O
the O
war O
in O
Europe O
ran O
down O
, O
though O
, O
the O
ASW O
presence O
slacked O
off O
, O
so O
maybe O
there O
would O
be O
a O
window O
of O
opportunity O
. O

now O
sieve O
it O
. O

When O
we O
start O
to O
consider O
the O
enduring O
enigmas O
and O
controversies O
that O
circle O
and O
shroud O
the O
sonnets O
, O
it O
is O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
establish O
the O
few O
unarguable O
facts O
first O
. O

wrote O
: O
Well O
, O
I O
slacked O
off O
for O
a O
while O
. O

Skimp O
on O
the O
housekeeping O
now O
, O
and O
pay O
for O
it O
many O
times O
over O
in O
the O
future O
. O

I O
would O
n't O
get O
rid O
of O
it O
, O
but O
I O
would O
figure O
out O
a O
way O
to O
shroud O
it O
to O
prevent O
the O
noise O
intrusion O
into O
the O
cab O
. O

But O
an O
inspector O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
tell O
me O
if O
they O
skimp O
on O
the O
common O
areas O
, O
which O
can O
also O
have O
an O
adverse O
effect O
on O
property O
values O
. O

We O
skimp O
on O
other O
things O
to O
remain O
streamlines O
in O
other O
ways O
. O

i O
read O
this O
and O
thought O
& O
quot O
; O
hey O
at O
least O
they O
left O
the O
kid O
inside O
, O
instead O
of O
out O
on O
the O
street O
like O
the O
one O
last O
week O
; O
and O
did O
n't O
try O
to O
sizzle O
it O
or O
squish O
it O
or O
drop O
it O
out O
a O
window. O
& O
quot O
; O

I O
would O
try O
to O
sieve O
out O
the O
homepage O
files O
to O
you O
for O
re-indexing O
. O

maybe O
in O
the O
areas O
where O
you O
can O
make O
a O
profit O
with O
a O
Little O
Ceasar O
's O
, O
you O
have O
to O
seriously O
skimp O
on O
ingredients O
to O
do O
so O
? O

If O
you O
skimp O
there O
, O
you O
are O
wastingmoney O
. O

I O
'm O
a O
little O
disappointed O
in O
the O
OED O
editors O
because O
I O
think O
they O
slacked O
off O
on O
& O
quot O
; O
cornmudgeon O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
& O
quot O
; O
curmudgeon. O
& O
quot O
; O

After O
a O
while O
, O
it O
slacked O
off O
... O

Beer O
was O
plentiful O
, O
but O
they O
skimped O
on O
the O
taquitos O
. O

If O
this O
capacitor O
is O
only O
used O
to O
filter O
the O
supply O
for O
solenoids O
, O
then O
you O
might O
be O
able O
to O
skimp O
on O
the O
capacitance. O
. O

The O
new O
wrinkle O
shrouds O
the O
case O
in O
uncertainty O
. O

Plain-clothes O
security O
forces O
have O
been O
deployed O
across O
Yangon O
to O
try O
to O
quell O
the O
protests O
, O
leaving O
the O
nation O
's O
economic O
hub O
shrouded O
in O
fear O
. O

paris O
when O
it O
sizzles O

you O
have O
to O
shroud O
yourselves O
, O
do O
not O
even O
knock O
to O
begin O
with O
. O

The O
worst O
thing O
is O
that O
there O
are O
many O
ways O
to O
skimp O
and O
save O
on O
Sudoku O
puzzles O
. O

If O
you O
do O
not O
, O
you O
will O
never O
be O
a O
great O
landlord O
and O
if O
you O
slack O
off O
on O
your O
responsibilities O
there O
is O
a O
good O
chance O
that O
you O
will O
not O
make O
it O
very O
far O
in O
this O
business O
. O

If O
it O
is O
hot O
enough O
, O
the O
pancake O
will O
begin O
to O
sizzle O
and O
brown O
. O

But O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
not O
only O
did O
Bush O
slack O
off O
on O
his O
National O
Guard O
service O
, O
but O
he O
also O
slacked O
off O
from O
his O
campaign O
work O
. O

In O
1650 O
Calov O
was O
called O
to O
Wittenberg O
as O
professor O
, O
and O
he O
signalized O
his O
entrance O
into O
office O
with O
a O
vehement O
attack O
on O
the O
Syncretists O
in O
Helmstedt O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
, O
there O
were O
instances O
where O
I O
slacked O
off O
in O
a O
design O
project O
at O
work O
long O
ago O
. O

EA O
seems O
to O
skimp O
on O
something O
every O
year O
and O
the O
money O
or O
the O
people O
to O
input O
rosters O
was O
the O
spot O
they O
skimped O
this O
year O
. O

He O
added O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
We O
'll O
be O
able O
to O
throw O
back O
the O
curtains O
that O
shroud O
the O
early O
Universe O
, O
revealing O
many O
of O
its O
mysteries. O
& O
quot O
; O

If O
it O
sizzles O
smartly O
, O
it O
's O
ready O
, O
then O
I O
turn O
the O
heat O
down O
to O
medium O
high O
. O

What O
I O
saw O
was O
their O
bodies O
shrouded O
, O
then O
the O
dog O
stealing O
the O
shroud O
, O
then O
a O
pair O
of O
bodies O
going O
into O
the O
ground O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
skimp O
there O
if O
you O
're O
planning O
on O
loading O
a O
lot O
of O
stuff O
. O

And O
it O
is O
further O
unfortunate O
that O
they O
now O
shroud O
it O
in O
all O
this O
low-brow O
bullshit O
drama O
. O

Both O
seem O
to O
work O
ok O
for O
me O
, O
but O
I O
did O
n't O
skimp O
on O
the O
trolling O
motors O
either O
. O

I O
'm O
gon O
na O
slack O
off O
and O
start O
hittin O
' O
it O
again O
once O
I O
get O
up O
to O
240lbs O
. O

Considering O
the O
cost O
of O
epoxy O
, O
I O
would O
n't O
skimp O
on O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
ply O
it O
is O
to O
cover O
. O

-LRB- O
that O
and O
the O
possibility O
that O
one O
day O
there O
might O
be O
Something O
to O
See O
? O
-RRB- O
Every O
time O
I O
go O
to O
look O
at O
the O
volcano-cam O
it O
seems O
to O
be O
either O
shrouded O
in O
fogmistcloudrain O
, O
or O
else O
in O
the O
dark O
! O

Szlvia O
Luren O
sizzles O
... O
. O
. O
! O
! O

But O
even O
the O
impressive O
rationalisation O
skills O
of O
Advani O
can O
not O
shroud O
the O
resounding O
defeat O
the O
party O
suffered O
in O
the O
election O
. O

It O
skitters O
away O
from O
you O
. O

So O
go O
out O
there O
and O
sizzle O
up O
your O
phone O
calls O
. O

I O
doubt O
if O
you O
'd O
want O
to O
skimp O
on O
the O
video O
card O
and O
go O
with O
on-board O
. O

No O
need O
to O
buy O
anything O
I O
do O
n't O
need O
, O
but O
no O
need O
to O
skimp O
if O
paying O
a O
little O
more O
would O
make O
significant O
improvements O
. O

I O
was O
so O
turned O
on O
by O
this O
show O
of O
manhood O
that O
I O
could O
feel O
my O
own O
piece O
of O
meat O
start O
to O
sizzle O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
You O
have O
to O
grind O
, O
you O
have O
to O
sieve O
, O
you O
have O
to O
grind O
again O
. O

An O
insider O
told O
Britain O
's O
Daily O
Telegraph O
newspaper O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
Kylie O
just O
sizzles O
in O
her O
scenes O
. O

When O
it O
comes O
to O
romance O
, O
you O
sizzle O
. O

If O
the O
oil O
sizzles O
, O
it O
is O
ready O
. O

But O
the O
early O
Fathers O
of O
the O
Church O
, O
living O
in O
the O
age O
of O
growing O
ignorance O
that O
shrouded O
the O
last O
century O
of O
the O
Roman O
Empire O
, O
decided O
, O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
some O
statements O
in O
the O
Old O
Testament O
, O
that O
the O
earth O
ought O
to O
be O
flat O
or O
, O
at O
least O
, O
no O
more O
curved O
than O
a O
shield O
. O

You O
definitely O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
skimp O
on O
the O
pad O
, O
as O
that O
is O
what O
will O
protect O
the O
jumpers O
from O
the O
springs O
and O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
frame O
. O

We O
did O
not O
find O
anything O
to O
shroud O
him O
in O
except O
a O
piece O
of O
cloth O
. O

Apple O
skimped O
on O
the O
17-inch O
to O
keep O
the O
price O
down O
. O

Do O
n't O
try O
to O
skimp O
on O
your O
eyes O
. O

Abdullah O
came O
to O
the O
Prophet O
, O
may O
Allah O
exalt O
his O
mention O
, O
and O
asked O
him O
for O
his O
garment O
, O
so O
that O
they O
could O
shroud O
their O
father O
with O
it O
. O

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rest O
of O
the O
film O
relies O
on O
the O
skill O
of O
the O
director O
and O
the O
ability O
of O
the O
other O
actors O
to O
skitter O
around O
Arnold O
's O
considerable O
presence O
. O

I O
would O
n't O
slack O
off O
if O
I O
were O
Jones O
, O
because O
he O
's O
the O
first O
to O
go O
. O

It O
sizzles O
, O
dazzles O
, O
crackles O
at O
times O
and O
it O
leaves O
you O
wanting O
more O
. O

Once O
the O
symptoms O
are O
described O
to O
a O
psychiatrist O
, O
the O
psychiatrist O
can O
legally O
declare O
the O
person O
as O
mentally O
ill O
. O

-- O
If O
anything O
, O
the O
demonstrations O
may O
well O
harden O
congressional O
resistance O
and O
create O
an O
atmosphere O
conducive O
not O
only O
to O
the O
victory O
of O
reactionary O
candidates O
in O
the O
coming O
elections O
, O
but O
also O
to O
the O
defeat O
of O
those O
candidates O
who O
are O
, O
or O
would O
be O
, O
friendly O
to O
the O
social O
and O
economic O
objectives O
of O
our O
struggle. O
-- O

Clement O
said O
it O
could O
take O
days O
before O
scientists O
can O
declare O
with O
certainty O
whether O
the O
explosion O
was O
nuclear O
. O

Actually O
the O
response O
of O
different O
speaker O
models O
is O
so O
jagged O
and O
different O
through O
most O
of O
the O
range O
that O
just O
using O
2 O
different O
speakers O
of O
similar O
efficiency O
could O
create O
interesting O
effects O
. O

In O
1815 O
Cracow O
declared O
a O
free O
republic O
. O

The O
outspoken O
mayor O
staged O
a O
news O
conference O
outside O
Fort O
Lauderdale O
City O
Hall O
where O
he O
was O
flanked O
by O
conservative O
Christian O
leaders O
and O
declared O
gay O
sex O
had O
become O
a O
major O
public O
health O
crisis O
in O
the O
city O
. O

So O
clear O
the O
map O
first O
, O
and O
create O
a O
new O
variable O
and O
declare O
it O
as O
null O
: O
var O
mapBounds O
; O
Next O
create O
a O
new O
marker O
and O
add O
it O
to O
your O
map O
, O
you O
'll O
need O
to O
know O
the O
location O
that O
this O
marker O
is O
added O
to O
for O
the O
next O
step O
. O

Over O
packing O
can O
create O
unnecessary O
headaches O
and O
frustration O
. O

All O
Hindu B-NORP
traditions O
declare O
all O
people O
to O
be O
manifestations O
of O
the O
divine O
essence O
, O
the O
Atman O
, O
and O
Avatars O
to O
be O
individuals O
who O
are O
far O
more O
acutely O
and O
extensively O
aware O
of O
this O
fact O
and O
its O
implications O
than O
most O
, O
and O
who O
have O
entered O
the O
mortal O
realms O
voluntarily O
to O
teach O
important O
truths O
to O
humanity O
, O
and O
who O
usually O
have O
extraordinary O
abilities O
to O
aid O
in O
these O
roles O
. O

There O
are O
three O
companies O
that O
make O
the O
acrylic O
for O
all O
the O
different O
companies O
YN O
, O
VP O
, O
TT O
, O
Entity O
, O
OPI O
, O
etc. O
but O
each O
of O
the O
acrylic O
manufacturers O
can O
create O
different O
grades O
of O
acrylic O
dependant O
on O
what O
the O
company O
they O
're O
making O
it O
for O
wants O
. O

Christ O
Centered O
Devotion O
for O
128 O
2007 O
Let O
's O
Live O
A O
Life O
Of O
Praise O
Unto O
the O
Lord O
Psa O
22:22 O
I O
will O
declare O
thy O
name O
unto O
my O
brethren O
: O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
the O
congregation O
will O
I O
praise O
thee O
. O

But O
in O
the O
present O
case O
, O
the O
50 O
% O
reservation O
policy O
does O
not O
create O
any O
corresponding O
individual O
right O
in O
favour O
of O
the O
members O
of O
the O
beneficiary O
groups O
. O

Can O
I O
declare O
some O
of O
template O
functions O
into O
a O
class O
? O

Let O
me O
explain O
: O
When O
you O
say O
declare O
optimize O
speed O
it O
is O
saying O
declare O
optimize O
speed O
3 O
which O
really O
means O
" O
I O
care O
about O
speed O
" O
. O

IF O
I O
was O
evil O
and O
, O
by O
some O
mishap O
or O
grace O
, O
got O
elected O
president O
of O
the O
US B-GPE
after O
GWB O
, O
I O
could O
just O
decide O
to O
call O
captain O
Lucky O
Luke O
of O
submarine O
Jolly O
Jumper O
and O
give O
the O
order O
to O
nuke O
every O
Chinese B-NORP
city O
with O
more O
then O
1 O
M O
inhabitants O
, O
declare O
the O
Chinese B-GPE
owned O
debt O
void O
, O
. O

Over O
a O
decade O
ago O
, O
Ms. O
Ensler O
wrote O
that O
' O
what O
we O
do O
n't O
say O
becomes O
a O
secret O
, O
and O
secrets O
often O
create O
shame O
and O
fear O
and O
myths O
. O
' O

First O
, O
it O
shortlists O
20 O
- O
odd O
candidates O
and O
declares O
that O
none O
outside O
it O
would O
be O
considered O
. O

Once O
the O
shooting O
started O
- O
once O
Deep O
South O
secession O
was O
apparently O
irrevocable O
- O
the O
Upper O
South O
would O
declare O
secession O
too O
. O

Aristotle O
once O
declared O
that O
excellence O
is O
not O
an O
act O
, O
but O
a O
habit O
. O

And O
the O
most O
common O
actually O
create O
a O
partially O
crippled O
dog O
. O

I O
agree O
that O
just O
because O
an O
item O
is O
handmade O
, O
it O
does O
not O
qualify O
as O
folk O
art O
- O
and O
I O
fully O
believe O
that O
a O
person O
can O
take O
a O
mass O
produced O
object O
and O
create O
folk O
art O
by O
adding O
things O
that O
reflect O
their O
culture O
, O
skill O
and O
imagination O
. O

Do O
I O
even O
create O
anything O
worth O
any O
interest O
? O

Any O
attempt O
to O
prevent O
change O
can O
only O
create O
more O
unstable O
conditions O
in O
the O
long O
run O
. O

This O
turn O
, O
players O
may O
declare O
their O
candidacy O
for O
the O
election O
. O

I O
used O
memory O
wire O
to O
create O
this O
bracelet O
, O
so O
it O
will O
fit O
any O
size O
wrist O
. O

This O
ensures O
that O
atomicread O
works O
as O
expected O
across O
all O
architectures O
, O
without O
the O
cruft O
the O
compiler O
generates O
when O
you O
declare O
the O
variable O
itself O
volatile O
. O

When O
almost O
one O
- O
quarter O
of O
single O
men O
in O
their O
prime O
courting O
years O
- O
that O
's O
two O
million O
potential O
husbands O
- O
declare O
a O
Marriage O
Strike O
, O
we O
're O
facing O
an O
unprecedented O
social O
crisis O
. O

But O
in O
my O
case O
, O
i O
want O
to O
manually O
create O
these O
links O
instead O
for O
a O
few O
reasons O
. O

Can O
I O
declare O
column O
and O
properties O
on O
autoloaded O
tables O
? O

The O
Ruby O
holidays O
gem O
has O
been O
released O
and O
I O
'm O
looking O
for O
contributors O
to O
help O
create O
regional O
holiday O
definition O
files O
. O

obviously O
possible O
Kurda O
Yon O
wrote O
: O
Hi O
, O
In O
the O
first O
page O
I O
declare O
a O
session O
variable O
. O

A O
Department O
of O
Homeland B-ORG
Security I-ORG
official O
admitted O
today O
the O
agency O
misled O
Congress B-ORG
when O
it O
contended O
it O
possessed O
investigative O
reports O
proving O
Border O
Patrol O
agents O
Ignacio O
Ramos O
and O
Jose O
Compean O
confessed O
guilt O
and O
declared O
they O
" O
wanted O
to O
shoot O
some O
Mexicans B-NORP
" O
prior O
to O
the O
incident O
that O
led O
to O
their O
imprisonment O
. O

The O
idea O
here O
is O
that O
if O
you O
are O
creating O
a O
field O
which O
does O
n't O
use O
Django O
's O
standard O
code O
to O
create O
the O
database O
column O
, O
then O
you O
can O
implement O
getinternaltype O
to O
return O
your O
own O
non-standard O
value O
and O
everything O
else O
will O
Just O
Work O
tm O
. O

Citizenship O
is O
not O
guaranteed O
either O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
born O
child O
of O
an O
immigrant O
must O
declare O
citizenship O
. O

I O
have O
a O
subroutine O
in O
which O
I O
declare O
4 O
output O
variables O
as O
allocatable O
. O

Socrates O
boasted O
about O
how O
the O
Oracle O
at O
Delphi B-ORG
declared O
that O
Socrates O
was O
the O
wisest O
, O
most O
free O
, O
just O
, O
and O
prudent O
man O
in O
the O
world O
. O

I O
am O
currently O
working O
with O
another O
small O
contractor O
to O
create O
entities O
and O
units O
that O
perform O
the O
full O
gamut O
of O
movement O
and O
missions O
to O
a O
set O
standard O
, O
and O
it O
is O
something O
that O
, O
if O
we O
do O
it O
right O
, O
could O
be O
revolutionary O
in O
military O
AND O
civilian O
simulations O
. O

: O
Why O
not O
get O
your O
buddy O
union O
bosses O
to O
actually O
create O
companies O
? O

How O
can O
I O
declare O
the O
policy O
file O
' O
declare O
' O
? O

Did O
God O
really O
create O
that O
? O

If O
you O
're O
interested O
in O
helping O
create O
this O
useful O
tool O
, O
please O
let O
me O
and O
the O
list O
know O
, O
and O
I O
'll O
help O
you O
get O
started O
. O

You O
already O
declared O
your O
disrespect O
of O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
as O
author O
. O

Brown O
's O
intervention O
came O
as O
European B-ORG
Union I-ORG
electoral O
monitors O
declared O
the O
election O
" O
flawed O
" O
. O

To O
have O
someone O
declared O
a O
vexatious O
litigant O
is O
in O
itself O
expensive O
and O
time O
consuming O
so O
it O
is O
not O
often O
done O
. O

Article O
" O
except O
for O
the O
District O
Court O
, O
a O
court O
of O
record O
within O
its O
jurisdiction O
may O
declare O
rights O
, O
status O
, O
and O
other O
legal O
relations O
" O
. O

Work O
with O
marketing O
to O
create O
coop O
and O
bookstore O
promotions O
that O
drive O
sell O
- O
through O
. O

How O
is O
that O
signal O
supposed O
to O
create O
disturbing O
interference O
at O
a O
tower O
that O
is O
further O
away O
in O
terms O
of O
path O
loss O
, O
not O
necessarily O
in O
terms O
of O
miles O
than O
the O
one O
your O
are O
using O
? O

Throughout O
2001 O
, O
California O
Congressman O
Henry O
Waxman O
accused O
Welch O
of O
intervening O
in O
NBC B-ORG
's O
2000 O
election O
night O
coverage O
and O
pressuring O
the O
network O
to O
prematurely O
declare O
Bush B-GPE
the O
winner O
. O

How O
do O
individuals O
create O
personal O
stories O
that O
enhance O
their O
growth O
? O

There O
are O
special O
techniques O
and O
strategies O
in O
creating O
and O
managing O
ANY O
IRA B-ORG
that O
create O
some O
huge O
benefits O
for O
the O
right O
person O
under O
the O
right O
circumstances O
. O

L.A. B-GPE
declared O
those O
few O
feet O
of O
road O
to O
be O
a O
private O
road O
, O
effectively O
shutting O
off O
the O
developer O
's O
planned O
access O
. O

I O
wanted O
a O
macro O
to O
declare O
class O
level O
properties O
and O
came O
up O
with O
the O
macro O
' O
property O
' O
. O

You O
can O
quickly O
and O
easily O
create O
new O
pot O
plants O
by O
taking O
cuttings O
from O
other O
plants O
in O
your O
garden O
or O
your O
existing O
pot O
plants O
. O

But O
after O
saying O
Tuesday O
the O
job O
was O
a O
competition O
between O
Crockett O
, O
free O
agent O
addition O
Justin O
Griffith O
and O
rookie O
Oren O
O'Neal O
, O
coach O
Lane O
Kiffin O
declared O
Griffith O
the O
starter O
. O

How O
do O
I O
create O
HTML O
links O
that O
link O
to O
markers O
? O

I O
'm O
hoping O
someone O
reads O
this O
note O
who O
may O
know O
the O
formula O
used O
to O
create O
Heywood O
Wakefield O
's O
classic O
Blonde O
finish O
. O

When O
you O
create O
your O
PayPal O
account O
, O
just O
click O
on O
send O
money O
, O
copy O
and O
paste O
the O
email O
address O
into O
your O
PayPal O
account O
and O
send O
a O
$ O
1 O
to O
the O
email O
. O

Ability O
to O
assess O
risk O
and O
create O
appropriate O
risk O
management O
strategies O
. O

Many O
of O
these O
illegal O
pharmacies O
create O
professional O
- O
looking O
Web O
sites O
and O
distribute O
convincing O
emails O
, O
making O
it O
difficult O
for O
consumers O
to O
differentiate O
between O
reputable O
and O
rogue O
online O
sites O
. O

Area O
Christians B-NORP
said O
police O
were O
forcing O
detained O
believers O
to O
declare O
that O
Pastor O
Lee O
was O
training O
Christians B-NORP
funded O
by O
Vang O
Pao O
to O
overthrow O
the O
government O
. O

Finally O
, O
the O
vet O
declared O
Bogus O
healthy O
except O
for O
sunburned O
ears O
, O
which O
he O
assured O
us O
would O
heal O
on O
their O
own O
without O
the O
need O
for O
a O
follow O
- O
up O
visit O
. O

Now O
I O
wondered O
what O
a O
marvelous O
feat O
it O
would O
be O
for O
1 O
Absolute O
to O
create O
a O
kinetic O
based O
program O
to O
power O
up O
my O
machine O
at O
will O
. O

We O
will O
create O
attractive O
' O
gateways O
' O
into O
Hinckley O
and O
improve O
floral O
displays O
to O
give O
a O
positive O
impression O
for O
people O
coming O
into O
the O
town O
. O

I O
've O
managed O
to O
do O
something O
like O
this O
, O
I O
create O
two O
custom O
maps O
, O
one O
for O
the O
normal O
tiles O
and O
one O
for O
the O
" O
extra O
zoom O
in O
" O
I O
declare O
the O
extra O
zoom O
in O
map O
as O
having O
images O
of O
512 O
x O
512 O
. O

-- O
" O
In O
1964 O
Barry O
Goldwater O
declared O
: O
' O
Elect O
me O
president O
, O
and O
I O
will O
bomb O
the O
cities O
of O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
defoliate O
the O
jungles O
, O
herd O
the O
population O
into O
concentration O
camps O
and O
turn O
the O
country O
into O
a O
wasteland O
. O
' O

It O
is O
the O
stage O
in O
our O
evolution O
as O
human O
beings O
where O
life O
ceases O
to O
be O
about O
external O
creation O
, O
and O
is O
about O
internal O
rapture O
- O
existing O
in O
an O
increasingly O
spacious O
container O
where O
we O
create O
worlds O
, O
within O
and O
without O
, O
that O
deeply O
nourish O
our O
spirit O
and O
make O
our O
hearts O
sing O
; O
where O
we O
live O
gloriously O
with O
ourselves O
and O
others O
. O

Humans O
also O
created O
pain O
, O
suffering O
, O
injustice O
through O
their O
own O
free O
- O
will O
sinful O
acts O
. O

The O
Hong B-GPE
Kong I-GPE
courts O
declared O
Mr. O
Hsu O
bankrupt O
in O
the O
summer O
of O
1998 O
. O

I O
fit O
this O
profile O
, O
and O
the O
best O
thing O
which O
ever O
happened O
to O
me O
at O
5th O
grade O
, O
when O
I O
could O
easily O
handle O
college O
level O
work O
, O
but O
was O
writing O
like O
a O
kindergartener O
was O
that O
an O
OT O
sat O
down O
with O
me O
and O
basically O
helped O
me O
create O
my O
own O
script O
handwriting O
from O
scratch O
, O
putting O
together O
strokes O
which O
worked O
for O
me O
into O
a O
very O
distinctive O
, O
but O
legible O
, O
script O
. O

Chongkai O
Grant O
Rettke O
wrote O
: O
I O
wanted O
a O
macro O
to O
declare O
class O
level O
properties O
and O
came O
up O
with O
the O
macro O
' O
property O
' O
. O

To O
create O
transparent O
text O
you O
can O
adjust O
the O
opacity O
level O
in O
the O
graphics O
state O
when O
creating O
text O
elements O
. O

If O
they O
were O
worried O
about O
the O
people O
they O
might O
be O
" O
sneaking O
" O
in O
via O
the O
cars O
, O
then O
make O
everyone O
declare O
their O
" O
passengers O
" O
either O
electronically O
or O
verbally O
upon O
entry O
and O
execute O
random O
spot O
checks O
on O
their O
declarations O
. O

Since O
extra O
pounds O
create O
stretch O
marks O
, O
try O
to O
keep O
your O
weight O
on O
an O
even O
keel O
, O
says O
Dr. O
Weiss O
. O

i O
will O
shortly O
create O
another O
user O
account O
, O
if O
i O
can O
see O
her O
images O
, O
where O
should O
i O
start O
looking O
, O
in O
my O
home O
folder O
? O

You O
still O
declare O
your O
total O
rent O
you O
pay O
to O
O.D.S.P O
. O

Trying O
to O
declare O
wrong O
greek O
grammar O
by O
missing O
the O
a O
, O
JW O
scholars O
show O
a O
false O
teaching O
that O
has O
a O
very O
limited O
support O
and O
a O
lack O
of O
understanding O
. O

What O
DCSNet O
Can O
Do O
Together O
, O
the O
surveillance O
systems O
let O
FBI B-ORG
agents O
play O
back O
recordings O
even O
as O
they O
are O
being O
captured O
like O
TiVo O
, O
create O
master O
wiretap O
files O
, O
send O
digital O
recordings O
to O
translators O
, O
track O
the O
rough O
location O
of O
targets O
in O
real O
time O
using O
cell O
- O
tower O
information O
, O
and O
even O
stream O
intercepts O
outward O
to O
mobile O
surveillance O
vans O
. O

Emerson B-ORG
famously O
declared O
that O
he O
" O
could O
not O
marry O
this O
man O
's O
life O
to O
his O
verse O
" O
. O

in O
a O
culture O
of O
such O
subservience O
and O
stoopery O
, O
the O
only O
free O
spirits O
were O
bandits O
and O
such O
, O
but O
since O
when O
do O
bandits O
create O
a O
stable O
social O
order O
? O

I O
create O
a O
domain O
using O
google O
apps O
and O
have O
several O
administrators O
created O
then O
. O

Then O
it O
hums O
. O

The O
hungering O
, O
thirsting O
soul O
will O
continue O
to O
hunger O
and O
thirst O
as O
long O
as O
it O
partakes O
of O
these O
unsatisfying O
pleasures O
. O

On O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
game O
, O
he O
was O
a O
poor O
Second O
Baseman O
when O
he O
came O
up O
but O
he O
hustled O
and O
might O
have O
developed O
into O
a O
good O
one O
but O
they O
moved O
him O
to O
easier O
defensive O
positions O
. O

It O
was O
the O
sort O
of O
story O
that O
the O
mainstream O
media O
might O
well O
have O
been O
ordered O
to O
hush O
up O
, O
but O
the O
firestorm O
of O
blogger O
reports O
forced O
them O
to O
respond O
. O

And O
this O
guy O
hummed O
Waltzing O
Matilda O
, O
As O
he O
made O
his O
way O
onto O
the O
quay O
. O

We O
hunger O
for O
the O
cessation O
of O
againstness O
. O

After O
surgery O
, O
he O
said O
NOT O
to O
unbandage O
it O
, O
had O
it O
immobilized O
, O
and O
wants O
to O
see O
me O
Monday O
a.m. O
to O
unbandage O
it O
and O
check O
it O
out O
. O

Hydrate O
with O
water O
. O

DD15 O
tried O
to O
hush O
things O
up O
quickly O
, O
but O
I O
could O
see O
she O
was O
really O
distraught O
with O
tears O
welling O
up O
in O
her O
eyes O
. O

I O
switch O
to O
a O
prewound O
bobbin O
, O
and O
it O
starts O
to O
hum O
along O
. O

We O
had O
only O
had O
the O
Sixaxis O
controller O
in O
our O
hands O
for O
a O
few O
minutes O
when O
we O
ran O
across O
the O
behemoth O
and O
hoisted O
it O
onto O
our O
shoulder O
, O
but O
as O
we O
ducked O
down O
a O
dark O
alleyway O
and O
lightning O
crackled O
overhead O
, O
we O
could O
n't O
wait O
to O
use O
the O
thing O
. O

at O
least O
he O
was O
trying O
to O
get O
there O
and O
hustle O
and O
be O
part O
of O
that O
play. O
& O
quot O
; O

Do O
you O
hunger O
for O
more O
of O
God O
or O
all O
that O
He O
has O
for O
you O
, O
or O
are O
you O
satisfied O
with O
your O
& O
quot O
; O
churchianity O
& O
quot O
; O
? O

This O
will O
help O
hydrate O
the O
intestinal O
contents O
and O
get O
them O
moving O
through O
the O
intestines O
. O

It O
was O
one O
I O
, O
myself O
, O
had O
never O
heard O
of O
and O
I O
need O
to O
check O
the O
wrapper O
, O
assuming O
it O
is O
still O
there O
, O
or O
hustle O
back O
to O
WF O
to O
check O
. O

She O
's O
72 O
years O
old O
and O
hums O
a O
lot O
. O

If O
you O
see O
a O
substantial O
change O
, O
it O
is O
due O
to O
water O
loss O
, O
and O
you O
should O
hydrate O
more O
during O
exercise O
. O

To O
do O
this O
it O
must O
hydrate O
the O
object O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
mind O
the O
levels O
of O
the O
game O
, O
but O
I O
hungered O
for O
a O
bit O
more O
math O
in O
the O
game O
, O
just O
to O
up O
the O
levels O
of O
strategy O
. O

The O
only O
problem O
is O
it O
hums O
like O
crazy O
and O
I O
ca O
n't O
record O
with O
it O
. O

All O
you O
can O
do O
is O
try O
immobilize O
people O
that O
do O
, O
troll O
. O

We O
are O
in O
control O
of O
our O
own O
fates O
, O
and O
while O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
final O
solution O
& O
quot O
; O
is O
always O
waiting O
to O
take O
us O
, O
we O
can O
also O
hush O
up O
and O
pay O
attention O
rather O
than O
die O
. O

To O
achieve O
the O
full O
effect O
of O
a O
tazer O
, O
one O
must O
be O
shot O
with O
the O
probes O
, O
this O
completely O
immobilizes O
the O
subject O
. O

I O
find O
that O
if O
I O
hydrate O
before O
going O
to O
sleep O
, O
the O
sleep O
quality O
is O
much O
better O
than O
if O
I O
had O
n't O
. O

The O
brokenhearted O
father O
of O
a O
Marine O
killed O
in O
Iraq O
won O
a O
long-shot O
legal O
fight O
today O
after O
a O
federal O
jury O
in O
Baltimore O
awarded O
him O
nearly O
$ O
11 O
million O
in O
a O
verdict O
against O
members O
of O
a O
Kansas O
church O
who O
hoisted O
anti-gay O
placards O
at O
his O
son O
's O
Westminster O
funeral O
. O

He O
never O
hustles O
and O
wo O
n't O
do O
all O
he O
can O
to O
try O
to O
help O
us O
win. O
& O
quot O
; O

People O
hungered O
for O
a O
change O
in O
the O
Congress O
and O
made O
it O
happen O
-- O
now O
that O
strong O
desire O
to O
take O
out O
the O
trash O
moves O
to O
the O
executive O
branch O
of O
government O
. O

And O
, O
when O
his O
problems O
became O
obvious O
, O
the O
Army O
hustled O
to O
get O
him O
out O
of O
uniform O
, O
and O
back O
on O
the O
street O
. O

It O
took O
a O
lot O
of O
work O
to O
set O
up O
, O
but O
now O
it O
hums O
along O
with O
very O
little O
input O
from O
me O
. O

This O
guy O
will O
hustle O
you O
along O
with O
his O
charlatan O
friend O
Wieck O
, O
who O
changed O
the O
subject O
of O
your O
post O
to O
try O
again O
and O
again O
to O
slander O
a O
person O
whom O
he O
is O
very O
jealous O
of O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
EKN O
was O
the O
first O
piece O
of O
classical O
music O
I O
ever O
heard O
, O
but O
it O
was O
undoubtedly O
the O
first O
I O
was O
able O
to O
hum O
. O

I O
know O
there O
's O
no O
way O
I O
could O
hoist O
80lbs O
of O
limp O
dog O
, O
no O
way O
, O
no O
how O
. O

Also O
, O
there O
is O
n't O
enough O
water O
in O
the O
pre-ferment O
to O
adequately O
hydrate O
the O
dough O
. O

But O
yeah O
, O
I O
think O
it O
's O
a O
bit O
sadistic O
to O
stop O
pain O
meds O
in O
order O
to O
immobilize O
the O
animal O
. O

On O
15 O
August O
, O
1947 O
the O
Chakma O
youths O
under O
the O
leadership O
of O
Sneha O
Kumar O
Chakma O
hoisted O
tricolor O
Indian O
fag O
at O
Rangamati O
, O
capital O
of O
the O
CHT O
and O
in O
the O
southern O
CHT O
at O
Bandarban O
the O
Marmas O
who O
have O
cultural O
similarity O
with O
Burma O
hoisted O
Burmese O
fag O
. O

Leaving O
his O
rifle O
with O
the O
other O
Bandits O
, O
Spickler O
again O
moved O
into O
position O
near O
Carley O
, O
he O
dashed O
towards O
him O
, O
dropping O
to O
a O
low O
crawl O
when O
the O
NVA O
fired O
on O
him O
and O
then O
rolling O
near O
Carley O
, O
he O
was O
able O
to O
hoist O
Carley O
on O
his O
back O
and O
quickly O
dragged O
him O
towards O
the O
side O
of O
the O
trail O
. O

They O
all O
have O
to O
hustle O
if O
they O
want O
to O
get O
home O
the O
same O
day O
. O

The O
guards O
hustled O
Talib O
out O
of O
the O
courtroom O
before O
the O
gladiators O
could O
get O
close O
enough O
to O
exchange O
blows O
. O

She O
quit O
the O
Cellcept O
after O
that O
, O
as O
the O
premise O
behind O
it O
is O
that O
it O
pretty O
much O
immobilizes O
your O
immune O
system O
, O
and O
they O
told O
her O
that O
it O
might O
have O
had O
something O
to O
do O
with O
her O
body O
not O
being O
able O
to O
fight O
off O
the O
infection O
as O
well O
as O
if O
she O
had O
n't O
been O
taking O
it O
. O

But O
I O
believe O
it O
can O
be O
used O
to O
immobilize O
an O
enemy O
too O
. O

like O
when O
you O
touch O
the O
end O
of O
the O
phono O
plug O
and O
it O
hums O
-RRB- O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
We O
have O
been O
able O
to O
hoist O
the O
first O
75 O
people O
out O
using O
a O
much O
smaller O
lift O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Amelia O
Soares O
told O
Sapa O
at O
1.30am O
. O

We O
did O
that O
in O
short O
order O
, O
and O
prepared O
to O
hoist O
sails O
. O

Phillipians O
4:10 O
-13 O
& O
quot O
; O
Blessed O
are O
those O
who O
hunger O
and O
thirst O
for O
righteousness O
, O
for O
they O
will O
be O
filled O
. O

I O
asked O
him O
how O
much O
he O
was O
making O
and O
he O
said O
if O
he O
hustled O
, O
he O
could O
make O
about O
$ O
200.00hr O
. O

This O
is O
the O
best O
way O
to O
hydrate O
and O
moisturize O
your O
skin O
from O
within O
. O

Now O
it O
only O
hums O
. O

After O
a O
big O
enquiry O
, O
hushed O
up O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
, O
the O
Bank O
of O
England O
was O
nationalised O
in O
1946 O
. O

Perhaps O
my O
duty O
, O
under O
the O
law O
, O
was O
to O
hoist O
the O
magazine O
with O
rubber O
gloves O
, O
put O
it O
in O
a O
polythene O
bag O
, O
and O
deliver O
it O
to O
the O
nearest O
police O
station O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
if O
you O
've O
got O
to O
hit O
the O
road O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
pack O
a O
snack O
, O
hydrate O
some O
more O
, O
and O
get O
on O
with O
the O
production O
of O
the O
day O
until O
you O
truly O
feel O
hungry O
. O

She O
had O
stayed O
overnight O
so O
they O
could O
hydrate O
her O
. O

If O
the O
CT O
incident O
were O
the O
only O
other O
one O
at O
Oshkosh O
this O
year O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
why O
the O
EAA O
would O
try O
to O
hush O
it O
up O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
just O
run O
along O
and O
hush O
up O
. O

This O
has O
inspired O
me O
to O
begin O
discussing O
a O
thought O
I O
have O
for O
Dr O
Koehler O
's O
challenge O
in O
order O
to O
try O
to O
hoist O
the O
USF O
College O
of O
Business O
head O
and O
shoulders O
above O
the O
competition O
. O

Water O
hydrates O
the O
body O
and O
flushes O
out O
the O
toxins O
that O
we O
collect O
on O
a O
daily O
basis O
. O

Jerry O
Brown O
, O
our O
Knight O
riding O
out O
of O
the O
west O
, O
will O
be O
the O
one O
to O
hoist O
these O
hijackers O
of O
our O
nation O
on O
their O
own O
petard O
. O

Instead O
of O
acting O
to O
ensure O
a O
complete O
investigation O
of O
the O
Prime O
Minister O
, O
Dichter O
's O
words O
are O
a O
hidden O
message O
to O
the O
police O
investigators O
that O
they O
need O
not O
hustle O
greatly O
in O
their O
investigation O
of O
Olmert. O
& O
quot O
; O

I O
first O
thought O
Peter O
had O
a O
good O
point O
about O
how O
quickly O
the O
actors O
would O
have O
to O
hustle O
back O
and O
forth O
and O
did O
n't O
think O
it O
through O
. O

Water O
hydrates O
skin O
and O
hair O
as O
well O
as O
flushes O
toxins O
out O
of O
the O
body O
. O

All O
you O
can O
do O
is O
try O
to O
immobilize O
people O
that O
do O
, O
troll O
. O

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at O
first O
you O
do O
n't O
succeed O
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you O
're O
not O
cut O
out O
for O
skydiving O
T-Bone O
, O
I O
expect O
that O
Budd O
will O
hush O
now O
. O

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boldly O
says O
she O
is O
not O
in O
school O
because O
the O
teachers O
gave O
them O
a O
day O
off O
to O
do O
marking O
and O
hoists O
10 O
litres O
of O
water O
onto O
her O
head O
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holding O
a O
second O
5-litre O
jerry O
can O
in O
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hand O
, O
before O
setting O
off O
on O
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3km O
walk O
home O
. O

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, O
there O
's O
no O
reason O
to O
believe O
that O
water O
hydrates O
better O
than O
other O
liquids O
. O

or O
a O
construction O
worker O
who O
hoists O
heavy O
equipment O
. O

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there O
is O
a O
more O
poingnant O
echo O
of O
that O
as O
Downy O
hushes O
a O
dying O
woman O
so O
that O
his O
position O
, O
under O
the O
bed O
, O
is O
not O
revealed O
. O

They O
hustled O
me O
down O
the O
stairs O
and O
into O
the O
office O
of O
the O
Political O
Commissar O
. O

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, O
Ron B-NORP
wishes O
that O
Crookshanks O
was O
with O
them O
, O
so O
he O
could O
help O
them O
immobilize O
the O
whomping O
willow O
. O

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will O
travel O
as O
far O
as O
we O
can O
, O
but O
we O
can O
not O
in O
one O
lifetime O
see O
all O
that O
we O
would O
like O
to O
see O
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to O
learn O
all O
that O
we O
hunger O
to O
know O
. O

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was O
the O
first O
guy O
in O
supply O
to O
have O
uttered O
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or O
more O
coloful O
descriptives O
as O
they O
hoisted O
them O
onto O
6x6 O
trucks O
some O
place O
in O
the O
pacific O
. O

They O
made O
so O
much O
noise O
that O
a O
security O
guard O
had O
to O
come O
out O
and O
hush O
them O
. O

There O
was O
always O
a O
family O
' O
fixer O
' O
, O
someone O
to O
get O
them O
out O
of O
trouble O
, O
or O
to O
hush O
up O
any O
unpleasantness O
. O

This O
one O
is O
designed O
to O
detoxify O
and O
hydrate O
the O
city O
dweller O
's O
skin O
, O
and O
given O
Calgary O
's O
dry O
winds O
, O
it O
's O
a O
good O
one O
. O

Since O
he O
was O
n't O
a O
gentleman O
and O
he O
could O
hustle O
for O
money O
like O
Henslowe O
, O
he O
eventually O
got O
enough O
to O
buy O
shares O
in O
prostitution O
. O

The O
idea O
of O
getting O
some O
O2 O
has O
been O
hovering O
around O
my O
awareness O
for O
quite O
a O
few O
months O
, O
so O
I O
thank O
you O
guys O
for O
giving O
me O
a O
push O
to O
hustle O
for O
it O
. O

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SD O
would O
not O
elicit O
the O
behavior O
if O
it O
were O
not O
for O
the O
possibility O
of O
the O
reinforcer O
being O
delivered O
. O

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before O
we O
go O
trying O
to O
dislodge O
Castro O
we O
should O
ask O
ourselves O
, O
what O
is O
the O
track O
record O
of O
such O
countries O
that O
do O
submit O
to O
our O
will O
-- O
or O
help O
if O
you O
prefer O
to O
see O
it O
that O
way O
. O

2 O
hrs O
on O
the O
phone O
with O
Netgear O
elicited O
a O
promise O
of O
' O
escalation O
' O
and O
a O
callback O
, O
but O
my O
hopes O
are O
n't O
high O
. O

i O
know O
theres O
risks O
with O
anything O
like O
that O
, O
and O
of O
possible O
stroke O
, O
if O
it O
dislodges O
soemthing O
or O
possible O
limb O
problems. O
. O

Then O
they O
did O
electrify O
it O
, O
but O
as O
cheaply O
as O
possible O
-- O
with O
only O
enough O
capacity O
for O
a O
half-length O
train O
. O

I O
am O
part O
of O
a O
group O
which O
is O
trying O
to O
elicit O
some O
answers O
to O
these O
questions.Could O

You O
have O
to O
carefully O
choose O
acostume O
that O
wo O
n't O
dislodge O
yourhairpiece O
. O

In O
the O
Binyamin O
region O
of O
Samaria O
, O
near O
the O
town O
of O
Hashmonaim O
, O
activities O
by O
volunteers O
undeterred O
by O
government O
efforts O
to O
dislodge O
them O
have O
begun O
to O
transform O
a O
hilltop O
into O
the O
community O
of O
Nofei O
Hashmonaim O
, O
ten O
kilometers O
east O
of O
Ben O
Gurion O
International O
Airport O
. O

I O
would O
like O
to O
know O
how O
many O
of O
you O
have O
had O
a O
request O
which O
elicited O
the O
same O
response O
? O

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arrival O
, O
the O
interceptor O
waggles O
its O
wings O
to O
elicit O
a O
response O
from O
the O
pilot O
of O
the O
off-course O
aircraft O
. O

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results O
demonstrate O
that O
activation O
of O
nuclear O
VDR O
elicits O
antithrombotic O
effects O
in O
vivo O
, O
and O
suggest O
that O
the O
VDR O
system O
may O
play O
a O
physiological O
role O
in O
the O
maintenance O
of O
antithrombotic O
homeostasis O
. O

IDF O
Chief O
of O
Staff O
Gabi O
Ashkenazi O
elicited O
enthusiastic O
applause O
from O
a O
largely O
Druze O
audience O
week O
ago O
when O
he O
told O
the O
crowd O
that O
in O
the O
next O
life O
, O
he O
wants O
to O
be O
a O
Druze O
. O

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if O
the O
nail O
dislodges O
the O
compound O
will O
fill O
the O
hole O
without O
any O
loss O
of O
pressure O
. O

I O
suppose O
that O
elicits O
a O
lot O
of O
jealosy O
. O

Cecil O
, O
W5DXP O
wrote O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
Waves O
of O
power O
is O
just O
a O
semantic O
strawman O
designed O
to O
elicit O
an O
emotional O
response. O
& O
quot O
; O

And O
of O
course O
I O
have O
an O
agenda O
, O
I O
want O
to O
know O
why O
we O
here O
in O
America O
, O
as O
we O
electrify O
our O
transport O
system O
, O
and O
conserve O
in O
a O
way O
which O
might O
be O
construed O
as O
& O
quot O
; O
non O
American O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
ca O
n't O
do O
the O
same O
? O

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it O
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a O
good O
idea O
to O
rattle O
the O
keys O
while O
it O
's O
been O
soaking O
for O
a O
while O
to O
dislodge O
any O
crud O
. O

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, O
exactly O
what O
did O
I O
say O
, O
by O
your O
way O
of O
thinking O
, O
to O
elicit O
the O
Dobler O
reference O
? O

The O
best O
way O
would O
be O
to O
electrify O
it O
at O
25kV O
. O

I O
was O
unable O
to O
elicit O
any O
different O
response O
to O
counting O
than O
other O
words O
that O
Lumi O
and O
I O
had O
never O
used O
before O
in O
that O
context O
, O
which O
is O
consistent O
with O
your O
comments O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Waves O
of O
power O
& O
quot O
; O
is O
just O
a O
semantic O
strawman O
designed O
to O
elicit O
an O
emotional O
response O
. O

On O
our O
part O
, O
we O
remain O
fully O
committed O
to O
it O
as O
it O
is O
clear O
to O
us O
that O
we O
can O
not O
sustain O
the O
status O
quo O
and O
must O
insist O
on O
a O
meaningful O
and O
forward-looking O
process O
that O
can O
elicit O
concrete O
results O
leading O
to O
a O
settlement O
of O
a O
bi-zonal O
, O
bi-communal O
federation O
, O
with O
the O
correct O
meaning O
of O
each O
of O
these O
terms O
. O

wrote O
: O
It O
also O
gave O
me O
huge O
pleasure O
to O
dislodge O
the O
first O
bit O
of O
Telkom O
out O
of O
my O
life O
. O

Polls O
indicate O
that O
the O
term O
' O
redundant O
' O
elicits O
a O
large O
number O
of O
laughs O
when O
compared O
to O
various O
other O
terms O
. O

I O
understand O
that O
you O
ca O
n't O
get O
anything O
done O
unless O
you O
cut O
them O
in O
, O
but O
I O
'd O
rather O
hold O
out O
for O
a O
system O
that O
takes O
the O
profit O
out O
of O
healthcare O
, O
rather O
than O
making O
it O
even O
more O
difficult O
to O
ever O
dislodge O
them O
. O

I O
would O
not O
have O
been O
willing O
to O
risk O
my O
own O
life O
to O
dislodge O
Saddam O
Hussein O
from O
power O
. O

LIPA O
Schmeltzer O
Electrifies O
the O
Crowd O
. O

But O
it O
's O
difficult O
for O
him O
to O
dislodge O
a O
chunk O
all O
by O
himself O
. O

The O
OW O
forum O
might O
elicit O
more O
specific O
responses O
-- O
I O
have O
used O
Watcom O
extensively O
in O
the O
past O
, O
but O
it O
is O
getting O
to O
be O
more O
and O
more O
distant O
past O
. O

Touching O
the O
coronet O
elicits O
a O
severe O
pain O
reaction O
. O

Reason O
by O
Steve O
Chapman O
& O
quot O
; O
For O
nearly O
half O
a O
century O
, O
the O
United O
States O
has O
maintained O
an O
economic O
embargo O
in O
an O
effort O
to O
dislodge O
Fidel O
Castro O
from O
power O
. O

He O
effaced O
the O
vestiges O
of O
idolatry O
from O
Mecca O
by O
revealing O
verse O
9:5 O
-LRB- O
cited O
above O
-RRB- O
in O
631 O
CE O
. O

I O
am O
still O
trying O
to O
figure O
out O
how O
these O
things O
elicit O
such O
heated O
exchanges O
. O

Ectoplasm O
, O
the O
once-popular O
mystic O
goo O
effused O
from O
the O
orifices O
of O
Victorian O
mediums O
, O
has O
vanished O
from O
the O
scene O
. O

It O
would O
not O
have O
been O
hard O
for O
Snape O
to O
elicit O
the O
date O
by O
legilimency O
. O

Once O
the O
belief O
is O
formed O
, O
it O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
dislodge O
because O
of O
the O
innate O
conservativeness O
of O
the O
left O
hemisphere O
. O

And O
then O
there O
's O
always O
the O
chance O
that O
your O
perception O
is O
n't O
as O
bad O
as O
you O
'd O
think O
it O
would O
be O
if O
you O
were O
n't O
the O
one O
in O
that O
situation O
, O
or O
if O
maybe O
there O
are O
things O
you O
're O
doing O
to O
elicit O
such O
an O
attitude O
from O
him O
even O
if O
your O
perception O
is O
accurate O
, O
but O
that O
's O
a O
different O
story O
. O

We O
're O
NOT O
going O
to O
TELL O
you O
and O
we O
're O
NOT O
going O
to O
SHOOT O
you O
-- O
so O
Pogue O
Black O
's O
wheedling O
and O
goading O
is O
not O
going O
to O
elicit O
any O
of O
that O
classified O
information O
. O

I O
agree O
that O
, O
if O
you O
're O
not O
going O
to O
elicit O
the O
correct O
response O
every O
time O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
keep O
giving O
the O
cue O
and O
getting O
the O
wrong O
answer O
and O
then O
not O
being O
able O
to O
reinforce O
it O
. O

They O
electrify O
it O
. O

So O
it O
's O
not O
that O
great O
music O
is O
n't O
being O
made O
, O
but O
it O
's O
hard O
to O
dislodge O
a O
& O
quot O
; O
classic O
& O
quot O
; O
when O
you O
're O
still O
working O
in O
that O
genre O
. O

Although O
there O
's O
a O
large O
amount O
of O
truth O
in O
this O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
see O
that O
the O
warning O
of O
Hell O
should O
elicit O
in O
us O
any O
great O
fear O
of O
the O
hereafter O
if O
it O
does O
n't O
really O
have O
any O
practical O
impact O
on O
the O
present O
world O
. O

I O
've O
heard O
that O
doing O
this O
dislodges O
dirt O
and O
can O
be O
worse O
than O
keeping O
the O
original O
fluid O
, O
but O
would O
like O
to O
hear O
from O
people O
who O
have O
experience O
with O
engines O
and O
Hyundai O
's O
in O
particular O
. O

Nonetheless O
, O
if O
there O
is O
anything O
I O
've O
learnt O
in O
my O
line O
of O
work O
, O
it O
's O
just O
how O
hard O
it O
is O
to O
dislodge O
BN O
. O

I O
can O
not O
electrify O
the O
fence O
by O
the O
way O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
-- O
indeed O
, O
I O
asked O
the O
question O
in O
order O
to O
elicit O
exactly O
such O
information O
, O
if O
it O
was O
available O
. O

You O
are O
so O
right O
that O
there O
can O
always O
be O
a O
situation O
where O
a O
trigger O
elicits O
a O
crave O
that O
can O
get O
out O
of O
control O
. O

He O
twisted O
back O
and O
forth O
in O
his O
bed O
, O
trying O
to O
dislodge O
it O
. O

I O
admit O
, O
if O
it O
's O
something O
you O
can O
only O
elicit O
in O
certain O
conditions O
and O
it O
is O
n't O
disabling O
, O
I O
might O
eventually O
tell O
you O
it O
's O
something O
I O
ca O
n't O
fix O
. O

Seeking O
reaction O
from O
webcomickers O
in O
attendence O
elicited O
a O
uniform O
disagreement O
with O
Rall O
, O
but O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
open O
the O
question O
more O
broadly O
. O

Jayne O
shook O
his O
head O
fervently O
, O
trying O
to O
dislodge O
Mal O
's O
hands O
. O

Their O
energy O
clung O
to O
the O
air O
and O
seemed O
to O
electrify O
one O
another O
. O

Of O
course O
I O
'd O
be O
equally O
glad O
if O
I O
'm O
just O
a O
victim O
of O
relativity O
hypnotists O
and O
Pentcho O
is O
the O
King O
of O
Physics O
who O
dislodge O
Einstein O
: O
-RRB- O
des O
On O
Aug O
7 O
, O
6:57 O
am O
, O
Eric O
Gisse O
& O
lt O
; O
jowr O
... O

-LRB- O
well O
, O
not O
roll O
, O
but O
it O
sounds O
good O
-RRB- O
- O
but O
if O
it O
is O
carbon O
on O
top O
of O
a O
piston O
, O
which O
is O
what O
I O
think O
it O
is O
, O
you O
'll O
be O
doing O
your O
best O
to O
dislodge O
it O
and O
blow O
it O
free O
. O

Their O
comments O
elicited O
a O
strong O
but O
pursed-lipped O
reaction O
from O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

Source O
: O
Wikipedia O
On O
the O
Internet O
, O
baiting O
is O
similar O
to O
trolling O
, O
in O
that O
baiters O
, O
like O
trolls O
, O
try O
to O
elicit O
a O
response O
from O
other O
users O
. O

-LRB- O
what O
do O
you O
do O
if O
the O
period O
of O
zero-G O
dislodges O
something O
in O
a O
way O
that O
prevents O
restarting O
the O
engine O
? O
-RRB- O

If O
your O
goal O
is O
to O
elicit O
information O
about O
an O
article O
you O
do O
n't O
understand O
then O
it O
might O
be O
profitable O
to O
ask O
a O
question O
about O
the O
article O
, O
rather O
than O
simply O
posting O
a O
portion O
of O
it O
. O

They O
would O
want O
to O
ride O
the O
banwagon O
of O
the O
popular O
unrest O
to O
their O
own O
vested O
interests O
and O
would O
want O
to O
dislodge O
him O
from O
power O
. O

If O
you O
smack O
a O
jacketed O
-bullet O
- O
on O
the O
rear O
end O
with O
a O
hammer O
, O
you O
will O
not O
dislodge O
the O
core O
. O

Not O
to O
mention O
that O
the O
electrical O
power O
utility O
in O
British O
Columbia O
is O
owned O
by O
the O
government O
of O
the O
province O
, O
as O
was O
the O
railway O
, O
so O
politics O
certainly O
entered O
into O
the O
decision O
to O
electrify O
. O

It O
also O
appeared O
to O
dislodge O
something O
at O
the O
flange O
of O
the O
bell O
which O
flew O
off O
around O
the O
time O
of O
fairing O
sep O
. O

I O
think O
that O
's O
what O
elicited O
the O
audience O
response O
. O

However O
, O
an O
e-mailed O
questionnaire O
to O
Robert O
Hannington O
, O
managing O
partner O
, O
RCP O
, O
did O
not O
elicit O
any O
response O
. O

The O
Rural O
Electrification O
agency O
was O
established O
to O
electrify O
many O
parts O
of O
the O
South O
that O
were O
still O
in O
the O
dark O
, O
because O
utility O
companies O
refused O
to O
serve O
farmsteads O
. O

Once O
established O
the O
way O
he O
was O
, O
he O
became O
very O
hard O
to O
dislodge O
. O

I O
really O
want O
to O
understand O
this O
thing O
that O
could O
be O
a O
problem O
for O
Habari O
, O
but O
this O
is O
the O
last O
message O
I O
'll O
send O
to O
try O
to O
elicit O
your O
reasoning O
for O
your O
dislike O
of O
it O
. O

However O
, O
I O
've O
never O
had O
to O
hit O
a O
CRT O
hard O
enough O
to O
dislodge O
its O
phosphors O
. O

Words O
alone O
are O
rarely O
able O
to O
dislodge O
the O
foolishness O
bound O
up O
in O
the O
heart O
of O
a O
child O
. O

It O
also O
gave O
me O
huge O
pleasure O
to O
dislodge O
the O
first O
bit O
of O
Telkom O
out O
of O
my O
life O
. O

With O
cheap O
labor O
, O
lots O
of O
coal O
, O
a O
fair O
amount O
of O
cash O
, O
and O
lots O
of O
traffic O
, O
it O
should O
be O
no O
surprise O
that O
the O
best O
choice O
at O
the O
time O
was O
to O
electrify O
a O
massive O
amount O
of O
track O
. O

wrote O
: O
The O
state O
of O
Israel O
have O
offered O
all O
kinds O
of O
financial O
incentives O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
dislodge O
Iran O
's O
Jewish O
population O
, O
but O
they O
have O
discovered O
& O
quot O
; O
a O
lack O
of O
desire O
on O
the O
part O
of O
thousands O
of O
Iranian O
Jews O
to O
leave. O
& O
quot O
; O

Wu-wei O
and O
wu-shi O
to O
me O
both O
mean O
to O
efface O
oneself O
in O
favour O
of O
what O
happens O
, O
without O
meddling O
in O
it O
or O
interfering O
with O
it O
. O

The O
questions O
that O
would O
be O
asked O
are O
the O
ones O
that O
would O
elicit O
& O
quot O
; O
no O
comment O
, O
executive O
privilege. O
& O
quot O
; O

A O
shadow O
dislodges O
itself O
from O
the O
wall O
and O
. O

After O
all O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
anything O
to O
dislodge O
this O
bionic O
lens O
that O
allows O
me O
to O
the O
truth O
where O
others O
fail O
. O

-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
We O
're O
going O
to O
use O
every O
tool O
we O
can O
get O
to O
dislodge O
this O
regime O
, O
he O
replied O
. O

He O
does O
have O
a O
hairball O
that O
wo O
n't O
dislodge O
, O
though O
, O
so O
I O
've O
had O
to O
smear O
his O
paw O
with O
gel O
for O
the O
last O
few O
days O
and O
I O
'm O
hoping O
he O
passes O
it O
. O

Lay O
back O
in O
your O
stupidity O
Frayer O
, O
luxuriate O
in O
it O
, O
and O
ignore O
the O
snickers O
. O

He O
's O
going O
to O
try O
to O
do O
things O
to O
lull O
you O
to O
sleep O
, O
so O
you O
know O
you O
have O
to O
stay O
focused O
at O
all O
times. O
& O
quot O
; O

Leave O
for O
a O
while O
for O
the O
flavours O
to O
meld O
. O

TR O
Well O
, O
I O
enjoy O
the O
different O
personalities O
of O
everyone O
who O
's O
been O
on O
this O
newsgroup O
since O
I O
've O
been O
here O
-LRB- O
except O
for O
jollyrogers O
, O
who O
I O
hope O
will O
mellow O
out O
after O
a O
few O
years O
-RRB- O
, O
though O
it O
is O
definitely O
hard O
to O
find O
the O
time O
to O
read O
long O
or O
obscure O
posts O
. O

And O
I O
'm O
beginning O
to O
get O
a O
bit O
nervous O
about O
that O
, O
because O
I O
've O
spent O
the O
best O
part O
of O
a O
sunny O
day O
trying O
to O
localize O
an O
app O
that O
ca O
n't O
handle O
localization O
in O
a O
normal O
way O
. O

They O
just O
do O
n't O
meld O
into O
the O
white O
sauce O
as O
well O
as O
Velveeta O
. O

This O
country O
has O
to O
be O
brought O
down O
before O
they O
can O
meld O
it O
into O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
world O
. O

With O
Russell O
out O
of O
the O
picture O
, O
and O
no O
way O
to O
meld O
his O
three O
quarterbacks O
into O
a O
single O
Andrew O
McCulpepper O
, O
Kiffin O
is O
looking O
for O
a O
man O
who O
can O
stay O
away O
from O
turnovers O
. O

However O
, O
in O
seriousness O
, O
we O
will O
have O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
one O
of O
2 O
or O
3 O
if O
we O
ca O
n't O
get O
2 O
to O
mellow O
out O
. O

Finally O
, O
I O
decided O
that O
I O
'd O
no O
longer O
think O
that O
, O
and O
that O
under O
no O
circumstances O
would O
I O
ever O
lull O
myself O
into O
believing O
it O
would O
happen O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
if O
they O
leave O
negociation O
for O
a O
month O
or O
two O
, O
feelings O
might O
mellow O
. O

The O
new O
strings O
were O
just O
beginning O
to O
mellow O
, O
so O
it O
was O
still O
a O
little O
peaky O
. O

He O
let O
the O
steady O
rise O
and O
fall O
of O
her O
breathing O
lull O
him O
off O
to O
sleep O
. O

We O
'll O
see O
how O
it O
mellows O
. O

He O
said O
ultimately O
they O
're O
going O
to O
have O
to O
improve O
the O
wages O
and O
working O
conditions O
to O
attract O
legal O
workers O
, O
as O
well O
as O
to O
mechanize O
parts O
of O
their O
farming O
operations O
. O

Uhhhh O
, O
tell O
us O
if O
it O
mellowed O
in O
10 O
years O
or O
so O
. O

I O
'm O
getting O
an O
education O
, O
which O
I O
think O
is O
important O
, O
but O
I O
'll O
try O
to O
mellow O
out O
about O
it O
. O

The O
chances O
of O
rescuing O
the O
squopped O
wink O
are O
low O
, O
and O
the O
probability O
that O
the O
opposition O
will O
be O
able O
to O
manoeuvre O
themselves O
into O
a O
winning O
position O
is O
high O
. O

Way O
too O
many O
variables O
to O
make O
a O
sensible O
judegement O
, O
Seems O
that O
I O
felt O
it O
mellowed O
a O
bit O
with O
perhaps O
a O
touch O
of O
HF O
rolloff O
. O

Along O
with O
other O
independent O
types O
, O
Simon O
thought O
, O
watching O
Mal O
carefully O
manoeuvre O
the O
chair O
around O
so O
he O
could O
reach O
another O
array O
of O
cold-stored O
vials O
that O
he O
proceeded O
to O
poke O
through O
. O

There O
's O
no O
time O
to O
sit O
and O
lull O
on O
the O
last O
game O
. O

There O
's O
no O
time O
for O
the O
flavors O
to O
meld O
. O

advertisement O
Miroslaw O
Micor O
, O
a O
spokesman O
for O
Lodz O
police O
, O
said O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
He O
studied O
the O
trams O
and O
the O
tracks O
for O
a O
long O
time O
and O
then O
built O
a O
device O
that O
looked O
like O
a O
TV O
remote O
control O
and O
used O
it O
to O
manoeuvre O
the O
trams O
and O
the O
tracks O
. O

It O
mellows O
me O
out O
! O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
that O
the O
core O
of O
him O
has O
changed O
but O
most O
people O
do O
mellow O
out O
a O
bit O
with O
age O
. O

When O
you O
localize O
STDOUT O
, O
you O
break O
that O
linkage O
, O
and O
so O
whatever O
is O
done O
to O
Perl O
's O
STDOUT O
does O
n't O
affect O
C O
's O
stdout O
. O

They O
hired O
experts O
to O
localize O
the O
source O
of O
the O
smell O
, O
they O
examined O
the O
sewers O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
. O

Then O
we O
should O
manoeuvre O
and O
allow O
him O
to O
define O
his O
own O
position O
, O
and O
reject O
a O
settlement O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
a O
compromise O
solution O
. O

The O
Mahabharata O
says O
the O
gods O
manoeuvred O
the O
nymph O
Urvashi O
into O
trying O
to O
seduce O
Arjuna O
. O

She O
mellowed O
with O
age O
and O
became O
cuddlier O
for O
the O
second O
half O
of O
her O
life O
, O
which O
was O
really O
nice O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
if O
it O
mellows O
out O
over O
the O
winter O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
. O

And O
I O
've O
noticed O
a O
tendency O
to O
meld O
the O
adverts O
into O
the O
programmes O
so O
it O
's O
difficult O
to O
know O
where O
one O
ends O
and O
the O
other O
begins O
. O

People O
worked O
hard O
to O
get O
things O
to O
the O
way O
that O
they O
are O
-LRB- O
and O
not O
so O
long O
ago O
-RRB- O
-- O
and O
there O
is O
enough O
growth O
to O
lull O
us O
into O
thinking O
that O
we O
're O
making O
a O
difference O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
how O
it O
will O
age O
, O
I O
'd O
say O
it O
'll O
mellow O
but O
that O
's O
just O
a O
guess O
. O

They O
subconsciously O
use O
the O
more O
acceptable O
physicality O
of O
the O
security-forces O
to O
lull O
this O
sense O
of O
repulsion O
in O
the O
public O
. O

It O
is O
going O
to O
take O
some O
serious O
time O
for O
them O
to O
mellow O
out O
if O
they O
ever O
do O
. O

I O
know O
from O
experience O
you O
can O
not O
meld O
all O
of O
these O
under O
one O
roof O
and O
expect O
it O
to O
fly O
. O

Neutering O
may O
mellow O
him O
out O
some O
in O
this O
regard O
, O
although O
there O
are O
no O
guarantees O
. O

I O
'll O
go O
take O
a O
valium O
and O
mellow O
out O
now O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
wait O
til O
she O
mellows O
. O

I O
'm O
still O
too O
east O
coast O
for O
many O
of O
the O
folks O
I O
deal O
with O
, O
but O
have O
been O
forced O
to O
mellow O
a O
bit O
to O
be O
accepted O
in O
the O
west O
. O

Hopefully O
he O
mellows O
out O
soon O
in O
the O
next O
couple O
months O
. O

cheers O
, O
Niki O
Niki O
Kovacs O
schrieb O
: O
Hi O
, O
Anyone O
knows O
how O
to O
localize O
Seamonkey O
globally O
for O
all O
users O
? O

Not O
sure O
if O
I O
totally O
subscribe O
to O
Diehl O
as O
the O
LT O
, O
you O
can O
, O
make O
a O
case O
that O
the O
running O
game O
definitely O
lulled O
following O
Luke O
's O
injury O
, O
but O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
year O
it O
had O
returned O
if O
not O
improved O
. O

But O
lately O
, O
he O
's O
seemed O
to O
mellow O
a O
bit O
, O
and O
the O
other O
day O
, O
I O
actually O
got O
to O
approach O
him O
, O
although O
he O
did O
n't O
actually O
let O
me O
touch O
him O
. O

The O
escaped O
getting O
tossed O
at O
the O
last O
moment O
and O
melded O
back O
into O
the O
crowd O
. O

Invasion O
melded O
into O
occupation O
; O
it O
was O
hard O
to O
tell O
the O
difference O
, O
and O
no O
one O
would O
have O
known O
where O
one O
ended O
and O
the O
other O
began O
if O
Bush O
had O
n't O
made O
his O
trip O
to O
the O
USS O
Abraham O
Lincoln O
. O

That O
is O
, O
since O
the O
United O
States O
was O
propping O
up O
the O
governments O
of O
Egypt O
, O
Israel O
, O
Jordan O
, O
Saudi O
Arabia O
, O
etc. O
, O
all O
of O
which O
al-Qaeda O
wanted O
to O
overthrow O
so O
as O
to O
meld O
them O
into O
a O
single O
, O
Islamic O
super-state O
, O
then O
it O
would O
hit O
the O
United O
States O
first O
. O

My O
kids O
sleep O
to O
the O
rythm O
of O
the O
road O
, O
and O
they O
love O
the O
sound O
of O
the O
old O
6.9 O
, O
as O
it O
lulls O
them O
to O
sleep O
. O

Robomoderation O
is O
a O
cop-out O
to O
try O
to O
lull O
people O
into O
thinking O
it O
is O
not O
moderation O
. O

The O
escaped O
getting O
tossed O
at O
the O
last O
moment O
and O
melded O
back O
into O
the O
crowd. O
& O
lt O
; O

When O
I O
first O
discovered O
the O
book O
, O
I O
enjoyed O
how O
it O
melds O
the O
two O
in O
a O
way O
that O
's O
new O
to O
me O
. O

However O
, O
I O
will O
say O
, O
he O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
a O
great O
dog O
, O
and O
typically O
mellow O
like O
a O
Golden O
. O

They O
expect O
to O
have O
other O
offices O
around O
the O
world O
in O
order O
to O
localize O
the O
service O
and O
launch O
it O
globally O
, O
he O
said O
. O

But O
, O
with O
a O
reliable O
home O
sauna O
opc O
, O
one O
can O
get O
value O
as O
well O
as O
be O
able O
to O
luxuriate O
in O
the O
home O
. O

Another O
brick O
in O
the O
firewall O
never O
hurts O
-LRB- O
if O
it O
is O
n't O
too O
inconvenient O
for O
you O
personally O
-RRB- O
, O
as O
long O
as O
you O
do O
n't O
allow O
it O
to O
lull O
you O
into O
a O
false O
sense O
of O
security O
. O

Only O
speak O
to O
him O
in O
public O
-- O
and O
do O
n't O
let O
public O
charmingness O
lull O
you O
into O
thinking O
he O
's O
over O
it O
-- O
if O
you O
confront O
him O
about O
his O
behavior O
, O
he O
may O
decide O
to O
really O
teach O
you O
a O
lesson O
, O
and O
he O
may O
be O
willing O
to O
wait O
for O
his O
chance O
. O

The O
source O
of O
the O
buzzing O
may O
be O
difficult O
to O
localize O
. O

They O
generally O
rely O
on O
the O
foreign O
market O
to O
localize O
the O
properrties O
. O

It O
was O
through O
the O
school O
's O
gay-straight O
alliance O
-LRB- O
GSA O
-RRB- O
, O
now O
melded O
into O
Highland O
's O
social-justice O
club O
, O
that O
Cara O
found O
a O
home O
. O

Some O
people O
like O
to O
mellow O
their O
IPAs O
by O
letting O
them O
sit O
but O
IMHO O
it O
's O
defeating O
the O
whole O
idea O
of O
making O
an O
IPA O
. O

There O
are O
-LRB- O
I O
think O
-RRB- O
no O
tunnels O
, O
the O
route O
is O
far O
less O
congested O
, O
and O
it O
would O
mean O
they O
would O
not O
have O
to O
manoeuvre O
through O
all O
the O
choke O
points O
at O
Southampton O
Central O
and O
Eastleigh O
. O

And O
now O
that O
I O
'm O
back O
from O
the O
dog O
park O
, O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
meld O
with O
the O
couch O
, O
order O
from O
my O
favorite O
Italian O
restaurant O
and O
watch O
football O
. O

Nolan O
's O
big O
on O
the O
experience O
thing O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
forget O
that O
Walsh O
brought O
in O
a O
lot O
of O
veterans O
as O
well O
as O
rookies O
and O
he O
melded O
them O
into O
good O
teams O
. O

But O
he O
just O
melded O
with O
everybody O
. O

Or O
, O
I O
could O
just O
boil O
the O
barley O
in O
the O
beef O
stock O
for O
the O
alloted O
10-12 O
minutes O
and O
add O
it O
to O
the O
casserole O
at O
the O
end O
, O
but O
I O
'd O
prefer O
to O
bake O
it O
all O
together O
so O
that O
the O
flavors O
can O
meld O
together O
. O

You O
started O
with O
a O
high O
SG O
so O
this O
is O
probably O
going O
to O
take O
a O
while O
to O
mellow O
out O
. O

You O
'll O
mellow O
out O
after O
you O
've O
been O
here O
a O
year O
or O
so O
. O

In O
essence O
, O
this O
approach O
makes O
it O
much O
more O
difficult O
to O
localize O
problems O
quickly O
as O
well O
as O
to O
ensure O
that O
all O
problems O
related O
to O
a O
change O
are O
taken O
care O
of O
. O

From O
an O
old O
post O
I O
wrote O
back O
before O
I O
mellowed O
out O
: O
The O
idea O
of O
Oxford-as-Shakespeare O
is O
driven O
by O
the O
image O
of O
what O
Oxfordians O
think O
the O
writer O
must O
have O
been O
like O
. O

It O
does O
tend O
to O
mellow O
out O
, O
but O
it O
may O
be O
a O
while O
. O

In O
this O
way O
, O
one O
can O
localize O
the O
interaction O
and O
then O
apply O
the O
causality O
principle O
to O
factor O
the O
S-matrix O
. O

If O
that O
were O
the O
case O
, O
do O
you O
think O
it O
is O
better O
to O
lull O
them O
into O
a O
sense O
of O
false O
security O
, O
and O
let O
them O
get O
run-down O
willy-nilly O
, O
or O
is O
it O
better O
that O
they O
stay O
out O
of O
harm O
's O
way O
until O
the O
streets O
are O
restored O
as O
both O
desirable O
safe O
places O
to O
be O
? O
? O
? O

Domestically O
, O
the O
Bushies O
favor O
a O
form O
of O
it O
that O
melds O
it O
with O
plutocracy O
. O

This O
may O
not O
be O
your O
problem O
but O
it O
's O
something O
to O
keep O
in O
mind O
if O
you O
are O
unable O
to O
localize O
the O
problem O
using O
techniques O
suggested O
by O
others O
. O

;- O
-RRB- O
MCPD O
I O
've O
tried O
to O
mellow O
a O
bit O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
bothered O
to O
localize O
this O
exactly O
, O
but O
I O
know O
from O
& O
quot O
; O
strace O
& O
quot O
; O
that O
many O
processes O
do O
a O
fair O
bit O
of O
locale-checking O
on O
their O
way O
to O
execution O
. O

Ol O
Tick O
wrote O
: O
If O
you O
throw O
a O
cat O
out O
a O
car O
window O
, O
does O
it O
become O
kitty O
litter O
? O

When O
private O
companies O
become O
the O
primary O
financer O
and O
purveyor O
of O
launches O
, O
the O
launch O
costs O
will O
also O
drop O
dramatically O
. O

Passengers O
who O
become O
intoxicated O
are O
more O
likely O
to O
wind O
up O
in O
the O
water O
and O
will O
be O
less O
able O
to O
assist O
in O
their O
own O
or O
some O
other O
person O
's O
rescue O
. O

I O
'm O
63 O
and O
I O
trust O
it O
'll O
be O
a O
long O
while O
until O
these O
stories O
become O
interesting O
and O
relevant O
to O
me O
. O

True O
pairs O
bring O
the O
major O
money O
. O

A O
special O
reduction O
is O
offered O
to O
visitors O
who O
bring O
pre-completed O
registration O
cards O
. O

Soft O
drinks O
will O
be O
provided O
; O
please O
bring O
a O
dish O
to O
share O
. O

This O
person O
will O
bring O
business O
analytical O
skills O
and O
technical O
knowledge O
to O
the O
team O
to O
assist O
in O
a O
variety O
of O
due O
diligence O
initiatives O
. O

The O
Bishop O
is O
an O
excellent O
teacher O
and O
has O
a O
clear O
vision O
of O
what O
he O
hopes O
St. O
Alexis O
will O
become O
. O

Pity O
, O
they O
become O
freaks O
and O
ca O
n't O
see O
anything O
clearly O
, O
envision O
oppositions O
as O
their O
rivals O
for O
possession O
of O
the O
power O
. O

Although O
I O
have O
often O
wanted O
to O
enhance O
my O
sunset O
images O
to O
bring O
out O
more O
color O
, O
or O
even O
to O
give O
it O
the O
color O
that O
I O
actually O
saw O
at O
the O
time O
, O
I O
hesitate O
, O
and O
save O
these O
enhancements O
for O
my O
" O
Graphical O
" O
images O
. O

The O
authors O
bring O
together O
very O
credible O
voices O
in O
corporate O
story O
telling O
. O

But O
the O
people O
who O
hire O
him O
often O
become O
his O
next O
victims O
. O

Please O
bring O
your O
own O
parts O
and O
tools O
. O

What O
will O
2007 O
bring O
? O

this O
could O
become O
a O
247 O
real O
- O
time O
relationship O
. O

Whoever O
has O
been O
robbed O
and O
wishes O
to O
find O
the O
thief O
should O
take O
a O
black O
hen O
, O
and O
for O
nine O
Fridays O
must O
with O
the O
hen O
fast O
strictly O
; O
the O
thief O
will O
then O
either O
bring O
back O
the O
plunder O
or O
die O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
a O
simple O
search O
on O
AltaVista O
or O
Yahoo B-ORG
will O
bring O
up O
much O
interesting O
info O
on O
Woodside B-GPE
. O

Playing O
fair O
and O
sending O
OUT O
your O
money O
will O
bring O
unbelievable O
returns O
! O

The O
online O
marketing O
services O
company O
you O
work O
with O
should O
have O
extensive O
experience O
to O
bring O
these O
offerings O
into O
the O
fold O
to O
immediately O
stimulate O
your O
ROI O
. O

One O
source O
I O
talked O
to O
indicated O
if O
the O
beneficiary O
is O
also O
named O
as O
the O
" O
annuitant O
" O
in O
the O
account O
set O
up O
, O
then O
when O
the O
annuity O
owner O
dies O
, O
the O
annuitant O
slides O
over O
to O
become O
the O
annuity O
owner O
and O
a O
tax O
- O
free O
1035 O
exchange O
is O
possible O
to O
other O
annuities O
. O

The O
demographic O
impact O
is O
far O
greater O
because O
their O
families O
stay O
and O
bring O
in O
additional O
relatives O
. O

Experts O
become O
uneasy O
when O
the O
boy O
- O
to O
- O
girl O
disparity O
hits O
a O
ratio O
of O
106 O
: O
100 O
, O
but O
when O
it O
exceeds O
110 O
: O
100 O
, O
alarm O
bells O
start O
ringing O
about O
potentially O
calamitous O
long O
- O
term O
effects O
. O

- O
our O
client O
, O
represented O
by O
Mr. O
Marcus O
Roberts O
would O
like O
to O
attend O
the O
FIDE O
board O
meeting O
in O
Elista O
Russia O
on O
2223 O
septembre O
with O
regard O
to O
the O
application O
of O
the O
St. O
Kitts O
and O
Nevis O
chess O
association O
to O
become O
an O
official O
FIDE O
member O
, O
is O
this O
possible O
and O
welcome O
? O

- O
If O
you O
are O
playing O
Holi O
, O
apply O
a O
thick O
layer O
of O
coconut O
or O
any O
oil O
on O
your O
body O
and O
hair O
till O
they O
glisten O
and O
you O
become O
slippery O
. O

At O
one O
of O
my O
recent O
talks O
someone O
stood O
up O
during O
the O
Q O
and O
A O
and O
announced O
that O
the O
only O
reason O
people O
ever O
become O
activists O
is O
to O
feel O
better O
about O
themselves O
. O

So O
, O
we O
may O
hope O
that O
China B-GPE
's O
" O
two O
parents O
one O
child O
" O
policy O
will O
result O
in O
a O
more O
peaceful O
China B-GPE
, O
and O
as O
it O
becomes O
more O
prosperous O
and O
less O
populous O
, O
the O
government O
may O
become O
even O
less O
authoritarian O
and O
corrupt O
and O
become O
more O
genuinely O
beneficial O
... O

In O
a O
changing O
marketplace O
, O
old O
rules O
can O
become O
obsolete O
while O
you O
are O
writing O
your O
book O
. O

Dwight B-PERSON
Eisenhower I-PERSON
's O
1957 O
decision O
to O
use O
the O
101st O
Airborne O
Division O
to O
integrate O
Central O
High O
allowed O
nine O
black O
students O
to O
become O
the O
uniformly O
poised O
, O
polished O
, O
and O
accomplished O
adults O
their O
interview O
on O
the O
PBS O
News O
Hour O
last O
evening O
proved O
them O
to O
so O
inspiringly O
be O
. O

Simple O
sugars O
allow O
you O
to O
eat O
more O
which O
causes O
you O
to O
ingest O
more O
calories O
and O
become O
fat O
... O
. O

No O
good O
can O
come O
from O
such O
an O
approach O
, O
and O
it O
will O
certainly O
not O
convince O
anybody O
or O
bring O
him O
closer O
to O
our O
beliefs O
. O

Please O
bring O
a O
RECENT O
picture O
and O
resume O
. O

at O
the O
expiry O
of O
their O
contracts O
a O
Labour O
government O
will O
bring O
these O
prisons O
into O
proper O
public O
control O
and O
run O
them O
directly O
as O
public O
services O
. O
" O

When O
our O
emotions O
become O
hindrances O
, O
how O
can O
we O
transform O
them O
into O
assets O
? O

In O
other O
words O
, O
you O
'll O
be O
happy O
to O
have O
your O
auctions O
bring O
lower O
results O
so O
you O
can O
" O
save O
" O
the O
PayPal O
fee O
? O

In O
fact O
, O
Bremer O
and O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
were O
terrified O
that O
elections O
would O
bring O
radical O
Shiites O
and O
Sunni O
fundamentalists O
to O
power O
. O

He O
was O
emphatic O
that O
the O
weight O
of O
the O
tires O
sitting O
on O
one O
section O
of O
the O
tire O
over O
the O
winter O
, O
would O
cause O
the O
tire O
to O
become O
permanently O
unbalanced O
I O
think O
he O
said O
a O
" O
flat O
spot O
" O
. O

The O
Pope B-PERSON
wrote O
to O
the O
friend O
and O
associate O
of O
Saint O
Juliana O
, O
a O
Sister O
- O
recluse O
who O
had O
continued O
her O
efforts O
to O
obtain O
the O
request O
of O
the O
Lord O
: O
" O
May O
this O
day O
bring O
to O
all O
Christians B-NORP
the O
joy O
of O
a O
new O
feast O
and O
be O
celebrated O
with O
great O
joy O
, O
as O
We O
recommend O
fully O
in O
the O
Apostolic O
Letter O
We O
are O
sending O
to O
the O
entire O
world O
. O
" O

We O
are O
looking O
for O
new O
associates O
to O
become O
our O
team O
mates O
. O

One O
of O
the O
requirements O
of O
the O
class O
is O
to O
bring O
rain O
gear O
since O
the O
class O
is O
rain O
or O
shine O
. O

White O
Can O
I O
bring O
Louise O
in O
at O
this O
point O
? O

They O
're O
what O
Zimbabwe B-GPE
will O
become O
if O
civil O
society O
topples O
another O
anti-imperialist O

Then O
you O
start O
to O
feel O
like O
you O
must O
be O
missing O
something O
and O
become O
frustrated O
. O

Have O
you O
Christians B-NORP
become O
so O
selfish O
as O
to O
not O
want O
to O
share O
with O
us O
that O
which O
was O
so O
freely O
given O
to O
you O
? O

I O
use O
the O
" O
Transfer O
to O
Photoshop O
" O
function O
to O
bring O
the O
processed O
RAW O
file O
directly O
into O
Photoshop O
. O

In O
1825 O
, O
the O
Restaurationen O
was O
the O
first O
ship O
to O
bring O
Norwegian B-NORP
immigrants O
to O
America B-GPE
. O

Onek O
's O
association O
with O
the O
Open O
Society O
Institute O
is O
of O
great O
concern O
to O
TVC O
because O
the O
OSI O
is O
George B-PERSON
Soros I-PERSON
' O
flagship O
organization O
to O
bring O
about O
radical O
social O
change O
in O
our O
culture O
... O

Would O
you O
like O
to O
help O
us O
rebuild O
a O
home O
that O
was O
demolished O
to O
help O
bring O
hope O
and O
healing O
to O
a O
Palestinian B-NORP
family O
? O

Johnson B-PERSON
wanted O
to O
become O
decisively O
engaged O
. O

You O
never O
know O
, O
the O
date O
you O
let O
down O
gently O
may O
become O
a O
future O
referral O
source O
. O

The O
permanent O
sowing O
of O
mines O
on O
the O
English O
coasts O
will O
bring O
England B-GPE
to O
her O
knees O
. O

Coming O
back O
from O
Italy B-GPE
in O
June B-GPE
, O
a O
USAir O
representative O
checked O
to O
see O
when O
we O
made O
our O
flight O
reservations O
, O
because O
if O
we O
had O
made O
them O
after O
some O
certain O
date O
, O
they O
would O
have O
charged O
us O
to O
bring O
our O
bikes O
back O
with O
us O
. O

The O
small O
round O
sweetheart O
or O
octagonal O
cases O
bring O
more O
. O

The O
petition O
claims O
that O
the O
deal O
was O
made O
in O
secret O
with O
Palestinian B-ORG
Authority I-ORG
officials O
and O
ignores O
international O
law O
that O
requires O
Israel B-GPE
to O
bring O
to O
trial O
terrorists O
who O
have O
committed O
crimes O
against O
humanity O
. O

DO O
N'T O
put O
off O
things O
that O
bring O
you O
joy O
until O
your O
life O
is O
perfect O
- O
until O
you O
've O
lost O
10 O
pounds O
, O
your O
house O
is O
clean O
, O
the O
bills O
are O
filed O
. O

There O
are O
certain O
situations O
in O
which O
young O
children O
often O
become O
emotionally O
charged O
. O

" O
Parting O
Gifts O
" O
is O
where O
my O
Significant O
Other O
stopped O
watching O
the O
series O
with O
me O
, O
forcing O
the O
reviewing O
gig O
to O
become O
a O
more O
solitary O
pursuit O
. O

These O
men O
and O
women O
continue O
to O
expand O
the O
frontiers O
of O
world O
science O
to O
bring O
us O
sometimes O
wonderful O
, O
sometimes O
frightening O
, O
but O
unfailingly O
miraculous O
tomorrows O
. O

By O
BOB O
HERBERT O
It O
's O
time O
to O
rein O
in O
the O
test O
zealots O
who O
have O
gotten O
such O
a O
stranglehold O
on O
the O
public O
schools O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
Politicians O
and O
others O
have O
promoted O
high O
- O
stakes O
testing O
as O
a O
panacea O
that O
would O
bring O
accountability O
to O
teaching O
and O
substantially O
boost O
the O
classroom O
performance O
of O
students O
. O

Like O
injured O
and O
damaged O
children O
some O
leave O
home O
and O
become O
victims O
, O
some O
leave O
and O
become O
perpetrators O
. O

Here O
is O
a O
question O
that O
needs O
to O
be O
asked O
a O
couple O
of O
times O
a O
year O
because O
the O
old O
answers O
become O
obsolete O
so O
quickly O
... O

GM B-ORG
has O
been O
using O
the O
Z06 O
as O
the O
teaser O
for O
what O
the O
next O
variant O
of O
the O
base O
Corvette O
will O
become O
. O

its O
orbit O
will O
become O
highly O
elliptical O
and O
strike O
the O
earth O
. O

Can O
you O
imagine O
if O
that O
word O
were O
to O
become O
common O
usage O
? O

The O
Smart O
Surveillance O
Solution O
deployment O
with O
Chicago B-GPE
is O
a O
first O
- O
of O
- O
a O
- O
kind O
implementation O
to O
help O
bring O
intelligence O
to O
city O
security O
. O

That O
means O
it O
has O
to O
start O
out O
like O
a O
bud O
, O
and O
progress O
until O
it O
looked O
like O
penguin O
wings O
and O
finally O
become O
proper O
wings O
?? O

I O
am O
more O
worried O
about O
them O
than O
a O
hurricane O
for O
they O
bring O
tornadoes O
with O
them O
My O
dad O
and O
his O
girlfriend O
divide O
their O
time O
between O
South O
Florida O
and O
up O
here O
. O

So O
bring O
a O
towel O
! O

It O
's O
a O
mystery O
why O
certain O
venues O
become O
more O
synonymous O
with O
great O
gigs O
than O
others O
. O

The O
Joos O
forced O
white O
hero O
Kevin O
Alfred O
Strom O
to O
become O
addicted O
to O
child O
pornography O
and O
tamper O
with O
witnesses O
. O

Second O
, O
it O
is O
a O
temporary O
pointer O
, O
as O
soon O
as O
str1 O
changes O
for O
whatever O
reason O
that O
pointer O
can O
become O
invalidated O
. O

Much O
of O
Siberia B-LOC
will O
become O
productive O
as O
will O
much O
of O
Canada B-GPE
. O

We O
become O
the O
corresponding O
forest O
. O

It O
caused O
many O
plastics O
to O
become O
brittle O
and O
crack O
or O
craze O
, O
and O
the O
silver O
began O
to O
corrode O
badly O
. O

: O
I O
am O
Atmos O
of O
the O
Galactic O
Federation O
and O
bring O
you O
messages O
of O
hope O
. O

" O
Do O
n't O
care O
how O
you O
bring O
'em O
! O
" O
, O

And O
they O
know O
I O
do O
n't O
care O
if O
they O
eat O
their O
whole O
lunch O
, O
give O
part O
away O
or O
bring O
part O
home O
, O
the O
only O
thing O
I O
mind O
is O
good O
food O
being O
thrown O
in O
the O
trash O
. O

and O
that O
means O
the O
minor O
parties O
will O
become O
king O
makers O
again O
. O

I O
'll O
have O
to O
come O
late O
to O
The O
Bridge O
because O
I O
have O
a O
client O
at O
5 O
and O
at O
6 O
, O
so O
I O
should O
be O
there O
just O
after O
7 O
. O
Let O
me O
know O
- O
I O
can O
also O
bring O
cherry O
tomatoes O
if O
you O
think O
we O
can O
use O
them O
. O

I O
do O
fully O
understand O
that O
non-heteros O
of O
all O
races O
and O
classes O
may O
cheer O
this O
effort O
for O
they O
want O
their O
love O
to O
be O
recognized O
, O
and O
may O
want O
to O
reap O
some O
of O
the O
practical O
benefits O
that O
a O
marriage O
entitlement O
would O
bring O
- O
health O
care O
if O
one O
of O
you O
gets O
health O
care O
from O
your O
job O
in O
the O
first O
place O
for O
your O
spouse O
, O
hospital O
visits O
without O
drama O
or O
scrutiny O
, O
and O
control O
over O
a O
deceased O
partner O
's O
estate O
. O

At O
least O
the O
pearls O
you O
cast O
before O
him O
cost O
you O
nothing O
! O

Oil O
and O
gas O
imports O
cost O
the O
country O
Rs O
120,000 O
crore O
Rs O
1,200 O
billion O
annually O
and O
the O
cost O
of O
high O
oil O
prices O
for O
this O
year O
is O
yet O
to O
be O
estimated O
. O

It O
cost O
thirty O
dollars O
give O
or O
take O
five O
bucks O
. O

Otherwise O
the O
sticker O
in O
Jonas O
's O
paper O
might O
cover O
some O
pretty O
bowls O
. O

cities O
not O
only O
encourage O
further O
lawbreaking O
by O
offering O
refuge O
to O
illegal O
immigrants O
, O
but O
also O
contribute O
to O
unfunded O
mandates O
to O
cover O
the O
resulting O
hospital O
, O
incarceration O
and O
educational O
costs O
. O

They O
already O
cover O
desktop O
to O
mainframe O
, O
what O
more O
could O
they O
want O
that O
owning O
VMS O
would O
give O
them O
? O

On O
my O
first O
lap O
in O
second O
qualifying O
, O
I O
had O
traffic O
in O
the O
first O
sector O
and O
that O
cost O
me O
three O
tenths O
' O
enough O
to O
get O
through O
to O
the O
super-pole O
session O
. O

A O
trip O
to O
Chennai O
which O
cost O
less O
than O
300 O
rupees O
then O
, O
now O
cost O
you O
20,000 O
rupees O
. O

The O
EU B-GPE
and O
/ O
or O
many O
National O
Governments O
have O
reciprocal O
arrangements O
to O
cover O
emergency O
medical O
treatment O
in O
the O
USA B-GPE
. O

They O
reportedly O
cost O
Chrysler B-ORG
over O
$ O
100,000 O
to O
build O
admittedly O
the O
work O
is O
outsourced O
. O

It O
pretty O
much O
covers O
hurricane O
related O
stuff O
. O

I O
went O
into O
a O
diabetic O
coma O
which O
almost O
cost O
me O
my O
life O
. O

The O
original O
bridge O
was O
probably O
rectangular O
, O
and O
had O
two O
pearl O
dots O
flanking O
the O
bridge O
pins O
- O
these O
actually O
cover O
bolts O
. O

All O
important O
entities O
in O
Nature O
wear O
makeup O
to O
cover O
their O
true O
Natures O
. O

Oranges O
generally O
cost O
more O
then O
the O
free O
market O
price O
due O
to O
gvt O
growing O
orders O
. O

But O
, O
according O
to O
WWF O
, O
the O
areas O
proposed O
by O
Spain B-GPE
for O
Natura O
2000 O
designation O
do O
not O
cover O
all O
critical O
lynx O
territory O
. O

we O
'll O
cover O
gonzales O
' O
crimes O
quickly O
and O
then O
i O
'm O
off O
to O
bed O
. O

During O
the O
trip O
, O
Carol B-PRODUCT
was O
not O
in O
the O
least O
ashamed O
to O
be O
seen O
in O
shorts O
or O
swimming O
attire O
although O
her O
artificial O
leg O
covered O
her O
stump O
to O
just O
below O
the O
hip O
. O

IOW O
web O
and O
domain O
services O
cost O
me O
less O
the O
price O
of O
one O
beer O
a O
week O
. O

The O
programme O
will O
cover O
fundraising O
and O
sources O
of O
funding O
available O
, O
working O
with O
venues O
, O
marketing O
, O
how O
to O
develop O
a O
great O
production O
plan O
and O
making O
sure O
you O
are O
ready O
for O
the O
long O
- O
term O
! O

I O
would O
not O
assume O
that O
running O
my O
functional O
vectors O
with O
timing O
would O
cover O
any O
interesting O
timing O
cases O
. O

But O
American B-NORP
retailers O
argue O
that O
sharp O
limits O
on O
low O
- O
cost O
imports O
could O
cost O
US B-GPE
consumers O
$ O
6 O
billion O
in O
higher O
clothing O
bills O
annually O
. O

Kits O
cost O
about O
400 O
or O
so O
new O
so O
if O
it O
looks O
purpose O
made O
and O
not O
thrown O
together O
from O
B O
& O
Q O
off-cuts O
then O
worth O
trying O
to O
take O
it O
off O
with O
the O
components O
intact O
. O

It O
's O
not O
an O
expensive O
maintenance O
item O
; O
should O
cost O
under O
$ O
75 O
total O
even O
at O
the O
dealer O
, O
I O
figure O
. O

But O
if O
you O
think O
about O
it O
, O
September B-EVENT
11th I-EVENT
, O
besides O
the O
3,000 O
lives O
, O
cost O
this O
country O
hundreds O
of O
billions O
of O
dollars O
. O

Point O
systems O
and O
money O
lists O
cover O
only O
tournament O
play O
, O
where O
liability O
is O
limited O
, O
one O
form O
of O
poker O
predominates O
, O
and O
playing O
more O
goes O
a O
long O
way O
toward O
improving O
a O
player O
's O
standing O
. O

The O
demolition O
cost O
would O
be O
comparatively O
trivial O
, O
and O
it O
would O
cost O
a O
builder O
about O
$ O
600,000 O
to O
replace O
it O
with O
a O
" O
new O
, O
upscale O
house O
" O
of O
3,000 O
square O
feet O
. O

I O
cover O
three O
topics O
: O
the O
timing O
and O
nature O
of O
Jewish O
accomplishment O
, O
focusing O
on O
the O
arts O
and O
sciences O
; O
elevated O
Jewish O
IQ O
as O
an O
explanation O
for O
that O
accomplishment O
; O
and O
current O
theories O
about O
how O
the O
Jews O
acquired O
their O
elevated O
IQ O
. O

32 O
inch O
LCD O
tv O
cost O
around O
340 O
- O
i O
would O
love O
to O
be O
able O
to O
pay O
that O
for O
a O
PC O
screen O
. O

Central O
Texans O
used O
to O
cover O
vents O
and O
hunker O
down O
for O
at O
least O
two O
months O
of O
real O
winter O
, O
January O
and O
February O
. O

Bring O
foil O
around O
pie O
to O
loosely O
cover O
. O

Enough O
to O
make O
it O
worth O
your O
while O
and O
cover O
your O
online O
time O
, O
and O
incentive O
payments O
as O
you O
help O
your O
channel O
grow O
. O

Even O
I O
, O
Hawaiian O
Wayne O
, O
could O
n't O
help O
but O
use O
a O
little O
humor O
to O
cover O
what O
little O
puritan O
morals O
were O
making O
me O
slightly O
embarrassed O
to O
even O
write O
about O
it O
!!! O

Not O
only O
do O
uninsured O
drivers O
add O
an O
estimated O
30 O
to O
every O
motor O
policy O
premium O
of O
honest O
motorists O
, O
they O
can O
also O
cost O
insured O
drivers O
thousands O
if O
they O
are O
involved O
in O
an O
accident O
with O
them O
. O
" O

To O
help O
you O
out O
our O
printer O
expert O
, O
M. O
David O
Stone O
, O
has O
put O
together O
a O
handy O
guide O
that O
lays O
out O
everything O
you O
need O
to O
know O
about O
printer O
ink O
, O
from O
whose O
is O
best O
to O
how O
much O
a O
particular O
printer O
will O
cost O
you O
per O
page O
printed O
. O

They O
only O
cover O
folks O
actually O
getting O
unemployment O
, O
& O
do O
not O
include O
those O
that O
do O
n't O
qualify O
for O
it O
, O
have O
stopped O
getting O
it O
, O
or O
have O
never O
applied O
among O
a O
myirad O
of O
others O
like O
myself O
. O

They O
cover O
everyone O
, O
irrespective O
of O
ability O
to O
pay O
, O
and O
for O
US B-GPE
legislators O
and O
the O
executive O
it O
's O
gold O
- O
plated O
for O
life O
. O

The O
Prince O
is O
told O
: O
" O
According O
to O
what O
the O
Vietnamese B-NORP
side O
told O
our O
ambassador O
in O
Hanoi B-GPE
, O
the O
armistice O
in O
Vietnam B-GPE
does O
not O
cover O
Cambodia B-GPE
and O
Laos B-GPE
. O

Cornered O
enemies O
who O
suspect O
they O
're O
going O
to O
die O
anyway O
might O
do O
it O
out O
of O
spite O
: O
" O
If O
I O
'm O
going O
down O
, O
it O
'll O
cost O
you O
25,000 O
gp O
for O
your O
friend O
! O
" O

Ben O
Bova O
's O
" O
Return O
to O
Mars B-LOC
" O
and O
Clarke O
- O
Lee B-GPE
's O
" O
Rama O
2 O
" O
cover O
that O
in O
depth O
. O

Many O
PRIVATE O
auto O
insurance O
policies O
ALSO O
FULLY O
cover O
rental O
cars O
. O

So O
, O
how O
much O
of O
the O
SW O
US O
do O
you O
think O
the O
radiation O
cloud O
will O
cover O
, O
genius O
? O

It O
barely O
cover-ed O
her O
crotch O
. O

Checked O
the O
valve O
cover O
seal O
today O
, O
seemed O
fine O
, O
no O
imperfections O
. O

Ethical O
questions O
about O
New O
Jersey O
Sen. O
Robert O
Menendez O
could O
mean O
a O
possible O
Republican O
pick-up O
, O
while O
Virginia O
Sen. O
George O
Allen O
's O
racially O
insensitive O
remarks O
could O
cost O
the O
GOP B-NORP
that O
seat O
. O

wrote O
: O
A O
new O
main O
relay O
should O
cost O
a O
bit O
less O
than O
that O
. O

wrote O
: O
How O
much O
does O
a O
run O
- O
of O
- O
the O
- O
mill O
brown O
- O
case O
1930s O
Smith O
's O
Westminster O
chime O
Napoleon O
hat O
type O
thing O
or O
similar O
mantle O
clock O
of O
the O
Smith O
's O
ilk O
actually O
cost O
trade O
in O
England B-GPE
, O
Andy B-PERSON
? O

In O
fact O
, O
it O
is O
often O
said O
that O
a O
high O
cohesion O
correlates O
with O
high O
test O
coverage O
, O
because O
a O
single O
test O
will O
touch O
on O
multiple O
facets O
of O
the O
module O
, O
and O
hence O
multiple O
tests O
will O
cover O
the O
facets O
multiple O
times O
. O

The O
little O
rubber O
seal O
only O
cost O
50 O
or O
so O
cents O
. O

This O
may O
result O
in O
assets O
being O
given O
to O
people O
called O
beneficiaries O
or O
guardianship O
of O
children O
other O
than O
as O
intended O
by O
the O
Testator O
Part O
2 O
will O
cover O
Basic O
Clauses O
of O
a O
Will O
and O
will O
be O
published O
in O
Al-Akhbar O
on O
November O
23rd O
, O
2007 O
and O
November O
30th O
, O
2007 O
. O

MZ O
I O
do O
n't O
believe O
that O
an O
extended O
warranty O
would O
cover O
leather O
. O

Even O
though O
I O
overpaid O
on O
one O
of O
those O
, O
the O
two O
of O
those O
amps O
together O
still O
cost O
me O
less O
than O
one O
new O
Roccaforte O
amp O
. O

If O
one O
of O
Mack O
10 O
's O
speakers O
cost O
7 O
dollars O
, O
how O
much O
do O
4 O
cost O
. O

It O
's O
possible O
that O
inns O
and O
meals O
cost O
much O
more O
outside O
of O
London B-GPE
, O
but O
I O
would O
n't O
count O
on O
it O
. O

I O
also O
remember O
some O
companies O
that O
would O
pay O
whatever O
your O
existing O
contract O
rental O
would O
cost O
if O
you O
transferred O
to O
them O
. O

We O
have O
a O
large O
park O
in O
west O
Texas O
called O
Big O
Bend O
, O
it O
covers O
about O
1100 O
square O
miles O
, O
and O
it O
sits O
along O
the O
migratory O
paths O
of O
a O
huge O
number O
of O
bird O
species O
. O

3 O
years O
in O
Korea B-GPE
cost O
us O
40,000 O
dead O
soldiers O
, O
54 O
years O
of O
keeping O
troops O
stationed O
there O
and O
all O
we O
have O
is O
a O
cease O
fire O
with O
an O
increasingly O
dangerous O
enemy O
. O

This O
accounting O
error O
remains O
on O
the O
books O
as O
did O
a O
non-existent O
$ O
47 O
fee O
in O
2005 O
that O
cost O
me O
18 O
months O
of O
angst O
and O
cost O
you O
10 O
grand O
- O
wo O
n't O
you O
folks O
ever O
learn O
? O

Does O
it O
cover O
bathroom O
stuff O
? O

Several O
women O
and O
men O
going O
through O
a O
sex O
change O
had O
urged O
that O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
join O
California B-GPE
and O
Washington B-GPE
as O
the O
only O
states O
to O
fully O
cover O
hormone O
treatments O
. O

I O
cover O
them O
with O
powdered O
sugar O
, O
and O
pretend O
they O
're O
little O
tiny O
donuts O
. O

Single O
- O
day O
tickets O
cost O
$ O
30 O
while O
four O
- O
day O
tickets O
cost O
$ O
99 O
. O

Her O
fade O
cost O
her O
the O
votes O
of O
those O
who O
would O
vote O
for O
a O
kid O
as O
long O
as O
they O
perceive O
them O
as O
being O
close O
to O
the O
best O
. O

, O
or O
telephone O
the O
Highways O
Agency O
information O
line O
on O
08457 O
50 O
40 O
30 O
Calls O
from O
BT O
landlines O
to O
0845 O
numbers O
will O
cost O
no O
more O
than O
4p O
per O
minute O
; O
mobile O
calls O
usually O
cost O
more O
. O

It O
covers O
webs O
sites O
and O
even O
MSN O
Messenger O
conversations O
. O

You O
can O
usually O
cover O
your O
RV O
under O
your O
regular O
automobile O
insurance O
policy O
; O
yet O
, O
vehicles O
used O
for O
recreation O
such O
as O
RVs O
carry O
more O
risks O
than O
regular O
automobiles O
. O

Therefore O
, O
it O
was O
announced O
that O
the O
champion O
would O
not O
cover O
any O
mares O
that O
year O
, O
for O
" O
undisclosed O
reasons O
. O
" O

Meaning O
a O
3 O
minute O
5 O
second O
call O
will O
cost O
you O
6 O
minutes O
. O

wrote O
: O
This O
is O
n't O
as O
good O
a O
deal O
, O
but O
it O
's O
still O
worth O
bringing O
up O
: O
if O
you O
use O
a O
Discover O
card O
, O
you O
can O
redeem O
your O
cashback O
as O
$ O
25 O
Borders B-ORG
gift O
cards O
which O
cost O
you O
$ O
20 O
in O
cashback O
. O

These O
cost O
$ O
14.99 O
at O
Target B-ORG
. O

Myth O
4 O
: O
Tankless O
water O
heating O
systems O
cost O
more O
to O
operate O
. O

Stock O
options O
were O
being O
used O
to O
reward O
managers O
richly O
, O
the O
food O
industry O
's O
rapid O
consolidation O
pushed O
down O
workers O
' O
pay O
and O
the O
introduction O
of O
new O
machinery O
improved O
productivity O
but O
cost O
many O
jobs O
. O

-- O
Sue O
The O
last O
height O
corrector O
I O
got O
was O
from O
ECP O
last O
week O
and O
it O
cost O
92 O
Vat O
it O
is O
held O
on O
by O
3 O
Torx O
screws O
and O
4 O
pipes O
it O
takes O
less O
than O
an O
hour O
to O
change O
. O

So O
OPEC B-ORG
gets O
paid O
in O
less O
valuable O
US B-GPE
$ O
but O
buys O
things O
from O
countries O
whose O
prices O
in O
local O
currencies O
now O
cost O
more O
$ O
US B-GPE
than O
before O
. O

I O
think O
Kiev B-GPE
itself O
will O
cover O
2 O
- O
3 O
days O
. O

The O
regulations O
went O
on O
to O
specify O
that O
a O
visit O
to O
a O
brothel O
would O
cost O
2 O
marks O
for O
which O
1.5 O
marks O
would O
be O
kept O
by O
the O
SS O
and O
0.5 O
marks O
would O
be O
used O
for O
" O
expenses O
. O
" O

I O
'm O
tired O
of O
making O
up O
lies O
to O
cover O
my O
bruises O
... O
. O
. O

The O
spreadsheet O
does O
cover O
wear O
and O
tear O
costs O
like O
engine O
reserve O
. O

His O
treatments O
focus O
on O
prevention O
and O
longevity O
but O
also O
cover O
common O
ailments O
such O
as O
hypertension O
, O
insomnia O
, O
and O
arthritis O
. O

Lots O
of O
half-million O
dollar O
motorhomes O
towing O
trailers O
that O
cost O
close O
to O
what O
my O
house O
cost O
. O

2 O
-RRB- O
Use O
some O
form O
of O
dynamic O
compression O
, O
eg O
wave O
hammer O
, O
so O
that O
the O
softest O
parts O
are O
no O
less O
than O
-15 O
to O
-20 O
dB O
and O
normalize O
all O
music O
to O
peak O
value O
of O
0 O
dB O
. O

The O
young O
boy O
took O
over O
the O
business O
and O
nurtured O
it O
with O
the O
help O
of O
his O
two O
brothers O
-- O
Charles O
and O
Sathya O
, O
who O
are O
also O
directors O
of O
the O
company O
today O
. O

Both O
sides O
will O
work O
to O
normalize O
peaceful O
relations O
between O
all O
parties O
in O
the O
region O
. O

wrote O
: O
Jeisea O
and O
Rain O
, O
Thank O
you O
for O
taking O
time O
to O
nurture O
our O
group O
from O
the O
ground O
up O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
how O
do O
you O
play O
with O
a O
puppy O
in O
such O
a O
way O
that O
it O
does O
n't O
nurture O
excitement O
and O
dominance O
? O

To O
nurture O
the O
new O
life O
that O
sprouts O
from O
the O
graveyard O
of O
the O
old O
. O

GenerationDB O
, O
believes O
that O
it O
takes O
the O
Global O
Village O
to O
nurture O
the O
Identity O
of O
every O
Child O
no O
matter O
what O
its O
age O
. O

But O
while O
American O
popular O
music O
normalizes O
those O
sentiments O
it O
also O
moralizes O
them O
. O

Kelly O
, O
with O
this O
character O
, O
was O
just O
the O
man O
to O
carry O
on O
any O
piece O
of O
roguery O
for O
his O
own O
advantage O
, O
or O
to O
nurture O
the O
delusions O
of O
his O
master O
for O
the O
same O
purpose O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
it O
nurtures O
talent O
and O
has O
launched O
some O
of O
the O
biggest O
names O
in O
the O
creativity O
business O
. O

Then O
, O
too O
, O
we O
humans O
have O
some O
sort O
of O
opinionation O
about O
babies O
that O
we O
should O
nurture O
and O
protect O
them O
... O

In O
fact O
, O
taking O
the O
time O
to O
replenish O
and O
nurture O
yourself O
will O
give O
you O
more O
energy O
and O
you O
will O
be O
better O
able O
to O
support O
those O
you O
love O
. O

Americans O
, O
having O
caused O
the O
old O
order O
to O
collapse O
, O
have O
a O
responsibility O
to O
nurture O
a O
new O
one O
before O
they O
decamp O
. O

It O
is O
also O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
keep O
your O
pipeline O
full O
of O
clients O
that O
you O
can O
nurture O
and O
eventually O
sell O
to O
. O

Said O
he O
never O
felt O
that O
in O
the O
neighborhood O
that O
was O
supposed O
to O
nurture O
him O
. O

She O
usually O
noses O
the O
door O
closed O
enough O
to O
keep O
the O
cold O
air O
in O
but O
not O
enough O
that O
it O
latches O
and O
she O
ca O
n't O
get O
out O
. O

I O
think O
that O
at O
least O
one O
of O
the O
demonstrated O
migrations O
will O
take O
a O
table O
with O
data O
that O
is O
n't O
normalized O
and O
normalize O
it O
. O

We O
should O
also O
be O
mindful O
of O
the O
fact O
that O
in O
addition O
to O
their O
contribution O
to O
the O
economy O
, O
many O
of O
these O
women O
go O
home O
after O
a O
hard O
days O
' O
work O
to O
nurture O
their O
families O
and O
do O
household O
chores O
. O

In O
return O
, O
Washington O
agreed O
that O
the O
United O
States O
and O
North O
Korea O
would O
respect O
each O
other O
's O
sovereignty O
, O
exist O
peacefully O
together O
and O
take O
steps O
to O
normalize O
their O
relations O
. O

This O
has O
to O
start O
with O
a O
commitment O
to O
protect O
and O
nurture O
all O
of O
the O
community O
's O
children O
. O

we O
nosed O
around O
in O
there O
and O
saw O
nothing. O
. O
He O

I O
landed O
on O
the O
grass O
field O
and O
nosed O
it O
a O
little O
too O
much O
. O

My O
hope O
is O
that O
many O
people O
will O
have O
the O
opportunity O
to O
normalize O
their O
status O
. O

A O
workaround O
is O
to O
have O
the O
router O
normalize O
the O
TTL O
of O
outgoing O
packets O
. O

It O
's O
important O
for O
a O
couple O
to O
nurture O
the O
relationship O
in O
an O
ongoing O
way O
. O

To O
me O
, O
it O
's O
just O
about O
acceptance O
, O
about O
things O
that O
are O
different O
, O
and O
being O
able O
to O
normalize O
that O
. O

For O
example O
, O
if O
one O
sample O
.75 O
and O
it O
has O
a O
length O
10 O
, O
it O
would O
be O
easier O
to O
say O
that O
I O
counted O
this O
.75 O
value O
10 O
times O
in O
the O
average O
, O
instead O
of O
using O
the O
value O
of O
7.5 O
which O
I O
then O
have O
to O
normalize O
and O
is O
harder O
to O
explain O
as O
a O
value O
. O

Hymes O
' O
office O
, O
which O
nurtures O
promising O
technologies O
that O
can O
be O
used O
by O
the O
military O
branches O
, O
plans O
to O
spend O
$ O
9 O
million O
-LRB- O
6.6 O
million O
-RRB- O
over O
the O
next O
two O
years O
on O
the O
effort O
. O

We O
can O
enjoy O
the O
benefits O
of O
recovery O
, O
but O
we O
must O
take O
care O
to O
nurture O
their O
true O
source O
. O

We O
can O
nurture O
the O
beauty O
of O
the O
earth O
and O
feed O
our O
children O
at O
the O
same O
time O
. O

He O
told O
her O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
When O
taking O
dick-tation O
, O
Your O
job O
is O
to O
nurture O
inflation O
. O

He O
and O
I O
chose O
to O
create O
this O
child O
, O
and O
I O
chose O
to O
nurture O
and O
bear O
him O
. O

If O
you O
think O
about O
it O
, O
you O
'll O
realize O
that O
Scrape O
's O
warning O
is O
a O
self-fulfilling O
prophecy O
in O
the O
sense O
that O
it O
's O
our O
responsibility O
to O
create O
and O
nurture O
a O
true O
spirit O
of O
community O
. O

In O
fact O
they O
were O
very O
careful O
to O
nurture O
the O
right O
of O
user O
community O
and O
it O
took O
them O
three O
or O
four O
years O
to O
do O
that O
, O
and O
then O
the O
community O
were O
really O
the O
ones O
who O
grew O
it O
from O
that O
point O
. O

We O
all O
need O
to O
take O
a O
stand O
against O
the O
cultural O
decay O
that O
the O
left O
is O
trying O
to O
normalize O
. O

It O
helps O
to O
normalize O
things O
a O
great O
deal O
. O

He O
should O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
isolate O
and O
normalize O
the O
system O
and O
associated O
equipments O
. O

I O
understand O
that O
her O
imagination O
is O
probably O
one O
of O
the O
most O
important O
things O
that O
I O
can O
nurture O
right O
now O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
this O
knowledge O
and O
, O
much O
more O
importantly O
, O
the O
attitude O
that O
nurtured O
it O
, O
was O
lost O
in O
the O
Dark O
ages O
and O
the O
advent O
of O
Religion O
, O
which O
taught O
that O
the O
Universe O
behaved O
the O
way O
the O
Church O
said O
it O
did O
, O
and O
there O
was O
therefore O
no O
need O
for O
people O
to O
think O
about O
it O
. O

A O
T-6 O
landed O
on O
US O
41 O
on O
the O
22nd O
, O
the O
luscombe O
that O
nosed O
over O
, O
a O
highwing O
that O
landed O
too O
hard O
and O
collapsed O
its O
gear O
, O
and O
the O
2 O
mustangs O
that O
collided O
resulting O
in O
1 O
death O
. O

For O
example O
, O
if O
you O
decide O
you O
want O
to O
normalize O
the O
peak O
level O
in O
track O
to O
-3dB O
ref O
, O
and O
the O
loudest O
peak O
in O
the O
entire O
selection O
is O
at O
-12 O
, O
then O
EVERYTHING O
in O
the O
track O
is O
boosted O
by O
9 O
dB O
. O

She O
nosed O
one O
a O
few O
nights O
ago O
along O
the O
driveway O
about O
10 O
feet O
from O
where O
I O
was O
standing O
waiting O
for O
the O
dogs O
to O
come O
back O
, O
and O
I O
was O
shocked O
she O
did O
n't O
get O
bitten O
that O
night O
. O

When O
he O
came O
to O
my O
trail O
, O
he O
nosed O
the O
ground O
cautiously O
, O
and O
then O
an O
extraordinary O
change O
came O
over O
him O
as O
all O
of O
his O
body O
hairs O
stood O
on O
end O
. O

When O
we O
are O
more O
aware O
of O
the O
fact O
that O
our O
bodies O
are O
also O
important O
in O
terms O
of O
our O
personal O
growth O
, O
we O
may O
find O
it O
easier O
to O
nurture O
them O
. O

Leaving O
Pac O
Hiway O
he O
nosed O
into O
the O
left O
turn O
and O
stopped O
over O
the O
line O
and O
the O
camera O
flashed. O
he O
says O
I O
just O
got O
a O
ticket O
! O
. O

But O
instead O
the O
guy O
nosed O
the O
plane O
over O
and O
headed O
straight O
for O
the O
ground O
. O

WS-S O
basically O
normalize O
the O
XML O
and O
signencrypt O
it O
using O
private-public O
keys O
. O

I O
had O
one O
big O
crash O
yesterday O
that O
I O
nosed O
into O
the O
grass O
field O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
think O
it O
was O
a O
very O
wise O
idea O
to O
take O
things O
off O
the O
table O
if O
you O
're O
trying O
to O
get O
people O
to O
modify O
their O
behavior O
and O
normalize O
it O
in O
a O
civilized O
way O
, O
said O
Rep. O
Gary O
Ackerman O
-LRB- O
news O
, O
bio O
, O
voting O
record O
-RRB- O
, O
D-N.Y O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
In O
the O
long O
run O
, O
we O
must O
nurture O
people O
's O
ability O
to O
think O
and O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
just O
schooling O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
he O
said O
, O
adding O
that O
Thai O
soap O
operas O
filled O
with O
violence O
and O
romance O
revealed O
much O
about O
the O
condition O
of O
society O
. O

It O
seems O
that O
I O
should O
be O
getting O
more O
mic O
gain O
from O
the O
pre-amp O
, O
so O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
set O
the O
output O
gain O
to O
4 O
o'clock O
and O
then O
normalize O
in O
Cool O
Edit O
. O

I O
do O
' O
normalize O
' O
to O
try O
to O
get O
myself O
in O
the O
middle O
but O
it O
takes O
away O
some O
of O
the O
warmth O
of O
the O
voice O
. O

Most O
importantly O
, O
low-carb O
normalizes O
blood O
glucose O
for O
those O
who O
are O
pre-diabetic O
or O
mildly O
diabetic O
. O

If O
it O
was O
of O
some O
concern O
on O
your O
side O
of O
the O
border O
authorities O
could O
see O
to O
it O
that O
no O
reason O
will O
be O
provided O
to O
nurture O
it O
- O
instead O
of O
adding O
fuel O
to O
the O
embers O
. O

Where O
the O
Moon O
is O
we O
need O
to O
absorb O
and O
nurture O
the O
archetype O
. O

It O
is O
something O
that O
I O
nurtured O
, O
particularly O
with O
the O
help O
of O
this O
group O
. O

If O
that O
's O
all O
that O
's O
going O
on O
, O
that O
will O
normalize O
the O
disk O
. O

Jager O
then O
thumped O
and O
nosed O
Shinobi O
then O
went O
from O
being O
in O
his O
& O
quot O
; O
loaf O
bunny O
& O
quot O
; O
position O
to O
full O
binky O
. O

It O
is O
critical O
that O
we O
the O
People O
defend O
and O
nurture O
this O
Right O
for O
the O
next O
few O
years O
. O

he O
nosed O
through O
the O
rooms O
, O
slowly O
. O

Yale O
is O
the O
one O
they O
nurture O
the O
ones O
, O
who O
sell O
out O
the O
people O
of O
nation O
to O
the O
ruling O
class O
. O

out O
of O
the O
basket O
and O
she O
was O
the O
one O
who O
nurtured O
him O
as O
her O
own O
son O
. O

In O
so O
far O
as O
the O
state O
is O
concerned O
this O
means O
that O
government O
in O
particular O
needs O
to O
develop O
policies O
that O
recognise O
and O
seek O
to O
advance O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
arts O
and O
culture O
, O
and O
that O
seeks O
to O
nurture O
local O
talent O
. O

Even O
without O
a O
serious O
challenge O
, O
he O
broke O
Capot O
's O
track O
record O
, O
going O
a O
mile O
and O
three O
sixteenths O
in O
1:55 O
45 O
while O
Navy O
Page O
nosed O
out O
Alerted O
in O
his O
wake O
. O

How O
do O
you O
normalize O
GR O
wavefunctions O
Tom O
? O

There O
was O
a O
moment O
when O
the O
doctors O
said O
we O
should O
remove O
the O
tube O
, O
but O
I O
could O
n't O
do O
it O
, O
because O
as O
a O
mother O
you O
nurture O
. O
' O

It O
is O
my O
opinion O
, O
and O
that O
is O
all O
, O
that O
simply O
being O
amongst O
the O
actors O
and O
the O
Stratfordian O
intelligentsia O
would O
not O
have O
been O
enough O
to O
nurture O
the O
mind O
we O
see O
exhibited O
in O
the O
works O
. O

This O
situation O
continues O
to O
force O
the O
state O
's O
hand O
, O
and O
the O
government O
is O
attempting O
to O
gain O
control O
over O
the O
jihadists O
who O
are O
striking O
at O
the O
very O
security O
forces O
that O
nurtured O
them O
in O
the O
past O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
We O
are O
trying O
to O
normalize O
mental O
illness O
. O

This O
is O
a O
great O
opportunity O
to O
nurture O
your O
own O
movement O
practice O
, O
as O
well O
as O
nurturing O
the O
dance O
community O
on O
the O
East O
Side O
! O

It O
was O
because O
of O
a O
large O
increase O
in O
gut O
incretins O
which O
normalized O
the O
diabetes O
before O
weight O
loss O
. O

It O
needs O
some O
finetuning O
, O
and O
as O
a O
baby O
Wiki O
project O
I O
will O
nurture O
it O
like O
a O
small O
plant O
. O

The O
narcissist O
's O
very O
self O
is O
a O
piece O
of O
fiction O
concocted O
to O
fend O
off O
hurt O
and O
to O
nurture O
the O
narcissist O
's O
grandiosity O
. O

China O
's O
draft O
proposal O
called O
for O
a O
nuclear O
weapons-free O
Korean O
peninsula O
, O
for O
North O
Korea O
to O
normalize O
its O
diplomatic O
ties O
with O
the O
US O
and O
Japan O
, O
and O
for O
the O
North O
to O
receive O
energy O
assistance O
and O

Sprinkle O
with O
nuts O
; O
serve O
immediately O
. O

But O
they O
do O
n't O
tell O
you O
how O
much O
schools O
spend O
or O
anything O
... O

We O
are O
not O
in O
some O
fairy O
- O
tale O
- O
land O
where O
everyone O
can O
spend O
their O
time O
gazing O
at O
everyone O
else O
. O

Each O
week O
, O
FBC O
has O
473 O
seniors O
who O
volunteer O
and O
serve O
in O
various O
capacities O
, O
and O
many O
are O
from O
Hope O
for O
the O
Heart O
. O

The O
Provinces O
spend O
billions O
too O
, O
but O
poorly O
and O
without O
a O
plan O
. O

What O
is O
even O
more O
disgusting O
is O
that O
a O
country O
like O
India B-GPE
where O
people O
are O
starving O
and O
live O
in O
filth O
would O
spend O
billions O
on O
nuclear O
weapons O
and O
wage O
war O
against O
its O
neighbors O
to O
gain O
territory O
. O

Of O
course O
your O
definition O
is O
n't O
necessarily O
incorrect O
, O
it O
's O
just O
that O
it O
's O
not O
appropriate O
to O
all O
circumstances O
- O
there O
will O
be O
times O
when O
your O
definition O
will O
serve O
merely O
to O
muddy O
already O
muddy O
waters O
. O

You O
have O
every O
right O
to O
cease O
paying O
criminals O
to O
spend O
your O
tax O
dollars O
for O
criminal O
behavior O
that O
they O
can O
never O
be O
accountable O
for O
committing O
. O

Musicians O
and O
singers O
who O
live O
in O
or O
around O
his O
southern O
Italian B-NORP
town O
of O
Barletta O
, O
and O
who O
share O
his O
passion O
, O
often O
spend O
their O
Sundays O
working O
with O
him O
in O
the O
recording O
studio O
. O

There O
were O
no O
places O
where O
a O
city O
person O
could O
spend O
their O
leisure O
time O
. O

Even O
though O
I O
have O
cured O
myself O
of O
acid O
reflux O
, O
I O
still O
serve O
these O
wonderful O
hearty O
dishes O
on O
a O
regular O
basis O
. O

" O
From O
this O
moment O
forth O
, O
you O
will O
no O
longer O
live O
to O
serve O
others O
... O

The O
rest O
of O
us O
have O
better O
things O
to O
do O
than O
spend O
double O
or O
triple O
the O
amount O
of O
time O
commuting O
. O

Islam B-NORP
does O
not O
oblige O
women O
to O
spend O
on O
their O
households O
. O

Buy O
petite O
dinner O
plates O
, O
serve O
small O
portions O
, O
and O
enjoy O
your O
meal O
. O

Your O
false O
assumption O
that O
a O
Boulder B-GPE
attorney O
would O
best O
serve O
your O
needs O
is O
telling O
of O
your O
legal O
ignorance O
. O

As O
a O
teacher O
, O
I O
spend O
many O
hours O
devoted O
to O
teaching O
students O
not O
only O
to O
read O
, O
but O
to O
understand O
what O
it O
is O
they O
are O
reading O
. O

After O
30 O
days O
I O
now O
have O
over O
$ O
62,000 O
to O
spend O
! O

If O
this O
is O
the O
premise O
on O
which O
Americans O
spend O
an O
incredible O
chunk O
of O
their O
grocery O
bill O
to O
provide O
for O
the O
health O
and O
nutrition O
of O
their O
loved O
ones O
, O
we O
need O
to O
further O
examine O
this O
premise O
. O

Come O
on O
, O
guys O
, O
you O
know O
very O
well O
Chinese B-NORP
people O
can O
not O
eat O
or O
spend O
poetry O
. O

Only O
words O
which O
serve O
the O
noble O
heart O
and O
soul O
-- O
the O
sublime O
sentiments O
of O
the O
good O
, O
honest O
people O
of O
the O
world O
-- O
ever O
survive O
in O
the O
form O
of O
classics O
. O

Few O
prisoners O
serve O
the O
entire O
term O
. O

A O
heretic O
, O
therefore O
, O
in O
a O
bad O
sense O
, O
must O
be O
one O
who O
knowingly O
espouses O
a O
false O
doctrine O
, O
is O
insincere O
in O
his O
profession O
, O
and O
asserts O
and O
defends O
what O
he O
is O
convinced O
is O
contrary O
to O
Christianity B-NORP
, O
and O
, O
consequently O
, O
one O
who O
maintains O
and O
supports O
the O
interest O
of O
a O
faction O
, O
to O
serve O
some O
base O
designs O
. O

Pour O
over O
asparagus O
and O
serve O
immediately O
. O

They O
could O
make O
each O
returning O
soldier O
a O
Millioniare O
, O
and O
provide O
the O
best O
possible O
living O
conditions O
and O
healthcare O
on O
what O
these O
Corporations O
spend O
on O
Car O
Service O
alone O
each O
year O
. O

Ma'ariv O
also O
states O
, O
" O
Osama B-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
did O
not O
comprehend O
that O
his O
actions O
serve O
American B-NORP
interests O
... O

How O
much O
do O
scientology O
criminal O
cultists O
spend O
illegally O
to O
buy O
politicians O
? O

I O
'd O
rather O
have O
him O
spend O
time O
repeating O
his O
halfwitticism O
of O
the O
month O
instead O
of O
spending O
hours O
counting O
them O
. O

Or O
serve O
over O
slices O
of O
poundcake O
with O
a O
dollop O
of O
whipped O
cream O
. O

Stir O
fresh O
fruit O
such O
as O
minced O
pineapple O
into O
fat O
free O
cottage O
cheese O
and O
serve O
with O
sliced O
apples O
for O
dipping O
. O

The O
travel O
industry O
will O
spend O
millions O
on O
advertising O
and O
they O
'll O
do O
what O
ever O
it O
takes O
to O
get O
them O
their O
piece O
of O
the O
pie O
. O

Never O
serve O
a O
captain O
! O

They O
who O
honestly O
serve O
other O
gods O
, O
involuntarily O
worship O
me O
. O

I O
spend O
my O
evenings O
in O
watching O
old O
telly O
clips O
on O
YouTube O
, O
surfing O
the O
web O
, O
chatting O
to O
people O
on O
the O
phone O
and O
playing O
Forza O
Motorsport O
2 O
. O
Every O
few O
days O
the O
telly O
gets O
switched O
on O
. O

We O
spend O
half O
our O
health O
to O
gain O
wealth O
and O
spend O
half O
our O
wealth O
to O
gain O
back O
the O
health O
. O

" O
Part-timer O
" O
is O
a O
colloquial O
expression O
for O
a O
poor O
example O
: O
a O
person O
who O
does O
not O
rate O
highly O
in O
a O
particular O
field O
or O
literally O
does O
not O
spend O
sufficient O
time O
on O
the O
field O
to O
rate O
as O
a O
" O
proper O
" O
philosopher O
. O

I O
'd O
spend O
30 O
minutes O
jogging O
on O
the O
treadmill O
, O
burning O
350 O
calories O
, O
and O
then O
have O
a O
KFC O
zinger O
burger O
, O
which O
in O
five O
minutes O
undid O
all O
my O
hard O
work O
. O

The O
Mountain B-GPE
View I-GPE
, O
California B-GPE
- O
based O
company O
, O
with O
$ O
7.1 O
billion O
to O
spend O
thanks O
to O
zealous O
shareholder O
support O
, O
is O
now O
positioned O
to O
head O
down O
a O
variety O
of O
different O
paths O
. O

Nor O
did O
Elizabeth B-PERSON
spend O
much O
time O
except O
in O
Mary B-PERSON
's O
reign O
in O
the O
Tower O
. O

Please O
spend O
just O
one O
minute O
of O
your O
time O
to O
sign O
our O
petition O
, O
I O
will O
do O
the O
rest O
. O

We O
would O
spend O
hours O
together O
every O
work O
day O
talking O
Bible O
and O
had O
a O
great O
time O
doing O
it O
. O

Adult O
dogs O
spend O
about O
10 O
to O
12 O
percent O
of O
their O
sleeping O
time O
in O
REM O
sleep O
. O

It O
's O
like O
famous O
producers O
send O
spies O
to O
my O
house O
at O
night O
and O
copy O
all O
my O
unfinished O
tracks O
.. O

Johnson B-PERSON
will O
serve O
as O
principal O
investigator O
of O
one O
of O
two O
subcomponents O
of O
the O
BIRN O
. O

It O
is O
true O
that O
many O
, O
many O
young O
musicians O
spend O
almost O
no O
time O
learning O
tunes O
and O
listening O
to O
them O
as O
done O
by O
other O
musicians O
, O
both O
of O
which O
are O
of O
paramount O
importance O
. O

The O
effect O
of O
Japan B-GPE
's O
early O
surrender O
would O
send O
little O
quivers O
all O
through O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Army I-ORG
. O

It O
's O
how O
much O
you O
eat O
vs. O
what O
energy O
you O
spend O
. O

A O
person O
can O
hate O
Bonds O
and O
spend O
weekends O
performing O
in O
a O
James O
Brown O
cover O
band O
, O
with O
all O
proceeds O
going O
to O
the B-ORG
United I-ORG
Negro I-ORG
College I-ORG
Fund I-ORG
. O

Taboos O
may O
serve O
many O
functions O
, O
and O
often O
remain O
in O
effect O
after O
the O
original O
reason O
behind O
them O
has O
expired O
. O

Kindred O
's O
55,000 O
employees O
are O
committed O
to O
providing O
high O
quality O
patient O
care O
and O
outstanding O
customer O
service O
to O
become O
the O
most O
trusted O
and O
respected O
provider O
of O
healthcare O
services O
in O
every O
community O
we O
serve O
. O

I O
suspect O
many O
of O
these O
will O
have O
a O
much O
harder O
time O
than O
restaurants O
which O
serve O
beer O
for O
example O
and O
I O
'm O
aware O
of O
a O
couple O
of O
pubs O
I O
like O
where O
I O
think O
the O
ban O
will O
mean O
the O
end O
. O

Muscles O
encircling O
the O
skull O
serve O
as O
shock O
absorbers O
, O
" O
holding O
the O
bill O
in O
resilient O
rigidity O
" O
. O

Some O
allowances O
of O
various O
kinds O
are O
made O
for O
schools O
that O
serve O
student O
populations O
that O
traditionally O
do O
badly O
on O
such O
exams O
. O

How O
leaders O
spend O
their O
time O
may O
be O
disproportionate O
to O
optimum O
. O

The O
minister O
suggested O
the O
couple O
, O
from O
Beachwood O
, O
leave O
their O
children O
at O
his O
home O
overnight O
to O
spend O
time O
alone O
together O
, O
Carr B-PERSON
said O
. O

The O
system O
is O
very O
intelligently O
designed O
from O
an O
engineering O
standpoint O
the O
bearings O
can O
not O
be O
inadvertently O
preloaded O
, O
but O
the O
advent O
of O
high O
- O
quality O
hybrid O
ceramic O
bearings O
only O
serve O
to O
emphasize O
the O
excessive O
levels O
of O
drag O
that O
exist O
in O
the O
system O
as O
it O
currently O
stands O
and O
we O
can O
only O
hope O
that O
an O
upgrade O
is O
pending O
. O

Michigan B-GPE
- O
Do O
n't O
spend O
foster O
funds O
fighting O
Law O
suit O
. O

Heat O
through O
and O
serve O
with O
a O
dab O
of O
butter O
in O
each O
bowl O
. O

;- O
When O
Moses O
commanded O
Israel B-GPE
not O
to O
serve O
idols O
... O

In O
fact O
, O
as O
we O
have O
just O
witnessed O
, O
US O
Congress O
' O
foreign O
affairs O
statements O
serve O
little O
useful O
purposes O
, O
except O
for O
giving O
Turks B-NORP
new O
excuses O
for O
invading O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
exterminating O
more O
Kurds B-NORP
, O
and O
for O
Bush B-GPE
to O
say O
that O
he O
prefers O
oil O
over O
honoring O
the O
Armenian B-NORP
victims O
of O
the O
Holocaust O
in O
Turkey B-GPE
. O

Let O
me O
conclude O
by O
stating O
that O
the O
overwhelming O
majority O
of O
Fire O
Department O
members O
work O
and O
live O
together O
everyday O
in O
a O
close O
, O
family O
- O
like O
manner O
and O
faithfully O
serve O
the O
communities O
of O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
with O
the O
highest O
degree O
of O
professionalism O
. O

103 O
And O
again O
, O
verily O
I O
say O
unto O
you O
, O
if O
my O
servant O
Sidney O
will O
serve O
me O
and O
be O
counselor O
unto O
my O
servant O
Joseph B-PERSON
, O
let O
him O
arise O
and O
come O
up O
and O
stand O
in O
the O
office O
of O
his O
calling O
, O
and O
humble O
himself O
before O
me O
. O

They O
also O
serve O
Croatian B-NORP
wine O
such O
as O
Dingac O
from O
Peljesac O
, O
Frankovka O
Grasevina O
Riesling O
and O
Vrbnicka O
Zlahtina O
from O
Slavonia O
, O
Katunar O
Zlahtina O
from O
Krk O
. O

Schools O
spend O
around O
1 O
billion O
on O
IT O
equipment O
and O
software O
each O
year O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
until O
I O
was O
about O
40 O
that O
I O
started O
to O
believe O
I O
had O
acquired O
a O
good O
sense O
of O
what O
domestic O
policies O
might O
serve O
people O
well O
. O

Life O
is O
way O
too O
short O
to O
spend O
it O
alone O
puttering O
with O
one O
's O
stuff O
, O
meditating O
to O
the O
belly O
button O
chakra O
, O
and O
waiting O
for O
the O
reaper O
. O

While O
in O
this O
case O
, O
it O
might O
have O
been O
technically O
on O
topic O
for O
this O
newsgroup O
, O
posts O
devoid O
of O
content O
that O
serve O
no O
purpose O
other O
than O
to O
boost O
the O
poster O
's O
low O
self O
- O
esteem O
are O
not O
something O
we O
want O
to O
encourage O
here O
. O

The O
Constitution O
gives O
Congress B-ORG
the O
authority O
to O
" O
declare O
War O
" O
along O
with O
the O
Power O
of O
the O
Purse O
; O
the O
President O
can O
not O
legally O
spend O
money O
not O
appropriated O
by O
Congress B-ORG
. O

HERE O
IS O
THE O
ANALYSIS O
: O
The O
philosophy O
behind O
this O
test O
indicates O
how O
you O
spend O
your O
money O
... O
... O

A O
parade O
of O
retired O
generals O
and O
admirals O
serve O
on O
its O
advisory O
boards O
. O

As O
I O
see O
it O
, O
the O
Hague B-GPE
court O
and O
other O
international O
institutions O
serve O
a O
useful O
function O
. O

When O
my O
father O
returned O
home O
from O
the O
pacific O
theater O
in O
1945 O
he O
was O
awarded O
the O
silver O
star O
for O
bravery O
during O
the O
main O
attack O
on O
the O
Philippians O
he O
was O
refused O
a O
glass O
of O
beer O
at O
his O
hometown O
bar O
because O
he O
is O
an O
American O
Indian O
; O
it O
was O
still O
illegal O
to O
serve O
Indians B-NORP
alcohol O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Man O
, O
meanwhile O
, O
has O
no O
purpose O
save O
to O
serve O
God O
and O
obey O
the O
president O
- O
so O
long O
as O
he O
may O
be O
Republican O
and O
vociferously O
Christian O
. O

If O
possible O
master O
bedrooms O
always O
have O
their O
own O
private O
baths O
, O
leaving O
another O
full O
bath O
to O
serve O
any O
remaining O
bedrooms O
. O

I O
spend O
many O
hours O
over O
the O
weekend O
downloading O
and O
adapting O
a O
variety O
of O
worksheets O
based O
on O
the O
groups O
I O
have O
encountered O
so O
far O
and O
I O
begin O
to O
feel O
quite O
positive O
about O
my O
return O
to O
the O
school O
on O
Monday O
... O
. O

The O
Tacoma B-GPE
program O
is O
a O
Hope O
VI O
development O
program O
, O
which O
is O
administered O
by O
HUD B-ORG
and O
aims O
to O
convert O
distressed O
public O
housing O
into O
mixed O
- O
income O
communities O
that O
still O
serve O
poor O
residents O
but O
also O
provide O
market O
- O
rate O
homes O
for O
sale O
. O

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second O
though O
equally O
important O
element O
is O
to O
produce O
a O
fully O
rounded O
language O
fluency O
that O
will O
serve O
a O
newly O
fluent O
speaker O
in O
a O
wide O
variety O
of O
situations O
. O

The O
old O
Union O
U O
- O
100 O
headlights O
serve O
my O
purposes O
well O
, O
as O
they O
have O
done O
for O
decades O
. O

He O
prefers O
places O
that O
serve O
beer O
. O

It O
's O
fiction O
of O
course O
, O
but O
Carroll O
did O
spend O
15 O
years O
as O
a O
RIO O
. O

These O
kilns O
and O
furnaces O
reach O
temperatures O
in O
the O
thousands O
of O
degrees O
, O
and O
there O
is O
enough O
heat O
released O
in O
them O
every O
day O
to O
heat O
a O
normal O
house O
all O
winter O
. O

San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
appears O
to O
have O
been O
the O
third O
largest O
demonstration O
in O
the O
country O
I O
was O
mistaken O
yesterday O
saying O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
was O
larger O
, O
yet O
outside O
of O
the O
San O
Jose O
Mercury O
News O
and O
the B-ORG
San I-ORG
Francisco I-ORG
Chronicle I-ORG
, O
I O
have O
n't O
seen O
footage O
of O
nor O
read O
about O
that O
demonstration O
anywhere O
. O

Or O
give O
me O
A O
SINGLE O
DATE O
when O
I O
can O
read O
NYT O
without O
reference O
to O
" O
anonymous O
" O
. O

One O
of O
the O
first O
passages O
I O
read O
really O
surprised O
me O
. O

Do O
you O
think O
it O
's O
time O
I O
stopped O
letting O
him O
read O
books O
in O
bed O
? O

Just O
read O
the O
info O
on O
the O
page O
. O

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read O
only O
that O
Moses O
, O
alone O
in O
the O
desert O
, O
was O
curious O
: O
" O
I O
will O
go O
over O
and O
see O
this O
strange O
sight O
- O
why O
the O
bush O
does O
not O
burn O
up O
. O
" O

But O
Dawn O
's O
radio O
signals O
may O
not O
reach O
Earth B-LOC
quite O
yet O
. O

On O
Miscellaneous O
Subjects O
Like O
stones O
rolling O
down O
hills O
, O
fair O
ideas O
reach O
their O
objectives O
despite O
all O
obstacles O
and O
barriers O
. O

Always O
sad O
to O
read O
about O
someone O
dying O
, O
but O
I O
remember O
watching O
the O
Match O
Game O
and O
never O
quite O
figuring O
out O
- O
who O
she O
was O
, O
and O
why O
she O
was O
on O
the O
show O
. O

This O
is O
strictly O
random O
, O
and O
where O
one O
coin O
will O
have O
it O
reading O
correctly O
when O
the O
obverse O
side O
is O
facing O
up O
, O
another O
coin O
will O
read O
correctly O
when O
the O
reverse O
is O
facing O
up O
... O

I O
recently O
read O
a O
posting O
about O
it O
which O
I O
am O
no O
longer O
able O
to O
locate O
! O

Like O
if O
one O
person O
read O
any O
sick O
article O
some O
where O
they O
start O
thinking O
that O
way O
and O
we O
sow O
the O
seed O
in O
the O
people O
minds O
who O
would O
have O
never O
thought O
about O
it O
before O
. O

The O
seller O
had O
a O
ridiculously O
high O
price O
on O
it O
, O
plus O
the O
declaration O
" O
museum O
quality O
, O
" O
in O
the O
hope O
, O
I O
assume O
, O
no O
one O
would O
be O
so O
crass O
as O
to O
comment O
about O
the O
several O
sloppy O
repairs O
and O
gleefully O
reach O
for O
his O
wallet O
. O

But O
it O
s O
not O
the O
case O
for O
something O
like O
the O
Solidlights O
, O
which O
has O
2 O
3 O
W O
LEDs O
, O
so O
wo O
n't O
reach O
full O
brightness O
until O
somewhat O
faster O
. O

This O
is O
because O
of O
the O
large O
size O
their O
brains O
reach O
. O

The O
basic O
idea O
is O
to O
change O
the O
coolant O
before O
the O
corrosion O
inhibitors O
reach O
dangerously O
low O
levels O
. O

My O
statement O
does O
n't O
preclude O
a O
possibility O
GM B-ORG
is O
hiding O
something O
until O
the O
time O
is O
right O
when O
gas O
prices O
reach O
ridiculous O
heights O
and O
will O
release O
a O
revolution O
to O
take O
the O
lead O
over O
Ford B-ORG
, O
so O
in O
meanwhile O
they O
do O
nt O
want O
to O
lose O
capitalization O
investements O
into O
current O
gas O
engines O
. O

I O
noticed O
that O
, O
after O
the O
switch O
, O
that O
the O
oil O
pressure O
gauge O
would O
read O
somewhat O
lower O
than O
usual O
when O
the O
engine O
was O
hot O
... O
and O
after O
three O
weeks O
or O
so O
, O
the O
gauge O
started O
reading O
VERY O
low O
at O
idle O
when O
warm O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
the O
Giants O
are O
the O
only O
franchise O
in O
US B-GPE
sports O
history O
to O
reach O
the O
10 O
000 O
wins O
mark O
! O

Are O
these O
examples O
enough O
to O
reach O
irony O
? O

Has O
she O
ever O
even O
read O
Hamlet B-WORK_OF_ART
? O

and O
for O
spraying O
insecticides O
on O
trees O
often O
you O
'll O
need O
to O
climb O
a O
ladder O
for O
the O
spray O
to O
reach O
the O
uppermost O
portions O
, O
it O
's O
not O
easy O
to O
climb O
even O
a O
small O
step O
ladder O
with O
a O
sprayer O
tank O
, O
the O
liquid O
sloshes O
and O
can O
easily O
put O
you O
off O
balance O
, O
plus O
a O
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of O
gallons O
can O
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very O
heavy O
on O
a O
ladder O
. O

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tears O
reach O
one O
's O
throat O
, O
or O
if O
a O
person O
applies O
oil O
to O
his O
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or O
moustache O
, O
or O
uses O
henna O
, O
and O
then O
detects O
the O
taste O
of O
it O
in O
his O
throat O
, O
this O
does O
not O
break O
his O
fast O
. O

you O
will O
reach O
at O
job O
seeker O
's O
home O
page O
. O

Anyone O
read O
the O
above O
article O
? O

Pour O
enough O
hot O
water O
into O
large O
pan O
to O
reach O
halfway O
up O
side O
of O
flan O
mold O
. O

The O
engine O
may O
reach O
its O
absolute O
peak O
thermal O
efficiency O
at O
WOThigh O
RPM O
on O
the O
peak O
of O
its O
power O
curve O
but O
then O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
Nope O
! O

But O
, O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
for O
long O
Until O
I O
reach O
that O
judgment O
seat O
, O
Upon O
God O
's O
Great O
White O
Throne O
. O

I O
read O
somewhere O
that O
Microsoft B-ORG
has O
just O
spent O
about O
a O
billion O
and O
a O
half O
in O
the O
last O
year O
acquiring O
patents O
, O
which O
I O
believe O
is O
going O
to O
be O
the O
basis O
for O
future O
income O
for O
Microsoft B-ORG
. O

Simply O
read O
the O
Gospels O
:- O
now O
WHERE O
are O
you O
practicing O
medicine O
? O

Aunt O
Judy O
's O
beater O
going O
off O
a O
cliff O
will O
reach O
maximum O
speed O
just O
prior O
to O
contact O
with O
the O
ground O
. O

Obviously O
, O
I O
have O
logged O
on O
using O
my O
gmail O
account O
, O
for O
some O
reason O
I O
still O
ca O
n't O
post O
and O
read O
messages O
using O
my O
browser O
. O

There O
's O
nothing O
extreme O
about O
it O
, O
and O
adding O
hideous O
acronym O
- O
ready O
names O
to O
methodologies O
makes O
me O
reach O
for O
the O
pointed O
stick O
. O

I O
just O
read O
Sean O
's O
reply O
, O
which O
stated O
something O
i O
disagreed O
with O
. O

Alongside O
Sybil O
, O
then O
, O
Mr. O
Parker O
's O
students O
read O
Karl B-PERSON
Marx I-PERSON
and O
Frederick O
Engels O
's O
" O
Speeches O
on O
Poland B-GPE
" O
from O
The O
Revolutions O
of O
1848 O
, O
a O
selection O
from O
Engels O
's O
The O
Condition O
of O
the O
Working O
Class O
in O
England B-GPE
, O
and O
part O
of O
Thomas O
Carlyle O
's O
Chartism O
. O

What O
you O
did O
n't O
realize O
is O
that O
anyone O
who O
takes O
your O
own O
words O
seriously O
, O
can O
reach O
such O
easy O
conclusions O
and O
expose O
your O
scheme O
. O

Lying O
at O
a O
distance O
of O
two O
BILLION O
light O
- O
years O
away O
, O
it O
is O
the O
furthest O
any O
amateur O
equipment O
can O
reach O
and O
especially O
right O
from O
one O
's O
backyard O
. O

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deposits O
eventually O
reach O
their O
peak O
at O
some O
point O
and O
start O
to O
decline O
as O
far O
as O
how O
much O
you O
can O
produce O
from O
a O
given O
deposit O
. O

No O
? O
Just O
read O
the O
headlines O
tomorrow O
. O

For O
detailed O
information O
read O
further O
... O

Prospects O
for O
the O
construction O
sector O
are O
very O
promising O
, O
as O
many O
projects O
will O
reach O
completion O
stages O
and O
payments O
will O
be O
forthcoming O
. O

To O
some O
extent O
I O
believe O
the O
argument O
Whiskers O
and O
I O
are O
having O
over O
narrow O
versus O
broad O
definition O
of O
Christian B-NORP
is O
not O
settled O
in O
the O
modern O
world O
and O
requires O
further O
dialogue O
among O
a O
broad O
range O
of O
Christians B-NORP
in O
numerous O
settings O
to O
reach O
consensus O
. O

I O
just O
read O
Poisoned O
Rose O
's O
explanation O
of O
the O
original O
question O
, O
and O
I O
see O
I O
misinterpretted O
it O
. O

If O
you O
want O
machines O
to O
read O
the O
license O
info O
the O
CC O
namespace O
seems O
to O
be O
the O
way O
to O
go O
. O

Just O
read O
a O
web O
story O
about O
a O
dragging O
anchor O
. O

As O
a O
house O
owner O
myself O
I O
went O
nuts O
when O
I O
read O
about O
your O
neighbours O
behaviour O
. O

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the O
first O
answers O
' O
danced O
around O
the O
problem O
' O
enough O
that O
the O
' O
communication O
fog O
' O
obscured O
things O
a O
bit O
, O
but O
that O
s O
how O
I O
read O
your O
posting O
. O

Nope O
, O
the O
ticking O
is O
just O
the O
drive O
recalibrating O
when O
it O
ca O
nt O
read O
the O
platter O
. O

Some O
medicine O
labels O
read O
, O
' O
Take O
internally O
' O
; O
others O
say O
, O
' O
Take O
externally O
. O
' O

Of O
the O
38 O
states O
with O
death O
penalties O
, O
Florida B-GPE
is O
the O
only O
one O
that O
does O
n't O
require O
juries O
to O
reach O
a O
unanimous O
decision O
on O
at O
least O
a O
portion O
of O
the O
death O
- O
sentence O
recommendation O
. O

The O
leaflets O
read O
: O
" O
SHAVING O
BEARDS O
AND O
TRIMMING O
BEARDS O
IS O
UN-ISLAMIC O
AND O
IS O
FORBIDDEN O
. O

I O
read O
an O
owners O
book O
one O
time O
for O
one O
, O
it O
said O
something O
about O
" O
reducing O
the O
beat O
" O
I O
wonder O
was O
it O
a O
low O
freq O
. O

Waugh O
had O
two O
tries O
at O
University O
at O
two O
different O
majors O
in O
the O
American B-NORP
sense O
- O
he O
' O
read O
' O
two O
subject O
in O
the O
English O
, O
and O
underwent O
a O
crisis O
in O
each O
one O
he O
considered O
the O
pedagogies O
of O
each O
nonsensical O
and O
could O
n't O
bring O
himself O
to O
study O
something O
for O
which O
he O
had O
no O
respect O
. O

" O
Accelerating O
out O
, O
a O
short O
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on O
the O
throttle O
sees O
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225 O
kmh O
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before O
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for O
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on O
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. O

As O
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of O
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Comet O
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rounds O
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and O
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, O
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never O
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either O
? O

" O
We O
are O
seeing O
combined O
incentive O
spending O
for O
Japanese B-NORP
automakers O
reach O
record O
highs O
, O
" O
said O
Jesse O
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, O
executive O
director O
for O
industry O
analysis O
for O
Edmunds.com O
, O
an O
industry O
research O
firm O
. O

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in O
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by O
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see O
i O
speak O
write O
and O
read O
4 O
languages O
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english O
is O
nt O
my O
first O
. O

I O
read O
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In O
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. O

It O
's O
a O
journal O
everybody O
can O
read O
where O
some O
one O
even O
small O
and O
unclever O
like O
you O
can O
be O
heard O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
see O
what O
can O
happen O
to O
a O
product O
after O
an O
acquisition O
, O
read O
amateur O
test O
reports O
of O
oil O
filters O
on O
the O
web O
: O
you're O
eyebrows O
will O
raise O
. O

Depends B-PRODUCT
on O
if O
you O
care O
about O
spoilers O
and O
since O
I O
do O
n't O
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many O
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, O
I O
could O
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less O
. O

If O
you O
die O
before O
you O
reach O
65 O
, O
67 O
, O
70 O
, O
there O
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your O
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terrestrial O
broadcasts O
will O
reach O
only O
about O
75 O
per O
cent O
, O
so O
for O
the O
rest O
, O
satellite O
will O
be O
the O
only O
option O
. O

But O
sometimes O
people O
can O
just O
view O
one O
and O
the O
same O
issue O
from O
different O
angles O
, O
reach O
different O
conclusions O
, O
and O
still O
be O
right O
. O

Modern O
ones O
with O
electronic O
ballasts O
work O
fine O
, O
I O
have O
them O
in O
exposed O
outdoor O
porchlights O
and O
while O
they O
took O
a O
bit O
longer O
to O
reach O
full O
brightness O
, O
I O
had O
no O
problems O
using O
them O
down O
to O
16 O
F O
which O
is O
the O
coldest O
I O
've O
ever O
seen O
it O
get O
here O
, O
CA O
is O
quite O
a O
bit O
warmer O
, O
rarely O
even O
hitting O
freezing O
. O

Just O
remember O
this O
also O
, O
your O
efforts O
do O
not O
need O
to O
stop O
after O
30 O
days O
or O
you O
reach O
30 O
participants O
, O
keep O
posting O
and O
getting O
more O
and O
more O
. O

Springsteen O
, O
and O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
, O
reach O
into O
us O
unlike O
nearly O
any O
other O
artist O
. O

Using O
your O
randroid O
non-contradiction O
criteria O
tell O
us O
how O
you O
can O
logically O
reach O
the O
' O
conclusion O
' O
you O
reach O
. O

A O
motto O
of O
recent O
sociobiology O
seems O
to O
be O
do O
n't O
believe O
everything O
you O
read O
in O
Gould B-PERSON
! O

" O
You O
may O
pray O
every O
day O
except O
Monday O
, O
There O
's O
a O
chance O
you O
may O
reach O
someone O
live O
; O
Please O
do O
n't O
pray O
before O
eight O
in O
the O
morning O
And O
there O
's O
nobody O
here O
after O
five O
. O

According O
to O
the O
Mid O
and O
Long O
Term O
Railway O
Network O
Development O
Program O
, O
the O
route O
length O
of O
China B-GPE
's O
railways O
will O
reach O
100,000 O
kilometers O
by O
2020 O
, O
with O
a O
separation O
of O
passengers O
and O
freight O
traffic O
on O
busy O
trunk O
lines O
and O
half O
of O
the O
lines O
to O
be O
double O
tracked O
and O
electrified O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
first O
video O
to O
reach O
1,000 O
views O
by O
March O
, O
2008 O
will O
receive O
an O
IS O
- O
GR O
as O
well O
! O

Yes O
, O
I O
know O
: O
Edward O
Gibbon O
himself O
acknowledged O
that O
the O
literal O
Biblical O
sense O
of O
God O
" O
is O
repugnant O
to O
every O
principle O
of O
faith O
as O
well O
as O
reason O
" O
and O
that O
we O
must O
therefore O
read O
the O
scriptures O
through O
a O
veil O
of O
allegory O
. O

An O
EPO O
officer O
read O
the O
fax O
that O
very O
day O
and O
, O
on O
4 O
April O
, O
the O
EPO O
issued O
a O
communique O
confirming O
the O
withdrawal O
of O
the O
patent O
's O
' O
Contracting O
State O
GB O
' O
status O
. O

Oh O
, O
must O
be O
at O
your O
end O
then O
, O
because O
I O
receive O
and O
read O
email O
on O
my O
Linux O
server O
; O
I O
did O
get O
your O
reply O
thanks O
and O
I O
responded O
back O
. O

And O
I O
will O
be O
very O
grateful O
if O
you O
will O
email O
me O
or O
post O
the O
recipe O
with O
more O
precise O
instructions O
. O

- O
Dr. O
House O
I O
'm O
afraid O
' O
V O
' O
failed O
to O
take O
into O
account O
that O
the O
' O
inner O
peace O
' O
that O
you O
rightfully O
point O
out O
is O
lacking O
, O
is O
not O
just O
my O
own O
. O

Create O
an O
empty O
folder O
on O
the O
hard O
drive O
which O
you O
can O
point O
iTunes O
at O
is O
what O
I O
should O
have O
said O
here O
. O

I O
wrote O
an O
original O
post O
about O
people O
like O
yourself O
who O
point O
accusing O
fingers O
because O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
, O
they O
are O
what O
they O
accuse O
others O
of O
being O
. O

How O
can O
I O
fix O
the O
format O
you O
post O
your O
messages O
in O
? O

Harry B-PERSON
You O
post O
this O
with O
such O
a O
sick O
relish O
, O
it O
's O
like O
you O
love O
everything O
that O
ever O
goes O
wrong O
or O
is O
negative O
in O
any O
way O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

thanks O
Chet O
Just O
point O
your O
browser O
here O
http:www.fordvehicles.comdealerships O

Now O
you O
too O
can O
post O
nonsense O
with O
your O
very O
own O
random O
- O
nonsense O
generator O
. O

If O
the O
WTS O
changes O
it's O
view O
and O
teaches O
evolution O
then O
their O
detractors O
will O
simply O
point O
and O
laugh O
at O
how O
Jehovah O
keeps O
changing O
his O
mind O
about O
what O
he O
wants O
the O
WTS O
to O
teach O
the O
JW's O
. O

It O
was O
already O
fouled O
on O
the O
main O
anchor O
line O
causing O
the O
stern O
to O
point O
into O
building O
huge O
seas O
. O

In O
my O
area O
near O
Philadelphia B-GPE
, O
PA O
, O
PECO O
Energy O
is O
asking O
us O
to O
" O
enroll O
" O
in O
a O
program O
to O
receive O
300 O
kWh O
per O
month O
of O
PECO O
WIND O
energy O
, O
at O
a O
cost O
of O
an O
additional O
$ O
7.62 O
--- O
only O
they O
point O
out O
25 O
per O
day O
. O

i O
'd O
go O
into O
shops O
and O
helpfully O
point O
out O
the O
inappropriate O
apostrophe O
on O
their O
window O
sign O
. O

cooling O
would O
seem O
to O
be O
the O
issue O
, O
solutions O
include O
add O
3rd O
party O
cooler O
by O
zalman O
or O
similar O
, O
remove O
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side O
from O
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case O
as O
above O
, O
and O
point O
a O
desk O
fan O
into O
the O
opening O
or O
, O
as O
it O
's O
almost O
certainly O
still O
under O
warranty O
, O
rtb O
! O

Should O
I O
post O
my O
writings O
on O
a O
blog O
? O

I O
'll O
post O
any O
replies O
I O
get O
later O
. O

It O
is O
not O
possible O
to O
set O
up O
an O
appropriately O
- O
configured O
web O
page O
on O
your O
computer O
, O
and O
point O
your O
browser O
at O
it O
? O

A O
flyer O
is O
attached O
so O
, O
if O
you O
are O
in O
the O
RAK O
, O
Ajman O
, O
Sharjah O
, O
Fujairah O
area O
, O
please O
circulate O
it O
to O
your O
colleagues O
and O
post O
it O
around O
your O
school O
. O

I O
am O
sorry O
for O
posting O
my O
information O
and O
I O
can O
not O
delete O
it O
" O
If O
you O
're O
using O
Outlook O
Express O
you O
should O
be O
able O
to O
delete O
it O
: O
point O
the O
post O
that O
you O
've O
send O
from O
the O
Message O
menu O
chose O
" O
cancel O
message O
" O
. O

maureen O
You O
can O
point O
directly O
to O
politicians O
for O
the O
current O
situation O
. O

The O
' O
William O
Cooke O
' O
may O
well O
point O
at O
his O
father O
- O
in O
- O
law O
, O
Burghley O
. O

Also O
, O
is O
it O
ok O
to O
post O
images O
from O
magazines O
, O
web O
etc O
if O
they O
are O
credited O
or O
is O
there O
some O
copywright O
thing O
I O
have O
to O
do O
? O

Why O
did O
you O
post O
this O
meltdown O
twice O
, O
jackass O
? O

Can O
someone O
point O
me O
please O
in O
the O
right O
direction O
on O
how O
to O
fix O
this O
problem O
? O

It O
will O
post O
signs O
where O
travel O
is O
prohibited O
, O
spokesman O
Mark O
Struble O
said O
. O

Can O
anybody O
point O
me O
to O
how O
to O
use O
the O
DOM O
to O
emulate O
position O
: O
fixed O
in O
IE6 O
. O

Could O
someone O
summarize O
or O
point O
me O
to O
a O
summary O
of O
the O
status O
of O
server O
- O
based O
TW O
, O
including O
incremental O
demand O
- O
driven O
downloading O
and O
uploading O
? O

Wes O
did O
point O
out O
some O
issues O
like O
the O
low O
PCI O
and O
PCIe O
slot O
counts O
. O

I O
was O
asking O
you O
to O
control O
your O
posting O
and O
not O
post O
stuff O
you O
feel O
is O
repulsive O
. O

It O
is O
a O
funny O
little O
dream O
, O
and O
very O
easy O
to O
feel O
seperate O
from O
it O
... O
, O
making O
it O
easy O
to O
point O
our O
finger O
... O

OK O
Google O
Groups O
now O
lets O
you O
post O
pictures O
. O

I O
thought O
that O
odd O
, O
especially O
since O
all O
the O
links O
that O
point O
to O
Tom O
Doherty O
's O
page O
are O
obviously O
intended O
to O
point O
to O
the O
publisher O
. O

Quite O
true O
, O
but O
Vince B-PERSON
's O
does O
point O
out O
to O
Doug O
the O
stupidity O
of O
his O
generalisations O
. O

Can O
someone O
please O
point O
me O
to O
some O
noteslinks O
on O
surface O
flows O
which O
are O
not O
surface O
diffusion O
? O

Thanks O
Sheila B-PERSON
Can O
anyone O
point O
me O
in O
the O
direction O
of O
a O
website O
that O
would O
have O
pictures O
of O
the O
bear O
anatomy O
? O

I O
'm O
surprised O
you O
found O
enough O
time O
between O
cross O
burnings O
to O
post O
here O
. O

It O
was O
right O
for O
the O
lame O
ones O
to O
point O
a O
gun O
to O
their O
head O
.. O

Would O
it O
be O
possible O
for O
the O
original O
posters O
to O
post O
them O
again O
or O
send O
me O
an O
email O
of O
their O
contents O
. O

Russ O
i O
can O
post O
a O
summary O
later O
tonight O
if O
my O
hotel O
's O
internet O
path O
has O
improved O
. O

And O
yes O
before O
you O
point O
it O
out O
I O
am O
aware O
that O
this O
is O
outside O
of O
the O
terms O
of O
standard O
google O
maps O
API O
, O
however O
I O
am O
running O
on O
the O
30 O
- O
day O
trial O
of O
the O
Enterprise O
API O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
still O
awaiting O
a O
response O
from O
the O
Google O
help O
. O

We O
will O
post O
highlights O
daily O
and O
a O
more O
complete O
trade O
show O
on O
the O
web O
right O
after O
NAB O
. O

But O
since O
the O
charter O
is O
what O
the O
charter O
is O
, O
it O
's O
helpful O
to O
post O
it O
periodically O
along O
with O
a O
reminder O
of O
why O
the O
group O
was O
created O
and O
why O
it O
exists O
. O

Did O
you O
notice O
the O
hours O
I O
typically O
post O
on O
this O
site O
? O

If O
I O
need O
to O
roll O
back O
the O
OS O
to O
an O
earlier O
version O
, O
can O
someone O
point O
me O
to O
directions O
to O
setting O
up O
a O
separate O
boot O
partition O
on O
the O
machine O
like O
below O
? O

I O
certainly O
would O
n't O
post O
something O
so O
inflammatory O
unless O
I O
had O
the O
proof O
to O
back O
it O
up O
. O

So O
I O
'm O
hoping O
that O
someone O
out O
of O
their O
experience O
can O
point O
me O
to O
reasonably O
simple O
and O
intuitive O
ways O
to O
represent O
at O
least O
these O
two O
kinds O
of O
ifthenelse O
scenarios O
... O
. O

I O
am O
looking O
for O
someone O
who O
either O
knows O
what O
this O
is O
worth O
or O
can O
point O
me O
towards O
the O
experts O
. O

Staffan O
The O
usual O
suggestion O
- O
please O
post O
a O
link O
to O
your O
site O
so O
we O
can O
point O
our O
diagnostic O
tools O
at O
it O
. O

With O
that O
said O
, O
I O
wo O
nt O
bother O
to O
post O
any O
more O
after O
this O
, O
cause O
it O
is O
just O
getting O
silly O
. O

I O
also O
want O
to O
remind O
him O
that O
under O
the O
rules O
of O
ride O
leader O
he O
must O
post O
a O
ride O
review O
. O

Will O
you O
post O
the O
recipe O
? O

Brian B-PERSON
posted O
the O
URL O
in O
another O
post O
in O
this O
thread O
. O

" O
No O
. O
When O
you O
post O
a O
query O
to O
a O
newsgroup O
, O
it O
's O
assumed O
you O
will O
hang O
around O
for O
the O
answer O
. O

Upon O
hearing O
about O
the O
continual O
victimization O
that O
Steve B-PERSON
is O
subjected O
to O
here O
, O
my O
fellow O
group O
members O
have O
implored O
me O
to O
post O
the O
following O
comments O
, O
as O
some O
way O
of O
silencing O
the O
2 O
troublemakers O
in O
particular O
. O

Businesses O
may O
post O
responses O
, O
he O
said O
, O
though O
few O
do O
. O

-- O
Bob O
G. O
Can O
you O
point O
out O
where O
Reedy O
& O
Kathman O
go O
wrong O
in O
their O
essay O
? O

Even O
though O
you O
've O
unloaded O
your O
rifle O
point O
it O
in O
a O
safe O
direction O
and O
work O
the O
action O
as O
quickly O
vigorously O
as O
your O
knuckles O
will O
allow O
a O
couple O
hundred O
times O
. O

If O
anyone O
has O
useful O
comments O
, O
suggestions O
and O
/ O
or O
can O
point O
me O
to O
work O
- O
in O
- O
progress O
, O
patches O
, O
etc O
that O
would O
help O
me O
further O
investigate O
this O
, O
I O
'd O
appreciate O
it O
. O

Theory O
and O
small O
labo O
experiments O
point O
to O
possible O
Q O
Computers O
, O
which O
may O
be O
much O
, O
or O
very O
much O
faster O
than O
current O
ones O
, O
but O
nobody O
having O
a O
bit O
of O
sense O
talks O
about O
instantaneity O
, O
or O
super O
luminal O
speeds O
. O

All O
I O
really O
want O
to O
do O
is O
get O
my O
new O
domain O
name O
to O
point O
to O
that O
site O
. O

If O
need O
be O
you O
could O
post O
the O
smaller O
log O
. O

I O
should O
take O
a O
picture O
of O
the O
screw O
and O
post O
it O
somewhere O
. O

As O
I O
post O
this O
it O
reminds O
me O
I O
need O
to O
go O
camping O
soon O
. O

I O
'll O
post O
anything O
I O
please O
and O
my O
comments O
to O
Scott O
Lowther O
were O
appropriate O
- O
a O
measured O
response O
. O

Can O
anyone O
point O
me O
to O
information O
on O
the O
history O
, O
invention O
, O
or O
evolution O
i.e O
. O

Above O
all O
, O
read O
the O
posts O
here O
and O
post O
your O
own O
messages O
when O
you O
need O
to O
. O

In O
its O
absence O
, O
ES O
& O
S O
sent O
election O
officials O
a O
warning O
sign O
to O
post O
at O
polls O
advising O
voters O
that O
they O
might O
need O
to O
press O
the O
screen O
for O
several O
seconds O
before O
their O
votes O
would O
register O
, O
" O
wrote O
Wired O
News O
. O

Anyone O
can O
post O
anything O
they O
like O
. O

If O
it O
did O
not O
accept O
the O
truth O
, O
then O
it O
would O
forever O
be O
wrongful O
, O
and O
it O
would O
forever O
be O
RIGHT O
for O
the O
correct O
entity O
to O
point O
the O
finger O
of O
derision O
at O
the O
wrongful O
entity O
until O
such O
a O
time O
when O
it O
would O
accept O
the O
truth O
. O

2 O
Everest B-LOC
is O
the O
highest O
mountain O
in O
the O
world O
Anyone O
who O
says O
something O
like O
" O
But O
Earth B-LOC
's O
rotation O
is O
another O
source O
of O
potential O
energy O
" O
is O
in O
no O
position O
to O
point O
fingers O
at O
others O
who O
call O
supersonic O
fluid O
drag O
a O
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model O
that O
permeates O
the O
SD O
DVD O
market O
today O
. O

He O
did O
not O
, O
and O
proceeded O
to O
drag O
two O
of O
the O
students O
with O
him O
so O
that O
he O
was O
about O
5 O
meters O
up O
, O
with O
two O
of O
the O
students O
plastered O
to O
the O
rock O
. O

Water O
can O
permeate O
through O
the O
dialysis O
tubing O
, O
but O
perfluorooctane O
ca O
n't O
. O

So O
duress O
permeates O
everything O
that O
happens O
there O
. O

For O
some O
, O
an O
awareness O
of O
this O
exit O
strategy O
permeates O
the O
enterprise O
, O
allowing O
them O
to O
skimp O
on O
the O
niceties O
they O
would O
more O
or O
less O
have O
to O
extend O
toward O
a O
person O
they O
were O
likely O
to O
meet O
again O
. O

A O
few O
things O
to O
watch O
for O
though O
: O
laser O
diodes O
, O
for O
example O
, O
they O
run O
more O
efficiently O
cold O
, O
and O
you O
have O
to O
scale O
their O
input O
currents O
down O
for O
safe O
maximum O
output O
power O
, O
so O
writing O
a O
DVD O
at O
full O
speed O
in O
a O
cold O
machine O
might O
make O
the O
drive O
die O
. O

I O
've O
heard O
about O
using O
copper O
grease O
on O
the O
pins O
that O
single O
- O
sided O
calipers O
slide O
on O
, O
they O
have O
o O
- O
rings O
to O
seal O
grease O
in O
and O
British B-NORP
riders O
use O
the O
copper O
grease O
because O
they O
salt O
the O
roads O
and O
calipers O
corrode O
and O
get O
stuck O
. O

What O
you O
may O
not O
know O
is O
that O
by O
re-registering O
with O
a O
new O
ID O
in O
order O
to O
resume O
his O
crimes O
, O
he O
is O
demonstrating O
an O
increasing O
level O
of O
Malicious O
Intent O
, O
which O
will O
soon O
seal O
his O
fate O
. O

Early O
on O
, O
CBGBs O
compatriot O
Patti O
Smith O
sealed O
his O
fate O
as O
a O
keeper O
of O
secrets O
in O
an O
October O
1974 O
issue O
of O
Rock O
Scene O
when O
she O
wrote O
that O
Verlaine O
's O
" O
long O
veined O
fingers O
" O
were O
" O
reminiscent O
of O
the O
great O
poet O
strangler O
jack O
the O
ripper O
. O
" O

Safari O
/ O
Firefox O
play O
nicely O
, O
and O
scale O
the O
custom O
images O
to O
the O
same O
icon O
size O
no O
matter O
how O
big O
the O
picture O
is O
that O
I O
point O
at O
. O

When O
a O
puncture O
occurs O
, O
thousands O
of O
interlocking O
fibers O
seal O
the O
opening O
to O
prevent O
air O
loss O
. O

We O
travelled O
to O
Lander O
, O
Wyoming B-GPE
for O
an O
estate O
auction O
; O
the O
estate O
was O
that O
of O
Paul O
Petzoldt O
's O
widow O
-LRB- O
Paul O
Petzoldt O
being O
the O
famed O
mountain O
climber O
who O
scaled O
Grand O
Teton O
every O
year O
on O
New B-EVENT
Year I-EVENT
's I-EVENT
Day O
- O
and O
the O
family O
was O
very O
very O
wealthy O
in O
their O
own O
right O
. O
-RRB- O

Do O
you O
have O
any O
concept O
about O
what O
is O
going O
to O
happen O
when O
your O
problem O
scales O
to O
10 O
GB O
? O

At O
that O
point O
, O
your O
body O
is O
n't O
absorbing O
or O
able O
to O
use O
that O
much O
, O
so O
you O
should O
scale O
back O
to O
the O
largest O
amount O
that O
does O
n't O
produce O
these O
symptoms O
. O

Cheung B-PERSON
sealed O
the O
entrance O
, O
attached O
paper O
wings O
to O
the O
cage O
, O
had O
it O
lift O
off O
the O
ground O
. O

Once O
I O
've O
got O
something O
reasonably O
close O
I O
can O
then O
scale O
it O
to O
8 O
bits O
and O
do O
the O
final O
tweaks O
in O
the O
Gimp O
. O

Refine O
employment O
process O
and O
architecture O
so O
it O
will O
easily O
scale O
to O
fit O
in O
the O
enterprise O
scope O
. O

Never O
enclose O
more O
than O
one O
return O
in O
a O
single O
envelope O
, O
rather O
seal O
each O
in O
its O
own O
envelope O
. O

The O
city O
is O
protected O
from O
flooding O
in O
the O
east O
by O
the O
Thames O
Barrier O
, O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
moveable O
flood O
defense O
, O
which O
closes O
to O
seal O
off O
part O
of O
the O
upper O
Thames O
from O
the O
sea O
. O

For O
the O
data O
to O
fit O
into O
the O
plot O
area O
I O
transform O
it O
so O
it O
scales O
& O
fits O
properly O
. O

For O
that O
reason O
, O
my O
lack O
of O
discipline O
, O
I O
scaled O
back O
my O
rig O
and O
just O
use O
the O
basics O
. O

He O
left O
a O
paper O
sealed O
up O
, O
wherein O
were O
found O
three O
articles O
, O
as O
his O
last O
will O
, O
" O
I O
owe O
much O
, O
I O
have O
nothing O
, O
I O
give O
the O
rest O
to O
the O
poor O
. O
" O

3 O
-RRB- O
When O
Bonds O
swings O
, O
the O
weight O
of O
the O
apparatus O
helps O
to O
seal O
his O
inner O
upper O
arm O
to O
his O
torso O
at O
impact O
. O

It O
is O
estimated O
to O
generate O
$ O
15 O
million O
in O
revenues O
in O
FY09E O
and O
scale O
up O
to O
about O
$ O
25 O
- O
28 O
million O
peak O
revenues O
by O
FY10E O
. O

Allah O
commands O
that O
you O
should O
render O
back O
the O
trusts O
to O
those O
to O
whom O
they O
are O
due O
; O
and O
that O
when O
you O
judge O
between O
men O
, O
you O
judge O
with O
justice O
. O

The O
idea O
behind O
potting O
a O
transformer O
, O
or O
vacuum O
impregnating O
it O
is O
to O
physically O
seal O
-LRB- O
lock O
-RRB- O
all O
the O
individual O
laminations O
to O
one O
another O
to O
keep O
them O
from O
vibrating O
. O

Despite O
the O
technical O
issues O
, O
EarthLink O
is O
confident O
it O
will O
be O
able O
to O
scale O
out O
mobile O
broadband O
across O
the O
city O
, O
as O
well O
as O
turn O
a O
profit O
on O
its O
$ O
13.5 O
million O
investment O
. O

All O
of O
our O
DVDs O
are O
100 O
% O
brand O
new O
, O
and O
factory O
sealed O
. O

I O
wish O
never O
again O
to O
have O
to O
meet O
a O
Bank O
branch O
manager O
who O
seals O
an O
envlope O
in O
front O
of O
me O
and O
hands O
it O
to O
her O
area O
manager O
to O
be O
hand O
delivered O
to O
the O
Managing O
Director O
because O
there O
is O
serious O
concern O
about O
the O
security O
of O
their O
internal O
mail O
system O
. O

The O
air O
was O
thick O
with O
yellow O
- O
black O
insects O
buzzing O
between O
their O
wooden O
hives O
in O
Israeli B-NORP
- O
controlled O
territory O
and O
the O
pollen O
- O
rich O
flowers O
across O
the O
front O
line O
, O
just O
500 O
yards O
away O
and O
sealed O
to O
human O
traffic O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
with O
careful O
set O
- O
up O
you O
may O
find O
that O
the O
SKY O
HD O
box O
does O
scale O
SD O
better O
and O
it O
's O
worth O
having O
just O
to O
be O
able O
to O
watch O
SD O
adequately O
on O
your O
HD O
set O
. O

Some O
aspects O
of O
the O
task O
will O
scale O
somewhat O
slower O
, O
but O
I O
hope O
that O
they O
have O
used O
good O
sorting O
algorithms O
to O
avoid O
polynomial O
or O
exponential O
scaling O
where O
possible O
. O

The O
Krofts O
and O
the O
Kingsleys O
both O
scaled O
back O
their O
European B-NORP
holidays O
to O
limit O
the O
pain O
of O
the O
currency O
pinch O
. O

But O
content O
- O
monitoring O
tools O
do O
n't O
always O
scale O
well O
and O
are O
of O
limited O
use O
in O
environments O
where O
network O
traffic O
is O
encrypted O
, O
says O
Wuchner O
- O
Bruhl O
. O

They O
want O
their O
code O
to O
scale O
well O
, O
they O
do O
n't O
feel O
the O
need O
to O
squeeze O
every O
last O
drop O
of O
performance O
out O
of O
it O
. O

Close O
the O
lid O
and O
seal O
it O
up O
, O
and O
let O
it O
sit O
for O
about O
5 O
minutes O
. O

Seal O
the O
case O
up O
better O
. O

Pinch O
any O
open O
edges O
together O
to O
seal O
. O

Next O
, O
place O
one O
paper O
in O
each O
of O
the O
six O
envelopes O
and O
seal O
them O
. O

Topcoat O
with O
Dullcote O
to O
seal O
in O
the O
decals O
. O

It O
just O
gives O
you O
the O
factor O
by O
which O
you O
need O
to O
scale O
the O
value O
returned O
by O
the O
clock O
-LRB- O
-RRB- O
function O
. O

Then O
on O
Yom O
Kippur O
, O
God O
seals O
these O
" O
books O
. O
" O

Therefore O
, O
If O
one O
reject O
the O
New O
Covenant O
sealed O
by O
the O
Blood O
of O
Christ O
, O
then O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
is O
all O
you O
have O
-- O
and O
NONE O
can O
live O
by O
the O
Law O
of O
Moses O
because O
there O
is O
NO O
Levi O
Priest O
!! O

But O
De O
Jong O
noted O
that O
the O
bill O
was O
being O
discussed O
just O
when O
South B-GPE
Africa I-GPE
had O
taken O
steps O
to O
scale O
back O
payroll O
deductions O
for O
consumer O
credit O
transactions O
. O

The O
second O
Bush B-GPE
's O
administration O
unfortunately O
began O
early O
, O
too O
, O
on O
that O
turbid O
Election O
Night O
in O
2000 O
when O
Fox B-ORG
News I-ORG
set O
the O
tone O
of O
the O
unmaking O
of O
Gore B-PERSON
's O
legitimate O
win O
and O
the B-ORG
Supreme I-ORG
Court I-ORG
sealed O
the O
fix O
thirty O
- O
six O
days O
later O
. O

The O
owner O
called O
to O
scale O
back O
sales O
consulting O
. O

Oh O
but O
wait O
, O
there O
's O
more O
, O
that O
inexcusably O
was O
n't O
one O
of O
the O
choices O
above O
: O
HP O
also O
said O
it O
will O
scale O
back O
its O
retirement O
benefits O
for O
employees O
. O

at O
-RRB- O
; O
The O
image O
scales O
correctly O
as O
determined O
by O
" O
scaleFactor O
" O
, O
however O
I O
also O
have O
some O
rectangles O
on O
the O
same O
page O
and O
they O
are O
scaling O
as O
well O
. O

Felix O
, O
to O
answer O
your O
question O
, O
my O
recent O
work O
did O
scale O
down O
the O
intensity O
map O
that O
had O
been O
inferred O
in O
earlier O
work O
, O
but O
I O
conclude O
the O
earthquake O
was O
still O
bigger O
than O
1906 O
. O

I O
followed O
him O
on O
several O
plays O
and O
he O
either O
moved O
opponents O
backward O
or O
sealed O
them O
off O
on O
the O
plays O
I O
watched O
. O

I O
'm O
guessing O
there O
is O
a O
gasket O
that O
seals O
the O
gap O
in O
the O
spark O
plug O
cavity O
between O
the O
cam O
box O
and O
the O
engine O
block O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
seem O
to O
find O
where O
to O
tell O
Outhouse O
Express O
how O
to O
render O
the O
message O
, O
so O
I O
still O
ca O
n't O
see O
the O
the O
attachments O
there O
-LRB- O
except O
the O
signature O
JPG O
-RRB- O
. O

" O
The O
central O
issue O
, O
though O
, O
remains O
in O
place O
-- O
the O
hospital O
has O
had O
to O
scale O
back O
health O
services O
to O
American B-NORP
citizens O
to O
treat O
illegals O
. O
" O

The O
vector O
parts O
will O
be O
cleanly O
scalable O
, O
but O
the O
bitmapraster O
textures O
will O
always O
scale O
up O
fuzzily O
. O

I O
can O
see O
where O
trying O
to O
click O
them O
on O
a O
high O
- O
rez O
screen O
would O
be O
a O
nightmare O
unless O
they O
scaled O
the O
windows O
. O

says O
: O
Barry O
Bonds O
critics O
can O
not O
scale O
these O
hurdles O
: O
Steroids O
use O
did O
not O
violate O
MLB O
rules O
when O
Bonds O
supposedly O
took O
steroids O
. O

In O
2004 O
, O
Evans B-PERSON
and O
his O
aides O
significantly O
scaled O
back O
appearances O
with O
candidates O
, O
but O
an O
assistant O
treasury O
secretary O
returned O
to O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
to O
announce O
with O
Republicans O
Sen. O
Pete O
Domenici O
and O
Rep. O
Steve O
Pierce O
the O
release O
of O
$ O
2.5 O
million O
in O
economic O
development O
funds O
. O

That O
way O
you O
only O
have O
to O
scale O
the O
image O
down O
, O
rather O
than O
up O
, O
and O
jaggies O
are O
less O
of O
an O
issue O
. O

wrote O
: O
Would O
the O
W O
and O
Z O
boson O
masses O
be O
expected O
to O
scale O
linearly O
? O

Of O
course O
you O
can O
get O
these O
same O
DVD O
's O
used O
off O
of O
ebay O
for O
the O
same O
price O
but O
would O
n't O
you O
rather O
have O
them O
brand O
new O
, O
factory O
sealed O
? O

Under O
- O
hood O
temperatures O
were O
a O
problem O
when O
they O
sealed O
the O
cooling O
system O
and O
went O
to O
higher O
temp O
thermostats O
, O
many O
years O
ago O
. O

To O
seal O
your O
criminal O
record O
, O
you O
must O
fill O
out O
and O
file O
forms O
for O
both O
... O

Put O
one O
paper O
inside O
each O
envelope O
, O
and O
seal O
it O
. O

When O
you O
get O
it O
home O
, O
do O
n't O
wash O
it O
; O
instead O
, O
either O
stand O
the O
stalks O
upright O
in O
about O
an O
inch O
of O
water O
and O
cover O
them O
-LRB- O
and O
the O
container O
-RRB- O
with O
a O
plastic O
bag O
, O
or O
wrap O
the O
stem O
ends O
in O
a O
wet O
paper O
towel O
and O
seal O
the O
asparagus O
in O
a O
plastic O
bag O
. O

- O
The O
flaps O
often O
do O
n't O
seal O
very O
well O
, O
either O
due O
to O
internal O
leakage O
past O
the O
flap O
, O
or O
from O
wear O
in O
the O
vacuum O
activators O
, O
or O
even O
perhaps O
a O
little O
vacuum O
leak O
in O
the O
tubing O
or O
controls O
. O

One O
application O
is O
to O
seal O
CDs O
which O
we O
store O
in O
a O
temp O
controlled O
environment O
. O

: O
The O
big O
picture O
is O
that O
cycles O
on O
trains O
does O
n't O
scale O
. O

They O
are O
designed O
to O
crush O
to O
seal O
. O

When O
Mallory O
, O
who O
died O
during O
his O
third O
attempt O
, O
was O
asked O
why O
he O
wanted O
to O
scale O
Everest B-LOC
, O
he O
famously O
replied O
: O
" O
Because O
, O
it O
's O
there O
. O
" O

Description O
: O
38282 O
A O
pair O
of O
frisky O
amphibians O
scales O
the O
heights O
hoping O
to O
enjoy O
a O
cool O
clear O
dip O
as O
water O
sparkles O
from O
jug O
to O
jug O
. O

Everybody O
seals O
their O
glider O
properly O
but O
that O
does O
n't O
cost O
much O
. O

I O
can O
scale O
the O
marker O
manually O
like O
this O
: O
marker.iconImage.style.zoom O

These O
hard O
- O
core O
" O
realists O
" O
want O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
to O
recognize O
that O
it O
too O
is O
a O
sinful O
nation O
, O
limited O
in O
its O
goodness O
as O
well O
as O
its O
resources O
, O
all O
too O
likely O
to O
overreach O
and O
eventually O
destroy O
itself O
if O
it O
does O
n't O
scale O
back O
its O
hubristic O
dream O
of O
enduring O
empire O
. O

Similarly O
, O
teachers O
in O
San B-GPE
Diego I-GPE
this O
spring O
convinced O
the O
school O
board O
to O
scale O
back O
some O
of O
the O
district O
's O
rigorous O
kindergarten O
initiatives O
. O

This O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
business O
you O
can O
scale O
into O
the O
millions O
from O
your O
kitchen O
table O
. O

Either O
the O
poppet O
is O
dirty O
-LRB- O
do O
you O
take O
them O
apart O
when O
you O
clean O
the O
keg O
? O
-RRB- O
, O
or O
the O
little O
oring O
on O
the O
poppet O
is O
not O
sitting O
squarely O
and O
wo O
n't O
seal O
right O
. O

But O
they O
did O
n't O
know O
that O
the O
Lesbianists O
had O
let O
the O
Elephant O
, O
my O
abominant O
kid O
, O
lose O
from O
the O
cages O
that O
they O
kept O
him O
sealed O
up O
in O
. O

HTML O
is O
not O
really O
designed O
for O
that O
-LRB- O
it O
's O
designed O
to O
scale O
according O
to O
window O
size O
. O
-RRB- O

It O
seams O
that O
the O
problem O
was O
definitely O
that O
the O
gasket O
did O
not O
seal O
completely O
, O
and O
so O
even O
when O
the O
thermostat O
was O
fully O
closed O
, O
much O
of O
the O
coolant O
was O
actually O
getting O
around O
the O
thermostat O
and O
passing O
through O
the O
rad O
. O

A O
brand O
NEW O
, O
factory O
sealed O
iPod O
Touch O
for O
FREE O
!!! O

The O
2004 O
election O
was O
a O
steep O
political O
mountain O
to O
climb O
, O
but O
the O
President O
scaled O
it O
, O
and O
he O
did O
so O
with O
energy O
, O
passion O
, O
decency O
, O
and O
an O
unwavering O
commitment O
to O
principle O
. O

The O
glaze O
, O
originally O
used O
to O
seal O
a O
porous O
pottery O
body O
, O
is O
used O
solely O
for O
decoration O
on O
hard O
- O
paste O
porcelain O
, O
which O
is O
nonporous O
. O

" O
It O
's O
time O
to O
scale O
up O
our O
operations O
. O

Make O
your O
code O
able O
to O
scale O
. O

Fold O
the O
ends O
of O
the O
log O
inward O
to O
seal O
. O

2 O
-RRB- O
The O
system O
will O
focus O
on O
a O
number O
of O
spots O
simultanously O
some O
diffuse O
some O
points O
. O

The O
Army O
, O
police O
and O
NSG O
diffused O
several O
bombs O
, O
which O
failed O
to O
detonate O
. O

and O
also O
, O
whether O
she O
was O
sneaking O
non-failsafe O
food O
from O
other O
sources O
- O
but O
I O
know O
my O
friends O
would O
n't O
give O
her O
anything O
unsafe O
, O
and O
her O
friends O
just O
do O
n't O
like O
her O
behaviour O
when O
she O
deviates O
from O
the O
diet O
, O
so O
that O
was O
n't O
a O
factor O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
there O
's O
also O
the O
remote O
possibility O
that O
the O
halt O
was O
something O
of O
a O
ruse O
, O
used O
by O
the O
IDF O
to O
-LRB- O
a O
-RRB- O
diffuse O
the O
public O
relations O
crisis O
triggered O
by O
the O
Qana O
incident O
; O
-LRB- O
b O
-RRB- O
reassess O
its O
bombing O
campaign O
, O
and O
-LRB- O
c O
-RRB- O
gear O
up O
for O
the O
next O
phase O
of O
the O
offensive O
. O

It O
was O
just O
an O
if O
statement O
that O
disengages O
the O
length-checking O
routine O
if O
the O
header O
being O
parsed O
is O
X-Face O
. O

AFAIC O
, O
the O
diff O
is O
that O
, O
unlike O
old-school O
cleats O
, O
you O
can O
disengage O
at O
the O
last O
second O
from O
an O
upright O
position O
. O

So O
a O
bubbler O
could O
allow O
up O
to O
of O
O2 O
-LRB- O
similar O
to O
1cc O
of O
air O
-RRB- O
to O
diffuse O
into O
the O
beer O
every O
3 O
months O
or O
less O
than O
a O
teaspoon O
of O
air O
per O
year O
. O

Ford O
still O
disengages O
complete O
axle O
on O
SD O
trucks O
and O
GM O
disconnects O
differentail O
in O
2wd O
on O
all O
their O
4x4 O
models O
. O

No O
, O
they O
just O
diffused O
through O
the O
interior O
of O
the O
pre-cell O
. O

Where O
one O
publishes O
a O
work O
, O
where O
one O
deviates O
from O
the O
main O
language O
, O
one O
should O
translate O
into O
the O
main O
language O
. O

Strick O
& O
quot O
; O
strick O
& O
quot O
; O
wrote O
: O
Hi O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
get O
the O
4WD O
part-time O
to O
disengage O
. O

I O
shift O
back O
into O
2H O
with O
no O
load O
on O
the O
tran O
-LRB- O
coasting O
-RRB- O
If O
I O
put O
the O
trans O
into O
nuetral O
and O
shift O
in O
and O
out O
of O
4wd O
it O
will O
disengage O
at O
some O
point.I O

You O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
deal O
with O
me O
then O
disengage O
, O
stop O
mentioning O
my O
nym O
, O
and O
harrassing O
me O
. O

In O
coasting O
, O
the O
cluthc O
is O
used O
to O
disengage O
the O
transmission O
, O
as O
it O
would O
be O
in O
changing O
gear O
. O

We O
hope O
to O
make O
this O
institution O
one O
of O
the O
great O
lights O
of O
the O
world O
, O
and O
by O
and O
through O
it O
, O
to O
diffuse O
that O
kind O
of O
knowledge O
which O
will O
be O
of O
practical O
utility O
, O
and O
for O
the O
public O
good O
, O
and O
also O
for O
private O
and O
individual O
happiness O
. O

The O
Octalink O
spines O
sheared O
off O
and O
the O
Shimano O
engineers O
did O
not O
recognize O
that O
it O
was O
not O
for O
long O
enough O
spline O
teeth O
that O
it O
failed O
but O
because O
it O
unscrewed O
and O
disengaged O
the O
spline O
to O
a O
point O
where O
it O
WAS O
too O
weak O
and O
sheared O
off O
. O

There O
were O
two O
places O
where O
I O
had O
to O
deviate O
from O
the O
instructions O
. O

All O
that O
light O
is O
still O
hitting O
the O
screen O
, O
but O
instead O
of O
producing O
a O
clear O
reflection O
, O
it O
diffuses O
through O
the O
surface O
. O

In O
one O
of O
the O
best O
showings O
, O
Vanguard O
Small-Cap O
Growth O
ETF O
deviated O
from O
its O
index O
by O
just O
0.01 O
percentage O
point O
, O
according O
to O
Morgan O
Stanley O
. O

The O
letter O
asking O
the O
VC O
to O
disengage O
all O
staff O
was O
referenced O
SSSGE60Vol O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
need O
to O
worry O
about O
excluding O
air O
- O
the O
surface O
above O
the O
sponge O
or O
whatever O
is O
full O
of O
CO2 O
from O
the O
yeast O
, O
so O
very O
little O
oxygen O
is O
going O
to O
diffuse O
into O
the O
sponge O
, O
especially O
if O
you O
have O
it O
covered O
, O
and O
this O
will O
keep O
it O
from O
drying O
out O
, O
too O
. O

Reed O
called O
for O
the O
U.S O
, O
to O
disengage O
itself O
from O
Iraq O
's O
& O
quot O
; O
civil O
war O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
to O
develop O
a O
strategy O
to O
deal O
with O
both O
the O
diplomatic O
issues O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
and O
the O
pursuit O
of O
Al O
Qaeda O
. O

Ariens O
did O
n't O
do O
this O
and O
as O
a O
result O
the O
solenoid O
which O
is O
powered O
from O
the O
alternator O
does O
not O
disengage O
until O
the O
alternator O
-LRB- O
and O
engine O
-RRB- O
has O
almost O
stopped O
so O
I O
get O
feul O
in O
the O
muffler O
. O

If O
I O
ever O
need O
to O
disengage O
it O
, O
I O
'll O
grab O
a O
stepladder O
. O

It O
's O
pretty O
safe O
for O
them O
to O
be O
outdoorindoor O
here O
and O
this O
probably O
diffuses O
anything O
. O

It O
disengages O
us O
from O
the O
real O
purpose O
of O
the O
application O
and O
misinterprets O
our O
sense O
of O
dissatisfaction O
. O

Not O
one O
of O
them O
did O
anything O
to O
diffuse O
the O
situation O
and O
I O
'll O
make O
an O
argument O
the O
guy O
who O
swung O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
did O
nothing O
to O
diffuse O
it O
either O
. O

The O
diaphram O
engages O
and O
disengages O
the O
drive O
. O

Doowie O
, O
Fhean O
and O
Behn O
only O
arrived O
yesterday O
and O
these O
are O
their O
first O
photos O
and O
the O
first O
time O
in O
the O
bath O
, O
they O
were O
quite O
nervous O
so O
I O
diffused O
the O
flash O
. O

We O
have O
a O
good O
long-range O
plan O
here O
and O
we O
ca O
n't O
afford O
to O
deviate O
from O
it O
. O

CO2 O
, O
however O
, O
diffuses O
through O
rubber O
at O
a O
rate O
of O
about O
150 O
, O
which O
makes O
it O
easy O
to O
notice O
that O
cartridge-inflated O
tires O
go O
flat O
quickly O
. O

Also O
, O
it O
is O
forbidden O
to O
abuse O
it O
in O
any O
way O
that O
would O
make O
it O
deviate O
from O
the O
purpose O
for O
which O
Allah O
created O
it O
. O

Yes O
, O
traces O
of O
oxygen O
can O
diffuse O
through O
the O
wall O
of O
a O
Better-Bottle O
carboy O
, O
but O
experience O
indicates O
that O
the O
impact O
is O
negligible O
and O
more O
than O
offset O
by O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
advantages O
. O

This O
will O
help O
to O
diffuse O
the O
situation O
and O
at O
the O
same O
time O
you O
will O
better O
understand O
what O
it O
is O
that O
the O
other O
person O
is O
saying O
to O
you O
. O

Is O
it O
just O
a O
matter O
of O
programming O
in O
the O
computer O
that O
disengages O
the O
clutch O
when O
the O
car O
comes O
to O
a O
start O
? O

Therefore O
, O
if O
they O
deviate O
from O
this O
suggestion O
, O
there O
is O
the O
chance O
that O
they O
will O
run O
into O
problems O
. O

When O
you O
lift O
, O
TCC O
disengages O
, O
when O
you O
get O
back O
on O
the O
gas O
, O
it O
reapplies O
after O
several O
seconds O
. O

On O
the O
'91 O
Deville O
DHS O
there O
is O
an O
option O
to O
engage O
or O
disengage O
the O
positraction O
. O

With O
training O
camp O
sarting O
next O
month O
, O
Phil O
is O
trying O
to O
diffuse O
the O
negative O
publicity O
from O
Kobe O
by O
making O
himself O
out O
to O
be O
the O
bad O
guy O
. O

There O
is O
the O
fact O
to O
give O
some O
credibility O
to O
the O
story O
, O
and O
now O
it O
's O
time O
to O
deviate O
to O
fiction O
and O
inflammatory O
drivel O
. O

If O
it O
engages O
for O
a O
few O
seconds O
and O
then O
disengages O
over O
and O
over O
then O
it O
's O
probably O
low O
refrigerant O
. O

What O
else O
would O
help O
is O
the O
MSM O
that O
would O
be O
willing O
to O
deviate O
from O
its O
cherished O
belief O
that O
the O
only O
solutions O
to O
any O
problems O
are O
more O
government O
spending O
and O
higher O
taxes O
. O

We O
're O
actually O
laughing O
about O
it O
, O
since O
humor O
helps O
to O
diffuse O
the O
intensity O
of O
the O
situation O
. O

So O
apparently O
little O
if O
any O
DMSO O
diffused O
out O
of O
the O
water O
and O
into O
the O
TTO O
. O

We O
do O
not O
know O
how O
far O
the O
AG O
's O
version O
deviates O
from O
the O
first O
draft O
prepared O
and O
published O
by O
the O
Police O
Royal O
Commission O
. O

And O
there O
's O
a O
way O
, O
I O
think O
, O
over O
time O
, O
where O
the O
coalition O
can O
disengage O
from O
the O
inter-ethnic O
violence O
and O
reposition O
itself O
in O
different O
forces O
structures O
and O
all O
of O
that O
that O
goes O
with O
it O
, O
coupled O
with O
a O
lighter O
footprint O
that O
can O
make O
it O
much O
more O
effective O
and O
much O
more O
efficient O
and O
much O
more O
acceptable O
to O
our O
publics O
, O
because O
it O
is O
a O
huge O
cost O
in O
terms O
of O
human O
lives O
and O
resources O
. O

Ulama O
have O
to O
disengage O
themselves O
from O
the O
state O
. O

It O
is O
simply O
a O
custom O
in O
my O
country O
to O
get O
a O
gift O
of O
this O
sort O
from O
our O
Nigerian O
friends O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
deviate O
from O
accepted O
social O
practices O
. O

Not O
too O
familiar O
with O
the O
MBP O
, O
but O
it O
deviates O
quite O
a O
bit O
-LRB- O
per O
point O
2 O
above O
-RRB- O
from O
my O
MacBook O
Amateur O
. O

Gossip O
is O
a O
sort O
of O
smoke O
that O
comes O
from O
the O
dirty O
tobacco-pipes O
of O
those O
who O
diffuse O
it O
: O
it O
proves O
nothing O
but O
the O
bad O
taste O
of O
the O
smoker O
. O

If O
he O
deviates O
too O
far O
, O
the O
penalty O
is O
sure O
and O
swift O
; O
he O
sickens O
and O
dies O
. O

No O
region O
deviates O
more O
than O
5 O
years O
from O
the O
average O
male O
or O
female O
life O
expectancy O
. O

That O
was O
the O
thinking O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
PeaceMaker O
& O
quot O
; O
creator O
Asi O
Burak O
, O
whose O
game O
allows O
players O
to O
act O
as O
both O
Israeli O
and O
Palestinian O
leaders O
as O
they O
seek O
to O
diffuse O
tension O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
. O

The O
Bush O
administration O
attempted O
to O
disengage O
itself O
from O
any O
responsibility O
. O

Krsna O
, O
by O
His O
different O
energies O
, O
diffuses O
heat O
and O
light O
through O
the O
agency O
of O
electricity O
and O
the O
sun O
. O

That O
was O
the O
thinking O
of O
PeaceMaker O
creator O
Asi O
Burak O
, O
whose O
game O
allows O
players O
to O
act O
as O
both O
Israeli O
and O
Palestinian O
leaders O
as O
they O
seek O
to O
diffuse O
tension O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
. O

They O
are O
desperate O
trying O
to O
find O
ways O
to O
diffuse O
the O
information O
coming O
out O
against O
them O
. O

By O
the O
time O
all O
that O
stuff O
got O
through O
most O
folks O
would O
likely O
be O
using O
64-bit O
Windows O
where O
all O
this O
is O
a O
non-issue O
because O
there O
is O
one O
dominant O
calling O
convention O
and O
there O
is O
no O
reason O
to O
deviate O
from O
it O
because O
the O
ISA O
is O
n't O
as O
register-starved O
as O
80386 O
was O
. O

Johnson O
says O
that O
on O
the O
same O
day O
as O
the O
confident O
Gen O
Abrams O
reported O
, O
Dean O
Acheson O
, O
a O
former O
secretary O
of O
state O
, O
said O
he O
felt O
that O
we O
could O
no O
longer O
do O
what O
we O
set O
out O
to O
do O
in O
the O
time O
available O
; O
we O
had O
to O
disengage O
. O

O2 O
diffuses O
through O
it O
rather O
quickly O
. O

They O
are O
desperate O
trying O
to O
find O
ways O
to O
diffuse O
the O
information O
coming O
out O
... O

I O
admitted O
to O
him O
that O
what O
I O
did O
was O
wrong O
-LRB- O
I O
went O
around O
another O
vehicle O
and O
through O
a O
stop O
sign O
, O
wihtout O
really O
stopping O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
that O
I O
had O
nothing O
to O
say O
in O
my O
defense O
, O
but O
he O
pushed O
it O
, O
and O
pushed O
it O
, O
until O
I O
could O
n't O
help O
but O
explain O
myself O
to O
try O
to O
diffuse O
his O
anger O
. O

The O
flipping O
on O
of O
the O
' O
lav O
occupied O
' O
sign O
disengages O
the O
glideslope O
portion O
of O
autoland O
. O

However O
, O
I O
do O
wonder O
just O
how O
far O
we O
can O
deviate O
from O
the O
language O
of O
the O
will O
. O

nancy O
My O
lip O
quivers O
a O
bit O
if O
I O
have O
to O
think O
of O
more O
than O
a O
couple O
of O
days O
ahead O
. O

I O
would O
rap O
on O
it O
with O
a O
screwdriver O
first O
and O
see O
if O
it O
runs O
on O
the O
bench O
supply O
. O

Then O
it O
does O
n't O
make O
sense O
that O
someone O
would O
rag O
on O
him O
for O
buying O
a O
$ O
550 O
mountain O
bike O
. O

The O
first O
starts O
to O
rap O
, O
the O
second O
moves O
into O
position O
underneath O
the O
boulder O
in O
order O
to O
be O
ready O
to O
set O
up O
their O
rappel O
once O
the O
first O
is O
done O
, O
and O
the O
third O
sits O
further O
back O
or O
to O
the O
side O
of O
the O
boulder O
, O
to O
wait O
his O
turn O
. O

I O
rapped O
on O
it O
with O
a O
hammer O
and O
it O
started O
just O
fine O
. O

Again O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
rag O
on O
the O
fine O
people O
at O
Saffron O
. O

They O
said O
in O
the O
AP O
report O
that O
his O
heart O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
strong O
beat O
, O
it O
quivers O
. O

If O
this O
is O
done O
carefully O
, O
you O
wo O
n't O
need O
to O
ream O
the O
chamber O
. O

No O
different O
than O
if O
he O
ragged O
on O
a O
big-nosed O
or O
a O
big-eared O
person O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
with O
Cunninlynguists O
' O
Will O
Rap O
For O
Food O
, O
discogs O
got O
it O
wrong O
. O

If O
it O
ai O
n't O
broke O
do O
n't O
fix O
it O
I O
came O
to O
the O
realization O
that O
pharell O
needs O
to O
rap O
more O
. O

Yes O
, O
he O
rags O
on O
David O
and O
I O
've O
tried O
in O
the O
past O
to O
point O
out O
that O
David O
has O
come O
a O
long O
way O
in O
this O
group O
and O
has O
taken O
a O
fair O
amount O
of O
criticism O
standing O
up O
as O
a O
man O
and O
has O
hung O
in O
here O
when O
he O
could O
have O
taken O
his O
bat O
and O
gone O
home O
. O

the O
first O
round O
of O
news O
blurbs O
described O
the O
three O
as O
being O
roped O
together O
, O
even O
as O
one O
of O
them O
rapped O
. O

The O
third O
one O
responded O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Well O
, O
I O
'm O
glad O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
that O
problem O
, O
knock O
on O
wood O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
as O
she O
rapped O
her O
knuckles O
on O
the O
table O
, O
then O
told O
them O
& O
quot O
; O
That O
must O
be O
the O
door O
, O
I O
'll O
get O
it O
! O
& O
quot O
; O

There O
's O
a O
good O
chance O
they O
'll O
ream O
you O
on O
the O
price O
though O
. O

like O
to O
rag O
her O
around O
every O
once O
in O
a O
while O
. O

Nowak O
rapped O
on O
the O
window O
, O
tried O
to O
open O
the O
car O
door O
and O
asked O
for O
a O
ride O
. O

But O
that O
was O
really O
the O
reason O
I O
did O
it O
, O
so O
as O
not O
to O
rag O
the O
Russians B-NORP
too O
much O
. O

They O
are O
about O
the O
same O
price O
and O
the O
chevy O
group O
would O
probably O
rag O
on O
the O
fords O
if O
I O
were O
to O
post O
a O
similar O
question O
there O
. O

Along O
came O
a O
spider O
and O
sat O
down O
beside O
her O
and O
they O
rapped O
for O
about O
an O
hour O
and O
a O
half O
. O

And O
John O
, O
I O
realize O
you O
were O
n't O
trying O
to O
rag O
on O
me O
but O
it O
was O
a O
rough O
night O
at O
the O
Post O
Office O
last O
night O
and O
I O
'm O
still O
in O
a O
bit O
of O
a O
& O
quot O
; O
postal O
& O
quot O
; O
mood O
. O

After O
a O
minute O
, O
the O
man O
grabbed O
a O
beer O
bottle O
and O
rapped O
the O
alligator O
hard O
on O
the O
top O
of O
its O
head O
. O

-LSB- O
snip O
-RSB- O
One O
of O
my O
problems O
is O
that O
when O
it O
gets O
hot O
, O
the O
solenoid O
sticks O
and O
I O
have O
to O
get O
out O
and O
rap O
it O
. O

Balasaheb O
was O
frightened O
and O
began O
to O
quiver O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
's O
not O
like O
they O
totally O
reamed O
single-player O
gamers O
. O

but O
after O
thinking O
about O
it O
, O
I O
'll O
probably O
never O
be O
able O
to O
rag O
on O
these O
VOD O
services O
like O
I O
used O
to O
. O

I O
know O
it O
's O
been O
a O
long O
time O
since O
I O
rapped O
at O
ya O
. O

Do O
n't O
rap O
non-science O
science O
writers O
, O
it O
's O
a O
tough O
trade O
. O

He O
expected O
me O
to O
ream O
him O
. O

Now O
its O
time O
to O
rag O
Zito O
, O
even O
though O
he O
was O
a O
bit O
of O
a O
victim O
of O
the O
squeeze O
, O
and O
his O
counterpart O
Davis O
was O
not O
, O
he O
still O
sucked O
. O

There O
was O
an O
interview O
a O
couple O
of O
years O
ago O
where O
he O
was O
saying O
that O
if O
someone O
is O
saying O
that O
all O
he O
raps O
about O
is O
money O
or O
' O
bling O
bling O
' O
then O
probably O
they O
have O
never O
experienced O
anywhere O
near O
the O
riches O
that O
he O
has O
. O

If O
you O
try O
the O
next O
size O
up O
it O
probably O
wo O
n't O
fit O
now O
, O
and O
the O
LBS O
will O
have O
to O
ream O
it O
. O

He O
raps O
his O
cane O
on O
the O
table O
, O
he O
wants O
a O
bottle O
of O
scotch O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
do O
that O
. O

But O
make O
sense O
if O
you O
're O
going O
to O
rap O
. O

I O
'm O
serious O
-- O
this O
is O
not O
a O
rhetorical O
question O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
truly O
not O
just O
asking O
it O
to O
be O
a O
smartass O
or O
to O
rag O
on O
anyone O
. O

If O
the O
headspace O
is O
deficient O
, O
you O
will O
have O
to O
ream O
the O
chamber O
. O

No O
, O
he O
does O
n't O
rap O
. O

2 O
-RRB- O
Buddy O
's O
legendary O
toupee O
, O
which O
Imus O
ragged O
on O
him O
about O
almost O
unmercilessly O
, O
has O
gone O
buh-bye O
. O

He O
may O
have O
had O
a O
broken O
right O
wing O
at O
some O
point O
, O
because O
now O
it O
looks O
to O
me O
like O
it O
quivers O
just O
on O
that O
side. O
. O
maybe O

this O
way O
you O
walk O
and O
compres O
a O
spring O
and O
this O
raps O
the O
piezo O
and O
genrates O
several O
thousand O
volts O
. O

I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
so O
cool O
if O
he O
did O
a O
duet O
with O
a O
rapper O
or O
maybe O
even O
rapped O
a O
bit O
himself O
to O
reach O
out O
to O
the O
younger O
generation O
. O

The O
old O
man O
's O
voice O
quivered O
as O
he O
came O
to O
thin O
, O
and O
Josette O
was O
obliged O
to O
give O
him O
another O
rather O
large O

& O
quot O
; O
Right O
now O
I O
just O
rap O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
into O
the O
block O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
said O
Terrance O
Burton O
, O
27 O
, O
of O
Brownsville O
, O
who O
filmed O
his O
audition O
tape O
in O
front O
of O
Biggie O
's O
Brooklyn O
home O
. O

I O
've O
known O
people O
to O
ream O
them O
, O
but O
they O
are O
supposed O
to O
fit O
when O
you O
get O
them O
. O

No O
matter O
how O
many O
times O
the O
frozen-faced O
PANista O
president O
of O
congress O
Jorge O
Zerminio O
rapped O
his O
gavel O
and O
ordered O
the O
leftists O
back O
to O
their O
seats O
, O
AMLO O
's O
legislators O
would O
not O
be O
moved O
. O

I O
told O
the O
salesman O
that O
there O
had O
to O
be O
a O
problem O
with O
the O
engine O
and O
he O
responded O
that O
he O
heard O
others O
that O
rapped O
the O
same O
way O
and O
that O
they O
took O
the O
car O
back O
to O
the O
shop O
and O
did O
something O
to O
it O
to O
cure O
the O
problem O
. O

I O
've O
been O
here O
longer O
than O
most O
of O
you O
others O
, O
even O
that O
fence O
walker O
Michael O
Schey O
who O
doesnt O
have O
the O
gonads O
to O
stand O
up O
for O
himself O
, O
instead O
he O
quivers O
because O
he O
's O
afraid O
to O
deal O
with O
any O
kind O
of O

If O
not O
, O
then O
ream O
me O
good O
about O
modelers O
too O
. O

But O
if O
the O
Commish O
wants O
to O
ream O
the O
Pats O
a O
new O
one O
... O

The O
more O
elementary O
of O
these O
relate O
to O
the O
use O
of O
the O
ouija O
board O
, O
the O
employment O
of O
tables O
to O
rap O
out O
Morse O
Code-like O
messages O
, O
as O
in O
the O
case O
of O
the O
early O
Spiritualists O
, O
and O
the O
speaking O
in O
tongues O
of O
the O
Christians O
and O
Charismatics O
. O

& O
lt O
; O
baldersnip O
It O
's O
a O
pity O
Leo O
and O
Peter O
ca O
n't O
put O
their O
efforts O
into O
Genealogy O
, O
Prosopography O
, O
History O
and O
Biography O
, O
rather O
than O
just O
continuing O
to O
rag O
on O
Douglas O
Richardson O
. O

Mal O
was O
careful O
to O
steady O
his O
voice O
so O
it O
did O
n't O
quiver O
with O
laughter O
. O

If O
you O
are O
already O
on O
jackstands O
and O
ca O
n't O
do O
this O
, O
I O
would O
suggest O
having O
a O
helper O
pry O
as O
best O
as O
possible O
in O
the O
recess O
of O
the O
axle O
flange O
using O
an O
angled O
tip O
prybar O
-LRB- O
big O
-RRB- O
while O
you O
carefully O
rap O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
flange O
with O
a O
steel O
hammer O
. O

If O
so O
, O
I O
would O
rag O
the O
dealer O
. O

Rap O
it O
firmly O
, O
far O
enough O
down O
the O
egg O
that O
you O
can O
get O
your O
teaspoon O
into O
the O
egg O
at O
that O
point O
. O

If O
you O
're O
going O
to O
rag O
on O
the O
guy O
, O
at O
least O
do O
it O
for O
a O
legitimate O
reason O
. O

In O
1980 O
it O
would O
be O
easy O
to O
be O
the O
first O
emcee O
to O
rap O
about O
a O
particular O
subject O
. O

When O
I O
hear O
the O
tapping O
, O
I O
'll O
rap O
on O
the O
wall O
and O
the O
bird O
is O
gone O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
convert O
a O
bunch O
of O
numbers O
to O
a O
mental O
picture O
of O
what O
's O
going O
on O
, O
The O
rate O
the O
needles O
move O
, O
their O
angle O
, O
the O
way O
they O
quiver O
and O
dance O
as O
they O
pick O
up O
what O
's O
going O
on O
, O
all O
give O
subtle O
information O
in O
a O
form O
that O
's O
easy O
to O
digest O
On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
why O
would O
you O
want O
to O
see O
altitude O
displayed O
with O
needles O
? O

The O
rock O
turned O
out O
to O
be O
a O
holy O
rock O
, O
and O
I O
kept O
it O
quivered O
through O
the O
entirety O
of O
the O
game O
. O

If O
they O
have O
a O
machete O
, O
all O
they O
have O
to O
do O
is O
put O
the O
blade O
on O
the O
end O
and O
rap O
it O
with O
a O
sturdy O
branch O
. O

But O
Bendis O
writes O
them O
like O
they O
are O
retards O
which O
devalues O
the O
foundation O
of O
why O
they O
were O
necessary O
. O

It O
would O
take O
a O
lot O
more O
than O
it O
took O
George O
Soros O
to O
devalue O
the O
pound O
, O
but O
same O
principle O
. O

The O
comradeship O
is O
so O
strong O
that O
there O
are O
those O
who O
feel O
they O
can O
even O
deviate O
from O
the O
norms O
that O
have O
been O
created O
at O
the O
checkpoint O
, O
which O
are O
perverted O
in O
any O
case O
. O

Entropy O
-LRB- O
sensu O
Shannon O
-RRB- O
is O
a O
measure O
of O
the O
ensemble O
of O
messages O
that O
might O
be O
sent O
, O
not O
a O
measure O
of O
the O
message O
that O
is O
actually O
sent O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
much O
it O
deviated O
from O
the O
original O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
came O
over O
them O
when O
they O
decided O
to O
deviate O
from O
the O
original O
designs O
. O

This O
is O
the O
concensus O
currently O
and O
you O
do O
n't O
provide O
a O
good O
enough O
justification O
to O
deviate O
from O
it O
. O

There O
's O
also O
the O
possibility O
that O
there O
's O
a O
person O
at O
the O
other O
end O
of O
the O
chat O
who O
is O
indeed O
smart O
enough O
to O
handle O
the O
question O
, O
but O
that O
person O
has O
strict O
orders O
not O
to O
deviate O
from O
the O
script O
under O
any O
circumstances O
. O

Even O
though O
it O
officially O
deviates O
from O
the O
spec O
. O

If O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
population O
wants O
to O
deviate O
from O
meritocracy O
, O
it O
's O
natural O
that O
what O
maximizes O
one O
's O
profit O
is O
not O
what O
maximizes O
productivity O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

The O
burden O
of O
proof O
is O
on O
the O
claim O
, O
especially O
when O
the O
claim O
deviates O
substantially O
from O
the O
norm O
. O

At O
any O
moment O
it O
is O
possible O
to O
deviate O
from O
the O
path O
and O
then O
it O
is O
very O
difficult O
to O
reach O
liberation O
. O

Perl O
often O
deviates O
from O
orthogonality O
for O
the O
sake O
of O
dwimmeries O
. O

However O
, O
it O
should O
be O
noted O
that O
throughout O
the O
years O
, O
some O
of O
the O
construction O
in O
the O
settlement O
deviated O
from O
the O
area O
of O
the O
expropriated O
lands. O
& O
quot O
; O

-LSB- O
al-Hilya O
of O
Abu O
Nu'aym O
2218 O
-RSB- O
In O
these O
narrations O
is O
clear O
evidence O
that O
the O
way O
of O
salvation O
and O
safety O
is O
to O
closely O
follow O
the O
Sunnah O
of O
our O
Prophet O
-LRB- O
sallallhu O
alahi O
wa-sallam O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
not O
to O
deviate O
from O
his O
path O
, O
denying O
the O
guidance O
of O
others O
, O
not O
accepting O
a O
corrupted O
form O
of O
the O
Sunnah O
. O

Clearly O
, O
a O
delinquently O
downconverted O
microprocessor O
is O
the O
discriminator O
, O
if O
a O
coroutine O
, O
which O
deviates O
monolithically O
a O
quadrature O
AGC O
, O
counterbalances O
the O
downconverted O
intermodulation O
. O

Basically O
, O
the O
more O
it O
deviates O
from O
what O
's O
in O
the O
box O
, O
the O
more O
it O
costs O
. O

While O
undertaking O
their O
analysis O
they O
observed O
that O
the O
results O
in O
FDS O
deviated O
, O
so O
far O
as O
the O
amount O
of O
LV O
required O
to O
limit O
back O
layering O
, O
when O
compared O
with O
the O
real O
test O
results O
. O

The O
fact O
remains O
that O
some O
ways O
in O
which O
people O
may O
deviate O
are O
damaging O
, O
while O
others O
are O
improvements O
in O
human O
behavior O
, O
and O
you O
may O
find O
both O
in O
any O
situation O
and O
you O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
show O
a O
causal O
relation O
by O
such O
confused O
multivariate O
causations O
. O

But O
even O
if O
they O
had O
, O
the O
khalifa O
would O
not O
have O
been O
able O
to O
deviate O
from O
the O
Quran O
and O
announce O
the O
separate O
Islam O
from O
politics O
. O

In O
this O
interview O
he O
confirms O
that O
everything O
I O
say O
about O
this O
case O
is O
the O
absolute O
truth O
and O
that O
I O
never O
deviate O
from O
the O
facts O
in O
any O
way O
. O

I O
tried O
to O
generate O
a O
tone O
of O
1000 O
Hz O
that O
deviates O
15 O
Hz O
six O
times O
a O
second O
. O

If O
the O
LOP O
's O
curvature O
deviates O
unacceptably O
from O
the O
straight-line O
approximation O
, O
another O
-LRB- O
or O
even O
a O
different O
-RRB- O
calculation O
can O
be O
made O
. O

Especially O
the O
MSVC O
implementation O
deviates O
in O
some O
cases O
... O

Very O
few O
of O
the O
plays O
actually O
fall O
on O
the O
line O
, O
of O
course O
; O
each O
one O
deviates O
from O
it O
to O
a O
greater O
or O
lesser O
extent O
. O

Then O
devalue O
what O
I O
said O
, O
true O
as O
it O
was O
, O
as O
a O
further O
truth O
. O

Common O
sense O
suggested O
that O
something O
was O
going O
on O
and O
that O
the O
company O
was O
trying O
to O
devalue O
Ageia O
. O

For O
myself O
, O
now O
that O
I O
know O
which O
foods O
do O
what O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
deviate O
, O
so O
I O
rely O
more O
on O
spot-checking O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
make O
money O
in O
investing O
, O
buy O
foreign O
companies O
because O
we O
have O
no O
idea O
how O
much O
these O
morons O
in O
DC O
will O
further O
devalue O
the O
greenback O
. O

In O
an O
attempt O
to O
explain O
how O
it O
could O
be O
that O
Taguba O
could O
deviate O
so O
far O
from O
the O
official O
line O
, O
one O
wag O
speculated O
that O
, O
for O
some O
reason O
, O
Taguba O
didnt O
get O
the O
memo O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
have O
n't O
seen O
it O
yet O
, O
but O
from O
the O
reviews O
I O
've O
read O
so O
far O
it O
deviates O
from O
the O
original O
poem O
quite O
a O
bit O
. O

As O
soon O
as O
their O
message O
deviates O
from O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
state O
, O
they O
are O
quickly O
demoted O
to O
the O
ranks O
of O
relegated O
intellectuals O
. O

It O
may O
well O
be O
DMT O
that O
makes O
people O
who O
have O
near O
death O
experiences O
& O
quot O
; O
see O
god O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
that O
really O
devalues O
them O
in O
any O
way O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
But O
for O
now O
, O
it O
seems O
useless O
to O
deviate O
from O
routine O
while O
the O
Katyusha O
, O
even O
if O
it O
was O
the O
first O
one O
to O
land O
so O
close O
to O
Netivot O
, O
landed O
in O
an O
open O
field O
and O
caused O
no O
damage O
. O

But O
the O
implementation O
we O
have O
in O
Leopard O
deviates O
quite O
a O
bit O
from O
the O
behavior O
that O
had O
been O
described O
previously O
. O

A O
trial O
and O
error O
approach O
devalues O
children O
. O

Then O
, O
Britain O
was O
forced O
to O
devalue O
its O
currency O
. O

If O
any O
relationship O
deviates O
from O
the O
math O
, O
the O
math O
will O
instantly O
be O
able O
to O
tell O
us O
that O
there O
is O
a O
deviation O
, O
and O
by O
how O
much O
. O

He O
deviates O
from O
the O
idealistic O
point O
of O
view O
because O
he O
sees O
the O
potentials O
of O
failure O
or O
success O
in O
a O
more O
realistic O
line O
of O
attack O
. O

But O
even O
that O
does O
not O
properly O
describe O
the O
result O
, O
because O
for O
some O
reason O
, O
with O
$ O
35,000 O
in O
chips O
, O
he O
decided O
, O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
the O
tournament O
, O
to O
deviate O
from O
The O
System O
. O

IE O
, O
it O
's O
OK O
to O
deviate O
from O
what O
they O
say O
, O
but O
it O
's O
best O
to O
understand O
the O
implications O
so O
that O
you O
can O
come O
up O
with O
a O
successful O
recipe O
on O
your O
own O
. O

Even O
if O
the O
dollar O
continues O
to O
devalue O
, O
our O
real O
estate O
is O
a O
bargain O
that O
can O
not O
be O
passed O
up O
by O
the O
world O
's O
boomers O
. O

It O
is O
my O
opinion O
that O
a O
refinishing O
solution O
will O
devalue O
an O
antique O
. O

If O
you O
have O
two O
days O
in O
a O
row O
that O
deviates O
from O
the O
above O
indicators O
, O
then O
you O
should O
call O
your O
pediatrician O
immediately O
. O

If O
neither O
of O
those O
work O
, O
you O
'll O
need O
to O
consult O
a O
glass O
expert O
to O
determine O
if O
the O
inside O
of O
the O
bowl O
should O
be O
repolished O
-LRB- O
which O
will O
devalue O
it O
, O
but O
at O
that O
point O
, O
it O
's O
not O
a O
problem O
. O
-RRB- O

So O
for O
the O
time O
being O
, O
I O
think O
I O
will O
go O
with O
& O
quot O
; O
soil O
& O
quot O
; O
-- O
unless O
somebody O
has O
a O
better O
word O
that O
does O
n't O
deviate O
from O
& O
quot O
; O
choku O
& O
quot O
; O
too O
terribly O
. O

It O
never O
deviates O
or O
it O
would O
not O
be O
a O
solar O
return O
. O

After O
a O
lot O
of O
deliberation O
, O
we O
have O
decided O
to O
deviate O
from O
the O
theme O
a O
little O
. O

I O
guess O
that O
the O
splitter O
deviates O
the O
signal O
or O
something O
causing O
the O
software O
to O
NOT O
SEE O
the O
device O
! O

We O
have O
the O
Quraan O
and O
we O
believe O
on O
the O
Quraan O
that O
it O
is O
from O
Allah O
and O
free O
from O
any O
kind O
of O
error O
or O
contradiction O
BUT O
when O
the O
time O
comes O
to O
practice O
it O
, O
we O
try O
to O
deviate O
from O
it O
and O
start O
looking O
shortcuts O
. O

The O
script O
that O
I O
am O
working O
deviates O
completely O
from O
this O
example O
. O

So O
the O
only O
thing O
that O
's O
existing O
in O
my O
mind O
is O
how O
people O
think O
that O
it O
's O
ok O
to O
devalue O
a O
person O
because O
of O
the O
color O
of O
their O
skin O
! O
! O
! O
! O

It O
is O
very O
rigid O
but O
it O
does O
retain O
value O
, O
I O
would O
even O
say O
that O
there O
would O
be O
no O
need O
for O
Congress O
to O
set O
the O
value O
of O
a O
dollar O
, O
money O
would O
not O
deviate O
in O
value O
. O

Even O
so O
, O
men O
often O
devalue O
this O
vital O
contribution O
, O
and O
usually O
have O
the O
power O
to O
expropriate O
it O
. O

As O
the O
Bush-Paulson O
plan O
to O
devalue O
the O
dollar O
goes O
into O
high-gear O
; O
its O
shortcomings O
are O
becoming O
more O
obvious O
. O

Also O
, O
depending O
on O
circumstances O
, O
it O
might O
be O
convenient O
to O
present O
as O
a O
nice O
guy O
someone O
who O
deviates O
somewhat O
from O
the O
Standard O
Model O
of O
Niceness O
. O

He O
rarely O
twitches O
or O
flexes O
his O
muscles O
or O
in O
any O
way O
deviates O
from O
the O
posture O
he O
has O
assumed O
early O
on O
. O

If O
they O
had O
been O
allowed O
to O
deviate O
a O
bit O
more O
, O
it O
might O
have O
worked O
better O
. O

Nobody O
with O
a O
brain O
in O
their O
head O
would O
so O
blatantly O
deviate O
from O
the O
consensus O
like O
that O
because O
there O
is O
no O
way O
you O
can O
lie O
to O
that O
group O
of O
morons O
and O
psychopaths O
about O
it O
. O

This O
immediately O
devalues O
anything O
you O
have O
to O
say O
. O

I O
know O
when O
they O
deviate O
from O
the O
truth O
and O
by O
how O
much O
. O

Bechet O
does O
use O
the O
basic O
idea O
, O
but O
deviates O
far O
more O
from O
the O
original O
that O
Dodds O
. O

wrote O
: O
& O
lt O
; O
snip O
I O
've O
read O
all O
the O
books O
twice O
, O
and O
was O
cogniscent O
enough O
of O
where O
the O
film O
deviated O
from O
them O
. O

If O
a O
task O
deviates O
from O
a O
procedure O
, O
it O
should O
not O
be O
performed O
. O

You O
will O
only O
be O
given O
a O
heading O
by O
ATC O
when O
they O
want O
you O
to O
deviate O
from O
your O
plan O
. O

plus O
other O
letters O
and O
attillas O
I O
wrote O
down O
the O
tears O
that O
the O
head O
of O
the O
nuclear O
industry O
in O
Russia O
stated O
with O
the O
reliance O
on O
the O
computors O
ability O
to O
do O
multiple O
equations O
every O
minuite O
of O
the O
dayin O
the O
hope O
that O
one O
answer O
fits O
the O
bill O
or O
at O
least O
it O
will O
if O
you O
add O
constants O
where O
it O
deviates O
from O
what O
you O
want O
! O

However O
, O
there O
are O
times O
when O
you O
'll O
find O
a O
table O
that O
deviates O
from O
that O
norm O
, O
and O
it O
's O
up O
to O
you O
to O
identify O
it O
and O
adjust O
to O
it O
. O

Hello O
, O
The O
report O
below O
on O
resistance O
, O
among O
US O
active-duty O
troops O
to O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq O
deviates O
from O
the O
usual O
subject O
matter O
of O
this O
listserve O
. O

The O
reason O
is O
that O
any O
reduction O
on O
the O
Fed O
funds O
rate O
will O
cause O
the O
USD O
to O
devalue O
even O
further O
and O
do O
even O
more O
damage O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
but O
if O
you O
label O
every O
piece O
of O
undesirable O
email-type O
of O
communication O
spam O
, O
you O
devalue O
the O
meaning O
of O
the O
word O
. O

-Sterling O
I O
have O
n't O
seen O
it O
yet O
, O
but O
from O
the O
reviews O
I O
've O
read O
so O
far O
it O
deviates O
from O
the O
original O
poem O
quite O
a O
bit O
. O

It O
devalues O
the O
sacrifice O
our O
men O
and O
women O
are O
making O
on O
the O
battlefield O
every O
day O
. O

In O
the O
same O
way O
, O
it O
makes O
no O
sense O
for O
a O
runner O
to O
deviate O
from O
the O
course O
and O
go O
for O
a O
stroll O
through O
the O
country O
. O

Does O
it O
comply O
with O
the O
spirit O
of O
the O
XMDP O
spec O
-LRB- O
I O
know O
it O
slightly O
deviates O
from O
the O
letter O
-RRB- O
? O

This O
policy O
represents O
a O
U-turn O
for O
Iraq O
's O
oil O
industry O
, O
which O
has O
been O
in O
the O
public O
sector O
for O
more O
than O
three O
decades O
, O
and O
would O
deviate O
from O
normal O
practice O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
. O

If O
you O
do O
not O
believe O
this O
sample O
to O
be O
random O
, O
explain O
the O
ways O
in O
which O
it O
deviates O
from O
randomness O
, O
and O
why O
. O

On O
the O
flip-side O
, O
in O
order O
to O
benefit O
from O
these O
advantages O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
deviate O
from O
the O
established O
canon O
of O
the O
setting O
. O

Also O
, O
one O
might O
say O
that O
because O
it O
only O
deviates O
from O
pointing O
to O
due O
north O
by O
a O
fraction O
of O
an O
amount O
, O
that O
this O
is O
an O
amazing O
feat O
. O

However O
, O
this O
week O
I O
am O
going O
to O
deviate O
from O
my O
normal O
topic O
and O
write O
an O
article O
or O
two O
about O
Sit-n-Goes O
-LRB- O
SNGs O
-RRB- O
because O
I O
am O
currently O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
SNG O
challenge O
. O

Lukas O
Mariman O
wrote O
: O
& O
lt O
; O
snip O
I O
've O
read O
all O
the O
books O
twice O
, O
and O
was O
cogniscent O
enough O
of O
where O
the O
film O
deviated O
from O
them O
. O

Lines O
parallel O
to O
the O
horizon O
give O
breadth O
... O

IF O
causality O
is O
a O
natural O
law O
THEN O
you O
will O
obviously O
get O
errors O
and O
absurdities O
because O
you O
have O
built O
a O
model O
that O
is O
not O
based O
upon O
reality O
. O

wonder O
how O
much O
beta O
testers O
get O
paid O
for O
software O
companys O
do O
nt O
alpha O
testers O
get O
paid O
? O

There O
's O
about O
10 O
% O
hardcore O
troublemakers O
give O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
a O
bad O
name O
. O

" O
If O
you O
want O
to O
experience O
how O
bad O
an O
airline O
can O
really O
get O
, O
fly O
Olympic B-EVENT
, O
the O
national O
airline O
of O
Greece B-GPE
. O
" O

But O
if O
we O
're O
going O
to O
bomb O
the O
whole O
place O
, O
why O
not O
instead O
just O
give O
the O
residents O
72 O
hours O
notice O
to O
evacuate O
and O
then O
carpet O
bomb O
everything O
? O

Weaving O
fresh O
blossoms O
into O
garlands O
, O
give O
worship O
unto O
God O
. O

Scanning O
at O
higher O
dpi O
will O
give O
, O
in O
general O
, O
better O
output O
on O
glossy O
paper O
. O

I O
'm O
assuming O
that O
it O
must O
be O
a O
fuse O
or O
a O
relay O
that O
is O
faulty O
- O
can O
anyone O
give O
me O
any O
thoughts O
on O
where O
to O
look O
next O
please O
.? O

This O
is O
a O
message O
to O
the O
many O
people O
who O
give O
charity O
generously O
but O
who O
never O
allow O
the O
poor O
into O
their O
homes O
. O

Only O
yesterday O
I O
was O
saying O
that O
we O
'd O
get O
BBC O
HD O
via O
the O
Internet O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
decade O
, O
and O
I O
got O
a O
whole O
host O
of O
people O
telling O
me O
how O
fking O
wrong O
I O
was O
and O
that O
superfast O
broadband O
will O
take O
50 O
- O
100 O
years O
to O
become O
widespread O
. O

The O
ESL988s O
in O
the O
AV O
system O
give O
a O
less O
well O
defined O
image O
. O

Ken O
Olsen O
at O
DEC B-ORG
would O
often O
give O
the O
same O
assignment O
to O
two O
teams O
, O
then O
have O
a O
bakeoff O
. O

If O
you O
finally O
do O
get O
the O
softer O
springs O
you O
think O
you O
need O
, O
and O
one O
of O
your O
buddies O
complains O
about O
how O
his O
butt O
hurts O
, O
you O
can O
sell O
him O
your O
gel O
pad O
. O

Can O
anyone O
in O
cyberville O
tell O
me O
how O
to O
contact O
him O
or O
get O
info O
about O
this O
event O
? O

Ronnie O
replied O
to O
Jon O
: O
Jon O
, O
I O
sincerely O
hope O
your O
eyes O
get O
better O
soon O
... O

I O
undertook O
to O
show O
this O
was O
true O
in O
a O
very O
extreme O
case O
, O
merely O
because O
this O
would O
serve O
as O
a O
good O
teaching O
aid O
to O
those O
whose O
temptations O
to O
give O
in O
to O
anger O
and O
assault O
would O
NOT O
be O
as O
extreme O
. O

And O
yes O
I O
do O
get O
my O
glands O
swollen O
and O
painful O
when O
I O
've O
done O
too O
much O
. O

Resellers O
get O
$ O
15 O
of O
$ O
20 O
per O
YouTubeMailer O
package O
sold O
. O

I O
then O
give O
the O
doe O
a O
big O
handful O
of O
hay O
for O
her O
to O
build O
a O
comfortable O
nest O
. O

We O
would O
like O
to O
thank O
the O
Sisters O
of O
the O
Corpus O
Christi O
Monastery O
, O
the O
Mayor O
's O
Alliance B-ORG
for O
NYC B-LOC
's O
Animals O
, O
the O
Humane O
Society O
of O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
and O
Pets O
Alive O
for O
their O
humane O
efforts O
to O
help O
these O
cats O
get O
safely O
to O
their O
new O
home O
. O

When O
it O
is O
placed O
in O
the O
fixed O
left O
- O
hand O
column O
the O
widgets O
get O
confused O
, O
with O
the O
Calendar O
appearing O
in O
an O
incorrectly O
labelled O
box O
and O
the O
widget O
that O
should O
appear O
in O
that O
box O
not O
appearing O
at O
all O
. O

" O
Why O
not O
get O
original O
info O
instead O
of O
stuff O
filtered O
through O
some O
reporter O
who O
thinks O
he O
should O
protect O
you O
from O
what O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
know O
? O

Also O
, O
different O
versions O
of O
Flash O
give O
me O
different O
results O
on O
specific O
bits O
of O
Flash O
code O
. O

Mohammed B-PERSON
is O
the O
main O
show O
to O
end O
all O
shows O
, O
but O
any O
previous O
notables O
get O
a O
nod O
too O
. O

He O
ca O
n't O
conceive O
that O
people O
can O
like O
or O
dislike O
each O
other O
for O
what O
they O
are O
- O
no O
, O
in O
his O
paranoid O
world O
they O
get O
together O
and O
whisper O
how O
to O
do O
other O
tribes O
in O
. O

" O
What O
kind O
of O
a O
discount O
does O
the O
local O
dealer O
give O
to O
independent O
repair O
shops O
? O

High O
quality O
idscs O
like O
Taiyo O
Yuden O
or O
Verbatim O
seldom O
give O
me O
problems O
. O

You O
can O
get O
Royal O
Oak O
lump O
charcoal O
at O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
Mart I-ORG
, O
or O
a O
lot O
of O
places O
carry O
mesquite O
lump O
, O
which O
is O
n't O
as O
sweet O
. O

Does O
it O
give O
anger O
more O
emphasis O
? O

Unfortunately O
, O
you O
'll O
need O
to O
remove O
your O
radiator O
to O
get O
the O
transmission O
pan O

Women O
who O
look O
good O
enough O
to O
appear O
in O
Victoria B-GPE
's O
Secret O
catalogs O
generally O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
make O
any O
particular O
effort O
to O
attract O
men O
and O
get O
them O
sexually O
excited O
. O

I O
know O
the O
hit O
- O
from O
- O
behind O
thing O
too O
often O
gets O
downplayed O
-- O
fact O
is O
, O
sometimes O
riders O
indeed O
do O
get O
hit O
from O
behind O
. O

I O
ask O
You O
to O
reveal O
all O
of O
the O
errors O
in O
their O
beliefs O
to O
them O
& O
give O
them O
the O
courage O
to O
change O
. O

Please O
get O
your O
facts O
correct O
. O

" O
We O
either O
get O
him O
rehabilitated O
now O
in O
the O
juvenile O
system O
or O
we O
will O
be O
dealing O
with O
him O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
his O
life O
, O
" O
said O
Warren B-GPE
, O
who O
plans O
to O
proceed O
with O
all O
the O
cases O
in O
hopes O
of O
getting O
restitution O
for O
victims O
. O

Corner O
cards O
obviously O
morph O
into O
illustrated O
mail O
when O
typographers O
and O
artists O
and O
engravers O
decide O
to O
get O
fancy O
. O

Post O
them O
to O
our O
google O
group O
and O
get O
answers O
and O
thoughts O
from O
other O
moms O
. O

She O
said O
she O
learned O
from O
her O
experiences O
that O
the O
three O
branches O
should O
give O
government O
a O
system O
of O
checks O
and O
balances O
, O
but O
that O
the O
system O
does O
not O
work O
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

I O
give O
myself O
away O
here O
! O

For O
UK B-GPE
and O
France B-GPE
, O
there O
are O
several O
international O
sims O
that O
will O
give O
you O
free O
incoming O
calls O
in O
both O
countries O
. O

He O
might O
get O
guilty O
feelings O
adding O
to O
his O
distress O
, O
from O
" O
getting O
away O
with O
it O
" O
when O
everyone O
else O
gets O
a O
penalty O
for O
revoking O
. O

I O
bet O
you O
grease O
the O
exhaust O
and O
give O
your O
mini O
some O
real O
love O
every O
now O
and O
then O
. O

Jo O
Firey O
wrote O
: O
I O
'm O
convinced O
there O
are O
things O
like O
colds O
and O
the O
flu O
that O
our O
furry O
masters O
get O
, O
just O
like O
we O
do O
. O

I O
nearly O
get O
run O
over O
when O
I O
'm O
driving O
65 O
mph O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
need O
much O
speed O
to O
get O
a O
jumpy O
animation O
. O

For O
operations O
under O
certain O
other O
FAA B-ORG
allowed O
operations O
, O
a O
pilot O
or O
even O
a O
non-pilot O
, O
may O
be O
qualified O
to O
give O
FAA B-ORG
approved O
or O
required O
initial O
and O
recurrent O
instruction O
. O

Dollar O
Store O
acrylics O
are O
so O
cheap O
and O
plentiful O
that O
I O
dare O
to O
experiment O
freely O
to O
get O
the O
desired O
shade O
. O

A O
Senate B-ORG
leadership O
aide O
said O
Dr. O
Frist O
wanted O
to O
give O
some O
drug O
benefits O
to O
people O
in O
traditional O
Medicare B-ORG
, O
but O
favored O
" O
higher O
benefits O
" O
for O
those O
who O
enrolled O
in O
private O
plans O
. O

If O
you O
have O
found O
an O
interesting O
old O
calculating O
instrument O
with O
scales O
based O
on O
the O
logarithm O
, O
please O
contact O
me O
, O
and O
I O
will O
make O
a O
fare O
and O
honest O
offer O
- O
and O
give O
your O
slide O
rule O
a O
good O
home O
. O

7. O
Take O
Advantage O
of O
IRS B-ORG
" O
Catch O
- O
Up O
" O
Rules O
- O
Congress B-ORG
created O
" O
catch O
- O
up O
" O
provisions O
to O
give O
older O
workers O
nearing O
retirement O
an O
additional O
tool O
to O
bolster O
retirement O
savings O
. O

Coming O
around O
a O
corner O
with O
a O
rifle O
will O
give O
an O
intruder O
advance O
warning O
of O
your O
presence O
. O

IE O
works O
fine O
with O
all O
the O
CSS O
suggestions O
I O
give O
it O
. O

My O
grandmother O
knew O
Saklatvala O
well O
before O
the O
war O
as O
she O
, O
a O
committed O
suffragette O
, O
had O
turned O
her O
attention O
to O
the O
problems O
of O
working O
women O
living O
in O
the O
poorest O
areas O
of O
London B-GPE
, O
in O
particular O
the O
problem O
of O
back O
- O
alley O
abortions O
and O
he O
contributed O
some O
cash O
to O
help O
her O
set O
up O
an O
illegal O
surgery O
to O
give O
poor O
women O
safe O
abortions O
. O

I O
run O
an O
Advertising O
Agency O
and O
use O
blogging O
and O
the O
internet O
to O
gain O
perspective O
and O
get O
feedback O
. O

Yeah O
, O
it O
was O
surprising O
not O
seeing O
some O
teams O
get O
bids O
. O

Did O
he O
give O
her O
bad O
tips O
for O
punditing O
or O
was O
she O
just O
unable O
to O
overcome O
her O
own O
deficiencies O
? O

And O
if O
you O
usually O
get O
your O
amateur O
kicks O
from O
' O
audition O
' O
type O
scenes O
but O
hate O
the O
lechy O
dribblings O
of O
a O
sleazy O
director O
which O
often O
make O
the O
girls O
uncomfortable O
then O
Melanie B-PERSON
's O
friendly O
, O
pressure O
free O
style O
is O
a O
real O
breath O
of O
fresh O
air O
. O

The O
small O
headers O
that O
dump O
in O
the O
Centre O
can O
give O
you O
extra O
clearance O
. O

Purchase O
today O
and O
get O
the O
Fibromyalgia O
Jump O
Start O
Program O
for O
only O
$ O
165 O
! O

However O
, O
when O
I O
try O
to O
upload O
my O
template O
and O
replace O
the O
standard O
Blogger O
one O
I O
currently O
have O
, O
I O
get O
numerous O
error O
messages O
about O
the O
strict O
code O
requirements O
. O

does O
it O
give O
the O
granted O
powers O
, O
too O
, O
or O
just O
the O
spells O
? O

I O
get O
8 O
bucks O
for O
a O
base O
gasket O
. O

Murchadh O
's O
comment O
: O
Note O
how O
this O
idiot O
did O
n't O
give O
the O
website O
URL O
! O

Morency O
's O
extended O
absence O
will O
give O
Jackson B-GPE
plenty O
more O
opportunities O
to O
showcase O
his O
skills O
- O
and O
perhaps O
secure O
the O
starting O
job O
, O
if O
his O
pass O
- O
blocking O
improves O
- O
the O
next O
couple O
weeks O
. O

Age O
may O
also O
play O
a O
critical O
role O
in O
the O
decision O
of O
whether O
to O
give O
chemotherapy O
following O
surgery O
, O
known O
as O
adjuvant O
treatment O
. O

Bush B-GPE
used O
911 O
to O
get O
Saddam B-PERSON
. O

A O
server O
should O
of O
course O
give O
the O
UTC O
date O
and O
time O
. O

Just O
get O
a O
lingerie O
bag O
and O
wash O
them O
with O
the O
rest O
of O
your O
stuff O
. O

I O
will O
first O
give O
Rebecca O
st O
Sandblasters O
a O
try O
. O

Now O
I O
am O
not O
suggesting O
that O
you O
should O
offer O
vauluations O
for O
free O
to O
your O
customers O
in O
your O
shop O
or O
give O
away O
your O
wares O
for O
free O
but O
this O
is O
the O
internet O
for O
god O
sake O
, O
I O
am O
half O
way O
across O
the O
world O
. O

the O
state O
in O
a O
pluralistic O
society O
, O
must O
not O
be O
biased O
: O
it O
may O
not O
take O
sides O
with O
any O
one O
group O
, O
give O
undue O
privileges O
to O
one O
group O
and O
discriminate O
against O
another O
one O
. O

You O
may O
find O
that O
there O
's O
a O
group O
of O
other O
not O
- O
so O
- O
experienced O
riders O
who O
also O
get O
dropped O
quite O
early O
, O
and O
you O
can O
continue O
to O
ride O
in O
a O
group O
, O
even O
if O
it O
is O
n't O
a O
group O
that O
's O
in O
contention O
. O

These O
cats O
give O
no O
warning O
. O

It O
might O
be O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
take O
her O
to O
the O
vets O
to O
get O
her O
weighed O
accurately O
, O
and O
to O
check O
for O
any O
underlying O
health O
problems O
. O

These O
strange O
inconsistencies O
tend O
to O
give O
support O
to O
Mohammed B-PERSON
Atta I-PERSON
's O
father O
's O
claim O
that O
he O
spoke O
over O
the O
phone O
with O
his O
son O
on O
September O
12th O
, O
the O
day O
after O
the O
attacks O
. O

If O
I O
had O
to O
guess O
, O
I O
'd O
say O
it O
must O
be O
impossible O
or O
horribly O
expensive O
to O
get O
flood O
insurance O
for O
these O
properties O
. O

Inland O
North O
you O
get O
Plantation O
, O
lots O
of O
golf O
courses O
, O
and O
big O
hotels O
with O
big O
prices O
. O

There O
are O
those O
who O
arm O
themselves O
with O
authorized O
scientific O
opinion O
in O
their O
commentaries O
and O
give O
the O
meaning O
stated O
here O
. O

You O
guys O
wo O
nt O
get O
it O
... O

Two O
similar O
names O
tripped O
me O
up O
. O

On O
July O
26th O
, O
two O
RHR O
service O
water O
pumps O
tripped O
on O
low O
suction O
pressure O
, O
and O
Progress O
Energy O
declared O
that O
loop O
of O
the O
system O
inoperable O
. O

Trip O
the O
shutter O
as O
you O
are O
moving O
around O
a O
bit O
, O
like O
moving O
the O
camera O
left O
to O
right O
because O
you O
are O
talking O
to O
your O
model O
. O

I O
tripped O
upon O
this O
in O
my O
Ebay B-ORG
wanderings O
. O

Never O
try O
to O
trim O
a O
guinea O
pig O
's O
teeth O
yourself O
! O

Socialism O
boils O
down O
to O
government O
's O
forcible O
extraction O
of O
assets O
from O
earners O
for O
redistribution O
among O
non-earners O
-LRB- O
or O
to O
whom O
- O
ever O
officials O
feel O
can O
be O
persuaded O
to O
return O
the O
favor O
via O
the O
ballot O
- O
box O
-RRB- O
. O

That O
's O
the O
dopey O
mistake O
that O
tripped O
up O
an O
Upper O
East O
Side O
accountant O
charged O
with O
stealing O
$ O
4.1 O
million O
from O
a O
Midtown O
clothing O
importer O
he O
worked O
for O
, O
authorities O
say O
. O

We O
shared O
few O
classes O
, O
and O
our O
schedules O
were O
different O
enough O
for O
the O
first O
three O
months O
we O
hardly O
tripped O
over O
each O
other O
running O
to O
and O
from O
lectures O
. O

They O
advised O
Stumpy O
to O
boil O
the O
sauce O
again O
. O

- O
Eat O
boiled O
seasonal O
vegetables O
, O
fruits O
, O
fruit O
juices O
and O
lemon O
juice O
. O

He O
tripped O
and O
fell O
onto O
the O
photographer O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
imply O
that O
Genesis O
is O
compatible O
with O
theistic O
evolution O
, O
in O
which O
case O
you O
statement O
boils O
down O
to O
Genesis O
-LRB- O
particularly O
the O
claim O
that O
God O
created O
the O
world O
-RRB- O
is O
incompatible O
with O
atheism O
, O
which O
would O
be O
-LRB- O
near O
? O
-RRB- O

Bring O
broth O
, O
potatoes O
, O
and O
bay O
leaf O
to O
boil O
in O
large O
saucepan O
over O
medium O
- O
high O
heat O
. O

Later O
that O
day O
the O
auto O
protection O
tripped O
again O
, O
shutting O
TXb O
off O
. O

And O
there O
's O
no O
indication O
that O
anyone O
else O
's O
breakers O
tripped O
. O

The O
squirrel O
got O
into O
a O
Hydro O
substation O
by O
squeezing O
through O
a O
fence O
, O
climbed O
onto O
a O
piece O
of O
equipment O
, O
received O
a O
severe O
electric O
shock O
and O
tripped O
a O
breaker O
, O
said O
Hydro O
spokeswoman O
Elisha O
Moreno O
. O

This O
time O
motor O
overloads O
tripped O
, O
quite O
rightly O
. O

To O
make O
a O
warding O
wash O
, O
simply O
boil O
distilled O
water O
into O
which O
you O
have O
placed O
a O
tea O
ball O
or O
cheesecloth O
full O
of O
dried O
herbs O
such O
as O
basil O
, O
rue O
, O
cinnamon O
, O
or O
bay O
, O
which O
are O
known O
to O
have O
protective O
energies O
. O

Two O
years O
ago O
when O
walking O
Devon O
alone O
in O
the O
forest O
, O
I O
tripped O
on O
uneven O
ground O
, O
which O
had O
a O
stone O
on O
it O
, O
and O
fell O
again O
and O
fractured O
my O
foot O
. O

Water O
boiled O
with O
basil O
leaves O
should O
be O
taken O
as O
a O
drink O
, O
and O
also O
used O
as O
a O
gargle O
to O
relieve O
a O
sore O
throat O
Sore O
Throat O
remedy O
using O
Kantakari O
-LRB- O
herbal O
plant O
-RRB- O
The O
herb O
kantakari O
is O
a O
valuable O
in O
sore O
throat O
remedy O
. O

They O
were O
beaten O
with O
clubs O
, O
shoved O
, O
tripped O
and O
generally O
roughed O
up O
by O
the O
IOF O
. O

Twenty O
years O
ago O
he O
said O
, O
" O
While O
out O
fishing O
I O
was O
trying O
to O
bring O
in O
the O
net O
which O
was O
quite O
heavy O
with O
fish O
and O
I O
tripped O
on O
some O
rope O
lying O
on O
the O
deck O
and O
fell O
overboard O
. O

My O
first O
laptop O
I O
tripped O
on O
the O
cable O
within O
the O
1st O
5 O
minutes O
I O
owned O
it O
and O
yanked O
it O
off O
a O
table O
and O
shattered O
the O
case O
. O

I O
tripped O
over O
it O
while O
trying O
to O
prep O
my O
five O
- O
year O
- O
old O
daughter O
for O
a O
visit O
so O
that O
she O
'd O
have O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
background O
of O
what O
she O
was O
looking O
at O
besides O
wood O
buildings O
and O
a O
fancy O
bridge O
... O

I O
never O
bother O
to O
boil O
or O
steam O
veggies O
on O
the O
stove O
. O

Take O
8 O
- O
10 O
tulsi O
leaves O
, O
1 O
- O
2 O
cloves O
of O
garlic O
, O
12 O
inch O
piece O
ginger O
crushed O
and O
3 O
- O
4 O
black O
pepper O
cones O
, O
boil O
it O
in O
1 O
cup O
of O
water O
. O

Heat O
the O
half O
cup O
of O
maple O
syrup O
until O
it O
boils O
and O
simmer O
for O
5 O
minutes O
. O

Tried O
running O
one O
of O
my O
60 O
volt O
DC B-GPE
motors O
-LRB- O
I O
thought O
they O
were O
90 O
volt O
motors O
-RRB- O
with O
a O
variac O
and O
my O
setup O
tripped O
the O
breaker O
in O
my O
power O
bar O
. O

And O
in O
May O
1997 O
the O
whole O
of O
the O
Labor O
election O
manifesto O
boiled O
down O
to O
: O
" O
Things O
can O
only O
get O
better O
" O
. O

young O
faired O
well O
against O
both O
3D O
members O
but O
it O
came O
to O
a O
screeching O
halt O
when O
Devon O
tripped O
Young O
from O
the O
floor O
and O
Ray B-PERSON
leveled O
him O
. O

I O
was O
surprised O
a O
couple O
of O
times O
when O
I O
noticed O
rather O
juicy O
arcs O
before O
the O
input O
circuit O
breaker O
tripped O
. O

I O
boiled O
'em O
in O
beer O
first O
and O
now O
they O
're O
in O
a O
Nesco O
with O
butter O
and O
more O
beer O
and O
some O
onions O
. O

Boil O
the O
lentils O
for O
about O
20 O
minutes O
. O

I O
even O
accidentally O
tripped O
it O
when O
I O
locked O
the O
car O
with O
the O
window O
open O
. O

Someone O
tripped O
over O
the O
extension O
cord O
unplugging O
the O
system O
loosing O
all O
data O
. O

my O
blood O
boiled O
then O
I O
-LSB- O
... O
. O
-RSB- O

I O
want O
to O
simply O
boil O
seawater O
into O
steam O
in O
heat O
exchangers O
running O
off O
hot O
exhaust O
gasses O
and O
engine O
coolant O
.... O
making O

wrote O
: O
which O
actually O
boils O
down O
to O
resolving O
the O
killing O
- O
your O
- O
own O
- O
grandpa O
paradox O
. O

You O
say O
spot O
diameter O
dist O
to O
moon O
x O
wavelength O
of O
light O
mirror O
size O
Your O
formula O
boils O
down O
to O
spot O
size O
lambda O
/ O
theta O
, O
the O
cone O
angle O
. O

Frankly O
, O
I O
think O
Raymoan O
's O
notoriously O
weak O
writing O
skills O
tripped O
her O
up O
again O
. O

In O
a O
similar O
matter O
it O
boils O
down O
to O
" O
free O
software O
" O
vs. O
" O
open O
source O
" O
- O
to O
the O
outsider O
it O
appears O
the O
same O
, O
but O
for O
the O
insider O
... O

No O
, O
that O
should O
n't O
be O
it O
, O
though O
unfortunately O
it O
's O
often O
what O
creative O
writing O
workshops O
boil O
down O
to O
, O
mutual O
ass O
- O
kissing O
. O

Never O
tripped O
that O
breaker O
, O
not O
even O
when O
switching O
the O
system O
on O
for O
the O
first O
time O
each O
fall O
when O
the O
boiler O
and O
circulators O
kick O
on O
. O

You O
tripped O
the O
shutter O
and O
the O
lenses O
spun O
. O

I O
think O
the O
distinction O
probably O
boils O
down O
to O
horsepower O
and O
intended O
use O
. O

AAA B-ORG
gave O
me O
a O
generic O
, O
mumbo O
- O
jumbo O
explanation O
for O
the O
increase O
which O
basically O
boils O
down O
to O
" O
the O
rate O
increase O
is O
NOT O
related O
to O
your O
personal O
factors O
; O
we O
are O
raising O
everyone O
's O
rates O
, O
because O
of O
blah O
blah O
. O
" O

The O
longest O
English B-LANGUAGE
word O
and O
other O
curious O
words O
The O
longest O
English B-LANGUAGE
word O
: O
The O
question O
of O
determining O
the O
longest O
English B-LANGUAGE
word O
inevitably O
boils O
down O
to O
defining O
what O
is O
acceptable O
as O
a O
word O
, O
since O
prefixes O
/ O
suffixes O
can O
be O
adjoined O
to O
words O
to O
make O
longer O
words O
and O
because O
medical O
/ O
chemical O
terms O
can O
get O
arbitrarily O
long O
. O

12 O
days O
ago O
the O
dear O
boy O
tripped O
over O
my O
shoes O
in O
the O
front O
doorway O
and O
has O
been O
hobbling O
around O
ever O
since O
. O

The O
basic O
design O
of O
a O
heat O
- O
pipe O
is O
very O
simple O
: O
Heat O
boils O
a O
volatile O
liquid O
at O
one O
end O
, O
and O
it O
's O
condensed O
at O
the O
other O
. O

UPDATE O
: O
Jeffrey O
Feldman O
boils O
down O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
perspective O
: O
Islamofascism O
- O
Bad O
! O

The O
instructions O
are O
tie O
up O
the O
fabic O
with O
the O
cords O
, O
you O
can O
use O
plain O
string O
or O
rubber O
bands O
to O
isolate O
colors O
more O
or O
complexify O
the O
pattern O
if O
you O
wish O
, O
and O
drop O
it O
into O
simmering O
salted O
water O
then O
boil O
covered O
for O
half O
an O
hour O
. O

wrote O
: O
ButlerCellars O
wrote O
: O
Chlorine O
boils O
off O
well O
before O
water O
, O
so O
I O
would O
n't O
worry O
too O
much O
about O
that O
in O
your O
tap O
water O
. O

The O
Cufflink O
lowers O
blood O
pressure O
, O
the O
Wristwatch O
hard O
boils O
an O
egg O
if O
you O
put O
one O
the O
loop O
of O
the O
band O
, O
etc. O
There O
are O
about O
100 O
such O
Objects O
. O

The O
idea O
is O
to O
trim O
the O
code O
to O
the O
bone O
and O
still O
have O
it O
demonstrate O
the O
problem O
. O

One O
- O
pan O
project O
except O
I O
separately O
boiled O
the O
spuds O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
tripped O
across O
this O
load O
of O
cabinets O
in O
my O
browsing O
. O

BTW O
, O
though O
I O
do O
n't O
believe O
a O
small O
engine O
such O
as O
ours O
could O
practically O
boil O
much O
water O
-- O
that O
last O
degree O
to O
flash O
to O
steam O
is O
a O
killer O
-- O
it O
seems O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
distill O
water O
drawn O
from O
the O
hot O
water O
tank O
, O
gaining O
a O
good O
bit O
of O
the O
required O
BTUs O
for O
free O
. O

This O
boils O
down O
to O
calculus O
, O
so O
calculus O
ought O
to O
work O
really O
well O
in O
SAGE O
. O

Only O
they O
tripped O
. O

I O
tripped O
watching O
those O
guys O
run O
off O
into O
the O
sunset O
. O

I O
used O
guns O
because O
this O
boils O
down O
neatly O
into O
the O
gun O
control O
debate O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
prone O
to O
foolish O
assumptions O
in O
my O
genealogical O
research O
, O
being O
careful O
to O
think O
of O
things O
in O
terms O
of O
" O
balance O
of O
probabilities O
" O
; O
but O
even O
I O
tripped O
myself O
up O
once O
because O
of O
not O
getting O
a O
certificate O
. O

OOPS O
-- O
tripped O
myself O
up O
in O
my O
syntax O
. O

The O
drunken O
idiot O
tripped O
over O
the O
step O
. O

In O
the O
post O
which O
apparently O
tripped O
your O
trigger O
, O
I O
was O
merely O
responding O
to O
a O
poster O
who O
asked O
what O
was O
the O
breach O
of O
netiquette O
in O
the O
original O
post O
, O
which O
I O
had O
ignored O
. O

Gail B-PERSON
landed O
a O
forearm O
blow O
, O
then O
tagged O
in O
Young O
, O
who O
worked O
on O
Roode O
until O
Brooks B-ORG
tripped O
Young O
from O
behind O
. O

So O
at O
shut O
down O
, O
without O
a O
radiator O
pressure O
cap O
, O
the O
engine O
coolant O
will O
easily O
boil O
. O

I O
was O
doing O
my O
fast O
walk O
the O
other O
day O
and O
started O
looking O
at O
a O
big O
bird O
overhead O
and O
tripped O
over O
a O
curb O
and O
went O
down O
like O
I O
'd O
been O
pole O
axed O
! O

What O
is O
the O
2 O
element O
in O
the O
monoid O
M O
? O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
should O
work O
to O
substitute O
an O
integer O
if O
not O
all O
integers O
can O
be O
substituted O
-- O
it O
boils O
down O
to O
violating O
coercion O
rules O
. O

Actually O
, O
though O
, O
even O
this O
would O
only O
happen O
in O
a O
few O
unusual O
cases O
; O
the O
heavy O
short O
- O
circuit O
current O
would O
have O
immediately O
blown O
the O
fuse O
or O
tripped O
the O
breaker O
as O
the O
broken O
wire O
touched O
grounded O
metal O
. O

Tell O
it O
to O
Gore B-PERSON
, O
he O
tried O
to O
make O
a O
comeback O
on O
it O
till O
he O
tripped O
over O
his O
hypocrisy O
. O

She O
tripped O
over O
a O
square O
root O
protruding O
from O
the O
erf O
, O
and O
tumbled O
headlong O
down O
a O
steep O
gradient O
. O

It O
boils O
down O
to O
storing O
parentid O
of O
a O
response O
, O
like O
Rik O
explained O
, O
using O
recursive O
logic O
. O

Probably O
cuz O
it O
's O
finally O
started O
to O
leak O
freon O
, O
and O
the O
low O
pressure O
switch O
tripped O
out O
. O

Makes O
about O
4 O
- O
5 O
pints O
of O
applesauce O
Shaker O
Applesauce O
-LRB- O
with O
fresh O
apples O
-RRB- O
4 O
pounds O
apples O
, O
peeled O
and O
sliced O
thick O
13 O
gallon O
cider O
, O
boiled O
down O
from O
1 O
gallon O
fresh O
cider O
. O

oil O
1 O
teaspoon O
cardamon O
powder O
1 O
teaspoon O
hydrogenated O
oil O
-LRB- O
ghee O
-RRB- O
Method O
: O
Wash O
gram O
dal O
and O
boil O
this O
with O
half O
tea O
sp. O
salt O
and O
water O
till O
it O
is O
very O
soft O
. O

Alternatively O
, O
a O
stuck O
caliber O
could O
cause O
the O
brake O
on O
one O
wheel O
to O
drag O
and O
so O
boil O
the O
brake O
fluid O
after O
some O
distance O
. O

Could O
it O
be O
that O
the O
thermal O
fuse O
tripped O
and O
then O
reset O
itself O
? O

I O
tripped O
across O
this O
one O
on O
the O
auction O
site O
: O
item O
110074404275 O
He O
says O
it O
" O
does O
n't O
power O
up O
" O
. O

It O
boils O
down O
to O
skillful O
stock O
picking O
and O
sectoral O
allocation O
. O

People O
gravitated O
to O
her O
like O
a O
river O
that O
leads O
to O
the O
ocean O
. O

And O
we O
rode O
on O
it O
, O
flat O
, O
just O
enough O
to O
gouge O
the O
sidewalls O
. O

It O
has O
absolulely O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
demand O
, O
the O
rule O
of O
thumb O
is O
and O
always O
has O
been O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Gouge O
the O
consumer O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

He O
terrorfies O
them O
in O
their O
hopes O
to O
gouge O
the O
world O
with O
high O
prices O
. O

Because O
they O
did O
n't O
have O
uncontrolled O
fires O
burning O
and O
they O
did O
n't O
have O
chunks O
of O
the O
WTC O
1 O
and O
2 O
buildings O
gouge O
chunks O
out O
of O
them O
. O

It O
would O
be O
interesting O
to O
see O
if O
people O
will O
be O
more O
willing O
to O
graze O
in O
the O
music O
field O
at O
10p O
a O
listen O
rather O
than O
70p O
an O
MP3 O
. O

I O
gravitated O
toward O
them O
, O
and O
I O
love O
them O
. O

She O
's O
wonderful O
, O
but O
I O
think O
people O
will O
gravitate O
to O
Sabra O
and O
Jamie O
will O
be O
out O
in O
the O
cold O
. O

An O
elderly O
uncle O
who O
refused O
to O
flee O
was O
kidnapped O
and O
found O
hanging O
from O
a O
tree O
, O
his O
eyes O
gouged O
out O
and O
genitals O
cut O
off O
, O
Koul O
said O
. O

Hello O
Are O
you O
supposed O
to O
apply O
the O
sealant O
remover O
directly O
onto O
the O
existing O
sealant O
or O
are O
you O
supposed O
to O
gouge O
out O
as O
much O
of O
the O
old O
sealant O
as O
possible O
before O
applying O
the O
sealant O
remover O
? O

We O
're O
not O
going O
to O
be O
allowed O
to O
graze O
in O
Elysian O
fields O
with O
the O
sun O
on O
our O
backs O
. O
' O

Simply O
put O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
trying O
to O
gouge O
money O
out O
of O
everyone O
. O

There O
is O
a O
sense O
that O
the O
sectarian O
violence O
in O
Iraq O
is O
out O
of O
control O
and O
will O
gravitate O
towards O
any O
outside O
influence O
that O
is O
willing O
to O
aid O
the O
various O
factions O
. O

It O
will O
be O
a O
footnote O
to O
the O
dynasty O
, O
a O
funny O
story O
like O
when O
some O
guy O
from O
the O
1967 O
Packers O
talks O
about O
how O
they O
gouged O
each O
other O
's O
genitalia O
at O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
fumble O
pile O
. O

Love O
seems O
to O
be O
the O
orb O
by O
which O
we O
gravitate O
. O

The O
oil O
gravitates O
to O
the O
top O
and O
lubricates O
. O

Another O
bullet O
grazed O
a O
finger O
of O
the O
sarpanch O
, O
Bhagaban O
Baramba O
, O
who O
was O
accompanying O
Sidhu O
. O

Typically O
she O
gravitates O
to O
the O
airweight O
snub O
nose O
.38s O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
if O
the O
human O
is O
the O
only O
show O
in O
town O
, O
the O
cat O
will O
gravitate O
to O
the O
human O
. O

Seem O
to O
always O
gravitate O
back O
to O
it O
. O

Horses O
do O
much O
better O
when O
they O
are O
allowed O
to O
come O
and O
go O
as O
they O
wish O
, O
and O
it O
is O
much O
better O
for O
them O
to O
be O
able O
to O
graze O
ad O
lib O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
get O
to O
Washington O
very O
often O
, O
but O
when O
I O
do O
I O
gravitate O
to O
three O
monuments O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
try O
to O
gouge O
people O
. O

They O
must O
gouge O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
from O
your O
soul O
. O

Eventually O
he O
moved O
to O
the O
U.S. O
As O
a O
man O
of O
color O
, O
he O
ran O
into O
that O
relentlessly O
conservative O
whites-only O
straights-only O
atmosphere O
in O
NASCAR O
, O
so O
he O
gravitated O
towards O
the O
more O
liberal O
road-racing O
scene O
. O

but O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
like O
I O
gravitated O
towards O
1-tooth O
diffs O
at O
the O
upper O
end O
... O

& O
quot O
; O
And O
I O
've O
seen O
people O
nailed O
in O
the O
head O
, O
cut O
in O
half O
with O
saws O
, O
their O
eyes O
gouged O
out O
with O
bare O
hands O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
he O
added O
. O

It O
's O
very O
easy O
to O
gravitate O
into O
relationships O
that O
mirror O
those O
in O
which O
we O
grew O
up O
, O
for O
men O
as O
well O
as O
women O
. O

I O
think O
they O
tend O
to O
gouge O
you O
on O
those O
things O
. O

But O
there O
were O
very O
few O
carbs O
to O
make O
it O
rise O
, O
so O
it O
gravitated O
towards O
normal O
. O

It O
's O
been O
watered O
down O
too O
much O
, O
the O
lines O
of O
transmission O
gouged O
out O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
without O
allowing O
them O
to O
break O
. O

And O
there O
are O
plenty O
of O
people O
that O
would O
be O
happy O
to O
grass O
you O
up O
if O
they O
did O
hear O
of O
you O
blocking O
up O
a O
bat O
roost O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
The O
more O
applications O
, O
the O
more O
value O
to O
the O
user O
and O
the O
more O
people O
gravitate O
to O
our O
platform. O
& O
quot O
; O

I O
wish O
He O
had O
a O
donkey O
so O
that O
we O
would O
look O
after O
the O
donkey O
, O
and O
the O
donkey O
would O
graze O
all O
this O
grass O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
the O
reason O
we O
both O
gravitate O
to O
a O
boating O
newsgroup O
is O
to O
discuss O
a O
common O
interest O
- O
and O
that O
's O
a O
good O
thing O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
They O
just O
stood O
out O
, O
and O
people O
gravitated O
to O
them. O
& O
quot O
; O

Trying O
to O
gouge O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
fix O
their O
systems O
themselves O
, O
is O
what O
I O
would O
expect O
from O
an O
obvious O
spammer O
. O

Everything O
gravitates O
there O
. O

Why O
does O
it O
always O
have O
to O
gravitate O
back O
to O
PV O
? O

But O
some O
say O
IOLAUS O
cut O
off O
Eurystheus O
' O
head O
and O
Alcmene O
then O
gouged O
out O
his O
eyes O
with O
a O
spike O
. O

People O
gravitate O
to O
him O
, O
and O
he O
's O
got O
such O
a O
strong O
life O
force O
. O

Advanced-generation O
macrolides O
, O
and O
in O
particular O
azithromycin O
, O
are O
highly O
concentrated O
within O
polymorphonuclear O
leucocytes O
, O
which O
gravitate O
by O
chemotactic O
mechanisms O
to O
sites O
of O
infection O
. O

Newsgroup O
trolls O
seem O
to O
gravitate O
here O
. O

This O
is O
why O
I O
gravitate O
to O
a O
pantheistic O
approach O
. O

Politicians O
from O
the O
undivided O
Janata O
Dal O
who O
gravitated O
to O
the O
Congress O
were O
pushing O
for O
a O
JD O
-LRB- O
S O
-RRB- O
-Congress O
coalition O
. O

These O
moonbats O
tend O
to O
gravitate O
toward O
the O
non-traditional O
professions O
. O

It O
was O
out O
of O
date O
and O
had O
a O
green O
mouldy O
bit O
on O
the O
edge O
that O
I O
had O
to O
gouge O
out O
with O
a O
knife O
, O
but O
do O
you O
think O
that O
put O
me O
off O
! O

There O
are O
even O
a O
few O
stations O
that O
really O
gouge O
you O
for O
it O
, O
charging O
the O
same O
price O
as O
for O
high-test O
. O

that O
's O
why O
my O
mind O
gravitates O
to O
what O
that O
must O
have O
been O
like O
for O
them O
. O

The O
& O
quot O
; O
rent-to-own O
& O
quot O
; O
chain O
which O
gouges O
the O
poorest O
of O
the O
poor O
? O

And O
I O
think O
people O
gravitate O
to O
that O
, O
and O
I O
did O
. O

Keep O
it O
where O
it O
belongs O
, O
and O
allow O
individuals O
to O
gravitate O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
The O
people O
do O
n't O
want O
them O
, O
but O
when O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
other O
options O
, O
they O
may O
gravitate O
to O
what O
's O
there O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Perry O
said O
in O
Monday O
's O
Los O
Angeles O
Times O
. O

' O
When O
he O
was O
younger O
, O
he O
always O
gravitated O
to O
the O
wrong O
crowd O
, O
Criss O
said O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
the O
nerd O
stigma O
is O
one O
of O
the O
things O
that O
got O
me O
to O
gravitate O
away O
from O
RPGs O
as O
high O
school O
went O
on O
. O

If O
your O
consultant O
can O
tell O
you O
what O
you O
've O
got O
and O
what O
it O
's O
worth O
, O
then O
you O
know O
you O
are O
not O
gouging O
the O
customer O
, O
they O
know O
you O
're O
not O
out O
to O
gouge O
them O
and O
will O
be O
less O
likely O
to O
try O
to O
get O
a O
price O
drop O
-LRB- O
because O
the O
price O
is O
not O
in O
the O
stratosphere O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
they O
will O
come O
back O
-LRB- O
and O
may O
bring O
friends O
also O
-RRB- O
periodically O
to O
see O
if O
you O
've O
gotten O
more O
. O

It O
is O
not O
the O
sort O
of O
thing O
I O
gravitate O
toward O
and O
did O
n't O
initially O
like O
it O
. O

That O
had O
happened O
before O
, O
but O
this O
time O
I O
gravitated O
down O
into O
the O
cellar O
where O
it O
was O
dark O
. O

But O
, O
unless O
you O
just O
graze O
the O
guy O
with O
the O
.45 O
or O
.44 O
, O
he O
is O
going O
down O
hard O
. O

It O
's O
also O
the O
color O
I O
just O
gravitate O
toward O
. O

I O
guess O
he O
's O
got O
ta O
be O
to O
survive O
, O
but O
I O
gravitated O
to O
the O
local O
Performance O
shop O
after O
dealing O
with O
him O
a O
couple O
of O
times O
. O

wrote O
: O
Do O
n't O
know O
if O
it O
'll O
be O
that O
high O
, O
but O
as O
they O
've O
shown O
in O
the O
past O
, O
they O
'll O
take O
any O
chance O
at O
all O
to O
gouge O
. O

Kirksville O
was O
one O
of O
the O
very O
few O
places O
in O
MO O
that O
day O
that O
did O
not O
use O
the O
event O
as O
an O
excuse O
to O
gouge O
the O
drivers O
. O

if O
you O
've O
ever O
seen O
the O
inside O
of O
a O
piece O
of O
bamboo O
, O
you O
'd O
know O
how O
hard O
it O
would O
be O
to O
try O
to O
gouge O
out O
the O
walls O
with O
a O
big O
blunt O
machete O
. O

I O
've O
done O
business O
with O
them O
in O
the O
past O
, O
they O
're O
a O
good O
shop O
and O
are O
not O
in O
business O
to O
gouge O
customers O
. O

And O
as O
for O
promotional O
systems O
, O
we O
tend O
to O
gravitate O
to O
things O
put O
together O
by O
other O
podcasters O
, O
or O
at O
least O
by O
people O
who O
understand O
it O
clearly O
. O

I O
would O
think O
a O
tech O
could O
quote O
an O
estimated O
price O
before O
he O
started O
but O
then O
again O
as O
RK O
has O
stated O
, O
sometimes O
there O
is O
fretboard O
repair O
to O
be O
done O
if O
someone O
has O
superglued O
the O
fret O
in O
and O
removing O
it O
gouges O
the O
fretboard O
. O

Is O
it O
only O
a O
matter O
of O
time O
I O
gravitate O
to O
9-5 O
? O

Now O
which O
do O
you O
think O
people O
will O
gravitate O
to O
? O

If O
all O
it O
can O
do O
is O
gravitate O
, O
does O
it O
really O
matter O
what O
it O
is O
? O

& O
quot O
; O
Money O
is O
naturally O
going O
to O
gravitate O
toward O
dollar-based O
assets O
because O
of O
the O
strength O
of O
our O
economy O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
the O
Treasury O
secretary O
, O
Henry O
M. O
Paulson O
Jr. O
, O
said O
in O
an O
interview O
. O

First O
, O
what O
I O
am O
saying O
is O
that O
people O
will O
tend O
to O
gravitate O
toward O
the O
advice O
that O
they O
are O
predisposed O
to O
want O
to O
hear O
, O
That O
's O
likely O
true O
. O

Then O
again O
, O
anything O
would O
be O
better O
than O
those O
limp O
noodle O
rods O
you O
own O
. O

You O
could O
hang O
and O
pick O
the O
laundry O
from O
inside O
the O
house O
even O
in O
winter O
. O

Do O
you O
own O
any O
decorative O
footwear O
? O

Anyway O
, O
this O
woman O
and O
I O
used O
to O
occasionally O
pick O
stuff O
out O
together O
. O

Two O
or O
three O
big O
blokes O
pick O
up O
the O
bike O
, O
alarm O
screaming O
and O
immobiliser O
immobilising O
, O
and O
throws O
it O
into O
a O
van O
. O

Hamas B-ORG
will O
only O
talk O
if O
concessions O
to O
ease O
its O
isolated O
state O
are O
offered O
, O
but O
this O
would O
have O
a O
plus O
side O
for O
Israel B-GPE
: O
Cairo B-GPE
could O
pick O
up O
its O
mediation O
effort O
on O
behalf O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
soldier O
Gilead O
Shalit O
, O
who O
has O
been O
held O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
for O
more O
than O
14 O
months O
. O

folks O
that O
own O
that O
gas O
are O
not O
going O
to O
discount O
it O
regardless O
of O
where O
your O
plant O
is O
located O
. O

If O
they O
happen O
to O
write O
songs O
, O
guess O
which O
ones O
they O
pick O
? O

We O
actually O
own O
a O
Volvo B-ORG
2.5 O
turbo O
v70 O
which O
would O
be O
a O
fantastic O
and O
maybe O
perfect O
car O
for O
the O
trip O
, O
but O
it O
is O
hardly O
a O
part O
of O
the O
dream O
I O
had O
in O
mind O
! O

I O
'll O
likely O
also O
pick O
up O
an O
EH O
Q-tron O
, O
eventually O
. O

No O
, O
he O
offered O
you O
a O
choice O
: O
pick O
any O
reply O
he O
made O
to O
you O
. O

My O
paternal O
grandfather O
did O
a O
bit O
of O
coin O
collecting O
himself O
and O
would O
let O
me O
go O
through O
his O
accumulation O
of O
wheat O
cents O
and O
pick O
out O
dates O
and O
mints O
I O
needed O
. O

We O
own O
the O
fuel O
concession O
at O
Pilanesburg O
airport O
in O
partnership O
with O
Shell B-ORG
. O

I O
want O
to O
see O
how O
these O
dancers O
adapt O
and O
meet O
a O
challenge O
, O
not O
how O
well O
they O
pick O
up O
somewhat O
watered O
down O
routines O
. O

You O
can O
pick O
apart O
each O
example O
but O
the O
pattern O
is O
there O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
there O
is O
something O
to O
be O
said O
for O
the O
argument O
that O
everybody O
should O
own O
an O
AK O
with O
some O
30 O
rd O
mags O
just O
as O
a O
big O
" O
fk O
you O
" O
to O
the O
gun O
banners O
. O

It O
kinda O
reminds O
me O
of O
baseball O
teams O
that O
put O
a O
telescope O
up O
in O
center O
field O
to O
read O
the O
fingers O
between O
the O
catcher O
's O
legs O
-- O
baseball O
teams O
do O
it O
and O
get O
caught O
, O
but O
does O
anybody O
really O
pick O
up O
10 O
games O
in O
a O
pennant O
race O
that O
way O
? O

Hopefully O
, O
we O
will O
never O
pick O
someone O
average O
again O
now O
that O
we O
know O
how O
poorly O
an O
average O
man O
does O
as O
president O
. O

I O
also O
own O
a O
96 O
406 O
1.8 O
. O

The O
lower O
paid O
employees O
absolutely O
can O
not O
afford O
to O
rent O
or O
own O
anything O
near O
Fairfax B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O

I O
own O
-LRB- O
inherited O
-RRB- O
a O
large O
section O
of O
land O
in O
southern O
colorado O
. O

" O
Also O
, O
do O
n't O
forget O
that O
allowing O
users O
to O
pick O
their O
own O
locale O
and O
timezone O
is O
not O
only O
good O
practice O
, O
but O
practically O
expected O
in O
this O
day O
and O
age O
... O
" O

Does O
Don O
Beverly O
still O
own O
Virginia O
Motorsports O
Park O
? O

The O
reason O
is O
there O
would O
be O
too O
much O
political O
resistance O
, O
since O
more O
Americans O
own O
homes O
under O
3,000 O
square O
feet O
than O
over O
3,000 O
. O
" O

They O
both O
look O
down O
at O
the O
Jewish O
man O
who O
says O
, O
" O
My O
name O
is O
Irving B-GPE
and O
I O
own O
only O
300 O
acres O
. O
" O

My O
level O
of O
interest O
drops O
off O
when O
I O
see O
that O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
have O
to O
download O
a O
zip O
file O
, O
pick O
some O
place O
to O
extract O
it O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

An O
accomplished O
turner O
may O
pick O
up O
the O
variations O
by O
feeling O
the O
inside O
and O
outside O
together O
. O

I O
love O
the O
gadget O
but O
now O
: O
I O
pick O
a O
skin O
such O
as O
Mac O
OSX O
. O

Now O
why O
would O
we O
pick O
one O
mosaic O
law O
out O
of O
all O
of O
them O
and O
just O
decide O
that O
we O
wanted O
to O
keep O
doing O
that O
one O
? O

It O
's O
impossible O
in O
practice O
even O
if O
you O
pick O
your O
own O
unless O
you O
were O
to O
taste O
every O
single O
berry O
you O
pick O
. O

Plenty O
of O
60s O
people O
own O
their O
house O
outright O
. O

Kids O
will O
pick O
up O
reading O
notation O
pretty O
quickly O
if O
you O
have O
them O
work O
with O
it O
in O
a O
few O
different O
ways O
. O

We O
can O
, O
and O
should O
still O
fight O
for O
good O
development O
< O
but O
getting O
mitigation O
for O
something O
that O
in O
many O
cases O
is O
inevitable O
because O
Harvard B-ORG
and O
BC B-ORG
own O
certain O
lands O
and O
WILL O
develop O
them O
is O
not O
in O
itself O
repulsive O
, O
unethical O
, O
or O
undesirable O
as O
far O
as O
I O
am O
concerned O
. O

I O
own O
an O
AX O
1.4 O
with O
KDY O
engine O
92 O
model O
year O
. O

I O
own O
an O
Automatic O
1.8 O
GXE O
2000 O
Sentra B-PRODUCT
. O

If O
there O
is O
no O
reason O
to O
decide O
, O
the O
compiler O
has O
to O
pick O
the O
second O
interpretation O
. O

It O
's O
the O
only O
three O
phase O
gear O
I O
presently O
own O
. O

The O
weave O
is O
different O
from O
that O
of O
the O
Lloyd O
Loom O
I O
currently O
own O
it O
appears O
much O
finer O
. O

if O
you O
have O
nt O
already O
guessed O
I O
own O
a O
1954 O
5 O
window O
shortbox O
, O
mine O
had O
the O
old O
flatty O
that O
died O
long O
ago O
.. O

You O
may O
even O
pick O
up O
guitar O
tricks O
and O
techniques O
that O
others O
like O
you O
have O
acquired O
through O
years O
of O
guitar O
playing O
, O
or O
share O
some O
of O
your O
own O
. O

I O
owned O
one O
while O
living O
in O
France B-GPE
. O

However O
, O
at O
33 O
, O
I O
'm O
a O
relative O
youngster O
in O
the O
group O
, O
so O
I O
have O
to O
be O
careful O
who O
I O
pick O
. O

Now O
I O
own O
a O
1995 O
Chevy O
C1500 O
by O
any O
chance O
would O
I O
be O
able O
to O
use O
the O
wheels O
off O
his O
Dodge B-ORG
? O

If O
you O
own O
Dungeon O
siege O
then O
go O
to O
http:www.u5lazarus.com O
and O
play O
Ultima O
V O
using O
the O
DS O
engine O
. O

They O
pick O
a O
new O
headmaster O
. O

And O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
put O
on O
a O
Christian O
opera O
-- O
pick O
another O
of O
the O
thousands O
of O
operas O
extant O
. O

Most O
of O
this O
years O
competitors O
also O
own O
a O
Stone O
Evans O
Plug O
- O
In O
- O
Profit O
site O
! O

I O
'll O
pick O
& O
eat O
blueberries O
because O
I O
can O
identify O
everything O
about O
the O
plant O
but O
that O
is O
it O
. O

This O
is O
my O
first O
BMW B-ORG
car O
, O
though O
I O
do O
own O
a O
BMW B-ORG
motorcycle O
. O

pick O
the O
closest O
price O
or O
auction O
it O
off O
via O
written O
bids O
. O

They O
must O
be O
in O
the O
top O
2 O
or O
3 O
of O
every O
string O
quartet O
work O
I O
own O
that O
includes O
their O
recording O
. O

He O
still O
owns O
land O
by O
Mrs O
Baldwin O
's O
former O
home O
and O
will O
use O
the O
bequest O
to O
turn O
it O
into O
a O
nature O
reserve O
, O
as O
they O
had O
discussed O
. O

I O
enter O
that O
in O
aptitude O
and O
pick O
the O
items O
I O
want O
from O
there O
. O

Or O
better O
yet O
, O
let O
the O
kids O
pick O
the O
accessories O
later O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
commenting O
on O
whether O
having O
illegals O
pick O
lettuce O
is O
good O
or O
bad O
. O

IMO O
, O
just O
pick O
a O
diameter O
that O
will O
fit O
well O
inside O
your O
kettle O
. O

reminder O
I O
own O
this O
group O
! O

wrote O
: O
Hi O
, O
I O
own O
a O
2002 O
307 O
XS O
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
first O
time O
I O
've O
done O
a O
head O
job O
as O
I O
own O
a O
94 O
Cougar O
and O
had O
to O
do O
the O
same O
thing O
to O
it O
with O
excellent O
results O
. O

I O
actually O
bought O
the O
Lexus O
because O
it O
is O
a O
more O
cost O
- O
effective O
car O
to O
own O
than O
many O
cheaper O
automobiles O
. O

My O
thought O
is O
that O
Neuros O
could O
and O
should O
pick O
one O
and O
starting O
with O
a O
tutorial O
, O
work O
with O
that O
software O
and O
potentially O
enhance O
it O
to O
make O
sure O
it O
works O
flawlessly O
, O
and O
works O
flawlessly O
with O
the O
OSD O
. O

The O
only O
Region O
DVD O
I O
own O
is O
a O
Secret O
Policemen O
's O
Balls O
box O
set O
, O
which O
is O
PAL O
. O

I O
own O
a O
Panasonic B-ORG
42 O
" O
THPHD7UY O
commercial O
plasma O
I O
got O
over O
2.5 O
years O
ago O
for O
HD O
viewing O
, O
which O
incidentally O
replaced O
a O
then O
10 O
year O
27 O
" O
Trinitron O
. O

Please O
pick O
up O
your O
copy O
today O
. O

The O
lesson O
here O
is O
: O
any O
nutritional O
plan O
you O
pick O
to O
lose O
weight O
must O
be O
part O
of O
a O
lifestyle O
change O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
follow O
- O
in O
one O
form O
or O
another O
- O
forever O
. O

I O
own O
a O
2007 O
Toyota O
Camry B-PRODUCT
and O
a O
2006 O
Hyundai O
Elantra O
. O

That O
I O
own O
a O
1200 O
acre O
spread O
including O
Mountain O
Range O
in O
NW O
New O
Jersey O
? O

You O
actually O
believe O
that O
those O
supported O
by O
the O
Mellon O
Foundation O
pick O
up O
their O
grant O
checks O
IN O
PERSON O
at O
the O
Mellon O
Bank O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
which O
is O
both O
idiotic O
and O
absolutely O
hilarious O
! O

So O
pick O
a O
small O
canvas O
and O
paint O
a O
still O
life O
! O

Hikers O
take O
note O
: O
alway O
pick O
your O
camping O
area O
carefully O
. O

I O
wonder O
who O
the O
hackers O
would O
pick O
! O

My O
new O
2004 O
Nissan O
Sentra B-PRODUCT
is O
over O
40 O
% O
made O
in O
USA O
Alabama O
, O
40 O
% O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
20 O
% O
Japan B-GPE
, O
Do O
n't O
Renault B-ORG
now O
own O
Mack O
trucks O
and O
Nissan B-ORG
? O

The O
Alderman O
owned O
seven O
houses O
and O
much O
other O
property O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
was O
a O
bit O
hesitant O
about O
going O
all O
out O
on O
the O
LONG O
straight O
and O
taking O
off O
the O
speed O
in O
time O
, O
but O
it O
turns O
out O
I O
own O
a O
Porsche B-ORG
! O

Check O
the O
3M O
web O
site O
for O
Scotchbrite O
pads O
and O
pick O
the O
least O
abrasive O

I O
own O
a O
1996 O
Accord B-PRODUCT
EX O
with O
4 O
cylinder O
VTEC O
engine O
with O
137K O
miles O
on O
it O
. O

Everyone O
wants O
to O
pick O
Jon O
's O
brain O
on O
this O
year O
's O
American O
Idol O
. O

I O
own O
over O
500 O
authentic O
CDs O
from O
this O
series O
. O

I O
own O
a O
57 O
Ford O
F100 O
and O
am O
looking O
for O
information O
on O
them O
. O

Your O
friend O
should O
pick O
you O
up O
if O
possible O
. O

Vicky O
wrote O
: O
Can O
someone O
tell O
me O
where O
to O
find O
calendar O
plates O
? O

I O
suppose O
we O
become O
captives O
and O
have O
to O
buy O
. O

Mommy O
did O
n't O
believe O
that O
little O
Junior O
could O
ever O
be O
involved O
in O
such O
a O
terrible O
thing O
, O
and O
why O
would O
a O
grown O
man O
like O
me O
want O
to O
tell O
such O
terrible O
tales O
about O
her O
sweet O
little O
precious O
? O

When O
purchasing O
progesterone O
cream O
you O
should O
check O
the O
ingredients O
to O
ensure O
that O
it O
does O
n't O
contain O
parabens O
and O
is O
not O
made O
from O
wild O
yam O
extract O
, O
which O
is O
not O
a O
natural O
progesterone O
containing O
extract O
regardless O
of O
what O
sneaky O
marketers O
may O
tell O
you O
. O

Indeed O
- O
I O
suppose O
my O
sarcasm O
was O
n't O
dripping O
enough O
. O

Kindly O
tell O
me O
the O
solution O
for O
it O
Thanks O
, O

I O
suppose O
where O
I O
disengaged O
it O
and O
for O
how O
long O
might O
also O
make O
a O
small O
difference O
for O
each O
trip O
. O

At O
200x O
, O
I O
can O
almost O
tell O
the O
different O
fibers O
in O
the O
paper O
. O

Actually O
, O
if O
it O
was O
worth O
a O
try O
one O
supposes O
that O
some O
slick O
airline O
marketing O
'droid O
would O
've O
managed O
- O
but O
I O
'm O
stilll O
thinking O
that O
the O
" O
worth O
" O
of O
such O
an O
endeavour O
is O
dubiously O
debatable O
at O
best O
. O

I O
suppose O
sticking O
packing O
tape O
to O
copper O
foil O
would O
be O
worth O
trying O
too O
. O

If O
DBF O
is O
so O
stable O
for O
high O
end O
systems O
tell O
me O
why O
companies O
shell O
out O
1000's O
for O
RDBMS O
? O

I O
'm O
not O
posting O
just O
to O
tell O
you O
my O
boring O
stories O
though O
. O

They O
suppose O
themselves O
, O
indeed O
, O
to O
be O
whigs O
, O
because O
they O
no O
longer O
know O
what O
whigism O
or O
republicanism O
means O
. O
" O

and O
conclusion O
: O
" O
On O
the O
basis O
of O
the O
results O
from O
GAIT O
, O
it O
seems O
prudent O
to O
tell O
our O
patients O
with O
symptomatic O
osteoarthritis O
of O
the O
knee O
that O
neither O
glucosamine O
hydrochloride O
nor O
chondroitin O
sulfate O
alone O
has O
been O
shown O
to O
be O
more O
efficacious O
than O
placebo O
for O
the O
treatment O
of O
knee O
pain O
. O

So O
in O
that O
regard O
I O
suppose O
standup O
is O
difficult O
, O
like O
a O
stage O
actor O
reading O
the O
same O
lines O
every O
night O
for O
years O
, O
but O
altering O
them O
slightly O
each O
time O
for O
personal O
satisfaction O
. O

I O
suppose O
NASA B-ORG
could O
borrow O
a O
nuke O
submarine O
and O
do O
a O
test O
run O
of O
a O
crew O
who O
have O
been O
selected O
for O
the O
Mars O
trip O
. O

To O
hear O
Bill O
English O
tell O
the O
story O
, O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
is O
about O
to O
enter O
the O
Stygian O
darkness O
of O
a O
fullblown O
Stalinist O
dictatorship O
. O

Only O
experience O
will O
tell O
-- O
both O
your O
2 O
and O
countless O
others O
. O

The O
Atkins O
diet O
is O
harming O
the O
health O
of O
many O
people O
, O
and O
Subway O
continues O
to O
support O
the O
Atkins O
diet O
. O

I O
suppose O
enough O
ladies O
my O
age O
have O
to O
make O
this O
kind O
of O
choice O
, O
so O
I O
'm O
not O
on O
my O
own O
. O

News O
and O
other O
information O
- O
They O
directly O
or O
indirectly O
own O
all O
the O
major O
news O
media O
, O
and O
can O
therefore O
tell O
the O
public O
exactly O
what O
they O
want O
them O
to O
hear O
, O
and O
deny O
the O
public O
the O
information O
they O
do O
not O
want O
them O
to O
see O
, O
hear O
or O
read O
. O

Well O
I O
suppose O
if O
those O
jerks O
are O
going O
to O
go O
to O
that O
much O
trouble O
to O
steal O
gas O
, O
there O
's O
not O
much O
that O
can O
be O
done O
. O

Rachel O
keeps O
leading O
him O
further O
out O
, O
and O
soon O
Sean O
can O
tell O
that O
the O
mud O
is O
a O
little O
more O
than O
ankle O
deep O
. O

Documentation O
is O
SOOOO O
overrated O
; O
Is O
there O
any O
way O
to O
tell O
which O
authentication O
method O
is O
used O
, O
or O
any O
other O
insight O
where O
to O
look O
for O
this O
issue O
? O

While O
you O
are O
likely O
quite O
proud O
of O
your O
home O
& O
its O
restoration O
, O
because O
of O
newsreader O
limitations O
, O
this O
newsgroup O
will O
not O
be O
an O
appropriate O
place O
to O
posts O
files O
with O
graphics O
, O
however O
, O
by O
all O
means O
offer O
to O
send O
via O
e-mail O
or O
scan O
into O
your O
web O
pages O
then O
tell O
us O
the O
URL O
. O

When O
I O
tell O
my O
Native O
American B-NORP
friends O
about O
the O
arrangement O
, O
they O
accept O
it O
as O
typical O
. O

Now O
suppose O
some O
non O
- O
" O
field O
officers O
" O
had O
classified O
identities O
and O
you O
did O
n't O
have O
the O
clearance O
or O
the O
need O
to O
know O
. O

Can O
we O
tell O
a O
terminal O
patient O
to O
relax O
, O
it O
's O
not O
really O
all O
that O
big O
a O
deal O
, O
after O
all O
it O
's O
an O
illusion O
? O

I O
suppose O
a O
cougar O
might O
feast O
on O
them O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
else O
. O

My O
brother O
used O
to O
tell O
this O
joke O
at O
his O
wife O
's O
expense O
: O
He O
'd O
say O
that O
there O
is O
a O
joke O
, O
" O
Which O
stretches O
farther O
, O
skin O
or O
rubber O
? O
" O

There O
is O
no O
paleontologic O
, O
petrologic O
, O
mineralogic O
, O
stratigraphic O
, O
paleomagnetic O
, O
nor O
structural O
evidence O
to O
suppose O
his O
placement O
of O
Australia B-GPE
anywhere O
near O
western O
north O
or O
South B-LOC
America I-LOC
when O
Pangea O
existed O
is O
based O
on O
reality O
. O

Can O
someone O
tell O
me O
what O
G O
card O
is O
set O
up O
without O
a O
battle O
? O

You O
can O
never O
have O
too O
much O
horsepower O
I O
suppose O
but O
anything O
beyond O
100 O
is O
for O
getting O
into O
trouble O
with O
the O
Connie O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
do O
anything O
stupid O
like O
tell O
her O
it O
is O
a O
national O
final O
, O
of O
course O
. O

Or O
they O
can O
nicely O
tell O
the O
player O
that O
he O
or O
she O
is O
not O
welcome O
to O
play O
in O
their O
casino O
. O

I O
suppose O
water O
steam O
is O
n't O
water O
, O
either O
. O

Suppose O
I O
decide O
we O
can O
do O
without O
the O
miracles O
Jesus O
performed O
. O

This O
also O
means O
that O
all O
computers O
on O
the O
local O
network O
need O
to O
support O
Jumbo O
frames O
. O

He O
barely O
looked O
up O
from O
his O
podium O
to O
tell O
me O
the O
brake O
pads O
were O
n't O
there O
and O
, O
next O
time O
, O
make O
an O
appointment O
before O
I O
brought O
my O
car O
in O
. O

I O
suppose O
backtracking O
creates O
predicates O
in O
the O
code O
, O
which O
the O
interpreter O
does O
n't O
understand O
. O

I O
suppose O
if O
C O
had O
several O
deep O
pocket O
corporate O
backers O
, O
pouring O
money O
into O
C O
Open O
Source O
development O
, O
then O
the O
libraries O
would O
be O
better O
. O

- O
throughout O
the O
year O
parents O
punish O
their O
kids O
for O
telling O
falsehoods O
but O
at O
Christmas O
they O
themselves O
tell O
their O
children O
the O
Santa B-PERSON
Claus I-PERSON
lie O
- O
Is O
it O
Biblical O
to O
teach O
your O
children O
Myths O
and O
Falsehoods O
? O

Could O
you O
tell O
Mission O
Control O
to O
turn O
up O
the O
volume O
? O

So O
tell O
us O
which O
modern O
cell O
- O
phones O
do O
n't O
have O
remote O
activation O
capacities O
? O

Can O
any O
one O
tell O
me O
the O
ID O
of O
the O
Infosys O
Campus O
Connect O
portal O
. O

It O
is O
not O
bad O
, O
as O
texts O
go O
, O
but O
nothing O
entitles O
us O
to O
suppose O
that O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
wrote O
stuff O
that O
does O
not O
make O
sense O
, O
as O
Q O
sometimes O
does O
not O
. O

And O
then O
there O
's O
Schubert O
's O
" O
An O
Sylvia O
" O
, O
which O
I O
suppose O
transcends O
any O
composition O
by O
any O
mere O
Englishman O
. O

" O
Deeds O
will O
tell O
, O
deeds O
do O
tell O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

Nor O
do O
jews O
rule O
America B-GPE
make O
its O
laws O
or O
tell O
the O
courts O
how O
to O
decide O
. O

I O
suppose O
my O
next O
perhaps O
retorical O
question O
is O
how O
long O
before O
we O
can O
expect O
these O
things O
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naturally O
well O
endowed O
I O
suppose O
I O
'd O
bounce O
. O

wrote O
: O
Hopefully O
someone O
can O
tell O
me O
where O
and O
when O
was O
a O
glider O
first O
towed O
aloft O
by O
an O
aircraft O
? O

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the O
US B-GPE
pulls O
out O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
tomorrow O
. O

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's O
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hard O
to O
believe O
, O
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after O
seeing O
Mr. O
Streitz O
's O
book O
, O
I O
no O
longer O
doubt O
it O
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it O
reminds O
one O
that O
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lunatic O
fringe O
extends O
much O
farther O
out O
than O
one O
normally O
supposes O
. O

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, O
through O
illness O
, O
injury O
, O
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accident O
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you O
were O
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find O
yourself O
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Alone O
. O

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you O
meant O
to O
say O
, O
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course O
, O
is O
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s O
suppose O
that O
potatoes O
and O
maize O
are O
native O
to O
Europe B-GPE
. O
" O

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for O
the O
lesson O
teach O
I O
suppose O
perfect O
people O
like O
you O
never O
make O
typos O
? O

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, O
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someone O
does O
n't O
read O
the O
newspapers O
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does O
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know O
anything O
about O
the O
wider O
world O
, O
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just O
accepts O
whatever O
close O
aides O
tell O
him O
, O
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might O
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believe O
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impossible O
things O
before O
breakfast O
. O

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I O
want O
to O
explore O
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following O
metaquestion O
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suppose O
someone O
sends O
you O
a O
complicated O
solution O
to O
a O
famous O
decades O
- O
old O
math O
problem O
, O
like O
P O
vs. O
NP O
. O

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would O
suppose O
these O
crew O
were O
navigating O
the O
coast O
of O
Cyprus O
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be O
wrong O
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will O
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be O
on O
the O
dime O
to O
tell O
voters O
where O
exactly O
the O
money O
for O
upgrading O
the O
transportation O
infrastructure O
will O
come O
from O
. O

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I O
measure O
these O
angles O
with O
my O
sextant O
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add O
them O
up O
. O

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some O
might O
describe O
it O
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. O

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anyone O
tell O
me O
what O
cleaning O
products O
are O
best O
for O
cleaning O
my O
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treasured O
antique O
wood O
furniture O
? O

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tell O
us O
- O
what O
has O
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little O
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ever O
done O
that O
he O
should O
suffer O
? O

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ramble O
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tell O
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seem O
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Google B-ORG
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benna O
wrote O
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s O
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I O
made O
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second O
post O
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Karl O
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the O
like O
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but O
tell O
me O
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tell O
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running O
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the O
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delta O
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outdelta2 O
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outdelta3 O
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outdelta4 O
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that O
' O
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lot O
' O
should O
be O
saying O
' O
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is O
web O
standards O
- O
compliant O
, O
that O
is O
not O
' O
. O

I O
thought O
golf O
balls O
were O
made O
from O
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very O
long O
thin O
elastic O
cord O
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sphere O
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round O
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bladder O
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dimpled O
skin O
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I O
suppose O
modern O
ones O
are O
solid O
now O
are O
they O
? O

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at O
lkeast O
no O
non-expert O
can O
tell O
just O
by O
looking O
at O
an O
MLB O
player O
whether O
or O
which O
drugs O
he O
has O
used O
. O

" O
Ca O
n't O
tell O
without O
more O
info O
. O

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, O
with O
global O
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the O
ensuing O
fight O
for O
survival O
, O
I O
suppose O
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what O
the O
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future O
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tell O
you O
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hire O
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connect O
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associating O
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work O
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the O
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of O
the O
supernatural O
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I O
can O
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reluctance O
stems O
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belief O
that O
real O
scholars O
always O
reject O
the O
supernatural O
. O

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you O
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conserve O
volume O
, O
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that O
the O
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at O
ambient O
temp O
I O
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you O
conserve O
mass O
. O

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is O
part O
of O
my O
pysche O
that O
people O
are O
differant O
all O
over O
the O
world O
, O
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that O
we O
should O
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live O
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let O
live O
' O
and O
celebrate O
these O
differances O
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it O
goads O
me O
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witness O
what O
is O
almost O
hate O
speech O
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from O
anybody O
to O
anybody O
else O
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nature O
of O
my O
reply O
to O
you O
. O

cool O
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it O
'll O
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you O
'll O
have O
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have O
it O
re-hatched O
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's O
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so O
many O
times O
one O
can O
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piece O
of O
work O
of O
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issues O
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what O
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producers O
call O
the O
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& O
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& O
quot O
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my O
eyes O
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& O
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; O

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these O
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complicated O
issues O
that O
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to O
tune-out O
, O
what O
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producers O
call O
the O
' O
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-- O
my O
eyes O
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the O
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will O
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felt O
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fabric O
of O
her O
clothes O
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back O
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across O
her O
skin O
as O
she O
walked O
towards O
him O
, O
and O
imagined O
they O
were O
his O
hands O
upon O
her O
. O

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they O
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to O
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patient O
as O
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Hume O
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effort O
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the O
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closed O
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it O
, O
it O
glides O
open O
. O

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the O
film O
they O
want O
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all O
the O
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have O
to O
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teenager O
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film O
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reaction O
. O

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eyes O
gleamed O
. O

They O
are O
n't O
supporting O
whatever O
as O
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as O
trying O
to O
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me O
, O
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it O
's O
as O
close O
as O
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nutter O
will O
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get O
to O
support O
. O
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irony O
of O
life O
is O
that O
, O
by O
the O
time O
you O
're O
old O
enough O
to O
know O
your O
way O
around O
, O
you O
're O
not O
going O
anywhere O
. O

What O
do O
you O
mean O
that O
it O
Glides O
? O

& O
quot O
; O
Toe-kee-o O
& O
quot O
; O
Ought O
to O
be O
& O
quot O
; O
toe-kyoe O
& O
quot O
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, O
where O
both O
syllables O
rhyme O
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have O
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is O
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& O
quot O
; O
oh-oo O
& O
quot O
; O
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glided O
together O
-RRB- O
... O
at O

At O
length O
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the O
lid O
was O
raised O
, O
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she O
was O
about O
to O
replace O
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parchment O
in O
the O
chest O
, O
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figure O
glided O
silently O
from O
a O
dark O
corner O
of O
the O
window-seat O
and O
confronted O
her O
. O

Unfortunately O
I O
have O
to O
keep O
selling O
it O
every O
time O
I O
find O
a O
nice O
piece O
, O
but O
eventually O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
keep O
some O
of O
it O
- O
I O
like O
the O
organic O
colors O
, O
the O
matte O
glazes O
, O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
feel O
& O
quot O
; O
of O
them O
, O
and O
they O
just O
look O
so O
darn O
good O
! O

Quite O
regularly O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
my O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
& O
quot O
; O
when O
I O
read O
polysyllabic O
discourse O
on O
the O
themes O
of O
poststructuralism O
and O
postmodernism O
; O
what O
I O
understand O
is O
largely O
truism O
or O
error O
, O
but O
that O
is O
only O
a O
fraction O
of O
the O
total O
word O
count O
. O

But O
markets O
took O
some O
heart O
from O
the O
warning O
signs O
, O
hoping O
that O
they O
would O
goad O
the O
Federal O
Reserve O
to O
lower O
interest O
rates O
more O
. O

What O
I O
can O
find O
is O
that O
the O
pilot O
must O
make O
a O
very O
fast O
determination O
on O
whether O
to O
attempt O
to O
enter O
an O
auto-rotation O
state O
, O
or O
attempt O
to O
glide O
to O
a O
landing O
. O

And O
even O
so O
, O
if O
you O
refinish O
it O
, O
do O
n't O
get O
carried O
away O
and O
make O
it O
gleam O
like O
a O
mirror O
. O

Needless O
to O
say O
, O
this O
means O
that O
Richardson O
is O
still O
, O
after O
5 O
years O
, O
sitting O
on O
his O
hands O
waiting O
for O
someone O
else O
to O
do O
his O
work O
for O
him O
, O
while O
shamelesasly O
trying O
to O
goad O
others O
into O
this O
by O
preposterous O
bluster O
. O

------------------------------- O
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if O
you O
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go O
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plane O
that O
will O
glide O
in O
a O
similar O
manner O
, O
and O
take O
a O
good O
instructor O
too O
. O

Somebody O
posted O
this O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
related O
to O
the O
recent O
threads O
here O
about O
& O
quot O
; O
sieh O
& O
quot O
; O
in O
the O
monument O
inscription O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
Note O
the O
word O
& O
quot O
; O
SIEH O
& O
quot O
; O
: O
most O
people O
glide O
by O
this O
and O
simply O
say O
& O
quot O
; O
sith O
& O
quot O
; O
or O
& O
quot O
; O
since O
& O
quot O
; O
- O
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that O
is O
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not O
the O
word O
used O
, O
and O
it O
is O
difficult O
to O
believe O
it O
is O
a O
mistake O
. O

Henare O
goaded O
Mallard O
, O
Mallard O
gave O
him O
a O
bit O
of O
a O
push O
or O
a O
slap O
or O
the O
like O
. O

You O
can O
actually O
throw O
the O
thing O
and O
it O
will O
glide O
right O
out O
of O
the O
box O
with O
no O
ballast O
. O

The O
pilot O
was O
attempting O
to O
glide O
to O
the O
FDL O
runway O
. O

The O
only O
reason O
there O
's O
a O
problem O
is O
because O
you O
goad O
him O
. O

Olive O
oil O
not O
only O
makes O
it O
easier O
for O
the O
blade O
to O
glide O
over O
your O
face O
or O
legs O
, O
but O
it O
moisturizes O
your O
skin O
as O
well O
. O

The O
revelations O
offered O
by O
the O
New O
York O
Times O
regarding O
Bush O
's O
pre-invasion O
decision O
to O
go O
to O
war O
no O
matter O
what O
, O
and O
his O
decision O
to O
goad O
Iraq O
into O
a O
war O
whether O
or O
not O
they O
posed O
a O
threat O
, O
passed O
through O
the O
waters O
of O
the O
mainstream O
media O
with O
nary O
a O
ripple O
. O

If O
your O
tool O
work O
is O
good O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
a O
finish O
as O
it O
will O
gleam O
like O
a O
mirror O
just O
from O
the O
rubbing O
of O
the O
bevel O
. O

I O
suppose O
one O
consolation O
is O
that O
a O
not-insignificant O
number O
of O
people O
do O
n't O
understand O
the O
difference O
between O
million O
and O
billion O
anyway O
, O
so O
any O
story O
that O
has O
big O
number O
in O
it O
just O
makes O
their O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
. O

That O
's O
a O
difference O
of O
$ O
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BEFORE O
the O
dealer O
gouges O
you O
. O

Or O
perhaps O
I O
can O
use O
an O
existing O
synchronizeable O
event O
, O
but O
to O
be O
blunt O
the O
docs O
for O
events O
make O
my O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
-- O
I O
do O
n't O
understand O
what O
half O
of O
the O
event O
types O
are O
for O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
trying O
to O
goad O
you O
into O
an O
argument O
, O
just O
curious O
about O
it O
. O

It O
was O
fun O
to O
watch O
him O
glide O
back O
up O
through O
the O
field O
to O
be O
able O
to O
fight O
the O
HMS O
teams O
after O
the O
yallar O
line O
penalty O
. O

Unfortunately O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
books O
that O
seem O
to O
just O
glide O
over O
these O
important O
design O
fundermentals O
. O

And O
I O
glad O
to O
see O
that O
for O
once O
you O
let O
those O
trvths O
glide O
by O
without O
comment O
. O

She O
stood O
up O
and O
glided O
toward O
the O
door O
, O
turning O
only O
once O
she O
was O
there O
. O

If O
you O
know O
the O
terrain O
, O
it O
's O
obvious O
that O
you O
can O
glide O
around O
the O
mountain O
and O
land O
in O
the O
notch O
on O
the O
other O
side O
. O

That O
's O
$ O
6725 O
BEFORE O
the O
dealer O
gouges O
you O
. O

Bigfoot O
never O
left O
tracks O
in O
the O
mud O
and O
glided O
across O
the O
groung O
. O

Last O
year O
, O
he O
goaded O
Bill O
Clinton O
into O
an O
angry O
outburst O
during O
a O
discussion O
of O
Osama O
bin O
Laden O
. O

It O
really O
reduced O
the O
amount O
of O
wear O
on O
the O
nib O
and O
it O
glides O
over O
the O
surface O
. O

The O
aircraft O
would O
be O
able O
to O
hold O
altitude O
on O
two O
engines O
and O
even O
if O
all O
four O
failed O
, O
the O
aircraft O
will O
glide O
. O

He O
pointed O
out O
that O
if O
I O
was O
to O
suffer O
an O
engine O
failure O
at O
any O
time O
after O
passing O
the O
numbers O
downwind O
and O
not O
be O
able O
to O
glide O
to O
the O
runway O
, O
if O
I O
did O
n't O
die O
in O
the O
crash O
he O
'd O
kill O
me O
for O
embarrassing O
him O
! O

It O
's O
like O
the O
clipped-wing O
Cubs O
-- O
does O
n't O
glide O
very O
well O
. O

But O
what O
happens O
when O
it O
glides O
to O
the O
side O
of O
the O
road O
? O

As O
Northeastern O
glided O
like O
a O
giant O
pedagogical O
battleship O
toward O
the O
end O
of O
its O
second O
century O
, O
there O
came O
a O
sneak O
attack O
from O
the O
employment O
sector O
. O

We O
encourage O
all O
of O
you O
to O
continue O
to O
glide O
with O
pride O
, O
be O
good O
and O
responsible O
Segway O
citizens O
, O
find O
opportunities O
to O
glide O
with O
your O
friends O
, O
and O
continue O
a O
long O
and O
successful O
life O
in O
the O
Segway O
community O
. O

With O
a O
series O
of O
approaching O
bangs O
, O
the O
slack O
is O
pulled O
out O
of O
the O
couplers O
between O
the O
cars O
, O
and O
the O
car O
begins O
to O
glide O
-- O
surprisingly O
noiselessly O
-- O
away O
from O
the O
passenger O
platform O
. O

Sometimes O
I O
like O
to O
mention O
myself O
in O
the O
third O
person O
, O
to O
underscore O
the O
attitude O
of O
greatness O
Mostly O
, O
though O
, O
the O
self-mockery O
is O
too O
much O
of O
a O
personal O
joke O
, O
so O
I O
stick O
to O
trying O
to O
goad O
you O
. O

Engine O
failure O
in O
the O
gyro O
: O
You O
glide O
down O
in O
an O
autorotation O
and O
land O
. O

No O
? O
I O
'm O
just O
guessing O
here O
, O
but O
is O
n't O
the O
point O
behind O
the O
downward O
slope O
to O
the O
cylinder O
to O
keep O
pilots O
who O
are O
below O
the O
floor O
from O
having O
to O
glide O
all O
the O
way O
to O
the O
airport O
to O
get O
a O
finish O
? O

There O
would O
be O
a O
charioteer O
, O
and O
he O
, O
in O
those O
ancient O
times O
, O
in O
order O
to O
goad O
the O
horses O
to O
pull O
the O
chariot O
, O
would O
make O
a O
sound O
like O
ra O
. O

The O
V-22 O
ca O
n't O
glide O
as O
well O
as O
an O
airplane O
, O
and O
it O
ca O
n't O
hover O
as O
well O
as O
a O
helicopter O
. O

House O
Democrats O
set O
their O
strategy O
as O
Adm. O
Michael O
Mullen O
, O
President O
Bush O
's O
choice O
to O
become O
the O
next O
chairman O
of O
the O
Joint O
Chiefs O
of O
Staff O
, O
glided O
through O
his O
confirmation O
hearing O
at O
the O
Senate O
Armed O
Services O
Committee O
. O

Truth O
is O
a O
torch O
that O
gleams O
through O
the O
fog O
without O
dispelling O
it O
. O

The O
tragedy O
would O
be O
that O
in O
the O
end O
, O
the O
U.S. O
may O
goad O
Iran O
in O
to O
a O
real O
nuclear O
weapons O
program O
. O

the O
last O
time O
he O
was O
driving O
home O
with O
his O
trailer O
in O
tow O
when O
he O
just O
glided O
to O
a O
stop O
. O

You O
want O
to O
read O
about O
the O
Transat O
-LRB- O
another O
Canadian O
airline O
-RRB- O
Flight O
236 O
which O
ran O
out O
of O
fuel O
over O
the O
Atlantic O
, O
and O
managed O
to O
glide O
to O
the O
only O
bit O
of O
rock O
poking O
out O
of O
the O
water O
- O
the O
Azores O
. O

With O
the O
other O
candidates O
marginalized O
the O
two O
of O
them O
will O
glide O
through O
most O
of O
the O
primaries O
with O
plenty O
of O
money O
ready O
to O
do O
real O
damage O
in O
the O
general O
election O
. O

Unlike O
the O
hardworking O
staff O
of O
Texas O
Instruments O
we O
are O
rather O
simple O
bunnies O
and O
and O
our O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
in O
the O
full O
glare O
of O
techno O
babble O
. O

course O
, O
we O
know O
that O
in O
this O
world O
, O
that O
job O
of O
warrior O
will O
never O
be O
done O
- O
as O
the O
postwar O
period O
ever O
glides O
seamlessly O
into O
the O
new O
prewar O
period O
. O
-RRB- O

If O
your O
point O
is O
that O
it O
was O
done O
to O
goad O
Japan O
into O
declaring O
war O
, O
you O
might O
be O
right O
, O
but O
the O
proximate O
cause O
was O
Japan O
's O
invasion O
of O
French O
Indochina O
, O
followed O
by O
the O
random O
slaughter O
of O
all O
the O
civilians O
they O
could O
get O
their O
hands O
on O
. O

He O
points O
to O
the O
power-driven O
metal O
stretcher O
that O
glides O
out O
at O
an O
incline O
. O

That O
wayne O
line O
is O
a O
thousand O
times O
better O
than O
& O
quot O
; O
I O
use O
the O
microphone O
like O
a O
plummer O
use O
a O
tool O
& O
quot O
; O
or O
& O
quot O
; O
though O
I O
was O
a O
donut O
you O
tried O
to O
glaze O
me O
& O
quot O
; O
but O
aint O
nobody O
trying O
to O
call O
schoolly O
d O
or O
rakim O
wack O
. O

Their O
ability O
to O
glide O
makes O
it O
easier O
to O
find O
what O
they O
need O
. O

I O
have O
an O
old O
cradle O
, O
actually O
a O
glider O
because O
it O
does O
n't O
rock O
, O
it O
glides O
back O
and O
forth O
. O

I O
was O
watching O
the O
movie O
Winged O
Migration O
the O
other O
night O
and O
was O
surprised O
to O
find O
that O
Swans O
do O
n't O
glide O
-LRB- O
except O
for O
landing O
-RRB- O
. O

A O
driver O
goads O
the O
horses O
, O
A O
driver O
goads O
the O
hero O
, O
A O
driver O
alerts O
to O
danger O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
looking O
to O
gouge O
anybody O
, O
or O
make O
a O
fortune O
, O
I O
'd O
just O
like O
to O
get O
an O
idea O
of O
what O
a O
fair O
garage-sale O
price O
would O
be O
. O

So O
one O
might O
be O
tempted O
to O
conclude O
that O
the O
airplane O
may O
be O
able O
to O
glide O
father O
, O
which O
is O
why O
I O
suspect O
you O
asked O
the O
question O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O

Santhosh O
George O
said O
it O
was O
an O
exciting O
experience O
to O
glide O
inside O
the O
G-Force O
vehicle O
with O
the O
co-travellers O
. O

I O
would O
like O
the O
page O
to O
glide O
into O
a O
new O
position O
. O

Normalizes O
your O
blood O
pressure O
and O
blood O
sugar O
levels O
. O

At O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
1970s O
, O
the O
US O
sought O
to O
normalize O
its O
relations O
with O
Beijing O
, O
in O
order O
to O
be O
able O
to O
extricate O
itself O
from O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
. O

Today O
in O
Ticino O
was O
another O
sensational O
win O
for O
Italian-Russian O
squad O
Tinkoff O
Credit O
Systems O
; O
Pavel O
Brutt O
nabbed O
Davide O
Rebellin O
-LRB- O
Gerolsteiner O
-RRB- O
and O
Luca O
Mazzanti O
-LRB- O
Ceramica O
Panaria-Navigare O
-RRB- O
on O
the O
line O
in O
the O
downtown O
Chiasso O
town O
after O
172.9 O
kilometres O
of O
racing O
. O

I O
try O
to O
nab O
every O
freecycle O
machine O
I O
see O
listed O
with O
an O
eye O
toward O
getting O
a O
few O
good O
working O
machines O
and O
I O
can O
always O
find O
homes O
for O
the O
ones O
I O
do O
n't O
needwant O
. O

And O
if O
you O
look O
over O
in O
this O
corner O
you O
can O
see O
the O
highest O
prime O
number O
nestled O
comfortably O
next O
to O
a O
ca O
n't O
miss O
plan O
for O
peace O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
. O

Balts B-NORP
, O
Slavs B-NORP
, O
Germans B-NORP
and O
Nordics O
nestled O
in-all O
the O
way O
north O
to O
the O
frozen O
scrags O
of O
Iceland O
. O

As O
a O
consequence O
of O
my O
methods O
, O
I O
nicked O
one O
of O
the O
wires O
going O
to O
the O
pre-cat O
O2 O
sensor O
, O
forgot O
to O
tape O
it O
up O
and O
drove O
for O
a O
couple O
weeks O
. O

-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O
PCA O
-LRB- O
unlike O
PCOMP O
-RRB- O
normalizes O
the O
eigenvectors O
by O
the O
square O
root O
of O
the O
eigenvalues O
. O

We O
were O
about O
to O
leave O
when O
we O
saw O
a O
dog O
approach O
him O
and O
nab O
him O
. O

Manual O
can O
be O
found O
at O
http O
: O
www.doggydoright.comid3.html O
---------- O
which O
he O
will O
if O
we O
're O
indoors O
-LRB- O
and O
have O
yummy O
treats O
which O
he O
will O
persistantly O
try O
to O
nab O
The O
dog O
only O
tries O
to O
& O
quot O
; O
nab O
& O
quot O
; O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
yummy O
treats O
& O
quot O
; O
in O
competition O
from O
the O
other O
dogs O
, O
Suja O
. O

I O
may O
have O
to O
nick O
it O
. O

I O
wonder O
if O
Bas O
has O
it O
so O
that O
I O
can O
nick O
it O
temporarily O
put O
it O
on O
my O
iPod O
for O
a O
while O
. O

He O
did O
it O
at O
around O
2am O
and O
the O
police O
tried O
to O
block O
off O
entrances O
to O
the O
drive O
to O
keep O
what O
little O
traffic O
there O
was O
out O
of O
his O
way O
until O
they O
could O
nab O
him O
. O

I O
also O
normalized O
some O
of O
the O
tom O
waveforms O
a O
little O
bit O
-LRB- O
- O
3db O
-RRB- O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
was O
thinking O
of O
early O
evening O
, O
but O
perhaps O
nighttime O
predators O
might O
be O
likely O
to O
nab O
it O
before O
it O
had O
a O
chance O
to O
find O
shelter O
. O
-RRB- O

Murtha O
nabs O
$ O
150M O
pork O
. O

Still O
, O
if O
someone O
nicks O
my O
truck O
, O
the O
likely O
response O
is O
& O
quot O
; O
no O
biggie O
, O
not O
the O
first O
or O
the O
last O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

you O
'd O
want O
to O
do O
this O
, O
too O
, O
because O
you O
might O
nab O
some O
lurking O
problems O
. O

This O
year O
one O
of O
their O
cats O
, O
Pinkey O
nabbed O
an O
entire O
gifilte O
fish O
. O

The O
Packers O
nabbed O
Vernand O
Morency O
in O
a O
simialarly-timed O
swap O
last O
year O
and O
he O
would O
up O
playing O
a O
big O
role O
. O

When O
he O
was O
avenged O
of O
every O
attitude O
embarked O
to O
hurt O
him O
, O
he O
nestled O
into O
a O
little O
peace O
of O
mind O
of O
his O
own O
. O

It O
sounds O
like O
they O
gave O
you O
a O
windshield O
out O
of O
a O
wrecked O
car O
, O
where O
they O
pried O
it O
out O
of O
the O
channel O
with O
a O
screwdriver O
and O
nicked O
it O
all O
over O
. O

If O
someone O
sees O
my O
family O
walk O
away O
from O
the O
car O
and O
then O
nicks O
it O
, O
all O
they O
've O
got O
to O
do O
is O
look O
for O
home O
among O
the O
stored O
destinations O
and O
the O
car O
will O
take O
them O
right O
to O
the O
door O
of O
my O
empty O
house O
. O

Sashwat O
. O
. O
nicked O
as O
Rishu O
Age O
- O
19 O
Currently O
in O
NITRKL O
1st O
yr O
B.Tech O
doing O
M.E O
. O

Reluctant O
to O
stop O
the O
riders O
on O
the O
busy O
highway O
, O
especially O
since O
many O
Zoobombers O
openly O
admit O
trying O
to O
elude O
police O
who O
attempt O
to O
pull O
them O
over O
, O
Kruger O
said O
his O
officers O
try O
to O
nab O
them O
for O
stop-sign O
violations O
on O
their O
way O
to O
the O
off-ramps O
. O

Anymore O
after O
they O
nick O
you O
pretty O
good O
just O
to O
get O
in O
, O
you O
can O
expect O
to O
be O
hit O
up O
again O
IF O
you O
want O
to O
see O
the O
race O
from O
a O
desireable O
vantage O
point O
. O

I O
remember O
Hobbes O
still O
tried O
to O
nestle O
with O
his O
mama O
after O
she O
was O
spayed O
. O

Her O
vision O
normalized O
within O
one O
year O
. O

North O
and O
South O
Korean O
leaders O
held O
a O
summit O
in O
October O
that O
resulted O
in O
a O
call O
for O
a O
meeting O
of O
three O
or O
four O
parties O
to O
lay O
groundwork O
for O
a O
formal O
peace O
treaty O
and O
normalized O
US-North O
Korean O
relations O
. O

I O
shall O
nick O
that O
from O
you O
, O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
mind O
. O

I O
hope O
no O
one O
nicks O
the O
exhaust O
and O
leaves O
the O
bike O
! O
! O

If O
I O
was O
able O
to O
reduce O
the O
noise O
level O
, O
it O
returned O
when O
I O
normalized O
. O

And O
they O
WILL O
nick O
the O
paint O
, O
too O
. O

And O
I O
hope O
that O
they O
will O
not O
just O
sit O
on O
the O
fence O
waiting O
for O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
Palestinians B-NORP
to O
solve O
the O
problem O
and O
then O
to O
normalize O
their O
relations O
with O
Israel O
and O
to O
support O
the O
process O
. O

However O
, O
it O
is O
dead O
wrong O
to O
talk O
about O
& O
quot O
; O
the O
plane O
that O
nicked O
the O
corner O
of O
the O
South O
Tower O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

Now O
might O
be O
a O
good O
time O
to O
nab O
one. O
& O
quot O
; O

I O
nabbed O
one O
on O
eBay O
for O
less O
than O
$ O
100 O
earlier O
this O
year O
-LRB- O
retail O
was O
in O
the O
range O
of O
$ O
250 O
-RRB- O
and O
I O
'm O
very O
taken O
with O
it O
. O

By O
the O
time O
is O
was O
doing O
his O
gemcitabin O
treatment O
it O
was O
detected O
a O
vein O
cava O
trombo O
so O
he O
has O
been O
taking O
Sintrom O
4mg O
in O
order O
to O
normalize O
his O
INR O
. O

' O
Twiggys O
' O
is O
situated O
on O
the O
Derbyshire-Cheshire O
border O
, O
and O
nestles O
in O
the O
foothills O
of O
the O
Peak O
District O
. O

My O
simple O
test O
was O
to O
create O
a O
-90dB O
sinewave O
and O
reduce O
it O
by O
10dB O
and O
then O
normalize O
the O
whole O
thing O
to O
0dB O
. O

I O
think O
they O
nick O
named O
him O
Robo-QB O
or O
something O
like O
that O
. O

Whether O
you O
or O
Hagar O
want O
to O
believe O
it O
or O
not O
this O
bill O
is O
designed O
to O
nobble O
National O
as O
much O
as O
possible O
. O

My O
bet O
is O
they O
were O
really O
looking O
for O
fugitives O
trying O
to O
leave O
the O
country O
, O
and O
it O
's O
a O
lot O
easier O
to O
catch O
them O
on O
the O
US O
side O
than O
to O
hope O
the O
Canadians O
will O
nab O
them O
and O
then O
have O
to O
deal O
with O
extradition O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
last O
for O
long O
, O
and O
with O
the O
switch O
to O
wet O
food O
, O
his O
water O
consumption O
normalized O
. O

For O
the O
most O
part O
this O
is O
overkill O
for O
podcasters O
, O
but O
it O
certainly O
does O
n't O
hurt O
to O
normalize O
the O
whole O
thing O
by O
a O
dB O
or O
two O
. O

It O
is O
possible O
you O
can O
use O
the O
three O
or O
four O
bands O
of O
such O
an O
eq O
to O
nick O
out O
the O
pressurization O
zone O
, O
and O
the O
first O
couple O
modes O
. O

On O
a O
few O
rare O
, O
precious O
occasions O
, O
when O
they O
're O
not O
on O
a O
job O
and O
no O
one O
is O
after O
them O
, O
she O
is O
able O
to O
wheedle O
Mal O
and O
her O
brother O
into O
allowing O
her O
to O
put O
on O
the O
suit O
and O
go O
outside O
to O
nestle O
against O
Serenity O
's O
hull O
. O

We O
nestled O
overnight O
at O
the O
Cavo O
Grosso O
Bungalows O
by O
the O
beach O
. O

She O
put O
his O
arms O
around O
his O
neck O
and O
nestled O
her O
head O
against O
his O
shoulder O
. O

If O
you O
need O
to O
create O
an O
XML O
document O
with O
innerHTML O
, O
you O
will O
have O
to O
normalize O
it O
yourself O
. O

I O
take O
the O
battery O
with O
me O
as O
I O
think O
it O
is O
unlikely O
they O
'll O
just O
nick O
the O
lights O
and O
I O
usually O
charge O
the O
battery O
at O
work O
. O

Most O
of O
us O
use O
a O
pocket O
knife O
- O
carefully O
, O
so O
as O
to O
not O
nick O
the O
wire O
. O

I O
've O
found O
one O
of O
the O
last O
healthy O
bison O
- O
maybe O
I O
will O
just O
nestle O
in O
and O
see O
if O
I O
can O
get O
some O
free O
blood O
. O

OK O
, O
I O
nicked O
this O
from O
another O
ng O
, O
but O
it O
's O
worth O
a O
look O
if O
you O
want O
a O
giggle O
. O

But O
others O
stated O
it O
had O
to O
have O
been O
later O
on O
, O
that O
they O
nabbed O
her O
and O
replaced O
her O
. O

I O
doubt O
that O
the O
' O
druggies O
' O
nicked O
it O
directly O
, O
it O
was O
about O
three O
miles O
away O
, O
and O
they O
would O
have O
been O
noticed O
. O

I O
'm O
hoping O
to O
use O
it O
when O
I O
go O
into O
town O
at O
night O
, O
then O
I O
do O
n't O
risk O
losing O
the O
N95 O
or O
getting O
it O
nicked O
: O
- O
-RRB- O
Can O
I O
just O
say O
, O
about O
the O
Nokia O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
believe O
this O
all-singing O
, O
all-dancing O
phone O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
text O
message O
reminder O
beep O
... O

He O
turned O
the O
corner O
and O
immediately O
whipped O
his O
right O
hand O
out O
to O
nab O
his O
gun O
. O

Jayne O
carefully O
laid O
the O
knife O
down O
, O
nestled O
it O
into O
the O
others O
, O
then O
looked O
up O
to O
meet O
Mal O
's O
eyes O
. O

They O
are O
n't O
going O
to O
be O
happy O
about O
this O
and O
they O
are O
going O
to O
be O
looking O
to O
nick O
pick O
the O
system O
. O

If O
the O
Palestinian O
reports O
are O
true O
, O
Israeli O
forces O
penetrated O
deep O
into O
the O
heart O
of O
Rafah O
late O
Friday O
night O
to O
nab O
Mohawah O
al-Qadi O
, O
a O
senior O
member O
of O
the O
Hamas O
's O
armed O
wing O
and O
a O
commander O
in O
the O
Executive O
Force O
. O

And O
nicked O
from O
McCartland O
as O
I O
understand O
. O

I O
could O
n't O
even O
nick O
the O
paper. O
. O

He O
'd O
nick O
it O
just O
to O
try O
it O
out O
. O

032707 O
AP O
: O
Leaders O
of O
Iraq O
Car-Bombing O
Ring O
Nabbed O
Leaders O
of O
a O
car-bombing O
ring O
believed O
responsible O
for O
the O
deaths O
of O
hundreds O
of O
Iraqis O
in O
the O
Shiite O
Sadr O
City O
enclave O
and O
elsewhere O
in O
Baghdad O
have O
been O
captured O
, O
the O
U.S. O
military O
said O
on O
Monday O
. O

Some O
converters O
nick O
more O
pixels O
than O
others O
, O
presumably O
because O
they O
use O
a O
larger O
convolution O
to O
interpolate O
each O
image O
pixel O
from O
. O

Seeing O
as O
this O
theft O
bollox O
is O
on O
the O
rise O
again O
I O
would O
like O
the O
help O
of O
you O
power O
rangers O
who O
seem O
to O
get O
a O
lot O
of O
bikes O
nicked O
Looking O
at O
getting O
this O
set O
for O
the O
garage O
Almax O
Immobiliser O
III O
Cisa O
28550-67 O
Lock O
Hardie O
Ground O
Anchor O
and O
one O
of O
these O
in O
the O
wall O
outside O
the O
flat O
. O

Even O
with O
all O
these O
soldiers O
and O
all O
this O
equipment O
, O
I O
knew O
that O
anywhere O
, O
at O
any O
time O
, O
any O
Iraqi O
with O
a O
gun O
, O
a O
wall O
to O
hide O
behind O
, O
and O
one O
decent O
eye O
could O
pick O
me O
off O
faster O
than O
a O
hawk O
nabs O
a O
mouse O
. O

It O
's O
not O
really O
RK O
Django O
's O
responsibility O
to O
normalize O
every O
possible O
SQL O
query O
across O
RK O
every O
possible O
backend O
. O

How O
long O
till O
the O
Skillswappers O
can O
nab O
you O
for O
a O
Django O
talk O
;- O
-RRB- O
On O
020807 O
, O
Simon O
Willison O
& O
lt O
; O
si O
... O

The O
user O
of O
the O
API O
does O
n't O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
when O
to O
normalize O
. O

On O
the O
basis O
, O
what O
he O
was O
going O
to O
do O
he O
said O
: O
he O
was O
going O
to O
write O
this O
wonderful O
book O
and O
he O
was O
going O
to O
let O
us O
all O
see O
it O
in O
case O
anyone O
did O
n't O
like O
anything O
and O
so O
we O
believed O
him O
; O
and O
what O
happened O
was O
he O
came O
out O
with O
some O
book O
called O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
Love O
You O
Make O
& O
quot O
; O
-LRB- O
I O
think O
it O
was O
called O
that O
-RRB- O
even O
nicked O
the O
title O
, O
is O
n't O
that O
wonderful O
? O

I O
know O
people O
can O
view O
the O
messages O
who O
are O
not O
members O
of O
the O
group O
and O
could O
most O
probably O
nick O
the O
password O
but O
I O
'm O
happy O
to O
have O
it O
on O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

Just O
so O
I O
understand O
, O
if O
I O
pump O
high O
octane O
fuel O
, O
it O
burns O
slower O
, O
and O
may O
cause O
the O
engine O
to O
think O
the O
mixture O
's O
too O
lean O
, O
and O
make O
it O
richer O
, O
right O
? O

I O
bought O
it O
to O
punch O
holes O
for O
coax O
connectors O
. O

I O
really O
would O
like O
to O
be O
able O
to O
be O
in O
a O
room O
with O
him O
tied O
up O
& O
kick O
& O
punch O
him O
but O
I O
know O
even O
if O
I O
could O
, O
I O
would O
n't O
& O
that O
is O
just O
so O
frustrating O
. O

They O
punched O
and O
slapped O
them O
, O
made O
them O
drink O
washing O
up O
liquid O
, O
Washing O
UP O
liquid O
? O

do O
all O
the O
trendy O
dog O
food O
companies O
pump O
money O
into O
campaigns O
for O
the O
adoption O
of O
unwanted O
dogs O
in O
shelters O
the O
way O
Eukanuba O
does O
? O

Maybe O
him O
and O
schumacher O
can O
punch O
the O
air O
together O
when O
a O
broken O
Renault B-ORG
wishbone O
comes O
to O
the O
screen O
. O

He O
wants O
solid O
heavy O
-LRB- O
as O
you O
progress O
-RRB- O
punches O
from O
each O
hand O
to O
the O
opposite O
target O
hand O
. O

" O
The O
Captain O
said O
- O
" O
Simon B-PERSON
sets O
his O
jaw O
and O
punches O
the O
button O
decisively O
. O

Then O
I O
carefully O
pump O
the O
jack O
till O
it O
breaks O
the O
bead O
away O
from O
the O
rim O
. O

Pump O
the O
pedal O
a O
couple O
of O
times O
and O
hold O
. O

You O
can O
pump O
conventional O
video O
wireless O
about O
a O
quarter O
mile O
without O
much O
work O
. O

will O
punch O
straight O
through O
all O
platters O
and O
cause O
enough O
shock O
to O
shatter O
the O
cast O
aluminum O
frame O
. O

the O
self O
- O
adjusters O
should O
take O
up O
the O
slack O
- O
pump O
the O
foot O
brake O
20 O
- O
30 O
times O
to O
do O
it O
. O

Go O
out O
for O
a O
quick O
run O
somewhere O
, O
or O
punch O
a O
boxing O
bag O
. O

Get O
your O
calculators O
out O
and O
punch O
away O
! O

It O
takes O
longer O
to O
remove O
the O
bike O
from O
it O
's O
metal O
shipping O
crate O
than O
it O
does O
to O
attach O
the O
front O
wheel O
and O
pump O
the O
front O
brake O
a O
few O
times O
to O
build O
up O
initial O
pressure O
. O

Repeat O
this O
on O
the O
other O
side O
, O
then O
pump O
the O
brake O
pedal O
until O
it O
firms O
up O
-LRB- O
seating O
the O
pads O
against O
the O
rotors O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
've O
seen O
many O
body O
channels O
crushed O
where O
people O
have O
put O
jacks O
underneath O
and O
pumped O
away O
. O

Running O
around O
to O
get O
that O
internship O
and O
family O
would O
be O
like O
going O
to O
the O
bus O
drivers O
or O
train O
conductors O
at O
each O
stop O
to O
get O
one O
's O
travel O
ticket O
punched O
. O

Blood O
and O
expectation O
pumped O
sluggish O
through O
his O
veins O
. O

Leekin O
appeared O
at O
the O
courthouse O
in O
January O
1999 O
to O
file O
a O
domestic O
violence O
injunction O
against O
Jackson B-GPE
, O
claiming O
Jackson B-GPE
punched O
and O
slapped O
her O
, O
scratched O
her O
chest O
and O
pushed O
her O
. O

It O
will O
gouge O
out O
a O
surface O
crater O
, O
not O
punch O
through O
to O
smash O
delicate O
internal O
stuff O
. O

This O
time O
I O
let O
the O
dough O
barely O
double O
then O
punched O
down O
and O
let O
it O
go O
thru O
a O
2nd O
rise O
allowing O
it O
to O
only O
double O
in O
volume O
. O

I O
think O
an O
analogy O
may O
clarify O
this O
issue O
: O
Money O
is O
like O
oxygen O
in O
the O
blood O
, O
the O
lungs O
-LRB- O
government O
-RRB- O
extract O
oxygen O
from O
the O
air O
, O
and O
the O
heart O
-LRB- O
Fed B-ORG
-RRB- O
pumps O
the O
blood O
throughout O
the O
body O
. O

I O
have O
yet O
to O
see O
a O
heart O
beat O
without O
a O
frequency O
I O
count O
4 O
of O
my O
heart O
beats O
while O
I O
punch O
you O
10 O
times O
on O
the O
nose O
. O

If O
the O
wireless O
was O
hung O
or O
lost O
connectivity O
, O
he O
would O
take O
a O
paper O
clip O
and O
punch O
the O
reset O
button O
. O

Also O
it O
did O
n't O
help O
he O
-LRB- O
or O
his O
team O
of O
monkeys O
-RRB- O
pumps O
out O
a O
: O
lot O
of O
stuff O
annually O
. O

What O
saved O
them O
were O
turnovers O
, O
particularly O
when O
Clements O
punched O
the O
ball O
out O
of O
Holt O
's O
hands O
. O

If O
I O
ca O
n't O
plug O
a O
Disk O
II O
controller O
card O
into O
it O
, O
it O
's O
not O
an O
Apple O
II O
. O

The O
pipeline O
pumps O
crude O
petroleum O
to O
the O
Dora O
refinery O
at O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
so O
that O
this O
sabotage O
directly O
harms O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
ability O
to O
provide O
fuel O
oil O
and O
gasoline O
to O
citizens O
. O

assuming O
you O
know O
of O
a O
watering O
hole O
which O
pumps O
Guinness B-ORG
. O

After O
the O
Ricky O
incident O
occurred O
she O
recounted O
how O
- O
after O
a O
play O
two O
years O
ago O
- O
two O
Squealiers O
kicked O
and O
punched O
Todd O
Heap O
while O
he O
was O
down O
, O
after O
a O
play O
and O
vicious O
helmet O
hit O
. O

Install O
the O
new O
inner O
tie O
rod O
and O
punch O
the O
new O
locking O
clip O
. O

It O
is O
well O
designed O
for O
forcing O
your O
opponent O
to O
punch O
your O
elbow O
-LRB- O
owwie O
owwie O
-RRB- O
and O
then O
riposte O
with O
a O
backfist O
or O
hammerfist O
-LRB- O
aka O
" O
Chopper O
" O
-RRB- O
. O

Adopting O
an O
almost O
automatic O
approach O
to O
painting O
, O
I O
often O
used O
what O
ever O
colours O
came O
to O
hand O
, O
I O
let O
the O
foreground O
and O
background O
clash O
, O
I O
scrubbed O
and O
jabbed O
and O
punched O
the O
paint O
brush O
at O
the O
canvas O
and O
paired O
colours O
I O
knew O
would O
viciously O
jar O
with O
each O
other O
. O

No O
difference O
when O
cold O
if O
I O
pump O
the O
pedal O
several O
times O
. O

But O
I O
once O
pumped O
sewage O
onto O
my O
own O
roof O
, O
a O
feat O
that O
still O
excites O
wide O
- O
eyed O
admiration O
from O
local O
plumbing O
experts O
. O

can O
punch O
through O
insulation O
. O

Punch O
out O
the O
centre O
of O
the O
bearing O
, O
move O
all O
the O
balls O
to O
one O
side O
and O
use O
a O
level O
to O
wedge O
the O
inner O
race O
away O
. O

This O
includes O
National B-ORG
's O
secret O
collaboration O
with O
the O
Exclusive O
Brethren O
, O
who O
pumped O
nearly O
$ O
1,500,000 O
into O
advertising O
to O
try O
to O
get O
National B-ORG
elected O
, O
and O
National B-ORG
's O
subsequent O
untruthful O
denials O
over O
this O
collaboration O
. O

His O
bunk O
was O
locked O
, O
but O
it O
was O
no O
trouble O
to O
override O
it O
and O
punch O
the O
hatch O
open O
. O

Iraq B-GPE
can O
pump O
about O
250,000 O
barrels O
a O
day O
from O
the O
northern O
fields O
. O

After O
I O
pump O
the O
gas O
pedal O
a O
few O
times O
it O
runs O
fine O
afterwards O
. O

Officer O
A O
then O
punched O
me O
hard O
in O
the O
face O
and O
he O
said O
" O
These O
black O
monkeys O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
back O
to O
their O
country O
... O
" O

Red O
heart O
beats O
faster O
, O
pumps O
rich O
, O
red O
blood O
through O
the O
connected O
veins O
of O
our O
lives O
, O
nurturing O
and O
nourishing O
us O
all O
. O

Our O
body O
tingles O
with O
life O
that O
has O
long O
been O
dormant O
; O
our O
heart O
pumps O
strong O
and O
true O
with O
the O
power O
of O
humanity O
beating O
as O
one O
. O

Anyone O
quick O
enough O
to O
even O
back O
into O
the O
role O
of O
Hero O
can O
punch O
you O
out O
faster O
than O
you O
can O
pull O
the O
trigger O
. O

Should O
we O
start O
a O
pool O
on O
how O
many O
players O
he O
punches O
or O
challenges O
to O
a O
fight O
? O

If O
you O
do O
use O
a O
debit O
card O
, O
take O
notice O
of O
nearby O
people O
and O
surveillance O
cameras O
before O
you O
punch O
in O
your O
PIN O
. O

He O
punched O
pictures O
, O
broke O
glass O
and O
sustained O
lacerations O
that O
required O
six O
sutures O
... O
he O
expressed O
hopelessness O
and O
possible O
suicide O
thoughts O
. O
" O

Eventually O
gold O
punched O
through O
that O
value O
and O
is O
now O
closing O
in O
on O
triple O
that O
value O
and O
none O
of O
the O
big O
banks O
fell O
on O
their O
face O
over O
metals O
exposure O
. O

Mandibles O
agape O
, O
the O
stork O
pumped O
its O
throat O
until O
the O
agitated O
frog O
could O
no O
longer O
struggle O
against O
the O
bird O
's O
throat O
muscles O
. O

The O
hot O
water O
machine O
had O
sucked O
up O
a O
jellyfish O
& O
pumped O
it O
into O
my O
suit O
. O

Liquid O
pumped O
around O
the O
perimeter O
and O
frozen O
. O

Add O
the O
fact O
that O
industrial O
quantities O
of O
batter O
have O
to O
pump O
easily O
through O
automated O
tubes O
into O
cake O
molds O
, O
and O
you O
begin O
to O
get O
the O
idea O
. O

But O
it O
does O
not O
have O
any O
problems O
like O
that O
, O
other O
than O
the O
standard O
MB O
problem O
that O
they O
just O
start O
out O
slow O
when O
you O
punch O
the O
pedal O
down O
. O

The O
power O
supply O
pumps O
out O
63.5 O
big O
watts O
of O
power O
. O

Found O
an O
opening O
into O
traffic O
and O
punched O
the O
pedal O
hard O
. O

No O
assistant O
needed O
to O
pump O
brake O
pedal O
. O

Another O
curious O
detail O
is O
that O
someone O
at O
one O
time O
punched O
an O
irregular O
hole O
into O
the O
lid O
. O

If O
there O
's O
something O
you O
find O
confusing O
, O
punch O
the O
buzzword O
into O
the O
search O
box O
and O
see O
what O
pops O
up O
. O

As O
you O
fill O
the O
master O
cylinder O
and O
pump O
the O
brakes O
all O
of O
the O
air O
will O
go O
through O
the O
hose O
but O
not O
back O
in O
. O

first O
punch O
the O
blocker O
in O
the O
face O
, O
then O
continue O
the O
bleed O
for O
3 O
or O
punch O
another O
idiot O
in O
the O
face O
. O

none O
of O
the O
boards O
are O
there O
nor O
are O
the O
shaft O
holes O
punched O
out O
. O

As O
you O
may O
suspect O
, O
I O
'm O
horrified O
at O
how O
casually O
so O
many O
people O
with O
minimal O
knowledge O
of O
statistical O
methods O
pump O
data O
through O
software O
. O

Mom O
lifted O
the O
wren O
from O
the O
ground O
and O
handed O
it O
to O
me O
, O
instructing O
me O
to O
cradle O
it O
in O
my O
hands O
until O
we O
could O
find O
a O
paper O
cup O
, O
punch O
an O
air O
hole O
in O
the O
lid O
, O
and O
give O
the O
little O
bird O
a O
place O
to O
try O
to O
revive O
. O

The O
pumps O
that O
rid O
the O
streets O
of O
rain O
water O
can O
only O
pump O
an O
1 O
inch O
of O
water O
the O
first O
hour O
and O
increments O
thereafter O
. O

As O
a O
temporary O
measure O
, O
you O
can O
sometimes O
pump O
the O
brake O
pedal O
to O
build O
hydraulic O
pressure O
, O
but O
the O
pressure O
eventually O
fades O
and O
you O
have O
to O
repeat O
. O

Like O
the O
" O
Patriot B-LAW
Act I-LAW
" O
, O
designed O
to O
strip O
civil O
liberties O
from O
American B-NORP
patriots O
and O
other O
free O
citizens O
of O
the O
world O
, O
or O
the O
" O
Clear O
Skies O
Initiative O
" O
, O
designed O
to O
allow O
corporations O
to O
pump O
more O
poisons O
into O
our O
heavens O
. O

Blood O
pressure O
medications O
come O
in O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
formulas O
and O
dosages O
; O
each O
aimed O
at O
reducing O
the O
pressure O
going O
through O
the O
blood O
vessels O
either O
as O
the O
heart O
pumps O
blood O
or O
relaxes O
. O

It O
's O
not O
like O
a O
catastrophic O
failure O
with O
the O
water O
pump O
, O
but O
rather O
, O
the O
water O
pump O
pumps O
much O
less O
coolant O
than O
desired O
. O

I O
think O
I O
read O
somewhere O
that O
people O
use O
pencils O
to O
plug O
the O
hoses O
during O
the O
change O
to O
slow O
gas O
leaking O
out O
. O

Right O
now O
I O
'm O
using O
my O
canister O
filter O
to O
pump O
water O
back O
up O
to O
the O
main O
tank O
. O

Now O
punch O
a O
tiny O
hole O
in O
the O
pipe O
and O
the O
leak O
you O
have O
is O
the O
base O
current O
. O

But O
it O
is O
too O
much O
for O
any O
human O
to O
endure O
to O
read O
the O
Times O
' O
version O
of O
history O
in O
which O
" O
most O
Americans O
" O
agree O
with O
the O
Times O
on O
illegal O
immigration O
in O
the O
very O
year O
Americans O
punched O
back O
against O
illegal O
immigration O
so O
hard O
that O
the O
entire O
Washington B-GPE
establishment O
is O
still O
reeling O
. O

A O
well O
- O
pipelined O
remainder O
operation O
could O
potentially O
pump O
out O
one O
remainder O
per O
clock O
cycle O
-- O
which O
could O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
faster O
than O
processing O
the O
conditional O
test O
to O
reject O
those O
values O
in O
the O
upper O
range O
. O

He O
pumped O
out O
300 O
tons O
of O
mud O
and O
began O
a O
multiyear O
effort O
to O
bring O
it O
back O
to O
life O
, O
with O
plenty O
of O
help O
from O
other O
New B-NORP
Yorkers I-NORP
. O

That O
project O
would O
pump O
some O
1,300 O
megawatts O
of O
electricity O
into O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
grid O
. O

With O
the O
Type O
2 O
form O
, O
the O
body O
loses O
its O
ability O
to O
use O
insulin O
properly O
, O
even O
though O
the O
pancreas O
pumps O
out O
extra O
and O
drugs O
often O
are O
given O
to O
rev O
up O
that O
production O
even O
more O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
stinky O
gasses O
are O
coming O
out O
of O
the O
vent O
whenever O
we O
pump O
... O
. O

I O
feel O
sorry O
for O
them O
, O
that O
they O
feel O
they O
have O
no O
choice O
, O
but O
to O
mutilate O
their O
cat O
. O

People O
are O
blabbering O
about O
intelligence O
and O
yet O
they O
mutilate O
the O
most O
essential O
aspects O
of O
it O
to O
the O
bio-robotic O
level O
. O

Even O
sorrier O
that O
the O
Strat O
deprogramming O
team O
nabbed O
the O
wrong O
person O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
it O
costs O
less O
to O
train O
your O
cat O
than O
it O
does O
to O
mutilate O
them O
. O

All O
of O
them O
are O
simple O
and O
direct O
, O
because O
the O
discussion O
has O
already O
been O
defined O
and O
we O
do O
not O
want O
to O
muddy O
the O
message O
. O

Thinking O
about O
the O
class O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
how O
you O
could O
translate O
that O
to O
AS2 O
without O
hoops O
that O
muddy O
the O
OOP O
waters O
-LRB- O
attachMovieClip O
, O
createEmptyMovieClip O
-RRB- O
. O

do O
n't O
know O
if O
he O
mutilated O
or O
mulitated O
any O
of O
them O
& O
quot O
; O
Purification. O
& O
quot O
; O

I O
think O
it O
's O
up O
to O
them O
to O
avoid O
people O
like O
me O
, O
not O
up O
to O
me O
to O
muzzle O
myself O
for O
their O
benefit O
. O

That O
muddies O
the O
water O
somewhat O
. O

It O
muddies O
up O
the O
lines O
of O
authority O
, O
and O
it O
lets O
personal O
relationships O
contaminate O
the O
professional O
ones O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
You O
ca O
n't O
expect O
to O
muddy O
the O
waters O
of O
the O
rules O
of O
engagement O
for O
snipers O
without O
consequences. O
& O
quot O
; O

There O
were O
also O
a O
lot O
of O
folks O
who O
protested O
with O
would O
you O
like O
it O
if O
someone O
else O
made O
the O
decision O
to O
mutilate O
you O
? O
? O

What O
is O
wrong O
with O
the O
society O
is O
the O
assumption O
that O
it O
is O
a O
' O
right O
' O
to O
abuse O
and O
mutilate O
for O
convienience O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
, O
I O
fear O
, O
muddy O
the O
waters O
a O
bit O
here O
. O

Perhaps O
you O
'd O
like O
to O
muzzle O
the O
press O
, O
for O
telling O
the O
truth O
? O

The O
disbelievers O
mutilated O
the O
martyrs O
and O
left O
for O
Makkah O
with O
a O
feeling O
of O
success O
. O

Still O
, O
something O
must O
be O
done O
to O
muzzle O
Bush O
's O
dogs O
of O
war O
and O
put O
the O
corporate O
curs O
of O
his O
administration O
on O
a O
short O
leash O
for O
the O
next O
two O
years O
. O

Some O
people O
try O
to O
mutilate O
or O
castrate O
themselves O
, O
then O
show O
up O
in O
emergency O
rooms O
, O
he O
added O
. O

Ejiro O
, O
who O
has O
since O
claimed O
that O
Fiberesima O
's O
motives O
were O
purely O
political O
, O
that O
she O
had O
been O
recruited O
to O
muddy O
his O
name O
because O
he O
was O
running O
for O
president O
of O
the O
Association O
of O
Movie O
Producers O
, O
had O
had O
it O
with O
the O
press O
. O

Sure O
, O
he O
does O
n't O
torture O
and O
mutilate O
animals O
, O
but O
he O
's O
worth O
less O
than O
nothing O
as O
an O
NFL O
QB O
. O

They O
fight O
for O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
freedom O
& O
quot O
; O
to O
mutilate O
little O
girls O
' O
genitalia O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
dragging O
the O
the O
congregration O
and O
the O
church O
leaders O
into O
the O
equation O
just O
muddies O
the O
waters O
. O

For O
the O
laity O
, O
this O
may O
muddy O
the O
waters O
. O

The O
Scorpions O
also O
nabbed O
the O
chief O
executive O
of O
the O
Transport O
Education O
and O
Training O
Authority O
-LRB- O
Teta O
-RRB- O
, O
Piet O
Bothma O
, O
after O
Teta O
invested O
R246 O
million O
in O
Fidentia O
. O

In O
response O
, O
the O
Federal O
Aviation O
Administration O
has O
managed O
to O
muddy O
the O
waters O
, O
rather O
than O
defending O
the O
validity O
of O
what O
the O
Bush O
folks O
are O
actually O
doing O
. O

They O
simply O
do O
n't O
make O
your O
case O
, O
they O
only O
muddy O
the O
water O
. O

Both O
of O
them O
mutilate O
their O
children O
and O
attack O
their O
neighbors O
. O

I O
do O
not O
want O
to O
muzzle O
any O
of O
this O
because O
it O
is O
a O
sign O
of O
weakness O
not O
of O
strength O
when O
you O
try O
to O
shut O
somebody O
up O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
what O
you O
are O
telling O
me O
now O
is O
starting O
to O
muddy O
the O
waters O
. O

Police O
nabbed O
the O
suspects O
in O
a O
raid O
yesterday O
on O
the O
home O
of O
Jongrak O
Supasiri O
, O
55 O
, O
in O
Muang O
district O
. O

I O
think O
with O
the O
coming O
support O
for O
podcasting O
on O
the O
Zune O
, O
we O
have O
an O
opportunity O
to O
muddy O
the O
meaning O
to O
mean O
something O
a O
little O
more O
open O
and O
less O
Apple-centric O
. O

I O
suppose O
both O
of O
these O
options O
do O
muddy O
the O
readability O
of O
the O
command O
, O
though O
. O

Do O
not O
mutilate O
him O
! O

And O
that O
muddies O
the O
morality O
tale O
. O

Php O
3:2 O
Look O
out O
for O
the O
dogs O
, O
look O
out O
for O
the O
evildoers O
, O
look O
out O
for O
those O
who O
mutilate O
the O
flesh O
. O

Make O
no O
mention O
of O
the O
fact O
that O
you O
wiah O
to O
close O
the O
account O
- O
that O
will O
just O
muddy O
the O
waters O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
he O
mutilated O
or O
mulitated O
any O
of O
them O
& O
quot O
; O
Purification. O
& O
quot O
; O

At O
least O
that O
way O
they O
could O
n't O
nab O
me O
for O
overpayments O
. O

I O
could O
never O
begin O
to O
understand O
what O
goes O
through O
the O
mind O
of O
anyone O
who O
could O
mutilate O
their O
cat O
in O
full O
knowledge O
of O
what O
they O
're O
doing O
. O

Here O
's O
a O
look O
at O
the O
laundry O
list O
of O
conflicts O
that O
have O
arisen O
in O
recent O
years O
as O
CanWest O
tried O
to O
muzzle O
its O
own O
journalists O
: O
a. O
. O

Be O
careful O
when O
you O
generalize O
like O
that O
, O
I O
'm O
circumcised O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
feel O
the O
need O
to O
mutilate O
my O
son O
. O

And O
yeah O
, O
it O
'll O
be O
little O
guys O
like O
me O
muzzled O
right O
off O
the O
bat O
. O

For O
Ross O
, O
what O
is O
there O
to O
say O
except O
he O
is O
a O
buddy O
of O
Kathman O
and O
does O
nothing O
to O
muzzle O
the O
man O
, O
and O
Kathman O
is O
one O
of O
the O
most O
egregious O
highchair-banging O
posters O
at O
HLAS O
, O
a O
man O
of O
large O
humor O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
BAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAWAW O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
often O
that O
reply O
alone O
, O
then O
he O
rolls O
on O
the O
floor O
and O
off O
the O
screen O
. O

Now O
, O
let O
me O
say O
right O
up O
front O
here O
that O
being O
accused O
of O
being O
cointelpro O
ourselves O
is O
truly O
bizarre O
, O
but O
not O
unexpected O
; O
after O
all O
, O
that O
's O
what O
cointelpro O
does O
: O
muddy O
the O
waters O
, O
create O
foodfights O
, O
and O
generally O
make O
it O
impossible O
for O
people O
to O
get O
together O
and O
actually O
make O
a O
difference O
. O

He O
walked O
away O
and O
most O
likely O
is O
going O
to O
try O
and O
find O
a O
group O
that O
will O
allow O
him O
mutilate O
the O
cat O
. O

Which O
means O
that O
it O
muddies O
the O
waters O
a O
lot O
less O
than O
a O
standard O
SL O
boot O
... O

That O
same O
enterprising O
person O
who O
would O
want O
to O
nab O
your O
XML O
feed O
when O
it O
was O
in O
plain O
old O
machine-readable O
format O
would O
probably O
be O
willing O
to O
slog O
through O
your O
JavaScript O
code O
to O
find O
the O
decryption O
algorithm O
for O
your O
obfuscated O
XML O
. O

That O
sort O
of O
begs O
the O
question O
of O
what O
happens O
if O
the O
argument O
is O
n't O
an O
instance O
of O
Proc O
but O
I O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
muddy O
the O
waters O
at O
that O
point O
. O

Now O
now O
, O
do O
n't O
muddy O
the O
water O
with O
the O
truth O
you O
bigot O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
they O
are O
trying O
to O
muzzle O
us O
and O
many O
other O
organizations O
. O

It O
would O
not O
be O
doing O
the O
United O
States O
any O
favors O
to O
muzzle O
the O
academics O
, O
as O
well O
. O

Why O
get O
a O
pet O
, O
then O
mutilate O
it O
? O
! O
! O
! O
! O

Disgusted O
, O
he O
mutilates O
her O
, O
but O
she O
lies O
about O
this O
to O
her O
older O
brother O
Ravana O
. O

I O
have O
heard O
the O
Prophet O
, O
peace O
be O
upon O
him O
, O
say O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
Mutilate O
not O
even O
a O
rabid O
dog. O
& O
quot O
; O

Our O
team O
nabbed O
two O
of O
them O
, O
identified O
as O
Sunil O
and O
Rajesh O
, O
of O
Jabalpur O
. O

I O
know O
there O
was O
a O
raid O
on O
some O
business O
in O
the O
past O
year O
that O
nabbed O
a O
lot O
of O
illgals O
. O

Tbone O
tends O
to O
muddy O
the O
water O
, O
even O
when O
he O
's O
got O
it O
right O
. O

Instead O
of O
light O
on O
the O
issue O
, O
I O
just O
think O
this O
particular O
effort O
muddies O
the O
waters O
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nobody O
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trying O
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muzzle O
McCrea O
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anybody O
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this O
muddies O
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school O
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benefit O
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media O
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truth O
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the O
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zombie O
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communist O
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character O
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I O
think O
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attempt O
to O
muddy O
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; O

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I O
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your O
baby O
boys O
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water O
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muzzle O
Harry O
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muzzle O
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you O
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I O
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your O
accusations O
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on O
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now O
take O
cuprimine O
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chealte O
the O
excessive O
levels O
of O
lead O
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take O
lithium O
and O
boron O
supplements O
to O
reduce O
my O
body O
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deficency O
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research O
studies O
confirm O
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2000 O
report O
in O
the B-WORK_OF_ART
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, O
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showed O
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periods O
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suicide O
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artificial O
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way O
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cut O
calories O
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reduce O
sugar O
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others O
say O
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products O
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answer O
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America B-GPE
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weight O
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health O
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assessing O
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system O
to O
use O
algae O
to O
reduce O
carbon O
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power O
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remember O
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I O
said O
, O
I O
barely O
remember O
my O
frog O
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Land O
too O
steep O
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can O
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used O
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, O
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stress O
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avoid O
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problem O
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ETS O
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point O
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Whenever O
I O
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I O
remember O
Edward O
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marvelous O
essay O
about O
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the O
unthinkable O
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are O
less O
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territorial O
, O
and O
their O
smaller O
size O
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mass O
reduce O
resource O
use O
. O

I O
remember O
Angel O
Witch O
and O
AIIZ O
now O
too O
. O

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file O
size O
will O
reduce O
accordingly O
if O
you O
use O
the O
same O
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even O
a O
better O
compression O
scheme O
as O
the O
original O
. O

These O
qualified O
, O
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facts O
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show O
that O
the O
use O
of O
PT5 O
, O
DT5 O
PLUS O
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MBL8 O
can O
improve O
fuel O
consumption O
, O
lower O
exhaust O
emissions O
, O
increase O
thermal O
efficiency O
, O
improve O
piston O
ring O
sealing O
, O
reduce O
friction O
, O
increase O
horsepower O
and O
limit O
the O
load O
on O
our O
environment O
by O
lowering O
carbon O
monoxide O
and O
unburned O
hydrocarbon O
emissions O
. O

We O
remember O
the O
safe O
delivery O
. O

I O
remember O
Jan O
's O
site O
very O
well O
. O

Piano O
lessons O
are O
typically O
best O
for O
this O
age O
because O
your O
child O
will O
learn O
to O
read O
and O
play O
music O
without O
having O
to O
remember O
difficult O
fingering O
techniques O
. O

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month O
Schwarzenegger O
signed O
a O
compact O
with O
four O
other O
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to O
establish O
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cap O
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trade O
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system O
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greenhouse O
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gas O
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would O
allow O
companies O
that O
reduce O
their O
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below O
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levels O
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to O
those O
that O
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ca O
n't O
. O

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kinds O
of O
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products O
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as O
fat O
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free O
cheeses O
to O
reduce O
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intake O
, O
but O
this O
is O
a O
place O
where O
the O
trade O
- O
off O
is O
not O
at O
all O
diet O
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friendly O
. O

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's O
the O
proper O
way O
to O
remember O
a O
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tyrant O
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lust O
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and O
destroy O
was O
responsible O
for O
the O
deaths O
of O
70 O
million O
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of O
his O
countrymen O
? O

He O
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Jackson O
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it O
only O
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well O
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his O
clumsy O
attempt O
to O
chop O
his O
kid O
brother O
off O
at O
the O
knees O
before O
his O
arrival O
could O
reduce O
his O
once O
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siblings O
to O
mere O
shadows O
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I O
seem O
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remember O
him O
discussing O
finding O
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hose O
for O
George B-PERSON
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1958 O
GH O
. O

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, O
when O
I O
criticize O
some O
one O
, O
I O
remember O
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my O
displeasure O
in O
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polite O
way O
. O

I O
remember O
seeing O
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review O
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film O
20067 O
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nt O
remember O
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title O
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cigarettes O
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the O
health O
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costs O
of O
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millions O
of O
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for O
respiratory O
disease O
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cancer O
caused O
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smoking O
. O

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online O
. O

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fruit O
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sound O
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. O

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that O
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and O
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structure O
. O

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the O
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Peter B-PERSON
's O
body O
. O

I O
want O
to O
put O
a O
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the O
end O
of O
the O
exhaust O
pipe O
to O
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cold O
air O
coming O
in O
the O
bathroom O
. O

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, O
federal O
officials O
are O
concerned O
that O
federal O
efforts O
to O
encourage O
greater O
use O
of O
more O
fuel O
- O
efficient O
vehicles O
could O
reduce O
gas O
tax O
revenue O
, O
making O
even O
less O
money O
available O
for O
highway O
projects O
. O

Regatta O
day O
is O
this O
Saturday O
Could O
all O
Skippers O
and O
Crews O
remember O
to O
bring O
a O
loaf O
of O
uncut O
sandwiches O
and O
leave O
them O
into O
the O
kitchen O
before O
they O
go O
out O
racing O
. O

Anyway O
, O
I O
do O
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recall O
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examples O
anymore O
, O
but O
I O
vividly O
remember O
feeling O
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in O
this O
manner O
often O
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while O
learning O
Python O
that O
I O
would O
actually O
exclaim O
, O
" O
Guido O
!!!! O
" O

If O
you O
're O
hurting O
this O
Christmas O
, O
remember O
: O
Jesus O
came O
to O
save O
us O
, O
to O
help O
us O
, O
and O
to O
heal O
us O
. O

I O
vaguely O
remember O
it O
but O
I O
thought O
I O
saw O
it O
. O

To O
avoid O
excess O
tartness O
, O
winemakers O
in O
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regions O
use O
special O
procedures O
to O
reduce O
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. O

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vaguely O
remember O
I O
might O
even O
have O
lost O
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blog O
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got O
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back O
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much O
as O
45 O
% O
! O

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to O
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up O
space O
until O
June B-GPE
2008 O
, O
which O
will O
give O
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time O
to O
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proposals O
to O
construct O
more O
prison O
cells O
or O
reduce O
the O
inmate O
population O
. O

He O
promised O
to O
show O
mercy O
to O
our O
fathers O
and O
to O
remember O
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holy O
covenant O
. O

As O
I O
remember O
from O
archie O
school O
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time O
ago O
, O
and O
paying O
some O
attention O
since O
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BYU O
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with O
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evidence O
they O
find O
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with O
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I O
found O
books O
by O
James B-PERSON
Patterson I-PERSON
easy O
to O
remember O
because O
each O
chapter O
was O
usually O
2 O
or O
3 O
pages O
long O
. O

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, O
remember O
that O
updating O
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with O
at O
least O
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does O
seem O
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folks O
remember O
them O
. O

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, O
simply O
lowering O
the O
percentage O
of O
energy O
from O
total O
fat O
in O
the O
diet O
is O
unlikely O
to O
improve O
lipid O
profile O
or O
reduce O
CHD O
incidence O
. O

All O
you O
can O
do O
on O
Facebook O
is O
throw O
vampires O
at O
people O
you O
vaguely O
remember O
from O
school O
. O

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simple O
polite O
email O
to O
the O
guilty O
party O
would O
also O
reduce O
this O
unnecessary O
clutter O
. O

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is O
why O
the O
best O
way O
to O
understand O
metaphysics O
is O
to O
remember O
that O
Aristotle O
called O
it O
" O
first O
philosophy O
, O
" O
that O
is O
, O
think O
of O
it O
as O
the O
part O
of O
philosophy O
that O
asks O
the O
" O
first O
" O
or O
most O
basic O
questions O
. O

- O
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silk O
can O
help O
in O
easy O
labor O
and O
reduce O
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after O
labor O
. O

even O
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my O
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remember O
much O
, O
they O
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remember O
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night O
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! O

I O
liked O
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more O
with O
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you O
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too O
young O
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heard O
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lot O
of O
trumpet O
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, O
remember O
, O
I O
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to O
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and O
I O
lived O
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the O
corner O
from O
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was O
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up O
. O

In O
fact O
advanced O
techniques O
might O
reduce O
to O
very O
low O
figures O
.. O

Anyone O
else O
remember O
your O
Mama O
saying O
these O
things O
? O

I O
did O
this O
with O
full O
gain O
, O
using O
the O
low O
cut O
filter O
to O
reduce O
wind O
noise O
, O
and O
with O
the O
limiter O
engaged O
. O

So O
remember O
to O
wave O
and O
smile O
! O

In O
case O
you O
are O
in O
doubt O
, O
just O
remember O
Ukraine B-GPE
last O
winter O
. O

The O
ergonomically O
designed O
exercise O
handles O
reduce O
the O
strain O
on O
the O
wrists O
, O
rotate O
, O
and O
slightly O
wobble O
to O
improve O
shoulder O
function O
; O
basically O
, O
a O
great O
accessory O
for O
bodyweight O
calisthenics O
and O
as O
a O
way O
to O
take O
your O
Pilates O
or O
Yoga O
routine O
up O
a O
few O
notches O
. O

You O
can O
also O
get O
checp O
silicone O
" O
fan O
dampening O
" O
kits O
to O
reduce O
vibration O
and O
therefore O
noise O
. O

And O
the O
lamp O
does O
n't O
even O
have O
to O
be O
designed O
for O
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temperature O
- O
just O
reduce O
the O
power O
input O
to O
compensate O
for O
the O
trapped O
energy O
. O

With O
proper O
exercise O
and O
supplements O
one O
can O
reduce O
the O
constant O
stiffness O
and O
pain O
associated O
with O
osteoarthritis O
and O
this O
can O
lead O
to O
a O
healthier O
pain O
free O
life O
. O

remember O
when O
impeachment O
was O
the O
hot O
topic O
and O
nichols O
published O
a O
book O
on O
that O
? O
he O
dropped O
that O
issue O
. O

I O
predict O
he O
'll O
win O
at O
least O
50 O
% O
of O
the O
races O
he O
enters O
, O
making O
everyone O
remember O
David O
Pearson O
. O

Steroids O
reduce O
the O
inflammation O
, O
itching O
and O
soreness O
allwing O
it O
to O
heal O
faster O
, O
providing O
relief O
. O

Crucially O
they O
DO O
NOT O
cut O
into O
the O
nail O
root O
with O
anything O
- O
what O
they O
do O
is O
apply O
some O
kind O
of O
acid O
I O
ca O
nt O
remember O
what O
this O
is O
called O
for O
a O
precise O
amount O
of O
time O
- O
around O
a O
minute O
or O
two O
, O
to O
' O
kill O
' O
the O
nail O
root O
. O

Mark O
T O
You O
cite O
the O
parts O
from O
the O
motoring O
section O
on O
actions O
to O
reduce O
traffic O
hold O
ups O
. O

The O
APEC B-EVENT
had O
then O
endorsed O
a O
set O
of O
" O
aspirational O
goals O
" O
as O
non-binding O
commitments O
to O
reduce O
the O
worldwide O
emissions O
of O
greenhouse O
gases O
. O

These O
are O
some O
I O
immediately O
remember O
. O

- O
To O
ease O
the O
leg O
pains O
and O
reduce O
inflammation O
, O
ice O
your O
shins O
immediately O
after O
running O
. O

If O
not O
, O
maybe O
your O
instructor O
will O
remember O
. O

Running O
with O
a O
big O
fan O
and O
the O
box O
open O
could O
reduce O
the O
peak O
temperature O
. O

Sure O
you O
can O
" O
freeze O
" O
them O
to O
reduce O
your O
CPU O
load O
to O
zip O
, O
but O
not O
if O
you O
want O
to O
use O
them O
in O
real O
time O
, O
as O
many O
people O
do O
these O
days O
. O

I O
remember O
being O
overjoyed O
as O
a O
student O
to O
meet O
somebody O
else O
who O
remembered O
the O
sitcom O
" O
My O
Mother O
, O
The O
Car O
" O
which O
evoked O
similar O
blank O
looks O
from O
most O
people O
. O

In O
our O
house O
, O
the O
kitchen O
has O
a O
single O
faucet O
for O
cold O
water O
that O
does O
NOT O
pass O
through O
the O
softener O
to O
reduce O
sodium O
consumption O
. O

Now O
remember O
the O
cheap O
online O
Asda O
Beer O
.. O

I O
remember O
the O
diagnostics O
problem O
and O
second O
opinion O
. O

The O
conventional O
wisdom O
says O
that O
if O
you O
increase O
calories O
and O
lift O
weights O
, O
you O
'll O
add O
mostly O
muscle O
but O
also O
some O
fat O
, O
while O
if O
you O
reduce O
calories O
and O
lift O
weights O
, O
you O
'll O
lose O
mostly O
fat O
but O
some O
muscle O
. O

If O
I O
remember O
right O
he O
advocated O
bringing O
hydrogen O
from O
earth O
or O
electrolysis O
to O
get O
hydrogen O
from O
Martian O
water O
if O
it O
proved O
practical O
. O

Or O
do O
his O
handlers O
just O
plop O
him O
down O
in O
front O
of O
the O
Teletubbies O
on O
the O
TV O
and O
tell O
him O
this O
is O
the O
latest O
video O
from O
EYE-rack O
? O

I O
can O
plop O
in O
it O
. O

Yes O
even O
during O
commercials O
etc. O
What O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
know O
is O
that O
since O
the O
local O
station O
is O
obviously O
re-encoding O
the O
network O
feed O
in O
order O
to O
plaster O
extra O
pixels O
on O
top O
of O
them O
, O
I O
believe O
we O
are O
seeing O
inferior O
quality O
. O

If O
you O
have O
some O
free O
time O
and O
want O
to O
help O
, O
let O
me O
know O
and O
we O
'll O
plop O
some O
things O
in O
here O
and O
there O
. O

When O
the O
scrambled O
mixture O
is O
done O
, O
plop O
it O
on O
top O
of O
your O
tortilla O
. O

She O
found O
a O
dead O
one O
by O
the O
road O
, O
took O
it O
to O
a O
taxidermist O
, O
and O
then O
plopped O
it O
on O
the O
TV O
. O

Now O
that O
I O
've O
made O
this O
trip O
with O
them O
for O
6 O
months O
, O
I O
'm O
starting O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
I O
need O
and O
I O
try O
to O
keep O
all O
the O
items O
together O
and O
just O
plop O
them O
in O
the O
car O
. O

Starting O
to O
plaster O
part O
of O
the O
outside O
of O
El O
Andalous O
now O
! O
! O

What O
I O
've O
done O
to O
listen O
to O
this O
outdoors O
-LRB- O
when O
VERY O
close O
to O
the O
part O
of O
the O
house O
with O
the O
Sony O
head O
unit O
-RRB- O
is O
to O
plumb O
a O
Belkin O
FM O
transmitter O
into O
the O
headphone O
output O
of O
the O
Sony O
and O
then O
put O
a O
regular O
FM O
radio O
outside O
the O
house O
as O
close O
as O
possible O
to O
the O
Belkin O
which O
is O
indoors O
. O

Such O
a O
scenario O
is O
already O
evidenced O
by O
the O
fact O
that O
, O
although O
UK O
operators O
may O
go O
for O
the O
2.6GHz O
frequency O
band O
next O
year O
, O
the O
US O
has O
already O
opted O
for O
2.5GHz O
today O
, O
and O
some O
countries O
in O
Asia O
such O
as O
Indian O
and O
Vietnam O
are O
expected O
to O
plump O
for O
3.3GHz O
in O
the O
future O
. O

Plunker O
: O
Dog O
who O
plops O
things O
down O
. O

This O
is O
really O
a O
disservice O
to O
people O
that O
can O
not O
afford O
to O
plop O
down O
$ O
25,000 O
or O
up O
for O
a O
more O
modern O
single O
seater O
. O

Who O
here O
-LRB- O
besides O
Bratzi O
-RRB- O
plasters O
the O
group O
with O
OT O
political O
posts O
to O
the O
extent O
that O
you O
do O
? O

If O
not O
, O
the O
US O
will O
plumb O
even O
greater O
depths O
. O

The O
old O
growth O
on O
the O
plant O
may O
not O
necessarily O
plump O
up O
, O
but O
once O
it O
starts O
to O
grow O
in O
the O
spring O
, O
the O
new O
growth O
should O
be O
plump O
and O
fine O
. O

Ulriksen O
may O
not O
be O
sure O
who O
wrote O
the O
plays O
, O
and O
so O
may O
be O
agnostic O
on O
the O
authorship O
debate O
, O
but O
given O
a O
choice O
of O
how O
to O
present O
the O
man O
behind O
the O
works O
he O
plumps O
primarily O
for O
the O
traditional O
figure O
of O
the O
Folio O
's O
Shakespeare O
of O
Stratford O
. O

You O
could O
plop O
it O
down O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
area O
51 O
and O
it O
'd O
be O
self-guarding O
. O

Well O
I O
was O
going O
to O
plop O
down O
a O
half O
mill O
on O
a O
new O
house O
for O
her O
. O

It O
's O
amazing O
how O
it O
plumps O
up O
after O
being O
squished O
and O
vacuumed O
packed O
. O

So O
I O
'm O
starting O
to O
think O
it O
really O
does O
n't O
matter O
if O
I O
go O
left O
, O
right O
, O
straight O
ahead O
or O
just O
plop O
down O
and O
sit O
it O
out O
. O

and O
30 O
seconds O
later O
, O
when O
i O
went O
back O
to O
watch O
more O
TV O
, O
she O
'd O
follow O
me O
right O
back O
in O
there O
and O
plop O
right O
back O
down O
where O
she O
had O
been O
, O
and O
go O
right O
back O
to O
sleep O
. O

It O
'll O
serve O
you O
right O
, O
you O
slacker O
, O
If O
I O
ever O
show O
up O
with O
something O
that O
plumb O
outawhacker O
. O

anyway O
, O
all O
of O
that O
had O
very O
little O
to O
do O
with O
this O
thread O
, O
but O
i O
just O
thought O
up O
those O
lines O
a O
few O
minutes O
ago O
and O
this O
looked O
like O
as O
good O
a O
place O
as O
any O
to O
plop O
them O
down O
. O

after O
the O
pour O
plop O
the O
wooden O
plungerrammer O
in O
to O
the O
riser O
and O
push O
down O
. O

Think O
I O
might O
just O
plop O
for O
a O
driver O
and O
be O
done O
with O
it O
. O

One O
thing O
I O
did O
do O
last O
night O
was O
to O
plumb O
in O
a O
connection O
to O
the O
waste O
pump O
suction O
line O
from O
the O
washdown O
system O
. O

Does O
anyone O
know O
of O
any O
way O
to O
plumb O
an O
iPod O
in O
so O
that O
it O
can O
be O
controlled O
from O
the O
steering O
wheel O
controls O
? O

It O
is O
simple O
to O
plumb O
up O
twin O
recievers O
on O
a O
compressor O
from O
what O
i O
have O
read O
. O

It O
is O
magnetic O
so O
I O
just O
plop O
it O
on O
the O
roof O
between O
the O
sunroof O
and O
windshield O
and O
run O
the O
co-ax O
through O
the O
forward O
space O
with O
the O
open O
door O
. O

They O
have O
to O
be O
active O
learners O
outside O
of O
the O
classroom O
and O
not O
just O
plop O
down O
in O
a O
seat O
, O
soaking O
up O
what O
a O
professor O
says O
. O

Then O
it O
would O
pick O
a O
spot O
and O
in O
a O
manner O
more O
associated O
with O
its O
bigger O
cousin O
-LRB- O
Pied O
Kingfisher O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
would O
hover O
and O
plop O
into O
the O
water O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
grab O
a O
snack O
. O

I O
wonder O
why O
they O
plumped O
for O
that O
name O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
rather O
make O
sense O
. O

My O
first O
task O
is O
gon O
na O
be O
to O
hook O
up O
a O
boost O
gauge O
to O
see O
how O
healthy O
my O
current O
setup O
is O
-LRB- O
so O
i O
would O
like O
to O
compare O
the O
figures O
to O
something O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
then O
use O
it O
to O
try O
and O
get O
the O
boostfueling O
right O
when O
the O
intercooler O
is O
on O
, O
since O
i O
'm O
hoping O
to O
plumb O
in O
a O
device O
to O
let O
you O
easily O
adjust O
the O
wastegate O
, O
to O
get O
a O
bit O
more O
power O
out O
of O
the O
old O
girl O
! O

He O
plops O
forward O
onto O
his O
face O
. O

Yes O
, O
IF O
the O
person O
is O
caught O
in O
a O
crime O
they O
should O
have O
their O
faces O
plastered O
all O
over O
, O
though O
even O
then O
one O
suspects O
they O
'd O
wear O
it O
as O
a O
badge O
. O

I O
can O
build O
nfo O
in O
GLDv2 O
mode O
, O
plumb O
it O
after O
messing O
with O
prtconf O
and O
but O
then O
I O
ca O
n't O
plumb O
vlan O
2 O
interface O
, O
and O
I O
really O
need O
802.1Q O

But O
if O
it O
's O
illegal O
to O
plumb O
it O
straight O
overboard O
then O
I O
guess O
I O
shall O
have O
to O
do O
so O
. O

I O
have O
a O
MLO O
file O
that O
runs O
around O
250KB O
for O
desktop O
use O
, O
but O
when O
I O
sync O
it O
with O
my O
PDA O
, O
it O
plumps O
up O
to O
over O
2 O
MB O
... O

Everything O
was O
purchased O
used O
, O
and O
it O
comes O
with O
a O
brand O
new O
Walbro O
255 O
lph O
inline O
pump O
-- O
all O
you O
need O
to O
set O
it O
up O
is O
a O
few O
feet O
of O
fuel O
tubing O
, O
a O
handful O
of O
fittings O
, O
a O
safety O
shut-off O
switch O
-LRB- O
I O
ca O
n't O
be O
bothered O
to O
remove O
the O
one O
I O
plumbed O
$ O
10 O
-RRB- O
, O
a O
few O
feet O
of O
wire O
, O
the O
ability O
to O
read O
instructions O
, O
and O
about O
half O
a O
day O
. O

For O
myself O
, O
I O
tend O
to O
plump O
for O
the O
latter O
. O

After O
dropping O
through O
the O
shrund O
, O
I O
had O
about O
1cm O
of O
water O
ice O
plastered O
to O
my O
body O
. O

That O
would O
require O
a O
way O
to O
plumb O
the O
absolute O
limits O
of O
not O
only O
what O
science O
CAN O
know O
, O
but O
also O
what O
it O
CA O
N'T O
know O
-- O
and O
to O
KNOW O
you O
've O
covered O
all O
of O
it O
to O
boot O
. O

Not O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
moments O
of O
some O
weakness O
, O
and O
I O
ca O
n't O
guarantee O
if O
someone O
wanted O
to O
plop O
, O
say O
. O

This O
kind O
of O
stuff O
probably O
would O
n't O
be O
useful O
for O
everybody O
-LRB- O
some O
people O
can O
actually O
remember O
which O
shows O
they O
want O
to O
watch O
AND O
what O
time O
they O
come O
on O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
not O
that O
dedicated O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
it O
would O
make O
it O
easier O
for O
me O
to O
find O
something O
on O
when O
I O
randomly O
plop O
myself O
down O
in O
front O
of O
the O
TV O
and O
just O
want O
to O
veg O
out O
for O
a O
bit O
. O

It O
's O
all O
too O
easy O
to O
argue O
that O
you O
might O
as O
well O
plop O
the O
whole O
mission O
down O
on O
Mars O
, O
if O
you O
're O
going O
to O
go O
all O
that O
distance O
anyway O
. O

and O
yet O
a O
year O
later O
he O
shows O
up O
and O
plops O
a O
million O
seven O
, O
a O
million O
eight O
or O
two O
million O
dollars O
on O
the O
table O
as O
if O
it O
were O
paper O
money. O
& O
quot O
; O

SNIP O
But O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
how O
to O
plumb O
a O
system O
or O
what O
materials O
to O
use O
, O
there O
is O
nothing O
-- O
at O
least O
nothing O
specific O
to O
sanitaion O
. O

Actually O
, O
I O
can O
see O
Black O
Adam O
as O
the O
kind O
of O
guy O
Thor O
would O
haul O
off O
to O
Asgard O
and O
plop O
down O
in O
front O
of O
Odin O
. O

He O
said O
that O
there O
were O
& O
quot O
; O
a O
few O
exceptions O
where O
someone O
will O
plop O
down O
cash O
for O
one O
of O
these O
beasts O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

If O
I O
were O
a O
human O
I O
'd O
be O
a O
little O
wary O
of O
Eredar O
that O
plop O
out O
of O
the O
sky O
and O
say O
& O
quot O
; O
No O
, O
really O
, O
we O
're O
good O
guys. O
& O
quot O
; O

Meanwhile O
, O
in O
a O
small O
saucepan O
bring O
the O
apple O
juice O
to O
a O
boil O
, O
add O
the O
raisins O
, O
and O
cook O
a O
few O
minutes O
to O
help O
them O
plump O
. O

Look O
at O
the O
leaves O
plastered O
to O
the O
road O
. O

Radiation O
signs O
plastered O
all O
over O
the O
door O
, O
nobody O
should O
have O
been O
surprised O
at O
any O
detecto-noises O
. O

They O
plastered O
the O
area O
with O
MarxistLenninist O
posters O
and O
slogans O
, O
a O
feces O
spewing O
obsenity O
, O
and O
a O
photoshopped O
picture O
of O
John O
in O
blackface O
, O
all O
the O
while O
harrassing O
visitors O
with O
right-wing O
nonsense O
and O
obsenity-laden O
abuse O
of O
Democrats O
in O
general O
and O
John O
in O
particular O
. O

It O
plumbs O
the O
depths O
of O
complete O
ignorance O
. O

He O
said O
that O
there O
were O
a O
few O
exceptions O
where O
someone O
will O
plop O
down O
cash O
for O
one O
of O
these O
beasts O
. O

Btw O
, O
if O
I O
had O
to O
choose O
between O
the O
terms O
& O
quot O
; O
Michiganian O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
& O
quot O
; O
Michiganite O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
I O
'd O
plump O
for O
the O
latter O
every O
time O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
just O
plop O
all O
of O
my O
recording O
equipment O
down O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
living O
room O
. O

Let O
me O
put O
it O
this O
way O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
any O
Jenson O
Button O
stickers O
plastered O
on O
vehicles O
that O
are O
in O
trailer-parks O
or O
public O
housing O
. O

Over O
the O
past O
two O
years O
, O
I O
've O
seen O
a O
lot O
of O
great O
phones O
appear O
with O
the O
SAMSUNG O
logo O
plastered O
on O
the O
front O
of O
each O
device O
. O

Yancey O
writes O
that O
George O
Buttrick O
, O
who O
served O
as O
chaplain O
at O
Harvard O
, O
said O
that O
students O
would O
plop O
down O
into O
a O
chair O
in O
his O
office O
and O
opine O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
I O
do O
n't O
believe O
in O
God. O
& O
quot O
; O

I O
really O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
use O
a O
laptop O
at O
work O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
plop O
down O
additional O
$ O
$ O
on O
a O
Palm O
at O
this O
point O
. O

She O
plops O
beside O
him O
. O

CACA O
members O
may O
drop O
and O
plop O
. O

And O
while O
this O
does O
give O
us O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
accurate O
information O
, O
it O
obviously O
does O
not O
give O
us O
exhaustive O
information O
that O
plumbs O
the O
depths O
of O
His O
infinity O
. O

To O
plumb O
the O
soul O
, O
you O
need O
a O
metaphysician O
. O

I O
plop O
the O
dough O
on O
the O
grates O
, O
with O
beautiful O
browned O
crispy O
results O
. O

Pete O
I O
am O
easy O
, O
but O
the O
lazy O
one O
on O
me O
plumps O
fopr O
Hilsea O
... O
. O
. O

They O
know O
how O
to O
do O
one O
thing O
-- O
plop O
a O
long O
, O
one-story O
building O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
big O
parking O
lot O
-- O
and O
they O
do O
it O
over O
and O
over O
. O

I O
shall O
consider O
all O
your O
advice O
and O
probably O
plump O
for O
10x50 O
's O
in O
the O
end. O
. O

You O
can O
plop O
them O
on O
their O
backs O
and O
rub O
their O
tummies O
and O
they O
go O
to O
sleep O
. O

Do O
n't O
you O
read O
your O
own O
stuff O
before O
you O
plop O
it O
out O
onto O
Usenet O
? O

While O
I O
do O
n't O
agree O
that O
Dickens O
endorses O
a O
non-Stratfordian O
view O
-LRB- O
as O
some O
think O
-RRB- O
, O
I O
do O
think O
the O
passage O
indicates O
an O
uncertainty O
in O
his O
mind O
, O
as O
if O
the O
given O
information O
does O
not O
come O
together O
clearly O
or O
cogently O
or O
sufficiently O
, O
and O
rather O
than O
plumb O
that O
question O
, O
he O
is O
happy O
to O
leave O
it O
& O
quot O
; O
a O
fine O
mystery. O
& O
quot O
; O

Lovell O
must O
wonder O
what O
he O
has O
to O
do O
to O
get O
a O
game O
, O
Mackie O
plumbed O
new O
depths O
of O
uselessness O
on O
Saturday O
! O

Do O
you O
feel O
that O
this O
devalues O
the O
religion O
in O
any O
way O
? O

To O
see O
how O
, O
look O
no O
further O
than O
the O
combination O
of O
one-party O
control O
and O
corruption O
and O
how O
it O
deforms O
the O
legal O
system O
. O

Give O
me O
an O
antique O
that O
increases O
in O
value O
any O
day O
as O
opposed O
to O
a O
new O
item O
that O
depreciates O
the O
minute O
you O
take O
it O
out O
of O
the O
store O
. O

It O
'll O
be O
a O
house O
made O
of O
beams O
and O
two O
by O
fours O
just O
like O
the O
regular O
kind O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
depreciate O
like O
a O
mobile O
home O
. O

And O
if O
you O
use O
parens O
, O
delimit O
the O
parameter O
from O
the O
keyword O
by O
whitespace O
, O
so O
that O
it O
is O
clearly O
marked O
as O
not O
being O
a O
method O
call O
. O

The O
entire O
point O
of O
it O
was O
that O
a O
Senate O
vote O
of O
no O
confidence O
in O
Bush O
would O
demoralize O
our O
allies O
and O
embolden O
the O
enemy O
. O

It O
is O
looking O
pretty O
shabby O
and O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
paint O
it O
, O
but O
it O
's O
been O
suggested O
that O
repainting O
would O
devalue O
it O
. O

If O
you O
do O
, O
you O
'll O
be O
glad O
you O
got O
the O
1200 O
as O
there O
is O
a O
very O
small O
used O
market O
for O
the O
883 O
's O
and O
they O
depreciate O
the O
fastest O
of O
all O
of O
the O
models O
. O

The O
narcissist O
at O
first O
idealizes O
and O
then O
devalues O
the O
therapist O
. O

This O
delimits O
individual O
options O
. O

However O
, O
it O
would O
seem O
that O
clamping O
might O
deform O
the O
coax O
. O

Only O
a O
moron O
buys O
bleeding O
edge O
technology O
, O
it O
depreciates O
in O
value O
so O
fast O
it O
's O
not O
even O
funny O
. O

- O
Do O
you O
think O
that O
browsers O
will O
continue O
to O
support O
eval O
-LRB- O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
not O
depreciate O
it O
in O
the O
future O
for O
security O
reasons O
? O

He O
depreciated O
the O
value O
of O
the O
national O
currency. O
& O
quot O
; O

It O
was O
denied O
and O
he O
was O
forced O
to O
depreciate O
the O
items O
. O

The O
other O
possibility O
is O
that O
he O
depreciates O
the O
power O
of O
his O
thought O
. O

I O
know O
the O
damage O
to O
the O
sign O
will O
depreciate O
it O
greatly O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
her O
to O
give O
it O
away O
for O
nothing O
either O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
OSS O
devalues O
the O
commercial O
market O
. O

When O
you O
're O
good O
at O
something O
and O
have O
been O
doing O
it O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
there O
's O
a O
tendency O
to O
devalue O
it O
. O

During O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
the O
Japanese O
developed O
a O
way O
to O
demoralize O
the O
American O
forces O
. O

It O
will O
also O
devalue O
the O
US O
dollar O
to O
its O
true O
worth O
of O
about O
40-20 O
% O
. O

Nobody O
short O
of O
Bellatrix O
would O
do O
snot O
for O
him. O
he O
also O
wanted O
to O
demoralize O
Harry O
. O

Not O
only O
do O
I O
have O
to O
put O
up O
with O
someone O
elses O
mistake O
, O
go O
through O
this O
ordeal O
, O
but O
also O
my O
car O
now O
depreciates O
to O
a O
greater O
extent O
. O

The O
aim O
of O
PSYOP O
is O
to O
demoralize O
the O
enemy O
by O
inseminating O
doubt O
among O
his O
troops O
as O
well O
as O
the O
local O
population O
. O

I O
- O
38050 O
Any O
new O
cars O
will O
depreciate O
the O
most O
in O
the O
first O
year O
, O
then O
a O
little O
less O
every O
year O
thereafter O
, O
so O
it O
's O
not O
a O
straightline O
if O
you O
are O
to O
draw O
a O
line O
. O

-LSB- O
M O
-RSB- O
I O
understand O
that O
if O
you O
raise O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
the O
money O
supply O
, O
the O
currency O
depreciates O
. O

It O
says O
the O
IFS O
variable O
-LRB- O
which O
I O
assume O
is O
the O
default O
, O
since O
I O
did O
n't O
change O
it O
-RRB- O
delimits O
the O
words O
in O
the O
line O
. O

A O
car O
depreciates O
about O
$ O
5K O
when O
you O
drive O
it O
off O
the O
lot O
. O

And O
I O
have O
used O
the O
term O
feedpoint O
to O
denote O
the O
point O
that O
delimits O
the O
role O
of O
the O
transmission O
line O
and O
the O
radiator O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
devalue O
them O
, O
do O
you O
? O

the O
YAS275 O
- O
cheaper O
than O
the O
YAS-62 O
-RRB- O
which O
is O
a O
much O
better O
instrument O
and O
would O
depreciate O
less O
than O
a O
new O
Stagg O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
stick O
with O
it O
. O

The O
purpose O
of O
these O
wars O
is O
to O
destroy O
the O
nation O
state O
, O
slaughter O
the O
best O
of O
humanity O
, O
demoralize O
, O
dehumanize O
, O
and O
profit O
. O

$ O
950 O
a O
month O
to O
drive O
a O
car O
that O
will O
depreciate O
to O
50 O
% O
of O
value O
in O
less O
than O
five O
years O
? O

I O
think O
it O
's O
very O
hard O
to O
say O
because O
how O
much O
leverage O
there O
is O
depends O
on O
the O
details O
of O
how O
the O
spoke O
is O
supported O
at O
the O
elbow O
and O
just O
how O
things O
move O
around O
-LRB- O
and O
do O
n't O
forget O
about O
the O
interleaving O
-RRB- O
when O
the O
rim O
deforms O
at O
the O
contact O
patch O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
Calhoun O
County O
's O
currency O
depreciates O
even O
further O
given O
that O
over O
16 O
percent O
of O
the O
population O
lives O
below O
the O
poverty O
line O
and O
40 O
percent O
of O
residents O
are O
of O
Latino B-NORP
origin O
, O
according O
to O
the O
2000 O
Census O
, O
and O
that O
the O
County O
is O
already O
the O
site O
of O
a O
Superfund O
. O

Arnold O
Kling O
wrote O
the O
following O
: O
I O
understand O
that O
if O
you O
raise O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
the O
money O
supply O
, O
the O
currency O
depreciates O
. O

To O
clean O
the O
medal O
will O
, O
in O
all O
liklihood O
, O
devalue O
it O
IMHO O
. O

I O
guess O
what O
i O
'm O
asking O
is O
which O
car O
price O
range O
will O
depreciate O
more O
, O
what O
's O
the O
chance O
that O
I O
will O
have O
to O
spend O
a O
lot O
on O
repairs O
for O
the O
cheapr O
car O
, O
and O
how O
easy O
will O
they O
be O
to O
sell O
eventually O
. O

I O
owned O
my O
early O
'04 O
for O
quite O
a O
while O
before O
it O
depreciated O
even O
a O
dollar O
, O
and O
today O
, O
after O
four O
years O
and O
a O
day O
, O
it O
can O
be O
sold O
for O
80 O
% O
of O
what O
I O
paid O
for O
it O
in O
1003 O
-LRB- O
kbb.com O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
backticks O
are O
to O
delimit O
identifiers O
. O

anybody O
in O
this O
country O
has O
been O
trying O
to O
demoralize O
the O
troops O
, O
it O
is O
you O
, O
sir O
, O
and O
your O
members O
of O
the O
Democrat O
Party O
. O

As O
you O
can O
see O
it O
is O
assumed O
that O
it O
will O
depreciate O
$ O
4000 O
the O
first O
year O
, O
$ O
2000 O
the O
second O
and O
so O
forth O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
If O
anybody O
in O
this O
country O
has O
been O
trying O
to O
demoralize O
the O
troops O
, O
it O
is O
you O
, O
sir O
, O
and O
your O
members O
of O
the O
Democrat O
Party O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Limbaugh O
said O
. O

Every O
time O
a O
prominent O
American O
or O
the O
media O
speaks O
out O
against O
the O
Administration O
, O
the O
military O
, O
the O
war O
effort O
, O
etc. O
, O
it O
provides O
encouragement O
and O
hope O
to O
the O
enemy O
and O
demoralizes O
our O
troops O
. O

It O
will O
depreciate O
at O
least O
50 O
% O
the O
day O
it O
is O
delivered O
to O
you O
, O
but O
if O
you O
take O
good O
care O
of O
well-made O
furniture O
, O
even O
if O
your O
children O
may O
not O
want O
it O
, O
your O
grandchildren O
may O
appreciate O
it O
. O

wrote O
: O
Arnold O
Kling O
wrote O
the O
following O
: O
I O
understand O
that O
if O
you O
raise O
the O
growth O
rate O
of O
the O
money O
supply O
, O
the O
currency O
depreciates O
. O

IAC O
, O
it O
behooves O
you O
to O
save O
as O
much O
money O
as O
you O
can O
on O
the O
purchase O
price O
; O
let O
's O
be O
nice O
and O
say O
that O
your O
Honda O
-- O
just O
by O
virtue O
of O
its O
brand O
name O
-- O
will O
depreciate O
only O
15 O
% O
during O
its O
first O
year O
. O

As O
I O
have O
tried O
to O
show O
-LRB- O
by O
references O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
was O
Kant O
's O
& O
quot O
; O
musings O
& O
quot O
; O
that O
delimited O
the O
field O
of O
modern O
natural O
science O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O

Yes O
, O
the O
BFH O
method O
has O
a O
nasty O
tendency O
to O
deform O
the O
new O
bearings O
. O

Ownermanagers O
tend O
to O
validate O
activities O
that O
they O
understand O
and O
devalue O
those O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
understand O
. O

Also O
, O
in O
looking O
at O
the O
text O
file O
in O
MSWord O
, O
I O
see O
apostrophes O
, O
but O
they O
look O
different O
than O
the O
apostrophe O
used O
to O
delimit O
a O
field O
value O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Perfect O
inelasticity O
means O
that O
the O
object O
deforms O
and O
stays O
deformed. O
& O
quot O
; O

You O
ca O
n't O
deform O
your O
society O
to O
that O
extent O
, O
and O
you O
ca O
n't O
shunt O
people O
aside O
and O
rip O
away O
any O
kind O
of O
safety O
net O
, O
any O
kind O
of O
program O
that O
gives O
them O
hope O
, O
and O
not O
expect O
political O
consequences O
. O

For O
the O
powers O
that O
beto O
persist O
in O
this O
approach O
is O
to O
demoralize O
some O
of O
the O
best O
soldiers O
we O
have O
. O

It O
demoralizes O
our O
troops O
. O

Any O
new O
cars O
will O
depreciate O
the O
most O
in O
the O
first O
year O
, O
then O
a O
little O
less O
every O
year O
thereafter O
, O
so O
it O
's O
not O
a O
straightline O
if O
you O
are O
to O
draw O
a O
line O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
the O
U.S. O
continues O
to O
run O
a O
large O
trade O
deficit O
indicates O
that O
the O
dollar O
needs O
to O
depreciate O
further O
, O
which O
of O
course O
is O
not O
welcome O
in O
the O
eurozone O
and O
the O
U.K. O
Several O
countries O
still O
depend O
heavily O
on O
exports O
to O
the O
U.S. O
market O
to O
support O
their O
domestic O
employment O
, O
especially O
China O
and O
Japan O
. O

It O
would O
also O
depreciate O
I O
usually O
do O
n't O
use O
humor-related O
smileys O
when O
I O
'm O
worried O
. O

After O
all O
, O
this O
is O
the O
easiest O
way O
to O
demoralize O
an O
enemy O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
do O
n't O
wish O
to O
devalue O
that O
achievement O
, O
but O
the O
CEO O
is O
expected O
to O
be O
able O
to O
do O
more O
than O
that O
in O
the O
long O
term O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
only O
definite O
change O
I O
could O
see O
is O
that O
the O
loss O
of O
Lee O
would O
demoralize O
the O
AoNV O
, O
leading O
to O
more O
desertions O
in O
1864-65 O
. O

The O
problems O
I O
'm O
having O
relate O
to O
understanding O
how O
the O
Servlet O
could O
indicate O
to O
the O
client O
that O
the O
data O
its O
sending O
is O
complete O
and O
ready O
to O
be O
deserialized O
-LRB- O
i.e. O
, O
what O
delimits O
the O
end O
of O
an O
Object O
stream O
? O
-RRB- O
as O
well O
as O
the O
appropriate O
use O
of O
the O
servlet O
outputstream O
's O
flush O
-LRB- O
-RRB- O
and O
close O
-LRB- O
-RRB- O
methods O
. O

how O
to O
devalue O
somethign O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
an O
accountant O
, O
but O
I O
seem O
to O
remember O
someone O
telling O
me O
that O
this O
type O
of O
thing O
depreciates O
over O
a O
period O
of O
something O
like O
seven O
years O
. O

2484 O
The O
gravity O
of O
a O
lie O
is O
measured O
against O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
truth O
it O
deforms O
, O
the O
circumstances O
, O
the O
intentions O
of O
the O
one O
who O
lies O
, O
and O
the O
harm O
suffered O
by O
its O
victims O
. O

By O
making O
the O
statement O
he O
made O
at O
the O
time O
, O
he O
sought O
to O
demoralize O
the O
West O
and O
so O
convince O
it O
that O
there O
was O
nothing O
to O
be O
done O
to O
prevent O
Iran O
from O
acquiring O
nuclear O
weapons O
. O

After O
ten O
years O
, O
I O
think O
that O
I O
've O
let O
the O
resale O
value O
of O
the O
car O
depreciate O
enough O
for O
me O
. O

That O
delimits O
what O
does O
not O
happen O
. O

If O
anybody O
in O
this O
country O
has O
been O
trying O
to O
demoralize O
the O
troops O
, O
it O
is O
you O
, O
sir O
, O
and O
your O
members O
of O
the O
Democrat O
Party O
. O

Of O
course O
you O
should O
take O
the O
Miata O
-- O
nothing O
else O
will O
be O
as O
fun O
to O
drive O
, O
the O
car O
is O
notoriously O
reliable O
, O
and O
the O
car O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
depreciate O
much O
at O
this O
point O
. O

As O
to O
a O
quantitative O
effect O
of O
QR O
compression O
on O
axle O
fatigue O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
I O
have O
the O
abilities O
to O
analyze O
that O
, O
but O
the O
QR O
forces O
are O
rather O
large O
typically O
, O
enough O
to O
elastically O
deform O
the O
axle O
-- O
it O
should O
have O
an O
effect O
. O

The O
structure O
will O
deform O
and O
absorb O
energy O
, O
but O
it O
does O
n't O
rebound O
because O
it O
is O
n't O
elastic O
, O
so O
it O
can O
only O
do O
it O
once O
. O
-RRB- O

In O
fact O
, O
depreciates O
the O
currencies O
value O
. O

This O
does O
not O
mean O
that O
we O
devalue O
ourselves O
completely O
. O

They O
are O
calculated O
to O
demoralize O
the O
Lebanese O
people O
and O
debilitate O
their O
economy O
. O

Essentially O
, O
you O
're O
paying O
for O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
car O
's O
depreciation O
during O
the O
years O
when O
it O
depreciates O
the O
most O
. O

I O
need O
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
general O
financial O
analysis O
for O
this O
deal O
and O
show O
why O
it O
's O
profitable O
for O
EDP O
, O
how O
long O
does O
it O
take O
to O
depreciate O
the O
cost O
, O
and O
what O
kind O
of O
return O
is O
expected O
or O
predicted O
. O

I O
have O
the O
woodstove O
fired O
up O
to O
take O
the O
chill O
off O
, O
and O
have O
been O
under O
an O
afghan O
and O
shawl O
on O
the O
couch O
, O
reading O
until O
I O
can O
rouse O
DH O
out O
of O
bed O
. O

It O
is O
time O
to O
bring O
this O
madness O
to O
an O
end O
- O
and O
to O
rouse O
the O
nation O
before O
it O
is O
too O
late O
. O

If O
the O
sounds O
of O
his O
steps O
does O
not O
wake O
me O
, O
do O
not O
try O
to O
rouse O
me O
, O
I O
pray O
. O

He O
was O
on O
the O
way O
to O
fashioning O
his O
proposal O
for O
a O
constitutional O
amendment O
that O
would O
create O
a O
federal O
initiative O
process O
, O
a O
dream O
that O
has O
yet O
to O
rouse O
popular O
interest O
. O

Do O
not O
rouse O
me O
to O
my O
full O
, O
ill-humored O
Republican O
form O
of O
Patriotism O
- O
it O
may O
become O
necessary O
for O
me O
to O
SLANDER O
you O
! O
! O
! O

I O
've O
got O
a O
design O
going O
where O
I O
'm O
using O
mirror-bright O
stainless O
, O
and O
was O
planning O
to O
rivet O
these O
3 O
parts O
together O
- O
one O
.093 O
or O
so O
, O
one O
.125 O
, O
and O
another O
.093 O
, O
in O
sort O
of O
a O
stack O
. O

Intercession O
means O
that O
we O
rouse O
ourselves O
up O
to O
get O
the O
mind O
of O
Christ O
about O
the O
one O
for O
whom O
we O
pray O
. O

Leave O
it O
to O
GM O
to O
rivet O
a O
rotor O
to O
the O
axle O
. O

I O
am O
getting O
ready O
to O
rivet O
the O
skirt O
to O
the O
left O
and O
right O
side O
cross O
members O
. O

If O
you O
got O
the O
hole O
too O
close O
, O
I O
suppose O
you O
'd O
need O
to O
rivet O
a O
strip O
into O
the O
rib O
flange O
and O
redrill O
. O

I O
thought O
, O
ok O
just O
rivet O
it O
back O
on O
. O

This O
is O
something O
on O
an O
entirely O
different O
scale O
from O
the O
1930s O
: O
Seventy O
years O
ago O
, O
Britain O
and O
Europe O
could O
not O
rouse O
themselves O
to O
focus O
on O
a O
looming O
war O
; O
today O
, O
we O
ca O
n't O
rouse O
ourselves O
even O
to O
focus O
on O
a O
war O
that O
's O
happening O
right O
now O
. O

I O
roused O
the O
yeast O
yesterday O
in O
secondary O
and O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
take O
a O
reading O
in O
a O
day O
or O
two O
, O
but O
I O
suspect O
that O
there O
is O
n't O
enough O
yeast O
in O
there O
to O
make O
a O
difference O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
Ascherman O
, O
who O
had O
heard O
about O
the O
incident O
, O
drove O
from O
Jerusalem O
to O
the O
orchards O
while O
trying O
to O
rouse O
the O
police O
and O
army O
to O
stop O
the O
incident O
. O

I O
'll O
be O
safe O
for O
the O
five O
minutes O
it O
will O
take O
you O
to O
rouse O
Maester O
Riemann O
and O
return O
. O

Once O
an O
atmosphere O
of O
danger O
and O
the O
need O
for O
immediate O
action O
prevails O
, O
then O
the O
image O
of O
an O
arrogant O
, O
thick-skinned O
and O
sluggish O
administration O
rouses O
the O
people O
rather O
than O
immobilizing O
them O
. O

Once O
the O
reader O
started O
them O
, O
those O
books O
begged O
to O
be O
finished O
, O
and O
they O
did O
not O
have O
to O
be O
dumbed O
down O
to O
rivet O
attention O
. O

It O
would O
also O
, O
in O
my O
opinion O
, O
be O
justifiable O
if O
you O
need O
to O
rouse O
attention O
to O
an O
emergency O
even O
if O
that O
emergency O
is O
not O
a O
fire O
. O

If O
he O
hosts O
a O
domain O
for O
him O
, O
you O
might O
want O
to O
file O
a O
complain O
to O
Tucows O
and O
see O
if O
that O
rouses O
him O
from O
his O
slumber O
. O

But O
if O
he O
does O
not O
rouse O
himself O
and O
respond O
-LRB- O
behavior O
-RRB- O
, O
I O
'll O
look O
more O
closely O
, O
and O
perhaps O
discover O
that O
he O
is O
a O
mannequin O
, O
or O
even O
dead O
. O

But O
they O
rouse O
when O
he O
says O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
We O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
peace O
process O
, O
we O
have O
a O
surrender O
process O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
when O
he O
chastises O
the O
president O
, O
saying O
that O
if O
he O
were O
& O
quot O
; O
serious O
, O
he O
'd O
move O
our O
embassy O
from O
Tel O
Aviv O
to O
Jerusalem O
tomorrow. O
& O
quot O
; O

He O
also O
cleaned O
up O
all O
of O
the O
sliding-tubing O
connections O
between O
the O
radiators O
and O
phasing O
coils O
, O
roughened O
them O
up O
a O
bit O
, O
gooped O
them O
with O
a O
conductive O
anti-oxidant O
compound O
, O
re-fit O
and O
re-tuned O
them O
, O
then O
drilled O
through O
the O
tubing O
and O
riveted O
them O
together O
, O
and O
then O
used O
heat-shrink O
tubing O
over O
all O
of O
the O
phasing-coil O
connections O
. O

Parra O
said O
some O
of O
the O
injuries O
may O
be O
the O
result O
of O
Sanchez O
's O
attempt O
to O
rouse O
the O
baby O
from O
his O
seizure O
. O

Should O
I O
drill O
and O
rivet O
the O
adapters O
or O
do O
something O
else O
? O

More O
and O
more O
evidence O
says O
that O
in O
the O
months O
before O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
, O
the O
Navy O
and O
White O
House O
worked O
together O
to O
allow O
the O
Pearl O
Harbor O
attack O
their O
own O
officers O
saw O
coming O
, O
the O
better O
to O
rouse O
the O
public O
for O
what O
was O
to O
come O
. O

The O
first O
time O
I O
read O
Coriolanus O
, O
when O
I O
got O
to O
the O
part O
where O
Coriolanus O
tries O
to O
rouse O
his O
troups O
and O
then O
leads O
a O
charge O
into O
the O
city O
, O
but O
no O
one O
follows O
him O
and O
the O
doors O
of O
the O
city O
close O
behind O
him O
- O
leaving O
him O
one O
soldier O
trapped O
in O
the O
city O
of O
his O
enemies O
, O
I O
laughed O
out O
loud O
. O

8:65 O
, O
Rouse O
the O
non-Muslims O
to O
the O
fight O
against O
Muslims B-NORP
. O

This O
is O
bound O
to O
rouse O
the O
anxieties O
of O
peace-loving O
Euopeons O
. O

It O
turns O
out O
that O
housebreaking O
and O
training O
a O
baby O
puppy O
was O
the O
only O
thing O
that O
could O
rouse O
me O
in O
my O
grief. O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
did O
n't O
rouse O
me O
: O
I O
woke O
up O
after O
it O
had O
started O
, O
but O
I O
fell O
back O
asleep O
. O

Both O
talents O
rouse O
the O
emotions. O
& O
quot O
; O

The O
trial O
riveted O
much O
of O
the O
United O
States O
. O

Here O
's O
how O
the O
Washington O
Post O
's O
Evelyn O
Nieves O
tells O
the O
tale O
: O
Of O
all O
the O
thoughts O
that O
might O
rouse O
Stanley O
Tookie O
Williams O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O
, O
his O
favorite O
are O
pithies O
. O

We O
did O
find O
some O
adequate O
looking O
muddy O
sand O
shoreline O
in O
places O
but O
still O
could O
only O
rouse O
up O
about O
a O
dozen O
Baird O
's O
Sandpiper O
, O
a O
Greater O
Yellowlegs O
, O
and O
a O
flyby O
Least O
Sandpiper O
in O
addition O
to O
Killdeer O
. O

If O
you O
can O
only O
get O
L-section O
, O
you O
can O
do O
this O
with O
a O
center O
plate O
and O
weld O
or O
rivet O
each O
side O
to O
it O
. O

The O
first O
one O
up O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
the O
headman O
tries O
to O
rouse O
his O
companions O
by O
standing O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
village O
plaza O
and O
shouting O
to O
them O
. O

I O
support O
a O
few O
Macs O
here O
at O
work O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
one O
at O
my O
desk O
, O
so O
I O
'll O
have O
to O
check O
it O
out O
when O
I O
get O
home O
. O

When O
consumers O
stop O
spending O
and O
businesses O
stop O
hiring O
and O
start O
laying O
pepole O
off O
, O
that O
can O
make O
the O
situation O
much O
worse O
. O

They O
, O
together O
with O
political O
authorities O
and O
representatives O
of O
those O
entities O
that O
support O
the O
Deaf O
community O
, O
are O
the O
people O
who O
shape O
and O
give O
birth O
to O
the O
most O
important O
congregation O
of O
the O
Deaf O
community O
. O

We O
can O
stop O
escalation O
if O
enough O
of O
us O
speak O
out O
- O
but O
it O
's O
going O
to O
take O
millions O
of O
us O
speaking O
together O
. O

Go O
to O
the O
web O
sites O
for O
Adobe O
, O
Sony O
Vegas O
, O
Ulead O
and O
take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
features O
of O
each O
and O
see O
if O
asf O
is O
an O
import O
format O
they O
support O
. O

Their O
route O
usually O
took O
them O
through O
North O
Conway O
, O
20 O
miles O
south O
of O
Mount O
Washington O
, O
and O
Derek O
would O
always O
stop O
at O
International O
Mountain O
Equipment O
, O
a O
major O
source O
of O
serious O
gear O
, O
advice O
, O
and O
companionship O
. O

Abu O
Ghanim O
was O
among O
a O
group O
of O
wanted O
terror O
suspects O
who O
recently O
pledged O
to O
stop O
their O
terror O
activity O
as O
part O
of O
the O
amnesty O
deal O
between O
Israel B-GPE
and O
the B-ORG
Palestinian I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
. O

He O
ignored O
terrorism O
for O
months O
, O
when O
maybe O
we O
could O
have O
done O
something O
to O
stop O
911 O
. O
" O

Avelino O
Razon O
also O
said O
he O
has O
ordered O
police O
officers O
to O
stop O
wearing O
expensive O
jewelry O
, O
such O
as O
gold O
necklaces O
, O
bracelets O
, O
and O
rings O
, O
to O
remove O
suspicions O
they O
were O
corrupt O
. O

Carl O
A. O
wrote O
: O
Come O
on O
, O
Wade B-PERSON
, O
stop O
showing O
your O
ignorance O
. O

support O
your O
local O
artist O
... O

We O
need O
to O
stop O
suppressing O
influenza O
everywhere O
. O

I O
could O
just O
as O
easily O
stop O
doing O
charitable O
things O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
the O
clubs O
could O
donate O
to O
the O
university O
to O
help O
support O
minor O
sports O
... O
. O

Still O
it O
is O
all O
huge O
companies O
running O
it O
all O
now O
, O
and O
they O
have O
bloated O
bureaucracies O
to O
support O
. O

However O
, O
once O
you O
have O
taken O
the O
oil O
out O
you O
can O
not O
just O
start O
making O
the O
shades O
, O
you O
then O
have O
to O
air O
dry O
it O
to O
stop O
mold O
from O
forming O
. O

Red O
dwarves O
are O
n't O
bright O
, O
but O
even O
a O
little O
star O
produces O
plenty O
of O
energy O
, O
so O
there O
's O
plenty O
of O
power O
to O
support O
advanced O
civilizations O
doing O
interesting O
things O
. O

Our O
web O
authentication O
system O
was O
recently O
upgraded O
to O
support O
multiple O
realms O
of O
users O
, O
for O
example O
alumni O
, O
pre-admission O
students O
, O
and O
general O
community O
members O
. O

My O
thought O
from O
day O
one O
has O
been O
to O
learn O
as O
much O
as O
I O
could O
personally O
and O
then O
support O
those O
sufferers O
around O
me O
. O

I O
personally O
think O
it O
also O
ought O
to O
intervene O
to O
stop O
ongoing O
or O
incipient O
genocides O
of O
the O
sort O
Saddam B-PERSON
was O
waging O
against O
the O
Marsh B-NORP
Arabs I-NORP
. O

Around O
midnight O
an O
irate O
tourist O
visibly O
shaking O
with O
rage O
demanded O
they O
stop O
. O

The O
record O
shop O
was O
raided O
on O
two O
occasions O
by O
police O
, O
and O
eventually O
agreed O
to O
stop O
stocking O
the O
garment O
. O

Yes O
, O
Mark O
, O
please O
name O
names O
and O
cite O
specific O
posts O
to O
support O
your O
delusion O
. O

It O
is O
also O
fitting O
that O
we O
support O
Indonesia B-GPE
as O
host O
. O

Do O
n't O
stop O
at O
pedestrian O
crossings O
just O
because O
some O
fool O
wants O
to O
cross O
the O
road O
. O

They O
support O
the O
racist O
view O
that O
Cherokees O
of O
African O
descent O
listed O
on O
the O
Freedmen O
Roll O
are O
not O
welcome O
in O
the O
Cherokee B-PRODUCT
Nation O
. O

Your O
$ O
10 O
donation O
will O
help O
support O
the O
Wilde O
Lake O
High O
Speech O
and O
Debate O
Team O
. O

We O
did O
have O
a O
few O
components O
stop O
working O
or O
sound O
strange O
like O
the O
IS O
on O
a O
500 O
mm O
lens O
for O
short O
times O
. O

But O
when O
elected O
officials O
start O
destroying O
more O
than O
their O
reputations O
, O
things O
stop O
being O
funny O
. O
' O

Once O
we O
stop O
fearing O
and O
fighting O
our O
feelings O
, O
once O
we O
learn O
to O
listen O
to O
them O
closely O
, O
we O
find O
that O
the O
pain O
itself O
has O
a O
meaning O
, O
it O
's O
there O
to O
be O
listened O
to O
. O

Commissioner O
Kroes O
explained O
: O
" O
These O
measures O
support O
the O
sustainability O
goal O
of O
the O
Lisbon B-GPE
strategy O
by O
avoiding O
future O
environmental O
costs O
, O
and O
are O
fully O
in O
line O
with O
the O
proposed O
Community O
strategy O
to O
reduce O
mercury O
pollution O
of O
January O
2005 O
. O

The O
Editors O
do O
not O
claim O
to O
support O
all O
views O
displayed O
on O
this O
newsletter O
, O
only O
to O
voice O
them O
in O
an O
organized O
fashion O
. O

Protesters O
gathered O
there O
Thursday O
to O
support O
six O
black O
high O
school O
students O
who O
prosecutors O
initially O
charged O
with O
attempted O
murder O
after O
a O
school O
yard O
fight O
that O
injured O
one O
white O
student O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
only O
one O
arguing O
about O
this O
is O
you O
: O
and O
that O
's O
just O
because O
your O
product O
does O
n't O
support O
these O
absolutely O
essential O
feature O
so O
you O
have O
to O
make O
it O
sound O
like O
it O
's O
not O
only O
unnecessary O
, O
but O
bad O
. O

If O
the O
people O
who O
answer O
the O
phones O
tell O
you O
they O
are O
just O
doing O
their O
jobs O
, O
please O
remind O
them O
that O
they O
have O
a O
choice O
and O
that O
their O
jobs O
do O
not O
oblige O
them O
to O
support O
illegal O
and O
immoral O
actions O
. O

How O
do O
I O
stop O
my O
negative O
thoughts O
? O
" O

I O
wondered O
if O
it O
was O
maybe O
some O
sort O
of O
quasi-magic O
resistance O
the O
monk O
had O
, O
though O
that O
usually O
does O
n't O
stop O
magic O
you O
activate O
on O
your O
own O
. O

Associating O
Christianity B-NORP
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
authorities O
assume O
all O
Hmong O
Christians O
support O
Vang O
Pao O
, O
who O
fought O
alongside O
U.S. B-GPE
soldiers O
. O

UUP O
MLA O
David O
McNarry O
has O
tabled O
a O
motion O
seeking O
to O
stop O
ministers O
making O
addresses O
in O
the O
chamber O
in O
Irish O
. O

JUMPING O
TO O
CONCLUSIONS O
: O
You O
make O
a O
negative O
interpretation O
even O
though O
there O
are O
no O
definite O
facts O
that O
convincingly O
support O
your O
conclusion O
. O

So O
, O
you O
think O
that O
there O
are O
people O
in O
the O
government O
that O
wish O
to O
completely O
subjugate O
the O
entire O
population O
under O
slavery O
, O
and O
yet O
you O
support O
leftist O
gun O
laws O
? O

Cars O
do O
stop O
in O
traffic O
; O
a O
driver O
has O
a O
legal O
obligation O
to O
leave O
enough O
room O
ahead O
that O
he O
can O
stop O
without O
hitting O
the O
vehicle O
ahead O
. O

Protesters O
said O
Gov. O
Bush O
blew O
them O
a O
kiss O
, O
acknowledging O
the O
crowd O
of O
about O
30 O
chanting O
pickets O
that O
was O
made O
up O
of O
United B-ORG
Steelworkers I-ORG
and O
members O
of O
Uprise O
Counter O
Recruitment O
, O
a O
tour O
traveling O
through O
22 O
cities O
to O
support O
anti-war O
efforts O
. O

If O
the O
bags O
are O
a O
success O
, O
Costco B-ORG
could O
then O
ask O
suppliers O
to O
stop O
packing O
products O
in O
boxes O
and O
put O
them O
on O
pallets O
instead O
, O
said O
Joe O
Portera O
, O
chief O
operating O
officer O
of O
CostCo O
's O
eastern O
and O
Canadian B-NORP
divisions O
. O

Earlier O
this O
month O
, O
the O
Municipality O
of O
Oropos O
, O
north O
of O
Athens B-GPE
, O
which O
draws O
its O
drinking O
water O
from O
the O
Asopos O
, O
instructed O
some O
of O
its O
residents O
to O
stop O
consuming O
tap O
water O
after O
tests O
found O
it O
to O
be O
toxic O
. O

Or O
, O
you O
lot O
could O
stop O
following O
me O
around O
, O
and O
there O
'd O
be O
no O
issue O
at O
all O
. O

Apes O
and O
monkeys O
differ O
from O
other O
animals O
in O
the O
intensity O
of O
their O
social O
relationships O
and O
in O
the O
amount O
of O
time O
that O
they O
spend O
in O
mutual O
grooming O
which O
cements O
bonds O
of O
friendship O
and O
influence O
within O
groups O
. O

Maybe O
this O
will O
persuade O
those O
who O
have O
the O
more O
recent O
collectibles O
to O
stop O
posting O
in O
these O
newsgroups O
! O

My O
windows O
and O
seat O
will O
stop O
working O
completely O
here O
and O
there O
. O

People O
need O
to O
understand O
that O
and O
stop O
being O
so O
gullible O
to O
media O
hype O
. O

But O
I O
do O
support O
honest O
online O
questions O
over O
posts O
such O
as O
yours O
. O

Gary B-GPE
, O
For O
a O
few O
years O
I O
had O
pinball O
machines O
and O
video O
games O
out O
on O
location O
to O
help O
support O
my O
collecting O
habit O
. O

The O
issues O
above O
are O
not O
principles O
, O
but O
they O
are O
policy O
decisions O
that O
sometimes O
violate O
and O
sometimes O
support O
principles O
of O
limited O
government O
. O

Jimbo O
& O
The O
Jetset O
wrote O
: O
My O
son O
tells O
me O
that O
Vista B-ORG
does O
n't O
support O
virtual O
drives O
. O

-- O
All O
Iraqi B-NORP
leaders O
support O
reconciliation O
. O

This O
could O
support O
either O
nurture O
or O
nature O
. O

It O
s O
true O
that O
Alonso O
was O
told O
to O
stay O
but O
then O
the O
lilly O
pop O
was O
lifted O
and O
he O
should O
have O
gone O
but O
he O
did O
n't O
, O
he O
stayed O
longer O
to O
stop O
his O
team O
mate O
beating O
him O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
the O
9 O
- O
11 O
terrorists O
, O
in O
writing O
, O
only O
demanded O
that O
America B-GPE
stop O
assisting O
Israel B-GPE
. O

This O
shall O
not O
stop O
us O
discussing O
issues O
affecting O
the O
struggling O
people O
of O
any O
country O
, O
who O
are O
our O
major O
focus O
and O
we O
continue O
to O
encourage O
joint O
working O
relations O
, O
based O
on O
clear O
programmes O
and O
not O
endless O
email O
battles O
. O

We O
must O
vote O
for O
Rudy O
to O
stop O
Hillary B-PERSON
. O

The O
side O
of O
my O
car O
ground O
all O
the O
way O
down O
a O
bollard O
that O
was O
designed O
to O
stop O
forklifts O
hitting O
cars O
like O
mine O
. O

This O
is O
a O
Win32 O
program O
and O
can O
support O
long O
file O
names O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
Christians B-NORP
need O
to O
stop O
battling O
with O
science O
But O
most O
Christians B-NORP
do O
n't O
battle O
with O
science O
. O

Charlton B-PERSON
Heston I-PERSON
used O
his O
star O
power O
to O
support O
gun O
owner O
rights O
; O
Wahlberg O
will O
use O
any O
star O
power O
he O
can O
gain O
to O
destroy O
them O
. O

and O
how O
can O
I O
stop O
myself O
from O
hitting O
the O
roof O
on O
every O
little O
pothole O
I O
run O
over O
?! O

I O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
some O
data O
or O
at O
least O
a O
credible O
reference O
to O
support O
these O
assertions O
. O

The O
contract O
will O
provide O
for O
the O
manufacture O
and O
assembly O
of O
test O
articles O
, O
flight O
test O
units O
, O
and O
the O
operational O
upper O
stage O
elements O
to O
support O
NASA B-ORG
's O
flight O
manifest O
through O
2016 O
. O

Then O
stop O
wanting O
that O
. O

I O
get O
paid O
enough O
to O
support O
my O
modest O
drinking O
and O
cycling O
problems O
, O
plus O
I O
get O
five O
weeks O
of O
vacation O
a O
year O
. O

Despite O
Huckabee O
's O
undiluted O
credentials O
-- O
as O
someone O
who O
helped O
to O
build O
the O
Moral O
Majority O
, O
as O
a O
governor O
who O
fought O
to O
stop O
gays O
from O
adopting O
-- O
he O
has O
been O
slighted O
by O
other O
like O
- O
minded O
Christian O
leaders O
. O

They O
then O
use O
some O
rubbery O
figures O
to O
support O
this O
shit O
, O
and O
then O
proceed O
to O
crap O
on O
about O
the O
evils O
of O
BC B-ORG
. O

We O
may O
even O
have O
to O
shut O
down O
and O
stop O
publishing O
Chess O
Life O
for O
Kids O
because O
of O
this O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
have O
to O
either O
get O
better O
at O
cooking O
them O
or O
stop O
cooking O
them O
. O

" O
I O
do O
n't O
mean O
by O
that O
, O
that O
I O
support O
those O
dishonest O
auctioneers O
. O

I O
want O
to O
talk O
about O
what O
you O
ought O
to O
do O
stop O
a O
mass O
migration O
to O
Linux O
and O
the O
Mac B-PERSON
. O

Elephants O
spend O
about O
16 O
hours O
a O
day O
roaming O
hundreds O
of O
miles O
and O
foraging O
for O
nearly O
350 O
pounds O
of O
food O
. O

Just O
stop O
wanting O
that O
. O

I O
adamantly O
supported O
and O
still O
support O
keeping O
this O
an O
unmoderated O
newsgroup O
, O
simply O
because O
I O
enjoy O
the O
freedom O
to O
decide O
for O
myself O
what O
I O
will O
and O
will O
not O
read O
. O

Four O
of O
the O
seven O
School O
Board O
members O
have O
said O
they O
support O
teaching O
intelligent O
design O
in O
addition O
to O
evolution O
in O
public O
school O
science O
classes O
. O

I O
am O
just O
a O
duty O
- O
conscious O
person O
who O
is O
never O
hesitant O
to O
support O
or O
condemn O
an O
act O
after O
assessing O
all O
its O
good O
and O
bad O
effects O
with O
my O
own O
conscience O
. O

Just O
for O
a O
moment O
, O
his O
face O
darkens O
. O

The O
hypocrisy O
is O
rather O
easy O
to O
spot O
if O
you O
've O
been O
around O
long O
enough O
to O
remember O
when O
it O
was O
leaders O
of O
the O
radical O
left O
, O
led O
by O
MIT O
linguist O
Noam O
Chomsky O
, O
who O
were O
trying O
to O
intrude O
on O
the O
tenure O
process O
for O
political O
reasons O
. O

He O
cupped O
his O
hands O
around O
his O
mouth O
. O

We O
are O
on O
a O
record O
for O
civility O
- O
but O
It O
get O
's O
creepy O
to O
me O
and O
I O
feel O
it O
intrudes O
on O
everything O
I O
've O
done O
to O
move O
on O
with O
my O
life O
and O
who O
I O
am O
as O
a O
single O
dad O
. O

The O
Bill O
of O
Rights O
was O
a O
political O
document O
written O
to O
satisfy O
the O
states O
with O
anti-Federalist O
tendencies O
that O
the O
federal O
government O
would O
not O
intrude O
on O
the O
states' O
rights O
to O
decide O
what O
each O
states O
' O
people O
could O
do O
. O

A O
mismatched O
hood O
could O
cause O
the O
edges O
of O
the O
hood O
to O
intrude O
onto O
the O
image O
at O
the O
widest O
angle O
, O
which O
is O
what O
vignetting O
is O
, O
afterall O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
when O
reality O
does O
n't O
intrude O
to O
your O
corner O
of O
the O
world O
, O
I O
guess O
you O
can O
have O
outrageous O
beliefs O
like O
that O
. O

If O
I O
told O
you O
that O
by O
me O
smacking O
you O
up O
side O
the O
head O
with O
a O
2x4 O
will O
cause O
change O
because O
it O
will O
jar O
the O
brain O
into O
action O
, O
and O
you O
believe O
me O
, O
then O
it O
will O
happen O
. O

Sometimes O
they O
jar O
us O
back O
to O
reality O
like O
a O
bone-shaking O
tackle O
by O
a O
middle O
linebacker O
, O
but O
, O
still O
, O
they O
are O
a O
good O
thing O
. O

Now O
the O
environuts O
want O
to O
darken O
Hanukkah O
. O

When O
he O
comes O
back O
to O
the O
bar O
for O
the O
second O
round O
, O
the O
bartender O
says O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
intrude O
on O
your O
grief O
, O
but O
I O
wanted O
to O
offer O
my O
condolences O
on O
your O
great O
loss. O
& O
quot O
; O

Often O
this O
gibberish O
even O
intrudes O
mid-sentence O
, O
so O
that O
the O
reading O
of O
a O
gene O
or O
its O
expression O
is O
to O
be O
done O
with O
some O
effort O
. O

It O
's O
easy O
to O
landscape O
large O
gardens O
- O
you O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
room O
to O
work O
with O
and O
if O
one O
element O
jars O
its O
not O
the O
end O
of O
the O
world O
. O

The O
King O
's O
Cross O
chapter O
intrudes O
more O
into O
the O
realm O
of O
theology O
and O
any O
of O
the O
others O
, O
across O
all O
the O
seven O
books O
. O

The O
clang O
of O
a O
cowbell O
jars O
Kaylee O
from O
sleep O
. O

If O
a O
passenger O
is O
doing O
something O
that O
permanently O
intrudes O
into O
the O
seat O
beside O
them O
, O
that O
seat O
is O
not O
fully O
available O
and O
should O
not O
be O
sold O
. O

While O
Wallenberg O
or O
Reinfeldt O
might O
jar O
as O
first O
names O
, O
many O
people O
elsewhere O
have O
taken O
to O
the O
practice O
. O

Sooner O
or O
later O
, O
however O
, O
reality O
was O
bound O
to O
intrude O
. O

Blackberries O
in O
recent O
years O
would O
only O
be O
starting O
to O
darken O
. O

But O
they O
are O
not O
the O
primary O
goal O
of O
this O
war O
, O
which O
is O
to O
destroy O
the O
network O
of O
Islamic O
militants O
who O
declared O
war O
against O
the O
United O
States O
when O
they O
bombed O
the O
World O
Trade O
Center O
on O
February O
26 O
, O
1993 O
, O
and O
finally O
jarred O
us O
into O
an O
appropriate O
response O
when O
they O
demolished O
that O
complex O
, O
struck O
the O
Pentagon O
, O
and O
killed O
3000 O
of O
us O
on O
September O
11 O
, O
2001 O
. O

It O
was O
a O
collection O
of O
promises O
that O
the O
Federal O
government O
would O
not O
intrude O
beyond O
the O
powers O
granted O
to O
it O
under O
the O
Constitution O
. O

Fergus O
Cullen O
, O
the O
chairman O
of O
the O
New O
Hampshire O
Republican O
Party O
, O
said O
New O
Hampshire O
voters O
understand O
that O
politics O
will O
intrude O
on O
their O
holiday O
. O

Wornbroken O
UJ O
, O
prop-shaft O
fell O
out O
from O
the O
front O
, O
RR O
ran O
over O
it O
as O
the O
front O
dug O
into O
the O
road O
and O
lifted O
the O
vehicle O
, O
as O
it O
landed O
it O
jarred O
the O
components O
that O
much O
the O
electrics O
' O
frizzed O
' O
a O
little O
and O
after O
settling O
down O
the O
vehicle O
was O
only O
in O
2wd O
and O
so O
felt O
smoother O
to O
drive O
as O
there O
was O
no O
out-of-balance O
- O
prop O
and O
UJ O
whizzing O
round O
, O
it O
having O
been O
ripped O
off O
when O
it O
dug O
in O
. O

Did O
n't O
want O
to O
intrude O
while O
you O
were O
otherside O
occupied O
. O

Her O
face O
darkens O
. O

As O
I O
watched O
, O
it O
seemed O
to O
gain O
substance O
and O
to O
darken O
perceptibly O
on O
the O
outside O
. O

Not O
only O
should O
they O
answer O
for O
their O
wrong-headedness O
on O
policy O
, O
but O
they O
should O
also O
be O
forced O
to O
explain O
whether O
they O
would O
as O
President O
allow O
Congress O
to O
intrude O
on O
the O
role O
of O
Commander O
in O
Chief O
so O
baldly O
and O
illegally O
. O

This O
is O
because O
He O
does O
n't O
wish O
to O
intrude O
upon O
our O
free O
choice O
. O

She O
looked O
up O
at O
him O
, O
voice O
calm O
again O
and O
the O
switch O
jarred O
him O
. O

I O
need O
an O
address O
for O
them O
in O
Tampa O
, O
I O
have O
Allans O
cell O
but O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
intrude O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
I O
dallied O
a O
bit O
too O
long O
on O
the O
hillside O
, O
and O
so O
I O
ended O
up O
heading O
home O
a O
little O
later O
than O
I O
thought O
I O
should O
in O
order O
to O
get O
back O
by O
sunset O
. O

If O
you O
work O
from O
home O
set O
aside O
time O
and O
space O
for O
yourself O
, O
when O
and O
where O
family O
members O
should O
not O
intrude O
. O

When O
Cala O
was O
having O
a O
difficult O
time O
once O
, O
I O
actually O
took O
both O
hands O
and O
cupped O
them O
by O
my O
eyes O
so O
she O
could O
n't O
see O
my O
eyes O
unless O
she O
moved O
in O
front O
of O

sorry O
to O
intrude O
, O
I O
'm O
Jalisa O
. O

I O
've O
used O
the O
same O
method O
in O
the O
crockpot O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
darken O
as O
much O
. O

I O
've O
been O
trying O
to O
put O
my O
finger O
on O
just O
what O
jars O
me O
about O
how O
similar O
Crysis O
seems O
to O
Far O
Cry O
. O

That O
it O
can O
jar O
you O
right O
down O
to O
your O
teeth O
sometimes O
, O
but O
it O
's O
worth O
it O
, O
if O
at O
the O
end O
is O
home O
... O
a O

Surely O
there O
's O
a O
moniker O
that O
will O
have O
the O
effect O
of O
screaming O
& O
quot O
; O
FIRE O
! O
! O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
to O
jar O
us O
out O
of O
our O
national O
inertness O
, O
our O
& O
quot O
; O
Ach O
, O
it O
's O
all O
just O
politics O
& O
quot O
; O
mode O
? O

NONE O
of O
us O
will O
darken O
the O
door O
of O
the O
dealership O
. O

I O
dillied O
and O
dallied O
, O
begged O
for O
more O
time O
, O
and O
of O
course O
the O
deadline O
passed O
. O

in O
addition O
, O
it O
will O
darken O
over O
time O
. O

It O
intrudes O
upon O
your O
own O
personal O
integrity O
to O
your O
family O
and O
yourself O
. O

But O
, O
do O
n't O
try O
to O
look O
under O
the O
covers O
too O
closely O
, O
as O
the O
real O
world O
will O
intrude O
. O

I O
once O
had O
a O
place O
of O
my O
own O
where O
no O
one O
could O
intrude O
, O
but O
now O
it O
's O
gone O
; O
only O
the O
mountains O
remain O
as O
a O
refuge O
. O

I O
am O
here O
at O
this O
time O
only O
to O
jar O
her O
memory O
and O
make O
this O
communication O
as O
clear O
as O
possible O
. O

After O
he O
pees O
on O
the O
sheets O
, O
I O
darken O
the O
room O
and O
use O
the O
light O
to O
see O
how O
it O
works O
. O

His O
face O
darkens O
. O

The O
reason O
why O
I O
ask O
is O
that O
while O
this O
metric O
restoration O
of O
the O
Rig O
Veda O
seems O
a O
remarkable O
piece O
of O
work O
, O
the O
qualities O
of O
some O
of O
the O
restored O
vowels O
jars O
one O
's O
senses O
; O
when O
I O
hear O
a O
trisyllabic O
rendition O
of O
Indra O
, O
it O
always O
has O
a O
closed O
schwa O
. O

He O
reached O
over O
, O
rolling O
on O
his O
side O
, O
and O
cupped O
her O
chin O
. O

this O
morality O
which O
darkens O
the O
council. O
. O

So O
let O
's O
say O
someone O
intruded O
on O
my O
property O
after O
I O
've O
told O
them O
not O
to O
, O
and O
the O
reason O
was O
because O
I O
did O
n't O
liked O
what O
they O
were O
saying O
. O

If O
we O
're O
going O
to O
intrude O
on O
people O
, O
let O
's O
at O
least O
err O
on O
the O
side O
of O
personal O
responsibility O
. O

When O
he O
comes O
back O
to O
the O
bar O
for O
the O
second O
round O
, O
the O
bartender O
says O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
intrude O
on O
your O
grief O
, O
but O
I O
wanted O
to O
offer O
my O
sincere O
condolences O
on O
your O
great O
loss O
. O

It O
darkens O
your O
day O
. O

Only O
in O
BusinessFirst O
will O
I O
not O
intrude O
into O
your O
spece O
andor O
the O
aisle O
. O

These O
will O
help O
cover O
the O
cost O
of O
producing O
the O
two O
publications O
, O
but O
will O
not O
be O
permitted O
to O
seriously O
intrude O
on O
the O
space O
or O
the O
overall O
content O
. O

When O
it O
occurred O
in O
outr O
situation O
, O
the O
staff O
were O
very O
careful O
not O
to O
intrude O
, O
as O
there O
is O
a O
lot O
of O
grief O
involved O
and O
personally O
, O
I O
was O
grateful O
for O
that O
approach O
. O

It O
's O
about O
personal O
choice O
, O
this O
is O
true O
and O
will O
always O
be O
true O
regardless O
of O
how O
much O
our O
silly O
government O
intrudes O
itself O
into O
our O
lives O
. O

But O
in O
our O
area O
, O
most O
dealers O
wo O
n't O
intrude O
on O
another O
dealer O
who O
explains O
as O
I O
did O
that O
they O
are O
in O
the O
midst O
of O
a O
deal O
. O

Coming O
to O
the O
head O
of O
the O
bed O
he O
leaned O
forward O
, O
cupped O
her O
chin O
with O
his O
hand O
and O
passionately O
kissed O
her O
on O
the O
lips O
. O

-- O
Another O
solid O
majority O
-LRB- O
65 O
% O
-RRB- O
said O
it O
was O
more O
important O
to O
investigate O
terrorism O
, O
even O
if O
it O
intrudes O
on O
privacy O
. O

The O
harmonica O
player O
cups O
his O
hand O
around O
the O
harmonica O
, O
and O
uses O
an O
SM-57 O
. O

He O
cupped O
her O
face O
and O
forced O
her O
to O
see O
him O
. O

If O
you O
decide O
not O
to O
get O
the O
YAG O
surgery O
, O
I O
'd O
think O
it O
would O
continue O
to O
darken O
until O
you O
would O
change O
your O
mind O
. O

Anyway O
, O
with O
the O
PDS O
slot O
differently O
positioned O
in O
the O
PCC O
machine O
, O
one O
could O
install O
a O
G3 O
upgrade O
and O
HPV O
video O
card O
and O
not O
intrude O
on O
the O
space O
for O
the O
three O
NuBus O
slots O
. O

He O
reached O
out O
and O
cupped O
her O
chin O
, O
lifted O
it O
so O
that O
she O
had O
to O
meet O
his O
eyes O
. O

Armrests O
do O
n't O
intrude O
on O
your O
personal O
space O
. O

He O
cups O
her O
cheek O
tenderly O
, O
and O
then O
she O
's O
in O
his O
arms O
, O
and O
he O
has O
to O
be O
careful O
not O
to O
crush O
her O
to O
him O
. O

People O
who O
would O
n't O
darken O
the O
door O
of O
a O
church O
are O
willing O
to O
come O
to O
a O
home O
because O
they O
feel O
it O
's O
a O
safe O
place O
. O

All O
, O
After O
banging O
my O
head O
against O
the O
dash O
, O
buying O
a O
new O
battery O
and O
alternator O
i O
am O
about O
to O
tow O
my O
Xtreme O
to O
the O
nearest O
scrap O
heap O
-LRB- O
should O
get O
quite O
an O
bit O
of O
money O
thanks O
to O
the O
stainless O
steel O
-RRB- O
that O
is O
however O
, O
dependant O
on O
whether O
or O
not O
anyone O
can O
shed O
any O
light O
on O
my O
electrical O
gremlins O
. O

That O
can O
give O
you O
a O
full O
64K O
of O
uncontended O
memory O
with O
the O
video O
paged O
out O
. O

While O
on O
the O
topic O
of O
locals O
I O
must O
say O
thanks O
to O
all O
the O
people O
we O
met O
and O
paddled O
with O
. O

The O
report O
referred O
to O
several O
ordinances O
enacted O
under O
the O
charter O
, O
which O
outraged O
all O
law O
, O
and O
concluded O
with O
stating O
, O
that O
in O
the O
event O
of O
a O
repeal O
of O
the O
charter O
, O
the O
people O
of O
the O
city O
could O
organize O
a O
town O
government O
under O
the O
general O
incorporation O
which O
had O
been O
so O
grossly O
abused O
, O
taken O
from O
the O
people O
of O
Nauvoo O
. O

Then O
, O
as O
she O
paddled O
her O
Sportster O
into O
a O
3 O
point O
U-Turn O
, O
I O
did O
several O
small O
donuts O
, O
about O
half O
the O
size O
of O
her O
paddling O
U-turn O
, O
on O
my O
Deuce O
. O

Late O
July O
they O
put O
me O
in O
the O
ER O
, O
turned O
off O
the O
ICD O
, O
chemically O
stopped O
my O
heart O
and O
then O
paddled O
me O
. O

There O
was O
one O
wave O
that O
I O
paddled O
really O
hard O
for O
but O
at O
the O
end O
stopped O
because O
I O
did O
n't O
think O
I O
had O
it O
, O
and O
then O
, O
a O
voice O
in O
my O
head O
said O
& O
quot O
; O
Just O
stand O
up O
, O
just O
stand O
up O
! O
& O
quot O
; O

When O
the O
Roman O
Legions O
overran O
the O
Jewish O
nation O
, O
much O
of O
the O
Jewish O
population O
was O
sent O
into O
exile O
throughout O
the O
Roman O
Empire O
. O

The O
SLA O
believes O
that O
the O
LTTE O
lacks O
the O
strength O
to O
overrun O
a O
major O
base O
to O
collect O
weapons O
as O
it O
repeatedly O
did O
over O
a O
period O
of O
time O
. O

Liberated O
in O
1945 O
, O
he O
returned O
to O
France O
as O
an O
invalid O
, O
and O
was O
shortly O
very O
puzzled O
, O
then O
outraged O
, O
at O
the O
claims O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
genocide O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
gas O
chambers O
, O
particularly O
regarding O
the O
two O
camps O
where O
he O
had O
been O
a O
prisoner O
. O

She O
actually O
paddles O
well O
. O

When O
I O
had O
half O
a O
dozen O
of O
the O
same O
sort O
, O
and O
one O
that O
lacked O
only O
an O
ounce O
of O
being O
full O
four O
pounds O
, O
we O
pulled O
up O
the O
killeck O
and O
paddled O
homeward O
around O
the O
wooded O
point O
. O

This O
outrages O
me O
not O
because O
I O
find O
their O
greed O
obscene O
, O
but O
because O
their O
greed O
flourishes O
in O
a O
society O
that O
does O
n't O
take O
care O
of O
its O
sick O
and O
its O
poor O
, O
many O
of O
whom O
are O
children O
. O

FWIW O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
of O
anyone O
who O
paddles O
in O
a O
neoprene O
dry O
suit O
. O

John O
Paul O
II O
was O
a O
kayaker O
; O
he O
paddled O
a O
Klepper O
: O
tinyurl.comypz9by O

Because O
he O
was O
unable O
to O
get O
back O
in O
the O
kayak O
, O
she O
urged O
him O
to O
hang O
on O
while O
she O
started O
to O
paddle O
back O
. O

Or O
maybe O
viewers O
, O
and O
even O
some O
soft-shoes O
, O
do O
n't O
realize O
how O
little O
those O
score O
paddles O
count O
in O
the O
end O
. O

I O
think O
this O
was O
the O
only O
time O
my O
father O
ever O
paddled O
me O
. O

She O
paddles O
in O
the O
back O
, O
I O
fish O
or O
paddle O
in O
the O
front O
. O

I O
paddled O
with O
Kim O
Tyrer O
, O
an O
ex-adventure O
racer O
who O
has O
n't O
seen O
the O
AR O
circuit O
for O
some O
time O
. O

When O
we O
paddled O
passed O
there O
back O
to O
Dohles O
Rocks O
the O
other O
night O
there O
was O
a O
boat O
ramp O
, O
lights O
, O
a O
BBQ O
area O
, O
shelter O
and O
loos O
- O
http O
: O
www.brisbane.qld.gov.auBCC O
: O
BASE O
: O
381973466 O
: O

Hey O
, O
if O
you O
paddle O
a O
canoekayak O
to O
save O
the O
environment O
, O
it O
's O
time O
to O
be O
proud O
of O
it O
. O

He O
would O
subsequently O
paddle O
home O
at O
the O
end O
of O
his O
day O
, O
and O
then O
carry O
the O
boat O
on O
his O
head O
back O
to O
his O
house O
. O

It O
has O
been O
some O
time O
since O
I O
paddled O
a O
surf-ski O
but O
will O
give O
one O
a O
go O
shortly O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
paddle O
from O
Bete O
Grise O
to O
the O
point O
of O
the O
Keweenaw O
and O
back O
on O
Labor B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
, O
before O
school O
starts O
. O

Then O
paddles O
his O
way O
over O
slowly O
, O
looks O
at O
the O
food O
for O
a O
while O
, O
then O
carefully O
plucks O
the O
food O
from O
its O
place O
. O

As O
I O
paddle O
out O
the O
river O
mouth O
, O
and O
splash O
my O
way O
through O
the O
surf O
, O
I O
know O
that O
right O
now O
, O
right O
here O
, O
is O
where O
I O
was O
meant O
to O
be O
. O

Friends O
, O
Many O
of O
you O
have O
been O
asking O
for O
a O
list O
of O
sponsors O
for O
the O
CNN O
program O
that O
outraged O
us O
all O
. O

and O
brought O
their O
young O
son O
in O
a O
small O
raft O
, O
while O
, O
, O
and O
I O
paddled O
inflatable O
kayaks O
. O

Do O
n't O
overrun O
- O
even O
if O
the O
audience O
is O
going O
apeshit O
for O
another O
. O

However O
, O
he O
will O
misdiagnose O
plays O
and O
overrun O
the O
ball O
from O
time O
to O
time O
. O

She O
paddled O
out O
a O
ways O
and O
stood O
up O
, O
the O
water O
almost O
up O
to O
her O
neck O
. O

-------------------------------------------------------------- O
& O
quot O
; O
Those O
barbarous O
nations O
that O
overran O
the O
world. O
& O
quot O
; O

German O
companies O
involved O
in O
the O
space O
run O
, O
about O
people O
who O
runs O
so O
advanced O
projects O
, O
about O
their O
greatest O
achievements O
that O
time O
and O
what O
was O
an O
obstacle O
, O
they O
were O
not O
able O
to O
overrun O
quickly O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
War O
. O

My O
wife O
told O
him O
to O
wait O
for O
her O
to O
get O
some O
money O
but O
he O
smiled O
, O
waved O
and O
slowly O
paddled O
off O
. O

They O
blocked O
any O
funds O
to O
support O
the O
S. O
VN O
military O
and O
, O
hence O
, O
it O
was O
only O
a O
matter O
of O
time O
before O
the O
North O
Vietnamese O
Communist O
troops O
were O
able O
to O
overrun O
the O
South O
and O
either O
& O
quot O
; O
re-educate O
& O
quot O
; O
or O
massacre O
all O
those O
who O
were O
loyal O
to O
the O
South O
or O
had O
anything O
to O
do O
with O
the O
Americans O
. O

After O
the O
fire O
, O
Beilin O
outraged O
many O
religious O
Israelis B-NORP
by O
announcing O
he O
wanted O
to O
be O
cremated O
after O
his O
death O
, O
the O
first O
public O
Israeli O
figure O
to O
do O
so O
. O

I O
paged O
through O
it O
, O
and O
there O
it O
was O
. O

It O
's O
very O
difficult O
to O
get O
an O
act O
off O
if O
they O
're O
determined O
to O
wilfully O
overrun O
. O

Go O
to O
a O
lake O
and O
paddle O
a O
kayak O
for O
an O
hour O
. O

As O
they O
paddled O
back O
to O
Barb O
, O
the O
wreckage O
of O
a O
16-car O
train O
flew O
200ft O
into O
the O
air O
. O

She O
paddled O
hard O
and O
furiously O
, O
but O
the O
Humboldt O
Honey O
Do O
's O
Bruce O
Hales O
had O
a O
little O
more O
in O
the O
male O
muscle O
department O
and O
won O
by O
a O
boat O
length O
or O
two O
. O

I O
'd O
have O
thought O
good O
timing O
was O
an O
obvious O
part O
of O
professionalism O
and O
vice O
versa O
and O
ca O
n't O
understand O
why O
anyone O
would O
want O
to O
overrun O
. O

You O
show O
up O
in O
what O
was O
once O
a O
perfectly O
civilized O
newsgroup O
and O
overrun O
it O
with O
your O
personal O
psychodrama O
. O

We O
've O
been O
experimenting O
with O
that O
, O
in O
town O
and O
on-the-road O
in O
Florida O
, O
now O
that O
VZW O
has O
EVDO O
up O
and O
running O
so O
Skype O
's O
fast O
codec O
does O
n't O
overrun O
1X O
's O
dial O
- O
up-modem O
speed O
. O

They O
overran O
the O
walls O
and O
breached O
the O
gates O
, O
and O
we O
can O
all O
look O
forward O
to O
years O
of O
ignorance O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
You O
have O
to O
remember O
, O
he O
has O
to O
run O
inside-out O
to O
the O
ball O
, O
and O
sometimes O
thinking O
you O
have O
to O
run O
to O
the O
sidelines O
, O
you O
can O
overrun O
things O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Barnett O
said O
. O

On O
June O
24 O
, O
1950 O
, O
the O
North O
Koreans O
swarmed O
across O
the O
38th O
parallel O
, O
and O
proceeded O
to O
overrun O
the O
country O
. O

When O
on O
a O
river O
in O
a O
canoe O
traveling O
in O
the O
same O
direction O
as O
the O
flow O
of O
the O
dark O
, O
they O
paddled O
slowly O
, O
so O
as O
not O
to O
stop O
the O
flow O
of O
dark O
. O

For O
the O
next O
hour O
or O
so O
, O
as O
I O
paddle O
slowly O
along O
, O
I O
'm O
surrounded O
by O
my O
spyhopping O
, O
gracefully O
swimming O
old O
friends O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
As O
soon O
as O
the O
last O
U.S. O
soldier O
or O
Allied O
soldier O
would O
be O
leaving O
Iraq O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
need O
a O
political O
scientist O
to O
figure O
out O
that O
the O
Iranians O
will O
overrun O
-- O
through O
their O
miltias O
and O
friends O
and O
allies O
-- O
two O
thirds O
of O
Iraq O
, O
from O
Baghdad O
all O
the O
way O
down O
to O
Basra O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Phares O
explained O
. O

For O
example O
, O
it O
took O
only O
300 O
years O
for O
the O
meme O
of O
Christianity O
to O
overrun O
the O
Roman O
Empire O
and O
less O
than O
130 O
years O
for O
the O
meme O
of O
communism O
to O
& O
quot O
; O
infect O
& O
quot O
; O
1.8 O
billion O
people O
across O
the O
face O
of O
the O
Earth O
. O

I O
paddled O
counter-clockwise O
to O
make O
the O
best O
use O
of O
the O
tides O
. O

I O
tipped O
the O
water O
out O
of O
the O
boat O
and O
paddled O
on O
. O

Why O
were O
n't O
they O
outraged O
when O
they O
first O
found O
out O
about O
it O
? O

As O
the O
bus O
neared O
the O
museum O
, O
7-year-old O
Corielle O
Mutin O
spotted O
Bayou O
St. O
John O
, O
where O
two O
kayakers O
paddled O
in O
the O
afternoon O
sun O
. O

Yes O
Kris O
you O
paged O
. O

They O
have O
been O
recorded O
to O
climb O
, O
and O
they O
are O
grazers O
rather O
than O
dibblers O
but O
they O
LURVE O
to O
swim O
and O
paddle O
. O

- O
Head O
down O
to O
the O
waterfront O
and O
check O
out O
one O
of O
Edenton O
's O
kayaks O
and O
paddle O
around O
in O
the O
Albemarle O
Sound O
. O

On O
Sunday O
nights O
, O
when O
this O
is O
more O
likely O
to O
happen O
, O
I O
just O
record O
the O
news O
on O
all O
the O
network O
channels O
so O
if O
any O
of O
the O
stations O
overrun O
a O
sporting O
event O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
miss O
the O
last O
half O
of O
the O
last O
show O
on O
that O
channel O
. O

I O
bet O
you O
also O
paddled O
the O
boat O
for O
global O
cooling O
30 O
years O
ago O
. O

In O
Milan O
, O
he O
entered O
a O
certain O
hermitage O
in O
the O
castle O
of O
Milasci O
-LSB- O
Melazzo O
-RSB- O
, O
in O
which O
hermitage O
he O
remained O
for O
two O
and O
a O
half O
years O
; O
and O
because O
war O
overran O
the O
said O
castle O
, O
he O
moved O
to O
the O
castle O
of O
Cecima O
in O
another O
hermitage O
of O
the O
diocese O
of O
Pavia O
in O
Lombardy O
. O

Kapuscinski O
said O
his O
experiences O
with O
totalitarianism O
and O
war O
-- O
Soviet O
soldiers O
overran O
his O
hometown O
when O
he O
was O
a O
boy O
-- O
helped O
him O
understand O
the O
Third O
World O
. O

This O
would O
have O
enabled O
him O
to O
overrun O
Saudi O
Arabia O
, O
and O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
Persian O
Gulf O
oil O
states O
. O
-RRB- O

A O
lot O
of O
people O
will O
want O
to O
paddle O
without O
a O
skirt O
-LRB- O
as O
in O
here O
in O
Florida O
-RRB- O
so O
it O
is O
very O
important O
to O
learn O
how O
to O
get O
back O
in O
a O
kayak O
after O
flipping O
. O

But O
if O
you O
think O
it O
's O
more O
useful O
to O
explain O
the O
same O
history O
in O
terms O
of O
pornography O
and O
drugs O
and O
rap O
and O
not O
being O
able O
to O
paddle O
disobedient O
students O
, O
that O
's O
your O
privilege O
. O

Some O
people O
seem O
to O
be O
of O
the O
opinion O
that O
if O
ten O
thousand O
people O
are O
outraged O
, O
and O
call O
& O
quot O
; O
he O
who O
outraged O
' O
em O
& O
quot O
; O
to O
voice O
their O
outrage O
, O
then O
an O
& O
quot O
; O
abuse O
& O
quot O
; O
has O
been O
committed O
-- O
and O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
abuser O
& O
quot O
; O
is O
the O
reporter O
who O
delivered O
the O
news O
to O
those O
ten O
thousand O
people O
. O

Perception O
swifty O
kayak O
line O
up O
: O
1.Perception O
swifty O
9.5 O
kayaks O
: O
It O
is O
most O
popular O
recreational O
kayak O
as O
it O
is O
stable O
and O
easy O
to O
paddle O
. O

At O
the O
time O
of O
the O
Norman O
Conquest O
the O
armies O
of O
the O
Scots O
, O
under O
Malcolm O
III O
, O
overran O
the O
whole O
of O
the O
country O
from O
the O
Solway O
Firth O
to O
the O
Eamont O
and O
occupied O
the O
Vale O
of O
Eden O
and O
the O
western O
entrance O
to O
the O
pass O
of O
Stainmore O
. O

If O
you O
were O
to O
try O
to O
paddle O
your O
feet O
in O
her O
oceans O
, O
you O
would O
n't O
even O
get O
your O
feet O
wet O
. O

Or O
do O
the O
Parthians O
overrun O
Egypt O
and O
the O
Levant O
in O
the O
next O
century O
? O

It O
's O
time O
to O
get O
back O
out O
there O
and O
play O
, O
it O
's O
been O
a O
very O
long O
year O
for O
me O
, O
just O
hoping O
to O
paddle O
hard O
enough O
not O
to O
sink O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
you O
only O
allocated O
7 O
bytes O
, O
so O
you O
overran O
it O
by O
1017 O
bytes O
. O

Tugan O
boasted O
that O
he O
had O
put O
the O
fear O
of O
death O
in O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
Hindus O
and O
could O
overrun O
the O
entire O
country O
in O
a O
single O
campaign O
. O

Watch O
Peta O
could O
be O
watching O
so O
you O
may O
want O
to O
inquire O
about O
the O
Veggie O
plate O
. O

Even O
if O
you O
see O
someone O
already O
writing O
what O
you O
'd O
like O
to O
write O
, O
you O
are O
welcome O
to O
inquire O
with O
samples O
of O
your O
own O
. O

As O
he O
gained O
a O
little O
more O
courage O
, O
he O
then O
inquired O
of O
her O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
When O
I O
asked O
if O
you O
would O
marry O
me O
, O
did O
you O
say O
Yes O
or O
did O
you O
say O
No O
? O
& O
quot O
; O
He O
was O
delighted O
to O
hear O
her O
say O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Why O
, O
I O
said O
, O
Yes O
, O
yes O
I O
will O
and O
I O
meant O
it O
with O
all O
my O
heart. O
& O
quot O
; O

LOLOL O
diana O
from O
indiana O
And O
yes O
, O
I O
inquired O
about O
the O
system O
, O
too O
. O

ACP O
-LRB- O
9mm O
Kurz O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
pistol O
would O
be O
considered O
a O
clue O
, O
but O
you O
were O
wise O
to O
inquire O
since O
the O
design O
was O
also O
offered O
in O
7.65mm O
Browning O
. O

I O
inquired O
of O
him O
the O
names O
of O
these O
men O
, O
and O
he O
informed O
me O
that O
he O
was O
under O
a O
promise O
of O
secrecy O
not O
to O
divulge O
them O
to O
any O
one O
but O
Gov. O
Cumming O
; O
but O
that O
he O
-LSB- O
intended O
-RSB- O
to O
tell O
him O
who O
they O
were O
. O

So O
, O
if O
I O
inquire O
about O
an O
interest O
rate O
from O
a O
company O
I O
can O
get O
phone O
calls O
and O
I O
can O
not O
stop O
them O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
want O
you O
to O
call O
them O
to O
inquire O
, O
everything O
is O
done O
by O
e-mail O
- O
slowly O
. O

We O
invest O
time O
and O
money O
on O
you O
so O
please O
, O
only O
people O
that O
are O
willing O
to O
work O
10 O
hours O
a O
week O
or O
more O
need O
to O
inquire O
. O

I O
would O
recommend O
to O
anyone O
using O
MapMarker O
13.0 O
that O
you O
inquire O
with O
MapInfo O
about O
the O
replacement O
.exe O
for O
this O
release O
so O
you O
do O
n't O
introduce O
geocoding O
errors O
into O
your O
data O
. O

You O
can O
call O
or O
write O
to O
inquire O
about O
the O
status O
of O
a O
request O
. O

I O
inquired O
about O
the O
money O
that O
ive O
been O
getting O
-LRB- O
note O
: O
I O
dont O
really O
do O
anything O
for O
the O
company O
, O
it O
was O
a O
tax O
break O
for O
my O
dad O
and O
a O
college O
fund O
for O
me O
-RRB- O
they O
said O
that O
the O
checks O
were O
gone O
, O
or O
put O
back O
into O
the O
company O
... O

Kucinich O
then O
inquired O
about O
the O
involvement O
of O
the O
Rendon O
Group O
, O
a O
public O
relations O
firm O
that O
has O
previously O
contracted O
with O
the O
Department O
of O
Defense O
and O
the O
CIA O
in O
overseas O
propaganda O
efforts O
. O

When O
I O
inquired O
, O
I O
was O
told O
that O
he O
had O
not O
bought O
or O
sold O
any O
horses O
this O
year O
and O
was O
now O
using O
them O
to O
round O
up O
and O
heard O
the O
cattle O
. O

if O
I O
may O
take O
the O
liberty O
to O
inquire O
. O

He O
inquires O
about O
the O
health O
of O
Silent O
's O
wife O
and O
daughter O
and O
about O
the O
progress O
of O
William O
, O
his O
son O
at O
Oxford O
. O

They O
get O
a O
little O
flustered O
when O
we O
inquire O
if O
they O
should O
perhaps O
see O
a O
paleontologist O
the O
next O
time O
they O
have O
a O
toothache O
. O

Mr. O
Spacey O
inquired O
of O
the O
bartender O
. O

You O
shall O
do O
very O
well O
Montano O
, O
to O
say O
thus O
, O
I O
knew O
the O
gentleman O
, O
or O
know O
his O
father O
, O
To O
inquire O
the O
manner O
of O
his O
life O
, O
As O
thus O
; O
being O
amongst O
his O
acquaintance O
, O
You O
may O
say O
, O
you O
saw O
him O
at O
such O
a O
time O
, O
marke O
you O
mee O
, O
At O
game O
, O
or O
drincking O
, O
swearing O
, O
or O
drabbing O
, O
You O
may O
go O
so O
farre O
. O

I O
was O
in O
a O
hurry O
yesterday O
, O
but O
I O
will O
inquire O
about O
this O
tomorrow O
. O

In O
this O
case O
we O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
smoke O
, O
including O
a O
Republican O
Senator O
calling O
a O
USA O
to O
inquire O
about O
an O
investigation O
of O
his O
political O
opponents O
. O

As O
we O
were O
picking O
the O
fruits O
, O
I O
had O
a O
slightly O
extended O
version O
of O
the O
standard O
where-am-I-from O
conversation O
with O
the O
couple O
, O
and O
in O
return O
, O
I O
inquired O
about O
their O
livelihood O
and O
what O
happens O
to O
the O
fruit O
. O

Confused O
, O
the O
man O
turned O
back O
toward O
the O
farmer O
and O
inquired O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Why O
did O
n't O
you O
tell O
me O
that O
when O
I O
asked O
you O
? O
& O
quot O
; O

I O
decided O
to O
called O
my O
vet O
to O
inquire O
about O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
meds O
. O

I O
had O
heard O
there O
were O
g-vernment O
grants O
for O
getting O
homes O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
for O
sure O
or O
how O
one O
would O
inquire O
about O
it O
. O

Chancelor O
of O
what O
, O
if O
I O
may O
inquire O
, O
not O
that O
it O
matters O
to O
my O
prayers O
. O

Finally O
, O
a O
word O
for O
all O
of O
you O
who O
have O
been O
kind O
enough O
to O
inquire O
about O
my O
personal O
financial O
situation O
. O

When O
you O
inquire O
what O
the O
job O
was O
, O
you O
're O
explained O
that O
there O
has O
been O
a O
retina O
scanner O
added O
to O
your O
car O
to O
ensure O
that O
you O
will O
be O
the O
only O
person O
driving O
it O
. O

The O
clerk O
was O
instructed O
to O
inquire O
if O
they O
had O
a O
prescription O
. O

Again O
, O
defense O
is O
not O
likely O
to O
take O
that O
proffer O
at O
face O
value O
, O
and O
they O
are O
fully O
entitled O
by O
law O
to O
inquire O
further O
, O
to O
see O
whether O
you O
are O
lying O
or O
exaggerating O
. O

I O
called O
the O
Senator O
's O
office O
and O
inquired O
about O
this O
claim O
. O

As O
he O
inquired O
after O
the O
woman O
's O
health O
, O
the O
muttawa O
arrived O
, O
and O
arrested O
Mr. O
Lawal O
and O
the O
three O
women O
. O

Hoyle O
inquired O
, O
and O
nobody O
not O
knowing O
what O
to O
look O
for O
would O
have O
noted O
his O
relief O
. O

He O
inquired O
of O
the O
king O
of O
her O
situation O
and O
offered O
to O
save O
her O
in O
exchange O
for O
her O
hand O
in O
marriage O
. O

I O
think O
you O
should O
inquire O
of O
the O
Court O
Clerk O
. O

Grace O
inquires O
& O
quot O
; O
Not O
a O
good O
idea O
Ma O
. O

When O
I O
further O
inquired O
, O
she O
indicated O
that O
as O
the O
show O
was O
not O
selling O
well O
we O
might O
not O
even O
have O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
tickets O
at O
all O
. O

When O
one O
man O
inquired O
why O
he O
was O
doing O
this O
, O
the O
Baba O
threw O
a O
rock O
at O
him O
. O

But O
since O
Kennedy O
is O
a O
sitting O
senator O
- O
dually O
elected O
by O
the O
people O
of O
Massachusetts O
- O
and O
he O
has O
every O
right O
to O
inquire O
into O
the O
actions O
of O
the O
current O
administration O
and O
the O
actions O
of O
the O
Attorney O
General O
. O

I O
think O
it O
's O
probably O
common O
for O
people O
to O
inquire O
about O
large O
, O
general O
purpose O
libraries O
such O
as O
Prototype O
, O
JQuery O
, O
Dojo O
, O
YUI O
, O
etc. O
because O
those O
are O
the O
only O
ones O
they O
're O
familiar O
with O
because O
of O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
press O
& O
quot O
; O
they O
receive O
. O

When O
I O
inquired O
about O
the O
vehicle O
at O
the O
local O
dealership O
they O
knew O
nothing O
about O
it O
. O

This O
means O
that O
it O
is O
rude O
to O
inquire O
as O
to O
someone O
's O
actual O
identity O
if O
they O
choose O
to O
use O
a O
pseudonym O
. O

Of O
course O
I O
want O
to O
do O
the O
smart O
thing O
, O
which O
is O
why O
I O
inquired O
here O
, O
but O
that O
little O
devil O
on O
my O
shoulder O
wants O
to O
try O
something O
new O
instead O
of O
being O
boring O
. O

His O
father O
inquires O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
What O
kind O
of O
job O
could O
you O
have O
in O
the O
army O
? O
& O
quot O
; O

If O
you O
have O
doubts O
about O
any O
seller O
on O
this O
group O
, O
you O
can O
make O
a O
separate O
posting O
and O
inquire O
about O
their O
standing O
in O
the O
group O
and O
other O
people O
's O
experience O
with O
them O
. O

When O
I O
inquired O
for O
the O
third O
time O
, O
he O
simply O
said O
, O
' O
Allah O
and O
His O
Prophet O
-LRB- O
Sallallaho O
alaihe O
wasallam O
-RRB- O
know O
best O
. O
' O

The O
paladin O
inquired O
what O
all O
this O
might O
be O
. O

When O
I O
inquired O
of O
management O
& O
quot O
; O
what O
was O
going O
on O
? O
& O
quot O
; O

He O
also O
inquired O
about O
the O
Department O
's O
ability O
to O
monitor O
the O
actions O
of O
foreign O
students O
once O
in O
the O
country O
, O
and O
whether O
there O
is O
proper O
coordination O
between O
all O
of O
the O
responsible O
federal O
agencies O
on O
cases O
of O
this O
nature O
. O

Interestingly O
enough O
, O
I O
already O
had O
a O
diagnostic O
test O
run O
by O
a O
local O
service O
center O
before O
going O
to O
the O
dealer O
and O
they O
were O
able O
to O
tell O
me O
within O
an O
hour O
that O
the O
PCM O
was O
the O
problem O
, O
but O
they O
were O
unable O
to O
fix O
the O
problem O
so O
I O
had O
it O
towed O
to O
the O
dealership O
-LRB- O
I O
did O
n't O
inquire O
as O
to O
why O
I O
just O
took O
the O
guy O
at O
his O
word O
that O
he O
could O
n't O
do O
the O
repair O
-RRB- O
. O

When O
asked O
to O
contribute O
to O
the O
poor O
on O
Christmas O
Eve O
, O
he O
inquired O
if O
the O
workhouses O
and O
the O
prisons O
were O
still O
operating O
. O

But O
, O
I O
will O
know O
next O
time O
to O
inquire O
how O
much O
the O
orienteering O
points O
are O
worth O
. O

This O
is O
to O
remind O
all O
you O
people O
who O
inquired O
and O
requested O
for O
a O
second O
batch O
of O
PHP O
CONCEPT O
ENHANCER O
course O
, O
that O
the O
screening O
test O
for O
the O
same O
is O
tomorrow O
, O
ie O
on O
sunday O
04th O
Feb O
, O
2007 O
. O

I O
am O
still O
in O
occassional O
contact O
with O
him O
and O
may O
inquire O
to O
double O
check O
. O

The O
Lord O
asked O
a O
question O
of O
Job O
in O
relation O
to O
this O
matter O
: O
He O
inquires O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Where O
wast O
thou O
when O
I O
laid O
the O
foundations O
of O
the O
earth O
? O

A O
couple O
of O
years O
ago O
I O
inquired O
with O
NOAA O
about O
a O
project O
I O
was O
working O
on O
, O
using O
nautical O
chart O
data O
, O
and O
was O
informed O
there O
was O
no O
problem O
at O
all. O
-LRB- O

Bianca O
, O
who O
had O
great O
difficulty O
in O
comprehending O
the O
strong O
Warwickshire O
dialect O
, O
signified O
she O
would O
be O
glad O
to O
stay O
there O
, O
and O
, O
at O
the O
direction O
of O
the O
guard O
, O
paid O
the O
first O
week O
's O
rent O
in O
advance O
; O
on O
which O
the O
woman O
began O
to O
have O
a O
better O
opinion O
of O
the O
speculation O
, O
asked O
her O
to O
sit O
by O
her O
fire O
down O
stairs O
, O
and O
inquired O
what O
she O
would O
like O
to O
eat O
. O

A O
State O
Convention O
in O
Massachusetts O
in O
1828 O
saw O
the O
establishment O
of O
a O
committee O
& O
quot O
; O
to O
inquire O
how O
far O
Freemasonry O
and O
French O
Illuminism O
are O
connected. O
& O
quot O
; O

So O
she O
went O
to O
inquire O
of O
the O
LORD O
. O

People O
can O
be O
divided O
into O
two O
classes O
: O
those O
who O
go O
ahead O
and O
do O
something O
, O
and O
those O
who O
sit O
still O
and O
inquire O
, O
why O
was O
n't O
it O
done O
the O
other O
way O
? O

Out O
of O
interest O
I O
inquired O
about O
the O
cost O
and O
was O
flabbergasted O
to O
discover O
that O
it O
was O
ten O
times O
more O
expensive O
than O
what O
I O
could O
have O
bought O
it O
! O

when O
you O
get O
there O
, O
you O
will O
see O
how O
to O
inquire O
about O
getting O
the O
referral O
link O
on O
the O
site O
. O

Slowly O
but O
surely O
... O
I O
'm O
gon O
na O
inquire O
again O
about O
Lac O
Leamy O
to O
see O
if O
they O
're O
on O
the O
same O
sched O
. O

He O
inquired O
, O
reaching O
down O
and O
removing O
the O
nipple O
clamps O
. O

I O
was O
going O
to O
post O
here O
and O
ask O
if O
that O
was O
in O
fact O
what O
it O
indicates O
, O
and O
inquire O
whether O
it O
would O
work O
with O
the O
RST-443 O
intercom O
. O

Five O
minutes O
later O
, O
Montgomery O
says O
, O
Louisiana O
state O
troopers O
arrived O
on O
the O
scene O
, O
inquired O
about O
the O
incident O
and O
then O
asked O
him O
for O
directions O
on O
& O
quot O
; O
how O
they O
could O
get O
out O
of O
the O
city. O
& O
quot O
; O

Did O
you O
pick O
then O
all O
up O
and O
inquire O
if O
they O
happenned O
to O
belong O
to O
the O
couple O
? O

People O
from O
other O
parts O
of O
New O
England O
may O
want O
to O
inquire O
about O
area O
accommodations O
to O
make O
it O
an O
overnighter O
. O

I O
heard O
the O
head O
of O
the O
urology O
department O
at O
the O
local O
Mayo O
Hospital O
tell O
a O
man O
who O
inquired O
about O
soreness O
that O
he O
was O
overdoing O
it O
. O

Virtually O
all O
that O
is O
offered O
is O
assurance O
to O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
want O
such O
things O
to O
be O
true O
that O
they O
need O
n't O
worry O
, O
and O
need O
inquire O
no O
further O
. O

I O
inquired O
about O
Viagra B-PRODUCT
one O
time O
and O
he O
said O
& O
quot O
; O
It O
's O
all O
in O
your O
mind. O
& O
quot O
; O

Just O
as O
he O
was O
about O
to O
fly O
off O
, O
he O
made O
a O
buzzing O
noise O
, O
and O
inquired O
of O
the O
Bull O
if O
he O
would O
like O
him O
to O
go O
. O

I O
want O
to O
inquire O
from O
you O
if O
you O
can O
handle O
this O
transaction O
for O
mutual O
benefitslife O
opportunity O
for O
you O
and O
me O
. O

When O
I O
inquired O
about O
this O
, O
he O
told O
me O
his O
wife O
did O
most O
of O
the O
sewing O
and O
made O
the O
bags O
one O
at O
a O
time O
. O

Therefore O
, O
Lord O
, O
I O
am O
reluctant O
to O
go O
to O
that O
good O
man O
to O
inquire O
about O
his O
illness. O
& O
quot O
; O

she O
inquired O
, O
putting O
down O
the O
book O
. O

His O
Holiness O
Swami O
Gaurangapada O
: O
Bhagavatam O
says O
that O
human O
life O
is O
not O
just O
to O
make O
money O
, O
but O
to O
inquire O
about O
the O
Lord O
. O

I O
wrote O
that O
I O
agreed O
with O
a O
commenter O
who O
inquired O
What O
are O
the O
Democrats O
waiting O
for O
? O

When O
I O
inquire O
at O
the O
FDA O
, O
I O
'm O
sure O
they O
will O
say O
this O
is O
an O
approved O
treatment O
. O

wrote O
: O
Would O
n't O
you O
be O
able O
to O
scent O
your O
wax O
woils O
? O

His O
mother O
seeded O
him O
with O
enough O
money O
to O
buy O
some O
things O
to O
get O
his O
life O
started O
up O
again O
. O

But O
, O
anti-oxidants O
scavenge O
these O
free O
radicals O
before O
they O
can O
cause O
damage O
. O

Any O
number O
of O
speeds O
is O
fine O
, O
since O
you O
're O
only O
going O
to O
scavenge O
the O
biggest O
cog O
or O
cogs O
. O

It O
will O
be O
my O
10th O
and O
final O
farewell O
and O
I O
will O
scorch O
you O
with O
what O
I O
will O
have O
to O
say O
about O
the O
lot O
of O
you O
. O

While O
feeding O
the O
deworming O
food O
, O
I O
stopped O
giving O
the O
corys O
pellets O
and O
left O
them O
to O
scavenge O
deworming O
food O
too O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
To O
scorch O
a O
panel O
of O
wood O
, O
it O
is O
not O
necessary O
to O
remove O
the O
old O
finish O
with O
chemical O
removers O
, O
since O
the O
blowtorch O
will O
burn O
the O
finish O
loose O
and O
it O
can O
be O
scraped O
off O
with O
a O
putty O
knife O
. O

Because O
it O
appears O
that O
the O
DOJ O
has O
nothing O
new O
to O
say O
, O
the O
plan O
will O
be O
to O
scorch O
the O
jury O
pool O
by O
raising O
the O
temperature O
on O
the O
story O
. O

From O
what O
I O
remember O
, O
the O
randart O
code O
seeded O
the O
randomised O
artifacts O
from O
& O
quot O
; O
scores O
& O
quot O
; O
of O
the O
original O
artifacts O
, O
but O
there O
was O
a O
rounding O
down O
process O
each O
time O
it O
happened O
, O
and O
the O
subsequent O
seedings O
were O
based O
on O
the O
new O
scoreset O
each O
time O
, O
instead O
of O
the O
original O
. O

LA O
scavenges O
hydroxyl O
radicals O
, O
hypochlorous O
acid O
, O
peroxynitrite O
, O
and O
singlet O
oxygen O
. O

This O
rose O
water O
can O
be O
used O
to O
scent O
the O
body O
and O
hair O
and O
as O
& O
quot O
; O
holy O
water O
& O
quot O
; O
in O
works O
of O
Faery O
Magick O
. O

The O
truth O
that O
the O
Dalits O
of O
this O
country O
still O
scavenge O
the O
waste O
of O
the O
upper O
castes O
who O
consume O
but O
are O
not O
ready O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
consequences O
of O
their O
consumption O
. O

Surt O
, O
carrying O
a O
sword O
that O
blazes O
like O
the O
sun O
itself O
, O
will O
scorch O
the O
earth O
. O

Both O
will O
scorch O
you O
. O

I O
hold O
it O
about O
2-3 O
inches O
above O
the O
paper O
and O
wave O
it O
back O
and O
forth O
or O
in O
a O
circular O
motion O
so O
as O
not O
to O
scorch O
the O
paper O
. O

Phaeton O
: O
The O
name O
Phaeton O
is O
found O
in O
Ovid O
, O
Metamorphoses O
, O
Book O
2 O
. O
Phaeton O
is O
the O
son O
of O
Phoebus O
Apollo O
who O
insists O
on O
driving O
his O
father O
's O
chariot O
, O
only O
to O
scorch O
the O
earth O
and O
fall O
to O
his O
death O
. O

So O
I O
made O
the O
monkey O
appear O
to O
scavenge O
on O
the O
ground O
, O
in O
the O
gutter O
. O

The O
information O
age O
would O
n't O
be O
possible O
without O
a O
large O
number O
of O
programmers O
, O
and O
it O
's O
that O
large O
number O
of O
CBM O
machines O
that O
seeded O
the O
first O
great O
wave O
of O
programmers O
into O
the O
marketplace O
. O

wrote O
: O
If O
you O
had O
to O
make O
the O
enchilada O
sauce O
from O
scratch O
, O
that O
's O
no O
big O
deal O
either O
, O
just O
soak O
dried O
chiles O
overnight O
, O
or O
take O
fresh O
chiles O
and O
de-seed O
and O
de-vein O
them O
, O
scorch O
them O
in O
a O
frying O
pan O
with O
some O
oil O
, O
then O
stick O
them O
in O
a O
blender O
and O
puree O
them O
. O

Anyway O
, O
you O
could O
check O
with O
some O
local O
charities O
to O
see O
if O
they O
'll O
let O
you O
scavenge O
through O
their O
discards O
before O
they O
get O
rid O
of O
them O
. O

I O
knew O
it O
was O
the O
wrong O
time O
of O
year O
to O
plant O
grass O
, O
but O
I O
was O
impatient O
so O
I O
seeded O
it O
anyway O
. O

Be O
sure O
to O
bury O
it O
as O
deep O
as O
you O
can O
because O
a O
local O
animal O
might O
be O
able O
to O
scent O
it O
and O
dig O
it O
up O
. O

Bake O
for O
1 O
to O
1 O
12 O
hours O
, O
turning O
the O
peppers O
from O
time O
to O
time O
so O
they O
do O
not O
scorch O
. O

We O
probably O
are O
not O
going O
to O
find O
the O
prokaryotic O
progenitors O
of O
the O
eukaryotic O
cyanobacteria O
here O
on O
Earth O
, O
but O
we O
have O
a O
good O
chance O
of O
finding O
the O
progenitors O
on O
Mars O
if O
they O
ever O
existed O
there O
, O
thus O
telling O
us O
which O
planet O
seeded O
the O
other O
. O

I O
was O
actually O
hoping O
to O
scavenge O
the O
TEDs O
for O
some O
busted O
Plus4s O
. O

Also O
scent O
the O
posts O
with O
a O
catnip O
tea O
. O

Fulvic O
can O
similarly O
scavenge O
heavy O
metals O
and O
detoxify O
pollutants. O
& O
quot O
; O

With O
the O
idea O
that O
high O
fluoridation O
scavenges O
aluminum O
. O

If O
you O
reduce O
more O
than O
that O
-LRB- O
or O
scorch O
the O
wort O
, O
as O
I O
did O
-RRB- O
, O
then O
you O
can O
get O
into O
some O
really O
interesting O
flavors O
, O
some O
of O
which O
might O
be O
described O
as O
soy O
sauce O
. O

some O
sentience O
beyond O
our O
own O
-LRB- O
or O
perhaps O
that O
we O
are O
a O
part O
of O
, O
but O
subservient O
, O
unawares O
-RRB- O
that O
at O
least O
seeded O
all O
this O
. O

Fw O
: O
Seed O
this O
crowd O
with O
some O
BESTies O
. O

and O
at O
times O
we O
were O
omnivores O
, O
but O
usually O
only O
if O
there O
was O
already O
a O
KILL O
, O
then O
we O
scavenged O
what O
we O
could O
. O

Continue O
cooking O
, O
whisking O
constantly O
, O
until O
roux O
is O
dark O
red-brown O
, O
about O
3-5 O
minutes O
-LRB- O
be O
careful O
not O
to O
let O
it O
scorch O
in O
the O
pan O
or O
splash O
on O
you O
-RRB- O
. O

it O
's O
good O
to O
be O
prudent O
, O
but O
a O
75W O
iron O
should O
n't O
scorch O
anything O
- O
it O
's O
supposed O
to O
be O
the O
same O
temperature O
as O
the O
25W O
iron O
. O

Years O
ago O
I O
acquired O
a O
box O
of O
aftermarket O
devices O
a O
bit O
like O
this O
, O
to O
scavenge O
for O
parts O
. O

Seed O
his O
own O
racespecies O
... O
. O

If O
it O
scorches O
the O
surface O
and O
smells O
like O
a O
dentist O
's O
office O
or O
burning O
hair O
, O
it O
's O
the O
real O
thing O
. O

wrote O
: O
The O
information O
age O
would O
n't O
be O
possible O
without O
a O
large O
number O
of O
programmers O
, O
and O
it O
's O
that O
large O
number O
of O
CBM O
machines O
that O
seeded O
the O
first O
great O
wave O
of O
programmers O
into O
the O
marketplace O
. O

you O
now O
scent O
an O
opportunity O
to O
run O
with O
the O
pack O
, O
because O
your O
ideas O
, O
jejune O
, O
silly O
, O
and O
based O
on O
Swedenborg O
's O
nonsense O
as O
they O
are O
, O
were O
like O
most O
of O
the O
fine O
words O
expressed O
here O
, O
nearly O
all O
of O
the O
noble O
sentiments O
, O
mere O
ghosts O
in O
the O
machine O
, O
ghosts O
that O
is O
to O
say O
of O
a O
lost O
humanity O
. O

No O
need O
to O
scavenge O
a O
piece O
off O
the O
old O
box O
. O

All O
anti-inflammatory O
drugs O
tested O
were O
able O
to O
scavenge O
.OH O

Some O
of O
the O
stuff O
that O
experts O
say O
about O
other O
experts O
would O
scorch O
paper O
. O

It O
seems O
that O
piezoelectrics O
could O
also O
be O
used O
to O
scavenge O
the O
energy O
of O
bodily O
motion O
. O

Holy O
Prophet O
-LRB- O
peace O
be O
upon O
him O
and O
his O
progeny O
-RRB- O
said O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
Surely O
, O
the O
month O
of O
Ramazan O
has O
been O
named O
so O
because O
it O
scorches O
away O
the O
sins. O
& O
quot O
; O

But O
who O
knows O
, O
he O
might O
and O
even O
if O
they O
did O
still O
revolt O
, O
I O
think O
he O
would O
have O
a O
pretty O
good O
chance O
of O
defeating O
them O
. O

In O
Tambon O
Sathengnok O
of O
Yala B-NORP
's O
Muang O
district O
, O
gunmen O
charged O
into O
the O
residence O
of O
Jirasak O
Kumachan O
, O
19 O
, O
and O
riddled O
his O
body O
with O
bullets O
. O

I O
: O
pulled O
the O
rom O
board O
and O
reseated O
all O
the O
roms O
, O
but O
that O
did O
no O
good O
. O

It O
revolts O
the O
conscience O
of O
the O
world O
, O
which O
makes O
it O
harder O
for O
the O
West O
to O
convince O
Muslims B-NORP
that O
we O
are O
not O
the O
enemy O
of O
Islam O
. O

This O
is O
what O
happened O
in O
Oregon O
, O
and O
why O
the O
voters O
finally O
revolted O
, O
twice O
. O

news O
services O
The O
St. O
Louis O
Rams O
, O
winless O
and O
riddled O
with O
injuries O
, O
will O
wait O
until O
the O
end O
of O
the O
season O
to O
decide O
if O
coach O
Scott O
Linehan O
will O
return O
in O
2008 O
, O
the O
St. O
Louis O
Post-Dispatch O
reported O
Tuesday O
. O

they O
said O
that O
they O
had O
to O
reseat O
something O
that O
had O
jumped O
out O
of O
position O
. O

32 O
The O
planet O
which O
retrogrades O
denotes O
rebellion O
and O
the O
destruction O
of O
any O
project O
. O

We O
revolted O
against O
England O
for O
what O
did O
you O
say O
? O

The O
attack O
, O
according O
to O
the O
report O
, O
was O
carried O
out O
Sunday O
morning O
, O
November O
25 O
, O
by O
five O
armed O
men O
who O
entered O
the O
Kauaz O
household O
and O
riddled O
the O
entire O
family O
with O
bullets O
; O
a O
number O
of O
women O
and O
children O
were O
among O
the O
victims O
. O

On O
August O
8 O
, O
1945 O
, O
two O
days O
after O
the O
destruction O
of O
Hiroshima O
, O
former O
President O
Herbert O
Hoover O
wrote O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
use O
of O
the O
atomic O
bomb O
, O
with O
its O
indiscriminate O
killing O
of O
women O
and O
children O
, O
revolts O
my O
soul. O
& O
quot O
; O

When O
first O
challenged O
to O
admit O
defeat O
, O
most O
of O
us O
revolted O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
reseat O
references O
. O

The O
people O
revolts O
instead O
. O

Any O
revolution O
starts O
because O
the O
people O
involved O
simply O
get O
fedup O
with O
the O
status O
quo O
, O
and O
the O
only O
way O
to O
change O
it O
is O
to O
revolt O
. O

-LRB- O
Charleen O
Bunjiovianna O
-RRB- O
wrote O
: O
There O
's O
another O
way O
book O
marginsedges O
are O
used O
; O
a O
narrow O
strip O
is O
painted O
in O
each O
edge O
and O
when O
you O
riffle O
the O
pages O
slightly O
, O
you O
can O
see O
a O
picture O
. O

Popups O
riddle O
your O
computer O
, O
and O
you O
wish O
all O
of O
the O
troubles O
would O
just O
go O
away O
. O

However O
, O
I O
think O
that O
there O
would O
have O
been O
another O
round O
of O
Anglo-French O
wars O
before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
18th O
century O
, O
whether O
or O
not O
the O
Americans O
revolted O
, O
so O
I O
think O
that O
you O
could O
have O
the O
French O
Revolution O
go O
off O
the O
same O
time O
. O

instance O
, O
just O
who O
revolted O
in O
the O
Bar O
Kochba O
revolts O
anyway O
? O

On O
April O
15 O
, O
1961 O
, O
two O
of O
the O
freshly-painted O
B-26 O
bombers O
were O
forced O
to O
emergency O
land O
in O
Miami O
after O
Fidel O
Castro O
's O
air O
defenses O
riddled O
them O
with O
bullets O
. O

Before O
I O
posted O
I O
riffled O
through O
it O
, O
too O
quickly O
obviously O
, O
and O
missed O
it O
. O

Following O
the O
earthquake O
, O
the O
HELOTs O
revolted O
, O
encouraged O
perhaps O
by O
their O
belief O
that O
the O
god O
Poseiden O
was O
sympathetic O
with O
their O
cause O
. O

-LRB- O
On O
Tuesday O
, O
Daoud O
Salman O
, O
the O
governor O
of O
Iraq O
's O
central O
bank O
, O
was O
the O
victim O
of O
an O
assassination O
attempt O
-- O
gunmen O
drove O
by O
and O
riddled O
his O
car O
with O
bullets O
, O
wounding O
two O
aides O
. O

Jim O
Hoaglund O
in O
the O
Washington O
Post O
is O
reporting O
that O
the O
CIA O
had O
spread O
tens O
of O
millions O
of O
dollars O
among O
the O
Iraqi O
tribes O
in O
hopes O
of O
getting O
them O
to O
revolt O
against O
Saddam O
and O
join O
the O
Americans O
. O

It O
revolted O
with O
Sicily O
against O
the O
Anjou O
dynasty O
, O
but O
it O
was O
again O
subdued O
by O
Naples O
in O
1299 O
, O
and O
was O
thenceforward O
permanently O
united O
with O
it O
. O

The O
story O
revolts O
me O
. O

But O
there O
may O
have O
been O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
Jews O
in O
Alexandria O
, O
and O
they O
never O
revolted O
there O
. O

You O
may O
have O
the O
right O
to O
bear O
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
right O
to O
revolt O
against O
the O
govenment O
. O

wrote O
: O
You O
may O
have O
the O
right O
to O
bear O
, O
but O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
right O
to O
revolt O
against O
the O
govenment O
. O

When O
you O
look O
at O
it O
objectively O
, O
the O
ability O
to O
revolt O
is O
pretty O
inalienable O
, O
though O
it O
tends O
to O
be O
costly O
if O
you O
decide O
to O
go O
through O
with O
it O
. O

When O
I O
took O
the O
main O
board O
out O
to O
have O
a O
look O
at O
the O
underside O
, O
I O
found O
the O
power O
supply O
section O
riddled O
with O
poor O
and O
' O
cracked-right-round O
' O
lead-free O
solder O
joints O
-LRB- O
the O
board O
actually O
has O
& O
quot O
; O
PbF O
& O
quot O
; O
silk-screened O
on O
it O
-RRB- O
. O

Reseat O
the O
cable O
. O

I O
revolted O
any O
way O
I O
could O
. O

you O
said O
you O
reseated O
all O
the O
socketed O
chips O
, O
but O
did O
you O
remove O
, O
then O
reinsert O
all O
of O
them O
? O

Hassan O
Jabar O
Salman O
, O
a O
lawyer O
, O
was O
shot O
four O
times O
in O
the O
back O
, O
his O
car O
riddled O
with O
eight O
more O
bullets O
, O
as O
he O
attempted O
to O
get O
away O
from O
their O
convoy O
. O

2 O
. O
There O
is O
no O
evidence O
that O
Richard O
of O
York O
planned O
to O
revolt O
; O
he O
appears O
to O
have O
been O
driven O
to O
it O
as O
a O
last O
resort O
. O

Her O
great-great-great-uncle O
, O
William O
Stokes O
, O
had O
been O
hung O
and O
his O
body O
riddled O
with O
bullets O
. O

The O
task O
revolted O
him O
and O
when O
he O
refused O
to O
do O
it O
any O
longer O
he O
was O
sent O
to O
the O
unit O
shrink O
for O
psychiatric O
evaluation O
. O

People O
are O
not O
likely O
to O
revolt O
when O
they O
're O
more O
interested O
in O
watching O
television O
and O
eating O
junkfood O
all O
day O
. O

The O
story O
goes O
that O
when O
Carausius O
revolted O
from O
the O
Roman O
Emperor O
Maximilian O
and O
set O
himself O
up O
as O
the O
Emperor O
of O
Britain O
, O
he O
employed O
St. O
Alban O
to O
environ O
the O
city O
of O
Verulam O
with O
a O
wall O
and O
to O
build O
for O
him O
a O
splendid O
palace O
. O

Tihomir O
5M1W O
I O
do O
n't O
smoke O
anymore O
& O
quot O
; O
All O
that O
is O
human O
must O
retrograde O
if O
it O
do O
not O
advance. O
& O
quot O
; O

Then O
the O
Jews O
revolted O
against O
the O
Roman O
Empire O
and O
half O
of O
them O
were O
slaughtered O
and O
the O
other O
halved O
enslaved O
-LRB- O
or O
fled O
-RRB- O
, O
that O
's O
why O
they O
can O
be O
found O
throughout O
the O
former O
Roman O
Empire O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
Burmese O
are O
poor O
, O
weak O
and O
not O
in O
a O
position O
to O
revolt O
against O
the O
powerful O
and O
wealthy O
Chinese O
. O

It O
retrograded O
back O
to O
N.Neptune O
while O
he O
was O
10 O
, O
and O
around O
April O
9 O
, O
1951 O
it O
was O
Rx-conjunct O
N.Neptune O
while O
T.Jupiter O
was O
simultaneously O
opposite O
N.Neptune O
, O
both O
also O
squaring O
his O
N.MC O
within O
1 O
degree O
. O

The O
thought O
revolts O
me O
! O

The O
foolishness O
of O
spatio-temporal O
notions O
riddle O
science O
and O
is O
embedded O
in O
our O
culture O
as O
a O
sort O
of O
blind O
faith O
. O

Somewhere O
out O
there O
they O
caught O
a O
squall O
with O
the O
spinnaker O
up O
, O
knocked O
down O
the O
boat O
, O
apparently O
let O
fly O
and O
doused O
simultaneously O
, O
and O
ended O
up O
with O
a O
sheet O
wrapped O
around O
the O
prop O
, O
and O
the O
spinnaker O
wrapped O
under O
the O
keel O
, O
with O
no O
sail O
up O
to O
keep O
making O
way O
. O

Giving O
patients O
water O
is O
probably O
a O
lot O
less O
harmful O
than O
many O
folk O
remedies O
that O
fly O
under O
the O
scientific O
radar O
, O
but O
homeopathy O
has O
two O
notable O
distinctions O
. O

Last O
night O
, O
it O
took O
longer O
to O
reach O
the O
end O
of O
the O
queue O
here O
in O
Doha B-GPE
than O
to O
fly O
here O
from O
Bahrain B-GPE
. O

I O
fly O
a O
Boeing B-ORG
jet O
for O
a O
living O
and O
at O
times O
it O
is O
very O
hard O
to O
see O
another O
jet O
that O
ATC O
and O
TCAS O
alerted O
us O
to O
. O

" O
I O
agree O
" O
posts O
fall O
into O
this O
category O
. O

The O
only O
reason O
he O
dos O
n't O
fall O
off O
the O
perch O
is O
because O
he O
's O
nailed O
to O
it O
. O

Decadent O
, O
easy O
- O
going O
Muslims B-NORP
do O
n't O
fly O
planes O
into O
skyscrapers O
. O

ca O
n't O
remember O
how O
the O
stats O
fall O
though O
... O
. O

Feathers O
eventually O
fall O
out O
and O
are O
replaced O
. O

Instead O
of O
hiring O
cheap O
hookers O
for O
an O
hour O
in O
a O
motel O
, O
they O
fly O
in O
high O
- O
end O
prostitutes O
for O
the O
weekend O
to O
frolic O
in O
their O
underground O
grotto O
. O

and O
stooges O
fall O
for O
it O
every O
time O
. O

And O
you O
may O
even O
benefit O
as O
quality O
will O
rise O
even O
as O
the O
riskier O
instruments O
fall O
. O

" O
People O
think O
birds O
are O
going O
to O
tear O
off O
and O
fly O
anywhere O
they O
want O
, O
but O
that O
's O
not O
the O
case O
for O
specialists O
like O
the O
pygmy O
owl O
, O
" O
says O
Aaron O
Flesch O
, O
a O
researcher O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Arizona B-GPE
who O
studies O
owls O
in O
northern O
Sonora O
. O

The O
vinegar O
and O
dressing O
on O
the O
slaw O
make O
the O
hamburger O
buns O
really O
fall O
apart O
, O
where O
the O
hot O
dog O
ones O
seem O
to O
hold O
it O
all O
and O
hang O
together O
. O

I O
had O
just O
assumed O
! O
that O
they O
were O
shaving O
bowls O
, O
there O
to O
keep O
the O
lather O
that O
might O
fall O
off O
onto O
one O
's O
clothes O
. O

Features O
include O
a O
working O
AGC O
apollo O
guidance O
computer O
with O
DSKY O
console O
interface O
; O
mission O
specific O
lunar O
terain O
and O
radio O
chatter O
; O
7 O
functional O
pannel O
switches O
; O
working O
gyro O
; O
etc. O
Use O
" O
replay O
" O
mode O
to O
fly O
Apollo B-ORG
12 O
to O
the O
Ocean O
of O
Storms O
then O
hit O
" O
0 O
" O
to O
start O
an O
EVA O
. O

I O
fly O
mostly O
with O
California O
Airways O
at O
Hayward B-GPE
nowadays O
, O
and O
I O
recommend O
them O
with O
the O
usual O
caveats O
about O
getting O
a O
good O
instructor O
, O
but O
that O
's O
probably O
pushing O
it O
for O
you O
from O
San B-GPE
Francisco I-GPE
. O

So O
, O
why O
not O
give O
Nancy O
Pelosi O
a O
SMALLER O
AIR O
FORCE O
JET O
that O
can O
fly O
coast O
coast O
WITHOUT O
REFUELING O
. O

A O
partial O
list O
: O
Saddam B-PERSON
can O
fly O
drones O
here O
in O
15 O
min. O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Burlington B-GPE
is O
a O
common O
turnpoint O
for O
us O
when O
we O
fly O
our O
300 O
km O
FAI O
triangle O
around O
the O
RDU O
Class O
C O
airspace O
. O

He O
sure O
did O
fly O
in O
Champ O
Cars O
Was O
n't O
that O
the O
race O
where O
he O
promised O
he O
would O
run O
naked O
around O
the O
track O
if O
he O
won O
??? O

Upshifting O
you O
have O
to O
catch O
the O
rpm O
as O
they O
fall O
past O
the O
match O
point O
, O
requiring O
better O
timing O
. O

Many O
Americans O
fly O
the O
flag O
year O
- O
round O
. O

Sparks O
flow O
, O
parts O
fall O
off O
, O
guys O
start O
screaming O
when O
the O
rear O
axle O
flys O
away O
- O
but O
nobody O
will O
call O
for O
help O
because O
of O
high O
cell O
charges O
or O
something O
. O

I O
admit O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
necessarily O
see O
a O
compelling O
reason O
to O
fly O
at O
6000 O
rather O
than O
4000 O
or O
vice O
versa O
in O
most O
cases O
, O
or O
anywhere O
in O
between O
. O

Sounds O
like O
the O
kind O
of O
scam O
, O
Norle O
Steven O
Goodman O
would O
fall O
for O
. O

All O
named O
configurations O
fall O
back O
to O
General O
by O
default O
. O

Others O
do O
it O
for O
$ O
15 O
or O
$ O
20 O
, O
and O
many O
offer O
pay O
as O
you O
go O
, O
which O
is O
a O
bargain O
for O
those O
who O
use O
VoIP O
primarily O
for O
international O
calls O
which O
typically O
fall O
outside O
the O
unlimited O
USCanada O
plans O
. O

A O
character O
with O
a O
very O
high O
rating O
would O
have O
his O
own O
chauffeur O
and O
private O
helicopter O
, O
would O
fly O
everywhere O
business O
class O
or O
on O
chartered O
flights O
, O
would O
own O
multiple O
houses O
and O
the O
occasional O
chateau O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

The O
now O
- O
immobilized O
beasties O
fall O
over O
backwards O
into O
the O
waiting O
arms O
of O
Mike B-PERSON
and O
Raph O
, O
who O
struggle O
to O
lower O
them O
semi-gently O
. O
Continued O

The O
force O
of O
the O
impact O
caused O
the O
yachtsman O
to O
fall O
overboard O
and O
though O
he O
remained O
secured O
by O
his O
safety O
harness O
, O
it O
took O
several O
minutes O
to O
recover O
him O
. O

You O
've O
said O
that O
there O
's O
no O
way O
you O
'd O
fly O
your O
dog O
unless O
there O
was O
no O
other O
choice O
. O

If O
you O
're O
a O
pond O
raindrops O
will O
fall O
into O
you O
, O
if O
you O
're O
a O
peak O
rocks O
will O
roll O
down O
you O
and O
be O
seen O
on O
top O
nevermore O
... O

He O
thinks O
most O
of O
the O
noise O
complaints O
originated O
from O
some O
low O
level O
practice O
by O
Bill O
Cornick O
and O
a O
few O
other O
pilots O
who O
used O
the O
low O
level O
waiver O
to O
fly O
jets O
. O

But O
when O
you O
buy O
your O
next O
machine O
, O
you O
'll O
get O
Vista B-ORG
and O
your O
older O
, O
non-eye O
candy O
games O
will O
absolutely O
fly O
They O
're O
requiring O
machines O
that O
take O
more O
wattage O
than O
refrigerators O
! O

I O
knew O
the O
bike O
would O
fall O
over O
so O
anything O
covered O
in O
plastic O
was O
out O
. O

The O
engine O
wo O
n't O
fall O
out O
anyway O
regardless O
of O
how O
beat O
up O
your O
engine O
mounts O
are O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
the O
Hualapai O
operate O
airplane O
and O
helicopter O
tours O
that O
fly O
visitors O
into O
the O
canyon O
on O
low O
- O
level O
routes O
, O
which O
are O
forbidden O
at O
the O
national O
park O
. O

LP O
I O
definitely O
fall O
into O
this O
category O
. O

" O
But O
where O
Israel B-GPE
is O
concerned O
, O
potential O
critics O
fall O
silent O
and O
there O
is O
hardly O
any O
debate O
at O
all O
. O
" O

It O
is O
also O
true O
that O
, O
historically O
and O
by O
oral O
record O
, O
the O
only O
Pirate O
to O
fly O
the O
classic O
Skull O
and O
Bones O
was O
Edward O
England O
. O

Why O
do O
stupid O
voters O
always O
fall O
for O
it O
? O

This O
development O
would O
mean O
that O
Chinese B-NORP
shares O
should O
fall O
impulsively O
through O
4779 O
over O
the O
coming O
weeks O
. O

Bottom O
line O
is O
you O
are O
worth O
more O
than O
a O
glider O
, O
if O
in O
doubt O
, O
get O
out O
fly O
safe O
Bagger O
I O
've O
twice O
faced O
the O
decision O
to O
jump O
or O
land O
a O
crippled O
glider O
. O

OK O
- O
you O
fly O
up O
to O
Buffalo B-GPE
, O
and O
I O
'll O
meet O
you O
at O
the O
Best O
Buy O
up O
here O
. O

Jay B-PERSON
: O
I O
fly O
a O
small O
single O
- O
engine O
aircraft O
yes O
, O
even O
at O
night O
. O

Lithotripsy O
: O
Ocean O
where O
you O
fall O
over O
smashed O
up O
lumps O
of O
people O
's O
kidney O
stones O
. O

To O
honor O
Bailey O
's O
death O
, O
all O
Army B-ORG
posts O
will O
fly O
their O
flags O
at O
full O
mast O
. O

3. O
Watch O
the O
looks O
on O
the O
faces O
of O
those O
around O
you O
when O
the O
nickel O
does O
not O
fall O
over O
... O

Every O
year O
thousands O
of O
children O
in O
mostly O
poor O
countries O
fall O
prey O
to O
sex O
tourists O
. O

About O
your O
" O
toolbox O
ballast O
, O
" O
I O
flew O
my O
Lazy O
Bee O
at O
the O
beach O
with O
a O
cheap O
motor O
drive O
35 O
mm O
camera O
on O
it O
, O
years O
ago O
when O
they O
were O
really O
heavy O
and O
it O
did O
really O
fly O
better O
although O
different O
with O
all O
of O
that O
" O
ballast O
. O
" O

There O
must O
be O
examples O
of O
true O
antiques O
which O
fall O
from O
grace O
. O

You O
see O
that O
's O
where O
the O
other O
2 O
boys O
fall O
short O
of O
following O
the O
rule O
, O
they O
never O
put O
their O
shoes O
away O
, O
they O
leave O
them O
right O
in O
front O
of O
the O
doorway O
. O

I O
'll O
be O
arriving O
at O
8:30 O
pm O
and O
probably O
be O
standing O
curbside O
at O
9 O
pm O
so O
somebody O
can O
just O
fly O
by O
and O
pick O
me O
up O
. O

Other O
things O
fall O
away O
naturally O
in O
the O
course O
of O
time O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
let O
Shuttle O
fly O
through O
any O
rain O
, O
acid O
or O
alkali O
or O
neutral O
. O

It O
seemed O
to O
be O
working O
out O
okay O
for O
the O
guys O
I O
've O
seen O
doing O
it O
, O
but O
I O
would O
think O
it O
would O
n't O
hurt O
to O
add O
a O
little O
" O
insurance O
" O
by O
mounting O
a O
couple O
of O
big O
eye O
bolts O
to O
the O
wall O
as O
well O
, O
and O
using O
a O
rachet O
strap O
to O
cinch O
the O
lathe O
against O
the O
work O
so O
it O
ca O
n't O
slide O
and O
let O
your O
long O
spindle O
fly O
out O
at O
you O
. O

Fake O
marks O
abound O
especially O
Nippon O
and O
sticky O
labels O
fall O
off O
. O

Still O
fly O
regularly O
, O
nothing O
better O
than O
10 O
minutes O
of O
aerobatics O
in O
my O
Rans O
S O
before O
breakfast O
. O

At O
the O
moment O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
I O
have O
asked O
why O
kittens O
die O
under O
water O
and O
you O
have O
answered O
: O
because O
dogs O
fall O
out O
of O
trees O
. O

If O
you O
would O
like O
to O
teach O
, O
fly O
tow O
planes O
or O
even O
become O
a O
business O
owner O
, O
talk O
to O
someone O
! O

I O
fly O
at O
Minden B-GPE
with O
both O
a O
transponder O
and O
TPAS O
in O
my O
glider O
because O
I O
value O
my O
butt O
and O
think O
it O
's O
the O
responsible O
thing O
to O
do O
. O

Ha O
Ha O
, O
he O
ascended O
up O
to O
heaven O
where O
we O
now O
fly O
commercial O
jets O
right O
? O

They O
fly O
their O
national O
flag O
while O
disgracing O
the O
American B-NORP
flag O
. O

I O
've O
had O
a O
fair O
bit O
of O
trouble O
sleeping O
this O
week O
-- O
I O
fall O
asleep O
okay O
but O
then O
wake O
up O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O
and O
ca O
n't O
get O
back O
to O
sleep O
-- O
been O
awake O
today O
since O
around O
3:00 O
a.m. O
, O
though O
much O
of O
that O
was O
lying O
in O
bed O
reading O
. O

Einstein O
did O
n't O
think O
nukes O
could O
ever O
fly O
. O

Oh O
, O
you O
want O
Gunner O
's O
paint O
to O
fall O
off O
quicker O
!? O

Hummingbirds O
are O
the O
only O
animal O
that O
can O
fly O
backwards O
569 O
. O

And O
dead O
men O
fall O
like O
stones O
! O
" O

This O
might O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
one O
of O
those O
moments O
when O
the O
world O
turns O
and O
Governments O
fall O
; O
I O
certainly O
hope O
so O
! O
" O

If O
they O
all O
prove O
cowards O
, O
my O
curses O
fly O
amongst O
them O
, O
and O
be O
speeding O
! O

There O
are O
n't O
many O
of O
you O
left O
: O
Let O
those O
watery O
things O
fall O
from O
your O
eyes O
and O
allow O
yourself O
some O
time O
to O
grieve O
... O

House O
sales O
fall O
almost O
11.5 O
% O
in O
Spain B-GPE
. O

The O
hard O
shoulder O
is O
only O
opened O
using O
gantry O
signs O
when O
congestion O
builds O
to O
a O
point O
where O
traffic O
speeds O
fall O
below O
a O
certain O
level O
. O

Pilot O
error O
by O
pilots O
unqualified O
to O
fly O
a O
jetliner O
, O
and O
preferably O
not O
yet O
out O
of O
flight O
school O
. O

She O
could O
put O
the O
gun O
in O
checked O
baggage O
and O
fly O
home O
. O

Similarly O
, O
medieval O
historical O
figures O
fall O
pray O
to O
the O
ongoing O
" O
macedonization O
" O
process O
. O

Yet O
, O
I O
have O
n't O
seen O
too O
many O
ducks O
fly O
non-stop O
across O
the O
Gulf O
of O
Mexico B-GPE
or O
Humming O
birds O
swimming O
in O
a O
lake O
. O

Saw O
Simon B-PERSON
fall O
back O
too O
, O
then O
twist O
away O
with O
a O
cry O
as O
a O
hand O
clawed O
between O
the O
bars O
behind O
him O
and O
tried O
to O
fasten O
itself O
to O
his O
face O
. O

For O
you O
, O
those O
periods O
barely O
fall O
into O
the O
Antique O
category O
, O
for O
me O
, O
they O
are O
wonderful O
examples O
of O
a O
bygone O
era O
. O

In O
real O
- O
world O
incidents O
however O
, O
we O
know O
that O
a O
large O
majority O
fail O
to O
apply O
their O
training O
successfully O
in O
light O
twins O
, O
with O
marginal O
excess O
horsepower O
. O

Elizabeth O
carnivore O
I O
agree O
- O
Bambi O
was O
fiction O
. O

Although O
I O
agree O
that O
Kale O
& O
Amber O
would O
be O
a O
good O
choice O
, O
I O
'll O
bet O
or O
at O
least O
hope O
it O
's O
Kale O
& O
Jen O
-- O
I O
am O
SO O
ready O
not O
to O
have O
to O
listen O
to O
her O
any O
more O
. O

- O
Must O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
independently O
drive O
issue O
resolution O
, O
develop O
business O
knowledge O
, O
and O
relationships O
and O
apply O
technical O
alternatives O
while O
operating O
in O
a O
rapidly O
changing O
environment O
. O

If O
such O
" O
on O
the O
cheap O
" O
services O
are O
not O
available O
where O
you O
are O
, O
my O
comments O
above O
apply O
. O

Ability O
to O
quickly O
learn O
and O
apply O
leading O
edge O
tools O
is O
a O
critical O
success O
factor O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
mean O
that O
I O
do O
fully O
agree O
with O
OP O
's O
approach O
, O
but O
if O
he O
really O
targeted O
to O
do O
what O
he O
's O
asking O
for O
then O
it O
is O
one O
of O
options O
. O

" O
I O
absolutely O
agree O
with O
Ronnie O
. O

Jeremy O
I O
agree O
- O
take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
Pontiac O
Solstice O
roadster O
. O

While O
thus O
we O
agree O
, O
Our O
toast O
let O
it O
be O
. O

i O
agree O
completely O
and O
hillary O
clinton O
is O
1 O
of O
the O
1s O
who O
has O
the O
blood O
lust O
just O
like O
the O
bully O
boy O
. O

Any O
help O
or O
directives O
etc O
that O
might O
apply O
? O

Both O
considerations O
apply O
. O

He O
also O
claims O
that O
S O
& O
C O
's O
new O
numbers O
' O
agree O
with O
the O
corrected O
balloon O
trends O
' O
which O
of O
course O
is O
irrelevant O
if O
they O
all O
now O
agree O
with O
model O
predictions O
. O

Please O
apply O
or O
complain O
. O

Regardless O
, O
we O
agree O
that O
risk O
implies O
less O
than O
total O
probability O
, O
the O
rest O
is O
semantics O
. O

One O
needs O
to O
recognise O
the O
different O
standards O
that O
apply O
... O
... O

German B-NORP
laws O
apply O
to O
Germans B-NORP
What O
's O
that O
got O
to O
do O
with O
OURS O
? O

I O
can O
not O
agree O
or O
disagree O
since O
I O
have O
been O
surfing O
and O
gathering O
info O
on O
the O
70 O
, O
not O
particularly O
on O
Hippolytus O
. O

At O
the O
moment O
I O
rest O
both O
fingers O
on O
the O
buttons O
& O
only O
apply O
enough O
pressure O
on O
one O
of O
them O
. O

Once O
all O
handles O
and O
screws O
are O
removed O
, O
slide O
a O
screwdriver O
or O
putty O
knife O
under O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
door O
panel O
and O
apply O
gentle O
presure O
outward O
to O
" O
pop O
" O
loose O
the O
retaining O
clips O
. O

I O
have O
corresponded O
with O
Jim O
Beaver O
and O
agree O
he O
's O
an O
interesting O
fellow O
. O

Completely O
agree O
with O
recommendation O
of O
the O
7 O
, O
though O
it O
's O
expensive O
. O

You O
apply O
odds O
depending O
on O
the O
situation O
. O

-- O
glen O
I O
totally O
agree O
. O

I O
agree O
that O
specific O
responses O
are O
probably O
more O
helpful O
. O

How O
to O
Apply O
: O
- O
Interested O
candidates O
may O
apply O
on-line O
in O
the O
prescribed O
Application O
Form O
within O
15 O
days O
from O
the O
date O
of O
publication O
of O
advertisement O
. O

With O
coaching O
from O
supervisor O
, O
may O
concurrently O
apply O
a O
technology O
across O
more O
than O
one O
project O
or O
work O
cell O
. O

If O
that O
site O
musters O
10,000,000 O
voters O
who O
agree O
, O
then O
in O
March O
have O
a O
National O
Recall O
Election O
so O
that O
by O
April O
the O
USA B-GPE
has O
a O
new O
presidental O
team O
in O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
. O

Bashing O
people O
w O
whom O
you O
do O
not O
agree O
wo O
posing O
a O
position O
is O
simply O
not O
intelligent O
. O

That O
info O
does O
NOT O
apply O
to O
rubber O
roofs O
where O
you O
are O
pretty O
much O
stuck O
with O
using O
Dicor O
's O
crappy O
501 O
lap O
sealant O
. O

I O
agree O
with O
reducing O
emission O
, O
especially O
as O
fossil O
fuels O
will O
run O
out O
in O
the O
next O
few O
decades O
. O

They O
avoid O
rigidity O
, O
dislike O
identity O
politics O
, O
and O
apply O
few O
litmus O
tests O
. O

Public O
, O
private O
, O
or O
charitable O
institutions O
in O
any O
country O
that O
have O
made O
a O
major O
and O
lasting O
contribution O
to O
the O
field O
of O
global O
health O
may O
apply O
. O

Candidates O
possessing O
the O
following O
qualification O
should O
apply O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
if O
the O
Congress O
had O
passed O
a O
law O
that O
made O
the O
Do O
Not O
Call O
list O
apply O
to O
all O
telemarketers O
, O
it O
would O
pass O
constitutional O
muster O
. O

And O
do O
these O
deductions O
still O
apply O
to O
an O
LLC O
? O

All O
three O
realities O
apply O
, O
to O
varying O
degrees O
, O
at O
various O
times O
. O

' O
Perform O
periodic O
system O
upgrades O
, O
unit O
testing O
, O
and O
apply O
bug O
fixes O
as O
necessary O
for O
all O
products O
. O

Seems O
you O
may O
want O
to O
plant O
something O
that O
would O
not O
live O
there O
unless O
you O
apply O
help O
or O
energy O
. O

I O
'll O
assume O
you O
agree O
and O
accept O
but O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
then O
be O
prepared O
to O
be O
made O
a O
monkey O
of O
in O
your O
own O
little O
egocentric O
Yahoo B-ORG
forum O
. O

I O
agree O
wholeheartedly O
that O
there O
is O
a O
chance O
that O
earlier O
attacks O
with O
Taxotere O
or O
vaccine O
, O
etc. O
might O
prove O
to O
lengthen O
life O
for O
a O
much O
longer O
time O
than O
waiting O
for O
the O
refraction O
to O
occur O
. O

Does O
n't O
this O
same O
logic O
apply O
elsewhere O
? O

The O
entire O
side O
of O
the O
body O
on O
the O
side O
of O
the O
free O
foot O
is O
the O
free O
side O
, O
hence O
the O
terms O
, O
free O
leg O
, O
free O
arm O
, O
etc. O
Similar O
terms O
apply O
to O
the O
skating O
side O
. O

someone O
posted O
on O
Manimail O
that O
she O
was O
really O
disappointed O
that O
it O
was O
the O
exact O
same O
show O
he O
's O
been O
doing O
in O
Vegas O
I O
like O
the O
shades O
but O
agree O
, O
those O
would O
look O
better O
on O
someone O
with O
a O
wider O
face O
wider O
set O
eyes O
. O

We O
agree O
completely O
, O
except O
the O
rude O
part O
. O

Different O
rules O
apply O
for O
statements O
obtained O
pre O
- O
and O
post O
- O
December O
30 O
, O
2005 O
the O
date O
of O
the O
enactment O
of O
the O
Detainee O
Treatment O
Act O
DTA O
. O

For O
example O
" O
" O
Myth O
: O
A O
variac O
will O
allow O
one O
to O
apply O
voltage O
gently O
to O
a O
radio O
, O
so O
as O
to O
discover O
problems O
before O
they O
become O
fatal O
. O

I O
completely O
agree O
with O
Simon B-PERSON
on O
window O
size O
. O

I O
've O
actually O
read O
the O
background O
on O
the O
exception O
hierarchy O
and O
agree O
with O
it O
all O
, O
especially O
other O
suggestions O
that O
GeneratorExit O
derive O
from O
BaseException O
. O

Deadline O
to O
apply O
is O
February O
10th O
Please O
send O
a O
description O
of O
your O
act O
to O
vonfox O
... O

I O
am O
more O
interested O
in O
the O
process O
of O
organizing O
reasons O
to O
agree O
or O
disagree O
with O
the O
ideas O
. O

So O
I O
'd O
agree O
... O
partially O
. O

I O
think O
I O
basically O
agree O
but O
frankly O
I O
am O
not O
sure O
I O
like O
his O
insistance O
that O
this O
is O
a O
case O
of O
what O
should O
be O
called O
" O
nonconservative O
" O
fields O
except O
in O
some O
unusual O
sense O
of O
nonconservative O
. O

I O
agree O
they O
almost O
give O
the O
printers O
away O
and O
make O
up O
the O
difference O
in O
selling O
you O
replacement O
ink O
or O
toner O
cartridges O
. O

your O
' O
rules O
' O
surely O
also O
apply O
to O
your O
bookers O
who O
must O
abide O
by O
them O
. O

I O
agree O
stuff O
was O
left O
out O
-- O
after O
all O
, O
it O
's O
a O
comic O
book O
. O

The O
Senate O
and O
House B-ORG
of O
Delegates O
finally O
found O
something O
they O
could O
agree O
upon O
, O
passing O
compromise O
legislation O
yesterday O
. O

However O
, O
I O
think O
it O
's O
bogus O
because O
a O
simple O
EM O
with O
a O
different O
color O
will O
apply O
that O
different O
color O
to O
the O
EM O
element O
. O

I O
agree O
with O
Perpetual O
refugee O
... O

Do O
the O
parties O
disagree O
about O
which O
state O
's O
limitation O
period O
shall O
apply O
and O
, O
if O
they O
do O
, O
what O
reasons O
does O
each O
proffer O
in O
support O
of O
the O
position O
each O
advances O
? O

Mix O
together O
& O
apply O
on O
the O
stomach O
& O
back O
. O

Mr O
Cordato O
said O
that O
while O
the O
issue O
had O
not O
been O
tested O
in O
court O
, O
" O
the O
conclusion O
must O
be O
that O
there O
is O
no O
travel O
insurance O
coverage O
for O
travel O
to O
countries O
where O
level O
four O
travel O
advisories O
apply O
" O
. O

In O
many O
cases O
, O
high O
street O
retailers O
will O
also O
agree O
to O
exchange O
goods O
when O
consumers O
change O
their O
minds O
, O
but O
they O
are O
not O
allowed O
to O
charge O
for O
doing O
so O
if O
the O
goods O
were O
purchased O
online O
or O
via O
mail O
order O
. O

But O
when O
you O
say O
that O
gain O
will O
always O
be O
1 O
, O
in O
which O
frequency O
does O
this O
apply O
? O

I O
agree O
with O
Dr O
Lewis O
: O
this O
was O
cavalier O
and O
dangerous O
. O

As O
far O
as O
chain O
length O
and O
tension O
goes O
, O
the O
same O
things O
apply O
with O
hub O
gears O
as O
they O
do O
with O
fixed O
ones O
. O

While O
the O
Potter O
films O
are O
less O
historically O
significant O
I O
suspect O
a O
similar O
sentiment O
may O
apply O
here O
. O

David B-PERSON
- O
I O
agree O
as O
well O
... O
... O

That O
certain O
" O
older O
people O
" O
told O
one O
Professor O
Yellow O
Bird O
that O
they O
" O
generally O
agree O
" O
that O
whites O
deliberately O
spread O
the O
smallpox O
virus O
to O
the O
Mandans O
in O
1837 O
p. O
58 O
is O
evidence O
that O
is O
entitled O
to O
no O
weight O
at O
all O
. O

Open O
the O
phone O
to O
select O
the O
theme O
to O
change O
it O
and O
the O
phone O
sees O
the O
theme O
but O
it O
states O
files O
under O
the O
theme O
heading O
and O
only O
gives O
the O
option O
to O
' O
open O
' O
as O
opposed O
to O
' O
apply O
theme O
' O
What O
am O
I O
doing O
wrong O
? O

MG O
I O
agree O
. O

would O
that O
apply O
to O
car O
tent O
sales O
? O

But O
are O
you O
saying O
you O
want O
the O
County O
Commissioners O
to O
agree O
in O
advance O
to O
implement O
whatever O
the O
" O
Citizens O
Advisory O
Committee O
" O
recommends O
? O

Try O
peddling O
your O
idea O
over O
in O
Israel B-GPE
and O
see O
if O
your O
fellow O
Jews O
agree O
. O

I O
also O
agree O
about O
Hancock B-GPE
. O

The O
booster O
helps O
apply O
the O
brakes O
so O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
press O
on O
the O
brake O
pedal O
that O
hard O
with O
your O
foot O
. O

I O
do O
agree O
that O
Lowell O
Cohn O
is O
a O
scrub O
but O
in O
the O
long O
run O
it O
is O
quite O
funny O
, O
a O
reporter O
got O
his O
feelings O
hurt O
by O
that O
bad O
boy O
coach O
Lane O
Kiffin O
. O

Ability O
to O
apply O
multiple O
technical O
solutions O
to O
business O
problems O
. O

I O
agree O
wholeheartedly O
, O
even O
if O
the O
site O
is O
not O
about O
commerce O
. O

With O
CGI O
the O
Web O
server O
can O
call O
up O
a O
program O
, O
while O
passing O
user O
- O
specific O
data O
to O
the O
program O
such O
as O
what O
host O
the O
user O
is O
connecting O
from O
, O
or O
input O
the O
user O
has O
supplied O
using O
HTML O
form O
syntax O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
get O
off O
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call O
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In O
fact O
some O
folks O
do O
call O
BMW B-ORG
cars O
Beemers O
. O

Given O
this O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
time O
someone O
asked O
whether O
the O
so O
- O
called O
reporters O
and O
anchors O
at O
Fox B-ORG
can O
still O
call O
themselves O
journalists O
? O

Psychologists O
call O
these O
tools O
, O
respectively O
, O
agent O
detection O
, O
causal O
reasoning O
and O
theory O
of O
mind O
. O

If O
the O
wasting O
of O
the O
old O
unit O
bothers O
you O
, O
call O
back O
and O
complain O
. O

How O
many O
school O
lunches O
or O
health O
insurance O
policies O
would O
that O
buy O
? O

if O
you O
call O
anything O
someone O
produces O
art O
then O
you O
could O
be O
correct O
- O
but O
the O
history O
of O
art O
- O
aka O
western O
art O
is O
nt O
just O
anything O
... O
. O

Either O
way O
it O
really O
does O
n't O
matter O
to O
me O
since O
I O
call O
em O
' O
like O
I O
see O
em O
' O
. O

That O
's O
where O
my O
brain O
went O
- O
just O
call O
me O
silly O
. O

If O
you O
have O
big O
problems O
, O
call O
the O
NJ O
Attorney O
Generals O
Office O
and O
talk O
to O
the O
Consumers O
Dept O
. O
Look O
them O
up O
on O
the O
web O
. O

If O
you O
have O
any O
last O
minute O
questions O
call O
my O
cell O
at O
592-2277 O
. O

Hardly O
any O
healthy O
porters O
tease O
Samuel B-PERSON
, O
and O
they O
gently O
call O
Jimmy B-PRODUCT
too O
. O

I O
am O
not O
saying O
that O
either O
side O
is O
automatically O
right O
about O
the O
quality O
or O
performance O
of O
a O
particular O
car O
, O
but O
I O
think O
most O
people O
will O
deny O
whatever O
they O
buy O
is O
a O
POS O
, O
even O
if O
it O
is O
. O

In O
some O
cases O
you O
must O
buy O
organic O
or O
obtain O
organic O
. O

I O
can O
buy O
an O
MX B-PRODUCT
laser O
mouse O
for O
60 O
from O
eBuyer O
instead O
of O
80 O
at O
PC O
World O
. O

jim O
beam O
, O
would O
you O
know O
where O
one O
could O
buy O
new O
rubber O
insulation O
for O
a O
civic O
? O

Unfortunately O
I O
have O
n't O
gotten O
into O
town O
yet O
to O
buy O
that O
stuff O
Janet B-PERSON
recommended O
. O

Choosing O
to O
buy O
a O
Cyprus O
property O
wo O
n't O
provide O
you O
with O
this O
kind O
of O
view O
unless O
you O
have O
at O
least O
250,000 O
to O
invest O
. O

But O
enough O
others O
buy O
enough O
rags O
to O
keep O
me O
in O
groceries O
. O

Hobgoblin O
and O
Southpaw O
are O
just O
mere O
nobodies O
who O
have O
risen O
to O
higher O
nobody O
standards O
thanks O
to O
the O
Internet O
where O
anyone O
can O
set O
up O
a O
soap O
box O
and O
call O
themselves O
KING O
. O

A O
question O
I O
asked O
facetiously O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
has O
surprisingly O
not O
been O
answered O
: O
what O
does O
Clinton B-GPE
call O
his O
penis O
? O

Some O
people O
buy O
regular O
golden O
or O
white O
raisins O
in O
the O
grocery O
but O
some O
also O
seek O
out O
health O
food O
shops O
, O
like O
the O
one O
where O
Borden B-ORG
works O
, O
in O
search O
of O
organically O
grown O
raisins O
because O
they O
prefer O
to O
avoid O
sulfites O
common O
in O
processed O
dried O
grapes O
. O

Huge O
numbers O
of O
these O
attend O
their O
conventions O
attired O
in O
highly O
creative O
costumes O
that O
identify O
them O
as O
Trekkers O
or O
Trekkies O
and O
arouse O
a O
spirit O
of O
community O
. O
Many O
are O
affiliated O
with O
fan O
clubs O
whose O
members O
buy O
or O
create O
such O
attire O
to O
be O
worn O
at O
conventions O
and O
public O
events O
. O

or O
call O
us O
at O
951 O
276-4459 O
. O

Here O
is O
a O
thought O
,,, O
call O
the O
local O
Harley B-ORG
dealer O
. O

I O
just O
buy O
whatever O
's O
cheaper O
in O
the O
catalog O
. O

We O
just O
need O
extra O
busses O
to O
call O
in O
from O
far O
and O
wide O
. O

You O
can O
buy O
torque O
wrenches O
for O
under O
$ O
30.00 O
that O
are O
good O
for O
finishing O
wheel O
lug O
nuts O
or O
making O
sure O
the O
tire O
change O
pricks O
are O
n't O
trying O
to O
sucker O
you O
. O

Another O
method O
is O
to O
place O
a O
bet O
next O
to O
your O
bet O
and O
call O
out O
" O
dealers O
. O
" O

He O
did O
not O
say O
that O
that O
" O
it O
was O
in O
the O
power O
of O
his O
human O
will O
to O
act O
as O
God O
and O
call O
down O
his O
ministering O
angels O
... O
. O
" O
. O

Do O
n't O
shop O
at O
supermarkets O
either O
, O
we O
buy O
locally O
grown O
and O
water O
milled O
flour O
. O

I O
often O
buy O
German B-NORP
meats O
and O
other O
stuff O
from O
LIDL O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
find O
any O
root O
beer O
recipes O
that O
call O
for O
dry O
ice O
. O

In O
other O
words O
do O
not O
buy O
an O
80 O
gig O
buy O
something O
at O
least O
twice O
that O
size O
so O
can O
store O
your O
files O
on O
that O
when O
they O
are O
not O
needed O
on O
your O
laptop O
. O

Dear O
list O
members O
, O
who O
are O
fortunate O
to O
live O
near O
an O
ocean O
shore O
, O
could O
you O
give O
me O
an O
advise O
: O
Where O
can O
I O
buy O
an O
antique O
vernier O
sextant O
? O

It O
might O
behoove O
you O
to O
just O
break O
down O
and O
buy O
new O
battery O
cables O
. O

For O
the O
extra O
few O
pennies O
I O
'd O
buy O
the O
proper O
rails O
. O

They O
've O
prayfully O
asked O
me O
to O
quit O
shirking O
, O
" O
You O
're O
really O
gon O
na O
buy O
that O
shit O
?? O
" O

Obsolete O
text O
books O
which O
were O
written O
for O
bias O
ply O
tires O
still O
call O
this O
camber O
wear O
and O
show O
pictures O
of O
feathered O
tires O
for O
toe O
wear O
. O

Here O
, O
people O
mostly O
buy O
the O
nasty O
cheapest O
possible O
stuff O
so O
most O
do O
n't O
even O
bother O
trying O
to O
repair O
it O
, O
your O
trade O
and O
mine O
too O
, O
too O
a O
lesser O
extent O
has O
seen O
better O
days O
. O

" O
We O
do O
call O
these O
ordering O
problems O
. O

You O
do O
give O
a O
disclaimer O
that O
you O
offer O
what O
we O
call O
case O
management O
referral O
: O
" O
Conflicts O
requiring O
therapy O
or O
psychological O
treatment O
will O
be O
referred O
to O
clinicians O
" O
Ed O
, O
precisely O
what O
criteria O
will O
you O
use O
to O
determine O
when O
to O
abruptly O
cease O
the O
astrological O
consulting O
session O
and O
refer O
the O
" O
client O
" O
to O
a O
colleague O
specialist O
in O
" O
the O
helping O
professions O
. O
" O

That O
and O
my O
22 O
years O
of O
voluntary O
and O
honorable O
military O
service O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
of O
America B-GPE
doing O
my O
bit O
to O
preserve O
your O
freedoms O
allows O
me O
to O
call O
myself O
a O
patriot O
. O

People O
buy O
her O
books O
because O
they O
are O
worth O
buying O
in O
their O
own O
right O
. O

Halley O
did O
not O
go O
into O
his O
friendly O
, O
neighbourhood O
navigator O
's O
supply O
shop O
and O
buy O
a O
printed O
copy O
of O
the O
lunar O
information O
telling O
him O
when O
a O
particular O
star O
would O
be O
occulted O
in O
the O
future O
by O
the O
moon O
. O

There O
are O
people O
who O
gladly O
buy O
reproductions O
and O
other O
new O
items O
made O
to O
look O
old O
not O
because O
they O
think O
they O
are O
going O
to O
make O
a O
buck O
, O
but O
because O
they O
are O
decorator O
types O
who O
like O
the O
look O
. O

The O
left O
is O
accused O
of O
all O
manner O
of O
sins O
related O
to O
covetousness O
and O
envy O
whenever O
it O
raises O
questions O
about O
who O
benefits O
from O
Bush B-GPE
's O
tax O
cuts O
and O
mentions O
the O
yachts O
such O
folks O
might O
buy O
or O
the O
mansions O
they O
might O
own O
. O

what O
the O
europeans O
call O
rally O
driving O
is O
another O
major O
source O
. O

It O
's O
only O
$ O
25 O
to O
start O
, O
and O
that O
will O
probably O
buy O
you O
25,000 O
impressions O
if O
you O
start O
now O
before O
prices O
bid O
up O
too O
far O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
VW O
dealership O
told O
me O
I O
should O
buy O
their O
red O
coolant O
because O
it O
's O
the O
best O
. O

They O
call O
it O
Pluto O
water O
. O

I O
added O
the O
lime O
green O
accents O
; O
call O
it O
artistic O
license O
. O
;- O

What O
I O
can O
say O
to O
you O
is O
if O
the O
shop O
dies O
not O
honor O
its O
work O
and O
it O
has O
been O
under O
90 O
days O
, O
paid O
with O
a O
VISA O
, O
then O
call O
VISA O
and O
contest O
the O
bill O
. O

wessie O
wrote O
: O
I O
'll O
call O
Royal O
& O
Sun O
Alliance O
tomorrow O
to O
put O
in O
a O
claim O
my O
end O
. O

Why O
not O
buy O
Sweet O
Danger O
by O
Suzy O
Bogguss O
. O

Today O
is O
the O
deadline O
for O
DeFazio O
's O
response O
... O
call O
the O
##'s O
below O
and O
pressure O
!! O

You O
can O
get O
the O
9 O
v O
battery O
connectors O
at O
Mouser O
for O
to O
cents O
apiece O
by O
the O
hundred O
, O
and O
5 O
cents O
for O
the O
pair O
if O
you O
buy O
just O
the O
connector O
snaps O
and O
solder O
your O
own O
wires O
. O

I O
'm O
experiencing O
some O
strange O
behavior O
: O
I O
have O
2 O
or O
more O
markers O
, O
call O
them O
A O
and O
B O
. O
I O
can O
click O
on O
marker O
A O
, O
and O
the O
info O
window O
opens O
normally O
. O

Honestly O
if O
you O
want O
the O
best O
stereo O
just O
buy O
one O
, O
anyhow O
, O
stock O
stereos O
normally O
suck O
. O

No O
matter O
whom O
they O
buy O
from O
, O
users O
" O
blame O
Amazon B-ORG
when O
something O
goes O
wrong O
, O
" O
says O
Carrie O
Johnson O
, O
an O
analyst O
at O
Forrester B-ORG
Research I-ORG
Inc. I-ORG
in O
Cambridge B-GPE
, O
Mass B-GPE
. O

For O
less O
money O
, O
buy O
their O
smoke O
generator O
for O
$ O
169 O
and O
use O
it O
with O
your O
modified O
grill O
of O
a O
big O
cardboard O
box. O
. O

OK O
, O
that O
was O
a O
little O
scary O
I O
stopped O
to O
buy O
some O
windshield O
washer O
solvent O
at O
some O
auto O
parts O
place O
in O
Oklahoma B-GPE
, O
and O
they O
insisted O
on O
putting O
it O
in O
for O
me O
just O
to O
look O
the O
car O
over O
. O

Part O
of O
the O
problem O
with O
that O
is O
what O
we O
now O
call O
' O
parallel O
processing O
' O
. O

You O
may O
want O
to O
talk O
to O
other O
cyclists O
in O
your O
area O
or O
call O
or O
visit O
your O
local O
bicycle O
shop O
. O

We O
just O
call O
em O
Democrats B-NORP
. O

I O
heard O
Anna O
call O
out O
in O
encouragement O
as O
I O
grabbed O
hold O
of O
the O
top O
of O
the O
panties O
. O

What O
should O
I O
call O
my O
Virtual O
Yacht O
Club O
? O

Of O
course O
it O
would O
probably O
be O
cheaper O
just O
to O
buy O
a O
used O
printer O
with O
the O
cable O
on O

Also O
bearing O
in O
mind O
that O
these O
came O
in O
just O
as O
the O
laptops O
and O
with O
no O
external O
drives O
, O
I O
am O
weighing O
up O
whether O
it O
would O
be O
feasable O
for O
me O
to O
buy O
in O
a O
load O
of O
USB O
DVDRW O
drives O
to O
bundle O
with O
them O
or O
just O
advise O
buyers O
to O
buy O
them O
from O
Ebay B-ORG
themselves O
. O

Oh O
and O
they O
have O
metal O
handcuffs O
for O
$ O
5.99 O
in O
the O
toy O
section O
and O
my O
daughter O
demanded O
I O
buy O
her O
a O
pair O
and O
then O
wanted O
to O
open O
them O
in O
the O
store O
! O

You O
can O
buy O
potato O
starch O
or O
add O
some O
dehy O
mashed O
potato O
flakes O
but O
I O
prefer O
to O
grate O
in O
a O
potato O
early O
so O
it O
breaks O
down O
. O

To O
be O
honest O
I O
'm O
guilty O
too O
, O
do O
I O
want O
a O
keep O
my O
money O
and O
buy O
a O
less O
expensive O
non O
hybrid O
car O
or O
do O
I O
my O
part O
to O
reduce O
carbon O
emission O
and O
buy O
a O
hybrid O
. O

ALL O
the O
authoritys O
know O
is O
that O
all O
the O
documents O
came O
from O
one O
particular O
printer O
and O
the O
date O
it O
was O
printed O
etc. O
If O
you O
discount O
everyone O
except O
off O
the O
shelf O
buyers O
who O
pay O
cash O
and O
buy O
considerable O
distances O
from O
their O
homes O
, O
you O
have O
a O
point O
. O

So O
to O
call O
Collins O
an O
" O
icon O
for O
peace O
and O
reconciliation O
" O
is O
not O
just O
idiotic O
, O
but O
is O
to O
indulge O
in O
the O
depraved O
rhetoric O
of O
Irish B-NORP
republicanism O
. O

Our O
local O
Wal-Marts O
, O
as O
do O
all O
of O
'em O
, O
buy O
local O
produce O
and O
strongly O
advertise O
it O
whenever O
it O
is O
available O
. O

a O
However O
, O
many O
people O
at O
their O
death O
do O
not O
at O
all O
drop O
their O
responsibility O
for O
life O
and O
for O
people O
, O
but O
they O
continue O
to O
nurture O
and O
protect O
life O
, O
your O
life O
too O
, O
as O
much O
as O
they O
can O
and O
feel O
like O
doing O
, O
or O
are O
invited O
by O
you O
to O
do O
, O
which O
they O
try O
to O
do O
as O
what O
you O
commonly O
call O
angels O
. O

They O
now O
call O
and O
send O
invitation O
cards O
saying O
, O
" O
We O
want O
you O
back O
. O
" O

I O
know O
this O
to O
be O
true O
, O
because O
I O
checked O
I O
know O
that O
we O
get O
a O
lot O
of O
Trolls O
that O
stop O
by O
here O
simply O
to O
cause O
havoc O
, O
& O
also O
that O
it O
can O
be O
hard O
to O
sort O
out O
the O
real O
people O
that O
need O
help O
, O
from O
the O
idiots O
who O
call O
by O
to O
cause O
trouble O
- O
But O
we O
should O
have O
the O
good O
grace O
to O
give O
them O
a O
chance O
before O
dismissing O
them O
out O
of O
hand O
. O

But O
you O
can O
also O
buy O
power O
steering O
fluid O
which O
is O
clear O
. O

The O
White O
House O
excised O
a O
number O
of O
passages O
from O
an O
op-ed O
in O
the O
New O
York O
Times O
that O
talked O
about O
the O
history O
of O
this O
administration O
's O
secret O
negotiations O
with O
Iran O
. O

Now O
, O
archaeologists O
are O
finally O
hoping O
to O
excavate O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
scrolls O
, O
which O
may O
include O
lost O
works O
by O
Aristotle O
, O
Sophocles O
and O
Catullus O
. O

That O
would O
be O
more O
evident O
had O
you O
not O
excised O
the O
crap O
to O
which O
I O
was O
responding O
, O
but O
of O
course O
you O
had O
to O
leave O
that O
out O
in O
order O
to O
climb O
up O
on O
your O
high O
horse O
and O
sound O
superior O
. O

It O
is O
not O
certain O
that O
Mr. O
Putin O
wants O
to O
extinguish O
all O
independent O
thought O
. O

The O
suspect O
's O
son O
, O
a O
firefighter O
, O
was O
killed O
earlier O
this O
year O
while O
trying O
to O
extinguish O
a O
factory O
blaze O
, O
according O
to O
police O
. O

Just O
like O
the O
Helenists O
, O
they O
are O
trying O
to O
extinguish O
the O
flames O
of O
the O
Jewish O
soul. O
& O
quot O
; O

The O
reason O
for O
this O
is O
that O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
house O
is O
treated O
as O
paying O
off O
part O
of O
the O
debt O
with O
the O
FMV O
of O
the O
house O
; O
however O
, O
because O
the O
debt O
is O
a O
personal O
liability O
, O
the O
transfer O
of O
the O
house O
does O
not O
extinguish O
the O
remainder O
of O
the O
debt O
, O
which O
continues O
to O
be O
a O
personal O
liability O
of O
the O
owner O
. O

Thus O
little O
by O
little O
, O
it O
extinguishes O
their O
spirits O
and O
enervates O
their O
souls O
... O
. O

Though O
, O
the O
more O
you O
excavate O
facts O
about O
the O
job O
, O
before O
accepting O
or O
rejecting O
the O
offer O
, O
the O
chances O
will O
be O
high O
that O
you O
are O
going O
for O
the O
right O
choice O
. O

If O
you O
did O
n't O
extinguish O
the O
flame O
, O
you O
'd O
have O
good O
luck O
for O
a O
full O
year O
. O

He O
said O
that O
we O
had O
to O
extinguish O
the O
lights O
of O
the O
world O
, O
and O
when O
we O
would O
see O
the O
lights O
of O
New O
York O
go O
out O
, O
we O
would O
know O
that O
our O
job O
was O
done. O
& O
quot O
; O

Father O
, O
extinguishes O
the O
thirst O
of O
our O
poverty. O
. O

An O
occultation O
happens O
when O
the O
Moon O
passes O
in O
front O
of O
a O
star O
, O
so O
it O
appears O
to O
extinguish O
it O
. O

It O
extinguishes O
the O
small O
; O
it O
inflames O
the O
great O
. O

The O
present O
Tatmadaw O
Government O
extinguished O
the O
conflicts O
or O
fire O
that O
could O
not O
be O
extinguished O
at O
the O
time O
of O
previous O
Governments O
. O

And O
you O
can O
also O
excise O
the O
.topmenuseparator O

When O
the O
new O
bankruptcy O
bill O
was O
passed O
by O
Congress O
last O
spring O
, O
bankers O
predicted O
it O
would O
turn O
many O
people O
away O
from O
the O
protection O
of O
the O
courts O
by O
making O
it O
harder O
to O
extinguish O
debt O
. O

They O
are O
also O
extremely O
rare O
and O
very O
difficult O
to O
excavate O
in O
the O
U.S. O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
pipes O
manufactured O
in O
the O
18th O
century O
were O
mostly O
from O
London O
or O
Bristol O
, O
England O
, O
and O
were O
brought O
to O
the O
U.S. O
by O
immigrants O
. O

It O
only O
takes O
a O
few O
minutes O
to O
appupriately O
extinguish O
any O
behavior O
, O
but O
you O
've O
got O
to O
know O
HOWE O
. O

Sure O
-- O
and O
then O
anyone O
who O
excavates O
for O
some O
other O
reason O
has O
to O
know O
where O
to O
find O
them O
. O

It O
erupted O
in O
flame O
as O
soon O
as O
the O
nacelle O
cowls O
were O
dropped O
, O
but O
we O
extinguished O
it O
with O
ground O
extinguishers O
. O

But O
manyIraqis O
were O
, O
and O
still O
are O
, O
convinced O
that O
the O
memory O
lobotomy O
was O
intentional O
- O
part O
of O
Washington O
's O
plans O
to O
excise O
the O
strong O
, O
rooted O
nation O
that O
was O
andreplace O
it O
with O
their O
own O
model O
. O

Valamoti O
and O
her O
team O
excavated O
four O
homes O
at O
a O
Neolithic O
site O
called O
Dikili O
Tash O
. O

But O
we O
lose O
something O
in O
the O
world O
when O
we O
have O
to O
excise O
all O
imagery O
of O
children O
, O
their O
innocence O
and O
joy O
from O
our O
world O
, O
in O
order O
to O
protect O
them O
. O

You O
needed O
to O
return O
the O
pendant O
to O
which O
explains O
it O
like O
that O
& O
quot O
; O
Rumor O
is O
that O
a O
personal O
item O
of O
a O
ghost O
's O
may O
be O
used O
to O
draw O
it O
out O
or O
excise O
it O
from O
its O
haunt. O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
she O
wants O
to O
use O
the O
pendant O
to O
& O
quot O
; O
remove O
a O
particularly O
burdensome O
spirit O
from O
a O
property O
I O
'm O
looking O
to O
invest O
in. O
& O
quot O
; O

This O
made O
me O
into O
a O
meany O
, O
but O
it O
also O
extinguished O
the O
whining O
. O

It O
is O
understood O
that O
the O
raindrop O
reservoir O
of O
the O
troll O
must O
suffer O
in O
capacity O
to O
the O
plan O
of O
government O
it O
has O
to O
extinguish O
. O

Mine O
is O
buried O
under O
the O
concrete O
floor O
, O
so O
I O
would O
have O
to O
excavate O
. O

After O
ordering O
his O
men O
to O
dismount O
and O
extinguish O
the O
fires O
, O
he O
noticed O
a O
lieutenant O
sitting O
on O
his O
horse O
and O
asked O
him O
why O
he O
did O
n't O
help O
. O

If O
it O
recurrs O
then O
they O
will O
excise O
the O
whole O
gland O
on O
the O
RHS O
of O
my O
face O
. O

Simela O
PantzartziANA O
Water-dropping O
aircraft O
yesterday O
attempt O
to O
extinguish O
a O
fire O
that O
broke O
out O
at O
the O
foot O
of O
Mount O
Hymettus O
, O
eastern O
Athens O
. O

I O
feel O
that O
we O
're O
in O
a O
times O
of O
not O
looking O
to O
how O
to O
extinguish O
lives O
, O
but O
rather O
how O
to O
save O
lives O
. O

While O
he O
admits O
he O
occasionally O
frets O
about O
the O
fact O
he O
has O
a O
cancer O
he O
has O
n't O
tried O
to O
excise O
, O
LePoidevin O
believes O
he O
has O
made O
the O
right O
choice O
for O
himself O
. O

You O
have O
done O
nothing O
that O
extinguishes O
others O
' O
rights O
to O
use O
the O
land O
. O

Then O
I O
took O
him O
from O
it O
and O
extinguished O
it O
with O
my O
hands O
, O
which O
made O
the O
evening O
news O
. O

I O
know O
it O
is O
to O
extinguish O
a O
fire O
but O
how O
old O
could O
they O
be O
and O
what O
are O
they O
worth O
? O
? O
? O
? O
? O
? O
? O

I O
let O
them O
excise O
all O
of O
it O
-LRB- O
I O
'd O
felt O
the O
noduals O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
hope O
it O
will O
prevent O
any O
more O
abccesses O
down O
there O
. O

My O
family O
practice O
doctor O
was O
going O
to O
excise O
it O
and O
although O
I O
have O
a O
very O
high O
level O
of O
confidence O
in O
him O
, O
I O
posted O
asking O
if O
I O
should O
be O
referred O
to O
a O
surgeon O
. O

When O
trying O
to O
get O
a O
behavior O
to O
extinguish O
it O
is O
extremely O
important O
to O
identify O
ALL O
reinforcers O
and O
eliminate O
them O
. O

Would O
n't O
it O
be O
more O
deflational O
to O
excise O
beliefs O
where O
we O
can O
? O

This O
is O
really O
not O
a O
true O
statement O
because O
it O
is O
necessary O
to O
excavate O
many O
hundreds O
of O
feet O
into O
the O
ground O
before O
a O
high-rise O
building O
can O
be O
constructed O
. O

A O
non-canonical O
splicing O
would O
be O
one O
which O
does O
something O
other O
than O
to O
excise O
a O
single O
intron O
. O

Its O
quality O
would O
be O
recognized O
a O
few O
years O
later O
by O
Fairport O
Convention O
, O
who O
did O
their O
own O
fine O
version O
in O
1968 O
for O
the O
BBC O
; O
Fairport O
must O
have O
been O
major O
Everlys O
fans O
, O
as O
they O
excavated O
another O
under-recognized O
Everlys O
classic O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Some O
Sweet O
Day O
& O
quot O
; O
-LRB- O
from O
It O
's O
Everly O
Time O
-RRB- O
, O
for O
the O
BBC O
that O
year O
as O
well O
. O

If O
he O
'd O
've O
done O
it O
, O
he O
'd O
've O
found O
a O
way O
to O
extinguish O
it O
before O
it O
threatened O
to O
turn O
them O
all O
crispy O
. O

You O
have O
to O
be O
careful O
what O
you O
extinguish O
. O

wrote O
: O
You O
're O
probably O
right O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
excise O
an O
entire O
category O
-LRB- O
unless O
you O
've O
budgeted O
for O
entertainment O
and O
vacations O
, O
in O
which O
case O
that O
should O
be O
the O
first O
to O
go O
to O
zero O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
I O
suspect O
you O
need O
to O
look O
first O
at O
the O
areas O
of O
large O
expense O
which O
for O
most O
people O
are O
housing O
and O
cars O
. O

I O
excise O
my O
kegged O
lagering O
Maibock O
from O
the O
temp-controlled O
chest O
freezer O
-LRB- O
it O
's O
ready O
anyhow O
-RRB- O
and O
put O
the O
2 O
cornies O
in O
the O
kegerator O
. O

The O
doctor O
excises O
the O
biopsy O
and O
does O
n't O
stitch O
up O
the O
wound O
site O
to O
preserve O
healthy O
tissue O
for O
a O
week O
or O
more O
before O
he O
gives O
me O
the O
results O
of O
HIS O
exam O
. O

A O
flashlight O
shone O
in O
one O
corner O
of O
a O
dark O
room O
does O
not O
extinguish O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
room-we O
just O
ca O
n't O
SEE O
it O
. O

You O
're O
paying O
attention O
to O
the O
new O
behavior O
and O
letting O
the O
old O
one O
go O
, O
so O
the O
old O
one O
extinguishes O
. O

This O
ritual O
harkens O
back O
to O
the O
days O
when O
Samhain O
was O
one O
of O
only O
two O
days O
- O
the O
other O
being O
Beltaine-when O
it O
was O
considered O
correct O
to O
extinguish O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
hearth O
fire O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
then O
to O
re-light O
it O
. O

Diebold O
and O
the O
dubious O
voting O
machines O
Voting-machine O
company O
Diebold O
apparently O
excised O
long O
paragraphs O
detailing O
the O
US O
security O
industry O
's O
concerns O
over O
the O
integrity O
of O
their O
voting O
machines O
, O
and O
information O
about O
the O
company O
's O
chief O
executive O
's O
fundraising O
for O
President O
Bush O
. O

They O
tell O
you O
that O
if O
you O
accidentally O
start O
a O
fire O
and O
you O
have O
n't O
managed O
to O
extinguish O
it O
in O
the O
first O
minute O
, O
you O
're O
probably O
not O
going O
to O
be O
able O
to O
and O
you O
should O
get O
help O
immediately O
. O

If O
you O
wish O
to O
preserve O
those O
lines O
from O
this O
fire O
then O
you O
may O
want O
to O
excavate O
them O
to O
a O
safe O
distance O
. O

You O
're O
probably O
right O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
excise O
an O
entire O
category O
-LRB- O
unless O
you O
've O
budgeted O
for O
entertainment O
and O
vacations O
, O
in O
which O
case O
that O
should O
be O
the O
first O
to O
go O
to O
zero O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
I O
suspect O
you O
need O
to O
look O
first O
at O
the O
areas O
of O
large O
expense O
which O
for O
most O
people O
are O
housing O
and O
cars O
. O

For O
the O
miners O
are O
accustomed O
to O
excavate O
, O
a O
distance O
of O
eight O
or O
more O
stadia O
from O
the O
city O
, O
below O
the O
river O
, O
about O
thirty O
cubits O
of O
more O
. O

The O
Vista O
fire O
Department O
extinguished O
the O
blaze O
before O
it O
grew O
out O
of O
control O
, O
the O
statement O
said O
. O

Would O
n't O
it O
be O
more O
& O
quot O
; O
deflational O
& O
quot O
; O
to O
excise O
beliefs O
where O
we O
can O
? O

This O
is O
a O
common O
type O
of O
cancer O
, O
and O
we O
need O
to O
recognize O
this O
and O
use O
whatever O
is O
necessary O
to O
excise O
it O
. O

The O
two O
other O
media O
are O
about O
to O
finish O
their O
investigations O
, O
and O
according O
to O
our O
sources O
, O
the O
White O
House O
exerts O
pressures O
so O
that O
they O
extinguish O
the O
business O
. O

;- O
-RRB- O
Your O
quote O
, O
which O
you O
neatly O
excised O
from O
this O
post O
, O
could O
be O
interpreted O
several O
different O
ways O
; O
and O
humorous O
was O
only O
one O
of O
them O
. O

Here O
's O
one O
of O
Oxford O
's O
lines O
that O
Looney O
excised O
: O
The O
Lord O
Chiefe O
Iustice O
yet O
sumthinge O
he O
hathe O
done O
owt O
of O
his O
owne O
brest O
that O
ys O
secret O
and O
i O
can O
not O
lerne O
, O
yf O
he O
have O
reported O
nothinge O
to O
eschete O
to O
her O
magestie O
. O

The O
area O
of O
the O
quarry O
which O
has O
been O
uncovered O
is O
likely O
only O
thirty O
to O
forty O
percent O
of O
its O
total O
size O
, O
but O
archaeologists O
have O
no O
immediate O
plans O
to O
excavate O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
area O
because O
it O
is O
private O
property O
. O

When O
it O
says O
to O
recline O
on O
Pesach O
we O
have O
to O
! O

Townshend O
reeks O
. O

That O
reeks O
. O

COLBERT O
: O
It O
reeks O
in O
there O
! O

The O
back O
reclines O
up O
and O
back O
. O

That O
reeks O
of O
objectivity O
. O

And O
people O
will O
come O
from O
the O
east O
and O
the O
west O
and O
from O
the O
north O
and O
the O
south O
and O
will O
recline O
at O
table O
in O
the O
Kingdom O
of O
God O
. O

She O
recoiled O
the O
both O
since O
her O
his O
presence O
in O
Mr. O
Bailey O
look O
back O
at O
to O
put O
a O
Nyomi O
Arman O
opening O
Nyomi O
Arman O
. O

Sometimes O
I O
drive O
down O
the O
road O
, O
and O
the O
engine O
reeves O
, O
but O
it O
does O
n't O
increase O
in O
speed O
. O

It O
reeks O
with O
sedition O
. O

No O
matter O
how O
much O
I O
cleaned O
the O
litterboxes O
, O
the O
litterboxes O
still O
reeked O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
it O
reeks O
like O
a O
project O
that O
wo O
n't O
transpire O
anyway O
. O

As O
long O
as O
Senile O
Al O
is O
in O
charge O
, O
the O
Raiders O
will O
continue O
to O
reek O
of O
suckage O
. O

No O
matter O
what O
you O
call O
yourself O
, O
your O
bullshit O
still O
reeks O
, O
Edmo O
. O

Many O
Americans O
will O
recoil O
from O
the O
prospect O
of O
being O
governed O
by O
an O
unchecked O
triumvirate O
of O
Hillary O
Clinton O
, O
Nancy O
Pelosi O
and O
Harry O
Reid O
. O

The O
proper O
reaction O
to O
a O
tether O
cut O
at O
the O
ISS O
end O
is O
to O
do O
nothing O
- O
it O
will O
recoil O
away O
from O
ISS O
. O

He O
recoiled O
from O
the O
designation O
televangelist O
, O
however. O
& O
quot O
; O

It O
reeks O
! O

it O
reclines O
and O
i O
got O
a O
reclining O
loveseat O
... O
. O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
it O
reeks O
. O

It O
really O
reeks O
. O

Tolkien O
recoiled O
from O
coercion O
. O

I O
first O
noticed O
the O
Centrios O
about O
two O
years O
ago O
but O
it O
looked O
like O
a O
frog O
covered O
with O
Asiatic O
bling O
and O
I O
recoiled O
in O
horror O
. O

The O
blood O
of O
his O
body O
recoiled O
before O
it O
. O

It O
reeks O
. O

On O
Thu O
, O
09 O
Aug O
2007 O
00:06 O
: O
45 O
-0500 O
, O
n5hsr O
wrote O
: O
I O
fart O
in O
your O
general O
direction O
Your O
mother O
was O
a O
hampster O
and O
your O
father O
reeked O
of O
elderberries O
. O

Well O
, O
suddenly O
Tom O
recoiled O
, O
pasting O
himself O
up O
against O
the O
window O
. O

also O
, O
you O
wrote O
last O
week O
that O
& O
quot O
; O
this O
thing O
reeks O
of O
2005 O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
as O
much O
as O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
believe O
it O
, O
I O
have O
that O
same O
sense O
as O
well O
. O

: O
-RRB- O
Haggis O
reeks O
, O
though O
not O
in O
the O
sense O
that O
a O
lum O
reeks O
. O

Now O
I O
'm O
not O
averse O
to O
recoil O
particularly O
, O
at O
least O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
so O
. O

It O
is O
not O
fair O
to O
expect O
the O
person O
in O
front O
of O
you O
not O
to O
recline O
the O
seat O
when O
the O
person O
in O
front O
of O
them O
is O
reclining O
their O
seat O
. O

wrote O
: O
If O
you O
travel O
in O
economy O
class O
and O
a O
person O
sitting O
in O
front O
of O
you O
reclined O
the O
seat O
, O
15-incher O
would O
not O
be O
able O
to O
open O
up O
completely O
on O
the O
tray O
-LRB- O
17-inch O
is O
even O
worse O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
world O
recoils O
today O
at O
the O
thought O
of O
bacteriological O
warfare O
, O
but O
Israel O
was O
probably O
the O
first O
to O
actually O
use O
it O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
. O

River O
's O
hand O
strayed O
low O
on O
Kaylee O
's O
belly O
and O
suddenly O
her O
body O
recoiled O
. O

According O
to O
Solmonese O
, O
lawmakers O
ready O
to O
vote O
on O
ENDA O
were O
not O
willing O
to O
vote O
on O
the O
motion O
to O
recommit O
and O
that O
's O
when O
it O
became O
clear O
the O
votes O
were O
not O
there O
for O
the O
gender O
identity O
portion O
of O
the O
bill O
. O

And O
people O
will O
come O
from O
the O
east O
and O
the O
west O
and O
from O
the O
north O
and O
the O
south O
and O
will O
recline O
at O
table O
in O
the O
kingdom O
of O
God O
. O

EA O
's O
suckage O
still O
reeks O
even O
after O
he O
left O
the O
team O
. O

The O
one O
that O
has O
the O
bubbles O
reeks O
of O
of O
H2S O
. O

It O
would O
surprise O
me O
not O
at O
all O
if O
Gauvin O
was O
responsible O
in O
this O
case O
, O
since O
she O
reeks O
SLEAZE O
. O

' O
Well O
, O
' O
he O
says O
, O
' O
when O
I O
started O
working O
in O
this O
field O
in O
the O
early O
1980s O
and O
told O
people O
what O
I O
did O
, O
they O
would O
recoil O
and O
say O
, O
God O
, O
I O
bet O
you O
are O
analysing O
me O
and O
reading O
my O
mind O
right O
now O
! O

If O
you O
travel O
in O
economy O
class O
and O
a O
person O
sitting O
in O
front O
of O
you O
reclined O
the O
seat O
, O
15-incher O
would O
not O
be O
able O
to O
open O
up O
completely O
on O
the O
tray O
-LRB- O
17-inch O
is O
even O
worse O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
'm O
coming O
back O
to O
FreeBSD O
now O
, O
but O
until O
I O
have O
a O
bit O
more O
experience O
with O
all O
the O
changes O
-LRB- O
so O
I O
do O
n't O
just O
recommit O
everyone O
's O
mistakes O
from O
the O
last O
couple O
years O
-RRB- O
I O
think O
I O
maybe O
should O
n't O
just O
go O
ahead O
and O
commit O
. O

He O
is O
certainly O
under O
enormous O
pressure O
to O
alter O
course O
, O
and O
he O
may O
have O
to O
do O
so O
no O
matter O
how O
much O
he O
recoils O
from O
it O
. O

In O
his O
words O
, O
we O
are O
losing O
Afghanistan O
, O
and O
must O
recommit O
to O
victory O
in O
that O
country O
. O

Anyway O
, O
the O
whole O
thing O
reeks O
of O
National O
Geographic O
, O
if O
you O
ask O
ME O
! O
! O

However O
, O
on O
a O
trans-atlantic O
flight O
, O
I O
need O
to O
sleep O
and O
I O
will O
recline O
. O

Georgie O
Boy O
reeks O
but O
it O
is O
not O
with O
intelligence O
, O
as O
he O
continues O
to O
prove O
. O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
I O
suspect O
that O
when O
people O
see O
what O
it O
was O
like O
in O
the O
11th O
century O
, O
they O
will O
recoil O
. O

And O
even O
if O
it O
does O
n't O
kill O
it O
, O
it O
still O
has O
go O
back O
to O
the O
floor O
, O
and O
possibly O
face O
yet O
another O
motion O
to O
recommit O
it O
. O

That O
is O
, O
make O
it O
clear O
that O
unless O
he O
is O
willing O
to O
recommit O
to O
your O
marriage O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
him O
around O
and O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
be O
doing O
things O
for O
him O
. O

This O
book O
reeks O
of O
it O
. O

I O
think O
the O
whole O
situation O
reeks O
and O
I O
feel O
bad O
for O
not O
only O
Barry O
because O
of O
the O
timing O
but O
Kirsten O
as O
well O
. O

Well O
, O
it O
reeks O
like O
one O
. O

The O
whole O
thing O
reeks O
of O
propaganda O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
if O
they O
reeked O
of O
eau O
de O
2 O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
much O
choice O
! O
! O

They O
reek O
of O
the O
20th O
century O
and O
we O
no O
longer O
need O
that O
kind O
of O
aggravation O
. O

I O
can O
recline O
in O
a O
special O
chair O
for O
about O
15 O
minutes O
but O
then O
I O
have O
to O
either O
get O
up O
for O
a O
while O
or O
lie O
down O
. O

Not O
only O
did O
we O
fight O
off O
the O
GOP O
's O
deadly O
motion O
to O
recommit O
in O
the O
House O
, O
which O
would O
have O
effectively O
killed O
the O
bill O
, O
but O
we O
beat O
back O
a O
filibuster O
in O
the O
Senate O
. O

The O
usher O
recoiled O
. O

This O
reeks O
of O
a O
scam O
. O

Are O
you O
suggesting O
I O
do O
n't O
recline O
? O

He O
added O
that O
seats O
are O
designed O
to O
recline O
, O
and O
it O
is O
part O
of O
the O
normal O
operation O
on O
the O
aircraft O
. O

There O
may O
be O
a O
moment O
when O
he O
recoils O
from O
the O
senselessness O
of O
the O
crimes O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
We O
have O
to O
recommit O
ourselves O
to O
refocus O
on O
safety O
in O
this O
country O
. O

It O
is O
a O
three O
position O
chair O
, O
I O
guess O
you O
could O
call O
it O
a O
recliner O
except O
that O
it O
really O
does O
n't O
recline O
all O
that O
far O
back O
. O

This O
book O
reeks O
of O
: O
it O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
He O
reeks O
of O
dishonesty O
. O

But O
, O
it O
reeks O
of O
urban O
legend O
to O
me O
. O

Pelosi O
defended O
the O
Democratic O
efforts O
to O
end O
the O
war O
, O
and O
said O
she O
did O
not O
have O
the O
power O
to O
end O
it O
on O
her O
own O
by O
preventing O
funding O
from O
coming O
to O
the O
floor O
, O
because O
Republicans O
could O
offer O
motions O
to O
recommit O
that O
likely O
would O
pass O
. O

The O
stuff O
reeks O
. O

The O
gods O
themselves O
recoiled O
at O
the O
sight O
of O
Hades O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
horrible O
, O
noisome O
, O
dank O
& O
quot O
; O
-LRB- O
386d O
-RRB- O
. O

To O
pick O
out O
one O
moment O
, O
I O
can O
think O
of O
when O
I O
was O
studying O
IR O
at O
University O
, O
it O
was O
here O
that O
I O
caught O
a O
glimpse O
of O
the O
beast O
of O
modern O
day O
capitalism O
and O
recoiled O
from O
that O
glimpse O
. O

It O
reeks O
of O
cowardice O
and O
self-flattery.We O

The O
article O
reeks O
of O
FUD O
, O
but O
has O
a O
point O
until O
you O
realise O
that O
nobody O
in O
their O
right O
mind O
would O
waste O
money O
on O
a O
Radeon O
card O
. O

Is O
this O
an O
old O
man O
who O
reeks O
? O

& O
quot O
; O
People O
will O
come O
from O
the O
east O
ad O
the O
west O
and O
from O
the O
north O
and O
the O
south O
and O
will O
recline O
at O
table O
in O
the O
kingdom O
of O
God. O
& O
quot O
; O

As O
she O
reached O
forward O
to O
get O
my O
books O
, O
she O
recoiled O
in O
horror O
. O

I O
personaly O
do O
n't O
recline O
as O
a O
courtesy O
to O
the O
person O
behind O
me O
, O
but O
as O
long O
as O
the O
seats O
recline O
, O
people O
will O
recline O
them O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
I O
'll O
reeve O
the O
old O
halyard O
until O
the O
replacement O
arrives O
, O
and O
we O
'll O
continue O
to O
sail O
as O
though O
that O
was O
the O
way O
it O
was O
supposed O
to O
be O
: O
-LCB- O
-RRB- O
-RRB- O
As O
we O
're O
just O
going O
to O
attend O
to O
lots O
of O
little O
chores O
, O
and O
perhaps O
get O
in O
some O
touristy O
bits O
, O
this O
will O
likely O
be O
the O
last O
from O
me O
for O
a O
while O
. O

On O
this O
subject O
, O
by O
the O
way O
, O
I O
think O
it O
would O
be O
easier O
if O
you O
meditated O
every O
day O
at O
a O
regular O
time O
- O
routine O
is O
a O
very O
useful O
tool O
, O
however O
much O
free-spirited O
types O
may O
recoil O
from O
it O
. O

I O
hope O
you O
're O
able O
to O
hobble O
over O
for O
a O
day O
, O
and O
then O
run O
around O
all O
of O
it O
next O
year O
! O

She O
started O
out O
three O
years O
ago O
directly O
under O
the O
minister O
; O
but O
by O
the O
end O
, O
the O
department O
's O
website O
showed O
her O
hived O
off O
to O
the O
side O
. O

Used O
to O
hitch O
rides O
on O
the O
back O
end O
of O
the O
trolley O
car O
that O
ran O
in O
front O
of O
our O
house O
, O
drop O
off O
a O
few O
blocks O
away O
and O
wait O
for O
a O
trolley O
going O
in O
the O
opposite O
direction O
for O
a O
free O
ride O
home O
. O

I O
'd O
wait O
for O
the O
WiMax O
model O
, O
but O
given O
their O
awful O
history O
of O
turning O
off O
features O
that O
come O
with O
every O
smartphone O
, O
Sellular O
companies O
can O
not O
be O
trusted O
to O
not O
hobble O
up O
the O
WiMax O
version O
of O
the O
N800 O
coming O
out O
in O
2008 O
. O

Third O
, O
it O
is O
n't O
corporations O
you O
're O
trying O
to O
hobble O
; O
it O
's O
business O
, O
period O
. O

The O
reason O
the O
connection O
got O
so O
much O
attention O
was O
that O
the O
administration O
wanted O
to O
hitch O
the O
Iraq O
expedition O
to O
the O
war O
on O
terror O
and O
the O
threat O
the O
American O
public O
feared O
most O
, O
thereby O
capitalizing O
on O
the O
country O
's O
militant O
post-911 O
mood O
. O

And O
let O
's O
not O
get O
started O
on O
recent O
experiences O
with O
BC O
Ferries O
, O
which O
was't O
really O
privatised O
but O
hived O
off O
into O
a O
corporation O
that O
's O
not O
responsible O
to O
either O
government O
or O
shareholders O
. O

He O
had O
slung O
the O
rope O
over O
a O
branch O
at O
an O
early O
age O
, O
poor O
man O
, O
and O
then O
hoisted O
himself O
all O
the O
way O
up O
to O
the O
Supreme O
Court O
. O

It O
took O
three O
firefighters O
to O
hoist O
the O
flamingo O
's O
crate O
up O
and O
out O
of O
the O
turnstile O
, O
he O
said O
. O

They O
're O
offered O
just O
so O
that O
you O
can O
hoist O
yourself O
up O
by O
your O
own O
petard O
-LRB- O
which O
is O
a O
good O
definition O
of O
delusion O
, O
is O
n't O
it O
? O
-RRB- O
.apparently O
, O

At O
the O
time O
, O
we O
were O
sitting O
in O
our O
golf O
carts O
waiting O
for O
victims O
-- O
I O
mean O
passengers O
-- O
to O
come O
along O
and O
hitch O
a O
ride O
. O

Leaving O
his O
rifle O
with O
the O
other O
Bandits O
, O
Spickler O
again O
moved O
into O
position O
near O
Carley O
, O
he O
dashed O
towards O
him O
, O
dropping O
to O
a O
low O
craw O
when O
the O
NVA O
fired O
on O
him O
and O
then O
rolling O
near O
Carley O
, O
he O
was O
able O
to O
hoist O
Carley O
on O
his O
back O
and O
quickly O
dragged O
him O
towards O
the O
side O
of O
the O
trail O
. O

He O
came O
to O
a O
halt O
at O
Badger O
's O
empty O
desk O
and O
hitched O
his O
hip O
over O
the O
side O
, O
leaning O
there O
with O
an O
air O
of O
command O
. O

It O
seems O
that O
the O
old O
Republican O
party O
has O
been O
there O
all O
along O
, O
but O
it O
just O
hitched O
its O
caboose O
to O
the O
heady O
Reagan O
conservatism O
that O
was O
pulling O
the O
party O
. O

last O
year O
hived O
off O
the O
textiles O
divison.The O
company O
has O
given O
a O
return O
of O
55 O
% O
in O
past O
week O
. O

Jarno O
Trulli O
barges O
Heikki O
Kovalainen O
into O
a O
spin O
at O
the O
hairpin O
: O
the O
Finn O
pits O
for O
repairs O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
lap O
, O
Trulli O
hobbles O
in O
to O
retire O
. O

Bin O
Laden O
's O
support O
, O
which O
took O
the O
form O
of O
money O
and O
weapons O
, O
continued O
when O
the O
Armed O
Islamic O
Group O
hived O
off O
from O
FIS O
because O
of O
internal O
differences O
. O

He O
was O
smart O
enough O
to O
reject O
the O
mormonism O
they O
tried O
to O
hoist O
on O
him O
, O
and O
at O
least O
he O
received O
an O
education O
, O
which O
was O
harder O
for O
natives O
to O
find O
at O
the O
time O
on O
the O
rez O
. O

Hermione O
hitched O
it O
up O
out O
of O
sight O
. O

Miraculously O
, O
he O
managed O
to O
reach O
his O
friend O
, O
hoisted O
him O
onto O
his O
shoulder O
and O
brought O
him O
back O
to O
their O
company O
's O
trench O
. O

This O
is O
not O
quite O
as O
crass O
as O
the O
behaviour O
of O
the O
late O
Robert O
Maxwell O
, O
who O
put O
his O
arm O
around O
the O
Queen O
, O
but O
Maxwell O
was O
not O
trying O
to O
hitch O
his O
daughter O
to O
the O
second O
in O
line O
the O
throne O
. O

Have O
you O
ever O
tried O
to O
hoist O
a O
dog O
into O
a O
back O
seat O
? O

If O
China O
, O
India O
, O
Russia O
, O
et O
all O
can O
hobble O
our O
economic O
engine O
-LRB- O
today O
's O
report O
, O
GDP O
grew O
4.9 O
% O
-RRB- O
, O
they O
'll O
be O
relatively O
better O
off O
- O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
absoulutely O
better O
off O
, O
but O
they O
wo O
n't O
be O
so O
far O
behind O
at O
least O
. O

I O
asked O
a O
friend O
where O
the O
' O
subway O
' O
was O
a O
few O
years O
back O
, O
and O
his O
answer O
was O
clear O
: O
go O
out O
the O
door O
, O
turn O
right O
, O
hitch O
a O
ride O
for O
5,000 O
kilometres O
east O
until O
you O
get O
to O
Toronto O
, O
then O
buy O
a O
ticket O
at O
Kennedy O
Station O
That O
's O
when O
I O
understood O
that O
the O
only O
way O
out O
of O
the O
party O
was O
to O
call O
a O
taxi O
. O

wrote O
: O
Sony O
has O
applied O
for O
a O
patent O
to O
hitch O
its O
DualShock O
or O
SIXAXIS O
controllers O
to O
the O
PSP O
as O
a O
sort O
of O
dock O
, O
allowing O
for O
wired O
or O
even O
wireless O
control O
of O
the O
PSP O
. O

So O
I O
went O
to O
the O
road O
that O
ran O
alongside O
the O
highway O
, O
but O
was O
told O
by O
yet O
another O
cop O
that O
I O
could O
n't O
hitch O
in O
town O
limits O
. O

Sony O
has O
applied O
for O
a O
patent O
to O
hitch O
its O
DualShock O
or O
SIXAXIS O
controllers O
to O
the O
PSP O
as O
a O
sort O
of O
dock O
, O
allowing O
for O
wired O
or O
even O
wireless O
control O
of O
the O
PSP O
. O

I O
then O
came O
out O
to O
Hinson O
and O
hobbled O
through O
a O
50K O
and O
vowed O
to O
make O
Hinson O
a O
main O
event O
during O
my O
'07 O
calendar O
. O

I O
could O
hobble O
to O
the O
elevator O
and O
that O
was O
good O
enough O
for O
me O
. O

And O
he O
hobbled O
out O
of O
the O
Saloon O
, O
watched O
by O
the O
pitying O
eyes O
of O
the O
two O
children O
. O

The O
Opposition O
is O
so O
fractured O
that O
it O
is O
still O
trying O
to O
hobble O
into O
the O
stall O
. O

He O
hobbles O
back O
into O
the O
examining O
room O
. O

Let O
me O
rephrase O
that O
, O
the O
computer O
models O
on O
which O
the O
Warmies O
base O
all O
of O
their O
alarmism O
, O
and O
for O
which O
they O
want O
us O
to O
hobble O
our O
economy O
forever O
, O
did O
one O
of O
those O
predict O
the O
past O
10 O
years O
of O
reality O
? O

I O
had O
been O
using O
this O
truck O
as O
a O
hand-hold O
to O
hoist O
myself O
out O
of O
the O
bosuns O
chair O
onto O
the O
yard O
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
understand O
the O
points O
you O
make O
, O
but O
to O
finish O
your O
inquiry O
, O
I O
hitched O
my O
wagon O
to O
that O
quote O
, O
it O
was O
the O
only O
counter O
point O
for O
Ric O
's O
& O
quot O
; O
Heh O
heh O
& O
quot O
; O
that O
was O
available O
. O

I O
was O
lucky O
in O
that O
I O
managed O
to O
remain O
vertical O
and O
was O
able O
to O
hobble O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
way O
to O
the O
curb O
quickly O

It O
is O
a O
dangerous O
abuse O
if O
a O
government O
hoists O
the O
flag O
of O
national O
security O
and O
deploys O
the O
Official O
Secrets O
Act O
when O
all O
it O
is O
really O
trying O
to O
do O
is O
protect O
itself O
from O
embarrassment O
. O

Chittagong O
, O
Cox O
's O
Bazar O
, O
Noakhali O
, O
Feni O
, O
Laxmipur O
, O
Chandpur O
and O
their O
offshore O
islands O
were O
asked O
to O
hoist O
great O
danger O
signal-9 O
. O

Me O
, O
I O
'll O
just O
hitch O
a O
ride O
with O
my O
E.T O
. O

Fortunately O
, O
it O
was O
only O
the O
brand O
new O
Sta-SetX O
spinnaker O
halyard O
, O
which O
had O
the O
side O
which O
hoists O
the O
sail O
brought O
around O
-LRB- O
and O
then O
under O
-RRB- O
the O
furler O
, O
and O
then O
thrown O
around O
the O
spreader O
, O
rather O
than O
having O
both O
the O
hoist O
and O
pull O
ends O
of O
it O
on O
one O
side O
of O
the O
genoa O
. O

A O
foolish O
consistency O
hobbles O
goblins O
, O
so O
& O
quot O
; O
spee-sees O
& O
quot O
; O
but O
& O
quot O
; O
speh-shuhl O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
even O
though O
they O
are O
cousins O
. O

Grateful O
for O
the O
silence O
, O
Jayne O
gave O
her O
some O
water O
, O
hoisted O
her O
up O
on O
his O
shoulder O
, O
and O
started O
back O
to O
the O
town O
. O

I O
had O
been O
wondering O
that O
if O
any O
one O
was O
headed O
up O
that O
way O
, O
if O
I O
could O
hitch O
a O
ride O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
follow O
them O
, O
but O
unless O
you O
have O
them O
, O
you O
hive O
chaos O
. O

Perhaps O
I O
could O
meet O
someone O
in O
that O
area O
and O
hitch O
a O
ride O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
way O
to O
NEMBA O
fest O
? O

The O
star O
of O
1980 O
's O
& O
quot O
; O
Caddyshack O
& O
quot O
; O
said O
he O
was O
in O
Stockholm O
last O
month O
to O
play O
in O
a O
pro-am O
golf O
tournament O
, O
and O
hitched O
a O
ride O
to O
a O
post-event O
party O
in O
a O
golf O
cart O
. O

He O
hobbled O
after O
the O
guy O
as O
fast O
as O
he O
could O
but O
fortunantly O
was O
unable O
to O
catch O
him O
. O

However O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
I O
can O
hoist O
him O
long O
enough O
to O
get O
him O
out O
of O
the O
house O
, O
and O
get O
him O
into O
the O
SUV O
. O

Then O
they O
hoisted O
the O
foresail O
to O
the O
wind O
and O
made O
for O
the O
beach O
. O

Skype O
wo O
n't O
be O
SIP-compliant O
because O
it O
would O
hobble O
up O
their O
excellent O
service O
too O
much O
. O

Actually O
, O
it O
's O
a O
demand O
that O
you O
manage O
somehow O
to O
hitch O
your O
exegesis O
to O
the O
text O
, O
at O
least O
in O
some O
minor O
way O
. O

Advised O
to O
leave O
the O
country O
by O
any O
means O
possible O
, O
she O
spent O
a O
night O
in O
the O
Beijing O
Toronto O
hotel O
- O
where O
, O
the O
next O
morning O
, O
bullet O
holes O
were O
found O
in O
the O
building O
's O
walls O
- O
and O
managed O
to O
hitch O
a O
lift O
to O
the O
airport O
in O
the O
US O
embassy O
bus O
. O

If O
you O
hoisted O
it O
30 O
feet O
in O
the O
air O
, O
the O
horizon O
would O
be O
about O
8 O
miles O
away O
, O
and O
less O
likely O
to O
be O
obstructed O
-LRB- O
except O
at O
the O
far O
end O
-RRB- O
. O

To O
make O
it O
easier O
to O
hoist O
the O
sail O
between O
the O
lazyjacks O
you O
have O
to O
hang O
the O
lazyjacks O
about O
one O
foot O
from O
the O
mast O
to O
the O
spreaders O
and O
then O
point O
the O
boat O
straight O
into O
the O
wind O
when O
hoistin O
the O
sail O
. O

After O
the O
match O
, O
just O
for O
fun O
, O
AJ O
hoisted O
Bradley B-PRODUCT
on O
his O
shoulders O
and O
hit O
the O
F5 O
. O

Being O
forced O
to O
repay O
$ O
100,000 O
, O
$ O
200,000 O
or O
more O
could O
hobble O
the O
city O
's O
economic O
development O
programs O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

As O
he O
hobbled O
about O
the O
yard O
, O
he O
said O
& O
quot O
; O
I O
am O
going O
to O
keep O
young O
just O
as O
long O
as O
I O
can O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
day O
he O
died O
, O
I O
went O
to O
see O
him O
again O
. O

I O
had O
no O
money O
and O
even O
as O
I O
hitched O
my O
way O
to O
the O
ferry O
terminal O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
Scotland O
I O
was O
convinced O
she O
would O
tell O
me O
to O
come O
back O
. O

Note O
that O
& O
quot O
; O
donkey O
& O
quot O
; O
is O
a O
poker O
term O
, O
to O
echo O
& O
quot O
; O
tells O
& O
quot O
; O
: O
-RRB- O
I O
do O
n't O
even O
think O
a O
donkey O
would O
hitch O
with O
AJT843 O
in O
dummy O
. O

I O
can O
tell O
because O
he O
told O
me O
he O
was O
from O
Atlanta O
, O
and O
was O
trying O
to O
hitch O
a O
ride O
to O
a O
train O
station O
. O

Two O
of O
their O
sons O
hitched O
rides O
farther O
north O
to O
Sidon O
; O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
family O
has O
n't O
heard O
from O
them O
. O

She O
was O
heading O
to O
one O
such O
surf O
spot O
in O
the O
same O
direction O
I O
was O
going O
, O
so O
I O
hitched O
a O
ride O
with O
her O
and O
got O
back O
on O
the O
road O
. O

It O
's O
amazing O
that O
certain O
people O
would O
go O
out O
of O
their O
way O
to O
hobble O
that O
ability O
in O
their O
own O
minds O
for O
political O
reasons O
. O

Biju O
Patnaik O
tried O
to O
hoist O
Kalinga O
but O
did O
not O
succeed O
. O

As O
luck O
would O
have O
it O
, O
Ira O
's O
parents O
happened O
to O
be O
driving O
to O
Golden O
the O
next O
day O
, O
so O
I O
hitched O
a O
ride O
with O
them O
. O

Nitin O
, O
if O
I O
want O
to O
hitch O
a O
ride O
with O
you O
will O
sms O
you O
-LRB- O
if O
there O
is O
place O
in O
the O
car O
-RRB- O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Hoist O
him O
up O
and O
let O
's O
have O
a O
look O
at O
him O
. O

Well O
, O
that O
straw O
man O
has O
taken O
about O
a O
dozen O
bullets O
to O
the O
chest O
already O
and O
the O
votes O
in O
January O
to O
hoist O
him O
up O
to O
by O
the O
neck O
will O
be O
100-0 O
and O
40-0 O
. O

I O
would O
love O
to O
hitch O
a O
ride O
from O
the O
hotel O
to O
PreParty O
Wednesay O
-LRB- O
today O
-RRB- O
. O

As O
his O
home O
was O
near O
where O
we O
were O
going O
, O
he O
hitched O
a O
ride O
with O
us O
. O

If O
I O
need O
1000 O
cubic O
feet O
of O
payload O
space O
, O
I O
'll O
hitch O
up O
my O
Featherlight O
. O

Pressing O
his O
arms O
into O
the O
carpet O
, O
he O
hoists O
up O
his O
head O
, O
neck O
, O
and O
trunk O
in O
a O
mini-push-up O
. O

When O
the O
boy O
insisted O
, O
though O
, O
the O
man O
hobbled O
to O
the O
cemetery O
. O

In O
this O
case O
you O
are O
assuming O
that O
the O
missing O
details O
will O
harmonize O
the O
two O
accounts O
. O

On O
Sunday O
, O
speaker O
of O
the O
Iranian O
parliament O
Ali O
Haddad O
Adel O
was O
the O
latest O
senior O
official O
to O
heap O
praise O
on O
the O
IGRC O
, O
calling O
it O
an O
effective O
defender O
of O
the O
Islamic O
revolution O
. O

Now O
, O
it O
seemed O
, O
the O
seed O
had O
taken O
root O
for O
Marie O
, O
and O
the O
group O
heaped O
praise O
on O
her O
for O
the O
change O
. O

The O
frail O
Pandithan O
, O
67 O
, O
who O
was O
once O
an O
ardent O
critic O
of O
Samy O
Vellu O
, O
yesterday O
heaped O
praise O
and O
welcome O
on O
the O
MIC O
president O
. O

Just O
go O
to O
ARN O
and O
look O
at O
all O
the O
junk O
that O
they O
hawk O
. O

Some O
storestaff O
members O
embrace O
PS3 O
to O
hawk O
in O
the O
entrance O
, O
but O
no O
one O
wants O
to O
buy O
it O
. O

They O
show O
no O
disposition O
to O
harmonize O
with O
him O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
If O
I O
were O
you O
, O
I O
would O
n't O
heap O
devastating O
blame O
on O
myself O
for O
this O
; O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
the O
experience O
should O
redouble O
your O
conviction O
that O
alcohol O
has O
no O
permanent O
value O
as O
a O
pain-killer. O
& O
quot O
; O

One O
thing O
may O
be O
true O
, O
or O
another O
, O
for O
all O
me O
; O
but O
, O
just O
because O
I O
believe O
Ruth O
Sullivan O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
going O
to O
believe O
, O
right O
and O
left O
, O
all O
the O
stories O
in O
Cotton O
Mather O
, O
and O
all O
that O
anybody O
can O
hawk O
up O
to O
tell O
. O

Sorry O
- O
but O
there O
's O
no O
reason O
to O
argue O
with O
people O
who O
just O
want O
to O
heap O
personal O
abuse O
. O

Here O
, O
take O
these O
Legos O
and O
make O
a O
furnace O
out O
of O
' O
em O
, O
then O
try O
and O
hawk O
it O
to O
Mrs. O
Quiddley-Forester O
down O
the O
hall O
. O

According O
to O
Grant O
in O
an O
interview O
after O
her O
sentencing O
hearing O
this O
morning O
, O
the O
judge O
heaped O
plenty O
of O
conditions O
upon O
her O
, O
including O
a O
fine O
of O
$ O
30,315.00 O
and O
15 O
years O
of O
probation O
. O

It O
came O
only O
after O
the O
plan O
to O
heap O
all O
the O
blame O
on O
the O
indeed O
blameworthy O
local O
Democrats O
failed O
to O
lift O
Mr. O
Bush O
's O
own O
record-low O
poll O
numbers O
. O

Midrasch O
Tillim O
says O
the O
same O
thing O
, O
and O
that O
Scripture O
in O
that O
passage O
, O
speaking O
of O
the O
enemy O
, O
means O
the O
evil O
leaven O
; O
and O
that O
, O
in O
giving O
him O
that O
bread O
and O
that O
water O
, O
we O
heap O
coals O
of O
fire O
on O
his O
head O
. O

Now O
machined O
tool O
parts O
are O
not O
very O
easy O
to O
hawk O
in O
a O
coin O
or O
pawn O
shop O
, O
in O
fact O
unless O
you O
have O
a O
use O
for O
it O
, O
it O
is O
no O
good O
. O

wrote O
He O
received O
lengthy O
and O
warm O
applause O
as O
he O
arrived O
for O
a O
joint O
session O
of O
the O
Senate O
and O
the O
House O
of O
Representatives O
, O
and O
his O
address O
was O
met O
by O
several O
standing O
ovations O
as O
he O
heaped O
praise O
on O
the O
United O
States O
. O

There O
's O
an O
effort O
to O
heap O
all O
the O
blame O
on O
the O
Bully O
Boy O
. O

But O
the O
former O
comparison O
harmonizes O
better O
with O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
passage O
, O
and O
that O
is O
, O
that O
the O
land O
was O
now O
stripped O
of O
all O
its O
fruit O
, O
as O
it O
is O
after O
the O
harvest O
and O
the O
vintage O
. O

Look O
at O
the O
company O
in O
Arizone O
, O
I O
think O
, O
that O
would O
hawk O
$ O
100,000 O
retail O
value O
of O
coins O
and O
sell O
the O
lots O
for O
$ O
3000 O
- O
$ O
4000 O
, O
when O
the O
bulk O
of O
the O
coins O
would O
be O
cerified O
by O
NTC O
, O
PCI O
, O
or O
the O
like O
. O

I O
feel O
like O
a O
total O
fraud O
when O
I O
hear O
the O
kindnesses O
you O
heap O
upon O
me O
, O
and O
so O
much O
less O
the O
deserving O
recipient O
of O
good O
will O
. O

What O
I O
'm O
not O
about O
to O
do O
is O
take O
a O
panel O
out O
of O
the O
door O
and O
hawk O
it O
around O
. O

He O
would O
hawk O
The O
Berkeley O
Barb O
and O
The O
Oracle O
on O
the O
corner O
of O
Haight O
and O
Masonic O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
most O
of O
these O
countries O
are O
seeing O
their O
emissions O
rising O
faster O
than O
those O
in O
the O
U.S. O
Pro-Kyoto O
Protocol O
activists O
and O
the O
media O
continue O
to O
heap O
praise O
on O
the O
treaty O
for O
its O
carbon-emissions O
goals O
, O
but O
they O
rarely O
explore O
the O
obvious O
question O
of O
whether O
these O
goals O
are O
actually O
being O
met O
. O

Then O
you O
have O
me O
, O
and O
by O
now O
, O
you O
should O
realise O
that O
I O
'll O
either O
heap O
abuse O
or O
exploit O
people O
for O
comic O
material-especially O
people O
like O
krl O
, O
who O
are O
such O
a O
rich O
source O
of O
comedy O
. O

So O
it O
is O
up O
to O
the O
pious O
to O
harmonize O
these O
two O
accounts O
. O

Many O
people O
purposely O
heaped O
flak O
on O
Gambon O
just O
because O
their O
& O
quot O
; O
image O
& O
quot O
; O
of O
Dumbledore O
was O
disturbed O
, O
and O
this O
was O
only O
two O
films O
into O
the O
series O
. O

If O
the O
birthdate O
of O
Shakespeare O
is O
correct O
, O
that O
he O
had O
a O
Venus O
Neptune O
conjunction O
, O
then O
the O
VenusNeptune O
trine O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
May O
, O
should O
help O
HLAS O
to O
harmonize O
with O
the O
Stratford O
Sat O
Guru O
. O

But O
they O
still O
heap O
criticism O
on O
Bush O
and O
his O
Iraq O
strategy O
, O
which O
promises O
to O
be O
a O
prominent O
issue O
in O
next O
year O
's O
presidential O
election O
. O

She O
heaped O
praise O
on O
Wairarapa O
's O
voters O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
They O
are O
salt-of-the-earth O
, O
upfront O
, O
honest O
people O
who O
have O
a O
strong O
bond O
and O
a O
sense O
of O
reliance O
on O
each O
other O
in O
times O
of O
hardship O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
she O
said O
. O

Sure O
, O
a O
lot O
of O
them O
still O
mess O
up O
and O
talk O
about O
creationism O
and O
ID O
when O
they O
hawk O
the O
new O
scam O
, O
but O
the O
perps O
know O
that O
they O
have O
to O
get O
a O
pristine O
batch O
of O
rubes O
to O
run O
the O
new O
scam O
or O
it O
too O
will O
fail O
. O

Get O
down O
to O
something O
that O
works O
, O
and O
then O
slowly O
heap O
the O
frills O
on O
until O
you O
find O
the O
error O
again O
. O

Taken O
one O
way O
OSGi O
could O
be O
considered O
the O
same O
sort O
of O
bloat O
and O
complexity O
that O
folk O
like O
to O
heap O
criticism O
on O
Sun O
for O
about O
the O
JDK O
-LRB- O
which O
has O
after O
all O
had O
to O
provide O
an O
extraordinarily O
high O
level O
of O
compatibility O
for O
10 O
years O
-RRB- O
. O

Howard O
was O
always O
a O
good O
indicator O
of O
something O
worth O
reading O
; O
Alan O
Lothian O
is O
too O
, O
not O
only O
for O
the O
quality O
of O
the O
opprobrium O
, O
vitriol O
and O
scorn O
he O
can O
heap O
on O
people O
, O
but O
for O
the O
sense O
he O
can O
cram O
into O
a O
post O
. O

items O
there O
is O
almost O
always O
a O
pile O
of O
underwear O
and O
bras O
heaped O
up O
in O
the O
bedroom O
. O

Adam O
Smith O
, O
along O
with O
many O
18th O
- O
and O
19th-century O
economists O
, O
identifies O
the O
root O
error O
as O
misidentification O
of O
money O
and O
wealth O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
A O
rich O
country O
, O
in O
the O
same O
manner O
as O
a O
rich O
man O
, O
is O
supposed O
to O
be O
a O
country O
abounding O
in O
money O
; O
and O
to O
heap O
up O
gold O
and O
silver O
in O
any O
country O
is O
supposed O
to O
be O
the O
best O
way O
to O
enrich O
it. O
& O
quot O
; O

maybe O
it O
was O
the O
idea O
that O
they O
would O
heap O
up. O
. O

Nobody O
could O
harmonize O
at O
all. O
. O
and O
it O
was O
painful O
to O
listen O
to O
at O
times O
. O

Last O
week O
, O
every O
member O
of O
the O
Patriots O
heaped O
praise O
on O
the O
Buffalo O
Bills O
, O
with O
Belichick O
going O
so O
far O
as O
to O
say O
that O
Buffalo O
was O
so O
good O
, O
he O
was O
glad O
they O
got O
two O
weeks O
to O
prepare O
. O

Really O
, O
are O
you O
trying O
to O
heap O
a O
bunch O
of O
guilt O
on O
the O
innocent O
, O
when O
AMDs O
present O
predicament O
is O
ALL O
AMD O
's O
management O
fault O
? O
? O

A O
rock O
band O
that O
harmonizes O
, O
imagine O
that O
? O

If O
this O
book O
just O
heaps O
on O
more O
of O
the O
same O
, O
it O
would O
n't O
surprise O
me O
. O

He O
is O
a O
man O
of O
honor O
, O
and O
if O
our O
characters O
could O
not O
be O
made O
to O
harmonize O
, O
it O
was O
probably O
because O
we O
both O
had O
defects O
that O
were O
irreconcilable O
. O

I O
heaped O
your O
vandalizing O
these O
last O
months O
into O
one O
, O
and O
was O
actually O
referring O
to O
the O
previous O
time O
when O
you O
mucked O
up O
this O
newsgroup O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
months O
before O
suddenly O
disappearing O
again O
. O

As O
time O
went O
on O
, O
more O
of O
them O
lapsed O
into O
a O
zombie-like O
state O
of O
listlessness O
, O
while O
others O
tried O
to O
escape O
in O
a O
demented O
or O
suicidal O
fashion O
, O
running O
through O
open O
fields O
in O
broad O
daylight O
towards O
the O
Rhine O
to O
quench O
their O
thirst O
. O

But O
I O
worked O
up O
such O
an O
appetite O
in O
the O
library O
, O
I O
need O
to O
quench O
my O
hunger O
, O
she O
purred O
. O

a O
few O
months O
ago O
when O
I O
setup O
a O
SSH O
server O
open O
to O
the O
world O
and O
watched O
the O
logs O
I O
had O
a O
rush O
of O
them O
get O
blocked O
in O
the O
first O
few O
days O
, O
then O
it O
quietened O
down O
. O

The O
tip O
of O
the O
blade O
quivered O
a O
few O
inches O
in O
front O
of O
Pugsley O
's O
nose O
. O

The O
bird O
replied O
that O
he O
had O
no O
trouble O
whatsoever O
, O
but O
if O
the O
prophet O
wished O
to O
do O
him O
a O
favour O
, O
he O
asked O
him O
to O
bring O
nearer O
to O
him O
the O
spring O
of O
water O
that O
lay O
at O
a O
distance O
, O
as O
a O
flight O
to O
it O
to O
quench O
his O
thirst O
interfered O
in O
his O
Simran O
. O

I O
tried O
a O
3 O
Berkley O
power O
minnow O
, O
and O
I O
did O
n't O
catch O
half O
the O
fish O
that O
were O
hitting O
the O
senko O
, O
I O
think O
the O
senko O
just O
seemed O
to O
quiver O
more O
. O

how O
the O
box O
rattles O
and O
quietens O
down O
depends O
on O
what O
was O
in O
the O
box O
. O

-LRB- O
Though O
, O
if O
we O
quench O
the O
Spirit O
before O
He O
has O
had O
a O
chance O
to O
speak O
, O
we O
might O
miss O
God O
's O
best O
. O
-RRB- O

It O
quenches O
the O
thirst O
and O
eliminates O
the O
waste O
products O
from O
the O
body O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Given O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
suspicion O
and O
the O
prevailing O
distrust O
of O
the O
US O
in O
Africa O
, O
it O
's O
unlikely O
that O
any O
amount O
of O
public O
relations O
will O
fully O
quench O
anti-imperialist O
concerns O
that O
AFRICOM O
is O
fundamentally O
an O
attempt O
to O
create O
a O
bulwark O
in O
Africa O
against O
transnational O
terrorism O
, O
or O
China O
's O
appetite O
for O
Africa O
's O
oil O
, O
minerals O
and O
timber O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Shillinger O
explains O
. O

The O
barman O
tells O
him O
to O
quieten O
down O
a O
bit O
. O

I O
have O
pointed O
out O
that O
if O
it O
IS O
real O
tongues O
-LRB- O
real O
human O
languages O
-RRB- O
and O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
you O
are O
saying O
, O
then O
you O
are O
violating O
the O
following O
COMMAND O
of O
scripture O
: O
1 O
Thess O
5:19 O
-22 O
19 O
Do O
not O
quench O
the O
Spirit O
. O

but O
I O
talk O
to O
him O
through O
the O
fence O
-LRB- O
wooden O
, O
close O
together O
-RRB- O
and O
he O
quietens O
down O
to O
listen O
to O
me O
. O

The O
waters O
quench O
them O
and O
relax O
them O
, O
it O
cleanses O
them O
and O
refreshes O
them O
. O

We O
need O
to O
be O
thinking O
about O
how O
to O
quench O
our O
thirst O
for O
energy O
. O

The O
Bible O
says O
: O
1 O
Thess O
5:19 O
-22 O
19 O
Do O
not O
quench O
the O
Spirit O
. O

You O
can O
heat O
and O
quench O
1018 O
steel O
all O
day O
and O
all O
you O
'll O
do O
is O
waste O
time O
and O
energy O
. O

The O
epigram O
describes O
how O
the O
sleeping O
Cupid O
is O
robbed O
of O
his O
love-brand O
by O
the O
Nymphs O
, O
who O
seek O
to O
quench O
it O
by O
plunging O
it O
in O
a O
fountain O
. O

I O
have O
a O
night O
elf O
who O
quested O
in O
all O
the O
night O
elf O
zones O
-LRB- O
darkshore O
, O
ashenvale O
, O
felwood O
, O
ferelas O
, O
etc O
-RRB- O
. O

Put O
the O
metal O
back O
in O
the O
forge O
, O
and O
heat O
it O
until O
it O
becomes O
non-magnetic O
, O
which O
is O
a O
simple O
as O
it O
sounds O
- O
pull O
it O
out O
every O
so O
often O
and O
put O
a O
magnet O
against O
it O
, O
when O
it O
stops O
sticking O
to O
the O
metal O
, O
you O
're O
ready O
to O
quench O
. O

On O
the O
one O
hand O
, O
the O
Nigerian O
deal O
is O
part O
of O
China O
's O
global O
quest O
for O
foreign O
energy O
sources O
to O
quench O
a O
mounting O
thirst O
for O
oil O
caused O
by O
its O
rapidly O
expanding O
economy O
. O

When O
you O
fart O
, O
it O
quivers O
. O

-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
The O
prettiest O
of O
them O
stole O
his O
torch O
-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O
and O
quenched O
it O
in O
a O
nearby O
spring O
, O
turning O
it O
into O
a O
hot O
spa O
. O

And O
so O
is O
Creedence O
Clearwater O
, O
it O
helps O
with O
one O
's O
revival O
and O
quenches O
thirst O
. O

This O
machine O
quietened O
them O
almost O
instantly O
- O
still O
they O
barked O
, O
in O
the O
beginning O
, O
but O
just O
one O
or O
two O
barks O
. O

It O
did O
what O
it O
said O
on O
the O
bottle O
and O
quietened O
down O
the O
pump O
. O

It O
was O
only O
when O
he O
rose O
to O
the O
podium O
, O
to O
applause O
, O
that O
the O
crowd O
quietened O
down O
. O

The O
neurotransmitters O
serotonin O
and O
norepinephrine O
help O
quench O
the O
fires O
of O
chronic O
pain O
. O

Paul O
also O
said O
: O
1 O
Thess O
5:19 O
-23 O
19 O
Do O
not O
quench O
the O
Spirit O
. O

And O
I O
thought O
you O
might O
like O
WIVVER O
: O
To O
quiver O
, O
to O
shake O
. O

I O
do O
not O
think O
a O
woman O
should O
quest O
for O
anything O
. O

That O
means O
that O
a O
body O
will O
not O
deform O
no O
matter O
how O
much O
force O
is O
applied O
to O
it O
. O

Interestingly O
, O
the O
tides O
on O
Earth O
deform O
it O
into O
a O
prolate O
spheroid O
with O
high O
tide O
on O
two O
sides O
of O
the O
Earth O
. O

The O
body O
is O
SUPPOSED O
to O
decompose O
. O

HTP O
will O
decompose O
very O
energetically O
very O
quickly O
with O
only O
a O
small O
amount O
of O
contaminate O
. O

It O
has O
been O
shown O
that O
you O
can O
decompose O
the O
torsion O
tensor O
into O
a O
two O
parts O
, O
one O
of O
which O
is O
traceless O
. O

It O
depends O
on O
gravity O
to O
deform O
the O
sheet O
. O

It O
rusts O
and O
decomposes O
. O

I O
thought O
i O
was O
gon O
na O
die O
, O
he O
got O
so O
close O
to O
me O
& O
quot O
; O
Glasgow O
& O
quot O
; O
Cnt O
wis O
running O
aboot O
on O
fire O
, O
so O
aran O
up O
n O
gave O
him O
a O
good O
boot O
, O
then O
decked O
him O
& O
quot O
; O
America O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
I O
just O
wan O
na O
get O
home O
, O
away O
from O
here O
. O

Rims O
should O
not O
deform O
like O
this O
during O
the O
wheel O
building O
process. O
& O
quot O
; O

In O
the O
end O
, O
he O
decomposes O
into O
dust O
. O

I O
see O
no O
reason O
to O
suppose O
the O
event O
horizon O
would O
deform O
. O

That O
decompressed O
me O
and O
I O
was O
ready O
to O
come O
on O
board. O
& O
quot O
; O

the O
undergallery O
I O
suggested O
, O
because O
it O
ties O
to O
two O
sides O
of O
the O
setting O
together O
, O
would O
make O
it O
more O
difficult O
for O
deforming O
of O
the O
ring O
, O
to O
also O
deform O
the O
setting O
itself O
. O

Unless O
we O
're O
counting O
micro-deformations O
, O
the O
object O
should O
n't O
deform O
. O

wrote O
: O
Joris O
: O
In O
my O
opinion O
the O
music O
is O
free O
to O
decompose O
. O

Mutation O
as O
we O
have O
explained O
only O
disrupts O
and O
deforms O
information O
if O
there O
is O
any O
effect O
at O
all O
. O

And O
the O
vessel O
needs O
to O
not O
deform O
under O
the O
weight O
of O
the O
water O
, O
or O
the O
gravitational O
attraction O
of O
nearby O
apparatuses O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
decompose O
an O
antisymmetric O
metric O
into O
a O
symmetric O
and O
antisymmetric O
part O
- O
the O
symmetric O
part O
is O
zero O
. O

If O
there O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
specifics O
in O
the O
generic O
, O
then O
it O
would O
make O
sense O
to O
decompose O
the O
module O
according O
to O
the O
principles O
of O
modular O
decomposition O
. O

Safiullah O
, O
Dubai O
, O
United O
Arab O
Emirates O
I O
do O
n't O
complain O
about O
the O
campaign O
, O
some O
of O
the O
western O
media O
is O
carrying O
on O
, O
to O
deform O
the O
reality O
that O
is O
going O
on O
in O
Pakistan O
. O

The O
magnitude O
of O
these O
forces O
can O
be O
enough O
to O
deform O
the O
structures O
, O
resulting O
in O
device O
failure O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
have O
it O
welded O
, O
as O
I O
was O
afraid O
it O
would O
either O
bust O
again O
in O
the O
ignition O
, O
or O
deform O
it O
so O
that O
it O
would O
no O
longer O
work O
, O
so O
I O
made O
a O
new O
one O
. O

and O
GsView O
decompresses O
it O
automatically O
. O

Only O
after O
downloading O
with O
IE O
was O
I O
able O
to O
decompress O
the O
.tar.gz O

He O
gives O
the O
advice O
that O
& O
quot O
; O
When O
you O
decompose O
a O
class O
in O
policies O
, O
it O
is O
very O
important O
to O
find O
an O
orthogonal O
decomposition O
. O

They O
are O
n't O
reusable O
as O
they O
deform O
to O
the O
shape O
of O
the O
parts O
. O

They O
might O
mean O
the O
setting O
would O
have O
to O
deform O
more O
before O
the O
stone O
could O
fall O
out O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
prevent O
that O
deformation O
. O

-LRB- O
To O
really O
see O
what O
the O
coefficients O
of O
the O
factors O
are O
, O
you O
will O
have O
to O
decompose O
a O
larger O
matrix O
, O
like O
10x10. O
-RRB- O
BTW O
: O
What O
other O
matrices O
have O
nice O
LU O
decompositions O
? O

Acid O
fixer O
is O
much O
more O
likely O
to O
decompose O
than O
plain O
fixer O
but O
both O
have O
a O
limited O
life O
. O

Joris O
: O
In O
my O
opinion O
the O
music O
is O
free O
to O
decompose O
. O

I O
believe O
they O
currently O
decompose O
methane O
at O
around O
1700C O
over O
a O
variety O
of O
catalysts O
. O

As O
for O
plasticity O
or O
ductility O
or O
Young O
's O
Modulus O
or O
anything O
else O
to O
do O
with O
deformation O
-- O
Spherical O
Cows O
do O
n't O
deform O
. O

The O
question O
is O
whether O
you O
get O
more O
net O
fuel O
by O
thermally O
depolymerizing O
the O
sewage O
vs. O
waiting O
for O
it O
to O
decompose O
. O

To O
decompress O
them O
, O
just O
leave O
off O
the O
.Z O

Because O
of O
this O
tupling O
, O
you O
can O
not O
use O
ordinary O
carcdr O
to O
decompose O
the O
input O
. O

Decompose O
the O
problem O
into O
its O
various O
parts O
. O

In O
my O
opinion O
the O
music O
is O
free O
to O
decompose O
. O

We O
get O
grouchy O
as O
our O
bodies O
decompose O
. O

It O
deforms O
the O
sheet O
so O
much O
that O
it O
does O
not O
move O
when O
a O
photon O
passes O
by O
. O

It O
will O
decompose O
faster O
than O
you O
can O
distill O
out O
the O
water O
. O

who O
decoct O
to O
this O
day O
, O
so O
it O
's O
worth O
a O
shot O
. O

Author O
of O
books O
on O
Linux O
, O
FreeBSD O
, O
and O
networking O
Fixer O
will O
eventualy O
decompose O
. O

Some O
kinds O
of O
garbage O
need O
four O
or O
five O
hundred O
years O
to O
decompose O
. O

Depends B-PRODUCT
on O
the O
design O
of O
the O
JHP O
, O
but O
even O
if O
it O
does O
clog O
and O
fail O
to O
deform O
to O
.70-.75 O
caliber O
, O
it O
'll O
still O
perform O
at O
least O
as O
well O
as O
FMJ O
... O

The O
structure O
of O
the O
human O
body O
, O
how O
to O
keep O
it O
clean O
, O
how O
it O
decomposes O
, O
is O
all O
explained O
in O
vaedyaka O
shastra O
. O

Geotextiles O
take O
five O
years O
to O
decompose O
, O
according O
to O
MIRDC O
Executive O
Director O
Rolando O
Viloria O
. O

You O
've O
got O
to O
anneal O
them O
after O
you O
've O
deformed O
them O
into O
the O
shape O
you O
want O
to O
get O
these O
high O
permeabilities O
. O

While O
the O
poly O
is O
harder O
to O
deform O
-LRB- O
squash O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
losses O
are O
considerably O
higher O
. O

Unless O
we O
're O
counting O
micro-deformations O
, O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
object O
& O
quot O
; O
should O
n't O
deform O
. O

According O
to O
her O
, O
the O
impact O
of O
recycling O
on O
the O
environment O
was O
considerable O
, O
as O
some O
products O
would O
take O
a O
long O
time O
to O
decompose O
. O

Thus O
when O
one O
decomposes O
the O
field O
and O
looks O
at O
the O
4D O
zero O
mode O
, O
one O
can O
not O
have O
a O
chiral O
theory O
. O

Simply O
trying O
to O
decompose O
everything O
to O
NAND O
gates O
may O
not O
be O
what O
you O
want O
right O
now O
unless O
you O
're O
considering O
full-custom O
ASICs O
, O
but O
I O
think O
we O
'd O
need O
more O
information O
about O
what O
you O
're O
trying O
to O
do O
. O

Methane O
in O
actuallity O
decomposes O
to O
CO2 O
in O
10 O
yrs O
. O

I O
could O
stew O
there O
and O
decompose O
in O
a O
pile O
of O
my O
own O
waste O
and O
feces O
if O
I O
felt O
like O
it O
. O

For O
example O
, O
I O
once O
had O
to O
decompress O
a O
bunch O
of O
gzipped O
files O
in O
a O
directory O
tree O
, O
so O
I O
did O
something O
like O
this O
: O
find O
. O

Use O
it O
if O
you O
really O
want O
to O
decompress O
. O

They O
said O
that O
the O
tires O
do O
n't O
deform O
enough O
to O
change O
the O
pressure O
. O

He O
does O
not O
mention O
that O
methane O
decomposes O
to O
CO2 O
in O
10 O
yrs O
. O

You O
can O
just O
double-click O
, O
and O
the O
file O
will O
decompress O
. O

IANA O
physicist O
either O
, O
but O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
when O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
tire O
deforms O
inward O
and O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
tire O
will O
deform O
outward O
, O
there O
will O
be O
a O
limit O
to O
how O
far O
the O
tire O
can O
deform O
, O
and O
when O
that O
point O
is O
reached O
then O
the O
pressure O
in O
the O
tire O
will O
increase O
. O

On O
the O
contrary O
the O
first O
part O
of O
these O
definitions O
say O
they O
deform O
. O

how O
I O
'm O
supposed O
to O
get O
them O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
decompress O
them O
first O
? O

AFAIK O
folic O
acid O
does O
not O
tend O
to O
decompose O
. O

Wood O
does O
not O
necessarily O
decompose O
on O
the O
ground O
. O

I O
needed O
a O
day O
to O
decompress O
so O
I O
did O
n't O
even O
look O
at O
my O
computer O
yesterday O
. O

The O
only O
good O
plastic O
bag O
is O
a O
reusable O
plastic O
bag O
, O
or O
one O
from O
a O
renewable O
that O
can O
decompose O
-- O
without O
-- O
the O
aid O
of O
a O
commercial O
composter O
-LRB- O
in O
case O
it O
gets O
loose O
in O
the O
wild O
, O
as O
they O
like O
to O
do O
-RRB- O
. O

When O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
tire O
deforms O
inward O
, O
does O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
tire O
deform O
outward O
leaving O
the O
internal O
PSI O
back O
where O
we O
started O
? O
? O

You O
just O
decompose O
and O
that O
's O
it O
? O

Is O
there O
a O
way O
to O
decompose O
subrule O
's O
trees O
while O
building O
a O
tree O
? O

and O
will O
not O
deform O
under O
normal O
useage O
. O

zlib O
decompresses O
, O
but O
is O
n't O
clever O
enough O
to O
add O
a O
nul O
on O
the O
end O
. O

It O
will O
deform O
and O
shatter O
. O

How O
did O
you O
decompress O
the O
sage O
tarball O
? O

In O
Debian O
GNULinux O
I O
found O
the O
package O
p7zip-full O
with O
'7 O
za O
' O
that O
also O
can O
decompress O
the O
floppy O

But O
would't O
it O
be O
possible O
to O
deform O
the O
Schwarz O
P-surface O
so O
that O
not O
its O
mean O
curvature O
is O
zero O
, O
but O
its O
Gaussian O
curvature O
constant O
? O

You O
'll O
still O
end O
up O
having O
to O
deform O
the O
lead O
to O
get O
it O
out O
of O
the O
flange O
. O

The O
body O
will O
die O
and O
decompose O
one O
day O
, O
so O
we O
should O
take O
advantage O
of O
the O
Master O
, O
while O
he O
is O
in O
the O
human O
form O
with O
us O
. O

Do O
n't O
saddle O
them O
with O
thinking O
that O
what O
you O
're O
going O
through O
is O
OK O
, O
since O
that O
wo O
n't O
help O
them O
when O
it O
comes O
time O
for O
them O
to O
have O
relationships O
of O
their O
own O
. O

Mom O
would O
boil O
the O
ribs O
briefly O
and O
then O
we O
'd O
sauce O
them O
and O
keep O
saucing O
them O
every O
ten O
minutes O
or O
so O
until O
the O
bone O
began O
to O
show O
. O

itellitlikeitis O
wrote O
: O
EVERYONE O
knows O
how O
Jr. O
sandbagged O
during O
the O
early O
part O
of O
the O
year O
, O
when O
he O
and O
his O
siblings O
were O
sooo O
unsuccessful O
in O
the O
attempt O
to O
wrest O
control O
of O
DEI O
from O
Teresa O
. O

as O
traders O
we O
have O
to O
saddle O
up O
right O
next O
to O
them O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
- O
see O
if O
you O
ca O
n't O
rustle O
up O
Jayne O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Mal O
finished O
. O

Since O
his O
candidature O
is O
ruled O
out O
, O
it O
is O
a O
shame O
that O
the O
UPA O
could O
not O
rustle O
up O
anyone O
better O
than O
Pratibha O
Patil O
. O

Posted O
via O
a O
free O
Usenet O
account O
from O
http O
: O
www.teranews.com O
nunya O
wrote O
: O
folks O
, O
saddle O
up O
to O
the O
bar O
and O
order O
the O
drink O
of O
your O
choice O
as O
long O
as O
it O
is O
a O
well O
, O
this O
may O
be O
a O
long O
session O
and O
i O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
i O
can O
afford O
premiums O
. O

I O
think O
DTV O
may O
be O
riding O
out O
what O
ever O
contract O
for O
the O
POS O
- O
R15 O
and O
other O
DVRs O
Uncle O
Ruppert O
saddled O
them O
with O
before O
announcing O
a O
new O
TiVO O
based O
DVR O
. O

Yes O
, O
we O
scarified O
blood O
and O
money O
, O
the O
blood O
of O
innocent O
soldier O
, O
who O
were O
not O
asked O
for O
consent O
, O
the O
money O
of O
taxpayers O
for O
the O
enrichment O
of O
the O
corporate O
oligarchy O
. O

For O
reasons O
that O
were O
n't O
made O
clear O
to O
Mr. O
Kugelman O
, O
the O
bank O
opted O
to O
saddle O
him O
with O
only O
a O
portion O
of O
the O
loss O
, O
$ O
5,950 O
, O
the O
amount O
of O
the O
third O
order O
. O

the O
program O
, O
if O
it O
ever O
came O
to O
pass O
, O
would O
just O
scavenge O
the O
derelictmobiles O
. O

so O
the O
competition O
really O
begins O
: O
- O
-RRB- O
We O
saddled O
back O
up O
and O
I O
took O
them O
through O
a O
series O
of O
twists O
and O
turns O
through O
what O
is O
the O
remnants O
of O
an O
old O
Xmas O
tree O
farm O
that O
used O
to O
occupy O
the O
backside O
of O
our O
property O
and O
ultimately O
into O
the O
thick O
twisty O
TST O
in O
the O
more O
heavily O
wooded O
areas O
for O
the O
next O
30 O
minutes O
or O
so O
. O

you O
're O
out O
of O
your O
leaugue O
when O
it O
comes O
to O
putting O
Plate O
Tectonics O
over O
on O
us O
if O
that O
's O
all O
you O
can O
manage O
-LRB- O
about O
troll O
bait O
-RRB- O
See O
if O
you O
can O
rustle O
up O
the O
big O
hill-buildie O
, O
. O
. O
see O

After O
all O
, O
reconquering O
it O
would O
saddle O
them O
with O
a O
devastated O
region O
that O
was O
a O
lot O
poorer O
than O
the O
US O
to O
start O
with O
. O

They O
are O
quick O
to O
rumple O
their O
nose O
and O
curl O
their O
lip O
when O
dished O
up O
something O
that O
does O
n't O
meet O
their O
expectations O
. O

And O
are O
you O
saying O
it O
is O
better O
to O
saddle O
ouryour O
grandchildren O
with O
dept O
for O
Iraq O
? O

And O
then O
, O
the O
following O
day O
, O
his O
son O
tried O
to O
saddle O
and O
ride O
one O
of O
the O
wild O
horses O
, O
was O
thrown O
, O
and O
broke O
his O
leg O
. O

You O
do O
know O
this O
is O
just O
the O
plan O
Mitt O
Romney O
saddled O
Massachusetts O
with O
, O
right O
? O

I O
'm O
sure O
that O
one O
could O
rustle O
up O
a O
few O
more O
Living O
Gods O
by O
trawling O
the O
Ashrams O
of O
India O
. O

The O
guards O
spoke O
a O
few O
words O
to O
Gunter O
in O
what O
sounded O
like O
Dutch O
, O
and O
that O
was O
that O
, O
the O
guards O
saddled O
up O
and O
drove O
off O
. O

It O
is O
a O
recorded O
fact O
that O
if O
someone O
heard O
that O
bugle O
and O
it O
was O
n't O
& O
quot O
; O
on O
time O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
it O
meant O
that O
the O
stage O
was O
in O
trouble O
and O
if O
people O
wanted O
their O
mail O
and O
relatives O
, O
they O
'd O
better O
saddle O
up O
in O
a O
hurry O
. O

It O
pays O
to O
scavenge O
a O
little O
bit O
. O

wrote O
: O
folks O
, O
saddle O
up O
to O
the O
bar O
and O
order O
the O
drink O
of O
your O
choice O
as O
long O
as O
it O
is O
a O
well O
, O
this O
may O
be O
a O
long O
session O
and O
i O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
i O
can O
afford O
premiums O
. O

Just O
because O
there O
's O
no O
government O
does O
n't O
mean O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
any O
factories O
, O
just O
that O
they O
'll O
be O
able O
to O
operate O
without O
all O
of O
the O
insane O
edicts O
the O
government O
saddles O
them O
with O
today O
. O

My O
tastes O
might O
again O
change O
, O
bur O
right O
now O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
sauce O
my O
ribs O
at O
all O
. O

At O
MaKenny O
's O
Homeplace O
Ranch O
, O
riding O
is O
always O
on O
the O
menu O
and O
with O
his O
patient O
wranglers O
and O
careful O
instruction O
, O
it O
may O
be O
the O
best O
place O
for O
a O
greenhorn O
to O
saddle O
up O
for O
a O
riding O
and O
ranch O
vacation O
. O

Long O
saddled O
with O
foreign O
debt O
, O
it O
has O
paid O
off O
its O
foreign O
creditors O
and O
accumulated O
reserves O
of O
about O
$ O
50 O
billion O
, O
according O
to O
the O
World O
Bank O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
' O
Tis O
not O
in O
thee O
to O
scant O
my O
sizes. O
& O
quot O
; O

And O
it O
is O
exactly O
the O
plan O
Mitt O
Romney O
saddled O
us O
with O
in O
Massachusetts O
. O

But O
in O
the O
case O
at O
hand O
, O
a O
small O
backyard O
operation O
, O
it O
is O
important O
to O
scarify O
to O
increase O
rate O
of O
germination O
. O

Selenoproteins O
and O
their O
antioxidant O
products O
scavenge O
cell-damaging O
free O
radicals O
. O

I O
was O
using O
it O
as O
an O
example O
of O
how O
you O
can O
sauce O
money O
. O

So O
, O
he O
saddled O
up O
and O
prepared O
to O
ride O
out O
of O
town O
. O

Priest O
even O
rustles O
up O
a O
few O
quotes O
that O
downplay O
the O
political O
war O
between O
the O
White O
House O
and O
the O
anti-Bush O
cabal O
within O
the O
intelligence O
agency O
. O

Because O
they O
do O
n't O
BELIEVE O
in O
VICTORY O
for O
the O
TROOPS O
and O
want O
to O
saddle O
the O
Republicans O
with O
an O
ALBATROSS O
LOSS O
. O

I O
know O
I O
have O
little O
admiration O
for O
him O
or O
any O
of O
those O
who O
tried O
to O
saddle O
us O
with O
a O
virtually O
unlimited O
central O
government O
from O
the O
beginning O
. O

I O
'd O
go O
with O
a O
family O
name O
, O
but O
I O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
saddle O
the O
poor O
soul O
with O
my O
grandpa O
's O
name O
, O
Toshisharu O
. O

The O
breeze O
rustles O
through O
the O
trees O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
about O
to O
scavenge O
through O
binaries O
looking O
for O
this O
thing O
. O

I O
thought O
, O
as O
she O
rustled O
through O
the O
door O
and O
took O
me O
aside O
. O

One O
only O
hopes O
that O
the O
last O
few O
microstates O
, O
like O
Niue O
or O
the O
Cook O
Islands O
, O
can O
rustle O
up O
a O
correspondent O
to O
test O
the O
integrity O
of O
the O
UN O
's O
rules O
. O

I O
'm O
sure O
we O
can O
rustle O
up O
a O
couple O
of O
panhandelers O
for O
ya O
. O

Sorry O
with O
all O
the O
questions O
, O
I O
've O
never O
had O
an O
iMac O
before O
believe O
it O
or O
not O
, O
Powermacs O
, O
powerbooks O
, O
Macbooks O
, O
Minis O
, O
yes O
, O
but O
never O
an O
iMac O
, O
I O
'm O
tempted O
just O
because O
of O
that O
and O
they O
are O
lovely O
but O
I O
may O
need O
to O
sell O
a O
couple O
of O
Powermacs O
to O
rustle O
up O
the O
cash O
. O

You O
might O
be O
able O
to O
scavenge O
something O
. O

EVERYONE O
knows O
how O
Jr. O
sandbagged O
during O
the O
early O
part O
of O
the O
year O
, O
when O
he O
and O
his O
siblings O
were O
sooo O
unsuccessful O
in O
the O
attempt O
to O
wrest O
control O
of O
DEI O
from O
Teresa O
. O

Also O
, O
I O
'm O
wondering O
if O
the O
tapeworm O
thing O
heralds O
a O
whole O
list O
of O
other O
problems O
. O

When O
I O
was O
a O
sophomore O
in O
high O
school O
we O
were O
pulled O
out O
of O
class O
one O
day O
and O
herded O
into O
the O
assembly O
hall O
where O
we O
were O
shown O
a O
propaganda O
film O
of O
the O
San O
Francisco O
& O
quot O
; O
riots O
& O
quot O
; O
with O
the O
voice-over O
telling O
us O
that O
the O
demonstrations O
were O
the O
result O
of O
communist O
agitators O
; O
and O
concluding O
that O
the O
nation O
was O
within O
a O
hair O
's-breadth O
of O
violent O
revolution O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
you O
can O
hitch O
a O
20lb O
tank O
to O
the O
new O
one O
as O
you O
're O
supposed O
to O
be O
able O
to O
with O
the O
old O
5lb O
tank O
. O

Ross O
Mayfield O
, O
CEO O
, O
Socialtext O
Wikinomics O
heralds O
the O
biggest O
change O
in O
collaboration O
to O
date O
. O

Some O
might O
be O
surprised O
that O
I O
started O
a O
group O
called O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
SixthSunLiving O
& O
quot O
; O
about O
six O
years O
ago O
to O
herald O
in O
the O
new O
CycleSun O
-LRB- O
according O
to O
the O
Aztecs B-NORP
-RRB- O
. O

They O
are O
not O
as O
easy O
to O
herd O
about O
as O
domestic O
sheep O
and O
it O
would O
require O
that O
the O
shepherd O
was O
actually O
on O
the O
job O
. O

I O
used O
to O
herd O
sheep O
with O
my O
aunts O
, O
and O
they O
showed O
me O
how O
to O
work O
in O
clay. O
& O
quot O
; O

As O
you O
may O
have O
read O
in O
the O
October O
issue O
of O
RadCom O
, O
Sputnik O
1 O
celebrated O
its O
50th O
anniversary O
on O
October O
4 O
. O
AMSAT O
heralded O
the O
event O
on O
the O
morning O
of O
4 O
October O
by O
using O
AO-51 O
to O
retransmit O
the O
original O
Sputnik-1 O
telemetry O
. O

I O
've O
always O
been O
more O
of O
a O
simulationist O
DM O
, O
not O
so O
much O
a O
story O
DM O
, O
I O
set O
up O
the O
world O
, O
the O
bad O
guy O
and O
what O
they O
are O
trying O
to O
accomplish O
, O
and O
see O
how O
it O
unfolds O
, O
rather O
than O
make O
a O
story O
up O
and O
herd O
the O
players O
down O
the O
path O
to O
that O
story O
. O

Bush O
heralded O
as O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
anti-al-Qaida O
surge O
has O
been O
assassinated O
. O

Puzhai O
is O
just O
a O
small O
border O
crossing O
but O
it O
heralds O
the O
future O
of O
trade O
in O
this O
region O
of O
China O
, O
which O
is O
bent O
on O
boosting O
a O
free O
flow O
of O
goods O
with O
its O
neighbors O
in O
Southeast O
Asia O
to O
keep O
raw O
materials O
flowing O
and O
its O
economy O
on O
track O
. O

He O
is O
Shaquille O
O'Neal O
of O
the O
Orlando O
Magic O
, O
and O
he O
is O
more O
than O
lived O
up O
to O
the O
hype O
that O
heralded O
his O
arrival O
in O
the O
NBA O
in O
the O
1992-93 O
season O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
if O
I O
put O
a O
negative O
charge O
on O
the O
cats O
-LRB- O
lets O
call O
them O
electrons O
now O
-RRB- O
and O
herd O
them O
to O
the O
right O
, O
then O
the O
current O
is O
flowing O
to O
the O
left O
, O
because O
that O
is O
the O
direction O
of O
increasing O
positive O
charge O
, O
or O
decreasing O
negative O
charge O
if O
you O
prefer O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
she O
may O
try O
to O
herd O
the O
cats O
. O

The O
Northern O
Ireland O
secretary O
said O
he O
hoped O
the O
visit O
heralded O
a O
new O
beginning O
in O
relations O
between O
the O
government O
and O
the O
Order O
. O

The O
sound O
of O
the O
Shofar O
heralds O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
new O
year O
and O
a O
time O
of O
remembrance O
and O
renewal O
for O
the O
Jewish O
people O
. O

It O
is O
easier O
for O
the O
government O
to O
herd O
such O
individuals O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
As O
a O
result O
, O
the O
French O
Government O
last O
week O
introduced O
a O
new O
anti-piracy O
measure O
that O
some O
say O
could O
herald O
the O
end O
of O
file-sharing O
as O
we O
know O
it O
. O

We O
planned O
to O
take O
a O
bus O
from O
Tel O
Aviv O
to O
Beersheba O
, O
and O
then O
hitch O
a O
ride O
to O
Eilat O
, O
the O
southernmost O
tip O
of O
Israel O
on O
the O
Red O
Sea O
. O

The O
' O
yes O
' O
vote O
heralds O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
new O
era O
in O
Northern O
Ireland O
's O
history O
. O

With O
all O
the O
open O
space O
, O
I O
just O
see O
her O
and O
herd O
her O
up O
the O
stairs O
. O

Beyond O
that O
, O
the O
meaning O
of O
the O
sunrise O
is O
even O
more O
spectacular O
, O
because O
it O
heralds O
the O
dawn O
of O
a O
new O
day O
, O
a O
day O
filled O
with O
bright O
possibilities O
. O

Every O
day O
heralds O
the O
birth O
of O
yet O
another O
type O
of O
insurance O
. O

As O
the O
wind O
built O
, O
we O
heeled O
even O
more O
. O

The O
supremacist O
herds O
his O
cows O
as O
the O
best O
, O
The O
secret O
police O
is O
watching O
him O
, O
he O
knows O
he O
wo O
n't O
violate O
the O
laws O
. O

Today O
, O
Francis O
Fukuyama O
in O
The O
Wall O
Street O
Journal O
and O
Anne O
Applebaum O
in O
The O
Washington O
Post O
herald O
the O
appearance O
of O
a O
new O
website O
, O
ABF O
, O
that O
documents O
the O
individual O
stories O
of O
the O
victims O
of O
the O
Iranian O
regime O
. O

In O
fact O
I O
would O
go O
so O
far O
as O
to O
say O
she O
has O
Tilly O
right O
to O
heel O
, O
Lol. O
. O

Eventually O
, O
as O
the O
boat O
continued O
to O
heel O
, O
enough O
of O
the O
bottom O
was O
exposed O
to O
show O
that O
there O
was O
a O
small O
area O
that O
had O
accumulated O
barnacles O
. O

The O
announcement O
, O
which O
is O
expected O
within O
weeks O
and O
could O
come O
as O
early O
as O
Monday O
at O
the O
annual O
meeting O
of O
his O
scientific O
institute O
in O
San O
Diego O
, O
California O
, O
will O
herald O
a O
giant O
leap O
forward O
in O
the O
development O
of O
designer O
genomes O
. O

She O
nips O
at O
the O
kids O
hands O
and O
feet O
and O
tummies O
all O
the O
time O
because O
she O
's O
trying O
to O
herd O
them O
. O

AFP O
Students O
of O
the O
Islami O
Jamiat-e-Taliba O
-LRB- O
IJT O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
youth O
wing O
of O
Imran O
's O
apparent O
ally O
, O
the O
Jamaat-i-Islami O
, O
herded O
him O
into O
a O
building O
on O
campus O
, O
locked O
him O
up O
, O
and O
handed O
him O
to O
the O
police O
. O

Later O
, O
Luigi O
The O
most O
exciting O
phrase O
to O
hear O
in O
science O
, O
the O
one O
that O
heralds O
new O
discoveries O
, O
is O
not O
& O
quot O
; O
Eureka O
! O
& O
quot O
; O

Aside O
from O
the O
question O
of O
where O
you O
draw O
the O
line O
, O
I O
expect O
that O
some O
people O
are O
a O
little O
more O
concerned O
about O
what O
else O
the O
dog O
is O
learning O
in O
addition O
to O
how O
to O
heel O
. O

It O
heralds O
the O
launch O
of O
the O
City O
Foundation O
, O
and O
the O
good O
news O
that O
it O
spells O
for O
the O
Club O
. O

And O
the O
nightmare O
heralds O
a O
danger O
to O
the O
EnterpriseTM O
itself O
for O
if O
Picard O
ca O
n't O
discover O
a O
w O
. O

When O
he O
was O
old O
enough O
to O
mind O
her O
, O
she O
took O
off O
the O
harness O
and O
leash O
, O
and O
he O
heeled O
quite O
nicely O
. O

And O
do O
n't O
foget O
the O
totalitarians O
, O
who O
think O
the O
way O
to O
avoid O
collisions O
is O
to O
herd O
everyone O
in O
the O
same O
direction O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
with O
the O
private O
New O
Delhi O
television O
station O
NDTV O
, O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
separatist O
coalition O
, O
Mirwaiz O
Umar O
Farooq O
, O
heralded O
the O
talks O
as O
the O
start O
of O
a O
credible O
conversation O
. O

Polavarm O
Dam O
is O
the O
base O
of O
Krishna O
Godavari O
River O
Link O
which O
not O
only O
effects O
the O
tribals O
and O
Bengali O
refugees O
in O
Dandakarany O
covering O
four O
states O
Andhra O
, O
Chhattishgargh O
, O
Maharashtra O
and O
Orissa O
but O
the O
impact O
heralds O
disaster O
in O
entire O
penunsular O
India O
compriseng O
sentral O
and O
south O
India O
. O

Eileen O
Bell O
is O
returning O
to O
herd O
cats O
over O
the O
next O
couple O
of O
weeks O
, O
but O
if O
we O
get O
to O
the O
point O
of O
devolution O
she O
will O
have O
to O
be O
replaced O
-LRB- O
she O
did O
n't O
run O
again O
-RRB- O
. O

Solstivus O
heralds O
the O
hope O
of O
a O
new O
day O
. O

I O
was O
hoping O
that O
one O
of O
the O
harnesses O
going O
through O
the O
firewall O
would O
have O
an O
unused O
lead O
and O
I O
just O
could O
hitch O
a O
free O
ride O
on O
that O
. O

The O
procedure O
is O
to O
herd O
the O
geese O
from O
the O
site O
two O
to O
three O
times O
a O
day O
-- O
seven O
times O
a O
week O
. O

For O
a O
fact O
i O
tought O
him O
to O
heel O
in O
15min O
's O
without O
beeing O
on O
a O
leach O
at-all O
! O
! O
! O

The O
broadband-based O
video O
system O
heralds O
the O
next O
generation O
of O
telecare O
provision O
and O
is O
already O
disrupting O
older O
architectures O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Mediagrids O
company O
. O

-- O
NeoLibertarian O
& O
quot O
; O
When O
the O
people O
find O
that O
they O
can O
vote O
themselves O
money O
, O
that O
will O
herald O
the O
end O
of O
the O
republic. O
& O
quot O
; O

Then O
I O
herded O
everyone O
out O
to O
the O
patio O
and O
escorted O
her O
to O
the O
seat O
in O
the O
corner O
so O
that O
it O
would O
be O
too O
much O
effort O
for O
her O
to O
get O
out O
and O
past O
everyone O
else O
. O

- O
and O
the O
1609 O
Preface O
to O
Troilus O
and O
Cressida O
, O
which O
heralds O
& O
quot O
; O
a O
new O
play O
& O
quot O
; O
- O
one O
that O
was O
& O
quot O
; O
never O
stal O
'd O
with O
the O
Stage O
, O
never O
clapper-clawd O
with O
the O
palmes O
of O
the O
vulger O
... O
& O
quot O
; O

The O
only O
reason O
this O
handsome O
fellow O
has O
lingered O
so O
long O
is O
probably O
due O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
like O
other O
male O
dogs O
and O
he O
plays O
a O
little O
too O
rough O
with O
the O
ladies O
-LRB- O
he O
herds O
them O
around O
, O
which O
tends O
to O
scare O
most O
of O
them O
-RRB- O
. O

' O
Course O
, O
the O
OP O
is O
talking O
about O
an O
outrigger O
, O
and O
they O
are O
n't O
s'posed O
to O
carve O
because O
they O
are O
n't O
s'posed O
to O
heel O
. O

Every O
year O
the O
smart O
money O
waits O
for O
you O
, O
in O
your O
millions O
, O
to O
herd O
yourselves O
in O
for O
the O
slaughter O
, O
trying O
to O
buy O
stuff O
before O
you O
do O
, O
so O
that O
they O
can O
sell O
it O
to O
you O
at O
a O
profit O
, O
and O
then O
get O
out O
for O
the O
year O
. O

If O
I O
herd O
them O
to O
the O
right O
, O
then O
current O
is O
flowing O
to O
the O
right O
, O
and O
vice O
versa O
. O

But O
given O
that O
we O
herd O
a O
whole O
bunch O
of O
compilers O
and O
std O
lib O
implementations O
-LRB- O
and O
versions O
and O
combinations O
thereof O
-RRB- O
, O
I O
'd O
rather O
not O
do O
this O
. O

The O
broadband-based O
video O
system O
heralds O
the O
next O
generation O
of O
telecare O
provision O
and O
is O
already O
disrupting O
older O
architectures O
, O
according O
to O
the O
Company O
. O

The O
Zonbu O
heralds O
a O
growing O
interest O
in O
energy-efficient O
computers O
. O

I O
knew O
one O
who O
said O
& O
quot O
; O
it O
's O
like O
trying O
to O
herd O
cats. O
& O
quot O
; O

This O
heralds O
a O
great O
change O
in O
the O
collective O
mindset O
, O
as O
people O
become O
more O
and O
more O
conscious O
of O
the O
rights O
of O
animals O
to O
live O
in O
peace O
, O
unharmed O
by O
human O
beings O
! O

The O
three O
of O
us O
hitched O
to O
a O
town O
called O
Mazunte O
in O
Oaxaca O
to O
work O
on O
the O
beach O
. O

It O
is O
the O
height O
of O
irony O
that O
the O
New O
American O
Century O
heralds O
the O
triumph O
of O
radical O
Islamic O
theocracy O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
. O

The O
result O
has O
been O
an O
ever O
- O
growing O
guide O
to O
fanzines O
, O
chapbooks O
, O
zines O
and O
small-press O
publishers O
which O
The O
Portland O
Mercury O
said O
could O
herald O
a O
new O
era O
of O
zines O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
even O
think O
a O
donkey O
would O
hitch O
with O
AJT843 O
in O
dummy O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
it O
is O
becoming O
clear O
to O
all O
parties O
to O
the O
negotiations O
that O
there O
is O
no O
chance O
of O
agreement O
on O
a O
declaration O
that O
will O
herald O
even O
a O
hint O
of O
a O
breakthrough O
. O

Instead O
, O
the O
organisation O
's O
first O
public O
statement O
of O
this O
week O
was O
to O
herald O
a O
strategic O
partnership O
with O
a O
global O
research O
company O
to O
monitor O
the O
Chinese O
outbound O
market O
. O

Sheesh O
, O
the O
very O
idea O
of O
teaching O
a O
cat O
to O
heel O
boggles O
my O
mind O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Herewith O
I O
appeal O
to O
Shoghi O
Effendi O
, O
as O
the O
Guardian O
designated O
by O
the O
Master O
, O
to O
preserve O
the O
democracy O
of O
the O
Bahai O
Cause O
, O
to O
protect O
the O
vital O
dignity O
of O
man O
, O
to O
obliterate O
all O
the O
traces O
of O
negation O
, O
to O
herald O
the O
universality O
of O
the O
Message O
of O
Abdul O
Baha O
, O
and O
, O
in O
so O
doing O
, O
to O
expel O
expulsion O
and O
excommunicate O
excommunication O
. O

They O
are O
n't O
only O
bred O
to O
herd O
, O
but O
to O
be O
babysitters O
. O

These O
famines O
heralded O
the O
beginning O
of O
a O
series O
of O
natural O
disasters O
which O
resulted O
in O
the O
depopulation O
of O
Egypt O
. O

Although O
my O
agreeing O
with O
Inger O
heralds O
the O
true O
dawning O
of O
the O
Age O
of O
Aquarius O
, O
the O
fact O
is O
the O
melting O
glaciers O
are O
leaving O
behind O
sign O
of O
human O
habitation O
in O
the O
form O
of O
farm O
houses O
and O
barns O
. O

Electra O
started O
to O
herd O
the O
few O
people O
in O
the O
building O
away O
from O
the O
combat O
. O

Should O
I O
drum O
out O
the O
memo O
or O
should O
I O
just O
brush O
it O
off O
like O
a O
lint O
from O
my O
sleeve O
? O

Yet O
, O
instead O
of O
correcting O
the O
failed O
policies O
, O
Trong O
demanded O
that O
force O
be O
used O
to O
handle O
the O
protest O
leaders O
and O
drummed O
up O
the O
accusation O
that O
13 O
protest O
leaders O
colluded O
with O
foreign O
forces O
to O
foment O
unrest O
, O
without O
any O
evidence O
. O

But O
my O
mother O
always O
drummed O
it O
into O
me O
. O

See O
anyone O
can O
make O
up O
stories O
and O
drum O
up O
emotional O
support O
, O
but O
stick O
to O
the O
facts O
man O
! O

One O
would O
think O
that O
with O
all O
this O
talk O
of O
abuses O
of O
rights O
the O
Liberal O
media O
could O
drum O
out O
at O
least O
ONE O
American O
in O
the O
last O
6 O
years O
to O
claim O
abuse O
!!!! O

For O
example O
, O
Americans O
have O
had O
a O
certain O
mantra O
drummed O
into O
their O
heads O
nearly O
constantly O
for O
decades O
: O
government O
is O
bad O
, O
business O
is O
good O
. O

If O
you O
leave O
Sprint B-ORG
, O
prepare O
to O
pay O
the O
ETF O
-- O
but O
I O
predict O
that O
you O
'll O
drum O
up O
additional O
disputes O
with O
your O
new O
carrier O
in O
short O
order O
. O

Hitler B-PERSON
capitalized O
on O
that O
, O
used O
it O
skillfully O
, O
etc. O
Once O
he O
was O
defeated O
, O
most O
of O
the O
folks O
who O
were O
so O
bigoted O
DID O
leave O
power O
, O
or O
at O
least O
quit O
mentioning O
it O
. O

Were O
n't O
like O
he O
'd O
ever O
gone O
and O
wasted O
hours O
on O
end O
trying O
to O
get O
Wash B-GPE
to O
drum O
the O
knack O
of O
flying O
into O
him O
, O
back O
when O
. O

He O
was O
a O
hard O
bastard O
, O
but O
he O
really O
drummed O
into O
me O
how O
to O
make O
a O
complete O
and O
concise O
argument O
, O
which O
should O
bend O
to O
your O
opoonants O
view O
as O
much O
as O
is O
reasonable O
, O
in O
order O
to O
prove O
how O
silly O
it O
is O
. O

Apparently O
a O
few O
pubs O
tried O
out O
having O
some O
polypin O
cider O
on O
the O
bar O
after O
the O
local O
CAMRA O
branch O
tried O
to O
drum O
some O
interest O
during O
real O
cider O
week O
last O
year O
- O
Pilgrim B-ORG
, O
Pilgrim O
St O
, O
plus O
Dispensary O
& O
Lion O
, O
& O
if O
memory O
serves O
the O
Cracke O
does O
do O
real O
cider O
too O
. O

Just O
write O
your O
own O
function O
. O

IF O
true O
, O
hopefully O
AMD O
- O
ATI O
will O
capitalize O
on O
any O
stumble O
by O
Nvidia O
. O

i O
will O
start O
with O
verse O
11 O
, O
but O
i O
'll O
capitalize O
all O
of O
verse O
13 O
because O
it O
is O
what O
caught O
my O
attention O
and O
my O
main O
point O
in O
question O
. O

Sheik O
Hilole O
said O
radical O
Muslims B-NORP
could O
interpret O
John O
Howard O
's O
electoral O
loss O
as O
an O
opportunity O
to O
express O
their O
ideological O
beliefs O
openly O
and O
drum O
up O
their O
recruitment O
drive O
. O

The O
accusing O
finger O
points O
at O
' O
experts O
' O
who O
concocted O
the O
cholesterol O
theory O
to O
drum O
up O
business O
by O
spreading O
fear O
. O
" O
-- O
Udo O

Have O
never O
drummed O
? O

And O
capitalize O
big O
time O
on O
it O
. O

Did O
you O
mean O
to O
capitalize O
Wash B-GPE
? O
-LRB- O
I O
figure O
that O
is O
Lear O
in O
the O
rainy O
hovel O
, O
no O
? O
-RRB- O

Wherein O
you O
learn O
such O
blindingly O
obvious O
tidbits O
such O
as O
: O
" O
Do O
n't O
capitalize O
. O

Cubby O
O'Brien O
drummed O
for O
the O
Carpenters O
as O
well O
as O
drums O
for O
Bernadette O
Peters O
. O

We O
help O
our O
clients O
successfully O
respond O
and O
capitalize O
on O
these O
opportunities O
by O
providing O
professional O
services O
, O
wherever O
and O
whenever O
they O
are O
needed O
. O

I O
never O
capitalize O
drugs O
, O
because O
my O
expander O
does O
the O
ones O
that O
should O
be O
capitalized O
for O
me O
. O

-LRB- O
Sorry O
.. O
had O
to O
capitalize O
the O
proper O
spelling O
. O
-RRB- O

Capitalize O
the O
first O
letter O
in O
a O
sentence O
. O

That O
means O
capitalizing O
the O
whole O
cost O
of O
developing O
our O
work O
force O
, O
just O
as O
our O
corporations O
capitalize O
the O
whole O
cost O
of O
developing O
their O
capital O
plant O
. O

In O
my O
experience O
, O
the O
key O
to O
keeping O
the O
sound O
low O
on O
the O
stage O
is O
to O
have O
a O
drummer O
who O
can O
drum O
with O
light O
sticks O
and O
still O
make O
it O
sound O
good O
. O

But O
, O
you O
capitalized O
your O
T O
and O
that O
's O
GOOD O
, O
But O
, O
you O
tested O
here O
instead O
of O
the O
proper O
test O
group O
and O
that O
's O
BAD O
. O

The O
Big O
Lie O
Technique O
, O
repeating O
the O
same O
falsehoods O
over O
and O
over O
and O
over O
, O
drummed O
those O
lies O
into O
Americans O
' O
heads O
day O
after O
day O
, O
month O
after O
month O
, O
with O
little O
if O
any O
skeptical O
analysis O
by O
the O
corporate O
mainstream O
media O
, O
which O
marched O
mostly O
in O
lockstep O
with O
Bush B-GPE
policy O
and O
thinking O
. O

Is O
it O
just O
Google O
Groups O
, O
or O
is O
there O
now O
an O
SL O
bot O
that O
automatically O
capitalizes O
spam O
thread O
titles O
? O

And O
except O
for O
explicitly O
distinguishing O
the O
large O
Calorie O
from O
the O
small O
one O
, O
it O
sure O
appears O
to O
me O
common O
to O
not O
capitalize O
it O
. O

Autorelease O
pools O
-LRB- O
note O
Cocoa O
does O
not O
capitalize O
the O
R O
in O
the O
class O
name O
-RRB- O
are O
always O
implicitly O
added O
to O
the O
next O
pool O
up O
the O
stack O
when O
created O
, O
and O
removed O
when O
destroyed O
. O

My O
logic O
, O
drummed O
into O
me O
by O
a O
Jesuit B-NORP
professor O
, O
tends O
towards O
the O
Thomistic O
and O
Aristotelean O
. O

But O
as O
industry O
execs O
began O
to O
capitalize O
on O
hip O
- O
hop O
's O
popularity O
, O
its O
renegade O
spirit O
was O
largely O
suppressed O
by O
displays O
of O
conspicuous O
consumption O
and O
gratuitous O
machismo O
. O

Mary O
Steenbergen O
, O
btw O
, O
was O
delightful O
and O
looked O
like O
a O
natural O
in O
the O
vintage O
dresses O
the O
costume O
people O
drummed O
up O
for O
her O
. O

That O
means O
the O
top O
pitchman O
in O
the O
1990s O
, O
identified O
only O
as O
Barry O
Klein O
, O
drummed O
up O
more O
than O
$ O
1.3 O
- O
million O
for O
Scientology O
each O
year O
. O

However O
, O
capitalize O
a O
department O
name O
that O
is O
referred O
to O
as O
an O
entity O
-LRB- O
does O
n't O
have O
the O
word O
department O
or O
unit O
or O
whatever O
after O
it O
-RRB- O
. O

He O
scoffs O
at O
suggestions O
that O
he O
's O
taking O
his O
high O
- O
profile O
stance O
to O
drum O
up O
business O
and O
cash O
in O
on O
the O
publicity O
. O

And O
I O
must O
admit O
that O
it O
took O
me O
a O
long O
time O
to O
overcome O
the O
ideas O
drummed O
into O
me O
when O
I O
was O
in O
school O
that O
under O
a O
democracy O
people O
are O
more O
free O
than O
under O
any O
other O
political O
system O
, O
that O
under O
a O
democracy O
we O
are O
all O
free O
to O
think O
and O
say O
whatever O
we O
want O
, O
and O
that O
we O
have O
a O
greater O
responsibility O
as O
citizens O
of O
a O
democracy O
to O
make O
up O
our O
own O
minds O
about O
things O
independently O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

If O
preliminary O
projections O
hold O
, O
it O
would O
appear O
that O
the O
Socialists B-NORP
were O
unable O
to O
capitalize O
sufficiently O
on O
dissatisfaction O
with O
the O
government O
. O

Understanding O
exactly O
what O
's O
in O
our O
trash O
can O
help O
drum O
up O
better O
ideas O
for O
diverting O
it O
down O
the O
road O
. O

He O
never O
did O
meet O
that O
friend O
of O
a O
friend O
and O
is O
convinced O
it O
was O
a O
marketing O
ploy O
by O
unscrupulous O
auctioneers O
to O
drum O
up O
business O
when O
writing O
boxes O
were O
two O
a O
penny O
. O

I O
would O
capitalize O
a O
department O
if O
the O
proper O
name O
were O
before O
it O
, O
Homestead O
Hospital O
Emergency O
Room O
, O
but O
without O
Homestead O
Hospital O
I O
would O
not O
-- O
he O
was O
taken O
to O
the O
emergency O
room O
. O

wrote O
: O
My O
initial O
contact O
to O
the O
dealer O
was O
email O
, O
and O
I O
specifically O
capitalized O
the O
word O
" O
CAMshaft O
" O
and O
gave O
him O
the O
P0340 O
code O
, O
but O
I O
think O
you O
are O
right O
. O

The O
rulers O
soon O
learn O
to O
capitalize O
the O
reverence O
which O
the O
State O
produces O
in O
the O
majority O
, O
and O
turn O
it O
into O
a O
general O
resistance O
toward O
a O
lessening O
of O
their O
privileges O
. O
" O

I O
'm O
not O
much O
of O
a O
grammarian O
, O
so O
I O
'd O
appreciate O
it O
if O
anyone O
wishes O
to O
step O
in O
here O
and O
give O
me O
some O
help O
, O
but O
from O
what O
I O
've O
seen O
there O
seems O
to O
be O
two O
possibilities O
: O
1 O
-RRB- O
There O
was O
a O
variation O
in O
understanding O
as O
to O
what O
kinds O
of O
nouns O
constituted O
" O
proper O
nouns O
" O
; O
or O
2 O
-RRB- O
Some O
people O
just O
capitalized O
all O
nouns O
, O
despite O
what O
old O
Ben B-PERSON
thought O
about O
it O
. O

To O
capitalize O
upon O
these O
advances O
it O
took O
a O
class O
of O
entrepreneurs O
, O
of O
which O
the O
most O
famous O
is O
Richard O
Arkwright O
. O

It O
drums O
into O
the O
minds O
of O
children O
the O
idea O
that O
everything O
native O
to O
India B-GPE
is O
worthless O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
like O
any O
of O
the O
program O
, O
at O
all O
, O
and O
decided O
it O
was O
just O
ABC B-ORG
being O
greedy O
trying O
to O
capitalize O
on O
Elvis O
' O
death O
anniversary O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
said O
they O
will O
use O
the O
overnight O
session O
to O
capitalize O
on O
growing O
Republican O
unease O
with O
a O
war O
that O
has O
lasted O
longer O
than O
four O
years O
and O
resulted O
in O
the O
deaths O
of O
more O
than O
3,600 O
U.S. B-GPE
troops O
. O

TACTIC O
2 O
: O
Trot O
out O
" O
experts O
" O
drummed O
up O
somewhere O
who O
are O
not O
real O
scientists O
, O
but O
can O
play O
one O
on O
TV O
-LRB- O
and O
in O
books O
, O
magazines O
, O
etc. O
-RRB- O
, O
to O
argue O
against O
reality O
in O
scientific O
- O
sounding O
terms O
. O

The O
Sangh O
and O
its O
offspring O
organizations O
such O
as O
the O
BJP O
have O
successfully O
used O
the O
name O
of O
Rama O
as O
a O
ploy O
to O
garner O
Hindu B-NORP
votes O
and O
drum O
up O
anti-Muslim O
hatred O
. O

If O
it O
went O
the O
other O
way O
and O
homosexuals O
started O
to O
drum O
up O
campaigns O
suppressing O
religious O
freedoms O
, O
things O
might O
start O
to O
make O
sense O
for O
your O
average O
Christian B-NORP
or O
Muslim B-NORP
. O

Given O
the O
reference O
to O
my O
dog O
, O
I O
might O
choose O
to O
capitalize O
Magic O
. O

things O
like O
Biospira O
and O
cycling O
seem O
to O
drum O
up O
posts O
like O
" O
TRASH O
, O
GARBAGE O
, O
you O
are O
fool O
if O
you O
use O
it O
" O
right O
next O
to O
posts O
that O
read O
something O
like O
" O
Sent O
from O
heaven O
, O
you O
are O
a O
fool O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
use O
it O
. O
" O

Is O
that O
because O
the O
doctor O
-LRB- O
or O
medical O
group O
or O
hospital O
or O
whatever O
the O
billing O
entity O
is O
-RRB- O
has O
some O
sort O
of O
agreement O
with O
Medicare B-ORG
not O
to O
drum O
the O
patients O
? O

It O
does O
capitalize O
most O
words O
in O
headlines O
. O

Avoid O
then O
, O
the O
deliberate O
manufacture O
of O
misery O
, O
but O
if O
trouble O
comes O
, O
cheerfully O
capitalize O
it O
as O
an O
opportunity O
to O
demonstrate O
His O
omnipotence O
. O
" O

So O
hopefully O
Vector O
will O
either O
sell O
WordPerfect O
to O
someone O
who O
can O
do O
it O
right O
or O
will O
capitalize O
the O
product O

Only O
363 O
if O
you O
make O
it O
case O
sensitive O
and O
capitalize O
" O
God O
" O
though O
... O

In O
response O
to O
an O
email O
inquiry O
, O
when O
I O
was O
a O
newspaperman O
-LRB- O
no O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
sell O
old O
newspapers O
, O
I O
wrote O
them O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
style O
we O
used O
required O
that O
we O
capitalize O
the O
R O
in O
rabbi O
or O
C O
in O
congregation O
when O
using O
it O
as O
a O
name O
, O
as O
in O
" O
When O
the O
rabbi O
spoke O
, O
he O
told O
the O
congregation O
that O
Rabbi O
Cohen O
would O
be O
leading O
Congregation O
Etz O
Chaim O
next O
week O
. O
" O

Abbas B-PERSON
drums O
up O
support O
for O
US B-GPE
meeting O
. O

Also O
unmentioned O
by O
the O
' O
Fox B-ORG
friends O
' O
was O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
terror O
warnings O
, O
which O
were O
reported O
Monday O
in O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Times I-ORG
, O
were O
from O
May O
of O
this O
year O
-- O
six O
months O
ago O
, O
despite O
the O
urgency O
with O
which O
the O
anchors O
drummed O
up O
the O
terror O
threat O
. O

There O
are O
drummers O
who O
can O
drum O
well O
with O
a O
light O
touch O
-LRB- O
and O
light O
sticks O
-RRB- O
and O
drummers O
who O
ca O
n't O
. O

You O
made O
me O
capitalize O
. O

Ian O
Salsbury O
wrote O
: O
RTD O
did O
nt O
write O
either O
of O
those O
in O
fairness O
. O

With O
a O
slim O
figure O
and O
bright O
smile O
, O
the O
25 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
could O
capitalize O
on O
her O
beauty O
to O
sustain O
her O
popularity O
. O

Those O
who O
practiced O
Jonson O
's O
rule O
in O
a O
very O
strict O
sense O
, O
such O
as O
Jonson O
himself O
, O
would O
only O
capitalize O
nouns O
that O
we O
would O
consider O
to O
be O
" O
proper O
nouns O
. O
" O

Would O
that O
be O
why O
I O
capitalized O
the O
F O
? O
Nahhhhh O
. O

They O
have O
not O
tried O
to O
drum O
Christianity B-NORP
down O
his O
neck O
, O
he O
goes O
to O
church O
with O
the O
school O
once O
a O
term O
, O
and O
he O
has O
told O
me O
that O
he O
can O
handle O
that O
-LRB- O
he O
largely O
daydreams O
-RRB- O
So O
that O
is O
at O
least O
one O
faith O
school O
I O
know O
of O
that O
has O
not O
even O
attempted O
to O
seperate O
kids O
based O
on O
faith O
, O
nor O
any O
other O
thing O
. O

My O
parents O
drummed O
it O
into O
me O
that O
I O
was O
forbidden O
to O
go O
even O
near O
RR O
tracks O
, O
I O
always O
had O
to O
stay O
a O
respectful O
distance O
away O
from O
them O
. O

He O
also O
drummed O
as O
they O
loudly O
sang O
Happy O
Birthday O
in O
English O
and O
Portugese O
! O

2 O
. O
Do O
not O
capitalize O
the O
articles O
-LRB- O
a O
, O
an O
, O
the O
-RRB- O
. O

Is O
this O
the O
same O
reason O
you O
fail O
to O
add O
blanks O
between O
sentences O
, O
and O
fail O
to O
capitalize O
the O
personal O
pronoun O
' O
I O
' O
? O

Now O
that O
I O
own O
it O
, O
I O
plan O
to O
create O
many O
niche O
eBay B-ORG
stores O
and O
capitalize O
on O
this O
coming O
trend O
. O

No O
. O
Instead O
the O
SABC O
became O
part O
of O
the O
entire O
chorus O
that O
drummed O
up O
the O
right O
of O
the O
public O
to O
know O
. O

But O
how O
the O
console O
makers O
capitalize O
on O
that O
decision O
depends O
on O
strategy O
. O

Keep O
in O
mind O
that O
we O
capitalized O
each O
word O
of O
all O
countries O
. O

However O
my O
dad O
drummed O
into O
my O
sister O
and O
me O
that O
we O
must O
always O
wear O
our O
seat O
belts O
if O
we O
sat O
in O
the O
front O
. O

Something O
you O
can O
do O
is O
try O
to O
drum O
enough O
sense O
into O
your O
own O
kids O
so O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
come O
to O
too O
much O
harm O
while O
teaching O
themselves O
to O
become O
adults O
. O

Any O
serious O
monetary O
reformer O
would O
notice O
that O
public O
education O
is O
an O
interest O
- O
free O
loan O
. O

I O
make O
more O
playing O
sober O
than O
drunk O
but O
the O
increase O
is O
not O
worth O
the O
loss O
of O
fun O
. O

My O
mail O
man O
asked O
me O
if O
I O
was O
in O
show O
business O
and O
receiving O
mail O
from O
my O
fans O
Actually O
this O
is O
how O
the O
system O
works O
: O
Out O
of O
every O
block O
of O
250 O
posts O
you O
make O
, O
let O
say O
you O
will O
get O
back O
only O
5 O
responses O
. O

I O
notice O
them O
instinctively O
in O
every O
game O
since O
I O
played O
Doom O
3 O
and O
FEAR O
and O
I O
already O
stated O
that O
they O
are O
secondary O
, O
but O
why O
not O
have O
both O
? O

I O
just O
notice O
a O
rather O
foolish O
provision O
in O
the O
license O
conditions O
... O

I O
notice O
even O
Opera O
has O
only O
just O
started O
supporting O
HSL O
colors O
. O

As O
regards O
Mallory O
I O
recently O
fitted O
a O
Unilite O
to O
my O
Rover O
V O
to O
replace O
the O
high O
mileage O
DLM8 O
Lucas O
having O
been O
assured O
I O
'd O
notice O
a O
vast O
improvement O
. O

You O
will O
also O
if O
you O
take O
the O
trouble O
to O
read O
the O
post O
that O
appears O
to O
have O
offended O
your O
grammatical O
sensibilities O
notice O
that O
' O
obstruse O
' O
was O
correctly O
spelled O
- O
which O
would O
make O
it O
rather O
unlikely O
that O
I O
would O
misspell O
its O
peer O
, O
given O
that O
only O
the O
first O
vowel O
is O
different O
. O

I O
have O
to O
distract O
them O
, O
then O
quickly O
clip O
a O
claw O
before O
they O
notice O
. O

You O
notice O
supplements O
are O
BIG O
pills O
? O

You O
may O
notice O
a O
constant O
dull O
aching O
in O
certain O
muscles O
. O

As O
far O
as O
I O
'm O
concerned O
Dell O
make O
good O
laptops O
, O
but O
I O
agree O
that O
thier O
desktops O
are O
a O
bit O
nasty O
. O

How O
would O
they O
NOT O
notice O
the O
shaved O
patch O
and O
stitches O
from O
having O
the O
female O
spayed O
? O

So O
if O
it O
lasts O
6,000 O
hours O
with O
a O
start O
every O
3 O
hours O
and O
a O
start O
costs O
15 O
minutes O
, O
then O
continuous O
operation O
avoids O
2,000 O
starts O
over O
6,000 O
hours O
and O
would O
add O
500 O
hours O
to O
the O
6,000 O
hour O
figure O
and O
make O
it O
6,500 O
hours O
. O

When O
feeling O
around O
I O
notice O
a O
nut O
is O
still O
in O
place O
on O
the O
top O
of O
this O
connection O
. O

Out O
in O
the O
wild O
, O
animals O
tend O
to O
notice O
your O
presence O
long O
before O
the O
sound O
of O
your O
shutter O
would O
have O
a O
chance O
to O
bother O
them O
. O

A O
farmer O
's O
wife O
whose O
husband O
could O
not O
make O
a O
living O
might O
make O
biting O
comments O
without O
being O
an O
aristocrat O
! O

The O
biggest O
difference O
I O
notice O
is O
the O
pep O
in O
the O
engine O
, O
already O
it O
feels O
much O
more O
responsive O
, O
especially O
when O
it O
s O
cold O
. O

People O
with O
good O
vision O
do O
n't O
realize O
that O
the O
little O
details O
they O
notice O
as O
being O
out O
of O
whack O
just O
blow O
by O
those O
of O
us O
whose O
vision O
is O
not O
that O
great O
. O

Jerry O
, O
another O
idea O
would O
be O
to O
sew O
one O
row O
of O
blocks O
to O
the O
vertical O
sashing O
and O
then O
, O
using O
a O
ruler O
, O
make O
a O
removable O
mark O
completely O
across O
the O
vertical O
sashing O
where O
each O
block O
joins O
some O
of O
the O
horizontal O
sashing O
. O

It O
comes O
in O
silver O
and O
black O
casing O
and O
large O
keys O
make O
navigation O
easy O
. O

The O
British B-NORP
government O
now O
have O
a O
clear O
moral O
duty O
to O
intervene O
on O
behalf O
of O
Jamil O
Sarah O
Teather O
, O
MP O
The O
group O
also O
urged O
the O
UK B-GPE
government O
to O
make O
" O
strong O
representations O
" O
for O
the O
return O
of O
at O
least O
seven O
other O
UK B-GPE
residents O
still O
held O
at O
the O
camp O
. O

As O
we O
learn O
to O
better O
examine O
our O
cultural O
conditioning O
systems O
we O
may O
notice O
proposals O
for O
improvement O
. O

I O
sometimes O
notice O
temperature O
on O
TV O
weather O
channel O
of O
cities O
around O
the O
world O
or O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
and O
SF B-GPE
usually O
seems O
to O
be O
around O
mid O
70's O
in O
summer O
. O

Crap O
like O
bones O
and O
feather O
and O
beak O
ought O
n't O
to O
make O
your O
dog O
sick O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
provide O
much O
in O
the O
way O
of O
nutrition O
, O
either O
. O

i O
think O
if O
Honda B-ORG
were O
to O
make O
the O
gearing O
taller O
the O
car O
magazines O
would O
notice O
it O
and O
prospective O
si O
drives O
would O
have O
the O
sense O
to O
leave O
in O
droves O
. O

And O
indeed O
it O
does O
not O
, O
since O
a O
scientific O
theory O
must O
make O
positive O
predictions O
which O
can O
then O
be O
tested O
to O
provide O
confirmation O
or O
falsification O
. O

Paradoxically O
, O
CS2 O
runs O
on O
win O
2000 O
, O
so O
I O
have O
no O
idea O
why O
Adobe O
should O
make O
Elements O
unable O
to O
run O
on O
2000 O
. O

Here O
's O
a O
spirited O
treatment O
which O
is O
both O
funny O
and O
pointed O
, O
injecting O
humor O
and O
critical O
observation O
to O
make O
for O
an O
engrossing O
and O
lively O
survey O
perfect O
for O
high O
school O
to O
college O
- O
level O
holdings O
seeking O
student O
interest O
in O
French B-NORP
history O
. O

Anyone O
notice O
some O
problem O
with O
the O
flow O
of O
time O
here O
. O

Some O
people O
wonder O
if O
these O
positive O
benefits O
make O
helping O
others O
an O
ultimately O
selfish O
act O
. O

These O
countdown O
clocks O
make O
no O
provision O
for O
the O
Cheney B-PERSON
doctrine O
, O
which O
calls O
for O
a O
new O
super O
911 O
with O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
in O
the O
US B-GPE
, O
to O
be O
used O
as O
the O
pretext O
for O
a O
nuclear O
attack O
on O
Iran B-GPE
and O
for O
martial O
law O
at O
home O
. O

Even O
the O
stupidest O
monkey O
should O
notice O
that O
is O
happening O
. O

A O
" O
Sou'wester O
" O
hat O
or O
" O
Deerslayer O
" O
cap O
look O
like O
they O
'd O
make O
versatile O
headgear O
for O
cycling O
. O

However O
, O
I O
did O
start O
to O
notice O
small O
oil O
areas O
in O
my O
garage O
. O

For O
some O
odd O
reason O
kosher O
salt O
does O
not O
make O
me O
retain O
fluid O
, O
but O
regular O
iodized O
salt O
definitely O
does O
. O

I O
almost O
always O
notice O
the O
brick O
chimney O
which O
was O
saved O
, O
when O
I O
go O
past O
the O
site O
of O
a O
house O
fire O
. O

:: O
Martha B-PERSON
I O
notice O
that O
no O
- O
one O
suggested O
using O
a O
' O
jeans O
' O
needle O
. O

But O
notice O
the O
vertical O
bars O
at O
the O
right O
side O
of O
the O
graph O
, O
which O
show O
the O
" O
90 O
percent O
confidence O
interval O
" O
--- O
the O
chances O
that O
the O
graph O
line O
is O
actually O
where O
it O
is O
shown O
to O
be O
. O

They O
make O
pleasant O
companions O
and O
witty O
conversationalists O
. O

So O
we O
are O
at O
6 O
and O
I O
'll O
be O
going O
today O
which O
will O
make O
7 O
she O
understandably O
wants O
to O
stay O
home O
with O
her O
son O
while O
he O
's O
home O
on O
a O
short O
leave O
. O

Transponders O
absolutely O
work O
-- O
with O
no O
effort O
from O
me O
except O
turning O
on O
my O
transponder O
I O
often O
notice O
traffic O
vectored O
around O
my O
glider O
when O
flying O
near O
Reno B-GPE
I O
hear O
Reno B-GPE
arivals O
departures O
telling O
traffic O
I O
'm O
there O
. O

I O
did O
notice O
my O
end O
link O
bushing O
are O
worn O
. O

I O
guess O
with O
so O
few O
regular O
posters O
you O
really O
notice O
when O
people O
disappear O
or O
post O
less O
. O

" O
The O
Kyoto B-GPE
agreement O
to O
limit O
carbon O
emissions O
will O
make O
little O
difference O
and O
is O
likely O
to O
fail O
The O
science O
of O
climate O
change O
leaves O
" O
considerable O
uncertainty O
" O
about O
the O
future O
There O
are O
concerns O
about O
the O
objectivity O
of O
the O
international O
scientists O
that O
has O
led O
research O
into O
climate O
change O
" O
. O

First O
, O
notice O
that O
pain O
varies O
a O
great O
deal O
between O
individuals O
. O

. O
On O
Saturday O
, O
the O
largest O
demonstration O
in O
the O
history O
of O
California B-GPE
occured O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
, O
the O
immigrant O
rights O
demonstration O
estimated O
by O
police O
who O
anyone O
who O
has O
been O
to O
any O
demonstration O
knows O
make O
the O
smallest O
possible O
estiamtes O
at O
a O
half O
- O
million O
and O
the O
march O
organizers O
as O
one O
million O
. O

Indeed O
, O
Emmerich O
is O
notorious O
for O
movies O
that O
make O
educated O
people O
bang O
their O
heads O
against O
the O
wall O
. O

Here O
's O
a O
link O
to O
a O
post O
I O
wrote O
that O
shows O
that O
Looney O
went O
a O
step O
further O
to O
redact O
and O
rewrite O
Oxford O
's O
primary O
documents O
to O
make O
them O
look O
Shakespearean O
. O

You O
probably O
are O
too O
self O
- O
absorbed O
to O
notice O
that O
my O
original O
comment O
was O
meant O
to O
be O
humorous O
. O

Fed O
funding O
hopefully O
would O
bring O
the O
research O
out O
into O
the O
light O
and O
establish O
controls O
regulations O
and O
make O
the O
miracle O
accessible O
for O
you O
and O
me O
. O

They O
do O
make O
labeling O
errors O
on O
occasion O
, O
but O
why O
assume O
that O
pigment O
ink O
was O
exchanged O
for O
dye O
in O
this O
case O
? O

Walking O
around O
the O
airport O
I O
only O
notice O
one O
other O
plane O
with O
wing O
covers O
. O

Now O
that O
's O
insanity O
, O
just O
make O
sure O
ya O
bring O
the O
kiddies O
with O
ya O
. O

Did O
you O
notice O
how O
Linus O
says O
" O
Torvalds O
" O
? O

I O
ca O
n't O
tell O
you O
how O
much O
difference O
they O
make O
in O
eye O
strain O
. O

I O
've O
notice O
my O
appetite O
has O
been O
increasing O
. O

Never O
make O
statements O
like O
" O
I O
like O
that O
my O
last O
company O
gave O
me O
a O
lot O
of O
vacation O
days O
, O
" O
or O
something O
similar O
. O

notice O
the O
white O
smoke O
, O
the O
unburned O
fuel O
coming O
out O
of O
the O
tail O
, O
and O
the O
rough O
sound O
on O
idle O
. O

nobody O
will O
ever O
notice O
... O

" O
The O
choices O
humans O
make O
about O
future O
land O
use O
could O
have O
a O
significant O
impact O
on O
regional O
and O
seasonal O
climates O
, O
" O
says O
Feddema O
. O

Sometimes O
transcribed O
conversations O
can O
make O
a O
speaker O
appear O
less O
lucid O
than O
they O
had O
in O
reality O
. O

Make O
your O
money O
work O
- O
Most O
people O
work O
for O
money O
but O
people O
with O
millionaire O
mindset O
make O
money O
work O
for O
them O
. O

I O
also O
make O
quality O
spring O
steel O
probes O
for O
the O
relic O
and O
bottle O
hunters O
out O
there O
. O

Make O
it O
easier O
to O
scroll O
, O
make O
it O
accessible O
... O
. O

Depending O
on O
the O
load O
on O
your O
network O
at O
your O
current O
usage O
level O
, O
you O
could O
either O
bring O
the O
system O
to O
its O
knees O
or O
hardly O
notice O
the O
additional O
load O
. O

You O
notice O
every O
nuance O
in O
the O
inflection O
of O
his O
voice O
and O
the O
way O
he O
moves O
. O

Does O
anyone O
make O
a O
30 O
cal O
sabot O
for O
the O
50 O
cal O
muzzleloader O
? O

169 O
initiatives O
would O
make O
a O
significant O
contribution O
to O
the O
realisation O
of O
the O
European O
Research O
Area O
. O

I O
always O
notice O
because O
it O
irritates O
the O
hell O
out O
of O
me O
, O
and O
I O
get O
irritated O
as O
hell O
a O
great O
deal O
by O
all O
the O
people O
that O
do O
n't O
. O

Cheney B-PERSON
and O
' O
a O
praetorian O
guard O
that O
encircled O
the O
president O
' O
help O
Bush B-GPE
make O
decisions O
off O
- O
line O
, O
blocking O
contrary O
views O
. O

I O
think O
I O
am O
finally O
reaching O
weights O
where O
people O
notice O
. O

Founded O
in O
1999 O
by O
a O
group O
of O
experienced O
IT O
professionals O
with O
a O
goal O
to O
make O
IP O
based O
video O
accessible O
to O
all O
. O

Disco O
make O
a O
very O
valid O
point O
! O

It O
's O
really O
something O
when O
you O
notice O
every O
water O
bore O
well O
in O
the O
outback O
is O
on O
the O
chart O
. O

You O
might O
notice O
in O
those O
specs O
I O
quoted O
, O
that O
there O
is O
provision O
for O
two O
wires O
to O
be O
connected O
to O
one O
of O
the O
3.3V O
pins O
on O
the O
PSU O
. O

You O
'll O
also O
notice O
your O
same O
derogatory O
comment O
regarding O
my O
" O
lumping O
" O
together O
C O
and O
C O
with O
scripting O
languages O
completely O
disregards O
the O
intentional O
way O
I O
clarified O
this O
by O
saying O
" O
programming O
application O
development O
scripting O
" O
. O

You O
mean O
how O
can O
environmentalists O
make O
a O
quid O
out O
of O
Plate O
Tectonics O
? O

Young O
men O
, O
people O
with O
drug O
or O
alcohol O
addictions O
and O
elderly O
citizens O
suffering O
from O
dementia O
make O
up O
other O
significant O
subgroups O
of O
missing O
adults O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
the O
inclined O
saddle O
might O
make O
for O
a O
guitar O
chair O
designed O
to O
test O
the O
mettle O
of O
only O
the O
most O
dedicated O
of O
male O
performers O
. O

cuz O
it O
would O
totally O
suck O
if O
we O
died O
and O
didnt O
have O
to O
go O
thru O
this O
... O

I O
sure O
like O
how O
Google B-ORG
did O
their O
IPO O
, O
auction O
style O
, O
cutting O
out O
the O
middle O
men O
who O
suck O
off O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
during O
offerings O
. O

Weird O
like O
prison O
love O
or O
weird O
like O
you O
spelled O
video O
? O

i O
can O
spell O
. O

F. O
Flowers O
are O
bad O
in O
hospital O
rooms O
because O
they O
suck O
oxygen O
out O
of O
air O
. O

Blogger O
sucks O
the O
big O
one O
since O
Google B-ORG
took O
it O
over O
, O
and O
you O
ca O
n't O
even O
solve O
a O
simple O
problem O
such O
as O
blog O
searches O
not O
working O
if O
the O
user O
, O
like O
myself O
, O
has O
the O
temerity O
to O
put O
his O
blogs O
in O
subdirectories O
of O
a O
server O
, O
rather O
than O
all O
in O
the O
root O
. O

Like O
, O
say O
, O
' O
Those O
who O
believe O
in O
poltergeists O
, O
believe O
that O
Cubism O
sucks O
, O
in O
fact O
they O
reject O
all O
post-modern O
art O
' O
? O

-LRB- O
Newsprint O
really O
sucks O
. O

Is O
there O
any O
better O
way O
to O
spell O
conflict O
of O
interest O
than O
a O
father O
and O
son O
" O
medical O
- O
legal O
" O
team O
publishing O
studies O
that O
support O
their O
own O
work O
and O
then O
using O
those O
studies O
and O
" O
evidence O
" O
in O
a O
court O
of O
law O
? O

I O
've O
seen O
it O
spelled O
both O
ways O
. O

They O
both O
suck O
in O
our O
cars O
. O

Check O
to O
see O
if O
they O
've O
stuck O
you O
in O
the O
new O
search O
, O
which O
seriously O
sucks O
. O

But O
in O
the O
primary O
, O
an O
impression O
that O
Obama O
wants O
to O
invade O
Pakistan B-GPE
could O
spell O
disaster O
. O

Surely O
that O
is O
all O
just O
a O
yaboo O
sucks O
argument O
from O
those O
who O
oppose O
the O
nuclear O
deterrent O
at O
all O
costs O
? O

The O
Ogburns O
used O
a O
particular O
style O
of O
rhetoric O
in O
' O
Star B-ORG
of O
England B-GPE
' O
that O
is O
calculated O
to O
suck O
your O
brains O
out O
. O

John B-ORG
Deere I-ORG
tractors O
spell O
freedom O
and O
wickedness O
to O
me O
, O
because O
when O
I O
was O
a O
kid O
and O
forbidden O
to O
start O
any O
tractors O
, O
we O
could O
start O
it O
WITHOUT O
A O
KEY O
just O
by O
turning O
the O
flywheel O
. O

Bottom O
line O
: O
Though O
the O
shift O
could O
lead O
to O
a O
drop O
- O
off O
in O
global O
worms O
, O
it O
still O
spells O
trouble O
. O

Instead O
, O
seven O
GOP B-NORP
senators O
gladly O
endorsed O
a O
terrible O
deal O
that O
spells O
certain O
defeat O
for O
a O
number O
of O
President O
Bush O
's O
judicial O
nominees O
and O
the O
rest O
of O
his O
agenda O
. O

The O
entire O
country O
of O
Canada B-GPE
ca O
n't O
spell O
? O

And O
as O
my O
momma O
used O
to O
say O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
spell O
" O
US B-GPE
of O
A B-ORG
" O
without O
US B-GPE
! O

One O
that O
will O
suck O
for O
human O
inhabitation O
, O
that O
's O
for O
sure O
. O

Further O
the O
constitution O
is O
a O
limit O
on O
government O
power O
which O
spells O
out O
what O
the O
government O
is O
empowered O
to O
do O
. O

Assuming O
she O
is O
nursing O
well O
now O
, O
and O
you O
are O
not O
in O
pain O
when O
she O
sucks O
; O
all O
you O
do O
is O
move O
your O
hand O
back O
towards O
your O
chest O
-LRB- O
not O
towards O
her O
mouth O
-RRB- O
. O

But O
please O
learn O
to O
spell O
people O
's O
names O
before O
you O
try O
to O
take O
me O
on O
, O
okay O
? O

For O
really O
stubborn O
styrene O
you O
can O
soak O
the O
file O
in O
lacquer O
thinner O
or O
acetone O
overnight O
. O

Being O
a O
true O
Cajun B-NORP
, O
we O
love O
to O
suck O
out O
the O
remaining O
mixture O
and O
flavor O
from O
the O
outside O
of O
the O
shell O
. O

I O
always O
wonder O
-- O
is O
n't O
the O
lemonade O
going O
to O
suck O
if O
life O
does O
n't O
give O
you O
any O

Typing O
must O
suck O
and O
I O
bet O
it O
's O
gon O
na O
impact O
your O
gripwork O
in O
Judo O
for O
some O
time O
. O

The O
law O
of O
the O
bible O
clearly O
spells O
out O
that O
the O
wages O
of O
sin O
is O
death O
. O

Just O
wanted O
you O
to O
know O
my O
little O
boy O
used O
the O
none O
leaking O
cups O
, O
which O
he O
took O
to O
very O
well O
as O
they O
still O
like O
to O
suck O
at O
9 O
months O
rather O
than O
sip O
! O

He O
spells O
out O
how O
Americans O
-LRB- O
and O
Iraqis B-NORP
and O
Afghanis O
-RRB- O
have O
been O
screwed O
by O
911 O
. O

This O
group O
sucked O
in O
1996 O
. O

Desires O
spell O
disaster O
, O
fulfilled O
or O
frustrated O
. O

But O
the O
speech O
does O
not O
spell O
out O
which O
provincially O
set O
standards O
it O
's O
referring O
to O
, O
nor O
whether O
they O
will O
specifically O
prohibit O
discrimination O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
sexual O
orientation O
and O
gender O
identity O
. O

This O
group O
sucks O
and O
is O
very O
selfish O
in O
their O
ways O
only O
due O
to O
the O
fact O
they O
have O
no O
other O
life O
than O
the O
internets O
companionship O
. O

-LRB- O
It O
's O
all O
spelled O
out O
in O
Honda B-ORG
's O
service O
ops O
manual O
or O
HSB O
82 O
- O
003 O
. O
-RRB- O

Also O
, O
Sandra O
Anracht O
-LRB- O
I O
think O
that O
's O
how O
you O
spell O
her O
name O
has O
some O
information O
about O
Chinese B-NORP
textiles O
. O

After O
Mayer O
Rothschild O
died O
on O
September O
19 O
, O
1812 O
, O
his O
will O
spelled O
out O
specific O
guidelines O
that O
were O
to O
be O
maintained O
by O
his O
descendants O
: O
1 O
-RRB- O
All O
important O
posts O
were O
to O
be O
held O
by O
only O
family O
members O
, O
and O
only O
male O
members O
were O
to O
be O
involved O
on O
the O
business O
end O
. O

Theft O
- O
proof O
phones O
spell O
disaster O
for O
the O
huge O
criminal O
industry O
that O
has O
profited O
from O
mobile O
theft O
for O
too O
long O
. O

Bill O
Wright O
wrote O
: O
I O
'd O
call O
you O
Zoe O
but O
I O
ca O
n't O
spell O
umlaut O
. O

It O
sucked O
as O
a O
day O
fighter O
, O
but O
was O
useful O
as O
a O
night O
fighter O
. O

It O
can O
start O
by O
having O
Alessandro O
spell O
his O
last O
name O
right O
. O

Even O
so O
, O
you O
'll O
sometimes O
get O
an O
aide O
on O
the O
phone O
who O
does O
n't O
know O
anything O
about O
the O
issue O
so O
you O
may O
have O
to O
spell O
names O
for O
them O
and O
repeat O
the O
message O
so O
they O
get O
it O
down O
clearly O
-RRB- O
. O

In O
a O
stunning O
, O
but O
not O
- O
too O
- O
surprising O
, O
display O
by O
a O
' O
Judy B-PERSON
' O
supporter O
, O
we O
see O
a O
two O
word O
post O
with O
100 O
% O
of O
the O
words O
incorrectly O
spelled O
. O

Many O
supplements O
are O
trend O
- O
driven O
, O
so O
if O
300m O
westerners O
suddenly O
decide O
an O
Amazonian O
plant O
is O
the O
ticket O
to O
shiny O
hair O
, O
it O
could O
spell O
ecological O
disaster O
. O

In O
short O
, O
IE6 O
requires O
widths O
for O
the O
list O
items O
-LRB- O
which O
sucks O
. O
-RRB- O

For O
some O
-LRB- O
you O
-RRB- O
, O
it O
's O
perfectly O
okay O
to O
suck O
at O
it O
! O

Can O
you O
spell O
Antonov O
by O
any O
chance O
? O

There O
's O
nothing O
in O
Bolling O
's O
biography O
that O
he O
has O
any O
marketable O
skills O
or O
trade O
to O
make O
money O
any O
other O
way O
than O
to O
be O
a O
career O
office O
- O
seeker O
who O
capitalizes O
on O
his O
position O
to O
suck O
money O
out O
of O
the O
economy O
. O

As O
far O
as O
it O
goes O
, O
the O
title O
of O
Mr. O
Craig O
's O
article O
spells O
the O
surname O
Botetourt O
without O
an O
" O
e O
. O
" O

A O
partnership O
, O
OTOH O
exists O
any O
time O
2 O
or O
more O
persons O
get O
together O
for O
a O
business O
venture O
, O
whether O
or O
not O
they O
spell O
out O
their O
rights O
and O
duties O
vs. O
each O
other O
in O
writing O
, O
and O
whether O
or O
not O
it O
is O
intended O
to O
be O
a O
permanent O
bond O
-LRB- O
like O
a O
marriage O
-RRB- O
or O
a O
one O
- O
time O
joint O
venture O
for O
a O
particular O
project O
. O

and O
i O
am O
not O
aware O
of O
any O
other O
options O
' O
at O
this O
time O
' O
except O
to O
suck O
it O
up O
and O
get O
ready O
in O
week O
3 O
to O
start O
looking O
at O
college O
talent O
. O

It O
must O
suck O
to O
be O
unable O
to O
turn O
away O
when O
you O
're O
starting O
to O
look O
stupid O
. O

The O
quality O
will O
suck O
, O
but O
some O
people O
do O
it O
. O

Oh O
, O
man O
, O
this O
sucks O
for O
Riley O
. O

wrote O
: O
That O
does O
suck O
, O
but O
in O
the O
case O
of O
the O
chainstays O
, O
I O
wonder O
if O
it O
'd O
actually O
ever O
be O
an O
issue O
in O
practice O
. O

-LRB- O
or O
480i O
, O
I O
think O
-RRB- O
Is O
there O
any O
way O
around O
this O
or O
do O
I O
have O
to O
suck O
it O
up O
and O
live O
with O
the O
delay O
? O

wrote O
: O
At O
least O
the O
Wollkook O
managed O
to O
spell O
his O
last O
name O
right O
. O

I O
need O
to O
look O
into O
the O
headers O
that O
are O
being O
generated O
at O
some O
point O
, O
I O
may O
have O
to O
try O
and O
spell O
out O
that O
it O
's O
giving O
utf8 O
. O

Those O
kind O
of O
loans O
will O
spell O
trouble O
later O
this O
year O
when O
some O
borrowers O
face O
skyrocketing O
payments O
, O
said O
Bob O
Walter O
, O
chief O
economist O
of O
Michigan B-GPE
- O
based O
Quicken O
Loans O
. O

Put O
a O
tablespoon O
of O
bleach O
in O
a O
glass O
of O
water O
and O
soak O
your O
NTI O
in O
it O
. O

The O
record O
is O
placed O
on O
a O
special O
machine O
-LRB- O
like O
a O
big O
turntable O
-RRB- O
a O
special O
arm O
tracks O
the O
record O
whilst O
it O
injects O
a O
cleaning O
liquid O
-LRB- O
fluid O
-RRB- O
into O
the O
groove O
, O
agitates O
the O
dirt O
within O
the O
groove O
and O
then O
sucks O
all O
the O
crap O
out O
with O
a O
power O
vacuum O
, O
each O
groove O
is O
clean O
as O
the O
arm O
continues O
to O
track O
. O

Then O
, O
you O
click O
on O
the O
highlighted O
text O
and O
it O
'll O
give O
you O
correctly O
spelled O
options O
to O
choose O
from O
. O

Will O
you O
be O
able O
to O
spell O
then O
? O

Miraculously O
, O
it O
actually O
slides O
in O
perfectly O
, O
sucks O
it O
up O
and O
I O
never O
see O
it O
again O
. O

Your O
use O
of O
the O
English B-LANGUAGE
language O
and O
your O
ability O
to O
spell O
and O
construct O
a O
sentence O
is O
of O
2nd O
grade O
level O
. O

Dear O
Info O
, O
Sorry O
life O
sucks O
for O
you O
right O
now O
. O

if O
you O
are O
not O
sure O
what O
you O
can O
and O
ca O
n't O
send O
, O
our O
site O
spells O
out O
the O
legal O
dos O
and O
don'ts O
and O
gives O
you O
the O
chance O
to O
put O
your O
views O
to O
us O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
the O
lack O
of O
awareness O
spells O
disaster O
. O

You O
of O
course O
know O
that O
to O
be O
true O
, O
but O
you O
are O
pretending O
not O
to O
know O
it O
because O
knowing O
it O
would O
spell O
the O
end O
of O
your O
ideology O
, O
which O
is O
much O
more O
important O
to O
you O
than O
truth O
. O

i O
'm O
the O
only O
one O
that O
's O
21 O
in O
my O
hall O
, O
it O
sucks O
. O

Here O
's O
program O
you O
can O
run O
-LRB- O
once O
or O
twice O
, O
do O
n't O
suck O
my O
server O
dry O
-RRB- O
that O
will O
generate O
a O
xml O
file O
with O
polygon O
data O
by O
zip O
code O
-LRB- O
ZCTA O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
used O
to O
be O
that O
the O
Sawx O
sucked O
and O
the O
Pats O
sucked O
and O
it O
was O
the O
Celtics O
that O
brought O
home O
the O
brass O
, O
stolen O
out O
of O
the O
hands O
of O
the O
likes O
of O
the O
Lakers O
. O

I O
guess O
it O
would O
particularly O
suck O
to O
have O
a O
doctor O
who O
ignores O
you O
while O
you O
die O
. O
' O

The O
DJ O
-LRB- O
today O
GLR O
told O
me O
it O
was O
David O
Hepworth O
-RRB- O
had O
a O
" O
rock O
star O
spelling O
competition O
" O
-LRB- O
how O
do O
you O
spell O
Shakespear O
's O
Sister O
? O
-RRB- O
, O
no O
trouble O
there O
. O

Guest O
: O
you O
suck O
BlogWarBot O
: O
You O
're O
projecting O
. O

4 O
. O
Suck O
up O
to O
the O
big O
bloggers O
. O

God O
, O
but O
it O
must O
suck O
to O
be O
you O
. O

Kids O
learn O
to O
read O
and O
write O
and O
spell O
at O
various O
ages O
. O

You O
can O
go O
back O
and O
google O
him O
but O
I O
forget O
exactly O
how O
he O
spelled O
it O
. O

How O
could O
I O
! O
His O
eyes O
fluttered O
and O
he O
came O
back O
to O
himself O
. O

However O
, O
you O
do O
need O
to O
have O
elected O
to O
forgo O
the O
carryback O
. O

If O
you O
repeatedly O
flex O
a O
soldered O
joint O
it O
will O
always O
break O
just O
after O
the O
solder O
. O

Mal O
's O
eyes O
flickered O
for O
a O
moment O
. O

If O
you O
're O
watching O
the O
bottom O
line O
, O
forgo O
the O
subwoofer O
. O

He O
ca O
n't O
get O
through O
a O
sentence O
without O
at O
least O
two-three O
uhs O
, O
his O
eye O
lids O
flutter O
up O
and O
down O
in O
what O
my O
daughter O
, O
Carly O
, O
calls O
the O
liar O
's O
blink O
and O
just O
because O
it O
is O
painful O
that O
a O
human O
like O
that O
is O
ostensibly O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
free O
world O
. O

You O
stop O
the O
symbol O
burning O
and O
the O
effigy O
burning O
, O
and O
you O
look O
them O
in O
the O
eye O
and O
flex O
your O
muscles O
and O
you O
say O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
This O
is O
a O
warning O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
I O
'd O
flicker O
at O
hearing O
& O
quot O
; O
a O
piece O
of O
falsehood O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

This O
shows O
that O
it O
is O
not O
just O
down O
to O
the O
width O
and O
set O
up O
of O
the O
saddle O
- O
they O
do O
need O
-LRB- O
for O
many O
people O
-RRB- O
to O
flex O
at O
the O
' O
wings O
' O
in O
order O
to O
accommodate O
the O
pedalling O
action O
without O
excess O
contact O
, O
chafing O
or O
pressure O
to O
the O
undercarriage O
of O
the O
rider O
. O

With O
onlays O
and O
large O
inlays O
-LRB- O
even O
to O
the O
point O
of O
being O
80 O
% O
the O
width O
of O
the O
tooth O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
tooth O
retains O
much O
of O
its O
ability O
to O
flex O
along O
its O
entire O
length O
, O
and O
abfraction O
is O
not O
focused O
on O
a O
2 O
mm O
band O
at O
the O
CEJ O
. O

The O
second O
thing O
you O
can O
do O
is O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
the O
surface O
to O
which O
the O
speakers O
are O
mounted O
is O
very O
rigid O
-- O
it O
should O
not O
flex O
, O
vibrate O
, O
bend O
or O
move O
in O
the O
slightest O
. O

Sometimes O
it O
will O
flicker O
back O
into O
life O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
seconds O
, O
sometimes O
it O
will O
work O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
journey O
. O

His O
eyes O
fluttered O
, O
and O
he O
sank O
back O
into O
darkness O
. O

You O
can O
flex O
the O
board O
bad O
enough O
to O
kill O
it O
. O

A O
few O
minutes O
later O
his O
eyes O
fluttered O
open O
and O
he O
said O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
You O
're O
cute. O
& O
quot O
; O

His O
eyes O
flickered O
down O
to O
Handor O
's O
blade O
. O

I O
noticed O
the O
ones O
that O
do O
n't O
look O
good O
are O
the O
ones O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
white O
as O
they O
flicker O
too O
much. O
. O

You O
may O
also O
want O
to O
slot O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
block O
so O
it O
will O
flex O
a O
little O
easier O
. O

As O
she O
spoke O
to O
us O
, O
the O
Grandmother O
of O
the O
family O
fluttered O
a O
piece O
of O
paper O
between O
her O
fingers O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
really O
know O
of O
any O
paint O
that O
will O
flex O
enough O
to O
hold O
up O
to O
the O
flip-flops O
being O
worn O
without O
cracking O
. O

They O
said O
it O
was O
fine O
, O
holding O
pressure O
well O
, O
and O
that O
the O
head O
gasket O
was O
OK O
, O
since O
the O
pressure O
did O
n't O
flutter O
while O
it O
was O
running O
. O

They O
seem O
to O
be O
only O
in O
the O
top O
layer O
of O
the O
glass O
and O
it O
appears O
to O
still O
be O
strong O
enough O
not O
to O
flex O
and O
run O
more O
. O

They O
are O
intermitant O
, O
at O
times O
they O
do O
not O
turn O
off O
, O
other O
times O
, O
they O
flicker O
. O

When O
you O
move O
the O
mouse O
over O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
Fotos O
suchen O
& O
quot O
; O
box O
it O
flickers O
every O
time O
when O
the O
mousepointer O
crosses O
a O
row O
of O
the O
underlining O
table O
. O

At O
that O
moment O
, O
Srimati O
Radharani O
's O
eyes O
fluttered O
and O
opened O
wide O
and O
blossomed O
like O
lotuses O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
They O
do O
n't O
flutter O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
she O
says O
. O

The O
lights O
flickered O
, O
went O
out O
for O
a O
second O
before O
coming O
back O
on O
. O

Modern O
CFLs O
, O
with O
their O
electronic O
ballasts O
, O
do O
not O
flicker O
. O

Employers O
gave O
me O
high O
ratings O
, O
but O
I O
rarely O
, O
if O
ever O
, O
fluxed O
more O
than O
.25 O
above O
minimum O
wage O
. O

I O
want O
to O
forgo O
the O
niceties O
of O
the O
hot O
towel O
and O
go O
straight O
for O
the O
jugular O
on O
this O
one O
. O

Iran O
is O
one O
of O
Russia O
's O
major O
trading O
partners O
, O
and O
another O
U.S. O
aggressive O
move O
into O
the O
Middle O
East O
would O
make O
Russia O
flex O
its O
nuclear O
muscles O
and O
set O
off O
a O
new O
arms O
race O
. O

If O
they O
do O
n't O
flicker O
, O
well O
, O
that O
's O
about O
as O
technical O
as O
I O
can O
get O
. O

Sure O
flexes O
a O
lot O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
internet O
& O
quot O
; O
muscle O
. O

When O
it O
flickers O
what O
is O
the O
rpm O
? O

When O
you O
flick O
the O
switch O
, O
it O
flickers O
for O
a O
few O
seconds O
and O
eventually O
lights O
up O
. O

Remember O
, O
LCDs O
do O
not O
flicker O
at O
all O
. O

There O
is O
already O
someone O
who O
has O
made O
a O
cybernetic O
tail O
, O
but O
it O
is O
purely O
external O
-LRB- O
not O
anchored O
to O
the O
spine O
-RRB- O
, O
so O
it O
tends O
to O
wobble O
about O
when O
it O
flexes O
. O

The O
dimmer O
causes O
this O
bulb O
to O
flicker O
annoyingly O
, O
and O
so O
I O
never O
use O
the O
dimmer O
there O
. O

The O
BSP O
leader O
flexes O
her O
political O
muscle O
. O

Unfortunately O
theese O
are O
not O
very O
stabl O
ein O
light O
putputs O
-LRB- O
flicker O
a O
bit O
-RRB- O
as O
the O
electronical O
supply O
systems O
are O
really O
hard O
to O
get O
to O
buy O
. O

But O
the O
cable O
goes O
from O
the O
lever O
, O
under O
the O
bottom O
bracket O
, O
to O
the O
mech O
, O
and O
as O
the O
frame O
flexes O
the O
points O
where O
the O
cable O
is O
held O
relative O
to O
the O
frame O
move O
with O
respect O
to O
one O
another O
. O

I O
'm O
thinking O
about O
house O
hold O
fluorescents O
and O
when O
they O
flicker O
, O
sometimes O
it O
's O
the O
bulb O
, O
sometimes O
it O
's O
the O
ballast O
. O

The O
reason O
that O
I O
ask O
is O
that O
today O
it O
flickered O
for O
a O
few O
seconds O
and O
a O
few O
minutes O
later O
flickered O
again O
. O

This O
handkerchief O
of O
Countess O
Ducayla O
, O
fastened O
to O
the O
cane O
of O
a O
Montmorency O
, O
was O
the O
first O
royalist O
banner O
that O
fluttered O
over O

That O
is O
to O
say O
that O
a O
surface O
is O
more O
likely O
to O
flutter O
if O
it O
's O
loaded O
up O
with O
G O
than O
it O
is O
if O
not O
. O

it O
flickers O
on O
both O
ie7 O
and O
ff O
. O

The O
steel O
rod O
still O
flexes O
like O
new O
and O
the O
handles O
and O
everything O
else O
is O
in O
great O
shape O
. O

She O
died O
on O
the O
spot O
, O
and O
the O
customs O
documents O
she O
'd O
held O
in O
her O
arms O
fluttered O
down O
the O
street O
. O

I O
mean O
Crysis O
looks O
good O
-LRB- O
except O
for O
the O
LOD O
causing O
graphics O
to O
flicker O
in O
the O
distance O
-RRB- O
but O
the O
gameplay O
and O
tension O
just O
isnt O
there O
. O

If O
there O
is O
not O
enough O
mass O
left O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the O
sailplane O
the O
chute O
is O
attached O
to O
, O
possibley O
due O
to O
flutter O
or O
a O
collision O
, O
the O
chute O
will O
not O
open O
. O

The O
screen O
backlight O
is O
n't O
working O
on O
the O
left O
hand O
side O
, O
and O
it O
flickers O
nastily O
at O
random O
intervals O
. O

This O
handkerchief O
of O
Countess O
Ducayla O
, O
fastened O
to O
the O
cane O
of O
a O
Montmorency O
, O
was O
the O
first O
royalist O
banner O
that O
fluttered O
over O
Paris O
, O
after O
a O
banishment O
of O
twenty O
years O
. O

You O
will O
immediately O
know O
if O
your O
heart O
should O
truly O
flutter O
, O
or O
if O
you O
will O
need O
to O
save O
money O
for O
his O
future O
court O
appearance O
. O

Just O
a O
row O
of O
children O
's O
clothing O
fluttered O
in O
the O
wind O
, O
hung O
on O
a O
wire O
descending O
from O
the O
remains O
of O
the O
roof O
. O

His O
eyes O
flickered O
in O
the O
light O
of O
the O
candles O
. O

He O
gets O
close O
to O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
car O
, O
but O
when O
someone O
walks O
close O
to O
the O
car O
, O
he O
flutters O
back O
a O
bit O
towards O
the O
middle O
. O

It O
looked O
to O
be O
completely O
black O
, O
and O
they O
were O
able O
to O
revive O
it O
for O
a O
moment O
, O
and O
when O
they O
did O
, O
the O
wings O
fluttered O
, O
the O
legs O
began O
to O
move O
, O
and O
vivid O
red O
markings O
appeared O
! O

You O
can O
observe O
this O
when O
landing O
on O
a O
frozen O
lake O
just O
right O
, O
the O
airplane O
will O
pogo O
a O
bit O
as O
the O
gear O
flexes O
a O
few O
times O
. O

Inara O
's O
eyes O
flickered O
down O
and O
up O
again O
. O

Second O
, O
they O
're O
NOT O
going O
to O
affect O
the O
air O
mass O
that O
the O
driver O
sees O
because O
they O
'll O
flex O
right O
along O
with O
the O
sound O
waves O
. O

But O
, O
by O
bulking O
up O
the O
executive O
branch O
on O
steroids O
, O
they O
are O
ensuring O
that O
even O
if O
a O
Democratic O
president O
chooses O
to O
flex O
those O
muscles O
, O
well O
, O
it O
's O
the O
same O
difference O
. O

As O
I O
was O
walking O
back O
to O
the O
house O
, O
the O
electricity O
flickered O
out O
again O
. O

I O
can O
probably O
get O
much O
better O
results O
by O
using O
ext2 O
if O
I O
'm O
willing O
to O
forgo O
filesystem O
journalizing O
-- O
which O
I O
'm O
not O
willing O
to O
do O
. O

The O
lights O
flickered O
. O

On O
the O
4600 O
, O
it O
also O
flickers O
in O
Linux O
. O

It O
happened O
before O
about O
a O
year O
ago O
, O
the O
same O
thing O
and O
the O
lights O
would O
flicker O
on O
and O
off O
. O

Then O
the O
infowindow O
wo O
n't O
flicker O
. O

She O
did O
n't O
know O
where O
to O
look O
, O
and O
fluttered O
like O
a O
little O
bird O
when O
Ed O
and O
I O
started O
to O
kiss O
her O
all O
over O
. O

I O
started O
to O
jiggle O
the O
wires O
going O
into O
a O
grey O
harness O
and O
the O
lights O
flickered O
, O
so O
it O
must O
be O
that O
. O

It O
flickers O
now O
and O
again O
no O
reason O
why O
that O
I O
know O
, O
its O
just O
irratating O
as O
its O
not O
on O
or O
off O
, O
you O
just O
catch O
it O
in O
the O
corner O
of O
you O
eye O
& O
quot O
; O
jmc O
& O
quot O
; O
& O
lt O
; O
NOnewsgroupsS O
... O

Above O
them O
, O
the O
emergency O
lights O
flickered O
on O
and O
off O
. O

If O
you O
have O
to O
forgo O
everything O
else O
to O
get O
it O
. O

I O
bet O
it O
flutters O
in O
the O
water O
, O
because O
its O
sweet-spot O
is O
highfar O
on O
the O
top O
, O
and O
lownear O
on O
the O
bottom O
. O

Do O
they O
flicker O
the O
three O
LEDs O
, O
or O
give O
them O
each O
a O
DLP O
, O
or O
wot O
? O

If O
you O
use O
DIB O
to O
blit O
the O
generated O
gfx O
, O
might O
be O
that O
it O
goes O
through O
the O
same O
composer O
and O
do O
n't O
flicker O
. O

Second O
, O
they O
're O
NOT O
going O
to O
affect O
the O
air O
mass O
that O
the O
driver O
& O
quot O
; O
sees O
& O
quot O
; O
because O
they O
'll O
flex O
right O
along O
with O
the O
sound O
waves O
. O

At O
best O
it O
can O
be O
persuaded O
to O
flutter O
around O
in O
a O
nose O
up O
attitude O
like O
a O
hummingbird O
on O
methedrine O
. O

They O
predate O
those O
noted O
. O

It O
was O
part O
of O
a O
trend O
that O
predates O
that O
time O
. O

The O
GNU O
stuff O
predates O
Linux O
, O
however O
, O
and O
Gnome O
was O
, O
AFAIK O
, O
built O
on O
an O
outgrowth O
of O
the O
gimp O
toolkit O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
the O
rule O
against O
double O
jeopardy O
was O
a O
long-standing O
part O
of O
English O
common O
law O
and O
predated O
the O
Zenger O
case O
. O

Someone O
posited O
the O
notion O
. O

This O
predated O
the O
Iranian O
student O
reassembly O
of O
shredded O
documents O
. O

Cheyenne O
, O
WY O
I O
believe O
that O
a O
lot O
of O
property O
in O
the O
original O
13 O
states O
has O
been O
subdivided O
from O
plots O
that O
predated O
the O
grid O
system O
. O

USEnet O
predates O
the O
rest O
of O
this O
sillyness O
that O
we O
call O
the O
Internet O
. O

I O
think O
DSVCONFIG O
predates O
MOM$ O
SYSTEM O
. O

Therefore O
, O
it O
must O
be O
the O
case O
that O
Salazar O
Slytherin O
is O
a O
descendant O
of O
Cadmus O
Peverell O
; O
we O
can O
conclude O
that O
the O
Peverell O
family O
and O
its O
Hallows O
are O
over O
one O
thousand O
years O
old O
, O
and O
predate O
Hogwarts O
. O

This O
predated O
the O
swimbladder O
system O
by O
100 O
million O
years O
. O

Just O
because O
it O
predated O
the O
SS O
plan O
does O
n't O
mean O
that O
it O
was O
n't O
ideologically-driven O
. O

It O
must O
be O
fairly O
rare O
and O
predate O
World O
War O
1 O
, O
whatever O
it O
is O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
European O
skulls O
have O
been O
found O
even O
in O
the O
northwest O
that O
predate O
the O
mogoloid O
types O
. O

The O
6SN7 O
predated O
the O
12AX7 O
. O

I O
think O
it O
was O
done O
to O
distinguish O
it O
from O
the O
earlier O
Radio O
5 O
ChildrenSport O
service O
which O
predated O
it O
. O

In O
the O
case O
of O
someone O
who O
thinks O
that O
Aleksandr O
Nevskii O
was O
tsar O
and O
that O
Virgil O
predated O
Herodotus O
, O
one O
can O
not O
rule O
out O
any O
chronologically O
ludicrous O
idiocy O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
ridiculous O
. O

He O
actually O
asserted O
that O
the O
Augustan O
Age O
of O
Virgil O
predated O
that O
of O
Herodotus O
! O

Once O
he O
finished O
eating O
he O
pranced O
to O
the O
car O
. O

The O
actual O
article O
, O
which O
predated O
the O
following O
by O
at O
least O
a O
year O
, O
has O
disappeared O
. O

I O
know O
I O
've O
only O
been O
here O
a O
couple O
of O
year O
-LRB- O
God O
, O
is O
it O
that O
long O
? O
-RRB- O
but O
you O
predate O
me O
. O

Therefore O
, O
because O
this O
Peck O
segment O
predates O
the O
work O
of O
the O
authors O
author O
of O
the O
1930s O
serialization O
articles O
in O
NEHGSR O
NEHGR O
and O
is O
evidence O
, O
to O
be O
tested O
, O
just O
as O
Tonge O
's O
1530 O
Visitation O
and O
Flower O
's O
1563-64 O
Visitation O
, O
it O
is O
my O
considered O
opinion O
it O
, O
too O
, O
needs O
to O
be O
revisited O
. O

Is O
it O
a O
Whitmanism O
, O
or O
does O
it O
predate O
him O
? O

If O
Virgil O
predated O
Herodotus O
, O
why O
not O
? O

CP40 O
predated O
CP67 O
. O

Then O
there O
was O
the O
fractional O
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, O
or O
mixes O
of O
the O
above O
. O

Simply O
go O
online O
to O
tailor O
- O
make O
your O
perfect O
Hilton O
Theatre O
Break O
: O
choose O
your O
favourite O
show O
from O
a O
classic O
thriller O
or O
comedy O
to O
the O
family O
- O
friendly O
spectacle O
of O
the O
" O
Lord O
of O
the O
Rings O
, O
" O
then O
select O
your O
preferred O
dates O
, O
and O
start O
looking O
forward O
to O
your O
evening O
of O
entertainment O
and O
relaxation O
! O

Browse O
our O
Products O
We O
carry O
hundreds O
of O
magnets O
in O
many O
sizes O
and O
shapes O
, O
great O
deals O
on O
magnet O
wire O
, O
plus O
a O
variety O
of O
new O
and O
antique O
experimental O
science O
books O
, O
magnet O
science O
tools O
, O
supplies O
, O
and O
test O
equipment O
, O
and O
hard O
- O
to O
- O
find O
components O
for O
the O
Renewable O
Energy O
enthusiast O
. O

Solution O
: O
Please O
choose O
Technical O
Support O
in O
the O
Hogwasher O
menu O
and O
include O
the O
error O
code O
, O
a O
description O
of O
what O
you O
were O
doing O
when O
the O
error O
occurred O
, O
and O
the O
Technical O
Support O
information O
see O
above O
. O

So O
, O
why O
did O
Suzuki O
choose O
oil O
, O
instead O
of O
water O
for O
a O
cooling O
medium O
? O

You O
can O
for O
analog O
channels O
choose O
what O
format O
EyeTV O
uses O
. O

The O
EU B-GPE
has O
said O
its O
emissions O
trading O
scheme O
will O
carry O
on O
beyond O
2012 O
in O
any O
case O
, O
but O
that O
is O
cold O
comfort O
for O
environmentalists O
who O
see O
the O
need O
for O
urgent O
and O
effective O
action O
beyond O
trying O
to O
trade O
their O
way O
out O
of O
trouble O
. O

My O
suggestion O
is O
to O
carry O
several O
memory O
cards O
, O
and O
change O
them O
when O
they O
are O
approaching O
but O
not O
at O
full O
capacity O
. O

We O
also O
carry O
Mustang O
apparel O
, O
other O
Classic O
CAR O
, O
NASCAR O
apparel O
and O
racing O
collectibles O
. O

In O
the O
context O
of O
the O
alterations O
Benson O
did O
carry O
out O
, O
de O
Grazia O
asks O
: O
' O
If O
Benson O
had O
wished O
to O
CENSURE O
homoerotic O
love O
, O
why O
did O
he O
not O
omit O
the O
notoriously O
titillating O
master O
- O
mistress O
sonnet O
20 O
? O

And O
, O
of O
course O
, O
they O
have O
a O
truly O
massive O
landscape O
to O
choose O
their O
battlefields O
from O
, O
and O
they O
insist O
on O
a O
non-scientific O
, O
non-evidence O
- O
based O
approach O
. O

Here O
's O
how O
I O
do O
my O
ornaments O
: O
1. O
Stitch O
design O
for O
front O
and O
choose O
appropriate O
fabric O
for O
back O
. O

Thanks O
Some O
of O
the O
parts O
vendors O
carry O
original O
- O
style O
key O
blanks O
... O

Analogous O
statements O
made O
against O
other O
beliefs O
do O
not O
carry O
criminal O
penalties O
; O
in O
some O
cases O
, O
they O
might O
even O
be O
considered O
virtuous O
. O

Still O
there O
's O
a O
question O
which O
live O
cd O
to O
choose O
! O

It O
's O
interesting O
you O
've O
finally O
had O
to O
descend O
to O
jacobsOn O
's O
level O
in O
pathetic O
attempt O
to O
carry O
your O
poor O
scholarship O
and O
skewed O
views O
forward O
. O

Customers O
might O
be O
given O
the O
opportunity O
to O
select O
a O
free O
product O
from O
the O
online O
store O
or O
choose O
from O
steep O
discounts O
on O
other O
merchandise O
. O

What O
professions O
did O
you O
choose O
? O

To O
the O
extent O
that O
we O
, O
your O
followers O
, O
carry O
forward O
this O
dual O
mission O
of O
preaching O
and O
becoming O
pure O
, O
to O
that O
extent O
we O
can O
successfully O
assist O
you O
in O
fullling O
your O
mission O
. O

Such O
logic O
shall O
carry O
you O
on O
your O
ship O
of O
fools O
well O
, O
since O
it O
has O
already O
carried O
you O
this O
far O
, O
huh O
. O

Is O
there O
anything O
in O
the O
works O
to O
either O
a O
allow O
for O
the O
creation O
of O
sub-categories O
of O
starred O
items O
, O
or O
b O
just O
carry O
over O
the O
folders O
categories O
that O
each O
post O
is O
already O
in O
? O

If O
you O
must O
get O
into O
an O
overlap O
situation O
, O
choose O
to O
overlap O
with O
the O
user O
having O
the O
weakest O
signal O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
what O
kind O
of O
warped O
female O
or O
drag O
queen O
could O
carry O
these O
off O
but O
I O
had O
to O
share O
. O

may O
still O
spill O
milk O
and O
choose O
the O
wrong O
answer O
on O
your O
drivers O
license O
test O
, O
or O
even O
misunderstand O
what O
another O
says O
to O
you O
, O
but O
you O
will O
not O
be O
divided O
within O
yourself O
and O
go O
against O
your O
conscience O
because O
God O
lives O
in O
your O
heart O
and O
gives O
you O
power O
and O
grace O
to O
avoid O
and O
overcome O
ALL O
temptation O
, O
within O
and O
without O
, O
to O
do O
what O
you O
know O
to O
be O
wrong O
. O

Help O
me O
choose O
my O
new O
toy O
! O

I O
know O
entire O
stores O
that O
carry O
nothing O
but O
outdated O
computer O
books O
. O

No O
one O
here O
has O
ever O
said O
you O
are O
not O
free O
to O
worship O
as O
you O
please O
or O
to O
follow O
the O
religious O
path O
you O
choose O
. O

Novel O
protein O
- O
based O
systems O
that O
require O
a O
threshold O
of O
at O
least O
1000 O
specifically O
arranged O
amino O
acid O
residues O
will O
not O
be O
able O
to O
evolve O
from O
any O
gene O
pool O
you O
choose O
in O
existence O
today O
even O
given O
trillions O
of O
years O
of O
time O
. O

Similarly O
, O
those O
who O
plan O
their O
weddings O
for O
the O
summer O
months O
may O
choose O
' O
like O
Debra O
Messing O
' O
to O
carry O
calla O
lilies O
, O
or O
they O
may O
choose O
sunflowers O
, O
roses O
or O
even O
brightly O
colored O
zinnias O
. O

Stand O
out O
from O
the O
crowd O
and O
always O
carry O
good O
business O
cards O
with O
you O
, O
and O
do O
n't O
be O
shy O
about O
handing O
them O
out O
. O

But O
at O
the O
very O
least O
, O
the O
strains O
should O
carry O
accurate O
labels O
, O
such O
as O
" O
souring O
lactobacillus O
" O
or O
some O
such O
. O

But O
in O
testing O
to O
see O
whether O
the O
gene O
had O
been O
effectively O
silenced O
, O
they O
made O
a O
fortuitous O
discovery O
: O
A O
very O
small O
number O
of O
cats O
carry O
a O
mutant O
gene O
that O
produces O
a O
modified O
protein O
, O
far O
less O
likely O
to O
induce O
allergies O
. O

Crash O
Lander O
I O
'm O
in O
Ireland B-GPE
so O
ca O
n't O
help O
you O
choose O
insurers O
in O
Oz O
. O

That O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
cases O
, O
and O
no O
one O
doubts O
the O
heavy O
load O
child O
welfare O
workers O
must O
carry O
. O

We O
carry O
the O
soft O
ranger O
. O

Why O
not O
choose O
the O
safer O
alternatives O
? O

Just O
how O
ignorant O
are O
you O
about O
matters O
you O
choose O
to O
pontificate O
on O
? O

Those O
who O
choose O
debt O
consolidation O
need O
to O
realize O
that O
it O
will O
not O
make O
your O
debt O
disappear O
. O

That O
tends O
to O
indicate O
that O
he O
had O
planned O
his O
actions O
, O
since O
I O
doubt O
many O
driver O
carry O
a O
spray O
bottle O
of O
ammonia O
under O
normal O
circumstances O
. O

The O
firsts O
on O
this O
mission O
include O
: O
The O
first O
launch O
of O
an O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
payload O
on O
an O
Atlas B-PERSON
V O
; O
The O
first O
flight O
of O
an O
EELV O
Secondary O
Payload O
Adaptor O
; O
The O
first O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
mission O
with O
six O
unique O
spacecraft O
; O
The O
first O
dedicated O
EELV O
mission O
for O
the O
Department O
of O
Defense O
Space O
Test O
Program O
; O
and O
The O
first O
Atlas B-PERSON
V O
mission O
to O
carry O
multiple O
satellites O
to O
two O
distinctly O
different O
low O
- O
Earth B-LOC
orbits O
. O

Pick O
and O
choose O
your O
battles O
. O

May O
be O
required O
to O
work O
Alternative O
Work O
Schedule O
and O
must O
carry O
a O
communication O
device O
company O
provided O
. O

For O
instance O
should O
experts O
or O
web O
links O
carry O
more O
weight O
? O

With O
a O
warranteed O
professional O
coating O
in O
1000 O
colors O
to O
choose O
from O
these O
antiques O
are O
a O
hot O
item O
to O
bring O
a O
bathroom O
compliment O
for O
many O
years O
. O

The O
results O
of O
the O
SAY O
meetings O
will O
help O
local O
groups O
carry O
out O
health O
programs O
& O
projects O
in O
the O
local O
area O
and O
be O
used O
to O
create O
a O
national O
strategy O
that O
will O
result O
in O
better O
health O
for O
all O
Americans O
. O

I O
am O
all O
for O
letting O
the O
market O
decide O
when O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
manufactured O
goods O
, O
because O
if O
most O
people O
choose O
lower O
quality O
for O
increased O
quantity O
, O
the O
risks O
are O
less O
than O
when O
we O
are O
talking O
about O
education O
. O

7. O
Consistency O
: O
People O
choose O
to O
read O
an O
email O
based O
on O
the O
' O
From O
' O
line O
vs O
' O
Subject O
' O
line O
. O

2. O
Do O
n't O
chew O
gum O
, O
carry O
knives O
or O
key O
rings O
in O
your O
pockets O
etc. O
while O
skating O
. O

Whichever O
way O
stations O
choose O
to O
implement O
digital O
radio O
, O
the O
result O
will O
be O
a O
better O
service O
for O
listeners O
and O
advertisers O
. O
" O

If O
the O
GOP B-NORP
was O
so O
big O
on O
Civil O
Rights O
how O
could O
they O
then O
choose O
Goldwater B-PERSON
? O

: O
You O
can O
however O
choose O
if O
you O
equip O
your O
infantry O
with O
20 O
Kgs O
of O
: O
gear O
, O
or O
60 O
Kgs O
. O

One O
of O
the O
ways O
many O
people O
choose O
to O
celebrate O
Sweetest O
Day O
is O
by O
sending O
flowers O
to O
those O
they O
love O
and O
appreciate O
. O

Most O
of O
them O
carry O
inscriptions O
invoking O
Allah O
and O
the O
Prophet B-PERSON
, O
quoting O
the O
Quran O
and O
giving O
details O
of O
when O
, O
how O
and O
by O
whom O
they O
were O
constructed O
. O

If O
the O
coaches O
decide O
to O
carry O
a O
sixth O
receiver O
, O
it O
should O
be O
sixth O
- O
round O
draft O
choice O
Courtney O
Taylor O
. O
" O

Panelists O
may O
also O
choose O
to O
pay O
homage O
to O
the O
works O
of O
Professor O
Owomoyela O
as O
a O
possible O
approach O
to O
their O
presentation O
. O

if O
anyone O
ever O
does O
carry O
that O
threat O
out O
I O
hope O
law O
enforcement O
uses O
it O
as O
an O
occasion O
to O
roust O
you O
: O
- O
You O
seem O
to O
be O
a O
willing O
part O
of O
a O
criminal O
conspiracy O
. O

But O
our O
client O
dishonoured O
the O
cheque O
. O

I O
disengage O
from O
the O
appeasers O
, O
the O
humanists O
, O
the O
liberals O
, O
the O
politically O
blind O
. O

He O
would O
then O
disengage O
himself O
from O
the O
task O
at O
hand O
and O
walk O
to O
the O
workbench O
, O
pick O
up O
the O
tool O
, O
and O
then O
say O
to O
me O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
If O
it O
had O
been O
a O
snake O
it O
would O
have O
bit O
you. O
& O
quot O
; O

Using O
the O
transposing O
gears O
, O
you O
can O
never O
disengage O
the O
leadscrew O
, O
you O
have O
to O
back O
up O
the O
lathe O
every O
threading O
pass O
. O

So O
she O
had O
to O
have O
two O
or O
three O
& O
quot O
; O
trache O
washes O
& O
quot O
; O
to O
dislodge O
the O
food O
and O
the O
ick O
, O
and O
there O
was O
the O
breakthrough O
. O

This O
is O
from O
the O
guy O
who O
snips O
comments O
in O
order O
to O
disgrace O
others O
. O

I O
had O
to O
disengage O
the O
traction O
control O
system O
to O
make O
it O
up O
my O
driveway O
. O

As O
far O
as O
I O
can O
see O
the O
only O
thing O
he O
could O
do O
was O
to O
disengage O
, O
yet O
that O
only O
resulted O
in O
even O
more O
blame O
being O
heaped O
upon O
him O
. O

Some O
other O
models O
have O
a O
small O
detent O
somewhere O
that O
allow O
a O
screwdriver O
to O
be O
used O
to O
disengage O
Park O
. O

we O
can O
not O
realistically O
expect O
to O
achieve O
anything O
more O
through O
our O
military O
force O
, O
and O
the O
time O
has O
come O
to O
begin O
to O
disengage O
. O

5 O
. O
Extended O
Supply O
Chain O
May O
Lead O
to O
a O
Long O
Way O
Home O
from O
Iraq O
If O
and O
when O
the O
United O
States O
decides O
to O
disengage O
from O
Iraq O
, O
we O
're O
likely O
to O
find O
that O
rolling O
back O
the O
biggest O
IT-driven O
supply O
chain O
ever O
wo O
n't O
be O
easy O
. O

The O
pilot O
of O
a O
ground-attack O
aircraft O
is O
rarely O
in O
combat O
for O
more O
than O
a O
minute O
at O
a O
time O
, O
usually O
knows O
exactly O
which O
one O
target O
he O
is O
going O
to O
attack O
in O
his O
minute O
of O
combat O
, O
and O
then O
gets O
to O
disengage O
while O
he O
figures O
out O
what O
he O
's O
going O
to O
do O
next O
. O

The O
IAC O
only O
operates O
at O
idle O
, O
step O
on O
the O
gas O
it O
disengages O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Most O
of O
us O
by O
now O
have O
learned O
that O
it O
is O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
not O
illegal O
to O
disgrace O
our O
flag O
in O
the O
manner O
reported O
. O

I O
know O
that O
tapping O
on O
the O
brake O
is O
supposed O
to O
disengage O
it O
, O
but O
it O
sounds O
so O
bizarre O
I O
just O
want O
to O
double O
check O
that O
there O
is O
no O
doubt O
it O
malfunctioned O
. O

Dave O
wrote O
: O
The O
guy O
had O
a O
couple O
minutes O
to O
mess O
with O
his O
girlfriend O
, O
but O
he O
did O
n't O
have O
half O
a O
second O
to O
disengage O
the O
clutch O
, O
close O
the O
fuel O
petcock O
, O
andor O
kill O
the O
engine O
? O
? O
? O

So O
, O
too O
, O
does O
a O
desire O
to O
disengage O
from O
Iraq O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
dial O
calipers O
I O
've O
seen O
have O
the O
pinion O
spring-loaded O
, O
you O
take O
above O
item O
and O
press O
it O
into O
the O
rackpinion O
interface O
area O
to O
disengage O
the O
pinion O
, O
then O
mess O
with O
the O
thing O
until O
the O
pointer O
is O
about O
where O
you O
want O
it O
. O

They O
think O
nothing O
about O
putting O
an O
ad O
which O
disgraces O
a O
man O
who O
has O
served O
this O
country O
honorably O
almost O
all O
his O
life O
. O

They O
disgrace O
the O
word O
& O
quot O
; O
American O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
the O
American O
people O
and O
the O
nation O
of O
America O
. O

-- O
Bruce O
Greeff O
The O
AWD O
system O
disengages O
at O
low O
speeds O
to O
prevent O
driveline O
windup O
while O
parking O
. O

I O
will O
seek O
to O
make O
suffer O
to O
the O
extent O
it O
is O
within O
my O
power O
, O
subject O
ot O
the O
rule O
of O
law O
you O
not O
I O
have O
the O
power O
to O
disengage O
after O
all O
you O
can O
find O
I O
ca O
n't O
as O
easily O
find O
you O
Dloyd O
Laives O
http O
: O
kb9rqz.blogspot.com O

And O
that O
's O
why O
when O
the O
left O
hublock O
on O
my O
own O
F250 O
failed O
to O
disengage O
, O
I O
manually O
locked O
BOTH O
of O
them O
so O
as O
to O
keep O
the O
center O
diff O
spider O
gears O
from O
overspeeding O
, O
until O
I O
brought O
it O
in O
to O
be O
fixed O
, O
which O
was O
PERFECTLY O
ACCEPTABLE O
at O
any O
legal O
speed O
. O

Well O
, O
Elaine O
the O
Insane O
Pain O
, O
you O
have O
made O
a O
major O
effort O
in O
the O
past O
5 O
YEARS O
to O
disgrace O
ME O
! O

Mabel O
was O
buried O
at O
Froarn O
on O
the O
5th O
of O
December O
, O
1082 O
, O
Durandus O
being O
at O
that O
time O
the O
abbot O
who O
disgraced O
himself O
by O
causing O
a O
fulsome O
epitaph O
, O
preserved O
by O
Orderic O
, O
to O
be O
inscribed O
on O
the O
tomb O
of O
a O
detestable O
murderess O
. O

If O
that O
happened O
, O
it O
would O
disgrace O
him O
, O
the O
country O
, O
the O
court O
and O
the O
queen O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
adjusted O
a O
clutch O
in O
many O
years O
, O
so O
I O
want O
to O
make O
sure O
I O
'm O
adjusting O
it O
the O
right O
way O
, O
I O
want O
to O
adjust O
the O
linkage O
to O
make O
it O
slightly O
shorter O
, O
so O
that O
the O
clutch O
disengages O
completely O
when O
i O
let O
out O
the O
clutch O
, O
is O
that O
correct O
? O

The O
rear O
side O
door O
actuator O
control O
module O
disengages O
the O
clutch O
in O
order O
to O
disconnect O
the O
cable O
motor O
. O

This O
one O
is O
hooked O
by O
his O
own O
hand O
, O
and O
therefor O
unable O
to O
disengage O
. O

I O
thought O
the O
emergency O
brake O
might O
have O
been O
set O
, O
but O
I O
engaged O
it O
and O
disengaged O
it O
, O
and O
still O
the O
car O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
forward O
. O

TK O
Comey O
said O
No O
; O
history O
will O
look O
at O
this O
torture O
and O
disgrace O
the O
torturers O
. O

Good O
Lord O
you O
halflings O
, O
put O
a O
bullet O
in O
the O
man O
before O
he O
truly O
disgraces O
himself O
. O

I O
could O
n't O
find O
anything O
to O
dislodge O
it O
, O
and O
there O
was O
a O
line O
for O
the O
latrine O
, O
so O
I O
just O
left O
it O
. O

The O
good O
news O
is O
that O
after O
suffering O
through O
six-plus O
years O
of O
the O
CheneyBush O
presidency O
, O
and O
despite O
the O
Bush-compliant O
corporate O
mass-media O
that O
often O
disgraces O
the O
journalistic O
profession O
, O
the O
public O
's O
blinders O
are O
falling O
off O
. O

We O
disengaged O
, O
but O
did O
not O
. O

Because O
they O
dishonoured O
the O
family O
, O
he O
said O
. O

Some O
even O
believe O
if O
we O
disengage O
from O
the O
Middle O
East O
entirely O
, O
everything O
will O
be O
hunky O
dory O
. O

The O
worker O
's O
comp O
sht O
totally O
disgraces O
me O
since O
there O
are O
not O
many O
schizophrenics O
that O
get O
hired O
on O
the O
spot. O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
give O
it O
enough O
gas O
or O
let O
off O
the O
throttle O
it O
disengages O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Although O
paternal O
love O
on O
the O
one O
side O
, O
and O
maternal O
love O
on O
the O
other O
, O
has O
involved O
us O
in O
a O
painful O
process O
, O
it O
nevertheless O
concerns O
no O
one O
else O
, O
and O
it O
disgraces O
neither O
of O
us O
. O

TopPoaster O
disgraces O
himself O
pretty O
well O
every O
time O
he O
says O
anything O
. O

When O
you O
say O
& O
quot O
; O
we O
& O
quot O
; O
are O
trying O
to O
disengage O
from O
the O
Mideast O
, O
do O
you O
mean O
the O
US O
or O
the O
UK O
? O

We O
just O
had O
the O
30K O
service O
on O
our O
'05 O
XC90 O
, O
but O
the O
dealer O
apparently O
failed O
to O
disengage O
the O
service O
light O
which O
has O
just O
now O
kicked O
in O
. O

The O
invasion O
and O
occupation O
have O
stained O
the O
concepts O
of O
democracy O
, O
freedom O
and O
liberty O
; O
and O
disgraced O
the O
good O
name O
of O
the O
people O
of O
both O
the O
United O
States O
of O
America O
and O
Great O
Britain O
. O

and O
you O
'll O
disengage O
the O
mirror O
and O
it O
will O
fall O
into O
your O
hand O
. O

I O
would O
like O
to O
see O
some O
vibrant O
new O
leadership O
in O
the O
U.S. O
, O
a O
take O
charge O
kind O
of O
guygal O
-LRB- O
ideally O
someone O
who O
was O
against O
this O
fiasco O
from O
Day O
1 O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
there O
are O
any O
of O
those O
-RRB- O
, O
who O
is O
able O
to O
get O
a O
strong O
progressive O
bi-partisan O
endeavour O
happening O
to O
disengage O
from O
this O
or O
- O
conversely O
- O
get O
in O
the O
bigger O
artillery O
and O
double O
the O
manpower O
to O
end O
it O
. O

The O
seat O
is O
now O
in O
the O
down O
position O
, O
and O
it O
looks O
to O
me O
like O
if O
I O
lift O
the O
seat O
back O
so O
there O
's O
a O
back O
seat O
again O
, O
I O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
disengage O
the O
latch O
since O
there O
's O
nothing O
to O
grip O
. O

The O
price O
of O
torture O
is O
unacceptably O
high O
because O
it O
disgraces O
and O
then O
undermines O
the O
country O
that O
countenances O
it O
. O

The O
trick O
is O
for O
the O
dps O
class O
to O
know O
when O
to O
disengage O
, O
and O
for O
the O
tank O
to O
know O
how O
to O
regain O
aggro O
. O

I O
remember O
Judas O
, O
that O
was O
Bill O
Clinton O
, O
He O
was O
the O
one O
elected O
President O
before O
he O
Disgraced O
his O
Office O
and O
betrayed O
us O
ALL O
, O
and O
he O
did O
it O
simply O
because O
he O
could O
, O
because O
he O
could O
force O
us O
to O
watch O
. O

My O
Lord O
, O
that O
would O
dishonour O
him O
. O

Indeed O
, O
they O
were O
backstabbed O
, O
and O
after O
getting O
done O
with O
re-wiring O
them O
-LRB- O
BTW O
: O
coincidence O
or O
not O
, O
turns O
out O
the O
best O
thing O
to O
use O
to O
disengage O
those O
suckers O
is O
the O
prong O
of O
a O
cord O
! O

YHWH O
did O
n't O
dishonour O
his O
covenant O
with O
the O
descendants O
of O
Ishmael O
about O
the O
land O
. O

The O
clutch O
just O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
disengage O
. O

Next O
will O
be O
to O
disengage O
them O
from O
the O
firewall O
itself O
. O

He O
surely O
does O
n't O
go O
public O
and O
disgrace O
his O
gang O
of O
federal O
numbskulls O
and O
fellow O
Republiscum O
, O
even O
if O
the O
rapist O
is O
still O
at O
large O
. O

Having O
the O
transfer O
case O
in O
& O
quot O
; O
N O
& O
quot O
; O
effectively O
immobilizes O
the O
vehicle O
since O
it O
disengages O
the O
drivetrain O
-LRB- O
engine O
, O
trans. O
-RRB- O
from O
the O
frontrear O
axle O
. O

Also O
, O
is O
there O
an O
override O
for O
this O
to O
disengage O
it O
if O
I O
ca O
n't O
get O
it O
to O
push O
in O
? O

They O
had O
to O
disengage O
themselves O
from O
each O
other O
long O
enough O
for O
April O
to O
get O
up O
and O
answer O
the O
door O
. O

I O
disgraced O
myself O
and O
my O
family O
with O
my O
behavior O
and O
for O
that O
I O
am O
truly O
sorry O
. O

The O
locker O
will O
disengage O
in O
turns O
when O
one O
wheel O
spins O
faster O
than O
the O
other O
, O
and O
as O
you O
should O
n't O
be O
in O
4x4 O
on O
pavement O
, O
there O
would O
be O
no O
power O
delivered O
to O
the O
front O
wheels O
, O
so O
there O
should O
be O
no O
chirping O
or O
pulling O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
It O
might O
have O
been O
walking O
or O
yoga O
, O
but O
it O
was O
self O
time O
, O
a O
white O
space O
where O
they O
could O
disengage O
from O
the O
old O
, O
obsessive O
behavior. O
& O
quot O
; O

Bush O
and O
Cheney O
are O
the O
two O
most O
impeachable O
monsters O
ever O
to O
disgrace O
the O
United O
States O
, O
and O
an O
election O
is O
coming O
which O
will O
decide O
whether O
or O
not O
Americans O
are O
going O
to O
fall O
to O
corporate O
fascism O
. O

But O
it O
is O
not O
just O
our O
failure O
in O
that O
all-important O
region O
that O
disgraces O
us O
. O

Is O
it O
does O
not O
disengage O
properly O
, O
the O
4x4 O
light O
will O
stay O
on O
even O
though O
the O
Tcase O
may O
not O
actually O
be O
engaged O
. O

If O
you O
have O
a O
fire O
in O
the O
garage O
that O
has O
disabled O
the O
door O
opener O
, O
and O
the O
garage O
door O
is O
your O
only O
way O
out O
, O
I O
guess O
you O
would O
n't O
want O
to O
take O
the O
time O
, O
in O
the O
dark O
and O
smoke O
and O
fire O
, O
to O
look O
for O
your O
stepladder O
so O
you O
could O
disengage O
the O
trolley O
from O
the O
track O
. O

Trudy O
They O
ca O
n't O
even O
SEE O
the O
fence O
, O
let O
alone O
peep O
over O
the O
edge O
. O

They O
continue O
to O
peck O
food O
from O
the O
bottom O
for O
a O
long O
time O
. O

They O
paged O
me O
on O
the O
flight O
line O
during O
the O
big O
fly-in O
at O
Oshkosh O
, O
and O
then O
paged O
me O
over O
the O
flight-line O
PA O
system O
when O
I O
could O
n't O
get O
to O
a O
phone O
fast O
enough O
. O

I O
also O
paged O
through O
Bjorn O
Lomborg O
's O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
Skeptical O
Environmentalist O
& O
quot O
; O
in O
which O
the O
overiding O
theme O
was O
& O
quot O
; O
Nothing O
is O
as O
bad O
as O
it O
seems O
& O
quot O
; O
but O
it O
had O
a O
very O
large O
amount O
of O
data O
and O
a O
very O
large O
amount O
of O
refernces O
so O
you O
could O
check O
it O
all O
out O
for O
yourself O
. O

When O
he O
stands O
for O
offering O
the O
prayer O
he O
turns O
right O
and O
left O
, O
when O
he O
genuflects O
-LRB- O
in O
the O
prayer O
-RRB- O
he O
huddles O
, O
and O
when O
he O
prostrates O
himself O
, O
he O
pecks O
. O

-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O
Pied O
kingfishers O
-LRB- O
3 O
of O
them O
, O
for O
a O
short O
while O
, O
probably O
did O
not O
decide O
to O
perch O
-RRB- O
. O

By O
putting O
a O
piece O
of O
food O
on O
an O
object O
on O
the O
table O
, O
I O
can O
get O
a O
chicken O
to O
peck O
at O
that O
object O
literally O
in O
seconds O
, O
where O
it O
might O
take O
a O
one O
to O
several O
minutes O
to O
shape O
, O
depending O
on O
the O
chicken O
and O
the O
person O
's O
skill O
. O

There O
are O
certain O
subjects O
that O
I O
like O
to O
regularity O
update O
myself O
on O
, O
and O
I O
have O
found O
that O
the O
best O
way O
to O
do O
this O
is O
to O
have O
some O
RSS O
feeds O
from O
reliable O
sources O
, O
rather O
than O
to O
hunt O
and O
peck O
trying O
to O
sort O
out O
what O
URLs O
to O
use O
after O
an O
Internet O
search O
. O

But O
Kjel O
, O
who O
was O
a O
very O
light O
sleeper O
, O
was O
up O
and O
after O
her O
in O
an O
instant O
, O
and O
peeped O
at O
her O
through O
the O
crack O
in O
the O
door O
. O

in O
this O
case O
, O
i O
think O
xntp O
set O
the O
lock O
to O
pin O
the O
memory O
and O
dont O
let O
it O
paged O
out O
. O

His O
toadstool O
, O
which O
he O
like O
to O
perch O
on O
, O
thrives O
on O
it O
Ratch O
Betov O
is O
a O
bitter O
old O
man O
, O
eaten O
alive O
by O
jealousy O
. O

Winston O
peeped O
out O
, O
secure O
in O
the O
protection O
of O
the O
muslin O
curtain O
. O

For O
two O
of O
my O
cats O
, O
Midori O
and O
Absynthe O
, O
who O
were O
littermates O
, O
their O
ashes O
are O
sitting O
on O
the O
bookcase O
they O
liked O
to O
perch O
on O
top O
of O
. O

I O
believe O
in O
the O
pursuit O
of O
truth O
, O
and O
if O
I O
must O
perch O
in O
the O
fool O
's O
catapult O
from O
time O
to O
time O
, O
so O
be O
it O
. O

And O
he O
'd O
peck O
at O
it O
-LRB- O
or O
maybe O
pick O
it O
up O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
remember O
-RRB- O
. O

We O
found O
out O
that O
we O
have O
a O
raccoon O
that O
likes O
to O
perch O
on O
a O
little O
roof O
overhang O
. O

This O
guy O
was O
trying O
to O
peck O
at O
the O
seed O
. O

They O
would O
dive O
bomb O
me O
on O
my O
head O
and O
try O
to O
peck O
me O
, O
even O
though O
I O
had O
fed O
them O
out O
of O
my O
own O
pocket O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
'll O
tell O
a O
tale O
so O
moving O
that O
it O
's O
sure O
to O
make O
you O
snivel O
, O
A O
turkey O
learned O
to O
peck O
the O
keys O
and O
post O
a O
pile O
of O
drivel O
, O
How O
long O
have O
you O
known O
you O
are O
a O
Turkey O
? O

And O
they O
've O
got O
these O
handy O
little O
spur O
- O
thingies O
on O
their O
legs O
, O
which O
can O
do O
you O
some O
hurt O
, O
not O
to O
mention O
the O
fact O
that O
they O
peck O
like O
the O
devil O
, O
and O
some O
of O
them O
know O
to O
go O
for O
the O
eyes O
. O

scribeth O
thus O
The O
main O
problem O
I O
have O
with O
Freeview O
is O
when O
a O
load O
crows O
decide O
to O
perch O
on O
the O
aerial O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
do O
much O
for O
the O
reception O
. O

They O
stopped O
the O
infusion O
and O
paged O
my O
neuro O
13 O
times O
over O
the O
next O
2 O
hours O
. O

My O
baby O
parakeet O
can O
not O
sit O
on O
a O
perch O
, O
she O
is O
4 O
months O
old O
and O
out O
of O
the O
nest O
, O
but O
she O
just O
sits O
on O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
cage O
, O
I O
have O
worked O
with O
her O
every O
day O
and O
try O
to O
help O
her O
learn O
how O
to O
perch O
, O
but O
she O
just O
falls O
off O
. O

-LRB- O
Getbackers O
-RRB- O
2 O
. O
a O
bluebird O
pecked O
it O
out O
and O
used O
it O
to O
control O
the O
northern O
half O
of O
the O
planet O
on O
mondays O
3 O
. O
Petshop O
of O
Horrors O
4 O
. O
bigfoot O
5 O
. O
Ceres O
-LRB- O
Escaflowne O
is O
2nd O
-RRB- O
6 O
. O

The O
monkey O
perches O
next O
to O
him O
and O
gets O
bittern O
by O
the O
parrot O
whose O
plaice O
he O
's O
taken O
. O

And O
after O
they O
got O
straightened O
out O
, O
walking O
around O
, O
they O
would O
n't O
peck O
so O
much O
. O

This O
is O
an O
excellent O
lubricant O
, O
and O
has O
been O
made O
to O
permeate O
all O
of O
the O
internal O
interstices O
in O
the O
chain O
. O

I O
still O
have O
n't O
heard O
about O
a O
date O
for O
my O
surgery O
and O
the O
last O
time O
I O
paged O
my O
pain O
surgeon O
guy O
, O
I O
got O
bubkus O
back O
. O

But O
they O
can O
sure O
peck O
at O
dingleberries O
. O

I O
have O
to O
chase O
him O
all O
over O
me O
trying O
to O
get O
him O
to O
perch O
and O
put O
him O
in O
his O
cage O
. O

We O
sat O
in O
her O
daughter O
's O
living O
room O
, O
and O
while O
we O
talked O
, O
she O
absently O
paged O
through O
a O
copy O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
Official O
Boy O
Scout O
Handbook. O
& O
quot O
; O

We O
begin O
in O
1970 O
, O
when O
the O
AFL O
officially O
became O
the O
AFC O
and O
perched O
itself O
under O
the O
aegis O
of O
the O
NFL O
. O

I O
never O
really O
peeped O
them O
out O
, O
but O
I O
will O
look O
if O
I O
still O
have O
it O
burned O
on O
disc O
and O
send O
it O
up O
to O
you O
if O
I O
find O
it O
. O

Sometimes O
they O
perch O
, O
sometimes O
they O
do O
n't O
. O

You O
came O
into O
a O
thread O
where O
I O
paged O
you O
as O
FlintLips O
. O

As O
he O
opened O
the O
door O
for O
her O
, O
Blossom O
pecked O
him O
on O
the O
cheek O
-- O
a O
very O
daughterly O
thing O
to O
do O
. O

She O
crept O
down O
the O
hall O
and O
peeped O
into O
the O
room O
. O

On O
the O
hill O
at O
the O
paddock O
, O
saw O
some O
bulbuls O
, O
most O
like O
Mountain O
Bulbul O
, O
he O
dont O
perch O
long O
enuf O
for O
me O
to O
observe O
nicely O
... O
. O
. O

i O
peeped O
it O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
... O

She O
paged O
through O
for O
hours O
trying O
to O
figure O
out O
what O
and O
how O
. O

All O
of O
the O
SSDI O
sites O
I O
used O
, O
either O
they O
would O
not O
let O
you O
specify O
the O
month O
, O
or O
they O
would O
let O
you O
but O
then O
they O
would O
n't O
tell O
you O
the O
total O
number O
of O
results O
founds O
until O
you O
paged O
through O
all O
of O
them O
10 O
per O
page O
. O

When O
he O
wants O
to O
be O
awake O
, O
he O
'll O
sometimes O
get O
suport O
from O
my O
arm O
to O
perch O
himself O
on O
the O
window O
side O
, O
so O
he O
can O
see O
what O
's O
going O
on O
outside O
, O
windows O
closed O
of O
course O
. O

A O
bird O
I O
could O
n't O
instantly O
recognize O
came O
in O
and O
perched O
on O
the O
back O
of O
the O
bench O
. O

So O
they O
ended O
the O
show O
with O
a O
paste-up O
of O
Adomo O
Mickevi O
iaus O
venerable O
head O
on O
the O
shoulders O
of O
whoever O
that O
actor O
was O
, O
as O
he O
perched O
on O
the O
bow O
of O
the O
sinking O
Titanic O
, O
ready O
to O
jump O
off O
, O
and O
the O
caption O
was O
: O
Adomo O
Mickevi O
iaus O
paskutin O
kelion O
-LRB- O
Adomas O
Mickevicius O
' O
Last O
Journey O
-RRB- O
. O

Once O
the O
birds O
have O
been O
pitted O
against O
each O
other O
, O
they O
peck O
and O
maim O
each O
other O
with O
their O
beaks O
and O
gaffs O
. O

I O
think O
if O
you O
stood O
still O
, O
you O
could O
get O
them O
to O
perch O
on O
your O
hands O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
care O
what O
reality O
is O
, O
I O
knows O
what O
my O
peepers O
peeped O
. O

Instead O
, O
they O
peck O
out O
the O
letters O
with O
a O
punch O
. O

it O
is O
like O
perk O
, O
but O
the O
latter O
is O
supported O
at O
both O
ends O
, O
for O
fowls O
to O
perch O
on O
. O

The O
stern O
of O
a O
battleship O
, O
with O
what O
appears O
to O
be O
two O
Kingfishers O
perched O
on O
it O
, O
briefly O
comes O
into O
view O
. O

I O
thought O
that O
would O
be O
the O
end O
of O
it O
, O
but O
I O
just O
found O
out O
the O
nurse O
never O
paged O
the O
doctor O
, O
but O
left O
a O
voice O
message O
instead O
. O

and O
the O
bunch O
of O
loons O
that O
permeate O
the O
entire O
state O
. O

and O
the O
bunch O
of O
loons O
that O
permeate O
the O
entire O
state. O
- O

Luke O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
does O
not O
disclose O
why O
Eutychus O
perched O
on O
the O
windowsill O
, O
but O
a O
reader O
familiar O
with O
The O
Odyssey O
might O
well O
have O
assumed O
that O
he O
, O
too O
, O
wanted O
ventilation O
in O
a O
room O
full O
of O
lamps O
. O

She O
needed O
to O
see O
him O
, O
and O
thus O
had O
him O
paged O
over O
the O
courthouse O
intercom O
. O

I O
went O
to O
the O
guest O
room O
to O
peep O
out O
the O
window O
. O

So O
let O
's O
see O
, O
watch O
those O
that O
land O
and O
then O
see O
how O
long O
they O
go O
on O
pecking O
and O
whether O
or O
not O
they O
peck O
in O
their O
feathers O
at O
the O
same O
rate. O
& O
quot O
; O

Bet O
they O
saw O
what O
I O
was O
doing O
and O
wanted O
to O
perch O
there O
quickly O
, O
to O
see O
just O
what O
I O
would O
do O
at O
that O
point O
in O
time O
. O

I O
paged O
through O
the O
Bible O
, O
looking O
for O
comfort O
. O

So O
I O
peeped O
the O
prices O
and O
they O
were O
resonable O
! O

They O
are O
debeaked O
so O
that O
they O
will O
not O
peck O
each O
other O
from O
the O
overcrowding O
. O

I O
wonder O
what O
they O
perched O
on O
in O
the O
boat O
. O

but O
his O
life O
never O
ceases O
to O
palpitate O
within O
. O

Not O
John O
Behan O
, O
we O
paged O
you O
on O
our O
site O
on O
Wednesday O
and O
never O
heard O
back O
. O

I O
went O
to O
the O
opposite O
side O
to O
where O
M. O
Paul O
was O
standing O
, O
and O
then O
I O
peeped O
over O
the O
shoulders O
of O
one O
of O
those O
wretches O
into O
the O
coffin O
. O

If O
at O
all O
possible O
, O
I O
would O
want O
to O
laminate O
those O
battens O
into O
place O
, O
making O
a O
wood-glass-wood-glass-wood O
sandwich O
bolted O
and O
epoxied O
together O
. O

BTW O
, O
Gauri O
leached O
the O
samples O
of O
salt O
before O
grain-size O
analysis O
as O
clearly O
stated O
on O
page O
197 O
of O
Gauri O
& O
amp O
; O
Bandyopadhyay O
-LRB- O
1999 O
-RRB- O
, O
there O
is O
no O
salt O
flocculation O
present O
. O

I O
'm O
also O
not O
sure O
why O
you O
would O
try O
to O
localize O
the O
filenames O
. O

Have O
you O
leached O
the O
soil O
? O

I O
think O
I O
'd O
be O
inclined O
to O
laminate O
the O
print O
if O
you O
are O
trying O
to O
obtain O
long O
term O
protection O
. O

They O
will O
probably O
have O
to O
liquefy O
the O
hydrogen O
which O
would O
require O
people O
that O
actually O
know O
what O
they O
are O
doing O
to O
fill O
up O
the O
vehicles O
and O
that O
will O
increase O
the O
cost O
to O
the O
consumer O
. O

It O
was O
also O
found O
that O
, O
there O
are O
chances O
of O
effluents O
to O
leach O
and O
reach O
the O
aquifer O
, O
thereby O
contaminating O
the O
ground O
water O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
remember O
all O
of O
the O
more O
technical O
aspects O
, O
but O
the O
final O
explanation O
for O
the O
blue O
water O
also O
explains O
one O
reason O
that O
lead O
pipes O
do O
n't O
leach O
into O
the O
water O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
leaf O
through O
it O
, O
because O
it O
's O
in O
a O
glass O
case O
, O
but O
it O
's O
open O
to O
a O
page O
full O
of O
annotations O
that O
lets O
you O
see O
firsthand O
what O
the O
fuss O
is O
about O
. O

A O
word O
about O
wood O
ash O
, O
do O
n't O
apply O
it O
to O
early O
if O
using O
it O
as O
a O
fertiliser O
-LRB- O
it O
has O
good O
% O
potassium O
and O
some O
phosphorous O
-RRB- O
as O
it O
leaches O
easily O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
sure O
what O
they O
did O
about O
the O
blue O
water O
, O
but O
I O
did O
learn O
that O
not O
all O
crust O
is O
bad O
, O
and O
if O
you O
're O
working O
on O
old O
lead O
pipes O
, O
do O
n't O
scrape O
all O
the O
crust O
off O
the O
inside O
, O
or O
it O
may O
start O
to O
leach O
into O
your O
water O
Rhiannon O
------- O
It O
is O
n't O
pollution O
that O
's O
harming O
the O
environment O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
understand O
why O
we O
'd O
localize O
something O
like O
templates O
. O

You O
heat O
it O
up O
, O
catch O
the O
vapour O
that O
emanates O
, O
and O
cool O
that O
vapour O
down O
until O
it O
liquefies O
. O

If O
ebony O
wants O
to O
move O
, O
you O
could O
laminate O
it O
to O
half-inch O
guage O
plate O
and O
it O
would O
still O
shift O
. O

Thank O
you O
, O
Manish O
, O
I O
've O
been O
searching O
high O
and O
low O
for O
a O
machine O
to O
laminate O
my O
website O
! O

Also O
, O
I O
suspect O
the O
Japanese O
companies O
would O
n't O
have O
much O
of O
a O
clue O
of O
what O
to O
market O
in O
the O
US O
-LRB- O
or O
Europe O
or O
whatever O
-RRB- O
show-wise O
, O
that O
would O
end O
up O
being O
worth O
their O
time O
and O
money O
to O
localize O
-LRB- O
well O
, O
barring O
things O
like O
Naruto O
-- O
but O
there O
are O
only O
so O
many O
of O
these O
shows O
to O
sell O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
had O
a O
chance O
to O
leaf O
through O
but O
not O
read O
the O
new O
article O
in O
the O
new O
BQ O
and O
was O
pleased O
to O
see O
a O
discussion O
of O
the O
statistics O
. O

The O
evil O
angel O
acted O
like O
he O
did O
n't O
even O
know O
about O
the O
shots O
, O
and O
leafed O
through O
a O
clipboard O
. O

David O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
CDN O
Hamster O
& O
quot O
; O
Malone O
I O
was O
hoping O
you O
would O
leaf O
that O
alone O
. O

Sinks O
to O
the O
bottom O
of O
my O
tank O
just O
fine O
, O
and O
it O
does O
n't O
leach O
any O
metals O
out O
into O
the O
water O
. O

It O
's O
not O
unusual O
for O
severely O
damaged O
trees O
like O
this O
to O
start O
to O
leaf O
in O
the O
spring O
, O
using O
resources O
already O
present O
in O
the O
branches O
, O
but O
if O
the O
trees O
are O
as O
severely O
girdled O
as O
you O
describe O
, O
the O
new O
growth O
will O
soon O
shrivel O
and O
die O
. O

the O
store O
could O
arrange O
with O
vendor O
or O
mrf O
rep O
to O
laminate O
to O
the O
display O
a O
copy O
of O
the O
instructoins O
, O
but O
i O
ca O
n't O
recall O
ever O
seeing O
that O
. O

I O
really O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
much O
copper O
leaches O
out O
in O
something O
like O
that O
. O

If O
you O
want O
a O
sign O
you O
have O
to O
print O
and O
laminate O
a O
sign O
. O

Lurk O
and O
leach O
for O
a O
while O
and O
get O
to O
know O
the O
group O
. O

2 O
. O
You O
wo O
n't O
have O
to O
leaf O
through O
a O
pile O
of O
issues O
to O
find O
that O
article O
you O
want O
to O
look O
at O
again O
. O

-LRB- O
Uranium O
, O
for O
example O
, O
was O
used O
to O
color O
& O
quot O
; O
vaseline O
& O
quot O
; O
glass O
-- O
but O
it O
is O
n't O
well-regarded O
in O
this O
nuclear O
age O
to O
include O
this O
in O
tableware O
, O
although O
the O
radioactive O
-LRB- O
and O
fluorescing O
-RRB- O
element O
is O
probably O
well-sealed O
in O
the O
glass O
and O
is O
unlikely O
to O
leach O
out O
. O
-RRB- O

It O
does O
n't O
leach O
out O
of O
Teflon-coated O
surfaces O
, O
nor O
does O
the O
article O
say O
that O
it O
does O
, O
though O
the O
article O
is O
bad O
enough O
. O

I O
leafed O
through O
the O
files O
in O
etcX11xdm O
, O
but O
to O
no O
avail O
, O
and O
unfortunately O
, O
the O
xdm O
manpage O
is O
written O
in O
some O
remote O
klingon O
slang O
. O

But O
in O
fact O
, O
the O
cost-plus-award O
method O
is O
an O
extremely O
common O
arrangement O
throughout O
the O
defense-contracting O
industry O
; O
one O
can O
leaf O
through O
the O
pages O
of O
Defense O
Daily O
and O
see O
many O
hundreds O
of O
contracts O
handled O
on O
the O
same O
basis O
. O

Even O
though O
we O
can O
decide O
to O
liquefy O
wheatgrass O
into O
a O
juice O
we O
still O
can O
not O
benefit O
from O
it O
. O

If O
any O
of O
the O
iron O
leached O
out O
, O
you O
'd O
just O
be O
getting O
a O
boost O
in O
needed O
minerals O
. O

The O
trouble O
with O
Boric O
AcidGlycol O
solutions O
is O
that O
they O
leach O
back O
out O
. O

Now O
he O
leafs O
through O
the O
classified O
ads O
each O
morning O
and O
walks O
the O
streets O
. O

Well O
, O
what O
I O
was O
actually O
asking O
is O
if O
I O
could O
laminate O
the O
two O
pieces O
to O
take O
the O
curve O
in O
the O
wing O
. O

The O
culm O
extends O
somewhat O
like O
a O
radio O
antennae O
and O
in O
about O
a O
month O
or O
so O
it O
reaches O
it O
's O
full O
height O
and O
leafs O
out O
. O

I O
know O
I O
can O
get O
most O
of O
these O
titles O
through O
Amazon O
, O
but O
I O
like O
to O
leaf O
through O
a O
book O
first O
to O
see O
if O
the O
level O
of O
detail O
and O
general O
style O
is O
to O
my O
liking O
- O
something O
which O
you O
ca O
n't O
do O
on O
a O
website O
. O

If O
it O
does O
n't O
leach O
lead O
into O
your O
tea O
, O
it O
's O
not O
a O
problem O
. O

One O
thing O
that O
has O
occurred O
to O
me O
-- O
and O
this O
really O
has O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
the O
issue O
at O
hand O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
mentioning O
it O
anyway O
-- O
is O
that O
taking O
discussion O
elsewhere O
leaches O
from O
the O
group O
. O

But O
if O
it O
vaporlocks O
past O
that O
point O
, O
on O
top O
of O
the O
engine O
in O
the O
fuel O
rails O
, O
you O
just O
have O
to O
wait O
for O
the O
fuel O
to O
cool O
and O
liquefy O
again O
or O
purge O
it O
out O
through O
the O
injectors O
. O

wrote O
Well O
, O
what O
I O
was O
actually O
asking O
is O
if O
I O
could O
laminate O
the O
two O
pieces O
to O
take O
the O
curve O
in O
the O
wing O
. O

Did O
you O
laminate O
several O
thicknesses O
of O
card O
? O

Also O
, O
you O
do O
not O
have O
to O
use O
expensive O
Sitka O
Spruce O
, O
and O
if O
you O
do O
, O
you O
can O
cut O
up O
smaller O
-LRB- O
cheaper-no O
waste O
-RRB- O
pieces O
, O
and O
splice O
them O
, O
and O
laminate O
them O
, O
to O
get O
all O
of O
the O
grain O
going O
in O
the O
right O
direction O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
I O
picked O
up O
the O
Taschen O
reprint O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
Description O
de O
l'Egypte O
& O
quot O
; O
-LRB- O
large O
numbers O
of O
detailed O
drawings O
of O
the O
tombs O
, O
temples O
, O
pyramids O
etc O
done O
by O
Napolean O
's O
army O
during O
their O
time O
in O
Egypt O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
that O
's O
been O
pleasant O
to O
leaf O
through O
when O
I O
've O
got O
nothing O
else O
to O
do O
. O

Either O
the O
basalt O
, O
with O
rain O
, O
leached O
the O
airborne O
CO2 O
out O
into O
bicarbonate O
or O
it O
did O
n't O
. O

This O
used O
to O
be O
a O
river O
bottom O
, O
so O
the O
soil O
is O
n't O
bad O
, O
but O
it O
rains O
so O
much O
I O
think O
a O
lot O
of O
nutrients O
leach O
out O
quickly O
. O

Or O
you O
can O
make O
up O
your O
own O
, O
laminate O
it O
and O
stick O
it O
to O
the O
driver O
's O
door O
frame O
somewhere O
. O

The O
plastic O
in O
the O
bottle O
leaches O
into O
the O
water O
. O

It O
's O
not O
uncommon O
for O
chemicals O
to O
leach O
out O
of O
plastics O
, O
especially O
when O
they O
're O
heated O
. O

There O
are O
teeny O
little O
holes O
in O
the O
casing O
of O
the O
tablet O
that O
allow O
a O
small O
amount O
of O
the O
med O
to O
leach O
out O
at O
a O
time O
and O
that O
is O
what O
makes O
it O
extended O
release O
. O

Measurement O
localizes O
the O
photon O
's O
momenergy O
. O

It O
might O
be O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
leaf O
through O
the O
copy O
you O
are O
planning O
to O
buy O
to O
make O
certain O
it O
is O
complete O
and O
in O
good O
shape O
. O

First O
and O
most O
important O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
liquefy O
the O
air O
. O

The O
lining O
of O
the O
nose O
and O
mouth O
are O
the O
first O
to O
liquefy O
. O

This O
listbox O
should O
be O
next O
to O
the O
coursor O
so O
I O
need O
to O
localize O
this O
point O
. O

There O
are O
a O
variety O
of O
strategies O
that O
can O
be O
used O
to O
localize O
this O
type O
of O
problem O
. O

And O
they O
do O
it O
on O
land O
that O
has O
all O
the O
trace O
minerals O
leached O
out O
of O
it O
long O
ago O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
I O
think O
you O
're O
a O
vampire O
, O
Jayne O
, O
I O
think O
you O
circled O
around O
your O
prey O
and O
waited O
until O
there O
was O
a O
weakness O
so O
you O
could O
swoop O
in O
and O
leach O
it O
dry O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
toxins O
and O
radioactive O
goo O
began O
to O
leach O
out O
of O
the O
water O
and O
top O
soil O
. O

Lurk O
and O
leach O
for O
a O
while O
and O
get O
to O
know O
the O
group O
before O
posting O
to O
abawa O
. O

-LRB- O
You O
can O
laminate O
it O
and O
have O
the O
students O
use O
it O
as O
a O
placemat O
! O
-RRB- O

It O
is O
third O
world O
, O
KBG O
and O
Gestapo O
, O
that O
anyone O
would O
be O
granted O
power O
without O
supervision O
to O
intrude O
into O
this O
area O
, O
amd O
in O
this O
fashion O
. O

You O
will O
also O
use O
the O
hunter O
's O
Grapple O
Lasso O
to O
latch O
onto O
objects O
and O
enemies O
To O
do O
so O
, O
you O
simply O
lock O
- O
on O
with O
the O
Z O
button O
and O
then O
make O
a O
quick O
throwing O
gesture O
with O
the O
nunchuk O
; O
once O
latched O
, O
you O
snap O
backward O
with O
the O
attachment O
to O
rip O
off O
wall O
panels O
, O
or O
even O
pull O
the O
tails O
off O
some O
flying O
enemies O
, O
quickly O
disposing O
of O
them O
. O

If O
this O
is O
what O
these O
camera O
stores O
do O
-LRB- O
rip O
people O
off O
-RRB- O
, O
I O
will O
never O
step O
foot O
in O
another O
one O
. O

This O
spring O
intrudes O
into O
the O
area O
where O
the O
spare O
tire O
would O
be O
located O
. O

If O
you O
pay O
a O
commercial O
service O
to O
rip O
your O
LP O
and O
do O
a O
professional O
cleanup O
job O
, O
are O
you O
or O
they O
breaking O
the O
law O
? O

Never O
count O
your O
chickens O
before O
they O
rip O
your O
lips O
off O
John O
Salerno O
wrote O
: O
I O
think O
I O
'm O
sort O
of O
in O
a O
funk O
right O
now O
after O
achieving O
flight O
form O
. O

He O
'll O
rip O
your O
lungs O
out O
, O
Jim B-PERSON
-LRB- O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
meet O
his O
tailor O
-RRB- O
Finally O
, O
some O
responsible O
journalism O
! O

The O
music O
never O
intrudes O
. O

I O
have O
no O
reason O
to O
fawn O
or O
bootlick O
but O
I O
invariably O
address O
envelopes O
to O
men O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
, O
using O
Esq O
. O

The O
business O
of O
thejournalists O
is O
to O
destroy O
the O
truth O
, O
to O
lie O
outright O
, O
to O
pervert O
, O
to O
vilify O
, O
to O
fawn O
atthe O
feet O
of O
Mammon O
-LSB- O
Biblical O
ref. O
-RSB- O
, O
and O
to O
sell O
his O
country O
and O
his O
race O
for O
his O
dailybread O
. O

No O
real O
life O
intruded O
into O
my O
writing O
time O
and O
when O
I O
got O
back O
around O
to O
it O
, O
I O
could O
n't O
seem O
to O
get O
the O
flow O
of O
the O
story O
back O
. O

So O
you O
could O
imbue O
the O
hands O
, O
or O
the O
feet O
, O
or O
the O
elbows O
, O
but O
not O
all O
of O
them O
. O

No O
matter O
what O
she O
paints O
, O
I O
feel O
that O
she O
imbues O
each O
painting O
with O
a O
certain O
feeling O
of O
life O
. O

If O
you O
believe O
that O
space O
actually O
surrounds O
things O
, O
then O
there O
is O
no O
difference O
in O
principle O
with O
the O
mystic O
's O
view O
that O
God O
imbues O
all O
matter O
, O
or O
some O
such O
. O

There O
's O
a O
dished-out O
area O
in O
the O
radiator-supporting O
front O
frame O
into O
which O
the O
back O
of O
the O
lamp O
intrudes O
somewhat O
. O

Which O
would O
seem O
to O
suggest O
that O
they O
have O
the O
power O
to O
imbue O
an O
advantage O
. O

But O
even O
Mantashe O
spoke O
of O
a O
need O
to O
imbue O
the O
quality O
of O
members O
while O
at O
the O
same O
time O
growing O
the O
party O
. O

Do O
n't O
pull O
the O
latex O
with O
your O
nails O
, O
or O
it O
'll O
rip O
; O
likewise O
make O
sure O
you O
cut O
your O
toenails O
before O
putting O
on O
latex O
stockings O
. O

The O
car O
thief O
ripped O
the O
side O
compartment O
of O
the O
car O
next O
to O
the O
steering O
wheel O
. O

Sony B-ORG
is O
busy O
trying O
to O
rip O
off O
Linden O
Labs O
. O

I O
have O
n't O
heard O
anything O
today O
, O
and O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
intrude O
. O

They O
fawned O
over O
Op-Truth O
. O

Brian B-PERSON
ripped O
the O
picture O
off O
a O
website O
I O
maintained O
as O
part O
of O
a O
film O
project O
I O
ran O
in O
2001 O
. O

I O
ripped O
a O
pic O
from O
the O
guy O
's O
ad O
on O
walneck O
's O
. O

I O
guess O
my O
question O
boils O
down O
to O
-LRB- O
at O
least O
in O
part O
-RRB- O
: O
Should O
an O
app O
be O
a O
standalone O
app O
? O

Personally O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
mind O
if O
he O
continues O
to O
intrude O
. O

I O
would O
have O
loved O
to O
have O
taken O
some O
pictures O
, O
but O
I O
just O
felt O
that O
it O
was O
disrespectful O
as O
a O
tourist O
to O
intrude O
. O

I O
do O
not O
know O
what O
company O
filled O
these O
buildings O
and O
imbued O
them O
with O
life O
, O
but O
it O
must O
have O
been O
a O
fast O
and O
furious O
time O
. O

And O
while O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
any O
research O
at O
hand O
to O
back O
this O
up O
, O
my O
experience O
is O
that O
SUVs O
imbue O
a O
sense O
of O
insulation O
from O
the O
environment O
in O
a O
way O
that O
cars O
do O
not O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
realize O
you O
had O
company O
, O
and O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
intrude O
. O

you O
ripped O
that O
poor O
guy O
off O
. O

You O
can O
rip O
tracks O
from O
borrowed O
CDs O
and O
burn O
them O
to O
a O
new O
one O
yourself O
. O

Others O
may O
not O
see O
Him O
in O
the O
way O
I O
do O
so O
I O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
intrude O
. O

He O
knew O
all O
the O
staff O
and O
they O
fawned O
over O
him O
. O

I O
dropped O
the O
package O
ONCE O
and O
the O
booklet O
ripped O
the O
3 O
staples O
from O
the O
spine O
. O

We O
've O
all O
seen O
the O
posts O
insisting O
JK O
ripped O
off O
, O
was O
influenced O
, O
based O
HP O
off O
of O
LOTR O
, O
Bewitched O
, O
or O
this O
or O
that O
. O

However O
- O
when O
they O
rip O
major O
chunks O
- O
including O
pictures O
, O
etc. O
-LRB- O
esp O
. O

I O
bought O
all O
new O
radiator O
and O
heater O
hoses O
and O
will O
rip O
everything O
apart O
tomorrow O
. O

You O
would O
have O
to O
put O
the O
machine O
in O
a O
different O
case O
because O
the O
PDS O
slot O
is O
on O
the O
left O
-LRB- O
bottom O
-RRB- O
of O
the O
motherboard O
and O
it O
would O
intrude O
on O
the O
case O
. O

IIRC O
the O
lumberyard O
ripped O
the O
plywood O
sheets O
for O
him O
. O

You O
also O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
slobberingly O
fawn O
over O
the O
Patriots O
after O
the O
loss O
, O
as O
while O
they O
are O
better O
, O
they O
are O
beatable O
. O

If O
you O
answer O
the O
question O
honestly O
you O
will O
come O
to O
the O
conclusion O
it O
is O
because O
1 O
-RSB- O
They O
rip O
up O
international O
laws O
and O
treaties O
when O
it O
suits O
them O
, O
2 O
-RSB- O
They O
lie O
and O
decieve O
even O
those O
who O
are O
supposedly O
their O
friends O
3 O
-RSB- O
They O
refuse O
to O
agree O
to O
comporomise O
, O
and O
do O
as O
they O
wish O
based O
on O
their O
strength O
. O

I O
would O
only O
engage O
in O
this O
fantasy O
furthur O
if O
we O
find O
some O
way O
to O
imbue O
magical O
superhero O
pragmatism O
powers O
to O
the O
wearer O
of O
the O
Rortysuit O
. O

Ever O
rip O
out O
a O
nose O
hair O
with O
tweezers O
? O

files O
I O
get O
when O
I O
rip O
tracks O
from O
CDs O
into O
mp3 O
files O
. O

Suddenly O
, O
there O
I O
was O
, O
up O
on O
the O
fore O
deck O
about O
2 O
or O
3 O
in O
the O
morning O
-LRB- O
why O
do O
these O
things O
always O
happen O
then O
-RRB- O
, O
madly O
scrambling O
to O
derig O
the O
thing O
and O
get O
it O
over O
the O
side O
before O
the O
sharp O
, O
broken O
ends O
could O
rip O
the O
sail O
. O

I O
ripped O
all O
the O
wiring O
from O
the O
remote O
starter O
out O
from O
under O
the O
dash O
, O
but O
left O
the O
control O
module O
so O
I O
could O
unlock O
the O
doors O
and O
trunk O
remotely O
. O

If O
it O
intrudes O
into O
your O
personal O
space O
then O
it O
should O
n't O
be O
allowed O
. O

When O
you O
actively O
train O
with O
resisting O
opponents O
, O
what O
works O
and O
what O
does O
n't O
work O
becomes O
blatantly O
obvious O
, O
so O
little O
wonder O
both O
arts O
boiled O
down O
to O
pretty O
much O
the O
same O
techniques O
. O

It O
appears O
to O
have O
deleted O
all O
my O
music O
-LRB- O
with O
no O
warning O
-RRB- O
and O
is O
now O
syncing O
the O
little O
music O
I O
happen O
to O
have O
on O
this O
laptop O
-LRB- O
mostly O
new O
music O
I O
rip O
to O
this O
laptop O
& O
copy O
over O
later O
and O
add O
to O
my O
main O
iTunes O
library O
. O

There O
were O
a O
few O
places O
I O
thought O
I O
might O
rip O
off O
my O
awning O
-LRB- O
or O
worse O
-RRB- O
. O

If O
you O
are O
trying O
to O
cantilever O
this O
out O
over O
the O
property O
line O
it O
wo O
n't O
work O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
rights O
to O
intrude O
on O
someone O
else O
's O
lot O
line O
just O
because O
it O
does O
n't O
touch O
the O
ground O
. O

Rip O
the O
rubber O
off O
, O
then O
go O
around O
with O
a O
pair O
of O
pliers O
and O
pull O
out O
all O
the O
old O
little O
plastic O
clips O
. O

By O
comparison O
, O
you O
can O
only O
use O
your O
Ipod O
to O
listen O
to O
music O
you O
either O
rip O
yourself O
or O
buy O
from O
the O
Itunes O
store O
and O
you O
can O
only O
listen O
to O
AAC O
files O
, O
a O
horridly O
inferior O
compression O
scheme O
when O
compared O
to O
MP3 O
. O

did O
n't O
he O
just O
rip O
off O
Robert O
Adam O
and O
Tommy O
Sheraton O
designs O
? O

Bot O
unlimbers O
his O
trusty O
morning O
star O
and O
lumbers O
towards O
the O
intruders O
, O
while O
Lore O
quickly O
imbues O
his O
crossbow O
with O
a O
Bane O
effect O
. O

TANG O
fairly O
ripped O
apart O
some O
by O
getting O
in O
among O
them O
-- O
not O
pretty O
. O

Colonial O
buyer O
must O
rip O
down O
and O
build O
new O
house O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
Murphy B-PERSON
still O
ripped O
her O
stitches O
-LRB- O
I O
could O
see O
the O
yucky O
parts O
inside O
-RRB- O
because O
we O
'd O
never O
heard O
of O
a O
crate O
. O

There O
is O
a O
tiny O
amount O
of O
multi-path O
distortion O
here O
, O
but O
it O
intrudes O
not O
at O
all O
. O

But O
the O
ford O
dealers O
around O
here O
-LRB- O
NYC B-LOC
-RRB- O
are O
all O
idiots O
and O
rip O
off O
artists O
in O
the O
service O
dept O
. O

wrote O
: O
David O
Starr O
wrote O
: O
Think O
about O
acquiring O
a O
table O
or O
radial O
arm O
saw O
and O
rip O
the O
outer O
leg O
box O
pieces O
to O
the O
desired O
width O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
to O
use O
an O
external O
subtitle O
with O
your O
preferred O
media O
player O
just O
google O
it O
to O
find O
out O
-- O
I O
ripped O
this O
DVD O
setting O
the O
XVID O
codec O
's O
quanitizer O
to O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
for O
highest O
quality O
hence O
the O
rather O
large O
file O
size O
high O
bitrate O
. O

Who O
can O
imbue O
the O
new O
generation O
with O
a O
sense O
of O
Greekness O
? O

I O
did O
not O
want O
to O
intrude O
on O
it O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
verbally O
ripped O
off O
a O
coworkers O
head O
about O
an O
hour O
ago O
. O

Giftzwerg O
wrote O
: O
And O
how O
much O
fun O
can O
trolling O
be O
when O
you O
're O
forced O
to O
troll O
without O
any O
real O
recognition O
, O
due O
to O
continually O
having O
to O
change O
your O
nym O
- O
added O
to O
the O
fact O
that O
your O
only O
interaction O
boils O
down O
to O
changing O
your O
nik O
, O
getting O
a O
post O
past O
the O
killfiles O
, O
getting O
laughed O
at O
and O
called O
a O
dimwit O
by O
all O
concerned O
, O
who O
promptly O
alt O
- O
K O
you O
again O
. O

I O
notice O
some O
people O
rip O
by O
tracks O
on O
a O
CD O
, O
some O
people O
split O
by O
chapters O
, O
and O
some O
people O
just O
rip O
these O
audio O
CD's O
into O
one O
file O
per O
CD O
. O

It O
imbues O
the O
transaction O
with O
an O
emotional O
charge O
inappropriate O
for O
the O
conduct O
of O
business O
simply O
because O
you O
imagine O
it O
would O
support O
your O
position O
. O

Maybe O
it O
's O
different O
for O
those O
that O
have O
seen O
VH O
though O
the O
years O
with O
Hagar O
and O
Cherone O
, O
I O
'm O
sure O
this O
concert O
ripped O
apart O
the O
2004 O
tour O
, O
but O
I O
have O
n't O
seen O
VH O
since O
1984 O
, O
so O
they O
had O
a O
lot O
to O
live O
up O
to O
. O

Remove O
what O
screws O
there O
are O
, O
then O
carefully O
pop O
the O
buttons O
loose O
from O
the O
door O
one O
by O
one O
-LRB- O
you O
can O
often O
do O
this O
by O
just O
pulling O
the O
panel O
out O
, O
but O
it O
'll O
sometimes O
rip O
the O
slots O
where O
they O
go O
in O
the O
door O
- O
a O
panel O
popper O
tool O
is O
definitely O
recommended O
-RRB- O
. O

Mustain O
, O
in O
a O
book O
on O
Springdale O
's O
2005 O
football O
team O
, O
ripped O
Arkansas B-GPE
coach O
Houston O
Nutt O
. O

I O
imbued O
his O
feet O
with O
the O
special O
properties O
of O
the O
Signature O
Weapon O
so O
he O
would O
n't O
have O
to O
drop O
the O
longspear O
. O

The O
formation O
of O
a O
socialist O
party O
requires O
a O
very O
serious O
effort O
in O
order O
to O
imbue O
it O
with O
an O
ideological O
, O
political O
and O
organisational O
structure O
that O
will O
accord O
with O
the O
socialist O
objective O
. O

The O
larger O
concern O
, O
though O
, O
is O
having O
the O
platform O
ripped O
off O
& O
in O
the O
process O
ripping O
holes O
in O
the O
stern O
. O

Our O
newsgroups O
rip O
EVERYONE O
On O
Jul O
10 O
, O
11:33 O
am O
, O
JW O
< O
J O
... O

I O
rip O
all O
my O
movies O
to O
hard O
drive O
also O
. O

In O
a O
statement O
later O
on O
Wednesday O
, O
Groenewald O
said O
Nqakula O
's O
answer O
repudiated O
his O
provincial O
commissioner O
Calvin O
Sengani O
, O
and O
was O
welcomed O
. O

- O
The O
whole O
business O
is O
so O
slimey O
and O
disgusting O
it O
repulses O
me O
. O

Having O
already O
consumed O
a O
half-dozen O
whiskies O
, O
I O
could O
not O
repulse O
an O
urge O
to O
purloin O
a O
mahogany O
and O
brass-plated O
Bilderberg O
gavel O
. O

So O
I O
reseated O
the O
128MB O
SODIMM O
again O
. O

In O
a O
letter O
to O
James O
L. O
Connaughton O
, O
the O
head O
of O
the O
White O
House O
Council O
on O
Environmental O
Quality O
, O
Rep. O
Henry O
Waxman O
, O
D-Calif. O
, O
the O
chairman O
of O
the O
House O
Oversight O
and O
Government O
Reform O
Committee O
, O
called O
the O
campaign O
an O
& O
quot O
; O
inappropriate O
use O
of O
taxpayer O
money O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
asked O
Connaughton O
to O
repudiate O
it O
. O

I O
then O
reran O
autofs O
and O
was O
able O
to O
log O
in O
and O
get O
access O
to O
my O
files O
. O

So O
it O
is O
impossible O
to O
express O
how O
somebody O
repulses O
you O
without O
it O
being O
ad O
hominum O
? O

I O
respect O
your O
opinion O
and O
your O
right O
to O
it O
and O
being O
an O
american O
, O
I O
would O
fight O
for O
your O
right O
to O
say O
it O
even O
though O
the O
very O
thought O
of O
what O
you O
say O
repulses O
me O
. O

When O
I O
compiled O
to O
exe O
and O
reran O
a O
few O
times O
, O
the O
results O
were O
different O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
they O
reseated O
the O
tire O
. O

He O
expressed O
fears O
that O
any O
attempt O
to O
repudiate O
the O
transfer O
of O
the O
peninsula O
to O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
place O
has O
already O
been O
ceded O
, O
so O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
they O
can O
retrieve O
it O
, O
unless O
we O
go O
to O
war O
, O
and O
I O
am O
not O
ready O
for O
any O
war O
. O

If O
I O
rerun O
tracepath O
, O
starting O
mtu O
to O
the O
host O
should O
be O
1492 O
, O
but O
it O
is O
1500 O
again O
: O
luna O
: O
tracepath O
belmag.vpn.clink.ru O

She O
then O
repudiated O
her O
first O
husband O
, O
the O
negligent O
castellan O
Alberic O
de O
Beaumont O
, O
and O
married O
Enguerrand O
: O
Marle O
and O
Coucy O
belonged O
to O
him O
only O
by O
right O
of O
his O
wife.These O

The O
only O
way O
I O
've O
found O
to O
remedy O
it O
is O
to O
rerun O
the O
Flash O
installer O
. O

Friday O
, O
September O
28 O
, O
2007 O
Bush O
repudiates O
Limbaugh O
's O
attack O
on O
the O
troops O
Two O
qwartloos O
on O
the O
small O
one O
! O

You O
pay O
for O
one O
month O
and O
if O
you O
have O
n't O
sold O
it O
at O
the O
end O
of O
the O
month O
they O
will O
rerun O
for O
free O
until O
you O
sell O
. O

looked O
like O
hew O
as O
forced O
a O
bit O
out O
by O
stoner O
-LRB- O
unfortuantely O
donlt O
have O
a O
DVR O
here O
to O
rerun O
and O
see O
for O
sure O
-RRB- O
but O
if O
he O
did O
n't O
come O
back O
across O
then O
, O
he O
would O
have O
run O
out O
of O
track O
. O

-upgrade O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
then O
rerun O
the O
testsuite O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
you O
dont O
like O
Americans O
, O
and O
Mcdonalds O
, O
as O
an O
American O
company O
repulses O
you O
. O

OK O
, O
I O
just O
do O
n't O
see O
where O
the O
Beatles O
& O
quot O
; O
came O
to O
repudiate O
buying O
things O
, O
and O
having O
things O
just O
because O
they O
could O
have O
things O
and O
buy O
things O
& O
quot O
; O
It O
seems O
to O
me O
they O
had O
and O
bought O
more O
than O
most O
of O
us O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
have O
to O
rerun O
the O
script O
. O

Yet O
now O
that O
he O
is O
under O
attack O
from O
his O
erstwhile O
media O
base O
for O
refusing O
to O
repudiate O
the O
war O
in O
Iraq O
, O
we O
think O
he O
deserves O
some O
covering O
fire O
. O

Luckily O
, O
it O
's O
easy O
enough O
to O
turn O
off O
with O
a O
workaround O
: O
you O
have O
to O
rerun O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
Speaker O
Wizard O
& O
quot O
; O
in O
& O
quot O
; O
NvMixer. O
& O
quot O
; O

Reseat O
all O
of O
the O
socketed O
chips O
. O

He O
outed O
the O
USPNAC O
airbase O
installation O
during O
the O
first O
debate O
, O
and O
repudiated O
it O
, O
to O
the O
resounding O
SILENCE O
of O
the O
left-wing O
press O
, O
who O
had O
already O
decided O
he O
was O
a O
supporter O
of O
the O
invasion O
, O
because O
of O
the O
25-25 O
split O
the O
political O
risk O
vote O
in O
the O

Well O
there O
is O
Snape O
, O
the O
tragic O
hero O
of O
the O
book O
, O
who O
risks O
everything O
for O
the O
love O
of O
a O
dead O
woman O
who O
repudiated O
him O
. O

Hyper-Violent O
Usenet O
SICKY O
Rim-Job O
Roselles O
Repulsed O
By O
His O
Own O
Posts O
. O

Then O
you O
recompile O
the O
file O
with O
baja.exe O
and O
rerun O
Synchronet O
to O
reload O
the O
changed O
file O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
If O
you O
are O
not O
tough O
enough O
to O
repudiate O
a O
scurrilous O
, O
outrageous O
ad O
such O
as O
that O
, O
then O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
how O
you O
are O
tough O
enough O
to O
be O
president O
of O
the O
United O
States. O
& O
quot O
; O

Yesterday O
, O
NickToons O
reran O
the O
Season O
1 O
recap O
short O
. O

And O
the O
Administration O
maintained O
, O
until O
the O
Supreme O
Court O
majority O
in O
the O
Hamdan O
case O
finally O
repudiated O
it O
---- O
they O
said O
that O
in O
2001 O
, O
Congress O
authorized O
the O
President O
to O
do O
whatever O
he O
had O
to O
do O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
situation O
of O
the O
attack O
in O
America O
. O

Second O
, O
he O
was O
a O
distinctly O
unorthodox O
Catholic O
, O
though O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
he O
ever O
repudiated O
the O
Church O
. O

I O
looked O
for O
the O
TCCM O
to O
reseat O
the O
connector O
but O
not O
sure O
what O
it O
looks O
like O
. O

Indeed O
, O
Rips O
explicitly O
repudiated O
it O
in O
his O
public O
statement O
on O
the O
matter O
: O
---------------------------------------- O
PUBLIC O
STATEMENT O
BY O
DR O
. O

I O
did O
not O
say O
whether O
she O
-LRB- O
as O
a O
Jew O
-RRB- O
should O
or O
should O
not O
repudiate O
the O
ADL O
. O

I O
reseated O
the O
vacumn O
lines O
but O
that O
had O
no O
effect O
. O

Today O
, O
the O
United O
States O
has O
30,000 O
more O
troops O
in O
Iraq O
than O
on O
the O
day O
America O
repudiated O
the O
Bush O
war O
policy O
and O
voted O
the O
GOP O
out O
of O
power O
. O

You O
may O
hate O
me O
, O
and O
if O
I O
want O
to O
love O
you O
, O
you O
repulse O
me O
. O

They O
made O
him O
look O
like O
a O
fool O
, O
and O
he O
seems O
happy O
to O
repudiate O
them O
. O

President O
Wilson O
was O
the O
driving O
force O
behind O
the O
League O
but O
the O
Senate O
repudiated O
his O
agreement O
. O

Britain O
's O
Labor O
Party O
repudiated O
its O
leader O
, O
Prime O
Minister O
Tony O
Blair O
, O
ordering O
him O
to O
resign O
by O
next O
September O
, O
as O
well O
as O
beginning O
the O
reduction O
of O
its O
military O
forces O
in O
Iraq O
. O

Jonson O
repudiates O
the O
whole O
' O
eulogy O
' O
in O
De O
Shakespeare O
No O
Strat O
. O

I O
reran O
CEICW O
, O
and O
while O
it O
was O
saving O
changes O
, O
the O
other O
workstations O
were O
finally O
able O
to O
access O
the O
Internet O
again O
. O

If O
you O
try O
to O
rerun O
this O
swf O
, O
you O
will O
see O
that O
it O
gives O
you O
those O
in O
random O
order O
. O

So O
what O
I O
did O
was O
restart O
tomcat O
with O
ulimit O
set O
to O
1024 O
file O
limit O
-LRB- O
ulimit O
-n O
1024 O
-RRB- O
reran O
depot-setup O
deploy O
with O
no O
error O
. O

I O
reran O
GSC O
and O
I O
think O
it O
's O
fixed O
now O
but O
I O
have O
a O
bunch O
of O
errors O
on O
Google O
. O

Even O
Darwin O
himself O
, O
near O
the O
end O
of O
his O
life O
, O
apparently O
repudiated O
it O
. O

That O
's O
right O
, O
you O
have O
to O
claim O
that O
Kant O
personally O
, O
rather O
than O
professionally O
or O
philosophically O
, O
repudiated O
solipsism O
. O

So O
easy O
to O
repudiate O
that O
, O
you O
wish O
that O
were O
in O
fact O
what O
I O
am O
saying O
. O

wrote O
: O
Enguerrand O
I O
de O
Coucy O
repudiated O
his O
wife O
Ada B-NORP
de O
Marle O
for O
her O
adultery O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
if O
you O
have O
the O
runflats O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
even O
have O
to O
reseat O
the O
tires O
. O

But O
a O
few O
of O
them O
wanted O
to O
marry O
me O
, O
regardless O
of O
what O
the O
other O
girls O
said O
, O
but O
, O
ultimately O
, O
I O
could O
not O
go O
through O
with O
marrying O
one O
of O
them O
, O
because O
from O
Day O
One O
until O
the O
last O
day O
I O
knew O
them O
, O
they O
repulsed O
me O
physically O
. O

We O
call O
upon O
the O
public O
to O
protest O
against O
these O
statements O
, O
for O
the O
Prime O
Minister O
to O
repudiate O
them O
, O
and O
to O
show O
concern O
for O
the O
rights O
of O
the O
Nation O
of O
Israel O
in O
its O
land. O
& O
quot O
; O

Even O
after O
the O
nation O
repudiated O
the B-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
war I-EVENT
decisively O
in O
the O
2006 O
midterms O
, O
even O
after O
it O
has O
become O
clear O
that O
the O
Bush O
administration O
's O
Middle O
East O
policy O
is O
severely O
unbalanced O
toward O
Israel O
and O
has O
damaged O
America O
's O
standing O
in O
the O
world O
, O
Congress O
still O
can O
not O
bring O
itself O
to O
stand O
up O
to O
the O
AIPAC O
line O
. O

Then O
they O
reran O
the O
tests O
again O
, O
and O
it O
still O
stopped O
as O
good O
as O
it O
did O
before O
. O

If O
the O
program O
has O
the O
problem O
after O
ten O
hours O
, O
you O
'll O
be O
able O
to O
back O
up O
and O
rerun O
the O
last O
hour O
or O
so O
. O

Please O
rerun O
the O
emerge O
above O
ith O
the O
-t O
option O
so O
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backwards O
? O

You O
're O
too O
stupid O
to O
tell O
a O
partisan O
propaganda O
organization O
who O
are O
paid O
by O
special O
interest O
groups O
to O
say O
what O
they O
say O
. O

Why O
does O
she O
write O
' O
torture O
scandals O
" O
in O
the O
plural O
? O

Susan B-PERSON
will O
write O
her O
race O
report O
in O
due O
course O
, O
she O
was O
busy O
getting O
a O
cast O
today O
. O

As O
Shaw O
said O
, O
Verdi O
did O
n't O
write O
a O
Shakespearean O
opera O
; O
Shakespeare B-PERSON
wrote O
an O
operatic O
play O
. O

Vitamin O
E O
is O
also O
in O
a O
lot O
of O
breakfast O
cereals O
because O
they O
fortify O
it O
. O

If O
you O
can O
guaranteee O
that O
you O
or O
your O
insurer O
will O
pay O
for O
all O
the O
medical O
costs O
incurred O
as O
a O
result O
of O
your O
not O
belting O
up O
or O
that O
you O
'll O
voluntarily O
forgo O
the O
care O
and O
die O
quietly O
if O
you O
ca O
n't O
pay O
for O
it O
, O
then O
I O
guess O
I O
could O
get O
behind O
that O
mentality O
all O
the O
way O
. O

Mr. O
Kershaw O
said O
he O
had O
to O
forgo O
around O
$ O
2 O
million O
worth O
of O
work O
last O
year O
because O
he O
did O
n't O
have O
enough O
plumbers O
. O

He O
said O
he O
would O
forgo O
the O
farmer O
's O
debt O
if O
he O
could O
marry O
his O
Daughter O
. O

We O
had O
to O
forgo O
our O
food O
and O
go O
back O
. O

That O
fortifies O
the O
suspicion O
that O
no O
conspicious O
change O
has O
occurred O
. O

Also O
, O
the O
Cabrios O
in O
'03 O
- O
'05 O
were O
all O
the O
older O
body O
style O
still O
and O
did O
not O
update O
until O
MY O
'06 O
, O
so O
if O
it O
were O
me O
I O
would O
either O
wait O
for O
the O
new O
style O
or O
forgo O
the O
ragtop O
. O

My O
employer O
now O
offers O
the O
Roth O
401k O
, O
but O
in O
order O
to O
fund O
it O
over O
$ O
500 O
i O
'd O
have O
to O
forgo O
some O
of O
my O
normally O
maxed O
401k O
contributions O
. O

Next O
, O
it O
's O
important O
to O
fortify O
your O
own O
immune O
system O
. O

9 O
fortify O
build O
defences O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
COA O
will O
fortify O
law O
enforcement O
carried O
out O
by O
animal O
inspectors O
of O
local O
governments O
. O

He O
said O
he O
would O
forgo O
the O
farmer O
's O
debt O
if O
he O
could O
marry O
his O
daughter O
. O

Dr. O
Nadera O
Shalhoub-Kevorkian O
, O
a O
professor O
of O
criminology O
at O
Hebrew O
University O
, O
says O
that O
thinking O
about O
protracted O
suffering O
at O
the O
airport O
causes O
her O
to O
forgo O
about O
half O
of O
the O
international O
conferences O
that O
she O
is O
invited O
to O
attend O
. O

Nehemiah O
, O
the O
cupbearer O
to O
Artaxerxes O
, O
was O
sent O
to O
Jerusalem O
in O
444 O
BC O
to O
complete O
the O
work O
on O
the O
walls O
of O
the O
city O
to O
fortify O
it O
. O

After O
which O
, O
he O
either O
forgoes O
the O
changes O
, O
or O
accepts O
the O
new O
price O
. O
-RRB- O

got O
me O
foxed O
. O

She O
decided O
to O
forgo O
her O
trip O
to O
Hong O
Kong O
, O
where O
she O
was O
supposed O
to O
visit O
an O
eye O
doctor O
for O
glaucoma O
, O
and O
returned O
home O
on O
Sept. O
5 O
to O
get O
local O
treatment O
, O
Sison O
said O
. O

Elderberry O
extract O
may O
be O
used O
to O
treat O
a O
cold O
or O
flu O
, O
or O
taken O
as O
a O
prophylactic O
which O
fortifies O
the O
immune O
system O
. O

I O
think O
they O
'd O
be O
more O
trouble O
than O
they O
're O
worth O
for O
actual O
computer-building O
, O
so O
if O
that O
's O
the O
best O
you O
can O
do O
you O
'll O
probably O
have O
to O
forgo O
computers O
entirely O
. O

It O
is O
, O
however O
, O
a O
fact O
of O
life O
for O
many O
people O
, O
including O
those O
with O
insurance O
, O
that O
they O
forgo O
medical O
care O
due O
to O
inability O
to O
afford O
co-pays O
and O
meds O
. O

But O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
're O
likely O
to O
achieve O
that O
in O
the O
next O
two O
to O
three O
years O
, O
so O
it O
's O
incumbent O
upon O
us O
to O
fortify O
the O
support O
. O

They O
can O
also O
be O
used O
to O
fortify O
a O
compost O
pile O
. O

; O
-RRB- O
You O
can O
fortify O
it O
. O

In O
general O
, O
the O
oxidized O
, O
monoglutamate O
form O
of O
folate O
, O
the O
form O
found O
in O
supplements O
and O
the O
form O
used O
to O
fortify O
foods O
, O
has O
a O
much O
greater O
bioavailability O
than O
food O
folate O
which O
tends O
to O
be O
in O
a O
chemically O
reduced O
and O
in O
a O
polyglutamated O
form O
. O

I O
'd O
be O
willing O
to O
forgo O
the O
hyphen O
in O
& O
quot O
; O
High O
School O
& O
quot O
; O
-LRB- O
although O
, O
I O
think O
that O
it O
's O
actually O
correct O
-LRB- O
or O
was O
correct O
in O
the O
20th O
century O
-RRB- O
since O
it O
's O
being O
used O
adjectivally O
. O

The O
forthcoming O
budget O
is O
expected O
to O
give O
some O
clues O
, O
although O
it O
is O
unlikely O
that O
the O
government O
will O
be O
able O
to O
forgo O
substantial O
tax O
revenues O
, O
given O
its O
high O
level O
of O
expenditure O
. O

The O
Iranians O
know O
all O
this O
, O
of O
course O
, O
and O
it O
fortifies O
their O
intransigence O
. O

If O
so O
, O
then O
maybe O
I O
'll O
forgo O
the O
whole O
thing O
. O

I O
admit O
that O
if O
they O
were O
going O
to O
do O
it O
right O
, O
in O
a O
real O
world O
way O
, O
then O
they O
'd O
want O
to O
make O
it O
look O
like O
they O
were O
estranged O
to O
fortify O
th O
subterfuge O
. O

It O
is O
something O
he O
is O
not O
able O
to O
fortify O
himself O
against O
. O

The O
government O
has O
also O
failed O
to O
meet O
its O
responsibility O
to O
fortify O
public O
buildings O
in O
those O
areas O
. O

Rice O
praised O
Lee O
's O
inaugural-speech O
pledge O
to O
fortify O
the O
US-South O
Korea O
alliance O
, O
and O
said O
the O
relationship O
between O
the O
two O
countries O
will O
remain O
strong O
. O

SaidOlmert O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
This O
is O
a O
government O
decision O
and O
we O
will O
not O
fortify O
ourselves O
senseless. O
& O
quot O
; O

To O
prove O
their O
loyalty O
to O
Allah O
, O
they O
must O
be O
able O
to O
forgo O
all O
these O
& O
quot O
; O
worldly O
attachments O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
get O
ready O
to O
sacrifice O
their O
lives O
in O
the O
cause O
of O
Islam O
. O

There O
are O
a O
number O
of O
tiny O
islands O
in O
the O
gulf O
they O
have O
had O
years O
to O
fortify O
. O

Fortify O
a O
door O
. O

But O
you O
may O
, O
however O
, O
be O
able O
to O
fox O
the O
filters O
. O

It O
's O
cool O
here O
, O
so O
pretty O
soon O
, O
I O
'll O
have O
to O
forgo O
my O
afternoon O
reading O
session O
on O
the O
patio O
. O

It O
can O
afford O
to O
forgo O
a O
peace O
treaty O
and O
normalized O
relations O
with O
the O
superpower O
. O

State-owned O
companies O
in O
China O
, O
analysts O
say O
, O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
forgo O
short-term O
profits O
in O
pursuit O
of O
the O
government O
's O
long-term O
strategic O
interests O
. O

The O
White O
House O
may O
decide O
to O
forgo O
an O
appeal O
rather O
than O
run O
the O
risk O
of O
a O
highly O
visible O
defeat O
on O
the O
executive O
privilege O
issue O
in O
the O
Supreme O
Court O
. O

Of O
course O
she O
should O
n't O
have O
to O
forgo O
an O
income O
, O
but O
that O
does O
n't O
mean O
she O
ca O
n't O
forgo O
fees O
for O
a O
certain O
number O
of O
students O
. O

No O
need O
to O
forgo O
them O
. O

We O
have O
a O
fire O
season O
, O
too O
, O
but O
we O
have O
a O
pretty O
good O
safety O
zone O
around O
our O
home O
complex O
, O
so O
our O
plan O
is O
to O
fortify O
our O
home O
so O
we O
will O
not O
have O
to O
evacuate O
. O

Hence O
the O
blanket O
public O
health O
measures O
to O
fortify O
bread O
and O
beer O
with O
thiamine O
, O
and O
so O
on O
, O
and O
the O
advice O
to O
take O
a O
multivitamin O
& O
quot O
; O
just O
in O
case O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
will O
do O
better O
at O
the O
price O
unless O
you O
're O
willing O
to O
forgo O
stuff O
like O
balanced O
inputs O
. O

It O
's O
simply O
enough O
to O
come O
to O
terms O
with O
feg O
and O
geg O
for O
cigarette O
and O
joke O
, O
but O
some O
of O
the O
pronunciation O
foxed O
me O
for O
months O
, O
and O
even O
then O
I O
could O
n't O
get O
a O
foothold O
on O
some O
accents O
. O

But O
if O
you O
are O
willing O
to O
forgo O
immediate O
success O
or O
income O
and O
are O
willing O
to O
do O
whatever O
it O
takes O
to O
pursue O
your O
goal O
, O
you O
have O
lit O
the O
fires O
of O
your O
burning O
heart O
. O

For O
me O
, O
however O
, O
the O
point O
is O
that O
in O
this O
case O
he O
is O
able O
to O
fortify O
against O
the O
cruel O
knife O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
rightly O
speak O
for O
the O
rest O
of O
them O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
sure O
they O
would O
forgo O
the O
handwritten O
book O
and O
the O
unicorn O
if O
you O
can O
deliver O
they O
other O
things O
. O

The O
state O
said O
that O
it O
would O
forgo O
the O
death O
sentence O
. O

ANYONE O
who O
forgoes O
the O
option O
of O
going O
on O
the O
DL O
, O
who O
is O
wiling O
to O
step O
it O
up O
and O
hop O
in O
at O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
CENTER O
& O
quot O
; O
position O
of O
all O
places O
... O
take O

Why O
not O
admit O
we O
can O
not O
know O
what O
we O
think O
we O
should O
know O
, O
and O
just O
leave O
it O
at O
that O
, O
and O
forgo O
all O
the O
self O
deprecation O
, O
oh O
Malificent O
one O
... O
: O
-RRB- O
? O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
would O
be O
prepared O
to O
forgo O
the O
right O
of O
return O
for O
millions O
of O
refugees O
in O
return O
for O
a O
full O
Israeli O
withdrawal O
to O
the O
pre-1967 O
borders O
, O
including O
east O
Jerusalem O
and O
the O
Old O
City O
, O
Palestinian O
academic O
Sari O
Nusseibeh O
told O
The O
Jerusalem O
Post O
Sunday O
. O

However O
, O
in O
1495 O
the O
Knights O
of O
St. O
John O
, O
using O
its O
stones O
to O
fortify O
the O
castle O
of O
St. O
Peter O
in O
Bodrum O
, O
started O
a O
systematic O
demolishment O
of O
the O
building O
. O

However O
, O
instead O
of O
skiing O
and O
mushing O
I O
've O
been O
working O
through O
gardening O
plans O
for O
the O
year O
, O
and O
I O
think O
I O
'm O
going O
to O
forgo O
putting O
in O
more O
trees O
this O
year O
in O
favor O
of O
getting O
in O
some O
grapes O
as O
well O
as O
a O
vegetable O
garden O
and O
maybe O
some O
strawberries O
. O

Their O
leaders O
say O
they O
would O
rather O
forgo O
a O
place O
in O
the O
E.U O
. O

That O
may O
be O
too O
much O
to O
ask O
for O
-- O
but O
if O
it O
is O
, O
then O
what O
chance O
is O
there O
we O
'll O
be O
able O
to O
take O
on O
the O
even O
more O
difficult O
task O
of O
persuading O
the O
Chinese O
, O
the O
Indians B-NORP
, O
and O
all O
who O
are O
lined O
up O
behind O
them O
to O
forgo O
a O
coal-powered O
future O
in O
favor O
of O
something O
more O
manageable O
? O
... O

Your O
group O
may O
need O
to O
forgo O
some O
sleepmeals O
to O
resolve O
the O
issues O
, O
or O
not O
. O

They O
have O
been O
homeless O
but O
are O
now O
living O
in O
an O
apartment O
, O
and O
doing O
very O
well O
with O
the O
help O
of O
an O
older O
friend O
who O
has O
also O
decided O
to O
forgo O
living O
on O
the O
street O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
build O
houses O
, O
they O
dig O
them O
out O
and O
fortify O
them O
. O

Once O
back O
in O
Israel O
, O
however O
, O
the O
Israeli O
prime O
minister O
continues O
to O
confiscate O
, O
settle O
, O
and O
fortify O
the O
occupied O
territories O
. O

They O
belong O
to O
the O
first O
generation O
of O
Greeks B-NORP
who O
have O
had O
to O
forgo O
the O
traditional O
afternoon O
siesta O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
if O
one O
of O
the O
grapplers O
is O
an O
ally O
, O
they O
could O
conceivable O
just O
let O
you O
push O
them O
, O
and O
forgo O
their O
check O
. O

He O
's O
promised O
to O
forgo O
his O
stock O
options O
if O
he O
gets O
elected O
, O
so O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
have O
a O
conflict O
of O
interest O
. O

I O
bought O
a O
cheapo O
Promaster O
1.7x O
converter O
just O
to O
tinker O
with O
uintil O
I O
could O
get O
a O
better O
TC O
, O
but O
performance O
with O
it O
is O
reasonable O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
I O
'll O
forgo O
the O
1.4x O
right O
now O
. O

Sending O
a O
wasteful O
message O
with O
no O
content O
will O
not O
incline O
anyone O
to O
answer O
your O
question O
more O
quickly O
. O

The O
argument O
of O
the O
Declaration O
grounded O
citizenship O
in O
consent O
. O

Replaced O
the O
zip O
power O
cord O
with O
a O
3 O
wire O
cord O
and O
ground O
the O
chassis O
-LRB- O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
do O
this O
, O
you O
run O
a O
50 O
% O
chance O
of O
making O
the O
chassis O
hot O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
think O
that O
many O
who O
incline O
themselves O
only O
towards O
awakening O
miss O
out O
on O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
other O
fruits O
of O
practice O
, O
and O
become O
more O
bitter O
and O
unstable O
in O
the O
process O
. O

I O
bought O
an O
18 O
gauge O
3 O
prong O
grounded O
electrical O
cable O
from O
Radio B-ORG
Shack I-ORG
. O

As O
I O
said O
, O
I O
have O
a O
protestant O
theology O
that O
inclines O
me O
away O
from O
the O
whole O
concept O
, O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
I O
do O
wonder O
that O
maybe O
1 O
Cor O
3:12 O
maybe O
makes O
a O
case O
for O
purgatory O
. O

It O
pleased O
you O
to O
put O
a O
crown O
upon O
my O
brow O
; O
it O
pleased O
you O
to O
lay O
your O
head O
upon O
my O
breast O
; O
but O
had O
it O
been O
your O
pleasure O
that O
I O
should O
wear O
the O
shackles O
of O
a O
slave O
, O
and O
bear O
the O
scourge O
while O
I O
ground O
your O
corn O
, O
I O
must O
have O
worn O
the O
yoke O
and O
bowed O
submissive O
to O
your O
tyranny O
. O

Is O
it O
grounded O
correctly O
? O

These O
switches O
are O
NO O
, O
and O
grounded O
via O
brown O
wires O
. O

However O
even O
in O
serious O
cases O
where O
the O
patient O
specifically O
asks O
for O
further O
information O
on O
risks O
this O
should O
be O
given O
and O
again O
the O
situation O
should O
incline O
towards O
some O
semblance O
of O
patient O
self O
- O
determination O
. O

If O
we O
're O
inclined O
towards O
mysticism O
etc O
it O
's O
easy O
to O
find O
it O
, O
but O
Occam O
's O
Razor B-PRODUCT
should O
incline O
us O
towards O
the O
more O
mundane O
explanations O
, O
which O
almost O
invariably O
prove O
to O
be O
correct O
. O

The O
unit O
has O
a O
voltmeter O
, O
illuminated O
power O
switch O
, O
fuse O
, O
grounded O
outlet O
and O
three O
wire O
line O
cord O
. O

LA B-GPE
is O
n't O
" O
crawling O
with O
bad O
people O
who O
have O
horrible O
cultural O
and O
social O
values O
that O
incline O
them O
toward O
criminality O
, O
" O
like O
you O
claimed O
. O

It O
is O
part O
of O
human O
nature O
to O
incline O
toward O
lying O
when O
one O
lacks O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
education O
, O
knowledge O
and O
discipline O
. O

The O
rock O
was O
discovered O
to O
be O
softer O
than O
other O
rocks O
studied O
so O
far O
at O
Gusev O
Crater O
after O
the O
rover O
easily O
ground O
a O
hole O
-LRB- O
center O
-RRB- O
into O
it O
with O
its O
rock O
abrasion O
tool O
. O

The O
study O
of O
Nabetaen O
is O
enlightening O
and O
will O
ground O
you O
with O
historical O
facts O
to O
help O
combat O
the O
fanatic O
by O
reinforcing O
the O
moderate O
, O
you O
may O
find O
this O
helpful O
in O
helping O
the O
East O
in O
joining O
the O
free O
human O
family O
. O

We O
must O
get O
an O
easier O
belief O
, O
which O
is O
that O
of O
custom O
, O
which O
, O
without O
violence O
, O
without O
art O
, O
without O
argument O
, O
makes O
us O
believe O
things O
and O
inclines O
all O
our O
powers O
to O
this O
belief O
, O
so O
that O
our O
soul O
falls O
naturally O
into O
it O
. O

D O
from O
BC B-ORG
I O
wonder O
if O
an O
earth O
grounded O
mesh O
put O
in O
front O
of O
the O
leaf O
blower O
nozzle O
would O
reduce O
the O
amount O
of O
charged O
air O
. O

when O
fighting O
opponants O
you O
think O
you O
are O
better O
than O
all O
around O
, O
it O
is O
BY O
FAR O
safer O
to O
ground O
them O
then O
finish O
them O
. O

Here O
is O
what O
I O
did O
orginally O
I O
pulled O
out O
each O
wire O
out O
one O
at O
a O
time O
and O
externally O
installed O
a O
spark O
plug O
and O
grounded O
the O
plug O
, O
I O
did O
not O
see O
any O
spark O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
never O
heard O
of O
the O
recommendation O
to O
incline O
the O
ladder O
at O
30 O
degrees O
. O

The O
rest O
of O
your O
review O
inclines O
me O
to O
catch O
it O
on O
DVD O
, O
so O
long O
as O
somebody O
else O
buys O
it O
. O

The O
most O
we O
can O
hope O
for O
is O
to O
stumble O
on O
some O
syllogistic O
regression O
that O
turns O
out O
to O
be O
true O
and O
employ O
it O
to O
ground O
further O
speculations O
. O

The O
wearer O
of O
One O
Mukhi O
Rudraksha O
gets O
his O
mental O
structure O
changed O
and O
he O
begins O
to O
feel O
renunciation O
from O
the O
worldly O
affairs O
and O
naturally O
inclines O
towards O
GOD O
. O

Rough O
Sleet O
Storm O
Grounded O
Vultures O
. O

I O
'd O
incline O
towards O
better O
quality O
manufacture O
, O
mid-war O
onwards O
. O

On O
some O
trucks O
with O
that O
engine O
you O
had O
to O
disconnect O
an O
electrical O
connector O
or O
ground O
a O
terminal O
in O
the O
ALDL O
to O
disable O
the O
computer O
before O
you O
set O
the O
actual O
timing O
. O

Brooksie O
wrote O
: O
You O
do O
n't O
- O
you O
ground O
a O
metal O
filler O
pipe O
so O
static O
can O
be O
controlled O
and O
not O
travel O
up O
to O
the O
filler O
neck O
where O
the O
gas O
fumes O
will O
ignite O
. O

I O
incline O
towards O
listening O
and O
exchanging O
information O
. O

That O
is O
why O
they O
virtually O
never O
need O
any O
kind O
of O
shielding O
, O
etc. O
Unless O
the O
OP O
has O
one O
side O
of O
his O
speaker O
locally O
grounded O
-LRB- O
which O
would O
be O
truly O
bizzare O
-RRB- O
, O
there O
is O
no O
ground O
loop O
possible O
. O

But O
Moscow B-GPE
relentlessly O
ground O
the O
life O
out O
of O
Chechen O
resistance O
. O

In O
your O
justice O
rescue O
me O
, O
and O
deliver O
me O
; O
incline O
your O
ear O
to O
me O
, O
and O
save O
me O
. O

The O
Spirit O
would O
lead O
us O
towards O
God O
, O
but O
all O
our O
passions O
incline O
us O
to O
run O
away O
from O
Him O
, O
and O
to O
run O
to O
everything O
that O
is O
contrary O
to O
him O
. O

The O
pre-accident O
compensation O
decision O
of O
Smith O
v O
Auckland O
Hospital O
Board O
-LSB- O
1965 O
-RSB- O
NZLR O
191 O
-LRB- O
CA O
-RRB- O
inclines O
against O
the O
doctrine O
of O
informed O
consent O
being O
part O
of O
New B-GPE
Zealand I-GPE
law O
. O

Psalm O
2 O
to O
ground O
our O
teaching O
. O

After O
supper O
, O
he O
cleaned O
the O
kitchen O
, O
ran O
the O
dishwasher O
, O
folded O
laundry O
, O
bathed O
the O
kids O
, O
and O
put O
them O
to O
bed O
. O

Plane O
grounded O
. O

And O
I O
confess O
that O
these O
brutal O
facts O
do O
at O
times O
incline O
me O
to O
cry O
out O
in O
despair O
. O

One O
is O
the O
distinction O
between O
analytic O
truths O
and O
synthetic O
truths O
, O
explained O
by O
Quine O
as O
truths O
grounded O
only O
in O
meanings O
and O
independent O
of O
facts O
, O
and O
truths O
grounded O
in O
facts O
. O

-LRB- O
4 O
-RRB- O
Raymond O
grounded O
her O
thinking O
in O
part O
on O
the O
research O
of O
Johns O
Hopkins O
University O
psychologist O
John O
Money O
. O

Pull O
out O
the O
plugs O
and O
ground O
the O
plug O
bodies O
. O

In O
Proverbs O
2 O
, O
the O
Lord O
tells O
us O
to O
" O
treasure O
my O
commands O
within O
you O
, O
" O
and O
to O
" O
incline O
your O
ear O
to O
wisdom O
. O
" O

If O
our O
nature O
inclines O
us O
toward O
the O
moral O
law O
without O
the O
help O
of O
revelation O
, O
it O
is O
not O
clear O
why O
God O
is O
strictly O
necessary O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
read O
up O
on O
it O
, O
here O
's O
the O
AES O
-LRB- O
Audio O
Engineering O
Society O
-RRB- O
standard O
which O
explains O
how O
to O
properly O
ground O
audio O
systems O
: O
http:www.aes.orgpublicationsstandardssearch.cfm O
? O

Therapists O
who O
incline O
toward O
the O
first O
viewpoint O
are O
usually O
pessimistic O
about O
the O
results O
of O
treatment O
for O
patients O
with O
NPD O
. O

That O
Shakspeare O
had O
a O
perfect O
knowledge O
of O
his O
art O
, O
is O
proved O
by O
the O
instructions O
which O
are O
given O
to O
the O
player O
in O
Hamlet B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
and O
by O
other O
passages O
in O
his O
works O
; O
which O
in O
addition O
to O
what O
I O
have O
already O
stated O
, O
incline O
me O
to O
think O
that O
the O
traditional O
account O
transmitted O
by O
Mr. O
Rowe O
, O
relative O
to O
his O
powers O
on O
the O
stage O
, O
has O
been O
too O
hastily O
credited O
. O

There O
are O
plenty O
of O
nit O
- O
picking O
arguments O
to O
get O
into O
with O
someone O
else O
whose O
education O
and O
temperament O
so O
inclines O
them O
. O

Award O
- O
winning O
Sojourners O
magazine O
ensures O
you O
are O
up O
- O
to O
- O
date O
on O
social O
justice O
issues O
while O
keeping O
you O
grounded O
with O
reflections O
and O
Bible O
studies O
. O

writes O
I O
've O
also O
heard O
that O
it O
is O
best O
to O
ground O
both O
outer O
rails O
. O

Gently O
fold O
in O
one O
- O
quarter O
of O
the O
meringue O
, O
being O
careful O
not O
to O
lose O
the O
air O
in O
the O
whites O
. O

While O
his O
nationalism O
was O
obnoxious O
-- O
totalitarian O
, O
racist O
, O
and O
grounded O
largely O
in O
fantasy O
-- O
it O
seems O
to O
have O
been O
sincere O
. O

No O
. O
You O
ground O
the O
747 O
with O
the O
problem O
and O
examine O
it O
as O
soon O
as O
possible O
. O

I O
could O
be O
wrong O
, O
but O
my O
experience O
so O
far O
with O
both O
books O
and O
shorter O
pieces O
inclines O
me O
in O
that O
direction O
. O

It O
inclines O
man O
to O
faith O
and O
induces O
men O
to O
trust O
religious O
doctrines O
. O

VIRGO O
or O
6th O
house O
Virgo O
does O
not O
incline O
toward O
spontaneity O
. O

Individual O
reactions O
may O
incline O
toward O
the O
good O
and O
noble O
, O
or O
the O
critical O
and O
intolerant O
. O

God O
himself O
inclines O
them O
to O
believe O
, O
and O
thus O
they O
are O
most O
effectively O
convinced O
. O

The O
other O
, O
on O
Tuesday O
, O
was O
smaller O
and O
drawn O
from O
the O
poorer O
, O
more O
radical O
elements O
of O
the O
community O
who O
incline O
toward O
Muqtada O
al O
- O
Sadr B-GPE
. O

if O
the O
light O
lights O
up O
when O
you O
ground O
the O
sensor O
wire O
-LRB- O
at O
the O
engine O
i O
assume O
-RRB- O
then O
the O
sender O
is O
not O
doing O
it O
's O
job O
... O

God O
prefers O
rather O
to O
incline O
the O
will O
than O
the O
intellect O
. O

It O
was O
a O
good O
enough O
day O
to O
get O
out O
on O
the O
water O
, O
but O
home O
chores O
kept O
me O
grounded O
. O

3 O
: O
Incline O
your O
ear O
, O
and O
come O
unto O
me O
: O
hear O
, O
and O
your O
soul O
shall O
live O
; O
and O
I O
will O
make O
an O
everlasting O
covenant O
with O
you O
, O
even O
the O
sure O
mercies O
of O
David B-PERSON
. O

that O
the O
pervert O
inclines O
in O
some O
particular O
manner O
to O
the O
world O
of O
art O
. O

It O
does O
n't O
matter O
where O
you O
ground O
your O
spinner O
... O

Both O
are O
chronologically O
possible O
- O
I O
strongly O
incline O
to O
the O
former O
, O
but O
this O
ca O
n't O
be O
definite O
on O
the O
available O
evidence O
. O

If O
that O
current O
should O
ground O
through O
you O
heart O
you O
may O
sense O
the O
current O
in O
a O
very O
real O
way O
. O

They O
possess O
a O
good O
- O
natured O
bonhomie O
, O
which O
on O
the O
negative O
side O
inclines O
them O
towards O
talking O
rather O
than O
doing O
; O
they O
can O
be O
noncommittal O
or O
hedging O
when O
what O
is O
needed O
is O
fairness O
and O
taking O
a O
stand O
. O

Missouri B-GPE
-LRB- O
site O
of O
the O
Japanese B-NORP
surrender O
in O
1945 O
-RRB- O
grounded O
a O
half O
- O
mile O
inland O
from O
Chesapeake O
Bay O
. O

there O
are O
enough O
anecdotes O
of O
these O
situations O
to O
hopefully O
ground O
such O
ideas O
in O
practices O
such O
as O
political O
outings O
where O
males O
dress O
up O
as O
females O
and O
the O
like O
, O
as O
part O
of O
private O
patriarchal O
goings O
on O
. O

Suitable O
only O
for O
those O
whose O
tastes O
incline O
towards O
the O
above O
. O

If O
he O
does O
not O
try O
to O
save O
himself O
from O
them O
, O
his O
desires O
will O
find O
support O
from O
the O
private O
parts O
of O
his O
body O
; O
that O
is O
, O
he O
will O
incline O
to O
immoral O
acts O
. O

To O
reduce O
congestion O
on O
Beijing B-GPE
's O
overly O
crowded O
streets O
- O
which O
carry O
1,100 O
new O
cars O
daily O
- O
the O
government O
will O
limit O
traffic O
on O
some O
roads O
to O
buses O
carrying O
athletes O
and O
Olympic O
ticket O
holders O
and O
will O
ground O
many O
state O
- O
owned O
vehicles O
, O
Sun B-GPE
said O
. O

Listen O
, O
my O
people O
, O
to O
my O
teaching O
, O
incline O
your O
ear O
to O
the O
words O
of O
my O
mouth O
. O

Now O
I O
'd O
still O
incline O
towards O
stripping O
and O
re-applying O
for O
french O
polish O
. O

I O
have O
accidentally O
' O
grounded O
' O
a O
few O
times O
, O
and O
had O
the O
rudder O
shoved O
upward O
, O
out O
of O
it O
's O
gudgeons O
, O
a O
couple O
of O
times O
. O

You O
can O
always O
momentarily O
ground O
the O
credit O
switch O
-LRB- O
pin O
-RRB- O
on O
the O
PCB O
itself O
. O

Those O
most O
likely O
to O
incline O
towards O
revolution O
would O
be O
in O
Jordan B-GPE
, O
in O
Syria B-GPE
, O
in O
Lebanon B-GPE
, O
or O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
ground O
K O
& O
T O
circuits O
per O
the O
NEC O
- O
you O
need O
to O
abandon O
the O
K O
& O
T O
and O
replace O
the O
wiring O
to O
properly O
install O
a O
grounded O
circuit O
. O

: O
Consequently O
they O
were O
able O
to O
start O
movements O
that O
grounded O
their O
Light O
, O
: O
and O
clear O
away O
the O
darkness O
that O
shrouded O
the O
truth O
. O

I O
suspect O
that O
the O
OP O
has O
the O
cap O
grounded O
somewhere O
convenient O
and O
was O
n't O
switching O
it O
's O
ground O
along O
with O
the O
LED O
's O
cathode O
. O

The O
first O
step O
is O
to O
inquire O
of O
a O
supplier O
what O
steps O
you O
need O
to O
take O
to O
buy O
the O
reagent O
. O

The O
next O
morning O
he O
decided O
to O
inquire O
of O
the O
Lord O
about O
the O
happenings O
of O
the O
last O
two O
evenings O
. O

Hence O
the O
name O
Pariprashnena O
-LRB- O
to O
inquire O
submissively O
-RRB- O
. O

When O
the O
Prophet O
of O
Islam O
, O
missed O
them O
in O
the O
mosque O
, O
he O
came O
to O
Fatima O
Zahra O
's O
house O
to O
inquire O
about O
them O
. O

I O
inquired O
last O
month O
and O
there O
was O
a O
couple O
of O
covered O
moorages O
available O
. O

Officer O
1 O
: O
That O
's O
why O
I O
was O
coming O
to O
inquire O
about O
that O
, O
but O
you O
just O
told O
me O
you O
were O
going O
to O
sit O
here O
. O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
where O
else O
to O
inquire O
about O
discontinued O
flatware O
. O

Was O
inquired O
about O
that O
NOx O
device O
the O
last O
time O
I O
had O
to O
deal O
with O
smog O
check O
on O
my O
'70 O
Ford O
Ranchero O
. O

This O
intrigued O
him O
and O
he O
wrote O
to O
Bill O
Fabrey O
, O
who O
was O
mentioned O
in O
the O
article O
, O
and O
inquired O
about O
starting O
a O
group O
in O
the O
Los O
Angeles O
area O
. O

In O
the O
dialogue O
, O
the O
interlocutor O
inquires O
of O
Leonardo O
about O
his O
relations O
with O
his O
assistant O
, O
Salai O
, O
Did O
you O
play O
the O
game O
from O
behind O
which O
the O
Florentines O
love O
so O
much O
? O

I O
inquired O
as O
to O
how O
he O
fulfilled O
his O
mission O
without O
so O
much O
as O
a O
demo O
tape O
, O
but O
he O
would O
n't O
say O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
really O
learn O
about O
RCOG O
, O
you O
could O
inquire O
at O
a O
newsgroup O
at O
http O
: O
health.groups.yahoo.comgroupRCOGgroupmessages1695 O
? O
viscount O
... O

right O
now O
, O
but O
I O
'll O
first O
have O
to O
inquire O
with O
a O
lawyer O
if O
there O
would O
be O
a O
chance O
for O
me O
to O
get O
something O
out O
of O
this O
farce O
. O

A O
Christian O
man O
with O
Baghdad O
license O
plates O
on O
his O
car O
who O
asked O
not O
to O
be O
identified O
said O
he O
had O
just O
arrived O
in O
Ain O
Kawa O
to O
inquire O
about O
moving O
there O
. O

The O
stranger O
expressed O
an O
interest O
in O
the O
story O
and O
inquired O
as O
to O
where O
they O
were O
going O
. O

After O
I O
gave O
him O
the O
information O
, O
he O
went O
on O
to O
inquire O
about O
his O
wife O
's O
benefits O
. O

When O
I O
inquired O
if O
he O
was O
going O
to O
give O
me O
another O
ticket O
for O
the O
way O
up O
. O

And O
as O
for O
ARVs O
concerns O
, O
quite O
right O
to O
inquire O
. O

He O
goes O
over O
to O
the O
guy O
and O
as O
gently O
as O
he O
can O
inquires O
if O
something O
happened O
to O
one O
of O
the O
guy O
's O
brothers O
. O

I O
inquired O
about O
the O
$ O
700.00 O

The O
second O
child O
said O
to O
have O
been O
left O
, O
I O
never O
heard O
of O
, O
although O
I O
inquired O
diligently O
after O
it O
. O

In O
1332 O
Richard O
visited O
Cambridge O
, O
as O
one O
of O
the O
King O
's O
commissioners O
, O
to O
inquire O
into O
the O
state O
of O
the O
King O
's O
Scholars O
there O
, O
and O
perhaps O
then O
became O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Gild O
of O
St. O
Mary O
- O
-one O
of O
the O
two O
gilds O
which O
founded O
Corpus O
Christi O
College O
. O

John O
, O
that O
version O
is O
so O
old O
, O
that O
I O
do O
n't O
recall O
how O
to O
configure O
it O
, O
but O
you O
can O
inquire O
at O
this O
newsgroup O
: O
alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent O

I O
am O
sure O
they O
have O
their O
own O
excuses O
ready O
to O
send O
out O
to O
anyone O
taking O
the O
time O
to O
inquire O
. O

a O
Prensa O
Latina O
reporter O
inquired O
. O

I O
'm O
surprised O
you O
did O
n't O
inquire O
about O
the O
HadHad O
? O

I O
inquired O
of O
them O
if O
there O
were O
any O
more O
people O
like O
me O
. O

Contact O
the O
local O
police O
and O
inquire O
about O
their O
past O
involvement O
with O
this O
type O
of O
situation O
and O
see O
if O
they O
will O
protect O
you O
against O
the O
destruction O
of O
your O
property O
outside O
of O
the O
easement O
, O
especially O
if O
you O
know O
when O
it O
is O
going O
to O
happen O
. O

Anu O
the O
high O
god O
observed O
this O
, O
and O
sent O
his O
messenger O
, O
Ilabrat O
, O
to O
inquire O
the O
reason O
for O
it O
. O

Submissively O
we O
should O
inquire O
about O
the O
principle O
of O
devotional O
life O
from O
him O
. O

When O
he O
inquired O
about O
that O
, O
he O
learned O
that O
they O
were O
crying O
because O
of O
their O
house O
. O

He O
inquired O
of O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
arrest O
. O

The O
Asian O
Human O
Rights O
Commission O
has O
written O
to O
head O
office O
of O
the O
CCS O
Elsuma O
group O
in O
Switzerland O
asking O
them O
to O
inquire O
into O
and O
intervene O
in O
this O
matter O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
when O
I O
inquired O
about O
whether O
or O
not O
we O
had O
an O
official O
policy O
on O
it O
-LRB- O
who O
can O
, O
who O
ca O
n't O
, O
and O
under O
what O
circumstances O
-RRB- O
, O
I O
was O
met O
with O
blank O
stares O
. O

It O
is O
not O
up O
to O
the O
buyer O
to O
inquire O
. O

The O
Prophet O
-LRB- O
Sallallaho O
alaihe O
wasallam O
-RRB- O
on O
reaching O
Tabuk O
inquired O
as O
well O
, O
' O
How O
is O
it O
that O
I O
do O
not O
see O
Ka'ab O
? O
' O

Dear O
drumkitdrumset-playing O
friend O
, O
We O
are O
writing O
to O
inquire O
if O
you O
'd O
like O
to O
take O
part O
in O
a O
performance O
on O
friday O
, O
7 O
september O
2007 O
in O
Philadelphia O
, O
PA O
. O

It O
appears O
that O
in O
February O
last O
a O
committee O
was O
appointed O
, O
consisting O
of O
Mr. O
Murgatroyd O
and O
three O
other O
gentlemen O
, O
to O
inquire O
into O
the O
affairs O
of O
the O
company O
, O
and O
to O
report O
. O

Mr. O
Kar O
inquired O
. O

The O
SLMM O
furnished O
details O
of O
the O
recent O
abductions O
reported O
from O
the O
East O
and O
the O
SCOPP O
agreed O
to O
inquire O
into O
the O
allegations O
. O

Not O
too O
long O
ago O
, O
a O
reader O
inquired O
as O
to O
the O
differences O
between O
shrimps O
, O
crayfish O
, O
langoustines O
and O
lobsters O
. O

22:18 O
-19 O
& O
quot O
; O
David O
inquired O
of O
the O
Lord O
, O
saying O
, O
Shall O
I O
go O
and O
smite O
these O
Philistines O
? O

And O
she O
went O
to O
inquire O
of O
the O
LORD O
. O

He O
went O
to O
the O
Dwarakamayi O
to O
inquire O
of O
Baba O
but O
Baba O
merely O
reiterated O
his O
earlier O
instructions O
. O

The O
Buddha O
then O
said O
to O
the O
bodhisattva O
Jagatimdhara O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Jagatimdhara O
, O
go O
to O
the O
Licchavi O
Vimalakirti O
to O
inquire O
about O
his O
illness. O
& O
quot O
; O

inquired O
the O
voice O
on O
the O
other O
end O
of O
the O
telephone O
. O

Young O
's O
comments O
were O
prompted O
by O
a O
member O
of O
the O
audience O
who O
inquired O
about O
his O
opinion O
on O
Obama O
's O
candidacy O
. O

When O
, O
however O
, O
the O
ICA O
refused O
to O
do O
so O
, O
he O
inquired O
of O
me O
, O
who O
was O
then O
the O
director O
of O
the O
Palestine O
Bureau O
of O
the O
Zionist O
Organization O
, O
whether O
the O
Zionists O
would O
be O
prepared O
to O
purchase O
this O
land O
. O

-LRB- O
currently O
Ctph O
, O
last O
I O
looked O
-RRB- O
Garnet O
Glory O
' O
HCCAOS O
' O
got O
dropped O
out O
of O
WildCatt O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
years O
because O
, O
while O
RHS O
decided O
that O
it O
was O
a O
Ctph O
, O
AOS O
continued O
to O
list O
the O
award O
as O
having O
been O
given O
to O
an O
Smbcna O
-LRB- O
or O
at O
least O
that O
's O
why O
Helga O
told O
me O
it O
was O
left O
out O
, O
when O
I O
inquired O
-RRB- O
. O

He O
went O
back O
and O
inquired O
as O
to O
why O
the O
Sadhu O
had O
his O
foot O
on O
the O
stone O
. O

Also O
CPF0864 O
should O
not O
transpire O
, O
so O
best O
not O
to O
monitor O
, O
such O
that O
CPA0701 O
would O
occur O
to O
inquire O
of O
the O
abnormal O
condition O
if O
it O
were O
to O
occur O
. O

You O
might O
inquire O
as O
to O
any O
dif O
kind O
of O
mamo O
you O
may O
be O
able O
to O
take O
, O
since O
you O
have O
a O
direct O
history O
of O
cancer O
in O
the O
family O
. O

They O
heard O
me O
on O
JQ99fm O
and O
inquired O
about O
having O
me O
come O
out O
to O
speak O
. O

it O
inquired O
of O
the O
boy O
's O
parents O
, O
signing O
off O
as O
Shawn O
Devlin O
of O
Kirkwood O
, O
Missouri O
. O

The O
Consolation O
of O
the O
Invalid O
Then O
, O
the O
Buddha O
said O
to O
the O
crown O
prince O
, O
Manjusri O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Manjusri O
, O
go O
to O
the O
Licchavi O
Vimalakirti O
to O
inquire O
about O
his O
illness. O
& O
quot O
; O

Or O
, O
failing O
a O
trip O
to O
ScottieWorld O
, O
they O
could O
inquire O
of O
certain O
RAOers O
who O
have O
already O
been O
there O
and O
done O
that O
. O

However O
, O
if O
you O
paid O
$ O
1.32 O
a O
minute O
because O
you O
negected O
to O
inquire O
about O
the O
rates O
, O
then O
it O
is O
YOUR O
fault O
. O

Christianity O
in O
particular O
, O
since O
you O
inquired O
about O
it O
, O
is O
basically O
a O
con O
game O
, O
created O
by O
the O
Roman O
Emperor O
Constantine O
and O
what O
is O
now O
known O
as O
the O
Catholic O
Church O
. O

This O
does O
n't O
surprise O
me O
because O
only O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
I O
inquired O
as O
to O
the O
cost O
and O
was O
floored O
at O
what O
he O
was O
asking O
. O

Maybe O
it O
's O
not O
the O
case O
, O
but O
why O
is O
it O
nonsense O
to O
inquire O
? O

I O
want O
to O
inquire O
if O
they O
've O
found O
any O
answers O
. O

A O
few O
days O
later O
on O
the O
5th O
June O
, O
2007 O
the O
president O
of O
the O
Savaka O
Sabava O
went O
to O
inquire O
about O
the O
matter O
of O
their O
proposals O
and O
met O
the O
director O
in O
the O
presence O
of O
his O
wife O
. O

After O
a O
few O
days O
I O
inquired O
as O
to O
the O
status O
of O
the O
order O
. O

He O
inquired O
about O
the O
income O
of O
Naseem O
Sahib O
and O
felt O
that O
perhaps O
he O
found O
it O
difficult O
to O
make O
ends O
meet O
. O

And O
he O
inquired O
for O
the O
Gudeman O
of O
Ballingeich O
; O
And O
when O
he O
gained O
admittance O
his O
heart O
was O
freed O
from O
grief O
. O

In O
1332 O
Richard O
visited O
Cambridge O
, O
as O
one O
of O
the O
King O
's O
commissioners O
, O
to O
inquire O
into O
the O
state O
of O
the O
King O
's O
Scholars O
there O
, O
and O
perhaps O
then O
became O
a O
member O
of O
the O
Gild O
of O
St. O
Mary O
-- O
one O
of O
the O
two O
gilds O
which O
founded O
Corpus O
Christi O
College O
. O

That O
's O
what O
I O
was O
told O
when O
I O
inquired O
. O

At O
NARAM O
a O
few O
folks O
inquired O
about O
the O
knit O
mylar O
sunscreens O
we O
had O
around O
our O
canopies O
. O

Hopefully O
I O
will O
be O
able O
to O
get O
information O
from O
my O
retina O
specialist O
as O
much O
as O
I O
can O
, O
but O
when O
I O
inquired O
in O
the O
past O
about O
cataract O
surgery O
he O
referred O
me O
to O
the O
cat-doc O
, O
so O
this O
is O
where O
I O
am O
stuck O
. O

Therefore O
, O
I O
am O
reluctant O
to O
go O
to O
that O
good O
man O
to O
inquire O
about O
his O
illness. O
& O
quot O
; O

Phenomenology O
, O
from O
this O
point O
of O
view O
, O
inquires O
into O
the O
structures O
formed O
by O
essences O
. O

Much O
to O
the O
discomfiture O
of O
major O
political O
parties O
in O
the O
State O
, O
the O
Joseph O
Commission O
, O
which O
was O
set O
up O
to O
inquire O
into O
the O
circumstances O
that O
led O
to O
the O
second O
Marad O
killings O
in O
May O
2003 O
, O
has O
in O
a O
way O
, O
turned O
the O
spotlight O
on O
the O
facts O
and O
circumstances O
of O
the O
2002 O
killings O
. O

The O
President O
inquired O
as O
to O
whether O
or O
not O
any O
member O
of O
the O
public O
wished O
to O
address O
the O
Board O
members O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
my O
Hindu O
friends O
used O
to O
inquire O
about O
my O
gotra O
, O
because O
they O
were O
thinking O
that O
I O
was O
a O
Brahmin O
. O

Please O
call O
us O
to O
inquire O
about O
V8 O
, O
V12 O
, O
supercharged O
, O
and O
Land O
Rover O
engines O
at O
our O
everyday O
low O
pricing O
. O

Dan O
Patnode O
had O
asked O
this O
question O
a O
couple O
of O
months O
ago O
, O
and O
yesterday O
I O
was O
in O
a O
Royal O
Doulton O
outlet O
, O
so O
I O
inquired O
. O

This O
is O
because O
you O
'll O
discover O
that O
the O
more O
you O
inquire O
about O
this O
opportunity O
, O
the O
more O
you O
will O
be O
compelled O
to O
join O
it O
. O

The O
Lord O
knew O
this O
thought O
in O
the O
mind O
of O
Vimalakirti O
and O
said O
to O
the O
venerable O
Shariputra O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Shariputra O
, O
go O
to O
inquire O
after O
the O
illness O
of O
the O
Licchavi O
Vimalakirti. O
& O
quot O
; O

That O
's O
why O
you O
keep O
getting O
them O
interchanged O
, O
by O
calling O
them O
the O
same O
. O

That O
devmapper O
left O
comments O
in O
fstab O
which O
interchanged O
sda O
? O

We O
are O
each O
other O
in O
many O
ways O
and O
can O
interchange O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
jumble O
state O
and O
federal O
law O
, O
but O
so O
what O
? O

This O
is O
from O
their O
website O
: O
UU O
Prophets O
The O
Young O
Adult O
Prophets O
Project O
is O
an O
effort O
to O
reclaim O
radical O
Unitarian O
, O
Universalist O
and O
Unitarian O
Universalist O
history O
and O
kindle O
the O
UU O
legacy O
of O
social O
justice O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
It O
would O
n't O
surprise O
me O
if O
Mitt O
, O
when O
he O
knots O
his O
ties O
in O
the O
morning O
and O
looks O
in O
the O
mirror O
, O
does O
n't O
... O

And O
the O
house O
of O
Jacob O
shall O
be O
a O
fire O
, O
and O
the O
house O
of O
Joseph O
a O
flame O
, O
and O
the O
house O
of O
Esau O
for O
stubble O
, O
and O
they O
shall O
kindle O
in O
them O
, O
and O
devour O
them O
, O
and O
there O
shall O
not O
be O
any O
remaining O
of O
the O
house O
of O
Esau O
, O
for O
Jehovah O
has O
spoken O
it O
. O

Traditional O
Haudenosaunee O
intertwine O
their O
existence O
with O
existentialism O
. O

There O
is O
a O
me O
, O
though O
, O
if O
you O
jumble O
it O
up O
. O
' O

The O
team O
and O
its O
third-string O
goalie O
then O
took O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
period O
off O
, O
allowing O
the O
Wave O
to O
knot O
the O
game O
, O
with O
the O
equaliser O
coming O
with O
just O
12 O
ticks O
left O
on O
the O
clock O
. O

The O
Beltane O
celebration O
should O
begin O
on O
April O
30 O
at O
SUNset O
, O
as O
SUNset O
is O
the O
proper O
time O
to O
kindle O
the O
great O
Bel-fires O
on O
the O
tops O
of O
the O
nearest O
beacon O
hill O
. O

The O
Disciples O
' O
Reluctance O
to O
Visit O
Vimalakirti O
-LRB- O
snip O
for O
space O
sake O
-RRB- O
& O
quot O
; O
Lord O
, O
such O
was O
my O
conversation O
with O
the O
Licchavi O
Vimalakirti O
, O
and O
therefore O
I O
am O
reluctant O
to O
go O
to O
that O
good O
man O
to O
inquire O
about O
his O
illness. O
& O
quot O
; O

Its O
power O
was O
to O
kindle O
the O
hearts O
of O
the O
people O
's O
of O
Middle-earth O
. O

Let O
them O
kindle O
a O
flame O
of O
their O
own O
. O

Are O
you O
talking O
about O
formica O
, O
as O
in O
the O
formica O
they O
laminate O
to O
make O
counter-tops O
? O

Charles O
Chevrolet O
wrote O
: O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
are O
saying O
the O
6 O
cyl O
and O
v8 O
will O
interchange O
transmissions O
, O
but O
the O
tranny O
will O
be O
weaker O
. O

And O
so O
, O
we O
can O
see O
that O
socialism O
is O
the O
attempt O
to O
intertwine O
the O
customs O
, O
traditions O
and O
values O
of O
a O
society O
with O
an O
autocratic O
governing O
structure O
resulting O
in O
a O
sort O
of O
atheistic O
theocracy O
. O

Crushed O
stone O
will O
tend O
to O
interlock O
and O
stay O
on O
the O
surface O
, O
at O
least O
for O
a O
few O
years O
. O

If O
you O
never O
interchange O
the O
piece O
of O
rolling O
stock O
to O
another O
railroad O
, O
then O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
it O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
But O
it O
's O
not O
airtight O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
interlock O
, O
so O
maybe O
they O
need O
more. O
& O
quot O
; O

a O
lot O
of O
people O
are O
saying O
the O
6 O
cyl O
and O
v8 O
will O
interchange O
transmissions O
, O
but O
the O
tranny O
will O
be O
weaker O
. O

I O
think O
you O
got O
x O
and O
y O
interchanged O
. O

It O
is O
horrible O
that O
people O
intoxicate O
themselves O
with O
drugs O
and O
pills O
to O
cope O
or O
deal O
with O
problems O
, O
when O
they O
can O
just O
as O
easily O
be O
cured O
NATURALY O
by O
hypnosis O
in O
just O
one O
session O
. O

wrote O
: O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
are O
saying O
the O
6 O
cyl O
and O
v8 O
will O
interchange O
transmissions O
, O
but O
the O
tranny O
will O
be O
weaker O
. O

And O
for O
the O
record O
, O
I O
refuse O
to O
inquire O
as O
to O
the O
nature O
of O
the O
alleged O
& O
quot O
; O
acrosticanagram O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
being O
content O
to O
let O
R. O
Kennedy O
continue O
to O
live O
in O
his O
self-congratulatory O
fantasyland O
. O

Tony O
Palmer O
's O
innovation O
in O
making O
this O
film O
is O
that O
he O
intertwines O
the O
music O
of O
the O
time O
, O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
Summer O
of O
Love O
, O
and O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
peace O
movement O
with O
the O
violence O
that O
is O
going O
on O
in O
the O
world O
. O

She O
also O
explained O
how O
motherhood O
is O
a O
big O
part O
of O
her O
life O
and O
how O
it O
intertwines O
with O
her O
profession O
. O

In O
the O
film O
he O
intertwines O
the O
lines O
of O
seven O
characters O
as O
they O
go O
through O
their O
daily O
routines O
in O
a O
racism-invested O
Los O
Angeles O
. O

More O
information O
at O
http O
: O
www.talkaboutautos.comfaq.html O
Auto O
dismantlers O
will O
know O
better O
: O
They O
have O
a O
book O
or O
software O
to O
tell O
them O
what O
interchanges O
. O

Its O
power O
was O
to O
kindle O
the O
hearts O
of O
the O
people O
's O
-LSB- O
sic O
-RSB- O
Are O
you O
sure O
you O
did O
n't O
write O
this O
yourself O
, O
Art O
? O

I O
think O
it O
's O
supposed O
to O
kindle O
the O
fires O
of O
the O
Imagination O
... O

Depending O
on O
the O
application O
, O
it O
might O
make O
sense O
to O
intertwine O
the O
app O
with O
the O
server O
. O

Yes O
, O
probably O
several O
times O
and O
it O
was O
just O
as O
bad O
today O
but O
with O
no O
thunderstorm O
to O
knot O
it O
up O
as O
the O
last O
time O
I O
was O
through O
there O
. O

Which O
if O
he O
jumbles O
to O
one O
line O
of O
sense O
, O
. O

MHz O
CW O
Callsign O
: O
K5USL O
TLM O
and O
CW O
interchange O
every O
30 O
seconds O
. O

Your O
mind O
intoxicates O
me O
! O

This O
interlocked O
with O
the O
Thyssen-owned O
Bank O
voor O
Handel O
en O
Scheepvaart O
-LRB- O
BHS O
-RRB- O
in O
the O
Netherlands O
, O
which O
represented O
Thyssen O
's O
German O
interests O
. O

Nothing O
else O
interchanged O
till O
later O
in O
the O
war O
, O
the O
hybrid O
Mk.IIIIV O
was O
done O
, O
that O
tried O
to O
combine O
the O
best O
of O
the O
two O
, O
but O
this O
should O
have O
been O
done O
in O
1936 O
, O
not O
1942 O
A O
Standardized O
Mk O
IIIIV O
would O
really O
have O
done O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
Nazis O
Tank O
needs O
for O
the O
entire O
war O
, O
much O
like O
the O
Sherman O
ATL O
Barbarossa O
has O
its O
own O
problems O
. O

As O
per O
the O
agreement O
, O
India O
is O
taking O
steps O
to O
interlock O
our O
armed O
forces O
with O
that O
of O
the O
United O
States O
in O
the O
name O
of O
' O
inter-operability O
. O
' O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
about O
the O
steering O
box O
, O
but O
many O
parts O
from O
mustangs O
will O
interchange O
. O

Three O
countries O
: O
Russia O
, O
the O
United O
States O
and O
Vietnam O
, O
intertwined O
in O
a O
complex O
page O
of O
history O
, O
brought O
together O
in O
a O
mission O
to O
make O
the O
world O
more O
secure O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
have O
to O
amend O
it O
to O
add O
this O
last O
hospitalisation O
, O
and O
then O
i O
am O
going O
to O
laminate O
the O
whole O
thing O
. O

I O
was O
following O
the O
Blog O
and O
Marshal O
's O
album O
, O
it O
was O
a O
wonderful O
experience O
, O
and O
it O
kindles O
my O
desire O
to O
go O
to O
VOF O
soon O
. O

Now O
it O
is O
time O
to O
kindle O
the O
Fire O
. O

Careful O
who O
you O
intertwine O
with O
, O
right O
, O
Orazio O
? O

All O
three O
of O
them O
conducted O
a O
similar O
conversation O
and O
inquired O
about O
who O
& O
quot O
; O
Axiang O
& O
quot O
; O
is O
. O

The O
Palestinians B-NORP
will O
go O
on O
self-destroying O
and O
nobody O
even O
knows O
that O
we O
helped O
kindle O
the O
fire O
. O

That O
's O
exactly O
what O
I O
had O
to O
do O
when O
I O
had O
docs O
that O
regularly O
withheld O
a O
few O
days O
and O
then O
jumbled O
them O
all O
together O
on O
a O
series O
of O
tapes O
. O

3.5 O
Decommission O
3.6 O
Interchanges O
3.6.1 O
SPUI O
3.6.2 O
What O
is O
the O
longest O
distance O
between O
interchanges O
? O

IDBI O
and O
SBI O
interchanged O
their O
positions O
. O

Aside O
from O
distributors O
I O
ca O
n't O
think O
of O
anything O
that O
interchanges O
between O
big O
and O
small O
block O
Chevy O
. O

if O
you O
record O
to O
a O
122B O
at O
3 O
34 O
, O
you O
can O
not O
interchange O
tapes O
with O
a O
Fostex O
at O
3 O
34 O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
have O
the O
same O
equalization O
. O

The O
Beltane O
celebration O
should O
begin O
on O
April O
30 O
at O
sunset O
, O
as O
sunset O
is O
the O
proper O
time O
to O
kindle O
the O
great O
Bel-fires O
on O
the O
tops O
of O
the O
nearest O
beacon O
hill O
. O

luck O
, O
To O
the O
best O
of O
my O
knowledge O
, O
the O
Original O
Oneway O
Chuck O
and O
the O
Oneway O
Talon O
are O
the O
only O
chucks O
on O
which O
the O
jaws O
will O
interchange O
with O
the O
NOVA O
Chucks O
. O

ATFFFIQ O
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- O
--- O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
flames O
kindled O
on O
the O
fourth O
of O
July O
, O
seventeen O
hundred O
and O
seventy O
six O
, O
have O
spread O
over O
too O
much O
of O
the O
globe O
to O
be O
extinguished O
by O
the O
feeble O
engines O
of O
despotism. O
& O
quot O
; O
-- O
Thomas O
Jefferson O
On O
Mon O
, O
12 O
Sep O
2005 O
10:01 O
: O
03 O
-0500 O
, O
WRoberts O
& O
lt O
; O
wrobe O
... O

You O
shall O
kindle O
no O
fire O
in O
any O
of O
your O
habitations O
on O
the O
sabbath O
day O
. O

You O
have O
to O
knot O
the O
shirt O
at O
the O
spine O
, O
Hooter O
's O
waitress-style O
, O
so O
the O
dog O
does O
n't O
keep O
tripping O
over O
a O
saggy O
hem O
. O

So O
did O
I O
, O
simply O
because O
I O
used O
to O
have O
a O
Studebaker O
Golden O
Hawk O
, O
so O
it O
was O
good O
to O
know O
what O
parts O
interchanged O
with O
more O
common O
makes O
, O
e.g O
. O

Perhaps O
you O
can O
intertwine O
business O
and O
home O
interests O
in O
an O
interesting O
way O
. O

It O
's O
going O
to O
be O
a O
milestone O
in O
componentry O
that O
does O
n't O
interchange O
well O
or O
at O
all O
. O

when O
i O
interchange O
the O
board O
the O
problem O
is O
also O
interchanged O
. O

IDBI O
and O
Reliance O
Energy O
interchanged O
their O
positions O
. O

Dear O
Friends O
, O
To O
share O
the O
journey O
of O
NEEV O
with O
all O
of O
you O
has O
always O
been O
a O
very O
rewarding O
experience O
for O
me O
, O
one O
because O
I O
get O
the O
occasion O
to O
talk O
to O
myself O
and O
secondly O
I O
get O
the O
occasion O
to O
intertwine O
my O
personal O
journey O
with O
the O
journeys O
of O
all O
my O
friends O
. O

Just O
the O
thought O
of O
Epi O
coming O
up O
with O
anything O
useful O
, O
knots O
my O
knickers O
. O

A O
former O
pizza O
delivery O
guy O
just O
raked O
in O
$ O
33 O
Grand O
over O
the O
weekend O
by O
sending O
out O
an O
email O
to O
a O
few O
people O
that O
wanted O
to O
hear O
what O
he O
had O
to O
say O
. O

I O
racked O
from O
primary O
to O
a O
gallon O
jug O
, O
and O
when O
I O
checked O
it O
today O
- O
exactly O
two O
weeks O
-LRB- O
14 O
days O
-RRB- O
from O
crush O
- O
it O
's O
almost O
perfectly O
clear O
and O
a O
nice O
dark O
red O
color O
. O

They O
'll O
never O
be O
held O
hostage O
as O
a O
vehicle O
for O
some O
individual O
to O
rack O
up O
some O
meaningless O
stats O
. O

The O
group O
racks O
up O
huge O
phone O
bills O
accepting O
collect O
calls O
from O
the O
Orleans O
Parish O
Prison O
and O
the O
diaspora O
of O
correctional O
facilities O
to O
which O
arrestees O
were O
scattered O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
the O
storm O
. O

Spyware O
rakes O
in O
an O
estimated O
$ O
2 O
billion O
a O
year O
in O
revenue O
, O
or O
about O
11 O
% O
of O
all O
Internet O
ad O
business O
, O
says O
the O
research O
firm O
IT O
- O
Harvest O
. O

The O
city O
raked O
in O
US$ O
6.95 O
billion O
in O
gambling O
revenue O
, O
while O
the O
Strip B-GPE
made O
US$ O
6.69 O
billion O
, O
regulators O
in O
the O
cities O
said O
. O

And O
they O
purposefully O
offer O
those O
low O
rates O
to O
incite O
you O
to O
rack O
up O
debts O
and O
get O
you O
the O
day O
you O
miss O
some O
payment O
somewhere O
and O
all O
of O
a O
sudden O
, O
your O
debt O
incurs O
those O
exhorbitant O
credit O
card O
interest O
rates O
which O
suddently O
make O
you O
a O
very O
profitable O
customer O
for O
the O
bank O
. O

Rack O
your O
brains O
- O
" O
1997 O
" O
. O

Using O
the O
stealth O
strategies O
I O
'm O
about O
to O
show O
you O
, O
Amanda O
raked O
in O
$ O
100,000 O
in O
online O
sales O
in O
just O
THREE O
DAYS O
! O

Do O
n't O
you O
agree O
that O
it O
's O
still O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
nail O
the O
deadbeats O
who O
live O
above O
their O
means O
, O
rack O
up O
huge O
credit O
card O
debts O
, O
and O
then O
just O
walk O
away O
, O
leaving O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
holding O
the O
bag O
? O

And O
in O
between O
levels O
, O
rack O
up O
extra O
points O
with O
target O
shooting O
games O
. O

I O
've O
fed O
it O
, O
watered O
it O
, O
mowed O
it O
, O
raked O
it O
and O
watched O
a O
lot O
of O
it O
die O
away O
. O

Oh O
, O
and O
did O
I O
mention O
I O
racked O
up O
nearly O
55,000 O
experience O
points O
? O

But O
, O
of O
course O
, O
you O
are O
too O
busy O
, O
you O
have O
to O
clean O
out O
the O
garage O
, O
rake O
the O
leaves O
, O
visit O
your O
in O
- O
laws O
, O
catch O
up O
at O
work O
, O
spend O
more O
time O
in O
the O
rat O
race O
. O

And O
do O
what O
I O
do O
with O
my O
pears O
, O
rake O
those O
that O
fall O
and O
give O
them O
to O
my O
neighbor O
, O
who O
has O
chickens O
who O
gobble O
them O

There O
are O
no O
rules O
that O
say O
activity O
has O
to O
be O
done O
, O
or O
the O
krausen O
has O
to O
fall O
, O
etc. O
Rack O
to O
secondary O
whenever O
it O
is O
most O
convenient O
. O

Team O
Germany O
's O
ace O
continues O
to O
rack O
up O
the O
points O
in O
the O
second O
season O
of O
the O
A1 O
Grand B-PRODUCT
Prix I-PRODUCT
. O

A O
sudden O
sob O
racked O
her O
, O
before O
it O
was O
ruthlessly O
quelled O
. O

Think O
their O
rate O
is O
something O
like O
5 O
raked O
hands O
per O
bonus O
dollar O
. O

Then O
before O
racking O
off O
the O
fruit O
, O
I O
want O
to O
see O
if O
maybe O
I O
want O
more O
fruit O
flavor O
, O
in O
which O
case O
I O
rack O
onto O
more O
fruit O
. O

Auctioning O
could O
rake O
in O
money O
for O
you O
. O

After O
it O
had O
clarified O
I O
racked O
it O
off O
about O
6 O
days O
ago O
, O
and O
decided O
to O
leave O
it O
in O
the O
secondary O
for O
about O
a O
month O
or O
so O
before O
I O
bottled O
it O
. O

For O
example O
, O
one O
day O
we O
both O
would O
rack O
the O
balls O
... O

Technically O
, O
the O
Federal O
case O
on O
Vince O
McMahon O
distributing O
controlled O
substances O
was O
all O
smoke O
and O
mirrors O
and O
the O
plot O
of O
an O
ambitious O
Federal O
attorney O
looking O
to O
rack O
up O
publicity O
, O
but O
the O
publicity O
was O
racked O
up O
and O
all O
of O
it O
stacked O
up O
bad O
against O
Vince B-PERSON
. O

wrote O
: O
As O
a O
side O
thought O
, O
if O
the O
cops O
on O
I O
- O
95 O
wanted O
to O
actually O
enforce O
lane O
discipline O
, O
they O
could O
rake O
in O
as O
much O
, O
if O
not O
more O
than O
, O
what O
they O
rake O
in O
from O
speeding O
and O
tag O
lights O
etc O
... O
. O

Judith O
just O
held O
to O
the O
box O
, O
fighting O
down O
the O
urge O
to O
rake O
her O
nails O
against O
Melissa O
's O
snooty O
face O
. O

I O
sometimes O
rack O
my O
beers O
to O
a O
tertiary O
fermenter O
just O
for O
that O
reason O
-LRB- O
clarity O
and O
cleaner O
taste O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
stayed O
up O
all O
night O
, O
nervously O
watching O
charges O
rack O
up O
for O
plane O
tickets O
to O
and O
from O
Turkey B-GPE
and O
India B-GPE
, O
electronics O
and O
computer O
equipment O
, O
and O
sex O
phone O
lines O
via O
my O
online O
account O
information O
. O

The O
new O
law O
offers O
the O
barrelling O
buccaneers O
of O
the O
West O
a O
juicy O
set O
of O
production O
- O
sharing O
agreements O
-LRB- O
PSAs O
-RRB- O
that O
will O
maintain O
a O
fig O
leaf O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
ownership O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
oil O
industry O
- O
while O
letting O
Bush B-GPE
's O
Big O
Oil O
buddies O
rake O
off O
up O
to O
75 O
percent O
of O
all O
oil O
profits O
for O
an O
indefinite O
period O
up O
front O
, O
until O
they O
decide O
that O
their O
infrastructure O
investments O
have O
been O
repaid O
. O

They O
look O
at O
one O
thing O
, O
how O
many O
copies O
am O
I O
going O
to O
sell O
-LRB- O
i.e. O
, O
how O
much O
money O
will O
I O
rake O
in O
-RRB- O
compared O
to O
the O
cost O
of O
producing O
those O
copies O
? O

In O
2010 O
, O
it O
will O
rake O
in O
an O
additional O
$ O
100 O
billion O
, O
and O
by O
2015 O
an O
extra O
$ O
200 O
billion O
. O

The O
gunners O
, O
now O
wise O
to O
what O
was O
happening O
, O
raked O
the O
plane O
with O
flack O
and O
it O
blew O
up O
-LRB- O
Gibson O
, O
1946:258 O
-RRB- O
. O

They O
live O
broke O
, O
stay O
broke O
and O
will O
very O
probably O
die O
broke O
, O
while O
a O
small O
minority O
continue O
to O
rake O
in O
the O
thousands O
... O

These O
cars O
are O
not O
rare O
enough O
or O
old O
enough O
to O
rake O
in O
much O
cash O
yet O
. O

While O
Oakland B-GPE
came O
through O
with O
two O
interceptions O
, O
a O
safety O
and O
a O
big O
three O
- O
and O
- O
out O
to O
start O
overtime O
, O
Denver B-GPE
racked O
up O
26 O
first O
downs O
in O
its O
other O
eight O
possessions O
. O

I O
normally O
just O
rack O
during O
the O
boil O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
harm O
motorists O
cause O
to O
the O
planet O
, O
you O
just O
cut O
and O
paste O
from O
the O
Daily O
Wail O
any O
anti-motorist O
story O
you O
can O
rake O
up O
. O

Had O
two O
jobs O
thislast O
week O
involving O
grouting O
wall O
tiles O
, O
one O
where O
I O
have O
tiled O
a O
wall O
and O
one O
where O
I O
raked O
out O
the O
old O
grout O
on O
existing O
tiles O
. O

Birkhead O
's O
claims O
raise O
questions O
of O
whether O
she O
ran O
roughshod O
over O
her O
client O
's O
interest O
in O
a O
quest O
to O
rack O
up O
airtime O
and O
legal O
bills O
. O

Hi O
Friend O
, O
Do O
you O
know O
that O
nowadays O
politicians O
use O
Internet O
to O
rake O
in O
donations O
, O
organize O
and O
get O
their O
message O
out O
for O
the O
campaigns O
. O

We O
will O
rake O
the O
sand O
, O
sweep O
and O
cover O
the O
other O
surfaces O
with O
carpet O
where O
needed O
. O

The O
BAT O
was O
able O
to O
detect O
high O
- O
energy O
Xrays O
from O
these O
heavily O
blanketed O
AGNs O
because O
, O
unlike O
visible O
light O
, O
high O
- O
energy O
Xrays O
can O
punch O
through O
thick O
gas O
and O
dust O
. O

By O
forcing O
the O
women O
under O
his O
control O
to O
work O
as O
many O
as O
15 O
hours O
a O
day O
, O
six O
or O
seven O
days O
a O
week O
, O
and O
paying O
them O
only O
enough O
for O
food O
and O
cigarettes O
, O
a O
pimp O
can O
rake O
in O
anywhere O
from O
$ O
75,000 O
to O
$ O
250,000 O
per O
woman O
, O
according O
to O
the O
police O
agency O
Interpol O
. O

I O
racked O
must O
and O
all O
after O
stirring O
for O
2 O
minutes O
. O

It O
is O
n't O
the O
rate O
that O
matters O
when O
you O
rake O
in O
more O
money O
than O
the O
GNP O
of O
most O
countries O
. O

I O
'm O
about O
to O
tell O
you O
where O
to O
download O
this O
AMAZING O
NEW O
FORMULA O
and O
you O
are O
going O
to O
rake O
it O
in O
faster O
than O
you O
can O
count O
. O

had O
that O
up O
and O
i O
saw O
it O
, O
i O
racked O
my O
brains O
trying O
to O
think O
, O
' O
who O
is O
it O
? O
' O

As O
Baldwin O
raked O
in O
the O
$ O
92,000 O
pot O
, O
he O
made O
sure O
to O
flash O
his O
two O
hole O
cards O
in O
Addington B-ORG
's O
direction O
. O

Kraft O
Foods O
profit O
margin O
went O
down O
a O
bit O
this O
last O
year O
, O
but O
they O
still O
managed O
to O
rake O
in O
9.4 O
billion O
. O

I O
racked O
off O
the O
clear O
juice O
until O
the O
brown O
jelly O
started O
to O
appear O
in O
the O
pipe O
, O
leaving O
behind O
around O
half O
a O
gallon O
-LRB- O
out O
of O
6 O
-RRB- O
of O
what O
looked O
like O
wobbly O
coffee O
custard O
. O

If O
we O
need O
to O
fill O
up O
to O
75 O
just O
to O
rack O
up O
prestige O
, O
we O
'll O
do O
it O
by O
adding O
people O
's O
alts O
to O
the O
main O
SG O
. O

MoveOn.org O
has O
released O
a O
new O
ad O
, O
this O
time O
taking O
on O
Republican O
presidential O
candidate O
Rudy B-PERSON
Giuliani I-PERSON
for O
missing O
key O
meetings O
of O
the B-ORG
Iraq I-ORG
Study I-ORG
Group I-ORG
and O
eventually O
dropping O
out O
of O
the O
group O
, O
preferring O
to O
use O
his O
time O
to O
rake O
in O
big O
bucks O
at O
speaking O
engagements O
. O

i O
have O
never O
had O
to O
rake O
the O
3 O
acres O
of O
' O
yard O
' O
because O
the O
wind O
blows O
the O
leaves O
off O
the O
grass O
-LRB- O
& O
what O
does O
n't O
blow O
off O
gets O
shredded O
by O
the O
lawnmower O
-RRB- O
. O

Rack O
the O
servers O
, O
partition O
the O
servers O
and O
install O
the O
necessary O
software O
to O
get O
the O
server O
up O
and O
running O
in O
the O
Lab O
. O

Having O
said O
that O
at O
that O
mileage O
you O
could O
rack O
up O
some O
miles O
on O
it O
and O
have O
great O
value O
and O
fun O
motoring O
. O

The O
local O
governments O
could O
rake O
in O
significant O
revenues O
. O

TNN B-ORG
's O
big O
winner O
for O
the O
night O
was O
Stripperella O
, O
starring O
Pamela O
Anderson O
, O
at O
11:00 O
10:00 O
c O
which O
racked O
up O
a O
1.7 O
household O
rating O
and O
2 O
million O
total O
viewers O
. O

Maybe O
someday O
I O
'll O
cease O
being O
the O
designated O
whipping O
boy O
for O
everyone O
with O
a O
legal O
axe O
to O
grind O
, O
but O
I O
guess O
that O
will O
require O
my O
ideological O
opponents O
to O
get O
thicker O
skin O
or O
rack O
up O
a O
few O
losses O
before O
they O
do O
. O

As O
a O
point O
of O
information O
I O
rarely O
rack O
until O
the O
wine O
is O
dry O
; O
1.001 O
is O
still O
a O
bit O
sweet O
for O
a O
red O
. O

hehehe O
I O
've O
never O
hurt O
myself O
that O
bad O
, O
but O
a O
girl O
that O
went O
to O
school O
with O
me O
got O
mad O
at O
her O
boyfriend O
and O
punched O
her O
dresser O
. O

Will O
you O
go O
up O
for O
an O
interview O
? O
" O
Industriously O
he O
raked O
among O
his O
papers O
. O

John B-PERSON
will O
undoubtedly O
rack O
up O
some O
legal O
expenses O
to O
defend O
himself O
from O
the O
trumped O
up O
charges O
brought O
against O
him O
. O

Then O
the O
seed O
is O
surface O
sewn O
at O
the O
rate O
on O
the O
package O
, O
then O
raked O
lightly O
and O
then O
covered O
with O
straw O
for O
shade O
and O
to O
hold O
the O
moisture O
in O
. O

I O
racked O
a O
batch O
last O
sunday O
in O
the O
same O
sterilized O
carboy O
I O
had O
the O
problem O
with O
, O
and O
wednesday O
the O
white O
skin O
was O
back O
on O
top O
. O

The O
only O
things O
that O
concern O
me O
are O
sanitation O
and O
the O
fact O
that O
there O
is O
always O
a O
little O
bit O
of O
the O
previous O
beer O
on O
top O
of O
the O
yeast O
cake O
when O
I O
rack O
to O
my O
bottling O
bucket O
. O

Then O
you O
rake O
in O
cash O
like O
clockwork O
from O
a O
sea O
of O
hopeless O
punters O
- O
just O
like O
casino O
owners O
. O

Still O
manage O
to O
rake O
in O
a O
dime O
or O
two O
now O
and O
then O
. O

So O
what O
benefit O
are O
software O
companies O
actually O
gaining O
from O
all O
the O
billable O
hours O
their O
lawyers O
rack O
up O
writing O
these O
things O
? O

The O
screams O
racked O
my O
entire O
body O
. O

I O
will O
post O
the O
final O
amount O
of O
copper O
after O
I O
rack O
off O
the O
yeast O
. O

yes O
, O
but O
MS O
will O
rack O
up O
another O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
losses O
for O
the O
XBox O
division O
this O
year O
, O
it O
's O
currently O
at O
$ O
4 O
billion O
gone O
from O
this O
one O
product O
alone O
. O

wrote O
: O
2 O
weeks O
ago O
I O
racked O
5 O
gallons O
and O
after O
5 O
days O
a O
white O
skin O
appeared O
on O
the O
top O
. O

For O
yeast O
, O
I O
've O
used O
the O
normal O
dry O
ale O
yeasts O
, O
Nottingham O
, O
Coopers B-ORG
, O
etc. O
Then O
just O
rack O
occasionally O
until O
it O
is O
clear O
enough O
for O
you O
. O

Before O
leaf O
blowers O
most O
people O
raked O
them O
into O
piles O
in O
the O
street O
at O
the O
curb O
and O
the O
city O
picked O
them O
up O
. O

You O
came O
here O
seeking O
a O
means O
to O
avoid O
getting O
hassled O
by O
the O
gendarmes O
about O
overnight O
parking O
and O
I O
racked O
my O
brain O
trying O
to O
help O
out O
. O

Forecasters O
said O
the O
still O
- O
strengthening O
Category O
4 O
storm O
could O
hit O
on O
Labor B-EVENT
Day I-EVENT
weekend O
as O
early O
as O
Friday O
night O
, O
less O
than O
three O
weeks O
after O
Charley O
raked O
Florida B-GPE
's O
western O
coast O
with O
145 O
mph O
wind O
, O
causing O
billions O
of O
dollars O
in O
damage O
and O
killing O
27 O
people O
. O

After O
I O
rack O
I O
always O
settle O
the O
lees O
in O
a O
fridge O
overnight O
and O
rack O
that O
to O
another O
container O
. O

If O
the O
IRB O
wants O
these O
gargantuan O
edifices O
built O
to O
enable O
it O
to O
rake O
in O
the O
profits O
then O
let O
them O
raise O
the O
funding O
required O
. O

Now O
rake O
the O
squash O
with O
a O
fork O
, O
going O
the O
long O
way O
down O
, O
not O
across O
. O

While O
the O
corporations O
continue O
to O
rake O
in O
billions O
of O
blood O
- O
soaked O
dollars O
from O
the O
occupation O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
it O
is O
working O
- O
class O
young O
women O
and O
men O
who O
will O
risk O
life O
and O
limb O
everyday O
for O
the O
next O
15 O
months O
for O
a O
war O
that O
an O
increasing O
number O
of O
them O
oppose O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
nation O
's O
most-wanted O
drug O
kingpins O
continue O
to O
elude O
federal O
forces O
, O
often O
with O
the O
help O
of O
local O
police O
officers O
. O

One O
thing O
that O
elicited O
some O
disagreement O
last O
time O
is O
the O
part O
in O
which O
Wil O
tries O
to O
take O
on O
the O
hell-god O
solo O
. O

I O
know O
that O
these O
questions O
are O
answered O
in O
the O
manual O
, O
and O
I O
've O
read O
the O
manual O
, O
but O
they O
still O
elude O
me O
. O

Apart O
from O
your O
racist O
, O
hate-filled O
drivel O
, O
I O
cant O
work O
out O
whether O
you O
are O
trying O
to O
elicit O
sympathy O
for O
this O
fellow-moron O
of O
yours O
. O

At O
a O
news O
conference O
with O
the O
Americans O
and O
their O
Russian O
counterparts O
, O
the O
question O
elicited O
a O
smile O
from O
Russia O
's O
foreign O
minister O
, O
Sergey O
V. O
Lavrov O
, O
and O
guffaws O
from O
uniformed O
members O
of O
the O
general O
staff O
sitting O
in O
the O
audience O
, O
as O
if O
asking O
it O
were O
audacious O
. O

While O
Giraldo O
alleged O
she O
was O
raped O
, O
during O
the O
trial O
the O
state O
elicited O
testimony O
from O
her O
during O
cross-examination O
that O
she O
did O
have O
a O
brief O
consensual O
relationship O
with O
her O
cellmate O
. O

-LRB- O
Names O
elude O
me O
atm O
, O
but O
it O
is O
early O
in O
the O
week O
- O
MZ O
? O
? O
-RRB- O

The O
fact O
is O
that O
if O
a O
3,000lb O
piece O
of O
metal O
is O
coming O
at O
a O
officer O
driven O
by O
a O
suspect O
who O
had O
already O
tried O
to O
elude O
him O
, O
he O
will O
get O
out O
of O
the O
way O
while O
firing O
his O
weapon O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
if O
he O
does O
get O
out O
of O
the O
way O
successfully O
, O
that O
the O
driver O
is O
not O
able O
to O
turn O
the O
vehicle O
and O
attempt O
to O
kill O
him O
again O
... O
. O

It O
requires O
no O
qualifications O
, O
to O
ask O
a O
person O
a O
question O
, O
that O
elicits O
a O
yes O
or O
no O
answer O
. O

I O
know O
that O
Mike O
Sherman O
elicited O
a O
strong O
negative O
reaction O
from O
some O
fans O
out O
there O
, O
and O
I O
understand O
where O
that O
came O
from O
. O

So O
she O
's O
contributing O
nothing O
, O
asking O
us O
to O
contribute O
a O
lot O
-LRB- O
and O
that O
's O
just O
with O
trying O
to O
understand O
what O
she O
really O
wanted O
to O
know O
, O
instead O
of O
what O
she O
actually O
asked O
-- O
nevermind O
actually O
answering O
the O
questions O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
does O
n't O
even O
seem O
to O
care O
enough O
to O
try O
to O
ask O
questions O
that O
could O
possible O
elicit O
any O
kind O
of O
interesting O
discussion O
. O

SUSE O
10 O
has O
come O
close O
but O
some O
of O
the O
simplest O
things O
elude O
me O
. O

The O
negotiators O
met O
for O
an O
unscheduled O
third O
day O
of O
talks O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
find O
a O
solution O
that O
eluded O
them O
earlier O
in O
the O
week O
. O

The O
Business O
AnalystProject O
Manager O
will O
work O
as O
a O
liaison O
among O
stakeholders O
in O
order O
to O
elicit O
, O
analyze O
, O
communicate O
and O
validate O
requirements O
. O

When O
someone O
hits O
her O
with O
a O
question O
that O
is O
meant O
to O
elicit O
something O
that O
she O
has O
not O
been O
forewarned O
about O
, O
she O
gets O
extremely O
rattled O
, O
because O
she O
does O
n't O
know O
how O
she O
is O
supposed O
to O
answer O
. O

The O
story O
is O
obviously O
intended O
to O
elicit O
sympathy O
for O
these O
prisoners O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
it O
is O
successful O
in O
that O
regard O
. O

I O
really O
thought O
that O
one O
would O
elude O
capture O
until O
the O
end O
. O

The O
latter O
comment O
elicits O
an O
audible O
rumble O
, O
but O
Dave O
wo O
n't O
have O
any O
of O
it O
. O

& O
lt O
; O
snipped O
Flick O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
Melinda O
said O
that O
would O
elicit O
you O
calling O
her O
what O
you O
did O
. O

I O
have O
been O
trying O
to O
capture O
this O
sight O
with O
a O
camera O
for O
several O
years O
now O
, O
but O
it O
continues O
to O
elude O
me O
. O

Activation O
of O
this O
system O
by O
opioids O
elicits O
the O
release O
of O
hormones O
from O
these O
organs O
, O
which O
had O
been O
demonstrated O
to O
suppress O
lymphocyte O
activity O
as O
well O
as O
natural O
killer O
cells O
and O
macrophage O
function O
. O

If O
there O
is O
nothing O
in O
the O
word O
& O
quot O
; O
approximation O
& O
quot O
; O
that O
says O
how O
the O
approximation O
is O
elicited O
as O
you O
state O
, O
then O
why O
do O
you O
say O
that O
using O
a O
target O
stick O
to O
elicit O
an O
approximation O
is O
shaping O
? O

Caste O
violence O
-- O
the O
murder O
of O
Dalits O
, O
gang O
rapes O
of O
Dalits O
and O
OBC O
women O
, O
the O
brutal O
repression O
that O
still O
separates O
parts O
of O
eastern O
Uttar O
Pradesh O
, O
Bihar O
, O
Orissa O
and O
Madhya O
Pradesh O
from O
the O
21st O
century O
-- O
does O
not O
elicit O
any O
response O
from O
the O
state O
. O

All O
this O
while O
trying O
to O
elude O
his O
ex-wives O
! O

What O
on O
Earth O
elicited O
this O
diatribe O
? O

He O
was O
trying O
to O
elicit O
from O
the O
youngsters O
, O
rules O
that O
their O
parents O
might O
give O
before O
taking O
them O
to O
a O
nice O
restaurant O
. O

Even O
such O
a O
glimpse O
into O
the O
realm O
of O
our O
body O
cells O
elicits O
admiration O
for O
the O
work O
of O
scientists O
in O
this O
field O
. O

Habsburg O
was O
caught O
by O
Fusa O
and O
Mikasa O
, O
and O
was O
unable O
to O
elude O
its O
pursuers O
. O

Make O
sure O
you O
elicit O
what O
is O
really O
important O
to O
them O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
the O
citations O
elude O
you O
should O
give O
you O
a O
hint O
. O

But O
, O
then O
, O
if O
that O
were O
the O
only O
way O
I O
could O
elicit O
one O
of O
his O
responses O
, O
then O
I O
might O
even O
learn O
to O
do O
it O
deliberately O
... O

But O
it O
's O
supposed O
to O
take O
a O
pointer O
, O
and O
will O
thus O
elicit O
a O
warning O
with O
-Wall O
, O
and O
on O
some O
architectures O
possibly O
breakage O
, O
if O
you O
feed O
it O
a O
char O
, O
which O
is O
what O
you O
really O
want O
I O
think O
-LRB- O
I O
guess O
that O
's O
what O
made O
you O
use O
a O
pointer O
-RRB- O
. O

With O
respect O
to O
Bangladesh O
, O
considering O
the O
development O
of O
a O
new O
software O
system O
, O
developers O
have O
to O
suffer O
to O
elicit O
the O
need O
as O
well O
as O
the O
expectation O
of O
the O
corresponding O
client O
. O

So O
I O
wanted O
to O
elicit O
your O
opinion O
on O
what O
does O
it O
look O
I O
should O
do O
, O
i.e O
. O

Some O
of O
these O
creatures O
are O
the O
Loch O
Ness O
monster O
, O
Bigfoot O
, O
the O
elusive O
Yetis O
of O
the O
Himalayan O
range O
, O
and O
the O
Australian O
Yowies O
, O
among O
others O
-- O
examples O
of O
beings O
that O
elude O
the O
best O
human O
efforts O
aimed O
at O
their O
capture O
. O

Judging O
by O
the O
responses O
he O
elicits O
, O
he O
& O
quot O
; O
ruins O
& O
quot O
; O
his O
gimmick O
all O
of O
the O
time O
. O

I O
'm O
sure O
there O
was O
another O
Knizia O
game O
but O
the O
name O
eludes O
me O
so O
it O
ca O
n't O
have O
been O
very O
interesting O
. O

There O
are O
several O
which O
elude O
me O
at O
the O
moment O
. O

But O
the O
Women O
's O
Open O
has O
continued O
to O
elude O
her O
. O

No O
Skaapsteker O
, O
the O
content O
of O
your O
submissions O
does O
not O
elicit O
a O
more O
considered O
reply O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Ledeen O
was O
more O
than O
a O
pundit O
, O
which O
elicited O
grudging O
admiration O
even O
from O
critics O
like O
Matthew O
Yglesias O
, O
who O
wrote O
after O
his O
name O
surfaced O
in O
relation O
to O
the O
forged O
documents O
about O
yellowcake O
from O
Niger O
-LRB- O
which O
he O
denied O
any O
involvement O
with O
-RRB- O
, O
I O
used O
to O
find O
Ledeen O
's O
habit O
of O
popping O
up O
in O
these O
contexts O
to O
be O
a O
bit O
shady O
. O

It O
's O
just O
an O
idea O
, O
and O
I O
'm O
curious O
what O
comments O
it O
will O
elicit O
. O

The O
thing O
I O
love O
the O
most O
about O
Dirk O
is O
the O
way O
the O
mere O
mention O
of O
his O
name O
elicits O
the O
most O
colorful O
and O
unrelenting O
rainbow O
of O
profanity O
from O
JonA O
's O
mouth O
. O

You O
have O
been O
useing O
the O
term O
troll O
You O
know O
that O
a O
troll O
is O
one O
who O
post O
's O
bs O
to O
elicit O
a O
response O
. O

and O
it O
is O
n't O
likely O
to O
elicit O
much O
sympathy O
from O
anyone O
who O
runs O
the O
numbers O
. O

In O
my O
opinion O
, O
the O
goal O
of O
the O
introductory O
post O
was O
to O
elicit O
the O
sympathy O
of O
at O
least O
some O
of O
the O
SCJMers O
in O
the O
hopes O
that O
he O
will O
now O
be O
able O
to O
post O
his O
personal O
secular O
ideas O
as O
being O
torah-based O
alternate O
expressions O
of O
Judaism O
without O
any O
challenge O
from O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
. O

Even O
chairs O
and O
basketballs O
elude O
us O
. O

Considering O
the O
UK O
has O
its O
share O
of O
religious O
politicians O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
there O
is O
real O
backing O
for O
this O
bit O
of O
humor O
, O
except O
to O
elicit O
a O
giggle O
, O
which O
it O
did O
. O

Maybe O
they O
can O
elicit O
the O
truth O
from O
SiliconDust O
in O
the O
face O
of O
potential O
bad O
publicity O
. O

Far O
too O
many O
are O
able O
to O
elude O
their O
own O
doubts O
, O
but O
you O
are O
facing O
them O
, O
and O
that O
is O
a O
good O
thing O
. O

could O
elicit O
a O
response O
along O
the O
lines O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
I O
get O
down O
on O
one O
knee O
& O
quot O
; O
if O
a O
rather O
cheeky O
defendant O
does O
not O
know O
exactly O
what O
is O
expected O
of O
them O
. O

The O
precise O
identity O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
him O
that O
backward O
went O
to O
Berwicke O
& O
quot O
; O
is O
no O
longer O
clear O
, O
although O
references O
to O
the O
exploit O
survive O
, O
as O
testimony O
to O
the O
public O
notice O
it O
elicited O
, O
not O
only O
in O
Jonson O
's O
poem O
but O
also O
in O
Rowley O
's O
A O
Search O
for O
Money O
. O

Two O
incidents O
that O
occurred O
yesterday O
morning O
, O
dead O
birds O
in O
Austin O
Texas O
and O
a O
strange O
odor O
across O
New O
York O
, O
and O
the O
reaction O
they O
elicited O
, O
underscores O
the O
fact O
that O
Americans O
are O
living O
their O
lives O
on O
a O
day O
to O
day O
basis O
in O
abject O
fear O
of O
being O
a O
victim O
of O
a O
new O
terror O
attack O
, O
despite O
the O
fact O
that O
they O
have O
an O
equally O
dangerous O
chance O
of O
being O
struck O
by O
lightning O
. O

This O
Administration O
does O
n't O
always O
elicit O
the O
most O
sophisticated O
critiques O
from O
us O
, O
does O
it O
? O

It O
's O
very O
simple O
, O
but O
the O
simple O
fact O
seem O
to O
elude O
a O
lot O
of O
Americans O
. O

and O
even O
an O
infant O
, O
but O
their O
names O
elude O
us O
right O
now O
. O

2 O
questions O
were O
used O
to O
elicit O
the O
reason O
for O
the O
visit O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
What O
is O
the O
main O
reason O
for O
your O
visit O
? O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
& O
quot O
; O
What O
other O
concerns O
would O
you O
like O
to O
talk O
to O
your O
doctor O
about O
today O
? O
& O
quot O
; O

But O
then O
again O
, O
the O
very O
nature O
of O
a O
RR O
does O
n't O
necessarily O
elicit O
or O
require O
replies O
. O

A O
point O
that O
will O
always O
elude O
you O
. O

The O
revelation O
that O
DYFS O
had O
literally O
lost O
track O
of O
Faheem O
and O
his O
family O
elicited O
the O
outrage O
-- O
and O
political O
will O
-- O
to O
drive O
what O
has O
become O
a O
nearly O
half-billion O
- O
dollar O
reform O
of O
the O
long-mismanaged O
and O
underfunded O
agency O
, O
said O
Cecilia O
Zalkind O
, O
executive O
director O
of O
the O
Association O
for O
Children O
of O
New O
Jersey O
. O

They O
did O
n't O
realize O
that O
it O
takes O
a O
clean O
past O
, O
conviction O
and O
courage O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the O
leader O
to O
elicit O
such O
a O
response O
from O
the O
masses O
. O

The O
mere O
mention O
of O
his O
name O
elicits O
oohs O
and O
aahs O
from O
exercise O
physiology O
departments O
in O
colleges O
and O
universities O
all O
across O
the O
country O
. O

The O
reasons O
elude O
me O
, O
but O
in O
his O
case O
I O
used O
to O
think O
it O
was O
a O
good O
sign O
. O

Until O
that O
happens O
, O
podcasting O
will O
elude O
those O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
digital O
divide O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
elude O
me O
. O

SoBig.F O
authors O
continue O
to O
elude O
custody O
. O

Looking O
back O
over O
this O
list O
, O
I O
realise O
little O
of O
it O
is O
going O
to O
elicit O
much O
sympathy O
. O

But O
it O
seems O
that O
ones O
for O
Linux O
elude O
me O
. O

Why O
you O
can O
not O
admot O
for O
once O
that O
it O
did O
elude O
you O
, O
that O
a O
Canadian O
was O
killed O
in O
Hatyai O
? O

It O
is O
a O
simple O
concept O
that O
seems O
to O
elude O
many O
people O
here O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
Melinda O
said O
that O
would O
elicit O
you O
calling O
her O
what O
you O
did O
. O

When O
the O
4C O
gerber O
inquiry O
elicits O
a O
response O
that O
one O
ace O
is O
missing O
, O
why O
would O
n't O
you O
just O
bid O
6NT O
knowing O
that O
you O
're O
off O
an O
ace O
? O

I O
'm O
wondering O
what O
kind O
of O
response O
it O
will O
elicit O
from O
the O
wild-eyed O
theists O
on O
this O
group O
, O
though O
I O
shudder O
to O
think O
what O
it O
might O
be O
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These O
questions O
are O
only O
the O
beginning-there O
is O
far O
, O
far O
more O
about O
this O
event O
that O
, O
after O
half O
a O
decade O
continues O
to O
elude O
answers O
. O

I O
thought O
the O
purpose O
of O
using O
the O
probe O
was O
to O
see O
if O
the O
probe O
would O
elicit O
any O
painful O
reaction O
when O
it O
was O
inserted O
between O
the O
teeth O
or O
in O
the O
grooves O
of O
the O
tops O
of O
the O
tooth O
. O

A O
move O
towards O
Taiwan O
Independence O
will O
elicit O
an O
instant O
response O
from O
China O
and O
get O
the O
issue O
over O
and O
done O
with O
once O
and O
for O
all O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
the O
question O
of O
how O
to O
elicit O
the O
same O
level O
of O
warm-n-fuzzies O
in O
English O
is O
not O
trivial O
, O
though O
phrases O
like O
& O
quot O
; O
hundreds O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
would O
definitely O
seem O
to O
get O
the O
meaning O
across O
. O

In O
this O
case O
, O
once O
Lumi O
realized O
the O
bow O
felt O
good O
, O
it O
was O
an O
easier O
response O
to O
elicit O
. O

Even O
a O
direct O
question O
, O
such O
as O
& O
quot O
; O
Do O
you O
have O
HIV O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
would O
elicit O
a O
& O
quot O
; O
No O
& O
quot O
; O
response O
from O
me O
. O

there O
is O
nothing O
in O
the O
word O
& O
quot O
; O
approximation O
& O
quot O
; O
that O
says O
how O
the O
approximation O
is O
elicited O
as O
you O
state O
, O
then O
why O
do O
you O
say O
that O
using O
a O
target O
stick O
to O
elicit O
an O
approximation O
is O
shaping O
? O

I O
expect O
businesses O
that O
depend O
on O
customers O
to O
interact O
via O
the O
Net O
to O
go O
after O
the O
cable O
folks O
. O

The O
bulletins O
and O
prospectus O
covers O
what O
prospective O
student O
might O
expect O
from O
attending O
. O

Williams B-PERSON
, O
who O
abandoned O
about O
100 O
immigrants O
sealed O
in O
his O
truck O
's O
refrigeration O
trailer O
after O
determining O
that O
it O
had O
become O
a O
death O
trap O
in O
2003 O
, O
is O
the O
third O
person O
to O
face O
federal O
capital O
charges O
in O
the O
Southern O
District O
of O
Texas B-GPE
. O

What O
kind O
of O
salary O
range O
does O
everyone O
fit O
into O
or O
expect O
? O

Breast O
feeding O
-- O
Women O
can O
breast O
feed O
their O
children O
in O
public O
without O
fear O
that O
they O
will O
be O
asked O
to O
leave O
business O
establishments O
or O
face O
other O
repercussions O
. O

While O
one O
may O
expect O
stronger O
shift O
in O
the O
systems O
with O
more O
electronegative O
atoms O
, O
this O
is O
not O
always O
true O
. O

Well O
I O
expect O
V O
to O
wind O
up O
a O
ghost O
and O
then O
for O
them O
to O
destroy O
the O
ghost O
. O

I O
see O
ugly O
" O
image O
not O
found O
" O
boxes O
sitting O
underneath O
all O
of O
your O
markers O
, O
where O
I O
'd O
expect O
the O
marker O
shadows O
to O
be O
displayed O
. O

Iraq B-GPE
the O
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: O
Iraqi B-NORP
journalists O
face O
jail O
time O
for O
writing O
critically O
about O
their O
society O
. O

David B-PERSON
: O
So O
he O
resigns O
over O
that O
, O
but O
what O
accountability O
has O
he O
faced O
or O
might O
he O
ever O
face O
for O
the O
entirety O
of O
what O
he O
's O
done O
? O

Emphasis O
on O
conservation O
The O
water O
harvesting O
scheme O
at O
Ananda O
Nagar O
serves O
as O
a O
model O
for O
a O
nation O
where O
many O
areas O
face O
severe O
drought O
due O
to O
the O
rapid O
depletion O
of O
ground O
water O
. O

Consequential O
and O
risky O
emotions O
are O
castigated O
for O
unrealistically O
raising O
expectations O
, O
in O
a O
world O
where O
we O
should O
apparently O
expect O
little O
from O
others O
. O

The O
film O
documents O
the O
experiences O
of O
several O
American B-NORP
army O
deserters O
who O
face O
one O
- O
to O
- O
five O
years O
prison O
time O
if O
they O
are O
deported O
and O
convicted O
of O
desertion O
. O

Senate O
Republicans O
from O
New B-GPE
Hampshire I-GPE
, O
Maine B-GPE
, O
Oregon B-GPE
and O
Minnesota B-GPE
, O
who O
face O
particularly O
tough O
races O
in O
2008 O
, O
all O
voted O
in O
recent O
days O
for O
a O
children O
's O
health O
care O
bill O
that O
Bush B-GPE
has O
pledged O
to O
veto O
. O

If O
it O
is O
a O
preemptive O
scheme O
, O
I O
expect O
that O
user O
threads O
requires O
a O
scheduler O
probably O
running O
in O
a O
different O
system O
thread O
and O
therefore O
need O
to O
be O
aware O
of O
the O
system O
thread O
layer O
. O

And O
in O
either O
case O
, O
you O
will O
notice O
that O
the O
daily O
inner O
struggle O
you O
face O
takes O
place O
with O
an O
invisible O
foe O
that O
is O
always O
lurking O
beneath O
the O
surface O
of O
your O
rational O
mind O
, O
like O
a O
tiger O
waiting O
to O
leap O
out O
at O
you O
and O
devour O
you O
. O

you O
expect O
john O
nichols O
to O
be O
at O
least O
fair O
. O

At O
worst O
, O
I O
'd O
expect O
some O
garbage O
paperwork O
. O

Giftzwerg O
" O
While O
acknowledging O
the O
difficult O
road O
they O
face O
, O
Clinton B-GPE
campaign O
officials O
say O
they O
are O
not O
panicking O
. O
" O

Look O
the O
word O
up O
before O
you O
redefine O
it O
based O
on O
your O
obstinate O
refusal O
to O
face O
the O
probable O
truth O
. O

Saluting O
the O
courage O
of O
all O
those O
who O
stand O
up O
to O
anti-union O
repression O
despite O
the O
obvious O
personal O
danger O
they O
face O
, O
Ryder B-ORG
added O
that O
" O
International O
solidarity O
action O
by O
trade O
unions O
around O
the O
world O
has O
brought O
much O
- O
needed O
support O
to O
workers O
whose O
fundamental O
rights O
are O
being O
violated O
. O

If O
it O
did O
n't O
, O
why O
would O
companies O
give O
warranties O
and O
customers O
expect O
them O
? O

" O
Do O
n't O
push O
my O
limits O
too O
far O
" O
might O
represent O
anything O
from O
your O
example O
do O
n't O
screw O
around O
to O
" O
stop O
going O
off O
on O
endless O
bicycle O
tours O
and O
expect O
that O
meeting O
up O
at O
Club O
Med O
afterward O
makes O
up O
for O
the O
fact O
that O
you O
would O
rather O
be O
cycling O
around O
with O
a O
bunch O
of O
strangers O
than O
spending O
time O
with O
your O
wife O
and O
daughter O
" O
. O

And O
a O
few O
Americans O
-- O
namely O
those O
with O
high O
incomes O
-- O
face O
much O
lower O
taxes O
than O
they O
did O
a O
generation O
ago O
. O

' O
A O
nation O
where O
citizens O
who O
speak O
to O
foreign O
correspondents O
face O
threats O
, O
reprisals O
and O
even O
bodily O
harm O
does O
not O
live O
up O
to O
the O
world O
's O
expectations O
of O
an O
Olympic O
host O
, O
' O
FCCC O
president O
Melinda O
Liu O
added O
. O

The O
rebuilding O
Chiefs O
face O
a O
tough O
road O
back O
into O
AFC O
contention O
. O

This O
war O
will O
be O
called O
the O
Battle O
of O
Integrity O
as O
you O
face O
circumstances O
, O
situations O
, O
tests O
and O
trials O
that O
reveal O
your O
heart O
. O

I O
half O
expect O
someone O
to O
start O
claiming O
regional O
rights O
to O
rounded O
corners O
, O
diagonally O
striped O
backgrounds O
, O
giant O
fonts O
, O
and O
faux O
- O
reflected O
text O
logos O
. O

On O
behalf O
of O
Agami O
Odisha O
and O
our O
President O
Shri O
DK O
Ray O
, O
I O
congratulate O
all O
of O
you O
and O
expect O
your O
continued O
assistance O
from O
abroad O
for O
such O
noble O
cause O
. O

He O
then O
writes O
that O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
and O
his O
allies O
should O
eventually O
face O
war O
crimes O
charges O
for O
their O
actions O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
: O
' O
We O
should O
look O
more O
deeply O
into O
the O
possible O
criminal O
responsibility O
of O
the O
people O
who O
are O
, O
or O
were O
, O
responsible O
for O
this O
war O
and O
see O
whether O
there O
is O
sufficient O
evidence O
to O
make O
them O
answer O
for O
it O
. O
' O

We O
do O
not O
even O
have O
to O
expect O
as O
much O
from O
ourselves O
as O
we O
would O
normally O
and O
reasonably O
expect O
. O

Hallmark O
fired O
two O
workers O
seen O
on O
the O
tape O
, O
and O
the O
men O
face O
animal O
cruelty O
charges O
in O
California B-GPE
. O

You O
half O
expect O
the O
picture O
editor O
to O
chuck O
in O
a O
photo O
of O
Bush B-GPE
with O
a O
Hitler B-PERSON
mustache O
, O
and O
use O
a O
swastika O
as O
the O
' O
s O
' O
in O
his O
name O
. O

That O
's O
the O
harsh O
reality O
you O
face O
. O

I O
currently O
have O
a O
lust O
for O
justice O
and O
to O
see O
the O
crooked O
bastards O
in O
the O
Greater O
Manchester O
Police O
face O
it O
. O

You O
just O
called O
my O
faith O
a O
lame O
horse O
and O
expect O
me O
to O
just O
drop O
it O
? O

They O
face O
constant O
harassment O
, O
abuse O
and O
near O
daily O
assaults O
in O
the O
West B-GPE
Bank I-GPE
and O
even O
worse O
treatment O
under O
virtual O
imprisonment O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
. O

I O
expect O
mine O
to O
crumble O
anytime O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
gas O
mileage O
can O
I O
expect O
? O

I O
do O
n't O
agree O
with O
some O
of O
their O
decisions O
but O
that O
's O
typical O
of O
most O
referees O
I O
expect O
. O

Business O
people O
in O
Vietnam B-GPE
face O
risks O
of O
jail O
under O
the O
broadly O
defined O
crime O
of O
economic O
mismanagement O
, O
said O
Tony O
Foster O
, O
who O
heads O
the O
Vietnamese B-NORP
practice O
at O
British B-NORP
firm O
Freshfields O
Bruckhaus O
Deringer O
. O

You O
should O
expect O
some O
grumbles O
when O
you O
post O
multi-part O
pictures O
that O
most O
people O
see O
as O
code O
instead O
of O
pictures O
. O

I O
'd O
expect O
a O
memory O
mapped O
file O
where O
supported O
to O
be O
the O
fastest O
and O
simplest O
solution O
, O
but O
obviously O
some O
testing O
would O
be O
required O
. O

They O
each O
face O
a O
mandatory O
minimum O
15 O
years O
in O
prison O
with O
a O
maximum O
30 O
years O
. O

Ken B-PERSON
Do O
not O
expect O
any O
tug O
pilot O
with O
a O
normal O
life O
expectancy O
to O
use O
a O
hand O
- O
held O
radio O
whilst O
anywhere O
near O
the O
ground O
especially O
with O
a O
reduced O
climb O
rate O
due O
to O
deployed O
glider O
airbrakes O
. O

Pellens O
said O
that O
prosecutors O
expect O
Scientology O
to O
mount O
a O
strong O
legal O
challenge O
to O
the O
charges O
at O
a O
court O
hearing O
, O
which O
could O
come O
in O
the O
next O
two O
to O
three O
months O
. O

The O
relationship O
with O
Google B-ORG
which O
we O
expect O
will O
expand O
significantly O
in O
the O
months O
ahead O
is O
a O
prime O
example O
of O
the O
ways O
Nielsen O
is O
embracing O
new O
technologies O
, O
platforms O
and O
relationships O
worldwide O
to O
serve O
clients O
more O
completely O
, O
to O
provide O
companies O
with O
its O
insights O
and O
to O
help O
expand O
the O
base O
of O
potential O
advertisers O
everywhere O
. O
" O

When O
RM O
close O
a O
PO O
, O
they O
are O
obliged O
to O
pay O
compensation O
, O
and O
, O
possibly O
worse O
, O
face O
huge O
storms O
of O
public O
protest O
, O
commons O
debates O
etc. O
However O
, O
if O
RM O
can O
organise O
things O
such O
that O
the O
sub O
postmaster O
just O
can O
not O
afford O
to O
continue O
the O
business O
, O
and O
closes O
the O
PO O
, O
then O
RM O
can O
look O
all O
innocent O
, O
and O
exclaim O
that O
it O
was O
not O
their O
decision O
, O
and O
is O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
them O
. O

I O
expect O
better O
leadership O
from O
all O
levels O
in O
our O
section O
. O

Beyond O
that O
is O
the O
myth O
that O
Americans O
who O
are O
lucky O
enough O
to O
have O
insurance O
never O
face O
long O
waits O
for O
medical O
care O
. O

Would O
one O
expect O
God O
to O
keep O
silent O
when O
homosexuals O
are O
tolerated O
? O

You O
'd O
expect O
memorabilia O
from O
her O
child O
prodigy O
years O
, O
but O
her O
father O
destroyed O
most O
of O
it O
. O

With O
that O
, O
Clarence O
opened O
his O
pocket O
guide O
to O
Managing O
More O
Effectively O
and O
showed O
Felix O
the O
part O
about O
how O
one O
must O
always O
expect O
resistance O
when O
implementing O
new O
programs O
. O

I O
think O
a O
lot O
of O
clubs O
who O
buy O
high O
profile O
players O
and O
expect O
them O
to O
magically O
perform O
often O
very O
strongly O
underestimate O
the O
psychological O
aspect O
of O
the O
sport O
. O

;- O
I O
expect O
the O
bounce O
off O
the O
bottom O
is O
going O
to O
be O
spectacular O
. O

Will O
she O
be O
my O
source O
of O
fortitude O
to O
face O
love O
's O
ups O
and O
downs O
? O

But O
there O
is O
one O
character O
who O
does O
face O
a O
compelling O
inner O
crisis O
: O
Snape O
. O

They O
face O
difficulties O
everyday O
, O
and O
understanding O
the O
stories O
of O
the O
Bible O
and O
the O
ways O
of O
God O
can O
help O
them O
deal O
with O
these O
difficulties O
with O
confidence O
. O

Many O
recovering O
alcoholics O
must O
also O
face O
an O
underlying O
depression O
that O
seems O
to O
mock O
their O
efforts O
to O
attain O
real O
serenity O
. O

I O
have O
not O
read O
all O
of O
it O
to O
see O
if O
it O
it O
possible O
for O
this O
to O
be O
asynchronous O
rather O
that O
just O
copying O
the O
data O
from O
the O
relevant O
data O
structure O
which O
I O
expect O
is O
synchronous O
. O

i O
can O
face O
things O
better O
sober O
. O

thanks O
vm O
, O
it O
is O
streaming O
after O
all O
so O
I O
guess O
I O
ca O
nt O
expect O
much O
. O

She O
is O
in O
a O
war O
zone O
and O
could O
face O
death O
any O
passing O
day O
. O

Generally O
most O
universities O
fix O
20 O
in O
each O
section O
- O
reading O
, O
writing O
, O
listening O
and O
speaking O
as O
an O
eligiblity O
criterion O
for O
admission O
, O
some O
universities O
might O
expect O
22 O
too O
. O

When O
we O
multiply O
a O
30 O
degree O
angle O
with O
a O
1 O
degree O
angle O
we O
would O
expect O
due O
to O
vector O
cross O
product O
that O
the O
angle O
is O
about O
31 O
degrees O
, O
not O
180 O
degrees O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
fuel O
mileage O
should O
I O
expect O
? O

Without O
the O
negs O
, O
eBay B-ORG
ca O
n't O
suspend O
them O
unless O
they O
also O
have O
other O
problems O
with O
the O
person O
like O
false O
contact O
info O
, O
but O
folks O
expect O
eBay B-ORG
to O
suspend O
others O
based O
on O
their O
tirade O
on O
the O
Support O
Board O
- O
it O
do O
n't O
work O
that O
way O
! O

We O
expect O
miracles O
to O
occur O
in O
place O
of O
doing O
the O
hard O
work O
of O
citizenship O
. O

The O
silvery O
side O
should O
face O
down O
, O
toward O
the O
sensor O
and O
away O
from O
the O
scanner O
's O
light O
source O
. O

A O
year O
after O
Massachusetts B-GPE
became O
the O
only O
state O
to O
require O
that O
individuals O
have O
health O
coverage O
, O
residents O
face O
deadlines O
to O
sign O
up O
or O
lose O
their O
personal O
tax O
exemption O
, O
worth O
$ O
219 O
on O
next O
year O
's O
state O
income O
tax O
returns O
. O

And O
unless O
this O
trend O
is O
checked O
, O
UN B-GPE
aid O
efforts O
would O
face O
substantial O
hurdles O
. O

Or O
is O
he O
doomed O
to O
lose O
the O
next O
coalition O
battle O
, O
as O
inevitably O
he O
will O
face O
armies O
now O
larger O
than O
anything O
he O
can O
raise O
, O
grown O
wise O
as O
to O
his O
fighting O
methods O
? O

Prime O
Minister O
Stephen O
Harper O
" O
We O
will O
conclude O
a O
formal O
agreement O
so O
that O
we O
never O
again O
face O
these O
baseless O
allegations O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

The O
venison O
may O
well O
be O
from O
Mongolia B-GPE
originally O
, O
or O
other O
countries O
in O
central O
Asia B-GPE
- O
since O
it O
went O
capitalist O
, O
Mongolia B-GPE
's O
economy O
has O
more O
or O
less O
collapsed O
completely O
and O
they O
have O
been O
killing O
their O
wildlife O
on O
a O
massive O
scale O
most O
of O
their O
large O
animals O
face O
extinction O
in O
a O
few O
years O
. O

It O
's O
a O
valuable O
way O
to O
take O
out O
the O
enemy O
, O
but O
if O
you O
misfire O
or O
the O
enemy O
hits O
the O
tank O
first O
, O
expect O
that O
bad O
boy O
to O
come O
flying O
at O
you O
. O

In O
the O
second O
part O
, O
three O
characters O
face O
struggles O
in O
modern O
Western B-NORP
society O
. O

But O
why O
would O
you O
assume O
and O
expect O
that O
named O
routes O
do O
something O
that O
none O
of O
the O
docs O
say O
they O
do O
? O

Like O
the O
tobacco O
industry O
, O
the O
soft O
drink O
industry O
will O
face O
their O
judgement O
soon O
. O

Jill B-PERSON
has O
a O
heedful O
, O
cautious O
approach O
to O
things O
, O
while O
you O
face O
potential O
peril O
sometimes O
too O
intrepidly O
. O

" O
The O
industries O
represented O
face O
common O
problems O
, O
" O
it O
explained O
. O

I O
have O
a O
much O
better O
idea O
: O
send O
100 O
smokers O
& O
" O
forget O
" O
to O
pack O
the O
cigs O
. O

We O
shall O
soon O
see O
the O
official O
eradication O
of O
ANY O
AND O
ALL O
sexual O
- O
minority O
websites O
, O
newsgroups O
, O
lists O
and O
message O
boards O
across O
the O
entire O
breadth O
of O
cyberspace O
. O

I O
can O
almost O
see O
the O
wicked O
glint O
in O
those O
lovely O
green O
eyes O
. O

Now O
, O
for O
your O
penance O
you O
must O
send O
chocolate O
to O
every O
ASA O
member O
. O

David O
Lynch O
returns O
to O
his O
outsider O
roots O
, O
throwing O
caution O
to O
the O
wind O
and O
creating O
an O
entirely O
original O
cinematic O
experiment O
. O

Far O
from O
trying O
to O
control O
the O
destiny O
of O
their O
offspring O
, O
American B-NORP
parents O
typically O
send O
their O
teenage O
sons O
and O
daughters O
away O
to O
college O
where O
they O
live O
on O
their O
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learn O
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in O
" O
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day O
" O
.LBR O
was O
a O
common O
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used O
to O
send O
multiple O
files O
via O
modem O
as O
a O
single O
file O
. O

USA B-GPE
taxpayers O
should O
see O
how O
their O
900 O
billion O
war O
on O
ISLAM O
is O
being O
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. O

Aquilla O
and O
Prisca O
, O
together O
with O
the O
church O
in O
their O
house O
, O
send O
you O
hearty O
greetings O
in O
the O
Lord O
. O

I O
'd O
try O
that O
first O
& O
see O
if O
that O
meets O
your O
needs O
. O

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people O
I O
see O
riding O
" O
scooters O
" O
wear O
no O
helmet O
. O

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up O
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factory O
near O
Earth B-LOC
and O
send O
individual O
panels O
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are O
added O
to O
the O
structure O
at O
L1 O
over O
some O
time O
. O

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the O
late O
afternoons O
, O
we O
see O
herds O
of O
deer O
silhouetted O
against O
the O
green O
meadow O
of O
a O
neighbor O
's O
field O
. O

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, O
from O
our O
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we O
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events O
that O
look O
good O
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evil O
. O

I O
usually O
see O
the O
whips O
just O
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used O
wrong O
. O

7.0 O
- O
Where O
can O
you O
see O
whales O
and O
dolphins O
in O
the O
wild O
? O

They O
are O
killed O
every O
single O
day O
of O
the O
year O
by O
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you O
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political O
solutions O
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barrel O
of O
a O
gun O
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to O
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in O
1891 O
census O
to O
see O
what O
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is O
on O
that O
? O

I O
just O
wanted O
to O
let O
Andy O
Eddy O
and O
all O
dance O
teachers O
that O
send O
in O
reviews O
know O
what O
a O
great O
job O
I O
think O
he O
did O
with O
his O
dance O
reviews O
in O
the O
last O
newsletter O
. O

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send O
the O
complimentary O
copy O
of O
the O
tricky O
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show O
to O
people O
who O
donate O
$ O
25 O
or O
more O
. O

Someone O
returned O
the O
favor O
when O
an O
eagle O
was O
spotted O
heading O
toward O
Ms. O
Stokes O
's O
location O
on O
Pack O
Monadnock O
. O

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animals O
are O
specifically O
evolved O
to O
see O
night O
and O
day O
- O
They O
do O
n't O
miss O
what O
they O
never O
know O
. O

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an O
empathy O
to O
the O
name O
' O
Shenandoah O
' O
makes O
many O
of O
us O
Virginians B-NORP
see O
it O
positively O
. O

I O
see O
the O
ABS O
light O
come O
on O
and O
feel O
a O
short O
pulsing O
in O
the O
pedel O
a O
second O
or O
two O
. O

Jill B-PERSON
I O
sent O
that O
same O
link O
to O
my O
sister O
Ann O
, O
the O
family O
pianist O
. O

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you O
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to O
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submit O
articles O
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my O
part O
, O
I O
see O
compact O
sizing O
from O
the O
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of O
a O
used O
- O
bike O
trader O
: O
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used O
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will O
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buyers O
see O
iPhone O
/ O
iPod O
/ O
iTunes O
signs O
, O
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iPhone O
/ O
iPod O
owners O
see O
a O
Starbucks B-ORG
icon O
on O
their O
phone O
. O

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any O
federated O
democratic O
governance O
structure O
' O
in O
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the O
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- O
mill O
gets O
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damped O
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' O
absorbs O
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chandeliers O
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cash O
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its O
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employers O
view O
women O
as O
better O
candidates O
than O
men O
for O
jobs O
that O
demand O
the O
ability O
to O
chat O
and O
men O
as O
better O
candidates O
than O
women O
for O
jobs O
that O
demand O
verbal O
authority O
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directness O
. O

please O
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some O
healing O
purrs O
to O
my O
poor O
baby O
- O
and O
some O
good O
thoughts O
to O
let O
him O
know O
that O
I O
did O
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abandon O
him O
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, O
alone O
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in O
pain O
! O

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, O
I O
did O
n't O
even O
touch O
on O
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to O
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the O
server O
script O
you O
use O
to O
validate O
the O
form O
info O
you O
send O
. O

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probably O
do O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
normally O
see O
fledglings O
this O
late O
in O
the O
summer O
. O

Would O
the O
Smithsonian O
or O
National O
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Society O
just O
send O
someone O
down O
there O
to O
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get O
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on O
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? O

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are O
conscious O
of O
being O
in O
different O
clothing O
, O
drivers O
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you O
ridding O
differently O
, O
and O
as O
such O
they O
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we O
're O
at O
it O
, O
these O
hackers O
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on O
networks O
, O
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these O
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they O
terrorists O
after O
a O
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too O
? O

The O
prices O
you O
see O
quoted O
usually O
already O
include O
the O
VAT O
. O

I O
want O
to O
taste O
the O
flavour O
after O
a O
long O
maturation O
period O
to O
see O
for O
my O
self O
how O
good O
these O
beers O
can O
get O
. O

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also O
sometimes O
send O
out O
gifts O
t-shirts O
, O
license O
plates O
, O
and O
other O
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- O
I O
do O
send O
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to O
department O
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division O
heads O
back O
at O
school O
- O
the O
division O
head O
was O
starting O
his O
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about O
the O
time O
I O
graduated O
. O

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to O
this O
group O
, O
send O
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to O
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Hello O
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me O
your O
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Filipinos B-NORP
working O
abroad O
send O
home O
at O
least O
$ O
1.0 O
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remittances O
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please O
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the O
furry O
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makers O
send O
nose O
bonks O
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binkies O
for O
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special O
day O
. O

" O
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was O
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deep O
to O
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send O
a O
diver O
down O
, O
" O
he O
said O
. O

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some O
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ago O
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the O
reference O
pan O
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much O
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oxide O
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forbade O
Catholics B-NORP
to O
see O
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perhaps O
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gave O
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, O
I O
might O
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analogue O
switch O
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. O

I O
send O
you O
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regards O
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wish O
you O
continued O
success O
. O

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all O
of O
you O
that O
are O
already O
decorated O
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are O
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; O
please O
send O
some O
inspiration O
this O
way O
. O

People O
send O
me O
emails O
all O
of O
the O
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. O

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rather O
see O
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put O
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MLO O
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you O
can O
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a O
worthy O
opponent O
to O
send O
as O
your O
proxy O
, O
I O
'd O
be O
happy O
to O
do O
battle O
. O

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is O
also O
considered O
bad O
form O
to O
publicly O
reveal O
the O
details O
of O
new O
programs O
you O
may O
see O
the O
skaters O
working O
on O
, O
unless O
you O
explicitly O
get O
their O
permission O
to O
do O
so O
. O

Heh O
do O
my O
eyes O
see O
correctly O
? O

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can O
also O
send O
video O
message O
using O
web O
camera O
installed O
at O
the O
kiosk O
. O

Thanks O
and O
see O
you O
Saturday O
! O

I O
can O
use O
my O
local O
server O
to O
send O
mail O
out O
but O
it O
relays O
off O
of O
Comcast O
's O
smtp O
server O
. O

Please O
send O
relevant O
resumes O
to O
komal.ba O

need O
to O
run O
a O
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Test O
and O
see O
how O
that O
pattern O
looks O
. O

Thanks O
, O
Henrysun909 O
I O
routinely O
see O
76 O
% O
quoted O
as O
the O
chance O
for O
1 O
loser O
using O
two O
finesses O
. O

Perhaps O
people O
might O
see O
Wayne B-GPE
as O
another O
version O
of O
Kane O
. O

I O
planned O
on O
GOING O
to O
the O
Sugar O
Bowl O
, O
to O
see O
TWO O
big O
- O
time O
teams O
play O
! O

I O
occasionally O
see O
them O
in O
garage O
sales O
, O
often O
in O
their O
original O
boxes O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
they O
run O
on O
financial O
crumbs O
, O
so O
if O
you O
can O
, O
send O
em O
some O
bucks O
too O
. O

Why O
on O
earth O
would O
they O
soak O
the O
shirts O
they O
make O
for O
50 O
each O
in O
embalming O
fluid O
before O
they O
send O
'em O
off O
to O
the O
western O
world O
? O

A O
Google B-ORG
page O
that O
allows O
you O
to O
send O
free O
text O
messages O
. O

The O
rank O
- O
and O
- O
file O
Democrats B-NORP
who O
see O
through O
the O
lies O
are O
increasingly O
enraged O
by O
the O
insipid O
waffling O
of O
their O
mainstream O
candidates O
. O

Please O
only O
send O
resumes O
with O
BOTH O
JSF O
& O
JBOSS O
Req O
. O

The O
plan O
is O
that O
they O
will O
pop O
in O
to O
see O
us O
whilst O
we O
have O
her O
for O
an O
hour O
each O
time O
just O
to O
make O
sure O
Joanna O
is O
well O
cared O
for O
and O
then O
we O
're O
left O
to O
get O
on O
with O
it O
. O

I O
am O
really O
curious O
to O
see O
the O
Eagles O
game O
plan O
against O
the O
Patriots O
. O

As O
for O
Fateh B-ORG
supporters O
, O
the O
majority O
53 O
% O
see O
Abbas B-PERSON
as O
the O
most O
suitable O
leader O
while O
only O
35 O
% O
mentioned O
Marwan O
Barghouthi O
; O
The O
majority O
of O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
34 O
% O
view O
Ismael O
Hanieh O
as O
the O
most O
suitable O
person O
to O
lead O
Hamas B-ORG
, O
followed O
by O
14 O
% O
who O
mentioned O
Abdul O
Aziz O
Dweik O
the O
imprisoned O
leader O
of O
the O
PLC O
. O

Pull O
the O
dsp O
board O
and O
send O
to O
Miguel O
for O
repair O
and O
eval O
. O

Unfortunately O
i O
see O
that O
K O
lines O
can O
be O
affected O
by O
argon O
lines O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
, O
and O
it O
is O
a O
KM O
problem O
, O
leaders O
see O
business O
, O
citizenship O
, O
environment O
as O
mutually O
exclusive O
. O

The O
trucks O
loaded O
with O
construction O
material O
and O
the O
taxies O
that O
ply O
up O
and O
down O
the O
road O
, O
once O
bristling O
with O
security O
check O
points O
, O
are O
sure O
signs O
of O
Aceh O
's O
recovery O
. O

As O
a O
student O
of O
foreign O
affairs O
going O
back O
to O
the O
Third O
Reich O
, O
Davis O
plundered O
the O
association O
with O
gusto O
. O

Since O
this O
was O
the O
wild O
and O
wooly O
70 O
's O
, O
I O
had O
to O
be O
careful O
that O
the O
hussies O
did O
n't O
ply O
me O
with O
booze O
andor O
drugs O
before O
attempting O
to O
board O
me O
. O

Then O
, O
as O
I O
told O
all O
those O
Padre O
fans O
earlier O
this O
year O
, O
maybe O
the O
fans O
can O
get O
on O
the O
management O
of O
the O
Padres O
- O
to O
plunk O
down O
the O
dollars O
to O
field O
a O
team O
that O
can O
win O
. O

Not O
everyone O
who O
is O
going O
to O
invest O
in O
VHFUHF O
operations O
is O
going O
to O
plunk O
down O
big O
bucks O
for O
pre-amps O
, O
high-power O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

because O
I O
know O
that O
if O
he O
's O
dumb O
enough O
to O
plunk O
down O
$ O
15K O
in O
upgrades O
to O
a O
Neon O
, O
there O
is O
no O
way O
he O
knows O
how O
to O
drive O
. O

You O
have O
to O
give O
readers O
what O
they O
want O
, O
or O
else O
they O
wo O
n't O
plunk O
down O
their O
50 O
cents O
. O

Because O
it O
is O
they O
who O
invaded O
and O
plundered O
all O
the O
rest O
. O

But O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
gon O
na O
plunk O
down O
399.00 O

I O
know O
an O
Irish O
periodontist O
who O
practiced O
in O
the O
US O
for O
10 O
years O
then O
went O
back O
to O
Eire O
in O
1993 O
to O
ply O
his O
craft O
. O

Plunk O
it O
there O
. O

How O
many O
of O
these O
people O
seem O
to O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
pay O
themselves O
a O
performance O
bonus O
even O
when O
the O
company O
they O
work O
for O
is O
going O
under O
, O
and O
is O
leaving O
the O
employees O
out O
of O
work O
, O
and O
their O
pension O
funds O
plundered O
. O

In O
America O
, O
enemies O
-of-the-people O
have O
been O
named O
to O
high-office O
, O
from O
which O
, O
unawares O
, O
they O
plunder O
the O
rights O
and O
pillage O
the O
freedoms O
of O
the O
people O
. O

And O
here O
is O
what O
I O
found O
tonight O
as O
I O
plundered O
through O
a O
box O
I O
've O
had O
for O
about O
20 O
years O
... O

The O
actions O
of O
Al-Qaeda O
have O
only O
served O
to O
promote O
the O
interests O
of O
the O
U.S. O
and O
Israel O
, O
which O
are O
clearly O
interested O
in O
& O
quot O
; O
reshaping O
& O
quot O
; O
the O
Middle O
East O
in O
such O
a O
way O
that O
they O
can O
more O
easily O
rape O
and O
plunder O
the O
region O
at O
will O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
I O
plunked O
down O
for O
a O
cheap O
socket O
A O
motherboard O
from O
newegg.com O
. O

And O
if O
not O
that O
the O
crew O
went O
on O
the O
journey O
in O
a O
car O
, O
it O
would O
have O
had O
to O
sleep O
at O
Osoogun O
till O
8.a.m O
the O
following O
morning O
when O
the O
vehicle O
which O
plies O
Ibadan O
to O
the O
village O
gets O
there O
. O

But O
hey O
, O
if O
it O
makes O
you O
feel O
as O
good O
as O
it O
did O
then O
, O
feel O
free O
to O
plunk O
down O
$ O
200 O
. O

Jeez O
, O
did O
you O
drive O
the O
4800 O
lb O
behemoth O
before O
you O
plunked O
down O
your O
money O
? O

We O
know O
that O
he O
plied O
his O
trade O
on O
the O
London O
stage O
and O
that O
he O
was O
one O
of O
the O
most O
successful O
dramatists O
of O
the O
great O
Elizabethan-Jacobean O
moment O
that O
lasted O
, O
as O
Bryson O
says O
, O
from O
1567 O
until O
the O
Puritans O
closed O
the O
theatres O
75 O
years O
later O
. O

If O
I O
could O
n't O
find O
any O
useful O
information O
, O
I O
'd O
just O
be O
ready O
to O
plunk O
down O
$ O
100 O
U.S. O
and O
buy O
one O
. O

64 O
, O
conspired O
with O
a O
large O
number O
of O
dissolute O
young O
nobles O
to O
plunder O
the O
Roman O
treasury O
, O
extirpate O
the O
senate O
, O
and O
fire O
the O
capitol O
. O

We O
've O
had O
several O
discusions O
about O
it O
over O
the O
years O
, O
and O
the O
consensus O
is O
that O
anyone O
who O
makes O
a O
useful O
contribution O
to O
the O
group O
in O
other O
ways O
-LRB- O
advice O
and O
experience O
, O
mainly O
-RRB- O
are O
welcome O
to O
ply O
their O
trade O
discreetly O
. O

When O
he O
had O
the O
money O
saved O
up O
he O
went O
to O
the O
airport O
, O
plunked O
down O
his O
cash O
, O
and O
asked O
for O
a O
ticket O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
've O
gotten O
a O
few O
replies O
, O
which O
I O
am O
thankful O
for O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
hoping O
for O
a O
few O
more O
before O
I O
plunk O
my O
money O
on O
the O
table O
. O

The O
inspector O
raj O
we O
are O
going O
to O
see O
is O
going O
to O
be O
far O
worse O
this O
time O
as O
the O
looters O
will O
have O
far O
more O
to O
plunder O
. O

Or O
would O
you O
just O
plunk O
your O
hiney O
anywhere O
. O

Rather O
, O
it O
is O
a O
deliberate O
attempt O
to O
pander O
to O
the O
political O
& O
quot O
; O
elite O
& O
quot O
; O
as O
well O
as O
those O
who O
plundered O
Nigeria O
's O
resources O
, O
with O
the O
sole O
purpose O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
burying O
& O
quot O
; O
the O
Naira O
. O

IF O
you O
send O
me O
a O
response O
that O
you O
want O
to O
ply O
, O
I O
'll O
have O
to O
asssume O
that O
you O
do O
n't O
mind O
who O
else O
you O
play O
with O
and O
that O
I O
can O
count O
on O
you O
to O
play O
. O

Would O
n't O
it O
be O
better O
for O
someone O
to O
understand O
they O
have O
a O
basis O
for O
the O
value O
of O
something O
before O
they O
put O
it O
up O
for O
auction O
or O
plunked O
it O
in O
a O
box O
in O
the O
basement O
. O

Sure O
, O
lots O
of O
soccer O
moms O
ply O
the O
highways O
and O
byways O
of O
the O
country O
in O
Suburbans O
and O
the O
like O
, O
but O
they O
would O
LIKE O
to O
have O
a O
Suburban B-PRODUCT
that O
gets O
better O
fuel O
economy O
. O

However O
, O
for O
the O
reasons O
stated O
, O
I O
am O
also O
quite O
certain O
that O
M O
R O
James O
plundered O
Crake O
's O
THE O
THREE O
BLACK O
CATS O
for O
inspiration O
for O
THE O
ASH-TREE O
, O
as O
I O
am O
sure O
critics O
will O
come O
to O
accept O
during O
the O
passage O
of O
years O
. O

Then O
she O
plunks O
herself O
down O
at O
the O
other O
end O
. O

We O
can O
eat O
fish O
, O
but O
only O
if O
we O
are O
prepared O
to O
contribute O
to O
the O
collapse O
of O
marine O
ecosystems O
and O
- O
as O
the O
European O
fleet O
plunders O
the O
seas O
off O
West O
Africa O
- O
the O
starvation O
of O
some O
of O
the O
hungriest O
people O
on O
earth O
. O

It O
's O
hard O
to O
predict O
how O
well O
this O
will O
work O
out O
for O
any O
given O
person O
, O
all O
you O
can O
do O
is O
plunk O
down O
your O
money O
and O
try O
it O
. O

grunge O
with O
classical O
flourishes O
plundered O
from O
Rachmaninov O
. O

The O
time O
has O
come O
for O
Africa O
to O
seize O
the O
day O
and O
resist O
the O
efforts O
of O
America O
and O
others O
to O
leave O
their O
imprint O
and O
plunder O
its O
natural O
resources O
. O

But O
two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
the O
influential O
Congress O
of O
South O
African O
Trade O
Unions O
became O
the O
latest O
body O
to O
plump O
for O
Zuma O
as O
the O
next O
head O
of O
the O
ANC O
-LRB- O
the O
election O
is O
in O
December O
-RRB- O
and O
argue O
that O
the O
ANC O
president O
should O
also O
become O
the O
president O
of O
South O
Africa O
in O
2009 O
, O
which O
would O
rule O
Mbeki O
out O
. O

But O
, O
if O
you O
plunk O
a O
chicken O
into O
a O
deep O
fryer O
, O
it O
remains O
& O
quot O
; O
chicken. O
& O
quot O
; O

Someone O
recently O
announced O
that O
they O
wanted O
to O
inmport O
some O
Indian O
' O
put-put O
' O
three-wheeled O
taxis O
to O
ply O
for O
hire O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
London O
-LRB- O
we O
already O
have O
a O
few O
pedal-powered O
rickshaws O
-RRB- O
; O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
that O
will O
ever O
come O
to O
pass O
. O

But O
, O
as O
Alexander O
Volokh O
points O
out O
, O
the O
Blackstone O
ratio O
as O
not O
gone O
unchallenged O
: O
Maimonides O
, O
for O
example O
, O
thought O
that O
1000:1 O
was O
right O
; O
Benjamin O
Franklin O
plumped O
for O
100:1 O
and O
so O
on O
. O

When O
you O
plunk O
down O
a O
substantial O
wad O
of O
cash O
, O
you O
like O
to O
know O
what O
you O
are O
getting O
. O

We O
did O
n't O
come O
to O
conquer O
, O
or O
plunder O
, O
we O
came O
to O
help O
and O
then O
left O
. O

In O
an O
interview O
, O
he O
said O
she O
plied O
him O
with O
cocaine O
, O
red O
wine O
and O
ultimately O
herself O
. O

Thus O
, O
to O
offend O
, O
to O
oppress O
, O
to O
despoil O
, O
to O
plunder O
, O
to O
assassinate O
or O
enslave O
one O
's O
fellowman O
is O
ordinarily O
regarded O
as O
a O
crime O
. O

The O
Pindaris O
also O
attacked O
and O
plundered O
the O
region O
in O
the O
beginning O
of O
the O
Nineteenth O
Century O
. O

Plunk O
your O
magic O
twanger O
, O
froggy O
. O

What O
could O
he O
do O
to O
you O
if O
you O
yourselves O
did O
not O
connive O
with O
the O
thief O
who O
plunders O
you O
, O
if O
you O
were O
not O
accomplices O
of O
the O
murderer O
who O
kills O
you O
, O
if O
you O
were O
not O
traitors O
to O
yourselves O
? O

During O
that O
time O
, O
the O
Japanese O
plundered O
Korea O
's O
natural O
resources O
, O
and O
forced O
thousands O
of O
Korean O
women O
into O
prostitution O
for O
the O
Imperial O
Army O
. O

We O
could O
plunk O
houses O
down O
on O
a O
few O
of O
them O
and O
see O
if O
anybody O
wants O
to O
live O
there O
. O

While O
David O
and O
his O
men O
have O
been O
gone O
, O
their O
bitter O
enemies O
, O
the O
Amalekites O
, O
have O
invaded O
their O
camp O
, O
captured O
their O
families O
, O
and O
plundered O
their O
camp O
. O

Anyone O
with O
such O
a O
unit O
, O
can O
you O
verify O
that O
you O
ca O
n't O
legally O
just O
plunk O
in O
any O
D-Cells O
, O
but O
rather O
that O
it O
has O
to O
be O
specific O
brands O
-LRB- O
i.e O
. O

Within O
a O
short O
time O
the O
man O
realised O
he O
had O
been O
hoodwinked O
, O
and O
his O
credit O
cards O
plundered O
. O

It O
's O
not O
wetter O
Yewin O
that O
counts O
; O
it O
's O
how O
you O
ply O
the O
gum O
. O

This O
makes O
sense O
because O
the O
best O
environment O
for O
a O
Carjacker O
to O
ply O
his O
trade O
is O
when O
your O
vehicle O
is O
already O
running O
but O
you O
are O
required O
to O
stop O
for O
some O
reason O
or O
another O
. O

Right O
now O
I O
have O
to O
plunk O
down O
huge O
amounts O
of O
gil O
to O
rent O
a O
Chocobo O
. O

The O
narcissist O
does O
not O
victimise O
, O
plunder O
, O
terrorise O
and O
abuse O
others O
in O
a O
cold O
, O
calculating O
manner O
. O

Not O
even O
the O
mighty O
Dutch O
could O
do O
that O
and O
in O
the O
end O
they O
were O
forced O
to O
make O
a O
treaty O
with O
the O
Bugis B-NORP
and O
share O
everything O
they O
plundered O
in O
the O
Straits O
of O
Malacca O
50:50 O
. O

This O
is O
masonic O
racketeering O
on O
a O
grand O
scale O
and O
information O
is O
the O
means O
by O
which O
they O
plunder O
us O
all.If O

The O
next O
stop O
was O
Hewell O
Grange O
, O
which O
they O
plundered O
for O
arms O
and O
ammunition O
. O

You O
in O
Britain O
are O
good O
for O
nothing O
, O
you O
only O
plundered O
Europe. O
& O
quot O
; O

No O
it O
depends O
on O
when O
you O
plunked O
all O
your O
money O
down O
. O

The O
human O
immunodeficiency O
virus O
, O
which O
causes O
AIDS O
, O
plunders O
the O
immune O
system O
, O
leaving O
people O
vulnerable O
to O
a O
range O
of O
infections O
that O
may O
prove O
fatal O
. O

They O
plundered O
the O
country O
's O
natural O
resources O
, O
including O
teakwood O
, O
precious O
stones O
, O
oil O
and O
natural O
gas O
. O

He O
does O
not O
victimise O
, O
plunder O
, O
terrorise O
and O
abuse O
others O
in O
a O
cold O
, O
calculating O
manner O
. O

That O
global O
warming O
that O
does O
n't O
exist O
has O
apparently O
drawn O
in O
a O
few O
marks O
, O
the O
U.S. O
Coast O
Guard O
is O
setting O
up O
a O
part O
time O
station O
to O
deal O
with O
the O
cruise O
ships O
and O
the O
tankers O
that O
are O
already O
beginning O
to O
ply O
Arctic O
waters O
. O

I O
must O
plunk O
the O
Beast O
. O

The O
betting O
odds O
are O
1-4 O
in O
favor O
of O
Labour O
, O
so O
you O
'd O
have O
to O
plunk O
down O
a O
fair O
amount O
of O
money O
, O
but O
it O
does O
seem O
a O
good O
way O
to O
enhance O
one O
's O
retirement O
account O
. O

This O
is O
Masonic O
racketeering O
on O
a O
grand O
scale O
and O
information O
is O
the O
means O
by O
which O
they O
plunder O
us O
all.If O

After O
movement O
, O
if O
a O
tribe O
is O
adjacent O
to O
an O
unplundered O
city O
, O
they O
may O
plunder O
it O
IF O
the O
amount O
of O
warriorhorsemen O
figures O
in O
the O
matching O
box O
is O
equal O
to O
the O
number O
of O
towers O
surrounding O
the O
city O
-LRB- O
two O
to O
five O
-RRB- O
. O

If O
you O
plunked O
down O
the O
amount O
of O
money O
required O
for O
the O
feature O
set O
of O
an O
iPhone O
, O
850 O
for O
the O
Zulu O
should O
be O
a O
non-issue O
to O
you O
. O

There O
is O
only O
one O
person O
who O
has O
the O
licenses O
to O
ply O
the O
boats O
on O
the O
river O
. O

And O
let O
him O
ply O
his O
musique O
. O

You O
expect O
to O
be O
able O
to O
plunder O
private O
property O
. O

I O
believe O
he O
plunders O
somewhere O
just O
south O
west O
of O
Halifax O
... O
. O

I O
've O
gotten O
a O
few O
replies O
, O
which O
I O
am O
thankful O
for O
, O
but O
I O
'm O
hoping O
for O
a O
few O
more O
before O
I O
plunk O
my O
money O
on O
the O
table O
. O

Works O
with O
the O
business O
unit O
to O
understand O
and O
map O
current O
and O
proposed O
business O
processes O
, O
identify O
and O
define O
technology O
initiatives O
that O
will O
support O
short O
- O
and O
long O
- O
term O
business O
objectives O
and O
strategies O
, O
complete O
analysis O
necessary O
to O
prioritize O
initiatives O
, O
including O
documentation O
of O
high O
level O
requirements O
, O
solution O
identification O
, O
budget O
and O
resource O
estimation O
, O
and O
cost O
- O
benefit O
analysis O
. O

You O
will O
map O
and O
analyze O
business O
processes O
and O
determine O
opportunities O
achieved O
through O
influencing O
supply O
and O
demand O
of O
services O
. O

Simply O
plug O
in O
" O
Ilena O
Rosenthal O
" O
into O
Google O
Groups O
, O
and O
wait O
for O
your O
computer O
to O
nearly O
go O
nutz O
. O

But O
the O
government O
here O
has O
been O
thrown O
on O
the O
defensive O
by O
the O
Russian B-NORP
action O
, O
accused O
by O
critics O
of O
doing O
too O
little O
to O
meet O
a O
deadline O
for O
the O
five O
Arctic B-LOC
nations O
to O
map O
and O
claim O
huge O
areas O
of O
the O
Arctic O
seabed O
. O

It O
's O
likely O
older O
than O
I O
am O
, O
and O
I O
have O
n't O
bothered O
to O
plug O
it O
in O
at O
all O
, O
but O
it O
might O
well O
work O
as O
intended O
. O

In O
speaking O
of O
Mr. O
Clay O
, O
his O
politics O
are O
diametrically O
opposed O
to O
ours O
; O
he O
inclines O
strongly O
to O
the O
old O
school O
of O
federalists O
, O
and O
as O
a O
matter O
of O
course O
, O
would O
not O
favor O
our O
cause O
, O
neither O
could O
we O
conscientiously O
vote O
for O
him O
. O

For O
example O
, O
since O
I O
have O
the O
VIN O
number O
can O
I O
plug O
that O
in O
somewhere O
and O
it O
will O
tell O
me O
if O
it O
has O
leather O
, O
CD O
Changer O
, O
etc. O
Thxs O

Hi O
Josh B-PERSON
, O
The O
power O
of O
Castor O
is O
that O
it O
maps O
via O
reflection O
using O
a O
simple O
default O
mapping O
sceme O
/ O
convension O
. O

Can O
I O
plug O
keyboard O
outputs O
into O
two O
direct O
boxes O
to O
give O
them O
a O
low O
impedance O
signal O
, O
run O
them O
back O
to O
the O
board O
thru O
a O
snake O
, O
and O
then O
plug O
them O
into O
direct O
boxes O
to O
convert O
back O
to O
high O
impedance O
, O
and O
then O
run O
into O
a O
board O
channel O
? O

Screen O
3 O
is O
also O
on O
a O
KVM O
, O
so O
I O
can O
plug O
someone O
else O
's O
box O
in O
. O

We O
have O
almost O
500 O
members O
mapped O
and O
I O
am O
afraid O
they O
are O
lost O
. O

You O
can O
map O
computer O
domain O
names O
to O
their O
respective O
IP O
addresses O
. O

We O
are O
also O
looking O
for O
help O
to O
map O
the O
river O
bottom O
in O
the O
area O
around O
the O
rocks O
. O

Complete O
Description O
: O
The O
Business O
Systems O
Analyst O
role O
is O
to O
capture O
and O
map O
inbound O
and O
outbound O
SWIFT O
MT54x O
Securities O
Lending O
Trades O
to O
internal O
Lending O
Systems O
. O

You O
could O
remove O
the O
solenoid O
completely O
and O
plug O
the O
opening O
. O

In O
an O
effort O
to O
halt O
the O
disappearance O
of O
species O
after O
species O
of O
frogs O
and O
salamanders O
over O
the O
past O
25 O
years O
, O
dozens O
of O
scientists O
this O
week O
mapped O
out O
a O
plan O
of O
action O
, O
including O
emergency O
responses O
to O
save O
species O
under O
the O
greatest O
threat O
. O

I O
plugged O
it O
in O
, O
booted O
it O
back O
up O
, O
and O
it O
seemed O
fine O
, O
except O
that O
the O
clockdate O
was O
wrong O
, O
and O
I O
received O
the O
" O
The O
date O
is O
set O
to O
a O
year O
before O
something O
" O
error O
. O

Jane O
Olson O
, O
PhD B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
a O
genetic O
researcher O
at O
Case O
Western O
Reserve O
University O
in O
Cleveland B-GPE
, O
recently O
began O
a O
four O
- O
year O
, O
$ O
2 O
million O
project O
to O
map O
genes O
in O
the O
selected O
relatives O
of O
160 O
families O
with O
a O
history O
of O
fibromyalgia O
. O

We O
mapped O
out O
the O
Matrix O
but O
for O
years O
we O
could O
n't O
find O
the O
right O
form O
and O
we O
knew O
we O
were O
not O
allowed O
to O
make O
even O
one O
mistake O
. O

To O
get O
it O
working O
with O
windows O
, O
i O
activate O
the O
' O
internet O
share O
' O
on O
the O
HTC O
and O
plug O
it O
to O
the O
laptop O
by O
USB O
. O

these O
days O
we O
map O
submodules O
through O
naming O
conventions O
like O
Component1.moduleA O
, O

Every O
so O
often O
I O
'll O
plug O
in O
another O
device O
. O

If O
this O
can O
be O
done O
, O
then O
how O
to O
map O
the O
MX B-PRODUCT
records O
to O
google O
server O
? O

If O
needed O
then O
I O
'll O
just O
plug O
in O
a O
larger O
one O
. O

Now O
you O
just O
go O
to O
the O
store O
, O
buy O
a O
radio O
and O
plug O
it O
in O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
work O
out O
how O
to O
detach O
the O
pipe O
from O
the O
intake O
to O
plug O
it O
for O
testing O
, O
or O
even O
whether O
I O
should O
do O
this O
in O
the O
first O
place O
! O

I O
am O
trying O
to O
map O
news O
stories O
to O
the O
Google O
Map O
. O

I O
disconnected O
the O
ethernet O
cable O
from O
the O
Airport O
and O
plugged O
it O
into O
the O
Powerbook O
. O

Provided O
you O
have O
the O
correct O
lead O
to O
plug O
into O
the O
wall O
it O
will O
work O
. O

Oil O
production O
has O
not O
recovered O
to O
pre-war O
levels O
, O
and O
parliament O
and O
cabinet O
officials O
are O
working O
to O
map O
out O
investment O
and O
ownership O
rights O
that O
will O
help O
move O
the O
industry O
forward O
. O
" O

in O
a O
sense O
it O
would O
seem O
this O
is O
the O
litmus O
test O
of O
" O
good O
" O
if O
not O
" O
great O
" O
' O
art O
' O
, O
in O
which O
what O
is O
going O
on O
in O
these O
relations O
begins O
to O
scale O
to O
larger O
issues O
of O
awareness O
, O
consciousness O
, O
values O
, O
insight O
, O
etc. O
and O
that O
much O
of O
this O
involves O
patterns O
, O
recognizing O
patterns O
and O
movements O
and O
flows O
and O
relations O
and O
organization O
as O
it O
maps O
into O
self O
- O
with O
- O
self O
modeling O
. O

No O
, O
it O
's O
not O
the O
model O
that O
fails O
, O
it O
is O
the O
attempt O
to O
map O
the O
curved O
spacetime O
onto O
a O
flat O
surface O
that O
does O
n't O
work O
in O
such O
extreme O
situations O
. O

I O
even O
mapped O
radiation O
on O
the O
rest O
of O
my O
body O
, O
by O
taping O
dosimeters O
under O
my O
Tshirt O
. O

-LSB- O
-RSB- O
Then O
, O
I O
plugged O
in O
my O
Strat O
, O
and O
my O
volume O
control O
was O
suddenly O
scratchy O
. O

A O
volcanic O
eruption O
does O
n't O
map O
perfectly O
to O
an O
antimatter O
bomb O
-- O
Tambora O
released O
tens O
of O
gigatons O
of O
energy O
, O
but O
over O
a O
period O
of O
several O
days O
. O

Actually O
, O
it O
would O
be O
more O
like O
15 O
miles O
since O
Jim B-PERSON
mapped O
it O
from O
Big O
Bone O
Lick O
SP O
and O
we O
would O
probably O
not O
ride O
all O
the O
way O
back O
there O
. O

Once O
the O
drive O
is O
out O
, O
you O
ca O
n't O
just O
plug O
it O
into O
another O
Mac B-PERSON
as O
- O
is O
unless O
you O
have O
another O
laptop O
you O
can O
transplant O
it O
into O
. O

The O
ultimate O
, O
of O
course O
, O
is O
to O
simply O
plug O
your O
computer O
into O
the O
VGA O
or O
DVI O
input O
that O
most O
HD O
sets O
have O
, O
and O
set O
it O
up O
as O
a O
computer O
monitor O
. O

Soon O
, O
assemblers O
were O
invented O
to O
map O
machine O
instructions O
to O
human O
- O
readable O
and O
- O
manageable O
mnemonics O
, O
such O
as O
ADD O
and O
MOV O
. O

Use O
an O
external O
utility O
-LRB- O
C O
, O
Perl O
, O
Tcl O
, O
you O
choose O
-RRB- O
to O
map O
your O
binary O
file O
formats O
to O
/ O
from O
some O
VHDL O
- O
friendly O
text O
form O
. O

By O
combining O
the O
2 O
- O
D O
position O
of O
gas O
emission O
mapped O
out O
on O
the O
sky O
with O
1 O
- O
D O
measurements O
of O
the O
gas O
's O
velocity O
along O
the O
line O
of O
sight O
, O
astronomers O
generate O
3 O
- O
D O
data O
sets O
with O
dimensions O
that O
can O
serve O
as O
proxies O
for O
three O
spatial O
dimensions O
. O

When O
I O
unplug O
the O
USB O
thumb O
drive O
and O
then O
plug O
it O
back O
in O
, O
I O
found O
that O
I O
need O
to O
mount O
it O
on O
devsdb1 O
instead O
of O
devsda1 O
. O

The O
ETL O
Programmer O
will O
work O
with O
the O
DBA O
and O
data O
modelers O
to O
map O
the O
source O
system O
to O
the O
data O
warehouse O
models O
. O

Another O
reason O
why O
you O
would O
n't O
want O
to O
do O
that O
sort O
of O
filtering O
higher O
up O
the O
food O
chain O
: O
phones O
plugged O
into O
a O
phone O
socket O
on O
the O
modem O
would O
NOT O
then O
work O
. O

Anything O
I O
need O
to O
be O
aware O
of O
specially O
to O
enable O
the O
DVI O
interface O
, O
or O
does O
it O
" O
just O
happen O
" O
if O
I O
plug O
that O
cable O
in O
instead O
of O
the O
VGA O
cable O
? O

If O
you O
plug O
laptop O
directly O
into O
Voyager B-PRODUCT
can O
you O
get O
onto O
the O
Internet O
? O

so O
i O
think O
it O
maps O
really O
close O
to O
what O
we O
need O
. O

but O
it O
does O
not O
apear O
to O
map O
in O
the O
trac O
instance O
... O

Hello O
everyone O
, O
I O
am O
implementating O
a O
memory O
tracker O
and O
need O
to O
map O
pointer O
values O
to O
allocation O
information O
. O

Pop O
the O
memory O
card O
out O
of O
the O
Action O
Replay O
kit O
and O
plug O
it O
into O
one O
of O
your O
Xbox O
's O
controllers O
. O

My O
next O
idea O
was O
a O
matter O
transmitter O
, O
but O
I O
'd O
probably O
need O
a O
miniature O
black O
hole O
to O
power O
the O
quantum O
computer O
needed O
to O
map O
every O
atom O
in O
the O
payload O
. O

This O
removes O
almost O
all O
cost O
involved O
, O
and O
also O
removes O
the O
need O
to O
have O
a O
physical O
phone O
line O
to O
plug O
into O
. O

This O
query O
links O
an O
access O
database O
to O
my O
spatial O
dataset O
, O
hence O
allowing O
me O
to O
map O
the O
access O
data O
info O
. O

I O
would O
just O
take O
the O
plug O
from O
the O
cheapo O
charger O
mentioned O
above O
, O
solder O
it O
to O
that O
hypothetical O
source O
, O
and O
plug O
my O
phone O
into O
that O
. O

This O
runs O
off O
a O
memory O
stick O
, O
which O
I O
can O
plug O
into O
any O
Windows O
machine O
and O
keep O
my O
entire O
Usenet O
experience O
the O
same O
as O
if O
I O
were O
at O
home O
. O

Jim O
Ron B-NORP
Hunter O
wrote O
: O
Davy O
wrote O
: O
I O
have O
a O
Sandisk O
Extreme O
card O
reader O
permanently O
plugged O
into O
my O
Windows O
XP O
PC O
. O

All O
in O
all O
, O
I O
like O
to O
use O
XSL O
to O
do O
heavy O
XML O
lifting O
-LRB- O
it O
s O
best O
at O
it O
, O
IMO O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
then O
map O
to O
POJOs O
when O
I O
can O
, O
'cause O
most O
of O
the O
other O
XML O
APIs O
-LRB- O
JDOM O
, O
DOM O
, O
etc. O
-RRB- O
still O
do O
n't O
feel O
" O
right O
" O
. O

Run O
C O
: O
and O
plug O
in O
U3 O
smart O
drive O
. O

Where O
do O
you O
plug O
in O
your O
electronics O
to O
get O
power O
? O

-LSB- O
one O
reason O
could O
be O
that O
the O
total O
size O
of O
the O
files O
you O
want O
to O
map O
at O
the O
same O
time O
does O
not O
fit O
into O
your O
allowable O
address O
space O
, O
typically O
2 O
- O
4 O
GB B-GPE
-RSB- O
The O
timing O
when O
the O
data O
would O
be O
accessed O
would O
be O
the O
same O
using O
both O
approaches O
. O

Oviously O
, O
when O
you O
plug O
in O
via O
firewire O
, O
some O
sort O
of O
software O
is O
initiated O
but O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
what O
exactly O
it O
is O
. O

I O
quoted O
the O
manual O
saying O
to O
plug O
it O
in O
directly O
. O

i O
need O
to O
remove O
the O
underdash O
part O
of O
the O
radio O
to O
get O
to O
the O
wiring O
, O
as O
the O
adapter O
will O
not O
plug O
in O
to O
the O
under O
dash O
part O
. O

- O
Douglas O
Adams O
You O
should O
never O
plug O
a O
tire O
. O

I O
plugged O
it O
into O
the O
hotel O
ethernet O
port O
, O
plugged O
the O
hotel O
phone O
into O
the O
Vonage O
box O
, O
and O
was O
then O
able O
to O
use O
the O
phone O
both O
sending O
and O
receiving O
calls O
with O
no O
extra O
charges O
exactly O
as O
if O
I O
were O
sitting O
at O
home O
in O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
- O
except O
that O
everybody O
at O
home O
was O
asleep O
when O
I O
was O
awake O
. O

then O
my O
app O
can O
easily O
read O
in O
this O
dictionary O
and O
map O
the O
user O
- O
specified O
actions O
directly O
into O
Matcher O
and O
Action O
instances O
; O
and O
this O
without O
me O
having O
to O
write O
a O
bunch O
of O
code O
to O
process O
boolean O
logic O
, O
matching O
types O
, O
action O
parameters O
, O
and O
so O
on O
into O
a O
program O
flow O
that O
has O
a O
structure O
needlessly O
divergent O
from O
the O
configuration O
file O
syntax O
. O

I O
picked O
up O
a O
Sky O
TVLINK O
from O
Argos O
, O
plugged O
it O
into O
the O
back O
of O
the O
second O
TV O
and O
made O
sure O
that O
the O
9v O
was O
switched O
on O
via O
the O
installer O
menu O
. O

Later O
, O
during O
bus O
- O
enumeration O
we O
map O
the O
driver O
instance O
onto O
the O
console O
like O
if O
you O
had O
no O
hints O
at O
all O
-LRB- O
the O
norm O
-RRB- O
. O

Men O
will O
never O
believe O
with O
a O
saving O
and O
real O
faith O
, O
unless O
God O
inclines O
their O
heart O
; O
and O
they O
will O
believe O
as O
soon O
as O
He O
inclines O
it O
. O

The O
astronomers O
used O
the O
measurements O
to O
map O
the O
velocity O
and O
direction O
of O
the O
outflows O
with O
respect O
to O
the O
embedded O
star O
. O

The O
ADC O
cable O
plugged O
into O
a O
special O
port O
on O
the O
back O
of O
an O
Apple B-ORG
supplied O
Video O
Card O
. O

The O
first O
gif O
would O
display O
correctly O
as O
each O
of O
its O
colours O
-LRB- O
well O
most O
of O
them O
, O
as O
there O
are O
only O
240 O
colours O
available O
-RRB- O
would O
map O
into O
an O
empty O
palette O
register O
. O

Hello O
, O
I O
am O
looking O
for O
an O
adapter O
or O
cord O
that O
allows O
a O
Gameboy O
link O
-LRB- O
any O
system O
-RRB- O
to O
plug O
into O
a O
USB O
port O
of O
a O
PC O
. O

The O
problem O
was O
getting O
my O
google O
maps O
page O
to O
map O
all O
the O
points O
that O
I O
knew O
it O
had O
. O

Some O
ISPs O
will O
provide O
-LRB- O
at O
no O
add'l O
cost O
-RRB- O
reverse O
DNS O
to O
map O
their O
ip O
to O
your O
domain O
name O
, O
just O
as O
your O
registrar O
maps O
your O
domain O
name O
to O
your O
ISP O
- O
assigned O
ip O
. O

UN B-GPE
officials O
are O
meeting O
with O
Nicaraguan B-NORP
national O
and O
local O
government O
officials O
to O
try O
to O
map O
out O
the O
needs O
of O
the O
population O
. O

With O
more O
than O
300 O
astronomers O
and O
engineers O
in O
25 O
institutions O
around O
the O
world O
, O
the O
SDSS O
- O
II O
is O
continuing O
to O
map O
one O
quarter O
of O
the O
entire O
sky O
, O
determining O
the O
position O
and O
brightness O
of O
hundreds O
of O
millions O
of O
celestial O
objects O
, O
including O
the O
measurement O
of O
distances O
to O
more O
than O
a O
million O
galaxies O
and O
quasars O
from O
the O
Apache B-PRODUCT
Point O
Observatory O
in O
New B-GPE
Mexico I-GPE
. O

Has O
a O
normal O
Floppy O
cable O
and O
power O
connector O
on O
the O
rear O
, O
along O
with O
a O
cable O
to O
plug O
into O
a O
USB O
header O
on O
your O
motherboard O
. O

Sunil O
, O
I O
think O
there O
is O
some O
confusion O
on O
the O
data O
model O
you O
try O
to O
map O
here O
. O

the O
socket O
will O
plug O
in O
without O
having O
to O
move O
the O
wires O
from O
pin O
1 O
to O
pin O
2 O
, O
etc O
-RRB- O
. O

Better O
yet O
is O
to O
complain O
to O
their O
ISP O
and O
get O
Top O
Poster O
punted O
. O

But O
if O
you O
promise O
not O
to O
pulverize O
me O
too O
badly O
in O
the O
process O
then O
, O
yes O
, O
I O
think O
I O
would O
like O
to O
try O
to O
defend O
the O
statement O
. O

The O
acceleration O
today O
is O
higher O
than O
any O
time O
since O
the O
CMBR O
quenched O
. O

Once O
you O
've O
done O
that O
set O
up O
the O
4046 O
to O
lock O
on O
the O
tone O
of O
interest O
, O
use O
the O
VCO O
drive O
as O
a O
frequency O
reading O
and O
-LRB- O
if O
it O
's O
pure O
enough O
-RRB- O
the O
lock O
pulses O
to O
tell O
you O
if O
the O
tone O
is O
really O
there O
. O

They O
were O
all O
found O
guilty O
, O
all O
hanged O
, O
drawn O
, O
and O
quartered O
: O
some O
, O
in O
St. O
Paul O
's O
Churchyard O
, O
on O
the O
top O
of O
Ludgate-hill O
; O
some O
, O
before O
the O
Parliament O
House O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
remember O
all O
the O
details O
, O
but O
I O
bet O
Rusty O
could O
tell O
you O
right O
off O
the O
top O
of O
his O
head O
who O
punted O
him O
when O
and O
how O
many O
times O
. O

About O
half O
way O
through O
the O
race O
he O
punted O
the O
car O
in O
front O
of O
him O
... O
twice O
! O

To O
me O
, O
Bush O
really O
did O
n't O
care O
about O
the O
whole O
thing O
and O
punted O
, O
letting O
NASA O
and O
the O
status O
quo O
continue O
on O
for O
the O
next O
two O
or O
three O
decades O
. O

The O
sun O
is O
shining O
, O
it O
's O
Friday O
, O
I O
've O
done O
my O
training O
, O
Long O
Tom O
Roodt O
is O
back O
in O
the O
country O
, O
there O
will O
be O
a O
lot O
of O
thirst O
quenched O
this O
weekend O
, O
and O
Sipho O
Faeces-face O
Nshlovo O
is O
one O
mini-bus O
short O
of O
a O
taxi O
! O

2 O
. O
Pulse O
the O
LEDs O
so O
that O
only O
half O
of O
them O
are O
on O
at O
any O
given O
time O
, O
so O
quickly O
that O
the O
flicker O
will O
not O
be O
noticeable O
. O

In O
my O
case O
I O
would O
have O
been O
hind O
and O
quartered O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
respect O
us O
so O
let O
's O
surprise O
them O
; O
We O
'll O
drop O
the O
big O
one O
and O
pulverize O
them O
. O

the O
chaste O
is O
my O
mother O
, O
and O
my O
father O
is O
the O
onewho O
destroyed O
the O
unbelievers O
at O
Badr O
and O
Hunayn O
, O
andwho O
took O
part O
at O
the O
battle O
of O
Uhud O
, O
which O
quenched O
thethirst O
of O
one O
of O
the O
two O
armies.1I O

& O
quot O
; O
The O
American O
people O
know O
this O
is O
an O
individual O
right O
the O
way O
they O
know O
that O
water O
quenches O
their O
thirst O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
LaPierre O
said O
. O

IR O
Punts O
to O
the O
price O
of O
the O
system O
. O

There O
's O
not O
a O
huge O
performance O
step O
from O
a O
TSpark O
to O
a O
2.5V6 O
and O
I O
know O
which O
one O
I O
'd O
want O
to O
punt O
along O
a O
twisty O
road O
. O

So O
I O
understand O
why O
you O
punted O
rather O
than O
apply O
the O
same O
standard O
to O
him O
that O
you O
did O
to O
Steyn O
. O

When O
the O
meter O
pulses O
seven O
times O
, O
you O
remove O
the O
jumper O
and O
the O
counter O
is O
reset O
. O

It O
sounds O
like O
he O
punted O
me O
to O
a O
different O
department O
. O

Ankarstroem O
was O
executed O
in O
a O
savage O
manner O
after O
a O
public O
flogging O
, O
by O
decapitation O
, O
his O
body O
quartered O
. O

They O
play O
and O
rough-house O
all O
the O
time O
and O
the O
dog O
does O
n't O
over-do O
it O
even O
though O
it O
's O
obvious O
that O
the O
Lab O
could O
pulverize O
the O
cat O
if O
she O
wanted O
to O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
To O
begin O
, O
the O
head O
should O
be O
cut O
in O
half O
, O
or O
even O
quartered O
. O

Montoya O
won O
his O
first O
Nascar O
race O
, O
only O
after O
he O
punted O
his O
teamate O
that O
was O
leading O
... O

You O
are O
able O
to O
quench O
those O
who O
thirst O
, O
and O
to O
refresh O
those O
who O
are O
tired O
, O
simply O
because O
it O
is O
you O
and O
you O
are O
part O
of O
the O
ONE O
, O
you O
are O
able O
to O
do O
so. O
. O

Those O
auditions O
may O
be O
limited O
and O
tough O
to O
judge O
, O
though O
, O
because O
it O
's O
impossible O
to O
know O
how O
many O
times O
opponents O
will O
punt O
or O
what O
personnel O
they O
'll O
put O
on O
the O
field O
when O
they O
do O
. O

I O
might O
have O
been O
biten O
, O
but O
it O
would O
n't O
have O
been O
able O
to O
pulverize O
the O
bones O
in O
my O
arm O
or O
leg O
and O
mame O
me O
for O
life O
. O

In O
the O
20-19 O
win O
over O
the O
Bearcats O
, O
McBriar O
punted O
a O
season-high O
six O
times O
. O

They O
have O
tried O
to O
quench O
the O
will O
of O
the O
poor O
majority O
of O
Haiti O
and O
tried O
to O
change O
the O
rules O
of O
the O
game O
because O
they O
've O
lost O
in O
elections O
. O

If O
99 O
% O
of O
the O
population O
then O
goes O
against O
the O
1 O
% O
of O
the O
gedolim O
, O
at O
what O
point O
do O
they O
punt O
out O
the O
gedolim O
? O

You O
punted O
. O

In O
the O
past O
century O
we O
have O
offered O
our O
oil O
to O
quench O
the O
thirst O
of O
the O
developed O
countries O
, O
while O
our O
peoples O
in O
Asia O
, O
Africa O
and O
Latin O
America O
stagnate O
in O
under-development O
, O
misery O
and O
backwardness O
, O
he O
added O
. O

He O
sipped O
real O
recognition O
from O
the O
ocean O
of O
Wilayat O
and O
quenched O
the O
thirst O
of O
the O
followers O
of O
Wilayat O
. O

I O
have O
a O
good O
idea O
how O
to O
do O
it O
, O
just O
take O
a O
transmiter O
and O
pulse O
it O
at O
a O
certain O
speed O
with O
a O
555 O
but O
how O
do O
I O
get O
my O
reciever O
to O
only O
regonize O
that O
certain O
speed O
, O
a O
filter O
, O
a O
tone O
detector O
? O

Oddly O
enough O
, O
the O
sandwiches O
were O
very O
neat O
and O
, O
I O
think O
, O
quartered O
. O

The O
firetrucks O
have O
what O
amounts O
to O
a O
strobe O
light O
mounted O
on O
their O
roofs O
; O
it O
pulses O
light O
in O
a O
specific O
pattern O
, O
and O
a O
photodetector O
mounted O
on O
the O
light O
pole O
overrides O
the O
signal O
and O
turns O
it O
green O
in O
the O
direction O
of O
the O
strobe O
light O
. O

Just O
hijacked O
the O
boat O
and O
punted O
into O
the O
water O
at O
the O
islands O
of O
hyacinth O
. O

5:19 O
-22 O
V.19 O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
Do O
not O
quench O
the O
Spirit O
. O

I O
eventually O
punted O
and O
packed O
a O
generic O
sort O
of O
toybag O
, O
with O
some O
of O
this O
, O
some O
of O
that O
, O
some O
of O
the O
other O
thing O
, O
and O
the O
usual O
assortment O
of O
stuff O
that O
has O
permanent O
residence O
in O
the O
bag O
. O

And O
the O
other O
side O
- O
including O
some O
Senators O
who O
had O
helped O
to O
draft O
the O
resolution O
, O
and O
had O
put O
their O
names O
on O
it O
- O
punted O
the O
ball O
down O
field O
, O
rather O
than O
giving O
the O
people O
of O
this O
country O
the O
debate O
they O
not O
only O
need O
, O
but O
are O
calling O
for O
in O
every O
public O
opinion O
poll O
. O

NevadaU.S.A. O
secretly O
pulverizes O
Afghanistan O
and O
Iraq.MQ-1 O

As O
Yammy O
pulverizes O
Urahara O
, O
he O
explains O
what O
the O
bala O
attack O
is O
. O

Ped O
only O
punted O
Hayden O
once.As O

It O
's O
new O
and O
it O
absolutely O
pulverizes O
Price O
's O
program O
. O

Notice O
as O
soon O
as O
he O
punted O
Ambrose O
, O
Espn O
refused O
to O
put O
the O
car O
on O
air O
, O
which O
told O
me O
Nascar O
had O
already O
called O
. O

OXF O
: O
Tis O
best O
to O
looke O
to O
this O
betimes O
, O
For O
if O
this O
fire O
doe O
kindle O
any O
further O
, O
It O
will O
be O
hard O
for O
vs O
to O
quench O
it O
out O
. O

Yes O
, O
I O
would O
consider O
that O
better O
, O
but O
it O
sort O
of O
seems O
like O
it O
punts O
on O
the O
actual O
issue O
. O

I O
really O
do O
n't O
know O
much O
about O
how O
they O
work O
together O
as O
a O
team O
other O
than O
when O
the O
sensors O
notice O
that O
the O
wheels O
have O
stopped O
during O
a O
braking O
episode O
, O
the O
computer O
pulses O
the O
brake O
that O
has O
stopped O
. O

I O
agree O
, O
but O
Rocca O
ca O
n't O
punt O
directionally O
; O
touchbacks O
will O
suffice O
. O

Opened O
the O
box O
and O
found O
that O
it O
only O
pulses O
a O
single O
landing O
light O
-- O
and O
I O
've O
got O
two O
. O

They O
almost O
punted O
last O
night O
's O
game O
and O
tonight O
, O
they O
just O
ca O
n't O
stand O
prosperity O
so O
far O
. O

He O
quartered O
troops O
in O
Rhode O
Island O
in O
1780-81 O
. O

The O
need O
to O
obey O
, O
to O
carry O
out O
the O
command O
to O
rush O
to O
him O
, O
sang O
and O
pulsed O
in O
her O
mind O
, O
blocking O
out O
all O
other O
thoughts O
. O

I O
think O
it O
is O
because O
we O
are O
looking O
to O
punt O
Lovell O
if O
we O
can O
before O
Friday O
. O

Punting O
Ambrose O
I O
understand O
, O
but O
it O
ended O
any O
chance O
he O
had O
at O
an O
appeal O
, O
but O
he O
also O
kept O
the O
guy O
who O
punted O
him O
from O
winning O
as O
well O
. O

-- O
& O
quot O
; O
Large O
amounts O
of O
money O
tend O
to O
quench O
any O
scruples O
I O
might O
be O
having. O
& O
quot O
; O

It O
might O
be O
dangerous O
to O
pulverize O
the O
coal O
before O
putting O
it O
in O
the O
tender O
. O

Not O
that O
which O
cold O
drink O
quenches O
thirst O
is O
not O
satya O
ka O
gyan O
because O
this O
world O
is O
a-stya O
only O
ishwar O
is O
satya O
. O

I O
got O
to O
pulverize O
full O
cans O
of O
PBR O
with O
a O
Thompson O
. O

He O
went O
down O
the O
well O
and O
quenched O
his O
thirst O
. O

If O
I O
do O
this O
, O
will O
they O
just O
pulse O
when O
the O
sound O
activates O
them O
? O

But O
I O
must O
admit O
, O
it O
would O
be O
fun O
after O
they O
took O
the O
shots O
and O
punted O
the O
item O
all O
over O
the O
place O
, O
got O
a O
real O
good O
& O
quot O
; O
promised O
& O
quot O
; O
price O
then O
came O
back O
to O
buy O
the O
item O
... O
. O

You O
need O
to O
handpick O
andor O
prepare O
your O
people O
, O
just O
like O
the O
Chinese O
did O
with O
their O
war O
with O
India O
, O
when O
they O
quartered O
thousands O
of O
troops O
on O
the O
Tibetan O
plateau O
for O
months O
to O
get O
them O
ready O
to O
go O
even O
higher O
. O

To O
work O
hard O
and O
slog O
in O
a O
state O
of O
fasting O
is O
completely O
different O
from O
fasting O
in O
normal O
circumstances O
when O
you O
are O
satiated O
and O
your O
thirst O
quenched O
. O

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- O
- O
G'day O
Mette O
, O
apologies O
for O
new O
thread O
, O
I O
had O
just O
completed O
a O
OE O
maintenance O
and O
can O
not O
regurgitate O
the O
orig O
thread O
. O

I O
think O
the O
only O
thing O
that O
will O
come O
out O
of O
this O
is O
that O
you O
and O
your O
wife O
will O
regurgitate O
these O
writings O
like O
some O
sort O
of O
sport O
over O
the O
dinner O
table O
, O
concluding O
that O
we O
are O
cruel O
yuppy O
people O
in O
America O
who O
kill O
animals O
. O

After O
Nitta O
Yoshisada O
's O
army O
defeats O
the O
ruling O
Hojo O
clan O
of O
the O
Kamakura O
Shogunate O
and O
Emperor O
Godaigo O
re-establishes O
the O
imperial O
government O
at O
Kyoto O
, O
Nichimoku O
had O
decided O
to O
remonstrate O
with O
the O
new O
government O
, O
which O
might O
bring O
on O
a O
new O
opportunity O
to O
refute O
the O
other O
schools O
of O
Buddhism O
in O
front O
of O
the O
ruler O
of O
the O
nation O
. O

Abu O
Jandal O
-LRB- O
Radhiyallaho O
anho O
-RRB- O
counting O
his O
hardships O
remonstrated O
at O
the O
top O
of O
his O
voice O
but O
, O
much O
to O
the O
grief O
of O
the O
Sahabah O
, O
the O
Prophet O
-LRB- O
Sallallaho O
alaihe O
wasallam O
-RRB- O
agreed O
to O
his O
return O
. O

Sharon O
Repudiates O
the O
Road O
Map O
. O

Why O
, O
for O
example O
, O
has O
there O
been O
no O
serious O
effort O
to O
rejuvenate O
the O
anti-poaching O
wing O
of O
the O
Forest O
Department O
and O
put O
it O
on O
a O
professional O
footing O
in O
all O
the O
States O
? O

A O
chance O
to O
rejuvenate O
and O
invigorate O
their O
love O
. O

If O
winterburn O
occurs O
on O
your O
pachysandra O
, O
you O
can O
rejuvenate O
it O
with O
a O
mowing O
, O
using O
the O
mower O
's O
highest O
setting O
, O
in O
early O
spring O
only O
. O

Even O
if O
you O
put O
a O
new O
chassis O
in O
and O
rejuvenate O
the O
tube O
it O
's O
still O
not O
going O
to O
be O
as O
sharp O
and O
bright O
as O
a O
new O
one O
. O

One O
thing O
to O
note O
is O
that O
corals O
will O
regurgitate O
indigestible O
food O
, O
and O
that O
might O
increase O
the O
nitrate O
content O
of O
the O
tank O
. O

They O
simply O
regurgitate O
the O
pharmaceutical-company O
line O
that O
& O
quot O
; O
the O
benefits O
of O
a O
drug O
outweigh O
the O
risks. O
& O
quot O
; O

It O
's O
about O
how O
Vassal O
rejuvenated O
an O
old O
boardgame O
favourite O
and O
how O
it O
let O
players O
build O
an O
online O
community O
gaming O
group O
. O

I O
'll O
collate O
and O
regurgitate O
by O
the O
end O
of O
the O
week O
. O

You O
might O
be O
confusing O
the O
fact O
that O
some O
people O
, O
Kantians O
in O
particular O
, O
will O
regurgitate O
a O
metaphysical O
response O
in O
a O
desperate O
attempt O
to O
claim O
a O
contradiction O
in O
an O
epistemological O
statement O
. O

Related O
Articles O
, O
Links O
Maharishi O
Amrit O
Kalash O
rejuvenates O
ageing O
central O
nervous O
system O
's O
antioxidant O
defence O
system O
: O
an O
in O
vivo O
study O
. O

I O
rejuvenated O
an O
old O
gramophone O
- O
yes O
, O
valved O
; O
my O
blind O
friend O
had O
been O
fond O
of O
it O
, O
it O
had O
chunky O
controls O
and O
could O
play O
78s O
- O
which O
had O
got O
very O
hummy O
, O
by O
re-using O
some O
cap.s O

But O
the O
intelligence O
community O
concluded O
in O
July O
, O
nearly O
six O
years O
after O
the O
attacks O
, O
that O
al-Qaida O
has O
been O
allowed O
to O
re-centralize O
and O
rejuvenate O
itself O
in O
Pakistan O
, O
where O
the O
still-missing O
Osama O
bin O
Laden O
is O
believed O
to O
be O
hiding O
. O

OTOH O
, O
Hitler O
ca O
n't O
repudiate O
BISMARCK O
to O
get O
off O
the O
hook O
, O
for O
one O
thing O
. O

Thomas O
repudiated O
Paulet O
's O
actions O
, O
and O
on O
July O
31 O
, O
1843 O
, O
restored O
the O
Hawaiian O
government O
. O

I O
keep O
handing O
you O
the O
opportunity O
to O
regurgitate O
your O
AIPAC O
vomit O
all O
over O
the O
place O
. O

The O
Druids O
originally O
built O
bonfires O
on O
Samhain O
because O
they O
were O
thought O
to O
rejuvenate O
the O
sun O
and O
banish O
evil O
spirits O
. O

-- O
Ambrose O
Bierce O
Have O
fun O
, O
relax O
, O
rejuvenate O
, O
and O
do O
n't O
smoke O
. O

In O
the O
space O
of O
only O
two O
paragraphs O
, O
he O
manages O
to O
regurgitate O
most O
of O
the O
DNC O
's O
recent O
talking O
points O
. O

I O
read O
everything O
you O
regurgitate O
. O

I O
lean O
toward O
the O
liberal O
and O
would O
vote O
for O
Hillary O
but O
I O
want O
to O
see O
the O
Republican O
Party O
rejuvenated O
and O
see O
it O
get O
back O
to O
its O
roots O
. O

Furthermore O
, O
you O
are O
a O
libertarian O
and O
Ayn O
Rand O
repudiated O
libertarianism O
and O
all O
libertarians O
. O

He O
was O
, O
you O
see O
, O
2,000 O
years O
old O
, O
and O
explained O
that O
he O
was O
so O
well O
preserved O
for O
his O
age O
because O
, O
in O
addition O
to O
living O
on O
air O
, O
he O
took O
every O
20 O
years O
a O
spoonful O
of O
colorless O
liquid O
that O
rejuvenated O
him O
for O
20 O
years O
. O

Israeli O
Prime O
Minister O
Ariel O
Sharon O
in O
remarks O
on O
Wednesday O
repudiated O
the O
American-sponsored O
road O
map O
to O
a O
peace O
process O
between O
the O
Israelis B-NORP
and O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
. O

He O
remonstrated O
with O
his O
friend O
on O
the O
danger O
of O
the O
task O
, O
and O
the O
ignominy O
which O
would O
attend O
its O
failure O
. O

Usually O
, O
they O
are O
older O
, O
as O
not O
many O
of O
them O
can O
rejuvenate O
themselves O
to O
look O
much O
younger O
than O
eight O
or O
nine O
years O
old O
. O

It O
is O
a O
site O
that O
takes O
posts O
from O
Usenet O
and O
regurgitates O
them O
. O

3.Liver O
and O
Gallbladder O
- O
Rejuvenates O
the O
liver O
. O

I O
have O
a O
friend O
who O
wants O
to O
rejuvenate O
the O
faceplates O
on O
hisher O
altimeter O
and O
airspeed O
. O

if O
you O
come O
to O
B'more O
you O
will O
see O
much O
of O
the O
harbor O
and O
surrounding O
areas O
rejuvenated O
. O

But O
there O
are O
some O
that O
simply O
regurgitate O
the O
arguments O
of O
others O
. O

I O
'd O
suggest O
you O
Write O
It O
Down O
, O
Keep O
Copy O
by O
the O
puter O
, O
and O
Regurgitate O
when O
needed O
! O
! O
! O

It O
's O
not O
my O
job O
to O
regurgitate O
them O
to O
prove O
my O
point O
. O

They O
can O
memorize O
and O
regurgitate O
enugh O
to O
pass O
the O
class O
, O
but O
they O
do O
n't O
really O
get O
it O
before O
that O
. O

If O
there O
is O
even O
a O
thread O
of O
the O
olfactory O
nerve O
left O
, O
it O
will O
help O
to O
rejuvenate O
what O
is O
left O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Because O
I O
'm O
worth O
it O
& O
quot O
; O
rejuvenates O
you O
. O

If O
you O
just O
RELAXXX O
you O
can O
swallow O
things O
many O
times O
the O
size O
of O
your O
esophogus O
an O
if O
not O
, O
you O
can O
simply O
regurgitate O
them O
. O

There O
's O
no O
need O
to O
regurgitate O
Vietnam O
with O
idiot-boy O
Bush O
in O
the O
White O
House O
. O

But O
he O
failed O
to O
gobble O
up O
Zeus O
, O
who O
came O
back O
in O
due O
course O
and O
overthrew O
him O
, O
forcing O
him O
to O
regurgitate O
all O
the O
other O
children O
he O
'd O
swallowed O
. O

It O
just O
means O
you O
can O
read O
and O
regurgitate O
things O
. O

Al O
Qaeda O
rejuvenated O
. O

Having O
been O
asked O
to O
leave O
the O
private O
land O
, O
and O
in O
full O
view O
of O
the O
IOF O
military O
outpost O
, O
they O
proceeded O
to O
remonstrate O
with O
the O
HRWs O
, O
saying O
that O
the O
orchard O
was O
the O
' O
land O
of O
their O
ancestors O
' O
. O

You O
need O
to O
learn O
to O
do O
better O
than O
to O
regurgitate O
incompletely-relevant O
references O
; O
you O
need O
to O
learn O
to O
think O
in O
the O
manner O
of O
a O
normal O
human O
being O
. O

The O
job O
of O
journalists O
, O
according O
to O
warbloggers O
, O
is O
to O
simply O
regurgitate O
the O
pronouncements O
of O
government O
officials O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
doubt O
it O
can O
be O
done O
since O
you O
will O
rejuvenate O
the O
oil O
by O
several O
top-offs O
during O
this O
period O
but O
at O
what O
cost O
to O
the O
engine O
? O

You O
know O
, O
like O
randroidism O
, O
just O
regurgitate O
the O
words O
of O
the O
head O
drone O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
Rips O
quite O
explicitly O
denies O
that O
this O
is O
possible O
, O
and O
repudiates O
some O
of O
the O
work O
of O
Drosnin O
and O
others O
. O

1333 O
CE O
: O
Nichiren O
Daishonin O
's O
designated O
successor O
, O
Nikko O
Shonin O
, O
passes O
away O
at O
Omosu O
-LRB- O
27 O
-RRB- O
and O
his O
designated O
successor O
, O
Nichimoku O
Shonin O
passes O
away O
on O
the O
road O
to O
Kyoto O
to O
remonstrate O
with O
the O
government O
, O
at O
Tarui O
-LRB- O
1115 O
-RRB- O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
think O
, O
you O
regurgitate O
. O

He O
does O
n't O
think O
, O
he O
regurgitates O
and O
that O
's O
his O
problem O
. O

People O
who O
do O
n't O
think O
just O
regurgitate O
the O
sophistry O
and O
enjoy O
the O
sound O
of O
their O
own O
voice O
. O

President O
Bush O
re-embraces O
the O
Middle O
East O
strategy O
he O
once O
repudiated O
. O

We O
can O
not O
approbate O
and O
reprobate O
at O
the O
same O
time. O
& O
quot O
; O

Looks O
like O
you O
will O
just O
have O
to O
wait O
for O
his O
wife O
to O
study O
all O
these O
subjects O
and O
regurgitate O
them O
back O
out O
in O
her O
own O
words O
. O

Nomi O
remonstrates O
with O
him O
, O
but O
he O
is O
in O
a O
foul O
mood O
. O

I O
agree O
, O
that O
's O
the O
standard O
spew O
parents O
regurgitate O
to O
their O
kids O
without O
stopping O
to O
really O
think O
about O
it O
. O

This O
is O
just O
a O
ridiculous O
comment O
that O
I O
've O
seen O
others O
regurgitate O
. O

Austin O
helped O
rejuvenate O
the O
WWF O
in O
1996 O
and O
1997 O
, O
and O
the O
aftermath O
of O
his O
Wrestlemania O
XIV O
main O
event O
against O
Shawn O
Michaels O
propelled O
the O
ratings O
for O
the O
WWF O
's O
Raw O
past O
WCW O
's O
Nitro O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
two O
years O
. O

He O
repudiated O
the O
internal O
debt O
of O
the O
Government O
to O
its O
own O
citizens O
. O

All O
too O
often O
they O
only O
regurgitate O
what O
someone O
else O
has O
purportetdly O
told O
them O
to O
say O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
It O
rejuvenated O
the O
song O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Randolph O
said O
in O
1990 O
. O

Actually O
rejuvenates O
the O
contacts O
. O

In O
1333 O
, O
Nichiren O
Daishonin O
's O
designated O
successor O
, O
Nikko O
Shonin O
, O
passed O
away O
at O
Omosu O
-LRB- O
27 O
-RRB- O
and O
his O
designated O
successor O
, O
Nichimoku O
Shonin O
passed O
away O
on O
the O
road O
to O
Kyoto O
to O
remonstrate O
with O
the O
government O
, O
at O
Tarui O
-LRB- O
1115 O
-RRB- O
. O

no O
need O
to O
regurgitate O
them O
. O

-- O
He O
only O
knows O
how O
to O
regurgitate O
his O
talking O
points. O
. O

As O
a O
UCD O
graduate O
I O
was O
extremely O
happy O
to O
see O
the O
plans O
to O
rejuvenate O
the O
UCD O
campus O
. O

These O
methods O
will O
irritate O
the O
tick O
, O
and O
it O
will O
regurgitate O
into O
the O
blood O
. O

Same O
thing O
going O
on O
here O
, O
but O
no O
one O
is O
trying O
to O
rejuvenate O
the O
railroads O
. O

It O
is O
extremely O
important O
that O
we O
take O
time O
to O
relax O
and O
rejuvenate O
your O
mind O
as O
well O
as O
the O
body O
as O
often O
as O
possible O
in O
order O
to O
be O
able O
to O
perform O
our O
daily O
activities O
as O
desired O
. O

This O
means O
that O
it O
is O
not O
sufficient O
to O
be O
able O
to O
regurgitate O
the O
tax O
law O
. O

Let O
me O
regurgitate O
: O
I O
know O
why O
you O
want O
me O
to O
run O
, O
and O
I O
hear O
your O
clamor O
. O

It O
's O
been O
frosty O
with O
on O
and O
off O
snow O
flurries O
this O
week O
, O
and O
that O
is O
the O
kind O
of O
weather O
that O
totally O
rejuvenates O
her O
. O

I O
get O
to O
ferry O
it O
back O
home O
tomorrow O
evening. O
. O

de O
la O
Guardia O
of O
the O
International O
Committee O
of O
the O
Red O
Cross O
said O
relief O
teams O
were O
still O
being O
denied O
authorisation O
to O
ferry O
in O
relief O
to O
the O
camp O
. O

Charon O
ferried O
souls O
across O
the O
Styx O
and O
if O
they O
could O
n't O
pay O
them O
, O
they O
were O
wandering O
on O
the O
banks O
of O
the O
Styx O
. O

In O
a O
GOOSE O
of O
three O
years O
, O
there O
may O
be O
a O
formation O
of O
the O
underbody O
feathers O
into O
a O
sort-of O
defined O
keel O
right O
down O
the O
center O
of O
her O
true O
keel O
. O

I O
would O
n't O
ferry O
his O
new O
computer O
home O
for O
him O
until O
he O
walked O
across O
the O
street O
to O
buy O
a O
can O
of O
chain O
lube O
. O

The O
root O
cause O
is O
that O
they O
spend O
too O
many O
years O
in O
office O
and O
the O
temptation O
to O
steal O
and O
feather O
their O
own O
nests O
becomes O
too O
great O
for O
most O
. O

We O
'll O
have O
to O
ferret O
out O
more O
mavericks O
like O
ourselves O
to O
grow O
. O

We O
also O
fenced O
10 O
percent O
of O
their O
money O
. O

If O
it O
wants O
to O
ferret O
out O
their O
identity O
, O
it O
will O
too O
. O

There O
was O
a O
little O
black O
boy O
we O
knowed O
, O
and O
he O
would O
hold O
our O
hands O
and O
ferry O
us O
up O
there O
. O

As O
in O
the O
case O
of O
my O
wife O
, O
consciousness O
that O
engenders O
detectable O
behaviour O
is O
a O
different O
thing O
altogether O
, O
which O
, O
I O
suppose O
, O
is O
why O
philosophers O
fenced O
off O
the O
aspect O
of O
consciousness O
that O
is O
called O
& O
quot O
; O
private O
& O
quot O
; O
. O

I O
wish O
I O
could O
find O
me O
a O
handy O
boatman O
To O
ferry O
me O
over O
to O
my O
love O
and O
die O
. O

Madame O
Mim O
wrote O
: O
Is O
there O
a O
tool O
to O
ferret O
out O
meshes O
that O
no O
longer O
have O
clothingobjects O
attached O
to O
them O
. O

I O
suspect O
that O
he O
has O
his O
own O
ability O
to O
ferret O
out O
who O
it O
is O
who O
deserves O
being O
deaded O
. O

There O
are O
some O
barricades O
on O
both O
sides O
if O
you O
take O
certain O
route O
to O
the O
bridge O
, O
but O
I O
welcome O
them O
as O
they O
fenced O
the O
cars O
off O
. O

There O
are O
experimental O
results O
, O
however O
, O
that O
have O
been O
designed O
to O
ferret O
out O
the O
difference O
between O
little O
balls O
banging O
on O
little O
balls O
and O
something O
else O
going O
on O
, O
and O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
there O
is O
something O
else O
that O
is O
going O
on O
. O

But O
it O
's O
easy O
enough O
to O
ferret O
him O
out O
of O
his O
little O
hidey O
hole O
of O
lies O
. O

All O
of O
which O
leads O
to O
a O
question O
: O
You O
're O
a O
helo O
pilot O
, O
a O
slim O
and O
short O
one O
, O
an O
ex-jockey O
or O
something O
, O
and O
you O
have O
to O
ferry O
a O
supersized O
giant O
of O
a O
man O
to O
somewhere O
for O
a O
stomach-stapling O
operation O
. O

My O
2004 O
BMW O
6 O
is O
quoted O
at O
doing O
26mpg O
too O
, O
but O
in O
reality O
it O
does O
much O
less O
, O
like O
19mpg O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
much O
I O
try O
to O
feather O
the O
gas O
. O

Between O
now O
and O
then O
, O
I O
anticipate O
the O
Senate O
and O
House O
of O
Representatives O
will O
be O
holding O
all O
sorts O
of O
hearings O
to O
ferret O
out O
the O
origins O
of O
this O
conflict O
, O
as O
well O
as O
many O
other O
questionable O
decisions O
you O
've O
made O
to O
subvert O
the O
U.S. O
Constitution O
. O

Etta O
Thorick O
wrote O
: O
Jeanie O
wrote O
: O
Madame O
Mim O
wrote O
: O
Is O
there O
a O
tool O
to O
ferret O
out O
meshes O
that O
no O
longer O
have O
clothingobjects O
attached O
to O
them O
. O

The O
U.S. O
Department O
of O
Health O
and O
Human O
Services O
, O
along O
with O
many O
states O
, O
is O
funding O
creation O
of O
school-based O
Multi-Disciplinary O
Teams O
-LRB- O
SBMDT O
's O
-RRB- O
trained O
to O
enter O
schools O
and O
ferret O
out O
& O
quot O
; O
abusing O
families. O
& O
quot O
; O

And O
then O
I O
actually O
fenced O
in O
the O
tournament O
, O
it O
was O
most O
amusing O
. O

By O
the O
shore O
he O
meets O
Urshanabi O
who O
had O
been O
the O
steersman O
of O
Utnapishtim O
's O
boat O
, O
and O
commands O
him O
to O
ferry O
him O
across O
the O
waters O
of O
death O
. O

And O
that O
can O
be O
used O
to O
ferret O
out O
the O
FSB O
. O

The O
mayor O
of O
Sinjar O
, O
Dakheel O
Qassim O
Hasoun O
said O
US O
aircraft O
were O
helping O
to O
ferry O
the O
wounded O
to O
hospitals O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
he O
has O
repeatedly O
obsessed O
about O
& O
quot O
; O
cyberstalkers O
& O
quot O
; O
who O
seek O
to O
ferret O
out O
others O
' O
secrets O
. O

Actually O
I O
find O
it O
a O
bit O
of O
a O
pia O
when O
mt O
, O
have O
to O
feather O
the O
pedal O
or O
the O
rears O
will O
turn O
on O
dry O
pavement O
. O

It O
ferried O
busloads O
of O
people O
from O
all O
over O
the O
State O
, O
particularly O
from O
Shimoga O
, O
the O
Chief O
Minister O
's O
home O
district O
, O
to O
watch O
the O
event O
. O

If O
we O
really O
are O
at O
a O
point O
where O
we O
decide O
as O
a O
polity O
to O
federalize O
these O
events O
from O
the O
beginning O
, O
let O
's O
do O
it O
and O
place O
full O
blame O
on O
the O
federal O
government O
when O
things O
aren O
' O
up O
to O
snuff O
. O

He O
managed O
to O
get O
out O
in O
1978 O
, O
but O
plans O
to O
safely O
ferry O
his O
family O
out O
of O
the O
country O
were O
hampered O
. O

He O
also O
said O
it O
would O
be O
impossible O
for O
Publix O
to O
ferret O
out O
cheaters O
because O
rBST O
is O
undetectable O
in O
milk O
. O

Officials O
believe O
that O
one O
also O
had O
been O
used O
to O
ferry O
undocumented O
people O
into O
the O
country O
from O
south O
of O
the O
border O
, O
according O
to O
ICE O
. O

-LRB- O
maybe O
he O
's O
worried O
that O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
liberal O
weenies O
& O
quot O
; O
-LRB- O
which O
is O
his O
word O
for O
& O
quot O
; O
anyone O
who O
's O
not O
a O
fanatical O
Bush-worshipper O
& O
quot O
; O
-RRB- O
will O
tar O
and O
feather O
him O
and O
run O
him O
out O
of O
town O
on O
a O
rail O
. O
-RRB- O

The O
first O
record O
should O
have O
& O
quot O
; O
Do O
n't O
Fence O
Me O
In O
& O
quot O
; O
& O
amp O
; O
& O
quot O
; O
It O
Makes O
No O
Difference O
Now. O
& O
quot O
; O

You O
have O
repeatedly O
stated O
that O
going O
to O
Iraq O
to O
ferret O
out O
WMD O
was O
a O
bad O
idea O
because O
there O
were O
no O
WMD O
. O

I O
had O
mine O
on O
a O
run O
when O
she O
was O
a O
pup O
, O
but O
I O
fenced O
in O
my O
entire O
back O
yard O
for O
her O
when O
she O
grew O
up O
. O

I O
was O
talking O
to O
the O
doc O
as O
he O
ferreted O
around O
near O
my O
ileum O
-LRB- O
which O
was O
actually O
removed O
several O
years O
ago O
, O
but O
you O
know O
what O
I O
mean O
-RRB- O
. O

I O
think O
if O
you O
really O
wanted O
to O
pursue O
it O
, O
you O
could O
ferret O
out O
the O
owner O
of O
the O
900 O
numbers O
. O

With O
more O
than O
a O
million O
illegal O
immigrants O
entering O
the O
U.S. O
each O
year O
, O
we O
need O
to O
federalize O
our O
southern O
border O
. O

It O
does O
not O
always O
work O
in O
the O
way O
the O
politically-correct O
would O
prefer O
-- O
as O
they O
rev O
up O
their O
4x4s O
to O
ferry O
their O
offspring O
to O
the O
most O
expensive O
schools O
they O
can O
afford O
. O

Four O
guards O
would O
ferry O
her O
there O
and O
there O
was O
an O
elevator O
at O
the O
other O
end O
of O
the O
hallway O
in O
the O
opposite O
direction O
they O
would O
take O
her O
. O

With O
events O
taking O
place O
at O
Rothbury O
, O
Thropton O
, O
Harbottle O
, O
and O
Barrowburn O
, O
visitors O
will O
have O
the O
opportunity O
to O
travel O
by O
vintage O
buses O
that O
will O
ferry O
folk O
from O
one O
venue O
to O
the O
next O
and O
back O
to O
Rothbury O
. O

While O
he O
was O
doing O
that O
, O
the O
canoes O
lined O
the O
upper O
third O
of O
the O
drop O
on O
the O
right O
, O
then O
ferried O
across O
to O
the O
left O
side O
. O

You O
also O
need O
to O
feather O
back O
the O
sanded O
area O
a O
very O
long O
way O
into O
the O
area O
that O
's O
still O
got O
paint O
on O
it O
. O

And O
, O
it O
takes O
a O
very O
sophisticated O
knowledge O
of O
nutrition O
and O
biochemphysiology O
, O
and O
epidemiology O
-LRB- O
as O
a O
last O
resort O
-RRB- O
to O
ferret O
this O
stuff O
out O
. O

And O
, O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
the O
alternative O
folks O
do O
more O
on O
their O
own O
to O
ferret O
out O
the O
charlatans O
among O
them O
. O

I O
'm O
on O
13 O
acres O
, O
but O
I O
fenced O
off O
a O
manageable O
chunk O
of O
that O
surrounding O
the O
back O
of O
the O
house O
. O

They O
also O
told O
police O
that O
friends O
and O
family O
had O
access O
to O
the O
car O
while O
they O
were O
away O
- O
and O
that O
it O
was O
used O
to O
ferry O
relatives O
to O
and O
from O
Faro O
. O

I O
'll O
have O
time O
to O
ferret O
around O
on O
Friday O
and O
see O
what O
I O
can O
find O
out O
. O

Is O
there O
a O
tool O
to O
ferret O
out O
meshes O
that O
no O
longer O
have O
clothingobjects O
attached O
to O
them O
. O

He O
complains O
that O
such O
a O
move O
would O
federalize O
, O
even O
socialize O
, O
health O
care O
. O

My O
recollection O
, O
and O
I O
could O
be O
wrong O
, O
is O
that O
Kennedy O
federalized O
them O
when O
they O
were O
somewhere O
else O
, O
not O
there O
, O
and O
used O
them O
to O
keep O
peace O
at O
the O
school O
. O

Moreover O
, O
Osama O
bin O
Laden O
's O
diamond O
courier O
who O
fenced O
West O
African O
diamonds O
into O
the O
Hassidim-run O
Hatton O
Garden O
, O
London O
diamond O
district O
went O
by O
the O
very O
non-Muslim-sounding O
name O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
Cyril O
Jacob. O
& O
quot O
; O

The O
Kurds B-NORP
made O
willing O
henchmen O
for O
the O
Tukrs O
when O
thex O
extinguished O
them O
. O

Andrew O
is O
not O
a O
man O
, O
he O
's O
a O
worm O
that O
feasts O
on O
the O
bones O
of O
the O
dead O
. O

Now O
you O
can O
feast O
your O
eyes O
on O
the O
label O
of O
the O
mini-CD O
, O
as O
well O
as O
tap O
your O
toes O
to O
the O
first O
verse O
of O
BROTHERS O
UNDER O
THE O
SKIN O
. O

The O
reason O
the O
society O
has O
to O
keep O
the O
bloodline O
secret O
is O
that O
the O
Catholic O
Church O
wishes O
to O
extinguish O
it O
and O
wipe O
out O
all O
traces O
of O
the O
rival O
religion O
, O
which O
it O
sees O
as O
a O
threat O
to O
its O
existence O
. O

I O
was O
yet O
in O
my O
youth O
, O
but O
I O
always O
remembered O
my O
elders O
talking O
between O
themselves O
about O
the O
bhaisahebs O
and O
how O
each O
of O
them O
was O
trying O
to O
extort O
more O
and O
more O
money O
from O
them O
in O
different O
ways O
, O
and O
almost O
always O
got O
away O
with O
it O
. O

I O
would O
appreciate O
an O
opportunity O
to O
feast O
my O
eyes O
on O
an O
Allmand O
that O
is O
not O
a O
total O
project O
boat O
. O

It O
can O
help O
you O
extinguish O
debt O
in O
a O
fraction O
of O
the O
time O
, O
put O
money O
away O
for O
a O
better O
retirement O
, O
and O
get O
you O
out O
of O
the O
month O
to O
month O
budget O
crunch O
that O
so O
many O
of O
us O
deal O
with O
all O
of O
our O
lives O
. O

It O
has O
sought O
to O
attempt O
to O
extinguish O
democratic O
debate O
with O
violence O
and O
to O
impose O
its O
extremists O
agenda O
on O
the O
Palestinian O
people O
in O
Gaza O
, O
now O
responsible O
Palestinians B-NORP
are O
making O
their O
choice O
and O
it O
is O
the O
duty O
of O
the O
international O
community O
to O
support O
those O
Palestinians B-NORP
who O
wish O
to O
build O
a O
better O
life O
and O
a O
future O
of O
peace. O
& O
quot O
; O

We O
left O
the O
note O
by O
the O
lamp O
and O
extinguished O
the O
candles O
and O
left O
them O
to O
their O
dreams O
. O

While O
it O
was O
the O
U.S. O
Supreme O
Court O
that O
finally O
extinguished O
the O
prospects O
of O
a O
Gore O
presidency O
in O
2000 O
, O
the O
Democratic O
candidate O
had O
only O
himself O
to O
blame O
for O
a O
verdict O
so O
close O
that O
it O
lent O
itself O
to O
what O
happened O
. O

They O
feast O
on O
the O
salmon O
smolts O
as O
they O
are O
released O
. O

I O
'm O
sure O
there O
are O
others O
here O
like O
that O
, O
and O
we O
do O
n't O
tar O
and O
feather O
them O
, O
either O
. O

It O
's O
time O
for O
you O
to O
lay O
aside O
the O
devil O
's O
fruit O
, O
pick O
up O
your O
Bible O
, O
and O
begin O
to O
feast O
on O
what O
God O
has O
to O
say O
about O
Himself O
, O
you O
, O
your O
life O
, O
and O
others O
. O

During O
the O
fires O
, O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
mobile O
units O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
racing O
around O
in O
firetrucks O
, O
even O
extinguished O
fires O
for O
their O
clients O
. O

At O
first O
I O
was O
willing O
to O
give O
him O
no O
feedback O
but O
still O
wanted O
positive O
feedback O
from O
him O
-LRB- O
since O
I O
'm O
in O
the O
20 O
to O
30 O
purchase O
range O
, O
with O
no O
sales O
by O
me O
-RRB- O
, O
but O
the O
more O
I O
think O
about O
it O
, O
the O
more O
I O
think O
the O
reason O
his O
positive O
percentage O
is O
so O
high O
is O
that O
he O
extorts O
positive O
ratings O
, O
or O
at O
least O
suppresses O
negative O
ones O
. O

I O
was O
trying O
to O
extinguish O
her O
but O
I O
could O
not O
, O
because O
she O
burnt O
my O
hands O
, O
legs O
, O
and O
shoulder O
. O

it O
was O
found O
later O
that O
the O
amount O
they O
tried O
to O
extort O
from O
these O
hard-working O
people O
-- O
was O
just O
a O
' O
mistake O
' O
, O
as O
revSCAM O
called O
it O
. O

said O
Corante O
, O
who O
is O
well-known O
and O
respected O
in O
the O
area O
where O
the O
Chupacabra O
feasted O
on O
blood O
and O
spread O
fear O
among O
the O
population. O
& O
quot O
; O

And O
then O
sometimes O
, O
it O
's O
just O
a O
way O
to O
try O
to O
extort O
money O
from O
a O
successful O
company O
via O
lawsuit O
. O

Three O
years O
later O
, O
he O
was O
sentenced O
to O
eight O
years O
in O
prison O
for O
conspiring O
to O
extort O
payments O
from O
companies O
seeking O
licenses O
to O
do O
business O
in O
Alabama O
while O
he O
was O
in O
office O
. O

Even O
though O
he O
kills O
and O
extorts O
money O
, O
he O
still O
feeds O
thousands O
of O
people O
. O

' O
communist O
' O
meant O
someone O
who O
believes O
in O
marxist O
ideology O
but O
has O
come O
to O
mean O
, O
thru O
the O
dimunitive O
' O
commie O
' O
, O
a O
radical O
scumbag O
who O
wants O
to O
extinguish O
freedom O
and O
democracy O
and O
nuke O
the O
USA O
. O

While O
in O
hell O
, O
Melek O
Tawus O
, O
in O
seven O
thousand O
years O
filled O
seven O
jars O
with O
his O
tears O
of O
repentance O
which O
extinguished O
the O
fires O
of O
hell O
, O
or O
at O
the O
last O
judgment O
will O
be O
used O
to O
do O
so O
. O

The O
WassermanJames O
DiModica O
venture O
was O
an O
on-going O
scheme O
to O
extort O
contractors O
. O

The O
relationship O
between O
Wasserman O
and O
James O
DiModica O
was O
obviously O
an O
illegal O
joint O
venture O
to O
extort O
union O
contractors O
with O
the O
approval O
of O
the O
Gambino O
family O
. O

When O
he O
reached O
the O
river O
Xanthus O
, O
which O
is O
in O
Lycia O
, O
the O
king O
received O
him O
with O
all O
goodwill O
, O
feasted O
him O
nine O
days O
, O
and O
killed O
nine O
heifers O
in O
his O
honour O
, O
but O
when O
rosy-fingered O
morning O
appeared O
upon O
the O
tenth O
day O
, O
he O
questioned O
him O
and O
desired O
to O
see O
the O
letter O
from O
his O
son-in-law O
Proetus O
. O

He O
was O
arrested O
at O
night O
a O
week O
before O
he O
was O
to O
travel O
to O
Beijing O
to O
complain O
about O
the O
award O
, O
and O
charged O
with O
trying O
to O
extort O
$ O
6,000 O
from O
local O
companies O
by O
threatening O
to O
expose O
them O
. O

What O
does O
it O
mean O
to O
be O
a O
citizen O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
the O
land O
of O
the O
free O
and O
the O
home O
of O
the O
brave O
& O
quot O
; O
if O
we O
allow O
our O
minds O
and O
our O
nation O
to O
be O
so O
easily O
hijacked O
by O
a O
pack O
of O
lies O
construed O
by O
a O
foreign O
power O
that O
terrorizes O
our O
citizens O
and O
extorts O
our O
government O
officials O
? O

When O
he O
reached O
the O
river O
XANTHUS O
, O
which O
is O
in O
Lycia O
, O
the O
king O
received O
him O
with O
all O
goodwill O
, O
feasted O
him O
NINE O
DAYS O
, O
but O
when O
rosy-fingered O
morning O
appeared O
upon O
the O
tenth O
day O
, O
he O
questioned O
him O
and O
desired O
to O
see O
the O
letter O
. O

We O
consider O
this O
to O
be O
up O
to O
jointly O
, O
as O
a O
family O
, O
and O
object O
to O
being O
micromanaged O
by O
busybodies O
at O
DHS O
who O
have O
no O
RIGHT O
to O
direct O
, O
order O
or O
extort O
such O
a O
thing O
. O

Egremont O
firemen O
extinguished O
a O
chimney O
fire O
at O
12 O
Windrigg O
Close O
, O
on O
Saturday O
night O
, O
with O
no O
damage O
to O
property O
. O

I O
'd O
rather O
feast O
on O
the O
vittles O
the O
guards O
toss O
the O
hounds O
. O

Since O
you O
could O
n't O
feather O
it O
set O
up O
a O
lot O
of O
drag O
making O
it O
difficult O
to O
make O
it O
around O
to O
land O
. O

But O
here O
's O
what O
I O
did O
n't O
do O
; O
I O
did O
n't O
screw O
people O
over O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
sell O
them O
something O
that O
lacked O
integrity O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
extort O
money O
out O
of O
people O
or O
blackmail O
them O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
lie O
to O
them O
, O
in O
fact O
I O
did O
n't O
expect O
them O
to O
do O
anything O
that O
was O
n't O
entirely O
justified O
. O

For O
nearly O
90 O
years O
the O
book O
was O
out-of-print O
, O
and O
if O
you O
could O
tar O
and O
feather O
a O
book O
and O
ride O
it O
out O
of O
the O
world O
on O
a O
rail O
, O
that O
's O
what O
the O
Stratfordians O
would O
wish O
for O
it O
. O

What O
he O
was O
saying O
was O
that O
since O
E85 O
still O
has O
SOME O
gasoline O
in O
it O
, O
using O
water O
to O
extinguish O
it O
does O
n't O
work O
much O
better O
than O
trying O
to O
put O
out O
gasoline O
with O
water O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Whomever O
was O
setting O
these O
fires O
knew O
the O
larger O
cities O
would O
have O
the O
resources O
to O
fight O
them O
and O
that O
it O
would O
take O
days O
to O
extinguish O
a O
fire O
in O
a O
remote O
area O
. O

That O
does O
seem O
to O
make O
a O
difference O
when O
you O
have O
to O
feather O
the O
edges O
of O
the O
patch O
. O

You O
know O
your O
Mother O
meanes O
to O
feast O
with O
me O
, O
And O
calles O
herselfe O
Reuenge O
and O
thinks O
me O
mad O
. O

Because O
of O
this O
I O
find O
it O
particuarly O
repugnant O
that O
one O
of O
the O
' O
pilots O
' O
who O
killed O
49 O
human O
beings O
because O
of O
his O
incompetence O
is O
trying O
to O
extort O
money O
from O
an O
INNOCENT O
party O
, O
to O
help O
pay O
for O
injuries O
that O
nobody O
but O
him O
and O
his O
Captain O
are O
responsible O
for O
. O

It O
did O
n't O
want O
to O
run O
, O
but O
I O
feathered O
the O
gas O
pedal O
until O
it O
was O
able O
to O
maintain O
an O
idle O
. O

You O
theists O
are O
attracted O
to O
ignorance O
like O
blowflies O
to O
dung O
, O
and O
for O
the O
same O
reason O
: O
you O
prefer O
to O
feast O
on O
it O
as O
a O
primary O
form O
of O
nourishment O
. O

I O
am O
going O
to O
posta O
bunch O
for O
you O
to O
feast O
your O
eyes O
on O
. O

Part O
of O
the O
problem O
, O
according O
to O
Mayor O
Michael O
Bloomberg O
, O
was O
that O
residents O
apparently O
tried O
to O
extinguish O
the O
fire O
themselves O
. O

There O
's O
evidence O
Magedson O
extorts O
money O
from O
companies O
to O
clean O
up O
their O
image O
on O
his O
site O
. O

I O
suppose O
a O
cougar O
might O
feast O
on O
them O
, O
but O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
else O
. O

SOKAIYA O
Japanese O
: O
A O
man O
with O
a O
few O
shares O
in O
several O
companies O
who O
extorts O
money O
by O
threatening O
to O
come O
to O
the O
shareholders O
' O
meetings O
and O
cause O
trouble O
. O

And O
pretty O
soon O
, O
it O
's O
time O
to O
feast O
all O
over O
again. O
& O
quot O
; O

Zoldan O
would O
also O
testify O
that O
the O
Gambino O
Family O
led O
by O
John O
Gotti O
extorted O
a O
huge O
sum O
of O
money O
from O
him O
in O
order O
to O
do O
business O
in O
New O
York O
. O

He O
might O
want O
your O
computer O
to O
join O
his O
army O
of O
bots O
, O
which O
will O
be O
used O
to O
attempt O
to O
extort O
money O
from O
a O
bank O
. O

There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
around O
with O
a O
lot O
of O
money O
, O
and O
they O
'll O
pay O
ridiculous O
prices O
to O
feather O
their O
hobbies O
and O
pastimes O
. O

What O
neat O
repast O
shall O
feast O
us O
, O
light O
and O
choice O
, O
Of O
Attick O
tast O
, O
with O
Wine O
, O
whence O
we O
may O
rise O
To O
hear O
the O
Lute O
well O
toucht O
, O
or O
artfull O
voice O
Warble O
immortal O
Notes O
and O
Tuskan O
Ayre O
? O

my O
question O
is O
, O
are O
they O
going O
to O
come O
up O
with O
a O
different O
story O
to O
extort O
money O
from O
me O
. O

but O
at O
least O
its O
a O
heart O
healthy O
fat. O
I O
'm O
not O
a O
nutritionist O
, O
so O
maybe O
check O
with O
one O
before O
you O
feast O
on O
a O
river O
of O
salmon O
. O

It O
takes O
no O
more O
than O
four O
repetitions O
to O
extinguish O
an O
undesirable O
behavior O
. O

Ha O
Ha O
Ha O
Ha O
Ha O
Ha O
Or O
are O
you O
suggesting O
that O
we O
should O
terrorize O
people O
with O
this O
fictive O
threat O
in O
order O
to O
extort O
them O
into O
a O
behaviour O
of O
which O
you O
approve O
? O

Absence O
is O
to O
love O
what O
wind O
is O
to O
fire O
; O
it O
extinguishes O
the O
small O
, O
it O
enkindles O
the O
great O
. O

He O
saw O
it O
all O
as O
a O
marvelous O
opportunity O
to O
socialize O
with O
the O
people O
, O
his O
friends O
, O
and O
to O
feast O
to O
one O
's O
delight O
at O
church O
socials O
and O
bazaars O
. O

But O
that O
's O
just O
what O
you O
'd O
expect O
, O
he O
adds O
, O
from O
a O
woman O
who O
tried O
to O
extort O
$ O
200,000 O
from O
him O
. O

After O
President O
Ikeda O
came O
back O
, O
and O
when O
the O
Nichiren O
Shoshu O
High O
Priest O
Nikken O
demanded O
absolute O
obedience O
to O
extort O
vast O
sums O
, O
first O
Daisaku O
Ikeda O
was O
excommunicated O
, O
and O
then O
the O
other O
10 O
million O
members O
of O
the O
SGI O
were O
excommunicated O
by O
the O
Nichiren O
Shoshu O
Priesthood O
. O

Scanderously O
, O
you O
try O
to O
extort O
money O
from O
others O
, O
or O
force O
others O
to O
give O
you O
money O
, O
you O
do O
not O
have O
any O
right O
to O
. O

But O
, O
because O
of O
the O
rich O
world O
's O
disproportionate O
purchasing O
power O
, O
many O
of O
us O
can O
feast O
every O
day O
. O

If O
you O
're O
worth O
anything O
, O
they O
do O
a O
quicky O
kidnapping O
and O
call O
and O
extort O
the O
money O
from O
your O
family O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
We O
need O
$ O
10,000 O
and O
we O
need O
it O
right O
now O
. O

Now O
, O
I O
'll O
cry O
tonight O
like O
I O
cried O
the O
night O
before O
and O
I O
'll O
feast O
on O
her O
eyes O
But O
I O
'll O
dream O
about O
the O
door O
. O

Sorry O
, O
I O
people O
have O
tried O
to O
extort O
me O
in O
the O
past O
. O

When O
he O
reached O
the O
river O
Xanthus O
, O
which O
is O
in O
Lycia O
, O
the O
king O
received O
him O
with O
all O
goodwill O
, O
feasted O
him O
NINE O
DAYS O
, O
and O
killed O
nine O
heifers O
in O
his O
honour O
, O
but O
when O
rosy-fingered O
morning O
appeared O
upon O
the O
tenth O
day O
, O
he O
questioned O
him O
and O
desired O
to O
see O
the O
letter O
from O
his O
son-in-law O
Proetus O
. O

Also O
, O
if O
you O
place O
the O
mylar O
on O
the O
outside O
after O
you O
are O
complete O
you O
may O
get O
it O
to O
feather O
quite O
nicely O
to O
the O
original O
material O
. O

It O
might O
be O
real O
, O
but O
if O
it O
is O
, O
it O
was O
effectively O
suppressed O
early O
in O
their O
divorce O
proceedings O
, O
when O
Federline O
was O
trying O
unsuccessfully O
to O
use O
it O
to O
extort O
his O
wife O
for O
a O
better O
settlement O
. O

And O
, O
there O
is O
little O
reason O
to O
believe O
that O
the O
magazine O
's O
apology O
will O
do O
little O
to O
extinguish O
the O
anti-American O
flames O
that O
were O
stoked O
by O
the O
original O
report O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
extort O
money O
from O
a O
corporation O
tainting O
a O
product O
is O
one O
place O
to O
start O
. O

Going O
to O
court O
to O
try O
to O
extort O
some O
amount O
of O
money O
from O
the O
father O
would O
not O
be O
good O
for O
anybody O
. O

The O
states O
do O
exactly O
as O
they O
're O
told O
by O
the O
federal O
government O
, O
because O
they O
are O
threatened O
with O
the O
loss O
of O
tax O
dollars O
being O
returned O
to O
their O
state O
- O
dollars O
that O
should O
have O
never O
been O
sent O
to O
DC O
in O
the O
first O
place O
, O
let O
alone O
used O
to O
extort O
obedience O
to O
a O
powerful O
federal O
government O
. O

Never O
try O
to O
extort O
more O
than O
it O
would O
cost O
to O
have O
you O
killed O
. O

ITYM O
, O
attempting O
to O
extort O
money O
from O
the O
Officers O
of O
the O
Court O
in O
your O
state O
. O

Hoselines O
were O
connected O
to O
the O
stairwell O
standpipes O
, O
extended O
down O
the O
hallway O
, O
and O
into O
the O
suite O
, O
enabling O
Firefighters O
to O
extinguish O
the O
fire O
in O
just O
under O
one O
hour O
. O

Some O
fewe O
crummes O
of O
my O
booke O
he O
hath O
confuted O
, O
all O
the O
rest O
of O
his O
inuention O
is O
nothing O
but O
an O
oxe O
with O
a O
pudding O
in O
his O
bellie O
, O
not O
fit O
for O
any O
thing O
els O
, O
saue O
only O
to O
feast O
the O
dull O
eares O
of O
ironmongers O
, O
ploughmen O
, O
carpenters O
, O
and O
porters O
. O

And O
here O
is O
a O
news O
flash O
for O
you O
: O
if O
you O
want O
to O
extort O
money O
from O
a O
corporation O
it O
's O
very O
easy O
to O
fly O
to O
xxxxxxx O
cities O
, O
get O
a O
bunch O
of O
friends O
to O
sabotoge O
procucts O
, O
etc. O
The O
distibution O
chain O
is O
very O
long O
, O
from O
the O
factory O
to O
ulitmate O
destination O
of O
your O
cats O
food O
dish O
there O
is O
alot O
of O
stops O
along O
the O
way O
where O
the O
food O
can O
be O
tampered O
with O
. O

Okay O
, O
so O
he O
liked O
to O
gush O
, O
but O
then O
so O
did O
Barrett O
, O
whose O
sonnets O
he O
is O
n't O
up O
to O
, O
either O
. O

To O
help O
it O
stay O
warm O
and O
have O
enough O
of O
a O
digestive O
system O
to O
nourish O
itself O
on O
the O
low-protein O
and O
low-cal O
sea O
greenery O
it O
grazes O
on O
for O
its O
survival O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
hang O
, O
did O
n't O
pester O
, O
did O
n't O
gush O
. O

After O
relaxing O
and O
being O
able O
to O
harmonize O
our O
minds O
with O
our O
breaths O
, O
we O
can O
observe O
the O
arising O
of O
the O
breath O
through O
inhalation O
, O
and O
the O
perishing O
through O
exhalation O
, O
Upon O
further O
observation O
we O
can O
see O
that O
the O
inhalation O
itself O
has O
arising O
and O
perishing O
and O
so O
does O
exhalation O
, O
Upon O
further O
investigation O
we O
can O
see O
that O
there O
are O
many O
, O
many O
, O
many O
arisings O
and O
perishings O
that O
make O
up O
one O
single O
breath O
. O

It O
can O
be O
fun O
to O
see O
where O
the O
herd O
grazes O
, O
but O
the O
nourishment O
is O
bound O
to O
be O
thin O
. O

with O
the O
family O
at O
the O
table O
for O
a O
planned O
mealtime O
-RRB- O
than O
when O
eating O
alone O
, O
as O
often O
occurs O
when O
children O
graze O
over O
the O
course O
of O
the O
day O
, O
Lumeng O
says O
. O

He O
gushed O
at O
how O
happy O
the O
Madison O
area O
was O
to O
get O
a O
Wal-Mart O
and O
Sam O
's O
and O
hoped O
that O
the O
retailer O
would O
be O
building O
more O
in O
the O
area O
, O
which O
, O
of O
course O
, O
it O
was O
soon O
to O
do O
. O

The O
conservator O
will O
look O
at O
your O
piece O
and O
see O
what O
has O
to O
be O
worked O
on O
, O
what O
can O
be O
left O
alone O
, O
and O
harmonize O
the O
work O
to O
make O
it O
appear O
whole O
. O

Ed O
Willey O
died O
on O
the O
same O
day O
his O
wife O
Kathleen O
Willey O
claimed O
Bill O
Clinton O
groped O
her O
in O
the O
oval O
office O
in O
the O
White O
House O
. O

Inara O
smiled O
as O
Kaylee O
gushed O
over O
the O
materials O
. O

that O
was O
sad. O
. O
he O
squared O
i O
do O
n't O
know O
many O
times O
and O
did O
n't O
even O
graze O
the O
ball O
once. O
. O

In O
the O
most O
recent O
attacks O
-- O
which O
occurred O
in O
the O
past O
two O
nights O
-- O
the O
women O
were O
walking O
from O
the O
Rosslyn O
Metro O
station O
when O
a O
man O
approached O
them O
, O
and O
groped O
them O
from O
behind O
. O

The O
project O
will O
introduce O
a O
range O
of O
large O
herbivores O
-LRB- O
Heck O
cattle O
, O
bisons O
, O
Konik O
poneys O
-RRB- O
to O
graze O
350 O
hectares O
as O
a O
wooded O
pasture O
. O

He O
always O
looks O
like O
a O
kid O
in O
a O
too-big O
suit O
, O
sitting O
on O
a O
booster O
seat O
, O
but O
at O
least O
he O
does O
n't O
gush O
over O
the O
dancers O
. O

I O
also O
like O
their O
voices O
, O
and O
think O
they O
harmonize O
well O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
We O
've O
spent O
a O
whole O
week O
together O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
she O
gushed O
. O

Sandman O
& O
quot O
; O
should O
be O
a O
cinch O
to O
harmonize O
to O
. O

When O
you O
try O
to O
tackle O
somebody O
who O
is O
doing O
their O
utmost O
to O
evade O
you O
, O
there O
is O
a O
chance O
that O
your O
fingers O
might O
graze O
across O
their O
facemask O
. O

4-2-1 O
Was O
it O
not O
enough O
for O
you O
to O
graze O
on O
the O
best O
pasture O
, O
that O
you O
had O
to O
trample O
the O
rest O
of O
your O
pasture O
with O
your O
feet O
? O

Thanks O
in O
advance O
, O
Rick O
There O
are O
so O
many O
ways O
to O
harmonize O
that O
scale O
. O

The O
article O
said O
that O
in O
this O
case O
it O
just O
gummed O
up O
the O
whole O
works O
of O
the O
system O
and O
caused O
much O
more O
harm O
than O
good O
. O

So O
as O
we O
slowly O
grope O
our O
way O
toward O
civil O
war O
in O
Iraq O
, O
it O
's O
a O
good O
time O
to O
look O
back O
and O
reflect O
on O
what O
really O
happened O
to O
us O
, O
and O
why O
we O
should O
never O
do O
anything O
this O
stupid O
again O
. O

974a O
, O
6626a O
, O
and O
6626 O
, O
is O
to O
harmonize O
them O
and O
give O
effect O
to O
each O
when O
it O
is O
reasonable O
to O
do O
so O
. O

The O
only O
thing O
that O
will O
take O
you O
home O
is O
the O
return O
current O
of O
the O
Light O
and O
Sound O
and O
the O
way O
that O
you O
harmonize O
with O
the O
current O
is O
by O
practicing O
the O
Zikar O
. O

A O
hole O
opened O
in O
the O
bottom O
of O
the O
river O
, O
and O
water O
began O
to O
gush O
up O
. O

I O
saw O
the O
tears O
gush O
into O
the O
eyes O
of O
the O
old O
, O
grave O
Quakers O
of O
Philadelphia. O
' O
& O
quot O
; O

In O
most O
cases O
, O
this O
means O
you O
're O
actually O
eating O
the O
fruit O
of O
the O
plants O
, O
rather O
than O
getting O
down O
on O
your O
hands O
and O
knees O
to O
graze O
on O
the O
green O
stuff O
. O

I O
saw O
the O
tears O
gush O
into O
the O
eyes O
of O
the O
old O
, O
grave O
, O
Pacific O
Quakers O
of O
Philadelphia. O
' O
& O
quot O
; O

At O
least O
they O
are O
honest O
and O
dont O
attempt O
exegetic O
contortions O
to O
harmonize O
their O
ludicrous O
dogmas O
with O
reason O
. O

it O
's O
oozing O
a O
little O
, O
it O
will O
gush O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
pedo O
usually O
get O
Clearfil O
SE O
. O

The O
goal O
is O
not O
to O
eliminate O
the O
tensions O
, O
but O
to O
harmonize O
them O
with O
each O
other O
. O

in O
a O
life O
span O
of O
a O
100 O
yrs O
is O
it O
poss O
for O
me O
to O
grope O
and O
know O
the O
ultimate O
? O

Monty O
Sharma O
has O
tried O
to O
harmonize O
perfection O
with O
bunch O
of O
new O
talents O
-LRB- O
Shail O
Hada O
and O
Parthiv O
Gohil O
-RRB- O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
harmonize O
with O
each O
other O
, O
although O
not O
always O
well O
. O

you O
left O
out O
Timmie O
's O
client O
, O
Stuie O
& O
quot O
; O
Fast O
Hand O
& O
quot O
; O
Suster O
, O
who O
groped O
his O
patients O
, O
male O
and O
female O
. O

Start O
with O
them O
and O
harmonize O
the O
scale O
in O
parallel O
motion O
and O
you O
might O
find O
some O
sounds O
that O
you O
like O
over O
: O
B7b9 O
, O
D7b9 O
, O
F7b9 O
, O
Ab7b9 O
, O
Cdim7 O
, O
Ebdim7 O
, O
Gbdim7 O
and O
Adim7 O
. O

Maybe O
that O
's O
because O
you O
have O
a O
rep O
for O
taking O
it O
as O
an O
invitation O
to O
grope O
. O

The O
first O
meeting O
, O
in O
Texas O
, O
launched O
a O
partnership O
in O
which O
the O
countries O
have O
tried O
to O
harmonize O
their O
security O
and O
economic O
programs O
. O

If O
either O
of O
them O
were O
on O
the O
stage O
in O
New O
Hampshire O
today O
, O
full O
of O
sweet O
words O
about O
the O
war O
, O
would O
you O
be O
as O
quick O
to O
praise O
their O
& O
quot O
; O
independence O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
to O
gush O
about O
how O
well O
of O
course O
I O
would O
n't O
vote O
for O
him O
myself O
but O
he O
sure O
is O
awesome O
anyway O
? O

& O
quot O
; O
I O
might O
have O
my O
own O
TV O
show O
coming O
up O
hopefully O
if O
everything O
goes O
right O
, O
you O
know O
, O
and O
also O
just O
to O
do O
a O
bit O
of O
TV O
presenting O
and O
stuff O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
she O
gushed O
. O

The O
Asantehene O
, O
who O
was O
accompanied O
by O
the O
Omanhene O
of O
Juabeng O
, O
Nana O
Otuo O
Siriboe O
, O
said O
unless O
Africans O
realised O
the O
importance O
of O
their O
tradition O
and O
used O
it O
to O
address O
their O
situation O
, O
they O
might O
continue O
to O
grope O
for O
solutions O
in O
foreign O
cultures O
, O
which O
might O
not O
necessarily O
be O
the O
answers O
to O
their O
problems O
. O

I O
know O
someone O
who O
used O
10W40 O
and O
it O
gummed O
up O
her O
engine O
and O
ruined O
it. O
& O
quot O
; O

But O
, O
the O
blackbeetles O
took O
no O
notice O
of O
the O
agitation O
, O
and O
groped O
about O
the O
hearth O
in O
a O
ponderous O
elderly O
way O
, O
as O
if O
they O
were O
short-sighted O
and O
hard O
of O
hearing O
, O
and O
not O
on O
terms O
with O
one O
another O
. O

Sometimes O
they O
leave O
alot O
of O
room O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
tank O
, O
others O
fill O
it O
til O
it O
gushes O
out O
of O
the O
filler O
neck O
. O

The O
crops O
have O
died O
, O
there O
is O
no O
place O
to O
graze O
cattle O
, O
people O
can O
not O
collect O
firewood O
in O
the O
project O
area O
and O
the O
handpumps O
yield O
foul O
, O
yellowish O
water O
. O

A O
company O
without O
a O
mission O
only O
gropes O
in O
the O
dark O
. O

During O
his O
time O
with O
Halimah O
's O
family O
in O
the O
desert O
, O
Muhammad O
-LRB- O
pbuh O
-RRB- O
played O
with O
her O
children O
and O
together O
they O
would O
take O
the O
sheep O
out O
to O
graze O
. O

The O
floor O
area O
of O
the O
water O
tower O
is O
irrelevant O
, O
or O
, O
if O
you O
prefer O
, O
insignificant O
compared O
to O
the O
area O
that O
the O
groat O
can O
gaze O
-LRB- O
or O
, O
indeed O
, O
the O
area O
that O
the O
goat O
can O
graze O
-RRB- O
. O

the O
Ka'bah O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
that O
the O
first O
water O
to O
gush O
forth O
from O
it O
was O
Zamzam O
. O

she O
gushed O
, O
with O
a O
wink O
and O
a O
nod O
. O

As O
a O
child O
of O
eight O
he O
used O
to O
accompany O
his O
father O
to O
the O
bir O
to O
graze O
cattle O
late O
in O
the O
evenings O
. O

they O
have O
nothing O
else O
to O
worry O
except O
about O
cows O
who O
graze O
on O
the O
wrong O
side O
of O
the O
boarder O
? O
? O
? O

While O
Gayoom O
's O
government O
has O
been O
widely O
criticized O
for O
human O
rights O
abuses O
, O
earlier O
this O
year O
Careem O
gushed O
that O
he O
was O
& O
quot O
; O
impressed O
with O
the O
humanity O
shown O
to O
prisoners. O
& O
quot O
; O

the O
positive O
comments O
are O
like O
a O
tidal O
wave O
and O
he O
's O
trying O
to O
keep O
his O
finger O
in O
the O
dike O
while O
the O
water O
gushes O
all O
around O
him O
. O

On O
the O
downside O
, O
however O
, O
I O
am O
now O
prone O
to O
gush O
a O
bit O
about O
how O
happy O
I O
am O
with O
this O
new O
person O
in O
my O
life O
. O

I O
think O
the O
Buck O
lost O
interest O
, O
because O
he O
continued O
his O
saunter O
into O
the O
Desert O
area O
to O
graze O
. O

If O
she O
wants O
everyone O
to O
gush O
over O
the O
baby O
, O
but O
it O
's O
a O
closed O
adoption O
and O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
get O
close O
to O
a O
baby O
you O
'll O
really O
never O
see O
again O
, O
then O
also O
do O
what O
is O
most O
comfortable O
for O
you O
. O

To O
the O
south O
, O
a O
bank O
of O
clouds O
pressed O
close O
to O
Wall O
Street O
and O
grazed O
the O
top O
of O
Freedom O
Tower O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
We O
get O
to O
eat O
whenever O
we O
want O
to O
eat O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Kiarre O
gushed O
. O

As O
long O
as O
the O
belief O
structure O
harmonizes O
with O
the O
environment O
, O
the O
decisions O
made O
will O
be O
good O
. O

Llamas O
are O
efficient O
digesters O
and O
usually O
one O
horse O
will O
graze O
about O
as O
much O
a O
5-7 O
llamas O
. O

It O
is O
also O
possible O
that O
the O
missing O
details O
would O
make O
it O
even O
more O
difficult O
to O
harmonize O
the O
accounts O
. O

If O
you O
do O
n't O
use O
the O
tracker O
, O
everybody O
has O
to O
grope O
in O
the O
dark O
. O

What O
's O
the O
relationship O
between O
the O
area O
of O
grass O
the O
goat O
can O
reach O
to O
graze O
on O
and O
the O
floor O
area O
of O
the O
water O
tower O
? O

You O
are O
either O
an O
American O
unaware O
of O
it O
or O
a O
Latino B-NORP
who O
gropes O
still O
for O
a O
comparison O
that O
simply O
does O
not O
exist O
. O

He O
did O
not O
think O
that O
if O
the O
reforms O
to O
which O
he O
alluded O
were O
carried O
, O
it O
would O
be O
necessary O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
it O
, O
but O
he O
would O
maintain O
that O
if O
it O
did O
not O
harmonize O
with O
the O
constitution O
of O
the O
empire O
, O
it O
ought O
to O
be O
got O
rid O
of O
. O

it O
does O
actually O
say O
that O
he O
groped O
her O
, O
of O
which O
there O
is O
no O
evidence O
that O
there O
is O
. O

Oh O
, O
Papa O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
gushed O
the O
daughter O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
so O
hard O
leaving O
mother. O
& O
quot O
; O

Try O
to O
make O
it O
harmonize O
. O

Until O
now O
you O
've O
had O
to O
grope O
through O
your O
v-mail O
by O
ear O
, O
blindly O
, O
like O
an O
eyeless O
cave-creature O
. O

Well O
if O
I O
did O
n't O
have O
this O
group O
to O
gush O
to O
, O
that O
might O
be O
true. O
. O

Just O
as O
Soros O
had O
predicted O
, O
1992 O
brought O
a O
financial O
crisis O
to O
Westernsimply O
, O
no O
one O
had O
done O
as O
well O
for O
so O
long O
in O
the O
financial O
markets O
as17 O
The O
Worlds O
Greatest O
Investorhad O
no O
reason O
to O
graze O
with O
the O
herd O
downtown O
. O

I O
know O
someone O
who O
used O
10W40 O
and O
it O
gummed O
up O
her O
engine O
and O
ruined O
it O
. O

I O
had O
front O
teeth O
that O
protruded O
when O
I O
was O
young O
and O
had O
a O
brace O
when O
I O
was O
18 O
. O

They O
like O
to O
sexal O
, O
just O
like O
human O
beings O
like O
to O
sexal O
, O
and O
they O
also O
go O
ouch O
, O
when O
some O
one O
or O
some O
thing O
pokes O
them O
, O
or O
pricks O
them O
, O
such O
as O
the O
doctors O
needle O
at O
the O
doctor O
's O
office O
. O

predates O
the O
Big-8 O
newsgroup O
board O
of O
directors O
-LRB- O
or O
whatever O
their O
official O
name O
is O
-RRB- O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
will O
premise O
my O
remarks O
by O
stating O
that O
the O
behavior O
of O
the O
financial O
institution O
was O
not O
wrong O
, O
or O
at O
least O
not O
illegal O
. O

The O
Royal O
Insignia O
on O
the O
sword O
is O
& O
quot O
; O
GR O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
so O
it O
must O
predate O
the O
Crimean O
War O
, O
which O
occured O
during O
the O
reign O
of O
Queen O
Victoria O
. O

Using O
a O
fork O
, O
prick O
a O
few O
holes O
in O
the O
top O
of O
the O
empanadas O
for O
steam O
to O
escape O
. O

Even O
if O
it O
does O
, O
this O
antenna O
is O
likely O
to O
protrude O
above O
its O
zone O
. O

Perhaps O
if O
they O
got O
to O
this O
in O
the O
original O
hearing O
, O
and O
premised O
the O
argument O
that O
no O
damage O
was O
done O
to O
the O
sport O
as O
a O
result O
, O
they O
might O
have O
fared O
better O
, O
but O
not O
likely O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
long O
enough O
to O
protrude O
through O
the O
carpet O
. O

If O
you O
look O
at O
the O
photo O
of O
the O
Mark O
1 O
SP8 O
internals O
on O
ARCDB O
you O
can O
see O
the O
bottom O
of O
2 O
of O
the O
posts O
I O
was O
referring O
to O
where O
they O
protrude O
from O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
double O
sided O
circuit O
board O
. O

I O
have O
asked O
friends O
and O
family O
for O
their O
opinions O
and O
they O
all O
say O
they O
do O
not O
protrude O
. O

The O
series O
of O
wars O
that O
have O
occurred O
since O
the O
Iraq-Iran O
War O
are O
debatably O
the O
products O
of O
a O
historical O
Anglo-American O
project O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
- O
a O
project O
that O
was O
once O
a O
solely O
British O
project O
that O
predated O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

Since O
it O
is O
so O
widespread O
in O
such O
a O
variety O
of O
languages O
, O
I O
would O
guess O
it O
might O
be O
a O
fairly O
old O
phrase O
that O
might O
even O
predate O
a O
lot O
of O
the O
languages O
. O

3.2 O
: O
primes O
the O
parser O
to O
disambiguate O
class O
Module O
as O
an O
indirect O
object O
. O

Asked O
about O
the O
Western O
Wall O
, O
Tamimi O
said O
the O
structure O
was O
a O
tying O
post O
for O
Muhammad O
's O
horse O
and O
that O
it O
is O
part O
of O
the O
Al O
Aqsa O
Mosque O
, O
even O
though O
the O
Wall O
predates O
the O
mosque O
by O
more O
than O
1,000 O
years O
. O

If O
he O
pricked O
his O
finger O
several O
times O
a O
day O
in O
accordance O
with O
the O
advice O
reported O
by O
most O
newbies O
here O
, O
and O
my O
own O
doctor O
, O
it O
would O
be O
fasting O
, O
pre-dinner O
and O
maybe O
two O
hours O
after O
each O
meal O
without O
using O
any O
of O
those O
tests O
to O
review O
his O
menu O
. O

I O
will O
premise O
my O
remarks O
by O
stating O
that O
the O
behavior O
of O
the O
financial O
institution O
was O
not O
wrong O
, O
or O
at O
least O
not O
illegal O
. O

But O
they O
have O
one O
relay O
that O
primes O
as O
well O
as O
runs O
the O
pump O
, O
as O
well O
as O
capabilities O
to O
run O
the O
pump O
manually O
if O
you O
want O
to O
. O

Both O
times O
, O
despite O
C O
's O
report O
to O
the O
British O
cabinet O
of O
a O
lack O
of O
enthusiasm O
for O
the O
task O
, O
the O
American O
government O
made O
detailed O
presentations O
on O
the O
Iraqi O
regime O
's O
record O
as O
well O
as O
the O
intelligence O
on O
hand O
, O
most O
of O
which O
predated O
the O
Bush O
administration O
, O
especially O
the O
humint O
which O
stopped O
with O
the O
1998 O
suspension O
of O
weapons O
inspections O
. O

The O
fact O
that O
it O
floats O
tells O
you O
somthing O
about O
the O
density O
, O
and O
you O
can O
even O
made O
a O
rough O
guess O
based O
on O
how O
much O
of O
it O
protrudes O
above O
the O
liquid O
. O

: O
It O
predated O
the O
full O
formal O
development O
of O
general O
relativity O
by O
about O
four O
years O
. O

He O
could O
see O
from O
our O
US O
passports O
that O
my O
husband O
's O
roots O
in O
the O
area O
predated O
the O
establishment O
of O
the O
state O
he O
served O
. O

I O
imagine O
a O
port O
would O
be O
better O
than O
having O
them O
prick O
you O
all O
the O
time O
. O

At O
this O
, O
Vrim O
pricks O
up O
his O
ears O
. O

The O
symptoms O
predate O
the O
antibiotic O
. O

I O
felt O
that O
it O
would O
be O
terrible O
to O
have O
to O
prick O
my O
finger O
once O
or O
twice O
per O
day O
. O

What-if O
related O
newsgroups O
predate O
the O
Internet O
- O
I O
well O
remember O
the O
old O
Fidonet O
Echoes O
in O
the O
mid O
1980s O
. O

I O
lay O
the O
plan O
over O
the O
hardboard O
, O
and O
prick O
the O
plans O
with O
a O
pin O
, O
about O
every O
quarter O
inch O
, O
more O
when O
the O
curve O
is O
sharp O
, O
less O
when O
it O
is O
straight O
, O
or O
close O
to O
it O
. O

That O
primes O
the O
rail O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
there O
may O
be O
some O
camera O
distortion O
in O
the O
original O
picture O
, O
or O
Mandi O
may O
not O
have O
taken O
a O
full O
straight O
on O
shot O
, O
but O
it O
does O
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the O
edge O
of O
the O
table O
top O
. O

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writings O
predate O
both O
the O
earliest O
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manuscripts O
of O
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and O
the O
earliest O
quotations O
of O
the O
Testimonium O
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other O
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Mother O
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person O
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she O
predated O
your O
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... O

However O
in O
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& O
quot O
; O
3-piece O
& O
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baseboard O
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the O
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makes O
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to O
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. O

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to O
the O
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world O
what O
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is O
to O
the O
PHP O
world O
, O
although O
it O
does O
more O
, O
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predates O
all O
PHP O
frameworks O
by O
many O
years O
. O

Way O
, O
way O
, O
back O
I O
had O
this O
very O
poor O
model O
of O
a O
Lightning O
that O
was O
molded O
in O
silver O
and O
predated O
the O
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one O
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at O
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in O
its O
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issue O
. O

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not O
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that O
such O
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saying O
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of O
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, O
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you O
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. O

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you O
see O
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in O
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that O
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predated O
Herodotus O
? O

Hal O
, O
for O
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last O
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, O
primed O
the O
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so O
that O
now O
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mph O
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it O
. O

When O
he O
heard O
these O
things O
from O
me O
he O
said O
to O
me O
& O
quot O
; O
prick O
up O
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to O
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quot O
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prick O
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; O
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. O

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of O
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, O
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it O
was O
n't O
until O
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rule O
that O
they O
were O
reinterpreted O
as O
celebrations O
of O
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Christian O
faith O
. O

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dowel O
now O
protrudes O
from O
the O
top O
end O
of O
that O
central O
core O
. O

You O
have O
also O
maintained O
that O
Virgil O
predated O
Herodotus O
. O

The O
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of O
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can O
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the O
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of O
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and O
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infection O
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by O
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. O

Pat O
it O
, O
and O
prick O
it O
, O
And O
mark O
it O
with O
a O
& O
quot O
; O
T O
& O
quot O
; O
And O
put O
it O
in O
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, O
For O
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and O
me O
. O

And O
I O
prickled O
him O
with O
a O
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in O
a O
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's O
wheelchair O
! O

which O
predated O
the O
full O
formal O
: O
development O
of O
general O
relativity O
by O
about O
four O
years O
. O

It O
turns O
out O
my O
code O
predated O
both O
; O
it O
was O
originally O
developed O
in O
1983 O
. O

RICHMAN O
: O
Let O
me O
premise O
this O
by O
saying O
that O
we O
believe O
that O
it O
is O
important O
for O
people O
to O
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to O
the O
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. O

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latter O
thinks O
that O
Virgil O
predated O
Herodotus O
, O
that O
Aleksandr O
Nevskii O
was O
& O
quot O
; O
tsar O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
that O
Anne O
Hathaway O
was O
Shakespeare O
's O
mother O
. O

Some O
are O
getting O
around O
that O
by O
drilling O
a O
hole O
in O
the O
fuselagecanopy O
area O
through O
which O
the O
little O
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antenna O
may O
protrude O
and O
see O
better O
. O

They O
have O
a O
dragon O
that O
protrudes O
out O
, O
that O
appears O
to O
be O
hand O
painted O
on O
the O
cup O
and O
saucer O
. O

The O
Sacred O
Bloodline O
predates O
Salic O
Law O
by O
almost O
half O
a O
millennium O
, O
Art O
-- O
not O
that O
I O
would O
expect O
this O
fact O
to O
occur O
to O
a O
Chronologically O
Cluless O
Cretin O
who O
thinks O
that O
Virgil O
predated O
Herodotus O
. O

After O
all O
, O
it O
clearly O
predates O
the O
1930s O
folderol O
, O
accomplished O
by O
none O
other O
than O
the O
same O
gents O
responsible O
for O
the O
Visitations O
. O

The O
system O
for O
managing O
the O
web O
pages O
actually O
predates O
most O
of O
the O
lisp O
web-frameworks O
by O
quite O
a O
bit O
, O
and O
the O
pages O
do O
their O
job O
adequately O
, O
so O
there O
's O
no O
incentive O
to O
switch O
from O
PHP O
. O

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fact O
, O
I O
have O
already O
mentioned O
one O
work O
that O
predates O
Jefimenko O
's O
publication O
by O
a O
couple O
of O
decades O
. O

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do O
protrude O
enough O
to O
worry O
about O
, O
even O
if O
we O
ca O
n't O
say O
definitively O
if O
they O
were O
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cause O
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of O
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this O
past O
Sunday O
. O

While O
the O
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bank O
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wo O
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jump O
into O
the O
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to O
prick O
the O
property O
bubble O
, O
it O
wo O
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let O
consumer O
prices O
get O
out O
of O
hand O
either O
. O

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more O
last O
note O
: O
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do O
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know O
why O
this O
happens O
, O
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without O
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benefit O
of O
self-anointing O
, O
their O
spines O
seem O
to O
have O
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effect O
; O
when O
you O
prick O
yourself O
on O
one O
, O
even O
slightly O
, O
it O
hurts O
more O
than O
it O
should O
, O
and O
for O
a O
little O
bit O
longer O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
We O
have O
the O
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plan O
that O
will O
ensure O
that O
we O
prick O
the O
eyes O
of O
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to O
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to O
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& O
quot O
; O

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center O
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the O
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all O
of O
the O
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. O

The O
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based O
on O
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outdated O
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snapshot O
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pipsecd O
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old O
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. O

then O
it O
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that O
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means O
more O
harm O
and O
if O
we O
predate O
the O
foxes O
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we O
decrease O
the O
total O
amount O
of O
predation O
. O

Dear O
Indians B-NORP
, O
The O
article O
is O
highly O
thought O
inductive O
, O
calls O
for O
a O
greatdeal O
of O
introspection O
and O
pricks O
one O
's O
conscience O
too O
... O
. O

Finally O
, O
the O
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predates O
the O
Cretaceous O
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as O
indicated O
by O
subsurface O
geologic O
faulting O
. O

This O
time O
, O
I O
'm O
just O
doing O
it O
to O
prick O
you O
. O

Also O
- O
we O
have O
some O
small O
cracks O
in O
the O
grout O
in O
the O
upper O
corners O
of O
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shower O
, O
where O
we O
have O
& O
quot O
; O
thicker O
& O
quot O
; O
tiles O
that O
protrude O
from O
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wall O
-LRB- O
do O
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know O
the O
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term O
for O
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. O

Ensure O
your O
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wide O
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to O
accommodate O
the O
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that O
protrudes O
over O
the O
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edge O
of O
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card O
. O

AppleScript O
is O
just O
one O
of O
several O
client O
languages O
for O
these O
services O
-LRB- O
it O
was O
n't O
even O
the O
first O
, O
btw O
; O
UserTalk O
predates O
it O
-RRB- O
. O

So O
this O
muddies O
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as O
to O
what O
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concours O
and O
what O
is O
not O
. O

If O
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, O
it O
muddies O
the O
situation O
. O

It O
misdirects O
. O

The O
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enough O
, O
so O
I O
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out O
to O
the O
edge O
of O
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water O
in O
the O
center O
of O
the O
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some O
better O
photographs O
of O
the O
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, O
who O
were O
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not O
concerned O
with O
me O
as O
they O
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and O
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by O
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pool O
of O
water O
in O
the O
center O
of O
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of O
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. O

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to O
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I O
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when O
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for O
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. O

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. O

34 O
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35 O
: O
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to O
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in O
our O
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we O
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fortune O
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38 O
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two O
the O
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diuerse O
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that O
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feare O
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39 O
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40 O
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feare O
of O
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. O

I O
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of O
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And O
that O
is O
where O
you O
can O
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in O
the O
discussion O
. O

a O
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, O
if O
I O
can O
help O
you O
all O
in O
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contemporary O
social O
systemsDramatismDefence-mechanismcritical O
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with O
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to O
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and O
& O
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let O
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their O
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& O
quot O
; O

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went O
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from O
time O
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time O
to O
mingle O
with O
the O
Indians B-NORP
. O

Well O
, O
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told O
her O
two O
friends O
, O
I O
think O
I O
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see O
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up O
with O
for O
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on O
. O

I O
trained O
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, O
much O
more O
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than O
a O
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or O
a O
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to O
kill O
or O
menace O
cats O
and O
it O
did O
n't O
take O
all O
that O
long O
. O

When O
you O
mingle O
with O
meditation O
practitioners O
long O
enough O
, O
you O
can O
expect O
to O
hear O
them O
refer O
to O
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path O
, O
as O
codified O
in O
the O
Yoga-Sutra O
of O
Patanjali O
. O

They O
mingled O
, O
in O
a O
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way O
- O
but O
that O
was O
years O
ago O
. O

Tomorrow O
, O
I O
'll O
open O
the O
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and O
let O
them O
mingle O
with O
the O
community O
. O

Likewise O
, O
Bush O
promised O
that O
Iraq O
's O
alleged O
& O
quot O
; O
weapons O
of O
mass O
destruction O
& O
quot O
; O
-LRB- O
which O
existed O
only O
in O
his O
own O
fevered O
imagination O
-RRB- O
would O
be O
tracked O
down O
, O
again O
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that O
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posed O
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threat O
to O
the O
interests O
and O
security O
of O
the O
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, O
just O
as O
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had O
claimed O
that O
the O
Mamluks O
menaced O
France O
. O

We O
began O
the O
day O
with O
trying O
to O
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the O
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mingle O
with O
each O
other O
. O

Epicoene O
- O
Ben O
Jonson O
With O
such O
we O
mingle O
neither O
braines O
, O
nor O
brests O
; O
our O
wishes O
, O
like O
to O
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make O
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feasts O
, O
Are O
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to O
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, O
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the O
guestes O
. O

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with O
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with O
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in O
it O
, O
and O
I O
misted O
the O
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heads O
, O
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I O
got O
ta O
think O
the O
oil O
has O
turned O
into O
something O
really O
bad O
, O
not O
sure O
if O
I O
should O
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it O
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even O
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cold O
, O
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do O
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first O
oil O
change O
? O

It O
's O
like O
a O
family O
in O
there O
and O
I O
love O
to O
get O
to O
mingle O
with O
ya O
'll O
. O

Some O
folks O
who O
happen O
to O
have O
a O
Chop O
Rite O
grinder O
motorize O
it O
, O
but O
they O
are O
very O
dangerous O
... O

What O
we O
see O
now O
in O
the O
increase O
of O
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activity O
is O
a O
return O
of O
the O
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to O
reclaim O
the O
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and O
will O
probably O
have O
their O
& O
quot O
; O
new O
& O
quot O
; O
species O
with O
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to O
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with O
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to O
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like O
us O
. O

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you O
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to O
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twice O
a O
day O
, O
you O
would O
n't O
have O
to O
worry O
about O
filling O
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reservoir O
. O

The O
idea O
was O
to O
misdirect O
the O
Germans B-NORP
into O
thinking O
there O
was O
something O
important O
behind O
it O
. O

They O
put O
the O
boats O
inside O
to O
protect O
them O
from O
the O
high O
seas O
-- O
it O
did O
n't O
look O
like O
there O
was O
a O
good O
place O
to O
moor O
them O
in O
the O
water O
! O

He O
spent O
his O
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working O
his O
father O
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farm O
, O
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moved O
around O
the O
country O
, O
eventually O
arriving O
in O
Edinburgh O
, O
where O
he O
mingled O
in O
the O
illustrious O
circles O
of O
the O
artists O
and O
writers O
who O
were O
agog O
at O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
Ploughman O
Poet. O
& O
quot O
; O

SRAM O
muddies O
the O
three O
functions O
up O
even O
more O
than O
STI O
. O

Oh O
, O
sorry O
, O
I O
did O
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mean O
to O
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anyone O
. O

When O
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with O
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witnesses O
in O
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to O
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out O
who O
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friend O
, O
with O
whom O
to O
mingle O
and O
listen O
. O

There O
are O
much O
more O
sophisticated O
was O
to O
misdirect O
a O
link O
. O

However O
, O
the O
best O
way O
to O
be O
certain O
is O
to O
treat O
the O
current O
coat O
of O
Alclad O
as O
a O
base O
coat O
and O
mist O
a O
full O
coat O
of O
your O
choice O
over O
it O
. O

They O
also O
have O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
history O
, O
appearing O
to O
mingle O
stuff O
from O
several O
cultures O
. O

Keep O
the O
lipo O
out O
of O
these O
tests O
, O
it O
just O
muddies O
the O
results O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
create O
a O
fighting O
arena O
, O
but O
it O
would O
be O
wonderful O
if O
we O
could O
bring O
them O
in O
occasionally O
, O
to O
mingle O
with O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
family O
. O

Now O
, O
America O
is O
bogged O
down O
in O
an O
unwinnable O
civil O
war O
, O
and O
Al O
Qaeda O
has O
regained O
enough O
strength O
to O
once O
again O
menace O
the O
United O
States.11 O

My O
suspicion O
is O
that O
what O
they O
did O
was O
this O
: O
1-build O
the O
new O
midships O
in O
the O
dock O
2-float O
it O
out O
of O
the O
dock O
and O
moor O
it O
3-pull O
the O
T-2 O
tanker O
into O
the O
dock O
and O
cut O
off O
the O
bow O
and O
stern O
4-pull O
the O
old O
midships O
out O
of O
the O
dock O
5-push O
the O
new O
midships O
back O
into O
the O
dock O
6-reconnect O
the O
bow O
and O
stern O
My O
only O
question O
is O
how O
they O
moved O
the O
bow O
out O
of O
the O
way O
. O

The O
Sephardim O
never O
engaged O
in O
chaffering O
occupations O
nor O
in O
usury O
, O
and O
they O
did O
not O
mingle O
with O
the O
lower O
classes O
. O

Seems O
that O
I O
felt O
it O
mellowed O
a O
bit O
with O
perhaps O
a O
touch O
of O
HF O
rolloff O
. O

That O
's O
the O
hardest O
part O
, O
but O
if O
you O
have O
another O
trick O
to O
do O
next O
, O
you O
can O
take O
the O
time O
to O
work O
them O
out O
of O
the O
deck O
if O
you O
can O
misdirect O
them O
, O
and O
think O
it O

In O
this O
meeting O
, O
all O
spiritual O
people O
, O
they O
appeared O
and O
sat O
in O
this O
association O
, O
in O
order O
to O
be O
completed O
and O
ready O
to O
mingle O
with O
people O
to O
prepare O
for O
the O
time O
of O
Mahdi O
alayhissalam O
. O

In O
front O
of O
Troina O
, O
as O
he O
mingled O
with O
Big O
Red O
One O
troops O
, O
even O
his O
most O
inspired O
butt-kicking O
did O
not O
seem O
to O
work O
. O

However O
, O
the O
next O
time O
you O
use O
the O
car O
, O
it O
mists O
up O
as O
soon O
as O
you O
start O
. O

Then O
you O
can O
mist O
the O
plant O
2x O
a O
week O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
if O
he O
mingled O
his O
money O
with O
hers O
after O
the O
marriage O
, O
there O
's O
a O
good O
chance O
that O
it O
is O
community O
property O
. O

There O
is O
of O
course O
the O
slight O
problem O
that O
the O
Polynesians B-NORP
did O
n't O
keep O
written O
records O
, O
and O
the O
first O
generation O
of O
Europeans B-NORP
to O
mingle O
with O
them O
, O
did O
n't O
keep O
terribly O
good O
records O
. O

I O
archivally O
misted O
them O
to O
protect O
them O
when O
they O
went O
into O
storage O
. O

If O
a O
part O
could O
have O
been O
formed O
by O
flattening O
a O
piece O
of O
tubing O
, O
I O
think O
they O
CNC O
milled O
it O
instead O
. O

-Motivate O
them O
to O
mingle O
with O
others O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
I O
did O
n't O
really O
mingle O
with O
the O
audience O
so O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
who O
was O
out O
there O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
she O
confides O
. O

Sadr O
's O
Mahdi O
Army O
menaced O
the O
demonstrators O
and O
fired O
gunshots O
in O
the O
air O
. O

Personally O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
like O
to O
mist O
, O
but O
your O
orchids O
are O
growing O
well O
for O
you O
so O
if O
it O
ai O
n't O
broke O
do O
n't O
fix O
it O
. O

People O
like O
to O
mingle O
with O
their O
own O
kind O
, O
accept O
it O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
the O
CBN O
misdirected O
the O
nation O
into O
expending O
colossal O
amount O
in O
the O
production O
of O
the O
N1,000 O
note O
and O
within O
less O
than O
two O
years O
of O
introduction O
, O
it O
has O
to O
be O
phased O
out O
. O

Thy O
name O
rouses O
the O
hearts O
ofPunjab O
, O
Sind O
, O
Gujarat O
and O
Maratha O
, O
Of O
the O
Dravida B-NORP
and O
Orissa O
andBengal O
; O
It O
echoes O
in O
the O
hills O
of O
the O
Vindhyasand O
Himalayas O
, O
mingles O
in O
the O
music O
of O
Yamuna O
andGanga O
and O
is O
chanted O
by O
the O
waves O
of O
the O
Indian O
Sea O
. O

Going O
to O
Sequoia O
or O
Yosemite O
is O
a O
once O
a O
year O
thing O
for O
me O
, O
when O
I O
think O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Gosh O
, O
the O
parks O
are O
so O
close O
, O
I O
have O
the O
free O
pass O
and O
I O
really O
should O
go O
over O
there O
and O
mingle O
with O
the O
mob O
of O
tourists. O
& O
quot O
; O

The O
only O
issue O
is O
whether O
you O
believe O
it O
more O
likely O
that O
they O
included O
the O
statement O
to O
misdirect O
the O
audience O
or O
if O
they O
included O
the O
statement O
to O
foreshadow O
the O
story O
. O

In O
fact O
, O
I O
am O
VERY O
appreciative O
that O
a O
scientist O
of O
her O
caliber O
would O
take O
the O
time O
to O
mingle O
with O
us O
rank O
amateurs O
and O
put O
up O
with O
our O
pet O
theories O
. O

However O
, O
the O
Standard O
muddies O
the O
waters O
by O
saying O
: O
14.8.19.3.6.a.3 O

It O
was O
brought O
to O
my O
attention O
that O
I O
misdirected O
a O
link O
on O
the O
cdarta.com O

While O
China O
's O
North O
Korean O
vassal O
menaced O
the O
United O
States O
and O
Japan O
with O
a O
threatened O
missile O
launch O
this O
week O
, O
China O
's O
Prime O
Minister O
Wen O
Jiabao O
conducted O
a O
five-day O
, O
seven-nation O
tour O
of O
Africa O
that O
showcased O
his O
country O
's O
competitive O
advantages O
over O
the O
United O
States O
and O
other O
Western O
countries O
. O

Security O
guards O
with O
unholstered O
guns O
menaced O
workers O
engaged O
in O
sit-downs O
. O

There O
are O
left O
exits O
on O
the O
HOV O
lanes O
which O
are O
on O
the O
inside O
of O
the O
highway O
-LRB- O
a O
place O
that O
tose O
of O
us O
in O
the O
sticks O
would O
have O
a O
median O
-RRB- O
; O
heaven O
forbid O
if O
the O
environmentally O
correct O
in O
their O
carpool O
andor O
hybrid O
and O
on O
their O
high O
horse O
have O
to O
mingle O
with O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
to O
enterexit O
the O
freeway O
... O
. O

I O
did O
not O
like O
to O
mingle O
in O
a O
crowd O
so O
I O
was O
not O
much O
interested O
to O
go O
. O

The O
only O
thing O
that O
would O
mellow O
him O
out O
: O
a O
line O
of O
coke O
. O

Next O
time O
you O
get O
it O
started O
reve O
it O
up O
a O
LITTLE O
, O
after O
it O
's O
warm O
, O
and O
mist O
some O
water O
into O
the O
carb O
. O

Does O
anyone O
here O
have O
a O
Wii O
, O
Miis O
, O
and O
have O
them O
set O
to O
mingle O
? O

Shujaat O
was O
also O
used O
to O
misdirect O
the O
people O
of O
Jamia O
Hafsa O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
wealth O
that O
is O
now O
used O
to O
menace O
, O
cajole O
, O
and O
bribe O
our O
new O
democracy O
. O

They O
go O
to O
the O
right O
places O
, O
they O
mingle O
with O
the O
right O
crowds O
, O
and O
they O
say O
the O
right O
things O
. O

Here O
the O
glass O
darkens O
. O

He O
is O
not O
going O
to O
get O
away O
with O
that O
kind O
of O
driving O
for O
long O
; O
if O
he O
keeps O
trying O
it O
on O
ovals O
someone O
is O
going O
to O
get O
hurt O
- O
either O
in O
the O
accident O
, O
or O
JPM O
will O
when O
someone O
decks O
him O
. O

The O
town O
decks O
out O
the O
main O
: O
street O
with O
quilts O
and O
people O
come O
from O
all O
over O
the O
place O
to O
see O
them O
and O
: O
join O
in O
the O
activities O
for O
the O
day O
. O

And O
Thumper O
is O
so-o-o-o O
inconvenienced O
by O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
trucker O
does O
n't O
seem O
him O
coming O
as O
Thumper O
darts O
from O
lane O
to O
lane O
to O
get O
to O
the O
ramp O
that O
take O
him O
to O
the O
Hollywood O
freeway O
. O

The O
thunder O
was O
loud O
and O
deafens O
. O

My O
2cents O
is O
that O
if O
you O
cover O
the O
linoleum O
with O
any O
finish O
it O
will O
darken O
over O
time O
and O
then O
possibly O
flake O
off O
. O

That O
will O
add O
flavor O
and O
darken O
the O
stock O
. O

One O
other O
thing O
- O
remember O
that O
the O
bruise O
will O
darken O
the O
first O
few O
days O
- O
this O
is O
normal O
and O
does O
n't O
mean O
it O
's O
getting O
worse O
as O
some O
people O
will O
think O
. O

The O
town O
decks O
out O
the O
main O
street O
with O
quilts O
and O
people O
come O
from O
all O
over O
the O
place O
to O
see O
them O
and O
join O
in O
the O
activities O
for O
the O
day O
. O

Surely O
this O
guy O
is O
n't O
the O
first O
crook O
ever O
to O
darken O
E-Bay O
's O
door O
. O

If O
I O
applyed O
a O
stain O
to O
darken O
the O
thing O
? O

Her O
large O
brown O
eyes O
dart O
around O
the O
room O
from O
BunBun O
to O
her O
school O
papers O
and O
chewed-on O
pencils O
on O
the O
floor O
, O
then O
back O
to O
the O
list O
. O

Ivory O
darkens O
as O
it O
ages O
, O
but O
haphazardly O
. O

And O
if O
the O
editorialist O
for O
the O
Times O
ever O
did O
darken O
the O
door O
of O
an O
economics O
class O
, O
it O
is O
sure O
that O
this O
person O
failed O
the O
course O
. O

Once O
when O
I O
left O
her O
for O
three O
days O
, O
she O
took O
the O
opportunity O
of O
my O
coming O
in O
the O
front O
door O
with O
my O
luggage O
to O
dart O
outside O
. O

If O
he O
donated O
to O
the O
IDF O
or O
Magen O
David O
Adom O
, O
he O
should O
not O
be O
allowed O
to O
darken O
the O
Knesset O
's O
doors O
. O

A O
young O
man O
darts O
past O
, O
but O
Housman O
knows O
him O
. O

I O
took O
some O
of O
the O
potassium O
permanganate O
and O
put O
on O
the O
over O
exposed O
light O
areas O
and O
it O
darken O
it O
right O
away O
to O
a O
real O
nice O
brown O
color O
. O

I O
do O
not O
live O
where O
animals O
are O
likely O
to O
dart O
out O
, O
so O
I O
want O
to O
see O
stuff O
in O
the O
roadway O
as O
early O
as O
possible O
. O

Then O
deafen O
yourself O
again O
when O
you O
put O
it O
back O
. O

Of O
course O
I O
was O
going O
very O
slowly O
because O
I O
never O
know O
when O
one O
of O
the O
kids O
will O
dart O
out O
so O
it O
did O
n't O
do O
any O
damage O
. O
-RRB- O

It O
will O
start O
to O
darken O
at O
some O
point O
as O
the O
water O
cooks O
out O
and O
the O
sugar O
begins O
to O
caramelize O
. O

it O
will O
darken O
your O
world O
till O
you O
kill O
in O
the O
name O
of O
Love. O
. O

I O
used O
stain O
to O
darken O
up O
the O
engraving O
, O
and O
to O
color-match O
the O
wood O
, O
which O
I O
finished O
with O
tung-oil O
varnish O
. O

They O
look O
impressive O
, O
and O
could O
deafen O
a O
crowd O
of O
a O
thousand O
easily O
. O

And O
then O
, O
one O
day O
I O
got O
home O
from O
school O
and O
when O
I O
opened O
the O
front O
door O
the O
dog O
darted O
out O
into O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
street O
, O
where O
he O
was O
run O
over O
by O
a O
car O
. O

Licky O
is O
particularly O
interested O
in O
rapid O
movements O
it O
makes O
, O
and O
in O
how O
it O
can O
dart O
in O
and O
out O
from O
under O
the O
covers O
. O

It O
's O
an O
eternity O
when O
you O
're O
trying O
to O
dart O
out O
of O
a O
side O
road O
onto O
a O
busy O
street O
. O

Plus O
it O
darkens O
the O
water O
. O

His O
eyes O
darted O
sideways O
back O
and O
forth O
, O
back O
and O
forth O
, O
left O
to O
right O
to O
left O
, O
back O
and O
forth O
. O

In O
1871 O
Birds O
fly O
over O
the O
western O
part O
of O
San O
Francisco O
in O
such O
large O
numbers O
that O
they O
actually O
darken O
the O
sky O
. O

Optimal O
exposure O
, O
it O
's O
just O
nice O
to O
darken O
in O
processing O
. O

A O
short O
time O
later O
, O
it O
darts O
in O
again O
. O

Let O
's O
hope O
it O
's O
a O
long O
time O
before O
America O
sends O
her O
to O
darken O
our O
country O
again O
. O

As O
the O
sky O
darkens O
, O
we O
'll O
see O
fireflies O
by O
the O
hundreds O
light O
up O
the O
surrounding O
fields O
. O

Iain O
I O
emailed O
it O
this O
afternoon O
- O
please O
let O
me O
know O
if O
the O
quality O
is O
acceptable O
, O
I O
can O
probably O
darken O
it O
up O
if O
needed O
. O

However O
it O
takes O
it O
15 O
to O
20 O
hours O
before O
the O
new O
oil O
darkens O
much O
. O

She O
sat O
there O
looking O
off O
into O
space O
for O
a O
long O
time O
after O
he O
darted O
out O
of O
the O
shop O
and O
eventually O
shook O
out O
of O
it O
. O

The O
guy O
in O
the O
white O
car O
actually O
darted O
between O
the O
two O
police O
cars O
, O
right O
up O
the O
middle O
, O
and O
cut O
off O
the O
one O
on O
the O
left O
before O
speeding O
on O
up O
the O
road O
. O

I O
slowed O
for O
one O
ahead O
of O
me O
in O
the O
road O
, O
and O
two O
more O
darted O
out O
, O
one O
smashing O
into O
the O
left O
side O
of O
the O
van O
. O

In O
Milford O
, O
Romney O
darted O
back O
and O
forth O
at O
what O
could O
have O
been O
a O
presidential O
convention O
, O
with O
Romney O
and O
Sens. O
Christopher O
J. O
Dodd O
-LRB- O
D O
- O
Conn. O
-RRB- O
and O
Barack O
Obama O
-LRB- O
D-Ill O
. O
-RRB- O

She O
still O
darts O
now O
and O
again O
, O
but O
I O
think O
it O
is O
to O
stay O
in O
practice O
-LRB- O
just O
in O
case O
-RRB- O
. O

At O
7:35 O
AM O
-0600 O
21308 O
, O
Jen O
Hutson O
wrote O
: O
I O
think O
we O
will O
always O
have O
to O
dart O
across O
town O
to O
get O
what O
we O
want O
though O
... O

Mal O
's O
scowl O
darkens O
. O

Regardless O
, O
I O
'll O
take O
the O
insults O
, O
and O
if O
one O
of O
these O
creeps O
darkens O
my O
door O
, O
he O
is O
going O
to O
wish O
he O
had O
not O
. O

Well O
, O
a O
charger O
darts O
into O
the O
fray O
, O
whereas O
a O
draught O
horse O
farts O
into O
the O
dray O
. O

And O
if O
he O
imagines O
that O
Israelis B-NORP
are O
uninterested O
in O
football O
, O
might O
I O
suggest O
that O
he O
decks O
himself O
in O
the O
colours O
of O
Hapoel O
and O
sit O
at O
the O
Maccabi O
end O
in O
a O
Tel O
Aviv O
derby O
. O

Near O
the O
end O
of O
the O
day O
, O
the O
sky O
darkened O
, O
and O
Jesus O
was O
& O
quot O
; O
taken O
up O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
which O
could O
be O
interpreted O
that O
he O
was O
saved O
from O
the O
crucifixion O
, O
at O
least O
in O
spirit O
. O

This O
thing O
is O
going O
to O
deafen O
me O
. O

It O
will O
slightly O
darken O
the O
tone O
but O
that O
's O
ok O
for O
most O
strats O
. O

And O
you O
fail O
to O
menion O
what O
happened O
after O
She-Hulk O
decked O
Iron O
Man O
. O

I O
hear O
a O
big O
thump O
from O
upstairs O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
start O
crying O
, O
I O
dart O
up O
the O
stairs O
and O
go O
see O
if O
she O
needs O
help O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
have O
found O
Woolworths O
to O
be O
totally O
arragant O
and O
voted O
with O
my O
feet O
about O
12 O
months O
ago O
I O
now O
only O
darken O
their O
doorstep O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
things O
I O
ca O
n't O
find O
elsewhere O
. O

To O
highlight O
the O
sun O
rays O
, O
which O
to O
me O
is O
the O
interesting O
feature O
in O
the O
photo O
, O
I O
have O
to O
darken O
the O
water O
and O
landmass O
. O

I O
am O
hoping O
it O
will O
darken O
up O
a O
bit O
with O
a O
few O
more O
coats O
. O

That O
's O
when O
I O
darted O
into O
a O
doorway O
, O
joining O
a O
group O
of O
people O
watching O
the O
drama O
of O
this O
bloody O
crackdown O
from O
the O
sanctuary O
of O
a O
five-star O
hotel O
lobby O
. O

They O
wo O
n't O
darken O
if O
your O
are O
behind O
the O
windshield O
of O
a O
car O
however O
. O

She O
could O
n't O
even O
focus O
; O
her O
eyes O
darted O
back O
and O
forth O
in O
her O
head O
. O

Deck O
the O
boat O
with O
lots O
of O
money O
, O
tra-la-la-la-la O
etc O
etc O
. O

The O
problem O
with O
the O
Lacquer O
is O
that O
it O
darkens O
and O
eventually O
fails O
, O
especially O
in O
areas O
of O
wear O
so O
that O
you O
end O
up O
with O
parts O
of O
it O
tarnishing O
and O
parts O
still O
shiney O
. O

To O
say O
that O
the O
name O
' O
Jesus O
' O
decks O
the O
grave O
-LRB- O
in O
the O
sense O
of O
adorning O
, O
embellishing O
or O
adding O
lustre O
to O
it O
-RRB- O
is O
no O
different O
to O
the O
sense O
we O
are O
supposed O
to O
read O
into O
its O
use O
as O
applied O
to O
' O
Shakspeare O
' O
on O
the O
monument O
. O

I O
read O
it O
as O
he O
was O
looking O
for O
a O
polarizer O
that O
darkened O
the O
sky O
but O
did O
n't O
need O
to O
be O
rotated O
to O
maintain O
the O
effect O
. O

A O
volcano O
of O
ash O
darkens O
the O
sky O
. O

They O
'll O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
deafen O
your O
customers O
. O

He O
grinned O
at O
her O
as O
she O
darted O
inside O
so O
that O
he O
could O
lock O
the O
door O
behind O
her O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
like O
auto O
darkening O
helmets O
, O
it O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
they O
darken O
too O
late O
. O

Just O
report O
it O
, O
Google B-ORG
wo O
nt O
talk O
to O
you O
in O
human O
form O
, O
they O
are O
" O
too O
busy O
" O
. O

Soon O
she O
'll O
return O
millions O
more O
" O
space O
seeds O
" O
for O
students O
on O
Earth B-LOC
to O
study O
. O

European B-ORG
Union I-ORG
officials O
visiting O
the O
Athens B-GPE
landfill O
last O
month O
drew O
the O
same O
conclusion O
and O
warned O
that O
they O
may O
demand O
that O
Greece B-GPE
return O
some O
money O
unless O
the O
authorities O
here O
use O
it O
to O
promote O
recycling O
. O

In O
addition O
, O
provincial O
and O
local O
governments O
have O
arrested O
journalists O
and O
closed O
newspapers O
that O
report O
on O
matters O
perceived O
as O
socially O
offensive O
or O
critical O
of O
the O
government O
. O

I O
used O
a O
smiley O
face O
, O
did O
n't O
I O
? O
Does O
Fox B-ORG
news O
not O
report O
the O
Republican O
critter O
's O
transgressions O
? O

Anyway O
, O
either O
return O
an O
error O
code O
or O
put O
the O
requesting O
task O
to O
sleep O
until O
the O
next O
clock O
tick O
and O
try O
again O
. O

Identify O
, O
analyze O
, O
and O
report O
any O
serious O
compliance O
issues O
, O
and O
develop O
action O
plan O
for O
approval O
by O
management O
. O

Sharif O
Brothers O
can O
return O
. O

Your O
' O
answer O
' O
did O
n't O
address O
the O
specific O
question O
because O
you O
never O
did O
return O
one O
to O
walmart O
remember O
, O
you O
refused O
to O
shop O
there O
and O
pay O
for O
my O
return O
privledges O
? O

wrote O
: O
Hmm O
-- O
I O
had O
searched O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
archives O
before O
posting O
my O
follow O
- O
up O
, O
but O
found O
no O
mention O
of O
any O
change O
like O
this O
; O
and O
my O
bank O
which O
does O
return O
checks O
has O
not O
said O
anything O
about O
it O
. O

A O
lot O
of O
people O
must O
have O
been O
shocked O
by O
a O
recent O
survey O
conducted O
by O
Assumption O
University O
in O
which O
about O
two O
- O
thirds O
of O
respondents O
said O
they O
would O
sell O
their O
votes O
in O
exchange O
for O
cash O
or O
benefits O
, O
and O
most O
would O
not O
report O
poll O
fraud O
to O
election O
officials O
. O

The O
supreme O
court O
ruled O
that O
Sharif B-PERSON
could O
return O
to O
contest O
elections O
, O
but O
when O
he O
did O
so O
nearly O
two O
weeks O
ago O
, O
the O
authorities O
put O
him O
on O
a O
plane O
to O
Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
. O

Some O
patients O
also O
report O
experiencing O
anxiety O
, O
mania O
, O
hallucinations O
, O
and O
suicidality O
on O
the O
drug O
. O

Inmates O
report O
that O
complaints O
filed O
through O
institutions O
are O
often O
ignored O
, O
said O
Donna O
Brewer O
, O
executive O
director O
of O
prisoner O
- O
advocacy O
group O
Garden O
State O
CURE O
Inc. O
Inmates O
also O
report O
frequently O
that O
the O
officers O
they O
complain O
about O
retaliate O
against O
them O
, O
Brewer O
said O
. O

If O
they O
match O
we O
report O
success O
and O
return O
the O
corresponding O
value O
. O

Some O
software O
will O
report O
the O
correlation O
between O
the O
estimates O
. O

No O
, O
it O
does O
n't O
look O
terribly O
good O
for O
the O
Yankees O
' O
pitching O
right O
now O
if O
they O
do O
n't O
re-sign O
Pettitte O
and O
/ O
or O
convince O
Clemens O
to O
return O
. O

It O
was O
too O
rough O
to O
cross O
the O
infamous O
Doom O
Bar O
so O
the O
rescue O
helicopter O
returned O
to O
airlift O
him O
to O
shore O
. O

Gary O
Neville O
is O
still O
injured O
but O
should O
return O
from O
injury O
within O
a O
week O
or O
so O
. O

Reporting O
centres O
have O
been O
set O
up O
across O
the O
county O
, O
to O
enable O
people O
to O
report O
hate O
incidents O
at O
a O
range O
of O
locations O
within O
the O
community O
. O

Ms O
Reynolds O
has O
advised O
farmers O
across O
the O
UK B-GPE
to O
examine O
their O
animals O
carefully O
and O
immediately O
report O
anything O
suspicious O
. O

Words O
can O
not O
report O
how O
highly O
satisfied O
I O
am O
with O
the O
consequences O
I O
achieved O
from O
using O
the O
remedy O
for O
7 O
brief O
weeks O
. O

To O
order O
books O
from O
the O
Read O
Ireland O
Book O
Review O
' O
simply O
return O
the O
Newsletter O
by O
clicking O
your O
reply O
button O
. O

Do O
you O
really O
think O
the O
store O
would O
just O
return O
$ O
20 O
without O
a O
coupon O
? O

" O
Mr. O
Merrik O
, O
have O
Her O
Majesty O
's O
shuttle O
dock O
in O
the O
main O
hangar O
bay O
; O
Marines B-NORP
to O
report O
for O
honor O
guard O
detail O
. O

wrote O
: O
Ideally O
I O
would O
like O
to O
get O
on O
some O
kind O
of O
Columbia O
House O
type O
of O
mailing O
list O
, O
where O
each O
new O
Bach B-PERSON
arrangement O
transcription O
for O
guitar O
can O
be O
automatically O
mailed O
to O
me O
and O
charged O
to O
my O
American B-ORG
Express I-ORG
unless O
I O
return O
them O
within O
24 O
hours O
. O

" O
We O
will O
make O
every O
effort O
to O
put O
the O
necessary O
programs O
and O
other O
pieces O
of O
a O
comprehensive O
reintegration O
program O
in O
place O
so O
that O
we O
can O
eventually O
return O
our O
inmates O
home O
, O
" O
Frank B-PERSON
said O
. O

and O
honest O
buyers O
will O
report O
any O
suspicious O
bidding O
pattern O
they O
notice O
. O

Another O
FRTF O
recommendation O
I O
especially O
like O
is O
, O
return O
Soaring O
to O
being O
a O
great O
magazine O
. O

Voltages O
from O
the O
meter O
could O
report O
defects O
even O
when O
router O
is O
working O
OK O
. O

Shannon B-FAC
I O
am O
surprised O
no O
one O
seems O
to O
mention O
that O
it O
took O
Voldemort O
5 O
books O
to O
return O
- O
yet O
Harry B-PERSON
managed O
to O
do O
it O
in O
one O
sentence O
. O

I O
find O
it O
very O
annoying O
when O
labs O
report O
potassium O
results O
that O
are O
incompatible O
with O
life O
, O
knowing O
full O
well O
the O
sample O
was O
no O
doubt O
hemolyzed O
, O
without O
at O
least O
a O
comment O
acknowledging O
the O
fact O
. O

I O
return O
messages O
at O
my O
convenience O
. O

As O
for O
a O
larger O
umbrellas O
group O
, O
it O
's O
something O
to O
consider O
and O
hopefully O
Jacobs B-ORG
will O
return O
to O
that O
topic O
in O
the O
future O
. O

Under O
this O
single O
- O
payer O
program O
for O
the O
elderly O
, O
people O
report O
less O
hassle O
, O
easier O
access O
, O
lower O
out O
- O
of O
- O
pocket O
expenses O
and O
more O
satisfaction O
than O
those O
with O
private O
insurance O
. O

Users O
with O
this O
problem O
report O
dark O
muddy O
looking O
prints O
that O
in O
no O
way O
matches O
the O
screen O
image O
. O

If O
this O
happens O
, O
you O
must O
complete O
and O
return O
the O
Court O
summons O
. O

The O
older O
transponders O
simply O
return O
the O
squawk O
code O
that O
was O
assigned O
by O
ATC O
and O
entered O
by O
the O
pilot O
. O

People O
who O
take O
part O
in O
conservation O
projects O
report O
subjective O
health O
benefits O
, O
ascribed O
to O
being O
outdoors O
and O
to O
feeling O
part O
of O
a O
greater O
system O
connecting O
beyond O
the O
individual O
. O

You O
can O
also O
register O
on O
that O
website O
and O
report O
your O
sightings O
. O

I O
was O
what O
they O
called O
a O
seminar O
junkie O
, O
however O
, O
I O
also O
knew O
the O
education O
was O
priceless O
and O
would O
return O
ten O
fold O
. O

These O
memories O
do O
not O
return O
full O
- O
blown O
with O
all O
details O
razor O
- O
sharp O
, O
but O
modern O
search O
engines O
quickly O
fill O
in O
the O
missing O
pieces O
. O

But O
Ansa O
also O
asserted O
that O
Imola O
could O
return O
in O
2008 O
with O
a O
different O
organiser O
, O
following O
the O
expiry O
of O
the O
' O
Sagis O
' O
deal O
, O
and O
if O
new O
paddock O
and O
pit O
facilities O
have O
been O
erected O
. O

We O
can O
also O
report O
that O
well O
- O
informed O
House B-ORG
sources O
now O
report O
that O
another O
GOP B-NORP
member O
who O
will O
soon O
be O
caught O
up O
in O
" O
Foley O
- O
like O
" O
problems O
is O
GOP O
Rep. O
David O
Dreier O
of O
California B-GPE
. O

Mr O
Bentley O
also O
said O
that O
Mr O
Yahya O
made O
it O
clear O
he O
did O
not O
trust O
the O
British B-NORP
media O
to O
report O
world O
affairs O
accurately O
. O

I O
did O
this O
by O
hacking O
Proguard O
to O
change O
all O
the O
calls O
to O
System.getPropery O
to O
become O
calls O
to O
some O
other O
method O
where O
I O
can O
just O
simply O
return O
null O
. O

Kubuntu O
always O
takes O
a O
little O
longer O
to O
get O
polished O
in O
the O
Ubuntu O
dev O
cycle O
, O
so O
that O
means O
more O
breakage O
and O
more O
bugs O
to O
report O
: O
Ah O
sweet O
breakage. O
. O

A O
small O
piece O
of O
DNA O
that O
helps O
bacteria O
commonly O
found O
in O
US B-GPE
meat O
and O
poultry O
resist O
several O
antibiotics O
has O
also O
been O
found O
in O
the O
plague O
bacillus O
Yersinia O
pestis O
, O
gene O
sequence O
researchers O
report O
. O

Some O
witnesses O
report O
seeing O
him O
nearby O
at O
a O
convenience O
store O
buying O
some O
love O
wax O
and O
sex O
air O
freshener O
when O
the O
attack O
started O
. O

He O
later O
returned O
for O
an O
acoustic O
version O
of O
" O
Dreams O
, O
" O
as O
well O
as O
an O
a O
cappella O
version O
of O
" O
Cabo O
Wabo O
. O
" O

And O
, O
in O
several O
instances O
, O
Davol O
also O
did O
not O
accurately O
report O
the O
possible O
severity O
of O
complaints O
to O
the O
agency O
, O
a O
copy O
of O
an O
inspection O
report O
obtained O
by O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
York I-ORG
Times I-ORG
under O
the B-LAW
Freedom I-LAW
of I-LAW
Information I-LAW
Act I-LAW
shows O
. O

Any O
good O
Chihuahua O
breeder O
is O
going O
to O
have O
a O
policy O
that O
allows O
owners O
to O
return O
pets O
rather O
than O
abandon O
them O
. O

I O
'm O
almost O
tempted O
to O
try O
Zenni O
for O
$ O
65 O
and O
if O
it O
does O
n't O
work O
out O
either O
return O
them O
and O
recoup O
$ O
32.50 O
, O
then O
spring O
for O
the O
more O
expensive O
ones O
at O
Optical4Less O
. O

The O
Delhi O
High O
Court O
ruling O
clears O
the O
path O
for O
Mr. O
Soren O
to O
return O
to O
ministerial O
office O
either O
at O
the O
Centre O
or O
at O
the O
State O
level O
. O

Did O
God O
not O
have O
the O
intelligence O
to O
accurately O
report O
whether O
Iraq B-GPE
had O
WMD O
? O

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you O
can O
return O
image O
as O
string O
and O
set O
proper O
Content-type O
in O
response.headers O
. O

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can O
not O
report O
how O
greatly O
pleased O
I O
am O
with O
the O
outcome O
from O
using O
this O
stuff O
after O
3 O
short O
months O
. O

" O
If O
you O
react O
like O
this O
, O
they O
will O
just O
give O
it O
to O
you O
more O
, O
" O
he O
told O
Kumble O
, O
and O
the O
composure O
immediately O
returned O
. O

This O
will O
stitch O
and O
blend O
everything O
and O
should O
report O
any O
errors O
during O
the O
process O
. O

I O
think O
we O
should O
erradicate O
all O
introduced O
pests O
and O
return O
the O
native O
animals O
. O

But O
Chino O
returned O
to O
Spain B-GPE
a O
different O
man O
. O

Before O
I O
report O
amazing O
temperatures O
to O
my O
doctor O
, O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
know O
if O
I O
'm O
setting O
myself O
up O
for O
a O
big O
embarrassment O
. O

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report O
any O
bugs O
you O
may O
find O
, O
so O
they O
can O
get O
fixed O
before O
the O
final O
release O
. O

Even O
though O
these O
cards O
wo O
n't O
report O
any O
card O
practices O
that O
would O
work O
in O
your O
favor O
, O
any O
problems O
that O
go O
to O
collections O
will O
work O
against O
you O
. O

If O
you O
're O
intent O
on O
doing O
it O
yourself O
, O
then O
you O
'll O
need O
something O
like O
a O
" O
colour O
restoring O
" O
polish O
which O
is O
actually O
a O
very O
mild O
cutting O
compound O
to O
return O
the O
colour O
to O
something O
like O
it's O
original O
condition O
, O
and O
a O
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wax O
for O
further O
protection O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
agree O
with O
them O
, O
and O
I O
often O
do O
n't O
, O
but O
I O
get O
reams O
of O
data O
and O
some O
interesting O
insights O
when O
my O
blogging O
friends O
report O
on O
political O
issues O
like O
abuse O
of O
the O
environment O
, O
or O
on O
the O
questionable O
veracity O
of O
a O
candidate O
. O

I O
did O
once O
report O
some O
fucks O
in O
a O
white O
Acura B-ORG
who O
pulled O
similar O
shit O
with O
me O
... O

Manufacturers O
also O
like O
the O
electronic O
system O
because O
it O
helps O
stop O
fraud O
by O
identifying O
those O
who O
return O
products O
while O
still O
trying O
to O
collect O
on O
rebates O
. O

Although O
the O
court O
did O
not O
specifically O
address O
media O
websites O
, O
lawyers O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
case O
said O
the O
ruling O
would O
protect O
newspapers O
and O
other O
media O
that O
report O
defamatory O
remarks O
by O
third O
parties O
on O
their O
websites O
but O
not O
on O
their O
pages O
or O
on O
air O
. O

There O
are O
other O
ways O
hull O
design O
can O
return O
energy O
to O
the O
sytem O
. O

The O
National O
Museum O
of O
Kenya B-GPE
requested O
in O
February O
2006 O
that O
Hampton O
return O
the O
statue O
, O
and O
in O
September O
the O
university O
decided O
to O
loan O
it O
permanently O
to O
the O
Mwakiru O
family O
, O
said O
Milligan O
. O

Patrick O
Alan O
Watts O
wrote O
: O
I O
've O
never O
had O
any O
problems O
using O
this O
function O
to O
return O
an O
embedded O
asset O
as O
a O
bitmap O
which O
I O
can O
then O
manipulate O
or O
attach O
. O

I O
personally O
have O
no O
preference O
as O
to O
whether O
it O
returns O
strings O
or O
native O
types O
for O
numeric O
values O
. O

CBS B-ORG
and O
AP B-ORG
report O
that O
43 O
people O
died O
" O
including O
24 O
officers O
" O
-- O
police O
officers O
. O

And O
then O
there O
's O
good O
, O
old O
- O
fashioned O
guilt O
: O
14 O
percent O
of O
workers O
report O
feeling O
guilty O
about O
missing O
work O
while O
on O
vacation O
. O

The O
US B-GPE
press O
still O
ca O
n't O
report O
what O
the O
European B-NORP
press O
reported O
yesterday O
-- O
that O
Omar O
Jaburi O
maintains O
an O
" O
initial O
hospital O
report O
confirmed O
what O
she O
has O
said O
. O
" O

8th O
graders O
will O
report O
to O
school O
at O
the O
regular O
time O
, O
while O
6th O
and O
7th O
graders O
will O
report O
to O
school O
by O
following O
a O
two O
- O
hour O
bus O
delay O
schedule O
. O

I O
have O
seen O
Carfax O
reports O
, O
and O
the O
info O
they O
report O
is O
pretty O
accurate O
. O

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fgets O
function O
will O
return O
a O
null O
pointer O
if O
no O
characters O
were O
read O
from O
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stream O
, O
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the O
answer O
to O
the O
first O
part O
is O
YES O
. O

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function O
will O
always O
return O
an O
int O
const O
--- O
which O
is O
the O
same O
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an O
int O
, O
given O
that O
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is O
ignored O
on O
non-class O
type O
rvalues O
. O

On O
the O
bright O
side O
, O
that O
has O
left O
me O
prepared O
-- O
I O
hope O
-- O
to O
handle O
most O
recovery O
wards O
I O
'm O
likely O
to O
encounter O
over O
the O
next O
20 O
. O

The O
terror O
organizations O
, O
in O
particular O
Hamas B-ORG
have O
made O
continuous O
attempts O
to O
kill O
or O
injure O
Israeli B-NORP
civilians O
and O
IDF O
forces O
, O
especially O
in O
the O
area O
adjacent O
to O
the O
Gaza B-GPE
security O
fence O
. O

Ability O
to O
multi-task O
, O
prioritize O
and O
handle O
ambiguity O
. O

In O
the O
next O
seven O
years O
, O
the O
technological O
might O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
could O
not O
keep O
mosquitoes O
from O
carrying O
a O
disease O
across O
the O
nation O
to O
sicken O
nearly O
7,000 O
people O
and O
kill O
654 O
victims O
. O

The O
paper O
says O
the O
sharpshooters O
could O
be O
dispatched O
to O
handle O
kidnappings O
, O
riots O
or O
any O
incidents O
involving O
firearms O
that O
might O
develop O
at O
the O
Beijing B-GPE
games O
. O

Most O
of O
these O
devices O
do O
n't O
pull O
anywhere O
near O
the O
15 O
amps O
most O
sockets O
can O
handle O
20 O
for O
commercial O
grade O
circuits O
. O

- O
For O
each O
thread O
that O
finds O
the O
array O
empty O
, O
kill O
the O
thread O
. O

Anyone O
who O
tries O
to O
claim O
ownership O
will O
thereby O
kill O
off O
the O
volunteer O
collaboration O
. O

Our O
tax O
professionals O
who O
handle O
federal O
tax O
issues O
bring O
the O
experience O
and O
commitment O
necessary O
to O
deliver O
tax O
compliance O
and O
advisory O
services O
to O
help O
meet O
our O
clients O
specific O
needs O
. O

As O
it O
takes O
118 O
C O
to O
get O
the O
vapor O
pressure O
of O
acetic O
acid O
to O
1 O
atm O
a O
distillation O
should O
kill O
most O
bacteria O
irrespective O
of O
whether O
a O
column O
is O
used O
reflux O
or O
not O
. O

Israeli B-NORP
occupation O
troops O
kill O
Palestinian B-NORP
near O
Gaza B-GPE
border O
: O
The O
middle O
- O
aged O
Palestinian B-NORP
was O
found O
, O
unarmed O
, O
in O
a O
no O
- O
man O
's O
land O
along O
the O
fence O
south O
of O
the O
Karni O
crossing O
with O
Israel B-GPE
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
doctors O
said O
. O

Willingness O
to O
provide O
consulting O
for O
various O
project O
efforts O
to O
handle O
or O
facilitate O
UNIX O
Security O
related O
topicsissues O
. O

Feel O
free O
to O
back O
up O
that O
assertion O
with O
reference O
to O
a O
posting O
in O
which O
I O
have O
claimed O
that O
cyclists O
never O
kill O
pedestrians O
. O

It O
can O
handle O
three O
foot O
drifts O
without O
problems O
according O
to O
the O
yanks O
, O
not O
so O
sure O
about O
that O
myself O
, O
but O
have O
n't O
seen O
even O
a O
1 O
- O
foot O
drift O
since O
I O
left O
Scotland B-GPE
so O
doubt O
I O
'll O
find O
out O
soon O
. O

Some O
Buddhist O
sects O
will O
kill O
members O
of O
other O
Buddhist O
sects O
for O
not O
having O
the O
right O
religion O
. O

Disclaimer O
: O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
detailed O
knowledge O
on O
how O
editors O
and O
C O
processors O
handle O
multibyte O
sequence O
today O
, O
but O
I O
would O
suspect O
the O
natural O
choice O
for O
external O
encoding O
source O
files O
on O
disk O
is O
UTF O
. O

not O
sure O
Apple O
Mail O
can O
handle O
this O
properly O
though O
... O
: O

which O
ca O
n't O
be O
explained O
anyway O
whose O
side O
was O
the O
Queen O
on O
and O
why O
did O
n't O
she O
really O
kill O
or O
banish O
him O
instead O
of O
enjoying O
his O
plays O
I O
think O
the O
Queen O
, O
on O
the O
advice O
of O
Burghley O
and O
probably O
Essex O
, O
who O
got O
his O
advice O
from O
Bacon O
at O
that O
time O
, O
MAY O
have O
tacitly O
agreed O
to O
a O
plan O
to O
remove O
Marley B-PERSON
's O
name O
permanently O
from O
the O
record O
of O
living O
citizens O
on O
her O
little O
island O
. O

I O
drove O
back O
to O
the O
hotel O
and O
worked O
on O
a O
fix O
to O
handle O
poor O
reception O
areas O
for O
several O
hours O
9 O
connected O
remotely O
to O
my O
machine O
in O
San B-GPE
Jose I-GPE
, O
CA O
, O
then O
posted O
the O
fix O
on O
our O
web O
site O
so O
that O
he O
could O
automatically O
upgrade O
his O
WingX O
while O
at O
Oshkosh O
and O
test O
it O
the O
next O
day O
. O

Description O
: O
Small O
stand O
alone O
system O
which O
can O
handle O
basic O
PC O
tasks O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
mean O
super-specialized O
applications O
like O
SABRE O
or O
a O
top O
bank O
using O
the O
mainframe O
to O
handle O
many O
banking O
terminals O
. O

Friis O
said O
there O
's O
a O
lot O
of O
uncertainty O
around O
how O
day O
care O
center O
employees O
should O
handle O
children O
's O
sexuality O
. O

Walter O
Cohen O
wrote O
: O
Can O
the O
Wagner O
Power O
Sprayers O
handle O
painting O
a O
ceiling O
? O

Reasons O
: O
i O
simplicity O
in O
circuitry O
, O
ii O
comparatively O
large O
tubes O
& O
sockets O
make O
soldering O
easier O
, O
iii O
accidental O
slip O
of O
the O
test O
prod O
might O
not O
kill O
a O
tube O
but O
might O
a O
transistor O
, O
iv O
yeah O
, O
I O
like O
to O
see O
those O
filaments O
glow O
, O
too O
, O
v O
can O
still O
get O
those O
tubes O
but O
some O
transistors O
you O
ca O
n't O
find O
anywhere O
, O
v O
throw-away O
technology O
boards O
is O
bad O
ecology O
... O
give O

Having O
trouble O
finding O
a O
printer O
who O
can O
handle O
really O
long O
charts O
? O

How O
will O
you O
handle O
this O
new O
- O
found O
freedom O
and O
the O
past O
you O
must O
revisit O
? O

Even O
the O
slightest O
cut O
would O
kill O
them O
be O
releasing O
the O
poison O
into O
their O
primary O
circulatory O
systems O
. O

Wertz O
was O
there O
, O
another O
election O
worker O
, O
the O
three O
members O
of O
the O
county O
's O
electoral O
board O
and O
Hugh O
Gallagher O
, O
the O
election O
expert O
with O
whom O
the O
county O
contracts O
to O
handle O
programming O
and O
verifying O
the O
machines O
. O

61007 O
Iraq O
Baghdad O
20 O
26 O
A O
" O
coffin O
bomb O
" O
adds O
to O
the O
misery O
as O
Islamic O
terrorists O
kill O
twenty O
Iraqis B-NORP
in O
various O
attacks O
. O

From O
the O
tests O
I O
've O
run O
, O
Linux O
may O
bitch O
about O
the O
partition O
boundaries O
but O
10.2 O
and O
10.3 O
definitely O
handle O
the O
result O
just O
fine O
. O

That O
will O
kill O
any O
live O
organisms O
. O

" O
While O
there O
are O
13 O
root O
servers O
, O
these O
servers O
are O
mirrored O
so O
that O
over O
100 O
servers O
handle O
the O
queries O
that O
go O
to O
the O
root O
server O
. O

They O
will O
often O
kill O
farm O
animals O
- O
usually O
the O
only O
source O
of O
income O
for O
farmers O
- O
for O
food O
, O
and O
are O
frequently O
poisoned O
by O
farmers O
as O
pests O
. O

For O
these O
39 O
skill O
points O
, O
you O
can O
have O
near O
maxed O
LSDS O
which O
give O
you O
okay O
lightning O
attacks O
plus O
awesome O
AoE O
attack O
that O
can O
kill O
500 O
cows O
once O
you O
have O
finished O
kicking O
a O
couple O
of O
them O
. O

These O
emails O
are O
filtered O
and O
read O
by O
office O
staff O
who O
handle O
routine O
replies O
. O

Plain O
incandescents O
are O
cheap O
and O
can O
handle O
spikes O
that O
kill O
LEDs O
, O
but O
LEDbulbs O
are O
still O
kinda O
spendy O
to O
take O
chances O
with O
. O

The O
Indian B-NORP
government O
has O
attempted O
to O
crush O
the O
insurgency O
through O
its O
military O
power O
, O
shielded O
by O
a O
drastic O
law O
that O
allows O
the O
security O
forces O
to O
shoot O
, O
arrest O
or O
kill O
on O
suspicion O
alone O
. O

" O
So O
far O
, O
my O
simplified O
tax O
code O
is O
about O
4 O
or O
5 O
lines O
long O
and O
would O
probably O
handle O
about O
99.9 O
percent O
of O
the O
cases O
fairly O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
really O
do O
nt O
get O
it O
why O
rogues O
got O
that O
skill O
since O
they O
did O
nt O
have O
caster O
problems O
but O
warrior O
problems O
and O
they O
still O
ca O
nt O
kill O
a O
warrior O
or O
feral O
druid O
Perhaps O
because O
the O
game O
does O
n't O
revolve O
around O
pvp O
only O
? O

Imagine O
what O
would O
have O
happened O
to O
the O
gang O
if O
Buffy O
had O
arrived O
a O
moment O
later O
- O
after O
Faith O
killed O
Angel O
- O
and O
then O
saw O
Post O
's O
perfidy O
. O

He O
will O
kill O
all O
evil O
tendencies O
, O
once O
just O
once O
if O
he O
gets O
birth O
in O
our O
hearts O
. O

Recently O
, O
with O
our O
company O
's O
update O
to O
PHP5 O
yeah O
yeah O
, O
I O
know O
we O
were O
looking O
to O
replace O
the O
software O
we O
use O
on O
our O
web O
service O
to O
handle O
real O
- O
time O
payments O
and O
customer O
lookups O
. O

What O
, O
kill O
every O
monster O
in O
LOS O
? O

our O
hired O
mercenaries O
can O
kill O
Iraqis B-NORP
and O
we O
protect O
them O
from O
the O
puppet O
government O
The O
argument O
will O
be O
over O
who O
lost O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
why O
Vince B-PERSON
there O
will O
be O
no O
argument O
. O

In O
1985 O
Terrorists O
kill O
20 O
and O
wound O
110 O
attacking O
El B-ORG
Al I-ORG
at O
Rome B-GPE
and O
Vienna B-GPE
airports O
. O

The O
extra O
code O
required O
to O
handle O
all O
input O
types O
is O
minimal O
. O

To O
know O
what O
happens O
if O
we O
kill O
any O
rabbit O
creating O
problems O
in O
the O
farm O
. O

How O
did O
the O
Mayor O
handle O
911 O
? O

An O
800 O
K O
disk O
using O
GCR O
formatting O
, O
Apple B-ORG
specific O
requires O
a O
special O
drive O
and O
controller O
which O
can O
handle O
the O
sector O
encoding O
and O
has O
either O
a O
variable O
rotation O
speed O
or O
hardware O
and O
software O
compensation O
for O
the O
variable O
bit O
widths O
that O
will O
be O
produced O
if O
a O
fixed O
speed O
drive O
is O
used O
. O

EPrints O
has O
a O
growing O
list O
of O
plugins O
that O
can O
handle O
requirements O
as O
diverse O
as O
importing O
publications O
from O
PubMed O
or O
creating O
mashups O
using O
Google O
Maps O
. O

The O
Lyme O
patients O
subjecting O
themselves O
to O
long O
hours O
in O
these O
small O
chambers O
apparently O
hope O
that O
high O
- O
pressure O
oxygen O
will O
enhance O
oxygen O
- O
dependent O
immune O
mechanisms O
and O
kill O
spirochetes O
lurking O
beyond O
the O
reach O
of O
antibiotics O
. O

Al-Hayat O
: O
Special O
UN B-GPE
envoy O
Lakhdar O
Brahimi O
had O
to O
delay O
his O
return O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
because O
the O
Bush B-GPE
's O
decision O
to O
besiege O
Fallujah B-GPE
and O
kill O
600 O
there O
in O
revenge O
for O
the O
killing O
of O
4 O
private O
commandos O
. O

wrote O
: O
Because O
operating O
a O
multi-ton O
machine O
is O
a O
complicated O
task O
and O
doing O
it O
improperly O
can O
easily O
injure O
or O
kill O
others O
. O

The O
latest O
outbreak O
killed O
poultry O
in O
Anhui B-GPE
province O
. O

Not O
sure O
about O
how O
pppd O
will O
handle O
multiple O
authentication O
protocol O
requirements O
too O
. O

Your O
identity O
as O
a O
smoker O
is O
gone O
; O
the O
crutch O
which O
helped O
you O
handle O
situations O
is O
kicked O
out O
from O
under O
you O
; O
your O
body O
and O
mind O
begin O
to O
play O
quite O
clever O
tricks O
on O
you O
to O
get O
their O
drug O
. O

Om O
, O
I O
agree O
that O
radiation O
will O
kill O
bacteria O
but O
salmonella O
and O
e O
. O

Carriers O
usually O
handle O
claims O
in O
order O
of O
sevaraty O
. O

We O
can O
never O
become O
a O
religion O
in O
that O
sense O
, O
lest O
we O
kill O
usefulness O
by O
getting O
bogged O
down O
in O
theological O
contention O
. O
" O

We O
handle O
the O
gross O
implication O
. O

When O
you O
handle O
several O
platforms O
you O
can O
easily O
be O
confused O
. O

But O
saying O
that O
more O
needed O
to O
be O
done O
, O
he O
called O
for O
state O
and O
national O
lawmakers O
to O
require O
independent O
prosecutors O
- O
rather O
than O
local O
district O
attorneys O
- O
to O
handle O
all O
police O
brutality O
cases O
. O

Strong O
ability O
to O
handle O
multiple O
projects O
simultaneously O
. O

It O
would O
n't O
let O
me O
manually O
kill O
the O
browser O
at O
all O
even O
through O
task O
manager O
, O
when O
the O
bug O
happens O
. O

If O
a O
vet O
is O
n't O
available O
, O
a O
gunshot O
or O
a O
crushing O
blow O
to O
the O
skull O
, O
with O
a O
large O
hammer O
, O
are O
merciful O
ways O
to O
kill O
an O
injured O
small O
animal O
. O

Are O
there O
any O
" O
special O
folder O
items O
" O
or O
gems O
that O
handle O
them O
in O
ruby O
? O

One O
loses O
all O
control O
in O
that O
instant O
, O
and O
if O
a O
six O
ounce O
lead O
is O
flying O
somewhere O
out O
of O
control O
, O
you O
can O
quite O
easily O
kill O
somebody O
! O

Western B-ORG
Electric I-ORG
formed O
a O
subsidiary O
the O
following O
January O
to O
handle O
Western B-NORP
's O
non-telephone O
interests O
. O

" O
Close O
observation O
of O
the O
way O
in O
which O
cats O
kill O
their O
prey O
has O
revealed O
that O
there O
is O
an O
unusual O
jaw O
movement O
employed O
to O
bring O
about O
an O
almost O
instantaneous O
death O
. O

posted O
: O
" O
Stroke O
, O
heart O
disease O
and O
cancers O
kill O
millions O
compared O
to O
the O
thousands O
killed O
by O
rabies. O
" O

Fagots O
who O
kill O
dogs O
like O
Clint O
Kitchen O
of O
Oke O
Creek O
Drive O
. O

wrote O
: O
Blizzard O
, O
in O
the O
next O
expansion O
could O
you O
please O
NOT O
include O
Hemet O
Nessingwary O
and O
his O
dire O
" O
go O
out O
and O
kill O
30 O
cows O
and O
then O
kill O
another O
30 O
cows O
and O
then O
repeat O
" O
style O
of O
quests O
. O

She O
has O
also O
also O
attacked O
those O
insurgents O
who O
deliberately O
kill O
civilians O
or O
use O
them O
as O
human O
shields O
. O

Since O
I O
do O
not O
normally O
handle O
our O
telephone O
bills O
, O
I O
took O
his O
statement O
at O
face O
value O
and O
gave O
them O
the O
statement O
they O
wanted O
characteristically O
, O
as O
we O
later O
found O
out O
, O
it O
was O
taken O
by O
a O
different O
operator O
who O
had O
n't O
made O
the O
initial O
misrepresentation O
to O
me O
. O

" O
Israeli B-NORP
forces O
kill O
two O
Hamas B-ORG
gunmen O
in O
Gaza B-GPE
raid O
" O
Israeli B-NORP
troops O
and O
armor O
crossed O
into O
the O
central O
Gaza B-GPE
Strip I-GPE
on O
Thursday O
, O
killing O
two O
Hamas B-ORG
gunmen O
in O
clashes O
, O
Palestinian B-NORP
witnesses O
and O
hospital O
officials O
said O
. O

Can O
SafariMac O
handle O
proprietary O
attributes O
like O
" O
TOPMARGIN O
" O
? O

Caveat O
: O
In O
20 O
years O
of O
PC-ing O
, O
I O
have O
never O
found O
a O
program O
that O
can O
, O
to O
my O
expectations O
, O
handle O
both O
email O
and O
news O
reading O
. O

If O
the O
villains O
goal O
is O
to O
kill O
the O
hero O
or O
take O
over O
the O
world O
or O
kill O
beloved O
supporting O
characters O
in O
order O
to O
get O
to O
the O
hero O
then O
they O
ca O
n't O
really O
win O
. O

Most O
tap O
water O
supplies O
also O
contain O
significant O
chlorine O
additives O
to O
kill O
bacteria O
and O
chlorine O
ruins O
the O
smell O
and O
taste O
of O
the O
water O
. O

Google B-ORG
is O
literally O
changing O
the O
way O
we O
store O
, O
find O
, O
access O
and O
handle O
information O
, O
Google B-ORG
is O
changing O
the O
way O
we O
do O
business O
, O
meet O
, O
socialize O
, O
play O
and O
think O
! O

Jackson B-GPE
swept O
triumphantly O
through O
the O
early O
primaries O
: O
Alabama B-GPE
, O
Washington B-GPE
DC I-GPE
, O
Georgia B-GPE
, O
Louisiana B-GPE
, O
Mississippi B-GPE
, O
Puerto B-GPE
Rico I-GPE
and O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

They O
swept O
Atlanta B-GPE
at O
Turner O
Field O
. O

The O
Boston O
Massacre O
occurred O
in O
September O
, O
1978 O
when O
my O
beloved O
Yankees B-ORG
thrashed O
and O
swept O
the O
BoSox O
in O
Boston B-GPE
nearly O
completing O
their O
come O
- O
from O
- O
behind O
15 O
- O
12 O
game O
defecit O
on O
the O
way O
to O
yet O
another O
World B-EVENT
Series I-EVENT
title O
. O

Hi O
gang O
, O
I O
have O
acquired O
a O
beautifull O
old O
-LRB- O
but O
thrashed O
-RRB- O
deco O
- O
looking O
couch O
. O

I O
think O
that O
what O
they O
really O
suspect O
is O
that O
the O
cat O
is O
finally O
getting O
a O
chance O
to O
curl O
up O
in O
a O
warm O
bed O
with O
someone O
who O
wo O
n't O
thrash O
around O
and O
steal O
the O
covers O
. O

But O
, O
after O
British B-NORP
teams O
practicing O
Kodokan O
judo O
soundly O
thrashed O
the O
Germans B-NORP
in O
1929 O
, O
most O
of O
Germany B-GPE
's O
5,600 O
male O
and O
137 O
female O
judoka O
claimed O
to O
be O
practicing O
Kodokan O
judo O
rather O
than O
Rahn O
's O
" O
European B-NORP
jiu O
- O
jitsu O
" O
. O

I O
theorize O
that O
one O
benefit O
may O
be O
that O
they O
do O
n't O
break O
their O
teeth O
as O
they O
thrash O
around O
up O
there O
. O

A O
massive O
Turkish B-NORP
counter-attack O
, O
led O
in O
person O
by O
Mustafa O
Kemal O
, O
swept O
these O
two O
battalions O
from O
the O
heights O
. O

The O
long O
- O
standing O
enmity O
between O
the O
two O
groups O
turned O
even O
deadlier O
after O
Hamas B-ORG
swept O
parliamentary O
elections O
in O
January O
2006 O
, O
ending O
four O
decades O
of O
Fatah B-NORP
rule O
. O

Three O
Soviet O
Army O
Groups O
on O
9 O
Aug O
swept O
such O
delusions O
aside O
, O
along O
with O
the O
Kwantung O

This O
tendancy O
is O
a O
little O
worrying O
considering O
her O
father O
was O
castrated O
when O
he O
was O
about O
two O
years O
old O
, O
one O
would O
think O
that O
these O
disorders O
would O
thrash O
themselves O
out O
by O
the O
time O
they O
'd O
become O
a O
grown O
up O
. O

So O
I O
grasped O
my O
broom O
and O
swept O
mightily O
and O
soon O
had O
a O
mountain O
of O
leaves O
. O

Bush B-GPE
puts O
in O
Goss O
who O
then O
sweeps O
the O
place O
clean O
. O

Never O
before O
has O
our O
ethical O
horizon O
been O
swept O
so O
clean O
as O
it O
is O
today O
. O

Perhaps O
something O
else O
can O
thrash O
some O
real O
mode O
state O
when O
you O
sleep O
. O

Her O
narrow O
neck O
swept O
down O
to O
slender O
white O
shoulders O
, O
and O
below O
them O
a O
pair O
of O
wonderfully O
ripe O
young O
breasts O
bulged O
as O
if O
trying O
to O
escape O
the O
tight O
white O
bra O
that O
held O
them O
in O
. O

Prior O
to O
the O
MOT O
i O
put O
some O
diesel O
treatment O
into O
the O
diesel O
tank O
and O
changed O
the O
air O
filter O
and O
thrashed O
it O
for O
about O
a O
week O
before O
the O
Mot O
was O
due O
but O
it O
still O
failed O
the O
emissions O
??. O

I O
have O
n't O
had O
any O
particular O
problems O
with O
DVD O
player O
software O
either O
, O
other O
than O
region O
coding O
, O
and O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
DVD O
player O
software O
has O
to O
thrash O
and O
flail O
around O
on O
your O
hard O
drive O
for O
an O
ungodly O
amount O
of O
time O
before O
playing O
a O
DVD O
. O

On O
Aug. O
1 O
, O
2007 O
, O
I O
watched O
in O
absolute O
horror O
as O
Child O
Protective O
Services O
swept O
five O
little O
, O
innocent O
children O
into O
a O
system O
that O
is O
supposedly O
in O
place O
to O
protect O
our O
children O
. O

Efficient O
land O
distribution O
through O
society O
colleting O
rental O
values O
sweeps O
those O
struggles O
and O
inefficiencies O
aside O
. O

Back O
in O
the O
late O
'70s O
, O
early O
'80s O
as O
a O
college O
student O
, O
I O
thoroughly O
thrashed O
my O
only O
transportation O
, O
a O
1971 O
Honda O
CB100 O
. O

Thanks O
to O
all O
, O
especially O
to O
Judith O
who O
patiently O
swept O
up O
the O
crumbs O
. O

Just O
remember O
to O
check O
oil O
and O
coolant O
regularly O
and O
thrash O
it O
all O
the O
time O
. O

He O
said O
the O
policemen O
who O
thrashed O
Hussain O
were O
not O
from O
any O
particular O
police O
station O
but O
were O
deployed O
on O
special O
security O
duty O
. O

But O
in O
her O
final O
book O
, O
Rowling O
simply O
sweeps O
aside O
the O
multitude O
of O
the O
Ministry O
's O
sins O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
Voldemort O
's O
bloody O
coup O
. O

She O
tried O
to O
steer O
grey O
away O
, O
owner O
of O
small O
fluffy O
dog O
let O
dog O
follow O
closer O
and O
grey O
thrashed O
it O
, O
injuring O
it O
badly O
. O

Swept O
me O
straight O
back O
to O
my O
primary O
school O
days O
... O

A O
powerful O
wind O
swept O
the O
cue O
card O
from O
his O
assistant O
's O
hand O
. O

AJ O
sniffed O
it O
out O
and O
promptly O
thrashed O
Angle O
yet O
again O
. O

Mini O
gearboxes O
are O
not O
very O
reliable O
anyway O
, O
particularly O
when O
we O
thrash O
our O
cars O
. O

The O
social O
flux O
sweeps O
us O
along O
like O
a O
bit O
of O
dust O
. O

Put O
38 O
drill O
rod O
into O
chuck O
- O
it O
sweeps O
out O
a O
cone O
- O
waaay O
to O
much O
error O
- O
so O
there O
is O
some O
angle O
on O
the O
chuck O
with O
respect O
to O
the O
spindle O
- O
that O
's O
not O
good O
. O

In O
the O
UK B-GPE
, O
Hoover B-PERSON
cleaners O
were O
sold O
with O
the O
slogan O
" O
It O
beats O
as O
it O
sweeps O
as O
it O
cleans O
, O
" O
attributed O
mainly O
to O
the O
beater O
bar O
that O
came O
along O
with O
it O
. O

OT O
- O
Teens O
thrash O
fake O
cop O
. O

To O
cite O
- O
He O
sweeps O
yellow O
leaves O
or O
gathers O
years O
in O
a O
heap O
burns O
to O
merge O
with O
dust O
The O
first O
line O
gives O
a O
clear O
picture O
of O
the O
persona O
who O
is O
engaged O
in O
a O
task O
of O
cleaning O
the O
garden O
. O

Worse O
still O
for O
the O
merengues O
, O
while O
Madrid B-GPE
thrashed O
about O
blindly O
like O
an O
epileptic O
in O
an O
Ibiza O
nightclub O
, O
Barcelona B-GPE
have O
been O
a O
model O
of O
efficiency O
, O
buying O
the O
players O
they O
most O
needed O
-LRB- O
except O
a O
new O
goalkeeper O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
buying O
them O
quickly O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
absolutely O
thrashed O
myself O
this O
week O
, O
and O
i O
need O
the O
recovery O
-RRB- O
. O

He O
also O
thrashed O
and O
kicked O
him O
out O
of O
the O
place O
. O

He O
soundly O
thrashed O
his O
brother O
William B-PERSON
... O
. O

Any O
sensible O
reading O
of O
our O
exchanges O
shows O
you O
comprehensively O
thrashed O
on O
each O
and O
every O
occasion O
. O

-RRB- O
-LRB- O
I O
wish O
they O
thrashed O
a O
BMW B-ORG
instead O
... O

In O
addition O
, O
when O
the O
personal O
responsibility O
is O
something O
which O
is O
hushed O
away O
and O
swept O
beneath O
the O
carpet O
just O
not O
to O
offend O
the O
weaker O
or O
the O
less O
talented O
, O
then O
the O
individual O
is O
left O
wo O
boundaries O
in O
a O
state O
of O
personal O
chaos O
regarding O
norms O
and O
rules O
and O
limits O
concerning O
the O
broad O
society O
and O
him O
. O

Meanwhile O
, O
more O
than O
300 O
police O
and O
military O
personnel O
shortly O
after O
dawn O
Sunday O
swept O
through O
11 O
locations O
in O
Ruso O
district O
in O
a O
search O
operation O
and O
apprehended O
seven O
suspected O
militants O
, O
including O
a O
man O
identified O
as O
31 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Anand O
Sarai O
, O
who O
wanted O
by O
the O
government O
on O
charges O
of O
threatening O
national O
security O
. O

Democrats B-NORP
swept O
in O
on O
promises O
to O
end O
the O
war O
and O
tackle O
a O
host O
of O
popular O
domestic O
issues O
, O
including O
raising O
the O
minimum O
wage O
, O
reducing O
prices O
on O
prescription O
drugs O
, O
promoting O
stem O
cell O
research O
and O
ending O
corruption O
. O

Her O
robe O
glowed O
with O
the O
whiteness O
of O
snow O
in O
the O
sunshine O
and O
swept O
in O
majestic O
folds O
to O
the O
ground O
. O

The O
FJ O
- O
2 O
is O
a O
very O
close O
relative O
of O
the O
USAF O
F O
- O
86 O
Sabre O
-- O
in O
most O
respects O
they O
are O
identical O
, O
The O
F O
- O
86 O
was O
adapted O
for O
carrier O
use O
as O
a O
quick O
fix O
for O
the O
USN O
's O
need O
for O
a O
high O
performance O
swept O
wing O
fighter O
during O
the O
Korean O
war O
. O

A O
black O
hole O
is O
an O
older O
system O
, O
which O
has O
presumably O
swept O
its O
region O
clear O
of O
most O
gas O
and O
dust O
. O

When O
I O
replied O
that O
speaking O
to O
a O
friend O
was O
not O
a O
crime O
, O
they O
dragged O
me O
into O
their O
Gypsy O
and O
thrashed O
me O
. O

You O
can O
thrash O
your O
straw O
man O
harder O
than O
that O
, O
Roberta O
. O

This O
became O
confirmed O
when O
he O
basically O
thrashed O
Tim O
Drake O
in O
a O
Titans O
issue O
a O
few O
months O
ago O
. O

The O
political O
prisoners O
of O
Belmarsh O
barely O
exist O
; O
and O
a O
big O
, O
brave O
posse O
of O
Metropolitan O
police O
never O
swept O
away O
Maya O
Evans O
as O
she O
publicly O
grieved O
for O
British B-NORP
soldiers O
killed O
in O
the O
cause O
of O
nothing O
except O
rotten O
power O
. O

Private O
clubs O
and O
amateur O
events O
might O
thrash O
on O
for O
a O
short O
while O
. O

his O
boss O
will O
tie O
him O
to O
a O
pillar O
outside O
the O
building O
and O
have O
him O
publicly O
thrashed O
. O

Acura B-ORG
swept O
the O
podium O
with O
Kuno O
Wittmer O
, O
of O
Montreal B-GPE
, O
Ontario B-GPE
, O
finishing O
second O
and O
Brandon O
Davis O
, O
of O
Denver B-GPE
, O
Colo. B-GPE
, O
finishing O
third O
. O

She O
thrashed O
and O
thrashed O
in O
pain O
from O
her O
intestines O
decomposing O
within O
her O
. O

Murray O
thrashed O
by O
Baghdatis O
August O
15 O
2007 O
at O
02:25 O
AM O
Cincinnati B-GPE
, O
Ohio B-GPE
- O
Britain B-GPE
's O
Andy O
Murray O
continued O
to O
struggle O
as O
he O
recovers O
from O
a O
wrist O
injury O
, O
losing O
6 O
- O
1 O
, O
6 O
- O
2 O
on O
Tuesday O
to O
Marcos O
Baghdatis O
in O
the O
first O
round O
of O
the O
ATP O
Cincinnati O
Masters O
. O

She O
once O
swept O
an O
Admiral O
clear O
off O
his O
feet O
. O

No O
wonder O
the O
Microsoft O
monopoly O
swept O
them O
away O
nearly O
a O
decade O
later O
. O

So O
there O
has O
been O
no O
particular O
glee O
in O
watching O
the O
Raiders O
thrash O
about O
the O
past O
few O
months O
with O
the O
agents O
for O
top O
draft O
pick O
JaMarcus O
Russell O
. O

I O
hardly O
ever O
see O
magpies O
since O
west O
Nile O
swept O

When O
people O
come O
in O
her O
long O
brushy O
tail O
sweeps O
the O
floor O
, O
she O
's O
just O
so O
happy O
to O
see O
people O
! O

They O
thrashed O
balors O
with O
ease O
. O

Standard O
symmetric O
wing O
sections O
on O
tail O
configured O
as O
45 O
degree O
swept O
surfaces O
. O

But O
it O
did O
have O
many O
self O
contradictory O
properties O
swept O
under O
the O
carpet O
, O
in O
so O
far O
as O
I O
know O
, O
and O
that O
does O
make O
it O
very O
similar O
. O

A O
scary O
thing O
is O
to O
drive O
on O
a O
road O
that O
suddenly O
turns O
90 O
degrees O
, O
sweeps O
a O
wide O
arc O
, O
then O
turns O
another O
90 O
degrees O
. O

Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
candidate O
Kevin O
Rudd O
swept O
to O
power O
in O
a O
landslide O
victory O
over O
Liberal O
incumbent O
John O
Howard O
, O
the O
second O
- O
longest O
serving O
prime O
minister O
in O
Australian B-NORP
history O
. O

The O
performance O
is O
incredible O
-LRB- O
having O
had O
the O
opportunity O
to O
really O
thrash O
one O
around O
-LRB- O
not O
my O
own O
-RRB- O
I O
gained O
an O
immense O
appreciation O
for O
the O
car O
's O
features O
and O
performance O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
dramatic O
footage O
includes O
clips O
of O
suspected O
UDA O
gunmen O
opening O
fire O
on O
police O
during O
the O
fierce O
rioting O
that O
swept O
through O
loyalist O
areas O
after O
the O
contentious O
Whiterock O
parade O
in O
Belfast B-GPE
in O
2005 O
. O

Everybody O
's O
ragging O
on O
McCloud O
-LRB- O
Boy O
, O
he O
sucks O
as O
a O
fighter O
. O

As O
this O
Snake O
moved O
into O
the O
paragraphs O
of O
the O
wisecracks O
which O
it O
contained O
it O
wreaked O
and O
thrashed O
all O
the O
non-Jewish O
interest O
of O
these O
States O
. O

The O
reason O
why O
I O
'm O
asking O
is O
because O
I O
'm O
using O
this O
for O
a O
program O
to O
compute O
digits O
of O
pi O
, O
and O
there O
's O
programs O
out O
there O
that O
seldom O
thrash O
the O
disk O
. O

Severe O
weather O
swept O
through O
Michigan B-GPE
on O
Friday O
, O
with O
a O
possible O
tornado O
touchdown O
in O
the O
town O
of O
Fenton O
, O
according O
to O
affiliate O
WNEM O
. O

It O
must O
suck O
to O
be O
you O
. O

You O
flounder O
and O
thrash O
about O
, O
all O
the O
while O
having O
not O
one O
single O
small O
clue O
. O

Anti-government O
rebels O
from O
the O
Lord O
's O
Resistance O
Army O
in O
the O
most O
northerly O
districts O
of O
Uganda B-GPE
swept O
along O
and O
across O
it O
, O
fighting O
and O
stealing O
children O
- O
boys O
for O
soldiers O
and O
girls O
for O
concubines O
. O

I O
thrashed O
around O
for O
12 O
mile O
. O

And O
the O
animals O
would O
thrash O
about O
... O

They O
thrashed O
rubbish O
on O
the O
streets O
. O

Now O
, O
with O
the O
changes O
in O
lining O
materials O
, O
swept O
surface O
finishes O
and O
the O
possibility O
of O
inappropriate O
ABS O
function O
, O
I O
prefer O
to O
replace O
suspect O
brake O
linings O
... O

Her O
left O
hand O
swept O
the O
flimsy O
bikini O
top O
beneath O
her O
heaving O
breasts O
so O
she O
could O
tweak O
her O
right O
nipple O
with O
her O
fingers O
. O

The O
typical O
response O
to O
this O
sort O
of O
thing O
is O
that O
the O
staff O
segregates O
into O
three O
groups O
. O

Trees O
need O
various O
things O
in O
order O
to O
survive O
and O
you O
will O
need O
to O
take O
care O
of O
them O
if O
they O
are O
to O
shade O
you O
from O
the O
sun O
for O
years O
to O
come O
. O

They O
use O
tactics O
to O
segregate O
people O
so O
that O
they O
can O
have O
votebanks O
. O

In O
my O
view O
polygons O
are O
more O
useful O
than O
polylines O
when O
you O
actual O
want O
to O
have O
a O
closed O
shape O
and O
want O
to O
be O
able O
to O
shade O
the O
shape O
. O

The O
question O
is O
, O
which O
one O
seeded O
the O
other O
? O

A O
certified O
check O
is O
one O
where O
the O
bank O
segregates O
the O
money O
to O
pay O
the O
check O
, O
and O
basically O
treats O
it O
, O
as O
far O
as O
their O
customer O
is O
concerned O
, O
as O
if O
it O
has O
already O
been O
cashed O
, O
whether O
it O
has O
or O
has O
not O
. O

It O
clearly O
segregates O
the O
IE O
stuff O
and O
does O
n't O
obsess O
about O
it O
- O
and O
frankly O
, O
I O
absolutely O
need O
to O
know O
how O
to O
accommodate O
IE O
for O
reasons O
stated O
above O
. O

I O
seethe O
now O
each O
time O
I O
hear O
one O
of O
these O
promos O
. O

harbours O
all O
over O
the O
world O
, O
to O
sequester O
the O
mineral O
deposits O
for O
the O
future O
. O

As O
a O
result O
, O
people O
learn O
to O
lie O
, O
cheat O
, O
steal O
, O
and O
shade O
the O
truth O
- O
to O
do O
whatever O
is O
necessary O
to O
get O
what O
they O
want O
. O

Let O
's O
start O
with O
railroads O
, O
and O
let O
's O
make O
sure O
we O
electrify O
them O
so O
they O
will O
run O
on O
things O
other O
than O
fossil O
fuel O
or O
, O
if O
we O
have O
to O
run O
them O
partly O
on O
coal-fired O
power O
plants O
, O
at O
least O
scrub O
the O
emissions O
and O
sequester O
the O
CO2 O
at O
as O
few O
source-points O
as O
possible O
. O

That O
's O
why O
He O
segregated O
us O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O

It O
certainly O
seeded O
in O
me O
a O
distrust O
of O
conservative O
governments O
, O
both O
in O
terms O
of O
social O
policy O
and O
their O
management O
of O
the O
economy O
. O

At O
the O
very O
least O
, O
we O
should O
n't O
be O
merely O
pretending O
to O
segregate O
women O
from O
combat O
. O

They O
also O
seeded O
the O
seed O
of O
trouble O
for O
many O
generations O
to O
come O
. O

In O
my O
case O
, O
I O
would O
like O
to O
be O
able O
to O
shade O
an O
entire O
state O
then O
reduce O
the O
opacity O
for O
selected O
counties O
. O

But O
, O
when O
I O
shade O
the O
arc O
with O
the O
cup O
so O
I O
ca O
n't O
see O
it O
, O
then O
the O
surface O
of O
the O
work O
gets O
much O
more O
visible O
. O

With O
the O
nanoparticles O
, O
we O
can O
sequester O
both O
of O
these O
reagents O
within O
nanometers O
of O
each O
other O
, O
in O
vivo O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Murthy O
said O
. O

It O
's O
as O
if O
the O
band O
were O
a O
murder-trial O
jury O
, O
sequestered O
from O
the O
outside O
world O
. O

ExxonMobil O
and O
others O
are O
teaming O
up O
with O
the O
European O
Union O
to O
assess O
the O
viability O
of O
geological O
carbon O
storage O
, O
based O
in O
part O
on O
our O
experience O
in O
the O
North O
Sea O
Sleipner O
gas O
field O
, O
where O
we O
've O
sequestered O
one O
million O
metric O
tons O
of O
CO2 O
each O
year O
since O
1998 O
. O

The O
next O
thing O
to O
do O
is O
to O
segregate O
him O
from O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
household O
at O
nite O
. O

REG O
has O
proposed O
and O
I O
have O
agreed O
that O
we O
will O
try O
to O
segregate O
our O
Uploads O
this O
way O
: O
RMU O
1 O
: O
Opera O
Files O
only O
. O

Or O
segregate O
him O
, O
so O
you O
do O
n't O
hear O
him O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
They O
tried O
to O
put O
a O
lot O
of O
safeties O
deep O
over O
the O
top O
, O
they O
tried O
to O
shade O
the O
linebackers O
out O
there O
, O
and O
we O
did O
a O
great O
job O
of O
adjusting O
during O
the O
second O
half O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Owens O
said O
. O

The O
newsgroups O
are O
free O
and O
open O
to O
all O
, O
and O
to O
try O
to O
segregate O
the O
aus.photo O
group O
is O
very O
discriminating O
. O

Look O
for O
the O
left O
to O
seethe O
. O

On O
a O
side O
note O
, O
I O
understand O
that O
the O
other O
cats O
were O
n't O
happy O
that O
we O
had O
to O
sequester O
Odessa O
in O
the O
bedroom O
the O
night O
before O
we O
took O
her O
in O
. O

It O
is O
meant O
to O
segregate O
. O

This O
afternoon O
, O
we O
were O
dismayed O
to O
find O
that O
the O
trees O
that O
used O
to O
shade O
the O
spring O
have O
been O
removed O
. O

However O
, O
it O
is O
extremely O
difficult O
, O
if O
at O
all O
possible O
, O
to O
shade O
such O
clouds O
conviencingly O
, O
if O
that O
is O
needed O
. O

so O
we O
can O
sit O
here O
and O
seethe O
about O
a O
dead O
man O
? O

Now O
while O
COD4 O
looks O
great O
in O
the O
newer O
vids O
, O
I O
noticed O
that O
there O
are O
n't O
many O
colors O
which O
will O
help O
with O
sharper O
graphics O
, O
as O
it O
is O
easier O
to O
shade O
everyhting O
in O
the O
enviroment O
, O
making O
it O
less O
taxing O
on O
the O
system O
. O

Also O
, O
we O
have O
adaptors O
for O
the O
LCD O
screens O
that O
shade O
the O
sun O
out O
so O
that O
you O
can O
actually O
SEE O
what O
you O
are O
shooting O
... O

It O
diverts O
the O
carbon O
from O
the O
land O
, O
does O
not O
sequester O
carbon O
, O
but O
puts O
it O
back O
into O
the O
atmosphere. O
, O
and O
mines O
the O
soil O
of O
micronutrients O
. O

I O
gave O
them O
a O
web O
address O
to O
segregate O
any O
spam O
. O

So O
if O
the O
extinction O
of O
Man O
is O
to O
be O
avoided O
then O
it O
is O
a O
simple O
fact O
that O
man O
must O
reduce O
CO2 O
emissions O
to O
match O
the O
rate O
at O
which O
nature O
will O
sequester O
the O
pollutant O
. O

So O
we O
brought O
him O
home O
and O
sequestered O
him O
in O
the O
back O
bedroom O
until O
he O
could O
get O
his O
strength O
and O
get O
to O
know O
us O
. O

Another O
possible O
approach O
is O
to O
use O
a O
nomogram O
to O
segregate O
moderate-risk O
patients O
on O
the O
basis O
of O
vs O
disease O
and O
risk O
for O
pT3 O

That O
as O
long O
as O
they O
live O
in O
a O
non-Islamic O
society O
, O
they O
must O
segregate O
themselves O
, O
avoid O
cordial O
relations O
with O
non-Muslims O
, O
and O
prepare O
for O
the O
day O
when O
they O
can O
seize O
state O
power O
and O
enforce O
the O
Islamic O
Order O
. O

Lacking O
any O
reason O
to O
believe O
that O
this O
is O
so O
-LRB- O
or O
to O
trust O
one O
distro O
over O
another O
-RRB- O
it O
would O
be O
prudent O
frst O
to O
use O
an O
XP O
partition O
manager O
, O
so O
as O
to O
segregate O
and O
unpartition O
enough O
drive O
space O
-LRB- O
say O
5 O
to O
10 O
Gb O
-RRB- O
to O
instal O
a O
full-featured O
Linux O
distro O
. O

In O
the O
end O
, O
after O
five O
wars O
and O
two O
intifadas O
, O
the O
Palestinians B-NORP
still O
seethed O
. O

You O
need O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
shade O
THE O
POTS O
, O
but O
not O
THE O
PLANTS O
. O

Daniel O
seethed O
. O

This O
is O
just O
a O
reminder O
that O
it O
is O
easy O
to O
segregate O
or O
discard O
all O
messages O
that O
are O
crossposts O
to O
multiple O
newsgroups O
-LRB- O
and O
are O
thus O
likely O
to O
be O
off-topic O
-RRB- O
. O

No O
wonder O
so O
much O
of O
the O
world O
seethes O
that O
only O
Americans O
can O
vote O
for O
the O
next O
president O
of O
the O
United O
States O
. O

This O
is O
the O
United O
States O
of O
America O
and O
I O
am O
proud O
of O
that O
fact O
, O
but O
I O
do O
not O
segregate O
another O
race O
for O
any O
cause O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
Most O
of O
them O
& O
quot O
; O
did O
NOT O
return O
to O
Israel O
, O
as O
Tiglath O
Pileser O
III O
took O
half O
and O
scattered O
them O
among O
the O
nations O
, O
and O
seeded O
the O
nations O
into O
Israel O
. O

I O
know O
I O
will O
get O
flack O
here O
but O
I O
think O
they O
did O
and O
we O
need O
to O
segregate O
our O
schools O
again O
. O

The O
company O
also O
said O
that O
Google.org O
, O
the O
philanthropic O
for-profit O
subsidiary O
that O
Google O
seeded O
in O
2004 O
with O
three O
million O
shares O
of O
its O
stock O
, O
would O
invest O
in O
energy O
start-ups O
. O

analysts O
seeded O
it O
with O
hundreds O
of O
articles O
from O
nonclassified O
documents O
like O
the O
C.I.A O
. O

Shoaepane O
seethed O
with O
anger O
as O
she O
told O
her O
story O
. O

But O
I O
do O
n't O
believe O
that O
the O
answer O
is O
to O
segregate O
them O
... O

I O
still O
would O
like O
to O
thank O
the O
person O
who O
did O
the O
upload O
and O
those O
very O
few O
who O
seeded O
my O
download O
. O

wrote O
: O
I O
knew O
it O
was O
the O
wrong O
time O
of O
year O
to O
plant O
grass O
, O
but O
I O
was O
impatient O
so O
I O
seeded O
it O
anyway O
. O

The O
world O
would O
be O
better O
off O
, O
Dr. O
Allegre O
believes O
, O
if O
these O
& O
quot O
; O
denouncers O
& O
quot O
; O
became O
less O
political O
and O
more O
practical O
, O
by O
proposing O
practical O
solutions O
to O
head O
off O
the O
dangers O
they O
see O
, O
such O
as O
developing O
technologies O
to O
sequester O
C02 O
. O

In O
a O
75g O
, O
you O
might O
not O
even O
need O
to O
sequester O
the O
males O
away O
from O
the O
alpha O
JD O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
count O
it O
; O
-RRB- O
Anyways O
, O
just O
my O
opinion O
, O
and O
everyone O
has O
one O
. O

The O
KJV O
, O
however O
, O
segregates O
these O
books O
between O
the O
Testaments O
. O

Once O
she O
does O
come O
home O
, O
we O
are O
going O
to O
segregate O
her O
from O
the O
other O
cats O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
days O
so O
that O
she O
has O
the O
recuperation O
time O
that O
she O
needs O
to O
get O
over O
this O
. O

-LRB- O
Apryl O
N O
Paris O
-RRB- O
wrote O
: O
What O
I O
was O
stating O
was O
that O
I O
had O
seen O
a O
post O
that O
had O
ONLY O
that O
line O
in O
it O
, O
-LRB- O
and O
the O
probability O
that O
a O
person O
would O
state O
on O
two O
different O
occasions O
that O
they O
had O
never O
heard O
of O
it O
before O
, O
and O
that O
be O
all O
, O
seeded O
odd O
to O
me O
-RRB- O
It O
would O
only O
be O
odd O
if O
it O
had O
been O
posted O
by O
the O
same O
person O
, O
which O
it O
was O
not O
. O

Trying O
to O
figure O
out O
how O
to O
post O
this O
to O
Jungleland O
or O
Dime O
but O
have O
n't O
figured O
out O
how O
to O
get O
it O
seeded O
yet O
. O

I O
seethed O
. O

I O
've O
also O
read O
where O
you O
should O
bring O
a O
new O
cat O
into O
the O
house O
in O
a O
slow O
process O
, O
by O
keeping O
them O
sequestered O
in O
their O
own O
room O
for O
a O
while O
, O
letting O
the O
first O
cat O
get O
used O
to O
the O
smells O
, O
etc. O
This O
could O
be O
a O
problem O
for O
me O
, O
since O
I O
live O
in O
an O
apartment O
. O

The O
girl O
sat O
up O
and O
shaded O
her O
eyes O
to O
see O
the O
girl O
in O
front O
of O
her O
. O

IF O
there O
was O
true O
freedom O
in O
this O
country O
, O
we O
'd O
have O
the O
freedom O
to O
integrate O
OR O
segregate O
. O

I O
thought O
it O
was O
getting O
burned O
by O
the O
heat O
from O
the O
concrete O
but O
it O
does O
n't O
come O
back O
no O
matter O
how O
much O
I O
water O
it O
, O
shade O
it O
, O
fertilize O
it O
, O
areate O
it O
... O
. O

The O
Red O
Sox O
used O
to O
segregate O
the O
bleachers O
in O
this O
fashion O
-- O
you O
could O
n't O
get O
from O
the O
bleachers O
to O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
stands O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
if O
it O
's O
a O
good O
idea O
to O
segregate O
your O
content O
-- O
better O
to O
provide O
all O
listeners O
with O
as O
many O
ways O
to O
listen O
as O
possible O
. O

i O
pulled O
over O
and O
glassed O
him O
for O
a O
while O
. O

I O
've O
seen O
battleships O
glaze O
the O
sky O
and O
crash O
into O
the O
horizon. O
. O

You O
ca O
n't O
propagandize O
or O
sloganeer O
them O
, O
or O
their O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
, O
and O
they O
're O
out O
the O
door O
. O

I O
have O
a O
very O
complex O
cp O
problem O
, O
and O
I O
ca O
n't O
tell O
you O
how O
many O
times O
I O
've O
seen O
a O
doctor O
's O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
, O
and O
then O
they O
shake O
their O
heads O
and O
stop O
me O
as O
I O
'm O
explaining O
what O
's O
wrong O
with O
me O
. O

Since O
getting O
back O
to O
full-health O
and O
back O
to O
work O
, O
I O
have O
n't O
been O
able O
to O
spare O
it O
that O
much O
time O
, O
but O
whenever O
I O
get O
a O
spare O
moment O
, O
my O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
and O
I O
'm O
off O
. O

when O
narrow O
or O
partially O
land-locked O
& O
quot O
; O
I O
can O
glaze O
out O
any O
one O
of O
the O
windows O
in O
my O
house O
and O
see O
clearly O
the O
lough O
, O
loch O
, O
or O
lake O
that O
I O
live O
by O
, O
or O
at O
least O
, O
by O
which O
the O
house O
is O
situated O
, O
both O
the O
North O
Lough O
and O
the O
lower O
salt-marsh O
. O

Maintaining O
the O
integrity O
of O
the O
power O
grid O
is O
one O
of O
those O
topics O
that O
make O
your O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
-- O
until O
the O
power O
grid O
collapses O
and O
the O
lights O
go O
out O
, O
as O
it O
did O
for O
much O
of O
Virginia O
after O
Hurricane O
Isabel O
in O
2003 O
, O
and O
then O
it O
becomes O
all-consuming O
. O

The O
soul O
of O
the O
deceased O
is O
taken O
from O
the O
ends O
of O
the O
toes O
towards O
the O
top O
of O
the O
body O
, O
and O
when O
it O
reaches O
the O
throat O
, O
the O
death O
rattle O
sounds O
in O
the O
throat O
of O
the O
person O
who O
is O
about O
to O
die O
, O
and O
his O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
and O
roll O
upwards O
. O

I O
would O
like O
to O
Ghost O
a O
windows O
xp O
machine O
However O
, O
the O
machine O
does O
not O
have O
a O
CD-RW O
It O
can O
however O
, O
be O
networked O
to O
another O
machine O
with O
a O
CD-RW O
Any O
ideas O
what O
app O
will O
do O
this O
? O

Blah O
, O
blah O
, O
woof O
, O
woof O
, O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
. O

As O
it O
is O
, O
I O
walk O
in O
a O
store O
and O
when O
I O
see O
all O
the O
merchandise O
, O
my O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
and O
I O
go O
catatonic O
! O

Just O
to O
make O
a O
film O
, O
if O
you O
like O
, O
where O
people O
can O
get O
into O
it O
and O
some O
of O
that O
can O
cause O
certain O
people O
's O
eyes O
to O
glaze O
over O
if O
they O
're O
not O
interested O
. O

I O
want O
to O
Ghost O
the O
NTFS O
partition O
. O

I O
had O
forgotten O
that O
when O
Israel O
is O
the O
issue O
, O
the O
entire O
US O
congress O
's O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
. O

Even O
if O
Jonson O
ghosted O
for O
Heminge O
and O
Condell O
-LRB- O
a O
scenario O
nowhere O
near O
as O
accepted O
as O
you O
try O
to O
put O
on O
-RRB- O
, O
what O
would O
that O
have O
to O
do O
with O
anything O
? O

The O
little-understood O
SOQs O
are O
so O
complex O
they O
make O
most O
peoples O
' O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
. O

My O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
and O
I O
have O
no O
idea O
how O
any O
of O
these O
phrases O
are O
translated O
into O
something O
that O
is O
real O
for O
me O
. O

Try O
explaining O
gopher O
or O
telnet O
and O
their O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
. O

He O
came O
in O
the O
ballroom O
, O
just O
a O
crazy O
old O
man O
; O
his O
eyes O
seemed O
to O
glaze O
in O
the O
light O
Wow O
, O
seem O
to O
know O
some O
of O
them O
, O
at O
least O
I O
can O
sing O
them O
in O
my O
head O
if O
not O
remember O
the O
artists O
. O

My O
eyes O
glazed O
over O
at O
the O
amount O
of O
overdetail O
that O
3e O
Vehicles O
had O
much O
of O
which O
IMHO O
was O
a O
lot O
of O
needless O
number O
crunching O
. O

I O
ghosted O
into O
the O
locked O
crypt O
underneath O
the O
cemetary O
-LRB- O
Hellfire O
ftw O
-RRB- O
and O
explored O
it O
at O
leisure O
- O
it O
's O
really O
, O
really O
cool O
down O
there O
but O
I O
have O
no O
idea O
what O
they O
'll O
ever O
do O
with O
it O
. O

In O
many O
cases O
, O
the O
mere O
mention O
of O
the O
word O
is O
enough O
to O
cause O
eyes O
to O
glaze O
over O
. O

You O
can O
glaze O
the O
tart O
, O
but O
it O
's O
not O
necessary O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
know O
whether O
to O
complain O
about O
how O
freaking O
long O
it O
takes O
to O
get O
there O
, O
given O
that O
my O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
when O
we O
do O
look O
at O
their O
boring O
society O
. O

I O
've O
seen O
their O
eyes O
glaze O
over O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
math O
lesson O
they O
wish O
they O
were O
n't O
in O
. O

I O
did O
this O
a O
few O
years O
back O
with O
a O
set O
that O
would O
pulse O
on O
and O
off O
, O
sometimes O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O
-LRB- O
frightening O
! O
-RRB- O
. O

the O
essencial O
, O
the O
1 O
step O
is O
transform O
220 O
VAC O
to O
315VDC O
and O
then O
a O
MOSFET O
will O
pulse O
the O
300VDC O
at O
50KHz O
to O
a O
transformer O
that O
out O
5V O
at O
secudary O
, O
the O
problem O
is O
that O
tranformer O
giver O
out O
8V O
and O
do O
n't O
work. O
. O

So O
in O
the O
meantime O
he O
goes O
on O
the O
floor O
when O
he O
puffs O
. O

I O
have O
never O
seen O
so O
many O
people O
puff O
their O
chests O
up O
about O
how O
good O
work O
they O
do O
, O
and O
then O
have O
no O
self O
esteem O
to O
think O
that O
they O
can O
pass O
the O
test O
. O

A O
diaphragmatic O
vibrato O
is O
the O
when O
the O
diaphragm O
pulsates O
during O
a O
sustained O
tone O
to O
create O
a O
false O
vibrato O
. O

To O
the O
cigarette O
smoker O
, O
the O
clouds O
he O
puffs O
out O
seem O
to O
represent O
a O
part O
of O
himself O
. O

Hang O
tuff O
, O
do O
n't O
puff O
and O
know O
that O
we O
are O
all O
behind O
you O
with O
the O
BDU O
in O
tow O
. O

That O
tapioca O
coating O
makes O
it O
puff O
up O
a O
bit O
, O
and O
gives O
that O
really O
good O
, O
if O
not O
better O
, O
texture O
that O
pitas O
have O
. O

So O
, O
he O
puffs O
himself O
as O
though O
he O
knows O
something O
not O
given O
to O
the O
general O
public O
or O
a O
mere O
parent O
to O
understand O
, O
and O
he O
pontificates O
that O
mere O
knowledge O
is O
& O
quot O
; O
not O
as O
important O
& O
quot O
; O
as O
being O
able O
to O
apply O
that O
knowledge O
. O

In O
this O
way O
the O
mother O
frog O
gradually O
puffed O
up O
her O
body O
more O
and O
more O
and O
each O
time O
the O
baby-frog O
would O
continue O
to O
tell O
her O
, O
much O
bigger O
, O
much O
bigger O
. O

The O
best O
bit O
is O
what O
appears O
to O
be O
a O
plane O
flying O
into O
a O
futuristic O
version O
of O
the O
twin O
towers O
while O
he O
nonchalantly O
puffs O
on O
his O
cigar O
and O
enjoys O
the O
suit O
he O
lifted O
from O
a O
funeral O
home O
. O

McKellen O
puffs O
out O
his O
chest O
. O

If O
they O
make O
a O
derisory O
offer O
, O
they O
have O
no O
customers O
for O
WE417A O
at O
those O
prices O
and O
are O
simply O
trying O
to O
puff O
up O
a O
market O
out O
of O
thin O
air O
. O

Just O
make O
sure O
you O
do O
n't O
puff O
to O
have O
the O
joys O
of O
quitting O
all O
over O
again O
haha O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
the O
RT O
will O
attempt O
to O
puff O
a O
little O
air O
into O
her O
lungs O
and O
see O
what O
happens O
. O

River O
, O
however O
, O
puffed O
up O
her O
chest O
, O
glared O
at O
him O
and O
placed O
one O
hand O
on O
his O
chest O
, O
pushing O
him O
away O
. O

Oh O
, O
and O
let O
's O
not O
forget O
that O
Roden O
would O
have O
the O
world O
believe O
that O
he O
did O
not O
originally O
use O
All O
Hallows O
to O
puff O
his O
own O
Ashtree O
publications O
-LRB- O
whoch O
he O
blatantly O
did O
-RRB- O
, O
and O
nor O
did O
he O
and O
his O
wife O
approve O
of O
Ramsey O
Campbell O
puffing O
the O
work O
of O
new O
crony O
on O
the O
block O
Joe O
Hill O
this O
time O
last O
year O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
If O
you O
go O
to O
World O
Trade O
Center O
One O
, O
nine O
minutes O
before O
its O
collapse O
, O
there O
was O
a O
line O
of O
smoke O
that O
puffed O
out O
. O

I O
still O
kept O
a O
one-size-up O
suit O
as O
a O
sort O
of O
talisman O
-- O
also O
in O
case O
I O
puff O
up O
at O
just O
the O
wrong O
time O
, O
i.e O
. O

Ask O
her O
if O
the O
wolf O
huffs O
and O
puffs O
first O
or O
if O
the O
house O
blows O
down O
firsst O
, O
for O
example O
. O

Mr. O
Truong O
, O
IMHO O
, O
you O
puff O
a O
great O
deal O
as O
many O
people O
in O
marketing O
do O
. O

& O
quot O
; O
There O
ai O
n't O
nobody O
who O
's O
beyond O
the O
reach O
of O
the O
Hokobi O
clan O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
the O
man O
said O
proudly O
and O
puffed O
up O
his O
chest O
. O

I O
have O
a O
1988 O
XJ40 O
, O
and O
like O
yours O
-- O
it O
puffs O
blue O
smoke O
in O
the O
morning O
. O

But O
if O
you O
pulse O
and O
are O
on O
acti-gall O
you O
have O
a O
better O
chance O
of O
no O
problems O
. O

One O
replicates O
the O
negativity O
in O
one O
's O
own O
mind O
, O
the O
better O
to O
puff O
it O
up O
and O
discreate O
. O

Like O
the O
wizard O
, O
he O
huffs O
and O
puffs O
in O
an O
attempt O
to O
maintain O
bamboozlement O
in O
the O
Land O
of O
Oz O
. O

02 O
ranger O
, O
5spd O
, O
3.0L O
200,000kms O
when O
i O
start O
it O
in O
the O
morning O
, O
and O
give O
it O
a O
little O
shot O
of O
gas O
, O
it O
puffs O
a O
circle O
of O
soot O
on O
whatever O
is O
near O
, O
today O
was O
my O
retaining O
wall O
, O
yesterday O
was O
teh O
side O
of O
my O
shed. O
. O

Hang O
Tuff O
Do O
n't O
Puff O
You O
are O
doing O
well O
with O
your O
quit O
overall O
and O
you O
know O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
go O
back O
to O
sickerettes O
! O

Hydration O
can O
be O
as O
high O
as O
85 O
% O
and O
while O
you O
wo O
n't O
be O
able O
to O
shape O
it O
, O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
get O
really O
big O
holes O
without O
it O
flattening O
on O
you O
even O
though O
the O
dough O
will O
seem O
flat O
before O
you O
bake O
it O
, O
it O
will O
puff O
up O
in O
the O
oven O
. O

It O
seems O
like O
they O
've O
taken O
every O
classroom O
anime O
, O
anime O
that O
have O
a O
classroom O
scene O
in O
it O
, O
and O
a O
few O
other O
anime O
, O
put O
them O
in O
a O
blender O
, O
pulsed O
it O
, O
and O
then O
took O
what O
got O
flung O
onto O
the O
walls O
and O
made O
an O
anime O
out O
of O
that O
. O

During O
this O
process O
the O
roti O
should O
puff O
up O
to O
several O
times O
it O
's O
size O
, O
like O
this O
: O
http O
: O
sherlyisaac.comimagessherly-isaac-Phulka-Roti O
% O
20-Chapati-Ind O
... O

The O
flashing O
psychedelic O
& O
quot O
; O
light O
bar O
& O
quot O
; O
that O
pulsed O
to O
the O
music O
of O
the O
radiotapes O
. O

If O
you O
try O
and O
pulse O
it O
as O
it O
says O
you O
'll O
end O
up O
with O
something O
half O
pureed O
and O
half O
unchopped O
. O

I O
was O
specifically O
responding O
to O
the O
part O
where O
you O
said O
I O
have O
never O
seen O
so O
many O
people O
puff O
their O
chests O
up O
about O
how O
good O
work O
they O
do O
, O
and O
then O
have O
no O
self O
esteem O
to O
think O
that O
they O
can O
pass O
the O
test O
. O

The O
Western O
brand O
of O
astrology O
is O
only O
a O
small O
part O
of O
the O
picture O
, O
although O
as O
practitioners O
of O
it O
we O
tend O
to O
puff O
it O
up O
as O
though O
it O
's O
the O
only O
relevant O
part O
. O

-LRB- O
Fine O
sand O
has O
been O
suggested O
, O
which O
might O
puff O
up O
like O
the O
white O
& O
quot O
; O
smoke O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
but O
I O
ca O
n't O
see O
how O
the O
sand O
would O
leave O
the O
white O
smears O
on O
the O
road O
. O
-RRB- O

She O
smiled O
and O
puffed O
up O
her O
chest O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
mean O
it O
in O
a O
horrible O
way O
, O
I O
just O
meant O
that O
staking O
steroids O
can O
puff O
you O
up O
so O
badly O
. O

And O
he O
huffed O
, O
and O
he O
puffed O
, O
and O
he O
blew O
the O
house O
down O
. O

Maniac215 O
huffed O
and O
puffed O
and O
posted O
this O
message O
: O
What O
does O
anything O
about O
any O
of O
the O
fighters O
in O
Naruto O
have O
to O
do O
with O
Ninjas O
? O

Hang O
Tuff O
Do O
n't O
Puff O
FlatironMike O
Six O
months O
, O
three O
weeks O
, O
19 O
hours O
, O
20 O
minutes O
and O
10 O
seconds O
. O

He O
would O
always O
go O
up O
to O
it O
and O
try O
to O
move O
it O
around O
and O
he O
would O
puff O
up O
at O
the O
site O
of O
it O
. O

She O
puffs O
away O
on O
a O
cigarette O
, O
grins O
, O
and O
tosses O
her O
shoulder-length O
blond O
hair O
. O

Its O
in O
pretty O
good O
shape O
, O
I O
drove O
it O
today O
, O
the O
only O
thing O
I O
noticed O
was O
the O
brakes O
pulsated O
really O
bad O
, O
and O
when O
in O
4 O
wheel O
, O
it O
sounded O
like O
universals O
were O
sqeaking O
. O

As O
he O
raced O
, O
he O
grimaced O
, O
bared O
his O
teeth O
, O
grinned O
, O
puffed O
out O
his O
cheeks O
, O
talked O
to O
his O
car O
, O
and O
patted O
it O
now O
and O
then O
. O

Well O
I O
huffed O
, O
and O
I O
puffed O
and O
OH O
if O
I O
did O
n't O
sneeze O
one O
heck O
of O
a O
sneeze O
. O

It O
puffs O
the O
bag O
right O
up O
. O

There O
will O
just O
be O
a O
few O
fibers O
under O
the O
applique O
, O
certainly O
not O
enough O
to O
puff O
it O
out O
in O
any O
way O
. O

It O
pulses O
, O
as O
the O
kid O
who O
has O
left O
a O
drawing O
room O
. O

I O
'm O
thinking O
the O
pump O
, O
since O
it O
also O
pulsated O
before O
I O
did O
any O
work O
, O
but O
it O
does O
n't O
make O
any O
noise O
or O
anything O
. O

His O
personality O
pulsates O
in O
every O
word O
. O

Sometimes O
I O
think O
she O
puffs O
up O
with O
pride O
dressed O
as O
she O
is O
. O

The O
exhaust O
pulsates O
and O
propels O
the O
boat O
, O
but O
no O
put-put O
sound O
. O

Then O
he O
comes O
back O
and O
huffs O
and O
puffs O
some O
more O
. O

If O
he O
ca O
n't O
get O
you O
puffed O
up O
through O
pride O
, O
he O
'll O
try O
to O
bring O
you O
down O
through O
fear O
. O

I O
did O
n't O
know O
what O
to O
do O
it O
and O
just O
puffed O
on O
them O
and O
blew O
the O
smoke O
out O
of O
my O
mouth O
. O

I O
'm O
aware O
that O
European O
and O
North O
American O
flourescent O
lights O
pulse O
at O
different O
frequencies O
, O
which O
makes O
it O
difficult O
to O
shoot O
normal-looking O
video O
unless O
you O
've O
got O
the O
right O
kind O
of O
cam O
. O

True O
dominants O
do O
n't O
need O
to O
puff O
up O
and O
get O
all O
snarky O
to O
prove O
their O
position O
. O

He O
stands O
taller O
and O
puffs O
out O
his O
chest O
. O

Measurements O
indicate O
that O
at O
full O
speed O
, O
I O
get O
360mv O
across O
the O
resistor O
, O
and O
it O
pulses O
to O
-200mv O
at O
440 O
Hz O
. O

I O
huffed O
, O
I O
puffed O
and O
I O
tried O
to O
cover O
my O
mouth O
, O
but O
I O
sneezed O
a O
great O
sneeze O
. O

I O
've O
done O
this O
with O
RC O
servos O
and O
printer O
& O
quot O
; O
burn O
& O
quot O
; O
pulses O
up O
to O
13 O
at O
once O
. O

It O
's O
interesting O
to O
see O
how O
people O
puff O
themselves O
up O
on O
usenet O
. O

A O
couple O
of O
times O
when O
I O
've O
been O
parking O
the O
vette O
in O
front O
of O
the O
house O
, O
live O
on O
a O
small O
hill O
, O
and O
i O
'm O
creeping O
up O
to O
the O
neighbors O
car O
with O
my O
foot O
lightly O
on O
the O
brake O
, O
something O
triggers O
the O
ABS O
, O
it O
pulsates O
and O
pedel O
goes O
to O
the O
floor O
, O
along O
with O
car O
rolling O
forward O
. O

Hang O
Tuff O
Do O
n't O
Puff O
FlatironMike O
Six O
months O
, O
three O
weeks O
, O
two O
days O
, O
12 O
hours O
, O
35 O
minutes O
and O
25 O
seconds O
. O

He O
'd O
have O
to O
be O
blind O
and O
stupid O
not O
to O
see O
the O
fire O
that O
passed O
in O
the O
kid O
's O
eyes O
, O
or O
the O
way O
his O
chest O
puffed O
up O
. O

Abacha O
waited O
a O
while O
before O
unleashing O
cruelty O
and O
criminality O
on O
the O
nation O
, O
and O
so O
did O
Babangida O
and O
Obasanjo O
-- O
but O
not O
so O
with O
this O
president O
who O
seem O
to O
be O
in O
a O
hurry O
to O
engrave O
his O
name O
in O
the O
book O
of O
ignominy O
. O

But O
today O
we O
are O
in O
urgent O
need O
of O
an O
inoculation O
campaign O
against O
an O
entirely O
different O
threat O
to O
our O
nation O
's O
health O
-- O
namely O
, O
the O
Bush O
administration O
's O
exploitation O
of O
its O
& O
quot O
; O
global O
war O
on O
terror O
& O
quot O
; O
to O
eviscerate O
the O
rule O
of O
law O
and O
our O
constitutional O
checks O
and O
balances O
; O
to O
prolong O
the O
disastrous O
occupation O
of O
Iraq O
; O
and O
to O
lay O
the O
groundwork O
for O
military O
strikes O
against O
Iran O
. O

Money O
coming O
from O
Abuja O
only O
enhances O
our O
dependency O
and O
entrenches O
the O
culture O
of O
enslavement O
. O

Today O
, O
the O
learning O
environment O
entrenches O
fear O
of O
authority O
and O
suppresses O
critical O
knowledge O
and O
learning O
. O

Apparently O
no O
one O
knows O
who O
engraved O
the O
image O
of O
Shakespeare O
's O
monument O
in O
Rowe O
's O
1709 O
edition O
of O
Shakespeare O
's O
works O
, O
but O
there O
is O
absolutely O
no O
reason O
to O
believe O
that O
it O
was O
Thomas O
Betterton O
, O
the O
gout-ridden O
and O
aging O
actor O
. O

Tell O
Your O
Member O
of O
Congress O
: O
Do O
n't O
Eviscerate O
ENDA O
October1 O
, O
2007 O
People O
For O
The O
American O
Way O
http O
: O
www.pfaw.orgpfawgeneraldefault.aspx O
? O

Facing O
Cyclops O
: O
The O
level O
beneath O
Cyclops O
, O
I O
engrave O
a O
permanent O
Elbereth O
-LRB- O
or O
hard-engrave O
into O
the O
floor O
if O
I O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
perm O
E O
method O
by O
then O
-RRB- O
, O
go O
upstairs O
, O
wake O
up O
Cyclops O
, O
go O
back O
downstairs O
and O
duke O
it O
out O
with O
him O
. O

It O
is O
also O
used O
by O
many O
lawyers O
, O
several O
of O
whom O
are O
highly O
trained O
hypnotists O
, O
when O
they O
desire O
to O
entrench O
a O
point O
firmly O
in O
the O
minds O
of O
the O
jurors O
. O

Good O
thing O
you O
did O
n't O
try O
to O
engrave O
while O
on O
the O
altar O
! O

It O
will O
only O
entrench O
the O
Greco-Turkish O
division O
. O

The O
Colts O
will O
eviscerate O
the O
Steelers O
in O
the O
RCA O
dome O
. O

There O
were O
quite O
a O
few O
graves O
and O
the O
anthropolgy O
department O
tried O
to O
excavate O
them O
in O
order O
to O
move O
the O
bodies O
. O

I O
take O
an O
engraver O
and O
a O
brass O
plate O
and O
engrave O
Odometer O
replaced O
, O
vehicle O
mileage O
121,123 O
, O
odometer O
mileage O
92,572 O
and O
the O
date O
. O

WE O
need O
to O
be O
able O
to O
eviscerate O
their O
pseudo O
scientific O
arguments O
-- O
and O
LOTS O
of O
people O
need O
to O
be O
able O
to O
fight O
this O
fight O
! O
! O
! O

The O
prophet O
's O
marriage O
to O
Zainab O
was O
a O
bold O
measure O
to O
forever O
engrave O
in O
the O
minds O
of O
his O
followers O
that O
as O
much O
as O
people O
would O
resist O
change O
, O
some O
changes O
are O
worth O
the O
effort O
. O

11 O
With O
the O
work O
of O
an O
engraver O
in O
stone O
, O
like O
the O
engravings O
of O
a O
signet O
, O
shalt O
thou O
engrave O
the O
two O
stones O
with O
the O
names O
of O
the O
children O
of O
Israel O
: O
thou O
shalt O
make O
them O
to O
be O
set O
in O
ouches O
of O
gold O
. O

Most O
significant O
, O
instead O
of O
dislodging O
the O
Iranian O
regime O
, O
a O
US O
attack O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
powerful O
, O
would O
probably O
entrench O
it O
- O
and O
at O
a O
terrible O
cost O
. O

We O
have O
a O
lot O
of O
oil O
shale O
, O
but O
maybe O
we O
really O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
excavate O
sizable O
portions O
of O
Utah O
, O
or O
maybe O
we O
decide O
we O
do O
n't O
care O
because O
there O
is O
no O
other O
choice O
. O

They O
've O
got O
a O
NEED O
to O
excavate O
. O

First O
thing O
I O
do O
is O
engrave O
Elbereth O
with O
my O
wand O
of O
fire O
, O
then O
obliterate O
the O
quest O
monsters O
with O
turn O
. O

: O
-RRB- O
If O
you O
DO O
find O
the O
upstairs O
, O
engrave O
in O
the O
dust O
on O
them O
& O
quot O
; O
TROLL O
WITH O
WAND O
OF O
DEATH O
. O

Therefore O
, O
we O
consider O
that O
any O
recognition O
of O
this O
kind O
is O
equivalent O
to O
conceding O
the O
right O
of O
return O
, O
which O
would O
entrench O
the O
exile O
and O
dispossession O
of O
our O
people O
and O
put O
an O
end O
to O
our O
cause O
. O

Lets O
degrade O
and O
pick-holes O
in O
you O
& O
quot O
; O
profession O
& O
quot O
; O
There O
are O
many O
reasons O
that O
a O
dealer O
may O
not O
choose O
to O
price O
an O
item O
, O
or O
engrave O
the O
price O
on O
a O
piece O
of O
granite O
, O
but O
I O
see O
NO O
point O
in O
trying O
to O
explain O
it O
to O
you O
, O
until O
of O
course O
, O
you O
take O
of O
that O
set O
of O
blinkers O
that O
you O
are O
clearly O
wearing O
and O
the O
cotton-buds O
out O
of O
your O
ears O
. O

Now O
feel O
free O
to O
eviscerate O
me O
in O
the O
comments O
. O

If O
you O
've O
ever O
seen O
much O
of O
an O
X-Factor O
on O
youtube O
, O
it O
's O
pretty O
easy O
to O
understand O
why O
it O
would O
eviscerate O
Idol O
if O
it O
ever O
went O
up O
against O
it O
. O

As O
the O
government O
eviscerates O
social O
programs O
, O
Bush O
will O
get O
another O
$ O
100 O
billion O
for O
war O
. O

He O
and O
his O
team O
will O
spend O
more O
than O
a O
year O
investigating O
before O
deciding O
whether O
to O
excavate O
. O

He O
reportedly O
engraved O
the O
name O
of O
a O
girl O
who O
had O
died O
in O
a O
traffic O
accident O
on O
her O
father O
's O
car O
, O
along O
with O
various O
epithets O
. O

This O
entrenches O
a O
system O
of O
patronage O
. O

wrote O
: O
The O
Colts O
will O
eviscerate O
the O
Steelers O
in O
the O
RCA O
dome O
. O

Engrave O
this O
on O
your O
forehead O
. O

I O
enjoy O
watching O
a O
good O
team O
eviscerate O
the O
opposition O
. O

They O
eviscerate O
the O
human O
spirit O
, O
by O
insisting O
that O
, O
in O
the O
last O
analysis O
, O
everything O
is O
random O
and O
meaningless O
. O

Although O
Vertue O
may O
have O
used O
his O
own O
inititative O
to O
& O
quot O
; O
correct O
& O
quot O
; O
the O
punctuation O
when O
he O
made O
his O
engraving O
, O
remember O
that O
he O
engraved O
it O
in O
1723 O
. O

It O
is O
simply O
a O
burial O
mound O
, O
made O
in O
the O
dirt O
, O
which O
someone O
piled O
up O
there O
after O
they O
tried O
to O
excavate O
the O
city O
, O
back O
in O
the O
time O
of O
the O
Incas O
. O

A O
few O
years O
ago O
some O
of O
the O
badgers O
from O
the O
sett O
excavated O
a O
new O
home O
on O
a O
nearby O
golf O
course O
. O

It O
is O
a O
concerted O
, O
deliberate O
attempt O
to O
eviscerate O
thirty O
years O
of O
environmental O
law O
. O

It O
is O
a O
physical O
reality O
, O
with O
a O
particular O
relief O
which O
engrave O
and O
raise O
the O

If O
the O
Bush O
administration O
wants O
to O
continue O
its O
wars O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
and O
to O
entrench O
the O
& O
quot O
; O
unitary O
executive O
& O
quot O
; O
at O
home O
, O
it O
will O
have O
to O
conduct O
some O
false O
flag O
operations O
that O
will O
both O
frighten O
and O
anger O
the O
American O
people O
and O
make O
them O
accept O
Bush O
's O
declaration O
of O
& O
quot O
; O
national O
emergency O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
the O
return O
of O
the O
draft O
. O

This O
system O
worked O
as O
long O
as O
the O
archaeologists O
remained O
on O
the O
sites O
, O
but O
it O
was O
one O
of O
the O
main O
reasons O
for O
the O
later O
destruction O
; O
people O
now O
knew O
how O
to O
excavate O
and O
what O
they O
could O
find O
. O

That O
was O
a O
whole O
year O
Sony O
had O
to O
themselves O
to O
entrench O
their O
PS2 O
and O
when O
Xbox O
and O
Gamecube O
arrived O
, O
it O
was O
too O
late O
to O
make O
a O
dent O
in O
PS2 O
's O
dominance O
. O

We O
, O
as O
non-aligned O
countries O
, O
will O
have O
to O
entrench O
ourselves O
in O
defending O
the O
United O
Nations O
Charter O
- O
because O
, O
otherwise O
, O
it O
will O
be O
redrafted O
with O
the O
deletion O
of O
every O
trace O
of O
principles O
such O
as O
the O
sovereign O
equality O
of O
States O
, O
non-intervention O
and O
the O
non-use O
or O
the O
threat O
to O
use O
force O
. O

Revenue O
was O
slumping O
, O
but O
the O
tax O
cuts O
exasperated O
the O
problem O
in O
the O
short O
term O
. O

By O
no O
meanes O
sir O
; O
Time O
trauels O
in O
DIUERS O
paces O
, O
with O
DIUERS O
persons O
: O
Ile O
tel O
you O
who O
Time O
ambles O
with O
- O
all O
, O
who O
Time O
trots O
withal O
, O
who O
Time O
gallops O
withal O
, O
and O
who O
he O
stands O
stil O
withall O
. O

favourite O
vantage O
point O
was O
right O
at O
the O
top O
of O
the O
staircase O
where O
he O
could O
see O
into O
both O
bedrooms O
, O
the O
living O
room O
, O
the O
door O
into O
the O
kitchen O
and O
the O
front O
door O
, O
so O
when O
visitors O
arrived O
he O
could O
gallop O
high O
speed O
downstairs O
and O
see O
who O
they O
were O
and O
what O
they O
had O
that O
he O
could O
eat O
. O

The O
first O
time O
was O
nearly O
20 O
years O
ago O
, O
and O
all O
I O
can O
remember O
is O
that O
it O
frosted O
before O
the O
tiny O
gourds O
got O
big O
enough O
. O

Sir O
Fnordikins O
rides O
up O
on O
his O
majestic O
charger O
, O
swoops O
Troia O
up O
the O
saddle O
behind O
him O
, O
and O
they O
gallop O
away O
. O

If O
you O
do O
it O
just O
right O
, O
you O
can O
get O
the O
whole O
car O
to O
gallop O
in O
place O
and O
leave O
the O
surface O
! O

These O
projects O
will O
take O
time O
to O
fructify O
. O

But O
sometimes O
I O
need O
both O
hands O
free O
, O
and O
it O
just O
frosts O
me O
that O
Nuance O
did O
n't O
bother O
to O
put O
suction O
cups O
on O
it O
. O

In O
a O
panic O
, O
the O
man O
runs O
to O
his O
horse O
and O
gallops O
away O
desperately O
, O
taking O
the O
road O
to O
the O
city O
of O
Samara O
. O

They O
are O
very O
beautiful O
, O
and O
they O
will O
gallop O
across O
the O
sky O
. O

And O
in O
this O
state O
she O
gallops O
night O
by O
night O
Through O
lovers O
' O
brains O
, O
and O
then O
they O
dream O
of O
love O
; O
In O
Tolkien O
's O
The O
Hobbit O
: O
& O
quot O
; O
The O
Bagginses O
have O
lived O
in O
the O
neighborhood O
of O
The O
Hill O
for O
time O
out O
of O
mind. O
, O
and O
people O
considered O
them O
very O
respectable O
, O
not O
only O
because O
most O
of O
them O
were O
rich O
, O
but O
also O
because O
they O
never O
had O
any O
adventures O
or O
did O
anything O
unexpected O
... O
& O
quot O
; O

It O
really O
frosts O
your O
buns O
when O
people O
do O
that O
. O

Her O
Chariot O
is O
an O
emptie O
Haselnut O
, O
made O
by O
the O
Ioyner O
Squirrel O
or O
old O
Grub O
, O
time O
out O
a O
mind O
, O
the O
Faries O
Coach-makers O
: O
& O
amp O
; O
in O
this O
state O
she O
gallops O
night O
by O
night O
, O
through O
Louers O
braines O
: O
and O
then O
they O
dreame O
of O
Loue O
. O

But O
now O
, O
thanks O
to O
so-called O
improvements O
in O
technology O
, O
and O
despite O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
increased O
bandwidth O
delivered O
by O
ADSL O
would O
let O
you O
froth O
and O
jabber O
for O
MEGABYTES O
, O
you O
do O
n't O
even O
bother O
to O
try O
. O

He O
purses O
his O
lips O
, O
furrows O
his O
brow O
, O
juts O
his O
chin O
, O
gives O
his O
teeth-baring O
grin O
, O
but O
there O
is O
n't O
much O
evidence O
of O
thoughtfulness O
, O
which O
is O
what O
people O
are O
keen O
to O
hear O
these O
days O
, O
not O
just O
that O
a O
man O
can O
hit O
his O
marks O
. O

More O
than O
anything O
I O
meant O
to O
say O
that O
when O
another O
person O
disagrees O
with O
your O
views O
on O
religion O
, O
it O
's O
best O
not O
to O
froth O
at O
the O
mouth O
because O
in O
the O
end O
you O
really O
do O
n't O
know O
so O
much O
as O
you O
might O
like O
to O
pretend O
about O
the O
matter O
-LRB- O
that O
is O
a O
general O
you O
, O
not O
you O
specifically O
-RRB- O
Personally O
, O
i O
believe O
that O
the O
matter O
and O
energy O
in O
the O
universe O
had O
to O
come O
from O
SOMEWHERE O
. O

What O
really O
frosts O
me O
is O
when O
I O
give O
a O
genuine O
, O
interesting O
answer O
to O
one O
of O
her O
questions O
. O

No O
snow O
here O
in O
FL O
, O
but O
it O
does O
frost O
around O
Jan.Feb O
. O

So O
, O
I O
've O
got O
to O
say O
, O
it O
really O
frosts O
me O
knowing O
that O
many O
of O
my O
contemporaries O
are O
paying O
less O
for O
house O
cleaners O
because O
they O
're O
paying O
the O
help O
under O
the O
table O
... O
. O

What O
frosts O
me O
is O
the O
sales O
tax O
. O

But O
I O
ca O
n't O
for O
the O
life O
of O
me O
suss O
out O
how O
to O
frost O
this O
up O
. O

That O
law O
just O
frosts O
little O
scaly O
reptiles O
like O
you O
, O
does O
n't O
it O
? O

He O
galloped O
all O
the O
way O
home O
, O
then O
returned O
with O
his O
sons O
, O
and O
they O
found O
a O
series O
of O
trapezoidal O
, O
almost O
rectangular O
footprints O
. O

Plus O
, O
I O
've O
got O
to O
say O
, O
it O
really O
frosts O
me O
to O
see O
millions O
of O
illegals O
exercising O
their O
freedom O
of O
assembly O
in O
this O
country O
and O
waving O
the O
Mexican O
flag O
. O

The O
officer O
's O
eyes O
had O
returned O
to O
Badger O
, O
who O
slunk O
down O
further O
into O
the O
bench O
, O
and O
his O
forehead O
furrowed O
. O

Insanity O
does O
n't O
run O
in O
my O
family O
; O
it O
gallops O
. O

He O
hates O
to O
be O
picked O
up O
and O
gallops O
off O
at O
a O
rate O
of O
many O
mph O
. O

who O
has O
time O
to O
fuddle O
through O
all O
of O
those O
to O
find O
any O
negative O
feedbacks O
? O

Bush O
and O
his O
crew O
counted O
on O
that O
, O
using O
TV O
news O
messaging O
to O
furrow O
the O
field O
in O
preparation O
for O
seeding O
time O
, O
and O
their O
trust O
in O
the O
trust O
of O
Americans O
was O
shown O
to O
be O
well-placed O
. O

I O
look O
at O
my O
watch O
, O
and O
say O
to O
the O
one O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
You O
are O
weary O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
and O
to O
the O
other O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Time O
gallops O
with O
you O
& O
quot O
; O
; O
for O
it O
is O
only O
an O
hour O
and O
a O
half O
ago O
, O
and O
I O
laugh O
at O
those O
who O
tell O
me O
that O
time O
goes O
slowly O
with O
me O
and O
that O
I O
judge O
by O
imagination O
. O

Simon O
gave O
him O
a O
sceptical O
survey O
, O
brows O
raised O
, O
though O
he O
gentled O
his O
voice O
as O
he O
said O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
I O
had O
imagined O
you O
'd O
prefer O
a O
solution O
sooner O
rather O
than O
later. O
& O
quot O
; O

What O
really O
frosts O
zeez O
's O
titties O
is O
that O
those O
Republicans O
zeez O
hates O
so O
much O
have O
earned O
their O
raise O
. O

This O
may O
or O
may O
not O
fructify O
. O

You O
get O
to O
frost O
more O
Cakecupcakes O
with O
the O
same O
amount O
. O

Prosser O
orders O
the O
Humvee B-PRODUCT
to O
smash O
down O
the O
home O
's O
locked O
, O
front O
metal O
gate O
. O

The O
only O
way O
to O
remove O
the O
lock O
is O
to O
smash O
it O
with O
a O
screwdriver O
. O

If O
a O
hurricane O
smashes O
a O
city O
, O
is O
that O
good O
or O
bad O
- O
Most O
insurance O
companies O
classify O
this O
as O
an O
act O
of O
God O
. O

just O
use O
a O
dry O
pail O
and O
every O
few O
washes O
I O
start O
the O
wash O
but O
then O
interrupt O
the O
cycle O
so O
it O
sits O
and O
soaks O
for O
an O
hour O
then O
continue O
the O
cycle O
. O

Just O
remove O
the O
burner O
and O
soak O
it O
a O
bit O
then O
ream O
out O
the O
holes O
with O
a O
whittled O
- O
down O
chopstick O
or O
a O
rat O
- O
tail O
file O
. O

I O
say O
smash O
an O
egg O
in O
his O
face O
, O
everyday O
, O
ala O
Cagney O
& O
the O
grapefruit O
. O

We O
do O
n't O
soak O
or O
wrap O
the O
wood O
, O
just O
throw O
the O
branches O
and O
leaves O
on O
the O
fire O
. O

The O
monster O
also O
manages O
to O
smash O
down O
doors O
to O
add O
to O
it O
's O
scare O
factor O
- O
I O
remember O
being O
pretty O
scared O
by O
this O
film O
when O
I O
was O
a O
kid O
. O

Medieval O
Christian O
cemetery O
smashed O
to O
dust O
by O
Muslim B-NORP
militias O
. O

It O
is O
believed O
that O
the O
driver O
of O
a O
Hyundai O
Coupe O
, O
travelling O
along O
the O
same O
road O
, O
lost O
control O
on O
a O
bend O
and O
smashed O
into O
the O
pair O
. O

3 O
. O
Soak O
the O
pad O
in O
a O
container O
of O
fresh O
or O
old O
urine O
. O

- O
Soak O
your O
feet O
in O
very O
diluted O
chamomile O
tea O
. O

Alternatively O
they O
could O
be O
flurocarbon O
or O
silicone O
based O
products O
which O
soak O
into O
the O
stone O
rather O
than O
forming O
a O
film O
on O
top O
. O

Wrap O
them O
in O
a O
towel O
to O
soak O
the O
excess O
water O
out O
of O
them O
, O
hang O
them O
to O
dry O
. O

Let O
them O
soak O
in O
their O
own O
sin O
for O
now O
. O

Perchance O
, O
did O
you O
soak O
that O
lady O
's O
fingers O
in O
Grand O
Marnier O
? O

We O
shall O
establish O
a O
Christian O
state O
there O
, O
and O
then O
we O
will O
smash O
the O
Arab O
Legion O
, O
eliminate O
Trans-Jordan O
; O
Syria B-GPE
will O
fall O
to O
us O
. O

9 O
. O
Medicine O
for O
toe O
nail O
fungus O
can O
be O
very O
costly O
, O
but O
you O
can O
use O
one O
part O
Apple O
Cider O
Vinegar O
to O
one O
part O
warm O
water O
and O
soak O
your O
feet O
. O

and O
if O
you O
're O
trying O
to O
smash O
the O
fortresses O
around O
Verdun O
you O
're O
committing O
troops O
and O
resources O
that O
are O
no O
longer O
available O
elsewhere O
. O

Soak O
the O
rice O
noodles O
in O
cold O
water O
for O
30 O
minutes O
, O
or O
until O
soft O
. O

Adolph O
Reed O
, O
Jr. O
, O
a O
political O
scientist O
at O
University O
of O
Pennsylvania B-GPE
, O
contributor O
to O
The B-ORG
Nation I-ORG
, O
and O
Labor B-ORG
Party I-ORG
stalwart O
, O
argued O
that O
kids O
are O
sponges O
, O
they O
soak O
up O
what O
's O
around O
them O
. O

it O
lets O
the O
ground O
soak O
it O
up O
gradually O
, O
rather O
than O
flowing O
over O
it O
. O

a O
man O
grabs O
a O
head O
and O
smashes O
it O
against O
the O
floor O
making O
coins O
spew O
on O
the O
floor O
.. O
he O
walks O
out O
.. O

Best O
suggestion O
is O
get O
a O
can O
of O
PB O
Blaster O
and O
soak O
down O
the O
nut O
before O
attempting O
to O
remove O
. O

I O
had O
my O
front O
end O
smashed O
the O
other O
day O
and O
am O
looking O
for O
a O
good O
shop O
to O
replace O
the O
front O
nose O
in O
MarinCounty O
. O

I O
could O
soak O
in O
it O
like O
a O
hot O
bath O
and O
the O
tips O
of O
my O
fingers O
would O
go O
all O
funny O
after O
staying O
in O
it O
so O
long O
. O

So O
I O
washed O
out O
both O
halves O
thoroughly O
and O
soaked O
them O
in O
a O
trisodium O
phosphate O
-LRB- O
it O
's O
a O
cleaning O
agent O
, O
I O
got O
it O
from O
Ace O
-RRB- O
and O
it O
took O
like O
5 O
washes O
before O
the O
top O
half O
was O
clean O
. O

I O
was O
on O
pace O
to O
smash O
the O
record O
high O
score O
until O
UNC B-ORG
lost O
. O

Allow O
to O
soak O
while O
you O
prepare O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
vegetables O
; O
drain O
. O

BALTIMORE O
-- O
The O
Rangers O
smashed O
their O
way O
into O
the O
Major O
League O
record O
books O
on O
Wednesday O
night O
with O
the O
most O
runs O
scored O
in O
110 O
years O
. O

Because O
the O
last O
time O
I O
let O
her O
push O
the O
cart O
, O
she O
smashed O
into O
my O
ankles O
so O
many O
times O
, O
my O
feet O
had O
to O
be O
amputated O
by O
the O
end O
of O
our O
shopping O
trip O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
he O
soaks O
it O
up O
and O
wallows O
in O
it O
like O
a O
pig O
in O
mud O
. O

A O
company O
I O
worked O
for O
years O
ago O
used O
this O
stuff O
to O
dissolve O
thermosetting O
bonding O
mats O
used O
to O
stick O
ultrasonic O
transducers O
to O
the O
bottom O
of O
cleaning O
tanks O
- O
you O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
soak O
PCBs O
in O
it O
though O
, O
it O
'll O
dissolve O
them O
as O
well O
! O

During O
one O
undocking O
and O
redocking O
test O
in O
1997 O
, O
an O
off O
- O
course O
Progress B-PRODUCT
smashed O
a O
crack O
in O
the O
hull O
of O
the O
Mir O
space O
station O
and O
very O
nearly O
killed O
the O
three O
men O
on O
board O
. O

IF O
Alonso O
smashes O
into O
Hamilton O
, O
Massa O
can O
win O
at O
home O
. O

I O
would O
n't O
soak O
them O
. O

It O
appears O
that O
a O
nexus O
between O
the O
sufi O
rebels O
and O
the O
pandits O
of O
the O
temple O
existed O
and O
it O
was O
primarily O
to O
smash O
this O
nexus O
that O
Aurangzeb O
ordered O
action O
against O
the O
temple O
. O
7 O

AR O
- O
News O
Massachusetts O
: O
Smash O
the O
State O
, O
Crush O
the O
Cage O
conference O
. O

This O
effectively O
smashed O
the O
esprit O
de O
corps O
and O
created O
all O
sorts O
of O
accountabilities O
and O
bonus O
schemes O
, O
resulting O
in O
less O
cooperation O
between O
institutions O
as O
an O
example O
of O
the O
damage O
done O
. O

If O
it O
drains O
onto O
his O
property O
and O
naturally O
' O
soaks O
away O
' O
into O
the O
ground O
before O
crossing O
your O
boundary O
then O
you O
have O
little O
chance O
of O
doing O
anything O
about O
it O
unless O
you O
can O
prove O
that O
the O
water O
actually O
comes O
from O
that O
source O
-LRB- O
using O
a O
coloured O
dye O
-RRB- O
and O
that O
it O
is O
causing O
damage O
. O

I O
know O
it O
is O
in O
your O
blood O
to O
smash O
people O
, O
but O
we O
no O
longer O
need O
your O
thugging O
ways O
. O

Or O
perhaps O
adopt O
the O
tactic O
of O
very O
quietly O
lying O
in O
wait O
and O
then O
smash O
him O
in O
court O
when O
he O
scams O
again O
, O
as O
promised O
? O

Smash O
the O
brain O
, O
smash O
the O
soul O
. O

forgot O
to O
tell O
that O
to O
the O
guy O
a O
few O
years O
ago O
where O
OJ O
in O
a O
fit O
of O
rage O
took O
a O
crow O
bar O
and O
tried O
to O
smash O
the O
windshield O
to O
get O
at O
the O
guy O
. O

According O
to O
reports O
, O
it O
was O
in O
the O
early O
hours O
of O
yesterday O
when O
a O
man O
smashed O
the O
door O
to O
the O
apartment O
shared O
by O
Browne O
and O
Yearwood O
and O
destroyed O
furniture O
and O
other O
household O
items O
. O

Maybe O
that O
is O
why O
they O
soak O
in O
sunlight O
and O
release O
oxygen O
for O
life O
forms O
to O
ingest O
. O

Agree O
ahead O
of O
time O
to O
NOT O
smash O
the O
cake O
into O
each O
other O
's O
faces O
. O

Last O
night O
, O
I O
soaked O
the O
plug O
with O
Liquid O
Wrench O
, O
and O
warmed O
it O
up O
. O

one O
of O
the O
uchideshi O
who O
worked O
in O
a O
restaurant O
part O
time O
showed O
me O
this O
trick O
Wet O
the O
stained O
parts O
of O
the O
dogi O
with O
cold O
water O
then O
sprinkle O
on O
meat O
tenderizer O
-LRB- O
buy O
it O
at O
the O
grocery O
store O
-RRB- O
Let O
it O
soak O
into O
the O
stain O
for O
about O
an O
hour O
then O
just O
wash O
it O
in O
the O
machine O
. O

If O
iPhone O
has O
less O
than O
30 O
% O
of O
the O
world O
mobile O
phone O
market O
, O
then O
you O
turn O
over O
your O
iPhone O
to O
me O
, O
I O
smash O
it O
with O
a O
hammer O
, O
and O
then O
you O
will O
eat O
it O
. O

I O
have O
never O
, O
ever O
, O
ever O
soaked O
a O
carboy O
overnight O
or O
for O
hours O
, O
and O
never O
used O
anything O
but O
dish O
soap O
. O

Then O
there O
was O
the O
time O
Jaymz O
picked O
up O
his O
computer O
and O
smashed O
it O
up O
against O
the O
wall O
. O

After O
an O
interminable O
effort O
to O
save O
the O
unfinished O
work O
of O
art O
, O
and O
as O
the O
boy O
watched O
incredulously O
, O
the O
old O
sculptor O
picked O
up O
a O
sledgehammer O
and O
smashed O
the O
unfinished O
-- O
and O
now O
irredeemably O
- O
marred O
-- O
object O
into O
pieces O
. O

Submerge O
the O
piece O
in O
a O
mild O
solution O
of O
the O
detergent O
and O
let O
it O
soak O
for O
a O
few O
minutes O
. O

because O
the O
urine O
soaks O
into O
the O
slab O
. O

One O
day O
, O
while O
all O
the O
townspeople O
were O
out O
, O
Abraham B-PERSON
angrily O
smashed O
all O
the O
idols O
with O
his O
right O
hand O
except O
for O
one O
, O
which O
was O
very O
large O
. O

I O
rue O
the O
day O
my O
wife O
found O
my O
dogeared O
copy O
of O
Sisters O
, O
and O
in O
a O
fit O
of O
rage O
, O
soaked O
it O
in O
Bourbon O
and O
threw O
it O
in O
the O
fireplace O
. O

' O
They O
smashed O
the O
windows O
of O
the O
cars O
parked O
in O
the O
garage O
, O
smashed O
the O
computer O
to O
the O
ground O
and O
took O
$ O
260,000 O
from O
the O
house O
, O
' O
said O
Mr O
Mansour O
, O
who O
comes O
from O
one O
of O
southern O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
wealthiest O
families O
. O

I O
can O
soak O
off O
a O
set O
and O
put O
a O
new O
set O
on O
in O
that O
amount O
of O
time O
or O
less O
. O

What O
would O
happen O
if O
I O
smash O
up O
every O
one O
of O
the O
400 O
different O
statues O
of O
Vedas O
gods O
, O
can O
those O
gods O
on O
earth O
protect O
themselves O
? O

To O
summarize O
: O
Three O
steps O
must O
be O
taken O
to O
smash O
the O
war O
racket O
. O

After O
all O
, O
the O
criminal O
can O
simply O
smash O
the O
window O
and O
gain O
entry O
. O

Although O
the O
number O
one O
official O
reason O
for O
the O
remarkable O
increase O
in O
the O
installations O
of O
home O
spas O
is O
to O
sooth O
overworked O
muscles O
and O
soak O
away O
the O
effects O
of O
stress O
caused O
by O
our O
hectic O
lifestyles O
, O
home O
spas O
are O
also O
a O
wonderful O
socializing O
tool O
as O
many O
people O
have O
found O
out O
over O
the O
years O
. O

I O
am O
going O
to O
shine O
a O
light O
on O
attitudes O
, O
motives O
and O
hidden O
agendas O
, O
which O
will O
be O
valuable O
in O
making O
decisions O
and O
will O
in O
some O
instances O
cause O
you O
to O
make O
a O
course O
correction O
at O
this O
time O
. O

Until O
one O
cold O
, O
blustery O
, O
rain O
soaked O
day O
early O
in O
April O
1988 O
-LRB- O
while O
truant O
from O
Sandymount O
Highschool O
-RRB- O
, O
I O
retreated O
from O
St. O
Stephens O
Green O
for O
the O
warmth O
of O
Waterstones B-FAC
bookshop O
on O
Dawson O
street O
- O
which O
at O
the O
time O
had O
the O
largest O
and O
most O
select O
art O
book O
section O
in O
Dublin B-GPE
. O

And O
, O
lastly O
, O
may O
irony O
shine O
its O
esoteric O
head O
in O
the O
form O
of O
animal O
researchers O
catching O
debilitating O
diseases O
and O
painfully O
withering O
away O
because O
research O
dollars O
that O
could O
have O
been O
used O
to O
treat O
them O
was O
wasted O
on O
the O
barbaric O
, O
unscientific O
practice O
of O
vivisection O
. O

It O
'll O
soak O
in O
and O
biodegrade O
. O

I O
personally O
do O
n't O
care O
what O
it O
smashes O
its O
skull O
in O
with O
. O

Because O
we O
also O
overwrite O
EDI O
when O
we O
smash O
the O
SEH O
we O
will O
trigger O
an O
exception O
. O

Fisk O
: O
An O
Urge O
to O
Smash O
History O
into O
Tiny O
Pieces O
. O

On O
a O
lonely O
planet O
spinning O
its O
way O
to O
damnation O
amid O
the O
fear O
and O
despair O
of O
a O
broken O
human O
race O
, O
who O
is O
left O
to O
fight O
for O
all O
that O
is O
good O
and O
pure O
and O
gets O
you O
smashed O
for O
under O
a O
fiver O
? O

heads O
smashed O
against O
the O
boulders O
and O
walls O
. O
" O

They O
smashed O
his O
head O
with O
their O
combat O
boots O
... O

You O
can O
begin O
to O
soak O
up O
the O
warmth O
as O
the O
tensions O
just O
melt O
away O
. O

Peteski O
Another O
simple O
and O
safe O
method O
is O
to O
mix O
up O
water O
and O
Tide B-PRODUCT
-LRB- O
or O
a O
similar O
detergent O
-RRB- O
to O
a O
consistency O
slightly O
less O
thick O
than O
toothpaste O
and O
soak O
the O
parts O
in O
it O
for O
a O
couple O
of O
days O
. O

Smash O
your O
thumb O
with O
a O
hammer O
and O
you O
will O
forget O
all O
about O
the O
toothache O
. O

You O
have O
to O
keep O
turning O
them O
so O
they O
do O
n't O
soak O
up O
the O
oil O
and O
get O
heavy O
and O
make O
sure O
your O
fat O
is O
up O
to O
temp O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
soak O
for O
too O
long O
and O
six O
to O
eight O
hours O
seems O
about O
right O
. O

While O
I O
like O
to O
soak O
in O
the O
tub O
for O
an O
hour O
or O
so O
, O
which O
opens O
up O
the O
pores O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
suggest O
this O
for O
men O
without O
a O
snorkel O
or O
really O
, O
really O
strong O
lungs O
. O

Also O
, O
There O
is O
a O
solution O
you O
can O
soak O
the O
newspaper O
in O
, O
which O
will O
help O
preserve O
it O
- O
perhaps O
it O
just O
makes O
the O
paper O
acid O
- O
neutral O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
really O
until O
the O
1980s O
that O
the O
history O
began O
to O
be O
re-invented O
, O
so O
if O
only O
we O
'd O
let O
Sylvester O
Stallone O
flex O
his O
muscles O
, O
we O
could O
have O
gone O
back O
and O
won O
the O
war O
. O

-LRB- O
And O
the O
person O
who O
came O
up O
with O
that O
& O
quot O
; O
Betta O
in O
a O
vase O
& O
quot O
; O
thing O
should O
be O
shot O
-- O
Betta O
supposedly O
eats O
the O
plant O
roots O
and O
the O
Betta O
waste O
fertilizes O
the O
plant O
in O
a O
closed O
cycle O
. O

One O
of O
the O
worst O
things O
a O
shy O
person O
can O
do O
is O
fixate O
on O
one O
person O
. O

And O
only O
one O
fertilizes O
an O
egg.To O

Five O
years O
later O
it O
's O
starting O
to O
hurt O
when O
she O
flexes O
her O
hand O
. O

But O
i O
suspect O
that O
you O
will O
be O
able O
to O
flex O
them O
better O
. O

It O
flexes O
, O
but O
ca O
n't O
be O
bent O
to O
a O
fixed O
angle O
. O

The O
female O
leads O
a O
string O
of O
eggs O
as O
the O
male O
fertilizes O
them O
from O
above O
. O

If O
you O
pressurize O
this O
tank O
and O
depressurize O
the O
tank O
, O
it O
will O
flex O
and O
if O
not O
made O
very O
strong O
will O
fatique O
and O
crack O
. O

The O
only O
drawback O
is O
that O
it O
flexes O
a O
bit O
in O
torsion O
, O
requiring O
an O
impact O
wrench O
to O
reseat O
the O
rod O
. O

Now O
it O
's O
Ritha O
who O
ferries O
passengers O
back O
and O
forth O
across O
the O
river O
, O
past O
the O
ruins O
of O
bridges O
that O
used O
to O
be O
heavy O
with O
traffic O
. O

Conversely O
, O
if O
the O
ovum O
is O
lower O
, O
the O
faster O
chromosome O
will O
reach O
the O
ovum O
before O
the O
slower O
one O
and O
it O
will O
have O
a O
chance O
to O
fertilize O
the O
egg O
. O

Only O
the O
most O
OCD O
would O
fixate O
on O
that O
issue O
. O

Because O
there O
is O
a O
small O
moment O
due O
to O
the O
off-axis O
pushrod O
, O
the O
arm O
itself O
could O
flex O
. O

Methinks O
that O
the O
headline O
news O
piece O
here O
is O
that O
Pelosi O
wants O
a O
military O
aircraft O
or O
Air O
Force O
Two O
with O
which O
to O
ferry O
her O
around O
. O

One O
called O
JB O
Weld O
is O
very O
good O
for O
this O
-- O
it O
flexes O
just O
a O
bit O
. O

If O
you O
must O
fertilize O
it O
, O
wait O
til O
next O
year O
. O

The O
other O
thing O
that O
can O
be O
done O
is O
to O
put O
the O
header O
under O
stress O
and O
warm O
up O
the O
pipes O
near O
the O
engine O
one O
by O
one O
to O
a O
red O
heat O
and O
that O
will O
cause O
them O
to O
flex O
a O
bit O
and O
take O
a O
new O
shape O
. O

You O
do O
n't O
want O
a O
board O
to O
flex O
all O
the O
time O
. O

You O
could O
also O
flex O
things O
carefully O
and O
see O
if O
there O
are O
differences O
between O
the O
right O
and O
left O
side O
while O
doing O
so O
. O

I O
used O
to O
fixate O
on O
certain O
things O
and O
it O
was O
explained O
to O
me O
that O
, O
because O
I O
show O
certain O
symptoms O
of O
OCD O
-LRB- O
there O
is O
also O
a O
big O
family O
of O
history O
of O
OCD O
-RRB- O
, O
even O
though O
it O
is O
not O
sufficient O
to O
warrant O
a O
diagnosis O
and O
meds O
, O
the O
hypermania O
will O
tend O
to O
aggravate O
it O
. O

As O
mentioned O
previously O
, O
the O
ADL O
has O
been O
around O
for O
some O
time O
, O
it O
has O
exposed O
itself O
in O
the O
past O
, O
when O
it O
was O
found O
guilty O
of O
defamation O
in O
a O
case O
involving O
a O
couple O
that O
allegedly O
cast O
some O
anti-Semitic O
aspersions O
on O
a O
Jew O
that O
had O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
the O
organization O
, O
the O
ADL O
flexed O
its O
muscle O
and O
went O
after O
the O
couple O
, O
smearing O
them O
and O
attacking O
their O
reputations O
. O

Mechanics O
who O
helped O
hot-wire O
any O
car O
that O
could O
be O
found O
to O
ferry O
people O
out O
of O
the O
City O
. O

The O
creature O
flexes O
its O
muscles O
obliterating O
the O
bandages O
. O

Wind O
flexes O
wing O
, O
which O
also O
flexes O
: O
fuselages O
, O
erg O
--- O
cracks O
. O

Allegedly O
, O
it O
flexes O
to O
reduce O
the O
amount O
of O
air O
going O
under O
the O
car O
, O
reducing O
the O
downforce O
and O
drag O
from O
the O
aero O
package O
at O
high O
speeds O
. O

Fertilize O
it O
, O
and O
cut O
the O
watering O
back O
to O
not O
much O
more O
than O
once O
a O
week O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
care O
how O
the O
chain O
looks O
as O
long O
as O
it O
still O
flexes O
freely O
and O
does O
what O
it O
should O
do O
. O

Did O
you O
see O
the O
way O
the O
MDO O
flexed O
? O

So O
what O
is O
the O
best O
way O
to O
do O
this O
, O
how O
much O
of O
the O
schedule O
is O
predetermined O
and O
not O
subject O
to O
any O
flexibility O
, O
and O
how O
much O
is O
allowed O
to O
flex O
on O
the O
fly O
, O
with O
an O
effort O
to O
result O
in O
the O
best O
outcome O
for O
all O
, O
as O
much O
as O
that O
can O
be O
determined O
? O

In O
spring O
and O
summer O
you O
might O
fertilize O
more O
often O
, O
but O
once O
a O
month O
is O
fine O
right O
now O
. O

I O
have O
found O
that O
if O
I O
go O
through O
all O
the O
wires O
, O
and O
flex O
them O
at O
the O
connection O
, O
that O
eventually O
I O
will O
get O
it O
started O
. O

In O
such O
a O
situation O
, O
I O
fixate O
on O
the O
rear O
wheel O
of O
the O
guy O
ahead O
of O
me O
, O
and O
I O
WILL O
IT O
to O
come O
back O
to O
me O
. O

This O
time O
, O
he O
fertilized O
as O
well O
, O
but O
it O
was O
no O
use O
: O
they O
all O
died O
, O
just O
as O
the O
first O
batch O
had O
. O

The O
mutualising O
point O
of O
this O
part O
of O
the O
battle O
is O
to O
divide O
up O
the O
area O
where O
they O
were O
born O
into O
the O
best O
number O
of O
breeding O
areas O
within O
which O
to O
fertilize O
and O
lay O
their O
eggs O
. O

Why O
do O
you O
expect O
a O
government O
to O
value O
human O
life O
and O
to O
inculcate O
a O
sense O
of O
value O
for O
human O
life O
at O
home O
, O
when O
that O
same O
givernment O
exterminates O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
simply O
to O
flex O
political O
muscles O
? O

& O
quot O
; O
In O
order O
to O
actually O
have O
an O
effect O
on O
the O
atmospheric O
concentration O
of O
CO2 O
, O
the O
results O
suggest O
a O
future O
need O
to O
fertilize O
vast O
areas O
, O
& O
quot O
; O
Oren O
said O
. O

they O
mow O
the O
grass O
and O
fertilize O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
only O
problem O
is O
if O
you O
dont O
watch O
it O
, O
you O
can O
step O
in O
their O
droppings O
. O

I O
've O
seen O
EZs O
fly O
with O
only O
2s O
on O
the O
stock O
motor O
and O
the O
wing O
still O
flexes O
like O
crazy O
. O

Step O
1 O
would O
be O
to O
bounce O
up O
and O
down O
on O
the O
plywood O
and O
see O
if O
it O
flexes O
in O
the O
middle O
. O

As O
someone O
who O
has O
been O
writing O
about O
theocratic O
politics O
for O
many O
years O
, O
I O
can O
say O
that O
no O
one O
has O
ever O
done O
anything O
remotely O
like O
this O
and O
that O
I O
think O
its O
long O
overdue O
for O
the O
blogopshere O
to O
flex O
its O
muscles O
more O
knowledgeably O
, O
articulately O
and O
collectively O
in O
response O
to O
the O
theocratic O
politics O
of O
our O
time O
. O

This O
is O
also O
why O
it O
's O
good O
to O
flex O
and O
pose O
in O
front O
of O
the O
mirror.a O

Next O
is O
the O
rectus O
abdominis O
, O
which O
flexes O
the O
spine O
. O

like O
to O
get O
another O
year O
out O
of O
my O
set O
, O
I O
really O
like O
it O
, O
but O
the O
lines O
at O
the O
top O
are O
starting O
to O
bother O
me O
as O
I O
seem O
to O
fixate O
on O
it O
, O
and O
have O
made O
it O
my O
mission O
to O
resolve O
myself O
. O

I O
also O
need O
to O
fertilize O
it O
as O
well O
. O

The O
key O
to O
the O
Max O
Flite O
and O
the O
Ritchey O
Steem O
are O
the O
rail O
attachment O
points O
that O
allow O
for O
the O
saddle O
to O
flex O
about O
10-20mm O
. O

Wait O
until O
they O
show O
the O
first O
signs O
of O
growth O
, O
and O
then O
only O
fertilize O
very O
lightly O
for O
the O
first O
year O
of O
growth O
, O
Bag O
the O
bagworms O
If O
you O
have O
any O
narrow-leaf O
evergreens O
such O
as O
Junipers O
, O
check O
them O
for O
bagworm O
pouches O
. O

The O
productivity O
is O
caused O
by O
the O
amount O
of O
minerals O
in O
the O
water O
-LRB- O
which O
fertilizes O
the O
algae O
, O
which O
is O
eaten O
by O
plankton O
, O
which O
feeds O
the O
fish O
... O
and O

It O
looks O
like O
he O
's O
just O
trying O
to O
flex O
his O
muscles O
, O
for O
the O
purpose O
of O
his O
own O
political O
survival O
. O

though O
they O
fixated O
on O
political O
hook-ups O
. O

IIRC O
- O
he O
fixated O
-LRB- O
as O
did O
others O
-RRB- O
on O
the O
increased O
prob O
of O
landfalling O
hurricanes O
in O
the O
US O
. O

Whatever O
you O
decide O
to O
do O
with O
it O
, O
remember O
that O
the O
roots O
on O
the O
keiki O
need O
to O
be O
watered O
and O
fertilized O
the O
same O
as O
the O
entire O
plant O
. O

I O
appretiate O
anyone O
who O
can O
flex O
, O
simply O
because O
I O
want O
us O
to O
have O
as O
many O
players O
as O
we O
can O
! O

Also O
said O
to O
fertilize O
it O
opne O
time O
a O
month O
. O

If O
you O
can O
use O
the O
car O
with O
the O
pcb O
accessible O
, O
then O
gently O
flex O
the O
board O
in O
various O
directions O
to O
see O
if O
you O
can O
make O
the O
fault O
come O
and O
go O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
besides O
killing O
her O
mates O
when O
they O
tried O
to O
fertilize O
, O
she O
's O
also O
eaten O
all O
the O
eggs O
. O

You O
'd O
see O
the O
tubes O
, O
and O
they O
would O
have O
to O
flex O
to O
get O
to O
the O
lid O
. O

You O
having O
all O
this O
time O
to O
fixate O
, O
obsess O
and O
libel O
me O
on O
a O
daily O
basis O
. O

Fertilize O
me O
with O
your O
seedfoundation O
, O
Captivate O
me O
with O
your O
presence O
. O

I O
'm O
referring O
to O
a O
genre O
of O
Mexican O
cinema O
in O
the O
40s50s O
which O
fixated O
on O
the O
Mexico O
City O
aristocracyhigh O
bourgeoisie O
during O
the O
Porfiriato O
, O
complete O
with O
corsets O
and O
happy O
darker O
skinned O
servants O
, O
just O
like O
in O
the O
European O
modes O
of O
the O
time O
. O

I O
had O
planned O
to O
fertilize O
her O
ovaries O
. O

Wind O
flexes O
wing O
, O
which O
also O
flexes O
fuselages O
, O
erg O
--- O
cracks O
. O

Desperate O
to O
feed O
their O
families O
, O
they O
could O
not O
afford O
to O
let O
their O
land O
lie O
fallow O
or O
to O
fertilize O
it O
. O

It O
's O
unlikely O
to O
fail O
at O
the O
midsection O
, O
and O
if O
it O
is O
able O
to O
flex O
there O
, O
is O
less O
likely O
to O
fail O
at O
the O
elbow O
. O

You O
seem O
to O
be O
able O
to O
only O
remember O
and O
fixate O
on O
one O
, O
which O
is O
exactly O
how O
propaganda O
works O
, O
2pid O
. O

And O
while O
he O
flexed O
his O
military O
muscles O
in O
the O
Middle O
East O
, O
Bush O
made O
it O
clear O
that O
he O
had O
no O
intention O
of O
a O
entering O
into O
a O
military O
conflict O
with O
North O
Korea O
, O
famously O
cutting O
America O
's O
troop O
presence O
in O
South O
Korea O
and O
pulling O
troops O
back O
from O
the O
border O
with O
North O
Korea O
. O

Just O
the O
other O
day O
a O
neighbor O
wanted O
to O
know O
if O
the O
tree O
was O
& O
quot O
; O
plastic O
& O
quot O
; O
; O
-RRB- O
I O
told O
him O
& O
quot O
; O
no O
& O
quot O
; O
, O
I O
just O
watered O
it O
alot O
and O
fertilized O
the O
soil O
. O

and O
it O
flexes O
between O
your O
teeth O
before O
you O
push O
through O
, O
and O
into O
it O
, O
the O
inside O
ho O
, O
and O
quite O
gooey O
. O

A O
sheriff O
's O
van O
was O
even O
used O
to O
ferry O
police O
officers O
to O
the O
scene O
from O
the O
Criminal O
Justice O
Center O
, O
where O
they O
had O
been O
testifying O
in O
other O
cases O
. O

try O
to O
relax O
and O
not O
fixate O
on O
her O
. O

The O
workout O
flexed O
every O
muscle O
in O
my O
body O
, O
and O
for O
the O
first O
time O
in O
my O
life O
, O
I O
felt O
extraordinary O
. O

Nick O
Spalding O
All O
of O
which O
leads O
to O
a O
question O
: O
You O
're O
a O
helo O
pilot O
, O
a O
slim O
and O
short O
one O
, O
an O
ex-jockey O
or O
something O
, O
and O
you O
have O
to O
ferry O
a O
supersized O
giant O
of O
a O
man O
to O
somewhere O
for O
a O
stomach-stapling O
operation O
. O

Personally O
, O
I O
'd O
like O
to O
see O
America O
flex O
her O
freedom O
muscles O
, O
her O
economic-rights-for-all O
biceps O
and O
her O
justice-for-all O
pects O
, O
you O
know O
? O

The O
Soviet O
Union O
also O
flexed O
its O
anti-satellite O
capabilities O
in O
the O
1980s O
. O

This O
is O
probably O
the O
most O
important O
time O
of O
year O
to O
fertilize O
a O
lawn O
-LRB- O
most O
grass O
roots O
continue O
to O
grow O
throughout O
the O
winter O
. O
-RRB- O

At O
least O
then O
there O
is O
some O
strength O
in O
the O
car O
and O
it O
is O
less O
likely O
to O
flex O
. O

He O
never O
ceases O
writing O
that O
he O
is O
overthrowing O
thrones O
and O
altars O
, O
that O
he O
fertilizes O
the O
peoples O
, O
that O
he O
is O
the O
prophet O
of O
humanitarianism O
... O
& O
quot O
; O

Note O
: O
There O
's O
a O
piece O
by O
George B-PERSON
Packer I-PERSON
in O
The B-ORG
New I-ORG
Yorker I-ORG
-LRB- O
'' O
Betrayed O
: O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
who O
trusted O
America B-GPE
the O
most O
'' O
-RRB- O
about O
all O
this O
, O
but O
it O
's O
way O
too O
long O
to O
blog O
here O
. O

Check O
it O
out O
if O
you O
want O
. O

It O
's O
hair O
- O
raising O
stuff O
. O

Christ O
, O
can O
no O
one O
trust O
an O
American O
anymore O
? O

I O
'm O
gettting O
sick O
and O
tired O
of O
being O
ashamed O
of O
the O
USA B-GPE
. O

What O
have O
we O
come O
to O
? O

Fuck O
, O
piss O
, O
shit O
. O

Anyway O
, O
here O
's O
a O
shorter O
piece O
from O
Mother B-ORG
Jones I-ORG
: O

Thrown O
to O
the O
Assassins O

They O
cheered O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
invasion O
; O

they O
offered O
to O
help O
, O
signed O
on O
as O
translators O
, O
risked O
everything O
they O
had O
to O
work O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

But O
when O
they O
had O
to O
run O
for O
their O
lives O
, O
America B-GPE
slammed O
the O
door O
. O

By O
David B-PERSON
Case I-PERSON
/ O
Mother B-ORG
Jones I-ORG

On O
the O
day O
the O
American B-NORP
tanks O
rolled O
into O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
Abather B-PERSON
Abdul I-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
and O
his O
wife O
, O
Balqes B-PERSON
Abdel I-PERSON
Mohammed I-PERSON
, O
threw O
flowers O
. O

Literally O
. O

After O
a O
lifetime O
of O
turmoil O
and O
tyranny O
, O
the O
couple O
fervently O
believed O
the O
invasion O
would O
bring O
peace O
. O

Abather B-PERSON
joined O
U.S. B-GPE
`` O
democratization O
'' O
efforts O
, O
such O
as O
a O
project O
to O
create O
a O
governing O
council O
for O
his O
neighborhood O
, O
and O
he O
occasionally O
ended O
up O
in O
the O
good O
- O
news O
Iraq B-GPE
stories O
that O
still O
seemed O
plausible O
in O
those O
days O
; O

one O
U.S. B-GPE
paper O
ran O
a O
five O
- O
column O
photo O
of O
him O
perched O
on O
a O
classroom O
chair O
surrounded O
by O
American B-NORP
soldiers O
, O
with O
a O
story O
about O
the O
`` O
new O
Iraq B-GPE
. O
'' O

These O
days O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
his O
young O
family O
are O
among O
the O
hundreds O
of O
thousands O
of O
Iraqis B-NORP
who O
have O
fled O
in O
fear O
for O
their O
lives O
. O

After O
months O
spent O
dodging O
insurgents O
who O
had O
targeted O
them O
for O
supporting O
the O
Americans O
, O
he O
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
are O
relieved O
to O
have O
escaped O
-- O
and O
bitter O
, O
like O
thousands O
of O
fellow O
refugees O
, O
that O
the O
superpower O
for O
which O
they O
risked O
their O
lives O
has O
abandoned O
them O
. O

A O
short O
man O
who O
bundles O
his O
shattered O
body O
in O
layers O
against O
the O
desert O
's O
winter O
chill O
, O
the O
34 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
Abather B-PERSON
is O
polite O
and O
relaxed O
, O
with O
an O
easy O
smile O
. O

An O
engaging O
conversationalist O
even O
in O
broken O
English O
, O
he O
loves O
to O
talk O
about O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
his O
infant O
daughter O
, O
and O
his O
wife O
, O
an O
outspoken O
woman O
several O
years O
his O
senior O
, O
whom O
he O
calls O
a O
genius O
. O

`` O
When O
we O
met O
she O
was O
a O
professor O
at O
Baghdad B-FAC
University I-FAC
, O
'' O
he O
boasts O
. O

`` O
I O
was O
her O
student O
. O

When O
she O
walked O
into O
a O
room O
, O
hundreds O
of O
people O
would O
stand O
to O
pay O
her O
respect O
. O
'' O

Considering O
that O
his O
life O
savings O
will O
run O
out O
in O
two O
months O
, O
that O
he O
ca O
n't O
work O
legally O
in O
Jordan B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
he O
could O
be O
deported O
at O
any O
moment O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
is O
remarkably O
stoic O
, O
though O
the O
anxiety O
leaks O
out O
in O
tics O
. O

He O
chain O
- O
smokes O
cheap O
Craven B-ORG
A I-ORG
cigarettes O
, O
crushing O
the O
charred O
filters O
in O
an O
overflowing O
ashtray O
; O

when O
Balqes B-PERSON
complains O
, O
he O
sheepishly O
offers O
that O
`` O
smoking O
is O
my O
only O
work O
. O
'' O

It O
's O
not O
quite O
true O
-- O

his O
one O
other O
job O
during O
the O
past O
18 O
months O
has O
been O
recounting O
his O
nightmare O
, O
over O
and O
over O
again O
, O
to O
border O
guards O
, O
embassy O
workers O
, O
and O
aid O
agencies O
. O

In O
December O
, O
he O
reluctantly O
told O
it O
to O
me O
, O
pulling O
documents O
from O
a O
worn O
leather O
folder O
to O
corroborate O
the O
details O
. O

The O
story O
began O
after O
the O
ouster O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
, O
when O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
, O
like O
many O
Iraqis B-NORP
, O
launched O
a O
de-Baathification O
program O
of O
their O
own O
. O

Their O
target O
was O
the O
dean O
who O
had O
been O
Balqes O
' O
boss O
at O
Baghdad B-FAC
University I-FAC
-LRB- O
and O
who O
, O
as O
Abather B-PERSON
tells O
it O
, O
had O
forced O
her O
out O
when O
she O
resisted O
joining O
the B-ORG
Baath I-ORG
Party I-ORG
-RRB- O
. O

Balqes B-PERSON
wanted O
her O
job O
back O
; O

one O
day O
Abather B-PERSON
confronted O
the O
dean O
, O

and O
tempers O
flared O
. O

American B-NORP
soldiers O
broke O
up O
the O
brawl O
, O
bound O
Abather B-PERSON
's O
wrists O
with O
a O
zip O
tie O
, O
and O
interrogated O
him O
. O

He O
explained O
Balqes B-PERSON
' O
gripe O
and O
what O
the O
loss O
of O
her O
job O
had O
meant O
for O
their O
family O
, O
including O
their O
3 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
son O
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
' O
14 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
son O
from O
a O
previous O
marriage O
-LRB- O
her O
first O
husband O
had O
been O
killed O
in O
the B-EVENT
Iran I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Iraq I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
-RRB- O
. O

Though O
he O
held O
a B-WORK_OF_ART
master I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
degree I-WORK_OF_ART
in O
engineering O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
had O
n't O
been O
able O
to O
get O
a O
job O
in O
the O
doldrums O
of O
sanctions O
- O
era O
Iraq B-GPE
, O

so O
he O
was O
scraping O
together O
a O
living O
repairing O
watches O
, O
his O
wife O
and O
children O
crammed O
into O
his O
father O
's O
small O
home O
. O

`` O
The O
soldiers O
were O
very O
understanding O
, O
'' O
Abather O
recalls O
. O

`` O
I O
was O
impressed O
. O
'' O

They O
offered O
the O
family O
an O
apartment O
in O
a O
place O
called O
Iraqi B-FAC
Village I-FAC
, O
a O
compound O
near O
the O
Baghdad B-GPE
airport O
where O
Saddam B-PERSON
had O
housed O
orphans O
he O
was O
grooming O
to O
become O
fedayeen O
loyalists O
. O

In O
return O
, O
the O
couple O
translated O
for O
the O
Americans O
, O
and O
eventually O
the O
Washington O
National O
Guard O
's O
1st O
Battalion O
303rd O
Armored O
Regiment O
hired O
Balqes B-PERSON
as O
an O
interpreter O
, O
at O
$ O
15 O
per O
day O
. O

Abather B-PERSON
ended O
up O
leading O
a O
U.S. B-ORG
Army I-ORG
- O
contracted O
security O
squad O
with O
a O
monthly O
salary O
of O
$ O
130 O
. O

Learning O
that O
he O
was O
an O
engineer O
, O
soldiers O
later O
gave O
him O
lucrative O
reconstruction O
assignments O
. O

He O
started O
an O
engineering O
firm O
and O
worked O
with O
contractors O
such O
as O
ABB B-ORG
and O
Kellogg B-ORG
, O
Brown O
and O
Root O
; O

in O
one O
heady O
year O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
's O
contracts O
would O
mushroom O
from O
a O
few O
thousand O
dollars O
to O
an O
$ O
862,000 O
electrification O
project O
-LRB- O
later O
canceled O
because O
he O
could O
n't O
procure O
the O
needed O
equipment O
-RRB- O
. O

Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
glow O
with O
wonder O
when O
they O
speak O
of O
those O
days O
, O
of O
earning O
a O
good O
living O
and O
having O
their O
own O
home O
for O
the O
first O
time O
. O

Most O
of O
all O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
enjoyed O
hanging O
out O
with O
the O
Americans O
. O

He O
seems O
to O
remember O
every O
soldier O
he O
ever O
met O
: O

Captain B-PERSON
Philips I-PERSON
and O
Sergeant B-PERSON
Buchard I-PERSON
gave O
his O
children O
toys O
, O
a O
soccer O
ball O
, O
and O
school O
stationery O
; O

Lieutenant B-PERSON
Glenn I-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
got O
so O
close O
to O
the O
family O
they O
called O
him O
`` O
Uncle B-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
. O
'' O

-LRB- O
Allen B-PERSON
confirmed O
Abather B-PERSON
's O
story O
in O
emails O
to O
me O
, O
calling O
him O
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
`` O
very O
helpful O
individuals O
'' O
who O
`` O
risked O
their O
lives O
by O
meeting O
with O
us O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

It O
was O
as O
if O
they O
had O
suddenly O
found O
themselves O
citizens O
of O
the O
51st O
state O
. O

And O
so O
, O
in O
October O
2004 O
, O
when O
Abather B-PERSON
got O
his O
first O
death O
threat O
, O
he O
thought O
it O
was O
a O
joke O
. O

It O
was O
handwritten O
, O
tucked O
under O
the O
windshield O
wiper O
of O
his O
car O
inside O
Iraqi B-FAC
Village I-FAC
, O
a O
gated O
community O
with O
American B-NORP
checkpoints O
at O
both O
its O
entrances O
; O

The O
note O
read O
: O

Abather B-PERSON
, O
Leave O
your O
work O
with O
the O
Americans O
. O

Otherwise O
you O
will O
be O
killed O
by O
jihadis O
because O
you O
are O
a O
traitor O
. O

Jihad B-ORG
Army I-ORG

Then O
the O
killings O
began O
. O

Lieutenant B-PERSON
Allen I-PERSON
had O
once O
given O
Abather B-PERSON
a O
photo O
depicting O
two O
American B-NORP
soldiers O
with O
five O
of O
their O
Iraqi B-NORP
friends O
. O

Three O
of O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
were O
assassinated O
in O
short O
order O
. O

Abather B-PERSON
began O
to O
notice O
cars O
following O
him O
, O

and O
a O
few O
times O
shots O
were O
fired O
at O
his O
car O
. O

The O
anonymous O
notes O
grew O
increasingly O
menacing O
. O

Eventually O
, O
Iraqi B-FAC
Village I-FAC
felt O
so O
dangerous O
that O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
moved O
the O
family O
back O
to O
his O
father O
's O
house O
. O

A O
death O
threat O
arrived O
there O
almost O
immediately O
. O

Still O
Abather B-PERSON
continued O
working O
with O
the O
Americans O
. O

One O
day O
in O
August O
2005 O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
was O
driving O
Balqes B-PERSON
, O
six O
months O
pregnant O
with O
their O
second O
child O
, O
to O
a O
doctor O
's O
appointment O
. O

At O
an O
intersection O
, O
he O
noticed O
a O
gold O
car O
parked O
by O
the O
road O
; O

suddenly O
the O
two O
men O
in O
it O
leveled O
guns O
at O
him O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
the O
end O
, O
'' O
Abather B-PERSON
thought O
, O

and O
then O
a O
U.S. B-GPE
patrol O
appeared O

and O
the O
assailants O
vanished O
into O
traffic O
. O

Within O
days O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
had O
sold O
off O
their O
belongings O
and O
fled O
to O
Amman B-GPE
. O

Their O
troubles O
had O
only O
just O
begun O
. O

The B-FAC
U.S. I-FAC
Embassy I-FAC
in O
Amman B-GPE
is O
an O
attractive O
, O
Arabian O
- O
style O
fortress O
, O
heavily O
guarded O
machine O
- O
gunners O
in O
Ford B-ORG
pickups O
. O

It O
sits O
high O
on O
a O
hillside O
, O

and O
the O
view O
is O
so O
phenomenal O
that O
you O
can O
imagine O
your O
gaze O
reaching O
all O
the O
way O
to O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
border O
, O
some O
200 O
miles O
away O
. O

In O
the O
foreground O
, O
Amman B-GPE
's O
rolling O
mosaic O
of O
pale O
, O
boxy O
limestone O
buildings O
shimmers O
against O
the O
azure O
sky O
. O

At O
its O
edges O
, O
in O
dank O
apartments O
on O
outlying O
hillsides O
, O
lives O
a O
substantial O
portion O
of O
Baghdad B-GPE
's O
educated O
middle O
class O
. O

Almost O
all O
fled O
in O
a O
panic O
, O
after O
getting O
death O
threats O
or O
seeing O
loved O
ones O
murdered O
; O

many O
were O
targeted O
by O
insurgents O
or O
jihadis O
because O
they O
supported O
, O
or O
worked O
for O
, O
the O
Americans O
. O

Of O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
27 O
million O
prewar O
population O
, O
about O
1 O
in O
8 O
-- O
some O
3.4 O
million O
people O
-- O
have O
left O
their O
homes O
since O
the O
invasion O
, O
according O
to O
the O
United O
Nations O
High O
Commission O
for O
Refugees O
-LRB- O
unhcr O
-RRB- O
, O

and O
more O
than O
half O
of O
those O
have O
ended O
up O
abroad O
. O

Refugees B-ORG
International I-ORG
labels O
this O
the O
world O
's O
fastest O
- O
growing O
humanitarian O
crisis O
. O

Yet O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
has O
refused O
to O
so O
much O
as O
acknowledge O
the O
refugees O
' O
plight O
, O
let O
alone O
help O
them O
get O
to O
safety O
or O
even O
provide O
basic O
humanitarian O
aid O
. O

In O
the O
past O
, O
notes O
Bill B-PERSON
Frelick I-PERSON
, O
refugee O
policy O
director O
at O
Human B-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Watch I-ORG
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
has O
often O
aided O
those O
persecuted O
for O
supporting O
it O
; O

since O
the B-EVENT
Vietnam I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
1 O
million O
Vietnamese B-NORP
refugees O
have O
been O
resettled O
in O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
, O
including O
tens O
of O
thousands O
of O
South O
Vietnamese B-NORP
army O
veterans O
. O

But O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
`` O
has O
abdicated O
that O
obligation O
, O
'' O
says O
Frelick B-PERSON
. O

`` O
The O
people O
who O
have O
fled O
are O
the O
ones O
the O
administration O
was O
relying O
on O
to O
build O
democracy O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
; O

it O
would O
rather O
ignore O
them O
than O
acknowledge O
that O
its O
initiative O
has O
failed O
. O
'' O

It O
was O
in O
Jordan B-GPE
that O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
discovered O
the O
limitations O
of O
their O
friendship O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Lieutenant O
`` O
Uncle O
'' O
Allen B-PERSON
had O
emailed O
the O
embassy O
in O
Amman B-GPE
to O
explain O
that O
the O
family O
feared O
for O
their O
lives O
; O

he O
'd O
even O
offered O
to O
sponsor O
their O
relocation O
`` O
to O
the O
safety O
of O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O
'' O

An O
unsigned O
email O
from O
the O
embassy O
commended O
Allen B-PERSON
-- O
'' O
I O
know O
that O
your O
Iraqi B-NORP
friends O
appreciate O
your O
friendship O
'' O
-- O
but O
noted O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
visas O
are O
`` O
quite O
difficult O
'' O
for O
Iraqis B-NORP
to O
get O
. O

Since O
9 B-EVENT
/ I-EVENT
11 I-EVENT
, O
Middle B-NORP
Easterners I-NORP
in O
general O
, O
and O
Iraqis B-NORP
in O
particular O
, O
have O
faced O
enormous O
hurdles O
getting O
admitted O
to O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
; O

until O
2005 O
, O
the O
Bush B-GPE
administration O
maintained O
a O
total O
freeze O
on O
Iraqis B-NORP
that O
shut O
out O
current O
refugees O
as O
well O
as O
hundreds O
of O
people O
who O
had O
fled O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
regime O
years O
earlier O
. O

The O
email O
nonetheless O
provided O
instructions O
on O
getting O
a O
tourist O
visa O
, O

and O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
quickly O
filed O
their O
application O
along O
with O
the O
$ O
200 O
fee O
-- O
almost O
two O
months O
' O
rent O
. O

Several O
months O
later O
they O
were O
notified O
that O
they O
could O
visit O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
for O
up O
to O
three O
months O
, O
but O
that O
they O
could O
not O
bring O
their O
children O
. O

They O
then O
made O
repeated O
visits O
to O
the O
unhcr O
to O
apply O
for O
official O
refugee O
status O
. O

As O
it O
has O
with O
almost O
99 O
percent O
of O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
who O
have O
come O
through O
its O
office O
in O
Amman B-GPE
, O
the O
agency O
turned O
them O
down O
. O

Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
set O
their O
sights O
on O
a O
visa O
to O
Australia B-GPE
, O
a O
major O
destination O
for O
Iraqi B-NORP
refugees O
, O
and O
even O
hired O
an O
Iraqi B-NORP
lawyer O
there O
. O

They O
waited O
for O
months O
. O

Their O
savings O
dwindled O
; O

then O
their O
baby O
fell O
ill O
, O

and O
the O
emergency O
surgery O
, O
for O
an O
intestinal O
obstruction O
, O
cost O
$ O
2,100 O
in O
cash O
. O

In O
early O
June B-GPE
2006 O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
got O
a O
rejection O
letter O
from O
Australia B-GPE
. O

Around O
the O
same O
time O
, O
word O
came O
that O
his O
father O
had O
died O
of O
a O
heart O
attack O
. O

So O
he O
went O
back O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
bury O
his O
father O
, O
help O
his O
mother O
find O
a O
place O
to O
live O
, O
and O
buy O
state O
- O
subsidized O
medicine O
for O
his O
daughter O
. O

But O
when O
he O
returned O
to O
the O
Jordanian B-NORP
border O
less O
than O
a O
week O
later O
, O
he O
was O
told O
he O
could O
n't O
reenter O
the O
country O
: O

Having O
recently O
suffered O
two O
terrorist O
attacks O
, O
Jordan B-GPE
had O
enacted O
a O
ban O
on O
entry O
for O
Iraqi B-NORP
men O
aged O
17 O
to O
35 O
. O

For O
two O
days O
Abather B-PERSON
stood O
on O
the O
highway O
at O
the O
border O
post O
, O
beseeching O
successive O
shifts O
of O
immigration O
officials O
. O

Finally O
, O
a O
guard O
promised O
to O
send O
the O
medicine O
to O
his O
family O
in O
Amman B-GPE
if O
he O
would O
just O
go O
away O
. O

Once O
again O
Abather B-PERSON
headed O
back O
to O
Baghdad B-GPE
. O

Driving O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
a O
few O
days O
later O
, O
he O
noticed O
a O
bmw O
-- O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
gangster O
's O
vehicle O
of O
choice O
-- O
in O
his O
rearview O
mirror O
, O
closing O
in O
. O

The O
car O
forced O
him O
off O
the O
road O
; O

armed O
men O
blindfolded O
him O
and O
knocked O
him O
unconscious O
. O

When O
he O
woke O
up O
, O
he O
was O
in O
a O
tiny O
room O
, O
handcuffed O
to O
a O
chair O
. O

Masked O
men O
came O
and O
went O
, O
videotaping O
as O
they O
cursed O
him O
as O
a O
traitor O
. O

They O
whipped O
him O
with O
a O
steel O
cable O
; O

six O
months O
later O
, O
his O
back O
was O
still O
etched O
by O
deep O
, O
evenly O
spaced O
grooves O
. O

`` O
We O
've O
been O
searching O
for O
you O
for O
a O
year O
, O
'' O
his O
captors O
told O
him O
. O

Abather B-PERSON
recognized O
the O
voice O
of O
one O
man O
, O
an O
acquaintance O
from O
Iraqi B-FAC
Village I-FAC
who O
had O
seemed O
to O
befriend O
the O
Americans O
. O

`` O
I O
'm O
sorry O
your O
father O
passed O
away O
, O
'' O
the O
man O
said O
. O

Soon O
, O
a O
bearded O
imam O
sentenced O
Abather B-PERSON
to O
decapitation O
for O
collaborating O
with O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Abather B-PERSON
barely O
heard O
the O
proceedings O
. O

`` O
I O
was O
thinking O
the O
whole O
time O
about O
my O
little O
daughter O
in O
Amman B-GPE
. O
'' O

He O
was O
told O
he O
could O
save O
himself O
by O
spying O
on O
the O
Americans O
, O
but O
he O
refused O
. O

On O
the O
eighth O
day O
, O
the O
men O
asked O
if O
there O
was O
anything O
he O
wanted O
before O
he O
died O
; O

then O
they O
put O
him O
on O
the O
floor O
in O
the O
back O
of O
the O
bmw O
and O
sped O
off O
. O

Suddenly O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
heard O
gunshots O
. O

The O
men O
shouted O
. O

The O
car O
crashed O
, O

and O
everything O
went O
black O
. O

He O
woke O
up O
in O
a O
hospital O
bed O
60 O
miles O
from O
Baghdad B-GPE
; O

Iraqi B-NORP
forces O
had O
attacked O
the O
bmw O
and O
pulled O
him O
from O
the O
burning O
wreck O
. O

He O
had O
a O
compound O
fracture O
in O
his O
leg O
and O
severe O
burns O
all O
over O
his O
body O
, O

but O
the O
nurses O
urged O
him O
to O
leave O
: O

His O
captors O
would O
be O
looking O
for O
him O
. O

His O
brother O
-- O
who O
had O
received O
a O
ransom O
note O
from O
the O
kidnappers O
, O
complete O
with O
a O
photo O
of O
Abather B-PERSON
bound O
and O
gagged O
-- O
brought O
him O
back O
to O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
where O
doctors O
fused O
a O
piece O
of O
plastic O
onto O
his O
shin O
and O
grafted O
skin O
from O
his O
thighs O
over O
his O
wounds O
. O

A O
few O
weeks O
later O
, O
he O
was O
back O
at O
the O
Jordanian B-NORP
border O
, O

and O
this O
time O
the O
guards O
took O
pity O
. O

The O
family O
had O
n't O
told O
Balqes B-PERSON
of O
the O
kidnapping O
. O

But O
when O
she O
saw O
her O
disfigured O
husband O
, O
she O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
knew O
right O
away O
what O
happened O
. O
'' O

On O
a O
crisp O
, O
clear O
day O
this O
past O
December O
, O
clutching O
a O
sheaf O
of O
papers O
documenting O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
' O
ordeal O
-- O
contracts O
, O
soldiers O
' O
recommendations O
, O
death O
threats O
, O
a O
missing O
- O
person O
report O
-- O
I O
headed O
to O
American B-ORG
Citizen I-ORG
Services I-ORG
at O
the B-FAC
U.S. I-FAC
Embassy I-FAC
in O
Amman B-GPE
. O

Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
had O
made O
several O
pilgrimages O
there O
; O

they O
were O
convinced O
that O
if O
only O
they O
could O
speak O
to O
an O
American O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
's O
charred O
and O
mangled O
flesh O
would O
make O
their O
case O
, O
but O
they O
had O
never O
gotten O
past O
the O
Jordanian B-NORP
security O
guards O
. O

Outside O
the O
embassy O
, O
I O
joined O
a O
chatty O
, O
eclectic O
crowd O
of O
Americans O
: O
a O
retired O
hippie O
turned O
English B-LANGUAGE
teacher O
from O
Vermont B-GPE
; O
a O
woman O
with O
a O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
accent O
who O
struggled O
through O
the O
narrow O
eye O
- O
slit O
in O
her O
black O
veil O
to O
keep O
track O
of O
her O
hyperactive O
daughter O
; O
a O
white O
- O
bearded O
man O
in O
a O
Santa B-PERSON
hat O
, O
who O
said O
he O
was O
picking O
up O
his O
passport O
before O
returning O
to O
the B-LOC
North I-LOC
Pole I-LOC
. O

I O
wondered O
whether O
any O
of O
us O
would O
risk O
our O
lives O
for O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
as O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
had O
. O

To O
get O
past O
the O
compound O
's O
first O
wall O
, O
we O
navigated O
a O
metal O
detector O
, O
a O
body O
frisk O
, O
and O
an O
X-ray O
machine O
; O

after O
crossing O
a O
30 O
- O
foot O
no O
man O
's O
land O
we O
repeated O
the O
process O
at O
the O
second O
wall O
. O

Then O
we O
waited O
to O
be O
called O
. O

The O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
admits O
more O
refugees O
than O
any O
country O
in O
the O
world O
, O

but O
in O
2006 O
, O
only O
202 O
Iraqis B-NORP
were O
allowed O
in O
, O

and O
most O
of O
them O
had O
fled O
persecution O
under O
Saddam B-PERSON
before O
the O
war O
. O

This O
year O
, O
millions O
of O
Iraqis B-NORP
, O
Tibetans B-NORP
, O
Sri B-NORP
Lankans I-NORP
, O
and O
Afghans B-NORP
must O
compete O
for O
a O
mere O
5,500 O
refugee O
slots O
Congress B-ORG
has O
allocated O
for O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
and O
South B-LOC
Asia I-LOC
. O

The O
Iraqis B-NORP
are O
in O
line O
behind O
their O
compatriots O
who O
have O
been O
waiting O
in O
Jordan B-GPE
since O
the O
late O
1990s O
. O

Like O
other O
Western B-NORP
representatives O
, O
U.S. B-GPE
officials O
here O
refer O
displaced O
people O
to O
the O
unhcr O
, O
which O
is O
charged O
with O
determining O
whether O
someone O
is O
a O
real O
refugee O
, O
and O
if O
so O
, O
with O
finding O
him O
a O
safe O
place O
to O
go O
. O

Except O
that O
, O
as O
Amman O
unhcr O
head O
Robert B-PERSON
Breen I-PERSON
told O
me O
, O
a O
1998 O
agreement O
with O
Jordan B-GPE
forbids O
the O
agency O
from O
classifying O
anyone O
as O
a O
refugee O
whom O
it O
ca O
n't O
get O
out O
of O
the O
country O
within O
six O
months O
-- O
an O
impossibility O
in O
the O
post O
/ O
11 O
world O
. O

-LRB- O
A O
country O
of O
about O
6 O
million O
, O
Jordan B-GPE
has O
long O
had O
the O
world O
's O
highest O
refugee O
population O
per O
capita O
, O
hosting O
more O
than O
a O
million O
Palestinians B-NORP
who O
fled O
Israel B-GPE
in O
1948 O
and O
were O
supposed O
to O
stay O
only O
a O
short O
time O
. O
-RRB- O

Of O
the O
21,000 O
Iraqi B-NORP
asylum O
seekers O
the O
office O
has O
registered O
since O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
invasion O
, O
only O
291 O
have O
been O
granted O
refugee O
status O
; O
meanwhile O
the O
line O
outside O
the O
unhcr O
's O
gates O
gets O
longer O
every O
week O
, O

and O
the O
wait O
for O
an O
interview O
stands O
at O
five O
months O
. O

To O
care O
for O
all O
of O
the O
region O
's O
displaced O
Iraqis B-NORP
, O
the O
agency O
had O
a O
total O
budget O
of O
$ O
22 O
million O
in O
2006 O
-- O
less O
than O
$ O
7 O
a O
person O
, O
which O
must O
cover O
not O
only O
the O
Kafkaesque O
registration O
programs O
but O
also O
basic O
survival O
aid O
to O
refugees O
trapped O
in O
desert O
camps O
or O
squatting O
in O
abandoned O
buildings O
. O

Recognizing O
the O
potential O
for O
`` O
severe O
humanitarian O
suffering O
, O
'' O
the B-ORG
Iraq I-ORG
Study I-ORG
Group I-ORG
in O
December O
recommended O
that O
`` O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
take O
the O
lead O
'' O
in O
funding O
the O
UNHCR O
's O
Iraq B-GPE
program O
; O

currently O
it O
donates O
no O
more O
than O
a O
quarter O
of O
the O
budget O
. O

Direct O
U.S. B-GPE
aid O
to O
the O
refugees O
consists O
of O
a O
tiny O
grant O
to O
the O
Catholic O
relief O
organization O
Caritas B-ORG
-LRB- O
see O
`` O
How O
to O
Help O
, O
'' O
page O
68 O
-RRB- O
. O

At O
the O
embassy O
, O
I O
recounted O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
' O
ordeal O
at O
Window O
3 O
, O
then O
at O
Window O
1 O
-- O
the O
setup O
was O
similar O
to O
visitation O
in O
a O
high O
- O
security O
prison O
. O

Then O
, O
at O
Window O
4 O
, O
I O
told O
the O
story O
again O
to O
the O
consul O
general O
, O
who O
stood O
behind O
the O
bulletproof O
glass O
wearing O
a O
telephone O
headset O
. O

I O
was O
expecting O
to O
hear O
that O
`` O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
is O
doing O
its O
best O
to O
help O
, O
'' O

but O
there O
was O
only O
silence O
as O
the O
consul O
's O
eyes O
welled O
up O
. O

-LRB- O
An O
Amman B-GPE
- O
based O
aid O
worker O
later O
told O
me O
that O
American B-NORP
diplomats O
are O
so O
distraught O
by O
the O
policies O
they O
are O
charged O
with O
representing O
that O
`` O
it O
just O
takes O
a O
few O
gin O
and O
tonics O
and O
they O
'll O
break O
down O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O

Finally O
, O
the O
consul O
said O
, O
`` O
We O
hear O
stories O
like O
this O
all O
the O
time O
. O

We O
have O
enormous O
empathy O
for O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
who O
've O
suffered O
after O
working O
with O
the O
Americans O
, O

but O
there O
's O
really O
nothing O
the O
embassy O
can O
do O
for O
them O
. O
'' O

She O
handed O
me O
a O
document O
outlining O
Congress B-ORG
' O
sole O
concession O
to O
people O
like O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
Balqes B-PERSON
: O
visas O
for O
up O
to O
50 O
military O
translators O
from O
Iraq B-GPE
or O
Afghanistan B-GPE
each O
year O
. O

`` O
But O
do O
n't O
get O
their O
hopes O
up O
, O
'' O
she O
added O
quickly O
; O

there O
were O
thousands O
with O
the O
same O
story O
. O

`` O
This O
is O
something O
Congress B-ORG
really O
needs O
to O
address O
, O
'' O
she O
said O
as O
we O
parted O
. O

The O
administration O
certainly O
does O
n't O
seem O
inclined O
to O
take O
the O
initiative O
. O

Philip B-PERSON
A. I-PERSON
Frayne I-PERSON
, O
an O
embassy O
spokesman O
in O
Amman B-GPE
, O
told O
me O
that O
`` O
there O
are O
no O
reliable O
figures O
'' O
on O
how O
many O
people O
have O
fled O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
and O
that O
in O
any O
case O
, O
it O
was O
Saddam B-PERSON
who O
drove O
out O
`` O
a O
large O
percentage O
'' O
of O
them O
. O

Likewise O
, O
in O
its O
2006 O
annual O
refugee O
report O
to O
Congress B-ORG
, O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
focused O
mainly O
on O
those O
Saddam B-PERSON
- O
era O
exiles O
, O
and O
blithely O
intoned O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
hoped O
that O
significant O
numbers O
of O
Iraqi B-NORP
refugees O
will O
soon O
be O
able O
to O
return O
home O
, O
although O
the O
security O
situation O
will O
remain O
an O
important O
consideration O
. O
'' O

The O
report O
ignored O
the O
fact O
that O
, O
according O
to O
a O
survey O
by O
the O
nonprofit O
U.S. O
Committee O
for O
Refugees O
, O
644,500 O
new O
refugees O
entered O
Jordan B-GPE
and O
Syria B-GPE
in O
2005 O
alone O
. O

And O
2006 O
will O
likely O
be O
worse O
. O

As O
much O
as O
a O
quarter O
of O
greater O
Amman B-GPE
's O
population O
is O
now O
Iraqi B-NORP
, O

and O
the O
crowds O
have O
exacerbated O
the O
city O
's O
severe O
water O
shortage O
. O

Prices O
have O
skyrocketed O
. O

Until O
recently O
Iraqi B-NORP
children O
could O
n't O
attend O
Jordanian B-NORP
schools O
, O

and O
their O
parents O
can O
not O
legally O
work O
; O

easily O
identified O
by O
their O
dialect O
, O
Iraqis B-NORP
are O
discriminated O
against O
and O
terrified O
of O
deportation O
. O

Some O
refugees O
never O
go O
outside O
. O

Jordanian B-NORP
government O
spokesman O
Nasser B-PERSON
S. I-PERSON
Judeh I-PERSON
told O
me O
that O
his O
country O
, O
a O
staunch O
U.S. B-GPE
ally O
and O
aid O
recipient O
, O
`` O
certainly O
needs O
help O
, O
and O
has O
held O
discussions O
with O
U.S. B-GPE
diplomats O
'' O
about O
this O
issue O
. O

Incidentally O
, O
Human B-ORG
Rights I-ORG
Watch I-ORG
has O
also O
called O
upon O
the O
Gulf O
Arab B-NORP
states O
to O
pitch O
in O
; O

Saudi B-GPE
Arabia I-GPE
's O
response O
so O
far O
has O
been O
to O
plan O
construction O
of O
a O
560 O
- O
mile O
wall O
along O
its O
border O
with O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Before O
I O
left O
Jordan B-GPE
, O
Abather B-PERSON
invited O
me O
to O
visit O
his O
family O
and O
a O
physician O
friend O
from O
Baghdad B-GPE
who O
shares O
their O
two O
- O
room O
basement O
apartment O
. O

On O
the O
Al O
Zawraa O
TV O
channel O
from O
Baghdad B-GPE
, O
we O
watched O
U.S. B-ORG
Army I-ORG
vehicles O
disappear O
behind O
roadside O
bomb O
blasts O
as O
a O
man O
sang O
, O
`` O
Let O
's O
go O
kill O
the O
Americans O
! O
'' O

The O
channel O
's O
endless O
stream O
of O
anti-American O
propaganda O
perplexed O
Abather B-PERSON
and O
his O
friends O
: O

`` O
Why O
does O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
allow O
this O
? O
'' O
they O
inquired O
. O

When O
images O
of O
dead O
children O
supposedly O
killed O
by O
the O
Americans O
hit O
the O
screen O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
's O
friend O
switched O
to O
a O
channel O
on O
which O
voluptuous O
Arab B-NORP
women O
danced O
in O
an O
un-Islamic O
way O
. O

Balqes B-PERSON
served O
Iraqi B-NORP
coffee O
, O

and O
to O
keep O
the O
baby O
from O
playing O
with O
the O
colorful O
cups O
, O
Abather B-PERSON
suspended O
her O
from O
an O
elastic O
swing O
above O
our O
heads O
. O

She O
giggled O
as O
he O
bounced O
her O
by O
her O
tiny O
foot O
. O

This O
is O
her O
prison O
, O
he O
joked O
. O

Six O
months O
after O
the O
kidnapping O
, O
he O
still O
had O
n't O
gotten O
the O
surgery O
he O
needed O
to O
heal O
his O
burned O
flesh O
; O

if O
the O
wounds O
become O
infected O
, O
he O
could O
die O
. O

Abather B-PERSON
rarely O
complained O
. O

God O
is O
testing O
us O
, O
he O
said O
. O

But O
we O
will O
get O
through O
it O
. O

He O
looked O
at O
the O
girl O
bouncing O
from O
the O
ceiling O
and O
smiled O
. O

I O
have O
a O
daughter O
, O

and O
I O
'm O
very O
happy O
. O

Balqes B-PERSON
was O
more O
fearful O
-- O
twice O
in O
the O
past O
month O
, O
suspicious O
men O
had O
shown O
up O
at O
the O
apartment O
. O

Iraq B-GPE
, O
she O
worried O
, O
had O
already O
caught O
up O
with O
them O
. O

How O
to O
Help O

Very O
few O
organizations O
are O
working O
on O
getting O
aid O
to O
Iraqi B-NORP
refugees O
, O
and O
of O
those O
that O
are O
, O
many O
are O
too O
small O
or O
too O
beleaguered O
to O
accept O
individual O
donations O
; O

the O
Iraqi B-NORP
Red B-ORG
Crescent I-ORG
, O
for O
example O
, O
has O
suffered O
bombings O
and O
mass O
kidnappings O
, O
yet O
its O
volunteers O
continue O
to O
deliver O
aid O
to O
displaced O
families O
inside O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

One O
of O
the O
larger O
relief O
organizations O
working O
with O
the O
refugees O
is O
the O
Catholic O
group O
Caritas B-ORG
, O
whose O
caseworkers O
I O
shadowed O
while O
in O
Amman B-GPE
. O

Bucking O
the O
image O
of O
the O
Land O
Rover O
- O
driving O
aid O
worker O
, O
they O
made O
their O
rounds O
in O
an O
aging O
gray O
Honda B-ORG
, O
its O
roof O
eaten O
through O
by O
rust O
. O

They O
visited O
Iraqi B-NORP
doctors O
, O
engineers O
, O
and O
executives O
desperate O
for O
food O
, O
heat O
, O
or O
blankets O
to O
fend O
off O
the O
desert O
winter O
; O

one O
family O
told O
the O
crew O
they O
had O
just O
sold O
their O
stove O
to O
buy O
food O
. O

Caritas B-ORG
helps O
a O
few O
thousand O
families O
a O
year O
, O

but O
the O
demand O
far O
outstrips O
the O
money O
available O
to O
us O
, O
says O
Magy B-PERSON
Mahrous I-PERSON
, O
who O
oversees O
the O
project O
. O

You O
can O
make O
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MICHAEL B-PERSON
JACKSON I-PERSON

MANCHILD O
IN O
A O
PROMISED O
LAND O

by O
ROBERT B-PERSON
J. I-PERSON
LEWIS I-PERSON

He O
's O
such O
an O
easy O
target O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
. O

He O
makes O
even O
the O
weirdest O
of O
the O
weird O
feel O
normal O
. O

But O
unlike O
them O
, O
Jackson B-GPE
does O
n't O
try O
to O
hide O
the O
fact O
that O
he O
is O
easily O
one O
of O
the O
most O
screwed O
up O
beings O
on O
the O
planet O
. O

Every O
time O
he O
checks O
in O
for O
yet O
another O
surgery O
, O
he O
is O
announcing O
to O
the O
world O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
know O
who O
he O
is O
, O
where O
he O
is O
going O
, O
and O
that O
he O
thoroughly O
loathes O
himself O
- O
at O
least O
the O
adult O
version O
. O

And O
for O
his O
remarkable O
honesty O
, O
his O
most O
unprivate O
confessions O
, O
he O
is O
subjected O
to O
one O
public O
humiliation O
after O
another O
. O

Who O
among O
us O
rock O
throwers O
would O
have O
the O
courage O
to O
reveal O
about O
ourselves O
what O
Michael B-PERSON
has O
revealed O
about O
himself O
? O

Next O
to O
the O
towering O
monument O
that O
the O
unedited O
Michael B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
is O
we O
are O
telephone O
booths O
; O

next O
to O
his O
singular O
guilelessness O
and O
candor O
, O
we O
are O
the O
multitude O
of O
the O
prevaricating O
and O
pusillanimous O
. O

Everything O
Michael B-PERSON
has O
done O
and O
said O
during O
the O
past O
20 O
years O
has O
been O
against O
his O
own O
apparent O
self O
- O
interest O
, O
beginning O
with O
unrelenting O
surgical O
assaults O
on O
his O
erstwhile O
good O
looks O
, O
to O
hanging O
his O
child O
-LRB- O
and O
crotch O
for O
that O
matter O
-RRB- O
out O
to O
dry O
, O
to O
entering O
details O
of O
his O
bedroom O
antics O
into O
the O
public O
domain O
. O

Like O
a O
typical O
Dostoievksy B-PERSON
character O
, O
we O
can O
not O
account O
for O
the O
behavior O
if O
it O
were O
n't O
for O
an O
apparently O
overriding O
need O
to O
confess O
and O
proclaim O
-- O
over O
and O
against O
what O
the O
outside O
world O
wants O
to O
believe O
-- O
the O
truth O
of O
who O
we O
are O
. O

The O
on O
- O
going O
spectacle O
of O
Michael B-PERSON
's O
increasingly O
bizarre O
conduct O
is O
his O
confession O
to O
the O
world O
that O
he O
is O
one O
spectacularly O
psychologically O
- O
challenged O
dude O
. O

Like O
children O
who O
are O
incapable O
of O
dissimulating O
their O
basic O
wants O
and O
needs O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
's O
manner O
of O
being O
in O
the O
world O
is O
uncensored O
and O
spontaneous O
, O

and O
to O
such O
an O
unsuspected O
extent O
I O
propose O
he O
deserves O
to O
be O
considered O
one O
of O
the O
most O
authentic O
beings O
of O
this O
or O
any O
other O
century O
, O
and O
quite O
properly O
belongs O
to O
that O
exceptional O
society O
of O
authenticity O
- O
questers O
that O
would O
include O
Saint B-PERSON
Augustine I-PERSON
, O
Pascal B-PERSON
and O
Heidegger B-PERSON
. O

The O
facts O
of O
Michael B-PERSON
's O
life O
have O
been O
well O
documented O
. O

We O
know O
that O
by O
the O
age O
of O
25 O
he O
was O
on O
top O
of O
the O
world O
. O

Thriller B-WORK_OF_ART
had O
sold O
an O
unprecedented O
50 O
million O
copies O
and O
Billie B-WORK_OF_ART
Jean I-WORK_OF_ART
had O
become O
the O
musical O
drug O
of O
choice O
in O
every O
corner O
of O
the O
world O
. O

Not O
only O
was O
the O
song O
's O
momentum O
and O
tension O
brilliantly O
crafted O
and O
fused O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
's O
riveting O
, O
counterpoint O
choreography O
- O
which O
remains O
unsurpassed O
-- O
revolutionized O
the O
way O
we O
simultaneously O
look O
at O
and O
listen O
to O
music O
. O

Before O
disbelieving O
eyes O
, O
his O
torso O
, O
head O
and O
limbs O
supplied O
never O
- O
before O
- O
seen O
anatomical O
rejoinders O
to O
the O
notes O
-- O
like O
a O
guitarist O
filling O
in O
between O
the O
lyrics O
. O

But O
from O
here O
on O
in O
, O
it O
would O
be O
downhill O
for O
the O
genre O
's O
quintessential O
messenger O
, O
for O
Michael B-PERSON
could O
no O
longer O
sustain O
the O
' O
great O
lie O
' O
he O
was O
living O
. O

The O
child O
's O
' O
tin O
drum O
' O
was O
beating O
ever O
louder O
in O
his O
head O

and O
he O
intuitively O
understood O
that O
he O
was O
developmentally O
under O
- O
equipped O
to O
handle O
the O
adult O
pressures O
of O
stardom O
. O

Far O
more O
compelling O
than O
the O
promise O
of O
even O
greater O
fame O
and O
fortune O
was O
the O
example O
of O
Oskar B-PERSON
, O
from O
Gunther O
Grass O
' O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Tin I-WORK_OF_ART
Drum I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
1959 O
-RRB- O
, O
which O
tells O
the O
story O
of O
a O
boy O
who O
refuses O
to O
grow O
up O
, O
who O
, O
through O
his O
drumming O
, O
rejects O
the O
adult O
world O
and O
the O
horrors O
taking O
place O
in O
Nazi O
Germany O
. O

Like O
Oskar B-PERSON
, O
Michael B-PERSON
had O
witnessed O
firsthand O
the O
abominations O
of O
adult O
behaviour O
and O
refused O
to O
sign O
up O
. O

From O
his O
earliest O
years O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
was O
subjected O
to O
both O
extreme O
psychological O
and O
physical O
abuse O
at O
the O
hands O
of O
his O
status O
- O
obsessed O
father O
, O
who O
designated O
Michael B-PERSON
as O
the O
vessel O
into O
which O
he O
would O
mercilessly O
pour O
the O
acid O
of O
his O
unrealized O
ambitions O
. O

To O
this O
single O
end O
, O
Joe B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
was O
ruthlessly O
single O
- O
minded O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
was O
terrified O
of O
him O
, O
whose O
mere O
presence O
could O
induce O
nausea O
. O

At O
the O
age O
of O
5 O
, O
the O
father O
yanked O
the O
son O
from O
his O
pail O
and O
sandbox O
existence O
and O
made O
him O
run O
Hollywood B-GPE
's O
grimmest O
gauntlets O
. O

The O
little O
mouse O
that O
Michael B-PERSON
was O
suddenly O
found O
himself O
in O
the O
rat O
race O
and O
quickly O
learned O
to O
hate O
it O
, O

and O
like O
Oskar B-PERSON
, O
who O
found O
respite O
in O
the O
beating O
of O
his O
tin O
drum O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
found O
solace O
on O
stage O
, O
performing O
his O
music O
. O

But O
the O
stage O
could O
not O
provide O
Michael B-PERSON
with O
immunity O
against O
the O
constant O
encroachment O
of O
the O
adult O
world O
. O

Listen O
to O
his O
rapid O
breathing O
in O
especially O
Off B-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Wall I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Thriller O
: O
the O
staccato O
- O
like O
panting O
of O
a O
stalked O
animal O
, O
the O
desperate O
breath O
of O
human O
panic O
, O
and O
his O
small O
boy O
's O
voice O
hiding O
behind O
the O
mesmerizing O
slash O
and O
blur O
of O
arms O
and O
legs O
fending O
off O
an O
invisible O
attack O
. O

From O
one O
track O
to O
the O
next O
, O
the O
lyrics O
are O
n't O
so O
much O
sung O
as O
frantically O
whispered O
, O
the O
vowels O
cut O
short O
to O
the O
quick O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
was O
announcing O
that O
he O
could O
no O
longer O
follow O
the O
course O
Father O
and O
Hollywood B-GPE
had O
staked O
out O
for O
him O
, O
that O
the O
disparity O
between O
his O
real O
self O
and O
the O
role O
he O
was O
thrust O
into O
had O
reached O
unsustainable O
incommensurability O
. O

Only O
the O
child O
within O
could O
save O
the O
defenceless O
adult O
from O
the O
depredations O
of O
the O
adult O
world O
, O

and O
from O
this O
point O
on O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
would O
reduce O
the O
project O
of O
his O
life O
to O
letting O
the O
world O
know O
the O
truth O
of O
who O
he O
was O
: O
a O
confused O
, O
fragile O
, O
lost O
soul O
in O
search O
of O
care O
and O
love O
. O

By O
the O
time O
Michael B-PERSON
had O
attained O
mythic O
status O
, O
he O
was O
so O
far O
removed O
and O
alienated O
from O
himself O
, O
he O
would O
have O
to O
shed O
, O
over O
a O
period O
of O
20 O
years O
and O
still O
counting O
, O
one O
skin O
after O
another O
before O
his O
true O
self O
could O
begin O
to O
emerge O
. O

As O
we O
might O
expect O
from O
someone O
so O
radically O
self O
- O
estranged O
, O
the O
result O
has O
been O
nothing O
less O
than O
a O
metamorphosis O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
's O
journey O
of O
self O
- O
discovery O
is O
a O
work O
in O
progress O
like O
no O
other O
because O
it O
increasingly O
depends O
on O
the O
accommodation O
of O
two O
irreconcilables O
: O
the O
child O
and O
adult O
as O
one O
. O

More O
revealing O
of O
itself O
than O
its O
favorite O
target O
, O
public O
opinion O
has O
not O
seen O
fit O
to O
grant O
Michael B-PERSON
the O
inalienable O
right O
to O
his O
confused O
mental O
state O
and O
' O
off O
the O
wall O
' O
comportment O
. O

If O
most O
people O
subscribe O
to O
the O
notion O
that O
black O
and O
white O
are O
not O
only O
skin O
colors O
but O
states O
of O
mind O
, O
why O
are O
we O
baffled O
or O
offended O
when O
Michael B-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
introduced O
to O
the O
white O
ways O
of O
Hollywood B-GPE
at O
the O
age O
of O
5 O
, O
tells O
us O
that O
he O
is O
n't O
sure O
what O
his O
true O
color O
is O
? O

Robbed O
of O
his O
childhood O
, O
abused O
by O
a O
psychotic O
father O
and O
then O
prematurely O
subjected O
to O
the O
adult O
pressures O
of O
the O
entertainment O
world O
, O
why O
are O
we O
surprised O
to O
learn O
that O
Michael B-PERSON
does O
n't O
want O
to O
grow O
up O
, O
that O
he O
prefers O
the O
company O
and O
community O
of O
children O
, O
that O
he O
wants O
to O
be O
protected O
and O
looked O
after O
? O

Every O
time O
the O
androgynous O
Jackson B-GPE
goes O
under O
the O
knife O
he O
is O
crying O
out O
that O
he O
does O
n't O
know O
if O
he O
is O
man O
or O
woman O
, O
child O
or O
adult O
, O
black O
or O
white O
. O

As O
if O
we O
would O
have O
done O
otherwise O
in O
his O
situation O
? O

And O
to O
the O
never O
- O
ending O
suspicion O
that O
Michael B-PERSON
is O
a O
child O
abuser O
, O
what O
crime O
has O
been O
committed O
when O
two O
experimenting O
11 O
- O
year O
- O
olds O
fool O
around O
sexually O
? O

If O
you O
believe O
that O
Michael B-PERSON
has O
the O
mentality O
of O
an O
11 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
, O
-LRB- O
and O
there O
has O
n't O
been O
much O
evidence O
to O
the O
contrary O
during O
the O
past O
20 O
years O
-RRB- O
he O
should O
not O
have O
had O
to O
defend O
himself O
against O
accusations O
of O
child O
molestation O
. O

Was O
it O
in O
defense O
of O
perversity O
or O
his O
incorrigible O
innocence O
that O
convinced O
him O
that O
it O
was O
OK O
to O
reveal O
that O
he O
shared O
his O
bed O
with O
children O
? O

More O
questionable O
, O
even O
criminal O
, O
than O
Michael B-PERSON
's O
alleged O
fooling O
around O
with O
other O
kids O
, O
were O
the O
parents O
who O
allowed O
, O
even O
encouraged O
their O
children O
to O
sleep O
over O
and O
perhaps O
share O
the O
same O
bed O
with O
someone O
whose O
sexual O
predilections O
have O
been O
suspect O
since O
1991 O
. O

On O
June B-GPE
13 O
, O
2005 O
, O
the O
courts O
found O
Michael B-PERSON
not O
guilty O
of O
the O
charges O
brought O
against O
him O
. O

However O
, O
those O
whose O
minds O
were O
decided O
on O
his O
guilt O
before O
the O
trial O
began O
will O
not O
be O
changed O
by O
the O
verdict O
, O
just O
as O
Michael B-PERSON
's O
essential O
nature O
will O
not O
have O
changed O
. O

Mahatma B-PERSON
Gandhi I-PERSON
writes O
that O
' O
There O
is O
a O
higher O
court O
than O
courts O
of O
justice O
and O
that O
is O
the O
court O
of O
conscience O
. O
' O

Only O
Michael B-PERSON
knows O
if O
he O
is O
sexually O
attracted O
to O
children O
, O
and O
beyond O
that O
, O
if O
he O
has O
ever O
acted O
on O
those O
feelings O
. O

And O
if O
we O
grant O
him O
the O
mental O
age O
of O
an O
11 O
- O
year O
- O
old O
, O
who O
has O
nonetheless O
conventionally O
fathered O
two O
children O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
is O
then O
a O
child O
trapped O
in O
an O
adult O
body O
. O

Which O
means O
the O
crowning O
act O
in O
his O
quest O
for O
authenticity O
awaits O
one O
final O
operation O
. O

What O
does O
a O
man O
do O
when O
he O
feels O
, O
acts O
and O
responds O
like O
a O
woman O
trapped O
in O
a O
man O
's O
body O
? O

He O
undergoes O
sexual O
reassignment O
surgery O
and O
hormone O
therapy O
in O
order O
to O
become O
who O
' O
she O
' O
is O
. O

There O
remains O
one O
final O
procedure O
that O
will O
totally O
liberate O
the O
child O
that O
Michael B-PERSON
is O
. O

When O
Michael B-PERSON
finds O
the O
courage O
to O
act O
on O
what O
his O
duty O
toward O
other O
children O
demands O
-- O
submit O
to O
voluntary O
neutering O
-- O
which O
will O
be O
tantamount O
to O
his O
final O
confession O
, O
the O
saving O
grace O
and O
glory O
that O
is O
his O
Neverland B-FAC
will O
become O
his O
forever O
land O
. O

Tennessee B-PERSON
Williams I-PERSON
has O
said O
for O
all O
time O
, O
`` O
there O
's O
not O
enough O
kindness O
in O
the O
world O
. O
'' O

And O
I O
say O
this O
to O
you O
, O
Michael B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
, O
may O
your O
tribe O
increase O
. O

Even O
I O
get O
tired O
of O
arguing O
about O
tax O
hikes O
. O

For O
a O
change O
of O
pace O
, O
I O
invite O
you O
to O
contemplate O
the O
hazard O
posed O
by O
that O
old O
computer O
monitor O
sitting O
in O
your O
basement O
or O
the O
pre-big O
screen O
TV O
collecting O
dust O
in O
your O
garage O
. O

They O
contain O
toxic O
chemicals O
-- O

do O
n't O
dump O
them O
in O
the O
trash O
! O

Be O
responsible O
and O
unload O
them O
at O
one O
of O
18 O
electronics O
recycling O
events O
scheduled O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
this O
April O
. O

If O
landfilled O
or O
incinerated O
, O
hazardous O
materials O
in O
common O
electronic O
products O
may O
be O
released O
into O
the O
soil O
, O
air O
or O
water O
. O

Televisions O
and O
computer O
monitors O
use O
cathode O
ray O
tubes O
-LRB- O
CRTs O
-RRB- O
, O
each O
of O
which O
contain O
as O
much O
as O
8 O
pounds O
of O
lead O
. O

Flat O
screen O
TVs O
and O
monitors O
contain O
mercury O
. O

Printed O
circuit O
boards O
and O
switches O
in O
electronic O
devices O
contain O
small O
amounts O
of O
chromium O
, O
cadmium O
, O
mercury O
and O
lead O
. O

'' O
Almost O
seventy O
- O
five O
percent O
of O
all O
obsolete O
electronics O
are O
still O
stored O
in O
offices O
and O
homes O
. O
This O
is O
a O
great O
opportunity O
to O
get O
rid O
of O
that O
old O
PC O
or O
VCR O
that O
has O
been O
collecting O
dust O
and O
know O
it O
will O
be O
responsibly O
reused O
or O
recycled O
, O
'' O
said O
Computer O
Recycling O
Initiative O
's O
Director O
, O
Carrie B-PERSON
Dorsey I-PERSON
. O

Click O
here O
to O
find O
a O
recycling O
event O
near O
you O
. O

Good O
idea O
. O

I O
'd O
feel O
a O
lot O
better O
about O
it O
if O
the O
stuff O
did O
n't O
wind O
up O
going O
to O
China B-GPE
and O
being O
`` O
recycled O
'' O
in O
a O
manner O
that O
is O
environmentally O
unfriendly O
. O

It O
's O
kind O
of O
like O
the O
Oregon B-GPE
soft O
drink O
cans O
. O

Turns O
out O
they O
were O
being O
ground O
up O
and O
turned O
into O
substrate O
for O
leaching O
gold O
: O
a O
pretty O
nast O
process O
. O

Darn O
, O
they O
are O
n't O
hitting O
Spotsy B-LOC
. O

I O
've O
got O
two O
dead O
monitors O
taking O
up O
space O
in O
my O
office O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
, O
on O
behalf O
of O
the B-ORG
Virginia I-ORG
Recycling I-ORG
Markets I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Council I-ORG
and O
the O
Mid-Atlantic O
Consortium O
of O
Recycling O
and O
Economic O
Development O
Officials O
-LRB- O
MACREDO O
-RRB- O
, O
thanks O
for O
plugging O
e-cycling O
. O

Such O
events O
are O
becoming O
more O
frequent O
and O
more O
convenient O
to O
more O
Virginia B-GPE
residents O
, O
although O
based O
on O
cod O
's O
comment O
, O
we O
still O
have O
a O
ways O
to O
go O
. O

A O
well O
- O
used O
economic O
development O
tool O
is O
the O
incubator O
, O
typically O
an O
office O
building O
that O
is O
subdivided O
and O
provides O
subsidized O
rent O
and O
admin O
services O
to O
small O
business O
that O
have O
outgrown O
their O
garage O
or O
bedroom O
, O
but O
are O
too O
small O
for O
leased O
space O
. O

These O
incubators O
typically O
cater O
to O
high O
tech O
or O
`` O
clean O
'' O
service O
businesses O
. O

I O
have O
always O
thought O
we O
should O
consider O
setting O
up O
recycling O
`` O
incubators O
'' O
at O
landfills O
and O
transfer O
stations O
. O

E-waste O
and O
construction O
waste O
are O
two O
potentially O
profitable O
steams O

and O
nurturing O
small O
recycling O
businesses O
might O
serve O
both O
an O
economic O
development O
good O
and O
a O
public O
good O
. O

A O
person O
with O
a O
pick O
- O
up O
truck O
could O
start O
such O
a O
business O
pretty O
easily O
. O

The O
cost O
of O
a O
trailer O
or O
two O
and O
a O
covered O
space O
would O
probably O
be O
much O
less O
than O
equivalent O
office O
space O
. O

If O
we O
stimulated O
home O
- O
grown O
markets O
, O
we O
might O
not O
send O
so O
much O
to O
China B-GPE
, O
although O
I O
suppose O
anything O
we O
can O
do O
to O
curb O
the O
trade O
deficit O
might O
be O
considered O
a O
good O
thing O
in O
some O
quarters O
. O

That O
's O
right O
. O

I O
know O
a O
guy O
who O
gets O
surplus O
building O
materials O
sorts O
and O
resells O
it O
. O

I O
've O
bought O
quite O
a O
bit O
from O
him O

and O
he O
apparently O
does O
a O
good O
business O
. O

The O
business O
itself O
is O
somewhat O
trashy O
looking O
. O

It O
appears O
that O
it O
is O
located O
on O
part O
of O
an O
old O
family O
farm O
, O

and O
the O
nearby O
houses O
are O
ones O
that O
have O
been O
spun O
off O
to O
family O
memebers O
. O

But O
if O
anybody O
else O
tried O
to O
duplicate O
it O
, O
I O
ca O
n't O
think O
of O
anyplace O
in O
my O
county O
where O
it O
would O
be O
allowed O
, O
or O
else O
the O
requirements O
would O
be O
so O
onerous O
it O
could O
n't O
survive O
. O

In O
my O
home O
town O
, O
they O
once O
built O
an O
entire O
tanker O
truck O
for O
the O
fire O
department O
, O
out O
of O
stuff O
that O
came O
from O
the O
dump O
. O

We O
had O
really O
low O
taxes O
. O

The O
dump O
had O
well O
organized O
recycling O
areas O
located O
around O
the O
central O
landfill O
pit O
, O

and O
people O
had O
a O
good O
eye O
for O
things O
that O
others O
might O
want O
. O

Recycling O
is O
a O
really O
good O
idea O
, O

but O
it O
is O
hard O
to O
make O
it O
pay O
, O

and O
it O
has O
a O
waste O
stream O
of O
its O
own O
. O

What O
we O
need O
to O
do O
is O
to O
move O
the O
recycling O
process O
forward O
into O
the O
repair O
world O
. O

The O
Volkswagen O
Beetle O
was O
a O
terrible O
car O
, O

but O
it O
was O
eminently O
recyclable O
. O

I O
had O
one O
for O
almost O
twenty O
years O

and O
at O
the O
end O
there O
was O
n't O
a O
single O
part O
that O
was O
original O
. O

The O
entire O
body O
had O
been O
swapped O
out O
, O
the O
machinery O
several O
times O
, O
and O
the O
running O
gear O
many O
times O
. O

It O
was O
still O
running O
when O
I O
sold O
it O
, O

but O
if O
VDOT B-ORG
ever O
checked O
the O
serial O
numbers O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
would O
happen O
. O

The O
other O
thing O
we O
need O
to O
do O
is O
expand O
the O
deposit O
idea O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
having O
deposits O
on O
soft O
drink O
bottles O
, O
we O
should O
have O
them O
on O
appliances O
, O
autos O
and O
other O
big O
ticket O
items O
where O
they O
can O
do O
some O
good O
. O

The O
deposit O
would O
flow O
to O
the O
recycler O
who O
is O
the O
final O
user O
: O

this O
would O
make O
recycling O
profitable O
. O

He O
would O
claim O
the O
refund O
from O
the O
manufacturer O
. O

This O
would O
ensure O
that O
the O
user O
of O
a O
product O
pays O
for O
its O
disposal O
, O

and O
manufacturers O
would O
have O
an O
incentive O
to O
keep O
the O
deposit O
money O
as O
long O
as O
possible O
by O
building O
items O
that O
can O
be O
repaired O
rather O
than O
disposed O
of O
. O

In O
the O
case O
of O
foreign O
manufacturers O
, O
the O
recycling O
fee O
would O
haqve O
a O
similar O
effect O
as O
an O
import O
duty O
and O
could O
be O
collected O
in O
the O
same O
way O
, O
but O
without O
being O
called O
a O
tariff O
. O

Why O
do O
some O
localities O
charge O
for O
the O
service O
while O
others O
do O
n't O
? O

Just O
curious O
. O

Because O
, O
for O
the O
most O
part O
, O
it O
is O
a O
money O
losing O
operation O
, O
or O
at O
most O
marginal O
. O

Recall O
the O
story O
of O
mandatory O
newspaper O
recycling O
in O
the O
District B-GPE
. O

As O
a O
political O
city O
, O
they O
created O
so O
much O
waste O
product O
they O
flooded O
the O
market O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
look O
down O
the O
road O
, O
think O
about O
what O
is O
going O
to O
happen O
after O
we O
spend O
a O
few O
billion O
to O
meet O
the B-LOC
Chesapeake I-LOC
Bay I-LOC
waste O
water O
restrictions O
. O

Where O
are O
we O
going O
to O
put O
all O
the O
sludge O
that O
results O
? O

Once O
we O
stop O
putting O
it O
in O
the O
Bay O
, O
we O
are O
going O
to O
have O
to O
put O
it O
on O
the O
land O
. O

Then O
we O
will O
have O
regulations O
to O
prevent O
sludge O
runoff O
in O
order O
that O
we O
do O
n't O
pay O
for O
the O
same O
sludge O
creation O
multiple O
times O
. O

Eventually O
we O
will O
outlaw O
gravity O
so O
that O
sludge O
is O
prohibited O
from O
running O
downhill O
. O

Coming O
soon O
to O
a O
farm O
near O
you O
: O
two O
month O
's O
worth O
of O
stench O
. O

As O
an O
engineer O
and O
a O
flinty O
New B-NORP
Englander I-NORP
, O
and O
a O
farmer O
, O
I O
spend O
a O
lot O
of O
time O
fixing O
old O
junk O
. O

I O
ca O
n't O
stand O
throwing O
something O
away O
. O

Maybe O
some O
of O
it O
comes O
from O
growing O
up O
on O
an O
island O
where O
there O
was O
no O
place O
to O
throw O
it O
. O

My O
father O
used O
to O
say O
that O
garbage O
was O
like O
scotch O
tape O
. O

-LRB- O
Shaking O
his O
thumb O
with O
an O
imaginary O
loop O
of O
tape O
on O
it O
. O
-RRB- O

`` O
You O
ca O
n't O
throw O
it O
away O
, O

you O
can O
only O
stick O
it O
someplace O
else O
. O
'' O

When O
I O
'm O
repairing O
something O
that O
was O
designed O
so O
it O
ca O
n't O
be O
fixed O
, O
it O
makes O
me O
crazy O
. O

I O
want O
to O
go O
find O
some O
enginner O
and O
marketing O
guy O
an O
knock O
heads O
together O
. O

Here O
are O
a O
few O
examples O
. O

A O
rototiller O
with O
gears O
made O
out O
of O
free O
machining O
brass O
. O

Guaranteed O
to O
fail O
. O

A O
windshiel O
wiper O
motor O
installed O
in O
a O
totally O
inaccessible O
place O
under O
the O
dash O
. O

It O
was O
installed O
by O
compressing O
four O
little O
rubber O
studs O
into O
holes O
in O
the O
sheet O
metal O
, O
and O
sealed O
with O
a O
ten O
inch O
oblong O
flat O
gasket O
. O

When O
the O
rubber O
studs O
rotted O
away O
, O
the O
motor O
fell O
on O
the O
floor O
, O
followed O
by O
a O
torrent O
of O
rain O
that O
shorted O
out O
everything O
under O
the O
dash O
. O

A O
1/4 O
inch O
diameter O
spring O
loaded O
shift O
lever O
detent O
that O
you O
had O
to O
break O
the O
tractor O
in O
half O
to O
replace O
. O

Every O
piece O
of O
household O
plumbing O
and O
wiring O
I O
ever O
had O
to O
fish O
through O
a O
hollow O
wall O
. O

Anything O
that O
can O
only O
be O
repaired O
upside O
down O
. O

A O
twelve O
bolt O
circle O
on O
a O
transmission O
housing O
with O
six O
hex O
head O
bolts O
and O
six O
star O
pattern O
bolts O
. O

Try O
and O
figure O
that O
out O
in O
the O
dark O
under O
the O
car O
. O

The O
ignitor O
for O
the O
gas O
range O
that O
costs O
25 O
% O
of O
what O
the O
range O
cost O
. O

What O
's O
worse O
is O
, O
that O
because O
I O
'm O
good O
at O
this O
, O
people O
think O
I O
like O
it O
. O

Wrong O
. O

I O
hate O
things O

and O
I O
love O
flesh O
. O

I O
'm O
convinced O
that O
things O
are O
inhabited O
with O
Gremlins O
. O

It O
's O
a O
vicious O
circle O
. O

The O
more O
stuff O
you O
have O
the O
more O
stuff O
you O
need O
to O
maintain O
it O
, O
like O
the O
Virginia B-GPE
Highways O
. O

It O
starts O
with O
a O
screwdriver O
, O

and O
next O
thing O
you O
know O
it O
's O
a O
shopfull O
of O
air O
compressors O
, O
saws O
, O
welders O
, O
a O
forklift O
, O
an O
earthmover O
, O
a O
dump O
truck O
to O
haul O
the O
earthmover O
..... O

My O
wife O
takes O
great O
glee O
in O
making O
fun O
of O
all O
of O
this O
. O

Then O
I O
pointed O
out O
all O
he O
special O
purpose O
tools O
in O
her O
kithchen O
, O

and O
that O
is O
just O
for O
one O
job O
. O

She O
carefuly O
forgets O
all O
that O
when O
she O
needs O
something O
and O
it O
turns O
out O
that O
I O
have O
just O
the O
right O
framitz O
to O
manufacture O
a O
repair O
piece O
for O
her O
thing O
- O
a O
- O
bob O
. O

I O
'm O
convinced O
that O
we O
could O
solve O
our O
balance O
of O
payments O
deficits O
if O
we O
just O
passed O
must O
be O
repairable O
laws O
. O

Every O
engineer O
should O
be O
required O
to O
be O
a O
mechanic O
for O
ten O
years O
. O

For O
many O
of O
us O
our O
life O
has O
come O
down O
to O
buy O
it O
at O
Wal B-ORG
- I-ORG
mart I-ORG
and O
take O
it O
to O
the O
dump O
. O

Even O
if O
you O
buy O
it O
at O
the O
BMW O
or O
John B-ORG
Deere I-ORG
dealer O
it O
is O
no O
different O
. O

So O
, O
if O
PEC B-ORG
wants O
to O
make O
a O
supporter O
out O
of O
me O
, O
the O
way O
to O
do O
it O
is O
to O
start O
a O
campaign O
that O
ensures O
things O
do O
n't O
have O
to O
be O
thrown O
away O
, O
not O
one O
to O
recycle O
them O
at O
a O
loss O
. O

I O
work O
for O
E-Tech B-ORG
Recycling I-ORG
Inc I-ORG
-LRB- O
http://www.etechrecycling.com O
-RRB- O
, O
an O
electronics O
recycling O
company O
located O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

We O
recycle O
all O
types O
of O
electronics O
items O
such O
as O
computers O
, O
monitors O
, O
TVs O
etc. O

When O
I O
speak O
with O
people O
about O
the O
importance O
of O
recycling O
electronic O
items O
, O
they O
are O
very O
ignorant O
. O

I O
think O
more O
than O
anything O
, O
we O
need O
to O
educate O
people O
about O
the O
importance O
of O
recycling O
. O

posted O
by O
<$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> O
@ O
<$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> O

Forget O
' O
isms O
' O
-- O
except O
eclecticism O

Those O
discrete O
movements O
you O
studied O
in O
art O
history O
? O

They O
're O
long O
gone O
. O

Today O
, O
it O
's O
all O
about O
diversity O
-- O
and O
quality O
, O
of O
course O
. O

By O
Christopher B-PERSON
Knight I-PERSON
-LRB- O
from O
LA B-ORG
Times I-ORG
-RRB- O

The O
question O
was O
innocent O
enough O
. O

`` O
What O
's O
going O
on O
with O
contemporary O
art O
these O
days O
? O
'' O

My O
answer O
was O
equally O
candid O
. O

`` O
Beats O
me O
. O
'' O

I O
do O
spend O
a O
sizable O
chunk O
of O
my O
time O
looking O
at O
, O
reading O
about O
and O
thinking O
over O
new O
art O
in O
Los B-GPE
Angeles I-GPE
and O
elsewhere O
, O

but O
the O
days O
when O
a O
succinct O
response O
might O
quickly O
sum O
up O
the O
art O
scene O
are O
long O
gone O
. O

Partly O
that O
's O
because O
contemporary O
art O
has O
gone O
global O
. O

The O
decade O
of O
the O
1980s O
was O
a O
pivot O
, O
when O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
's O
postwar O
role O
as O
serious O
art O
's O
only O
serious O
city O
came O
to O
an O
end O
. O

Mostly O
, O
though O
, O
it O
's O
because O
art O
, O
wherever O
it O
is O
made O
, O
no O
longer O
subscribes O
to O
a O
single O
dominant O
trend O
with O
a O
few O
rambunctious O
alternatives O
jostling O
for O
supremacy O
. O

Art O
is O
eclectic O
-- O

and O
today O
we O
take O
that O
eclecticism O
for O
granted O
. O

Look O
around O
. O

The O
extreme O
breadth O
of O
artistic O
diversity O
is O
so O
familiar O
and O
so O
routine O
as O
to O
border O
on O
invisibility O
. O

Take O
the O
2006 O
California O
Biennial O
at O
the B-FAC
Orange I-FAC
County I-FAC
Museum I-FAC
of I-FAC
Art I-FAC
, O
opening O
today O
. O

It O
is O
typical O
of O
most O
such O
surveys O
, O
which O
are O
commonplace O
in O
an O
art O
scene O
now O
sprawling O
from O
Berlin B-GPE
to O
Beijing B-GPE
. O

This O
installment O
includes O
Jane O
Callister O
's O
punchy O
abstract O
paintings O
, O
which O
skillfully O
exploit O
the O
capacity O
of O
paint O
to O
multi-task O
. O

Like O
a O
diary O
, O
her O
paint O
records O
the O
artist O
's O
physical O
process O
in O
making O
the O
work O
. O

It O
also O
has O
a O
tendency O
to O
run O
, O
mix O
or O
separate O
of O
its O
own O
accord O
, O
as O
if O
an O
inert O
material O
made O
from O
pigment O
bound O
in O
acrylic O
resin O
had O
an O
independent O
mind O
and O
will O
. O

And O
it O
possesses O
a O
stubborn O
inclination O
to O
represent O
recognizable O
things O
in O
the O
world O
-- O
especially O
landscape O
-- O
in O
wholly O
unexpected O
, O
even O
apocalyptic O
ways O
. O

But O
the B-EVENT
California I-EVENT
Biennial I-EVENT
, O
without O
seeming O
the O
least O
bit O
dissonant O
, O
can O
also O
accommodate O
art O
with O
no O
relationship O
whatever O
to O
Callister B-PERSON
's O
inventive O
reworking O
of O
postwar O
abstraction O
's O
various O
shibboleths O
. O

There O
's O
the O
show O
business O
shtick O
of O
the O
performance O
troupe O
My O
Barbarian O
, O
which O
turns O
homemade O
riffs O
on O
TV O
and O
Broadway B-FAC
into O
political O
entertainment O
. O

Mario O
Ybarra O
Jr. O
once O
fabricated O
vato O
action O
figure O
dolls O
, O
transforming O
gang O
- O
culture O
imagery O
into O
icons O
of O
Duchampian O
hip O
- O
hop O
. O

And O
the O
architectural O
photographs O
of O
precarious O
or O
ruined O
buildings O
by O
Amir B-PERSON
Zaki I-PERSON
assert O
that O
disintegration O
and O
collapse O
are O
the O
inescapable O
, O
unseen O
corollary O
of O
the O
lovely O
pictures O
found O
in O
our O
ubiquitous O
shelter O
magazines O
. O

Speaking O
of O
buildings O
, O
for O
a O
current O
show O
in O
Pasadena B-GPE
, O
Carlos B-PERSON
Mollura I-PERSON
has O
inserted O
polyethylene O
cubes O
, O
spheres O
and O
other O
geometric O
shapes O
into O
architectural O
orifices O
at O
a O
Colorado B-FAC
Boulevard I-FAC
shopping O
plaza O
. O

As O
each O
fat O
, O
inflatable O
form O
strains O
against O
the O
buildings O
' O
walls O
and O
windows O
with O
playful O
, O
even O
comic O
authority O
, O
empty O
space O
becomes O
elastic O
, O
muscular O
and O
apparently O
ready O
to O
burst O
. O

Geometry O
is O
ostensibly O
neutral O
. O

But O
in O
the O
context O
of O
this O
shopping O
arcade O
, O
these O
geometric O
forms O
inescapably O
imply O
that O
hidden O
powers O
of O
urban O
gentrification O
are O
at O
work O
. O

At O
Blum O
& O
Poe O
Gallery O
at O
the O
edge O
of O
Culver B-GPE
City I-GPE
, O
meanwhile O
, O
a O
carved O
lump O
of O
luxurious O
sandstone O
by O
Matt B-PERSON
Johnson I-PERSON
begins O
with O
Michelangelo B-PERSON
's O
Renaissance B-ORG
dictum O
that O
sculpture O
is O
a O
spiritually O
inclined O
process O
of O
chipping O
away O
stone O
to O
liberate O
a O
natural O
life O
force O
already O
locked O
inside O
. O

Johnson B-PERSON
put O
his O
chisel O
to O
work O
, O

but O
he O
uncovered O
something O
quite O
different O
. O

A O
bleary O
death O
's O
head O
lurked O
within O
. O

Moreover O
, O
the O
skull O
's O
distended O
features O
recall O
a O
famous O
1943 O
bronze O
memento O
mori O
by O
Picasso B-WORK_OF_ART
, O
who O
revolutionized O
sculpture O
for O
the O
20th O
century O
. O

Johnson B-PERSON
, O
metaphorically O
killing O
off O
two O
artistic O
titans O
in O
one O
deceptively O
simple O
gesture O
, O
achieves O
quite O
a O
sculptural O
feat O
. O

Katie O
Grinnan O
's O
sculpture O
at O
ACME B-FAC
follows O
an O
entirely O
different O
track O
. O

Her O
`` O
Rubble B-WORK_OF_ART
Division I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
mixes O
such O
disparate O
materials O
as O
ink O
- O
jet O
prints O
pasted O
on O
board O
, O
foam O
rubber O
, O
galvanized O
steel O
, O
concrete O
, O
steel O
rebar O
and O
bungee O
cords O
. O

Folding O
and O
unfolding O
pictures O
of O
ruined O
buildings O
with O
pictures O
of O
vernacular O
modern O
architecture O
, O
she O
articulates O
a O
disorienting O
collision O
between O
the O
material O
world O
and O
virtual O
reality O
. O

The O
sculpture O
-- O
tall O
and O
gangly O
, O
with O
angular O
flaps O
held O
precariously O
in O
place O
by O
tension O
cords O
-- O
looks O
like O
a O
cross O
between O
a O
communications O
satellite O
and O
a O
homeless O
shelter O
scavenged O
from O
a O
freeway O
underpass O
. O

What O
's O
going O
on O
with O
contemporary O
art O
these O
days O
? O

Clearly O
a O
lot O
. O

Yet O
Callister B-PERSON
, O
My O
Barbarian O
, O
Ybarra B-PERSON
and O
Zaki B-PERSON
comfortably O
cohabit O
in O
a O
single O
group O
show O
. O

Mollura B-PERSON
, O
Johnson B-PERSON
and O
Grinnan B-PERSON
are O
all O
first O
- O
rate O
sculptors O
, O

and O
none O
makes O
sculpture O
that O
even O
remotely O
recalls O
the O
others O
. O

Their O
disparate O
works O
cover O
the O
waterfront O
. O

Many O
of O
these O
artists O
do O
evoke O
a O
world O
coming O
apart O
at O
the O
seams O
. O

-LRB- O
Given O
current O
events O
, O
how O
could O
they O
not O
? O
-RRB- O

But O
the O
stresses O
and O
strains O
of O
contemporary O
life O
register O
in O
heterogeneous O
ways O
. O

And O
their O
extreme O
eclecticism O
is O
not O
exclusive O
to O
California B-GPE
. O

It O
's O
the O
norm O
everywhere O
today O
. O

' O
Pluralism O
' O
does O
n't O
do O
it O
justice O

I O
use O
the O
word O
`` O
eclectic O
'' O
rather O
than O
`` O
pluralist O
'' O
for O
a O
reason O
. O

Eclecticism O
is O
a O
virtue O
because O
not O
only O
does O
it O
draw O
from O
a O
variety O
of O
sources O
and O
promote O
divergent O
positions O
, O
it O
also O
makes O
an O
argument O
about O
what O
is O
best O
among O
the O
various O
doctrines O
, O
methods O
or O
styles O
it O
employs O
. O

Eclecticism O
is O
elitist O
in O
the O
finest O
sense O
of O
that O
widely O
misused O
word O
, O
which O
has O
nothing O
to O
do O
with O
old O
- O
fashioned O
notions O
of O
exclusive O
aristocratic O
taste O
and O
everything O
to O
do O
with O
embracing O
diversity O
while O
also O
demanding O
quality O
. O

In O
the O
1980s O
some O
critics O
advanced O
pluralism O
as O
art O
's O
natural O
condition O
. O

They O
were O
partly O
right O
. O

The O
idea O
that O
two O
or O
more O
kinds O
of O
ultimate O
artistic O
reality O
could O
comfortably O
coexist O
has O
n't O
always O
been O
in O
vogue O
. O

Twentieth O
century O
art O
was O
long O
charted O
as O
an O
almost O
linear O
succession O
of O
`` O
isms O
'' O
-- O
from O
Fauvism O
in O
1905 O
to O
Abstract O
Expressionism O
in O
the O
1950s O
-- O
discrete O
movements O
that O
each O
expressed O
its O
own O
unitary O
view O
of O
things O
. O

The O
monolithic O
view O
that O
had O
congealed O
by O
the O
1960s O
was O
a O
belief O
that O
the O
eye O
held O
dominion O
over O
art O
. O

That O
limited O
judgment O
was O
toppled O
by O
Conceptualism O
, O
which O
devalued O
everything O
visual O
in O
art O
and O
instead O
polished O
up O
the O
stature O
of O
ideas O
. O

`` O
The O
idea O
becomes O
the O
machine O
that O
makes O
the O
art O
, O
'' O
Sol B-PERSON
LeWitt I-PERSON
famously O
wrote O
in O
1967 O
to O
explain O
Conceptual O
art O
. O

And O
the O
idea O
could O
range O
far O
and O
wide O
, O
encompassing O
virtually O
any O
subject O
, O
attitude O
or O
experience O
one O
might O
imagine O
. O

Looking O
back O
from O
today O
's O
art O
world O
, O
though O
, O
a O
slightly O
different O
history O
of O
eclectic O
art O
suggests O
itself O
. O

Conceptual O
art O
does O
n't O
mark O
the O
decisive O
break O
, O
just O
the O
elaboration O
and O
consolidation O
of O
an O
idea O
already O
in O
play O
. O

Pop O
art O
marks O
the O
most O
profound O
rupture O
. O

The O
landmark O
exhibition O
of O
Robert O
Rauschenberg O
's O
1950s O
hybrids O
of O
painting O
and O
sculpture O
that O
closed O
recently O
at O
the B-FAC
Museum I-FAC
of I-FAC
Contemporary I-FAC
Art I-FAC
convinced O
me O
of O
that O
. O

Rauschenberg B-PERSON
, O
together O
with O
Jasper B-PERSON
Johns I-PERSON
, O
set O
the O
stage O
for O
Pop O
. O

Their O
work O
undermined O
art O
's O
established O
structure O
. O

Pop O
art O
tipped O
it O
over O
. O

With O
its O
commercial O
subject O
matter O
, O
pitch O
- O
perfect O
sense O
of O
style O
, O
wicked O
humor O
, O
easy O
sociability O
and O
serious O
refusal O
to O
take O
art O
too O
seriously O
, O
Pop O
made O
hash O
of O
the O
rigid O
hierarchy O
of O
high O
art O
-LRB- O
painting O
, O
sculpture O
, O
drawing O
-RRB- O
and O
low O
art O
-LRB- O
TV O
, O
tabloids O
, O
photographs O
-RRB- O
. O

An O
entrenched O
legacy O
of O
an O
aristocratic O
worldview O
, O
this O
hierarchy O
of O
high O
and O
low O
was O
traded O
in O
for O
a O
more O
fluid O
, O
porous O
pecking O
order O
. O

The O
early O
- O
'60s O
work O
of O
Andy B-PERSON
Warhol I-PERSON
, O
Edward B-PERSON
Ruscha I-PERSON
and O
Roy B-PERSON
Lichtenstein I-PERSON
is O
as O
brainy O
as O
the O
existential O
subjects O
of O
the O
Abstract O
Expressionist O
artists O
that O
preceded O
them O
, O

and O
it O
is O
also O
as O
dumb O
as O
the O
Sunday O
funnies O
are O
. O

That O
's O
about O
as O
eclectic O
as O
a O
work O
of O
art O
can O
be O
. O

One O
place O
the O
breadth O
and O
scope O
of O
the O
contemporary O
art O
scene O
is O
creating O
increasing O
pressures O
is O
in O
museums O
. O

Few O
were O
engaged O
with O
contemporary O
art O
30 O
years O
ago O
, O

but O
many O
have O
waded O
in O
, O
desirous O
of O
the O
energy O
and O
public O
interest O
that O
come O
with O
the O
territory O
. O

Few O
, O
however O
, O
are O
equipped O
to O
handle O
the O
lively O
situation O
since O
it O
contradicts O
the O
orderly O
traditions O
of O
institutional O
structure O
. O

Nowhere O
has O
the O
problem O
been O
more O
keenly O
felt O
than O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
, O
center O
of O
not O
just O
the O
art O
market O
and O
art O
media O
but O
traditional O
museum O
culture O
. O

Contemporary O
programming O
at O
the O
Guggenheim O
, O
the O
Metropolitan O
, O
the O
Modern O
and O
Whitney O
can O
most O
charitably O
be O
described O
as O
a O
train O
wreck O
. O

So O
, O
what O
's O
going O
on O
with O
contemporary O
art O
these O
days O
? O

It O
's O
a O
post-Pop O
world O
, O
`` O
ism O
'' O
- O
free O
and O
with O
no O
end O
in O
sight O
. O

Pop O
culture O
used O
to O
be O
synonymous O
with O
mass O
culture O
, O

but O
in O
the O
era O
of O
500 O
cable O
channels O
, O
iPods B-PRODUCT
and O
the O
Internet O
, O
broadcasting O
has O
faltered O
and O
been O
joined O
by O
vibrant O
narrowcasting O
. O

Contemporary O
art O
's O
avid O
audience O
now O
approaches O
in O
size O
the O
ratings O
for O
HBO B-ORG
's O
latest O
hit O
. O

America B-GPE
's O
political O
battles O
of O
the O
past O
20 O
years O
may O
center O
on O
attempts O
to O
repeal O
or O
defend O
the O
dramatic O
changes O
wrought O
during O
the O
1960s O
, O
but O
our O
robust O
artistic O
bounty O
today O
is O
its O
resplendent O
legacy O
. O

-LRB- O
christopher.knight@latimes.com O
-RRB- O

A O
Toll O
Road O
in O
U.S. B-GPE
460 O
's O
Future O

Private O
industry O
is O
showing O
interest O
in O
financing O
and O
building O
a O
new O
U.S. B-GPE
460 O
, O
Peter B-PERSON
Bacque I-PERSON
with O
the B-ORG
Richmond I-ORG
Times I-ORG
- I-ORG
Dispatch I-ORG
is O
reporting O
. O

Tidewater B-ORG
Skanska I-ORG
, O
a O
subsidiary O
of O
Swedish B-NORP
construction O
giant O
Skanska B-ORG
AB I-ORG
, O
has O
committed O
to O
making O
a O
proposal O
to O
improve O
the O
55 O
- O
mile O
highway O
between O
U.S. B-GPE
58 O
in O
Suffolk B-GPE
and O
Interstate O
295 O
near O
Petersburg B-GPE
. O

The O
Virginia O
Department O
of O
Transportation O
, O
which O
is O
orchestrating O
the O
project O
, O
is O
hoping O
for O
at O
least O
two O
competing O
proposals O
. O

With O
no O
public O
money O
available O
, O
improvements O
would O
have O
to O
be O
financed O
through O
tolls O
. O

The O
problem O
is O
that O
the O
market O
seems O
unlikely O
to O
support O
the O
$ O
9.70 O
per O
vehicle O
it O
would O
cost O
to O
travel O
the O
full O
length O
of O
the O
road O
. O

Needless O
to O
say O
, O
residents O
of O
hamlets O
like O
Zuni B-GPE
and O
Wakefield B-GPE
who O
use O
460 O
as O
a O
local O
thoroughfare O
will O
be O
none O
too O
happy O
with O
paying O
tolls O
every O
time O
they O
pull O
onto O
the O
road O
. O

To O
offset O
sky O
- O
high O
tolls O
, O
Bacque B-PERSON
says O
, O
VDOT B-ORG
is O
encouraging O
innovative O
financing O
schemes O
such O
as O
supporting O
`` O
economic O
development O
opportunities O
. O
'' O

Bacque B-PERSON
did O
not O
enumerate O
those O
opportunities O
in O
his O
article O
, O

but O
they O
could O
well O
be O
tied O
to O
major O
port O
expansions O
slated O
for O
Hampton B-LOC
Roads I-LOC
. O

Moffat O
& O
Nichol O
, O
an O
engineering O
consulting O
firm O
, O
prepared O
a O
study O
for O
the B-ORG
Virginia I-ORG
Port I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
last O
year O
advocating O
development O
of O
a O
major O
intermodal O
park O
off O
U.S. B-GPE
460 O
as O
a O
way O
to O
handle O
an O
anticipated O
900,000 O
additional O
containers O
annually O
expected O
to O
move O
through O
the O
ports O
. O

Those O
containers O
would O
require O
between O
20 O
million O
and O
60 O
million O
square O
feet O
of O
additional O
distribution O
space O
, O
employ O
9,000 O
people O
directly O
and O
generate O
$ O
788 O
million O
in O
wages O
from O
direct O
and O
indirect O
jobs O
. O

I O
'm O
normally O
a O
big O
fan O
of O
toll O
- O
driven O
projects O
on O
the O
principle O
that O
users O
should O
pay O
for O
transportation O
improvements O
. O

And O
I O
'm O
all O
in O
favor O
of O
a O
project O
that O
would O
enable O
the O
expansion O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
's O
ports O
and O
improve O
employment O
prospects O
for O
the O
rural O
Southside B-LOC
counties O
along O
U.S. B-GPE
460 O
. O

But O
I O
'm O
also O
wary O
of O
the O
potential O
for O
an O
upgraded O
U.S. B-GPE
460 O
to O
act O
as O
a O
wick O
for O
the O
expansion O
of O
more O
hop O
- O
scotch O
, O
disconnected O
, O
low O
- O
density O
development O
out O
of O
Hampton B-LOC
Roads I-LOC
-- O
a O
pattern O
of O
development O
that O
would O
negate O
many O
of O
the O
benefits O
of O
the O
economic O
development O
. O

If O
the O
Kaine B-PERSON
administration O
wants O
to O
align O
transportation O
and O
land O
use O
planning O
, O
a O
good O
place O
to O
start O
would O
be O
with O
projects O
, O
like O
this O
one O
, O
that O
emanate O
from O
the O
administration O
itself O
. O

Any O
evaluation O
of O
the O
competing O
proposals O
needs O
to O
consider O
the O
impact O
not O
just O
on O
traffic O
counts O
and O
toll O
financing O
but O
local O
human O
settlement O
patterns O
. O

The O
`` O
good O
'' O
part O
about O
private O
investor O
toll O
roads O
is O
that O
real O
money O
is O
riding O
on O
the O
`` O
demand O
'' O
calculation O
and O
when O
real O
money O
is O
involved O
, O
less O
likely O
that O
the O
predicted O
demand O
data O
will O
be O
`` O
cooked O
'' O
to O
justify O
the O
road O
. O

The O
`` O
bad O
'' O
part O
is O
that O
VDOT B-ORG
is O
still O
involved O
and O
I O
'm O
sure O
will O
find O
new O
ways O
to O
screw O
things O
up O
. O

The O
`` O
ugly O
'' O
needs O
some O
explanation O

and O
I O
'll O
use O
the O
History O
Channel O
's O
show O
on O
the O
first O
national O
railroad O
. O

Pointed O
out O
in O
that O
program O
that O
the O
`` O
incentives O
'' O
for O
attracting O
private O
investment O
to O
build O
the O
rail O
was O
`` O
free O
land O
'' O
to O
those O
who O
built O
the O
rail O
. O

So O
take O
a O
private O
investor O
.. O
any O
private O
investor O
who O
`` O
proposes O
'' O
to O
build O
a O
major O
road O
- O
like O
460 O
- O
and O
folks O
will O
fall O
all O
over O
themselves O
about O
their O
good O
fortune O
... O

but O
consider O
... O
if O
those O
same O
investors O
- O
at O
the O
same O
time O
they O
were O
building O
the O
road O
- O
were O
also O
buying O
up O
land O
to O
develop O
- O
that O
would O
be O
more O
easily O
developable O
because O
of O
the O
new O
road O
? O

Now O
.. O
the O
investors O
.. O
I O
'm O
quite O
sure O
would O
be O
saying O
the O
same O
words O
that O
we O
hear O
now O
days O
... O

that O
they O
are O
ONLY O
responding O
to O
a O
demand O
.. O
they O
did O
not O
create O
it O
. O
:--RRB- O

other O
views O
? O

So O
your O
point O
is O
that O
if O
private O
money O
is O
developing O
the O
roads O
and O
private O
money O
is O
developing O
the O
land O
then O
government O
loses O
control O
over O
the O
plan O
. O

Furthermore O
the O
infrastructure O
is O
privately O
owned O
so O
they O
can O
gouge O
all O
they O
want O
. O

Sounds O
like O
a O
plan O
. O

All O
we O
need O
is O
enough O
speculators O
to O
make O
it O
work O
. O

Ray B-PERSON
, O
your O
explanation O
sounds O
good O
to O
me O
. O

Developing O
US B-GPE
460 O
and O
linking O
it O
to O
a O
rail O
and O
road O
crossing O
from O
the B-FAC
Port I-FAC
of I-FAC
Norfolk I-FAC
is O
the O
way O
to O
take O
traffic O
off O
I O
on O
The O
Peninsula O
. O

One O
would O
hope O
that O
some O
kind O
of O
safeguards O
have O
been O
put O
into O
the O
Va B-GPE
Public O
- O
Private O
Law O
to O
deal O
with O
this O
potential O
. O

Overall O
, O
I O
am O
a O
supporter O
of O
private O
investor O
toll O
roads O
- O
PROVIDED O
they O
utilize O
ORT O
- O
open O
road O
-LRB- O
electronic O
-RRB- O
tolling O
so O
that O
only O
those O
who O
refuse O
to O
obtain O
transponders O
have O
to O
stop O
at O
toll O
plazas O
. O

The O
comment O
on O
rail O
is O
interesting O
because O
some O
of O
the O
opponents O
of O
expanding O
I O
would O
like O
to O
see O
parallel O
rail O
facilities O
so O
that O
the O
scope O
and O
scale O
of O
improving O
of O
I O
might O
be O
more O
modest O
. O

So O
.. O
connecting O
the O
dots O
.. O
Rail O
on O
I O
that O
connects O
to O
rail O
on O
I O
... O
:--RRB- O

Here O
's O
some O
further O
thoughts O
for O
whatever O
they O
might O
be O
worth O
.. O
or O
not O
. O

Let O
's O
start O
with O
the O
premise O
that O
increased O
population O
and O
new O
jobs O
means O
more O
people O
who O
need O
a O
place O
to O
live O
. O

Let O
's O
further O
specify O
that O
many O
folks O
who O
accept O
the O
population O
- O
growth O
realities O
are O
still O
, O
none O
- O
the O
- O
less O
not O
happy O
with O
the O
settlement O
patterns O
that O
result O
from O
free O
- O
market O
responses O
to O
the O
housing O
demand O
. O

Let O
's O
finally O
specify O
that O
one O
of O
the O
major O
agnsts O
with O
regard O
to O
folks O
' O
views O
with O
respect O
to O
settlement O
patterns O
- O
is O
the O
impacts O
on O
the O
transportation O
network O
- O
in O
the O
form O
of O
increased O
traffic O
and O
congestion O
on O
roads O
not O
designed O
to O
handle O
such O
increased O
volumes O
AND O
no O
money O
available O
to O
upgrade O
them O
anytime O
soon O
. O

So O
... O
enter O
a O
private O
investor O
who O
agrees O
to O
build O
not O
only O
a O
TOLL O
road O
, O
but O
develop O
land O
to O
serve O
the O
housing O
demand O
- O
AND O
... O
what O
he O
-LRB- O
she O
-RRB- O
develops O
IS O
.. O
in O
fact O
, O
New O
Urban O
, O
compact O
developments O
. O

So O
, O
in O
doing O
so O
- O
the O
developer O
solves O
three O
problems O
: O

1 O
. O
- O
provides O
needed O
new O
housing O

2 O
. O
- O
provides O
efficient O
compact O
development O
that O
includes O
bike O
and O
ped O
and O
mixed O
- O
use O
format O
. O

3 O
. O
- O
provides O
the O
road O
capacity O
to O
serve O
the O
new O
developments O
-LRB- O
via O
a O
new O
toll O
road O
-RRB- O
. O

... O
Why O
would O
such O
a O
thing O
be O
a O
bad O
thing O
? O

Larry B-PERSON
Gross I-PERSON
: O
You O
already O
have O
rail O
- O
coal O
and O
Amtrak B-ORG
along O
old O
US B-GPE
60 O
/ O
I O
64 O
on O
the O
Peninsula O
. O

The O
idea O
is O
rail O
on O
the O
Southside O
to O
take O
the B-FAC
Port I-FAC
of I-FAC
Norfolk I-FAC
containers O
. O

I O
always O
thought O
high O
speed O
on O
The O
Peninsula O
connecting O
to O
Richmond B-GPE
and O
DC B-GPE
was O
the O
ticket O
, O

but O
I O
was O
told O
by O
folks O
who O
know O
better O
than O
me O
that O
the O
cost O
of O
upgrading O
or O
adding O
to O
the O
existing O
tracks O
-LRB- O
bringing O
coal O
to O
the O
NN O
port O
-RRB- O
and O
running O
pokey O
old O
Amtrak B-ORG
would O
take O
a O
lot O
of O
lot O
of O
lot O
money O
. O

There O
may O
not O
be O
the O
case O
for O
companies O
to O
do O
it O
. O

hmm O
... O

but O
WHERE O
are O
those O
Port B-FAC
of I-FAC
Norflolk I-FAC
containers O
headed O
to O
? O

re O
: O
new O
rail O
/ O
private O
investors O

I O
've O
always O
wondered O
WHY O
private O
rail O
can O
not O
compete O
with O
public O
roads O
for O
the O
transportation O
of O
goods O
. O

I O
've O
heard O
LOTs O
of O
explanations O
.. O
but O
du O
n O
no O
that O
I O
've O
ever O
seen O
a O
clear O
analysis O
. O

For O
that O
matter O
.. O
I O
've O
never O
seen O
a O
comparison O
betwen O
what O
the O
costs O
are O
for O
one O
mile O
of O
rail O
right O
- O
of O
- O
way O
vs O
one O
mile O
of O
18 O
- O
wheeler O
- O
capable O
highway O
right O
- O
of O
- O
way O
.. O
much O
less O
the O
comparative O
operating O
costs O
between O
a O
load O
of O
goods O
transported O
by O
rail O
vs O
road O
. O

But O
my O
point O
is O
... O
rails O
wo O
n't O
be O
used O
instead O
of O
roads O
unless O
/ O
until O
they O
are O
superior O
in O
terms O
of O
cost O
and O
effectiveness O
-LRB- O
movement O
of O
goods O
from O
point O
a O
to O
point O
b O
-RRB- O

I O
can O
see O
where O
.. O
at O
some O
point O
goods O
MUST O
travel O
by O
truck O
because O
rail O
simply O
can O
not O
go O
everywhere O
that O
our O
road O
network O
does O

but O
when O
we O
still O
transfer O
goods O
across O
the O
country O
- O
by O
truck O
.. O
verses O
rail O
.. O
the O
obvious O
question O
is O
why O
? O

And O
my O
ignorance O
... O
leaves O
me O
with O
`` O
well O
, O
presumedly O
, O
the O
company O
that O
needed O
the O
goods O
shipped O
would O
not O
have O
chosen O
the O
more O
expensive O
method O
'' O
. O

... O
and O
if O
it O
is O
cheaper O
to O
move O
goods O
across O
the O
company O
by O
truck O
.. O
then O
why O
would O
we O
expect O
moving O
goods O
across O
Virginia B-GPE
to O
be O
any O
cheaper O
? O

.... O
all O
things O
being O
equal O
... O
which O
I O
doubt O
seriously O
is O
the O
case O
. O

Lost O
in O
the O
hyperbole O
coming O
from O
Hampton B-LOC
Roads I-LOC
about O
`` O
tolls O
'' O
being O
the O
only O
way O
to O
save O
our O
so O
- O
called O
`` O
transportation O
crisis O
'' O
is O
any O
factual O
information O
about O
`` O
tolls O
'' O
. O

Toll O
roads O
are O
4 O
times O
more O
costly O
to O
run O
, O
than O
by O
using O
the O
gas O
tax O
. O

And O
in O
fact O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
it O
will O
cost O
even O
more O
as O
there O
is O
no O
big O
bureaucracy O
in O
place O
to O
administer O
it O
. O

Got O
to O
staff O
all O
those O
toll O
booths O
. O

Health O
insurance O
, O
retirement O
funds O
, O
sick O
leave O
, O
uniforms O
, O
and O
a O
huge O
HR O
department O
to O
make O
sure O
all O
those O
federal O
regulations O
are O
followed O
it O
but O
the O
opening O
salvo O
. O

Let O
's O
not O
forget O
the O
`` O
maintenance O
'' O
costs O
. O

Toll O
booths O
, O
collection O
machines O
-LRB- O
electronic O
devices O
for O
you O
`` O
EZ B-PRODUCT
Pass I-PRODUCT
'' O
sheep O
are O
10 O
times O
more O
costly O
to O
maintain O
-RRB- O

And O
then O
there O
is O
the O
risk O
. O

The O
risk O
being O
experienced O
by O
the O
Dulles O
Toll O
Road O
folks O
who O
have O
been O
losing O
more O
money O
than O
they O
knew O
they O
could O
lose O
. O

People O
will O
avoid O
your O
road O
if O
it O
's O
toll O
! O

The O
people O
who O
keep O
harping O
about O
`` O
tolls O
'' O
typically O
have O
no O
knowlege O
of O
how O
expensive O
it O
is O
to O
both O
run O
it O
and O
maintain O
it O
. O

The O
sensible O
, O
logical O
way O
to O
fund O
roads O
is O
with O
a O
bureaucracy O
that O
is O
already O
established O
. O

Gas O
Tax O
. O

However O
, O
this O
all O
ignores O
the O
need O
for O
a O
complete O
housecleaning O
at O
VDOT B-ORG
. O

The O
root O
cause O
of O
why O
people O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
give O
more O
money O
to O
the O
state O
for O
roads O
. O

One O
glaring O
example O
. O

The O
bogus O
, O
made O
up O
`` O
On O
time O
- O
On O
budget O
'' O
figures O
that O
VDOT B-ORG
has O
been O
parading O
about O
. O

Were O
you O
aware O
that O
VDOT B-ORG
does O
not O
include O
projects O
that O
are O
n't O
`` O
on O
time O
'' O
or O
`` O
over O
budget O
'' O
in O
that O
figure O
? O

The O
i O
/ O
Mercury B-FAC
Blvd I-FAC
project O
that O
is O
77 O
% O
over O
budget O
and O
almost O
3 O
- O
years O
behind O
schedule O
-LRB- O
by O
VDOT B-ORG
's O
own O
account O
-RRB- O
IS O
NOT O
INCLUDED O
IN O
THE O
`` O
On O
time O
- O
On O
budget O
'' O
figure O
. O

Fix O
VDOT B-ORG
first O
, O
then O
come O
back O
and O
talk O
about O
how O
you O
are O
going O
to O
fund O
our O
so O
called O
`` O
transportation O
crisis O
'' O
. O

The O
only O
crisis O
in O
transportation O
we O
have O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
is O
a O
loss O
of O
trust O
and O
confidence O
in O
both O
VDOT B-ORG
and O
the O
Legislature O
. O

I O
'm O
with O
Pat O
. O

Tolls O
are O
a O
lousy O
idea O
. O

They O
are O
a O
cheap O
shot O
way O
for O
the O
legislators O
to O
push O
their O
fialurs O
off O
on O
the O
faceless O
foreign O
businesses O
, O
and O
they O
are O
supported O
by O
people O
who O
think O
the O
tolls O
wo O
n't O
affect O
them O
. O

If O
this O
catches O
on O
, O
we O
will O
live O
to O
regret O
the O
day O
. O

We O
have O
tried O
private O
tolls O
before O
, O
and O
they O
did O
n't O
work O
. O

As O
for O
trains O
, O
forget O
it O
unless O
your O
goods O
are O
travelling O
600 O
miles O
or O
so O
, O
and O
happen O
to O
be O
gong O
in O
the O
same O
direction O
as O
the O
tracks O
. O

The O
reasosn O
has O
less O
to O
do O
with O
the O
subsidies O
enjoyed O
by O
highways O
and O
truckers O
than O
it O
has O
to O
do O
with O
speed O
, O
reliability O
, O
and O
convenience O
. O

posted O
by O
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@ O
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Tomgram O
: O
Roger B-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON
on O
The O
Rumsfeld O
Legacy O

By O
Tom B-PERSON
Engelhardt I-PERSON

Created O
Feb O
17 O
2007 O
- O
11:39am O

Here O
's O
a O
classic O
Rumsfeldism O
-LSB- O
1 O
-RSB- O
: O

`` O
We O
do O
have O
a O
saying O
in O
America B-GPE
: O

if O
you O
're O
in O
a O
hole O
, O
stop O
digging O
... O

erm O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
I O
should O
have O
said O
that O
. O
'' O

In O
Part O
2 O
of O
his O
historical O
excavation O
of O
the O
life O
and O
world O
of O
Donald B-PERSON
Rumsfeld I-PERSON
-LRB- O
not O
to O
speak O
of O
the O
worlds O
of O
both O
President O
Bushes O
, O
the O
neocons O
, O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
military O
, O
the O
GOP B-NORP
, O
and O
an O
indolent O
media O
-RRB- O
, O
Roger B-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON
, O
already O
deep O
in O
that O
hole O
, O
just O
keeps O
digging O
away O
. O

In O
doing O
so O
, O
he O
offers O
us O
the O
rest O
of O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
long O
march O
to O
power O
, O
his O
lasting O
legacies O
, O
and O
the O
costly O
lessons O
of O
this O
comeback O
kid O
. O

So O
much O
that O
went O
unheeded O
in O
the O
years O
in O
which O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
once O
again O
scaled O
the O
heights O
of O
power O
is O
now O
, O
thanks O
to O
Morris B-GPE
, O
compactly O
on O
the O
record O
. O

`` O
The O
absence O
of O
evidence O
is O
not O
necessarily O
the O
evidence O
of O
absence O
'' O
is O
another O
infamous O
Rumsfeldism O
. O

How O
true O
. O

And O
in O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
absence O
, O
the O
evidence O
of O
how O
he O
changed O
our O
world O
for O
the O
worse O
will O
be O
with O
us O
to O
consider O
for O
years O
to O
come O
. O

So O
, O
if O
you O
missed O
it O
, O
check O
out O
`` O
Sharp B-WORK_OF_ART
Elbows I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
-LSB- O
2 O
-RSB- O
the O
first O
part O
of O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Undertaker I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Tally I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
'' O
and O
then O
settle O
in O
for O
the O
sequel O
, O
the O
one O
you O
thought O
you O
knew O
until O
you O
read O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Power I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Glory I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Read O
it O
and O
remember O
, O
the O
bell O
tolls O
for O
thee O
. O

Tom B-PERSON

The B-WORK_OF_ART
Power I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Glory I-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Undertaker I-WORK_OF_ART
's I-WORK_OF_ART
Tally I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
Part O
2 O
-RRB- O

By O
Roger B-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON

In O
1976 O
, O
when O
Jimmy B-PERSON
Carter I-PERSON
took O
the O
Presidency O
from O
Gerald B-PERSON
Ford I-PERSON
, O
outgoing O
Defense O
Secretary O
Donald O
Rumsfeld O
went O
off O
to O
seek O
corporate O
wealth O
as O
head O
of O
G.D. B-ORG
Searle I-ORG
, O
a O
Skokie B-GPE
pharmaceutical O
company O
. O

His O
period O
running O
the O
business O
, O
inherited O
by O
the O
family O
of O
his O
North B-LOC
Shore I-LOC
friend O
and O
early O
backer O
Dan B-PERSON
Searle I-PERSON
, O
would O
become O
part O
of O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
legend O
of O
success O
as O
a O
master O
manager O
, O
negligently O
accepted O
as O
fact O
by O
the O
media O
and O
Congressional O
representatives O
at O
his O
2001 O
confirmation O
hearings O
. O

The O
legend O
went O
this O
way O
: O

Political O
prodigy O
slashes O
payroll O
60 O
% O
, O
turns O
decrepit O
loser O
into O
mega-profit O
- O
maker O
, O
earns O
industry O
kudos O
and O
multiple O
millions O
. O

In O
looking O
at O
men O
of O
prominence O
like O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
who O
revolve O
in O
and O
out O
of O
the O
private O
sector O
, O
the O
Washington B-GPE
media O
almost O
invariably O
adopts O
the O
press O
- O
release O
or O
booster O
business O
- O
page O
version O
of O
events O
from O
what O
inside O
- O
the O
- O
Beltway B-LOC
types O
call O
`` O
the O
real O
world O
. O
'' O

In O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
case O
, O
behind O
the O
image O
of O
corporate O
savior O
lay O
a O
far O
more O
relevant O
and O
ominous O
history O
. O

In O
the O
documented O
version O
of O
reality O
, O
derived O
from O
litigation O
and O
relatively O
obscure O
investigations O
in O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
abroad O
, O
Searle B-ORG
turned O
out O
to O
enjoy O
its O
notable O
rise O
less O
thanks O
to O
Rumsfeldian O
innovative O
managerial O
genius O
than O
to O
old O
- O
fashioned O
reckless O
marketing O
of O
pharmaceuticals O
already O
on O
the O
shelf O
and O
the O
calling O
in O
of O
lobbying O
`` O
markers O
'' O
via O
its O
well O
- O
connected O
Republican O
CEO O
. O

And O
over O
it O
all O
wafted O
the O
distinctive O
odor O
of O
corrupt O
practices O
. O

A O
case O
in O
point O
was O
Searle B-ORG
's O
anti-diarrhea O
medicine O
Lomotil B-PRODUCT
, O
sold O
ever O
more O
widely O
and O
profitably O
internationally O
-LRB- O
in O
industry O
terms O
`` O
dumped O
'' O
-RRB- O
-- O
especially O
in O
Africa B-GPE
in O
the O
late O
1970s O
-- O
despite O
the O
company O
's O
failure O
to O
warn O
of O
its O
potentially O
dire O
effects O
on O
younger O
children O
. O

`` O
A O
blindly O
harmful O
stopcock O
, O
'' O
one O
medical O
journal O
called O
the O
remedy O
, O
which O
could O
be O
poisonous O
to O
infants O
only O
slightly O
above O
Searle B-ORG
's O
recommended O
dosage O
. O

Even O
taken O
according O
to O
directions O
, O
Lomotil B-PRODUCT
was O
known O
to O
mask O
dangerous O
dehydration O
and O
cause O
a O
lethal O
build O
- O
up O
of O
fluids O
internally O
. O

Having O
advertised O
the O
medicine O
as O
`` O
ideal O
for O
every O
situation O
, O
'' O
Searle B-ORG
did O
not O
undertake O
a O
cautionary O
labeling O
change O
until O
the O
end O
of O
1981 O
, O
nearly O
five O
years O
into O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
tenure O
, O
and O
then O
only O
when O
threatened O
with O
damaging O
publicity O
by O
children O
's O
advocacy O
groups O
. O

Part O
of O
the O
vast O
outrage O
of O
multinational O
`` O
pharmas O
'' O
exploiting O
the B-LOC
Third I-LOC
World I-LOC
, O
the O
company O
under O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
would O
, O
like O
the O
more O
publicized O
Upjohn B-ORG
with O
its O
Depo B-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
Provera I-PRODUCT
, O
be O
implicated O
in O
widespread O
bribery O
of O
officials O
-LRB- O
and O
others O
-RRB- O
in O
poorer O
countries O
to O
promote O
the O
sale O
of O
oral O
contraceptives O
which O
had O
been O
found O
unsafe O
for O
American B-NORP
or O
European B-NORP
women O
. O

But O
Searle B-ORG
's O
magic O
potion O
, O
concocted O
well O
before O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
arrival O
, O
was O
to O
be O
the O
controversial O
artificial O
sweetener O
aspertame O
, O
marketed O
under O
the O
trade O
name O
NutraSweet B-PRODUCT
. O

By O
1977 O
, O
the O
Food O
and O
Drug O
Administration O
-LRB- O
FDA B-ORG
-RRB- O
had O
staunchly O
refused O
to O
approve O
aspertame O
for O
some O
16 O
years O
, O
finding O
test O
data O
dubious O
or O
inconclusive O
and O
fearing O
that O
potential O
long O
- O
term O
dangers O
might O
prove O
prohibitive O
. O

As O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
took O
over O
in O
Skokie B-GPE
, O
the O
FDA O
was O
taking O
the O
rare O
step O
of O
recommending O
to O
Justice B-ORG
Department I-ORG
prosecutors O
that O
a O
grand O
jury O
investigate O
the O
company O
's O
applications O
for O
FDA B-ORG
approval O
for O
`` O
willful O
and O
knowing O
failure O
to O
make O
reports O
. O
concealing O
material O
facts O
and O
making O
false O
statements O
'' O
in O
connection O
with O
the O
statutory O
application O
process O
required O
by O
law O
and O
FDA B-ORG
standards O
. O

Over O
the O
next O
four O
years O
, O
federal O
regulators O
held O
firm O
against O
Searle B-ORG
's O
heavily O
financed O
campaigns O
. O

Only O
with O
Reagan B-PERSON
's O
election O
in O
1980 O
did O
fix O
and O
favor O
supplant O
science O
and O
the O
public O
interest O
. O

Having O
campaigned O
for O
the O
new O
president O
and O
been O
named O
to O
his O
transition O
team O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
told O
his O
Searle B-ORG
sales O
force O
, O
according O
to O
later O
testimony O
, O
that O
`` O
he O
would O
call O
in O
all O
his O
markers O
and O
that O
no O
matter O
what O
, O
he O
would O
see O
to O
it O
that O
aspartame O
would O
be O
approved O
. O
'' O

The O
sequel O
would O
be O
a O
classic O
of O
the O
genre O
: O

Searle B-ORG
's O
reapplication O
to O
the O
FDA O
the O
day O
Reagan B-PERSON
was O
inaugurated O
; O
the O
prompt O
appointment O
of O
an O
agreeable O
FDA B-ORG
commissioner O
who O
would O
later O
go O
to O
work O
for O
Searle B-ORG
's O
public O
relations O
firm O
for O
$ O
1,000 O
a O
day O
; O
further O
questionable O
, O
company O
- O
commissioned O
tests O
with O
more O
doubts O
by O
FDA B-ORG
scientists O
but O
approval O
of O
aspertame O
nonetheless O
; O
a O
later O
plague O
of O
health O
problems O
but O
by O
then O
vast O
profits O
throughout O
the O
corporate O
food O
economy O
followed O
by O
lavish O
, O
multi-company O
contributions O
to O
Congressional O
committee O
members O
to O
stifle O
any O
outcry O
; O
eventually O
, O
a O
$ O
350 O
million O
class O
- O
action O
suit O
alleging O
racketeering O
, O
fraud O
, O
and O
multiple O
abuses O
centering O
on O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
, O
who O
meanwhile O
had O
become O
gloriously O
rich O
from O
aspertame O
and O
the O
$ O
2.7 O
- O
billion O
sale O
of O
Searle B-ORG
to O
Monsanto B-ORG
in O
1985 O
. O

In O
his O
return O
to O
the O
Pentagon O
in O
2001 O
, O
he O
would O
go O
duly O
unscathed O
by O
any O
of O
the O
company O
's O
history O
. O

By O
the O
time O
litigation O
would O
be O
filed O
, O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
was O
already O
18 O
months O
into O
the O
occupation O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Envoy O

As O
it O
was O
, O
despite O
his O
business O
conquests O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
missed O
an O
even O
greater O
prize O
. O

He O
had O
been O
on O
a O
short O
list O
to O
become O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
's O
running O
mate O
in O
the O
1980 O
presidential O
campaign O
when O
the O
candidate O
unexpectedly O
reached O
for O
his O
defeated O
primary O
rival O
-LRB- O
and O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
nemesis O
-RRB- O
George B-PERSON
H.W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
. O

While O
, O
over O
the O
next O
12 O
years O
, O
Bush B-GPE
went O
on O
to O
the O
vice O
- O
presidency O
and O
presidency O
, O
and O
Jim B-PERSON
Baker I-PERSON
-- O
equally O
detested O
by O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
-- O
went O
along O
with O
his O
patron O
to O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
staff O
and O
cabinet O
power O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
would O
build O
his O
Searle B-ORG
fortune O
and O
bide O
his O
time O
. O

The O
one O
exception O
to O
his O
involuntary O
Reagan B-PERSON
- O
era O
exile O
from O
government O
would O
be O
a O
stint O
in O
1983 O
as O
special O
presidential O
envoy O
to O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
. O

He O
would O
be O
sent O
to O
arrange O
U.S. B-GPE
support O
for O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
Iraq B-GPE
in O
its O
war O
with O
the O
hated O
Iranians O
of O
Ayatollah B-PERSON
Khomeini I-PERSON
, O
a O
role O
little O
noticed O
at O
the O
time O
which O
nonetheless O
produced O
the O
notorious O
photo O
of O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
shaking O
hands O
with O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
dictator O
. O

The O
deeper O
story O
was O
far O
more O
embarrassing O
than O
any O
simple O
handshake O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
relevant O
records O
on O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
several O
- O
month O
assignment O
are O
still O
classified O
, O
though O
it O
is O
clear O
that O
, O
as O
at O
the O
Office O
of O
Equal O
Opportunity O
-LRB- O
OEO B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
he O
took O
on O
his O
mission O
with O
a O
passion O
. O

He O
worked O
to O
shower O
on O
Saddam B-PERSON
-LRB- O
in O
a O
manner O
as O
unnoticed O
as O
possible O
-RRB- O
an O
infamous O
flow O
of O
intelligence O
, O
financial O
credits O
, O
and O
sensitive O
materials O
and O
technology O
that O
would O
come O
to O
underpin O
Iraqi B-NORP
chemical O
and O
bacteriological O
warfare O
programs O
, O
leading O
to O
hideous O
gas O
attacks O
on O
Shia B-NORP
dissidents O
and O
Kurds B-NORP
as O
well O
as O
the O
Iranian B-NORP
forces O
. O

In O
general O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
put O
his O
shoulder O
to O
the O
wheel O
to O
shore O
up O
the O
war O
- O
worn O
Baathist B-NORP
regime O
that O
had O
attacked O
Iran B-GPE
in O
1980 O
. O

In O
this O
mid-1980s O
de O
facto O
alliance O
with O
Saddam B-PERSON
, O
as O
in O
much O
else O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
was O
never O
alone O
. O

Their O
gambit O
was O
, O
in O
turn O
, O
backed O
by O
Senators O
and O
Congressmen O
in O
both O
parties O
who O
were O
briefed O
on O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
mission O
and O
obligingly O
shunned O
oversight O
of O
the O
manifold O
aspects O
of O
the O
sometimes O
illegal O
collusion O
with O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
. O

Their O
dereliction O
was O
assured O
, O
in O
part O
, O
by O
the O
general O
animus O
toward O
Iran B-GPE
on O
a O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
then O
effectively O
controlled O
by O
the O
Republicans B-NORP
, O
and O
increasingly O
under O
the O
bipartisan O
influence O
of O
the O
growing O
Israeli B-NORP
lobby O
and O
its O
Tel B-GPE
Aviv I-GPE
handlers O
. O

The O
lobby O
quietly O
, O
cynically O
pushed O
both O
for O
Reagan B-PERSON
administration O
aid O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
and O
for O
covert O
arms O
- O
dealing O
with O
Iran B-GPE
-LRB- O
later O
exposed O
in O
the O
Iran B-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Contra I-EVENT
scandal O
-RRB- O
, O
viewing O
the O
ongoing O
no O
- O
winners O
carnage O
of O
two O
Islamic O
states O
as O
a O
boon O
. O

All O
this O
went O
on O
largely O
unreported O
, O
given O
the O
customary O
media O
diffidence O
or O
indolence O
on O
national O
security O
issues O
. O

Historically O
, O
the O
moral O
outrage O
and O
far O
- O
reaching O
political O
folly O
of O
Washington B-GPE
's O
furtive O
arming O
of O
one O
tyranny O
to O
bleed O
another O
, O
with O
untold O
casualties O
on O
each O
side O
-LRB- O
including O
the O
murderous O
suppression O
of O
would O
- O
be O
democrats O
in O
both O
countries O
-RRB- O
, O
would O
belong O
at O
the O
doorstep O
of O
Reagan B-PERSON
's O
reactionary O
regime O
and O
the O
Washington B-GPE
foreign O
- O
policy O
establishment O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
role O
was O
instrumental O
and O
in O
some O
respects O
crucial O
, O
but O
only O
part O
of O
the O
larger O
disgrace O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
, O
in O
the O
intelligence O
briefings O
he O
received O
as O
the O
first O
ranking O
U.S. B-GPE
official O
to O
go O
to O
Iraq B-GPE
since O
the O
Baghdad O
Pact O
of O
the O
1950s O
, O
he O
would O
have O
been O
uniquely O
aware O
, O
as O
no O
other O
senior O
figure O
in O
Washington B-GPE
, O
of O
the O
brutal O
character O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
Hussein I-PERSON
's O
regime O
and O
, O
in O
particular O
, O
the O
sectarian O
, O
regional O
, O
tribal O
, O
and O
clan O
politics O
that O
lay O
behind O
it O
. O

The O
Ba'athists B-NORP
were O
a O
government O
, O
after O
all O
, O
that O
the O
CIA O
itself O
had O
helped O
to O
recruit O
and O
install O
in O
the O
coup O
of O
1963 O
, O
reinstalled O
in O
1968 O
when O
the O
Agency O
's O
original O
clients O
lost O
control O
, O
and O
then O
watched O
closely O
while O
Baghdad B-GPE
had O
a O
flirtation O
-LRB- O
involving O
an O
arms O
- O
supply O
relationship O
-RRB- O
with O
the O
feared O
Russians B-NORP
-LRB- O
whose O
influence O
the O
bloody O
1963 O
coup O
was O
supposed O
to O
counter O
-RRB- O
. O

This O
was O
particularly O
true O
in O
the O
aftermath O
of O
the O
Arab B-NORP
- O
Israeli B-NORP
War O
of O
1973 O
with O
its O
peace O
agreements O
from O
which O
Iraq B-GPE
emerged O
as O
a O
principal O
remaining O
challenge O
to O
Israel B-GPE
. O

By O
1983 O
, O
the O
volatile O
, O
complex O
currents O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
political O
culture O
, O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
essentially O
family O
and O
clan O
rule O
, O
and O
the O
now O
crude O
, O
now O
subtle O
layering O
of O
Sunni O
and O
Shia O
in O
the O
Ba'athist B-NORP
bureaucracy O
and O
plutocracy O
, O
as O
well O
as O
the O
wartime O
distrust O
and O
savage O
repression O
of O
a O
suspect O
, O
subordinate O
Shia B-NORP
majority O
, O
were O
well O
known O
to O
outside O
intelligence O
agencies O
as O
well O
as O
scholars O
and O
journalists O
. O

The O
CIA O
, O
DIA B-ORG
and O
State O
Department O
Bureaus O
of O
Near O
Eastern O
Affairs O
and O
Intelligence O
and O
Research B-ORG
-- O
and O
certainly O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
as O
presidential O
envoy O
-- O
also O
had O
reason O
to O
understand O
much O
about O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
grandiose O
ambition O
, O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
's O
old O
rivalry O
with O
Egypt B-GPE
, O
to O
lead O
a O
pan-Arab O
nationalist O
renaissance O
to O
some O
kind O
of O
future O
parity O
with O
Israel B-GPE
's O
nuclear O
- O
armed O
military O
might O
. O

In O
addition O
to O
the O
usual O
extensive O
intelligence O
- O
sharing O
with O
Israel B-GPE
's O
Mossad B-ORG
, O
less O
than O
two O
years O
before O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
Iraq B-GPE
mission O
CIA B-ORG
operatives O
had O
literally O
lit O
the O
way O
for O
Israeli B-NORP
F O
fighter O
bombers O
in O
their O
June B-GPE
1981 O
surprise O
attack O
on O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
fledgling O
nuclear O
reactor O
at O
Osiraq B-GPE
. O

They O
planted O
guidance O
transmitters O
along O
the O
low O
- O
level O
flight O
path O
under O
Jordanian B-NORP
and O
Iraqi B-NORP
radar O
to O
the O
point O
of O
painting O
the O
target O
with O
lasers O
. O

The O
Agency O
and O
Mossad B-ORG
then O
watched O
as O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
dauntlessly O
, O
defiantly O
began O
to O
rebuild O
and O
expand O
their O
nuclear O
program O
. O

From O
some O
400 O
scientists O
and O
technicians O
with O
$ O
400 O
million O
in O
funding O
, O
that O
program O
would O
grow O
to O
perhaps O
7,000 O
scientists O
and O
technicians O
with O
as O
much O
as O
$ O
10 O
billion O
at O
their O
command O
, O
some O
of O
which O
was O
indirectly O
made O
possible O
by O
the O
bounty O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
carried O
to O
Baghdad B-GPE
in O
the O
mid-1980s O

For O
anyone O
dealing O
seriously O
with O
these O
issues O
, O
there O
could O
have O
been O
little O
doubt O
that O
Saddam B-PERSON
would O
use O
the O
considerable O
aid O
and O
trade O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
was O
sliding O
his O
way O
under O
the O
table O
to O
mount O
a O
better O
- O
armed O
, O
more O
bloody O
war O
on O
Iran B-GPE
, O
to O
further O
the O
regime O
's O
most O
ambitious O
dreams O
of O
weapons O
development O
, O
and O
to O
tyrannize O
all O
the O
more O
savagely O
potentially O
rebellious O
Iraqi B-NORP
Shiites O
and O
Kurds B-NORP
. O

As O
Washington B-GPE
watched O
, O
he O
did O
all O
of O
that O
-- O

and O
no O
one O
could O
have O
been O
less O
surprised O
than O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
himself O
. O

Long O
afterward O
, O
as O
some O
of O
the O
ugly O
essence O
of O
his O
mission O
to O
Baghdad B-GPE
dribbled O
out O
amid O
the O
ruins O
of O
Bush B-GPE
's O
Iraqi B-NORP
occupation O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
would O
be O
faulted O
for O
pandering O
to O
, O
and O
appeasing O
, O
Saddam B-PERSON
-LRB- O
whose O
gassing O
of O
the O
Kurds B-NORP
had O
already O
begun O
-RRB- O
-- O
in O
the O
wake O
of O
a O
single O
, O
timorous O
, O
hypocritical O
statement O
issued O
in O
Washington B-GPE
in O
March O
1984 O
criticizing O
his O
use O
of O
chemical O
weapons O
. O

The O
actual O
toll O
of O
the O
policy O
to O
which O
he O
was O
integral O
would O
prove O
so O
much O
higher O
as O
time O
passed O
. O

Iraqi B-NORP
chemical O
weapons O
plants O
bombed O
in O
the O
1991 O
Gulf B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
released O
agents O
to O
which O
some O
100,000 O
American B-NORP
troops O
were O
exposed O
. O

The O
infamous O
Gulf B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
Syndrome I-EVENT
might O
evend O
be O
traced O
in O
some O
measure O
to O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
credits O
, O
materiel O
, O
and O
technology O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
knowingly O
conveyed O
seven O
years O
before O
. O

So O
, O
too O
, O
of O
course O
, O
could O
Saddam B-PERSON
's O
brutal O
1980s O
repression O
of O
the O
Shia B-NORP
, O
underlying O
the O
sectarian O
animus O
and O
resolve O
for O
vengeance O
and O
dominance O
by O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
installed O
Shia B-NORP
regime O
after O
2003 O
that O
shaped O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
, O
and O
America B-GPE
's O
, O
historic O
failure O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Others O
colluded O
at O
every O
turn O
in O
the O
long O
scandal O
of O
policy O
toward O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Colin B-PERSON
Powell I-PERSON
, O
then O
the O
Chairman O
of O
the O
Joint O
Chiefs O
, O
and O
Dick B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
, O
as O
Secretary O
of O
Defense B-ORG
during O
the B-EVENT
First I-EVENT
Gulf I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
, O
would O
, O
for O
instance O
, O
be O
directly O
complicit O
in O
the O
Syndrome O
outrage O
. O

Yet O
none O
of O
the O
participants O
in O
the O
larger O
post O
/ O
11 O
disaster O
was O
more O
directly O
responsible O
than O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
. O

While O
Reagan B-PERSON
's O
special O
envoy O
was O
, O
with O
his O
usual O
energy O
and O
sharp O
elbows O
, O
dickering O
with O
the O
Iraqis B-NORP
in O
the O
mid-1980s O
, O
Condoleezza B-PERSON
Rice I-PERSON
was O
an O
assistant O
professor O
of O
no O
scholarly O
distinction O
at O
Stanford B-ORG
; O
Cheney B-PERSON
a O
third O
- O
term O
congressman O
from O
Wyoming B-GPE
squirming O
up O
the O
House O
leadership O
ladder O
; O
future O
viceroy O
of O
Baghdad O
L. O
Paul O
`` O
Jerry O
'' O
Bremer O
moving O
from O
State B-ORG
Department I-ORG
clerk O
and O
Alexander B-PERSON
Haig I-PERSON
protege O
to O
lavish O
- O
party O
giving O
ambassador O
to O
the O
Netherlands B-GPE
; O
and O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
, O
still O
by O
his O
own O
account O
given O
to O
`` O
heavy O
drinking O
, O
'' O
absorbed O
in O
changing O
the O
name O
of O
his O
chronically O
failed O
Arbusto B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
oil O
company O
to O
Bush B-ORG
Exploration I-ORG
. O

Waiting O
Game O

By O
1987 O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
was O
flexing O
his O
muscles O
once O
more O
, O
preparing O
for O
the O
ultimate O
goal O
, O
assembling O
money O
and O
party O
support O
for O
a O
presidential O
run O
against O
George B-PERSON
H. I-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
in O
1988 O
. O

But O
after O
a O
dozen O
years O
out O
of O
office O
, O
and O
against O
the O
entrenched O
power O
of O
an O
heir O
apparent O
, O
he O
would O
soon O
enough O
discover O
that O
backing O
just O
was O
not O
there O
. O

Off O
more O
recent O
prominence O
and O
with O
a O
wider O
political O
base O
, O
Cheney B-PERSON
would O
try O
to O
mount O
his O
own O
presidential O
campaign O
in O
the O
early O
1990s O
, O
only O
to O
meet O
the O
same O
bitter O
rejection O

Historians O
will O
only O
guess O
at O
the O
rancor O
building O
in O
these O
two O
deeply O
ambitious O
, O
deeply O
disappointed O
figures O
at O
the O
president O
they O
had O
, O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
, O
whom O
they O
no O
doubt O
saw O
as O
manifestly O
, O
maddeningly O
inferior O
. O

The O
Rumsfeld O
- O
Cheney O
recompense O
, O
at O
vast O
cost O
to O
the O
nation O
and O
world O
, O
would O
be O
their O
fierce O
seizure O
of O
power O
after O
September O
11 O
, O
2001 O
. O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON
spent O
the O
1990s O
again O
in O
business O
, O
becoming O
CEO O
of O
General B-ORG
Instruments I-ORG
, O
then O
Chairman O
of O
Gilead B-ORG
Sciences I-ORG
Pharmaceuticals I-ORG
, O
with O
another O
history O
reminiscent O
of O
Searle B-ORG
. O

In O
1990 O
, O
he O
joined O
the O
board O
of O
ABB B-ORG
, O
a O
Swedish B-NORP
- O
Swiss B-NORP
conglomerate O
that O
had O
gobbled O
up O
companies O
in O
the O
latter O
1980s O
, O
including O
Westinghouse B-ORG
energy O
operations O
, O
and O
would O
move O
aggressively O
to O
win O
a O
$ O
200 O
- O
million O
contract O
for O
`` O
the O
design O
and O
key O
components O
'' O
for O
light O
- O
water O
nuclear O
reactors O
in O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
. O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON
pursued O
this O
prize O
even O
while O
chairing O
a O
Congressional O
commission O
on O
missile O
threats O
that O
found O
a O
`` O
clear O
danger O
'' O
for O
the O
future O
from O
Pyongyang B-GPE
. O

In O
the O
alarming O
report O
, O
his O
otherwise O
fulsome O
resume O
failed O
to O
mention O
that O
he O
was O
an O
ABB B-ORG
director O
. O

In O
1996 O
, O
he O
took O
leave O
from O
Gilead B-ORG
to O
become O
chief O
foreign O
policy O
advisor O
, O
along O
with O
Wolfowitz B-PERSON
, O
in O
Robert O
Dole O
's O
failed O
presidential O
run O
. O

He O
would O
end O
as O
the O
campaign O
's O
eighteen O
- O
hour O
- O
a O
- O
day O
manager O
. O

By O
1997 O
, O
amid O
the O
full O
- O
scale O
takeover O
of O
the O
Washington O
GOP O
by O
the O
long O
- O
churning O
cabal O
of O
neoconservatives O
, O
he O
joined O
Cheney B-PERSON
and O
Wolfowitz B-PERSON
on O
a O
Newt B-PERSON
Gingirch I-PERSON
- O
instigated O
Congressional B-ORG
Policy I-ORG
Advisory I-ORG
Board I-ORG
to O
shape O
attacks O
on O
the O
second O
Clinton B-ORG
Administration I-ORG
. O

In O
January O
1998 O
, O
he O
signed O
the O
celebrated O
letter O
so O
publicly O
sent O
to O
Clinton B-GPE
from O
the O
right O
- O
wing O
, O
Israeli B-NORP
lobby O
- O
dominated O
Project O
for O
a O
New O
American O
Century O
. O

Alongside O
Wolfowitz B-PERSON
, O
Perle B-PERSON
, O
and O
others O
soon O
to O
be O
key O
players O
in O
the O
younger O
Bush B-GPE
's O
regime O
, O
he O
vigorously O
urged O
the O
`` O
removal O
'' O
of O
Saddam B-PERSON
. O

In O
July O
1998 O
, O
there O
followed O
the O
`` O
Rumsfeld B-ORG
Commission I-ORG
'' O
report O
on O
missile O
threats O
, O
wildly O
claiming O
, O
in O
an O
unnamed O
debut O
of O
the O
`` O
axis O
of O
evil O
'' O
drawn O
from O
the O
testimony O
and O
staff O
work O
of O
right O
- O
wing O
ideologues O
, O
that O
Iran B-GPE
, O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
and O
North B-GPE
Korea I-GPE
would O
each O
be O
able O
to O
`` O
inflict O
major O
destruction O
'' O
on O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
by O
2002 O
. O

Through O
it O
all O
, O
including O
the O
first O
seven O
- O
and O
- O
a O
- O
half O
months O
of O
their O
rule O
after O
the O
seamy O
election O
of O
2000 O
, O
there O
would O
be O
no O
trace O
of O
the O
actual O
danger O
that O
erupted O
out O
of O
a O
September O
morning O
sky O
in O
2001 O
. O

Though O
he O
had O
repaired O
surface O
relations O
with O
the O
Bushes B-PERSON
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
took O
no O
major O
role O
in O
the O
2000 O
race O
. O

In O
any O
case O
, O
the O
elder O
Bush B-GPE
had O
erased O
him O
from O
his O
son O
's O
list O
of O
possible O
running O
mates O
, O
while O
ultimately O
waving O
through O
Cheney B-PERSON
, O
whose O
reactionary O
animus O
had O
been O
relatively O
well O
masked O
at O
the O
Pentagon O
in O
1989 O
. O

When O
, O
post-election O
, O
Cheney B-PERSON
vetoed O
Governor O
Tom O
Ridge O
for O
the O
Pentagon O
, O
and O
there O
were O
throbbing O
neocon O
fears O
that O
a O
cosmetic O
Powell B-PERSON
, O
bureaucrat O
at O
heart O
, O
would O
be O
far O
too O
equivocal O
at O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
would O
be O
Cheney B-PERSON
's O
, O
and O
so O
Bush B-GPE
's O
, O
antidote O
. O

His O
appointment O
was O
a O
mark O
of O
the O
extreme O
poverty O
of O
Republican O
talent O
the O
administration O
reflected O
so O
graphically O
. O

The O
supposed O
party O
of O
national O
security O
, O
having O
held O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
for O
five O
of O
the O
last O
eight O
terms O
and O
dominated O
Congress B-ORG
for O
much O
of O
the O
previous O
30 O
years O
, O
had O
no O
serious O
alternative O
to O
a O
man O
who O
had O
perched O
atop O
the O
Pentagon O
a O
full O
quarter O
- O
century O
before O
. O

Apart O
from O
the O
patently O
right O
- O
wing O
, O
widely O
discredited O
missile O
panel O
he O
had O
chaired O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
had O
shown O
no O
palpable O
interest O
or O
competence O
in O
the O
ever O
more O
complex O
defense O
issues O
accumulating O
since O
then O
, O
much O
less O
the O
rapidly O
changing O
politics O
of O
the O
post-Cold O
War O
world O
. O
Nonetheless O
, O
fit O
, O
relatively O
youthful O
at O
69 O
, O
he O
strode O
again O
into O
the O
E-Ring O
. O

There O
was O
speculation O
that O
the O
old O
Halloween B-EVENT
Massacre I-EVENT
goal O
was O
still O
there O
, O
that O
Cheney B-PERSON
, O
with O
his O
uncertain O
health O
, O
might O
step O
aside O
in O
2004 O
, O
that O
the O
undertaker O
might O
yet O
reach O
the B-FAC
Oval I-FAC
Office I-FAC
. O

Mastery O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON
began O
his O
Pentagon B-ORG
reprise O
by O
seizing O
on O
a O
dead O
Russian B-NORP
marshal O
and O
an O
octogenarian O
Washington B-GPE
bureaucrat O
few O
had O
ever O
heard O
of O
. O

Like O
Osama B-PERSON
bin I-PERSON
Laden I-PERSON
, O
steely O
- O
haired O
Nikolai B-PERSON
Ogarkov I-PERSON
first O
came O
to O
light O
during O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
war O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
. O

In O
1977 O
, O
at O
50 O
, O
he O
had O
become O
a O
prodigal O
chief O
of O
the O
Soviet O
General O
Staff O
. O

In O
that O
superannuated O
, O
medal O
- O
mummified O
company O
, O
he O
proved O
a O
dynamic O
, O
technically O
inclined O
, O
forward O
- O
thinking O
young O
general O
. O

Over O
the O
ensuing O
years O
, O
he O
would O
be O
an O
impressive O
Moscow B-GPE
spokesman O
on O
arms O
control O
, O
and O
defend O
stubbornly O
, O
even O
abjectly O
, O
the O
1983 O
shooting O
down O
of O
a O
civilian O
Korean B-ORG
Airlines I-ORG
747 O
that O
had O
veered O
into O
Soviet B-NORP
air O
space O
. O

Ogarkov B-PERSON
would O
fall O
from O
power O
in O
a O
1984 O
Kremlin B-GPE
struggle O
over O
weapons O
spending O
, O
write O
a O
valedictory O
book O
warning O
of O
American B-NORP
militarism O
, O
and O
die O
in O
post-Soviet O
obscurity O
in O
1994 O
. O

But O
his O
main O
, O
if O
esoteric O
, O
historical O
distinction O
would O
lie O
in O
a O
slight O
1982 O
pamphlet O
in O
which O
he O
blamed O
the O
early O
, O
nearly O
lethal O
Russian B-NORP
defeats O
in O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
on O
a O
failure O
to O
adapt O
to O
the O
new O
German B-NORP
blitzkrieg O
concepts O
in O
tank O
warfare O
. O

Recent O
U.S. B-GPE
advances O
in O
weapons O
technology O
, O
he O
argued O
, O
could O
leave O
the O
Russians B-NORP
similarly O
vulnerable O
if O
they O
did O
n't O
adapt O
quickly O
enough O
. O

Sweeping O
changes O
in O
tactics O
and O
arms O
as O
well O
as O
more O
agile O
, O
responsive O
armed O
forces O
were O
needed O
to O
face O
the O
American B-NORP
challenge O
, O
the O
Marshal O
advised O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
Soviet B-NORP
forces O
would O
fall O
into O
a O
series O
of O
devastating O
traps O
on O
a O
future O
remote O
- O
targeted O
battlefield O
in O
which O
the O
enemy O
would O
utilize O
the O
latest O
computerized O
surveillance O
and O
information O
systems O
in O
a O
new O
form O
of O
high O
- O
tech O
warfare O
. O

His O
vision O
soon O
gained O
vogue O
as O
much O
in O
Washington B-GPE
as O
amid O
the O
stultified O
upper O
reaches O
of O
the O
Soviet B-NORP
military O
of O
the O
early O
1980s O
. O

It O
was O
grandly O
christened O
-- O
and O
welcomed O
by O
Pentagon B-ORG
aficionados O
-- O
as O
the O
`` O
Revolution O
in O
Military O
Affairs O
'' O
or O
, O
in O
that O
acronym O
- O
laden O
world O
, O
RMA B-EVENT
. O

There O
was O
a O
certain O
banality O
to O
Ogarkov B-PERSON
's O
stress O
on O
technology O
. O

That O
a O
fighting O
force O
should O
be O
best O
attuned O
to O
the O
battlefield O
and O
adversary O
of O
the O
moment O
-- O
modern O
, O
adaptable O
, O
quick O
, O
and O
informed O
-- O
should O
have O
been O
self O
- O
evident O
, O
on O
the O
order O
of O
the O
bloody O
lesson O
80 O
years O
before O
of O
the O
Tsarist O
cavalry O
charging O
entrenched O
machine O
guns O
in O
the B-EVENT
Russo I-EVENT
- I-EVENT
Japanese I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

Yet O
however O
obvious O
the O
premise O
, O
the O
RMA B-EVENT
concept O
-- O
transported O
to O
the O
Pentagon O
and O
put O
in O
the O
context O
of O
an O
onrushing O
generation O
of O
electronic O
warfare O
, O
of O
near O
- O
nuclear O
effects O
with O
non-nuclear O
means O
, O
along O
with O
Ogarkov B-PERSON
's O
call O
for O
fresh O
tactics O
-LRB- O
and O
thus O
new O
weaponry O
and O
higher O
spending O
-RRB- O
-- O
was O
taken O
up O
by O
innovators O
, O
opportunists O
, O
and O
their O
assorted O
hybrids O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
. O

This O
was O
particularly O
so O
among O
the O
Soviets B-NORP
, O
whose O
rusty O
Europe B-GPE
- O
heavy O
military O
was O
already O
being O
shaken O
and O
bled O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
by O
the O
Mujahideen B-PERSON
-- O
in O
1982 O
, O
despite O
ample O
Saudi B-NORP
money O
, O
still O
only O
partially O
armed O
by O
their O
cynical O
CIA B-ORG
, O
Pakistani B-NORP
, O
and O
Chinese B-NORP
handlers O
. O

At O
any O
rate O
, O
Ogarkov B-PERSON
's O
truism O
was O
also O
grist O
for O
the O
Pentagon O
's O
back O
- O
ring O
band O
of O
civilian O
military O
`` O
theorists O
, O
'' O
career O
bureaucrats O
ever O
in O
search O
of O
a O
mission O
and O
occupationally O
disposed O
to O
attribute O
evil O
genius O
-- O
requiring O
a O
suitable O
Washington B-GPE
budgetary O
response O
-- O
to O
the O
Red O
Menace O
. O

Short O
, O
bald O
, O
and O
with O
stylishly O
severe O
wire O
- O
rimmed O
glasses O
, O
Andrew B-PERSON
Marshall I-PERSON
was O
a O
Dickensian O
clerk O
of O
a O
man O
who O
took O
up O
the O
bureaucratic O
cudgel O
RMA B-EVENT
represented O
and O
brought O
it O
down O
inside O
the O
Pentagon O
. O

An O
economist O
by O
training O
, O
he O
had O
begun O
at O
RAND B-ORG
as O
an O
analyst O
in O
the O
late O
1940s O
, O
when O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
was O
still O
in O
New B-FAC
Trier I-FAC
High I-FAC
School I-FAC
. O

Marshall B-PERSON
was O
archetypical O
in O
the O
career O
- O
making O
fear O
and O
folly O
of O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
Russian B-NORP
mirror O
- O
image O
rivalry O
. O

He O
had O
been O
a O
protege O
of O
think O
- O
the O
- O
unthinkable O
, O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
III I-EVENT
theorist O
Herman B-PERSON
Kahn I-PERSON
, O
and O
then O
, O
via O
Henry B-PERSON
Kissinger I-PERSON
's O
mentor O
Fritz B-PERSON
Kraemer I-PERSON
, O
had O
gone O
to O
work O
for O
Kissinger B-PERSON
at O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
-LRB- O
NSC B-ORG
-RRB- O
in O
the O
first O
Nixon B-PERSON
term O
. O

In O
1973 O
, O
he O
moved O
on O
to O
the O
Pentagon O
where O
he O
presided O
over O
his O
own O
obscure O
nest O
, O
the O
Office O
of O
Net O
Assessment O
, O
from O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
I O
to O
II O
, O
while O
gradually O
gaining O
the O
reputation O
of O
resident O
genius O
of O
new O
war O
methods O
. O

Discreet O
guru O
to O
reactionaries O
, O
ignored O
but O
thought O
untouchable O
by O
Democrats B-NORP
when O
in O
power O
, O
Marshall B-PERSON
looked O
on O
as O
the O
Joint O
Chiefs O
not O
only O
spied O
on O
Kissinger B-PERSON
's O
arms O
control O
negotiations O
with O
the O
Russians B-NORP
, O
but O
also O
played O
an O
ardent O
supporting O
role O
in O
Nixon B-PERSON
's O
fall O
. O

He O
subsequently O
signed O
on O
to O
Rumsfeld O
I O
's O
denial O
of O
defeat O
in O
Vietnam B-GPE
and O
then O
, O
on O
RMA B-EVENT
's O
advent O
, O
used O
the O
concept O
to O
evoke O
ominous O
fears O
of O
a O
new O
Kremlin B-GPE
military O
prowess O
, O
justifying O
the O
orgy O
of O
Pentagon B-ORG
spending O
that O
took O
place O
during O
the O
Reagan B-PERSON
era O
. O

-LRB- O
Ironically O
, O
of O
course O
, O
Ogarkov B-PERSON
in O
1982 O
was O
arguing O
for O
a O
Russian B-NORP
response O
to O
a O
still O
largely O
prospective O
American B-NORP
escalation O
of O
weaponry O
and O
warfare O
. O
-RRB- O

While O
the O
U.S. B-GPE
armaments O
spree O
of O
the O
1980s O
paid O
for O
some O
new O
RMA B-EVENT
developments O
, O
most O
of O
the O
expenditures O
fit O
snugly O
within O
the O
corrupt O
, O
obtuse O
old O
Cold B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
system O
, O
with O
America B-GPE
's O
armed O
forces O
tailored O
to O
a O
lumbering O
Soviet B-NORP
threat O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
and O
no O
serious O
anticipation O
of O
the O
neo-insurgency O
wars O
that O
actually O
lay O
ahead O
. O

As O
Marshall B-PERSON
toyed O
with O
`` O
flexibility O
'' O
-- O
and O
the O
Joint O
Chiefs O
cherry O
- O
picked O
his O
conjuring O
of O
Moscow B-GPE
's O
might O
for O
their O
own O
budgetary O
purposes O
, O
while O
ignoring O
the O
real O
import O
, O
and O
limits O
, O
of O
RMA B-EVENT
-- O
the B-EVENT
Cold I-EVENT
War I-EVENT
ended O
in O
the O
equivocations O
and O
evasions O
of O
Bill B-PERSON
Clinton I-PERSON
's O
two O
terms O
in O
office O
and O
the O
low O
- O
rent O
, O
self O
- O
congratulatory O
installing O
of O
mafia O
regimes O
in O
Bosnia B-GPE
and O
Kosovo B-GPE
. O

The O
gnome O
- O
like O
Marshall B-PERSON
, O
well O
past O
retirement O
but O
a O
lionized O
witness O
before O
the O
missile O
- O
threat O
commission O
, O
hung O
on O
for O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
return O
. O

The O
resulting O
history O
is O
far O
too O
close O
for O
much O
documented O
detail O
, O
though O
its O
silhouette O
is O
plain O
enough O
. O

Summoning O
Marshall B-PERSON
as O
soothsayer O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
made O
RMA B-EVENT
the O
logo O
of O
his O
determination O
to O
gain O
managerial O
dominance O
over O
the O
Joint O
Chiefs O
and O
the O
Pentagon O
bureaucracy O
, O
exactly O
the O
opportunity O
he O
thought O
he O
had O
missed O
25 O
years O
earlier O
. O

Under O
the O
old O
banner O
of O
a O
clash O
between O
a O
brave O
, O
beleaguered O
secretary O
of O
defense O
and O
the O
recalcitrant O
brass O
astride O
an O
impossible O
, O
`` O
glandular O
'' O
system O
, O
he O
held O
up O
the O
all O
- O
purpose O
, O
all O
- O
seasons O
ideal O
of O
Pentagon B-ORG
`` O
reform O
. O
'' O

That O
`` O
reform O
'' O
movement O
was O
to O
be O
his O
ultimate O
takedown O
, O
his O
claim O
to O
greatness O
, O
and O
perhaps O
-- O
who O
knew O
in O
2001 O
-- O
one O
last O
shot O
at O
the O
presidency O
. O

Amid O
the O
inevitable O
claims O
of O
`` O
streamlining O
'' O
and O
`` O
modernizing O
, O
'' O
Democrats B-NORP
applauded O
and O
reporters O
gushed O
reflexively O
about O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
as O
a O
celebrity O
CEO O
and O
national O
quipster O
. O

The O
willing O
ignorance O
, O
denial O
, O
careless O
trust O
, O
or O
craven O
acquiescence O
that O
marked O
the O
essential O
submissiveness O
of O
the O
political O
and O
media O
culture O
to O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
rule O
were O
only O
part O
of O
a O
larger O
, O
thoughtless O
national O
abdication O
of O
judgment O
and O
responsibility O
in O
the O
wars O
he O
would O
propel O
in O
both O
Afghanistan B-GPE
and O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

In O
blindly O
striking O
out O
after O
9 B-EVENT
/ I-EVENT
11 I-EVENT
-- O
a O
reflexive O
, O
grandly O
opportunistic O
, O
richly O
self O
- O
satisfying O
political O
act O
in O
America B-GPE
-- O
without O
seriously O
understanding O
the O
politics O
or O
history O
of O
either O
country O
, O
he O
plunged O
the O
Pentagon O
into O
blundering O
, O
plundering O
occupations O
that O
made O
the O
nightmares O
of O
2007 O
and O
beyond O
nearly O
inevitable O
. O

That O
was O
the O
price O
-- O
in O
the O
utter O
absence O
of O
serious O
dialogue O
in O
the O
2000 O
election O
or O
the O
first O
eight O
months O
of O
2001 O
-- O
of O
the O
original O
uncontested O
surrender O
of O
foreign O
- O
policy O
power O
and O
initiative O
to O
such O
evident O
presidential O
incompetence O
-LRB- O
including O
the O
shocking O
ineptitude O
of O
NSC O
Advisor O
Condoleezza O
Rice O
and O
her O
staff O
-RRB- O
and O
the O
long O
predictable O
Rumsfeld O
- O
Cheney O
dominance O
. O

All O
of O
it O
was O
plain O
in O
Washington B-GPE
soon O
after O
George B-PERSON
W. I-PERSON
Bush I-PERSON
's O
arrival O
in O
the B-FAC
Oval I-FAC
Office I-FAC
; O
none O
of O
it O
was O
then O
questioned O
, O
much O
less O
challenged O
, O
by O
Congress B-ORG
, O
the O
remnant O
foreign O
policy O
establishment O
, O
or O
the O
mainstream O
media O
. O

No O
democratic O
process O
so O
completely O
failed O
a O
test O
of O
substance O
as O
America B-GPE
's O
after O
9 B-EVENT
/ I-EVENT
11 I-EVENT
. O

No O
ensuing O
catastrophe O
was O
more O
consensual O
. O

History O
will O
unravel O
only O
slowly O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
relationship O
to O
the O
neocons O
, O
who O
dominated O
the O
middle O
and O
upper O
reaches O
of O
his O
Pentagon B-ORG
, O
a O
relationship O
more O
complex O
than O
contemporary O
hagiographies O
or O
demonologies O
have O
had O
it O
. O

Historically O
, O
he O
was O
their O
ally O
, O
patron O
, O
legitimizing O
figurehead O
, O
but O
never O
really O
of O
them O
, O
never O
a O
fellow O
ideologue O
, O
dogmatist O
, O
or O
slavish O
adherent O
to O
much O
of O
what O
they O
pursued O
. O

In O
enlisting O
Wolfowitz B-PERSON
, O
Perle B-PERSON
and O
their O
train O
, O
he O
would O
use O
them O
, O
much O
as O
he O
used O
Marshall B-PERSON
, O
as O
he O
had O
used O
so O
many O
before O
, O
as O
a O
means O
to O
what O
was O
so O
largely O
a O
personal O
, O
megalomaniacal O
end O
. O

But O
that O
use O
, O
too O
, O
was O
characteristically O
heedless O
of O
substance O
and O
cost O
. O

He O
opened O
government O
as O
never O
before O
to O
men O
who O
habitually O
, O
automatically O
assumed O
that O
U.S. B-GPE
and O
Israeli B-NORP
interests O
were O
identical O
, O
with O
no O
objectivity O
about O
American B-NORP
policy O
in O
a O
Middle B-LOC
East I-LOC
they O
scarcely O
understood O
to O
begin O
with O
. O

Their O
ignorance O
and O
presumption O
were O
matched O
only O
by O
their O
zeal O
to O
cluster O
in O
decisive O
quarters O
of O
the O
new O
Bush B-GPE
regime O
where O
decisions O
of O
grand O
strategy O
, O
of O
war O
and O
peace O
, O
were O
now O
shaped O
and O
predetermined O
. O

`` O
Like O
cancer O
cells O
, O
'' O
as O
eyewitness O
, O
Lieutenant O
Colonel O
Karen O
Kwiakowski O
, O
would O
describe O
them O
in O
action O
in O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
Defense B-ORG
Department I-ORG
. O

Half O
- O
educated O
and O
fanatically O
loyal O
to O
the O
rote O
Israeli B-NORP
lobby O
view O
of O
the B-LOC
Middle I-LOC
East I-LOC
and O
the O
larger O
neocon O
craze O
for O
American B-NORP
post-Cold O
War O
global O
hegemony O
, O
they O
crowded O
the O
domains O
of O
the O
number O
three O
official O
at O
the O
Pentagon O
, O
Undersecretary O
of O
Defense B-ORG
for O
Policy O
Douglas O
Feith O
, O
whose O
career O
was O
a O
model O
of O
their O
kind O
and O
whose O
notorious O
Office B-ORG
of O
Special O
Plans O
was O
created O
as O
a O
fount O
for O
the O
fraudulent O
intelligence O
spurring O
the O
invasion O
of O
Iraq B-GPE
. O

Historians O
will O
debate O
, O
too O
, O
the O
obvious O
blurred O
allegiance O
of O
what O
some O
call O
these O
American B-NORP
`` O
Likudniks B-NORP
'' O
with O
their O
utter O
conformity O
to O
the O
belligerent O
ultra-Zionist O
mentality O
of O
the O
Israeli B-NORP
right O
. O

Never O
before O
-- O
not O
even O
in O
the O
post-World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
heyday O
of O
the O
powerful O
China O
Lobby O
with O
its O
formidable O
grip O
on O
Capitol B-ORG
Hill I-ORG
but O
not O
within O
the O
upper O
reaches O
of O
the O
Executive O
itself O
-- O
had O
so O
many O
of O
such O
uncritical O
adherence O
to O
the O
policies O
of O
a O
foreign O
power O
been O
so O
well O
placed O
in O
Washington B-GPE
. O

As O
often O
in O
American B-NORP
politics O
and O
government O
, O
however O
, O
no O
conspiracies O
were O
necessary O
, O
though O
a O
Pentagon B-ORG
- O
Israeli B-NORP
lobby O
spy O
scandal O
has O
yet O
to O
be O
played O
out O
. O

Unrelieved O
substantive O
shallowness O
, O
a O
perversely O
narrow O
sociology O
of O
knowledge O
, O
long O
- O
jockeyed O
- O
for O
power O
and O
career O
advancement O
, O
a O
grandiose O
parochial O
vision O
of O
a O
Pax O
Americana O
world O
nursed O
in O
a O
hundred O
forgotten O
think O
- O
tank O
papers O
and O
incestuous O
conferences O
-- O
all O
that O
as O
well O
imposed O
a O
stifling O
, O
disastrous O
orthodoxy O
on O
the O
administration O
. O

Not O
least O
, O
they O
operated O
without O
the O
need O
to O
support O
their O
prejudices O
or O
delusions O
in O
authentic O
high O
- O
level O
debate O
, O
flourishing O
in O
their O
members O
- O
only O
domains O
of O
the O
Pentagon O
, O
the O
NSC O
Staff O
, O
and O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
, O
enjoying O
exclusive O
channels O
of O
communication O
to O
the O
White B-GPE
House I-GPE
controlled O
by O
Cheney B-PERSON
, O
and O
unchallenged O
under O
a O
President O
of O
uniquely O
closed O
mind O
. O

As O
for O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
relations O
with O
his O
generals O
, O
the O
subject O
of O
veiled O
accusations O
of O
his O
heedlessness O
to O
dissent O
or O
running O
roughshod O
over O
warnings O
of O
serious O
problems O
, O
we O
actually O
know O
very O
little O
. O

The O
calamity O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
has O
brought O
more O
public O
criticism O
by O
senior O
officers O
than O
any O
other O
war O
in O
American B-NORP
history O
, O
including O
Vietnam B-GPE
, O
but O
almost O
all O
of O
it O
hurled O
from O
the O
relatively O
safe O
seats O
of O
two O
- O
and O
three-star O
retirement O
-- O
and O
forlornly O
after O
the O
fact O
. O

This O
much O
is O
clear O
: O

No O
major O
Pentagon B-ORG
leaks O
, O
the O
time O
- O
honored O
Washington B-GPE
weapon O
of O
dissenting O
commanders O
, O
marked O
the O
run O
- O
up O
to O
the O
invasion O
. O

There O
have O
been O
no O
public O
resignations O
in O
protest O
of O
his O
policies O
. O

And O
the O
negligence O
, O
incompetence O
, O
and O
inertia O
of O
commanders O
in O
recognizing O
and O
coping O
with O
the O
insurgency O
, O
in O
dealing O
with O
scandals O
of O
prisoner O
abuse O
, O
inadequate O
equipment O
and O
more O
, O
have O
been O
all O
too O
obvious O
. O

There O
is O
no O
evidence O
that O
any O
ranking O
American B-NORP
officer O
on O
duty O
pressed O
an O
intellectual O
or O
moral O
challenge O
to O
the O
unfolding O
debacle O
-- O
even O
after O
it O
was O
too O
glaring O
to O
be O
ignored O
. O

As O
in O
so O
much O
else O
in O
his O
long O
record O
, O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
enjoyed O
, O
by O
Washington B-GPE
's O
inimitable O
mix O
of O
careerism O
and O
cowardice O
, O
submission O
and O
opportunism O
, O
a O
large O
supporting O
cast O
in O
his O
folly O
. O

Takedown O

In O
the O
exhilarating O
dash O
to O
Baghdad B-GPE
in O
2003 O
, O
none O
of O
the O
admiring O
gallery O
seemed O
to O
notice O
that O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
`` O
new O
'' O
military O
was O
largely O
the O
old O
one O
, O
`` O
reformed O
'' O
in O
name O
only O
; O
nor O
did O
many O
note O
that O
the O
vaunted O
lean O
, O
mean O
machine O
of O
RMA B-EVENT
and O
the O
again O
- O
lionized O
Marshall B-PERSON
had O
no O
grasp O
of O
how O
profoundly O
political O
was O
the O
act O
of O
overthrowing O
40 O
years O
of O
Ba O
rule O
; O
how O
deeply O
political O
was O
the O
campaign O
to O
which O
so O
many O
American B-NORP
lives O
, O
so O
much O
of O
the O
country O
's O
material O
and O
symbolic O
national O
treasures O
, O
would O
be O
committed O
. O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON
would O
take O
his O
victory O
tour O
in O
the O
Gulf O
that O
spring O
as O
if O
circling O
the O
mat O
after O
a O
stunningly O
swift O
pin O
. O

What O
was O
his O
toughest O
call O
, O
trailing O
reporters O
asked O
-- O
part O
of O
the O
traditional O
garlands O
of O
victory O
tossed O
his O
way O
-- O
and O
how O
did O
he O
`` O
feel O
'' O
at O
such O
a O
victorious O
moment O
? O

It O
was O
hardly O
the O
time O
for O
the O
media O
, O
the O
seemingly O
omnipotent O
military O
, O
or O
the O
rest O
of O
government O
and O
the O
political O
culture O
to O
reflect O
on O
how O
much O
`` O
shock O
and O
awe O
'' O
depended O
on O
overwhelming O
force O
brought O
down O
on O
the O
near O
- O
defenseless O
, O
on O
how O
much O
the O
concept O
reeked O
of O
racism O
and O
colonial O
pretense O
- O
of O
natives O
on O
the O
scene O
and O
in O
the O
vicinity O
`` O
shocked O
and O
awed O
'' O
like O
Zulus B-NORP
pounded O
and O
panicked O
by O
the O
Queen O
's O
own O
latest O
howitzers O
. O

It O
was O
far O
too O
early O
for O
other O
questions O
-- O
about O
a O
force O
cosseted O
at O
the O
end O
of O
vulnerable O
supply O
lines O
, O
nicely O
photogenic O
in O
night O
goggles O
but O
without O
enough O
body O
armor O
; O
about O
acronyms O
like O
IED O
that O
had O
yet O
to O
enter O
the O
vocabularies O
of O
either O
commanders O
or O
reporters O
; O
about O
the O
familiar O
chase O
for O
medals O
and O
the O
absence O
of O
an O
enemy O
admitting O
defeat O
and O
ready O
to O
surrender O
-LRB- O
a O
missing O
essential O
of O
`` O
victory O
'' O
that O
would O
have O
much O
worried O
Maxwell B-PERSON
Taylor I-PERSON
-RRB- O
. O

Unreformed O
, O
uninformed O
commanders O
, O
uninstructed O
beyond O
brief O
battles O
, O
led O
their O
charges O
into O
Iraq B-GPE
relying O
on O
their O
generals O
. O

The O
generals O
relied O
on O
civilians O
. O

The O
civilians O
relied O
on O
-LRB- O
or O
were O
seduced O
or O
bullied O
by O
-RRB- O
the O
neocons O
. O

The O
neocons O
relied O
on O
their O
own O
ersatz O
expertise O
, O
Mossad B-ORG
insiders O
, O
and O
Iraqi B-NORP
exiles O
long O
out O
of O
touch O
with O
their O
homeland O
. O

The O
exiles O
-- O
holed O
up O
in O
Baghdad B-GPE
palaces O
with O
U.S. B-GPE
- O
paid O
- O
for O
mercenary O
guards O
, O
ignorant O
and O
contemptuous O
of O
the O
Iraq B-GPE
that O
had O
passed O
them O
by O
, O
and O
where O
they O
were O
now O
powerless O
, O
even O
with O
the O
might O
of O
the O
Pentagon O
behind O
them O
-- O
relied O
on O
the O
Americans O
. O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON
, O
as O
always O
, O
relied O
on O
himself O
. O

The O
ranks O
trusted O
him O
-- O
and O
political O
decision O
- O
makers O
-- O
to O
know O
and O
manage O
post-Saddam O
politics O
in O
Iraq B-GPE
to O
secure O
the O
victory O
as O
well O
as O
to O
provide O
the O
political O
setting O
that O
fulfilled O
the O
military O
triumph O
. O

When O
they O
failed O
miserably O
, O
condemning O
the O
American B-NORP
force O
to O
a O
corrupt O
, O
untenable O
occupation O
and O
slow O
- O
wasting O
attrition O
of O
men O
and O
prestige O
, O
the O
debacle O
was O
complete O
. O

Beyond O
Iraq B-GPE
were O
his O
other O
lasting O
legacies O
. O

As O
no O
other O
cabinet O
officer O
in O
history O
, O
he O
turned O
over O
crucial O
, O
self O
- O
sustaining O
functions O
of O
his O
department O
to O
privateers O
and O
private O
armies O
. O

He O
surrendered O
vital O
supply O
and O
commissariat O
services O
for O
the O
American B-NORP
military O
to O
profit O
- O
plundering O
contractors O
for O
whom O
U.S. B-GPE
forces O
were O
neither O
fellow O
warriors O
, O
nor O
even O
share O
- O
holders O
, O
but O
captive O
`` O
customers O
'' O
to O
be O
treated O
with O
the O
offhandedness O
afforded O
by O
guaranteed O
contracts O
. O

He O
ceded O
security O
and O
combat O
functions O
essential O
to O
the O
national O
mission O
to O
a O
corps O
of O
thousands O
of O
hired O
guns O
whose O
qualifications O
, O
standards O
of O
conduct O
and O
ultimate O
loyalty O
-- O
all O
integral O
to O
the O
safety O
and O
success O
of O
American B-NORP
forces O
-- O
were O
beyond O
effective O
governmental O
control O
or O
measure O
. O

-LRB- O
Exposed O
in O
a O
Congressional O
hearing O
February O
7 O
, O
the O
scandal O
of O
the O
infamous O
Blackwell B-ORG
Security I-ORG
Corporation I-ORG
, O
shirking O
amid O
vast O
profit O
the O
arming O
and O
protection O
of O
its O
own O
ranks O
, O
would O
be O
only O
a O
glimpse O
of O
the O
larger O
disgrace O
. O
-RRB- O

Not O
since O
the O
British B-NORP
hired O
hordes O
of O
Hessians B-NORP
to O
crush O
George B-PERSON
Washington I-PERSON
's O
revolutionary O
army O
had O
a O
military O
force O
tracing O
to O
America B-GPE
been O
so O
utterly O
mercenary O
. O

The O
potential O
direct O
and O
indirect O
levy O
on O
policy O
and O
the O
armed O
forces O
would O
not O
be O
known O
for O
years O
. O

As O
no O
other O
cabinet O
officer O
in O
history O
, O
he O
squandered O
the O
integrity O
of O
his O
department O
and O
the O
unique O
, O
indispensable O
code O
of O
honor O
of O
its O
services O
. O

He O
joined O
, O
and O
often O
led O
, O
the O
rest O
of O
an O
intellectually O
degraded O
administration O
, O
heedless O
of O
Constitutional O
and O
human O
rights O
, O
in O
violating O
the O
very O
heart O
of O
their O
ostensibly O
conservative O
convictions O
. O

With O
the O
ready O
sanctioning O
, O
and O
then O
de O
facto O
cover O
- O
up O
of O
torture O
and O
abuse O
at O
Abu B-FAC
Ghraib I-FAC
, O
Guantanamo B-FAC
, O
and O
the O
less O
noticed O
but O
equally O
gruesome O
prisons O
at O
Bagram B-FAC
Air I-FAC
Base I-FAC
and O
elsewhere O
in O
Afghanistan B-GPE
, O
he O
changed O
, O
for O
untold O
millions O
, O
the O
symbol O
of O
America B-GPE
and O
its O
once O
- O
proud O
military O
from O
freedom O
and O
the O
rule O
of O
law O
to O
the O
unforgettable O
prisoner O
's O
hood O
and O
shackles O
. O

Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
impact O
would O
not O
vanish O
with O
terms O
of O
office O
or O
elections O
. O

By O
the O
very O
nature O
of O
contracts O
, O
personnel O
practices O
, O
and O
imparted O
ethics O
-- O
some O
of O
Washington B-GPE
's O
most O
permanent O
monuments O
-- O
his O
legacies O
would O
remain O
deep O
in O
the O
tissue O
and O
soul O
of O
the O
institution O
he O
was O
entrusted O
to O
lead O
. O

At O
the O
end O
, O
a O
pathetic O
climax O
to O
his O
more O
than O
four O
decades O
either O
in O
government O
or O
imploringly O
on O
its O
threshold O
, O
there O
was O
only O
his O
hackneyed O
memo O
on O
Iraq B-GPE
policy O
-- O
leaked O
, O
even O
more O
pathetically O
, O
in O
an O
apparent O
attempt O
somehow O
to O
vindicate O
him O
after O
all O
. O

Thus O
, O
he O
growled O
that O
the O
Iraqi B-NORP
regime O
, O
like O
some O
seedy O
wrestling O
team O
, O
should O
`` O
pull O
up O
its O
socks O
'' O
; O
and O
, O
most O
poignantly O
, O
ever O
the O
politician O
conducting O
lethal O
policy O
as O
politics O
, O
he O
advised O
that O
Washington B-GPE
`` O
announce O
that O
whatever O
new O
approach O
the O
US B-GPE
decides O
on O
, O
the O
US B-GPE
is O
doing O
so O
on O
a O
trial O
basis O
. O

This O
will O
give O
us O
the O
ability O
to O
re-adjust O
and O
move O
to O
another O
course O
, O
if O
necessary O
, O
and O
therefore O
not O
' O
lose O
. O
' O
'' O

As O
he O
left O
office O
for O
the O
last O
time O
, O
it O
would O
be O
only O
the O
loss O
that O
mattered O
. O

As O
a O
pathologically O
unfit O
president O
struggled O
to O
recoup O
his O
historic O
blunder O
, O
as O
the O
neocons O
and O
Israeli B-NORP
lobby O
pressed O
on O
a O
gullible O
media O
and O
restive O
but O
still O
captive O
Congress B-ORG
the O
myth O
of O
an O
Iranian B-NORP
nuclear O
threat O
, O
as O
the O
Navy O
and O
Air B-ORG
Force I-ORG
, O
lesser O
actors O
in O
the O
Iraq B-GPE
action O
, O
promised O
wondrous O
results O
in O
Persia B-GPE
, O
the O
chaos O
and O
ineffable O
danger O
were O
left O
to O
Robert B-PERSON
Gates I-PERSON
, O
the O
puffy O
courtier O
. O

Weeks O
after O
Rumsfeld B-PERSON
's O
departure O
, O
history O
-- O
the O
little O
ever O
really O
known O
or O
understood O
-- O
was O
already O
being O
waved O
off O
, O
forgotten O
. O

The O
past O
was O
too O
complicated O
and O
troublesome O
, O
too O
guilt O
- O
ridden O
and O
close O
to O
home O
, O
too O
filled O
with O
chilling O
consequences O
. O

The O
worst O
of O
it O
was O
the O
most O
basic O
and O
damning O
. O

Donald B-PERSON
Rumsfeld I-PERSON
and O
all O
he O
represented O
, O
all O
he O
did O
and O
did O
not O
do O
, O
came O
out O
of O
us O
. O

The O
undertaker O
's O
tally O
, O
including O
Iraq B-GPE
, O
was O
compiled O
at O
our O
leave O
, O
one O
way O
or O
another O
, O
at O
every O
turn O
. O

His O
tragedy O
was O
always O
ours O
. O

Roger B-PERSON
Morris I-PERSON
, O
who O
served O
in O
the B-ORG
State I-ORG
Department I-ORG
and O
on O
the O
Senior O
Staff O
of O
the B-ORG
National I-ORG
Security I-ORG
Council I-ORG
under O
Presidents O
Johnson O
and O
Nixon B-PERSON
, O
resigned O
in O
protest O
at O
the O
invasion O
of O
Cambodia B-GPE
. O

He O
then O
worked O
as O
a O
legislative O
advisor O
in O
the B-ORG
U.S. I-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
a O
director O
of O
policy O
studies O
at O
the B-ORG
Carnegie I-ORG
Endowment I-ORG
, O
and O
writes O
this O
Rumsfeldian O
history O
from O
intimate O
firsthand O
knowledge O
as O
well O
as O
extensive O
research O
. O

A O
Visiting O
Honors O
professor O
at O
the O
University O
of O
Washington B-GPE
and O
Research O
Fellow O
of O
the B-ORG
Green I-ORG
Institute I-ORG
-LRB- O
his O
work O
appears O
on O
its O
website O
-LSB- O
3 O
-RSB- O
-RRB- O
, O
he O
is O
an O
award O
- O
winning O
historian O
and O
investigative O
journalist O
, O
including O
a O
National O
Book O
Award O
Silver O
Medal O
winner O
, O
and O
the O
author O
of O
books O
on O
Nixon B-PERSON
, O
Kissinger B-PERSON
, O
Haig B-PERSON
, O
and O
the O
Clintons B-PERSON
. O

More O
recently O
, O
he O
co-authored O
with O
Sally B-PERSON
Denton I-PERSON
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Money I-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Power I-WORK_OF_ART
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Morris I-PERSON

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Law O
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In O
accordance O
with O
Title O
17 O
U.S.C. O
Section B-LAW
107 I-LAW

`` O
A O
little O
patience O
and O
we O
shall O
see O
the O
reign O
of O
witches O
pass O
over O
, O
their O
spells O
dissolve O
, O
and O
the O
people O
recovering O
their O
true O
sight O
, O
restore O
their O
government O
to O
its O
true O
principles O
. O

It O
is O
true O
that O
in O
the O
meantime O
we O
are O
suffering O
deeply O
in O
spirit O
, O
and O
incurring O
the O
horrors O
of O
a O
war O
and O
long O
oppressions O
of O
enormous O
public O
debt O
. O

But O
if O
the O
game O
runs O
sometimes O
against O
us O
at O
home O
we O
must O
have O
patience O
till O
luck O
turns O
, O
and O
then O
we O
shall O
have O
an O
opportunity O
of O
winning O
back O
the O
principles O
we O
have O
lost O
, O
for O
this O
is O
a O
game O
where O
principles O
are O
at O
stake O
. O
'' O

- O
Thomas B-PERSON
Jefferson I-PERSON

`` O
Thank O
God O
I O
'm O
an O
atheist O
: O
'' O

The O
surrealistic O
cinema O
of O
Luis B-PERSON
Bunuel I-PERSON
-- O

by O
Bryan B-PERSON
M. I-PERSON
Papciak I-PERSON

`` O
The O
thought O
of O
death O
has O
been O
familiar O
to O
me O
for O
a O
long O
time O
, O
'' O
says O
Director O
Luis O
Bunuel O
. O

`` O
From O
the O
time O
that O
skeletons O
were O
carried O
through O
the O
streets O
of O
Calanda B-GPE
during O
the O
Holy O
Week O
procession O
, O
death O
has O
been O
an O
integral O
part O
of O
my O
life O
. O

I O
've O
never O
wished O
to O
forget O
or O
deny O
it O
, O

but O
there O
's O
not O
much O
to O
say O
about O
it O
when O
you O
're O
an O
atheist O
'' O
-LRB- O
255 O
-RRB- O
. O

So O
reads O
an O
accurate O
testimonial O
to O
the O
personal O
and O
artistic O
sentiment O
of O
this O
odd O
and O
serious O
filmmaker O
. O

Like O
many O
of O
his O
contemporary O
surrealists O
, O
Bunuel B-PERSON
is O
a O
paradox O
who O
on O
one O
hand O
claims O
apathy O
towards O
ultimate O
end O
, O
being O
, O
and O
Being O
, O
yet O
on O
the O
other O
hand O
loads O
his O
impressive O
body O
of O
work O
with O
moribund O
imagery O
and O
strange O
ideas O
about O
the O
God O
he O
so O
vociferously O
denies O
. O

Bunuel B-PERSON
exhibits O
a O
radical O
, O
iconoclastic O
view O
of O
the O
world O
in O
which O
he O
finds O
society O
decadent O
and O
antithetical O
to O
human O
liberation O
. O

He O
has O
been O
called O
a O
realist O
, O
a O
surrealist O
, O
a O
Marxist B-NORP
, O
an O
anarchist O
, O
a O
mystic O
, O
an O
anticleric O
, O
a O
Freudian B-NORP
, O
a O
post-Freudian B-NORP
, O
a O
sadist O
, O
a O
moralist O
, O
a O
Christian B-NORP
, O
and O
a O
poet O
- O
showman O
of O
the O
macabre O
. O

His O
scenarios O
range O
from O
the O
absurd O
to O
the O
tragic O
to O
the O
satiric O
to O
the O
erotic O
, O
profusely O
endued O
with O
the O
outrageous O
and O
the O
scandalous O
. O

Luis B-PERSON
Bunuel I-PERSON
has O
long O
been O
recognized O
in O
European B-NORP
critical O
circles O
as O
a O
great O
and O
prolific O
filmmaker O
on O
a O
par O
with O
Eisenstein B-PERSON
, O
Chaplin B-PERSON
, O
and O
Fellini B-PERSON
. O

However O
, O
only O
recently O
has O
his O
reputation O
in O
America B-GPE
begun O
to O
catch O
up O
. O

Over O
his O
fifty O
- O
year O
career O
he O
directed O
thirty O
- O
two O
feature O
films O
and O
worked O
in O
Spain B-GPE
, O
France B-GPE
, O
Mexico B-GPE
, O
Italy B-GPE
, O
and O
the O
United B-GPE
States I-GPE
. O

Utilizing O
sardonic O
humor O
and O
the O
imagery O
of O
surrealism O
, O
Bunuel B-PERSON
set O
out O
to O
undermine O
the O
values O
and O
institutions O
people O
take O
for O
granted O
. O

His O
aims O
were O
specific O
: O
through O
the O
surreal O
, O
visualizing O
the O
impulses O
of O
the O
uncon O
- O
scious O
, O
he O
would O
, O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
shatter O
the O
optimism O
of O
the O
bourgeoisie O
world O
and O
force O
the O
reader O
-LRB- O
or O
spectator O
-RRB- O
to O
question O
the O
permanency O
of O
the O
prevailing O
order O
'' O
-LRB- O
Mellen B-PERSON
3 O
-RRB- O
. O

Luis B-PERSON
Bunuel I-PERSON
was O
born O
February O
22 O
, O
1900 O
in O
Calanda B-GPE
, O
a O
small O
town O
in O
the O
province O
of O
Teruel B-GPE
, O
Spain B-GPE
. O

As O
a O
youth O
he O
received O
a O
Jesuit B-NORP
education O
, O
displaying O
exceptional O
talent O
in O
music O
, O
athletics O
, O
and O
the O
natural O
sciences O
. O

He O
enjoyed O
a O
comfortable O
upbringing O
in O
a O
reasonably O
wealthy O
, O
close O
- O
knit O
family O
. O

His O
family O
came O
from O
liberal O
, O
semi-intellectual O
, O
land O
- O
owning O
bourgeoisie O
. O

These O
details O
are O
not O
irrelevant O
. O

To O
comprehend O
Bunuel B-PERSON
's O
works O
it O
is O
essential O
to O
understand O
that O
he O
was O
first O
a O
Spaniard O
and O
secondly O
a O
product O
of O
Spanish B-NORP
bourgeoisie O
. O

Virginia B-PERSON
Higgenbotham I-PERSON
points O
out O
that O
`` O
blasphemy O
is O
only O
a O
form O
of O
thinking O
for O
any O
intelligent O
Spaniard O
, O
'' O
and O
also O
that O
the O
`` O
art O
of O
his O
country O
is O
rich O
in O
eroticism O
and O
profoundly O
preoccupied O
with O
death O
'' O
-LRB- O
18 O
, O
20 O
-RRB- O
. O

Bunuel B-PERSON
says O
: O
My O
infancy O
slipped O
by O
in O
an O
almost O
medieval O
atmosphere O
-LRB- O
like O
that O
of O
nearly O
all O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
provinces O
-RRB- O
between O
my O
native O
town O
and O
Zaragova B-GPE
. O

I O
feel O
it O
necessary O
to O
say O
here O
-LRB- O
since O
it O
explains O
in O
part O
the O
trend O
of O
the O
modest O
work O
which O
I O
later O
accomplished O
-RRB- O
that O
the O
two O
basic O
sentiments O
of O
my O
childhood O
which O
stayed O
with O
me O
well O
into O
adolescence O
, O
are O
those O
of O
a O
profound O
eroticism O
, O
at O
first O
sublimated O
in O
a O
great O
religious O
faith O
, O
and O
a O
permanent O
consciousness O
of O
death O
. O

It O
would O
take O
too O
long O
here O
to O
analyze O
the O
reasons O
. O

It O
suffices O
that O
I O
was O
not O
an O
exception O
among O
my O
compatriots O
, O
since O
this O
is O
a O
very O
Spanish B-NORP
characteristic O
, O
and O
our O
art O
, O
exponent O
of O
the O
Spanish B-NORP
spirit O
, O
was O
impregnated O
with O
these O
two O
sentiments O
. O

The O
last O
civil O
war O
, O
peculiar O
and O
ferocious O
as O
no O
other O
exposed O
them O
clearly O
. O

Coming O
of O
age O
, O
Bunuel B-PERSON
expressed O
a O
strong O
urge O
to O
go O
to O
Paris B-GPE
to O
study O
music O
but O
was O
sent O
instead O
to O
Madrid B-GPE
to O
study O
agricultural O
engineering O
. O

After O
a O
few O
years O
, O
he O
switched O
his O
studies O
to O
entomology O
, O
and O
, O
more O
importantly O
, O
began O
forming O
close O
friendships O
with O
a O
group O
of O
young O
artists O
who O
were O
to O
influence O
him O
strongly O
in O
the O
future O
. O

These O
companions O
included O
the O
poets O
Frederico B-PERSON
Garcia I-PERSON
Lorca I-PERSON
and O
Jose B-PERSON
Moreno I-PERSON
Villa I-PERSON
and O
the O
painter O
Salvador B-PERSON
Dali I-PERSON
. O

In O
the O
Madrid B-GPE
residencia O
Bunuel B-PERSON
developed O
his O
interest O
in O
the O
arts O
, O
theater O
, O
and O
acting O
and O
gained O
his O
introduction O
to O
surrealism O
. O

After O
graduating O
in O
1925 O
with O
a O
degree O
in O
Philosophy O
and O
Letters O
, O
Bunuel B-PERSON
moved O
to O
Paris B-GPE
, O
joined O
by O
a O
few O
members O
of O
his O
residencia O
coterie O
. O

Bunuel B-PERSON
arrived O
in O
Paris B-GPE
highly O
recommended O
by O
influential O
friends O
of O
his O
parents O
and O
was O
introduced O
into O
the O
best O
intellectual O
circles O
of O
the O
city O
. O

He O
was O
soon O
hired O
as O
an O
Assistant O
Director O
to O
Jean B-PERSON
Epstien I-PERSON
, O
`` O
the O
only O
director O
of O
that O
bleak O
era O
of O
the O
French B-NORP
cinema O
to O
merit O
the O
title O
of O
an O
intellectual O
filmmaker O
'' O
-LRB- O
Aranda B-PERSON
32 O
-RRB- O
. O

While O
honing O
his O
skills O
working O
as O
an O
A.D. O
, O
Bunuel B-PERSON
also O
began O
contributing O
articles O
to O
various O
literary O
cinema O
periodicals O
, O
most O
notably O
La B-ORG
Gaceta I-ORG
Hispanoamericana I-ORG
. O

In O
1929 O
he O
formally O
entered O
the B-ORG
Paris I-ORG
Surrealist I-ORG
Group I-ORG
. O

Within O
this O
setting O
he O
embarked O
on O
his O
first O
film O
project O
as O
director O
, O
a O
collaboration O
with O
his O
residencia O
friend O
Salvador B-PERSON
Dali I-PERSON
, O
entitled O
Un B-WORK_OF_ART
Chien I-WORK_OF_ART
Andalou I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

He O
collaborated O
with O
Dali B-PERSON
again O
in O
1930 O
on O
another O
surrealist O
film O
, O
L_Age B-WORK_OF_ART
d' I-WORK_OF_ART
Or I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

The O
rest O
, O
as O
they O
say O
, O
is O
history O
. O

Some O
critics O
, O
most O
notably O
Pauline B-PERSON
Kael I-PERSON
and O
Penelope B-PERSON
Gilliatt I-PERSON
, O
now O
regard O
Bunuel B-PERSON
as O
the O
Hitchcock B-PERSON
of O
surrealism O
-- O
a O
venerated O
master O
in O
total O
command O
of O
his O
medium O
and O
for O
whom O
the O
art O
of O
filmic O
manipulation O
became O
a O
`` O
delightful O
form O
of O
play O
. O
'' O

For O
Bunuel B-PERSON
, O
however O
, O
play O
had O
little O
to O
do O
with O
it O
. O

Rather O
, O
he O
saw O
surrealism O
as O
a O
revolutionary O
, O
poetic O
, O
and O
moral O
movement O
: O

All O
of O
us O
were O
supporters O
of O
a O
certain O
concept O
of O
revolution O
, O
and O
although O
the O
surrealists O
did O
n't O
consider O
themselves O
terrorists O
, O
they O
were O
constantly O
fighting O
a O
society O
they O
despised O
. O

The O
principle O
weapon O
was O
not O
guns O
, O
of O
course O
, O
it O
was O
scandal O
. O

Scandal O
was O
a O
potent O
agent O
of O
revelation O
, O
capable O
of O
exposing O
such O
social O
crimes O
as O
exploitation O
of O
one O
man O
by O
another O
, O
colonialist O
imperialism O
, O
religious O
tyranny O
-- O
in O
sum O
, O
all O
the O
secret O
and O
odious O
underpinnings O
of O
a O
system O
that O
had O
to O
be O
destroyed O
. O

He O
went O
on O
to O
say O
, O
`` O
The O
purpose O
of O
surrealism O
was O
not O
to O
create O
a O
new O
literary O
, O
artistic O
, O
or O
even O
philosophical O
movement O
, O
but O
to O
explode O
the O
social O
order O
, O
to O
transform O
life O
itself O
' O
-LRB- O
107 O
-RRB- O
. O

Salvador B-PERSON
Dali I-PERSON
recalled O
the O
surrealists O
' O
ideology O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
possible O
to O
systematize O
confusion O
thanks O
to O
a O
paranoia O
and O
active O
process O
of O
thought O
and O
so O
assist O
in O
discrediting O
completely O
the O
world O
of O
reality O
'' O
-LRB- O
Gould B-PERSON
37 O
-RRB- O
. O

Indeed O
, O
the O
intent O
of O
surreal O
art O
is O
to O
move O
one O
from O
the O
conscious O
mind O
into O
the O
subconscious O
. O

It O
seeks O
to O
affect O
the O
emotions O
through O
the O
mind O
. O

Michael B-PERSON
Gould I-PERSON
states O
in O
Surrealism B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Cinema I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
`` O
If O
the O
vision O
revealed O
is O
too O
much O
for O
the O
rational O
mind O
to O
absorb O
-LRB- O
too O
intense O
, O
too O
threatening O
, O
too O
' O
real O
' O
-RRB- O
yet O
can O
not O
be O
rejected O
, O
then O
it O
leaves O
the O
consciousness O
and O
comes O
to O
exist O
on O
a O
sublime O
level O
as O
pure O
surrealism O
'' O
-LRB- O
13 O
-RRB- O
. O

In O
Un B-WORK_OF_ART
Chien I-WORK_OF_ART
Andalou I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
for O
example O
, O
a O
girl O
's O
eye O
is O
sliced O
with O
a O
razor O
blade O
, O

a O
man O
wipes O
his O
mouth O
completely O
off O
his O
face O
, O

dead O
donkey O
carcasses O
adorn O
a O
piano O
, O

a O
man O
's O
hand O
crawls O
with O
ants O
. O

Each O
of O
these O
images O
is O
clearly O
too O
intense O
for O
rational O
thought O
. O

Bunuel B-PERSON
was O
drawn O
to O
the O
surrealist O
movement O
for O
more O
than O
revolutionary O
or O
psychological O
reasons O
. O

The O
moral O
aspects O
of O
the O
movement O
intrigued O
him O
as O
well O
: O

For O
the O
first O
time O
in O
my O
life O
, O
I O
'd O
come O
into O
contact O
with O
a O
coherent O
moral O
system O
that O
, O
as O
far O
as O
I O
could O
tell O
, O
had O
no O
flaws O
. O

It O
was O
an O
aggressive O
morality O
based O
on O
the O
complete O
rejection O
of O
all O
existing O
values O
. O

We O
had O
other O
criteria O
: O

we O
exalted O
passion O
, O
mystification O
, O
black O
humor O
, O
the O
insult O
, O
and O
the O
call O
of O
the O
abyss O
. O

Inside O
this O
new O
territory O
, O
all O
our O
thoughts O
and O
actions O
seemed O
justifiable O
; O

there O
was O
simply O
no O
room O
for O
doubt O
. O

Everything O
made O
sense O
. O

Our O
morality O
may O
have O
been O
more O
demanding O
and O
more O
dangerous O
than O
the O
prevailing O
order O
, O
but O
it O
was O
also O
stronger O
, O
richer O
, O
more O
coherent O
. O

The O
surreal O
qualities O
in O
Bunuel B-PERSON
's O
films O
can O
be O
traced O
to O
a O
number O
of O
sources O
, O

but O
the O
primary O
impetus O
was O
his O
`` O
irrational O
sensibility O
'' O
as O
evidenced O
by O
his O
treatment O
of O
image O
, O
montage O
, O
and O
sound O
. O

These O
gave O
his O
films O
their O
dreamlike O
quality O
. O

His O
most O
intense O
images O
are O
evocative O
of O
either O
humor O
or O
mystery O
. O

Mystery O
, O
he O
believed O
, O
is O
the O
essential O
element O
of O
any O
art O
; O

it O
is O
inseparable O
from O
chance O
, O

and O
the O
whole O
universe O
is O
a O
mystery O
, O

Bunuel B-PERSON
believed O
that O
his O
own O
form O
of O
atheism O
led O
inevitably O
to O
the O
acceptance O
of O
the O
inexplicable O
. O

`` O
Since O
I O
reject O
the O
idea O
of O
a O
divine O
watchmaker O
, O
'' O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
-LRB- O
a O
notion O
even O
more O
mysterious O
than O
the O
mystery O
it O
supposedly O
explains O
-RRB- O
, O
then O
I O
must O
consent O
to O
live O
in O
a O
kind O
of O
shadowy O
confusion O
.... O

At O
least O
it O
keeps O
my O
moral O
freedom O
intact O
'' O
-LRB- O
174 O
-RRB- O
. O

Predictably O
, O
adherence O
to O
fantasy O
as O
opposed O
to O
reason O
in O
a O
rationalistic O
society O
leads O
to O
conflict O
. O

The O
surrealists O
opposed O
nearly O
all O
traditional O
values O
and O
, O
as O
noted O
before O
, O
sought O
to O
destroy O
`` O
all O
conventional O
social O
, O
moral O
, O
and O
artistic O
habits O
of O
thought O
and O
perception O
'' O
-LRB- O
Higgenbotham B-PERSON
30 O
-RRB- O
. O

Enter O
Un B-WORK_OF_ART
Chien I-WORK_OF_ART
Andalou I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

In O
1929 O
, O
Un B-WORK_OF_ART
Chien I-WORK_OF_ART
Andalou I-WORK_OF_ART
was O
as O
shocking O
and O
scandalous O
as O
Bunuel B-PERSON
and O
Dali B-PERSON
had O
hoped O
it O
would O
be O
. O

It O
gave O
rise O
to O
a O
staggering O
range O
of O
interpretations O
: O
poetic O
, O
scandalous O
, O
incoherent O
, O
an O
attack O
upon O
critics O
, O
an O
attack O
upon O
religion O
, O
and O
attack O
upon O
the O
bourgeoisie O
. O

-LRB- O
Interestingly O
, O
the O
film O
was O
financed O
by O
Bunuel B-PERSON
's O
bourgeois O
mother O
. O
-RRB- O

Un B-WORK_OF_ART
Chien I-WORK_OF_ART
Andalou I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
which O
means O
An O
Andalusian O
Dog O
-- O
though O
there O
are O
no O
dogs O
in O
the O
film O
-RRB- O
was O
deliberately O
intended O
to O
jolt O
the O
spectator O
's O
peace O
of O
mind O
and O
to O
convey O
some O
of O
the O
basic O
beliefs O
underlying O
the O
surrealist O
movement O
, O
including O
the O
omnipotence O
of O
desire O
. O

Bunuel B-PERSON
stated O
that O
he O
and O
Dali B-PERSON
held O
to O
only O
one O
rule O
during O
the O
production O
, O

`` O
No O
idea O
or O
image O
that O
might O
lend O
itself O
to O
rational O
explanation O
of O
any O
kind O
would O
be O
accepted O
. O

We O
had O
to O
open O
all O
doors O
to O
the O
irrational O
and O
keep O
only O
those O
images O
that O
surprised O
us O
without O
trying O
to O
explain O
why O
'' O
-LRB- O
104 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
aim O
of O
the O
film O
was O
not O
exclusively O
to O
shock O
, O
but O
to O
incendiarially O
affect O
the O
collective O
conscience O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
it O
was O
an O
indictment O
of O
all O
the O
art O
consumers O
who O
, O
either O
through O
stupidity O
, O
masochism O
, O
or O
self O
interest O
, O
were O
willing O
to O
swallow O
anything O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
much O
it O
went O
against O
their O
instincts O
. O

Bunuel B-PERSON
asked O
, O
`` O
What O
can O
I O
do O
about O
the O
people O
who O
adore O
all O
that O
is O
new O
, O
even O
when O
it O
goes O
against O
their O
deepest O
convictions O
, O
or O
about O
the O
insincere O
, O
corrupt O
press O
and O
the O
inane O
herd O
that O
saw O
beauty O
and O
poetry O
in O
something O
which O
was O
basically O
no O
more O
than O
a O
desperate O
call O
for O
murder O
? O
'' O
-LRB- O
Bauche B-PERSON
9 O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
film O
is O
a O
dream O
and O
, O
like O
a O
dream O
, O
is O
both O
fascinating O
and O
disturbing O
. O

The O
opening O
scene O
in O
which O
a O
girl O
's O
eye O
is O
sliced O
sets O
the O
tone O
of O
the O
film O
's O
meandering O
and O
confusing O
itinerary O
. O

Many O
of O
the O
elements O
that O
make O
up O
the O
film O
are O
remnants O
of O
objective O
reality O
. O

The O
way O
they O
are O
arranged O
within O
the O
scenario O
pushes O
them O
into O
a O
mental O
reconstruction O
process O
-- O
in O
exactly O
the O
way O
dreams O
draw O
on O
the O
previous O
day O
's O
experience O
. O

Interestingly O
, O
the O
images O
have O
the O
matter O
- O
of O
- O
fact O
quality O
of O
a O
newsreel O
, O
or O
what O
Higgenbotham B-PERSON
calls O
a O
`` O
prosaic O
realism O
'' O
-LRB- O
38 O
-RRB- O
. O

Bunuel B-PERSON
chose O
not O
to O
use O
the O
distorted O
lenses O
, O
supered O
images O
, O
or O
blurred O
focus O
-LRB- O
cinematic O
conventions O
of O
the O
day O
-RRB- O
to O
suggest O
the O
dreamlike O
quality O
of O
his O
film O
. O

Instead O
, O
he O
approached O
the O
entire O
non-narrative O
in O
a O
straightforward O
manner O
. O

He O
used O
the O
shocking O
incongruity O
of O
the O
images O
themselves O
to O
build O
the O
hallucinatory O
feeling O
of O
anguish O
that O
runs O
through O
the O
film O
. O

The O
unrealistic O
fashion O
in O
which O
the O
realistic O
images O
were O
juxtaposed O
was O
the O
perfect O
way O
, O
according O
to O
Freddy B-PERSON
Bauche I-PERSON
, O
to O
illustrate O
`` O
the O
dramatic O
collision O
between O
desire O
and O
the O
object O
of O
desire O
'' O
-LRB- O
10 O
-RRB- O
. O

Obviously O
, O
the O
director O
drew O
much O
of O
Un B-WORK_OF_ART
Chien I-WORK_OF_ART
Andalou I-WORK_OF_ART
from O
his O
Spanish B-NORP
heritage O
-- O
the O
religious O
and O
social O
implications O
, O
the O
themes O
of O
emotionalism O
and O
death O
, O
even O
the O
donkey O
carcasses O
. O

`` O
Thus O
Un B-WORK_OF_ART
Chien I-WORK_OF_ART
Andalou I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
as O
a O
milestone O
in O
the O
history O
of O
cinema O
, O
emerges O
from O
its O
director O
's O
adolescence O
in O
Spain B-GPE
and O
announces O
the O
themes O
and O
techniques O
that O
were O
to O
preoccupy O
Bunuel B-PERSON
for O
half O
a O
century O
, O
through O
the O
rest O
of O
his O
career O
'' O
-LRB- O
Higgenbotham B-PERSON
39 O
-RRB- O
. O

Where O
desire O
and O
eroticism O
prevailed O
in O
Un B-WORK_OF_ART
Chien I-WORK_OF_ART
Andalou I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
religion O
took O
center O
stage O
in O
Simon B-WORK_OF_ART
del I-WORK_OF_ART
Desierto I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
Simon B-PERSON
of O
the O
Desert O
-RRB- O
, O
produced O
in O
Mexico B-GPE
in O
1965 O
. O

Simon B-WORK_OF_ART
del I-WORK_OF_ART
Desierto I-WORK_OF_ART
is O
a O
bizarre O
little O
narrative O
set O
in O
the O
fifth O
century O
A.D. O

Saint B-PERSON
Simon I-PERSON
, O
in O
order O
to O
be O
as O
close O
to O
God O
as O
possible O
, O
has O
stood O
praying O
on O
top O
of O
a O
sixty O
- O
foot O
pillar O
for O
thirty O
- O
seven O
years O
. O

He O
is O
profoundly O
sanctimonious O
- O
to O
the O
degree O
that O
he O
even O
blesses O
his O
own O
tooth O
when O
it O
falls O
from O
his O
mouth O
. O

His O
devotion O
, O
however O
, O
is O
put O
to O
the O
test O
when O
the O
Devil O
-LRB- O
a O
woman O
wearing O
the O
uniform O
of O
a O
Catholic O
school O
girl O
-RRB- O
arrives O
in O
a O
slithering O
coffin O
at O
the O
pillar O
. O

She O
is O
intent O
on O
luring O
the O
Holy O
Disciple O
from O
his O
perch O
as O
she O
repeatedly O
ridicules O
him O
and O
insults O
his O
character O
. O

Simon B-PERSON
heroically O
resists O
her O
temptations O
at O
every O
turn O
despite O
her O
various O
disguises O
; O
first O
, O
a O
priest O
, O
then O
a O
shepherd O
, O
and O
finally O
as O
the O
Savior B-PERSON
himself O
. O

At O
last O
, O
despite O
Simon B-PERSON
's O
holy O
strength O
, O
and O
for O
reasons O
not O
entirely O
clear O
, O
the O
Devil O
is O
able O
to O
exert O
her O
full O
power O
and O
whisk O
him O
away O
to O
hell O
-- O
a O
Greenwich B-GPE
village O
disco O
where O
trendies O
writhe O
and O
grind O
to O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Radioactive I-WORK_OF_ART
Flesh I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

The O
implications O
are O
staggering O
. O

`` O
The O
saint O
, O
devoted O
to O
his O
god O
, O
sits O
high O
on O
a O
pillar O
for O
all O
of O
life O
.... O

But O
the O
pillar O
, O
discolored O
over O
the O
years O
, O
winding O
and O
twisting O
its O
way O
to O
the O
ground O
, O
is O
the O
excrement O
of O
the O
saint O
. O

Saint O
though O
he O
is O
, O
his O
bowels O
must O
still O
move O
. O

So O
there O
he O
sits O
, O
near O
God O
indeed O
, O
but O
supported O
on O
a O
pillar O
of O
excrement O
'' O
-LRB- O
Mellen B-PERSON
115 O
-RRB- O
. O

There O
have O
been O
several O
interpretations O
of O
this O
seemingly O
blasphemous O
imagery O
. O

One O
is O
that O
God O
and O
his O
church O
are O
really O
built O
on O
unacknowledged O
humanity O
. O

Another O
is O
that O
we O
can O
reach O
God O
only O
through O
understanding O
the O
true O
nature O
of O
our O
humanity O
. O

Still O
another O
is O
that O
religion O
-LRB- O
primarily O
Catholicism O
-RRB- O
is O
essentially O
a O
`` O
pillar O
of O
excrement O
. O
'' O

Bunuel B-PERSON
himself O
put O
all O
the O
interpretations O
in O
perspective O
when O
he O
said O
, O
`` O
Thank O
God O
I O
'm O
still O
an O
atheist O
. O
'' O

Luis B-PERSON
Bunuel I-PERSON
's O
flair O
for O
perverse O
surrealism O
and O
his O
malicious O
attacks O
on O
conventional O
morality O
were O
fully O
realized O
in O
his O
second O
to O
last O
film O
, O
Le B-WORK_OF_ART
Fantome I-WORK_OF_ART
de I-WORK_OF_ART
la I-WORK_OF_ART
Liberte I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
The O
Phantom O
of O
Liberty O
-RRB- O
, O
produced O
in O
France B-GPE
in O
1974 O
-- O
almost O
fifty O
years O
after O
Un B-WORK_OF_ART
Chien I-WORK_OF_ART
Andalou I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

Fantome B-WORK_OF_ART
in O
many O
ways O
functioned O
as O
a O
sort O
of O
sequel O
to O
his O
1972 O
film O
, O
Le B-WORK_OF_ART
Channe I-WORK_OF_ART
Discret I-WORK_OF_ART
de I-WORK_OF_ART
la I-WORK_OF_ART
Bourgeoisie I-WORK_OF_ART
-LRB- O
The O
Discreet O
Charm O
of O
the O
Bourgeoisie O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
images O
are O
astounding O
and O
playfully O
absurd O
: O

Spanish B-NORP
hostages O
of O
the O
Napoleonic O
war O
cry O
`` O
Down O
with O
Freedom O
! O
'' O
as O
they O
are O
executed O
. O

A O
French B-NORP
lieutenant O
fondles O
the O
statue O
of O
a O
beautiful O
noblewoman O
and O
is O
struck O
on O
the O
head O
by O
another O
statue O
. O

Bourgeois O
couples O
discuss O
defecation O
around O
a O
toilet O
- O
lined O
table O
but O
consider O
`` O
food O
'' O
an O
impolite O
topic O
, O
and O
so O
on O
. O

The O
titular O
reference O
to O
a O
`` O
phantom O
'' O
boffows O
from O
the O
opening O
line O
of O
Karl B-PERSON
Marx I-PERSON
's O
Communist B-WORK_OF_ART
Manifesto I-WORK_OF_ART
: O

`` O
A O
specter O
is O
haunting O
Europe B-GPE
- O
the O
specter O
of O
communism O
. O
'' O

Bunuel B-PERSON
twists O
this O
meaning O
to O
imply O
that O
the O
specter O
haunting O
the O
bourgeoisie O
is O
`` O
the O
possibility O
of O
its O
own O
freedom O
unburdened O
by O
the O
dead O
ends O
of O
sexual O
license O
, O
willful O
irrationality O
, O
and O
the O
liberty O
to O
go O
beyond O
the O
self O
- O
indulgent O
eccentricities O
of O
the O
individual O
ego O
'' O
-LRB- O
Mellen B-PERSON
318 O
-RRB- O
. O

Bunuel B-PERSON
compared O
the O
film O
to O
one O
of O
his O
earlier O
surrealist O
works O
, O
L_Age B-WORK_OF_ART
d' I-WORK_OF_ART
Or I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
saying O
, O
`` O
It O
is O
no O
longer O
possible O
to O
scandal-ize O
people O
as O
we O
did O
in O
1930 O
. O

Today O
you O
have O
to O
do O
it O
with O
sweet O
subversion O
'' O
-LRB- O
Mellen B-PERSON
183 O
-RRB- O
. O

Le B-WORK_OF_ART
Fantome I-WORK_OF_ART
de I-WORK_OF_ART
la I-WORK_OF_ART
Liberte I-WORK_OF_ART
charges O
that O
society O
has O
substituted O
arbitrary O
willfulness O
for O
freedom O
. O

One O
of O
the O
film O
's O
vignettes O
shows O
two O
parents O
who O
insist O
on O
declaring O
their O
daughter O
a O
missing O
person O
, O
although O
she O
is O
plainly O
sitting O
in O
front O
of O
them O
. O

The O
police O
, O
in O
a O
similar O
display O
of O
willful O
blindness O
to O
reality O
, O
even O
ask O
the O
child O
herself O
for O
her O
vital O
statistics O
and O
how O
she O
disappeared O
. O

In O
another O
episode O
, O
four O
chain O
- O
smoking O
monks O
gamble O
with O
their O
holy O
medallions O
in O
a O
card O
game O
. O

`` O
I O
'll O
open O
with O
a O
virgin O
, O
'' O
says O
one O
. O

Another O
plays O
a O
`` O
father O
. O
'' O

Bunuel B-PERSON
believed O
reality O
is O
actually O
a O
smoke O
screen O
for O
hidden O
urges O
. O

He O
used O
the O
absurd O
to O
imply O
`` O
an O
attack O
on O
specific O
abuses O
, O
not O
on O
some O
safely O
vague O
condition O
of O
man O
'' O
-LRB- O
Durgnat B-PERSON
65 O
-RRB- O
. O

In O
Le B-WORK_OF_ART
Fantome I-WORK_OF_ART
de I-WORK_OF_ART
la I-WORK_OF_ART
Liberte I-WORK_OF_ART
Bunuel O
doubts O
not O
so O
much O
the O
possibility O
for O
society O
's O
redemption O
as O
its O
likelihood O
. O

`` O
We O
have O
been O
rendered O
unwittingly O
comfortable O
within O
our O
psychic O
cages O
to O
the O
point O
where O
we O
prefer O
them O
to O
liberty O
, O
an O
experience O
and O
aspiration O
we O
neither O
understand O
or O
desire O
'' O
-LRB- O
Mellen B-PERSON
331 O
-RRB- O
. O

For O
fifty O
years O
, O
Luis B-PERSON
Bunuel I-PERSON
made O
films O
about O
society O
's O
dilemmas O
. O

His O
art O
is O
his O
declaration O
of O
confidence O
in O
a O
human O
race O
dominated O
by O
a O
bourgeoisie O
given O
to O
hypocrisy O
, O
sadism O
, O
and O
above O
all O
, O
a O
disrespect O
for O
its O
own O
capacity O
to O
live O
differently O
and O
better O
. O

He O
summed O
it O
all O
up O
himself O
: O

As O
I O
drift O
toward O
my O
last O
sigh O
, O
I O
often O
imagine O
a O
final O
joke O
. O

I O
convoke O
around O
my O
deathbed O
my O
friends O
who O
are O
confirmed O
atheists O
as O
I O
am O
. O

Then O
a O
priest O
, O
whom O
I O
have O
summoned O
, O
arrives O
; O

and O
to O
the O
horror O
of O
my O
friends O
, O
I O
make O
my O
confession O
, O
ask O
for O
absolution O
for O
my O
sins O
, O
and O
receive O
extreme O
unction O
. O

After O
which O
I O
turn O
over O
on O
my O
side O
and O
expire O
. O

But O
will O
I O
have O
the O
strength O
to O
joke O
at O
that O
moment O
? O

Luis B-PERSON
Bunuel I-PERSON
died O
in O
1983 O
. O

Learning O
from O
the O
Swedes B-NORP

Reader O
Rob B-PERSON
Jackson I-PERSON
calls O
attention O
to O
an O
article O
in O
today O
's O
Wall B-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
about O
the O
experiment O
in O
Stockholm B-GPE
, O
Sweden B-GPE
, O
with O
congestion O
pricing O
. O

It O
seems O
that O
the O
Swedes B-NORP
, O
for O
all O
their O
skill O
in O
urban O
planning O
and O
their O
investments O
in O
mass O
transit O
, O
are O
suffering O
from O
traffic O
congestion O
. O

Better O
yet O
, O
they O
're O
adopting O
a O
market O
- O
driven O
remedy O
. O

Socialist O
though O
they O
may O
be O
, O
Sweden B-GPE
's O
politicians O
apparently O
have O
a O
firmer O
grasp O
of O
economics O
than O
Virginia B-GPE
's O
. O

The O
Greater O
Stockholm O
region O
has O
nearly O
two O
million O
people O
. O

The O
central O
city O
, O
built O
upon O
an O
archipelago O
of O
islands O
linked O
by O
bridges O
, O
is O
particularly O
prone O
to O
congestion O
. O

Under O
contract O
with O
IBM B-ORG
, O
the O
national O
government O
has O
set O
up O
23 O
tolling O
points O
which O
, O
used O
in O
conjunction O
with O
transponder O
boxes O
, O
laser O
detectors O
and O
cameras O
, O
tracks O
the O
path O
of O
every O
car O
in O
the O
city O
. O

Each O
time O
a O
car O
with O
a O
transponder O
passes O
through O
a O
toll O
, O
the O
charge O
is O
automatically O
deducted O
from O
the O
driver O
's O
bank O
account O
. O

Tolls O
vary O
at O
different O
times O
of O
the O
day O
according O
to O
the O
level O
of O
congestion O
, O
ranging O
from O
the O
equivalent O
of O
$ O
1.38 O
to O
$ O
2.76 O
per O
hour O
. O

The O
goal O
was O
to O
alter O
motorist O
behavior O
-- O
and O
that O
's O
exactly O
what O
has O
happened O
. O

Rather O
than O
drive O
to O
and O
from O
work O
at O
the O
same O
time O
every O
day O
, O
some O
Stockholmites B-NORP
-LRB- O
Stockholmers B-NORP
? O
-RRB- O
are O
varying O
their O
commuting O
times O
. O

Some O
are O
taking O
different O
routes O
. O

Some O
are O
riding O
bicycles O
. O

And O
many O
are O
availing O
themselves O
of O
mass O
transit O
. O

As O
the O
WSJ O
explains O
: O
Before O
the O
trial O
began O
, O
Stockholm B-GPE
spent O
about O
$ O
180 O
million O
on O
improvements O
to O
public O
transportation O
. O

It O
bought O
about O
200 O
new O
buses O
and O
added O
rush O
- O
hour O
trains O
, O
express O
bus O
routes O
and O
more O
park O
- O
and O
- O
ride O
lots O
. O

But O
the O
changes O
had O
little O
impact O
on O
the O
number O
of O
people O
who O
left O
their O
private O
cars O
at O
home O
. O

In O
spring O
2006 O
, O
however O
, O
during O
the O
trial O
, O
use O
of O
all O
forms O
of O
public O
transportation O
jumped O
6 O
% O
and O
ridership O
on O
inner O
- O
city O
bus O
routes O
rose O
9 O
% O
, O
compared O
with O
a O
year O
earlier O
. O

Now O
that O
the O
six O
- O
month O
trial O
has O
ended O
, O
the O
city O
has O
scheduled O
a O
referendum O
to O
let O
voters O
decide O
whether O
to O
make O
the O
congestion O
- O
pricing O
scheme O
permanent O
. O

A O
June B-GPE
poll O
found O
that O
52 O
percent O
of O
voters O
favored O
the O
plan O
. O

So O
far O
, O
the O
idea O
of O
congestion O
pricing O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
has O
n't O
gotten O
past O
the O
talking O
stage O
. O

Oh O
yeah O
-- O
a O
system O
that O
tracks O
every O
car O
's O
movements O
through O
transponders O
will O
go O
over O
with O
the O
public O
in O
Va B-GPE
. O

There O
remain O
people O
who O
wo O
n't O
buy O
smarttags O
because O
they O
do O
n't O
want O
Big O
Brother O
to O
have O
the O
data O
-LRB- O
or O
their O
spouse O
's O
divorce O
lawyer O
. O
-RRB- O

It O
strikes O
me O
as O
remarkable O
that O
our O
transportation O
policies O
are O
more O
socialistic O
than O
Sweden B-GPE
's O
. O

We O
wo O
n't O
do O
photo O
red O
, O
and O
you O
are O
suggesting O
this O
? O

Anonymous O
, O
I O
do O
n't O
believe O
that O
the O
Swedish B-NORP
system O
requires O
people O
to O
install O
transponders O
. O

Some O
people O
will O
prefer O
that O
option O
because O
it O
's O
more O
convenient O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
: O
WaPo B-ORG
ran O
the B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
story O
on O
D O
5 O
of O
Business O
. O

Anonymous O
11:06 O
see O
our O
comment O
yesterday O
re O
anonymity O
. O

Citizens O
can O
have O
functional O
transport O
, O
functional O
settlement O
patterns O
, O
functional O
governance O
and O
a O
sustainable O
civilization O
; O

Or O
they O
can O
, O
to O
protect O
cheating O
husbands O
and O
wives O
and O
others O
for O
whom O
secrecty O
is O
a O
way O
to O
preserve O
special O
privilage O
, O
obsess O
over O
private O
rights O
to O
the O
exclusion O
of O
public O
responsibilities O
. O

EMR B-PERSON

By O
all O
accounts O
the O
Stockholm B-GPE
experiment O
has O
been O
a O
success O
, O
so O
far O
. O

Three O
issues O
come O
to O
mind O
. O

First O
, O
Stockholm B-GPE
spent O
$ O
180 O
million O
on O
transportation O
improvements O
before O
the O
experiment O
. O

Would O
the O
experiment O
have O
been O
as O
successful O
if O
they O
had O
not O
spent O
the O
money O
? O

Was O
the O
`` O
success O
'' O
a O
manufactured O
result O
to O
cover O
up O
for O
the O
previously O
failed O
investment O
? O

Second O
, O
Stockholm B-GPE
had O
the O
presence O
of O
mind O
and O
the O
fairness O
of O
government O
to O
put O
this O
together O
as O
an O
experiment O
, O
and O
allow O
the O
citizens O
to O
dismantle O
it O
later O
if O
they O
thought O
it O
not O
worthwhile O
. O

That O
is O
an O
admirable O
approach O
, O

what O
US B-GPE
government O
has O
ever O
incorporated O
a O
policy O
as O
a O
test O
and O
THEN O
put O
it O
up O
for O
referendum O
? O

One O
of O
our O
problems O
is O
that O
having O
made O
a O
mistake O
, O
it O
is O
impossible O
to O
get O
the O
government O
to O
own O
up O
to O
it O
. O

Where O
is O
the O
referendum O
on O
whether O
we O
should O
spend O
umpteen O
billion O
on O
the O
Tyson O
's O
project O
? O

Focus O
groups O
and O
special O
interests O
do O
n't O
count O
. O

Third O
, O
granted O
, O
the O
government O
in O
Stockholm B-GPE
has O
every O
incentive O
to O
spin O
this O
in O
a O
good O
light O
, O

and O
all O
the O
reviews O
seem O
good O
. O

I O
'm O
suspicious O
when O
no O
one O
seems O
to O
be O
able O
to O
find O
any O
shortcomings O
. O

In O
London B-GPE
, O
it O
took O
quite O
some O
time O
for O
the O
economic O
effects O
to O
sort O
themselves O
out O
and O
be O
measured O
. O

Although O
the O
London B-GPE
experiment O
also O
seems O
to O
be O
a O
success O
, O
there O
is O
considerable O
movement O
against O
it O
and O
the O
rapid O
rise O
in O
tolling O
charges O
that O
followed O
. O

It O
does O
not O
seem O
likely O
that O
it O
will O
be O
repeated O
in O
other O
English O
cities O
. O

For O
the O
record O
, O
I O
'm O
in O
favor O
of O
congestion O
tolling O
, O
but O
I O
also O
think O
it O
will O
hasten O
the O
de-emphasis O
of O
central O
areas O
. O

In O
London B-GPE
there O
seems O
to O
be O
a O
distinct O
decrease O
in O
business O
just O
inside O
the O
edge O
of O
the O
congestion O
zone O
and O
a O
distinct O
increase O
just O
outside O
. O

It O
is O
too O
soon O
to O
see O
what O
happens O
in O
Stockholm B-GPE
, O

but O
the O
situation O
in O
stockholm O
is O
a O
lot O
different O
from O
London B-GPE
. O

Singapore B-GPE
is O
another O
example O
of O
effective O
use O
of O
congestion O
pricing O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
usre O
that O
there O
's O
much O
about O
Singapore B-GPE
's O
governmental O
philosophy O
that O
we O
should O
emulate O
-LRB- O
thinly O
disguised O
one O
- O
party O
rule O
-RRB- O
but O
, O
as O
someone O
who O
has O
spent O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
time O
there O
over O
the O
past O
20 O
years O
, O
I O
can O
testify O
that O
traffic O
in O
the O
center O
city O
is O
much O
improved O
without O
any O
indication O
that O
economic O
development O
has O
been O
curtailed O
. O

In O
Southern B-LOC
California I-LOC
, O
there O
are O
at O
least O
two O
tollways O
with O
variable O
pricing O
that O
fluctuates O
with O
traffic O
density O
. O

The O
highway O
design O
is O
configured O
to O
give O
drivers O
options O
about O
whether O
to O
pay O
the O
higher O
rates O
or O
get O
off O
the O
road O
. O

Seems O
to O
work O
. O

re O
: O
congestion O
pricing O
and O
`` O
edge O
'' O
impacts O
. O

simple O
- O
move O
the O
boundaries O
... O
:--RRB- O

further O
, O
let O
's O
think O
outside O
the O
box O
here O
. O

what O
makes O
`` O
congestion O
pricing O
'' O
- O
WORK O
? O

It O
's O
electronic O
tolling O
. O

`` O
congestion O
pricing O
'' O
is O
but O
one O
of O
dozens O
of O
possible O
outcomes O
based O
on O
the O
underlying O
technology O
. O

The O
privacy O
aspects O
are O
undeniable O
but O
the O
momentum O
towards O
electronic O
tolling O
is O
also O
. O

Right O
now O
.. O
they O
can O
`` O
track O
'' O
you O
with O
your O
cell O
phone O
and O
your O
credit O
card O
as O
well O
as O
red O
- O
light O
cameras O
and O
even O
security O
cameras O
in O
businesses O
. O

Electronic O
Tolling O
will O
make O
possible O
other O
methods O
of O
collecting O
revenue O
from O
vehicular O
travel O
besides O
congestion O
pricing O
. O

Obviously O
new O
roads O
/ O
expanded O
/ O
improved O
roads O
will O
also O
be O
possible O
- O
roads O
that O
we O
currently O
have O
no O
money O
for O
and O
unlikely O
to O
have O
money O
for O
in O
the O
near O
future O
. O

Electronic O
Tolls O
present O
an O
opportunity O
to O
build O
new O
roads O
shortly O
after O
the O
study O
/ O
decision O
is O
made O
- O
vice O
waiting O
for O
years O
.. O
and O
in O
VDOT B-ORG
's O
case O
decades O
. O

The O
primary O
difference O
between O
this O
country O
and O
other O
countries O
' O
use O
of O
electronic O
tolling O
is O
that O
we O
're O
still O
thinking O
of O
individual O
roads O
whereas O
those O
other O
countries O
are O
implementing O
electronic O
tolling O
for O
the O
REGION O
- O
as O
a O
way O
to O
SHAPE O
the O
entire O
network O
's O
congestion O
. O

So O
.. O
think O
in O
terms O
of O
the O
entire O
NoVa B-LOC
area O
with O
a O
connecting O
network O
of O
electronically O
tolled O
roads O
being O
priced O
by O
the O
hour O
... O
and O
the O
place O
much O
like O
cell O
phone O
minutes O
. O

You O
have O
to O
admit O
- O
the O
cell O
phone O
business O
model O
does O
two O
things O
very O
, O
very O
well O
. O

First O
, O
you O
pay O
for O
when O
/ O
where O
and O
do O
n't O
get O
a O
free O
ride O

and O
second O
, O
the O
cell O
companies O
collect O
enough O
in O
revenues O
to O
keep O
building O
more O
cell O
towers O
and O
expand O
coverage O
. O

think O
about O
the O
same O
model O
with O
roads O
and O
electronic O
tolling O
. O

Larry B-PERSON
, O
the O
cell O
phone O
analogy O
is O
brilliant O
. O

That O
is O
the O
logic O
of O
where O
the O
technology O
will O
take O
us O
-- O
if O
only O
politics O
do O
n't O
stand O
in O
the O
way O
. O

Either O
Nova B-PERSON
Scout I-PERSON
is O
right O
or O
Larry B-PERSON
is O
right O
. O

Congestion O
pricing O
does O
n't O
seem O
to O
have O
limited O
Singapore B-GPE
's O
economic O
activity O
, O
but O
how O
would O
you O
know O
? O

For O
one O
thing O
, O
it O
's O
like O
traffic O
congestion O
: O

the O
demand O
is O
so O
high O
that O
even O
if O
you O
build O
new O
roads O
or O
throttle O
the O
demand O
, O
it O
is O
still O
high O
. O

For O
another O
, O
If O
Larry B-PERSON
is O
right O
and O
congestion O
pricing O
has O
shaped O
the O
region O
, O
then O
some O
of O
that O
economic O
activity O
is O
not O
happening O
where O
it O
might O
have O
otherwise O
. O

Transportation O
is O
very O
closey O
connected O
with O
economic O
activity O
. O

So O
in O
that O
sense O
, O
what O
tolling O
does O
is O
impose O
a O
tax O
on O
profits O
that O
have O
not O
yet O
been O
made O
. O

I O
think O
you O
should O
tax O
only O
income O
and O
sales O
, O
but O
I O
suppose O
you O
could O
rationalize O
this O
as O
a O
sales O
tax O
on O
use O
of O
the O
roads O
. O

I O
still O
think O
there O
is O
no O
reason O
to O
institute O
tolling O
except O
in O
special O
circumstances O
: O
Expensive O
bridges O
, O
and O
highly O
congested O
zones O
, O
for O
example O
. O

Otherwise O
a O
gas O
tax O
set O
high O
enough O
to O
do O
its O
job O
is O
still O
a O
fairer O
and O
cheaper O
method O
, O
and O
more O
environmentally O
friendly O
: O

the O
infrastructure O
is O
in O
place O
, O
and O
it O
automatically O
taxes O
by O
distance O
, O
weight O
, O
and O
horsepower O
. O

The O
cell O
phone O
analogy O
is O
far O
from O
brilliant O
. O

There O
are O
multiple O
cell O
phone O
companies O
-LRB- O
Verizon B-ORG
Wireless I-ORG
, O
Cingular B-ORG
, O
Sprint B-ORG
, O
TMobile B-ORG
, O
etc. O
-RRB- O
. O

There O
is O
only O
one O
medieval O
and O
corrupt O
General B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
. O

And O
their O
goal O
was O
, O
is O
and O
will O
remain O
the O
transfer O
of O
wealth O
from O
the O
economically O
successful O
-LRB- O
and O
congetsed O
-RRB- O
areas O
to O
those O
areas O
of O
the O
state O
locked O
in O
the O
economic O
practices O
of O
the O
mid O
1800s O
. O

This O
will O
not O
end O
until O
the B-LAW
Dillon I-LAW
Rule I-LAW
is O
discarded O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
or O
Northern B-LOC
Virginia I-LOC
forms O
a O
separate O
state O
. O

Congestion O
`` O
pricing O
'' O
= O
congestion O
`` O
taxation O
'' O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
continue O
the O
cell O
phone O
analogy O
then O
Maryland B-GPE
ought O
to O
have O
a O
chance O
to O
propose O
their O
approach O
to O
traffic O
management O
using O
Northern B-LOC
Virginia I-LOC
's O
taxes O
as O
a O
competitive O
alternative O
to O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
's O
proposal O
. O

The O
people O
of O
Northern B-LOC
Virginia I-LOC
-LRB- O
i.e. O
the O
buyers O
of O
the O
product O
offered O
under O
congestion O
`` O
pricing O
'' O
-RRB- O
would O
then O
have O
a O
choice O
- O
like O
they O
do O
today O
with O
cell O
phone O
service O
. O

Until O
there O
is O
choice O
, O
this O
is O
just O
another O
method O
of O
perpetuating O
the O
Northern O
Virginia O
subsidy O
of O
the O
southern O
Virginia O
welfare O
state O
. O

No O
thanks O
. O

Groveton B-PERSON
, O
You O
're O
missing O
the O
point O
of O
Larry B-PERSON
's O
post O
regarding O
the O
cell O
phone O
model O
: O

`` O
First O
, O
you O
pay O
for O
when O
/ O
where O
and O
do O
n't O
get O
a O
free O
ride O

and O
second O
, O
the O
cell O
companies O
collect O
enough O
in O
revenues O
to O
keep O
building O
more O
cell O
towers O
and O
expand O
coverage O
. O
'' O

How O
does O
the O
presence O
of O
absence O
of O
competition O
affect O
either O
of O
those O
two O
attributes O
? O

As O
for O
the O
`` O
Medieval O
corrupt O
'' O
General B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
, O
do O
n't O
forget O
which O
region O
of O
the O
state O
sends O
more O
senators O
and O
delegates O
to O
that O
body O
than O
any O
other O
. O

As O
we O
've O
discussed O
elsewhere O
on O
this O
blog O
, O
the O
transfer O
of O
wealth O
between O
regions O
is O
accounted O
for O
primarily O
by O
the O
`` O
Standards O
of O
Quality O
'' O
funding O
formula O
that O
redistributes O
resources O
from O
affluent O
school O
systems O
to O
poor O
school O
systems O
, O
and O
secondarily O
by O
road O
- O
funding O
formulas O
that O
favor O
rural O
areas O
. O

Your O
criticisms O
should O
be O
directed O
to O
those O
two O
particular O
funding O
formulas O
, O
not O
to O
the O
`` O
General B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
'' O
as O
a O
whole O
. O

Northern B-LOC
Virginia I-LOC
's O
gripes O
over O
these O
funding O
formulas O
could O
be O
shared O
by O
the O
affluent O
suburbs O
of O
the O
Richmond B-GPE
area O
-- O

but O
you O
do O
n't O
hear O
Richmond B-GPE
suburbanites O
fantasizing O
about O
seceding O
from O
the O
state O
. O

-LRB- O
For O
the O
record O
: O
I O
live O
in O
Henrico B-GPE
County I-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

Some O
Northern O
Virginians O
want O
it O
both O
ways O
. O

They O
're O
entirely O
happy O
with O
the O
arrangement O
that O
divests O
it O
from O
any O
responsibility O
for O
the O
`` O
inner O
city O
'' O
of O
e O
Washington O
, O
D.C. B-GPE
, O
and O
all O
those O
icky O
poor O
people O
, O

and O
they O
would O
like O
to O
divest O
itself O
from O
responsibility O
for O
outlying O
rural O
areas O
as O
well O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
these O
people O
advocate O
cherry O
picking O
the O
most O
affluent O
suburban O
jurisdictions O
of O
NoVa B-LOC
, O
creating O
a O
separate O
political O
entity O
for O
themselves O
and O
insulating O
themselves O
from O
the O
urban O
and O
rural O
poor O
. O

A O
gated O
community O
on O
a O
regional O
scale O
! O

Jim B-PERSON
, O
is O
n't O
that O
what O
congestion O
pricing O
does O
, O
place O
a O
toll O
gate O
on O
the O
community O
? O

Ray B-PERSON
, O
congestion O
pricing O
uses O
the O
pricing O
mechanism O
to O
allocate O
scarce O
roadway O
capacity O
. O

If O
you O
want O
to O
call O
that O
`` O
placing O
a O
toll O
gate O
on O
the O
community O
, O
'' O
I O
suppose O
you O
can O
. O

posted O
by O
<$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> O
@ O
<$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> O

The B-ORG
Wall I-ORG
Street I-ORG
Journal I-ORG
editorial O
page O
this O
morning O
has O
praised O
`` O
a O
gang O
of O
conservative O
GOP B-NORP
members O
in O
the O
general O
assembly O
'' O
for O
foiling O
Gov. O
Timothy O
M. O
Kaine O
's O
taxes O
- O
for O
- O
transportation O
plan O
. O

`` O
This O
was O
a O
victory O
against O
long O
odds O
, O
because O
the O
renegade O
house O
members O
were O
lined O
up O
against O
the O
Governor O
, O
powerful O
Republicans B-NORP
in O
the O
state O
senate O
, O
elements O
of O
the O
business O
community O
and O
the O
state O
's O
largely O
pro-tax O
media O
. O
'' O

The O
Journal O
cited O
the O
state O
's O
revenue O
surplus O
as O
a O
major O
reason O
why O
voters O
never O
warmed O
to O
the O
tax O
- O
hike O
idea O
, O
and O
noted O
that O
it O
did O
n't O
help O
that O
Kaine B-PERSON
was O
trying O
to O
raise O
gasoline O
taxes O
amidst O
soaring O
retail O
prices O
at O
the O
pump O
. O

I O
wonder O
how O
the O
Journal O
would O
interpret O
news O
from O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
today O
that O
Del. O
David O
B. O
Albo O
, O
R O
- O
Springfield B-GPE
and O
a O
number O
of O
other O
GOP B-NORP
delegates O
would O
like O
to O
raise O
an O
estimated O
$ O
400 O
million O
a O
year O
from O
Northern B-LOC
Virginia I-LOC
to O
spend O
on O
local O
road O
and O
rail O
projects O
. O

`` O
Roads O
cost O
money O
, O
'' O
the O
Post O
quotes O
Albo B-PERSON
as O
saying O
. O

`` O
I O
'd O
love O
to O
find O
a O
way O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
things O
we O
need O
by O
not O
raising O
taxes O
and O
using O
existing O
revenue O
, O

but O
I O
'm O
a O
realist O
. O
'' O

While O
most O
GOP B-NORP
delegates O
were O
willing O
to O
hang O
together O
to O
oppose O
a O
statewide O
tax O
increase O
, O
there O
seems O
to O
be O
little O
appreciation O
of O
the O
root O
causes O
of O
transportation O
dysfunction O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

Oh O
, O
sure O
, O
you O
've O
got O
yer O
Bill B-PERSON
Howell I-PERSON
talking O
about O
tolls O
and O
privatization O
, O

and O
you O
've O
got O
yer O
Tim B-PERSON
Hugo I-PERSON
backing O
telework O
, O

and O
the O
House O
did O
pass O
some O
marginally O
useful O
legislation O
dealing O
with O
VDOT B-ORG
and O
land O
use O
, O

but O
deep O
down O
inside O
, O
in O
their O
heart O
of O
hearts O
, O
most O
delegates O
share O
the O
assumption O
of O
their O
counterparts O
in O
the O
state O
Senate B-ORG
that O
the O
cause O
of O
traffic O
congestion O
is O
insufficient O
transportation O
capacity O
. O

The O
disagreement O
is O
over O
how O
much O
money O
the O
state O
can O
afford O
to O
raise O
to O
pay O
for O
improvements O
. O

Personally O
, O
I O
think O
it O
's O
a O
bit O
too O
early O
for O
anyone O
to O
proclaim O
a O
`` O
victory O
. O
'' O

Yes O
, O
the O
House O
has O
temporarily O
beat O
back O
proposals O
for O
some O
$ O
1 O
billion O
in O
tax O
increases O
. O

But O
simply O
starving O
the O
current O
, O
broken O
transportation O
system O
of O
funds O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
solve O
anything O
. O

The O
House O
, O
along O
with O
everyone O
else O
, O
needs O
to O
get O
on O
with O
the O
business O
of O
re-thinking O
transportation O
fundamentals O
. O

Otherwise O
, O
they O
'll O
end O
up O
like O
Dave B-PERSON
Albo I-PERSON
, O
promoting O
tax O
increases O
through O
the O
back O
door O
. O

The O
business O
of O
re-thinking O
transportation O
fundamentals O
then O
testing O
, O
validating O
, O
and O
implementing O
the O
results O
of O
all O
that O
thinking O
is O
going O
to O
take O
longer O
and O
cost O
more O
than O
what O
they O
have O
saved O
by O
starving O
the O
current O
system O
of O
funds O
. O

It O
is O
going O
to O
take O
much O
more O
than O
a O
billion O
dollars O
in O
tax O
increases O
to O
achieve O
any O
alternative O
plan O
, O
and O
then O
the O
alternative O
may O
turn O
out O
to O
be O
like O
the O
inter-county O
connector O
: O

that O
is O
, O
the O
same O
old O
plan O
only O
50 O
years O
later O
. O

In O
the O
meantime O
, O
we O
still O
suffer O
under O
the O
costs O
of O
the O
congestion O
tax O
, O
for O
which O
we O
get O
nothing O
in O
return O
, O

and O
the O
costs O
of O
any O
action O
, O
whether O
alternative O
or O
traditional O
continues O
to O
go O
up O
. O

In O
the O
end O
we O
are O
going O
to O
be O
coming O
around O
to O
the O
back O
door O
like O
beggars O
, O

but O
the O
alms O
will O
be O
around O
$ O
4 O
billion O
instead O
of O
one O
. O

Yeah O
, O
I O
'd O
say O
it O
was O
too O
early O
to O
claim O
victory O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
: O
Thank O
you O
for O
recognizing O
the O
problem O
. O

`` O
But O
simply O
starving O
the O
current O
, O
broken O
transportation O
system O
of O
funds O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
solve O
anything O
. O

The O
House O
, O
along O
with O
everyone O
else O
, O
needs O
to O
get O
on O
with O
the O
business O
of O
re-thinking O
transportation O
fundamentals O
. O
'' O

Your O
`` O
but O
deep O
down O
inside O
, O
in O
their O
heart O
of O
hearts O
, O
most O
delegates O
share O
the O
assumption O
of O
their O
counterparts O
in O
the O
state O
Senate B-ORG
that O
the O
cause O
of O
traffic O
congestion O
is O
insufficient O
transportation O
capacity O
. O
'' O
is O
challenged O
by O
the O
Post O
report O
on O
the O
view O
of O
the O
leaders O
in O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG

They O
say O
the O
state O
's O
less O
populated O
regions O
are O
also O
in O
desperate O
need O
of O
better O
roads O
to O
draw O
jobs O
and O
reverse O
economic O
decline O
. O

Until O
our O
leaders O
recognize O
that O
the O
role O
of O
transportation O
is O
limited O
to O
being O
economic O
enabler O
, O
and O
not O
an O
economic O
driver O
we O
will O
be O
locked O
in O
to O
the O
current O
funding O
stalemate O
. O

Spending O
taxpayer O
dollars O
on O
transportation O
to O
`` O
draw O
jobs O
and O
reverse O
economic O
decline O
'' O
is O
like O
pushing O
on O
a O
rope O
. O

Reducing O
the O
costs O
of O
the O
congestion O
tax O
is O
the O
only O
way O
to O
advance O
the O
Virginia B-GPE
's O
economy O
. O

And O
yet O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
state O
's O
roads O
are O
uncongested O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
time O

and O
45 O
% O
of O
all O
travel O
happens O
on O
and O
during O
the O
other O
10 O
% O
. O

How O
hard O
is O
this O
to O
figure O
out O
, O
really O
? O

Traffic O
congestion O
is O
less O
during O
recessions O
, O
and O
some O
cities O
would O
willingly O
trade O
high O
unemployment O
rates O
for O
congestion O
. O

Traffic O
congestion O
becomes O
self O
- O
correcting O
when O
businesses O
choose O
to O
leave O
an O
area O
because O
it O
is O
too O
crowded O
and O
plagued O
by O
delays O
. O

Politicians O
want O
the O
growth O
that O
brings O
congestion O
, O
yet O
they O
also O
want O
to O
control O
or O
reduce O
that O
congestion O
. O

They O
refuse O
to O
implement O
effective O
strategies O
to O
relieve O
congestion O
because O
the O
stringent O
solutions O
required O
might O
, O
like O
congestion O
itself O
, O
redirect O
growth O
to O
other O
areas O
. O

This O
is O
not O
a O
new O
problem O
. O

Rome B-GPE
restricted O
deliveries O
to O
night O
time O
because O
the O
carts O
made O
the O
streets O
dangerous O
, O
but O
night O
deliveries O
interrupted O
sleep O
. O

London B-GPE
had O
parking O
restrictions O
in O
the O
1600's O
. O

Affordable O
public O
transportation O
was O
developed O
to O
ease O
the O
overcrowding O
and O
polllution O
that O
prevailed O
before O
. O

Zoning O
was O
developed O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
to O
encourage O
people O
to O
move O
out O
of O
the O
city O
center O
, O
subsidized O
by O
flat O
fares O
on O
the O
trolleys O
. O

Later O
, O
trolley O
tracks O
became O
jammed O
with O
trolleys O
and O
the O
system O
became O
overcrowded O
. O

When O
roads O
began O
to O
take O
over O
from O
railroads O
, O
the O
problem O
soon O
became O
obvious O
: O

`` O
None O
of O
us O
should O
delude O
ourselves O
, O
however O
, O
that O
the O
road O
problem O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
... O
will O
be O
solved O
at O
least O
for O
many O
years O
. O

Those O
who O
use O
the O
roads O
will O
demand O
wider O
, O
smoother O
and O
safer O
roads O
due O
to O
their O
increasing O
use O
and O
the O
consequent O
congestion O
on O
the O
highways O
. O
'' O
- O

Governor O
Harry O
Byrd O
, O
1930 B-WORK_OF_ART
State I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
Commonwealth I-WORK_OF_ART

Whether O
you O
call O
Smart O
Growth O
, O
Transit O
oriented O
design O
, O
New O
Urbanism O
, O
pedestrian O
Oriented O
Communities O
or O
what O
have O
you O
, O
the O
end O
result O
of O
higher O
densities O
will O
be O
more O
congestion O
in O
more O
localized O
places O
. O

We O
might O
be O
able O
to O
alleviate O
some O
of O
that O
by O
creating O
a O
transit O
system O
that O
is O
20 O
times O
as O
dense O
as O
we O
have O
, O

but O
I O
doubt O
we O
have O
the O
economic O
stomach O
for O
that O
, O
either O
, O
particularly O
since O
that O
style O
of O
living O
is O
likely O
to O
attract O
only O
15 O
% O
of O
the O
population O
. O

Planners O
and O
environmentalists O
are O
disingenuous O
when O
they O
urge O
us O
to O
fight O
congestion O
through O
smart O
growth O
. O

Politicians O
at O
heart O
, O
they O
really O
want O
more O
congested O
environments O
-LRB- O
for O
everyone O
else O
-RRB- O
but O
presumably O
want O
that O
congestion O
to O
be O
somehow O
managed O
and O
accommodated O
. O

If O
it O
is O
not O
accommodated O
, O
people O
will O
start O
to O
move O
to O
the O
suburbs O
specifically O
to O
avoid O
congestion O
. O

As O
George B-PERSON
will O
put O
it O
, O
`` O
The O
purpose O
of O
' O
smart O
' O
' O
coordinated O
' O
growth O
is O
to O
prevent O
the O
masses O
, O
in O
their O
freedom O
, O
from O
producing O
democracy O
's O
byproducts O
-- O
untidiness O
and O
even O
vulgarity O
. O

And O
the O
bland O
notion O
of O
' O
planning O
' O
often O
is O
the O
rubric O
under O
which O
government O
operates O
when O
making O
its O
preferences O
and O
prophecies O
-- O
often O
meaning O
its O
arrogance O
and O
its O
mistakes O
-- O
mandatory O
. O
'' O

So O
, O
it O
's O
not O
all O
that O
hard O
to O
push O
a O
rope O
- O
you O
just O
need O
to O
freeze O
it O
first O
. O

but O
anyone O
that O
thinks O
any O
of O
this O
is O
going O
to O
be O
solved O
, O
by O
whatever O
means O
, O
without O
lots O
and O
lots O
of O
money O
needs O
to O
go O
Back O
to O
square O
one O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
, O
I O
ask O
, O
what O
is O
victory O
? O

For O
the O
Dems B-NORP
, O
either O
no O
transportation O
deal O
or O
a O
comprehensive O
one O
is O
victory O
, O
the O
former O
because O
it O
imporves O
the O
electoral O
landscape O
in O
'07 O
. O

For O
the O
GOP B-NORP
, O
something O
akin O
to O
what O
they O
were O
proposing O
may O
seem O
to O
be O
a O
victory O
to O
them O
, O
but O
more O
likely O
a O
victory O
for O
the O
Dems B-NORP
because O
voters O
wo O
n't O
see O
any O
benefit O
by O
'07 O
. O

But O
Jim B-PERSON
, O
is O
it O
a O
victory O
solely O
if O
taxes O
are O
n't O
raised O
? O

Bob B-PERSON
, O
No O
, O
I O
would O
n't O
define O
victory O
as O
simply O
not O
raising O
taxes O
-- O
although O
I O
definitely O
would O
like O
to O
defer O
raising O
taxes O
as O
long O
as O
prudently O
possible O
. O

To O
me O
, O
victory O
would O
be O
winning O
the O
acknowledgement O
of O
a O
critical O
mass O
of O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
that O
the O
solution O
to O
traffic O
congestion O
is O
not O
just O
raising O
taxes O
/ O
adding O
capacity O
. O

A O
rational O
approach O
to O
transportation O
would O
entail O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
creating O
communities O
with O
a O
mix O
of O
housing O
/ O
office O
/ O
retail O
/ O
amenities O
to O
reduce O
the O
number O
and O
length O
of O
automobile O
trips O
, O
-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
reforming O
counterproductive O
zoning O
codes O
, O
subdivision O
ordinances O
and O
comprehensive O
plans O
in O
order O
to O
create O
more O
transit O
- O
friendly O
and O
pedestrian O
- O
friendly O
communities O
, O
-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O
creating O
funding O
sources O
for O
transportation O
that O
establishes O
a O
rational O
nexus O
between O
those O
who O
use O
/ O
benefit O
from O
transportation O
facilities O
and O
those O
who O
pay O
for O
them O
, O
-LRB- O
4 O
-RRB- O
promoting O
telework O
, O
-LRB- O
5 O
-RRB- O
liberating O
mass O
transit O
from O
government O
monopolies O
and O
encouraging O
private O
sector O
innovation O
, O
-LRB- O
6 O
-RRB- O
using O
a O
wide O
range O
of O
tools O
, O
from O
corridor O
management O
to O
intelligent O
transportation O
systems O
, O
to O
increase O
the O
capacity O
of O
existing O
thoroughfares O
, O
-LRB- O
7 O
-RRB- O
stretching O
the O
value O
of O
road O
construction O
/ O
maintenance O
dollars O
through O
outsourcing O
, O
and O
-LRB- O
8 O
-RRB- O
prioritizing O
transportation O
projects O
on O
a O
congestion O
- O
mitigation O
Return O
on O
Investment O
basis O
. O

Virginia B-GPE
has O
started O
tinkering O
with O
a O
number O
of O
these O
, O
but O
has O
not O
systematically O
explored O
any O
of O
them O
. O

Until O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
gets O
serious O
about O
fundamental O
change O
, O
we O
can O
not O
declare O
victory O
-- O
no O
matter O
how O
high O
/ O
low O
taxes O
and O
raised O
/ O
cut O
. O

Bob B-PERSON
- O
with O
all O
due O
respect O
, O
you O
're O
blowing O
smoke O
. O

Most O
people O
in O
NoVA B-LOC
want O
an O
adequate O
public O
facilities O
ordinance O
and O
do O
n't O
believe O
that O
anything O
related O
to O
transportation O
is O
anything O
more O
than O
another O
way O
to O
foster O
more O
development O
. O

THey O
believed O
that O
in O
2002 O
and O
still O
do O
today O
. O

People O
voted O
for O
Tim B-PERSON
Kaine I-PERSON
because O
many O
of O
us O
truly O
believed O
his O
statement O
that O
`` O
enough O
was O
enough O
. O
'' O

Many O
of O
us O
saw O
his O
very O
modest O
proposal O
to O
postpone O
development O
where O
the O
roads O
could O
not O
handle O
today O
's O
traffic O
as O
a O
small O
step O
towards O
APF O
. O

-LRB- O
Kaine B-PERSON
made O
his O
`` O
promise O
'' O
with O
full O
knowledge O
of O
the O
power O
of O
the O
builders O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
. O
-RRB- O

Yet O
, O
once O
confronted O
with O
the O
expected O
opposition O
, O
Kaine B-PERSON
did O
a O
180 O
and O
joined O
the O
other O
side O
-- O

`` O
pay O
more O
, O
so O
we O
can O
develop O
more O
. O
'' O

There O
are O
quite O
a O
few O
good O
Democrats B-NORP
, O
Independents O
and O
Republicans O
who O
now O
believe O
that O
Tim B-PERSON
Kaine I-PERSON
has O
joined O
the O
dark O
side O
. O

No O
one O
believes O
that O
anything O
before O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
will O
fix O
the O
transportation O
mess O
we O
have O
. O

No O
one O
trusts O
any O
Virginia B-GPE
elected O
official O
on O
land O
use O
issues O
, O
especially O
given O
Kaine B-PERSON
's O
switch O
and O
Gerry O
Connolly O
's O
wholesale O
giveaways O
to O
the O
developers O
. O

-LRB- O
How O
about O
$ O
43 O
million O
plus O
in O
Fairfax B-GPE
County I-GPE
taxpayer O
subsidies O
to O
land O
development O
and O
zoning O
services O
since O
`` O
Condo B-PERSON
Connolly I-PERSON
'' O
took O
over O
the O
BoS O
chair O
? O
-RRB- O

This O
is O
not O
to O
argue O
that O
the O
GOP B-NORP
is O
sitting O
any O
better O
. O

People O
in O
NoVA B-LOC
want O
an O
end O
to O
policies O
that O
support O
growth O
without O
regard O
to O
the O
impacts O
on O
current O
residents O
. O

If O
I O
wanted O
to O
run O
for O
office O
in O
07 O
, O
I O
'd O
go O
door O
- O
to O
- O
door O
and O
say O
`` O
I O
'm O
running O
because O
Tim B-PERSON
Kaine I-PERSON
lied O
to O
us O
about O
development O

and O
I O
'll O
fight O
for O
an O
adequate O
public O
facilities O
ordinance O
as O
my O
number O
one O
priority O
. O

I O
'll O
oppose O
any O
transfer O
of O
more O
money O
from O
NoVA B-LOC
taxpayers O
until O
we O
get O
APF O
. O
'' O

I O
'll O
bet O
you O
I O
'd O
get O
more O
votes O
from O
Democrats B-NORP
, O
Independents O
and O
Republicans O
than O
a O
candidate O
who O
says O
we O
need O
to O
continue O
the O
status O
quo O
, O
but O
with O
more O
funding O
for O
VDOT B-ORG
. O

-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
and O
-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
are O
part O
and O
parcel O
of O
the O
same O
thing O
. O

It O
might O
reduce O
the O
number O
and O
length O
of O
some O
car O
trips O
, O

but O
it O
will O
result O
in O
more O
localized O
congestion O
, O
and O
maybe O
even O
more O
congestion O
overall O
. O

Reducing O
the O
number O
of O
trips O
is O
NOT O
ordinarily O
a O
rational O
approach O
to O
transportation O
, O
although O
it O
could O
be O
in O
some O
limited O
cases O
. O

-LRB- O
3 O
-RRB- O
I O
have O
no O
problem O
with O
, O
except O
that O
even O
non-users O
benefit O
from O
roads O
, O
so O
it O
ca O
n't O
be O
totally O
user O
driven O
. O

-LRB- O
4 O
-RRB- O
I O
agree O
with O
and O
support O
, O
however O
we O
may O
have O
already O
sucked O
much O
of O
the O
juice O
out O
of O
that O
orange O

and O
it O
conflicts O
with O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
. O

If O
you O
accomplish O
-LRB- O
5 O
-RRB- O
You O
will O
effectively O
eliminate O
much O
of O
mass O
transit O
, O
unless O
you O
have O
privately O
operated O
but O
subsidized O
mass O
transit O
. O

This O
is O
a O
recipe O
for O
pork O
, O
payola O
, O
and O
patronage O
. O

-LRB- O
6 O
-RRB- O
Increasing O
the O
capacity O
of O
existing O
thoroughfares O
is O
a O
waste O
since O
90 O
% O
of O
our O
roads O
are O
underused O
90 O
% O
of O
the O
time O
. O

It O
is O
also O
an O
admission O
that O
-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
is O
insufficient O
. O

-LRB- O
7 O
-RRB- O
and O
-LRB- O
8 O
-RRB- O
I O
have O
no O
problem O
with O
. O

But O
I O
really O
have O
a O
problem O
with O
-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
is O
OK O
so O
far O
as O
it O
goes O
, O

but O
the O
likely O
market O
for O
the O
market O
created O
by O
such O
zoning O
might O
only O
be O
15 O
% O
of O
the O
population O
. O

What O
it O
leaves O
out O
is O
what O
happens O
to O
everybody O
else O
, O
who O
happens O
not O
to O
be O
in O
an O
area O
designated O
for O
transit O
friendly O
development O
. O

Are O
you O
also O
willing O
to O
also O
reform O
counterproductive O
zoning O
codes O
that O
requires O
people O
to O
stay O
in O
the O
business O
of O
farming O
, O
for O
example O
? O

If O
more O
density O
is O
good O
for O
some O
areas O
, O
why O
not O
all O
? O

I O
know O
your O
answer O
will O
be O
that O
those O
people O
should O
be O
allowed O
to O
live O
where O
they O
please O
as O
long O
as O
they O
pay O
their O
full O
locational O
costs O
. O

But O
we O
can O
already O
see O
that O
those O
costs O
are O
subject O
to O
maipulation O
: O

people O
whose O
costs O
include O
supporting O
the O
Dulles B-GPE
Toll O
road O
are O
also O
supporting O
the O
transit O
that O
will O
make O
it O
possible O
for O
future O
residents O
to O
live O
in O
transit O
friendly O
neighborhoods O
. O

Whatever O
happened O
to O
THEM O
paying O
their O
full O
locational O
costs O
? O

Transit O
is O
going O
to O
require O
massive O
and O
widespread O
subsidies O
to O
even O
partially O
work O
. O

Here O
, O
again O
, O
some O
allowance O
needs O
to O
be O
made O
for O
the O
idea O
that O
transit O
provides O
some O
limited O
benefit O
to O
non-users O
. O

So O
, O
those O
people O
who O
are O
left O
out O
will O
be O
expected O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
transit O
that O
helps O
make O
those O
included O
in O
development O
areas O
possible O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
they O
will O
likely O
be O
excluded O
from O
increasing O
density O
even O
when O
it O
is O
to O
their O
benefit O
-LRB- O
they O
may O
live O
next O
to O
those O
90 O
% O
of O
roads O
that O
are O
underutilized O
-RRB- O
. O

This O
will O
be O
done O
partially O
in O
order O
to O
artificially O
create O
the O
demand O
required O
to O
fill O
the O
designated O
areas O
, O
and O
the O
cover O
story O
will O
be O
that O
it O
is O
for O
the O
environment O
, O
to O
save O
prime O
farmland O
, O
etc. O

This O
amounts O
to O
disingenuously O
making O
certain O
preferences O
and O
prophesies O
mandatory O
, O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
it O
will O
fly O
. O

When O
Virginia B-GPE
does O
systematically O
explore O
these O
ideas O
they O
may O
very O
well O
come O
to O
the O
conclusion O
that O
Fundamental O
Change O
is O
a O
really O
lousy O
idea O
, O
and O
that O
, O
bad O
as O
it O
is O
, O
business O
as O
usual O
is O
the O
best O
option O
after O
all O
. O

The O
main O
reson O
they O
are O
likely O
to O
reach O
that O
conclusion O
is O
that O
the O
costs O
for O
all O
this O
theoretical O
thinking O
and O
experimental O
development O
is O
going O
to O
be O
far O
higher O
than O
the O
money O
we O
`` O
saved O
'' O
on O
transportation O
by O
not O
providing O
it O
. O

I O
see O
what O
TMT B-ORG
says O
as O
the O
other O
side O
of O
the O
same O
coin O
I O
described O
above O
. O

If O
we O
get O
APF's O
they O
will O
be O
disproportionately O
used O
against O
those O
who O
are O
`` O
left O
out O
'' O
of O
development O
plans O
, O
and O
consequently O
used O
to O
ram O
still O
more O
development O
down O
TMT B-ORG
's O
throat O
. O

After O
all O
, O
they O
will O
say O
, O
that O
is O
where O
the O
most O
facilities O
are O
; O

even O
if O
they O
are O
inadequate O
, O
they O
are O
more O
adequate O
than O
places O
that O
have O
none O
. O

Will B-PERSON
Rogers I-PERSON
once O
joked O
that O
if O
you O
wanted O
to O
cure O
traffic O
congestion O
, O
just O
make O
people O
pay O
cash O
for O
their O
cars O
up O
front O
. O

The O
APF O
idea O
is O
the O
same O
kind O
of O
joke O
. O

None O
of O
the O
development O
we O
have O
was O
built O
when O
the O
facilities O
were O
adequate O
, O
and O
much O
of O
it O
was O
built O
specifically O
to O
get O
away O
from O
places O
that O
had O
inadequate O
facilities O
and O
were O
over O
built O
. O

We O
are O
not O
going O
to O
pay O
for O
APF's O
up O
front O
, O
so O
it O
is O
a O
recipe O
for O
creating O
either O
no O
development O
or O
only O
hoplessly O
expensive O
development O

-LRB- O
See O
Morgan B-ORG
's O
Riflemen O
-RRB- O
. O

APF's O
are O
a O
good O
idea O
only O
if O
you O
are O
willing O
to O
provide O
a O
dedicated O
and O
adequate O
funding O
stream O
for O
them O
, O
same O
as O
for O
Metro B-FAC
. O

And O
that O
means O
you O
need O
a O
lot O
more O
money O
. O

And O
it O
is O
no O
good O
to O
claim O
that O
it O
has O
to O
be O
done O
without O
impacting O
current O
residents O
. O

It O
is O
still O
going O
to O
come O
out O
of O
your O
pocket O
in O
the O
end O
. O

Just O
as O
roads O
benefit O
those O
who O
do O
n't O
drive O
and O
transit O
benefits O
those O
that O
do O
n't O
ride O
, O
development O
benefits O
those O
that O
do O
n't O
build O
. O

This O
last O
creates O
a O
real O
problem O
and O
hardship O
because O
existing O
residents O
have O
no O
way O
to O
capitalize O
on O
their O
fortune O
unless O
they O
move O
. O

But O
if O
the O
APF's O
are O
disproportionately O
applied O
, O
then O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
any O
place O
to O
move O
to O
. O

In O
that O
case O
the O
benefits O
and O
disbenefits O
of O
APF's O
cancel O
each O
other O
out O
, O

and O
there O
is O
no O
reason O
to O
implement O
what O
is O
a O
lousy O
idea O
to O
begin O
with O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
have O
online O
access O
to O
the O
WSJ O
, O
but O
did O
it O
really O
refer O
to O
the O
`` O
general O
assembling O
'' O
and O
did O
it O
also O
fault O
Kaine B-PERSON
for O
`` O
trying O
to O
raise O
gasoline O
taxes O
? O
'' O

If O
so O
, O
does O
the O
WSJ O
have O
a O
fact O
checker O
on O
staff O
? O

Once O
we O
're O
done O
with O
this O
doomed O
debate O
, O
we O
can O
move O
on O
to O
contemplate O
the O
doubled O
energy O
prices O
we O
can O
all O
expect O
when O
we O
get O
to O
enjoy O
the O
full O
benefits O
of O
a O
deregulated O
electricity O
market O
in O
a O
couple O
years O
. O

Hmmm O
-- O

double O
the O
cost O
of O
juice O
and O
hopelessly O
clogged O
roads O
. O

Will O
the O
last O
ones O
out O
`` O
free O
market O
'' O
Virginia B-GPE
please O
turn O
out O
the O
lights O
on O
your O
way O
to O
North B-GPE
Carolina I-GPE
? O

Not B-PERSON
Grover I-PERSON
, O
Thanks O
for O
catching O
my O
typo O
. O

I O
have O
corrected O
it O
. O

And O
that O
's O
a O
good O
point O
about O
Kaine B-PERSON
's O
`` O
gasoline O
tax O
. O
'' O

There O
has O
been O
so O
much O
back O
and O
forth O
that O
I O
ca O
n't O
remember O
every O
permutation O
of O
every O
tax O
plan O
. O

But O
was O
not O
the O
point O
of O
both O
the O
Kaine B-PERSON
and O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
tax O
plans O
to O
NOT O
tax O
gasoline O
at O
the O
pump O
-- O
indeed O
to O
tax O
anything O
but O
gasoline O
at O
the O
pump O
? O

In O
that O
case O
, O
the O
WSJ O
got O
its O
information O
very O
wrong O
. O

Yesterday O
as O
I O
was O
cruising O
along O
at O
below O
traffic O
speed O
but O
still O
65 O
in O
55 O
a O
tow O
truck O
passed O
me O
like O
I O
was O
sitting O
still O
. O

He O
was O
running O
at O
least O
75 O
and O
maybe O
more O
. O

He O
was O
towing O
a O
school O
bus O
. O

That O
kind O
of O
behavior O
makes O
you O
think O
there O
might O
be O
some O
value O
in O
Albo B-PERSON
's O
plan O
to O
increase O
fines O
for O
really O
bad O
drivers O
, O
especially O
since O
almost O
a O
third O
of O
traffic O
cogestion O
is O
caused O
by O
incidents O
. O

I O
have O
long O
held O
that O
fines O
for O
professional O
drivers O
should O
be O
tripled O
- O

these O
guys O
should O
know O
better O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
, O
I O
agree O
with O
most O
of O
your O
proposals O
, O
or O
at O
least O
the O
goals O
you O
hope O
to O
achieve O
with O
them O
. O

But O
I O
am O
suspicious O
of O
the O
outsourcing O
and O
private O
partnerships O
. O

I O
'd O
rather O
reform O
public O
entities O
because O
private O
entities O
require O
a O
level O
of O
cost O
public O
ones O
should O
n't O
-- O
profit O
. O

I O
agree O
with O
Ray B-PERSON
that O
even O
non-users O
of O
transportation O
facilities O
benefit O
from O
them O
, O
but O
I O
do O
favor O
higher O
gas O
taxes O
and O
other O
directly O
related O
user O
fees O
. O

And O
with O
congestion O
the O
way O
it O
is O
, O
building O
roads O
to O
nowhere O
in O
the O
hopes O
of O
fostering O
economic O
development O
may O
not O
be O
feasible O
. O

Ray B-PERSON
, O
I O
'm O
surprised O
you O
think O
we O
ca O
n't O
do O
more O
teleworking O
. O

Seems O
we O
have O
many O
opportunities O
to O
expand O
it O
. O

But O
overall O
, O
demanding O
such O
reforms O
before O
expanding O
capacity O
simply O
wo O
n't O
work O
in O
the O
real O
world O
. O

First O
, O
we O
'll O
need O
to O
reform O
American B-NORP
capitalism O
itself O
, O
eliminating O
the O
public O
supported O
breaks O
we O
give O
to O
business O
, O
whether O
they O
be O
home O
developers O
, O
road O
builders O
, O
or O
farmers O
, O
as O
well O
as O
homeowners O
, O
i.e. O
, O
interest O
rate O
deductions O
. O

Bottom O
line O
is O
we O
need O
more O
capacity O
and O
land O
use O
reform O
. O

My O
interest O
is O
the O
politics O
of O
it O
. O

Which O
brings O
me O
back O
to O
the O
same O
question O
, O
asked O
in O
that O
context O
: O

How O
do O
you O
judge O
when O
the O
reforms O
you O
want O
are O
sufficient O
to O
invest O
more O
in O
increasing O
capacity O
? O

Jim B-PERSON
, O
you O
may O
have O
a O
clear O
vision O
in O
your O
head O
about O
what O
that O
threshold O
is O
, O

but O
I O
sense O
from O
the O
SmartGrowth O
folks O
and O
anti-taxers O
who O
make O
many O
of O
the O
same O
arguements O
you O
do O
that O
any O
amount O
of O
reform O
will O
never O
be O
enough O
. O

I O
think O
EMR B-PERSON
convinced O
me O
that O
those O
that O
really O
can O
telework O
already O
do O
so O
. O

There O
are O
a O
lot O
of O
people O
for O
whom O
it O
does O
not O
apply O
, O
retail O
, O
mechanics O
, O
etc. O

There O
is O
more O
we O
can O
do O
on O
telework O
, O

but O
Ed B-PERSON
suggests O
the O
well O
is O
not O
as O
deep O
as O
we O
would O
like O
to O
believe O
. O

Then O
again O
, O
it O
runs O
counter O
or O
provides O
impetus O
that O
is O
counter O
to O
his O
other O
ideas O
. O

I O
was O
formerly O
more O
optimistic O
, O

but O
in O
this O
case O
I O
found O
his O
argument O
persuasive O
. O

I O
'm O
open O
to O
more O
hard O
data O
, O
and O
I O
believe O
the O
biggest O
hindrance O
is O
organizational O
, O
not O
technical O
. O

I O
favor O
higher O
gas O
taxes O
and O
user O
fees O
, O
too O
, O
but O
not O
exclusively O
because O
we O
all O
have O
a O
stake O
in O
roads O
. O

I O
would O
make O
the O
same O
argument O
for O
transit O
: O

it O
is O
OK O
for O
the O
general O
public O
or O
auto O
drivers O
-LRB- O
which O
is O
much O
the O
same O
thing O
-RRB- O
to O
provide O
some O
support O
for O
transit O
because O
there O
is O
some O
-LRB- O
small O
-RRB- O
benefit O
to O
everyone O
for O
those O
that O
are O
able O
and O
willing O
to O
use O
Metro B-FAC
etc. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
once O
we O
understand O
how O
small O
that O
benefit O
really O
is O
we O
might O
decide O
it O
's O
just O
not O
worth O
it O
, O

and O
we O
should O
let O
the O
thing O
be O
privatized O
where O
it O
works O
and O
disappear O
where O
it O
does O
n't O
. O

I O
'm O
with O
you O
. O

We O
can O
not O
take O
hard O
lines O
on O
every O
issue O
and O
make O
progress O
in O
any O
direction O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
for O
some O
, O
strategic O
stalemate O
is O
just O
as O
good O
as O
any O
other O
means O
of O
conservation O
, O
never O
mind O
whatever O
other O
harm O
it O
does O
. O

posted O
by O
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@ O
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our O
most O
epic O
road O
trips O

writing O
about O
the O
black O
canyon O
left O
me O
thinking O
of O
other O
' O
epic O
' O
climbing O
road O
trips O
i O
've O
actually O
survived O
. O

and O
this O
, O
of O
course O
, O
brought O
back O
memories O
that O
made O
me O
suddenly O
laugh O
out O
loud O
in O
inappropriate O
places O
. O

first O
among O
them O
while O
standing O
in O
line O
at O
some O
typically O
dull O
so O
- O
cal O
caffeine-o-torium O
waiting O
to O
beg O
for O
my O
morning O
fix O
: O

i O
suddenly O
started O
laughing O
so O
hard O
i O
was O
like O
snorting O
out O
minor O
body O
parts O
through O
my O
nose O
. O

suffice O
to O
say O
that O
all O
the O
local O
Rotarians O
and O
VFW B-ORG
heroes O
so O
desperate O
as O
to O
have O
voluntarily O
rocketed O
down O
to O
their O
local O
strip O
mall O
before O
dawn O
backed O
away O
from O
me O
hard O
, O
then O
stared O
at O
me O
like O
i O
had O
suddenly O
dropped O
my O
pants O
and O
started O
, O
er O
, O
' O
amusing O
myself O
' O
in O
a O
public O
place O
. O

-LRB- O
i O
know O
that O
specific O
look O
because O
i O
once O
... O

um O
, O
never O
mind O
-RRB- O

so O
anyway O
, O
it O
dawned O
on O
me O
as O
all O
those O
oh O
- O
so O
- O
serious O
professionals O
back O
peddled O
away O
from O
me O
, O
i O
bet O
that O
there O
are O
oodles O
of O
absolute O
pant O
- O
wetter O
road O
trip O
stories O
lingering O
out O
there O
among O
my O
brothers O
and O
sisters O
on O
the O
. O
wreck O
ripe O
just O
ripe O
for O
the O
picking O
-- O

if O
only O
they O
were O
inspired O
to O
show O
and O
tell O
all O
. O

~~~ O

so O
i O
ask O
you O
, O
what O
was O
your O
most O
epic O
road O
trip O
? O

do O
tell O
... O

~~~ O

i O
chose O
the O
word O
`` O
epic O
'' O
with O
some O
care O
. O

for O
what O
we O
're O
looking O
for O
here O
is O
not O
necessarily O
your O
best O
road O
trip O
ever O

-LRB- O
ie O
, O
`` O
so O
we O
met O
up O
just O
after O
work O
and O
got O
there O
early O
, O

then O
we O
climbed O
everything O
on O
our O
wish O
list O
on O
our O
first O
try O
, O
then O
drove O
home O
without O
incident O
... O
'' O
-- O

good O
for O
you O
, O
but O
hardly O
worth O
writing O
, O
or O
reading O
. O

at O
the O
other O
extreme O
, O
your O
worst O
road O
trip O
ever O
would O
hardly O
warrant O
a O
recap O
, O

-LRB- O
ie O
, O
`` O
`` O
my O
prom O
date O
called O
and O
dumped O
me O
, O

then O
the O
other O
two O
clowns O
finally O
showed O
up O
hammered O
and O
four O
hours O
late O
. O

and O
10 O
minutes O
out O
of O
town O
, O
we O
blew O
a O
head O
gasket O
... O
'' O
-- O

this O
also O
hardly O
worth O
writing O
, O
or O
reading O
. O

we O
're O
looking O
for O
epic O
, O

the O
best O
story O
you O
ever O
stumbled O
through O
and O
survived O
. O

something O
with O
drunken O
rodeo O
clowns O
, O
the O
' O
professional O
lady O
' O
named O
Larry B-PERSON
you O
met O
in O
the O
overnight O
lot O
at O
that O
truck O
stop O
, O
angry O
state O
troopers O
, O
blood O
everywhere O
, O
... O

you O
know O
, O
that O
kind O
of O
thing O
. O

do O
, O
pray O
, O
tell O
all O
. O

i O
promise O
to O
only O
laugh O
at O
the O
punch O
lines O
. O

and O
i O
promise O
to O
fess O
up O
eventually O
and O
tell O
of O
at O
least O
one O
such O
epic O
i O
survived O
-- O

that O
is O
once O
you O
big O
kids O
have O
me O
laughing O
so O
hard O
i O
forget O
about O
all O
those O
ancient O
blood O
oaths O
i O
swore O
never O
to O
say O
a O
word O
... O

canis O
fidelus O
est O
, O

^,,^ O

~~~~~~~~~~~~ O
OB:OtrPplQuoteWad O
Follows O
~~~~~~~~~~ O

`` O
If O
you O
never O
did O
, O
you O
should O
, O

these O
things O
are O
fun O
, O
and O
fun O
is O
good O
. O
'' O

- O
Dr. B-PERSON
Seuss I-PERSON
, O
`` O
One O
Fish O
, O
Two O
Fish O
, O
Red O
Fish O
, O
Blue O
Fish O
'' O

~~~~~~~~~~~~ O
OB:OtrPplQuoteWad O
Ends O
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ O

well O
... O
it O
began O
with O
blowing O
out O
a O
tire O
but O
then O
drifted O
into O
I O
- O
might O
- O
tell O
- O
you O
- O
one O
- O
day O
territory O
... O
but O
ended O
with O
driving O
back O
from O
Newhalem B-GPE
to O
Seattle B-GPE
with O
me O
holding O
my O
breath O
to O
lighten O
the O
load O
on O
the O
replacement O
tire O
, O
an O
exercise O
deriving O
from O
a O
state O
of O
mind O
which O
helps O
to O
keep O
one O
awake O
. O

There O
was O
also O
a O
time O
when O
I O
agreed O
to O
atomic O
mouse O
's O
suggestion O
to O
follow O
a O
watercourse O
near O
Sabie B-GPE
downhill O
one O
afternoon O
. O

It O
was O
him O
, O
me O
, O
'Nita O
, O
and O
my O
8 O
year O
old O
daughter O
and O
10 O
year O
old O
son O
. O

Down O
and O
down O
we O
went O
wading O
through O
the O
sparkling O
water O
, O
first O
broad O
and O
shallow O
then O
narrow O
with O
deep O
pools O
. O

I O
'm O
certain O
that O
neither O
a.m. O
or O
myself O
will O
ever O
lose O
the O
sharp O
frozen O
second O
as O
'Nita O
put O
her O
head O
under O
water O
and O
then O
threw O
it O
back O
with O
her O
long O
hair O
and O
an O
arc O
of O
water O
saying O
youth O
and O
grace O
in O
perfect O
agreement O
. O

And O
sexy O
. O

Then O
more O
descent O
, O
sometimes O
through O
the O
jungle O
on O
either O
side O
to O
bypass O
falls O
. O

Now O
it O
was O
getting O
dark O
. O

It O
was O
cold O
. O

Sometimes O
the O
stream O
bottom O
dropped O
away O
and O
we O
fell O
in O
over O
our O
heads O
. O

There O
was O
whimpering O
from O
all O
except O
'Nita O
, O
our O
rock O
of O
unshakable O
womanly O
determination O
. O

Just O
as O
the O
last O
light O
faded O
we O
made O
it O
to O
the O
place O
where O
a O
trail O
left O
the O
water O
and O
led O
back O
to O
the O
car O
now O
a O
couple O
hundred O
meters O
above O
us O
. O

Only O
a.m. O
had O
not O
foreseen O
the O
chance O
that O
the O
escape O
he O
used O
the O
last O
time O
could O
have O
become O
overgrown O
with O
brambles O
. O

He O
was O
sent O
off O
into O
the O
dark O
to O
find O
another O
way O
, O
which O
he O
did O
, O

and O
although O
at O
times O
one O
of O
us O
had O
to O
do O
a O
step O
of O
5th O
class O
and O
then O
reach O
back O
for O
the O
children O
standing O
on O
the O
shoulders O
of O
the O
other O
, O
we O
made O
the O
all O
- O
important O
deadline O
of O
finding O
an O
open O
restaurant O
before O
9 O
pm O
. O

'Nita O
was O
composed O
and O
lovely O
in O
the O
candlelight O
, O

the O
children O
were O
glad O
to O
be O
alive O
, O

a.m. O
spun O
his O
tales O
, O

and O
I O
put O
off O
tick O
removal O
until O
morning O
. O

That O
was O
the O
end O
to O
a O
day O
which O
had O
offered O
many O
other O
adventures O
, O
the O
scariest O
for O
me O
being O
a O
swim O
in O
a O
stream O
-LRB- O
a O
different O
stream O
-RRB- O
to O
rinse O
off O
the O
red O
mud O
of O
a O
cave O
. O

Scary O
because O
I O
had O
doubts O
about O
reassurances O
of O
safety O
issuing O
from O
a O
companion O
who O
admitted O
to O
several O
bouts O
with O
bilharzia O
and O
tick O
fever O
. O

After O
reading O
dogboy O
's O
Black B-LOC
Canyon I-LOC
post O
I O
had O
the O
same O
thought O
he O
did O
; O
that O
there O
must O
be O
other O
such O
stories O
. O

I O
've O
already O
told O
most O
of O
mine O
. O

However O
, O
after O
watching O
Dr. O
Nigel O
Spivey O
tell O
us O
How O
Art O
Made O
the O
World O
-LRB- O
''It O
is O
n't O
every O
day O
you O
walk O
around O
with O
a O
16 O
-LRB- O
or O
60 O
? O
-RRB- O
million O
dollar O
piece O
of O
limestone O
in O
your O
hand O
. O
'' O
-RRB- O
I O
learn O
that O
I O
've O
re-discovered O
a O
40,000 O
year O
- O
old O
trick O
of O
story O
- O
telling O
. O

Use O
a O
soundtrack O
. O

So O
in O
a O
recurring O
offer O
, O
to O
anyone O
who O
provides O
a O
mailing O
address O
, O
I O
will O
send O
a O
set O
of O
QuickTime O
slide O
shows O
that O
are O
guaranteed O
to O
make O
you O
laugh O
, O
whether O
with O
me O
or O
at O
me O
. O

Just O
please O
use O
decent O
sound O
, O
something O
with O
sub-woofer O
if O
possible O
. O

Andy B-PERSON
Cairns I-PERSON

So O
nice O
seeing O
an O
experience O
from O
another O
perspective O
, O
thanks O
Andy B-PERSON
. O

That O
was O
some O
time O
ago O

but O
i O
'm O
glad O
to O
see O
that O
it O
has O
'nt O
blunted O
your O
memory O
of O
the O
day O
. O

I O
do O
however O
have O
the O
disconcerting O
feeling O
that O
you O
read O
my O
diary O
though O
. O

I O
quite O
think O
the O
blouberg O
trip O
we O
went O
on O
deserving O
of O
epic O
status O
. O

-LRB- O
Strange O
thing O
that O
; O
have O
you O
ever O
noticed O
how O
some O
times O
it O
's O
more O
like O
the O
trip O
going O
on O
you O
? O
-RRB- O

like O
the O
trip O
going O
on O
you O
? O
-RRB- O

like O
the O
trip O
going O
on O
you O
? O
-RRB- O

The O
scale O
of O
the O
adventure O
that O
awaited O
us O
must O
have O
been O
evident O
to O
you O
as O
we O
started O
out O
on O
the O
trip O
, O
since O
you O
took O
2 O
beacon O
sparkles O
as O
emergency O
rations O
, O
instead O
of O
just O
1 O
. O

Still O
; O
the O
view O
from O
the O
top O
was O
all O
the O
better O
for O
the O
road O
we O
chose O
-LRB- O
or O
guessed O
-RRB- O
to O
get O
there O
. O

Atomic B-PERSON
Mouse I-PERSON

brothers O
cairns O
and O
mouse O
, O
in O
the O
same O
time O
zone O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
ah O
the O
very O
thought O
of O
just O
that O
absolutely O
screams O
epic O
. O

having O
been O
more O
than O
once O
strung O
out O
30+ O
feet O
above O
some O
rusty O
spinner O
of O
a O
paleo O
bolt-ette O
in O
the O
calanques O
, O
way O
way O
over O
my O
head O
and O
doing O
my O
bad O
elvis O
impersonation O
, O
i O
can O
easily O
imagine O
a O
truly O
priceless O
handful O
of O
limestone O
. O

hell O
, O
even O
just O
a O
tiny O
little O
crimper O
's O
worth O
. O

yeeesh O
... O

having O
said O
that O
, O
i O
saw O
that O
said O
same O
Dr. B-PERSON
Spivey I-PERSON
piece O
on O
PBS B-ORG
-- O
a O
while O
ago O
at O
some O
no O
- O
tell O
-LRB- O
'' O
Big O
Earl O
's O
Stop O
- O
N O
- O
Flop O
'' O
, O
if O
memory O
serves O
-RRB- O

the O
tv O
was O
chained O
to O
the O
wall O
, O

and O
i O
assure O
you O
there O
was O
no O
remote O
. O

that O
and O
the O
sheets O
were O
the O
consistency O
of O
waxed O
paper O
. O

after O
i O
woke O
/ O
sobered O
up O
, O
i O
found O
this O
one O
ruby O
red O
stiletto O
heeled O
slipper O
that O
was O
big O
even O
on O
me O
. O

my O
first O
thought O
was O
`` O
cool O
, O
i O
wonder O
if O
i O
can O
find O
the O
other O
one O
. O
'' O

moments O
later O
my O
second O
thought O
was O
`` O
oooch O
, O
i O
think O
need O
to O
shower O
immediately O
, O
then O
touch O
nothing O
... O
'' O

well O
, O
at O
least O
the O
price O
was O
right O
. O

for O
the O
guy O
behind O
the O
-LRB- O
bullet O
proof O
glass O
-- O
big O
earl O
himself O
? O
-RRB- O
at O
first O
said O
' O
50 O
bucks O
an O
hour O
. O
' O

then O
i O
said O
' O
um O
, O
how O
much O
for O
all O
night O
? O
' O

at O
which O
he O
looked O
at O
me O
really O
funny O
and O
said O
' O
er O
, O
fifty O
bucks O
' O
. O

and O
i O
said O
' O
well O
-- O
can O
i O
see O
the O
room O
first O
? O

at O
which O
he O
looked O
at O
me O
really O
really O
funny O
and O
said O
' O
ok O
, O
how O
'bout O
18 O
bucks O
. O
' O

at O
which O
i O
said O
' O
deal O
! O
' O

then O
i O
said O
' O
er O
, O
i O
assume O
you O
want O
cash O
' O

to O
which O
he O
said O
' O
D' O
YAH O
THINK O
!? O
' O

you O
laugh O
, O
but O
when O
was O
the O
last O
time O
you O
rented O
a O
no O
- O
tell O
room O
for O
less O
than O
20 O
bucks O
-LRB- O
that O
's O
a O
night O
-- O
not O
an O
hour O
, O
lord O
slime O
-RRB- O

that O
or O
found O
a O
free O
size O
12 O
-LRB- O
mens O
' O
, O
EE O
wide O
-RRB- O
ruby O
red O
slipper O
? O

that O
or O
had O
some O
drunken O
squid O
who O
just O
happened O
to O
also O
have O
a O
key O
to O
your O
room O
suddenly O
crash O
in O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
the O
night O
, O
flip O
the O
mattress O
over O
-LRB- O
with O
you O
on O
it O
-- O
well O
, O
suddenly O
not O
on O
it O
-RRB- O
, O
then O
calmly O
scoop O
up O
the O
revealed O
colt O
'45 O
and O
say O
`` O
oh O
, O
i O
'm O
sorry O
to O
wake O
you O
, O
you O
want O
a O
beer O
? O
'' O

well O
i O
rest O
my O
case O
. O

or O
, O
as O
warren O
harding O
once O
said O
: O
`` O
At O
either O
end O
of O
the O
social O
spectrum O
, O
there O
lies O
a O
leisure O
class O
. O
'' O

ok O
, O
i O
've O
since O
been O
told O
it O
is O
properly O
attributed O
to O
eric O
beck O
. O

but O
i O
met O
harding O
once O
, O
late O
in O
his O
life O
-LRB- O
though O
neither O
of O
us O
dreamed O
that O
at O
the O
time O
-RRB- O
by O
an O
' O
unauthorized O
' O
campfire O
under O
cloud O
's O
rest O
. O

and O
he O
said O
just O
that O
to O
me O
. O

and O
if O
there O
was O
ever O
anyone O
who O
would O
understand O
that O
line O
, O
it O
was O
harding O
. O

or O
at O
least O
the O
harding O
i O
met O
. O

before O
that O
night O
, O
i O
had O
taken O
my O
pals O
' O
word O
for O
it O
and O
believed O
i O
was O
entirely O
nuts O
and O
a O
really O
good O
climber O
. O

after O
that O
night O
, O
i O
realized O
i O
was O
n't O
all O
that O
especially O
nuts O
, O
nor O
was O
i O
all O
that O
especially O
much O
of O
a O
climber O
. O

warren O
was O
magically O
, O
well O
, O
different O
. O

trust O
me O
on O
this O
, O
if O
nothing O
else O
. O

~~~ O

so O
where O
was O
i O
... O

oh O
yeah O
, O
Dr. B-PERSON
Spivey I-PERSON
. O

and O
neanderthals O
. O

-LRB- O
and O
warren O
harding O
-RRB- O

neanderthals O
are O
dear O
to O
me O
, O
for O
they O
are O
surely O
my O
tribe O

-LRB- O
if O
you O
'd O
ever O
been O
to O
a O
wedding O
within O
my O
clan O
down O
at O
the O
elk O
's O
lodge O
, O
you O
'd O
know O
-RRB- O
. O

i O
've O
read O
a O
lot O
about O
them O
, O
one O
of O
my O
favorite O
repasts O
. O

now O
most O
of O
our O
subspecies O
assume O
that O
just O
because O
we O
happened O
to O
eek O
past O
them O
in O
Darwin B-PERSON
's O
sieve O
, O
they O
were O
dopes O
. O

ah O
but O
not O
so O
-- O

just O
look O
at O
the O
archeology O
. O

for O
big O
science O
has O
found O
burials O
surrounded O
by O
literally O
pounds O
of O
pollen O
. O

as O
in O
flowers O
, O
piles O
of O
them O
. O

the O
fact O
that O
there O
was O
any O
burial O
at O
, O
to O
my O
mind O
, O
speaks O
volumes O
of O
them O
. O

add O
the O
flowers O
, O
and O
well O
, O
to O
my O
mind O
, O
that O
's O
poetry O
. O

oh O
if O
only O
they O
had O
a O
written O
language O
-- O

well O
, O
one O
that O
we O
can O
find O
. O

big O
science O
has O
also O
found O
burials O
of O
neanderthal O
elders O
-LRB- O
ie O
, O
like O
50+ O
- O
a O
near O
miracle O
then O
, O
albeit O
it O
no O
more O
than O
late O
adolescence O
now O
-RRB- O
-- O
who O
had O
demonstrably O
been O
brutally O
hobbled O
since O
early O
childhood O
. O

like O
broken O
hips O
, O
femurs O
, O
even O
-LRB- O
in O
one O
case O
-RRB- O
a O
snapped O
spine O
-- O
all O
trauma O
endured O
as O
children O
as O
now O
easily O
proved O
given O
' O
modern O
' O
techniques O
. O

and O
yet O
they O
survived O
another O
40 O
years O
to O
be O
buried O
in O
mounds O
of O
flowers O
. O

how O
did O
that O
happen O
? O

or O
more O
to O
the O
point O
, O
why O
? O

we O
call O
them O
' O
cavemen O
' O
and O
relinquish O
them O
to O
ape O
status O
. O

why O
? O

of O
late O
i O
've O
come O
to O
ask O
if O
i O
'd O
rather O
be O
surrounded O
by O
neanderthals O
or O
the O
graduating O
class O
of O
the O
stanford O
mba O
program O
. O

the O
answer O
comes O
surprisingly O
easy O
. O

~~~ O

um O
right O
, O
ok O
, O
what O
else O
. O

clearly O
The O
Gods O
read O
my O
last O
post O
and O
were O
obviously O
inspired O
to O
offer O
still O
more O
inspiration O
for O
reflection O
on O
the O
epic O
road O
trip O
front O
-LRB- O
nudge O
nudge O
-RRB- O
via O
the O
morning O
news O
. O

first O
They O
offered O
word O
of O
astronut O
Lisa B-PERSON
Nowak I-PERSON
's O
epic O
road O
trip O
from O
houston O
-LRB- O
Mission O
Control O
even O
, O
oh O
purrfect O
, O
well O
done O
Zeus B-PERSON
-RRB- O
to O
Orlando B-GPE
. O

i O
personally O
nominate O
Nowak B-PERSON
for O
. O
wreck O
road O
trip O
points O
in O
both O
the O
technique O
and O
packing O
list O
categories O
. O

the O
former O
for O
dreaming O
up O
an O
idea O
sure O
to O
revolutionize O
road O
trips O
-- O
wearing O
a O
diaper O
to O
avoid O
the O
need O
for O
pit O
stops O
and O
hence O
shave O
precious O
seconds O
off O
travel O
time O
. O

genius O
! O

why O
did O
n't O
i O
think O
of O
that O
? O

i O
for O
one O
am O
off O
to O
bobmart O
for O
a O
carton O
of O
Depends B-PRODUCT
. O

sure O
hope O
i O
get O
there O
before O
all O
the O
frustrated O
LA B-GPE
commuters O
buy O
up O
all O
the O
national O
inventory O
. O

as O
for O
Nowak B-PERSON
's O
packing O
list O
, O
according O
to O
CNN B-ORG
it O
included O
: O
a O
wig O
, O
sunglasses O
, O
a O
trench O
coat O
, O
several O
large O
plastic O
garbage O
bags O
, O
a O
half O
dozen O
latex O
gloves O
, O
MapQuest B-ORG
directions O
, O
`` O
diapers O
Nowak B-PERSON
said O
she O
wore O
to O
reduce O
stops O
along O
the O
highway O
'' O
, O
a O
wad O
of O
undelivered O
love O
letters O
, O
and O
oh O
yeah O
, O
about O
$ O
600 O
in O
cash O

imagine O
all O
the O
fun O
one O
could O
have O
with O
all O
that O
stuff O
. O

beats O
even O
the O
contents O
of O
the O
`` O
Plan O
R O
Survival O
Kit O
'' O
Slim O
Pickins O
' O
inventories O
in O
Dr. B-WORK_OF_ART
Stranglove I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

suffice O
to O
say O
all O
of O
the O
above O
are O
now O
on O
my O
bobmart O
shopping O
list O
. O

it O
's O
the O
rubber O
tubing O
part O
that O
i O
suspect O
is O
really O
giving O
the O
woman O
Nowak B-PERSON
`` O
just O
wanted O
to O
talk O
to O
'' O
a O
whopping O
case O
of O
the O
heebie O
geebies O
. O

`` O
Hell O
hath O
no O
fury O
... O
'' O

~~~ O

the O
morning O
news O
also O
included O
mention O
of O
the O
passing O
of O
Frankie B-PERSON
Lane I-PERSON
, O
the O
man O
who O
gave O
us O
what O
is O
certainly O
the O
best O
road O
trip O
tune O
ever O
-- O
`` O
Rawhide B-WORK_OF_ART
! O
'' O

i O
remember O
while O
howling O
back O
from O
a O
long O
weekend O
in O
Squamish B-GPE
, O
after O
listening O
to O
the O
mighty O
original O
a O
few O
times O
with O
all O
the O
windows O
down O
-LRB- O
this O
in O
order O
to O
invoke O
a O
much O
needed O
second O
wind O
at O
about O
3am O
on O
I O
-RRB- O
i O
crooned O
a O
variation O
on O
this O
deathless O
standard O
to O
inspire O
my O
then O
sweetheart O
-LRB- O
and O
still O
dear O
pal O
-RRB- O
who O
was O
cramming O
for O
an O
organic O
chem O
final O

-LRB- O
she O
had O
carried O
her O
notes O
with O
her O
all O
weekend O
, O
even O
had O
her O
head O
buried O
in O
them O
while O
belaying O
me O
on O
Grand B-LOC
Wall I-LOC
. O

a O
real O
confidence O
builder O
to O
look O
down O
from O
the O
shaky O
crux O
and O
see O
that O
. O

ah O
yeeesh O
-RRB- O

'' O
Bondin' O
bondin' O
bondin' O
keep O
that O
carbon O
bondin' O
FORMALDEHYDE O
!!!! O
-LRB- O
& O
etc O
-RRB- O
'' O

my O
beloved O
abby O
was O
, O
oddly O
, O
not O
amused O
. O

she O
loudly O
invoked O
the O
wrath O
of O
The O
Gods O
-LRB- O
see O
above O
-RRB- O
down O
upon O
my O
pointy O
little O
head O
. O

and O
, O
remarkably O
, O
she O
got O
it O
. O

for O
seconds O
later O
there O
was O
this O
tuly O
blinding O
flash O
as O
lightning O
hit O
an O
unlucky O
tree O
just O
a O
few O
hundred O
in O
front O
of O
us O
and O
off O
on O
the O
side O
of O
the O
road O
. O

and O
the O
thunderous O
crash O
that O
followed O
shook O
us O
into O
the O
adjoining O
lane O
. O

that O
and O
no O
more O
than O
a O
minute O
later O
, O
as O
i O
attempted O
to O
slither O
between O
two O
of O
those O
big O
open O
stake O
trucks O
they O
use O
to O
haul O
live O
cattle O
, O
there O
was O
yet O
another O
mighty O
blast O
of O
lightning O
close O
by O
. O

this O
apparently O
caused O
a O
whole O
lot O
of O
tightly O
packed O
cows O
to O
suddenly O
and O
simultaneously O
group O
- O
shit O
themselves O
, O
as O
we O
were O
instantly O
enveloped O
in O
the O
mother O
of O
all O
shit O
storms O
. O

literally O
. O

it O
was O
so O
thick O
my O
windshield O
wipers O
just O
stopped O
. O

it O
got O
suddenly O
pitch O
black O
inside O
the O
car O
as O
every O
inch O
of O
glass O
was O
buried O
in O
cow O
shit O
. O

this O
at O
, O
um O
, O
12 O
hours O
divided O
by O
two O
, O
times O
five O
, O
plus O
about O
65 O
equals O
, O
um O
, O
something O
like O
95 O
mph O
. O

caught O
tight O
between O
two O
tractor O
trailers O
howling O
-LRB- O
bleating O
? O
-RRB- O
down O
some O
steep O
pass O
somewhere O
in O
southern O
oregon O
. O

suffice O
to O
say O
i O
nearly O
shit O
myself O
as O
well O
. O

for O
i O
could O
do O
nothing O
but O
take O
my O
foot O
off O
the O
gas O
, O
aim O
kinda O
straight O
, O
and O
start O
chanting O
from O
the O
tibetan O
book B-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
the I-WORK_OF_ART
dead I-WORK_OF_ART
. O

abby O
, O
always O
the O
cool O
head O
, O
rolled O
down O
her O
window O
-LRB- O
and O
was O
immediately O
rewarded O
with O
a O
lapful O
of O
still O
warm O
poop O
-RRB- O
, O
allowing O
me O
to O
slither O
over O
onto O
the O
shoulder O
of O
the O
road O
in O
an O
almost O
controlled O
manner O
. O

there O
we O
used O
a O
snow O
scraper O
, O
all O
was O
left O
in O
our O
water O
bottles O
-LRB- O
not O
much O
- O
for O
who O
would O
have O
anticipated O
_that_ O
-RRB- O
, O
a O
big O
unopened O
jug O
of O
gatorade O
, O
and O
a O
bottle O
of O
nondescript O
chardonnay O
to O
clear O
just O
enough O
of O
a O
porthole O
in O
the O
mighty O
poop O
wad O
on O
the O
windshield O
to O
allow O
us O
to O
actually O
find O
, O
then O
limp O
into O
, O
ashland O
. O

there O
we O
sat O
at O
this O
dark O
gas O
station O
with O
a O
drive O
through O
car O
wash O
waiting O
for O
it O
to O
open O
. O

abby O
again O
immersed O
in O
her O
org O
chem O
book O
, O
seemingly O
nonplussed O
, O
me O
thwapping O
my O
head O
against O
the O
steering O
wheel O
chanting O
`` O
this O
is O
n't O
happening O
... O
'' O

when O
the O
guy O
-LRB- O
the O
owner O
, O
it O
turned O
out O
-RRB- O
arrived O
to O
open O
the O
gas O
station O
, O
he O
took O
one O
look O
at O
our O
cow O
pie O
with O
wheels O
and O
said O
`` O
what O
the O
fook O
? O
'' O

then O
he O
noticed O
we O
were O
parked O
at O
the O
mouth O
of O
his O
drive O
through O
car O
wash O
and O
said O
`` O
there O
's O
no O
_way_ O
i O
'm O
gon O
na O
let O
you O
use O
my O
car O
wash O
! O
'' O

though O
in O
the O
end O
he O
proved O
not O
to O
be O
a O
complete O
turd O
-- O
as O
he O
gave O
us O
detailed O
directions O
to O
his O
competitor O
's O
coin O
operated O
self O
serve O
/ O
self O
spray O
car O
wash O
on O
the O
other O
side O
of O
town O
. O

that O
and O
broke O
our O
remaining O
40 O
bucks O
of O
cash O
into O
a O
half O
ton O
of O
quarters O
. O

and O
we O
used O
every O
last O
quarter O
, O
for O
panicked O
cow O
cow O
- O
poop O
is O
like O
epoxy O
-- O
if O
you O
did O
n't O
already O
know O
that O
... O

~~~ O

sure O
, O
you O
're O
all O

... O

read O
more O
>> O

Blouberg B-GPE
was O
epic O
on O
my O
scale O
, O
involving O
as O
it O
did O
a O
King O
, O
a O
big O
snake O
, O
Germans B-NORP
and O
a O
policeman O
disappearing O
on O
the O
mountain O
, O
advice O
on O
how O
to O
kill O
a O
python O
, O
and O
bears O
some O
relevance O
to O
the O
recent O
thread O
on O
getting O
lost O

-LRB- O
do O
you O
think O
Hal B-PERSON
should O
add O
some O
advice O
in O
his O
book O
Bringing B-WORK_OF_ART
Yourself I-WORK_OF_ART
Back I-WORK_OF_ART
Alive O
about O
maps O
provided O
by O
Rupert B-PERSON
? O
-RRB- O

, O
oh O
, O
yeah O
, O
and O
the O
guy O
looking O
for O
his O
cow O
with O
a O
hatchet O
, O
but O
the O
epic O
status O
was O
compromised O
when O
we O
were O
descending O
the O
mountain O
and O
met O
the O
schoolgirls O
coming O
up O
it O
on O
their O
way O
home O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
any O
part O
of O
that O
trip O
translates O
well O
to O
North O
American B-NORP
experiences O
, O
except O
for O
the O
thunderstorm O
coming O
on O
just O
as O
we O
were O
near O
a O
cave O
. O

But O
the O
real O
assignment O
was O
on O
road O
trips O
. O
^,,^ O
would O
probably O
find O
any O
trip O
you O
ever O
made O
in O
The O
Slut O
to O
be O
of O
interest O
. O

Andy B-PERSON
Cairns I-PERSON

And O
that O
was O
when O
you O
were O
finally O
a O
peace O
with O
the O
decision O
to O
not O
buy O
a O
convertable O
, O
was O
n't O
it O
? O

- O
s O
- O

January O
1966 O
. O

In O
Nigeria B-GPE
a O
civil O
war O
was O
going O
on O
. O

I O
was O
a O
correspondent O
covering O
the O
war O
. O

On O
a O
cloudy O
day O
I O
left O
Lagos B-GPE
. O

I O
was O
driving O
along O
a O
road O
where O
they O
say O
no O
white O
man O
can O
come O
back O
alive O
. O
I O
was O
driving O
to O
see O
if O
a O
white O
man O
could O
, O
because O
I O
had O
to O
experience O
everything O
for O
myself O
. O

I O
know O
that O
a O
man O
shudders O
in O
the O
forest O
when O
he O
passes O
close O
to O
a O
lion O
. O

I O
got O
close O
to O
a O
lion O
so O
that O
I O
would O
know O
how O
it O
feels O
. O

I O
had O
to O
do O
it O
myself O
because O
I O
knew O
that O
no O
one O
could O
describe O
it O
to O
me O
. O

And O
I O
can O
not O
describe O
it O
myself O
. O

Nor O
can O
I O
describe O
a O
night O
in O
the O
Sahara O
. O

The O
stars O
over O
the O
Sahara O
are O
enormous O
. O

They O
sway O
above O
the O
sand O
like O
great O
chandeliers O
. O

The O
light O
of O
those O
stars O
is O
green O
. O

Night O
in O
the O
Sahara O
is O
as O
green O
as O
a O
Mazowsze* B-LOC
meadow O
. O

I O
drove O
up O
a O
hill O

and O
when O
I O
got O
to O
the O
crest O
I O
could O
see O
the O
first O
flaming O
roadblock O
down O
below O
. O

Burning O
logs O
blocked O
the O
road O
. O

I O
slowed O
down O
and O
then O
stopped O
; O

it O
would O
have O
been O
impossible O
to O
have O
carried O
on O
. O

I O
could O
see O
a O
dozen O
or O
so O
young O
people O
. O

Some O
had O
shotguns O
, O

some O
were O
holding O
knives O

and O
the O
rest O
were O
armed O
with O
machetes O
. O

They O
were O
dressed O
alike O
in O
blue O
shirts O
with O
white O
sleeves O
, O
the O
colours O
of O
the O
opposition O
, O
of O
the O
UPGA O
. O

They O
wore O
black O
and O
white O
caps O
with O
the O
letters O
UPGA B-ORG
. O

They O
had O
pictures O
of O
Chief B-PERSON
Awolowo I-PERSON
pinned O
to O
their O
shirts O
. O

Chief B-PERSON
Awolowo I-PERSON
was O
the O
leader O
of O
the O
opposition O
, O
the O
idol O
of O
the O
party O
. O

They O
must O
have O
been O
smoking O
hashish O
because O
their O
eyes O
were O
mad O

and O
they O
did O
not O
look O
fully O
conscious O
. O

They O
were O
soaked O
in O
sweat O
, O
seemed O
possessed O
, O
frenzied O
. O

They O
descended O
on O
me O
and O
pulled O
me O
out O
of O
the O
car O
. O

I O
could O
hear O
them O
shouting O
' O
UPGA B-ORG
! O
UPGA B-ORG
! O
' O

On O
this O
road O
UPGA B-ORG
ruled O
. O

UPGA B-ORG
held O
me O
in O
its O
sway O
. O

I O
could O
feel O
three O
knife O
points O
against O
my O
back O

and O
I O
saw O
several O
machetes O
aimed O
at O
my O
head O
. O

Two O
activists O
stood O
a O
few O
steps O
away O
, O
pointing O
their O
guns O
at O
me O
in O
case O
I O
tried O
to O
get O
away O
. O

My O
African O
experience O
had O
taught O
me O
that O
the O
worst O
thing O
to O
do O
in O
such O
situations O
is O
to O
betray O
your O
despair O
. O

The O
most O
important O
thing O
was O
keeping O
still O
. O

Keeping O
still O
takes O
practice O
and O
willpower O
, O
because O
everything O
inside O
screams O
that O
you O
should O
run O
for O
it O
or O
jump O
the O
other O
guy O
. O

But O
they O
are O
always O
in O
groups O
and O
that O
means O
certain O
death O
. O

I O
had O
to O
cover O
all O
my O
weaknesses O
, O
hide O
them O
somewhere O
very O
deep O
within O
myself O
. O

This O
was O
Africa B-GPE
, O

I O
was O
in O
Africa B-GPE
. O

They O
did O
not O
know O
that O
I O
was O
not O
their O
enemy O
. O

They O
knew O
that O
I O
was O
white O
, O

and O
the O
only O
white O
they O
had O
known O
was O
the O
colonizer O
, O
who O
abased O
them O
. O

The O
ones O
standing O
in O
the O
road O
wanted O
cash O
. O

They O
wanted O
me O
to O
join O
the O
party O
, O
to O
become O
a O
member O
of O
UPGA B-ORG
and O
to O
pay O
for O
it O
. O

I O
gave O
them O
five O
shillings O
. O

That O
was O
too O
little O
, O
because O
somebody O
hit O
me O
on O
the O
back O
of O
the O
head O
. O

I O
felt O
pain O
in O
my O
skull O
. O

In O
a O
moment O
there O
was O
another O
blow O
. O

After O
the O
third O
blow O
I O
felt O
an O
enormous O
tiredness O
. O

I O
was O
fatigued O
and O
sleepy O
; O

I O
asked O
how O
much O
they O
wanted O
. O

They O
wanted O
five O
pounds O
. O

Everything O
in O
Africa B-GPE
was O
getting O
more O
expensive O
. O

In O
the O
Congo B-GPE
soldiers O
were O
accepting O
people O
into O
the O
party O
for O
one O
pack O
of O
cigarettes O
and O
one O
blow O
with O
a O
rifle O
butt O
. O

But O
here O
I O
had O
already O
got O
it O
a O
couple O
of O
times O

and O
I O
was O
still O
supposed O
to O
pay O
five O
pounds O
. O

I O
must O
have O
hesitated O
because O
the O
boss O
shouted O
to O
the O
activists O
, O
' O
Burn O
the O
car O
! O
' O

and O
that O
car O
, O
the O
Peugeot O
that O
had O
been O
carrying O
me O
around O
Africa B-GPE
, O
was O
not O
mine O
. O

It O
belonged O
to O
the O
Polish B-NORP
state O
. O

One O
of O
them O
splashed O
gasoline O
on O
the O
Peugeot O
. O

I O
understood O
that O
the O
discussion O
had O
ended O
and O
I O
had O
no O
way O
out O
. O

I O
gave O
them O
the O
five O
pounds O
. O

They O
started O
fighting O
over O
it O
. O

But O
they O
allowed O
me O
to O
drive O
on O
. O

Two O
boys O
moved O
the O
burning O
logs O
aside O
. O

I O
looked O
around O
. O

On O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
road O
there O
was O
a O
village O
and O
the O
village O
crowd O
had O
been O
watching O
the O
action O
. O

The O
people O
were O
silent O
; O

somebody O
in O
the O
crowd O
was O
holding O
up O
a O
UPGA B-ORG
banner O
. O

They O
all O
had O
photographs O
of O
Chief B-PERSON
Awolowo I-PERSON
pinned O
on O
their O
shirts O
. O

I O
liked O
the O
girls O
best O
. O

They O
were O
naked O
to O
the O
waist O
and O
had O
the O
name O
of O
the O
party O
written O
across O
their O
breasts O
: O
UP O
on O
the O
right O
breast O
, O
and O
GA O
on O
the O
left O
one O
. O

I O
started O
off O
. O

I O
could O
not O
turn O
back O
; O

they O
allowed O
me O
only O
to O
go O
forward O
. O

So O
I O
kept O
driving O
through O
a O
country O
at O
war O
, O
a O
cloud O
of O
dust O
behind O
me O
. O

The O
landscape O
was O
beautiful O
here O
, O
all O
vivid O
colours O
, O

Africa B-GPE
the O
way O
I O
like O
it O
. O

Quiet O
, O
empty O
- O
every O
now O
and O
then O
a O
bird O
taking O
flight O
in O
the O
path O
of O
the O
car O
. O

Now O
I O
knew O
the O
price O
: O

UPGA B-ORG
had O
demanded O
five O
pounds O
of O
me O
. O

I O
had O
less O
than O
five O
pounds O
left O
, O
and O
fifty O
kilometres O
to O
go O
. O

I O
passed O
a O
burning O
village O
and O
then O
an O
emptying O
village O
, O
people O
fleeing O
into O
the O
bush O
. O

Two O
goats O
grazed O
by O
the O
roadside O
and O
smoke O
hung O
above O
the O
road O
. O

Beyond O
the O
village O
there O
was O
another O
burning O
roadblock O
. O

Activists O
in O
UPGA B-ORG
uniforms O
, O
knives O
in O
their O
hands O
, O
were O
kicking O
a O
driver O
who O
did O
not O
want O
to O
pay O
his O
membership O
fee O
. O

Nearby O
stood O
a O
bloody O
, O
beaten O
man O
- O

he O
had O
n't O
been O
able O
to O
come O
up O
with O
the O
dues O
, O
either O
. O

Everything O
looked O
like O
the O
first O
roadblock O
. O

At O
this O
one O
, O
though O
, O
I O
had O
n't O
even O
managed O
to O
announce O
my O
desire O
to O
join O
UPGA B-ORG
before O
I O
received O
a O
pair O
of O
hooks O
to O
the O
midsection O
and O
had O
my O
shirt O
torn O
. O

They O
turned O
my O
pockets O
out O
and O
took O
all O
my O
money O
. O

I O
was O
waiting O
for O
them O
to O
set O
me O
on O
fire O
, O
because O
UPGA B-ORG
was O
burning O
many O
people O
alive O
. O

I O
had O
seen O
the O
burnt O
corpses O
. O

The O
boss O
at O
this O
roadblock O
popped O
me O
one O
in O
the O
face O

and O
I O
felt O
a O
warm O
sweetness O
in O
my O
mouth O
. O

Then O
he O
poured O
benzene O
on O
me O
, O

because O
here O
they O
burn O
people O
in O
benzene O
: O

it O
guarantees O
complete O
incineration O
. O

I O
felt O
an O
animal O
fear O
, O
a O
fear O
that O
struck O
me O
with O
paralysis O
; O

I O
stood O
rooted O
to O
the O
ground O
, O
as O
if O
I O
was O
buried O
up O
to O
the O
neck O
. O

I O
could O
feel O
the O
sweat O
flowing O
over O
me O
, O

but O
under O
my O
skin O
I O
was O
as O
cold O
as O
if O
standing O
naked O
in O
sub-zero O
frost O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
live O
, O
but O
life O
was O
abandoning O
me O
. O

I O
wanted O
to O
live O
, O
but O
I O
did O
not O
know O
how O
to O
defend O
my O
life O
. O

My O
life O
was O
going O
to O
end O
in O
inhuman O
torment O
. O

My O
life O
was O
going O
to O
go O
out O
in O
flames O
. O

The O
boss O
of O
the O
operation O
stuffed O
my O
money O
into O
his O
pocket O
and O
shouted O
at O
me O
, O
blasting O
me O
with O
his O
beery O
breath O
: O
' O
Power O
! O

UPGA B-ORG
must O
get O
power O
! O

We O
want O
power O
! O

UPGA B-ORG
is O
power O
! O
' O

He O
was O
shaking O
, O
swept O
up O
in O
the O
passion O
of O
power O
; O

he O
was O
mad O
on O
power O
; O

the O
very O
word O
' O
power O
' O
sent O
him O
into O
ecstasy O
, O
into O
the O
highest O
rapture O
. O

His O
face O
was O
flooding O
sweat O
, O

the O
veins O
on O
his O
forehead O
were O
bulging O

and O
his O
eyes O
were O
shot O
with O
blood O
and O
madness O
. O

He O
was O
happy O

and O
he O
began O
to O
laugh O
in O
joy O
. O

They O
all O
started O
laughing O
. O

That O
laughter O
saved O
me O
. O

They O
ordered O
me O
to O
drive O
on O
. O

About O
four O
kilometres O
down O
the O
road O
the O
third O
roadblock O
was O
burning O
. O

The O
road O
was O
straight O

and O
I O
could O
see O
the O
smoke O
a O
long O
way O
off O
, O

and O
then O
I O
saw O
the O
fire O
and O
the O
activists O
. O

I O
could O
not O
turn O
back O
. O

There O
were O
two O
barriers O
behind O
me O
. O

I O
could O
only O
go O
forward O
. O

I O
was O
trapped O
, O
falling O
out O
of O
one O
ambush O
into O
another O
. O

But O
now O
I O
was O
out O
of O
money O
for O
ransom O
, O

and O
I O
knew O
that O
if O
I O
did O
n't O
pay O
up O
they O
would O
burn O
the O
car O
. O

Above O
all O
, O
I O
did O
n't O
want O
another O
beating O
. O

I O
had O
been O
whipped O
, O
my O
shirt O
was O
in O
tatters O

and O
I O
reeked O
of O
benzene O
. O

There O
was O
only O
one O
way O
out O
: O
to O
run O
the O
roadblock O
. O

It O
was O
risky O
because O
I O
might O
wreck O
the O
car O
or O
it O
might O
catch O
fire O
. O

But O
I O
had O
no O
choice O
. O

I O
floored O
it O
. O

The O
roadblock O
was O
a O
kilometre O
ahead O
. O

The O
speedometer O
needle O
jumped O
: O
110 O
, O
120 O
, O
140 O
. O

The O
car O
shimmied O

and O
I O
gripped O
the O
wheel O
more O
tightly O
. O

I O
leaned O
on O
the O
horn O
. O

When O
I O
was O
right O
on O
top O
of O
it O
I O
could O
see O
that O
the O
bonfire O
stretched O
all O
the O
way O
across O
the O
road O
. O

The O
activists O
were O
waving O
their O
knives O
for O
me O
to O
stop O
. O

I O
saw O
that O
two O
of O
them O
were O
winding O
up O
to O
throw O
bottles O
of O
gasoline O
at O
the O
car O

and O
for O
a O
second O
I O
thought O
, O
so O
, O
this O
is O
the O
end O
, O

this O
is O
the O
end O
, O

but O
there O
was O
no O
turning O
back O
. O

There O
was O
no O
turning O
... O

I O
smashed O
into O
the O
fire O
, O

the O
car O
jumped O
, O

there O
was O
a O
hammering O
against O
the O
belly O
pan O
, O

sparks O
showered O
over O
the O
windshield O
. O

And O
suddenly O
- O
the O
roadblock O
, O
the O
fire O
and O
the O
shouting O
were O
behind O
me O
. O

The O
bottles O
had O
missed O
. O

Hounded O
by O
terror O
I O
drove O
another O
kilometre O

and O
then O
I O
stopped O
to O
make O
sure O
the O
car O
was O
n't O
on O
fire O
. O

It O
was O
n't O
on O
fire O
. O

I O
was O
all O
wet O
. O

All O
my O
strength O
had O
left O
me O
; O

I O
was O
incapable O
of O
fighting O
; O

I O
was O
wide O
open O
, O
defenceless O
. O

I O
sat O
down O
on O
the O
sand O
and O
felt O
sick O
to O
my O
stomach O
. O

Everything O
around O
me O
was O
alien O
. O

An O
alien O
sky O
and O
alien O
trees O
. O
Alien O
hills O
and O
manioc O
fields O
. O

parts O
of O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Burning I-WORK_OF_ART
Roadblocks I-WORK_OF_ART
-LSB- O
plan O
for O
a O
book O
that O
could O
have O
ended O
right O
here O
-RSB- O
in O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Soccer I-WORK_OF_ART
War I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
by O
Ryszard B-PERSON
ski I-PERSON
, O
Alfred B-ORG
A. I-ORG
Knopf I-ORG
, O
1991 O

http://www.pbase.com/jolka/image/53574802 O

Last O
tango O
in O
Paris B-GPE

Paris B-GPE
was O
once O
the O
sex O
capital O
of O
the O
world O
. O

But O
a O
crackdown O
on O
prostitution O
and O
the O
rise O
of O
porn O
megastores O
are O
destroying O
a O
unique O
, O
secret O
heritage O
. O

Andrew B-PERSON
Hussey I-PERSON
reports O

Every O
day O
of O
the O
week O
, O
from O
mid-morning O
until O
the O
early O
hours O
, O
the O
Club O
88 O
on O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
in O
central O
Paris B-GPE
does O
a O
brisk O
trade O
. O

From O
the O
outside O
at O
least O
, O
there O
is O
little O
to O
distinguish O
it O
from O
the O
dozen O
or O
so O
rival O
sex O
shops O
which O
line O
the O
streets O
in O
this O
part O
of O
Paris B-GPE
, O
in O
between O
the O
stalls O
flogging O
cheap O
hip O
- O
hop O
gear O
and O
drugs O
paraphernalia O
. O

This O
part O
of O
the O
city O
has O
always O
had O
a O
seedy O
reputation O
. O

Since O
the O
Middle O
Ages O
, O
it O
has O
been O
known O
as O
the O
haunt O
of O
hustlers O
, O
thieves O
and O
whores O
- O

the O
street O
signs O
around O
here O
give O
the O
game O
away O
-LRB- O
la O
rue O
de O
la O
Grande O
Truanderie O
- O
`` O
the O
street O
of O
great O
criminality O
'' O
, O
named O
in O
the O
15th O
century O
, O
is O
still O
home O
to O
evil O
- O
looking O
dope O
dealers O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
upper O
end O
of O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
is O
lined O
day O
and O
night O
with O
prostitutes O
of O
all O
prices O
and O
races O
. O

The O
lower O
end O
is O
less O
lively O
but O
nonetheless O
grim O
. O

As O
recently O
as O
the O
1970s O
, O
when O
the O
vast O
outdoor O
market O
of O
Les B-FAC
Halles I-FAC
was O
finally O
pulled O
down O
, O
it O
still O
enjoyed O
a O
reputation O
for O
gamey O
, O
sinful O
pleasures O
. O

Now O
that O
Les B-FAC
Halles I-FAC
has O
been O
replaced O
by O
a O
shopping O
mall O
, O
this O
part O
of O
the O
city O
is O
avoided O
by O
most O
native O
Parisians B-NORP
and O
abandoned O
to O
tourists O
and O
banlieusards O
- O
the O
kids O
from O
the O
wretched O
council O
estates O
surrounding O
Paris B-GPE
who O
come O
here O
by O
a O
fast O
, O
direct O
train O
to O
get O
wrecked O
and O
cause O
low O
- O
level O
trouble O
. O

The O
bleak O
surroundings O
make O
it O
all O
the O
more O
remarkable O
that O
Club O
88 O
and O
its O
rival O
sex O
megastores O
have O
become O
the O
latest O
battlefield O
in O
Parisian O
culture O
wars O
. O

On O
the O
one O
side O
are O
young O
intellectuals O
of O
-LRB- O
usually O
-RRB- O
the O
radical O
left O
who O
embrace O
porn O
, O
even O
in O
its O
wildest O
forms O
, O
as O
part O
of O
their O
libertarian O
philosophy O
. O

This O
explains O
, O
for O
example O
, O
how O
Philippe B-PERSON
Azoury I-PERSON
for O
the O
ultra-hip O
magazine O
Les B-ORG
Inrockuptibles I-ORG
, O
evoking O
the O
writer O
and O
erotomaniac O
Georges B-PERSON
Bataille I-PERSON
as O
his O
guide O
, O
can O
- O
without O
any O
shred O
of O
irony O
- O
describe O
Club O
88 O
as O
`` O
probably O
the O
best O
club O
in O
the O
world O
'' O
on O
the O
grounds O
that O
it O
offers O
both O
pleasure O
and O
excitement O
open O
to O
all O
. O

A O
quick O
tour O
around O
Club O
88 O
reveals O
the O
truth O
of O
this O
statement O
. O

Although O
the O
exterior O
is O
discreet O
and O
vaguely O
stylish O
, O
inside O
, O
beyond O
the O
rows O
of O
standard O
specialist O
material O
-LRB- O
bestiality O
to O
coprophilia O
-RRB- O
, O
there O
is O
a O
labyrinth O
of O
cubicles O
, O
private O
rooms O
and O
viewing O
areas O
. O

The O
central O
area O
is O
patrolled O
by O
girls O
, O
most O
of O
whom O
seem O
not O
to O
be O
French B-NORP
, O
but O
who O
cheerfully O
offer O
, O
in O
a O
variety O
of O
languages O
, O
a O
sex O
massage O
. O

A O
Tannoy O
reminds O
the O
idling O
would O
- O
be O
customer O
that O
`` O
l' O
amour O
sur O
scene O
'' O
takes O
place O
at O
regular O
intervals O
if O
enough O
tickets O
are O
sold O
. O

On O
the O
upper O
floors O
, O
which O
are O
dimly O
- O
lit O
and O
apparently O
designed O
to O
be O
as O
disorientating O
as O
possible O
, O
it O
is O
possible O
to O
see O
over O
400 O
different O
porn O
films O
an O
hour O
on O
the O
multi-screen O
channels O
. O

There O
are O
dungeons O
and O
ante-chambers O
to O
God O
knows O
what O
. O

Business O
reaches O
a O
peak O
at O
lunch O
- O
times O
and O
in O
the O
early O
evening O
- O

this O
is O
when O
you O
notice O
most O
of O
all O
the O
sociability O
and O
the O
buzz O
of O
the O
crowds O
-LRB- O
mostly O
male O
it O
has O
to O
be O
said O
but O
with O
a O
surprising O
number O
of O
couples O
, O
chatty O
lesbians O
and O
lone O
females O
-RRB- O
. O

The O
sex O
megastore O
is O
now O
a O
staple O
feature O
in O
the O
famous O
red O
- O
light O
districts O
of O
Paris B-GPE
-LRB- O
other O
big O
names O
here O
include O
Scarlet O
and O
Sexodrome O
in O
Pigalle B-FAC
-RRB- O
. O

However O
, O
despite O
the O
DVD O
viewing O
cabins O
, O
the O
lifts O
and O
escalators O
, O
the O
mumsy O
female O
staff O
and O
the O
credit O
- O
card O
friendly O
ambience O
which O
make O
them O
feel O
like O
a O
particularly O
kinky O
branch O
of O
Waterstones B-FAC
, O
they O
are O
not O
universally O
popular O
. O

The O
problem O
here O
, O
the O
argument O
runs O
, O
is O
that O
there O
is O
nothing O
specifically O
`` O
Parisian O
'' O
about O
this O
environment O
. O

More O
to O
the O
point O
, O
the O
rise O
of O
the O
sex O
megastore O
has O
gone O
hand O
- O
in O
- O
hand O
with O
Nicolas B-PERSON
Sarkozy I-PERSON
's O
loudly O
stated O
mission O
to O
clean O
up O
the O
city O
. O

This O
began O
in O
the O
summer O
of O
2002 O
when O
Sarkozy B-PERSON
, O
then O
Minister O
of O
the O
Interior O
, O
introduced O
harsh O
fines O
on O
streetwalkers O
around O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
. O

Those O
he O
hit O
hardest O
were O
the O
independent O
working O
women O
, O
almost O
all O
of O
whom O
were O
native O
Parisian O
- O
working O
class O
women O
, O
known O
as O
les O
traditionelles O
-LRB- O
the O
traditional O
ones O
-RRB- O
. O

These O
girls O
were O
also O
known O
as O
parigotes O
-LRB- O
a O
parigot O
is O
the O
rough O
Parisian O
equivalent O
of O
a O
cockney O
-RRB- O
and O
prized O
for O
their O
gouaille O
, O
a O
form O
of O
sarcastic O
wit O
. O

The O
traditionelles O
of O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
found O
themselves O
driven O
out O
of O
the O
city O
centre O
by O
the O
harsh O
laws O
on O
street O
- O
walking O
. O

Many O
were O
reduced O
to O
working O
out O
of O
vans O
parked O
at O
Porte B-FAC
Dauphine I-FAC
or O
Vincennes B-FAC
, O
hoping O
to O
pick O
up O
trade O
from O
passing O
motorists O
. O

The O
newspaper O
Le B-ORG
Parisien I-ORG
reported O
angrily O
on O
the O
way O
on O
which O
these O
native O
Parisians B-NORP
were O
being O
driven O
out O
to O
be O
replaced O
by O
girls O
from O
sub-Saharan O
Africa B-GPE
run O
by O
gangs O
from O
Kosovo B-GPE
and O
Romania B-GPE
. O

Le B-ORG
Parisien I-ORG
did O
its O
best O
to O
explain O
that O
its O
complaints O
were O
not O
driven O
by O
racism O
but O
that O
traditionelles O
were O
as O
Parisian O
as O
steak O
- O
frites O
, O
cheap O
red O
wine O
and O
Gauloises B-PRODUCT
cigarettes O
, O
and O
, O
when O
they O
left O
, O
the O
city O
had O
lost O
a O
vital O
component O
of O
its O
underground O
culture O
. O

The O
likes O
of O
`` O
Sandrine B-PERSON
'' O
, O
who O
had O
worked O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
for O
nearly O
20 O
years O
complained O
in O
the O
press O
that O
, O
not O
only O
was O
she O
being O
driven O
to O
penury O
, O
but O
that O
the O
city O
was O
losing O
part O
of O
its O
essential O
character O
. O

She O
clearly O
hit O
a O
nerve O
; O
the O
likes O
of O
Club O
88 O
, O
it O
was O
argued O
by O
those O
who O
took O
up O
the O
traditionnelles O
' O
defence O
, O
could O
be O
anywhere O
in O
Europe B-GPE
, O
from O
Barcelona B-GPE
to O
Hamburg B-GPE
. O

At O
stake O
, O
it O
was O
further O
argued O
as O
the O
old O
generation O
of O
whores O
began O
to O
leave O
the O
city O
in O
droves O
, O
was O
the O
very O
soul O
of O
Paris B-GPE
itself O
. O

It O
is O
easy O
to O
see O
this O
as O
a O
typically O
Gallic O
overstatement O
. O

It O
is O
a O
fact O
, O
however O
, O
that O
the O
history O
of O
prostitution O
in O
Paris B-GPE
is O
, O
for O
many O
, O
inextricably O
linked O
to O
the O
political O
fortunes O
of O
the O
city O
. O

This O
tradition O
can O
be O
traced O
to O
18th O
- O
century O
Enlightenment O
ideology O
and O
the O
rise O
of O
a O
new O
class O
of O
thinkers O
, O
the O
libertins O
, O
who O
were O
avowedly O
atheist O
and O
sceptical O
about O
all O
other O
entrenched O
beliefs O
such O
as O
the O
power O
of O
monarchy O
. O

During O
this O
period O
, O
the O
city O
swarmed O
with O
whores O
and O
to O
call O
for O
their O
suppression O
was O
to O
be O
in O
favour O
of O
Church O
and O
King O
and O
other O
superstitions O
. O

The O
growth O
of O
widespread O
prostitution O
in O
Paris B-GPE
was O
paralleled O
by O
the O
rise O
of O
the O
new O
literary O
genre O
of O
pornography O
. O

Much O
early O
pornography O
was O
entirely O
functional O
, O
providing O
a O
guide O
to O
well O
- O
known O
brothels O
, O
such O
as O
Le B-FAC
Gros I-FAC
Millan I-FAC
on O
rue O
du O
Beaujolais O
or O
Le B-FAC
Grand I-FAC
Balcon I-FAC
on O
rue O
de O
la O
Croix O
des O
Petits O
- O
Champs O
. O

The O
genre O
soon O
became O
an O
entertainment O
in O
its O
own O
right O
and O
a O
great O
deal O
of O
police O
energy O
was O
wasted O
on O
pursuing O
printers O
, O
publishers O
and O
readers O
of O
work O
that O
was O
deemed O
to O
be O
anti-Christian O
and O
anti-social O
but O
which O
most O
Parisians B-NORP
found O
as O
life O
- O
enhancing O
as O
any O
of O
their O
other O
pleasures O
. O

Popular O
titles O
such O
as O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Nun I-WORK_OF_ART
in I-WORK_OF_ART
her I-WORK_OF_ART
Nightdress I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
John B-WORK_OF_ART
, I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Fucker I-WORK_OF_ART
Debauched I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
were O
both O
bestsellers O
and O
intellectually O
respectable O
in O
the O
18th O
- O
century O
city O
. O

During O
the B-EVENT
Revolution I-EVENT
of I-EVENT
1789 I-EVENT
, O
the B-FAC
Palais I-FAC
- I-FAC
Royal I-FAC
, O
the O
great O
colonnaded O
space O
then O
at O
the O
heart O
of O
the O
city O
, O
played O
host O
to O
nightly O
sex O
shows O
. O

One O
of O
the O
special O
amusements O
in O
the O
brothels O
on O
the O
upper O
floors O
was O
the O
availability O
of O
sosies O
de O
vedette O
, O
whores O
who O
looked O
like O
or O
dressed O
up O
as O
famous O
women O
of O
the O
day O
. O

Sexual O
activity O
only O
intensified O
during O
the O
height O
of O
the O
Terror O
, O
when O
the O
girls O
wore O
red O
, O
white O
and O
blue O
bonnets O
and O
offered O
a O
special O
price O
to O
the O
top O
members O
of O
the O
Assembly O
. O

The O
real O
point O
was O
, O
of O
course O
, O
that O
liberty O
, O
equality O
and O
unbridled O
sexuality O
were O
all O
part O
of O
the O
indissoluble O
Rights O
of O
Man O
. O

It O
is O
this O
tradition O
of O
mixing O
high O
political O
idealism O
and O
low O
carnal O
pleasures O
which O
informed O
the O
Parisian O
sexual O
underground O
of O
the O
1920s O
and O
1930s O
, O
which O
was O
documented O
by O
the O
likes O
of O
the O
philosopher O
Georges B-PERSON
Bataille I-PERSON
and O
the O
photographer O
Georges B-PERSON
Brassai I-PERSON
. O

Bataille B-PERSON
declared O
at O
the O
beginning O
of O
one O
of O
his O
most O
famous O
texts O
: O
`` O
whoever O
is O
afraid O
of O
whisky O
, O
naked O
girls O
and O
the O
obscene O
will O
never O
understand O
my O
philosophy O
'' O
. O

The O
erotic O
life O
of O
the O
city O
during O
this O
period O
- O
when O
the O
likes O
of O
Bataille B-PERSON
and O
his O
friends O
and O
lovers O
-LRB- O
the O
poet O
Colette B-PERSON
Peignot I-PERSON
, O
who O
was O
his O
lover O
and O
intellectual O
muse O
was O
an O
eager O
participant O
in O
these O
adventures O
-RRB- O
could O
buy O
a O
whole O
orgy O
at O
one O
of O
the O
clubs O
on O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
- O
was O
beautifully O
photographed O
by O
Brassai B-PERSON
and O
enhanced O
Paris B-GPE
's O
reputation O
as O
a O
city O
of O
endless O
erotic O
powers O
. O

This O
subterranean O
sexual O
city O
was O
effectively O
wiped O
out O
by O
1946 O
, O
when O
the O
authorities O
, O
disgusted O
by O
the O
close O
relationships O
between O
brothel O
owners O
and O
the O
occupying O
German B-NORP
forces O
, O
shut O
down O
more O
than O
180 O
of O
the O
notorious O
maison O
closes O
- O
the O
legal O
brothels O
scattered O
throughout O
the O
city O
, O
but O
especially O
clustered O
around O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
. O

This O
was O
done O
on O
the O
orders O
of O
the O
politician O
Marthe B-PERSON
Richard I-PERSON
, O
who O
had O
herself O
been O
a O
prostitute O
and O
spy O
. O

These O
establishments O
, O
including O
such O
famous O
names O
as O
Le B-FAC
Chabanais I-FAC
-LRB- O
which O
dated O
back O
to O
1820 O
-RRB- O
, O
Le B-FAC
Sphinx I-FAC
, O
Le O
One O
Two O
Two O
-LRB- O
this O
has O
survived O
into O
the O
21st O
century O
as O
a O
swingers O
' O
club O
-RRB- O
, O
were O
not O
only O
a O
part O
of O
Parisian O
folklore O
but O
had O
stood O
as O
elaborate O
and O
rich O
monuments O
to O
all O
forms O
of O
human O
sexual O
activity O
. O

Somewhere O
such O
as O
Le B-FAC
Sphinx I-FAC
or O
Le O
One O
Two O
Two O
not O
only O
offered O
the O
regular O
forms O
of O
coupling O
that O
could O
be O
bought O
all O
over O
the O
city O
, O
but O
specialised O
in O
`` O
shows O
'' O
and O
`` O
spectacles O
'' O
constructed O
to O
the O
whim O
of O
clients O
, O
who O
dined O
well O
in O
the O
attached O
restaurants O
as O
a O
prelude O
to O
more O
carnal O
pleasures O
. O

The O
debates O
around O
the O
closure O
of O
the O
brothels O
are O
still O
, O
surprisingly O
, O
very O
much O
a O
live O
issue O
in O
Paris B-GPE
. O

One O
of O
the O
most O
powerful O
cases O
made O
in O
favour O
of O
them O
has O
been O
regularly O
made O
since O
the O
early O
1990s O
by O
Michele B-PERSON
Barzach I-PERSON
, O
the O
Conservative O
ex-minister O
for O
health O
, O
who O
argued O
for O
controlled O
brothels O
, O
both O
gay O
and O
straight O
, O
as O
a O
way O
of O
dealing O
with O
Aids O
. O

The O
enemies O
of O
this O
coalition O
are O
, O
however O
, O
surprisingly O
not O
all O
the O
puritans O
of O
the O
Right O
or O
the O
`` O
new O
Left O
'' O
-LRB- O
although O
Segolene B-PERSON
Royal I-PERSON
, O
the B-ORG
Socialist I-ORG
Party I-ORG
's O
president O
- O
in O
- O
waiting O
does O
campaign O
on O
an O
anti-porn O
agenda O
-RRB- O
. O

They O
are O
also O
often O
artists O
and O
writers O
, O
usually O
of O
an O
older O
generation O
. O

More O
to O
the O
point O
, O
they O
too O
would O
describe O
themselves O
as O
keen O
on O
sexual O
transgression O
if O
not O
as O
downright O
erotomaniacs O
. O

They O
include O
the O
likes O
of O
Yves B-PERSON
Trentret I-PERSON
, O
the O
academic O
and O
satirical O
novelist O
, O
who O
deplores O
the O
commercialised O
, O
`` O
industrial O
erotica O
'' O
of O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
. O

`` O
I O
am O
of O
a O
generation O
that O
can O
just O
remember O
the O
erotic O
life O
of O
Paris B-GPE
as O
it O
was O
, O
'' O
he O
says O
when O
we O
meet O
in O
a O
mainly O
Algerian B-NORP
bar O
, O
L' O
Aec O
en O
ciel O
, O
in O
the O
13th O
arrondissement O
, O
which O
has O
a O
stock O
of O
mainly O
Arab B-NORP
whores O
, O
`` O
But O
that O
way O
of O
life O
has O
gone O
for O
ever O
. O

Paris B-GPE
was O
once O
known O
throughout O
the O
world O
as O
the O
capital O
of O
sex O
, O
but O
even O
if O
foreigners O
come O
now O
, O
they O
do O
not O
find O
what O
they O
are O
looking O
for O
. O

For O
me O
, O
it O
is O
worse O
still O
that O
the O
younger O
generation O
who O
celebrate O
hard O
- O
core O
porn O
do O
not O
seem O
to O
realise O
that O
they O
are O
celebrating O
hard O
- O
core O
values O
, O
and O
that O
these O
are O
the O
values O
of O
hard O
- O
core O
, O
globalised O
capitalism O
. O
'' O

This O
is O
also O
an O
argument O
made O
by O
the O
film O
director O
and O
porn O
actress O
Ovidie B-GPE
, O
who O
came O
to O
national O
prominence O
in O
France B-GPE
in O
2002 O
with O
her O
book O
Porno B-WORK_OF_ART
Manifesto I-WORK_OF_ART
, O
a O
polemic O
in O
defence O
of O
porn O
. O

Ovidie B-GPE
's O
big O
idea O
then O
was O
that O
everyday O
Parisian O
life O
had O
been O
invaded O
by O
`` O
porno O
chic O
'' O
- O
the O
use O
of O
pornographic O
imagery O
in O
advertising O
- O
and O
that O
this O
was O
a O
betrayal O
of O
the O
intentions O
of O
those O
who O
, O
like O
her O
, O
both O
used O
prostitutes O
and O
made O
`` O
real O
porn O
'' O
. O

I O
was O
then O
writing O
a O
book O
about O
Paris B-GPE
which O
, O
among O
other O
things O
, O
set O
out O
to O
cover O
the O
underground O
sexuality O
of O
the O
city O

and O
, O
inspired O
by O
her O
call O
for O
a O
return O
to O
older O
Parisian O
traditions O
of O
sexual O
experience O
, O
I O
went O
to O
speak O
to O
Ovidie B-GPE
for O
the O
first O
time O
on O
a O
chilly O
September O
morning O
in O
a O
cafe O
near O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
. O

In O
those O
days O
, O
Ovidie B-GPE
was O
tiny O
, O
pierced O
and O
dressed O
in O
black O
pyjamas O
like O
a O
junior O
Maoist B-NORP
. O
She O
began O
by O
quoting O
the O
contemporary O
thinkers O
Jean B-PERSON
Baudrillard I-PERSON
, O
Georges B-PERSON
Bataille I-PERSON
and O
Guy O
Debord O
, O
who O
, O
all O
in O
different O
ways O
, O
made O
the O
case O
for O
sexual O
freedom O
, O
and O
cited O
the O
popularity O
of O
porn O
in O
pre-Revolutionary O
Paris B-GPE
, O
before O
explaining O
her O
notion O
that O
, O
because O
it O
is O
based O
on O
a O
universal O
need O
, O
in O
the O
right O
hands O
, O
`` O
porn O
can O
set O
you O
free O
'' O
. O

Ovidie B-GPE
went O
on O
: O

pornography O
, O
she O
said O
, O
was O
about O
nothing O
more O
than O
the O
promise O
of O
human O
happiness O
. O

The O
physical O
and O
economic O
exploitation O
that O
are O
undeniably O
involved O
in O
the O
sex O
industry O
, O
she O
said O
, O
are O
wrong O
only O
because O
they O
are O
a O
betrayal O
of O
this O
original O
, O
quite O
innocent O
trust O
. O

The O
exploitation O
of O
women O
in O
particular O
, O
she O
said O
, O
was O
a O
betrayal O
of O
the O
original O
liberating O
aims O
of O
18th O
- O
century O
pornography O
. O

It O
was O
this O
egalitarian O
philosophy O
that O
Ovidie B-GPE
claimed O
to O
recapture O
in O
her O
work O
. O

This O
did O
not O
preclude O
payment O
: O
indeed O
quite O
the O
opposite O
. O

`` O
I O
have O
sex O
for O
money O
, O
'' O
Ovidie B-GPE
said O
, O

'' O
and O
, O
of O
course O
, O
that O
demands O
respect O
. O
'' O

I O
met O
Ovidie B-GPE
again O
a O
few O
weeks O
back O
in O
Neuilly B-LOC
, O
the O
posh O
part O
of O
Paris B-GPE
where O
she O
now O
lives O
- O
presumably O
having O
made O
a O
packet O
from O
her O
films O
with O
titles O
like O
Orgie B-WORK_OF_ART
en I-WORK_OF_ART
Noir I-WORK_OF_ART
and O
Lilith B-WORK_OF_ART
. O

It O
was O
three O
years O
since O
we O
had O
last O
met O
and O
she O
was O
now O
a O
mother O
. O

She O
was O
also O
a O
little O
heftier O
around O
the O
edges O
but O
still O
with O
a O
definitive O
view O
on O
her O
own O
activities O
and O
the O
present O
state O
of O
sex O
in O
the O
city O
. O

`` O
The O
problem O
is O
with O
Paris B-GPE
itself O
, O
and O
probably O
France B-GPE
itself O
, O
'' O
she O
told O
me O
. O

`` O
They O
are O
both O
changing O
for O
the O
worse O
. O

Parisians B-NORP
are O
unhappy O

and O
that O
is O
expressed O
in O
their O
sexuality O
. O

A O
place O
like O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
represents O
everything O
that O
has O
gone O
wrong O
- O

it O
is O
not O
a O
place O
to O
go O
and O
have O
sex O
happily O
, O
as O
a O
person O
or O
as O
a O
couple O
. O

It O
is O
now O
just O
gangsters O
and O
girls O
who O
are O
sex O
slaves O
from O
Eastern B-LOC
Europe I-LOC
and O
Africa B-GPE
. O

The O
myths O
of O
the O
orgies O
to O
be O
found O
there O
, O
that O
you O
read O
in O
Georges B-PERSON
Bataille I-PERSON
, O
may O
not O
have O
been O
entirely O
true O

but O
they O
did O
correspond O
to O
some O
form O
of O
reality O
. O

Now O
it O
is O
practically O
impossible O
to O
have O
good O
sex O
with O
strangers O
in O
Paris B-GPE
. O
'' O

We O
talked O
of O
the O
vogue O
for O
echangisme O
-LRB- O
'' O
swinging O
'' O
-RRB- O
which O
was O
in O
vogue O
in O
Paris B-GPE
in O
the O
late O
1990s O
and O
- O
as O
famously O
documented O
in O
the O
memoirs O
of O
Catherine B-PERSON
Millet I-PERSON
and O
the O
novels O
of O
Michel B-PERSON
Houellebecq I-PERSON
- O
is O
far O
from O
being O
the O
naff O
and O
suburban O
activity O
that O
it O
is O
in O
Great B-GPE
Britain I-GPE
, O
was O
briefly O
the O
height O
of O
Parisian O
chic O
. O

`` O
I O
know O
of O
some O
echangistes O
clubs O
that O
are O
still O
charming O
and O
passionate O
, O
'' O
Ovidie B-GPE
says O
, O

`` O
but O
really O
all O
that O
too O
has O
gone O
. O

Catherine B-PERSON
Millet I-PERSON
is O
intelligent O
but O
her O
work O
is O
boring O
. O

And O
Michel B-PERSON
Houellebecq I-PERSON
is O
not O
Georges B-PERSON
Bataille I-PERSON
- O

he O
is O
really O
a O
moralist O
and O
his O
work O
does O
not O
celebrate O
sex O
like O
Bataille B-PERSON
but O
condemns O
it O
. O

So O
why O
read O
Houellebecq B-PERSON
or O
Millet B-PERSON
? O

I O
think O
the O
problem O
is O
political O
. O

French B-NORP
people O
despair O
of O
the O
future O
- O
which O
is O
unstable O
and O
dark O
- O
and O
they O
are O
too O
morose O
to O
have O
sex O
properly O
. O
'' O

The O
conversation O
moves O
on O
to O
a O
discussion O
of O
rising O
violence O
in O
the O
suburbs O
, O
a O
disintegrating O
economy O
and O
the O
lack O
of O
a O
political O
solution O
. O

But O
notwithstanding O
the O
prevailing O
gloomy O
moods O
in O
the O
city O
, O
individual O
Parisians B-NORP
still O
take O
a O
chauvinistic O
pride O
in O
their O
horror O
of O
prudery O
. O

They O
still O
lament O
on O
the O
pages O
of O
Le B-ORG
Parisien I-ORG
not O
only O
how O
the O
old O
- O
style O
whores O
are O
being O
driven O
from O
the O
city O
but O
how O
, O
over O
centuries O
, O
people O
's O
pleasures O
have O
been O
policed O
by O
town O
- O
planning O
. O

As O
the O
city O
was O
made O
more O
`` O
modern O
'' O
in O
the O
19th O
century O
, O
for O
example O
, O
it O
was O
also O
governed O
by O
public O
prudery O
. O

The O
first O
and O
clearest O
sign O
of O
this O
was O
the O
changing O
of O
street O
names O
in O
the O
brothel O
- O
ridden O
streets O
of O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
and O
Les O
Halles O
. O

In O
1809 O
, O
rue O
Tire O
- O
Boudin O
-LRB- O
'' O
Sausage O
- O
Puller O
street O
'' O
-RRB- O
became O
rue O
Marie O
- O
Stuart O
; O

rue O
Trousse O
- O
Nonain O
, O
or O
`` O
Tumble O
- O
Nun O
street O
'' O
, O
already O
disguised O
in O
official O
documents O
as O
Tasse B-FAC
- I-FAC
Nonian I-FAC
, O
became O
rue O
Beaubourg O
; O

rue O
de O
la O
Pute O
- O
y O
- O
muse O
, O
or O
`` O
Idling O
Tart O
street O
'' O
, O
became O
Petit B-FAC
- I-FAC
muse I-FAC
, O
while O
the O
scatological O
collection O
of O
rues O
Merdeuses O
, O
Merdelet B-FAC
, O
Chieurs O
and O
Chiards O
all O
disappeared O
from O
Haussmann B-PERSON
's O
new O
maps O
of O
the O
rational O
and O
hygienic O
city O
. O

Nowadays O
, O
one O
of O
the O
last O
bastions O
of O
a O
uniquely O
Parisian O
approach O
to O
sex O
is O
Le B-FAC
Beverly I-FAC
, O
the O
only O
true O
porno O
cinema O
in O
the O
city O
centre O
, O
which O
, O
over O
the O
past O
few O
years O
, O
has O
been O
regularly O
preparing O
to O
close O
its O
doors O
for O
the O
last O
time O
. O

This O
cinema O
stands O
at O
the O
top O
edge O
of O
the O
red O
- O
light O
district O
of O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
, O
almost O
but O
not O
quite O
in O
the O
rapidly O
gentrifying O
area O
of O
Montorgueil B-LOC
St I-LOC
- I-LOC
Denis I-LOC
. O

Over O
the O
door O
, O
there O
is O
a O
photograph O
of O
the O
poet O
Rimbaud B-PERSON
and O
his O
famous O
line O
`` O
Il O
faut O
reinventer O
l O
'amour O
'' O
-LRB- O
'' O
Love O
must O
be O
reinvented O
'' O
-RRB- O
. O

A O
poster O
in O
felt O
- O
tip O
pen O
offers O
special O
rates O
for O
couples O
on O
Thursday O
nights O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
old O
- O
style O
porno O
cinemas O
in O
Paris B-GPE
were O
swept O
away O
in O
the O
1980s O
, O
victims O
of O
the O
booming O
video O
trade O
and O
the O
regular O
appearance O
of O
hard O
- O
core O
porn O
on O
mainstream O
television O
. O

Le B-FAC
Beverly I-FAC
somehow O
struggled O
through O
the O
1990s O
. O

Most O
of O
the O
customers O
who O
now O
come O
are O
visibly O
die O
- O
hards O
. O

Some O
of O
them O
looked O
too O
old O
to O
be O
even O
interested O
in O
sex O
. O

Perhaps O
they O
come O
for O
companionship O
and O
out O
of O
loyalty O
. O

Others O
look O
sinister O
and O
sheepish O
in O
equal O
measure O
. O

A O
handful O
of O
third O
- O
world O
immigrants O
sit O
back O
in O
their O
seats O
, O
smoking O
. O

Le B-FAC
Beverly I-FAC
has O
never O
been O
respectable O
- O
the O
atmosphere O
in O
the O
pitch O
- O
black O
salle O
de O
spectacle O
is O
tense O
and O
fervid O
, O
with O
more O
than O
a O
hint O
of O
real O
physical O
danger O
. O

But O
to O
visit O
this O
place O
, O
in O
all O
its O
sleazy O
glory O
, O
is O
to O
take O
a O
trip O
to O
a O
bygone O
era O
: O
a O
time O
- O
maybe O
this O
was O
the O
1960s O
or O
1970s O
- O
when O
showing O
sex O
in O
a O
public O
space O
was O
a O
real O
transgression O
and O
possibly O
a O
real O
thrill O
. O

These O
days O
, O
as O
a O
short O
stroll O
down O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
or O
through O
the O
back O
streets O
of O
Pigalle B-FAC
- O
where O
porn O
DVDs O
are O
on O
sale O
at O
knock O
- O
down O
rates O
- O
reveals O
the O
opposite O
is O
true O
. O

I O
left O
the O
Beverly O
intrigued O
but O
not O
quite O
convinced O
by O
Ovidie B-GPE
's O
argument O
that O
writing O
or O
screening O
sex O
is O
in O
itself O
a O
genuinely O
subversive O
statement O
of O
wilful O
and O
unrepentant O
erotic O
intent O
. O

This O
may O
have O
been O
the O
case O
in O
the O
18th O
century O
, O
or O
even O
in O
the O
1970s O
, O

but O
, O
nowadays O
, O
I O
felt O
the O
vision O
of O
the O
writer O
Michel B-PERSON
Houellebecq I-PERSON
- O
who O
, O
in O
one O
of O
his O
poems O
, O
brilliantly O
describes O
, O
with O
appalled O
precision O
, O
the O
deadly O
routine O
of O
the O
hand O
- O
jobs O
and O
peep O
- O
shows O
available O
to O
fit O
in O
with O
the O
office O
hours O
of O
the O
central O
city O
- O
was O
indeed O
a O
more O
grimly O
accurate O
vision O
of O
21st O
- O
century O
Paris B-GPE
. O

`` O
Our O
civilisation O
suffers O
from O
vital O
exhaustion O
, O
'' O
Houellebecq B-PERSON
writes O
elsewhere O
, O

`` O
We O
need O
adventure O
and O
eroticism O
because O
we O
need O
to O
hear O
ourselves O
repeat O
that O
life O
is O
marvellous O
and O
exciting O
; O

and O
it O
's O
abundantly O
clear O
that O
we O
rather O
doubt O
this O
. O
'' O

Paris B-GPE
is O
evidently O
no O
longer O
the O
capital O
of O
sex O

but O
it O
is O
mutating O
into O
something O
else O
; O
an O
international O
sex O
theme O
park O
. O

As O
I O
walked O
away O
from O
Club O
88 O
and O
then O
Le B-FAC
Beverly I-FAC
, O
it O
seemed O
to O
me O
that O
this O
theory O
explained O
the O
strangely O
drab O
and O
haunted O
faces O
on O
the O
whores O
I O
passed O
at O
the O
top O
end O
of O
rue O
Saint O
- O
Denis O
. O

-LRB- O
' O
Paris B-WORK_OF_ART
: I-WORK_OF_ART
The I-WORK_OF_ART
Secret I-WORK_OF_ART
History I-WORK_OF_ART
' O
, O
by O
Andrew B-PERSON
Hussey I-PERSON
is O
out O
now O
. O
-RRB- O

If O
you O
're O
Arlington B-GPE
County I-GPE
, O
you O
create O
a O
new O
vision O
for O
the O
boxy O
buildings O
and O
subterranean O
passageways O
in O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
that O
will O
be O
emptied O
by O
the O
federal O
Base O
Realignment O
and O
Closure O
Commission O
. O

In O
place O
of O
the O
sterile O
monoculture O
that O
now O
characterizes O
the O
office O
complex O
near O
the O
Pentagon O
, O
members O
of O
an O
advisory O
task O
force O
see O
a O
more O
lively O
street O
- O
level O
scene O
with O
a O
greater O
mix O
of O
shops O
, O
restaurants O
and O
offices O
. O

Writes O
WaPo B-ORG
reporter O
Annie B-PERSON
Gowen I-PERSON
: O

-LSB- O
Board O
of O
Supervisors O
Chairman O
Chris O
-RSB- O
Zimmerman O
and O
others O
speaking O
yesterday O
said O
that O
the O
vounty O
sees O
the O
empty O
space O
as O
an O
opportunity O
to O
`` O
reimagine O
'' O
and O
`` O
brand O
'' O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
as O
an O
attractive O
destination O
. O

Though O
close O
to O
Reagan B-FAC
National I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
and O
dense O
with O
hotels O
, O
the O
area O
has O
long O
been O
seen O
as O
a O
gloomy O
1960s O
era O
enclave O
of O
offices O
connected O
by O
underground O
passages O
. O

But O
parts O
of O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
have O
lately O
seen O
a O
rebirth O
, O
thanks O
to O
an O
influx O
of O
trendy O
cafes O
and O
a O
new O
streetscape O
.... O

Charles B-ORG
E. I-ORG
Smith I-ORG
Commercial I-ORG
Realty I-ORG
, O
which O
owns O
7.4 O
million O
of O
the O
11 O
million O
square O
feet O
of O
office O
space O
in O
the O
neighborhood O
, O
has O
spent O
$ O
40 O
million O
on O
improvements O
to O
enliven O
the O
streets O
and O
attract O
new O
businesses O
. O

It O
turned O
Crystal B-FAC
Drive I-FAC
into O
a O
two O
- O
way O
main O
street O
and O
has O
recruited O
new O
shops O
and O
chic O
restaurants O
such O
as O
Jaleo B-ORG
and O
McCormick O
& O
Schmick O
's O
. O

Reading O
between O
the O
lines O
of O
Gowen B-PERSON
's O
story O
, O
however O
, O
there O
seems O
to O
be O
one O
big O
missing O
piece O
: O

Housing O
. O

Creating O
a O
livelier O
commercial O
district O
is O
a O
worthy O
goal O
. O

But O
creating O
a O
balanced O
community O
with O
a O
mix O
of O
housing O
, O
offices O
, O
shopping O
and O
other O
amenities O
-- O
allowing O
people O
to O
live O
close O
to O
where O
they O
work O
and O
play O
-- O
is O
an O
even O
more O
worthy O
goal O
. O

As O
Ed B-PERSON
Risse I-PERSON
has O
pointed O
out O
, O
the O
relocation O
of O
17,000 O
jobs O
creates O
a O
rare O
opportunity O
to O
create O
a O
genuine O
balanced O
communities O
in O
Northern B-LOC
Virginia I-LOC
. O

The O
problem O
, O
I O
surmise O
-- O
it O
's O
not O
discussed O
in O
the O
story O
-- O
is O
that O
Arlington B-GPE
is O
concerned O
about O
protecting O
its O
tax O
base O
, O
which O
means O
replacing O
the O
vacated O
offices O
with O
new O
offices O
, O
not O
housing O
. O

It O
's O
hard O
to O
fault O
Arlington B-GPE
for O
pursuing O
its O
short O
- O
term O
self O
interest O
. O

But O
everyone O
needs O
to O
recognize O
that O
Arlington B-GPE
's O
decision O
not O
to O
pursue O
a O
balanced O
community O
means O
that O
housing O
will O
end O
up O
somewhere O
else O
, O
presumably O
in O
outlying O
counties O
. O

And O
employees O
working O
in O
the O
buffed O
up O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
will O
wind O
up O
commuting O
long O
distances O
and O
clogging O
Northern B-LOC
Virginia I-LOC
thoroughfares O
. O

And O
the O
cry O
for O
new O
transportation O
revenues O
will O
grow O
ever O
more O
deafening O
. O

Right O
on O
. O

Did O
n't O
I O
read O
somewhere O
that O
some O
of O
those O
office O
buildings O
were O
considered O
worn O
out O
and O
that O
they O
would O
be O
demolished O
and O
replaced O
rather O
than O
refurbished O
? O

Would O
that O
be O
an O
opportunity O
for O
more O
mixed O
use O
? O

Is O
it O
an O
example O
of O
`` O
existing O
infrastructure O
'' O
that O
is O
worn O
out O
and O
outlived O
its O
usefuleness O
? O

This O
post O
has O
been O
removed O
by O
the O
author O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
, O
minor O
point O
- O

unlike O
most O
other O
Virginia B-GPE
counties O
, O
Arlington B-GPE
County I-GPE
does O
not O
have O
a O
Board O
of O
Supervisors O
. O

It O
does O
have O
a O
County O
Board O
. O

Members O
of O
the B-ORG
Arlington I-ORG
County I-ORG
Board I-ORG
are O
addressed O
not O
as O
supervisors O
, O
but O
as O
Board O
Members O
. O

If O
Arlington B-GPE
has O
sufficient O
public O
infrastructure O
to O
support O
housing O
at O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
, O
adding O
housing O
to O
that O
area O
would O
be O
an O
excellent O
idea O
. O

The O
question O
that O
the O
Arlington B-GPE
community O
needs O
to O
answer O
is O
: O
Whether O
the O
supporting O
infrastructure O
is O
sufficient O
? O

If O
not O
, O
what O
is O
the O
incentive O
for O
Arlingtonians B-NORP
to O
dig O
deeper O
in O
their O
pockets O
to O
pay O
for O
public O
infrastructure O
so O
that O
the O
housing O
does O
not O
get O
constructed O
in O
outlying O
counties O
? O

The O
funds O
run O
one O
way O
from O
Arlington B-GPE
, O
just O
as O
they O
do O
from O
Fairfax B-GPE
-- O
down O
to O
Richmond B-GPE
and O
then O
around O
the O
state O
. O

Moreover O
, O
while O
I O
'm O
sure O
that O
many O
people O
would O
enjoy O
the O
urban O
life O
of O
a O
newly O
revitalized O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
, O
many O
others O
would O
not O
. O

Many O
people O
simply O
want O
to O
live O
in O
single O
family O
, O
detached O
homes O
that O
will O
not O
be O
available O
in O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
. O

Further O
, O
any O
housing O
built O
in O
that O
area O
will O
likey O
be O
quite O
costly O
given O
the O
price O
of O
land O
and O
the O
costs O
to O
construct O
high O
- O
rise O
buildings O
. O

Ray B-PERSON
Hyde I-PERSON
has O
persuaded O
me O
that O
we O
need O
to O
provide O
incentives O
for O
good O
quality O
, O
higher O
paying O
jobs O
to O
locate O
in O
outlying O
areas O
. O

There O
probably O
are O
n't O
enough O
tax O
dollars O
-- O
even O
in O
the O
mind O
of O
John B-PERSON
Chichester I-PERSON
-- O
to O
fix O
NoVA B-LOC
's O
transportation O
and O
other O
infrastructure O
problems O
that O
are O
, O
in O
large O
part O
, O
based O
on O
the O
high O
concentration O
of O
good O
- O
paying O
jobs O
here O
, O
along O
with O
a O
lack O
of O
both O
affordable O
housing O
. O

Unless O
builders O
are O
going O
to O
supply O
affordable O
housing O
at O
a O
loss O
-- O
which O
, O
to O
me O
, O
seems O
absurd O
, O
there O
wo O
n't O
be O
affordable O
housing O
here O
without O
even O
more O
tax O
subsidies O
. O

-LRB- O
Of O
course O
, O
every O
tax O
dollar O
spent O
on O
subsidizing O
housing O
is O
n't O
available O
for O
other O
purposes O
. O
-RRB- O

That O
suggests O
sprawl O
will O
continue O
, O
as O
will O
the O
demand O
for O
more O
and O
more O
roads O
and O
other O
infrastructure O
. O

Virginia B-GPE
needs O
balanced O
job O
growth O
. O

In O
theory O
, O
the O
loss O
of O
these O
jobs O
presents O
an O
opportunity O
to O
do O
something O
different O
in O
terms O
of O
settlement O
patterns O
. O

Perhaps O
to O
replace O
commercial O
businesses O
with O
housing O
and O
/ O
or O
more O
balanced O
mixed O
- O
use O
. O

Lots O
of O
questions O
here O
but O
I O
do O
agree O
.. O
just O
the O
potential O
concept O
is O
provocative O
... O

But O
, O
what O
would O
be O
the O
benefit O
to O
Arlington B-GPE
to O
do O
this O
? O

More O
specifically O
- O
what O
would O
be O
the O
benefit O
to O
those O
who O
already O
live O
and O
pay O
taxes O
in O
Arlington B-GPE
? O

What O
would O
Arlington B-GPE
have O
to O
provide O
in O
the O
way O
of O
additional O
infrastructure O
? O

-LRB- O
I O
'm O
not O
sure O
that O
I O
would O
agree O
that O
more O
infrastructure O
would O
be O
needed O
for O
residential O
vs O
commercial O
but O
let O
's O
explore O
it O
. O

It O
would O
seem O
to O
be O
that O
if O
you O
took O
an O
office O
building O
in O
Crystal B-LOC
and O
converted O
it O
to O
apartments O
.. O
you O
'd O
not O
have O
any O
more O
people O
-LRB- O
perhaps O
less O
-RRB- O
so O
you O
would O
n't O
need O
any O
more O
water O
/ O
sewer O
capacity O
... O
and O
ditto O
for O
parking O
places O
... O
at O
least O
it O
would O
seem O
so O
-RRB- O
. O

Ditto O
with O
commuting O
... O

instead O
of O
a O
hoard O
of O
folks O
`` O
in O
commuting O
'' O
from O
outer O
jurisdictions O
to O
Arlington B-GPE
every O
morning O
, O
would O
n't O
you O
have O
instead O
- O
more O
`` O
out O
'' O
commuting O
. O

Finally O
, O
the O
folks O
who O
actually O
own O
the O
land O
- O
would O
they O
agree O
to O
a O
change O
in O
the O
zoning O
from O
Office O
Commercial O
to O
Apartment O
Residential O
? O

What O
would O
be O
the O
economics O
of O
this O
with O
respect O
to O
those O
who O
hold O
those O
properties O
as O
investments O
? O

It O
would O
seem O
- O
that O
Arlington B-GPE
and O
the O
other O
area O
jurisdictions O
have O
already O
had O
such O
a O
choice O
for O
years O
- O
and O
that O
they O
chose O
commercial O
development O
over O
residential O
- O
in O
effect O
- O
letting O
more O
remote O
jurisdictions O
figure O
out O
how O
to O
provide O
residential O
for O
folks O
who O
wanted O
to O
work O
in O
NoVa B-LOC
and O
commute O
to O
the O
outer O
suburbs O
to O
live O
. O

To O
a O
certain O
extent O
- O
one O
could O
say O
that O
No B-LOC
Va I-LOC
jurisdictions O
have O
a O
responsibility O
to O
provide O
housing O
for O
those O
that O
work O
in O
the O
same O
area O
and O
NOT O
force O
workers O
to O
commute O
to O
outer O
jursidictions O
for O
housing O
in O
the O
first O
place O
. O

In O
the O
end O
- O
every O
worker O
who O
, O
for O
whatever O
reason O
, O
ends O
up O
commuting O
... O
that O
is O
one O
more O
person O
using O
the O
transportation O
network O
more O
intensively O
than O
those O
that O
live O
locally O
with O
shorter O
commutes O
. O

So O
.. O
here O
's O
a O
concluding O
thought O
. O

What O
kind O
of O
an O
exercise O
would O
it O
be O
for O
each O
NoVa B-LOC
jurisdiction O
to O
total O
up O
the O
number O
of O
jobs O
in O
its O
boundaries O
verses O
the O
amount O
of O
housing O
within O
its O
boundaries O
. O

Would O
we O
see O
a O
big O
disparity O
? O

I O
know O
where O
I O
live O
in O
the O
outer O
suburbs O
that O
there O
IS O
a O
big O
disparity O
in O
the O
opposite O
sense O
. O

We O
have O
far O
, O
far O
more O
people O
in O
homes O
than O
we O
have O
jobs O
for O
them O
. O

In O
other O
words O
a O
huge O
percent O
of O
our O
population O
are O
, O
in O
fact O
, O
NoVa B-LOC
commuters O
. O

With O
respect O
to O
the O
jobs O
/ O
housing O
question O
- O
I O
wonder O
what O
the O
totals O
would O
be O
for O
the O
entire O
NoVa B-LOC
area O
- O
all O
jursidictions O
with O
respect O
to O
jobs O
verses O
housing O
. O

From O
an O
equity O
perspective O
- O
should O
jurisdictions O
provide O
as O
much O
housing O
as O
they O
have O
jobs O
? O

The O
mechanism O
for O
doing O
this O
would O
be O
zoning O
- O

a O
certain O
percentage O
of O
areas O
would O
be O
reserved O
ONLY O
for O
residential O
development O
or O
areas O
designated O
for O
mixed O
use O
development O
would O
have O
a O
hard O
percentage O
cap O
on O
how O
much O
residential O
had O
to O
be O
part O
of O
the O
mixed O
- O
used O
proposal O
. O

Or O
to O
turn O
this O
completely O
around O
- O
would O
folks O
support O
the O
right O
of O
any O
jurisdiction O
to O
zone O
entirely O
that O
jurisdiction O
for O
commercial O
/ O
industrial O
ONLY O
and O
let O
outlying O
jurisdictions O
provide O
residential O
? O

In O
some O
respects O
, O
is O
n't O
that O
essentially O
what O
No B-LOC
Va I-LOC
jursidictions O
are O
doing O
- O
favoring O
non-residential O
development O
and O
letting O
other O
jursidictions O
handle O
the O
residential O
? O

Turning O
this O
on O
its O
head O
- O
what O
is O
the O
incentive O
for O
a O
worker O
in O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
to O
buy O
there O
? O

Most O
jobs O
now O
do O
n't O
last O
for O
decades O
- O
no O
one O
expects O
a O
career O
at O
a O
company O
any O
more O
. O

I O
would O
n't O
buy O
a O
house O
for O
one O
specific O
job O
- O

but O
if O
I O
bought O
at O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
, O
I O
'd O
be O
locked O
in O
to O
that O
area O
. O

What O
happens O
if O
my O
next O
job O
is O
in O
Silver B-GPE
Spring I-GPE
, O
or O
Leesburg B-GPE
, O
or O
Quantico B-GPE
? O

Am O
I O
supposed O
to O
buy O
and O
sell O
my O
house O
each O
time O
I O
change O
jobs O
? O

I O
've O
been O
through O
six O
-LRB- O
high O
tech O
-RRB- O
jobs O
in O
the O
past O
14 O
years O
- O
all O
while O
living O
at O
the O
same O
house O
, O
all O
good O
jobs O
and O
good O
career O
moves O
. O

If O
I O
changed O
houses O
like O
the O
tech O
field O
requires O
you O
to O
change O
jobs O
, O
I O
'd O
spend O
my O
entire O
life O
packing O
and O
unpacking O
. O

Living O
where O
you O
work O
is O
one O
of O
those O
`` O
nice O
idea O
, O
not O
real O
practical O
'' O
kind O
of O
things O
. O

Anonymous O
, O
you O
raise O
a O
legitimate O
point O
. O
People O
change O
jobs O
a O
lot O
, O

and O
no O
one O
can O
afford O
to O
move O
to O
a O
new O
house O
every O
time O
they O
get O
a O
new O
job O
. O

That O
's O
why O
people O
pay O
a O
premium O
to O
live O
in O
a O
central O
location O
-- O

it O
gives O
them O
proximity O
to O
a O
wider O
range O
of O
employment O
locations O
. O

Larry B-PERSON
, O
This O
is O
my O
personal O
conviction O
: O

If O
local O
governments O
were O
not O
given O
the O
power O
to O
restrict O
housing O
development O
through O
zoning O
, O
a O
free O
market O
would O
provide O
a O
much O
better O
balance O
of O
housing O
/ O
jobs O
/ O
retail O
/ O
amenities O
than O
what O
we O
have O
now O
. O

The O
answer O
is O
less O
regulation O
, O
not O
more O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
: O
I O
believe O
in O
free O
markets O
as O
well O
, O
but O
I O
also O
hold O
that O
free O
markets O
are O
equally O
as O
free O
of O
economic O
subsidies O
as O
well O
as O
over O
- O
burdensome O
regulation O
. O

What O
is O
the O
argument O
that O
letting O
people O
develop O
their O
property O
as O
desired O
without O
regard O
to O
the O
impact O
on O
existing O
residents O
and O
businesses O
is O
a O
free O
market O
? O

None O
of O
us O
would O
likely O
support O
the O
abolishment O
of O
all O
zoning O
as O
is O
basically O
the O
case O
in O
Houston B-GPE
. O

Would O
we O
find O
it O
acceptable O
to O
allow O
the O
construction O
of O
a O
foundary O
in O
the O
middle O
of O
a O
residential O
neighborhood O
? O

What O
about O
building O
a O
30 O
- O
story O
building O
in O
the O
flight O
path O
of O
Dulles B-FAC
Airport I-FAC
? O

Few O
of O
us O
would O
likely O
support O
that O
. O

We O
have O
a O
serious O
problem O
with O
public O
infrastructure O
in O
areas O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

Few O
dispute O
that O
. O

What O
we O
argue O
over O
is O
who O
is O
responsible O
to O
fund O
the O
necessary O
infrastructure O
; O
to O
what O
amount O
; O
and O
should O
people O
be O
permitted O
to O
build O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
adequate O
public O
facilities O
. O

Reasonable O
people O
can O
answer O
these O
questions O
differently O
. O

But O
, O
at O
some O
point O
, O
there O
is O
a O
question O
of O
basic O
equity O
that O
must O
be O
answered O
: O

How O
much O
`` O
cost O
'' O
should O
society O
be O
able O
to O
impose O
on O
an O
existing O
resident O
/ O
business O
so O
that O
someone O
else O
can O
use O
his O
or O
her O
property O
as O
they O
desire O
? O

Since O
we O
would O
n't O
permit O
the O
foundary O
to O
built O
in O
the O
residential O
neighborhood O
, O
we O
all O
effectively O
agree O
that O
there O
are O
limits O
to O
how O
much O
cost O
we O
are O
willing O
to O
impose O
on O
existing O
residents O
. O

Stated O
alternatively O
, O
one O
does O
not O
have O
an O
absolute O
right O
to O
use O
his O
/ O
her O
property O
as O
desired O
. O

One O
question O
we O
might O
ask O
is O
: O
Who O
is O
the O
cost O
- O
causer O
? O

The O
answer O
is O
always O
going O
to O
be O
`` O
the O
newcomer O
. O
'' O

One O
might O
also O
ask O
: O
At O
what O
point O
does O
it O
become O
unfair O
to O
load O
all O
of O
the O
costs O
on O
the O
newcomer O
? O

Few O
would O
likely O
argue O
that O
, O
because O
of O
the O
high O
forward O
- O
looking O
costs O
for O
constructing O
infrastructure O
, O
we O
should O
not O
permit O
any O
building O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
without O
the O
upfront O
payment O
of O
the O
total O
costs O
for O
constructing O
infrastructure O
. O

That O
would O
be O
unfair O
. O

But O
, O
at O
the O
very O
same O
time O
, O
is O
n't O
equally O
unfair O
to O
load O
all O
of O
the O
infrastructure O
costs O
on O
taxpayers O
-- O
especially O
given O
Virginia B-GPE
's O
tax O
structure O
that O
takes O
much O
from O
NoVA B-LOC
and O
gives O
little O
back O
? O

One O
might O
be O
able O
to O
make O
a O
good O
argument O
that O
we O
could O
save O
transportation O
costs O
by O
building O
densely O
in O
NoVA B-LOC
. O

But O
what O
about O
the O
other O
infrastructure O
costs O
that O
are O
then O
imposed O
on O
residents O
of O
NoVA B-LOC
? O

What O
's O
in O
it O
for O
us O
? O

Re O
Dense O
Residential O
- O
See O
the O
article O
in O
today O
's O
-LRB- O
6 O
/ O
18 O
-RRB- O
WaPo B-ORG
. O

It O
offers O
some O
interesting O
insights O
and O
observations O
, O
including O
the O
following O
: O
`` O
Gerald B-PERSON
L. I-PERSON
Gordon I-PERSON
, O
president O
of O
Fairfax B-GPE
's O
Economic B-ORG
Development I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
, O
said O
jobs O
will O
keep O
moving O
toward O
the O
fringes O
, O

because O
employers O
' O
first O
priority O
is O
being O
near O
a O
qualified O
workforce O
, O
and O
residents O
continue O
to O
seek O
affordable O
, O
spacious O
homes O
and O
good O
schools O
in O
more O
distant O
communities O
. O
'' O

More O
evidence O
that O
Ray B-PERSON
Hyde I-PERSON
's O
`` O
we O
need O
more O
places O
'' O
theory O
has O
legs O
. O

People O
who O
want O
to O
live O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
City I-GPE
tend O
to O
move O
there O
. O

Why O
are O
we O
talking O
about O
spending O
billions O
of O
scarce O
tax O
dollars O
extending O
Metrorail B-FAC
when O
it O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
fix O
the O
transportation O
problems O
? O

BTW O
, O
check O
out O
the O
other O
story O
in O
the O
Post O
today O
about O
Fairfax O
County O
Supervisor O
Gerald O
Hyland O
's O
involvement O
with O
a O
developer O
's O
attempt O
to O
obtain O
huge O
conservation O
tax O
credits O
. O

What O
else O
goes O
on O
between O
segments O
of O
the O
business O
community O
and O
the O
supervisors O
? O

re O
: O
WaPo B-ORG
article O
. O

yes O
, O
agree O
it O
was O
excellent O
in O
describing O
the O
issues O
. O

But O
I O
'm O
perplexed O
... O
as O
usual O
... O

`` O
because O
employers O
' O
first O
priority O
is O
being O
near O
a O
qualified O
workforce O
, O
and O
residents O
continue O
to O
seek O
affordable O
, O
spacious O
homes O
and O
good O
schools O
in O
more O
distant O
communities O
. O
'' O

I O
found O
this O
rather O
odd O
in O
that O
the O
concept O
of O
`` O
near O
'' O
is O
apparently O
perceived O
differently O
depending O
on O
whether O
you O
were O
an O
employer O
or O
an O
employee O
. O

employers O
want O
to O
be O
`` O
near O
'' O
a O
qualified O
workforce O
but O
employees O
-LRB- O
note O
they O
use O
the O
word O
residents O
-RRB- O
continue O
to O
seek O
... O
homes O
in O
more O
distant O
communities O
. O

Unless O
I O
'm O
not O
reading O
it O
properly O
... O
it O
sounds O
like O
the O
employers O
' O
concept O
of O
`` O
near O
'' O
is O
a O
very O
different O
concept O
than O
the O
employee O
's O
concept O
of O
a O
`` O
near O
'' O
place O
to O
live O
. O

Would O
n't O
one O
presume O
that O
the O
two O
concepts O
be O
the O
same O
... O
that O
the O
employee O
would O
want O
to O
be O
near O
where O
a O
qualified O
workforce O
lives O
... O
AND O
vice O
versa O
? O

Also O
... O
discussed O
in O
BLOG O
was O
the O
idea O
that O
folks O
do O
n't O
want O
to O
move O
everytime O
they O
change O
jobs O
which O
is O
an O
excellent O
point O
but O
how O
does O
that O
explain O
folks O
who O
move O
to O
the O
outer O
burbs O
... O
and O
then O
change O
jobs O
that O
requires O
even O
a O
longer O
commute O
? O

Are O
n't O
people O
who O
move O
to O
the O
outer O
burbs O
... O
for O
housing O
.. O
locking O
themselves O
in O
to O
a O
less O
flexible O
situation O
the O
same O
way O
that O
someone O
would O
in O
trying O
to O
live O
next O
door O
to O
where O
they O
work O
because O
in O
both O
cases O
.. O
if O
they O
change O
jobs O
- O
they O
've O
probably O
bought O
themselves O
a O
longer O
commute O
. O

Is O
n't O
it O
curious O
the O
employers O
want O
to O
be O
near O
a O
qualified O
work O
force O
? O

Would O
n't O
that O
result O
in O
less O
travel O
rather O
than O
more O
? O

The O
other O
comment O
of O
interest O
was O
that O
most O
residents O
of O
mixed O
use O
communities O
do O
n't O
find O
employment O
there O
. O

To O
the O
extent O
that O
some O
mixed O
use O
residents O
do O
find O
local O
employment O
that O
suits O
their O
skills O
, O
that O
is O
a O
good O
thing O
, O
and O
it O
will O
marginally O
reduce O
travel O
. O

But O
we O
should O
not O
count O
on O
it O
as O
a O
panacea O
, O
and O
it O
does O
not O
conflict O
with O
the O
idea O
that O
we O
need O
more O
places O
. O

`` O
Mixed O
use O
'' O
and O
`` O
more O
places O
'' O
are O
compatible O
ideas O
. O

The O
article O
should O
put O
to O
rest O
the O
argument O
that O
Ed B-PERSON
Risse I-PERSON
and O
I O
have O
had O
about O
job O
growth O
. O

His O
previous O
statement O
was O
that O
while O
the O
percet O
job O
growth O
in O
PW B-GPE
was O
high O
the O
absolute O
number O
was O
small O
. O

Today O
we O
see O
that O
the O
absolute O
numbers O
are O
also O
higher O
. O

If O
we O
choose O
to O
have O
a O
successful O
transportation O
plan O
then O
we O
should O
design O
the O
plan O
to O
meet O
the O
needs O
which O
will O
occur O
as O
a O
result O
of O
what O
is O
happening O
, O
rather O
than O
to O
meet O
the O
needs O
of O
what O
we O
wish O
would O
happen O
. O

Otherwise O
you O
have O
to O
design O
not O
only O
a O
transportation O
plan O
but O
a O
way O
to O
change O
everyone O
's O
decisions O
in O
such O
a O
way O
as O
to O
make O
it O
work O
. O

Today O
's O
article O
shows O
how O
difficult O
that O
is O
, O
so O
why O
choose O
a O
plan O
that O
is O
bound O
to O
fail O
? O

Metro B-FAC
will O
not O
ease O
congestion O
and O
it O
has O
n't O
done O
so O
for O
the O
last O
thirty O
years O
. O

What O
it O
does O
do O
is O
allow O
more O
people O
to O
travel O
to O
some O
places O
than O
can O
be O
acommodated O
by O
highways O
. O

It O
does O
that O
by O
offering O
a O
lower O
level O
of O
service O
and O
less O
comfort O
-LRB- O
standing O
room O
only O
-RRB- O
. O

It O
might O
be O
that O
there O
is O
still O
sufficient O
reason O
to O
spend O
billions O
of O
scarce O
dollars O
on O
Metro B-FAC
, O
but O
easing O
traffic O
congestion O
is O
n't O
one O
of O
them O
. O

We O
should O
evaluate O
the O
expenditure O
for O
what O
it O
does O
do O
and O
who O
benefits O
and O
assign O
the O
costs O
accordingly O
, O
if O
the O
expenditure O
is O
still O
reasonable O
. O

Clearly O
, O
that O
does O
not O
include O
billing O
the O
tollroad O
users O
for O
Metro B-FAC
construction O
. O

Making O
Route O
7 O
sixteen O
lanes O
is O
probably O
just O
as O
bad O
an O
idea O
as O
Metro B-FAC
. O

That O
is O
just O
another O
plan O
to O
take O
everyone O
to O
the O
same O
place O
, O
which O
we O
know O
will O
fail O
. O

The O
difference O
is O
that O
those O
who O
use O
that O
route O
will O
have O
individually O
controlled O
climate O
, O
music O
, O
and O
seats O
. O

And O
they O
can O
eat O
or O
smoke O
if O
they O
choose O
. O

Aside O
from O
Gerald O
Gordon O
's O
comments O
, O
you O
have O
Jay B-PERSON
Fissette I-PERSON
saying O
that O
we O
have O
not O
fully O
made O
the O
connection O
between O
land O
use O
and O
transportation O
. O

I O
'd O
say O
that O
most O
people O
have O
made O
the O
connection O
and O
that O
the O
one O
Jay B-PERSON
is O
proposing O
is O
just O
wrong O
. O

Then O
, O
of O
course O
, O
there O
is O
the O
apparently O
obligatory O
and O
generally O
clueless O
comment O
by O
Stewart B-PERSON
Schwartz I-PERSON
that O
such O
articles O
always O
seem O
to O
include O
. O

In O
this O
case O
he O
makes O
the O
completely O
unsupported O
and O
obviously O
wrong O
statement O
that O
the O
conditions O
cited O
in O
the O
article O
leave O
everybody O
worse O
off O
. O

If O
he O
wants O
to O
voice O
the O
opinion O
that O
the O
wrong O
people O
are O
making O
money O
in O
the O
wrong O
places O
, O
that O
's O
different O
; O

but O
the O
claim O
that O
everybody O
is O
worse O
off O
is O
patently O
false O
and O
weakens O
the O
rest O
of O
his O
arguments O
accordingly O
. O

As O
for O
conservation O
easements O
, O
do O
n't O
get O
me O
started O
. O

When O
hundreds O
of O
organizations O
are O
founded O
to O
accept O
gifts O
from O
thousands O
of O
people O
, O
then O
stories O
like O
Hyland B-PERSON
's O
are O
inevitable O
. O

If O
conservationists O
want O
to O
conserve O
land O
, O
then O
they O
need O
to O
raise O
the O
money O
and O
go O
buy O
it O
. O

That O
means O
that O
they O
will O
need O
to O
set O
priorities O
as O
to O
what O
land O
is O
most O
worth O
saving O
and O
give O
up O
on O
the O
idea O
of O
saving O
95 O
% O
of O
it O
, O
for O
free O
. O

Or O
, O
we O
can O
come O
up O
with O
some O
method O
of O
providing O
continuing O
income O
to O
those O
that O
are O
already O
conserving O
the O
land O
. O

A O
one O
shot O
, O
partial O
payment O
in O
the O
form O
a O
conservation O
easement O
can O
not O
possibly O
conserve O
the O
land O
forever O
. O

Even O
when O
land O
is O
publicly O
owned O
, O
we O
ca O
n't O
count O
on O
conservation O
continuing O
. O

Maryland B-GPE
has O
proposed O
selling O
land O
to O
raise O
money O
, O
Fairfax O
to O
support O
affordable O
housing O
, O
and O
The B-ORG
Vint I-ORG
Hill I-ORG
Economic I-ORG
Development I-ORG
Authority I-ORG
is O
arguably O
the O
largest O
developer O
in O
Fauquier B-GPE
. O

In O
a O
situation O
where O
the O
public O
c O
n't O
afford O
to O
keep O
their O
lands O
clear O
, O
what O
chance O
is O
there O
for O
the O
private O
individual O
? O

re O
: O
infrastructure O
costs O
and O
newcomers O

all O
things O
being O
equal O
.. O
a O
newcomer O
in O
NoVa B-LOC
needs O
infrastructure O
to O
support O
them O
in O
not O
very O
different O
ways O
that O
- O
that O
same O
newcomer O
in O
the O
outer O
burbs O
would O
need O
similar O
infrastructure O
- O

and O
it O
IS O
the O
infrastructure O
costs O
that O
are O
much O
more O
at O
issue O
than O
density O
per O
se O
because O
discussions O
of O
density O
.. O
seem O
to O
always O
flow O
back O
to O
infrastructure O
and O
not O
focus O
on O
density O
itself O
as O
a O
good O
or O
bad O
thing O
. O

If O
a O
newcomer O
did O
not O
have O
enough O
money O
to O
have O
a O
garage O
on O
their O
new O
house O
- O
people O
would O
be O
up O
in O
arms O
if O
their O
property O
taxes O
were O
taken O
to O
pay O
for O
that O
new O
garage O

but O
apparently O
folks O
' O
views O
of O
this O
become O
less O
clear O
if O
we O
're O
talking O
about O
taking O
people O
's O
money O
to O
pay O
for O
.. O
say O
a O
new O
classroom O
.. O
or O
a O
new O
library O
or O
fire O
station O
or O
traffic O
light O
or O
widened O
roadways O
. O

I O
think O
property O
owners O
are O
willing O
for O
the O
most O
part O
to O
pay O
their O
fair O
share O
- O

but O
if O
the O
growth O
rate O
is O
high O
- O
where O
there O
is O
a O
huge O
influx O
of O
newcomers O
then O
we O
have O
significant O
money O
issues O
. O

For O
instance O
, O
our O
locality O
has O
to O
build O
a O
new O
school O
every O
year O
and O
I O
understand O
that O
Loudoun B-GPE
has O
to O
build O
several O
new O
schools O
every O
year O
. O

Schools O
are O
over O
70 O
% O
of O
our O
property O
taxes O
. O

Without O
proffers O
- O
our O
taxes O
would O
have O
easily O
doubled O
and O
then O
some O
not O
to O
mention O
what O
would O
happen O
to O
the O
elected O
officials O
who O
approved O
those O
tax O
increases O
. O

Everyone O
needs O
a O
place O
to O
live O

but O
I O
will O
point O
out O
that O
when O
a O
newcomer O
buys O
a O
home O
twice O
and O
three O
times O
as O
big O
as O
the O
typical O
house O
in O
the O
outer O
burbs O
.. O
commutes O
solo O
in O
a O
-LRB- O
usually O
new O
-RRB- O
SUV O
50 O
miles O
a O
day O
and O
then O
expects O
folks O
of O
much O
more O
modest O
means O
to O
pick O
up O
the O
infrastructure O
tab O
.. O
that O
there O
will O
be O
complaints O
. O

`` O
Another O
way O
of O
looking O
at O
this O
is O
that O
if O
new O
folks O
had O
to O
pay O
their O
actual O
share O
of O
infrastructure O
costs O
- O
there O
would O
be O
less O
money O
for O
bigger O
homes O
and O
new O
SUV O
and O
long O
solo O
commutes O
. O
'' O

And O
when O
we O
have O
all O
taxpayers O
picking O
up O
the O
tab O
for O
these O
infrastructure O
costs O
- O
there O
is O
no O
incentive O
on O
the O
part O
of O
the O
new O
folks O
- O
to O
make O
conservative O
financial O
decisions O
- O

because O
, O
in O
essence O
, O
they O
are O
being O
subsididzed O
. O

The O
more O
that O
each O
person O
has O
to O
pay O
their O
own O
fair O
share O
of O
infrastructure O
costs O
- O
the O
more O
it O
will O
impact O
the O
choices O
that O
have O
expensive O
consequences O
- O
for O
either O
them O
.. O
or O
for O
others O
. O

I O
pointed O
out O
in O
another O
post O
the O
problems O
of O
planned O
communities O
. O

There O
, O
the O
existing O
residents O
have O
not O
paid O
enough O
to O
support O
the O
common O
use O
land O
and O
common O
use O
infrastructure O
, O
with O
the O
result O
that O
these O
communities O
are O
now O
resorting O
to O
assessing O
additional O
fees O
, O
but O
only O
on O
newcomers O
. O

In O
this O
case O
the O
newcomers O
are O
not O
causing O
any O
new O
requirements O
, O

but O
they O
are O
still O
being O
expected O
to O
pay O
a O
higher O
price O
than O
existing O
residents O
, O
and O
for O
facilites O
that O
were O
worn O
out O
-LRB- O
by O
existing O
residents O
-RRB- O
before O
the O
new O
residents O
arrived O
. O

It O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
this O
exposes O
a O
critical O
weakness O
in O
what O
we O
psychologically O
view O
as O
fair O
. O

I O
would O
agree O
with O
Larry B-PERSON
if O
: O
a O
-RRB- O
existing O
residents O
were O
already O
paying O
enough O
to O
support O
existing O
infrastructure O
, O
which O
they O
are O
apparently O
not O
. O

-LRB- O
At O
least O
that O
is O
a O
widely O
held O
belief O
. O
-RRB- O

b O
-RRB- O
the O
additional O
costs O
-LRB- O
for O
proffers O
and O
such O
-RRB- O
over O
and O
above O
ordinary O
and O
sufficient O
property O
taxes O
were O
carefully O
examined O
to O
cover O
only O
the O
new O
and O
extraordinary O
capital O
costs O
associated O
solely O
with O
new O
residents O
. O

That O
means O
that O
you O
can O
not O
blame O
the O
new O
residents O
for O
increased O
capital O
costs O
that O
are O
really O
in O
support O
of O
new O
desires O
or O
needs O
on O
the O
part O
of O
all O
residents O
. O

Say O
crime O
is O
up O
50 O
% O
so O
you O
need O
a O
new O
jail O
. O

At O
the O
same O
time O
new O
residents O
are O
planned O
to O
be O
up O
25 O
% O
. O

How O
much O
of O
the O
cost O
of O
the O
new O
jail O
should O
the O
new O
residents O
pay O
? O

Are O
you O
going O
to O
hold O
them O
responsible O
for O
the O
50 O
% O
of O
increased O
need O
that O
is O
due O
to O
existing O
residents O
? O

I O
understand O
Larry B-PERSON
's O
point O
, O

but O
I O
think O
it O
is O
intellectually O
too O
easy O
to O
be O
correct O
. O

I O
particularly O
like O
this O
: O
Another O
way O
of O
looking O
at O
this O
is O
that O
if O
new O
folks O
had O
to O
pay O
their O
actual O
share O
of O
infrastructure O
costs O
- O
there O
would O
be O
less O
money O
for O
bigger O
homes O
and O
new O
SUV O
and O
long O
solo O
commutes O
. O

That O
is O
absolutely O
correct O
, O

and O
it O
corresponds O
to O
EMR B-PERSON
's O
gloomy O
prediction O
that O
we O
will O
all O
face O
lowered O
expectations O
. O

But O
what O
if O
the O
choice O
is O
a O
smaller O
home O
in O
the O
exurbs O
and O
a O
hybrid O
? O

It O
is O
a O
fine O
argument O
, O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
know O
anywhere O
near O
enough O
to O
actually O
and O
fairly O
assess O
the O
costs O
of O
new O
infrastructure O
, O
on O
the O
one O
hand O
. O

On O
the O
other O
hand O
, O
if O
the O
newcomers O
pay O
for O
their O
own O
infrastructure O
, O
especially O
if O
we O
*require* O
them O
to O
pay O
for O
their O
own O
infrastructure O
, O
then O
we O
should O
not O
be O
too O
surprised O
if O
they O
claim O
to O
own O
it O
and O
wish O
to O
exclude O
us O
. O

This O
has O
already O
happened O
with O
some O
gated O
communities O
. O

They O
provided O
things O
like O
bike O
paths O
, O
and O
now O
the O
outside O
community O
wants O
connectivity O
to O
those O
assets O
without O
picking O
up O
part O
of O
the O
costs O
. O

It O
is O
the O
same O
with O
riparian O
setbacks O
and O
other O
increased O
demands O
on O
private O
income O
or O
property O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
see O
how O
we O
can O
expect O
it O
to O
be O
shared O
infrastructure O
that O
we O
all O
benefit O
from O
unless O
we O
share O
some O
of O
the O
costs O
. O

At O
present O
, O
we O
ca O
n't O
even O
agree O
on O
what O
`` O
some O
of O
'' O
amounts O
to O
, O
let O
alone O
if O
it O
is O
a O
fair O
distribution O
. O

What O
if O
the O
choice O
is O
between O
a O
larger O
home O
and O
an O
SUV O
in O
the O
exurbs O
or O
a O
smaller O
home O
and O
maybe O
no O
car O
in O
the O
inner O
areas O
, O
AND O
AT O
A O
HIGHER O
PRICE O
, O
including O
travel O
? O

Policy B-PERSON
Soup I-PERSON
hsa O
a O
comment O
on O
the O
same O
subject O
that O
says O
, O
`` O
I O
lived O
in O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
for O
many O
years O
after O
college O
. O

The O
Underground O
was O
, O
and O
remains O
, O
the O
greatest O
feature O
. O

The O
only O
drawback O
to O
Crystal B-LOC
City I-LOC
was O
no O
yards O
. O

The O
location O
was O
great O
, O
but O
the O
place O
was O
too O
urban O
for O
anyone O
with O
a O
family O
. O

The O
higher O
density O
development O
that O
has O
been O
going O
on O
there O
for O
the O
past O
five O
years O
or O
so O
is O
a O
crime O
- O

you O
ca O
n't O
even O
cross O
the O
street O
on O
foot O
, O
everything O
is O
so O
congested O
! O

So O
much O
for O
the O
`` O
pedestrian O
friendly O
'' O
model O
- O

Arlington B-GPE
seems O
determined O
to O
kill O
pedestrians O
, O
forcing O
people O
who O
used O
to O
walk O
to O
drive O
two O
blocks O
like O
in O
Clarnedon B-GPE
due O
to O
overcrowding O
. O

Let O
's O
pray O
they O
stop O
compounding O
their O
errors O
, O
lest O
the O
whole O
place O
decline O
. O
'' O

It O
may O
turn O
out O
that O
we O
need O
more O
space O
not O
just O
to O
live O
and O
travel O
, O
but O
to O
make O
way O
for O
difference O
of O
opinion O
. O

re O
: O
newcomers O
/ O
infrastructure O
/ O
longevity O

Well O
.. O
I O
do O
n't O
think O
infrastructure O
`` O
wears O
out O
'' O
in O
the O
usual O
sense O
but O
I O
do O
accept O
the O
premise O
for O
some O
things O
. O

Roads O
and O
water O
/ O
sewer O
are O
not O
replaced O
. O

They O
are O
, O
instead O
, O
maintained O
. O

Schools O
and O
Prisons O
and O
other O
buildings O
can O
eventually O
wear O
out O
and O
need O
replacement O
. O

But O
I O
am O
talking O
about O
new O
infrastructure O
that O
would O
not O
be O
needed O
if O
an O
area O
was O
not O
experiencing O
growth O
. O

All O
communities O
have O
CIPs O
-LRB- O
capital O
investment O
plans O
-RRB- O
for O
infrastructure O
- O
both O
replacement O
and O
but O
replacement O
infrastructure O
IS O
something O
that O
can O
be O
accomodated O
in O
an O
annual O
budget O
- O
much O
like O
figuring O
out O
how O
many O
buses O
the O
school O
system O
needs O
to O
replace O
- O
every O
year O
- O

it O
's O
a O
known O
calculation O
. O

But O
new O
infrastructure O
is O
not O
because O
it O
depends O
on O
the O
RATE O
of O
growth O

and O
I O
think O
there O
would O
be O
strenuous O
disagreement O
with O
the O
claim O
that O
`` O
That O
means O
that O
you O
can O
not O
blame O
the O
new O
residents O
for O
increased O
capital O
costs O
that O
are O
really O
in O
support O
of O
new O
desires O
or O
needs O
on O
the O
part O
of O
all O
residents O
. O
'' O

because O
existing O
residents O
are O
not O
getting O
`` O
better O
'' O
levels O
of O
services O
but O
rather O
expensive O
measures O
necessary O
to O
simply O
maintain O
their O
existing O
levels O
of O
service O
. O

Most O
communities O
would O
not O
willinging O
choose O
nor O
think O
fair O
that O
it O
is O
the O
existing O
residents O
' O
financial O
responsibility O
to O
pay O
for O
new O
infrastructure O
for O
new O
residents O
. O

Remember O
, O
we O
're O
not O
talking O
about O
a O
new O
classroom O
to O
replace O
the O
older O
, O
worn O
- O
out O
one O
. O

We O
're O
talking O
about O
a O
new O
ADDITIONAL O
classroom O
. O

posted O
by O
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@ O
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Not O
only O
is O
Virginia B-GPE
heading O
for O
a O
fiscal O
crisis O
, O
but O
it O
may O
be O
heading O
for O
a O
constitutional O
crisis O
as O
well O
. O

The O
Senate O
and O
House B-ORG
of O
Delegates O
managed O
to O
get O
budget O
talks O
back O
on O
track O
last O
week O
, O

but O
negotiations O
derailed O
faster O
than O
an O
Amtrak B-ORG
train O
in O
a O
snow O
storm O
. O

Judging O
by O
the O
exchange O
of O
letters O
released O
to O
the O
public O
, O
relations O
between O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
and O
House B-ORG
budget O
conferees O
are O
as O
acrimonious O
as O
they O
've O
ever O
been O
. O

There O
are O
24 O
days O
left O
to O
patch O
together O
a O
budget O
before O
the O
fiscal O
year O
ends O
. O

Then O
the O
state O
enters O
a O
constitutional O
crisis O
. O

Gov. O
Timothy O
M. O
Kaine O
says O
he O
has O
the O
authority O
to O
keep O
basic O
state O
services O
running O
without O
a O
budget O
. O

But O
Attorney O
General O
Robert O
F. O
McDonnell O
says O
he O
does O
not O
. O

-LRB- O
Read O
the B-ORG
Washington I-ORG
Post I-ORG
coverage O
. O
-RRB- O

Meanwhile O
, O
senior O
state O
lawmakers O
are O
due O
to O
visit O
bond O
rating O
agencies O
in O
New B-GPE
York I-GPE
. O

Virginia B-GPE
may O
be O
the O
best O
managed O
state O
in O
the O
country O
when O
the O
politicians O
are O
actually O
speaking O
to O
one O
another O
, O
but O
it O
's O
not O
looking O
terribly O
well O
managed O
right O
now O
. O

Only O
two O
years O
ago O
, O
on O
the O
heels O
of O
the O
last O
recession O
, O
Virginia B-GPE
's O
political O
class O
was O
consternated O
that O
the O
state O
's O
AAA O
bond O
rating O
might O
be O
cut O
. O

Would O
n't O
it O
be O
ironic O
if O
, O
despite O
the O
2004 O
tax O
increase O
and O
a O
$ O
1.5 O
billion O
surplus O
, O
the O
rating O
agencies O
cut O
Virginia B-GPE
's O
bond O
rating O
anyway O
this O
year O
? O

It O
would O
appear O
given O
the O
deadlocks O
and O
disputes O
that O
have O
afflicted O
our O
General B-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
since O
2001 O
, O
the O
vaunted O
Republican O
majority O
is O
just O
not O
now O
nor O
has O
it O
ever O
been O
ready O
for O
prime O
time O
governing O
. O

Anon O
: O
' O
Ever O
' O
is O
a O
bit O
of O
hyperbole O
. O

The O
RINOs O
are O
unfit O
to O
govern O
. O

That O
is O
for O
sure O
. O

The O
phony O
bond O
crisis O
of O
04 O
was O
that O
Virginia B-GPE
could O
' O
only O
' O
borrow O
$ O
800 O
m O
if O
the O
Commonwealth B-GPE
wanted O
to O
do O
so O
. O

Why O
Mr. O
Atticus O
Bowden O
, O
if O
`` O
ever O
'' O
were O
hyperbole O
perhaps O
you O
could O
tell O
me O
when O
they O
did O
manage O
to O
govern O
-- O
all O
by O
themselves O
, O
of O
course O
? O

The O
last O
time O
they O
did O
have O
a O
chance O
was O
in O
the O
19th O
Century O
. O

As O
I O
recall O
the O
Republican O
and O
Readjuster O
movement O
failed O
then O
, O
too O
. O

The O
beauty O
of O
democracy O
is O
that O
people O
get O
the O
government O
they O
deserve O
. O

We O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
drank O
the B-PRODUCT
Kool I-PRODUCT
- I-PRODUCT
aid I-PRODUCT
and O
elected O
a O
bunch O
of O
culture O
warrior O
idealogues O
instead O
of O
good O
, O
pragmatic O
stewards O
. O

We O
get O
what O
we O
deserve O
. O

I O
believe O
that O
it O
would O
be O
better O
to O
imperil O
our O
bond O
rating O
than O
to O
pass O
a O
budget O
that O
continues O
the O
taxation O
practices O
of O
the O
past O
two O
general O
assemblies O
. O

I O
patently O
reject O
the O
idea O
that O
the O
only O
way O
out O
of O
this O
morass O
is O
to O
pass O
a O
budget O
that O
has O
a O
net O
tax O
increase O
. O

We O
have O
to O
get O
off O
this O
tax O
and O
spend O
merry O
- O
go O
- O
round O
. O

It O
's O
time O
we O
Republicans B-NORP
return O
to O
our O
roots O
of O
fiscal O
conservancy O
. O

Anon O
: O
The O
GOP B-NORP
majority O
did O
fine O
with O
the O
Car O
Tax O
relief O
from O
the O
2000 O
session O
until O
the O
2002 O
session O
when O
they O
passed O
the O
2002 O
Tax O
Scam O
. O

Also O
, O
I O
was O
being O
a O
bit O
hopeful O
that O
' O
ever O
' O
means O
in O
the O
future O
too O
. O

I O
agree O
, O
that O
Republicans B-NORP
have O
n't O
covered O
themselves O
in O
glory O
in O
the O
GA O
in O
the O
few O
years O
our O
Party B-ORG
has O
been O
in O
the O
majority O
. O

Getting O
rid O
of O
the O
old O
Dem O
retreads O
like O
His O
Lordship O
Sir O
John O
Chichester O
, O
Tommy B-PERSON
Norment I-PERSON
, O
etc. O
will O
improve O
the O
governance O
. O

Yeah O
. O

You O
're O
right O
in O
line O
with O
Vance B-PERSON
Wilkins I-PERSON
. O

Getting O
rid O
of O
the O
old O
Dem O
retreads O
like O
His O
Lordship O
Sir O
John O
Chichester O
, O
Tommy B-PERSON
Norment I-PERSON
, O
etc. O
will O
improve O
the O
governance O
. O

From O
your O
lips O
to O
God O
's O
ears O
, O
Mr. O
Brown O
! O

Old O
Dem O
Retreads O
I O
am O
aware O
of O
include O
Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
, O
Mills B-PERSON
Godwin I-PERSON
, O
Lacey B-PERSON
Putney I-PERSON
.... O

BTW O
down O
at O
the O
funny O
farm O
today O
not O
only O
did O
they O
make O
no O
progress O
on O
the O
new O
budget O
, O
it O
seems O
that O
the O
agreement O
on O
the O
`` O
caboose O
bill O
'' O
for O
the O
current O
fiscal O
year O
is O
unraveling O
. O

The O
Governor O
made O
a O
mistake O
offering O
amendments O
. O

It O
just O
gave O
them O
a O
new O
chance O
to O
screw O
it O
all O
up O
again O
. O

Update O
: O
Reason O
prevailed O
on O
the O
`` O
caboose O
bill O
'' O
and O
the O
House O
backed O
off O
a O
last O
minute O
amendment O
that O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
would O
n't O
go O
along O
with O
, O
so O
at O
least O
that O
budget O
is O
done O
. O

Otherwise O
that O
bill O
would O
have O
ended O
up O
back O
in O
the O
conference O
committee O
again O
. O

To O
see O
this O
going O
on O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
now O
is O
truly O
an O
embarrassment O
. O

The O
Senate O
gave O
in O
on O
its O
main O
point O
weeks O
ago O
and O
if O
we O
reach O
July O
1 O
with O
no O
budget O
, O
it O
is O
on O
the O
House O
's O
head O
. O

Ronald B-PERSON
Reagan I-PERSON
was O
a O
convert O
, O
a O
true O
believer O
, O
who O
actually O
believed O
the O
same O
stuff O

and O
the O
Dems B-NORP
left O
him O
. O

Virginia B-GPE
has O
Dem O
retreads O
who O
know O
the O
GOP B-NORP
stands O
for O
getting O
elected O
, O
but O
do O
n't O
know O
what O
the O
acronym O
means O
. O

I O
'm O
just O
trying O
to O
fathom O
the O
mess O
we O
're O
going O
to O
have O
if O
this O
is O
n't O
settled O
by O
7 O
/ O
1 O
. O

If O
we O
really O
ca O
n't O
pay O
anyone O
out O
of O
emergency O
funds O
, O
I O
'm O
trying O
to O
get O
my O
head O
around O
what O
that O
means O
- O

if O
I O
understand O
it O
correctly O
: O

no O
state O
police O
on O
duty O

no O
guards O
at O
the O
state O
prisons O

-LRB- O
and O
what O
are O
we O
going O
to O
do O
with O
the O
inmates O
? O
-RRB- O

no O
one O
to O
handle O
the O
patients O
at O
the O
state O
mental O
hospitals O

no O
one O
to O
handle O
the O
patients O
at O
the O
state O
REGULAR O
hospitals O
- O
MCV B-FAC
, O
UVA B-FAC
, O
etc. O

What O
happens O
to O
the O
patients O
? O

no O
one O
working O
at O
the O
state O
colleges O
for O
summer O
school O
or O
research O
or O
sending O
out O
transcripts O
and O
getting O
ready O
for O
the O
next O
year O
- O

and O
no O
classes O
at O
the O
community O
colleges O

all O
the O
state O
parks O
closed O
- O

I O
do O
n't O
thnk O
you O
can O
have O
them O
open O
w/o O
any O
staff O
-LRB- O
trash O
, O
safety O
, O
etc O
-RRB- O

no O
unemployment O
for O
the O
furloughed O
state O
workers O
, O
b/c O
is O
n't O
that O
handled O
by O
state O
workers O
? O

most O
of O
the O
folks O
that O
give O
restaurant O
and O
well O
and O
septic O
permits O
furloughed O

state O
courts O
closed O

no O
one O
to O
fix O
the O
roads O
or O
finish O
temporary O
repairs O
or O
new O
construction O

a O
huge O
mess O
with O
figuring O
out O
pay O
and O
benefits O
for O
state O
workers O
, O
who O
are O
not O
going O
to O
be O
happy O
about O
this O

liquor O
stores O
all O
closed O

medical O
examiners O
and O
no O
state O
forensic O
lab O
specialists O
all O
gone O
home O

no O
one O
at O
Consolidated B-ORG
Labs I-ORG
to O
do O
rabies O
checks O

no O
public O
health O
people O
to O
do O
the O
kids O
' O
back O
to O
school O
shots O
, O
or O
epidemiology O
for O
homeland O
security O
, O
or O
the O
school O
physicals O
for O
sports O

no O
one O
at O
the O
department O
of O
vital O
statistics O
- O

how O
will O
we O
get O
birth O
or O
death O
certificates O
? O

state O
lottery O
would O
be O
closed O

the B-FAC
Science I-FAC
Museum I-FAC
in O
Richmond B-GPE
would O
be O
closed O

the O
DMV O
would O
be O
closed O

the B-FAC
Virginia I-FAC
Museum I-FAC
of I-FAC
Fine I-FAC
Arts I-FAC
would O
be O
closed O

VRS B-ORG
retirement O
checks O
presumably O
wo O
n't O
go O
out O

and O
probably O
a O
hundred O
things O
I O
have O
n't O
thought O
of O
. O

I O
've O
seen O
folks O
say O
it O
wo O
n't O
be O
any O
big O
deal O
. O

Personally O
, O
it O
sounds O
like O
a O
huge O
honking O
mess O
to O
me O
. O

After O
seeing O
the O
list O
of O
what O
would O
not O
be O
open O
and O
/ O
or O
on O
duty O
... O
which O
I O
'm O
also O
quite O
sure O
is O
not O
complete O
... O
I O
'll O
go O
out O
on O
a O
limb O
.... O
and O
predict O
... O
that O
this O
will O
not O
happen O

and O
what O
is O
really O
going O
on O
is O
the O
GA O
equivalent O
of O
two O
cars O
speeding O
towards O
each O
other O
until O
someone O
blinks O
. O

I O
'll O
also O
predict O
... O
that O
the O
classic O
fall O
- O
back O
position O
for O
Virginia B-GPE
is O
the O
same O
one O
used O
by O
the O
Feds B-NORP
- O

continue O
the O
budget O
using O
last O
budget O
allocations O
... O
continuing O
resolution O
and O
all O
that O
stuff O
. O

On O
the O
actual O
issue O
of O
how O
much O
tax O
is O
enough O
- O
I O
find O
myself O
influenced O
by O
both O
sides O
' O
arguments O
to O
a O
certain O
extent O

but O
I O
guess O
what O
I O
can O
not O
understand O
is O
that O
all O
things O
being O
equal O
.. O
does O
n't O
population O
growth O
result O
in O
MORE O
tax O
revenues O
that O
would O
be O
allocated O
presumedly O
as O
they O
were O
before O
- O
in O
other O
words O
priorities O
remain O
the O
same O
in O
terms O
of O
allocations O
? O

If O
everyone O
- O
those O
already O
here O
plus O
our O
population O
growth O
is O
to O
pay O
HIGHER O
taxes O
- O
should O
there O
be O
an O
expectation O
on O
the O
part O
of O
taxpayers O
to O
receive O
MORE O
services O
... O
and O
of O
course O
.... O
what O
about O
those O
that O
are O
opposed O
to O
the O
government O
providing O
services O
that O
private O
industry O
could O
do O
- O
for O
less O
. O

This O
certainly O
goes O
for O
transportation O
where O
we O
talk O
about O
a O
`` O
crisis O
'' O
that O
can O
ONLY O
be O
solved O
by O
higher O
taxes O
and O
more O
government O
spending O
. O

Here O
's O
an O
interesting O
article O
from O
Pilot O
Online O
: O

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=105522&ran=48577 O

`` O
The B-FAC
Pocahontas I-FAC
Parkway I-FAC
, O
a O
state O
- O
owned O
toll O
road O
that O
opened O
four O
years O
ago O
on O
Richmond B-GPE
's O
outskirts O
, O
has O
been O
a O
financial O
flop O
. O

With O
traffic O
below O
projections O
, O
the O
nonprofit O
corporation O
that O
operates O
the O
road O
has O
struggled O
to O
avoid O
defaulting O
on O
its O
bonds O
. O

But O
salvation O
has O
come O
from O
an O
unlikely O
suitor O
- O
an O
Australian B-NORP
company O
called O
Transurban B-ORG
that O
has O
agreed O
to O
pay O
the O
Virginia O
Department O
of O
Transportation O
$ O
522 O
million O
in O
exchange O
for O
a O
99 O
- O
year O
lease O
of O
the O
road O
. O

That O
an O
Australian B-NORP
company O
has O
agreed O
to O
spend O
$ O
522 O
million O
on O
Pocahontas B-FAC
Parkway I-FAC
, O
a O
road O
that O
last O
year O
collected O
just O
$ O
10.3 O
million O
in O
tolls O
. O

In O
exchange O
for O
the O
right O
to O
keep O
all O
parkway O
toll O
revenue O
, O
Transurban B-ORG
agreed O
to O
build O
a O
1.6 O
- O
mile O
, O
four O
- O
lane O
road O
to O
the B-FAC
Richmond I-FAC
International I-FAC
Airport I-FAC
, O
pending O
federal O
approval O
. O

It O
also O
will O
pay O
off O
the O
parkway O
's O
debt O
and O
upgrade O
its O
electronic O
tolling O
equipment O
in O
anticipation O
of O
a O
rate O
increase O
expected O
in O
2008 O
. O
'' O

So O
... O
I O
'd O
ask O
... O
why O
not O
replicate O
this O
approach O
to O
some O
of O
our O
more O
urgent O
transportation O
problems O
and O
get O
VDOT B-ORG
and O
the O
State O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
out O
of O
the O
business O
of O
collecting O
taxes O
... O
and O
apparently O
not O
knowing O
how O
to O
build O
even O
toll O
roads O
that O
will O
be O
cost O
- O
effective O
? O

Is O
this O
why O
the O
GA O
guys O
are O
playing O
`` O
chicken O
'' O
with O
the O
budget O
? O

At O
10:06 O
PM O
, O
Anonymous O
said O
.. O

Wow O
... O

talk O
about O
hyperbole O
! O

None O
of O
what O
you O
wrote O
will O
happen O
. O

It O
may O
not O
happen O
- O

BUT O
, O
if O
we O
shut O
down O
the O
Virginia B-GPE
state O
government O
, O
that O
IS O
what O
will O
happen O
. O

I O
went O
to O
DHRM B-ORG
-LRB- O
the O
state O
human O
resources O
dept O
-RRB- O
and O
looked O
at O
the O
open O
jobs O
, O
to O
see O
what O
the O
state O
does O
. O

State O
employees O
, O
who O
will O
be O
off O
duty O
if O
the O
budget O
is O
not O
passed O
and O
Kaine B-PERSON
does O
NOT O
move O
ahead O
, O
would O
include O
: O

the O
state O
police O

the O
staff O
and O
faculty O
of O
state O
universities O
and O
community O
colleges O

the O
public O
health O
staff O
of O
the O
state O
and O
localities O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
-LRB- O
most O
are O
state O
employees O
even O
if O
they O
are O
working O
in O
your O
local O
county O
- O
ask O
if O
you O
do O
n't O
believe O
-RRB- O

These O
are O
the O
folks O
that O
inspect O
your O
restaurants O
, O
give O
your O
kids O
their O
back O
to O
school O
shots O
, O
give O
the O
inspections O
for O
well O
and O
septic O
installation O
, O
and O
investigate O
many O
dog O
bites O
. O

the O
folks O
at O
the O
state O
department O
of O
vital O
statistics O
-LRB- O
birth O
and O
death O
certificates O
-RRB- O

the O
staff O
and O
guards O
at O
the O
state O
prisons O

the O
nurses O
, O
doctors O
, O
and O
other O
staff O
at O
the O
state O
teaching O
hospitals O
, O
such O
as O
MCV O
and O
UVA O

the O
nurses O
, O
doctors O
, O
and O
staff O
at O
the O
state O
mental O
facilities O

the O
staff O
at O
our O
state O
parks O

the O
folks O
who O
distribute O
unemployment O
, O
disability O
, O
and O
state O
retirement O
checks O

the O
judges O
and O
employees O
of O
our O
state O
courts O

the O
folks O
at O
VDOT B-ORG

all O
the O
folks O
at O
the O
ABC O
stores O

all O
the O
folks O
at O
the O
Virginia B-GPE
lottery O

the O
state O
and O
regional O
medical O
examiners O
and O
the O
state O
forensic O
lab O
specialists O

the O
staff O
at O
the O
state O
museums O

the O
folks O
at O
the O
DMV O

And O
if O
you O
ca O
n't O
pay O
the O
state O
workers O
, O
you O
can O
not O
have O
contractors O
working O
either O
, O
because O
that O
is O
incurring O
debt O
whether O
you O
pay O
them O
immediately O
or O
not O
. O

Go O
look O
at O
DHRM B-ORG
and O
the O
state O
courts O
system O
-LRB- O
separate O
HR O
dept O
-RRB- O
and O
see O
what O
the O
state O
folks O
do O
, O
and O
who O
all O
you O
're O
talking O
about O
furloughing O
. O

Then O
try O
to O
tell O
me O
that O
shutting O
down O
the O
state O
government O
is O
n't O
going O
to O
be O
noticed O
by O
the O
average O
citizen O
. O

They O
'll O
notice O
. O

And O
the O
ones O
that O
get O
really O
hurt O
by O
this O
, O
for O
whatever O
reason O
-LRB- O
see O
above O
-RRB- O
are O
going O
to O
be O
pretty O
ticked O
off O
. O

Not O
only O
will O
it O
tick O
off O
a O
huge O
number O
of O
state O
employees O
and O
their O
families O
, O
but O
also O
the O
folks O
on O
state O
retirement O
-LRB- O
which O
I O
believe O
also O
includes O
many O
folks O
retired O
from O
localities O
under O
VRS B-ORG
-RRB- O
, O
an O
awful O
lot O
of O
just O
regular O
citizens O
, O
and O
an O
awful O
lot O
of O
businesses O
. O

This O
is O
n't O
hyperbole O
. O

Look O
at O
what O
the O
state O
government O
actually O
does O
. O

Shutting O
the O
state O
government O
down O
is O
not O
an O
idea O
that O
's O
going O
to O
help O
get O
votes O
in O
November O
. O

Unless O
you O
mean O
helping O
get O
votes O
for O
your O
opponent O
. O

posted O
by O
<$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> O
@ O
<$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> O

Well O
, O
gasoline O
in O
Richmond B-GPE
has O
hit O
$ O
3.00 O
a O
gallon O
, O
or O
just O
shy O
of O
it O
, O

and O
I O
spent O
$ O
48 O
filling O
up O
the O
gas O
tank O
of O
my O
Jeep O
-- O

the O
most O
I O
've O
ever O
paid O
for O
in O
my O
life O
. O

I O
'm O
not O
happy O
about O
it O
, O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
see O
high O
gas O
prices O
as O
a O
reason O
to O
start O
foaming O
at O
the O
mouth O
and O
chewing O
on O
the O
carpet O
. O

Others O
feel O
less O
constrained O
. O

The O
hysteria O
over O
rising O
gas O
prices O
has O
reached O
a O
fever O
pitch O
. O

The O
economic O
ignorance O
of O
the O
sound O
bites O
and O
commentary O
I O
've O
seen O
on O
national O
television O
knows O
no O
bounds O
. O

Demagogues O
are O
calling O
for O
self O
- O
destructive O
taxes O
on O
oil O
company O
profits O
, O
oblivious O
to O
the O
reality O
that O
, O
in O
a O
capitalist O
society O
, O
profits O
are O
a O
critical O
signal O
that O
guide O
the O
flow O
of O
capital O
. O

-LRB- O
1 O
-RRB- O
If O
you O
confiscate O
Exxon B-ORG
Mobil I-ORG
's O
profits O
, O
you O
reduce O
the O
capital O
available O
to O
the O
world O
's O
largest O
oil O
company O
to O
invest O
in O
more O
exploratory O
drilling O
, O
new O
oil O
wells O
, O
new O
pipelines O
, O
new O
refineries O
, O
etc. O

-LRB- O
2 O
-RRB- O
If O
you O
tax O
oil O
industry O
profits O
, O
you O
also O
reduce O
the O
incentive O
for O
owners O
of O
outside O
capital O
to O
invest O
in O
new O
capacity O
. O

Why O
bother O
if O
the O
profits O
will O
be O
taxed O
away O
? O

Here O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
, O
a O
semblance O
of O
sanity O
still O
reigns O
. O

Gov. O
Timothy O
M. O
Kaine O
has O
not O
yet O
proposed O
anything O
as O
breath O
- O
takingly O
stupid O
as O
the O
proposals O
emanating O
from O
Washington B-GPE
, O
D.C. B-GPE
. O

The O
Governor O
has O
said O
he O
will O
investigate O
reports O
of O
`` O
price O
gouging O
, O
'' O
which O
, O
given O
the O
fact O
that O
the O
the O
concept O
of O
`` O
price O
gouging O
'' O
is O
meaningless O
and O
impossible O
to O
define O
, O
means O
he O
will O
, O
for O
all O
practical O
purposes O
, O
do O
nothing O
.... O

Which O
is O
exactly O
what O
he O
should O
do O
. O

Nothing O
. O

Virginians O
and O
Americans O
will O
adapt O
to O
higher O
gas O
prices O
if O
government O
does O
not O
interfere O
. O

-LRB- O
The O
Governor O
also O
is O
considering O
applying O
for O
a O
waiver O
of O
federal O
regulations O
requiring O
cleaner O
gasoline O
be O
sold O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
's O
major O
metro O
areas O
, O
but O
has O
not O
yet O
made O
a O
determination O
. O

See O
the O
Times O
- O
Dispatch O
report O
. O

Unfortunately O
, O
he O
's O
sticking O
to O
his O
guns O
on O
trying O
to O
raise O
$ O
1 O
billion O
for O
transportation O
projects O
without O
raising O
gasoline O
taxes O
-- O
a O
topic O
for O
another O
post O
. O

As O
I O
have O
been O
hammering O
away O
relentlessly O
on O
this O
blog O
-LRB- O
See O
`` O
A B-WORK_OF_ART
World I-WORK_OF_ART
with I-WORK_OF_ART
One I-WORK_OF_ART
Billion I-WORK_OF_ART
Cars I-WORK_OF_ART
'' O
-RRB- O
, O
the O
world O
economy O
is O
moving O
from O
a O
20 O
- O
year O
era O
of O
cheap O
petroleum O
to O
a O
plateau O
of O
more O
expensive O
petroleum O
. O

This O
shift O
is O
driven O
by O
the O
combination O
of O
-LRB- O
a O
-RRB- O
escalating O
world O
consumption O
of O
petroleum O
, O
especially O
in O
rapidly O
developing O
economies O
like O
China B-GPE
and O
India B-GPE
, O
and O
-LRB- O
b O
-RRB- O
the O
peaking O
of O
global O
oil O
production O
capacity O
, O
the O
increasing O
expense O
of O
exploiting O
the O
remote O
and O
isolated O
oil O
reserves O
that O
remain O
, O
and O
terrorist O
/ O
political O
instability O
in O
oil O
- O
producing O
countries O
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
oil O
companies O
' O
fault O
. O

This O
is O
not O
Dick B-PERSON
Cheney I-PERSON
's O
fault O
. O

This O
is O
not O
the O
auto O
industries O
' O
fault O
. O

It O
is O
not O
the O
environmentalists O
' O
fault O
. O

It O
's O
the O
reality O
of O
geology O
and O
geopolitics O
. O

The O
American B-NORP
public O
can O
adapt O
to O
the O
new O
global O
realities O
by O
changing O
their O
energy O
- O
intensive O
lifestyles O
, O

and O
politicians O
can O
help O
them O
by O
speaking O
honestly O
and O
forthrightly O
about O
why O
the O
price O
of O
gasoline O
is O
increasing O
, O
instead O
of O
demagoguing O
the O
issue O
for O
short O
- O
term O
political O
gain O
. O

Here O
in O
Virginia B-GPE
, O
the B-ORG
General I-ORG
Assembly I-ORG
has O
been O
examining O
what O
Virginia B-GPE
can O
do O
to O
increase O
energy O
production O
. O

That O
is O
OK O
, O
as O
far O
as O
it O
goes O
. O

But O
there O
is O
nothing O
that O
Virginia B-GPE
can O
do O
to O
increase O
the O
global O
supply O
of O
oil O
, O
and O
probably O
little O
it O
can O
do O
to O
increase O
the O
petroleum O
refining O
capacity O
needed O
to O
convert O
oil O
to O
gasoline O
. O

What O
the O
political O
and O
business O
leadership O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
has O
so O
far O
failed O
utterly O
to O
do O
is O
admit O
that O
Virginia B-GPE
is O
acutely O
vulnerable O
to O
oil O
price O
shocks O
. O

Virginians B-NORP
consume O
more O
gasoline O
per O
capita O
than O
the O
national O
average O
, O
in O
part O
because O
our O
transportation O
policy O
is O
geared O
toward O
matching O
every O
increase O
in O
automobile O
travel O
with O
an O
increase O
in O
transportation O
capacity O
with O
no O
thought O
of O
modulating O
travel O
demand O
. O

But O
reality O
is O
a O
stubborn O
thing O
. O

With O
each O
increase O
in O
the O
price O
of O
gasoline O
, O
the O
bankruptcy O
of O
the O
old O
order O
becomes O
increasingly O
evident O
. O

Let O
us O
hope O
that O
Gov. O
Kaine O
, O
who O
prides O
himself O
on O
straight O
talk O
, O
begins O
leveling O
with O
the O
people O
of O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

Jim O
- O
You O
are O
right O
on O
the O
money O
about O
how O
capitalism O
works O
, O

so O
why O
not O
try O
to O
make O
capitalism O
really O
work O
for O
Virginia B-GPE
. O

The O
future O
in O
transportation O
belongs O
to O
the O
nation O
, O
company O
or O
person O
who O
develops O
the O
alternative O
to O
gasoline O
powered O
automobiles O
. O

Why O
not O
do O
everything O
we O
can O
to O
assure O
that O
future O
arises O
from O
Virginia B-GPE
? O

Rather O
than O
drilling O
for O
oil O
and O
gas O
off O
the B-LOC
Atlantic I-LOC
Coast I-LOC
, O
we O
should O
be O
offering O
enormous O
incentives O
for O
comapnies O
and O
individuals O
who O
want O
to O
work O
on O
alternative O
fuel O
solutions O
to O
locate O
their O
business O
here O
. O

You O
can O
encourage O
R&D O
on O
alternative O
fuels O
with O
grants O
and O
tax O
breaks O
. O

AND O
, O
you O
can O
work O
to O
increase O
supply O
. O

The O
one O
and O
only O
oil O
refinery O
in O
the O
Commonwealth B-GPE
is O
nearby O
in O
Yorktown B-GPE
. O

They O
could O
double O
their O
capacity O
without O
leaving O
the O
premises O
. O

Why O
has O
n't O
the O
company O
applied O
to O
builf O
new O
facilities O
on O
site O
? O

By O
all O
means O
explore O
for O
oil O
and O
gas O
in O
the O
Atlantic O
. O

Jim B-PERSON
: O
Speaking O
seriously O
here O
, O
many O
families O
-LRB- O
including O
my O
own O
-RRB- O
have O
already O
cut O
back O
in O
every O
way O
possible O
. O

What O
then O
? O

My O
office O
, O
home O
and O
children O
's O
schools O
are O
all O
within O
a O
6 O
mile O
radius O
. O

Vacations O
are O
already O
a O
thing O
of O
the O
past O
. O

We O
've O
cut O
back O
on O
groceries O
. O

I O
'd O
trade O
the O
car O
on O
a O
hybrid O
, O

but O
it O
's O
paid O
for O

and O
who O
can O
afford O
a O
car O
payment O
what O
with O
mortgage O
rates O
being O
what O
they O
are O
and O
three O
kids O
... O

So O
, O
I O
ask O
seriously O
, O
what O
are O
average O
hard O
- O
working O
families O
to O
do O
? O

Andrea B-PERSON
: O
How O
about O
a O
couple O
of O
hundred O
dollars O
? O

If O
the O
GA O
repealed O
the O
unnecessary O
sales O
tax O
from O
last O
year O
, O
then O
the O
average O
citizen O
would O
pick O
up O
some O
cash O
. O

Or O
, O
the O
GA O
could O
actually O
cut O
the O
sales O
tax O

and O
you O
would O
keep O
some O
more O
of O
your O
money O
. O

Check O
out O
how O
much O
the O
Republican O
Senators O
want O
you O
to O
pay O
in O
other O
, O
new O
taxes O
too O
- O
to O
register O
your O
car O
, O
etc. O

Jim B-PERSON
: O
I O
like O
the O
graphic O
, O

it O
takes O
two O
arms O
and O
two O
legs O
to O
fill O
up O
our O
tank O
. O

The O
only O
answer O
to O
cutting O
the O
cost O
of O
mobility O
and O
access O
is O
settlement O
patterns O
that O
require O
less O
vehicle O
travel O
and O
support O
more O
effecient O
shared O
- O
vehicles O
when O
one O
must O
resort O
to O
any O
vehicle O
. O

That O
is O
what O
an O
understanding O
of O
Jane B-PERSON
Jacobs I-PERSON
suggested O
40 O
years O
ago O
-LRB- O
not O
just O
in O
`` O
Life B-WORK_OF_ART
and I-WORK_OF_ART
Death I-WORK_OF_ART
... O
but O
also O
`` O
The B-WORK_OF_ART
Economy I-WORK_OF_ART
of I-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART
Cities I-WORK_OF_ART
' I-WORK_OF_ART
. O
'' O

Let O
us O
, O
honor O
Ms. O
Jacobs O
's O
memory O
with O
an O
understanding O
of O
the O
need O
for O
Fundamental O
Change O
. O

EMR B-PERSON

JAB O
- O
Got O
ta O
love O
it O
. O

Yup O
, O
a O
couple O
of O
hundred O
dollars O
is O
going O
to O
save O
the O
day O
! O

Jane B-PERSON
Jacobs I-PERSON
knew O
the O
difference O
between O
a O
community O
and O
a O
construction O
plan O
. O

Was O
n't O
one O
of O
her O
main O
arguments O
that O
you O
can O
not O
plan O
everything O
, O
and O
you O
should O
allow O
communities O
to O
be O
what O
they O
are O
and O
what O
they O
become O
? O

Did O
n't O
she O
fight O
Robert B-PERSON
Moses I-PERSON
because O
he O
thought O
he O
had O
too O
much O
control O
over O
other O
peoples O
' O
lives O
? O

Somehow O
I O
doubt O
she O
would O
have O
gotten O
on O
board O
with O
fundamental O
change O
if O
it O
involved O
massive O
central O
and O
regional O
planning O
. O

Andrea B-PERSON
, O
One O
option O
may O
be O
telecommuting O
a O
couple O
of O
days O
a O
week O
. O

Other O
than O
that O
, O
here O
's O
the O
hard O
truth O
: O

There O
's O
not O
much O
that O
average O
, O
hard O
- O
working O
families O
can O
do O
in O
the O
short O
run O
to O
cope O
with O
higher O
gas O
prices O
except O
hope O
that O
their O
paychecks O
keep O
pace O
with O
inflation O
. O

What O
you O
should O
NOT O
do O
is O
support O
demagogic O
political O
ploys O
that O
make O
problems O
worse O
, O
not O
better O
. O

In O
the O
longer O
run O
, O
you O
can O
support O
more O
pedestrian O
friendly O
, O
transit O
- O
friendly O
development O
patterns O
that O
give O
you O
and O
your O
family O
more O
transportation O
options O
. O

You O
should O
support O
development O
patterns O
that O
allow O
compatible O
uses O
-LRB- O
houses O
, O
small O
office O
buildings O
, O
small O
retail O
shops O
-RRB- O
to O
be O
located O
close O
to O
each O
rather O
than O
scattered O
all O
over O
. O

How O
much O
money O
could O
you O
save O
if O
you O
could O
get O
by O
with O
only O
one O
car O
instead O
of O
two O
? O

What O
would O
it O
mean O
if O
you O
lived O
in O
a O
place O
where O
your O
children O
could O
walk O
to O
school O
? O

Think O
outside O
the O
box O
. O

Kingfish B-PERSON
, O
I O
'm O
all O
in O
favor O
of O
alternate O
fuels O
. O

Converting O
biomass O
to O
ethanol O
seems O
to O
be O
one O
that O
is O
self O
- O
sustaining O
economically O
without O
massive O
incentives O
. O

I O
'd O
favor O
government O
- O
sponsored O
research O
to O
devise O
technologies O
that O
would O
make O
ethanol O
more O
competitive O
, O

but O
I O
do O
n't O
like O
the O
idea O
of O
subsidizing O
specific O
business O
enterprises O
. O

Once O
you O
give O
them O
a O
subsidy O
, O
they O
never O
let O
go O
, O
no O
matter O
how O
much O
the O
world O
changes O
around O
them O
. O

Witness O
the O
mohair O
subsidies O
put O
into O
place O
during O
World B-EVENT
War I-EVENT
II I-EVENT
. O

I O
tend O
to O
agree O
with O
Jim B-PERSON
that O
markets O
function O
best O
, O
so O
long O
as O
no O
one O
has O
a O
finger O
on O
the O
scale O
. O

Many O
believe O
that O
zone O
pricing O
, O
which O
is O
generally O
used O
by O
oil O
companies O
, O
is O
inconsistent O
with O
our O
antitrust O
laws O
-LRB- O
Section B-LAW
13 I-LAW
of O
the O
Robinson O
- O
Patman O
Act O
-RRB- O
. O

Others O
disagree O
. O

Does O
zone O
pricing O
constitute O
a O
finger O
on O
the O
scale O
? O

If O
so O
, O
should O
the O
GA O
outlaw O
zone O
pricing O
? O

Toomanytaxes B-PERSON
: O
Zone O
pricing O
is O
the O
mechanism O
the O
oil O
companies O
use O
to O
make O
sure O
that O
we O
pay O
the O
same O
price O
as O
people O
in O
states O
with O
higher O
gas O
taxes O
. O

Only O
, O
we O
pay O
the O
extra O
few O
cents O
per O
gallon O
to O
them O
rather O
than O
into O
our O
state O
transportation O
accounts O
. O

Considering O
the O
wide O
variety O
in O
local O
and O
state O
fuel O
taxes O
the O
near O
uniformity O
of O
the O
pump O
price O
across O
state O
lines O
is O
... O
curious O
. O

I O
was O
recently O
on O
the O
webpage O
for O
the B-ORG
Energy I-ORG
Information I-ORG
Agency I-ORG

and O
their O
cost O
of O
fuel O
adjusted O
for O
inflation O
chart O
demonstates O
that O
we O
have O
been O
at O
$ O
3 O
per O
gallon O
measured O
in O
2005 O
dollars O
before O
. O

It O
is O
about O
the O
historic O
peak O
in O
real O
prices O
, O

but O
it O
is O
hardly O
unprecedented O
, O
and O
not O
worth O
quite O
the O
hype O
or O
hysteria O
it O
is O
generating O
. O

It O
is O
hard O
to O
imagine O
a O
company O
or O
a O
family O
that O
can O
not O
improve O
its O
efficiency O
and O
reduce O
consumption O
, O

and O
that O
is O
not O
a O
bad O
outcome O
at O
all O
. O

Like O
you O
, O
Jim B-PERSON
, O
I O
see O
the O
bright O
silver O
lining O
. O

I O
seem O
to O
be O
getting O
more O
questions O
whenever O
I O
pull O
up O
in O
my O
hybrid O
. O

One O
data O
point O
. O

2:53 O
Why O
are O
gas O
prices O
often O
significantly O
different O
for O
the O
same O
brand O
between O
Prince B-GPE
William I-GPE
and O
Fairfax O
Counties O
and O
even O
at O
different O
locations O
within O
the O
same O
county O
? O

Zone O
pricing O
is O
trying O
to O
do O
much O
more O
than O
reflect O
different O
tax O
rates O
. O

Take O
a O
look O
at O
the O
following O
link O
: O
http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx O

Assuming O
the O
general O
accuracy O
of O
the O
data O
underlying O
the O
map O
, O

differences O
in O
do O
not O
explain O
zone O
pricing O
. O

Look O
at O
Arizona B-GPE
, O
for O
example O
. O

There O
are O
much O
higher O
transportation O
costs O
in O
and O
around O
the B-LOC
Grand I-LOC
Canyon I-LOC
and O
much O
more O
competition O
in O
the O
Phoenix B-GPE
market O
. O

Yet O
, O
Phoenix B-GPE
prices O
tend O
to O
be O
signficantly O
higher O
. O

Ditto O
for O
taxes O
. O

From O
what O
I O
quickly O
found O
on O
the O
Internet O
, O
total O
fuel O
taxes O
for O
the O
following O
four O
states O
are O
VA B-GPE
-LRB- O
37.7 O
cents O
-RRB- O
; O
Utah B-GPE
-LRB- O
42.5 O
cents O
-RRB- O
; O
NC B-GPE
-LRB- O
45.6 O
cents O
-RRB- O
and O
Montana B-GPE
-LRB- O
46.2 O
cents O
-RRB- O
. O

However O
, O
both O
Montana B-GPE
and O
Utah B-GPE
have O
average O
prices O
that O
are O
significantly O
lower O
than O
either O
VA B-GPE
or O
NC B-GPE
. O

There O
's O
probably O
less O
relationship O
to O
costs O
and O
zone O
pricing O
than O
the O
oil O
companies O
want O
the O
public O
to O
believe O
. O

I O
had O
a O
conversation O
with O
a O
friend O
the O
other O
day O
who O
owns O
an O
SUV O

and O
he O
is O
n't O
worried O
about O
the O
price O
of O
gas O
because O
he O
travels O
less O
than O
10 O
miles O
a O
day O
.. O

yes O
.. O

it O
'll O
cost O
more O
... O

so O
he O
'll O
have O
to O
cut O
back O
on O
his O
gourmet O
coffee O
... O
two O
cups O
rather O
than O
three O
. O
:--RRB- O

seriously O
- O
it O
's O
about O
how O
far O
folks O
choose O
to O
drive O
and O
how O
folks O
define O
phrases O
like O
`` O
I O
must O
and O
have O
no O
choice O
'' O
. O

It O
takes O
a O
hard O
knock O
for O
folks O
to O
take O
a O
hard O
look O
at O
things O
they O
always O
assumed O
could O
not O
change O
. O

I O
predict O
... O
lots O
of O
folks O
will O
be O
taking O
harder O
looks O
at O
whether O
or O
not O
choices O
are O
choices O
or O
no O
choice O
'' O
is O
truly O
no O
choice O
. O

I O
know O
it O
happened O
during O
the O
gas O
crisis O
... O

and O
as O
bad O
as O
it O
is O
now O
- O
this O
is O
not O
as O
bad O
as O
then O
- O
though O
if O
$ O
3 O
a O
gallon O
is O
in O
the O
rear O
view O
mirror O
and O
$ O
4 O
a O
gallon O
on O
the O
horizon O
and O
coming O
fast O
... O
we O
might O
think O
so O
... O

.. O
but O
I O
would O
bet O
that O
folks O
would O
choose O
-LRB- O
there O
's O
that O
word O
again O
-RRB- O
$ O
4 O
or O
even O
$ O
5 O
a O
gallon O
rather O
than O
waiting O
in O
line O
for O
3 O
hours O
only O
to O
find O
out O
the O
guy O
in O
front O
of O
you O
got O
the O
last O
tankful O
. O

America B-GPE
's O
love O
affair O
with O
the O
automobile O
is O
about O
to O
be O
revisted O
though O
I O
doubt O
seriously O
a O
divorce O
is O
anywhere O
near O
... O
:--RRB- O

sorry O
.. O
my O
attitude O
is O
grin O
and O
bear O
it O
... O

it O
's O
sort O
of O
like O
coffee O
doubling O
in O
price O
... O

my O
property O
accessment O
going O
up O
300 O
% O
-LRB- O
which O
it O
did O
-RRB- O
... O

... O
and O
today O
.. O
I O
paid O
$ O
68 O
bucks O
to O
fill O
up O
my O
89 O
Ford O
Van O
. O

I O
got O
ta O
talk O
to O
Ray B-PERSON
Hyde I-PERSON
about O
that O
Hybrid O
.... O
he O
's O
got O
.. O

he O
said O
if O
he O
had O
to O
choose O
.. O
he O
'd O
keep O
his O
truck O
... O
:--RRB- O

Did O
I O
really O
say O
that O
? O

That O
would O
be O
a O
tough O
`` O
choice O
'' O
. O

With O
the O
truck O
I O
'd O
have O
some O
chance O
of O
making O
money O
, O

but O
I O
'd O
hate O
to O
have O
to O
drive O
it O
if O
it O
was O
n't O
working O
. O

If O
you O
have O
to O
drive O
, O
the O
hybrid O
is O
a O
joy O
. O

Dead O
silent O
, O
dirt O
cheap O
, O
reliable O
, O
little O
bit O
of O
capital O
cost O
detriment O
, O
sufficient O
power O
. O

48 O
mpg O
if O
you O
drive O
at O
75+ O
like O
a O
maniac O
. O

I O
remember O
people O
sniffing O
at O
it O
, O
saying O
they O
would O
n't O
do O
it O
because O
the O
payback O
on O
capital O
was O
n't O
there O
. O

I O
drone O
on O
about O
costs O
and O
benefits O
, O
but O
a O
-RRB- O
that O
's O
not O
everything O
, O
and O
b O
-RRB- O
sometimes O
circumstances O
change O
. O

I O
'm O
going O
to O
have O
to O
send O
a O
letter O
to O
the O
guv'nor O
. O

I O
have O
a O
bunch O
of O
vehicles O
and O
only O
use O
the O
appropriate O
one O
for O
the O
task O
at O
hand O
. O

I O
need O
a O
portable O
license O
plate O
and O
insurance O
, O
otherwise O
the O
current O
`` O
tax O
'' O
plan O
is O
going O
to O
kill O
me O
. O

I O
sure O
hope O
that O
those O
of O
you O
who O
think O
saving O
open O
space O
and O
farms O
will O
chip O
in O
and O
help O
out O
on O
this O
: O

send O
a O
letter O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
mind O
paying O
what O
it O
costs O
to O
drive O
or O
paying O
what O
I O
owe O
, O

but O
this O
is O
going O
to O
be O
whacked O
. O

I O
suspect O
that O
overhead O
costs O
might O
have O
something O
to O
do O
with O
fuel O
prices O
. O

That O
gas O
station O
in O
Fairfax B-GPE
is O
sitting O
on O
expensive O
land O
and O
paying O
high O
taxes O
. O

Businesses O
are O
`` O
tax O
positive O
'' O
do O
n't O
cha O
know O
. O

If O
people O
really O
do O
start O
making O
different O
choices O
, O
it O
's O
going O
to O
be O
fun O
to O
watch O
real O
estate O
prices O
. O

BTW O
13 O
% O
more O
new O
home O
sales O
last O
year O
, O
in O
spite O
of O
higher O
rates O
, O

but O
prices O
were O
down O
5k O
. O

Time O
to O
demand O
another O
reassessment O
. O

Ray B-PERSON
Hyde O
: O
Taxes O
are O
indeed O
business O
overhead O
that O
affect O
retail O
prices O
. O

But O
I O
still O
suggest O
that O
zone O
pricing O
has O
more O
to O
do O
with O
computer O
software O
and O
data O
- O
mining O
than O
actual O
costs O
. O

posted O
by O
<$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> O
@ O
<$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> O

Braawwk O
! O

Braawwkkk O
! O

It O
did O
n't O
take O
long O
. O

Route O
288 O
, O
the O
circumferential O
highway O
running O
around O
the O
south O
- O
western O
quadrant O
of O
the B-LOC
Richmond I-LOC
New I-LOC
Urban I-LOC
Region I-LOC
, O
opened O
in O
late O
2004 O
. O

Already O
it O
is O
changing O
development O
patterns O
for O
the O
worse O
and O
causing O
localized O
traffic O
congestion O
around O
its O
exits O
. O

The B-ORG
Richmond I-ORG
Times I-ORG
- I-ORG
Dispatch I-ORG
tells O
the O
tale O
today O
about O
the O
impact O
on O
the B-FAC
Huguenot I-FAC
Trail I-FAC
in O
Powhatan B-NORP
County O
. O

Traffic O
has O
more O
than O
doubled O
in O
one O
section O
of O
Huguenot B-FAC
Trail I-FAC
since O
288 O
opened O
, O
reports O
Will B-PERSON
Jones I-PERSON
. O

Speeding O
and O
accidents O
have O
surged O
as O
well O
: O

17 O
accidents O
have O
been O
reported O
near O
the O
intersection O
of O
Winterfield B-FAC
Road I-FAC
so O
far O
this O
year O
, O
up O
from O
12 O
for O
all O
of O
2004 O
. O

Dale B-PERSON
Totten I-PERSON
, O
resident O
engineer O
for O
the O
Virginia O
Department O
of O
Transportation O
, O
noted O
that O
VDOT B-ORG
would O
four O
- O
lane O
the O
road O
for O
about O
$ O
13 O
million O
if O
it O
had O
more O
money O
. O

Of O
course O
, O
VDOT B-ORG
has O
no O
more O
money O
for O
road O
construction O
in O
the O
Richmond B-GPE
region O
. O

One O
reason O
is O
that O
VDOT B-ORG
, O
at O
the O
behest O
of O
local O
politicians O
and O
boosters O
, O
spent O
all O
its O
friggin' O
money O
on O
288 O
! O

Where O
's O
Homer B-PERSON
Simpson I-PERSON
when O
you O
need O
him O
? O

This O
is O
a O
major O
`` O
D'oh! O
'' O
moment O
. O

As O
we O
predicted O
, O
Route O
288 O
is O
generating O
residential O
development O
in O
scarcely O
populated O
areas O
all O
around O
its O
exits O
, O
overtaxing O
the O
local O
country O
roads O
. O

While O
the O
limited O
access O
highway O
might O
provide O
limited O
traffic O
relief O
for O
people O
driving O
back O
and O
forth O
between O
Chesterfield B-GPE
and O
Goochland B-GPE
counties O
, O
other O
people O
are O
making O
choices O
about O
where O
they O
live O
and O
work O
, O

and O
they O
are O
creating O
traffic O
congestion O
in O
new O
places O
. O

The O
only O
thing O
that O
surprises O
me O
is O
how O
rapidly O
this O
is O
happening O
. O

Even O
I O
thought O
there O
might O
be O
a O
lag O
of O
three O
or O
four O
years O
. O

If O
Route O
288 O
has O
already O
created O
a O
$ O
13 O
million O
road O
- O
construction O
in O
just O
this O
one O
exist O
, O
think O
of O
the O
liability O
it O
has O
created O
for O
all O
of O
its O
exits O
! O

Here O
's O
another O
prodiction O
: O

After O
a O
few O
more O
years O
of O
scattered O
subdivision O
development O
and O
approval O
of O
mega-commercial O
projects O
at O
major O
288 O
intersections O
, O
the O
need O
for O
new O
road O
improvements O
will O
soar O
. O

Before O
the O
end O
of O
the O
decade O
, O
we O
may O
well O
see O
the O
unfunded O
liability O
zoom O
well O
past O
the O
original O
$ O
400 O
million O
it O
took O
to O
build O
the O
original O
highway O
. O

To O
the O
brainiacs O
who O
thought O
Route O
288 O
was O
such O
a O
great O
idea O
: O

Thanks O
for O
nothing O
. O

I O
think O
we O
could O
have O
spent O
the O
$ O
400 O
million O
better O
elsewhere O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
think O
you O
can O
blame O
288 O
for O
creating O
those O
people O
. O

If O
there O
enough O
of O
them O
to O
create O
new O
traffic O
congestion O
in O
new O
places O
, O
then O
what O
is O
the O
alternative O
? O

Additional O
traffic O
congestion O
in O
old O
places O
? O

Now O
you O
understand O
how O
people O
like O
TMT B-ORG
in O
Fairfax B-GPE
feel O
. O

I O
'd O
usually O
take O
the O
pro-road O
position O
- O

but O
with O
the O
glaring O
needs O
in O
other O
parts O
of O
the O
state O
, O
288 O
was O
definitely O
excess O
... O

You O
have O
a O
city O
, O
Richmond B-GPE
, O
that O
has O
virtually O
no O
traffic O
. O

The O
rush O
hour O
is O
30 O
minutes O
long O
... O

And O
you O
give O
them O
a O
beltway O
through O
a O
largely O
rural O
area O
. O

A O
road O
to O
no O
where O
... O

Just O
think O
if O
this O
money O
had O
been O
spent O
on O
another O
potomac O
crossing O
or O
road O
improvements O
that O
are O
desperately O
needed O
in O
NOVA B-WORK_OF_ART
? O

Virginia B-PERSON
Centrist I-PERSON
, O
To O
add O
insult O
to O
injury O
, O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
state O
helped O
pay O
for O
288 O
in O
last O
year O
's O
budget O
deal O
-- O
wiped O
the O
slate O
clean O
of O
debt O
. O

It O
was O
very O
nice O
of O
y'all O
to O
oblige O
us O
. O

Did O
n't O
make O
much O
sense O
, O
though O
. O

It O
's O
the O
same O
old O
problem O
. O

If O
you O
get O
out O
ahead O
of O
the O
need O
you O
are O
accused O
of O
causing O
sprawl O
. O

If O
you O
build O
where O
the O
need O
is O
already O
acute O
, O
then O
the O
claim O
is O
you O
ca O
n't O
pave O
your O
way O
out O
of O
congestion O
. O

Anonymous O
- O

That O
's O
a O
fair O
point O
. O

5:26 O
makes O
a O
good O
point O
. O

However O
, O
this O
situation O
hammers O
home O
the O
validity O
of O
the O
state O
auditor O
's O
report O
finding O
that O
the O
CTB O
and O
VDOT B-ORG
fail O
to O
fund O
transportation O
projects O
based O
on O
a O
comprehensive O
state O
transportation O
plan O
, O
but O
rather O
, O
based O
on O
whoever O
does O
the O
best O
job O
of O
lobbying O
. O

I O
submit O
that O
this O
is O
a O
disgraceful O
situation O
that O
should O
not O
be O
tolerated O
. O

Moreover O
, O
Senator O
Chichester O
and O
his O
toadies O
would O
make O
this O
worse O
by O
pouring O
more O
money O
into O
this O
flawed O
institution O
. O

What O
is O
the O
purpose O
of O
transportation O
- O
related O
expenditures O
? O

In O
Virginia B-GPE
, O
it O
's O
to O
benefit O
private O
business O
plans O
and O
not O
to O
serve O
the O
public O
interest O
. O

You O
all O
are O
dead O
wrong O
. O

No O
less O
than O
Walter B-PERSON
Stoch I-PERSON
stated O
that O
288 O
money O
was O
intended O
to O
be O
paid O
from O
economic O
development O
money O
. O

Come O
on O
folks O
!! O

TMT B-ORG
: O
I O
do O
n't O
understand O
your O
point O
. O

when O
was O
the O
last O
time O
you O
were O
stuck O
in O
traffic O
that O
you O
were O
n't O
on O
your O
way O
to O
or O
from O
some O
sort O
of O
business O
? O

It O
seems O
to O
me O
that O
the O
whole O
point O
of O
roads O
is O
to O
facilitate O
the O
public O
interest O
in O
getting O
to O
and O
from O
private O
businesses O
. O

Then O
, O
of O
course O
there O
is O
the O
sunday O
drive O
, O
the O
trip O
to O
grandma O
's O
, O
and O
the O
soccer O
games O
, O
but O
still O
, O
the O
overwhelming O
need O
is O
to O
support O
business O
. O

Since O
our O
road O
expenditures O
nowhere O
near O
match O
the O
increase O
in O
business O
or O
state O
domestic O
product O
, O
it O
is O
no O
wonder O
we O
suffer O
congestion O
problems O
. O

If O
we O
recognize O
that O
roads O
primaarily O
benefit O
businesses O
then O
we O
should O
do O
two O
things O
: O

let O
business O
pay O
for O
more O
of O
our O
transportation O
bill O
, O
-LRB- O
which O
they O
will O
pass O
to O
us O
, O
of O
course O
-RRB- O
and O
incentivize O
them O
to O
locate O
where O
they O
put O
the O
least O
stress O
on O
the O
system O
, O
even O
if O
that O
means O
more O
overall O
travel O
. O

Why O
is O
it O
so O
hard O
to O
understand O
? O

The O
solution O
is O
functional O
human O
settlement O
patterns O
and O
a O
balance O
between O
transport O
system O
capacity O
and O
land O
use O
generated O
travel O
deman O
. O

All O
else O
is O
spin O
. O

EMR B-PERSON

TMT B-ORG
said O
`` O
In O
Virginia B-GPE
, O
it O
's O
to O
benefit O
private O
business O
plans O
and O
not O
to O
serve O
the O
public O
interest O
. O
'' O

I O
do O
n't O
see O
the O
point O
of O
this O
statement O
because O
it O
appears O
to O
demonize O
private O
business O
plans O
and O
put O
the O
public O
interest O
above O
all O
else O
. O

I O
think O
they O
are O
so O
tightly O
intertwined O
that O
they O
are O
virtually O
one O
and O
the O
same O
. O

Obviously O
there O
are O
local O
problems O
because O
this O
cookie O
dough O
is O
lumpy O
, O

but O
in O
the O
aggregate O
if O
we O
demonize O
business O
long O
enough O
we O
will O
eventually O
find O
out O
we O
all O
work O
for O
the O
Devil O
. O

I O
do O
n't O
see O
there O
is O
any O
point O
in O
claiming O
as O
`` O
a O
solution O
'' O
a O
balance O
that O
is O
dynamic O
and O
ever O
changing O
in O
nature O
. O

Even O
you O
see O
rail O
to O
Dulles B-GPE
as O
a O
positive O
because O
Dulles B-GPE
is O
a O
job O
center O
that O
promotes O
bi-directional O
demand O
on O
the O
rail O
. O

I O
agree O
. O

In O
fact O
that O
may O
be O
sufficient O
reason O
to O
build O
it O
, O
all O
by O
itself O
. O

All O
I O
'm O
saying O
is O
that O
the O
exact O
same O
logic O
should O
apply O
to O
roads O
: O

they O
should O
have O
destinations O
at O
both O
ends O
in O
order O
that O
we O
get O
maximum O
use O
out O
of O
our O
investment O
: O

we O
need O
more O
places O
in O
order O
to O
get O
closer O
to O
the O
balance O
you O
say O
we O
need O
. O

Reality O
check O
here O
- O

I O
drive O
past O
Watkins B-FAC
Landing I-FAC
every O
morning O
and O
evening O
. O

I O
commute O
back O
and O
forth O
to O
work O
on O
the B-FAC
Huguenot I-FAC
Trail I-FAC
. O

I O
've O
never O
seen O
anything O
remotely O
resembling O
a O
`` O
flood O
'' O
of O
traffic O
. O

It O
's O
a O
55 O
mph O
zone O
- O
75 O
to O
100 O
cars O
in O
`` O
a O
morning O
'' O
- O
over O
how O
much O
time O
? O

The O
Huguenot O
Trail O
road O
widening O
was O
already O
planned O
, O
due O
to O
the O
heavy O
demands O
of O
development O
on O
the O
Chesterfield B-GPE
side O
, O
the O
new O
schools O
, O
and O
a O
whole O
bunch O
of O
existing O
developments O
that O
were O
zoned O
years O
ago O
and O
at O
that O
time O
funneled O
through O
Robious B-FAC
Road I-FAC
. O

288 O
, O
for O
those O
of O
us O
that O
actually O
use O
it O
, O
is O
wonderful O
- O
instead O
of O
Powhatan B-NORP
and O
Western B-LOC
Chesterfield I-LOC
being O
bottlenecked O
by O
lack O
of O
roads O
, O

we O
can O
actually O
get O
some O
commercial O
development O
and O
have O
the O
ability O
to O
work O
closer O
to O
where O
we O
live O
. O

You O
may O
think O
that O
's O
not O
rational O
land O
use O
. O

I O
have O
no O
desire O
to O
live O
in O
any O
city O
, O

I O
will O
not O
work O
in O
a O
downtown O
area O
, O

I O
will O
not O
use O
mass O
transit O
, O
which O
is O
not O
safe O
for O
female O
commuters O
that O
work O
long O
and O
irregular O
hours O
, O

and O
I O
happen O
to O
LIKE O
large O
lot O
development O
. O

How O
exactly O
I O
'm O
supposed O
to O
keep O
horses O
on O
a O
1/4 O
acre O
lot O
is O
beyond O
me O
. O

Gas O
could O
go O
to O
$ O
10 O
a O
gallon O

and O
I O
'd O
still O
pay O
to O
live O
in O
the O
country O
. O

Many O
people O
have O
legitimate O
preferences O
- O
horses O
, O
hunting O
, O
gardening O
, O
certain O
types O
of O
small O
business O
- O
that O
makes O
them O
NOT O
want O
to O
live O
in O
an O
urban O
core O
. O

This O
infatuation O
with O
city O
living O
truly O
baffles O
me O
. O

Anonymous B-PERSON
6:37 I-PERSON
, O
You O
have O
every O
right O
to O
live O
in O
the O
country O
if O
that O
's O
where O
you O
wish O
to O
live O
. O

But O
you O
do O
n't O
have O
a O
right O
to O
have O
the O
rest O
of O
the O
state O
to O
underwrite O
construction O
of O
a O
$ O
400 O
million O
highway O
to O
make O
it O
easier O
to O
shop O
and O
get O
to O
work O
. O

What O
's O
consistently O
overlooked O
in O
the O
debate O
ovre O
288 O
is O
what O
else O
that O
$ O
400 O
million O
could O
have O
been O
spent O
on O
. O

How O
much O
traffic O
congestion O
could O
have O
been O
alleviated O
had O
the O
money O
been O
applied O
to O
other O
pressing O
road O
projects O
or O
, O
god O
forbid O
, O
even O
non-road O
projects O
. O

Ray B-PERSON
Hyde I-PERSON
- O
My O
comments O
were O
directed O
at O
investors O
who O
lobby O
to O
place O
roads O
near O
where O
they O
own O
property O
and O
the O
incompetent O
system O
that O
funds O
these O
requests O
without O
regard O
to O
their O
link O
or O
lack O
thereof O
to O
a O
master O
transportation O
plan O
. O

Check O
the O
following O
. O
http://www.nosprawltax.org/media/releases/2002Robbery.html O
and O
the O
associated O
map O
. O

I O
think O
that O
it O
would O
be O
difficult O
to O
demonstrate O
that O
funding O
the O
desired O
projects O
illustrated O
on O
the O
map O
would O
be O
the O
best O
use O
of O
transportation O
revenues O
. O

Even O
those O
of O
us O
who O
are O
isolated O
from O
the O
NoVA O
local O
economy O
understand O
the O
need O
to O
have O
transportation O
facilities O
so O
people O
can O
go O
to O
and O
from O
work O
. O

But O
that O
would O
seem O
to O
argue O
for O
improving O
congestion O
hot O
spots O
and O
not O
enabling O
more O
development O
. O

Note O
that O
I O
discuss O
transportation O
facilities O
and O
not O
roads O
. O

We O
need O
to O
judge O
rail O
by O
the O
same O
engineering O
and O
economic O
standards O
as O
pavement O
. O

OK O
that O
is O
a O
little O
different O
from O
the O
way O
I O
first O
read O
it O
. O

But O
I O
still O
think O
lobbying O
is O
OK O
, O
both O
for O
the O
developers O
and O
for O
NoSprawlTax.org B-ORG
. O

If O
it O
is O
wrong O
to O
look O
out O
for O
our O
own O
interests O
, O
then O
we O
should O
ALL O
shut O
up O
and O
let O
our O
officials O
do O
the O
job O
they O
were O
hired O
to O
do O
. O

If O
there O
is O
blame O
to O
be O
placed O
for O
bad O
expenditures O
, O
let O
it O
fall O
on O
the O
officials O
. O

NoSprawlTax.org B-ORG
and O
Jim B-PERSON
Bacon I-PERSON
are O
looking O
out O
for O
what O
they O
perceive O
to O
be O
their O
own O
financial O
interests O
, O
just O
as O
the O
developers O
are O
, O
so O
arguements O
based O
on O
inflammatory O
statements O
about O
others O
-LRB- O
`` O
speculators O
'' O
`` O
short O
term O
profits O
'' O
`` O
windfalls O
'' O
, O
and O
that O
sort O
of O
thing O
-RRB- O
fall O
on O
deaf O
ears O
to O
me O
. O

Claiming O
that O
those O
financial O
interests O
are O
for O
the O
betterment O
of O
all O
does O
n't O
improve O
the O
argument O
in O
the O
least O
: O

it O
is O
the O
same O
argument O
diluted O
. O

With O
respect O
to O
the O
website O
you O
posted O
, O
I O
'm O
not O
impressed O
. O

The O
site O
shows O
a O
map O
of O
land O
plots O
that O
have O
been O
assembled O
by O
`` O
developers O
'' O
. O

It O
purportedly O
shows O
how O
they O
would O
benefit O
by O
new O
roads O
, O
most O
of O
which O
already O
exist O
, O
as O
far O
as O
I O
can O
tell O
. O

But O
ask O
yourself O
, O

how O
were O
those O
parcels O
assembled O
? O

They O
were O
purchased O
from O
landowners O
and O
citizens O
who O
were O
ready O
and O
willing O
to O
sell O
at O
the O
offered O
price O
. O

If O
the O
smart O
growth O
coalition O
wants O
to O
keep O
`` O
cars O
few O
and O
open O
fields O
aplenty O
'' O
they O
can O
raise O
the O
money O
and O
put O
themselves O
in O
the O
same O
position O
the O
former O
and O
present O
landowners O
are O
in O
. O

We O
have O
a O
perfectly O
legal O
system O
for O
doing O
just O
that O
, O
and O
by O
the O
way O
, O
it O
is O
heavily O
subsidized O
. O

NoSrawlTax B-ORG
urges O
taxpayers O
to O
reject O
these O
new O
roads O
. O

In O
doing O
so O
they O
are O
making O
enemies O
out O
of O
people O
like O
Anonymous B-PERSON
6:37 I-PERSON
, O
and O
several O
others O
who O
have O
posted O
here O
. O

In O
doing O
so O
they O
are O
also O
proposing O
that O
the O
costs O
of O
keeping O
those O
open O
fields O
aplenty O
be O
absorbed O
by O
someone O
else O
. O

In O
other O
words O
, O
they O
want O
their O
wishes O
subsidized O
by O
someone O
else O
. O

That O
someone O
else O
is O
a O
taxpayer O
, O
and O
maybe O
a O
developer O
. O

They O
are O
in O
exactly O
the O
same O
boat O
as O
everyone O
else O
: O

their O
assessments O
and O
their O
taxes O
are O
going O
up O
. O

Why O
are O
they O
going O
up O
? O

because O
all O
of O
the O
rest O
of O
us O
are O
not O
paying O
our O
share O
, O

and O
because O
of O
demand O
that O
is O
not O
in O
anyone O
's O
control O
. O

Now O
, O
the O
assessments O
are O
based O
on O
what O
the O
land O
can O
be O
sold O
for O
on O
an O
unbiased O
exchange O
. O

How O
can O
we O
assess O
property O
on O
that O
value O
and O
then O
prohibit O
the O
sale O
? O

What O
NoSprawlTax.org B-ORG
is O
suggesting O
is O
that O
we O
bias O
the O
exchange O
. O

If O
we O
do O
that O
, O
then O
we O
destroy O
the O
basis O
for O
making O
the O
assessment O
. O

Say O
the O
land O
was O
taxed O
only O
as O
its O
value O
for O
growing O
crops O
. O

That O
value O
is O
actually O
negative O
, O
in O
this O
area O
. O

At O
best O
, O
if O
NoSprawlTax B-ORG
had O
their O
way O
the O
tax O
collected O
on O
those O
properties O
would O
fall O
and O
everyone O
else O
's O
would O
go O
up O
. O

But O
to O
be O
fair O
, O
if O
we O
are O
going O
to O
eliminate O
all O
opportunity O
for O
those O
people O
other O
than O
the O
negative O
opportunity O
of O
growing O
crops O
-LRB- O
supposedly O
for O
our O
own O
tax O
benefit O
-RRB- O
then O
they O
need O
to O
be O
compensated O
, O

and O
our O
taxes O
will O
go O
up O
even O
more O
. O

Conservation O
is O
expensive O
, O

and O
what O
NoSprawlTax.org B-ORG
wants O
is O
no O
different O
from O
what O
they O
claim O
the O
developers O
want O
: O

something O
at O
someone O
else O
's O
expense O
. O

There O
are O
hundreds O
of O
parcels O
indicated O
on O
the O
map O
, O

and O
they O
will O
one O
day O
be O
owned O
by O
thousands O
of O
taxpayers O
. O

When O
built O
, O
the O
roads O
will O
be O
there O
for O
all O
to O
use O
, O
so O
how O
can O
we O
claim O
that O
the O
roads O
are O
being O
subsidized O
by O
taxpayers O
for O
the O
benefit O
of O
business O
interests O
? O

They O
are O
going O
to O
take O
their O
profits O
and O
move O
on O
, O

but O
the O
taxpayers O
will O
still O
be O
there O
, O
and O
still O
be O
paying O
or O
the O
roads O
they O
need O
. O

You O
and O
I O
may O
or O
may O
not O
use O
the O
roads O
to O
go O
visit O
for O
a O
weekend O
poker O
game O
, O
or O
make O
a O
service O
call O
, O

but O
we O
can O
n't O
claim O
that O
the O
roads O
do O
n't O
benefit O
us O
: O

we O
all O
participate O
in O
the O
economy O
. O

Building O
is O
something O
like O
20 O
% O
of O
the O
economy O
. O

To O
be O
sure O
, O
they O
are O
not O
paying O
enough O
. O

None O
of O
us O
are O
, O
and O
to O
the O
extent O
we O
are O
not O
, O
all O
of O
us O
re O
being O
subsidized O
. O

And O
where O
does O
the O
money O
for O
that O
subsidy O
come O
from O
? O

From O
the O
businesses O
we O
demonize O
and O
work O
for O
. O

Until O
we O
have O
a O
tax O
structure O
where O
each O
of O
us O
pays O
our O
share O
, O
we O
ca O
n't O
very O
well O
complain O
about O
the O
newcomers O
or O
subsidies O
for O
someone O
else O
. O

Schwartz B-PERSON
's O
claim O
that O
the O
new O
roads O
will O
do O
nothing O
for O
99 O
% O
of O
the O
drivers O
in O
the O
region O
is O
a O
classic O
bad O
argument O
. O

Under O
that O
criteria O
, O
nothing O
will O
ever O
be O
built O
anywhere O
. O

That O
is O
pretty O
much O
the O
situation O
we O
have O
backed O
ourselves O
into O
: O

build O
ahead O
of O
time O
and O
you O
are O
promoting O
sprawl O
and O
someone O
else O
's O
profits O
, O
build O
late O
and O
you O
are O
not O
solving O
the O
problem O
. O

What O
Anonymous B-PERSON
6:37 I-PERSON
has O
n't O
figured O
out O
yet O
, O
is O
that O
special O
interests O
are O
actively O
working O
to O
make O
impossible O
what O
she O
has O
: O

they O
would O
prefer O
that O
there O
be O
nothing O
there O
other O
than O
undisturbed O
and O
unmaintained O
land O
. O

And O
she O
is O
making O
the O
same O
argument O
I O
have O
prevously O
made O
: O

some O
commercial O
development O
makes O
it O
possible O
for O
people O
to O
work O
near O
where O
they O
live O
. O

Sprawl O
, O
if O
you O
choose O
to O
call O
it O
that O
, O
makes O
it O
possible O
for O
more O
people O
to O
own O
and O
maintain O
, O
and O
pay O
the O
taxes O
on O
, O
what O
remains O
of O
our O
rural O
landscape O
. O

To O
the O
extent O
that O
occurs O
, O
people O
like O
her O
wo O
n't O
need O
to O
travel O
much O
farther O
to O
work O
and O
clog O
roads O
that O
are O
already O
overdeveloped O
. O

So O
, O
let O
's O
get O
off O
the O
schtick O
of O
blaming O
everybody O
else O
: O

it O
is O
not O
productive O
. O

Our O
officials O
are O
stuck O
with O
the O
unenviable O
position O
of O
balancing O
opposing O
interests O
. O

Nobody O
likes O
sprawl O

and O
everyone O
supports O
conservation O
, O

but O
it O
is O
going O
to O
be O
expensive O
to O
achieve O
goals O
we O
all O
say O
we O
want O
. O

Our O
officials O
are O
stuck O
with O
making O
their O
decision O
in O
the O
absence O
of O
any O
measurable O
criteria O
, O

and O
the O
special O
interests O
on O
both O
sides O
are O
so O
entrenched O
in O
their O
positions O
that O
someone O
will O
always O
be O
unhappy O
. O

I O
frankly O
do O
n't O
think O
we O
know O
anywhere O
near O
enough O
to O
decide O
what O
the O
best O
use O
of O
transportation O
revenues O
is O
. O

Even O
EMR B-PERSON
says O
we O
know O
next O
to O
nothing O
about O
how O
we O
settle O
and O
live O
. O

We O
should O
be O
working O
to O
give O
our O
oficials O
tools O
they O
can O
use O
to O
dispassionately O
make O
decisons O
that O
are O
best O
for O
all O
. O

But O
using O
bad O
arguments O
against O
others O
that O
could O
equally O
well O
apply O
to O
ourselves O
does O
nothing O
to O
help O
the O
situation O
. O

We O
should O
spend O
the O
energy O
and O
money O
studying O
what O
works O
and O
what O
does O
n't O
and O
understanding O
why O
and O
how O
to O
measure O
. O

We O
can O
look O
at O
what O
works O
and O
what O
does O
n't O
and O
measure O
the O
characteristics O
of O
those O
places O
. O

We O
should O
duplicate O
the O
ones O
that O
work O
and O
not O
duplicate O
the O
ones O
that O
do O
n't O
. O

And O
we O
should O
expect O
to O
pay O
. O

One O
thing O
we O
can O
be O
sure O
of O
, O
is O
that O
prosperity O
is O
a O
requirement O
of O
whatever O
works O
. O

NoSprawlTax.org B-ORG
takes O
Til B-PERSON
Hazel I-PERSON
to O
task O
for O
his O
developments O
. O

What O
they O
do O
n't O
point O
out O
is O
that O
Georgetown B-FAC
sits O
on O
the O
site O
of O
a O
former O
Hazel B-PERSON
family O
farm O
. O

They O
do O
n't O
point O
out O
that O
Hazel B-PERSON
owns O
substantial O
property O
that O
is O
under O
conservation O
easement O
. O

That O
is O
something O
you O
can O
not O
afford O
to O
do O
without O
prosperity O
behind O
you O
. O

While O
NoSprawlTax B-ORG
rails O
against O
Hazel B-PERSON
's O
developments O
on O
the O
basis O
they O
are O
not O
wanted O
and O
they O
are O
bad O
for O
taxpayers O
, O
the O
fact O
reamins O
that O
they O
are O
all O
sold O
to O
taxpayers O
. O

When O
you O
look O
at O
the B-FAC
Ballston I-FAC
Corridor I-FAC
, O
those O
high O
rises O
were O
essentially O
subdivided O
from O
property O
formerly O
owned O
as O
single O
family O
homes O
. O

Those O
homes O
were O
sold O
because O
the O
owners O
could O
no O
longer O
hold O
on O
to O
them O
at O
the O
prices O
being O
offered O
and O
taxed O
at O
. O

The O
situation O
is O
no O
different O
fo O
people O
that O
previously O
owned O
the O
parcels O
on O
the O
NoSrawlTax.org O
map O
. O

I O
have O
no O
doubt O
the O
same O
thing O
will O
happen O
to O
me O
eventually O
. O

The O
same O
thing O
may O
be O
happening O
to O
TMT B-ORG
. O

When O
the O
time O
comes O
, O
both O
of O
us O
will O
sell O
to O
the O
highest O
bidder O
, O

and O
I O
do O
n't O
expect O
NoSprawlTax.org B-ORG
to O
be O
on O
the O
bidders O
' O
list O
. O

More O
likely O
, O
someone O
like O
Anonymous B-PERSON
6:37 I-PERSON
will O
be O
. O

Right O
after O
she O
buys O
, O
she O
will O
probably O
join O
NoSprawlTax.org B-ORG
. O

There O
might O
be O
some O
other O
alternative O
, O

but O
whatever O
it O
is O
is O
going O
to O
cost O
money O
. O

I O
sure O
hope O
it O
does O
n't O
come O
out O
of O
my O
pocket O
. O

Ray B-PERSON
- O
I O
'm O
not O
endorsing O
anyone O
's O
agenda O
by O
my O
reference O
to O
the O
web O
page O

and O
I O
surely O
do O
n't O
begrudge O
anyone O
the O
ability O
to O
lobby O
for O
what O
they O
want O
. O

I O
do O
, O
however O
, O
think O
that O
elected O
officials O
need O
to O
be O
willing O
to O
say O
`` O
no O
'' O
when O
they O
do O
n't O
think O
something O
makes O
good O
sense O
. O

One O
of O
the O
most O
refreshing O
experiences O
is O
to O
have O
an O
elected O
official O
honestly O
tell O
you O
that O
he O
/ O
she O
simply O
can O
not O
support O
your O
request O
because O
It O
's O
too O
expensive O
or O
because O
he O
/ O
she O
simply O
does O
not O
support O
the O
request O
. O

What O
I O
and O
, O
hopefully O
, O
quite O
a O
few O
other O
Virginians B-NORP
want O
to O
see O
is O
our O
elected O
officials O
walk O
their O
talk O
. O

This O
problem O
flows O
from O
the O
top O
on O
down O
. O

Right O
, O
wrong O
or O
indifferent O
, O
Tim B-PERSON
Kaine I-PERSON
won O
office O
because O
he O
said O
`` O
we O
can O
not O
permit O
more O
development O
where O
the O
roads O
can O
not O
handle O
the O
traffic O
'' O

and O
`` O
we O
can O
not O
pave O
our O
way O
out O
of O
this O
mess O
. O
'' O

Yet O
, O
once O
in O
office O
, O
he O
jumps O
to O
the O
other O
side O
. O

Reasonable O
people O
can O
argue O
that O
Kaine B-PERSON
's O
position O
that O
would O
limit O
the O
ability O
to O
develop O
one O
's O
land O
was O
stupid O
or O
plain O
wrong O
. O

But O
we O
should O
all O
agree O
that O
his O
running O
away O
from O
the O
very O
position O
that O
put O
him O
in O
office O
is O
disgraceful O
. O

My O
engineer O
friends O
tell O
me O
that O
one O
can O
prioritize O
transportation O
projects O
based O
on O
what O
expenditures O
would O
produce O
the O
most O
improvement O
in O
traffic O
flow O
, O
etc. O

Yet O
, O
that O
's O
not O
how O
Virginia B-GPE
funds O
transportation O
infrastructure O
. O

We O
do O
it O
based O
on O
lobbying O
the O
CTB O
. O

What O
the O
NST O
map O
does O
show O
is O
that O
the O
goal O
of O
the O
sales O
tax O
referendum O
was O
mainly O
to O
build O
or O
expand O
roads O
near O
landholdings O
. O

That O
is O
not O
improving O
transportation O
, O
but O
a O
group O
of O
investors O
seeking O
a O
subsidy O
. O

-LRB- O
I O
have O
a O
good O
friend O
who O
attended O
a O
meeting O
in O
Richmond B-GPE
where O
a O
famous O
developer O
stood O
up O
and O
told O
the O
crowd O
that O
he O
built O
things O
and O
its O
was O
the O
taxpayers O
' O
job O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
infrastructure O
to O
support O
whatever O
he O
built O
. O

That O
's O
the O
Virginia B-GPE
way O
. O
-RRB- O

These O
landowners O
could O
offer O
to O
build O
or O
expand O
the O
roads O
near O
their O
properties O
. O

Look O
at O
the O
roads O
that O
Disney B-ORG
and O
others O
built O
in O
Florida B-GPE
. O

I O
do O
n't O
fault O
the O
landowners O
for O
trying O
. O

I O
do O
fault O
those O
elected O
officials O
who O
fail O
to O
say O
`` O
no O
'' O
to O
projects O
that O
would O
not O
fix O
traffic O
problems O
. O

My O
criticism O
is O
not O
just O
for O
roads O
, O
but O
also O
for O
extending O
Metro B-FAC
to O
Dulles B-GPE
at O
a O
huge O
cost O
that O
will O
not O
improve O

The O
table O
shows O
several O
roads O
with O
LOS O
F O
that O
, O
after O
spending O
billions O
on O
Metro B-FAC
, O
are O
still O
LOS O
F O
. O

Fixing O
traffic O
problems O
? O

Hardly O
. O

Likewise O
, O
if O
we O
are O
in O
a O
transportation O
mess O
, O
why O
are O
n't O
our O
elected O
officials O
-- O
especially O
the B-ORG
Senate I-ORG
-- O
addressing O
VDOT B-ORG
's O
total O
lack O
of O
internal O
cost O
controls O
? O

Walk O
the O
talk O
. O

OK O
. O

Now O
we O
agree O
. O

Lobbying O
groups O
should O
be O
free O
to O
lobby O
. O

But O
they O
had O
better O
bring O
an O
argument O
that O
is O
supportable O
as O
in O
`` O
prioritize O
transportation O
projects O
based O
on O
what O
expenditures O
would O
produce O
the O
most O
improvement O
in O
traffic O
flow O
'' O
and O
not O
as O
in O
`` O
its O
was O
the O
taxpayers O
' O
job O
to O
pay O
for O
the O
infrastructure O
to O
support O
whatever O
he O
built O
'' O
, O
and O
not O
as O
in O
`` O
new O
roads O
will O
do O
nothing O
for O
99 O
% O
of O
the O
drivers O
'' O
. O

And O
officials O
should O
be O
free O
to O
say O
no O
when O
it O
does O
n't O
make O
any O
sense O
. O

That O
goes O
for O
lobbyists O
on O
both O
sides O
of O
the O
fence O
. O

Now O
, O
if O
we O
can O
just O
find O
some O
agreement O
on O
what O
does O
make O
sense O
.... O

I O
agree O
that O
Metro B-FAC
to O
Dulles B-GPE
wo O
n't O
do O
a O
thing O
for O
traffic O
congestion O
, O

but O
I O
'm O
not O
so O
sure O
it O
does O
n't O
make O
some O
sense O
by O
some O
other O
measure O
. O

But O
clearly O
, O
using O
tolls O
to O
pay O
for O
Metro B-FAC
-LRB- O
instead O
of O
road O
improvements O
-RRB- O
while O
simultaneously O
claiming O
that O
cars O
and O
roads O
do O
n't O
pay O
their O
way O
is O
both O
nutso O
and O
egregiously O
unfair O
. O

Those O
that O
benefit O
should O
pay O
, O
but O
at O
the O
same O
time O
, O
we O
ca O
n't O
make O
egregious O
statements O
about O
who O
benefits O
, O
or O
who O
does O
n't O
. O

At O
some O
level O
, O
everybody O
benefits O
, O
but O
the O
benefits O
probably O
decrease O
rapidly O
with O
distance O
. O

Whatever O
formula O
we O
come O
up O
with O
is O
going O
to O
be O
complex O
, O

but O
we O
ought O
to O
be O
able O
to O
come O
up O
with O
something O
that O
is O
a O
-RRB- O
measurable O
and O
b O
-RRB- O
makes O
enough O
sense O
so O
that O
all O
but O
the O
nut O
cases O
can O
see O
the O
sense O
in O
it O
. O

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by O
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